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MRS. BRADLEY INSANE
WHEN SHE SHOT BROWN
Such the Answer of Dr. Bar
ton to Long Hypothet
ical Question
COVERS WHOLE CASE
Reviews Defendant's Rela
tions With Senator to
Day of Tragedy
.WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.— That Mrs.
Annie M. Bradley was insane at the
time she shot former Senator Brown of
Utah in this city December 8 last was
the opinion Dr. Wilfred Barton of
the medical department of Georgetown
university ana a specialist in nervous
•diseases, expressed at the trial of Mrs.
Bradley today. Dr. Barton's testimony
followed the reading to him of a
' hypothetical question of 13,000 words
I .overlng the history of Mrs. Bradley's
! .-flattens with Senator Brown from the
day she met him to the day of the
Dr. Barton diagnosed Mrs. Bradley's
\u25a0 ailment us being puerpural insanity,
.caused by what he described as the
"continued assaults upon her nervous
system due to the operations which she
had had performed upon her. In ex
plaining why he looked upon her as an
abnormal woman he said she was iv
tcrested in things that did not usually
• attract women, and instanced the fact
\u25a0 that she was secretary of a political
.'.club as an instance of abnormality.
Dr. Barton was on the stand prac
•' tically the entire day and was subjected
to a severe examination by the district
attorney, aided by the government's in -
: . sanity experts. Dr.' Smith Ely Jclliffe of
: -.New York and Dr. Edward S. Brush of
. Baltimore. Dr. Barton proved to be
a good witness for the defense. His
lestiir.ony showed his conclusions as to
Mrs. Bradley's insanity were unshaken
by the examination.
SADXESS OK DEFENDANT
Tho defendant went into court today
looking pale and haggard, evidently in
anticipation that, after all, the question
of her sanity or insanity at the time of
the commission of the act was the par
amount issue. In the case. While today
she shed no tears, she frequently
bowed her head and closed" her eyes'
for long periods, apparently oblivious
• to all tliat was going on around her.
When the session cf th« day was over
lier face had a distinct expression of
sadness.
Dr. Britton D. Evans, medical di
4^tor of the New Jersey state hospitnl
fft.; the insane, will go on the stand to
niorrow, and later Dr. Charles D. Hill
• of Baltimore, medical officer of the
\u25a0Mount Hope retreat and St. Joseph's
sanitarium of that city, will be called.
They will both testify for the defense.
. For the prosecution Dr. Smith Ely Jel
liffe of New York and Dr. Edward S.
Brush of Baltimore will give testimony
later. ..^'i^':
Dr. Evans and Dr. Jelliffe acted for
the dtnfense in the Thaw case, but
-. they arc-on opposite sides in the Brad-
DR. BARTOX IS CALLED '
When Dr. Barton, the insanity expert,
was called today he said he had made
a specialty of neurology and was a
member of .ti)<? m«dical faculty of
Georgetown university. During' the last!
few years he conducted a private san
itarium In this city for th^ treatment
of nervous and mental diseases, but
was never connected with any hospital
for the cure of insanity.
He had been house physician at Co
lumbia hospital for women in this city
and had officiated in 1,000 confinement
cases there and had observed the con
nection between sepsis and nervous dis
eases. Sepsis, in females especially, he
considered as closely connected %vith
nervous diseases. He had been so
strongly impressed by that connection
that he had looked up the literature on
the subject very .extensively. When he
began to give the result of his exami
' nations into the subject counsel for the
• government objected and he was In
structed by Judge Stafford to confine \u25a0
his testimony to his own experience.
He said that tlvj direct connection is
found in persons who had a predispo
i hition to Insanity and whose organiza
tion was generally regarded as un-
Mnble, and the constant assaults which
were made on the central nervous sys
tem and the continual absorption of
sepslß material in the sexual organs of
the female w/?re sufficient to supply the •
necessary mental stress or strain to
bring about a derangement of the
"Is that regarded as a cause of in
"Without any question."
