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JENNIE CROCKER
LOSES NECKLACE
AT MARDI GRAS
Gems Worth $50,000 Slip' From
Society Girl's Neck at
Famous Ball .
Accident or Theft, Loss Calls
for Investigation by De=
tectives
Heiress Is Inclined to Belief That
Chain Came Loose and Fell
to Floor
society belles with necklaces ri-
valing in beauty and rarety - the
gems lost in the merry dance of
yesterday morning. But the great
yalue of the jewelry is fully ap
preciated by the young woman
and her advisers and every effort
is being made to recover the
gems. A pearl necklace or the
richness of Miss Crocker's is a
trophy fit to furnish a. theme for
a. romancer, and even- detective
force in the west is now bent on
recovering the valuables.
The Crockers have offered a
large reward for the return ' or
discovery of the necklace. -
Henry T. Scott, one of the executors
. of the Crocker estate, in discussing the
reward, said: "The man who returns
that necklace will not have to worry
about the future. The man who brings
• back those pearls can buy an automo
bile with the reward that we will pay
him."
MARDI GRAS BRILLIANT
Tuesday nighfs Mardi Gras ball was
as brilliant "a gayety as ever de
lighted San Francisco society. It was
•given under the direotion of Mrs. C. O.
Alexander, and was held in the new
. l»allroom at the St. Francis hotel. Miss
Crocker and her brother are the prin
cipal owners of the hotel and Miss
Crocker has been most active in all
the social affairs centering about the
'ball room.
Before the ball Miss Crocker was the
guest of Henry T. Scott at 'a dinner;
'• party given at the St. Francis. Other
guests were Mr. end Mrs. Horace D.
Pillsbury. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Blanch-:
ard Chade. Mr. and Mrs. William Hinck
ley Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Ir
ving Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Knight
and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin. For
the dinner party the young woman
wore evenrng dress, and to complete
her handsome costume she circled her
-throat with her $50,000 necklace of
round white pearls,; as splendid and
costly a piece of jewelry as is owned
on the coast, and bej v ond doubt the
most expensive single decoration worn
• at the St. Francis on that evening, for
all the grandeur o* Mrs. Alexander's
• ball. After the dinner party Miss
Crocker went to her apartments, rooms
727, 728 and T29, on the seventh floor
of the hotel,-, in the northeast wing. It
was then 9:30 o'clock.
.Wore Simple Qovin
The costume party was to start at 10
o'clock and Miss Crocker had little time
to prepare for- the opening dance. Her
costume was decidedly simple. She
\u25a0went as a "school days" sort of garb,
a short gingham dress of blue and
\u25a0white pattern, and a large white hat.
The richest woman in the ballroom was
notable for being the most simply
gowned.
The shortness of time did not permit
Miss Crocker opportunity to take her
pearls down to the office of the hotel
and put them In the safe deposit box,
and she did not dare to leavfe them in
htr room, so she wore' them-to the ball,
although the costly ornament was de
cidedly "not in character."
The first part of the dance was en
joyed by Miss Crocker to the fulL The
dance was a brilliant affair of wondrous
costuming effects, and .as it was the
closing function of a gay season the
fun was furious.
Miss Crocker's pearls excited the at
tention of her partners. "If you -had
a mask one could tell who* you were."
said Walter Martin, as he danced, with
the young woman. "I could identify
you by your pearls."
During the midnight hour there .was
an intermission for supper.
Had Pearls 'at Supper
Miss Crocker went to supper with
» Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Coleman, Walter,Ho
bart and Mr. and Mrs. Waller Martin.
Tho. refreshment was served In the"
\u25a0white and gold room of the hotel. Dur
ing the supper, H.D. Pillsbury, Walter
Martin and Samuel Hopkins noticed the,
pearls.
It was at the supper that the merri
ment of the ball took on the real mardi
gras spirit. There was a riot of. frolic
Between sips and nips the ' dancers
tossed gay streamers of ribbon and
confettlfrom sidle to side of the great
I dining hall. The mirth about the table
\u25a0where. sat Miss Crocker and her party
\u25a0was highly toned. They led In the zest
of mardl gras. , It was the moment of
. highest exaltation. ; .
