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STOLEN BURNS
REPORTS GO IN
AS EVIDENCE
Defense Fails in Final Desper»
ate Effort to Prevent Their
Introduction
Detective Schindler Denies Al
leged Comments on Juror
Arthur
W. RUSSELL COLE
The picking up of loose ends of testi
mony, which included the inspection
and comparison of the bundle of stolen
jury reports recovered from William
M. Abbott's safe in the March raid,
' constituted the procedure in the Cal
lioun case yesterday.' After weeks of
effort by the defense to keep the stolen
reports out of evidence the sheaf of
yellow sheets was finally admitted yes
terday and a number of -the reports
were shown to the jurors.
Raymond Schindler. the assistant
special agent who had charge of the
filing of original jury reports in the
office of William J. Burns and who
identified most of the copies recovered
from the United Railroads, was on the
witness stand during the afternoon and
was under cross examination by At
torney Karl Rogers of the defense
when adjournment was taken at 5
o'clock.
KCHIVDL.ER DENIES INSI.VI'ATIOXS
Sfhindler's denial of insinuations
that have been made by the defense
regarding the report on James L. Ar
thur, a juror peremptorily challenged
by the defense during the impanelment
•of the jury in the present trial, was
the most important bit of testimony
elicited. Unable, after the stolen re
ports were recovered from their hiding
place in Abbott's safe, to deny the
charges of theft,' the attorneys for
Patrick Calhoun attempted to "cloud
the issue and win a measure of public
favor away from the prosecution by
charging that unfair methods had "been
employed by the prosecuting officials.
In this connection the Arthur report
was cited and made much of by the
defense. Attention was called to the.
fart that the Arthur report contained i
the statement that he was the "most
prejudiced juror in favor of the prose>
.cution" that the signer of the report
had over interviewed, and that "he
would hang out for conviction until
doomsday." Schindler was said to
have admitted making such statements,
and it was asserted that the prosecut
ing attorneys had endeavored to retain
Arthur on the jury while knowing him
to be biased and partial. To make this
*harge the defense was practically
forced to admit that the reports were
stolen.
Schindler yesterday denied that he had
made the statements attributed to him,
and aflso questioned the authenticity of
the report. Instead of it "being a par
ticular one which he had recognized as
his own, be declared positively that
- among the several hundred recovered
it was the single one which he had been
unable to identify. He called attention
to the fact that instead of being type
written on yellow paper in unlformity
\u25a0with the other reports it was written
on a white sheet pasted on the yellow
page, and that It contained no initials
at the bottom as a signature.
"Don't you remember saying at the
time that report was taken from the
safe that you recognized it ajs your
own, and that It contained the state
ments Arthur made to you when you
Interviewed him?" asked Eari Rogers.
•'Didn't you -say. That's my report. It's
no wonder you challenged him?" "
NOTICED REPORT DIfIJSUAJb
"No; I didn't make any such state
.ment," answered the witness. 'Til tell
you what 1 did say. I showed it to
Assistant District Attorney Harrison
and told him that I didn't recognize it.
I >called attention to the white paper
pasted on the yellow and told Harrison
that, while I recognized most of the
substance of it as what Arthur had told
me, I was not sure about the report
being one from our office. I toM him
he would have to take the responsibility
of removing it, because I couldn't Iden
tify it. He said to take it, but In order
to distinguish it from the others he had
it wrapped up in a separate package."
"Will ypu swear you didn't make
those statements I have asked you
about?" demanded Rogers.
'"I*ll swear, that the statement in the
Globe that I said I recognized it by my
initials is not true. There are no
initials on it."
""But isn't that your statement in that
report which say« that Arthur is the
most prejudiced man you ever inter
viewed, and that, if 'taken on a Jury,
he -would hang out until doomsday for
: conviction?"
"Absolutely, that is not my state
ment," answered Schindler. "I never
at any time turned in any report that
had a statement of my beliefs on It.
You can look through hundreds. and
hundreds of my reports and you ; wlll
not find a single one in which I have
tver expressed an opinion."
Rogers asked if s lt was not' a fact
that the search was actually conducted
• by "Burns men" and that the police
men nominally in charge were really
nothing more than onlookers. -
"Xo," answered Schindler, "although
it is true that Russell and myself
looked over the reports in order to
identify them."
"Did any policeman look at a single
paper?" questioned Rogers. .
"Yes; and I'll tell you what one. of
them was," returned the witness. "We
foucd a dynamiting report in Mr. Cal
houn's private safe ' and that was
looked over by the policemen. It was
a report originally made- by Macy, one
of Mr. Burns' men, regarding the Wll
cwelm , matter in connection with the 1
Gallagher dynamiting. [ I had not seen
it in Mr. Burns* 'office prior to that
and did not take it because I was not
sure it was one of our reports. .: I have
. since discovered that it was one of
Mr. Burns' reports." \
I ROGERS FAILS TO DISQUALIFY^ ;
"Don't you know* that the paper you
saw in Mr. Calhoun's safe was not such
a report.*' demanded Rogers. . "Don't
you kno\y that it -was .a. statement
made by ' Mr. Macy' to Mr. Calhoun's
attorneys and that -Jt never saw' Mr.
