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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
CIVIL SERVICE
IS UNDER FIRE
Supervisors Begin Investiga-
tiOn Into Alleged Slowness
in Holding of Examinations
RESOLUTION ON SUBJECT
Lane Holds Board Cannot Ex-
empt Cleaning Machines Used
in City Work From Restriction

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
began preliminary proceedings toward
proposed investigation into the al
legged slowness of the Civil Service Com
mission in holding examinations. The
Supervisors adopted, under suspension
Of the rules, the following resolution,
introduced by Supervisor Braunhart:
Resolved That the Board of Civil Service
Commissioners be and II is hereby requested and
directed u inform this board what examinations
have been held for eigibles in the public serv-
motions in the Police and Fire departnFsnts, for
the calendar year beginning January 1. 1904;
Resolved further that said commission be
and is hereby requested and directed to furnish
a list showing the names salaries and posi-
tions of all temporary appointees who are
subject to the civil service provisions of the
charter IT. each of the departments in the
city government as certified December l, 1908.
Braunhart said that the resolution
was preliminary to another he would
introduce at a later date directing that
civil service examinations be held i'm
mediately for the positions not now in
cluded in the merit system.
1T seems to be the opinion of the
people and of the members Of this
board" said Braunhart, that sufficient
time has elapsed since the charter went
examinations for positions in the vari-
GUS city departments. l believe that the
proposed bond issue would not have
been successful at the polls if the peo-
pie had not been under the impression
that the expenditure of the money
would be carried out under civil SER
vice regulations.
The board postponed action for one
week on the proposed ordinance pro-
hibiting the operation of the COM
pressed air carpet and house cleaning
machines on public streets, to give the
opponents of the measure an oppOrtu-
nifty to be heard.
City Attorney Lane filed an opinion
that it is within the power of the board
to regulate the operation of such ma
chimes on the public streets by the
passage of the ordinance, but the
clause this ordinance shall not affect
engines or machinery used in the pros
ecutiOn of public work" would render
the measure invalid. Lane holds there
is no power in the board to permit such
engines when used for one class of
work and prohibit them as to other
classes of work. The ordinance would
only be legal if made applicable to all
engines operated by motive power upon
any sidewalk or public street, Lane
says.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
JAMES VI. WILKINS FILES
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
States That He Owes John Sroufe
ThirtyEight Thousand Dollars
With No Assets

James NJ. wilkins of the Cliff House
fled a petition in insolvency yester-
day in the United States District
Court. He has only one creditor, John
SrOufe, the debt being represented by
two promissory notes aggregating
S28,77O. Seven hundred dollars worth
of furniture, books and pictures are
claimed as exempt and there are no
assets.
Creditors of the Yerba Buena Drug
and Chemical Company of 1928 Pow
ell street filed a petition asking to
have the firm declared an involuntary
insolvent. They allege that the COM
pany conveyed its stock of goods to
Caroline Casuoni with intent to delay
and defraud it's creditors and that sew
eral barrels of more or less good whis-
ky were spirited away from the prem
ises with like intent to delay and de-
fraud the creditors.
Petitions in voluntary insolvency
were also filed as follows: George
Aitchison of the firm of Aitchison &
johnson, San Francisco merchants,
liabilities 1924, no assets; Edwin
Mohrig. dealer in bicycles, etc. San
Francisco, liabilities $19,379, assets
$17,832; Ferdinand Tihista, stock
raiser, Marysville, liabilities $6094, no
assets.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
ORDERS BONDS
TO BE ISSUED
Board of Supervisors Passes
Ordinance to Raise Money
for Public Improvements
TO CONSIDER MAYORS VETO
Robert J. LOughery Appointed
Assistant Clerk to Succeed J.
S. Bannerman, Who Resigned

