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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
A BOTTLE HE VALUED.

funny thing occurred on a Pullman
car the other night. A gentleman had
gone to bed in one of the lower berths
and thinking the upper berth would not
be occupied placed his valise there. AS
the train filled up all the berths were
taken. 1t became necessary for the por-
ter to remove his valise and place it on
the floor at the side of his berth. In do
ing SO he let the valise down with a jar
that broke a bottle in it. the contents of
which ran out. "Golly." he cried, II
have broken a bottle" Broken bot
tlei" came a roar from behind the cur
tains; did you break a bottle in my va
lise?' Guess / did, sir" DO you know.
porter, you have put me to the bad?"
Bottle of bourbon, sir?'' mo. sir, 1t
was a bottle OF Red Raven, the only
pleasant tasting aperient water. l was
to take it tomorrow before. breakfast.
You can't get any substitute for Red
Raven. Nothing acts so gently on the
liver or is SO good for a man after he has
spent night on the cars. would rather
have had you wreck the train than have
broken that bottle" DO not get excited,
goods. Indeed they are excellent Don't
worry; you can get them on the diner In
the morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
Consider Sanitary Laws.

Health Officer Ragan appeared yes
terday before the Supervisors Health
Committee to urge the passage of an
ordinance prescribing sanitary regula-
tions for the conduct of fish markets,
ice factories, stables, beer bottling
establishments and other industries.
Ragan explained the scope of the pro-
posed ordinance, which he said was al
most copy of the one now in force
in New York. The committee agreed
that some legislation was necessary,
especially to abate the odors arising
from fish markets, but decided to pro-
ceed slowly as SO many interests are
involved. Those engaged in these in
dustries will be given an opportunity
to be heard before any action is taken
by the committee
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
AGED WOMAN BELIEVES SHE
is ENTIRELY COMPETENT
Says Her Management of Business and
Disposal of Money Is No Con-
cern of Children


Madeline Cresta, confessing to 81
years, while her daughters aver she Is
rs, declared in Judge Coffey's court
yesterday that she was entirely capable
of managing her own affairs and that
the way in which she spent her money
was "nobody's business" Her, son,
Frank Cresta, has applied for letters of
guardianship over the old lady and
he is backed by four of the five sisters,
three of whom were in court yesterday
tc give evidence substantiating the
charge that the mother was under the
control of her son Joe, well-known
member of the Italian colony, who,
they say, is using her income for drink
and gambling.
Mrs. Cresta has a life interest in
four pieces of property at Green and
Montgomery streets and on Vallejo
street, near Kearny, and she admits
receiving $3.50 a month from her ten
ants. The daughters say the income is
$3.50 and that their mother is letting
the property go to ruin rather than
make repairs. They also say she
drinks a great deal. She said she had
given Joe money when he needed it,
but that he was at work now and
needed none. However, her bank ac-
count is in his name. The sisters were
bitter against mother and brother. At
torney Abe Ruef asked one of them
what the brother did. She replied,
"Oh, he steals from my mother" The
hearing will be resumed this after
noon.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
Mrs. Smith Ayers Mr..
Davis Struck Her.
He Says She First Smote HIS
"KORO" With a Hammer.
BIZ JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

