The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1904, Page 16

LTl THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1904 WOULD COLLECT CASH DOE CITY County - Clerk Greif Says (onsiderable Money Is Ow- ing on- Inheritance Taxes TO- HEAR FLOWER MEN|S reet. Committee to Recon- sider Ordinance Providing | for Free Public Markets | ERBEE AR ALY County Clerk Greif yesterday flled a report with the Board of Supervisors | in which he stdtes that at the present | time there:is in the nexghborhocd of $200 erifance taxes dug and un- colltcted from colipteral -heirs of de- ¢edents -ahd which could and should | bi. pald & the city treasury. Greif | that competent to. glve his the matter.” Under the charter force - has -been “reduced : to clerks, he says, and the busi- inaterially asks pointed to B ncse in tk effice "has in- creased: « wants.authority to ap- point & clerk, Whe st be thoroughly fainiltar with -probaté law. The “commiunication frém the deco- ration e of the Knights Tem- Flar .requesting-that” the privilege be accordéd use the poles and sockets in arket:street with additional poles extendec the farry;” also that' the dom? the: City .Hall be lighted dur- 1 ninth Tri- he week of the Tweh: taye, beginning : September q 15 the Street Committee. and Harry -Bush petitioned t the City Attorney the action brought by “the el-the removal of certain ing eighteen inches on the i the’ mortheast -corner of and-Franklin streets front-of ner. nce providing for t.of fr‘#a public flower torners of Third and and - Market; - Geary Market -“and -Powel] locations desighat fhe Streét Gom explained that thé Ists were. upaware that appointirig an advis with: the Mayor Association meval of ks statement neitd $22.040 to fing ‘the next. fiscal #d to print or- of * stimé -side- Eleve I.streets, b : Ninth % street South BUILPING OPURATIONS HRISK AN l-FBRl AR\ Permits. for-1 '\1-\\ \l"lkl]lfl‘< 1s sued. at an ‘Aggregate’ Cost.of he new “Build. i Rl R Jested: -dd ¥ aggregated ng 1o, figures’ com- buildings @ of nrits’ for as manv new ‘buildnizs There sued for at erImits is- alted buildings e 2 chst KANEA Brookly fought tsven y - Re AD‘VERTISEIXEKTL CUTICURA Soap, Omtmem andPilts the World's Greatest SKm Cures. PRICE THE Sl:T $l cmfilm Ireamm for Imy om fma Pimples - The -n,gonmngjuéT_l;:i and b;nf_»:ng .' Scrofula. of the skin, as ia eczema; the frightfui- sciling, ‘as in psorissis; hair snd crusting 'of the scalp, as.in scalled hesd ; thie. facial disfignrement, - 28 in pimples and ringwerm’; the awful suffering of inrlnm aid the anxiety of worn-out parents, as in milk erust, et- o ter and salt rheim, all demand a rem. 2dy of almost supernumas virtues ‘to _- successfully with - them. . That Caticora Soap, Ointment and Pills are .-each stands pmvu beyond alt “doudt. No statemens is made regsrding them that 6 not jusiified by -he - strougest ‘evidence. The purity and sweetness, the power te afford imwediate relicf, ‘the certainty of. sprédy and ‘permasient cure, ‘the moluw safety. and great ecopomy; have made. them. the’ stind- ard skin curés and humonr remedies of | 1h¢ civilized world. -The. grandist mfimonhl that can be offered -the Cuticura remedies is their world-wide sale. due té ihe. persopal - recommendations of ‘those who have: - . used them. .From a. small begioning ' in tise simpiest form, against. ptvjuflu aud opposition, against. monied hosts,. ‘countless rivals, and trade indifference, 4 Cuticurs remedies -have become the greatest curatives of their time, and |ntna..o:'lll time. for nowhere in the clerk be ap—‘ undivided atten- | calities in-that city he visited-he pro- ;| . Ag regarded competition, Mr. Bourn fessed utter inability to.remember. !