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REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING NEWS The prediction that San Francisco should by July 1 have the appearance or a new city Is .fulfilled, for there are so many, buildings almost completed and ready to be inhabited in the resi dential district that the city has lost, to a great extent, its deserted aspect- The greatest change in the city is north of California street as far west as Jackson and from Powell to Polk. Polk street is a remarkable example of what can be done when people are zealous to rebuild. Fears were expressed at one time that the fire would change the char acter of this thoroughfare and it would cease to be a business street. For once the prophets were In error. Polk street Is being rehabilitated on very much the same lines as It was before the fire. The buildings, perhaps, are more substantial, but the stores and mar kets will be well night Identically the same and will in many instances be owned by the same proprietors. There is one owner who was so enamored of his ' old building that he has rebuilt his new hotel on the old plan, but Instead of a drug store occupying the corner of Polk, and California streets there Is a saloon. Polk street Is practically rebuilt from Sutter to the end of the streetcar line and its rehabilitation possibly is re sponsible for the number of private houses that have been built on the streets north. A DISTRICT OF FLATS From Polk street to Powell and from Sutter to Jackson will be the great flat district. There are few houses be ing put up in this section and many of the flats are large and will rent for comparatively big sums. There is not the slightest reason to fear they will not rent, for real estate agents report there is a big Inquiry for flats In this quarter. The tastes of San Franciscans are variable, for before the fire apartment houses were preferred to flats; but now there is a decided change in this regard and the inquiry Is for moderate sized fiats. Of apartment houses there are a great number and some of the finest are on Jackson and parallel streets north of California. Bush, which at one time promised to be the street of private hotels, has not as yet established its character, though there Is to be thrown open to the public an apartment house of the same name and on the same cor ner as before the fire. One of the most surprising in the rebuilding of San Francisco is that there will not be any great change in the aspect of the city. Of course, there will be some entirely different" houses, but "the main outlines and the char acter of the "streets will be pre served. Many of the new houses are exact" duplicates of those that were destroyed and many sections will be the same. Chinatown has not changed. The Italian quarter Is the same with tlie exception of some larger houses. Kearny street will ultimately be a retail street, while insurance and other offices will go back to their quarters in -California and Sansome. streets. \ RENTS ARE FALLING As was predicted 'in these- columns rcr.ts have had to come down. In speaking of this John H. Speck of the :irai of Speck & Co. said: "Rents are coming to their normal condition, and one of the best signs is that owners are realizing that this is the case and are voluntarily reducing their prices. There are one or two causes for this. One of the reasons is that many peo ple "are leaving town for the summer and secondly so many new houses have been built that- there Is a general ex odus to the new places. The reduction has been all the way from $15 to $20." The real estate market has been quiet during the last week, although there has been noticeable a better feeling during the last few days. The fall in the price of lumber and other building material has Improved the situation, and the bettering of the car service also hau strengthened public confidence. The inquiry for downtown locations has not ceased and