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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
TELLS TALE OF MASKED
THUG WITHOUT WEAPON

stanton Roger, a book keeper OF the
LONDON and Paris Chronological in
stitute in the David Hewes building at
Sixth and Market streets. reported to
the police yesterday afternoon that he
AID been robbed Of SO.
Roge- said that a masked though
uaarmed man entered bis Office about
O'Clock and commanded him to open
the safe. which he refused TO do. The
robbar then struck him on the head
with his fist and took the SO from his
clothes, leaving hurriedly, because of
a buzzer that was working on the half
open door
Detective Thomas Ryan, who inves-
tigate1 the case. was not inclined TO
place y credence in Rogers story.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
LOSES HIS NOSE IN AN
ARGUMENT WITH FRIEND

Bottero Vittorio of 12S San Bruno
avenue had his nose bitten off in sa-
loon at Sixth and Berry streets yes
terday morning. Vittorio met an old
friend from Italy, and after consuming
two quarts of wine they engaged in a
rather heated discussion. This resulted
in a quarrel and the friend from Italy
grabbed Vittorios nose. Vittorio was
treated at the Potrero emergency hos
pital. He could not remember the
name of the man who bit him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
MENELIk'S PHYSICIAN
LEFT UNDER GUARD

COLOGNE, Feb. 21.-A semioficial
dispatch to the Cologne Gazette from
Berlin says that it is true that the
empress of Abyssinia made charges to
King Menelik against the German
physician, Doctor Steinkuehler, affirm
ing that he has attempted to poison the
emperor. Doctor Steinkuehler was or
dered to leave Adds Abeba and the
German minister obtained permission
to escort him to the frontier with
guards from the German legation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
SKULL OF PREHISTORIC
WOMAN is DISCOVERED
Part of Restored Head Sent to 4
Yale Museum

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. 21-The
anthropologieal department of Peabody
museum at Yale has received from
Professor holman of the Anatomical
institute at Basic. Switzerland. a cast
of a restored head of a female lake
dweller of prehistoric days The skull
was found by Professor HOLMAN re
Gently near NeuchateI. The type Of
features is strongly Teutonic.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
MURDOCH PRAISES
SUPERVISOR KELLY
Compliment Paid to the Chair
man of the Finance C0m=
mittee of the Board

What seemed about to bring on a
storm in the board of supervisors yes
terday afternoon-the ordinance pro-
viding for the appointment of three adj
ditional Office deputies for the sheriff
developed a peace congress between
the members of the majority and minor
ity of the board, which was marked by
the exchange OF graceful compliment
for Supervisor Kelly by Supervisor
Charles Murdoch, leader of the
minority.
The ordinance providing for the ap-
pointment of three additional deputies
in the sheriff's office, each at a salary
of $1,000 a year, came up for final pas
sage. 1t carried with il the provision
that $1,000 be appropriated out of the
urgent necessity fund until the end of
the fiscal year to pay the three men
their salaries.
Supervisor Bancroft of the minority
opened the discussion. II dislike TO
differ with the majority he said. but
after the recommendation of the grand
jury that the sheriff's office employees
could show more diligence in their
work I do not feel that I can vote for
that BILL
That knocked chip off Mayor Nc
Carthy's shoulder. with all due re-
spect to the grand jury he said, they
are as far off on this proposition as
they have been on others. The secre-
tary of the late grand jury may be a
good architect, but he is not judge of
what work a man may do in eight
hours. The additional deputies are
needed"
Chairman Kelly of the finance com
mittee reiterated that the extra men
were needed. He said that he had
looked into the affairs of that office and
found that there was not adequate help.
Kelly said that there had not been
an addition employee given to the sher-
ifs Office since the charter, went into
effect. IT will not stand for an ordf-
nance which is passed merely to give
men positions he declared, but in
this case / feel that there should be
additional men there"
Supervisor Harris of the minority
suggested that as we were now to
have prosperity there would be less
work for the sheriff's Office. Il would
like to have the ordinance laid over one
week, as / would like to look into the
matter myself" he added.
Kelly had no objection to the mat
ter going over a week.
The chair has made an inyestiga-
tion," asserted Mayor Mccarthy, and
il will look with unkindly eyes on men
who insist that the employees of the city
be asked to work more hours a day
than they would themselves work"
Harris pointed out that If the ordi-
nance did not look right to the minority
it could be defeated. as it takes IA votes
to vote money from the urgent neces-
sity fund.
Let it be put over one week adj
vised Supervisor Murdoch Of the minor
ity. Il have great and growing con-
fidence in the work of the chairman of
the finance committee (Kelly) and 1
would like to look into this matter my
self l will be glad if we do not have
any more dissensions than we can pos
sibly avoid
The question was put over.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
Bond Ordinance Passed

