The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 20, 1904, Page 16

DRED THREE AU FOR ADORNMENT Prominent City Men Association That Plans to Give San Francisco Beauty CONSTITUTION ADOPTED Architect Burnham Comes to Confer Regarding Methods for Carrying on the Work The Association for the Improvement of San Francisco has members and and Adornment thar constitution and by- secured more has adopted a Jaws. In the constitution which bas just been approved it is declared that the objects of the association ‘shall be = te in every practical way ving of the streets, public squares and places of San 1 to bring to the attention of officers and people of the city the the for ituting artistic betterments; to stimulate pride in :w care and improve- ment of private property, and to sug- gest sémi-public and philanthropic en- terprises” The of members in- cludes the following Jam Flood. John Parrott Greer o L William ¥ 7 Harr Hopkins, Henr Leor Th Keller Ma"mni Law d soon h all of San he wh suggested e Y Amends Complaint suit Cement A Py ont the reeme to pur- him from The nec- ime used by erday ch ch deci- declared he tract could not be en- mages, this Jaim being ¢ gatior hat Mannix yiolati ms of he agreeme 1used intiffs to sffer y . ADVERTISEMENTS. We, who are tied to office desks, can’t di- gest what our way-back ancestors could, who chased bears, and such, from morning ’till night through the tall timber. “FORCE"” is the ideal food for amn indoor stomach. Ammunition, Hunting and #porting Goods. stock. Lowest Py .H(R'\'l-. & BSARBER CO.. Market n.~ni sl ' Join | \ MEANS REVENU FOR THE STATE for Fflll‘ Estate | Attorneys Agree to Pay Its Collat-| Tm\'es‘I | eral Inheritance SCHOOLS WILL BENEFIT Treasurer McDougald Will Collect $127,117 05 Upon Which Interest Accures, —— Charles Heggerty, of the law firm of Knight & Heggerty, and Percy Tow: . ner, of Lloyd & Wood, attorneys for the Fair estate, day relative to the payment to the State of the oollateral inheritance tax on the estate. It was figured that the were in consultation | with City Treasurer McDougald yester- | tex will| amount to $127,117 05, being 5 per cent | of §2,542,340 the present value of the estate left by the late Charles L. Fair. Most of the money will be placed to the credit of the State school fund. The inventory and appraisement of the | estate was fixed at $3,040,187 35, but this | was reduced by the sum of $497,846 83, of which $215,065 45 is for claims paid | on the estate; $150,000 for attorneys’ fees; $45,108 66 for commissions of ad- | ministrator; $64,155 63 receipts of the | estate between the time of Fair's death and the filing of the inventory, which amount is not taxable, and $23,- 517 09 for other expenses. The attorneys agreed to pay to the | City Treasurer the amount due from the estate as inheritance taxes, al- hough some doubts exist as to the le- gality of compelling inheriting sisters | | 10 pay the taxes, in this case Mrs. Her- mann Oelrichs and Mrs. Virginia Van- | derbilt Under the law the taxes due will| bear interest at the rate of 7 per cent | per annum for a certain period until paid to the State. The interest on the sum involved will amount to $24 72 per day, dating from February 14, 1904. The commissions for collecting the tax to which the City Treasurer is en- titled und the ate law will aggre- gate approximately $1275. A case is now pending in the courts to determine if the City Treasurer can receive the commissions under the charter provis- on which_ prohibits any city official from accepting fees outside of his regu- lar salary. Pending the decision all such fees are being held in the city’'s vaults. - = THREE CANDIDATES ARE STILL IN THE RUNNING Mayor Schmitz Will Appoint Either Rogers or Woodward to Be City Engineer. Schmitz will signify Public Works to-day in the matter of the appoint- Lynch. the, his Mayor to Board choice of a City Engineer to succeed C. of ment Grunsky,and the name of the ap- tee will be announced at the hvu"‘] s meeting. The appointment has been hanging fire for several weeks, | he three strongest candidates—Hen- ry Lynch, Charles S. Roge hd Com- missioner of Works Woodward—being still the only ones having a chance for the A office. Ruef is trying hard to prevail on the Mayor to