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16
STOLEN REPORTS
AGAIN FIGURE IN
CALHOUN TRIAL
Methods of Burns' Office Are
Explained by Many
Witnesses
Bench. Warrant Issued for Re»
turn of Woman Witness
: .. . Who Has Vanished
W. RUSSELL COLE
0 ..Identification of stolen jury reports
and a renewed inquiry into the manner
'"in -which the business of the prosecu
tion Is conducted in the office of Special
Agent Burns were the chief^ subjects of
testimony and discussion in the Cal
houn trial yesterday. Most of the direct
examination of witnesses by the prose
cution -was devoted to the picking up
: of loose ends of evidence, and the day
was* tfnsually free from wrangling
[ among the attorneys. This was chiefly
'\u25a0 due to the fact that the testimony taken,
t though .essential to the completion of
H j the case.- was of a corroborative nature.
I • , -."Lateen the, afternoon a statement was
?raa*p by the prosecution that Mrs. Mln
. inif Morgan, who testified Wednesday,
! was wanted again as a witness, but
could not be found. Mrs. Morgan stated
• Wednesday that she had aided her hus
' «'beTid. ?Mike" Morgan, to evade a sub
1 pena . ibat had been out Tor him for
[several days, and at the conclusion of
I her testimony was instructed to re
: main under the order of court In the
event that either side should wish to
recall her. Assistant District Attorney
Hen«y said that efforts had been made
all day yesterday to locate her, but that
I; she could not be found. He admitted
: fhat the witness might have misunder
stood the Instructions of the court, but
at the same time asked that a bench
: warrant be issued to cause her return,
and such an order \u25a0was made.
STOLE* REPOIITS AGAIX
The bnndle of reports stolen from
William J. Burns' office- an« later recov
ered from William M. Abbott's safe
under a search warrant formed the
theme of much of the testimony taken
yesterday. Raymond Schindler and W.
H. Russell." two of the assistant special
agents connected with Burns' office,
Identifled - certain individual reports
taken from the pile as copies of orig
inals on file among the records of the
jirosecution and produced the originals
for. comparison. In order to save time
it was agreed that the comparison of
documents should be made outside of
. open court by representatives of the
: prosecution and defense, and .that du
plicates should be alphabetically ar
\u25a0 ranged and numbered before being of
fered as exhibits for the examination
' of the- jury. This occupied several
hours* and neither Schindler nor fius-
B*3l was recalled to the stand.
: „ Hiss H. H. Harper, the stenographer
; \u25a0who sent her assistants at various
, times to John H. Helms while the lat
j t«r was in charge of the Calhoun de
tective bureau, and whose, assistants
were engaged in the copying of. the
stolen reports, was recalled to the wlt
j. ness stand for. a short time. She pro
duced the* memorandum books which
ahe was ordered on Wednesday to
' oring into court, and by reference to
) them gave 'the dates on which her em
1 ployes had been sent to work tinder
Helms* instructions.
\ CALLAGHER DV.VAJttITI.NO
The Gallagher dynamiting .matter
I ;was reverted to briefly by the calling
i to tho witness stand of George H.
: JStc-effel, a contractor, who took a pic
[ kare of the wreck of the Scbenck
' house In Oakland immediately after the
\u25a0 explosion. The witness told of the
i .condition of the house at the time he
I Inspected It, and the photograph was
Introduced In evidence. George E. Me-
Itae, •an architect who was engaged
\u25a0with 'Gallagher in building the houses
; «t Adams point in Oakland at the time
! (they were wrecked by the second
tJmaiaiticg- outrage, was also called to
.the stand. He described the results
*rf the explosion and gave the . details
j <oX the business relations between him-
Klf and Gallagher. ,
I . 'PerciraJ T- Scales, private secretary
| Jtor Rudolph Epreckels, described the
! ylgteal trapping of former Supervisors
,tValsh. Boxton and Loaergan in the
*ct of accepting bribes from Golden
3£. Roy to connection with the matter
of a fake skating ordinance. Scales
| .told how the money had been marked
j -"before "Boy handed it to the super-
I Tisors and how Burns. Reeves and him
: pelt • watched the culmination of the
I bribery transactions through gimlet
I Jboles "in the. folding doors at Roy's
: Jbouee- Bcales' testimony fully sub
| -stan Hated* that given by Reeves, who
I ."was a witness a few days ago.
