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SUSPECT OREGON OF SMUGGLING Acting Collector Hamilton Orders War Vessel's Goods Overhauled in Transit MANY PACKAGES LANDED Investigation Is Begun to Ascertain Whether Naval Officers Are Lawbreakers Acting: Customs Collector William B. Hamilton, assisted by United States Treasury Agrents Caleb TV. West and George E. Charming. yesterday began an Investigation into a rumor 'that a large number of packages containing dutiable merchandise had been smuggled off tha battleship Oregon last Saturday evening. Most of the stuff was placed on the cars on Sunday morning for shipment to the East by Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express. The Oregon is on the \u25a0way to Bremerton for repairs, and it la believed that the goods were landed at. this port so as to avoid inspection by customs officials at Bremerton. \u25a0 Vessels of the United States navy are prohibited by statute from importing dutiable articles at all, but this statute is violated by almost every war vessel \u25a0that comes from the Orient. Two years ago a large quantity of dutiable goods \u25a0were seized by customs inspectors on board the Solace at Mare Island. JCone of the offenders, mostly officers, •was prosecuted or punished for this in fraction of law, but the Treasury De partment ordered a customs official in vestigated on suspicion of having given the news to the press. Had he. not euceeeded in proving his innocence he would have lost his position. Acting Collector Hamilton has or dered the Oregon's goods in transit to be examined for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are duti able, in'which case they will be seized, pending their disposition by the Secre tary cf the Treasury. Mr. Hamilton tald yesterday: Pending receipt of full report of obtainable facts I can furnish no official Information io verification or in contradiction of the submitted natement. Preliminary report shows that a ltrge number of packages were landed from the Oregon, but that tha contents of those j-iHcka.g:e«. whether dutiable or otherwise, have not as yet been ascertained. A complete in v«!i£ation will be made and proper steps taken If there has been any violation of law. Steamer Hunslotv on the Rocks. The Merchants* Exchange received word last right that the British steamer Hunslow, wulch sailed from Ancon. Panama, for Corinto. was fast on the rocks twenty miles north of the latter port. \u25a0> There is probably a horse for sale In this city that will perfectly match that fine bay of yours. Let a want ad. look for him. -•\u25a0»-..- DIES OX CHAIR IN SALOON.— John Wll •on, a ohip carpenter 65 years of age, went Into a saloon at 233 East street yesterday morning and asked for a glaas of water, say ing he was tick. He drank the water and f-at down en a chair. He became worse and the bartender telephoned for the ambulance, but before it arrived Wilson was dead. The body was taken to the Morgue. Death Is sup posed to have been from natural causes. He lived at the Contra Costa Houa» on Jackson **r*et» near East. 4^ REPORT OF THE COXDITIOX OF WELLS FARGO NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF S.OT FR.VX CISCO AT SAN FRANCISCO. IN THE STATE OF California, at the close of business April !6, 1906: RESOURCES. I^ans and Discounts *fri.773,335.19 Overdrafts, secured and unse- cured ; 74.678.30 T". S. Bonds to secure circulation. 6,000,000.00 V. S. Bonds to secure U. S. De- posits 200.000.00 1". S. Bonds on band 25.000.00 jfremiurns on XJ. S. Bonds... 271.095.32 Bonds 3,080,219.40 Barking: hous». furniture and fix- tures 375.549.18 Customers' Liability under Letters tit Credit 2,072,310.88 X>ue from Kational Banks (not re- eerve arents) 1,112,481.68 Dv« from State Banks and Bank- ers 1.834.953.09 Due from approved reserve agents 2,001,141.74 Checks and other cash ltema 93,091. S5 Exchange* for clearing-house ... 773.874. 65 Notes of other National Banks... C 5.000.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 2,870.85 Lawful Money Reserve ln Bank. rfs: 6p€«ie $3,258,465 Leeaf tender notes 24,218 3,282,683.00 "Redemption fund with V. S. Treasurer <5 per cent of circula- tion) 300,000.00 Due from U. S. Treasurer, other than 5 per cent redemption fund 66,002. 50 * VToUIV ToU1 H2.883.320. 61 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid ln $6,000,000.00 e-urr.lus fund 1. 3,500,000.00 Undivided rroflts. less expenses and taxee raid 538.164.53 National Bank notes outstanding. 5.99!>.»97;'i0 Dae to other National Banks 1,849.530.6* Due to State Banks and Bankers. 4,009,333.31 Due to Trust Companies and Sav- ings Banks 6,595,818. 8S Dividends unpaid 6.655.00 » Individual deposits subject to check 10,C68.3T6.n3 Demand certificates of deposit.... 334,207.67 Time certificates of deposit 1,038,499.55 •Tertlfltd checks 289,0*6.16 Cashier** checks outstanding .... 94.400. 1tt United States deposits 200,000.00 Letter* of Credit. Domestic and Foreign 2.072.310.56 ""* Total $42.895.320.61. •tate of California. City and County of San Francisco, es: I. F. L. L'sman, Cashier of the above- Sfcraed bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowl- edge and be«cf. F. L. LIPMAN. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of April. 