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HOODOO HOLE IN
CALHOUN JURY
BOX YET YAWNS
Another Balk at Barrier ; of
Peremptory Challenges
Takes Place
Juror Not on Assessment Roll
Is Let Go and Now There
Are Eleven
One Talesman Exhibits Marked
Copies of Globe. Mailed
to Him
W. Russell Cole
Like the predictions of a weather
prophet, all forecasts relating to what
is likely to happen at any given time
in the CaJhoun trial are subject to re
versal without notice. This fact is not
newly discovered, but it was given ad
ditional demonstration yesterday and
so is deserving of mention at this
time.
Jt was the unexpected, but not' the
unprecedented, which happened. There
was simply one more balk at the bar
rier of peremptory challenges and once
again the trial* slipped backward in
stead of moving forward. Another
temporarily accepted juror was elimi
nated from the running without the
use of a precious peremptory, and the
single hoodoo vacancy which has re
mained so long unfilled again exists in
JUROR IS EXCUSED
John R. Allen, a salesman for Mur
phy, Grant &. Co., who was passed to
the box last Friday, was the talesman
excused yesterday, the ground of the
challenge being tliat his name did not
appear upon the assessment roil. Judge
Lawlor was the Jlrst to make the dis
covery of this lack of Qualification, and
despite the Juror's assertion that his
name ought to be among those of the
city's tax payers a careful search of
the records in the assessor's office
failed to show it on the list. The
prosecution insisted on relying on the
statutory challenge for cause and there
-was no protest from the defense after
the first examination of the assessment
roll had beon supplemented by a sec
ond.
There was a ripple of excitement
raised during the morning session of
court over the disclosure of evidence
that steps are being taken by some one
outside the courtroom to prejudice the
minds of the veniremen against the
prosecution before they are summoned
for examination.
The method that has- been adopted
was laid bare by Daniel J. Barr, a raan
ufacturers agent, who was among the
veniremen ou the new special panel
summoned for preliminary examina
tion yesterday morning. Barr stated
that about two hours after he had been
given his summons to appear as a
talesman he received through the mail
an anonymous letter containing marked
copies of certain pages of the Globe
containing matter derogatory to the
prosecution and directly relating to the
Calhoun trial.
WIVES IT TO COURT
The envelope received by Barr was
handed to the court, together with its
contents. The latter consisted of part
of a recent issue of the Globe, in which
was published a large amount of de
famatory criticism of the methods em
ployed in the prosecution of the Cal
houn case. The articles in question
were marked with a heavy blue pencil,
and on the margins were stamped di
rections to examine the opposite side.
The fact that a stamp was used for
this. purpose was taken, as an indica
tion that this particular incident was
not. one standing alone, but that the
clippings had been mailed to many
others as well as to Barr. The latter
\u25a0was excused from jury service by
Judge Lawlor, and no further formal
attention was given to the matter
which he had brought to the court's at
tention.
There was no lack of interest in the
afternoon proceedings, despite the dis
qualification of John IJ. Allen. Several
other talesmen were examined, and al
though none of them was retained, the
inquiries brought out an unusually
diversified collection of opinions. ,
James J^ Arthur, who was passed
last Friday, was recalled for a supple
mentary examination by the defense,
but was passed v.-ithout challenge after
a number of question had been put to
him concerning statements he had
made while under examination as a
prospective juror la the Ruef trial. Ar
thur was straightforward in all his
nnswers and seemed to make an un
usually good impression on both sides.
THE AS ni'l,K DAY
The Aliens and the Arnolds had al
most a monopoly of the proceedings
during the afternoon, three of the for
mer name and two of the latter being
among the few around whom the
progress of examinations centered. Be
sides John R. Allen, who was disquali
fied at the beginning of the session,
there was a William J. Allen and a
Jobn EC Allen on the list of those called
into the box. William J., who was
proprietor of a planing mill, had an
opinion that began at the time the su
pervisors confessed, and that has since
become more firmly fixed, and also had
a feeling of hostility toward the de
fendant. He was excused after a short
examination. '•?
