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REFUGEE OF MYSTERY
THOUGHT TO BE MAN
REVEALED AS WOMAN
Sudden Illness Discloses
Masquerade of Camp
Dweller
LEADS STRANGE LIFE
Neighbors Deceived as ( to
"*';• Sex of Unusual
eSH v^naraccer
S. B. Matson was known for a year
in the Point Lobos refugee camp as a
kindly old gentleman, a remittance man
from England, but yesterday, after
having been stricken with apoplexy
and taken to the park emergency hos
pital, it was found that S. B. Matson
•was a woman, \u25a0who had been masquer
ading as a man. The mystery of the
life of Matson was rather deepened
than explained by this discovery. The
doctors at the hospital state that the
stroke of apoplexy will probably end^n
death and'Hhe mystery bids fair never
to be explained.
All that is known of the woman is
that she appeared In the camp shortly
after the April fire. Her masculine
face, angular figure and male attire
•averted suspicion as to her sex. She
was about 55 years old. Neighbors
stated yesterday that mail that came
to , her once a month addressed from
England contained remittances. She
•was not Inclined to mingle much with
her neighbors, but tras friendly and
kind. Every one liked "the old gen
tleman."
• Yesterday the familiar figure did not
.appear in the camp. The morning
passed and the door of the house re
mained locked. A search was insti
tuted and Matson was found uncon
scious on the little bed. The park am
.bulance was summoned and the sur
geons diagnosed the case as apoplexy.
Up to a late hour last night she had not
\u25a0r/ecovered consciousness and was not
expected to live till morning.
PARK COMMISSIONER
DISAPPOINT CHILDREN
Refuse to Allow Fourth of
• July Celebration in.
|3l Garfield Square
\u25a0 Big and little folks In the Mission
are protesting vigorously over the ac
tion of the park commissioners in re
fusing to grant the use of Garfield
square for a fourth of July celebration.
Preparations had been made for an
elaborate celebration in the square,
and the program was considered of
euch Importance to the residents of
the district that announcement of it
was made at all the masses at St.
Peter's church last Sunday. George
•F. Welch, who represents the/fourth
of July committee in the Mission, an
nounced'yesterday that the celebration
was off.
• "The park commissioners claim that
grass was sown recently in Garfield
square and that they don't want the
grounds trampled on," said "Welch.
"Of course the disappointment is gen
eraL"39EOBgBO9MBOWU9H& *
\u25a0 . The children of the Columbia gram
mar --school, St. Peter's parochial school
*and the convent of Mercy had planned
:o take part in the celebration in the
' square and sing patriotic songs. A
general protest against the action of
\u25a0the- park commissioners' was raised
.among-. ali the school children yester
•' day.
MULLALLY-TELLS OF TRAFFIC
Says. United Railroads Is Carrying
:.. : •"; 200,000 People Daily
.- • Acting Manager Thornwell Mullally
-gave out a statement last night on be
half of the United Railroads to the
:*?ff«ct that the corporation was carry
-ing more than 200,000 people a day,
/each day' adding a few thousand per
;sons. to the average. It is now oper
'siting- 270 cars daily, with complete ser
• yice on .the lines bearing/ the heaviest
'. traffic, service In the Mission is con
. tlnUed as late as 10 o'clock, save on
•the .Valencia street line, which is oper
ated until 1 o'clock.
.' "The. Mason and Powell streets cable
.road will be operated today between 10
"a. m. and 7:30 pi m., and will give ser
:yice io North beach for the first time
\u25a0sintSe the strike. The United Rail
roads has not yet decided how soon It
..will begin to give night service on
cross town lines within the burned
districts and on the other cable lines.
/ The California street line, which was
: .'opera,ted as far as Montgomery street
"yesterday, carried large crowds. * There
.were only four cars on the line and' the
same number on Hyde street. Each
'car carried several men as it is neces
sary to give a . new man eight days'
practice before he is allowed to man
.age the grip by himself. The Califor
nia street line expects, to have a full
line .of cars in operation within a
week.
DIES FROM MORPHXXE
Charles Weinan, a laborer, was found
yesterday morning lying In 'a . sup
posedly drunken stupor at Minna and
Third streets and /removed to the cen
tral emergency hospital, where he died
several hours later. At the hospital: lt
•was found' that "Weinan was suffering
from morphine- poisoning. An effort
was made to revive him, but he died
without regaining consciousness.
THE GALL'S
BRANCH OFFICES
S ubscrip tions and^ Ad ver tise-
menta will be received in , San
Francisco at following offices:
1651 FILLMOBE } STREET
Open until 10 o'clock every/ nighV
818 VAlf NESS AVEXUB
".i Parenrai Stationery Store.,
SIXTEETf TH AND k JttARKET STS.
Jackson's ' Branch .;
( 6SS HAIGHT ! STREET
Christian's * Brancji- _; \u25a0\u25a0;__'
»T4 VALENCIA 'STREET
Halliday's Stationery. Store.
8011 I«TH IST. : ; COR. jUISSIOIV
International . Stationery Store.
' 1»1* CHURCH 'STREET
• , George ; Prewltt's -Branch. .
2200 FILLMORE STREET
I : • Woodward's Branch.-; .
MANEUVERS FOR COAST
DEFENSE BEGIN FRIDAY,
WITH ATTACK BY SEA
Militiamen and Regulars
Will Have Charge of r''
the* Big Guns x.
TO BE SPECTACULAR
Searchlights Will Throw
Rays on Bay to Find
Phantom Foe
A night attack on San Francisco
from the open sea will be the leading
feature of the coast defense maneuv
ers which will begin Friday and con
tinue until , July i 20. Militiamen', and
regulars will be In charge of the great
guns and will be flanked-. by the 'militia
and the signal corps. The big guns
will sink.* an Imaginary fleet in the
offing. The attacking fleet will be
simulated by the various government
tugs and launches about the bay
The day. attack will be largely a
matter of heading off landing parties,
but at night the fight will ?be against
a. large, hostile Pacific -fleet, which .will
attempt to run past the guns ; scattered
along, the face of the cliff on both
sides of the Golden gate. 9£3Q
The searchlights will play an Impor
tant , part in locating the • attacking
vessel, making a picturesque spectacle
on the nights of the. attacks, which
will be July 17 and 18..
