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QUOTES USAGE
OF STONE AGE
TO UPSET WILL
Attorney Seeks to Show That
Writing Signed "Jacob Z.
Davis" Was Not Dated
/Babylonian Tablets and World's
Literature Quoted to Sustain
Novel Argument
Fraud, Forgery and Conspiracy
Charges Involved in Revival
of Contest
Writings that range from the basalt
tablets of ancient Ba&lyon, in the elev
enth century before Christ, through a
diversified selection of extracts from
the world's literature, including Cali
fornia court decisions of recent date, |
figure as exemplars in an argument by
Attorney Horace \Y. Philbrook before
Judge Farrington in the United States
circuit court. The argument in ques
tion is being made in answer to the
demurrers of the defendants, filed in
• .onnection with the latest twist of the
noted Jacob Z. Davis will contest.
Philbrook. who appears as counsel
for the eastern contestants, contends
that the Davis will admitted to pro
bate more than 12 years ago was no
' will at all. In support of this asser
tion he does not depend solely on the
i iiarge that the document was a for
iKery. but declares that even if it was
an authentic document it was lacking
in the qualifications necessary to con
stitute an olographic will.
PROVISION OF CODE IVVOL.VED
The California code declares that such
a will must be "entirely written, dated
Rtid signed" by its author. Philbrook
urges that the will was not dated. A
casual inspection of the document in
.question, which has kicked up this 13
yoars of l^gal shindy, would not seom
to boar Philbrook out, for thus reads
the alleged will:
••October 1, 1596.
•\u25a0I, Jacob Z. Davis, will and be
queath everything I have in this world
to my beloved nieces, Lizzie Muir and
Belle Curtis, JACOB Z. DAVIsV'
Tr. the layman the first line looks
suspiciously like a date, but there's the
joker. Philhrook declares that a date,
io <omply strictly with the law, must
contain both the elements of time and
place. He admits that the point is a
new one and that it has never been
wrestled with by a federal court.
Therefore, with no legal precedent to
rely upon, the court must study the
question from the standpoint of usage.
mom: age contracts quoted
It is the question of usage that has
taken the argument back into the stone
age. Philbrook's brief of points and
authorities in this connection covers
more than 100 typewritten pages of
foolscap and is one of the most extra
ordinary documents ever filed in the
California, jurisdiction.
Philbrook's research has taken him
through all ages of history and litera
ture. He quotes definitions by the
score from dictionaries, and where they
are adverse to his point he shows their
weaknesses. He states that the in
scriptions recently deciphered from the
basalt tablets of ancient Babylon are
• on tracts, i» which the date in every
instance sets forth the place where the
contract wafi drawn. The derivation
of the word date he finds in the Latin
word "data," to give. He conjugates
this verb and points out that the dates
of all Latin documents begin with
"«lata," their translation being. "Given
at" such and such a place on such and
such a date.
ANCIENT WRITERS CITED
To illustrate his meaning he quotes
from hundreds of sources. Including the
Babylonian tablets, tJie "Letters of
Cicero." Campbell's "Epistle From Al
giers." Irving's "Knickerbocker His
tory." the "Meditations of Marcus Au
relius," the Magna Charta. Napoleon's
will, the last treaty with Spain, the
letters of Erasmus, the writings of Co
lumbus and Lord Chesterfield, the plays
of Shakespeare and scores of others as |
widely diversified.
The climax of these exemplars is
taken from the very judgment of the
probate court, which the effort is now
being made to set aside. There the
principle of date is recognized, says
Philbrook, for the order of court reads,
"Done in open court, this 17th day of
Ausrust. A. D. 1897."
The question of the date, however, is
but one of the two main points on
which Philbrook bases his contention
that the order of probate was null and
void.
FRAUD AND FORGERY CHARGED
" The second point is that proper notice
r»f probate was not given, and that
thus the decree in favor of the de
fendants In the present case was ob
tained by fraud. The fight is being
made at this stage on these particular
grounds, leaving out the forgery ques
tion, for the reason that unless the
order of probate can be shown to be
- Improper it stands aa an effectual bar
to any reopening of the case.
The Davis will contest case has been
famous In the : local courts for more
than a decade, as It involves many In
terests and relates to an estate val
ued at more than $3,000,000. f
Jacob Z. Davis died in 1596, leaving
his affairs in the hands of bis copart
ner, Alexander Boyd, whose own death
followed soon after. Shortly thereafter
the purported will leaving everything
to the two nieces was produced. It
was alleged that the legatees were not
Davis* nieces, but were nieces of Mrs.
