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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
CONTRACTORS MUST Do
BETTER WORK ON STREETS
Board of Works Takes Exception to
Slipshod Manner of Repairing
Pavements.

The Board of Works yesterday no
titled several street contractors that
they must do better work in repair
ing bituminous pavements or their
bills will not be paid. The board ex-
pressed its displeasure at the slipshod
manner in which some of the streets
are being patched up.
The board awarded contracts TO the
City Street Improvement Company for
keeping Market and Folsom streets
and Golden Gate avenue in repair for
S5997; for repairing streets in the
Mission, $4390, and for parking Do
lores street. 1880. j. j. Bowling Sc
cured the contract for repairing many
Western Addition streets for $4,000.
The contract for blasting the hill for
the widening OF the Cliff House road
was awarded to Owen McHugh for
20 cents a cubic yard, he to collect 25
cents per yard from the Park Com
mission for hauling the rock to the
new beach driveway.
Inspector Fitzsimmons was directed
to investigate the house at 449 Chest
nut street, which is in danger of COL
lapse.
w. H. Gleeson was appointed in
spector of the election booth ware
house, and May E. Sullivan was az
pointed a stenographer.
The board will investigate the ex-
cavation of sand at Forty-eighth ave-
nue. and I street. which is endangering
the foundation of the Oceanside
School
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
LAWYER TRIES
TO END LIFE
Charles Erd of st. Louis
Shoots Himself i'm Gotham
Hotel, but Will Recover
MOTIVE is A MYSTERY
Partners of the Attorney
Astonished When They Are
Told of the Tragedy

NEW YORK. March 22.-Charles Erd.
a lawyer of st. Louis, 35 years old. was
found in his apartments at the Hotel
Imperial here to- day suffering from a
self-inflicted bullet wound in the left
temple. He was taken to a hospital,
where, it is Said,- he will recover. At
the hospital large sum of money and
considerable valuable jewelry were
found in the wounded mans clothing
Erd insisted that he had shot himself
accidentally.
ST. LOUIS, March 22.-Charles Erd
Is the junior member of the law firm OF
Block, Sullivan & Erd and is prom
inent in legal circles here. His part
ners to-day said that Erd's act was
most astonishing to them; that they
could not assign the slightest reason
for ii. Block said:
A week ago Erd went to Baltimore 20 take
depositions in involving the settle
ment of estate here. Last Saturday he
wired US that he had completed his work and
won his case. and had decided TO run up to
New York for few days.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Utah AROUSES
IRE OF FRANCIS
President of st. Louis Expo
sition Denounces Charge
That Awards Are Sold
SENDS WARM TELEGRAM
Says Officials Have Nothing
to Do With Disposal OF
Ribbons by Concessionaires

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March p.
Governor John C. Cutler to-day re-
ceived from David r. Francis, presi-
dent of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition, long telegram relating to the
report of the committee from the lower
house Of the Utah Legislature which
recently investigated the affairs of the
Utah commission to the exposition.
President Francis says that If the COM
mittee visited ST. Louis it did not call
upon him or any exposition officials.
The commissions charges against the
exposition management in connection
with the sale of exhibit award ribbons,
he says, are libelous. President Fran
els adds:
Award ribbons are sold by concessionares
terest therein Their sale was permitted by
the exposition for the accommodation Of ex
hibitors but was restricted to those receiving
awards. and other purchases of such ribbons
frauds, to which both concessionaire and
purchaser parties. and both will be pros
/. ecuted in every instance
All charges that awards of this exposition
are subject of commercial barter wholly
false and their authors willful falsifiers and
those who repeat them belong TO the same
class. Award diplomas and medals will be
delivered TO successful exhibitors without
charge and possible. OF course the
award ribbon concessionaire has nothing what
ever to do with comforting awards.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
AFTER FOUR YEARS SHE
LEARNS OF FATHERS DEATH
Mrs. Frank Nj. Switzer Causes Sus-
pension of Executor of De-
cedeut'S WILL