there is every hope that owners will come to a reasonable basis. There has been some talk during the week of the J. Z. Davis estate beginning work on the old Thuriow, block and the architect Is said to be preparing plans for a fine' office building". Operators In discussing the situation yesterday admitted that the market was quieter now than was ex pected, but they said that they were confident that it would rally shortly and that sales which were now hanging fire would be consummated.. TELLS OF LOCAL CONDITION'S A well known real estate man. In speaking of the city, said: "We are In a critical state as a j result of Industrial and municipal con ditions, but there can be only one re sult, better times. It would be amaz ing if there were not a stagnation in the market- Matters are greatly dis turbed, and. until the city is settled we roust expect an Idle market. No city could go through such an experi ence as we are undergoing and not feel it: As soon as we get an estab lished government security will be es tablished and people who are now re fusing to purchase property and are begging to hold on for a few weeks to see how the tide will turn would fc be in the market for property. I know of i several big deals that are hanging fire just for that reason. A mayor who has the confidence of the city would be worth millions to us. ; Of course there Is an election staring us in the face, and that will help to keep the market quiet, because no one can tell how It- will tarn out. TVe are on the right road now. however, and already •»-c are. feeling 'ln a slight way some benefits." RETURXS FROM YOSEMITE p. E. S. Baldwin, who has "been in '. the Yosemite valley, has returned to the city. A. L. Harrigan will leave next week to spend his summer vacation at Del Monte. \u25a0*„ Harrigan, Weidenmuller & Rosen stirn have sold a Western addition business corner for the account of Wil liam A. Magee, Thomas - Magee and Frederic A. Ma&ee to D. W. Tietjen. on the'ndrthwest corner of. Fillmore and Union streets. 37:6x100 feet. The improvements consist of a frame build ing containing stores and flats. The price was In the neighborhood o* $23.500.,,- f , ' M - By order of the . several referees. G. I-L Crobsen & Co. held a public auction in their new salesroom. 20 Montgomery etreet. on Tuesday. June IS. Two de sirable parcels were offered and -the • pirited bidding" from the large crowd Jn attendance showed plainly that good realty holdings are in demand. The above 'firm plans to hold another auc tion on July 16 at the same place. SALES BY UMBSE.V & CO. G H. 1 Umbeen & Co. report.* among others. 'the -following recent sales: For account of William' Hoelscber. lot and lmp%r«nenw ©H^«st line of .Devtea^ro street. T? feetioutfaiof HaUUt • street, 25:9x103: price sr* (KM account of G. U. Umbsen. Bobm line of Clay street, 91:8 east ct Drnmm street, 22:11x30; price $6,800. For account of Central trust company, northwest corner of Powell and Vallejo streets; price $3,500. For account of W. n. B&dcllff, John Kennaugh and James B. Ho! oman, referees, to C." E. Ford, lot on the northwest corner of Twenty-fifth and Howard streets, 52x115: price $6,600. For account of P. Kourkp. lot and improvements south line Clay street. 156 feet west of Scott street; price Jtf.OOO. For account of L. M. Hoeflcr, lot corner San Jose arcnue and Unidilla; price $3,000. For account of Mrs. P. J. Ryan, lot southwest corner of Fourteenth • and Natoma streets, 20xS0; price $4,000. For account of Eugenia T. Larsen, lot on the east line of Larkin street. 62:6 north of Pine street, 25x87:6; price $4,000. For ac count of Jeanette Dickinson, ' lot on the north line of Vallejo street. 155 feet east of Kearny etreet, 20x137:6; price $2,000. For account of William Watson, lot and improrements on the north line of Merrltt street. 