The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1906, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO GALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, P 1906. [S— PERSON COMES FORWARD AS ACCUSER OF CURTIS GRAND JURY WAITS IN VAIN Sheriff O’Neill Tells That Body He Can- not Prove Sensational Report. s from under form pir against prougint riff O’Neill informed the inquisitorial body that he had rges and had no fter half , d that brought Curtis, as from | to cer- | : its | r, falled to | “passing " ac- | in the office of the e 1 who were helping circule accusations seem eager to | | | | , and yrt statement t that he URTI rweeni ecked took place ol y 8. At the enc former pr ty b knowl he was in fact < to the city to face his | ival drove the first | n which the ugly story REPORTS NOT SUBSTANTIATED. time that the repprts became 1l st sly denled that he ew with Fore- Grand Jury at t wh Curtis and n were present, as told Call, the foreman said s had been brought to Grand Jury by Sheriff A question by ell repeated | question as the groundless accu- atter of weracity between | eriff O'Neill, and the fore- d Jury would have no ob- ent devoted but half an ernoon to the consid- sational reports that spread about supposed mal- nis n by C during his term At its conclusion Chairman Committee told Sheriff d be notified if any was fo be taken by the y and further said that neither t Attorney nor eriff O'N charges against or ca upon Mr. Curti can find,” ntinued At so-called charges, which been made, have been | i brought forward is qirectly in line with SEMENTS, ADVER | Thy - the unsubstantiated accusa- Sheriff Peter J. Curtis. nd Jury inquiry of thirty minutes yesterday NS er proof. Members of the jury S the words of Foreman Mitchell as told in Call, when he said that the so-called in the Sheriff’s office appeared to > iy in the columns of the sensa- tional prees, TRANSACTIONS EXPLAINED. Curtis appeared at the Grand Jury rooms at the City Hall yesterday, accord- ing to his promise made to Foreman Mitchell, and with him appeared the men who have served under him for the last two years and who have received a large share of the odium attempted to be cast upon their former chief by the baseless reports, These men, most of whom were out of town seeking rest, hastened t§ re- turn on learning of the detraction of Cur- tis’ administration and placed themselves at hi No one appeared on behalf of Curtis’ accusers, except the Sheriff, who again denied making the aliegations against Curtis. The District Attorney’s office sent word that it had nothing to offer in the matter. In the corridors, waiting to be summened, were J. J. Donovan, Joseph Mogan, J. C. Grifin, Anthony Quill, Da- vid Wolfe and Frank Coyle, all formerly employed in the Sheriff’s office and ralty- ing to the aid of Curtis. vo transactions at the jail appearing ar dntil shown in their proper light ve been explained by Curtis. The report was spread that the matron’s office at the Hc of Correction was looted of eleven cartloads of furniture. It was shown that Mrs, McGrath bought the furniture when sumed the duties of matron and on etirement took it away with her. One n contained all the furniture re- moved by her. BY ON short Comm pec h: she er ILL’S OWN ORDER. s own order that supplies st week in January should by him. ¥ it has been the custom oing Sheriffs to purchase the s for the month of January, i g Sheriff in pos- 2! for the ction of jail work. This custom was utgoing commissary to order just enough to carry the old administration through and | e the January supplies to be pur- chased by the newcomers. To unfamiliarity with the methods of the commissary’'s department may be attributed the mistake of Attridge in weighing the goods received from | | Snook & Co. The matter of how much supplies would be needed for the first month s left by the new jail admin- istration to the contractors. The first consignment arrived at jail No. 2 on January 3. -Commissary Attridge was particularly instructed by the the w ghts could be verified. In the matter of delivery of perishable goods, the firm merely acts as carrier, takes the weights of the wholesaler and checks them by the weights found by the purchaser. 