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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
SEARCH THE CITY FOR
FUGITIVE DR.. BRENNAN
Physician Indicted for Embez-
zIing $4,000 From Aged
Priest Seen Here

Detectives are searching the city in
an effort to locate DR.. Thomas Bren-
nan, who was indicted by the Oliver
grand jury in November, 1909, as an
embezzler. Brennan fed before the in
dietment was returned, but the police
have information that he had been seen
in the city a few days ago.
Brennan was arrested about two
years ago on a charge of embezzling
$36, 900 belonging to the late Rev. Fa-
ther Patrick Gray of st. Patrick $
church. He had been Father Gray's $
medical adviser, and it was alleged
that while the aged priest was suffer
ing from severe illness and almost in
capable of knowing what he was doin 8
DR.. Brennan got the $4,000 from him.
The case was heard before Police
Judge Conlan. The defense was that
the money had been voluntarily given
to the physician by the aged priest.
Father Gray died at Mount St. Jo-
seph's hospital about six months ago, a
year after the return of the indfct-
ment against Brennan.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
CLUB MATRONS TO
SEE [EDAUGHT[RSACT
Four Talented Young Women
to Play in Clever Skit,
''GOne Abroad"

The delightful little skit, Gone
Abroad" will be given at the California
club this afternoon by four talented
and clever young girls, daughters of
club members. Miss Gwendolyn Pow
ers, Dorothy Duncombe, Marguerite
Coffin and Hazel Roger are the four
who are expscted to distinguish them
selves. Tffsir friends are looking for
ward to m,ieh pleasure, for the partici-
pants have been carefully drilled by
Mrs. Arthur Cornwall, who says that
they will surprise their audience. After
the play Mrs. Samuel Bernhardt will
recite from Oscar Wilde's Duchess of
Padua" and Mary Shaw, now appearing
in Mrs. ,Warren's Profession" will
give talk on the play. Miss Shaw's
ideas are said to be vitally opposed to
most peoples conception of the Bernard
Shaw play, and her analysis is awaited
with interest. The program will begin
at o'clock in the auditorium of the
club in Clay street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
JUDGE SIGNS WARRANT
FOR LAWYERS ARREST
Attorney w. B. Sharp Fails to
Return $4,000 Estate of
Aged Woman

warrant was issued for the arrest
of w. B. Sharp. an attorney, by Judge
Graham yesterday. Sharp is guardian
of the person and estate of Mrs. Ellen
Crowley. an aged woman who, although
found living in refugee camp after
the fire, possessed about $4,000. Attor-
ney George d. Chadbourne took up her
case some time ago, and demand was
made upon Sharp for the return of the
money. Sharp has promised several
times to make good the $4,000, and two
weeks ago informed Judge Graham
that ne was about to dispose of some
property which would enable him to
return Mrs. Crewley's funds.
Attorney Chadbourne stated in court
yesterday that Sharp was living in ex-
travagant manner Ia San Jose, and
complained that he appeared to be very
careless of his obligation to Mrs Crow
ley. He said also that he had tried to
communicate with Sharp by calling
upon his attorney, II. w. Bradley but
without success.
Judge Graham, in issuing a warrant
for the arrest of Sharp. fixed the bail
at 5000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
PROTEST FROM RINCON HILL
Property Owners AlIege Misrep-
resentation in Petition to
Reduce Grades

A delegation of property owners ap-
peared before the streets committee of
the supervisors yesterday to protest
against the reduction of grades on
Rincon hill. AS the board recently
passed a resolution directing the grade
reduction to facilitate teaming in that
neighborhood, the committee Informed
the protestants that the matter was
out of the committees hands. The
claim was then made that not few
of the signatures on the original petit
tion for reduction had been obtained
through misrepresentation. The COM
mittee instructed the protestants to
appear at the next meeting and produce
the proof of their allegation. IL 1t is
found that Misrepresentation was used
the resolution providing for the reduc-
tion may be rescinded.
Montgomery street property owners
informed the committee that they
would purchase enough of the city's un-
sold bonds to defray the expense of re-
paving Montgomery street from Market
to California with asphalt, If the COM
mittee would agree to recommend the
work. They were told to make their
offer to the board of public works,
which has jurisdiction in the matter.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
BIGGY DETERMINED TO
KEEP AFTER GAMBLERS
Detective Seeks Arrest of Men
Accused of Playing at Fill
more Street Place

