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16
TWO CITY BANKS TO
MERGE THEIR
INTERESTS
Gerraania National and the
Central. Trust .' Cpmpariy
Are . to Be Amalgamated
CHARLES F. LEEGE '\u25a0\u25a0}
BECO^IES PRESIDENT
Tlf- Crrrtinntn *.at!onnl Rank . will he
nrr.nlpramjit.rd ."'.frllh.'. tbc -.Central Trast
(ompanj; 'of .California.' The flr*t nteps
J.nxr br-cn VaUni by <hr flrcllnn of a
»fw Hoard' of officer* ond dircotorti of
tbeCentrql Trn<»t.' Cotripan y, nblchrmr
lir::.'« ;rpr<x;n(aiiiiii of the- GrrmaDln
\.".C(,ti:il l!ac!i iiilprc.(ii. Frank J.
•» j m in «• s ret t re« from the Cen t ral . Trun t
Company.au prepfdent and I* *uocfed«l
hy C.liarieji P.- I^eece; ' Henry nrnnner,
\u25a0Who. ore^anSzed .the Ceatral TrqNt Com
pany ia.- 1£»? find hftM lieen the 'cn«bler
; «nd rn.annc«r of tiieeoiapcny ever Klnee.
j ynrnn . promoted - lo' the- oflloe .- of j ..vloe
president-.- 'I'heomalKanlhted hanka .Tirlll.
' >>~ l«;i>un ji» tUe Central .Trust :C6iti
' pnny.' : *»ftb : irsonrcfo of \u25a0"\u25a0 more (imn
|.it7.oo!)^»boiy-' :'- : - : V;V '.-..: \u25a0'\u25a0•\u25a0 .' V; ; ." ! : ' '\u25a0 \u25a0' . \u25a0 : ;-
I:' Cli'^rJrjr' F;: i>e*sp, thft new president.;
j.ls"-a meraVr. • of . .the \u25a0 -flrri) j of Leege &
'/SJsLf'kiTtSi'' f.offfe -dealers. : II«», ip a' new.
*'ane.mh* ! rl"'.of ' th«» board, of. directors' of
KtJte'lC^b^urrast Company.. The othier
ri.f;w'.'<iirprlqr.«, .all : of whom.- represent
' the <S*riaai*la: National JJnnk Interests
' in-. : tne-arriaijraniatlon, ar«.."W. A. Frcderr.
-.lcks.;i-j'ufit elected vlre president of :th'e
Cfntrkl .Trust Company and the present
\u25a0 : presM-cn't : - of '. tho Germania . National
Bank:. B: ' C- \TosntLZ%t.. . elected cashier
and" rnanaper:of the Central Trust Com
pany,--' -"fotrrierly. raaiiager of the Stviss
""•Bank;' Fred i V. Vollnier, as-'.
Ffslanti.cashler -of the Central Trust
'Company; -'who.- .'has been connected.offl
cial"!y.... with..''- -Various • city 'banks for
alioiit." fifteen -years; P. A. Kuhls of
Kuh 1?'.. "Sohwartke & Co.; : Ad'olph Mey
ei~; ..-J.pso'ph : Schweitzer : of the \u25a0 Bauer--
Srhwert'n-er-'. " Malting' Company-; Philip
Zlrnfnerihan . "of th« Krug-Zimmerman
MaltJ&g C6raps.ny:.F..lvrbn«>nberjEr, John
G."--11-app' of- the Rainier Brewing Conir
jSany; .* Fr^d-; -'"VVoerner \u25a0 of th« 'David-
T\ r oerr.er- Coopenig* Company and.Call
1 SotnitL- Barrel Company. . \u25a0.-''..• .-. V. . -. V
\u25a0 The old members of the official board
J of the Cenlral Trust Companjv as It is
-..reconstituted, are O. A. Hale and Henry
. Prunner, vice presidents; Fred F. Oner*
' nsKlstant cashier; Frank S^Jacott, trust
'officer- directors, Charles F. Leegre, E:
-JkV.pehicke. . O. A. . Hale, Charles .C.
• Moore, Georpre C. Perkins, <ji;H, Umb
\u25a0 sen. -Henry Brunner, . James Madison,
EdWard W. McCarthy and Gavin McNab.
\u25a0^Alto gether ther« : are. nineteen directors
• •of the jiew. 'boards VV- : '•'.. \u25a0'••..•.'' '
\u25a0'<\u25a0\u25a0 "R. F. Crist, the present vice president'
J'of 'the Gerxnanla National. Bank, and-F.;
-Krohehber^ will. be. In- char^fe of .the
t'M-ission branch; of. the] Central Trust".
j Company. Kronenberg Is • the \u25a0 cashier
\u25a0j of the Ge.rmania ; National pah'k. •'..
..•\u25a0'The capital stock of; the Central Trust
••.Company" wijl remain at. {l.&OjO.OOO- paid
up. .the figure 'to which. It- was '.raised
. nvhen th» fornier Gerinania Trust Com
pany was reorganized Into the Central
Trust Company. The ; amalgamation
has t>een Tji t!«w sojne time. '. It is not
completed yeti but will be. in .about a
month- The. Germania :National Bank
and the Central Trust Company stock
. holders have Just approved the plan.
