The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 1, 1906, Page 25

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY. APRIL 1,°1906. SPRING SUNSHADES LINEN - PONGEE - DRESDEN “THE BOULEVARD” PARASOL of fia: tafiets silk in seasonable colorings to match promenade gowns 3. LINEN PARASOLS ranging from $1.25 to $25.00- PLAIN PONGEE PARASOLS ranging from ... $2.50 to $5.00 PONGEE TRIMMED PARASOLS ranging from % e e 52,50 to $6.00 DRESDEN TAFFETA SILK PARASOLS ranging from 86.00 to $25.00 PLAIN and TUCKED TAFFETA PARASOLS from .... ey $2.75 to $7.50 CHIFFON TRIMMED PARASOLS in black - and white $5.00, $6.00, $8.50 to $35.00 THE TOKIO (A new frame after the Jaganesc) from 5.00 to $30.00 5 2 SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK CNLY THREE DIFFERENT STYLES OF BAG--Avenue Bag, Carriage Bag, Shopping Bag, from $1.50 reduced to. $1.13 POINT VENISE LACE STOCKS---In Ecru and Cream, from LI ATEAR $2.00 reduced to 7OC Drapery Department We are showing 2 complete and unrivaled Spring line of | LACE CURTAINS, comprising: REAL ARABIAN CURTAINS REAL CLUNY CURTAINS REAL BATTENBERG CURTAINS MARIE ANTOINETTE and RENAISSANCE BRUSSELS and IRISH POINT at prices that defy competition. RUFFLED and FLAT SWISS CURTAINS---A new invoice has just been received at Unorecedented Rargains 3 $1.25, $1.50 20d S1.75 a pa 3 $ RUGS A few dozen are still to be closed -out: at ONE-HALF and ONE-THIRD OFF. { Geary and Stockton Streets .. Union Square DERABLE FOR SALE BY { R. D. Davis & Co. i Hale Bros.. Inc. The Emporium. Livingston Bros. Weilnstock, Lubin & Co. Newman & Leviuson. Rapbael Weill & Ce D. Sumuels’ Lace House Co. Councr. Moflatt & Co. rager Co. Inec. The Paragon. / ASK FOR AND INSIST UPON GETTING “HICKS” DRESS SHIELDS. | Two Bellboys Under Arrest. 8 5 164 Save sull GuRRCHRY T Rr) m of W. A Douglass at the| rested Fred Stuckey and John Haskell, | tel Savoy, Post and Powell streets | tWo bellboys, on suspicion. atu-| When your skin losks yellow and you rige in the morning with g bad taste in rour -mouth, take Lash's@Bitters. * ove: 3 ral . articles. and t shoes stc d sa the »om in its usual or and when “he Te g the key was.not there. his room missed p. conta sev= a pair of patent| Douglass notified that when he left e an morning -he put t place committee on ¢h -amendments yesterday ¥ rnoon_at 2:30 o'clock r hearing arguments of the re- of. ex-Bupervisor McCarthy that & char- amendment be submitted to the voters to On { Ques COVTRCTORS THKEN TO TASK !Mayor Schmitz Insists That Repairs of Pavements Be - Finished Without Delay \STREETS IN BAD SHAPE 1 Firms Agree to Begm Active Operations Under Eye of Board of Works Tomorrow —————— | Mayor Behmitz yesterday called before’ | him the contractors who have thie work of | | repairifig’ bituminous pavements to ascer- | taln why they are not proceediiy with the - repairing of such pavements. There were 1 present in ariswer to the Mayor’s call J. | W. McDonald of the. City Street Improve- | ment. Company, Timothy Treacy of Flinn | & Treacy and . J. Dowling. Each of the | firms have contracts to repair pavements {in. certain districts of the city. « | “The. Mayor stated that he had received “numerous compiaints of the bad condition of nrarly every.street in the city, and he | bad from his own personal observation asccrtained -that the repairing’ work wae | not being properly carried on. . | - “If you contractors do not want to do | this "work,” said the Mayor, ! shrow_up your. contracts, and the Boara: | o2 Pubiic Works will take steps-to have the work done. The streets are In a fright- | ful condition ‘with-ruts and chuck holes, |'8nd I insist that something.be done to im- | Prove them.”” 2 | “Thé contractors assured the Mayor that | théy ‘desired to carry out the. terms of their contracts.