100 feet east of Danvers; price $2,800. . For account of Cath erine Lynch, lot on the west . line of - Natoma etreet, SO feet 6outh of Fourteenth street; price $2,000. For account of Norton estate, lot on the west line of Con Terse street, 250 feet north of Bryant street: $1,700. For account of H. W. Elsert. lot^nouth line of Greenwich street, 171 feet west of Pierce street. 34:4^x137:6; price $1,150. For account of M. D. Merritt. lot on the west line of Eureka street. 16§ feet north of Twenty-third street, 25x134:3; . price $575. For account of E. B. Lllllenthal. lot on the west line of Scott street. 25 feet south of Chest nut street, 25x100: price $900. For account of F. Gartner, lot on the west line of - Douglass street, 50 feet north, of Romaln street; price $600. E. A..Visher to Xebon realty, company, southeast corner of Sacramento and Scott streets, 7GxSI:3 feet with improvements consisting of six flats and a two stury house; price $25,400. CHIXATOWX TRAXSACTIOX The Landry C. Babfti company an nounces Its r«moval Into its new perma nent building at 423 Kearny, street and reports the following leases during the past week: Qaan Him to California shrimp company. 633 Pacific street, five years, $6,000; Quan Him to George Mckerson, 635 Pacific 6treet, \u25a0 five years, $4,500; Gladys 11. Lent to N. C. Babln. Jewett housp. San Rafael: P. Pala to H. Kohn, botel at 424 San Bruno avenue, five years, $4,500; Pauline Torpey to Seller Brothers & Co., four story building at 14 Spear street, five years, $39,000; for a client to Blanche Davis, building In Bartlett alley, 77 feet south of Pacific street. 143 months. $27,170; J. Freuler to Her thel & Goth, buildls* at the northeast cornor of Clay street and Waverly place, 10 years, $24,000. The real estate firm of Emil Kehrlein & Co. has sold> on account of L. Schlessinger to J. Fugazzi the resi dence on the north line of Vallejo street between Franklin and Gough, size. of lot 45:6x137:6, for $16,000. The firm also has sold to George D. Cooper the residence on the north side of Clay street, 137:6 east of Walnut street for JISiOOO. The owner, R. W. Osborn, was represented by Boardmau Bros. Emil Kerhlein & Co. have leased to A. Paladin! for a fish market the prem ises at 1350 Turk street near Fillmor** for three years at $2,500. The same firm has leased to Herman & Lenzen the premises at 318 Ellis street for cwo years for $1,500. OUT OF TOWX SALES Lyon & Hoag report a continued de- ! mand for home sites and' are selling lots in both the city and suburban tracts for that purpose. The following: is a list of sales for the past week: Tamalpals Park tract. Mill Valley, lot <5<5. price $600: Tamalpais Park tract to Uene FU«de carrax, lot 244. Tamalpals park. Mill Valle'. 5500: Bay District land company to 11. S. Spauldlng, -lot'.ln west line • of Fourth avenue, 2-5 feet north of C street. 25x95; «\u25a0 Msnn to William - Behrens. lot In the eaat line of. Twenty -fifth ' avenue. ' 250 feet north of I^ake : street," 30x120. $1,650; Pope estate company to F. and H. Yenisb. lot 0, block BSS. Pope tract, $1,400: Boston • Investment company to Walter McAllister, lot 2. block 19. Howard tract. Bur llnirame, $350; Burllngame realty company to Fannie E. Little, lots 9 and .12, blocK 6. sub dlviplon 2, Burllnßame park, Burlinpame, $1,800; Burllnsaroe realty company to Ada F. and Ewlng Brown, lot 31. block 1. subdivision 4, Burlingame park, Burlingame, $1,200. Fred J. Schmidt reports the follow ing sales: Hanna Dunn to David Lobree, double bouse In the north line of Seventeenth street, 170 feet west of Castro and Market, lot 51:4x137, $10,000: Hermann Scbomaker to Aurella Mol tena, lot 50x115. at the . southeast corner of Lincoln avenue and Silver alley. $600; Anna M. Schmidt to Maria Selfried, lot In south line of Seward street, 13:4 west of Douglass, 30x 123. $»00. McKenzie & Underhill report the pur chase from Deamer & Stetson for ac count of First Presbyterian church of lot in south side of Washington street 151 feet east from Van Ness avenue, east 130 by south 127:8*4 feet for $?.:>, 000. It is expected that the society will later improve the property with a church building. FIRM MAKES MAXY SALES Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. report the following sales: Account of M. Fisher company they hare sold the lot and building, consisting of an apartment iKJnse of six apartments, in the east line of Pre sidio avenue. 