5 GRAND JURY TO VISIT JAILS. Attridge informed the firm that he could not personally welgh the goods on Monday, but would do so Tuesday, and on January 9 they were delivered. At that time Attridge was not present | ana the goods were not weighed until the following day. In the bill rendered by the firln was an item of 150 pounds of soap. Attridge's own figures show that 160 pounds were received by the commissary. In the delivery of tobacco a like mistake was made. Attridge was v taken to task by members of the firm regarding the charges of short weight and graft, and when he ap- ared at the office of Snook & Co. yes- he denied that he had made¢ any charges, In tHe meantime the Grand Jury has instructed its jails committee to make a tour of the fails beginning at 8 o'clock Friday morning, and if any circum- ces should arise to warrant action is will be asked to appear at the Grand Jury room next Monday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. FRE UPSETS COURT'S DAY Bunch of Matches Ignite in Pocket of a Witness and His Coat Is Soon Ablaze ————i—e SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 17.~The dignity NE\V VERSION OF | and decorum of the Superior Court was | ruffled to-day by a witness taking fire AN OLD ADAGE| Do You Eat for Mere Stimula- tion or for Real Nutrition? | mous litigant of this city, for material from a bunch of matches in his coat pocket. A. F. Convey, a painter, was the witness in the consolidated cases of F. A. Hihn Company and three other firms against Mrs. Bertha Leibbrandt, a fa- supplied and work done on her new house. | Convey was under cross-examination by | Attorney H. C. Lucas when the matches In n at rs of money there is an old | @dage that says, “IU'S not so much what Fou earn as what you save.” and just #0, in the question of food and health, | it might be said as truly, “It's not so | much what you eat as what real nour- fshment you get out of what you eat.” This is the secret of heailth, strength @nd vitality. No difference how much mutrition your food contains, if your system does not assimilate that nutri- ton—take it up and distribute throughout your body-—you galin noth- ing beyond a temporary stimulation by having eaten it. Maltg-Vita, best whole white wheat mixed with pure barley malt extract, thoroughly steamed and cooked and @very flake baked to a crisp, is rich in Rutrition and is assimilated readily even by the weakest stomach. Every one of its health-giving, strength-building clements is taken up by the human economy to nourish and sustain life, No wonder that Malta-Vita is called took fire in his pocket, and in an instant his coat was burning. One of the attor- neys took advantage of the incident to chaff the opposing counsel on his burning eloquence as & cross-examiner. Attorney H. C. McPike of Ban Fran- cisco, who is defending the suits for Mrs. Leibbrandt, stated he had often seen witnesses under fire, but that this was the first time he had seen a witneds actually on fire. ——e—— BODY OF DROWNED MAN IS PARTLY IDENTIFIED Remains Found on Bank of San Lorenzo River Believed to Be Those of Baptiste Le Grande, SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 17.—The body of the man found on the bank of the San Lorenzo River, near Ben Lomond, on Sunday, has been partly identified as that of Baptiste Le Grande, a French« “The Perfect F0od,” and that physiciani recommend it for the sick 1n§ the wall: the weak and the strong. And Malta-Vita is so good to eat— not at all like the tasteless variety of flaked foods. A pe breakfast is impossible without it and /s just as good three times a dn‘ Try & bowliful with cream or fruit. You never tested anything se good. Malta-Vita is always ready to eat. No inconveni: All grocers. cooking, no ence. Canadlan woodsman, who had been working for D. D, Smith, a rancher, until about three weeks ago, when he mysteriously disappeared. The body »ss of supplies, according to | sary Griffin, resulted from | m to be present in person, so that | | | way with by O'Nelll, who told the | wanted; it may be a street railway franchise; { | of some one who has an ax to grind and who TRECON PARTY. AT CARDENCITY Excursionists Visit San Jose After Spending Few Hours at the Stanford University GIVEN HEARTY WELCOME FREPRGE Leave for Monterey on Mid- night Train After Attend- ing Banquet at Vendome SAN JOSE, Jan. 17.—The Oregon ex- cursionists arrived in this city at 1 o'clock this afternoon after their visit to Stanford University. Upon their ar- rival here they were met by a com- mittee of the Chamber of Commerce and conveyed in carriages to the Hotel Vendome. After luncheon they boarded the interurban cars, in company with many local citizens, and visited Los Gatos, where they were received by the Board of Trade of that town. They then went on to Saratoga, from which point they visited Congress Springs and then returned to this city. This even- ing they were banqueted at the Ven- dome and at 11:30 they departed for the Hotel del Monte, at which hostelry they are expected to arrive at 2 o'clock to-morrow morning. —ehis VISIT BIG UNIVERSITY. Governor Chamberlain Speaks on “The Ideal in Public Life.” STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 17.