The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 9, 1904, Page 14

14 ANGRY PARTY OF PICNICKERS of Ex- Three Trainloads cursionists Spend Night| in Santa Cruz Mountains A WILDER IS CENSITREDLCO)IPAR Railroad Officials Rebuke Ssuperintendent for Not Sendine Cars to Rescue — inloads of picnickers, home- nset Park in the s intains, spent the Sunday night and at Wrights Station, chilly cars. When a ed this city, about 2 k vesterday afternoon, they addest and most dejected of m rs that ever under- t The trouble was due t nt, but the railroad officials n to severely cen- nt Wilder for his ap- 1 failing to send a res- pent-Lp passengers, en hours, suffered ardships from lack of uarters and much needed ing three sections und for Sunset Park, under the auspices of Corps was to be Everything went nic < Drur 1, left the c The passengers, it- would be hours be- could be placed on the the pleasure grounds, a ance of six miles, and after a h ay of merriment had all but for- P the inconvenience they had suf- f n the morning. They walked trains at ¢ only to engine had not been r e forced to await pa- ti v t of this ta which was accomplished about 8 o’clock first section of the train, how- barely started on its return ity when the rails spread blockade was effected. A train wa yt from San yair the track, but it proved p It was well into th f terday when the track i the fatigued and hun- Dur- f the their ) attended ly liquor ve homewar ajority c aboard whe ¥ d filling thems ceeded to offer every to the people in the ndi s to young rached — ugly here yester- of the pas- mood. An- young women d of the ing wrinkled expressed treatment n over the railroad company. the stificat ordered the case ted It was not 4 that Superin- been extremely ght easily have dis- ial train from this city afternoon and _brought n Francisco the j Wilder was censured s and given to under- the matter’ is mot yet tainly is not. for to-day ative Sons, repre- Corps, is due at th for a settlement of the expense account and it is expected t€ members will have something regarding the manner their guests were treated by Wilder's divis- PR Insolvent Farmer. R. A. Svarks, a farmer of Dixon, | Compar yesterday filed a petit He owes 75 and has no assets. 1 | | | | high THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1904 LATDS SPRING. VALLEY STSTEM Engineer Schussler Tells of Care Taken to Provide for Needs of the Public ISON OF PLANS PA RN S Says Plant Suggested by Grunsky Would Take Years to Build and Still Be Unsafe | -~— Herman Schussler, chief engineer for the Spring Valley Water Works, occu- pied the witness stand yesterday in Judge Heacock's court during the hear- ing of the suit to declare illegal the water rate fixed by the Board of Super- visors. The questions were all asked on direct examination by Attorney Kel- logg for the water company, and elic- ited chiefly a mass of figures regarding the rainfall and the capacity of various reservoir Maps showing the rainfall from year to year were admitted in evi- dence, and Schussler also compared the ing Valley plant with the one prom- i by former City Engineer Grunsky. According to Schussler, Grunsky fol- lowed closely as poesible the system of the Svring Valley Company, but a service on the lines laid down by Grun- sky would be dangerous, because vast storage reservoirs are needed to tide over the vears of light rainfall. The rapid increase of the population of the city is also an important item. The testimony given by Schussler was largely a comparison of the system laid out by Grunsky and that of the Spring Valley Company, his object being to show that a comparative value could not be based on the water works planned by Grunsky and made to apply to the system of the Spring Valley Company. The city's demand for water, he said, has increased beyond expecta- tion, but owing to the precautions taken by the Spring Valley Company its residents have not suffered in years of drought A map showing the annual rainfall for some years was presented. It alsc showed how much water had been stored each year. The witness explained variations in the rainfall and storage by saying that after a dry year the ground would be so parched that a suc- ding wet year would not give the re- a layman might expect. The in- ed consumption of water for irri- pur es also reduced the sup- an instance of this Schussler’s showed that in Abril, 1894, the reservoirs contained 24,000,000,000 gal- lons of water, while in February, 1904, they contained but 10,000.000,000 gallons. This fallin creased consumption, dry evaporati n i'rom 1897 to 1903, said the witness, little water was gathered, and not been for the precautions tigur it taken by us the city would