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The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

If you are troubled with piles and
can't find cure, try Witch Hazel Salve.
but be sure you get that made by E. G.
Dewitt & Co. Chicago. 1t is the origi-
nal. Ifyou have used Witch Hazel Salve
without being relieved it is probable
that you got hold of one of the many
worthless counterfeits that are sold on
the reputation of the genuine DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by The j f
Crow Drug Co.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
how CAN YOU AFFORD 1T?

HOW CAN YOU AFFORD 1T?
A business man celebrated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his bus.
mess in one of our towns by Civ.
ing a high. class free entertainment
costing about $3.50 One of his
business neighbors asked him the
question, How can you afford itP"
The response was, How many
ten cent clgers do you smoke a
day2" "About six" said the
neighbor. "Well, then" said the
other. II can give an entertain
ment like this every year on your
cigar money, and have 500 left to
my credit. Perhaps it is more APP,
propriate for me to ask, how can
you afford it2"
The smoking man has since gone
to the wall The concert man is
still doing business and helping the
town.-New Hamshire Issue.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
Afflicted With rheumatism.

"I was and am yet afflicted with rheu-
m atism," says Mr.. @ Bayne editor of
the Herald, Addington, Indian Terri
tory, "but thanks to Chamberlain
Pain Balm am able once more to attend
to business. 1t is the best of liniments. !"
If troubled with rheumatism give Pain
Balm trial and you are certain to be
more than p.eased with the prompt re-
lief which it affords. One application
relieves the pain. For sale by all drug
gists,
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
A FavorIte Remedy for BabyIes.

It's pleaeant taste and prompt cures
have made Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy favorite with the mothers of small
children. 1t quickly cures their coughs
and colds and prevents any danger of
pneumonia or other serious consequent
ces. 1t not only cures Group, hut when
given as soon as the croupy cough ap-
pears will prevent the attack. For sale
by all druggists.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

Although there are half a dozen
prospective candidates for governor
of Texas mentioned, but little in
terest in the matter is being mani
fest by the people up to the pres
ent time.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
Sleeplessness.

Dis orders of the stomach produce a
nervous condition and often prevent
sleep. Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets stimulate the digestive
organs, restore the system to healthy
condition and make sleep possible. For
sale by all druggists.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

A nobleman in Berlin has been
sent to Jail for three months for
cheating at cards, In this country
that could not have happened But
he might have gone to the hospital.
Philadelphia Ledger
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
Eczema, Telter. Salt Rhenm Itch, Ring
Worm, Herpes, Barber's Itch.

All of these diseases are attended by
intense itching, which is almost in
stantly relieved by applying Chamber
lain's Salve and by its continued use a
permanent cure may be effected. 1t has
in fact, cured many cases that had re-
sisted all other treatment. Prsce 25c per
box. For sale by all druggists.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

The best safeguard against headache,
constipation and liver troubles is De-
Wits Little Early Risers. Keep vial
of these famous little pills in the house
and take dose at bed time when you
feel that the stomach and bowels need
cleansing. They don't grippe. Sold by
The F Crow Drug Co.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

"A dose in time saves lives" DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup; natures
remedy for coughs, colds. pulmonary
diseases of every sort. For sale by the
j, F. Crow Drug Co.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

A young woman, according to
Boston report, entered music
store the other day and said to one
of the clerks, Have you got "A
Heart that Beats for Me?'"
"No, madam, not on seven dol
lars a week. replied the clerk
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

Indigestion is much of habit. Don't
get the habit. Take little Kodol Dys.
pepsia Cure after eating and you will
quit belching, putting, pslpitating and
frowning. Kodol digests what you eat
and makes the stomach sweet. Sold by
The f Crow Drug Co.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

The trouble with taking a day
off il that you can't put it back
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

In the Wisconsin zinc field there.
are thirteen magnetic separation
plants in operation, and it is said
that this use of electro magnetism
is greatly increasing the yield of
zince in that district.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

Meekness does not buy mastery
at the cost of manliness.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10
{ v. c. I. U. COLUMN. !
g Edited by MRS. H. A. BENEFIELD. e

The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. G. M. Jones Thursday,
March 18th, at 3 p. m.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-03-10

