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THE SAN FRA N\CISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 28 1904. NEW RAILROAD THINKS FATHER | [NCORPORATED HAS THE BOOKS R I Josua Eppinger Testifies as| to Missing Documents of | Local People Associate and Propose to Run Lines Over streets From Bay to Ocean the Crockett Warehouse! [0 ASK FOR FRANCHISE OTHER DEALS INVOLVED Prosecution Seeks to Show That Defunet Grain Firm racks Will Extend Aeross (ty From End of Buchan- n Street by Easy Route Had Conspired to Defraud S SRS P a o The prosecutien of the case of Jacob e Eppinger, charged with fraudulently B » = R x obta noney from the Inter- “orporation, spent al- rrowed from the Inter- with other alleged fraudulent =. Attorney Campbell had prom- Judge Lawlor that all the evi- | uld be in by last night that might begin its case this owever, almost the en- occupied in the examina- | f one witness, Judge Lawlor sug- ons be held in the case may be finished n of the millenium. QUESTIONS KED. re day was who failed to answer to his Josua, the defense w all about the disappear- books from the Pacific e Company at the time pinger failure and his testi- at the surmise was ing of ques- the situation: James Deming? - 1 do not remem- e books shipped? not care 1ess was excused. t6 cross- RECEIPTS MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS of Statement From Some Mr. Ach the lid know that any er been made for grain yment on the. promissory examination the me occasion in which part in the negotia- with the Lines, LINKS. cted to and in how there was not one heat in the warehouse ‘We contend that f this bank when the they we the fut They :glll‘es =d the bank at that time $100.000 F‘ nd eir transactions with it were defraud.” to the firm and identified sig- uments. t 9:39 this morn- Have You Increase Greatest of Pupils Where Proved | House Builaing ¥ias Been | Noticeable. it? you're not t and the mento. The the census of umber of school 8 along the same for this figure was than that of the previous he difference in sex of the hildren of this year is 50,169 47,184 girls. White children 88 606; this year, 93,555; ne- 1903, 231; this year, 462; Mongolians in n the face school boys t in 1993, groes in tive born xhx: year, Coffee The trial the Siate $8 per chiid, or $ rear an increase of $5 Superintendent Langdon stated that case the child increase has Tee entireiy witness called was Josua ' CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS TO ERECT LARGE CHURCH Building Will Be Constructed at Corner of Scott and Sacramento Streets, and Work on It Will Begin as Soon as $170,000 Has Been Raised Plans for the building to be erected | HEIRS OF HUGH McDERMOTT at the southwest corner of Scott and | DID NOT GET BEQUESTS ram 0o s s f the First Church of Christ, Scien have been | Nine Suits Filed in buperim‘ Court Al- leging Property of the Estate Was Hidden. e suite were filed in the Superior Coaurt terday by as many heirs of the estdte of Hugh McDermott, who died in San Mateg County on January 9, 189 The action is brought against James Maguire, as administrator of the estate of Bridget McDermott, and demands the pay t of sums ranging 0 to $5000 to each of the s on the ground that they did not get all thet was coming to them under the provisions of Hugh McDer- place of meeting, and it was there the MOtts will. Bridget McDermott was the administrairix of her husband’'s plans for an edifice worthy of the sect r upon last Sunday will and it is alleged that before she ;, 1991, the lot at Seott s was purchased John Galen How- i the construction will be- soon as funds are accumulated he laying of the cornmer- ate cost will be $170,000. hers of the congregation have no ty to raise the amount he order has grown from fear of abili { tribution of the estate by false repre- | sentations to the 1 Mateo Superior Court. Sofeoggpgiin The heirs declare that she reported the managers, but to the court