The first reference that has been
f ."brought into the trial concerning the
{ «QTort instituted by .the defense to
J 'bold up the salaries and expense ac
i «ounts of William J. Burns and air the
{ employes of his office occurred during
, the examination of Raymond Burns.
I Che witness, who is a son of William
' LJ. Burns and the book keeper In charge
i <of all the special agent's accounts, was
« called by the prosecution to explain an
< Item of. expenditure included In the ac
i «ount recently presented in court toy
i Sindolph Spreckels. The item referred
i to a payment of 1127.15 to Policeman
; Charles Goff, which the witness de-
I «lared was for the latter's expenses on
j two trips to Trinity county, where he
\u25a0went to mwtJohn H. Helms.
"Is that amount charged to the city?"
inquired Heney.- -
"It Is," answered Burns.
"And why. then, does it appear
'charged to Mr. Spreckels?" i
"That Is 'because the money was ad
•\-anoed by him for expenses. When it
1« paid by the city it Is credited to
I iilr account."
I SO ADV.OfCE EIPE.\SKS
"Does your office receive money from
A FILE OF
•For Month of
JANUARY, 1906
Must be completfe;and all
copies in good condition.
Price reasonable. Address*
C. W. HORNICK,
Ge B -! Manager «The Call"
San Francisco, Cal.
Mrs. Wm.-(jrahanri, :
I Widow oA Bigamist
»j. . : : : '. — .j,
the city in advance for expenses?" con
tinued Heney.
"No, sir: it does not"
"And when the bill is. put in. to. the
city do you receive payment prompt
ly?"
"No, as a rule It is pretty slow."
"Has there been anything in particu
lar that has prevented you recently
from getting it as promptly as usual?"
Stanley Moore of the defense was on
his feet and interposed an objection
before Burns could answer the^uestion.
The objection was sustained, but on
cross examination Moore opened- the
way for a renewal of the Inquiry,
which Heney promptly reverted to on
redirect examination.
"Are you getting any jnoney from
the city now?" he ask,ed.
"No." answered Burns, "there Is an
Injunction against our salaries." -
"Do you know who got out this in
junction?" • -V
"A man named Burke." ,
"And do you know who Jiis attorney
is?" . " • V "
"Yes, it is William H. Metson."
Heney endeavored to show that the
superior, court had failed to sustain
the injunction and that the case had
been appealed, but was met with an
other objection. He responded by de
claring that the defense was attempt
ing to make It appear to the jury that
the injunction had been held valid, and
announced his intention of calling
Burke to the stand and sifting the
matter to the bottom. .\u25a0'.-;
MOORE IS REPRIMANDED
"Letting down more bars," Inter
rupted A- A. Moore, referring to
Honey's former statements that he
would "let down the bars" concerning
all matters related to the trial. The
ejaculation by the senior member of
Calhoun's counsel was delivered ln such
tones as caused Judge Lawlor* to rep
rimand him severely.
"Mr. Moore, you will dispense with
that form of conduct," he ordered.
Stanley Moore hurried to the rescue
with a request that Honey also be ad
monished by the court to refrain from
using a loud tone, and demanded to
know If such indulgence in "loud talk.
did not constitute bad conduct on the
part of the district attorney .as well
as on the part of counsel for the de
fense.
This closed the incident" and Burns
was excused from the . stand shortly
afterward. George B. Wilcutt, secre
tary of the United Railroads, was re
called to the stand and read the by
laws of the company referring to the
rights of officials to order expenditures
of the company's money for any pur
pose. Attorney King of Calhoun's
counsel precipitated a - long argument
by objecting to the admission of this
testimony on the ground that It was
an attempt to pry Into the company's
business affairs, and ended by chal
lenging the motives of the "prosecu
tion in offering the testimony. '
MONEY PAID TO BROWX
"I'll tell you what our purpose Is,"
returned Heney. "It is to show that
money was paid by the treasurer of
this company to Luther G. Brown arid
to show that the payment was author
ised by this defendant. We want to
bring home to Mr. Calhoun the fact
that he authorized this payment to
Luther G. Brown, and to show that
this money was used in bribing offi
cials of this- city and county for the
purpose of obstructing the course of
Justice in this case."