31:8V«,feet south of Clay street. 32x100 feet, for $20,000: account of Mrs. A. L. Osborn, the lot and residence In the north line of Clay street, 137:6 feet east of Walnut, lot 31:8x127:8% feet, to George D. Cooper, for $18. 000; account of M. J. Peterson, the lot and Im provements, consisting of six apartments. In the son th line of California street, 35 feet east of Presidio avenue, lot 32:6x100 feet, for- $16,500: account of the estate of Nettle - Atkins, the lot and residence In the east line of Seventh ave nue. 275 feet south of A street, lot 25x120 feet, for $3,000; account of Mrs. M. D. Flood, the lot In the northeasterly line of Fifth street, 50 feet southeast of Shipley, 25x100 feet, for $5,500; account of Olof Swenson, the lot In the east line of Larkin street, 6tf:6 feet north of Filbert, 22:8 x 99 feet, to William Mlrhoff, for $2,400; account of R. L. Ellrey, the lot and residence In the wist line of Twentieth avenue.- 150 feet south of I-«k<» street. 25x120 feet, to John Murphy, for $4,250; account of Mrs. B. Krelllng. the lot and Improvements at the southeast corner of Twenty second and Vermont streets, lot 33:4x100 feet, for $1,050. ' ... ' In the Pope tract, Shainwald, : Buck bee & Co. and Lyon & Hoag, who to gether are handling the tract, have sold lots as follows: 1 Lot 0 in block BS3, to Mrs. C. V. Mosher. for $2,000; lot :)0 In block 880. to Mrs. K. E. Eber hardt. for $1,450; lot 6 In block 885, to Mrs. A. B. Slater, for $1,200; lot 9 In block SB5, to Frank and Henry Yennish, for $1,400: lot 16 In block SS7, to Mrs. M. K. Waller, for $1,000. Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. , announce that they have got into touch r with some of the foreign money centers and have some money to loan on city -real estate. Loans will foe considered on improved S«rj unimproved property and the rates of interest will , be reason able. . . REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Henry Fafks and wife to Arthur H. Bildwln, lot In W llae of Ellsworth street. 125 N of Uniou avenue. N 75 by W 70; $10. -State of California to G, 01. Perine.t lots 21 to 25. block 355. tide lands; $22. - Same to same, lots -1- to t>, block 355, same; $30. • - • Joeeph F. Bluxome to i Elliot te McAllister, lot In SW line of Twenty-fourth .avenue South, 300 SE of J street, SE 75 by SW- 100; lot 4, Bay View No.~:40G; $10. ' ••...?•.' - Kdmund V. Holllngsworth -to I-ouU' 12. Hol llngswurth, " lot in £s line of- Liberty ..s^eet, 375 E of Castro, E. 25 by S 114; gift.;.- - , Mary Lougaran to Mary A. v O'Sulillvan, un divided three-quarters of lot la E llo* } of ' De vlsadcro • street. • 52:8? i N of Sacramento, N 25 by X ftl^J; $10. ---•..' ' ." 'i- . Charjcs C. llannon and wife to John SJ. Swtenev and wife, lot In S line of Valley, street, 254:4 X of Ssuchez. X 25:8 by S'll4; $10. '-t. Home realty, companr to Mlcha«>l ll.'-MuN lins,.l«t 44. block 1. College lilil tract ;! slo.. y 1 \u25a0 Pope estate company to Hannah Keller et al., lot on W line of Cole 'street,. 75-S'uf Grattan, SO:4H by \V 103:7*4; $10. < Same to Ro»allo Salmon, lot -In E ' line : of Cole street. 100 S of Carmel, S 25:1 by E 133:10%; $10. \u0084• ' ; . " • Pope • estate company, to Isabel "L." Phillips. lot on N line , Carmel Btreet,j 159 :5»£ W, of Cole. 33:0 M by N 114:4 li-16;:$10. .• , - ' Same to . Margaretba, lot in X line of Carmel street, 100 W, of Cole, W 26:5 by N;114:4 11-16; $10. ,-. '-"" "-\u25a0\u25a0--.'; - IV-.- , \u25a0•;<--' ;.5."v-;.. r;:- . Same to", Arthur.-Meycr ',and^ wife, -Jot- on - N line of Carmel street. 100 E of Shrader, E 33:0% by N' 114:4 11-16; $10.