Jean McGregor Boyd. widow of Davis'
former partner, and that Mrs. Boyd and
the two nieces formed a conspiracy and
presented the forged will.
.MANY PERSON'S INVOLVED
Davis' nearest relatives were the
children of a dead sister, and all were
old people living in the east. They
contested the will before it "was ad
mitted to probate, and lost, the de
cision of the probate court being af
firmed by the supreme court of the
state. A settlement was then made,
the eastern claimants being paid $100,
000 and giving in return quitclaim
deeds disavowing all claims of Interest
in the estate. Now the case has been
taken into the federal courts in an
effort to have these deeds set aside as
having been procured by fraud, to have
.the order of probate declared null and
void . and to have the -property turned
over to the . claimants. ' \u25a0
Much of the property has been deeded
and transferred, and In this way Stan
ford university, the University of Cali
fornia and a -number of ' large San
Francisco concerns .have become in
volved as defendants In. the present
.action. John S. Partridge appears as
.attorney for. Mrs. Jean McGregor Boyd
and her heirs, and Joseph C. Campbell
for the legatees under the will. The
nthe.r interests also are', represented.
Campbell made the opening, argument
yesterday for the defendants and Part
ridge will close the argument on the
demurrers today. — .
Artistic Society Girl
Engaged to Railroadman
Miss Adelia Van Vorst and her fiance, Curtis Mitchell Redfern.
COUSIN OF WRITER
PROMISES TO WED
Mrs. Caroline Van Vorst An
nounces Engagement of Her
Daughter and C. M. Redfern
Mrs. Caroline Van Vorst of Vallejo
street has sent out dainty cards an
nouncing the engagement of her daugh
ter. Miss Adella Van Vorst, and. Curtis
Mitchell Redfern. The cards are not
altogether a surprise to the friends of
tSe young society girl and her fiance,
but <he formal announcement was not
expected so soon. *
Miss Van Vorst is an accomplished
girl who has received much of her edu
cation abroad, but numbers her friends
in San Francisco by the score. She is
a finished pianist and has a talent for
painting that might be envied by. those
In the profession, while her sketches
have made her distinguished among
her friends for cleverness.
Miss Van Vorst recently returned
from Europe with hw mother and her
younger sister, Lillian. Their home In
Vallejo street is a center of hospitality
and the young bride to be has been
hostess at any number of informal par
ties sinceher return from abroad. She
is a cousin .of ' Marie Van Vorst, the
well known writer,- and has many liter
ary friends on her own account.
Redfern conies of a well known Vir
ginia family and is. related to the
Merrys of that, state. His home Is In
Los Angeles, but he has been in. San
Francisco for eight years and Is con
nected with the Southern Pacific com
pany. The couple will make their
home In this city. No date has been
announced for the wedding.
CHINESE CLUB CLAIMS
CASH FOR POLICE RAID
Sergeant Matheson Sued, for
Damages and Malice Charged
Police Sergeant Matheson was made
the defendant in a suit . for $26,000
damages filed yesterday by • the- Nurh
Buck Hong club, an organization. said
to exist for social and educational pur
poses, at 16O.Waverley place, but which
the police believe Is a gambling joint.
Matheson. who is in charge. with the
Chinatown squad, is accused of having
violated a temporary restraining order
issued by Judge Cabaniss December 24
prohibiting the chief of police and
members of the department frpm inter
fering with the club. .
The complaint says that . Matheson,
in defiance • of the order, caused two
doors to be hammered down, December
27. entered the premises and destroyed
furniture worth , $200. "Oppression,
fraud and malice," with tho Intention
toflnjure the members of the. club be
cause they were Chinese • rather . than
Americans, are alleged. -The ' club sues
Matheson for $200 actual and $25,000
exemplary damages. . \u25a0 : \ • , •
Judge Cabaniss heard argument yes
terday on the application of P. Uklah
for a writ ot mandate prohibiting Po
lice Judge Deasy from forfeiting $100
deposited as bail for five Chinese
charged with gambling in a gaming
house. Deasy. ordered the. money for
feited because he was: satisfied-the-de
fendants were, trying r> to substitute
strange Chinese for those charged.*
JUDGE CABANISS SHOWS
SPEED IN CRIMINAL CASE
Burglar Tried-and. Convicted^in
LesslThan an : Hour
Judge Cabaniss tried; s his 'first ' crimi
nal' case ;as! a , Judge (. ot •\u25a0 the^superior,
court yesterday and'showed^that' It- Is
possible to put througtiVtrlalsiwlth'; ex
pedition. John Radovlcbv: charged', with'
burglary, was tried and convicted -In
rather'less than an hour.- 'The!proceed
ings Included -the: lmpanelment.--off*a
jury and- the taking of testimony.'.Rad
ovich stole $80 or $90' worth- of-carpen
ter's tools. The ; Judge put;. the ' case
over for the Imposition- of sentence.
