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Dr. Arthur Chisholm'has removed from Phe-
Un building: to 1202 Suiter street, northwest
corner Polk.- Bridge work and porcelain.';, •;
Mrs. Cecil Itomer, who was promi
nent as an artist and also one, of the
principal witnesses "relied j upon by:^l*
M. Sherwood arid his wife, proponents
of the will 0f ... the. late "Mammy"
Pleasant, who made them her sole de
visees, died . yesterday at the City and
County Hospital.
Though she passed away at a charity,
institution, Mrs. Romer had a - brother
in Los Angeles, Colonel Edwin R. Fox,
a man, who Is reputed ~ to v be
wealthy." He was here at the time his
sister was sent to the hospital and left
her in, that institution when he' re
turnedito Los Angeles. .
-That which Mrs. Romer would have
told, in ' the hearing of : the "Mammy"
Pleasant" will case -will perhaps |rio-w
never be known. - The ( artist . had told
Sherwood- and "his wife, so it is said,
tti&t -she>.would have something Im
portant- tb-say-'on; the' stand, had
lived:for ; .years:at 441 Point Lobos ave
nue. "Above her.lived Mrs.VA-J.; Street.
To \u25a0 Mrs. ' Street she. said j that "Mammy"
Pleasant had been in the habit of com
ing to her;rooms, stuffing; the' keyhole
In the door with cotton'^and -dictating
to her; for, hours, almost' iris a' whisper.
The secret of what she wrote, for this
mysterious negress who cast her weird
spell over V wealthy wllite' family, has
probably died with- her.' \u25a0 . , ."/,
Colonel' Fox took'n'ea'rly "all of his
sister's effects with hlrn -,tb Los An
geles, saying he was going to fit her
up a studio there with her original be
longings. Mrs. Street says -he men
tioned finding among, the eight
deeds "that he could not understand."
It is thought these deeds may have come
from "Mammy" Pleasant. .
Mrs. Romer had - estranged herself
from her relatives, being eccentric, and
she had not seen her .brother for fif
teen years prior to April ' 26, when .he
arrived here. She had two sisters.. one
a clerk in the pension office at Wash
ington, the other private secretary for
a, wealthy woman. .' ... ;
Mrs. Romer was born in " New York
and was 65 , years old. Her parents
were Southern people. i
Mammy Pleasant's Devisees
% Looked Upon Her as Im
portant Witness for Them
SECEETS DIE WITH HER
Mrs. CecilfEomer Expires in
Gounty Hospital, Where
She Was Left by Brother
ARTIST DIES
WARD OF CITY
. *•! wanted to kill ray baby bo It could
die tilth me. I tried to choke It to
death. I clutched Its little throat with
my fineer*. Its face cot red and It
begran to err, looking Into ray face
nitli a pitiful stare. I couldn't do it.
I released my grip. That mode of mur
der vra» too nwf ul. Then I f*at down.
Burned tbe baby and turned on the
S««. Holding the child In my arm* I
dr«-v» In the cas in bijr eulps. Then all
wa« blank."
The foregoing is but a small part
of the.- heart-rending, incredible
story of pretty 17-year-old Mrs.
Annie Slegrist, who attempted to
asphyxiate herself and baby yes
terday. So harrowing is her tale of
cruelty and hardship that vagaries of
a disordered mind are suspected:
Married at 15 years of age, the un
fortunate woman lived four 5 months
with a brutal husband. She says he
that her mother was bad? I'd die first.
*\u25a0 "I thought the insult more and niore
cruel. I was alone. I decided that I
would kill myself and murder the baby..
When I .got home this afternoon 1 1 , was
seized with a violent impulse to do the
deed at once and end-all misery for
us both. Then I; seized the /child,
clutched. her little throat- and tried. to
choke her. Her f&ce got red and she"
cried; looking into my face "with a piti
ful stare. I couldn't' do it.; I released
my grip. \u25a0 The - thought appalled me.'y 1
sat down, nursed the baby and turned
on the gas."
Mrs." J Siegrlst was found by roomers
at 1116 Mission street about 6 o'clock
i last night. She was sent to the Central
Emergency Hospital. She begged Dr.
Tillman to kill her. .
"Kill .me. kill me;" she shouted. "Oh,
let' me die.' They • said : I*. was a bad
woman, but they • knew^ not what they
said. Oh God, let : me die. Take care
of my baby. l Educate her and keep her,
good and pure." \u0084 ; ,
Screaming : and ' fighting the young
mother, writhing in agony, was. treated
against her will. ;; IThe- , surgeons
strapped her to a bed so that she might
not do herself bodily harm,* for; she
said she would will herself should she
aga in get a chance. . "But I ; won't ;kill
my baby: let her live, she is good; they
say T'm bad. Oh God!" and the patient
struggled to free herself from -the
straps. ; - .'- \ .'- . ;; \u25a0 - -.'•• .j : . .