The witness also said that heredity" \u25a0
. was regarded as one of the necessary
factors in the development of insanity.
Asked regarding the effect of fr/hquent
j>refrnancies and operations upon the
nervous system, Dr. Barton said they j
; Jiad a tremendous effect and had often !
produced insanity.
LONG QUESTION* IS READ
The long hypothetical question pre
pared by the defense was read to the
•witness.
There were three questions which
were only propounded after ex-Judge
Powers bad presented a complete
analysis of the case, bringing out
especially the points indicative of men
tal unsoundneas on the part of the de
fendant. The questions were as fol
lows:
<1> Assuming nil th*se facts to be tru<> what i
do you say as to ti-hctiifr or nnt at -The time <
The fatal s>b«t was fired The putieut understood i
Tlie nature. of her act. w«s able to cboose end
rtij-tinguish rljrht from wrong jnd was able t<»
/\u25a0nctrol herself to efcooso the rigbt and avoid 1
i2t Assuming all tb<*»e facts to be trae. trbat
*« you f*T »« to wlmtli*>r or not whrn the fatal '
*•£*•. was fired tb« j«ati<>nt was mentally re- '
;,«9tai4ble for what Fbe did,* i
f.',i Assuming nil these facts to be tni««, what
<io yon say as to whether when the fatal shot
v»s firpd the patient was sane or inc&nc? '
The statement of the case was read !
from typewritten data and was delib
erately and carefully- presented. Mrs. s
Bradley's name was not mentioned, but !
the facts were given as applying to a \u25a0
woman 35 years of age, which is the •
age of Mrs. Bradley. Powers con- '
tinued: . 1
We will assume Uxe case of a woman now 35 '
year« of ape, wlio at itie ajpe of 5 years was
• *truclc on the bead about two Inches back from •>
the f ronltl boae a tsev«>iv blow whicb rendered \
lier unconscious, eontinliis her to ber bed for
two or three wcvk*. Thereafter she suffered I
from headaches until 10 or 17 years of ape, )
. when after an attack of smallpox and pneumonia
combing the headaches became less frequent.
Her grandfather .upon the maternal side was
at times Insane. Two of her aunts upon tbe
maternal eide became Insane. Both bad delu
firns of persecution and both developed homl
<-!4al tendencies. \u25a0 One died insane, one is now 1
living and is ranch improved mentally. The <
father of tbe patient is llring, but is goffering *
from paraJjrin and is unable to travel withaut '
aisistsnee and is gradually growing worse. !
STORY OF HER CHILDHOOD
. Towers then proceeded, to relate the <
. Bt€>ry of a supposititious woman's chlld
.hood, young womanhood, early education
an Colorado and employment In Utah, arid
passed to her participation in political
md club life in Utah, through which '
tnd becauseof her political affiliation '
\u25a0*#2fa him Mrs. Bradley became ac- '
Canted with Senator Brown. The
JHi ticulars of her Intimacy, with '. him *
flora 1898 forward are recited minutely. *
Tie first evidences of the mutual infat
uition were thus outlined: ,
Afr *«« a* life (stale."- elected « republican f
]<3islature, which was In the year 1900, Senator I
33 r « a bec&me a caadlale tor re-electtoa ; «£d t
daring the campaign :of . 1898 - the patient -and
the senator were thrown together yery Inti
mately. They worked together and traveled on
campaign work through the state. Their ac
quaintance ripened Into affection. The patient
first obs«rred marked attention upon the part
of the senator after Aujruat. 1898. and after a
i time she was made aware that she loved him
i i very deeply. Previous to her awakening to that
fact.be Had expressed great affection for her. In
many ways and was ' tender and kind and
courteous to her. lie made to ber protestations
• of his love, and sbe believed biro, and she came
to love him so strongly that it was beyond de
*w*ription. There was a child born to them ' in
Fohruary-i-lflOrt. and their relations became thus
Intimate in January, lSf>9. The senator told
her a great deal of his business, that lie was
iinhappr, ' and a very wretch**! man. He told
ber all the Intimate tilings of bis life. She
, t.>!d him that till* nwid only lead to sorrow
and grief, but be *ai<l: "Never, never." No
matter .what pliou'd come, he would always
stay witb bor ami protect her to the end of
Ills life. "Finally." *be said, "after I had
avoided him for several months, for I feared to
' , be with him. in November, he came at un
• seemly times and I said be must not do It.
but he wouM." an<l flic says he was a strange
I umu. One day he came to her and said: "We
I are eoing oa through life together: you cannot
avoid me any longer, as we are going on
through life together."
