The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1904, Page 33

LUGGAGE SAFE IN-OLD LONDON Judge Decides That Board- ing-House Keepers Can- not Hold Guests’ Trunks DAMAGES FOR AMERICAN Court Says Baggage of De- fanlting Patron Is Safe From Grip of Landlords —_— LONDON, Dea. 24—Not & few Amer- icam tourists who have found them Selves stranded have had their bag-| Sage seized by boarding-house keepers | becsuse they could not pay their bills, and have sorowfully returned home, Jeawing thetr trunks, as little Bo-Peep's sheep did their tails, behind them. But under & recent decision of Judge Wood- fall the trans-Atantic visitor who finds himself temporarily short of the Wherwithal will no longer be under the painful neoessity of leaving his baggage in the hands of the stony- hearted boarding-house mistress who Pefuses to accept his assurance that he will send her & check &s soon as he reaches New York With his unre- oeipted bill in his pocket, and his bag- gage plled on top of a cab, in the English fashion, he may depart smil- ing. Por Judge Woodfall has explicit- ly laid it down that a boarding-house keeper no authority to detain the personal effects of a boarder who fails to settle his bil a Bloomsbury board- that this interest- tained. Bloomsbury which most American For their express most of the hduses ed into boarding- o the American the guests taking their meals The English system is that e in which patrons ments and do their and p'»ceden\ er guests ttle his k t act takes boarding-house Judge Wood- matter of col- the privileges lodging- it to im- of a defaulting can be s of a sum- ion has caused Bloomsbury, pealing for a t, or turning into lodging- Scaly scalps Nine people out of ev fer from a species of , which forms a dry If this condition b neglected th fe loses all hair beco: (nxc Da r‘ruf’ (‘u'e If you are annoyed with get a bottle Your druggist i 1 you the same story of u"mu‘rrmled triumph. Coke Dandruff Cure contains absolutely nothing of a jurious nature and may be used on the heads of the most delicate. Coke Dandrvit Cure Ask your druggist 1 DAY, DEC EMBER 25, 1904. TOBACCO TRUST BECINS A WAR Is Opening Stores in City to Fight Local Dealers Who Have Become Defiantv 'NEW PRICES THE CAUSE {American Company Said to! Have Imposed Conditions | That Are Unreasonable e, The smoke of battle envelops the to- bacco dealers of the city these days. The wholesale jobbers have leagued to fight the trust, known as the Ameri- can Tobacco Company, and the trust i{n turn has declared war to the knife on the local dealers. It is planning to open retalil stores about the city, in the expectation of corraling the trade. The “un-American” Tobacco Company must cuff this. end of the continent from its trade, the band of jobbing houses an- nounces. The San Francisco whole- salers must buy their goods from the trust or be whiffed out of existence, declares the trust savagely. With its control of all the popular brands it be- lieves that it can easily humiliate the rebellious spirits. The jobbing houses of Sedttle, Port- land, Sacramento and Los Angeles have joined issue with the San Fran- cisco merchants, but it Is in this city that preparations are going forward to wage the flercest war. The trouble began over an announce- ment of new quotations for plug to- baccos by the American Company. The dealers say that the conditions im- posed were outrageous. The wires to the East sagged with their burden of protests from “the firms. The trust was abrupt in its reply. When the dealers showed indignation, the great corporation became haughty. the And Jjobbers sent a joint tele- gram cing the position of the trust as bitrary, unjust and coer- cive, the trust in effect told them to draw long on their pipes and dream a bit of what it meant to defy its power. “Our capital, ‘our seliing staffs and our distributive power i3 subject solely to our own dictation,” came the hot declaration of independence from the jobbers. BOYCOTT THE TRUST. Immediately it was resolved by the dealers to cease handling any of the products of the American Tobacco Comp. , not alone the plug tobaccos, but cigars and cigarettes as well. Every effort should be made, it was imously agreed, to encourage the sale of the goods manufactured by the existing independent monufacturers to aid the starting of new fac- es. It was