« , Same to Abe . Keller, lot In W line of , Cuie ffiHE^Sj^^ street. .75:4% \u25a0 S of Grattan,* S ' 24:7% \u25a0by~ W. 103:7%; $10. - - 4. - " . Same to Jessie G. \u25a0 Cookson, lot In ; N line of Carmel street, i 120:5 W of Cole, W. 33:0V4 by N 114:4 11-16: $10. Margaret ~S." Le Breton" to Joseph "O'Brien, lots 1028 and 1030. gift map 3; $10. -\u25a0'•r- : J < % Harry C. Newhall and wife to Franklin E. Metcalf lot' in S line of California street, 120.C23 E of Michigan avenue, E 25.13, ' S 114.37, W 23, N 111.82: $10. :-, '-.:.•--;.•• , A. H. Heltmeyer' and 'wife to, Freeman ?D. Bovard, lot at S W corner of - Point Lobos and Seventh avenues, W 53:4 by S 100; $5,500. -. Frederick R.- and Alma "E.; Drlnkhouse; to Gottfrid T. Olson, lot In N line of Alma avenue, 132:6 E of Stanyan street. E 15 by N 100; $10. Helen . Keating to Luella E. Ames, lot fn 8 line of Chestnut street, 137:6 W of Octavln, W CS:9 by S 137:6;-$lO. ; Everett Ames and wife • to . Addlson E. Shaw, one-fourth same; $10. \u25a0 \u25a0•. '\u25a0< \u25a0 • • , Frank -W. Smith to ' City , electric company, lot at XW corner of Beach and Mason streel3, W 137:6 by N -137:6; $10. \u25a0 Same to < 6ame. lot In N line of \u25a0 Bay street,' 45:10 W- of Mason.. W 91:8 by.S 60: $10.., ..'-\u25a0' Jacob Heyman company to E. \u25a0M. Boysori \u25a0 and I wife, lot In W line of • San : Bruno : avenue, 456 |S of Erie street," S24by W. 150; $10. .: A-i I Cuneo & Costa company •to -. Jacob Heyman company, ; lots 260 and 261, Predta valley. $10. Mattie E. Jewell to Alice -G. Jewell, lot jat NE corner of Twenty-first and Capp streets, T E 25 by N 94 : 10, and one • other piece ; $10. „• :\u25a0: \u25a0 4 Raymond Foss et al. to Henry s A." Dunkel,' lot mE line of . Thirty-flftb : avenue, \u25a0 275 N . Of X street. N 50 by E 120; $10. ;.^ * Estate of, Catherine C. Sharpsteln. to' Seashore realty company, lot in E line -of ; Twenty-third avenue, 100 N of California street. N 25 by E 120: $800. \u25a0:\u25a0 .\- : \u25a0 "- \u25a0\u25a0..•\u25a0\u25a0 •-• ; - \u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0\u25a0•. \u25a0\u25a0•'\u25a0• :...--. William G. Smith and .wife:' to , Ernest : TJ." Homburg and wife, lot:' In- NW^ line :of Paris street. 325 SW -. of r Persia avenue. SW "25: by NW 100; $10. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0:. • v; , ..«'\u25a0 \u25a0 . - -,i Mary A. Lapldge to David Baker, lot In:SW line of Twentieth avenue : South, 175 SE of X street. SE 60 by SW 100; $10. - .. --• Anna A.- Foster -to Leopold Welnsteln;.' lot ; In N line of Sllllman - street, 60 E of Somerset, E 60 by N 100; $10. ' >• • • . v Bartholomew Coffey to Giuseppe Bard lna, lot in line of Montcalm street.; 130 E of Alabama, E 25 by N 100. lot 20, Harris map 1, P. V.; $1 O.- Mary .D. Flood to Melissa >A. \u25a0 Potter, -r lot ' In NB line of Fifth "street, SE . of . Shipley, ' SE 25 by NB 100; $10. . . \ Betsy Milzner to Augusta Falk.'.lot'bfW line of Ellsworth street, 150' S of Jeffersoa, W-70 by S 125; $10. \u25a0 -..--' \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0; \u25a0\u25a0:. . .... ..-,-; Lars Larsen -to William H. '. Boger -and . wife, . lot at SE corner of Thirtieth and Harper, streets.; E2sby S 85; $10. ; - . • - . * \- vrj Thomas A. Drlseoll to W. F. Wilson^. for ease ment for benefit of lot In S line of Sutter. street, ,80 Eof Stockton,. E 50 by S 70, and. one other 'piece; $10. . . . ' . ... : Lee'Bo San to Jose D. Estrada company, lot at SW corner of Washington street and Waverly place, S 36:8 by W 34:10; $10. Building Contracts Seymour and Joseph H. A ttell : with .H. J. Spring — Lathing and plastering for a three story frame building at 1257 McAllister street; $1,485. Title Insurance . and\ guarantee company with Royal heating company — Steam heating work for a five story and basement class C building in X line of Montgomery street, 45:6 8 of Pine, S 25 by E 70; $1,420. Ellen Malloy with Dahl & Kessler— All work except gas fixtures and 'shades for a two story frame building In N line of Green street, 112:6 E of Polk, E 25 by N 115; $5.350. . Mrs. B. Rybicke and M. ' Rybicke wltu Frank S. Barker — All work for a . one story and base ment frame building in W line of Julian avenue. 