. ItEI-ATIONS WITH BROW.V
Proceeding then with, the long narra
. j tive of the christening of the child, the
senator'^ oft reiterated protestations
i i of undying affection, and his almost as j
" frequent promises of marriage to the ;
i defendant after getting a divorce from |
i liis wife, of her own indisposition, to
. break up the man's home, to which
\u25a0 she only consented after the relations
i between them had become public; of
i the birth of the second and third chil
; dren: of his letters of love. numbering
i sometimes five a day; of her admira
! tion for Brown because of his intel
lectual superiority, a fact that lie "dom
; mated everybody around him," on his
, interest in the children, the oldest of
\u25a0 which he he would put on the
; bench of the supreme court of the
United States after acknowledgment
of him as his own; of his efforts to pro
cure a divorce in order to marry her
(Sirs. Bradley "i : of the fact that he
gave her a wedding ring in 1901, and
, of various other facts in the case, the
narrative goes on from one stage to
another, showing that Brown would
not consent to the woman's return, to I
her husband, although she manifested j
a disposition to do so. but insisted tipon I
maintaining his relations with her. j
The visits to the farm in Idaho and
the srer.es there and in Salt I^ake City, I
In which Mrs. Brown as well as the j
two principals participated, were set j
forth in detail, evidently for the pur- j
pose of. showing that Brown's wife was
at one time practically a party to the I
divorce proceeding. Much was also
made of the efforts of Mrs. Bradley's
pastor. Dr. Utter, her aunt, Mrs.
Sweney, and of others to get her to
sever relations with Brown and of his
refusal to permit her to do so.
CRUELTY OF THE SENATOR
All the facts of the various arrests
of Brown and Mrs. Bradley on the
charge of adultery were set forth, as
was also the contention by the de
fense that Brown bought for her the
pistol with which she shot him, telling
her to use it in protecting herself
against Mrs. Brown. The incident of
the senator's driving her from his farm
in 1903 soon after a visit of Mrs. Brown,
when she was about to become a mother
for ,the second time, was also told.
Previous to this time, Mr. and Mrs.
Brown had been separated, but they
had then begun again to live together;
but the testimony went on to - show
that he told Mrs. Bradley that this
reconciliation was not one of good
faith, and that he -resumed his rela
tions, with Mrs. Bradley is quoted at
length. The facts of Mrs. Brown's
death and of Mrs. Bradley's . divorce
from her husband, which she procured
at Brown's instance, both in 1905, v«e
narrated at length. • - . \u25a0 • .-
All the circumstances of the shooting
of Brown were related. The testimony
concerning Mrs. Bradley's condition,
mental and physical, after. the tragedy,
j was followed by long citations from
| Dr. Whitney's statements regarding
Mrs. Bradley's miscarriage in Salt Lake
City, and the consequent blood poison
ing and mental anguish, and from
Washington physicians concerning her
condition since the killing.
After the following summing up the
questions were put:
The patient was not naturally of a vicious
nature: she was not angry when she fired the
fatal shot; she wa's not animated by Jealousy;
elie was not animated by any feeling of re
venge she had formed previous to the shooting;
that she bad no purpose to kill or injure Senator
Brown.
DID XOT UNDERSTAND ACT
Dr. Barton said that at the time the
fatal shot was fired Mrs. Bradley did
not understand the nature of her act,
nor was she able to distinguish right
from wrong. Cross examined," he said
he was unable to say when Mrs. Brad
ley's insanity commenced.