H. w. Mathews has been suspended
as executor of the will of the late
Newell w. Crocker who died here
four years ago. The suspension is the
result of communication received by
Attorney William j. Herrin from Bar
rister William F. O'Connor of Hall
fax, Nova Scotia, representative of
Mrs. Frank NJ. Switzer. decedent's S
only daughter. In his communication
Barrister O'Connor sets forth that his
client has just learned of her fathers
death. The fact that she was kept so
long in ignorance she ascribes "a
woman in the case" First of all,''
says O'Connor in his communication,
"Crocker was a divorced husband and
the one at fault. We surmise that the
Mrs. Hattie T. Lewis mentioned in the
will is the woman in the case.
In the will Crocker left $500 to his
daughter and the residue of his small
estate to Mrs Lewis. Mathews was
named as executor of the will, but af-
ter qualifying as such he did not car
ry on the settlement of the estate with
due diligence, with the result that
Mrs. Switzer's rights were neglected.
ut appearing from the papers in
the case said Judge Coffey in his or
der suspending Mathews, that the
executor has wrongfully neglected the
estate, he is hereby suspended and or
dered to appear to show cause why
his letters should not be revoked"
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
FIFTY-SIx GREYHOUNDS
IN UNION PARK STAKE
Owing to the Continued Scarcity Of
Hares the Entry Is
Limited

Owing to the continued scarcity of
hares only fifty-six entries were ac-
cepted for this weeks stake at Union
Coursing Park. There are nearly 400
greyhounds in training and only the
classy ones were accepted. The draw
resulted as follows:
Reserve stake-Lancashire Lad VS.. Agile
Spurt; Little Plunger VS.. The Referee: Panoche
VS. Valley Prde Tralee Maid vs.. Texas Ma
mie: Hudson VS. Amandan: Sky Van VS.. Rock
er Arm: HaphaSard vs. Lulu Girl: In Tins
Free Born VS. Orsina; Tfllie r vs. Patched
Up; Happy Lad VS.. The Rival; Conroy vs..
Sampler: Mr.. zignego VS.. Sherman; Carlow
Boy VS. Raby Aurora: May VS.. Black Coon:
Capital Lady VS. Freeport: Frank c VS.. Friend
less Boy, Reckless Acrobat VS.. Tom King;
Northern Flyer VS.. Renegade Apache. Race
King VS. Colored Lady; Rushaway VS.. Muggsy;
Rector VS. Fontenoy; Yellowstone Favor
Free. Frisky Barbara VS. Gold Chain: Flower
Girl va Ina Cissus; Ruby Sankey vs. Du-
hallow: Yellow Tail vs.. Nellie M.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
MRS. NORRINGTON is
AGAIN DEPORTED
Authorities at Victoria Refuse to Per-
NIT Her to Land There and She
Cannot Remain Here.

Mrs. Margaret Norrington, who was
deported to Victoria on the City of
Puebla March IL. was denied land
ing at that port and arrived here yes
terday on the same steamer Com
missioner North has refused to permit
her to land pending the action of a
special board of inquiry, which will
meet to-day.
Mrs. Norrington is an English wom-
an, 10 years old. She arrived here on
the steamer Senator from Victoria on
March 8, having been deported by the
colonial authorities. She told the i'm
migration officials here that she ar
rived in this city from Dunedin, New
Zealand, last February on the ship
May Queen to join her sister in Oak
land. She learned that her sister had
gone to Victoria. Then she went to
Victoria and was informed that her
sister had gone to the Klondike Be-
ing without money, the Victoria au-
thorities gave her lodgings in the city
jail and deported her to this city the
next day. Being penniless and having
no relatives here. she was refused a
landing and was deported again to
Victoria The British authorities sent
her back and as she will not be admit
ted here the steamship company will
protest against taking her back and
forth.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
LORING CLUB TO GIVE
THIRD ELABORATE CONCERT
Special Orchestra for the Occasion
Will Render Many Choice
Selections