- They assigned as a rea- ‘I'#on why no work had been done.that the | recent heavy rains had prevented opera- jtions, The Mayor was npt satisfied with | this explanation, and” directed the con- | tractors to ghow their good faith by -be- ginning operations. at_once. The con- tractors -thereupon .agreed to resume to- morrow. The Mayor cautioned Commissioners 6f | Works Eagar and Aigeltinger, .who were | present, to see to it that the contractors | | | contracts in good condition befére the ex- piration of-the present fiscal year. ¢ 2 ———————— ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE ILL HOLD THIRD MEETING Professor Carroll to . Give lllustrated Lectnre on ‘Athens and the Acrop- olis Before the Soclety, | The San Francisco Society of.the Ar- chaeological Institute of America has just issu¢d an announcement of jts third regular meeting, which is to be held in the Conservatory of the Palace Hotel on Monday, evening, April 2, at §:15 o'clock. - At this meeting Professor Mitchell Carroll of the George Washing- ton University, Washington, D.:C:, will glve an illustrated lecture on Athens and the Acropolis. Professor Carroll was for some time member of - the American School at Athens, where he devoted ‘his time tG | archaeological research, and he will ex- ‘;inbil slides of the Acropolis made from | photograpk taken during- his stay there. -Professor Carroll is one of the nationdl secretarigs of the Archaeolog-, ical Institute of America, and has beem | spending several days_in San Francisco |in the interests of the locdl branch of the Institute. o v > . “There is a desire on the part of the |10cal officers to increase the ‘member- ship to at least. 100 charter members before the meeting of the executive committee of the. Institute in New York. in May, when the S8an Francisco branch vill be offictally received as an affiliat: society of the Institute. The organ- . ization-will have lectures regularly-on archaeological and art themes, and the _ funds contributed as dues are to go to’ the regular work of the Institute in support of its various objects. There are great possibiiities of local work in the preservation-and study of arehae- | nlogical remains‘in California, and the society -will _seek to advance such a work. . b The officers aré 4s follows: James D. Phelan, president; David and Benjamin Ide Wheeler, v dents; ‘A. L. Kroeber, secretary; M. B. Kellogg, tréasurer. Admission to ‘ihe ' lecture: Monday cvening will'be by cafd, which may be obtained at Elder’s. ———— Union Official a Defaulter. C. D. Treest, 710 Market street, ob- tained a warrant-from Police Judge Ca- baniss yesterday for the arrest of C. A. Fleming on a charge of felony embez- zlement. Fleming was secretary and treasurer of the Furniture, Plano Drivers’ and Helpers Union and it is al- leged thit on February 2 he embezzled $63 of the funds.of the union. It is suspected that the total amount of his peculations . will be much larger. He has left the city. = ——————— Stout Ladies! 17 years ago I reduced my welght 53 pounds, bust 8 inches, waist 6 inches and hips 10 barmless remedy. Health ;o wrinkles, no ‘starving. will tell you how.’ Inclose stamp. Mrs. Diana Alves, €2 Elgin Park, San Francisco, Cal. * B - PICKPOCKET ROBS WOMAN.—Mrs. Della Kruger, 4053 Valencla street, reported to the police yesterday that her purse containing $8.60 had been stolen- from her at Mission and Four- -{9, the frst geperal meeting will-be held put all the streets for which they have | WARH WELCOHE | WATS TEACHERS| Programme - of Entertain- ment for National Associa- tion Is Nearing Completion WILL CONVENE JULY 9 —_— Distinguished Bdueators. to Participate in Sessions at Mechanics’ Pavilion —s “The programme for the entertainment of the National Educatiohal Association, | which meets in Mechanics' Pavilion begin- ning on July 9 and concluding on July 14, promises to bé one of the most attractive and varled that has ever beer presented before a.similar meeting of the teachers. Special excursions will .be given to places of interest, including the University of California and the Stanford University, where the visitors will be eitertained by the faculty and students. ~Willlam H. Langdon, chairman" of the programme committee, has submitted an outline of the principal events for the gen- |- eral mieetings. Some siight changes may be made, but the ‘main events will take place as outlined. - Monday afternoon, July _ Fancy Ornaments. - Easte in Méchanics’ Pavilion and will open with sic of the San Franeisco publie schools. Archbishop Montgomery will open the meeting" with praver. Addresses of wel- come to California and te San Francisco will be delivercd bv' Governor Pafdee, Mayor Schmitz, Thomas J. Kirk, Superin- téndent of Public Instruction of Calffor- nia, and Alfred Roncovieri, Superintend- ent of Public Schools of San Francisco. Editor A. E. Winship of Boston will re- spond on behalf of 'the Visitors.. President. | |fl Nathan C. Schaffer will deliver his in- augural address. Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh SIPEr PAIL. I éadimad narig s .Jewelry. Depastment. gestions: | of the University of Penn ania will de- D hiertat L s | liver an oration. . § S On - Tuesda: July 10, Rev. Bradford | Gold _Plated Beauty Pins, value . TOMOITOW .evovuenns T e S Leavitt, D. D., will open the meeting with prayer, and addresses will be delivered by the following speakers:. E. G. Cooley, Superintendent - of Schools, Chicago, Il Dr. Z. X. Snyder, Greeley, Colo.;_ Presi- |- dent G. W. Nash, ‘Aberdeen, 8. P.; Super- intendent Charles Foos, Reading, Pa., and Superintendent Alexander Hogg of Texas. | || The, followihs will ‘speak -during - the evening session: - Right Rev. J..W. Cona- ty, Bishop of Los Angeles and late rector of the Catholic University at Washington, D. C.; Right Rev, W. H. Warren, D. D., Bishop of the Methodist ‘Epsicopal church. | The meeting on Wednesday afternoon will be held in the. Greek Theater at Berkeley, and the students’ band of the University of California will furnish the music. The speakers for that occasion will be President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of’| Berkeley; Sir Oliver Lodge and Professor |- John Adams of London, England. Wednesday evéning there-will be a gen- brilliants. Valae $1.00 and $1.50. row _“ment. Value $6.00 and $7.50. . price’ tOMOTTOW ...oeuss This is your time to profit’ from FANCY CRETONNE SHOE pockets. Usually 30c:” Now..,.. The same with 4 pockets. business meeting in the adjoining hall. The following will speak at the meeting in the Pavilion on Thursday evening, July_ Stocking Bags. Usually s0c. States Commissioner of Education W. T. Harris. 2 The prin.ipal speakers thus far an- nounced for the Friday afternoon meet- ing are President Charles D). Mclver, Greensboro, N. C.; Superintendent C. G. Pearse of Milwaukee, Wis., and President A, B. Storms of Ames, Iowa. A special treat is reserved for the-even- ing of Friday, July 13, when Luther Bur- bank, the “wizard” of Santa Rosa, will .speak to the educators of the whole coun- try, taking for his subject,:* Growth.”” He will be followed by Colvin B. Brown of Stockton in a lecture on: Califernia -and colors. An 85c value at, a yard Value $1.15. Big value at, a.yard “inson, where extensive stocks of Spring goods in every department make to every woman who would like to, be in'the van of the Easter parade. - THE PRICE---$21.00 ONLY. 1 i : ; “Short sleeves for long gloves. i ‘We add the hint that there is no more acceptable giit than one of Newman & Levinson’s Glove Orders. gloves: blatk, white and pastel shades, - Jewelry and Belts " . Some exceeding chic ideas are exemplified in our Here are merely a few sug- Solid Gold Beauty Pins, value $1.50 Hat Pins in beautiful designs, set in gems . Tomor- Soc SPECIAL—-Ladies" Steél - Studded Elastic Belts, with steel front buckle and handsome. back orpa- Special $3 oo 0 Shoe, Stocking and ° -Laundry Bags nate purchases of a manufacturer’s sample line: BAGS eral reception and promenade concert in Nt C st T e a s L Mechanics' Pavilion, while -tite active ; : ; Ao ockets. suall members of the assoctation will hold a N:)Te same yith. 8. ‘pocksts, Ususlly Now Laundry Bags. Usually 75¢. Now 1: ‘Dr. W. O, ‘Thompsonjbf fihe OWlOWH ;'L Bags. Usially $1.00. Now State University, Columbus, Oblo;- D B:| [I "‘f‘,’d” Bags ally $ S O Lyte of Mil] e, P&., and’ w5k E A collection of Silk certainties awaits your inspec- tion fomorsow morning. We merely ask you to look at them. They will sell themselves: * GOOD HEAVY SWISS TAFFETA 36 HEAVY BLACK TAFFETA — There is an air of “newness” -apparent this Easter season in the store of Newman & Lev- a most attractive study _ :Would YOU not like a first selection from those beautiful xgo’G‘Spring“and Summer fash- .ions to be seen-at Newman & Levinson's? .