that McDermott's estate I2 d that the Jot was not consisted of %6030 in realty and six- cnomsh 40 ser modate the b teen promissory note: secured b\' mortgages worth 316,472 26. When | contemplated men she obtained a decree of final settle- ment she was awarded three-fourths of the estaie and given $2590 in trus 1 g 31593 to be di tributed among the nine heirs, who had been bequeathed sums ranging from $700 to nor V- Le Blond and Ch th first and church, and the boar of the e ¢ ot % % the h that McDer- g = e t o‘yned more property than ap- Willia Kilgrove, Thomas H. Lord | Peared in the reports and that it was ok B G Torais fraudulently withheld by the widow. They profess uot to know itsrsal value, PN A but say it was something more than BRING CHARGES 3GAINST $70.008 350 atier A1} Chpisiate wese FRENCH HOSPITAL MANAGERS |14i there was enough remaining fo | .l of the bequests in full. Mi: Family of Late Mrs. Thora Aliege Coilusion With an Undertaker, | (oo Mebermott says e Who Is a Director. be ninx 06 and -t Mrs. Ben K. Thorn, wife of erifl | Thomas F. McDermott got $95 42 and Thorn, died the French Hospital| wants 3$1006; John McDermott got | Members of her ind wants $1000: John MecDer- r. got $85 42 and wants $1000; death xr\j.. gx\';n to J. ]\r Mary A. P got $05 42 and wants iy i i D cDer " the Tospital, and that the b5 i airerry Y i R o L A Jearned of it from one of 36678 and Sande . 330007 TRiA b Py g o S Moore got £95 42 and asks for $1000; Annie Burke and Mary Cummings | were each -umw' $477 14 and sue for $5000 attorney piece. § n & Sullivan are for 4l o the Inlmntq Tilden and Mrs. Adolph ers of the deceased, had | | | | J celve those who attended his lectures | | | i died she secured a settlement and dis- | SPIRITED TALK BY DR. SCOTT Noted Divine From Indi:l.i Gives Brother Ministers | an Idea of Krishna Cult WORSHIP IS CORRUPT ' | Gives Warning- of Danger of Doctrine and Condemns | ‘Exponents Who Come Here | “Unveiled Hinduism” was the sulr! |Ject of a spiritual address by the Rev. | Jefterson E. Scott before the members | | of the Methodlst Ministers’ Association | | yesterday morning at Epworth Hall. | Dr. Scott is the presiding elder of the Ajmere district, India, and his de- | sire yesterday was to show the cor- ruption of the Krishna cuit. He con demned those of America who give it | ‘a serious thought. Dr. Scott said inw | part: | | Hinduis:n Las deteriorated into the womshi] | of many gods, and among these may be men: ticned Ram and Krishna. The latter was, borm in Muttre, a city situated on the Jumna River thirty miles above Agra. The medern form of Krishna worship is t of he Krishaa, mcst ecorrupt form himsel?, d the modern priests are looked upon 01 of Krishna and are wor- ous rites and ugh the teachings of these priss me corrupt in thought asd pract In view of these facts, weil known to any one who has lNved in Muttra, it seems sur- prising that any ome shculd endeavor to spread abroad as wurtky of being accepted the Joc- trine and ings of the Krishna cult, as has been done by Mrs. Besant, Madame Blavatsky Swami Vivekananda and others | A CORRUPT RELIGION. Sensfble people must know that a reli | practically so corrupt as the not werthy of eredence by a the so-called cccult sciem: no practical influence whatever in ral peopl>, In the very land of its | higher plane of meral life. tvekananda, who made a stir at the Religions the people bave social true inwardness of 20 zealousiy tried to propagate in or eise he purposely sought to de- circies. Teligion America otherwise religious teache th Other pundits, ted America arrayed in robes and speech have sought have since v moznificent yeliow priestly fluency ol & There in damger in all this, a knowiedze of Oriental religicas would f moment listen to such visionary and Imprac- tieable rubbish These priests have come to America, W very siliy women have been greatly DOCTOR IS QUESTIONED. In reply to a question as to the