The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 11, 1905, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1905. TAKING ACTION | FOR THE CITY | Real Estate Board Favors! Public ITmprovements on | Lines Burnham Suggests | WOULD KEEP GRUNSKY | | Need of San Francisco Man in Canal Commission Is Subject of Resolution | R resolution was adopted yesterday | n Francisco Real Estate struct its executive com- r with other bodies in to the end that Commissioner of San Francisco may be in- and that President Roosevelt be requested to retain him as 2 Panama Canal Com- me) member of the n. The Chamber of Commerce stces will hold a special meeting Monday to consider the same sub- and other commercial organiza- have been requested to act work of the Boclety for the Im- rovement and Adorn Francisco was also indorsed. A. E. Buckinghan spoke in favor Grunsky it is for the goo ak, where lans for the improvement f the city. Among copsideration are extensions, & boule- Golden Gate Park, nd out of the city that and suburbs easier jesigns for an opera-house, ditorium, museum and | t Howell presided and hat the matter of city re- brought before the boar n the communication from aleb, furnished ome reason for ng e ard together. This was e first & d since eetings of been t Howell reported the egislative measures that attention of _the | cation from Gov- | either assoclate M" were received from an Brothers, the Charles Hol- mpany Giannini, he PASTOR VISITS FORMER H FLOCK AND IS WELOOMED Rev. John Stephens Delivers an In- | teresting Lecture at Simpson | Memorial Church. Rev. John Stephens, formerly pastor the Simpson Memorial Methodist Church, came last night former parishioners and vered a learned and interesting ture, his theme being “Flights of Fancy Mr. Stephens received a cor- al welcome from a large audience and in turn gave a literary treat which will long be remembered. He 1 the stern, cold reality of 1d at times gave poetic touch esqueness to his subject. church choir sangs some beau- selections, Including Rossini’s scopal among his “ftabat Mater.” The quartet sang Vale of Rest” end a number from Creation” was splendidly sung . Burrell. —_— | BOAN'S FILIS. DOFT LEAVE THE GITY. Pleaty of Proof Right Here in San| Francisco. | | within certain limits is violative of the Claim is one thing, proof another. Columbus claimed the world was Did people believe ft? Not until oved it { proven claims have made the people skeptics. Every claim made for the “Little eror” is proven. Proven in Sem Francisco by local experience. Here is one case from the many we have: Mrs. Catherine Bartlett of 2720 Tw y-first street says: “I have y dollars’ worth of medi- ne guaranteed to cure kidney com- during the last seven years, must confess the benefit I received from the most of it was in- finitesimal. My trouble dates from overwork when nursing my late hus- band through his final sickness, and it is very difficult to adequately ex- press what I really endured. Know- ing that tro with the kidney se- retions is always a sure indication of inward trouble with the kidneys, I but I had not the est doubt about the cause of the complication, but what to do to stop it was a mystery. Doan’s Kidney Pills came to my res- cue at a time when sorely required. It took three boxes to bring good, health, but I consider the money well invested. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name, Doan’s, and take no substitute. CANKER. SORES LIQUOR STORE ENDS DISPUTE Plan to Open Bar in Book Concern Building Hastens Methodists to New Home | FRIEDMAN'S PROPERTY | All Action Looking Toward ' the Annulment of Sale to Merchant Will Be Dropped . i | The Methodist Book Concern prop- erty controversy may be sald to have been brought to a close with the ap- pearance in San Francisco of Dr. Henry C. Jennings and Edwin R. Gra- ham, the publishing agents of the West- ern Methodist Book Concern. who ar- rived from Cincinnati on Thursday night The two gentlemen were accompa- | d by Judge Boyd, also of Cincin- 2 who came specially to take part' in the conference with the commission having charge of the local book con- cern. The matter of the sale of the roperty, 1037 Market street, to Louis riedman for $125,000, was discussed at length by the agents and those in au- thority here. Speaking of the résult of the confer- ence to a Call representative last night C. B. Perkins, a member of the local commission, said: When 1t was brought out at the conference that the store