— The Oregonians were the guests of the Stanford University this morning at a large assemblage of students in Assem- bly Hail. Governor George E. Cham- berlain made the principal address. He chose as his subject “The Ideal in Pub- lic Life.” Dr. Coe also made an inter- esting speech. Several selections from the Varsity Glee and Mandolin clubs, together with college songs and yells, | completed the programme. Governor Chamberlain’s speech was | in part as follows: Where corruotion is found in the balls of Congress, back of the official who prostitutes | his place and betrays his trust s the Influ- ential bu: 8 man who seeks to sicure an unfalr advantage the | masses, In our State Legisiatures a close scrutiny of many of the measures introduced at each session discloses the seifish interest at the expense of does not hesitate to use money to influence legislation. At every gession of every legis- lative body, who has not watched the scores | of bills Introduced solely for the purpose of collecting biuackmail from moneyed interests and prominent citizens who are compelled to come forward with influence that speaks in order to mpass their defeat? Get down from the State Legislature to the municipal legielature, the common council of the larger citics, and what do we find? The same condition_e: there. If the members of the council®are corrupt it is because- the peovle, or at least a part of them—the prom- nent business men—are after them for selfish ends. It may be a telephone privilege is it matters not what special privilege is sought. Back of all these measures is the Influential citizen, the prominent business man, furnish- ing the city fathers with potent reasons and unanswerable arguments for eustaining his measure, p, of course, in the interest er. Passivity public opinion in matters of officlal frregularity i{s an element of responsi- bility for luxity of oublic morals. It is not uncommon to hear a man of undoubted integ- rity and honesty say of another who is known to be & looter of the public treasury, “Well it be did not betray his trust and rob ji public, some one else would.”” $o long, as the rogue s a_successful one, 5o long as he can keen within the law—or rather out of the flashlight of public opinion—he does not fare so badly With many respectable men in the community. NEW STAGE LINE TO BE ESTABLISHED Will Be Operated Between Monterey, Jamesburg and Tassajara Springs. \ Special Dispatch to The Call MONTEREY, Jan. 17.—A mail and stage line will be established between Monterey and Jamesburg and Tassajara Springs Oon July 1. The distance is fifty-two miles. The new Ilne will run from Monterey through the Carmel Valley, Laurel, ‘Whitlocks Resort to Jamesburg and Taésajara. Salinas was formerly the railroad point for that section. Citizens of the country traversed and Monterey citizens, through the efforts of BE. A. Preble of this city, succeeded in get- ting . the Government to make the change of mail route. The stage will make three trips a week. In winter the line will only run to Jamesburg, but in summer it will go through to the springs. Bids for carrying the mail on the route are now being called for. The opening of the route will turn all the trade of the section traversed to this eity. —————— NATIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS GIVE A BANQUET AT FOLSOM Oceasion of the Installation of Newly Elected Officers In Made a Social Event. + FOLSOM, Jan. 17.—The following newly elected officers of Fern Parlor No. 123, Native Daughters of the Golden West, were installed last evening by District Deputy Grand President Mrs. Bertha Reeg of Placerville: President, Della Norton; first vice president, Mag- gie Wilson; second vice president, Mary Bell; third ~vice president, Frankie Spencer; marshal, Mary Curry; inside sentinel, Mamie Foley; outside sentinel, Maggie Foley; recording secretary, Irme Knight; financial secretary, Alma Miller; treasurer, Viola Knight; trus- tees—Minnie Imhoff, Lizzie Paul and Ann Cox; organist, Hazel McFarland. The following officers of Granite Par- lor No. 83, Native Sons of the Golden West, wereé also installed last night, the ceremonies being conducted by Dis- trict Deputy Grand President Hugh Bradford of Sacramento: President, Frank Houston; first vice president, Louie Klumpp; second vice president, Andrew Noone; third vice president, Lawrence Hall; recording secretary, James