CLEAIUXGS SHOW ACTIVITY
Tlie -Crearlng^ouSe. figures In this
city, for the last week show a continu
ation- of-'the. great business activity.
As given" 6utb>' the California Promo
tion Committee, the Bank clearings for
the wee.k ending. January 31 are $45,-
I'Tl, 145. "5. bei-'ng an Increase of more
than 23 per <enf over the figures of the
corresponding week a year ago, the lat
ter being $56,765,576.47. • It must be con
sidered also that in th« days before the
fire Oakland's clearings were made
through the Clearinghouse ;.of San
(Francisco, which would make the pres
ent showing even, more significant.
Adding the clearings of Oakland .for
. the last week, $3,872,396.56, to.tfrose of
San Francisco, gives a grand total, of
$49,143,541.94 for the two cities. The
San Jose banks cleaied $552,196.62 dur
ing the week. 3sS»sßfiS& '.."• •
FURIOUS ITCHING
HUMBRfCHILD
I Bleeding Sores Covered Her Whole
Body After an Attack of. Measles
—Nursed Every Night, for three
Weeks— Nothing Helped. Her. .*
i THEN CUTICURA MAKES
! COMPLETE CURE IN S. DAYS
•
"It is In ray opinion my duty to join
; those who praise th© Cuticura Reme-
, dies. After my granddaughter of about*
.. r» p»^ -Keren years had-
/?&&5&< been cured of tho
>^SS 9 "<39j , measles, eho wai
.*«§£- — srt attacked about a
fm "** *^* %k fortnight later by
\u25a0 rlnL \u25a0*** Wuk * furious, itching
Ynfrk. ** AXk\ *?"* Painful erup-
/ffizr^^ry&L tion <J1 over ner
/ iVO© /TV ?> '^"PPer partof
A>^ /^>^S(X\s// it. form in g
' '^ttfflvY'/r vat «Tand bleed- •
t^ i N Wy k?*"i sore8 ' esp©-
ciallv under th«
arms, of considerable size. She suffered
a {great deal and for three weeks we
cursed her every nlrht, using all the
remedies wo could think of. Nothing
would help. We then remembered
having heard so much about Cuticura
• Bemedies. We sent for them and after
• twenty-four hours we noted considerable
improvement, and, after using only ono
complete set of the Cuticura Kemedies,
in five consecutive days the little one,
' much to our joy, had been entirelycured,
and has been well for a long time. Mrs.
F. Ruefenacht, R. F. D. 3, Bakerefleld,
CaL, June 25 and July 20, 1906."
HUMOR ON FACE
Cured by Cuticura Remedies
4 No Return in 20 Years;. ;
"My son, when a lad of sixteen, was
troubled with humor on his - face and
* after using Cuticura Remedies he was
freed from every, humor and has con-
tinued so to. the .present time; after
I went v years have passed. Your Cutl- "
cura Soap has been used in my family
for several vears and I have faith in the
Cuticura Remedies. A; H. Smith;
Marion, Me., Dec. 1 , 1905."
Oomr>>t» External' «nd Intern*!: Treatment for
Every Humor or Infanu. ChiUlrra. »cd Adults. <x»o- \u25a0
•rtrt* of Cuueura So»p <2Sf.) to OwnM Um> Skla."
OuUcun Oinunent <SOe.) to Heal tbt Sktn, and Cuti-
\u25a0 cura Resolvent <50c.>. (In tbe form of Chocolate I
I Coated P:Us. Uoe. per vial of 60) to Purify the Blood.
{ 6oid tcroLXhout U>« world. Potter Ui« i Cheau -
t Com, Sole Propc., Bofton. Maw •\u25a0 W»'^w<—i — mi
«*- iauioC l"nsi Boofctet e* S£!a Humor*.
Southern Pacific Makes Freight Rates to
Hinder Work on the Gould Road
FjRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S! dictum of: a square deal for everybody is not supported '.by the Southern Pacific; Railtbad in :
inakingfre^
officials fi* freigfo^ =. , * <
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
TO JOIN WIFE
' Despondent over tha : death' of his.
wif«, to whom he had been married for
almost threescore years, Henry. Goedke,
74 years old;- living at .299 Carolina
street, attempted to. Join, her yesterday
afternoon. » .He lies Vat the : city. ' and
county.hospltal'with his. left hand.near
ly severed at° the wrist- and 'very . weak
from the loss -of- blood,, but with" a
chance to live. '• ; -• -. ;. ;
The aged man was found lying. in. a
pool of. -his 'own* blood, on- the 'floor:, of
his home, •by --his .daughter,', Mrs.-: Carl
Magnersdn. who lives' in the same block
as . her father." A sharp, carving knife
by his. side} told .the mute . story; ..
• Since the death of his life companion
Goedk.e had- grown . -very morose :' and
refused ta.be comforted.: ..Repeated'en
treaties on 'the. part of,; his' daughter
failed to • shake his desire -to.' live } alone
in the : house which;,. he : .had : : occupied
for the- greater part of- Ills •".life, > and'
being alone . most ofltlie' tlm.e,- he took
to bcooding over, his ] loss.' i*'- • ." .
