The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 26, 1904, Page 14

14 JOSEF HOFMANN... The Famous Pianist, Speaking of the ..Steinway Piano.. SAYS: “There is but one best piano, and that is the Steinway, and no 'NEWS IS A SURPRISE | (. H. MARKHAM IS TO RETIRE General Manager of South- ern Pacific Resigns to Go With a Big 0il Company Will Leave for Texas as Soon as His Successor Is LChosen by E. H. Harriman Charles H. Markham, general man- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1904. Star Will Appear In “Pretty Pegay” TEDDY'S NEPHEW [S A SCRAPPER Granville Fortescue Uses ‘ His Fists on Hackman ‘and Goes to City Jail | ON WAY TO WASHINGTON Representative of Army ! in Oriental War Comes to Grief in Street Row| Lieutenant Granville R. Fortéscue of AD' FALL UNDERWEAR Our stock of men’s, women’s and children’s Underwear for fall winter is complete and comprises all the leading lines from the t European and Eastern manufacturers at most reasonable prices. MEN’S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, made of fine Scotch tennis flannel, in a great variety of patterns, cut full sizes and - fect fitting, rezulu? value $2.25. ' Price . m Pfi' s|-75 Ead‘ ! 3 MEN’S HEAVY FLANNELETTE NIGHT SHIRTS, extra length other piano approaches it. I want to give the greatest possible pleas- the Tenth United States Cavalry, a - by using the Steinway. I desire opinion. the pianos they play upon, but cert: ure and satisfaction to my audience. the greatest reputation, and that is what I want. By accomplishing that I gain This end I attain you to distinctly understand that | there is no money consideration whatever to influence me in my “There may be some pianists who are paid for using and praising ainly I do not belong to that class. Those who sell their services against their own convictions are on the downward path and have nothing more to lose. You have asked me my candid opinion about pianos for the benefit of the public, and I have told you what I honestly think on the subject.” The New “Puritan” Model || $525.00 Is 2 beautiful example of Steinway excellence—it is the ideal piano for the home. Easy payments if desired—all | selected a man to succeed me. styles and all makes. SHERMAN, CLAY & CO. KEARNY AND SUTTER STS,, S.F. ‘ 13th AND BROADWAY, Oakland. | SLOT MACHINES MUST PAY TAXES Collector Smith Begins Cru- sade Against Many Owners Who Are Without Permits —_———— conference held yesterday by the ' Finance Committee and r Smith it was decided to ade against nickel-in-the- ich no license tax e were betwee: 0 and 500 such machines in this city He was directed to compel payment of nd refusal to pay will re- est of owners. lector said that no assistance iven by the Police Department in r, the Police Commissioners at the machines are unlaw- four decisions of the Supreme e Finance Committee thought a good opportunity to de- 1e the legality of maintaining the chines. If the owners refused to pay the license then they must either re- move the machines or submit to arrest, the committee said. It was calculated that the city is los- ing about $20,000 yearly by non-pay- ment of the licenses. Smith will detail ten men to-day to serve notices on the delinquent owners. If these owners do not comply at once warrants will be sworn out for their arrest. The Finance Committee agreed to supplement the Tax Collector's efforts in whatever manner he deemed advisable. The committee will visit the tax of- fice on Monday to inspect its workings. Comparisons will be made with the 1 censes paid in other cities with a view to revising the existing ordinances if deemed advisable. The object conference was merely to means to improve the collecting ‘of the city’s revenues, ADVERTISEMENTS. Record BreaKing Cofl'ees Values Our T 8 35 & 40c Coffees are so good that you will want more. Fresh Coffees 15, 20, 25, 30 cts. We are giving Free Double Premiums. Come early just to look. CUTLERY EVERY BLADE WARRANTED of the | arrive at | CITY RECEIVES FINE LIBRARY| [ i Gift of Andrew B. McCreery | Is Formally Presented by | Ex-Mayor James D. Phelan | | The new branch public library No. 2, | hereafter to be known as the Me- | Creery Library, after its donor, An- drew B. McCreery, was formally pre- | sented to the city last night