A series of articles on "Arts and
Crafts Industries" is begun in the
March New Idea Woman's Maya
zine with an account of the making
of iewelry and designing in metal.
work it appears many are not only
engaged but successful. Some
charming pieces are shown as the
work of Mas Jane Carson of Cleve.
land and others, including brooches.
watch fobs, lamps, jewel boxes
tongs. etc. The writer, Miss DeliaA
Austrian, is very optimistic con.
corning the outlook for women in
this craft. There are other wom-
en-" she says, lin the East and
West who are doing artistic work.
in metals and in the fashioning of
jewely. They are one in the opin-
ion that this work gives delight
and worthy remuneration to such
as possess talent and perseverance.
Don't frown-look pleasant. If you
are suffering from indigestion or sour
stomach, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Hon j AXE Moore. of Atlanta, Ga, says.
II suffered more than 20 years with in
digestion. A friend recommended Ko-
dol 1t relieved n in one day and now
enjoy better health than for many
years" Kodol digests what you eat, re-
lieves sour stomach, gas on stomach,
belching, etc. Sold by The Crow
Drug Co.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
STEALS PRESENTS
FOR HIS BABIES

Because Robert Wallace Nelson of
Santa Cruz, an express wagon driver,
wanted to give his two little children
and his wife some presents for Christ
in his charge. His arrest took place
in the lobby of the postomce in Santa
Cruz at 1920 o'clock on Christmas
ing.
After Nelson had taken several pack
ages out of the pouches in his wagon
he carried pouch into the lobby to
deposit 1t, when Postoffice Inspector
w. ]. Madeira stepped in front of him,
thrust large revolver into his face
and commanded him to throw up his
hands. The order was obeyed.
Why have you stolen the mail pack
ages?" demanded Madeira.
Nelson burst into tears and trem-
bled with shame and fear.
How many packages have you con-
cealed in the wagon?" asked Madeira.
Il don't know, replied the prisoner
between sobs. Il didn't count them"
Nelson then made full confession,
admitting that he had stolen ten pack
ages containing Christmas gifts. He
said he was too poor to buy presents
and could not bear to see his wife and
babies suffer for want OF the gifts
On December 23," said Nelson, ".I
took box OF handkerchiefs. a box Of
candy and three little worsted dolls,
with a few plants and flowers. On
Christmas eve / took five packages
Nelson was employed by the South
ern Pacific Company and Wells. Fargo
& Co.'S express to carry the mail to
and from the trains. He had been SO
engaged since April 18 of this year,
and during the whole of that period
many packages sent unregistered
through the mails were stolen.
Postmaster O. ). Lincoln and his son
made an investigation with Madeira,
but were unsuccessful Madeira sus-
pected Nelson, but the postmaster
scoffed at the suspicion, for he did not
believe Nelson to be a thief. Madeira
trailed Nelson from the train to the
postoffice on Christmas morning after
the arrival Of the San Francisco train,
peered through the flap of the wagon
and saw Nelson take the packages out
of the pouches and conceal them under
the wagon seat
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
TORTURED By
ITCHING SCALP
Eczema Beoke Out Also % Hands
and Limbs Suffering lnteose =
Doctors Sad Too Old 10 Be
Cured An Old Solder & 90
Years Declares:
|" "CUTlCURA TREATMENT
Is A BLESSING I"

AT an times and TO al people / am
wiling TO testify TO the merits cf Gu
ticura- 1t saved me from worss than
the tortures Of hades, about the year
1900, with itching on my scalp and
temples, and afterwards u commenced
70 break out on my hands. Then it
broke out on my limbs. Iwas advised
to use salt and water, which / did, to
10 effect. then went to Surgeon, who
commsnced treating me with wash of
borax. This treatment did me no good,
but rather aggravated the disease
then told him would 70 and see ply
sician in Erie. The reply was that /
could 60 anywhere, but q case of
eczema Like mine could not be cured |;
that / was too old (60). / went to an
eminent doctor IN the city of Erie and
treated with him for six months. with
like results ! had read of the Gu
ticura Remedies often. ! was strongly
tempted to give them trial, 50 / sent
for the Cuticurz Soap, Ointment, and
Resolvent and continued taking the
Rosolvenf until / hzd taken SIX bottles.
stopping It to take the Pilik. Twas now
getting better took two baths day,
and at night | let the latber of the Soap
dry on. / used the Ointment with
great effect after washing in warm
water, to stop the itching at once. /
am now cured.
1.-The Cuticura treatment Is blessing
and should be used by every one who
has itching of the skin. can't say any
more, and thank God that He has given
the world such curative. You can
use this letter as you please. A very
much befriended man, VIM. Fl. Gray,
1903 Mt. Vernon ST., Philadelphia, Pa,
August 2, 1905"
compiese External and Internal Tres.nent for evsy
6umor from P1mples Scrofzlz, from Infancy Age
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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
FATHER STABs SON
AND DAUGHTER