Thinking neither of necklace nor cos
tume nor anything material. Miss
Crocker and her party merrily trooped
I from the flashing-dining room to the
ballroom, which is located on the mez
zanine floor* of the] hotel. When she
left the dining table other dancers were
making merry in the' room, and' the
army of waiters, the majority of whom
were strangers to the hotel manage-
I merit, having been engaged for. the ball
alone, were gathering 'up the' debris
;-.; of the festive -feasts
It is the theory 'of the house detec
tives of/the Ist/ Francis, and one shared
In by the management, that during the
frolic of the supper the necklace was
loosened by ., one -of the streamers;' of
confetti paper and fell ; to the" floor,
there to be found by one of; those
anomalies— a society, thief— or by sortie
attendant. I^ Ttre^exeeHence of theigems
&cd the great' number, of 'thera would
Jewels Valued at Fortune Are Lost by
Heiress at Mrs. Alexander's Famous Ball
I ''Sortie "oF'tKc "most' notable 'pfearls known. The ropes of these gems, -iworri by ; Queen^Margherita, Mrs. George Gould and Nordica, are said to be
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tell at a glance the worth of the loot.
The necklace, laying: unwatched In the
litter of a deserted banquet hall, would
be a tremendous temptation. , _ :
Without missing' her/ jewels Miss
Crocker went back to the ballroom and
danced until 4 o'clock, when tne pro
gram ended. v . >.
From the ballroom she went to her
own apartment, still Ignorant of her
loss, "and passing, en route, through
the apartments of Henry T. Scott and
Mrs. Scott on the fifth floor, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Martin's and Mr. and Mrs.
Horace D. Pillsbury's rooms. When
she reached her own, apartments and
started to disrobe the heiress discov
ered the loss.
It was reported early- to the hotel
people. At first the loss was kept
quiet. Miss Crocker's maid went to
the Crocker home at Uplands near
San Mateo early in the morning and
the Crockers thought the jewels might
have been packed with Miss Crocker's
apparel. The Pinkerton detectives and
the local police were- notified of the
loss. The Pinkertons went thoroughly
into the search at once, the local po
lice waiter until something more de fin
nlte about the loss was known..'..De
tective Proll had been detailed to at
tend the ball and' he reported^ that he
saw no suspicious characters about the
hotel nor * among the attendants.
Whether there was a masker at the
ball assuming the rote of "Raffles, the
Amateur Cracksman," and who thought
he had to live up to the demands of
his role, is a theory not entirely dis
missed • by the police or detectives.
On the list of maskers given, however,
L pie re was no euch character enumer
ci. stressed by Loss'-
At first Mis 3 Crocker was deeply dis-r
tressed over her Joss. .But as -the day
passed she took the disappearance . of
her $50,000 perns with growing philoso
phy. Aftvr luncheon she and her
brother left fcr Uplands. San Mateo.
Before going to the train she purchased
a quantity of late magazines. J The
loss of a forfune in pearls does not
mean a curtailment of ' literary delight
for the heiress of $10,000,000.
She was reluctant t6 discuss the loss
of her necklace. \u0084
"I believe- that the '"chain holding- the
stones together was 'broken,", Fhe said
before leaving tho city, "but I am ut :
terly unabje definitely to fix the time
•when the accident happened. But it
was some ! time after the supper hour.
I have had the jewels several years,
and was much attached to, them and
wiil make every effort to recover them.
We have offered a large reward for the
return, of th« necklace." - T "
Charles Templeton" Crocker, brother
of the Jieiress, was equally ui:communl T
cative. '\u25a0';\u25a0\u25a0_
"We want no publicity about this at
all," he said, 'when . seen at Uplands
last. evening. . \u0084'• \u25a0'/- ; j .
\u25a0 "No, Miss Crocker lias nothing to say,
and you can not see her at present, for
she is resting. My sister missed tho
Jewels some time after the supper hour.
We are making every effort to recover
the stones." -.
At : that ..time," instead; of being. In
mournful retirement, Miss Crocker was
driving, in the dark over, the country
roads with Mrs. Walter Martin. A spir
ited horse was helping by its heavy
tug at the bit to aid Miss Crocker in
forgetting her loss. Today Miss Crocker
will return to the 'city and be inter
viewed by the Pinkertons.'