John S. Allen remained only a little
longer in the box. lie believed that
bribery had occurred in the trolley
matter and that money was passed by
some one connected with the United
Railroads, but said that In spite of this
he. could leave his mind open to judge
of the guilt or innocence of the de
fendant on the evidence produced and
nothing else. His frankness of ex
pression and positive assurance that
he .would not let any beliefs he en
tertained influence him caused the
prosecution ;to deny a challenge in
terposed by the defense. Judge Lawlor
questioned .the talesman himself, how
ever, and held that the challenge should
be allowed.
NOTABLE EXAMINATION
Arthur H. Voigt of 416 Turk street,
manufacturer "of a mending cement,
was! the chief figure in a, long examina
tion which might stand as an object
lesson and furnish considerable ma
terial for thought to a' psychologist or
legislator .with an interest in the vices
that - exist in criminal law practice.
From start to finish, Voigt's examina
tion at the hands of Stanley , Moore of
the defense was ' an illustration of the
possibilities that exist for disqualifying
any. Intelligent man from jury, service,
no matter how honest, fair and un
biased he may be. Moore didn't want
.Voigt. vand his* inquiry was. based on
a' deliberate, determination to get rid
Federal Doctors Honored
For Aid in Cleaning City
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Dr. Rupert Blue and facsimile of invitation to. banquet.
of him without any regard for his ac
tual state of mind relative to the case
on trial.
Voigfs case was peculiar in that he
showed himself to be an earnest think
er, but at the same time a man who
had little actual knowledge of the de
tails of the graft cases. This was prin
cipally due to the fact that he has been
much out of the city and. while here,
has confined his newspaper reading
merely to headlines. His only opinion
was a private one, which he had /ex
pressed to no person except his wife,
and when it was developed, after long
questioning by Moore, proved to be
"one of sympathy for Mr. Calhoun
in regard to the car strike."
"I think It was a very unjust strike,"
the juror added, "and besides I read in (
the society column that Mr. Calhoun
was snubbed by his society friends, and
I thought he was badly used on that
account."
"You thought he was badly used. '
you say?" questioned Moore perplex
edly."
"Yes.. It was a \u25a0 sensational article
concerning a dinner given by Mrs.
Eleanor Martin, at which- he was left
out as an invited guest. I think* that
when the state presumes a man inno
cent until he Is proved guilty his
friends In society should do likewise."
MOORE IS RELENTLESS
Moore refrained from probing further
into Voigt's views on social amenities,
but did not give up his endeavor to dis
qualify Voigt. He asked about the
juror's knowledge of the results of the
Ruef and Coffey trials, and then put the
question:
"Was there ariything about the ver
dict in those cases to conflict with your
opinion?"
Assistant District Attorney O'Gara
objected that the question was intended
to elicit by subterfuge information
which would not be allowed by direct
questioning, and was sustained by the
court. Voigt said he had no sympathy
for the supervisors, thbugh he did favor
immunity as justified "in order to get
quick action." He looked upon Ruef as
the archboodler and considered him
more to blame than either the super
visors or the corporations for the exist
ence of the bribe regime.
"The reason I am uncertain about the
giving of immunity to Ruef," he said,
"Is that I haven't paid enough atten
tion to this to form a definite opinion.
I haven't made up my. mind about the
details because I don't know what they
are. It Is difficult for me to answer
some of these questions because I only
have a smattering of knowledge con
cerning what these cases are about."
That was the essence of Voigt's en
tire examination. However, persist
ence won the day. Moore, hammered
Voigt until the latter was almost forced
to say that he thought bribery had
been committed by some one. It was
easy sailing then to the disqualifica
tion mark, and the challenge was fin
ally interposed and allowed over .the
protest of the prosecution. Almost the
last answers that Voigt gave were that
he could lay aside any opinion or Im
pression that he entertained, accord the
defendant the legal presumption of
innocence and give both sides a fair
and impartial trial.
EXEHY OF ntn.VS' MEN
Harry B. Arnold, a Valencia street
grocer, was the last man examined,
and his examination furnished a
marked contrast to that of Voigt., He
showed a good deal of venom at the
outset toward certain men in the em
ploy of Special Agent W. J. : Burns', de
partment, which was accounted for
when Heney's questions developed the
fact that lie was a strong factor In
John D. Daly's machine organization
in the politics of the thirty^flftti dis
trict. Arnold made it plain that he
was not especially anxious to be dis
qualified, and the defense backed up
his every effort to avoid this "result.
