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PROXIES FOR 6
YEARS WANTED
BY VOWINCKEL
Manager of California Women's
Hospital Again Tries to Se»
cure Control of Institution
Lady Managers Term Conduct
' as "High Handed" and
"Outrageous"
Mrs. Laura B. Powers Says
Doctor Stated Women Were
Without Brains
War has again broken forth in the
California women's hospital, and the
storm of Indignation that now whirls
about the head of Dr. F. W. Vowinckel
threatens official decapitation. In the
shape of requests for proxies, Doctor
Vowinckel has inaugurated what Mrs.
Laura Bride Powers, Mrs. A. N. Towne
and others term "a high handed at
tempt to secure absolute control of the
hospital and its destinies for the next
six years."
The annual election of the hospital
takes place next Monday, but the fight
against Doctor Vowinckel will not cen
ter in the election. An organization
known as "the friends of the Cali
fornia women's hospital" has been
formed by those who charge that, in
the light of recent exposures. Doctor
Vowinckel's action is "outrageous," and
the courts may be resorted to to block
the surgeon's move.
Many of the most prominent men
and women connected with the hos
pital are members of the organization.
The finance committee of the board of
lady managers, Mrs. Laura Bride Pow
ers and Mrs. A. W. Scott, after an in
vestigation recently brought in a report
charging large financial discrepancies
in the hospital management. Then the
two women resigned, charging that
their report, by order of President
Metson of the board of trustees, had
been smothered. Metson is the attor
ney for Dr. Vowinckel, and the investi
gation was ordered while he was ab
sent in Alaska. He returned just about
the time the report was brought in and
the document was for some unac
countable reason laid aside and no of
ficial action taken thereon.
DOCTOR WAXTS PROXIES
Now Dr. Vowinckel has sent letters
to many of those entitled to vote at
the coming hospital election, requesting
proxies in all matters pertaining to the
hospital Including the election of di
rectors, for the next six years. It is
this action that has aroused the storm
of Indignation, and has been termed
"high handed" and "outrageous."
"This is the most high handed action
ever taken in a corporation in this
Ftate." said Mrs. Laura Bride Powers
last night. "It is an attempt to prolong
for six years the present mismanage
ment of the hospital. It Is outrageous."
Mrs. Powers' statements were re
iterated by Mrs. A. N. Towne and Mrs.
Elizabeth G*rberding. Mrs. Towne was
a member of the board of lady mana
gers for almost 35 years and resigned
on account of the manner In which the
hospital was being run by Dr. Vo
winckel. Mrs. Gerberding, president of
the Women's League of Justice, Is a
daughter ,of one of the hospital's
founders and a niece of another
founder. Mrs. Hoyt.
WOMEN Hire XO BRAIXS
"Dr. Vowinckel told me in effect,"
eald Mrs. Powers, "that women had no
brains a.nd that the board of lady man
agers was merely for the purpose of
raising money and should not attempt
to 'Interfere* in the management of
thp hospital."
Mrs. Clinton A. Worden is secretary
of the "Friends of the California Wom
an's Hospital," and Clinton A. Worden
is a thoroughly active member. Mrs.
J. R. Ferrell. - Mrs. A. W. v Scott, Mrs.
Laura Bride Powers, Mrs. A. N. Towne,
Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding and Mrs.
Hoyt are among the members of the
organization.
The letter accompanying the request
for the proxy asks that the name of
Dr. Vowinckel be inserted in the blank
space.
FORUM CLUB HOLDS
CURRENT TOPICS DAY
Mrs. H. H. Hart Recounts Many
Experiences in Tour of World
The Forum club held "current topics
day" yesterday, the feature of the pro
pram being a paper by Mrs. H. H. Hart
on "Shopping Around the World," which
recounted amusingly her experiences in
purchasing all manner of ' fascinating
wares during her tour around the
world.
Mrs. John MoGaw was the pianiste of
the afternoon and played "Hark! Hark
the LarkY (Shubert-Liszt); barcarolle
tGrodski): scherzo (Mendelssohn) Mrs.
Norman Sinclair Bang "Swallow, Swal
low. Flying South" (Arthur Foote);
•Daffodils Are H*re" (Landon Ronald).
Miss Caubu was the accompanist Mrs.
John Wilson Hoyt was the leader of
the day.
Change of Sailing*
The Pacific Coast steamship com
pany announces new through service
hotween Puget sound ports and San
Diego.
Sailings from San Francisco to south
ern California ports every three days
touching at Santa Barbara. Redondo
<for Los Angeles), San Pedro and San
For Puget sound ports every six days
touching at Victoria, B. C, Port Towns
*>nd, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Belline
ham and Vancouver, Re.