Burns' office?"' "
"I don't know anything of the kind,"
answered the witness. ."I know'it^be
gan within half an inch*, from .the -top
of. the paper • and was not addressed to
anybody." * ' * ; ; •
Stanley Moore, who preceeded Rogers
in the cross examination : of T the- wit
ness, made an effort to turn* thei-in
qulry into- a* discussion' "of the -means
hy which the original'data for 'reports
had : been obtained by the investigators
<# the district attorney's vt^se.- .%Tbe .
San Francisco Singer Makes
Hit in the Kaiser's Capital
Mildred Kearney.
apparent object in view -was to dis-,
credit Schindler by showing that he
had represented himself at times as an
agent of the United Railroads. This
trend of examination was broken off
by Judge Lawlor, who declared that, he
-would not allow it unless it was sought
for the purpose of showing- that the
defense was Justified in getting reports
in the way it did. - ' '• '
The cross* examination . of: Samuel F.
Scott, who was formerly employed un
der Claims Agent Joseph H. Handlon
of the United Railroads, was concluded
yesterday morning. Stanley Moore
made an effort to contradict the witness
in regard to details of his testimony,
which related principally to the story
of a fake trapping of supervisors, told
by him, under Handlon's instructions, to
Patrick Calhoun and Garret ''W. Mc-
Enerney. The witness withstood: the
grilling without varying in any detail
from the testimony of last Friday.
The other witnesses called were John
T. Lawlor, an assistant special agent,
and Platt B. Elderkin, official reporter
of Judge Lawlor's \u25a0 court. The latter
save the dates of certain proceedings
in court, while the former told of hav
ing seen Melrose, . a Calhoun detective,
in the vicinity of Gallagher's wrecked
house In Oakland- when he -himself was
first sent there' to' investigate the dy
namiting outrage..
WOMAN TIRES OF WORKING
WHILE "HE" KEEPS HOUSE
Mrs. Amelia R. Godfrey Granted
Divorce ; His Cooking Bad
Playing the role of , family • bread
winner while her husband stayed home
and swept and cooked' 'and • washed
dishes became wearisome to Mrs. Ame
lia R. Godfrey, and she obtained a
divorce yesterday from James A. God
frey. Judge Graham . made some in
quiries from Mrs. Godfrey as to the
quality of the cooking .performed, by
the domesticated husband. She did not
seem at all enthusiastic about It.
She also said that he threatened to
kill her on more than one occasion, and
she was forced to swear out a" warrant
for his arrest.
Other divorces granted " yesterday
were: .
By Judge Hunt — Minnie A. Bernstein
from Benjamin B. Bernstein, willful
neglect; Jesse M. Goodwin from The
resa Goodwin, cruelty.-.
By Judge Mogan — Margaretha .Wack
nitz. from Otto Wacknitz, .willful neg
lect. ... . ' ,;
By Judge Cabaniss — Ida B. Cooper
from .Frederick R. Cooper, desertion.
• Suits for divorce' were - begun yes
terday by:
. Rose A. Doggett , against Alfred B.
Doggett, - desertion: ' .
Grace Montgomery against Schuyler
Montgomery, desertion.
Richard Luke against Jane E. Luke,
suit for annulment on the ground that
the plaintiff has a 1 former wife living.
CHILDREN ARE CONFIRMED
BY PRELATES OF CHURCH
Archbishop Riordan and Bishop
O'Connell 'Offic iate
The sacrament of confirmation was
administered to more than 450 . boys
and girlß of the church of St. John and
the church of. Su Charles Borromeo by
Archbishop Klordan and Bishop iD.