Not First Loss
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But yesterday morning's costly mis
adventure was not the first that has be
fallen Miss Crocker. Three years ago,
while crossing the Atlantic, she lost a
necklace valued at $2,000, which slipped
from her r neck and fell into the ocean.
Miss^ Crocker had a duplicate neck
lace, made^-in imitation of her $50,000
necklace.', which she some 'times wore,
as is a custom with people'. owiilng rare
jewels.vbut to the mardi gras she wore
the real; article.:" The necklace was
purchased several years ago of ShVeve
& Co., jewelers. .There were 53 pearls
on the "string, running in weight from
10 to 2S grains, and their value is set
at $50,000. '/ • •
MemSci's of the < firm of Shr*»ve & Co.
would not talk ffeely of the set: when
s^en last evening.
"J will say. that the necklace im made
up of 53 pearls of various slzes,";said
George R. Shrevelast, night. "Further
than that I can not say .without abusing
the confidence of -the persons'; who own'
the necklace. I'can not Bay what the
necklace cost -nor can I describe It, in
detail;* j Everything rests with Mr.
Henry ,T. Scott and Mr. Charles Green;
If they want "to, give out a description,
all right, but I will not., * t
"The pearls graduate in size, 'going
from this . size" (measuring off thumb
nail) "to this size" (measuring off little
fingernail). : : ; ;
The director, of the mardl; gras, Mrs.
C. O. Alexander, was surprised tolearn
of Miss -Crocker's loss. -; "I scan not un
derstand .how. Buch a" thing; happened,"
she said. "I'' heard nothing of it: last
evening. We stopped dancing at, 4
o'clock and a little .later I returned to
.my room, where, by \u25a0• the ! way,* I had
left two diamond! pins, during the en
tire evening. * It is = most unfortunate."
Miss Crocker was one' of, three .chil
dren of the late Colonel; Fred Crocker.
Her sister, Maro : Crocker, ; married
Francis Burton Harrison; of New,; York,
a prominent* democratic £ politician^ of
that state. 1 / Mrs.' • Harrison • was killed
In an; automobileaccident.^ Miss Crock
er's brother v" is ;\^Charles ; Templeton
Crocker. . "The .Crocker, estate build^
ings, include theSt: Francis i hotel, .the
Crocker/ buHding,;at Market, Post ana
Montgomery streets;;Uhe^Shreye,build
ing, aU Grant .avenue- and | Post ± street,*
and other ; valuable i; properties,"! include
ing the lot at Gearyahd : Mason; streets,
where ~a\new ; theater 'Is* how about 1 : to
b«'built. : ; -\u25a0 \u25a0*'\u25a0 -. .' ' •. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ' \u25a0\u25a0'- '-\u25a0:\u25a0 iy:-i
f THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25; 1909^
SU FFRAGETTES DEFY
BRITISH AUTHORITIES
Thirty Women of High Social
Position At rested for Parad-
ing to Parliament
: LONDON, Feb. 24.— Every effort of the'
suffragettes to force the'; hand oj the
goverhmfeht! becomes more determined,'
and the situation has taken on an em
barrassing aspect, owing to- the high
social position of many among ;30; 30 or
more women arrested this evening,
these including Mrs. Pethick Lawrence,
Lady Constance Lytton, daughter of the
former viceroy of India; Miss: Stratford
Dugdale, daughter •' of Commander
Dugdale; Miss Daisy Solomon, daughter
of the former premier of CJape Colony,
and Mrs. Catherine" Elizabeth. Corbett,
an aristocratic supporter of the suffra
gette movement.
Premier Asquith had declined by let
ter to receive a deputation, so the
women . held "parliament" at ' Caxton
hall and a number' of them started on
"danger duty" in a solid phalanx, led
by, Mrs. Lawrence. t '_-.l:: .
f\ The women were" not given ; much
chance to creat a disturbance. The
police kept them continually on the
move, and none was allowed to enter
the parliament building. Finally, seyf
eral, including Mrs. Lawrence^ were ar-'
rested..-- :\u25a0 •'\u25a0 r - \-.r ':\u25a0",* '\u25a0\u25a0'.[, /"- -.:\u25a0.'