1906. O. A. EGGERS. Notary Public in and for the City and County of £an Francisco, State of California. Correct — Attest : LOUIS SLOSS, WM. HAAS. J. F. BIGELOW. Directors. THIS LOSANGELESTIMES HAW FRANCISCO OFFICE ROOM 41, CHRONICLE BLO6, Telephone Main 1473. Aithm L Fish, Represcntati?: The Times Is the advertising medium of the Southwest." i I vJ\L vftw wwnwDißMlfcich 1 That Man Vitts- j 1008 Market St. SanFramcisco. "WHO GOES THERE" PLEASES AUDIENCE PLAY ft LAUGH IN THREE ACTS Walter E. Perkins and His Support Prove Clever in Play of Eloping Lovers. A laugh In three acts is Du Souchefs "Who Goes There?" which rollicked out its first night at the Majestic last night. Walter E. Perkins, Imported for the chief role, and the Bishop players gave a capital performance of the piece to the riotous appreciation of the large audience. V Du Souchefs material may not be new, but there is no other complaint to make of it. The plot is impossible of relation under three weeks, as the hero says, but it is plausible while you wait. Concerned in it are four pairs of eloping lovers, one irate guardian, one ditto parent, a village Foxy Qull ler and four doors with real bangs. The dramatist shuffles these into every possible combination and there you are. Everybody goes everywhere except where he should go. The hero, "Toppy" Newman, is the chief sinner. He is a bashful young lieutenant who has ob tained leave of absence for thirty-six hours in order to get himself married. But he has friends and "Toppy" is good-natured. They also have decided to marry on the same day, but have not obtained leave of absence, j Also the stern parents are pursuing. Will "Toppy" help? And "Toppy" does, to the extent of explaining to the afore mentioned stern parents that the ladles are his wives. His enthusiasm car ries him even further. He gets ,the habit and tries to rescue two other, damsels in distress in . the same fash- Ion. All this, with the usual fate of the good-natured meddler. The climax of the second act. with every one look ing out' of the wrong door, and the couch walking around on its.hindlegs — Foxy Quiller is Inside — is of . the screaming kind. But it is all good fun. Perkins as Toppy gives a neat, sturdy performance. It Is not In any sense dis tinguished, but there is quite enough Per kins for the role. Genuine drollery his work abounds in, and as merely to pro duce Du Souchefs lines In their right place almost suffices, the comedian is quite sufficient to his need. Frank Bacon Is very funny as the constable. As usual, his work is rich in character suggestion, quaint, humorous and thoroughly artistic. It Is a character, not a caricature.- Very good work again is done by, George Friend as one of the lovers, Upton, an easy and manly performance, and Orval Humphreys does well as the third. George Bloom quist amuses to the limit of the part as the fourth swain, and Lloyd Ingraham as the stern father is convincing. Just why Reginald Travers plays the guardian as a sort of Texas Bill is.inapparent. It is neither beautiful nor true. Frances Slosson as the ingenuous Top py's sweetheart and a clever young person by the name of Marie Gordon share the feminine honors, i Miss Slosson Is pretty and spirited, and Miss Gordon Is that and perhaps more in her Sis Hopkins creation. Maggie Frances Leary brings a bit of broad, elbowy fun as the "Widow Hadley, Irene Outtrim and Madeleine Maxwell completing the cast. The piece goes this week and next. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. Kub*Hk f s FaPeTvell. . The laat Kubelik concert of the regular local series, which has been as a rare feast to thess of the faithful who worship at the melodic ehrlne, was given last evening at th^ TTvoll. The long heralded young Bohemian, with his Beethoven profile and his-Aladdln llke history .%haa come and gone, but not with out regrets of many, who could not find satiety in his masterful playing. From the intensely religious spirit of Han del's "Largo," which was given as an encore after the third number last night, to the sor cery of Paganinl in his "Campanella," or throughout the virtuosity of Wieniawski, bo beloved of all violinists, this young master, as In his other three concerts here, always rang true. There Is euch a true poise through out, whatever the apparent difficulty, that one almost hopes to bear him trespass beyond his depth. If but for the pure novelty of. the thing, but the hope Is a vain one. There was much expectancy for his Bach. The number chosen was the famous "Clac cona." The Intonation was perfect, the fugue voices being beautifully brought out, with Just the right prominence, . and the stately and al most pompous music of the master was |so wanned by the romanticism of the player as to be truly and beautifully human in its quality. The "Introduction et Rondo Capric closo" of Salnt-Saens was a dainty and ca pricious bit of musical fun that was charming. The Wlenlawrid "Polonaise in A major." while not the 'most interesting of that writer's compositions, was as acceptable as the rest. " The big numbtr technically was of course "I Palpitl" by Paganlni. with its theme and variations, double harmonics and left hand plzzlcatti, which, like the "Moto Perpetuo," and the encore "Campanella" by the same writer, was pimply faultless in Its rendition. The audience* was as usual enthusiastic and insistent In Its demands for encores. , Mr. Lud wlg Schwab accompanied charmingly, and Miss Agnes Gardner-Eyre played a ''Prelude" of Chopin. "Traumeswlrren" by Schumann, and a "Waltz" by Strauss-Tauslg, the last number in particular being very pleasing. Kubelik will play at Oakland on Thursday nlsht. Alcazar. A stranger dropping Into the Alcazar last night and witnessing the performance of.' the' Belaaco-Mills comedy drama. "The Wife." would wonder that three leading men should act side by side In the same company and the same play. Messrs. Charles Waldron, Lee. Baker and William R. Walling are the leading