~ -~ .. &8 - Ladies’ Ready-to=Wear Suits Two ‘months from now, when you are actively busy with a survey of your suhmer ward- : robe, your' memory will turn back to this'chance. . If you do not participate im it you will wish you had. We think it will be impossible for us to duplicate the oppértunity we afford you to- ‘. morrow. The garments have nothing in common ‘with the conventiotal “ready-made” article. L~ On the contrary, they bear every mark-ef the most skilled custom tailors. THE GARMENTS—Loose Box Jackets, Pony Jacketsg Eton Jackets and Semi-fitfing Jackets: THE TRIMMINGS—Handsome Braid,. Silk -and [ Dark Gray Cream wii A Real and Unusual Opportunity S'r_‘HE LININGS—Tafiéta ‘Silk or good grade of | atin., THE COLORS — Navy, the ight Green, Light and Stripe and faney & checks in Blue and B r Gloves in Great Variety * So runs fashion’s edict this year. All rehable brands on sale at our store. A dainty satchet box is issued free with ‘each order. _ TREFOUSSE, 8-button: length,, Mousquetaire 16-button “¥ngth, elbow Glace Kid gloves; special N music by an orchestra and singing by a | |§- Suede Gloves; black, white and" cham- l 50 ly selected skins; black, white and col- chorus of 3000 of Sad Franeisco's public DagIE per DR b s L T B x £Sapnitn it e ga ot D 3 school children, under the. direction of : caeeies Miss Estelle Carpenter, supervisor of mu- TREFOUSSE, 16-button- length, elbow Suedeé 16-button léngth, ~elbow Silk- Gloves; black, white, gray and champagne; per pair.... $2.75 $1.50 SPECIAL TOMORRQOW—8-Button Mousquctaire Glace Kid Gloves, $1.75 At Special | Correct Styles in Neckwear Inspeet our windows and note the money-saving [ values we offer in Ladies’ Neckwear: | At 65c Chemisette, fine quality Venise and Baby Irish Lace, full 10% inches deep. Regularly $1.00. At 60c Chemisette, white or cream, Venige Lace, eyelet embroidery on batiste, full 13 inches deep. Regularly $1.00. At 600 Tailor-made Linen . Stocks, heavily embroidered; white, pink and blue. Regularly $1.00. At zsc Extra value. Tailor-made Washable Stocks; charming designs; white and all new colors. Usually 75¢c. a pair, 35f:.- zoc ....... S A A Big Leader in Wash Pongees It’s the lowest price ‘and the best value in ‘town. A washable Shantung Pongee, 28 inches ‘wide, in Jacquard effects. . Just like Rajah. Has that dashing rough finish now worn by all the smart dressers. We have a full assortment of leading colors, including Reseda and Alice Blue. Will be popular. for suits, waists and kimonos. We would be justified in asking 83c a yard for these goods. They will be | sold tomorrow at, a yard....... Yeemane ssc ‘ one of our fortu- An Easter Sale of Silks EXTRA BLACK TAFFETA—36-inch; soft, lus- trous, durable. Was $1.35. Now, per : $1.00 yard . kA Tl § SPECIAL—The famous C. J. Bonnet's Taffeta, 21 [if — Al 58c inches wide, the best made, every yard guaranteed, s in all the fashionable shades, usually sold at $1.50 a $1.00 | -inch: ssc ;r:_‘r_g,'.vfi]l be sold l-')y us wmorro-w at,°a g i the Pacific Coast. Saturday the teachers will visit Stanford University and will be received by the professors of the university and be enter- tained with an organ recital in the Memo- rial Chapel and listen to ‘some’ talks by Stanford professors. —_———————— AUXILIARY OF TEMPLARS ENTERTAINS ITS MEMBERS PLAN TO CONSTRUCT " . _A NEW BOULEVARD Mfij‘or and Engineer Agree to - Push Ingleside Project . to Completion. Very Pleasant Afternoon Reunion Is | SENTENCES IMPOfiED | WANTS TO LEARN IF : ON TWO PRISONERS|. . FRANCHISE IS LEGAL Convicted Burglar - Allowed |City Attorney Asks Appropri- to Go on Probation for ation to Determine Rights a Year.. of United Railroads. Albino Pico, convicted of petty larceny, The City Attorney 'yesterday flled the | 7o Detectlve Matheson was de- gilete the rates and conduct of the- tele- 2 teenth streets on Friday night. She did not, pho TO-HEAR ARGUMENTS.—The supeh-um-'l miss it until she had walked about a block. compani COA0IOON0 Do [ | oCH O00g oo 00000 00000000 %’_ 000 ) DSE]GDCI:ICIDC"JE 0l Fashion decrees ;R Thechic gown demands them. The “KAYSER” rewards Held by the Ladies Who Ald California Commandery. ‘There Was a pleasant meeting in Utopia Hzll on the occasion of the March reunion of the members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to California Com- mandery No. 1, Knights Templar. Mrs. William Crocker presided and was as- sisted. at the business session by Mrs. Robert W.. Neal and Mrs. P. F. Fergu- son, "vice presidents; Mrs. C. G. Geb- hardt, secretary, and Mrs. J, B Charles- ton, treasurer. At