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ALICE EDITH DICKASON
BLYTHE CLAIMANT, DIES
IN SQUALOR IN A HUT
Woman Who Aspiredl:o Milr ; ;
lions Penniless When'
•Life Is Closed ; ;:
GIVEN SMALL -SHARE
Money Gained in Comprom
ise With Heir Wasted in ;
: . \u25a0 Riotous Living
Alice Edith Dlckason, who aspired to
one -of 'the jreitest fortunes ever.
reared on thi« coast, that of the late
Thpmaß . Bly the, died In squalor and
poverty in a refugee camp in South';
park last . night.
6h« xr&m known to her few acquaint
ance* as Mrs. A. E. Thomas, and her only
companion in the hut was another old
woman aa poor and -wretched as her
self. She had been Bick only two or
three days and was without money.
Her body was removed to the morgue
and it will be burled In the potter's
field. ; : - \u25a0:\u25a0:*. . •
As Alice Edith Dlckason Mrs. Thomas
contested Blythe's ; will on the ground
that she had been his contract wife:
Her dissolute habits were fully ex
posed during the trial of the case. The
persistency with whltfh her claims were
urged, however, led finaly to a compro
mise by which 'she. was given a chip
from the Immense estate. This was
soon spent and Mrs. Thomas dropped
back into obscurity. , .- ' ;
Her death will recall many Incidents
In the multitudinous suits brought by
alleged heirs to share with" Florence
Blythe a part of the immense fortune
left by the millionaire. For a while Mrs.
Thomas occupied rooms In Geary street
overlooking Blythe place. She created
a sensation one day by disrobing and
throwing her clothes into the crowded
street. Subsequently she was arrested
several times for petty offenses. • -,^|
CAPTAIN PURNELL IS
HIDING IN RIFLE PITS
Mrs. Ingalls Will Meantime
Go to Sanatorium -to
Rest Her Nerves
A day of peace followed the storm
and stress of Wednesday evening
when W. M. Ingalls discovered his wife
registered with the gallant army sur
geon aa Mrs. Julius Purnell in a fash
ionable hotel. The escape from the
hotel of the guilty pair and the futile
efforts of the husband subsequently to
persuade his wife, formerly Josephine
Leah Downey of Sacramento, to return
.to him and forget the handsome cap
tain, had been sufficient to make out a
case in support of General Bell's con
tention that "there is something wrong
In the army** and to bring about a
resolution to avoid further publicity,
at all cost.
Captain Purnell fled to the rifle
trenches at Point Bonita, not to es
cape a furious husband, but to get
away from reporters. Ingalls sought
and. it Is believed, found peace in Oak
land, after trying vainly once more to
have his wife change her mind. Mrs.
Ingalls, the lovely cause of all the
trouble, remained part of the day at
her apartments In the Dolores hotel,
from which her husband was excluded
on orders .from the management.
- Mrs. Ingalls applied in the afternoon
at the Hotel Hamlln for apartments,
but; was refused. Captain Purnell's
medical duties kept him at the rifle
pits on the north shore of the bay the
most of the day, and the evening found
him at Alcatraz, where he is stationed
by the government. There, under the
shadow of the big guns, he assured his
fellow officers that he felt secure from
the darts of Cupid, tae chains, of en
snaring beauty, the reproaches of an
injured husband and the bombardment
of reporters and camera men. He said
that he thought he would stay on the
Island or In the rifle pits Indefinitely..
Mrs. Ingalls was not certain as to
her future plans. She wants her hus
band, she said, to obtain a divorce from
her, or to permit her to get one from
him, that -she might be free to marry
where her heart \u25a0was. He would not
consent to this and.' proposed to hold
her to account for the vows that he
claims she has broken. The citations
Issued Wednesday were not served and
no warrants were given the Injured
husband.
"I ehs.ll get my affairs In shape,"
'said Mrs. Ingalls, "and will spend a
week or so at some san&tprTum, where
my shattered nerves may be restored."
PRETTY WIDOW CLEARS
MYSTERY OF SHOOTING
Unrequited Love for Her
/ Leads Suitor to Attempt i
Suicide ,;
. The mystery of a bullet wound Mn ,
- th« side of Arture Morelll, a young
man who applied at the receiving hos
pital for treatexnent , early yesterday
morning, was cleared yesterday ,* when
: Nora Lamphert, young and pretty and ,
gowned in widow's weeds, appeared
at the hospital where Morelll had- beei£
detained and said ' that he had at
tempted suicide. Thereby hangs a tale:
. Mrs. Lampherfs husband took -his*
own life on June 3 In a fit of despond
ency following a long spell of sick
ness. His young wife saw him drink
a glass of water and was then told
it had contained strychnine. -i
. During the first few days of her
sorrow, Morelll, who had been a friend
of the dead roan, tried to cheer- her
with his sympathy and after . a few
weeks attempted to induce her to
marry him. It was her ref usal, t. she
said, that had caused him to attempt
his own life.
Morelli corroborated the widow's
statements and repeated his intention
of 'killing himself should the object
of his affections *not T relent
Mrs. Lamphert will swear to a .war
rant. today" charging Morelll. with "in
sanity, and he will be tried by a com
mission. The wound resulting from
his attempt to kill himself •is '. not
serious, the bullet having struck a
rib. ...
