The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 20, 1905, Page 16

10 THE SAN: FR! ADVERTISEMENTS. | Silk Petticoats Will This Taffeta Petticoat: Wear? Or Will It, Crack and Break? These are the questions which worry the purchaser of a Silk Petticoat. Out of 100 Black or Colored Petticoats that we sell, 97 give perfect satisfaction; nevertheless, customers have been warranted in not feeling SURE, because: Taffeta Skirts HAVE broken, “Samuels Silk Petticoats”; even if not STRONG CAST SELECTED FOR “GRAUSTARK” WAR T0 0UST THE GRAFTERS ' Non- Partisan ~ Clubs Will | ' Probably Juin Hands With ' ! the Republican League 'FALSE REPORTS ABROAD | el ‘Committee on Organization | Will Meet Next Saturday | | to Name District Workers | | | Cunning politicians of grafting pro- | }cll\'mes are endeavoring to (_:i‘eate the | - NCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905. ABLSES WIFE AND BABY GIRL Andrew Adamson, “The Dub- lin Cyclone,” Arrested fOl'? Cruelty to Infant Ghlld MAKES HOUSE A WRECK Drives Mother and Daughter | From Home and Then De- | molishes the Furniture! | Andrew Adamson «is a marine flre-} man. Hé is also known as the “Dublin | for their expzrience. Therefore, knowledge .of how well still {hey have paid to impart to the public the confidence WE HAVE in our Silk Petticoats, arising from the they are made and how RELIABLE is the taffeta contained, we announce THAT, commencing Guarantee Every Silk immediately, we will Petticoat, colored or black, selling by us at $6.00 or over, viz.: If within three months they do not. give complete satisfaction, we will gladly replace the same with a new and perfect. Petticoat.. And 'We Also Guarantee OUR PRICES ON SILK PETTICOATS No Establishment. in the East, or West. Is in Position to Undersell Petticoats. Us on Silk HOUSENOLD PROVIDERS CHARGES WOMAY WITH BRIBERY A scandal that was brewi Police Department last December, but | was not brought to a finality owing to | the removal of H. W. Hutton from the t Pol imissioner, was re- | y the application of | or a warrant | je Paris on a Dean informed War- Clerk Fitzpatrick that of December 14 the wom- | upied house in Bacon | ven 1 a bribe of $3 to s in his notebook. t the time assigned to Thfl‘ 3 at Bacon place, with instruc- | tions to take the names of all visitors. € had been put there at the request ton with the object of discover- f the Inmates t d the poligemen The patrolmen were and Dean had with | m ag a companion on the night of December 14 Policeman Samuel Hig- gins. Hutton appeared upon the scene according to an arrangement with rmed him that he women, had . and he turned | n over to Hutton futton then made a demand upon Higging for any bribe money the of- ficer had taken. Higgins denied that | he had received any coin from any of | the women and defied Hutton to prove anything to the contrary. It was Hut- | ton's intention to keep up the espion- | age, but he was removed from office. Pean did not get his warrant yester- day because doubts were expressed as whether a charge of bribery could stand in view of tie fact that the blockade of Bacon place was an au- thorized act The District Attorney | will be consulted, and Dean was uked; to return to-day. e ——— Arrested on an Old Warrant. Henry Chassagne was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Detective Bell on a charge of grand larceny. He was arrested on a warrant issued in M 1908, by Police Judge Cabaniss. The complaining witness was Sidney A. Lord, an insurance agent living at 21 Eleventh street. Chassagne had been employed by Lord as a stable- man and to do odd jobs about the house. It was alleged that he disap- peared, taking with him clothing and Jewelry belonging to Lord of the value of $500. Chassagne went to Nevada and did not return till a few days ago. He is a son of Leon Chassagne, whole- sale liquor merchant, 432 Jackson street, ———— MURINE EYE REMEDY cures Eyes; mekes Weak Eves Strong. Soothes Eye Pain. Doesn't Smart. pcandbuns-o s U RET EACRED HEART OUTING.