-said the Independent Company could Hig conversation on other lines Was hardly have been considered a fair com- | -“very.intelligent, indicating a goed edu- | petjtor, 4s it-entered the fleld not so cation. . He js. of refined appearance, ' much to make money as to improve Ithen on-his way. to:San Francisco to : the foliowing ® with the récommendation 2 : | that the same do.pass, viz:: jtake “an -editorial posifion” on. thel Gn No: . entitied “Fixing the minimum Examiner. standard quality and flluminating. power -bf the loss . of : CANNOT FELL HIS OWN NAME Mysterious Stranger Avers That His Memory Is Whol- ly Blank as to His Past_ USPECTED OF FEIGNING BOARD F Supervisors Order Su The Supervisors last night by a vote of 10 to 8 fixed the gas rate for the next fiscal year at 90 cents a thousand cubic feet, as against $1 20 for the year { Just closing. This decision was arrived at after dellberations extending over | several days, during which time a mass of evidence was taken and the records - encumbered with figures in which mil- Is the man “held for observation™ at | lions were as plentiful as flowers in the Central Emergency Hospital John | spring. G. Meyers or Rev. W. S. Eldredge? Is| The meeting yester:ay ";“’;Y!““f :“l" thrown open to any that might wish to | he shamming or has he really slipped a make complaints bitd only. 0 Dies cog mentally? Has he actually forgot- | yoqeaneg gppeared. One of these claimed ten ‘his ngme and his past, or Is his ;b5 are higher now than they were | declaration of a blank in his memory when gas was sold at $2 a thousand. mere feigning? These are questions The other was a woman who keeps an which the Insanity Commissioners are apartment-house and considered her trying somewhat blindly to solve. The bill exorbitant. None of the improve-; case is one of the most péerplexing that ment clubs were represented. | | has recently come under their notice. This rate of 90 cents is the lowest| The man came to the Emergency ever fixed in San Francisco. Regarding | Hospital last Wednesday afternoon, the rate President Bourn of the an | saying that a little while before as he ' Francisco Gas and Electric Company, | was stepping off a car at Turk and gaddressing the Supervisors, said: Devisadero streets something In his ' | g4 1o do nothing but call attention to brain went wrong and he suddenly ' the figures nlrp;d\ n\elnd E:; vx;x:(e:““u(!hiu)‘: found himself unable to remember who i".':"”-h,“.hc';:.:nnf“&..“:f’ A e th: he was or to recall anything as to his Equitable did "the’ figures ‘2;1\:::! Jor 1t book and an Episcopal prayer book in g Fduced the price below the mnxl:mlx:n his pockets; but these gave -no positive Y:T\‘(edolll)pezagllle l:l;rl:;e dnl::“?:;‘:dmn‘s{x‘c an‘" tdentification. .One of them contained . Ji& B VS ™ 0r the complainants and the name “John ‘D. Meyers,” and he what was the muumrommop::"c:r‘:ob;fi:‘e said he thought this might be his 33U 300 Sleus cood showine. name. Among his few possessions was a.card of Rev. Henry B. Collier, an " Episcopal ‘clergyman - residing at 85 Bartlett. street, but' when Mr. Collier Man May Be Rev. W. §. El- dredge, Eplscopal Clergy- man, Missing From Butte | | WANTS THE OLD RATE. 1 ask vou that the raté be fixed at $1 20. that we may bé able to glve a fair return to.{ _our_stockholders The company is selling gas at §1 at pres- gilled 6u' the patient .at;the osputhl | ant, chietiy to get the good will of the peo- neither was able to remember the other. [i°.n3 igcrease the consumption of gas. If the consumption is increased- sufficiently we THE MAN'S-OWN.STORY. will be satisfied with a $1-rate. Of course it Yesterday inorning Drs. Wadsworth is to our advantage to do this ac we wich o t competition.. and Lustis, the Insanity Commission- | 4, X, Tate o 50 cents; i boseible, (o keen ers, spent-some-time in’ questioning the out competition. but reached ne positive con-| ©On being questioned by ~ Mayor stranger, | -clusion as to_his case. He complained of =evere -pains in_ the.back of the hiead. No marks of a blow were Yound, “ however, gnd ‘the physiciang do not take much stock in his story of physical suffering.. He -tald-them .also that his only fecollection of anytling preceding his getting” off -the