have been without water been disastrous. that The results might have It happened, however, the nreceding vears, from 1893 to were very good, and with our sys- we had stored sufficient water to arry us over.” The wt of Schussler’s testimony was calculated to show that a municipal wate; tem without a series of stor- age reservoirs could not be used as a basis on which to estimate the value of the Spring Valley ‘plant. The hearing wiii be resumed this morning. RS S T ST RSO High Japanese Official Arrives. Among the passengers from the Orient "on the steamship Doric, which arrived Saturday, was T. E. Tejima, commissioner of his imperial Japanese Majesty to the St. Louis Ex- position. He was accompanied by his son. Commissioner Tejima says that his mission embraces the duty of pro- | viding that no Japanese women shall be imported to this country for im- moral purposes. ——————— “DRUMMER"Y HAS DISAPPEARED. — A Daniee yesterday for. the arreat ot M. "Moreis baniss vesterday for the arrest of N. Morris on a charge of felony embezzlement. Morris was engaged as a traveling malesman by the National Taflors, 124 California street, and on July 20 he was equipped for a trip south. He got cash, scrip book of the Southern Pacific ,_trunk and samples. The total value was $31750. He left that evening. Instead of m in insolvency. | going south he went north, and has not been h rd of mince. A DURABLE IRON BED size. Regular $3.75 bed for leader. Cut to . design. This week .. This week Immense posts. This wesak $25.00 massive 6-foot Din- ing Table $30.00 8-foot Table, same as above $25.00 Buffet, golden or weathered $13.50 Golden Oak Dress- er, bevel mirror T N1 ® - REDIT HOUSE ADVERTISEMENTS. Building up two or more stories; tearing down prices in two more lines of furniture. Wherever the noise of the trade, the prices are out to make the interest keemer. ‘week, all metal beds from ome-third to ome-half off. quoted below, equally strong. Read the offers we maki Olrlm that will give good service, and a o7 4 b i AL ni ] $8.00 BRASS RAIL BED ; lus: Jm'%n?“fi.’é‘f\',erl’é"'ss“_fi"s A large white chills, white or apple green $2850 SOLID BRASS BED Hseviiy i 11;-inch posts, 63 inches high. sive bed at about half price: ~ X s BIG CUTS AT RANDOM .75 $19.75 $17.50 $9.45 e~ opmayedopinttc /| is affecting ‘This Other specials . beds quoted here, any Strong and with graceful lines. It is our fl°°r_$3.65 enamel bed, with foot wrought in butterfly desur“’r.af‘.'.A,s.p.“.‘fi,lf'..”}.{f,.afj. 2nd $11.25 $20.00 ENAMEL With high head, brass spindle, gilt $14.75 acquered; guaranteed fin- simple, elegant $14.75 A mas- 0 : $17.75 f artistic design, frame and ."e;n:nml:edlum pign $3.50 Golden Oak Cobbler v ou il i 00 $6.25 $1.65 $5.00 $4.95 I T ST, $9.00 Carnegie Steel au£ $2.75 Wire Fabric single $10.00 Golden wood seat Rocker $6.00 Red Damask Tufted Couch O0S To reclaim millions of acres of the richest land in California that have | been withheld by the floods from the use of man is the object of the board of engineers employed by the River Im- provement and Drainage Assecia‘ins of California, which will hold its first meeting this morming in . building. The board is cor Major ‘T. G. Dabney of Clarkdale, M ; Henry B. Richardson e w Orleans; H. M. Chittenden, recently employed by the Government in the Yellowstone National Park, and M. A. Nurse, engineer of the State Board of Public Works. Though not a member, Lieutenant Colonel Willlam H. Heuer of the United States Engineer Corps will advise with the commission during its sessions here. Major Dabney and Mr. Richardson BOARD OF ENGINEERS IS PREPARING TO COMBAT FLOODS OF THE VALLEYS Distinguished Easterners Are Ready for Investigation of ‘ the Great Reclamation Problem That Confronts Them in Basins of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers _ J®. LiePINCOTT P CASE BEFORE COURT-MARTIAL Captain Frank A. Cook Is Being Tried at the Pre- IS HIS OWN COUNSEL Attorney to Defend Him The trial of Captain Frank A. Cook came up before the courtmartial at the Presidio yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. olonel Charles Morris is president of the board and Captain John J. Bardley is judge advocate. Cook are conduct unbecoming an of- ficer and a gentleman and that of breaking a pledge to his commanding officer that he would abstain from all intoxicating liquors for three years from March 3, 1903. Some half a court yesterday to prove that they had | seen the exhibition which the corner of O'Farrell street and Grant avenue. The testimony offered was practically all on the same point. It was to the effect that Captain Cook had come into the resort in what ap- peared to be an intoxicated condition and had so intruded