formerly occupied by the Book oncern had been rented for & saloon and bil Jennings and Mr. Graham ad- er action be taken looking ent of the sale to Fried- n s and Mr. Graham gave the local every assurance that new and ible property property better adapted ceds of the Book Concern, would be 1y secured and a modern building has been taken of k. situated at the depository the California the store In th 1428 Market editorial rooms Advocate will remove in a very e $125,000 paid by Friedman ] be invested by the Methedist Book Con- in San Francisco. The Methodist community generally expr confidence that Dr. Jennings and Graham will give to their growing territory unusual co-operation. Both the doctor and Graham will ad- dress the Methodist Ministers’ Unfon and laymen at Epworth Hall next Mon- day morning, outlining their policy in relation to the contemplated new struc- ture. —_— 5 CAS ORDINANCE 5 NOT TALID The Los Angeles gas ordinance, over which there has been so much litiga- tion, has been declared invalid by the United States Supreme Court 'in two test cases. The State Supreme Court was reversed in both instances. News of the action of the mnation’s highest tribunal was received by the Just'ces | several days ago and the Clerk’s office was officlally notified yesterday. One case was a petition for a writ of ha- beas corpus and the other was a dam- age suit. . The Los Angeles Board of Supervis- ors decided to keep a projected gas factory outside of certain limits and passed a general law to fit the case.?| A penalty clause was attached to the . an employe of | the gas company, violated a feature of | the ordinance before witnesses and was | arrested. Caroline W. Dobbins insti- tuted a civil suit for damages to test | the same provision and both caises were taken to the Supreme Court to- | gether. Daly was convicted of violating the | measure in question and was fined $100. He appealed to the Superior Court, which upheld the action of the | inferior tribunal. The State Supreme Court sustained the lower courts and | an appeal was finally taken to the! United States Supremg Court. Caro- | line Dobbins claimed that she had been damaged through the enforcement of the ordinance because it interfered with her constitutional rights. | The Federal Supreme Court holds that the meesure in aiming to pre-| vent the construction of a gas works | constitutional provisions, which guar- | antee rights in conducting legitimate ! business to all ecitizens. Daly is or-| dered released, Caroline Dobbins gets $144 damages and the gas works will | be constructed as planned. | PR A, SUPERVISORS TO OPPOSE BILLS BEFORE GOVERNOR | - Will Protest Against Two Measures | Affecting Acquisition of Munici- pal Water Supply. The Board of Supervisors yesterday | received word from Governor Pardee that he would grant a hearing to rep- resentatives of the city of San Fran- cisco in opposition to two bills now In his hands for signing. One of the bills considered objectienable by the | Board of Supervisors is Pendleton’s ' Senate bill relative to condemnation | proceedings under the right of emi- nent domain which provides that any county through which runs 4 pipe line or flume for the conveyance of water shall have the right to condemn the same, The effect of the measure will be to cut off San Francisco from a muniei- pal water supply from, the Sierras, as under its terms any intermediate | county could condemn the water run- | ning through its jurisdiction for its| own uses. Duryea’s Assembly bill No. 298 fix- ing the cash yalue of water works as a basis upon which water rates shall be established Instead of the actual! cost of construction will also be op- posed by the Supervisors’ committee, which will be accompanied by Assist- ant City Attorney Partridge when San Francisco’s side of the questions is presented to the Governor. —_————— Better Service on Cable Lines. It was announced yesterday by Man- | ager Chapman of the United Railroads that with the increasing of the speed | prizes should be offered so as to in- 1 saved children from drowning at the of the Market-stret cable next Monday mcrning a better service will be given the traveling public. The change will | affect mainly the Castro and Hayes ' street lines, upon which the headway | of the cars will be considerably short- | ,eved, without decreasing or otherwise | |interfering with the service on the' otber lines in the big cable system. . —_——— Obstinate cases of Cancrum Oris have been relleved after three or four applica- tions of SOZODONT LIQUID A complete cure has been effected within a week from three applicationsaday. Itisa wonderful dentifrice. Nothing to equal it. 1T CLEANSES, HEALS, PRESERVES. | # FORMS: LIQUID, POWDER, PASTE. OLD MAN CRUSHED BY ELECTRIC CAR. Berkeley, March 10.