The third concert of the Loring
Club will be given in Native Sons
Hall next Tuesday night, under the di-
rection of w. c. Stadtfeld, assisted by
Fred Ms-urer Jr. The programme will
be assisted in rendition by a stringed
orchestra, with flute, clarionet, brass,
organ and piano.
The compositions are John Hyatt
Brewers setting of Tennyson's
Break, Break Dudley Bucks set
ting of Tennysons "Bugle Song" and
Strauss Wine, Women and Song
waltzes, these being now rendered for
the first time at the Loring Clubs
concerts.
In addition to selections from Mem
delssohn's 'Festgesang" are Jungst's
'sWayfaring Men," Kjerulf's ''Norwe-
gian wedding Song" and The Shep-
herds Farewell" by stephen Leach;
the celebrated Sword Song from
"Caractacus" and the "Andante Cam
table and a largo and tempo de min
uet by Hugo Reinhold.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
BASKET BALL SUB-LEAGUE
SCHEDULE is COMPLETED
Final Game Between Lick and Will
merding Is Rough and Tum-
hIe Affair

Lick defeated the Wilmerding basket
ball players in a rough and tumble
game upon the court or the former
on Tuesday by the score of fifteen to
two. This contest marks the close Of
the sub-league series on this side of
the bay. Mission, having played all
games without defeat, will now meet
Oakland, the championship holder Of
the other bay county High Schools.
In Tuesdays game the scoring was
done for Lick by Rogers and Johns.
The lone goal for Wilmerding was
made bv Hillard their captain.
The positions were filed as follows:
Lick Hotchiss and Rogers, for
wards; Johns, center: Stone and
Doane, guards. Wilmerding - Hill
ard and Lowell, forwards; Broxten,
center; Gray and Schaffer, guards.
The league results were estimated on
the percentage system. OF the four
games played by each of the schools,
Mission won four. giving her a per-
centage of 100; Lick won three, lost one
and receives rs per cent. Polytechnic
won two, lost two, and has so per cent.
Lowell won one, lost three and receives
25 per cent. Wilmerding won none,
lost four and has no per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Rate on Francois Advances.

Although twice spoken and apparently max
ing fair progress toward her destination. the
French bark Francois is stiu on the overdue
list and yesterday her rate Of reinsurance was
advanced 70 10 per cent. The Francois is
bound from this port for Runcorn and now
is cut le6 days, one OF the longest passages
On record Tor q vessel in good condition Be
fore the first speaking the Francois was
quoted at 50 per cent. and at that rate about
$4,000 was invested by San Francisco specu-
-ators who played her TO arrive" With
The hrst speaking the rate dropped to 5 per
cent She was spoken again stil nearer the
snd of her journey. Since then nothing mas
been heard Of Eer and yesterday the rate was
jumped up 70 10 per cent. The recent heavy
weather IN English waters has been respon-
sible for many marine disasters and grave
Gears are experienced for the safety Of the
British ship Eskasoni which passed the Liza I'd
twelve days ngo, bound for Limerick and has
not YET arrived She is quoted for reinsurance
A. 20 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
shipments by the senator.

