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CITY OVERRUN BY THIEVES
AND HIGHWAYMEN WHO
ROB MEN AND HOMES
Footpads, and Burglars Com
mit Numerous Crimes
Kin Darkness
MESSENGER -BUNKOED
Loot Ranging"From Cigars
to Plumbing Fixtures
-•Is^ Taken"
, Reports jcontlnue.vto 'be -received' :at
yolic* lieadquartera . of . the work 'of
footpads, burarlars and \sneak thieves.
Yostcrdas' -- morning- Liouis Wild, a
cigar maker Jiving at/ 205- San. 'Bruno
•avenue, reported -that while he was
standing -at Fourteenth and Harrison
streets on -Saturday 'night. : two . m*n
approached him and struck him. «n the
jaw, rendering him- unconscious. When
lie recovered be found that vs22 had
been taken from Tiia.pockets. His iaw
was badly swollen : and he was unable
to leave his home until- yesterday. =
John Robertson, «. -messenger boy for
the Whit* House; -reported 1 that while
fee was 4n Pillmore ' street about 6
o'clock evening carrying- four
parcels, "two "young men- approached
Mm ar.d-cne asked Mm to take a note
J.er \u25a0 him; . Toiinfl th-e coYner, 1 saying he
would "give him 50 cents. They said
they would look after his parcels until
his return. The boy was only gone a
lew minutes, as lie could not find. the
person to ' whom the note ' 'was ad
dressed, but the two young men had
«iisappe*Ted with the parcels. He
handed the note to the police, which
read: "ilis«" Babe: I will be back 9
o'clock. Jnomie Jr."
The boy gave a description of- the
r:t2 2.3d the police are \u25a0 looking for
them. One of the parcels was ad
<3res»ed to 1940 Hayes street and the
ether three to people in the Richmond
district. '\u25a0 .:^\v\ ;
Martin H. Bohlen reported that his
saloon at 110 Berry street had been en
tered early Monday morning by forcing
off the Tale lock from the front door
and liquor and cigars to the value of
$30 were stolen.
. M. Wilson, tailor, <05% Washington
street, reported that his shop had been
entered Monday morning and a sack
suit, two coats and vests, an overcoat
and pair of trousers stolen.
L. F. Hall of .the Union transfer com
pany reported that a trunk containing
men's, clothing had .been either stolen
from or dropped from one of the com
pany's wagons on Monday.
George. S. Frink, president of the
Western- addition improvement club,
complained in a letter that his build
ings at 23 31 Pierce street and 2741 Clay,
street had been looted of all the plumb
ing fixtures and he asked that the
piifering of such thieves Snathe West
ern addition , be stopped as other, in
stances of the same Kind had been re
ported to the club.
. The Golden West renovatory at 805
Valencia street was I entered . Monday
morning and a suit of clothes, two
overcoats, woman's raglan coat, pair
«r trousers and two pairs of long kid
jfioves were stolen.
James Schuyler reported that his
cigrar stand at 230 Fifth street had been
visited by a. sneak thief during his
momentary absence on Monday after
noon and a card machine valued at $4{l
stolen from the counter. • •
Francis J. Frater reported , that hi«
room at 447 Valencia street iiad been
\u2666 t-stcred Saturday night and a. sack suit
stolen. .
Alexander G. Wilson. .771 Turk street,
reported that a. bundle of clothes be
longing to hjm valued at. $30. had been
«to!rn from the basement of 761 Turk
street on Sunday, afternoon. The bun
dle had. been left in the basement by
a Chinese laundryihan till he made
other collections.
C. F. Adams & Co., 124 Hyde street,
reported thst the front door of the
premises had been forced open with a
* jimmy" on Monday morning but noth
ing teemed to have been stolen.
' Carroll & Tilton company, I*4o Fill
more street, reported that the rear door
of the store had been battered down but
jjeveral strong bara inside prevented
the burglars from gaining an entrance.