. Later the child was brought' to ; its
mother. She clasped the baby to her
breast' and sobbed herself." to sleep,
while the littleone innocently munched
a piece of ; bread, cooed, arid with Its
little * hands toyed with its mothei-'s
hair: -7". ;.\u25a0'- v '.-\u25a0 -\u25a0- ;-_\u25a0.;\u25a0 \u25a0,\u25a0 - - -
Tries to End the
Misery of Herself
and Baby.
MRS. ANNIE SIEGRIST AND HER
CHILD. WHOM SHE TRIED TO
KILL.
"Rlegling wanted me to marry, his
son. I. refused and'he got angry. Then
I left. I hate men, I. hate them. This
slander about my character cut me to
the- heart. ; Have them say to my b&by
"1 tried In vain' to get work. Every
where I' went I was refused on account
of the baby. In my awful' despair I
at laet found a friend in an old man, 1
64 . years of age. George Rlegling of
442 U Clementina street. For him I
kept house and the pay I received was
so small that I. used to steal his .pro
visions and take them to my room. We
llv*d only on canned goods. : -
"People began to talk about me.
Just think, the old man was the one
who gave me work when I was- in
need, and he had little himself.
Here is the girl-wife's tale, a Btory
of hardship, cruelty and privation un
paralleled. • • • *.\u25a0-.. * _ .-.
"After my' husband threw me in the
street I went to my father, \u25a0'-. George
Brandencr. a baker, living at' 3820
Twenty-fourth street. My father was
always, good to . me, but. my mother
and sisters, except my baby sister, did
not like me. . , • . •
"I allowed him to sue for divorce, for
he threatened my life If I did not
acquiesce." explains Mrs. Siegrlst. The
divorce suit Is still pending.
Mrs. Slegrist says she procured food
for. . herself and baby by stealing
canned goods from a friend.' This
friend had helped her in her distress.
Crying hunger forced her to steal from
her best friend.
Forsaken by her husband, the young
woman says, she has eked out a miser
able existence. Her food has been
scant and her abode in dilapidated
roms. The husband, Nicholas Slegrist,
Is a baker employed by the ; Coast
bakery on Fourth street, between
Folsom and Harrison. The child
wife says he drank to excess while
she lived with him and went with other
women. \u25a0 •
drove her from her home with a
butcher knife while In a
frenzy. Since that time the baby was
born. ' .
TURNS ON GAS, IN. HER ROOM
YOUNG MOTHER TELLS
HARROWING STORY.
The prosecution closed its case yester
day afternoon against Joseph Rebstock.
Indicted for violation of the election law
when an officer of a primary election
precinct. While Fred , Hancock, the first
'witness for the defense, was testifying.
Attorney O*Grady rose in his wrath and
said that Fairfax H. Wheelan was mak
ing noises with his mouth and shaking
his head so as to impress the jury with
the fact *hat the witness was not telling
the truth. The Judge said it was wrong
for Wheelan to do that, and O'Grady
said he would file affidavits in the morn-
Ing bearing out his statement.
Wilber C. Knox, Fairfax H. Wheelan
and Albert E. .Whitney testified to votes
being challenged and to Rebstock's re
fusal to administer the oath. They also
testified to the vile language used by
Rebstock. Wheelan said that Rebstock
had remarked that they could send him
to the State's prison If they liked, but he
would not administer the oath. When a
challenge was made as to an Inmate of
the Almshouse, Rebstock would say,
"Oh, , he'll vote, anyway."*
Attorney Newburg, in his opening
statement for the defense, asserted he
would prove that there was a conspiracy
on the part of Wheelan, Hazell and
Fitzgerald to • prevent Inmates Itj the
Almshouse from voting. The defendant
was employed in the Street-sweeping De
partment by Mayor Schmitz. and therein
lay **the milk of the cocoanut." The de
fendant had been so harassed and an
noyed by. so many challenges that he
might have us«d strong language. He
would also Drove that the challenges
were not properly made. •
Fred Hancock, janitor at the Mer
chants' Exchange, was the first witness
for . the defense. .He was ona of the
judges at the Almshouse booth and re
mained from the opening of the polls till
the votes were counted. H« declared
that Rebstock was administering the
oath all the time. His examination was
not concluded when court adjourned till
this morning.