The excerpt from the bylaws were
read into the record and Wilcutt was
asked several questions regarding the
conduct of the company's business
He testified that William M. Abbott
was known as "general attorney" for
the company, but that no authorization
for the creation of any such office had
ever been given by the bylaws or . by
resolution of the board of directors 'of
the company.
Glen Arbor's Opening
_ Santa Crur mountains. with alLtheir
beautiful oaks and redwoods are to
be a modern home district and pleasure
resort. Glen Arbor is the name of the
new pleasure city, and' it is situated
L n a P r «"y Uttle valley bounded by the
banta Cruz mountains and the San Lo
renzo river, and is only a short way
rrom the' famous .sprinkled "Big Tree
drive and only one mile from the old
J^f me t!r f^rt.' Ben Lomond, and the
noted^Hotel Rowardennan. Glen Arbor
is only eiprht miles from the famous
beach . at^Santa .Cruz ajid '1 has seven
trains daily to and from Glen\ Arbor.'
The San Lorenzo river is a body, of
water of- Kreat magnitude, its icy
waters arefull of trout, and game in
quantities can be had: in the adjacent
Did it. ever occur to .you what, the
pleasure is of ;alittle;bungalow built
under the shade; of a large I redwood
and draped r in i nature's t foliage, where
the odor ,of flowers ana woods' per
fumes the air and in the country where
health rei«mß supreme? Did- youf stop
\ut* * you. could own .."a' place "like
this and at the same time. have every
convenience of a modern? city, railway
service... telegraph and; telephone serv^
ice and r-ood spring . water?.? Glen Ar-
X° r sh, very roman «c; spbt.' and-.it
the r prettiest - summer.'home 'resort^ in
the Santa Cruz mountains. V Any one
interested In Glen Arbor will.be gladly
furnished with any..information he
niay- desire. A special ': excursion "for
Glen: Arbor will v] e ave< Third* and
Townsend streets at % o'clock i a. m
Sunday. June. 6. and pvery.one.willihave
a.good time. ,Av big, barbecue. .will bo
given- at Glen. Arbor and 'aHrip' to the
bl /f . \u25a0 t J" ee ?' J wher< !, da ncln B :ar »d -music
will be had in the shade of * the'old
redwood trees. L.\W." Coffee, suburban
manager of J. w. rWright;& Co .^i »5
Sutter street, city, exclusive agents ior
Glen, Arbor, states that the sale of lots
has : been large and i expats : a trainloa>l
at the time of -the excursion.iwhich is
June ' 6 (Sunday ) rat ,•; 8 .; o'clock *a. m.
For .thel benefiti.of. those; who". can 'hot
call throughout c the' dajv the offices of
the; company' will 'be open evenings
until 9 o'clock. V \ .-'.:'. - »
AtTRORA/CLXTB, ELECTION— J. J. Kiitrhrr
was ' Aerted- president of Hi«»" Aurora- club" «t ' ttio
\u25a0u>miannu»l l' election held i last \u25a0. ThnrstJay. : The
oth^r \u25a0 officers * elfct«Hl . werp: A. v F. \u25a0; Hons ''. tlcp
president; K. I.' Scollln. upcretarj-; p.' O.'-Waltiri,
tlpasurfr, J and , J. j L.i>Murph.T.; and ' TV, F. J Qiiinn '
tnisJwii.: ;^Th<»j club J* ; niaklnc preparations 'for
t bo ; onffll ting . of •It c ' «*\u25a0«-> beadqusrtem. ' the' plan
bfimc to-niak*>" lt;one of, the most* beautiful 'club-,
rooois In the cits .'•"\u25a0' Ay-": . "." ; ,-'
THE. SAX FRANCISCO CALL. FRTD AY.^JiUNE 4; 1909;
KILLS HIMSELF
TWELVE HOURS
AFTER WEDDING
Bridegroom Confesses to Bride
That He Is Bigamist and
Then Commits Suicide
Remorse for Crime) Causes; Man
to Epd His Life With
Carbolic Acid- >:"
Bridegroom, bigamist and ' suicide
-within 12 hours is the sensational rec
ord made by William Graham, stable
man for the Standard box company, who
ended his life yesterday morning by
drinking two ounces- of carbolic acid
and left asjhis widow the woman with
whom he had beeri joined in the bonds
of matrimony Wednesday night. Re
morseful when lie realized" that he was
a bigamist the man confided to his
supposed bride that he . had .deceived
her, and then, apparently, made plans
to take his own life. \ ":
FI.N'DS MAX DVISG .'