promote Woodward again and is sanguine that he will be successful. Lynch has very influen- tial backing which the Mayor is anx jous to recognize, while Rogers also has prominent people warking acti ly in his behalf, who would bring strength to Schmitz's political aspira- tions. It is safe to say that one of the three named will secure the plum, but which one the Mavor alone can tell. — REFUSES TO EVICT COUPLE FROM THE HOUSE Depuiy Sherift Galland Hesitates Be- fore $ ng Writ of Ejectment on John Connelly and Wiic. writ of possession was placed in A the hands of Deputy Sheriff Jesse Gal- Jand yesterday to be served on John Connelly and his wife, who had been sued for 3 as rental due for eleven months on premises at 50 Jessie street by W. F. Sawyer, attorney for J. B. Haggin, who owns the premises. When Galland arrived with the pa- pers he found an aged couple, who were sick and destitute and he hu- manely refused to evict Mr. and Mrs. Connelly until some .provision had been made to take care of them. land appealed to the Associated Char- Gal- | ities, which agreed to take care of the | couple for one night. Galland again decided that he would not evict them until he had communicated with Un- | der Sheriff Hynes with a view to sending them to the Almshouse. | +The St. Vincent de Paul Society heard of the case and Father Cum- ! mings, pastor of $t. Patrick’s Church, stated that he would make provision | the care of the aged people. . Remove Sidewalk Obstructions. The inspectors of the Department of Works removed six truckloads of molding boxes from the sidewalks |in front of thé premises of the Dow | Pump Works at Fremont and Howard | streets. |the firm called on Commissioner of | Works Woodward and pleaded for an | extension of time to remove the re- maining obstructions on the side- walks. He was instructed to use due ’dl“l(‘nf? in clearing the sidewalks. PR SN S A | Disapproves of Appointments. The Civil Service Commission yes- terday sent a communication to the Election Commission disapproving of for | the appointment of eight deputy reg- | | istrars, who are not on any civil ser- | vice eligible list. The first named | commission holds that the men should |be taken from the list of ordinary | clerks who have heretofore performed | the duties attached to the positions. AR TR A MR el R | Walker's Will Probated. | The will of Oscar V. Walker was | admitted to probate yesterday and let- ters testamentary were issued to his | widow, Ella J. Walker. {in his will left bis' widow his entire estate, estimated in value between $50,000 and $60,000. B Log Cabin! ““The bread with a flavor.” sour dealer—wholesale—800 Dolores st. © Yesterday a representative of | The d ‘ eceased | ear. 1t was decided to make. the pre- (PRETTY GIRLS TO APPEAR IN vIRE MASCOT"’ 'l' | S ' LEVER GIRLS WHO WILL TAKE | PRESENTATION BENEFIT. e —_——— Former Pupils of Presentaticn Convent Strive to Swell Fund. MBI SR The voung ladies of the Past Pupils’ Association of the Presentation Con- vent on Powell street are making .ar- rangements for an elaborate produc- tion of “The Mascot new comic op- era, which will be given under the di- rection of Mr. Schleicher at the Al- hambra on May 4. The young ladies have appeared in several like piec and every pre- sentation has been a success, so they expect the coming venture to be a crowning effort. They are hard at work rehearsing the opera, and scenic effects will be secured for the occa- sion. . Among the principals in the cast are Harry Wood Brown, the well-known musician and ger. Mr. Brown has volunteered his servi He will do much to make the piece a success. Mr. Hunt, another well-known singer, is in | the cast. Mrs. Lenore Greven, wife of a prom- inent instructor, will play one of the| leading roles. Among the prominent voung ladies who will take leading parts in the production are Miss Kitty Barry, Miss Elsie Gunzel, Miss Nonie Peters and Miss Maud Kilcommon. H. Seekamp will have charge of the orchestra. New and catchy mus will be rendered. Tickets can be cured at the convent or at Gallagher Bros.’ or Sherman & Clay’s music store. . MRS, BOTKI SHI! TEARS WHEN NG TESTIFIES Her Preliminary Hearing on Charge of Murder Continued Before Police Judge Conlan. The preliminary examination