See schedule in this paper. •
RUMORS OF WRECK
OF STEAMER UNFOUNDED
City of Topeka Arrives Safely
at Eureka in Storm
There was a rumor about- the city
• last night that the steamer Topeka had
been wrecked while en route to! Eureka
early yesterday morning, but this was
proved to be untrue upon interviewing
the officials of the Pacific Coast steam
«hip company. The Topeka arrived in
Kureka yesterday morning at 8 o'clock,
its accustomed time for reaching: that
port, and the vessel was not damaged
in any way. The vessel will sail for
this port today. The Topeka encoun
tered rough weather on: its northward
passage, but was able to , make ; time
according to its schedule.^
Rudolph Earth, watch maker, «nd Jeweler, now
• permanently located at 36 Kearny stteeL \u25a0 •
Fruit Dried With Sulphur Proves
Beneficial to Consumers' Healh
~i : : » ;—.; — . : ; -. 1 a
Dr. Albert J. Atkins and his squad. Standing,: from left to right,' are H. Hieglitz, C. B. Sens, E. P. Rich
ardson, J. E. Nordquist Sitting, from left to right, are E. Nagel, A. Alonquist, Dr. A. J. Atkins, A. Lurid :
| and K. Stadem. ' '\u25a0'\u25a0 • •-\u25a0
DR. ATKINS SHOWS
WILEY IDEA WRONG
Experiments With "Health
Squad Demonstrate Health
fulness of State Products
The gauntlet had been thrown down
to Dr. Wiley of the United States de
partment of agriculture, who an
nounced some time ago that he would
make the matter of the use of sulphur
in California dried fruit "the fight of
his life," and who. by combating the
fruit Interests of the state has already
caused a financial damage not to be
estimated in tens of thousands of dol
lars. The man who will fight Dr.
Wiley on His own ground is Dr. Albert
J. Atkins of this city, a scientist of in
ternational reputation, who, with his
"health squad," has already refuted
the scientific arguments deduced by
Wiley from experiments with his fa
mous "poison squad" at Washington.
Dr. Wiley stated that, as the result
of hi« experiments with California
fruit which had. been prepared for
market by the use of sulphur, it had
been found that 35-1000 of 1 per cent
was the highest proportion of sulphur
which could be used with safety. Under
the proposed uniform pure food law,
which is being introduced into the va
rious legislatures/ fruit containing a
greater proportion than this would
not be allowed upon the, market.
SULPHURED FRUIT HEALTHFUL
Dr. Atkins has proved by his experi
ments with his "health squad" that
fruit containing the maximum .per
centage of sulphur is a healthful and
flesh forming food.
Dr. Wiley's particular hostility -to
the use of sulphur in. preparing fruit
for market has not been explained, as
high scientific . authorities hold that
sulphur, in the quantities used In pre
serving fruit, is not only harmless but
positively healthful. • Dr. Wiley, how
ever, based his arguments on the
series of experiments with , the poison
squad, and until now these were un
answerable. He asserted that the per
centage of sulphur In.; our fruit was
injurious to" health.
Dr. Atkins, for the good of state
and without personal interest, . other
than that which-every' good citizen
should have, made up \u25a0 his ' mind that
official notice of the protests of Cali
fornia would not be taken, until 1 scien
tific experiments could be made and
Dr. Wiley's contentions . disproved.
REPORTS DISREGARDED
Dr. Atkins went to Washington and
secured a personal interview -\ with
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson at. the
time that official sent out requests for
expert opinion in regard to the pur*
food laws that were being drafted.
Wilson at that time asked Dr. Atkins
to send a written opinion, and further
experience at the capital convinced the
physician that written opinions 'from
no matter how high ":., a- \u25a0 source -were
futile when arrayed against' the tabu
lated reports of .Dr. .Wiley from 1 his
poison squad experiments. , \u25a0\u25a0 ..*\u25a0.•„ ;;
Dr. Atkins "then iresolved'to conduct
a similar series of experiments, and. re
turned to California, where> he; suc
ceeded In securing the' assistance and
support -.: of .other well ; known . physi
cians/ • . i•.*-;?:i •.*-;?: - . '-..'... «y
This course was takeni principally
because he vwished ; the , experiments to
be carried- on along the best. lines and
that the whole matter should' be abso
lutely above reproach. - Dr. Atkins vol
unteered to bear the entire expense of
the experiments. , The physicians ' who
offered their services were Dr. A. \u25a0E.
