The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 4, 1904, Page 28

T HE SAN' FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1904. ADVERTISEMENTS. = = 2 . [T Friedman s & ! | It’s holiday time; Monday. something that will last. it's gift will pay the deposit and a gift is made. sion heay Very Library lumber, w speciai. . Table. full proof, lots gany finish; ! last her for x..nc”.fx‘m cost 56-95 Others up to $62.50. Very Useful Hi popular Bissell's Cyco- Labor - Saving e "‘_‘ $1.95 Entirely new ideas of coloring high-grade Soom. 55 Lehigh Brussels arpets. Scores of gular 90c v and d fter patterns to choose special, per vard ig others without all sizes bord: A Very Useful Present for the Home—An Old Mis- athered finis LIBERAL CREDIT OF COURSE time. Buy it now. tered For Desks, in golden or ple. Follow the crowd on a Don’t put your money into foolish things. A Christmas of nothing but candy and nuts leaves only a littered floor on the following day. Happiness is founded upon comfort--not upon stomachache. One comfort chair is worth a whole candy factory. The price of a box of candy WE WILL DELIVER WHENEVER YCU SAY THE WORD. plete line of Writing veathered oak, curly birch, gilt, mahogany and birdseye ma- in Colonial, Chippendale, Louis XVI Others run up to $100.00. CARPETS AND DRAPERIES Buy Her—A com- For the Home— Jarge collection A of Grandfa ther Hall. Library, Din- A grand assortment of ing-Room or Den Down Comforts &...5 ¥ sy smint coof | Cifeke ™ guaran: ers: they are all well filled and fancy stitched: $6.75 | oo movements, beautiful line to choose from, at R o cathedral gong, pyro carved Bed Net Bed Sets, in two pieces, /fine white this one for, spe- or Arab net, deep flounce, for $5.00 set. el Lace Sets of antique s pieces 3 Cu:hions Galore up from tyle, are now ‘Tapest; w Silk. BUY IT KOW And have our Santa Claus wagon deliver it at your pleasure. A little a week will buy a present that will last years and be appre- ciated. | Tt is set forth in the complaint that | the tax was paid under protest, but that the law under which it was col- | lected is unconstitutional, being class | | legislation and wviolative of the four- teenth amendment of the constitution | of the United States. died in September. SUIT BEGUN TO RECOVER STRAUSS INHERITANCE TAX pon the constitu- ral inheritance Attorneys Ga- made by » for Philip 1. Fisher, 19 f the claims of Jacob, and s t into probate, bu. Judge | Abra ind Stern, heirs of ned to approve the final Levi Strauss i ent and order the distribution | 1 the inheritance tax had been ' on |y The heirs were anxious to have | v rest added, the | the estate distributed. and d that | 48. Fisher | damage would have resulted from fur- Treasurer Mc- | ther de ery of this sum. w and for that reason the tax 1d the protest entered, s paid ADVERTISEMENTS. One of San Francisco’s Besi-KnoWn? Business Men Tells of the Cuyre!: of His Wife and Himself by the Elecro- Chemic Treatment! Mr. J. A. Christen, monial below, tells of the cure of him- self and his wife by the Electro-Chemic | treatment, is one of the best known bus- | iness men in San Prancisco. The Chris- ten Ranch Dairy is known all o the | city for the quality of the milk served to the dairy's customers. Mir. Christen and his sons are the sole own- ers of this most successful business. Mr. Christen has been a resident of San Francisco for -8iX years. years he has lived with his family at No. 1427 Valencia street. Mis ranch is sitnated in San Mateo County, one mile from Colma Station. is onials of well known people who live right here in San Francisco MR and MRE. J. A CHRISTE 1427 Va. attention of th.upubuc?:wwr&“gl):: Pt <4y R B wonderful curative effects of ine Hleo- tro-Chemic treatment. cure of his wife and himself Mr. Christen said: “My old friend, en years was postmaster at Colma. knew that I felt badly and success treated tro-Chemic Institute, 118 Grant sed me to try the ic treatment, as the medical treat- i were not reaching my trouble. So, on Mr. Bryan's recommendation, ments whi Fran h 1 he T I vieited hemic Inetitute for examination and consultation, which was free. 1 was 50 pi \ the examination and advice given me that I did not hesifpte to place the treatme > In the care of the Electro.Chemic specialists at once. I