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ROAD PUTS 9-HOUR
LAW INTO EFFECT
Baltimore and Ohio Pleases In*
terstate Commission by
* Cutting Working Time
System Anticipates Act to In=
crease Safety by Preventing
Exhaustion of Trainmen
WASHLVGTOX. Feb. 16— The Inter
state commerce commission is gratified
over the information tUat the Balti
more a«d Ohio railroad purposes to
put into effect tomorrow the so called
"nine hour law." which by its terms
<ii>es not become operative until March
<• The law limits the hours of service
of all classes of train operatives, par
ticularly engineers and firemen, train
dispatchers, railway telegraphers, tow
erraen and signal operators.
Already the commission has set 1-eb
riiary 27 as a date on which It will
hear formal applications far an exten
sion, of the time operation of the nine
hour provision. The time may be ex
tended as to the railroads which are
eble to show the commission good cause
for extension. However, the Baltimore
and Ohio will put the law into effect
immediately, so that both the officials
*nd thf operatives may. become fa
miliar "^Jth tr-e new conditions before
they are made imperative by the act
Itself.
Another source of gratification to the
commission is the general compliance
of the railroads with that provision of
the Hepburn act which makes it obliga
tory upon carriers to submit to the
commission monthly reports covering
every phase of the operation of inter-
A few w*>eks ago it was announced
In a tentative way that several impor
tant systems, notably the Xe-w York
Central lines, had declined to furnish
reports to the commission on the
ground that th<» provision was uncon
stitutional. But within a day or two
an understanding has been reached be-
J'w^en the commission and the New
York Central by which the road has
Sled with the commission reports of its
<^p*;ration for the five months ended
November 50. The commission now has
ceraplPte reports covering 39 per cejit I
of the railroad mileage of the country |
up to November SO.
Glarner Wins Race
on Park Stadium
The athletic team of the Olymp:--:
club turned out about 50 members at
the stadium in Golden Gate park yes
terday for the first big practice of the
j=*aFon. The chief event was 'a mile
and a half race in anticipation of the
•r.o mile cup race next Saturday in the
To the surprise of both himself and
th* rjv^ctator* Andrew Glarner, the
middle distance runner of the club,
rron in th<- fast time of 7:25 2-5. The
fi'tt mil* w«« covered in about 4:45.
Balelrh Kelly finished second by five
y*r«is. Billy Gervin was third. Allen
Gs-^ia f«v:rth and Otto BoeddSker fifth.
T; i* pr.-.i-aWy will be the team which
will r^pr^sent the Olympic club in the
Among th/> cracks they will meet
Vill h" C. Connolly. "Soldier" King
s«thl H«1 Nash and Harold Maundrell of
Stanford university.
There wast also an exciting 10<> yard
race yesterday. Fred Burgers did the
handicapping and brought the men
together in an exciting finish. L. "W.
Myer (S yards) won; George Bromley
iii\ was second: P. C. Gerhardt
(scratch) and Andrew Glarn,°-r (6
j-ards) tied for third. The distance
•was covered in about 11 seconds. Greg
ory .Padilla -was starter and J. R.
Kickey judge at the finish.
Play to Tie in Seven
Innings Game
OAKLAND, Feb. 16. — St. Mary's col
;<»pe Phoenix sine played a tie game
for seven Innings this afternoon on the
carr.pus with a mixed nine composed
ef the All Stars and Gantner-Mattern*
ef San Francisco. The score: '
R. R. E.
T*»raerß .......0 0 0 2 0 3 o—s0 — 5 8 : 4
JpbScix » 2 0 0 0 0 •— 6 6 6
Batarlef— O'Baanion acd Blterman for I.p»
n«ra. Bart aad Chaae and Collins and Bcrns
for Paoealx.
A. gain* waa played this morning at
-T"reems.n*» park, the score being:
R. H. E.
X>«stEer-ilatt«B ..0 0004001 o—s0 — 5 8 5
fpnoeaix 0003 10 0 3 •— 7 T 3
Batteries — O'Bascloa and SuiliTtn for <it-i-
E»r-M*ttrm. Cha»e and Bams for Phoen'.x.
In & game on SL Mary's campus this
pocn th« second team, known as the
defeated the Berkeley Mer
chants by a score of 5 to 3.
Practice for 'Cross
Country Run
OAKLAND, Feb. IS.— The long dis
tance runners of the Century athletic
club sprinted over six and a half miles
of the Fruitvale hills this morning
getting Into condition for the "cross
country run of the Pacific athletic as
sociation and also to give. the commit
tee an opportunity to pick out the
best men for the, team. William Moir
made the best time, covering the n^ute
In 40 minutes and 20 seconds- The
runners finished in the order named:
Actual H'cap. Net
Time. Mln. Time.
1 naTld Moir 44:35 9 35:35
-»_Wim«m Howdes. «:43 S 3.5:43
L Ad»m* 43:5? 10 • S»:.'»2
«__»' luttrav ...49-JH 10 33:54
V_W Moir ". 40.-20 Scr. 40:20
S-CJenninCT 46:22 '6 40:22
7_r. nowden ..t0:45 S<r. 40:45
i. f r. Ki«jyrt...... 44:5$ 4 40: M
•.— c. K"4«ttck«T 52:23 IO 42:^3
ji*_-\V. Green .&3.-05 15 44:U3
-j_K. Bro»n ....... -«4:20 10 04:20
UnOPS THE BROW.V CA'*!!
