MRS. CARMIN'S BODY
WILL BE SENT EAST
Preliminary Hearing of Case
Will Be Heard This
SUBPENAS ARE SERVED
Dead Woman's Husband to
Testify as to Her
OAKLAND, Dec. 5. — The body of Ver
r.le Carmin, dug up from a grave un
der the' stable in Elnhurst. where it
is believed it was buried by Mark A.
Wilkins after the alleged murder of
the woman, will be sent to her father,
H. P. L-inderrnsn, in Kansas City by
1... 1... Carmin, her husband, as soon as
h* 1 has given his testimony in the pre
limirsarj- hes.ring- of Wllkinit. to be held
tomorrow morning.
Sheriff Frank Barnet will send with
the body several articles of wearing
«rps-rel which !t is believed will be
rerogrnlsM as the property of Mrs. Car
m:n when she left her home. They will
include a brown eravenette . raincoat.
b«>arir.g the name of a firm in Kansas
City, and a blue j»ffeta si*k jacket
tr'.rrjrried et the wrists trith white lac<*.
The jacket Is of a peculiar make and
it is believed will be readily identified
by h**r friends there.
, Carmin's grief over the death of his
•wife fwns to be breaking htm down
ZT-A sympathy is accorded him spon
taneou^iy.
Preparations for the preliminary
hearing of \V!lki"ns in Justice of the
Peace Geary's court have been com
pleted with the service today of sub
pen?s on all of the witnesses desired
by both sides. Carrnin \u25a0will be on« of
the witnesses, as his testimony will be
needed in establishing ttie identity of
the body.
Wilkir.s will b*; represented by At
torney Hugh Mclsaacs and the prosecu
tion's cafe probably will be presented
by Deputy District Attorney Leon
Clark.
THREE DAYS' RETREAT
OPENS AT ST. MARY'S
Special Services Are Preparatory to
Feast of the Immaculate
Conception
OAKLAND. Dec. 5. — Preparatory to
the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
rhtch is to be celebrated Sunday, a
jlthiKe days' retreat was opened tonight
• : ;h special services In St. Mary's
« Kt&oKc church, Eighth and Jefferson
strettp. There \u25a0was congregational
singing, a sermon by Rev. Father Ed
win MeGouglj of the youths* directory
' of San Francisco and benediction of
the blessed sacrament.
. Father MKJougft's subject was "Tpe
Purposes of Sodalities." Tomorrow
evening Rev. Father Joseph. McAuliffe,
pastor of Pleasanton. will preach on
"The Patronage of the Blessed Vir
gin." Saturday evening Rev. Father
James Cxrant \u25a0will speak on "The Spirit-,
• ual Advantages of Membership in "the
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin." -
Sunday morning' the children of,
Mary apd men's sodality will re.:#-e
' communion at 8 o'clock mass. There |
will be a. solemn high mass at .11]
o'clock. Sunday evening there \u25a0will be ]
Rolemn vespers with Rev. Father ErP. j
Dempsey as celebrant. Rev. Father j
James Grant as deacon and Rev. :
i; Father Thomas Kennedy as subdeacon.
TRIES TO THROW WIFE'S
FRIEND OUT OF WINDOW
Egbert Wallace Attempts to Kill
Walter Green, Saloon Keeper,
at Redwood City
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
"REDWOOD CITY, Dec. s.— Believing
that. Walter Green, a saloon keeper.
.iva*. top friendly with his wife. Robert
.Wallace, a slot machine repairer, tried
-to- throw the liquor dealer out of a
K ; or.d story window of the Dei Monte
'Hat^T here yesterday afternoon.
I." Wallace found Green talking to Mre.
.Wallace' in the hallway of the hotel.
jCo'rr.ingr-pp close to the couple, without
a'. : word.; -..Wallace" drew his revolver.