the termination of the business, there was a pleasing so- clal hour arranged by the committee, composed of Mrs. F. B. Ladd, Mis. -J. Bocarde and Mrs. W. R. Jones. There was a charming sketch, “Winning Back Her Husband,” in which Mrs. E. P. Heald and Mrs. F. S. Samuels too part, | and vocal selections by Mrs. L. C. Pisto- lesi and Miss Hazel Gilbert. The entertainment was followed by the serving of one of those delicate luncheons for which the auxiliary is famous. This was prepared by Mes- dames C. C. Moorehouse, Mrs. C. N, Mc- Junkin and Mrs. F. H. Johnston. The members who were onlookers and lis- teners were Mrs. S. A. McDonnell, Mrs. T, J. Crowley, Mrs. F. H. Johnston, Mrs. E. G. Koenig, Mrs. D. E. F. Easton, Mrs. W. C. Hassler, Mrs. L. Atwood, Mrs. W. R. Jones, Mrs. H. W. Thomas, Mrs. R. L. Radke, Mrs H. D. Nicols, Mrs. F. C. Pague, Mrs. G. W. Wittman, Mrs J. M. Eva, Mrs. E. 8. Joy, Mrs. E. J. Morser, Mrs. F. P, Plagemann, Mrs. J. F. Lo- gan, Mrs, W. E. Murray, Mrs. A. Haas, Mrs. C. ¥ Humphrey, Mrs W. W. Stock- er, Mrs, H. Harrington, Mf. J. B Young, Mrs. A. Kreig, Mrs. J. Larsen, Mrs, Fiske, Mrs. Walter B, Webster ana Mrs, M. O. Austin. Drinkhouse Fulfills His Promise. Police Commissioner Drinkhouse has carried into effect the promise he made at the meeting of the Police Board on Friday night, when he stated that as instructed by him his clerk, F. Lopez, had bought tickets from poolsellers in Captain Duke's district and would swear to 'complaints this morning against the offenders. Yesterday Lopez swore to a complaint before Police Mayor Schmitz and City Engineer Woodward recently held a conference relative to the bullding of the proposed. Ingleside boulevard and as a result Steps will be taken at once to push the project to completion. The boule- vard will run from Ocean and Corbett avenues to the county line and is de- signed for the use of automobiles only. The.road will run through private prop- erty belonging to the Spring Valley Water Company and be about twenty feet away from the present Ingleside road. It will be fenced in so that ac- cess to it may be had only at Ocean avenue and the county line. The present budget of the city con- taing an appropriation of $17,500 for the building of the buolevard, but ‘Woodward sayg that the amount is en- tirely inadequate. The advance esti- madtes figure the cost of the improve- ment at $51,000 and the Mayor is in hearty accord with the plan to provide the balance of the funds, either out of the surplus fund or in the next budget, so that the boulevard wiM be con- structed in the course of six months or at least before the rains set in. The City Engineer will soon hold a conference with the officials of the Spring Valley Water Company with a view to settling on the grades necessi- tated by the building of the proposed boulevard. As soon as that is settled the work will be commenced. ? —————————— Passenger Rates Reduced. On April 10 there will be a radical reductian In passenger fares, inaugurated by the Cali- fornta Northwestern Rallway from San Fran- cisco to points north of Santa Rosa on its road in Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Last year at this time the company made quite a reduc- tion in its passenger fares and this spring fol- lows it up with another deep cut. The object is to throw that part of the country open to’ the people. It s well known as one of the most delightful sections in California and the company is_determined that the people shall have every facility to visit same this summer. Fare from San Francisco to Healdsburg will be .50, Cloverdale $2.25, Hopland $3, Uklah .50, Willits $4, Sherwood $4.50, Guerne- ville '$1.50. » ————— Collins’ Cases Continued. The matter. of the application of George D. Collins to be admitted to bail second offense, by a jury in Judge Law- lor’s court, .was sentenced yesterday to serve five years in San Quentin. On No- vember 7 he stole several articles from Joe Rosenberg’s store, 816 Market street. Emranuel Sands, convicted of burglary in the second degree by a jury in Judge Dunne's court, was sentenced yesterday to serve eighteen months in San Quentin. On January 30 he entered the robm of W. J. Pilcher, 145% Fifth street. John McMullen, a boilermaker, convict- ed of burglary by a-jury in Judge Cook’s