VIOLATE MILK LAW
The Guadaloupe dairy company was
convicted by Police' Judge '. Conlan yes
terday of selling milk below; the stand
ard and a fine of , ?26 \u25a0 was ;- imposed:"
John Alves.* a dairyman' of . San ' Mateo.
was convicted by Judge Deasy'and was
fined $-s.;^£M£&£^4Sti9BH&BffißßS£SJ
BURGLARS : VISIT RESIDENCE
The residence "of Joseph- Jeannette,
60 -Washington 1 , avenue/ was entered -by
burglars on Tuesday night during -the
absence of. the family and about $200
worth 'of Jewelry, and" clothing- stolen;
For Antomohllr Kye Innnrnnc*
Ask druggist ; for M urine \u25a0 Eye ; Remedy. *
THE SAJS - FRJ^iSISCQ CALL, \u25a0 THURSDAY, JANUAEY 7, 1909.
TAKES GOOD FLING
AT REPUBLICANS
John Sharp Williams Regrets
Invitation to the Taft
Banquet
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 6.— ln refusing
to accept an invitation . to the Taft
banquet to be given in Atlanta Friday
night, January 15, John Sharp Williams,
former democrat leader in the . house,
could not resist ' the \ temptation to take
a good natured fling at the republican
party.
Much as Mr. Williams likes possum,
'simraon beer and other such luxuries,
he could not find the time to make the
trip and declined in the v following
letter: r-.rM
"I have just received your invitation
to. attend the banquet given in honor
of Mr. Taft in the Auditorium' in At
lanta on January 15. I wish I could
come. I know I -would enjoy it- . If
the country has to submit to the mis
fortune of a republican presidency, a
sort of a relic . of barbarism, I would
ratjier the misfortune should come with
Mr. Taft at the head of, it than any
other republican in the United States.
I have a very high regard for. him, per
sonally. Expressing my regrets ,and
thanking you' for the invitation, I am
very truly yours.
"JOHN S. WILLIAMS."
HAMMERSTEIN CLASHES
WITH QUAKER SOCIETY
Choice Epithets Exchanged and
Show May Be Abandoned
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
PHILADELPHIA, ' - Jan. 6 — Oscar
Hammerstein * and' Philadelphia ; society
came into * violent collision- today In
the matter 'of financing the former's
grand 4 ' opera : enterprise, i and 7 * late to
nijfht, -after, various choice epithets,
such •as "Dutch • fool," "brain^atorms,"
"spongers,", "lngrates,". etc:, - : hadf been
bandied \u25a0 about. It ; was not v possible to
ascertain which party suffered' the most
damage:.-. \ --.• .;.•:\u25a0_\u25a0•.\u25a0 •\u25a0 •.\u25a0.;--v.t \u25a0_-<\u25a0\u25a0'
;\u25a0 put of • tho mass i of , statements these
facts .finally crystallized: ' :-. ?.;
- Hammersteln, falling. to get. the $400,
000 • mortgage .he wants yon . his opera
house'by Saturday, will /on .that date
definitely '. abandon \u25a0• his • enterprise and
rent- the. property, to. Klaw & Erlanger
"as a vaudevlllehouse' within two weeks
after his notices go out Saturday.
'. G. Helde " Norris.s society ' leader, first
hirer of . Hammerstein to this city and
his : legal- adviser In the. 'enterprise, is
either '\u25a0' incontinently "flred"- or 'else has
indignantly resigned.' Hammerstein be
ing, authority/ for the .first statement
and Norris for the 'latter. >-'.-" ,
-.The box committee,: composed of the
most* elect ' Alexander Van Rensselaer,
Andrew Wheeler, ; C. Hartman . Kuhn
Francis E. Bond and Norris— also either
haye • been sent ; down the \u25a0 sliding board
by-Oscar on have > resigned; the same
authorities f or , the same 'statements
- Norris < < says / after Hammeratein's
."calumnies'.' upon Philadelphia. the com
munity wiir refuse' to' grant^ him his
1400,000. ' The \u25a0 community, had refused
to grant him; the money up to 9 • o'clock
tonight, despite' three -ardent' Besslons
of Hammeratein with financiers.