Tb-s' socc-er. association; has decided to
•Jron the Drown case,. holding that the
player who took' part in the. game
against San Francisco was the regis
tered member of the Thistles and not
a. ringer ejs some persons claimed. The
Thistle's secretary has been requested
to *mak<> a written statement that
Brown was the man who took . part In
the game/ and this will be accepted as
final by the governing body.
U*IV INTERNATIONAL MATCH
CIXCINNATL Feb. 16.— Smith and
Dunbar of Brooklyn, the two. men team
of the National bowling . association,
tron the international match between
the 1907 champions of the^ American
bowling congress. National bowling as
sociation. Western bowling associaUon
»nd the Canadian bowling association.
T»rri! 2T ~ VKQ&^Ajx*- An?ele«. Feb. 11.— A
r,f* wb» aay tar* been J. L. Jonei «f San
Cl« B e to tbl.<dty January SO ootn
.S^a iwicide wolrlit tea local lotting boo*e
KENTUCKY FAILS
TO ELECT SENATOR
Deadlock in General Assembly
Remains -as When First
Ballot Was Taken
Beckham's Democratic Enemies
Seek Man Who Can Har
monize Two Factions
FRANKFORT, Ky.. Feb. 16.— The
Kentucky general assembly has bal
loted for exactly a month in an effort
to elect a United States senator to suc
ceed James B. McCreary and today is
apparently no nearer an election than
it was on the day tlie first ballot was
taken.
In the first vote former Governor
Beckham. who had been nominated at
the democratic primaries, received 66
votes; former Governor Bradley, repub
lican caucus nominee, 64 votes, while
seven" democratic members were scat
tering and one republican absent
through illness. The relative standing
of the two candidates Is virtually the
same as when the voting was begun.
During the four weeks the limit of
politics has been played by; both demo
crats and republicans in the effort to
obtain an advantage and break the
deadlock.
The constant effort of the democrats
who are opposing Beckham has been
to present the name of some democrat
who might prove powerful . enough to
induce some of the Beckham men to
desert him. Senator McCreary, Henry
Watterson, former Senalor Blackburn,
Colonel J. R. Allen and State Senator
Wheeler Campbell are among those
frequently supported, but the Beckham
democrats have remained immovable:
and declare that if Beckham cannot
win no other democrat shall. .
The republicans are supporting Brad
ley as a unit, hopeful that they wiU
finally obtain enough votes from antl-
Beckham democrats to elect him.*
RUDOLPH DIDNT GO _ !
AND ALLEN WINS WIDOW
iSan Francisco Man Triumphs in
iMatrimonial Advertisement
Venture
DISPATCH TO THF CAU.
TACOMA. Feb. 16. — Mrs. Aloise Men
' tor Inserted an advertisement In San
j Francisco newspapers three months ago
j in which she stated that a man of
means, matrimonially Inclined, might
nnd a partner by addressing he? in
Tacoma, Frcrn this advertisement
sprung rivalry of two men today. Cu
pid decided the contest by awarding the
prize to Charles Allen of San Francisco
and by dispatching a brief message to
O. JV. Rudolph of Santa Barbara etating
that he should look elsewhere. Allen
arrived yeEterday and a letter came
from Rudolph". The letter was to the
chief of police.
"Will you please find out for me the
following facts?" wrote Rudolph. .Tls
she pretty? How old is she?- Has she
any property? "What Is her. reputa
tion?"
"When the detective whom the chief
assigned to the "case** called on Mrs.
Mentor at her home in D street he
foun«l th« widow entertaining Allen.
After reading the inquiry Mrs. Mentor
told th** detective that he could an
swer the letter in any manner he de
sired.
"You see, I have been corresponding
each •week with two men since I In
serted an advertisement for a hus
band." she said. "Mr. Allen of San
Francisco was one of my correspond
ents and Rudolph was the other. Both
wrote that they were coming' 1 , to Ta
coma. Mr. Allen came and I fell in
love with him as promptly as I did with
letters he hag written me. Rudolph
failed to come, but sent a detective in
his stead."
The widow informed the detective
that she and Allen plan to be married
and to start for San Francisco early
this week. Mrs. Mentor has resided in
Taccma several years and has two yons
here. Allen is an employe of a leading
clothing house in San Francisco.
SENTENCES ROBBER
TO TAKE KEELEY CURE
Judge Wolverton Gives Claude
Eggleston a Chance to
Reform
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 16.— Judge
TVolverton sentenced yesterday Claude
Eggleston. the confessed postoffice rob
ber, to take the Keeley cure.
This unusual sentence was imposed
upon the request of United States At
torney Bristol and W. H. McGarry, at
torney for Egrgrleston. The prisoner ad
mitted to the conrt that he was hope
lessly addicted to the drink habit, and
pleaded for a chance to reform. The
conditions of the sentence are that for
the next six months he shall take treat
ment at a Keeley institute. On the
third of each month he Is re
quired to report in person to the court,
that Judge Wolrerton may note the
progress of his reformation. Should
Eggleston attempt to escape, or stop
his course of treatment at the insti
tute, he will be s«ent to McNeils island
at once to serve a five year sentence.
Eggleston was involved in the rob
bery of a suburban postofflce last year.
His companions were sent to the gov
ernment prison oh McXeils island for
nine years each.
NEW TRANSCONTINENTAL
LINE REACHES MONTANA
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Trains Will Be Running to
Coast in Year
TERRY. Mont., Feb. 16. — The Chicago.
Milwaukee and SU Paul railway ex
tended the train service of its Pacific
coast extension to, this city today. The
new line crosses the Yellowstone river
for the first time at Terry," The ; train
service is daily between Aberdeen, S.