DEXIE9 PER MIT^ TO - BLAST
The supervisors* fire committee de
nied the petition of James. Brown yes
terday for a permity to,, blast In- the
block" bounded by^ Twentieth, '.Twenty-,
. first, Colingwood and*- Diamond streets.
. Adjacent, property owners ' had made ; a
% Ti*6ro«j BrotestJ J , _. \u0084
Ten Million Dollars Urged
For Harbor Improvements
Bi^Sufti Recommended by. Gommittee
i , : for^ Seawali and Mhaives ' '\u25a0:} -
STATE SENATOR; I- WRIGHT made the V announcement
that _ the legislative committee, which, has been
investigating shipping facilities at San Francisco would
recommend the' expenditure of $10,000,000 for a greater ; sea
wall and concrete wharves at this port. The committee will
also inspect the Oakland front. " •, \u25a0^M^H^Kfe^-
;' -Ten' mlUioh!,doUars^for^ the"lmpfoye
ment ;of . JSan ; Francisco harbor will -ba
asked of the people of .California, when
the Tharbor. lnvestigating "committee of
the . legislature reports back . ; t6 ' the
general r assembly.;'. at its ' next t session: •'
-Senator", Wright, ."chairman of the com-"
mittee, • announced lofllclally" yesteTday
that a constitutional amendment .'would
be ; asked for," 'appropriating 7 sum
among, the others, th^t "may.' be^recom-/
mended fbr the .'other' harbors of ' the '
state."--. ' ' .' ";;.".;.'.. ,"C :\u25a0'\u25a0"' "..::"
J This decision 'was , made ; known to
representatives of all" the shipping:,
commercial and ' railroad interests of
the city \ who attended | the committee
meeting to discuss the needs of great
er-shipping facilities.; '' c , ;4 , "'v;
' "Ten, millions '.for.'' a -greater.', seawall ;
and concrete wharves are. absolutely
necessary, these' representatives • con
tended, to' give San Francisco bay : a;
rank le^ualing. the other great harbors
of the world. After hearing the argu
ments " Senator Wright ' : declared that
the joint committee approved the esti
mate and* would "recommend it to the
state's law makers. This decision on
the part of the committee, he said, was
partly the result of the tour of inspec
tion the harbor investigators made of
the. bay Wednesday. '
Today the assemblymen wilt Inspect
the wharves along the wa_ter front.
Then they will go to Oakland,' where
there will be more inspections and a
meeting to which the shipping, i com
mercial and railroad Interests across
the bay will- be invited. In the mean
time the' allied civic bodies of San
Francisco have been Instructed to for
mulate a definite plan of needed im
provements and give it to the investi
gating committee when it reconvenes
here next week. This plan will be the
basis for the request of ths big ap
propriation. - •
Another week probably will be spent
here, and afterward the assemblymen
will proceed south to inspect the other
harbors of the state . and ascertain
their proportions of the huge sum of
which San Francisco's $10,000,000 will
be only a part. •*
-Colonel W. H. Heuer, who was for
merly United States engineer in charge
of the district, and R. H. Swayne' <of
the Merchants' association were the
spokesmen for the delegation .of im-'
provement seekers. The other mem
bers were William Matson, George D.
Gray and James McNab, representing
the chamber of commerce;! Captain
William Marston of the Ship '• Owners'
Association of the -Pacific; Howard C.
Holmes, representing the Western Pa
cific railway and the San Francisco
Dry Dock company; W. V. Stafford and
W. E. Dennlson, representing \u25a0 the . har
bor commission; Clarence E. Edwords
of the California Promotion committee;
George L. Center and T. P. Andrews of
the Mission promotion association;
Edgar Painter of . th« ' North Central
improvement association; W. J. Bar
rett, G. W. Owens, G. W. ; Marvin and
Isidor Jacobs, representing the Potrero
commercial and manufacturers' asso
ciation.* . ,
Colonel Heuer,' who since his retire
ment has been employed by the feder
ated harbor Improvement association
in ascertaining the needs of the. harbor,
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE
HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Building Will Be ''-Completely
Reconstructed by End
v . of August
President E. R. Lilienthal of the
Merchants' exchange congratulates the
members in his annual report on .the'
rapid reconstruction of the building Jn
California street, and states that he ex
pects the whole structure to be rented
out by the end of A.ugusf The Insur
ance claims arising from the flre proved
difficult to adjust and much delay was
encountered. The loes to the building
wasl appraised at $705,000. The total
amount of insurance due under the 70
per cent coinsurance clause was $583.
000, of which 1525,339.75 has been "col
lected, and an additional $16,330 is cer
tain of collection. In addition $123,
166.66 has been collected as insurance
on the rentals. ' " ; "' '
It is estimated that the. total cost of
reconstruction will bet 5775,000. 'It is
found: that the: exchange to
provide $125,000 over" and above insur
ance and dues for. reconstruction* in or
der to place Itself on. an- income" basis.*
Arrangements have been made with the
Bank of California to have this amount
placed to the credit of. the directors.
Tjie rentals ?o£, the' building before ! the
fire aggregated; sl6o,ooo, and It Is now
estimated that they will be J at least
\u25a0$225.000 c..",:" ::'":.r' : - * i> '*---».'*K r^'>'*- I.1 '.