O'Connell • Sunday afternoon. ' :
The confirmation * ceremonies at \ Stl-
John's church' v were ; held h in' the- morn
in«r, and -Archbishop .Riordan admin- 1
istered the • oath of allegiance.' to • Christ
and the* church to, 285 children. :In
speaking 1 .to \u25a0 the ' children - he- admon
ished them . to never "forget" their' vows
and to -always' leady proper, Christian
Jives.* -. v • -"\u25a0';-'•'\u25a0\u25a0<* v-: '- ',-'\u25a0-.-"-\u25a0«%?-,\u25a0\u25a0
At the, church of St. Charles Borremeo
the ' • confirmation'- i \were ;
scheduled to, take .place at 4 o'clock In
the • afternoon,, but ; long before, that
hour -the % parents :. and ,»f ri. ; nds.V of /..the
children flocked -. to . the house of; wor
ship to .witness', the V children •receive
the sacrament. <\u25a0 Bishop, O'Connell
anointed each child and bade 'them itd\
ever remain true -in .the "-.faith. . r - \u25a0- t --^.:
Besides- administering, the sacrament '
to the children ; of- the churchy Bishop
O'Connell: presented, the "diplomas' to
the graduates -of St.- Charles , echool.-
The-, children i. of > St.' John's t church"
who received -the sacrament yesterday
were instructed. by r Father Brady, the
pastor of the- church. The * Holy Cross
sisters vof Notre , Dame, "» lndiana in
structed, the. St. Chaiies children
ask united railroads £
to build: :the' line
Subscribers to, Fund : Believe
Enough Money Is •) Raised
A meeting, lot; subscribers *to\ the (fund
which '1b being, raised*; for the*"purpose
of meeting the'idemandVof^the 1 United
Railroads before; taVcar; line \wfli; ,b e
constructed in .Gortland < avenue' '• was
held . Sunday, and" the ?, transportation
committee ;- reported,: that •' $5,500 'had
been : raised.' -.The.- 'railway company
wants; sl2,ooo;: but* the Cortlaind: avenue
improvement association? nopes^f o'*ae
cure- the 'line 'for* the v sum '.raised ..*.;
. Among, the • speakers at the • ineetlne
were- Walter Graved , and , C L. ,Mc^
Enerney- of vthe "Mission promotion
association. More than 200 members
of the. association :and : residents of the
district attended. , • ,OI, OI = tne
The members of ., the. association be
lieve i that a Caroline in; Cortland;ave
nue , will y bring -, profit '\u25a0-' to the Uni ted
Railroads, ; and . that for ' this : reason i th^
company; should i construct t the line \u25a0 for
the sum j already f subscribed." ..-
Try 3lnrlne."*Eye- Remedy .'';\u25a0;'*
For ; Red,'.; Weak, v J- Weary/' Watery * Eyes
Murine Doesn't Smart^-Jt Soothes. * • \u25a0•'\u25a0
THE S A^" FRANCISCO - GALL; TUESDAY,, JUNE 8, 4909;
• j» I LDRBD KEAR
: yyYXEY. daughter of
\u25a0'.*. . ..the well : known
San Francisco charac
ter : who led the yelV
'•The Chinese \ Must
' Go," a couple ,of dec :
'-'• ades ago', and who
later became a promr
inent. person in. this
city's financial /circles,
is apparently- making
, 'a., big -success for her-,
self in Germany, where
.she, is . now singing.,
Miss Mildred studied
music in Paris and her
sister, Ella, now con
. lected with the Prin
cess theater, was there
with her until the
father's - death, when
she returned to tills
ziiy. Mildred went to
London, where she was
a successful singer.
While in the British :
capital she studied
with Edouard d c
Reszke, the great
basso, who encouraged
her jin the : belief that
she had the possibili
ties of a grand opera
singer.
- At present Miss Mil
dred is singing in Ber
lin, where, the critics
have had many .nice
things to say of her
voice and grace. One
wrote concerning her
for a Berlin paper:, -
.A *'M ildr c d Kearney
Tiemohstrates the dif
.J.ference between the
* Roman and the Ger-
I manic races. She" Is - an American
signer, and the possessor of a beauti
ful, silvery voice,., which she uses
with great art -and effectiveness.
Her singing is characterized by an in
telligence;, and force which the Latin
races' rarely exhibit, and there Is back
of her interpretations the element of
thought and \ study. She presents "a
graceful personality and a' pretty per
son, and' her stage deportment Is free
from affectation. The' few- dancing
steps which she executes are graceful
in the extreme."-'
It is Miss Kearney's plan to go next
season to St. Petersburg and accept an
offer' there to slng.ln grand opera.
; Miss Mildred Kearney made her first
impression, as a player, at- the Folies
Bergere, Paris, where she appeared for
a short season with her sister. Miss
Ella. ,
WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN
BY THIEF, WHO TAKES COIN
Bandit Attacks Her While on
Her Way Home at Night
j Mrs. J Leona Batham . of ; 52Z. Twenty
fourth, ayenue reported "to 'the police
yesterday .that while she was walking
to her home about 2 o'clock Saturday,
morning a ' man attacked her between
Clement street \u25a0 and Point . Lobos' ave
nue, knocking her down and taking her
purse, containing $90. She was unable
to give any description of the robber.
A young pickpocket stole a gold
watch. valued at $60 from Mark S. De
vine \u25a0of 929 Valencia street .about 1
o'clock yesterday morning on an out
bound .Valencia Ptreet car near Nine
teenth street. The thief jumped off
the car, pursued by Devine, > who lost
sight of him after a chase of several
blocks. , - ~-- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
Burglars entered the residence of C.
