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COURT EXCUSES
CANDIDATE FROM
DUTY AS JUROR
William Crocker, Aspirant for
Mayor, Summoned as Tales«
man in Calhoun Trial
Another Weary Day Ends With
out Placing Any Citizen in
the Jury Box
Colonel Henry I. Kowalsky, the at
torney celebrated for his ability to
sing: suddenly into the arms of Mor
pheus at any and all times, was a vis
itor at the Calhoun trial Tuesday
morning:, and yesterday his spirit, so
far as relates to his ability to slumber,
appeared in the form of Angus Beaton,
a millwright living at 1242 First> ave
nue. Beaton was called as a talesman,
and in his appeal to Judge Lawlor to
be excused he cited symptoms that re
minded the audience forcibly of Ko
walsky, who has been considered the
premier knight of slumberland.
Kowalsky, however, still stands pre
eminently the sleepier of the two, for
Beaton stated that, while he felt certain
that the Calhoun trial would but prove
. an invitation to sleep, at his work he
was able to keep fairly wide awake
with the aid of the screeching buzz
saws. Beaton also told of a way of
fightinj off slumber that perhaps never
'. has been called to the attention t>£
'. Colonel Kowalsky.
• . *'I keep awake at the mill by work
ing hard and keeping at it all the
lime," he told Judge Lawlor.
The talesman was excused by his
I honor and managed to get out of the
courtroom in a waking condition.
The second mayoralty candidate to
enter the Calhoun trial appeared yes- >
terday in the person of William Crock- I
er, the. businessmen's committee candi- 1
date for the chief municipal office. \
Byron Mauzy. who is also a candidate,
was examined by Judge Lawlor and ex
, cused last week.
CItOCKER IS EXCUSED
Crocker found no difficulty in evad
ing jury service, for the attorneys for
• both sides were lenient and consented
to allow him to go. The excuse put
forth by Crocker was that he was a j
< andidate for the office for mayor ana
had expressed his opinions in the news
papers. Judge Lawlor did not feel em
powered to allow the millman to go on
this representation, but the defense
sig-nifieJ its willingness to excuse him
and District Attorney Langdon re- j
marked good naturedly that he did not |
;v.ish to keep a candidate from his ac- !
tivities. Crocker left, with a relieved j
. countenance at having evaded jury duty {
in order to carry out his political plans.
\u25a0 The day passed without another juror
>>eing secured, and one of the three
prospective talesmen, whose examina
tion was concluded from Wednesday,
was excused by consent. This wa3
Samuel Reisman, who, it was found,
had been examined and excused in the
trial of Frank Murphy, the attorney.
The examination of both George L.
Alerguire and David .S. Ciphers was
resumed yesterday, but left uncom
pleted, for Judge Lawlor wished to
sro into the law governing their ability
to serve as jurors. The two were ex
cused until 2 o'clock Monday, after
both had been queried at length by
the attorneys again.
DOI'BTFUL ABOUT SUPERVISORS
One talesman, Louis Bernstein, a for
mer, jeweler, now in the real estate
business, was questioned at length by
the counsel and told to return today to
be examined further. Bernstein was
passed in their preliminary question
ing by the defense, but was held under
Langdon's fire for over half an hour,
while his attitude toward the testi
mony the supervisors would give was
etelved into. It appeared, from Bern- !
»iein's replies, that he did not place
any decided credence upon the word
of the supervisors when he read in the !
papers that they had confessed to hay- '
"^Cfr. received money. When tWe hour
of adjournment ended the examination'
it was not at all clear whether, or not
the talesman would believe the super-
E visors even If he heard them testify
that they received bribes. The juror's
state of mind will be further explored
today. ' *'v i
WEAKNESS TOWARD DEFENDANT
Thomas Denigan, a pioneer wool 1
merchant of this city, with offices in '
the Pacific building, admitted having a
•strong weakness" toward the defend
ant .and stated that he did not think
he could convict the trolley .magnate
in the case, as far as he knew of it
lie was challenged by the prosecution
and excused.