There were several clashes between
Heney and the talesman and a num
ber of sharp interchanges between
counsel before Arnold finally expressed
a bias which served as ground for chal
lenge. The challenge was promptly
allowed when at last it was interposed
by Heney. The juror's statement on
which it was based was: •
."I believe that Mr. Calhoun could
do nothing more nor less than; what
he did do In bribing the supervisors
to get his roads running after the fire,
If he did do it." . .'ri:.
Other talesmen who were examined
and excused were ' Rudolph' -Volmer,
Ralph H. Arnold, and" James D. Craig.
Thirty-three talesmen were retained 1 for
examination 'out of ; the special- venire
of 60 summoned into court j yesterday
morning, and a new venire of \u25a060 was
ordered for tomorrow. '.\u25a0 ,
POPULAR BANK EMPLOYE
DIES FROM OPERATION
Alexander J. Pettee, ..Former
Well Known Athlete, Expires*
Alexander J. Pettee. . for. years, one
of the most popular employes 1; of '.the
Bank of California, and at one time^a
prominent -athlete, died early - Sunday
morning from the effects of an opera
tion for appendicitis." ', " •="-. '
Pettee, who . was 35 . years old at "the
time of his: death, entered the employ
of the bank when only a; boy and:dur
ing his \u25a0 service with the bank { became
one of its ;most. valued men. \u25a0.
Pettee was a married mart. -He leaves
a widow, Catherine, \u25a0 and five children
Catherine, Margaret. ; Helen. Maryland.
Alexander. The funeral will be- held
this morning at 9"o'clock- from hls:iate
residence, 2050 Ellis street. - \u25a0\u25a0 -
Snfferorn from , Con^hs, Sore ThroatM,
«tc, thoald trj "Brows' a Bronchial Trocbes.'V-
fom : &:7Kk^
MANY ANGLING FOR
STATE BANKING JOB
New $ 1 0,000 Plum, Created by
the Legislature, Attracts
Host of Volunteers
Who will be superintendent of banks?
This is the.question that is agitating
many local bankers at present. Governor
Gillett has received hundreds of ap
plications for the position since the bill
passed, through both- houses of^ the
legislature. There are other hundreds
seeklng'the position, which pays $10,000
a year, who have not yet requested the
appointment.
Bank Commissioner W/ -C. Watson,
from all appearances, is. now the
strongest candidate in the field. Au
thoritative statements made yesterday
were, to the effect that the governor In
his efforts to secure a "competent man
for the position, had shown a tendency
to favor Watson. Watson has never
solicited the position, but has intimated
that he would accept where it tendered
to him. Besides having had many years 1
banking experience : and an insight
into the duties through hlj office of
bank commissioner. Watson would be
able to gain the influence of his son in
law,' Thomas B. Dozier of Shasta, who
was chairman of the convention that
nominated Gillett for governor.
. F. .E. Beck of the Anglo-Californian
bank has the indorsement of the ma
jority of the' commercial banks of .the
city. 'W. E. Palmer, , cashier" of the
Humboldt savings . bank; has the in
dorsement of the savings banks of the
city and is reported to have a good lead
over Beck. ...
IT. 'E. 'Sherer, 'another, member of the
bank commission. Is after ; the position
and is reported to. have secured the in
dorsement of many banks in the south
ern portion of the state. Sherer has
bad but little actual banking, experi
ence, although he has been examining
banks for some time. W. E. Vawter of
the bank commission, who was a candi
date some time ago, is reported to have
withdrawn from the race. 7-" ; William
Bigelow, formerly.wlth the Wells-Fargo
Nevada national bank, is also out with
a petition for indorsements..