Mrs. $olomon volunteered to. lead a
second delegation to the house. This,
led to more exciting street : scenes ; and
more Arrests.
AS third attempt was organized at the
hall, but this time the j destination -of
the deputation was ' Brooks cl ub; where
the premier was dining.
Near St. James palace the police de
scended upon the procession"; arid sev
eral more arrests were: made. Only, two
or three of the women reached -the
doors of the club," where they were in T
tercepted by the police. ;
Mrs. Pankhurst presided at the "par
liament" and Miss Christabel Pank
hurst: said: , - :
"When I 'speak "of stronger measures,"
I speak^-in" all - earnestness." \We "value
neither our liberty nor our lives unless
the, women of this . country, get. a vote."
PRETTY ACTRESS\MAKES
LASTING ENGAGEMENT
Miss Hejene Wilson of Frohman
Company 'Marries
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
ANDERSON, Ind., ; Feb. ; 2 4.— Miss He
lene Wilson, pleading woman ; with
Charles Frohman's "Tho Thief" com
pany, now playing here* was secretly
married 'at 1 Columbus. 0.,. two weeks
ago to CJiester J; Maxon of Akron, 0.,
who; travels for a New York automo
bile concern. . . .
- Miss Wilson., is \the : daughter of ra
well 'known ". San s Francisco family and
her. rise in : the , theatrical world has
been rapid. She Plans jto continue oh
the stage, for some time. • "^
Miss i Wilson -;was ; '.doubtful whether,
the ; management would^approveifff' her
continuing on . the: road,' after,- she was
married, anp ' wired 'asking :' a "decision.
The reply was: „ "Congratulationa. Oo
aliead.'.but'don'tlet itSoccur.asaln."*
LUCK Y^B ALD>VIN HAS
SUFFERED; A RELAPSE
Noietl Turf man's Condition Is
Said to Be yery/ Critical
LOS ANGELES,' Feb. 24.— The condi
tion jof 13. J. (Lucky); Baldwin -tonight
is said to be ' very serldus.i following, a
relapse-- tQday.'; - Dr.t_Trueweather and
members of. Baldwin's: family ? are \ with
hlm:4"- All v communication, --with,-; the
SantaT'Anlta-ranchhpuse.* where -he* Is,
haß;been:cut^off ; : andHtls ImpossibloHo
get definite information as to hlc.condi
tion. - . \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0[\u25a0! :.'..:' :.:'--' : "--. '" V : T'i-V,
I Headaches! antl Neuralgia ' From ; Colds "*
Ls ißtirp , BromoX Qnlblne,"*? the X world • wide I Colii
\u25a0nd <= Url p r remedy;* remotes i cause."?^ Call s for j full
uame.'7Lool» for signature," E.'/W. Urove.*'-23C. ?.• '
EXPECTS TO PROVE
COOPER DEFAULTER
Prosecution in the Carmack
Murder Trial Springs a
:: 1. New Sensation V
i,NASfiviI.LE/ .TennV/Feb. 24.— "We
expect- to Jproye "thaty fcolonel! rQboper,
was a defaulter to" the "extent of J more
than $100,000 while clerk and master
of chancery of. Maury county." '
• This 'announcement by., attorneys for
the prosecution caused; much .discus
sion at today's sessioii^of. the .trial of
the Coopers; and- Sharpe, charged with
killing former Senator Carmack. Af tef
an exciting day the session closed
with Colonel Cooper yet -on the stand.
./The. state, resurrected some old leg
islative records .concerning an inves
tigation into the defalcation of State
Treasurer M. T. ; Polk in the early 80s.
It,. offered to. prove that thousands of
dollars of the .state money* was in
vested by Polk with '-." Colonel^ Cooper
and others in a .Mexican silver mine
scheme and 'othe.r, financial- under
takings. \u25a0' '-'\u25a0~''y'\-\ : y~0~- : y"'* ; \^: \u25a0'
. Colonel Cooper . said, in answer '-. to
questions, that .the supposed'-•',lrregu
larities, In his office i of clerk and mas
fer of chdhcery : were due ?to bad " nian-'
agement -and /poor book keeping, 1 "and
that ;e,yery. dollar, was made good.^.He
admitted that Polk was-his partijerin
the I ventures,; but claimed that- he
(Cooper) never.; handled : the 'money
and had no kn o w 1 ed ge that |it ' was
taken from the/state's strong, box. :
..Colonel. 'Cooper ..repeatedly urged
Judge Anderson «', to let the state ask
"any question- on '/; any "subject," but
when court adjourned * the cross exami
nation had only fairly* started. .