D. : Narmath, N7 D.. and Terry.
The record of . the Chicago, Milwau
kee and St. Paul railway In building, its
Pacific coast .extension : has. It was an
nounced today, never been equaled: by
any similar undertaking.; The track is
being built at. the rate of "five miles a<
day, and by the end of- this week the
east -and west track- laying forces in
Montana will meet in the vicinity of
Miles City. . , "
It Is confidently' expected that trains
over the new transcontinental railway
will be operated through " to Butte ~by
May." 1 SOS, and into Seattle and Tacoma
about a year later.
THE ELDER BELMOXT
August ; Belmont, father of •' the : pres
ent banker, came to this country in 1837
as agent of . the Rothschilds, i the /great
European bankers.: He 'was '" born : in.
Rhenish Prussia* in. ISI6 and received
his : business training^ in . the .Rothschild
banking ' house , at \u25a0 Frankfort- - He- be
came^ prominent '\u25a0 in I this \ country ! polity
Ically: as .well as flnaricially,?and i .was
rated as a roan of /originality,' of strong
prejudices and • stubborn/ independence
of ; thought and action.— Kansas City
Journal;--"- '\u25a0/,.';/'\u25a0 •/'/ -; -:: r - j.-'"
THE SAN FRANCISCO GALL; FEBRUARY: 17 t : 1908:
FLOOD AT CREST;
SNOW ADDS WOE
Cold Weather Brings Intense
Suffering to Victims of
Pittsburg Overflow
Damage of Millions Done, but
No Loss of Life Is
Reported
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PITTSBURG. Feb. 16.— After reaching
30.7 feet at noon today and remaining
at that stage for three hours./ the wa
ter in the river is slowly receding. The
i damage, ,it is" estimated, will-run to
i several million dollars, '\u25a0 but there : was
j no loss of life.
- The suffering caused by the high wa-
i ter is intense. Thousands of persons
j are living in the upper floors of their
j homes, using skiffs as a means - of
j transportation to and fro. The lower
i portions of their homes are filled with
water. In ' many instances the house
hold goods were not "removed, owing to
lack of time, and chairs, tables, pianos
and bric-a-brac are floating about the
rooms. - \u25a0
* To add to the suffering of the victims I
the weather grew cold today and snow .
j fell. The gas connections of the houses
have been disarranged and in their
I present damp condition life is made
miserable for the unfortunate occu
pants. I
Charitable institutions making use of '
many skiffs have been busily engaged |
throughout all of last night: and today
serving hot coffee and food to the fam
ilies^ most of whom are poor.
STANFORD STUDENTS FORM
CLUB TO STUDY FORESTRY
Organization Unique in Scope
Formed by Undergraduates
\u25a0 at University
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 16.— i
A unique club, to be called the Forestry
club, has just been founded at Stanford
university by prominent undergradu- ;
ates.. The new society intends to train
its members to preserve forests through
out the state. The work of the'elub
will begin at home, the wooded hills of
this county having been picked for the
first objective point of the collegian
foresters?. ;' j
The aid of the national bureau of for
estry will be asked in the movement,
and specialists of the government are
to be invited to lecture before the j
gatherings of the club.
Professor W. R. Dudley of the bot
any department is prominently identi
fied with the new club. .
It will be one of the objects of the
club to secure the preservation of the
redwood groves in the neighboring
country.
The first meeting of the club resulted
in the election of E. J. Dudley "08. a se
nior, tottfe office of president, and of
W. Lw Soofleld, a sophomore, to that of
secretary- treasurer for the ensuing:
year. * '. V-"* ;' i
VETERAN ARRESTS MAN HE
BEAT FOR INSULTING FLAG
Hooted at -by Agitator, Grand
Army Man Exercises His
Right as Citizen
Hotvell G. Trodgen. the aged Grand
Army, veteran who broke up a meeting:
of agitators in Jefferson square last I
Sunday afternoon, caused another | rip
ple of excitement in the district yes
terday by exercising his right as a
citizen and placing under arrest, at the
point of a revolver W. Murray, the man
whom he caused : to dance to the tune
I of the cracks of his six shooter a week \u25a0
ago after Murray had heaped abuse
upon the American flag. .
The veteran was -listening to a s<?
' cialist speaker wh»n Murray called at
i him from the center of the crowd. The
veteran averred that he. lnduced Mur
ray to ' Cross the street and as soon as
he was a safe distance from the crowd
pulled his trusty revolver from his
pocket and coolly informed Murray that
he was under arrest for disturbing the
peace.
Trodgen swore to a^warrant against
Murray several days ago, but it was
I not served.-
Trodgen marched Murray up to his
room at 1135 Golden Gate avenue.' Sev
eral of Murray's friends attempted to
! rescue him. but when the veteran aimed
: his revolver on them they beat a hasty
; retreat.
. Trodgen telephoned for an officer,
who booked Murray at the central po
lice; station on a" charge of disturbing
the peace. Now the veteran says : that
he will swear .to a warrant charging
Murray with treason for -insulting the
flag.