con- | nection between Christian Science and the Vedant philosophy, as believed in India, Dr. Scott replied that there is a very apparent similarity between them, in that both teach the funda- mental doctrine that there is nothing real in pain and that by mental abstraction and Yogi practices there may be entire exemptioa from all hu- | } a booklet ‘called A Yogi, explained Dr. Scott, is one | who seeks to entirely obliterate all his facuities and senses by acts of pen- ance, but both Christian Science and | Yogism, he sdid, are repugnant to the | higher instincts of mankind. { The Rev. Dr. H. H. Bell addressed | the Presbyterian Ministers’ Association | | yesterday on his recent trip to the Holy Land and gave a most graphic idescripmm of the wonderful scenes and life of the country. The Rev. Mr. | Bevier presided. | A review of a journey East and the | condition of the Congregational church in the Eastern part of the States com- posed an address by the Rev. Dr. C. R. Brown before the Congregational Ministers’ Association yesterday morn- ing. Dr. Brown informed his audience that there had come a change in the attendance at the old churches of their denomi ion in New England, which he attributed to the strenuous life of men who took the Sabbath for outdoor recreation, and, also, because of the | circulation of secular and se Journals. The Christian Church Ministers’ sociation met yesterday afternoon, when the Rev. P. C. Macfarlane was elected president of the association for the next half The Rev. T. A. Boyer W. F. Stafford treasurer and s Dr. Van Kirk announced that r markable progress had been made in the construction of the Christian church building in Berksley. ——— piec | T5e far 5o pieces, $2,00 for 175 | $£507 $5.00 for g7 ieces. RED HEADS. Small, per 100, 29¢. 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It makes a beautiful neck ribbon: worth 25c: special, per yard .. 20¢ No. 1 is our improw Pin Stretcher, w k mercerized sateen soldl everywhieve with umbrel- YRy 2 special | No. 2. sam S -95e | eeption ha BELTS. where f. Washable Belts, made of white PR S-one-. pique; ular prie ; spectal | xo. 3. strong A .. 10e Shth otat stauER woSE. La Hose, made of English thread, fast black Plain black and fan the imported kind: 33c: special XNIVES, RAZSORS AND SHEARS GROUND AND REPAIRED. PICTURE FRAMES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS MADE TO ORDER. MEN IDENTIFIED AND A.‘KUSEKY.NTS. CHARGED “l’l’H ROBBEBY Parks and McMahon Mahon Accused of Hold- | GRAN ing Up Louls Young on Mont- zomery Street. ' Thomas McMahon and P. A. Schultz were arrested early yesterday morn- ing at 231 Second street on suspicion of being implicated in the robbery of Louis Young on Montgomery street, near Washington. late Sunday night A watch and $7 30 coin were taken | from Young by three men. Young| shouted for help and one of the sup- posed robbers was arrested near Kear- ny street. He gave the name of Hugh | HOUSE MATINZES mmn ll'b iA' UiDAY { " BE3. TOMORROW ¥IGET- Last FeurNights MRS LESLI:: CART:R Parks and McMahon wers identified ! yesterday 1!(»7\:\:,'\ by Young and also by Fred (ornelius, saloon-keeper, | 440 P and J. W. Stevens, bartender, Washington street, who saw the robbery committed and | joined in the chase after Pa Parks | 643 and McMahon were booked on the char; of robbery. ‘li"uul & being detained pending further tiga- tion. Queensiand Ministry Resigns. | BRISBANE, Queensland, June 27.— | | The Ministry has resigned, owing to the recent vote in the legislative as- mbly on an amendment to the ad- @ress in reply to the speech of the Governor of Queensland, Major Gen- eral Sir Herbert Chermside, when | thirty-six votes were cast for the Gov- ernment against thirty-five for the op- | position. i residence within a| tes of the hospital and ad been promised that if any se hange took place in their | mother B tion they should ‘o.