• FORUM CHOHAL: SOCJCETY-^Oakland. = Feb.
24.: — A choral toclety. haa been organized at Cali
fornia college with rresldent A. A: • McCurda
as, musical director. Miss' G;s Marian Barr was
elected president, alias s Carolyn Blank - secretary
and Miss Cora Hlckok treasurer. ; Plans ; for, the
choral society include such social affairs as are
musical a n«l the .presentation of high. class mu
sical events. ' .\u25a0 • :.. .->-,\u25a0•';; \u25a0 \u25a0' . : -
I EAGLES WILL - CONVENE • IN I OMAHA—
Omaha, , Xeb. , - Feb." 24.-r-The : date" for ; the • na
tional meeting of \u25a0 the ' fraternal -order of Eagles
to be hejd in Omaha has been fixed for.Septem
ber 13 to 20, inclusive.'—' . '. \u25a0 '
§ , \/pcniiig . C/cHiiFQci y
§ Opening of a SHOP San Francisco will be
§ pro'ud'of— -a '"shop^ thatHvill be the delight of every iwbman who;
g appreciates - and welcomes ; \\\€; newest' and most stylish things
Sin-waists, 'neckwear/ belts, veilings,' leather goods, 1 jewelry- and
g^nqxelties. ; \u25a0;,' V_ --\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0/.. :., . ":\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0 : : : .': : - ; -
• §\u25a0•: 'WeAwin^h^w^'airitimesitHe ver^newest'creatidnsuiii:
H these goods — -just, as \u25a0 soon as they are ; authorized by Fashion: '<
I S V Gome' to : ou r opening Saturday and see what clever inge-"
;E ihuityiand 'artistic taste canVdoinselecting-th
pbe the feature of this, specialty, shop. " \u0084' ,
w^^^^^^lMci^&^^ sis
miODDQODOOOO^S •\u25a0\u25a0 vI . ig/J
f(j) jyWA ~JO^£\<oPOST.SY.
MILLION TO FIGHT
THE WHITE PLAGUE
MrsJ )V.; ; fe iYandefbilt Sr. to
Build Unitary; Apartment .
--^ 'Hbiises r
NEW YORK. Feb. 2 -I .—Mrs. W. : . K.-
Vanderbilti Sr. will -spend ?1,000,000 in
buildhig at once 'in- New York model
sanitary a*partinent houses for families
among whose members tuberculosis has
developed. The : money was given to
Mrs. \Viuiderbilt last Christirias as . a
little surprise by her husband. An
nouncement of the philanthropy
was: made tonight by Dr. Henry -li.
Shlvely.",W- =\u25a0'--:- -' ; \u25a0-;•:\u25a0.-.
"The Shively sanitary tenements" is
the name Mrs. Vanderbilt decided on
before slio sailed for Paris with her
husband. ,
Dr.- Shively Is the director of the
Presbyterian .hospital tuberculosis clinic
and^ .more than 1,000 patients are now
taking treatn\ent under his direction.
INSANE WOMAN^ ESCAPES
; FROM NAPA HOSPITAL
Faces Wind and Rain Seven
Hours Cladin Night Clothes
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
NAPA^ Feb. 24.— Miss Juanita Cruse,
a dangerous patients confined in- Napa
state .'hospital,* escaped ; from- the Instl
tutVoh" aV.rnl'dnigbt '.clad only in night
clothes. She wandered about on the
hills near the : asylum for seven hours
this morning with , a posse of attend
ants searching for her.
