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CHEVALIER WEILL,
LEGION OF HONOR
France Honors San Franciscan
for Work of Relieving Suf«
ferers in Disaster
Consul General Invests Merchant
With Cross of Order Na
poleon Created
With the orchestra crashing out the
:n£?irirg air of the "MarseSllaise" and
in tlie presence of the representatives
>t two rations gathered to do him hon
or. Raphael '^em was mad- a chevalier
of France last night and decorated with
the «ro«> of th- legion of honor.
Thj -decoration was bestowed during a
banquet at the Fairmont. Seventy-five
.guests had cmde the occasion one of
general tribute to Weill. and following
The opening remarks at the close of
tte dinner Hcarl Marou. the French
consul general, arose to pin on the
br*a*t of. the man who had aided the
suffering fluring the disaster the cross
'«t "tire orfier Napoleon originated to re
ward deeds of valor and for which
:bocsalids ofnea have plunged into"
the fury "of battle.
.. —Raphael •VTelll." said the consul gen
eral, "as the oSclal representative or
ray ..country I bestow on you the great- i
e*?t honor ray country has to offer.**
At the «arne Inrtaot the orchestra be
jran the 6tlrrlnff martial hymn of
France end every man Jumped to his
f *et- The moment was a dramatic one.
"vTelll palpably was overcome. His
vo!m faltered as he tried to reply.
"If my heart could rise to my lips,"
.he said. "1 would express thoughts
Trfcieh are in me." He continued in a
modest and hesitating tone when
speaking of himself and his thankful
•ress, but his voice rang clear at the;
Conclusion when, with uplifted glass, h« j
"Drink to my mother country —
France!" «\u25a0:\u25a0£-:£
The decoration was followed by sn
rrerous speeches, among them being
one by Dr. Taylor on "The Greater San
Francisco.** Reuben H. Lloyd acted as
t^astnaeter. The ether speakers w*>re
\u25a0Jxifig* W. W. Morrow. Benjamin Ide
TTheeler, Samuel Shortridge. General
L.uoian H. Focte and M. FL de Young.
Following are the names of the TO
p.u«st* at the banquet:
• *R«pfcael WeiU, Kenben H. IJoyd. Colocel Alex- '
.*<Ht G. II* we*. Jetb« D. Pcelan. Jaiae* G.
- Joe*ph C. Campbell. Will'tta G. Irwla,
M. 11. it Yonng. - M*T«r Edward R. Taylor,
Cfcarle* 6. Wheeler, Philip N. I.tlintsal. DaTid
T?as*a. <"». A. r^rcird. Joliaa Sosr.iagg. L. R.
SbM-sjtu, Edward M. Greeuwar. Frederick TV".
Hall. r>r. Frank K. Ainswonh. William H. Met
»no. I»r. 7*»-ajamin E. Prao, Of>loael Thomas S
•A«.ls»m. Uud^:nn Spreckels, WIIIU Polk.'Georg*
H. >ie!?pr. Ji»ba C W'lwm. I»cis Tloseathal.
. KrWSerick Tilir-an Jr.. VTffl«rt T. Barton. J«re
rufcsb lij-nrli. Samtsel ?J. Sfaortrtdge. John Lao
' «^r». Lcnai* Klos«. WUlisia H. Crorker. Walter
K. D«?»r. J+na KJ»»es, Jw^pt D. Grant, B. P.
Nbwrh. Jscp" W. W. Slarrow; Henri A. J.
>t>y— J »v»rsii"! gecrra.l «f Franr*; Judge Marcus
C. Sl«»5. Kt-astT ,S. King. -Prof. H. Morse Ste
nb»a». Jt:dc» F. W. Henshaw. I>e<»n E. Boe-
r ;-'.er&r. S. Stern. General Frederick Funstoo. Dr.
\u25a0lu-^lair'.n ldo Whaler, Chaxnc'y M. Ft. John.
I'm! Wrdk-r. Roger Bocsiocraß. Welliartcn
Ore^g. A. J. tiicfe. Sigm-jnd Gre^n?baum. Gen
t~zl Jjve'.ap 11. Foore, Dr. J. Deca'.s AmoJd.
'ifoenl Samuel W. Bs<*t&*. Edward H. Hamil
ton. ' R*v. Ir>th»r Croxrley. Uncle George Brotn
1< v. Ilenrv Payot. Hagh Eorke. A- Stem,
I.f'w'.s E. r*an--b» > tt. G«orge W. B*e*. A. Lagal
\u25a0 W-. ThnrnweSl Mullally. Charlea J. Dickman.