While the publio will be allowed un
usual freedom in seeing the. maneuvers
the chief interest will be on these two
days. On the 17th the first defense of
the forts will take place, with a' simu
lated attack from the : land side, ' first
during the day and later at night. Oh
the 18th there will be combined" at
tack by land and water, lasting
throughout the day and continuing 'in to
the night, when the: most' interesting
events will take place.
The : maneuvers are held for the pur
pose of instructing the state militiamen
in the handling of the " big - coast de
fense guns . under the command of ; Col
onel Lundeen and the supervision of
General ; Funston, * who is "anxious to
have the militia in a position to man
the coast artillery on short notice, as
there Is a notorious lack of men in that
branch of the service. EHflf
Two four company battalions of mili
tia with the. signal corps .will be sta
tioned In the Presidio during the ma
neuvers. The force will be divided into
two sections, one the' attacking and the
other the defending force.
The orders issued to the militia com
mand all companies to appear with at
least 32 men each. This will prove, a
difficult thing to do in some Instances,
but failure to ; comply" will mean the
possibility of being mustered out. July
is an unfavorable time to. call out. the
militia ' from the " interior of the ' state,
and it Is from that section that the
complaints come. Company H of Napa
of the Second infantry has been placed
in the peculiar predicament of having
only 26 men, but being ordered by Ad
jutant General Lauck to attend with
that number If no more could be mus
tered. The companies will begin to ar
rive today and tomorrow, and on Friday
the encampment begins. .
The positions of the companies will
be as follows: . '
At Fort WlnSeld * Scott— Company A, ' Serenth
Infantry, : N. ; O. C, to : . Battery. Blaney and
Mine, command; B, Sereatta Infantry, to . Bat
tery : Lancaster; : C, Serenth Infantry, to Crans
ton: D, Serenta Infantry, to Godfrey; , E,
Seventh Infantry, to . Saffold ; , F, Seventh In
fantry, to McKlnaon ; G. Serenth - Infantry, . to •
McKlnnon; H, Seventh J Infantry, 1 to Howe; I,
Seventh Infantry, to Howe; X, Seventh In
fantry, to Chamberlain.
At Fort Baker— B, Fifth Infantry, to : Bat
tery Klrby: C, Fifth Infantry, to Battety Dun
can; D, Fifth -Infantry, \u25a0to . Battery George
Yates.
At Fort Miley— C, Second Infantry, to Battery
James Chester; H, : Second - Infantry, to Battery
Livingston. '"
E. . BARNETT AND FORMER ;
MAYOR THOMAS INDICTED
Defendants Accused by Grand Jury of
Having Fraudulently, Certified
to Pension Vouchers'
Among the indictments returned by
the federal grand Jury last Friday, were
two against E. Barnett, a money lender,
and one against f ormer \ Mayor • /W.\ R.
Thomas of Oakland," charging "them
with fraud' In connection with the \u25a0pen
sion^ vouchers .: of ' flye r veterans of ..the
civil war. It = is ' charged by "Special
Pension Examiner O. L. Sues that Bar
nett loaned. In March, 1906, certain
surras of money to I the - five •' pensioners
and: required them to sign, the .vouchers
for June. This \u25a0: is ' in ; violation : of } the
act of June 7, 1898, which prohibits", the
presentation of a pension voucher bear-,
ing a date subsequent to that upon
which it was actually signed. The sec
ond Indictment against Barnett 'charges
him with the unlawful', holding of a
pension voucher \u25a0 as ; collateral security.'
.Thomas is; : charged .with
falsely, certified 'under his notarial seal
that the five pensioners were personally
known to him,\u25a0'-:that,they;appeared}be
fore him 7 and ; were : sworn -by , :. him.
Thomas Is -on a vacation at Mount
Hamilton. . \_ . . "
The punishment f or these offenses ; is
a- fine of not ; more '- than $500. or-im
prisonment for ; not ' more- than -five
years. f
CHAUFFEUR EXPLAINS
HOW r NASH' TRICKED : HIM
Well Known Character; Hires Autb-
mobile for -Two Days and Re
fuses to" Pay Charges '\u25a0:
' "Honeit'^Nash,- a .well known ."dope
fiend," was ; before Police : Judge Conlan
yesterday;, on; a; charge •of defrauding
Jefferson ;D.: Floyd, a chauffeur,"; outf of
two > days', hire. The' case was contin
ued until . today. : |lP|BQß
iFloyd'testifled'.that Nash represented
himself as \, a i wealthy^ lawyer J andtj'on
June * 11 \u25a0-\u25a0 hired 1 his :: rautomobile/;'r automobile/;' , Nash
was \u25a0 driven . ; to \ Pacific '} street, .{.where
some women -got aboard and they drove
to the'; Cliff ? house."':-., From y there % they
droveito/San- Jose, \wherej they, stopped
all night. •. Next 'day/ they, returned,") but
stopped. "at the county l Jall.f as: Nash
said ; he ' had a number of [clients; there:
Then J _.they .went '?. across ?,the *-j,bay^ to
Oakland,- where iNash^and his: friends
left the: machine '.without paying . the
fare. . HMI^EHBBMfIMBrittfBEFraJ^I
' "I ! am , not surprised \ at *, you 'going; to
the county^'jall/.'^saldbthe; Judge ;t"o
Nash, .^ "as ..you i have ; been sent- there
often enough.""^
HAWKINS .' ASSUMES ; DUTIES
Dr. James \ Hawkins, . the i newly»ap
pointed v health ;-.-;' offlcer,%j assumed ?-" the
duties of the position yesterday. "Haw
kins said '-that- he. had* planned a 1a 1 vig
orous . policy : for,; the .' improvement uof
sanitary conditions .throughout the city."