• Frank A. Maestretti, Commissioner of
Public Works, was an interested specta
tor in .court. His case was called yester
day moinins ar.d was set for trial on
May 31. He was indicted for fraudulently
attempting to induce a person to give
false testimony. The trial was set for
May 31 under the objection of his attor
ney, who wanted an earlier hearing.
Asserts an Attempt Is Made
to Impress Jury That Wit
ness Is Not Telling Truth
WILL FILE AFFIDAVITS
Joseph Kebst ock's Attorney
Complains to Judge Lawlor
About' Fairfax TVheelaii
MAY BE FINED
FOR CONTEMPT
. .. : aV military^ ball^ will ; be -given : next
Saturday "evening ; byl Company A; . Firs t
Infantry ' L Regimentr v National .Guard Vof
California, Jat i.the Armory, , Page ; and
Gough* streets."* : \u0084 ' "\u25a0?*\u25a0- \u25a0\u25a0 '"\u25a0•.•-.\u25a0 ,':•;.-;/\u25a0
AV llfTGive, a 1 3IllItary Ball.
Order, youf-y-'eddiiiß 5 cake boxes 'from Ed
ward Knowles Company? 24' Second st. •
Patrick Terry, l , living- at; 614 Howard
street,": attempted to commit suicide last
night;v rf ;He;,was ; found s ;lying ' at "Third
and Vernon streets, ;writhing in', agony.
He was; taken tolthe^ Emergency: Hos-;
pital '•' by 'Policeman ' On' the
way , to 'the V>Terry; ., drew 'fa
pocketknlfe and; attempted to, stab him-,
self.^^Nolah^caught r.Terry's" armVin
tim_e"t^to : ; stop? the;;" -'deed.'V- Dr.' Tillman
pumpedj ; ITerry's : '-^ stomach > out.' f. Des
spondency, '• due* to •' drink,' : caused • ' the
"deed.'\^: : *'.:;-^ ; - '/ : -.'.:C \u25a0..';\u25a0. -..•'-.\u25a0 -' . ; ".' ''
Tries to* End All.
Judge; Sloss granted a decree of di
vorce yesterday ' to Emma • McNaughton
from ; Harry C McNaughton .'for extreme
cruelty and failure to provide. L. Ras
mussen Vwasj; 'granted a decree from
Carrie E." Rasmussen for desertion. The
petition of Jerome S. Chllds for t a trans
fer : for - trial In Shasta County of the
suit/: for divorce filed against him. by
Edith G. Chllds was granted ' by Judge
Graham. .: Mrs.% Childs : opposed : the mo
tion- on \u25a0 the claim that her husband de
sired a change of venue only -for .the
purpose of annoying; her, but the 'court
found; that such "was not the case. Suit 3
for- divorce -:were\ filed by- Marea .Eliza
Stevlnson against ; William \u25a0 W.< Stevinsoa
fofdesertlon/.'Annle M. McCannagainat
John? McCann .. for: cruelty, . Lucile - V.
Lynch * against. William J. \u25a0* Lynch for
cruelty, 'Harry- Westayer against .Vic
tory. .Wcstayer,. for . ;cruelty. William
Ferrier against Louisa Ferrler for de
sertion, .and . Robert . J. .Reid -against
Mlnnle'C. Reid: for 'desertion.
Trouble*: of the 'Married.
; . MURINE ! EYK.REMEDY' cures Eyes;
makes Weak Eyes, Strong. Eyo
Pain. Doesn't : Smart. > . .* .
-The Contra Costa.' Water Company
filed, a ; suit Y in . the 'United • States Cir
cuit- Court asking." that > the \ authorities
of the city : of Oakland be restrained
from: enforcing the water", rate * ordin
ance', for - 1905-06: ; An ,orderJ to' show
cause; ,^vas J - issued, returnable -on May
J States. Circuit' JtTdge Morrow
yesterday iissued Van v injunction re-»
straining the Mayor 'and Supervisors of
this J city from Ten forcing ,the water or
dinance for"; the^. ensuing fls>al;yearAThe"
Spring-Valley Water Company filed a
bond;of.:$200.000: V- —
Spring Valley Enjoins City.
' "No victories are accomplished with
out-enthusiasm"'; but you can't be en
.thusiastic jin ' a : . strait jacket. ;/''.:\u25a0 Give
your. advertising "elbow room,'* or you
can't' put "much enthusiasm, into it.
