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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
STOLE To KEEP HIS
FAMILY FROM STARVING
James Crosby Admits Burg
larry and Makes Plea for
Leniency

James F. Crosby. plumber, who re-
Gently came to San Francisco from San
Antonio. Tex. told a pitiful story to
Judge Cook yesterday of the privation
and suffering of his wife and two chill
dren, which led him to commit theft
for which he was arrested and for
which he was called to answer in court.
IT came here from San Antonio with
high expectations" he said, but
couldn't get work at my trade as a
plumber and almost starved. Then I
became night watchman for Mahoney
Brothers at the Goodyear Rubber Com
pany's place at SIS Market street. /
received only So for my first few
nights work and / kept getting letters
telling me that my wife and little ones
were destitute and starving. 1 had to
do something to help them, so 1 stole
the goods and sold them"
Crosby stole $500 worth of goods
from, the Goodyear Company and sold
a part of them to A Sugarman for 36.
Judge Cook continued the case until
April is and will investigate the state
ments made by the prisoner.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
RUSS HOUSE SITE IS
LEASED FOR s3,0D0,000
Work to Begin at Once
on Handsome Office and
Store Building

The site of the old Russ House on
Montgomery street has been leased to
Henry Kahn, William B. Pringle. Leon
Kaufman, ]. C. Raas, James Newlands
Jr., o. H Harrison and others for
$4,000, 900, through the firm of Harri-
gan, weidenmuller & Rosenstirn- The
property embraces the entire block on
the west line of Montgomery street
from Bush to Pine
A NJ Rosenstirn, in discussing the
transaction, said:
This lease is one of the most important that
has been made in this city, as it shows the faith
our capitalists have in the old financial district
The term is fifty years and the parties who have
made the deal have formed what is known as
the Montgomery Street Investment Company.
1t is their intention to begin work at once and
build a structure which shall be an ornament to
the CITY. This building will have spacious ar
cade. running from Bush to Pine Streets with
a thirty foot entrance Montgomery street. The
upper stories will be arranged in offices and the
ground floor into stores.
The contractor says he intends TO break all
records and will have the building completed
in short time There viii be cessation in
the work the building Day and night shifts
will be employed till the structure IS completed.
We to be the agents and already there lis a
big inquiry for space.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
LANGD0N CLASHES WITH
POLICE COURT JUDGES
Order Reducing Bail for
Inmates of Resorts
Causes Trouble

The Police Judges took ST upon them
selves yesterday 10 countermand the
order of the District Attorney, by
which he had instructed the Bond and
Warrant Clerk not to allow bail TO the
inmates Of disOrderly houses at less
than 500. Jacob Meyer. attorney for
the resorts and formerly a partner OF
George ID. Collins. drew an order which
he prevailed upon the four magistrates,
Conlan, Weller. Cabaniss and ShOrtall,
to sign. fixing the bail in the cases at
$50.
When District Attorney Langdon
was informed Of the move he declared
that they had acted illegally in issuing
the order. Langdon Immediately made
another order to the effect that the bail
be continued at 500, but the Bond and
Warrant Clerk had in the meantime re-
leased eighteen women at the $50 rate
arranged by Meyer. Langdon declared
that he would not recognize the order
Of the Police Judges and instructed the
Warrant Clerk to ignore il.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
CRUELTY ON WHALING
VESSEL LEADS TO SUIT
Charles Hayward Demands $500
Damages From H. Liebes & Co.
for Arctic Imprisonment

Henry 3. Lister, guardian of Charles
Haywood. fled a suit yesterday in be-
half Of the latter against II. Liebes e.
Co. for $4,000 damages. based on the
alleged imprisonment OF Haywood on
a vessel in the Arctic Ocean for two
years, which, it is claimed, has ruined
his health permanently and destroyed
his mind Lister was appointed guar
dian ad ltem OF Haywood yesterday
for the purpose of bringing the action.
Haywood was the chief engineer of
the steamer Herman, belonging to
Liebes & Co. which sailed on a whal-
ing voyage to the Arctic Ocean in
March, 1908, and was under contract to
receive one-fftieth lay" and $50 a
month, with a guarantee OF 1925 per
month IT is claimed that in August
1904, he became sick with a climatic
disease resulting in totsl physical and
partial mental disability, but that in
stead OF returning him to this country
on another vessel he was kept a cap
tive, chained in the engine room, while
raving with delirium. and held for
more than two years. When the Her
man returned to this country he was
transferred TO the steamer Alexander,
then in Arctic waters, and held captive
there until that vessel was wrecked in
September. 1906. and he was rescued
and taken to Seattle. He demands
$3650 salary in addition 70 damages
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
ARMY TRANSPORT WILL
BRING MANY CASUALS
Sherman Due Tomorrow From the
Philippines Has Large Number
of Officers and Soldiers