"CALL HIM PERCY/ SAYS
NOTE WITH FOUNDLING
Bouncing Black Eyed Baby Boy
Left at Asylum in Basket
With Tender. Missive
"Please call him Percy. Do the best
you can till "called for with him. If
any package comes,': initials >P. H. A.,
please give them to him. Respectful
ly. —.".•'\u25a0" '":. \u25a0\u25a0•.-v \u25a0'.''\u25a0\u25a0W&&B*&%^'^ : - ' ;\u25a0
That was the note, scrawled on a per 4
fumed sheet;'of .white: paper,; thatiac
companied a bouncing; black eyed baby
boy who was left in; a basket: on; the
doorstep of the foundling asylum Tat
2267 Howard street last night. .Just^.to
prove that he was proud *of his name
and meant to show <: it, Percy, burst : Into
alusty\rail .when hei was waked; up
and lifted out' of the cold, j " _
The police {took . him torthe : central
emergency hospital, 'where he went: to
sleep i holding \ the hand } ot ' Nurse^Amy
Hart, who v took him.Jn .chargTa.. The
baby was "about^lO days fold and * evi
dently of Spanish or; Italian descent. .
THROW CAR OFF TRACK
JO SAVE;PINIONED MAN
Bystanders Rush ito 'the Assist-
ance of Edward Bolland,
Caught Under Truck
When .;; Edward Bolland,^ an \u25a0elec
trician,: was struckra-nd^run i over?. by
McAllister street VcaK'Nai 639 ;aV Powell
and Market streets at midnight a score'
of 'men* put Uheir ; shoulders* to: the : car
and threw it son * its . slde7 and off Z the
track . to"saye '\u25a0 the ' life .of •' the <\u25a0 injured
man. He t had been s caught f under the
forward truck. : .\u25a0 -
At the central emergency; hospital,
where -he was tak'eh; if. was f found i that
his r skull had \ been' fractured.;^ Bolland
lived |at 609 ; Grove ?street.?t He] tried |to
save * himself vlby *,the| fender;
but it 'slipped over him* as • he T clutched
at": iK^Ste^S^^^^g^BSi^^^B^g
\u0084 BEAHIXGS TEOH i . TESVY&O'S— Berkeley;
Feb. ;. 16.-r-A i arcond « evening *of LTenny*on } study
will jberfflyen .byitbe^Udiesfuf * the^Flrst; Con
prepationsl cbnrcn '• or ' tblt \u25ba cltrc Tne»d»y s night
In r the * church ~ parlor*.'/ . The i program U vrill 5 in-"
elude ,Jre»dinjf^ by am » Hrs Hopkins,
pastor of " the i chnrch."S' <wgr»n ~t. nombers ? by^Udn.
Waldrop I «cd | a number ; of soups I and I the : f amons
cantata, t*,liie - Ladf ; of j Sliaiat,". g byi at wosuuCr '
CASTAWAYS CAMP
IN ICY TERRITORY
Nineteen Japanese Live Three
Month s at the Foot of
Alaskan Glacier \u25a0>\u25a0
American Vessel Goes to Rescue,
but Meets With Severe
Experiences >
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SEATTLE. Feb. 16.— Cast "ashore No-/
vember 5 on* Malasplna "glacier." near/
Yacutat, Alaska, after a severe \u25a0: gale
lasting 72 :hours, : 19. - ; members of the
Japanese .fishing schooner Satsuma
Maru I lived in a camp at / the foot of
the glacier for - three 'months. Then
nine of them escaped in' their sampan
to Yukatat. where the ship Jeanie~was
hailed.
The Jeanie went to the glacier this ;
afternoon. With seven sailors the Jap
anese sampan, which was towed to the i
glacier "by the Jeanie, V put off toward
the be?.ch to rescue their comrades. The ;
Jeahie's big lifeboat followed In the \
wake of tlie sampan," but did not ap
proach the surf. The sampan had hardly
entered the surf when r- It > was rolled
over repeatedly. Four of the men were
picked up by the lifeboat
and taken* back to the ship about a
mile away.
The officers of the Jeanie caw the
catastrophe/and \ the ' shipwrecked men
on the shore rushed into the sea and
took out the bodies of- the other three
sailors. Whether : they are -dead or
alive is not known.
The Jeanie stood off for two hours
and the sea was running so high -that
no boat could live in the surf. A
revenue cutter has sailed to the glacier
to rescue the other men.
" Captain Y. Fujii of the Satsuma Maru
reports his vessel is high and dry on
the beach at the foot of the glacier
and is undamaged except loss of rud
der ' and -anchors. It .will be impos
sible to salvage the vessel. - Two of the
sailors lost their lives' during/ the
CRUISER'S MASCOT LOST
IN GOLDEN GATE CITY
Brindle Bull Pup Disappears and
Jackies- Swear He Is in
Love Witff Town
When the launch of the: cruiser Buf
falo landed at the city wharf yesterday
afternoon, "Sport." the brlndle bulldog
mascot of the ship, gave a yelp of de
light and, springing to the. wharf, tore
up East street at a gait showing only
a cloud of dust. Since - then none of
the members of the. Buffalo's, crew
have laid eyes on their beloved mascot.
"Sport" never set foot on San Fran
cisco soil before. The Jackies firmly
believe that he. like many human be
ings, Immediately became infatuated
with -the city and after, getting? a whiff
of the water front air decided then
and there to spend' the^ remainder of
his days roaming the ' streets of the
fair city by the Golden, gate.
He that will deliver Sport . to the
cruiser will be- rewarded \u25a0with a shin
ing ?20 gold piece. Sport; is described
as wearing a; fighting face »and a.' large
brass | collar and havingr 4 ' sea 5 legs that
even the greenest' landsman could= not
possibly mistake!"
DROWSY LODGERS . ;.
