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AMUSEMENTS <§f Opera House OAKL.AJVD DIRECTION" H. TV. BISHOP r roa San Key' Rout. %ow Opea — Alameda County 1 . EXPOSITIOX AXU CXIVXTVXU "Meet Us on the Gladway" THE IDOJLi OPERA COHPAJTy OF 60 ia SHIP AHOY The 2ristte«t cad rtuaaiest cf Cozaio Operts Ca« lnclufles: FerrU Harraaa, Edith Meson. WalUe* Brownlow. Tom Persse. Walter De L«oa, Doris Goodwin and a host vl fsrorites, : Paul Stelnflorff, Musical Dim-tor lO^KnTsc'* " d Adults. a^S n tr^ £^y S R^r CiBCO ' teClo<Uat Kesexrtd Seats at Opera, tOe and 25c. Rettsorant. Cafe. etc.. on the grounds. Milan Opera Co. CHUTES THEATER TONIGHT, "LA BOHEME" TTith Bertoaad, Elmzls, Bales trl. Pacinl aad LOrabBTCl. "TfcAVIATA"— Toraorrcw Matlaee »nd SnndaT >.lj:bt with PadoTanl, Psrola, Arcangeli aad Waurwl. v.'! l^ 1050^"— Tomorrow Night, with Ferra- U^F^^}*- *****£'& MaßeerTana Ber^anil. "CAVALLEEIA" and "PAGUACCI"— Sunday Matine«. vrith GonMles. Balestri. Pacinl, Bert- cozzL, Piraazscmt «n<l EiFnorlnL XZXT WEEK— LAST OF EEASOJT •KlG^ol^•— Tuesday, Friday Mshts, Sunday "TEOVATORir— \Te<!n«sdar Msht '.'J A F ST "~ TkurwUj ' Kteht. Saturday Matinee. "CAVALLEEIA" and "PAGIiACCI"— Sarer- d&r Night. Sunday Xljht. Grand fareweU bill. Seats on 6tle for all performances at Sherman, Clay & Co.'b, Van New aT. above California St., and Geo. Q. Myers* , 37 Montgomery ar. .- R^serr^S seats— «2.oo, (UO, $1.00, 60c General admission. 50e. 1 « LOVERICH &LUBELSKI-pROPS.aMcR* DIRECTION GOTTLOB. MARX & CO. LAST 2 NIGHTS— MATINEE SATUBJJAT. Walter N. Lawrence presents. The Greatest cf Ail American Plays, "THE THREE OF US." With a Cast of Excellencs. K& SUNDAY NIGHT LOUIS JAMES as FALSTAFF In s MaeclCcent Prodactlon of 'THE MERRY WIVES OF WIXDSOR" SEATS NOW READT. ELLIS ST. NEAR FILLMORE. AbßolntPly "Cluss A" Theater B'jildlnc. MATIXEE TODAY A\D EVERY DAY ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE A NIGHT WITH THE POETS, tola In Story. Fonp and Picture: BELLCLAIRE BROS : BERKV *nd EERRT; INEZ MACAULEY and COMI--.<Y; MR. end MRS. JIMMIE BARRY; PAUL BARNES; Vr.tr Wwk of THE SUNNY SOcTH; MW onrHEUM MOTION PICTrRES, and Last X\>ck of JOSEPH-HART'S ELECTRIC CRICK- ETS, including KATHERINE BCNN. TV. N. CRIPPS and octette of beautiful pirls. PRICF-S — rvenings. 10c. 25c. 50c. Tsc. Box S^at*. Jl. Matln«»eß (except Sundays and lioli- (•evs'. 10c. 25c. 50c. Phone West COOO. PRINCESS THEATER Ellis et. near Fillmore. S. LoTerich, Manager. High-Class Vandenlle— B Great Acts. Mats. Dally — Evening^ at 7:45 and 0:15 COMMENCING NEXT MONDAY HIGH-GLASS MUSICAL COMEDY AND VAUDEVILLE! 3 — PERFORMANCES DAILY— 3 Mat. at 2:15. Evenings at 8:15. PRICES — Er«ilajn!, 10c 2-V. ."JSc. 50e. Mat. except Ennday and holidays, 10c aad 25c. 1/AIU IUPCC THEATER \u25a0 nil ULikJiJ pbone Market 800. GOTTLOB. MARX & CO.. Managers. SEATS SELLING FOR, NEXT WEEK EVERY XIGHT — SCXDAY INCLUDED MATINEES SATURDAY ONLY , This and Next Week — Engagement of the MOST COXSPICCOUS Jf. Y. SUCCESS By Pad Armstrong. with o:ye or the most magnifi- cent PRODUCTIONS EVER SEEN LIEBLER & CO.. Managers. Coming— OLCA NETKERSOLE 1 ALCAZARS ABSOLCTELT "CLASS A" STRUCTURE Con.VER SUTTER AJVD STEEVKR STS. Ecltsco & Mayer, Owners and Managers. •— — • UkST THREE TaGHTS. Tne If»w Alcazar Stock Company In Angnstns Tnomas' Great Comedy. Matinee* Satiirdar and Sunday PRICES-Nlrnts. 25c to $U Mats.. 25c. 35c. 50c. \exi Week—^senes»ee of the Hllln * A Dramttlxation of Marah EIUs Ryan's Great NoTel. 'Told In the Hills." \u25a0 CENTRAL THEATER ERNEST E. HO WELL.. Proprietor and Manager Market and Eighth streets Phone Market 777 Home of Melodrama MATIXEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Tonight «nd All the Week, The Spectacnlar Owen Davl» Play, A GAMBLER'S DAUGHTER PRICES— ISc, 23c and . 