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The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
MARKET STREET
PROPERTY SOLD
Holdings of Josiah Stanford
and John Peter SchmitZ
Company Are Turned Over
PRICES SOAR HIGHER
Land on Principal Thorough
fare, Involved in Deal,
Brings $4,000 Per Foot
PRICES SOAR HIGHER

Two important transactions involving
the same pieces of property, the latter
of which establishes new record for
realty prices on Market street. have been
consummated by Thomas Magee & Sons
during the last week, the second sale
having been made yesterday at profit
of $25 900 to the first purchasers. The
transactions also remove from the mar
ket one of the last pieces of realty on
Market street below Sixth known to be
for sale. The pieces involved give front
ages on Market and Mason streets. They
were bought from their original owners
for $3.50 and resold for $4,000.
The transactions include the following
sales: From Josiah w. Stanford to I.
Kahn, Fred H. Beaver and two others,
of property on the northwest line of
Market street. 2S:6 northeast of Turk
street, northeast 1854 front, with an
average depth of sixty-two feet, for the
price of $15S, 900. The rental of TINS prop
erty, under an old lease, amounts to 1925
a month, the lease expiring October next.
Tie adjoining piece on the east and
average depth of ninety-six feet, includ
ing a large IL running out to Mason
street, on which the frontage is twenty
five feet and the depth 1876, connecting
in the rear with the Market-street lot,
was sold by the John Peter Schmitz Com
pany, corporation, to the same pur-
chasers, I. Kahn, Fred H. Beaver and
others, for $227, 900. These purchasers
thus became the owners of 665 frontage
on Market street by an average depth
of seventy-nine feet, with the connection
mentioned on Mason street. at the price
of 1886, ,000 Within a week after deposit
was paid on this sale the property was
resold yesterday afternoon through the
agency of Thomas Magee & Sons to E.
S. Rowley of Los Angeles for $4,000.
The Schmitz properties rent for s675
month, under lease which expires next
September. The improvements IN each
case are old, wooden frame buildings OF
no value to the property.
The John Peter Schmitz Company was
represented by the Aronson Realty Com
pany.
1t is estimated that after allowing a
reasonable value for the Mason-street
frontage the price paid was very close to
5000 a front foot.
The Schmitz property has been owned
continuously since 1867 by DIR. John Peter
Schmitz, who recently transferred 1t to
the John Peter Schmitz Company cor
poration composed of himself and family.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
NEVILLS DENIES
FLEMMING'S CHARGE
Asserts He Paid to Save,
Not to Destroy the
Papers.

William A. Nevills underwent a half
hours rigid cross-exarnination yesterday
as to the reasons that prompted him to
agree to pay Fred Holz, office boy OF the
Amador Tunnel, Milling and Mining Com
pany, $1,000 for services rendered, should
the plaintiff win in the suit Of Nevills
against Flemming." 1t Is the contention
of Flemming's counsel that Holz was
paid this sum to destroy papers in the
case that would operate against Nevills,
but this Nevills fatty denied yesterday.
1.-The truth of the matter is" said Ne
wills, that Holz came to me and said
that he knew Abraham Halsey. secretary
of the company. had lied in his deposi-
ton when he testified that certain papers
did not exist. Holz said that while Hal
sey had burned some Of the papers he
knew of a package yet remaining unde-
stroyed. AS / believed these papers con-
tanned an offer from me to return the
money F1emming and his associates had
invested, / agreed to give the boy the
$1,000 should he get these papers. He
did get some of them. but this was not
among them. That's all there Is to 1T.
The defense, Notwithstanding Nevills
statement. refuses to abandon its con-
tention that the offer to pay Holz was
70 obtain his services as destroyer, not
as a saver, of papers. and 1t will proceed
under this contention to the end
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
SMALL INCREASE IN
THE SCHOOL CENSUS
Report Will Show Approx
mately $4,000 Children
Eligible for Education.

Chief Census Marshal Thomas E. At
kinson will in a few days submit to the
Board of Education his report of the
school census for the year 1905. From
the progress made up to yesterday in
the compilation of the returns of the
deputy marshals 1t is looked upon as
certain that the census will not exceed
$500 children of school age, that is
between five and seventeen years. This
will be an increase of something like
1000 over the census of the last fiscal
year, when 1t was 1888. The latter
number was an increase of 1867 over
that of the. previous year.
The small increase this year is due
to the fact that owing to the change
in the State apportionment law basing
the school revenue on the actual at
tendance Of pupils instead of on the
census, as formerly, there was no in
centive to work for big increase.
Again it is said that the deputies were
inexperienced in the work. some even
being considered inefficient. but hold
ing their jobs on account of political
influence.
The total number of children under
the age of seventeen years will ap-
proximate 10000 against 11s,324 for
1904. and 111.190 for 1908.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
SCOTT APPOINTS AN
ASSISTANT CASHIER
Tax Collector Names Edward
Rigney to Supervise Col
lection of Licenses.