X3r^e<;r. .grabbed his arm and then the
irfen'f-s'-jght bark and forth through the
"tianwaiv.' '• Durir.g the fight Wallace
'\u25a0'7 :jjp.'-4 the 'revolver and one of the
chkrriber. ..maids picked it up and ran off
; wft?3. it. " \u25a0 - '\u0084.- t':j
.'•\u25a0\u25a0 Mrs. Wallace's cries brought the hotel
*> Employes to Her aid and the men were
auickty separated. Wallace and his
wire Jeff town last night.
5 TART XEW CAR SERVICE
AIiAIIEDA. Dec. S. — The Oakland
traction -consolidated inaugurated lt«
rsc-w car -^en-ice between Park street
and Santa Clara avenue and Thirteenth
•and Washington streets, Oakland, by
w&y-'of East Oakland, today. The run
jiipg time between the terminals 15 : 24
"minutes, and Is four minutes faster
/than the .Webster street route into
"Oakland. Cars are run under 10 min
ute headway. The last car from O&k
land for Alameda over the new system
\u25a0will leave Thirteenth and Washington
sireets for this city at 1:06 o'clock
a., m. The i^.st car for Oakland will
Jeaw Pqrk street and Santa Clara ave
r.ue at 1:22 o'clock a. m. The cars" on
\u25a0th>- new line are distinguished by a
.'white. -disk with a green star in the
iceaterv <
SKACHDriSn ELECT OFFICERS
.OAKLAND, Dec i,. — The machinists*
f:/)?on of this city, affiliated with the in
jTfrertratioml association, has elected, ; the
rn'rAlovlng officers: J. T. Coleman, prest
-denu H. If. Blake, vice president; Wil
\u25a0 li&m H. Ivcy. recording secretary; J." J.
•Alexander, financial secretary; David
iSaim, treasurer; F. E. Hedgecox, con
«ucter; F. D. Franson, insJde^sentinel;
A. A. Crockett, trustee: 1L P. McQlll,
business, agent. Slembers of executive
board, Alex Campbell, G. H. Blake, F.
T. Drummond. Delegates to the Iron
trades council. K. S. Beal, M. P. Slc-
Giil. William R. Stone.
STRiqii BY AUTOMOBILE
ALAMEDA, Dec. 5. — Max Bechtle, ' a
metal plater, *was struck and seriously
injured at T:CO o'clock this evening by
an automobile at Ninth street and
tiarjta Clara avenue. Bechtle was hurled
SO feet and- fell unconscious In the
etreet. The automobile was being
dri\-en by M. f 5 . Fairbanks, a chauffeur
employed by the Thomas auto service
company.
Urbclldine >aa Fraadmeo
The fairies that are rebuilding ; San*
Francisco are told about in a charming
poem by Charles K. Field, illustrated
by Ernest C. Peixotto, in the Chri«t
xnas nunifcer of Sunset Magazine Three
sonnets by Mayor Taylor^ with hl«
portrait by Arnold Genthe,' form other
features cf this attractive number. •.
k fr.AiFTATUrs CO3£PA3rY TOHSlED— Otkland.
jpT*c 3. — Tbe M«nxa \u25a0 plantation - cooapaay. w!tlj
In Berkeley, filed article* of !n
forporstloa witb tl»e eoanty clerk today. The
coenpanr wIJI «Lp»;re in ietreUspmrnt and tnl
prornEPct wcrlc Ib »<ldltlrm to realtr bua'cM*.
The capital »fc--t I* *275.000 with *24.000 uald
in. 3. E. Settle*. Setli Harrey. IV". V\'. Miller.
.W. S. Hcmt£amvTx . A. X. OoMfrieod, J. ,0.
Lfj«' aa4 ii. X Vnkt are alxccton.
