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San Francisco Savings Onion NW. €orner California and Montgomery Streets Foanded June 18, 1862 rnpltnl paid In 5i.0n0.0n0 Surplus 1.130.332 Total assets 32.000.444 For the half year ending 30Ui June last dividend on Term Deposits was at the rate per annum of Accounts may be opened and deposits and withdrawals made by mail. Corre- spondence invited. DIRECTORS E. B. Pond. President \u25a0W. C. B. de Fremery. Vice Pres. C. O. G. Miller, Vice Pres. \VakeneM Baker Fred H. Beaver WllUsn A. Mayee Jacob Barth Henry C. Breeden John F. Merrill Cashier. Lovell White Asst. Cashier, R. M. Welch SAVE AND PROSPER Save .the dimes, lay aside a certain portion of your earnings regularly, put them in the bank, and your future prosperity is assured. 'No man with the habit of saving firmly established b likely to be out of employment or in ttrant.. Why don't YOU begin to save fcrid start a savings account TODAY? BANK of ITALY 632 Montgomery Street. RESOURCES, $2,243,846.91 Branch: 3343 MISSION STREET Near Twenty-ninth. "m" m v Mission Branch receives deposits *tsiturdaj' evenings, 4 to 8:30. Is the title of a handsome booklet just issued by RADKE & COMPANY. This book is profuse with illustrations of many new and beautiful pieces in Gold Jewelry, Silverware, Toilet Ware, Gut Glass, etc., and will be of great assistance to intending purchasers in making their holiday selections. Radke & Company's stock, as usual, is replete with all the latest designs and novelties and offers a great diversity of choice. Radke & Company Goldsmiths— Silversmiths Van Ness Ay. and Bush St. SAN FRANCISCO San Fr«nclaco, August 28, 1807. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN -Tfai* t» to tmlfy tti«t *fter <!octorln» nine yean coatlau- ttCEJf wltbout any relicf — my lUoieau «ck j»riotji and of eurh * character that I coold tarfiiy <iraj? trrwlf around, eofferlng Intensely \u25a0II tbe i:ai>, tsitVlns life, through pain and lick- „, ._ - new, a miserable "^"^SvV. exlrtence — throufh . _^\-'~\ ''-' ';,}\u25a0'" ;ViaS tn * adrlce of . a S--*"'jG&B&BiS&mS<. f «"l«n<l i consults / - l?Si.. *\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 }-.^\ *"* protnlßwJ for §. J. :?rj *" : . n>«. and how [i .. t; ,A« - -' '.>\u25a0 j tUankful I tm to i jsSj^*-* . •" =V?"' i wrlt « »od aay tnat 1 . " i, "'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0/ ttxJay I am enjoy- \ \u25a0 it&SF^S*' tes.i -vv [ ~ I iD F llfe an <l health \«^sEP^ I v^^^V K-VK -V th«t <«« »e*med impo»lWe; ln fact. xf-i-lL& v i%i3§|x te snvpd iry life. I took bis ti*at- ~~ x ment of Herb Tea, followed bis Instructions closely and can ac&ln tr> By york ajsd valk wltnoct any lncon*eni- KBt*. Will fc« pleased to meet any one. la Beabt asd tr-!! whtt T><-. Wong Him ban don* for me. I'ours truly. MHS. A. M. WHITE, 213 Plorifiast., Eaa Frsnetseo. Cal. DR. WONG HIM 1268 O'Farrell Street J Betireea Oosrh and Octaria, J " SAN rRAKCISOO. PERFECT Cleanses, preserves and beautifies the teeth, and Purifies the breath A superior dentifrice for people of refinement Established in 1666 by FAIRMONT HOTEL I k EUROPEAN PLAN. . W n«tr»> f2.."»0 a Day and Upward \u25a0 Cuisine and Service Unsurpassed. • . All rooms outside. Every room with bath. BT THE PALACE HOTEL COMPANY John C. Klrkpa trick, Manager. BARTNETT IS CAST OUT BYASSDGIATE QFYEAfiS Contlnned From Pn^e 22, Column 6 ! tract all that I then said and to confers | {that I was wrong: and that they wero rig^ht. Please say that for me In the ! paper of tomorrow morning." A significant commentary on bank conditions in connection with the Col 1 ton estate matter has deevloped frori ' the investigation of the afTairs of the ' California s:ife deposit and