—Isaac Reed, 80 years of | age, was struck by an electric car at Allston | wey and Shattuck avenue this afternoon and ! 0 badly hurt that physiclans who attended | bim think he will die. Dr. Allen found that both of the cld man's hips were fractured and that internal injuries probably wers sustained, Eo wes to Pond's drug store and ven temporary assistance later being taken fo Fablois Hospital in Oskiand, | WOULD REBUILD FIRE HOUSES Carpenter - Doyle Reports Many Structures to Be in an Unsanitary Condition | BIG EXPENSE INVOLVED‘{ Commissioners Think Well? of the Plan, and Matter ‘Will Soon Be Considered — | At the weekly session of the Board | of Fire Commissioners yesterday after- noon a report was received from Chief Carpenter Doyle setting for the bad condition of numerous engine-houses throughout the city.. In several in-' stances Doyle recommended that the structures be entirely rebuilt, for many | of them are in such a dilapidated con- | dition that repairs would prove almost usgless. A | oyle recommended that engine- | house No. 5, 1219 Stockton street, be | | replaced with a brick building, the estimated cost to be about 318,000, Engine-house No. 9, 820 Main street, should also be replaced, in Doyle's opinion, at a cost of about $30,000. Truckhouse No. 34, 449 Douglass street, is also unfit for upe and a new building there is recommended by Doyle, to cost about $18,000. Truck- house No. 9 has also been condemned by the chief carpenter, who recom- mends that a wooden structure to cost $12,000 or a brick building to cost $18,000 be erected. The chief carpenter also went into detalls regarding repairs in other en- | gine and truck houses throughout the city. He finds that many of these places are in an unsanitary condition and that the health of the firemen s endangered while they remain there, The estimated cost of repairs to these buildings will be $39,468. The Com- m'ssioners approved of Doyle’s report and the matter will be referred to the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Public Works for their approval. i Chief Engineer Sullivan reported that the department had been exper- lencing untold trouble with the hose recently supplied by two large con- cerns in this city under contract. When the materfal was put to a test it was found to be unsatisfactory in every way. The rubber was not up to the standard and the couplings in most in- stances refused to work. The Chief announced that the hose had been returned as unfit for use and that the delay was keenly felt in the department. There are only 45,000 feet of reserve hose on hand, while the department requires 10,000 feet. The Commissioners approved of Sullivan’s report and hereafter the firms will be fcreed to live up to their contracts to the letter. James H. Timon, 126 Twenty-ninth street, was appointed an engineer in the department from the clvil service list. He was instructed to report for duty to Chief Sullivanx, James Dooley, truckman of Truck 8, and Thomas Collins, hoseman of En- gine 3, were up before the board on charges of failing to report for duty. Both men had been drinking. Their cases were taken under advisement by the Commissioners. They will prob- ably be reprimanded or fined and re- stored to duty. Four crippled firemen appeared before the Commissioners to explain the causes of their injuries. The Commissioners will consider their cases. All were hurt while going to fires within the last four months. — BUILDING PLANS OPEN T0 PUBLIC The joint committee on Public Util- ‘ities and Finance of the Board of Su- pervisors yesterday agreed upon the framing of an ordinance providing for the construction of the proposed school | buildings, library, hospital and addi- tion to the Hall of Justice, the plans ' thereof to be open to public competi- tion. | A committee from the San anclsca{ Chapter, American Institute of Archi- | tects, addressed the committee in sup- | port of its petition that competitive | plans for the new buildin.; be printed. | Henry Schultz, president of the chap- | ter, said the Federal Government had | adopted the competitive plan with ! good results. Librarian Clark explained the manner of securing competitive | plans for library bulldings in New | York, Louisville and other cities. | President Roncovierl of the Board of Education favored the competitive plan, but wanted the Washington ' Grammar and other school buildings exempted, as plans for same had al-| ready been prepared at a great cost to | the city under the special levy of 1902. Altmann suggested that a premium of $1000 be awarded for any accepted | plan. This was opposed by W. 