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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 :5ȣ 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-,
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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. .-, .
There are rumors, however, to the ef
fect that the ambassador is' very unpop
ular, not only with . the Japanese, but
among ' the Americans generally, > and
should" this .prove . true his ; removal
might' be deemed necessary, despite , the
strong, influence now supporting him
here. , •
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