-The work: of clearing up , the 'debris
beganHhe week after, the fire.' In- July,'
1906,- the executive of - the
board, feeling secure of 'the; co-opera- ;
tioh of .the members,.',' undertook ;* to*
make, contracts unfler the' direction of
Wf JC Xewis^jof ;p. •'&'\u25a0 Co.
,tt, I3.estlma.fed , that* the -promptness-'.' of
t the execTJUve, committee, lii, gettlriK ; tha
work un&er; way/before :the rlse'in' the
cost Tof l materialV and . labor saved' the
exchange about' sl2s,ooo/- l: ? * '•'\u25a0\u25a0*\u25a0 \u25a0>* r>i « V*'i\
Ni The directors i; (tn^ connection swlth
theirj usual ;workr for the ; , advancement
of .have; in the' past year ' given
special - atten'tlbhTtoVChe** wharfage" fa
cilities, believing that; the future of the
cltyjs largely dependentjUpon .the cbm
merce"-*that!"centers'around water
horses" killed by car
-. A Mission 1 )street;car* struck a. .wagon
on which 'Johii '."Edward*. * an- employe
of-, the jYoseinlte4'brewery,;waa' riding
yesterday "afternoon -at [Twelfth \u25a0 and
Mission streets,-^ knocked ; on*
the wagon/ demolishes the' vehlcle^and
killed "one "hOrse.*/.:" hOrse.*/.:' Edwards ' vu \ not
seriously injured. .«\u25a0-. : '- :•'
-\u25a0. INCREASE ~IN ASSESSMENTS
.' Assessor J. Dodge Submitted "to. the
supervisors yesterday. fiis"Ust of clerical
errors in the' assessment roll. Increases
of; 5456,120 % and' decreases; of ' $265,395
are f shown,"-leaylng'a net* increase' "-of
$190.731. in the? roll. \u0084 "'-\u25a0\u25a0" '-\u25a0\u25a0
XERVOUS: WOMEN
Take Horitord'i j A^ d Phosphate
It k quiets: the riervesi relieves nausea
and sick headache ' and induces refresh
ine slceo. *\u25a0 " *."•';: -•"-;'• : \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 : \u25a0\u25a0 - •--.--• \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.- •\u25a0\u25a0 •
TMSSJ^^FBMGIBGm
told the- legislative inrestigators of-, a
general plan -, of improvement. -"The
federated association .". includes '.:all>Xhe
civic bodies of " the city, i besides -the
Southern".: Pacific -and Santa Fe: rall
jrbad' systems. .Tlio ; other members '- of
the; delegation supported" the , improve-^
ment 7i plans /submitted .«• by •' Colonel
HeTi^?aha';R;|H/iSwayne4'^-^^£^^^
. VJV J f v maps \u25a0 and plans of proposed Im
provements are mere \u25a0 'studies -bo far,"
saJd.Heuer. - as- h^^.prcsented 'drawings
,of- the 'Jiarbbr- to the committee, 1 "but-
I <y;Ul 'go .to work; at onco> and\ corn^
plete:them." Then he proceeded to show
in : a' general way ;that. the' Bupplahtlrig :
of ' the ; present ' wharves •'/ with". s piers
supported by concrete 'piling would put
San Francisco ; harbor on ' a./ par.: w' th
that' of: New -York. He also suggested
stricter 'regulations. • . ' '--\u25a0:. . : w -?c
\u25a0;.:\u25a0 "The ;presenf. wharves-, are adequate,
though ; antiquated,") lieV asserted* ."and
If j there : is f congestion' •it has V bean
caused by, merchants using ' them i for
warehouses." -.';:.\u25a0-,."•\u25a0;•;•.
- Swayne - advocated the issuance' ? of
75 year bonds, to \u25a0• raise 'the 1 neefled
$10,000,000 and declared in I favor' of an
extension "of the seawall-;" and vHeuer's
plan' of piers, with" concrete supports,
and a piece of seawall at Islali creek.
This also/ was supported"- by Howard
Holmes, f . : ;•.\u25a0> ; ; -- f .. ; v./..•.-•v ./..•.-• \,-r
Referring to Swayne's bond J issue'
proposal, Senator. TTolf c, Ja% member lof
the investigating*commlttee, v said J that
$2,000,000 had been* provided iby r pre
vious issues "for the purpose of build
ing the seawall- and $1,000,000 more
for improving the/walls." Swayne and
the other members *of > tho'tteleyation
said that $10,000,000 r more was: needed
to^ put the / harbor. -\u25a0 in v proper; shape.
Then, the , proposed' that
the 'representatives- of the various "or-,
ganlzatlons seeking!', the -.improvement
of the harbor should perfeot. plans.; •
This they agreed to do, and the first
meeting of the delegation was > held
last, njght with Heuer. The {\u25a0 engineer,
will rush hisjplans: to completion, and
probably • they will be presented . to the
legislature's, representatives early next
year.'- Si ..''.'."\u25a0\u25a0 ..„\u25a0.: \u25a0">
Following; the discussion of the
larger harbor improvements;_many. les
ser projects were presented to the
committee as . objects .worthy iof part
of the prbspeptive " $10,000,000 appro
priation. A greater ,belt -^ine was one
of -these.- and" George D. Gray .asked
President Stafford •of the harbor com
mission ('regarding " the \u25a0; ferry building."
