The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 27, 1905, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1905 ENORMOUS SHORTAGE A YEAR AGD MADE 600D BY BROTHER DEVOTO EXPLAINS HOW THE DEFAULTER ROBBED TREASURY Accepts Smith’s Check and Pays Him Over $15,000 of the City’s Money. STARTLING CARELESSNESS SHOWN than $15,000. He Louis A, Devoto, who was duped by | dldn’t have room for more 5 came the next day and sald: Edward J. Smith into cashing a W take this check.”” and he gave for $15,290 with the cit nal check for $15,200 and took check. o et ears t bills if you can,’ he said. “I the Tax Collector's defalcation came Of ‘course, 1 did mot know e . wanted the paper money for then, out. Deve ind seems to be in him $6000 in greenbacks and the rest & hazy condition from e shock and | in golé I even went to the work of making out slips for the company, telling the denomina- tions of the sliver 1 wanted. I have often done this sort of thing to oblige Smith and the railrosd people. Smith’s checks always seemed o be good and he was a friend of mine. My God, T didn’t think that there was anything wrong. his accounts of his dealings with Smith are ocon icated He believes that $16,290, Smith has 1 suppose that I will have to make up the shortage. 1 don’t know how I can do it. I'm . all broken up by this thing. I can hardly ms and his co think or remembei anything 2imost pathetic | _Why, I have cashed checks all the time for Smith and it seemed to be ail right. I guess seeks g0 &8d | T must have pald over a quarter of a million andie $60.000 in S1Pr | dollars to him on checks. There were other gt he TUnited | gymes when it seems to me that he could have at ught I could | gotten away with larger amounts, d been ac- | "'hen he came to my office it was Ed and ge the company— ness. { me a week ago Tuesday and ,290. He | would send me told him thet 1! CIVIC LEAGLE NANES TICKET] STOCKTON, April 26.—Stockton poli- ticians are upset to-night by the clever | f the League in filing a | ticket st day for filing | ty election, which | The league makes|{ Republican and | did not file their | on the primary bal- Loujs with us and we talked Over the matter in u friendly way. He rang up the railroad company about the r and I was sure that it was all right. ITALY'S OUEEN 10 VISIT JAPAN Special Dispatch to The Call. ROME, April 26.—Queen Margher- ita of Italy is planning to make a trip to Japan after the concluslon of peace between Japan and Russia and will return to Italy by way of the United States, landing at some Pacific Coast port and touring the principal cities on her way across the continent. Queen Margherita’s admiration for B0 | everything Japanese dates back many City | years. She has alw: been fond of € the Republican and | yapanese art and keenly interested in the official bal-| yapanese hisfory and customs. ly to the inde-| Her arrangements are now com- Attorneys who ha\eiplt‘[F for the trip when peace is in | sight. She will be given a wonderful for she will be the first crowned head of Europe to visit Dai Nippon. In America she will be welcomed as | the only European sovereign who has complimented American women by appointing several of them as mem- bers of her household and {her court. Among the best known American ladies in waiting are Princ- | ess Brancaccio, formerly Miss Eliza- | beth Hickson Field; Princess Vicou- aro, who was Miss Eleanor Spencer, and the Countess Gianotti, who was a | Miss Kin, SEQUOIA CLUB CHRISTENS ITS HEARTHSTONE BY SALLY SHARP. Civie The league prohibit the ¥ | welcome, the independent The Republi- | to-night and tter, and if the s correct Repub- e urged to write ballots they cast. committee will take -morrow night. | inated by the Civie d by R. E. Wilhoit for Council is made up of ublicans and four Democrats, he Republican Mayor a decid- The other offices are e Republicans and The nominee reets is a Dem- the Assessor is a inee, T. N. Moore, and H. Wright, the Re- 120 o et gue. SAN FRANCISCANS QUIETLY WED AT THE GARDEN CITY It was something to be a “Sequoian” | last night—it was, truly! With salt and wine were the club- | rooms at 584 Sutter street christened in Miss Mary J. Brennan Becomes the Bride of Hugh Mullen of the Hibernia Bank. BAN JOSE. April 26.