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10 MRS. MANSFELDT KILLED HERSELF BY USING POISON Letter From Northern Africa Tells Story of Death in ■ Tunis of Wife of Well Known Pianist -. PURCHASED DRUG IN CITY BEFORE GOING Details Received by Attor ney Include Missives ; . Written by Victim Nearly a month after meagre cable Information had told Hugo Mansfeldt, dean of the ;: pianists of the Pacific roast, that his wife had died of lung: trouble In northern Africa, it has de veloped, she committed suicide by .tak ing poison carried with her from San Francisco. •*•-■■ -. ■ -_ The facts became known yesterday when Henry Eickhoff, counsel for Mrs. Mansfeldt and her husband, disclosed the last letters written by her Just prior to her death. Enfeebled health, caused by a weakness of the nervous system which prevented ■". her ." from sleeping and eating - normally, resulted In continued suffering: which finally became 'unbearable,, she ; said in one letter written to the lawyer. " -■'■-'.'■■'■: The second communication was writ ten by A. Rivaux of Tunis, who was appointed by the court as adminis trator of the estate. He said that she drank poison In her home on the night of April 21 and died in a private hos pital on April 23. - medan religion before her death was in dicated in the cable message of a month ago. for it said she had been buried' ac cording to the rites of that faith. « The interment was in the Djellaz Arab cem tiery at Tunis. Mrs. Mansfeldt left a will bequeath ing: a!] of her property to Alolse M. Geb 1-ard. Charles TV. Gebhard and Dorothy Oebhard, and providing that the Income from all of her property shall go to her husband during his lifetime. Mansfeldt's children by a former '- marriage are omitted in the will. Her letter to her attorney directs that her husband be informed of her death, snd states that he would agree that she should be buried as soon as possible. The poison was in a bottle from Gleason's pharmacy in San Francisco, and was plainly labeled. Whether she bought it months ahead of time with suicidal intent is a matter of specula tion. . 'V* " ■■* :"■ V ■ "-■ '■• .^---;: Mrs. Mansfeldt left here last Novem ber for another trip to northern Africa in search of health. Before her mar riage she was Miss Elsie Loane and had many friends in San Francisco. She was a cultured woman and a brilliant pian ist, having been before her marriage a pupil of Mansfeldt OPPENHEIMER'S COUNSEL AGAIN TO SUPREME COURT Application for Writ of Error, la Filed "With Justice MeKenna " ; •Tacob Oppenheimer's legal fight to escape the Rallows for the murder of two men and assault on , two others in the penitentiary was carried to the United ■ States . supreme court for the second time, when an application for a writ of error was filed, with Justice 1 McKenna today. This action was taken by .G. C. TUnsolsky. counsel for Oppenheimer, after United States Judge Van ; Fleet had denied the application for a writ of habeas corpus and for , permission to take an appeal. Oppenheimer "is sentenced to .be hanged June 6. . BOISE!, Idaho, May 20.—The franchise under which the Pocatello Water " com- pany is operating at Pocatello, Idaho, ■was declared- forfeited in - the United States district court here today. USE I Mayerle's German Eyewater \ The famous eye tonic 5 for strained, sensitive, 2 _ watery, inflamed or = itchy eyes, granulated E eyelids. At Druggists, E 50c; by mail, 65c. . E George Mayerle ~\\ E Graduate . German ■ Ex- — pert Optician. Kmtnb- " — llahed 20 Yearn. 980 Mar- E fcet St., San Francisco. - E KSTTo avoid substitutes = look for the name, - — "MAYERLE" IE I New Fast [ 1 Uj Service to \ 1 Stockton I Sacramento I | Marysville | = OroTiDe | | Go tie 1 £ "New Way" | % Dining Cars | | Steel Equipment | = All Trains Electric Lighted |3 | TICKET OFTICES = = iHi 665 MARKET STREET : m:| ifcH Phone Suiter 1651 = : S g| 1326 BROADWAY, OAKLAMD \ E pfcooe Oakland 132 = WOMAN WHO KILLED SELF <£♦<$> <$>♦<$> <$♦■$> <$♦» ❖*» < ? >^> Wife of Pianist His Former Pupil Mrs. Hugo Mansfeldt of San Francisco, i>ho died by oT»n hand in Tunis, North Africa. BRUISER south dakota goes to santa barbara ■ ■■-.. ■- ■ V- ■■■-• ■ ■■--. -.