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besides Congressman Knowland are
United States Senators George C. Per
kins and Frank P. Flint,. Governor
James N. Gillett and a host of Alameda
county politicians, who never look
deeper than the machine brand of ap
proval. When Dr. Wheeler save out
the news from Washington- last night
there was a great flurry 5 In Alameda
county political circles. Judge William
H. Waste was the first to hear from
the campus.: With his message I from
Dr. Wheeler came a suggestion' that
Congressman Knowlatid. who had sent
the name of Thomas to the President,
might find it desirable and proper to
name a compromise candidate. Wheeler
made it plain that he had no Intention
of entering upon a last ditch fight for
the appointment of Merrill. He had
merely stood firmly against the naming
of Thomas, and having scored his point
he was prepared to talk . compromise
with the men who had not agreed wlth>
Representative Knowland put on ; a
bold front and. declared that the' hßTd£
ing up of Thomas' name was not a de
feat.
"By no means," he said, "can such a.c
lion be taken' as a defeat for Thomas.;
President Wheeler and perhaps others
have Cled protests with the president
against Thomas. Out of courtesy the
president has directed the holding up- of;
Thomas' name in order that the protest
ing persons may have opportunity; -to <
make their showing? Otherwise upon
receipt of my recommendation Thomas'
name would have been accepted. Gen
erally Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock announces the appointments
upon the receipt of the representative's
recommendation.
"As I Interpret it. the action of the
president In sending a communication
to President Wheeler was nothing more
t n an an act of courtesy to the protest •»
ing persons. But there must be some
thing more to the protest than the mere
sending of it. I shall insist that any
charges which President Wheeler or
others have to make against Thomas
be- filed with President Roosevelt iand,
-Thomas be given an opportunity to*an»
swef. This Is due not only to Thomas,
but to myself, and I feel that this is the
proper attitude to take. It would be
unfair to withdraw Thomas' name after
lie had" been recommended simply be
cause a protest had been registered
against him."
DR. AVUEEI.KirS STATEMENT
Dr."" TVTieeler also had something , to
say. In a statement prepared for .The
Call he dealt at length with the .various
phases of the question and repeated
liis objections to the practice of using
the Berkeley postoffice as a political
asset. His statement was as follows:
"This matter of the Berkeley post
office is not a matter of pitting one can
didate against another. It is a con
flict between two widely distinct vlt»ws
pf public service. The leading citizens
of Berkeley are united in the- feeling
that their postoffice, , which has been
fearfully mismanaged and neglected in
recent years, must not longer continue,
as It were, a private possession of "V
small clique of professional politicians,^
"I have never known Mr. Merrill verjr;
well. I have never had any prolonged
conversations "with him. I doubt if I
Tiad met- him and Epoken to him more
than three or four times before this
matter came up. He was called to my
attention" 1 t>y the excellence of his ad
ministration of the town clerk's office,
•#hlch I had heard about from various
sources. Aleo, by the general reputa
tion for probity and integrity which'he
unquestionably bears in the community.
For the last year or two I have over
and over again heard different .citizens
say that they wished they could get
Merrill for postmaster; that he would
be an ideal man. His father was for
12 years the Berkeley postmaster nnd
much respected by every one. .The "son
had experience of the office under his
father and has served also. I believe,
for several years-Hs clerk. in another
postoffice. His name, '.. therefore, ? oc
curred naturally to men's minds as one
already trained to the professional work
of postoffice management. \
MERELY DESIRES GOOD MAX
"I do not care who Is the postmaster
In Berkeley so long as we have a man
that pays attention to the business and
gives us good collection and distribu-:
tipn of the mail. The university has
the right to ask this. Its publications
— those, for instance, of the Lick obser
vatory—the agricultural, bulletins go
out in large masses and must be
promptly distributed. "We had a case
a while ago of a sack of agricultural
bulletins of importance to the \u25a0 farmers
loft forgotten In a corner of the post
office for between five and six months.
"Everybody In Berkeley knew that
the proposed appointment of Thomas
meant a simple continuance of the
political use of the office. I shall be
perfectly satisfied If his nomination is
rejected and some good man, whoever
he may be, put in his place.- And I
think that in expressing- these senti
ments 1 simply voice what 1b the uni
versal and deeply felt sentiment of all
the best citizens of Berkeley. It is a
disagreeable thing for me to deal with,
and I should not have taken part In
the affair had I not deemed it my duty
to do so."
Prior to the receipt of the news from
Oyeter Bay the Thomas men had been
working hard and, were congratulating
themselves that they had made some
* progress. Governor Gillett stepped Into
the fight during- the day. He sent a
telegram to President Roosevelt unre
servedly recommending Thomas. This
Chaste ifas ?&:<£s
riusi
No Branch Stored. No agenta. -
THE BEST POSTED DRESSERS
;| WHO HAVE PASSED OPiNip^l S;
UPONOUR MODELS THIS SEASON 1
PRONOUNCE THEM^MASTERLY"
OUR IN CREASED. 'BUSINESS:
f(S AN ECHO OF THE VERDICg
NO BETTER CLOTHES ARE MAD&
THAN JHOSE WE HAVE HERfy
ASK ANY TAILOR OR CLOfiSiER/
Just , \u25a0 little argu m c ntn t on clothe*'.'
Are you a~ ttUor*« * ' ;«o d •> thl n g *;••?
Pay him bi p prl c c c and pc t poor fit?
Xow then, listen. In this exclutire Men's sbop
quality, fit and merit most make good,
We're been to* ion c in the game to do different-
TT« harfi Lere" a proflclent corps of "flt lm^
prorers.". *;. t . : \u25a0 1T
You don't experiment' In getting clothes -here.
Be«lde«, yon don't here to be an expert, .cither.
King: Solomon's Hall
; Fillmore St. near ; Suiter
• S an Francisco
SiPENBEBB IN FLIGHT,
liiiiiDEeliT
:: ConUnufd From Fate 1, Celnmn's
B£Policenjan';» Tatar. * The rald v yirtually
Was only a 1"a I "' search 'of *• the premises In
order to * Tnspife : a fear In' the \u25a0 law
breaker that would preclude his further
operations In -ticket traffic
V"IV "I will never, "never sell lottery tick
eta, again," • pleaded most grate
fully when he- saw the detectives about
to" depart" without; taking; him ; into >'cus
,tody,, He, ls : one of the "small^f ry". and
as the crusade of "the police is directed
chiefly at the "big, men" of thetrust
"Anderson." was content when Colen and
•Bunner- reported to him how, effectually
thfiy^had disposed of the vender..
