The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 7, 1904, Page 14

1 1 4 THE S'A\N FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1904. FIGHT KILLED [MAN TELLS Iy I : "v‘ 1 '} 1 IN RAIL WRECK: 0F CRIME v Coach of Southbound| T Wahash Passenger 'l'rain} L‘OI\G PAST Dashes Over Embankment E ACCIDENT IN _\“‘\'s“['nl?]‘()s Ang‘elos Officers Are e DL | on Their Way to Verify, Diner Crashes on Top of the| Admissions and Theories Car in Guleh and Fifty! Arising From Confession Travelers Are Badly Hurt| : ; — | PRISONER PROMISES t. 6.—The south- zer train, which | 1 at 6:40 a. ay near Pendle- ht passengers and | TO DIG UP $15,000 e George Rhea Acknowledges z then ffty others. The| Hig (Complieity in Rob- Mo | bery of Paymaster Gilson Hunting-| __ 5 2 P Near Emeryville Station La Plata, Mo. | ey e ::n Two peace officers, Jack Cronin of the ;. Mo. | United States Secret Service and De- Huntingtop. Va 3 H, daughter of A . | tective Boyd of the Los Angeles Police ’vmr:a.r(mmu. are speeding northward |on the Owl with a prisoner 'named George Rhea, in high hopes that some- where i the. Herkeley 'hills. may 'be found $15,000 taken by force from Pay- P. Frizzel, Mani- | master Gilson of the "Risdon Iron; tou, Colc es, La Plata; John | worke 4 Mariens, La Plata; Mrs. F. Plemens, | Rhea has. confessed his complicity in La Plata: Mr. Wills, Macon, Mo.: Wal- | the hold-up He professes a knowl- do Walker, Macon, Mo.; J. T. Tate, La | edge and a desire to dig up the buried treasure. Secret Service Agent Cro- Ipan receipt of the news | 1o, ang Detective Boyd placed faith 2 relief train was sent Oh‘|enough in the fellow's story of the B e buried treasure to bring him from Los h was composed of an | Angeles to Oakland to search for the and smoking cars, day | i Pullman sleep | being estimated b hat there wer | persons aboard. The train was run- ng at its scheduled speed when the | engine coach well Hodgkins of Oakland is skeptical regarding the statément of the prisoner. Rhea was arrested on suspicion shortly after the robbery, but was discharged for lack of evidence. thinks that Rhea is that there was nothing to connect Rhea with the holdup of Gilson and the theft of $15,000. CRIME WAS BOLD ONE. The crime of which Rhea pleads did t leave the | ing ca nd the ma a we shed on top | ority of those | passengers in here 0 in the was one . no ome in the| guiity was one of the e, who escar e e ™| tional robberies that have evér oc- . curred in the State. Paymaster Gil- e e | Son of the Union Iron Works left San | Famous Geyser in Yellowstone Park | Francisco on April - 24, 1892, with Again Becomes Active. | $15,000 to pay off the employes of M M. C General Passenger | the Judson Iron Works. When the Northe Railway, wires|train reached E station two men < St « Agent. that the | with pistols confronted the paymaster ser k 1s the “Sple and demanded the satchel. He gave up readily, but one of the robbers shot four bullets among the passengers, one of them taking effect in the body of a man named Fergu- son. The $15000 was taken and until Rhea's confession no trace of it has yet been discovered. ser Yellow Ba | [ ptnchs Tile. WUNG. SRS MY Rhea made the following statement Mrs Collins, 1105 Hyde | to the two officers who are bringing € secured warrant from Po- | him north to verify his declarations: J Cak ss yesterday for the “] was one of the men that held up t he nd, F. R. Collins, | Gilson in 1592 and stole $15.000 from Y him. I 2am ready now to make a con- 1 a charge of bat- | s € she bited fession of the crime, for it is the only AQR- e e anibited her | ome I ever committed in ail my life and sised. She aileged that her husband | 1 Want a clear conscience now,” began a 1 ther on Monday | Rhea. “I am an old man now, past 60 years, and I want peace for my tortured soul. | If the Judson people want to give me half of the money when I reveal the hiding place they may do so, but I would prefer that they give mé one- provocatior s duct compelled | some - of Collins roomens to | third, you officers one-third and keep eave. promised to be good |the remainder. However, I am going to tell the entire story and give up the | money, even if I fail to get a cent. TELLS OF ROBBE?Y. ‘Going back to*the robbery, the de- are perfectly clear in my mind. my pal, worked for the Judson lowed him to go on | | y, and he knew perfectly the Is Accused of Robbery. | habits of