The transport Sherman, due to arrive
late tomorrow night, has on board a
large number of casuals. homeward
bound from the Philippines. She is
bringing many enlisted men also, whose
term of service has expired.
The Sherman is scheduled to sail on
the return to Manila on April 5. She
will take the Twenty fifth Infantry.
The Fifth Battery, Field Artillery. In
command of Captain John l.. Hayden,
and the Twenty eighth Battery (known
as the mountain battery). in command
of Captain E. F. McGlachlin. will sail
from Manila on March Is for this port.
The Eighth Cavalry will depart from
the islands April Is and the Nineteenth
Infantry on May 10.
Captain James e. Bell arrived at the
Preside yesterday to act as assistant
to Colonel Simpson. the adjutant gen.
eral of the post.
Mrs. Harry w. Newton. wife of Cap
tain Newton. Coast Artillery, under
went a serious surgical operation at
the general hospital yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
UNCLE SAM To BUILD
GREAT DOCKS At FORT
MASON FOR TRANSPORTS
Seawall 700 Feet Long and
100 Feet Wide to Be
Constructed
ENGINEER APPOINTED
Howard G. Holmes Named
to Assist Captain Cheat
am in the Work
NGINEER APPOINTED

The quartermaster general has ap-
engineer to act with Captain B. Frank
Cheatam, constructing quartermaster at
this port. in the building OF the new
transport docks at Fort Mason. Holmes
appointment is for three months. that
being the longest period for which a
civilian may be named, but at the ex-
piration of that time he will be reap
pointed
Captain Cheatam and Holmes held
their first meeting at the Presidio yes
terday afternoon to discuss the plans
which the Government has had pre-
pared by firm of architects In Phila-
delphia. The main feature of the new
docks is to be a breakwater or seawali
100 feet In width, which will be run
out directly north from the foot of
Laguna street. near Beach street. and
extend 700 feet into the bay. On this
will be built a roadway and railroad
track, and on the east side two piers
will be built, running easterly, 100 feet
In width, and separated by an interval
of 200 feet. This will provide abso-
lutely safe dock room for three trans
ports, and a fourth may be docked on
the north side of the outer pier when
OCCdSlOn requires.
The construction throughout will be
Of the most durable character. The
breakwater will be OF stone and the su-
perstructure of the piers will be of in
destructfble material-steel and rein
forced concrete. They will rest either
on steel piling or on concrete cylinders.
such as have been used here with much
success.
From information given out at the
Preside ii is evident that these docks
will be superior in construction to any
thing of the kind on the coast. Tracks
will be laid on the docks to the ware
houses to be built by the Government
and the cars will be moved by an cleo
trio motor engine
At the same time the Southern Pa
cif1c is having plans drawn for a ferry
slip to be built near the Fontana ware
house, and the spur track which 1t
seeks to build will enable it to place
cars loaded with Government supplies
on the transport docks.
A force OF draughtsmen is at work
at the Preside on the plans. but 1T is
stated that there is much preliminary
work yet to be done before actual con-
struetion work will be begun, as the
plans drawn in Philadelphia are of
doubtful value.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
another BIC ADDITION
MAY SOON Be BUILT TO
THE ST. FRANCIS HOTEL
Large Annex Projected tor
Geary Street Side OF
the Structure
PLANS IN ABEYANCE
Matter Placed Before the
Croker Heirs for Their
Decision

With the return from the Eest yes
terdav OF Manager James Woods OF
the ST. Francis Hotel II was learned
that the san Francisco Hotel Company
The corporation which conducts the
hostelry. IS considering the construc-
tion OF a second addition TO the build
ing. The plan cOntemplates the con-
struction OF a large addition on the
Geary street side or the property FOR
merly occupied by the News Company
building This property is owned by
the Crocker heirs. who also own the
ST. Francis They have taken the
project under advisement and VIII
make known their decision soon. With
the wing now being constructed on
Powell street tile St. Francis viii be
one Of the largest hotels in the West
The Geary street addition would make
4 one Of the largest IN America
Work on the Powell street wing is
progressing with the rehabilitation OF
the main structure. Should the Croker
heirs decide upon the Geary street ad-
dition its construction would be begun
at once.
Manager Woods has been engaged
in purchasing furnishings FOR the hotel
Furniture, carpets, wall paper and other
articles IRE being specially design ed.
All orders have been marked rush"
Tt IS estimated that the Furnishings
already contracted for will cost
500 600.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
Brief Local News