SCUVEI LIiAXCE IS STRICT
The acting chief Is . not taking the
public,, lnto ..his. confidence In all;.hls
:workj_: It; is.-known, -however, that he is
maintaining the strictest surveillance
over;;. the ; \'*M. &. F." headquarters at
58 Second street, the rendezvous of the
lottery swindlers. .^jH.Fano, a Fill"
more" street pawn' broker,- formerly a
lottery operator of San Diego, is also
receiving* the 'attention fof Anderson's
men asa result of his operations in this
cltyV'-- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' : -V 1 ~~ \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\< : - 1 -- i'-y," : :-J.
Salomon and Cardes furnished cash
/bail at the Bush street station- yester
day. . and .when :\u25a0 taken - before V Police
• Jadge Weller • later pleaded not | guilty
and waived a jury trial. The case was
set for September S. .. : t
'Mike" O'Connor, alias' John Stevens,"
: who: was arrested in Market :. street
near Grant .avenue Wednesday after
noon by Detectives --Regan' and O'Con
ne!l with-, 2.000 tickets of the "Original
M. &" F." lottery., in his possession, ap
peared before Police Judge Conlan yes
terday morning. He pleaded not guilty,
waived a jury trial and by consent the
case was continued until, September 12.V
Meantime the case . against O'Connor,
set for trial in Judge Weller's court
on September 6, will have been decided.
WESTERN PACIFIC GRANT
GOES-OVER TWO WEEKS
Definite ;Time to Be Fixed for Com
jj^ pletion of ' "the Proposed
Irriprovemetits
' OAKLAND, Aug. 29. — The ordinance
granting the Western Pacific, railroad
additional land room at the north har-"
bor training wall and providing for,
fairway for the Gould ferry steamer
slips was laid over for two weeks 'by
order of the- ordinance and .judiciary
committee of the city council tonight.
The action was taken in order to have
incorporated In the ordinance a definite
time for the commencement ; <jf -" the
Xork.and its completion.""- It was sug
gested that the; work should be begun
within "six months after ~ the granting
of .the right to the railroadj . : i
' . It was suggested that the Western
Pacific should file plans stating in de
tail what improvements and work were
to be done by the railroad corporation.
was taken by the politicians to indicate
possibilities of revenge in case Dr.
Wheeler should ' triumph and afterward
seek favors at Sacramento. ; >^ j
STAND IS INDOnsni)
The connection of the regents, of the
state university with the struggle to
change the postoffice conditions nt
Berkeley was explained last night by
Dr. Wheeler, who said that A." W. ; Fos
ter,> chairman of the s fl nanceVcommittee
of the board of regents, which is the
executive committee of the board, had.
with cole obiect of Improving,, posr
tal conditions'* in the" college; town, sent
a telegram to President Roosevelt ask
ing that Merrill be named.;' Dr.* Wheeler,
regarded^~thls action r of the executive
committee as an Indorsement Of his
stand. : ~ . .
E. J. Martin, chairman of the execu
tive committee of the citizens' league
of Berkeley, announced yesterday that
Francis J. .Heney, who was a class
mate of ! Merrill's "at the . university in
\u25a0IS B2, had wired an indorsement of Mer
rill to President Rooßevelt and that J.
J. Dwyer, who Is also connected with
the graft prosecutions, had sent a
similar telegram. \u25a0"_ .'
Judge .W. H. .Waste, who signed a
petition for Thomas, startled the poll'
tlcians yesterday by" giving out an in
terview in which he admitted advising
Knowland . that If practical politics
were to be kept but of the postofflce it
would be- well to recommend the-.ap
pointment of Merrill. - This apparent
defection from the Thomas ranks i Was
explained by -Judge Waste as : fol}ows:
"I told Mr. Knowland, who advised
with me about the Berkeley situation,
that both ..Thomas " and Merrill were
perfectly capable " men and- that both
were" warm friends of mine. * I believe
either would make a good postmaster.
But I said if Knowland desired a friend,
a personal representative in Berkeley,
in politics, who would keep ' him".in
formed regarding political conditions
and- would serve Knowland's interests
In. politics,- then Thomas would be 1 the
better man. If, on /the contrary, he
'wished' to ignore and eliminate | politics
entirely, then Merrill would serve his
purpose, as Merrill had . small \u25a0 Interest
in politics and was ' not at all in
Thomas', class as an Organizer and di
rector of : political matters.' :The word
politics. I used -In the sense .of ' legiti
mate politics, and : the lack oh Merrill's
part of political prestige was not meant
to be discreditable to him, nor. its | pos
session on Thomas' part as ! adding
his qualifications; as a postmaster."
IS SUPPORT OF MERRILIi
._ Citizens of Berkeley held a meeting
last, night arid 'appointed a committee
to wait upon Knowland at 10:30 o'clock
this morning, and ask him to support
Merrill : for.Vthe :.postmasterßhip. : >This
committee is made up as follows: D. J.
Martirii chairman; V. , J,^^ Robinson, R. A.
•Berry,',;"W"»V A-^ Gbmpertz,-; EL ' 1Z • Coryell,
Earl Ht Webb, Leon E. Martin,' Guy Hyde
Chick,", E. W- Newton; .Prof. S.-F." Drees
lar,' F.W.'Foss, Pro f." Irving Stririgham;
Prof. . Lincoln " Hutchinson, E. PPs;. s ; Lewis.
