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rSl 3 mmmmt jjAS JPSCJSCCL ti ftrtf USW jjQURQXIOtEi iSAHIRDJWC lVVSl UIV AWfAni 2 VIVXJEJuVlV Jk MHO I fir ft iw I vm S3 END Sane of Ihe Supervisors Wish to fas Amendment Without Advice From Arnold A DIVISION OF OPINION Prospect That Hastily Drawn Charter Amendment Will Be Reconsidered A rtvtrleu of pinion amen a the wiuWn of the Board of Supervisors ham ttcosae apparent on tlio subject of tke prnjisssl to settle tho traction dlf Beultieu of San Francisco Vjr a eompre plaa and ameadmcata to tb sw of tko member of the Board evinced an anxiety to rash tio proposed amendment to tko cnarter without further consults ISamst Jala It baa been I oat that tbla proposed Ko 1 accomplish Botbiac bat an addition of botches to mm already complicated sltuu ta tbat It retains tbo twenty aaehtss limit urinous It apparent tbat capital win not tarsal under tbla condition Amendment to la Its present shape la not vsuttu for by any aatbor basing been aftenltUd nrttboat recommendation by a divided restate commission In tbla sttsjatlea tbo fetloartna telecrama hare paased between tbo city and Won Arnold SAX FRAXOSCO October Blbblna care Bion Arnold 1J Sontb La Salle street Chicago Vocelaans and Judiciary considering charter cats today Have yon yet Arnolda reeojnmendatleno resardBnx amendment JC ST Cuenmltteo would welcome sugses taws thereon or request from Mr Arnold for two weeks postponement of amendment election which could be granted If received by Saturday SWAXSOX CHICAGO October Is Alexander Vogelsang Board of Super risers Saa Francisco please defer If possible anal action an charter revisions dealing with rnll waya as I an preparing detailed recommendations thereon which I beUrro wUl bo of material aealat nts to yon In arriving at a practical eeloUen of franchise aneo Mon but need at least two weeks further Urns to perfect BlOW ARNOLD WfTlx BOLD ri AiE iDVK rr la spite of the fact that Arnold has seen paM tie by the city for his wuew tne culmination of which to hatvo been tbo suggestion of a complete plan of reconciliation between tbo city and capital la traction Invest meat ft la reported that there an none members of tho Board who were wrmnc to rash throucb an lll ee sMered amendment to the charter with out bis advice and who are now seek ins to block his coming here to give hm opinion on the around under the that they fear be will thrne thai will be satisfac tory to the United Railroads Tbo mailer will be brought up at Meavs session of the Board or So pnliois and It la nnderstood that lae Haver aed gupciplsors will hold up A me ndrwnl la Its present form until the wbol mbMl be ade ovaleey eHeL and lhat the char ffer ameoawwt election which wns to bare bn beM In November will Ioetjoiud until December In bis ereilminary report which has been printed Arnold placed at tho head of He list er the development pro ammme for immediate consideration tbo wlec Tit to amen4 charter and ordinances to invite and aerure private capital la trarf llt enterprises until city Is dr to acouire utilities Henry Orofcker Oies After a Bnel IlMss I nil ssmn lam imimmmm mam mi i i i nil i i i iamnmnnll I I nmmmmmmm I mmmmmwJmmVlVnmnKb nmn wWBfc amwammKbmmK Vn nJmp1mwB mnmwaamuBnmmmwi i 23BVnamnmu mwannwawawrwannwNaJifft nnmml lwawamwanwtJmwaml awammnf wawnSSHp wammmf nuFnmwrLm nmwanflmieX mnmwaMnl I wamwm iLj2nUSn8BL AllmmmmmlltRiil IJbW Homy Cndker wha JkJ yetterday after an illneu of a fen veers juration Prominent Capitalist Removed to Sanatorium Two Weeks Ago Expired Yesterday I I II 1 TtHIT OK THK itrroHT In lb iit of Ihe same preliminary report I1 vsld In part At ts ptx nl Hm 53an Francisco soieiv rv iutrs a Isrs increase In vuilenae fcut I1 fat exi ts lhat under tfce cc ndlllona that have been Imposed tin IKe Ke of lmmedlste reeulla nonsblns and at dabti net Mr 5ol of evrenylon mayjnotshle viable i wbolesome be evpeeled from priavte capital Tet nome of lire emleniona are most pereslnat such adlltlonal facilities to the expovlin alio In Harbor View eeton of a vane reasonable workable franchfs asremnt bets cIIt and ts Inlted Rall ls the first ureal mailer to be nettled to which all oiherv are subordinate and nn time hould he loot in formnSarin a plan for submission to the voters in November It is aeeetearr for me to say here tbat Ihe evolution of this much desireddesired plan will not he furthered by Ih nee of old urramentn and tbo useless otterowleo of former nboses aad unfortunate occurrences In the history of civic and trartlea development by bothi nlira of the controversy to force con cenmens rVonress Is not retroactive Conditions Vxlst today as they are nntssot rererence to tho past and a olatlon mast be found for today and tomorrow rather than yesterday Cott oeojwenily Ihe applleatloa of radical nnniiis in rne preeenv siiuaiion wan anterly defeat the purpose of the sober umd determined ellizens of this city to record a freso pace In tho history of their civic doelopment Tbeee espressions appear to have ImiIIi ii il miim ff lb member mw IK Board of Supervisors who have been active la the past contests