"Will you make any- positive state
ment to when her Insanity end,e,d?"
asked the district attorney.
"Yes; toxic or puerperal insanity
usually lasts anywhere from a few
weeks to several , months."
"So that if this woman was insane
at the time the fatal shot was .fired,
according to your opinion, she ought
to have remained insane for several
months?"
"I would not say that," the witness
1 replied. "Sometime* they recover in a
few weeks and sometimes th,ey last on
an average of a few months."
Regarding Mrs. Bradley's making
threats against Brown, witness said:
"Women in that condition make all
kinds of threats." He named many
; authorities to support his conclusion
i that insanity could be caused by fre
quent operation!.
An adjournment was taken until tq,
morrow morning.
ATTORNEYS FOR WALSH
SCORE SEVERAL POINTS
Cashier McLean Not Permitted to
Testify Concerning Certain
, Bank Loans
CHICAGO. Nov. 25. — The cross ex
amination of Frederick McLean, for
mer cashier of the Chicago national
bank, gave the attorneys for John R.
Walsh, on trial, charged with misap
plying funds of the institution, an op- j
portunity to score several points to- !
day. The most important came when
the explanation of reports by McLean
to the clearing house association was
excluded by. the court on the ground
that the former cashier had not per
sonally ;madc out .these documents.
The objections by . the defense came
afcer McLean had 1 testified that Walsh
had directed him to treat the numer
ous 'memorandum notes of the'bank as
direct loans to the parties whoso names
w»>re signed to them in the bank re
ports se.nt to tbe clearing house and to
th; comptroller of the .currency. :'.-*• .
Walsh's attorneys argued • that .' as
McLean had not made out the reports
in question himself his testimony re
garding' them ; was Incompetent, a.nd
this view was upheld by Judge An
derson.
CAR KILLS MAX AND HORSE
RICHMOND, Nov. 25.— Walter C. Mil
ler, a blacksmith employed - by. .Uhe
Standard oil company, was . killed last
night by being struck by an East Shore
and Suburban railway, electric car ~at
Tenth street. Miller was; driving in
a buggy and tried to .cross _Jn. front
of. the car. His horse was also killed^
BRANDISHED- CARVING KNIFE
OAKLAND, Nov., 2s.— Edward Purse, a
negro living at 271% Bistreet, was ar
rested on a charge of assault with :' a
deadly weapon on complaint of -'his
brother. Frederick: Purse, who said that
the . prisoner ' tried i. to V cut his^ throat
with a carving knifo this morning. "
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BANKS MAY RESUME
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Agreemeht Between Eastern
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Is Reported -
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Treasury Officials Insist
That Depositaries. Aid
Revenue Offices
j WASHINGTON, \ Nov. 23.— A more
confident tone in regard to the success
of the new loans prevailed at the treas
| ury department today than at any time
i since the announcement of the loans a
j we^vk ago. The visits |of J. Pierpont
[Morgan Friday and Saturday were fol
lowed today by a visit from James B.
Forgan, president of the First national
bank of Chicago.
Forgan saw the president, Secretary
Cortelyou and Treasurer Treat and ex-,
pressed ;hls belief that.V the banks
throughout' the country would .soon be
in a position to resume cash payments.
The y subj.»ct is of peculiar interest to
the treasury department, because for
nearly a month government receipts
have been declining as a direct result
of the scarcity of currency. ;
Distillers, brewers and others who
are required to purchas. 1 ? internal rev
enue stamps have not been able to se
cure currency in. sufficient quantities
| from the banks with which to purchase
the stamps, and as the* collectors are
not allowed under the law to receive
certified checks or anything but lawful
j money, except at their personal risk,
the result has been that even a suffi
cient amount of stamps to cover imme
diate needs has been difficult 'to ''obtain.
The government is insisting that de
positary banks shall, as soon as possi
ble, meet the demands for currency in
this respect. There seems to b«j a.gen
eral desire. among the bankers in New
i'ork, Chicago and other jsubtreasury
cities and financial centers "to resume
currency payments at the earliest pos
sible moment.