185 N of Sixteenth street, ISS Julian avenue; $2,525. . Pabst brewing company with IM. F. ; Gale & Son, Adam Miller, John L. Crichton," Ickelheimcr Bros., Ruffino & Blanchi. J. H. . Keefe. J. <J. Sutton company, Hetty Bros.. - Van Emon com pany, California artistic metal and wire works. Sanitary devices manufacturing -company — To erect 'a 6 story and basement brick building 'at NE corner of Powell and Ellis streets; $209,04!). Glsberto Granuccl ' with G. .B. Baylletto/ G. Trevla — All work for a three story frame build ing In S line of Vallejo street, ICI-.C W. of Larkin; $19,200. - - \ Kate Lutz with C. Coghlll — All work for two story frame building (2 flats) at NE corner of Capp and Adalr streets, N 50, E 75 by N 25; $5,000. ~ . - Caroline L. Land with S. O. Hall & Co., K. Morgan as California oil burner company. John Sutton company, Otis elevator company, the McGllvray stone company. P. H. Jackson & Co., W. P. Fuller company. Conlin & Koberts, Cen tury electric construction company, G. A. Buell — ; For biill<ilnjr at SE corner of Bush and Sansome •treets; $36,394. - , n », Emma C. Ferris ; with Kern Bros, and 0. E. Brady & Son— Carpentery, hardware, glass, paint- ; in.c. asphalt roof, etc.. for Emma Spreckels btiildlnjr. on S line of Market street, 460 E of Sixth, E DO by S 165; $37,207. Anna C. Spreckels with Glove engineering company. Century electric construction company and Clinton flreprooflng * company — Hot water heating system for fesldencc building at SW cor ner Clay street and Van Ness avenue, W 157:4} i by S 142:8U; $32,578.80. '\u25a0 . • Mrs. Catherine Malone with G. Anderson — All work for two story frame building (two flats). In i W line of Lexington street, 137 S of Eighteenth, S2sby W 80; $5,600. ' - James Otis, trustee, with .Western- iron, works — Two wrought Iron fire escapes for six story and basement brick building at SE corner |of Davis and. Pacific streets, 137:6x120; $1,300. • Henry Michaels and Robert Watt • with . Otis elevator company — Two freight- elevators and two electric dumb waiters for building at ' the corner of First and Jessie streets; $7,270. • ; The News Letter this week has a great claim on the thanks of the pub lic, for it Is a directory of the summer resorts of California. In a descriptive, agreeable and. graceful manner it gives all the information necessary to the camper and the soeker after a vacation spot. It not only publishes the loca tion, but also gives information as to the means of getting there, the cost of entertainment and many other details that will corrimend themselves to the reader. In,,addition to this«there are the usual number of. pages devoted to the interests of the week. The Sub urbanite department furnishes much information regarding the transbay and peninsular cities. The fact that the daily newspapers have forgotten \u25a0 to chronicle the utterances of the labor union men at Walton's pavilion does not 9eter the News Letter from giving them full publication. .This bright journal is to be had at every news stand. • - PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE . OAKLAND, . June 21.— The % public schools closed today fpr the ' midsum mer vacation of seven, weeks. • V 1 !". v.' _^^^^^^^^^Mm . Then compare it critically with any I j^^^g^^^^P^OT • distinguishes it, "% and we believe you lft^^^P^^7^/l|i . fully convinced of its supe-, l^^^lij^^ 'H^WlS 1 fecT:^ -hygienic ;' and sanitary conditions, MRS. SIMPSDN REGRETS CHARGING HER HUSBAND Fails to Appear in Court When Neglect Case Is : to Be Heard JUDGE IS .