Regensburger, Dr.* : HV W.^Hunsaker
and Dr. E. A. ' Majors. -'
WILEY'S SUGGESTIONS. WRONG
In choosing eight men • for this - ex
periments Dr. Atkins named them! the
"health squad" rather than; the>"poi
son squad,? as Dr. Wiley calls his.sub
jects. He I believes that the method of
the government expert in -placing his
men in a mental "condition 'which'in
terferes with the normal* functions of
digestion by, introducing the element of
fear Is wrong.
« The men chosen, all of whom volun
teered to take, the tests without re
muneration, are \ average : specimens of
humanity. They were fed on; a mixed
diet of California. dried. fruits prepared
in different ways '. to t suit / the tastes.
The cooking, and \u25a0 preparing was - done
under the direct' supervision of Dr. At
kins and each man was served with a
minimum of four. ounces each
day. The remainder, of the: diet; waa
composed of meat,*' bread/ and,, other
essentials— an average man's average
diet. The experiments covered , a pe
riod of 30 days.;
DIET IMPROVES HEALTH
Seven, of the {men: ate the -fruit; once
a day, at noon/* and -the other,'; three
times a day, both raw/and- cooked."' This
last man ' gained .two pounds . in i the^ 30
days." With /one. exception , the 'men
all gained weight (during .the test and
felt better than - theyi had i done .before;
The one man who lost- weight attributed
THE: SA^ JVRANQISGO; CAJ^
CHEMISTS REPORT. QUANTITY OF
SULPHUR EATEN BY HEALTH SQUAD
*T*HE following .table is part of the 'report of ', Curtis }& /Tompkins,
1 on the fruit, used by Dr. Atkins in his test; with the "heal the
squad." The inconsistencies in the 'amounts of sulphur contained
in the fruits at different times ' (the peaches .used on January 4. and
those on January 9, for instance) are due to unequal absorption of
sulphur by the ripe and the greener fruits, as well as to variations in
size, etc. The chemist states that the fruit - loses sulphur- ; as it is
kept, so that the proportion will be smaller at the bottom of a box
after being exposed. The fruit, as will be seen, loses sulphur by be
ing soaked in water before cooking: .
Percent. ' Percent.; Percent.- Grain*.-- Percent.
Dec 31, Applet ..... . 0.009 0.003 . 11.1 1-20 88 .
Jan. 1, Pe_r»...... 0.116 0.038 '60.3 1-fc • ,'- 70
„ Jan. 2, BQver Plum*. ; 0.067 0.011 74.7; 1-5 64
Jan. 4, Peache* . . . . . 0.204 0.043 60.3 8-4 63
Jan. s,.Apple*. Apple* ..... 0.007 0.008 42.9 1-33 46
Jan. 6, Pears ...... 0.118 0.043 44.1 3-4
\u25a0• Jan. 7, Apricot- .... .0.147 0,045 61.7 4-5 68
Jan. 8, Peaches ..... 0.212 .0.067 62.8 1.0 67.
Jan. 9, Silver Pluma. 0.054 0.019 40.7 1-3 .69
Jan. U,- Apricots-.".. 0.134 0.040 49.9 : 8-6 ; 69 ,
Averape for 10 days 0.107 ' 0.029 r .64.1 ' ' 57
J ' -'- (*) Comparisona with the cooked and dry fruit computed to the game basis. ; "'.''
it to having worked harder Muring
that period and had less sleep.
, E. Nagel, the member, of the squad
who thrived best on the diet, gained
nine pounds; J. E. Nordquist, six
pounds; K. Stadem and H. Steiglitz,
four pounds; A. Almqulst, one pound; A.
Lund, one pound and a> half, and C. B.
Sens, lost three pounds.
The men were weighed every day
and examined by the physicians. The
usual' clinical tests were ' made j regu
larly, and the men lived;their.custom
ary lives during the tests.; ; With the
exception- of ,' one, the men were tailors.
The physicians attribute, the improved
condition of- the men- to - the '\u25a0'! avorable
effect of the fruit 'on alimentation. '
MEN'S SKOiT NOT AFFECTED
The symptoms, of ; an overdose of
sulphur are a rash and an irritation
of the skin, but * Dr. Regensburger, a
skin specialist/ reports that *he found
no .trace of cutaneous aff ecti ons and
that the general health of the men was
improved. . Dr. Hunsaker ' and \u25a0 Dr. Ma
jors made similar reports. ! / '
.* A chemical analysis'of; the fruit; was
made by A Curtis & I Tompkins, local
analyists, and the percentage of sul
phur found .is shown. In the 'table
printed herewith. According .: to ;•. the
quantity of 'fruit served each : man ;he
took into his- system v a '•half-; grain, of
sulphur dioxide per day.- ;• \u25a0.. -
The detailed .report- of the , experi
ments j will be forwarded to; Secretary
of Agriculture" Wilson, ; and the ? matter
will betaken up by f the representatives
of California: in the' house and -senate.