Cannon \u25a0 Crackers
Loaded with our" candies] are.mostiap
preclated.' * Get g some '-\u25a0' for a the D f our th.:
Haas* ' Candy "= Stores;, Flllmore . at *, Ellis,
Van Ness; atl Sutt«r:a*4' 3B Market st.
near Ferry, >- — - -—^_^a-:
: THE:;;si^:;^^G]Efeb:^A^
N^K^ipQut^ pioneer
Banjcer^'^a^es to \
}the;; Beyond
N.^D. RIDEOOT, PRESIDENT OF THE MER
CANTILE TRUST COMPANY, WHO PASSED
AWAY v- YESTERDAY. V / ( V AUGH AN &
: KEITH PHOTOGRAPH).
' N.D." Rideout, president ' of the Mer
cantile, trust company, of San Francisco,
dred suddenly^ yesterday morninS". at his
home, * 1950 .Washington' street. He
passed away while 1 waiting i f or ;a book
keeper to "come ' from-, the bank with
some accounts .that she -had'/wishedytb
examine. His death has'almost;pros
trated Mrs." Rideout. /'
.The (deceased^. who was 75' years old,
came ; to California when the 'gold fever
was at; its. height; in, 1851.; ."Sirice; that
time ; he' : had been : : continuously.: active
up to the s ,very,/noment 6fihis*death.L ;^
f>Hejleft Bowdringham, Maine,* his na
tive village,, when Jhei was, l9]and; joined
the {same -.wagonV, train \u25a0 «, that',* brought
John ,M. 'Studebaker,: '. the - millionaire
wagon maker, /then a. blacksmith,' to
El Dorado.- . Both-became wealthy after
seven; years In- the gold mines. ' . : -
"Rideout's estate; according; to -.various
estimates, will total, from . one to. live
millions. ;,It» -represents interests In
eight ..banking' institutions : in several
northern: California -towns, '^the dredger
mines; of ,«Yuba'r and;; Placer counties , and .
his ' investments.in * Sah;: Francisco." He
established his; first bank-in
vil!einlßsß. i. Three .years, later he went
to Marysville," where -he' established fah
other.which is'still known, as the Ride
out bank. feThen; he gained control of
banks :, in Tuba , City, •'\u25a0- Orovllle, ; Gridley,
Chico; and Auburn; -)...-\u25a0
Shortly "after; this: expansion of Inter
ests' the »banker r transferred' hls^actlvi-*
ties ito', San' Francisco, ij For:2o!yeafs he
was < managing .-director of J . the London'
and " San ' Francisco '• ban k ; .since tme rged
with-. the ißank ibti California.^ He ' was
one of ;t; th c' , lncorpofatbrs «of 'i the \u25a0! Mer
cantile trust • company^ in 1 S 99 'and '\u25a0. was
Its first; vice -president/ -'Two {years ago
he" was elected i president. - ,;
The president - was j, at a . his i deski| last
Friday/ -. He: had^been : on fa . short . vac'a^
tion trip to Lake Tahoe,' that: tlredlhim
so '" much,',, he said,*; that he \ thought She
would do^ his- workfat}homel for 'a/ifew,
days. ;• No'^one : thought • that i his i lndispo-"
sition was more than fatigue,: and^hen
h e sent iword ;. to ; t he } bank [on i Monday
asking one' of 'the', book keepers" to~cbme
out VtheV; following 1 morning;; it": was
thought]: that", he ; was) preparing * toj re
sume, his ; desk : again.'/ ; * ' *-;'. .J y - " ,
: The ' clerk : hardly". had gone put "of the
bank \u25a0 on: his iway ;toj; the ; Rideout home
when X a. I message ? received I saying
that^ his chief had' passed away. ?;.'.;. '\u25a0,-
: : AUwidow," Mrs: Phebe ' t M.l Rideout, a
daughter, \u25a0 Mrs.^William j Ellery • Brlggs
of ; Sacramento, ;* a v brother, '] Benjamin
Rideout.^of. ; Berkeley,] andra r :sister,.Mrs;
M. : S. : Thresher of Stockton, r survived The
funeral will be held Friday. '* v
POLICEMEN IN RUNNING
BATTLE WITH BURGLAR
Revolvers Are Emptieid in
Market Street,: but \ No
Ohe>ls Hurt
A running platolflght between' a burg
lar and' Special Policeman 'Charles -CaVr
and .Policeman' Edward rsullivan- took
place in". '* Market (street w west> oft Sixth"
about?- 2 :30 ;' o'clock ', yesterday^ mornlrig. !