—Hugh Mullen of the s s . w9 s T Francisco, and Miss Mary | the name of g0od fun and good fellcy wephine Brem of San F > were | ship—the blessedest gifts of the gods. Mcae: | By a delightful arrangement, the alshe to the | French Club and the Sequoia have ac- r her uncie, and there | quired the upper floors of the new -~ Mullen was E ¥ - seph’s College, | Ldoyd building, each retaining seven . » College. Mr ms on either side of the structure. Mrs. SR S all this is very charming, as - > = demonstrated last night, when the Code Dangerously TII. uoia rcoms became congested— q commander of Golden Gate | 200Ut 600 men and women making their Knights Templar, is lying | CUrtsY to the house committee—very disease at his | fetching with its aggregation of white d in view of his | shoulders and pretty frocks. es nds When things —ere at their height Dr. ot s oo fas beel | C. de Chantreu, president of the Krench mber of years a mem- | firm of Code, Elfelt & | pent member of the npany. N0 S CAANGES HANDS Pommer-Eilers l;nll;ense Whole- sale Stock Being Closed Out Rapidly. The new piano policy tell. Since enormous. No. 16 al of the —and it was accepted with a pirit of appreciaticn, for it was needed. That is neighborliness, a thing akin to godliness. Every abie-bodied club member on the roster was in at the christening, both in hotor of the great night and in honor of the guest of the night, Charles Warren Stoddard. But alas! “for the best laid plans of mice and men,” the distinguished writer was held at home by the un- reasoning tyranny of an attack of rheumatism—a fact deeply deplored by the club—and no doubt by the suf- ferer, for rheumatism’s no fun. Better luck next time, however! During the evening C. P. Neilson's and Anna Frances Briggs' watercolors came in for a large share of apprecia- is tion—and justly so. aster our salr'zpi’:\"]e’ngp:g | To be sure, there was a lot of pleas- in spite of the receipt of | ant chat, the guests standing for so regular pments from the factories| many distinct phases of soclety— we are beginning to see the end. If the | artists, writers, musicians, journalists, h keeps up a week longer. the purpose artisans and the “listening half,” the our big unioading sale will have been | plessed half that composes the neces- ccomplished. We shall have convertes & cur big surplus into cash or interest. | 52y audience element, the part that bearir nd shall have placed over | 2Pplauds. u i high-grade pianos into as! Surely, never in recent years, has California homes, where each piano | so interesting a gathering of clever ot advertisement of the | men and women been brought to- mer-Eflers sell “fine pianos | gether as toasted last night to the r prices club’s “good cheer and prompt dues”— DELAY IS DANGEROUS. a toast drunk from a bowl of brave you are intending to buy you should | capacity, In nectar brewed by The Further delay is dangerous. | Wise Ones of the club. eady running short on some of{ Sweet was the melody loosed during T u’*»'l 'fl‘v'— cgun '!vr the v?stkfe';. the fleeting hours, when the Carusi vs has about wiped out our stock of | Quintet sang about a “red, red rose,” &rc holding off because they hope to ar- ; dramatic voice won loads of laurels. range to buy one of the new Auto-: Yes, ’'twas a memorable night—a Grands. To these we say: Take one of | night that will live long, this christen- our handsome $400 style pianos, going |ing of the Sequoia hearthstone. pow at 3247 and when you are ready to| ‘Tig something to be a Sequoian, buy the Auto-Grand we will make an ex- ————— allowing you the full amount = = toward the purchase of the higher| ASKS AID TO BURY DEAD.—Mre Jobn e < charftable persons to contribute to a fund to at Pom pa pricec VERYTHING ARANTEED. L e B R! it ‘H;.).—-“l ia: aflrfl‘l{]‘:r‘. ishe funeral wiil take emember, we guarantee everything | M= Mare MU Sacramento _street. we sell Even our $250 and $300 styles. | £oi8 VHCRY i e received at 927 Markei which are going now at $126, $137 and | gireet. room 318. 3158, are of a quality which we can ab- B ——e———————— solutely guarantee. We carry none of the cheap stuff which the ordinary dealer Mrs. R. Williams sells at from $200 to 3300. POMMER- | [ebo't lo, the pollce by Mre R. W EILERS MUSIC CO.. Temporary Ware- | fean ] with a draft for $15,000 is b credited. Williams is said to have left an rooms an¢ Offices, 514 Market Street, one Block below the Palace Hotel. unpaid board bill at the ladies of | HEAD DEPUTY TELLS STORY POLICE. BECIN ACTIVE HUNT OF STEAINGS| ~FOR, FUGTHE J. W. McCa_he - Saus ‘Smith Stole From City Before. RS L Returns Money He Took From Sharon Estate. ———— The thefts of Tax Collector Edward J. Smith have extended over a period | covering more than a year and