It will: be 'positively; that;sul
phur.is a; natural preservative and; that
in; the quantities « used: in; the -drying
of ; fruit. ls not harmful;" and Dr.. Wiley
will •• be asked, to greater; proof
than :he has hitherto ' given/ to * the
contrary.': - \u25a0 ; :- -'•.•'\u25a0:;\u25a0; .-;.-. \u25a0\u25a0'.:\u25a0" •/'\u25a0 "-/ : ---
CHALLENGE -TO WILEY r /
\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0' "I challenge iDr^WileyJ-to^prove^that
there could'beany, evil .resultsjfrom^ the
f rru t f sent ; outr^of , this i state,".'!; said 4 Dr.
Atkins/6 "Sulphuriis.used'inltheUriited
States armyiin; 200 *grain-;doses;for/mi-'
crobic if dysentery,;^ * and S it* \is \ a iwell
known : remedy .j I ori blood ; and \ skin"; dis-;
eases/.: ? v;lt ; is' a;* natural^preservative'
like vwqodv smoke : and •.viiiega.r. '-\u25a0/. - It ) im
pfoveS" the f riiit \ and'i'makes 'it * more
appetizing. . . ' . : ;". --.?\u25a0'_• • '.\u25a0U' T -*S' ':';*' \u25a0^\u25a0' I - ''\u25a0\u25a0"-
I. : "These Experiments ' were iriade \ to \de
termine by.'clinicaltob'servatibmthe pre
cise ' result? of ? a /diet ; with j the
f ruit. V; I* have "-« fear 'C and
imaginary \u25a0 evil -: from > the'-i minds fof ?\u25a0 the
subjects. The-resultsis \u25a0 just ; as ; we^ex
"nectfed/-.- !\u25a0\u25a0-.- " .-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0, ''\u25a0;.',: ;\u25a0-./ * !;•--./;« \u25a0'-"•''•
- "The world has ibeen'teatingiour fruit
f orJ^the '\u25a0 last^ 50'j years > and > no> cases 'of
lllj,;results ' I
1 have: letters f from i Luther -' Burbarik , arid
Elmer. Gates,*; in > which t they| state i that
the';sulphuring " Is r : beneficial v and^more
; heaithf ui:'~: y* ( : ; •; /--'^v'-V'v: : : - *.- '; •: \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. '\u25a0\u25a0-. .'\u25a0\u25a0•^
'Try Murine. Eye Remedy.^ .>..
For " Kea, weaK, . vveary,^ watery ? Eyes. •
RECEIVER EMPOWERED
TO SELL^BANK'S; REALTY
Lei Breton -Expects- to : Realize
Big Sum \u25a0 jproiti )Sale' of I Lot
\u25a0~. Edward' il'; le^Breton,, receiver of -the
Calif ornia " safe ; deposit /and % trust v com
pany;* \u25a0\u25a0 was '. given » permission *by Judge
Seawelli : yesterday - to >; sell-*. the l property
at , California \u25a0 and } Montgomery r streets
upon which : 'Z. the ;,r bank ; stands. <t The
realty; is \u25a0 mortgaged ;- to " the s state '• for
1500.000 vas > security,- * for v, trusts Uhat
were Jbelngfadministefed^by.Uhe^ bank;
Le : Breton asaidv he "i believed'; he } could
sell? the « property ,-to l .'.better.! advantage
than -if :it -were, put ;up at -forced sale
by; the: state. \u25a0.".:-\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0.. - : : <- \u25a0//•. V \u25a0:.-,'. C\- :.•.•--.
• : 'Thomas \ Hickey, \. represent
ing^ the cpu bile I administrator^ % informed
the * court * that ? both?] t he i attorney.-, gen -
era! i-andHhe? public ]admlnistratorCwere
; • Kohler ; Grand* Opera -:,Trio/ grandest
singers 1 on <; earth.' ; at*- Pantages < Empire
theater;; this * week. ' -v. : <-fVr»
16^0^ t^^Ser^^ra?^
r™ ."^Watedr he believes. 'there wTli
d?ltrlhutfon m * ISo 'ooo^tO $2^0.000
Prfitnn i^ n - amoner depositors. -The
Colton heirs, however, claim a large
2£ c t£l<r. th *, P, rocee ds from the sale
ffildatld! clalm k^*^ have to: be
CLUBWOMEN TELL WHAT
INTERESTS NEW MEMBERS
Laurel Hall Conducts a Valu-
able Discussion
"New members' day" at - the Laurel
Hall club proved a great success yester
day afternoon and some Interesting pa
pers were read/ The first of these was
by Mrs. Perine ; on ."The \ Quest of the
Ideal for ' New Club' Members." A dis
cussion, of the accorded fnew
members in various clubs' followed. Miss
laM«". FF M ce ™ a . n $? ld ot "AWisit^o Xi-
Senc« wi r A \u25a0A k D ii Keyston of "An Au
hS T «rSi "V the Po ? e " ; Mlss Christine
exDerif n^ amusing, account of her.