-- r, -■----■.--■,< :,.;~-\j-- ■.' Warship Steams to Southern Port-via ;';".. San Francisco,', for Memorial ';■-;: '-■".. ;■•' — .",.■ Day Exerclnes ■ ":'■■■-"■■'„.''■,■ "'■< VALLEJO, May : 20.—The cruiser South Dakota left today *f or San Fran cisco, after ■ having: been cleaned iby an all I night I shift :of men, preparatory ;to her departure sat the 5 end •of » the week for Santa Barbara, where she will par ticipate in the ? Memorial ' day exercises. From there the? South Dakota will go to San Diego for target practice. , .'' a The naval auxiliary steamer Buffalo, which has been engaged In i transport service to the vessels stationed at Cen tral American | and " Mexican " points J for several months, f arrived at Mare island today to go into drydock. " v ,'. '. . '■'.'■■. . , i The stay here probably will be . short, it is said, although there is considerable work needed upon the vessel when she is available. /,.'* ...,--;■ ~; .V % ; ; : Men s Full Dress _x ■ "E^^iN i and Tuxedo Suits on «*» f m A C* ■ #\ _ J sale at 25 per cent re- H'M'WwCJOIJ Ctf 1 U I —I I^*l j duction from regular W# / - A : prices. a ,' ';. .. : .'" •__ pve--j-. A cob.markcticor.wAJnopraToir 'r>«via«/l ■•- ■■■; I, - ! 'R*v£ f ,SJm>. :.* .;-. * -, . - I Ban Francisco Aitp wHml AronTuwi, uaicia*u»| . j. m,• - • •.. v % » I Thinking of a Norfolk? ii fe^^M Models at l> *3 1O i£vJ £*%j ! will certainly interest you "^^^^^"i^iißß ■ There's an air about our new Norfolk models that is distinctly agreeable to ' men • A[' V'jj '■'"'pil 1; pa Jag i who fancy this popular style. It comes from right materials —right construction—right •' I •'•' f I Tgli tfnf }|[Bfl I We start ours at $15.00, and show great lines at $18.50, $20.00 and $25.00 \ -*\\ \ l> '11 B i.; "•'.•' Norfolk's have to be specially well tailored to be ? ' Tt3siF|B§ 1131 . right. Ours arc lacking in no particular. "szy w y fjjllllilf T\\q, $5.00 you will save by buying your Norfolk / l 1 ■' or your other suit here will help some on the other va- i f H ! I mM^| ''•- ,rLj xwMiiA English s Bi y *Zs* • X wM' 11 \ JLmAM, M Hull TT** T ISb^ Ife/ % c «pID, «plo.«>U, «pZU, «t>ZD ..^^Jp I\*" _ V \\lk f f/il J \ Several decidedly attractive models in the new English : £*!lff^ ' $"?///<{■ x. \ styles. Their padless shoulder; their easy, graceful body ■ • fHP' \ fK*p iv/ I \ ' conforming lines and air of smartness are winning new - ■ ■ wlm-Lmw, i\ I 'I I^enc l s to' this fashion from "over the water." H-•• - - --■ - i lltJfaL^* , 1° \ Newest woolens—cleverest patterns —very best tai- " i■■ •" 11| J'- 1- 1 if - You'll' not match the $15.00 ones you see here for ' Have you • seen the % \ .IMI -1 1 // ? 0-00 anywhere else, or the others, either, for that matter, H . Pa«ir V \f»« J I fi i I // without paying five dollars more than we ask. " -. s Hank> Panky Man | : |\ J Ml i ; ; ; . : doing the stunts up ! - ; rTiBIWI te II ' I?me weave navy blue serges; extra * in the airship ">atf I i j pjjfP II <£™ r /f well tailored; splendidly lined; $20 values frIO.UU | Wood^s corner? P I " ' Imported Borsalino Hats I 12,000 Men to $3.50 Values, here $3.00 &M: "¥■. :,- *,+mm\- ■- •>•• <■ ' Xo use to pay $3.50 when you can -buy, them here at $3.00. •^^? tr^=^^s \'■ i J" L. , Newest shapes in gray, brown, Oxford, navy blue, pearl, iOP onirted here beaver. 3 Made with welt edge, band to match; bow in the Wl(>* M;^J| i *^ v ' KSm.MM* iVVI AAVI W back; $3.50 value here at $8.00. WsL \ lAt least/ there arc that many shirts to Sma jt Straws $2.50 - /^3^ : Madras and percale—plain and plaited - Mnro ctrama „.„ *».. '"" ' ' -Tlf--'' •/' •-'"-• n '' *'' VuBTX fl"^—fii : , r . More straws worn this, season than for many years. Our , V VAwl-Al/ -^ : ■ bosoms—stiff and soft cuffs. '14to 18 sizes— styles and our prices are helping to put numbers of them '-.