He was told Uhat ? it was" very much
congested r and would , have to : be ' ex
tended, especially toward the south. : -
Edgar. Painter called attention to the
extension of the .'belt •'- line andr said
that could be j connected "with the ex
isting -rails. .-',.\u25a0:-,\u25a0;,;-';',.\u25a0 ..,- > -.',-.--^.. . v ...• ..
T. P. Andrews called attention to the
• fact that the \u25a0 plan \u25a0 should take' -into
consideration the purchase ; of ' 64 < blocks
of land- south of . Islals ' creek and east
of First ; avenue;^ ?~ *-.:. '-;\u25a0. ; v ., •- •\u25a0 >- \u25a0_ - \u25a0 .- \u25a0• \u25a0>\u25a0
Senator .- Wolfe 'expressed j a desire -to
look-": at the .land'; side ? of \u25a0< the" water
f ront,- and it: was ; arranged' that a trip
be taken Saturday" morning,- starting
from 1 the: ferry building at -9 o'clock.
'Dr.'Edwords, who acted as secretary.'
was - instructed- to I notify the Oakland
chamber of commerce -that a. meeting
would be held -In -that city
morning at 3 11 ; o'clock. . . ' ,
SAY THAT CAR TRAFFIC
IS IMPROVING DAILY
Company Officials to
Be Making : Large Gains ;
Despite the Strike
Only two acts of -violence were re
ported yesterday, by the United - Rail
roads In connection - with the- opera
tion of "its car system. "Conditions,"
said one of the officials,"; ''have almost
reached normal -'again as 'far "as j van-*
dalism and violence are 'Tconcerned.'
Two- disturbances took, place mv ; Fol
som "street, v between;, Nineteenth *1 and
Twentle'th, " and Occurred ? at " 6 " o'clock
and : again 15 minutes - later.";- Rocks
were thrown i at'; the f. cars,-: shattering
windows. .•;'\u25a0 No one was Injured."
Four extra cars (were: putt on, the
Ellis street line to : meet the* increase
in traffic. ; "We; are adding ; a . car or
two a dayl on all our; lines,"-,' said Man
ager Mullally yesterday. "Even in the
Mission,-: district •" we r r : are 7 experiencing
an appreciable gain In ' patronage, par-,
tlcularly of 's late; on; the *: Eighth : and
Eighteenth street line and on tlieKen :
tucky • and "the i/Misslon"; street-: lines.* :'•
i . "We ', put on \u25a0 f our ' men : from . the car
men's union today; 'In' 1 fact,^bveryjiday,
some; disgusted; or discouraged^ mem 1 -:
ber' of 205 ; i applies;' for ..work
and s is ; willingly ; putVon ;if <his« record
as- a^conductorTor. motorman' has beenf
gOOd. \(t ;-'"-, .\u25a0.'.' ;' yi: i-'-^'i.-r----"'^^'^'
.;\u25a0 "Weiwill :;not ; 4iave!> to \ Import ?-5 any,
men from the 'east.* :The* ranks f of," em-j
ployes -are j belng}rapldly\fllled^by, 'citi
zens r of : this city,' to^ whom'; we 'give
preference;' always."^; < i-'-v '•; •.' >- \ :.; . •\u25a0 i
V"" Mullally .said ; that Uhe ; late i service '\u25a0 at
-night '^was> satisfactory//- to? the^ com-*
\u25a0pany/arid ; apparently^ to {the ; J public,'? as'
was shown 1 by' increased ?, receipts. \u25a0'•* The
owl >. service lv In'j Siitter 5 street *' is 1' well'
patronized all j? night J and *: the'/ nearly,
\u25a0continuous - service -in f. Haight xstre'et] is
also ' encouraged.^by « large. j travel, f'sayj
the officials. :sThe; last* par ileayesi the
ferry ' 6n"^ the : Haight r street ; line 'at ) 1:10
o'clock' and the I first -car; is-; outiof Jthe
barn - • af;'4:3o.- o'clock^inrthe •morning. 5
•..'-"'.The o company ;• officials . declare^- that
.the.vigoriof > the 'strike slsi slowly/wast
ing; away.; and; that ; it sis - only . a'.ques-'
tlon;,of ; a? short % time OVheri-J the
car ;, traffic : system :in San •\u25a0\u25a0 Francisco
will have; reached ;riorriiab conditions in
air-lts^phases. ™ \u25a0\u25a0 , i \u0084«*•, s -.iy : : "
i 4. The* executive 'committee ;of the gen
eral i strike j, committee:- -j made ;• a Jstate
merit;last ni ght ',to:, to : the effect Kthat - tha
railroad - company ; had ''many "f ears lout
•^f .commission ; arid Uhat 1 there
men enough in its employ*: to put jthem
In - condition :. for ; use. q The;, committee
declared" that last iTuesday/; 14 Wears
were . turned \ln 5 at ; OakY and 1 ; Broderick
streets and 'only : orie' of \ them 'came r out.