BARELY ESCAPE FIRE
Prompt Work Saves a Score of
Lives in Flimsy Hotel
Baltimore
Prompt work at the Baltimore hotel
at Sixth and Brannan streets saved a
score of lodgers from probable injury
or death at 10 o'clock last' night, v/hen
electric . ; wires- -became- crossed \u25a0 and
started a \u25a0 blase/ in the flimsy frame
structure. . •-
Jack Camp, one' of the lodgers, j was
walking down -the hall .when .over his
head the electric wires began to spit
fire and the woodwork of the celling
was blazing an Instant later. Camp
rushed to • the : street bawling "fire!"
and frightened* men in scant attire be
gan <to pour out of their- rooms.. In
the annex, however," where the: fire had
started, ascore ? of men were sleeping,
some ' stupefied • with liquor and unable
to move.- The proprietor, Larry .Welch,
heard the commotion and grabbing an
ax and a pall of water he rushed . to
the place. " He dashed the 'water
against tbe blaze, r then with the ax
tore the * boards apart and extinguished
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POLICE HOLD SUSPECTS
AND TRACE RECORDS
Two Prisoners Are Believed to
Be Implicated in Many
Burglaries '.-.':
Edward" Forrestel ' and Joseph! Ben
nett., well known vto.l the were
arrested early .yesterday morning and I
locked -in i the; city: prison and their ]
names were" registered on thel detinue |
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I Forrester and Bennett are wanted* In
connection with several of : the- recent
burglaries. In the district and \
are believed by the -police to be im- i
plicated . in" the of the stable ;
of " Simon Brothers at 1336 Kentucky, j
street \ Saturday afternoon. .At that i
time •' the \u25a0 robbers \\ stole 'a * horse^- and j
buggy, which ; -were • found iin itheTpos- j
session-; of £ one vof .-.-the'- gang, £ David
Robinson. : who %^as arrested .: and vis
now in: ; the city. 1 prison on / a charge of
burglary. . <
: ;, Detectives : Regan and O'Connell ; are
investigating and'-tracing the move
ments of the , two -men in : the .last few ;
weeks ; and -; hope -to ' soon , have enough "j
evidence -/.to -; charge them both with I
many ; burglaries. % j
PASSEN(iERS;FLEE FROM
BLAZI NG ELECTRIC CAR
Flames Originate \u0084 From Ovcr^
heated Motor o ßox, but
Damage Small
:,A"i blaze under "a ; car, "of the \ Polk
street line ; at? PaciflcVavenu* 'andr Polk
street I last \ evening (created \ much ex-.
clterpentJ- and*; caused z an ; : alarm^to be
turned . In™ fortthe^ fire J apparatus.' The
fire"; started Jas % ay;a v ; result^ of i the over
heating of ,^a^ motor; box ; and .when "r." r . the
smoke jbegan* to • pour, forth ; from : under
the t^car. thel i frightened passengers
scrambled C: In V allf directions.' -;
>'- Several ii responded, : but by
the [time ijtheyi had f arrived fire vh'ad
been, Ceiting:u!shed.V^ None.; of j,the v pasf
serigers .was [injured and damage : to the
car/ was i nominal. -^. ; \u25a0 "\u25a0 - ';
A" bird i was.- seen to fall • in the yard
of works? department JktlDeali Bar
racks;* London,] recently.** Jt iwa»: a blue
rock J; pigeon/S with | an^; adder jv'"^ tightly
colled I around t itvi andjboth were "'• dead/
The |. •'adder,' :: which 'Tmeasured ~,Z "i feet 6
inches." /Cwrs\ ; 7around v ; - the
pigeon's - neck ; and : one .; wing; v arid the
pigeon's V'beak "-tightly, 'gripped the
enak«-s'hea4;-': \u25a0 -7:. T -. \u25a0'. \r. '^miBS^M
ROBBER BREAKS
BOWL, FINDS $40
Holdup Man Then Forces Res
taurant Keeper to Pick Up
Gold Pieces for Him -
Thug Thoroughly Cows His Vic
tim and Robs Cash Reg
ister and. Room
A holdup man who. from the de
scription given by : his victim,^probably
is one, of the two: who have robbed a
dozen v saloons /in the last two weeks,
entered! the res.taurant of Manuel Var
varls at s' Cllff_ avenue, near the ocean
beach. \u25a0'- early: Friday night and took IST
from .thacash^ drawer and a * sugar
bowl '\u25a0\u25a0 where the -proprietor kept half
eagles.- v
Varvaris was closing the restaurant
for the nisht:when the man, wearing a
white; handkerchief cvver his face and
ca'rryiriga- large re rolver. appeared in
the 'doorway and' commanded htm to
throw, up- his hands. The robber then
told Varvaris to turn his face to the
wall, and, keeping tiis victim covered
with the revolver, the thug coolly went
behind the' counter and emptied the
register.
After taking the money from ." the
register the robber caught sight of
a sugar bowl on one of the shelves.
Taking care to keep his eyes on the
restaurant keeper, he .walked over to
the shelf and, : reaching : up, struck,. It
with his hand, knocking the bowl over
and scattering . its contents, four $10
gold /pieces; on ' the floor. Turning to
the/ restaurant keeper he remarked:
."That Is /a poor place to hide your
money. - Now "get down on your knees
and pick It up."