by former | Mayor James D. Phelan on behalf of | Mr. McCreery and accepted by Mayor | Schmitz on behalf of the city. The | | presentation took place in the presence of members of the Board of Library Trustees, officers of the McCreery Li- | { brary and residents of the district in which the new building is situated. The | ceremonies were simple and brief, as | requested by the donor, and the build- ing will at once be opened for use. | The new library is situated on Noe | street, near Market, between Pond and | | Prosper streets. The building is sur- | rounded by green lawns, made possible | by the courtesy of the Park Commis- | | sioners. The entire cost exceeds $50,- 1 000. { The first of the speakers last night | | was Joseph O’Connor, president of the | | Board of Library Trustees. Mr. O'Con- | nor told briefly of tne object of the | | gathering and introduced former Mayor Phelan, who spoke on behalf of Mr. McCreery. Mr. Phelan read a letter | he received from Mr. McCreery regret- ting the fact that a previous engage- | ment compelled his absence. He then | went on to tell of the early work done by Mr. McCreery for the city and for- | mally presented the library. Mayor Schmitz on behalf of the city thanked the donor for the gift and told of the incalculable good it would do. | | | | | { i | —— | He related the history of the new li- | brary and the generosity of Mr. Mc- | Creery. | R. C. Clarke, secretary of the Board | of Library Trustees, followed in a short speech on behalf of the residents | the Eureka Valley ty and thanked the donor heartily | | and sincerely. Following the addresses the entire | audience filed through the building and inspected it thoroughly. The library, which was planned by W. Curlett, co: sists of main and basement floors. The main floor ceiling is two stories in height and equipped with a skylight | for proper lighting during the day. The basement provides a large periodical room and rooms for the transaction of library busines —_———— PERSONAL. J. 0. Hayes of San Jose is at the Pal- ace. Dr. A. G. Modgins of Honolulu is at the St. Francis. lulu, s at the Lick. R. D. Chittenden, a rancher Fresno, is at the Grand. of vada City, is at the Lick. Dr. W. G. Downing and wife of Sui- sun are guests at the Lick. C. M. Keniston, an attorney Stockton, is at the Grand. W. L. Carter, a jeweler of Santa Rosa, is at the Occidental. E. B. Edson of Gazelle registered yesterday at the Occidental. Dr. 8. J. Call of the revenue cut- ter Thetis is at the Grand. George T. Bliss and family of ie, Pa. are staying at the St. Francis C. E. Glidden, a box manufacturer of Sisson, is staying at the Grand. Frank P. Flint, the well-known Los Angeles politician, is at the Palace. Nathan Berg, an insu Honolulu, is registered :‘tlnfl:emg\cc?f dental. S M. V. McQuigg, secretary of the elec- tric railway in Monterey, is a the Grand. s o B. G. Rosenstein, a well-known busj- nese man of Portland, and his at the Palace. e s e R. W. Spalding, son of the well- known sugar planter of Hawaii, is at the Occidental. % R. X. Ryan, general and freight agent of the of | Markham was a surprising bit of in- | tion of clerk at the California. section of the | James Kirkland, a merchant of Hono- i A. Maltman, a mining man ‘of Ne-| .‘ ager of the Pacific system of the South- ern Pacific Company, has resigned his positicn to accept a similar one with | the Guffey Petroleum Company of Texas. The announcement of his re- tirement from the railroad company was formally made by him yesterday and will take effect as soon as his suc- cessor is named by President E. H. Harriman. In making his announce- ment General Manager Markham said vesterday: I am about to leave the employ of the Southern Pacific Company for no other reason than 1 have been offered another position which insures me a larger salary. I will re- tire from the road with the deepest regret and, I am sure, with the best wishes of my present employers. For several months nego- Uations _between the men who control the Guffey Petroleum Company and mysel{ have been going on and have finally resulted’in my accepting the position of general manager of the latter concern. I do not know exactly when 1 will leave the railroad company, but | it will be immediately after its