nflVfni- ° wn « n a new memberln pre
faot tHo a * pa ? er on " Isit a Psychological
Si rhiluft,V when the \u25a0 mlnd ls deadened by
ScSiS m-i"^ 1 " n f es . the «cs the subscon
hffi"th??S«£ eta l ns lts | and
B?lan£ZrP°%?, T them'-r con- :
lan,? -aI MIs 1 . Patrice Bacigalupl
an^ m™ •m1?"fm 1 ? "f '\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 and '-" La Serenata,"
t- d n ,, VJ ?•'\u25a0 M 2£S? lm 'Johnson . recited, a
scene from ; "The^Merchant, 6t Venice "
BODY OF JAPANESE-SAILOR
•-v 1v 1 no bod y '• of ;i what ' was
a< Japanese^ sailor/was .found r floating
mi the 4 bay ;off s Sixteenth^ street whart
yesterdayVafternoon-cby^Peter-Ballard'
an^ employe r of ahe;L9oPAlumber \u25a0 com
fmi=V»«Ther^; cr e» no ,'markshof 'lden^
dead i man , had attempted vto^swfm "out
exSted'^hi^^ 6 5» v/MdffiAffi
e^n^J^d.,, The. body v .was: taken: totho
Personal
S^|pSSi|ii^;;!;|
t* T" H^?.«ter,t'MiTattorriey .iof : Eureka'
is I a, guest iati.the« Stewart' vt -i \u0084 V 7*.
"tj 'lt/J^ ; Wl^7. \* - banker of - Grand
Rapids, .is; at / the\Fairmont: : ,
t^ T -: : y a ? n^a^hotelman;of Stock
ton, viS;'stayingiati,theiManx.^ -
Mr/ ; andr Mrs^Robert^J^Burdette of
Pasadena^are / at the St/ Francis. ;:
;, :•\u25a0 Mori-is ,-* Broake,y a \u25a0banker" of - : - Sacra
mento;-is J registered^ at; the; Stewart. >-,
, ' ;; w * ' J; J Dlckey'.i a .' merchant jof iFresno '
w^reglsteredVat^the^UniqnYSquare.'v^
/ ;Mr.?and'Mrs.':'S/^ J. v ,Presc6tti6f
ington,. D.>C, are staying af the Stew
art."": ' '.\u25a0-'" \u25a0'\u25a0'>_'\u25a0 -:\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-- -:.•.:-. ~*.-y \u25a0. f s.yy.-?:.:
.-.?. George A. Heline/a tobacco merchant
of v New -York/ is > a guest at * the St."
Francis. ,: ,t'V*"H ".;\u25a0 : : ---- /\u25a0; ':\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0*,
>i> Joseph .Schanz,: one : of New .York's
mostVfashionable- tailors/; Is iati the St.
Francis/; accompanied ;. by r Mr.; and Mrs.'
E^pudleyiSchanz:;-: . : / •\u25a0;;»: \u0084;;;-.
; \u25a0-.-; Elmer I' Hodgekiss *; and ir wife Tof L«,
mandavpark,"? Cal.^f and |Df. t Gs*' J.'j Paul
f edges ' and ! iwif esof 1 Pearl^Valley.M Cal.?
are; at' the:- Imperial. 1 ; •--; ':':'-.??\u25a0 ' r :. -
L. AZ-Goldstein/i manager; of/ the ju
venile! depar tmentf of iS.>N.^Woodi'&lCoT
1n '2 this Uci tyVf\ Oakland and ?f Ne w ji Yo rk, !
lef t, yesterday ]f or 'NewiYorkionfa", busi
ness '? triprii? G'oldsteinlwillSstay* at?, the
Sfc;f* Regis a and g will itvisit p his i sisters;
Miss f P.l'Goldstein fe and g Mrs.'tf J."
K.;Benedict;j wife? of J. U
Benedict.^U.l S.YAr,fatiW£stf Point* ; >
THRIFT SHOWN BY
ASYLUM MANAGER
T. S. Monigomery Corrals Pat
ronage of Seventy /.Dollars a
i Month Clerk Hire
NqSuspicion of Graft Is Hinted^
but ShrewiJ Work Is
: Done
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN; JOSE, CaL. .Jan. 20.— "Thrifty
Tom" Montgomery Is the new title
now .being /worn. -bjr;?one of : 'the
wealthiest -.>.. business //men and most
Prominent church- leaders in San Jose.