MASHERS WILL BE
WELL PUNISHED
Young men who follow tfts .practice
of "mashing:''- will receive no . mercy
hereafter _at the hands of ..the" Police
Court Judges. Albert ,'Cali'ais, a' fla
srrant offender of this class, was haled
before Judge - Conlan yesterday: f or.
following pretty ,-Mattle Moore, a- young
woman living: at r 2424i Mission
and forcing" Jiis unwelcome r attentions
upon her. In .order .-.to.'.makei the iTun-,
ishment the \u25a0 more ' severe, ; as the '.timlt;
penalty Is " slx" r mon^lus In the - county
Jail", Judge Conlan^ had "the; man;, ar-"*
raigned on two separate, charges.l one
for disturbing- : the; peace, and :the 'other
for battery.* , CallaisV trial will- be fin
ished . at , today's . session of / the -court
and .he ' will . probably \u25a0 receive : .the
treme sentence on both i charges. A
Callais' : offense \u25a0is the : most 1 aggra
vated of its kind that has been, brought
to the attention of j the', court i for some
time. 'On \u25a0„' two - separate o occasion's • U he
followed the girl : along* the'street,' ? the
first time keeping close behind' her/and
calling toi her .until ; she I turned I IntoV a
nearby store ' for | protection.* •,Theisec-T., The isec-T.
ond : time, ; after * pursuing ; her.-- for : sev
eral blocks, ; he attempted t to ' takei hold
of her - armY and ;: force • his "attentions
upon her,' hence * the "charge Jof .'battery.'
Miss , Moore ;: attracted:? the s attention'
of ; a * special * policeman,:; who * promptl y,
took ' the : offender,* into t- : custody.*' Cal
lais was lockedlupfat'the^MiseionVpo
llce station" and his. bonds fixed at' ?B00. ;
T^E- FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY,, FEBRUARY; 1,;\19U7.
NEGRO "PRINCE" IS
DENIED DIVORCE
; Prince^C. •Allen.;, the's^egro VPrinc© O f
; the Universe/: is he styles himself, was
refused . the 'divorce /which? he • sought
from; • Aniile ~ = W. AllenV: by "• Ju^ge \u25a0 Hunt
.'yesterday.. ".Allen recently brought -siilf:
charging '• his ; .wife with cruelty 'and i
neglect i and asking;: thatVheV.be given
%h6 custody of "tils "daugh-ter, Habbak-"
kuk r . : and; his. son,'.' Cephas. ; The • case
was \u25a0 argued . and '.taken ; under advise
ment. '. •.: ..\u25a0.•.;-'\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0 .•/.".-\u25a0' : -.:V-. ":
>; ".When V Judge; Hunt rendered his : de
cision- yesterday/ Allen Vwas • present; in
all the" gtory :'of a briga'ndlsh Jcomic opi"
era uniform. , which ; he .wears las a* dis
tinguishing' mark as the head, of a new
religious r faith. •\u25a0 . \u25a0'-"•.: V V: .• : "
•V "The- altercations arid •ma'fltal brawls
that \u25a0; have ; .occurred • in^ this •'. household
haVe '; been \i to% 4 "., great*: extent
by; the i friendship >of % the"? plaintiff 5 for
another'.wdman,"; asserted^ Judges Hunt",
ln> giving; his V'fThe: plaintiffs
petition -.ls denied." - - •
BOY IS REPORTED
TO BE MISSING
W; Jan. 31.— Mrs. Mary
Flaherty, Presiding- at|l4o4? Eighteenth
street; Teported'to.the/police this morn-!
ing, that her r old/ son had ;dis-
appeared i from ' j home;, yesterday,': jft and
that', it iwas \u25a0 believed \ he * had? run ; away/
.The t boyP is t described? as^beirig (bt : fair
complexion, ;with|bfqwn: hair.Tandiwhen'
last seen,- r wore'afg:ray,'f double-breasted
suit \ and \u25a0; a'» sof tVgray s hiat. ''
i .:; Mary? McGulre. \u25a0s 16| years ,fbf * age, is
reported : missing from: her i home iat j 848
Thirty- fifth street," and \ her , parents \be
lieve jthat t she| has ; eloped iwithj a (man 1
.whom she. met'at^a] locaHskatlngfrink.^
•The i girl I disappeared \ yesterdayj morn
ing,: and rmorningi the I police! were*
asked to : locate * her. ':%\u25a0. She • is \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 tit blonde,
with -blue "." eyes, and" wore ."a black
jacket: and; skirt. • : . * \u25a0
PETTY i LARCENISTi ESCAPES
. lThe 4 Sheriff and'i the police^are: look-
lng| for^Charles > Brown,*f petty^larcehlst?