C. Burr, 1466 Filbert street, Sunday
afternoon, during the absence of the
family, and stole several articles of
valuable jewelry and.clothing. , -^; '\u25a0 =\
,B. T. . Baker, 1157 Turk- street, was
playing, poker .with some other .men
In -his room early yesterday morning
and after they had gone he missed his
gold watch and chain. • . . • ;.-
Some vandal scratched -the ; show
windows of the Marsh-Girviri company
photo supplies, 712 Market street, and of
Tom Dillon, the hatter, with a diamond
glass cutter early yesterday morning.
,«T he .' reßldence -' of Mrs - T - M. Edmonds.
103 Tremont avenue, was . entered by
burglars on Sunday afternoon and. two
gold matches, valued at;$100 and a dia
mond stickpin stolen. ' .
WIDOW OF^RiCHARDSON :\u25a0
GIVEN ESTATE'S INCOME
Because, of Limited Earnings,
$400 Is Refused ; $250 Granted
.. .The application, of Mrs. Gladys ltirli
ardson,' widow: of Erskine Richardson,
for. -S4OO • a month -family, allowance
was. heard by : Judge Co ffey yesterday,
but upon' testimony as' to the limited
Income- of •" the estate Iby the «xecuto"r,
H.J., Ralston,.; the judge : made an or
derfor 1250 a month, which is'the sum
Mrs. Richardson" has been, receiving
under a temporary- order made early
in the; year. Erskine Richardson was
secretary' of. the Ralston , iron works.
He committed" suicide, by shooting him
self.: ; . , \u25a0•-\u25a0 \u25a0,- . -< - \u25a0 :•,-\u25a0•\u25a0 - ..-,-..v.
The estate is worth-$91,000, and when
it is', distributed Mrs. Richardson will
receive about , $10,000. the remainder
going, tor two nephews. H. J.- Ralston;
the-executor, in objecting to an allow
ancejof $400 a'month to Mrs. Richard
son, testified that.- the income of the
estate is $805, representing the annual
interest', on* promissory notes : held by
the-»' estate J against ;/. the - Ralaton iron
and . Jl,346,<the- annual • income
from stocks and bonds belonging to the
estate. ; He stated that 'the stock of the
Ralston- .iron; works; would; earn s noth
ing' this^year.asno'dlvidend .would be
paid^on it.v . . > \u25a0\u25a0
Judge Coff ey gave Charles W: Cobb
attorney, for Mrs: -Richardson^, permis
sion to renew at a later date his. : ap
plication -forxah. increased; allowance."
The » furniture, s; books, clothing ? and
other- personal .'.property • belonging ! to
thetestate/worth: s3, 000,; were awarded
Mrs. -Richardson. - ; \ \u25a0. . .'-^ ; »-
WIFE WANTS TO "DISMISS
CHARGE: AGAINST SPOUSE
PleavMade to Strike Out Her
vTestirhony of Murder Attempt'
.' When,.-,the -case .!. of " Francis
charged; wit If' 1 attempting 1 ito •"administer
poison , to his wife, -Mrs. -Victoria A. J L.
Love,*; at residence,- 3549 : Army,
street, was - "called in * Police Judge
Deasy.'S'CCfnrt- yesterday * Attorney:. Car
roll" Cook : for* Love Instead; of
Attorneys ,,'Halpln<. and'- 'Wheelan. .'-and
made^a^motion :.to " strike,, out -Mrs.
Love's : ' testimony I on. the ,r. that
sheA wasw not ;a compe ten t: witness, \u25a0;be
ing Sfrom ?,testlfyingrl>against
him -byj decisions* of .ithe; supreme j court;
to the' effect thata-wife!can:no,t: testify
aesinsf.her husband' except jlnr cases 'of
violence^ >*>*'- •v'T.-y.'''. -'-.-^r v . '\u25a0.'?.,< •" : ;~:?- •.'.\u25a0:
;. Attorney i Williams,' representing 1 Mrs. r
Lioye^argued, that, there was anelement
of » in ' the \ caser, as t i t ? had* been
testified^ to >by^ Mrs".- LoveUhat'herihus
band ! stood s over** her,'} and '-threatened
that -unless 1 she; swallowed*, the powder,'
which was;found ! to; contain strychnine;
hp would i force J her.t,Thei Judge I said it
was - a,-'a ,-' nice i point,! and*-hei- would take
untir> tomorrowito*- render this
both Asides mean time £ submitting) au
thorities;, j If.' Mrs.^Lov«'s'i testimony- is
Btricken.*out .the . case .will have to be
dismissed.'--; '\u25a0-\u25a0. K :--^"._.-~t \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 '•-." :a '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0' ;^.-:: ; '\u25a0';;\u25a0\u25a0 '•
.*' Mrs. fLove was finicourtjand-! expressed
her/deslre^to^liaveSthe^case
as. she \ wants VherShusband-lback.'-n-Her,
cha nge f. of; heart ? ; has s arisen * f rom p jeal-"
ousy * caused ? s by^-the^visits *of a a\woman"|
friend lr of Sher \u25a0 husband 7 to Ihlnr *in 3 the'
MERCANTILE TRUST
WIll NATIONALIZE
Plansto Fall;in Line With/Other
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;Finar"cial* Institutions ami
Become ' National Bank
Action Result of New Law Re=
quiring Separation of Banking
and Trust Departments %
The Mercantile .trust company has
faJJeri* into line with the other: large
financial institutions of this city and
declared .Is intention of .becoming a
national bank. The action comes as a
| result of the provision 'of the new
bank; act,, which requires an absolute
separation : between the banking de
partmentn t and \u25a0 the trust; department of
the corporation.-" The board direc
tors of the institution feel "that a
national bank would be preferable to
a state institution, and on account- of
the of the new' law have" de- 1
cided to 1 form, a national bank and
trust -company, the latter to be under
the' supervision of the -superintendent
of banks.