' rjick C. Ustr-b of York. Michel Welll,
Macienrle Gordoo. Cartatn Hsic. E. Godcbaui.
TI. C rsllahan. WIIIU3I D. Hopkisa, A. J.
'".\u25a0-rr< ether. Al&ert Plasis. William H. Dllcott.
SCARED NEGRO ROUTS
SALOON HOLDUP MEN
YelKng of a Frightened Black
Puts Masked Highway-
men to Flight
.V<t the fifth time In a month a saloon
was beld up last r.ight and the men
drinking at the bar lined up against
the wall by two men who, the police
say, have been the same In each case.
As Giovanni VolestL who owns a
es'.oon at the northwest corner of Lom
bard and Gough streets, was serving
five men with drinks at 10:15 o'clock,
two tall, heavyset men with masks
suddenly entered the front door and,
producing revolvers, ordered the crowd
to hold up hands. All responded with
Alacrity with ths exception of James
Black, a negro, who, frightened almost
oat of "his wits, dashed through, the
rear door to the street, yelling at the
top of his voice for the police. Just
rm Policemen McDonald and Foley re
sponded the holdup men rushed from
the saloon and ran in the direction of
Presidio avenue before the policemen
could catch more than a fleeting
glimpse of thim.
Xobody lost any money, as the rob
bers were frightened off by Black's
cries before they had had a chance to
(secure - booty. From the description
given by the proprietor and the other
men the police are certain the men
were experienced criminals, and the
same ones who have held cp four other
saloons in the rlclnltv.
BOY SLAIN BY CAR LIES
IN MORGUE UNCLAIMED
A fair haired boy about 15 years old,
whose identity has not been established,
was killed yesterday afternoon by an
Inbound Ellis street car at Hyde street-
The lad stepped in the path of the on
coming car. Before he- cocid cross the
tracks he was struck, thrown violently
to the ground end dragged 50 feet. He
lived but £0 minutes atter he reached
the hospital.
Through the long boars of the after
noon and right his body lay at the
morgue \u25a0nndalined-
In the pockets of the lad were found
;- $20 piece, a note book without any
r-.-ri'/.r.g and two unsigned pastes on a
•heeter ln.th/e Mission.
Witnesses agree that the boy was
mainly to blame for the accident, al
though they tay that the "car which
killed him was running at twice the
rp»ed allowed by the city ordinance.
ilotorman L. G. Anderson, fearing
the violence of the crowd which quickly
gathered, sought aaf ety In flight and
remained in hiding until the crowd had
dispersed. Later he was arrested at
his home, 142 San Jose avenue, and was
charged at the city prison with man
slaughter. \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 i/J.
rt 4I«TM RELEASES MACLEAX
ATNGIER. Feb. 6. — Cald Sir Harry
Mac Lean, commander of the sultan's
bodyguard and, next to the sultan, the
ra o?t influential man In Morocco, has
arrived here under an .escort from the
bandit. B&lsuli, who has had him "un
der bondage for the last seven months.
He was brought here in accordance
wiUi the agreement which the British
government finally succeeded in mak
ing with Ralsuli for his release. In re
turn for which they will pay 1200,000
to Ralrall and guarantee him protec
tion and immunity from arrest.
The . Cornice of the Fleet
A second article relative to -the com
ing of the big fleet of battleships ap
pears in tha February Sunset Maga
zine. It Ib* written by Naval Con
structor Evan*, and la a good inside
story of t*' manner in which the fleet
will be maintained on this coast. There
are SO or more engra\'ings picturing
Mare island and Bremerton . nary
LEAGUE INDORSES
THE PROSECUTION
Good Government Men Adopt
Resolutions Warning People
of Grafters' Plan to Escape
President Roosevelt's Words
Commending Effort to Purify
San Francisco Quoted
In positive terms the Good Govern
ment league, through its executive com
l mittee. Indorsed the graft prosecution
• yesterday, and warned the public
I against the attempts being made
j througrh a subservient press to befog
j the issue. The indorsement contains an
: appeal to the citizens of -San : FranciFeo
] to support the men pledged "to punish
'crime In high places and In low and to
; assist In re-establishing honest methods
•; In the affairs of the municipality.
One of the striking features of the
] set of resolutions adopted yesterday 3s
an extract from the recent message of
President Roosevelt, in which he re
ferred to' the men In San Francisco
"who have prosecuted with impartial
- sererlty the wrong doers among busi
nessmen, public officials and labor lead
ers sJike."