aIlusion to Alameda that he sharp
l. rebuked its author, who hailed
Patrolman j. T. Ryan and turned his
abuser into custody for peace disturb
ance. The man with the subpoena dis
appeared when the policeman was
called. Mr.. Baker viii be sentenced
tomorrow by Judge Fritz.
Oscar Ohlson, charged with having
neglected shis blind wife and six young
children, told Judge Mogan that his
weekly earnings never exceeded SIS, but
that he received a Stipend of $25 a week
from Whittier Coburn & Co., by whom
he was employed as a bookkeeper, was
proved by the firms cashier. Then the
Judge told Mr.. Ohlson that when he
comes uD for sentence tomorrow he
will ascertain that the man who de-
nberately shirks his family response
bilities and leaves an invalid wife and
helpless children to suffer while he
spends his earnings in dissipation must
be punished for it. Mrs. Ohlson is in a
hospital and her little ones are taken
care of by the Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Children.
As she approached Judge Mogan's
bench Miss Ida Smith chewed gum un-
til her attorney covertly informed her
that the masticatory exercise was not
likely to help her defense. Then she re-
moved a long string of the sticky stuff
from her mouth and with gloved fingers
rolled ii into a tiny ball, which she was
apparently going to attach to the in
step of her left shoe when restraining
nudge from the lawyer induced her to
abandon that intention and utilize her
bracelet as a depository instead. And
when she held up her right hand to be
sworn the gum wad loomed conspicu-
ously on the gilded wrist circlet.
Miss Smith was arrested between
midnight and l o'clock a. m. at Powell
and Ellis streets, and the charge en-
tered against her was that of disturb
ing the peace. Asked for particulars,
Patrolman Hanley testified that she
was rounding" A request that he be
more explicit brought forth the infor-
nation that she shouted Hi, kid" at
masculine pedestrians who had passed
by her, and when they ceased walking
and turned around in response to her
hail she, too, had turned around and
was laughing in her sealskin sleeve.
The pastime, popular in the tenderloin
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
PEYTON EXPLAINS REASONS
FOR WITHHOLDING RECORDS
Says Powder Trusts Agent Was Menu
Der of Rival Corporation and Had
Started Malicious Litigation.

Judge Seawell yesterday devoted
another afternoon to nearing evidence>
or the application of the powder
trust for writ of mandate permit
ting 1T to inspect the books of the Pey-
ton Chemical Company. Garret W.
McEnerney, representing the Du Pont
Company, continued his examination
Of President W. c. Peyton and Secre-
tary j. P. Wallace of the local con-
Germ as to their reasons for refusing r.
S. Penniman permission TO inspect the
books and for declining to transfer
stock TO him upon order of the Du
Pont Company. Mr.. McEnerney Of
fered in evidence correspondence be-
tween Peyton and Vice President A. j.
Moxham of the Du Pont Company,
wherein the latter declined to buy out
Peyton's interest, but offered TO sell to
him its 5000 shares for what they had
cost. Peyton rejected the offer.
Peyton repeated that his main rea-
SOD for refusing to permit r. S. Pen
niman to inspect the books as agent
of the trust was because he was vice
president of the California Powder
Company, q. rival, and had instituted
malicious litigation against the chemi-
cal company.
Frank Turner. an employee Of the
California Powder Company, to whom
Penniman desired certain of the chem
ical shares transferred and who OBJ
tanned them at delinquent sale Of the
trust company's stock yesterday sued
for a writ of mandate TO compel the
Peytons to exhibit their records. The
hearing was adjourned until next
Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
REES' BROTHER is HERE
TO TAKE RELATIVE HOME
New York Clubman, Arrested for In
sanity, Will Enter Private Asylum
in the East,


Howell Caradoc Rees, the young
New York clubman, whose recent pc
culiar antics in this city resulted in his
being arrested for insanity, is to be
taken East and placed in private
sanitarium. His brother,~F. l.. .Rees,
arrived from the East two days ago
and yesterday visited the Palace and
st. Francis hotels, where his unfor-
tunate relative stayed for time, and
settled up his accounts at those places.
Howell c. Rees is at present con-
fined in private sanitarium in Bel
mont, whittier he was sent several
days after he was arrested for threat
ening the life of a friend named Gig
noux. In discussing his brothers af-
Fiction f. l.. Rees said yesterday that
he and his father were satisfied that
the present disordered condition Of
Howell's mind was partially due to
the excessive use of some drug taken
to induce sleep. Among the first of
Rees' creditors with whom the brother
settled on his arrival. here was the
Chinese valet, who had advanced
Howell money and had not received his
months pay.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03

consulted did the defendant admit
that he it was who might have made
mistake. Then he also admitted
that he was so very drunk Wednesday
night that he lost trace of times
flight. He will be sentenced for peace
disturbance.
G. M. Pastligioni, a California
street tailor, who, armed with shears
and goose, chased from his shop A.
Dahlberg, building contractor, who
had called to collect a bill. reported
that the bill had been settled and the
prosecution withdrawn.
MY client and Mr.. Dahlberg are
again good friends" blandly said the
attorney for the defense, "and every
thing is lovely"
presume" remarked his Honor.
Everybody laughed, of course.
Miss Pearl Miller, who had pre-
viously wept herself out of every
other department of the Police Court,
brought her lachrymal glands into
play before Judge Mogan, but he had
been forewarned of the exhibition and
calmly told her to stop it.
You seem to be. a hopeless dipso-
maniac" he said to her. land all your
broken Jail is the best place for YOU
I'll give you thirty days, and if you
are brought before me again on the
charge of drunkenness you shall be
Imprisoned for six months
The woman is about 25 years of
age, passing fair and seemingly INTEL
ligent. She has respectable relatives
at Redding. and at least half dozen
times she obtained release from Gus
tody by promising to return to the
northern town and stay there, a
pledge which never was kept.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03