with the I traction company and led to their Iran to evade nny farther advice from tbo traction expert KNRT CROCKBR tho wtt known capitalist ox Harbor Com i mlssloner and wbo waa largely Interested In several prominent cor noratlons with headquarters In this city died unexpectedly In Adlera Sanatorium at 11 oclock yesterday morulac Deceased wbo waa SI years of age returned from his country homo on tbo afeClood river about two weeks ago and while for the past year be had not been In very good health It was not supposed that his condition waa serious until his return In town when ho was removed from his home nt 231 Lagnna street to the snoatorlam Death was caused by compllcatloas resulting from Brigbts dlsenas Crocker was born In Sacramento CaL was a son of Clark Crocker a nephew of Charles Crocker tbe celebrated railroad magnate and a first cousin of William Crocker president of tbo Crocker National Bank He waa president of tbe West Coast Ufa Insurance Company vice presidentpresident of the Italian American Bank director of tbo American National Bank vice president and manager or Ihs Redoing and Producing Oil Company of San Francisco and vice president of the Crocker Company He was rlasely associated with Theodore BarnsdaU or Pittsburg wbo practically vntrola natural gaa In the Bust and bad many business connections with Lnnrprecbt president of Ihe National Refining ompsay of Cleveland Ohio A majority or his business Interests were In oil matters As a collector of postsge stamps ho Is known nil over the world nnd hla Hawaiian collection Is probably the best la existence Much of his leisure time was taken up wllh hunting and time he kept a His lnfere1 In rpoct i and for sports sake only In social life he was exceptionally well known his warm friendly and democratic nature endearing htm to many and while be was a member of one of Callforulaa best fnmllles his friendships were among every class He waa a prominent Mason waa scc i etary or the Cypres Lawn Cemetery lasoclatlon a paat nresldent of Pa crlc Parlor Native Sons of tho Oolden West and waa a member of the Bohemian the Pacific Union the University the Union League and the Family clubs He Is survived by a widow Mm lary Ire Crocker who waa one of the heirs of the Charles McLaughlin esl ate two sons Harry wbo is In Tals University and Clark who Is at Tafts School In Connecticut three daughters Mary Julia Kate and Marian three sisters Mrs Vsn Fleet Mrs Fannie McCreary and Mrs Fred Green and a brother in law Samuel Buck boa Tho funeral will take place from the residence 111 Laguna street tomorrow at I oclock The public is ln vited to the runeral but the Interment will be private Willi Demurrer MCdmplairit for an Adunting Hearing The Sprtektla wilt cass Inaugurated In the Superior Court last November In which Clauxand Rudolph Sprsckslv aa executors or tn will of tnslr mother Anna Bprsckslli bra suing thslr brother John and Adolph for an accounting of approximately IUf000 given to thsnv by their father before hit death was rsopenod In Judge 8wslli court yesterday by tha hearing of a demurrer to th complaint entered by tho defendants Tbo money at itakk Includes 11009 0 given to his two favorsd sons by th sugar magnate together with Interest and Incidental accrued to the original sum Charles 8 Wheeler and Cushlng A Cushlng appeared for tha plaintiff and Dunns Morrison and Brobock for the defendants Tbe complex nature of the case attracted many attorneys arid the argument of Attorney Peter Dunn on the speclflo demurrer of the defendant were listened to with unusual Interest Tho plaintiff demand restitution of the money clalmlngthat It was given to their brothers John TX and Adolph out of tho community property of tbo wife They declare that ths gifts were mads between 1898 and 1105 during a period when the plaintiff were estranged from their father Attorney Dunns In support of tho demurrer argued that Anna Spreclc els during her life time and after the death of her husband never sought to rll herself of Section 171 of tho civil code which wa enacted for tbo protection of wives during the period ot expectancy In tbelr husband property The Supreme Court ha often held he said tbat a wife ha no vested Interest In ths property of her husband Bhe ba tbe same expectancy as any other heir would have and no more Now that tbo mother Is dead the beneficiaries of both wills who jointly Inherited mors than 110000000 ek to Invok for their own benefit the statute that ths mother refused Clau Spreckela In his will specifically excluded John and Adolph and In the beet words that an old financier could command explained that titer exoluaton was because he had given of his wealth to them the share he believed them entitled to receive Anna picking the same favorite children a her legatee borrowed from tha will of her husband almost the Identical language to exclude her other son John aad Adolph Spreckela The hearing will be resumed In Judge Sewella court Wednesday morning CHINESE BOYS FIGHT DUEL Woo Hay Chan and Soon Key Chl nfee boys aged 11 and 10 respectively engaged In a combat with pocket knives