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The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14
SMATHERS TO INSPECT
MINING PROPERTIES
Well Known Turfman on Visit
to California

E. f. Smathers, formerly turfman,
reached San Francisco yesterday from
New York. He will remain here a few
days and will then inspect some min
ing properties in various parts of the
state. He was one of the foremost
figures in the racing world few years
ago, but has recently devoted himself
assiduously to yachting and motoring.
With him is c. b. Shaffer of Pittsburg.
They are staying at the ST. Francis.
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III. LIEBES q CO.. 167-17I Post street.
The largest fur house in the world
Two-thirds of a page in todays Call,
sixth page of main news section, de-
voted to suggestions in furs, with
prices and descriptions. Countless
bargains in the cloak and suit de-
partment. This line occupies the en-
tire second floor. The offerings IN
this department. are so large for this
week that you must refer to the ad-
vertisement for particulars.
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NEW YORK SAMPLE HOUSE. rs

Market street upstairs
suits, $500 value, $7.95; $3.50 value.
$1,000; $4,000 value. $13.75; $4,000
value, $4,000; $500 to $500 value.
$500. Princess dresses, value $500
to $500, sale Monday at prices as
low as 1915 TO s1S25 Military capes
Gall new styles), value $500, sale
price S6.25.
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FIRE LICKs UP DIsTILLERY-CincinDat Nov.
13.The immense plant of the Union dstiIIing
company. known the Edgemont Springs dis
tiilery. at Carthage. q suburb of this city,
was almost completely destroyed by FIRE early
today. The loss is estimated between $780,
600 and $500 900. fully insured
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JOSEPH SMITHS BIRTHDAY

JOSEPH SMITHS BIRTHDAY-salt Lake. Nov
l3--Ihe seyenty-fi first birthday of President
Joseph T. Smith Of the Mormon church is be-
ing observed informally today by members of
his family and dignitaries of the church. The
anniversary finds Smith strong and active
as did his 6fticth birthday.
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HALE's, Market and Sixth street

HALE.S. Market and Sixth streets.
Their page announcement will fur-
nish interesting reading for the dis
eliminating shopper. third OF
page of suggestions from the Toy de
partment. Sale of 10000 yards of
holiday ribbons. 900 C.-B. La Spir-
ite cofsets. csc pair. Bed Spreads,
S5c to 1925 each. Thanksgiving lin
ems. Women's trim tailored suits,
$3.50. Great value.
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THETA NU DINNER members of the Theta
Nu held their annual dinner at the Hotel Stew
art last Saturday evening, followed by a thea
ter party ut the Alcazar. They were chape-
roned by Mrs. Chevaler. Those present were
Miss Edith Chevalier, Miss May Cook Miss
Laura Dakn Miss Harriet Eastman, Miss
Hazel Gies Miss Elsa Haegemann. Miss NAV
Kessing. Miss Alma Kratz Mrs. George Kneass
Mrs G. O. Lind. Miss Edith Hbtter, Miss
Laura Sawyer. Miss Florence Stemke Miss
Louise Wellbrock, Miss Dora Worth and Mrs.
G.. Chevalier.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Frank ]. and Dora Gluyas to Eliza W Colt
lot in $ line OF Francisco street bS.3 + OF
hearny. 45l0xes:9; $40. ~
realty company. lot in Ne line OF Hamliton
street. l25 wv Of silliman. NV p by NE
Benjamin l. and Mamie A. Dean TO Roundey
realty company lot ia Ne line ot Ihirty -nddn do
avenue, 80 Sc of / street 81 . by NJ 4Vo'
Helen NJ Redstone 70 Harriet a BassOn;
Dot in F line of Guerrero street 1916 of
Elizabeth : - by T. 93 ,03t; gift
=. ii Noise 10 Helen c. Dixon. lot at NV
corner of Elizabeth snd Diamond streets, W
CITY resltv company 10 George J. Frahm. lot
in W line Of Sixth avenue. 250 or street,
Florence Agnes Conner ct al. 10 Lolita r.
liunkin. lot IN line Of Suffer street. 1876 "
lf I.eavenworth " - by : l3l :6; SO.
samuel Rosenbaum OF al. to the Coleson com
Dsrr lot an NV corner Of EDDY snd Taylor
sfreefs " 50 by S7;6; SO.
Fernando Nelson and wife 70 John J. Quinn
Iof I'd wv corner Of Second avenue and a
street . by " S2-6: $40
Daniel Roth and wife 10 Walter n: Lin
streets. 275 by " 1876; $4,000.
Walter u. Bnforth and wife 70 city and
county Of san Francisco, same; Sso.VOO.
John J. quinn and wife 10 William Spreen
lot at Sc corner Of Second avenue and Clement
streets 7 s2.6 by %; $40.
BENJAMIN -. Campbell and wife 70 Sterling
X Campbell. lot at NE corner Of Fourth avenue
and street. = by s2;6; SO.
Robert l.. Lewis aud wife 10 Horace c. Sexton,
lot in n line Of Douglass street. 80 OF Seven
reenth. 2T.7 bv " -; $40.
Edward J. Smith and wife 10 James r.
Rurks lot ~ NV corner Of Eugenia and Win
seld avenues. . by " 20; 81
James p. Burke and wife TO Michael Flynn.
CecTus Fleisher to Esther Fleisber. lot at Sc
corner of Twenty seventh and Castro streets, )
= by r 1Is. and 13 other pieces; gift
Large investment company TO Thomas Joseph
o'Brien. lot IN line OF PaInassus street
Ia0-lIs " OF Cole. W 50 by 1916; $40.
Joseph Friedlander and wife 10 Amelia Ober-
seener lot IN \ line Of Pine street 22O:l1s "
nf Nsn Ness. " 97:lIb by 1876: s..
III T. Whitley 10 David q. Spaulding. lot IN
y line If Twenty-fourth street. $50 " OF hoh-
man avenue " PCS by ia; $40.
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GOLDEN GATE CLOAK AND SUIT
HnIrSE Market near JOnes-SuitS.