—Sacred Heart parish. Rev. Father McQuaide pastor, will bold its snoual outing this yesr at Camp Taylor, Seturdsy, May | trict Attorney Byington. | other reason. SMITH SHOWS UGLY TEMPER Joseph Smith, the aged contractoer, on trial before a jury in Judge Lawlor's court on the charge of shooting and | killing Joseph E. McGowan at 2969 Mis- sion street on November 26, showed flashes of temper during his severe cross-examination yesterday At one time he said he would like to see the Dis- trict Attorney get what he deserved. “What is that?” asked Byington, and | the defendant viciously replied: “As good a beating as I got on No- vember 26.” Byington desired to question the de- | fendant as to the statement he made | to Captain Burnett shortly after his arrest to test his condition of mind, he had denied knowing anything about making the statement. An objection | was offered by the defendant’s counsel, and after considerable argument the | Judge sustained the objection. The defendant admitted that his true name was Joseph Brannigan, and when | asked why he had changed it to Smith | he replied, nigan.” “I hated the name of Bran- bad quarreled with young McGowan and was afraid of him. He stuck to his story that he had no recollection of shooting McGowan. Several men who had had business | dealings with the defendant for many | years, and others who knew him inti- mately, was called to testify as to his character and drinking habits. They all said that he drank more heavily after his wife's death than before. The case will probably close this aft- ernoon. This morning Eddie Graney and De Witt C. Van Court will be called | as experts on the effect of a blow on the chin, —_———— Child Labor Law in Effect. The child labor law passed by the | last Legislature becomes operative to- day and the School Superintendent's office was kept busy yesterday issuing certificates to employers of children . between the ages of 14 and 16 years. i Under the law children under 15 will ! not be allowed to work uniess by spe- cial dispensation of the Juvenile Court. e e Have the Edward Knowles Co., figure on your next catalogue. B KNIGHTS OF THE RED BRANCH.—Thers was a large attendance at the meeting at the Knights of the Red Branch Hall last evening of the committee of the whole on_the picnic which takes place Sunday. May 7. at Shell Mouna Park.” William F." Coleman presided. James Smith, B. J. Siiver, J. J. Rogerson and Daniel Harnedy reported from the sub-com- mittees that everything necessary to the suc- cess of the picnic had been done and a attendance was assured. A speclal feature will be made of the Gaelic es this year and the contests promise to be exciting. ADVERTISEMENTS. ©Qf° 8718-922 Market Street Announce their superb exhibition of Easter Coats Dresses and Millinery For Misses and Children ' Representing the newest imported and domestic nov- elties ever shown in San Francisco. sonable. Prices most rea- by Dis- | He denied that there was any | He admitted that he had | women carousing with him after his | | wife's death. He also admitted that he | | impression that the San Francisco Re- | publican League is hostile to the Re- | publican County Committee. False re- ports ‘concerning the léague's commit- | tee on organiaztion have been circu- | lated to excite displeasure in the gov- , erning body of the party. “The per- manent chairman of the league, George D. Clark, has made no announcement | of the appointment or selection of sub- | committees on organization in-the sev- eral Assembly districts, and nothing has taken place to indicate a design upon the part of the league to ignore |any citizen who is ready to give his services to the cause of better guvexn- ment in San Francisco. | _The league’'s committee, consisting of | George D. Clark, Daniel A. Ryan, John D. Daly, David Rich, E. J. Bowes, John Lachmann, Fairfax H. Wheelan, Rich- ard. J. Welch and James A. Wilson, mittee of ten for each Assembly dis- | trict. ters have not been engaged, but several committeemen favor the selection of quarters .in the new Flood building, on Market, Powell and Ellis streets. Vigorous efforts will be put furward in every district to bring about a large | registration of .voters and an active participation in the primary election on the -second Tuesday of August. It is believed that improvement clubs and ! independent organizations that have | been advocating a non-partisan move- | ment to expel the grafters from" the {City Hall will see their way clear to ; follow the San Francisco Republican League. N\ The Noe Valley Civic Club of the Thirty-fourth