Thursday morning at their home 14 Grant avenue while emulating hatchetmen according to the police They fought wildly until Soon Key plunged his blade Into the back otWoo Ray Chan Then the former called for help which brought the Central Emergency ambulance Woo Ray Chan was taken to the hospital and Soon Key Is being held at the Detention Home for Juvenile Offenders irm vT ip jmmxj vv it as slMtt iVjtW ULlW fit Wl UJI IT I iLi lt 1 i11 ii UkWVe am V1 WWffW lt 1 TT Trrr 13 I -ii Hi i tL itt i Atw oe JMm ummwmwmujW1 3 MM NliS T1 i a 5i Ufy FOR i mm JH0B5E BUBXED OT FLUE THAT DESTBOYS HOUSE IZonuag Blaze Boats Occnpasti One Fireman Hurt Mw started In a rubblah bean yesieirday morning In the rear nf a building nt Eighteenth an Hampshire streets owned and occupied by David Martfnl Tbe adjacent house wss scercrfed The blaxe waa disroverej by Martini who was awakened by the crackling of the flames He telephoned In an atlarm Here ihe engines could reach the scene the lower part of the house was In flanee A horse slahled In this sec tion wsw so bally burned that It be came necessary to kill It While fighting the flames Battalion Chief William 3ll of Knglne No IS stepped on a nail and punctured his foot so seriously that he found It necessary to go to tho Central Hospital for res I men Tbe flames were easily subdued after the firemen arrived The damage la estimated at about S1O0 W1IIIXO TO SKIMP Oh a woman love and he Is willing to aklmp a Utile on food and clothing Southern Pacific Seeks Franchise 3ulromI Bights in Bichtcond GiTem to Carting Wanted for Intemrban System TT4fvawtnera Paeifje Company yesterday applied la the Railroad Com sxmwieel for permission to purchase a railroad franchise granted by the cty ITIillssaud la Coalra Costa county MItG Cutting Cutting baa done no isooUuillsu work under this franchise aad tho Bonthem Pad Be waa la It tov coosplete am electric Intemrbaa OTrem which wlU Join I bo cities of Tllibmiipd Albany Berkeley Oakland nisnaiel and other points In tbe Southern port Alameda county OsxtSafn francbloo was much aongbt diftersrjr the Key Route system and whiter tbo Borax Smith corporaUoei waa oeefcxuar te acojulro it tho Southern Pa emm oudeuly natawunced that CutUag mad agioid to oelllt to tho Harlman farrier for a nominal sum ex sum said te feo asnrh leranrr than that eaTered by fJsJaraXemt ItW Wwlsporod about tujTailrsmd circles that CntUnrs ac i imit of thai francblsa was orlgl mOr lasplisd by tho Southern Paclnc urhlcm JT trnt wvaM sccei ov tatlsaw mt tho Key Beal te gut It i rnsiii fsaliil train a fsauausuru amp mew sma ext KJff auaw SHSSri Royal iKiwngPttwaer i Hie Woman Makes the Home She makes it best who looking after the culinary department turns her back resolutely upon unheal thful or even suspicious food accessories She is economical she knows that true economy does not consist in the use of inferior meat flour or baking powder She is an earnest advocate of home made home baked food and has proved the truth of the statements of the experts that the best cooking in the world today is done with Royal Baking Powder i I wm mmmmmmmunssssms i i 11 ueuuusmmmu nni 1 imHljrJ Pmmmm to Boys9 Overcoats Special at 650 We are showing this week a line of Boys Overcoats with convertible collars with either the full or the half belted effect in rough cheviots in grays browns and mixtures some full lined some three quarter SPECIAL PD5U Wide Variety of Boys Overcoats 5 to 15 All the New Models in BOYS SUITS S5 to J5 HASTINGS CLOTHING CO Post and Grant Ave WANTED An honest sober and experienced optical mechanlo must be thorough In every detail SAIARY goo PER WEEK All Correspondence strictly confidential BOX X1X13 CIlKOlvICXlC SPECIAL BAND CONCERTS nttVMrvic Rnval Marino Ranrl vWJ MW VM Commencing Sunday Afternoon 315 ODEON CAFE MARKET Ann EDDY 8TS Bill 111 ia Mission Branch Offica TBDl Chronicle tS HAW AT 8364 22d STEEET I Hanbs Stationery Store ii AdrcrtlMnMnts wai wiilwcriprdoos Spt4vecl I Ifs itMum TH1 i HOME PAtK PAR EXCELLENCE FRANCISCO of SAN Arrangements have been made with the United Railroads for a car service from Fourth and Market Streets out by way of the Ellis Street Line and by way of Golden Gate Park and Twentieth Avenue DlCT to INGLESDE TERRACES without transfer This car service will be in every way up to date and run on a schedule of ten minutes headway Ingleside Terraces already has everything else which makes it the Highest Grade Residence Park in San Francisco The Largest Lots The Finest Improve The Best Restrictions The Highest Grade Residences Unobstructed Marine View And complete water sewer gas and electric system The Company has the most experienced specialists in home architecture and the best facilities ior home building on the Padfic Coast features that are absolutely essentialto the proper development of a High Class Residence Park You should se INGLESIDE TERRACES and the beautiful homes already built before selecting youi4 home site URBAN REALTY IMPROVEMENT CO JOSEPH A LEONARD Manager Building Mmm mm mmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ibBinTWvnta SiSi I vlrul.