Proposed Legislation Alarms the Fight Promoters
BOXING CONTESTS
MAY BE RELIC
OF THE PAST
R. A. Smyth
The latest advices from Sacramento
Indicate that the proposed legislation
ngainst boxing is in a fair way of
becoming a law. which' means the rr.<l
of the garu«> here for some years at
least. Henator Hartman. who has made
the antiboxlng law his pet measure,
says he has twenty-eight votes pledged
to his measure. He nopds but twenty
two. He has been trading industrious
ly to roll up this number.
Hartman makes no secret of the fact
that ho is not urging the passage* of
the prohibitive measure on high moral
grounds, \u25a0 but to punish some of the
promoters for fancied slights. Another
thing wjiicli is rankling him is the
fact that he ferls he saved the day
for th«» boxing game in the last ses
sion of the Legislature nnd was given
no credit for the work he did in the
Assembly at that time. *
The mm interested in keeping the.
game going are not as well organized
as they were on the former occasion
and are thus unable to do as effective
wcrk as they did when their ppt pas
time was menaced at /the last session
of the Legislature. Th« bill is in the
hands of a committee at the present
time and will not come up for a vote
for some two weeks. The \u25a0claim .Is
made that the bill is weak in one par
ticular, as it permits of the. so-called
four-round bouts. These have been the
most pernicious in the game, as they
attract undeveloped boys to the ring.
As the bill Is framed these bouts will
continue, the only suoterfuge r^cessst;.
being to sell club membership tickets
instead of ordinary admission tickets.
Although a closed season is immi
nent, the promoters are offering to
mak« matches to be held later on.
Eddie Smith has been empowered by
th« Marysville Club to offer Dick Hy
land and Cyclone Thompson a purpe
of $2000 for a fight in February.
Thompson lias accepted, but Hyland
is holding out, as he wants one of the
matches for which the Nevada men
nre offering such big purses. Billy
Roche is willing to handle the match
at Colma when the weather moderates
sufficiently to permit of people seeing
the light in the San Mateo County pa
vilion with some degree of comfort.
Roche had a talk with Harry Foley
last night and tried to induce him to
consider a match between Joe Thomas
and Billy Rhodes of Kansas City.
Thomas has completed plans for an
other invasion of the East and doe?
not seem inclined to charge his ar
rangements, especially in view of pre
vailing conditions on this coast.
Efforts are being made to induce
Frankie Neil to re-enter the ring. In
addition to the match offered him at
rieno with Jimmy Walsh lie can have
a match with Billy Snailham. Neil
oonrirt^rs that he has had a,ll the glory
that is coming to him in the ring, and
he will not return to it unless there is
n substantial purse in sight. He is
doing well at the Oakland racetrack,
and will not^give up his work there to
take a oliance of fighting before a slim
house. His choice of an opponent i?
Abe Att*»ll. but ho has found It hard
to pin that elusive young man down to
a match
Manager Jim Coffroth has returned
from a week's sojourn at Byron Springs
with Jimmy Britt. He left Britt be
hind, as thp place is agreeing with him.
Tli<> present unsettled weather has
made Goffroth change his plans regard
ing a trip to Nevada. He has post
poned it for a time. As at present ar
ranged Britt will be in Nevada before
the 15th of February, which will give
him a full month of training for his
fight with Gans. Britt surprised Coff
roth by running more than six miles
at one stretch, his new manager check
ing"* off the performance from the seat
of a buggy.
Brltt's present weight is a matter for
speculation, but it is said to be about
the 140-pound mark. Once he settles
down to strict training the \u25a0weight' is
expected to come off readily.
Brttfs old side partner. Charles
(Tiv) Krellng. arrived here yesterday
from London, and St is expected he will
fo arrange his affairs as to be able
to help train the Californian for liis
coming match. Britt always alluded
to Kreling as his "millionaire trainer,"
and they got on famously together.
Both prided themselves upon their skill
as handball players, but by some coin
cidence whenever there was a dinner or
other wager at stake Kreling was al
ways able to win from his opponent.
"When there was nothing at stake Britt
was Invariably the winner. Krefing
would be of great assistance to Britt
in Nevada, as he is a trained athlete
and ran take part in all the condition
ing exercises with Britt.
Eddie Graney had a hard luck story
to tell ycterday. Some sufferer from
the present cold snap walked into the
Tuxedo and when he took his departure
the gas stove with which the sporting
resort has been heated had disappeared
with him. The hot stove circuit was
broken last night, and even Manager
Tom McGrath's cheery 'Happy Days"
seemed a trifle frosty.