. not be bothered with it So each en-
trance or exit of Mr.. Davis was fol-
lowed by an exchange of unpleas-
artries between himself and Mrs.
Smith. but not until he kicked the gate
50 hard as TO fracture its fastening did
actual hostilities begin. After she had
expressed her opinion of Mr.. Davis and
some Of his. female relatives Mrs.
Smith procured a hammer and nails
and repaired the damages inflicted by
him. Then, she AYERS. he struck her,
but he replies that. he did not lay
hands upon her until after she had
violently tapped his head with the
hammer.
Among the witnesses who testified
before Police Judge Cabaniss in behalf
OF the prosecution was Mrs. Lizzie
Wink of Sunshine place, who swore
that she saw Mr.. Davis strike Mrs.
Smith and continue striking her until
an unknown man restrained him. If
Nike Rogers, my roomer, wasn't sick
in bed, he'd be here to prove that l
tell the truth added Mrs. Wink, for
h saw just as much of the scrap as I
did"
Mrs. Maggie Morrissey of 719
throw the hammer at Mr.. Davis
And il hit him on the koko," she
averred.
."on the what?" inquired the court.
"On the koko-the head" Mrs.
Morrissey elucidated
Pardon my ignorance" said the
Judge.
Certainly" was Mrs Morrisseys
magnanimous response.
Mrs. Flora Davis, wife of the de-
fendant, told the magistrate that she
was called uncomplimentary names by
Mrs. Smith, who also persisted in
regulating the gate, contrary to the
expressed desire of the Davises. The
defendant himself pronounced Mrs
Smiths language something fierce"
but he was content to give her word
for word" until she brought the ham
mer into play, when he was compelled
IL self-defense to resort to violence
When he said his nut" still felt sore
from the effects of the hammering the
Judge nodded sagely, thereby imply
ing that he required no definition of
the noun.
courts proposal that Mr.. Davis be
bound over on his own recognizance to
abstain from battering her for thirty
days.
Back TO the wilds Of Alameda with
Sour old subpoena" was alleged TO have
been said by z. ]. Shellmandrine when
q court officer from the Governors
home county attempted to serve upon
him legal summons at his home on
Green street, between Stockton and
Powell. Accompanying the subpoena
server was Henry S. Baker, also
atec was he by the slurring
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
KILLS HIMSELF AFTER
OFFERING WOMAN POISON
Edward Savage Tries to Get Lena
Burke to Drink From Glass Con-
tanning Carbolic Acid.

Her refusal to drink from glass
offered her by desperate man saved
Lena Burke from death by poison yes
terday in her room at 429 Bush street.
Following the refusal Edward Savage,
who had offered her the drink, swal-
lowed the contents of the glass and
died a few minutes afterward in agony
Savage had been living with the
woman, who was also known as Maud
Watkins. Frequent quarrels took place.
Last Wednesday In fit of anger Saw
age left her and went to live with his
brother, Patrick, at I'll Minna street.
Yesterday the brother visited the
woman and Edward requested him to
go for an expressman to remove his
trunk. While he was gone Edward
took the poison.
Harry W. Frost, a messenger boy,
killed himself in the wo5nan's room
two years ago..
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
Town Talk.