his presence on some patrons of the house that the barkeeper was forced to eject him. | The result was a scrimmage on the sidewalk, which wound up by Captain Cook being arrested and taken to jall, fined him $10 for disturbing the peace. | He salled for Manila June 1, but | when the news of the rumpus reached the ears of General MacArthur he back to San Francisco. Captain Cook it is reported, did not deny in any way was endeavoring to prove that his ac- tions were not caused by the use of intoxicants. It will be some time be- fore the trial is concluded, as it wi probably’ be necessary to bring several more witnesses to testify. General MacArthur, accompanied by his aids and staff, left yesterday morr ing at 8 o'clock for Camp Atascadero, where he goes to witness the big bat- tle maneuvers which will be taken part in by troops of the regular army and State militia. The big exerc arrived here Sunday from the East and yesterday morning Mr. Chitten- den joined his colleagues at the Palace Hotel. Mr. Nurse is expected down from Sacramento to-morrow. Lieuten- ant Colonel Heuer is permanently sta- tioned here with headquarters in the Flood building. J. B. Lippincott, su- pervising engineer of the United States Geological Survey, with headquarters in Los Angeles, whose data will furnish the board with a groundwork for its labors, is due here in a few days. HAVE COMBATED FLOODS. Major Dabney and Mr. Richardson have won their eminent positions in the engineering world in successful combats with the floods of the Mis- sissippi River and many of the perma- nent works that hold back these rush- ing waters from cities and plantations are the result of their engineering skill. Mr. Chittenden has had great experi- ence in problems similar to that that now faces him, -the treacherous Kaw | River having been studied by him and partly controlled through his efforts. Mr. Nurse's experiences with the floods of the Sacramento and San Joaquin basins, together with the fact that he is the State Engineer, resulted in his appointment on the commission. Rufus P. Jennings, manager of the California Promotion Committee ang chairman of the River Improvement and Drainage Association, conferred | with the Eastern engineers yesterday |in order to ascertain their desires be- fore proceeding with the preparation of nings the members of the board said they believed the meetings here, which will extend over a period of perhaps | two weeks, should be open, and that| every one interested in the problem | should have an opportunity to express | his opinion and suggest a remedy. { REPORTS ON CONDITION. The report of the United States Geo- logical Survey on the flow, discharge | and reservoir sites of both the Sacra-| mento and San Joaquin rivers will be offered first, to be followed probably by a report written several years ago | by James B. Eads, constructor of the great jetties of the Mi ippi, and an- | other prepared by J. Hamilton Hall, | former State Engineer, on the Sacra- mento overflow. Interested persons, in- cluding State officials, owners of inun- dated lands, engineers, mining men and | commercial men, will then be called upon to suggest ways and means to improve the situation. After hearing these witnesses the board, accompanied by many prom- inent men, will inspect the conditions as they exist. A river steamer will be chartered for the purpose, and it is the | opinion at this time that tMe trip wiil extend over a week or more. Every bend, shallow and broken levee will be shown the commission. Room 17 of the Flood building has been fitted up for the sessions of the board. This morning the commission will organize and select a chairman and complete its plans to expedite the great | TORE HER SHIRT WAIST | Charge of Cruelty in Divorce Suit. Two Marriages Broken and an Annulment Granted. Mrs. Emily Wendt yesterday filed suit for divorce against Oscar Wendt, a painter, on the ground ‘of extreme cruelty. They were married in 1888 and have two children. She says that he tore her shirt waist and made vile and untrue charges regarding her re- lations with other men. Also he is said to have struck her and to have come home at unusual hours in the morning, when he would wake her up to quarrel. They live at Nineteenth and Shotwell streets and he is said to have $2000 in bank and other prop- erty interests. She asks for $76 a month alimony and $250 for attor- | ney’s fees. Judge Kerrigan yesterday granted divorces to Charles R. Anderson from Emma G. Anderson on the ground of desertion, and to Nettie Bell from James R. Bell for desertion. Judge Kerrigan annulled the mar- riage of Orlando Macy to Sarah Macy upon a showing of documentary evi- dence proving the previous