'H.| Mooser, who contended that several | duce good architects to enter the con- test. The committee was of the opin- fon that no plans should be exempt from competition, but postponed for- mal action until next Friday, when the Chapter of Architects will present sug- | gestions to enable the formulating of a proper ordinance on the subject. { The committee recommended the ac- | ceptance of the offers of Frank Fischer and F. 8. Neves to sell lots to the city for the proposed Golden Gate Park, and Presidio Extension under the bond issue. | ————— If You Are Going to Europe Or sending for relatives or friends, call or write at once. Reduced rates only last till May 6, 1005. Buy tickets now; $71.25 Liver— pool or Queenstown to San Francisco, §. F, Booth, General Agent, U. P. R. R. Co., and Cunard _ Steamship Company, .1 Montgomery street, San Francisco. . —_—— Ohildren’s Society Meéts. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children decided yest:rdayl to award medals to Chris Ward and | Alphonse Sondag,: both of whom peril of their own lives a few weeks ! ago. Julian Haas was elected a life member, and Alice Washington, Mrs. M. 8. McKittrick and Mrs. J. J. Ja- cobi were elected annual members of the soclety. The monthly report showed that 180 children had been af- forded relief during February. —_————— The sale of the Gump collection of oil paint. ings at Native Sons’ Hall was attended by the leading _citizens—and crowded to the doors. Many of the magnificent examples in lection were absolutely siaughtered. The sale will continue each evening until . March 18, —————— HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS CHOSEN.— Alameda, March 10.—Frank O'Brien, Wilson and Norman D’'Evelyn have been se- Jected to represent the Alameda ‘Bchool in a debate with a team from the Humboldt Evening High School of San Francisco. The the col- forensic contest will take place in San Fran- Aoril 23 1 cisco on . in demand. white, sizes 3, 5%, 6 and 6%. to-wear sold at ~ett, Carhart rest goods out first, as we naturall are brought from the stockrooms, ea To-day for this bargain. Every pai is retiring from business. HG/e have bougfn:“mnn entire stock for spot cash. They are all this season's to.wear with any coat and vest or on any occasion. Every pair absolutely pure worsted and the sale price is have to pay for cotton mixed goods. Beginning this morning, sale price - . .« . . . . ... ... Women’s 500 @loves 290 Two-clasp pure silk, with three rows of stitchings’ on the back. These are the latest style; colors black and The Only High-Grade Clothing Sold at Popular Prices Hackett- Carhart New York Spring 1905 Styles Ready The best ready- high-class, hand- made, correct styles and absolutely per- fectin fit. 'Westand back of every Hack- GhHe Great Sale of the Will @ Finck Co. Stock At About Half Price Instead of diminishing as is usual with sales, each day's sale has been larger than its predecessor; one reason for this, we put the wanted to be sure of disposing of them. As fast as a counter or table is emptied more goods lot better than the last. Hundreds of extra helpers and extra delivery facilities. The sale includes all kinds of cutlery, jewelry, silverware, toilet articles, barber supplies, leather goods, books (50,000 stock), rubber goods, games, stationery, trunks, traveling bags, corsets, fancy goods, ribbon, small fumiture, house furnishings, etc., etc. 1200 Pairs Men’s Fine Trousers at $2.95 These Are Worth $4.50 to $6.00 should be gone by closing time to-night. The manufacturerer takes the loss because he thousand pairs of fine trousers from him and naturally he came to us to close out his , in medium and dark shades, dressy stripes and color combnation, correct styles ? less than you would Women s 250 Vests 18¢ Good quality Egyptian cotton. Swiss ribbed, low neck and no sleeves, drawn with sik tape; as good a 25¢ vest as you ever saw. New Select from the on the Coast— qualities cost in clothing any price, just the kind & Co. garment. Every New Yorkcr knows them Most