men this week and the gratified audience lib erally -and impartially divides its applause among the three. Waldron and vWalling re ceive It deservedly for the virility of their act ing and Baker for his faithful portrayal of the lago-llke Matthew Culver. ' Mis Edyth Evelyn, "the wjfe," has ample scope for the display of her emotional talent and earned the ringing up of the curtain at the end of the second act. Juliet Crosby holds the stage with no less interest ny her faithful pre- • Fentation of the Jealous - Creole. The comedy Is furnished by Maher, Osbourne and Ef fls Al hombra. A: the Alhambra . last . evening on the first' production in this city of Charles E. Blaaey's melodramatic sensation,' "For His Brother's Crime." every member of the stock company vied In contributing to the success of the per formance. The scenic artists and etage me chanics outdid all' former effort*. The enthu siasm was unbounded. The Alhambra' s new soubrttte, Florenne Mills, made her initial ap pearance. She possesses a well-trained so-" prano voice of exceeding sweetness. Her songs with | True , Boardman | came in ! for several . en cores. Herechel Mayall :In the dual role of the twin brothers. Ben and Victor Sterling, gave a clear-cut, forceful portrayal . of these two characters. Agnts Ranken as Rose Bar- *// **Llcbig Company's new cook book \f- fl with CO pages of up-to-date ideas in recipes Vy || ehowlnz yon how to serve dishes to please the I eye as well as the taste." . T7* -'O'- TC^ TT* \u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 Ml Iv.. jLi JLf \u25a0 ;-)\ II Let ns send yoa a complimentary copy. Just || t end yonr name and address on a postal card j] to.Ltebljj's Extract of Meat Company, LtdU, I II 120 Hudson Street, New York. . * \u25a0 m OlUrl A| Unb ' ' /1C Kff lIKf CT mi \\ IN Rf_CJE^ ' j '/T"!X" r-'M ucnuint w . til / , \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 :.-': .-' . ' . -'-\u25a0 . THEv SAN FRANCISCO CAL^ TUESDAY, AP clay was most, effective and Lillian'. Elliott made a delightful Mrs. Sterling. ! . Henry Shumer as /Larry Monckton and George P. Webster in the role of an "ex-pugilist furnished the villainy, in . which the" piece abounds and were greeted • with . a . perfect storm of hlssts. the best indication of their cleverness. * • James Corrigan as Dennis : was ; well ' re-" celved. True Boardman as an inane dude Is by far the besi part this young actor has ever tssayed. Little Ollie Cooper and Baby Myrtle were cast a c the two children. \u25a0<". The scenery was of the highly sensational order. The great' bridge scena : waB tne most * realistic of any piece of stage realism/ : California. The Empire Musical Comedy ;'. Company, \u25a0; In "Casey and th e Green Sod CTub," entertained a large audience at the California last night. The show Is another and a particularly good one of the ! burlesque ; series. The Esquimau ballet is as pretty a spectacle - as : was ever presented to a 6an Francisco audience. It shows a view of the storied life "north of 63'" such as must have been designed by one who knew. 88Ba J W!&a«IRs^'»&**9**#sS9 The be Van brothers with a talented canine display novelties in the acrobatic line. - Miss Beusie Taylor, who is billed In the "Latest Popular Song Successes," although rather cor pulent, does exceedingly' well "• with ; step and voice. Roger Imhoff In : the leading comedy part Is as funny as a man with a t rail um brella 6n a .windy day. .The most laughable part of the performance is an initiation . where the ' new member ; of the lodge cripples, the chaps .who attempt, to Initiate him. The songs and dancing' are con siderably above 'the average. ( Central. Holy week is . considered i by. theatrical ; men to be the worst "show week" In the year, but Judging from the house : at : the Central last night the management will not have any cause to complain of business. I Leander Richardson's melodrama, "Searchlights ' of " a \u25a0 Great City," was the bill and' lt evidently pleased the large audience Immensely. 'Landers Stevens ap peared In three distinct characters. Elmer Booth as Solomon 1 , Einstein, sustained his reputation as a comedian In anything*, he un dertakes. ' Edna Archer' Crawford , as Mary Jasper was the persecuted one. and - made the part a very sympathetic one. The cast through out was good. The vaudeville specialties are particularly, good this week. Raymond Teal In white face and black made a - distinct and emphatic hit. : Miss Bertha Blanchard-sur prised her friends by displaying a remarkably good singing voice. The moving pictures were excellent. , Next week. "Dangers of Working Girls" will be the bill. Grand. Owing to the poor attendance* at the Grand' Opera-house to ccc . the melodrama, "Caught In the- Web," the management- decided to close after last night. The juay has little or no merit and the company, •'with one or two ex ceptions, is not above mediocrity. Columbia. The second week of -\'_'Th-', \u25a0 Lion and ..the Mouse" began last night at the Columbia be fore a large and - delighted audience. Chutes. - \ Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Younff, presenting tbelr rural playlet. "A" Home Spun "Wooing:," made their first appearance at the Chutes yesterday and scored a great hit both afternoon and evening. Earl and "Wilson offered \u25a0a \u25a0 unique musical comedy skit and Seamon, Adams and Rogers, a harrr.onlous trio," were applauded to the echo.