Defeated in his effort to prove that
Wolfe Brothers have conducted a per-
centage game of draw poker in their
rooms at Eddy and Fillmore streets.
Chief Biggy now will endeavor to prove
that they conduct a gambling place in
violation of the city ordinances
Detective Lord. under instructions of
the chief swore to complaints before
Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday,
charging Washington Manning, George
Lewinson, George Downing, William
Gleeny, Orda Dyer and John Fallon
with visiting a gambling place. They
were the six men arrested February s
with William Owens, the young man
sent by the chief to furnish evidence
of poker playing.
Biggy said yesterday that he was
determined to keep after the gamblers,
and he felt satisfied there would be no
difficulty in proving that Wolfe Broth
ers conducted a gambling place.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
MODEST LADY MUST
UNDERGO TRYING ORDEAL
Fates Decree That She Shall
Suffer Sponge Bath in
Open Public

Most unusual and mayhap scandal
Gus, proceedings are on the book. Miss
Victory-she of serene countenance
and splendid physique, who graces the
pedestal of the Dewey monument in
Union SQUARES to be given a new
scepter of authority. and also-whisper
1.-THE lady may be forced to take a
bath in public.
What an awful shame 1T would be if
the officers and jackies of the Atlantic
fleet were to come ashore and find the
column erected to the hero of Manila
bay surmounted by faded beauty in
soiled garments and minus her tridentl
And Miss Victory hasn't had bath
since the fire, nor has the bronze tri-
dent, which fell from her bronze hand
at that time, been replaced
Park Commissioner M. Earl Cum
mings brought up the matter at the
park board meeting yesterday. and is
to take the initiative. Cummings has
agreed to attend to the trident himself
Fire Chief Shaughnessey has promised
to lend him an aerial ladder and he
will Join the lady on her pedestal, take
the measure of her hand and make the
mold for the new scepter.
Cummings told the board that he
had been unable to And anyone to un-
dertake the task OF climbing to the
ladys side with a can of metal polish
clasping her around the waist and
sponging her off. 1t was the sentiment
of the board that it must be the sponge
bath or nothing, for a trip to earth
would be too expensive, and Cummings
has promised to try again
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
OH, HOW / LOVE
MY BEAhY! NIT.

Oh how love my Beany, nit-sounds
like a song; it's really only the burden
of a groan uttered by a fat lady from
Washington. ID. G.. The doctor said she
was to climb pairs of stairs 40 times
before each meal--on every step she
was to count from l to 40. she baked.
Do yoQ blame her?
She Wound that she did not have to
exhaust herself trying to get thin She
takes the sensible and simple Marmola
Prescription, which helps excessively
round ladies and rotund gents to lose
sthe superfuous'' at the rate of a
pound or more a day When you stop
taking Marmola--you stop getting thin.
Here is the prescription: Y ounce
Marmola. Y ounce Fluid Extract Cas-
cara Aromatic. 8 u ounces Syrup Sim
plex. Dose, one teaspoonful after meals
and at bedtime. Any good druggist
will NIL it for you for a trihing sum.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
BOOKS
GOING TO PIECES
Shoddy Material Supplied to
Dodge's Office Fails to
Stand the Wear
Pages Are Falling Apart and
Valuable Records May Be
Lost to the City