Harry E. Nelson, cook at the Cali
fornia street-railway carbarns/reported
that his room. at 142.1 California street
!7ad been' entered- on Monday morning
and a cravenette suit .valued at ?S0
and a pair of shoes valued at $9 were
stolen. . . *_: ; -
ADMIRAL SEES SAILORS
FALL TO DEATH IN BAY
Head of Fleet Urges Work
of Rescue, but Men Are
- Drowned
Springing to the davits to lower 1 a
hcitin r«ppnßeto a command to aban
don ship .yesterday afternoon, two" sail
ors belonging to the United States
cruiser St. Louis fell overboard ; and
wrre drowned in the preeence of Ad
miral SwinMirne. who was> making the
regular - admiral's inspection at the
lime. \u25a0-'•:\u25a0?•- t ..:;;r;. -..-:..\u25a0,..•.,,-.:-. :
The St. Louis was lying off Angel
island when boardea by Admiral Swin
harne. The- ehip's- company was put
through- the -various drills for the ed
relrars 'particular <>bser\-atlon, among
\u25a0which was that^of - abandoning? ship.
?.lie men-were eeen \u25a0: to -. Jump for the
davits to I lower- th>. /boat- and the next
jjittanttlie:<:rs'-.;of. -Mam overboard!"
turned the": empty. drill'; lnto, work with
a purpose. 1 JCfelthi-TrsaUor rose to the
surface- after the water. |
.-".'i Admiral- Swtnbu me immediately sig
naled '. the--crulser. Charleston and the
torpedo boalUestroye^Preble" to lower
their, boats-andlaunche^.to. aid. In the
.starch; but ; rtboeugh the : efforts were
k*"Pt up till late last night, searchlights
being used after darkness set in, they
proved of no^avaiL '\u25a0:;]/
BER&mGHAM£ CONCLTIDES
;TO ; EXONERATE CAPTAIN
Master Alexander Escapes Without
RejSiimefijl; for -Grounding 'the
Santa JRosa in a Fog :
United, c Sta.tes Supervising . Inspector
John 'Berminrfe»|n~' yesterday handed
down. 3., jdjeclslon from
blame P^pt«.ln'».E.T^i»» X andeE,ifor the
groundlag^of the steajner Santa Rosa
near'.?*oint".Vi£cente Ion; September 11.
The~4«clsion_conc!udes as follows: ..'*
- Caplaig iJrxaader testified thst if miitrr br
.bad; ni»ce. nwr* T tb«n '?!oo Toutsa 'i.Toyaj^s b*
t^niti Ssb Franeitco and San PJepo, s bout T.VS
of which". mw oo thp Bant» Rr*>. -Kltboiit «
- irlrtiap \u25a0fo bis oarj^atton — a - irooderful nwofd
of bis skill jkttlwjs. to \u25a0 tbe • roy&ge \u25a0 und«r oon
sld<>r«iioo. i Ttut mUbtp vnas not -.attended
*ith r f*rtoea' r«*islt«; ' ptwetbly •H' migbt havp
h«-?n ttrrted by.a'frrrr. vm of the'!««d.?iNer«-:'
tiif!»t-«. I do not t»l!»Te I would b^ Juttificd io
sut-r^ndiDg hU license ' fw, -negllseßC*"or^;on
wtillfuiiM^B Jij th*"tn«ttw of tbe : troanding :of
Uir Stnta' Itosa on- S^ptwnb^r 11, *i»O7. ' \u25a0\u25a0« '
111 effects of iced drinks prevented -by
Angostura Bitters—valuable stomachic*
MEXICO ORDERS CONSUL
TO MOVE DOWN TOWN TO
CONVENIENCE SHIPPERS
Diaz Overcomes Reluctance
; of Orneias to :Be Near^: ; •
- r- Water^Froritv ; .; ; ; v
MAPS-THE: ARGUMENT
Petitioners \u25a0 Sh6 w , Quarters
Can i BeY Obtained in '
f/i Business Center ;
Pl u torco .Ornelas, consul general 'for
Mexico in this city,, has-been ordered
by his -government- to "remove his office
from Sll Scott street,; where he has
been located since the fire, to the down
town business district. v The order' is
the result of a petition to' the Mexican
government signed by all the firms arid
steamship companies in this city that
do business with the, southern republic.