^jßothwell Browne's Gaiety Girls re peated their 6uccess*of last week In "Mikado, on the Half Shell," and .Nellie Montgomery, the singing and dancing comedienne, and I the animatoscope, {showing the latest novelties In moving pictures. : completed a capital : pro gramme. The amateurs promise a lot of sur prises on Thursday night and . there will be a cake walk at the Chutes^ on Saturday, evening. The scenic touring car la one of the latest at tractions to be Installed on the grounds of the popular resort. • . •. Gerard y Again.* 1 Jean Gerardy/ the ' celebrated 'cellist, will, with his accompanist. Andre Benolst, be heard again next Sunday afternoon' at the Columbia Theater. An exceptionally fine programme Is announced. -There is already a large advance sale of seats. r \u25a0 YOELL CONTEST IS '& AGAIN ON HEARING Action Involving $200,000 Is Taken Up by Judge Kerrigan. Again is the validity of the will of the late J. .Alexander Yoell in ques tion before Superior Judge .\u25a0; Kerrigan. All day yesterday counsel in the case were engaged selecting a Jury that will determine whether or not the testa ment shall stand or be set aside. At the former hearing the jury disagreed, being about evenly divided on the' is sues Involved. ; Yoell died at Highland Springs, Lake County, on July 14, 1904, leaving a will bearing date of January 27 of the same year. In this instrument he left the bulk of his $200,000; estate to Evaline Amelia Levy, Hettle Caroline Theo'bold and ' Alice Virginia Yoell, children of his first wife. Evaline P. Yoell. To the children of his. second :wife, .'Emily C. Yoell, he made but small bequests. Three of these children— Gertrude El len and Beatrice Ethel Yoell and Emily F. Dunne — instituted contest "to his wilL Four other: children of the sec ond marriage— John H.; Herbert A. and William A. Yoell ', and ; Mary Genevieve Parkhurst — are not 'taking active ' in terest In the contest," though they will benefit: in event the will Is ultimately set aside. •' In their contest; the plaintiffs allege that at the time the deceased executed the .will in a.uestl6n\;he was: not. of sound mind and : was i under the undue influence of Evaline. Amelia 1 Levy. V It Is - asserted that' the i testator labored under the insane delusion that his sec ond wife and her } children- were plot ting- to . cause his death and believed that^- they actually; -did attempt, to poison him, all ; of .. which,; assert the contestants, is untrue." \ ; Furher,' alleged the ; plaintiffs, \u25a0 Evaline Amelia' Levy . Induced \u25a0 the ; : testator to leave his. home \ in" San ; Jose and come to - this city; to v reside -with r her.- While In her home; ; it.. Is I Mrs." Levy induced her father * to- practically dis inherit the ''children'"' of his second mar riage to ; her own'great benefit. '.-. i; \u25a0 :. : JURY IMPANELED TO TRY ' } ;i POLICEMAN W.TL BURNS Accused . ot . Committlnjf . Perjury While ' Te«tlfyin«: at -the; Trial ot' r',-'- Charles Wymnn. -A- Jury was Impaneled In Judge Lawlor's court yesterday : to try .;. the J case eof * Policeman William ' I. Burns on a, charge of perjury. .. As sistant District I Attorney O'Gara is prosecuting and the defendant : is represented •by Attorney Hiram Johnson.- V . . >•-„,' Burns was r detailed to V the booth at 2505 Bush \u25a0 street In* the primary election ,on "Au gust 0." : 1904. \u25a0He ."was -a . witness for the de fense ' at ', the * trial -of Charles -\u25a0 Wyman. convict ed \u25a0; of '. fraudulent • voting iat that \u25a0 booth. " Burns testified on, January ... 12, .- 1005,' that ' Wyman wm not' at the 'booth after 3:40 p. m. Ton elec tion day. " It is alleged, that, in making this statement he committed ; perjury. \u25a0 -\u25a0' - \u25a0-^\u25a0^ Girl .Takes Poison. Owing to'poor telephone service a young girl may • lose * her life. ', Minnie '% Stolker,' a v dance hall habitue living at 631 Pacific street,^ drank carbolic acid ,\u25a0 last j night v after ,a \u25a0 quarrel -\u25a0 with her . soldier, lover." When \ the "j police " tried ".\u25a0> to get the ~ Central ? Emergency ' Hospital t to fcall for the ambulance they:.wereiunable;to'db!sol Finally : It \u25a0 was found r necessary, to \u25a0 send word to the . City i; Hall ; police i station > and : have ?a' policeman go- to ' the ' hospital to * give > the ' call ' Owing to the time elapsing, between ; the quaf fing < of the \u25a0 deadly -. potion : and 3 the ': arrival- of the \u25a0: ambulance ; the.- poisonous ' properties jof the carbolic \u25a0 add absorbed . rapidly and ' placed ' the girl's life in grave: danger. : >: MOVES- FREIGHT^ OFFICES.— The freight offices * of * the t Union i Pacific •' are "i being ? sepa rated \u25a0= from ;•: the * passenger :•\u25a0 department -at 1 Montgomery ; street \ and will* 1 be i moved *; to <i the Wells-Fargo building. ..:•" • v .-' > • RAILROADS LIFT LONG BLOCKADE First Train Since April 1 Goes Througli, Tunnel 17 on tHe^ Teliachapi Line BAEEICADEv/: IS.. BUILT despairing of Putting^ End to tiie Landslides Company Erects a Sliedf Over Bails SPECIAL DISPATCH \u25a0TO -, THE CALL; LOS ; ANGELES, : April. 9.