The only' time that, Mrs* Dottie Her
!rick,r who is : held in the detention , ward
at the City Hall,' showed any symptoms
of- insanity yesterday: was when they.
tried to I take her nine-year-old .daugh
ter -from" her. / Then she became vlo-'
lent and : her ; shrieks ; rang through -the
hospital." "My .husband has deserted
me ; let me have ;• my little | girl." .'she
pleaded. The woman came here several
days ago from "Oakland. ' She was
charged with, insanity by her brother
•in-law; S. J. " Herrick. - The child .was
'siveri in charge of r Mrs. J. Hayes of
i 1101 Thirtyrsecond street,' Oakland.
I Mrs. Herriqk will .be examined by the
j Insanity Commissioners to-day.
Pleads 'In Vain tor' Her Child.
J. A. Monroe, freight traffic manager
of the ;Unioh' Pacific Railroad; T. M.
Schumacher,^traffic manager. of the Ore
gon Short iL'ne; J. A. Reeves, assistant
general:; freight 'agent, and C. J. Mc-
Nitt, 7 auditor of the same line, arrived
here yesterday for the purpose of tak
ing part in ; the conference between : of
ficials of the Salt Lake road and the
Southern ; Pacific relative to .an inter
change. of ; traffic 'between them. J. S.
Leeds, general manager of the refrlgra
tor car -department of -the Santa Fe.
which; is also involved in the squabble
between the roads, also arrived here
yesterday from, Chicago and will be fol
lowed *to : day; by Assistant Freight
Traffic Manager Edward Chambers. It
is proposed -by- the Salt Lake road of
ficials to settle all matters in dispute at
this conference, which will last several
days. . '\u25a0- -V \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 '
.v B. R. Baumgardt. a well-known pub
lisher of Los Angeles, is registered at
the Palace. •> ."* . •
• J. A. Graves, . president ofthe'Farm
ers* and Merchants* Bank of Los An
geles, and wife are at the St. Francis.: '
Milton W. Smith, an attorney of Port
land, is at the St. Francis.
George M. Band, a Chicago business
man, is at the Palace.
. G. K. Gilbert of the United States
Geological Survey arrived at the Occi
dental yesterday.
J. M. Gardiner, who is connected
with -the electric supply company of
Monterey, is staying at the Grand.
J. B. Pearson, a mining man of Nome,
is at the Grand.
_ \u25a0 J. A. Day and J. R. Ager of New York
arrived at the St. Francis last night.
•J. Sloat Fassett of New York, who is
largely interested in California mining
and owns, several tranches in. the West,
arrived here yesterday and is at the St.
Francis. . I
PERSONAL.
iv Miss I. E. Connor 'will; offer to the la
dles of San Francisco her entire stock
of .trimmed Hats, Toques, Bonnets, both
French and domestic, at half their reg
ular value. /. Sale beginning Monday, ;9
a. m., 138 Geary street., •
Millinery Sale.
S.>.The iFire r Department' receives '$747,630 ,'f0r
salaries,' $6720 fori salaries > of >new companj'.; ln
Richmond i District,'' $7600/ for,] extra ' five days'.!
vacation;* making j flf tynine, days in ' all;'; $103, 500
for, expenses ,'and \ maintenance,^ $18,800 \ for v two
new.; engines,'* one itruck f and ° one- chemical j en
glne.y •.*>.;/-. .; _. \u25a0 \ ..>'-... ' ,"\u25a0.;\u25a0 :• '."",-\u25a0-\u25a0 •\u25a0':.. ' \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0' . : .\. c- f
\u25a0-:• Besides the regular^salaries, .the .Department
of » Elections s gets ' s33,4oo \u25a0. for.o rdinary" clerks.