The steamer Senator sailed on Tuesday for
victoria with an assorted merchandise cargo
consigned 10 the port OF destination and other
British Columbian cities valued at slI SOC
and including the following: 213 pkgs fresh
vegetables. % pkgs fresh fruits. z5s75 lbs
criee fruit, 1900 lbs rsisins I20 600 lbs salt
Zoo los beans. 63S lbs coffee 1920 lbs 40 cs
niilstuffs. 240 lbs sugar, IL cs canned goods
les pkgs paste, II pkgs groceries and pro-
visions. 3ob gals wine. IS bars iron q bdIs
brooms. 1C0 tins matches. 81. .04T lbs wood pulp
cs paints, - pkss electrical goods 1900 lbs
asI'haltiiul. . pkgs oils, 10 cs arms and am
munirion, 100 lhs leaf tobacco. 10 pl1gs dry
goods, BIB lbs calcium. pkgs machinery 40
bales rwine, crts bicycles. 81 cs drugs 1000
lbs sulphur bbls acid.
III addition TO the foregoing the steamer
carried 81 800 lbs dried fruit % cs canned fruit
end cs olives, valued at Sl40l en- route 70
Winnipeg. Manitoba
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HOLDS
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Thomas Magee Says That San Fran
cisco Is Great Highway OF Fu-
ture Times.

The California Library Association
held an enthusiastic meeting in the
California Club rooms in. the Young
Mems Christian Association building
last night. Joy Lichtenstein presided
Thomas Magee was the principal
speaker of the evening. He began his
remarks by saying that San Francisco
is to be the great highway Of future
times" Upon this idea he dwelt at
length. He urged his hearers to let
this city be known as 1t should be, a
great highway of the commonwealth.
He closed by saying: Send out your
travelling men to the Orient. and don't
let the Eastern people jump over your
heads as they are doing now"
Herbert Law spoke at length and his
remarks met with much approval.
The next meeting of the association
will take place at the Stanford Uni
versity on April %.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Exports for Hawaii.

The bark ". 3. Flint was cleared yesterday
for MakaweIi with assorted cargo valued
~ SI2,0s4 and including the following: I25
bhIs -four IgI7 ctls barley 66 cts wheat Ie
ctls oats IOI 383 lbs bran 5739 lbs middIfnes
10 bales hay 3503 lbs sugar. 673 lbs ham and
bacon. 1874 lbs bread, 25 canned salmon
- cs assorted canned goods, 10 bales salt SO
crts potatoes. 80 lbs lard, $50 lbs goldfish 2S
gar s5 cs LIQUOR. 2400 railroad ties 200 posts
81 Sdls pipe 1850 gals distiIlate % bales
zkurn $50 gals gasoline. 10 bdls wire 4
hdIs bags. Z bdls paper, pkgs paints and oils
1c cs soap. 20 coils rope, "a cs dry goods so
kegs nafis. 25 cs boots and shoes. cs hats,
60 pkgs building material, 80 coal oil.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Fixed for Poachers-

Captain James Gsudin. the agent at Vfetorio.
r r.. Tor the Canadian Marine and Fisheries
Department has taken advantage Of the dis
-nantiing ~ the navy yard at Esquimalt TO
secure a supply Of rapd-flre guns 10 be in
tal-e1 On he vessels used in the department. 8
sefrlce for the protection Of the northern
nFnerses He purchased seven NordeufeIdt
elich-nrinE guns TIE guns obsolete as
far as the British navy IS concerned but
aptafn Gaudin expects that his many bsrreled
bargains VIII be invaluable IN impress ng
poGcherE with the dignity OF the Dominion
Government Several Of the guns are 10 be
placed on the steamer KeStrei.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED

Wednesday, March %
stnr Porno, Reinertsen. y hours from Al
g hien
stnlr city OF Puebla. Jepson SO hours from
Victoria and Puget Sound ports
stmr Aberdeen. Kelly 100 hours from Grays
Harb0r
sehr okanoesn. Reed. a days from Port
Gamble.
schr p Johnson segelhorst, days from
schr EsDsds. sarrins. Z days from Grays
Harb0r.
shr a Baxter. Isaacson. II days from
belliIRhau.
schr Andy Adahoney NyFran ~ Gays from
schr " Dinond. Koehler. 1914 days from
Tngs
scar S Redheld. Smith. 10 days from
Everett
CLEARED.
Wednesday. March p.
Srnr State of California. Thomas, san Diego
snd way ports. Pacific Coast Steamship Com
.paDT
Stnr Columbia Doran. Portland: San Fran
cisco and Portland Steamship COMPANY
stmr Bonita. Leland. San Pedro; faclhc
8 Coast Steamship Company
Bark ~ Flint. Johnson, Makaweh' Alex
&rcer a. BALDWIN.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Barkentine PuaIzo sac.

