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,
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