After stuffing the family's Christmas
turkey down sewer and scattering
the rest of the dinner broadcast in
the street, John Finke, a ship liner,
living at 917 Point Lobos avenue,
stabbed his son Henry in the back three
times and painfully wounded his daugh-
ter Gertrude with a large pocket knife
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Finke and
the children were about to enjoy their
Christmas dinner when the father, who
had been drinking, broke in upon them.
After driving his son from the house
Finke threw the dinner into the street
and showed the turkey down a sewer.
He finally left the house and continued
drinking until midnight. His first act
after he returned home was to drive
his son outdoors again, throwing the
young mans clothing into the street.
The son remained outside until he
thought Finke had gone to bed Then
he entered the house Finke was
awakened and attacked the youth with
a knife, stabbing him in the back three
times. The inhuman father then turned
his attention to other members of the
family, whose screams awakened the
neighborhood.
Finke's wife and daughter Sophie
managed to escape, but Gertrude. IS
years old. received a deep cash on the
forearm In resisting her fathers at
tack Neighbors finally forced their
way into the house and caused Finke's
arrest after disarming him.
Finke, who is 55 years old. lived on
Telegraph Hill with his family before
the fire. Since moving to the home
on Point Lobos avenue the family's
submission to his abuse caused much
comment in the neighborhod
The son Henry, who is 20 years
old, is employed as a nlachinist. On
leaving the Park Emergency Hospital
yesterday with his sister after having
their wounds dressed, young Finke said
he would press the charge of battery
entered against his father
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
s|EMSEN' s PLEA IS
INSANITY

Through a change of venue and the
interposition of a plea or insanity, At
torneys John Greeley and A. P. Whe-
land hope to save the neck of JohA
Siemsen. the self-confessed murderer
OF japanese Banker Murakata. from the
hangmans moose
The sensation seekers. who expected
to witness the beginning of the Stem
sen trial in Judge Cooks court yester-
day morning, were treated to a sur
prise when the attorneys for the de-
Tense sprung the programme and Sc
cured through motions for change Of
venue a commission to take testimony
outside the State of California and a
third for a continuance TO enable At
torney Wheland. who made his first ap-
pearance in the case. to familiarize him
self with it.
The motion for a commission to take
testimony. which unmasked the plan
of the defense. was made first. but late
Monday night the District Attorney had
been served with notice of a motion
for a change of venue. This fact
brought to the attention of the court.
resulted in his insistence that the mo-
tion for change of venue be made as
it logically should first.
The motion for a commission sets up
the defense of insanity and asks for
the examination of Mrs. George Nc
Carthy. Siemsen's mother: Frank A
Schafrer and Charles Siemsen. all resi-
dents Of Hawaii and the Coroner OF
Honolulu BY the testimony of these
persons the defense hopes to prove
hereditary insanity, through showing
that Siemsen's father and brother were
suicides.
The motion for a change OF venue Is
based upon the claim that it will be
impossible to secure fair trial by an
unprejudiced jury in San Francisco. In
support of this contention the defense
offered In evidence a bundle of copies
OF The Call and other San Francisco
papers The court took all the motions
under advisement until Friday morn
ing. when. If he grants the motion for
change of venue. he will not pass
upon the other motions. as he will de-
cline to prepare a set of interroga-
tories for commission to be used il
another court
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
BOARD FROWNs ON
SEWER COMPANY