car on Wednesday was that he had béen in Portland, Or., about February 10,. but how ‘long he was there, whom he met or what lo-' Schmitz, Mr. Bourn said that at pres- ent, while the maximum rate is $1, ow ing ‘to certain old contracts the aver- age is 91 cents. At this rate the com- pany is making a profit, but this, he _claims, ,Is a-showing due .chiefly = to boakkeeping, as_the depreciation ac- count had not been charged up. Gas, he said; cannot profitably be sold for less than $1. and at least 2% per cent | showld be set aside for depreciation. about 38 vears old. with dark hair and mustache gnd two weeks' growth of ‘heard. He. entértained the Commis- sioners hy writing some amusing dog- the service. This, he said, t certainly did, and the head of the company has greatly benefited the public.. He does not under present conditions consider | gerel ‘and “drew fof them several i soegible for 2 competitor to enter the | sketches that . showed him a clever 5.5 and make mondy. draughtsman. . To -the best of his. A¢orney Samuel Knight for the com- he said, his home was récolleetion, Virginia and he was a | farmerly in pany said: “We consider: the pru-m rates of the com- Yale graduate. Dispatchés recelved pany ghould he sustained 1t has never been vesterany from New Haven Indicate | the policy of. the company to charge (he traffic that “Yal swert to fthe all 1t would bear. As a matter of fact. we that no- Yale -man answering to . the {y,., not charged the full maximum and will not ‘do %o 1n the future. provided the consump: [“tion_keeps up as it_has been and the cost of inbor and ‘other supplies are not inereased. L the anticipated raie in the cost of oil,’ coal and coke takes. place and the concessions to Workmen. are granied and a proper depreciation fund is et aside. the cost of production will' be inereased 10- cents._on the thousand feet PREPARES ORDINANCE. telégraphed description is known to be definite and likely information as to fhé inan's identity came last night. in a «‘mwuh rmm Butte, Mont., aying-that Rev. Blackisten, rec- tor ‘of. 8t. John's Fx\Y“Pflpdl Church in t at city, dec lares that the man at the ‘At this point a reeéss was - {aken Emergency " Hospital here under the | that the Artificial ‘Light -Committee name of Meyers is reaily.named EI4- | might ‘prepare an ordinance. . It Te:: redge. and that he had calléd on the | turned the following:. : rector - peveral. weeks ago; when he Your Committee on ‘Artfficial Lights. to-whom acted irrationally. He' then had a | has been n-xo‘.:.;‘n the prep: .\ral‘vm t;,( mn‘: I:). T § i ihg and -establishing rates to. be ‘charged. for small’ Episcopalian prayer-book with heat, light and power. to the cify .and couity hini, ‘and admittéd jhat he had dé- | and the infabitants thereof’ for commencing July 1,- 1904, begs lea that, it has.given the matter careful corsidera tibn_ and. now reports ta your honorable: Board 1 wife and _two ‘children . at erted. his Ment., ‘adding-that he: was eridani, | gas. and the maximum. rate and .price -to. be rl\nn:sd therefor fir- the year tommem‘lng .‘uAy | 1, 1904, an1 ending-Jine 30, 1995." ; " entitled “Riweg the maximinr 10 bé ‘charged ‘for incandescent lights .and _for * eléctricity -for. Dower purposes for the year commen: ing July 1, 1904, anil. ending June 30, MAY BE MISSING (LFRGY‘IA\' & ‘still Jater dispatch from _Bulte | ve further details regarding the man | drédge, believed to be the same per- £on ' now, cenfined-in the insanity ward at the hospital. It .is.said the man in | Th? ratés fixed for gas. contempiates a re-* y 1 . . duetion. ir:_the present price ‘of gas. from §1 20, stody was. Rev. W. S. Eldredge, an ' now fixed by. fuw, to. uinety (8) cents: per 1000, cubic feet Yiur committee recommends by *lts bill for the prives to ‘e charged for electricity that the ‘rates. be unchanged from last.year, with® the exception- that In the matter of arc lamps burning - from sunsét to sunrisé the price be fixed at $250.a week. and for arc lights burn- ing from sunset to mhnight at $175 a week, it appearing that no complamts have been 1 made as to 1hg prices charged for- em-mc'u\ and: your committes:deerng it & fair fremthe evidence adduged during fte oy st ! gation. . |’0pd| ¢lergyman. ‘who came from | Chicago® a” few. months ago and- took charge of a.mission at Pony, Mont. | ! He also had a second mission at Sher! n_the same Stite, He had dis~’ ared six weeks ago’ and. his. wife - and family had.not. since heard.of him. They reported that he was subject. ‘to ] fits, of dementia.’ - Eldredge,. -0r ‘\h)er.!. was seen “last | BRI \DE.\%‘I‘!‘IV ()B,"‘m night at.the hospital. ©n. being SUd- | prandenstain moved. that the.section .m.]\ addressed :\; “Mr. hldx_‘edxe. he I"of-the ordinance fixing the gas rate be statied, tamimer and then, collect- | gmonded to tead 81 .instead of 90 cents, inig Rimselt; 510 with studied courtesy | (0,1 yo e 1d the board, had frequent and v}filllihra(‘irly 1 do " not lhmk that been laid open. fo chflr(es of belnfi “:"“’ be.'but I am | under the.pay of corporations ‘It at L) is 0o voted or a fair rate- An increase. or t . you ‘rementber. .your ‘H!nfl reduction’of 16°cemts feans little to the- Rev, "Mr: Blackiston - of. B""ev rate payer, but much to-the company, Montana?' was asked. v\hlch has had consldernlfle to: comend “No. T.00 fot recall- that . I we with, during the -iast vear. - in"the Staté of Monfana,” he §aid:: - D'Ancona; asked if *.the .gommittee But you dnubtless remmber that *had equ,-,,npd what the: net revenue 3 -were ih’ chaige of an .Episcopal would. be’ at the propésed rate. | sion .at Pony, aiid ann‘ther af ‘Sheri- Sanderson Teplied that. he -did, nof. Mont., do you.not?" thi figures. at his disposal &t that: “Dem’t ever | uation of the plant made by the City | print. | United States Circuit Court on ‘the dis- | puted rate fixed in 1902 NINETY CENTS IS RATE. IXES FOR GAS bstantial Reduction in| Cost to the People of liluminating Fluid. Re-enact the Contested Water Ordinance Shortly after midnight the Water Committee of the Board of Supervisors presented its report, which was adopt- ed after a brief discussion. The adoption of the report will make practically no difference to the rate payers of the city, for, with the excep- tion of changing the hydrant rate from | $2.to $1. It re-enacts the ordinance adopted a year ago. This ordinance was never enforced, as the company objected to it, took the matter into the courts and no degision regarding it has as yet been rendered. In the mean- while the company, by agreement, has- i)geflen Collecflng on the rate fixed In, Supervisor Comte alone: objected to the adoption of the ordinance and of- | fered as a substitute the 1902 ordinance, under which rates are now being col- lected. His amendment was defeated by a vote of 17 to 1. Supervisor d’Ancona said the report of the committee was based on the val- Engineer, with a reasonable allowance for taxes, operating expenses and in- terest on the money invested. Braun- hart also favored the proposed ordi- nance and it was finally passed to| KELLOGG MAKES PLEA. At the afternoon session of the Su- pervisors, sitting as committee of the | whole, Attorney Kellogs, representing | the water company, made a plea that | the rate established In 1902 be retained | at least until a decision.is given by the He sald In; Fart. “During this investigation some seri- | ous inquiries have been made regarding | the capabilities of the Spring Valléy | Water Works. It has been stated that | the company was near the limit of - its output, and I wish to brand this at the | outset as'a misstatement, as the com- pany has planned ahead, and at the| normal rate of growth the present plant will be sufficient to supply the| city seventy-five years hence.” He then read a statement regarding .