The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1905, Page 16

5 HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1905. 16 & e NAPOLI TRIAL (LOSE T0 END -used Man Remains Stolid | During the Arguments of | Prosecution and Defense S SHOWS HE IS BLA LESCgTES Opinion of Prosecuting At- torney Is Met by Long| Yawn of Bored Defendant | AR sige cused murderer of C s ard the arguments n and the the clerk or “to- | “to-mor- | alternated the the lock e for the it said ey a ys | | | | @l wearin had presen than during | s thick neck | rt to escape the ler, a ttentive to the him for FOR LIFE. FIGHTING these the ng throug | vynical bravado. | in fact, was not heard | nor seen the accusing o was yawn- very t crowded yester- e first three every ed seat sles were clogged with nity. It was a ple- up mostly of Ital- broad-shouldered ¢ and pieturesque | ght jerseys, red sashes and tam n had gold rings e Y ears. Yesterday w Judge Cook the she took d the young- | 2 old bab her i held the hand | e with big black T hand held the t motionless the the husband secu- aimed at strength District Attorney C himself mainly to a who definitely de- running after fight of asized to ‘the jury reasonable doubt 't merey, but cold on the ——————— Everybody Is Enthusiastic e of Excelsior dlaries for * handled this particu- d them far the best ate books, calendar Vail & Co., 741 > OF HIS COIN.—Martin Carty, ing at 269 Perry street, re- he police yesterday that his purse §250 and hie watch and chain had fr him on Wednesday night on Bryant and Folsom. He nking and met two men the mud off his ciothes, le his property. He knew sight and the police are Grocrey SPECIAS SATURDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Dec. 30 Jaun. 2 Jan. 3 Sugar, Best Cane Granulated, 18 1b; Butter, Choice Creamery, full w-xgrf{.'" s g “80c b.13e Swins Cheese, Mixed Nuts, Macaromi, Vermicelli or Spaghetti, Plum Fudding (Libby's), 11, cans..18¢ Mince Meat, Atmore’s Best, 1b. ... 123 Nabisco Wafers, reg. 30c, pkg. 25¢ Paul Jomes Whiskey. bottle . Marquetie Rye, bottle Jesse Moore AA Bourbon Oak Rum (highest grade), botile ‘85 Kentucky Bourbon, bol. 50c; gal..$2.00 fondon Dock Sherry, reg. 75c, bot..50¢ Commendador Port reg. $1,00, Tipo Chianti, pints, 3Be; q A ri, Skerry O Angeliea Wine, gal. ., erne Or Zinfandel, gal.50e g0ood, strong wine, gal.40¢ Freedom Scotch, reg. (bottied and cased in Scot- bottle $1.25 art the New Year right and do your r grocery trading with us. Or- 65c Sbe land) { Blum | gullty of batter; much | | | His quickness to blaze into wrath and his readiness to smite with 'MARINERS CHUCKLE WHEN COURT HOLDS MATE FOR BATTERY They Say His Fame as “Bucko” Is Widespread. Authority Is Ques- tioned by Auda- cious Landsman. SR | Retort That Lays Out the Querist. BY JAMES C. CRAWFORD A group of grimy seamen in Police Judge Mogan's court interchanged handshakes and. apparently found it dif- ficult to repress impulse to appleud when his Honor pronounced Charles first mate of the ship Churchill, upon the person of J. H. Rex, a longshoreman watchman. The exultation of the mariners was consistent with their estimate of the defendant’s character, as previously ex- pressed by them, individually and col- lectively, in the corridor. If their nar- ratives were credible, Mr. Blum's fame as a ‘“bucko mat exceptionally equipped with the ungentie qualities implied by the adjective, had pene- trated to every port in the Seven Se: . 2 fist or be- laying pin the head of the offending saflorman, regardl of whether the offense was intentios cr unavoidable, made him a veritable terror of the forecastle under his command. As he faced the bench and pleaded with voice deep as muffled thunder Mr. Blum's external mble did not be- | lie his reputed } ike nature. Square of shoulder and and with mass hands dangling and hooked as seamen’s bands usually’ are, he was fairly typi- cal of the shipboard tyrant depicted by Russell or Conrad. Watchman Rex’s testimony showed | that the swinging blow delivered upon | his jaw by Mate Blum’s right.fist was hardly j ed by the provocation. The ship was unloading at the Union |Iron Works and the mate discharged | the watchman for what the latter con- sidered insufficient cause. Not being a | foremast hand on the high seas, he had | the temerity to request an explanation of his dismissal. The mate, forgetting | that he was not on the high seas, where it was indisc for his subordinates | to make reply or reason why, promptly swung his fist. The force of the blow st sent its recipient overboard. Sentence wa srved till to-day. After she had stolen a pair of por- tieres and