..: The fight . : is; still on, for the Herrln
machine ..fears ' that a - backdown "will
tiuse^ many j accessions . to',? the rapidly
gtl>Tving ranks of *l ti, enemies. Hi- If . the
%on test' is , carried -to sena
torial courtesy, will enable- Perkins and
:Fiirit*tp, : preye'nt ; the' confirmation of
Merrill or . any, one . else \ who* does . riot
.meet v thelr< approval, •; but . there ", is [i no
way of : forcing; the^president"* to \ name
THomas.-? Jn rflle' evehts of & deadlock
the choice of Dr." Wheeler arid* the busi
;nessnien"qf-*Berkeley;.would;be'glven"a
recess appointment as soon as the sen
ate adjourned and would hold on until
th?e. foHpwing^ session of Tcbngress.; If
Knowland \u25a0i.wants '. > to* hear : .'charges
ag^lri^Thomashe^-^rtll'undoubtedly .be
accom modated. . *Dr. r ;.'WheeleK;C and * h!«
friends , say that Thomas is< notoriously
Incompetents, that V-he j'hadv'^oyfirlye ; up
the.;, town.; clerkship -of?; Berkeley,; be-,
cause of his incompetence and that he
is of the stripe of . men" who \u25a0 have made
;thesßerkeley : postofßce * the,; worst t first
''class* 4>fßceflm the^stite. ;\. /
OPEXS KEW " 6kh ' LIVE
' ThOrnwell' Mullariy,'''. acting manager
of the .'United * Railroads, - announces
that V-'tbe^.T; Tenth ; ;f; f and /^Montgomery
streets'jllrie; will -commence 'operations
under a 'seven •and-' a*^haif minute 'head
way ' this "over : the t following
route:rFrom .Tenth and .Bryant'stfeets
vla^Tentli . to ? Polk, \u25a0 tb^Grove; to I City^
Hall ' avenue, to Leaveriworth, » to 'i Post,"
to , Montgomery, ° and : .tol" Washington
and Kearny streets; returning over the
same" streets." ":""~ -~_ v . r , .._ . .. \u0084: . ; i
THE^SAy -Mt^GJSGO ;^^li^
CORONER'S JURY FINDS
REIST WAS MURDERED
Verdict Accuses No One and
Suspect W.XE. Rand ..-
Is -Released
REMAINS A MYSTERY
Little Can :Be Learned of
the Life' of Olympic
Club^Man '
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
VALLEJO, Aug.29.— A. coronet's Jury
decided today that the death of A; : J.
Relst, the San Francisco Olympic club
man, who was found: slain on; a lonely
mountain trail: near Sulsun, was not'a
suicide but a murder. • No one was ; ac
cused of the' crime by the Jury arid W.
E. Rand, who had been arrested on sus
picion, was released this afternoon
when the verdict of "death at the hands
of an unknown person" was returned.
The niystery of Relst's life remains
as deep as that of his death. \u25a0Coroner
B> J. Klotz, who conducted the Inquest
today, has learned -that two brothers
of the slain man are living." One /is'Jn
Portland . and the " other.'in New York,
but neither has ? replied \u25a0> to ; a ' message
adyisiug him of, the; clubman's "death:. r :
Among "Reist's .v effects ; were .'.found
documents that showed that 's he T/'- had
been a .thirty-second degree Mason, an
Odd Fellow'arid a^Knightrof Pythias:
Receipts showed that he had paid dues
for life in all the lodges with: which he
was allied. 'He held membership in a
blue .lodge at Oroville,^; another.?: in
Berkeley, and Odd Fellow; and Pythian
lodges in Dayton, O.; His body.was sent
to" the latter "city at the -request of
brother Odd Fellows, who will' conduct
the:funeral. . " .
After releasing Rand the authorities
here and in Suisun* renewed their "ef-,
forts to find a clew, that might lead to
the capture of the murderer. ;
MISSING WIFE TELLS
OF HUSBAND'S CRUELTY
Mrs. Peacock Writes From
Fresno to Friends in
A ' Sacramento
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
SACRAMENTO. Aug. 29.— Mrs. WIN
Ham F. Peacock,"" who mysteriously dis
appeared fronv this- city? last, week after
making away with J the - ; household fur
niture and her > husband's cash In u the
bank, has written from Fresno; deny
ing his stories that he has .always
treated her well :-ajid; that her.; sister
wasto blame for^gr leaving home. :
- Mrs. Peacock ; asserts _ that *; her hus
band,-who is; a dep'ufy ; internal revenue
collector, , has ;; treated her ; cruelly arid
that she- was forced to run away.;; She
denies. that : fine has ; acted s inTany , way^
that . will t not . bear ; Investigation, % and
ends her, letter : by- promising »tol' Bhow^
her "husband f up Z lf ; he^dbes " not 7' stop.,
"shedding 'crocodile .tears." • '\
CURBSTONE IS REC*EIVING
' STATION: FOR METC ALF
Naval Secretary; Wins Voters in Town
of Vallejo by >; Democratic
Handshaking.
VALLEJO, Aug. 29.^-Victor H. Met
calf,. secretary j-of ; the 'navy, surprised
every male : person • of : voting Vage; in
this town today. He far* surpassed
Charleß. Warren ' Fairbanks with 'his
buttermilk ' cocktails . " and he equaled
President ' Roosevelt ' with his ; hearty,
handshake. \u25a0;"•--';' ; \u0084 .>;,'/ .; \u25a0.\u25a0.'"\u25a0*•'. .:
Metcalf started out * to ; inspect the
naval stations about s the.- bay..;- He
viewed ;. the Hunters ; point : .\u25a0! dock,'
glimpsed Goat Island and then ran over
.to Mare island, ;where -he , saw ; ships;
shops; and sailors.- "A dinner; tendered
by Admiral Lyon and Captain Phelps "of
the cruiser .California ended the in
spection tour. ISSSj*!
.Then; he, came to . Vallejo ; and - held a
regular . curbstone \u25a0. reception/ :: People
who, know him say .they, never; saw: him
abandon his " usual : dignity rso vutterly,
and Vallejo ' apparently liked 1 him': the
more for .it. Scores f of persons shook
hands with ; the: secretary, and to;sail
ors and citizens ;;, alike >he - announced
his Intention; of rvigorouslyiurglng- the
next congress to establish naval
facilities at all the yards and stations
about the bay.'
PLUCKY WOMAN ITEARS OUT/
FRONT OF \ ROBBER'S^SHIRT
Grasps Man by Throat and ; Chokea
Him as She Screams for!