The Hawthorne Club will present a
scries of four round bouts in Dream
land Pavilion tonight. Willie Conroy
will meet clever Joe Leahey in the
main event. Battling Johnson and
Matt Kelly are expected to put up a
rough bout, as neither claims any skill
us a boxer. Johnny Murphy, who is
one of the busiest of the limited round
fighters, will try conclusions with
George Sanfanson. Ruddy Moore is
matched against Jack Evans. There
are two minor bouts on the card. \u2666
Protects Debtors in
Equity Interests
<AI,I, HEADQUARTERS,
1007 EIGHTH STREET,
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 17. — A bill to
protect debtors in their equity interest
In- property mortgaged by trust deed
was Introduced in the Assembly today
by J. P. Transue of Los Angeles. Un
der the present law mortgagees who
seek to close the advantage of the
terms of contract may advertise in any
county of the State. Transue's bill
makes It necessary to advertise In the
county in" which the property Is sit
uated. The object sought is to do
away with the practice of conscience-
Irss creditors, who prefer the newspa
per of remote counties when publishing
notice of intention to take possession,
and after the legal period of publica
tion has elapsed inflict tbe debtor with
the sad surprise of waking up and flnJ
jng that his property has changed own
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HI3MSV RKTTRVLNG HOME
PHOENIX Arts., Jan- 17.— Attorney
Francis J. Heney, left tonight for San
Francisco to be present at the habeas
corpus -tieaiing of Mayor Eugene
SchmltE on Monday.
TO . IKVXSTIGATE SCHOOL — Mooteomeir,
Ala., Jan. 17. — Tbe Hena.t« pawed the Honse
mulutiaa today calling: for an Investigation of
ib* oetbodi of the Booker T. Wuhlnrtoa •enoaL
BOATING CREW AT
STANFORD GOES
INTO TRAINING
STANFORD UNIVERSITY". Jan. 17. —
Many new men nave begun active
training on the crew squad under Coach
Dan Murphy and Stanford will be rep
rernted by th*> heaviest crew since
boating was taken; up. The sensation
of Use season to date is the declaration
of Chalmers, the veteran baseball and
football star to compete for a place in*
the "varsity boat. That Chalmers
should in his senior year, after three
years of meritorious work on the base
ball nine, give up tlie glove for the oar
in considered unique, to say the least.
The big outfielder was counter! on to
be In his old place in left field again
this season, but today he affixed his
name to the boating roll and declared
that he would take his chances on the
water this spring in preferences to a
position on the diamond.
The freshman squad is daily increas
ing In numbers, and many new candi
dates have been added to. the list
previously published.
MAKES PLEA FOR
GREAT WARSHIPS
Continued From Pace 1, Column 7
the advantage of the greater speed of
the large vessel, she would be more
than a match for two of the smaller
vessels.
'"But as battleships are not Intended
to fight singly, their efficiency must
be determined by a comparison of their
relative abilities when fighting in fleet
formation. In this respect a relatively
small squadron of large battleships,
having the same number of heavy guns
as a much larger squadron of small I
battleships, has a still greater natural
advantage, which consists in the abil
ity of the small squadron of large ves^
sels to concentrate on a limited part
of the enemy's line the fire of many
more heavy guns than the ships on that
part of the line are able to return,
which, of course, would result in the
destruction of the entire fleet of £mall
vessels. * . •
"Four large vessels mounting forty
heavy guns would cost about $40,000,
000, whereas ten small ships mounting
the same total number of "heavy guns
would cost about $70,000,000."
News of Legislature
Regulates Hiring of
School Children '
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1007 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 17. — Numerous
bills growing out of the report of the
holdover Assembly committee on edu
cation were introduced In the House
today. One of these measures, offered
by Assemblyman E. K. Strobrldge of
Hayward, provides that school chil
dren may in time of vacation work in
driers and In the fields. Powerful in
terests favored the inclusion of can
neries In the favored list of places of
employment, but the pressure failed of
its object because of the public sen
timent of rural communities against
working children in places where the
sanitary conditions are often unhealth
ful. Another bill by Strobridge for
bids school children from working In
places of amusement, such as theaters,
billiard halls and bowling alleys.
Other bills offered by the same legis
lator made provision for the following
changes in school laws: Entitling high
school graduates to" admission to the
State University without examination;
empowering school trustees and petty
peace officers to arrest truants: pro
viding for the teaching of manual
training and domestic science in pub
lic schools; permitting school libraries
to consolidate with city libraries; pro
viding a way for counties to provide
free text books without calling on the
State, and authorizing the dean of the
department of agriculture in the Uni
versity of California and the State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction to
prescribe courses in agriculture and
domestic science for high schools.