P. Logue; financial secretary, NORTH WANTS RABBI NIETE Prominent Jews of This City Learn That Popular Pastor Is Choice of Portlanders P T WINS FRIENDS THERE Departure of Rev. Wise for New York Will Leave Pul- pit of Beth Israel Vacant e S Word has been received by men high in Jewish circles in this city that Rabbi Jacob Nileto of the Congregation She- rith Israel is the choice of the congrega- tion of Temple Beth Israel of Portland, Or., for its pulpit. The pulpit of Temple Beth Israel will be left vacant on Sep- tember 1 of this year, when Rabbi Ste- phen Wise, the present pastor, will leave for New York, there to start up an in- dependent Jewish church, It is understood that Rabbi Nieto will receive a direct offer from the Portland congregation within a short time, for his fame has won him many friends there. Rabbi Nieto has: occupied the pulpit of the Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco for thirteen years, and as a leader he has made a host of friends. Through his efforts the magnificent new temple at the corner of California and Webster streets, the finest structure of its kind anywhere on the coast, was re- cently completed. He js an advanced thinker and at his church has been given a free rein of speech. Should he accept a call to Portland, his place in San Fran- cisco will be difficult to fill. Rabbi Nieto stated to a representative of The Call last night that he had received no offer as yet from the Temple Beth Israel of Portland, and until the offer was made he could not tell whether he would accept it. “I like San Fran- cisco very much,” he said, “‘and have a host of very dear friends here. My wife's health is such that it would take a very strong inducement for me to leave. Her friends are all here. Not long ago I re- ceived an offer to take a Chicago pulpit at a large salary and refused it, partly on her account. No, I will not say that I would not go to Portland, for I have re- ceived no offer and 1 could not speak in- telligently until I was given notice.” Rabbi Wise, who leaves the Portland congregation on September 1, goes to New York, as stated, to start an Independent Jewish church. He refused to accept an offer from the Temple Emanu-El of New York because it would not give him abso- lute freedom in what he might wish to say from the pulpit. He is said to have resigned from Temple Beth Israel for the same reason. The Portland congrega- tion is one of the largest on the coast, and the fact that Rabbi Nieto is its choice is a high compliment to the San Francisco pastor. AUTO RIDE COSTLY FOR STREET DIRECTOR Man Who Took Chorus Girls for Spin in-Steekton --- Gets Damages. yiae STOCKTON, . Jan. 7.—Judge Smith has given Harry Howlett judgment against ex-Superintendent of Streets Eli Confer and his bondsmen for $820. When the “Sultan of Sulu” comic opera company played in this city Harry Howlett took a bevy of the chorus girls for an early morning spin in his auto. At Sutter and Lindsay streets Contractor Craven had left a pile of bitumen and, according to the evidence, had failed to place a light on it. The auto struck the pile and the girls struck the highway. The machine was wrecked. Howlett sued for damages to his machine. KERN COUNTY OIL COMPANIES SUED Action Is Brought to Pro- tect the River From the Waste Petroleum. BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 17.—The Kern County Land Company and all the allied canal companies to-day filed suit against the Associated Oil Tompany and each and every oil company operating in the Kern River field. Judgment is asked to compel the defendant companies to take measures that will protect the river from the accumulated and waste oil that now or later may find its way to the river. The plaintiff asks for a restraining order to prevent the oil companies from accu- mulating oil in sump holes untll such a time as the hearing on the issue raised is heard. STAGE IS UPSET NEAR MANHATTAN San Franciscan Is Among Passengers Who Were -Injured. GOLDFIELDS, Nev., Jan. 17.—A Man- hattan stage, carrying eighteen passen- gers, upset to-day and Dr. R. J. Mapes of San Francisco sustained a fracture of the left arm and a broken nose. William Plerce’s leg was broken, and George Foley of Denver sustained many, bad brulses. He cannot use his left arm. P, H. Toohey, R. M. Rogers and Charles Nelson, mining men of Nevada, were also slightly tnjured. James Higglns, the driver, was unhurt. —————— Préparing to Build New Road. VALLEJO, Jan. 17.