trust com- • \ pany. In addition to being a director I j of and attorney for the financial insti i tution, Eartnett is also attorney for Mrs. Caroline Dahlgren, the proponent in the Colton will contest, and Is spe cial administrator of the Colton estate. i The list of assets ot the safe deposit i Jand trust company show that Mrs. i ! Caroline Dahlgren and John B. Dahl j gren, her husband, are debtors to the I bank for a considerable sum, having: i borrowed it without security. A mem- | ber o* the committee of depositors j j which has been investigating the bank's j j affairs stated yesterday that he remem- j bered having noticed these loans during j the inspection of the bank's accounts I and that to the best of his recollection they amounted to approximately $15, 000 or $20,000. 'W^M,l^•G TO RESIGX It was suggested yesterday that Bartnett's admitted willingness to re jsisrn as special administrator of the I Colton estate was due to a desire to j avoid facing the charges that have been brought against him before Su perior Judge L. F. Smith of Santa Cruz. The bank commissioners yesterday took formal cognizance of the matter and . notified Bartnett that he might have until Tuesday to produce the missing I . securities or give a satisfactory ac count 6t them. He had already been I cited to appear before Judge Smith on December 20 and show cause why he should not be finally, removed as special administrator.* » : The history of the Colton estate liti j gation, as given in some detail in The Call yesterday morning, dates hack to i the time of the death of Ellen M. Col [ ton, widow of General D. D.. Cplton, one of the noted coterie of California '] railroad kings which- Included Leland Stanford. Mark . Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington and Charles Crocker. An account. of the progress, of the litlga , tion was given yesterday by Barclay Henley, who with J. F. Biley and Crit tenden Thornton, represents the Inter* est3 of the contestant of Ellen M. Col « ton's. will. Henley said; •. . Ellen M. Colton's estate, *rblch has been looted by the officers of the California cafe de posit and trust company, was worth probahjT ] $7.')0.000 lit tte time of her death and consistr<"l principally of bonds, stocks and real estate In Washington, D. C. and Santa Cruz county. California. Mr*. Cclton had two daughters, the eldest of whom was Mrs. Crittenden Thornton, wife of my associate. The second daughter Caroline, married Daniel Cook «nd after his <lp»th married Henry McLean Martin. He also died and she married Jobn B. Dahlfyn-n. her! present husband. The daughter of Mr. and I Mrs. Thornton married Siepfrid Sach«>r, a banker nnd insurance man of I'aris, France, «nd It Is their C yar old daughter. Helrne Marguerite Beatrice Sacher, wljo is the contestant in this litigation. THE WILL CONTEST On the death' of Mrs. Ellen Colton In Wash ington a purported will was presented for pro bate, ln which the entire estate, with the ex ception of $1,000. was loft to-Mrs. Dahlgr-n «nd ber daughter. The great grandchild. Helene Saeber. natural heir to half the estate, rt ceived only the remembrance of $1.000. The alleged wiil was .presented for probate br Wai-' tcr J. Bartnetf ln $ant« Cruz county and an opposition ws« entered by Helene Sacher's fatii er. The matter came to trial in " November, I 1006. lasted f'.>ur montfis and resulted In •«'] si'sagreement. the Jury standing six to-. six. The /frounds of the cuntest were numerous, eon jtf«tlng mainly, pf chArges. of Incompetency and nnTOuadness of ciind and alleging that fraud aad undue lnflnonee was exercised on Mrs. Col ton by BartnKt ln confederation, with Dahl grrn and Mr«. Deblsren. - - Kridt-nce consisilng larf«iy of letters was introduced at the trial to show the almost idolatrous affection held by Mrs. -Colton for her" great-granddaughter" and that bad feeling existed between ber and Mrs. Dnh.'