costumes, coats and furs at prices
that will appeal to you. Read the
advertisement in another page of to-
days Call for prices and descrip-
tions of special merchandise for this
week at special prices.
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WHITE HOUSE, Suffer- Grant avenue
and Post street. Thanksgiving lin
ems, napkins. cloths and luncheon
sets. See three column advertisement
announcing prices and description.
Special offering in handkerchiefs. See
window display combination of sale.
Furniture and oriental rugs. The
two column announcement of sale in
the silver ware department will re-
pay the notice of Call readers.
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THE EMPORIUM. Market betweei

THE EMPORIUM, Market between
Fourth and Fifth streets. See page
announcement. Sales challie waists
at $3.50. Silk kimonos S4.95. Ladies'
hose, three pairs for 81. Sale of house
slippers for men and women, 45c a
pair. SeasonabIe Thanks giving needs.
Sale prices of table linen, art linens,
blown glassware, china, table silver
and kitchen needs. Special for Mon
day, art sheepskins 55c. Many bar
gains in the millinery department.
Untrimmed felt shapes and fur hats,
s1.35, s1.95 and $2.95.
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KOHLER & CHASE,

kOHLER G CHASE, 40 -O'Farrell
street See advertisement, page a.,
for something doing in pianos this
coming week. This firm is going to
get into its own building, now near
ing completion, in December In the
meantime, bargains in pianos.
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NI1NMAN & LENINsoN. stncktnn an.

o'FarrelL so tailored suits. value
$3.50 to $3.50. sale Monday s25O0.
Navy blue serge suits for misses and
small women $3.50. Elegant tailored
salts made to sell at $500 and
$500. special this week $4,000. En-
brOidered princess dresses $3.50.
worth $3.50. Bargains in millinery
department, $500 TO $1,000 hats $500;
$1,000 to $1,000 hats $1,000; hats
worth $4,000 and $500 this week
$3.50.
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VIOLATES PHARMAcY I

VIOLATES PHARMACY LAw-Edwin A. Rosen-
field druggist .sSas fined $50 by Police Judge
Weller yesterd for. selling poison without
physician's prescription. and SO for allowing
a prescription 20 be filed not under the direc-
fion Of a registered pharmacist.
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in the vaudeville skit. Change Your
Act or Go Back to the Woods"
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Army Transports

Army ErnnspOrfs
The Crook is in port.
The Thomas is at Manila
The Sherman is in port
The Warren Is at Manila
The Dix sailed November from Honolulu for
Seattle.
The Logan is in port.
The sherman sailed November for Manila
The Buford Is in port.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