Assemblyman N. W. Thompson of
Los Angeles also introduced several
educational bills. One of his meas
ures would enable normal schools to
turn out teachers of manual training
and domestic science, and another pro
vides that CO per cent of tho school
funds of each county shall be devoted
to salaries of teachers.
Both Strobrldge and Thompson were
members of the Assembly holdover
committee on education and their billa
follow the presentation of a ten thou
sand word report, prepared by them
selves, former Assemblymen James
Sleven and E. F. Treadwell and the
committee's secretary, H. A. Mason. •
Four Track Measure
Helps Harriman
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1007 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 17.— The ento
mological experts, while conceding that
there may be no bugs in the bill In
troduced In the House by Assemblyman
J. P. Transue to amend tbe act of em
inent domain so as to provide for the
condemnation of right of way for four
track roads, points out that it will have
Influential support in the Senate, and
that it will benefit the Interests of E.
H. Harriman. whose Los Angeles-Pacific
road, running from Los Angeles to the
beaches of Santa Monica, Ocean Park.
•Venice and other points, is to be four
tracked in the Immediate future.
Harriman's new entrance Into the
vital commercial center of Los Angeles
by means of a subway system from the
suburbs is in line witfi this project. The
lnterurban line of E E. Huntington
between Los Angeles and Long Beach
is also to be four-tracked, but the right
of way was acquired and paid for some
time ago. ,
Transue says tbe measure' is meant
to benefit the extension of lnterurban
electric roads. He comes from Los An
geles, where taking the organization
programme is regarded as a virtue by
all. Republicans. There Is a saving
grace about the provisions of the bill
at any rate, which will, as " Transue
points out, help In the development of
tbe district where the ; electric roads
wish to be enterprising. The Herrin
organization is not adverse to being
public spirited so long as the table
stakes of the. Harriman Interests are
taken care of.
FRANCE WARS ON GAMBLERS
PARIS, Jan. 17.— The Franch Cabinet
has Instructed the Prefects. rigorously
to enforce the law ... against gambling.
The question of an exception for water
ing places " will be decided later.
The Re%'lew of Reviews says Butte,
Mont., is a flowerleßS, graeslesß, sodless
town.
'THE SAX : ; FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY., JANUARY '15, : 'A907-
LOCAL FIGHT FANS
LOOT A VALLEJO
NEWSTAND
VALLEJO. Jan. 17.— Several San
Franciscans, who came here on Tues
day evening to attend the PnaJlham-
Callahan fight, broke intfr the news
stand of James Mac Lean at Maine
street wharf, and, in addition to rifling
the cash register, stole about $75
«?orth of cigars. Chief. of Police Stan
ford has- a good clew upon which
to work, and it Is not unlikely that
arrests will follow.
CONFLICTING TIES
REACH NEUV YORK
Continued From Page 2, Column 3
were filed nt the substation, but ap
parently a great many people mados a
thirty-mile trip across country to Hol
land Bay.
HARBOR SHORES SINKING
As nearly as the . company can ; de
termine, the employes in the cable of
fice at Kingston, after the destruction
of the building, followed lines out of
the city and tested them until they
were finally able to obtain a connec
tion with Holland Bay. The company
has not been able to gain any defi
nite information regarding the casual
ties or 'damages at Kingston. Its lines
run only to Havana and any bulletins
that come to them are sent by thefem
ployes of the Cuban Submarine Cable
Company.
The Commercial Cable Company re
fused yesterday to .accept any mes
sages for Jamaica. Its cable is broken
somewhere near the Jamaican shore.
The shores of the harbor of Kingston
are sinking and there Is terror lest
the city slip into the sea, according to
a dispatch received by a large mercan
tile house here today from Port p.u
Prince, Hayti. The bed of the har
bor is said to be sinking and the water
in many places Is now 100 feet 'deep.
Every wharf not* destroyed by fire is
said to have sunk into tUe sea or< to
have been rendered worthless.
DARKNESS REIGNS
AFTER QUAKE
LONDON. Jan. Jg.— The Times this
morning publishes the following ac
count of the earthquake cabled by John
Hennlker Heaton, M., P.:_
"After the opening •ceremony of the
conference Sir Alexander Swettenham
Invited ten of us to luncheon at the
Jamaica Club, including Sir James Fer
gusson. -who had arrived the previous
day. and who gave us an interesting
account of the work on the' Panama
canal. One hour afterward Sir James
\u25a0was burled under tons of brick and
stone. The' first fear as to his fate
was due to the fact that he did not re
turn during the night to Government
House, where he was staying, and at 5
o'clock in the morning Sir Alexander
came on board the Port Kingston to in
quire for his guest.