Town Talks household number for
February is now out. 1t is a beautifully
illustrated magazine full of sprightly
comment, live news, diverting gossip,
crisp witticisms and clever fiction. At
tention is called in the editorial columns
to the fact that there is a man under
sentence of. death at San Quentin con-
cerning whose guilt there is grave doubt
The scandal at Sacramento is discussed
in several breezy paragraphs. There is
a letter In this issue from Nance O'Neil.
in which she tells of her troubles and
her Intentions. The Saunterer has news
of Alice Rix and gives some glimpses of
the interesting past of Tetrazzini- He
tells of the pathetic tragedy of society
beau and gives all the latest gossip of
the smart set and clubdom.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03

and commonly known as rounding,
was extremely annoying to those VIC
timized by it, although it furnished
amusement, for its operator and the
spectators of the victims discontinue
Then the defendants attorney asked
for time to enable him to construct and
present a defense that would surely
annihilate the policeman's claim that
Miss Smith was rounding" He (the
attorney would not deny that round
ing," which he considered a silly and
puerile amusement, had been indulged
in by some person or persons at the
time and place alleged, but he would
furnish abundant proof that his client
was not guilty of the offense. Miss
Smiths feather-clad hat bobbed ap-
proval Of every word her legal adviser
uttered, and she smiled gratefully and
restored the gum to her facial orifice
when the Judge continued the hearing
till next Tuesday.
L. Martel, a well-dressed young fell
low, expressed incredulity when in
formed that he was arrested at 8
o'clock yesterday morning while he
was kicking the door of Ah Tye's
cigar factory, sos Washington street,
and indulging in loud and profane
language.
There must be mistake here" he
said TO Judge Mogan, for / was ar
rested last evening on Kearny street
and have been all night in JAIL
Not until the prison register was
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03

Mrs Bridget Smiths allegation of
battery hinged upon the question of
Charles @. Davis right to unhinge the
small gate that afforded sole means of
entrance to the house Jointly occupied
by their respective families at 2O7
Eighth street She desired to have the
gate kept closed, but he said the task
Of opening and shutting it every time
any person came in or went out was
"derned bore" and he for one would
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
union Gains Members.

Eleven new members were added to
Ls.borers' Protective Union No. 1914
last night and applications were re-
ceiyed from ten candidates. E. j..
Deayer was elected delgate to the
Building Trades Council.
The butchers ball at Carmen's Han
Last night was we'll attended.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
Lee Toy and Da silva Acquitted.

After being absent from the court
room for fifteen minutes the jury in
the case of the United States VS.. Lee
Toy and Da Silva, indicated for import
ing Chinese women into the United
States for immoral purposes, returned
a verdict of not guilty yesterday after
noon in the United States District
Court. Lee Toy. who is a wealthy
merchant of Philadelphia, shook
hands with the jurors and thanked
them.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03

ELECTED FROM RACE TRAcK.-Georse
w. SeEfason, following the lead OF two others
who recently sued the New California Jockey
Club yesterday began an action for $1S10 20
damages because he had been elected from
and denied admittahce to the Oakland race
track He declares there was no reason for
the Jockey club to deprive him of his rights
after he had purchased tickets for admis-
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03

MRS. BUTLER GETS NO INSURANCE.
The Supreme Court decided yesterday that
Roxana Butler was not entitled to recover the
sured In the Ancient Order of United Work
men. Butler was suspended for delinquency
but after he was on his death bed his wife
paid in back dues. The Grand Council had
not however annuled the order Of suspension
at the time Of his death
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03

INHALES GAS.-Harriet Waugh: so years
through a tube at her home, 60 Liberty street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
HANDY ANDY.

The man of good intentions, gets
present from Uncle George. In next
Sundays comic supplement.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03

Ask for Log Cabin bread at grocers and
branch bakeries. Wholesale. 900 Dolores Sc. .
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
THE ONION SISTERS

Little brothers make 1t warm for Mr..
Pumpkin in next Sundays comic sup
pIement.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
When You Are Diseusted

WHcn 1Ou Afe D1SguSted
With poor salt get Leslie Sterilized Salt Free
running for table. Velvet grain for kitchen
No typhoid. No contamination.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-09-02
Gets sixty DAYS.

Jack Brun, who struck a nan wear
ing glasses last Sunday night in front
of the Tonopah Club, was sentenced to
sixty days in the county Jail at Belmont
Tuesday by Judge Sawle and Deputy
Constable Nofsinger took him to Bel
mont that afternoon.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-09-02

r. f. Gilbert, county treasurer, re-
turned Tuesday from a ten days trip
to Manhattan, Hot Springs and north
ern mining districts.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-09-02

Ed. Bonmemort of Oakland, is in
town.
c. f. Moses of Reno was in town
this week.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-09-02
An Extra sleeper.

