The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
RIGHT OF WOMAN TO
KITCHEN UPHELD.
TEMPORARY ROOMER MUST VACATE
Minion of the Law Must Bow
in Housewives Castle.
BY JAMES c. CRAWFORD.


many whom the recent calamity de-
prived of habitation. and when he
sought lodging at the home Of ]. Ray
-mond Smith and wife, 214S. Sutter
street, he was taken in on. condition
that he pay a rental of $3.50 a month
for exclusive occupancy of the kitch-
en-, which a debilitated chimney and
deprivation of gas had incapacitated
for culinary service. Although the
apartment was not equipped for use as
a bed chamber Mr.. Ney gratefully paid
S. in advance. improvised a couch
and settled down to abide there until
such time as the city's phoeniX-like
ascent would enable him TO secure
more comfortable quarters.
He enjoyed undisturbed possession
OF the kitchen until few days ago,
when Mr.. Smith, with volubility ac-
quired and kept in smooth-running or
der by extensive experience as a seller
OF pianOfortes. informed him that he
would oblige the household by vacat-
ing the premises, inasmuch as a return
Of gas and Official permission TO use
the chimney had fired Mrs. Smith with
irrepressible yearning to resume her
cooking operations indoors instead OF
pursuing them on the street, where
even a windbreak that was architec-
her TO the annoyance of being stared
at by passers-by as she transformed
the canned corned beef OF commerce
into sUcculent hash or piled on fag-
gots to bring rebellious beans to boil.
Mr.. Ney declared that he did not
wonder al Mrs. Smiths desire, but
Il the same time he declined to humor
ii, because his months occupancy of
The kitchen had not expired, to say
=
where else 10 lay his head.
Mr. Smith said something in pro-
test and Mr.. Ney said something in
reply, and the outcome of the alter
cation was Mr.. Ney's arrest on the
charge OF having battered Mr. Smith
He told me-" said Mr. Smith TO
Police Judge Cabaniss, that he was
descended from Marshall Field
1 did nothing Of the sort" Mr.. Ney
my family back to Field Marshal
Ney.'
We'll. there was a marshal and
field in it anyway" Mr. Smith ex-
claimed, and his tone denoted both
defiance and triumph.
At the courts suggestion Mr.. Ney
paid TO Mr.. Smith the $3.50 required
10 clear his monthly rental in full, and
then his Honor advised him to move
his lodging ere any further rental is
incurred.
I'm paid up to May "a" said Mr..
Ney, and now 1 demand that the
landlord fix up that kitchen so that
] can be comfortable in it until L
leave"
Emphatic refusal by both Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith to comply with the un-
expected demand was approved by the
Judge AS for the charge OF bat
reF h v,aT.-y
Is continued till May %, and my de-
cision may be Influenced TO some ex-
tent by the defendants conduct to-
ward the complainant ad interim"
Gabriel zobias whose second hand
clothing store is on Mission street,
threatened to appeal to Governor Par
dee and also to General Greely when
Judge Conlan declined to comply with
his request that warrant issue for the
arrest Of fireman of the name of
Tyson, whom he accused of battery.
'AnStf both the civil and the mill
tsry powers sustain my refusal" said
his honor, "yoa may carry your pro-
test to the President Of the United
States"
Dot vas vat EN- goin' ter do, yes"
was Mr.. Zobias', final utterance ere
Withdrawing from the presence.
Some Of the clothing in his store
was suspended perilousiy near TO
blazing fire. while the wind blew ftfuI
gusts, when Fireman Tyson saw the
danger OF conhagration and command
ed its removal Mr. Zobias demurred.
and when Mr.. Zobias endeavored to
restrain Tyson he promptly dashed on
Of his fists against Mr.. Zobias' left
eye and then abolished the menace
without further interruption from any,
one.
d. ]. Desmond. who came from Los
Angeles TO contract for the feeding of
refugees. had his automobile at the
ferry depot when John German hired
It for the ostensible purpose Of con-
veying a sick person to the Presidjo.
and now Mr.. Desmond AYERS that Mr..
German failed TO return the vehicle
as per agreement, and for four or five
days utilized IL for money-getting.
Judge Mogan will hear more Of the de-
tails today.
With open saloons. proper passen-
ger transportation facilities and less
magnihcence OF distance in San Fran
cisco, the inebriety for which Charles
Darling was arrested might not have
been acquired.
He drank enough whisky in Oakland |
TO give him liking for more Of the |
stuff, and when he came to San Fran |
cisco and found that In order to reach !
the Preside he would have to walk
his thirst became augmented three |
fold. And when he had tramped all |
the way from the ferry depot to the /,
Greenwich-street entrance to the mill /
tary reservation, without receiving SO !
much as q sniff of alcohol en- route. he
almost swooned from excess of joy +
when a friend of his handed him a 1
bottle containing almost one quart of i
blended rye and invited him to take !
a stiff sip"
Indeed so great was his exhilaration /
OF spirit that he became absent-mind- I
ed and had almost emptied the bottle
when the owner thereof plucked ii !
from his hand and chided him for !
greediness. That was how he came 4
10 be intoxicated-a condition which !
he would not have entered If the !
barrooms had been open or the Union |
street cars running
Judge Shortall has Mr. Darling's |
defensive argument under consider
alton.