The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1905, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1905. STRONG ACTING MARKS BVERY P Margaret Anglin Thrills Like Bernhardt. Boer Camp Chosen for the First Scene. Anglin that wrote that that took the house t night. And fornia knew our and again more Bernhardt of the Zira” — all of the second t—with due respect to Henry Miller J. Hartley Manners, who made it, )t matter. 3ut a third act, or T a scene, of the kind between the Magdalen and her destroying y anything. One must a Margare e powe ing This, with d *hing, ith- may one; and ot Henry ave ever valuable last night's e wished only there to share to which is in the (Frank Miller ars the wom wronged he woman o down as ms to be her- e of Lady C e the two v by the ed, the v i and is the ripping, xwardly as in a sort of it that and one 1d, how- v, nderful sugges- s that of the t E veneer of Zira's There is > s! primitive fash- 1 she at the t at « ho is torturing her. It b marvelot fidelity, before ng out in her ges- coarsening thread in the very fashion in which she rms. But with the vulgar- undest pathos, the ity. There is not a too long, too many, is pitched in absolutely y. Go to see it and do not for- value the excellent foil afforded Miss Blanche Stoddard’s Ruth Wil- ng. At the Cen it would have ked a storm of hisses te but nor is the ac- er yet wholly happy in hough effective and con- some of its phases. Edward ith a portrait of the reckless, complished soldier, is cap- ost handsomely human and 7alter Allen is valuable to s the surgeon, and Mrs. Whif- fen her own happy self as ering. The rest fill in effect! play is handsomely staged and w: handsomely audienced, as it doubtless will be throughout the week. BELANCHE RARTINGTON. Emery, drinking, Alcazar. The Alcazar company never appear- | ed to better advantage than in “Old Heldelberg,” which opened at the O’Farrell-street playhouse last even- ing. The little theater was filled to - minister Worthing has | dy Clav- | ART OF “ZIRA” 1 !!he last seat from the beginning to | the end of the performance. The play was elaborately staged. The players Wwere all at their best. There was not one discordant note in the whole piece. “Old Heidelberg” is not new for | San Francisco,, but those who have | seen the play 'before will still gain | much by seeing it again at the Alcazar this week. The rollicking students, | the gay Crown Prince, his beautiful | inamorata, the austere count and the | comical old professor furnish all the | entertainment that one could ask for | in a single evening. The love scene and |the final parting at the close are | handled in a way to bring tears to the leyes of the most blase ‘theater-goer. John Craig in the role of the Crown Prince appears at his best. Last night’s audience kept him bowing for an in- definite number of times at the close | of each act. In the last farewell at Ruder’s inn no one could possibly have handled the part better than he. Lil: lian Lawrence as Kathie furnished ad- | mirable support for the leading man. { Many of the ladies present whispered audibly marry K King of Sachsen-Karlsburg. John B. Maher was as funny as an | Ade fable in the part of the gay and bibulous professor, a relic of other days at the university. John Sainpolis was an ideal Lutz and convulsed the audience time after time. part of Graf von Astreberg. The others of the cast were up to the high standard of the leaders. Central Theater, One of the best melodramas seen here in some time was presented at the Central last evening to a crowded house. “The Gambler” is far above average play and the manner in h it was interpreted left but lit- find fault with. The+scenic ef- fects, notably those of the first and d redound great credit on sts. Messrs. Simmons and Cutler. The stage mechanics de- serve praise for the admirable man- ner in which the production was The leading role was by yall, who divided honors ¢y Shumer, who played the Miss Juliet Crosby made much of her part. Miss Crosby is at her best emotional work and this role was strictly in accord with the popular ir woman’s talent. Miss Vane also made a decided hit in her part. True Boardman, the new juvenile man, though not having much to do, did it well. Millar Bacon, the come dian, sur ed all his former cfforts. mounted. lea erving mention include G. and Walter Whipple. The scene, wherein the hero escape in the ocean and cue by a yacht while a terrible ges was vigorously applauded. are many thrilling situations and climaxes. The play will be a win- ner