The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1905, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1905. ADVERTISEMENTS. The Man Inside One of our snappy, graceful Spring Suits is the man sat- isfied. 5.00 He knows he’s togged correctly---he knows that the cut of his clothes is beyond criticism--- he knows he’s dressed as well as anybody for less money. Special for *This Week Eton Sailor Suits Ages 5 to 12. All wool, handsomely in blue serge, All the fetching styles everv size and price : trimmed, latest styles brown and gray mixed tweeds; bloomer or straight trousers $3. 00 for children are here— Bat and ball free with every purchase . made in Children’s Department. Open Saturday night until ro. BROW BROS. (ML)’ K CY,| MAN %7516 518 MARKET ST.néiiconere New Telephone Line Proposed Torr and Thomas W. Phil- n the city with S, -anc atter has to engage he Los Angeles graph Com- prominetnly are Thomas, en de- ion when ADVERTISEMENT How’s Your Complexlon." xion is muddy, v probably i and more /ou must have els each day; the liver and ral chan- ke more freely of Take one retiring. “VIGOR chocolate coate let that moves the g v thoroughly, each iay, curing chronic constipation, bil- iousness and sick headache. They urify the blood and 25¢ packages size (15 tablets) Will & Finck Now at 31 Third St. New Factory_ Being Equipped at 72 Jessie Street. No. 1. No. 2. Cut No. 2 shows an improvement that we actuzlly meke by -our up-to-date methods. “OBEDONTUNDER" Is our local enaesthetic for extracting teeth painiessly. EXTRACTING, 50c. Sets from $5.00 up. Prices within the range of all. DR. R. L. WAL Removed from Geary Street to 301 STREET. “JUST LIKE A PLEASANT HOME" NEW RUSS HOUSE m”r«"c’im smuse- men: day ward; American, -$2 per day uj lrz rates to families. The famous ia carte &ingers, Tbc. The table is supplied With wets direct from Mr. Newman's remch. esntile Lunch §7 per month, - give any | ab- ! of being | | ing overhead wires to place them un- | d | | | | | overhead. | Brandenstein to Hewitt. | pose in the HEWITT STILL ON THE GRILL The Supervisors’ Finance Committee yesterday resumed its investigation into the violations of the ordinance re- uiring all wires to be placed under- ground in certain districts. Chief Hewitt of the Department of Electric- ity was again questioned regarding his | failure to compel companles maintain- round. He submitted a list 0!} fourteen such companies. | | Joseph H. Blakely, foreman of con- struction, testified that there are quite a number of wires strung on poles of | the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company, Western Union Company and other companies in underground districts Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Hewitt said that he was under the impression that he had ordered the wires to be taken down. General Superintendent Jaynes of the Western Union Company said that all of its telegraph wires had been put | underground, but there might be some so-called “clock wires” still remaining “Unless you can show that the Su- pervisors by a resolution suspended the ordinance you have been serfously derelict in your duty,” said Chairman “We have persistently ordered poles and wiresgdown despite the supension of the ordinance,” sald Hewitt. “The clerks have gone through the records and can find no such resolu- tion of suspension,” said Brandenstein. “Well,” sald Hewitt, “if you will di- rect me to cut down the poles I will begm work to-night.” fou want a letter of instructions to do your duty, it seems,” said Branden- stein. “All you have to do is to see that the law passed in 1900 is obeyed.” Superintendent Naphthaly of the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company said that the company was proceeding to take down its poles in the under- ground district, but claimed it was an injustice to compel his concern to re- move them when others are allowed to stand. Naphthaly said it would cost $200,000 to place the company’s wires underground in three districts. The delay was caused by the fact that the city still maintained its wires overhead, Naphthaly said. Hewitt claimed that the funds were insufficient to put the city’s wires un- derground, but Expert Willlams = pro- duced a statement showing that nearly $200,000 had been set aside for the pur- last four years. Hewitt said he considered a burglar alarm system as exempt from the prohibitory provisions of the ordinance and had granted a permit to string overhead wires to the San Francisco Electric Protective Company for that reason. The committee thereupon asked the City Attorney for an opinion on the subject. The investigation will be resumed next Tuesday at 2 o'clock p. m., when six more companies will be questioned as to why their wires have not been put underground. WANTS CITY EQUIPPED WITH VOTING MACHINES Election Commission Files Estimate of Expenditures for Next Year Aggregating $119,275. In its estimgte of expenditures for the next fiscal year filed with the Board of Supervisors by the Election Commis- sion that body recommends that provi- lin sion be made to purchase 225 voting machines in addition to the forty now owned by the city. The entire city will then be equipped {5 conduct the elec- tions by the up-to-date method so suc- cessful in four Assembly districts in the last election. The sum of $7400 wil: be required to pay salaries fixed by the charter. To conduct the primary election of August 8 the sum of $25,605 will be needed, while the municipal elec- tion of November 7 will cost $63,145. Miscellaneous expenses will foot up $23,125, making a grand total of $119,275 required for the Department of Elections during the fiscal year 1905-06. As an additional reason for equip- ping the entire city with voting ma- chines Registrar Adams states that for every voting machine purchased 2 deduction of $115 may be made from the amount stated ‘as required for general expenses. ——— CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY.— Frank Connelly, 900 Illinols street, was booked st the City Prison yesterday by Policeman George Tracy on a charge of grand larceny. Ho s accused of stealing a goid wateh and chlln from Louls Bmyer, Wl Twentieth street, on Monday night 2 \FRAUD CHARGED BT CREDITORS Fraud and conspiracy are charged | against the bankrupt grocery firms known as Olson Bros. and the Olson C “ompany, Fred L. Hilmer, George L. a suit flled yesterday by Harris Bros. & Co., alleged creditors of the defunct firm, in the sum of $8640 11. Henry, J. M. and Nelson P. Olson, stockholders in the named, are joined as the principal de- fendants. After reciting the facts surround- ing the assignment of the firms at a meeting of creditors called by the Board of Trade, the plaintiffs go on to say that in January last the defend- ants named met and eonspired to de- fraud the creditors of thé firm named. In furtherance of their conspiracy the City and County Bank, holding a claim of $8000 against the bankrupts, took over the leases of the premises occu- pied by the stores of the bankrupts and made claim that it held the same as security for the payment of the sum due it. As a matter of fact, the plain- tiffs allege, the City and County Bank | never held the leases as security until the same were turned over to it at the time of the meeting referred to. The leases are said to be worth $10,000. Following this act it is alleged that the bankrupt firms transferred to George L. Fish all of their assets for a consideration of $50,000, claiming they had sold the same to Fish out- right and would divide the proceeds among the creditors. The asset plaintiffs claim, are worth $90,000, an the 850,000 paid over by Fish was only in the nature of a loan, it being understood that he was to continue the business of the corporations for one year and that at the end of that time ' the Olson brothers were to have the right to again take possession the repayment of the sum loaned. 