The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 11, 1904, Page 16

THE SAN FRANCISCO, CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY il. 1904. ADVERTISEMENTS. OVER and WOULD REDUCE PLANTS VALIE Special Engineer Thinks Ap- ( praisement of Spring Valley Company Should Be Lessened s e CUTS OFF FIVE MILLIONS PRGN Files Report With the Board of Works and Eliminates Prop- erty Not Used to Supply Water ————— turn any garment in BROWN’S big store —it’s all there—best goods, highest class workmanship, Strong| Russell L. Dunn, special assistant en- | gineer appointed by the Board of Pub- linings, sturdy seams and Duttonsiic works to represent it at the inves- tigation of the Board of Supervisors that stay on. for the fixing of water rates, filed a re- o .. | ment of properties of the Spring Valley well and to look well—made with 36 water Company. ’ - : | Dunn’'s report covers —twenty-one years experlence in bac‘( Of them' ]Llosel,\' type-written pages, in which ne : . ’ | explains volumi 1 ‘h tai Every inch yo :r money’s worth. | broperties of the corporation should be MILL TO MAN { excluded from former valuations of The label that guarantees all this—on every garment. ! to make an appraisement of the prop- j erty in cold figures, contenting himself appraisement: 1—Franchise, it has no value); a suggested valuation of $2,- {the plant as a basis for fixing water BROWN BROS &C0. | with specifying the properties which he 500,000. 2—Value due to fact that business is !rates. The amount by which he re- duces the valuation of approximately $25,000,000 as fixed by City Engineer | Grunsky aggregates $5,372,346, being for thinks should not enter into the total /550 L’AL valuation upon which the Spring Val- : v - |ley Water Company is allowed an in- come. The report continues: 516518 MARKET. ST.mortco g " -MONTGOMERY | PROMINENT MEN SHOW | RESPECT FOR DEPARTED | property claimed by Dunn not to be in | actual use. On this reasoning Dunn’s | valuation of the plant would be less | than $20,000,000. Dunn does not attempt PROPERTIES EXCLUDED. Of properties ‘Included and of valuations | made in tlese appraisements of 1901, 1902 and | 1003 there would be excluded from the proper HEAVY DRILLING IS ORDER OF THE DAY AT PRESIDIO} established; (excluded because if it be a tan- gible Tty it is still not the property of | —_— | Valley Water Company): $1,400,- Eleventh Infantry Will Sail for |Large Assemblage of Citizens Pays| g0 5-Office iot and bullding at coum ol ! Stoc nd_Geary streets, San Francisco: et xS ooy Tribute to Memory of Arthur ded ‘because not property used; thers office s Gruenberg. February 15. | & 0,000. ing of the troops at the Presidio| The funeral of the late Arthur Gruen- full blast yesterday. | berg took place yesterday afternoon, th cav. dismounted, was | the services being held at the residence through extended orders,n the|of Mr. and Mrs. Max Gruenberg, the gs. The drilling was done by troop | Parents of the departed, at 2503 Califor- r f the brick barracke, and | Dia street. There were many men prom- the troops being ad- |ibent in the city’s affairs present, and < | the service was conducted by Dr. Orlof N. Orlow of the Society of Atmos. | in its place properly be allo ninistrative expense); ervoir site lands; (excluded not property used in the supply of these lands are in the 1901 appraisement at $621,360, in 1002 at $791,010, and in 1903 at $419,316. 5—San An- tonio reservoir site lands; (exeluded because mot property used); the particular tracts are not segregated, but are included in the item “Land and rights of because water to San Francisgo); urban Water Com- possibly as much le tract of land former situs of diversion of Ala- terday morning under com-| In his sermon Dr. Orlow said that|meda Creck water right, now remeoved to of Lieutenant Colonel Edwin B, | those we call dead here have already | Sunol; (excluded because not property used): begun a new life, in which the master ;;"\"“'hvr in the appraisements I have noted the parade ground in front appraised at about $49,000. mind of the universe has placed them. ral hospital. There will be t works plant on Vallejo Mills this morning at 7:30, The interment took place at Cypress | cld diversion plant including {;ry?;;ealtlfi»nd o 1 inspection will take | Lawn Cemetery, where ex-Judge Bahrs | cluded because not property used. how: $oi, i nspection delivered & eulogy at the grave. O, S Construction accounts of incomplete h Infantry. Colonel Al-| The pallbearers were Carl Granz, W. | ool po i A B e Myer, now stationel in the|C. Smith, Henry Olsen, A. G. Hage- | (excluded because not property now used): es, has been ordered to sail | dorn, ex-Judge Bahrs, W. J. Ferguson, | amounts not regated from other construc- on transport Thomas, | John M. Pratt, ex-Judge Barry and| ;l\ni accounts of works which are In service. clusive of the preceding there are other lesser properties which would be excluded as property mnot used, the valuation items of these being included in aggregates with values of properties which are actually used. Total sum of entirely excluded values ig certainly in excess of 46. On the other hand the appraisements would be increased by: 10—The difference between the estimated cost of cunstructing duplicate { structures of waterworks as stated In the ap- praisements and the actual investment cost of the actual structures of waterworks as de- clared in the books of the Spring Valley Wate: Company. This difference would be a ver: large sum, but how much cammnot be know; till the book investment accounts are known. 11—Several millions of dollars will certainly be added to the valuations of water rights as the rusult‘ of nid;erm(nnlk)n of the unit value of a water right (the value of a mean flow of 1,000,000 gallons). e DECREASES APPRAISEMENT. And the appraisement valuations would be decreased by: 12—Several millions of dollars, which will certainly be deducted from the ap- praisements of valuations of land which Is ac- tually uped as the sites of reservoirs. What! would be the balance of account be- tween ten and eleven on the one side and twelve on the other cannot be indicated now. The available data do not indicate numerical conclpslons. ecapitulating my examination of the ap- praisements of 1901, 1902 and 1o note that: td b 1. No account is taken of the known use of spection yesterday of the Almshouse | €ome of the properties for water supply busi- nese outside of San Franelsco County. The de. with the view of adcertalning the. gyetion of value f , methods employed in the administra-; thou 1, ahodIi be :’:cf;:ll‘:m;‘enlcev even tion of the institution. The Mayor's | : er rights are not described prop- Harry Bloom. ———————————— Exposition Special. One of our $6.00 Trunks will be just the thing to take with you to the Expo- sition at St. Louis. Regular price of this Trunk is $9.50. A. B. Smith Co., 132 B. Gaillard, En-| at headquarters | third on the list | s of engineers, and has come | mined for prom 3 Major J: Pitcher, Sixth Caw: | superintendent of the Yellowstone Na- | Ellis st. tional Par tered at headquar- | B AR el TR 0 weeks’ leave. | Falls From a Pole. : ir, Qmju; V“}"‘Sl anr;\ Louis Levy, who resides at 1309 Lar- | ton will make a full tour o . inspection to-day of the recruits now | K street, and is employed as a line- | stationed at Fort Alcatraz. | man by the telephone company, nar- | rowly escaped death yesterday after-| noon. While working on a mast at Eleventh and Folsom streets, he lost his hold and fell to the ground, a dis- tance of forty feet. His fall was brok- |en by his body striking a strand of wires and he escaped with a fracture of the knee joint and a double frac- ture of the right arm. more strenuous if Plso’s Cure ar 0ld. backing cough . ———— Hotel Destroyed by Fire. The Potrero Hotel at Twenty-second = totally de- afternoon. building were no the loss is partly Georgia streets was red by fire yesterday tents of the Red Eyes and Eyelids, Granulated Eyelids and other Eye troubles cured.by Murine Eye Remedy. —_———— Mayor Visits Almshouse. Mayor Schmitz made an official in- eure, guar Climb Through a Transom. M. Petrosky reported to the police yesterday that two young men climbed through the transom of his room at 629 | Clay street on Tuesday afternoon and erly, stole $31 which he had in a bureau | visit lasted all afternoon, during which i ;’;\ ":,'wd";:{lg':mcr:lr‘ectlgx a‘r« not ap- drawer. He was able to give 2 good | he closely scrutinized the Workings of | Die vajuations winispm, e of valuation, and i io of SR TR theé™city’s home for the poor. inadvertently duplicated in lan properly made. s - Im'»‘; clracts of land which are the sites of uctures of water works are of valuation applied. The nature of use as it is a function of land is =0 misunderstood that uncertain facts and unsound theorles have been inextricably employed in classiflying the | lands-and in making the valuations. t NO VEHIFIED COSTS. 