The' news that President Diaz 'has
acted on their request was received
yesterday by the petitioners. *
Dr. Orneias' present location has been
an Inconvenience to custom house brok-"
ers and shipping : people generally ever
since the big fire made it necessary, for
him to establish the consulate at' Sll
Scott street. The fire sent many busi
nessmen up town, but -it' drove .the
shipping men, who have most to do
with foreign consuls, to' the water
front. In spite of tne distant location
of the consulate the office hours re
mained.the same, and the regulation
whereby double: fees, were exacted, on
all business transacted after . office
hours was strictly enforced. Those in-,
convenlenced drafted a telegram early'
this year to -the Mexican state depart
ment asking the removal of Dr. Orne-'
las,: but the telegram was never sent.
Upon receipt of the petition that re
sulted in the order to move the consul
ate, the Mexican government referred
the request to Dr. Orneias, who replied
that owing to the havoc wrought ; by
the fire no suitable quarters could be
obtained In the downtown district. The
petitioners were notified of the doctor's
reply .and by way of answer, sent to
the Mexican capital maps, : photograph e,
real estate advertisements', and other
exhibits to show that the doctor must
have erred. In the maps were marked
desirable locations. A' star showed the
present -location of the consulate, little
crosses showed where . the shippers
were located and other marks indicated
officers for rent with the cost of rental.
To show that the suggested locations
were neither nor shacks the
photographs were attached and the real
estate literature was thrown in as evi
dence' that the doctor's choice would
not be limited.
The new consulate "will be opened in
a few days .on Montgomery street be
tween Sacramento and California.
Among the firms that signed the pe
tition were the Sperry flour company,
W.. P. Fuller, Otis- McAllister/ Pacific
Commercial. company, Pacific" Mail com
pany, Stockton -mill company, Zeller
bach & Co., Brandenstein & Co., Kosmos
line. Pacific coast- steamship company,
Slade lumber, company, . W, R. Grace
& Co., Hooper & Jennings/California
wine association and the Pacific hard
ware and : steel company.
W. C. T. U. FIGURES IN
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
• : • \u25a0 '\u25a0 . ' . -- .. . .;. .;..:'
Wife; Claims Husband Went
to/ Church; Whiter
;v- . * v Intoxicated
Offended because his.wife was promi
nently, connected with the Women's
Christian Temperance .union and be
cause, during- the : . convention of that
body in Sutter Creek "in 1599 she took
one of , the delegates Into . her - home,
Eugene". J. Turner appeared at the
church ; In a drunken condition with
four other inebriated men and created
a- disturbance, Mrs;- Turner declared- to
Judge Hunt yesterday in asking for a
divorce. . .
That night Turner,. still more intoxi
cated than ne had been earlier .In the
day. went to his home- and struck' his
wife violently with his fists, she being
in bed. The decVee was granted. / '
Clifton G. Kellner, book maker and
handicapper, was sued yesterday by his
wife. Anita. J., for divorce on the
ground of cruelty. ' She stated that .he
earned $SOO a month: on! the Tace track.
According to the complaint ' Kellner,
before the fire of last year, lived \u25a0 at
658 Geary street with a woman named
Belle Singer..
Charles G." F3lsst, : who- was married
in' New York In 1899. at .which time
he was on}y .18. yesterday obtained a
divorce from his wife," J«eHie," because
she -left- him two -years after the mar
riage and :. went home, to her. parents. In
Philadelphia. ; ' The only, condition j upon
which ' she would live with her husband
was that he should reside with herat
her parents' home. This Falsst re
fused to do.
On the ground of failure to provide.
Judge Graham- yesterday granted a. di
vorce to Nina D. Gre'eley, from Charles
A. Greeley. \u25a0 She' said was money
earned by her that had*- brought them
out here from Haverhill, Mass., and
that she'Jhad to work ever sinee -com
ing here. "Greeley. Is a' carpenter but
had not done any work y in 10 'months,
his wife stated. : '. ,
The following . divorces \u25a0 were also
granted yesterday: ,By - Judge Hunt —
May V.- Bertram from Frank W.< Ber
tram, failure to provide; by Judge Gra
ham—William: J. ; Donahey f rom .Lillian
A. „ Donahey; by 'Judge Carroll, Cooky-
Marie Zlska . from Anthony Zlska, con
viction of a felony.' • .