The resolutions of Indorsement were
not adopted unanimously. Opposition
was manifested by Edgar ilirner and
Attorney Jesse Bryan, who objected to
the wording of the document.
The matter came before the Good
I Government league yesterday in the
j shape of a report from a subcommittee
j composed of S. W. Bacchus, Professor
George H. Boke and Jesse Bryan. TKe
report recommended the unequivocal
Indorsement of the graft prosecution.
A substitute resolution was reported
by Bryan which was less positive In
] its language. This was rejected.
Frank Marvin, president of the
fjeague, presided yesterday and Hugh
Burke, acted as secretary. Others pres
ent were George H. Boke, S. TV.
j Backus, Jesse Bryan. Edgar Mlzner,
j George Renner, Isidore-Jacobs, Rev. C.
] X. Lathrop. Frank W. Gale, Sigmund
; Bauer, J. H. Gi!rnette, Gporg.- Uhl and
j George R. Fletcher. J. H. Sppck was
j elected a member of the executive com
j mittee.
The resolutions indorsing tfre graft
I prosecution follow:
Whereas, the Good Got eminent. league rerojr
nitee ttst there H in this cit.r- a tremendous
effort belnr nade to divert public opinion from
I tb* real issues and causes that reunited in
I mraiclpal corniptloa. and thst in theee effort*
jwlde patilicitr ii giren to misleading ftjue
j cents and article* by newspapers and other
\u25a0 means, tendins to protect and assist those ac
j ensed vt crime, and that It is apparently the
j entfearor to overthrow and discredit the prosecu
tion twhich i* honestly and fearlessly endeavor-
Ing to tare the guilty brought to justice), and i
as we be4l*Te that the or.ly tray to oountersrt j
j the cjorenient to nn»sernilne the prosecntion by
! diverting public opinion end clouding the real
j issues is to make clear to th« public what- it
has done In the past and aie seeding to do In
! the prewct; and
Whereas, tee Good Gorernment leajre* of S*n
Francisco was organized for the declared pur
pose of
First — Appealing to the public <*onsc!en'«e in
behalf of jrorvi £orernaent for its own sake, as
well rs a standing menace to the. forces of cor
ruption.
Seeood — To support every effort of honest of
ficials In their endeavor to restore public con
fidence among ocr people.
Third — To sustain tte policy of tie prosecution
as declared by the district attorney, who was
overwhelmingly re-elected cpon the strength of
his promises, made baj cnvqnlvocal terms, to
bring those gnllry of corruption cf the body
politic to justice, regardless of their wealth,
position or Influence; and
Whereas, the time has come when all good
citizens cost stand together for what is right
j and just, and not allow themselves to be wronc
jlr influenced and deluded by efforts, the ul
! terlcr motives and purpose* of which are plain
te tEisktag men; therefore, be It . .
Besolvpd, that the Good Government leagne
\u25a0 of San Francisco unqralinedly Indorses the ef
forts of what- Is known as tte "prosecution,"
believing their work is entitled to the support
and confidence of the citizens of San Francisco;
and, be It further
Resolved, that we hereby rtafflna that It Is
our fixed and unslterable determination to in
dorse the prosecution, and thereby maintain tsc
principles for which this Good- Government
league 'was organized, and we do now appeal to
the citizenship of San Francisco to rally to the
support of this league in its efforts to crystallize
public rer.tiE-.ent in upholding tte hands of cur
recently elected officials In their efforts to re
generate our city, punish criase. and re-establish
honest methods ia all our municipal affairs: and,
be it further
Resolved, that we indorse the bold, spirited
and timely words cf President Roosevelt in his
recent message to congress, riz:
"The keynote of all these attacks upon the
effort to seccre henesty in business and in poll
tics Is well expressed In brazen protests against
any effort for the moral- regeneration of the
business world, en the ground that it is unnat
ural, unwarranted and > injurious. The outcry
against stopping dishonest practices among the
wrongdoers who happen to be wealthy is pre
cisely similar to the ootcry raised against every
effort for cleanliness end decency in city gov
ernment, because, forsooth, it will 'hurt busi
ness-*!. Tbe same ontcry Is made against the de
partment of justice for prosecuting the beads of
colloe&al corporations that has been made against
the men who. In San Francisco, have prosecuted
with impartial severity the wrongdoers among
barisesssaen, psblic officials and labor leaders
alike.
"The principle Is the same in the two cases.
Jest as tbe blackmailer and bribe river stand
on the same evil eminence of infamy, so the
man who makes an enormons fortune »r cor
rupting legislatures and municipalities stands
on the same moral level with the creature who
fattens on the blood money of the gambling
bouse and the saloon.