for the week. Orpheum. There was another crowded house at the Orpheum last night and those who expected to hear Don Francisco de Souza, Marqu de Borba, were not disappointed. evident that he did so at a : He sang the toreador’s song from “Carmen” and “The Palm He has a magnificent bary- tone voice, clear and resonant, and at | once established himself as a prime | favorite. The applause after his sec- ond effort was deafening, and an an- nouncement had to be made that he had just left a sickbed and begged to be excused. Chutes. Tom Mack, a highly original mono- logist and late star of West's Min strels, made his first appearance at the Chutes yesterday and created un- | bounc d merriment at both perform- Mr. and Mrs. James, refined al artists, produced pleasing music from all kinds of instruments, and McCarver, Reed and colored singers and dancers, gave a lively specialty. John T. Chick and his company of comedians revived “A Pleasant Evening.” Mabel the popular contralto, new was heard in illustrated songs, and the ani- owed the latest novelties pictures. Charles RBigney inues to make his daring high dives every afternoon and evening, and on Thursday night the feature of the amateur performance will be a three- legged race for fat woman. ———— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, March 27.—The fol- lowing Californians have arrived in New York: From San Francisco—Dr. S. Blum and Mrs. Blum, at the Hotel Savoy; B. S. Donahue, at the Imperial; A. L. Esberg and wife, at the Buckingham; Mrs. L. Hennessy, at the Martha Washington; A, B. Lewis, at the Hotel Navarre; W. O'B. Macdonough, at | the Netherland; A. Roseberg, at the Hotel Astor; Mrs. J. Boggs, at the Al- bemarle; C. Bonesteel, at the Holland House; M. Flynn, at the Grand Union; C oldberg, at the Hotel Cadillac; S. Hart, at the Hoffman W. Hellman, at the Nether- C. Kent, at the Grand Union; Mrs, B. Long, at the Victoria; C. R. McCormick, at the Imperial; E. Schelzkopf, at the Hotel Astor; Sedgwick, at the Hotel Breslin; Mrs. T. C. Williams, at the Seville. | From Los Angeles—J. J. Gasper, at | the Astor; Miss P. Mitchell and Miss J. L. Potter, at the Victoria: Miss A. Roberts, at the Vendome; I. R. Jen- | kins and F. H. Wallace Jr., at the | Cumberland. — . — | HEAD CUT BY FALLING GLASS.—J. W. Harrison of Merced, while walking along Mar- ket street yesterday in front of the Palace Hotel, wes struck on the head by a plece of plass. A Chinese washing windows on the sixth floor broke a pane of glass, which fell | irto Market street striking Harrison. He | wes cared for at a'nearby drugstore. S remedy G NEWBRO’ The GOING! & & & BESPCIBE WILL SAVE 1. BERPICIOE WL SAVE 1T, oo Lhre vom NOT A HAIRR-GRO i e e e o o e Al Thursors, the caly nal st ] of haic eaith the hair 15 bound 1o grow a5 nature | hair and m-:-.rhfi’-:fl Intended ; except in chronic baldness. ltrequires | dressing. Gives extraordinary results. " Drag Stores, $1.00. Sead 10c, stamps, to HERMCIBE CO., Dest. K, Detrait, Mick, for 2 sample. APPLICATIONS AT PROMINENT BAREER SEOPS. A “"Hair-saver” that grows in that ‘‘kilis the Dandruff P ING ! popularity. HERPICIDE GONE !11 that she was good enough to | rl Heinrich, even if he was Harry Hil- | liard was also particularly good in the | He had sufficiently re- | covered from his cold to appear, but | Bamboo, | Lamson, | THREE FIRMS CLOSE DOORS More of the Philadelphia i Concerns Promising Big; Profits at End of the Rope | Alr i o {HUNDREDS VICTIMIZED | _— I |Members of Pennsylvania Legislature Among Those Bitten in Desire for Gain | R AR 1 PHILADELPHIA, March 27.—Three‘ brokerage firms closed their doors of | their own accord to-day. They were Leslie Morris & Co., F. Norton Phil-\ lips and Ormison, Scott & Co.. The | | profits of these firms were made, ac- cording to the literature issued, ' through dealings in futures. | Counsel for claimants against the | Provident Investment Bureau, for | | which a receiver was appointed last | week, to-day went to Scranton to file | with the United States District Court | there a copy of the petition of bank- | ruptcy. It is also his intention to ask for an injunction restfaining W. C.! Latimer, who was manager of the! company, from disposing of any of his property located at Danville, Pa. An examination ‘of the books sand accounts of the Provident Investment | Bureau was completed to-night. The names of a few more than 1000 in- | vestors appeared on the books. The | general average of the amounts in- vested is $500. A dispatch from Harrisburg | that legislators and