the secretary. who who | J. P. Logan was arrested last night | went to a bank in San Francisco every by Spe Officer Mahoney of the | Saturday to get money for the pay- telepho any an ook e at | TolL e g et 2 ,“Lfgfi 28] ™We concerted our schemes in San burglary. He accused of having | Francisco and went over on the ferry a telephone box at 1901 De. | With Gilson, following ‘him into the street nd is suspected of | railway car at the mole. Riley blacked ommitted several other simi- s face because he knew that Gilson es would recognize him otherwise, but few s | people in that part of the country knew act of Vanilla is the | me. , perfectly pure, highly concentrated “We made a dash into the coach and Visit the New Department, The Economy Salesroom Dozens of articles, all high grade, from one-quarter to one-half less than regular value. Bedroom Sults, Metal Beds, Brass Beds, Dining-room Furniture, Odd Chairs. Look ough this department. You may find just what you need. AT OUR ALWAYS LOWEST Carpets i € LR EE FURRNEITURE €0 ~ 7T : nthe on 59 GEA onthe Conn ‘Thc largest ‘and best display of Carpets on the Pacific Coast. All the famous makes represented. dent occurred Chief Hodgkins Le day ach left the track and,|trying to make notoriety for himgself om the baggage and | and incidentally to get transportations )ged down an em- | and food on a trip to San Francisco. g the diner with it, | In an interview last night he stated most sensa- | WILL NOT TALK OF HOT TIMES } Comes From St. | Louis, but Will Not Diseuss Tale of Official Wrangles 'ORY LOOKS CREDIBLE | | | | | | i Aubury i | Legislature May Get Written | Account of Trouble From Mineralogist and Others! s Ll g i Lewis E. Aubury, State Mineralogist | | of California, is back from St. Louis.! { He has left the California mineral ex-| | hibit at the exposition in charge of' George Madeira and will not return to; St. Louis until December, when it will be mecessary to pack specimens to be returned to the State Mining Bureau in this city and to be forwarded to the! Lewis and Clarke Exposition at Port- | land. H The law providing for the appoint-, ment ot commissioners from California to St. Louls also made the State Min- eralogist the head of the mineral show at the fair, but it put him under the direction or the California commission- | ers. Out of this situation has grown a great amount of friction at 8t. Louis. Indeed, it began before the exhibits in any of 'the departments were shipped | from California to the East. i ' Remarks that were decidedly gln—l | gery have been reported as made by | the Californla commissioners. The State Mineralogist is also reported to; have expressed his mind very freely | ! about the commissioners. Some echoes | of the conflict of authority have been/ ‘heard in the mining counties of this| | State. Certain- newspapers have pub- | |lished storfes that added fuel to the| flames. Aubury’'s friends at this end| of the line have hinted that such pub-| | | | lications were inspired by his enemies. | The State-Mineralogist declined yes- | terday to say anything about the trou- bies at St. Louis. He admitted that all | had not been smooth sailing. He said that the California mineral show had attracted the attention of hundréds of thousands and. being more varied than | any other at the exposition, had well | maintained the reputation of California for mineral wealth. After a time the California commis- sioners and the State Mineralogist will | be compelled to report to the State| | Legislature. The initiated believe that | | both reports will. contain much more | than the regulation quantity of spice| and that matters-at St. Louis and,else- | | where will be handled without gloves. | RN P e AR o fired a number of shots through the roof just to frighten the people, but | we intended to harm no one unjess we | were resisted. We secured the bag of gold which weighed nearly 100 | pounds, I think, and jumping from the train, escaped in a horse and wagon. | We abandoned the wagon, leaving| overcoats, masks and other things be- | hind, and journeyed to the place where | the gold lies buried to-day. ‘“‘After secreting our treasure went to work at the stone quarry, where Riley was killed flve days later. Then my arrest and acquittal followea. “I knew that I would be watched for | a long time after my trial and I did not | g0 near the hiding place of the gold for | several