DurlngUhefprogfess "of -ithe % , battle ;both
ppllcemeniUßedtheirrammtinitionifreely
lri\the;pursult? of Ith'e ,' fleelngi man^but
tono avall.^the'burglar'escaping'lnthe
shadows.of ith^e burnedidlsti'lct." :
' .While? pa^rbning|Market| street near,
Sixth ' Carr Jsaw ? a man \ abou t j to 1' force
an ! entrance Intb'the'gun ! store 'of Shreve*
& ißarber.i ßarber. ' v ' He "called iupbn< thVjburglar
to! surrender, t but?; the) man 'chose : flight
arid 'dashed 'outiMarket street. ,"-w«- l^r;;;
The', special (offlcer/drewl his ; gun -arid
fired •at .the f ugitive.tThel latter; stopped
longVenough'.tolempty;; his ?> revolver/ at
the j policeman."V ; Policeman ?\u25a0 Sulliva.n"- of
thei southern i station; Joined^;lnithe"» bat-"
tie," but his aim was no] better,. thahTthat
otCarr or: the; burglar. ;4The' ; triangular,
fusillade I ended | only/, when ;, the f robber |
dodged' behind: rulns^andjdlsappeared. - '
FORTY : FIRST) DISTRICT;
? REPUBLIC ANSf ORGANIZE
Club Is Formed jto .Take fan Active
Interest lin f tiie ; Coming! Mu
nicipal; Campaign : ;
y. , Prominent V republicans /of (the ] Forty
first« assembly^ di s trict Ime t ibnl Monday*
night 'Sfand | formed la Tvill
take an} active Vpartt intthe^comingjmu-"
nlclpalj campaign?^ Bveryirepublican^iiT
the: district flwhbj believes Jlnypurity^in'
politlcs.andttheicompletelellminatloni'of
graft and s graf ters l ls ; lnvited > to <] send his
name ; to\the ! secretary; for enrollment as
a T member. ..:.'* -'\u25a0 V : ./- V'---'^-'- "'" -\u25a0 '\u25a0'+\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0»V
.' Officers; were': elected; and nmembers of
committees^ were?appointedf as ? follows :
. President, ; Sheldon >" L." •> Kellogg; J tnu Tlce
presideat,;. H. -.G. s; W.* r Dlnkelspiel ; v second '\u25a0 Tlee
president,-, Edward > B. ! Cutter; ; eecretary, : W.' H. ;
Hammer; treasurer, : George i L. 'i Underhlll.' ,- " ?
"- Executlre ?v committee— Charles * > H.v*- Bentley *
Colonel : Ji C. % CuVrler,': O.'l D.I Baldwin, E. J.TAt*
trld R e,^A.;.K... Daggett,,; Thomas ;? B.->.WillUniß, s :
George \u25a0 Walker, .- Horace < DtTis,'- Vf.^D.lFen
nlmore. : : ; ]\u25a0'?/. ,:'\u25a0. •\u25a0.. ,:/-.^. ! ;v ', :.-\ ; . t-'^lßSSgpgfl
i Campaign committee— Dr. i L.*= Clire Jacobs, Leii
ter, G. * Burnett,'^ Albert c Castle.t H.-f 3."% Peraiel ,
J. , V :* Brown,** Percy * Gedney, I M.V Jo«eph»oii,"i v \V.*;
' J. ;>/\u25a0 Barton,"- Horace^' Sperry,* W.t 'J. < Hatman,
Charjea 'A: ;Son,^ Charles Barsottl.'w j,, iy-\-~--^
•'\u25a0 Press V' and '\u25a0. 4 publication r- commlttee-^Colonel
Charles'H.^ BUnn.^ -— .. " -.y-; t • "-- . .' -;- ;v
Piano ' Auction
= . ; \u25a0 Twenty- fo'urJ! p ianos ? arid s f our^player
pianos | at 4 silent l auctions-call % arid * see
the'=lnstruments,'lthenfemake*.your i sbld:
See ': large sad.t« in^TE yesterday's ?£ paper/
Byron'Mauzy^lieS-llTßiO'Farrellst.-*.?
VIOLATES MILK OKDI.VAKCE
- Eleven .; mllkti: dealers | .wereg arrested
yesterday Hby£ Policeman^TierheyJ for
violatirigJthe£milk|'6rdinanceSb"y|sell^
in g ; ,S ad ul te rated £** mil k. B it^They^f|w_ere
Josel)h^Kerinelir^W. c |E.f Leridrum^Jbhn 1
Brennari,"* Barney 1 Cassbu,t Charles Dalss,
al Mueller.^ Johns del Santi.f Jbhn^Witti
JohhliPerlni,^Miloi!jMaridich^and|:»l*
Koielin. "; : -~. The^wer* »li^ pleased Jl^ori
NEW POLICE DISTRICT
BEGINS AT BROADWAY
AND EXTENDS TO BAY
Kelly- ; Appointed Captain
andiShea ahd(Dihan^ '\u25a0
Lieutenants
BOUNDARIES DEFINED
Station Will Be Located [in
\u25a0' \u25a0• Filimore Street Near
Greenwicli-
The-police'commlsslbners met yester-
day afternVon,* president Hagerty beting ,
absent, and organized the new police,!
district by appointing;; James Kelly as |
captain* and'" Patrick \u25a0 Shea Varid .William
E. -Dlnan? as -lieutenants. \ Lieutenant
D 1 nan , ! wh i oo s a ,, b r o th e r o f th c ch i e f of
police/ will- remain as property, clerk
and' a. -sergeant.. will - be detailed as
acting: lieutenant. to fill his place. There"
is"*a difference in salary of $60, a month.
Captain Kelly joined the force May 2,
1886, ahd'jwas appointed sergeant ' Oct
ober" 1, 1889 V He was. reduced to the
ranks .owing 'to "a, fight with another
sergeant y in -Chinatown on. September
22, . lSso,"^biit ..was'' ; reinstated as
sergeant '• iri< 1900: and.; was) made . a -.lieu^
tenant f June 74,\> 1902. . Lieutenantl'Shea'
is \u25a0 ah \ able : arid /efficient , officer j'andi..well
deserves his • promotion." ."/He ; - joined 1 the*,
force VApril : 26, ! ;1883 Carid was -, appointed
sergeant: February |2l/^1 894. :^ i Lieutenant
Dinan '| joined " the : fi department v August
20. : 1891,", was : made; acorporal August ; 2,"
1902, and sergeant'last year.v He .has oc
cupied •; the j position" of *• property \u25a0 clerk
since? 1902* J./'- I '.r.vi-'i.^.'r \u25a0'.-\u25a0'' -:
* *.Teri \u25a0 new! policemen were: also .ap
pointed; which exhausts ; the old eligible j
list. As. soonjas»the?new listrisiready
in » a* f e w^days j the , other » 4o will : be : ap
pointed. ."This will - make the"', 50 Xextra
policenieri : ; provided* for in. the budget, 1 "
increasing 'the " force- to :, 749 men. v ,The
names ; of s the?lo s are • F. r - Maher, 1
Andrew/ J.i ßlmlinger, Thomas ; E. ; Gor.-_
man?- Melville*; E. . F. " Stevens,* Thomas'
D6yle,lThomas F. ? Bell,'. Thomas \u0084W.i Ma- 3
loney, ': Robert V I Malburg.y "Thomas \ J.