George L. Burns surprised- attorneys '
and .audience by stating that' he never
h?.d heard an opinion expressed re- |
Karding the case, did not know whether j
or not Kuef was convicted, and had!
heard about the immunity agreements
with ilie supervisors only In a general
sort of way. He stated that he had
no opinion, but was excused by both
fides by consent.
Thus far 1.345 names have been
drawn from the big venire box and 266
men examined by the attorneys. In
the 13 days the trial has been heard
two temporary, jurors, subject to per
emptory challenge, have been secured,
and" there are three talesmen now un
der process of examination.
Heney Scores Tawney
[Special Dispatch to the Call]
SEATTLE. Aug. a. — Behind the at
tack made on him recently by Con
gressman James A. Tawney of Minne
sota, with respect to an appropriation'
of $23,000 for ?ervjces rendered in j
prosecuting Jand frauds in Oregon
there was personal animus, declared
Francis J. Heney, the Pan Francisco
graft : prosecutor, today.
The . Sllnneeotan's attack, said . the j
prosecutor, was inspired solely by a
desire to discredit him should he again
represent the government in the Ore
gon cases, and thereby effect the aban
donment by the government of the
cases, allowing the men under fire to
retain their patents to the lands in
volved.
'- **I have been treading too closely on
the' toes of a number of Tawney 1 *
friends to please the Minnesota con
gressman. I am willing to bet that if
the records of. the general land offieo
are examined it will be- found that
Tajvney, : was one s of the fellows who
helped to get "crooked , claims expe
dited,".: said Heney.ljgSgjjSggg .\u25a0 - *
T-Tawney;T -Tawney; thought that by discredit
ing me he could pave ; the way to . get
ting the' Oregon. land fraud, cases dis-,
missed^* thereby leaving his .friends in
possession of the lands involved .arid
also save his , friend. , Binger Hermann/
from being, prosecuted by < me, j whom
(they, are afraid of.**
\u25a0';', I2.«O " French, crusher*. "a!J "colors.;
TcmJ Dillon, opposite Call^building. • i
CALHOUN CASE
CONVERSATIONS
Judge I, aii lor: "Is there any
-. \u25a0 v
reason why you nhould not nerve
n't thin 'timer 1 '
William Crocker, aspirant:
••Well, your honor. I am a candi
date for- mayor, and my view*
bnvf been published In' nil the
papers."
Urfrnwe ''aiKoenej'i "There will
•»r no objection 'to ' excusins 3lr.'
Crocker." \u25a0
District Attorney I.anfcdoni
"There In no objection on the \u25a0
part ; of the district, attorney. I
would n«t keep a. candidate front
his actiTltiea."
l.nnndont •*\u2666 You feel that you
trould not be a fair juror in this
ww*f
Louis Mrl.Nar. 'retired clerk:
".Vo." • .
I.ana;don: "You fed, do Ton,
that the people of the state of
California would not get a fair,
trial at your hands?"
3lcLanet "Yes."
Ansru* Beaton, millwright:
"Your honor, 1 so to sleep very
often and feel that I could not
keep awake during; the course of
this trial. Sometimes I fall
asleep on my feet."
Judge l.arwlor: "Do you not
feel that you could remain awake
and listen to the evidence at this
trial r?
ItratoD! "\n, your honor."
Judge l.anlor: "HoW do yon
mntiHsrc to keep awake while
working nt your trade?" :
Beaton t "I keep working bard,
your honor, to remain awake,
and never stop!"
District Attorney Langdon:'
"Did you ever -hear of the prize
fißht trust?"
Geors;e !>. Burns, undertaker:
"frlae tight* <Io not interest me
at all."
"Ever hear of Jimmy Britt."
' "I think he in one of the scrap
pers."
"Do; you knew that bis brother
WHIle was Indicted?"
"Xo. sir."
"Ever hear of Eddie Graney?"
"I believe he was a trainer or
something."
AUTOMOBILE THIEF
IS RUN TO EARTH
James Warner, Who Stole Dr.