The reported loss OF the bsrkentine Puako,
owned by Hind. Rolph Co Of this city. was
s Srine premature, for while the message tell
Ing q the vessels destruction OF Cape Flat
tery In a November last storm was being
tapped over the wires the ca ble was bearing
news OF her safe arrival at Port Natal. her
destination. Tbs Puako Captain George Selee,
left Bellinghsrn November for Natal A few
days after she sailed a terrific storm swept
the waters IN the vicinity OF Cape F1attery
Wrecksge was found later on the shores OF
Vancouver Island. The Puako made q long
passage ana was not reported at all after lev
ing Puget Sound Word was received yester-
cay, however. that she had arrived al Natal
with al Oh board well Captain Selee G
compnied by his wife and daughter. The
Puako was on the overdue list and quoted for
reinsurance at SO per cenut.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Denies Codey's Allegations.

Ellen Bellencourt. executrix Of the
will of the late Matthew NJ. Cooley, has
filed an answer to the contest to de-
cedent's will instituted by Joseph J..
Cooley. She denies contestants alle-
cations that undue influence was ex-
ercised over the testator. or that he
was not of sound mental health at the
time he executed the will that is the
subject Of attack.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Water Front Notes.

The revenue cutter Perry arrived Tuesday
night. four days from Astoria Lieutenant
Dodge. who was in command OF the Perry, has
been ordered 70 the Golden Gate. Captain
Francis Tuttle VIII command the Perry
George Milford, a fireman on the steamer
Columbia. was treated al the Harbor HospitaI
yesterday FOR burns OF the face ana hands
the result OF a small explosion IN the coaster $
furnace.
The British ship Penthesiles, which is taking
2 cargo Of submarine mines and other ex-
plosives from EsquimaIt 10 London, sailed on
Tuesday from Victoria
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Schooner w. H. Dimond
From Island of Unga
Sees Nothing of Miss
inc Fishing Vessel
BARKENTINE PUAKO
is SAFE AT NATAL
Lumberman, Owned at This
Port and ReinSured at
Fifty Per Cent, Finally
Reaches Her Destination

The schooner ". H. Dimond, which
arrived yesterday. eighteen and a half
days from Unga, brings no news to
cheer those IN distress over the sup
posed loss OF the schooner Pearl The
Dimond left here to gather Goldfish from
the northern fishing stations. and was
70 relieve the schooner Pearl of such
nsh as her crew had caught. Nothing
vas either seen or heard. however, of
the Pearl The DimOnd stayed at Unga
oIlly three days. She brought down
lis, ,614 Goldfish
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Boatman Peterson Sued Again.

Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson has sued
her husband, Henry c. Peterson, the
boatman. and o. j. H. Johnson to re-
cover possession Of the launch Henry
or $1,000. the value of the boat. Mrs.
Peterson recently obtained a judg-
ment declaring her husband, whom
she is suing for divorce. guilty of con-
tempt for taking the Henry 1 from
her possession.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

FALL FROM CAR MAY PROVE FATAL
Henry e Bach, salesman living at 2044
Mission street fell from Mission street car
yesterday and suffered injuries which will
likely prove fatal. As the Third street car
turned into Mission street Bach who was
standing on the rear end OF the car was
thrown of. He fell on his head, striking
heavily on the cobblestones. He was removed
to the Central Emergency Hospital for treat
ment DR. W Stevens found that Bach 3
skull had been fractured.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
CHARLES STEIGLER FALLS
DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Structural Iron Worker on the Shreve
Building Misses His Footing and
II Killed.