SALARIES ARE PAID-City Treasurer Bantel
paid the February salary demands OF employees
IN the rs H9ce beore the salaries
raised by the Supervisors, wnicn bantei claimed
was illegal.
STRUCTURAL WORKER KILLED-Jhn
Richmond avenue fell distance OF four stories
from a building at Stockton and Geary streets
yesterday. He died on the way TO the Central
Emergency Hospital.
CHARITABLE BODY DIsSoLvED-An appli-
cation for dissolution filed yesterday by the
Board of Relief. Native Sons Of the Golden West
of San Francisco, a charitable branch of the
fraternal organization which was organized in
1891 without capital stock.
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPT-Creditors OF K.
Kato g. Co, merchants of Hayward fled petit
ton in the United States District Court yester-
day to have them declared involuntary bankrupts.
They allege that the company allowed NJ. Ish-
zuka to take judgment against 1T, thereby max
ing him preferred creditor.
ARRESTED FOR BRUTALITY-Frank Long,
mate of the whaler Bowhead, arrested yes
terday indictment by the United States
Taber, member of the crew, several occa-
sions in the fall of 1904 in the Arctic Long
gave $1,000 bonds and was released.
WILL HOLD CoNvENTIoN-The San Fran
cisco Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will open it's semiannual convention tomorrow
morning at Olivet Congregational Church. Sey-
be called to order at l0:45 Mrs. NJ j. Fisher,
Mrs. A. c. Bainbridge. Mrs. Alice E. Bradley
and Others VIII speak.
IRENE MARSH ARRAIGNED-Mrs Irene
Marsh the woman who fred shot at Miss
Alice Murray in Van Ness avenue on January
81. when she found Miss Murray in company
with her husband was arraigned yesterday in
Judge Cooks court and pleaded not guilty to a
charge Of assault with intent to commit muir
der. The date for trial will be set March 25
UNION CASE ARGUED-The petition of Al
bert E. Cohn and others. representing the Elec-
tricai Workers Union. for Injunction to
prevent the Building Trades Council from hear
ing the charges brought against the union in
connection with its expulsion from membership
in the larger body. argued before Judge
Seawell yesterday and continued until Monday.
ExToRTIoN CHARGED-As sequel to the
trial OF Harry Okamura, japanese, charged
with grand larceny, DIR. G.. Cornet proprietor
OF the Pine-street Hammam Baths. was arrested
yesterday and warrant issued for William
Thomas. a watchman employed at the same
place. In both the charge was extortion-
okamura. who employed at the baths, was
accused by the proprietor Of the theft of $s5.
The Japanese charges that DR.. Cornet and
Thomas blackmaued him out Of $500
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
Mystery Arises in the
Beauty Contest
Prize Offered for Name of Original
of Photograph Sent to The Call

A mystery has arisen in The Sum-
day Calls beauty contest. A photo
graph has been received of remark
ably beautiful woman, whose identity
was not revealed by the sender. Who
is this beautiful wOmanl
The photograph was apparently
sent in good faith. The sender in the
note inclosed says simply: Il con-
slider this lady the most beautiful in
California. She is a native daugh-
ter. Her name and address 1 have
placed on the back of the photo
graph. z. H" The sender must have
intended to write the name on the pic
ture, but forgot to do so. He gives
no address of his own. This leaves
the whole matter surrounded by mys-
terry.
The Sunday Call is sufficiently in
terested in learning the identity of
this beautiful woman to offer a re-
ward. Her picture win appear in next
Sundays Call and a prize of $50 VIII
be given TO the first person who
establishes her identity.
The photograph is of a woman of
somewhat the same type as Miss Della
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
DETECTIVE MULCAHY
RETURNS TO STREET
Dissatisfied With Conditions in the
Upper Office, He Asks to Be
Transferred

Following the example OF Captain
Duke. who felt that he was not being
treated fairly by the administration
forces and requested that he be re-
lieved Of detective duty and allowed
TO resume his duties IA the routine
police work, Detective George Mul-
cahy yesterday requested OF Chief
OF Police Dinan that he be given q
pstrolman's badge and assigned TO the
street The pennington was granted
and he began his new duties yesterday
afternoon with Company A at the Cen
trRl station at the 4 o'clock watch.
Mulcahy has had 2 long and active
career IN the department When pro-
motions were recently made and other
men were advanced over his head Null
cahy decided 70 ask that he be trans
ferred from the detective bureau.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
MOXEY SUES ATTORNEY
FOR FUNDS COLLECTED
Man Who Married Wealthy Widow
Wants Chapman to Account
for S46,oo3.14