50c. . N>xt Week, beginning Monday night, the Epienfiid Scenle Melodrama, "RULED OFF THE TORF" Colonial Theater RICHARD & PRINGLE'S FAMOUS GEORGIA MINSTRELS *C\ FAMOCS 4O 4U FUNSTERS W MATINEE DAILT. ' DONATION OF $100,000 GIVEN PRINTERS' HOME Wealthy Widow Contributes Aid for Disabled Union Men RAISE ,SICK BENEFIT \' . - Retail Clerks Also Strive .to Have Stores Close at 6 o'clock •<v3C=S!ss*>^ The officers of < TMoj^jffifficouwLfr San Francisco typo "^-SSSy^jligtC^ graphical union . were Informed yes terday In a letter from the executive council of the Union printers' home at Colorado Springs that the Institution had received a $100,000 donation from a rich widow. The name of the donor was not given. . .; The meeting of lodge No. 286 of the brotherhood of railway carmen. Tues day evening, in St. Helen's halL was the largest this organization, which is composed of steam railway employes, has held since last May. One member was expelled for becoming motorman for the United Railroads. A letter from the lodge's delegate to the interna tional convention in Chicago says that many propositions favoring the Pacific coast. have been approved. Fourteen applicants for membership were ob ligated. Secretary A- Condrotte an nounced that the lodge is making re markable progress. < San Francisco lodge No. 68 of the brotherhood of machinists has received advice of the election of the following officers of the International body at the session recently closed at St. Louis: Jaar.es O'Connell of Washington, D. C, president: P. J. Conlon of Washington, J. Soznmerville of Alaska, J. O. Bucka law of Little Rock. Thomas Wilson of Cheyenne. J. J. Keppler of Chicago and Walter Ames of Kansas City, Vice presidents. At the meeting of the marine cooks' and stewards' association, which was held last week, and presided over by Edward Anderson, It was decided to purchase a burial plat in Mount Olivet cemetery. The union voted $2,500 for the purchase of the plat and the cost of \u25a0beautifying it. Retail clerks' union, local No. 432. at Its meeting last week increased the benefits to sick- or disabled members to flO a week. A report was presented to the effect that all tha members are working with a will for the 6 o'clock closing movement. Sev eral candidates were initiated and four applications were presented. Butchers' union No. 115 at Its meet ing last week appointed a committee to frame a new set of bylaws. Twen ty-four applications were presented and referred to the committee on mem bership. Five candidates favorably reported on were obligated. At - the last meeting of the retail shoe clerks at 1422 Stelner street, it was announced that a special meeting will be held Monday. The union added flvtt to its membership by initiation and received a number of applications. Local union No. 8 of the International brotherhood of electrical workers ad mitted two "members on transfer cards at its last meeting. Three candidates were obligated. Several' visitors ad dressed the meeting. Painters' union No. 19 and millmen's union No 423 will have their ball teams at the .. Recreation park tomorrow to play a match. The game will be called at 10 o'clock. .~^ The telephone operators' union will hold a special meeting in the Labor temple this evening for the purpose of taking up a number of matters of special Interest to the members. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HOLD LADIES' NIGHT DANCE California Council Gives Enjoyable Entertainment and Reception for More Than 400 Guests With a musical entertainment In Lyric hall last evening California coun cil. Knights of Columbus, made their ladles' night a distinct success. Fol lowing the entertainment, a reception and a dance were held, 'in which 400 members and their friends took part. Dr. P. J. S. Conlan opened the pro gram with an address of welcome, and Si. J. Hynes of the San Francisco coun cil recited a number of extremely good selections, which were loudly ap plauded. Dr. Conlan, Captain Henry Gleason, D. F. Supple. J. S. Egan, P. J. Fay, F. A. Healy and A. F. Spohn formed the arrangements committee. MEYERFELD BUYS CONTROL OF THE PRINCESS THEATER Pays $50,000 to Keep Klaw & Er- langer Out of San Francisco Vaudeville Field Morris Meyerfeld, president of the Orpheum circuit \ in San 'Francisco, closed a deal yesterday in which he paid $50,000 tor the controlling Interest in the new Princess theater. The prime object of the move. It is believed, is the ambition of the Orpheum company to prevent Klaw & Erlanger'enter ing the vaudeville field In San Fran cisco. The Erlanger concern has made attempts to add .the Princess to its circuit Meyerfeld, in conjunction with Sam Loverlqh, will conduct the theater .un der new * conditions, beginning next Monday. V /'. AMUSEMENTS v TONIGHT CQLISEUM- i FINALS OF ONE MILE SERIES OF WORLD'S CHAMpIOJVSHIP RACES HAULEY DAVIDSON— WOBLD'S CHAMPIOK. STOUTEN'BERO— BIGNAMI— ARNOUJ.