years. Riley was dead and no- | | body else knew the secret, so why need | 11 worry? “1 knocked about for several years and then went to look for the money, | but T was certain that detectives were | on my track and I was forced to wait. | | we | Again T tried to locate the treasure, | but was frightened away a second; time. A WANDERING CAREER. “Finally, becoming discouraged, "I drifted to Arizona and worked on | many rallroads in the Territory and Southern California. Two years ago 1 determined to unearth the treasure | and journey to the north once more. ‘I was-not watched this time and I found no trouble in locating the spot. “Digging In the ground I came across a nest of shining gold pieces, but the sacks originally holding them had rot- ted away. I took a few shiners and, covering the hole, went down town to | get some sacks, but there I got drunk. ‘When I sobered up I found that detee- tives were dogging my every footstep and I dared not go back to dig again. Now, I am willing to show the hiding place of the money, for T am tired of it all and want my conscience at rest.” Rhea told this story without a quiver , and cenvinced the officers that he was speaking the truth or else knew a great | deal about the robbery. —— | COVERS CAPTOR WITH PISTOL AND ESCAPES | E. I, Tomilson, Young Railroad Clerk Aiopls Daring Method to Gain His Freedom. E. L. Tomilson, a stenographer in the office of Division Superintendent Wilder of the Southern Pacific Com- | pany at Third and Townsend streets, has fallen from grace and is now being sought by the police. It is the custom of General Manager Agler to forward - all transportation -intended for employes to the office of the di- vision superintendent, by whom the men are employed. Saturday a pack- age of passes were sent to Wilder's office and were receivéd by Tomilson, ' | who, it seems, removed several of them from tlhie sealed envelope. The company keeps a close check on all| free transportation, and under its' | system it was discovered in less than two hours that Tomilson had com- mitted a theft. When he was taxed with the of-| fense Tomilson hurriedly left the of- | fice. Later he was overhauled by Officer M. Hennessey, who, in com- pany with Railroad Detective Lewin, | took his young prisoner to the New ' | i | i Western Hotel for safe keeping over night. Being assigned a room, Hen- nessey and Tomilson proceeded to re- tire, while Lewin went to the hotel office to read. He had been seated there but a short time when he was startled by the information given him by a bellboy that Tomilson had es- caped. " Hurrying upstairs to the room in which Tomilson had been left with Hennessey, Lewin found the rail- road officer reclining in a chair with his limbs tightly bound and a gag in his mouth. ‘Hennessey was released and he then ' told the story of Tomilson’s escape. While in the act of removing his clothes Hennessey had taken a pistol | out of his pocket and placed it on a table. When the officer’s back was! turned -Tomilgon grabbed the pistol | and, covering his cantor, forced . him into the chair, to which he was quick- ly bound and later was gagged to! prevent his making an outery while | Tomilson was escaning from the - ho- | tel. Hennessey finally managed to at- i 1 tract the attention of a bellboy, who summoned Lewin. Tomilson is now being hunted for by the city detective force. “nt s ————— Get your Knights Templar cards from Ed- ¥ ward Krowics Company, 2 Becond st. = & - | or befoe the 'last Monday: of each year | first Monday of Mz | 15. | resolution of intention ' to ‘recommend ‘not less than $35" in the final para- "o " Attorney m; CHARTER AMENDMENTS DEAL WITH MANY VITAL TOPICS Twenty-One Proposed Changes in City’s Organic Law Cover a Wide Range of I Subjects and Affect Voters, and Municipai Employes—Provisions Are Outlined —————————— The approach of the time for ac- cepting or rejecting the twenty-one charter amendments submitted by the Board' 6f Supervisors to be-acted on by the voters on November § calls dt- tention to the important questions in- volved and the effect which the pass- age or defeat of the amendments may have on the government of San Fran- cisco. The summary given below of the several propositions will . found of interest and value to voters Particular interest is taken among the city’s employes in two of the pro- posed amendmen one relating to the fire companies, setting