PITCHER SECURES A
DIVORCE FROM WIFE
Halfmoon Bay Capitalist
' Freed From Strife by
Court Decision
NOTED.CONTEST ENDS
Judge Buck Upholds Agree
ment by Which Wife
Secures but $1,000
REDWOOD CTTT, Dec. s.— The fa
mous Pitcher divorce case was brought
I to a sudden end this morning in the
! superior court. ' No divorce case that
j has come up in the county for many
'years has excited half the interest that
this one ha* on account of the promt
; nence of the parties involved in the
suit. Pitcher i« an old time resident
of Halfmoon Bay, and his wife was a
member of the well known Casey fam
ily of that section. ;
At the time of the marriage there
was a great" deal of opposition niant
; fested by Pitcher's children by his. for-
I mer.wife.on. account of the age of their
! father and their dislike for^his in-:
i tended bride. But the old man was:
; stubborn and was married, notwith- ;
standing the fact that he was 72 years
jold. The approaching marriagetlid not
affect Pitcher's financial keenness by
which lie had gathered a fortune of
$100,000, however.
» Believing" It might be possible that
Kis intended bride, who \u25a0was 20 years'
younger than himself, might possibly
be after hls'money, he had a prenup
tial agreement drawn up. whtch the
woman found it necessary to sign be
fore the capitalist would consent to the
marriage ceremony. By this agree
ment the wife, for the consideration of
JI.OOO, agreed to forfeit all Jclaim to I
the estate, if for any cause' whatsoever j
she and* her husband should "become \
separated. By this means the capital- [
ist-provkled^for death, divorce or any
other possible contingency. \
Married life did not prove a bed of
roses for the couple, as it was not long,
before th«. wife showed an alarming
tendency to use strong drink to ex
cess. Pitcher's children by the former
wife helped to widen the breach, which :
shortly grew to an open rupture.
In rendering his decision today Judge
Buck said* that it 'was evident from the
testimony submitted during the case
that the two parties to the suit could
not live amicably together, and as they
were too old to change their ways, a
divorce •was absolutely necessary.
Pitcher's petition for a. divorce was
granted, and the court held that the
prenuptial agreement was valid, so all
the wife will get from her husband's
estate will be JI.OOO.
SAYS WIFE IS A GOSSIP
WITH A VIOLENT TEMEER
Andrew B. Cudney-of Alameda Al-
leges . That His Domestic
' . Life Is Unbearable
.OAKLAND, Dec. s.— Andrew B. Cud
ney of Alameda alleged today In a
eross ~ co mpiaint and denial which he
filed in answe/ to a suit for divorce
Instituted by his' wife, Georgine, that
her violent temper was the cause of all
the- trouble., -Not only was she pos
sessed of a violent temper, but gos
siped to such an extent that he alleged
he had lost positions because of it. He
was once douched with a pan of dish
water by her, he charged, and had
been struck' In the face by her.
"Mrs. Anna B. Barnes seeks a divorce
from William E. Barnes on the ground
that he Is serving a term iaf six years
in the penitentiary for forgery; yl,y 1 ,
Suit for divorce on charges of cruelty
was begun by George "W. Cripps against
Mamie J. Cripps, and divorce proceed
ings were commenced by Fred T. Lar
mer against Mollie Larmer.
POISON AS PAIN RELIEF
KILLS EXPLOSION VICTIM
Retired Miner Takes Double Dose of
Chloroform to Stop Agony
and. Dies .
OAKLAND, Dec. 5. — Frank B. Hill, a
retired mining man living at 556 Thir
tieth street, died this morning from
the effects of chloroform taken jrester
day to lessen the pain of injuries sus
tained two" years ago. Hill was hurt
in j tae explosion of a gas stove and
never recovered from the burns he re
ceived.