TOOL THIEF HELD FOR TRIAL-Arthur Baker
q; years of age. confirmed tool thief who
has served five terms in San Quentin for burg
larry, was held for trial before the superior
court by Police Judge Weller yesterday a
similar charge.
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nnfIdinr Contracts

Mar A. Deming with Hansen a Johnson-Al
work except plumbing, painting and gas hNtures
for = three story and basement reinforced class
{ building 81 line Of Turk street S4:2 81
Taylor. \ S7.6. " 3:4. %, W %, ll2;6, r
2S:4. 50. .2O0.
Conrad Schellpeper with Charles 4. MeColm-
Concrete. carpentry. piastering. mill Siazlnz-
rough plumbing FOR one story, four room frame
cottage In " line of Eleventh avenue. 225 Of
street y - by " 120. Sl.194.
Buckingham & Hecht with l. T. Emanuel
A Irerstious and additions Office fixtures in
building al Second and Mission streets: sl,l0e;
Mrs Kate Curley with Zitsch & Bill-All
work except plumbing. shades and gas fixtures
for q one story and basement and frame Buld-
iag in line Of Thirty-hrst lRandalD street
~ r ~ Whitney - by y l25; Sl,Jeo.
Elizabeth NJ Vincent with George Healing
Alterations aud additions 10 turn , story frame
luilding into fats IN line Of Nsshl15 ton
street. 1903 r Of Cough. 27:6 by ~ 81;
=. zoo.
Albert y Tucker wrh A. T. Morris-ro erect
two story aud basement frame building in r
iua ~ seventh avenue. 30 of Lake street :
- hv r 100: S4.5lo.
d. g. sexton with =. r. Halling-Io erect
three story aud basement frame building IN
line of Clinton park. l45 W ot Valencia street.
IS 81 3 ny 20. $3.50
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

Herschall Mayall. who was formerly
the Central hero and later played Paul
in the unspeakable Three Weeks" has
been engaged as leading man of the
Davis stock theater in Pittsburg He
will not go with Mrs. F'iske, as it was
thought he would when he left this
city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

POSTMASTER OF wAsHINGToN-washin
Nov. 1S.-Dr. Charles L. trandheld. drst AZ
siStant postmaster general today aps
pointed city postmaster at Washington. ID. c.
TO succeed the late Benjamin f. Barnes.
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Weather Report

United States Department of Agriculture
Weather bureau-San Francisco Nov. 13.
RAINFALL DATA
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Special Attractions Offered
This Week by San FfandsCo's
Leading Retail Merchants
O'CONNOR. MOFFATT q CO.. Post

O'CONNOR. MOFFATT d CO.. Post
street between Grant avenue and
Kearny street. Two important sales
Of unusual import denote the centers
of attraction this week. sale of
silks of truly tremendous proportions
offers startling reductions in high
class silks. in both dress pattern and
yard lengths. S125.00 and $1,000
dress patterns in richest silken and
hand painted effects reduced to $500
each; $500 patterns a $4,000; $500
patterns at $1,000, and $4,000 patterns
at $500: French taffetas of $3.50 and
1925 values at $1.0O yard, and so
on down through a sumptuous list.
Special sale Of Thanksgiving table
linens at one-third reductions; new
velvet and fur turbans Gllustrated)
in tie latest fashionable effects
values UP to $500 a $500. $3.50 and
$1,000; another splendid suit value at
$3.50 (illustrated), and a rare i'm
portation direct from Paris of the
newest camers hair dress fabrics,
chalys and Scotch plaids form but
brief resume of the advertising an
nouncement to be found on another
page.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

FUNERAL T0DAY-Chicago. Nov 13.--The holy
OF r. z. Cable. former president OF the Chi
eago. Rock Island and Pacihc railroad. who
died here yesterday. taken to Rock Islan1.
tomorrow
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SHOE CO.. 525 Market
street-Women's velvet calf Stroller
shoe $3.50; the Nell Brinkley $3.50:
EASY slipper S1.00; girls patent
colt dress shoe Sl.15; girls morning
Juliets Csc; mannish boys shoes,
made to wear, SI.OO.
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GANTNER & MATTERN CO., Gran