"After luncheon I left the club and
went with a member' of the council -to
visit the postofflce. I was returning
when the earthquake occurred. The
street was at moderate sized one, and
the moment the ground began to quake
thousands of people jumped into the
street from their houses.
DARKNESS OVER ALL
"A huge building fell across ' the
street In the yard before us, another
building blocked the street behind us,
and on our left a third building fell.
Then came absolute darkness. Great
clouds ( of dust and mortar from the
debris the air for five minutes.
When light was restored my com
panion and I found ourselves black
with dust and dlrL It was a miraculous
escape.
"The scene that followed baffles de
scription. Women were embracing
children, others were on their knees
praying loudly with most intense feel
ing to God to have mercy and save
them. Others were fainting, others
wildly seeking their loved ones. We
climbed over the debris and returned
to the club. It was m ruins. • A young
fellow, hatless, coatless, with a hand
kerchief tied around his head, ad
dressed me in the street outside for
several minutes. At length something
peculiar struck me, and I asked if he
was Gerald Loder, for many years my
friend and former member of the
House of Commons.
PILLARS CRUSH BRADLEY
"He said 'Yes.' H^ was writing in
the club when the roof fell, and was
pinned to the floor by the rsof, but
by freeing, himself from liis coat he
finally escaped to the street.
"The most awful sight was Mr. Brad
ley, a member of the club, lying dead
under the great fallen pillars of the
building. That night we slept on the
lawn of the hotel, and during the
hqurs between- sunset and sunrise felt
at least three earthquake shocks.
"The blaze of the flre from the city
was plainly visible. At dawn I got
coffee and then drove to Kingston,
a distance of six miles. All along the
road were encamped families outside
their , homes. At Kingston I drove
many miles through the streets. At
least ninety-six out of every hundred
houses were in ruins- or damaged be
yond repair. This, I say from personal
observation, yet nine-tenths of them
were old and many ought to, have been
destroyed long ago.
"On arriving aboard our ship It was
a great- Joy to find Sir Alfred Jones,
notwithstanding his miraculous escape,
giving orders clearly and forcibly to
his secretary; to meet the troubles by
the erection of light = shelters : and ar
rangements for cooking for the poor
people." v
Chicago University Men
Give Views on Temblor
CHICAGO, Jan. 17— Internal dis
turbances of the earth, as evidenced
by the Jamaica disaster, are "part and
parcel . of the' natural , scheme by which
the earth turns ,on . Its': axis, according
to scientists of the University of Chi
cago, who discussed .'\u25a0\u25a0 the subject to
day. Their views of the", earthquake
situation .were ' prompted by a dispatch
from: \u25a0 London .stating that Professor
Belar. . the ; famous' seismologist and
astronomer [' at \ the ? Lai bach ' Observa
tory, had declared \ that there «" was a
general state of unrest In the 'earth. :
Professor Belar's statement,. based on
records of \ the : seismograph, indicating:
earthly disturbance in fall parts of «the
world, 1 - Is i not considered , significant "- by
Chicago C scientists They . say .J that
earthquakes ate • common "i occurrences,
almost j as ' much -. so ; as : typhoons ••; and<
storms 'and cite Japan, where there 'are
two orl three every,' day. : ' \u25a0\u25a0":", '•:
"Thejearth jisr In a: general state of
unrest all the. '} time,", said .Professor
R, D. Salisbury, head of ' the . Graduate.
Dealers Evince a Lively Interest
in Coming Automobile Show
R. R. l'Hommedieu
It is estimated that the oars and ac
cessories that will be exhibited at the
automobile . show in this city next
month will have a value of more than
half a million dollars." \Homerßoushey.
chairman of the show v committee, said
yesterday that the display is going to
prove a surprise to the public. In fact,
he thinks it will surprise some of the
members of the trade. : The dealers are
taking great pride *in the exhibition
arrangements and "are trying to secure
the big cars that are .being exhibited
In New York. That some of the dealers
will meet with successes certain, and
the San Francisco public will be shown,
cars the liko of which have never -be
fore come over the ; Rockies. .
Eastern manufacturers have been
watching the local market for the last
few months and they realize that the
.showing made here will assist ma
terially in securing : trade in the years
to come.