-Ten. The purported will wan ,drawn\ in .Washing ton, D. C.. Iby Bartnett, . who committed the cnparalleled act Jn »n attorney of making him self the sole executor without bonds.. Bartnett'a waa the caly material or Important- testimony ia the case concerning the genuineness of the document, and the testimony failed, to show that th« will tad eTer been read orer by or to { any one except by Bartnett himself.. Tbere was also evidence that the .will eilated prior the time Bartnett testified that he received instructions to draw it and also to Rhow that it was not read or explained to Mrs. Bartaett at the time of its execution. . TAKES SECURITIES Ft wag shown at the trial that Bartnett on the day after the funeral -of Mrs. Colton ln Washington went with Mrs. Dablgren to Mrs. Colton'B safe deposit box and took out ?455.000 worth of jrilt edged bonds. and etocka, and In Tinlation of the law of the District of Columbia brought them to' California and placed them ln th« vaults of the California sale deposit and trust company." Upon the ex parte appoint ment by the superior court of Santa Crut county of Bartnett as special administrator be was only required to furnish a $2U.(KX) bood. His bondsmen are David F. Walker, president of the safe deposit and trust company, and J. Dalze.ll Brown, manager of the same institution. Upon the trne value of the estate being chown It ap peared that a bond of about *,800,<i00 shonld hare been filed. Bartnett then made the offer that the bonds and money of the estate, the latter amounting to about $100,000, should remain on special deposit with the safe deposit and trust company under order of - the court, \u25a0An order w»i issued to this effect and explicitly providing that the property should not be disturbed or removed except under special order of the court. When the bank closed' its- doors we became apprehensive that the securities bad been made away with aod invoked the aid of the bank commissioners. On examination, Brown and Bartnett testified that over $60,000 had been bornrd in the flre and that the remaining bonds and stocks had been sent to New York for safe keeping. When their attention was called to the fact that the bank's receipt for the secur ities bore a date eight months after -the flre Brown and Bartnett offered no explanation. - A promise was then given that the securities would be returned to Sau Francisco at once, but this promise ha* not been fulfilled and no steps that the bank commission is aware of has been made to produce the securities here. In other words, the bonds have evidently . been sold or.hypothe cated ln New lork. which is in Itself a felony. Attorney J. F. Riley said yesterday that after the suspicions of the attor neys were aroused he went with the other attorneys toj. Dalzell Brown, in formed him of their interest*ln the case" and demanded to Bee the securities, but were refused. Bartnett Gives Interview Declaring His Innocence Looking desperately sick and white. Welter J. Bartnott talker! to a Z-u im porter last night, denying ln -toto all tue alitßationo maue in the petition fllcxi for. his removal as special ad ministrator of . the estate of the. late Mrs. Colton. He positively refused to discuss the affairs of the bank of which he ls vice president and general coun sel. • .:•\u25a0•\u25a0 "There is very little to say regarding this matter which the neTr**pqp«?rs have not already spread "broadcast. I am Innocent of the. chargAs, made against me in the petition filed. by the lawyer? for Helene Sacher. All of my friends and acquaintances