Stantoiiyand : John -P.*= Hanrahan;. v
r"i There i has 1 been \ a - slight"' alteration ; in
thebouridaries^of ;th_ejnew; district.'' It j
was originally v intended : ..\ to'; run "•", from
Jackson * street < north?, to .the . bay.v and
from :' Jones ; street \west Ito \ the , Presidio/
Now - it : has 'I been > fixed \u25a0 f rom; Broadway
to f the", bay. and ' from" Larkin street west
to 5 Lyon. . . The • .will be ;at 3118
Flllmore -street ;. Sergeants and •;, cor
porals [j for .'j the ;[new,:- district? have', not
yetjbe'ensdctailedVas' itlwillUake-a few
days .to ; get\ things in ship ''shape "order;
The i: charges by. Chief T Dl
nan againsttCaptairi ?Mooney;werej dis
missed/i. without,'; prejudice, :; the .,. chief
intimating \u25a0' his intention .to prefer new
charges.'.- \ .. v.
:>;: >; An v application of S.- Ito, a: Japanese
llvingjatf 3l3 "Austin avenue,, fora sec-^
ond.'handidealerlsilicense^was-denledias
he "i was '£ not i ;a. citizen of [ the United
States."; "}**. .V \u25a0;.•..-.; - " •-\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'
i : The. meeting of -.the^ board .sitting aa"
pension" commissioners . was :-, postponed
until* Friday- owing ; to ; the absence* of
Hagerty.'v";-'-" -;; -i V<: : ,'{,:',\u25a0 . ,- ; - ' \u25a0
JURY J, CO XVI CTS GAMBLER
'\u25a0\u25a0: ivAh'.Mun;* who \ knifed [Kwork* Git f on
the;"- steamship ft Manchuria 'last -i April
durlnsr«aV flghtiOyer- a" dollar^ bet/i was
trledi by "a- Jury y before/. Judge £Gaddls
yesterday; ands found.', guilty .;;of
withiaf deadly Heywill.besen-.
tenced > next v ; District
'Attorney . Cookl conducted 'the prosecu^
tlonl ': - -\u25a0"... %\u25a0 :i'L ,-' : -^.%.-- '. - \u25a0'•\u25a0-
UNWRITTEN LAW UPHELS
IN CHARLES BESS' CASE
Judge Shortail Dismisses
.Charge of Assault .
to vMurder
. The defense of/Charlesrßess/ barber,
against the' charge ;of 'assault ito mu J
de'r•'\u25a0 tori Bhobtlng ICharles ; v X Gaskill"
teacher of a advertising:, i^ In j the "£Bess
home ; in''Corbett V: road %\u25a0] near Twerity
third'street; Monday,morninff^pi»evailed
before' 1 Police ,' Judge \u25a0 Shortail ° yesterday
an d I Bess '.was > discharged.' \u25a0\u25a0/< \ . r\ : ; '
?\u25a0 '•'\u25a0' Gaskill \u25a0 ' waaM not** seriously^ wounded
and',, was ? able *to I appear j in * court". }j He
testified :that;hejknew^Mrs^Beßslln" Los
'Angeles ;i and? took".' an: interesting her.'
He (.wanted, to',"raise"Jhier; intellectually
and ; visited v her,; f orl that i purpose." f< He
admitted < that *he s ? did % not < know,;. Bess,
buUthatlwaslnoffaultfof .his." -He as
serted ; that; his [relations \with* Mrs.-. Bess
.were "of l the"| purest! kind."' ""Jv^Bgßß^^l
;W'After< Bess f had f given; his -testimony
theY Judge -i denounced \u25a0};\u25a0 as '\u25a0'?,: a
- and |perverterlof^the;;truth^^ It
,waSjthe r duty, of 'every; husband/' he; said, 1
t6Tprote'ct\the?sahctlty7of;hls;lhome^and
Bessl did <" only j what ,was « right »; in I his
attack . upon \ GaskilL'tL HeTadvlsed Bess
not .to kill^ Gaskill,7 as ' the .worry ;: and
expense \ It r A would £< entail tupoh'^ hfmj< in
jdefendlng,* himself j in^the ;' courts 'would
not?compensate;forfit.t;Hejsaid'he;had
no^ hesltatioh ; in dismissing the case/ ;V •
OLD ?GLQRY -{WILL IWAVE -: ?j?
j • OVER TEL^GRAPH^HILL
Stars iandj Stripes -to Be F Hoisted^ by
the Outdoor /Art League on
. 'thei Fourth^ of July .";.'..'
?fiThe outdoor;- art .league department
of - the j- Calif ornia : club will , raise lan
American' flag? on iTelegraph ; hill « at J the
junction ?vfof ::?Kearny J; and " {Gf eenwlch"
streets on the f ourth'of July.'^The flag is
the'mostlbeautlfulfand[expensive"one in
the^; state^andfc has «: been lent h to*;, the
leagued by.:<those^in^ command atV,the
Presidio. 4 ;i;Mrs.', ? lnez^ Shorb iAWhlte," 1
thro~ughiwhose!gbod ; graces,thelflag\was
procured,^ has fengaged | one |of ithe^soK
dlerßjat]thejgarfison|to*ralsesit.s;:; : v
. ;'.Tae Jgas^andi'l.electrlc^cbmpariyicon-^
l trib"uteditlfe|flagjstaff[and',thejchlldren
maf^schb6ls|became^lhterested|aridf6f
thelrj[]bwn2accord|cpntributedlmaterial
aid?: towardHthelschemeTlofV celebrating
the;fourth;lh>this?manner: " BHHH
CONDDCTOa JVISITS , KELLY
;. -W. p.f JohnstonTcalled ' at i police J head^
quarters lyesterday|a"nd|tbldf Detective*
Gibson^ that %he on ejoti th e £ "corirj
ductorstojt'thejelevateditrairilthatlPaul
Kelly.^motor^ehglneer.^lsga^cusedt^bf,
having ji wrecked! oniTthesNinth'l avenue
1 i ne Jte i ri| Ne w^Yor k | inf October.'fl 90 4 *
score ilwounded/t Johnstbri \wasj badly j Iri-j
Juredjhimself/pHeXtestlfledlagairistfari^
j>ttier^| coriductorj and 1 the •£ switchman?