Mullally.; Is:said|tolbefpfferirigjs6me>of
the 'union ; men ; as bonus eof £ $1 00 *' to < re-:
turn to .work; at; a; rate'.bf,: wage* higher
.than 'the'; strikers Tdemand.';"; '.V '\u25a0 ;
BOY : STRUCK' BY AUTO
': Edward Murphy,U4 ,years{6ld,*ofj 1382
San Bruno '\u25a0 road.'vwas : s true Wj by/ ah • au to"
at ; Pol k 'i and 'i Sii tter.l streets s yesterday
afternoon and ,' suffered fa ft t racturey* of
"the, left- knee* and^left|'hand.c;-L.loyd'
Salvabach r wasjthe i driver^pf ittie 1 ma
chine, vwhichu was tthe? property; of \ the
Bank or California ? : ;-I^ <?
RESIGNATION OF JUDGE
HEBBARD IS DEMANDED
BY BAR ASSOCIATION
Attorneys ; Are fUnanimous i
I in" R(Kolvef to r Free Bench "
C of Disgrace y \
NO^IVIERCY IS feHOWN
Legislative : Session to Be
- T { : 'Aske<i T-ih 'All Other > v \u25a0
"- • - /\u25a0 ' Methods Fail -. . :
v , By.a'- unanimous vote-.tlie^bar assof
elation; last night approved the charges
brought/.'agalnst : Judge^'J. :-B. j Heb
bard r ;bycl.tsvgrjeva^,e;coirimlttee' and
requested- him ito resign his seat on
the/, superior * bench-: of the; 'city /and
-county. ;"," Tho 'association •\u25a0. resolved U to
; asfc"ihV!presrdlifg' ( 3u't:lgre > to'take all' the
;c'as' es Vou t Xpt'^ Hetrbard's' V'epu rt " 1 f i he
should ":ref use >to * step "- down." > If ; Jud gft
CoffeV this,- the attor^-.
•nej's; of iSan- Francisco, 1 thrbugh a spe-'
ciaiVcbrn'mittee* to L be appointed: today,
-by: "Judg-e '\u25a0:\u25a0 Cope,^ wiU'-go to -Governor.
GMlett 'ahtf.aSli liim'toi calli'a special.
sps'slpTipof -the legislature «to impeach.
th'e-JTirlst/'/r^^'^fc- \u0084: \u25a0 ?'<\u25a0 'i~ :< - r i • ':: . . fw
Thirty br 7 f6rty'lawyers»attendedthe
session,^ Vhlch r ' was ;, especially,
•to : act lon Hebbard-s case. /.The charges
vthatj': the ' judge Is^gros3ly,jntemperate.
often ) consumlngiTiquor " sufißcient.- to
Impair ? his jf Jnehta,l :i capiacltjjr; seriously
and*l render, \u25a0 him •, unfit f o"r,< his duties,
were Iread. I .* Then came €he defiant "My'
withers f are \u25a0unwrung""and "with every
organ Jn-fgoodi cbhditlonV-ilUtters, : and
finally'^ "bao'r ; Jack Hebbard". was -held
up); to i conte.mp't before the , vote was
taken, pledging "the "assbclatloh j not" to
rest- -until*- the .: J>ench . .''was., purged of
its dishonbr.'^r 7. ,-\u25a0:. "„ , V. . \' f 'J£- ". - :
\u25a0 < Several tnembers" gave' verif to'scorn
ful .references t tb' Hebbard;* urgingithat
the^lmpeachmerit i resolutron*be retained
When ilt .was \ suggested' that simply.' to
let Hebbard \ draw a pension ; was bet-"
ter than putting the state "to the ex
pense of ]\u25a0\u25a0 an extra session. /.
."We must go the I full ; length," said
W. B. Bosley, - who presided. \u25a0" :i
j . "This is a . time when every honest,
clean = man, must act," declared George
D. Shadbourne," who also asserted that
the association was acting' on principle,'
not; from malice, and had no pet to put
lii Hebbard's; place. ' . '
Theni Allen; G.-Wrlght reminded* the
attorneys .that there must ,be "a special
session :to | ratify such- constitutional
amendments '.;*as v . are ordered': by >.the
peopleTin"November,- and the resolution
to!call on" the v governor}- for an im
peaching " session • went through.;: -
; : Before \u25a0 the * meeting adjourned the
members 'of. the | bar took occasion to
extol "v" v the "character and 'record >* of
Mayor! Edward v Robeson Taylor, / who
for years was : president of their asso
ciation.'^A- resolution of commendation
.was | ordered ; engrossed and sent -to the
new city .executive. :'"'
SERVANT GIRL LOCATES
BURGLAR IN BATHROOM
Residence of Dr^R. W. Jakes
Visited ; and Intruder
Makes: Escape
'A burglar was ! disturbedin,the resi
dence: of Dr. R. : \W. \u25a0 Jakes, "629,: Van
Ness avenue, .Wednesday;night;by.An
nie .Smith, a , servant .girl, ; who; hap
pened "to go to sthe":5 the": < bathroom and 'saw
him \ there. "She; ran screaming down
stairs -<arid ' informed : Dr.- Jakes, •' who
seidedrhis, ; revolver ?and ran- / to 'the
bathroom. ' The 'burglar;' held the 'door
'oh the > inside and paid J no " attention to
the angry physician's demands that he
open \u25a0\u25a0-; the door. ;;; During / a C pause the
burglar , jumped' out of .the window
arid .fell through' a' skylight into an
alleyway, making/lils, escape. -. : ; v
; Mrs. j Jakes had -rushed' out In search
of ' a ;' policeman j and \u25a0'\u25a0when" she j returned
w.ith : the bluecoat the burglar. had: dis^
appeared. ;, A ", trail \of '\u25a0 blood In the
alleyway showed* that: he had been "cut
by- the \u0084broken; glass of : the. skylight.