4. No verified investment costs - tures of water works ara used as values ia the appraisements and no verified statements | of depreciation accounts are noted. . The franchise is incorrectly defi several different things, none of whigh. | ene: ployed in making the 'suggested valuation of $2,500,000. The franchise has no value. 6. The item declared to be the valuation due to the fact that the business is an estab- lished one is based, accordinging to one ex- planation, on the cost of duplication of the gervice pipe connections with customers. But the tangible property in these is the property of the customers who have paid for these con. nections. I am unable to sea how the Spring Valley Water Company is entitied to have counted as an interest earning asset $1,400,000, which, if it be property at all, Is the property of the water consumere. 1 beg to advise you that with the proper veri- fled statements of accounts from the company’s books I can make the appraisement asked,by the resolution of the Board of Supervisors in about ten days, possibly in less time, and but for the fact that it is necessary to go over many statements of investment accounts and to ascertain a valuation for the unit quantity of water of a water right, I could make the ap- | praisement in a day. ———— | Oppose Churchill’'s Account. | Alice Clark and Grace French yester- | day filed an opposition to the third an- | nual account of W. H. Churchill as | administrator of the estate of. their mother, Mary F. Churchill. They claim that it is not a true account of the receipts and disbursements of the estate, in that it contains many false and incorrect entries. —_————— Barloy Is Acquitted. SO!'OSIS Shoes fOr Boys a-nd Glds A jury in the case of Paul E. Barloy, The problems involved in making shoes for the younger [} [ofiE 0, a0 Siequtt to murder. atter generation, while the foot is ¢till growing, are wholly different Lawlor's court ysterday smagin with a2 a ver ty. - from those prevailing after the foot has fully matured. | gused by ')rvinl;‘.l‘;on:mméogf:fv?:g . . re Ever since the great success of our Sorosis Shoe for Women oh Dscsmiet 16 el Peves s we have been solicited by mothers who have worn them with Toingelf delenty Hel comfort and pleasure, to provide their boys and girls with sim- {Sotopeny, Musc Baripon A, o > - N A jury in Judge Hunt's court i ilar satisfaction. # £ terday rendered a verdict lor“!fimfel-n It has taken all these years to produce a juvenile shoe that we thought worthy to rank with our Women's line. We have departed from the cutomary methods of manu- facture in these Sorosis Shoes for Boys and Girls, and invite 11 favor of W. E. Palmer in his suit | against-the Gold Bluft Mining and | your critical inspection of the result. They at least embody the, Sorosis idea cf juvenile shoes. Lumber Company. The suit was caus- ONLY 10 BE HAD AT { el by the failure of the defendants to pay for machinery set up by Palmer. —_———— SOROSIS SHOE PARLOR, ROYAL SHOE €., 2i6 Post Street. 50 Third Street. d valuationg im- General Plaza Is Still in Ecuador. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Feb. 10.4— The announcement from Panama that | Julio Plaza, the Liberal Colombian general, is busy in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, recruiting troops with the intention of attacking Panama is in- correct. General Plaza is still here. i i e 2 P B Sead for our latest catalogue. Some: very swell wedding tevitations come. from Knowles, 24 Second street. Main 598, * Brown'’s clothes are made to wear |vort yesterday relative to the appraise- | (excluded because | T—Water- | ASK THE COURT T0 INTERVENE Wealthy Stockholders of a Big Charges Against F. W.Bradley ALLEGATION OF TRICKERY e g T Aver That Their Manager Has Attempted to Gain Control of Company by Illegal Means A suit bristling with serious charges {against Frea W. Bradiey, one of the most prominent of California mining men, was filed yesterday afternoon. It 18 an action brought by John Hays Hammond, Cyrus H. McCormick, E. L. { Ryerson, James L. Houghteling, E. A. | Wiltsee, A. Cass Canfield, A. Chester | Beatty, J. E. Doolittle and F. B. Pea- body, all more or less prominently iden- ‘llfled with big mining and commercial | enterprises in the West, to enjoin Brad- ley, as secretary and director, and W. | R. Berry, Edwin Schwab, A. Granger and W. C. Webb, the other members of | the board of directors of the OroYille 1 Gold Dredging and Exploration Com- | pany, from voting 40,000 shares of stock { of the corporation at its annual meet- ing on February 15. The plaintiffs | Mining Coneern Make Serious | FRANK FRENCH LANDS AT LAST Commissioners Appoint Hold- over State Senator Superin- tendent of Tugs and Dredgers ) TWO COLLECTORS NAMED e Board Declines to Give Foster & Orear the News Stand Privilege Yor $1500 a Month The State Board of Harbor Commis- sloners at a regular session yesterday afternoon appointed Frank French to succeed Captain P. T. Brown as super- intendent of tugs and dredgers on March 1 next. The appointment caused some surprise in local political circles. Mr. French is a holdover State Senator, representing the Twentieth Senatorial District, composed of the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Assembly districts. Captain Brown was appointed super- intendent January 13, 1896. The com- pensation attaching to the office is $2400 per annum. There is gossip in political camps to the effect that the chief law- yer of the Southern Pacific advised the appointment of Senator French. A. D. Davidson of Stockton was ap- | pointed collector, vice L. A. Henry, re- signed. Louis Strohle, San Francisco, was appointed collector, vice Fred | charge that these 40,000 shares were re- | cently secured by the defendant, Brad- | | ley, through fraudulent means and for | the apparent purpose of gaining control | of the company for himself and several | associates, among them Banker W. E.| Crocker, who, with Luther J. Holton i and J. W. Goodwin, are joined with the | defendants in the suit. l i RETURNS UNSATISFACTORY. In the complaint, which was filed by‘ | Attorney Jesse W. Lilienthal, it is al-| | leged that the Oroville Gold Dredging | and Exploration Company was incor- | porated under the laws of Arizona with | | & nominal capital of 500,000 shares, of | which, up to February 3, there were is- | sued 382,251 shares, and that the major- | ity of these were and are now held by | : Hammond, McCormick, Ryerson, Wilt- | | see, Houghteling, Canfield, Beatly, Doo- { little and Peabody. Since the company : 1 was formed, in 1901, Bradley has acted | as its manager, a position he holds through the influence of Hammond, of | whom he was a protege in the mining | world. The company purchased large | report on bids for preserving piles. The vantage holdings near Oroville, but owing to commission awarded the contract to H. | Wright was requested to present de- | | mismanagement by Bradley, so it is | R. Rood & Co. at 40 cents per lineal | tailed plans, on which the commission charged, the properties have not given | ! profitable results for the devempmeng; work done upon them, and it is further‘ i charged that Bradley, in order to jus- { tify the failure of the management, has from time to time publicly de- lared that the company was of no { value by reason of the fact that it had been imposed upon by the vendors of | | the properties it had acquired. Bradley | 1s further accused of having published | a pamphlet of 200 pages, in which he elaborated on the alleged manner in which the company had been swindled, jand when the stockholders suggested the purchase of additional property | with a view to improving their hcnldlngsJ | he rejected their proposition. 5 CHARGES AGAINST BRADLEY. | About this time the stockholders amed as plaintiffs in the suit and/ olding the control of the company de- | cided on an investigation with a view | to a possible change In the management, | and Jearning of this move, it is charged, | | Bradley late in the afternoon of Febru- | ary 4 hurriedly called a meeting of the | directors of the company and by con- | nivance with four directors obtained | authority to sell 40,000 shares of unis- sued stock. On the following morning, | the complaint alleges, Bradley called a special meeting, at which he announced | | that the shares had been disposed of | | and that 20,000 had been taken by him-| | self and the balance equally by Holton | |and Goodwin at a rate of $1 per share. | These acts, which the plaintiffs claim }were iregular, following closely upon | Bradley's published statements that the | company’s properties were of