v. The r bank is to be known as. the
Mercantile national bank of San Fran
cisco. -The capital will be $2,000,000
and the surplus, to be ' add^d later,
will •be , $1 ,000.000. The stock is ; to be
subscribed by/ the stockholders of the
Mercantile trust company; in propor
tion to their present holdings.
METHOD OP SUBSCRIPTION '
The subscriptions are to be met in
the following manner:
A dividend of; $100 per share,.aggre
gating ,$2,000,000, is to be declared out
of the surplus of the Mercantile trust
company,, the -stock holders of the trust
company Uo; use the dividends so de
clared to take up their respective sub
scriptions for stock of the Mercantile
national bank. The Mercantile . na
tional bank \ will then assume the de
posit: liabilities of the trust company,
purchasing tb^ assets of the trus*
company equal to the deposit liabili
ties jso assumed plus the capital paid
in. -
The Mercantile trust company will
subsequently \u25a0 reduce its capital to
11.000,000, this reduction to be dis
tributed' among the. stock holder's,
who' will in' turn, pay the same into
the | Mercantile, national . bank as sur
plus. ;.: With this surplus the national
bank will purchase - additional; assets
from the trust ''\u25a0 company. ' The »\u25a0 Mer
cantile trust : company ,will. continue to
be capitalized for $1,000,000. which will
remain invested \ In bank premises and
other, assets,,; and the trust- company
will thereafter devote j itself almost
exclusively, to the extension and de
velopment of the trust business.
MAKE CHANGE JULY 1
" . It, Is hoped by the officials of the
bank that the transfer of stock certifi
cates will be- made in 'a short space
of time in "order .to make the. change
by the 'time . the new bank act goes
Into -'effect, July 1. The board- of * di
rectors, of the present , Mercantile
trust company, who will probably be
placed on the directorate of the new
Institutions, are:
William "Babcook. , William G. -Irwln
Wakefleld'- Baker - - Joseph ; Hyrnun
H. C. Brecden . lohn Lawßon"
Warren P. Clark D. O. Mills
W. F. Dctert John D. McKee
Frank G. Drum' " E.S.- Pillsbtiry
Joseph , D. Grant B. D. Robbin* ' •
0. " E. Green \u25a0 • Henry T. Scott'
81. U. Uecht
PACIFIC UNION CLUB IS I
': TO^ EFFECT $900,000 :LOAN
Money Will Be Used; for Erect-
Ing\Two Buildings
-Permission to raise $900,000 by loan
and by .the. issue- of bonds was .sought
by the Pacific Union club in a petition
.to .the superior court yesterday. \u25a0 ,-The
money : is wanted to build a 1a 1 new 'club
house on "the \s.ite of the .Flood man
sion, at Cnlifornia and Mason streets,
opposite .the Fairmont -hotel; to^erect
a building' for business "purposes on
the old club site 1 at Post and Stock
ton streets, and-'to; pay off -present In
debtedness of; $225,000. .< .:\u25a0••.--•\u25a0.» -.; \u25a0
-.-\u25a0 It is,. proposed.,. to ; raise ,$750,000 ; of
the money by bonds, secured by mort
gages and, deeds 'of trust' on the real
estate.' The balance of $150,000 Is t'o'be
obtained •- by. a- loan .from; the Pacific
mutual life insurance company. ~
In .its | petition the club states that
a considerable portion of .the purchase
price '..of ' the 'new clubhouse site has
been paid. / To -complete the purchase
and to erect a club building • thereon
willconsume $525,000. -The new build
ing on the Post and Stockton ' street
lot Is to cost $150,000. Plans and speci
fications for ; this structure have been
pi*epared. ,The club proposes to 'lease
It and , enjoy the Income. Thetotal of
the present debt" of- the club Is $225."