Tax Collector Scott yesterday ap-
pointed Edward Rigney assistant CASH
Ter In the License Department. Rig
ney takes the place formerly held by
E. II. Hulford. who resigned at the
same time that former Chief Deputy
Tax Collector Simpson retired from Of
fetal life. Rigneys salary will be $3.50
per month.
Extraordinary efforts will be made to
increase the collections on license taxes
during the next fiscal year. Deputy
William Riordan has been placed In
charge of the License Department and
Deputy Edgar Zion Is revising the or
dinances so as to insure the payment
OF licenses. Increased revenue will be
forthcoming from licenses on street
cars. of which more than 500 have al
ready been located. Next month the
dog licenses will be due and payable.
and preparations are being made for an
expected rush in that connection
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
SHIPBOARD ETIQUETTE
VIOLATED BY COOK.
Myades Furnace Room to Chide Negro
Enelneey and Receives Bearing.
Then He ReyeaLs Zneby1ety While Posing
as Complainant in Courtroom.
BY JAMES C. CRA WcFORD.

ed. and turn the fine into the city treas
ury."
Mr.. Phillips. somewhat chastened, then
consented to accept $35 from Mr.. Foley
and give him a receipt for payment in
full, and the case was dismissed.
There was a stir of interest throughout
Judge Conlan's court when Henry P.
Brown advanced to the bench to answer
Patrolman Drolette's charge that he had
exhibited a deadly weapon, to wit, a
pistol, in a rude and threatening manner,
for he was the physical and sartorial an
tithesis ef the ordinary Police Court de-
fendant. The impression of youthfulness
conveyed by his slim. supple figure was
intensified by his strawberry land cream
complexion and his sparse blonde mus
tache, and the facial effect was made
still more striking by a tiny jet black chin
tuft. His garb was of good material,
fashionably cut.
The policeman testified that the primal
complainant In the case was a profess
sional messenger boy who uad informed
him that Mr.. Brown was crazily brandish-
ing big revolver in his room on OFar-
rell street. The lad stated that he went
to the room in response to call from
its occupant received al the messenger
service office, and no sooner had he en-
tered the apartment than he was con-
fronted by leveled pistol and COM
mandedL to depart If he did not desire to
die on the spot. He promptly obeyed the
command and to the policeman he said
the gun looked as big as a cannon -
When the officer visited the room he
found both man and weapon. The for
mer was unquestionably crazed and the
latter was of maximum revolver caliber
He experienced no difficulty, however, In
taking possession of both the weapon
and its owner.
In explanation of his conduct Mr.
Brown said he was a tourist from Bos-
ton, where he holds exalted rank in the
fire department, and while en- route
across the continent he purchased the
pistol, being impelled to do so by fore
warnings received in Boston, where San
Francisco is popularity regarded as a
place where no persons life is safe un-
less he is constantly armed and ready
to kill He did not intend to slay the
messenger boy, whom he looked upon as
desperate on pillage bent, but merely
to intimidate him. If the boy had burst
into the room less abruptly, or II Mr..
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

Newburgh should absent himself from
the trial on May 81
~ have no desire" interrupted the
Judge, Ito litigate anything that appears
in a newspaper. Have you anything TO
say why Judgment should not be pro-
nounced?"
Your Honor" replied O'Grady, went
out of your way to cast reflections and
animadversions and to attack counsel for
the defendant 1 consider that the re-
marks at the end were made in reference
TO myself"
You have a poor understanding, said
the Judge, "as to what the court said
''I have a fairly good understanding"
retorted O'Grady. Il desire to raise a
point as to your Honor's instructions"
The Judge said he would decline to
hear anything further. He again asked
If they had anything to say why judg-
ment should not be pronounced.
O'Grady persisted, saying he intended
to make a showing, but the Judge cut
him off by saying 1t was not a proper
matter to bring before the court.
Il take exception" said O'Grady, ito
your Honor's ruling, and furthermore, in
support of what I would have stated
and what 1 claim have right to state.
intending to make showing at this time,
and / take exception to the arbitrary act
of the court in the premises
did you use the word arbitrary?
asked the Judge.
"Yes, I used the word arbitrary"
Ibid you use it advisedly?"
-'Yes, 1 used it advisedly.''
For the use of that language" said
the Judge sternly, 81 adJudge you guilty
of contempt of court and order you to
appear tomorrow morning to show cause
why you should not be punished"
(. O'Grady subsided and Newburgh re-
marked, "As far as 1 am concerned 1
will not continue in this case. 1 have
a motion to present for arrest of judg-
nient, but other counsel will have to ar
que it,
'"The court is not concerned as to what
you do" retorted the Judge. "If you
have motion to present, present it,
Newburgh filed the motion and O'Grady
said he would argue it. The argument
will take place at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
on. coun,e y. Reconciled.