"Moreover. In the last analysis, both kinds
cf corruption are far more Intimately con
nected than would at first appear; the
wrocg doing is at bottom the same. Corrupt
basinets and corrupt politics act and react with
every Increasing debasement, one on the other;
the corrupt head of a corporation and the cor
ropt labor leader are both in the same degree
tbe enemies of bonest corporations and honest
labor unions."
POSTAL RURAL ROUTES
MAY BE DISCONTINUED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
. STOCKTON. Feb. 6. — Since the floods
of a year ago San Joaquin county roads
hare been In a deplorable condition,
and now that the rains have set in they
are practically impassable. The rural
routes throughout the , county are in
jeopardy and may be discontinued when
the postal department becomes aware
of the situation. ,
In Stockton the underwriters of sev
eral fire companies 'have reduced the
maximum insurance rates to $5,000 on
levee property such as -warehouses,
mills, etc, because Weber avenue Is so
muddy that it Is impossible for the nre
apparatus to reach hydrants in caee of
fire. ;.-i
The citizens are aware of the serious
ness of the situation and have formed
committees to outline plans to give the
county the best roads In the west. The
city has been bonded for $200,000 to
permanently Improve the - streets, but
rain prevents contractors from com
pleting the work. :
Farznersare much exercised over the
reported possibility of losing the f oar.
rural free delivery routes and will take
Bteps ' toward placing, the roads In bet
ter condition. A bond . Issue of several
million dollars has been proposed.
SEIZE JAPANESE VESSEL
HOXGKOXG, Feb. 6.— Chinese impe
rial customs, official^ this afternoon
seized' a Japanese steamer near , Macar
which* was landing arms on: Chinese
territory. It Is alleged that' the arms
were intended for revolutionists under
-Dr. Sun Yet Sen. the leader of •. £he J"ev-*
olutionary party ' l^i China.
APPOINTED FEDERAL ATTORNEY
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.— r The president
today sent •to \u25a0' the senate the : nomina
tion of George* . L. Grigsby ; to be .United
States . attorney ,- for 2: the J . district -- of
Alaska* --\u25a0 SSHKSIE&S
THE SAJST FKANCISGO GALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1908.
ANTIMACHINE MEN
UNITE FACTIONS
Lincoln-Roosevelt League Places
Center and Lagan on
State Committee
Regulars and Independents Ex=
press Satisfaction and In
dorse Purposes
By the election of George Lt Center
and Dr. Hugh Lagan to its state exec-^
utlve committj^e and a protracted : free
conferrnre vrith a special co/nmittee
representing: the San Fra'nclsco county
republican committee, the Lincoln-
Roos*veH league turned the completion
of Its;. work of harmonizing, the'anti
machine republican factions -in San
Francisco over to San Francisco repub-^
llcans yesterday. \
The Lincoln-Roosevelt league of re
publican clubs of California/ working
through its executive . committee, has
so successfully advanced the work of
bringing together the antirnachine fac
tions separated by \u25a0 the municipal cam
paign that further mediation on the
part of the state organization is no
longer necessary, and so the completion
of the details of the organization of
the antirnachine republicans of Pan
Francisco under the '.league banner was
committed to San Franciscans. .
The election of Supervisor Center
and Dr. Lagan as representatives on
the state executive committee from the
Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts, resf^ectiyely, was consonant vrith
the league leaders' desire and agree
ment to treat both the county commit
tee or regular republicans and .the in
dependent republicans,- "with absolute
fairness in the matter of representation
on the governing body.of the antlma
chine league. Center was renominated
for the board of supervisors by t the reg
ular republicans and -by the Good Gov
ernment league and democrats as well.
As a matter of course he was elected,
but his nomination; by the Good Gov
ernment league and democrats did. not
prevent him givlng-his active support
to men nominated on the Ryan repub
lican ticket only.
DISTRIBUTES OFFICES .
Dr. Lagan, also , a resident of. the
Mission, gave his suppprt to the regu
lar republican ticket. The selection, of
Cffnter and Lagan, both residents of the
Mission, conlpletes the San Francisco
congressional representation on the
league's state governing body, .. but
more, with Vice President Byron
Mauzy. from the thirty-eighth district,
and Marshall Hale, executive coniniit
teeman from the thlrty-nlntli,. and W.
D. Fennimore, from ; the forty-first, it
completes an equitable geographical
and factional distribution of official
places in the league's organization.'