Berthiaume's Car, Is Arrested
and Machine Recovered
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
MARYSVILLE, Aug. s.— After giving
the officers of San Francisco, Sacra
mento and other bay counties a chase
for three or four days James Warner,
the man who stole a $6,000 Packard
automobile from the garage of Dr.
Berthiaume In San Francisco Sunday,
was run to earth in this city tonight,
captured by Policemen Blue, McCoy
and Smith, and has made a confession.
The automobile has been recovered and
the San Francisco authorities' have
been notified.
Warner eluded half a dozen Sacra
mento officers s'esterday and arrived in
this city, dust covered and hungry,
last nighti He left the machine, under
a tree in Sutter county, across the
Feather river from this city, arid came
heire and secured a room at a lodging
house. He told the landlady that he
had a machine on the other side of the
river and that it had broken 'down and
he had to walk in. He also told a
garage man that he wanted him to go
out and see the machine tomorrow.
The, garage man told the police that
the fellow = acted strangely and* they,
having reward cards for Warner, set
about to capture him. He was found
in his room and arrested. He pleaded
Innocence and said he did not know
anything abOTit an automobile. He
said the orAy clothes he had were the
shirt and overalls he wore. The. of
ficers, however, found the full auto
suit containing automobile plugs and
in a pocket found a letter written by
the doctor from whom he stole the ma
chine. '\u25a0 ' . . '
The automobile was tonight recov
ered by Blue and then Warner made! a
complete confession. He told how- he
entered the auto before the, doctor
came and took the machine, and; also
talked about the chase the Sacramento
officers and detectives, had. He says he
Is ready to go back and face the charge
that will be preferred against' him.
BURGLARS STEAL COIN
FROM MAN'S POCKETS
John B. Morris' Residence En-
tered While He Sleeps
The residence of John B. Morris, 308
Sanchez street," was' entered, shortly
after 'midnight yesterday morning and
$130. taken \frqm 'the -pockets of his
trousers. The . house was -also entered
about three^weeks ago, , but Morris
awoke and; the burglar fled. .
O. M. : Fitzgerald's ice 'cream store
at 1155";McAllister. street 'I was entered
by ; burglars early yesterday, morning
and $22, which -was hiden' under some
paper boxes, was ; stolen. , :.The ' s-how
window, of; Z. H. Harris' , tailor shop,
157 Montgomery street, was broken
early yesterday ' morning* arid "a bolt
of cloth" stolen..
Steve Mamctt of ,'the Oxford apart
ments,' Berkeley, complained. to; Police
men Boland and Behan early' yesterday,
morning; that he Had been ! robbed :of
$1 00, : but % as _, he V~ told '-.\u25a0' contradictory,
stories arid was under the « lnfluence of
.liquor" he was. arrested for, being 'drunk.'
He hadijlll -in hls.purseand afterlhe
had sobered up he -said he'wlthdrew-hls
complaint. " \u0084 • ,-'."---:
.A man about " 30 ; years of age " passed
a spurious 'check for \u25a0 $10.50 s on, Mrs." G. ;
F. '^Chatfieid j: notion .'.' store, ? 518 \ Fred-,
erlckstreeU'^Wednesday afternoon; kail
attempted Uojpass'a* check:' for 'sl3 "on
Mrs. Edith - Smith," ; 1 670 " Haight street."
but . she hatl no change. "The », checks
were dr"awn-on;the Mission bank.
\u25a0_:.' Baldwin Jewelry Co: still at Van Ness
and Sutler.' fc-idendid.: line -of. Jewelry;'
Silver Ware. o Advances on 'diamonds." • '
THEgSAya,pRAyCTSeO CALL; : KRIDAY,.' AUGUST ;6i ;i9o9^
BRADBURY HANDLES
BUSINESS FROM JAIL
Aged Millionaire Keeps Grip on
His Affairs Despite Im
prisonment i
Insists He Is Negotiating for
Lease of Property Involv
: ing $1,000,000
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SAX RAFAEL. '.Aug.; s.— Fjom- his
ceil in the county jail William B. Brad
bur}', the imprisoned Corte Madera
millionaire, engineered the -movements
of a : real estate deal involving $1,000,
000 today, with the expectation that it
will be brought to a' satisfactory con
clusion tomorrow. Included in the
transaction is ; the plan to lease ' his
property at California street and Van
Ness-a venue. • ' ' . . •
Despite his imprisonment the aged
millionaire has not allowed' his busi
ness matters to pass out. of his control.