MAY RESUME IX A FEW DAYS
\u25a0 # It is believed among the treasury of
ficials that a complete understanding
has been had between ' the banks of
New York, Philadelphia, -Baltimore,
Cincinnati, Chicago, St..liOuis, New Or
leans and San Francisco by which there
would be a general resumption of cur
rency payments within th,» next few
days and possibly before the "close of
the present week. *
The reports received at the treasury
department today from Chicago and
Boston are that currency payments by
the banks are on th.c increase and that
the situation at those cities, . and,' In
fact, at all other points, is rapidly im
proving.
It is learned that New York and Chi
cago are making- daily shipments of
large sums to the crop moving centers
of the west and south and it is confl :
dently believed ; that these jj shipment!
will be continued in increasing amounts
until normal conditions <are again
reached or until the necessity, for them
has passed.
In addition to the discussion of cash
resumption.' Forgan left tangible evi
dence of his visit in a subscription by
the Chicago clearing house banks for
$2,500,000 of the new one year certifi
cates. Additional amounts of these
certificates are steadily coming to the
treasury as security., for bank note
circulation." These represent allotments
made by Secretary Cortelyou about the
middle of last week.
BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscriptions for the Panama 2 per
cent bonds are also arriving in large
numbers. These subscriptions are so
numerous that it is not expected that
it will .be possible to open, schedule
and classify the bids before closing the
treasury department on Saturday night
after the time for subscriptions expires
at noon.
The daily cash statement of the
treasury does not show the effect of
any considerable payments for the new
certificates. This is partly because "only ,
25 per cent of the face value of the
amount sold is paid Into -the treasury
Jn. cash., while the remaining ,75; per
cent is left with the banks on deposit.
Although applications '. and ' cash de
posits for the new treasury certificates
are ;being received at. the treasury in
increasing, numbers from individuals
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by the English or French agents of the
bank that •\u25a0 wishes"; to secure the*' gold.
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: "All gold imported into this country
comes in one of two forms. - It is either
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usually" American money that has .been
sent abroad in" some previous year,; for
a comparatively small amount of for
eign gold coin is brought here. Whether
in bar or .coin, however, it is all
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are of an exact length, so as, to permit
them ' being packed tightly in cases,
while the coins are in bags, irrespec
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500 ounces.
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made ho receives in a day or two."
Ex-Senator Clark Counsels
_^ Liberality Among Citizens
Elimination of Personal Suspicion
to Restore Confidence
LOS ANGELES. Nov. ' 251— Former
United States Senator W. A. Clark, pres
ident of the Salt Lake railroad, returned
today from a ; ; visit, to. the copper" pro
ducing^ sections of Arizona." "Asked; for
his opinion "concerning • financial: condi
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provement just as soon'as people cease
suspecting one another, and in'that way.
restore confidence^--' -"'•"'
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be^en put out of business and there has;
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! be hit by the financial stringency, as
some had been overambitious in boost
ing the price, with the result that pro
duction was greatly stimulated. This
condition is likely to last until the peo
ple release their money for circulation."
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able colorings-most of them ' not in the Ceptmg 7 I } v
house longer than a few weeks, and /f /\ UUe (\UBner Oft 'OW
marked them all at one uniform price raT Haf '» i i • \ -
-each... .......\... : .;:.,..... y .. regular low prices
; Alterations Extra ZMoney back if you want it
\u25a0 ' isssjMii ' "\u25a0• ' '\u25a0**'-'* '\u25a0-."'' \
/^^^ ll'f Fresh Killed Dressed !;
These are the finest Turkeys that came to \
! J^^jsb.^Sw market — no cold storage stock — fresh killed '
'^^^^^ — arrived on yesterday's late and this morn- !