• Bousbey, in talking of the matter \
yesterday, said: "The local dealers are
taking great interest In the exhibit and
will make a creditable showing. They
are ordering the finer, make of cars,
trusting that they will be able to dis
pose of them after; the show. This is
a wise move, I think, for undoubtedly
San Francisco is improving in an auto
mobile way and those who can afford
to are buying the more up-;to-date cars.
Under these circumstances I do not
think dealers will lose anything by
bringing out the better vehicles.
"It is not generally known that the
value of the -exhibits next month will
be more than a half million . dollars.
This will be a really' excellent show
ing. Now that the: space has been
allotted the dealers are, quietly work
ing .out decorative ; ; schemes :'to .make
their - exhibits » attractive. ".<L- Judging
fron^ the hints dropped around automo
mtle ' row,' there '.will some very
artistic concessions."
William Middleton of the . Middleton
Motor Car ' Company, who is visiting
the New -York' show, writes that from
present indications at the exhibition
the business outrook Is' brighter than
-ever before. \u25a0•'\u25a0 He notes many improve
ments in the 1907 automobiles exhibited
in New York— improvements \ that ap
peal to the buyer. ''--'Middleton reports
that many Californlans are attending
the show. Among "those who he met
arc Leon Roos and wife, John Fleming
ton and Mr. and Mrs. Heeseman of Oak
land. The latter has practically placed
his order for one of the Columbia high
power runabouts. Before returning
Middleton will go South to attend the
automobile races In Florida.
The Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company
is to commence a series of tests on
alcohol to determine its practlcaballty
School of Science. "It is continually
changing form, in certain respects and
the changes cause earthquakes in dif
ferent localities.
"In i Japan alone- there are often two
or three quakes a day, so we may see
that they /are common occurrences."
"Certain changes are taking place all
the time," said Professor W. W. At
wood, professor oosf s physiography and
general geography. \u0084„
"The earth has always been in a state
of unrest from the beginning. This
earth is more quiet and peaceful than
turbulent. ' I should term it a peaceful
state of unrest." ';-"
List of More Prominent
Among Dead and Missing
NE W ; YORK, -Jan. 17.— Following is
a list of the more important persons
reported killed In the Jamaica earth
quake:
SIR JAMES FERGUSON, M. P., dep
uty chairman ft the '; Royal ; Mail Steam
Packet Company of < London.
CAPTAIN . CONSTANTINE, superin
tendent in j Jamaica' for the Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company.
CAPTAIN YOUNG, commander ,of
steamer. Arno of the Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company. ,
CAPTAIN LAMONT, who was soon to
be married to'an American girl.
Dr. ROBERTSON, AND ; WIFE .(per
haps Dr. 0.-. D.F. Robertson and wife).
: CHARLES SHERLOCK, a well-known
merchant. ••'•.-. \u25a0•/ ; ' • . : ,
A. M. NATHAN,* partner of Charles
Sherlock, in the firm of Nathan, Sher
lock & Co. v-
BRADLEY VERLEY." extensively in
terested in- sugar cultivation. ?
Two \u25a0 other members of ' the Verley
family. ; ' . \u25a0 ~"
G. MeN. 1 LIVINGSTON, senior clerk in
the audit office of! the Colonial Govern
ment. " .. ' .'\u25a0'"\u25a0-.
dr.-;r. c. gibb. :
MISS : LOCKETT, ' killed in Jamaica
Club.' r .; "' "\u25a0•' \u25a0';'"
MISS; SULLIVAN. , . ,
: 1 EDGAR -D.; CORDOVA, carriage and
wagon' maker. "\u25a0"..
The<misslng:are:
. J.*W. a MIDDLETON. ...- ,
» * CHABLES : -. D. CORDOVA, importing
provision"; merchant >.*\u25a0 -.;; r. \ ,
..',- EDWARD '; D.: CORDOVA, brother * of
Charles. .- ttss&B9H||H9
'A' brother of Charles Sherlock.
LAVA FLOW NEARS
THE OCEAN
HONO LULU,'. V Jan. :. 17.— r The .;. second
lava; flow; f romjthe ! valcahoT Mauho Loa,
on/ thellslandfof* Hawaii;-; isl howjohly
two ' miles i from" the i sea and Jis ihalfj a
mile- wlde^ l It "iss moving! at ; the -rate
of thirty |f «ei'«x hour,! ;• '; ',.;•;.-•.;;\u25a0•_?
as a fuel for automobiles. Besides, this,
other tests will be made with the vari
ous \u25a0'. hydrocarbons such . as kerosene,
naphtha, benzine, etc. It is hoped that
as a result of these experiments it will
be demonstrated that one carburetor
can handle various fuels, even If they
are of different densities. The advan
tage to the average motorist ef know-
Ing that his carburetor will work well
on any fuel cannot be overestimated.