-V \ ill I vl\/ \ endless variety of", choice styles , and' patterns, on the quality, eerrett, all widths of X \™/ ]\ V• V I endless variety of choice styles and patterns, Fine quality eerrett, all widths of brims, with high and low W7 » ! equal in make, fit and style to any $1.50 shirt. Sng B ol^W.oTquLVt.^."S. ""* ""* '^^ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY/-MAY 21, 1913; - : SIOUX FAI>LS, S. D., May 20.—Fire In the Brown Wholesale Drug , !- company structure f this morning completely gut ted that '% building i and destroyed y the stock. Loss, $150,000. _;.-. , , ,'- r . LOVE IN BUSINESS LEADS TO DIVORCE Finding "Dearest Clinton ,, in Trade Correspondence, Woman Wins Decree The curiosity of a wife and the pen ichant of C. C. Bossom of the Harris Offset Press- company of Nlles, 0., to i mix love with business led t Mrs. Marion G. ■ Boesom^toV Judge Graham's court yeeterday, where ehe obtained an in terlocutory decree of divorce upon al legations of cruelty. Mrs. Bossom presented | several let ters signed by j Irene McDonald, on let ter heads of the Pacific Manifolding Book company of Oakland, In which endearing sentences.-' are •'. punctuated with gossip concerning the firm's ma chinery and the business transactions of g Mr. Bossom. Mrs. Boseorn testified that she found f the t letters ;in the coat ; pocket of her husband, having watched him after he had mailed a letter to his correspondent in Oakland I and v awaited the reply. -,•"-• <'-:.■' Mrs. Boswom was given custody of her 3 year old child and alimony of $100 a month. She lives at 319 Paris street. , " "' : - * '" \4 . "Dearest Clinton." begins one of the I missives, "Hello ! Chris! It's about 10 minutes of 12 so I am In a hurry you know. I started to write at 11:30 but that pest Albrecht has I been g here. He's a sticking plaster. You know it!" Sev eral of, the missives end with "love and kisses from Irene." ■'.",■ • These were granted Interlocutory de crees of divorce: ? Ki : -J--< v ";:"". : ' , > ■."' ! '^^ ; - Br Juflje Morse: Margaret T. from Joseph T. *■ Flaherty, * cruelty. .- -- _. ■■ . _. . «lßy?Jnd?e Van Noetrand: Arthur frpm Eclna 1 Brady, desertion; Frank from Battle \ Bourgeole, desertion. - - • Complaints filed: ••-•■' ,•. .- Oliver •rt;iagiiin««t^Mi«ry/.N. v, BueDanan. crusty: i Marie aßtinet W. Btill.^rtcsertion; ; Alice G. against Alexawler H. Pearce, . ne«lect;%\ lr- Rinia m against Lout* ravagnaro. * cruelty; ; : Marie against Christ Anolin, cruelty; -v; Philip ,V. against . K«*e Sherman. 9 d«»ertl<»n: y Joseph- A. aealnst'»*rat»fta: Bl , : .V. Tognotti. deeertlon;; Diaries W. i≥ ajwinet Cnrnlinp ? FeMtnan,*. fleser : ti.m: Mary ageJnst .* Wtl'tam PoftVnbergw, annul ment; .May- against J. ll;|McClelland.; cruelty. f| MRS. "GUNBOAT" IS NOT ' COVETING GATE RECEIPTS Flßhter'M Former. .'Wife. Snys, He la Welcome to aH M<mey He Can Get In Wlllnrd Boat ' Whatever*;;money Edward I. ("Gun boat") , s Smith may receive from his <3ght with Jess Willard he iis ; welcome to ?so far as his former wife, j Eleanor C. ; Smith, is concerned, according to her statement tto ,• Judge .' Graham yes terday, when she was ; g given $8,000 from 5 the estate of '.' her aunt, the : late Mary Ellen Herlihy. : ".> : »;*:--::'.: .:-V. >■''.:"■:>' ■"• "Your husband may win *a:-fortune in the ring tonight." said Judge Gra ham as he signed the decree of distri bution. i^7. , v. ? « ■ <^' : .V "He's welcome to it,'" / replied the for mer spouse of the fighter,> "I wish him luck. ; But we settled our affairs : last January when your honor gave me a divorce.:; He can keep his money and I'll keep mine." : . ". Z ''?K "•' ■''-• '"* FATHER JAILED; BABE DIES Clerk,' Held **»"' '< Xesflect,., Collapses , Wheat Tplfc' Of Heir's Death Held in the <#|gp; prison on a charge of failing to for his minor child, Frank K. a clerk, was in formed by. the, *jffeh#e yesterday* after noon that ckUijrjiad died. He in the new* V Judge Crist was placed Worden on hie own until \ May J 28, so that he could «f,range for the funeral. MOTORISTS BARRED FROM LATE BOATS \ • I Southern Pacific to Adopt New Schedule Between Here and Oakland — —— i ■... . :.:/-.