| the supply in the variolis watersheds, | which showed that the company cculd | supply @ city of 2,000,000 inhabitants. Coming to the matter of rates, Mr. Kellogg said it would be only fair to again fix upon the compromise rate of 1902, which is now .in force, as Il was based on a valuation made by the | City Engineer smaliér than that of the present year. INCREASED COSTS, in fixing the rate according to the valuation of property he requested that | cognizance be taken of the fact that | the cost of labor has increased 50 per cent and labor is one of the largest | items of operating expenses. The cost | of redwood lumber also had advanced 100 per cent and large quantities of this must be purchased to construct and repair flumes. . Kellogg criticized the report of ®n- gineer Dunn, who, he claimed, did nnt! figure ‘on a sufficient acreage at the | reservoirs and catch basins to prevent | tho_ water from contamination. ——— \'FT‘OLS OF W. TER BlLLfi - City Attorney for Legal Advice. The . Bodrd of Shpervisors. ves‘r.,_r.1 day referred to the Cit Attnrnf“ for legal: advice the Mdyor's \emer.-o{ ‘the - demand! of the | prmg Vd"P)’ Water | Comipany for - water furnished ‘to- the ‘elty ~during. Janua The “City- At- | ‘toriiey ise L Mayor”: ¢ ficient to’ wlthhold the payment dt Lhe bllle i ‘Supervisor . Bri : 1ig ‘the hungl A flat " rate of $2. was ‘made for hydrants ,and the sum of-'$14,000 - apprcpriuled for water for:public buildings, which was less than -would have to be paid.|. gader thé ordinance. now being liti- gated "in ‘the United * smtes ‘courts,’ Brandenstein said. . - ‘Mayor Schmifz -insisted that the bitls, did not Specify the quarntity of wiiter used nor under what confract, ugreement or ordinance they were in- curred 5 *1 hokd.” sald the Mayor, "that pri- vnte ronsumers cannet be made to pay for water until sych timg as the ‘valii- ln of the rates fixed by the Supervia- ors . is flnally de(ermlned by- the cmnls g 2 4 Speclul Ass‘\s!znt Engineer Dunn. .said-he had advised the Mayor hot to ‘| sign “the’ demdnds .because' théy .did.] not’ specify that the amount wag ar reasoriable value .of ‘the water .{ur | .nished. ‘Dunsi claimed :that the bills are no. different. from “those I‘urnlshed to privaté consumers: of water. - .1 -cannof: remember : fiwse‘ time, but-théy had_all-been submitted" . Ldo not think I was cbnnected to the Jboard. He unsldefld 90 centa a fair rate. 8 A vote was . the tlkw $0d; the: -l'amendment and it.was lost. by a wvote. . of 10-to 8. The origin The lpeakver vas appa ently frank Land ready with his’ answers. His recol- < Jeckion f events that have .occurred i'sincé his ¢oming 16, ‘the hoapnfl is per- . 4 1n-:hopes~thil sore- of you na: .1 il nn'ke‘ a Zm:" ”'M" mystery will v % cause for his-pre- o 1 5 Tranks wii be-just . Foos he thing to fake “With you to the - sumed desire ‘dnceal his Feal person- | sitton at St. l.ou! Regular s altty, ‘He objected strenuousky. yester- 'éri'ml 'l- 39.50. 7 {“ ?”“ ‘day to being nhotoguphed. Coples ‘of his plcture will.be sent to the Montana ¢ T "to -detefmine’ whether heig re-lly the m;umg cler- | lee lnwrenln: Qnueen £ 'l‘he concert .by the. Boston Lyceum company, under’ the auspices of the .| Ladies’ Aid.Sociéty, was' atténded by Adm]ul Schley hag beer attending an appreciative: audiency the’ Young andsale. In clime with ev | the yacht racés as guest of ‘the New g il AN SINUREY. | ok Yarht conn Dol et o keép: - reception. The confines of the earth |Dhimself in the background in spite of- are the only limits to their growth. efloru to lionize him. While on board ‘They have conquered the world. the club steamer Monmouth he ¢are- tully avoided sailor talk, and made landiubbers happy by saying, “Let's gc downstairs” instead of - “Let's go be- hw. 3 e s g e h 3 E BT ""‘"‘ko.?g& - Bend e A Men’s Christian Auocuuon auditor- ium ldst night. . Among. thy mmcp, pants’ in . the .programme re Miss Louise Grosset, . Miss .Be; Vilas, Miss M.’ Slocombe, Corinne McCarthy and Miss Gordoen. : The different hnm- bers were'well received. .- ——o-.