forth the numker of men employed in each fire company and regulating pensions; the other relative to the power of the| Board of Supervisors in governing the‘\ work . of quarrymen, within a pre- scribed district. This, 1f accepted,; would put-a stop to the quarrying of | rock on Telegraph Hill of any section of the city bounded as described in; the amendment. Amendment No. 1—Secticn article 111, is chan<eu to read: 2, chapter ' 1, “On! the Supervisors shall levy th: amount of taxes: for city and county purposes | required. ;The zmount shail be suffi- cient to provide during the year for all demands upon thé treasury. | The old law reads: “On or before the of each year the Apditor. shall transmit to the Super- visors an estimate of the probable ex- penditures of the city and county gov- ernment during the next ensuing fiscal year, stating the amount required, showing specifically the amount neces- sary to be apportioned to each fund in the treasury; also an estimate of the amount of income from fines, li- censes, etc."” ' J Amendment No, 2 adds a new section to article XII, to be numbered-section This section requires that separate accounts be kept for current operating expenses, maintenance of plant and re- pair and replacement of wornout ma- | chinery, repayment of interest and bond redemption. The section is merely | technical and provides a law for the governing of public utilities. | Amendment No. 3 amends subdivision 26, section 1, chapter 11, article II, gov- erning the construction of tunnels. As| amended the law will in eflect give the Supervisors, power to regulate the construction of tunnels and subways, or to prohibit them. No rock crushing | machinery shall be permitted to exist under this law within the bounds of the center line of Van Ness avenue to San Francisco, to Bay, to Broderick, to Haight, to Scott, to Duboce avenue, to Castro, to Seventeenth, to Douglass, tc Romaip, to Corbett avenue, to Lin- coln, to Thirtieth, to Fowler, thence by | devious routes to a point near the| Potrero, ending at the bay. Ameérndment " No.” 4—Owners may do grading on the front of their lots at| their own expense, with the consent | of the Board of Public Works, ag the charter now reads, “‘after obtaining permission of ‘the Board of Public Works so to do, but before said board has passed its resolution of intention to recommend grading inclusive of his.” The proposed amendment hanges the law to read: “After ob- aining permission , of the Board of Public Works so to do, which permis- sion shall not he granted without the approval of the Board of Supervisors, but before said board has passed its grading inclusive of this.” Amendment_No. 5—Section 21, chap-| ter 1, article VI, now reads:, “In case of failure on the part of the cnnlractc\r’ to complete his contract within the| time fixed for the contract * * * his| contract shall be void and the Super- visors shall not pay or allow to him any compensation for any work done| by him under said contract; and. in| case of the improvement of the streets. no assessment shall be made for the work done under said contract.” The law as amended will read: In case of failure on the part of the con- tractor to complete his contract within the time fixed in the centract, or within such extension of said time as is herein provided, his contract shall be void- and the Supervisors | shall not pay or allow to him any compensa- | tion for any work done by him under said | contract, unless in the ordinance authorizing or ordering~said work provision is made there. | in for progyessive payments for the same: and, | In the casd of the Improvement of strests, no assessment ehall be made for the work done under said contrdet. Amendment No. 6 repeals section 4. chapter 11, article IX, which reads: “The Fire Commissioners shalfl see that all contracts awardad and the work done for 1he departmant are faithfully performed and shall, upon the award- ing of any such exact an adequate bond for the prompt ' and faithful performance of same.” Amendment No. 7 amends section 3, 7, article IX, to insert the s, “provided that such monthly pension shall not be less than' $35," after the provision for pensioning re- tired firemen. Section 4 of th: same chapter and article is amended to read thai “provided that such pension is graph ‘of the -order dealing with pensions for disabled firemen. Amendment No. 8 repeals section 20 