William G. Pow, a teamster for the
Standard box company," went' to the
stable' yesterday morning .at ; 6:45 to
get his horses and found; that the ani
mals had not been fed.. He 'climbed
to the hay loft to throw down some
feed, and stumbled ovej tthe body of
Graham, .who was then writhing in the
agony of death. Pow telephoned the
central emergency^ hospital and the
stricken man was hurried there in an
ambulance, but .died, shortly after.- be
ing placed on the: operating table. Be-,
side the body of the stableman the
teamster had found a cup and a two
ounce bottle, which had contained car
bolic acid. '• .']
News ; of Graham's suicide was sent
at once to the home which he had
furnished for his bride at 35A Perry
street. The Information threw her into^
hysterics, but she finally, made a state
ment which explained, the: dead "man's
motive :in taking his vowrKlife. j
"We were married Wednesday .even
ing," the woman said. "1 had known
Graham for several years when lie lived
at 405 Beale street, and he' asked> me
several months ago to marry him. ; I
delayed giving an answer until a-week
ago, when we made the arrangements.
After_ the ceremony at St. Rose's rec
tory we returned here,' and had a little
wedding supper. Miss Nellie G. Daly
and Alexander McKenzie, who stood up
with us, being present.-
JIADE CONFESSION -\u25a0\u25a0.;.-:
"I noticed that my husband seemed
preoccupied, and after our guests had
gone he told me that he felt it his
duty to make known something wh!«h
I was entitled.to know. : He then con
fessed to me that he had been married
before, and that he was not divorced. I
reproached, him for having deceived
I me, and he seemed bitter against him
self. This morning he came to the
door of my room" and told "me he was
going to work. I was angry, and told
him I did not care where he. went or
what'he did. but never dreamed that he
contemplated suicide.
"I do not know where his -first wife
is, and in the excitement forgot to ask
him anything .about her."
Graham, who • was 42 : years of age.
was a native 'of Australia, but had
been inthe employ of. the Standard box
company for about three years. He
formerly had ,&• room at 405- Beale
street with Miss Ellen Casey, who runs
a 4a 4 lodging house. Miss Casey \u25a0 knew
Graham's latest bride, Vho was for
merly Miss Hannah E. Carroll, very
well, and it was to her on Monday that
the couple first confided thelr'intention
of getting married.
COURT REVERSES RULING
REGARDING DANCEH ALL'S
City License Tax Yet Be
Declared Invalid
Judge Seawell reversed his' own de
cision yesterday in thivcasVi of the city
against P. Schivo, a saloon and dance
hall keeper at 498 Pacific street. The
suit was for 1150, representing tho li
cense tax on a dancehall for two quar-
t e /, 8 ' ,, s several. evcral weeks ago the , court
gave judgment for the city; but yes
terday motion for. a new trial- was
granted. Judge Seawell stating that
after more mature consideration he
had concluded that his former'decision
was erroneous. - , - \u25a0,- "•
judgeheld.that the dancfihall Is
not conducted as. a business, .but s
3^l^ * l ° tllat - of liquor
••thi tal?t aI ?t n hh l \u25a0 * ware '"'l li e 'decision states.
mat. it has,. ever been held -that v - si
municipality has : the , power .to ; mpose
a license tax for; the mere purpose of
H? «t e in£ e<; Z*?? 1 Upon - a bJLl new. \u25a0as
distinguished from an occupation which
is not engaged in for k profit or as a
means of livelihood.;; But whether such
power exists or ;?not.:l am, satisfied
that.such- ordinances be con
strued as limited in. their application
to those who carry oq some business"
ENTERT A INM ENT FOR THE
OCEAN VIEW RESIDENTS
Ladies'. Home Promotion Club
Prepares- Attractive "'. Program
The residents of ; the .Mission section
known;; a"s ". Ocean View> are .showing
the greatest. : 6f /interest mi the. enter
tainment ; and ; dance \u25a0 to be i given r Sat
urday evening,' June 6,' at -.Wolf's hall
in Ocean V View, iunder the' auspices -of
the Ladies'- home, promotion- club.