1t is alleged further that Hilmer and the City and County Bank were mem- bers of the creditors’ committee, and | as such had special opportunity to carry out the conspiracy, and that Nelson P. Olson was paid $2000 and J. M. Olson $1000 to secure their con- sent to the scheme, In conclusion the plaintiffs ask that the court decree that Hilmer holds the assets of the firms in trust for the benefit of the creditors and, this done, that he be removed and some fit per- son appointed to succeed him; that the court decree the alleged sale to Fish to be null and void and that the | leases of the stores be placed among the assets and declared not to be held as security by the City and County | Bank. e WATER OFFICIALS DENY RUMOR OF NEGOTIATIONS | Story That Cragin Has Made Advances Looking to Large Deal Is Dis- credited, President Howard and Frank J. Symmes of the Spring Valley Water | Company and Manager Beal of the Bay Cities Water Company denied emphatically yesterday that BEdward ¥. Cragin has been negotiating for a sale or combination of the water com- panies which they respectively repre- sent. A story that such negotiations were in progress was published in a local paper yesterday morning. “I never heard’ of the story until I saw it in print,” declared President Howard. “There is no truth in it.” Mr. Symmes said he had attended a| meeting of the directors of the | Spring Valley yestefday and none ‘of the directors had been approached and none knew of any negotlations. Mr. Symmes is the chairman of the executive committee of the Spring Valley. “No advances have been made to the Bay Cities Water Company,” said Manager Beal. “So far as I know there is no basis for the story.” —_—— Town Talk. This week's Town Talk tells of the new movement being organized by prom- inent citizens to rescue the city govern- ment from the Schmitz-Ruef combina- tion. John Cowley Brown, the mordant literary critic, has reviewed a naughty new novel ln this_issue of the breezy weekl; 60do; Bonnet discusses "Pa.rs{rfl" and the Saunterer's depart- ment abounds in sprightly and newsy hs. The momouon of oultuxe ynml ydtlllv.:’h n::,n‘.,.?;fi T ce, and an amus of hpo:r el't is being done gy the intellectual ladies of Burl me. The paper con- tains many illustrations, and with this number a new financi is intro- duced, who tells all about the terms of the deal between the Union Pacific and New York Central, and of the uxt.honn tion received by a I broker five thousand dollars on the rise ot Unlon Pacific to a certain figure. Pish and the City and County Bank | corporations | upon ! USE POISON 10 PRESERVE RED WINES City Chemist Alleges That Some Dealers Are Selling Adulterated Liquors and Health Board Will Act ANALYSIS OF MANY BRANDS IS MADE Intends Investigating the: Whisky Sold by Those| Who Are Supposed to Be Dispensing Impure Goods | F s The. Board of Health yesterday re- ceived a report from H. D. Gibbs, City Chemist, to the effect that a number of samples of red wine taken from the stock of local dealers and restaurants contain coloring matter, preservatives | and foreign matter. | Out of one hundred samples analyzed | forty-one are alleged to contaln adul- | terants of various kinds. The board de- | cided to send out inspectors to quaran- tine the brands of wine placed under the ban. The following sellers, it is said by Chemist Gibbs, have sold adulterated wine according to the analysis of sam- ples submitted to him: Charles L. Adams, 212 Eddy street, claret, contains arsenic and benzoic acid; A. J. de Hay & Son, 536 Valencla street, burgundy, three samples, coal- tar dye, arsenic and coal-tar dye and arsenic; Jaseph Fetz, southeast corner | Third and Mission streets, zinfandel, arsenic; Goldberg, Bowen & Co., Sut- ter street, burgundy, La Rosa, Chateau Victoria and vin de table, all adulter- ated with salicylic acid; medoc, coal- tar dye and salicylic acid; claret, extra V V, salicylic acid; claret V V and claret V, both benzoic acid; Golden Eagle Distillery Company, 417 Mont- gomery street, zinfandel, arsenic; J. D. Heise & Co., southeast corner of Va- lencia and Sixteenth streets, Valle View special claret, two samples, arse- nic; Heitman, northeast corner Polk and Pine streets, zinfandel and bur- gundy, arsenic; Jules’ restaurant, 315 Pine street, red wine, coal-tar dye; | A. Korber, 445 Golden Gate avenue, zinfandel. coal-tar dye; Levy Company, 17 Bast street, red wine, benzoic acid; | H. M. Meyer & Co., 94 Ninth street, claret, two samples, arsenic; Old Poo- dle Dog Restaurant, 445 Bush street, coal-tar dye and_salicvlic acid; Au- guste Ortion, 235 Montgomery avenue, | | zinfandel, salicylic acid; V. P. Papo-\ vich, 819 Third street, red wine, benzoic | acid; G. Rivolta, 