In; political "circles the story goes with
a dig in' the' ribs and . a slap on the
thigh. When :it is whispered in /the
t ! ee X they i Qrack . ; ' a / smlle tnat ripples
through the group. All the merriment
hinges on, the neat way in^ which T.S.
Montgomery, member of the state board
of managers of Agnew - asylum, . has
corraled the patronage of $70 \ a month
clerk hire allowed the board. . No sus
picion /of .grafting as/, hinted > at, V for
the state i unquestionably, gets ' its full
moneys worth by "Thrifty Tom's" sys
tem.Vßut so does "Thrifty Tom." He
Plays both ends against the middle, and
neltherjthe tax payer. nor.himself loses.
Montgomery has. been secretary of
the : board' of managers of the Agnew
asylum } f or ; more than 14 years. Up , to
the.tlme Governor.Budd took the exec
utive chair in ; Sacramento the job paid
$100 'a/month. The bourbon a'dministra
tlon paid him : $70. There came a va
cancy in the board about a year ago
and ' Governor' Gillett appointed j Mont
gomery.: j /The other , five members of
the board/ not being particularly Inter
ested in the selection of "a new secre
tary, asked Montgomery to fill the post.
The place became a family heirloom, so
to/ speak/, and Montgomery picked a
man from . his own . office staff. This
was ZW. M. Sonthelmer. \u25a0 Sontheimer
was installed as secretary of the /Ag
new i, board and at; tne same .time kept
books in Montgomery's office. He was
made secretary of the Mutual building
and loan^ association, : owned by Mont
gomery./It is said, and not denied, that
Sonthelmer's principal: pay for his
varied; duties was his Agnew' Job ob
tained; for hiim. by Montgomery. .
About f a 5 week j ago . Sonthelmer re
signed ' to t go- Into business ; for himself.
This , vacated r;the; board secretaryship
again and once more the selection of a
successor. Was left to Montgomery. |
Thomas Simonson appeared in his of
fice seeking work.- He was i an expert
book : keeper. Here is \u25a0 the bur den of
the . pTbposition \ made . to - Simonson .by
Montgomery, and which was later car
ried v out: .. /
"v'l'llhire you; you'll get $120 a month
from this office."-: I will have you made
secretary of the 'Agnew board, and you
wlll^ have"; your ..office here and also do
the -book : keeping for the Mutual build
ing i andr" loan : ; association, ; of which - 1
will make you assistant secretary.; You
will* get -S7O a month direct from the
state treasury and I will pay : yousso
a? month/ Thus you will get your full
$120' a' month."" ,
'Neither , Simonson -; nor \ Sonthelmer
would , affirm* or ' deny ; these facts, but
thay were < naively confirmed: by Mont
gomery himself to The; Call.
• Tears started to his; eyes, when he
was, told of the: rumors.
| "I'm fa sensitive • man," |he said, "and
for 63 years I've lived here with. never
a slur; on ' my, honor:.'. If you can show
the. slightest proof of any graftipg I've
ever -done' l'll 'give you $1,000. .-I've got
the 'money arid I'll do :iL Why should
I i steal .; a ..few paltry/dollars? I have
all . I need now— rail I want."
.Simonson/ was called In from .his
book keeper's stool in. the office. Mont
gomery asked him questions and he an
swered faithfully. -• / .
: :''l'\\ give ' you " affidavits from - every
body,concerned,if you want them,**,con
cluded Montgomery., /
CONGRESSMEN WILL
AID MILLION CLUB
Perkins ; arid- Hayes, Use'; Influ
ence \to. Secure Liberty Bell
. The aid of California ; representatives
In the . house and* the senate has been
invoked, by the Million club in its efforts
tot secured the -Liberty bell for the cele
bration = of " "Three^ Years Af ter",sday, on
April 1 18. v The* following letters in , re
ply,.to *those vof - Douglas - S.-, Watson
breathe , optimism. -tit : is almost : certain
that /Mayor "Reyburn ;. of Philadelphia
will '* secure » the ] consent of- the council
men, as : he ; has already . expressed him
self as strongly 'ln, favor of the Pacific
coast tour of ; the bell. , .'
; Here are the letters: ' : '....
; •\u25a0\u25a0;.' " . Jannary 15, 1909.