- LEON J. PINKSON San t Francisco motorists will have to say good nijerht to their Alameda county friends in time to get to the foot of Broadway In Oakland by 11:45 p. m.. while j the .* Alameda ? county visitors lon this V side of " the 1 bay must :■ be ,at£ th ferry by 12 o'clock; otherwise they will not be able to get to their re i spective I homes Sin; their automobiles before sometime in ' the * neighborhood of 7 o'clock the next morning. .• ■ "'■ This state of affairs is brought out iin an | announcement ; made ! late | yester day afternoon by i the ?; Southern Pacific ? company to the motoring: public. In which, under the pruise of offering bet ter . accommodation , for _,"automobile traffic, the railroad corporation " states that, beginning:- June'? 8 : f; the -.:.-.; hourly boats on the creek : route will ;be ; con tinued . until 11:45 p. m. from Oak land and until 12 p. m. ' from San Francisco. - - T ■,'■.•' - While this % increased s service looks most favorable, the railroad company ; adds this note to its- announcement: "To reduce the accident t hazard 5 from j gasoline ! machines on passensrer boats, only ambulances carrying sick persons to make ; train .-! connections will be transported -on the • ferryboats via Oak land; pier." This will prevent the motorists who happen to be detained on either side of the bay from taklnpr any 6f the late passenger boats, and there are probably no lees than three of these f that leave ? San Francisco and >Oakland later than the last hof '* the scheduled automobile boats. ?^^§ - .Under the >T present rule • after the creek ; boats .; stop ' ■ autoists have been accommodated i; on the j passenger boats, four machines being the limit on each trip, and this practice should certainly be • continued. ;/* In J New York vv there never has-been J a limit to machines on , passenger ferryboats. No serious accidents have ever been traced ito a the carrying of motor S vehicles and there is little reason why any fear should be. expressed in this part {of ; i the coun try.• . ...•'•* /' V' -; If the -. railroad company enforces the I ruling barring the machines, the motorists are quite apt to appeal to the railroad commission for relief. '•' * • * • /.; New ChalmerN Owner*—B. jP.t Brine par, president :of « the Pioneer Automo bile company, distributer of the Chal mers ? line, reports the following « recent deliveries of « Chalmers care ato W. V. Dlnsmore, L. C. Houn. W. L. Madden, H. T. Dyer, B. L. Stauffer. R. Laufen berg, ', E. 'K. Peters, M. F. Branch. Wal ter G. Lehmann, Dr. L. P. Fleming, John ; -y R. . Wilson, .' Ernest 3' Rodgers. George t. de I Martini, IJ.< E. French. Wil liam Jackson: A. J. , Gladding?, Lincoln. Cal.; J Hoffman ' Bros., P. G. Brettand, J. L. Campbell. H. L. Luttig, H. G. Par rish, Dr. ? Herbert 7 . N. we 11 * and -J.; K. Armsby. .;,-... . ... ! < / Krofin . Vimtine City—Henry Krohn, general- sales ; and | advertising ? manager of the Paige A Detroit I Motor Car com nany of Detroit, is spending a few days in San Francisco, where he the guest of A. E. Hunter, president *of the * Mu tual Motors agencies, distributers of the Paige Detroit cars in central ; and northern California. % :V- '"" ' " I -■:■:'*■.%■>*-:'■-■.}•■! ..';*"*:■'&;* ;■-■'. ~#^■:"":' : : : :".'■' " / ' v'v '-' Broad well £ lieliirni to Fink : Rubber Company—According to information re ceived by Manager B. H. Pratt of the local branch of the Fisk Tire and Rub ber company. X, H. Broadwßll, who re cently-resigned aftj-vice jirejUdeivt of the Hudson ?•!