Assembly District held a meeting last Tuesday night'and adopt- | ed the following resolution: | _Whereas. The Nos Valley Civie Club of the | | Thirty-fourth Assembly District considers the poiftical welfare of San Francisco to be of more importance than the success of any political, party and belleves the present un- desirable conditions in the municipal govern- ment are due in a large part to party loyalty in_the past; and Whereas, The. purpose of the municipal gov- ernment of San Francisco. should be to securs to its citizens the best streets, sewerage, schools, hospitals, libraries, fire and police pro- | | tection, that are possible to be obtained from . | the city revenues and the bond ssues honestly colleéted and expended in accordance with t letter and spirit of the city charter; and Whereas, Differences in party theorles are | in no way related to these desirable conditions, and blind adherence to party prejudices pre- | clude the possibility of their realization; there- fore, be i Risoived, That the purpose of this orll.nlzl- tion shall be to strive, by mon-partisan action, | to place before the people of San Francisco | candidates for the offices to be filled at the coming municipal election, nominated by a | non-partisan convention, wWho shall represent | as nearly as possible the ideals of honesty, | capacity and fearlessness and entire freedom | from the domination by any class, . corporat | Caphalistic or arganizes empioyed: and to that | end we will co-operate with kindred organiza- | tions formed in the city having the same | general object. Thomas Hughes of Los Angeles, one 1 of the leading Republicans of the sou\h | arrived in thé city yesterday. Walter F. Parker and Senator Wil- {liam H. Savage of Los Angeles are in' | San Francisco. ——————— IMPROVEMENT SOUGHT ' IN THIRTY-NINTH DISTRIOT | Committee Reports Recommendations' of Board of Public Works in Reference to Streets. At a meeting of the Thirty-ninth District Improvement Club held Tues- day night the report of the executive committee regarding street and other | improvements was unanimously adopted. The report set forth that the Board of Public Works recommended - that appropriations be made by the Board | of Supervisors for the next fiscal year | to the amount of $21,000 for construc- tion of stone curbs and other ‘work, 27,500 for completing work of grad- ing, and completing parapet, $7500 for re- grading and re-macadamizing Twen- ty-fourth avenue between Fulton street and Point Lobos avenue, $18,- 280 for paving Point Lobos avenue be- tween Presidio and Thirteenth. The board recommended an appro- priation for securing a’right' of ‘way ror construction of a sewer along a L. G line northerly from Lake street, ex- tending from Sixteenth to Twenty-| fourth avenues. The committee had filed a petition ! | with the Board of Supervisors asking it to declare Point Lobos avenue, now ,rated as a county road, an accepted ;street. that the appropriation recom- ! {mended by the Board of Public Works to pave Point Lobos avenue | from Presidio to Thirteenth may be ' legally put in the budget for the next fiscal year. The lighting of Richmond | District also came up for considera- tion. ' RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENT | OF VALENCIA STREET —————— Orders Efectmen Cowell Estate for on Sidewalks. The Board of Works yesterday rec- | ommended to the Supervisors the | paving with asphalt of Valencia street from Eighteenth to Twenty- second, Twenty-third to Twenty- sixth and Twenty-sixth to Army at an estimated cost of $58,275. The board requested the City Attor- ney to bring a suit in ejectment against the Cowell estate, which is about to erect a building encroaching | on the sidewalk on Clay street be- tween Sansome and Montgomery. The contract for building a culvert on Army street was awarded ‘to Wil- liams & Belser for $440. —_—— i Mrs. Collins a Notary Public. Mrs. M. V. Collins, the Grand Jury’s stenographic reporter, has been ap- pointed ‘a notary public by Govemor Pardee. By her zeal and good tact she has done much to facilitate the | work of the inquisitorial body and in ' appreciation the members exerted themselves to obtain the appointment for her. The commission was won through merit and the Grand Jury is much pleased because it has been able to bring about some reward for the unusual amount of work Mrs. Col- lins has done while in its service. She will continue in .her position as re- porter until the Grand Jury-is dis- mlved. < IMPANBLING McCARTHY JURY.