-._'_-. Cabin! *“The bread with & flavor.” . Log. Four Mu ne. Eyve Remedy cures Sore Eyes. Mnkes “weak. ‘Eyes utmn., M.utlne does n t smurt Jl 8004 B 5 Q) ihg,-in s room at 923’ Powéll street.. | Last.wveeWDe-Zeyk ‘and his wife- rent. ed- the’ ~=wtmems and .on Th raday. Mre: de Zeyk wert; !_o ght - & puwer{ul odor of gas the hotel' anid ‘Robert Linn, " establitrment; | [ in. com.pany with ;-James: Brown, ‘a roonier: in the: hause;” went ‘to -thé. apartments oceupled‘ by lhc ddceased.. broke' open the- door: and found Zeyk lying on the bed. dead. . He: was pgrtly “dressed. * The -room as filled with thé .deadly monoxide.. . br. Gfln wes' sumimonéd, but hi; #11 in vamn, as De Zeyk was stone dead heforeAhe arfived. . An ‘examinatio ‘proved that the stopeock of .a ‘wall bracket -connecting ‘with a gas stove was partly turnied ‘on and Detective’ Coleman, who made -an. . investigation of the affair, is of the¢ opinion that death was accidental. The unfortun- te man formerly conduicteéd a lodg- M~m for hbcreu at Lime ,Polnt. | dorff. | still “lofes’ you,™ | perhaps superfluous to mention ‘that | garian color, .nrlgm has written-a rema‘rkably ex qumie Af- | De| enrnpleted' an - Im.usuany nrong pro- GREET RSSO Friends of Little Tenor Vo- ciferously Applaud Him in “Gypsy Baron” at Tivoli OPERA WELL RENDERED | “Miss Hobbs” at Alcazar and “A Break for Liberty” at Central Are Finely Played | The lot of the vislting commic opera company ‘in town here is not the hap- WITH CHEERS CONCAVE - " SHQULDER - ELONGATED LAPEL piest one.. Nor will such per(ormu.ncel as the Tivoli gave last night make it | any easfer. Much was prorised by the! management for the new:comic opera regime with the opening of. the new‘ house. Much was performed last nfght in the production of “The Gypsy | Baron,” given In accordance with the promise of the managemert to revive' some of the classics of light opera. The house has spread itself on the produc- | tion. Signor Russo, who reappears .as| the gypsy baron, is probably the most | expensive thing there, ‘but the cast has - stars “to burn.” And the chorus—Lil-/ lian Russell, fresh from Gotham show girl visitations, might well. praise this| young and vocal band. Pretty it is, too, ‘graceful and alert, and ‘we are/ gratefully yours for it, Director S(eln-| Signor Russo's welcome was of the| obstreperous sort. The large audience | was peppered with' his friends, who held up the opera for several seconds to greet the little tenor. There seemed to be, in fact, thei sneaking hope of a speech in Sngnor\ Russo’s brand-new English. He, how- | ever, declined, but hurdled over a very | Italian high C with evident gratitude. As mav be imagined, he fits excellent- ly well into light opera—the pity oh't is that it is not lighter, libretto-ward. | Hes has the right mercurial grip, the | spirit and shape apd lightness amL fun essential to fhe 'business. . 'And | Signor Russo’'s English would serve fuller turn than Strauss permits. H but the tongue is evi It is | Russo’s singing is a delight. | The comedians have less of a chance. “ Hartman has a good part ‘as Keltrier, | the swine owner. Hé is ausge-noble in the role. Webb mikes the most of the .part of Count Homonay,.and Af- thur Cunningham of the Count Camero dently not made in Germany. role. But the Strauss librettist was |.chary of his fun. 'wherein lies the weakness of most of his operas. Luck- ¢ there is much else to compensate. | The musle, with its prevailing Hun- fine -trios, stunning-cho- | ruses, is amply charming. To Caro Roma, who, as the gypsy girl Saffi, sang. | | delightfully, the production owes much. The role suits her admirably vocally, and she did sing! A pleasing | surprise was afforded by Nettie Deg- low’s Czipra, an old gypsy hag. Miss Deglow’s make-up was exceptionally clever, and her acting highly promis- ing. She has a voice, tdo, and is learn- | ing rapidly how to use it. Annie Mey- ers sings pleasanily the "Arsena part, | |-and Bessie Tannehill is useful as Mira- | bella. The