While, in. a "vicious. rage" -over the
loss of a belt hook-Morton G.. Hocker
struck his wife, Amelia. C, above the
eye and seriously hurt her, .according
to the -divorce complaint, filed by "'the
weman;- v s - • ; Other offenses
charged against ".. Hocker, ' by his wife
are the taking, of $179 outof bank and
playing, it- o'n the; races x and the . fact
thaf one night _ivhen she -came- home
from " vis! ting, some- friends | he locked
her out. compelling her to rent a room.'
• Suite filed yesterday were : Nelson W.
Jameson. against Clara 'E.; Jameson, in
fidelity: Catherine Wall against: / Be
njamin J. Wall, desertion and ' failure to
provide: MaryE- Beck against. William
G. Beck, cruelty: Myrtle. Ten •: Bosch
against! Adrian Ten Bosch, infidelity;
Julie Huss against William Huss, fail
ure to provide.,; . . ; .-\u25a0•'. : : ,— -
riCXIC'OF- ST.:PAUL'S .PARISH •'
\The;aVnua.rplchlc and reunion of',«t.'
Patir* parish- will- beSheld; at Shell
MouifdJpark 'neVt.Saturdays >.The .vari
ous 'committees .met \u25a0 last; Sunday;even
ingA'.and £ completed - arrangements. • A
splendid fiitt} of.?igames, has! been pre
pared, vind-'over^^lOO: prUps
.Tickets :'can,be .secured] from •members
of.the commJttee-or at the'gate
•'Visitors,* see Harbor View. Hot * sal t
water^baths.; Transfer Fillmore st. car.*.
THJB" v S^;-FBkyQiSC6^G^L^
Marriage of Julius Kruttschnitt Jr.
and Marie Pickering a Suprise
MR. AND MRS. JCI.IUS KRUTTSCHNITT JR., AX.NOUXCEiUEXT ..OF. WHOSE MAR
RIAGE YESTERDAY. SEVERAL MONT.HS BEFOHE THE • DATE ORIGINALLY. SET.
SURPRISED ;THE FRIENDS OF BOTH. .. .; \i,, ,^. : -
. Julius " Kruttschnitt Jr., son \ot -the
Harriman railroad of ficial, ' Tale grad
uate and heir to millions, ; has crowned
his recent career of surprises with- his
marriage to \Miss* Marie -Pickering,^ the
event taking place several months "be
fore .schedule time. He doesn't ; know
how his 'family in^ Chicago will take
the news, asihe did -riot, Inform- them
of what' was to .take place.' ; . He^ is
laboring /under no delusion, • however,
as,' to the opinion ]of -the .bride's mother,
that lady having announced .-\u25a0. in :«. un
equivocal'terms that she did not in the
least approve- k>( the marriage being
solemnized yesterday, instead of at the
appointed- time arid ' with; this proper,
social setting. : •". :\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
"If I had had my way, there would
have, been: no wedding today," she re
marked. .
But parental objection^ did not: hays
the effect of. changing the .plans *of
young Kruttschnitt and his pretty bride
to be. Tney went right ahead and had
their own wedding in 1 their own. way,
and at the. time thoy. had set for it. -
Youns: Kruttschnitt" dropped into the
Fairmont hotel a few'; days 'ago, fresh
from a surveying trip! in the northern
copper regions. ; It was supposed that
he had returned to town to taste the
joys of civilization for a time, but it
develops now that a surprise.' wedding
CHIDES MAN WHO SEEKS
MARRIAGE ANNULMENT
M. D. Arms Admits .He
. Went on High Seas to
Evade Law
"This* man comes: here a; self-con
fessed attempted violator of the law
and his case does not- commend itself
to the court," - remarked Judge >,Hunt
yesterday after reading- the complaint
of M. D. Arms. who. applied for the
annulment of. his marriage, naming his
Wife, Nora B^- Arms, as idefendant. ';
Arms, who is in the clothing business
inEast Street^and was formerly a" real
estate man at Saii Diego, sought to
have the marriage '\u25a0- declared void be
cause if had. taken, place on the high
seas, whither he \u25a0 and' the woman' had
gone for the . express-" purpose of ? evad
ing the laws of the state. of California.