His. cell has been converted Into an
office and, though his d^sk is a dry
goods box and his fixtures rude and
emphatically unpretentious, his grasp
of his personal affairs -has not slack
ened. ' . . • ; •
"I have a real estate deal," he ( said,
"which will involve $1,000,000. I ex
pect a man from San Francisco to call
on me In 'my cell tomorrow in regard
to it and I expect to see it : satisfac
torily settled. In this deal is a pro
posed lease of my property at Van
Ness avenue and California for a long
term of years."
The announcement that the applica
tion-for a writ of. habeas corpus made
by his attorney, Charles H. Fairall, to
the supreme court had . been denied
brought forth a contemptuous outburst
from Bradbury. - "I expected; as much,"
he said. "I could hope for nothing. else
from the judges of the supreme court.
For some reason « they.. are prejudiced
against me and nothing I ask will -be
granted. '
The news of the actipn of the su
preme court was told to him by his
wife, who. was visibly affected by the
decision. "A pardon from- the gover
nor is my husband's only hope now,"
she said.' >
KEEPS 3IESSEXGER BUSY
Bradbury, accustomed to every com
fort and luxury, feels keenly the. cramp
and discomfort of his prison quarters.
Surrounded by newspapers, he; sits on
a cane bottom chaiT either reading or
writing. From his cell there has been
a constant flow of messengers with
telegrams' and letters, and so busy Is
the old man that he found it necessary
to purchase a little electric bell with
which to summon the .warden when he
wishes \u25a0 to call for" messengers. .'
"If I am permitted,". he said, "I will
Install a long distance telephone in my
cell. I have a lot of business matters
to close up in case I have to go to the
penitentiary, and a telephone, would be
of great help to me. I am going to
have this cell properly fixed -up. lam
going to have a bureau with a mirror
inone corner; in the center will be a
table with a. reading lamp, and I will
put a bookcase against the wall." U
;The only persons to visit" him'yes
terday were his wife, . his pretty niece,
Miss Van Sickle, and a magazine
writer. ;'\u25a0• Except, during their brief
stays he was alone the entire day.
The loneliness and' lack of friends
seems to have done more ; toward
breaking down .'the. stoical - outlook
with which he gazes on his fate than
any physical discomfort. "I .will be
all right here," he said, "unless I go
crazy.'. I have been accustomed.to an
active life, ; and this close confinement
and loneliness gets, on'my nerves.- The
trouble with me is that I am too honest
for, this world. Another man jn my
place would, have kept out of,: sight
instead of going to the sheriff's office."
Bradbury's attorneys '\u25a0 busied them
selves today circulating a petition
among the citizens of Corte Madera re
questing Governor Gillett. to :pardon
the millionaire^ The supreme court
did not render, any opinion in denying
his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Explains His Reprieve \u25a0 :
EUREKA,* Aug. s.— Governor Gillett,
when questioned in regard to the» re
prieve granted to William B. Brad
bury,; said he did so in order; to have
an opportunity of the evi
dence in the" case. jHe 'declared that
though the trial judge and -the jury
had recommended a pardon for Brad
bury, he d^d not:wish^to be governed
by their recommendation alone, but de
sired to judge the - merits of the case
from the evidence. ; .
UNION TRUST COMPANY
CASHIER IS PROMOTED
Charles J. Deering Succeeds R.
Watt, Late Vice President
Charles J. Deering^ for the last sev
eral years ; cashieY; ofjthe' Union - trust
company, .was. yesterday elected - to the
office of vice president 'of that! insti
tution to occupy'the vacancy caused by
the death of, Robert Watt- H. .Van Lu
ven, assistant cashier of the bank, ; as
sumes the position /of secretary :' and
cashier and Charles : dv 'Pare,' second
assistant secretary and . cashier, will
become the first- assistant secretary and
cashier. ' . ' '-." . -\u0084 . ... \u25a0 . .
