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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
PROvIDB GOOD CLOTHING
Personal Breyities

j. A. Never of Chicago is registered
at the Union Square
Rev p. J. DarnieI1e of Napa is a
guest at the Stewart.
w. F. Jeweft. a banker of Oregon, is
a guest at. the Fairmont.
L. p. Mccormick, banker Of Salt
Lake, is at the, Fairmont.
Frank. II. Ray. a capitalist of New
York, is at the st. Francis. ...
Mr.. and Mrs; John +. Wise of Joplin;
Mo-. are guests at the Manx.
II. McGrath, a broker OF Portland, is
registered atsthe st. Francis.
w. ]. Dickey. a fruit grower of Fres-
no, is staying at the Fairmont. ~
l. T. Hatfield, an attorney of Sacra-
mento. is staying at .the Stewart.
Dr.. and Mrs. F. w. Sawyer of Paso
Robles are guests. at the Fairmont
w. r. Rust, superintendent of the
Tacoma smelters,. Is guest at the ST.
Francis.
II. v: Ramsdell of Bullock & Jones
company has returned from his trip
abroad.
Mr. and. Mrs. James Hyde Young
Of. Poughkeepsie; \. Y. are staying at
the Fairmont:
Michael Neuses. a deputy sheriff Of
Chicago, is at the Manx, ACCOMPANIED
by Mrs. Neuses.
J. +. Frick, mining operator OF
Rsdding. is at the Stewart, accom-
panied by Mrs. Frick.
Frederick S. Fish. president of the
Studebaker manufacturing company. is
at the st. Francis accompanied bv
Mrs. Fish. They are registered from
Great Bend, Ind. :
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
WIFE WINS $4,000
FROM LEE B.COATS
Horse Dealer Loses One-FOurth
of Community Property by
Decision in Abeyancee

Misfortune continues to dog the foot
steps of Lee B. Coats, the horse and
mule dealer. Judge Trout intimated
yesterday that he would render judg-
ment against Coats and in favor of his
first wife, Ida II. Coats, for one-fourth
of his property. In fact, the judge
did so render judgment, but set his
ruling aside on the application of Mrs.
Goats attorneys so that further testi-
mony might be introduced as to the
value of certain property. Cushing,
Grant & Cushing, attorneys for Mrs.
Coats say the judgment is equivalent
to one of $4,000 in favor of their client.
Walter Linforth, Coats lawyer, states,
however, that the Judgment is one for
only about $4,000.
Coats matrimonial career has been
an unlucky one for him. He married
Miss Ida H Walker in November, 1887,
and after living with her 19 years Sc
cured an annulment of the marriage in
Los Angeles in January, 1906. Mrs.
Coats made no defense to this action,
her attorney having been retained for
her by her husband.
Ignorant Of what she was doing, she
signed away all her right to share in
the property they had Jointly accumu-
! lated. In February, 1907, Coats mar
ried Eulah NJ Peart, much younger
woman. Last October she secured a
divorce from him on a sensational
complaint charging gross cruelty
Along with her decree of divorce Mrs.
Eulah Coats was granted a settlement
Of about $4,000.
When Mrs Ida Coats. the wife of
10 years. learned that she had been
tricked into abandoning her claim to
the property acquired by herself and
Coats she brought suit to have the
entire property declared community
emitting her to half. The court S
decision, as indicated by Judge Trout
yesterday, will be that Coats pay to
his first wife one-fourth of the amount
accumulated by their joint efforts up
to the date of the dissolution of the
marriage, and one-fourth of the money
he has since withdrawn from the firm
of Bricker & Coats. Her ATTORNEYS
say this means about s45, 900 for Mrs
Coats. He lis believed to possess nearly
$4,000 now. and Gushing, Grant &
! Cushing Will demand all. this for the
| former wife. In his testimony Coats
admitted that he had since, January
1906 withdrawn sSS,000 from his bust
ness and spent it. Pressed as to how
/ he had spent the money, he answered
Living and having good time,
guess"
Mrs. Ida Coats states. that after her
husband secured the dissolution of the
MARRIAGE he gave her nothing excent
500 and later $50.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
COUPLE REUNITED AND
DIVORCE is NULLIFIED
Wife Accepts Judges Advice
After Eight Months