State officials {have been victimized by the Storey Cotton Company to the extent of | $30,000. { | Foreign attachments were issued to- | day from the Court of Common Pleas | against Moffatt, Limited, for $15,000. | George D. Moffatt of Moffatt, Limit- | ed, is a close friend of Stanley Francis of the Storsy Cotton Company, and | was associated with him in the United | | States Trust Company. It has been learned that Sophia | Beck, who was belleved to have sailed | for Europe with $1,000,000 worth of the Storey Cotton Company securities, is still in this country. FINDS MATERIAL FOR NEW NOVEL ey Epecial Dispatch to The Cail. SACRAMENTO, March 27. Atherton, the novelist, visited Sacra- | mento to-day with her daughter, Mrs. | Russell. Mrs. Atherton said she had been touring Northern California in search of material for a new novel. | | She declared she found this section rich | in memories and interesting phases of life. She said she regarded it as supe- i rior to Southern California in these re- | spects. She mentioned having found near Ukiah a tribe of Indians who | have preserved the manner of living followed by them before the white men reached these’shores. The novelist - s especially attracted to Sutter’s Fort. She was surprised to learn that in the city cemetery lie the remains of William, the favorite son of the great Alexander Hamilton, the subject of one of her recent stories, Cl. onel William Hamilton dled in this city in 1850. He was a child when Aaron Burr killed his father ins/a duel. Mrs. Atherton sald she was now at work on | & story dealing with Aaron Burr. e as . states | | | | | PERSONAL, | J. C. Ford of Kansas City is at the Occidental. Postmaster M. H. Flint of Los An- | | geles {s at the Palace. : | _ Lindsey R. Rogers, a brominent Salt | Lake attorney, Is at the Palace. George Kislingbury, a mining expert of Los Angeles, is at the Grand. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Purdy of Wash- ington, D. C., are at the Palace. John J. Carter, a Philadelphia mil- lionaire, and his daughter are at the St. Francis. C. E. Ernst, a wealthy Chicago brew- jer, and his wife and daughters are | guests at the St. Francis. | W. G. Roelker, a distinguished mem- ber of the New York bar, and his wife }Bre staying at the St. Francis. | United States Senator Thomas ; Kearns of Utah arrived from Salt | | | Lake yesterday and is at the Palace. Edgar T. Wallace, a well-known | mining man of New York, who is oper- | ating properties near Yreka, is at the | Palace. | samuel Tate, city passenger agent' | of the Northern Pacific Railway, has been appointed to a similar position | with the Gould lines. { J. Geoghegan, a capitalist of Salt: | Lake City, who has been in Honolulu | on business for several months, re- | turned vesterday and is at the Palace, ' { John P. Bray, United States Consul | General at Melbourne, arrived frem | the Antipodes on the steamship So- noma yesterday and is staying at the Palace. * | Dr. Seward Webb of New York, who | arrived here with his daughters in a special train from Southern California Sunday night, registered at the Pal- ace yesterday. { J. F. Neal of Butte, manager of¢the vast interests of Millionaire Augustus Heinze, is registered at the Palace. He has been making a tour of South- ern California. Among the recent arrivals at the St. Francis are R. E. Whitney and valet of New York. Whitney is a cousin of ing. It con the late Wiiliam C. Whitney, former | .'::‘vmmnl information, together with the cir- | | Secretary of the Navy. | _John MecCall, president of the New York Life Insurance Company, and his secretary, J. K. Hand, who arrived here in a special car from the South l;te Sunday night, are at the St. Fran- s, T. Jefferson Coolidge, head of one of Boston's big banking firms and close- ly identified with E. H. Harriman in | his railroad enterprises, arrived from the East yesterday and is staying at | the St. Francis. Henry C. Rouse; chairman of the executive board of the Missouri, Kansas City and Texas Railroad, who has been making a tour of the world, arrived from the Orient yesterday and is staying at the Palace. He is accom- panied by D. E. Stone of Cleveland and Mr. and Mrs. John Howison of Ceylon. They leave to-day for the East in the Rouse private car, which was sent here | | to awalit its owner. - § —_—— | WASHINGTON, March 27— | AT R e sy of Embassador, of the obsequies to-morrow. T SOCIETY LOSES SAILORY" HOME Supervisors Grant Lease to New Management for a Term of Five Years POLES MAY COME DOWN Ashbury Heights Club Sub- mits