UANTNEH AZ NIIF.HN W.
ave. and Post st. Sale knit goods,
women's winter underwear, Women's
hosiery women's sweater coats,
boys sweater coats, mems hosiery,
mems underwear, mems sweater
coats See advertisement in today's
Cali for prices for this coming week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

Frederic Belasco writes from New
York that he has secured the exclusive
California rights to several of the lat
est metropolitan successes. He will
make a study of theater construction
and equipment, visiting the large east
ern cities before he returns to San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

49, - - -
Richard NJ. TObin
T. K. Berry
]. ". Byrne
Mrs. William BOurn
Mrs. A. W. Foster
Mrs. Willis Polk
Mr.. and Mrs. Truxtua
Beale
Mrs. Joseph Follis
Mrs. du BOis
James ID. Phelan
Miss MOllie Phelan
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Bruguiere
Mrs. Philip King Brown
Miss Hager
Mrs. Horace ID. Pills
bury
Mrs. Mayo Newhall
Mrs. James Robinson
Mrs. WOrthingtOn
AmeS
Mrs. willard Drown
Mrs. Walter Martin
Mr.. and Mrs Franz
Anderson
Mrs. Fred Kohl
Miss Dixon
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Johnson
Mrs. Emma Sha ftef
Howard
Miss Helen Chesebrough
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-. y. NOoD n 90, Market at FourtI
street-Radical reductions in two and
three piece trimmed suits. $3.50 to
s45.00 trimmed suits s2975; $4,000 to
S62.50 cut to $39.75; $65.00 to $1,000
suits S49.75; $4,000 TO 500 values
s69.75; s125 to s135 garments SSs.75.
Trimmed hats one-fourth off regular
price. Silk raincoats S12.5e. Mill
tary capes s14.75. always sold for
s22-50. Suits made to sell at $3.50
and $500, Monday $4,000
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ID. n. & f. WALTER & CO.. stocktt

ID. n. & f. WALTER & CO., Stockton
and O'Farrell SITS. Music cabinets,
SIG; disc record cabinets, SIS; Nor
ris chair, fumed oak, roam skin
cushions. SIS; nest table set of four.
mahogany finish. $50; Roxbury
tapestry carpet. soc yd.; velvet car
pets, $1.25: body Brussels rugs, 4:6X
7:6 $12; lineoleum, per yd., Csc; re-
ductions in lace curtains.
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Frank Fogarty, 1.-The Dublin Min
strel," who scored an emphatic hit at
the opening of the New Orpheum last
April viii begin his western tour over
the Orpheum circuit from Chicago jan
uary 3. He will not reach this city,
however, until next May. Percy G..
Williams is credited with having said
Of the monologist: He is the greatest
box office comedian in America" While
in Brooklyn last week Fogarty was
the headliner at the Brooklyn Orpheum,
while Harry Lauder was the headliner
at the Morris house.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

Some new plays in New York are
"Herod.' at the Lyric; Israel" by
Bernstein. at the Criterion, and THE
Builder of Bridges by Alfred Sutro,
at the Hudson. ''Herod' is not a new
play. 1t was produced in London sew
eraI years ago, but it is getting its
first American presentation. William
Faversham is manager and leading ac-
tor in the Stephen Phillips drama and
his work is spoken Of by the New
York reviewers as lofty. dignified and
worthy.
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PRAGERs, Marker and Jones streets-

F-It-tUE1fNNg NIdI net dIIu JUIItS streets
A large display of toys in basement
SASS is a new price on a line of
$1,000 and s22.50 suits for women.
all sizes. Long coats $5.95. $1,000 and
S12.50 value. $500 bedspreads at
almost half price. Hair switches.
regular $500. sale at s129. Liquor
specials Monday and Tuesday only
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5. & G. GuMP COMPANY, 24s-26S Post
WHITE HOUSE, sutter. Grant avenu.