Superior Silk Two Values in Coffee and Tea
Skirts at $5.95 Handkerchiefs Sales
ONLY 100 of these swell new completed stock of Holi- -Coffee — Best Java and Mocha,
Checked Silk PetUcoats, of 1 dar Handkerchiefs now on today only, 3# lbs., jq
excellent, soft rustling taf- display will " undoubtedly ' ID. &. J\*
feta, at this low price. They are prove of great interest and com- Teas — All 60c teas in bulk, to-
made in a first class manner, the mand your admiration. day only, 2% lbs., w t r
cut, style, sewing, etc.; have a A."»Pecial" -for \u25a0holiday fancy $1 ; lb -, HjC
, \u25a0\u25a0' .. - ./\u25a0 work, and a Vspecial" for holiday ------
deep combination flare, accordion g^ t purposes today. __ ~~^
pleated flounce and tailor strap- 150 dozen Women's Cambric Tn^nU C/711/Jn/t
pings. -Handkerchiefs — .%". inch hem- . * " a "Aiy l Viliy
whu« Tcr,u a stitched border, with pretty Fleur TaM/» ' Fr»irsy u<»
?St v 1^ de Lis '•\u25a0\u25a0initial in one corner— put I dDIC T3VOfS
Wh^sSue^ Re^and^ck. Z-- & l^P^^ - !U OVELTIES to put besid. the
White Green and Blue. . _, D __ |1| plate— most of them hollow,
: and Green. And Itie DoX DDC \u25a0 to be used as receptacles for
White and Tan. Other" Colors/.' !:««,««« n.n,«: O «.M » T o« candies or nuts—
Kimono Hand&ercnJefs —In 20 Fancj . Torkeya^ m a
' By all the rules of merchandising attractive floral designs; also red artistically modeled and co?ored'
these Skirts should have been and navy^Bandanas-deslrable ; for *i^o, «i-00, 26c, i6c, j«*
marked $ 7.ooeach, in- $59 r
stead 0f......... Vf??y. ' and...........!...; DC
Sutter Street Annex : I , 3 for 25c mZi™™^*^7?*: V ** c . T ....25c
Real Estate Mortgages
<; A CORPORATION OP THE; HIGHEST STANDING <
; HAS NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS ON I
I FIRST, CLASS REAL ESTATE SECURITT, AND DE- '<[
j; SIRES TO; GET IN TOUCH WITH INDIVIDUALS \
'\u25a0'.] ! • HAVING FUNDS TO LOAN. /'<
;. WILL TAKE CHARGE OF NEGOTIATIONS AND \'<
J . DETAIL OF MAKING LOANS. ','\u25a0 .
ADDRESS BOX S7, BERKELEY, CAL
The CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
(Organized 1902)
PROMOTION: ' ; - Th« . act of . promoting; «d-
vanceinent; ENCOURAGEMENT.— Standard Die- 1
tlonary. . i . : \u25a0:]'\u25a0.
/The ' California Promotion committee ha* for
Its object v the PEOMOTING of CaUfornla &»
a whole. . \u25a0* \u25a0 \u25a0' : ' \u25a0
It has nothing to selL \u25a0 - -
Its energies are devoted to fostering all things
that ha»e. the ADVANCEMENT of California . as
tbelr obJ«^t.'^«>qgES«gaew^^g!g^Wlt46W**'a*'
: ; \u25a0 It glres \u25a0 reliable ; lnformation •\u25a0 on «Tery «übject
connected with the Industries of \u25a0 California. \u25a0-•\u25a0 >
It giTes ENCOURAGEMENT to .the establish-
ment of new industries and lnrites desirable Im-
migration. \u25a0",: . '"-\u25a0:-' '-', ?:;-\u25a0!. ' ':••'-',\u25a0
- • ft Is v , not : an ; employment agency, although It
gives' information 'regarding labor conditions. ..
'It presents' the opportunities and . needs In all
fields off business and professional actiTlty. - .
• : The . committee \u25a0 is - supported - by - popular \u25a0 sub-"
scrlption ' and ; makes •no charge : for any • service
rendered. • "-."j \u25a0 \u25a0 :.-•:.\u25a0 •'•.\u25a0...; : " .: :- : \u25a0\u25a0.->..