The Board of Supervisors yesterday
passed to print proposed ordinance
providing for the issuance, sale and re-
demption of several bonds in the ag-
aggregate amount of $17,771;OOO for
which the people voted at a recent cleo
tion, for the purpose of constructing
new SchoolhouseS, hospital and sewer
system, repairing accepted streets, con-
structing a new county Jail and pub
lie library and acquiring lands for pub
lie parks and children's Fairgrounds.
The ordinance provides for the man
ner of the sale of the bonds, which are
to bear interest at the rate of 313 per
cent per annum, payable Semi-an-
nually. Accounts shall be kept of the
funds created for the redemption of the
bonds and the payment of the interest
thereon, for which a special tax shall
be levied at the same time that the
general tax levy is fixed.
Any purchaser of the coupon bonds
may avail himself of the privilege of
exchanging the same for registered
bonds as provided for in an act of the
Legislature entitled An act in relation
to municipal bonds" approved Feb
ruary 2S, 1903, the provisions of which
are made applicable to the bonds pro-
vided by the ordinance.
w nile prov lSiOH Is IIldue lot IHe IS
suance of 29,778 bonds, it is not intend
ed to sell them all at once, but only in
such amounts as are needed to carry
out the Improvements.
The Mayors veto of the ordinance
taking from him the appointment of
the position Of poundmaster, now held
by H. O. Irwin. and placing the power
in the boards hands, was ordered
printed for one day and referred to the
joint Committee on Finance, Police and
License and orders, from which IT am
anated. The clerk of the board was
directed to furnish each Supervisor
with a copy of the transcript of testi-
mony in the hearing of charges
brought against Poundmaster Irwin.
The resignation of John S. Banner
man, assistant clerk of the Board Of
Supervisors, was accepted and Super
visor Loughery, whose term expires on
January s, 1904, was elected to fill the
vacancy. The appointment of Lough-
cry is to take effect January 8. Ban
herman, who was a faithful clerk, re-
signs to take uD the practice Of law.
The position pays salary of S125 per
month and Loughery. who was thus
honored by his colleagues, is in every
way fitted Cor it.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Omcers Are Elected.

At the regular meeting of Clan
Fraser No. IS Of Scottish Clans the
following officers We're elected for
1904: Chief Thomas A. Munro; tanist,
A r. Calder; past chief, William Cor
mack; chaplain, Hugh Fraser; secre-
tary, Alexander King; financial secre-
tary, Thomas Wilson; treasurer, NJ. L.
Grove; physician, DR.. George Adam;
senior henchman, A. w. McFarlane; /;
junior henchman, John Hood; SEN
eschal, John T. Smith Jr.; Warder
William Millar: sentinel, j. O. Fraser;
trustees-WilLam Rae. A. n. Mac
phersOn. Charles Adams; Dipers-L :.
r. Tevendale, Adam Ross, r. Murray,
James Sinclair, John Balm Donald
BeatOn; standard-bearer, William Rae
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST
THE UNITED RAILROADS
Miss S. j. Mcclellan and DR.. j. c. Stin-
son Seek TO Recover Damages for
Injuries to Persons and Mobile.

Miss S. J. Mcclellan filed a suit yes
terday to recover the sum of s299 SO
from the United Railroads of this city
for injuries received in a collision be-
tween an automobile in which she
was riding and a Powell-street car.
DR.. J. c. Stinson, who was acting as
chauffeur at the time of the accident,
also brought suit to recover a like
amount for the damage done to his
automobile.
The accident happened on Septem-
ber is last at the junction of Powell
and Eddy streets. DR.. Stinson guided
his machine between a north and a
south bound car with the result that
it was completely demolished and it's
passengers thrown to the ground. DR..
Stinson escaped without injury but
Miss Mcclellan was severely hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
FIREMEN FEEL
MOST GRATEFUL
Recent Benefit for Widows
and Orphans Association
Clears Profit of $4,000
DONATIONS EXCEED $4,000
Department Will Give Annual
Entertainment for Cause of
Those Left in Need by Death