MAN LIVES^WITH HIS
JUGULAR VEIN SEVERED
Victim. :'of .Accident
Has Miraculous Escape
'jSAN.DIEW.vJan:, 6.— With hl3 ex
ternal ,V jugular V;veln entirely .- severed
and- Internal. "vein f slashed and ~* bulging
dut'; ; through" 'the- gash :In i hig neck,
Thomas , L. ', McCain, > an • employed of th e
Southern Mountain. water. company, has
lived since' Sunday and .will recover, say
the \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0physicians, c* McCain:- was Tithrown
50 I feet* lnto, the air In a' runaway, land-
Ing on : a barbed wire fence,* which sev
ered - the '.jugular ; vein, jagging tho • in
ternal veins J and * almost severing his
head- from ihlsi-body.«»Wnen«;plcked"tir>
he had lost largo quantities of blood and
the-wound-ln the, neck was. filled .with
grass and dirt. He was carried 15 miles
to a physician. Unless blood* poisoning
develops the doctors say he will recover
in opposition- to all , theories j and ; prece
dent? concerning Jseveredf Jugular, veins.
FAL,I,ONiMUST:HAJVO
• SACRAMENTO; Janl k 6.-rr<3overnor Gll
letf announced Hhisiafternoon«that he
would > not f- interfere <\ In'., the %-; case "- .1 of
Thomas ;Fallon,i. who >is'itoybef hanged
at I San | Quentin : for; the \ murder
of his ,wlf c. w - Friends ! of ; the ("condemned
man-, made -the i pleav, that he :1a i insane.
Governorj Gillettf stated r- that ,v lie --. had
looked r:into '\u25a0 the \u25a0 case;,;f ully>, and "found
nothing? to?. warrantjclemency.t T.
EXPECT CAPTURE
OF BOMB THROWER
Police Believe Dynamiter Who
Wrecked Car Caboose Will
Soon Be Jailed
Letters Dropped in Mail Boxes
'\u25a0'-\u25a0' -'\u25a0' ' -'.."- '-- \u25a0' ' '."'.;\u25a0' \u25a0"\u25a0 '*
Threaten Property
(Spec/a? Dispatch to The Call] *
STOCKTON, Jan. 6;— That the capture
of 'the dynamite thrower' whose bomb
made havoc recently with a Santa Fe
caboose in which were- sleeping Con
ductor P. G., Deyo and Brakeman L. E.
Archer, both of Fresno, is but; a mat
ter of hours is the belief of the local
Santa Fe officials and the peace officers
of this city. ;..The'-. letters' which were
turned over to the police by -the post
master are believed to have been writ
ten ;by the perpetrator of the deed.
The"; second letter, which; was dropped
In 'a postal box;' contained,^' threat 'of
destruction to much Santa Fe property,
in addition to destruction^ of property
of the Western Pacific and: Southern
Pacific: In the upper- left hand of the
letter found . in the postal box were
these sentences: v
"I am a member of three orders of
the city." "
"We are willing to act if necessary."
The word "Death", also appeared, near
which was drawn a skull and cross
bones and a poor likeness of a dyna
mite bomb and' a fuse.
The letter was dated December 18;
two > days before the -murderous ex
plosion; and was- taken ; out of the
postal box on the- night of the dyna
miting-.' The other letter was addressed
"To whom it. may concern: SantaiFe
depot, .; Stockton." \u25a0\u25a0:-: This letter, was
turned over to the Santa. Fe detectives
and by them to the-»local authorities.
It is believed to be a communication to
confuse the authorities. The first letter
was as follows:
Take warning, we have enough dyna
mlteto destroy the town of Stockton
on nand and can put our hands on more
ir necessary. All we ask is for the
city of Stockton and the W. P. and
S. P. and Santa Fe to get rid of the
foreign element which they have in
their employ and give the work to. the
home people which have families that
are starving and out of work. If you
don't give us a chance by the first ot
the year you will regret it. We have
everything planned and the time set
to bed the dynamite and apply the
matqh. We estimate $500,000 in dam
ages the first rattle' out of the box; we
uhall not stand it any longer. We
have been- robbed, starved and gone
hungry.long enough. There be only 31
one of us and all have families in the
city " of : Stockton from 30 to 35 years.