Attorney Magee of ,De,.Laveaga '& ; Ma->
gee stated to Judge ; Hunt that 'the
woman whom Arms '\u25a0 married had \ been
divorced but two j- days -before' the so
called wedding.: .IX. being: unlawful .un
der the laws of this -state- for her to
remarry . within 12 \u25a0moriths^she and
Arms took passage from San Diego to
Los Angeles and -while on*. the > r ay
were married '\u25a0 by the captain, of the
steamer. In bis complaint r Arms 'ad-^
mitt ed- that he did this for the purpose
of evading the. laws of state,' and
as jj soon as- this statement- caught .the
eyes of 'Judge : . Hunt -he observed that
Arms did not have a cape that com
mended itself to the i "court. . . "
ENJOYS FREEDOM i LESS
THAN:ONE WHOLE-DAY
J. B.^ Smith,". Window i Thief, . Released
From San * Quentin'. Monday, ' Is
Arrested Again- Yesterday ':
'A ; window thief • early, yesterday
morning : broke "the. , window. f of the
Jewelry store; of . "William- Casanova at
314 Montgomery avenue:; and', stole -a.
pair of opera^ glasses valued.' at- $2O
and a pair, of field'.glasses^valued; at
$15. '.Half an "hour -later- he ; was.ar-'
rested: by Foltcemen^O'Connor, Ke.sson
aud Cameron .and"; when'" searched, the
stolen glasses'w'ere found "in his; pock
«*t«i. He was v booked, on. a; charge of
burglary. ' ; . -j;.; ! ; . >; \ iv'SS- • \u25a0.\u25a0'_"'.::
Kecognized'aß.' J. B.T Fmith, ; released
from San 'iQuentin I Monday* after serv
lngr a. term . for* burglary, : he; was ' ar-;
raigned before :Pollce Judge Cabaniss
yesterday ".. and 1 ..:. waived -X examination.'
He : asked' the ' judge •to , send: hlirT back
to San Quentln-S* • : . *
S AL.ESMAIV COHEN ' FAILS
"W. H. Cohen, a/ salesman i of ; ' San
Francisco, -'"\u25a0 filed- a J petition^ in.' bank
ruptcy^ yesterday. V He ; owes $20,051,*. the
greater' part; of t\Phlch'ils£'due^td!fcred
itors'in 1 New'Tork;and";North; Carolina.'
f*W A M PI I TM M F£i
Furniture, -j: Carpets, Draperies;
' ..OLDEST.,CARPBT,"AND. FtTBNITCBB; HOUSE ' ;- ; ' /
T^ W''T i T^*'l^T' i ¥ T-'T-ir^'-'ir"^' •'-'\u25a0\u25a0
We direci attention to bur displays^: ;^
of o Mahogany, \; Fumed,; Qolden ;
!:^u^M^bgiwyxpispla^ ; 6fle ; . .-• --^v^
f'.*,vnurajerable^p!ecesV/and*;sets- : lh\" '\u25a0\u25a0'..
Colonial, Louis XIV and Chlppen-
1632 CALIFORNIA ST
BETWEEN VAN NESS AND POLK
was 'the • object :-• of . the Journej', His
engagement to Miss Pickering had. been
announced 18 months" ago, 'and Mt was
planned- to : make the7;Weddlng\one- of
the bigsevents',of, the .winter.