The recent benefit performances at
the Grand Opera-house in aid of the
widows and orphans fund of the
Fire Department resulted in profit Of
900 to the worthy cause. With the
private subscriptions, including one of
$4,000 from Claus Spreckels, the firemen
now have more than $4,000 in their
treasury.
With the tickets sold by the firemen
and the cash taken in at the doors Of
the opera-house, the gross receipts Cf
the week amounted to $4,000. The eX-
penses of renting the theater and pay
ing the company that appeared there,
together with the cost of putting the
famous fire scenes, totaled up to little
more than $4,000, leaving a handsome
balance for the widows and orphans
fund.
Chief Sullivan and Assistant Chief
Dougherty and all the men of the Fire
Department feel deeply gratified at the
support given to the benefit by the
general public.
Assistant Chief Dougherty personally
supervised the staging d the famous
fire scenes and Dominick r. Commit of
the Fire Commissioners office super
Vised the business end Of the weeks
benefit.
The desire TO witness the thrilling
work or the f1remen, as presented on
the Grand Opera-house stage was so
great that 1t would have been possible
to continue the fire scenes for a second
week.
The firemen, however, feel that the
public has responded so generously
that when the second annual benefit is
given the citizens will again give
hearty support to the cause of those
left behind by the men of the depart
ment who risk their lives in fighting
fire and saving life.
The firemen do not depend upon the
public entirely to help the funds of the
widows and orphans fund. The men
contribute 81 each a month out of their
pay in addition to their contributions
to the sick benefit fund which they
maintain.
The officials of the Widows and Or
phans Aid Association of the Fire De-
partment are:
President, ]. w. Reilly; vice presi-
dent, Charles Murray, engineer of IN
gine No. 2; directors, Frank Cummings,
driver truck No. 2; e. A. McKittrick,
battalion chief; Captain James Rad
ford, captain engine No. 25; E. I.
Church, Commissioners office; James
MCGOWAN, engine No. %; John Doher-
ty, captain engine No. II, and D. r.
Commit, Fire Commissioners office,
treasurer and secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Remove Wagons From Streets.

BY order of the Board of Public
Works thirty-six wagons were re-
moved from Main, Beale and Spear
streets Sunday and conveyed to the
city corporation yards, where they will
be held until the owners pay the ex-
pense of their moving. The manufac-
turing and business houses have been
warned repeatedly by the Board of
Public Works to cease using the city
streets as wagon repositories and have
ignored the orders. 1t is the intention
of the board to see that the city ordi-
nances relating to the blocking of
streets are enforced. Among the firms
that were guilty of this practice and
whose wagons were removed are the
Judson Manufacturing Company and
Henry B. Schindler's wagon factory.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Mrs. Mary Bartels in Court.

The application OF Frank ]. Kane
for letters of guardianship over the
persons and estate of the two children
of Mary Bartels, the woman who was
arrested on suspicion of being insane
after she had attempted to burn her
home on Stevenson street, was given a
partial hearing in the Probate Court
yesterday. Mrs. Bartels will offer as
her defense the fact that she was or
dered released by the Insanity Com
missioners and that her condition was
mainly due to ill-health and the perse-
cution Of her neighbors.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
PHYSICIAN ARRESTED ON
GRAND LARCENY CHARGE
DIR. Donald Mclean Is Accused in
Complaint of Stealing instruments
From His Employer.

DIR. Donald Mclean was taken to
the City Prison yesterday by Detec-
tives O'Dea and Mulcahy and Will be
booked on a charge of grand larceny.
He is accused of having stolen several
instruments, valued at $3.50 from
physician at s Mason street, with
whom he was employed as an assist
ant The instruments were recovered
by the detectives.
Mclean claims to be a graduate of
the University of Edinburgh. Scotland.
He came here some years ago, got
married and was divorced. He has
been a slave to the liquor habit and
has not been in active practice for
some years. The physician lat s Mason
street took pity upon him and gave
him employment. Mclean, it is al
legged, broke open the cases contain
ing the instruments and sold them.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
VIII Not Issue License.

The Board of Bank Commissioners
will not issue license to the promot-
ers of the United Banking and Trust
Company, which was organized for
the purpose of conducting business in
this city. The company wishes to do
a combination real estate and bank
ing business and the Bank Commis-
sion has no authority to issue any but
the regular bank license.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
TWO PRISONERS PLEAD
GUILTY TO BURGLARY
One Is Sentenced to Serve Three Years
in San Quentin Prison and the
Other One Year.