, ', The Ladies', home; promotion' club of
Ocean View was" organized about .six
months . ago,",and 5 has for - its fobject the
improvement.of v- the*." Mission c section
known" as I Ocean i.View. >J%The ? club has
recently. ' been 1 ", incorporated i'and Hhe
charter. is to' be; presented to the-mem
bers'on the: evening' of.-jthev'entertain
ment,: and' danced with" formal , cere
monies. •.. ' \u25a0;\u25a0' - : \u25a0\u25a0'-.'\u25a0 ':'\u25a0','>\u25a0 : ; ' ;
\u25a0 The evening s pleasure, will be! under
th ft and-managementiof *the
di rectors * of J the. 'CjubT who » are ; the 'fol
lowing. named: ;Mrs.?Maudv Welsh;;pres
ident;; Mrs. .Edith; Desnftsnd,* secretary ,r, r
Mrs.f, Marie ?E. ; iWeiss, N ; vice-president;
Mrs.' Charlotte! Slnclalr/itreasurerj >and ;
Mesdames .. Mary ' Rodgers.'i K. Carroll
Mary Sullivan-and'Mary. Flynn..- -
MRS. QASTpNvASHE^ftILES
NEW SUIT FOR: DIVORCE
Makes Simple Charge ; of beser.r
.tibhiri San Benito; County ;;
: The .new suit of -'Julia. Bolado Ashe
for divorce: fromiGastonVAKhe.ithe at-"
torney^ and sclubman.l will 'be iheard "on
the- single" a]legatibh< of /desertion: The
charges of {'cruelty StKat'tfilled -/the', first
complaint, dismissed; by* Mrs.rAsheToh
Wedn cs d ay/^wi 1 1 f befe ri tirel y| el l Si in a ted .' :
Th c complain t |was jforwarded fj;es
terday x San^Benito
county, t where:Mrs./Asheiliyes,* arid twill
b<» -filed ; there." today.^KSS
:;•'• Tom ;r; r ; Dl lion justV.- received vi another,
*blnmentjof •Lowell-' straw.* 1 h»ts-> ,\u25a0•*,- ••*:'
Emii^Fntz,^ pJiiHurt ' ;
;--*By : _ : ioVFoob Fall -". ;
FALLS 40 FEET,
BUT IS UNHURT
Carried to Hospital Despite Pro
tests, but Doctors Find :
No Injuries
Emll Fritz, carpenter, who lives^at*
550 Vermont street, is a ! human' \u25a0aero<
plane. He knows how the -stick feels
after.it parts company with the rocket
and has nothing to learn about sudden
stops, dull thuds or meteoric finishes.
He was working yesterday 'outside -the
third story of a building in the course
of construction at^Clementina' and Sec
ond streets., A board on which he had
been ''-' standing slipped. 1 arid; Fritz shot
like a .stone ".to the '.sidewalk, 40 feet
below. \u25a0 ( . . :
He- tried- tp stand up. but friendly
hands' restrained him 'and .despite his
protests he was held recumbent until
the arrival of ;the harbor hospital am
bulance, into which' he was placed wiin
tender care. -
At the hospital Doctor f ICldenmuller
painted a llttlo berusoln'on Fritz' barked
shin, plastering a Boothing dressing on
a tump, at the back. of 'his head, .and'
then 'declared that/he', could- find noth
ing else amiss. v ";
"I told, you T was> all .right," said
the patient- to his' friends. ' - "Lets get
out of , this." • '.
His friends, who " had on
taking him to the hospital, took com
fort in prophesYing:
"Anyway you'll be sore tomorrow all
right." • • v » '
|,(mr«t Ratei Kant
If you 'want best route •\u25a0 east or' to
Europe see mcor write;glving full" par
ticulars. Special excursions: rP. K.