The' very opposite was what took place,
however.'^none of the"rfrlends>of i-the
young ; couple -.being- » present.* ;- Miss
Rhoda, Pickering, .who: was i?o' have been
her sister's maid of honor, is away^in
the mountains, and the bride and groom
werej .unattended. The -wedding Mook
place Jn "the drawing. room; -pt the:Pick
ering residence 4n Broadway, and" was
conducted by Rev. Charles Ramm. The
bride,* Mho was given- .away -by -her
father, wore a -traveling suit iof black
and^ white i checked silk, a. picture hat
an'd'a wnite '.waist. A'- simple", supper,
followed the i ceremony,'- and : Mr.- and
Mr 3. .Kruttschnitt •lef t , immediately - for
a southern -hotel, where they: will re
main until October. .
\u0084.-.\u25a0-M rs.', Kruttschnitt is . the eldest
daughter of * Mr. ; and : Mrs. Frederick
M."_ Pickering;.,and/slnce'her debut two
years> ago has been one of the favor
ites of ; the , younger set. She is a girl
of exceptional beauty/ with" dark eyes
and hair, *and;a ; rich brunette; coloring.
Her- education was finished 'at the
Madames \u25a0 college in Me'nlo Park. She
has made quite a reputation as a writer
of short stories and is gifted in music
and as a linguist. - \u25a0'•\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0,:\u25a0' '" ' '
WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE
TALBOT WINS A POINT
Court Denies Applicatioii
for Guardian for
"Children" |
The application of William , H. Tal
1 ot, the. 'wealthy lumber magnate who
is_ suing' his wife Annie. D.',Talbot, ; for
divorce, to have a guardian appointed
for theif three young children,"s o that
h e could vi sit ; them and converse^ wi th
them 'at times when ;th£y were" not
within r the influence of their; mother,
was deniedby, Judge'Seawnll Ink de
cision handed down yesterday^ after
noon. '.' '\u25a0.\u25a0'. ' .-': '\u25a0;\u25a0;\u25a0 *' '• -.'\u25a0- \u25a0 '?. '
'This does not mean that Talbot niay
not- see; and ; converse -..wjth, his- chil
dren. It. leaves^ matters just "where
they i A were .-before: the application was
.riiade, .. and , Mrs. Talbot has stated in
her # affidavit, that Talbot . has every
opportunity to talk with v his children
at- their home in Jackson street, t where
th~e whole-family; ls- living.- \u25a0-.";\u25a0
-\u25a0The 1 divorce \u25a0'suit-is- to be .tried on
October 7, and /from statements' made
by. the .attorney's; for, Talbot ; heVis ans
; lous 'to have his children' as witnesses
In l.the case... Mrs. Talbot is just as
anxious, that they.Bhall not be forced
into, court. Fromja.remark dropped-by
Judge Seawell last he also, is
very 'much opposed to. having the chil
dren on. the" witness stand.' : -."A ;
; '.The i application;^ t)fj. Talbot -for the
children -to; be placed; in the care of
some ; person Vother.""- than \ his : wife' was
denied without 'prejudice. ? :-" :'\u25a0;:
THREATENS^ SUICIDE^IF
{: SHORTAGE IS- EXPOSED
Verdict for $755: Givwi' Against Max
Shick, for; a
Liquor, Firm • . \u25a0
; "If you expose, vne;l,wili;!commlVsut
cide;' and -you «,will ' never {get: a" cent "of
the money.''/ asserted Max' Shick, sales
man for, the liquor \u25a0 flrm-.of/Adolph:Har
ris & Co.r? when ?charked£by,' Archibald
R^^ijta^Xacc^\intjMfc\w4thXli4yJngftm;
bezzled : the, funds ; of - the, firm.; •Testi
mony kto this "effect vra.s srlv'en • yester-"
day ;; by Ry s t i In ; a : sui t ; . brough t- by {U*.'
S.; Morro-w, *as • aesignee '.! for , Harris ; &
C6.,~ to corapeKShlck:to»return' s7ss.