:> My . Dear ; Sir: \u25a0.\u25a0 Tour ) t aror ,of the Oth lnjitant
at \u25a0 hand, ' and in accordance > with ' your' request
I am sending a letter to the 'mayor- of Phila
delphia, whom \u25a0I - know ' personally , as h e was a
member;; of . the ', fifty-ninth ;, congress, asking .if
possible \u25a0 to make such \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 arrangements * that the
Liberty | bell may leaye | Philadelphia and gt> to
San Francisco, • Portland . and : Seattle. " I am very
pleased to do this,'; and ' hope that \u25a0 the bell \u25a0 may
be \u25a0 sent 'to our city? .Very- truly yours,- ;
: \u25a0\u25a0 ':\u25a0:• : -, •\u25a0' i'\u25a0 \u25a0-.-\u25a0\u25a0 -V ••:'\u25a0\u25a0- AiE.-- A.-HAVES. : - /
Committee: on- Banking and Currency. Bouse of
•.v Kepresentatiyes. , \u25a0 \u25a0' • -. \u0084 .'.
-, - • \u25a0\u25a0*; / January 15, 1900.
My Dear .Sir:. I am in receipt of your letter
of 1 the Oth instant,' and I bare - taken I pleasure In
writinjr I to >. the 'mayor ; of I Philadelphia | regarding
the Liberty bell as requested, j Yours very trulj
• \u25a0\u25a0'. .7^-v^Vi-Av^: . GEOURE C-'i PERKINS.
Chairman Committee on ' CItU ; Serrice * and ' Re-
V trenehment. United States J Senate. ', :\: \ ' -1; . : ;
: ;| 'lorI or the MEN.&AVpMEN wearing . j v•£>: 1 j.
jj(. DR. A. REED _i_S^w^l w
CUSHION SHOES TMjM \
•to walk or stand all day and not be- lefiMr '. Vk
come foot-tired. You sec the Cushion jJ^^ I
and Cork Soles make^a foundation for Mmj& \
'-, Ithe :; foot ; to restrbn Uhat' gives in to -/SSW, " —^^ J '
every motion— every step. The blood _s«tfH
is given free circulation— the^ s^ on J§^ r/^ J^^^^Bl
is a non-conductor of Jef^ Zt^r^^^^
V ; heatt and' cold a_d'as y/^r^ \u25a0 MgmT '^^^^' • " ' '\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0
the foot cannot slip or /^^ JgM
nib against \u25a0 a hard jgpT _— «^^P^ i
LET US SHOW YOU THE SHOES AND
' POINT OUT; THESE ADVANTAGES^
;THEY^^E : I^pMEN-& I^^MEN I \
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Makers .of Men's. *of Women's. |
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h AGENCY T • L. nLllUl rv; \u25a0 I l
i UltraL Smart Corsets
Lead the Fashion
Ideal Corsets— a Style for '^^S^
Every Figure
Ultra Smart corsets are the '•/ s \ \\.,
\ exclusively at Hales. The \
following are some of the" /& '__-_ A'
strong"' points of the Ultra lsß^2sffi®E&i '
»v. Smart,'* corsets: . 13 '^V<!Zl> ',^T~~\
Perfect Symmetry of Lines- '^^^^§\ \
Comfortable and Stylish yiuM. \\
Serviceable Materials \3^.oN\\ \
Nine effective models of "ultra smart KV$,» k CIX \
. , corsets: ••'-.. V.^J^^^l] V
Long: n-aist model, six hose supporters. W&f i#H J
Hlsh cup bast model, for slender fig- MVWi flraiLifv
.ures ........ \u0084 -.- ;#; #? 3 I v/tv \
Loir bast model, for stout figures.;. .f3 [l?it\ - n i//MM M
Laced front model. Princess back... .$5 PPI AWm \u25a0bY
Straight cnt" model, perfection waist.. ** i'v«f}\ //'rwil Ia
Special model, of artistic Pekin c10th. 95 TM^\ ' flw ffsT fcfV '
, Hlßh bust model, of silk broche. . . . . .57 // t3?3J^y/o3___\
• **°* T . buil * model, for full figures $5 M Iff n7yA^^gJ\*~O/
Imported batiste model, rounded hip // \u25a0/ ff &lllUUj/JMl2£?
•'•• $3.50 - ** ft^-v. -*•
/** Automatic, Collapsible,
jm^Ll rolding uo-Lart
-^^^^S. Special Value at s6.so
fc^SsilSJgl^". Steel frame, covered with English leather
cloth; the reclining back and adjustable
•' dash form a comfortable place in which
baby may sleep during the day.