during “!ha& time the missing city official has | appropriated more than $200,000 to his own uses. Most of this money was | repaid by his brother James, the lat- keeping his relative out of the peni- tentiary. James McCabe, the chief deputy, says Smith's present shortage Is represented mostly by the railroad taxes, amounting to nearly $40,000. McCabe said last night: I have been in the Tax Collector's office since 1881, and I probably know more about the workings of the place that any other man in the City Hall That Smith was doing wrong for some tlme was my own private opinion, though I did not speak to any one about it, nefther did I play detective on the man in order that I might find out what he was doing with certain funds. I managed to find him out, though, in several instances, and on one of these occasions I went right to him when I discovered he had misappropriated $30,000. He did not admit having stolen the money, but the next day he managed to get the amount and pay it back. This represented taxes from the Sharon estate. What made me suspicious of Smith was the | way in which he was living. Although 1 did not come in very close contact with him and | knew absolutely nothing about his private af- | fairs, I could ‘see that he ‘was going a pace | that no man with a salary of \$4000 a year could afford to travel. I kehw it must end | some time, and I thought the climax would be reached even sooner than it was. McCABE MAKES DISCOVERY. The matter was made public through a dis- covery I made. Last Monday shortly after 10 o'clock 1 went into the check room and looked over the check books. To my amazement- I | discovered that the taxes of the railroad com- pany had seemingly not been paid, though that corporation had always been in the habit of settling its account promptly. 1 rang up Mr. Ryan at the railroad office, | and he replied that the taxes had been col- lected by Smith several days before. The first | check, amounting to a little less than $24,000, was paid on April 4 and the last check, which | represented about $15,000, was turned over to | Smith personally on April 20. My suspicions were then aroused, and T went directly to Cashier Jack Smith, Ed's brother, | and told him what 1 had discovered. Jack seemed to fear the worst, for Bd had not been seen around the City Hall since the previous Thursday evening. 1 told Jack 1 did mot want | to play detective or press the matter, but that it was better the whole thing should be laid bare 1 took Jack over the books and showed him everything. He broke down and nearly collapsed. He finally mustered up courage and decided to lay the matter before the Mayor. We made a rigid examination of the accounts and discovered the exact amount missing. To- gether with a stenographer, we went into the Mayor's office and Jack Smith told the execu- tive everything, though he nearly collapsed { before the sad scene had ended and the Mayor, too, was visibly affected. PAYS BACK LARGE AMOUNT. Smith was forced to make good about $30,000 to the Sharon estate and the Hibernia Bank a | short time ago. I managed to find out he had misappropriated the money by the merest ac- cident. 1 was in the bank last February and while there T began to talk to ‘Mr. Buckley. 1 asked him about the taxes and spoke of the duplicate roll. He told me the bank had pald the taxes on the Palace Hotel property, mortgaged to the institution by the Sharon estate. The taxes amounted to $7400. 1 was surprised at this, for in my roll book | the taxes to the amouni of $7400 had been | entered up against the Sharon estate, Upon | further investigation 1 discovered Smith had gone and collected all the Sharon estate taxes, but had not turned the money Into the office or sald anything about fit. The total amount, including the $7400 which was duplicated, represented about $30,000. I knew Smith had taken the money and on February 28, 1905, 1 went right to him and demanded an explanation. He refused to.ad- mit having stolen the money, but promised to make good the amount. He kept his word and the next day produced the full amount he had taken. o the matter was hushed up and 1 said nothing more. Now, where he had secured that big amount of coln in such a short space of time I do not know. 1 did not inquire, though it seemed strange to me that he should have been able to lay his hands on the money so quickly. BROTHER TO RESCUE. 