VIOLATES MILK LAW— Albert Natzen. pro
prietorl of a restaurant," was fined $25 by: Police
Judge Shortall yesterday for I selling; watered
milk. , •\u0084: i : --v»V.-- ~: M-.-. • •\u25a0;.•'
Thoroughly responsible attorney,
who' leaves for 'England next- week,
will accept one . or. two . Important com
missions. Address box 959. . •
PREPARATORY TO
HNow is the opportune time to replenish |||||
all Household Requirements, when prices
— — \u25a0 have been forced low, and values made BffiH
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• • Dlnhrn rrlih llnndlr : 100 pieces decorated Ameri- . '.Dinner. Set
5-lnch siie .:.........:..' 75c •'. ; : r i fl f cml - POrC ? lain ' -VISM 1 100^ pieces $25:00. Special *21.65:
• -Inch size ....'........ % 1.25' 52 Pieces 'jH'oO.'. Specjai $8.80 , 62^ pieces $18.00.; Special »IS.4S
: /Water Tnmbler.. . Bljr] White Ware Sale. ' \u25a0 Vegetable Dishes. . "
. Fine; i thin blown /glass. Soup-Plates, 6 for ...... ..50c ..;\u25a0.\u25a0
.Fancy design, Ml.OO dozen. Breakfast. Plates. 6 for- .. .Rse .; . cnon,-,Vc non ,-,V *«
: Special.' ,« f : for -........;... 40e. Teacups and Saucers, each 10c j >. BOc - Special ............ .40e
I . '51 PIECE DINNER SET 56.00, SPECIAL $3.15 i [
. Genuine rAcate ; Preserving Kettle 'Cake ran* Wtili Biiini, .^JDlppera
I: V 7^' llr f" • * ' V-qt.\.6sc, n0w..50e 9 -inch, special. 2oc *Jsc, now. . . . . . . .25c Average size. ..20c
VVReal .;.Quai ity :*-^r: *-^ r; 85c, now! :.70e 10 : Inch, special. 25c 45c, .now ......35c Laundry size. ..SOe
Goods v double, coat- — — — - — " \u25a0" — — — - — .' \u0084 .. — ~~~. — " ...:\u25a0, ll .'" — :—:: — : — ~ ~ ~
-\u25a0•••sit fprleed enameled 4 :S*:: . whlte , lined ' 2-qt .$l. now... 75c ic.inch. specialise special. ..45e
% h W9iTe. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0•;. • • 70c,' now :i.'.^ssc 4-'qt. $125, now. »1 18-inch, rspecial. 15c I^4-qt., special. .2oc
Do not miss the demonstration o f % the '\u25a0SterUng\Fxuit]and^egietablei : Slicer
H VjSmrfSSOVAtftf£§SAVE.\J jji .
PLAN BANQUET FOR
DR. BLUE AND STAFF
Citizens' Health Committee to
Honor Doctors Who Directed
Fight Against Plague
Elaborate Affair to ._ Mark Clean
ing of City and ] Elimination of
Danger From Scourge
the vast extent: of tho
work accomplished by Dr. Rupert Blue
and his corps of federal assistants,
the citizens' health committee, togeth
er with,, the most influential men in
the city and state, have arranged for
a banquet to be given in their honor
at the Fairmont hotel March, 31.
Ambjig those who probably will at
tend : will , be Surgeon General Wyman,
chief of the United States medical
corps, Governor Gillett and Mayor
Taylor. .
Apart from the occasion being one
of honor to Dr. Blue and his staff, it
will commemorate also the comple
tion of the "work of the cleansing of
the. city, the entire elimination of the
danger of the bubonic plague and the
conclusion' of as remarkable a cam
paign of sanitation. as was; ever car
ried on :ln any city In this country.
The aim .of the! committee in charge
is to make the event a representative
qne as far as possible, and to attain
this end those who subscribed to the
health fund will' be allowed the first
privilege of purchasing seats. \u25a0 These
include high and low. rich and poor.
When the city sent its call for sub
scriptions xto create the fund for
cleansing the- city, it received replies
from every quarter. The dinner will
cost $7.50 a plate.
As covers for 500 persons only will
be laid, the expectations are that the
demand for . seats will be greatly in
excess of the Invitations issued. The
businessmen of the city, who more
than the others have been' able to
recognize the difficulties which con
fronted-Dr. Blue, have received the
idea of the banquet with the greatest
of enthusiasm.
The health committee has taken ad
vantage of this opportunity to for
ward invitations to the editors of the
leading newspapers and periodicals in
the country, the purpose being to cor
rect the erroneous impressions re
garding the. plague condition prevail
ing . here In some quarters and to
show that the danger no longer exists.