a couch of Mrs. Sophie Bauman, 287 Seventh street, Mrs. Mary Farrell, whose claim |of 73 years of age was not belled by | her 1ooks, hied her to a Folsom-street pawnshop, obtained a money loan on ber plunder, pilfered a second-hand pair of shoes, went to the residence of | Mrs. McKay, 116A Russ street, “lifted” a gray cloth coat and a feathef boa and was departing with the loot when Mrs. McKay summoned a’policeman and ave her into custody. “Your energy was worthy of invest- ment in a more creditable pursuit than that of stealing,” Judge Fritz remarked to the defendant. . “I don’t know what ye mean, but I hope ve don't believe all the lies they're | tellin’ about me,” she responded in quavering voice. “My soy is a teamster in Nevada and sends me all the money 1 need, and I never stole a thing in my life.” | But the prosecuting testimony was overwhelming and the aged klepto- maniac was sentenced to elght months’ imprisonment. | s ie . Police Sergeant Ross, to whom the | inner life of Chinatown is an open book, informed Judge Mogan that Ah Sing Duck. accused of vagrancy, was @ pro- fessional slayer of humankind, and came | from New York to San Francisco to ful- fill a life-taking engagement for one of ime tongs. “He came here to kill” the sergeant | said, “and they say he has eleven corpses to his discredit. Highbindery is now well under repression, but if this man is al- |lowed to remain at large there is Hkely {10 be 'a resumption of blood-letting, for | formed on December 20. the men whom he has been imported to assassinate are killers themselves, and | even though he should not open the war- fare, they will not supinely await his at- tack. His freedom would be a menace | to the peace of Chinatown.” The hearing of the vagrancy charge | was continued till January 4, and with a view to preventing Ah’ Sing Duck's indul- | gence in his alleged professional pursuit | @uring the interim the Judge fixed his | bail at $1000. Atterney Taft discovered a defect in a complaint on file in Judge Conlan’s court, and after calling his Honor's attention to the blunder he inscribed the word “Errata” on the document and tossed ft upon the clerk’s desk. There it was seen by one of the bailiffs, who, after spelling. out what the attorney had written, turned to a fellow court officer and baid: “Do you know who this dago lawyer | {182 { The other bajliff shook his head and said Attorney Errata was a new one to o . - . Pietro Belasco came down from Stock- wlled for by experienced salesmen | 100 10 spend the holldays in companion- and delivered the same day. STORES: cor. 22d..Tel. Minsion 121 16th . . . Tel. Mission 328 24 Clement, ur. 4th Av. . Tel Pacific 283 | ship with his life-long friend, Francisco | Navarra, and the twain quaffed much dark-red vintage and repeated many oft- | exchanged remijniscenses of their boy- hood in dear Italia. No more than that relative to the incidents of their reunion they were able to tell Judge Mogan, be- fore whom they were accused of drunk- enness and disorderly conduct. They pro- fessed to have no recollection whatever | of the extraordinary conduet credited to them by Patrolman P. Peshon, who averred that he discovered them in the act of endeavoring to convey a long and heavy plank, evidently a plasterer’s plat- form, up a hill so steep that its ascent is toilsome to a person carrying no weight at all. It was in that portion of Little Italy, where Kearny street crosses Broadway #nd abruptly assumes the semi-perpendic- ular, that the arrests were made. The po- liceman told. the court that his attention was attracted to the spot by a crowd that laughingly applauded the efforts of the defendants to scale the acclivity with their burden. Each of the gentlemen had an end of the plank upon one of his shoul- ders, and Mr, Belasco was leading. As he plodded upward, his progress being aided by wooden footholds extending across the sidewalk, the plank either shipped from his shoulder or Mr. Na- varra, upen whom the brunt of the burden rested, collapsed, the result in either case being the same—failure of the attempt. “Three times they tried and fell down while I was watching them,” said the officer, “and how many tinfes they had tried and fell down before that I don't know."” @ Nor did he know to whom the plank be- longed, where the defendants got it or where they intended to deposit it, and the defendants themselves were equally igno- rant on those points. “I think,” saild the Judge, “that it would be a boon to you two gentlemen to extend the period of your enforced total abstinence from tippling which began | with your arrest, and the