— Th« blockade on the valley division of -the' Southern" Pa cific i caused by: the* tremendous landslides at tunnel No. 17 In r the VTehachapi; Moun tains; which for eight days i has : prevented through '.traffic; was ' raised \ this fmorning and the fir s t : train passed through " the tun nel since April. L; Despairing 'of removing ,the enormous ; mass \u25a0of Moose'- earth and rocks which had slid down r the mountain side, burying the mouth of ithe^tunriel, the railroad" officials J adopted J the plan /of , re moving r a portion of ;. the \u25a0 earth j and { then building ."a heavy, bulkhead' or wall , to - : hold : the | loose'; material I In, check. &a fast as the steanilshovel made a hole in the pile of dirt this) bulkhead , was ; ex tended, and - when it, resembled a huge \u25a0 snowshed $ made 'the; heaviest timbers. ; Above It lie! thousands; of yards of loose earth, which , butj f or t .the barrier J would slide do wn . upon : J.he \ track. The southbound OwlUraln= arrived- this evening. '.and . the northbound i Owl • left \ on time. The Santa Fe trains are also pass ing : the "'i blockaded ; point. <: Freight j traffic, which; has .congested on;- the* coast V line, will be transferred to the . valley .division tomorrow. . - tracks underwater; Colorado River Damages Roadbed of the Southern .Pacific. : : . LOS ANGELES, 'April' 9.— Reports received here today ; state that the Colorado \u25a0 River Is rising again as a result of recent heavy; rains and that floods are resulting in some sections. At: the new town of .Calexlco and 'settlements across. the Mexican border tne situation, is re ported serious. A hastily ; constructed • levee is all. that now stands between the town and the river, which is very high at that point. -Crops in the vicinity have been badly damaged and the Southern Pnelflc tracks are . said to- be under .water, although still intact. . .;.'.-:- RESTORING DAMAGED TRACK. Salt Lake Road Expects to Ruame Overland Traffic Saturday. '. - LOS A NGELES, April 9.— Of flcials .of the Salt Lake road say that regular overland ser vice . upon that system - will , be resumed next Saturday. The' force: of 2000' men working from both ends of the. washout near Callente Is making rapid: progress in restoring the washed-out tracks. Construction, crews from the Las "Vegas and Tonopah line have - been" sent to the scene of trouble to assist, in the task. / , OPERATORS HAVE A COUNTER PLAN \u25a0 NEW YORK,.April 9." T^Aithe joint;cdn ference of the 'sub-committees ; of .the an- thracite coal miners and: their employers to be? held there .tomorrow .the operators will | decline to accept^ arbitration as prjftj sented last week- by/ the; mine workers/ and will In its ; stead present a counter, proposition, which, If agreed to by Presi dent Mitchell arid his men, will bind each side for more than two years. f The oper ators have been working on the, new plan ever since adjournment of -the Joint conference of last Thursday, arid j the in ability of the presidents of the hard coal carrying railroads to complete ininor jde talls caused a postponeriient ,of twenty four hours of the /inference scheduled for today. . . . . '/> . It is said that the offer, to be made in volves an arbitration plan, very different .from rthe one presented \u25a0by the miners,' one that will. call for the settlement of only new grievances j that after an impar tial Investigation : has been made, may jbe found •to exist. The | operators still main tain; the position that the miners in their demands have- not called attention l to anything that has ' not already been passed upon by" 'the Anthracite Coal Strike ? Commission. • Tnere is a strong Impression among the miners' committee that the operators. will propose that Pres ident Roosevelt \be j requested to summon the strike commission ; to review.: the en tire controversy.' They, decline,^however, to indicate * how. they, would receive- the suggestion.^ ".;-.; '-. J .-' •'\u25a0\u25a0 ; ''-- <i . \ :, ,VV "'• The - operators' representatives. . were closeted in conference most of , the day, and that promises .that • unless : some thing unforeseen' should occur they will be ready with; their- answer :to the miners' arbitration plan tomorrow/ , President Mitchell this evening -that '.the last' of the \u25a0bituminous coal operators In the, Pittsburgh district who had - held : out ; against \u25a0 the : 1903 scale signed. the agreement today. XThls action, he said, clears : up the Western' Pennsylvania ; territory/ and means . that 40,000 men'Unr that; territory" who 1 pro-; duce -from 35,000,000 to. 40,000,000 tons of " soft I coal . a", yearl will r ccc lye' an ; in-* crease. of 5.55 perj cent in wages. WOULD RECALL 'i COU3VCILMAX . WHO VOTED FOR HUNTINGTON First of Twenty-Two Petitions Is Filed With Clty^ Cleric ot Los \u25a0 :..'."..\u25a0 -.'. - - Ancelesi. ,~.-..- '\u25a0..'\u25a0\u25a0;'' ':.-; "LOS ANGELES, April 0.-^The first of twen ty-two • petitions spraying;; for the of City ; Councilman 'Ford of ,. the First /.Ward \ was filed . today ' with '; the . City r Clerk."i It /contains fifty-seven \u25a0 names. •: About ' 600 ' names ' are "\u25a0 nee-, essary *' to i recall r" the *. Councilman 1 and i- cause an election to be held to choose-, his 'successor.' The;eftort to" recall: Ford < is ° being' made: be cause ,he ? voted ? with \u25a0 a \ majority :• of .the • City. Council "\u25a0\u25a0 to grant ' Henry iE. \ Huntington \ three miles 5 of 'i railroad ? franchise - without - financial compensation \ to ; the city. v t The . franchise " was eventually \u25a0 killed by ? the : veto <•' of Mayor ! Me-. Aleer. '.:..•. -'-"'.. .; .' \u25a0 -"-' ' •:" -' . \u25a0: '\u25a0\u25a0 : ' \u25a0'..-;;' .-. SEVENTH BANK IS PLANNED ' r FOR THE CITY- OF STOCKTON Secretary of Chamber of Commerce Re- MlgnsK Xo Take :Ca»hlersihlp of- '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0': ;, \u25a0•\u25a0.. >. - New^ lnstitution. V-. -•\u25a0 ... - \u25a0 STOCKTON, April JJ.-^olvin \u25a0B. Brown, . sec retary 'of the .; Stockton . Chamber, of > Commerce/ today ; . resigned * that ! position ~s to ,/ accept p the cashlershlp ; of .' a' ; new: bank .. which : Ray ! Knight and : other Ban! Francisco f capitalists , will | start in this city. 