Having pondered for eight months
the advice given her by Judge Graham.
Mrs. Laura McCoaahey visited his court
yesterday and stated she had decided'
to accept IT. Accordingly she had the
divorce action instituted by her against
John McCOnahey dismissed from the
files. announcing that she was about TO
return to her husband. Last June she
was granted an interlocutory decree Of
divorce on the ground Of cruelty, and
this decree the Judge vacated. McCon-
ahey is manager of a theater In Spo-
kane. Their three children had much
to do with bringing the couple together
Divorces were granted as follows
By Judge Murasky-Julians Landa-
lance from Juana Landalance, infidel-
ity; BY Judge Van Nostrand-Michael
Lilley from Nettie E. Lilley. deSertiOn.
A w Ahlborn from Maud Ahlborn,
cruelty. By Judge Troutt-Charles b
L.. Maurmann SrOm Sarah Maurmann.
desertion.
suits for divorce were fled yesterday
by Julia Fayette Cradlebaugh against
Ruby B. C.radlebaugh. Wilful neglect,
Emma Teresa Mclaughlin against
James Mclaughlin. cruelty: James JO-
seDh Wall against Lille Wall. on the
ground that the defendants prior hus-
divorced at the time OF the marriage;
Ruth Shelor against D. - Shelor,
cruelty. .
Try Murine Eye Remedy
For Red. Weak. Weary, Watery Ewes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
CITY WILL LOSE
$15O,OOO A YEAR
Gr0cers' Liquor License Held by
Judge Murasky to Be
Invalid
Ordinance Provided a Fee of
Sl5O Under Certain
Conditions


The ordinance imposing what i:
known as the grocers' liquor license OF
$3.50 year was declared void by Judge
of the ordinance means the loss to the
city of a sum in the neighborhood OF
S15o,000 year. All grocers and re-
tailers of bottled beer and wine other
than saloon keepers are benefited By
the decision
The ordinance, known as 1885, was
approved by the mayor May 30. 1908.
1t empowered the police commissioners
TO collect a tax of $3.50 per annum from
all persons selling liquors in quanti-
ties OF one quart or more, and los
than i've gallons, in sealed packages
and not to be drunk on the premises
The Associated Retail Grocers of San
Francisco and bottled beer dealers i'm
mediately combined to attack the or
d1nance. Hiram w. Johnson was re-
tanned, and he drew up a complaint ask
ing the court to enjoin the police COM
missioners, the police department and
the police judges from enforcing the
ordinance This injunction was granted
by Judge Murasky yesterday
There are said TO be more than 200
grocers and others in San Francisco
selling wines. beers and spirits In
sealed packages. A license fee from
each of $3.50 would have netted the
city $1S0,000 a year Some of them
would. however, have stopped selling
liquor rather than pay the tax. so that
the amount collected by the city under
the ordinance would not have exceeded
$500 900 a year
Judge Murasky finds the ordinance
to be in violation of the charter. In
his opinion he quotes the subdivision
which empowers the board of super
visors to impose license taxes, but
which says that mo license taxes shall
be imposed upon any persons who, at
any fixed place OF business in the city
and county, sells or manufactures
goods. wares or merchandise except
such as require permits from the board
of police commissioners as provided In
this charter The Judges opinion pro-
ceeds:
1T is urged upon behalf of the de-
PENDANTS that the license taxes spoken
of in subdivision Is are those imposed
for purposes of revenue only. and not
such as may be provided by the board
for the purpose Of regulation. and that
it is within the power of the city, under
the grant given to municipalities by
the constitution. at all times to enac4
ordinances purely regulative in char
acter irrespective of any provision OF
any lack of provision upon the subject
in the charter.
AS used in the charter. the term
license taxes is generic one, and
applies to taxes levied either for pur-
poses of revenue or of regulation The
grant of power by the constitution is
to the municipality and not to the
board of supervisors. and when the
city chooses 10 exercise this power il
must express its will by a charter pro-
vision.
81 am of the opinion that the plain
tiffs are within the exemption provided
in subdivision Is of section l of chapter
of article of the charter. and that
any ordinance attempting to impose a
license tax upon them is invalid"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02

Try Murine Eye Remedy
For Red, Weak. Weary. Watery Eyes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
FACING DEATH, GAVE LAND: F.:
NOW SUES TO GET 1T BACK
Decided Property to Brother,
Who Passes 1t to Wife