The assessment rolls and index
books furnished by Brown & Power
for the use of Assessor Dodge are al
ready falling apart and Chief Deputy
Blattner fears that nothing will re-
main of them but the bindings when
it is time to turn them over to the
tax collector. The city paid $67S.34 for
the work before the discovery was
made that the books were not up to
the specifications in the contract
Instead of using whole sheets in
the assessment rolls two pieces of pa
per were pasted together with such
poor material that they will not hold
The result is that the pages are fall
ing apart and portions of the records
are in danger of being lost. In ad-
dition, sufficient margin was not left
for binding the volumes, and it is next
to impossible to record in the proper
columns the assessed values of prop
erty.
When the poor work on the books
was called to the attention of Brown
& Power they sent TIVE boys to the
assessors Office TO attempt to paste
the leaves in place.
After the assessor is through with
the books they will be turned over to
the committee on equalization of the
supervisors and from that body will
so to the auditor before reaching the
tax collector. With all this handling
Chief Deputy Blattner believes the
records will be badly mutilated, If
not destroyed. The tax collector makes
his collections from these books and If
any of them are mutilated the city
will have no record to work from
The poll tax receipt books also are
in wretched condition. The receipts
were not properly pasted in the books
and the deputies are in danger of los
ing them. The deputies are held re-
sponsible for every blank receipt given
into their charge and If they are so
unfortunate as to lose any of them
they are required to pay So for each
receipt.
Blattner says that none of the books
were turned over to the assessors Of
fee until it was almost time to use
them, and that when ther condition
was discovered il was too late to or
der a new set. When a protest was
sent to the supervisors against the
payment of the bill 1t was found that
Brown & Power had already collected
their demand.
Brown & Power say that the work
was certified to as being satisfactory
by a deputy in the assessors office be-
fore they collected their bill. This
statement is denied by Blattner, who
alleges that the deputy passed on the
ruling and wording on one of the
sheets shown to him. The books. he
says, were not bound for weeks after
the sheet was 20. K.'d.'
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
Personal Mention
A. l. Miner of Reno is at tn. Dale

A. L. Miner of Reno is at the Dale
f. e. Elfadt of Yokohama is at the
Hamlin.
e. e. Brownson of Pasadena is at
the Stewart
H. M. Yerington of Carson City is at
the Fairmont.
James Back and wife of Eureka are
at the Audubon.
H. B. Lind and family of Goldfield are
at the Jefferson.
DR.. w. P. Austin of Salinas is stay
ing at the Stewart.
Samuel A. Grocer of Philadelphia Is
a guest at the Fairmont.
H. /. Belts of Los Angeles arrived al
the ST Francis yesterday.
r. T. Toplitz, a mining man of Gold
field, is at the St Francis.
Bishop William F. Moreland of Sac
ramento is at the st. Francis.
Dudley B. Palmer of New York has
taken apartments at the Fairmont.
r. r. Haskell and wife of Chicago
registered at the Colonial yesterday.
C. E. Lilly. real estate man of Santa
Cruz, is registered at the st. Francis
r. S. Wilson. of Grants Pass, Ore, Is
among the latest arrivals at the Stew
art.
e. w. Morgan of Willis and U. w
Harrison of Sacramento are at the
Royal.
NJ and Nine. ]. Maury of Bordeaux
France, registered at the Hamlin yes
terday.
Among the late arrivals at the New
Lick are j. Saber of Lodi, w. r. Foun-
tain of Newcastle and e. L. Robson oi
Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
BURGLARS VISIT A CHURCH

Burglars entered the Howard Pres
byterian church at Baker and Oak
streets Wednesday night and stole two
rifles valued at $40 and an army saber
valued at $40, which were kept in the
vestry.
Harry F. Kenny's residence at 3125
California street was entered by bur-
glars Wednesday Afternoon during the
absence of the family and jewelry and
silverware of the value of $40 stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06

A good many people get mad when
you tell them they've got dyspepsia.
but way down deep in their stomachs
they know they've got It,
I'D love to eat it, but can't" Is one
kind of dyspepsia
II hate to think Of it" is another kind
There are thousands OF people today
who hate their meals. and love them at
the same time. They haven't that hne
empty hungry eat-everyt ything-in-signt
kind of feeling which goes with every
good strong. healthv stomach. That's
because they have dyspepsia And then
there are others whose mouths don't
water al meal time or at any other time.
They sit at the table and go through
the motions, only because it's time TO
eat. These people. too, are dyspeptics.
Every possible kind of stomach trou-
BILE can be cured by taking something
which will just take right hold OF all
the food in your stomach and digest IL
alone without the help of the stomach,
and let the stomach take a rest
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do this
very thing. They are composed OF the
best digestive known to science. and are
absolutely safe. One ingredient alone
of one of these tablets viii digest 5000
grains of food. These tablets do exact
ly the work that a good, strong. healthy
stomach does.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure all
cases of dyspepsia, indiges tion. burning
or irritation. loss OF appetite. bloat.
brash. belching, aversion to food, fer
mentatiOn and gas on the stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will make
you feel good" before and after each
meal, and make your stomach strong
and healthy again. They will make
you happy.
Send US your name and address today
and we will at once send you by mail a
sample package, free. Address F. A.
Stuart Co., $50 Stuart Bldg, Marshall.
Mich
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold at
every drug store for SOC box.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
DIR. LEE ARRAIGNED