He ; had' collected ~- the \ doctor's - surgical
instruments and -most. '"of the silver
ware ,'and ; had ithem in - the bathroom
r>sady j for: flight"' whenp discovered by
the -servant girl.-*;* v,, A - ."\u25a0
}\u25a0„ ;Dr." arid' Mrs. Jakes 'and the girl had
been :\u25a0 out : during;- the. /evening and all
returned at about; the \ same time.* . If
they ;had been' a"; few, minutes later' the
intruder, wpuld.lhave ' gbt j away .with
his^bqoty.'^Captain* Colby? has detec-
tivesV-working/on 'theVca.se/ / r , ..
-.. Vlnlltnt; Nur»e"aiid*ltfasiienr :," ;
*'c Alii sickiroom; wants., ;:Goodban, 1305
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BANK vCLEARINGS j /y;
:^ % ' INCREASED -^PROSPERITY
Greater > Volume" 'of ' Business .Traris-
JJ s * acted -Here jDuring: Week -Than L• ;
.;;;?,, ;^_'::;;"^e|sßeiore;;f : ;.. : ; •
" :?AV large em;; the -volume >6t
business \u25a0 is ;; 'show?nvby/ the^ bank^cleai:-<
Ings* gathered \u25a0 by, the California^Promd
tlony: committee/ '^The :' San %\u25a0'\u25a0 Franclscpi
clearings % for.' ttie* 1 Week-ended ..yester,-;
day /.were i •' $43,222;036.€3,^5f as . against
*?39,79 6,7'33.07 r '' t ot {{.trie- corresponding.
,w^ek' J pf^last 'year "and- 1 ? 36,303,778.0,4
ror'.that'fof ;196f:' : ' The galhi shownYover :
last^yeaV fWaBf WaB / 9 Vper^cent JJ ' and
over, 1905 ; nearlyj 20"-pef cent-^.-.Thls pro-^
"gress" hag ; beerilaiccbmpllahediln: spite of
the r : : fact: that •tJheVfcl.«?aringß^of;the', Oak-*
,land"; banks ;* are V riot »"now,^; as '-. formerly^
ann'6unced\ through :' the' " San * Francisco
clearing^houser .&;*:..; :.* , .. "
; ".rlfr, Oakland's .clearings, for -the weekj*
amounting J. to ' i 52,6 be : added ; to
those'; of San' Francisco, .; af graridlj total
is .'reached 1 ' f or. ". the - two. 1 ] bay * cities >of
$45,898,825.01. ii- The r- clearings ?f or ; the
week ; at * Los '\u25a0 Angeles 1 were i $12,148,034,*
as \u25a0% agalris^ $1 1,042,220 * : for i:,the C same
week \u25a0 aiyefar ago,*"showirig r ai gain ; of *10
per:'cent,Vand/atCSani'Jbse,;ss2l,2B9.B4,*
as« against, $382,223i32a year'agor show r
ing ; a'gaih T of !morelthan:.36 per cent.
HORSES I IMPERILED; BY, FIRE
\u25a0Ju An \u25a0 alarm . of . fire .was \u25a0 turned in .' from
Eighth .-; Harrison "; streets > r yester£i
day ,5 forenoon \ f orj a j blaze - ml the i ware-, 1
house y and >'; stables 'A of •-. the ' Englander
draylhgyand'storageTconipany;';] Before
the the ;' building^ had
beehrgutted : and^thelflames}had|spread
to 'the •' stables ;! of C Schussler*. brothers,'
adjoining. £?Altogether f t'damage; by fflra
and^fwater^iwas % estimated ii atf; 110,000.'
Several^ horses \ in^both » barns iwere ; res-f
cuedviwith 'difficulty 5" by.
policemen (and:* stablemen. .