1 know positively that James Smith came to his brother's rescue in April, 1904, and out of his own private fortune paid $165,000 in order that his brother might not be placed behind prison bars and smirch the name of a good family. His own brother, Jack, told me of this one day in the office. Jack came to me and said that Ed had taken a large amount of money and that his bonds were practically worthiess. He realized that the doors of the peniientiary were about to SWing open for him and consequently he went to his brother-James and Implored the latter to save him from disgrace. James Smith Grew $165,000 of his own private fortune and pald it all out so that Ed might escape prosecution. Ed was on his last legs at that- time and had not his brother res. cued him his wrongdoing would have been made known within a few days and all would have been over The matter was hushed up at the time and none save the two brothers and myself knew anything of it. I did not now before that time that Smith was short in his accounts, though I felt that everything was not all right. How he had managed to secure this money 1 do not know, though he possibly annexed it by the same process as in the other cases and settled it before any one had a chance to go over the books. Mayor Schmitz insistec that I take charge of the tax office for the remainder of the term, but this I positively declined to do. T consented to assume the responsibiiities for the balance of the fiscal but atter that time 1 do not want the position and they cannot force it apon me, I have been In the office for nearly twenty- flve years, but if 1 cannot manage to shift the responsibility of taking Smith's place for the balance of the term. 1 wiil resign. If I were elected to the office 1 would accept it, but not under the present circumstances. —_—— “EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR.” Elizabethan Play at Stanford — 95 Cents Round Trip. Saturday, April 29, the English Club of Stanford University will produce Ben Jonson's “Every Man in His Humour,” the play be- gloning at 10:30 a. m. At 2:30 p. m, there will be a baseball game on t diamond between teams from Wasuda versity, Japan, and Stanford University. For these events the Southern Pacl make & l'g::d of from D train April 28, return limit same day. T old ‘at Third and Townsend stréets depot only. Business Man Honored. Jack Wilson, the popular club and business man, was yesterday elected a member of the San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange. He was kept busy all last evening accepting the congratulations of his many friends. We print anything promptly. The Printing Company, 419 Sacramento st. Gabriel . ter devoting his own private fortune to | | wired the police in all the towns of the Officers in Various Towns Watching for Smith. Captain Burnett Sags Defaulter May Be* in South. Detective Captajn Burnett has done everything possible to intercept the flight of Defaulter Smith, but with the five days’ start he may make his get- away. The police bulletin which is to be issued this morning contains a de- scription of the defaulter which may assist greatly in identifying any sus- pects arrested on suspicion of being the Tax Collector wanted here. On account of the lateness of the report of the de- falcation, a picture of Smith was not printed in the report, but all the ave- nues of escape are being closely watched. When Captain Burnett heard of the embezzlement he immediately cabled Honolulu, but he does not think that Smith would try this means of escape | on account of its being so hard for a criminal to exist there without beccm- ing a suspect. The detectives have the out-of-California, routes to look out for Smith, but the captain is inclined to the belief that Smith went to Los Angeles and whatever further escape he may have made has been from there. Since the embezzler is a man not used to privation, he having lived a life of comparative luxury, it is not thought that he will segregate himself to any extent from his fellows, and as he has not traveled much he will be on his own resources. A great many of the felons from the United States have crossed the line to Mexico, but Captain Burnett does not think, with the pres- ent extradition laws of Mexico and the United States, it will be a hard problem to get him once he is discovered in Mexico. MAY HAVE LEFT COUNTRY. The theory of the detectives is that Smith will stay in some city where he can live as he did at home, but he may have gone to Honduras, in Central America, where a colony of criminals is said to exist there under police