Oliver n. Moxey who came into
public notice when the relatives of his
aged and wealthy bride. Mrs. Gage
incompetent, filed suit against Attorney
Z. c. Chapman yesterday for an ac-
counting for s46.993.14, which Chap
man is alleged to have collected for
Moxey in the East in May, 1906.
The plaintiff alleges that Chapman
never turned any Of this amount over
to him, but that he asserts he paid out
part of the money in Moxey's behalf
and refuses to account for the balance.
Moxey says that the amount paid out
could not haves exceeded S11,500 and
wants to know what became of the bal
ance.
The source of Moxey's revenue in the
East is not revealed. Hiram w. John
son is his attorney in the present suit.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
LIKE VOTING MACHINES
Registrar Adams Reports That City
Saves $4,000 by This System
of Choosing Officials

The most feasible and economical
manner OF casting ballots al the next
election was considered at the meeting
OF the Election Commissioners last
night in the Mission High School From
estimates furnished by Registrar Of
Voters Adams It appeared that the ma
chimes were at least 100000 cheaper
than balloting by hand
IT was found. after considering pos
eible expenses for the remainder Of the
fiscal year that $4,000 would be needed
40 conduct the department. or $1,000
more than has already been voted by
the finance committee OF the Board Of
Supervisors. Application VIII be made
for this sum today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14

Carson Of Chicago, who has been an
nounced as the most beautiful woman
in America by the Chicago Tribune
but she is more beautiful than the
Chicago girl. The contour of her face
is absolutely perfect, her features
meet the requirements of the artist
and her eyes and mouth are wonder
fully expressive
This is only one of many photo
graphs of beautiful women received
by The Sunday Call. There is not a
place too remote in California not to
have heard Of the great beauty con-
test. The interest is very lively and
growing.
IL you do not wish to see your part
of the State neglected do not leave il
to the other fellow to send in the
photographs of your beautiful woman
friends. Do it yourself. The Sunday
Call wants photographs of all the
beautiful women in California. There
cannot be too many. For the woman
chosen as the State beauty will be
heraIded as the most beautiful woman
I'm America. Is that not a distinction
worth havingi
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
INTEND To RAISE PAY
OF TEACHERS NEXT YEAR
Mayor Will Support School
Authorities in Matter
of Salary

Members Of the Board of Education
are preparing an estimate OF the
amount that viii be necessary for their
department for the next fiscal year. 1t
is their plan to include in it a suffi-
cient amount to admit of raise in the
salaries of teachers. The estimate.
when completed, will be submitted to
the Board OF Supervisors, which has
the right 20 cut ii down to any figure
it may deem advisable.
In communication the Mayor sent
to the Board of Supervisors early in
the winter, he suggested that the
teachers salaries be raised TO conform
to the higher expense of living of the
present time. and he will continue 20
favor this policy in adopting the esti-
mates for expenses for the coming
year.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
PARK COMMISSION WILL
NOT CARE FOR ISLANDS
Refuses for Lack of Funds to Grant
Request of Dolores Street I'm
proyemcnt Association

f1SSOCldtlOH
delegation from the Dolores Street
Improvement Association consisting of
A. S. Perley. president; K. NJ Anthony.
secretary; J. d. Hannah and L. B.
Sibley, petitioned the Park Commission
at its meeting yesterday to care for
the islands" or parklets in the mid
die OF Dolores street between Fifteenth
and Seventeenth streets. Mrs. White
spoke in favor o. the plan. The COM
mission declared itself unable because
of lack of funds to undertake the i'm
provement of the islands, but prom
ised to provide trees and shrubs for
planting IL the residents of the dis
trict would do the work.
Mrs. Lowell White, president OF the
Outdoor Art League. and Mrs. A. ID.
Sharon appeared before the commits
sion In behalf of the league with a Pc
tition for leave to cut down the dead
trees in the public parks and use them
to erect a log cabin in Golden Gate
Park as a souvenir OF the events of
April, 1906.
The commission had no objection to
the cutting down OF the dead trees. but
deferred action on the proposal to
erect cabin until more definite plan
should have been presented.
A request from the park laborers for
an advance in wages from $3.50 to SO
a day was taken under advisement
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
FRAMES PETITION FOR
BELT LINE EXTENSION
Committee Will Present It's
Appeal to the Harbor
Commissioners