£>.tor Caabcotnpttny has again become assbciatedfwhth the Flslt Rubber Company. Mr. BVoadwell becomes ft a vice president of the tire company and will be 1 in: charge of <, the sales • organiza tion of the trade. ;-- ' COR STOOrfION JL^fHMTf-eT*- ANNOUNCE THEIR SPRING FURNITURE SALE WITH A UNIFORM REDUCTION of 20% THROUGHOUT THE FURNITURE DEPT. - . v SALE CLOSES MAY 31st PURCHASES HELD FOR. FUTURE DELIVERY DR. MAX WASSMAN DENTIST HEWES BUILDINO \\ W. COR. SIXTH Aim MARKET --?•.-■.■•■«,'» «• Si Sudan, »t* ia ."• Who Is Penalized — You Or the Other Fellow? Bonds > and stocks fluctuate according to the dividends paid. Dividends are paid ac cording to the will or the policy of the com i pany—many times to cause fluctuation. When no dividends are paid the stocks de crease in value. You are penalized— you lose. V 1 Guaranteed first mortgage loans never fluctuate v -• 7 in value. Interest must be paid :to you: and vif it ■ t• w is not paid 'by the borrower he is penalized— he loses. j> v' ; r And according:, to the Financial Law of >' Average, you m 7 do not make more than 6% upon your money, taking a;^ / __ general average of your gain and loss on ; stocks —many j •',.'' times it is less than this. ."-- • •■ :■;;■ '. ■ • ■'■ ; - \z\ : : E Understand the Western Mortgage and Guaranty Co.'s = -; plan of doing business. They .sell you guaranteed mort — gages, i which 3 guarantee you your interest and principal IS against any loss, worry or trouble of collecting the same. 5 >'V ! v There is no fluctuation in value. / E Any banker will recommend this kind of an investment = to fluctuating stocks or bonds. : ~ . I Send for Booklet F. is v- ' This book contains a r great deal of vital information •' =: . about stocks and.bonds; their fluctuation in value; and E , . tells who should speculate and who should not. /" . V^ I Western Mortgage and Guaranty Co. I 734 Market Street, San Francisco = THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. E " George L. Payne, W. P. Frick, H. H. Scott, R. H. ' E Miller, R. D. Robbins, Francis Cutting, T. S. Montgomery, = Edwin M. Eddy, M. J. Brandenstein William W. Morrow, . » E m R. H. Pease, A. Christeson, Morris Hyman, W. H. Chick- E ■ ering, Henry T. \ Scott, H. C. Breeden, R. N. Burgess, E Robert J. Tyson, William Fries. "^ E We have money vto loan on improved real estate E . Make inquiries at the office by letter or a call. I 1500 1 J™ -11 Towns and Cities : BB * 1^ E I Reached by the Kg 11 Rock Island I E B|. Don't lose sight of the fact that the Rock Island has three gS SHS _ routes East—two via Colorado, the other via Los Angeles. art EII Through trains or through car service each way, and our own s3 E|B tracks into Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis, Chicago, ■Minneapolis ma E B and Memphis. ■"■"■■" sl V;:" i W-' l ' , '' : :? ; : : '":-" '■■':'/. \r .', ." ■'• sBj ~ II '. - Please Note: The Rock Island operates more SB — BJ - • , - through ; car lines than any other line from Call- Hi S ■■ ' fornla to the East. ' ■ - •■ SB EB' - ■ E B Very low excursion fares to the east on various dates in May W% E B June,. July, August, September. , \ ; Eα EH-' > - - ; TICKET OFFICES: ' Wk E ■ eei Market St. 811 lv St. 1226 Rroa«lfY<iy 510 So. Spring St 'Wk ZZ BJ Sun Francisco Sacramento Oakland * - Loa Aagelea Si E v Tkla coupon, filled out and mailed (o me, will bring fall info. K? = I matlon «»oat them. • • ,*, ' '. '-"''■« E . - mamm^^SSS^^^^* C " 'A' Ill,,,, *' rford ' District Pass'r Agent, ■ E I 691 Market st - San Francisco- '" --Hi. = H' ' u lffiT * ... ■ ■" J expect to leave California - |H E|H aAkIIEIJ In f ° r ••••••••••••- v (destination) Bβ 5 B ' " about :• • ■ •••••>-••■•.•.. (approximate date) B E'H (aM# IT Quote rates and information to . B "Z. JB F. W. Thompson Name Wm S IB General Western ': " .. " •••••••••••••••••«• * SS' S ■■ As*nt , ' Address •' ~..;.;.; .;...- lIMt S I . ............ jaw E B——— B ■ Bl CITY HALL yi_ PRINTING CO.!! I "1 ffcoae Poarias 4tU 111 I I'' '-■■ I 111 IB ■■ M\9 My Pγices Are Right- Prompt Service