15 City Hall avenue, zinfandel, coal-tar dye and arsenic; M. Rothenberg, 428 Kearny street, claret, arsenic; Cosmos Rotisserie, 315 Powell | street, red wine, coal-tar dye; Sander | & Siess, 224 Sixth street, two samp\es\ of red wine, arsenic; W. M. Schulze, 960 Folsom street, burgundy, coal-tar d)e, , California zinfandel, alurainum; Simon | Wine Company, 404 Kearny street, claret, coal-tar dye and arsenic; the Strunsky Wine and Liquor Company, 124 Seventh street, old claret, three samples, coal-tar dye and benzoic acid, and Dos Mesas claret also coal-tar dye; Rathjen Bros.,, red wine, benzoic acid. The names of the manufacturers of the alleged adulterated wines are de- scribed as “‘unknown” in all instances, with the following exceptions: A. Zwick Company, 2126 Mission street; Lachman & Jacobi, Bryant and Se¢ond; Kuhls, Schwarke & Co.; F.| Cavagnara, 542-548 Clay street; H. V. Cross, Livermore. From the last named Dr. Warc secured the sample contain- ing coal-tar dye. Health Officer Ragan submitted a re- port stating that another line of liquors in universal use will be analyzed and ! the results pyblished. The analyses | will cover samples of whisky which 1s also suspected of being adulterated. | BURGLARS OPERATE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF CITY Liesidence of Mrs. Katherine Laherty, | Fillmore Street, and Several Other Places Are Entered. Mrs. Katherine Laherty, 203 Fill- more street, reported to the police | | yesterday that during the absence of | the family on Wednesday afternoon the house had been entered by thieves and the rooms thoroughly ransacked. The following articles were stolen: A lady's gold watch and chain valued at $50, man’s silver watch valued at $15, gold medal valued at $10, gold cross with pearl in center and gold chain attached valued at $5, and four silver spoons valued at $2 50. Gus Schroder, 393 Sixth street, re- ported to the police yesterday that| his room had been entered and ar-| ticles of the value at $20 stolen.. Jere Looney, 77 City Hall avenue, re | ported that lead traps in a building | ;| in course of construction at 9 Seventh | avenue had been cut and stolen. They | were valued at $20. Scott & Magner, 615 Sixth street, reported that their | barn at Sixth and Berry streets had been entered and several tackle blocks {and a_quantity of new rope stolen. John Kelsp, contractor, reported that ‘his stable’ at, Sixteenth and = Bryant streets had been entered and five horse collars valued at $10 stolen. “Cured” Patients Dismissed. The Board of Health yesterday or- dered seventy-five patients dismissed | from the County Hospital as “cured” owing to the overcrowded condition of the institution. | The resignation of Louis Levy as deputy Health Officer was accepted. Levy will be secretary of the Board of Works. The petition of the Excelsior Homestead Club that the two-cow or- dinance be enforced was referred to the Health Officer. The board asked for a certification for disinterment inspector from the Civil Service Commission Lawrence ‘Walsh is first on the list and will be appointed to the position. The esti- mate of expenditures for the budget /was approved and ordered sent to the Supervisors. In the total it amounts to $483,115. —_—————————— X Reception to Haggard. The California Promotion Commit- tee will give a public reception 'to H. Rider Haggard, the novelist, in the first floor parlors of the Palace Hotel this afternoon. Mr. consented to be present to receive ul who wish to see him. The public gen- erally is invited and ladies are .wel- come. Mr. Haggard is intensely in- terested in California and .its people. His work along practical agricultural lines has been such that he appre- clates the State. The reception will tb.‘froln 8 to 4 o'clock. £\ ¥ ; i P | | | | to_probate l Remnants To Be Closed Out To-Day at....... To-Day (Friday), at. Samuels Lace House— Every length, including many § and 6 yard dress patterns of the most desirable Voiles, Etamines, Serges, Lansdownes, Henriettas and Novelty Dress Goods—all at ]-2 Marked Prices. Remember these remnants are already marked 15 per cent below regular yard prices. 