sentence of the | court is that you be imprisoned twenty- four hours longer.” B When she missed her $2500 pearl neck- lace and her fur boa from her apartment, Mrs. May Hess, keeper of a ‘“rooming” house at 271 O'Farrell street, suspected that the property had been pilfered by two of her lodgers, Miss Hattie Martinl and Charles H. Lawson, and the detec- tives to whom she imparted her suspicion found in Mr. Lawson’s possession a “tail’” which she alleged had beeh attached to the missing boa. To prove her allegation was well founded, Mrs. Hess invited com- parison of the scent emitted by the “tail” with that of a liquid she used to perfume her garments, a half-emptied bottle of which she submitted for the test. The detectives sniffed and considered them- gelves justified in arresting Miss Martini and Mr. Lawson and booking them fo: grand larceny. As the prosecution depended mainly upon the similarity of the scents, several experts in chemistry and perfumery and pharmacy were sworn to testify before Judge Conlan, whose morning was large- ly taken up by the hearing. Both the “tail” and the bottle were in court, and every one connected with the case, and many persons who had no connection with it, all smelled and compared and opined one way or the other. And the end is not yet. . . While serving his term of nine months’ imprisonment James Kennedy, a stalwart vagabond, will repay the county for his board and lodging by manual labor, for after his commitment had been drawn Judge Mogan attached thereto a personal request to the Sheriff to make Mr. Ken- nedy’s inecarceration as laborious as pos- sible. His Honor’s reason for taking such an unusual step consisted of the aggravated character of Mr. Kennedy's offense, Pa- trolmen Brown and Evett having testified that they arrested him in front of the Hall of Justice in response to the com- plaint of citizens whom he had abused with tongue and hands when they de- clined to give him alms. While the of- ficers were telling their story the defend- ant turned his head and leered. at the inmates of the cage, and when sentence wag pronounced he seemed to experience difficulty In repressing inclination to laugh. “If you think,” sald the Judge, as he scribbled the addenda to the commit- ment, “that your imprisonment will be mere idle pastime I'm afraid you are de- ceiving yourself. There’s plenty of hard work to be done in the County Jall, and BE TRIED AGAIN Grand Jury Brings Another Indictment, Charging the Attorney With Perjury SPENDS NIGHT IN JAIL AN Expects to Be Released To- Day and Will Try to Have the Proceedings Quashed Attorney George stand trlal for perjury once again. That was decided yesterday afternoon when the Grand Jury brought in an indictment against him, charging him with perjuring himself ‘at his recent trial. A bench warrant was issued and Collins was arrested and taken to the County Jail, where he spent the night. He *is confident of being re- leaséd on the required $13,00¢ bonds to-day. Although it was well known all around the Hall of Justice that Collins was about to be indicted, the Grand Jury was very slow agreement. It body nearly two hours to return Indictment. Three witnesses, Connolly, Williain Newman, Charlotta’s brother, and Thomas Curran, best man at Collins' first wedding, amined and it was upon their testi- mouy that the jury decided to prose- cute: Collins on the perjury charge again. Father Connolly was the first wit- ness examined, ile recited in detail the at the recent trial of Collins. He told how he had niarried Charlotta New- man and Collins in the Xddy-street church years ago and was sure of the 1dentity of both. e was closely ques- tioned by the jury, but never wavered in his statements, giving the jury a good lead in their case. ARRESTED ON THE STREET. Curran was next called. He told how he had acted as best man at the wedding and was sure that Collins had married Charlotta Newman. Then came Newmayu. Charlotta's brother, who was also positive that Collins was her sister Agnes as he swore to at his recent trial. Shortly before o'clock the Grand Jury filed into Judge Lawlor's court- room. The indictment was presented and placed on a secret file and the Judge issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Collins. Deputy Sheriff Mar- tin Welch was oraered to go and round up the accused attorney as quickly as possible. Welch started out on his errand and fifteen minutes later he spled Collins coming down Markel street. “Why, hello, Welch,” said the wily attorney. “I suppose you are looking for me once more?”’ “Yes, I was sent by Judge Lawlor to serve this warrant right away,” said sWelch. INTENDS TO APPEAL CASE. “Does the Judge want to see me in a hurry?’ saia Collins. “I wonder whether it would be proper for me to 80 to his courtroom at once or proceed to the County Jail? Oh, well, I guess we had better go to jail,” and, taking the deputy by the arm, Collins led him to a car, which they boarded and pro- ceeded to the retreat at Broadway and Kearny street. Collins at once communicated with his attorneys, Boardman and McPike. It was too late to secure the $15,000 bond, so the accused lawyer concluded to wait till this morning before mak- ing any attempt to confer with the in- demnity company. He settled down to spend a comfortable night in jail and {did not seem to be worried at what might happen. “I will make an appeal to the Su- preme Court to-morrow morning to have this case quashed on the ground that the first perjury charge was not settled before the other was brought,” said Collins. *I maintain this is illegal and that I am being persecuted. They cannot make this indictment stick. I will gain my release in the morning and begin my fight.” —_—— New Year’s at Hotel Del Monte, Enjoy the glass-bottom boats, hot salt water swimming, riding, driving, tennis and golf on the finest course in California. Special tickets, good leay- ing San Francisco any train from Fri- day, December 29; returnin, by any train Tuesday, January 2. fiouna-mp rate, including four days’ accommodi- tions at Del Monte, $18. Through train, with parlor car, leaves Third and Townsend streets daily at 3 o’clock, returning leaves Del Monte §:30 a. m. * _——— To Entertain for Charity. The Humanitarians, a society organ- ized by the mothers and children of the Potrero, will give an entertainment for charity next Tuesday evening at Maen- nerbund Hall, Twenty-fourth and Po- trero avenues. The entertalnment will begin at 8 o'clock and a pleasing pro- gramme of music, songs and speeches is planned. Many of the children will take part In the singing. The affair is under the direction of Mrs. B. Nelson. D. Collins must ! in reaching an | took the inquisitorial | Father | practically the same testimony he gave | wedded years ago to her and not to | | | Tow: were ex- COLLINS MUST (YIELDS OFFICE T0 RONCOVIERI Mayor’s Authority to Name Superintendent Is Upheld by the Attorney General PARDEE IS SATISFIED Governor Will Not Contest Opinion and Friends of . the Appointee Are Elated —_——— After receiving an adverse opinion from the State Attorney General yesterday re- garding authority to appoint a Superin- tendent of Schools for the city ,and coun- ty of San Francisco, Governor Pardee an- nounced that he would rest content with the opinion and refrain from appointing Reginald H. Webster to the vacancy, as he had intended. Mayor Schmitz was immediately in- formed, and the word quickly spread that i Alfred Roncovieri was assured of the po- sition. The friends of M. Roncovieri were much pleased to learn that there | would be no contest of his appointment. Attorney General Webb in a letter to the Governor declares that the opinion formerly made by him relating to the fill- ing of a vacancy in the Public Adminis- trator’s office comprehends the present case. The vital points of the opinion fol- * Any authority which you, the Governor, may have for filling a vacancy in the office of Pub- lic Administrator must be found in section 8 of article V of the State Constitution. You will note that the power to appoint takes effect when “no mode {s provided by the coustitution and law for filling the va- cancy.” In view of this section of the con- stitution I am ‘of opinion that you have no power to fill a vacancy in the office of Pub- lic Administrator when it occurs, for the rea- son that there is a mode provided by the con- | stitution and the law for filling such vacancy. This conclusion precludes all necessity of de- termining whether at present there exists a vacancy In the office of Public Administra- tor fn and for the city and county of San Francisco. The mode of gppointment to such vacancy which prevents the above section of the con- stitution from taking effect is found either in section 81¢ of article XI of the constitution or | in subdivision 19 of section 25 of the county government act. Under section 8 stitution of this have been permissible convention to have provided that all county officers In San Francisco be appointed instead of being elected, and likewise that such char- ter might have provided that in the event a vacancy occurred, such vacancy shall be fllled by election. Such provisions would have been clearly within the authority granted In the