The ordinance declaring the peoples
authorization of the s45.000.000 bond
issue for the construction of the Hetch
Hetchy water supply system at the
election of January II. and providing
for the issuance and the redemption
of the bonds. was finally passed by
unanimous vote.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
Mission viaduct Acted Upon

The mayor was empowered to enter
into a contract with the United Rail-
roads for the construction OF the Mis-
sion viaduct The city and company
have agreed to the terms by which
the road is to furnish $4,000 worth of
labor, $4,000 in cash and the city $685.
600 in money for the job. With the
$4,000 available the board of works
NAV now proceed with the work
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
PETALUMA PASTOR WILL
GO TO SAN JOSE CHURCH
fseecial Dispatch 10 The Call

PETALUAIA. Feb 2l.-At a meeting
of the directors of the Presbyterian
clurch Sunday the resignation of Rev.
+. y. Hays was accepted. The pastor
has flied the local pulpit for two years.
and at a meeting of the presbytery at
Santa Rosa today was given letters TO
the Presbyterian church Of Gan Jose
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
Contractors Delays Must Stop

Why not give the contractor a five
years extension of time and let the
inmates do the work" said Supervisor
Harris when the question arose of
granting the Standard electric con-
struction company $50 days time TO do
the electric wiring of the infirmary.
Mayor Mccarthy announced that he
intended to bring all the contractors
doing work for the city together and
inform them that delays must stop.
One contractor gets in the way of
another" was the explanation made
justifying the Standards request and
the architects Office came in as the
usual scapegoat.
At the building committees recon-
mendation and to cure the evil the
board requested that all the contracts
upon a building should hereafter be
let to one bidder, and he be held respon-
sible for the completion of the work.
The resolution follows:
Whereas frequent delays in the
work of constructing public build
ings have been the cause OF much
complaint, and inasmuch as said de-
lays have been occasioned by the
contractor to whom was awarded
the contract for general construc-
ton, and
Whereas, these delays can be
avoided in a great measure by
awarding the contract for complete
construction to the contractor, in
stead of in separate contracts as
at present, therefore. be it
Resolved, that the board of public
works be requested to in future, as
far as is possible to do SO, call for
one contract to cover all construc-
ton on each building erected to
the end that contractors who fail
TO complete the work within the
time specified in the contracts may
be penalized when said delays are
caused by the negligence or care
lessness of said contractor, and, be
it further
Resolved. that the board of pub
lie works also be requested to Of
fer a bonus to contractors who
complete their contracts within less
time than specified in said con-
tracts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
Stone MaSOns Afflicted
With Lame Back
Kansas City, Kans..
Dee 18th 1Q02

DIR. kiImer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
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ness, caused by heavy lifting and nv
wife was SO bad with her kidneys that
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for a while without success lady
friend of ours said try Swamp Root
and my wife and / used it for several
weeks. The doctor said my wife WA q
in a dangerous condition, but two bot
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better. She is now completely well and
the soreness and pain is all gone from
my back. We used about seven bottles
of your Swamp-Root and are both en-
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weeks and she is now ironing while /
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suaded five other stone masons to pur-
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pay for 1t myself If they were not
satisfied with the results. but they are
more than satisfied. My wife and /
are only too glad to tell any one what
Swamp Root will do. and the neighbors
know about our case.
I wish I could tell ali the people in
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
No Action on Building Laws

Nothing was done in the matter of
amending the building law so that
hay windows may be built to extend
sc inches over the sidewalk instead of
16, as now allowed, and no action was
taken on the amendment to permit
owners and builders to cover 80 per
cent of inside lots with buildings to
house three or more families instead
of the 20 per cent of the ground space
allowed by the law as it stands. The
recommendations of the buildings laws
committee were favorable to these
changes, but the matter was deferred
till next week
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
CITIZEN WOUNDED
BY HAT HARPOON
Victim Asks Supervisors to
Prohibit Use of Long Spears
in Feminine HeadWear

