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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
FINDS BRACKETT
WAS INDISCREET
Mayor Lets Chief Emergency
Surgeon Down Easy on
Charge of Accepting Fee
BAD PRECEDENT is SET
Health Official Agrees to
Resign and Board Will at
Once Appoint a Successor

Mayor Schmitz yesterday transmit
ted to the Board of Health his find
ings as the result of the trial OF the
charges made against Chief Emer-
gency Surgeon George F. Bracket
that the latter had accepted a fee
while discharging the duties of his
official position.
The worst that the Mayor finds
against Bracket is that he was guilty
OF an indiscretion in asking for and
accepting a fee of IS from Mortimer
FIeishhacl0er. The Mayor further finds
that the collecting of the fee by
Bracket was not willfully wrong,
but that il was bad precedent and
is not in keeping with the proprieties
and in accordance with the require
ments Of the position of chief emerg-
enCv surgeon"
The Mayor entirely whitewashes
Bracket Of Nthe charge made by
. Eieishhacker that Bracket had de-
iaanded an additional 500 for treat
ing the husband of Mrs. Fannie Ames,
the man that was mortally injured in
an elevator accident. With the OBJ
iect Of letting Bracket down easy his
Honor accepts Brackets defense on
that charge to the effect that he had
asked Fleishhacker for the 500 to be
. applied 10 the care or Anles while in
the hospital; IN other words that
Bracket old not solicit the money for
his own use but TO aid a fellow being
5n distress.
The charge that Mrs. Ames is al
legged TO have made that Bracket had
demanded from her a fee of IS to
treat her husband the Mayor declares
fell 10 the ground because Mrs. Ames
on the witness stand positively testi-
red that Bracket had made no such
demand.
Mayor Schmitz said that il was now
tie duty of the Board Of Health to
take action in the matter, but he out
hired the probable result by explain
ing that Bracket had agreed TO resign
r. ne had done any wrong. That
Bracket will resign is already assur-
ed and the mild findings Of the Mayor
an his case may nave something to do
with his rapid retirement from the
Health Department
Indications still point 70 the selec-
tion Of Or. John L. Stephens as Brack-
ett's successor, as already outlined in
these columns. DR.. &. F. Millar is
. srill strong candidate for the place,
with DR.. J. c. Stinson. present mem
ber OF the Health Board, also in the
running.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
ESTIMATES EXPENSES OF
ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT
Supervisors Asked to Appropriate
Large Amount for Underground
Construction.

Chief Hewitt of the Department OF
Electricity figures S302,4IS 30 as the
amount necessary for the maintenance
extension and repair of the department
named in a statement filed with the
Supervisors yesterday. OF this amount
$4,000 is required for salaries of the
main office and $1,000 for stationery
and books. The sum of $128,725 so is
wanted for maintenance and extension
of the fire and police telegraph sys-
TENS and $1Ss,651 50 cor underground
construction in District No. 3, S59,-
619S4 for District No and s16,4SS 90
for overhead construction.
The sum of $4,000 is wanted for a
local fire alarm system in public
schools
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27

union hymn book was submitted to the
house and a dummy of the book was
presented for consideration.
The new hymnal is in preparation
for the joint use of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and the Methodist
Episcopal Church South and its adop-
ton means the first movement to unite
these two great churches in the order
of worship.
The hymnal. as prepared, is entirely
new and some of the most eminent
poets and composers of the church
have contributed to it's pages, while
the best available literary talent has
been called in to pass upon the work.
The new hymnal has been considered,
item by item, by the House of Bishops,
and with recommendations to its ac-
ceptance will come before the General
Conference.
Independent of the interest in the
House Of Bishops while in session the
big missionary convention will convene
tomorrow night in the Alhambra The
ater, when addresses will be delivered
by Bishop Foss of Philadelphia. DR..
Goucher of Baltimore and Dr. Homer
c. Stuntz. superintendent of all Meth
odist work in the Philippine Islands.
Pulpits Of the Methodist churches
in the city and bay cities will be occu-
pied as follows next Sunday:
Bishop Fowler of Buffalo. n. Y. Howard
Methodist Episcopal Church: Bishop Andrews
of New York City, Simpson Memorial Church:
Bishop Vincent OF Switzerland California
Methodist Episcopal Church: Bishop Mallaleu
of Boston. Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church; Bishop Cranston OF Portland Or,
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
WORKERS IN CAUSE OF
TEMPERANCE HOLD SOCIAL
Hear Addresses by Women and CeIe-
brate in Honor of Mrs. b.
SturteYant-Peet.