constitutional provisjon above referred to. The charter, however, does not take elther of such courses. On_the other hand it provides that the county officers shall be elected and in the event of a vacancy that the vacancy be filled by an appointment by the Mavor. As the office of Public Administrator is a county office and as provision is made by law authorizing the Mayor to fill & vacancy in such office, 1 am of the opinion that you have no authority to fill such vacaney. —————————— COMMITTEE FAILS TO ACT ON MAYOR’S VETOES of article XI of the eon- ate, it undoubtedly would for the freeholders’ Disapproval of Ordinances Selecting Playground and Lowell High School Sites Will Be Sustalmed. The Supervisors’ Utilities Committes was to have met yesterday to take action on the Mayor's vetoes of the ordinances selecting the Bell estate property as a'site for the Lowell High School and a block of land numbered 177 for a children’s playground at North Beach, but there was no quorum | meet | present. The committee will next Wednesday to recommend for- mally that the vetoes be not sustained, but it knows that its recommendation will not be confirmed, as it takes fif- teen votes to override the Mayor's veto and at least four Supervisors out of the eighteen—Boxton, Gallagher, Sanderson and Rea—will sustain the Mayor. It is sald that the block on Hayes street between Steiner and Plerce, opposite Alamo square, will be eventually selected as a site for the Lowell High School, and the block adjoining Washington square for the children™s playground. e $7 20 Paso Robles Hot rings and Return. Tickets, sold December 30 and 31, January 1: return limit January 2. Beautiful drives and walks. See finest bathhouse in America. Ideal way to spend New Year's. See Southern l:n cific agent. ——————— Minnie Adams Jury Impaneled. The remaining two jurors were se- cured yesterday to try Minpie Adams, charged with the murder of her baby boy in March, 1899. Tt has taken five days to impanel the jury, owing to the objections of those examined to hanging a woman. Over 200 talesmen were called. The taking of the testi- mony will begin Tuesday morning. The jurors are: Foster P. Cole, Wil- liam Hearne, Francis V. Nelson, Albert B. Patrick, L. Hinz, J. Eldracher, N. B. Moyer, R. H. Farmer, E. L. Fitzgerald, George L. Wedekind, D. McRae and J. H. Wiley. ————— Di Nola’s Asthma Remedy cures asthma, leaves no bad after effect. Sold by druggists. Main office, 1605 Market.® —————— INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPT.—Creditors of J. M. Jacobs, a merchant or Sonora, petitioned the United States District Court yesterday to declare him an involuntary insolvent. They al- lege that he owes more than $1000, and that on December 21 of this year he admitted in writ- ing his inability to pay his debts. unless I am very much mistaken you will be compelled to do a big share of it.”* Mr. Kénnedy's countenance was not in the least reflective of curbed mirth as he re-entered the corral —e—————— Dies From Criminal Operation. Mrs. Laura Stratton, 1757 Mission street, died at the Buena Vista San- atorlum on Thursday night and her body was taken to the Morgue yes- terday. She died from peritonitis fol- lowing a criminal operation self-per- Dr LS ¥ Brown was called in on December 23, and after treating her he advised her removal to a hospital. Dr. H. C. Ed- wards was called in the following day and he had her sent to the sanator- jum. She confessed to Dr. Edwards that she had committed the operation upon herself and signed a note to that effect to protect him. She was 35 years of age and her husband is living at || Cement, Cal. Detective Silvey was de- talled on the, gase and reported that from, his investigation the woman’'s statément to Dr. Edwards was true. ————— A Guaranteed Cure for Plles. “Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles, Your druggist will refund money if Pazo Oint- ment fails to cure you in 6 to 14 days. 50c. * e Carmen Are Exonerated. The Coroner’s jury at the inquests yesterday on the bodies of Joseph Cronin, 2934 Folsom .street, and Wil- liam Murphy, 255 Perry street, who were killed by electric cars on Decem- ber 21, exonerated the motormen from | all blame. A similar verdict, exonerat- ing the gripman, was rendered in the case of Thomas O'Keefe, a soldicr, 'who was fatally injured by a Union-street car on the same day. » Murine Eye Rem —An soomuudq\uouyd’cuump"'m?