Following the. proprietor around with
the revolver close to his .head, the thug
compelled. Varvaris to crawl under, sev
eral tables until he had found the
money and handed \u25a0it to him. The
robber then searched Varvaris" pockets
and relieved him 'of a purse containing
?15 more. : • „ "
Finding, nothing else of value in the
store. ' the thug asked Varvaris where
his room was located, and when told it
was in .the rear/ of the place, com-,
raanded him to -walk a few .feet in
front' of him and show him to- the
room. in the room the rob
ber; ordered Varvaris to take a seat
at a 7a 7 small table, with his face toward
the wall. Then tearing a piece of
paper from the wall he asked the res
taurant keeper for his name and ad
dress and, after being told, wrote it
down on the paper and placed it in his
pocket.' * This he told Varraris he
would keep and ..in case' the robbery
was reported /to the police he would
return and kill him. With that injunc
tion' he: left. \u25a0/
-Varvaris. too frightened to move, sat
at/the table for some time.- When, he
thought the highwayman had gone far
enough away he rushed out to the
street and lustily blew a police whistle.
The whistle was heard: by Policeman
Pidgeon, who answered and was told
the details of the robbery.
As the description of the robber tal
lies with the smaller of the two men
vrho have been committing' the numer
ous holdups of saloons In various parts
of the/city. Captain Kelly believes that
these : two highwaymen have separated
temporarily and are working singly to
more easily, elude the police. . '
LEGISLATIVE BANKING
COMMITTEE TO ORGANIZE
Thorough Overhauling *to Be
Given Financial Laws of
California
The 'legislative committee appointed
to review the banking laws of the state
will hold ' its first meeting Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock at the ferry
building. In— the I, rooms of the state
board of * rail road commissioners. The
committee will then proceed to organize
'\u25a0 and begin its wtfrk of overhauling the ]
banking laws of California. \u2666
. Senator' Lea\itt of Alameda will be :
elected chairman of the committee.
With him on the | committee are Sen
ators E. I. Wolfe of : San. Francisco and
Curtln of Tuolumne; Assemblymen
Fisher of San Francisco, Stanton of Los
Angeles -and Cutten of HumboWt.
.No- witnesses twill* be [summoned the
first day. but later prominent financiers
of the state will be asked to testify be
fore . commission • regarding -the
banking laws, and opportunity will be
given to those- who wish: it to make
suggestions for changes in the statutes.
NATIVE DAUGHTERS TO
NAME GRAND TREASURER
Two Candidates Seek the Office
: Made -Vacant by Death of
Mary A. Deinpsey
A new grand treasurer to succeed the
late Mary. A. Dempsey will be selected
by 'the -grand officers- of the Native
Daughters^ at' a meeting to be held in
Native Sons* hall the evening of Febru
ary 2?. There are two candidates in the
field. Miss :Elizabetlj- Douglas .of fAlta
parlor, of this city rfod Mrs. Susie Christ
of JYoseralte- parlor. %*
Both women are popular in ; the order
and their friends are making a vigorous
campaign. -;• The .office "; of -grand I,treas
urer ji s being: filled ' temporarily by Miss
LauraiFrakeg.-'grah'd secretary. * '
FREE BOOKLET
• About the
foil Machine
Jffl\l\\ \ \Vl|l^ Without a Horn
MmUM \the victor.
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\u25a0 A lid .closet down orer the rscord, . ahnttlng
t oat all disarre«able mechanical •onnds. ;The
;-' 'nroilc comes ~ : trom ja * tnahoganr soond ; re-
>• : flector,' and [the^yolame can ,be . regulated • by ;
s^lopentni {Uttle dooril "?-. Cabinet for 150 "records j
- : bnllt '" la "the ~ rnachlne. : . Tl>la Is"' the^finest*
\u25a0; talklnir j machine JniwiVr J can '/. bnj— booklet'
i telling .all" aboat , It be sent \u25a0 free upon
; application , t» ".
SKenhMiP
\u25a0'..- \u25a0..,'".\u25a0 " : -:' - ~yjfi£f* \u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0".'\u25a0- '-,\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
'* ; StelnTTay : and Other Pianos ,
Victor Talking Machine*
and Sutteti S. F.
Broadway at '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0!• 13th,', 1 ' 1635 V*a Ness Avel i.
FEARING OLD AGE
WOMAN TAKES DRUG
Swallows Laudanum in Effort to j
Die Before Becoming Bur
den on Friends ,
Airs. Lillian Carlson Drinks Poi-
son in Presence of Crowd
Awaiting Car -
.11 i I ' JIHIHHHiiIIi "\u25a0Ll[£ll*i|iWlUJiwiil
Fearing old age. and that she would |
become; a burden' on her friends and j
relatives. Mrs. Lillle Carlson. 5C years;
old, who .lives at 105 Grove street. |
attempted to take her life early last t
evening by swallowing a large dose of I
laudanum. She made the attempt to die j
at Sixteenth and Mission streets, in. the!
mldstof a large crowd awaiting a car.
About . a . year ago/Mrs. Carlson be
came separated from her husband and
since that I time has . earned her living
by sewing. Lately she had been suf
fering much from melancholia, brought
on by the belief that she : Is becoming
too old to support herself. S*je had
complained to some of her f riends of
feeling ill and despondent and contin
ually stated that she could foresee the
time when she would become a burden
to her many friends.
" At the hospital' it was stated that
Mrs. Carlson was in a very serious con
dition. ?>:/.-/:
WANTS 'GLAD HAND'
OFFICIALS CURBED
OAKLAND, Feb. 16. — Rev. Charles R.
Brown, In a sermon tonight at the First
Congregational church In this city, the
subject of, which was -*Moral Principles
in Politics," said in part:
It U a good thin? that newspapers fcTOte
much ipaee daily to descxibißg in minute detail
tne acts of public officials. It *Is right and
proper that the Umellght should be turned on
cfnclal* of every sort, and If they don't lUe It
\u25a0 they ehocld set into so»ne . other business. P.y
no other means can the meanness of many ofS
elal actions be counteractad.