.;•• . .Assistance
Special by Leased; Wirt i to The Call'
. PORTLAND, Aug. 29.— A lone, high
wayman who . accosted Mrs. George
Hamm in a' lonely spot two blocks from
her house on: Omaha avenue blasts night i
met;; his U match J and ci was
routed •by :\u25a0:; the *J' plucky ; ~ woman." \u25a0 " The
robber ordered '-\u25a0 her.' to ' give? him" ; what
money she had and seized her by the
left: arm.' , '
,\V,Without'i a'j moment's t hesitation Mrs:
Hamm ' grabbed ' the ' nian ' by , the \u25a0 throat
and = held \u25a0 him'ao ; tightly j that ; he } re
\u25a0leased'{ his f- hold . on % her. -; 4. Mrs. 1 ; Hamm
still;. held .', him :). fast 1 and, 'woman . ; like/
began: to scream." ; \J: ; .\- J / '": \
\u25a0 »The man" made ; desperate efforts to
rf ree himself and ; finally;; broke away,
l.eaving.his^at; and* a'part^of; his f shirt
"front, ; whlchf was 1 torn ''i away - by/ Mrs*
Hamm. She is la' yery^ musculaVrwoman
and BaYs T she hasrno' fear ' of: high;
wayraen^J;- ;_*/; ' ';'*, ? r : 'v r : '- : :-/"
WIFE FREES rBTABBERr BTABBER
>, The j charge;,/ of -.assault < to, murder
against'^ Herman V Schmult,t alias ,* Hoff
man; :was ' dismissed 3by,.v Police * r Judge
Weller yesterday.^ Schmijlt'. was 'arrest
ed • in i Pacific^ street for I stab- 3
;blrig]Kinma i *Brosaw, I Ja\waitre»s,^inVthe'
breast- with: a"; "poeketi kriif e.*ft.When? the
case S was ;, called : i yesterday^ the "JWomarT
deciared ? thaf ', she ? had | been ' married Mo
Schmul t in -.1900 j ai\<l i refused « to . prose-""
cute hlm.:.,':^,^-;;^--; 7 "; \u25a0u~ : ':"'4 3j^~*" :^'^
WeekJ Bad ; Holidays
'.*_• Why^ not ' spend :• therii on \u25a0 a trip \u25a0up
Mt. Hamilton itosthe great- Lick* Ob
servatory? Stage-service .from Hotel
-Vendome.' -' : Take v* Southern * Pacific's
Coast Line - trains ' to ' San Jose. - Satur
day to Monday s round trlpltlcket»7 s2. ';:•'
CHARLES I L. CURRIER 'DEAD
• . Charles L. ; : Currier, ' a £well :V: V kriowj
businessman 'died f * in ;;," his £\u25a0'; home : iin
BerkeleyAWedn^sday : hiorrilng, af ter t *an
illnesl of two fweeks^;:He' leaves
aiwife,;a-mbther,tand;'a f ?slster. : arid:^alßO
abrother_whd;Hvea in\ Chicago." Currier
had*jfory,thetlast r flve|yearß|bee"n'vPaclflQ'
coast manager ;for| the ?Amerlca.ril credit
indemnity l company] of i St. Itoui*/>1 toui*/> M 0 .: .;
Manj^rmj^^crmasters
Are Transferred eM Go
to Take New Posts
WASHINGTON. : Aug. ' 29.— Army-
Second -Lieutenant \WillianvA.Ganoe is
transferred from the Twenty-eighth to
the ;Seventeenthsinfantry. Changes . : in
stations arid duties of quartermasters-
Peter "Murray fromi Fort.* Leavenwortti
to Fort • Slocurn,^ ; ,relleving'.* Captain
Frank * C. , Je well,%wh'o ; will v proceed fto
Havana for/asslgnmentlto'duty in Cuba;
Second;; Lieu tenan t Jesse J Gastori,! Fifth
teenth . /lnfantryif lsp transferred '?.to | the
Eighteenth' infantry; but will; remain on
duty- wlth|the« Fifteenth : ' : i until -the ar
rivalVofltheJEighteenthllnVthev Philips
plnes.vwhen'heiWlUJoin his; regiment;
Townserid;;Wheian,;. Thirtieth'^ infantry,
upon the'> completion of his duties Cat
Camp .Perry . and : Seagirt will join ; his
regiment ;tini the Cap tain
Frank •;\u25a0 Granka, 'j. depot ; quartermaster,
Newport*: News,* wlll'receipt to * First
Lieutenant* ; Thomas M." Knox,. First
cavalry, 'acting ; quarterniastej, .; for/;; the
property-, on the" transportJSumner;
Clyde' D.' V. HuntiVquarterfnaster, \u25a0'; from
Fort Rosecrans to ; Pittsburgh to assume
charge^of^the' Pittsburg;st6rage« and
supplyj depot; relieving First ! Lieuten
antVt Thomas -M. «- Knox, First ; cavalryi
acting quartermaster, who; will join" his
regiment.TC ; Firsts Lieutenant \ P.'
Coleman," Ninth* infantry, reorultlng of
ficer; at .Wlchita;|will proceed: to New
klrk,;Okla.,tto prbcure evidence \u25a0 neces
sary to complete the trial of an enlisted
mannow before a'general court martial
at Fortßlley.iVThe reeignationof Sec
ond, Lieutenant -Nathaniel L. Howard
has been' accepted.
; Navy-T-Lieutenant C. A. Abele, de
tached from ; the : Nebraska ta; the j Chi
cago.' Lieutenant ,T. R.* Kurtsr; to naval
training, station, San Francisco.' ; Ensign
J. \u25a0H. j Blackburn,^ to the : Chicago.' • Act-
IngrAssistanti.Su"rgebn :aV McK.> Jones/
sick; leave .revoked, [to\ navy /recruiting,
station,'; Des Molnes?; Passed Assistant
Paymaster ;;J.^Maupin, detached "from
the r naval \ station^ at i Cavite;. to home.'
Commander J.;c. v G. iGlllmore, detached
from command of the Helena, to home.
Commander; R.-M. Hughes, 'detached
from the ; naval ? station .at Cayite, ' to
command ot the; Helena, Lieutenant \u25a0 C.