Ordinance to Place All —_— The Board of Supervisors yesterday adopted the majority recommendation of the Police Committee that a five- year lease of the Sailors’ granted to the Sailers’ Protective So- ciety. The Ladies' | Society, which now conducts the insti- | | tution, had also petitioned for a re- newal of the lease. Attorney W. H. Brown pleaded for a renewal of the lease to the Ladies’ Seamen's Friend Socfety, which, he said, had conducted the home for twen- five years successfufly and had in- vested $40,000 i1 improving it. Brown said the society is non-sectarian and every denomination is represented on the board of management with the pos- sible exception of the Catholics. George Connelly, attorney for the Sailors’ Protective Society, stated that the society had been organized for the purpose of appiyving for a lease of the home only aftcr the Seamen’s Friend Society had refused to give representa- tion on its board of trustees to four members of the Catholic denomination. He said that after the organization was effected an ofter was made to give Catholics representation on the board, but the new society decided to press its application for the lease. It was pro- posed to give representation to six out- side denominaticns, the Collector of the Port and the Mayor of San Fran- cisco on the board of trustees, which, Connelly assured the Supervisors, would be non-sectarian. WANTS LEASE RENEWED. Supervisor Boxton, chairman of the Police Coramittee, urged that the lease be again given to the society now hold- ing it, because its management had been of the best and it had offered rep- resentation to the opposing society on its board. Supervisor Gallagher’s motion that a condition be imposed that the man- agement be non-sectarian prevailed, as : did also D'Ancona’s motion that the board of trustees shall be so constitut- ed that no singie religious denomina- tion shall be the majority. Brandenstein opposed the resolution on the ground that it would be an in- justice to deprive-the society now con- ducting the home of the management thereof. The vote on the ordinance granting to the Sailors’ Protective So- traunhart, Comte, D’'Ancona, Gallagher, Hocks, McClellan. 1, Rock—10. Bent, Booth, Boxton, Brandenstein, Lunstedt, Sanderson—7. Absent—Connor—L1. The officers 'of the- Sailors’ Protec- tive Society are: Mrs, Margaret Deane, president; Mrs. L. J. White, secr tary M Mrs. A. H. Loughborough, treas. urer; Mrs. Eleanor H. Smith, Miss Mary M. Melliss, Miss Miss Mary 1. Garety, Mrs. Frank J. Sullivan, Mrs. Gertrude Marceau, Mrs. Bertha L. Welch and Mrs. Walter L. Dean, directors. The petition of the Hackmen's Union and the Brotherhood of Team- sters that ordinance No. 1369 be re- pealed was referred to the Street Committee. William Justice, chairman of the San Diego Board of Supervisors, noti- fied the board that the annual State Payot, R Noes—Alpers, | convention of Supervisors will be held in San Diego on May 9, 1905. The ordinance awarding the contract for doing official advertising to the Post was finally passed. ASK FOR NEW PARK. The petition of the Fairmount Dis- trict property owners that the area bounded by Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Noe and Diamond streets be quired by the city for park purposes was referred to the Finance Commit- tee. . A proposed ordinance regulating re- inforced concrete construction in buildings was referred to the Fire Committee. The Santa Fe Company was directed to complete the Nineteenth-street bridge on its right of way within six months. Property owners and resi- dents in the vicinity complained of the delay in building the structure and Engineer Nicholson of the company has promised to hasten the work to com- pletion. Special demands for the payment of the purchase price of lands for the Golden Gate Park and Presidio Ex- tension were finally passed. Property owners petitioned that the appropriation of $6300 to pave Minna street from Third to Fourth be ultil- ized at once. A proposed ordinance\submitted by the Ashbury Heights Improvement Club restricting and regulating the erection upon the streets and side- walks of poles carrving wires for electric current was referred to the Street Committee. The ordinance pro- hibits the maintenance of such poles other than those used for street car . propulsion within thirty-five feet of any church, dwelling or store. The ordinance is to be in force on July 1, - —_———— Valuable Information for Advertisers. The leading American advertising agency, Lord & Thomas of Chicago, New York