Deering has been with the Union
trust company since its organization
in 1893. ; ! . :v.<
II.; Van Luven. has-been T.-;th- the
Union trust company. for 10. years. i
MILK LAW VIOIATED-OharW M. Hawm;
dairyman; was tflned* $50, by 'I'olioe Judpp .Shorty
nil ynsierday for scllinp adnltfrfltcl milk, t
Boys!! Boys!!; Bdysl! /Boys!! "Boys!!
1 WO |\^l4it!DS' ;
yi^en Away— \u25a0
real mptbr cars, not toys— at\Roos : -~
Bros, to the ; : most^ popular ; boys.
Gne /
< \u0084 . theTother' ; in the \u25a0\u25a0 Children 'sderjar^t-
"ment. -Details 'how to get- them
in Sunday papers. ;
ROOS BROS,
Market Street
Hobo Returns Gold
Piece Given to Him
Instead of Nickel
Beggar Asks for Dime and- Js
Rewardeci With:Dolla'r>; '
for His Honesty
'' The honest heart beneath the ; ragged
coat, .which has passed in late % years
as - a ' pleasing ; fiction, has been discov
ered.';".-. - ; \u25a0 '\u25a0'. \u25a0";.."•\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0.;. :
Reuben Kalisky, a clerk : living at'
1134 i Turk street, was walking, down
Fillmore "street Tuesday . evening. He.
had no i lantern; with j him and wasn't
expecting to 'meet any person more
than moderately honest. But as he was
passing under "one of the electric
arches that lend glory to,the street he
was i accosted : by : a . hobo, and | a Vmbre
than' 1 ordinarily: hoboish looking hobo"
at .that.' The- hobo asked for ;a V dime:
No true hobo' ever asks [for anything
else, neither a nickel or a quarter, but
Just, a dime. ; He "wanted to buy the
inevitable cvp ;• of coffee,-, for . ; hoboes
don't drink anything but coffee and
don't eat food.; :.
. "I haven't a : dime,'.': Kalisky said, feel-
Ing over his pockets, "but here are two
nickels." ; ; :\u25a0'. »>';
- He thought two nickels ought -to
please as well as the conventional dime.
So he. went his way. -
' It happened— and here is where truth
puts one over on fiction— that .Kalisky
had not gone more .than half ; a block
before he felt a tap on his shoulder.
Turning around, he saw the hobo. ..
"Didn't you make a mistake, mister?"
asked-the'hobo.Textendlng' his ; palm.
"One of these nickels is a five dollar
sold piece." -\ ' ' r '
Grasping: an awning rod to, save him
self, Kalisky an answer until
he \ recovered from the shock. 7. As he
received the fiver he passed a large sil
ver piece,: which -was gratefully re
ceived by a pair of soiled but honest
hands.- -
FORESTERS ENTERTAIN
THEIR GRAND OFFICERS
Two Hundred Attend Feast at
Argonaut Hotel
Court Washington No. 37 of the For
esters of America, the first ; court of
that order instituted In California, cel
ebrated ' the twentieth anniversary of
the institution with a banquet" in the
Argonaut hotel -last Wednesday, night.
There were more. than 200 members at
the .flower bedecked tables and there
were present as special guests Leo
Kaufmann,. grand chief ranger; Wil
liam H. Donohue, grand subchief
ranger; Frank Conklin, grand treas
urer; John J. Cordy, grand secretary;
J. G. Quinn, grand junior woodward;
Joseph Reboli. grand- senior; beadle;
John O'Callaghan, Phillip VG. Sheeny
and J.E.Ennls, grand trustees, and
Jacob : Isabel, editor j>t the American
Forester Review. .
Past Chief Ranger Goldman was the
toastmaster, who. called upon the fol
lowing to respond;to toasts assigned to
them: J. L. David, chairman of, the
evening: Leo Kaufmann, William 11.
Donohue, Judge J. G. Quinn and M. C.