Two prisoners who pleaded guilty to
burglary in Judge Lawlor's court were
sentenced yesterday. James Daley
was sentenced to serve three years in
San Quentin. On November Daley
broke into the residence of Mrs. Vir-
ginia Ford, 151 Hawthorne street, and
stole a few trifiing articles, although
several valuable pieces of jewelry were
within his reach. He went to Oakland
that evening and surrendered himself
to the police there. He had previous
ly served a term of one year for bur-
glary.
Harry D. Redd, a colored man, was
sentenced to serve one year in San
Quentin. He broke into the residence
of Mrs. Sadie Williams, 102 Silver
street on November and stole Sc so,
a pocketknife and a revolver from one
of the rooms. He was honorably dis
charged from the army last September
after serving with Troop NJ, Ninth
Cavalry, in the Philippines. There
was no showing of previous criminal
ity against him.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
onnose stenmother,s Petition.

Daniel a. DamkrOeger. Emma Ly-
nam and Louisa Klingmann, children
of the late GOttleib DamkrOeger, filed
an opposition yesterday TO the petition
Of Caroline DamkrOeger, their step
mother. for an allowance out Of the
estate Of their father. They claim that
the estate is not large enough to per-
nit her receiving an allowance of SIS
n month. as peutioned for, and claim
that she has property enough Of her
own 20 provide for her support.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
viii Not Grant Rehearing.

The Supreme Court declined yes
terday to grant a rehearing in the
percolation case of Katz VS.. Wall1in-
shaw. This means that the owners
of artesian wells may not lawfully
claim title to all the water that may
flow into their reservoirs provided that
other people own adjacent property.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Accident COSTS S5O.OOO.

The United Railroads of San Fran
cisco has suffered an unexpected loss
Of about $4,000 through the break
ing of a piston and resulting damage
to a triple expansion engine at the
generating plant on Bay street near
Buchanan. The engineer was absent
at the time of the accident and before
the steam could be shut off the big
steel rod had ripped through about
everying within the stance of its
length.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Would Relieve Heirs of Trouble.

Arthur Brand yesterday applied to
the Superior Court for letters of ad-
ministration upon the estate of the
late Sophie Kahn. He claims that
her two children, Alfred Kahn ana
Sophie Lichenstein, refuse to make
any efforts to have their mothers es-
tate probated. The estate is valued
at more than $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-27
Franklin County Court Takes
Liberal View In Chris Mar
schall Case
RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER LAW
Court Hold. That the Permit Holder
Cannot Be Expected to Know Abso-
lutely That Liquor is Purchased for
Medicinal Purposes-The Customers
Word is Sufficient.
Special to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa Falls, April 27.-The recent
verdict in the East of State VS.. Chris
Marshall is one of interest to drug
gists over the state as we'll as to tenn
perance agitators wherever found or
met. MI. Marschall Is in the drug bust
ness at Hampton, and about a year ago
was indicted for the illegal sale of
liquor. He plead not guilty and his
trial has just been concluded in the
Franklin county district court. The
case was characterized by a hard legal
battle. but Mr.. Marschall was aquitted.
The instructions Of the court favored
the defendant, and |. is reported, took
a more liberal view of the law thai
many in the past and held that in his.
opinion it was not the intent of the
law to attempt to make a druggist at
tempt an impossibility. 1t is main
tanned that according to the code. a
holder of a pharmacy permit must
know for what purpose the purchaser
wants the liquor, and that having used
all care and precaution in the sale of
the liquor, he has fulfilled the law.
and should not be prosecuted for some
thing that is beyond his power to con-
troll as appears to have been the case
this instance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-27
scHLITz WOULD BUY HOTEL.
Mondamin at Sioux City Said to B,
Object of Brewers Desires.