- : .. \u25a0RICE CAOJD AT 9:30 P. M. Admission 20c. Skatlnx till 11 p. m. yEXT WEEK— B MILE BBBIES. . STAR PIGTORIUM 3740 MISSION STnEETV WUI ContlatM for Another Week THE LIFE OF CHRIST The Great* Passion Play Taken from the Original Play at Obertmtnerg.iu. AdalU 20c....... ...•."..•.*..".•......;. Chi1dren 10c Star Plctorinm. 27*0 Mltsion. bet. 23d ana 24th. RECREATION PARK ' ; VfJeocla et. between FoarteeaUi ao4 Fifteenth. OAKLAND vs. LOS ANGELES Wedaetdar, Thnirsday and Friday..... 3:30 p. ml SATURDAY :;;•.:;;.: :;..-.'. •"•... :;.r.>:00 p. n>." SUNDAY ................ -.'• :..... i2:80 p. m. RESERVED SEATS at grounds and H. Harris It C©.'a,lM6 Fillmore t>t- T&E SAJST FRANCISCO ; CALL, IfFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27; :1907. To Report Against Purchase of Spring Valley Plant Supervisors' Rublic Utilities Committee Favors Securing Water From the Sierras / The supervisors' public utilities committee decided yesterday to report adversely to the recommendation of the federated water committee that the city purchase the Spring Valley water plant for a sum approximating $27,000,000. The committee began the preparation of a report containing its | reasons for not favoring the acquisition of the Spring Valley works. The report said that the charter limited the total amount of municipal bond issues to $63,000,000, as fixed by the assessed valuation of San Francisco. The report continued : "A bond issue in the sum, of $17,000,000 has already been author ized for schools, hospitals and other. purposes, and It has been agreed that another Issue of J6.000.000 Is necessary for an auxiliary high pressure water system for Ore protection. If bonds were Issued in the sum of $27,000 000 to buy the Spring Valley plant It would leave but a possible (13.000,000 for the acquisition of the Tuolumne river sup ply, which the engineers have figured Will cost 139,000,000. . . "The purchase of Spring^Valley would, therefore, prevent the acquisition of a municipal water supply from the Sierra, which the, committee deems is* the most desirable, for San ' Francisco. "Therefore, since the purchase of Spring Valley would not allow of the consummation of the Tuolumne project, the committee Is not in favor of the expenditure of $27,000,000 for the ac quisition of Spring Valley." A number of businessmen and prop erty owners appeared' before the utili ties committee to " urge the final passage of the ordinances granting franchises to the United Railroads for electric systems in Sixteenth and Kan sas streets, and from Scott and Page streets to Potrero avenue and- Twen tieth street. The committee took the petitions under advisement. Investigate Nine Theaters Which Violate Safety Law The Supervisors* Fire Committee Defers Revoking Permits The fire committee of the supervisors began an investigation yesterday of nine theaters which are said to be operating under Illegal permits be cause the buildings do not comply with the safety ordinance.. The theaters under Investigation are the Davis, Em pire, Wigwam, Novelty. National, Cen tral, Van Ness, Chutes and Lyceum. Chairman Stafford j favored the Im medite revocation of the licenses, but the committee decided first to have Chief Building Inspector Horgan ex amine the playhouses and report next' Thursday wherein they fail to comply with the ordinance. When the report has been filed ac tion will be taken oy the committee for the revocation of the illegal licenses. ;-'' . Horgan expressed an offhand opin ion that the Chutes building was erected previous to the passage of ordi nance- 88, the original ordinance gov erning theater construction. ' The committee recommended amend ments to the ordinance. regulating tene ment houses, requiring them to bo class A or B buildings when they were six stories or more In height and ex empting so called "Romeo" flats from the provisions.. " - -< '• Another- amendment requires 10 feet of yard space In the rear of tenement houses or 10 per cent of the depth "of the^ lot* when it is less than 100 feet In depth. This will necessitate a change In the plans of the $800,000 apartment house to be constructed by I. Magnln at Hyde and Washington streets. ' - The commltteo recommended the amendment to' the building ordinance providing that bay' windows may be constructed within the thickness of the walls In class