pro- tection, and it would be impossible to return him to the United States be- cause of the absence .of extradition laws between our country and Hondu- ras. Following out their system, descrip- tions will be sent by local police to every constable, sheriff, chief of police and every city in the country will be on the alert to capture him. Mexico has already been notified and the po- lice there are watching for the defaui- ter. He may have doubled on his trail and gone north.from Los Angeles or from here, so the vpolice in the north- ern citles are watching every outgoing boat and arriving train. It is not thought possible that he has come back to San Francisco to remain in hiding, as he is well known here, having canvassed the city in two elec- tions and having been a resident for many years. Wherever he goes out- side of the State he will be a stranger because he has never traveled much and because of the absence of friends, who might aid him, the police think it will be only a question of time when he will be forced to come where they will get a clew as to his whereabouts. The rural police of Mexico have been instructed to arrest every suspicious character and all persons who cannot give a satisfactory explanation of their presence in the country. Without friends Smith will have a hard time to hide in Mexico, as he cannot speak Spanish and the natives are becoming distrustful of the American who comes into their country without visible pur- pose to live. MAYOR SENDS FOR CHIEF. Because of the theory that he went to Los Angeles, Smith could have gone East as well as to Lower California. The trip to Los Angeles takes twenty- two hours, giving him a four days’ start from there in whatever direction he chose. i Chief of Police Dinan and Captain Burnett were sent for by the Mayer, who informed them of Smith’s disap- pearance and the shortage in his ac- counts. The Mayor urged them to use every effort to trace the fugitive. Captain Burnett said: 1 bave known Ed Smith for twenty-five years and he is about the last man I would have suspected of doing anything of the kind. He was not a drunkard nor a spender of monex, but rather the reverse, and I never heard of his assoclating with dissolute people. His business seemed to be prosperous and I always understood that his' domestic relations were happy. The last time I met him he seemed to be as jovial as could be and acted as If he hadn't a care In the world. His father was an honored member of the Police Department and his brother William was also in the department for some years. LOS ANGELES POLICE ACTIVE. LOS ANGELES, April 26—Acting upon a telegraphic request from the San Francisco Police Department, Chief of Police Hammel tq-night put practically every member of the Los Angeles detective force to work in an effort to locate Edward J. Smith, the fugitive San Francisco Tax Collector, The telegram indicated that the San Francisco authorities believed Smith had come to Los Angeles. ¢ I *Armed with a complete description of the fugitive, the detectives are to-night making a systematic search of* all ho- tels and rooming-houses; interviewing persons who are known to know Smith and who would be likely to know of his whereabouts if here, but as yet their efforts have resulted in not the slight- est trace of the much wanted man. The Los Angeles officérs do not believe Smith came here. The fact that he is wanted was published here this after- noon and the officers assert that it is improbable that he would openly an- nounce he was coming to this city if he intended to seek a refuge where he would be safe until such a time as would be necessary to escape from the country. They are, nevertheless, de- voting their entire time to the search. There was an exchange of telegrams between the two police de) rtments late to-night, the nature of which was not made public. the United States Laundry. 