A "heavy, wind and rain storm was
raging at the , time. The woman was
finally found In a small house in the
hills and was taken back'to the asy
lum. 4 She made her escape _by break
ing a lock from her window in the
ward on the first floor of the institu
tion. I -' ; ' /. \u25a0'.\u25a0;.- . ;\u25a0\u25a0
YOUNGSTERS ELOPE AND
V TO MARRY
After Long Tramp Loving Pair
'Land in Jail
[Special Dispatch lo The Calf]
';. LOS ANGELES, . Feb. 24.— Dainty, and
dimpled little -Frances Richardson, : aged
16 years, s much in love with Bobble Sid
ley, 18, ibutfootsore and weary after
a tramp /of 104 miles' from Santa Bar
bara,-, was' a prisoner at police; head
quarters tonight. In another cell was
Sidley, with whom the girl eloped. They
walked the entire ; distance from Santa
Barbara and the way was hard. Because
their parents objected to their mar
riage, the pair eloped. \u25a0 Sidley" wlll.be
prosecuted for abduction. "•" . : .
M« RESORTS
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WHEN TRAPPEI)
Senator Wrightvand v Call ;Re*
porter Are Subjected to
4 y Vicious Attack ,
Was^ Asked to Explain Bribery
Charge; When Blows Are
.. Rained
Continued from Page 1
knows how much these men were paid.
"Will you , deny that you knew that
Senator Wright was -on your side ft
the Islais- creek:«flgnt, and that he
changed his attitude on the measure aa
soon as he learned that money was be
ing-used?" *"
"I will not answer' any questions,"
said the infuriated lobbyist, concealing
hisianger behind a treacherous grin.
- "Well, will ..you explain why Mr.
Johnson laThere?"
."No; It is> none of .your business.
"Well. yes. I t will. / He is here as my
witness." : .',
"Do you mean to say that you are
bringing Mr. Johnson, an assemblyman,
here to act as your witness when you
are accused of bribing legislators?"
Swings on Reporter^ - :
Mcßae approached the Call reporter,
who was sitting on a table with his
hands In his pockets, as he had done
several times before. Smiling treach
erously, he tapped the reporter on the
chest, saying he did not blame him for
trying to run down a story as a news
paper man. and then suddenly swung
Ills right fist flush to the reporter's
The newspaperman was knocked al
most to the floor, but recovered quickly
and rushed Mcßae, finally getting him
Into a corner. Mcßae held on, but the
reporter got. one hand loose and was
about to swing, when Senator "Wright
jumped between the combatants, throw-
Ing the reporter, to one side. The burly
lobbyist Immediately attacked the sen
ator, hitting him a hard blow on the
face, cutting his Up, and then made a
vicious kick at the senator's stomach.
. Johnson, by this time, jumped Into
the fracas, pushing the reporter away,
and others gathered about the door.
The assemblyman took his lobbyist
friend away. .
Terms It Contemptible ]
.."That was the most contemptible at
tack I have ever seen made by a man
upon -another," said Senator Wright,
discussing the matter later. "Mcßae
was .smiling, and:' gave no sign of his
Intention to attack a man who was en
tirely unaware of his purpose. I The
viciousness of his attack is 'shown in
his attempt to kick me after striking
me."
. .One of the most prominent members
of the San Francisco delegation in the
assembly stated tonight that he was
convinced n\oney was being used in. the
fight against the Islais creek project.
• "This affair win end the fight against
Islais creek. I think,", said Senator
Richard Welch tonight. "I have had
no absolute proof of .bribery, but on
several occasions I also have heard
unsavory reports In regard to the op
position- to these: bills." .
EXCURSIONISTS FETED— San Jose. Feb.
24. — After heavy showers this morning the sun
came out to meet the Seattle >aa<l Tacorna ex
cursionists, • who arrlTed shortjy before noon.
After luncheon at the Hotel Yendome they were
taken through the orchard districts. A reception
was tendered tonight,, and at 11:30 p. m. they
proceeded to Del. Monte.
TWELVE CHANCES
TO WIN
The Generosity Manifested by the
Eilers Music Company Creates
Unbounded Enthusiasm
TWELVE PIANOS FREE
A publicity campaign that will bring
immediate response, must be an un-
usually generous and meritorious one.
Such is the postal card writing adver- '
Using campaign now being conducted
by the Eilers Music Company.