t whoXwere^arrested§atlthe^tlmer^and
> wni?gbltb}New»YorkJto\te6tify,-!aiha.irist
Kelly.t^Helhas! bVenl living"! inUtilsXcity*
Kfr^vlßlteldf Kelly.* ihlthe^cltyiprisq^M
£S lll 'effectiTof 'lced: drinks' prevented by
i AnSOgtttXfclßitteraggyaiuabJii ItQma^hJfi*
# §<ontipr , ;^ of fat t -s& Go.
Northeast Comer yarr^^s^^^
A SPEGIAL SALS W LAWN
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'- '\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0' ' - * ' ' - ' : ' "" " ' ' -_. : \u25a0
C<^^ 3d
We Will Place Gn Sale Sixty \Dozen\White Lawn Shirtwaists at
One-^Third Less Than Regular Value
A fine selection of Beautiful; Patterns :in fine Lawns; \ trimmed with Embroidery, Valen-
ciennes and Cluny Lace ; long and' short sleeves ; -open front or back. Prices range from
$I.5Qi $2.00, $2^25, $2.50 to $5.00
"\u25a0'-'\u25a0' \u25a0 ' . '\u25a0.. :"'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0 * "\u25a0-.'»'\u25a0 ' .'\u25a0 - *
F>erfume^^ Mail L .
'and Northeast, Corner *V^\ , Samples • i
Traveling Van Ness Ay. Sent on
-Bags and Pine St. Request
SAN JOSE PASSENGER
TRAIN KILLS WOMAN
Mrs. Julia O'Donnell Fails
?;: to Hear' Warning and
Is Run Over;
;' Heedless of- the * warnihg ! shouted -at
her • by~thel watchman iof the
crossing *at |: San V Jose and \ Sunnyslde
avenues, i! Mrs 'J Julia , O'Donnell of % 1648
San- Jose"avenue pearly; yesterday after
noon T crawled> underneath \u0084= the v street
gates,%which< had ;-been flowered 'for. : an :
app roach ing." train; > started to, cross 'the :
tracks,".' was ; struck** y , the engine": Jand
Instantly ,r;i killed, v. a her; -body; 'being
mahgledybeyond- recognition ,'\u25a0:': - \ .' '.-. v
;>- The jangle "of £ thet eledtricfbell 'in =hls .
little '« station* house ; had 'warned Joseph
Kelly, vthe rer c watchman, 4 of 'the c approach
of a "--, train '% and , ; he '< had . lowered , the
street : : gates' to ; hold ? back \u25a0'_' the^. traffic
until \ the Urain ; had \ passed.' A' f ew
onds j- later,^ Kelly :i saw.; a 'j. woman 'i stoop
underneath";;., the J long i shafts, i evidently
intent" upon Jcrossing. the 'ahead ;
of "' the X train X; He •* realized i her^ Immi
nent fdanger and ; shouted 1 a warning ; to
h"ey ;? at ; the '• same'; tlmej! running .toward
her xln 'an Veff ort T . to > save i her j from 'the
death , he 1 instantly : realized : would '.be
hers. "He v was i too; late." "VvTiether \u25a0„ the
woman Jdld ; not : i hearxthe" approaching
locomotive J whether, '•; palsied ' with
fear, f she '= could ? not?, save herself,*' will
never 'be known. :* She : had' only tlmeHo
turn t her v. head'^; and\ ; see --.the Y, terrible
doom; that >as racing; down "upon her
before ] the engine of j the^ Inbound San
Jose '-passenger; struck! her ' and pitched
herinmngled i body : some c .60, feet .ahead
oh, thejiright' of Iw^ay .
f;/ She *was 'dead "when picked up, being
mangled *ln 'j a terrible i< manner s by^ the
fearful ; lmpact^of * the ; engine. "Watch
man ? Kelly, ? stated *\u25a0'.-; that >-/ her ' !'f death'
seemed^due^-entirely < to]:her.^careless
ness; and : her; lack : of heed; to *\u25a0. his/ shout
of 'warning. 1
• : ; The ; train • whlch^struck ' the ; woman
was jin charge of Conductor 'A; B." Spear,
arid ; l EngineerrjCharles >Bell."r*~.The .- en£
glneerj says* thati he "• reversed ihis : lever
and: put on i the 1 emergency^ airj as' soon
as^hei'saw; thelwoman^crawrout'onthe
track, I but" that |he twas '} upon ' z her ''be
fore '•: the J speed ;of ; his engine 7 could sbe
'checked.';"
Vi'.The >, woman's i husband, j John . : O'Don
.nell, tis ed " s by . the ' ; W. : P. Fuller
paint factory. BgBMB
MUST /STAY IN JAIL
: UNTIL HE WILL TALK
.William . Burke of Stockton Refuses
to Tell Who ] Shot Him ;, and
' Is* Disciplined
* r 'William Burke of Stockton wai found
ihWanfjuhconaclous condition^ at v ßush
street f and IGrarit ! avenue yester-,'
day^ morning^by 5 Policeman *„' Springett,
and ; an jat \u25a0 the hospital dis
closed a serious lacerated wound in the
scalp and a bullet wound in the palm of
the lef t! hand-'. .'When v Questlonedrby ; the
police Burke declared that he had acci
dentally shot himself.