1004 :ImT'k”otltruL Telephone South 420. * sthat the GRAND JURY 15 STARTLED BY THE NEWS Calls Devoto Before It and Hears His Statement, | Deputy Seems Almost on the Verge of Collapse. — s That Tax Collector Smith was a de- faulter was startling news to Fore- man Andrews of the Grand Jury. That body has had the Tax Collector’s of- | fice' under investigation for several| days, but had gained no inkling as to what Smith had been doing. As soon as he heard that the short- age was discovered Foreman Andrews, with the ussistance of Expert Young, began an invéstigation and learned of the shortages that are known. Neither Foreman Andrews nor Ex- | pert Young could arrive at an accur- | ate estimate of the defalcations. The | rough estimate given out places the | amount at between $54,000 and $69, 00U, approximately. | Devoto was in a state bordering on | collapse when examined by Foreman Andrews and it was difficult to get anything like a connected story from him. He admitted that during the last twelve months he had cashed for Smith checks amounting to more than a quarter of a million dollars. ‘He will be held personally responsible for the money that the defaulting Tax Collector got from the Treasurer’s of- | fice. | | RAILROAD PAYS TAXES. The Finance Committee of the' Board of Supervisors, consisting of Supervisors d’Ancon Brandenstein and Payot and Secretary Charles Fay, were called into consultation. While they were puzzling over the manipu- lation of the money of the Southern Pacific Company a hint of Smith's dealings with the Treasurer’s office was found and Devoto was called. He at first declared that only $15,290 08 had been secured by Smith, but later admitted that he believed that $14,- 735 might also have been taken. De- voto was willing to tell all that he knew, but was in such a nervous state | that it tock some time to get a clear | statement from him. | E. Black Ryan, tax attorney for the | Southern Pacific Company, declared company’s installment of taxes had been paid in full and that Smith's personal receipts had been re- ceived for $39,113. The money was paid to the Tax Collector in the fol- lowing sums: April 4, $17,683 76 and $6694 56, and on April 18, $9424 12 and §$5310 84. These checks were cashed by Smith and form the largest items of his defalcations. | Ryan declared that he knew of noth- ing wrong until he received a tele- phone message from James MecCabe in the Tax Collector's office asking why they were delinquent their taxes. “Why, the taxes have been paid to Mr. Smith,” he replied. “We have the receipts, #nd the checks we gave him have been cashed.” ‘ A. A. Simpson of the license office told Foreman Andrews that Smith had been in the habit of cashing checks for Jums amounting to $200 and $300 in his department. It cannot be esti- mated how much the defaulting cashier secured in this manner. It is not thought, however, that the total will aggregate more than $3000. COVERED BY BOND. Members of the Finance Committee of the Supervisors declared that they did not know anything of any shady transactions in the Tax Collector’s of- fice until they were informed that a big shortage had been discovered. The fact that Tax Collector Smith had been short $165,000 about a year ago and that the deficit had been made good by his brother had not been reported to them. | As all Smith's defalcations are cov- ered by a $100,000 bond furnished by the in National Surety Company of New York, the Grand Jury, according to Foreman Andrews, will take no im- | mediate action in the affair other than to investigate fullx the amount of the loss. Devoto will be held responsible for the monéy he gave Smith on the repudiated check. Devoto is backed by a bond of $10.000. “The affair is startling,” said Fore- man ‘Andrews. “It is an eye-opener on the lax methods employed in municipal offices. Why, if this sort of ‘system’ is employed by other departments the money of the people is at the mercy of any grafter. i “If T had known of the previous ' shortages in the Tax Collector’s office the Grand Jury would have accom- plished the removal of the man from office ar the time. But I did not have even an inkling that anything was wrong. The jury can do nothing now. Of course, the city will not lose any- thing by the defalcation, but this ought to open the eyes of the people of San Francisco. The methods of the Treas. urer’s office will be thoroughly in vestigated. COL. GLAZIER, NOTED EXPLORER, PASSES AWAY | ALBANY, N. Y., April 26.—Colonel Wil- liam Glazier, author, soldier and lorer, dled yesterday at his home in this city of heart disease. He was G4 years old. He served in the Northern army during the Clvil ‘War and for some time was confined ifn Libby Prison. In 1876 he rode from Boston to San Franelsco on horseback and was captured by Indians near Skull escape. from IHI:I!M s l’;;lr: o: the Miselesippi River, a small lake south of Lake Jtasca. . I —_— - Insanity Specialist Dead. ; . ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 26.