New Yorkers wear them Suits and Overcoats $12.50 to $35.00 VARARALARRAANE XUNRRARNRXE RARX XA XX UARNR XX AR XAARER RHALXRRN X NN R NN U NP RURRRAR RRARARNAR KRR AN ARG aTn CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST= small margin of profit as any —they are less—compare them. New spring styles aze teady. Boys’ Russian Suits 2% to 8 years, $3.00 to $10.00 Boys’ Sailor Suits 3 to 10 years, $3.00 to $10.00 Boys’ Two-Piece Suits 7 to 16 years, $3.00 to $12.50 Boys’ Norfolk Suits 7 to 16 years, $3.00 to $10.00 Boys’ Three-Piece Suits 8 to 16 years, $4.00 to $12.50 Long Pants Suits 11 to 18 years, $5.00 to $20.00 Special Offering Saturday Boys’ New Spring Suits—An even 500 of them from a New otk maker who knows how to build boys' clothes. Norfolk and two-piece styles, sizes 7to 16 years, i i than most $4 and $5 suits, Boys’ 50c Caps, 30c—The New Norfolk, golf or Parsifal styles, ys like, pretty plaids and mixtures, to-day Boys® $1.00 white serge sailor hats, plain or embroidered, to- Boys® Shirts and Blouses, 50c—Golf shirts with cuffs, white and colors; Brown style blouses, for Juvenile Depy., sacond floor. Boys’ Suits $3.00 Stocks R " ’flmofll complete stocks of boys' le kinds—fully one-fourth less than ing stores. We sell clothing at the goods. Our prices be plaids and mixtures; better ially piced at . . - $3,00 caly = 69¢ If blouses, white and colors; also Eoys 25 1o 10yr, white o colors, at 500 1S IMPROVING NEW YORK, March 10.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade will say to-morrow: Confidence has become general through resumption of work, improv- Ing of spring trade and expectation that the war will Suvuu terminate. ‘Weather conditions are favorable in most sections of the country, and there is little interruption because of labor controversies. Some inconvenience was caused by the local strike and retail trade suffered temporarily, but in the aggregate the commercial loss was not extensive. The most gratifying news of the week emanates frcm the iron and steel industry. Commodities are Exports gained $2,071,013. | Traffic conditions are getting better, few complaints of delay being heard and railway earnings for February were only 4.2 per cent smaller than in 1904. Hides continue firm considering the season. Failures this week numbered 244 in the United States, against 259 last year, and 26 in Canada, against 26 a year ago. ‘NEW YORK, March 10.—Bradstreet's to-morrow will say: Business failures in the United States for the week ending March $ number 190, against 206 last week, 200 in the like week In 1904, 176 in 1903, 244 in 1802 and 207 in 1901. - In Canada failures for the week num- ber 40, as against 22 last week and 27 in this week a year ago. ‘Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending March 9 are 1,285,956 bushels, against 907,937 last week; 1,834,632 this week last year, 3,366,796 in 1503 and 2,096,250 in 190%. From July to date the exports are 44,698,362 bushels, against 110,824,315 last year; 116,043,930 in 1903 and 182,643, 201 in 1902. ——— e DAUGHTERS OPPOSE THE CLAIMS OF AGED FATHER Three daughters of Andreas Zihn, who is 70 years old and feeble, are ‘opposed to him in a will contest that | is being tried in Judge Seawell’s court. | The old gentleman is said to have as- signed his property to his children, with the understanding that they pro- vide for him in his declining years. Zihn determined ‘to marry .again and after arriving at this conclusion {he attempted to make a will provid- ing for wife number two, forgetting his agreement with and assignment to his daughters. & The daughters explain their pos- session of the property by saying they Christmas gift. Zihn claimed that the deeds presented to the daughters in common were to have. | them at his deltl;‘ but they worri gs vmm so much that he ally signed em. : accepted it from their father as, a SPRING TRADE |ONLY MERIT WILL COUNT WASHINGTON, March 10.