Lasky,: secretary of the court since its'
institution. Between responses Charles
Jacobs, George Delehanty,* M.' Jacobs
and Eddie- Healy entertained*; with vo
cal, selections and an orchestra , ren
dered musical numbers: .
During the evening the court pre
sented to ; the toastmaster a ; diamond
shirt stud and to ti; LI David; a set of
silver table ware .'in appreciation' of
the many ' services they have ] rendered
the-court during their long period of
membership. .;";.''''; V ' ;7'; 7 '
SPUR TRACK TO SAVE
TIME ON NEW HOSPITAL
Protest Dropped When Super-
visors Explain Need
When. residents of the' neighborhood
appeared yesterday before the street
committee of the supervisprs' to pro
test against ; the new, spur ; track at
Twenty-fifth j street and j Potrero aye- t
nue,.they learned that the track means*
a large time saving In the work of the
city and county hospital.- . .
I Instead of unloading /from car to
truck and a hard, noisy drive to the
hospital grounds, the. steel. girders will
.be swung from car to building. Clerk
Behan advisedlthat'the contractors al
lay Ithe dust" by. sprinkling; meantime.
This was accepted by ..-,the\ committee.'
The visitors then dropped their t protest.
Chairman Center,, after explaining
that the track was only temporary, said
that about.* 50,000 : tons of,;
would be' handled over, the track. The
flying dust from .crushed rock Is .the
main cause of the protest;and this must
be watered down, before being dumped.
INGLESIDE TO ORGANIZE
•VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
Improvement- Club Will Ask
..\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 City for Equipment ~
* The Lake View and Ingleside i dis
tricts, now suffering, from :iack of ; fire
protection, : may /organize /ay, volunteer
fire company. : At least the- suggestion
to this effect ;by,Supervisor.>Broderick
was accepted' as i a . good , one ;by W. \u0084G.
White?/ representing the ; Ingleside im
provement 'club. •
,- White, who had appeared: before the
supervisors', fire; committee ;in protest,
said • that \u25a0; he 7 would ; apply to ';\u25a0 the fire
commission j for .equipment. » - "
;> I A i volunteer company was
last, year in the San ; Bruno road.*; .The
residents built their own flrehpuses and
the. city furnished -chemical engine
K with horses. : ;. This case \u25a0 serves as a
precederit in the protection of the out
lying-districts. ,;-..;;
MISS DUNPHY RAPS
BROTHER'S HABITS
Sister Testines' Wealthy • Cattle
S Owner Is Not Responsible
When Drinking
Appears in Court in Support of
Claim That He Is Unable
, to Manage Estate
-James C. Dunphy himself was the
main witness yesterday In tlje pro
ceedings before Judge " Troutt -to de
termine whether or not he.is in need
of.aguardian. The case for the peti
tioner,* Miss Jennie C. Dunphy,. his sis
ter, having closed, J. Lyons,
attorney for Mrs. "Dodle". Dunphy, who
is' , opposing the to . have her
husband . declared incompetent, ; called
the wealthy cattle : owner to the wit
nessstand. • -"
;It was plainly one of Dunphy's so
called lucid intervals, for he answered
all \u25a0 questions asked . him clearly and
succinctly. He was examined only re
garding- the ranches in Nevada and In
Monterey | county, belonging- to" the
Dunphy \u25a0" estate, ,and , showed | himself
thoroughly conversant with the details
of ; the management of the properties.
Nothing was asked Dunphy as to his
opinion of his ability to manage his
own ' possessions, , but he . has already
stated that he wished the court to ap
point his sister guardian.
The entire morning session was giv
en up to cross examination* of -Thomas
R. . Curtis/ . secretary of \ the Dunphy
estate company, by .Attorney Lyons.
Curtis told of an escapade of Dun
phy In July of this year, when he
escaped from his male trained nurse,
A.. O, ; E. ' Rassmussen, and; went to the
Hotel. Palms. There he threatened to
throw himself out of a window.
CALLS niSI IRRESPONSIBLE
Miss Jennie C. Dunphy, : the sister,
was called as a witness. and testified
when asked her opinion as to-Dunphy'a
state of mind: -• '
'v"I think when he is in a certain con
dition ,he' is not competent— in other
words, when he is imbibing; or, rather,
I think, he is. irresponsible — I prefer to
put it that way."