Among the features of !the dinner .will
be the presentation of medals to the
14 members of Dr. Blue's staff.
Of the amount originally subscribed
for the rat war, there remains 19 per
cent, and this will be returned to the
subscribers. The banquet will -be un
der .the direct charge of Charles C.
Moore, chairman of the executive com
mittee. He will be aided by the toi
lowing: ;
Gustavo Brrnner Dr. John M. Williamson
waiter Macarthnr, Dr. Charles G. Lerlson
Dr. (Jeorge i I. Evans Dr. James 11. ParkiDson :
A. W. I Scott R. H. Swayne
Homer S. Kins Captain H. W. Goodall
L. M. King -.:,; James McNab ' '
E. H. Kixrord . \.. \\. King
T. C. Friedlandor Dr. John ttallwey \'.\
H. n. Sherwood Dr. Lanpley Porter <l
Frank J. S/mmes Dr. H. C. Moffltt
Chnrleii C. Moore . Dr. P. M. Jones
Dr. Harry M. Sherman Dr. \u25a0 Dndley Ta!t
Dr. Martin Keeensburser Dr. N. K. Foster
TERMS OF GONZALES WILL
COMPROMISE ARE GIVEN
Court Signs Order Permitting
Agreement i to Settle
The exact terms of the compromise
of the contest of the will of Dr. Ma
riano E. Gonzales were disclosed yes
terday in a petition filed by Margarita
Rico, mother and guardian of nine !of
the 43 heirs known as the "Rico heirs,"
for, permission to accept the settlement
offered by Mrs. j Edie W.- Gonzales. the
widow, who contested the will. The
contest is to be submitted to the Jury
simply upon the testimony introduced
for the contestant for the purpose of
showing the unsoundneas of mind of
the testator. Upon this testimony the
jury will revoke the probate of the
will,. and within 90 days after entry of
the resultant judgment Mrs. Gonzales
and her stepdaughter will pay to the
43 Rico heirs $43.000. ' . The remainder
of the estate will be divided equally
between Mrs. Gonzales' and Miss Anita
Gonzales, and, the will having been
broken, the- former will be. permitted
to 'remarry. :
Each side must pay Its own law ex
penses. There: will, the petition of
Margarita Rico states, be $8,000 for di
vision between her nine children^ after
expenses have been met. This she con
siders of greater benefit than the small
Income that would come . to them dur
ing their lives under the will. Judge
Graham signed the order permitting
Mrs. Rico to enter into the compro
mise. : • . .
CORK POPS AGAIN
IN AH SAM CASE
Counsel Countryman and Ser
geant Matheson Furnish
Fun This Time
Misunderstanding on - Part of
Venireman Causes Spell
of Hilarity
. Continually to keep. the. cork of ex
citement popping from the, efferves
cent; bottle of the Ah Sam case is an
.obligation imposed on every one con
nected directly, or remotely with the
accomplished Chinese clubman, gam
bler, and champion, subpena server of
160 Waverly place. At the, brief ses
sion of court held yesterday the duty
was assigned to Detective* Sergeant
Duncan Matheson, head of the China
town squad, and It. vH. Countryman,
chief counsel for Fong \u25a0 Ukiah's syn
dicate of Chinese gam
blers.
The examination of veniremen was
languishing, when the detective and
the lawyer, gave it a dose or two of
tonic. L. W. Hill, a 'painter and house
decorator of 430 Hayes street, was un
der-examination when the allegro
movement was started. Hill was
asked if he knew any officers of the
city. --. '-."; T" '
FINDS IT I,AI'GHI\<; MATTER
"I've heard of Mr. Countryman." he
responded, misunderstanding the ques
tion. . ,
"I'm not an officer, . he he. ha ha,"
quoth Countryman. ' " "I plead not
guilty, ha ha, 'he he."-..
"You wouldn't last long if you
were," retorted Sergeant Matheson,
quick, just like that, from his seat
behind Assistant District Attorney
Ward. j ;
"We'll have you on the carpet soon,*'
Countryman replied.
"If you ' wejre ';. on the force you
wouldn't, \ast over night," commented
Matheson. \u25a0 \u25a0
. "Ha ha. he he." laughed Country
man at the detective!