"\u25a0 v .The ! police ? could f find [no rrevblTerj In
the ; vicinity, of .where Burke was found, 1
but ' he tri ed t o "explain '. that' discrepancy
by saying that \u25a0a \u25a0 policeman had \ taken
the The story ' t was? not? con
.vlncing/- sbj Burke ;was ; locked j In ' the
hope, that tloquaclty. might develop.' T-/UI
' \u25a0 x . It ;• is'j the theory;; of .; the)i police"^ that
Burkejreceived^his.woundsjn'a' gallant
battle v on ithe^Barbary^coast.ifor,, the
fayor^brsome damsel of that chivalrous
sectlon^andUs]now t ! Beckingr ,tq;avold the
'dubious^hohors.whlchjwquld come upon
hifrT.were' the T facts' known.
FORGERY; CASE [ PUZZLES JUDGE
/: The ; case of 'John " Arata, charged with
f orgrery/ Is '\u25a0' \u25a0*' puzzling: Z Police j Judge
ShortalLS; He i' Is \ accused % of •: f orgrlng;,' a
check >\u25a0 for? 515,*. which] ha ' passed on a
hotels keeper.^- at ;;; Fourth > , and \u25a0' - Berry
Btreets/stThrees^wltnesses i;\ from?: the
Italian-American s bank \ testified \ yes ter
'd'ayXu'^toXtheVtlmei^whenl^ataYwas
cashedlby,ithe|hoteljkeeperiland|there"
.was | a' ; difference £of i threej minutes ; be-^
twieenlthat'tinie'andjthevtlme.the'check
,wasV c %shed. s |5 i TheJJudg;e!haslinstructed
.Theodore"! Kytka^j th e ~l expert,^ toTexam^
inel theff orgedy signature fandf give ? his
testimony; on't July; 9."; = . •"•!\u25a0\u25a0:-•• :.-.: '^.
CHARGED WITH GRAND , LARCENY
f; Gonzalea,'^ Eduardol Castillo
and!,,Tonyy,TazeJ.wer«}arreate<liye«ter-v
day^Sj b yzQ Detectives g Bart SWren ~, and
{Whl takers and \booked at* the] clty 4 prison
larceny. l^ James
ChaKalakias^wholl keeps l\ &~}i provision 1
storeSat>liobos|square, I ;allegresf : that|tlfe
three~*f defendants^ woke 5 him |,up"; abou t
;l^o)clockfMondayimornlng > landJbought
Bomejbottledibeer, i (cheese \ and ! sardines.
'At ;terXttiey| lef tj heYdiscoVeredgthatf a'
puyse^cbntainlhsr \ $250| had"ibeenj»tolen ;
tromjuader; his } gUIPTir/;^~!^jS^^g
PHELAN BUILDING IS
TO COST $1,500,000
Market Street Structure
Will Be 11 Stories of
Steel and Concrete
. i Application _ was ; made ) yesterday • by
James , D. > Phelan , t or \u25a0 a*, permit •to • erect
an >ll v 'story. reinforced .^concrete, steel
frame building on the gore . corner of
Market and: O'Farrell streets, at a cost
of * $1,500,000." : ; ; f Building -; applications
also were imade^by Sol ; J. * Levy : for ' a
structure "at ; First .avenue . near , Cali
fornia* street f to, cost $24,000/ and by
Baker : & ' Hamilton, Brannan street near
Third, : sls,ooo.. , .: „ . ; . -
PROM OTIONi COMMITTEE
RENDERS/AID^ Tp STATE
Eastern Publication "; • Prints M eri-
torious ; Article - Furnished -[ by
Bureau' iri^Thii Xity\
. ./California has 1 always been proud of
heri building.' materials 'and it; has been
the 1 boast- of builders that with the ex
ception j of 'structural ' iron 'and : steel
there was needed/ In : building
that could, not be obtained here and of
better ;" class .than ; similar- /material
shipped in from other states. '.The con
ditions lln »; this respect ; are fully set
forth i In ; an* article > in . the r June . number
of -'the 'Builder,] published- at • PI ttsburg.
Ta^i .1 which \was ', furnished \by \ the « Cal
ifornia Promotion .committee - from data
"securedifrom^ a": paper "read 1 by Lewis 'E.
Aubury, state " mineralogist, before .t he
counties, committee . meeting i at • Napa
last year.'." The 'article ,covers;the;con
ditlons ? fully . and ' the \ Promotion - com
mittee has reason, to congratulate itself
for getting, this publicity in one of the
best sX construction > magazines In , - the
country.;'. /'.Conditions '. In * Calif ornia 1 are
thus reported to,the\§ien of the
country^who jareVlooklng*. fori the best
materials to put in their buildings, and
this; ( article tells. them 1 where they can
best >be served.
HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
.\\y':\ Relieves IVerroa* Disorders
Headache, Insomnia. Exhaustion , and
Restlessness ' Rebuilds the nervous sys
tem- ;-\u25a0- --3SBtMBm9HBBSL*id
VOTERS ARC REGISTERING
The office. will:: be kept
open from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. and 7:30
to j 9 :30 ; p. m.',^ fro in s July J ls* to -July •21
and from' 8:30/ a. "m. to^l2" m> continu
ously on 7 July \ 22,"" 23 • and i 24, ton .which
date registration will close for the pri
mary 'which -.will 1 be ; held iorii
August: 13. c! July 15 will; be the last
day;.voters;can \u25a0 move In" order^ to regis
teri for! the ; primaries. -Any .voter, regis
tered In 1906 and 1907 who » has not
since changed his residence will: not
have^to,,;re«register. -Registration "Js
proceeding \u25a0at the rate : of \3OO\ 300 " names" a
day.' ;.. : :~ ; .' '\u25a0>"\u25a0\u25a0
A Clear Skin
is a clean skin "^^-^^^^
Kiiotj Troables, poor cii- vT^Tji
Pond's -\u25a0jß^ffl
toothes and penetrates te the deeper skia tiuuea, '
carryiog . the tfimulaibg, , healing rond'i ' Eztnet,
clearing the pom ft* Iwhing clears a wute pipe.