Miss Dunphy was cross examined at
great length by Lyons as to the Dun
phy properties and as to her adminis
tration of them. The hearing will be
resumed today. '
ATTEMPTED EXTORTION
CASE IS BEING: HEARD
Demurrer Interposed by Dr.
Arberry Is Overruled
The preliminary examination of Dr.
John J. Arberry of Dr. Taylor & Co.
721 Market street, on a charge of at
tempting to extort $200 from Mrs.
Mary Tomasini of Sarts^Luis Oblspo
county July 27 on the false representa
tion that her j nephew, Ulysses Muscio.
was suffering from heart disease was
commenced yesterday before Police
Judge Deasy and continued until this
mornlngv : . . : \u25a0:, . '--:_\u25a0- \u25a0.*. \u25a0.
V '' Attorney Greeley interposed a de
murrer to the complaint on the grounds
that three or four different charges
were recited and that- what was to be
doneVwas in\ the'. future, but the de
murrer was overruled. ; -
: Drs. John <J. Spencer, ,August J.
Lartlgau and E. Schmollagaln testified
that v they had examined 'Muscio and
found his heart; in a normal condition.
Attorney "W..W. Kaufman prosecuted
and the defendant was represented by
Attorneys Greeley, Ackerman and
Wheelan. , rf '
PLEADS POOR HEALTH
TO: GAIN HIS FREEDOM
Dr. B. B. rLee Fears Death if
Kept in Prison
Dr. Benjamin. B. Lee, sentenced to
serve a term of 'five years 'for the mur
der of James McCarthy, a detective, >by
poking an umbrella in McCarthy's eye.
and who recently applied for a writ
of habeas corpus to secure his release
from the- county jail pending the hear
ing of his appeal, appeared before Jus
tice Kerrigan yesterday morning.
,\ W. H. 11. Hartargu'ed in favor of the
release and. submitted the expert testi
mony ..of . Dr. 11. . C. Edwards and Dr. S.
F.'Long'' toj the effect .that Dr. Lee
could\not live any Jength of time if
he was* kept. ln confinement. . .
Wiliam Hdff vCook; represented ; the
district attorney's office' and. asked that
a special physician -be appointed by'the
court to examine Lee. Dr. L. D. Eaci
galupl \u25a0 was ; appointed.
Gray. Hair^ Stopped— -By Mrs. Nettle
Harrison's 4-Day. Hair Color. The only
.entirely successful ; and :\u25a0 satisfactory
preparation for .this purpose. Cleanly,
safe, quick. . Never fails.; All druggists. •
;It ; used" to be : good form in the utility business to ignore the
word "complaint." The word had an unpleasant sound to managerial
*?\u25a0 ears. "Information desk," / "Adjustment bureau," or "pepartment
••;\u25a0 -/of claims," were; among .'the;^ terms; favored, and every effort was-
made to minimize :the fact that the company ever received such a
thing as a protest .from a patron.
:\u25a0 Times change; and so do customs. We do not like the word
complaint , any better . than you do, but we are ' frank to , admit that
in a business as large as ours some /mistakes* will; happen and sonic
pls^ imperfections occur. We know that you realiiee thisand will con-
sider,: the ; MANNER in which we rectify errors, RATHER THAN
v \Ve;guard against defects and strive to prevent them to the best -
of pur ability. :'\ When .things go wrong with gas' service we pre-
fer -to have* you tell ; us immediately \u25a0 and give us a chance to straighten
.\u25a0\u25a0them; out instead of cherishing a grudge against us arid telling your
v-VAri-.pvercharge;=pr^a^delayed' r .connectionVihay.,be due. to \u25a0 no con-.