000.".=.'. This : debt -Is secured by a deed
of .trust on- the : Post and Stockton
street site. It is planned to pay .off
this debt to clear \u25a0- the .way for • the
creation of the \ bonded, indebtedness.
ARREST FOR INSANITY
SAID ;TO BEjSPITEWbRIC
Dr. James C. Quinlari Is' Freed
After Examination
Drs. \u25a0 Lustig and "Wadswortlt of the
state board r of r ! lnsanity commissioner^,
after;an 1 examination" yesterday :morn
ing, : discharged ;; from i • custody v Dr.
James ;C.' Qulnlan, who had^beeri ar
rested v on; a' complaint sworn "to by-
Harry Dorr, v • - -
The examiners declared r that the
complaint : charging: insanity was 'evi
dently, .filed*; through spite 'and that the
case was one for the - ; attention of .'the
police court.', •'.'"> '..::;.' , - :" . . - .
/Dorr, was a, former- employe of:Qufn
lan ntnl claims that when he asked" for
the salary.duelhlm for'hls services. that
the^latter'.assaultedjhim. : jHc ;first se
cured Ja i warrant k charging, the | surgeon
with 'battery,'* but"later withdrew -the
complaint- and filed.--' the \. insanity
charge."- \u25a0'";• ..^\ ; .-; - \u25a0:\u25a0 '.';',:. I'J ' :\u25a0'.':\u25a0' ..'\u25a0\u25a0
lsSkt Strength Of Capital
W^^lilk. And Surplus
' as, compared with liabilities, is one of the tests
|iBiifflSB*lr*i by which. the solidity of a bank is measured. The
iHßtt ftlr ca P italized strength of this bank is more, than 25
yfe^UJ^Hi per cent of its deposits, while the. new California
P^^lfifil \u25a0 banking law requires only 10 per cent. We in-
iiß.— lß^ Glfft?^ v *^ e c acc 9 un^ s °f those who value prudence
|§|iffi|| Th^ ;\u25a0\u25a0••;
|^^^ National Bank
EB P iiillS Merchants Exchange Buildin^ \u25a0
TEMPORARY PERMIT
FOR OCEAN SHORE
Railway Can-Build for the Time
v Being on Property Owned
by, the' City.
Proposals Submitted* to Super
visors for Lighting Streets
\u25a0 and Pu blic \u25a0\u25a0 Buildings •
.The Ocean Shore ' railway company
was granted a temporary right of way
over city property from Potrero avenue
at. Serpentine street to Army street in
a bill passed to print -by the board of
supervisors .'% yesterday." Center ex
plained that the privilege .was " sought
by the company so that it. could pro
ceed at once to install Its extension to
the water, front at -Army, street, in the
meantime bringing actions to condemn
certain private holdings along, its pro
posed permanent right of way. The
30 foot stripKtemporarily granted is* a
portion;; of . the city's sewer right of
wa^.---.^ . \u25a0'..,\u25a0-;.-;,.. { : - \u25a0
PROPOSALS I^OR LIGHTING
The' Sari- Francisco gas and electric
company, submitted .two proposals for
the. lighting of the city's streets and
buildings during the next fiscal year.
For, lighting the buildings Britton's of
fer was 60. cents per 1,000/cublc feet, a
rate given a number of large consum
ers "in spite'of the city's
of a 35' cent maximum charge and the
court's acquiescence in- a $1 charge. '
The company's offer for one arc light
burning all night was 20.712 cents per
night, or. till midnight 13.80 centjs. The
downtbwn - "cluster lights" the same.
For the • single gas lamps, all night
service; 6.548/ cents. , # '
Supervisor D'Ancona, chairman of
the, artificial lights committee, to which
the bid was referred, stated that the
bid in general meant a saving; of about
$6,000 ' over this year's agreement. The
budget has appropriated a total 'or
$340,000 for next year's lighting.
\u25a0 The bids for the general supplies for
all city departments 'and institutions
were' yesterday, opened .by the . board.
The bidders numbered 201 and the cer
tified ; checks filed witii the bids, 10 per
cent of the estimated total being requi
site, ranged from the* $30,000 order of
the gas ; company to paper calling for
a few dollars. . The clerk's office will
be engaged, for a week. ln segregating
the 200 offers and the 4,000 items, after
which the appropriate committees will
make their recommendations to the
board. . /
Wells Bstee Balcom was seated in.
the .board • yesterday in - the., place of
former Supervisor , Rixfofd. resigned.
The rearrangement of committees as
published last .week gave Balcom the
chairmanship of the charities and cor
rections committee. ;..
CITY HALL AVnECKrXO.
: Bancroft secured a .60 day extension
for John Tuttle on his wrecking con
tract tof "the east wing of the city hall.