A, B and C - buildings within ; the fire limits. , The committee referred to the board of works the protest of the Mission promotion association to prevent blasts Ing by Gray Brothers in Beacon street. Arrange for Transfer From Alrashouse to Relief Building Corporation to Aid in Paying for Maintenance of Indigent The health committee of the board of supervisors held a conference yesterday with . several of the directors of the relief corporation for the purpose of arranging for the removal , of 200 or 300. inmates from two of the almshouse buildings* to the relief, building con structed •on the almshouse tract. There were present at the conference besides. the members of the committee, Rudolph Spreckels, F. ,W. Dohrmann, J. D. Phelan and Supervisor Magee of the relief corporation. :•%;;; -.; Supervisor d" Ancona said that it was the purpose to use one of the almshouse buildings for. chronic -patients and! the other for tubercular. 1 patients and to remove such patients thereto from the county, hospital, which It was proposed to .vacate for sanitary reasons. D'Ah cona said it was : not proposed to use the relief funds for the care of the sick poor, as the i city would , bear : such ex pense if they were ; assigned to the relief building.; . ; Spreckels said the :. relief l building would be turned over to the city prob ably next July,, but thought . the ; Red Cross could -" take care of some of the inmates at Ingleside. until /then. It cost 50 cents a day. to maintain relief inmates, whereas the city, paid but IS cents a day for the care of 'almshouse inmates. , - Dohrmann thought the raising of the standard of maintenance should be fol lowed by .the city and. suggested ithat If the relief corporation received alras house inmates the} city . should; pay ,'a rate per head, to be decided upon later. The suggestion^was/ agreed.^upoh and the relief corporation will make up the balance. of the actual-cost'of.'mainte nance of , the patients ; received. ,. Formal action was postponed until a confer ence could be held . with the, -health board. -; "It was the cense of the conference that the name* "almshouse" should be changed to "Relief. home." '] .'\u25a0 Will Widen Fourth Street to Accommodate Teamsters The Works . Board A lso Ordered to Put Sewer in Piae" > The - Bupervlsors\ street committee dJrecteflithe "board; of v works yesteraay to * widen and • pave \ Fourth 'street from Channels to Kentucky. \u25a0:.;;., The ; Southern PaciiacTconipany deeded a; 2 -foot strip of land ; to widen? the : street ; in 1903,' at the "time. the • ! f ranctilse* .'f orl^the : bay shore cutoff was grranted^:; The roadway ,wil) - tberi*j be s*loo ;; f eet * wide - and -. fur nish'greater, facilities for;;tearning.; i The. petition ;of 'property; owners that Gray Brothers *be {forbidden ! to' blast lin Beacon street; was preferred Uo;the; ; cUy attofney^They committee ;„ had r never granted ,tbe" necessary^ permit and Pres-' ident'Caiey'of the board'of he would recommend the revocation of a permit granted by, the works board. The committee ordered a sewer built In Pine street from f Market 7 to Bat tery. It will cost $4,000. Casey Threatens to Resign if His Salary Is Held Up Court Judgment of $2t7502 t 750 May Cause Works Head to Quit Auditor Horton was served yester day with a copy of the Judgment of the superior court for $2,750 and costs, ob tained by Charles , D. Taylor against Michael Casey, T. p. "Woodward and Herbert Schmltz, former members of the board of works. , Taylor was hurt in a fall through a defective sidewalk. Casey was reappointed to the board of works and the serving of Taylor's Judgment will cause the auditor to withhold payment of Casey's salary. The salaries of Woodward, as city engineer, and of Schmltz, as secretary of the park commission, have.: been held up for some time. When the ag gregate amount equals the sum of Tay lor's Judgment proceedings will be In stituted to have the claim satisfied. When Horton Informed Casey that he could not audit his salary demand the latter became angry and said: "If this thing continues I will resign as works commissioner, for I don't pro pose to stand for it." , HIBERNIAN RIFLE SV BALL EVENT OF TOMORROW EVE All Arrangements for Big Military Affair at Auditorium Rink/ - Are Completed All arrangements for. the military ball to be given by