E. P. Brinegar. head of the Pioneer
Automobile Company, has written, to
hls:'t firm'- .that "the,; New ..York auto
mobile, show, Is "the best .that "he- has
ever, attended, and he has visited ..them
all." 'The most surprising thing; about
the show.; he writes, is the attendance.
The crowd was unusually, large. Since
he has been In New York he has closed
sales with. three San Franciscans.
The Mobile • Carriage Company re
ports that a 28-32 horsepower.^ Pierce
Great Arrow has left the factory, and
is on its' way, tor the coast. The com
pany has also ordered by express one
of the 40-45 horsepower Pierce Great
Arrow high-power touring cars. Be
sides these machines the company will
exihblt the- Knox 25-30 I horsepower
touring cars, which arrived in the city
a few days ago. These cars have a
detachable tonneau and an acorn deck.
The 'Auto 1 Livery Company has .re
ceived ' two 1907 \u25a0 Peerless cars, J a 30
horsepower touring car demonstrator
and a.30-horsepower limousine. Both
of the vehicles are improvements over
last.year.
PUNISH CAPTAIN OF
THE FIRE BOAT
Charles IT. Spear and John D. Mac
kenzie attended, the session of the State
Board of Harbor* Commissioners yes
terday and received Superintendent
Charles Putnam's report of the .'opera
tions of the flre boat .during the flre
on the tug wizard. After a discus
sion of the report tho Commissioners
voted; that .Captain McFarland, who
commanded the night ;crew of the flre
boat, should bo suspended tor . thirty
days and be; deprived ot pay for 'that
length of ,. time. \u25a0 The board maintained
that the should not .have allowed "the
Wizard; to .become a derelict.
Chief -Engineer "Norton estimated
that 1200 '- tons of ' cement would be
required' for the construction of pier
No. 27.-: ' . .':• ' -\u25a0:\u25a0 \u25a0;\u25a0;\u25a0":• *- * . .' 'V
Thelbld ofrthe H. R.. Rood
of Seattle for ,100,000 lineal feet -of
piling was formally accepted. iThe de
livery' of creosoted" poles . will be made
early in March.
BOARD ; OF : DIRECTORS CHOSEN
•FOR MUTUAL SAVINGS^ BAXK
First Meeting Is Held and Strong List
of Officers » Named ' for ' Coming '
: "/;Year '\u25a0 "r" r '\u25a0/
The annual "meeting^of the jStockhold-.
ers of the Mutual" Sayings Bank was
held ; Tuesday, t and James D. - Phelan,'
S. G. Murphy, a John: A;. Hooper, James
K. Moffltt, \u25a0 Robert i McEl roy,' James Mc-
Donald, v Frank "TJ., Sullivanr : - ; Rudolph'
Spreckels and \ Charles « Holbrook Twere
elected /directors i f oi{; the I coming , ! year.
;,The f directors organized and elected
James ! D.*^ Phelan ; president,;? John.-' AT
Hooper '\u25a0 first;- vice > president,'; James ' IC
Moffltt \ second '-vice > president, J George
;A: V Story i'cashler.f and* secretary,; C. ,: B.
Hobson first assistant cashier and sec
retary, A. E. Curtis second assistant
cashier,- and secretary, and Frank J.
Sullivan -attorney.* ' " -.'
PICKPOCKETS OS CAR
August : Nippert, 1809 Eddy "street,
reported V to ;. the "'police J yesterday that
he > was " the vvlctim^of a \u25a0 pickpocket on
the^; Sutter.-S" street v car^ the N previous
evening'. '"rHe^lostffnoney; to] the! value
of * $17.50. VfAccording'itO; his statement
there Iwas a^suddenl' Jam\whilej the J car
was * somewhere * : .{ between V( j Polk ?; and
Octavia^streets3br6ught?about|by -the
concentrated*- movement?^ of "three or
f our|l menl 'f: 'A ';' few | seconds ; afterward
»Nlppe>t!ml3sedJhlsf money.Tandthe}be^
il l eves i that •' ohe^of [ the] person s iwho] pr c -
clpitatedlthe^jamltook^the* money." De
tective' Braign ] has ; been 'detailed on the
case. Q]
John H. Poole, -who was Joe Tracy's
racing: partner in the Vanderbilt cup
races, has taken charge of the foreign
department of the BuLok Motor Com
pany. . l?^ \u25a0'\u25a0-: . •
•« ' *
"Few motorists know," said J. D.