Judge Graham has reconclIeq EMMA
and Richard Driscoll. who were en-
gagged in his court in divorce proceed
ings. The suit, which was instituted
by Mrs. Driscoll. has been dismissed
DEGREES of divorce were granted yes
terday to Margaret from Andrew Ham
sor w,1lful neglect, John from Della
T,,are for cruelty. and Della from Otto
Larsen for cruelty. Suits for divorce
we're flled by Arthur T. against Rach-
ael c. Thomas for desertion. Charles e.
orainst Estefana p. Johnson for
cruelty. and C. A. against Glennie B.
r,Iante for desertton.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

Brown had remembered having sent for
him, the pistol play might not have oc-
Cured. So sudden, however, was the
lads entrance that Mr.. Browns inf1amed
imagination saw only an intruder come
to rob. maybe to murder. Hence the dis
play of firearms.
In reply to an inquiry from the bench,
Mr.. Brown confessed that since depart
ing from the Hub he has imbibed freely
of strong waters. Then the case was
continued till to-day.
Alice Brown, deniZen of Bacon place.
displayed to Judge Mogan her frightfully
bruised and lacerated face. and told him
that the injuries were inflicted by John
Bergman, 20-year-old, who informed
the Court that he recently came from
Grass Valley, and since arrival in the
city has been dwelling at OIL Illinois
street and working as a boiler-maker.
The woman said the assault was abso-
lutely unprovoked by her. and the de-
fendant's plea was that Of drunkenness.
do you know what you are doing
while you are drunk?" Judge Mogan
asked him.
YES" was the sullen response.
you knew that you were beating this
unfortunate and helpless creature?"
"Yes"
"Then you are instinctively an inhuman
brute. Of the stuff that Durrants and
Jack the Rippers are made"
IT only hit her with my hsts." said
the debased fellow.
A surgeon, however, testified that the
cuts on the woman's face must have
been made with a sharp instrument
probably brass knuckles. Sentence was
postponed till next Saturday.
Robert Stelge, little Londoner, who
was arrested on Mason street for quar-
relng with Mrs. Sadie Gerera, Of the
underworld, reiterated the assertion that
the woman was perfect stranger to
him.
''Thisyer constable makes graft mis-
talk wen e ses she n me are ole pals,
he declared to Judge Mogan. 9TH loidy' s
nothin' ter me an I hain't nuthin' ter
'er. Wen tn bloomin' bobby places me
in tn van tells i'm e collared tn wrong
cove, but e honly gives bloomin' laugh
an ses e knoaws is business. Give a
bloke a chawnce, yer Wash-up. an
doan't b'lieve honly wat tn bleedin'
bobby tells yer. Thisyer Hoff'cer Fen
ner's a ard un, e is. wy doan't yer
hawsk Hoff' Ger Jimmie Cull'na habout
me? Ell tellyer I'm a horderly chap.
He will be sentenced for peace disturb
ance.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
SCHOOL BOARD
GETS W|NDF ALL
Conscience Stricken I'm
known Makes Restitution
to the City of $195
BARRETT IN QUANDARY
Asks City Attorney if Money
Can Be Applied to Benefit
of Teachers Annuity Fund