'i-' 1 A"; safe ' deposit • business ; has been ' bought -\u25a0 by/ Mr.- Knight to secure a' location ! for, the bank : and y ihe ; leading ; men » in i the I project will be here. tomorrow to close, the deal.'- There' are now six banks In Stockton and local] bank-.; era ' say ; thvre "- Is « no 1 demand ; for ; the \ seventh, but : the meu; who 'are ! lntereated in\the ;. project think' they ; see a good field here. \ \u25a0\u25a0 •- , v,- COURT IS 'MORE: LIBERAL ' - ' .: THAN DIRECTORS OF BANK Allows Receiver: flSO a; Month, Though *. ; ' Financiers .Claim ' He .' Offered . to V/> •" \*' ork ! *® r . 975. . ; v.. : '';; lyf'.'-i'-M' "CKIAH. Ajprir 9.-—ln the case; of.- the} Bank of ' Mendoclno : against 'Albert Brbwn,"^ the"? re-^ celver? during x liquidation, 5 Judgment t fori $2280 waa j rendered ; in , the Superior; Court | this i morn- 1 Ing * against >; the y defendant. ;<% Brown i had i paid ; himself. |200 al month ; salary, %whlle. the; direct ors " claimed ihe roffered I to : take i the ! position fat $75. Judge .White's ; decjaloii allowed ; him f 160. ! SENATOR 31ORGAX OPPOSES t '"•\u25a0 RAIL RATE LEGISLATION ••.\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0-"• - \u25a0 !—! — --^nteßfla>SßS»naH Alabaman Arprnea ; That It ' Is aa later i ference With the Rights ot '\u25a0' ' ' Sttitem. ' ' \u25a0 ' \ '\ " 'WASHINGTON,.^ .'.'ApriI \ 9.-^-McLaurln V and Morgan' addreeeed the Senate 'today on the railroad . rate question, the former: advocating leglslatfon ; and the > latter \u25a0 opposing. • , : . ' : The ' Mississippi \u25a0 Senator \u25a0\u25a0 announced his ln tentlon to support an amendment providing for a court review •\u25a0 of the . decisions of the : Inter- \u25a0 state Commerce | Commlasion i and - also ! stated his i adherence ; to * the * Bailey • amendment pro hibiting- j the suspension of . the com mission's \u0084 orders • by. the " inferior, courts. <• He criticised what 3he ; characterized ' as an ; effort to Inject politics into the consideration of the biil;-v~ -' \u25a0. -\u25a0 '- ; -: - \u25a0-' - - T :\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 ' ". .' •• •\u25a0 ' \u25a0: - \u25a0 Morgan took the position that" the proposed legislation was . an | interference with . the rights of \u25a0; the : States ,to - control ,the - corporation* cre ated by themselves and said that the- best way to check exorbitant railroad rates was to keep the waterways : In such condition •as\u25a0 to Insure competition.. . - . \u25a0 Rise Liars, And Salute Your Queen Ho, All Ye Faithful Followers of Ananias • « Ayoung Girl Said to a Cooking School Teacher in New York: "If Yon Maka One Statement as False as That, All You Haye Said About * Foods Is Absolutely Unreliable." This burst of true American girl in- dignation was ; caused by ; the teacher saying that Grape-Nuts, % the popular pre-digested food, wwass s made of stale bread shipped in and sweetened. The teacher colored upland changed the subject." There Is -quite an assortment > of traveling and stay-at-home members of the tribe of Ananias who tell their falsehoods for a' variety of reasons. In the spring it is the custom on. a cattle' ranch to have a "round up" and brand' the cattle, so we are going to have a ."round up" and brand these cattle and place' them in"their proper pastures. v , FIRST PASTURE. Cooking school teachers — This includes "teachers" who have up-" plied. to us for a weekly pay 'if they would \u25a0 say "something nice" about' Grape-Nuts and Postum, and when we have' declined to hire them to do this' they_ get waspy and show their true colors. V.This also includes "demonstra- tors""and "lecturers" ;sent out by a certain Sanitarium to sell foods made there, and these people In- structed by the small-bewhlsk- ered-doctor— the head of the in- stitution-— to tell these prevari- cations (you \u25a0 can speak- the stronger word if you like). This same little doctor conducts a small magazine ' in which there is a department of "answers to cor- respondents," many of the ques- tions as well as the answers be- ing written by. the aforesaid doc- tor." \u25a0• In this column .some time ago appeared, the statement: "No, we cannot recommend- the use of Grape-Nuts, for, it is nothing but feread ,with ' glucose poured \u25a0 ovei It.". Right then he showed his badge as a' member 'of .the' tribe of "Ananias. -He may have been a member j for - some -time before arid" so he has caused these "lec- turers" 'to idescend Into the ways "of the tribe wherever they go. • i"When the young lady, in .New York . put : the_"irori on" to this "teacher" .; and \u25a0' branded her right we sent $10.00 to the girl for her pluck and bravery^ ; SECOND PASTURE. :' Edltora of '"Trade" papers . ' known as grocers' papers. Remember, we don't : put : th«; brand on all, by any meana. Only ; i : those vthat . require - It. . These members :of the tribe have ." de- • manded fthat we carry .'adyertls- \u25a0 \u25a0ingr In their; papers and when "we -do not consider It. advisable they Institute a campaign of . vitupera- ,tibn and slander, printing from f time to time manufactured , slurs -on Postum or Grape-Nuts. "When \ ; they, go [ far enough;; we "set -our •: legal force at work and hale them , : .to the 'judge' to answer;. If the pace has been hot "enough to throw some of these "cattle" over on their backs,* feet tied and "bel- lowing," do you think we should ; be blamed?^ They gambol around "with tails v held " high." and jumpj^ \u25a0 stiff legged with 'a '>ery S "cocky. : airi while they ; have ; full range.: but when i-thelrope" is -i thrown over them '» "lt's ; dlfferehtl'* .'