Dr. Benjamin B. Lee was arraigned
in Judge Dunne's court yesterday on
the charge of numbering Thomas B.
Mccarthy. The two men had an alter
cation in Turk street near Fillmore
over a woman, and Mccarthy died of
a hemorrhage of the brain following a
prod in the eye delivered by an UNI
brella held by Lee. The coroner's jury
exonerated Lee, but in the police court
he was held to answer The case went
over for the plea of the defendant.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
CHARGED WITH PERJURY

Gustave Schnee. Sc Joost avenue. OBJ
tanned a warrant from Police Judge
Cabaniss yesterday for the arrest OF
Bertha Gordon on a charge Of perjury,
A case in which Schnee Is plaintiff and
the woman defendant for the recovery
of promissory notes has been pending
for some time in Judge Murasky' S
Court, and it is alleged that she COM
mitted perjury by stating in an affidavit
October II, 1907 that only SO had been
paid on the promissory notes, whereas
$1,000 had been paid.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
WEEKLY CALL. ST YEAR
PROPOSALS

OFFICE Constructing Quartermaster. Fort Ma
sen. San Francisco, Cal, February T. 1905
az this office until II a. m, March Z 1908 and
then opened In presence OF bidders. for furnishf
ing all materials and labor and constructing.
plumbing. heating and electric wiring double
set Of captains and two double sets Of iieutsn-
ants quarters. at U. ;. A. general hospital
with plans and specifications nle In this office.
The government reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all proposals or any part thereof.
Plans and specifications and all necessary blanks
and informatio can be obtained applica ton
here. Envelopes containing proposals should be
lndorsed Proposals for construction officers quar-.
ters. general hospital" and addressed to MAJOR
GEO. Mex WILLIAMSON. ouartermaster. q.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06

Fannie Klos, at one time a resident
OF this city and well known in labor
circles as a member of the garment
workers union. now a prominent labor
leader for the woman's cause in Colo
rado and vice president of the trades
and labor assembly of Denver. is dan
gerously i'll in one Of the hospitals of
that city,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06

OFFICE PURCHASING CO1I3IISSARY U g.
Army. 1905 North Point st.. San Francisco. Cal.
for furnishing and delivering subsistence stores
In such quantities may be called for by this
Office during the month OF April. 1905 and In
accordance with specifications and condi tons
set forth in Circular No. 5. War Department.
Office Commissary General. Washington. d. c..
February II. 1907. will be received at this Office
then opened. Information furnished on appIica-
tion- @. R. KRAUTHOFF. Major, CommissarE.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
MILK DEALERs ARE FINED

Edward Chilari was fined s25 by
Police Judge Weller yesterday for SELL
ing adulterated, watered and unwhole-
some milk Joseph Silveria of San Ra-
fael was fined $40 by Judge Shortal for
violating the state law by selling milk
not having sufficient solids.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06
Gossip Of RaiIwaymen