little or! | no value, are cited as evidence of his | illegal plans to secure control of the | company and perpetuate his objection- | | able management at the annual meet- | | ing to be held next Monday, and it is | to prevent the voting of these particu- {lar 40,000 shares, which would give | Bradley a majority at the meeting, that the injunction was asked from the; | court. | | In their prayer the plaintiffs ask that | Bradley, Crocker, Holton and Goodwin be restrained from using the stock in any manner and that they be ordered to return it to the company and receive the amount they pald for it. The mat- | ter was presented to Judge Kerrigan yesterday afternoon and an order was issued citing the defendants to appear and make answer within ten days. The parties to the suit have for many years been closely associated in mining and | other enterprises, and their sudden fall- | ing out will attract widespread interest. —_———————— The Furniture and Carpet Combina- tion Given a Black Eye. The great crowds of people who daily fill the big furniture house of Pattosien Company proves that the public fears the big combination. The public therefore are supplying themselves with carpets, furniture, dra- peries and stoves. Many are storing them away from three to six months. This is the reason why many buyers are now coming from all parts of the city and country to Pattosien's retiring sale, Six- teenth and Mission streets. . — e Meets Sudden Death. ‘W. W. Copeland, president of Typo- graphical Union No. 21, met a tragic death late Tuesday evening by falling through an elevator shaft of a new building on Turk street, near Leaven- worth. He was highly esteemed by all his associates and friends. He leaves a mother, two sisters and a brother. He was unmarried. ——————————— To Visit San Francisco ‘Without seeing the Diamond Palace would belike visiting Europe without seeing Par- is. It is a leading feature of San Francis- co, and is conceded to be the most_beauti- ful jewelry store in the world. Visitors or purchasers are equally welcome. 221 Montgomery, bet. Bush and Pine. . ——— . Charged With Burglary. George Gorham. agcl 11; BEdward Kish, 13; Robert Fay, 13, and James Cronin, 7, are under arrest on a charge of having broken into the stationery and notion store of Edward Armstrong at Tlirteenth and Mission streets and stolca $36 50 in coin and a quantity of tobacco and cigarettes. The plunder was buried in a tin box and afterward recovered by Officer George Herve. —_——————— Fortunate San Franciscans. In the Ghirardelli Riddle Contest, which closed December 31, attracting wide attention, Smythe, term expired. The salary of a collector on the water front is $100 | per month. The foregoing changes were made without dissent or discus- sion in the open session of the Com- | missioners. If any differences of opin- ion existed they were adjusted at an executive session or conference of the board. The following resolution framed by President Spear was introduced by Commissioner Kirkpatrick and unani- mously adopted by the board: “Resolved, That the rules and regu- lations of the board be amended by adding a new section thereto to be numbered 44%, as follows: ‘‘Holders of permits to sell perish- able products on the wharves and other State property under the jurisdiction of the board must on demand sell to purchasers on such wharves and other State property potatoes in lots as small as ten sacks and omions in lots as small as five sacks.” Chief Engineer Norton submitted a foot. The amount involved is $5000. NORTH SHORE LINE. The overhead incline for the North Shore ferry slip having been completed, the company henceforth will pay a rental of $600 a month, an amount equal to the sum paid by the California Northwestern. . General N. P. Chipman, heading a delegation from the State Board of Trade, waited on the commission and requested that a change should be made which would enable visitors to reach the Board of Trade exhibit direct from the grand nave. Architect Wright, who | was with the delegation, estimated that the direct stairway could be provided at a cost not exceeding $2500. It was asserted, moreover, that the proposed new entrance would enhance the archi- tectural beauty of the nave. General Chipman estimated that 10, MARKS ' BROS. MARKS BROS. MONEY-SAVINS SPECIALS IN WOMEN « WEARING APPAREL. Come in all the prettiest stripes Imagina- ble; full flaring sleeves; graceful pouch fronts. G5¢ o ST WOMEN'S FLANYEL- C ETTE WRAPPERS. Lined to waist; bretelies over shoulder; prettily trimmed in brald; wrappers made with deep flounce and deep hem. 35¢ for 500 DAISY FLANNEL C PETTICOATS. Made with deep flounce; y ;¥ cholce in good washable colors of pink, cream and blue. 40¢ or, 75 CHILDRE C NELETTE DRESSES. Lot 1—French style; lot 2—Yoke effec these dresses are neatly trimmed in white braid: come in all the popular shades for children; sizes 1 to 4. pictured, 3 8 ¢ 50c MUSLIN GOWN, as sells to-day for . 