\u25a0' > • Should, we. untie '''them be- cause they bleat^ soft: arid low? T6r should we < put the! iron' on, so that 'people;, will know. the ; brand? ' Let's ; keep ,' them in ; this ' pas- Gr ape-Nuts Postum XEW FEDERAL JUDGE NAMED ' FOR STATE lOF COLORADO Robert E. L*wl» Given the Place Lett ! Vacant ", by Renljjna t lon *of ' Mose. ' Hallett. " WASHINGTON, i April o.— Judge Moses Hal lett.of the -United States ' District Court of Colorado.' .has • tendered f his resignation •to ; the President. : and : It • has been accepted. • After a spirited • contest.' conducted ' principally •, before Judge Hallett's resignation was received, but with ' a knowledge that ' lt T was coming. ' the President has appointed Robert E. Lewis, for merly-a..Judge of the El x Paso County Court. Colorado. : to succeed Judge. Hallett.- Several -. members . of the Colorado Congres-, sional delegation discussed the \u25a0 appointment with - the President today. The representatives were Inclined to favor the appointment of As sociate - Justice . Campbell of the Colorado Su preme Court. -but Senators , Teller and Patter son did not support Campbell. It finally was decided today, . after. Senator Patterson and Representatives Brooks. Bonynge and Hogg had talked to the President, that Lewis should he ' nominated. GHAPE-XUTS. THIRD PASTURE. Now we come to a frisky lot. the 'Xabor Union" editors. You ; ,-', ... ;—"; — " know down In Texas a weed called "Loco" is sometimes eaten by a steer and produces a de- rangement of the brain' that makes the steer "batty" or crazy. Many of these editors are "Lo-" ''coed" from hate of any one who will not instantly obey the "de- mands" of a labor union and it is the universal habit of such writers to go straight Into a system ,of . personal vilification, manufacturing any .'sort of false- hood through which to vent their spleen. We assert that the com- mon citizen has a right to live and breathe air without asking permission of the labor trust and this has brought down on us the z hate of these editors. "When they go far enough with their libels. Is it harsh for us to get judgment against them and have our law- yers watch for a chance to at- tach money, due them from others? (For they are usually. Irresponsible.) VZ^'i?. Keep your eye out for the "Lo-^ \u25a0 . coed, 1 ;, edit0r., ..,..., .-- > Now : let all these choice . specimens take notice: — ' » We will deposit one thousand or fifty thousand dollars to be covered by a like amountfrom them, or any one of • them, and if there was ever one ounce of old bread or any other, ingre- dient different than our selected. wheat and . barley with* a j little salt and . yeast used in the making of Grape-Nuts, we will lose the money. Our pure food factories are open at all-times to visitors and thousands pass through each month, inspecting every departmerit ; and every process. Our factories are so clean that one could, with good relish, eat a meal, from the floors. 'The work' people, ' both men and women, are of the highest grade in the State of Michigan and, according to the State labor; reports, are the highest paid-in the State for similar work. < Let us tell you exactly what you^will see when; you inspect the manufacture of . Grape-Nuts. ; \u25a0 You r will : find tremen- dous elevators containing the choicest wheat and barley possible to buy. These grains are: carried through" long con- veyers to grinding mills,' and there con- verted \ Into : flour. "Then the machines make . selection of the proper quantities of a this 'flour 5 in -the : proper proportion and these parts are. blended into a gen- eral flour, which passes over to ' the • big dough mixing machines. -There water, salt and a little yeast are added and the dough -kneaded -the proper "length of- time. '.-. Remember ; that previous to the bar- ley having been' ground 'it was passed through', about " one* hundred - hours Cot soaking in ; water/ then' placed on- warm i floors and \u25a0 slightly ; sprouted, developing the! diastase ' ln the", barley, 'which changes the starch in the grain into a i form of sugar.!- ' : Now i after -.we have passed' It Into dough and it has ;. been - kneaded long enough, it is molded by machinery into loaves about IS inches long and 5 or 6 Inches \ in : diameter. . : ' It ; is put .into : thij» shape for - convenience in second cook- ing. '' \u25a0 -.These ; great : loaves are sliced by ma- chinery, and* the" slices placed on wire trays,:- these i trays, in i. turn, : placed „on great :' steel • trucks," arid'rolledirito'the secondary • ovens, each 1 - perhaps •• 75 , y or. 80^ feet : long. \u25a0 There .the , food <is ; sub-, jected to a long low, heat and the. starch which ; has: not -been trans- , formed vis- turned , into a form of /sugar generally "known . as Sugar. ; It can be seen' glistening r on . the 'granules "of •Grape-Nuts^ lf held » toward i the light,' "and ; this \u25a0' sugar \u25a0 Is : not ; poured , over :' or put on"- the^fobd as; these , prevarldators ignOraritly, assert. .' -'On^the; contrary the sugarTexudes;f rom jthe" Interior^ of each ' little V granule J during - the process 'manufacture'/; and ; reminds : one^bf 'the little white particles of sugar. that come out ' ori '_: the >nd M>f 'a : hickory^^lbg after; It has been , sawed* off Jl : and " allowed 'to stand f or.'a'length.of ,_tlme. r - -This Post 'Sugar 'is 'the "most 'digest- ible -food* known* for 'human use.' " It ' is so 5 perfect lin Its' ; ; adaptability v that mothers iwlthv very 'youngy Infants'; will pour I" a ? little -.warm .; milk -over, two or three v spoonfuls ; ; ; of Grape r Nuts, - thus washing the ' sugar off from ' the gran- "There's a Reason" for ASKS FOR INVESTIGATION WfSm OF THE POWDER TRUST Letter From 'independent Manufartnrsr Becomes Part of ConsnresMtonal " . Rceortl. . WASHINGTON. April $>.