The conference between the Lincoln-
Roosevelt league's executive committee
and the special committee representing
the republican county organization, ac
cording to the statements of both
parties, was eminently satisfactory and
resulted in an agreement for a further,
conference between the county com
mittee's special committee and the local
members of the league's executive com
mittee, to be held Monday night. \u25a0/
The* representatives af-the~county
commlttee. -including Chairman T. -R.
Martin, Thomas Magee. E. D. Fretz,
John T. PidwelL Ed Buckles'. C. S.
Clark. O. B. Greencbaum, Warren Shan
non. Robert Strahle and F. H. Dam,
who as chairman of the county com
mittee was an ex officio member of the
conference committee, gave their. In
dorsement to the purposes of the
league, j
DISARM SUSJ*ICIO.V
. Like the representatives of other fac
tions that have been in conference with
the Lincoln-Roosevelt leaguers, the
county committeemen went to the
meeting at the Hotel Stewart armed
with suspicions. They left convinced of
the disposition of the league and of
the other antimachine republican fac
tions to Insist upon even handed Jus
tice and fair play.
Both league and county.committee
men expressed the belief last night that
the conference to be held Monday
night wpuld result In the nomination
of candidates for the: San Francisco
assembly district commltteernen and
committeemen at large ' In . the* fourth
and fifth congressional districts by
both of the factions separated last *fall
and in the selection by Vice President
Mauzy and Executive Committeemen
Center, Fennimore, Hale and Lagan of
those committeemen in a' manner that
"would do complete justice to both
parties. , i
State organization work will be
pressed now with vigor from San Fran
cisco. Chester H. Rowell, secretary and
organizer, will_ open offices in San
Francisco immediately. The organiza
tion of southern California ;Is com
pleted and the preliminary work done
in the strategic points . In northern
California, with the single exception of
San Francisco. The- progress, of «. their
work in San Francisco has convinced
the league, leaders that thY district
club organizations will be well under
way within two weeks. Throughout
•northern . California the people are
clamoring for the immedfate organiza
tion of Lincoln-Roosevelt clubs; and
with the San , Francisco situation off its
hands the state committee . can r'now
turn its attention to the northern coun
ties.
COUPLE FIGHT, FOR CHILD
Husband and wife disputed in Judge
Mogan's court yesterday for*the'guar
dianship of a 6 year old child. Dorothy
May Horton was the ; subject of the
wrangle. The father/ Thomas P.'Hor-*
ton, who In October, 1906, ; obtained
divorce from Elizabeth X. ' Horton, was
later' awarded letters', of "guardianship
over, the girl, upon a; showing ;; that
Mrs. Horton was Hiving with.; an\ex
convlct. Mrs. Horton" has,: however, re
fused ." to give up the chlld.V claiming
that the little girl: is, of
telligence and preferred > to live-: with
her. Judge Slogan heard; the story of
both the father and the mother and put
the caeoover until {next 'week 'for.: fur
ther testimony. '
Largest Exclusive Office Furniture House Wcstfof 'Chicago.
'Sole Agents for the Celebrated
DERBY DESKS
Closing out some - odd lines of Desks, Tables and" Chairs at™
Great Reduction^
MISSION STREET NEAR THIRD ;
AVERS HUSBAND
IS AN EX-CONVICT
Mrs.: Matilda Burrowes >Asks
Divorce From Man AVho Is
"Not a Gentleman"
1 Sailor Who Married to Protect
I Girl After Earthquake Is
' .' ; 'tegally. Freed
To marry a man on tlie understand
ing that he Is a gentleman and to flnd
out afterwards that he ' had served : 17
years 1 imprisonment' in.b'iag Sing" was
the; experience of Sirs. Matilda Bur
rowes,. she set forth In: a suit: for; di
vorce begun yesterday.: v'He pretended
to be a^ gentleman, whereas in fact he
was an "..ex-convict, -hank robber- and
professional, thief," ; the -complaint- re
cited." Besides the "IT year sentence,
Burror.-es had served six years for as
sault with intent to commit murder, the
wife stated. He Is averred ; tb have con
fessed these facts to.hiS' wlfe.'.i-v:
One of the many marriages hurriedly
entered into immediately .after,, the
earthquake was dissolved. ..yesterday
when Judge "llurasky granted a divorce
to Walter White, a sailor.from Theresa
White,, on the ground. i: of desertion.
W T hite testified that he married . the j girl
for her protection while she was; home
less after the big lire; that there : , was
never, any affection between them, ; and
that she left him in a month. He paid
she told him she liked a soldier better
than she liked him.