—A jury of lneh‘.nu"x $acCarthy, “:-w 3 = with the murder of his o, wite, Octavia. Out of the 150 names of trial jurors drawn from the County Clerk's hox on esday only _ others - being thirty-five were _avallable, the either absent or excused for will meet next Saturday and may be’ able at that time to name the sub-com- | Rooms for permanent headquar- $7000 for widening CIiff avenue | WHEELAN AND SPERLING ® | Prominent Men Fail to Respond to | ) ACTOR-MANAGER _ WHO __ WILL PLAY THE ROLE OF HERO IN “GRAUSTARK.” | The summer season at ‘the Grand | | Opera’ House will open next Sunday | matinee with the dramatization of | | George Barr McCutcheon’s romantic | novel “Graustark, or Love Behind a | Throne,” in which Florence Stohe will | play the Princess Yetive. She wm‘ be supported by the Ferris company, | a dramatic organization, which takes | its name from its proprietor, Dick Fer- ris, one of the most successful actor- managers in this country. Mr. Ferris, in addition to being a prosperous and | clever manager, is also a talented light \com and will play the role of the Americal hero‘ Grenfell Lorry, in | “Graustark,” which will be produced with a strong cast, Rowan, Marion Ballou, Edith Julien, \A. Byron Beasley, Frank Sheridan, { Frederic Sumner, Frederick Julien, | George Pauncefort, Barry O'Neil and , others. The sale of seats will begin | Thursday morning. Special summer prices will prevail and there will be bargain matinees Wednesday, Satur- | day and Sunday. —_————— | CALIFORNIA INSURANCE ! COMPANY REORGANIZED | Oldest Local Concern on Pacific Coast i Elects Board of Directors for | Ensuing Year. The California Insiirarice Company, | the oldest local insurance company on the Pajcific Coast, which was organ- ized idf 1861 and which retired from active business in 1891 after paying | $1,600,000 in dividends to fts stock- holders and then returned -the = full ! amount of ‘its capital, $600,000, and a | bonus of $57,000 to its stockholders, | was reorganized yesterday at the of- ! fices of M. A. Newell & Co. in this city | on a basis of 6000 shnres at '$65 per | share, paid up. The following were selected by the ! new ‘stockholders to serve as a board | of directors for one vear: Henry E" Bothin, A. D. Cutler, E. A. Denicke, M. | | L. Gerstles D. Ghirardelli, John T. | Harmes, Charles Holbrook, M. H. Hecht, E. W. McCarthy, M. A. Newell, | George L. Payne. i At a meeting of the board of direc- | tors, held immediately after the stock- | holders’ meeting, the following officers were elected to manage the affairs of the company: M. A. Newell, president; ! A. D. Cutler, vice president; E. W. M Carthy, treasurer; George W. Brooks, | secretary. including Lansing | | Sale of | Cyclone,” " having received this cogno- men from the city of his birth and his | ability to go up in the air after imbib- ing freely. Adamson is languishing in | the tanks as the result of a cyclonic spree that took place Tuesday, when he attempted to beat his wife, and suc- ceeded in driving, her and their of year-old girl out of their home a§" | Harrison avenue. | Secretary White of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children says that Adamson is in the habi going on prolonged sprees and during these becomes insane. The man has been in the detention hospital recently for examination as to his sanity. At that time he was seeing various kinds of sea monsters in the throes of deli- rium that took several days to dissi- pate. Prior to his imprisonment he had driven his wife and their four children, | three girls aged 7, 5 and 1 year, and one: boy of 4, from their home. The wife appéaled to Secretary White, and when he called at the hospital he found | Adamson nearly rational and in a re- pentant mood. Adamson made prom- ises to swear off and agreed to sign the pladge, and was released Tuesday noon. All Tuesday afternoon Adamson vis- | ited all the saloons between the hos- | pital and his home and arrived at the latter place in a drink-maddened state. He proceeded to beat his wife, but she fled from the house, desperately clutch- | ing