LUMBER- FALLS r ONiWORKMAN
l Hugr^h i Duffey, a" j carpenter.^ living « at
112^Juniperrstreet;\was^caught] be twee"n :
a^pile t of I lumber,! arid \ aYmortar J; box sat
Sutter^'andvi Mason S- streets '^yesterday
afternoon' andimay/d»e ; as the (result {of
hls^injurles.'^Both* his 'jaws] were Jfrac-''
tured^ahd it*lß'thought:he is internally"
.injure^';/ : 'r^. \u25a0:_,:\u25a0:. .-r,- '::'[ 'y :^-^^ :
GILLETT AND FUNSTON
REVIEW INTERESTING
BATTLE AT PRESIDIO
War, Game Maneuvers Are
En^ed With Exciting
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•' rEngagerhent
NIGHTATTACK WAGED
Batteries \ Near Golden Gate
>>Boom as Searchlights
•'."•' ;-7; -7 ; Throw ; Flashes
r ;\u25a0 Chiefs of < the state: and army yester
day^withessed^the climax ;of the ma
neuvers 'conducted; by ', the! federal and
national guard Vtfbbps ; at the^Presldlo
encampment. -Governor repre
sented J the v state i forces ',' and I * General
Funstbn? acted aa reviewing .officer for
,the\regular army. "\u25a0_'-'\u25a0 . ., ' . .V,,, -f:
'iThQ,jproblemof the day was, an at
tackwb'y an enemy.; upon the., forces -of
the^Prffsldlo; the engagement. resulted
in \ a 'for i the defenders of the
post*^ the enemy being routed. >.V
/.;\u25a0 : Atfj9 :30 ; In = the mohning: ,-' rapid ' :i flro
.batteries jat | the Presidio boomed out a
salute, to, Governor Gillett and General
Funston : and their : respective \u25a0 staffs : as
.they>'pasj|ed lt 4nireview-!beforel the long
line; of batteries and took a position on
Stotsenburg J heights.
,]\u0084 The ; ' engagement' ; "was then . com
menced j and,", advancing by brushes, the
attacking force tried to envelop Colonel*
Seymour's loft flank. 'supported by the
. First "of , field artillery ; under
Lieutenant '..*NelL: ' 'At^th'e same : mo-,
merit -the Wiley forces undnr , Major
.lio'n^Bond, supported by tho Ninth j bat
tery; field; : artillery under | Lloutonnnt
Ar.nold, 'prcsßlnjy-'Colonftl Hoy
mour's Iright and center, ftn«l two sun
boats- armed .with six pound*™, sup
ported by a landltiK pnrty, "wore attack
ing; Baker's beach. .In thn face of this
threefold attack, Colonnl Soymoufr. skil
fully handled his troopa. Jlt> threw/one
battalion - under .Colonel, . Haltmarsh
around the enemy^i loft, supporting tho
advance '*, by : the Oatlings under c com
mand of Llou t .•mm t Barney, i and forced
Lieutenant:; Noil's "battery and.^ their
coverlng^troops ,to? retire; in- hot haste,
crumpling up their entire line. .
* ButAwhlle;;vlctory<met the efforts of
theXdefense; on; their left, and while
their cheers stiir resounded' on Presidio
heights, : a strong attacking column
from Fort Mlley under Major Bond,
skilfully ' and i silently handled, forced
its .way J like a wedge tnto the national
guard i camp. ;>; For . a moment It looked
as. : though, Colonel Seymour's "defend
ers •<;. would \u25a0* be defeated' at the very
moment >of their . anticipated victory.
Then- suddenly , from— Stotsenburg
heights • the ' field batteries undej. Lieuf
tenant" Barnes g and the machine guns
under Lieutenants Barney, opened flre
on -the: attacking" column, which in the
excitement of the charge had neglected
the necessary precautions :^of \u25a0; seeking"
cover; and • deploying. At -this juncture
Colonel'- Seymour's ;- infantry : reserve
struck the attacking coftrmns in flank
and saved the day for the defense. ' >
%*\u25a0. Following the \ engagement; Colonel
Cook , gave an Informal reception in his
tent |to Governor . Gillett and General
Funston, 5 ; at; which all ; the officers of
the hi federal land . : state troops >. were
present. -. Hn . the afternoon Governor
Gillett and .General' Funstori visited the
di CPerentlbatterles: that : def end} the en
traricelto, the iharbor^wherem number
ofsthe 12'inch:guns;wereiflred. ;
IJiThe: afternoon \ hours were devoted to
at; series? of c lectures to the I officers • of
the: state » troops as , a sort, of ; general'
resume -of ;the work, done iduring the
encampment; 'Among those who made
addressee i were Colonel Cook, Captain
Ryan, .Captain Coleman and" Lieu-»
tenants - Short, Ja.ckson, Moss, Beebe,
Cass, ; Dougherty a:nd Abbott..
,;. The, -work of \ the ;; encampment was
concluded j 1 with ; a combined night , at
tack both by water and land and was
*a- fitting finale ; to .the T- two weeks' work
ofj the encampment.' From every bat
tery.': on- : both .sides of the -bay; the
great " guns .boomed forth, - while the
signal service under command- of LJeu
tenaftt:;Abbott kept \ up a lively flrfeiof
rockets, and /many. 'searchlights ( threw
flashes* of light., on every vessel that
entered 'the harbor. I -^
Governor: Gillett, Colonel Seymour,'
Colonel,: Finley,;:Colonel; Beck, Colonel
Wilhelm;;; General '" Wankowskl " Und
Colonel^ Bradbury were entertained 1 at
luncheon I yesterday" by Colonel Lundeen
at v - his : quarters"' mi the; post.