the First battalion of the Hibernian rifles at the Audltor rlum skating rfnk. Page 'and Fillmore streets, tomorrow nights have been completed and the Indications are that the affair will be as great a success as the former entertainments given by this organization. The following are the committees: Major C. J. Collins, floor manager; Captain J. J. Roonan. first assistant manager; Lieutenant B. J. Larley, second assistant manager; Lien tenant T. J. Connolly, Jame* Eeene, Darid Mad aen, C. T. Mahoney, Corporal John SulliYan. Privates W. J. O'Brien, M. J. Coltr, A- T. Kyle and D. Baker, floor committee. ;• Reception committee — T. G. Mahoney. Michael Donahue. Rer. T. Carraber. Captain M. J. Pierce. Sergeant Major Charles McDonald. Wil liam Boyle, T. P. O'Dowd. Stere McCue, George J. Lore, Cornelius Herllhy, B. Bheehaa,- James i-^JL*™ I*'1 *' James T. Lynch, Captain W. 0, Griffin, Sergeant John Curran,; Corporal W. - B. j Copley, Serjeant John Snlllran, Sergeant Thomas Reßan, Quartermaster "Sergeant W. T. - Hana- ' haa. Adjutant James Mlneban, M." J. Giles, Dan Creedon. Joseph J. Sheehy.J. Clifford. AUTO KIDNAPING STORY OF WOMAN DISCREDITED Police Fail to Find Evidence of At tack Reported by Mrs. Nellie Shaw The story, told the police by Mrs. Nellie Shaw, of 2515 Van Ness avenue that two young men had attempted to drag^ her Into an automobile In Union street between Gough: and Octavja Sat urday morning, was discredited by the police yesterday after an investigation. Mrs. Shaw said that she struggled and screamed; and; that an -iceman Jumped off his wagon and came to her as sistance. ; /.-/I- - Detective T. C .' Murphy has been working on 'the case for the past four days. He was unable to" find any one In that neighborhood whosaw the al leged attempt to kidnap the woman. A, young man. was cleaning windows opposite and~a carpenter was at work within a few yards, but neither saw nor heard Mrs. Shaw. Murphy also ques tioned every : iceman who visits that neighborhood, ) but none saw or I heard anything of the kind. > Murphy also sayß there is no automobile in the city painted 'as despribed by Mrs. Shaw. The police have dropped the case. Some dealers "are Invariably out of what ' you ask for^ and offer you a substitute which is Just -as good. This dealer Is. working for his own profit Go to the honest dealer, who will sell you what you ask for and not try to sell you a substitute in order to make larger profit. ' CHAUFFITira. GIVEtTBAD CHECK—Oakland, S«pt/ 26.— J. C. CllnVenheard, a chauffeur, • com plaioed to ! the . police 1 that - a passenger named M. J. Marks Rare , him \u25a0a • worthless check : for $20 in payment for a four hour trip. JW CHICAGO, UNION PACIFIC sM M & ftSORTH WESTERN LINE M MjM $70.00 to St. Paul and Minneapolis, lylinn. $72.50 to Chicago, HI., and return. ;MM§ Mm! $(03.50 to New York, N.Y., and return. $109.50 to Boston, Mass., and return. MM/P ( | Si $107.50 to Philadelphia, Pa., and return. $107.00 to Baltimore, Md., and return. MMi If If §JQ7.00 to Washington, D. C, and return: jSmjn \ till TICKETS TO AND FROM ALL POINTS IN EUROPE. \j|m\ . TicKets pro-Vide _for stopo-Vers at fflagara Falls \d%&§ikw Hi > and other eastern tourist points. <dsgffflffl' • Tickets at these low rates are available for passage on the electric lighted \^^^ Overland Limited: leaves daily at 10:00 A. M., or on fast trains leaving J^^^^^ at 9:00 A. M. and 6:20 P. M. Full particulars on request. W:f*&&B&SJ&r '-. R. R. RITCHIE, Gen'l A«t Paclflo Coast, C. 4 N. W. Ry., 878 Market St., Flood Bldo., San Francisco. S. F. BOOTH. Gen'l A O t. Pass. Dept, Union Paclflc R.R. ~^^^^^^^^^ WOMAN'S CHARGE AGAINST SALOON IN DISMISSED Bassity and Other Keepers of Notorious Places Before Board Pratt & Tlerney. proprietors of the saloon at 1562 Ellis street, went be fore the police commissioners last night to show cause why the license of , the }; place '-', should \u25a0 not be revoked because!