her baby, and was taken care of by neighbors. Adamson then proceeded to uphold his reputation as the “Dublin Cyclone.” He twisted through the rooms, kicking over tables, smashing | chairs and hurling crockery at the walls and through the windows. The racket attracted the attention of the nearby patrolmen, who, looking through the transom, saw Adamson in the cen- ter of the bed jumping up and down and yelling wildly. When he emerged from the house he was arrested by Pa- trolmen Mullan and Young. Adamson made a furlous resistance, ! and that proving futile sobbingly uld‘ that he wanted to keep his brother-in law, Thomas Bell, from the house. He even went so far as to appeal to Secre- tary White for advice. As the result of driving the baby from his home Adam- son was booked at the Southern station on a charge of cruelty to a minor child. —_——————— Milkmaids in Convention. The members of the Rebekah Drill | Team No. 1, Captain Allle Parker commanding, will hold a “Milkmaids’ Convention” this evening in Mission | Opera Hall, commencing at 8 o’clock. At the close of the convention at 10| o’clock there will be dancing for two | hours. ———— MARKS BROS. Confirmation Dresses. That Girl of Yours—want to dress her in an up-to-date style—in a dress that'll look as if made just for her? You need to look no turther ' than this {llustration—for we show several styles at This One Price Alone. Among the stockholders of the Call- | fornia Insurance Company, which will | begin to do a general fire and marine insurance business at an earlv date are the following well-known peopl: rge E. Ames, Charles R. Bishop, Alpheus vauu " Enaries . Bull, L. S, man, E. C. ! Burr, Leon Blum, Hefry E. Bothin, S. T. | Bernhard, P. E. Bowles, Charles H. Crocker, | | James Corfin, C. curm. Francls Catting, A |D Cutler, J. F. Clark, H. Campe, H. C. CBulu.hln 5.1 Davia Witlie 1Dnvu e OB Wiy, E. A. Denicke, | Fontana W. Frank, R. S. Far. | i relly, D. Ghmrdem Alfred Greenebaum, Mark ‘W. Huntington, J. T. Harmes, 8! T rammond. Charies ‘Hotbroo M. H. Hecht, C. A. Hooper, John Horstmann, H C Hacke C. H. and B, Holt, Arthur | Holland, C. H. Hoibrook, Franz Jacoby, Henry | Konter. " Abbia’ B, revt, Bawara B Rentfeld, | James K. Lynch, 8. W. Levy, W. Loaiza & F. Marwedel, E. W. McCarthy, Charles | . James ‘Moffitt, James K. Mof- 1w Matnews, Leopold Michels. W. Merrlll, Edward F. Mau, Newell Gcorn L Payne, George E. 'B. Thomas ' Prather, | Aivors "Blonie: 3.5, "Bhiliips, eotate of B B, Raml A. Bchmidt, Laurance _Irving erstle, Huff, o ‘Beon Jobn R. Spring, Edward B. Smith, Ig- natz ‘Steinhart, S, E. Slade, Swayne & fioyn Taft Pennoyer, Henry Van ‘gen, Woots, Tiems T Wassworth, . Chasles Webb Howard. 1 ARE CITED FOR CONTEMPT Summons That They Appear to Act as Jurors. Fairfax H, Wheelan, vice president of the Merchants’' Association, has been summoned by Judge Kerrigan to appear next Friday to show cause why ! he should not be punished’for con- tempt of court for failing to respond | to a citation directing him to appear | to serve as a juror in’ the case of | Harry A. Ayer against the Dundon | Bridge and Construction Company for | damages for personal injuries.”Frank ! Sperling, manager of the Home Life Inswrance Company, wWho résides at 1020 Van Ness avenue, also-failed to appear and was likewl lummoned for ‘contempt. . s 1t is customary, whe bsolute na- cessity compels the absence of a ve- nireman, to present a valid excuse for non-ap ce to the court but | neither Wheelan nor Sperling took the Made of good quality. White Lawn. Yoke } of hairline tucks—deep bertha trimmed - in embroldery_insertion. An extra full skirt and Full Sleeves—deep hem. Other Style Confirmation Dresses Priced at $1.25, $1.90, $2.45, $3.75, $5.00, Up to $18.00. They're made in all the leading 1805 styles. Prettily and daintily lrlmnm: Laces, Embroidery, Insertions and RI 5. This Misses’ Cambric flounce trimmed in lag e A ice and two t.mfln Sizes, 6 to 14 yrs. All-Si!k Gonflrmntton Veiling On Sale to- 4 Worth Z5¢ day at PER YARD trouble to do so. The result was that ! the court d that process should issue conpemng them to explain their action, and an order to this effect was | issued. . ped yml desire the. appetite and digés- tion of early years, take m)u Kxaney | and Liver Bitters. I BROUGHT BACK FROM PORTLAND.