must -be "aware .of the record I have made in the past and none believe me guilty, I feel sure."; "Why. then, did Judge Slack refuse to continue his partnership - with you after the disclosures published in' The Call yesterday morning?" was asked. "Judge Slack and myself- have never been partners. We simply, shared offices together. He did not; intimate -that he considered me guilty, - but said , that after the newspaper story of -yesterday morning it would be 'Impossible; for him to continue that /relationship. I consider that !n acting this way Judge Slack behaved In a thoughtless,^ cruel manner, as there was nothing: . to war rant such action' on his part." . Barnett . refused to „ make any .state-, ment- whatever ; to the^ press," nor "would he answer the questions as to' whether any of the, offlcials^of the trust company had taken advantage of '= the' fact'that he was an exceptionally -b'u's'y^ man, and had done thTngsof whlchhe"nad had'no THE SAN FKANGJISCO • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1907. / •\u25a0 DOUBLE STAMPS T^^t^SWn^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^J DOUBLE STAMPS : ~nf\f\ '" Roomings Until • P^^S f& ra! fe7^ts>jSt^T&i^^§^^Pl tm Kp^i Si ?2^^m^^»^ In the Mornings Until ion C3.n nil your dook in just xis..r Double tl^^ usu&l hizt^^c^ o* the time if you make your purchases fjS^kj BJBB^^yTltft^^^^^l^^^^iTrii^^fe^^^^^Tßl t^C^f^fr^^d^y^!!^!!?!^^^^ stamps will be given ln the morn- U IMAVin^S^ L\^ ft^i^P^^^^^^^ <^^^^^Tl-^^^^S^^™^§^^ cafn"7tamp3 si5 'in > s°ead r of one^oVev^ry |J Utl OPEN EVENINGS 'UNTIL CHRISTMAS I Y^^^ JB¥S 9 DOLLS AND WHEEL HHHHS I '^S^^^^S W^gA P^F^ H ever there was a bewilderment of gift things— dolls, games, children's books 1 , tiny dishes and r^^^^^^P^S^"?^ Wn\ V-r Ys^^ miniature furniture, tree ornaments, drums, mechanical toys, rocking horses, wheel goods, Teddy rTT^T^l^^Tv^^l^^-' \«.>/ /^s^_ -J Bears and all of^the. other funny animals I—-that1 — -that place is the Toy Department of Pragers. This year a i Ji / new record has been i established. No matter whether you want inexpensive or high priced toys, you *&>&]z%^j&^ "-^s can buy them here for less than you will have to pay at any other store in the city. To encourage &rr Sow. YO TL C LloVrren? s "r?w a o™"r! early : ; buying, : and: to offset the rush that always comes just before Christmas, we are offering the in- m^? u^r^Ti^t^aT wl't^ief Sen s^aiiv n nrS y fo°r' eaX S? .ducemenfpf, special prices upon many articles which are deserving of careful consideration. • ters, numbeV's and drawing £ Py .«nd elty this season has produced is Included among them. There are Dolls' Go Cart»— With handsomely varnished reed Cff - #1/1 lent glff each lomea, an excel- §1.25 - glass balls, colored candles, fanciful pictures, tinsel and those bodies; steel. wheels and parasols* complete " v> \u25a0 •lft# rt .° . •, pretty Christmas bells that always lend to the charm of the t . * Others up to $2J50 Christmas tree. We have many ornaments lor'as llttlev «-, The Great American Toy Theater— Presenting such popular as each ..; .:. \u25a0\u25a0» Plays as Riding: Hood and the Wicked Wplf; completely staged i Lithographed Stoves — With fly© holes and 12 utensils; en_ The Assortment of Game. Is unusually complete this y*ar and TJ^li^ outflt ls * nclo "d ln an attractive $1.00 COmplete ' \u25a0 DUC Includes many new and fascinating problems. ' t » u " Jieiß v Daisy Express Wason* — Good wooden wheels and OcJL - The Popular Game of . Steeplechase — Complete with dice, 'Wall Blackboards — With drawing copy and chalk holders: painted bodies; each ; ; *3C how and counters; inclosed, in a pretty lithographed pfe.S. \ . . . ". .. 