Maxwell, "that in many Instances a
spark plug can be made to flre regu
larly without . removing It from the
cylinder.. When a plug misses flre,
due to short circuit from oil or grease,
' if the wire to the plug is detached and
held about a quarter of an inch from
the . plug — -with the motor running—
this .will • act as a spark gap and the
plug will generally clean itself. Should
it fail to do so, the only remedy is to
replace and clean the plug in the
regular way."
>•: ••/ • • - *
The Hovey-Boushey Company reports
that It will exhibit a limousine, two
touring cars and a runabout from the
Pope-Hartford factory, a Pope-Tribune
runabout, three electrics from the
Pope-Waverly factory, ' a Victoria
phaeton/ a Chelsea and a runabout.
at the automobile show. All these
cars will come direct from the New
York show. The company will also
exhibit»two Pope-Toledos from the Los
Angeles show.
Makes Warm Blood
You know that the blood clrculat- Electro-Vigor Is not, an electric,
Ing through your veins keeps you \u25a0 belt — there is no charging to do —
warm, and when this circulation Is no vinegar or acid solutions *->
lessened the blood does not carry bother with,
sufficient heat, and , you suffer from • • •
the cold 'as a result. Your hands When I began the use of Electro-
and feet are always cold, and no Vigor I had suffered for years from
matter how, heavy your clothing is, Indigestion, got very little nour-
the cold . chills run up and down ishment from my food and had kld-
you bftck. "This, poor circulation is ney trouble. AH that is now
the -result of a Jsffi%k > a?^ changed, and lam
weakened heart . r^Wi' 8S we " and strong
action, and this dif9&i&s* lri lM 'Si'Sß as J ever vas. My
weakening of the fi«^vJl ' *< 3 stomach ia strong
heart's action is wsp&^j and T have begun
caused by bad di- j!i%&&Ms s —^^S to enjoy life,
gestion. Tour di- J^^^k S "* *~"^~^\ WM * HANDL.EY.
gestive . - organs // y?\ 1 Box 101 « Sole-
create new blood BK^»!K5wEa • / / / \ X dad, Cal.
out. of the food - W£i§^M& L\A * i^vLji
you -eat, and i« ; ;'.^s?^f« 1 (TL. A.X^7 EDEE TA
when they are not ffii/^^|^|a ViXPVI^ V^ J •TiiCE IV
your blood be- |t^^Ml^ YUU
nourished. and S^^^^'S^ "^^ff^^^vC*^ O p t mv 100-
ceases to carry Ws&g^iiM IWr KvH. 1^ Page book 'describ-
nutritlon to the sSSp^^SiSi \\tf 'VWi I *"& Electro-Vi ff -
organs and tissues \\U 1<; } 1 or and with lllus-
of your body. .-\u25a0,, Sp^&^Si gjl t fin I IB- ' trations of fully
. The reason your Vsi&£q',£^«s3a f^Sf y**— *1 .leveloped men and
digestive organs WjSk^&n t women, showing
fail to, do their ,"-?',\u25a0 ', * how it Is applied.
work is because they, lack electric- This book tells in plain language
ity,, the power which runs the hu- many things you want to know and
man; machinery. -With my. Electro- gives a lot of good, wholesome ad-
. Vigor I. restore this power to your vice for men.
digestive. apparatus, .which: in turn If you can't call. I*ll send this
; gives ; strength to^ your heart, en- book, prepaid, free. If you will in-
abling it to pump the life fluid with dose this coupon.
greater, force to, every part of the consultation free. Office hours—
Doaj. ,\u25a0 g a _ m to s p.~ m . Sunday,«lo to 12.
. .With -good digestion your blood __ii___l -\u25a0 y ...--\u25a0 , *';
becomes warmer, and- thicker and' T^^ —^ —
carries twlth'it the glowof^vigorous O f\ U«*ll lkM
health. Xo more cold chills— no \j m liall. Ifi. UrnU m
more cold extremities, for the cause jf- m . V^« \.^^'*
has been , removed. . 1439 FHlmore Street.
# . .;, "\u25a0'. SAN FRANCISCO.
\u25a0 . ..' . Please "send me, prepaid, your
/Electro-Vigor^ is "a body battery, free 100-page illustrated book,
made up. of separate dry.j cells. It »is . 1-18-7
easily, comfortably, worn next ' to . the
body .while , you : sleepy and gives i out Name , i^^rfrSrrSfygTiJ^^ J^
> a'? continuous \u25a0; stream* of \u25a0\u25a0 that blood-- „. '.:•''
buildjng.- nerve-feeding = force which Address
is. the. basis of all, health.; ; H^i^«^M™iii^^^««™«««»^-^»^
GUNS AND SKATES
SHREVE & BARBER cO.