of chapter 3, article .VI, and adds a new chapteér to said article in sixteen scctiong regulating the grades of public streets and empowering. the Super- visors on recommendation of the Board of Public Works to act In matters re- ferring to modification of grades, curb- ings, sidewalking, etc. This amond- ment deals technically with street mat- ters, and suvplants the very brief law that is now incorporated in the charter governing such municipal affairs. Amendment: No. 9 repeals section 3, chapter 5, article 1V, providing for the appointment hy the Tax Collector of an attorney for the colection of delinquent taxes and amends section 5, chapter 11, article V, which now rules that the City Attorney may appoint four assistants, the first of whom shall receive an an- | nual salary of $3600, the second $30)9, the third $2400 and the fourth $1800. COmne stenographer is provided for in the old law. The amendment reads: The City Attorney may appoint an arsistant, be known as ‘Special Tax Attorney,” at an annual zalary of $36¢0 per annum, who shall prosecutc or defegd all actions at law or in equity existing in favor of or against - the city and county. In-addition the City also appoint a “first assistant’* at'n similar salary, one at §3000, one at $2400 and two at $ISC0 per annum. ‘He may also | appoint a-chief clerk at $18(0° per annum, an assisiant at . two stenographers at $00) each end a messenger at . A ‘police of- ficer shall’ bo permanently detalled to do the detective work of the depaMment.. Amendment No. 10—The char¢er now reads that the Board of Education shall have power to lease to the highest bidder for.the benefit- of the. common school fund for a term not to exceed ! twenty years any real property of the School Department not required . for school purposes, no lease to be made exdept after advertising and then with the affirmative vote of the board, ap- vroved by an ordinance of the Super-l visors. The amendment reads: To lease to the highest responsible de; hool fund, tfor the beneflt of the commen sc a term c(‘ not. v-u:.“ any real B ey 4 ter for for wnw" of at least three m‘;“ i | I bers of the board, and approved by anm ordl- nance of the Board .of Supervisors: and pro- vided, further, that no such lease for a longer term ‘than twenty years shall be valid uniess such lease shall provide that buildings and im- provements, to cost not less than the appraised value of the real property leased, shail be erected thereon by the lessee and that at the expiration of the term of said lease all build- ings and improvements crected shall revert to and become the property of the School Depart- ment of the city and county, | Amendment No. 11 chariges subdi- ' vision 3, section 1, chapter II, article 11, wiich authorizes the Board of Su- pervisors “to permit the laying down of ‘railroads.” The amendment em- powers the beard “to permit the laying down of spurs or sidetracks and run- ning cars thereon * * * for the purpose of connecting warehouses and other business industries with the Belt Line on the water front or other lines of railrcads which mav enter the city and county of San Francisco.” Amendment No. 12 repeals subdivi- | sion 9, section 9, chanter I, article VI, which reads, in brief, that the Board of Public Works shall do the work of ex- cavating. streets, tearing pavings and estimating costs for Amendment No. 13: IV, article TX, be amended to read: Section 1—Eath steam fire engine company shall be composed of not more than one cap- tafn, one lieutenant, one engiuger, one assist- ant ‘engineer, one driver ‘and seven hosemen Each hook and ladder compagy shall be com rosed of not mare than one captain, one lieu- tenant, onme driver, one tllerman and ten truckmen. Each chemical eng posed of not more tr tenant. one driver and one hoseman i Each water tower company shall be com- Posed of not more than one captain, one driver | and one hoseman. | Each fireboat company shall be composed of not mare than one captain_ one lieutenant, one engineer, one assistant engineer, two fire- | men, one pilét and twelve hosemen. This is an increase of two hosemen in the fire engine company, two truck- | men in the hook and ladder compa and lets out the captain of the chem cal engine companies, throwing the work upon a lieutenant. Amendment No. 14 changes chapter VIII, article IX, to raise the salaries of | the superintendent of engines of the