Since he was hurt he had been using
opiates. Yesterday he took the usual
portion ,and, failing of relief, took a
second dose. The double quantity
proved fataL
Hill leaves a widow and four chil
dren. -V^V%.v
TO BEAUTIFY. CAMPUS
• BERKELEY, Dec. s.— The steam en
gine at the Mechanics* building on the
campus, which has been considered a
nuisance on account of the black smoke,
has been banished and a new electrical
rotary converter has been installed to
change the indirect current of the. Bay
Counties potcer company into a direct
current for. the use of the motors in
the. building, i Another part of the plan
to beautify the university grounds will
be the laying In underground conduits
by W. H. : Lozler, chief electrician of
the university, all the telephone and
power wires.-
BROAD GAUGE FOR HAYWARD
HAY WARD. Dec. s.— The Oakland
traction company has been granted a
franchise- for -a double track broad
gauge road through Castro street. This
action by the board of town trustees
ends a. prolonged controversy over the
traction company's plans. The com
pany will replace the old narrow gauge
track with \u25a0 standard tracks and will
grade and ' macadamize the right of
way. No definite J:ime has been an
nounced for commencing work.
TO AID FIREMAN'S FAMILY
OAKLAND, Dec. s.— Under charge of
the ' Oakland, fire department a benefit
will be given Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the" Bejl theater for the fam-"
ilj. ot. Edward Brandt, the fireman who
was killed" at Collins .; Brothers' 'drug
store fire^bree '.weeks ago. /Members
of the department will , act as door
keepers and ushers. Vln addition to the
regular theater .program the
quartet will render several vocaj num
bers. . . :.'.". .... . V .'- •-''*
PLOTO SELLER ARRESTED
j. OAKLAND. Dec, s.— George de Vere. a
cook in a Sah* Francisco restaurant, was
arrested today on a 'charge o^embez-'
zlement preferred' by , H. Hauschlldt,
proprietor :of a "'music store ati, 1159
Franklin ;«tr^t. It is' alleged that De
Vere *ought a * $350 piano t two years
ago and. without making any payments
on the Instrument, sold it to a man iln
Richmond and kept the* proceeds.
B'X AI B'RITH \ TO : GI VE \BA LL
- Cremleux lodge No. 325^ Independent
Order of B'nal Frith, wiU give its
twenty-seventh annual ball in . Lyric j
ball Sunday evsnins. \
THE SAN FRAyCISCO CALL; FRIDAY; D^ 6) 1907:
CHINESE CAUSES ARREST
OF PRETTY WHITE GIRL
Wealthy Ah Fong Charges
Helen Finney With
Grand Larceny -
MERCHANT IS JILTED
Follows Stenographer From
Sacramento in Search of
Engagement Ring
OAKLAND, Dec s.—^Helen Finney, 19
years old, a pretty Sacramento girl,
gave up her employment in the capital
city and came to Oakland to break her
betrothal to Ah Fong. a rich Chinese
merchant.
The Jilted man caused her arrest, in
thfs city on a charge of grand larceny.
He based this <jn the -fact., that when
she left Sacramento she failed to re
turn to him the, diamond, ring, he bad
given her as a token .of their engage
ment.: He claims that the v ring was
only loaned to her after the courtship
began, but the real reason for the Chi
nese merchant's action is said to bey his
resentment at being cast off, -J :!*
Fong says that he and the girl
planned to be married some weeks ago.
According to the girl,\who lived with
her parents and was employed as a
stenographer, she tired, of her lover's
attentions and left Sacramento to. es
cape from them. Fong endeavored to
have her return, and, failing in this,
swore to a complaint in Sacramento
and brought the warrant to Oakland.
Miss Finney was' arrested *by Detective
Green and will be Returned , to Sacra
mento tomorrow.' Fong says that he
will prosecute her.
Misa Finney was found in a Wash
ington' street lodging house, where she
had given the name of Bessie Crosby.
The girl was extremely reticent con
cerning her relations with 4ier Chinese
admirer. She said that Ah Fong's at
tentions had become so disagreeable
that she had left Sacramento to avoid
him. , • » '
CALVE MAY PURCHASE
VINEYARDS IN STAtE
Orders French Manager to
Spy Out Conditions
in California
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
PORTLAND. Dec. s.— Calve, the grand
opera star, may become an owner of
California vineyards. The manager of
her French grape properties, A. Dupre,
reached Portland tonight from Paris
and will precede" Calve to California,
where he will look over the lands in
question and make recommendations to
the famous prima donna upon her ar
rival, i
Calve has told her manager that she
believes the grape lands, of California
will easily grow grapes equal in qual
ity to those grown in her own sunny
France. She has been considering the
proposition ever since she was last on
the Pacific 'coast and now is desirous
of buying vineyards in California.