—A gen- eral policy as to Federal appointments was determined upon by the President and his Cabinet to-day at their semi- weekly meeting. At the conclusion of the meeting it was announced that, for the present at least, the uniform policy would be to retain incumbents in office as long as thelr services were satisfac- tory. The policy announced is to ap- ply generally to all departments of the Government. " In line with the general policy of clvil appointments, Secretary Taft said it also had been determined not to ap- point as brigadier generals on the actiive list of the army officers who had served forty years, including service in the Civil War. Those officers are now eligible to retirement as brigadier gen- erals and it is not the purpose of the administration to make them briga- dier generals on the active list. The Secretary sald there were approxi- mately forty such officers, all of whom would be permitted to retire as briga- dier generals or to continue in the service in their present grade at their option. The adoption of this policy will open the way for the appointment as brigadier generals of many younger omcden than have heretofore had that grade. TO EST, JH NEW BANK.—South San o savings and commercial nsti will be established by uumu&\. Danfel Meyer and Eastern The capital stock will be $50,000. men. $2.95 Sample Line Ladies’ Petticoats Only 125 of these—the samples of a well known New York skirt maker —and the 125 first comers to-day will get them for a little more than a wash : others of mohair, mohair with slk ruf- fles, moreens, sateens and ltalian cloth, black and colors, beautifully made, this season’s samples—no two alike. hee— Sbom OGOty | Veag ot $1.08 Viegevn $2.78 Eggs, Butter and Liguor Sales Choice Creamery Butter—The kind we pride ourselves upon—the kind that has built us up an enor- mous trade. Regular size Best R-n:‘h Eggsf-&mmm Special Sale of many kinds of Lenten Foods—Sardines, Mackerel, Salmon, Clam Juice, Codfish, Herring, Opysters, Beans, Cbesse, Etc. Kentucky Belle Whisky—75c full Paul Jones Rye Whisky, bettle 780 Port or Sherry—F old, regular oy kb Champlon Whisky—Rep. $300 AAARBARAAA R URAAA AAAAA A ARAAAAAAAA FARA R TR AAARAL TR CAA AR MR R AR LA N WL AR DDA R RS A AR R AAAAR REARAE AR R R R AR AN RN LU PR FORCED TO SHUT |WILL SUBMIT DOWN PLANT INDEPENDENCE, Kans., March 10. The taking of testimony in the pro- ceedings brought in Sedan, Kans., against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad apd others for al- leged violation of tHe anti-trust law began here to-day.’ John Aber of Moran said the Moran Gas and Crude Oil Company had built up a fuel oil trade in Kansas City, but when the advance In rates came last fall it was compelled to shut down its plant and let its tank cars remain idle. He said the company owned two tank cars, and when they were in service the Missouri Pacific Rallroad paid mileage on them, but he could not say how much. W. J. Young of Pittsburg, Pa., pres- ident of the Prairie Cil and Gas Com- pany, said he owned all except four shares of the stock of the company, the other shares being held by the direct- ors. There has been issued by the com- pany two and a half milllons of de- benture bonds, and these are held by the Natlonal Transit Company of Pennsylvania. Fe sald he owned 100 shares in the Standard Oll Company of New Jersey. He did not know there had been an advance in freight rates on crnde petroleum last fall. Young was examined by F. 8.' Mon- nett. He brought no bonds or papers with him. ——e—————— Some are good, some better and some best. The tourist car service on the Wabash, NI- agara Falls Short Line is absolutely the best. Ask your agent about the schedule. L] FILL REPORT WASHINGTON, March 10. —The special commission created by the President to consider the subject of naturalization will, it is expected, be prepared to submit to Congress at the mext regular session a full report upon this important subject, The Presi~ dent has shown a lively interest in the matter, not only having before him re- ports of Federal officers containing many specific instances of gross fraud and error in connection with the ap- plication of the naturahzation laws, but having himseif. while connected with the municipal government of New York City, noted many of these evils. Besides internal fraud, the insufficien- <y of the existing naturalization laws has involved the State Department in endless crntroversies with Europe girowlng out of a doubtful naturaliza- tion. The propriety of restricting closely to certain courts the right to naturalize was considered by the commission. ——— Ask for Log Cabin Bread at grocers’ and branch bakeries: wholesale. 900 Dolores sh* —————— ARMY ORDERS. ‘WASHINGTON, March 10.—Undee instructions from the President First Lieutenant Frank S. Burr, Fifteenth Infantry, is directed to report to Col- onel Charles Morris, Artillery Corps, head of the retiring board at San Francisco, for examination. ADVERTISEMENTS. Overland BUSINESS MEN IN A EURRY SHOULD ALWAYS TAXE