The Frances Willard Wcman's Chris
tian Temperance Union enjoyed a most
successful meeting yesterday at Trim
ity Presbyterian Church. The occa-
sicn was the celebration of the birth
day Of the State president, Mrs. b.
Sturtevant- Peet, and besides most in
teresting addresses and an illustration
OF the work Of the union by Miss Gail
Laughlin, the members and friends sat
down TO a delightful luncheon in the
church parlors.
DR.. Aida c. Avery was among the
speakers and Miss Bertha NJ. Rice, Mrs.
M. r. Robinson, Miss Anna Chase and
Pearl Baker also contributed to the
success of the gathering.
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Native Sons Relief Board.

The following named have been
elected as the officers of the Native
Sons board of relief for the current
term: Z. J. Lynch OF Pacific Parlor,
president; Harry w. Mahoney of Do
lores Parlor, vice president; William
Lippert of Sequoia Parlor, secretary;
Harry Levison of Alcalde Parlor,
treasurer; NJ. H. Herman of Alcalde
Parlor. NJ. Josephson of Presidio Par
lor and Joseph S. Earle of Precita
Parlor, trustees. On the evening of
May 20 a military and athletic tourna-
ment will be held in Mechanics Pa
yilion in aid of the board.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27

The House Of Bishops Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church resumed its
sessions yesterday morning at the Oc-
cidental Hotel, Bishop Hamilton in the
chair.
Two very important matters took up
almost the entire day in consideration
and debate.
One was the pastoral address the
Bishops are preparing and which will
be read by one of the prelates next
week at the General Conference in Los
Angeles
Some idea Of the labor of the House
Of Bishops can be gathered from the
fact that they are hearing and delib-
Grating on resume of the immense
work Of the church composed Of re-
ports Of all the Bishops during their
four years administration.
In the pastoral address will be
found suggestions for new legislation
and, besides. il will be advisory in
all matters looking to the prosecution
Of church work.
The report Of the commission on the
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
DIR. Miles Heart Cure

The most effective heart remedy known.
j. builds up. feeds and strengthens the
nerves and muscles Of the heart, and re
stores ii 10 perfect health.
."l had serious heart trouble; for two
months my life seemed to hang by a
thread. when my attention was called
20 Dr. Miles Heart Cure. L commenced
taking the Heart Cure. and NerVine, and
SD two months they restored me to com
parstiye good health. REV. W. A.
SNOBINS. Port ElEin. Ont.
II first bottle fails to benefit, money
back
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
via sausalito Perry.

Suburban Service, Standard Gauge Electric
Z Depart from San Francisco Daily 700 90
900, 1000. IL 00 a. m, 1920. AS, 3:15 AIS,
5:15 G:15 1900 S:45 1920. IL :45 .. m.
FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO
-Daily. 5:25 6:35 TAO. S:35, 9:35 IL :O5 a.
m 1920 1:45. 1855, AS. 4:45. 5:45. GAS,
FROM MILL VALLEY TO SAN FRAN
CIsCO-Daily, 5:45. 6:55. 1852. SOB, 9:55
11:2o a. M. 12:35, 200, 3:15, :O5, sos. Cos
1905. 300. 10:35 p. m.
THROUGH TRAINS.
500 a. m. daily-Cazadero and way stations
5:15 D. m. week days Saturday expected
Tomales and stations.
3:15 p. m. Saturdays-Cazadero and way
sta tions.
Sundays only-1O a. m. Point Reyes and
wav stations.
TICKET .OFFICE-626 Market st
FERRY-Union Depot foot OF Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church: Bishop
Walden of Cincinnati, Potrero Methodist Epis-
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop GoodselI
of Chattanooga, Tenn. Berkeley Methodist
Episcopal Church; Bishop Warne of India First
Methodist Episcopal Church. Oakland: Bishop
Fitzgerald of ST. Louis, Alameda Methodist
Episcopal Church. Bishop Joyce of Minne-
apolis will address the missionary convention
in the afternoon at the Alhambra Theater.
Bishop Foss will leave for Los An
geles, so as to be there before the ar
rival of the Bishops and others that
are to attend the conference. Other
wise he would have occupied a pulpit
Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
Examination for Engineers.