So take warning. This is the only way
to get revenge.
You may think the party that Is
writing this has Just escaped from the
asialm. You may think so; wait until
the dynamite gets in action, then ,see.
The second letter is in part as fol
lows:
- To whom It may concern, Santa Fe
depot, Stockton.
I don't want to be Mrs. Withington
or any one else but Mrs. Cooper, so you
had just as well tend in your own af
fairs. I would not have any of the
railroad trash to save your life
from h—l.h — 1. .
• I will see, you so far in h—lh — 1 that the
devil won't find . you. Ir should think
after you broke one home you be satis
fied.: I should think-you have revenge
enough.
Any time you think you will get me
to do anything by maKing. signs you
are mistaken. .
ASPHALT REFINERY WILL
BE MOVED TO NEW SITE
Plant Will Be Constructed and
in Operation in Six Months
SAN LUI^ OBISPO, Jan. 6— The
California liquid asphalt company de
cided to move its refinery plant from
Summerland, Ventura county, to Edna,
a few miles south of "this city, this
afternoon, when the board of super
visors granted the company the right
of way to put spurs in from the South
ern Pacific and Pacific Coast railroads.
Edwin F. Smith, the general man
ager of the company., accompanied the
board in a special train to view the site
for the new refinery. There is an
abundance of heavy oil in this section
and a 150,000 plant will be constructed
and In operation by next June.
Most of the product will bo shipped
to the New York market. ' The new
plant will have a capacity ot 2,500
tons per month.
xew damage: trial
[Speci'a|. Dispatch to The Call]
.NAP A, Jan. 6.— A decision has just
been handed down by. 'the -appellate
court granting a: new trial in the case
of . M. Pre vs. the , Standard Portland
cement company of Nap a Junction. .In
the .trial held in the superior, court in
this city two years ago the Jury award
ed Pre, an etnploye of the cement com
pany, $1,150'> damages. Pre < was ter
riblyburned by a bank of hot cliakera
falling in upon: him, and. the Jury took
the view that the company, had not
properly looked after the Bafety of Pre
while he was at work.
BANK FOR XI. CEHRITO
{Special . Dispatch to The Call]
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. — The 'comp
troller of the currency > today approved
the application \u25a0< of F. -B, Fuller, El
Centro; C. F. Hayden.W. T. Bill, Ira
Atenand T. 8. -Blanchard to 'organize
Iho-El Centro nationalbank of El Cen-"
tro, Cal, wlth:a;capltal"of $30,000
\u25a0 |||; : -- /\u25a0- - "~~~- - \u25a0 . \u25a0 \u25a0 111
You Wouldn't Let : lMir ri^r
< the slush of the streets and pave- BEf[flfl|j«P' I I '
|[. j|| ments in bad weather get to your S^r^^w v I 1I 1 'I
! , hands would you? Then why j^^S' \v 1 1 '
shouldn't you protect your feet from W&^r N\,
The Men and Jffi\>^J
Drl|pßeed 1 1
I Gushion
, never hesitate " going about their affairs in the meanest sort of weather,
because.they know, by, experience that the Cork and Cushion prevents
the^coldahd wet^from; entering Itheir"shoes. ? ";ln^,this.way, their feet
are kept dryland wafm, ! which is a safeguard against many ills. -• ' j
; tiiey^re;FGr:>m^^ i !
JrPJ Smith ShoVCo.W John Ebberts Slio^Co: ;
- . Makers *of v Men's, v Makers of •.".Women's. |
SOLE C I UCJIW I
.: .: -AGENCY: r? :; V # -"V*V*-v^^' :^ !