and St. Louts, has issued the 1905 edition of their “‘Pocket Directory of the American Press.” This book is compact and convenient in size and arrangement, but none the less complete, comprehensive and correct. It consists of 800 pages, handsomely printed and bound in Mo- rocco leather, with gold edges and gold stamp- fains a vast amount of valuable culation claimed and full data on all news- papers, magazines and periodicals published in the United States, all American also special lists of mediums by classes, such as agricultural, religious, weekly, forelgn and co-operative papers. An entirely new and very useful feature is a complete directory of out- door display. Every ome interested in adver- tising should have & copy of this book because it is a convenient sourre of valuable informa- tion, and clearly points the way to judicious advertising, the aim of every man who is fm business to make money. ————— Divorce Court Record. Decrees of divorce were granted yesterday to Etta H. Moody from El- mer L. Moody for cruelty, Audrey C. Hayden' from John J. Hayden for ex- | treme cruelty, and Thomas Jenkins ! from. Christina Jenkins for willful de- sertion. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by W. C. Badger against Mary Badger for unfaithfulness, Paul- ine Berhaupt against John Berhaupt for cruelty, George Vasall Dabovitch against Lillie M. Dabovitch for cruel- ty, and Clementine G. Ryan against William T. Ryan for desertion. —_——— Cleanse the stomach and restore and tone it up by using Lash’s Bitters. * IS Wires Underground | Home be ! Seamen's Friend ! Mary- Carr, | ac- | possessions | and Canada, with the latest Federal census, = ENGINEERS FOR PRILIFPINES Many Officers Ordered to Sail From San Francisco to the Islands in July OTHER CHANGES SLATED Long List of Directions for Spectal Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, March 27.—Army | orders: Captain Herbert Deakyne is | assigned to Company B of the First | Battalion of Engineers and will pro- i ceed with Companies A and B from | San Francisco, to sail on the transport leaving about July 1 for the Philip- | pine Islands. First Lieutenant Alfred | B. Putnam will proceed to Fort Leav- | enworth, Kan., and report to the | commanding officer of Company A of the First Battalion of Engineers for duty and will accompany the or- ganization to San Francisco, to sail on the transport leaving about July ‘1 for the Philippine Islands. First Lieutenant Albert E. Waldron is re- leved from duty with the Second Bat- talion of Engineers at Washington Barracks, District of Columbia, and will proceed to Fort Legvenworth, Kan., and report to the commanding officer for duty with Companies A and B of the First Battalion of Engineers | and accompany the organization from San Francisco, to sail on the transport | leaving about July 1 for the Philip- | pine Islands. First Lieutenant Clar- ence H. Knight is assigned to Com- pany A of the First Battallon of En- gineers, to proceed with Companies A and B from San Francisco to sail on the transport leaving about July 1 for the Philippine Islands. Second Lieu- tenants Charles R. Peters, Ralph T. | Ward, Robert P. Howell Jr., Joseph | H. Earle and Roger D. Black will pro- | ceed to San Francisco, to sail about ! July 1 for the Philippine Islands. | Post Quartermaster Sergeant Ernest | C. Wright of Des Moines, Iowa, is re- | leved from duty in the Philippine | Islands and will report to the com- | manding officer at Fort Des Moines, { Towa, who will send him to Fort Win- gate, N. M., to relieve Post Quarter- | master Sergeant Henry R. Ole. Ser-| . geant Ole will be sent to Fort Nio- brara, Neb., to relieve Post Quarter- master Sergeant George Wirth. Ser- | geant Wirth will be sent to Fort Gib- | | bon, Alaska, via Fort William H. | Seward, Alaska, for duty. Chaplain ! | Francis Joyce, U. 8. A., is assigned ‘with the rank of first lieutenant to | the Fourteenth Cavalry and will pro- | ceed to San Francisco and sail on the | | transport leaving about May 1 to join | ]his regiment in' the Philippine Di- | i i vision. Post Commissary Sergeant James M. Clifton, now in San Fran- lciscn, will report to Major Charles R. | Krauthoff, purchasing commissary of that city, for duty. First Class Private Andrew J. Law- | rence and Private Albert E. Peyton of the Signal Corps of the cable ship | Burnside at Seattle. will be sent to| | Fort Liscum, Alaska, reporting to the commanding officer for duty in cons | nection with the Alaskan military | telegraph system. Navy orders—Rear Admiral W. M. Folger is detached from duty as com- | mander in chief of the Asiatic fleet | to his home to await orders. Rear { Admiral C. J. Train will assume the | duties of commander in chief of the | Asiatic fleet. Rear Admiral F. W. | Dickins will assume command of the | coast squadron, hoisting his flag on board the Texas, at Key West. TRUST AFTER FISH INDUSTRY Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, March 27.