am glad to say that my improvement was immediate, and in about five weeks' I was thor- . se. My trouble was bad circulation and congestion of impor. liver, circulatior ttie v . pod were in a bad condition. This inter- and 1 had dizzy spells, so severe at times 1, c 1 did fall down and was ng greatly with rheumatism and con severe that we feared appendicitis. My wife inued to grow worse in spite of all d upon my wife taking the Electro- at within two weeks' time she was thor- d caring as if by magic. Her rheu- be thoroughly cured in just two ry h onderful to me that I am more acknowledgment af cure of my wife and myself. ause I feel grateful to the Electro-Chemic Specialists, 1 believe that the geperal public ought to know more about this won- 1 believe that 1 am weli enough known in a business way for any this statement to belleve that every word of it is ahsolut ue. 3 A CONSULTAHON CHRISTEN, 1427 Valencta si., San Francisco. AND Axny one suffering from any of the following diseases is cordially invited to call 4t the Electro-Chemic Institute, 118 Grant avenue, San Francisco. for free con- sultation axnd examination. The Electro-Chemic treatment is the most scientific and the most successful treatment known for the cure of Consumption, Catarrh, Asthma. Bronchitis, Rheumatism, Neuralzia, Locomotor Ataxis, Falling Sickness, Evilepsy. Dizziness, Headaches, Spots before the Eyes, Piles, Fissure, Fistula, Stricture, Prostatitis, Inflammation of the Bladder, Varicocele, Nerve Exhaus- tion. Cancers, Tumors, Old Sores. Weak Heait. Insomnia. Blood the blood, pain about the app which she had suffere E the read ts, HOME TREATMENT—The Electro-Chemic home treatment js most successful. siways advisable, when the patient can arrange to do 0, to visit the institute for personal :‘:»u:lh(hvr;hlnldd fi.mlmllofl. h:lll !lhu llt‘:’mvomhj‘ short déscription of the principal Y mptoms oul sent, and nstructions home examinations and treatment will be promptly forwerded, free of charge. = THE ELECTRO- CHEMIC INSTITUTE 118 GRANT AVE,, Cor. POST ST., SAN FRANCISCO Office Hours: 9 . m. to 5 p. m. and 7 to & p. m. daily. Sundays, 10a. m. o 1 p. m. Sepa- rate Apartments for Ladies and Gentlemen. REVISIONISTS DISAPPEARING Ty Sentiment Favoring Changes in the Tariff Rapidly Dying Out in Washington | | PR SRR Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON, WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Sentiment for tariff revision is dying rapWiy s Congress is about to convene. Members of Congress who have| to Washington from the West ar to be putting in the fin- & blows on the revision sen- timent by reporting that the will of the people of the West is to be considered. The tariff, it seems to be generally be- lieved, will be left as it is, at least un?il le the next regular session of Congress. The have State ing ¢ change: tariff revisionists of the Bast representied the Northwestern and Pacific Coast States be- *ially insistent on some tariff . but the representatives from these State y that no such sentiment exists. Representative Knowland of aliforria, who arrived here to-day, says that in his State there is no senti- ment for fariff revision. He declares that he has not heard even a Democrat there say that the tariff ought to be charged. Statesmen from Oregon, Washington, Minnesota and the Dakotas say that they have found among their people no sentiment for revision, although some of them are pretty eager for some sort of reciprs v with Canada. A mem- ber of the Cabinet said to-day: “You can stake your repuatation on this prediction—There wiil be no revi- sion of the t fi within a year from to- day. It is bec plain that the peo- ple are not re: for ision.” tock Estate -Appraised. OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—An invéntory and appralsement of the estate of the late John Rock, president of the Cal- ifornia Nursery Association at Niles, was filed to- and shows the estate to be worth $55,994 69. His share in the nursery company is valued at $28,000, and the rest of the estate consists of cash. The property is left to his two children, Florence E. Rock and Theodore H. Rock. o ADVEKTISEMENTS. WORAMS *T writs to let you know how 1 1nte s ‘e Tnst Mo your Cascarets. | commenced taking vem- er and 1ok two ten Gent boxes and worm 14 ft. long. Then | commen: {ng them seain and Weinesday. April fth, 1 pasted anotiie -tape wormn 2% ft. long and over a OU S AL lls worms. Previous to my taking Cascarets 1 aidn's i Xnow 1 had & tape-worn. L always Bad & small b % 8 . ¥. Brown, 184 Pranklin St., Brookiyn, N. Y. Best for The Bowels - Ploasant. Pagrable. VRt b P een o iet stamped Sulrnneosd io care or ‘your money baek. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.¥. 504 AHNUAL SALE. TEN MILLION BOXES Dy o = | | 1 ACCSE- RURAL MAIL CARRIERS Recent Candidates for Con-! ess File Allegations of “Pernici ivitv” Perniciou Activity SR A WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. — Several weeks ago, in the heat of the Presi- dential campaign, complaints were made to the President and to the Post- master General by several members of Congress who were candidates for re- election that they were being made the victims of a systematic plan on the part of the Rural Letter Carriers’ Associa- tion to defeat them unless they should accede to certain demands of the asso- | ciation. One of these was that the car- riers should have.an increase of pay. A special effort was made by members of i the association to embarrass Repre- sentative Overstreet of Indiana, chair- man of the Postoffice and Post Roads Committee of the House, because, it is alleged, he had not done for the rural carriers what they believed he ought,to have done. By direction of the President, an in- vestigation was instituted by the Post- master General. If the charges be main- tained, as is now expected, there prob- ably will he a general overhaulinz of the rural free delivery carrier service. —————— TO VIEW A LOCAL SITE FOR A MILITARY RANGE Colonel Filmer of the First Infan- try; Major D. A. Smith, Fifth Infantry; Captain Grattan of the First Artillery and Captain Jensen, Troop A, Cavalry, | Wilhelm of | will accompany Colonel the Governor's staff to Glen Park for the purpose of ascertaining if the lo- cality is one that is suited for the pur- pese of establishing a militiary range thereon for the use of the various Na- tional Guard organizations in this city. This being the holiday month, all drills in the armories have been dis- continued until the first meeting in January. Colonel Wilheim, Colonel Koster and Captain Margo have been detailed to make an inquiry as to the damage ' done by the recent fire in the Ellis- street armory. Sergeant L. C. Francis, Company A, Fifth Infantry, acting sergeant major, has been relieved from that duty and appointed first sergeant of the company; | Corporal E. A. Boas has been pro- moted sergeant and Privates E. Cotter and A. J. Wagner corporals of the same company. In Company C Private J. C. Pitts has been promoted sergeant and Private W. McWhinne corporal. In Company F Corporal A. J. Caelho has been promoted sergeant aud Privates L. Moreno, H. Ruefy Jr. and J. J. Millich corporals. In Com- pany I Privates Louis Nissen and Elmo Leonhardt have been promoted cor- porals. 2 3 The following appointments haye n made in the Fifth Infantry: Wil- lizm Clark Farrell, to be regimental sergeant major; Private Bugene W. Smith, band, to be drum major; Pri- " Jvate William Sylva, Company C, to be musician. Thirty-four enlisted men have been discharged from the Fifth Infantry— 27 on account of removal, 3 at expira- tion of term of enlistment, 3 for good vote of the company. B STOCKS STRONG BUT IRREGULAR Copper and Iron and Steel Trades Affect the Market SOME PROFIT TAKING —_— November Proves a Banner Month, the Sale of Bonds Amounting to $216,853,000 —_— NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—To-day’s stock market was strong, but the strength was uneven, and a few of the most prominent stocks closed the day at fractional declines from last night. The strength in the market grew out of | conditions in the cotton, coal, copper and iron and steel trades. Even in the groups affected by these trades there was some profit-taking, as in Louls- ville and Nashviile, which closed lower after orratic fluctuations. United States Steel touched another high rec- I ord for this year on account of rumors of still further advances in prices of steel products and the maintenance of the present prices for steel rails. The large dividend