We need clean men ia politics. There are
men in the county sovernment who should l-e
dropped, especially those gladhand rnperrisors.
whose, actions, beyond presenCog- that Klad hand,
are 10 little known. Clean measures are waateiJ
as well aa clean men. Corruption of official
measure*, whether it shows Itself is orderln;
more lead - pencils or in Totlstr more clerk hire
than is necassary, must b*». eradicated. -It may
show Itself uncleaa in votlcc the people's money
for a useless boolcTard or In a printing con
tract, but it all. In any case, comes back to the
tax payer and he mnstpsy the debt. \u25a0
. - The mesnnesa of It all makes St imperative
that clean measures be Introduced as well as
clean men if th" tax payers and the poor men
wocld avoid paying heary toll.
We want to make out of our American state
a copy of righteousness, and unless we bx*ulcat«
the principles of moral order and tlliine law
we shall cot succeed.
VOTE HALF HOLIDAY
. At the conclusion of five hour 3of
balloting yesterday afternoon by the
cement workers' union It was an
nounced that the schedule calling fof
a five and a half day week, adopted
earlier in the year but against which
there arose considerable opposition,
would be retained permanently. The
shorter week lessens the salary' of each
workman, but gives employment to a
greater number. In all more than 1,000
votes were ca3t. v 3gn*£j
In proportion to its size. Belgium has
more miles of than any other
country. in the world.
ENERGETIC MERCHANTS OF
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P. GEORGE FREE AURKET €0.573^-4 Valeari , st . «„ !**.
Tel. Market 503 d. Darbank Potatoes, 00c sack. Apple*. Rood asd sooad,
eating or eaoklas, *1.%0 a box. Ormnstm, cheapest In city* FVee delivery.
GROCERS— H. S. ELLIOTT & CO. iStMSSO nvtM M ar-
ket 76.5. Wholesale and Retail. 'Orders called for and delivered promptly
to Any part of the elty. ~
FOR WALL PAPER. FOR WALL PAPER. i SAX
FRAXCISCO LINCRL'STA COMPA.VY, 521 Valencia street. Phone
Market 5377.
\u25a0-,-.- • ; S ' " - • \u25a0
PIANOS DEITEMEIER PIAXO COMPAVT. ?S3 Valencia st. aear 13th.
Tel: Market 477. MTrs and dealers In bteh srrade Fl.ino«. Pianos rented, ex-
ebanared and sold on easy payments. Expert tnnlnsr, repairias. polish Inc. i
TOWNSEND'S -'CALIFORNIA GLACE FRUITS Aad vhaM «
Candles shipped ererywhere. 120* Valencia st. near 23d, aad 1144 V«a
Xess «r. near Pott it 27 years ta Palace -HoteL
MERCHANT TAILOR M . MARK,. 1070 valenela rt . Wet. W
' aurt S2d. t'p to date Tatlorlnar at prices. Special Bine Sers*
Suit* to order. 920. Cleaning and rewalrlna;. All \u25a0work guaranteed.
LADIES TAILORS M . MINK * CO, IMB Valencia mi. near 2M.
- De*laTners and originators of ' fashionable earmeats . for. ladles. Moderate .
prices. Guaranteed workmanship.* Open evenings. Yonr material made tip.
VALENXIA STREET FLORIST 5^ mtt J^^ n t9 order , lov
social affairs and funerals. 1074 Valencia st. nr. 22A. Phone Market 283.
CH. BAKER, formerly of the 22d st. Florist. AL. HA3I.IIEHSMITII, Msr.
FURNITURE AND BEDDING p onshhls aad Repairing a ,pe*»alty.
Silk Floss Cushions less than wholesale. Oil Cloth. Linoleums and Mattlnav
Lowest cash price la elty. CHRISTENSES 4 CHRI3TE.VSEX, S-S7 Valencia.
MISSION SHOE HOUSE H.BITRKE.Pro^lO 3 BV,,e.eta .«.**
"Ist and Kd. Ladies', Gents* and Children's Footwear. Thompson's Cele-
brated Shoes for men* 9X50 to 15. Repair work by hand, rally sTnaxaateed.
WINES AND LIQUORS Tm are '.e^dlanr tasted t. «n and raapect
onr line of Imported and domestic sroods, smaranteed under pore food lan*.
atlowest prices. G.POSTA.VA4 CO, 1034 Valenela st. TeU Market 1219 ;
FREE MARKET MEAT CO., Inc. Md *„*
Packers and Sansape MannfacTarersT 890 Valencia street. Phase Star-
ket 2074. Hotels and restaurants \u25a0 a specialty.
NUGENT-COVEY WAGON Ca«^ 9 Tahldll st . Ptt o,e M^et
2OCB. r Carrlnsre. Wagon and Antomoblle Repairlns. Palatine aad Trhnmias. !
- Rubber ;- Tires fitted -to aew and old wheels.
PICTURES AND FRAMING wood, for buhx^g. bi Q lixe of
VAXEXTIXES. Artists* : materials. - Art ' roods. DITTMAXX ART CO M-
PAXY. 1118 Valencia st. and 1432 Halsht st. Open eTenlngs.
DAIRY i DELIVERY CO. mxi nxl tes , yonr inspection of thetr new plaat.