'v;J^ANT AYE.*. Market St.
Edited by
R. A. Smyth
TENNIS CHAMPION
LONG REGISTERS
AT BERKELEY
BERKELEY", Jan. 17.— Melville Lontr.
the tennis champion of the coast, has
registered at the University. He is ex
pected to win honors for the university
on the tennis court during the Inter
collegiate tournament next spring.
F. Q. Stanton. a sprinter and football
player, who was reported to have left
the university for Princeton, will re
turn, having changed his plans. The
track team of the university will be.
strengthened by his presence thi3
spring.
Ed Stow, a football player, who was
granted a year's leave of absence last
term, has returned from Santa Barbara.
WALKS INTO COURT WHERE
ARREST AWAITS HIS COMING
A. M. Allen Grt» Into Trouble for Con
tempt and on Way to Jail Under
goes a Rapid Chance of Mind
Unconscious of the trap Into which
he had walked of his own accord.
A. M. Allen, formerly connected with
the Carmelo Land and Coal Company,
sat in Judge Hebbard's court yester
day while a -warrant for his arresl on
a charge^, of contempt of court was be
ing drawn up under his very nose by
Attorney Henry G. TV. Dlnkelspiel. The
result of his arrest, which followed
shortly afterward, was that he under
went a rapid change of mind and "re
turned to court to pay over $6*o. which
he had previously declared he would
not part with.
While connected with the Carmelo
Land and Coal Company Allen sold
some property in Monterey County for
that corporation, and collected $660
which was not turned Into the treasury
of the company. W.J. Loveland brought
suit and recovered a judgment against
the Carmelo Company, in connection
with which Allen was ordered to turn
over the money he had on hand to
Lcveland In part satisfaction of the lat
ter's claim. He refused to do so. and
on December 3 was cited by Judge
Hebbard to appear yesterday morning
and show cause why he should not be
adjudged In contempt of court.
Allen was not on hand when court
was called, and a warrant for his ar
rest was ordered drawn. He appeared
while the paper was being drafted, and
was told to wait. His wait ended in
his arrest by a Deputy Sheriff. He was
started for jail, but after walking a
few blocks announced his •willingness
to turn over the money as directed by
the court, and was taken back to" the
courtroom, where the transaction was
completed.
TO HOLD ANNUAL REUNION"
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL BOARD
British-American Society Will Gnther
at Restaurant and Discus* Pla tnt
for Future Activities
The members of the British and
American Union will gather at their
annual meeting at a well-known res
taurant on Friday evening, January 25,
at 6:45 p. m. This will be the first
general assembly of the members since
the conflagration: The programme for
the. evening is to be Informal. Fol
lowing the banquet the affairs of the
society will be discussed and plans for
the future made. The banquet is befng
arranged by the following directors of
the organization: Dr. F. W. d'Evelyn.
S. P. Holden, Pennlngton Brothers of
313Folsom street. George Moss. G. A.
Wright and C. B. Sedwick. Tickets
are on sale with these directors.
«
TRIES TWICE TO KILL HIMSELF
Hugh Carlson, who Is being held at
the Detention Hospital on the charge
of insanity, tried twice yesterday to
kill himself, but failed. In the morrf-
Ing he tried to beat his brains .out
by butting the wall and was put Into a
straitjacket. In the afternoon he man
aged to twist himself in the jacket in
a way to choke himself, but was dis
covered in time for his life to be saverl.
>^~^h. lIP niRR(I!U til* oldest and
•^3^ IJH. UIDDOiI most •oceewmi
M m gPft sp«cUlist, 45 years' practice la
jfJ?rfte?jS» San Franciscu. still continues to
SS.-'I VjfSSf * eat* ' Prlrate , Dl»ea9e«. . Lmt Mao-
f®s2aSw»M tood. Dtbllitj or disease wearing
s^S2f-«*4 oa tK)<^ r aml mlnd « * n<l Sila D 1 **
ASHjHatBl cases. Th« Doctor cares wb«a «ta-
Na^E^E sa era fall. Try him. Charge* low.
""^^T^" "\u25a0 cores guaranteed. Call , or : writ*
Dr. J. -T. Gibbon. 1844 California it. ,3. F.
THE WEEKLY CALL,
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