The examining board. appointed to
condVct the examination for engineer
I'm the Fire Department, held a confer
ence with the Civil Service Commits
sion Monday night Suggestions were
made as TO the scope and questions of
the proposed test. which will be
adopted next Monday night. when a
date for the examination viii also be
fNed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
ADVERTISEMENT.
Can't Do 1t

Heart affections viii not get well of
themselves, neither do they remain in
active. If the cause is not removed. they
continue TO grow in number and severity.
They are the oUtgrowth Of exhausted
F. nerve force. and the heart cannot stop
10 rest as DO other organs. but must con-
tfnue 10 struggle until completely dis
abled. and-thats the end
On the very first indication Of heart
trouble, you can stop all progress and
effect cure by the use of
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
Civil Service Examinations.

United States civil service examina-
tions are announced to take place in
this city as follows: May IL, assist
ant biologist (male), in the division
of biological survey, Department OF
Agriculture. at $1,000 year; age
limit 20 years or more. On the same
date, for assistant engineer in United
States penitentiary, Atlanta, Ca, al
5000 a year. Apply for blanks and in
formation to the local board of ex-
aminers, 301 Jackson street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27

FNJOINs TICKET BROKERS.-Judge Mu-
rasbv yesterday issued an injunction restraining
A Ottinger and other ticket brokers from
handling the railroad tickets sold during the
conference Of the Methodist Bishops. The in
junction was issued on complaint OF the South
ern Pacific.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
The following named graduates re-
ceived diplomas:

William Henry Banks Fred Chester Chad
wick; John Vincent Craviotto. Phi. c.; Pauline
Chaser; John Aloysius Hsderle Phi c.; Howard
Higgins Hopkins Chester Clarence Moore John
Howard Mules; Leo Munter Ph. G.: James viii
liam O Brien. William Bennett Palamountain,
William J. :. Powers. Howard Somers Harry
Spiro. Ph. G: Percy Sumner Grace L. Thorne
Walter w. Tourtillott George 3. Worthington
all OF San Francisco: and Albert ?. Adams
Ph. G.. Pullman Wash; Margaret A Bald
win. Alameda. John A. Boisger Heppner.
Or: Harry Dudley Bell. Oakland: Urban c.
Blingsley, Sacramento; Nelson c Bisseil,
Albion Wash: Lambert B. Cobentz Santa
Maria Cal: John c Condit A B. Cramp-
tonville. Cal; Harry J. Craycroft San Jose;
". Edgar Cunningham MADEIRA Cal. John G
Decker Idaho: Luther r. Flemming Lake
View. Or: Mary l. Fraser Vallejo; Alfred r
Fritschi. Alameda; Walter Gavey Tacoma,
Wash: William II. Irwin Clinton Kerby Jr
Elk Grove Cal. Thomas r. Ma adden. San
Jose: Grace Mininger, Alameda; Norman D.
Morrison Santa Clara. Clarence W. Page A
B.. Berkeley: Llewellyn G. Petch Eureka;
Carl L. Powers Phi G.: Lillian d. Powers
Ssusslito. J. Audley Young. b. s. M D.,
O2kdaie Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27

PHEIAN SUES FOR RENT.-James ID
Phelan yesterday fled suit for rent agains
G. w Loring occupant of premises at 10;
l.eavenworth street owned by Phelan. 1t i:
alleged that Loring owes two months rent
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27
STUDENTS GET
THEIR PAPERS
Graduates of Cooper Medical
College Hold Their Annual
Award and Entertainment

Hundreds of people crowded into
the Cooper Medical College auditorium
last night 10 witness the graduating
exercises of the class of 1904 and hun
dreds were unable to secure even
standing room after o'clock Disap-
pOintment was frequently expressed,
as the friends of the graduates had
counted on being present when the de-
grees were conferred and the sheep
skins handed out, yet the hall was not
sufficiently large to accommodate
those that responded TO the invitation.
This year there are forty-three
graduates, of which number six are
women. A musical programme, as
follows, was enjoyed during the exer-
cises:
Overture, Raymond" (Thomas): prayer,
Rev. j. & Messerve ID. D.: entr' acte. Il Ex-
tase' (Thome) address and comforting degrees.
by the president Professor C y. Elinwood
Ckomzsk); address Benjamin Ide Wheeler
LID. president of the University Of Califor-
MIA: cornet solo. 'Niolets' CWright): benedic-
tion. Rev. J. C. Messerve. D. D.. march, Col
lege Days" (Clarke).
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-27

A for Morning. for Afternoon.
fSunday excepted tSunday only
Saturday oniy
Steps at all stations on Sunday
- Only trafns stopping AZ yalencia St. southbound
sres:1O 7:is A. NJ. u:SOA- n. s3oPN.
$50 p. n. and 500 P. NJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
A WOMAN'S BEAUTY SLEEP.