—A movement is [ on foot which, if carried out, will re-| sult in the cornering of the fishing in- | dustry at the mouth of the Columbia River; the fishermen on the Washing- | ton side who have carried on the indus- try fcr many years will be driven from the field, jand the towns of Ilwaco and Chinook A;rac(ically wiped from the map. One plan is to extend the grounds at | the mouth of the channel and establish traps which will cut off the hundreds | of traps farther up the bay. After qui- etly driving stakes and securing loca- tions, agents of a reputed syndicate made application to the War Depart- ment tc have the grounds extended, | claiming that the old channel is no! longer suitable for navigation. Should | the Government grant their application | it would throw the owners of the traps up the bay completely out of business. Another plan is to lease Sand Island, which fer years past has been used as a camping place by fishermen and which is necessary to them in their business. Should either of these plans the Army and Navy From| the National Headquarters | This neat Shoe mad of e leather, mat top, in either lace or button style. French, Cuban military heel. of our reg- ular 3$3.50 Shoes for.. Reducing the price of Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s $3.50 Shoes to $3.15 a pair has been an innovation. This bona-fide chance to save 35c on a pair of shoes is being taken advan- tage of by hundreds every day. We present one of the new styles in Ladies’ Shoes to-day. Hundreds | attendants. be carried out individual fishing at the mouth of the Columbia will be pre- vented. —_—e——— OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE § OF THE PACIFIC COAST New Office Established and Post- i masters Named by the President for California. WASHINGTON, March 27.—Harry ‘W. Cunningham of San Francisco has been appointed stenographer and typewriter in the immigration office at San Francisco at a salary of $1200 a vear. Dr. L. B. Case has been ap- pointed pension examining surgeon at Santa Mdnica, Cal. : A postoffice is to be established at Thrall, Siskiyou County, Cal., James F. Wilson postmaster. The following California postmasters have been com- missioned: John M. Cheney, at So- nema; Claude P. James, at Amedee, Cal., which is a money order office. e i | TO INVITE THE NATIONS 1. TO JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION il President Will Issue Proclamation Before Starting on His Trip to Texas. WASHINGTON,*March 27.—Before President Roosevelt starts on his Southwestern’ trip next week he will issue a proclamation inviting foreign nations to participate in the exposition to be held in the summer of 1907 in the vicinity of Hampton Roads in celebration of the settlement of Jamestown, Va. TAKES CARBOLIC S e despondent and e the Harbor Hospital ambulance ang Vel daken'to the Morguer i ACID.—Edward Henry, of 23 Clemeatina being out of work be- swallowed carbolic acid. | of others just as nobby. ¥ TheBest 107-113 Kearny St near Post SAY EPILERST CAUSED DEATH Special Dispatch to The Call. NAPA, March 27.—The trial of at- tendants T. D. Shanahan and Oscar Ritzman of the Napa State Hospital jon a charge of killing patient Luis at the Institution last December was re- | sumed in the Superior Court this morn- ing. Dr. L Cohn, third assistant physi- cian at the asylum, testified that he was present when Dr. L. A. Frary made the autopsy on Luis’ body. He said he belleved that Luis’ death was due to cardiac epilepsy and not to shock from his injuries. He declared that the E-shaped marks on the body of the pa- tient could not have been made by striking him with a strap tipped with ! a brass buckle. At the afterncon session Dr. Cohn stated that from the examination of the body of Luis made on December 26 he concluded that the ribs were broken {when Attendant Shanahan fell upon Luis’ body after Ritzman had pulled the patient’s legs from under him. Dr. A. J. Kahn, a well-known Napa physi- cian, was then called to the stand. He stated that the death of Luls was due to an epileptic fit which he had in- tensified by fiercely struggling with the The E-shaped