— James ' H. Nlcholson, a newspaper man, was | brousht from Portlana by Detective Whitaker ‘y’swrd-ynx:omfl: and locked up in the City nm.d ‘of passing a fictitious | | eheckc for 825 on G B.'Dapiels ot _the Chico | cate on Market strest. He pa: | Shiecks:on Sthur peo| Chief A. A. Th o , of San Diego has lcn'llneltf"fmt Your persistent, mo!lll' cough “a warrant or Nuhul- fictitious 4 --mdlhwcuuw&m!ho‘:mlfiu. . -2 yards wide. lprl‘é‘ colorings; l]cme.lluifl." e o5 s | able for mneck 'mmm-Wam of 80c up to $5.00. n‘mumn tween. Mall Orders Filled Whi 4 White Quumy Lasts. @g_.AR.KS BROS. Home . for Honest. Values 1220-1224 Market, St.. | ¥ear, in all the principal districts, will ' great change has come. . formerly of Porter Brothers. ; and the fruit therefore fell prematurely to a very large extent. Another theory | secretary and treasurer of the Pacific | last Friday and telegrams brought his HALE’S. HALE'S At Hales: $2 95 For 'Thts Mohalr Walking Skirt he pnce interest is more than doubled by the beauty and luster and wiry strength of the mohair the skirt is made of and each the way it’s made. the style speaks out in the picture. The skirts are in blues, browns and front. The prettiness of mixtures. And mohair skirts are playing the leading role in fashion’s play this spring. It's an of- fering typical of the Hale =lurl store. And here are— Skirts at $3.95 In pretty mixtures, seven - gored, pleat at each seam. cluster of pleats at Other Skiris at $5.00 with Blue. browns side of the of same material. To-Day New $4.75 Hats Are out to answer your Easter wishes in a way you hadn't ex-. pected. Fresh, bright, different styles; some of them massed with flowers, others beautifully trimmed with ribbons, every shape and every color. Even the new two-toned effects. Hats whose worth comes out even stronger when compared with— The Imported Hats The latest effects from Paris that are being shown in the second floor millinery store just as they came to_us. Hats from Virot et Berthe, Geor- gette, Lewis & Verault, Monlewis and others. And you are welcome to come ;nd look, as hundreds did yester- ay. Hairdressing Topic Of interest to every woman now: Shampooing and manicuring are almost an equal thought with the new hat and dress. The Hale parlors are ready with ex- perts in shampooing and manicuring and artists who will dress yout hair in the newest, most becoming ways. Mez- zanine floor. If it’s a new switch, they're here at $1.00 and higher prices. New 50c Hat Pins For the New Easter Hat, And worthy, in their beauty and un- usualness. They’re of gold plate, in the new rose finish, set with topazes and ame- thysts; long, strong pins. 50e. New Beauty Pins 25¢ Each, or 2S¢ r. Pretty pins for the Easter collar; prettier than we have had and out fér the first time to-day. Millinery Flowers In a_garden by themselves on the fourth floor for easier choosing. We will sew them on your hat free of charge. Flower Sprays at 65c—Most every kind—big enough to trim a hat by themgelves. And— Fldwers at 10c and 19¢ bunch. Silk Wire Prames at 15c—Every shape. A$ $1.50—Straw braid shapes. Curtain Swiss 6¢c Yard In pieces 2 to § yvards long. Good lengths for sash curtains and bureau scarfs. But if full bolts were here it would be 10c yard. A zood closely wo- ven quality in pretty raised stripe pat- terns. 40 inches wide. e yard. Clothes Hamper 90c It stands 24 inches high. It's of wil- low, a big one, strongly made. Easily bought to-day at 90c. At 98c—Folding froning board. on a stand that is strong and firm: 5% feet long. At 98c—Curtain stretcher that will fit any sized curtain. stairs. All thege down- Market Street, Near Sixth, S. F. PRONE DEALERS REPORT A LOSS A. D. Porter of J. K. Arm:hy & Co., A. Rosenberg of Rosenberg & Co. and Mr. Blum, a packer of Vacaville, say that the prune crop of California this range from only one-quarter to one- ;half of the usual California output. Ten days ago the outlook,.so these gentlemen say, was good for a record- breaking prune-producing season. The trees were bearing enough small prunes to give basis for high hope in this di- rection. Suddenly and sensationally a A very large percentage of the prunes ! has fallen from the trees after the fruit | had attained about the size of peas. In the markets where prunes are sold and