$47,330 $ fors general I expanses i and I $53,0C0 for,
eighty." voting ;i machines t in r-= addition :to , the
forty < now^ownrd''by;the;city. t i^"-. \u25a0\u0084''-:{;%'
*• ' if \S AL ARIE!S ) InTwORK S}BO A RD. [\ :' \u25a0
-it The 'anproprJationa; for -'salaries, of /.the ' main
office : of , the ; Board lof *WorV« | remain I the | same
as last year and $47,105:is,set'asid^;forjjanitor
service. .: s The "3 bureau *of v streets • gets v $27.550
for j salaries: 1 ?" For^ cleaning j streets - $215,000 : is
set j aside,"* exclusive of; s72oo i forJsalarieM $3600
.for, three flushing; machines and $1000 ( forJ three
; sweeping- machlnes."i ; .The • division ; of I architec
ture iis I allowed | ?1 8,000," the I same hs las t year,* 1
and ' the ! bureau : of •. engineering ' gets j $6f ».500. 5 J- -\u25a0,
ti The *F1 remen's t Relief . and* Pension i Fund ilsi Is
allowed | $22,<)00,i or ." f 2OOO , moio ; than last year,"
and 1 the a relief f forjl exempt "firemen -is- fixed: at
?5000.'-' ;-\u25a0. \u25a0:\u25a0-<-;,.: '--.-i.'.yeA \u25a0\u25a0'" *"\u25a0\u25a0>"\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-.-«"^.V:--y:-:/.' ,.:
v- School j fund ', apportionment— Surplus J of , ; year
: 1904-05,"" notj; estimated : 111 1 estimated^, amount j re
'ceived jf ram I State,* $747,000 ; * rents » f rom\ school
-"' The I Department ,of .la :' allowed
$18, 780 . f0r • salaries of , main \ of flee.i $12,720 for
salaries ." of :< flre j telegraph -\u25a0 of flee, V $10, 74 ft ; for
salaries- of i machine; shop.: $19,440 "for,; salaries
on \u25a0', outside ; construction, -, $6480 « f0r..' new c equip
ment ; and , addition >to \ system," $1500 .f0r i over
hauling ••\u25a0 undergi-ound' systems s and V ssooo ,' : for
outside work. :;.;,':\u25a0 .-:*.-_\u25a0 i? ';.;„•-- ''\u25a0'." ','! \u25a0. <
'.The Police "Department' is* a110wed; 5734,400
for . 600 » patrolmen ; s ?12,240 - for j ten * additional
patrolmen | besides t appropriations ; for the • regu
lar 1 complement' of : commissioned 'officers. M .\u25a0
.-v? The : Health Department ; gets $7200 for iBSUV
itary •• lnspEctlon.r ?sr>2o;.for "• plumbing ,: ; Inspec
tion, ; $2400 j for I food . inspection,'; $3600 for dairy
Inspection, i $6000 for.; market 'inspect ion." $30,420
f«r salaries ot employes 'of ; the emergency and
Insane detention '^hospitals,';" 510.240 for mainte
nance of, the' "mersrency. hospitals.;.;--- ;
- . The Vi City ; ; and '4 County r Hospital J ic ; allowed'
$22,400 " ; for i wages *of • $99, 100 3 for
maintenance, "supplies i and* salaries .of : nurses.
$5000 for , ward \u25a0 equipment, 1 .- $SfMX) \u25a0 for ; tents • for
tuberculous patients "- and , $2400 " for, chaplain
servits: t, \u25a0..\u25a0>.. \u25a0\u25a0....-, ; :';-.-:./.-~ :.-\u25a0'; \u25a0\u25a0'•' v^..-r,'.-v
\u0084 Finance committee': for experting jthe books,
accounts' and proceedings of public 'officers and
the books of: corporatlotif \u25a0'/.- having., dealings
with the city; government, $BMX>; . completing
purchase -of burial '\u25a0 ground r for.i the \ indigent
dead ;in \u25a0; San * Mateo - CountJ-, i $5000: . sanltarj'
measures , In - Chinatown,', ?1500; > stationery^ and
printing, *531, 500; purchase, -ot i book v typewrit
ing. /machines. S1200;. for- printing • of
Civic Architect i D.-. H.", Burnham.'. s3o!Jo: ' furni
ture for' public buildings, "J!U2,00o;, expenses
connected with - the r acquirement Vof • public
uUHtieE,».«5OOO:: Grand Jury expenses/. $2000;
! water for nubile ; buildings • excepting \u25a0. schools,
$14,090: hydrants,' SSO.OOO: lighting streets'.and
public buildings,; $320. 0O0;'- additional -clerk for
Auditor, $1200: additional-clearkifor."Treasur
er^ $12?0; salary of an extra Assistant; District
Attorney, *30C0; ; and : extra bookkeeper,'. $1200 :
salaries , Justices X of t the .' Peace in - accordance
with ; law Increasing ; the same, ': together. * with
clerk and • : assistants,",: *2G,4Co; :e additional
guards, and .van driver for Sheriff, $3300;
maintenance of Jails, ;f6ooo. , -
: TEN EXTRA' ;; POLICEMEN*. ,- \u25a0
1 .Whenthe ordinance was : read ,_ by, 'title
by the" clerk of ; the Bobrd "of Supervisors
Boxton /wanted \u25a0 to. know if .any ;of the
other committees; of *the board -had been
consulted* in {the > ; compilation -of the
budget". | Brandenstein replied - that ; the
Finance Committee had, labored : lonV ahd
hard j mi - thp .document' : which i was \u25a0 now
submiftefi- to ; the .boai'd f or ' Its consider
ation/: The ordinance . contains": the in
junction \u25a0';. in several places 't that the
amounts appropriated; for salaries are to
be expended , for .civil . service employes
only. The .ordinance also > specifies | iiV: de
tail : the ' number, of- employes for which
provi&ion', is made;; notably in . the case \u25a0 of
those 'of .the department "'of ' 'electricity.