Its inodera and sanitary methods niO interest yea. • 3411k, Cream. Butter'
and Ess«. 0550-70 19th Ist. bet. Valencia and Guerrero. Tel. Market 2710.
PAYTO?^ CmERY-4ARGE STOCK : O( actor Md ntm
cycles, all makes. Difficnlt repairing. Model work a specialty. Tires aad
- i Snadrles for sale. 454 Valencia \ st.
JOHN B. DALLAS jjealer tn Wood, Coal. Haj- and Grain. Postal
orders promptly attended to. \u25a0.- 142 Valencia : st. near Market. I'hone Mar-
ket 716. (Formerly HOC Folsom st.) ' -
GAS AND STOVHE PLUMBING G ., « aa EJ , cfri ea, UaW-w*.
bach .Sappllen, Gas Stoves and . Fixtures. : Expert -Locksmith.* Saws filed. \u25a0
-Cutlery eround. .CHARLES LIGMAXX..426 Valencia at. near Fifteenth..
y:K with the cafe i
The Best Appointed :
Catena gDepartment
IS SAN FRANCISCO
We are prepared to take charge
of Weddings, Dinners, Suppers, \
Balls, Dances, Eeeeptioas, After-
noon Teas,. Card Parties, etc
"Wiir also send to your ' home
Sonps, Flan, Intrees, Boasts, etc^
as a whole or in part. AI3O
Salads Sandiriches of all klnda;
Ice Creams and Water Ices In ;
• any quantity you may desire. All
kinds of service for hire, such as
Silrer, Dishes, Card Tables, etc
Call and see our EXHIBITION
ROOM at Eddy and Van Ness.
Telephone. FrankEa 8
Ask for Catering Department
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Take Yoar Broken. " CJl»t/v«» ttt*h»a.
Dented asd Tarnished jllVciWarC I
to Beilis' Silver Factory
1658 CAUFORNL4 STREET
Between Van Xess At. and Polk St.
______________________________________ ;
WEEKLY CALL.SI YEAR'i
?
rUOPOSALS
. IJ j
OFFICE Ccnstmctlcr C«»rterxaster, Fort ita- t
•on. San Francisco. CaL. Fehraarr T. 130»— •
Sealed proposals, ia triplicate, will be rscatved ,
at thl* offlw nadl 11 a. tn.. Marco T. ISCB. and |
I then opened in presence of. bidders, (or famish- j
I Ins all materials and labor and cosstroctloz. ;
'• plnaiblny. beatlo? and electric wlrinz one <ioo]>ls ;
I set ot captains' asd tiro d jnile Mts ot Urates- j
ants* «jaarttrs. at C. S. A. general hospital. ,
Presidio of San Francisco. Cal— in accordance •
wlta p'.-tui and «pecl3catloc9 ca file ta tois o£3^e. j
The soTernaent res*r»e» tiw rl«bt to a«fpt or .
reject any or all proposals or any part thereof.
Plans and specincatic£3 and an necessary Masks
1 acd Information can be obtained an application
kere. Enrelope* contain tng proposals shoald be .
Indorsed. •"PropotaU for cocstmctioa oCSeers <jnar- i
ters general hospital." and addressed to MAJOR :
GEO McK. vriIXIAM3OX. Qoartermaster. V. \u25a0\u25a0•
s. a. ; \
i<EJkiEl> propo«a!a »H1 t« reeetred at ta»
office of tne United States Reclamation Ser-
vice, Portland. Orejoo. nntll 2 o*c!ocJt p. bj..
April 1. 1908, for th« conatmctlaa of tta« '
Soattt Branca Canal, located, aboot tea sail-*
southeast of Klamata Falls. Oregon. Kla=«3 |
project, Oreson-CaUrorala. This irorS cvzaisu
of tte ecEStraetiwn of aboot 5H «aU«» ot canal.
inTolrlar the ezcaTatizs and embanttn; of •
aboat SOe.CCO eobie jarda of matertal, entaty ;
For* partlcnlar* address tne Cnlted States
Reclamation S*rrlc«. Washington. D^C.. SOT?
Til ford Balldlnj. Portland. Oregon, off KTaTnatTi
Fall.. Ot^-ijjga ; ECDOLPH GAEFtEXD.--
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 Secretary.
SEALED proposal* win be recetT»<l at ta«
ofSce of the Cniwd SUtea ReclaaoaUoa Serrtee.
Portland. Oregon, oatll 2 o'clock p. in.. April
13 IS«S. for the eonstractlcn of Clear Lake
fiam and dGtei looted aboot 55 miles scota-
east from Klaaiath rails. Klamatb Project.
Orepon-CaUfornia. The daa» require* th« p.acla?
of about SI.OCO cubic yards of earth and roc«- ;
clt together with ti# bafldine o* n-oesaarr
• Dill war and outlet structure*. Th« d'.*«ea re-
quire the placins of aboct 23.0C0 cubic raids
of earth and rockftlL
1 For particulars address ta» Tnited State*
Reclamation Serrice. Waahinzton. I>. C. TUfort
bclMias Portland. Ore., or KUaaata Fall*. Ore.
JAMES RUDOXJ'H GAK?L£LI>. .'^e^retary.'
PROPOSALS for dredglas— U. 8. Easlntec
OfSce. IS4O Poli St.. Saa Francisco. CaL. Jaa.
13. 190 S. Sealed proposal* for aredftsz la
~Hcnihcldt bay. CaL. win be recelred here un-
til 12 o'clock noon. Feb. IT. li»3. Informatioa
on application. JOHX BXDDLE. UeutenanK
Colooel, Engineers.
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