—Despite the rainstorm the surveyors for the new San Francisco, Vallejo Vaca Val- ley Rallroad and Steamship Company arrived in this city to-day and imme- diately began the work of preparing for the surveying and setting of the stakes of the new road between this city and Benicia. At the meeting ot o Ray McFarland; marshal, Albert Wulff; | tne City Board of Trustees this evening trustee, J. B. Leonard. City Trustee J. F. Deininger, who i A joint banquet and a dance followed | gssociated with Colonel J. W. Hartzell the installation ceremonjes. Hardware Dealers in Session. MARYSVILLE, Jan. 17.—The Pacific Retail Hardware Association began its convention here this morning, Presi- dent John C. White ’"“dé:f‘ about fifty firms of Northern being represented. Reports show :n:t liam Martin, M. A., n | byterian church of this city, to act as strength. The election of officers and | president of the seminary for the selection of the next meeting place | ance of the term. Rev. Mr. the association is Increasing will take place to-morrow. A confer- uc; with the wmu’;lm will also be held to-m¢ s evening the citizens MF the visitors a ban- uet. g ———— SA an. 17.—Governor ertes tas hopolnind (2 H wright de. _ |cided to invite proposals from indi- in promoting the road, filed an applica- tion for a franchise for the railroad. May Direct Seminary Affairs, & SANTA ROSA, Jan. 17.—The faculty and directors of the San Francisco -and | Theoldgical Seminary at San Anselmo ifornia | have unanimously requested Rev. Wil- pastor of the Pres- the bal- has taken the request under advisement. . ————————— 2 . BANTA ROSA, Jan. 17.—Santa Rosa, which owns its water has de- viduals to install machinery, poles, wires, lights, etc., to pump water and had only a palr of overalls and shoes of | light g -two on when found. and the indications are | Stockton to the position . 3 y‘:hh Tor "n‘:: m elghty. frod b: that Le Grande went in bathing, after [of San Joaquin, vice W. C. White, de- | much discussion of the ma now the fashion of woodsmen, and got out | ceased. BRI 3] bids will be ruolfl’fiwt‘ & of his depth. Le Grande has a sister —_———————— 2 el e el SR i T8 living in South San Francisco and an- the United States Lau s & other in Oregon, 2t i lmn street. !m- ) e < ¥ E i - FHGH WAGE WAR AGAINST [SINIA FE MY TRANSPORT SERVICE Quarantine Officers Object to Climbing Rope Ladders. ARMY OFFICERS IN MIX UP ‘War 18 now on between the quarantine service here and the transport service. The declaration of hostilitles came from the officers of the quarantine service, and in this declartion they are backed to a considerable extent by a number of army officials, The dlisruption between these two forces was oceasloned by the refiisal of Captain Campbell E. Babcock, quartermaster of the transport Sherman, to put down the transport’s steps last Sunday for the use of Quarantine -Officer Donald H. Currie to come on board from his tug, and his further refusal to allow, Lieutenant Colonel George F. Cooke and his party permission to come on the ship until the quarantine officers had handed in their clearance papers. Surgeon Currie has flled a complaint against Babcock with Dr. H. L. Cum- ming, head of the quarantine service here, and it Is reported that Colonel Cooke will take his side of the question up with the ‘War Department at Washington. The cause of the row all happened in this way: The transport Sherman arrived in port early Sunday morning and came to anchorage off Lime Point. She had barely dropped her anchor when the quarantine tug Neptune came swiftly gliding down the bay, having on board Surgeon Donald H. Currie and Surgeon N. D. Richardson of the quarantine service. There were also on the Neptune Lieutenant Colonel George F. Cooke and Major Willlam C. Buttler and his wife, who had come out in the tug to go on board the Sherman with the quarantine officers. Colonel Cooke is the commanding offi- cer of the Twenty-second Infantry, which regiment was on board, and as the colonel had preceded the arrival of his troops here by several months he was anxious to board the ship and wish them a welcome home. Major Buttler also be- longs to that regiment, and was in the same boat as his commanding officer. As the Neptune slid alongside of the Sher- man, the officers on the transport gayly waved to their chlef on the tug, and ptheir chief responded in due form. PLANS ARE UPSET. The little party. on the Neptune were all ready to go to the decks of the Sher- man—but where were the steps? The regulation rope ladder was dangling down the 'rkles of the transport, swing- ing to and fro, as the strong wind and equally strong flood tide pitched the transport about. Surgeon Currie, called out to the officer of the deck to lower down the Sherman's steps. He