marriage of the defendant. The case first came up for hearing on July 28, at which time the court demanded more evi- dence. ——— Sues for Malicious Arrest. A small bill and an alleged battery are involved in a suit begun yesterday in the Superior Court by George M. Cook against A. Fodera, a poultry dealer. Cook demands $3000 damages, $1500 for false arrest and $1500 for pain _and humiliation suffered when one Demartini, representing the de- fendant, assaulted Cook at the outer door of Judge Conlan’s Police Court on the day when the case against the plaintiff in this case was dismissed. Cook says that he owed Fodera $20 50 'and the latter called to collect. Cook told him to come next day, but Fo- dera said he would stay until the bill was paid. Then Cook ordered him out of the place and on that was based the charge for arrest. | | their itinerary while here. To Mr. Jen- | work before it. | K T SAYS BRUTAL H AND BOYS ‘ARE READY FOR o THE BIG FIELD DAY Free Athletic Grounds Is Ex- pected to Be Successful. At least ten teams will be recruited from the public schools in the half- mile relay race for boy sprinters at Ingleside August 21 and a dively con- test is anticipated for the silver tro- phy donated by Shreve & Co. Direc- tor: Roncovieri is giving the plan his aid because the carnival of sports, of which this race will be a part, is for the benefit of the Golden Gate Park free athletic grounds. The need of such a ground is ap- parent to the Board of School Direc- tors and a ready consent was obtained from them when the enlistment of the young sprinters was proposed. The race will be for teams of four lads, each to cover 220 yards of the dis- tance, and-should be a distinct-fea- ture of the high class card of run- ning, bicycle and driving ‘races ar- ranged for the afternoon. —_—————————— Escaping Gas Explodes. William Tregay of 625 Golden Gate avenue was treated at the Central Emergency Hospital last night for se- vere burns of the hands, neck and face. odor of escaping gas and went into the busement to investigate. Upon atflk-' ing a match an explosion followed, | which caused his injuries. The build- ing escaped damage and Tregay's burns, though painful, are not very serious. —_———— Garnett Case Set for Trial. The trial of Alexander B. Garnett, charged with the murder of Major J. W. McClung in the rooms of Mrs. Elizabeth Hitchcock-Coit at the Pal- ace Hotel last November, was set by Judge Lawlor yesterday for August . The application for a writ of ha- beas corpus on behalf of the defend- ant was withdrawn. Attorney George D. Collins will represent the defendant at the trial. | caugnt The injured man detected the | e ik ** | begin Saturday, August 13, and s 2 HO WILL TRY TO DE- last until August VISE. 2 ' TO RECLAIM THE Colonel William M. Pitcher, with i FLOOD LANDS OF CALIFORNIA | his provisional regiment. composed of e o | men from the Tenth, Thirteenth an PRt Twenty-eighth infantri with tF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | (aia®Bilg of the Twenty-el GETS LETTER OF THANKS |Infantry, departed late yesterday T R afternoon for Atascadero. Previous to Members of Merchant Marine Com- | starting from the Presidio the troops mission Express Gratitude for Hos- |gave a fine parade, which was wit- pitality Extended Them Here. Hgemact and ?p‘plfl\xdp_r;hh\ 2, Jarge num < e Fifteent! The members of the Merchant Ma- | 27 Of fpectatore, The ©THtetnih 0 rine Commission have expressed their | torqay for Camp Atascadero and by gratitude for the hospitality extended | ncon to-day there will be nearly 3000 | them in this city. The following let- | troops on the campgrounds. ter was received yesterday by Secre-| " The State militia will leave different tary Scott of the Chamber of Com- | parts of this State on Friday and will merce from Secretary Marvin of the | finq everything ready for their recep- I ommission: tion on Saturday afternoon at the “ R 5 4| _ Bpeaking for Senator Gallinger and his asso- | camp. Arrangements for their recep- clates of the Merchant Marine Commission, T h very earnestly to k the Chamber of Commerce for its kindly reception of the com- mission and for its unremitting efforts to make the sessions here so thoroughly successful and representative as they have been. The hospitality of President Newhall and | your own prompt attention, anticipating every possible need of the commission, will especial- Iy be long remembered by the Commissioners. | In no city of the country has a more intelll- ad interest In the merchant | anifest, and the testimony gath- ered here, the Commissioners believe, throws | tion are complete. They will be thers on the same lines and under the same army. —— e Ye Olde English Inn, 144 Mason st Best things to eat and drink at Babs & Jules’ . —— Dentists Hold Clinic. The dentists of San Francisco_and some new and clear light upon this eerfous ( R problem of the upbuilding of our ocean fleet. | A]ameda County held a clinic at 233 —_——————— S f | Sutter street yesterday afternoon. CAUGHT BY A BELT.