who;escapedlon' ; Tuesdayiwhile\wbrkirig
with ; a \u25a0;•• gang 9. of Jf el lo w pr 1 sonors 1 re
pairing a" fence fat • Branch Jail
No. 'i ll;l Brbwnlwas^sentenced ? to I serve
a ! , term i of \ thirtyj days \ and \ would l have
beeny released '\u25a0< on:; February . s:'**:*Not
withstanding-/the'i, nearness a of | his I day
of >; "; hej| took of
thej first .carelessness i'JbnT. the '^ part of
the^ guard ynd^lippediaway.V. -r -- \u25a0-;,'.-•
Tour < grocer.' returns 'i your • money If
you don't like ; Schillings 5 Beit ; tear and
coffea ''\u25a0\u25a0}.;-•- ••\u25a0• •'.:.-.-*•!\u25a0'•\u25a0-\u25a0• ::'\u25a0 :\u25a0 ;-v"'xvr >»;v:
TestirhonyShp\\^^HarrirnariGffJeials
I Try to: Throttletie Traffic Rivals :' |
\u0084 •;••:; "It is a fair thing for; any one to take; care of .himself first.";
; This,.; according: to ; the .testimony -oi Freight ! Traffic -Manager
H- : A- ; Jones of : the V Southern; Pacific 'Compahy: at: the "Interstate
GpmrnercerCdmmissioh: : hearing: -yesterday, is the vcardinaL point
innate .making,; as it as practiced hy;the?Sarnman>.mon6poly; ; In
carryingout; this doctrine; Jones. admitted 1 that the ;Southetn: Pacific
had jmade/'a^ rate : on railroad tiesj of $s"a th6usand^'.when the rate
.on^greenKlumter: was only; :;a: ;a \u25a0thousand. purpose of; this
I unusual, rating'wasto placeman obstacle '" "'* " J "\u25a0"-•--\u25a0" :r \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>-** -\ —
in the /way -of \u25ba the .Western \u25a0;\u25a0 Pacific^ in
obtaining: construction material for; a
competing : line :to .the - Pacific. ' Coast."
There" 1 ; areTjalwaysr^conditibris :an3 \u25a0( clß';
cumstances, » according to Jones/ .which
must bereckonfcd with in making. railr
ro id "rates ;wisely,i and the attempt Ho*'
force : a \ rival 'to} build track with highly,
expensive -r ties \u25a0'' was ! evidently/ sueh s i a
condition and circumstance. J . ' ' .
." With the : exception of the; toll' case,
pn:which.another;hearing;willbe",held j
this afternoon,: Commissioner "Franklin
K. .Lane -.and 'Attorney Severance;^ have
cbmpleted their - labors in : this city, and'
on Thursday : next" .further testimony
on the 'merger. -Investigation -'.will -.be
taken inj Los Angeles: \u25a0\u25a0 / :
"Robert .A. Graham,\the ' man of (many^
inventions > aridO several - lawsuits, ' :Was
oh . the \ stand .. at? the .opening \, of ' the
morning (session \u25a0'- yesterday, v- ready, 'to
tell more- of ,the: brief existence 'of 'the
Oregt>n arid Orie'ntar line of chartered
.steamers which .formerly .were -operated
between' Portland : . and;: foreign: parts
until Benjamin < Campbell,.: traffic .man
ajger. of the Oregon. Railroad and Nayi-'
gation^ Company," served: notice \u25a0ori^Gra-"
ham to .-quit.. v * ' ..;.'-^. *^=:V'. '•*')>\u25a0 v^*.- \u25a0V'
.The witness- said thatr.he* had' want-.
cd.to" have: some of t the? freight; of > the
steamships 'f< Ev.a-: and ;- : Universe % routed
east's over the ; Chicago,"? Milwaukee * and
Str r -Paur road,': b'ut'\ this ysamelßenjam'ln
.Caiftpbell :had insisted i that yitl; should
all^go •' over ' the \u25a0Northwestern i or,\\ the
;lUihois;Cehtral;insplte of i the; fact; that
agents : of -the \ Chicago,l Milwaukee \ and
St. ] Paul '-. were '.diligent lln "• securing ! out
ward freight for the "Eya-andUhe Uni
.verse:;*;; ':'- •'•;."\u25a0 /'•':; ._-. - k s \u25a0' \'--'"-.-
Tf His boats ; : were \u25a0 profitable, ? he v j said,'
until / Benjamin - Campbell £ sent .-. a•: man
to! China' witht a; trunk { fulls of !•' circulars'
which: set if orth7>the*f act that tthelPort-!
land 'and Asiatic would be .the , only. Una
iwithXwhioh ;? the j Oregon T Railroad 'i ; and
Navigation Company, '?. would ?do jbusl
ness.";7Thls~H- literature^ c waa& secretly^
spread ; abroad • throufeh ( China * ahdVput
Oraham'andithefEvaiand^theVUnlverse
quite 'out- of ; business. V ; ,\u25a0 •..'.. *. .'
\r On ";'. cross-examination -tilt?; appeared
that \ Graham^was jaYj aY contractbrj in I the
business of building: electric: roads and
that' he had f dabbled* in f coal' mining, 'and'
toyed^with; trans-Pacific;fleets;until % ex-;
perience.hiad'.taught'hlirilthat'jhelwbuld
have *to "^move'J whereof there |,wer"e \u25a0/ no
transcon thiental '\u25a0* roads '- and '/ no * Benja-'
mm Campbells. : '.;\u25a0 ; • 'i -;
•< : V.tMAJn'osV: MANViIiAWSUITS - '. ':
"Have you .'ever' engaged' in" anyibusl
•ness over ,whichfyou?didn'tfgetjinto;a
lawsuit ?" '-U was asked sof •; and
he « replied i that \whlle \u25a0' it : was Hrue fthat
he's never ". fled ; from 2 legal i.\u25a0 tr'oublers yet
he'i had "f done business < without? being
sued font; several % occasions.;; '}',' &\' t £1 . ;
; , "You 'i rather .{ run i' intol lawsuits « than
run -' away ? from * them, f 'don't i you?'' \u25a0; In-;
quired; Lovett.', ; y ; ;T^;''f •'-'\u25a0" k-V:-"'- '\u25a0'\u25a0'. \u0084
"I seem'. to have j a i' faculty; tor' getting
Into -\u25a0 a ; lawsuit > there), is >• any.