of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin on a charge of mur- der in cafsing the death of Mrs. Ida Henrietta Deane by sending a box of poisoned candy to Dover, Del., in August, 1898, to Mrs. BElizabeth Dun- ning, Mrs. Deane’s sister, was con- tinued in Judge Conlan’s court yes- terday. The witnesses examined were Joshua D. Deane, the complaining witness; Miss Mary A. Dunning, who saw Mrs. Deane’s father write his initials on the "box of candy and hand it to De- tective McVey, and John P. Dunning, her brother, whose cross-examination was not concluded when court ad- journed. , ‘When Dunning was giving his testi- mony Mrs. Botkin kept prompting her attorney. She kept her eyes stead- fastly fixed on Dunning, but he avoid- ed her gaze. Once, while he was testi- fying to the hilarious times they had at ‘midnight suppers, she covered her face with her handkerchief and burst into tears. To Present Gold Medal. The alumnae of the Colle‘e of Notre Dame of San Jose held a meeti yes- terday at the College of Notre Dame, Dojores street, this city, Mrs. J. J. Tobin in the chair. One of the ob- | jects of the meeting was to eono]der the gift by the alumnae of a gold medal for “ladylike deportment” during the sentation annually. The next meeting of the alumnae will be held at the col- lege, Dolores street, next Monday aft- ernoon at 2 o'clock, when the officers hope to see a large attendance. 11 | | holdups in the Mission district. j ) se- | i WELDING CHAIN AROUND BLACK A. Knox, ‘a Valencia Street Grocer, Identifies Him as RECOGNIZED BY OTHERS He Will Be Charged With Assault to Commit Mur- | der and Assault to Rob The chains are tightening round Jack Black, alias Tom Callahan, ex-convict, who was arrested last Friday evening by Drctectives Bunner and Freel on Eddy street, on suspicion of being the footpad that committed several recent On Sunday he was identified by Frank Campbell, a teamster, as a man he saw running away from Policemen | Walsh and Skelly after an exchange of shots at Twenty-third and Dolores | streets, on the night of April 10. On Monday he’was identified by E. J. | Treese as the masked footpad that held {him up and shot him on the night of | March 20 on Twenty-second street, near | Dolores, and by Mrs. Butler, who' was with Treese at the time. Yesterday Andrew B. Knox, of Rob- inson & Knox, grocers, 878 Valencia street, called at the City Prison and Knox identified Black as the masked footpad who entered his store on the night of March 12, and after unsuccess- fully attempting, to open the cash reg- ister fired a ahot at Knox. P. F. Au- gustiny, fish dealer, 862 Valencia street, and A. Ruppel, wine merchant, 834 Va- lenca street, accompanied Knox to the prison and also identified Black, They were attracted by the shot and saw Black running out of Knox's. store. They were all positive in their identifi- cation. Treese will swear out complaints this morning charging Black with as- sault to rob and assault to commit i murder, and Knox will follow the same | course. John O'Brien, grocer, Shotwell and Nineteenth streets, who was held up and robbed with Daniel Ford, a cus- tomer, on the night of April 3, failed to identify Black, although the officers say that O’Brien gave a perfect de- scription of Black to them. ey STANDS K r TO FOUR IN DAVIS JURY TRIAL | Majority Willing to Give Waiter Life Imprisonment in the Penitentiary for am Assault. Thomas' Davis, at one time a waiter on thelsteamer Alliance, will be tried again for an assault alleged to have been committed by him on Mrs. A. H. Ames on board the steamer on the high seas, October 15 of last year. The jury, after having been locked up all night in 4 downtown hotel, return- ed into the United States Circuit Court yesterday morning and announced that they were unable to agree. They were discharged. It was learned later that the jury stood eight for conviction and four for |acquittal. Of the four two refused to assent to. a verdict of conviction be- | cause they deemed the punishment imposed by the Federal statute for this offense too severe—death by hanging or imprisonment for life in the peni- tentlary being the maximum and min- | imum. PO 2 ri e B Burnett's Extract of Vanilla is the | best, perfectly pure, highly concentrated. * SRSl TS R A | Protests Against Schedule of Fees. ! The West of Castro Street Improve- | ment Club petitioned the Supervisors | vesterday not to act favorably on the proposed new schedule of fees for building permits to be recommended by the Board of Works, claiming that the schedule is unjust. the Man That Held Him Up, SHERIFF MAKES A GRAVE ERROR Arraignment of Wrong Man Leads to Complications in the Superior Court JUDGE COOK PERPLEXED Alphonse Peterson Is Sub- stituted for Henry and A case of too much Peterson devel- open in Judge Cook’s court yesterday when an argument, on an application for a writ of habeas corpus for the release of Alphonse Peterson from cus- | tody came up. Through a blunder ot tuted for Henry Peterson, amd the time has elapsed within which Al- phonse should be arraigned he should be discharged from custody. Henry was held to answer by Police Judge Conlan on February 4 on charges of assault to murder and burglary and the cases were assigned to Judge Cook’s court. Alphonse was held to answer by Judge Conlan on March 24 on three charges of grand larceny, but the cases have not yet been assigned. It has developed that when Henry should have been taken to court for arraignment Alphonse was taken by mistake. After being arraigned and asked his true name he answered, phonse Peterson.” As the Judge had not heard of Alphonse’'s case, he thought Henry's true name was Al- phonse, and it was entered on the rec- ords as ‘“Alphonse - Peterson, alias Henry Peterson.” Henry was entirely overlooked in the County Jafil, .and when W. Hoff Cook, Alphonse’s. attorney, inquiry he ascertained the blunder that had been made. He tcok advantage of it by applying for the writ of ha- beas corpus for the release of his client. Both Petersons were taken to court from the County Jail yesterday. The Judge, after listening to the argument on the application for a writ, contin- ued the matter for further hearing till to-morrow. In the matter of Henry the Judge made an order that all the proceedings be vacated, as he had never been arraigned. He was ordered to appear for arraignment to-morrow. ——————— U Many Appetizing Dishes tious by the use of Pioneer Brand Evap- orated Cream, to raw cream but has the merit of being preserved and sterilized. thus keeping perfectly for an indefinite period. den’s Condensed Milk Co., proprietors. —_———— Distributes Coleman Estate. The estate of John H. Coleman, for- mer editor of the Virginia Chronicle, who died in this ecity in June, 1901, was distributed yesterday to heirs in The heirs who reside here are Katherine O'Brien, Mrs. Hannah Murphy, Mrs. Ellen Crowley, Mar- garet O'Brien and John O’Callahan. The estate is worth $11,000. Attorney T. F. Prendergast represented the lo- cal heirs. —_——————— Have You Business in Chicago or St. Louis? rasky. 11 one you want to of the roomy Unfon and Southern Pacific tourist cars, with new lavatory and appliances and “enlarged water tank. Fast train and smooth track all the way, without change. Get in touch with §. F. nnnm General ‘Agent U.- P, R: 1 Montgo ot California Bidders Win. The Quartermaster General's Depart- ment of the army has awarded con- tracts amounting to $45,000 to members of the Manufacturers’ and. Producers’ Association for furnishing California | bhay. The bids were opened April 15. The hay is designed for use in. the | Philippines. REGAL irrespective of price. The in the shoes. are 72 Rln.l Stores, 22 of %qa The new styles are as in ‘the New ny is the SHOES. M aybe you think it’s just the selling of shoe dressing we care about ? We sell Regal Dressing for the sake of Regal Shoes —and we're satisfied if we come out even. Regals are the most pop- ular shoes in the world. ' They are the best shoes, reputation of Regal Shoes is worth ‘more than the factory and all the stores and we want to preserve that reputation by preserving the leather Regal Shoe Dressing is the result of carcful study of the nature and needs of teather. new and alive. It gives a hard, clear, clean, lasting polish. ; At all Regal Stores—25 Cents. Regal Dressing fia[&éztaf lealhers REGAL THE SHOE THAT PROVES It keeps the leather them in Greater New York, vhm the on sale at our San Francisco Store at ork ‘Stores. the Former May Go Free| the Sheriff, Alphonse has been