got an answer back that the steps were not to be lowered. Currie was amazed at the reply and sent Surgeon Richardson up the ladder with the re- quest that Captain Babecock lower the steps so that the quarantine officer and his party could come on board. Back came the answer from Captain Babcock to the effect that the steps would not be lowered under any consideration, and, furthermore, he added, Colonel Cooke would not be permitted to step'a foot on board the Shérman until that vessel had been passed by the quarantine officers. Colonel Cooke then sent a messenger on board the Sherman stating that as com- mander of the Twenty-second Infantry he desired 10 go on board to receive his troops. He got back the same reply, that he must remain where he was until the ship had been declared free by the quarantine officers. Meantime Surgeon Currie truggling to have the steps lowered, but thout success. Captain Babcock was obdurate. He sald he was acting en- tirely within his orders and that was all there was to it. A council of war was held on the Neptune, Colonel Cooke ‘“‘waxed wroth.” He had been in the service of the United States army for over thirty years. He had been in the habit of giving orders to his in- feriors and having them obeyed. things were changed. ‘Burgeon Currie was also mighty tossed and “wgore” bad been | Now | perso ler, but he stéod upon his rights, ua.mumu‘::n Captain Babcock, who is one of the most popular of the quartermasters in thé transport service, says that his actions were in accordance with hig or- ders. He says he was not compelled to lower the steps, but would have done so as a matter of courtesy, but that the day was stormy and the bay rough, and he was afraid the Neptune would smash up IFIED QUARANTINE REFUSE _TO DO BAY IS ROUGH. ON THE -+ against tuem and either damage them of break them up. Regarding his refusal to allow Colonel Cooke and party to land, he says that according to the regulations he had no authority to permit them to come on board until the customs inspee- tors had given them permission. In his statement of the affair Captain Babcock is backed up by Major Devol, who says that Babcock acted entirely in accord- ance with his orders, so far as Colonel Cooke is concerned. The lowering of the steps is really only a matter of cour- tesy, and Devol says that if In Babcock's judgment there was danger attached to lowering the steps Babcock was right in Keeping them lashed to the side of the ship. The view of the quarantine officers is, however, quite different, and they pro- | pose to fight the case out to a finish. They say they are entitled to the steps, and that the steps on all the big odean liners are always lowered for them, no matter what the weather may be. They add, “No steps, no quarantine examina- tions.” BIG HERD OF ELKS FOR GOLDEN STATE Will Be Shipped to Southern California From Yel- lowstone Park. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17.—Orie hundred elks on the San Gabriel forest reserve will soon be oneof the attractions of Southern California. - Such is the as- surance given to Chief Ranger B. H. Crow of the San Gabriel reserve, who has returned fromd Washington, where he had been called to confer with Forester Gifford Pinchot. Pinchot promised Chief Ranger Crow that one hundred two-year- old elks should be shipped from the Yel- lowstone Park reservation and be placed in Southern California, provided Crow would guarastee the freight charges, as there was not a fund on which Pinchot could draw for that purpose. Crow prom- ised the freight should be pald at this end. SEATTLE LABOR PARTY WILL NAME TICKET Will Endeavor to Make the Northern City a Second San Franeisco. Special Dispatch to The Call SBATTLE, Jan. 17.—“Seattle Another San Franciséo” will be the motto upon the banners that will adorn the hall of the Labor Union party on Saturday. The committee announced to-day that im- mediately after the convention a delega- tion will hasten to S8an Francisco to get pointers. Immediate municipal ownership of all public utilities will be the plat- form on which the candidates of the Labor party will run. Any man with a union card may attend the mass conv tion that will nominate the ticket. Matthew Dow, a wealthy contractor and builder and labor supporter, has been ———— - SAN JOSE, Jan. 17.—Amelia Charlotte John- ot filed her son. a mative Sweden, to-day of intention to become a citizen. rst woman In the history of Santa for_c! | food. A number of other witnesses tes- MAKE A CHANCE Matter of Moving Mechan- ical Department to Los An- geles Is Being Considered MORE ROOM IS NEEDED Present Shop Faeilities at San Bernardino Are Said to Be Entirely Inadequate Special Dispatch to The Call LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17.