Tivoli has omdone itself in |-settings and costumes. BLANCHE PARTI'\(,TON Alcazar. One of the smoothest first: nights that" the-Algazar has had for many a week occurred when “Miss Hobbs'™ opened the, weéek's bilklast night. ‘The de”cnle [ subtle’ little comedy’ of Jerome, with its: perfectly . artistig !nuatmns. its | sparkling dialogue and its underlying satire, might- easily be rendered’ nil by the “least’ overdoing, the failure of a, max ol' a drsggln: of . the lines; ~'bul | things were more than sulls’(ylng lasl nlght * It is in light. ‘sketchy cnmedy of thxs | sort thnt Mr. Durkin and Miss Bloék. seem ‘to find. themselves perfertly at ‘horhe.: As Wolf Kingsearle, the .cady- .8oing man of -the world ‘gnd knol\]ng squjre.of dames, -the Jeading man’s pn.rt 7 is all one. of quie mppres&ldn Not a flicker of the eyebrow must escape -as a slgn of. excitement. ’rms Mr» Dur1(|n‘ carries out, to the dot. S - €entral, c Howard P. Taylor, the veteran play- cl(lng pla; ~V\h|ch he -cails ~A Bieak" For-. Liberty,” . hating: cmstruded “his plot. on the escapade "of tHe Riddle ‘brothers, who made their despérafe-es-. .cape -from the Pittsbuig- prison with the aid-of the ‘Warden's wife. The play was’ présented at ‘the Central last night for. the fibst timé hérd, ‘There ls plot n &he uecond and mz week of- its prosperaus englgemem at the Columbla. ‘l‘hener » 1 elous ; paeaaes v _proved very ampusing in a:lot of stories, xeny anfl_Violette, the | ‘changed 3 1€ Melnatie i dflshlns soyhréties, gave- hew nd ddnces, .and Tippel and Klii- uvel(y muicil comedians; Mabel the- al.ngex of muunle«i songs, i he animatoseope, showing. many: imerenung moving plcturee. includim scenys ina Mendocino ‘logging camp, vohiéb!lvn by wfiué Citizéns in Am- : lustrated ‘Técture atthe: Yoting Meri's| Christian - Association alldmmum, ind Tllis" stréets, to-night at § o'clock on. the. Japanese:Russian war. 1is invited to. hear- lhh lec- ture, bothi men and women.: The lec- ture: will be iilustrated - by - levml bu.uuml dissolving views. | the case of Joseph Feld, an ex-police-| | disposition of Attorney Alford the case | his alleged il treatment and went with . éral Viows on - the heud . pipe. 4nd fired a: shot:‘at him, _pofnted to young Dirking and said he | 1 that had- “Begn mvxeed to ‘be‘present,. b posrom(m DYNAMITED - | County, who it is said was appointed flfih_ identified persons. ‘CONCAVE SHOULDER-—SNUG-FITTING COL- LAR=-ELONGATED LAPEL. Good dressers are looking for these points in their Spring Coats—they are foundin high= priced tailor made garments—and in BROWN'S coats:, ‘All the latest weaves dnd patterns have ’em. It’s Easy to Be Well Dressed—- Come to Brown’s H MILL TO MAN BROWN&CO SI6GSI8S MARKET ST.monte : | CIVIL ‘SERVICE COMMISSION 3 : Harry Raehr Is Given Another Week in Which to Explain Alleged i Violation of the Charter. TFrial of Lx Policeman O | Cobb, was granted another wesk in' | which to prepare his explanation .&s - - -Charge of Murder Begms 55 e nllegedp‘_lllegnl appointment .of {a number of deputies.to assist: Him " in ']“dge Dunne’s. Court durisg the rush of tax iwork.last year: . 3 P et in his. office who .were riot certifled. tor by the commission. -Baehr -eclaimis that the commission dld not furnish him’ enough men and fn. view . of "the:: fact that hé is under-héavy bonds o At the regular meeting of the Ctvil Service Commission last night Auditor - Baehr, through his-attorney, W. H. : . The Civil Service Commissian¢laimy The work of impaneling a jury to try | that Auditor Baehr made a number- of" | appointments ‘of "clerks to agsist him - man, charged with the murder of his father-in-law, Fritz Dirking, took " all day yesterday in Judge Dunne’s eourt. - The jurors are Henry T. Bray, Joseph Michael, J. Stamper, Martin Keating, | complete the.tax. roll 6n a certain.: J. S. Bailey, F. M. Rust, S. Jacobs, H. | 13t¢ he ‘was -compelled. to . appoint: Sehroeder, E. W. Ferguson, Alexander | (I°Tk® that the ‘work' might:be dops Thain, C. P. Wright and Henry Brune.