Fearing she was about to die Jose
phine o,Connor in December, 1907,
decided to- her brother Eugene F..
O'Connor, a lot of real estate in Alva-
covered and now wants the property
back She filed suit against her
brother Yesterday. to cancel the deed.
Miss O'Connor says 1T was expressly
agreed at the time of the gift that If
she should get better the land would
be; reconyeyed to her. Her brother de-
ceiyed her. she says. and did not act in
good faith.
O'Connor. has recently executed a
deed conveying the property in dispute
TO his Wife who is also named as a
defendant in the suit. :
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
winter Sports at Truckee

I Saturday March 6, Southern Pacific's
excursion leaves San Francisco, Oak
land. Alameda and Berkeley for
Truckee, returning Monday, March 8.
Round trip rates: Rail fare $500, Pull
man berth $500, drawing room $I400
Including occupancy at Truckee Join
the throngs in sleighing. skeeing to-
boganning. and other joyous winter
sports. See agents. SS4 Market street,
II. Powell street, Market street ferry
depot, and Thirteenth and Franklin
streets, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
DR.. p. ROSCOE McNULTY
TO BE TRIED FOR SANITY
Well Known Physician Thought
to Have Become Insane

DIR. p. Roscoe McNulty, one of the
familiar figures in San Francisco, was
arrested yesterday and placed in the
detention ward pending an investiga-
of late been acting in peculiar man.
ner He had visited several of the
banks with cards, announcing his can
didacy for mayor at the next election
and was suffering under the rhallucina-
tion that there were plots on foot to
murder various prominent people in
the city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
UNDERTAKES WORK
AMONG CHILDREN
WOman's Auxiliary of Juvenile
!. Court Organizes and Elects
Its Officers


The womans auxiliary of the juvenile
court was formally organized yesterday
afternoon, received its name. elected its
officers and made many plans for future
work in connection with the juvenile
court and probation officers.
The first meeting was held fort
night since at the Juvenile court in
Harrison street and Mrs. E. L. Baldwin.
president OF the California club, was
appointed .tesaporary chairman. Mrs.
Baldwin was elected to the permanent
presidency this afternoon by acclama-
ton, and the other officers elected
unanimously were: Mrs. D. F. Ragan,
president Of the Catholic ladies' aid
society. to the vice presidency. and
Mrs. w. II. Nicholl secretary. Mrs.
Emeline North Whitcomb was made
chairman of the committee to find en-
ployment for boys and girls, those ap-
pointed to act with her being Miss May
Kerrigan and Miss Hazel Pierce. Mrs.
/ Quinlan was made chairman of a COM
mittee to find country homes for boys
and girls and to investigate existing
conditions of evil. The prophylactic
committee was formed, consisting of
DR.. Caroline Rosenberg, Miss Jacoby
and Miss jenkins. principal of the
Frank McCoppin school. these to CO.
operate with Dr. Annie Lyle OF the
staff of the court.
TO MEET MONTHLY
III. - + - =.
the fourth Monday of each month at
the Juvenile Court building.
The meeting was called TO order by
Mrs. Baldwin and the opening address
was by W. P. Hatch. probation officer,
who dealt frankly with the existing
conditions and spoke OF the great need
of enlightenment of young people and
children as to certain evils.
There was much discussion among
those present of the need of work in
homes as well as among the children
themselves, and Miss Jenkins spoke
i strongly as to the need of providing
children with proper clothing in which
to attend school without too much red
tape" involved in securing it, 1t was
the general opinion that many of the
cases of truancy were due to the lack
Of suitable clothes among the school
children.
PROVIDE GOOD CLOTHING
The request was made that clothing
good clothing3be donated to the pro-
baton officers for this use, and also
that those having time would come and
sew at the home
A discussion arose as to the matter
of asking the. board of education to ap-
point women physicians TO give in
struetion in the public school in sex
education, but this was deferred to a
later date.
A large number of women We're pres
eht, many of whom were principals and
teachers in the public schools. Repre-
sentatiyes from: a number of charitable
organizations and churches also were
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
Ruef JaiIer Loses job

FOR allowing Abe Ruef TO leave HIS
cell and 10 sjoin in midnight dinner
al the county jail recently, Jailer Frank
Johnston was discharged by Under
sheriff Haggerty and Stephen Gill put
Al his place. IIaggerty announced yes
serdsv that Pharmacist Charles May.
ernroxed by the druggists association,
had been selected to have charge OF the
san dispensary at 1nglesi9s,
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
The Atlantic
Monthly

