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16 T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1904. CITY TO HAVE SOUTH PARK Long Litigation Is Ended and San Francisco Will| Now Pay for the Tract HEARTY' ———e Banqueted by His Ad- mirers on Eve of Jour- PRICE IS TO BE $20,000 ney to Chicago. Judge Seawell Renders De-| Mayor Schmitz Presides, cision in the Suit Brought | =0 by the Executors of Estates | Seven Hundred C|tl- zens Attend. k2, | yant and Brannan | nd and Third, will | — ncontested pos- an Francisco, appropriated r the purpose. The has been for betw Abraham Ruef was the whole thing last night. Seven hundred of friends tendered him a banquet on the eve of his departure to the Republican National Convention at Chicago as al- : h ternate for John D. Spreckels. The banquet was given in the art gallery of = Mechanics’ Pavilion. Ruef took the cake, all the cold pie on the dump and eighty-nine per cent of the value contained in the tailings. ¥ 1. te died a pale death »oting for a f compared with the reception tendered the sest of the eveéning. Mayor Sch presided. Judges and me- ommissioners and newsboys, s and saloon men, Sheriffs and ut town sat in the four lines les that stretched through the Mary amended ere was more cheering than eat- 4 Every time Ruef’s name was 3 up ot ned the entire house arose to ; s and roared. Mayor Schmitz t s e arcely less popular, and the n of his name evoked a throaty from the banqueters. Police abaniss was honored by three between the chops and the ~ . RUEF COMES LATE. $ e Ruef was becomingly late. Although Del the invitation stated that the big event w to occur at clock, it was 8 o'clock before he re ed the pavilion. was taken in d at once by the n I ittee and “Big Bill” Minnehan, lian of Telegraph Hill, ¢ detailed for the oc- escorted the guest of honor to t the banquet board. Flank- on de Mayor nd on the other w nk A. the Fire Commissioner, e acted as master of cere- arted the speech-making. me drawbacks those th of their 1 greetings to"Ruef on h the whe was one > Boy east- The long hall where the was spread was a bower of nd smilax. Flowers of all hues tables and the red, white - of the United States covered mbered walls. An orchestra of "es, embowered in greens a flags ved patrioti airs. When “Columbia” was the entire assemblage rose to and drank its wine silently. MAYOR IS ACTIVE. Dinner completed, Mayor Schmitz d toastmaster. Among some ng things he uttered was a sen- tence that appealed to the banqueters with force. *“This occasion,” he said, a fitting rebuke to the dastardly ¢ that have been published regard- our honored guest; not alone 1bout him, but about every public of- ficial who has dared to think and act as his conscience dictated. Abe Ruef may be a wily politician, as has been ular rted feet 1 its greetings and wishing you to re- Ladies’ Juliets With turn conqueror from your political mission.” Numerous other floral Rubbel' “€B|S emblems were stacked in ‘front of Ruef's place »at the banquet board and they all bore the happiest hopes for health and success. PROUD OF INVITATION. Proudest of all the manifestations of friendship was Ruef over the invita- tion extended him to attend the ban- quet. It was an engraved silver plate, with the seal of the City and County of San Francisco raised in gold upon it and flanked by enameled popples, the his | charged; he may be an astute poli- t is has been charged, but he er a traitor to his friends, and here to-night, as Mayor of the | »f San Francisco, to testify to this fact.” Men climbed the table and stood in the icecream to voice the indorse- ment given by the Mayor. Down through the center aisle came a waiter carrying a magnificent horseshoe bf budding roses. It was from the Greek-American Republican Club, bearing the inscription, “This is just* a token from the Greek- American Club, forwarding you FRIENDS OF ABRAHAM RUEF EXTEND FAREWELL ON EASTERN TRIP| IS ASSESSMENT | | RN LA | 8 1 e ) v Wiirs P m 3UEST OF HONC CITY, WHO F ONER, WHO ACT B3 HEAD | TRVICE T, EXE! D CIVIL § MONIES State flower. Ruef received this in an anteroom before the banquet, and as he | showed it to those about he was as near tears as he ever has been. For | without words. James A. Devoto, the Civil Service Commissioner, was the Initial speaker. He responded to the toast, “Our State.” He was indistinct, and, at the sugges- tion of some of the banqueteys, he He thundered away from this point of vantage, but so great was the babbling words were lost in the shufile. R. H. | “Innocents