| 1o commission - has ‘no power. to. - The defendant was represented by At-| try the Auditor, but merely wants his torneys Alford and Spinetti, and the | explanation as to why he made the ap- prosecution by District Attorney By.!pnlmm“n-:s “in- - order - to . Ascertain ington and Assistant District Attornéy] Whether he has vViolated .the provi- Z s the charter. Whiting. The defendant evinced a deep-| 5'ONS °f : intersat.in the: kelection of the- jurors |, T1¢, C2%¢ Will conié’ iip. betars. the commission next Monday night at the and was constantly prompting his at-| regylar mecting. The commission last {orneys. " His aged mother was in l")urt\ night refused to .approve of the ap- and sat béhind-him. OWing to the in- | bointment of Wi.C. Commary, store- ‘keeper of the Board of Public Works, claiming that there wete eligible men on the civil service fist. — et Your throat troubles you. Pieé's Cure ‘will stop.it and cure It. Af drugigists. 28c: > ———e————— -“What time did that Young man' lava last night, Jane?” .‘“About 11 -o'clock, was continued . {iJl to-merrow morning. The story of the, crime is as follows: Feld's young wife left him owing to| her baby gifl to:the home of her (ather.‘ ritZ Dirking; 11 Fair avenue.. On the evening of Nevember 2 Feld called at 2 : * “It seemed later than that,” “It his father-in-law’s house. He went to | Pihibos soacagagon il g ol s the rear door .and demanded admit-) i aon't his fault. You see; I gave him tance, and when it was refused-he-trled | to kick the dopr.open. His mother-in- | law, fearing serious tyouble, ran to:the front door and shouted - for help Feld went to the front door and, it is alieged, struck Mrs.- Dicking several blows - Onl the head and Kmd) with a plece ‘of iron | .pipe. Dirking’s' son_had given his father a ‘bread . knlfe‘ and Dirking went to his -Wife's assistance, Feld was trying to force-his way inside, and ‘Mrs. Dirking | and, ‘Mrs. Feld were trying to close lha: “door- on *him:_Divking brushed .the two | woémen aside-and faced Feld. It is (‘hlmed tHat Ff‘ld s!ru(‘k Dirking sev- vith the butt end of his ‘revolver ‘or'a piece of iton | th\h a4 liberal 'time. allowance."Cleyéland Plain Dealer. 2 i Gl Peru,” with nearly 1;000,000 -squire miles, only 4,000,000 inhabifants, and ‘the population has been: declining or statiopary for several yrars. ADVEBTISEIENT‘. NEED A DESK? tovk effect. * Feld's wife -tgok the revolver from “him, and. when the police arriveq Feld | (young Dirking) .had done.thie shooting. Feld- (‘hargad’ her husband \vl(h' shoeting “and “handed the revolver | ergenm‘ -Blank. Dirking was takpnl ‘Luke's Hispital. and died. hext mnmlng Before he died he identified | -Feld as the man that shot him: ° It is said that a-plea of self-defense | wiil-be made for the defendant. 1 ———e—— SOC!&L BY - THE LADIES' 2 A{!xmAR\' OF THE KNIGHTS Qur prices on:-DESKS are way down-—we have them in every - finish. Far anything in OFFICE FURNITURE, i it's good quality - yod-want . at- rea- sonable figures, hz!ter look at our display. - 620. H. Fuller Desk Co. - 646-650 Nxsuon Street. Dellgm.ml and.lon T Hvld. at Whlch .. Membérs of. Organization ‘and - Commandery P‘rudpuu. Ohe of (he ‘most aeusmrul soclal 1, -Knights -There.was 1ornla Cammandery ‘No. 'Demnlun in Steinway Hn." Dujjnig *.inter¥nission the cerimitte served ‘a dainty luncheéon and. coffee to all, after which dancing: was’ again | in drder until @ hour. - The fune- tion was under.the direction of Me dames ’Younz, ’flcholu ‘and Newman, assisted. by Mrs. Jones, - presi- dent of the qu"l ‘l‘heodore Mar- || uens(eln was the floor manager. ¥ — e 2 BY A -NEGRO'S lm‘lm!lES SGoL to.Violence.” “GLARENDON, Ark., Feb. 29.-Be- cause of objection to the negro Post- master at- Humphreys, in Arkansas notwithstanding the protests of a great | i 140 Sixth _majerity df the white ¢itizens, the post- ‘office there was dynamited and com- pletely destroyed early to-day by un-