directed that steps be when to advertise this resolution throughout the country. The methods of the trust were drastic. It adopted the course calcu- lated to humble the jobbers with the most dispatch. Agents were sent to San F cisco and oOpening of stands about the city has been started iIn which the American Company will goods direct to the con- sum The ownership of the store is presumably sold, subject to contract as to what brands of tobaccos, cig- ettes and cigars shall be handled. A large majority of the retail stores the jobbers and the at- are owned by tack of the trust falls directly upon then both in wholesale and ail business. - But the jobbers are vet un- d, for they feel assured that not be so easily swept out of the market. The leases for stands in good locations are not to be had v readit n busy San Francisco now- aday 1d possession of most of them e time to come is regarded nine ;mims in the fight. WAR WAXES MERRILY. Both sides are working ener- getically. The trust has secured a few excellent locations for retail stores al- ready, but they have been blocked in many instances. It was eariy in the present month that the new quotations on certain plug tobaccos arrived and started the as trouble. The most Important of the brands involved were Star, Horse Shoe, Drummond’s Natural Leaf, Piper-Heidseick, Spear Head, Granger | Twist and J. T. On these the trade | discount of 7 per cent was withdrawn, |ana in leu of this rebates of 2 or 3 cents a pound were to be allowed, sub- ject to a condition as to the quantity | that should be taken every half year. |1t is the binding themselves to pur- chase a stated gquantity through the half year that the jobbers objected to particularly. If the wholesalers could ndle the goods on this basis there would virtually be no increase prices of the goods. But the Ganger of being left long on the stocks that | the trust says must be contracted for | six months ahead would always be imminent, declare the jobbers, and profits might easily be consumed in the overstocking. The jobbers had long beén in utmost | harmony with the trust and inde- pendent manufacturers have had far |from clear sailing from them. But | now has come the falling out and San | Francisco is to be treated to a lively war of smoke. ————————— | GROWERS ARE OPPOSED TO SWEET WINE TAX BILL SANTA ROSA, Dec. 24.—At a meet- | ing of the wine growers held here to- | day resolutions against the proposed sweet wine tax were adopted and for- warded to Washington, together with a request that the representatives of this State oppose the measure to the last. It was pointed out that distress and ruin to those engaged in the in- dustry would follow its passage. —_—ee———— Stranger Drops Dead at Andersoon. REDDING, Dec. 24.—A man whose identity cannot be established fell dead this morning at Anderson as he was carrying water in payment for his breakfast. He rode into Anderson Friday night on a freight train and spent the remainder of the night in a box car. When he got up this morn- ing he arranged with some Chinese to receive his breakfast for carrying wa- ter for them. Death was due to heart failure. The deceased was six feet in height, of sandy complexion and about 55 years of age. ChOAK A% SUIT HOUSE % 1230-1232-1234 MARKET Clearance <. Sale... Will Commence Tuesday Dec. 27 9:30 a. m. STREET, TAILOR SUITS JACKETS LONG COATS SKIRTS CHILD’S COATS WAISTS Will Be Closed Out at. 25¢, 35¢ and 50c¢ ‘On the Dollar Watch for cur Tyesday morning advertisement. and you will be surprised. 1230-1232-1234 Market SL. OVERSTOCKE TREMENDOUS SLAUGHTER OF PRICES IN READY MADE GARMENTS Suits, Jackets, Skirts, Capes and Waisfs Sacrificed Less Than Alt Garments Much l/ Pl'lce See Our Windows Look Out for Our Adverflsemant in Tuesday’s “Cail” .". .. Sale Begins Tuesday Mornlng at 9:30 RAND ...TO-MORROW NIGHT. BLANCHE BATES THE DARLING OF THE GODS By DAVID BELASCO and JOHN LUTHER. LONG 342 TIMES At Belasco Theater, New York City SPECIAL. Owins to —NOTE— Out-of-town mail orders will be promptly attended to in the order rudvofl ‘when accompanied by remittance. Stamped envelope must be inclosed for reply. Address all communications, X. H. Campbell, Treasurer, Grand Opera-house. AMUSEMENTS. OPERA HOUSE| David Belasco Presents A Drama of Old Japan 145 TIMES During World’s Fair, in St.. Louis the immense