chance,'', "Graham? admitted^ reluctantly/
\u25a0v ''Have you] ever) paidif or>the]steamer
yoii| chartered ?when^ybulcbnipeted| for
the LtransiPaciflc^ business ?"-|4wa3 ?, the
next 5 question, l , and | Graham \ said % that
he], was 1 waiting (for | E. I H.*t Harriman f to
furnlshlhlmlthefmbhey^tofdbjthatf on
;thel settlement lot ithel lawsuit » which j he
hadJbrought|a ! galnstfthe?Oregon|Rall^
rbad^and'Navlgatl6n.llt^appeared':af!ter
aTdlthat| this f easel had 4beenl decided
against ?^ him,** but $£ Graham| still p% t has
hopes '>l- of h finally t Harriman
and -:; his % traffic ? & manager^fl Benjamin
Campbell,: and ihasTappealed|hlslcase/*j
'.-\u25a0"£ Hisi experience S inilaw^S courts^ has
taught trade, 4
though ?not ;" ttof bughMy^t" Solwhenip he
was ' asked if Ihe had ' read*- the decision
| Wm|bo|«aiafdla|
creetly that he .had :'\u25a0. never 1 seen V< It
printed! ;;,. The : next. ; question, /hpw
eVer," brought out \u25a0 the fact that he had
access- to- a -: typewritten 'copy of the
dqcument.- .-. \u0084..\u25a0.\u25a0 : '• " : ' • .' •'. '.' V-:-.
."YpuV distinguish between 1 printing
and typewriUhg?" remarked Lpvett,. :
\u25a0 ;,'.; /. JDXES IS RETICEXT •-'. V ;'-..
7 H.. A.- Jones succeeded Graham on the
witness stand and proved himself easily
the most reticent; of them. ali.V. ln spite
of the fact that he had succeeded Wlllr
.iam;Sproule.«.iis^ freight! traffic manager
of the i Harriman " lines I west of Qgdeh,
herwasi'apparentlyVa ; man Without : an
occupation. ./According >v to:-_ -his own
showing s what^ he knew about railroad-
Ing and " ; what;lije. ; did thereat - could be
told' ih : . a: brief sentence. - V
\ \ "You vsay, you don' t have any thing .to
do with moving freight.Vhor: with fur
nishing "cars,- and you don't know any
.thing. about/rates that. have been made;
what; do .you do/iMr.VJ.ones?" ;was the
question Severance-asked Jones after
he -; had ; professed ; I gnbrance ; on '\u25a0 these
subjects. ;. "You V must ihaye been hav
ing- a \u0084very;nice :time since; you . came
here last September." ; - - : :
. Beverance^Do you ; think it Is a fair proposl-'
tion to the publio. that you should "adTance',your :
rail rate Jo Portland wheneTer Mr.- Schvrerln has
topay more > for: stevedores?: -\u25a0..;\u25a0. .»C: .-:=-\u25a0
i/j Jones— Yes; , sir. j.'; t -\.> • \u25a0".\u25a0• ' - •• '
.. J Do;you arrange these^ rates yourself? •
. -^p. 1 sir.- i The rate clerk does that." - *.
;Bntyoa direct '\u25a0 him? n?- • . • : " ' •
:' No,' he has general' orders. ~:i*,r*rS'~O t ..i:
K. The I making | of : ra tes. between • here f and '< Port
land '. Involves no • discretion " on | the- part lof the
manager- of trafflc,;i then; y Some? clerk; does tit;
you don't .Just * know-? who, i : but? he "< shoves • them
up ; and'down'as;he»llkeß?i.V- \u25a0--.-» .;.\;.. . . '.
.-We have. fixed rules. for making rates..' ' '
,-\u25a0 "\u25a0[. \u25a0?'-\u25a0' '\u25a0\u25a0.. HIGH : ; RATEy ON '- TIES V.-;. [ i
'i It was ; testified \u25a0 In ' the I north \ that ' your : com
pany; had | fri rate j for \ green % lumber . of : $3. 50 a
thousand and on ties of $5 a : thousand. . Did; you
make -that rate? \u25a0• : .- \u25a0 . ."• -\u25a0• \u25a0 . «-^. \u25a0-. -', .•• -
\u25a0;-No.' -;.:;-.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0.\u25a0 "-\u25a0- -'^:-> -^ :\u25a0 "• %-'% -' \u25a0' • -•' \u25a0
j * You don't know who *id make It?'
,-\u25a0-; '-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- •\u25a0\u25a0.->. K--y-j- .- •" '\u25a0'\u25a0-. \u25a0\u25a0;
7'W Can you explain, why. you should have a'. higher
rate , for ties , than |on i lumber of I various ' lengths?