HAWLEY TESTIFIES
ON KATE POOLING
Tells,: of: Former Arrangement
Between ; Southern and
Union Pacific Roads
Senate Committee Makes Ad
yerse Report of Fulton's
, Biji^at President's Request
NEW YQRK, !r 'Jan. 6.--EdwinjHawley
of this city,-; president of the lowa
Central railway..-. company and of the
Minneapolis and St. Louis railway com
pany' and a director in several other
roads, including the Western Pacific,
was the "first witness called by the
government today ) in 'the hearing of
the action to- dissolve the^ merger of
the'Harriman railroads. viHawley said
he "had been in the railroad business
for 4 0 years, becoming connected with
thef Southern Pactflcrin 18S3. ... • ..' t
•llawley /was : questioned concerning
transcontinental business of the Union
Pacific : and "Southern Pacific at- the
time of the alleged merger. He said
that he was general eastern agent of
the Southern Pacific at first and that
he had Jurisdiction over the Morgan
line of steamers, which was used as a
part of the Sunset route. Competition
among the; rival railroad, companies
before the formation of the merger, he
said, was general. He said that he
always opposed the consolidation of the
commercial agencjes of the Union Pa
cific and Southern Pacific railroads.
On cross examination counsel for the
railroads asked Hawley. if it were not
absolutely necessary for the Union Pa
cific'to use the- Southern Pacific line
in transcontinental trade. Hawley re
plied,that the Union Pacific did it The
witness said that it was quite possible
that if the Union Pacific attempted to
force an issue with the Southern Pa
cific; the latter road could divert its
traffic at Ogden to the Denver and
Rio Grande. In its southern traffic, he
said, the Union Pacific had always been
obliged to use the Atchison, Southern
Pacific or the Texas Pacific.
In reply to questions as to whether
the Southern: Pacific was not a domi
nant factor in transcontinental traffic
and practically had controlled the rates,
Hawley said that the Southern Pacific
was an important factor and that even
freight shipped directly by way of the
Texas Pacific and Union Pacific had to
be turned over to the Southern Pa
cific at the terminals.
Hawley said that the Southern Pa
cific, Union Pacific and Oregon Short
Line were Included in an. agreement or
pool that existed for transcontinental
rates a few years ago.
Anticipates President's Message
WASHINGTON, Jan . 6.— An adverse
report of the senate on Fulton's bill. to
prohibit railroads from increasing
freight and passenger rates without due
notice was made today by Chairman
Klkins of the- committee on interstate
commerce. The action anticipated a
message from President Roosevelt call-
Ing attention to the need for further
legislation on railroad rates, as indi
cated by . the . recent decision of the
supreme court "of the United States in
the cas£ of E. 11. Harriman against the
interstate commence commission. The
report by Senator Elkins was made
after two votes had been taken on the
Fulton bill at a meeting, of the com
mittee earlier in the day. Several
members of the committee were absent.
. The senators .opposing the bill ob
tained authority to make the adverse
report after having procured the vote
of Foraker, one of the absentees. It is
expected that the president's message
will- be used as an argument in favor
of taking. up the Fulton bill regardless
of the report, against it, and Fulton has
given notice that. he will try to do so.
At the committee meeting there were
Senators Elkins,' Aldrich.f'Kean, Dolli
ver. Crane, Ttllman. Foster, Newlands
and Taylor." "Aldrlch moved that the
bill be | reported adversely, .. and New
lands moved as a substitute that it be
reported favorably with an amendment
that would; leave to the discretion of
the. Interstate commerce commission
whether a protest against a proposed
increase ot .rates should' operate as a
stay ' until the reasonableness of such
increase had been determined.
On Mr. Newlands' motion to report
tho bill favorably the " ayes were Dol
llver, Tillman, Newlands '-, and Taylor,
and: the noes Elkins, Aldrlch. Kean and
Crano, with Foster not voting.
A vote was taken on Aldrich's motion
to report the bill adversely and the
chairman voted Cullom by proxy • In
favor of the • motion. As Foster voted
"no," a second tie resulted. Elkins said
Foraker "was. opposed to the measure,
and he was authorized to obtain the
latter's vote. 1 •\u25a0:?
'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'. The'president's message recommended
that ."the commission be explicitly em
powered' to postpone the application of
any increase of * rates by any : railroad
pending examination *by the said com
mission into ' said - Increase to see
whether or not It Is Justified. The
regulations of : the railroad should be
as^completely as possible in the hands
of * the commission, for it can only be
rendered 'effective by' being, put com
pletely- under the v control "of some
branch of the national' executive, the
actioniof .this branch to take effect im
mediately." .. ,; _. -
Quantity, Variety. Quality and Low Prices Are Interesting
.Features of
Hale's White Sale
QUANTITY— If we did not have a large quantity of goods the Tines
would be sold in a few days. We have sold hundreds of garments
- every day since this sale opened and the" quantity is still gratifying.