Emmett Barrett, secretary of the
an envelope postmarked Troy n. Y"
which, much to mis- surprise on
opening it, contained $195 in currency
OF which was typewriter the single
word Restitution"
The address on the envelope, also in
typewriting, simply read, Board of
Education. City Hall, San Francisco"
After reporting the matter to the
board, Barrett was instructed to com
municate with City Attorney Long as
TO what disposition should be made of
the money. The letter to Long says:
The only inference to be drawn as to the
source from which the currency came was as
the typewriter word Restitution indicated,
that IL was the return offering OF one, who,
suffering from the tortures of a self-accusng
and guilty conscience, had defrauded this de-
partment in the amount forwarded and had
adopted this method Of restitution.
This method is not unknown in Governmental
departments The amounts SO received, as
you are aware. from the offerings of guilty
ones desirous OF restoring illegally gotten goods
or their equivalent in money values are cred
ited TO the conscience fund.
Under the law we are compelled to deposit
all moneys collected for the benefit of the de-
partment within twenty-four hours with the
Treasurer. The S195 will be so treated imme-
diately. AS to its final disposition We are in
Quandary. ana Tor the legal SOLUTION Oh tnls
difficulty is the object of this communication.
Have We absolute. unquestioned authority TO
say direct as 10 what account fund this
money is to be diverted, or credited, or must
we credit 1t to our general appropriation for
the maintenance of the department? If the
former power resides within us. and the mat
ter is optional with this board. we would like
to have the amount credited to the account of
the Teachers Annuity and Retirement Fund
to the end that this worthy public cnarity.
which has its origin and support in the School
Department and its object the pensioning of
aged and disabled teachers, may reap the
benefit and the intentions of the anonymous
one Forwarding the money for the purpose of
righting an obvious wrong provided with a fit
ting and charitable elimination.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
hi. Confidence Misplaced.

Stephen O'Hagen of Stockton met a
young man on the boat from that city
early yesterday morning and they be-
came very friendly. On the arrival Of
the boat O'Hagen took the young man.
who pleaded poverty. to room at 80
East street to share 1t with him. When
OHagen awoke the young man and
OHagen's gold watch and SIS had dis
appeared. O'Hagen notified the police,
giving a description of the thief
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

1t was in the furnace room or the
stout British steamship Queen Aexan-
dra, flying the Dunlop house flag, that
Victor Emanuel, driver of the donkey
engine, blackened the eyes of George
James. born and brought up on the
Clydeside and now attached 10 the
vessels culinary department. Ana 1t
was on the witness stand in Pollce
Judge Mogan's court that Mr. James
revealed a condition of inebriety that
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

FILES WRITTEN oPINIoN-Judge sloss
yesterday filed a written opinion, containing
the findings of the oral opinion heretofore de-
Thomas F. Brennan holds $37. .524 13 in trust
for Father p. q. Gray Brennan claimed the
money his own, but the court held that ne
procured it from Father Gray through the ex-
ercise Of undue influence and without adequate
consideration.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
= Mncbine for women

should be the best obtainable- The
singer sewing machine Is acknowl-
edged the lightest running, most dura-
Bile and convenient Of any. Look for the
red S. 1918 Devisadero ST., 1880 Market
St, 210 Stockton ST., 1917 Stockton St.
576 Valencia ST., San Francisco. Cal
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

II you board you can always find a
new cook" by simply finding a new
boarding house. The ads. to-day will
show you a lot OF new cooks. at your
service.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
ptomaine POISON I'm saImon.

Henry Smith, sentenced Saturday for
a seven year term for manslaughter.
was attacked with ptonnaine poisoning
from eating salmon at the Broadway
Jail He will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

LIBEL CASE MAY BE RETRIED.-The Su-
preme Court affirmed the lower courts judg-
ment yesterday in the libel suit entitled Won
Schroeder VS.. Spreckels. The decision author
ICES a new trial Of the proceedings. The de-
fendants contention that verdict could not be
rendered for plaintiff for more than nominal
damages is not deemed sufficient ground for re-
versing the lower tribunal.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

The public is liberal. but at the same
time liable to want the reason why,
and since the Rainier" strikers refused
to arbitrate and declared boycott they
will probably have some difficulty in
explaining why
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

Burnett's Extract of Vanilla in puri
ty and strength pre-eminently superior
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

CITY WILL BUY BOAT.-Supervisor dan
coma of the Finance Committee yesterday d.
rected the clerk to invite proposals to sell to
the city gasoline launch for the better protec-
tion by the police of water front property
against bay pirates. D'Ancona inspected q
satisfied with it, He saw several other launches
one of which will be purchased by the city out
of the balance left in the urgent necessity fund.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

COUNT MUTZU COMING.-Count Mutzu.
First Secretary OF Legation for Japan will ar
rive by the steamship Manchurfa on June 25 on
his way to London.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21

Horxford's Acid Phosphate
CURES NERVOUS DISORDERS. Head
ache, Insomnia, Exhaustion and Rest
lessness- Rebuilds the nervous system.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-21
O'GRADY IN CONTEMPT.