OOISCS OF W. D03tT0Ss
Special to Times-Republican.
Sioux City, April 27.-The Joseph
Schlitz Brewing company, OF Milwau-
kee, may buy the Mondamin hotel.
While it cannot be said positively that
any negotiations for the purchase of
the property by the Schlitz company
have taken place, still it is known that
preliminary steps in that direction
have been taken.
James A. McCallum, of Milwaukee,
a representative of the Schlitz COM
pany, who has been a guest at the
Mondamin for several days, would not
admit that he knew of any negotia-
.tions for the purchase OF the Mondamin
by his company.
Our company owns about $4,000 900
worth of real estate in Omaha" Mr..
McCalium said, and included in this
are interests in the Her Grand, Schlitz
and Willard hotels"
The Schlitz company is said to have
practically concluded negotiations for
the purchase of the Nicoliet hotel in
Minneapolis.
One reason given for the alleged
desire of the Schlitz company to gain
possession of the Mondamin is that the
Mondamin ana Garretson hotels, which
for years exclusively handled the pro-
duct of the Schlitz brewery, no longer
are Schlitz customers. and with the es-
t%ablishment of the Sioux City Brewing
company and the reduction in the price
of beer, other valuable customers have
been lost to the company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-27
YOUNG MAN SUICIDES.
Well Known Citizen Of Sioux City
Kills Himself.

Well Known Citizen Of Sioux City
Kills Himself.
Special to Times-Republican.
Sioux City, Iowa, April 27.-Charles
F. Rademacher, a well known young
man. prominent socially and in a bust
ness way, died Sunday morning from
wound thru the left lung, inflicted
by himself. The cause Of the suicide
remains a mystery. He was bookkeeper
and manager for Charles E.. Thornburg
s. Co.. wholesale tobacco dealers, and
with the absorption Of the company by
the trust, he was to be thrown out OF
employment. 1t is supposed he became
respondent over his condition, and buy
ing a revolver, cody announcing that
he wanted 1t to kill a a went to
his room, placed the muzzle over his
heart and fired. He was a member OF
the Elks lodge and moved In the best
social circles. His accounts are said to
be all right.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-27
a FOR SCOTLAND.
Romantic Story Of Baxter Woman'a
Life-Daughter Of Scotch Noble

Romantic Story Of Baxter Woman's
Life-Daushter Of Scotch Noble
man.
Special to Times Republican.
Baxter, April 27.-Mrs. Jane Robin
son and her niece, Millie Patton. left
for New York Friday night, where they
will visit for a day OF two before SAIL
ing for Scotland.
Mrs. Robinson was the daughter OF
a Scotch nobleman and when only a
girl, she fell in love with her fathers
coachman. Her parents objected to The
match, of course, so she left home and
friends and came to this country with
the man she loved and married him.
With what little money they had they
purchased some land north of Baxter,
where they lived until a few years ago.
when Mr.. Robinson committed suicide.
Since then Mrs. Robinson has lived in
Baxter. Her niece, Miss Patton, came
from Scotland last fall to take care of
her during the winter and take her
home with her this spring.
They will sail from New York in the
steamer Celtic next Wednesday,. Mrs.
Robinson had many warm friends who
will wish her and her niece a pleasant
journey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-27
How to Tell
If You Have
Kidney Trouble

Backache is the first warning most
people heed. Kidney trouble creeps on
you like q thief in the night. Its com
tnE is entirely unnoticed until it gets
painful. Beware! for it causes blood
poisoning and all the diseases which
spring from 1t. Kidney trouble is the
beginning of rheumatism, heart disease,
female weakness. dropsy n other con-
ditions equally fatal. Here are the
symptoms of kidney trouble:
Shortness of breath, paipitation OF
the heart, backache, blood In the urine,
milky and scum covered urine, puffing
up Of the legs and abdominal cavity.
pufiness under the eyes. urine dark
in color, with a sandy sediment q
race OF albumen, jaundice,s ickness
and faintness, followed by blood in ur-
Inc, loss OF flesh and strength, nervous
ness, saliow complexion, dry harsh n
burning skin, swollen and painful joints
sudden starting up in sleep. frequent
urination during the night, drowsiness
during the day, twitching of the
cles. feverish and frequent thirst, loss
ofa appetite, severe headache. indiges-
ton. sleeplessness, dimmed vision,
specks floating before the eyes, fire.
uuent attacks of the blues, bad taste
in the mouth, painful and burning pas
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