Jennings >, recommended that the tax
collector be given an. additional deputy,
which was "granted. The Portola. ath
letic club's petition for a boxing per
mit for-June was referred to the police
committee. \u25a0 .; ".'-\u25a0-\u25a0
The proposition to rent six stories of
the David Hewes building to house the
board of works was introduced by the
building committee and then withdrawn
for further consideration.
The sale of the $240,000 worth of
Hetch ;Hetchy * bonds' was ' 'postponed
another week pending Judge Seawell's
decision in the proceedings
brought at the instigation of- the
, Spring Valley-company, Seawell having
*a"hhounced ' that 'he will decide before
the' end- of -the -month. • - •
: The 'board of health's communication
that the waters of; El Polin.' the Lyon
street! spring,; were of.^doubtful purity
was referred j to , the health committee.
The contracts for the city's stationery
and 1 -printing, were awarded to a num
ber of firms.- 1 .•• -. - - \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
PRETTY GIRL SENDS TOO
ARDENTSUITOR TO JAIL
Tells Teamster He i Must Not
Not Call, He Threatens, Police
| Because Bessie Nielsen, a. pretty, girl
living at 1030 Treat avenue, told: John
Carney, a young teamster, on Saturday
night that she , did .not want: him to
call upon her anyrmore, he .threatened,
she said, to shoot her with a revolver
and also .struck: her.- She notified the
police. \u25a0 and Carney was \u25a0 arrested _ for
threats against life and battery.
. \u25a0 Carney appeared before Police Judge
Shortall yesterday .'and after the girl
had given her testimony Carney said
to-her: \u25a0: ; "- - ? \u25a0 \u25a0. . - : - \u25a0. .
"Bessie, think on what you are doing
and 'my; team waiting outside for me."
She tossed her. pretty head' and walked
out- of the courtroom. . •' \u25a0 \u25a0 ' .
The. judge told Carney.that' It would
lie a good thing to keep him in prison
for' a, few. days' to! give him 'time to
come, to .'his -senses. • He. was ordered
into custody and the • case continued
until tomorrow. - 1 - - ,
MADMAN iWITHAX^
Chases Them With Deadly Im-
plement and Injures One
David \Coughlin ran amuck at the
res|dence' r of | his sister mi law, Mrs.
NellleV C.oughlln, 2825; Bryant street,
Sunday night with an ax.. chasing Mrs.
Couhglin \u25a0 and; her, roomers and visitors,
and throwing, the -, ax at -Mrs. Coughlin.
5 Then 5 "he. picked up a stove t lid and
threw; if at -Mrs., Delia -Foley,,'9o7r-'San
Jose avenue, one of the visitors, strik
ing; her: on- the; head and inflicting an
ugly : : scalp wound. • .
.. - Mrs. Foley '. was taken to the Mission
emergency, hospital and Policemen Fred
O'Neill and .John : Alpers arrested
Coughlin7on":a' chargeof assaultlwith
a deadly- weapon.. VHe was arraigned In
Police Judge > Shortall's court yesterday
and "the-, case was "continued ' until
June -11; . V : \u25a0'-. . \u25a0 : t
ieet can be asiperfectly fitted;in W
2^siyo^shairfs?ca^b^ in tJi^Qfpbst : .
j expensive gloves. We^j^fCT^nis W
find that t^^^^J^in
pprtsj^a^^eiy -^r. I * ASKY our I
pomi^^^^ ' Jmll \u25a0 friends who
( /^ sSg *^ WEAR THEM!
IF * CUSHION
j^^^^>^^^ sole"
SOLE AGENCY
Ft Oriliyi 156 Powell Street |
• l^l* ilHillVl /' Near OTarreU |
\u25a0*. 'I beg to announce to my friends jrfji&fe&ls \ '\u25a0
and customers that the Ladies' De- >^i^^lCr r !) jH
partment of my Hair Goods and i]
Hair Dressing Store has been re- H
moved to 1809 Fillmore street, near '<^^^ffl^^ fj
In this new store -I have a most 6.^ M
complete assortment of wavy > ~~T&e&^srifr •' H
switches, pompadours, transforma- \ ' '\u25a0 ttSt&r I]
i ' tions, and the very latest creatioij? *\ wT'^r ||
in directoire chignon, Billy- Burkes } "V
and cluster, puffs at prices ii^"^^ h
that are moderate and right.; //^^^T _£-\ •^\sS*J"'B*
partment ; the following IffiSr^S^^SL^^*!^^' 1
. Hair Dressing.. 2sc and 50c 'I
Shampooing 50c
Scalp Treatment 50c **«*®^^^^ Qnintoni«-«. «
Artistic Wig and Toupee making my IP^J rfiimt hair «
v * specialty.- The men's private wig de- '^L twir. y
partment remains at 2271 - Calif ornia \u25a0 ii^^ M
3lall Order* Receive Prompt Attention. I *\
.' . "The Qnalltr Hair Store" Eatabllxhed 186 C
JEWELRY SALESMAN
WATCHES
Police Are Seeking Missing Man
and .Timepieces
The police are searching . for "Jack"
Herman, a salesman for Ernst Steffen,
jeweler, ySS Mission street, who has
disappeared v after ; stealing several
watches and other articles ; of jewelry,
which he -pawned at different places.