Lincoln reads the Emancipation
Proclamation. The most dramatic
moment in our country's history de-
scribed by an eye witness in the Diary
of Gideon Welles.
James o. Pagan, author, switch
man, labor man and student, tells the
truth about Railroads and Labor
Unions.
For sale everywhere today. IS cents copy.
March
Issue
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-04
CALL A HALT TO
IMPOSITION OR RUIN
SPOKANE MERCHANTS
Can't Stand Railroad Rates, 100 per
Cent Higher Than on Coast.
Compel Terminal Rates" stephens

the milwaukee road to give the city
terminal rates in return ior a fran
chise, the rates will be even still
higher when that road actually in
vades this territory" This was one
of Attorney stephens most star
Ting statements. Heretofore, that
had scarcely been thought of, and 1t
was only Woodworth's assertions to
the commission last week, when the
railroads rates were being attack
ed that brought it to the surface.
"The new scheme proposed by
the railroads will be bad for the
Spokane merchants and the rail
roads themselves. If they are com
PEELED to pay rates so much in ex-
cess of the coast much longer, they
will simply quit and the consumers
will have their stuff shipped here
from the coast, which win mean
that the railroads will be compelled
to haul all the Spokane freight over
the Cascade mountains and back
again.
svlshe railroads tell this commits
sion and the Spokane business men
that they are willing to be fair and
try 10 offset the public feeling with
their representations that the rate
is necessary to enable them TO
meet the competition. How can
they expect us to believe they want
to be fair with us when even the
rate from the coast to Spokane Is
higher than 1t is from Seattle to
st. Paul?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-04

more letters to him in regard to
candidates for a husband. -
Secretary John Lee has not re-
ceived any instructions to that ef-
feet as yet, but Secretary John
is thinking seriously about special.
izing In that business himself The
following Is a letter received from
young lady in Indianapolis by the
mayor this morning, asking him to
help locate her a husband. The
mayors office has pledged itself to
do all in its power to procure the
described article.
Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. -. 1909
ITO the Moyar Of Spo4sne, Wash.
Dear Sir: l hope you will not
think hard OF me for writing this
kind of a letter to you, but Just for
fun | am going to see what this
will bring me. am a girl OF sweet
is, and would like to correspond
with some nice young man that has
some means-well, to speak plain.
a good husband is what / want.
They must be O. X. and mean
business. l am an alright girl In
every way. l have dark blue eyes,
and light hair, weigh 40 pounds.
and feet inches in height. Will
you please send this letter to your
daily paper to be published. / hope
to do you some kind favor for this.
Address to Miss Martha Carson,
W413 Thirty-second street, Indian
apolis, Indiana"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-04
WILL PROBE
OFFICE Of
{. v. ROSS
LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE COMING
HERE.

Not a bit undaunted by their
failure to secure the impeachment
of Insurance Commissioner Schive-
ly, the legislative investigating
committee is now preparing to
turn it's attention to Land Commits
sioner E. w. Ross.
Senator Fishback of the commit
tee, who is somewhat of an expert
accountant, Is now making an ex-
animation of the books of the land
commissioner and will soon report
the results of his inquiry to the full
committee. i.
Deputy Attorney General George
A. Lee of Spokane today stated
that he was informed few days
ago in Seattle by Chairman Allen
of the committee that the first SEES
sions of the whole committee will
be held in Spokane soon. II do not
know what the committee is COM
ing to Spokane for" said, Mr.. Lee,
"but / suppose there are matters
here that require its attention or
1t would not come"
At the court house 1t is believed
that the visit of the investigating
committee to Spokane will be to
take up the investigation of e. w.
Ross at this end of the line. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars OF
public lands have been sold in Spo-
kane county since Ross went into
office, and rumors connected with
some of these sales will be proved
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-04
WILL TRY
TO GET z z
Gent LEVY
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT TO
DECIDE ON NEW
LICENSES.

There will be a cut in the appro-
priations for 1910 tonight when the
city council meets to consider the
tax levy. How large the reduction
will be can not be determined at
this time. as the cut will probably
be distributed over a number of
departments. An effort will be
made to get tax levy Of 1914 mills,
at least. as against IA mills that
the appropriations as they at pres
ent stand will require.
Some of the departments that
were granted increases over last
year will be asked to get along
with the old appropriations. The
two items in which no cuts can be
made are the deficit of over $50, 900
and the new interest charge of over
$4,000. These items represent an
increase of over $4,000 over 1908
that can not be eliminated.
To take care of this added inter-
est charge, covering new bonds, and
teh large deficit that already exists,
will require over two mills more
than last year, when the levy was
10 mills. Thus to get anything like
a IL or 1924 mill levy there must
be pairing all along the line In the
expense Of conducting the several
city departments.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-04
(By United Press.)