officers have Markham’s resignation was forward- ed to President Harriman four weeks ago with a request that it be accepted as soon as possible. Immediately upon its receipt in the East he was sum- moned to Chicago, where an effort was made by Director of Maintenance and Operations Kruttschnitt and other Har- riman officials to induce him to recon- sider his plans and stay with the cor- poration. The retirement of General Manager formation to the majority of the rail- road chiefs in the railroad building yesterday and they hastened to their superior’s office, eager to get a personal confirmation of the announcement. Markham is regarded as a very capable railroad man, having risen from the position of section hand through vari- ous branches of the traffic and operat- ing departments to his present office. He came here about six months ago from the Harriman lines in Texas as | successor to Julius Kruttschnitt and during his short stay here he has made himself extremely popular with the public and his associates in the rail- road world. It was stated yesterday by General Manager Markham that the Southern Pacific officials had not yet decided who will succeed him but he expcts they will ind a man within the next few days. — Hopper's *‘Locomotive Jones™ is a good foot- ball yarn in November Suneet Magazine. A hanksgiving number, filled with attractive matter. Get it of any newsdealer. western railroad, who has been ill for several weeks, has recovered sufficient- ly to attend to the duties of his office. Charles Holman, a well-known local insurance man, returned yesterday from New York. E. H. Hudson, a pioneer business man of Marysville, and wife registered at the Lick yesterday. John Llewellyn, president of a big iron works in Los Angeles, is among | the latest arrivals at the Palace. Mr. and Mrs. James Follis leave to- morrow on a trip to the East. They will visit the St. Louis Exposition en route, H. K. Bull, a prominent resident of New York, and his wife arrived at the Palace yestreday on their way to Los Angeles. J. M. Brownell, clerk of the Palace, returned yesterday from a three weeks’ | trip in the East, which included a visit to Chicago and St. Louis. J. O. Carter, cashier of, the banking firm of Bishop & Co. of Honolulu, ar- rived from the islands vesterday and | is staying at the Occidental. Lynn Austin, formerly clerk at the Palace and later manager of the tented city at Santa Cruz, has accepted a posi- | | | 1 i F. E. Pettingill of New York, who has figured in several railroad projects that never materialized, arrived from the Eakt yesterday and is registered at the Palace. G. W. Hallock, city passenger and ticket agent of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, returned yester- day from Eureka, where he attended the conventjon of Shriners. { | | jand C. | car No. CLEVER YOUNG AC WILL BE SEEN N THE GRAND. -~ Jane Corcoran, one of the most popular of the group of stage stars, nephew of President Roosevelt, who re- | turned on the steamer Doric from the | Orient on Monday after spending some | time with the Japanese forces as a spe- | | cial representative of the army, with, the object of making a report to Wash- | ington on the progress of the war, had‘ | the unenviable experience of being con- | fined for six hours in a cell at the City | Hall police station yesterday morning. | He was arrested on a charge of dis- turbing the peace, and failing to appear |in ' Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday | forenoon his bail of $10 was declared | forfeited. | | The lieutenant, dressed in a tuxedo | suit, had been making a disturbance !in Techau’s Tavern, on Mason street, | and was finally induced to leave about | midnight. A hack was standing in ‘from of the entrance and the lieuten- | ant jumped into it. S. G. Lowenberg, | the hackman, was in the act of closing the door when the lieutenant came out and demanded to see Lowenberg's li- {cense. Lowenberg showed him his | badge, but that did not satisfy the lieu- | | tenant. | “What are you giving me?” he said, | as he shot out his right hand and caught Lowenberg on the jaw. Lowen- berg returned the blow and was get- ting the worst of the encounter when a man with a black mustache went to his . assistance. This man was