25C, SOC 3ttd $1 .OO Metalphone^Xeatly embossed and ornamented and finished ""* *- \u25a0_ . V ............ * , with gold frimmings; each one is correctly *>BS Aronnd the World .. With . Xellle Bly — An interesting and Boys' Drnms— With good sheepskin head, and sides orna- tuned ; JDC it'two'priw?™^. ...\u25a0.-.\u25a0.- ............. 25c and 45c \ othe " up ** ••• 5?-^*S? Lotto, Domlnoex. Checkers and a dozen other equally pop- Children's' Wash Sets— ComDlete with nernh hoard •» *• Shoefly Sjrlnclngr Horses — A safe plaything for a tiny young- or^r. 1 ". 1 - 1 !'.? I™l^1 ™ 1^^ riC * d atfrOm »»™ A 25C I^l^^P^^^il^^ 25C ers^o^er'eV l^ 5 T Ol Y^erM^^h^lnc^^; ,n 25C & nf^X7i!y^T7^ P^^ SOC * * OOd ValUe at •••••--• •' 51 .85 ™*™°^ *s if^CrM PO^s^u^f^^^lirlVSnnyr^Se^. 1 ! 311 .^ GSC | St £, tiihr^h'^ ;•;••:•••••••: ~*~? *%*%»*"» D^ms-Wlth ambossed metal .sides, ornamented P^n tired ' $3.75 . >aff u r:;?r. .^ri^pi?.^ %&%!A a^&*^™™^ t, r^ bb^.. ;. $4.75 I ,^^sgBMsMtWUHai^MJMBBMBaBBBMMBsqW[^BMMBBHMBg*aBBgMBBBMMnHSSi^MM^MBS^^ssssBS^sa I_^____ - - \u25a0\u25a0 ./- ' ' A€GEPTABIE &JFTS OF JEWELRY &NB SILVERWARE } • anu " ll f itatin^.f a ythat«e^ and silvenvare at such extremely moderat e prices^ Th 1S collection perrmts the selectidn of gift articles ranging from ,the simple to the most elaborate degree of excellence. Ours is a headquarters for gifts of ; 50c— practical and appropriate little items which find a place on every Christmas. list. ! 4 s j One of Oar Leading Attractions is an assortment of useful' ' Fern Dishes— With bowls of norcelaln-- *r»im **wm „ . " --'\u25a0••' little sterling silverware novelties that have been priced at 1 ?;.. ...... $1 .25 \u25a0^£\&£«*&lV*^^ the unusually low figure of 50c. This showing Includes Xall ' . , „ . „- 4\u25a0\u25a0 V, , • Sterling Silver Dressing Combs. Book Marks. Tooth Flics. Cntlcle Knives, Tooth and Xall Brnshes, Shoe Horn, mS? * Sets-Gifts always appreciated by $1.25 B ™*«' «\u25a0» »*«•»*\u2666 P«*H Holders, finished "in fT^cS Button Hooks, Seals, Tea Bells, Talcum Ponder Holders, etc.| " ' " ' " " ' " " \u25a0"••.—.••.•,•••- -• • \u25a0•" • • ',*T " |™y _and patterned ln several attractive kg \u0084. .engrav^sea^l dep"c S ting^MVther*Goose sto^les^goo^'^^L \u25a0 Sterling Silver Manicure Sets— ln a variety of CO #1/1 h(.avnv°fha«»^ -I« C^L Z&1Z &1 ? w ln a br , O -? d sold5 old flll . ed band " idOUar values . •• #*>C styles and designs «3>*6»l#W neavllj chased in rose and Roman gold and set with jades. " " * ' •••••'••*• - corals or amethysts. They have secret locks and C/l 7C French Gray and Ormolu Gold Jewel Casket* —^A large : Sterling Silver Violet Holders — Handsomely <g* •»(- are good J7.50 values. Specially priced at Ofr« #C? variety which includes many beautiful designs; each— designed ..„...........*... ...... 9* .SO Another Plain Band of Rolled Gold— ln the Roman gold $1.25, $1.1 0 and 65c h s *r lln V ?»— coiree S p^n,_with giue r95 KJf; -tKTpSS?!." 1 .!!..^.. 10 Klve excellent $1.00 I • . Qnadruple-Tlated Tea Sets-Engraved and .satin finished. b°WIS:b ° WlS: feU ln aha^ SOme case., -»5 «.,„ Gold He.^ Charm. A valuV tnaV Wlri 'brln, Jsq c»t^^.^ I Here are a* few suggestions that may assist you in making up your Christmas* list. The prices, quality considered are very moderate ' Quadruple plated Smoking Sets of four pieces, $1.25; quadruple plated Shaving Sets— mug and brush, $3.50; quadruple plated Children's Cuds «rh Si 00- TVwWrlr m«m-« oc "" 5 c[^; a d d Shav^g"B^hX ; 9So" tard PP ° tSI $W5; St """ X Si ' Ver P'"hold"P '" hoId " s ' SOc ' ?.