Marguerite Macchla yesterday, ob
! tamed her s*»cond. divorce from Alexan
| dcr Macchfa, a carpenter. . .They were
i first married in- 1889. After three chil
; dren liad been born Mrs.' Macchia got
her first divorce. Then they were mar
ried again; the second .wedding taking
i place In this city in .1905. But the re
union was not satisfactory, and yester
day she - testified .that her husband
called her vile names, neglected to pro
vide for her, threatened to kill her and,
: put her to the necessity of working for
1 the support of herself and children.
jVJudge Troutt granted an Interlocutory
i decree. ..' \u25a0"- s \u25a0 i ; .' . '...-' -
Other divorces granted yesterday
were: By Judge Hunt— -Clement W.
Rogers from Helen G. Rogers, cruelty.
By Judge Seawell— Martha Eberle from
illiam Eberle, desertion.
" The following suits for divorce were
begun yesterday: , Cora HalV against
Charles Hall, desertion: Elizabeth Riss
land against George iW.Rissland, : fail
ure to provide; Martha Bigley against
William A. Bigley, failure to provide. .
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
THE PURE FOOD SHOW
Baby Exhibition Attracts Great
Deal of Interest and Many
Entries
Crowds continue to throng the, gro
cers' pure food show at Dreamland
rink, and the exhibition has been pro
nounced a succcpss. , One of the prin
cipal features was a baby show Tues
day afternoon. There was a large
entry list of little ones. .. . '/
The prizes were awarded to : Mrs. E.
C. Bath, 910 A Devlsadero , street, and
Mrs: J." Jones, 1624 Eddy street;
The management announces that all
customers can obtain; tickets f ree.from
their ; grocers; '. which '.when 'exchanged
at the box -entitle the. holders ; to,
admission upon payment; of ,10 cents.
.-*«\u25a0 Interesting features are being .planned
for; every day of \u25a0 the - week, y Saturday
afternoon will be idevoted especially , to
the children and Saturday evening, spe
cial attractions will be offered . for trav
elingmen. * A large number of travel
ingmen have been Invited, by the Com
mittee. One of p^ largest crowds of
the week Is expected on Sunday, \u25a0; which
will be native sons' day. t
The public wedding will 'take -place
at the show on Monday night. An Im
mense wedding cake.has been prepared
and every arrangement made to carry
out tl^; event- in- the most approved
style. A large platform will be erected
Inithe" hall so that every one In attend
ance will be able; to witness the cere
mony. : l -- ; . ;
FARM HANDS DIG UP
TREASURE HERMIT HID
Hallorans Take $2,700 to Em-
ployer, Who Tells Them
;v to Keep It'
SPECIAL Disi* ATCH TO THE CAUL
VALLEJO, Feb. 6.— John and, Mike
Halloran, two farm-laborers near Rio
Vista, have just been made happy by
finding ?2,700; in gold," which was;evi
dently cached near, an abandoned cabin
on the Taylor ranch.- Several' years
ago Frank' Taylor, bought' the 5 . ranch
from the county,' the old man who. had
made his horne 1 there' for a half cen
tury dying .without issue. While dig
ging up. stumps the Hallorans \u25a0 came
upon the shining twenties. They took
their small fortune -to -Taylor, but; he
refused to accept it and turned the
money over to the. employes."
IThe Perfect Woman Isj
Not '-al Fat One.
Artists say the Ideal proportion of
| weight In a- woman Is 26 pounds, for
I every foot: of her height. 'This? woulA
I mak.V a.woman of 5 feet 4 inohes welghTl
1 186 younds S ounces. " \u25a0 \u25a0- -
i If you weigh 'more^than this: In
1 proportion, "you : are V on V- : the 'danger
j line and.are likely to gettoo fat Ina
few years. .Check it \by taking: a tea-
spoonful after meals and at bedtim* of
this recipe: >.%:• ounce : \u25a0 Marmola, H*>4
ounce Fluid ' Cascara Aromatic i
and 3H ounces Syrup Simplex. :\u25a0 Oet th« !
Marmola - scaled- and ;. mix it with 1 tbe i
other lngredlentsi at! home. This mis- >
ture Is \u25a0 harmless, twill i not : cause wrin- I
kles,' and ; has .been'known .to take off |
seven = pounds:" of "fat i a* week '.without !
I any. help from exercise or dieting. It Is
inexpensive.:^—' ;- - v \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0- -^
Mrs. Thomas G. Beaver, who
as Miss \ Florence Baron was the
center of .at a ; pretty
home wedding in^ Berkeley last
night.