Gordon, 874 Market street." '- *
SEVERELY BTTRNED— RudoIph nollnsk). a
ras.chinlst emplortnl in th«» Hall garage in. Golden
Gate a»cnup. was. burned nlwut • tli«» • bands and
face yesterday mornlnsr while denning au.atito
n?ol>Jle engine with. gnsoUne. \u25a0 A,*|>ark from, a
coll : mused the explosion. {•' Pollnstl resides In
Alatne<)a. '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0/. •'- \u25a0 , \u25a0
. *^ .\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0-=. rlgg^E^^j . \u25a0 ;\u25a0]\u25a0 ______
•^ -^LS^/'iM in San Francisco s . History
| lii^fl CAN FRANCISCO has ;surprised
I \u25a0 ; i^~'^tt •'':'\u25a0 *^ the^ world with Her rebuilding— -
| f p|^: \u25a0&\u25a0\u25a0 not only by the great amount ac-
I itei^^j I > * complished in the short space of three
I^3 •^^Js&& ; years; but by the fine character of her
= ' il^^^^^^^^V structures p The magnificence of her
= t^^^^B'^ mercantile establishments has caused
| i©^^^^^^^^^_ universal comment p Congratulations
I have been showered on this ' Cit y b y the
. I'^^^E^^W^^^^^- ' 'Itis of interest and a matter of pride
R^K' to San Fran^ iscans - to kn ° w mat • t^s
- "W^^^^r-^^F fffliil/V / city. is soon to hay e the finest shoe ; store
lJ - -ifi ilii I! m the United States - . »
-\u25a0 ;^r^^^>^S^ i j • And, it is of further interest: when it
p^^f^fe %^Lj '^Milu isimown that local talent, skillanclmoney
S||3f M [\u25a0';'s,\u25a0). ; .'^p? J \u25a0 responsible for this new mercantile
7 s^*M^ : S\''f/; palace; f All credit -is due the :San
V :| H^^Rv A y fi^M - ? rancisc; 9 architect^ and; artisan in^ :tho
' '^J^W^y^ conception and construction of^Rosenttiaj's:
: l^l^K '\u25a0y^^m^/ * ne w store on Post Street between Kearny
l- \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0''\u25a0 i "i^^BFr \u25a0%^(f P next; Monc^^June r7tih;n
'iwwiwi- I Rosenthal's believe that they owe San
W& If j i \ Francisco a most magnificent establish-
fe^^^^S^ &/^ \ r> - ' Ilei }t^9 ' re-txxrTTi for the generous patronage
Rr I I ihas been bestowed ;:during : their"
' ' II . I'/ ' "\u25a0 II ' *> - ' -
HARP BOARD
WORK BLOCKED
BY GRAY BROS.
Contractors' Failure to Deliver
Rockfor Seawall on TimV
Causes Seriou s Delay
Western Pacific .- Railroad Is the
Principal Sufferer by Not
; Having Dock and Yard V
At yesterday'ss^ meeting of , the stat*
board of harbor- commissioners it de
veloped" that the failure of Gray Broth
ers to live up to the terms of a contract
would cause a; serious upsetting of the
plans of the Western" Pacific and Its es
tablishment on the water front of a
trans-Pacific terminal' and railroad
freight ryards. ;
Engineer," Barker reported that the
contract time for the delivery by. Gray
Brothers of the 85,000 tons of rock to
be used* in the construction of section
11 of- the seawall would expire^ June 7.
Thus far : only 11,323.36 tons 1 have :.been
delivered. The board directed the secre
tary to.advlse W. H. Davis, the attorney
of^the board, of the situation and to ask
him to take .the necessary steps to pro
tect the state from loss as the result of
the con tractors', default.-
CONTRACTORS UNDER BOND
\u25a0 Under the contract the ro«sk was to
be delivered within 85 working days of
aspeoifled date. : For the completion ot
the delivery before .that time, a bonus
was offered |of ?50 a day and penalty
of. like amount Imposed, for each day
beyond | the specified .85. 'To insure the
faithful performance of the contract
the board holds a bond for $35,000, exe
cuted by the Aetna' indemnity company.
STATEMENT BY COMMISSION
; Just what Gray Brothers' delinquency
means ls> made plain In the following
statement"'issued by the*, board:
\u25a0 "If .the board should ..waive the penal
ties provided in the contract with the
Gray : Brothers .crushed; rock company,
such" act would merit/severe criticism
from- all sides. The failure of the con
tractors in this stops for the time being
all further construction .to the north
and delays the creation of seawall lots
and the making of land necessary to
carry out the belt railroad plans which
we hoped to have in operation next
winter.. It will make it altogether im
possible for . the Western Pacific to
carry, out. its plans for a railroad
freight yard.. • \u0084\u25a0'
" "From' the time the contract was let
Gray Brothers have been extremely
technical; but the" board met their every
demand. The Western Pacific has . put
up the! money, to build", pier 34, which
can ; not- be begun until: this 'section f of
seawall is built: They need this pier
for their . trans-Pacific business, and
every day after June 7 that the seawall
remains unfinished is a delay unjust to
the Western Pacific." . .*'..-
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:^§BJjl..- Outing Suits $15
rviml W/ / /6<m\V Yo " r outin^ at { he seashore or your
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$' ifU WOwi^^vi^ appropriate for- the occasion.