—Officials of the Santa Fe system are considering the proposition of removing the general shops of the coast line from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, bringing to this city the big mechanical and shop force of nearly one thousand men with their families. Ac- cording to a well-known official of the Santa Fe, plans are being considered for tha erection of entirely new shops to meet the greatly increased demands of the mechanical department, or for the entire remodeling and extension of the present shop facilitles at San Ber nardfno. ‘Within the past month the expenditure of nearly a half million dollars for terminals here was authorized and the company acquired real estate covering several city blocks. With the property purchased by the Santa Fe along the river, between First and Fourth streets, giving it absolute ownership of a considerable tract in that portion of the city, officials of the road say that there is now no question of room for the ac- commodation of general shops sufficient'y large to provide for the needs of all the coast lines from Albuquerque to Sam - Francisco. General Manager Wells will neither af- firm nor deny the story that new shops will be buiit. He says the time is not ripe to discuss the matter. Stokes Court-Martial Is Comcluded. VALLEJO, Jan. 17—The defense In the court-martial of Lieutenant Arthur Stokes, United Sates Marine Corps, con-~ cluded to-day. Dr. Klotz of Vallejo testified that on the night Lieutenant Stokes was absent from the navy yard he had attended him for ptomaine poisoning, caused by eating tainted tified to the same effect. Judge Advo- cate Rittenhouse will send the findings of the court to Washington, D. C., and the verdict will be announced later. e e Company Pays a Heavy Fine. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 17.—The French- American Wine Company of Healdsbu ) entered a plea of guilty to-day to a charge of polluting the Russian River by dumping refuse from the winery into the stream. A fine of $250 was imposed and paid. ADV) RTISEMENTS. THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL. Few People Know How Useful It Is in Preservinx Health and Beauty. Nearly everybody knows that char- coal is the safest and most efficient dis- infectant and purifier in nature, but few realize ity value when taken into the human System for thé same cleans- ing purpose. ’ Charcoal is a remedy that the more you take of it the better; it is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs the gases and impurities always present in the stomach and intestines and carries them out of the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking or after eating onions and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually clears and im- proves the complexion, it whitens the teeth and furthes acts as a natural and eminently safe cathartic. It absorbs the injurious gases which collect in the stomach and bowels; it disinfects the mouth and throat from the poison of catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal in one form or another, but probably the best charcoal and the most for the money in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges; they a: composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal and other harmless antiseptics, in tablet form or rather in the form of large, pleasant-tasting lozenges, the charcoal being mixed with honey. The dally use of these lozenges will soon tell in a much improved condition of the gemeral health, better complex- ion, sweeter breath and purer blood, and the beauty of it is, that no possibla harm can result from their continued use, but, on the contragy, great benefit, A Buffalo physician in speaking of the benefits of charcoal says: “I advise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all pa- tients suffering from gas in stomach and bowels, and to clear the complex~ jon and purify the breath, mouth ana throat; I also believe the liver is great- ly benefited by the daily use of them; they cost but twenty-five cents a box at arug stores, and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet I believe I get more and better charcoal In Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than in any of the ordinary c¢harcoal tablets.” URICSOL Modern Remedy for Rheumatism .rfi all Urie Aelad Contains no Aleoh e80T other Zedu- tives. Cures by removing Urle Aeld from ‘ the System. 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