subsli<i Al- | phonse’s attorney now claims that asj “Al- | began to 'make | Can be made doubly delightful and nutri- | which is not only superior | Bor- | this city and Ireland by Judge Mu- | get there in comfort: take | Commencing this we will have on about 7500 pards add Pink, Light Blues, | $1.25 pard. dag, April 20th, SPECIAL SALE very high grade COLORED TAFFETA SILK C Yard These Silks are full 21 inches wide and a very lustrous and heavy qualitu. shades Navu, 9 shades Tan, 4 shades Brown, 3 shades Red. Lavender, ‘Cream, Ivory and White. Are in 4 shades Grau, Reseda, Turquoise, Regular valus | | CARMEN STILL HOLD OUT HOPE 'No Change in Situation in| | the Controversy Between ‘ Corporation and Employes | | | | | —_— = There was no move made yesterday | !in the controversy that is now on be- | tween the ‘Carmen’s Union and the i United: Railroads. \ All yesterday afternoon the members of the tonference were cioseted in the | 'ro:.ms of the railroad company’s office in the Rialto building and it was long, past business hours when the meeting | adjourned. It was agreed by the two warring factions that there would be’| no account of the proceedings give\nk out, and as the members of the com- | mittee who are to settle the differ- ences of the giant corporation and its | | employes left the meeting room they | maintained a stolid mien that meant | that no definite move had been made. Later on it/was apparent that each side was afixious to claim that there i had been no .Weakening on its part | and that it was willing to fight to a finish. After an hougsor two members of the factions got a bit talkative and gradually a bit of news leaked out. From the remarks of members of the committee who are conservative in their opinions it seems more than like- ly that there will be no strike. There is no telling how long the con- ference will hold out, as both parties are searching for new grist for the millstones of diplomacy. Late last night it was thought that the conference would come to an un- derstanding to-day. | —_—————————— Sustains Mrs. Moxley'’s Will. A-jury in Judge Coffey’s court yes- terday sustained the will of the late Elizabeth W. H. Moxley, finding that the deceased was of sound mind when she made the will and was not under the influence of Lydia H. Mooney or her daughter, Ella, the principal leg- atees under the will. The contest was brought by Carrie Talbott of Redding, a niece of the decedent; and other rel- atives. The will disposes of an estate worth $60,000. B The Passion Play. The next lecture in the educational course at the Young Men’'s Christian Association. will be given next Friday evening, April 22, by Rev. George W.I ‘White, . pastor M. E. ‘of Central Church, on the “Passion Play.” The lecture will be illustrated by many dissolving views of the last perform- ance of 'this famous play .at Oberam- mergau, at which Dr. White was pres- ent, and his lecture wlll be ffom per- sonal experience. The arrival of the steamer Mongolia was the great event along’ the = water front yesterday. She exceeds antici tions and is eerulnly a fine ship. ranges should be 2 rch-ud from l . Gas and Electric Thomas Horgan Is Arvested. Officer W. H. Young of the for the Prevention Crueity to Ch dren arrested Thomas Horgan of Stevenson street yesterday failure to provide for his family. When the Soc for L. warrant was served Horgan is alleged to have had his wife locked in the cel- lar and to have been beating one of his | children. ADVERTISEMENTS. Crockery Glassware Enamel Ware High Grade Ornaments Z:.’.. OF F It pays to trade Great American lnwting Tea Co 861 Market 10 Grant ave. 3419 Folk 140 Sixth 1819 Devisadero 708 Larkin T2 Hikeion 331 gionte’ v Batariet sslon lontg’ ave. Market 2008 Fillmore 3 5 LANDSEER'S LION. The preatest reproduction of the greatest painting of a lion ever produced; size 43 inches | by 28 inches. A ¥ Free to customers. To others 10¢¢ By mail 15¢. CHAS. LYONS, London Tailor, 721 Market. 122 Kearny. Finless Dentistry “VanVroom” DENTAL PARLORS SIXTH and MARKET €2, DON'T RUIN YOUR EVES. Are your glasses scothing and restful? e rolleve. ihe strate; bRieg and um. of the tfl If not. use Geo Ma Wipers, 15¢; 2 for water makes weak i nm Rests tired eyes. By mal XET STREET. 8. u&"':.‘t L o W