knocked out | of business in quick order by the lieu- | tenant, who abruptly left the scene and { walked toward Eddy street. He was | followed by a crowd, which attracted -k | the attention of Policeman F. W. Hand- | ley. | Handley pushed his way through the | crowd and asked the lieutenant what | was the matter. | | “There is nothing the matter,” said | the lieutenant. | “Well,” said Handley, “you seem to comes to the Grand Opera-house fOr! pe the center of attraction, and there a two weeks' season, beginning with | must be something the matter.”” next Sunday matinee, in “Pretty Peg- gy,” the picturesque play by Frances Aymar Mathews that created so much favorable comment during its run at the Herald Square and Madison Square heaters, New York City. The play deals with the interesting love romance of Peg Woffington and Da- vid Garrick, beginning at the time when Peg, scarcely more than a child, was the rage of theatrical London. Miss Corcoran, herself just out of her teens, is admirably fitted to the cor- rect impersonation of the title role and her success in the part has been “Arrest me, arrest me,” angrily re- | torted the lieutenant. “I am the nephew { of the President. I want you to lock me up.” ! | _“I shall certainly arrest you,” said | Handley, “if you don't tell me what's | the matter."” The lieutenant again demanded that | the officer arrest him, and dandley , complied. While waiting for the patrol [ wagon the lieutenant said to Handley, 1 “I will give you.a merry time for this,” and Handley told him to go ahead. The ! lieutenant was driven in the patrol | wagon to the City Hall station, where ! a charge of disturbing the peace was pronounced. The supporting company ! booked against him. He gave his cor- includes Andrew Robson and a num- | ber of other prominent players. —_————————— Dress Suit Cases and Bags. We don’t sell'all the best suit cases and bags, but all the suit cases and bags | we . do sell are the best; same with | trunks, pocketbooks and wrist bags. _All lettered in gold. free of charge. San- born, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. * —_— e Sale of Fischer's Consummated. The passing of Fischer's was com- pleted yesterday when E. A. Fischer“ B. Rebman transferred their | interest, which was that of control, to | and | | Tony Lubelski of the Novelty Theater Paul Friedman, Henry Cahen The doors of has Company of Oakland. the showhouse that ence will be closed till November 7, when it will be onened as a vaudeville | place of the 10 and 20 cent order. ————————— Burnett's Extract of Vanilla is the leader all the world over. Use no other. ¢ e Struck by Cable Car. A. C. Greenfield, a shirt manufac- turer of 725 Bush street, residing at| while leading a | 113 Bernard street, bicycle across California street at the corner of Octavia, was struck last night by eastbound California-street Frank Robinson. He was removed to the Central Emergency Hospital, where it was found that he had sus- tained a fractured skull. At an early hour this morning he was unconscious and his eondition was critical. 1 Carpets A splendid * opportunity to secure the best floor coverings at marked reductions. | | | el plate mirror. handsomely finished. PrICe . v e Stand. The three pieces $110. $57.50. Removal Sale Price....... Weathered Oak 8-foot Circular Removal ‘Sale Price......cocvuu.s Closing days of a sensational value-giving sale of Furniture, Carpets, Draperies and Wall Papers. —_— A few representative quotations from the offerings in our Furniture Department: Mahogany Double Bed and Bureau—Very elaborate French bev- The two pieces $175. Full Quartered Oak Double Bed and - The two pieces $160. Removal Sale Three Piece Mahogany Set—Bed, Stand. The three pieces $100. Removal Sale Price ....... Three Piece Quartered Oak Set—Bed, Dresser and Wash Removal Sale Price ......... Weathered Oak Sideboard—Mirror back, handsomely con- structed, $95. Removal Sale Price ...... Weathered Oak China Closet—A most exquisite Deliveries are planned to your convenience —goods sent at once “or during the holidays. ! Upholstersd Parlor Furniture. Magnificent patterns repre- senting the different periods| and in_most exquisite cover- ings. Enormous reductions. Removal Sale Price Bureau—Beautiful and| $125 