!'! ' Affiliated with, tho committee are 160 commer-
cial , organizations of the stats, with a member-
ship ot 0ver ,20,000. ':= • ;
' Meetings * are held \u25a0 semlannually : in \u25a0 different
parts \u25a0of California,'^ where matters j state in-
terest' are ; discussed. . : \u25a0, ;••' \u25a0 r
••\u25a0• Headquarters of : the committee sre maintained
In -i San ; Francisco ?in California i building, : Union
«qaare. ;\u25a0•;\u25a0.. .-.•\u25a0\u25a0. ' ,. \u0084, '\u25a0-. : Jr'.>--.-- ' . \u25a0\u25a0' ' ' ' ,\u25a0 \u25a0
OORKESPONDENOE ! INVITED. ; j-V
THEGALL'SI
BRANCH OFFICES
Subscriptioris and Advertise-;
merits \u25a0 will be received "in San
Francisco at following offices :
1651 FILLMORH STREETi V^
Ojien until" 10 - o'clock every ; night
..:'• sis ' van;- jf ess •avkxuib :; - . :
-Parent's Stationery Store..
2200 ' FILLMORE i STREET
.' ;. Wood ward[B; Branch. -V
' ,' KS 3 HAIGHT^ STREET ; '\u25a0'
, Christian's : Branch. ;-
.SIXTEENTH 'AND 1 MARKET i STS^
/Jackson's ; Branch. '\u25a0_
i'-h: 1108 VALEXCiAt STREET
:,';,". '.:. - ; \u25a0 Blake's \ Bazaar. 7,
; ':.;:»74valenciaTstreet : .
Halllday^s .Store.
NY / SOI! fI6TH ; ST.'l COR. \ MISSION? '
'/f intsrnatlonal'Statibnery-Stordk
- .\u25a0•\u25a0•"' STizbttlSSlON} STREET' '. r
,''-'\u25a0' ; v,v:'r -V- Thel Newserle/;:; '\u25a0'\u25a0'^\u25a0j\'-, ''A
(CALENDARS
XMAS CARDS
BOOKS
BIBLE^
PRAYER BOOKS
HYMNALS
FANCY BOX PAPER
We have best assortment of
Calendars and Xmas Cards in
You are invited to call and
look through our stock.
Parent's Stationery Store
818 Van Ness Ay.
WEEKI^CAJJ>ySI YEAR
PROPOSALS
OFFICE '-Purchasing Commlssarjv U. : S. Army
rj- 1006 s North Point 'st..- San FranclSco, CaL*
i .- ; Norember 19,' 1907.— Sealed proposals. \u25a0 In ' da-
:\u25a0\u25a0:•\u25a0 plicate, for ? famishing and . delivering -, on -or
\u0084 about :• December / 21. -1907.-. subsistence stores
• In * accordance with i specifications and condi-
tions - set forth :In • circular • No. '3, war de-
partment. ; office > commissary general. Wasb-
lngtonr.D.LC... February 12.^.1907. wIU be
receired ; at^ this ' office ! until 11 o'clock a. m
< NoTember 29, ?190",: and \u25a0 then . opened. Infor-
mation . furnished -on application. C R.
j-KRAUTHOFF^. major. 7 commissary^ .
iv POBTOFFICB Department, 'Washington DC
I October?: B. « 1907— Sealed proposals from pat-
i entee« sor s their "• assignees > for r. the \u25a0 sale or ns«
of I patented | devices > intended ,to ; effect the ex-
change |of malls 1 with \u25a0 moving I trains : will be | re-
ceived at. this department: until noon on January
; 15. : 1908. <AH' proposals must. be made In accord-
1 sasw 1 with I the. | specifications : whicb » can ibe * ob-
tained from the second assistant postmaster gea-
I O&L . o.' X. h, MEYEB, Poctaaster Qeoertl.
STATEMENT
OF THE COXDITIOX3 AND AFFAIBS
HANOVER FIRE
INSURANCrCOMPANY
OF NEW YORK. IX THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, on the 31st day of December. A. D.