Abroad,” was scarcely less | fortunate, although he occupled a | stand midway among the banqueters. | He made a rattling spech, but of it was lost on his auditors. were calling for Ruef. FOOD HAS INNING. Finally Mayor Schmitz realized that the assemblage would dé some damage to the caterer's ware if the big event was withheld much longer. | holding a red sack, from which he pro- duced a gold-plated loving cup. He | read the inscription: token of good fellowship and a trib- | ute to his personal worth”from his | many admijrers.” | “May he live long to remember this occasion,” said the Mayor, “and to chow this tribute to his children and | his grandchildren.” Members of all the clans from »rth Beach to the Ten-Mile House raised a pandemonium. As he waited for the tumult to subside Ruef smiled the smile of confidence and capered to the tune of “He's a jolly good fellow.” “This is the highest tribute that could be paid to any man,” gaid Ruef. “But it is likely to bring me a load of They - STENOGRAPHER PORTER INSULTS THE RAVEN Typewriting Youth From San Anselmo | Sheds Tears at Sight of United States Commissioner Manley. R. C. Porter, an 18-year-old boy, re- |siding with his parents at San An- of Juliets, made for adapted to the wants st “ure suitable for ail || selmo, was taken onto custody yester- T i k. “oms || day afternoon by United States Mar- L. b poney he B 1o kg | shal Shine on a complaint charging . ...$1.20 §| him with violation of the postal laws. | The complainant is Theodore Lowe, manager of the Raven, a periodical ;published in this city. He alleges that | Porter addressed him an insulting let- 1 ter with the following on the envelope: “Lowe, 316 Clay street, city. The thief editor of the Raven fake.” Porter, who appears to be an un- | sophisticated youth, shed tears when | informed that he would be taken to | jail in default of $500 bonds. He said ’ Kid Lace sellers Why? | Because we have the largest variety on §| his father would not be over from San | {he ‘market and our prices are the most : s i i popular. the balance Of the weex ||| Anselmo until 6 p. | States Commissioner Manley and Mar- | shal Shine consented to wait until that |hour. Porter stated that he had | workea for Lowe for six weeks as ;utenogmpher and typewriter and that \Lawe had refused to pay him his isullry, which was at the rate of $35 th. He had been dunning SEE OUR SHOW WINDOWS. o ROYAL SHOE O, = 557 failed to extract either silver or gold 50 Third Street. from the representative of the black week we will bird. I who call this went free of charee an ebonized fhoe horn. Something mew. | we will have on sale infants' fige kid lace thoes, with bpatent tips and hand-turn soles. at a phenomenal price. Part of a hipment just received from an Eastern manufacturer, who makes only the best of infants’ shoes. izes 2 10 5. Epecial price.........30¢ Same am= above in button, turn soles, to 5 Epecial price. ———————— Notice to Passengers. Baggage transferred to and from steamers, etc., at low rates. Onme trunk (sin- ) 35 cents; round trip 50 cents. Delivery, 308 Taylor, 650 Market, land Ferry Depot. Phone Exchange 46. the first time in his public life he was | climbed upon a chair, better to bs heard. | among the banqueters that most of his | Countryman,who responded to the toast, | most | He rose | “To A. Ruef as a | A | trouble. Luckily the gift is accompa- nied by what always goes with suc- cess—a sack.” Here a member from the Twenty- eighth was overcome by laughter and a vertebra of the boneless tenderloin | of sole’ which strayed into his bron- { chial tubes. When the bone and the man had both been removed the speak- er continued, thus: I see before me men who have been my | friends, and when I' note how many they are I am proud and eiated. 1 know that we are nd common regard for one through troubulous times shoui I will be gone three I will not try to revolutionize United States. I will not | take any gold ks. If I do 1 will give them to you when I return. You can have them. 1 do not need.them in my business. |~ Suddenly and with no warning Ruef went into a caustic roast on papers | that have erf ed him. His language | | was so severe that the wine glasses hoiled over. Some applauded and others whispered to him to for- bear. But the speaker was warmed up and spoke his mind freely. He con- tinued until the impatient orchestra tarted “Bedelia.” | John W. Rodgers, Election Commis- sioner, snoke on “The Leader and the Boss.” A. W. Voorsanger reviewed ‘Ruef the Man.” James Gallagher dis- ! coursed on “Friendship.” Charles M. | Shortridge dwelt on the “Example of | Leadership,” calling spirits from the vasty deep. Dr. Poheim, speaking on “Chicago Germs,” remarked incidental- |1y that Ruef was afflicted with the | germ of greatness for which there was no cure. George H. Bahrs answered the question “Is Devotion to Politics | the Duty of the Citizen?” D. W. Bur- chard replied to “The Bench and the Bar.”