Detectives Riordan and Ballet to have
been detailed on the .case. •
As a result, Steffen • obtained six
search warrants yesterday from Po
lice Judge Deasy to recover, from "John
Doe". Harris] 610 Kearny street, a gold
watch valued at $100; from "John Doe"
Smaltz, 630 Kearny street, -a gold
watch valued at $70; from Jake Attell
12 Third street.' a gold- watch valued
at: $15; .from TV*. J. Lindow. 57 Third
street, a gold watch valued at $40*
from Barney Jacobs. 860 Broadway
Oakland, a gold- watch valued at $io'o'
and :from "John Doe," 841 Broadway.
Oakland,' a groid watch valued at $25.
June brides
and groom^
The one ideal place to spend your
.wf l-.-.-l _a! on cyrnoon is Grand Canyon of
IK^ PF?II| zona - It's \u25a0 not so very far
iT^Tlll*"^ away. At the same time it's away
P^J^S^^P from the busy, inquisitive public.
Pullman sleeper; to the rim. On*
the, brink of the Canyon is' Hotel El Tovar, under
Fred Harvey *s management. It's like a big Country
Clubhouse. Our folders tell.
$35.00 Round Trip
Tickets -on-sale "daily. until September 30. 190t>
i • .Limit.- October 31. 1909
'Would be pleased to arrange your trip
r3. B. Duffy, 673 Market. St.. San Francisco *
? '\u25a0-'. T. Love, Market; St. Ferry,. San Francisco
. rJ..J. : Warner . . 1112 •Broadway. Oakland <
— -^^SMlk Ituhh&r as a.
/f 'i' lilY iill'!VU l <m hea< L vsr >" ou to remove a pencil mark from paper
If '! : ' *"»'»' Bl'l \\ 'I'lvVHMw ?. ocr tb«w*ht tarns instanUy to a rubber erasef. Expe-
/' : . - 1 "-J U -''" W ; nence has tauKht you th^tnotbinirelsehajitheremovia*
-property posseted by. rubber. When yon add to the erasing Qualities of soft and velvety
rubber the pttrifymg power^pf fresh flowtec water, yon bare a cleansin* axent of efficiency
Tlie Knickerbocker Spraybriish
• Ko. I— Brush 53$ In. 10n? . 2V In.' wide, So. S-Brnsh tv |xL long tv In So 5- Itnuu! hm«h su in in h««:
asa?s^s»SS£ kSSS;?SS?3
;^».r!f^.^!! : $3.0p j;s^:-.:?^!!$2Loo S^^^siß
fTHE kNICKERBOCKER'SPRAYBRUSH is made of the finest" ' i fi®l\Y
o£ ri fi?e P and 1151 ' 61 '' *""\u25a0 * ixU}lt betek > P liat »l« to every contour *^4>?^tS^J4^
M ni WMm^vrA^^ Tuz progress company, \\HSsTt
/M^^^M^'^U^l^^^ ,Ch«c.«o. MlnoU *&£\Js
WM^^~-. For Saif b£?HE^OWL DRUGXOT 7 "^^l ft *\u25a0
\-*^ sun rrnnrUeo. Onklnnd nnrt t.un Amgrim jU^J
== 'Weekly Gall, sl D er Ycar^. —'-
SLASHES AT THROAT TO :4
AVOID INSANITY CHARGE
Aged Man Attempts Suicide to
Evade Arrest
..On- learning that his benefactress, jl
Mrs. M. Hurley, was about to have him \u2666
removed to the detention hospital on a
charge of insanity. Dennis Hayes, aged
62 years, ran from the house yester
day morning and attempted to end P-l*
life by slashing his throat with >\u25a0
pocket knife. His attempt at- self-de-T
struction failed and after being treat
ed at the emergency, hospital be was
placed 'in the detention ward pending
an examination as to hia sanity.
Hayes, who has been staying at. the
home of Mrs. Hurley for the last'flV'j
years, has been acting strangely" of
late, so the woman decided to have hhr»
sent to the hospital.-
When the ambulance arrived at the
house Hayes slipped out through the
rear, door and.-, running to the street.
drew a. pocket knife and slashed his
throat. Mrs. Hurley stated that she
took the 'old \u25a0 man into her home, **7
Brook- street, five years ago and has
taken care, of him singe that time.