MISS BARON WEDS
THOMAS G. BEAVER
BERKELEY, Feb. 6.— At , a pretty
horne r wedding lastvnlght at the home
of j her , parents, ; Mr. and Mrs. S. Baron
of .2005 Hearst avenue.; Miss Florence
G. Baron was married to Thomas G.
Beaver, a young businessman of. Sac
ramento. The couple left for-a^ioney
moon.trip in the 'southern part of the
state, after which they will live in Sao-
Ameato. -.
. Mrs.: Beaver is well known here both
in. high school and town circles. She
was \u25a0 graduated \u25a0 with the class of 1905
of the^Berkeley high school, and is a
favorite in the younger set.
The groom, is a native of Cleveland,
0., where he lived up to a few years
ago, when he went to engage in busi
ness in»kSacramento.
CROWD CHEERS WOMAN
WHO AVENGES A HORSE
Miss-Bessie Huyck Seizes Whip
and Applies Lash to Shoul
ders of Peddler
Miss Bessie Huyck, \u25a0 a pretty young
woman* prominent in 6ocial and musi
cal circles on both aides of the bay,
won the plaudits of the neighborhood
at v Page and Baker streets yesterday
afternoon when she Interrupted a~ ped
dler who was beating a lame- horse,
seized the whip and used it with vigor
across the back of the vendor. His?
Huyck : was passing' along the street
when she observed that the peddler was
lashing an Injured animal which ap
peared to be a candidate for the morgue,
rather than Uhe harness. The young
woman called upon the driver to,dßsist.
He "paid m$ attention to her, but dis
; mounted and began to belabor the ani
[mal-witb/the.butt end'of the whip.
"You brute/* shrieked Mi3s Huyck as
she rushed up; grasped the lash and
plied it with energy "across the shoul
ders of the peddler. '\u25a0 Then she threw
the whip at his feet; ; Turning she ob
served that a large crowd had collected,
and,? greatly .embarrassed, '""made'', a
quick retreat." As she departed she. was
cheered for ] her I plucky act.
I »>"V®P^?£^'~ "'; ' ' i*M course you have heard about this great clothing sale |
• ;.': — most every one in town is talking of it,, and you should 4
I N^^^^tf^^R^^^9^S^ see the enthusiasm and delight that is demonstrated by the |
|'-' 7^|^fflP^^^^j.';T*t'^'iW people responding to what is beyond a question or a doubt |
I . 4^?? \ • .t^^i the greatest clothing offer ever made. Suits, and overcoati |
J N|f J^Vv^-^srl^S that have sold up to $1 5.00 now $6.85 at all four stores. |
I ' -fclfP $35 and $ 40 $f^ A .75 J
1 15% "**^\;& . Men who are accustomed to buy the very finest hand- |
j \^?4t.CilJ tailored clothing will find in this a most exceptional bpn 2
C| \?-\; ter is seldom.Jf ever, placed on sale, j** l *^ Ck
1° y-HfV^iS most irresistible to the gentlemen S
II $ 5- 00 Russians and Sailors W^^® I
w For Boys 2h to 10 Years QJEL \ o
I- The patterns are simply beautiful, the work- **{•* J& •V>*V^ I ''^S|^P %
manship thorough and. the value well worth j&r I %
[• v The {Russians -run in sizes 2^2 to 6 years; 1 tl \u25a0*\u25a0 jjJ \u25a0 •
Iv^ ; the sailors from sto 10 years. The colors are light; sprightly, and i_^^^lr
\u25a0^ Uptown Store The Big Store Downtown Store Oakland 1
\f% FL'lraore and Ellis Market and Fourth 730 Market Washington & 11th £*|5
MAYOR MAY BE
MARRIED SUNDAY
Secret as to Time of Wedding
of Dr. Taylor and Miss
Eunice Jeffers
Preparations in Both Homes
Seem to Indicate Approach^
ing Ceremony
It's still- an unbreathed s»cret — so
TThisper.it. softly — but among the clos
est friends of Mayor Taylor It ,was
confided yesterday that a certain quiet
little home event that is to make of
Miss -Eunice Jeffers the blushing
Edward Robeson Taylor is due to occur
Sunday.
Xotthat the -mayor has said so pub
licly, for he hasn't, but those of his
friends who profess to know his plans
say.' that : the information is correct and
that for days preparations have been
quietly making in the home of Miss
Jeffers and her sister for the wedding.
It only leaked out yesterday because
of the desire of the mayor and his
fiancee to keep people from knowing
anything about it until everything had
been said and the ceremony was over.
