The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24

erty is a "gold mine" The gross re-
eeipts for last year were nearly SlS,-
600, 900, while there was surplus IeIt,
after paying operating expenses, nxeu
charges and dividends on the SUP
sidiary stock, amounting to over ST.
900, 900.
PHELAN TELLS OF RUFF
Former Mayor James d. Phelan has
been one of the prominent San FRAN
cisco visitors to New York. He was
guest of the Waldorf Astoria for two
weeks. Despite an interview in whicn
Phelan declared that he did not want
the mayors Office again, there are san
Franciscans here who believe that ne
could be induced to accept. PROVIDED
the distinguished honor was onered 10
him in the right way. Perhaps III Is
the very fact that Mr.. Phelan TOOK tne
trouble to deny a desire to again MI
the mayors chair that excited the sus-
picion that he is a receptive If not an
active candidate for the place con-
cerning the temporary office of mayor
to succeed the incapacitated Schmltz'
Phelan says that the man to be chosen
will be an honest one, for the super
visors with indictments hanging over
them can not afford to choose a dls-
honest mayor. He believes that Ruef
is wholly eliminated as political fac
tor, or as a factor of any Importance IN
| the future affairs of the city, even
should he receive immunity from pun
ishment. But this Is not probable.
| Phelan thinks that Ruef will get 10
| years in prison at least. while Schmitz,
/ If he is prosecuted on the remaining 70
| indictments. would spend the remainder
| of his life in prison. His conviction on
! the remaining indictments Phelan re-
CARDS as certain, If they ever come to
| trial, for the one under which he has
| just been convicted was the weakest
of all the indictments.
MRS. MARTIN IN LIMELIGHT
| Most Californians will have a vivid
recollection of Mrs. Isabella ]. Martin,
known otherwise as Mrs. John Martin
and Mrs. Hoffman Martin. She is the
| Oakland woman who several years ago
| contested the will of her husbands
| brother. Henry Martin. There We're
! hints at that time that she had poi
| soned her husband, John Martin. and
| his body was exhumed. Although no
evidence of poisoning was proved. Mrs.
| Martin lost her contest. 1t will be
remembered that the trial was sensa
| tional one, in which D. NJ. Delmas hS-
ured as Mrs. Martins counsel, and his
| speech on that occasion was dra-
matte one.
| Mrs. Martin this week forced herself
into the limelight again. after having
been quiescent since the trial of the
| famous will contest. She arrived here
with her year old boy. who for some
! reason or other was dressed as . girl.
and it is said Mrs. Martin made &
! threat against the president Of the
/ Westchester fire insurance company for
failure to pay an alleged balance
amounting to S1,700 on a fire insurance
policy. Although both parties have
| taken pains to deny that any sensa-
tional Interview took place between
| them reported in the newspa pcrs.
| The Calls correspondent is reliably in
| formed that on at least one visit to the
Office of President Crawford she
worked herself TO a fury and threat
ened him with personal violence. 1t
was with difficulty that she was
quieted. She also made repeated visits
/ to Crawford's residence in Brooklyn
and poured her tale of woe into. the
ears of Mrs. Crawford. She was in a
! desperate frame of mind.
HAS VIOLENT TEMPER
Those who engaged in the noted viii,
contest in California will doubtless re-
call Mrs. Martins violent temper On
one occasion during the trial she threw
a book at one of the opposing counsel
and frequently interrupted the proceed
/ ings with bits of scandal about the
| lives of the opposing lawyers.
! In 1897 Mrs. Martin was arrested in
/
the life of Z. j. Henley. an actor. and
she was placed under bonds to keep
| the peace.
Whether or not there is any Justice
in the claim of Mrs. Martin against the
Westchester fire insurance company, it
seems that the officials have seen fit
to pacify the woman. The Calls corre-
! spondent saw one of the officials Of
the company at the office, 100 William
street, who made light of the episode
! and was anxious to dismiss it, He de-
clared that the claim did not result
from the fire of last year, but occurred
before that confiagration. He declared
that Judgment had been entered
against the womans claim.
| Apparently, Mrs. Martin has received
a promise of some sort, however, for
today she smiled sweetly and said:
Il only wanted to give President
Crawford a bouquet"
RETURNS HOME ! WIDOW
Mrs. William T. Butler of Trenton,
n. j., is expected to reach San Fran
cisco from Manila on idly Is. After
travelling half way round the globe
alone to become the bride of the man
who had courted her by mail and cable.
Mrs. Butler is about to return home a
widow, accompanying the body of her
soldier husband, who was drowned in
the fnllpplneS.
Lieutenant Butler was drowned on
June 5, according to cable advices re-
ceived here His widow at once started
home with his body and is expected to
reach San Francisco by July Is.
CALIFORNIANS IN GOTHAM
During the last week the following
were among the Californians who reg
istered at the eastern bureau
j. H. Borland, James j. Fragen
Margaret j. Fragen. ]. j. Baumgartner
Mrs J. j. Baumgartner. DIR. A. H Nc
Mutt, David Woerner, Mrs. David
Woerner. Mary Genevieve Moroney of
San Francisco. w. E. MacCoy, NJ. D.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Swanfeldt, Miss Swan
feldt. u. o. Long and Roy Bullion of
Los Angeles. E. R. Sill, NJ. D.; Mrs. z.
r. Sill and H. F. Child of Oakland e.
| B. Norton of Berkeley. Captain W. c.
4 Coulson of Orange. Carrie Kennedy,
S. z. Kennedy and Charles Vollwarth
of Long Beach c. N. Thomas of
Coalinga-
MANILA ONE DAY BEHIND