M. ; Tozer,; to the i ßainbow. Midshipman
L. C. Cauzy,; detached from the Rain-",
bow, to. the Dale. ;-'-= ::-
MORGAN NOW TRACTION
KING, DETHRONING RYAN
Financier Buys $20,000,000
Metropolitan Bonds-
Will Reorganize
Special by> Leased Wire to The Call
'NEW YORK; Aug. 29.— J. P. Morgan
has 'stepped Into the arena as the new
traction klitg,":: dethroning; Ryan i and
Belmont. The great banker, according
to a : report current in the best quarters
of Wall .today,;, has., purchased
$20,000,000 cpar.'of Metropolitan bonds
and will undertake the. reorganization
of .the- local traction trust"- His ppu r
chase of the bonds has relieved at least
one big banking house from 'desperate
trouble.; F :,. --,\ \u25a0; \u25a0< .'.. . ;\u25a0-;:;\u25a0 \u25a0-.-\u25a0."-'••\u25a0•\u25a0..• '-;-.
- The price paid by Morgan is the best
proof :of : tbo; condition In f.which^ one
financier, found himself, for Morgan"; got
.the .bonds; at^BO." r .These; securities ; were
.issued C in.' exchangei for ,'lnterbo rough
Rapid f Transit stock \u25a0 at \the- rate ,of i two
for one,, and 1 Morgan 2 therefore gets'! the
equivalent of Interborbugh Rapid'.Tran^
sit stock at ;par. It^is paying 9* per
cent ? and 7is earning more. L The'v reor
ganization will'be- along such lines,* It
'181 8 i said,; as to - make * the \u25a0 bonds : a splen
did: investment. >.. .. " :
. It was iriLorder:to buy. this block of
Interborough-Metropblitan 1 bonds that
Morgan hurried j home |so f unexpectedly.
If ,It had -been -known; certainly . that
he 'would* have ' come, one •of his ; dearest
friends would have saved about $1,600,
000; which- his >wife s lost through - the
sale of .these bonds -In the. open market.
Mr. Morgan^. is i said to -have .; exrpessed
sorrow that - the ; sacrifice iwas madei '. as
he would have helped this financier
through also.
STAGE PASSENGERS SEE
BATTLE BETWEEN EAGLES
yanquished Bird Dies Soon
After Its; Capture; by
Eyewitness
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
SAN RAFAEL, August 29.—Passen
gers on the Bollnas stage, while cross-]
ing I Pine rldge,^ about 12 ; miles % from
here. on the .Bollnas^road;: witnessed ;'a
battle 'i yesterday between; ; two f eagles;
which . V were "tearing Tfand ; clawing iat
one ! another's throats ..while ' at \ an . altif
tude^of sl.ooo ;"f eet'wAs i they | fought the
giant birds 'emitted 'hoarse; cries;;;. Both
were when* one.'.eyl
deritly;' mortally' wounded ;but?'still « full
of flght, fastened Its beak in the other's
throat and both 'slowly: fluttered to the
\u25a0ground.::"-;-;'-, \u25a0\u25a0' ; ,::' ' ; _\u25a0\u25a0 ' '\u25a0^\u25a0Z -" . ; ":" ~ r ;::'~'-
: . J.RiiWalsh, a Sausallto man, secured
the'.wourided bird,\which died • soon ' aft
erward/;";From^tlpXto;;ftlp;;its; wings
measured 8 feet;s% J inches. ;
FRIENDS TRYING TO'SAVE I y*
TAYLOR? FROM -PRISON
Sacramento; Bankers : Learn That Man
Who Cashed Bad Paper Oper-u
ated in. the East •
Special by Leased • Wire to The Call
i-; SACRAMENT6?"Aug.:29.-— lt" has been
learned-byUhe 'officials of L the Fort Sut-J
ter r ? national V, bank '- t : of ; this that
Thomas t? the" hand some young
southern Insurance promoter who passed
much ibad' paper;in ; ; this city7and;whb)is
nowi awai ting trial; for /forgery/ cleaned
up?$15;000 j in'* various Vdeals* in\whlch ,
he, was Interested at Memphis, Terin.*Yi:
r" Tayloriis relativeTlby f marriage |of
: former'Attorney^Gerieral|Flttgerald«of ,
thlsJ_stateV and'streriuous'eflortsjare' be£ !
in gr| made ito J savel thefyourig man from
golngjto ; prison.,; lt i is said sthat! friends, i
ofAtheifamUylarelacUvely.;interce(iinjr
with District "Attorney Wachorst. ;j
SPEAKER; 1 CANNON : SAYS HE
;: '\u25a0- HAS NO BEE
:^ug; ? 29^Speaker;j.;G. :
Cannon; who iwas * the guest, of. (Repre-*
Sentati ve ! J. ; C. : v Slbleyi ofj Pennsylvania
on- a Vcrulse th rough i the"! Thousand * Islf
ands oni Sibley'sj yacht, 1 : is*.quotediby, the ',
: "Al e xand ria'^Bay^ correspondent % ot jj the
1 Herald!asVsaylng'iriT reply! to' questions
i r6gardirig: ; hlsr* possible 'candidacy -for
! the presidency: \u25a0•: : "V3(B®3ffili£'' : " '•\u25a0" \u25a0
1 l}f or the : republican
nomination f;for ? president?- No. . Per
sonallyjl have' not|the^bee.'V .=» ';-
;•; a VGasene" £ suds "are '-a not - poisonous;
vapors {harmless f ,to ' inhal»* - . *\u25a0: •r ;
REGISTRAR ADAMS WILL
BE OUSTED FROM POST
Political Work Done by Him
During Office Hours
Pro ves Undoing . v
\u25a0WILErAPPOINT WALSH
Holder of
Js ,to; Be; Named as
: the
: George , P. ?? v Adams, .registrar, of voi
erß^:will:!be'l removed from office soon
on thei ground^ that r he , has : ; used • his
position u to V further,; his;. own political
ends. £ According Ito I the "-"present V pro-,
grani/f Adams ;•' will ..be succeeded by
.Thomas* J.* Walsh. s .who • formerly held
the : portion ,; of , registrar. :._/
•^'Adams', removal" was, vouched for .last
night by a political leader who Is in a po
sitiori' to ' know.' That Adams ; had?inter
fered with voters when 'they, appeared at
.his office tor eglster was charged against
him, ' and for. this : offense : the * board '-\u25a0\u25a0 of
elections J has "\u25a0 been asked .to ; remove
him. _*A'da.ms;;lt.;is'said, made a prac
tice \iofr'dolng; political work when
voters » with \ whom V he i was acquainted
appeared-totregisterrthls' Idea in flo
ing; «o,'? it i was 'explained; being to gain
a j larger registration 2 for ! the union la
bor; party tin'order.' to ; secure, for that
party/ a larger number of election ofH
cere.-/; ;/';"\u25a0'.'\u25a0\u25a0 -A ; ..;,;--, ;•.'"• " ;
\ Adams' , reriioval : has been t under con
sideration -by' Mayor .Taylor* for some
time. - The jpart played : by the registrar
in< the primaries 0f .1904. when the reg
ular : were removed at the 'elev
enth 'hour; and %- ward ' heelers substi
tuted.'^ played . an " ' important -part in
bringing about 'Adams', prospective de
capitation,' as; did also his connection
with the Rebstock, i Wyman and " Stef
flns'/'stuffihgJplot, In .which he refused
ito give; up for; an investigation .the
books Jof his "office:*- 'Members of the
.board; of; election 'commissioners,- when
.approached j on' the subject last night,
.were 'reticent, jbut:not"one; of them de
nied that it had "been ; decided upon to
oust Adams within a short time."