—R. J. Forbes, a la- borer residing at 1353 Folsom streef in a belt while feeding a conci mjixer on Geary street near Powell yesterds: He was thrown against the revolving drum and his body was badly cut and bruised. Many prominent members of the pro- fession were present. New theories and methods were demonstrated. The den- tal surgeons gathered at a banquet in i the evening at the Occidental. ADVERTISEMENTS. Pianos We’ve Been Telling| |Stock of You Abovt. Pianos we told you about in ad- vertising of last week are here. ...$280 | Hoffman upright, new Kurtzmann upright, new. Emerson square Chickering upright A. B. Chase upright.. Dachmann upng\)t Paige & Co. upright.. Stone & Co. square. Mason & Hamlin uprigh Brambach upright, new. Ivers & Pond upright... Trowbridge upright ... Kohler & Chase upright. Steinhauer upright .. Tverson upright, new. Robt. Fay upright... Brewster upright, new. Gilbert upright Steinway square .. Oxford upright Bradbury square . Tverson upright, new. Fischer upright .. Knabe square ... Hale upright ... 5 Schiller upright, new..... Kohler & Chase upright. Weston upright, new.. New England upright. Iverson upright, new. Kohler & Co. upright. t sidio on Two Charges| Declines Assistance of an| and Is Fighting Alone| The charges preferred against Captain | dozen witnesses were called before the | Captain | Cook made of himself in a resort on where the next morning Judge Mogan | | cabled to Honolulu and ordered Cook | | the scrimmage that took place, but he | jurisdiction as the men of the Federal | Used Pianos. Pianos not new, but practical worth of many is unimpaired. Opportunity for Good Piano (RUSADE GROWS. AGAINST VICE the Fight Over Objection- able Advertising Matter VIGOR IN CHURCH WORK Some Eminent Men Attend | Ministers’ Meetings and | Deliver Sound Addresses The crusade waged aga ers and distributors of matter and pictures in t the print- bscene reading s city has | taken strong The Congrega- | tional Min S entered the rena ning and joined han ith the Methodist Minis- ters’ Associatio against what is s il | Rev. ¥ an the “ tionable method | the Congrega- the as promptly w. C Day | committee om ) a cordial address om sh and the y's Life, and sm." a missionary and Mr meetin, years, s w3 & , pastor h, had acce Methodis: str Minn., wedish Episc n the Mizpah Ch ch Dr. Doane re eing well attended hn Thompson, D.D.. State su- y, who labors forty-six years ago in Bible work, has ual report to the va- s of the city. all orders for 24 Second st.* | Librarians Will Talk Shop. | The Library tation of Cal | fornia will h t monthly m the Santa Cruz o ing for will be in Library or more library Work papers by trustees will be | brari Over One Hundred . Two Rig Carloads Brand . L. New Pianos al Little Cost. Placed in this Clearance Sale of New and Used Space here will not per »ns and Pianos this morning. Too bad to sacrifice on prices of more than a fe rd for it, such goods—absolutely new pianos, all bright there’s a piano in this stock and rantee it - and glistening; direct from the factory—but shall be in good condition, for any price you want we can’'t help it These pianos came at to pay from $30 up—large, small and medium the very worst time for us; every avail- size uprights, also splendid square pianos—twelve able inch of floor space was already taken. They to twenty different makes from wh to choose h'r:e, blefore they will become scratched arlx)d mar- month may not be bought on same terms; instead | red and require further reductions in price. of paying rent you pay upon your own piano. | Crown upright .. Kimball upright . Hoffman upright, new Decker & Bros. square Knabe upright, new Behning upright, new. Weber square ....... Wing & Son upright........ Hobart M. Cable, upright Keller & Co. upright Clough & Warren upright. .. New England upright Albrecht upright Blasius upright . C. R. Hall square..... Kohler & Chase uprigh | ——__STORE OPEN EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK————— —_——————— rices mentioned give onl T and if you have any notion of buying a Pianos and selections are now. will pa; take in visiting here, bu Kohler & Chase, now means the most substantial savin, (The Cor. an inkling of bargains now in our stock. ou to come just as early as you can. iano vou will ou’ve ever been offere Post and Kearny Sts. Best You can make no mis- uickly see that to d. Music House on the Coasl.) &,