^INDIGNANT Issues; Bench-warrant arid \u0084, Says Cornpiairiant Is • V \u25a0- ; Untrustworthy / ALAMEDA, > June.' 21--Mrs- Isabelle Davis Slmpson'f ailed to ? appear '< In the 'justice's <p'ourtT' today ;,rto* | prove ;the charge '• of failure - ; tot provide Hhatf she had ' made ;• asainsts.her --. husband; y Attor ney M." TV.'* Sinipsbn/V; A\berichVwarrarit wast issued "foWberCarrest*, by "Judged B. ( E. . Johnson^' with'instr actions ; to^Deputy Constable George ;p.":OrayutOrhaye.;her In. court < next '.Tuesday^, nlorning .>at.._9; o'clock.: -• \u25a0\u25a0 "- ' •*: -\u25a0\u25a0'?/?: -\u25a0• ';' '\u25a0\u25a0•.-. :•.' ' 7' -j After;he had. walted«an hour.tfor.lthe complainant, Judge Jphnson became im-; patient and- remarked: J^;. ,;:.;' \*i ,-. ' VThls- woman ; ;was • regularly "eub penaed'ahd promlsed*faithfuny.that she would be r , here ; on;, time."; She x has; not kept her word -or;" sentr ahy t excuse jj for her absence,"- apd/nowy- 1 > would not : . be Inclined to-beltevey her!under;oathi' v : She" IS' evidently • seeking/ notoriety iand^not ' relief, else A"she^wou^d^not \u25a0;•. treat J3 the xourt in 4his\di6respecjuruli manner. ;' l ,will | issue'^i , berichl warrant j for,' her: ar rest and "order that y she> be brought' be fore me -next .Tuesday- morning, at 9 o'clock.'*' ; Deputy District £ Attorney W. - H. I* Hynes, who was on hand to conduct the prosecution, who .was also indignant •at the action of ( 'Mrs. Simpson in ignoring a subpena of the 'court,*, said: -\u25a0>';. "If this woman -is of .the belief -that she can make a collection agency ; out of> this court^she. will! W' surprisingly deceived. Mrs. ; Simpson " repeatedly came to the district attorney's office with | her troubles "and now ' when "the office is -ready to assist, her slie falls to be where she was legally ordered to be." M. ' Stuart ' Taylor," .who .has been rep resenting Mrs. Simpson^ also falled'to be on hand wheri.the [case was called. He sent; no excuse . f or i'the \ absence of himself or client, v Simpson -was; present and prepared to make a 'defecfee and tell the court what | he .was iwifling to do toward providing for his' wife. . He has been paying her $17.50 a month for the care of the child. -v.;:.j ; ;": . ; n. ; '\u25a0 ; It/was said today} that Mrs. Simpson was, notr so. desirous, now;of. prosecuting the charge of failure, to =provide against her husband .as she was two weeks ago and that, she would like, to have the, matter compromised. V!, v ;\u25a0 /-. TONOPAH SALOON KEEPER KILLED BY A WOMAN George Davis, Negro, Shot Four Times :, bjr His : Supposed i Wife | TONOPAH. , Nev.,; 21.^-6eorge (Devil) .Davis, ; .cplor^d.,pne' of j the .best knpwh'characters Jn Toii^pah.'fwas shot shortly before^ 1 3s3 s o^c'9<:k .* thls.^morniris by a woman .'/who" js Jsaid to. \ be... his wife and died 15; minutes 'later. : % The shooting took place "in the Eureka saloon, which .was'^owned by. the,-mur dered man. . ,;. - , , '.>'\u25a0: ;•,-.- Davis was ' standing at the craps table near- the. fear door when the woman entered. She stood directly be hind him and . not 'a' foot away, and without a word opened fire with a Colt revolver. The bullet struck Davis be tween the shoulders, and, as he partly turned and was falling 1 , she fired again and continued firing as he went down.'. There was a big crowd in the saloon at the "time- and there ; was a' scatter ing and' a rush : for '.the^doors and-'win dows as soonas the tirstshot was fired. A stray bullet struck "Kitty" Brune, a negro, In the: ankle.*. ""Five". shots were flred in all, four' of 'which took effect in the back of Davis.: \u25a0 • TEACHERS WILL MEET LOS ANGELES,. June 21-V-The Com mercial and" Shorthand Teachers' asso ciation, a .state organization, will hold its annual . convention . in \ Los ''Angeles, July 8 to "12, .in .conjunction with the National Educational association. meet- Ing. , ' ' \u25a0 JAPANESE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ARE ALARMED Powerful Parties Combine to Keep Baron Aoki in Power , HAYASHI SENDS WORD Unionists . and Conservatives r VCome^ to Rescue of r - .'Ministry ~ " *NE"W^ YORK, June 21.