1006. and for the ye*r endta* on that day. Po-
lished pnrsoant to th« Provisions of Section 611
of the Political Cod* and compiled from th*
annual statement filed with the Insurance Com-
missioner of the State of California.
CAPITAL
Amount of Capital Stock, paid up
In Cash ; .sl.o(Vi.<vy>.iv>
ASSETS ' **
Real Estate owned by C0mpany. ...11,129.473.00
Loans on Bonds an* Mortars see* . 3,500.00
Cash Market Vain* of all Stocks
and Bonds owned by Company... 2,434.782. T5
Cash In Company's Office 8.237.72
Cash In Banks... 244.TM.04
Interest dne and accrued on Mort-
gages ... 14. 5S
Premiums In ' due Coarse of Collec-
tion ......;.........: 333,830.37
Dae from other Companies for Re-
insurance on losses already paid.. 1t. 331. 8.1
Total Assets ..;...... .U. 223.42 7.«>
LIABILITIES
Losses adjusted and unpaid $76,717.31
Losses la process of Adjustment or
In Suspense ...;.; 161,703. 23
Losses resisted, including expenses.. 29 t 91t}.63
Gross premiums on Fir* Risks run-
nine one year, or l*ss, 1 1,619. -
086.89; reinsurance. 60 per cent. 808.543.44
Gross premiums on Fir* Risks rrca-
nlns more than one year. \u25a0 $2,343.- \u25a0 -
753.76; reinsurance pro rata...... 1,214,272.03
All other liabilities 43,034.98 "
Total Liability* ..„;........ ...$2,336,137.37
INCOME
Net cash actually recelTed for Flr«'
premiums ....... ;-..... ...;.; $2,402,133.59
ReceiTed for Interest on Bonds and
Mortg»se« ............... .v . 173.00 .
ReceiTed from - interest and diTi-
dends on Bond*.- Stocks. Loans.
and from all other sources ...... 13J.705.97
Receded for Rents 73,282. 53
Profit on Sal* or Maturity of Ledger \u25a0 ; >..
Assets .. 55,434.53
RewWed for. new Capital. Stock.... 600.000.0f>
Premium on new Cctf^tal Stock .. 250,000.00
Total Income ••••••^JLygljLLSa
EXPEXDITDRE3 *~
Net amount paid for Fir* Losses -•
'.(lacluding $258,255.45, - losses of
: preTious. years) .............. ..$2.562.323. 6T
Dlt Wends .to Stockholders. 40,000.00
Paid . or * allowed for Commission
\u25a0\u25a0 or Brokerage \u25a0..*.v:.rf.iTvr»T:nT". i ' 483,8*2. 27
Paid for. Salaries," Fees. ando.ther
chartfes'for officers, clerks, etc. . - 153.980.71
Paid for State, National and Local
taxes ....-•............* 55.758.5S
All other payments and expenditures 215.331.62
Total expenditures .33.573.3*2. 15
Losses Incurred during the year ..$2,587.477 .24
RISKS AND PREMIUMS -
\u25a0 | Firo Risks. | Pr»mium!i.
Net '\u25a0 ~ amount - of j
1 Risks written dur- I I
ing the year .... $301.454.711. 00!53.2t3,042.38
Net . amount of - *
" Risks expired dnr-
lng the year ..:.. 349.207,103. 1S 3.555.643.3 V
Net. .amount Jn ,-• .'
force December • «
81. 1906 ........ 883.540.555. 28 3,962.840.65
R. EMORY WARFIELD. President.
JOS^McCOBD. Secretary. „ "
Subscribed and sworn to before . me, this 22d
day of Jaunary, . 1907. ' * .... - \u25a0 . '
CHARLES COG AN, Notary Public. - -
CESAR BERTHEAV, M«na k«t.
ALFRED R. GRIMM,Am|. Mgr.
Montgoouery Block, Saa Francisco, Cal.
Weekly Call, $1 per Year