Think of it — twelve splendid, new up-
right .pianos will be "given absolutely
free for writing a sentence on a postal
card. ! That is all you have to do. This
is the" most, remarkaDle offer ever made
for publicity purposes in this or any
other city.
\u0084 "The^Chickering and the Sohmer. the
.world's best pianos, are sold only by
Eilers Music Company."
; Writer the .above sentence as man;
times as possible on one side Only of a
standard government post card, 5% by
3 % » Inches. The twelve' persons writ-
ing the sentence the greatest number of
times will each receive one of the hand-
some Boudoir Pianos offered. Every
reply of merit will be given other val-
uable prizes.:
Note carefully^ the following rules:
Write on one side of the post card. Use
pen and ink- only. .Write your name
and address plainly and the number of
times you have written the sentence on
the '\u25a0 card .across one end , of 'the stamped
or "address" side of card. Punctuation,
spelling, correctness and legibility, will
be | factors' in determining the winners.
Wordscan not be written across each
other.; 'J Expert penmen,, engravers,
draftsmen'' and all employes of Eilers
Music \ Company.: and their \u25a0 families . are
barred. The decision of the Judges,
selected from; the" San Francisco news-
papers, is to be i final. »
-• sOurTpurpose in making this unprece-
dented* offer; is to impress upon every
man; woman and child upon .the - coast
.the fact that, within the last six months
the agencies of , the famous Chickering
and Son me r pianos have been given to
the . Eilers -Music- Company and that
these ' pianos caif no w - only ba \u25a0 secured
from us. ' We believe this 'advertising
campaign will fix in the minds of every
one -as : nothing /elsjs can, that . the
Eilers Music-Company, arethe sole dis-
tributors '\u25a0 of ' the Chickering and the
Sohmer. • ' .
; These two famous pianos are too well
and 'favorably known to- require adver-
tising; butithere are, undoubtedly; many
people iwhio- do not know where they |
canobe secured. , J ;-*••' ' ' I
,'Bemember; this ; campaign positively
closes' at : 11 o'clock' on .the 'evening of
Saturday, March 6, "at: which- time all
replies must be received at one of our
stores..i Ample time, therefore,: remains
for; you. to I write the .card, i but there is
no « time .to lose. " . Start : writing " your j
card 'at /once.- ". . .'
'\u25a0 Any further ; informatlonideBired -will ,
be- gjadlyl furnished. r- '..Address valHin-
qulries.'and'sblutloHS^to i-. Manager? of
Advertisings Department, "Eller» .'Music
Company, »975 Market street, San Fran-
cisco. • " / ; \u25a0 : / : , : -\}''- \u25a0-.-' .»-<\u25a0
(TRENCH REPU3UC PROPERTY)
Q Natural O
i.iffl Alkaline M.
Stiadird Rca- :522: 522S tsj2;t 5j2 ;
VICHf J cdy for Dyspcp- VICHt
Ask yoar Phytidan k^iailiS/
1 Not Genuine
I Wi&op! fee word
FOR FINE CORRESPONDENCE
OR FOR y
GENERAL BUSINESS USES
ARE STANDARD
There ace many persons using a
large quantity of paper in their house
correspondence who want something
of good quality and attractive in
texture at
A MODERATE PRICE
For such we recommend a linen
surfaced paper especially prepared to
meet this need and which we call-
WHITING'S CLOTH FINISH
While not one of our finest papers
it is' thoroughly creditable and attrac-
tive. For sale by all first class sta-
tioners. Ask to see it.
j When you think of writing
think of Whiting
Bring your oculist ? s pre-
scription Tierg— it will be
executed ' with precision
and accuracy.
218 Post St. OpticUn*
_V '
REMOVAL SALE
While They Last
NMnch Disc Records
35 Cents
PETER BAGIBALUP! & SOUS
PHONOGRAPHS
041 MARKET STREET
Open -Saturday Evenings
FRANCIS M. WRIGHT E*qA»,»t»tls totQ-rrc:
955-7 MONADNOCK BLD6. SAN FffANCtSCO CAL.
Photo enlargements, one
size only, for this week,
Bxlo inches,
30 cts. Each
Made from any size plate
or film. .
PARENTS
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818 Van Ness Ay.
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