SAILING ORDERS FOR
FLEET ARE ISSUED
Sixteen Battleships With
r Auxiliaries to Set Out
by,, December 19
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Prepara
tory orders f or .the Atlantic battleship
fleet to proceed to the Pacific are con
tained, in this memorandum' for all bu
reaus. Issued today by Truman H.. New
berry, acting secretary of -the navy:"
"The /bureaus are respectfully^ in
formed: that the'- Atlantic fleet of 16'
battleships, _ a flotilla of six torpedo
boat destroyers, i with an auxiliary as
tender, 1 togetherj with two supply ships
and ione repair ship for ; the service of
the ; fleet, -will Itake \a Vcruise to San
; Francisco ivia I the ; strait \of \u25a0; Magellan,'
steaming not later than:December;ls:to
19; % the >s torpedo jjflotilla? steaming 'riot
lafcflr. than^ December. 17. s !'T; < J1~"~ ' /
i^"The|;"department 1~ directs x that the
bureaus -issues the "• necessary orders -"to
prepare r the 'fleet ..* and" its' auxiliaries,"
,consistingiof .the before men
tioned, supply ships.' Glacier and Culgoa,
, the; repair , shlp : PantKer and the;auxili
ary VArethusa,: which is ' to be ; tender " ; to
the * destroyers. : so I that they will be in
all respects ready to steam on the date
mentioned." ; -"*
\u25a0,\u25a0-\u25a0: Prom present Indications It". appears
that ! about, 104,640f tons of coalwill be
needed, that all the coal will be shipped
in; colliers -from;. the: east; that-^^the cost
will . be , less than first anticipated, and
that to 'minimize- expense foreign bot
toms " r . will .; carry.; most = of uthe "coal, is
American contractors quote prices be
yond reason. J ,_
DISCOVER FOUR CHINESE
HELD IN LIVING TOMB
Girl, Two Women and Man
Axe Found Dying in
*~ House of Death
Special by Leased Wire, to The Call
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 29—Four:Chi
nese—a girl, 1 twoi women- and a"man
abandoned; arid i dying jin ( a ? deadhouse,
/were" rescued * by] the : police who ' raided
the' : secret jplacetin a . ' dark \u25a0•! alley/.' of
Chinatown, here -Tuesday." They\were
;weakened-:"by ; hunger/; famished 3^for
waterjj and faced li death ; by .. starvation
rather.^ than, from* disease. *
,:*- Cries if orihelp"Usßulng , from the room
. were I heard \by & visitors - % in
The.' bullding^where? ; the )of the
Inhuman Mongolian custom '\u25a0 lay^ is - isof
laied* froml. the! more; thickly, populated
portion of the district, and the rescuora
hadfdifflcultyjin|ldcatingJit;fAfter calU
lhg] the" police'; they; renewed the search,'
traced I the 'i£ pitiful * ' to I their
source J and Jbroke ? open the ' door,*; re
vealing, a' horrible sisht^RBQSBBBHi
",v ßacked the V. Illness ... that 3 had
.caußed: : 'th.elr f t, friends r % or,relativej»;to
abandon^ them;*' the',; three '.women : and
.theimanslayj in >• a" huddled heap I In ; the
centerjof ithejfllthy -floor. ' ; ; v ••' ;\u25a0; ,; .'' ;\u25a0'
r v WhenC they. v were into ; the
deathhouse'rbread \ and -water; sufficient,
their 1 thought,;^ to }'. last ; ; until
death 'relieved Hhelr^ agonies, 1 were left
with i themv£ Gnawed [crusts ; and ! crumbs
.were; all ' that had been 1 eft j by. the army
of Jratßlthatspromptly^wrestedltheifood
frb'miits^strickenf ownefs.^." The "water,
had % been • consumed ".and " for days J the
four, had lain helpless; abandoned by.
friends and kin. their cries too weak to
attfact|thbseTwhoj.would < come ! to their
rescue?.;^ It V was i only,- byjaccident : ' that
the visitorsicame^near, enough: today to
heairltheir/walling;;^ "vr;"" ' ; ' .• .c
? v ;.; There; is but little hope that the elder
wometiTwlll yive. l vX ; The i girl, , who }wai
i onceV'durlngr '> her. " stay i In {the
deadhouße"i,byj friends,^ may , survive her
awful; experience, £but;, the « man t 'cannot
live, .'r In i all % f our^cases I Chinese | herb's
and teasfalled to arrest* the illness from
whiehy.thes victims s Suffered,' j and"' their
relatives* giving' "up ihope; of .thelr^llves,'
. took | them;, toUthe *; filthy '\u25a0 deadhouse to
moetsthelr.'end alone.' : . - ."'.-
CONDUCTOR" SHOOTS > AT MAN
't':\ James k a:^Martln^ a ..United/ Rail
roads-"conductor; -.was arrested ,":v last
nights: for.i firing; two .- shots Vat-a^man
who t threw Fa \u25a0 brick 'at ihis -car. ,- Martin,
,who ? jwas Jinicnarge^of .'.car4 1522 '.of
the ; FolsomTstreet i 1 Ine, was ~oh h is Lway,
to ;i the"| ferries |,wheny the",- missile
hurled jthrOugh*: a^wlndow. l\: He J jumped
off/|chased3the|mahj into? Beale . street
and .^flred ,? twol, shotsj as i the ', , f ugltlv*
"disappeared; A "policeman. hurried to the
scene and arrested Martin. ...