rnsMJaff fito tldn .to liuow off iiafwrkio f"^ irri-
larioni from whahrrot cacna, pr odacicg a . soft,
delkato skia attcl « clear, bealthy c»]or. - \u25a0 \u25a0
C Powft Extract Soap tone*. rßmea, dem, Ib
whilom* bdkato ito pinUy^ ' ' \u25a0
' ; From YoorDmsght s
Air m our & Go m p a n y
Sola Licen*»a> from Poad's Extract Company
flfl Ki** Ban
W H SL« ET^B •'TBT'
|AffOM r^£itJUrteVi«o-«ill»d ttviOKY^M
g^fi^fff^iay un»orupulou« doaldr* —
J.B. McINTYRE BINDERY CO.,
BOOKBI^DEUa '
1161-1165 HOWARD ST.
Betweea Seveatb and Eighth.
Market ' 2369. S*a FranciKt*.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGE
1451 Franklin St^ San Francisco
Conrsw to Business and Shorthand. Mtolnir,
CItII. . Electrical and 'Automobile En;jlneer!:i-,-.
Colleses In eight titles. TnltlMf good to any
school. Call on or address. E. P. lIEALD. Pres.
MILLS COLLEGE mm
Confers tieznes and rranrs diplomas; ssemina r
counw accredited to the University and leadin*
Eastern - colleges. ' Rare opportunities offereti la
nraslc. . art and elocution. Fortr-second . Tear.
Fall term opens August IS, 1807. Write* for
catalogue to MBS. C. .T. MILLS, President.
Mills College P. 0., Cal.-
Miss Harker's School
PALO ALTO, CAL.
Boardln? and day school. Intermediate and
primary departments. Certificate, admits to
Stanford. .Vassar and Wellesley. Reopens August
20. ".New building, thoroughly modern, steam
heated, ready for fall term; large grounds for
oat of door sports.
CASTIttEJA SCHOOL
PALOALTO, CAL.
-\u25a0 A n unlTerslty preparatory . school for GIRli?.,
Boarding. and Day. school." Primary.. lntermediate
and i Adranced . departments. . School year otw-nj
Augnst 10. -.• MISS LOCKET. Principal.
THE LYCEUM
\u25a0 —• BBBSEfeHBBfePtiM
'CSOOPIne st. corner Scott, begins Its fifteenth
year, on July. 22., .Will . yoa go 4 . years to a
high . school • when you can he. \u25a0 prepared by ni
more • thoroughly, in half ; that' time? Excellent
teachers; : lcdlTldnal ' attention. . Come and b«
with us. L. H. GRAC. Ph. P. t Principal.
S.VEIL SEMINARY, 2721 Chanalng Way. Be rks lay
Girls* boarding and day school. Primary, tnter*
mediate and academic depts. Certificate admit*
to VnlTersity of California. Stanford and «"»«ff>m
polleees. Opena Ansrust 7. MRf. EDNA SXEU»
POULSON. MISS MARY E. SNEIX. 4 prtnctprtT.
SAINT. ROSE ACADEMY
Ptne and Pierce Streets.
Conducted by Dominican Sister*.
- Full ; Academic \u25a0 Course — Languagea, . Vocal and
Instrumental Music. Decorative Painting la Oil,
on Porcelain.' . to - Pastel and Crmyon. : .
For Prospectus apply at the . Academy. '
MISS HAMLIN'S '\u25a0
Boftrdlaf and 'day school -for girls at 2230 Paclflo
aTeaue. \u25a0 Accredited \u25a0to unlTersttles and - college <».
Reopens August 12. " Address Miss : S. O. Ham-
lln. 2230' Pacific San > Francisco.
ACADEMY OF SACRED HEART
2020 Wn%hlncton St.
Conducted by rellgtona of th» Sacred . Heait.
For partlcnlars : apply at ' the - academy. Refer-
ences requlred.'SbßniHßßßHtHn \u25a0 •'
Mt -Tamalpais Military Academy
\u25a0-;\u25a0;.." -;; " -. sax ; iufael
.< • The i most ' perfectly r e<ialpped ! military school
this side of the RockJes. Opens August. 14.. \u25a0>
.ARTHUR CROSBT. D.. D., Head Master.';
StMaiew's Military School
'(Episcopal), .-\u25a0 nu-l!nn;nme, Cnl. \u0084
*• Fall t Tftm .' August 13, 1007.
REV.' .WILLIAM A. BREWER. A. 8.. Rector.
Hitchcock Militarylcademy
"' SAX RAFAE L. CA L.
Separate » rooms • for cudet.i. Christmas term
will commence on \u25a0 August 19. '. . \u25a0
ANDERSEN -ACADEMY
IRVIN'GTON. CaUfornia^
-\u25a0' : Numbers limited. . School select.' Swtmmtas
tank to be added to the excellent equipment. ""
WILLIAM WALKER ANDEESEN.PriadpaL'
Homerian Hall— -Holtt School for Boys*
• Thirty- third I •emestcr" opens Ansust ' 13," 1007
Is \u25a0 our. new : school i home in ETercreen \ Park ad*
joining the Stanford^CnlTerslty grounds - ka. '
dress Principal ,W.J,~ Meredith. Menlo Park CaL
Palo Alto. Cat, after Ananst 1. '
BpONFSIUWYERSITY SCHOOL
%BCfIKELKY
Will' commence Its tTventy-atta (23th> tpb«
Monday. August 12. v" Apply for catalogue 'P'p
Boone,, Principal. •jgiMißQHlßß : V " •*- '
WEEKLY: CALL, $1 YEAB