Fire Department from $1800 per year to $2100; clerk of the corporation yard, from $1500 to $1800; captains, frcm $1440 to $1800; lieutenants, from $1200 to $1500; engineers from $1350 to §$1470; assistants’ salary fixed at $13 truckmen, tillermen and hosemen, after five years’ service, | $1320 instead of $1200, as now; drant men, from $1080 to $1200; host- lers, from $720 to $900 and engineers of fireboats, from $1400 to $1500. Amendment No. 15 amends section 2 chapter 6, article V, so that twenty guards be provided for Branch Jail No. 1, instead of sixteen, as heretofore. The salary of these guards has been raised from $600 per year to $900 per year. The six guards of Branch Jail No. 3 will have their salaries raised from $600 .per ar to $200. There will be two drivers of vans at $900 per year, instead of one, as now provided for in the Charter. | Amendment No. 16: That section 4, | chapter 1, article XI, be amended to read that the Board of Election Com- missioners may avpvoint fifteen, Deputy Registrars at an annual salary of $1500 and may employ such other clerical as- | sistance as may be deemed necessary | at salaries not to exceed $100 per, month. The charter now reads in the section amended: ‘‘The Board may ap-| point such other clerical assistants as | To-Day Only BIG SALE OF WAISTS No Limit to You: Selections. You Have Free Run of the Stock. up ne company shall be com- one captain, one leu- MARKS BROS. At In this lot you'll find b27utiful . White Lawn 9 Waists that coid ap o 5gi il | Pictured Waist is ons of tris lof. At In ihis choice lot you'll find 81, exquisite sly'es i1 Per- 75 sian Lawn and White Fan- sold as high cs eyl [§5.00 Geod, Suhstanflii Runabout SKIRTS ‘0 Light, Medium and Eeav; Weights At in this lot you'll find Insien Lergth Skirts in the advance sl 95 fail. effects. VOV 7hese Skirts are wor'h up to . At Here's a spiendid lot o1 All-woo! Runcbout Skirts i 83 95 all the newest VIV /i materia:s. - They're werth up fo.. . ... At There ar: some sweil, styles in this lot, worth s4 95 up to §7.50. These Skiris. V9V ire richiy trimmed. f MARKS BRGS. - '1220-1224 Market Street hy- + i ber. | “No deputy clerk or other employe of | | actual services.” | laws to read: | ploye | XVI, miscellaneous laws, relative to 1 ticn has arranged for a big gathering grcunds on Admission Day. ! Puting 12-pound weight, 42-pound (off shoul- | der), 56-pound. nop,_ste: ADVER TISE.\IE;\'B Dress Goods Department Our stock of Dress Materials for Fall and Winter is now com- plete and comprises all the new weaves of wocl and silk and fabrics for fancy dresses and the mixed tweeds and tailor = for serviceable and street wear. The attention of our customers is called to the following extra values which we are showing this week: 42-INCH WIDE “CREPE DIANA A beautiful creation of the weaver’s art, in silk and wool; high luster and soft clinging effect; 18 diffe ent shades at the special price of 'z $1'00 yd' A novelty in silk and wool crepe, showing a $1.50 yd. 44-INCH WIDE “CREPE CRYSTALE.” small cluster dot figure of fancy weave, in all the $L.75 yd. prevailing colors of this season $2.00 yd. 45-INCH WIDE “CREPE SAMITE.” This popular silk and wool material in a new crepe weave, extra high luster, will not crush o wrinkle, all the new color tones ¥ 46-INCH WIDE “CHIFFON EOLIENNE.” 7 §1.50 yd. 48-inch wide “RAINIER SUITINGS, chevron weave, mannish effects, in dark colorings, desirable $l 25 yd styles for every-day wear, extra value ......., z: - 46—;nch wide CRASH SUITINGS, in mixed shades of gray, blue, brown and green.. 52-inch wide RAIN PROOF SUITINGS. colorings, smooth finish, special value . of the new weaves in wool and silk and wool textures at popular prices. Our stock is well assorted as to qualities and styles in ele- gant Broadcloths, Cheviots, Etamines, =Voiles, Crepes, Canvas weaves, Eoliennes, Samites and staple weaves. NOTE—Store will be closed Friday, September g, 1904. 111 to 121 POST STREET. may be necessary at a salary of $100 per month,” and makes no provision| for the fifteen regular deputies. Prize Whist Tournament. A public promenade concert and whist tournament will be given Sun- Aniéudintenit Nop: 15 TR - JaW- 08| g o fe ey A Wi amended will read that, except where|thd fadies’ Auxiliars of the Young Gtherwise provided for, all public of-| Men's Hebrew Association at 1970 fices must be kent open from 9 o'clock| Page street a. m. to 4 o'clock p. m., except on I;gal i . e Deal e QNS B N holidays. The Tax Collector must keep | = = his office open from 9 o'clock a. m. to| ADVERTISEMENTS. 