Among- the-: appropriations -recommended
are ;he : following: "; - . , . . :
\u25a0 Repairs' to public i buildings .other -than
schools,- ?78.250; repairs to Fourth \ and Sixth
street bridges, $6000; -t repairs 1%0 bituminous
pavements, $40.000; " repairs to basalt and . cob
ble streets. $r>1,500;_ c cleaning and- repairing of
sewers,-. 585.0C0: < Improvements to- streets ion
_water> front, X500O; . Improvement of Berry
'street \u25a0 between . Second and Third. ,$1500: -to
widen ' Mission .street, between Silver avenue
and Tlnglfy street. $1500. . ,
Purchase of latid for preserving Telegraph
Hill. ?25,000; improvement o£ Precita^ Valley
6wamp. $13,000; bridge at San Jose and Mount
Vernon avenues, $15,000; acquirement of land
for St.' Mary's square. ?25,0oo;: restoration of
pavement- on Fourth \u25a0 street from -\u25a0 Howard Ito
Townsend. -JK-.UOU; approach to new-Thlrd
street -bridge. ?12,00o; convenience- 'station
south ... of "Market -street. $7500; removal of
blutf at "Twentieth "and 'Kentucky .'streets,
$7500;; completing . paving of Mission : street sto
county line, ?70uo; purchase o! land from.Sev
enteenth street to Corbett road. ?5000; safety
stations on Market street ' at Battery. * Mont
gomery, Urant avenue' and Mason. $5250; ex
tension of .- I'iedmont street,^,s4ooo; extcneibti,
of Manchester street, $1500; i bronze balustrade
in rotunda of City Hall.i $4OtO;' additional
street signs, ! $1000; culverts or bridges in't^ie
University. MoundVdistrict, ;$1250: police ita
tlon'on Bush; street near Polk, ?20,000; engine
house in House of Correction district, $18,000;
flrehouse on Presidio Heights, \u25a0 ?18.000;, com
pleting park on Dolores i street." slooo; | Improv*-.
ment of proposed road from Ocean avenue and-
Corbett road to the county line. $17,500; 'oil
plant in the; City ' Hall, ;?25C0; repairing Cor
bett, \u25a0' Ocean, . San Bruno, ' San Jose. * Point 3 Lo-'
boa and View avenues. v $12,000; :- oiling county
roads, , $5000;' iniprpvins streets .in •: front of
city -property, ' Including the; paving of Baker
street between Oak and Fell, $25,000/
. :'.: '.. -f REPAIRS ; TO '\u25a0\u25a0', BUILDINGS. ,; '^
The Board of Supervisor* :ye»terday
received i from ; the ' Finance Committee
the draft of the proposed ordinance fix-
Inar .the -appropriations to , be^ allowed
each department of the city urovernr
ment during the next fiscal year and
making a municipal ! budget of the
same. The ordinance makes a total ap
propriation of $7,287,000, which necessi
tates | a ; tax rate of »i 07 on- every . 9loo
ot, nssessed valuation, based on - ; esti
mated assessment ' of ; $510,000,000. In
clndedv ln : this amount i» $357,000 Jfpr
the' maintenance: of the parks, 'which
under the 'charter In outside of the dol
lar limit. . To the amount - enumerated
must be added the sum of $477,000, to
be raised for bond redemption and in
terest fund, which vrill necessitate \ the
levy of I an ; additional 0.36 cents, • thus
making^ the total tax levy for municipal
purposes ' for • 1005-1006 : the sum of
$1.1636 on every $100.
.The Finance Committee sets aside the
sum ''\u25a0 of nearly I $1,000,000 for new per
manent Improvements, of which $350,000
Is -for • the \u25a0 conversion of the • Geary
street; road Into an electric municipal
street >nllroad " Mystem and the "con
struction of a new road' In connection
therewith * along -J Point " Lobos avenue,
from Fifth to Teuth avenues, and along
Tenth avenue to* Fulton street." w'.The
sum of $150,000 set aside last year, for
a, Twin Peaks nuxillary waiter supply
system Is reappropriated.