-appeared' from* the v evidence v that'
Shlck'.Tvas: short? $920 ;Un ; hisi dealings
wlthlthe'flrm.^ln'paymentS' made' since'
by;; him 'and ' his Jvwlf «-~ the : deficit ': has
been^lessened; $165. >\u25a0- \u25a0: ' ; ' - \u2666
: : Judge^Murasky.-cgave -a- verdict- for
$755,: the amount-claimed. ' * ' : '
Diamonda
Baldwin; Jewelry Co. makes advances on
diamonds. 1261fVan;Ness;av.nr.Sutter.*
JEWELER SUICIDE SAID
TO HAVE BEEN EMBEZZLER
FROM KANSAS CITY FIRM
Former, Employer Says S.- D.
Gordon Took Life to"
Avoid Jail "
BELIEVED BANKRUB^
Dead -Man Left >Npte; That
. ;^ He Could^Wot LFace >
Credkbrs"vT A '**
' : ; /% Q?0-?i ' . \u25a0\u25a0". ' '
i J." it. Scott-fyr^jn^esentlng \u25a0 a Kansas
Ci ty /watch vSjVni, which \u25a0 formerly*, em
ployed : S. 'D.'Gordon, \u25a0 the Marktt street
jeweler who .committed suicide Sep
tember \u25a0 13, made the charge yesterday
that /the. 'dead man "was an embezzler.
Gordon' left 'a \u25a0 note saying he could not
face bankruptcy. ,;but '-. Scott asserted
At a meeting' of Gordon's- creditors l that
the man .had'failed to settle accounts
of more than 's2^7oo and took his life
the day after he'was : told to pay or go
to jail. J '* v.v '. '.\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0-:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0: ' \u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0
.Gordon opened his store in Market
street' July: l.: r Until that time he had
been; employed? by the^ Kansas' City
firm and his: resignation:*was sent from
San ; Francisco. - where %he had come
with a sample | line. . Scott : said Gordon
had not \ made \u25a0 a | settlement and • had
never even sent ; in,'hls books.' V
Gordon's store : at > 962 Market street,
which since his death has been in the
hands of thepublic administrator, was
opened '/yesterday, to V, his creditors. It
was generally; supposed' that the store
carried a : large stock," -but when an ex
amination 'was made only about $2,500
worth ;of . the, original $9,000 stock with
which \u25a0 Gordon had started business,
was, found. "Woodstock,; Hoefer & Co.,
whose representative made the charge
of against the' dead
jeweler, claimed '-'51,400 of this as the
value 'of r the - firm's property which Gor
don; said he had placed 'in his store to
sell. I .*;' Three ' appraisers will |be 'ap
pointed by the-jeourt," by consent of the
creditors, and an inventory; taken.
It wasi.decided; to dispose of the
stock at - auction- and John M." Newbert,
deputy administrator, was - authorized
to conduct the , sale. Gordon left a
widow | ajid ' four children .^. of \u25a0 ten
aer years, }in - Manchester, England.
According to the law in such: cases
$1,500 goes to the wldo.wl before any;
of,: the assets -are turned; over to the
creditors. " . '":.\u25a0
WILL AMEND ORDINANCE ; '
REGULATING TENEMENTS
New Measure .to Eliminate ."Romeo"
Flats - From Restrictions and
> .Lessen Yard Space
: The. supervisors* building committee
conferred /yesterday -with Chief Bulld
ing';inspector Horgan, Fire Marshal
Towe and •F. B. Porter,- chief inspector
of the .board jof j fire underwriters, and
decided, on several amendments^ to the
ordinance 1 regulating tenement houses,'
which will be 'submitted to the board
for adoption. ' ;, " ;',";. '•;","; \u25a0--..'
' : Arnongr Uhe ' more Important changes
advocated ,w a » '.prfe -to; eliminate 'from
the provisions •of the ordinance so
called "Romeo", flats, having' an ex
terior-staircase, but no public hall.'' ;
; The' section providing: for yard space
will be amended so that'llie maximum
space required -.will -be 10 feet Mmme-'
$T'-A«5O-''^^^^^^^^^^^ The DIRECT ACTION
c^^^^'.^^^^fer" \ GAS RANGE
IS THE PRICE - Takes, its.name from- the fact that
NO' W%\ ®«ccC °> JkJ! i j|ml Vi tronl 1C instant the burners are
Extra One Cent's Worth of Gas
/-«i . Ws&si \ *?£~l xv i i 1 heat the oven and do a quick
Charge baking.