- of a complaint ' by a woman. Cleo Wood, thati she had been robbed of $10. there. The case .was dismissed, v :*: *: Jerome ;. Bassity, the tenderloin dive keeper who flourished a revolver in the Grand Central market, of.jwhich he Is part proprietor,, also was called be fore the commission. The commission ers ; believed the case was one over which they had "no;. Jurisdiction, al though Leggett suggested that Bas sity's ooha vior had some bearing upon his fitness to have a license. It was finally agreed that the charge was use to. be ; tried In the police, court. \. ; A number of charges were prefei red against John Kramer, proprietor of a saloon at ..:: Seventh avenue a>id % Ful ton street. A man named Deane told a' \u25a0 story of winding up at Kramer's place with >a party of women in an automobile. He spent about 58 for drinks \u25a0 and was then " told that $24 was due for champagne. This he re-" fused to pay, saying he had told the bar keeper not to give the women champagne. He was then knocked down by hangers on, he said, and bad ly beaten. Another man complained that a bartender . at' the place had robbed him of $65. while still another said a watch and chain and a diamond ring had -been stolen from hl^i whll«» drinking there. v All tho charges ex cept the last, \u25a0which was dismissed, were put over for a vftk..: William J. Bell, charged with selling liquor to a minor at his saloon at 415 Seventh street, and also with being concerned in an • attempt to bribe a complaining witness" In a bribery case, was. told to present his defense at the next meeting of the board. • Several policemen "were charged \u25a0with various offenses. William F. Dorsey, who was suspended by Chief Biggy for failing to report that Officer Flynn en tered the-rMlsslon station In a drunken condition, was sentenced to be repri manded by the chief ,- his reputation be ing otherwise irreproachable. Edward F.Lawrence was sentenced to dismissal for J unofflcerlike conduct. | He had locked a man up for drunkenness after a dispute over whether the man had a hypnotic eye. Lawrence had many times been before the board on various charges. Mrs. Lizzie Ryan wag dismissed from th 6 position of matron of the city prison for the purpose of making room for Mrs. Minna S. Burnett, widow of the late Captain Joseph Burnett,* who waa appointed. A . resolution was adopted that in future all posts In the department that may bj» flljed by women shall be given to" the widows of policemen. 1 ~ The board- adjourned out of respect to the. memory of former Chief Crow ley. ' . . Gossip in Railway Circles "When A. A. Allen took hold of the Missouri, I Kansas and Texas," observed a railroadman who had been, "on that system, "everybody shuddered, for Allen had worked for James J. Hill, and they knew that the thrifty policy Hill displayed :on his • properties had been brought to even greater perfection by Allen, who, by the , way, is still vice president and general manager of that road^'^,'; v "Well, j the 'boys .coon got a taste of Allen's medicine. He fired men right and left and : compelled everybody to do twice as much as he ~ thought he should do, and' to make them all the more contented he slashed salaries. He went \ through the machine shops like a blizzard : and lopped off heads " faster than you could count them. , " "The papers i abused" him and. he was the most disliked man that .had ever been on the system. - The boys, how ever.. to try to forget their sorrows, got up a baseball team and asked Allen to be a patron. .Allen was delighted. He thought the tide was turning; and -he was at" last being "appreciated. Then the boys went to one -of the' heads of a department who ; had experienced the shaving down "of his - force and also asked him to be a patron.' "Well, who Is th« head of all this 7" he inquired. "Sir. Allen," was the answer. ; "Indeed,*- }was ; the. sarcastic response, "in that case there will be only, seven men on the team." .; The Southern Pacific reportsthat the heaviest summer travel *in the history of-the road is practically over and the special trains that were put on to care for it were taken off yesterday. These trains are the seaside express, between Sacramento and" Santa Cruz, leaving Sacramento at 11:30 a, m. and leaving Santa Cruz -at 7 a. m., and the i trains leaving San Francisco at 5 :20 p. m. and leaving Santa Cruz at 2:30 p. m. How ever, these trains will continue to oper ate for local, business between Oakland and San Jose and San jj FrajicJsco J and San Jose, where they were' merged as Santa Crus, trains. ":: ;, The new trains recently added, be tween : Fresno ,' and Los Angeles have had their funs ! shortened so I that they WAILS TO BE WEIGHED BY ORDER OF CONGRESS Government Gathering Data oh