street-SpeciaI offer china and glass
ware for Thanksgiving.
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RANsoHoFF,s, ESQ Post street-A Soc,

cial sale for Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of dancing and debutante
dresses. gowns for reception and
evening wear. See advertisement
for reduced prices.
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CITY OF PARIS, Geary at Stockton-
This weeks special offer will be man
tailored suits in basket cloth, home
spun diagonal and mannish "Redfern"
mixtures. Fur lined coats. collars OF
marten. Persian lamb and gray fox
Model trimmed hats by their own de-
signers
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HARRY j. MOORE FURNITURE CO.,
40 to 50 .O'Farrell street-Solid oak
chiffonier ss.75. Early English oak
magazine stand s1.95. Davenport
bed, clipper edge. $2S.75. Enameled
crib $3.50. Leatherette couch. clip
per edge, $13.75. Morris chair. velour
cushions. frame solid quarter sawed
oak, $500 Morris chair of oak or
mahoganized birch $4.S5. Read ad-
vertisement for full descriptions.
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l.. KREISs & son. Van Ness ave. and
Sutter st. Continuation of removal
sale of furniture; discounts from 20
per cent to so per cent on every
piece of mahogany, turned oak,
white enamel, circassian walnut.
English carved oak, or medium price
furniture in the house. VIII move
shortly after January 1st.
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SPECIALITY SHOP. Fillmore a


Coats, tailored suits. capes and
dresses. all worth $500. $500. Take
your pick of anything in the house
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14

LIVINGSTON BHOS.. Fillmore and
Geary streets-Two automobiles
free to the boys and girls. See. an
nouncement in their large advertise
ment. Sale of bedding, curtains,
linens. etc. Sale fiannelettes, serges,
challies etc. Corset sale at $3.50.
Women's and misses sweaters, $3.50
values. $3.50 Monday. Sale s2.25 hose
at s1.65- 95 women's tailored suits
S35 TO s45 value at s22.5O.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-14

real estate This margin has been ex-
rec,led by 6N-lOr per cent, the Comp
'ro.ler said Without including tho value
OF special franchises, the debt margin
has been exceeded / 52-l00 per cent.
The Comptroller favored increasing
The borrowing capacity Of the city from
10 to u per cent, This he said. could
be accomplished by constitutional
amendment.
Increasing the limit to 10 per con-.
would give the city borrowing
capaciry Of a1J.sl4,W!i1 the Comp
roller said. Increased valuation OF
rsnl estate must come before tile c!tE
safe, and Increased valuation can
develop only when Improvements arc
made. \ Il per cent, limitation would
give safety margin Of 100000
There ia temptation m big
margins, |. gives hHn,e to blow 4.
w. sn'i the Comptroller
The tax rate will Approximate l.1j next
year, tho Comptroller said \ raise "
rH millions In the debt limit nlunr
creates Il raise Of six or seven points In
the tax rate.
Even under II per cent debt Limit
the city would have to stop big i'm
proraments FOR time In order 20
catch up"
n the improvements In rapid transit
which the people demand arc uadr.
the Comptroller said. thr tax rat"
would nsccml 10 the ''mlt Of per
cent
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-14
THREE WOMEN IN
TAX|CAB CAUGHT
BETWEEN CARS
Machine Wrecked as Driver Is
Making a Dash Across
Twenty-tllird Street.
A green taxl-cab speeding down MadI-

A green taxl-cab speeding down MadI-
son avenue this afternoon was caught
at the Twenty-th!rd street crossing be
tween an east and u west-bound cross
town car. Although the taXicab was
reduced to u twisted composite OF en-
CINE, wood. springs and leather, It's
occupants, three young omen and a
young man escaped injury, with the eS-
ceptiun o. few bruises and slight
scratches.
George Hall. chauffeur .! the taxi.
said lie picked up his fares at Martins,
where they had luncheon. and was told
to drive DOWNTOWN with them. He chose
Madison avenue. lie said, as It was
less crowded than Broadway, and his
fares had told him to hit 1t up"
Hall was obeying instructions az the
cab-a green blur-shot across Twenty.
third street, The east bound car Jolt
ing across the avenue, struck the taxi
fairly amdships and actually lifted 1t
from the ground. II csrcened orally
!rto the front OF west bound car and
before either motOrman could stop his
car the taxi and It's screaming women
occupants were crushed.
Hail was thrown about ten feet. He
landed unhurt IN q snow bank, but the
fares inside the cab We're jammed tight
and made helpless prisoners in the mass
of wreCkagc. All immense crowd gath.
cred. which was sWeIled momentarily by
trcsh arrivals from the subway station
The police reserves when they ar.
rived had to drive back the curious
rhrong as well as ascertain the fate OF
the persons in the cab, y rumor
spread that they had been killed or
badly injured,
The police worked hard, aided by
the crews Of the line Of cars stalled by
the collision. and finally eXtriCated the
women and man. They all refused
their names except one OF the women.
who said she was Miss Alexandra
Bloomberg The male member Of the
party at once hailed another cab. and
they drove OF Traffic was blocked for
about half an hour.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-14
FAMILY VAN|SHES
AS He SEEKS FOOD
George Frank, Exhausted by
Long Search, Asks the
~ Police for Aid.