6 yards of $1.00 Serge or Etamine for $2.55 S yards of 75¢ Novelty Weave, instead of $3.75, for $1.60 The Greatest Remnant Reductions This Cily Has Ever Seen. Every Remnant Without Any Ex- ception, Roth Black and Colored—One Day Only.: Also—An Opportunity for a Silk Petticoat.—200 | unusually good Black Taffeta Petticoats, made of Taffeta. 18-inch accordeon pleated flounce and double ruffle. A $7.50 skirt. at $35.25 each. D. Samyels Lace House Co. r. Grant. Ave. and Sutter St. | Hundreds of Dress Patterns 1 ,’2 Marked Prices For example: LRCHORORCRCRCRY § imported 8 3 Mo Sl 2 SHONAOHOHOHOAORON LROACROROR0R0R0 CRORORORCRCRCY WOMEN RECEIVE |ON THE ALERT 00D RPEORTS The annual meeting of the Presbyte- rian Society of Home Missions was held yesterday at St. John's Presbyterian Church, California street, Mrs. H. T. Ames, the president, in the chair. The attendance was exceptionally large for such an occasion and the re- ports were all fif the most satisfactory kind. In the course of the presentation of reports from the various churches Mrs. . Tuohey said that if the home m!ssion people were not more fervent and zealous in their work and up and doing by the influx of foreigners hey soon would not be able to call this heir country, their ‘“own United States.” The Rev. Dwight E. Potter delivered an address, his theme being ‘“America For Christ.” It was an impassioned | Dlea for the advancement and main- tenance of the home and the foreign missions. A memorial service for the late Mrs. John Hemphill was conducted by Mrs. D. H. Gilmore. Mrs. Walter Mead paid the departed a beautiful tribute, and the hymns beloved by the deceased lady, “‘Lead, Kindly Light” and “Abide ‘With Me,” were beautifully rendered. The society passed a resolution of sym- pathy for Dr. Hemphill. Miss Meeker reported that the total amount given by the Presbyterian So- ciety of Missions during the year was $2174 64, an increase of $40 86 over last year. In giving her report of the young eople’s work Miss M. E. Boyce said that never before were the will and effort on their part more strong. The total the young people had given dur- ing the year into the Presbyterian So- | clety was $776. The officers elected and installed for the ensuing vear were: Mrs. H. T. Ames, president; Mrs. F. H. Jones, first vice president; Mrs. W. Mead, second vice president; Mrs. L. S. Quimby, re- cording secretary; Mrs. W. A. Roberts, corresponding secretary; Mrs. A. A, Britton, secretary of freedmen; Mrs. H. S. Durden, secretary of literature; Mrs. A. K. Durbrow, secretary of box work; Miss M. E. Boyce, young people’s sec- retary; Miss Martha Tweedy, assistant young people's secretary; Miss Meeker, treasurer; vice presidents—Mrs. F. H. | Reed, Mrs. W. Mead, Mrs. A. A. Brit- ton, Mrs. H. N. Bevier, Mrs. P. G. Ste- vens, Mrs. D. Rector, Mrs. F. A. Doane, Mrs. R. Taylor, Mrs. R. Logan, Mrs. E. G. Wemple, Mrs. G. V. Brainerd and Mrs. J. P. Massie. e REIS' WILL ADMITTED.—The will of the late Ferdinand Rels, capitalist, was admitted yesterday by Judge Coffey. His brother, Julius C. Rels, was appotnted executor without bonde. FOR COLLINS With John Zimmerman behind the bars of the Mértinez jail charged with stealing $9000 from John E. Daly, who had charge of the Central Bank money sacks, the search for Zimmerman's much wanted confederate, ‘“Tom”™ Collins, is being prosecuted with vigor. Zimmerman was further identified at Martinez and his bail is fixed at $10,000. Although Detectives Taylor, Dinan and Wren are still being held on the case by Captain Burnett, there is slight possibility or hope of catching Collms on this side of the bay, Across the bay the Sheriffs of two counties are relentlessly following any and every clew that may lead to the capture of the suspect. Already ar- rests in various parts of the State have been reported, but.in every instance the man caught has not been the man wanted. Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa-County hastened to Byron Springs on receipt of word that Collins had been caught, but the man in custody was a work- man who had a slight resemblance to Collins. The hot springs of the State are being especially watched, for it is known that of late Collins has been suffering agony from rheumatism and might have to visit them for relief. The police 0f Bakersfield captured a Collins suspect, but later advices stated that the man had proved his identity. The police and Sheriffs are confident, howevar, that Collins’ cap- ture is only a question of a few days. Every means of escape is guarded. The police here, while almost sure that he is not in the city, are never- theless, watching the water front to prevent his attempting to leave by way of river or deep sea vessels. The draft of Zimmerman's letter to Collins indicates plainly that Collins was within a day’s journey from this city Tuesday, the time the letter was written. Zimmerman indicated his intention of leaving Wednesday by theg river, which might show that Collins is_hiding in the valley. Frederick Clinton Manchester of 631 Van Necss avenue yesterday visited police headquarters in regard to the watch and fob found on Zimmerman at the time of his arrest. He told Cor- | poral Cills in the property clerk’s office that the ‘description tallied with that of a fob he had lost in Golden Gate Park two years ago. —_———————— Burnett’s Ectraet of Vanilla—In purity and strength pre-eminently superfor. * —_———————— NEEDS OF LIBRARY.—The Public Library trustees yesterday petitioned the Supervisors to appropriate $75.000 for the expenses of the library in 1905-1906, the amount being the | minimum allowed by the charter. TICIOUS CROOK 1S IDENTIFIED The footpad who operated in the ‘Western Addition about a month ago is under arrest in the City Prison and has been positively identified by_one of his victims. He is an ex-convict with a long criminal record and many aliases. He Is now known as Frank Wilson, but has also been known as Frank Benton, Frank Edwards, Frank Reynolds, Frank Johnson, Frank Rob- erts and Frank White. He was arrested on Monday night by Detective Matheson, and yesterday Henry C. Aschen of the Felsen Grotto. who lives at 1372 Hayes street, called at the Hall of Justice and pesitively identifled him as the man who held him up and robbed him. Aschen after din- ner on the night of February 22 lighted a cigar and went out for a stroil. While walking along Page street, between Steiner and Pierce, a man with a re- volver met him and ordered him to throw up his hands. The robber took Aschen’s gold watch, chain and locket and 30 cents, all the coin he had in his pockets. Then he took off Aschen’s hat, made him turn round and struck him on the head with the butt snd of the revolver. As Aschen started to run away the robber fired a shot at him. ‘Wilson was booked on charges of rob- bery and assault to murder. A. G. McWillams, 49 Scott street, and J. Rothchild, 1256 Sixth avenue, Richmond district, also had a look at Wilson, but they could not identity him. McWllliams was held up at Oak and Steiner streets on the night of Feb- ruary 21. The footpad hit MeWilliams on the head with the butt end of his re- volver. Rothchild was held up near his home on the night of March 4 and 312 taken from him. ———— Coffey Makes Final Order. Judge Coffey made a formal order yesterday in accordance with his de- cision heretofore entered, declaring null and_veild all of the proceedings taken in Judge Troutt's department of the Superior Court admitting to pro- bate @& copy of the will of the late Alexander Dunsmuir, which is being contested by Edna Wallace Hopper. It is the general opinion that attor- neys for James Dunsmuir, brother and sole devisee of the deceased, will appeal from Judge Coffey’s order. ————— Miss M. F. Fay, Westboro, Mass,, says: “1_suffered agony with eczema, untxl cured by Cuticura.™ ———— WOULD SELL LAND TO CITY.—City At- torney Long has received offers from Charles M. Landers, E. F. Schenk and H. H. Brainard to sell lands for the Golden Gate Park and Presidio extension; also an offer from Juli Dimmer to sell property adjoining the Wash- fogton Grammar School for $10.500. AD ROWN CORKS---the cleanest and most sanitary stoppers made=-- are one of the distinguishing features of OLYMPIA BEER. “It’s the water” that gives Olympia *he mild, delicious fla- vor that other beers do not have and cannot get. Olympia Beer Company, 1423 Sansome St., San Fran- cisco, Cal. Brewed in Olympia, Wash. VoA Phone Main 116. Ask your dealer for openers. N