The committee appointed from the
various commercial bodies to frame a
petition 10 the Harbor Commissioners
for the extension of the Belt Line Rail
road along East street TO Folsom street
met in the rooms Of the Merchants As
sOciation yesterday afternoon and
agreed upon the terms Of the document,
which viii be carried to the Harbor
Commission one week from today.
The advocated extension is regarded
as a temporary expedient, to be re-
placed by an overhead or underground
track after the city has passed through
the stress Of the reconstruction period.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
REcEPT1oN no BuTLER

BERKELEY. March 1S.-President
Nicholas Murray Butler Of Columbia
University with his bride is to be given
an elaborate reception by President and
Mrs. Benjamin Ide Wheeler In Hearst
Hall on the evening of March p. Cards
OF invitation have been issued to sew
eral hundred persons prominent In SO
ciety around the bay. President Butler
married Kate de la Montanya in New
York several weeks ago and is on a
bridal trip to California He is to de-
liver the Charter day address in the
Greek Theater on the afternoon of
Charter dav. March %.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
MINK FORMALLY CHARGED

George E. Mink, arrested on Satur-
day night BY the Pinkerton Detective
Agency in Oakland as the result Of
crooked stock deals which he is al
legged to have made, was booked yester-
day at TIE City Prison on two charges
OF forgery. The complaining witness is
ID. @. Doubleday. a broker, who claims
to be one Of Mink's victims
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
AGED MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

John RonHer. an inmate Of the Aims
house. aged IS years, attempted to
commit suicide by jumping into the
ocean near the Cliff House yesterday
He walked to the end OF the long pier
OF the Olympic Salt Water Companys
pumping plant and plunged into the
breakers. He was observed by look
out OF the life-saving station. however,
and boat picked Ronner up as he was
sinking for the third time. He was
taken TO the Park Emergency Hospital.
Owing 70 his advanced age he probably
win not recover
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
SOUVENIR SHOVEL SALE
HELPING WORTHY CAUSE
MANY of the 10000 Implements Used
in City's Cleanup Day Profit
ably Disposed Of

The first day of the shovel SALE at
Fifth and Market streets was a great
success and many dollars found their
way into the treasury of the Street
Repair Association as a result of SUI
perintendent A w. Scotts plan to dis
pose of the thousands of tools as SOU
yenirs which were used in San Fran
ciscos great cleanup day:
The shoyels and hoes and brooms in
many instances brought fancy prices,
the cash being regarded as donation
to the fund which is being wisely ex-
pended in the great task of repairing
the city's SCARED streets. Many of the
tools are not sold vet and the sale will
be continued until the entire 10000
shall have been disposed of.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
LECTURER no TOUR STATE

Mrs S. T. Rorer, yell known as a
lecturer ard a wrirAr on domestic
econoin nies arrived in the city from
Nere oflrrre yesterday and left in the
erier fo4 eacramcnto. whore she wiz
3c terucrel &. reception today by the
Nomcn's clubs OF the capital She has
been invited by the passenger depart
ment OF the Southern Pacific TO travel
through the State and VIII be the guest
.pe the railroad while here.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
SIX CANDIDATES FOR THE
POST OF CHIEF ADJUSTER
Customs Collector Sratton Will Ap-
point Successor to Colonel Blinn,
Who Was Promoted

Customs Collector Stratton did not
appear at the Custom house yesterday
and no successor to Charles H. Blinn
as chief adJuster was appointed. The
candidates arc Charles MARBLE, John
d. WhAen, z. p. Matteson, c. L.
Brown, George p. Clough and M NJ
McAuliffe.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
HOTEL MEN SAY ROOMS
ARE NOT HARD TO FIND
Association Reports $4,000 Transient
Apartments and Denies Rumor
of Their Shortage

The San Francisco Hotel Mems Asso-
citation at it's meeting last night dis
cussed the rumor that there was a
scarcity of transient rooms in this
city.
1t was shown that there swere no
less than $4,000 transient rooms to be
had in the city, and steps were taken
to secure the publication of the true
state of affairs in this regard to offset
any misapprehension. on the part of
the travelling public that it was i'm
possible to find accommodations here.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-14
FARNHAM p. GRIFFITHS
WINS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Gains Course at Oxford by Making
the Best Record in the
Examinations

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. March ls.
81 was announced today by the STAN
ford members OF the committee in
charge Of the California Rhodes schoI-
arship that Farnham p. Griffiths OF the
University Of California had made the
best record in the examinations, and
that 10 him had fallen the honor Of a
course at oxford. c. S. Forncrook, a
freshman. was the only Stanford COM
pctitor There were also several can
oidates from the colleges OF Southern
California.