VARIETY— This is another important feature. When there ii variety
* there is satisfaction in choosing. You \u25a0\u25a0will -find a wide variety of
the newest" and daintiest styles at Hales.
QUALITY— AII are Hale's good goods, and that stands for reliable
quality. ; It means that they are all up to the Hale standard in ma-
I '- terial. workmanship and finish.
PRICES— After the satisfaction in quantity, variety and quality come
the prices. These are remarkably low — so low. in fact, that it will
pay you to buy a lasting, supply of white goods during this event.
Here is a list of some of the merchandise that is on special sale dunnjr
'Women's Undermuslins Children's Undermuslins *• Waist*
• Embroideries Sheets and Cases Muslin
Lace Curtains ' Scarfs and Squares Cambric
Silks Table Linens Nainsook
Men's Handkerchiefs Men's Night Shirts Spreads
Towels Flannels Blankets
White Japanese Silks
One-Third Less Than Regular Prices
Japanese silks are specially adapted for waists, underwear, costumes
and scarfs. They may be laundered like muslin. This lot of silks
that are now on sale is all fresh and new and the quality is the best.
27 inch, width for. 33c,. 38c, 44c, 48c, 58c and 65c a yard.
36 inch width for 45c, 55c, 65c, 75c and 85c a yard.
Heatherbloom" Petticoats
A New Lot on Sale Today at $1.50, $1.95, $2.50 and $2.95
"Heatherbloom" "is a material that is universally known. The name
"Heatherbloom" appears <on the label of every one *bf these petti-
coats. They are similar to silk skirts and are more serviceable.
Three different styles are shown in accompanying illustration.
\^iy\'/// \\\ A* $1.50 — Woman's Black
\^»igf^Sy \ { "Heatherbloom'* Petticoat;
•1 \. deep flounce; trimmed with
•\u25a0 - /] '\u25a0 X "^HrV%\ • -"HeatherbloonV Petticoat;
$ '-%.^w^\> ; v^\_ made with deep flounce;.
4250 i*l 'f^^vwH^K^gjOv^' trimmed with accordion
' >^3 l^s^*^^^^^^»^ plaited ruffle and shirring.
y-d^W^Uw^^^^By/-. At $2.50-Woman-s Black
_^^^^^^@B^S&^@ ? "Heatherbloom" Petticoat;
made wiih deep nouncc;
: ~^^&W^^^^&^--- J trimmed with fancy stitch-
— - > ing. tiny tucks and bias
" '* bands of same material.
979 to 987 Market— 2s to 33 Sixth
ATTORNEYS SHOW PEOPLE
HOW TO BREAK THE LAWS
Police Commissioner Telfs of
Difficulty of Convictions
NEW YORK. Jan. 6.— General Theo
dore A. Bingham, police commissioner
of New York, reporting yesterday on
the difficulty of convicting local offend
ers, assigned the following as reasons:
Too many lawyers live by. showing
people how to break the law safely.
How else are prize fights and gam
blingvso difficult to suppress?
How else do these law breakers dare
fortify themselves behind iron doors?
-Why else does the liquor dealer
cheerfully produce. bail, confident that a
chemical analysis will be required of
his whisky? . % '-*\u25a0."":,'
How. else in, Sunday theaters is a
dance .not a* dance. -nor a costume not
a costume, nor. a H play not a play?
How else is it that a' racing bet is
not a bet?- • : \u25a0„ ./..-. > . . . .
$2,500 REWARD
Twenty-five hundred dol-
lars will be paid for the ar-
rest and conviction of the
party or parties who at-
tempted to destroy by -fire
the building and contents at
the northeast corner oft Van
Ness avenue' and; Geary
street, in San . Francisco,
California, owned.by the un-
dersigned, during the night
of Saturday, December 19th,
1908, and Sunday morning,
December 20th, 1908.
ROSENTHAL'S Inc.
Uy I. L. Rosenthal, Prealdent
THE CHANTILLY GRILL
Is pronounced by epicures as the best
place to dine in San Francisco.
Telephone Douglas ZIO.