Attorney OGrady rose and said he
would take exception to the Judges rul-
ing He said there was a suggestion in
q newspaper to the effect that there was
q preconcerted scheme whereby Attorney
The Republican journal., 1905-02-23
Notice of Foreclosure.

Whereas, Stephen j. Coffin, Sarah H. Coffin,
wife of stephen j., and u G. Coffin, all of Thorn,
dixie, in the county. OF Waldo, in the State of
Maine. by their mortgage deed dated Dec. 3, A.
d. 1889, and recorded In the Waldo county Regis
try of Deeds, Book 222 Page go, conveyed to me
the undersigned Gel tain parcel of land situated
in Thorndike, it being the north half of lot NO.
50 in said town and bounded as follows. viz: on
the north by lot No. 70. on the west by lot
No. So, on the east by lot No. ST. on the south by
a line running from the east to the west line
of said lot No. so dividing said lot in two equal
parts by the acre and containing fifty acres,
more or less, reserYing an easement for all land
that is taken for public use; also another piece
of or parcel of land situated in the above named
town and bounded as follows, to wit: 1t being
the mott tn half OF lot No. IS and beginning at the
northeasterly corner of said lot No. S. thence
SOutherly on the west line of said lot seventy
seven and one-haf rods; thence easterly
course as to strike the east line of said lot in the
center; thence northerly on the east line of said
lot No. 55 to the north line of said lot to the
place OF beginning, containing fifty acres, more
or less, reservng an easement of all land that is
taken for public USE it being the same land con-
veyed to us by Edgar NJ. Wing by his deed dated
Dec. B. A. d. 1889, and whereas, the conditions of
said mortgage are broken, now therefore, by
reason of the breach of the conditions thereof l
claim foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated at ThOrndike the 9th day of February,
A. ID. 1905.
3w6 .. j. FARWELL.
The Republican journal., 1905-02-23
Danger Of Long lows and Dsrslicts.

The maritime welfare of the Atlantic
seagoing and coast commerce Is partlcu-
larry affected by two bills now before
Congress, and if the interests especially
concerned will unite at once IN an earn
est support of the measures the relief
sought cannot be refused. The first Of
these is intended to correct the criminal
disregard of life and property manifest
ed by the towing trusts; the second is
framed to provide for the removal of
derelicts and distractions that lmperil
the navigation of our littoral and of the
harassed transatlantic and West Indian
lanes.
The dangers inherent in long lows off
our seabord, where at times the dis
lance between tug and stern barge
reaches mile, is paralleled only by the
lmpudence with which these same own
ing or chartering companies carry
equally long tows into our interior
waterways and harbors.
fhe delay to perishable cargoes, mail
transportation and the menace to river
and ferry traffic are apparently nothing
to these invaders of public utilities.
They have hitherto been able, SO they
boast, to exert an irresistible in
fuence upon Congress, and they are
still sure that their political contro! is
unimpaired. But it is evident from the
pills introduced that Mr.. Burton and
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors
take another view of this question.
No less important is the necessity of
Senator Frye's bill clearing the coast
channels and the sea highways of
derellcts aud wrecks. The difficulty of
reaching international agreement on
any general policing that will sweep
the main travelled roads is recognized;
but after all the surest way out of the
dilemma is for some one to take the
initiative. Let us be the first. Congress
may do two things. AS the readiest aid
to the injured let it insist that the
executive power to employ government
vessels in the work be exercised, and
then let it authorize the construction
OF special ship and provide the
additional appropriation for its effec-
tive control by the mayhem York
H
The Republican journal., 1905-02-23
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on IA 50-cent bottle Of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails
to cure your cough or cold. We also guar
antee 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory
| or money refunded.
A. A. IIOwEs & Co. W. O. Poor & Son.
The Republican journal., 1905-02-23
Deserved Popularity.

To cure Constipation and Liver troubles
by gently moving the bowels and acting as
tonic to the liver, take Little Early Risers
These Famous Little Pills are mild, pleas
ant and harmless, but effective and sure
Their universal use for many years is a
usefulness. Sold by r. II. Moody.
The Republican journal., 1905-02-23

fl, .'''4 Ior shipment. $50, 600
4 WIKI aT continued and extreme cold
eObi,V permitted the Hudson river,
III sa, ana baltimore dealers to OBJ
sODJd XIV The harvest of the Maine
lpp No nave been much larger, as
alers az a, u readiness for a big cut,
ithair a.. sh9Se places were already
ID sborS,l ueFs in Maine to cover their