KJ9ilLM\M^lfc3^ • YeY c T *iv\ a two ' piece ° utsn s
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model. They may be had in light but
iScrUl tUJ^in ' ular' 1C b! matCrials as well as the P°P"
Jlil) r^^^^^ <Slz ' s Z2 to 3?t chest mea3ur «)
V^mlWivi ?? u v,' n^ Shirts 50^ to $5.00
IIMIIVMUiA £ thletlc underwear, the to ?S.OO
> it 1 M \l *,l\\\ O" 11 "? Trousers to ?7.00
Ml ftM\\\ hak! Trousers, college cut.? 1.50 an d 92.00
Mil Will Cordu roy Trousers.. $5.00 and ?6.00
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136 GEARY STREET,
>^gp Between Grant , Avenue and Stockton
GOOK PICKS NEW
DISTRICT CHIEFS
Lieutenants Wall and Tobin
Slated for Promotion
• % July I
Speculation is rife in police circles
as to rumored . changes to be made
by Chief Cook on July 1, when the
of the city comes into
effect. The chief will not make any
definite statement until he issues his
formal orders to company commanders,
but it is "said that for the new dis
tricts in the Mission and South San
Francisco he has selected - Lieutenant
Eugene R. Wall and Thomas L. Tobln.
Wall, it is said, will, take charge of
the South San Francisco district, with
headquarters at the Potrero police sta
tion, and , Tobln -will have his head
quarters at Ingleside for the new Mis
sion .district.
Two sergeants will be detailed with
.each of the lieutenants in the new
South San_ Francisco and Mission dis
tricts as acting lieutenants, and they
willhave to be taken from patrol duty.
To fill lup the vacancies at present
existing- among sergeants and by the
opening of the new districts; all cor
porals, now on special duty will be
assigned to patrol duty and their places
filled: by patrolmen- Among the cor
porals doing "special duty are Hawes,
Caples, and Steve Bunner, at present a
detective' aeVgeant.. •
!>iptli.ail.» changes ;,'are rumbfed among
the., special' duty, 'men, 'but they will
not befknowri^tlll'the chief issue* his
ordern.-';- . \u25a0"" \u25a0>"- * : : -' - '\u25a0 \u25a0 -.- \u25a0• •
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THE PRINCIPAL. MERCHANT TAIL-
ORS WILL CLOSE
SATURDAYS AT 1 P. M.
DURING JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST
WAVE CREST
\j I* SANTA CRUZ CITY.
Th* largpst lots <4<htlOO> for the smallest price
($100). Call at our office or write for particulars
before hrrestiag elsewhere.
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333 First National Bank Baildia*. S. F.
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1 34- 1 36-1 36 Front. Street
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, BET. MARKET AND POST
Fastest Trancontinental Train
Stppovcrs jLt Seattle permitted on
all- tickets, to visit the Alaska- Yuion-
Pacific Exposition.
G. TV." COLBY, General A««nt.
S". . . ~*29 ' Powell St.'. (Flood Bldsr. )
W. T. HESS, Notary Public
ROOM 1112, CALL BUILDING
At residence. 1460 Page street, between
7 p. m. and 8 p. m. Residence telephone
"Park 2797.
THECALL'S I
BRANCH OFFICES
.Subscriptions' advertise-
merits: will be received in
Sari Francisco at following
offices:?
," =\u25a0 1651 FILLMORE „ STREET
Open until 10 o'clock every night
818 VAX ' NESS AVEfUE
Parent's Stationery Store
5300 FILLMORE STREET
r Tremayne's Branch
. 553 HAIGHT STREET
: Christian's Branch .
. \u25a0; 1S» SIXTH STREET
r Ye Odde Shop
SIXTEENTH AXO MARKET STS.
Jackson's Branch.
. . .1108 VALENCIA STREET
.: Blake's Bazaar
»T4 VALENCIA STREET.
i Halltday's . Stationery, Store
SOU 18TH ST. COR. MISSION,
! 'International-stationery Stor*
403 CASTRO STREET
<>The Brouillet Stationery Company'
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