declaration on Boston and Montana, a subsidiary stock, was the motive for the buying of Amalga- | mated Copper. Outside of these quar- ters of the market and of a list of mis- cellaneous speciaities, the movement was irregular, Western grain carriers specially showing a lagging tendency. INCREASE IN SURPLUS. The bank statement carried over av- erages from last week’s gold shipments to Cuba, so that the cash decrease ex- ceeded the estiinates, but the $11,000,- 000 loan contraction modified the ef- fects 80 as to leave a nominal increase in the surplus reserve. In view of the week's large operations, involving heavy capital outlay, it is evident that the trust companies’ activity in the money market is taking over large ac- counts from the banks. Total sales of bonds, $3,040,000. The conspicuous points of strength in this week's stock market have been sufficient to give tone to the whole market and have sustained those se- curities in which realizing was in prog- ress, so that such declines as they have suffered have been limited to small fig- ures. The volume of business has aver- aged rearly 10,000 shares a day, ! showing the sustained speculative in- terest in the market. Records of the November trans- | ! actions at the Stock Exchange show a total of nearly 32,000,000 shares of stocks which changed hands during | the month, which is more by one-| third than for any previous Novem- | ber in the history of the Stock Ex- };chnng?. The sales of bonds also {nmou’nted to $216,853,500, made up in large part of issués selling below par | and of a more or less speculative character by reason of convertible privileges, contingent interest claims | or dependence on earnings of col-| { lateral stocks of the same companies, | { The force of the tide of the market | is sufficiently shown by these figures. | GENERAL OUTLOOK. The cheerful view of the general outlook for improvement in business, | the prospect for prosperous harvests | and the expanding demand for nearly | all classes of merchandise form the broad, underlying basis of the mar- | ket, as from the outset of the move- ment, and these influences have been pplemented by reports, more or less vague, of departments applying more | { especially to individual properties. The supplies of the money market also have proved ample up to this time to care for the needs of the large speculation and the growing volume | of new capital issues offering for | | absorption. These include an install- | | ment on the Cuban loan floated in | this country, the final installment on | the new Southern Pacific preferred | stock, besides various railroad stock | and bond issues, the sale of which has | been announced during the week. | Unconfirmed reports that were an | influence in the week's stock market | dealt with the supposed Northern | Securities settlement, the acquisition | of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company for consolidating the an- thracite situation, the conversion into | sinking fund bonds of the remaining | $50,000,000 of United States Steel pre- | ferred available for that purpose and | plans for the absorption by larger sys- | tems of various minor railroads. | The bond market has been active and somewhat irregular. United | | States new fours coupons have ad- | ‘vanced % on call during the week. | —_——— ) Owing to the exceptional rains the. +last season the Colorado peach crop is larger than ever. The Ashenfelter! | | ranch, near Montrose, alone shipped | weighed nearly 1000 pounds, and it is | ° over 30,000 boxes this season, 2560 boxes having been packed on the ranch in one day. BALLOTS TELL DAMNING TALE Handwriting Expert Gives MAROCONI WIRELESS. WIRELESS TELEGRAMS Startling Evidence in Den-| Prominent Druggist of Sam ver Election’ Fraud Cases CROOKED WORK SHOWN Witness Says Two Different Kinds of Ink Were Used on the Votes in One Ward — DENVER, Colo., Dec. $.