, -,-' Notice name and signature of Dr. Slegert when
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STRATTON ENTERTAINS GARFIELD
United: States Customs^ Collector
Frederick, S. ( Stratton ( is ; spending his
summer : vacation on* his -ranch "on
Spring vcreek,\; Klamath j* reservation,
Oregon.V^ He ; and . Miss la Stra tt
.ton.are,; entertaining,; Secretary ~'of . the
.Interior.: James |R.\Garfleld' and a pasty
of jlO ;prominerit easterners - this welk. ;
In :r: r the % partyi are 5 Commissioner Gen
eralv' Ballinger v of ; the t United '- ; States
land A office ;r Fred -H.;/ Newell,^ director
of ;the ie reclamation^; service; v* CJlfford
Plnchbt,- chief iof the i forest Preservation
.service; 7; Chief " Statistician;.- Blanchard
of .the 'of t)O&' interior,'; and
.^'riief^Engineer; Heney of the; surveyor
"gfngrars^offlce.t .The 'health; of • ;the
>reßorted \u25a0to be r good and the
liuritlng?ahd ; fishing 'are : excellent. "t- ;
\u25a0\u25a0, Energy for breakfast > to start "
-' :j .Sustenance Tor ,lunch\to /carry^
; \u25a0•\u25a0 * -
;o \;;. / . .Rest ; and. renewecL^strength
V at close of day. t
; The food idea! for every meal.
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More nutritious .than any
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fOR THOUGHTFUL
C{ In these days of "great bargains" and **sacrifice sales"
it ": needs 'the sobering influence of sound judgment to distin-
guish prices and value. -The price of the piano may appear
•low, but its value may be still lower.
Cf A fipn may advertise tremendous reductions of prices,
but if the prices in the beginning' are extortionate the tre-
mendous reductions may still J leave them very high.
<jf It was the Eilers stores that applied the modem methods
of merchandising to the piano business on the Pacific Coast.
Previous to that time it had been the invariable rule of piano
'dealers to cHarge all the traffic would bear.
<^ The Eilers method aims to do the largest volume of busi-
ness on the smallest margin of profit.
Q These methods were so hurtful to other dealers that
every effort was made by the Piano DealersV'Association to
regulate the prices of piano's, and to that extent do away
with .competition.
It was the Eilers stores 'alone that opposed this attempt
to stifle competition and made it possible for San Franciscans
to buy pianos at fair prices.
<jj The Eilers stores have recently secured several well
known agencies that forcibly illustrate what the Eilers
method of piano selling accomplishes.
Last year the California agency of the well known
Hobart M. Cable piano was held by another firm. This
year the Eilers stores control" this agency. Result: You
can now buy the different styles Hobart M. Cable pianos at
from $63 to $144 less.
<J We now handle the popular Smith & Barnes piano.. You
can buy the various styles at from $58 to $137 less than you
could buy them from the dealer who controlled this agencyf
last year. : r l/T?
CJ Is it surprising that some dealers can talk about "sacrifice
\sales"? And isn't it proof that you can get more for every;
dollar you invest at the Eiletrs stores?
€J Call and let us show you a hundred other- proofi -
tilers Music tompany
"Better Pianos for Less"
1130 Van Ness Ay. 1220 FOlmore St.
SAN FRANCISCO
Stockton— Oakland— San Jose— Eureka— Reno, Nev.
FIRE RAGES IN STABLES
IN HARRISON STREET
Police With Assistance of
Several Citizens Save
Fifteen Horses
; .A "fierce flre that; raged yesterday
morning in the stables of the Eng
iander drayage and warehouse . com
pany at Fourth and Harrison streets
threatened the destruction of the tyiilu
ings in the .vicinity, but through.' the
heroic-efforts, of .the firemen the flames,
were confined to -the -. stables, "which
were almost- totally, destroyed. V -\u0084:,
vThe fire started in the east end of j
the loft -.shortly.; before .11 o'clock and j
; was discovered ,by Policeman Wlliiam
Sheehan. who turned in an Alarm,
which was! followed by two . otlier
alarms. , Pending the arrival of ..the
firemen, -\u25a0; Policeman : A.' ; J. " Gaughran
broke- d<\wn •: the -doors,', and, assisted
by Sheeh*in,i Special* Ofiicer yon Hoos
ten and 'several; citizens. , led to^ safety
15.. horses that -were in the . stahlea
They also . saved -several trucks ajut
wagons : and ~ much harness. ]
'.." ..While- "fighting:- the flames Battalion
Chief r.W. A." Cook had a. narrow es
cape from being struck "by, a falling
piece; of galvanized 7 sheet iron. ; He
barely had time to leap: out" of danger.
Oscar Thomas, a stableman, was asleep
in -the ' loft, butvmanaged to escape
safely."
i/The building was constructed partly
of.'ganvanized sheet; iron and of ;wood.
andwas almost-- totalry destroyed. The
lossj^was r about $5,000, fullyj insured.
If the fire had- occurred -at night there
would have been -75 horses . in the
stables and ,an additionar; number : uf
trucks 'and .wagons.. The cause of the
fire : is unknown.- . ; 1 \u25a0
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as Well as , Fat
Every mother tries to gnard
baby's health— but the food that
(pakes baby fat 'is not necessarily
making him strong,, healthy— o{
Eotmd mind and body. %
Sanipure Milk is next best to
mother's milk. The formula is.on
every can: ;~ /
Mothers should know that baby ' 9
food contains all the ingredients
Df mother's milk —in right pro-
portions. f
•Read about this —in our valu-
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and.
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will send you freo, a sample can and oar boo&
let. "Baby's First Days."
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