RYO woman can be handsome or
~ even healthy without abundance
= of sleep. The sweetest and most
life renewing slumber is that which is
dreamless. There is one marvellous
exception to this rule. 1t is when at
rare intervals experiences of perfect
joy and happiness or visions of glorious
loveliness come to one who is wrapped
in deep slunlber. But such experiences
seldom occur in ordinary lives; only to
those whose aspirations are for some
thing else than mere animal luxuries
and material things.
If such visions visit you be glad and
thankful. They come when they list.
Otherwise let us seek only the sweet,
dreanless slumber of perfect health.
To secure the perfect sleep interior
and exterior conditions must cooper
ate. First, know that the tranquil mind
is necessary. There is much prating
about self control It is not self con-
troll, but mental self training. that one
wants. To lose ones temper is a dead
sure preparation for a restless night
and dreams that SAVIOR of the Internal.
When you know for certain the fact
that every violent fit of anger sows
the seeds of serious illness and prema-
ture senility you will readily perceive
JnaC there IS IN TINS lie nOLn1ng worth
getting angry about. This is true.
Preserve an even, cheerful mind, free
from anger, envy, malice, dependency
or anxiety If there is nothing worth
getting angry about, all the more is
there nothing worth worrying about.
You can help worrying. Don't talk to
me, for know exactly what am say
ing, and 1 wish l could write in letters
six feet long the sentence You can
! help worrying"
And don't do tonnorrows work in
your mind after you go to bed tonight
That, too, is warranted to destroy
beauty.
Having got your mind in proper trim
next attend to your bed and bedroom
Have a bed to yourself if possible
| That at least every respectable human
being is entitled to. Have your bed
room and bed Immediately clean. Let
| there be no boxes, old shoes or lint and
dust catching draperies or valances I'M
| der and around your bed. Old EN-
peror William, who lived, robust and
active, to the age of ninety-one, slept
always upon a little iron camp bed
stead. No bed curtains, lambrequins
| drapings or ribbon bows for him; not
one. The most healthful bedroom is
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this world. What have in mind is
that we should choose as our acquaint-
anoes those who can do US good.
don't mean by that that we should
always be working people-far from
it-or that we should always be ex-
pecting material favors from our
friends. When you come right down
to it, don't believe in leaning on
ones friends, but you can at least go
with people whose mentality is supe-
rior to yours instead of with those who
are inferior, as is most always the
case. The average woman does not
stop to reason about her friends. She
simply goes with those who please her
best, and that means nearly always
those who look up to her and think she
is exactly right. Now, her mental su-
periors would not be likely to adopt
this wOrshiping attitude, so she doesn' t
see them nearly as often as the others.
1t is just as easy to attract big fish
as little ones and twice as easy to get
along with them. 1t is the little people
who fuss and bother and keep one in a
stew all the time, with their miserable,
narrow, prejudiced little points of
view. Heaven save me from the or
binary, commonplace young man or
young woman!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09

did not send for him. Finally he called
again, and this time Jones was in. He
said practically the same thing, offered
himself as a witness, and Jones sub
pRnaed him.
On the day of the trial Jones, who,
much to the surprise of the other side.
had not depended entirely upon this
valuable witness, called up all his wit
nesses before he even looked at Brown.
The latter was growing more and more
nervous until he finally was called as
witness by the other side. They had
to do that, for they could not wait any
longer, and he proved to be their best
witness. Jones did not call on him at
all, and the opposing lawyer in sum-
ming up mentioned this fact sarcas-
tically, as if it were a weak point in
Jones' armor. That was SUFFICIENT.
Jones opened up with dry humor and
told the whole story exactly as it &C.
CURED, to the rage of the other side.
"And if you ask me, gentlemen he
added suavely, "why I did not call
upon that witness I will simply an
swer, Because I was not born yester-
day."
The other lawyer and the false wit
ness were white with rage. The judge
was openly chuckling, and as for the
jury-it came back after three min
utes with a verdict for Jones' client.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09

he had made it was a brilliant one.
Still he would not in that case have
been president.
Mrs. Garfield lives in the greatest
quiet at her home in Mentor, o. She
is well to do. The American Union is
a grateful nation. To the widows of
its ex-presidents and of it's great gen.
erals it gives by act of congress an in
come of $4,000 a year. The late Mrs.
Julia Dent Grant enjoyed this income,
as do the widows herein mentioned.
When General Philip Sheridan died
he left a young and lovely wife and
four little children, three girls and a
boy. Two of the daughters were twins.
All three are now young ladies promi-
nent in society. The American people
had given the little cavalry general a
house in Washington. There his wild
ow lived until recently. when she sold
it. Mrs. Sheridan is the daughter of
an army officer, General Daniel H.
Rucker, retired, who still lives in
Washington. She is a very beautiful
woman, fitted in every way to shine in
society, though she cares little for it.
In the summer she goes to her country
home at Nonquit, Mass.
Yet undoffed are the widows robes
of Mary Craig Lawton, wife of Henry
w. Lawton, one of the most gallant,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09