‘i . BN BROIDERIES, ETC. 1220- MARKS BROS. HUSTLING JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE BEGINS THIS MORNING at 9 0°Clock ALL WINTER MERCHANDISE TO ‘BE SACRIFICED AT JUST ABOUT 50c ONTHE DOLLAR BIGGEST PRICE REDUCTIONS ever knows now being held in WAISTS, SKIRTS, WRAPPERS, KIMONAS, ROBES, CHILDREN'S HEADWEAR, DRESSES AND COATS, KNIT UNDERWEAR, HO- SIERY, BELTS, BAGS, VEILINGS, HANDKERCHIEFS, “MUFFLERS, MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, MARKS BROS. RUSY SToRe 224 MARKET STREET, Betmeen Tasior and sones LACES, EM- { | some of the Eastern States in the mat- FHaie's store will be closed all day Monday (New ¥ car’s). GIRLS’ COATS AT $3.9 That's to-day. School little girl Keeping Then the See them st At coat It's an teresting Think of paying $1.25 for dresses made rimmed with pretty braid and lace insertion, lined $1.25. In and brown to choose from. A Nobby Russian Blouse Suit, $1.95: green. Stocking News Important to-day are values for women ‘and children. Good stockings. Dependable. Save by the pair. Save more by the dozen pairs. School starts Tues- day. Women’s Stockings, 12%e pair, or $1.38 dozen pairs: Sizes $% to 10; seamless, fast black cotton stock- ings; extra long, wide and elastic; real start of winter weather, and every Fewer colds mean: : " belted back, over collar; o4 with velvet to ma 3.95. : A full length | At $7.95, ot loose back, flat col- | lar and belt trimmed with satin | and faney bnl{ons: and piping. Castor | large new sleeve and blue. ! and belted back. Girl's Dress $1.25 are unusual. That's why they are so in- the first good news for mothers opens Tuesday, January 2, the ought to have a warmer coat. warm means fewer colds. s fewer dogtor bills. se coats are unusual at $3.95. : of light weight Kersey, with turn- turn-up cuff, patch teh. In tan a_ Woeltex Coat: Full length; made of good che- viot; reinforged tront, with collar trimmed with brald Kersey straps unusual price. The dresses to-day. of & Fancy Shepherd check matertal, throughout; blue Ages 6 to 10 years. a pretty combination of Blue and Toot! Toot! Horns for New Year's. Get them at Hale's to-day. Se, 10e, iGe. Good, loud ones. Third floor. 10c Sale Seap 3 Cakes to the Box double soles and heels and toes. Good toilet soap, and a good 12%c pair, $1.38 dozen pairs. o ey kinds Children’s Iroathread Stockings, 15e, | variety of different inds to o i In a box. Py -, Pest s e P tockings. Fines| choose from. 1oc box. I'able, heavy quality; narrow rib; doubly strong where the most wear comes. All sizes, 6 to 10. Candy for the New Year From the new candy store, rear aisle 4, Market-street store. Order it to-day. From pure whole- some dainties to splendid Chocolates and Bonbons, put up prettily in gift boxes. Candy makes a good New Year's remembr: main floor, to-day. Among the different’ kinds, these Persian Violet, White Honey, White Oatmeal, Klondike Tar, 3 cakes to the box: 10¢ box. Market, Gth, ar. Two Entrances THEATERS PREPARE ELABORATE OFFERINGS FOR NEW YEAR'S Bills at All Playhouses Are Exception- ally Strong and Specinl Matinees Are the Rule. The offerings of the local theaters for New Year's day and the week ensuing will surpass any previous holiday bills. | At the Grand Opera-house alone three | celebrated tragedies, “Macbeth,” “The | Jewess” and “Hedda Gabler,” will b.j given. At the Orpheum an exceptionally strong bill is. provided by the visiting | road show and the New Year's day | matinee will include many local fa-| vorites. At the Columbia New Year's eve and | the day following Willlam H. Crane | will give special performances of “The American Lord.” The Alcazar falls in line with a holi- day mirth proyokers, “A Stranger in a Strange Land.” and the excellent com- pany will be seen to advantage in the farée. The Alhambra will revive the first David Belasco success, “The Heart of Maryland.” | New Year's day at the Tivol will furnish lovers of music with the Christmas extravaganza, “Orpheus in | Hades.” At the California lovers of the burlesque will be entertained by Charles Hall's presentation of “The | Jolly Girls.” Harry Bishop at the Majestic offers | the Neills' In that beautiful drama, | “When We Were Twenty-one,” and at | the New Central will be seen Ralph | Stuart’s success, “By Right of Sword,” | portrayed by the new stock company. | At the Chutes an elaborate extrava- | ganza is offered with amusemer 3 pro- vided within the grounds for the enter- tainment of old and young. —————————— | SEVERAL MORE VIOLATORS OF DEER LAWS ARE CAUGHT | Chief Deputy Vogelsang of Fish Com- mission Catches Many Offemd- ers in His Nets. Chiet Deputy Vogelsang of the Fish Commission has succeeded in securing the punishment of several more ci the hunters who are slaughtering deer in | violation of the law. Edward Saunders