All Railroads in ' the Country All over the United States on October 1 will beglna 30 days' weighing of the ;mails qn every mail car for the purpose of furnishing congress with data showing the average load of mail carried' in the different sizes and kinds of cars. The data so secured will serve as a basis for regulating the compen sation to be paid railroad companies. This weighing has no connection whatever. with the quadrennial weigh ing by districts, also done for the pur pose of fixing the compensation, but 13 to establish r the work done per month per car.: July 1" another weighing was started, and will be-continued un til December 31 for the purpose of de termining the quantity of each class of mall carried with a view to ascertain ing the revenue . derived from the dif ferent classes of mail: The data will be used also in -determining- the feas ibility of the government's using and building Its own cars for carrying the malls. . . Thirty-five additional men Hjave been allowed to Alexander H. Stephens, superintendent of railway mails, to handle the Increased business in this state. Five of these will be put on the road between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the owl trains. One addi tional man will be put on the route be tween San Francisco and Willlts, and two between San Francisco and Port land. One additional chief clerk at San Francisco has been authorized, making two chief clerks at this < station. "William \u25a0B. Phillips," at present acting chief clerk at Eagle. Alaska, has been selected for the post. Until he can ar rive here in the spring the position will be filled temporarily by A. L. Watling ton, who has been on the run between here and Ogden. DIVORCED WIFE ASKS FOR EX-HUSBAND'S ARREST Mrs. Emma Moldrup Swears to Com plaint Charging W. E, Moldrop With Failure to Provide An elegantly dressed woman with diamonds sparkling in her ear* and on her sown appeared before Police Judge Conlan yfisterday and asked for the arrest of "William E. Moldrup on a chargreof falling: to provide for a minor child. She eald she was Mrs. Emma Moldrup. the divorced wife of Moldrup, a.nd since June last he had not can tributed l a cent of the $50 a month awarded her for their child, a rirl of 5. Mrs. Moldmp Is a daugrhter of S. Clausen, -the pipe manufacturer, and Moldrup Is head .salesman for Somera & Co., hay and grain merchants. CAIiIFORXIAIVS IX PARIS s PARIS, Sept. 26. — Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stewart of Oakland registered at the Call-Herald bureau today. now operate .only between Bakersfleld and Los Angeles. North to Bakers field, however, the. service' Is to be Improved in another manner and better service given over the Portervllle branch. The schedule of this new service will be announced in a few days... . . •'iI,V : The bay shore cutoff service has been fully determined* upon, but no official announcement will be made until it Is time to operate the line. There Is a further delay In Its opening owing to" a delay In the arrival of the steel for the bridges. ' \u25a0\u25a0 F. E. Bat tars, general v passenger agent of Morgan's Louisiana and Texas, a Harrlfnan : property, with beadqaar ters in New Orleans, returned last night to the home of the alligator. Batturs asserts be exists for 51 weeks to live the fifty-second In San Frauncisco. arid says diametrically the opposite when he gets, to the Crescent City. . . The double track of the Peninsular railroad and the Southern Pacific May .field-Los Gatos cutoff Is completed to a point about two miles south of Santa Clara and three miles south of Los Altos, a distance of about six miles. The work to Los Gatos will be finished as soon as the bridge can be put In over \u25a0 Stevens creek. The "crew Is lay ing on an average of 4,500 fe»t of track a day. B. F. Coons, commercial agent of th# Rock Island-Fri6co lines, with head quarters in Los Angeles, is In the city. John A;" Gill of the New Tork Central" lines, who lives In Palo Alto, Saturday evening will- deliver a speech at the autumn festival there. Gill declines to make previous announcement as to the nature of his talk,* but has consented to take charge of the buttermilk booth. The number of colonists that the state has received since the rate went Into l effect the first of the month to last Wednesday is 14,500.' W. H. McMurray, general