y. NJ" a correspondent otherwise
anonymous on the scroll of fame, VEN
tured into the atmosphere of the board
of supervisors yesterday to protest
against long hatpins. Owing TO the
anonymity of his communication rather
than to his prolix and eloquent literary
style, the writer received little consid-
Grafton from the board, which he had
addressed through Supervisor Paul Ban
croft of the judiciary committee.
y. IL" had undoubtedly been fright
ened by a hatpin into the use of John
sonian. or worse, English diction, which
amazed and appalled, the supervisors.
He wrote:
Paul Bancroft, judiciary Commit
tee, Board of SupervisorS-Dear
Sir: Permit me to request your at
tention to these lines of information
about a condition that to my mind
is of the keenest Importance:
While coming out of a local the
alter among a number of other pat
rons ] was pinned on the face at
point one inch below the location of
my right optic with the sharp point
of q hatpin that severed the hat of
lady. Observing the party and
her hat ] discovered that the pin
that reached me protruded about
five inches from the body of the hat
after the pin had passed there
through. 1 respectfully submit that
the pin had served its purpose when
1t has reached through the body of
the hat and its protrusion in the
manner I have indicated is a great
menace and an instrument of bodily
harm to those persons who are in
close proximity to the party
through whose hat the pin appears.
1t was the irony of fate that my
optic was not severely injured and
its sight impaired for life; and 1
ask your consideration to this mes
sage Of mine and trust that others
might be benefited by this expert
ence l met. and a provision cover
ing the nuisance may soon be ap-
pended to our municipal ordinances.
Very truly yours, J. NJ.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-22
Urge Immediate Action

The Richmond Central Improvement
club held lively meeting last night, at
which the rs members present agreed
unanimously to keep up an agitation
until the construction of the Geary
street road was begun and completed
The following resolution was adopted.
Whereas, at a mass meeting held October 10,
1909. at Clement street and Nineteenth avenue
at which the honorable z. H. Mccarthy and
some of the present board of supervisors were
present. they pledged themselves to support the
bond issue for the Geary street road. and also
pledged themselves. in case they were elected,
to hurry the Geary street municipal road TO
completion without any unnecessary delay; there
fore be IL
Resolved that this club calls the attention
of the honorable mayor and the honorable board
of supervisors 10 the pledge made to the resi-
dents Of the Richmond district at that time.
Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to the mayor the board of super
visors, TO the committee OF public utilities, aud
also to the San Francisco Call.
A resolution was also adopted thank
ing The Call for the support 1t has
given in matters appertaining to these
outlying districts.
President Daniel Drew conducted the
meeting and J. G. Hardy was secre-
tary.
The club is also very active in it's
endeavors to have a public library es-
tablished in it's section.
Fight Clubs Must Be Bona Eide
The board relieved the Pacific ath-
letic association" from passing on the
amateur standing of the fight clubs
asking permits for amateur goes, and
defined that the clubs must be "recog-
nized bona fide amateur clubs within
the meaning of the ordinance" instead.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
AUTO HILL CLIMB
TOBFRELD TODAY
Contest Committee Hopes for
Clear Weather When Cars
Are Sent Away
Fast Time Is Likely to Be Made
Over the Nineteenth Ave-
nue. Course
Rv r. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

There was some question yesterday
whether the hin climb 10 he held in
Nineteenth avenue would take place to-
day on account OF the rain. Tony Nichols
chairman of the contest committee and
President II NJ. Owens of the san
Francisco motor club stated positively
last night that if it was clear at 10
q m today the cars would he started
The course has been rock surfaced
and gravele6 and a couple of hours of
clear weather will leave the road in
shape for 4 fine contest
Judging from the cars that are en-
tered there should he some fast time
made and the mark set last year should
be lowered.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

Chicagos mounted policemen are
pleased with a new "anti-stiddingo
appliance they are now using on their
horses to prevent slipping on the icy
streets. The device is of leather and
fits over the hoof like a boot. On the
bottom is a chain, which insures a
more certain footing for the high spir
tied animals.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

Cecile Caricu, aged 10 years, living at
Molene, France. is in an awkward pre-
dicament. On going to the marie to
have her marriage banns published she
was told that legally she has no exist
ence. Her parents had forgotten to
have her inscribed at her birth.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

In consequence of the increase of the
price of meat in Germany the Berlin
restaurant keepers have indemnified
themselves by serving a smaller guam
tity to each diner.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
MOST BEAUTIFUL
CAR YET RECEIVED
Latest SpeedwelI Semiracer
Shows Lines of Grace and
Extreme Speed

The new semiracer Speedwell reached
san Francisco yesterday. 1t is one of
the most attractive automobiles that
has been seen in the city this year IRE
spective of price it is superior in looks
to anything yet seen. 1t is graceful and
artistic in the extreme. 1t bespeaks
speed in every line, yet it is evident
that this appearance is not obtained at
the expense of comfort.
The model received is finished in sage
green with black stripping. Ii has l20
inch wheel base, so horsepower, full
electric light equipment, low comfort
able seats, with doors on both sides
giving the torpedo effect. Behind the
seats is the gasoline tank artistically
finished with two hand holds for those
in the seats, which are bpilt over the
rear springs.
The car. as expressed by one of the
oldest carriage builders in the city
yesterday, lis one of the classiest We
hicles ever seen in San Francisco"
L. V Lynch, manager of the Speed
well company. reports the arrival of
five carloads of Speedwells on the coast
this week, two carloads for San Fran
cisco, one for Los Angeles, one for Port
land and one for Seattle.
Lynch has delivered a baby tonneau
20 E A. Cow of Point Richmond a close
coupled to Robert Donald of Birds
Landing and five passenger touring
car 10 p. +. Newlowe OF Santa Cruz
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