Hill afforded Ward the opportunity
oft bringing in the names of two other
Chinese suspected .of being affiliated
in some way with. Fong Ukiah's
scheme for gambling by injunction.
Hill said that two years ago he did
a job in Sacramento street near Kear
ny, and he believed the house he
worked on was for "club" purposes.
"Did San Jose Charlie or Lee Toy
hire you for that job?" asked Ward.
* Hill did not know.
TAVO JURORS PASSED
/There' are now nine jurors sworn
to try the case. The two finally
passed yesterday were ' Dennis Foley
and Gustave Seaman. Seaman was
examined yesterday. He lives at 3402
Twenty-sixth street and is a business
promoter. Three jurors previously
passed were excused on peremptory
challenges, two of which were exer
cised by the defense, which is using
up all its challenges so 1 that it can
appeal the ease on grounds based, on
the impanelment of the jury.
! Two jurors werp temporarily
passed — Hill and K. G. Majoressy, a
coffee dealer of 1520 Ellis street. A
new panel of 30 names was ordered
for, Thursday - afternoon, making 200
jurors called in the case.
HISTORIC BELL STOLEN
AND BROKEN UP FOR JUNK
Owner Recovers Pieces and-Wil!
Have Relic Recast
Stolen three weeks ag-o from the Carr
foundry and machine works, 932 Fol
som street, a bell which has tolled
every year in, and out. since 1552 was
recovered yesterday after having been
sold as junk. .-- - .
The bell originally hung over the
machine works of "Old Man" Patter
son in Sonora and was ' used for the
purpose of calling the men to work.
It hun» "before the entrance and under
It,, in the, old: days, it was customary
for the men to gather and chat. It
came into the possession of E. AI. Carr.
president of the Carr foundry and
machine works, some years ago. when
he purchased the Patterson plant, and
two years ago he removed it to his
factory In Folsom street.
About three weeks ago it was stolen
from' the shop, and an investigation
disclosed, that- it had been broken up
and sold asordinary brass. With in
finite patience Carr trailed the various
pieces and yesterday succeeded in get
ting, the: last of them. The- bell will
be recast., its history inscribed on it
and then presented to a Roman Catho
lic church- to 'do. duty summoning the
people to religious services. The bell
weighed 200 pounds and had a remark
ably mellow, tone.
• Weak, Weary, -Waterv Eyes Welcome
Murine Eye Remedy as an Eye Tonic. •
FORCES WIFE TO WORK
FROM' DAY OF WEDDING
Judge Tfoutt Quickly Divorces
• Woman From Drone
" Mrs. Hannah Searcy, who lia3 main- |
tamed herself by. her own exertions
from the hrst day of her -marriage,
was granted a divorce yesterday from
Archibald Searcy. She informed Judge 1
Trouttv. that . her husband had never!
supported -her — -not even In the days of 1
their honeymoon. She often spoke to
him about his, failure to buy her food
or clothing," and he said he wanted all
the money he could earn to gamble
with. He was the proprietor of a
shooting gallery. - More than a year
ago he went to Seattle.
Bertha Perry was granted a divorce
from George terry by Judge Troutt on
fie ground of willful neglect.
Janie E. Kreiger was granted a
divorce from Charles E. Kreiger by
Judge Sturtevant.
Suits for divorce were filed yester
day by:
Aileen J. Meyer against Frederic X.
Meyer, willful neglect.
"William C. Karris against Gertrude
Harris, desertion.
Anna Zussman against Samuel Zuss
raaii. desertion.
Hattie Lema against Joseph Lenia,
desertion and cruelty.
• Ada Hughes against Beverly Hughes,
infidelity. Mrs. Alice N'usser befns
named as corespondent.
A. M. Hicks against Jessie Hicks,
cruelty.
Article No. 4 for Holders of Worthless
Piano Bonds, Manufacturers' Cer-
tificates, Prize Coupons, Etc.