of Redding, N. Clementi of Duncans Mills and Fred Teesy, Ralph Goodhue and A. Onstott of Crescent Mills have all been caught and fined during the last week. Vogelsang is pushing his campaign vigorously and belleves that he will have the majority of these deer law vio- lators punished or scared into good be- havior before many months. The deer | are beconiing scarcer year by year and | unless the law is obeyed to the very letter California will be as badly off as ter of buck shooting. Ernest Nawane, a recent arrival from Italy, purchased a new gun last week and went hunting big game in the Sausalito wilds. He had killed a gray squirrel and two robins when caught by the officers. Justice of the Peace Pryor let the offender off with an ad- monition and a $35 fine. 'G. Garone was arrested in this city yesterday for selling drowned ducks. e e LITTLE FOLKS ARE SEEN IN A CHRISTMAS CANTATA Dres vne-/raien 6 Youths Entertain Audience in Hall of the Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church. At the Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church last night, Rev. J. N. Williams pastor, a Christmas cantata, entitled “A Real Santa Claus,” was given in the hall of the church before a large attendance. The plece was ren- dered by children, with the assistance of Elmer Buckman and Marcus Waltz. There were nearly thirty children in the plece and their ctever work won the praise of every one present. Miss Lela Rank, a tiny little girl, showed that she possesses a great deal of talent by playing the part of Mollie Jackson Brown, and she also sang several songs in a pleasing manner. The cantata was arranged by Miss Cora Delano, Miss May Schleuter, Miss Irene Humphries. Miss Rene Waltz and Mrs. W. L. Duncan. Boy Run Down by Buggy. Carl Andrews, a ten-year-old boy, was run down at the corier of Octavia and Waller streets yesterday afternoon by a buggy driven by D. Farrel, a col- lector. The lad was coasting down the hill and did not see the approaching vehicle. He was treated at the Central Emergency Hospital for a fracture of the right leg. Farrel was arrested and ‘charged with battery, but as the acei- dent could not be averted he will prob- | the merits of the c | 200 men, | clothes and CAN COMPANY PROVES ITS FRODUOT GOOD Wing Sult in United States Circult Court by a Unanimous Verdlet of ' Business Men. The case of the F. P. Cutting Com- pany vs. the American Can Company. which has been on trial before a jury for the past week In the United States Circuit Court, Judge Hanford of Seat- tle presiding, was yesterday decided unanimously in favor of the defendant. This case has been watched with very much interest by all the various can- nery men on the coast, because It in- volved the question as to whether or’ not the American Can Company had furnished merchantable cans to the Cutting Company for the season of 1903 at its cannery in San Jose. Ex- perts were called by both partles and & prolonged discussion took place oves~ se. W. Phelps ana John Young of the American C Company came before the jury a made a very full and interesting state- ment concerning the manufacture of cans, in which they set forth the whole history of the process. It was claimed by Colonel Cutler anl his subordinates for the Cutting Com- pany that the cans in question were not merchantable cans, and a vast deal of testimony was introduced concerd- ing the various processes by which cans were made. o+ KATHERINE MORTON And the Well-Groomed Woman IN NEXT SUNDAY'S CALL. B — POOR ARE GIVEN HELF.—The French Ladies’ Benevolent Society held a meeting on December 29 and made its annual distributions to the poor French people of this city. Nearly women and children were given food. The children were 'hlq toys to make them: happy and more tham $300 worth of goods wids given away. BAY CITY MARKET ESTABLISHED 1875. 1132-38 Market sizs-n-zs Tark St. Special Sale Every Saturday .orurcbdn Xmas stock. R Chaiee, por 5~ 005 106,12:6 choice, per Ib LEG LAMB, extra quality, "s quality, pertb...... .. . % extra quality, per Ib 5¢ lle % N. B—OUR 'l'l‘il.A-"rfl:);E NUMBER 1S CORNED BEEF, stall fed, per Roosevelt Says: “This is the age of Combination.™ Qur Berteling Combination Eye-Glass is one of the important ones of the age. Makes the old look YOUng and the -3 | | ROAST PORK, perlb .... yoing younger and does not hurt the " $5.00 Buys a Pair Open Saturday Evening. ably be rgleased. FALL FROM BRIDGE FATAL.—Phillip Maher, a laborer. fell from a on lores at o8 street on. wllllfllhd the City and County Hospi early yesterda: mornine. " was removed to Morgue. Maher lived at 3980 Army street.