The Board of Public Works denied
the petition of the BurreH Construction
Company yesterday for an extension of
ninety days time from January to
complete It's contract for the building
of sewers in Market street. from San
some to East. The refusal amounted
practically to a revocation of the con-
tract, as City Engineer Woodward re-
ported that 1t would be impossible to
complete the work in the contract time
Woodward reported that upon in
quiry he had learned that the neces-
sary piling and sewer pipe could be
obtained, despite the assertion of A. w.
Burrell president of the company, to
the contrary.
Burrell addressed the board and de-
Tended his former statements that he
could not obtain the pipe. which he
said was the reason for asking for the
extension
President Duffey informed Burrell
that he had been informed that the pipe
was on the cars ready to be delivered
to him. and that If he did not take the
pipe it would be sold to parties who
were clamoring for it. Duffey said
Market and other streets would be in
state of chaos for an indefinite period
if contractors were repeatedly granted
extensions of time
Commissioner Eagan Joined with
Duffey in voting against granting the
extension. Commissioner Aigeltinger
voted to grant the request on the
ground that injunction proceedings
might be resorted to should the city at
tempt to do the work when the con-
tract expired.
Duffey said he would not be intimi-
dated by any threat of an Injunction
being brought and that he was pre-
pared to give a bond in any amount
4v,s1
BurreIl intimated that complications
would ensue If his contract were for
feited, as his concern had already per-
formed 10 per cent of the work.
The board directed Attorney James
A Devote to render an opinion whether
a new contract must be awarded or the
city complete the work with its own
laborers after January 8. The charter
provides that a new contract may be let
when contractor had failed to do
work
The City Engineer was directed to
prepare Specifications for the repairing
of Steiner street, between McAllister
and Sutter. with bitumen. and for
sewer in De Haro street, between
Seventeenth and Kansas.
The board adopted a new schedule
of deposits for side sewer construction
the minimum deposits being $50. $40
and $50 for macadam. basalt and bitu
men streets respectively.
The board asked the Supervisors to
provide $25o0 for the repair of blocks
on Army. Vermont and Fifteenth streets
and San Bruno avenues.
Policeman Beach was instructea to
stop all dumping on Jefferson. Leaven-
worth and Beach streets
P. F. Reilly asked to be released
from his contract to build the Bergerot
School and Attorney Devote was in
structed TO investigate Reilly's claim
tnat ne mad done $500 worth of work
on the school
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
CLUBS PROTEST AGAINST
BLOCKING OF STREET CARS
Mission Residents Ask the Police to Ar
rest Teamsters Who Violate
the Law

A. S. Lille. representing the Fede-
rated Improvement Clubs of the Mis-
sion District, filed a complaint yester-
day with the Police Commission ask
ing that body to instruct the different
police captains to arrest all teamsters
that unnecessarily block the street cars
This evil has been going on un-
checked for some time, and because Of
the poor condition of the streets for
lteaming the drivers in some cases ar
bitrarily hold back cars for blocks
The petition complaint filed points
out that by putting a stop to this Of
Tense about 100000 people who ride
daily on the street cars would be ma
terially benefited while only about 1000
teamsters would be put to a slight in
convenience.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
Girl on Way to Nurse
Father Disappears
Miss frankie Gates
Of Medford, Ore,
Missing

The mysterious disappearance In this
city of fifteen -year-old frankie Gates
of Medford, Oregon, while she was on
her way to Globe, Arizona, was report
ed last night to the police and assist
ance asked in locating her. The girl
left her home in Medford early last
week and stopped off in this city on
Thursday to visit her grandmother,
Mrs M. Collins of 753 Seventh avenue.
Sunset. After half a day spent with
Mrs Collins the girl left to take the 8
o'clock train for the south, expecting
TO go through to Globe and there join
her father. Since that time nothing has
been heard of her, and the father, be-
coming alarmed. notified the grand
mother of his daughters non-appear-
ance.
Trusting that the girl might have
met with some unexpected delay en-
route. her relatives confined their
search to telegraphic inquiries, but.
fearing that she might have been lost
In this city, they decided to bring the
matter to the attention of the police.
The age of the missing girl was given
to the police as fifteen years, but her
grandmother says she could easily pass
for seventeen. She is described as tall
and a pronounced blonde, with blue
eyes. When she left her grandmother
she was wearing a white shirt waist
with black dots, a brown skirt, a gray
automobile coat and an auto cap.
The girls mother. at the family home
in Medford, is bordering on collapse
and has been placed under the care of
a physician. The father is an old resi-
dent of Oregon and is a well-to do
farmer.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
LID IS OFF IN THE
TENDERL0|N