9 o'clock p. m. from the first day of No- - vember to the last Monday of Novem- The Assessor must keen his of- fice open during the same hours from the first day of April to the last day of June. The old law does not specify this. Amendment No. 18 amends section 33 of article XVI. The present law reads: | the city and county shall be paid for a | greater time than that covered by his | The law as amended | THERE IS NO STORE . . .LIKE THIS FOR. .. Stylish Furs. We are not the only people who think so—the way this business keeps growing is convinciag proof that the women of this city are of the same mind. Qur prices are lowest, too. There isn't the shadow of a doubt about it. A thorough knowledge of what other firms say and do only tends to throw into stronger relief the superior excellence of our values. _ It can be laid down as an unfail- ing rule that whenever competition goes below our prices, it also goes considerably below our qualities. Don’t forget ou_r number. reads: No dept clerk or other employe of the city and county shall be paid for a greater time than that covered by his actual service: provided, all employes, whether employed by | | | the day'or by the month, shall be allowed an annual vacation of not less than fourteen con secutiv exclusive of Sundays and other such vacation: than daysg . with full pay during n case of service for less one year, such vacation is to be allowed at the rate of one and one-sixth days per month. Amendment No. 19—Article XVI relative to hours of employes is amended by adding the following paragraph, known as section 14%:: ept where otherwise provided for aw or by this charter for certain specified offices, all public offices | shall close at noon on Saturday.” | ‘Amendment No. 20—This adds a| section to article 16 of miscellaneous Section 39 — Whenever the public business will permit it, municipal employes, whether employed by the day or by the month, shall be | allowed a half-holiday every Saturday after- noon, with a full day's pay. Municipal em- whether employed by the day or by the month, whose services are required Satur- day afternoons, shall be allowed a hllf-hnllf}dy during the week with a full day's pay. Uni- formed firemen and policemen are excepted | from the provisions of this section. Amendment No. 21 adds a new sec- tion, known as section 21 of article i - THE FURRIER % ay of municipal employes for . ’ IER Y :\}:;udg;y: “Employes of the city and 219 GRANT AVENUE county of San Francisco employed by day shall receive a full day’s pay for mnunicipal or legal holidays except Sundays.” — - ADMISSION DAY GAMES AT PRESIDIO GEOUNDS Postponed Exercises of the St. Pat- rick’s Day Convention Will Take Place Next Friday. The committee on postponed exer- cises of the St. Patrick's day conven- | | | 1 i | of athletes in, Gaelic games and vari- | ous contests at the Presidio athletic The programimne is as follows: Races, 100 yards, 40 ds and one mile. Running long jump; running and lean. The first prize for each s valuable gold medals and second r medals. Grand relay race between me the various colleges of the Pacific Coast for a handsome trophy. The comp:ti institutions are Berkeley, - St. lIgnatius, St Mary's, Santa Clara and the local high school teamz, The games will conclude with a grand rally of Gaclic athletics, Emmets vs. Independents in the Irish game of hurling, ’ THE LIGHT RUNNING “DOMESTIC?” m;rx;e_ Leader in all modern improve- nts. “Not how cheap, but how e the motto of the P ; L e for a silver cup. Entries on the fletd by card. The oro ceeds to Be given to' the Irish Hall fund, The following are in charge: Thomas 1051 MARXET ST., Near Sizen F. Alford. Michael Casey, T, M. Searey, Miss K. O'Brien, R. J. Curtis, M. Lacey, Jeremiah Deasey. E. P. Hogan, M. Merigan, J. P. Kelle- her, Mrs. James Smith, Miss Agnes Tierney and O, B. O'Reilly. : To Visit San Francisco ‘Without seeing the Diamond Palace would be like visitigg Europe without seeing Par- ig. It is a leading feature of San Francis- THE MAUVAIS MUSIC Co. 933 Marke: £t., Opp. Mason. SHEET MUSIC AT manz [ASTHMANOL A| and nd is the m ‘beautiful " ST arle, Viators of phresny | 18-Uhe emiy cwee for Memvous welcome. 221 Montgom- Your D ‘Bush and Pine. * e aaanT ar,