\ \u25a0... scious fault of ours, but the spirit in which we correct the mistake
> j •is \u25a0the)criteriori by *which you should judge our professed 'determina-
tion to render 'good service. -"";:.- . ' '- i
, Our, employes are: instructed to be as. polite and willing to repair .._
grieyances as \ the ; man%ement itself ;;and _we -believe; as^a body, that
,' they) are. > If, however;" on^
'(duties to the public,: you can not possibly regret it any more than
SAN FRANCISCO GAS COMPANY
Yo u n g Menand Boys
We take this occasion to an-
nounce in connection with our
Friciay and Saturday specials
in pur Junior Department the
arrival of \new Fall styles for
young men and boys. We have
planned bigger than ever for
this department for the com-
ing season and ROOS values
will again show their unques-
tioned superiority.
NORFOLK SUITS— We have p^MSe^
; ww ...,v er a number of
Norfolks— values up to $7.50. For Fri- . C^^C
day and Saturday • Jp^»/t)
YOUNG MEN'S SUlTS—^attractive va-
nety in which val-
ues range up to $15. For Friday and Sat- GQ ip;
urdayr f/v vy«TcO
KHAKI MILITARY SUITS»» Re P lar $ 1 - 50
, \u0084 ' , values. Just
the thing for wear after school. <|»| /\g
Two <Autos Free to 'Boys I Not loys—Real Gasoline
Motor Cars. See Sunday Papers How to Get Them.
Koos Bros
Market St.
EHRMAN BROS. (g^CO:
134-136-138 Front* Street.
lllli^einCre cpnyenfrar* I
/^Associated ' \u25a0AdvertisinaQubs) \
Wm .a v 7
j America * /
W.T. HESS; Notary Public
' ROOM lllS. CALiI.I BUILDING
At, residence. 1460 Page street, betwe'eh
7 p. m. and, B p. m. Residence telephone
.Park 2797.
Sticky Sweating
Palms
after taking salts or cathartic'
waters — did you ever notice tflat
weary all gone feelinjp— the palms
of your bands ' sweat — and rottea
taste in your mouth .— Cathartics
only more by sweating 1 your bowels
—Do a lot of hurt— Try a CASCA-
RET and see how much easier the
job is done — how much better
you_feel. B ~j
CASCARET3 ioc a bbx for a week's,
treatment, all dnit;j{i«ts. Bigge** seller
in the world. Million boxes a month.
PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS FOE THE PUr.CTIASE OT OLD
Iroo ami Ste*l. indudias Abandonrd Locomn-
tl»e«. Pump Curs. Tanks. Bacges. Boilers. Gird-
ers. Praises. Sheet Iron, Parts of Old Machltwvv.
and Mixcellan'.-oiis Junk. Se.ili-d proposals will
be retired at the office of the Cesera! Purchas-
ing Officer, Istbrnian Canal Commission. Wu«ii-
injton. D. C. until - 10:30 a*.' m.. Si>pt<?oah»r 1»>.
1009. at wblcb time th^y will be opuied la pu(v
lie. for the purchase of the .abort-mentioned ar-
ticles. Blank!* and general Information relating
to this Circular (2C«V 329> may 6e obtained from
this of flee or the of does of the Assistant Purchas-
ing ARenta. 24 State Street. New Tort'Clty; 05
Nntional Re^lfr K'litdinx. New Orteam. La., sn.t
10SU N'ortb Point Street. San Francisco. Cat: also
from-theLV>«.' Engineer Offices In thefollowins
cities: -Seattle. Wash.; Vo» Angeles, Cal.; Balti-
more.- Md.; Philadelphia. Pa.; Pittaburz. Pa.:
Boston. Ms.«.; B&ffalo. N. V. : Cleveland. Ohio;
Cincinnati. Ohio; Chicago. 111.; St.-Lonl», Mo.;
IH-troit. Mich.; Xilwaakee.r Wis.: St. Panl,
Slinn. : . Chattanooga, .Term.:. Louisville. Kr.; Mo-
bile. Ala.', and GalTeston. Tex.: Commercial Club.
Kansas City, Mo.:' Chamber of Commerce.
Quinc.T. in., and {Chamber of Commerce an<l
Board, of Tiade.' Tacoma. Wa*b. — F. C. Bosrs».
Captain. Corps of Engineers, c. S. A., General
Purchasing Officer.
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