Ia Killed.
Charles Steigler, a structural iron
worker. 81 years old, was killed al
most instantly yesterday forenoon by
falling from the fifth floor OF the
Shreve building. in course of erection
at the northwest corner of Post street
and Grant avenue. His body fell down
the elevator shaft to the basement and
his skull was fractured. He lived only
a few seconds. Deputy Coroner
Michael Brown learned that Steigler.
a few minutes before the accident,
had been sent to the fifth floor to put
some bolts into a panel. At the same
time the elevator cage was hosting
concrete to the sixth floor Whether
Steigler missed his footing while walk
ing around the edge Of the elevator
shaft or was struck by the cage no
one seemed to know. Steigler roomed
at 224 Page street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
THRUsDAY. MARCH 81.

NOrE-In the above exposition OF the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand column and the successive tides of the
dav in the order Of occurrence as to time; the
fourth time column gives the last tide Of the
day except when there are but three tides. as
sometimes occurs. The heights given In
addition TO the soundines OF the United States
coast Survey Charts except when minus o.
sign precedes the height and then the number
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Turbine a Snccnss.

TIE Allan line steamer Victorian. which is
equipped with turbine engines was given her
trial trip Al Glasgow the other day and de-
veloped a speed OF 1885 knots At q banquet
FOL owing the trial eminent engineers who
had participated IN the trial. expressed the
opinioU that the Victorian had demonstra ted
the prsctibility Of the turbine The Victorian
viii leave Liverpool to-day for Montreal on her
lnaiaen trans-Atlantic trip.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.

FORECAST
The pressure has fallen rapidly over Arizona
and high westerly winds are reported at Salt
Lake. Modena and Flagstaff
Pleasant weather prevails in California
Conditions are favorable for light frosts In
the interior IL the wind lulls.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight March %
Northern Caifornia-Fair Thursday; light
north wind.
Southern Calfornia-Fair Thursday; light
north wind changing to west
Nevada,-Fair Thursday
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Thursday;
light north wind.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Thursday;
light north wind.
Sacramento-Fair Thursday; light north
wind.
Fresno-Fair Thursday; light north wind
A. G. Made,
District Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Change Of Oantains.

Captain " Grant has succeeded A. Olsen as
master o. the schooner Jennie & Edna H D.
Leland Is now captain Of the steamer Bonita
replacing F. J. Preble, and H Parrhorst is
master of the schooner Salamander, formerly
commanded BY J. A. Powell
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

Plenty of faith should be mixed with
the other ingredients nj a DOCTORS pre-
scription.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

A man always tells his wife that good
husbands are made by letting them
have their own way.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Memoranda

KOBE, March 21--Br stnr Adato, for San
Francisco took fire in port, but fire was ex-
tinguished before much damage was done
SEATTLE. March 22-Stmr Doiohin from
here for Skazway returned here to-day on
account OF breaking shaft yesterday on Mar
rourefoue
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Matters Of Interest 10 Mariners ant
Shipping Merchants.

The British steamer Cacique is chartered for
lumber ana -four from Puget Sound and San
Fra ncisco 70 the west coast OF South America.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
SUN. Moon and Tide.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Height OF High and Low waters
at Fort Point, entrance TO San FRANCISCO
Bay. Published by official authority OF the
Superintendent.
NOTEAThe high and low waters occur at
the city front mission street wharD about 20
minutes later than AT Fort Point. the heignt
Of tide Is the same at both places
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Time Ball

Time Ball.
Branch photographic Office T. s. NJ Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco Cal,
March % 1905.
The Time Ball the tower OF the Ferry
building was dropped exactly at to day
T. e.. at Of the 120th meridian or at 8
p. m. Greenwich time ]. c. BURNETT,
Lieutenant u. S. N. in charge
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

given is subtracted from the depth given by
the charts. The plane Of reference is the mean
Of the lower low waters.