passenger agent of the" Harrlman lines In Oregon, leaves for his home in Portland tonight. jj Your Financial if I l Men who have Ye- | }j tired from business and^i (j wish to be relieved I {] from the anxieties con- | f] nected with caring for | 3 their financial affairs i " can make this bank I ! their agent, and fora | nominal fee have the | benefit of expert finan- II I cial service. | I 2 % interest paid on I checking accounts. y 4 % interest paid on I savings accounts. | Capital and Surplus | over 53,000,000.00. n Total Assets over I $12,000,000.00. I CALIFORNIA SAFE DEPOSIT 1 AND TRUST COMPANY | Cafiforma and Montgomery Stress | West End Branch. 1531 Devuadero ? ; Mission Branch.2s72 Mission nr^2d- B Uptown Branch, 1740 Fillmore ar. i Sutler. Potrero Branch. Kentucky aad 19 th "Strong as the Strongest" San Francisco Losses Paid "Dollar for Dollar" $3,500,000 1 V. S. i>oA.\CQ STATEMENT Or TSB COXDITIOS3 A^T) AFFAIB3 OT THE Northern Assurance Company OF LONDON. ENGLAND, on tha Slat day of December. A. D. 1906. and for the year endtaa on that day. Published porsnaat to the ProTl- slons of Section 611 ot th« Political Code and compiled front tha annnal statement filed with tha Insurance Commtaaloner of the Stats «f California. A3SET3. Real Estata Owaad by Company... . l 173.000.04 Cash Market Valne of all Stocks and ' Booda owned by Company 5.193.950.00 Cash In Company's Oisico 4SS.AI Cash In Banis 573.541.3 i Interest due and aeerned oa all Stocks and Bonds 7,006.70 Premiums In dna Coorsa of Coliaa- Uon 498.144.73 Due from ether Companies for Rela- snranca oa losses already paid... 13.701.7t> Total assets .a4.255.321.1'4 LIABILITIES. Losses adjnsted and unpaid* 9 23.528.81 Losses In process of. Adjtxstmant or. in Suspense. 408.321.15 Losses resisted, melndtnz expenses. . v. 02.773.1 1 Gross premiums on Flra Risks na< nine oa* yaar or less. 92.383,- 285. 15 i reinsurance, 50 per csnt.. T.1ff1.1.T3.38 * Gross premiums on Fire Risks ran. nlag Bora than oaeyear. 12.427,- 713.13; r? lnsurance pro r»t* 1,348, 884.90 All otker lUbilltlis 34.587.17 Total Uabllitiaa 53, 052.121.3!! IKCOMH. '^^ : **~* Net eastt aetoaQy r*ceiT*d tor Tin prenlumi ........ $2,900, QUX8T rßacelTed froa Interest and dividends on Bonds. Stocks, Loans, and from ail other sources 134.545.H Recelrad for rants 7.000.00 RaceiTed from Hosta Offlca ....... 8,539,783.43 Total iacotaa .t8. 501.851.95 EXPENDITURES. . Net acsonst paid for Fir* Losses (tv clndlnj $147,073.24, losus of previous years) $3,43&£T9uM Paid or allowed for Coma!siiaa or Brakeragv - 473,173.93 Paid for Salaries. Fees and othar charges for offlcars, . clarks, ate. ... 163,341.57 Paid for State. National and Local taxes .............. ........... 82,581.93 All other payments and txpendl- tnres 225J00.6T Ramltted to Horas Offica 1.559.015.23 Total 'axpeadttaxes t&.CO9 £70.9? Losses lacorrtd Awtez tis year... 53. 733,347.73 RI3S3 AND PREMIUMS. | Fb» Risks. | Prom&ma. Net amount of Risks written during tne year J373.M0.253 J4^S3,l3l^J Net amount of Risks expired during the yew 823.994.75e 8.828.357.41 Net amount In force December 31. 1906. . 427.379.039 4.T59.950.91 GEORGE W. BABB, -Attorney. Subscribed and sworn to be fora me. this 28tb day of January. 1907. EDWIN T. COREY, Commlsaionar for Cali- fornia la New York. Western Department G. H. LERMIT, Mgr. Monadnock Block Chicago FRANK IThUNTER, Resident Manager, 535-36-33-40 Merchants Exc, Saa Francisco "Restaurant Keepers, Butchers, Vegetable and Fruit Dealers. Notice Is 'hereby given that the, City Ordinances regarding screen- ing, care of refuse and general • sanitation are to be strictly en- .„ j forced. All / infractions will be vigorously prosecuted. 1 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF HEAITH" HERBERT GUNN. 881 Health Officer. THE CALL'S BRANCH OFFICES Subscriptions and Advertise- ments will be received in San Francisco , at following ; offices : 1651 FnXIttORE STREET Open until 10 o'clock every night gIS VAN XTBSS AVBXra Parent's Stationery Store. 2200 FILLMORE STREET Woodward's Branch. .. 653 HAIGHT STREET Christian's Branch. B IXTEELXTH AXD MARKET STS. Jackjon's Branch. BT4 VAIJBXCI A STREET HallidayV Stationery. Store. " UOS VALENCIA" STREET Blake's Bazaar. »011 I«TH ST. COIU MIS3IOS International Stationery Store. . X7IZ HISSIOX STREET TheNevserle, 9