production the curtain will rise sharply at 8 O’CLOCK. MATINEE SATURDAY: Week Commencing THIS AFTER- NOON, Dee. 25. MONDAY, SPECIAL MATINEE December 26. ANNUAL VISIT of the ORFHEUM ROAD SHOW (Direction Martin Beck.) MeINTYRE and HEATH The Perennial Minstrel Favorites. Spessardy’s Bears and Ponies Europe's Greatest Animal Act. GRACE PALOTTA And The FOUR MILLINERY MAIDS n’s Novelty Singing Act. frank— THE LATONAS — Jen Exponents of Music and Comedy. CLARICE VANGE Tbe Southern Singer. Harry-SMIRL and KESSNER-Rose ““The Bell' Boy and the Matd.” PROBST THE GREAT Imitator of Birds, Animals and Ma- chinery, ALBERTINA MELICH And Her Beautiful Flock of Trained Birds. LUCY and VIATE In Their European Novelty Wire Act. OR7H_UM KOTICN [ICTURES Showing the Latest Novelties. e e ery Wednesday, and Sunday. nd 5 Regular Matin: Thursda t DR A McMAHON DIES SUDDENLY. | AT SAN JOSE| T I SAN JOSE, Dec. 24—Dr. A. McMa- n, one of the best know physicians | in the State, died suddenly from heart | disease this morning. He had prac-| ticed medicine in this city nearly thirty | Decea 3 -d was born in Lexing- | ton, Ky., December 3, 1832. He gradu- ated from the Lexington University | with an A. M. degree in 1851 and from | the Ohio Medical College at Cln(‘lnnatl;' McMahon at once began | practic incinnati, but at the out- break of the Civil War in 1861 he went | to Washington and passed the examl-: n for surgeon of the United States | He served all through the‘ charge of many of the hos- | pitals, and accompanied Sherman on | his famous march from Atlanta to the | took charge of the gen- | sea. eral hospital at New Orieans and was given the rank of colonel. After the| war Dr. McMahon resumed practice at | Pi urg, and later accepted the chair | of clinical surgery in the Ohio Medical | College. He was also a professor in the Miami College. In 1369 he came to Cal- | ifornia, locating at Marysville, where he remained until 1875, when he re- moved to San Jose. He served this county as County Physician and was Coroner for two years in eighties. director of the Yountville Soldiers’ Home, which office he held up to the time of his death. Dr. McMahon belonged to the G. A. R. and affillated societies, Workmen and National Legion ‘of Honor. B8ix children’ survive him, Mrs. M. Finne- gan, Mrs. R. Johnson, Mrs. J. McMa~ hon, Dr. John McMahon, Dr. Frank McMahon and A. McMahon. A few months ago Dr. McMahon was made the defendant in a $15,000 breach of promise suit by Miss Anna Fox, who alleged that the doctor had failed to keep his promise to marry. —_——— | Wood, the early | In 1800 he was appointed a | VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR IS BURIED AT SAN JOSE Enjoyed Distinction of Being One of the Youngest Men to Answer the Call to Arms. SAN JOSE, Dec. 24.—Daniel S. Cornwzll, a G. A. R. veteran burled here to-day, was one of the youngest -lnm-lmn men to enlist during the Civil War. He was a native of Detroit, Mich. When 14 years of age he ran away from his home and enlisted in the Twentieth Michigan Regiment. He servel as color bearer through most of he war, and to-day was buried in the battle-torn flag he had carried in the | fighting. Cotnwall enjoyed the dis- tinction of having held up General ‘Grant at Vieksburg while the latter was making the rounds of the out- posts. Grant did not know the coun- | tersign and Cornwall halted him and made him dismount. When the sol- dier saw who it was he allowed the general to »roceed. H —— | Elderly Man Wins a Young Bride. ‘\ SAN JOSE, Dec. 24—John A.| 70 years of age, to-day ob- | tained a marriage license to wed Miss | Lydia Mae Trip of Palo Alto, aged 28 years. The groom is a native of Pittsburg, Pa., and came to this coast to claim his bride. When asked by‘ the clerk it there was any legal ob- | jection to the marriage Wood replied: “None whatever; most of the rela- tives will be there.” ADVERTISEMENTS. t New Year’s () Presents { selection to suit most critical taste. THE NAME, BOHM- Bohm-Bristol Co. Jewelers and Silversmiths 104-110 Geary Street BRUSHE S friicogy By laundries, “::::r" hangérs, printers, painters, shoe factorles, sta- hh-.m-umn- Il.nnm.tn.lnn, B Hacing! Belasco & Mayer, Propristors. Price, ALCAZAR i TO-NIGHT—CHR STMAS MAT. TO-DAY. Great Hit, Sol Smith Russeil's Comedy, PEACEFUL VALLEY Superb Production of Mansfield's Version