She sent for Manager Dupre from
her French vineyard and will leave the
matter of selection of the tracts large
ly to him. v Just where Calve is likely
to buy Manager Dupre declined to say
tonight, giving as his reason such
advance information would boost prices
too high.
HOP GROWERS MEET TO
DISCUSS UNION PLAN
Scheme to Consolidate With Cotton
and Hemp Men Interests Citi
zens of Santa Rosa
SPECIAL DISPATCH .TO THE CALL
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'SANTA ROSA, Dec..^ 5.— A largely at
tended meeting of the. Sonoma county
hop growers was held 'here' this after
noon to aid the movement for^uniting
the hop growers of the. Pacific coast
with the cotton growers of; the. southern
states and the hemp - growers' associa
tion of Mexico for mutual' protection.
M. H. Durst of Alameda wasone of
the principal speakers, and . after a
thorough explanation of the , plans it
was unanimously voted to join the
movement. A committee was named to
attend, another, general meeting Satur
day in Sacrarqento,
CAHFORXIAXS IX XEW YORK
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.^-The following
Californians are registered at New York
hotels: T
San Francisco-:— W. R. Davidge, "Wal
dorf; A. World, Hermitager O. Kais,
Grand Union ; Mrs. M. •" J. Rincaid, Bar
tholdi; lr. Paul. Belveder^; Alias E.M.~
Shaw, Bartholdf; M.. J. Stewart, PaVk
Avenue; Mrs. Place, Grand Union; S. N.
Rucker, Hoffman House f Mrs. D. Thome,
Cosmopolitan. .'-\u25a0--\u25a0 > -
Los Angeles: — ~V. A. Sappenfleld,* Cos
mopolitan; W*. E. Simpson, Grand Union;
R. Garvey Jr., Plaza. ".
' Oakland— J. J. Brill, Albany; S. H.
Herman, Albany. . J
DOLLS
FRIDAY and SATURDAY 1
"SPECIAL" I
THE BIGGEST FURNITURE H
I HOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO H
\u25a0r^jflii 1 1 I V\V^F f-.mintedf -.minted- 3,ooo^dbllies:. like; me- to; 1
IfffiSffffw/ i m » 1' /W come all the way from Germany •to fj§
Wr^ Jl 411 'f*\ h\\ an Francisco for Christmas. We are §|
Pf !l '. * -\u25a0 15 inches *tall* and: wear pink; or red l|
'- B#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ " lace-trimmed Presses Jwith^lacehats^to; l-j
- Hm blue-eye/andTaxe'n-haired^but H
B^^WB^^^^^^??^- : :\u25a0\u25a0 brown \hair>' We wearjreal
M- V ; \V||i?|f f&3^-° ; - ; '- * andslippersrthaticome off,:arid,we all?ffi
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Ed V^ s^® *f\ --" nice ; as ; we • are. .'".We ; are : - on; eale t Friday/ and : Satur-"| fm '
ra. / /"fsA day and any one who brings '4o «nt» can take one -Ha
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SUES FOR GRAIN MISSING
FROM BANKERS' WAREHOUSE
Barley Exporter Charges
Officials With Taking
Excess, Weight
$45,000 RETURN
ASKS
Story Told biy ; Partner of
Manager's Son Basis
of* Action " -; k •
E. Clemens Horst. exporter" of barley
and^ hops," \u25a0filed^sult yesterday \u25a0 against
the Bankers' warehouse company to re
cover $45,000 : for -grain .which he al
leges "' disappeared while V. in Port
Costa storage plant -of .'the' Bankers*
concern, :- and $5,000 ; additional ; as dam
ages. This suit is, the sequel of an ac
tion instituted by the warehouse com
pany against Horst for $3,000 ware
house \u25a0 fees, and | the '« charge is made
that he has been the "victim ; of an ex
tensive system of graft based on _ a
scheme of appropriating 'excess deight
in grain, which he lays at the door of
the .warehouse managers and a keeper,
whom- he asserts have.gone into the
grain business themselves.* '; •>
Horst has been the largest storer of
grain In the warehouse which waa
taken over by the San Francisco' bank
creditors of the Eppinger- firm, whose
failure several years ago "• created - a