— Senator Daniet to day had. put into the- Congreastonat ~ Record a letter from R. A. Waddell. president of a Peorta (111.) powder factory, in reply to a let ter from G. M. Peters, president of , the Kln« Powder Company, which denied that th« lat- Ur concern was a ••tnmt.". Waddell 'gay» numerous incidents of powder deals • which ;i* alleged proved the existence ot a "trust" and closed as follows: ..•"I now urgently call upon the Attorney Gen erals of the v United States and of Ohio, In dl«ira.. Illinois. lowa. Wisconsin. Missouri anl Kansas, where the trust is operating mills, to afford these parties an opportunity to appear before the courts and. without mental reserva tion or sveret evasion of mind, to vindicate themselves . from the specific charges I mads by disclosing the truth or pay the penalty for the willful infraction of the laws of, the States -and nation." i » -\u25a0- '. GIVE EAR! ules ami carrying It with the milk to the bottom of the dish. Then this milk charged with Post Sugar Is fed to th«r Infants, producing the most satisfactory results, for the baby has food that it can digest quickly and will go oft to sleep well fed and contented. i"When baby gets two or three months old It Is the custom of some mothers to allow Grape-Nuts to soak In the milk a little longer and become mushy., whereupon a little of the food can b% fed in addition to the milk containing: the washed off sugar. 1 Ok It is by no means manufactured for a baby food, but these facts are stated as an illustration of a perfectly digest- ible food. It furnishes the energy and strength for tha great athletes. It Is in com- mon use by physicians in their own families and among their patients, and can be seen on the table of every first- class college In the land. We quote from the London '"'Lancet analysis as follows: " "~ ~ "The basls~~of nomenclature of this preparation is evidently an American pleasantry, since 'Grape-Nuts* is d e- rlved solely from cereals. - The prepar- atory process undoubtedly converts th» food constituents Into a much more di- gestible condition than in the raw cereal. This Is evident "from the re- 1 markable solubility of the preparation*, no less than one-half of it being solubU in cold water. Th« soluble part con- tains chiefly dextrin and no starch. In appearance 'Grape-Nuts' resembles fried bread crumbs. The ' grains are brown and crisp, with a pleasant tasta not unlike slightly burnt malt Ac- cording to our analysis the following Is the composition of 'Grape-Nuts*: Moisture, 6.02 per> cent; mineral mat- ter, 2.01 per cent; fat, 1.60 per cent; protelds. 15 per cent; soluble carbohy- drates, etc., 49.40 per cent; and unal- tered carbohydrates (insoluble). 25.97 per cent. The. features worthy of note in this analysis are the excellent pro- portion of proteid, mineral matters and soluble carbohydrates per cent. Th« mineral matter was rich In phosphoric acid. 'Grape-Nuts' is described as a brain and nerve food, whatever that may be. Our analysis, at any rate, shows that It Is a nutritive of a high order, since It contains the constituent* of a complete food In very satisfactory and rich proportion and In an easily assimilable state." .' An ; analysis .made by the Canadian Government some time ago shows that Grape-Nits contains nearly ten times the digestible elements : contained in ordinary cereals and foods and nearly twice the amount contained in any other food analyzed. The analysis is familiar to practically every successful physician in America and London. "We print this statement In order that the . public may know the exact facts, upon : which we stake our honor and . will, back it with any amount of money that any person or corporation will put up. fIBSoPSI "We promise to follow some of thes* choice specimens of. the tribe ot Ananias. * When you . hear, a cooking school teacher. or any other person assert that cither Postum or Grape-Nuts are made of any 'other Ingredients than those printed on the packages and as we say they, are ''made, send us the. name and address, also name' of two or three wit- nesses' j. and If the evidence ;is clear enough to get a judgment we will right that 'wrong quickly. Our business has always been con- ducted on as high a grade of human in- telligence as we aFe capable of, and we propose to clear the deck of these pre- varicators and liars .whenever and wherever they can be found. ."; Attention' is ? again' called to the gen- eral and broad invitation to visitors to go* through our. works, where they will be shown the most minute process and device in order that they may under- stand how pure and clean and whole- some Grape-Nuts and Postum are. There Is an old saying among busi- ness men that there, is some 'chance to ; train a fool, but there is no room for a liar,*, for you ; never ' can ;, tell where you are, and' we" hereby serve notice on all the -. members of this ) ancient tribe •of Ananias '\u25a0 that they ' may follow their calling ; in other \u25a0 lines, but when they put .-forth their lies about .Grape-Nuts and Postum. ; we ' propose to give them an 'opportunityto answer to the proper authorities. v s \u25a0':_ iThe New York girl wisely said that if a , person - would lie about one Item, it r brands -the^whole discourse as abso- lutely Keep your iroriready and brand these • '"mavericks" /whenever you find j them running loose. > 7