ST suppose you don't know me-" said
stranger to Phil X Gordon the other
day. "Of course you don't know me. as
you never saw me, but l have heard
good deal of you"
Gordon looked at the man earnestly
and then exclaimed: Il do know who
you are; your name is Lambert
In speaking of this occurrence Cor
don said:
II had heard my father speak so
often of a man called Lambert, who
was in his troop when he was chasing
Indians on the plains 1t appears that
one morning Trooper Lambert asked
my father if he would give him permis-
sion to go down a gulch and kill a
grizzly. My father said no, but Lam
bert persisted in his request and finally
my father yielded.
Shortly afterward he heard two
shots and detailed couple of troopers
to find out the result. They found the
grizzly dead and Lambert lying by her
side. Both his arms were broken. he
had been bitten in the hip and half his
scalp lay over his face. The man was
brought into camp and my father put
hundred stitches in him. Expecting
the man to die. he was left in the tenn
porary camp with two men and Il pack
mule, who were given instructions to
give him proper burial
ITO my fathers astonishment Lam
bert recovered. fIe had TO leave the
army and is now working with a car
making company"
There is a report that the recently
formed organization of the general
agents of the trans Atlantic steamship
lines intends to inaugurate a radical
change in the selling of steamship tick
cts. At present tickets for the various
steamship lines can be bought at any
of the railroad offices. The agents, 1t
is said, have reason to believe that
this plan has not worked satisfacto-
rily, either to the public or to the
steamship lines. and in order to put
this business on better basis the
resolution is said to have been taken
to withdraw all tickets from the rail-
road offices.
Now a person can buy steamship
ticket in any of the railroad Offices,
but 1t looks as il in the near future
person will have to go diredt to the
agency representing the Particular
steamship line over which he wants 70
travel 1t need hardly be said that the
report is not relished by the employees
of the different railroad offices.
For a number of years transconti-
mental lines have carried a rate Of $3.50
|
trical machinery, appliances and sup
plies. Shippers of telephone material
made application for the same rate for
telephone parts and supplies At the
1907 spring meeting of transcontinental
lines it was proposed to adjust the rate
on this class of material by including
all the articles and advancing the rate
from s1.60 to s1.75 a hundred. This,
however, was not satisfactory to ship
pers of electrical machinery. who OBJ
jected to the proposed advance. The
subject, therefore, has been redocketed
for consideration at next meeting, as
the transcontinental lines are disposed
to make an adjustment that will be
satisfactory to all interests.
t. A. Graham, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific company at Los An
geles, is in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-06

Electrical mechanics local No. 1 vot-
ed at its last meeting upon the propo-
sition of local No. 6 TO amalgamate
with No. ] and then procure a charter
under its old number. 1t was unani-
nnously decided to reject the PROPOSE
ton. F. J. McNulty, president of the
international brotherhood of electrical
workers. came here a few days ago to
endeavor to bring the two organiza-
tions together. but he was not success
full, so No. is now where 1T was
when suspended by P. H. Mccarthy of
the building trades council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-12
FIGHT TO BE MADE
 ON PROHIBITION

Houston, Tex, October 11.-Several thousand delegates will attend a nonpar- tisan meeting here tomorrow, having for its purpose the formation of an organiza- ton to combat the prohibition movement in this state. The convention will be at tended by those who are opposed to state wide prohibition without regard to politi- cal affiliations, leaders of both the demo- cratic and republican parties having an- nounced their intention to participate.
 At the recent democratic state conven- tion a plank was incorporated in the platform instucting the legislature to sub init a constitutional amendment provid- ing for state wide prohibition to a vote of the people. The republican convention decided against prohibition. Should the legislature carry out the instructions of the democratic convention, however, the matter would be submitted to an electi5- in which all parties would participate, which fact brought forth the call for to- morrows convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-12
Sees Cannon in Peril.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, for years minority leader of the House of Representatives, arrived in Chicago yes- terday with expressions of near-regret over the fact that he retired from the lower house Of Congress to become Uni ted States senator.
 When asked the reason for his feeling of near r-sorrow, the democratic leader de- clared that the people of the United States were about to elect a democratic House. and that, had he bided the time, he could have been elected speaker to succeed his longtime political adversary, Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois.
 'I got out too soon,' said the new democrats are going to turn things over this year, and Uncle Joe I fear is in danger of losing his big job. Everything looks great for Bryan's election, and in many states claimed by the. republicans democratic congressman are certain to have just been campaigning, and 1 want to tell you that everything in the west looks luminous for the democratic ticket
 But there's one thing about this whole campaign that surprises me, and that is that no one seems to be excited about it. I haven't seen fight yet or heard a good argument between two American citizens on the subject of politics. For wears when campaigning I have always
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-12
Principal WaShingtOn'S ReDest

The annual report of Principal Booker T. Washington of the Tuske- gee institute is as interesting as it is clear and succinct. An average atten- dance of 400 was taken care of dur ing the year at an expense of $252, TOY. The school is conducted on a cash basis, and despite an endowment of $1,513,440 it needs money for variety of purposes including current expenses. Perhaps the institution will be self. sustaining when the endowment is in- creased to $3,000,O0O, and the trustees hope the day will come when an en. dowment of that size is secured
 Principal Washington reports that the old prejudice against agricultural and industrial training is disappearing among the people of the negro race in every part of the country. At the present time, says the distinguished principal, students are just as much interested in securing hand training