—Startling developments were made in the Su- preme Court in the trial of the six election officials of Ward 5, Precinct 9, who are charged with contempt. George H. King, handwriting expert, said that fifty-seven of the ballots in the box had been written by ten dif- ferent persons. The highest number written by one person was nineteen. The lowest was two. Five Republi- can ballots were written by one per-| son. The other fifty-two ballots on which the expert noted similarity of handwriting were Democratic. “It is evident that two kinds of ink were used in the writing of the bal-| lots,” said King. “Whether this was occasioned by two different kinds be- ing furnished by the Election Com- mission or whether certain ballots were written outside the booths, of course, I am unable to say.” It is the general belief among the attorneys who have followed the con- tempt proceedings closely that the re- sult of the discoveries made by the | court will be to bring the ballot box | of every precinct where contempt is charged into court for examination. There are six more precincts in which election officials are awaiting trial for | contempt. ¥ RUSHING. WORK < ON EXPOSITION Several Large Structures| for the Lewis and Clark Francisco Sends Wireless Messages Smugglers of Chinese and Opium to Be Caught by Wireless. WILL USE WIRELESS TO FIND NORTH POLE. Special to The Call. NEW YORK, Nov. 2.—Mr. Calegaris, a prominent druggist and president of the Italian Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, on arriving in this city said: “During my trip on the ‘Lombardia’ I sent several important wireless telegrams from mid-ocean to both shores of the Atlantic and promptly received replies to them. Every morning I read the world's news which was furnished the pas: gers In English, French and Itallan. I am satisfied from my personal experience that the Marconi System is a success. I3 is invaluable to buSiness men as it en- ables them to keep in touch with their office and family and keeps them posted on the most important events in all parts of the world. It also gives passengers a feeling of safety In case of danger or ac- cident as it enables the steamer to call for help in case of need.” SEATTLE, Nov. 25.—Wireless stations in the Puget Sound are to be promptly erected to help catch the smugglers of Chinese and oplum from the Canadian line. Engineers of the Marcondi Company have made a careful survey of the P cific Coast and have found its possiblitics so promilsing, not only for communication from ship to shore, but to and from tha Hawallan and Philippine Islands, that installations at various points will follow at the earliest posdible moment. Seven Marconi stations are already In operation in the Hawailan Islands PARIS, Dec. 3.—The French savant, M. Bernard_fs convinced that Nansen took the only feasible route to the North Pole. He favors an expedition with two shi connected by wireless telegraphy. It is expected that the Prince of Monaco, who is greatly interested in the project, will contribute the necessary $300,000. The foregoing telegrams have recently Fair Are Nearly Finished | ST e | PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 3.—Next| | week will see the completion of the ness the new trans-Atlantic station principal exhibit buildings at the Lew- is and Clark Exposition. With the foreign exhibits buildings already fin- ished and the administration group anxious to have the buildings com- | pleted, as it is a matter of but a few | S¥stem. | days now before the exhibits wu” for | begin to arrive from St. Louis storage. The work that remains to be done on six of the exhibit buildings is interior finishings. The group of]| buildings commenced last spring are nearly completed. The buildings that are nearly ready for occupation inelude the Ag- ricultural Palace, the Liberal Arts building, the Fire Department build- | ing, the Public Comfort building, the Public Shelter building and Adminis- | tration building. Work is also being so rushed on the Festival Hall, the Ma- | chinery, Electricity and Transporta- tion Palace and the Oregon State building. In the near future another | force of men will be at work on the | new 60,000-foot exhibit building, | which the exposition management de- | cided during the last week to build. Much work is being done on the Gov- ernment building on the Peninsula in Guild’s Lake, and there is every rea- son to believe the Government's group | will be ready at least thirty days be- fore the opening of the exposition. BRUIN YIELDS A BIG PELT TO JOHN P. COOK County Clerk, With Two Friends, En- joys a Two Weeks' Hunting Trip | in Round Valley. OAKLAND, Dec. 3.