•Ji, l* depends on : conditions and circumstances. \u25a0\u25a0•"
;•• what circumstances?* r*J- '.'\u25a0'", 5 :^.i.- '? v
I Well, a road mlghtwant allthe ties Itself and
I prevent any ; other, road i from 'getting them.' ;
? :Do you think that ' is ffalr? .-. ' -
.Lots of railroads do that. ' '
i But do, you thlnkfitHs fair? :,': ,'. ->IP9R9sB
C':i I think It . Is a • fair thing I for , anybody ; to .take
care of himself first. ::,•< - - •„> v .\u25a0-\u25a0.;\u25a0.
•i- Do you | ever , make a rate' to* the East without
first consulting ' the Santa F«?' - • „•.„ • .- ..
*^yea;:: ;f. \u25a0•. \u25a0:-:. .'v*.. v.-vvw" - -..:\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0
.'*Canjyou remember any/such' case? • - \u0084 •
it No ; but \no new ; Eastern < rate i has ; been . made
since I came here. •: '\-.--r ; ; .'*"• ; ; : ->- -;
yV,With f the /conclusion .; of.: Jones.: ; testi-f
rhohy J the :. hearing :In ? San t : Francisco
came ,? to i an -J end, > as"; f ar> as i the ".merger,
icase^wasf concerned. '; The on
theltollicaselwill' be f resumed ithis i after
noon •] and"- it> is r'expectedj ; that>. all j the
testimony -will s be taken durlngbne ses
sion.*"." •*•\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0•:":... \u25a0'\u25a0•\u25a0'jgpjlfßgßiW '.\ •-""""\u25a0'•"\u25a0 ; \u25a0}
REUNlbjr;7oF \u25a0' FIRE ; FIGHTERS j.
Information - \u25a0 Regrmrdlne ', Whereabouts
' \u25a0 of « Contractor \ Anderson Is > Wanted _
j l^ Franklin-" K.l l^ne ; ls! arranging \u25a0 for a
reunlon'iqf vthel|men4whol fought 'si the
fire^on^thaj night 'foff April |19.| on
Ness |avenue|and^ Franklin Fstfeet i^and
first 'usedfdynamlte ; tojstopithe'progres3
of Ithe ?flames 'i ln\that |ylclnlty.T;j Of the
meh] I wholworkedlthat|night|.wlth^Lane^
all ; are i known except -, the : man *^whoj set
off ;, the ; first sblasts,"^ and • Inf ormatlon| as
to J his '\u25a0*. whereabouts^ Is j' desired.**; Lane
thinks '£> his ?J name Jj was \u25a0'\u25a0Anderson g 1 and
thatjhe>was}a>contractor.'j^Hefdescrlbe~a
him - as i * a ; square-shouldered, - heavy £ set
gtan^wlth'^strdng,^ smooth-shaven'^ face.'
\u25a0\u25a0 LI>XCHEOxVGI\^NVTO>LA^E_t : "J.
jCh Franklin • k:* Lane, -^ Interstate^ Com
nic rce | Co mm! ss 1 on er, i was 'the f'guest Tot
the' Chamber of Commerce at a luncheorL
ICE COMES HIGH
BECAUSE FUEL
IS SCARCE
One : of : Sevieral 'I Eeasons
i? !Whyr Price -of \u25a0:'• frozen
Water : Is to Advance
SEtoJFIEi) ) SYSTEM >.
'rj FOR ITS: DELIVERY
- ' : The . coal trnrt - has - pinch ed the Ice
trust MO;' that \u25a0 the purveyor .of frozen
blocks of virnter will have to get even
on the consumer, and next Monday the
price of Ice will Jump in some esses 40
\u25a0 per cent,.- and on the averaa*e 20 . per
cent.* ; ;\u25a0-..... V ";';\u25a0 . '
: The high price. of fnel. the raise of
vrases for drivers from $80 -to 995 per
month and the heavy cost of maintaln-
Ing teams nnd feeding 1 stoclE has forced
the price of ice \u25a0 op. The several com
panlesj. Incluillnor -the '. Consumer"** Ice
Company, the A" at lon al Ice Company
nnd. the Union Ice Company, will make
arrangements to ; simplify the delivery
of lee and set bade some of the exceed
ingly heavy loates the lce-maklng con-
cerns suffered through the great April
:flre. VV V '\u25a0'\u25a0:\u25a0 ' \u25a0 v' ; '.-' V^:'V : V - : '- ,-V-;':-
The new {scale of prices will be as
: follows: : "" : . ;.'':'\u25a0\u25a0': '.;\u25a0•\u25a0.; •"\u25a0'.; ':'"'\u25a0• ". ; .
10 to- 50 pounds, per 100 pounds $1.00
' 50 to 75 \u25a0 pounds. p«r 100 pounds. .. ... . .73
100 to SOO poumls,'per 100 pounds..... . .60
300 to 600 pounds, per 100 pounds...... .60
600 to 000 pounds, per .100 pounds...... .40
900: to 2000 pounds, per 100 pounds...... .85
2000 to 3000 pounds, per 100 pounds..:...- .30
3000 pounds and upward, \u25a0 per 1 00 pounda . . ' ; .24
\u25a0An average Increase ' of $1 per, ton
will be made to butchers and an In
crease of $2 per ton to saloons and res
taurants that use large quantities of
ice.'VV./; V : ' r fc.v--- \ .'\u25a0 " V.; \u25a0-?, : \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0
Superintendent Albert J. Mitchell of
the Union Ice Company said last night:
IVRpu'ghljatiiestlznaied. tha raise In the
price of ice is about 20 per. cent on the
average * Over the present scale. Tho
companies have been forced "to raise
the prices, as we have been heavy losers
through the fire and the \u25a0 cost of pro
duction has been: very f great. . The raise
will not be felt by. the small consumer.