for °° al Will Be Hish This Winter
' Gas is economical and this Gas
(« Prti -^^^^^^^^g Range is a gas saver. '
lonnecung .?=^=^_ .— , ; »~*r egular $22.50-Spedal $16.50
WE ARE DIRECT IMPORTERS OF H^
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. inspect line. 1 f ' . ---\u25a0'\u25a0'. ..'.\u25a0-' .. '.'\u25a0 :": <-'\u25a0
Our 50-Piecec Dinner Set in. Genuine Haviland China V.^.^f*^" -.
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\ Yy^^^SP^J: 1^^ 11 read, write or work better and the ; .''\u25a0
\u25a0 t -sJ v : beauty of a room is enhanced with' the a^d of
\^. * l 7^'. a Portable Gas Lamp. ": , . '^^=^?P^ '
\u25a0 Thlsl- Portable 'Lamp.- is V. ''C?:^^' : ~ "\u25a0''\u25a0\u25a0 , This Portable Lamp with
tyiass, pretty '"*',' upright"" -In rope • ef.
H-X&^St%^\ We,caAyan-^nsive'line. of these goods iU. to^gU£!??.S
and have priced them^allso'as "to sell a large .
l^a''' 50 55.75 quantity at once. 3 :°"'.52.25
blocks ' JJ, -wall' clocks
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Be Giv Time /^^^^ with pendulum
»•» • - V : M^^o^ Al^<> ROUND AND
sunrise, to arouse you /• :-"\u25a0 ArTArmi cuaiwc
V.:now' iSvou: are 'ail^ early^n^^X^fi^m.'' OCTAGON SHAPES
• All prices. .*9 C - Both> Metal -and Wood
:\u25a0•'\u25a0' Tiiisone^niy . ...;: .'. , .'\u25a0' * -JC'v. Calendar Clocks and Regulators
LARGEST DEALERS JN SPORTING GOODS ON THE IPACIFIC COAST
;'Game : Laws Free ;•; i'^^^^T^^-' \ ''\u25a0:'; . . TSGOIIPOIIxrED Attention
Van AyenuV 1206-10 Polk Street, Corv Oakland Address
and Turk Street;' -*^: Sutter " 908^9 10} Broad way
O^Cpnnor, Moffatt @> Go.
Special Exhibit, of— —
Women's Tailored Suife
* Two Extra Values in Tailored Suits
Three-quarter length half fitting Coat Suits/m ade of
fine quality serge; full pleated skirts ; in COfi flfl
Black, Brown. and Navy
Tight fitting Coat r Suits in beautiful dark color com-
binations of Browns and Greens; fully (T'JOXn
\ tailored- \u25a0 iOZ.OU
RAIN COATS
A large and complete stock of Rain Coats in the new-
est models and' materials.
Silk full length Rain Coats, in handsome shades
of ' Cardinal, Navy and Green; also Black and White
•\u25a0\u25a0^^\u25a0- $32.50 to $35.00
Black and White Checked, rubber lined Rain Coats for
street or motor wear. ! CIO Rfl
Special; value *. ••........; I Z* vl)
SEPARATE SKIRTS
Our stock of separate Dress and Walking Skirts for the
Fall' and Winter season is 'very extensive. The selec-
tion includes all the new colors and materials. ;'
SPECIAL— BIack Panama Skirts, full pleated and half
circular models, self-strapped, neatly tailored. \u25a0 CC Cfl
Special price 0 U
NOTE— Fur department in rear of annex
j^yT^^S^-^ .'m^Y " > Pkiie -Fruklla 501.
N:LGor. Van Ness Ay. and Pine St.
diately In the rear "of the. building-, but
when' the lot Is less than 100 feet in
depth the yard space shall be 10 per
cent of the depth.
-"Sections •grovernlng' the building of
stairs and. regulating the height" of
tenement houses were stricken out, as
the present general building- laws cover
the two points. The ordinance was
considerably shortened, as much of it
was already incorporated in the general
building ordinance. '