-' warned at once. They declare that , they were refused permission to | EwB s remains at the hos- | their mo GOING i nigm that mm end bnngmg the | whole mat before the board of di- rectors of the hospita o S SRt s e SN | NOVEL METHOD ADOPTED | BY WOMAN SUICIDE | Mrs. Sarah Conway Slowly Chokes | Herself to Death With Bed Cord | Tied to Her Wrists. Driven almost insane by excruciat- ing headaches, Mjs. Sarah Conway, a widow residing at 100 Jones street, cofimittee suicide last Sunday night | Delightiity fragrent. Ceoling to scalp. Stops itchlog instantly. comedy that * Dfihm G ING ! h"lw ADVZ!TIml HERPICIDE GONE tH 20 -ACTUAL rdship or expense, for boiled Postugn deli- i having the lack coffee, color in ry been noticeable in localities where there been the most building. This shows at newly erected dwelling houses have been quickly occupied upon completion and that in a major- ity of cases by families coming from a distance. With 6060 more children to: educate the School Department of this city finds the labor increased. | ———— | Dies in Squalor With Wealth. ; Joseph Barry, 75 years of age, was| found dead in his bed yesterday morn- ing at 222 Montgomery avenue. He| i died in fi!zh and squalor. On his per- son were found two bank books show- ing deposits to his credit of $6783 in | the Hibernia Bank and $1232 in the | '(;erman Savings and Loan mle!y. | His death was due to natural causes. | His relatives live in Oakland. T grades of prove something one way or the other, but dor’t be surprised if you feel as if 2 great weight had ed from you, for Postum, in of the drugs of coffee, will show t health and and clearer wuddenly b you a vigor, making you stronger e ‘of the joy of in brain, muscle and nerves. There's a Reason. Get the littie book, e each phg. *The Road to Well- | ends to her wrists. by str#ngling herself with a cord| which she took from the folding bed on which she lay. The unfortunate woman chose a novel method for self- destruction. She looped the middle of the cord about her neck and tied the | Then pushing her | arms apart she slowly choked heneu\ to death. The extraordinary will pow- er of the suicide was shown by this method, for it was within her power‘ to release the strain at any time be- tween the agony of suffocation andy unconsciousness. Mrs. Conway had been keeping lhek lodging-house In partnership with' Thomas Miller. She had never threat- | ened to make away with herself, but: had suffered much pain for a long! time with viclent headaches. she{ was born in New York forty-two R e = oo DIRECTORY beauty of the p-mam set depends almest l OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. entirely upon it. $OZODONT “riimiai ws TOOTH POWDER FRESE AND SALT MEATS. i used with SOZODONT Liquid, preveats mmumm yet being free from | grit does not scratch the enamel. Do not | LUBRICATIN experiment on babs teeth. Insist on ODONT. 3 FORMS: LIQUID, POWDER, PASTE. F. C. BUGHES ! German Comedy; Bobby North, Pee ¢ He- | brew Comedians, e | TIVOLI &2 EVENINGS AT ROBIN HOOD Seats Always AT S SHARP. " The Greatest Comic Onera Selling—Only ht e 0' AveR L‘ENTRAL ~ Performance Market Street, Near Eightn tver Seen in This City with: mr oFr NEW w Continued and Uninterrupted Success of THE MOCRMONS. Excrutiating!y Funny and Cleverly Acted. QI uT ‘D80 B P2 Last Week of Licnel Lawrence's “EIGHT RADIUM GIRLS" “All Star” Cast of Burlesque Artists. SPECIAL MATINEE JULY 4. — 5, T R e COMMENCING SAT{'RDAY -TILY 9, P) Oar Dorothy Mor- esque: Nora Bayes, Queen Rice and Cady, Emperurs of l‘lEI.ENRERTDAM MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. | Same Popular Prices, Regular matinee Every Wednesday, Thars- day. Saturday and Sunday. and Jde. Prices. '10c, 2S¢ A Splendid Show Every Aftermoom and Evening in the Theater. TAKE A RIDE ON THE MINIATURE ELECTRIC RAILROAD. Esmeralda and Her LA.Y MONKEY in the INSPECT CABARET DE LA MORT. Hear the PNEUMATIC SYMPHONY ORCHES- TRION. AMATEUR TEURSDAY. 't Pall to See “ARGO.” —fesirn 10e: Children, Se.