Other improvements designated are as
follows: " ' '\u25a0".;, .\u25a0\u25a0•.\u25a0\u25a0
REPORI FILED
Geary- Street
; Koad to Be
-tJOUSfilt.
The trial of Cress Unger, former
seizure cle'rk' in the Custom-house, was
resumed . yesterday before United
States -District Judge de' Haven and a
Jury. United States District Attorney
Devlin took an active part in the pro
ceedings/ assisting Assistant United
States- Attorney Charles M. Fickert.
who has .been put in charge. Frederick
S."Stratton, Collector of the Port, sat
by the side of the prosecuting officers
and frequently \ advised with them-
The wife, daughter and son of the de
fendant occupied seats in the court
room. :
, Bert Schlesinger of counsel for Unger
was assisted by. Attorney Seth'Mann, a
life-long friend of the defendant.
-"William Hamilton, special deputy,
told how he had met Unger by appoint
ment on' October 16 last year. It was
on a Sunday, and Unger informed him
that he had failed to deposit certain
money.: with the cashier, but would do
so on the following day. On the Tues
day following Unger said he was go
ing ;to, resign and handed over to Mr.
Hamilton a sack containing $1505 In
gold ;coin, which" was in full of all de
mands that could be made against him
by the Government. .
Clement G. Perkins, cashier of the
Custom-house, testified that Unger de
posited, money with him every day. -
.rEllis A. Holmes testified that on Oc
tober 24. he was detailed to take charge
of the seizure-room. Unger told him
that t^here had been a shortage and
that he expected -to resign and go Into
business. The witness had a conver
sation'with him at his house later,
when = Unger expressed regret that the
thing had happened.
Collector - Stratton, on being recalled,
said -that Unger had asked his permis
sion to remain in the office for a while,
for. if he should absent himself abrupt
ly.'the newspaper reporters would no
tice it and then the whole matter might
become public. The witness allowed
him. to remain • until October 20, but
did not' permit' him to perform any of
the duties of. the office.
The witness then told of his having
started. the Investigation on September
30. Thai was a holiday and the wit
ness went to his. office for. the purpose
of consulting data as material for a
speech to be delivered by him. He
found Mr. Farmer there and while they
were talking a package of money came
up from the Postofflce to be checked by
the seizure clerk and then sent down
to the cashier. .
"I; told Mr. Farmer, that that was
against my positive instructions and I
demanded of him that he should begin
an investigation of the accounts of
the seizure clerk's office," added Mr.
Stratton.
The trial will be resumed at 11 a. m.
to-day.
Collector Relates Hoav He
Ordered Investigation to
Be Made in the Accounts
7AmßmEmm
EXPRESSES HIS EEGBETS
Millidri Dollars
for .;.imprpYe-:; v: ;
c \u25a0'\u25a0'- ments. v ;
Hands Sack of Gold to
Colonel Billy Hamilton
in Full of :All Demands
Tour committee directs your attention spe
cifically \u25a0to the \u0084 fact that .by recent State
legislation i respecting - the scnool department
the \u25a0 revenues I of -the " municipality ; t were cut
down by about a >quarter of a. million dollars.
This handicap your committee has sought by
every means ..within -its power, to offset and
has endeavored to meet carefully and fully
the. maintenance needs of -every department
and to provide for ! important j public Improve
ments. In conclusion your committee submits
that an - examination ?of the . proposed budget
will disclose that of the -amount of the rev
enues raised by : the dollar tax between .19
and 20 cents has' been set aside for permanent
improvements and • repairs In- the nature , of
public -improvements. \u25a0:. " •
No action was "taken on the- ordinance
as recommended f>v the Finance Commit
tee/ The board adjourned to meet this
evening at 8 o'clock, ; wheh taxpayers will
be given-, an '-. opportunity to be heard as
to their, desires for improvements. ,; The
budget will ' in * all likelihood lie . passed
to print- in, the shape as presented by the
Finance Committee.* Two hundred copies
have already \ been 'printed for. distribu
tion and more will "come from the printer
to-day. Anattempt.willbemade to pass
the ordinance: '-to print Thursday, evening
or on next Monday. _i A week later it will
be finally, passed and: then will go to the
Mayor, who -has ,the power, to' veto spe
cific items therein if , he . so '\u25a0 chooses. . It
will take • the votes of fourteen . Super
visors to; override the Mayor's veto of
any .-item. \u25a0- • • .'\u25a0 .\u25a0. \u25a0 -*. - . ~\^i'iA^
HANDICAP.