532 New 1904 Imported Laces just at hahd. We carry an exclusive line of Teneriffe, Venetian, Cluny, Wood Fiber, Two-toned Medallions and Fagoting Laces and all the other Spring Laces now so popular for dress trimming. You'll save money by buying your Laces at MARKS BROS." Mail Orders Given Prompt Attentiom seventy-nine of the 191 cash prizes were won in_San Francisco, To L. R. Freeman of Pasadena was award- ed the first prize of $100. Over 14,000 riddles were' received by . J. Cooper, who conducted the contest, and every section of the country was represented, ¢ ————————— If you want artistic valentines go to Sanborn & Vail's, » MARKS BROS. HONEST VALUES. 1220-22-24 Market Street, Bet. Taylor and Jones. hich section shall read | HALE'S. ferent grades in Arabians. All are We prepared broadly. We are meet we anticipated. {] The Arabian Curtains—$2.75. $3.00 ones at $2.19. $3.50 and $3.75 ones at $2.95. $5 and $5.50 Arabians, $3.95. $6 and $6.50 Arabians, $4.95. $7.50 and $8 Arabians, $5.75. That's curtain loveliness and curtain economy any one will relish. New cottage curtains in dainty dot- ted and striped effects; ruffled. 45c, Toe. Spring buds are Cotton opening. | “ashion's gar- Dress Goods gen is abloom— (Hale's), and oh, the beauty and refreshing newness of it all. These are the days to enjoy them. Cotton voiles—Another member of the etamine family has join- ed the circle this spring. It's a beautiful, soft, sieve-like ma- terial, with flaked spots; some- times stripes, sometimes dots, sometimes checks, and in every color. Imagine, its beauty with some bright, changeable lining glistening through it. 2oc, s0c, 6oc. Bourette noveltiess—An old idea with a new twist, and seen in wonderful variety as low as 25¢. | Mercerized foulards — Perhaps the dressiest of all spring stuffs—much dressier than you are in the 'habit of seeing. They have a new finish, an en- tirely new treatment of de- signs. 25c, 45¢ yard. HALE'S. Fliers in Lace Curtains Thousands of Pairs New Sprind Styles Are Underpriced There is lace curtain interest at Hale's. dainty cottage curtains, but parlor ones, Scotch nets, madrases, plenty of novelty weaves, as well as those rich, rare Arabians; nc 50¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.30 (and they are more unusual than tains have been heretofore), but at $2.95, $; Not only Nottinghams and or at v such p d on through t included ims~his offering. Curtains for any use, or any taste, or any purse—and at a saving ing with even greater response than curtains at 50c for attic windows. Dining-room curtains, $1.00, s and $1.50. The $1.50 line perhaps the strongest; choice patterns. Parlor curtains at $1 marked $2 and § 3 Scotch net curtains, weaves at $1.9 : $2.45, worth_$3.00 worth $3.50 and $3.75; 33.75, worth $4.50. Nottingham basement or Clothes - wring- Downstairs ers—Iron frames, . 10-inch rollers, Fliers ;2 Rattan carpet- beaters ge. Extension towel bars—Conven- jent household articles; 5 to 20 inch bars 15c. Enameled towel rings 8c. Folding sewing tables, with yard measure, 69c. Sleeve boards, on stands, 4o¢. Irofling boards, the folding kind, worth $r1.50, at 98c. Galvanized wire clotheslines, 50 feet, oc. Galvanized pulleys sc. ¢ Clothes baskets, best quality, 2 sizes, 63c. 100 Clothespins at 8. The old-fashioned, wooden kind. Y ale: Market Street, Near Sixth. | 000 people visited the Board of Trade exhibit every month. Last month there | were 2500 registrations. It was noted | that about.25 per cent of the visitors | registered. The Board of Trade as ten- | | ant of the commision asked for the im- | provement. President Spear fancied that $2500 | could not be expended to better ad- | for the State. Architect | | could advertise for bids. It was indi- | | cated that the request of the delega- tion would be granted if the lowest bid | | approxirgated $2500. Colonel Samuel Taylor, speaking for | | the Key Route, requested the commis- | sion to provide additional facilities in | | the depot for travel on that route. The | Commissioners thanked him for the visit and promised to take the request | | under advisement. | NEWS STAND PRIVILEGE, The commission was on the point of | adjourning when W. C. Van Fleet came forward with a suggestion that final action be taken on the news stand privilege. He remarked that the bid of Foster & Orear of $1500 a month was still under advisement. He said: “Feb- ruary 14 is the time fixed for the firm to vacate. Is the board ready to act on | our bid? I would like some action.” ‘“What is the pleasure of the board?” asked President Spear. All the members of the commission freely participated in the long sllence‘ ! which followed the president’s inquiry. | The tension was relieved by Commis- | sioner Kirkpatrick, who remarked: “Is | it not about time to advertise for bids, with a view of ascertaiping definitely what this privilege is worth to the | State? 1Is it not our duty to advertise? | The matter has drifted into an unfor- | tunate condition. The rental is from | { month to month, but no one can do| business unless there is some perma- nanency. We cannot go along giving | A the privilege one month and| allowing B to come in with an- other bid, There should be a definite settlement. 1 have been asked if a higher bid than $1500 would be accept- ed. Perhaps we have not been offered | the amount the State ought to receive. 1 understand that a large sum of money i3 paid for a similar privilege on railway trains.” President Spear said the commission, | «ander the law, could only grant the permit from month to month. Adver- tising for bids would not settle the | question. Commisioner Mackenzie fancied that it would be a good plan to let Rooney have the privilege for a time at $1200 | a month, and thereafter the true value of the concession might be ascertained. Mr. Van Fleet said the State gave the board power to let the privilege | from month to month only, and it was | the board’s power and duty to award | the privilege to the highest bidder. | " This allusion to the board’s duty net- | tled President Spear, who facetiously remarked that every Commissioner ought to have a brother-in-law to dis- cover the real value of the privilege. Mr. Van Fleet admitted that the value was uncovered by a brother-in- law, and quoted the saying: “Scratch a Russian and you will find a Tartar.” The board adjourned without taking further action. It is the sense of the majority of the board that the privilege is awarded to Rooney for $1200 a month, and that Foster & Orear’s offer of $1500 is on file. e TELLS OF LIFE WORK OF LATE MRS. BOOTH-TUCKER ““The Life and Work of Consul Emma Booth-Tucker” was the subject of a lecture given at Lyric Hall last night by Mrs. Colonel Higgins, wife of As- sistant Commander Higgins ot the United States Salvation Army. Mrs. Higgins was long connected with the | late Consul, and in giving the details of the great work achieved by her was able to relate much that was before unknown even to her many friends In ! this city. Mrs. Higgins' lecture was illustrated and before the close she showed several moving pictures. The hall was crowded and Mrs. Higgins was given a flattering welcome. —————— | Rain Promised for To-Day. Professor ‘McAdie of the weather bureau announced last evéning that the storm which struck the Washing- | ton coast Tuesday night had been moving very slowly and could not be expected in California until to-day. | The disturbance is said to be of con- siderable extent and severity and should give the secticn of the State north of the Tehachapi a good drenching. ————— Insane Man Breaks Windows. A man who gave the name of H.| Muller amused himself early yesterday morning by breaking six large windows | in the grocery of George Alpers, 356 Fifth street. Policeman H. Wilson heard the smashing of the glass and arrested Muller. As Muller seemed to Je of unsound mind he was sent to the insane ward in the Central Emergency Hospital. ,i-‘luhhfiq. ADVERTISEMENTS. 39 STOCKTON STREET. Telgphone Main 5523. Our largely increased sales are proof the growing popularity of our You know. gur motto is: “Only the and prices the very lowest Thursday, Friday and Saturday SPECIALS. 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