—With the skin | of a monster bear as evidence of their prowess, County Clerk John P. Cook, | Supervisor Harry D. Rowe and| Deputy County Clerk Charles Pugh returned to-day from a two weeks’ hunting trip in Round Valley, Mendo- cino County, where they pitched their tents a day’s ride from Covelo and en- joyed excellent sport. The country is rough, but it rained only one day while they were out and they were able to put in all of their | time hunting. During their stay three | bears were killed, one of which said to be.the larzest killed there in some years. They also obtained some pretty baskets from the Indians. ADVERTISEMENTS. ~ MEN’S AND Buvs’ Sweaters and Jerseys Best values LADIES’ and GIRLS’ SWEATER-JACKETS Latest SWEATER-JACKETS Pretty end $1.00 to $5.00 in the city | telegraphy, has announmced that he w appeared in the newspapers of the country Mr. Marconi, the inventor of wireless 1 return to the United States in a few days | and hopes to be ready on January 1 to | open to the public for commercial busi- e | Cape Breton, wh will communicate with the Poldhu trans-Atlantic station. a | distance of 3500 miles. This great event | in the world's history will be followed by the opening of another trans-Atlantic sta- | practically done the contractors have | tion now nearing completion near Bost | placed large forces of men at work. | | The exposition management is equally | have even a faint idea of what al But few, even among the best pos nt < s | has been accomplished by the Ma It has aiready been. the mea ving hundreds of lives and millic o of dollars of valuable property. The Mar- stem is now in dall cont operation on | nearty erchant Ma- { rine and men-of-war of several nations now operating spapers, published The Marc in the se ni system daily ne on board tran in mid-ocean, eamships. This service will e al pply news dispa! to hundreds, if not tho nds, of v s every day It is“estimated that this branch of the Mar- coni business will bring the company a net annual profit of over $700,000. The receipts of the Marconi Company during 1903 show the gratifying increase of more than 700 per cent over those ¢ 192, and ar 1994 will show a much greater increase The earnings of one department of company Trans-Atlantic), -when full operation, will alone be sufficient pay an annual on the present The Trans-Pacific Marconi service, when fully equipped and in operation. is capable of earning $976,000, net, per an- th his = to dividend of 150 per cent capitalization. farconi system is now entering » where it is becoming a serious f the cables. The cost of its of maintenance and of opera- installation tion is so small compared with that cable and wire systems that it d to transmit messages for LES HAN HALF the price of the old sys- tems, therefore it stands to reason that ablic always gives the preference to the cheaper rate. Elec ntions offer the greatest oppor our age. Large fortunes have been made by these who invested in Edison Electric Light and in Bell Tele- phone. The shares of the Edison com- pany increased from $10 to $1000 in one year. The profits of an original invest- ment of $160 in Bell Telephone are to-dag more than $200,00. Marconi securities, taken NOW, offer as great am oppor- tunity. There is no doubt that if a purchaser of Marconi securities will hold them for he will be able to sell or five year them for ten or twenty times the amount he paid for them, and that he will in a few | years more f the inv. ble to him as the Bell have been to others. tment as profit- lephone stocks Marconi securities have already in- creased 100 per during the past twelve months, 3 ater increase in value than any other security on N market E and Immediate- iy foilo of the above- menticned trans-At no doubt that | worth' from TW more the present price above facts you should v lose no securing all you can afford to take. time in As a consequence of the increased as- sets and revenues resulting from the re- cent opening of several new and impor- tant stations the price of Marconi certi- Largest Assortment $3.50 to $7.50 -CHILDREN’S Patterns $1.25 to $2.50 Eerviceable 60 Geary Street, San Francisco Open Saturdays till 10 p. m. ficates will be further advanced from 3 to 1 WITHOUT WARNING. 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