, The assertion that Sund»%- i«= th~ &*,
set has been pretty well born 9 out by
the evidence, too. The litut: s>~su. tu:
talns that formerly graced the windows
of ) the mayor's '- residence In California
street have been whisked aside and re
placed with beautiful draperies of .-flow
ing lace. Tale 3 have been told of a
dainty trousseau, with a bridal gown
of- soft gray color, that has been made
ready. At Miss Jeffers' home there has
been., in progress for several days a
real : spring housecleaning two full
months in advance of the time^that is
taken as a standard for such things by
thrifty housewives the world around.
The only question that Is worrying, the
friends at present is whether the wed
ding will take place at the home of
Miss Jeffers or in the chapel of Trinity
church. Miss Jeffers has not been seen
for several days \u25a0 herself, and In view
of the housecleanlng it is generally be
lieved that a home wedding was chosen.
.When pressed for a statement yester
day Mayor, Taylor said: "I have noth
ing to give out as yet.**
At the home of the bride-elect the In
terviewer was met by the sister. "Miss
Jeffers cannot be seen." said she. "We
have nothing to say." -
"What?" said the clerk at the mar
riage license window. "Mayor Taylor?
Nope, nothing doing."
POLICE CASES PUT OVER
The cases of the 'eight corporals — R.
A. Coulter, Edward Leonard. D. M. Rea
vis, "W. H. Clay. William Van Kuren. J.
B. Barrie, Thomas O'Rouke and P. J.
Keys — accused of having gone before
the civil service board and had the
probationary period reduced- from six
to threo ; months, were up before the
police .commission last night. - After
listening to lengthy arguments by At
torneys Creswell and Henley in bahalf
of the corporals, the cases were put
over for a" week. The accused men
allege that' the commission is* acting
without authority and say that they
will take the examinations for" ser
geants tomorrow. The charge of battery
preferred against Mounted Policeman
McPhee by Thomas Hanlon was dis
missed. Sergeant Gus Harper was re r
instated in his former rank, and then
retired on a -pension.' The pension ap
plication of Policeman Charles Quarle
was . denied. " «'
WILL START SOON
ON ARMY DEPOT
Senator Perkins Notified That
Government Will Bay Lands
at Fort Mason
» SPECIAI* DISPATCH TO THB CALL
WASHINGTON, Feb. B.—Quartermas
ter General Aleshlre has notified Sen*
ator Perkins of ' California that thi
war department has determined <<T<a**j>
to acquire the tidewater lands adjoin
ing' Fort Mason owned by Mrs. Teresa*
Oelrlcas and' Mr*. Virginia Fair V&n
derbilt, which ar» required for th« blc
military depot and transport beadqn&r*
ters to be constructed at San Fran*
Cisco. Major General McK. Williamson,
constructing Quartermaster, has beoa
directed by General Aleshlrs to oSeff"
the owners of this property 140,090 \u25a0>
block, and In case of refusal ha is la
structed to lay the matter befor« tn*
United States district . attorney, « wtUk
the request that coademnatlon proc«ed^
Ings be instltnted- Th* project will
be pressed for early settlement, so thai
the construction of transport docks an&
warehouses may. be pushed. j
Congress has allotted $1.50>,003 to?
the construction of this big depot asl
headQoartsrs. Th« supplies for th» •»•
' tire coast and for th« Padfio lnsatsf
possessions and Alaska will be tixs+*
nlshad f rora Fort Mason, and th« PoiX<*
ipplne transport* will doclc thersv
Senator Perkins, who pushftd th» bill
through congress, has been at «orj|
since last fall urgisg the war depart*;
ment to acquire ths prop«rty nesdsd iy.
the government. . '
The legal states of th» pro9«r£r t+M
Investigated by th« jndgs advocatf)
general's oSoe, and aftar xnaoh. c«>>
respondenca ths department fixed sport
$40,000 a block as a fair valuation.
Mrs. Teresa Oelrlchs aad Mrs, "VT>»
glnla Fair VanderbUt, nrho are amoag
th« owners of the tidslaads. already.
have declined the offer mads by th«
government, and It was - annooaae^
several days ago that th«y would' b«
summoned as witnesses la tbe trapsad*
ing legal proceedings.
The difference between
cheaply . printed checks and
those suitably prepared may
mean the gain of a few dollars
at the loss of many thousands.
In using one of our kind you
are not issuing an invitation to
the unscrupulous.
American Bank Note
Company
T. B. COLLINS, Dist. Sales i.?t,
1220 Merchants* Exchange Building,
I SAX FRANCISCO.
Telephone Kearnr 5771.
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