Wash Dresser and , , Extension - Table, passed | through eras of success and of depres- | sion during the few years of its exist- | 12, in charge of Gripman | rect name and his occupation as a “sol- ~dler.” He was locked in a cell, but was | released on $10 cash bail shortly after 6 o'clock in the morning. e | STEALS CASH AND JEWELRY | Mrs. E. H. Hilpisch Visits| Son at Hospital While! Thief Robs Her Home| Mrs. E. H. Hilpisch, who conducts a | | saloon &t 249 Stevenson street, was | robbed yesterday afternoon of $419 and | jewelry valued at more than $200 while | she was absent from her home. “The | | police were notified, but were unable | to find the burglar. Mrs. Hilpisch had the money in two valises, one of which contained $I18 that belonged to the Red Cross Society and was to be turned over to the so- ciety within a few days. The valu- | dbles were locked in a desk in her room | above the saloon. During the afternoon | she visited her son, who is ill at the | German Hospital. When she returned | home she found that her apartments | had been entered and the desk which | contained the money had been rifled. | She immediately notified the chief of | | detectives. That the thief who committed thel robbery was familiar with the habits | of 'Mrs. Hilpisch and knew that she kept money in the house was evident | from the fact that the only place ran- | sacked for valuables was the desk. i The woman left the saloon in charxe‘ of her bartender and son. They h-vek no clew to the perpetrator of the rob- | | bery. The thief or thieves had to pass through the saloon and up _the rear stairs to get into the rcom, as the front door was bolted. No one saw any one pass to the rear of the building. ————— ROSE’S FAIR TO OPEN THIS EVENING An Excellent Programme of Muusical and Literary Numbers Has Been St. Rose’s fair will be inaugurated this evening in the parish hall with a musical and literary programme, in- cluding a few remarks by the pastor, Rev. J. F. Nugent, and an address by :the Rev. P, C. Yorke. For the enter- tagment of those visiting the fair a n‘lcal and literary programme has been prepared for each evening. Fol- 'lowing aré the names of the different booths with the name of the lady in ‘ charge: ‘ St. Anthony's booth, ST. in charge of Mrs. Sounders; Gaelic League booth, in cl of | Mrs. Quinn; charge of Mrs. | Concej T. Walsh; Native ¢ and Daughters' booth, fa charge of Mrs. ;_St. Patrick's booth, in charge of Mrs. John Coughlan; St. Rose's booth, in charge of Mrs. Honora Welch. Tha candy stand will be in charge of Mrs. cBrifle. The soda_fountain will be cared for by the Misses Brennan, and Mrs. Fitz- ! gerald will lobk after the refreshment table. —— s i New Bank Incorporates. | Articles of incorporation have been | filed by the Scandinavian-American | Savings Bank. which purposes to do a general banking business in this city. The capital stock is $300,000, of which $1000 each has been bed by the | ] i | the plaintiff in the old case. { in the world. and width, in a number of colorings, sizes 15 to 19, at .. MEN’S UNDERWEAR. MEN’S HEAVY NATURAL GRAY MERINO SHIRTS, full finished, with drawers to mateh, 2t - $1.00 Each MEN’S EXTRA HEAVY AUS- TRALIAN WOOL VESTS, with drawers, same quality in natural color, all L N R s Gl $'-50 MEN’'S EXTRA HEAVY MED- LICOTT SCOTCH WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, full finished, seams in white and gray, 2t €200 Each MEN’'S VICUNA CASHMERE WOOL SHIRTS, also drawers to match, fine finished seams, 5 $2.25 Each MEN'S FINE CASHMERE WOOL SHIRTS and DRAW- ERS, full finished seams, heavy R in v €9 50 Fach tural color.... = 5 $1.00 Each LADIES’ UNDERWEAR. | LADIES’ PLAIN GRAY MERI- NO VESTS AND DRAW- ERS, medium weight and non- shrinkable, at... eymq 2ok LADIES’ PLAIN WHITE ME- RINO VESTS AND DRAW- ERS, medium weight, the vests in both long and short sleeves, at LADIES' SWISS RIBBED ME- RINO VESTS AND DRAW- ERS, in medium and heavy weights, in both white and na- tural, at LADIES’ HEAVY AUSTRAL- IAN WOOL VESTS AND DRAWERS, warm and dur- able, natural color, in all sizes, e k2% I i LADIES’ EXTRA HEAVY SCARLET ALL WOOL VESTS and DRAWERS, cov- ered seams, vests with long HOSIERY. 