sensation and hit many^ financial insti
tutions hard. , In his; complaint he' de
clares that ] the disappearances of bar
ley In storage has been going on for a
year. He discovered them first through
the discrepancies between the .weights
given atVthe^warehouse on exports and
those returned by the official weighers
on the docks at the British ports of
entry. "\u25a0'\u25a0.:'\u25a0»\u25a0.':\u25a0' ..*\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0..\u25a0:\u25a0 .',' ''. ..- 4 *. :
When the "warehouse company filed
suit to recover the storage charges it
claimed Hiram W. Johnson, Horst's at
torney, took advantage of the oppor
tunity to obtain the depositions of .the
employes and learn how the missing
grain was appropriated. Last night he
made* a statement which laid bare what
he asserted was the method employed.
Barley, he said, took on weight In stor
age by absorption. The Increased weight
averages from a half to 1 per cent. On
100,000 pounds- of grain the excess
would be 1,000 pounds, and it is this
Increase which Horst alleges the ware
house men appropriated — in all nearly
2,500,000 pounds.
These facts, Johnson explained, had'
been adduced In the depositions of P.
A. Wadsworth; James Demlng and a
keeper named Prytz. Wadsworth gis
the son of Henry Wadsworth, manager
of the Bankers' company. The younger
man is the manager In charge at Port
Costa. Deming is his assistant, and
Prytz, who is the partner of the two
chief officials in the minor grain busi
ness, said he purchased one lot of 2,000
pounds of Horst grain from Wadsworth.
This was for the account of the Wads
worth-Demlng-Prytz firm, he said.
In their depositions. Wadsworth and
Deming are said to have conceded that
the appropriation of excess weight
would account for the disappearance
of some of.'Horst's grain.
GOLD AND COPPER MINES
;^>: FOUND IN .GREENLAND
Rich Deposits Located on Coast and
Danish Owners Expect Large
Profits to Result
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL
COPENHAGEN. Dec. s.— After several
years of lnvestiga^on It has been dem
onstrated that there are exceedingly
valuable copper deposits on the south
ern and western coasts of Greenland.
The .Danish owners of 'the mining con
cessions have sent many engineers and
miners Into the territory, with a ship
load of building material »and mining
machinery. '-'-'.;- ---.r^
Gold also has been found, and though
the Importance of ' the discovery has
been kept a secret it is known that the
mine owners expect great profit from
this source. j
POSTMASTERS NAMED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
WASHINGTON,^ Dec s.— The follow
ing California postmasters were ap
pointed * Fostoria, Calaveras
cpunty, Daisy JLFolsom; vice B. F.
Foster, . deceased ; % 'Mendota, Fresno
county, I Dora TT. . Arnaudon.- vice Lucy
Bowie, resigned;- ,'Salida, " Stanislaus
county, Samuel \u25a0H> Capps,' vice T. H.
Kowin, resigned.' >•-**>\u25a0,\u25a0 -..;^ -'.;'\u25a0\u25a0 :
DRUGGISTS LOSE XICKELS
CHICAGO, Dec. •\u25a0\u25a0 s.— Chicago's thou
sartds of druggists are the first to* be
hit by the new telephone ordinance. In
the same class are the hotels;--restau
rants and; saloons where .public^ tele
phones are installed and the proprie
tors have : received a share -of: the re
ceipts. In "the* future they wil/ get
nothing.* All the nickels will go to the
telephone : company. .__ r
DB.OWXS "IXCAXTOX
': NAPA. Dec. 5.— H. A. Heldhoff. a
resident; of the Napa redwoods near
this city,' "stumbled Cover a (jj 50 foot
precipice this j morning, fell Into a pool
and was -drowned, vHe was 40 years
old andvwasta nrember of Napa^lodge
of Odd Fellows.