. P. McGushen wound up the evening with an original poem on “The Golden West.” PRONGES SAYS COMPATRIOTS GOT HIS MONEY BY FRAUD Alleges They Offered to Get His Brother Out of the Spokane Jail for $500. J. Pronges, pleading ignorance of the laws of this country, and reliance upon the word of his countrymen, filed a complaint in the Superior Court yester- day, in which he alleges that M. D. Vanvales, Geaqrge Panagiolaros and John Doe Spiropalos defrauded him out of $500 under pretense of doing a good turn for his brother. He says *that Vanvales and Spiropalos, on May 26, represented to him that Dave Pronges, the defendant’s brother, had been ar- rested at Spokane charged with having: committed a forgery at Fresno. They declared, he says, that Dave would be extradited and brought td California for trial, but that for the sum of $500 they could procure his release and ar- range for his return to California with- out danger of prosecution. Progges alleges that he gave the men $250 in gold and his note for $250 pay- able in thirty days. Then, according to the complaint, he discovered that his brother had not been arrested. He sues for the return of the money and the surrender of the note. ————— Fire in Business Section. p A fire broke out in the basement occupied by.the firms of Nathan, Dohr- mann & Co. and Danlel McLeod & Co. at 339 Bush street last night. The Fire Department responded quickly to the alarm and the flames were soon extinguished. The damage amounts to about $750. —————— Burnett's Extract of Vanilla—In purity and strength pre-eminently superior. SONS OF REVOLUTION INVITED TO MEET HERE Western Sentiment in Favor of San Francisco—Efforts of Promo- tion Committee. An invitation to the Sons of the American Revolution to convene in San convention of the society which opens at St. Louis to-day. The cities of the West are joining in urging the claims of Californfa. A telegram was received yesterday by the California Promotion Committee from the Portland Commer- heartily joins in urging the Sons of the Revolution to hold here. Yyesterday that after much investiga- tion it had found that the population of San Francisco is in excess of 450,000 and probably close to 500,000. The re- 187,160 names, ¥ exclusive .of business houses. The United States census in 1900 credited the city with 342,782 per- sons and the directory that year con- tained 130,000 names. Charles Dexter and J. B. Dines, rep- resenting a syndicate recextly formed in St. Louis, are in California for the purpose of buying 1000 acres of land for a colony which *ill grow flaming tokay grapes. -They were met in St. Louis by Dr. R. M. Green and Judge J. H. Wills, the Sacramento Valley Commissioners, and are looking over the Sacramento County possibilities, —————— Notice.—Our name is not in the tele- Q’hono book. When you want Bekin's an and Storage Co: , call for Main 285, 1016 Bmld"y.mpm, o g | | sessor did mot. in the — Francisco in 1905 has been sent to the i clal Club saying that that organization | (their next meeting | The Promotion Committee announced-: cent city directory for 1904 contains | HALF BILLION Preliminary Calculations by | the Assessor Show a| | Big Increase in the Roll, | T LARGE SUM TO BE IDLE Money Not Specifically Ap- ]; propriated Must Be Car- riel Over to Next Year From preliminary calculations made yesterday in the Assessor's office it was ascertained that the assessment| roll for this year will aggregate nearly $500,000,000. The roll totals approximately $490,- | 000,000, but the additions yet to be’ ‘made may raise it to the half-billion nfark. The estimate of $490,000,000 is an' immense increase over the roll of 1903, when it was $427,462,110. In 1502 the | assessment was $419,968,466. The in-| crease is in conformity with the prom- | ise made by Assessor Dodge last year | to the State Board of Equalization | when it raised San Francisco's assess- | ment by 30 per cent. Dodge then said | that the roll would show an increase| of at least $30,000,000 and he has kept| his word, as it bids fair to exceed. his| own estimate by more than $35,000,000. | Dodge was forced to take this stand | owing to an implied threat that the| Board of Edualization would again| | raise this city's assessment if its As-| As the municipal budget was hased! on a prospective assessment Toll of $465,000,000 with a tax rate of $2.2053 on every $100, it is apparent that the city will collect in round numbers $350,000 over and above the total of the vari-| ous. appropriations. This money will} lie dormant in the City Treasury, as {under the charter it cannot be used| this year, but must be carried over into the funds of the next fiscal vear. This directs attention to the apparent de- fect in the charter requiring the fixing of the tax rate on the last Monday in June before the-aggregate sum of the assessment roll is known. The State law requires the fixing of the tax rate on the third Monday in September, and, if the charter did not prevent,| that date would be the logical one, ns‘ the assessment would then be known.| If the tax rate were fixed later it| would result either in a lower tax rate | or the collection of a sum of $350,000 that | could at once be appropriated for pub- | lic improvements. | The increased assessment roll is due to new assessments on franchises of| corporations and banks under a recent | Supreme Court decision; to the raising | of real estate valuations in certain| favored districts, and to additions made on aecount of new buildings, which| have been constructed in large num- bers. Some reductions have been made | on old improvements, but these have| been more than offset by the increases. L Election of Justices of Peace. The Justices of the Peace vlsited“ Mayor Schmitz yesterday to urge his| aesistance in the proposition not to| hold an election for Justices of the Peace this year, for the reason that the State law, backed by the opinion of | City Attorney Long, makes the term | four years. Election Commissioner Devoto was also present. After hear- ing argument why an election should not be held Mayor Schmitz stated that | a § ¢ | meet to-morrow night and settle the question. he would not Interfere with any| course decided upon by the Elecrlon! Commission. The latter body will| | | oA | Would Lease Part of Ocean. W. L. Harper petitioned the Board | of Supervisors vesterday to lease for ‘a term of twenty years a block of land | bounded on the west by the Pacific| Ocean, on the east by the Ocean bou- | levard, on the north by a line corre- ! sponding with J street and on the south by K street. Harper asks that the lease be of-| fered for sale at public auction. He says that it is his intention, should he obtain the lease, to inaugurate an amusement scheme on the block. - er——— | Alaska Excursion- £-1son 1904. Land of the Midnight Sun, Glaciers and a thousand islands en route. Inside | passage. Seasickness unknown. The | palatial excursion steamer Spokane will leave Seattle, 9 a. m., June 7, 21, July 5, | 19, Aug. 2, 16. For information, apply to Pacific Coast 8. S. Co.’s Ticket Offices, 4 New Montgomery st. (Palace Hotel) and 10 Market st. C. D. Dunann, Gen, Pass. Agt., San Francisco. L] —_——— | Art Association Election. The annual election and meeting of the San Francisco Art Assoclation was held yesterday at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. The following di- rectors were elected: Willis E. Davis, Louis Sloss, Lorenzo P. Latimer, Hen- Ty Heyman, Horace G. Platt, James D. | Phelan, Newton J. Thar), Warren D. | Clark, George W. Turner, William G. | Stafford and Vanderlynn Stow. It was announced that a life mem- bership had been recently conferred upon John Ross Martin, who has been assistant secretary of the. association for thirty-two years. 1 The Mexican dollar will soon be a thing of the past in the Philippines; the Logan arrived yesterday with fifty tons of them gnflgned to the Mint here to | . Bu; be recoin: y gas ranges from S. F. | Gas and Electric Co., 415 Post street. * Falls Down Hold of Steamer. Frank Bird, a sailor on board the | steamer State of California, fell down | the hold of the vessel last night and | both his legs were broken above the {ankle. The injured man was taken to the Harbor Hospital. ——— Be explicit in writing receipts when whiskey is used—say “Old Gilt Edge and there’ll be no disappointment. Wholesale at 29-31 Battery &t., S. F. Wichman, Lutgen & Co. . ———— MELONE ESTATE.—The first “account of Sarah B. Melone, administratrix of the estate of Drury Melone, deceased, shows receipts amounting to $12,720 20 and disbursements of , $12,446 54. Claims allowed and approved ag- gregate $45,525. Ladies suffering from nervous afflictions find quick rellef in Parker’s Ginger Tonic. Parker's Hair Balsam aids the hair growth.