\ bedraggled looking man. who said
IL" had been roaming about in the
storm looking tor mis- wife and four
children, walked into the Alexander
avenue police station to-day and told
Capt Post that he was George Frank,
an lronworker. who lived al No 10
Southern Boulevard until yesterday,
when for non.payment of rent he and
his little family were eyicted
They found shelter in a hotel at No
go Southern Boulevard and then Frank
started out to get something for them
to eat. This took him some time, and
when he returned at 10 o'clock his wife
and children had vanished. He wan
dered about looking for them I'll ex-
haustion overcamc him and he went to
the police for help
Capt. Post had the man fed and then
detailed two detectives 10 look for Mrs.
Frank and her children. who range in
age from seven to fifteen years.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-14

"vanity, vanity. all is vanity" re-
marked former Senator owen cassidy
to-day. when the session OF the Cassidy
Legislative Investigating Committee
was held up by dentist and mani
cure. Passing sadly by the opportunity
to probe Mayor Mcclellan and Comp
troller Metz about the cIty's finances,
senator Cassidy and his colleagues pro-
ceeded to take fall out OF Assistant
Corporation Counsel Olendor',
Mayor Mcclellan was TO have been
first witness to-day.
A messenger, bearing Inquiries, was
sent down 20 the Mayors Office. Soon
he returned with the Information that
His Honor was in some dentists abba.
tor having his teeth treated The oper.
alton would serve to deprive him OF the
pleasure OF attending to buriness all
day. according 10 his Office subordtnatcs.
Bearing In mind that the Mayor at
tended dinner Of the city engineers
Las, night. and might have injured n
crippled tooth IN an attack upon the
NiRnds, the committee graciously OK
ousei Nm and "slled .0r Comptro' ler
Metz Information vas soon obtained
tina, the Comptroller was not In his
Office.
Where Is he7' asked Mr. Cassidy.
He Is having his fnger nails mani
cured, responded the blusEing emIssary
rom tie Comprollers office.
II was even so. Comptroller Metz.
Who attended dinner Of tie Thirteen
Club last night and was elected Worthy
Hoodoo. otherwise President, of that
cheerful organization, was sitting
yis-a-yis with some charming manicure
lady-hlonde or brunette not specified
and she was polishing his nails and
emphasizing the half moons at the
base thereof while the committee
Wanted in vain 10 question him abou,
the cltys business.
Now then" sald Mr Cassidy, when
he had excused Comptroller Metz, ~
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ollen.
dUrf lie not getting his head rubbed nr
his cnrEs sardpapered .. hts shoes
shined this committee from the leglsla.
ture Of the State o, New York would
| Ike 20 hear from him.
Mr.. Ollsudort, II happened, was on the
fob. hNg.lg re'rained from attendlng
any linuag' whatsoever Yesterday even
ing. He has charge Of the Condemna =
ton proceedings for the c!ty. IN re-
Spouse to Z question he produced a
table showing the amount of land con
demned for city purposes, the costs OF
.he condemnation proceedings and the
percentage Of cost 10 awards In the
years from 1896 10 1901 inclusive.
The table showed that tho ratio Of ey.
pense to awards ranged about 2S, he
ing 215 In 1901 and ? Is In 1906 Mr. Ollen
dori said he had heard that one condem-
nation expert received In n year ices
amounting n three times the salnVy ~
the Mayor, but had no personal knosl-
edge OF the case.
Comptroller Metz called later IN the
/ day, testified that the taxable real
estate including special franchises In
| New York, Ia valued at k,T22, 10, 80.
The constitutional limit permits a debt
margin Of 10 per cent. on the taxable