I feel confident that all of our custom
ers; understand ; why ! the advance was
necessary. -. V.' ;'-"•.' : -VV- ": ' \u25a0". " : - :
: Henry W. Westpahl, president of the
MerchantsNCpid. Storage and Ice Com
pany, said:. "The . companies " have not
.been -making much 'ice 'Since the firs.
All', have been '.'under heavy.' expense.
During the trying days following : the
conflagration what ice wo could . get
hold of . was "turned 1 over, to the relle?
committee. ; Our \u25a0 plants ; ; were' badly
crippled 'and since we have* started in
.business again" the ; expense of produc
tion ihas advanced very . materially." .
DROPPED DIVORCE;
INHERITS MONEY
-' ..-\u25a0 _.- \u25a0 \u25a0. . '\u0084- / • ••\u25a0 \u0084 \u25a0 , . . • '.. ..'..;. .-;' .:.':\u25a0\u25a0
:" Mrs. . Katherine .Dunne.' who -a little
bver'a year, ago sought a divorce from
Thomas Dunne, but '\u25a0\u25a0 returned to 'him
after} a ,\u25a0-.-. :feconcllialon : . ' effected : \u25a0'. .; by
Judge Graham,: appeared '< before Judge
Graham ; again yesterday, : but this : time
she. was ;. gowned : in . .widow's , weeds.'
and^lti was- not: a" divorce, but letters
of : administratlpn : for ; a $25,000 estate
which :\u25a0 she;^. sought. "\u25a0'•\u25a0. There were .tears
in? her eyes' \u25a0 as - she : faced . the man
.whose.- .good had kept her .; home
intact arid: made- it a happy one;dur
ing 'the- last 'months of her husband's
nfe. v \u25a0...\u25a0-\u25a0•' :: \u25a0."'\u25a0• "' '' : . '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0:\u25a0 : : :-- \u25a0' : \u25a0 \u25a0 -v
\u25a0>"Are • you m ot glad .now : that you
were- reconciled and v returned to your
husband?'.', asked Judge. " V.
:j "lndeed *I ;• am," jshe responded, ''and
I - thank . you - from the " bottom of " my
heart". \u25a0.'•, '..•\u25a0/:
; The .letters : of 'administration- were
granted ; and Mrs. Dtinne filed, a $12,000
bond. .- Dunne ; the \ owner ; of a:sa
loon \u25a0\u25a0 at ;. Fourth and 5 Bluxome streets,'
and- his estate consists •; o.f 'Valuable
rtal .estate" and about. $5000 -in the
h'ank.iaM»«Mt^tt£nßAtf^M&||MESMf.
BATTIipS WITH FOOTPAD
. John Msironeyrof . 828 Howard street
reported to "the police yesterday -that
he was assaulted" by" a footpad while on
his *,way. home' 7 ln."the "early "morning.
The" thug; hit I him. a' blow, in ; ; the mouth
.and then attemptedto rob him. Maroney
' battled with .t he footpad ' and the latter
ran : aw^y.-* " \u25a0 Maroney's t mouth was cut
by the thug's blows. ' •'" •; • • " \u25a0 •
given at 'the Palace Hotel yesterday
afternoon. C. H.Bentley. -presided as
toastmaster. j The : following . werb
present:" \u25a0\u25a0_.' .••••\u25a0,\u25a0
* \V. J. Bartnett, William A. Blssell." Wakefleld
-Baker, W. F. Barnes, George E. Butler. Chester
W. l^ Burke, . Peter F. Dunne,' George D. - Gray,
Eugene * Goodwin, " William L. ' G ers tie, • H. . A.
Jones, Isador . Jacobs, ; B. S. Lovett. -W. G. • Lace, '
H. T . D. ; Loveland; - Seth Jlann. i Charles C." Moore, '
James' McNab, - James .- K." Mof fltt, \u25a0' WUUam <: G.
Mugan, WIUUm Matson. William H. Marston,
A-. » H. •» Payson. H. D. ' PHlsbury, Henry -• Rosen
feld.iC-A: v Severance, -W.-.J. Shotwell, : J. C.
Stubbs, * James t Tyson,. WJlllam : B." Wheeler , and
Frank rM. Young.
Ik \u25a0bSvibH * nothiTisz so *
D LiS provocative of good humor as
WW- ~ >^AmmtS Ghirardelli's Cocoa. Its delic- .
BS wS| bI 10us ra S rance an<^ sustaining
I § goodness fill the most exacting
B guest with generous impulses.
\u25a0 ' \u25a0^Sh B " - \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- ' - ; ¥*h
*-?•'*\u25a0 s^l 'KB r * " "^ ' \u25a0 ' ' - Bt^nwf^
!\u25a0 B n for hla oir °%|E^^SiM
'* #/ H Lw 'fl 3PB breakfast la
if y I r^i% # a il* 9
Bji^iv^ B. \u25a0 Gocos
n^i^^Msst^n i . \u25a0 ...