|r|,g Silver RoHer Slouer?. I . -; - knowledge, at the, time, but for which he was officially responsible. ' "I blame no one for any of this story, but" l will say that the attorneys of the contestants of the Colton estate have exceeded the facts In the case most groselj'. At the proper time and place I shall make an explanation of. this affair and it will «then be seen that I am In no wise culpable.". In answer to a question concerning the allegations made in the now famous petition asserting that Bartnett and his associates in the trust company were aware of the' Impending failure \u25a0\u25a0 for months . before the actual crash*, came, Bartnett said: "I have nothing to say. I am tired, and beg to be excused." Seventy-seven for Grip and The Doctors complain "that in these times of tight money their patients resort to 'ready to take* medi- cines." This, condition proves the popularity of Humphreys' Seventy- seven for Grip and Colds, the demand now being many' times greater than ever. A small vial of pleasant pellets that fits the vest pocket. Ask your drug- gist. 25 cents./ " Humphreys' Homeo. Medicine Co., car. Wll- llam and John »treets tt > yew Yorli Formerly of 10 Sixth Street \ : \ , 7 V - \u25a0 - ' ~NOVV — 1694 Fillmore, nrO Post Is showing one of the largest stocks of DIAMONDS, An- tique ' Jewelry, Watches and implicated Watches in tKe city. . : As my entire stock was , pur- . chased at lucky buys,- 1 can uri-; dersell any jewelry , house in town. .\u25a0•/ -V \ Every article guaranteed, as \ •usual, j ; You can buyVyouf Ghrist-; 1 \u25a0 mas; presents now arid pay; a , small deposition same". |;^lW^^t|gj^^"H CHIFFONIER, just as pictured, extra large size, COMFORT BABY WILLOW ROCKER, just B^^ffl^t7 ir^^^^ffi V REMEMBER, What' others ndver- . H^^S^S^f Country order* promptly attended to. H O IF E I y rr^l^\\^ A I? T GEARY. STHEBT, ABOVE %NIOM^S^ARE^iAN4FHANCISCO^ \yitJL, OPEN BUNpAV,7DECifISth; ; . 250 : rooms/; 150 prlTat* btthi." Bnropi«n*pl*B, ; Jl.OO a * day np- \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0•: '.: -. :.. > ward, v American plan, 18.60 a day. npwari. -C»f« i • la carta. ; !<i .1 Services «ecnred of Chat Gwaafleld," for 10 yeani at the Van >'uya, • . : Lo« Angeles.- Building Jnat completed.^ Erwry; modern ' condolence, % Luxnxlonßly furnished. Stewart ; a ntomobll* * and : omnlbua = meet all •;./. .tralna and' •teamera.v Permanent gueata. tollcited. - v : ; .HOTEL T JEFFERSOX, -Turk i and Oonkh Streets, San Franciaoo. ". :'"\u25a0' ' ; ~. tinder : , the* Same ?, Hanagemeat : '\u25a0"';-.-'_ ' Call Want Ads Bring Results New York $59.20 Tickets sold daily. Choice of routes. Personally conducted excursion cars leave every week, going through to Chicago with- - out change, and make close connections with trains for the Atlantic Coast. n Scenic features — Across the High Sierra j; aW Great Salt Lake Cutoff— Through the Vj Palisades of Echo and Weber Canyons- Devil's Slide— Fertile Fields of lowa and -Illinois. - Low steamship rates to Italy, Greece, Azores, Por- tugal, Germany, England, Ireland and all conti- nental points. Southern Pacific-Union Pacific TICKET OFFICES 884 Market St 42 Powell St. San Francisco, Cal. \ /£9 \vMTi Splendid Line of Suits and Overcoats % z //ifiri'A for Men and Young Men jjjz f^ A I^w k Suits that have ginger to them. All the j' /^nT\wJ/ DbV* " new c ' ot^ s * n t> rown and other popular |a T. '\u25a0'\u25a0 /"/\u25a0I Wj&l^\/ : p p ees? The lowest in the city. % _ : 3(fjiV^QfcSY ; Tell your wife, we have also a"*charming .] -^ Hssj~3&s^dT [/ l' ne of Women's Suits, Coats, Waists, Furs jf X -'* '.' .^^* Every article clean,, fresh and crisp and f 3 -'\u25a0\u25a0"'\u25a0\u25a0; ;- \ >parkl ing with .the air of style. \u25a0• Credit will be given all worthy persons. I w~ . Four floors" devoted to Men's and Women's" popular - > lfp priced Wearing Apparel ; v V fa 1-.: HEIL.BROINER 1 f 923 -Market 'Street.' ." near sth *S i L 23