oLb HEIDELBERG TELEGRAM FROM 1{'}};? OWNERS. YORK, Dec. 004 —Belasco & Mayer: You haye rights Old Heldelberg for San Francisco. Any other announcements un- authorized. Wishing you all success, (Signed) SHUBERT BROS. New Year's Week—"LOST RIVER. GENTRAL~Z near Eighth; phone South sua NEW Market st., MATINEE TO-DAY—TO-NIGHT LAST TIME. TWO LITTLE WAIFS ATINEE TO-MORROW AND ALL SPECIAL M. i E Regular Matinees Sat. and Sun. Lincoln J. Carter's Greatest Melodrama, THE HEART OF CHICAGO Positively the best attraction ever offered at the Central. Intensely exciting. The fiying train, the burning of Chicago. Prices—Eve., New Juckey California OAXLAND TRACK. every week day, rain or shine. mk?mlfifll!z"p m. sharp. CHRISTMAS EANDIOAP, $3000 Adied. to B4 Rea MONDAY, December 26 For special trains stopping at the track take P. Ferry, foot of Market street, at u'on. 1900, '1:30 or 2:00, Re trains eavi b-mcknhlllotlnll-fip m. and tme after the last race. mm'“l—fi: MAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENTS. ade FISCHER'S THEATER TONY LUBELSKI, General Manager. GREAT HOLIDAY ATTRACTION. BS VAUDEVILLE. | ‘The! a cherry in it.” | IN 4 ENCHANTING TABLEAUX WITH | 10c to 5Oc. Mats., 10c, 15¢, 25e. | Ragng!| G OLUMBIAE TU'N!GHT ST THOS. Theater TME in “TH . SEABROOKE BILLIONAIRE.” iegimn: MONDAY NIGHT, 3= Henry W. Savage offers the Musical Satire, -ne SULTAN OF SULU ““The County Chbairman,” “Peggy From Paris,™ e College Widow." ¢ CALIFORNIA o, MATINES TO-DAY, James A. Herne's Greatest American Pastoral Comedies, SHORE ACRES With its wealth of Christmas cheer— its real turkey dinner—its famous light- house scene the sailing of the “Liddy Ann”—Most realistic marine scene ever depicted on the stage, and Author of un” an e A VR fouse The, Fglidey Attractien Will Be the oli's Famous Opera Stocvems KING DODO By GEORGE ADE of all its powerful cast of the tavor. Hes, tncluding James A. gy At kins Lawrence, Belie Theadors, P. Whittemore, James Burrows, ‘Herbert Flanburg and others. Special Holiday Matines To-morrow. Bny your seats early for New Years SPECIAL s NEXT—“YON YONSON.” CHRISTMAS | To-uommow HOLIDAY SATURDAY MATINEES | M=% ™% GRAND TRANSFORMATION SCENE “A CHILD'S DREAM OF CHRISTMAS"” A BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY STORY TOLD - Perfect Fitting Eyeglasses At Moderate Cost SANTA 3 CHRISTMAS CLAUS 2 TREE | er ST ot Lagmm BISHOP, Lessee and Manager. H. W 642 "MARKETST FRENCH SAVINGS BANK 315 Montgomery Street. Capital paiduwp . . . . . $ 600,000 Dividends paid to depositors . 1,656,226 CARPY, President. ARTHUR LEGALLBT, Vice Presidesl LEON BOCQUERAZ, Secretary. JOHN GINTY, Asst. Secratary. Dr. E. Artigues, Chas. Carpy, J. B. Clot, LAST TIME TO-NIGHT. | JIM BLUDSO| Commencing MATINEE TO-MORROW, Oliver Moroseo Offers HOWARD GOULD, J. H. GILMOUR and | Majestic players in Hoyt's famous farce com- A CONTENTED WOMAN OZA WALDROP in the Cast. Next—By authority of prior contract. Rich- ard Mansfeld's version “OLD HEIDELEBRG." Leon Kauftman, A. Roos, pas, A. Legallet, J1. 8. Godeau, J. J. Mack, Interést pald on deposits. Loans made on Real Estate and approved securities. GADSKI [ Tuesday and Thursday Eves., Jan. 3-5; Sat- urday Matinee, Jan. 7. Season _ Tickets, $4.30, | $8.50, $2.50—ready _next | Tuesday morning. seats, $2.00, $1.50, $1.00— ready Friday Morning fol- lowing. Special concert at St. Francis Hotel, Wednesdny- Evening, Dec. 28, at Seats, $2.50. Box Office, Sherman, Clay & Co's, | where complete programme may be obtalned. | Prescriptions 34,406 and 7. GUARANTEED FOR MEN. Every Afternoon and Evening in the | mARMLESS IN . Cures ordinary Heated Theater. cases in a few m;rnnzed to cura THE ONLY noum\! SNOW: 4 e [ RS ONES O G dm‘(.urnmst Francisco. o ric- PRINCESS FAN TAN P e oy ootk Dot o Gate vty F. 5. XELLY'S PEARMACY, 102 Bddy. A_Japanese Musical BCORES OF sn)cuunu' 300 PERFORMERS. A BIG SHOW BY LITTLE PEOPLE. CHRISTMAS TREE This -and . To-morrow Afternoon, With a Gift for Every Child Visiting the Chutes. No_Increase in Prices. ADMISSION, 10c. CHILDREN, Se. JASTHMANOLA] Is the only oure fc - Nervous and Your mfim s sT., DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. Catalogue and Price Lists Mailed on Application. } kinds repaired. Globe Sheet Metal Works, Mflfillflmu, Phone Main 5461 OILS. G Cfll‘ LEONARD & Lu-lCAm l"%‘fl. 811 Sansome b, & P