cotrt, Judge Lennon of San Ratfael pre- siding, appeared for sentence yesterday. Witnesses as to character had testified before Judge Lennon and a strong effort was made ta allow the @efendant to go on probation, as he had committed the crime while drunk. The Judge was swayed by these considerations and allowed the de- fendant to go for-one year op probation, but with the proviso that he refrain from | with the Board of Superyisors a state- ment that he will require $58,309 to run his office/during the next fiscal year. Of that amount the sum of $£0.000 is wanted for “expenses incident to a de-~ termination of the validity of the franchise now claimed by the United Railroads, of San Francisco.” The sum of $7500 is required.to defend tne suits of the Spring Valley Water Company to test the validity of the water rates; $22,100 for‘the regular salaries of.the office and 39000 for additional salaries allowed by the Board of Supertisors. For stationery $2700 is desired and $7000 for expert testimony, court, jury and reporters’ fees in condemnation proceedings for the park and Presidio extension project. scheol lands and children's playgrounds. ———— SUES UNITED RAILROADS.—A. Katz yes- terday sued the United Rallroads for $350 dam- ¢ ages alleged to have been sustained by being thrown from a Fillmore-stiset car. your expectations. pasgras Judge Cabaniss charging Harry Thorne, | during the period of his appeal to the who has a cigar stand on Leidesdorff | Supreme Court from his conviction and street, with violating the poolselling | sentence on the charge of perjury came ordinance. Thorne was arrested by Po- | up before Judge Burnett of Santa Rosa liceman Peshon and released on $25|in Department Two of the Superior cash bail. Complaints were not sworn | Court yesterday. Attorney Hiram John- to against the ather two poolscllers re-. | son, speclal prosecutor, asked for a ferred to by Drinkhouse because Lopez | continuance for a week and that the re- I aid not receive tickets from them and | trial of the first charge of perjury be there was no direct evidence against | also continued till that time. The con- them. i | tinuances were granted, the defendant L R R P e objecting. At the request of the de- DAIGNEAULT GETS HIS DESERTS.— | fendant the bail on the first charge was .| Chiet Dinan received a letter yesterday from'| exonerated. Sherift Thomas E. Barrett, Chicago, notifying | 1f, on the day that one of “your cus- tomers” gets ready to buy a new side- board you do not advertjse sideboards, titor does, the dl":? are ‘to. one that “your custom: | will buy at the other store. . time. ‘A. J. Todd was made probationary officer. McMullen on Notember 10 broke open the telephone box in the saloon of Christensen & Shaw, Third and Mission streets. i —_———— ‘WI1Il Be Launched Today. . A little steamer, powerfully engined, which some day may play an important part in the history of the United States of Colombia, will be lauched today from John Twigg & Sons’ Company's boat- vard in the Potrero. The steamer, which will be christened Maria by Miss Hilda Peterson, was built by the Ris- don Iron Works for General Castillo of Colombia, and will be shipped to him on the deck of the Kosmos liner Sesostris.® The Maria is sixty feet long, of light draught and quite speedy. She is to be used by General Castillo for exploring the upper-reaches of the rivers of the South American republic, and in event of war with some sister republic would be a valuable part of the navy, &s 'na- vies go in that part of the world. —_————————— . Branch Library for North Beach. | The Public Library Trustees yester- day petitioned the Supervisors te ap- propriate the sum of $78,650 for the conduct of the library during the next fiscal year. Of that amount $42,000 will be for salaries. The Trustees say they are asking for the minimum tax of 1% cents on every $104 assessed valuation estimated the same as last yéar, but request that $50,000 additional be al- lowed for the building of a branch in the North Beach district, the present’ quarters being entirely inadequate. . —_———— £ CHARGED WITH PASSING BOGUS Bi the use of intoxicating liquor during that [ WAISTS For SPRING Wear Are now being Iho.'n in many styles and patterns. Most ex- clusive ideas in . Lingerie, India Silks, -