JAPANESE AND WHITES
CLASH AT SAN CLEMENTE
Fierce Fight Is in Progress
v- Among Southern Coast
Fishermen
RESENT AN INVASION
Greeks Hand Italians Send
r * for Reinforcements to \u25a0'?'.
Repfel Asiatics
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5.— A fierce fight
is in progress between Japanese fisher
men and a party, of white fishermen for
the exclusive right to make catches In
the waters which surround San Clem s i
ente, the southernmost island of those
which line the southern, coast.
- The -only place on thel island where
a landing may safely bemade Is held!
by- ths white men, - w,.hile: the: Japanese j
are waiting for - reinforcements before
making a dash for the beach. Unless
some authority Intervenes it seems cer
tain that, somebody will get hurt be
fore the fight ends.
The white fishermen have sent for as
sistance, : and Nearly a score of their
fellows have sailed from San Pedro to
aid them lnkeepipgioff the Japanese.
The white men assert that^they are
Americans,, but this claim cannot be
sustained, for, not one in 20 of them
is a citizen of the United States. Most
of them are Greeks, and there is also
a sprinkling of Portuguese and Italians.
The white fishermen have enjoyed
the exclusive use of the San Clemente
fishing grounds for years, but Sunday
two | boatloads \u25a0 of - Japanese appeared
there and prepared to land. ' The white
men stoned , the boats so vigorously
that the Japanese retreated. Later
they again attempted .to land In small
boats, but one'v of • the boats was cap
siaed. , ' ' v }.
The Japanese then retired to a small
rocky Island near the large island and
camped there. Both sides have received
armed reinforcements.
TAFT LEAVES RUSSIAN
CAPITAL FOR BERLIN
St. Petersburg ~ Authorities Relieved
That Party Was Not Molested
by • Anarchists
% ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. ; 5.— -Secretary
of "War Taft and the members of his
party left, here at noon today for Ber
lin. : A "' party of Russian "offers 'and
functionaries and the staff of tne Amer
ican embassy saw the visitors off at the
railroad station. -\u0084, . •
The secretary -will spend a few hours
in Berlin tomorrow. 'He has asked
Charlemagne Tower, the American am
bassador at Berlin, to omit any formal
entertainment on account of the serious
illness of his mother, at ilillbury. \Mass.
The Russian' authorities are relieved
that- the secretary's visit has passed
without any untoward incident. . The
request of a group ;Df students of the I
university to be permitted to send a !
deputation to welcome Secretary Taft !
upon his arrival was denied by the au- I
thorities, as it; was> feared that this j
deputation \u25a0was merely a cover for\ a i
revolutionary \u25a0 demonstration. The po
lice constantly gnarded the corridors of
the hotel where the Taft party stopped
In order to prevent their being molested
by anarchists or cranks. f
GOVERXOR'S APPOINTMEXTS
SACRAMENTO, Dec. a.— Governor Gil
lett yesterday appointed Judge H. G.
Tuttle and~*George H. Mastick members
of the board of directors for the state
normal school at San Jose. Judge Tut
tle succeeds , F. ; H. Babb. James Ma
son of San Francisco was appointed a
notary public in and for the city .and
county of San Francisco.
EXHUME MASTODON— HeIena. Mont.. Dec.
5. — Workmen on the Milwaukee railroad roadbed
near Helena yesterday unearthed the teeth and
bones ~of a -gigantic mastodon. The largest
tooth i> weighs more than four pounds. Dr.
Charles N.. Belnlg estimates that the animal
has twen dead for. more than 20,000 ye^s.