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This is our fourth article devoted to Spokane. "VVa"sh.. was • saved througn
the exposure of the Piano Bond, the the intervention of^the postal authori-
Rebus, Puzzle. Dot Counting and Geo- ties only a few weeks since. \u25a0 Chicago
graphical contests, and all advertising: officials stopped bond contests, as have
schemes which have been published to also the srovernment officials. In many
mislead and take advantage of the other cities. The mere, fact that a
confidence of the people of San Fran- bond for $100 will not buy a 50c sheet
Cisco- and the Bay Counties. As before of music or a package of needles for a
stated, we have but one object in open- talking: machine, proves- coridaslvely
ing this campaign for honest methods the worthlessness of all bonds, credit*
and a square deal. That object is the and certificates of this nature, -and the
protection of the public generally falsity of the method of advertisings
against unfair and fraudulent methods. rr llv .' sftwrrrnvri wm* '\(vrm\r
whether they be bond contests, fake TIIE SOMETin.\<*-*OR->OTin>G
sales, or any other device which has FtASO . . , . .
?{? iUU°?i£ ct «£ he de $ e F£ lon rt of flHo e £ U «; *° business house can~&lTe you $10f>
}l. X? d th8 Th b u wi? **? .. c ° nfld < ence °5 1" Piano value for a worthless scrap of
£ e «^, ye £, Th «^"«L ß - A^ lei ? C o°,;o m^ P*P« rcalled a "sold bond." No dealer
.v.^ 0 / 1'!1 '! v ~~1 "t J tf/ -«S in the whole vu n i 0" c an "««»/ bestow
expose every trick, every rake and m nii On a of dollar* nn a. pommiinltv llk«
every advertisement that is calculated v an Franci^o and no m^facturer
unon l3l th a e d ' iSSftlm Jt? mo^y'e'nouj^or" folfy^nough'ta
upon the legitimate and honorable try ]t T t. , *„„,. nnA wav »£ k,, v
dealers in pianos and musical mer- 1y o a no ,f' nl . that t^ mt« »
chandise. as. well as the promoters of *tr?i£h ?f nr^J TrVi »«5 .«,? a r«
those alleged contests. We have driven ho^if wi?h\rf,f; J- 't-IJH »r2
the last nail in- the coffin of the rebus sevlral^ in ff/^t Tnf.v^v'bnmi
a?e ZZ dd C ca a d nd onef MT^ .^"..e To h ?t F d " a " d Xon Vnt = «
thSt they Stay dead see to it he rself or himself . to Investigate fully
tnat tne> .stay ueau. before the. purchase is made.
GOLD BRICKS AND PIAXO BONDS SOME SPECIAI, PIANO VALUES
Many have been swindled in the »'\u2666 *>\u0084 . u .,, aw ,> .„„„ m*^uL _«..
past and more will be in the future by .I^l L fn»?^i,«L S,i ° rW f m^ y
the sharper with a gold brick for sale. hi W hJ s S t ,f ?h« ln^t'^^f.iw-
The dot counting contest and the rebus nrfce" ami on -t£rm^ \u2666£»? JJiJi *« i
puzzle, with their millions in prizes. Llm'" nf mM ni?nn ™« „»h °
are the gold bricks of the bogus ad- X 1 f , nt ' P nf " ™, !, /n« eMy -
vertisers of pianodom. The methods m O , o n h i' 0 ' rT Ti Ifh. EllE 1 1 '
are somewhat different, but both are KSfJ^ t °X^ c , m "^/l^"^^*^ 1 h i haVe
founded on the desire of the public to Jf*^ a^hich win h« Jt thl « T^l
get something for nothing. The gold SfowedTn exchange Sl-5 «t, a a-on.l
brick man operates against the mdi- Slano not n?w h^ft in VC-PpfiSn* K^?
\u25a0vidual. while the publisher of the prize f/^ A Ml"'lon olfc cSw wllla?H at
puzzle looks upon the whole community IVgi* \u0084 ?ioth2? fln» v^i?,7. * J
as his prey, and scatters his worthless cased M^hoL^nv of fin« " c ;™/ ancy
bonds and certificates Impartially : tone and Ltfon at si 7? P ff fJIST*
among the thousands who have shown ciAllv ??tra^tivc v?w oi , J« » «?o-
confldence enough to answer his ad- and J'H on mUin,. '.?' $19i i
vertising. bestowing upon each a bond ?££ l^nA^ouliV^^^tA, SZn'E?