Salt is becoming one of the most i'm
portant minor industries of the state
of South Australia. The output this
year is estimated at 10000 tons over
1000 tons is exported weekly to other
Australian states and to New Zealand.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

A total of $3S1,455 has been expended
by Michigan as rewards for the con-
struction of county roads since the
establishment of the state highway
states that total of 522 miles of
state road have been built in the last
four and a half years Since July 1,
1909, 160 miles have been built. making
a total of nearly 400 in the entire
last year. The majority of roads are
constructed of macadam.
A brewing company at Milwaukee is
building a large private garage for it's
delivery motor trucks, which it is using
almost exclusively.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
ELMORE AGENT TO
RACE HIS MACHINE
Wants Contest Where Car Will
Compete Fully Equipped and
Carrying Passengers

A. j. Smith, Pacific coast sales
agent for the Elmore cars, has his own
ideas of hill climbing stunts. Smith
wants to try his car out against the
others in his class, but does not want
to strip his chassis for the event.
What he wants is TO have an event
in which the cars are sent over the
course in the condition in which they
will be sold, together with a full COM
plement of passengers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Agent Delivers
40 III. r.. Doris !

cylinder Doris touring car to Al Leach
of that city. The Doris is among the
cars entered in the coming hill climb
of the San Francisco motor club.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Mrs. Otis Likes
FirestORe Tires

AS the vessels of the trans Atlantic
fleet grow in size their cost advances
in the same ratio Thus the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. 1897. cost little
over S2500 900. the Oceanic 1899,
$4,000 600; the Deutschland. 1900
$3.50 600. and the Kaiser Wilhelm III.
1908 81 100000, while the estimated
cost of the Mauretania is S6.750.00o-
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

An automobile belonging to an
American firm in Bagdad is engaged
in the licorice root trade and was the
first machine TO cross the desert of
Arabia.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

The 1910 economy and best service
contest of the Winton motor carriage
company, in which all chauffeurs or
owners of Winton cars are eligible,
opens April /.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

J. w. Leavitt. president of the J. w.
Leavitt & Co. automobile firm, has re-
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
MONOGRAM AGENCY
TAKEN BY MOORE
Pioneer MOtOrist Appointed the
Coast Representative of
Popular Brand of Oil

George P. Moore, one sof the oldest
men in the automobile game in San
Francisco, has just been appointed coast
eating company, which makes Mono
gram oil.
Moore was one of the first to take up
the automobile business in this city,
and to repeat what Moore has done in
the auto business is to tell the history
of the motor car on the coast.
Moore was also the pioneer in the
accessory business. For some time
Moore has been identified with Mono
gram oil, and his being given control
of the popular brand will be welcomed
by motorists at large
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Not Enough cf
Motor Cars

.
Not tsnoupb a., ing interesting bit
Mater Cars of statistics in a
c o IN m II II C alton
from the Overland
factory: Destinations show that for
every motor car manufactured this
season, at least five purchasers are now
available The purchasers are await
ing delivery through the regular chan
nels of the automobile trade. AT least
100000 more possible purchasers, who
will be brought out by good roads. SEN
sible legislation, and the general and
increasing popularity of the automo-
bile, may be added to the already enor-
nous figures"
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

D. F.. Whitman, who has recently be
come agent for the Doris line of cars
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
BUYS
|. RENAULT LANDAULfT
Prominent San Franciscan Gets
Delivery of a Beautiful
French Built Car

Rene J. Marx. Pacific coast manag ger
of the Renault Freres selling branch
the sale and delivery of a S9-4o
horsepower RenaUlt landaulet to Her
bert FIeishhacker of this city.
The car is handsomely finished, being
one of the richest that the company
has brought TO the coast
SIarx also reports the shipment of
Mrs d. T. Murphy's Renault lsndaulet
to Naples. where Mrs Murphy viii use
her car for an extensive tour of Europe
the coming summer.
c. G.. EiChelberger, manager of the
San Francisco branch of the FireStone
M OTIS I5ke. company. has re-
flres'oHe from the home
Office. telling of
another FirestOne enthusiast This is
Mrs. r X. Otis, who has used Fire
stone tires on her Stearns car since
July. She writes that her tires have
already given upward of $500 miles
of service and look good for 10000
more, as every letter of the words
"FirestOne NOn-Skjd" is still plainly
readable on the tread.