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LW. HELLMAN JR..... ..Vice President and Manager I R VAN LUVEN.. Aut Cashier and Aut Secretary
CHARLES J. DEER1NG......... Cashier and Secretary J CHARLES DU PARC ;".;.. v.Auwtut CasHer
UMON TRUS| COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO
v 2 Montgomery, Street j
Capital Paid Up .................... ....$1,192,000.00 V i
V Surplus andy Undivided Profits .. 1,1^43,6 10.77* |
T0ta1.................... ...............53,33«,610.77
. . .DIRECTORS. . .
ISAIAS W. HEXUIA.V. .President TIMOTHY BOPKISS Capitalist
Also President Wells Fargo Nevada' National Bank JOHN- D. SPRECKELS. ...../......... j
. '" "of San Francisco. ' . ....... ./^ .. President J.JX Spreekela A Bwa. C«s
I.WVHELLMAXJB...... r-.. ....-.......'. Vice President .:...... .President Holbrook, Merrili & Stetson, Inc.
Also Vice President Wells Fargo Nevada National A . H. PAYSOX. . .... .President Spring Valley Water Cow
Bank of San Francisco. J# H E.\RY MEYER.. . . . . . . . . .Ant. Borel * C«k, Bankers
J. L. FL00D. ........................ . . . .Capitalist CHARLES G. LATHROP. ..... .Capitalist
UNION TRUST COMPANY OF SAN FRANCISCO BANKING DEPARTMENT
At Close of Business, December 3, 1907 i
NOT INCLUDING ANY TRUST^ FUNDS \
ASSETS IUIABIUITIES \
" Loans on Stocks, Bonds, ete^ . . . ...... . . . . . J 4 J>29^iCB;97 Capital Stock . ..''... .......... ... ..... .f 1.192.000.00
*Loans on Real .Estate... .r.: t . ...... ....... 1^07^i39.43 Surplns and Reserve and Profit and Loss... 1,143,810.77
s Investments in : U. : S. \ Bonds,\ Other Bonds, , Dae Depositors 15^30,790.58
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Office Bnlldins and Safe Deposit Vaults. ... 1UJ00.(>31.73 • .$13,173^101.35^
v Mo«eV'!'* on "\u25a0\u25a0{Hand and , -witt Bank* "and . f.
CHARLES J t DEERIIVG, Cashier
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The Place of Opportunity
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NEW SCHEDULE The Cheapest Fare on the
PAY SHORE CUT OFF
Third and To wnsendDe pot The Fare Now Is— "Commute"
Leave Arrives Ticket-
San .Fraacisco South City «.!«•» 01 o a ct\
620 a u m...; am. South Crty Only $4.50
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South City Is the First Stop on
This New Road
« -. Take a trip over this new road next Sunday and see the wonderful
system of tunnels and the >beautifui country that you have fead so
much about. Bay a round trip ticket to South City; this will enable
you to see the entire new road called the Bay Shore Cutoff.
Lots $300 and up; a month.
No Interest. No Taxes. Immediate Possession.
Streets. Sidewalks. Sewers. Water.
All included in. price of lot.
Chance to Save $25
Bring this "Ad" with you and we will give you credit for the first
payment ($25) on any lot you may select.
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PROPOSALS
OFFICE PURCHASING COJOnSSAET. C. 3.
Army. 1006 North Point «t.. S«n Fraact»co. Ca!.,
D«eeml)er 6. 1907 — Sealed proposals, la -liplicst-,
for foraislitae and deitTeria^ sebsiatsnee stor«*
in snch quantities aa mar b-» calieil for by this
office during tne mootit of Janoarr. V>K and in
accordance with sp«<rtfieat!Qas aad condition* *ez
forth to Circular Sen 3. War Department. O££c«
Commissary Genera U Wasaingtoo. IX C, February
12. 1907. win b« recelTed at tnls office nattl It
o'clock a. m.. December 16. 1907. and ties
opened. Information fnra!«ae«i on application.
C. R. KHACTHKOFF. Major. Commissary.
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