ANOTHER FORM OF
GRAFT EXPOSED
BY POLICE
Employe of, Mectrical Be*
partment . Issues a. Bo^
: gus Inspection Certificate
WAERANTS HAVE
/ •.-\u25a0;\u25a0•; BEEN ISSUED
While hoth large and small graft
Inquiry 'temblors, have- been shaking
the various departments of the city
government and disturbing; the peo
ple's servants, from the Mayor down
to the patrolman on the beat. th«
department of electricity has hereto
fore escaped criticism- Detectives Tom
Gibson and Rlordan presented a state
ment of facts to Captain of Detectives
Duke yesterday, though, that will In.
all probability cause an Investigation
by the . Grand Jury of one or more
attaches of the electrical department
on charges of graft. . f •" - '
The facts In the case are that In
spector "William Elkins. acting under
the alleged authority of his superior.
W. P. Hewitt, tha head of th« de
partment. Issued, a spurious certt2cat9 .
of Inspection at the instance^ of H. .
Morgan- and F. McGulre. two* unreg
istered electricians, who, while In th»
employ of Robert "W. Martland. a oon
tractor of 152 Twelfth street. «n- ;
gaged In a separate piece of work for •
J..W. Rose and collected therefo- $85.
Inspector ,Elkins Is alleged by th« de
tectives to have Issued a c«rtlflcat»
of inspection without ever having vis
ited' the premises and to have forged
the name of his superior to a reoeipt.
for $5, the regulation fee. Ther« Is
no 'record of the bogus certificate on
the books of the department.'
: The exposure of. the alleged graft
In the electricians' department of tho
city government cams about by Con- .
tractor Martland accusing his two em
ployes, Morgan and McGulre, of ob
taining money under false pretenses.
While they were supposed to be work-
Ing for him they engaged In an In
dividual contract to wire the hotel and
saloon of J. W. Rose at the corner
of Railroad avenue and Fifth street.
The workmen drew pay from Mart
land and Rose at the same time, be
sides securing a \u25a0 fraudulent certificate
as to; their work. ~
';. TRY TO "SQUARE" MATTER
Overtures to "square" the matter
were made yesterday by the employes >
of the electrical department to De
tectlves Gibson and Rlordan. To thes»
advances the sleuths replied that If
there were graft It must com»
out, and they .would not be a party
to any concealment. Warrants have
been issued for the arrest of the* two
workmen who aw alleged to have
taken double pay, but no action has
yet . been commenced against the per- |
son or persons concerned in tho Is
suance of the forged certificate ; of In
spection. This matter will undoubt
edly be taken up by the Grand Jury at
an early- date.-" V , - : -' . -:;V- ; -- -. ;: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-"
The scandal resulting from the ex
posure of graft in the department of
electricity disclosed another Instance
of similar crookedness, which was
brought to the attention of W. P.
Hewitt, head of the department, -sev
eral months ago, but seemingly drop
ped.v-V'VvVy :.;V;-\:V: : : ;• V./V V^V'j;;? \rj:-
FEES COLLECTED ILUSaiLLT
. Fisher Ames, a well known attorney. .
says that he was approached by a
client 'whose property had been wired
and who had been: informed by friends
familiar 'with electrical work . that the
cost. was excessive. .The client handed
Ames ': a certificate of Inspection and
stated that It had been shown him by
the workmen as evidence that the
work had been done properly and in
workmanlike manner. Ames took the
certificate \u25a0to the -department .office of
W: P. Hewitt, where it was. ascertained
that, it had been Issued without ;any :
record being, made on the books, and
that there had been no : entry niadeof > .:
the : recelpt of the ; fee. . There the In- \u25a0
eident tended, apparently.' and though^
Inspector "\u25a0 Elklns was named: ; proml^
nently In connection with the matter,' *
no -investigation 'resulted.; \u25a0. .' - ..,- : .
' ; For /the . present Attorney Ames de- '
cllnes to disclose the name of the client \u25a0
who was shown the bogus certificate,
but as the Grand Jury. will, probably,
proceed * with an investigation of the i
affairs of the department, of electricity,: .
he- will doubtless be able to shed cor- :
roborated light on the incident of the
certificate "Issued to Morgan and Me-
G^iire. v:.'.- : . ; . :\u25a0;'\u25a0':\u25a0\u25a0 r' ,-\u25a0.".'••'• '\u25a0.•\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 " ;
\u25a0 It is not thought by : the detectives
that the small .matter of the fee Is the .
motive for. the graft, but that' through
the Issuance : of these bogus. certificates
Incompetent vworkmen are- able, to' se- •
cure contracts, and, armed, with tl*e
certificate, -collect e^pcessivo bills from
.the victims, a division being made with,
some one; higher-up: ' .'\u25a0 " \u25a0[ •;.' ."• :\u25a0.\u25a0 • : .
.February Sonset
The' February. ' Issue of -Sunset Maga
zine contains -six thrtlling shor.t stories
which make the -issue one of exception
al Interest.' • ; _"*' ""'-* "
EIStraASCB SUITS PTTiK» — Salts for insur
ance were filed yesterday by the WMtnsy EaUte
Company against the Girard.lira and* Marlae ta
mrancs' r^—j^'T of PhfiadelphU for .$7300 and
by C. X." Btaxr against ta« Flr» Association of
PhiladrfjMfc ib» $3300^08|38

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