hats required so little trimming as at
present.
have noticed that the hat which
matches the dress is the hat that wins.
You may have on q twenty-five dollar
pale blue hat, and if it is worn with a
red gown it would be far better to have
instead a ninety cent black sailor. You
know that as well as 1 do.
The beaver shapes in pale tints as
well as in dark ones are a boon to the
girl who must have many hats and
shouldn't. If she chooses a French
sailor shape with becoming roll off
the face q simple velvet bow laid
across the crown viii complete the
trimming of the top of the hat, while
a couple of roses with a spray of To-
liage will give color to the underbrim
as they nestle close to the fluffy POM
padour of the wearer.
BY the way, while I am on the sub
ject of beaver hats I want to remark
that the latest thing is a pale violet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
A Legal boomerang.

A friend of mine-Jones. for the
sake of calling him something's clev-
er lawyer, was called upon recently to
recover a commission for a woman
broker. The lawyer on the other side,
very shrewd man, was equally deter
mined that she should not recover it.
While matters were pending she rush
ed into her lawyers office one morning
in a great state of excitement, saying
that Mr.. Brown we will call him that
for convenience-one of the members
of the firm who owed her the commits
sion, had called upon her and ex-
pressed it as his private opinion that
the whole affair was shame. He add
ed that he wanted to see her win, for
which reason he volunteered to be a
witness.
Jones said nothing, but waited. In
a day or two Brown called during
Jones' absence. Still Jones waited and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
Do NOR JUNE cur OF Bee.

Do not jump up as soon as your
eyes are open. Remember that while
you sleep the vital organs are at rest.
The vitality is lowered and the circu-
lation not SO strong. A sudden spring
out of bed is shock to these organs,
especially to the heart, as 1t starts to
pump the blood suddenly.
Take your time in getting up. Yawn
and stretch. Wake up slowly. Give
the vital organs chance to resume
gradually.
Notice how a baby wakes up. It
stretches its arms and legs, rubs its
eyes and yawns and wakes up slowly.
Watch a kitten wake up. First 1t
stretches out one leg, then another,
rubs its face, rolls over and stretches
the whole body. The birds do not wake
up and fly as soon as their eyes are
open; they shake out their wings and
stretch their legs, waking up slowly.
This is the natural way to wake up.
Do not jump up suddenly: do not be in
such a hurry, but stretch and yawn and
stretch again. Stretch the arms and
the legs; stretch the whole body. A
good yawn and stretch will get you
thoroughly awake, and then you will
enjoy the bath all the more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
HOW CUT FLOWERS ARE DOC
TORED.

There are great many lodges that
the public never dream of in connec-
ton with the enormous sale of button
holes and bouquets. For instance, we
often give a perfume by artificial
means to the flowers we SELL" said one
who till recently was in the florist
business.
1.-THE greater number of doctored
flowers are either those which are fad
ing and off color or those which usu-
ally have no scent at all. In the case of
the former the flowers are daily dipped
in a weak solution of sal ammoniac,
which for time revives them in the
most marvellous way.
But the chief doctoring is with the
flowers which as rule have little or
no scent. First of all, these are put
into a metal box with ice, and then by
very simple process they are sub
jected to a continuous current of car
bonic acid charged with perfumes of
the required variety. There is an i'm
mense amount of profit made by scent
ing those violets which in the order
of nature have no perfume.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
SHAVING THE BRIDEGROOM.

The shaving of the bridegroom on his
wedding day is a Bulgarian custom
which, handed down from pre-Chris-
tian days. is still observed with due
formality, especially in country dis
tricts.
While the barber is at his task
dancing crowd of young folk surrounds
him and the bridegroom. AS the lat
ter's hair is cut the snippings are care
fully collected by some of the girls for
preservation in one of the brides
chests.
The barber, when his work is DONE
receives a small white linen cloth as a
present and also trifling sum of mon
ey from each person there.
Then the bridegroom kisses the
hands of all the girls, washes his face
and dons his wedding dress, which
must first be carefully weighed three
times by one of the boys.