500 dozen LADIES’ BLACK CASHMERE HOSE, in plain or rib- bed, with solid black or gray winter wear, at. T SRR A manufacturer’s stock of LADIES'. .!l"INE GLOVES, 2 clasps, in all leading shades, value for $1.50, on sale at GLOVES. A new stock of LADIES’ IMPORTED in selected skins, all colors, includi soles, suitable for 50¢ Pair FRENCH KID GLOVES, ng Plack 24 $1.00 Pair FRENCH KID 0t $1.25 Pair UMBRELLAS. A complete stock of Umbrellas, ¢ h i ldren’s, ladies’ and men's, in Eloria, twilled union, taffeta all silk: Children's, in each: men's, 8 to. $15.00 each. 111 to 121 NECKWEAR. have received a large stock in the most ex- Neckwear, clusive de- signs, at m o d e rate prices, also 500 dosen of ladles’ Point Venice and Point Gaze Lace Collars ecru and black: regu- lar price, 30c selling Post Street |zow «"36 each. ACCUSED OF OBTAINING A FRAUDULENT JUDGMENT Jules C. Gamage Charged With Abus- ing Process of Court to Ex- tort Money. John Dobler yesterday sued for an infunction to prevent Samuel New- man and Jules C. Gamage from ex- ecuting a judgment obtained against him for $136 in Justice Daniels’ court. The complainant accuses Gamage of practicing fraud and abusing the pro- cess of the court to extort money from the plaintiff. The debt is an old one. Dobler was sued by New- man in June, 1887, but on a show- ing that he was unable to pay his ob- ligations he went through insolvency proceedings. Newman was appointed receiver and got $12 as a preferred creditor. Gamage, it is alleged, knew of the insolvency matter, but on August 22 last appeared before Justice Daniels and represented that he was acting for Dobler says that the court was ignorant of the situation and Gamage ‘“‘falsely and fraudulently” obtained judgment. The complainant further declares that Gamage had not then ner has he at any time been admitted to prac- tice. _——————————— We are selling agents for “Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen” and sole agents for “The Marshall,” the best $1 fountain pen Sanborn, Vail & Co. * —_—————————— Haywards Physician Dies. Dr. A. J. Dean, a well known prac- titioner of Haywards, died last night at his residence. He had been suf- fering from heart disease since last Friday. Dr. Dean was 46 years old, unmarried and leaves a mother. He was a member of Oakland Lodge of Elks and the Eagles. RAMON CORRAL GUEST OF ADMIRAL McCALLA Partakes of Navy Hospitality and Dines at Family Club in the Evening. Vice President Ramon Corral ana party were the guests of Admiral and Mrs. McCalla at the Mare Island navy yard yesterday. The party was con- veyed to the island on the torpedo- boat Preble and the tug Slocum and en route the Vice President, General Torres and Senator Perkins, who were aboard the Preble, visited the battle- ship Ohio, which the Mexican repre- sentatives carefully inspected. Ar- riving at the island the party was greeted with a naval salute and re- ceived by Admiral McCalla and a bat- talion of marines and a band. At noon the visitors partook of luncheon, at which there were also present many of the navy yard of- ficials and prominent citizens of Val- lejo. Returning to this city last even- ing the Vice President and the other male members of his party were e tertained at a dinner given in their honor by the Family Club. ' constipated, r. take Lash's When your bowels are when your appetite is poo: Kidney and Liver Bitters. HEBREW _ASSOCIATION FAIR —The Younz Men's Hebrew Association is making elaborate preparations for the fair to be given by the organization at 1970 Page street Oecto. ber 31 to November 6. The fair will be for the benefit of the building fund. B ——— For an excellent lunch, table d'hote or & la carte, with or without wine, visit The Claren- don Cafe, 543 Post st.. opposite Olympic Club.* —_—————— BANKRUPT ACCOUNTANT.—P. H. Gra- & Sacramento accountant, flled a peti- tion in_insolvency yesterday in the United ) States District Court. He owes $1871 and has no assets. ADVERTISEMENTS. GHIRARD_ELU’ Ground Chocolate . The Original and Genuine ‘fiusuparbrityol the West for over Ghirardelli’s Ground Chocolate has been recognized throughout half a centyry—its highest excellence. To guard agains upon getting the making it. a cocoa preparation of the t substitutes insist original D. Ghirar- delli’s Ground Chocolate packed in patented hermetically sealed cans. b »