or coupon good for $100 on the pur- »re a mairn^t fn% ?ho-i"^i, ' » *
chase of a new piano, the price of SSnSa a» S lo^ nrlrf* i^Sv Want ne . W
which has been raised $100 or $150 to B ?o«w A t% : £™J* V P*y m « nt3 -
offset the bond and cost of advertising. an CO^nc«^o $ l.^ P^ UU l I^.S! r ei
MILLIONS IN \ BONDS OUTSTANDING Js offered for $2jO. New player-pianos
„, , .v. v , - . at $\u25a0*•*» to $000 and several sliehtlv
We have shown in former articles uaed players ranging from $.-573 to S 4OO
on the subject that more than $20,000.- are mighty attractive bargain* There
000 in piano bonds have been issued by are many others. They are good every
San. Francisco and Oakland piano deal- one. and worth the price asked ami
ers. Sacramento has Just had her dose. more. See them today. "
1220 VAN NESS AVENUE 510 TWELFTH STREET. O IKL VND
Other Stores: Los Angele*. Snn Diego, Sacramento* San Jose; Portland Ore
; ;.;, Reno. Aev.; Phoenix, Arlx.^ '
FORTUNES Mini
in WALNUTS "^W
»•» •
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<J If you buy now. There are still a few choice tracts left.
Reserve one of these before it is too late.
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q These walnut groves are in the most beautiful part of
Santa Rosa.
Q Prices will soon be raised. You -can ..buy now at the •
q Your first payment goes back in the trees and the im-
provements and immediately increases the value of your tract.
•3- We -take care of the grove for you for four years — free.
«J We offer you a liberal contract.
<J In a short time the value of your grove will be greatly
9 ".Come to Santa Rosa with us and see the property it
Will appeal to you.
q CALL, TELEPHONE OR WRITE FOR FULL INFORMATION
AND MAKE APPOINTMENT TO SEE ORCHARD ADDITION
WHERE THE WALNUT GROVES ARE NOW BEING PLANTED.
THE NOBLE JONES CO., owners
471-3-5 Monadnock Bldg., K^2^ 20
fe» FOR AIEM - 6>iL,Y
f Arftnlsslon t res. What can b« seen at
\u25a0•fiExO the oaxlzhy of scrxNTinc wok-
tf&M] DEXS, -43 Market it.. Sao rrsnclsoo.
&"T^J;C«L" Wonder* of : Pmt&olojj. Wooden
|M2a ot Osteology, Wonders of the Dlzeitlr*
visi OtptI ' Ptailj for origin and develop-
\j Sin meat of tie hnmaa t».t« from ta» cr»-
\u25a0'&&'\u25a0' dle to ' the »«Te. * See the : freaks . of
v fi , natnre, the cariosities and \u25a0 mooittrMlU**.
\i AD MISSION FBEE., Gillery of Sctea-
. JLJ . * ti3c Wopders. 713 MtrktC it., 8u
" * "*\u25a0 Frt nclaco. * Cal- •'-•\u25a0••
HOLDUP STORY IS NOT
?:' ACCEPTED BY POLICE
M! C. Moore Played the Races
' and Rent Was Due
s Further investigation by the police
into the alleged holdup of ,31. C. Moore,
manager of the Hotel Bon Air. Stanyan
and Page streets. Saturday afternoon,
when Moore says he was robbed of
$700. by a footpad at the point of a
revolver has confirmed the suspicion
that the holdup existed only in Moore's
imagination.
'There are several things.*" said
tain Anderson yesterday, "that do nj- *\u25a0
fit in with the holdup theory. Moore,
on his way to the Stanyan street sta
tion to report the robbery, passed po
liceman \u25a0 Peter Doherty, who was > on
foot, and he said nothing to him about
It There were three mounted men
facing: the Panhandle, where Moor«
said the robber ran. and if he had
told them instead of going Into tne
station they could easily have caught
the footpad. We know also that Moore
has been playing: the races heavily, and
although he declares he was no. a
loser we have reason to believe other
wise. He was twice arrested recentiv
in pDolrooms. Then again the _ rent
was two weeks due and the landlord.
Edward Rolkln. would have called for
it on Sunday." \u25a0 -\u25a0
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