® MACHINIST HURT.—While_working on the California at the Union Iron Works Fred Al- wistelade of 501 Twentleth street was struck on the head by a falling piece of machinery. He was taken to the trero Hospital and treated for fracture of the skull | cided | business. Printed Dress Fabrics. ‘Special Sale. Commencing Wednesday, June 15th, we will place on SPECIAL SALE 16 Cases Fine PRINTED BATISTE, full 30 inches wide, in a great varietg of phoice designs. ; 10C yara. Regular value 20c. We will also have on sale at same time 5 Cases PRINTED IRISH DIMITIES, small and medium de- signs, dt 12.C vara. Worth 25¢ Yard. WRITE FOR SAMPLES. Price ... SEE WINDOW DISPLAY... CLUB BUYS GOGUE PROPERTY THE BOHEMIAN OLD m Consideration Is $125,000—The Lot Wiil Be the Site of Handsome SOLVES BLIND | | negotiations, yesterday took title to the site of the old synagogue at the north- Supreme Court States That 3ie,f e oid maseue ot the novey Numerous Municipalities|7"s deal mas closed by Tnomas tooe May Levy Revenue Taxes handsome new home for the | mians will be built. There 1 o hample room for it, as the lot has a /frnr‘mze of 105 feet on Post and 973 feet on Tayfor. —_——————— Sentenced for Robbery. George Garran, who pleaded guilty in Judge Dunne's court to a charge of robbery, was sentenced yesterday to serve seven . He and Frank Carroll, w last week to serve ten som penitentiary, h up Joseph Joyce on February and took $20 |from him. There were prier convic- tions against Carroll. N Bohe- w be A majority of the Supreme Court de- yesterday that cities and towns created by special acts of the Legis- lature prior to' the adoption of the State constitution and not since reor- ganized under the general laws are not affected by section 3366 of the Political Code, which prohibits local govern- ments from enacting license laws fbr revenue. A large number of cities and towns are affected by this ruling, and many of them have enacted laws for revenue. The matter was brought to the at- tention of the Supreme Court on writs of habeas corpus from Whittier, Marysville and Santa Clara. The au- thorities of Whittier imposed a reve- nue tax on the livery and feed busi- | ness, Marysville taxed restaurants and | Santa Clara taxed several kinds of | ADVERTISEMENTS. Previous to the adoption of the con- | stitution cities and towns were created by special acts of the Legislature. The* constitution provided for the incorpor- | ation of municipalities of the various classes and made them all subject to | the general laws. Opportunity was offered for all cities and towns cre- ated by special acts of the Legislature to reorganize under the general laws relating to corporations for “municipal | purposes.” Many towns did not avail themselves | of the privilege, but they were still subject to the general laws until 1896. In that year there was passed a con- | stitutional amendment which provided | that all cities and towns shou be controlled by the generdl laws ex- cept in “municipal affairs.” In 1901 the Legislature passed section 3366 of the Political Code, which forbids all cities and towns from imposing li- cense taxes except for police regula- tion. The Supreme Court holds, how- ever, that this law applies only to such citfes and towns as have been incor- porated under the constitution or such as have. reorganized under the pro- vision of the general law. The opinions ip the three cases were written by Justice Angellotti, with whom Justices Shaw, McFarland, Henshaw and Van Dyke directly con- cur. Chief Justice Beatty and Justice Lorigan dissent in each case. —_—————— ‘Wanted in Los Angeles. Stephen A. Walters, a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Train- men, was arrested on Second street yesterday morning by Detective Cody on a dispatch from Chief W. A. Ham- mel of Los Angeles, saying that Wal- ters was wanted there for felony em- bezzlement. It is alleged that he got $495 from a woman on Monday morn- ing to deposit in a bank, but instead of doing so he, with his wife, took the train for this city. Chief Hammel was informed of Walters’ arrest and replied that an officer would be sent at once to take him back. A 89 Trunk for $6 It’s one of our special offers for exposition and vacation travel. If you need a trunk, bag or dress suit case, see our line before you make your purchase. A. B. SMITH (0. 128 Ellis Street, Above Powell. 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