THOUSANDS HEAR TAFT'S
ADDRESS AT DENVER
Raps Bryan for His Views
on Legislation Against
the .Trusts \u25a0 ,
GUEST AT BANQUET
:y •- \u25a0-- — \u25a0 .:' '4.
Prominent Republicans X)ine
With 1 Secretary at
Leading Hotel
DENVER, Aug. 29.— The most Impor
tant'event of a busy day in Denver for
Secretary* of War Taft was a speech
lie delivered late this afternoon on the
steps of the state. capitol.
"He cjosedhis stay in this city with a
receptiorr given •by Yale men -at the
University club and a, dinner at the
Brown Palace hotel, .at which \u0084 . IQO
prominent republicans -of the: state
were guests., Taft left for Yellowstone
park"at"B ; o'clock^tonight. The secre
tary's* voice" went : back ; on him yester
day, and he called- in a specialist to
treat : his throat, so \u25a0 that he could be
heard In the open. air. The -specialist
reported that there was nothing serious
the -matter with Taffs throat.
; After . leaving Fort Logan, Secretary
Taft , announced . that Fort Logan and
Fort Douglass, near Salt Lake, would
be regimental forts.- He said that the
reservation at Fort .Logan was not
large enough to accommodate a. bri
gade. -^Si>£9K9SHHBBfI6B
>X', crowd of several thousand people
waited in 'a. drizzling" rain for., some
time this afternoon. for Taft to appear
and ;' greeted liis address with' frequent
bursts of applause. His address. In 'the
main, was a repetition of his Columbus
speech. ; He deviated somewhat to reply
tothe public statement of "William J.
Bryan on ; the trusts. .He .-said that
Bryan wanted to extirpate the trusts.
"If he 'means '. by ' this that he wants
trusts dissolved \u25a0 Into their constituent
parts," 'said* Taft, "we do not; agree
with him. iWe want the good ones con
tinued and the bad ones abolished and
properly . regulated."
The secretary said that the difference
between 'Bryan and Roosevelt was that
Roosevelt' had, faith in the people; he
had faith . that good .'men could be se
cured to enforce the laws, whereas
Bryan did- not trust the courts and of
fered the initiative and referendum as
a cure all;. ,
PASSENGER EARNINGS
INCREASED BY $3,000,000
Flattering Showing Is Made
by the Southern Pa
cific Company
. ; An Increase over last year of nearly
$3,000,000 in the passenger earnings of
the Pacific system of the Southern Pa
cific for the fiscal year ending June
30 is the flattering report that will be
issued*- shortly from Chicago. .The < total
earnings ,for: the Pacific system repre
sent ; a sum considerably more . than
$24,000,000, or more .than . $2,000,000 a
month. This Is most ' encouraging, for Jit
emphatically proves that California^ Is
the objective 'point of uravel from- the
east, and it also shows that the state
must, be; prosperous, for a : great' part
of the: sum of $2,000,000 a month for
passenger travel was ; contributed to
the coffers of the Southern Pacific by
California. "
As the business is steadily increas
ing the. showing next ;year. Judging by
the business that has been done since
last ; June •* and the i prospects of : future
travel, -of' passenger earnings for the
Southern \ Pacific will be considerably
more than $30,000,000. \u25a0
ONE BOY DESERTS THE
TELEGRAPHERS* UNION
Says That He "Doesn't Think Things
Are Run Right" : by Organi
zation's Officials
According to Deputy National Presi
dent Copps of ithe ; commercial ' telegra
phers".-union nothing new has devel
oped .' in " the | local situation of the \u25a0 tele
graph strike./ Copps declared yesterday
that as far as he knew the rumor that
President Roosevelt was ,td Intercede in
the strike was without foundation. - \u25a0
' .'The members, of -the' local union. are
preparing: to take part in the Labor day
parade in Oakland and will have a
float in line. Copps said yesterday that
nearly 75 members of the union would
spend , two i weeks in camp In the Santa
Cruz : mountains. ; -In ; the last week
there has been' but one desertipfj from
the ranks of the union, this being a boy,
who. "didv not v think things .were rim
right" by those in charge of the strike.
LOSES FEET UXDER OAR
Lying on the - ; tracks, ; both • his feet
amputated . by : the .wheels: of 'a car, and
unconscious, Harry *<:. Kensie of 140
First .' avenue, a motorman to* the
United Railroads, was found last* night
In the tunnel, near the life saving sta
tion"! on-.: the' beach by£ Charles Butter
worth, motorman Cof ia * beach line I car.
He was .taken 1 to the central emergency
hospital, where It was said last) night
that he probably .would die. 1 It had ' been
Kensie's day off, and he spent It'at the
beach/- "None 'of the carmen -on * tha
beach line saw,- him in -. the '\u25a0 tunnel, • and
he Icould : not tell how; he had been . In
jured.'*- : ' j '.\u25a0;'..'\u25a0'\u25a0' ."...:
SHIRTS I
THE EXACTNESS AND PHI- f{
CISION BHOWH If* THE l\
?vPATTC H N t O F i A CLOK T T r jfj
NEQLIGE BHIRT CXtM< H
PLIFIEB THE CLOSE |i
, ATTENTION TO DETAIL 0
WHICH >I 8 PART OF "THE fi
MAKING OF ALL CLUETT H
>BHIRTB. D
WHITE AND EXCLUSIVE U
FANCY PATTERNS. g|
*•« fOX CLUtTT »HHT». . tj
;. - ," l»OJl roil OLUITT lABCV. 11
|j
MIUmariIIMWMIUM, li
THE GREATEST OF
ALL PIANO DAYS
Shrewd Buyers Are Now
-Securing Their Pianos
"I have been, looking : at. pianos for
the pa3t six months, but I - have never
seeh-an- opportunity -like this 1 before."
This was the/ remark^©! a weil known
Berkeley lady after purchaatngr - a piano
of ? Eilers Music' : Company, 'yesterday.