24-inch Panama Fiber ®/£L£§T^ 7W '<&
Suit Cases for $1.89
Steel frames; leather corners Tmore i^oiQnft/:/vrw>s.v^
durable than matting; $2.50 : 979 to 987; Market
ur values. 25 to 33 Sixth m
— <*y
SIX ARE KILLED
IN MINE EXPLOSION
Italian Laborers at Stone Can-
yon Property Blown Up
•by Gas
, SAN LUIS OBISPO, Jan. 20.— Six
miners were killed and eight seriously
if ? not fatally injuerd In the explosion
In the Stone Canyon coal mine last
night. One of the" miners entered room
No. 27 with a lighted torch. The room
was filled with gas and . the explosion
followed. Most of the men are Ital
ians. An official of the mine gave out
the following statement: "An explo
sion occurred at the Stone Canyon mine
yesterday morning at. 9:30 o'clock.,re
sulting, in the death of six men and the
burning; of seven , others. Everything
is ; in good .order and operations have
been resumed." . ..-.'\u25a0
— The mine Is. located in Monterey
county, 26 miles from Chancellor, a
small station on the Southern Pacific
railroad, and it is almost impossible to
get s 'direct • communication.
The six men instantly killed were
the following: . August Magnesand and
August .\ Vazssade. Frenchmen with
widows and families living in San
Francisco; \u25a0 Dave Nekreff, Gio Veceomi,
Gio Nadal and Joe Florr, Italians, with
no known • residence.
The names of the Injured can not be
ascertained at present, as the officials
are -trying to- keep the explosion
shrouded in mystery.
Such faction is Inexplainable, espe
cially, as the first news of the explosion
did , not reach • here until early this
morning. The only communication be
tween the. mme 'and the main line is a
telephone. to San Miguel, and this was
disconnected" at* the» mine shortly after
the explosion.
• A verdict of accidental death caused
by the negligence of ; one- of the vic
tims was .returned- by the coroner's
jury. \u25a0„\u25a0.\u25a0. Five .were * found to have, died
from suffocation and one from . a frac
tured skulL The bodies of the Ital
ians ;wiir be buried at Paso Robles and
the .at San Francisco/ the
expense being borne by the company.
HOME INSURANCE HAS
MILLIONS IN ASSETS
Annual Report Shows Company
to Be: in Excellent Condition
• The: Home insurance company of
New York/ In Its one hundred and elev
enth semi-annual statement, published
yesterday/ shows Its assets to be $24
856,499.05. ~ $15,538,379.05 .of which are
bond investments. : Especial attention
Is called to the creation by this com
pany of a - conflagration surplus, now
amounting.* to: $800,000, the only com
pany -\u25a0\u25a0- doing business In this country
maintaining. a reserve of this character.
Attention to the policy holders' surplus
$13,682,821.51. Is also called. The San
Francisco . offices of the company \u25a0 are
now located In* the Alaska Commercial
building, 324. Sansome street. Harry L.
Roff* is -general agent and John J
Sheahan his • assistant.
HANDSAND FEE!
ITCHED 1 2 YEARS
Suffered Terribly from Eczema
which Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get Raw —Arms Affected,
Too— Gave Up Hope of Cure.
USED CUTICURA AND
WAS QUICKLY CURED
•* I Buffered from eczema on my hands,
arms and feet for about twelve years,
my hands and feet would swell, sweat
and itch, then would become callous
and get very dry, then peel off and
get raw. I triea most every kind of
salve and ointment without success,
only got temporary relief. As soon as I
would leave off using them I would bo
as bad as ever. I tried several doctors,
took arsenic for two years and at last
gave up thinking there was a cure for
eczema. A friend of mine insisted on
my trying the Cuticura Remedies but,
supposing they were the same as other
•cures' I had tried, I did not give them
a trial until I got so bad that I had to
do something. I secured a cake of Cu-
ticura Soap, a box of Cuticura Oint-
ment and a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent
and by the time they were used I could
see a vast improvement and my hands
and feet were healed up in no time. I
used several bottles of Cuticura Re-
solvent. This was over a year ago and
have had no trouble since. I think I
am entirely cured. Charles T. Bauer,
R.FX».65, Volant, Pa., Mar. 11. 1908.'*
BABIES CURED
Of /Torturing, Disfiguring
Humors by Cuticura.
The suffering which Cuticura Soa;»
and Cuticura Ointment have alleviated
among skin-tortured, dis-
figured infants and chil-
dren, and the comfort
they have afforded -worn-
out and "worried parents
have led to their adop-
tion in countless homes
as a priceless treatment
for the Bkm , and . blood.
Eczema, rashes, and
every * form of itching,
scaly humor are speedily cured, in the
majority of cases, when all else fails.
tJomnlete External sad Internal Treatment tor
Every Humor of. Infants. Children and Adulta con-
Jtott of Cuticura B©a» (23c.) to Cleanse tne SXtn.
Cuttcura Ointment UOc.> to Heal tie Skin and Cuti-
«r Mailed Free. Cutlcun Boos on 4kr> Xnaeanc
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