among orchardists in California this announcement will cause a marked sen- sation. A. D. Porter has toured the Santa Clara Valley in the last few days and | reports on the basis of personal obser- | vation. He says he traveled in an automobile and made a general and| thorough inspection. He cannot see that there is a chance for more than | half a crop at the outside in the valley. | Mr. Porter is manager of the dried ! fruit interests of Armsby & Co. He was | Armsby & Co. have also received ad- | vices from the San Joaquin Valley and the Sonoma Valley. These are of the | same general tenor as those from the | Santa Clara Valley. i The falling of the fruit from the trees | both in Sonoma and in the San Joaquin Valley counties has been very heavy and entirely destructive of the hope of a great California crop this year in these sections. Mr. Blum reports that in Solano County, and also in Yolo County, the falling of the fruit has taken away at | least one-half of the expected erop.~ I addition to making personal observa- | tions, the gentlemen in charge of the concerns that have been mentioned | jalso caused the sending out of skilled | ! observers of crops to visit orchardists | iand orchard sections over a wide| prune-bearing area. Various theories are given to supply an explanation for the phenomenon. One is that the rains kept the flowers ; wet and prevented perfect pollenization is that insects have caused the damage. Small fruit that represented millions of pounds of mature prunes has fallen in a week. The loss cannot yet well be estimated. —_———— PNEUMONIA CAUSES THE . DEATH OF L. WARD EATON Brominent Young Man Dies After Short Iliness in Nevada’s Disease- Stricken Mining Camp. I. Ward Eaton, son of F. W. Eaton, States Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany, who resided at Redwood City, died in Tonopah Tuesday from the puzzling plague prevalent at the min- ing town. - Ward Eaton was engaged in the telephone business with his father in thiscity and 'was one of the best known young men in town. He had been in Tonopah only about three weeks and the news of his sudden death was a great blow to his be- reaved parents.. He was taken sick wife and father to his bedside, while his mother remained at her home and | delayed her‘departure because of the favarable reports concerning the pa- tient sent from the mining camp, un- til her son suddenly took a turn for the worse and death ended his career. Mrs. Eaton is staying at the Luxor in this city and is prestrated with grief, this being the second time within a year that death has visited the fam- | ily, her youngest son having died from consumption in Nome. ‘Ward Eaton leaves a wife and baby ———— PLANO a.n{:‘u. = Hlu.rh:‘ plays his own compositions, and, crtics in Europe and of rare genius. Arrested for Extortion. Deputy United States Marshal George Burnham took B. F. Selvage to the Oakland jail yesterday on a ‘warrant i{ssued by United States Com- missioner Heacock, charging Selvage with -having Tfalsely persomated 2 United States secret service officer and having by such pretense extorted $5 from John F. Erhard last Septem- ber. Selvage complained against Er- hard for some infraction of the Fed eral laws in Seattle and when the met afterward in this city Erhard al-q leges that Selvage extorted the sum named from him on the oretense that he was a secret service detective. Our Easter Greeting to our g - Yy pa- man; present a specially attractive we. list at positively low figures. of friends. Why? Raanch per dosem........... The very best. of course. s 'New Crop All 50c Grades. . Teas, We are pleasing the most fastidious tea lovers. Suppese you try us just once. can 20¢ . 25e. Den't fail to lay in a supply at this low figure. es AlL nice fruit in Reg. 2vc. Main, . .o:u:.“:ltr:(h-lum Rez. 30c. Rez. 28e. )l‘l-xb. hr- for 8. Blue ";-:“ lcm per quart tin...38c Cavitow Brok'” full_smsurtmet The well known Monk brand, rex. gal. 750 Reg. §1. Wines to complete your Haster dinner. s celebrated bottling. reg $2.15. Bathe with Magno Soap and the world bathes with you; bathe with any other and yop bathe alone. Be in the swim! THE STANDARD SOAP CO. DR. R. L. WALSH Has Removed from Geary Street o apa” Secoraing 30! Sutter btreet ustrall ‘Without Plates ia, is an artist | Teeth and N T