She had made the rounds of every store
in San Francisco. and was familiar with
practically , every, make; pf^piano. hart
died in town. This same opinion has
been expressed in " one form or other.
dozens -of times . within, tha past- two
weeks, by "piano buyers .'at the Eiders"
stores. \u25a0" CI .
-Thera is now nq-doubt in the minds
of the public that Ithe ' emergency sale
"recently: -announced by the Eilers
houses means i, the greatest , piano buy
ing opportunity ever afforded, to Cali
fornia buyers.: But no matter what w«
I may tell you; no matter ..what your
friends who have been her« may tell
you about ; this wonderful .; opportunity.
you r wlll never properly appreciate it
until you visit our * stores " yourself.
You can . have your choice- now from
over'4o of th# most -worthy > makes of
pianos that America- produces, - includ
ing the well known Kircball: the ar
tist's favorite, the Haxeltonr the. stanch.
and reliable Habart JkL Cable; the well
known and always popular Decker; ,th«
real genuine Schumann, aid _ many
others, all at prices that have hereto
fore been charged for medium grads
and inferior pianos.
- Every one of these fine 'lnstruments
was to have gone Into oar splendid dis
play in our ..new. Market street - store
on September -1. They are all new
and form part of what would have
been 'the largest and -most magnificent
stock of pianos ever brought to tha
coast.
It : is only the fact that our new
building will be delayed for months
that piano buyers now have the oppor
tunity of buying at ' these startllngly
low prices.
We are now closing out Baby Grands
and costly uprights. Autoplanos and
Playolas, the finest of uprights. In any
design' of case you prefer. Think of
getting a real „ Playola Piano at less
than 1500; but that is what you can do
today.
Pianos that, have regularly brought
$450 in San Francisco can now be pur
chased at 5277 to $313. $300 pianos are
now $218, and plainer styles 'at $199.
The terms of payment are made to suit
your convenience.
MAIL ORDERS
The large proportion of our mail or
der.; business constitutes a splendid in
dorsement of the confidence that out of
town buyers place in our. fair dealings
and orders are constantly coming to us,
not only from piano buyers >in Cali
fornia, but throughout all the* western
states. These orders come to us to a
large extent unsolicited and upon tli»
recommendation of people who have
bought from us before and have in
dorsed. our methods and considerate
treatment. Every piano sold by mail
receives the most careful inspection
before leaving our stores and is sent
subject to the entire satisfaction of
the customer.
THIS IS THE TIME TO ACT
ing a ptano during* the^coming filfor"
winter, act now. You'can save enough
on*.- your purchase to give ; a musical
education to the entire family and you
will have, a piano that will be, as
good in the next generation as it 13
in this.
USED PIANOS
Autopiano sales during the past two
months have exceeded any record we
have heretofore' made with this won
derful and popular 'lnstrument. As a
result many fine, slightly used pianos
come to us in exchange. Such pianos
as these would never have found their
way back into a store were It not. for
the fact .; that their owners had pur
chased Autoplanos Instead. They are
musically perfect and you can buy them
at practically half what they ar«
worth. \u25a0V \u25a0 - < • «M|MM|
EILER3 MUSIC COMPANY, 11X9
Van Ness avenue, 1220 Fillmore street*
San Francisco;, 1075 Clay street. Oak
land; corner Shattuck avenue and Ban*
croft, way, Berkeley; Stockton, San
Jose, Eureka, Reno, Nev.
Undsr tha Hew Purs Food Law^
r AH Pood Products must be pan and
',"*'" ' . honcatly label Zed. - y O
BURNETT 'S
VANILLA
was fifty year* ahead of the Law. It wu 1 '
always pur« Vanilla. Every bottla now
bears this lab«l : Guarantied -xndir th* ?o«d
and Draft Act Jant 30ih, 1909 t^ Serial
Ntunitr S/.whlcl* haa been aa«l*ae4 to t»
by the U. 3. o«pt. of Agriculture. _ fP% ~
JOSEPH BURNETT CO>. twron. «*— .
Toke Point Grill
139 ELUS, Near Powell.
' Www Open for Builam
'Good Cooking. Moderate Prior*.
RAVER BBwOS. . Proprietors.
I DRRIiERCK
GOLDEN
\u25a0RBnin SLL^ \u25a0 %#^ L
DBSCOVEKY
FOR THE " " •.
) BLOOD t LIVER,LUNGS.
MCALipiAPpOTIQMiCpaifIIITEE
* (OTcanUed *1802> *-
PROMOTION: The act of proniotln?; ad-
Tancement; ENCOURAGEMENT.— Centnry . Die
ttonary. • - - • .; - _—\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- •-..;\u25a0
-The.- California ' Promotion comaittee has fcf
Its object the PaOMOTING of California a» «
whole. \u25a0 :«• • .-..:-...:\u25a0\u25a0-;
, It . haa nothing to sell. " • >-
IU energies ar» deToted to fonterln; sQ fiiast
that have tbe ADVANCEMENT of California **
th*!r obje«t. - -- .
It-glT** reliable Jaformatloa. on erery aabjec!
connected with the inJustrie* of California.
It ftTM KNCOUKAGBMBXT to th* otabllsh-
ment of n«w In du*tre s * and " tavltaa de»irib.«
temljTatioa.'* ~ —\u25a0''•'-• \u25a0"-\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 • '
•.rit'to not aa . tmploym«at a«*acy. althonfa «
liT»« Information regarding labor coodltlons-
It presents Ci« oppor tan Ities and ne«ls wav
fields of bo*lne»a and profcaaioaal actlTity.
" Tn« cbmialtte* •Ja supported , by popular sob-
scriptlon and makea nxt.chargea ror any »«r»ic«
naaersd. i^BBnMnHM I *^ 1 '.»«•
AffUiated with th« commltte* are 180 con*,
merdal «*ganl«aUo«w ot th« state, wita a oietn-
bersblp «f vt»r 20.00 CL - • \u25a0 -- " - -
Me«tla<9 ar« held' a*mlajiflS*ny In di2»rwul
parts ot California, where, matters of a Ut« In-
terest ara.dlßCUssed. L* . .
Headquarters of th« eommttta* aw malatainea
ra i Baa Francisco . In California : bnUdln*. Ualo«