ROSLYN, WASH, Oct. Ain the
glare Of burning lumber piles and
mine buildings, a thousand men
toiled throughout the night to SUBJ
due the flames In shaft No. 4 Of the
Northwestern Improvement Co.'S
mine here, which stand In the way
Of rescuers who are endeavoring to
reach score Of men known to be
In the workings below the blazing
shaft.
There is scarcely any hope that
these men are alive. OF five
brought to the surface last night,
three are dead and two horribly
burned and probably will die. Six
others are known to be in the
mines and maybe more.
A second explosion In the night
caved In $50 feet Of shaft No. I,
cutting off hope Of rescue.
Toward morning all the lumber
and buildings were either con-
sumed or saved, and the fire fight
ers turned their attention to the
shaft. The fighting proved diff
cult, owing to the handicap in fight
ing materials and the low water
pressure.
The dead removed and Identified
are: Foreman Carl Berger, Track.
man James GurreII, William Arun.
del.
Those believed to be still In the
shaft, probably dead, are: Track
man Dominic Bartelo, Dan Hardy
Philip Poxarieh, Tom MarsoIyn
Pumpman John Z. Jones, Laborel
Aaron lsaackson.
Ftaaliy injured, Newhouse, out
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-04
CITY'S LEGAL
STAFF UNDER
ONE ROOF

The new offices of the corpora
ton counsel and his assistants are
being put into shape on the sixth
floor of the Hyde building, and
when the work is completed the
city's legal staff will be gathered
under one roof.
This move was ordered by the
city council, which was given to
understand that the lawyers on the
city's legal staff gave but a portion
of their time to the work. Under
the new arrangement the city's at
torneys will be expected to drop
private practice and give their en-
tire time to the city.
In the past young attorneys have
found a job in the corporation
.counsel's office an easy stepping
stone to a law practice, and that
while ostensibly in the employ of
the city they in reality gave more
time to other business. The af-
fairs of the city have grown so that
the entire time of the city's legal
staff is needed, and to secure this
the council has authorized the ex-
penditure necessary to gather the
lawyers into one suite of rooms.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-04

FAVOR IT FOR
The new ROADS

A big union depot on the corner
Of Front avenue and Howard
street, on the present site Of the
city hall and extending almost to
Washington street, on the north
side Of the street, with IA elevated
tracks, was the plan submitted to
the union depot committee by En-
gineer Pitman Of the North Coast
road this morning. -
Engineer Pitman was the only
engineer present representing a
railroad in Spokane that had drawn
up any plans for the erection Of the
depot. Although the plans OF Mr..
Pitman are near the contemplated
depot of the North Coast railroad,
which recently acquired the prop
erty from the Great Northern, 1t
was considered by members of the
committee as a very desirable loca.
ton for the union depot.
j. j. Browne, chairman of the
committee, explained that the OBJ
ject of the committee was to Sc
cure a site in the most central part
of the city for the proposed depot,
the most convenient for all the
roads, and which can be erected at
the least expense.
Communications read by Mr..
Browne from nearly all the roads
in. Spokane broubht to light that
the railroads of this city favor a
union depot. but that they want it
as near their present location as
possible. A communication from
]. p Graves of the Spokane & In
land electric road proposed the
plan of erecting union depot for
all the new roads entering Spokane
which have not yet secured their
terminal grounds. Mr.. Graves ex.
planned that the Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and o. r. & N.
would be exceedingly reluctant to
give up their present locations.
which are very desirable to them
for all purposes, and launch forth
on a new plan at great expense.
The Corbin road, Idaho. Washing
ton & Northern railroad, the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and
the North Coast railways were sug-
gested as the most likely roads to
erect depot. Mr.. Graves stated
that at the. present time their road
had good terminal station and all
facilities for the handling of traffic,
but that he was glad to offer sug-
gestions in any way to the COM
mittee.
According to the plans of En-
gineer Pitman, the tracks for the
new union depot will be elevated
25 feet above the street, thus solv-
ing the grade separation for all
time. The engineer for the Great
Northern suggested that the depot
be so erected that at any time any
of the big roads entering Spokane
may change their plans to enter
the union station.