Beginning March 29th, trains ID
and II, will carry an extra sleeper
between Reno aud San Francisco, in
order to better care for the Tonopah
and Goldfeld travel.
A, II. RISING.
Acting D. f. n p, A., S. T.. Co,
Reno, Nevada. tf.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-09-02
A. II. Rls1NC

Subscribe for The BoNAvzA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11

the yard to the utmost In our own navy
the shortest contract time promised LOT
building a, first-class battle ship was thirty
two months, for the battle ship Ohio, which
should have been completed on June ., 1901;
but which was not actually finished until
hind time The louisiana which is being
built on contract time. or very close 10 II.
was to be completed in forty-one months
while English battle ships have been con- On
Questioned in far less time. The King Ed
wa I'd If is expected win be ready for serv-
ice and in commission thirty months affer
the LAYING of her keel We presume that
one of the reasons for the delay IN Inl I
Country Is the holding back of material. We
nave been told by a naval constructor tnat
work was often handicapped by the snan
supply of steel on hand, and delay Is also
gavarnmenf TO turn over armof plate as
rapidly as the yards could use 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11

which is to be the starting point In the Ell
fort to restrain public school pupils who
are inclined to be incorrigibie. At the pres
emit time there is no intermediate institution
between the common school and the deten-
ton home Attendance at the latter is alb
solutely compulsory, and hence it borders
closely on a penal character It goes a
step too far. therefore. in the treatment or
class of pupils who merely show an In
cIination to waywardness requiring some
thing more than ordinary school discipline.
The parental school will fill the gap be-
tween the common school and the detention
home. Its most important function will be
the arrest of early waywardness at the
point OF truancy. The average youngster
may show his or her prediction amenaole
to such restraint as the parental school VIII
a ford. but he or she may not have reached
the point where. il Is desirable TO resort TO
the detention home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11

portion of the highway in this exclusive
manner such action would be void and
could be set aside at the suit of any citizen
of the municipality without his being re-
quired to show any special damage"
Reports Read.
The report of the town treasurer was sub
mitted and approved by the council The
receipts for the month of March were as
follows: General taxes, 81, 39S.67; sidewalk
assessments. 81 $3.50: water rents s9o;
permits, s.; road tax, Prince George county,
1904. si21.3S. making total of So ,2l5.05. to-
gether with the balance on hand OF
s., 1899 aggregating s5,955.04 The dis
bursements during the same period were as
follows: Pumping plant, $3.50; street light
ing, $l3.7T; general expenses, $13l4: sala-
ries, S10s; sewage disposal plant. s.. o42. 10.
making a total of 81 1881 leaving bal
ance on hand of s.. 50. The amounts ex-
pended to date on special improvements are
as follows: Cement sidewalks. 10;
sewer extensions, 3d. AZ; water main ex-
tension Carroll avenue. $l,T16.0i. making
total of $40. 969.62.
The report of the board of assessors com
posed of Messrs. George A. Warren, +. ".
Crittenden and Ben. G. Davis. for the as
sessment OF property In Takoma Park. was
submitted to the council last night The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11
Speedy Ship Building.
From. the Boston Herald.

We alluded the other day to the rapid
work which had been done in a British
shipyard on a battle ship building Cor
Japan. Fast time was also shown on
the two smaller battle ships ordered by
Chile. ships that are now enrolled under
the English flag. In discussing the number
OF months necessary to accomplish such
work, an English naval authority said re-
Gently that 1t was largely question Of
money. II the price was high enough, bat
tie ships could be rushed to completion even
in much shorter time than has as yet
been recorded He was confident that a
first-elass battle ship could be built and de-
liyered within twenty-four months of the
signing OF the contract and delivery of the
plans. If 1t was thought necessary to rush
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11

boardwalk along graded bed on Carroll
avenue to college buildings, the walks to re-
main until a new bridge Is constructed and
suitable cement, walks are laid
The petitions were referred to the re-
spective committees. with the exception of
the bridge petition, which was referred to
Engineer Scudder for consideration and re-
port
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-11
A Public School Innovation.
Angeles Herald.

From the Los Angeles Herald
One feature of the bond election last
Tuesday makes provision for an obvious
necessity in the public school system. The
sum of $4,000 is provided for a building
and the equipment of parental school.