—Dr. Wil llam Edwards, superintendent of the Michigan for the Insane and a promiuent A, A, N Ty e ot 1 Was e original 2 o e :‘oflflfl methods of treat!ng insane ‘WILL HOLD EVANGELIST MEETING:! E. Curry, one of the most talent in the United States, will hoid series of meetings at the FANOUS ATHLETES "meee PERUEA —_— As a Spring Tonic to System In Good Shape. Get the i, —_—————— Fohn Glenister, Champion Swimmer and Only Athlete to Successfudly Swim Through the Michigan Whkirloo? Rapids. OOOOOONAA ==~ =, PE-RU-NA Renovates, Regulates, Restores a fystem D.pleted by Catarrh John W. Glenister of Providence. R. I, champion long distance swimmer of America, has performed notable feats in this country and England. He has used Peruna as a tonic and gives his opinion of it in the following letter: New York. The Peruna Medicine Company, 2 Columbus, Ohio: Gentlemen—"This spring for the first time I have taken two bottles of Peruna, and, as it has done me a great deal of good, I feel as if I ought to say a good word for its worth. “During the sprirgiime for the last few years | kave taken several kinds of spring tonics, and tave never re- ceived any benefit whatever. ‘flm year, through the advice of a friend, 1 have tried Peruna and it has given satisfaction. “I advise all athletes who are about to go in traming to try a bottle, for it certainly gets the system in good shape.'* Yours truly, JOHN W. GLENISTER. THLETES realize the importance of keeping in good bedily trim. The digestion must be good, the circulation perfect, sleep regular :nd enough of it. ‘ If the slightest catarrhal condition of lungs or stomach is allowed to remain, neither digestion nor sleep will be strength-sustaining. Those who leai very active lives, like athletes. with good muscular develop- ment, fird the spring months especially trying. Athletes everywhere praise Peruna be- cause they, of all men. appreciate the value of a tonic that dispels physical de- pression. The vocation of sbme men may allow them {o endure the depressing feelit | incident to spring weath:r, but the athlete must rever allow hims:if {o get “under the weather.” He must keep in the “pink of condi= tion™ all cae time. In order to do this he must avail him- self of a spring tonic upon which he can rely. Therefore athletes are especially friend= ly toward Peruna. Peruna never fails them. _PERSONAL. Dr. O. M. Belfry of Philadelphia is at the Palace. Graham E. Babcock of Coronado is at the Palace. Park Hénshaw of Chico registered yesterday at the Palace. F. M. Whitney, a prominent real es- tate man of Santa Barbara, is at the Palace. E. J. Marshall, manager of a bank in Los Angeles, is a guest at the St. Francis. W. E. Hampton, a well-known lum- berman of Los Angeles, is staying at the St. Francis. . Milo Potter, Los Angeles’ leading hotel progrietor, arrived at the Pal- ace last night. . N. Blackstock, the newly appointed Bank Commissioner, of Ventura, is reg- istered at the Palace. Dr. C. M. McGruder of the United States Marine Hospital service and | wife are at the Paluce. E. M. Jenifer, representing Hugh B. | Rice Company, the Los angeles steam- ship agents, is in this city for a few days. Mrs. David Belasco and Miss Belasco, wife and daughter of the well- | known playwright, are at thes St | Francis. 3 | Colonel E. A. Forbes, attorney for a number of Northern California mines, is down from Marysville and registereq at the Palace. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Derby of New | York, who have been svending the' winter in Southern California, are at the Palace. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. C. von Deinse of Greenville, Mich., are among the latest arrivals at the California. He is In- terested in the Boston-Oroville dredge mining claims near Oroville. ADD Persanal BREWERS SEND AN LLTIMATOM SEATTLE, April 2%.—A sharp con=- fllct between the Northwest Brewers” Association, representing every brew- ery in Western Washington, and their employes, aggregating between 1500 and 2000 men, has arisen. May 1 is the | date on which the scale of wages and agreement is to be signed. The latter demand an increase in wages for em- gineers and firemen and insist on the old agreement, by which the brewers cannot employ or discharge a union employe without the sanction of the union. N The brewers to-day sent an ulti- matum to their employes to the effect that the agreement must be changed so that the brewers can hire and discharge thejr employes at will. They agree to hire only umion men. The employes are to reply Friday. 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