To bring the school < buildings in a bettei
state of! repair and sanitation we have specif
ically ; segregated I from the school appropria
tion the sum of. $100,000 to be . devoted ex
clusively for ..; that \u25a0 purpose. It must be re
membered \u25a0 that in \u25a0 addition » to the allowances
in . the budget • there will < Inure to the benefit
of the school department for the construction
of- new school, buildings -a sum- in excess of
$1,000,000 already realized out' of the sale
of. municipal bonds and available for the pur
pose. • .\u25a0\u25a0:••
j . The appropriation of |25,000 Is for the pur
pose of preventing ; the . destruction of homes
by blasting \u25a0 operations and to preserve Tele
graph Hill *as an * historic and : esthetic land
mark. There can be no doubt as to the wis
dom of •> the policy. , of preserving this hill.
The board.' •of \u25a0 course.' \u25a0 does \u25a0 not : concern Itself
alone for the Immediate commercial needs of
the I city "but must also be guided • largely by
Intelligent - Ideas | for • Its beautlflcatlon. The
hill is picturesque to • a - and known
to the seafarers the world over as a distinctive
and Inspiring feature of our harbor. \u25a0 The loss
of the hill would be -' irreparable. This Is In
line with \u25a0- the ; present - movement guided by
D. H. Burnham of Chicago for the adornment
of. our city.
That ' the ;" commercial, progress . of • the \u25a0. city
Is dependent In a great \u25a0 measure upon the
efficiency of •.. its - transportation - facilities la
obvious. And It Is equally obvious- that we
should • rest content i with nothing but the . best
of such facilities. ; The unwillingness or In
ability ;of private corporations \u25a0to give us the
service to which we are entitled leaves the city
no alternative. \u25a0 --: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 >•'
'\u25a0 In . order ; to ' make ; effective . the declaratory
ordinance recently passed \u25a0 the \u25a0 sum , of $350,000
Is set aside * for . the • reconstruction » and . con
version by the municipality of the Geary street
road .into ,"• an -s electric •: road iwith an under
ground , conduit system. •'<•.- The road thus •to be
constructed will , begin . at Kearny > and Market
streets and ~- extend ; along - Geary * street .to
Fifth avenue and along Point . Lobos - avenue
to \u25a0 Tenth I avenue and | along I Tenth avenue to
Fulton- street and Golden Gate • Park.', This
appropriation . will ' permit . the *. actual ; opera
tion of the \u25a0' road <in the early part . of the
fiscal i year \of i 1006-7 . by • the i purchase in that
year of the necessary - rolling • stock and other
equipment.; i>- •«•'- '\u25a0 '\u25a0 : -~ •* •-'\u25a0 "
the budget was the re
port of Uhe 'Finance Committee thereon,
in -.which reasons '?. are " assigned for .the
various appropriations. 'The report says
':-\u25a0'\u25a0 '"\u25a0 TO -OPERATE ROAD.
property, _ l $58,000;?. appropriation - of- the city
[toward • payment,* of salaries ,- and "\u25a0- expenses.
$600.000; . repairs * and sanitary t .plumbing to.
flfty. schools, $100,000; 'total $1,505,000. . _
-,' For salaries and maintenance of public libra
ries $76,500 ; Is allowed. \u25a0 and the park ; fund Is
fixed at $357,000.-, ;...,.,; .
FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBMITS CITY
BUDGET TO SUPERVISORS.
UNGERE MAKES
UP SHORTAGE
¥heSS^N^FRANCISGO^GAI:L,^TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1905:
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1 AWFUL
SKIN DISEASE
Sores Covered Neck and Cheeks—
Itched Day and Night— Noth-
ing Did Me Any Good —Was
Growing Worse.
CURED BY CUTICURA
AT COST OF $4.50
Miss Nellie Vander Wide, of Le.lt-
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April 18, 1904, says: "I do wish yon
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papers, so that others suffering as I
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skin disease, sores covering my ears,
neck, and cheeks. Scabs would form
and they would swell, and itch day
and night. Then they would break
open and blood and matter run out.
I had tried many different remedies, .
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I was growing worse when I tried
the ' Cuticura Remedies. The first
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three boxes of Cuticura Ointment, and
three bottles of Cuticura Resolvent* I
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li|N|wuip
Humours, Eczemas, Itch ia^s,
and Chafings Cured by
Cuticura
The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema ; the fright-
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of hair and crusting of the scalp, as
in acalled head; the facial disfigure-
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the "awful suffering of infants, and
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milk crust, tetter, and salt rheum, —
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