— Formal an .riduncement by Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese' minister for foreign affairs, in a Tokyo dispatch' published \u25a0 today' that Ambassador 'Aoki is jto be ' retained -at Washington is regarded here as clearly establishing^ the fact \u25a0 that the' 1 " present \u25a0Japanese*. ministry,' headed -by Marquis Salon ji,; has .assured [ itself of the sup port of • both the unionist and ! conserva tivej parties in its- present "attitude to wardiAmerica.* \u25a0•.;>/:'-. • . i l ; ' : For a / time \u25a0 there C" was ': some doub.t even in .Washington and at the Japan ese-embassy as ; the power behind the demand > of ., Coun t ": Okuma • for the;sub stitution ; for.; Aoki • at '.Washington a "strong .man,";-, by; which -term -it was understood he " meant ' a j Japanese j com mitted; in* advance i to *the polidy -. of de manding . from ."America i full [ rights of citizenship, ': of . residence: and : of, im migration'for Japanese.. . - Aoki I had realized \u25a0 early the impos sibility 'of securing \u25a0 all . of ; these - rights at .this -time' because of.:the inability of ;the . national government to domi nate' a state administration. His re ports to his own government to that effect, with.the intimation that it was advisable to | seek I instead of ; unlimited rights only those thatmight reasonably be to be conceded atJ this tlmie — an opportunist- policy— at first caused a disagreeable impression in Japan. BUSINESSMEN ALARMED V The successful outcome of the recent war with the;, : natural inflation of Japanese pride 'tended to make the am bassador's policy of doubtful popularity. It is quite- certain that the Saionji ministry \u25a0 was for a time somewhat taken aback at the ebullition of pop ular indignation evidenced in the publi cations in the opposition newspapers in Japan and it is even surmised that there was a slight weakening and dis position to make, some concessions. But soon after the agitation had reached its height the Japanese busi ness /interests began to feel a very strong pressure from abroad conveying a clear warning that a quarrel , with "America would leave- Japan\ friendless and certainly would discourage the in vestment of foreign capital in Japan ese enterprises." , With this . favorable influence . the Saionji ministry found little difficulty in 'securing the addition of the two great parties in Japan to its policy, and the announcement made from To kyo; through the Associated Press rela tive to Ambassador Aoki's tenure is re garded as convincing- evidence -that Count Okuma's 'onslaught has "failed and. that 'the -settled . policy- of "Japan .will now discountenance "Jingo" agita tion'directed against America and en deavor ( to.' strengthen^ the . friendly re lations.between-the two countries. /, : ROOT, LEAVES CAPITAL - V .Secretary. Root; left .Washington this morning 9 for" his -summer home near Utica,* N. Y.,^and Ambassador "Aoki in tends *to , remain at Buena Vista, , Md., during the heated term, so that it is not to be expected that, there, will -be .any important diplomatic exchange between the -governments at Tokyo and Wash-* ington in the near, future. \u25a0 .. TOKYO. June 21.— While there is a unanimity of opinion here that Ambas sador Aoki is unfitted' for -his present post at Washington, and it- is certain that attempts have been made, to re move, him, he has a very powerful po litical .support, and, moreover," being Viscount Hayashi's- (the foreign min ister's) senior in the diplomatic service, it would be 'a. very delicate matter for the latter to recall him. . ' i j Unless strong proof can be furnished that Ambassador; Aoki is persona non grata at Washington it is not likely that -Viscount Hayashi "will take- the initiative in removing him from the position. .-, . 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