City and County Attorney Burke's
failure to reply to a communication of
the Police Commissioners concerning
the validity of ordinance 1886, which
prohibits sidedoor saloon entrances,
prevented the board from taking action
yesterday in regard to the fifty-nine
alleged violators of the law arrested
by Captain of Police Mooney.
When Mooney first began to make
these arrests it was said that many of
the saloon men would have their Ii
censes revoked. Commissioner Cres-
well was in doubt as to the validity of
the ordinance under which the arrests
were made, however, and asked that
an opinion be sought from Burke be-
fore the board took any action.
Burke says that he has received no
communication from the Police Com
missioners relative to an opinion on
the matter, and at the meeting of the
board yesterday Commissioner Cres-
we'll moved that another letter of in
quiry be sent to him.
In the meantime the saloons running
in the tenderloin and elsewhere in vio-
lation of the law may do so with i'm
punity. President Leahy of the board
suggested that Captain of Police
Mooney. who was rapidly becoming the
terror of the tenderloin, continue to
make arrests. Commissioner Hagerty
said that would not do. Commissioners
Umbsen and Creswell did not voice
their sentiments, and Captain Mooney
will be left to his own resources until
City Attorney Burke finds time to
make a response to the Commissioners
letter.
AS there are eighteen cases on the
calendar for trial before any of the
f1fty-nine cases can be reached 1t seems
that the lid will be off in San Fran
cisco for an indefinite period
Immediately after declaring its in
ability to act on the ffty-nine cases
the Commissioners voted to give Pat
rick Scullan, corner of Hampshire and
Twenty-second streets, permission to
maintain side-entrance saloon in vio-
City Attorney is asked to give an opin-
ion Licenses to the number of IT'S
were also granted. The Commissioners
did not inspect them to see II any of
the names Of the fifty-nine accused sa-
loon keepers were on the applications
More than 100 protestants appeared
to ask the Commissioners to revoke
the license Of B. Forcose at Union and
Steiner streets, on the ground that the
place was a nuisance and interrupted
service In the church adjoining.
Property owners in Kearny street,
between California and Geary, petit
toned the board not to grant licenses
for more than two saloons on the
block. as any more than this number
would be a detriment to the property.
on which many modern buildings are
now being erected.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
POLICE AFTER A GANG
THAT IS ROBBING HOTELS
Majestic Annex Questioned by
Detectives without Avail

The series of robberies that have
aroused the managements of the Jeffer-
son and Majestic hotels during the last
two weeks have caused the Police De-
partment to be on the alert for a gang
of petty thieves that under the guise
OF bellboys are robbing the hostelries.
The arrest OF Lawrence Turner last
Monday will be followed by the appre-
hension of Roy Warner, who was in the
employ of the Majestic Annex and dis
appeared after valuable package was
reported missing
Detective Bell visited the Jefferson
yesterday and interviewed several of
the bellboys. but without success. No
clew has been found by the police lead
Ing to detection OF the thief who took
Christmas package from guests
room Christmas eve, and Detective Sill
vey has not yet found the articles
taken from a trunk placed in storage
by a guest of the Jefferson
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
wEDDrNG Is A SURPRISE

Walter L. Campbell of Kansas City,
representative of Ridgway's Magazine,
who is in San Francisco studying the
Japanese situation In preparation for
an article on the subject. surprised his
friends in this city and the East by
quietly marrying Miss Irene Douglas
OF Kansas City on Christmas day. The
ceremony was performed by Justice of
the Peace Van Nostrand and only one
or two of the most intimate friends of
the bride and groom in this city were
present. Miss Douglas is well known
in Kansas City. but has been visiting
in San Francisco for short time. and
1t was on meeting here that the young
couple, who were close friends in Kan
sas City. decided to wed. Campbell is
rs years old and his bride is 22-