342-350 Sutter Street
; Bet. Grant Ay. and Stockton St. t
Recalls
BRANeHpFFICES
Subscriptions and advertise;
ments will be received in
San Francisco at following
offices:
1651 FIXL3IORE STREET
Openuntll 10 o'clock every night I
818 VAX XESS AVEXCE i
Parent's Stationery Store \
2200 FrLLMORE . STREET j
Tremayne's Branch ;
' 853 HAIGHT STRRET
\ \, -Christian's '. Branch;, |>
I 853 HAIGHT STREET V; i
j .., Ye^Odde Shop , ] \u25a0
SIXTEE.\TH,A-\DJL\KKETSTS. !
Jackson's Branch -
110S VALENCIA STREET
. Blake's .Bazaar \
f>T4 -VALENCIA . STREET ,
:; Haliday's; 1 Stationery /Store i
iSOIIIKTH ST. V €OR/MISSIOX
t \u25a0;^^ International TU Stationery Store " i
HANDS CRACKED
RAW AND SCALY
Itched and Burned Terribly— Arms
Affected, Too— Could Not Movs
Thumbs Without Flesh Cracking
-Sleep and Work Often Impos-
sible—Was Fairly Worn Out
CUTICURA SOON CURED
HIS FEARFUL ECZEMA
"About a year ago an itching humor
oegan to appear around the back of my
hand. It started in to spread, and
pretty soon it covered both my hands
I and got up over my imsta and even
up to the elbows. The itching and
burning were terrible. Sly hands got
all scaly and when I scratched, as I
was doing a good part of the time, the
surface would be covered with blister*
and then get raw. The eczema got so
.bad in around the pit cf ray thumbs
that I could not move tho thumbs
without deep cracks appearing. I went
to my doctor, but ins medicine could
only stop tho itching and did not geem
to heal my hand 3 up at all. At night
I suffered so fearfully that I could not
sleep, of ten lying awake until well toward
morning, \u25a0 then waking up still tired.
I am a chef and steward by trade and
; I had to give up my place, aa my hands
were so terrible to look at that they
did not like to have me around about
the food. I could not bear to touch
! them with water, but when I positively
had to get my hands clean I would rub
them with oil. »
"This sort of business went on for
three months and I kept trying zino
and tar ointments and such remedies
with no particular benefit. I did not
know what to do, for I wa3 fairly worn
out. For a long time several friends
kept asking me why I didn't use Cuti-
cura and at last I thought I would.
First I got the Cuticura Soap, then
Cuticura Ointment and at last Cuticura
Resolvent. I put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on at night, covering my hands
with light cotton gloves. In the morn-
ing the inside of the gloves would be
lined with ecales, sometimes half as
long as your finger, leaving nice healed
places where the scales had been. In
a month I was cured and have kept so
now for nine months. My hands and
arms ere perfectly clear of all traces of
eczema and I think I am well rid of it
Walter H. Cox. 16 Somerset St., Bo*l
ton, Masj. Sept. 25/1905."
Cuticura Rs-nedtM ar? so! 4 timrcxhoat the worn*
Pottsr Draj * Cietn Corp.. Soie Pmtw iJSaS"
The California . Promotion Committee
(The State Central Organization Organized in
1002— Ao association for the commercial ami
Industrial deTelopiuent of California >
"PROMOTION: Tbe act of promotion. «(l»anp#-
ment. encouragement."— Century Dlctlonarr
s The committee ba* for Its object tb« Pitn.
MOTING of California's Interests, it baa ootiT
laff to sell. It fosters all things tending to th»
ADVANCEMENT of California. It 1, aa aothor*
Itr on all matters relating to California. It f\
COCRAUES tn* estabUxbment of new Industrie
«n«l fost<?rs those already establish*!, it lnTit»Z
desirable lmmlsratlon. It presents the oodo,
tnnltles aad neet!* of allfieMs of tmslness »n4
professional actiTlty. U'ii supported by ponui.r
subscription and mabes no charge for nnr
MtrTlce. rendered. It has \u25a0 affiliated with It '.'•\u25a0>>
commercial crsaniwtions of the state, .with* %
combined ' m*m!>«rshii> of more than So (K'C_
Ucetlns* of rppresentatfT-s of these or-aalz
tlons areheld *emianaua!ly in different pa-ts of
the state, where raa:te:s of California Interest
tre discussed. Headquarters of - the comtnlt'e*
»r<? maintained .In California bdildin^. ' Cnlon
«lQare. San Frantlsco. COKRE3PU.NDENCE I\
VITED. . . * . *'*
WEEKLY CALL, $1 PER YEAR
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