marks or bruises on Luis’ abdomen, said Kahn, were caused by the severe pres- sure against a brass buckle agnd were not made by blows. Dr. W. Rumsey gave practically the same opinion in the case as Dr. Kahn. Frank Teague, head attendant of ward B at the time of tragedy, testi- ! fied that several times he saw patients at the asylum come in with broken or cut restraint straps. He said that at a lecture given by Superintendent E. E. Stone of the asylum last summer the advisability of pulling the feet of a pa- tient from under him was discussed. The method was indorsed as proper under trying circumstances. Teague’s testimony closed the case for the defemse. The trial will be re- sumed to-morrow morning. —_—ea Drops Purse: Man Takes Tt. The little daughter of Mrs. V. Mine- sed of 4615 H street dropped her mother’'s purse yesterday, which con- tained $7. The little girl was walking on Nineteenth avenue, near H street, and her mother and three men in a | light wagon simultaneously saw the purse fall. One of the men jumped from the wagon and got the purse. He refused to give it up, despite Mrs. Minesed’s appeals, and the wagon dis- appeared down Mounted Policeman Blank was told of the occurrence, but the men made their escape. —_———————————— BANRUPT MACHINIST.—H. B. Heintzle- man, a machinist of Oakland. filed a petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $1013 and has no assets. the Ingleside road.! LIBRARY GOES T0 RECEIVERS PHILADELPHIA, March 27. — Five concerns allied with the Booklovers and Tabard Inn libraries, of which Sey- mour Eaton is president, were placed in the hands of a receiver here to-day by the United States Circuit Court. The establishments affected are the Phila- delphia Book Store Company, Tabard Inn Press Company, Tabard Studios, Tabard Inn, Druggists’ Specialty Com- pany and the Tabard Inn Woed Com- pany. The liabilities, according to President Eaton’s statement, are less than $150,000, and the assets exceed $1,000,000. These assets, Eaton says, are, by the nature of the business, scattered from Seattle to Atlanta and from Boston to San Francisco in more than 2000 cities, as well as on scores of trains and ocean steamships. Judge Hollard appointed John M. Sinen, Charles Megargee Levis and R. Thornton Eaton receivers of the Phil- adelphia Book Store and Tabard Inn Press, fixing securities at $125,000 for the three. R. Thornton Eaton was named as reciever for the threg other concerns, with security of $60,000. Among the plaintiffs are the J. B. Lippincott Company, the Macmillan Company and D. Appleton & Co. Coun-~ sel for the creditors states that the ac- tion is an amicable one, in anticipation of the reorganization of the companies. —_———— LANDLADY LACKS SYMPATHY FOR THE FOOTPAD'S Mrs. M. A. Welch Makes Statement to Police Reflecting Upon Mrs. Otho Z. Mitchell's Character. A good deal of sympathy has been expressed for the young wife and child of Otho Z. Mitchell, the footpad who held up John E. Webster at Ash- bury and-Hayey streets last Thursday night. There another side of the story, as told to Detective Ed Gibson by Mrs. M. A. Welch, 748 Folsom street, where Mitchell and his wife had rooms. Mrs. Welch does not hesitate to cast | reflections upon Mrs. Mitchell’s char- ! acter and says that the tale of hun- | ger has been very much exaggerated. | She says that a middle aged man who | said he was an uncle of Mrs. Mitchell | had visited her frequently, and she had other male visitors during her husband’s absence from the reo: “When I told Mrs. Mitchell,” said Mrs. Welch, “that her husband had | been arrested she said it could not be him, but when she found out that it was the truth she did not seem in the least affected. Her uncle called upon her the night after Mitchell's arrest and ‘was with her till next morning.” . CALLAO, Peru, March 27.—~The French cruiser Protet arrived here to-day. For More Than Fifty Years the SINGER has been recognized as maintaining the Highest Standard of Excellence among Family Sewing-Machinés and is now sold at quality considered, than lower prices any other. Whether you propose the purchase of a machine or not there is a.nySmget. Store— much to interest most women at and all are ¢ordially invited. By this Sign you may know and will find Singer Stores A small mmon&qigwa. the convenie; "Four diff t Kinds and a wid ung.::?,fle..h ml’. 2 ] Sold only by SAN FRANCISCO : ALAMEDA—1321 Park St. BERKELEY—zor4 Shattuck St. 1580 Market Street. 310 Stockton Street. mlmui 1217 Stockton Street. Thirteenth St JOSE—38 So. Second St