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PLANS ATTACK UPON RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS Senator Campbell Secures Rec ords of Board Showing Irwin and Summerland's Ways Loveland Satisfies Democratic Solons of Attempt to Over* come Board's Inertia [Special Dizpclch to The Call] CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA'- lIENTO, Feb. 28.— Havingr had the rec ords of the state board oi railroad com missioners searched. Senator Campbell of San Luis Obispo is in possession of a mass of material bearing on the of ficial actions of Commissioners A. C. Irwin and Theodore Summerland- Camp bell Is taking counsel Trlth his demo cratic colleagues to determine when he ehall "spring" his findings on the sen ate. A definite course will be decided on tomorrow. The recent appearance before the senate committee on corporations of Commissioners H. D. Loveland and A. C Irwin did not by any means put an end to the movement for an Investiga tion of the railroad commissioners. WHITEWASH BY CO3XMITTEE Following their unexpected appear ance. Senator Campbell's resolution calling upon the three commissioners to appear before the committee on cor porations, bringing with them the rec ords of tlWr official actions, -was re ported to tije senate with an adverse recommendation. This action of the committee . was widely regarded as an intentional white wash of the commission, but it did not dishearten Campbell. He dispatched an expert to San Francisco to examine the records of the commission since H. D. Loveland was appointed a member. The investigation was not directed at him, but to determine what Irwin and Sum raerl&nd had done since Loveland's ap pointment — *o fnd out whether the ar rival of a "live" commissioner had Quickened their moribund energies. One stumbling block in Campbell's path Is the unwiHihgness of the com mittee to asEume:?the burden of inves tigating t.*ie commission. LOVELAXD XtiT ATTACKED/-- 'v If Campbell cares to make public what he has learned about Irwin and Summerland he"may persuade the sen- TJo to overturn the action of, the com mittee. Campbell Is unwilling at this time to tell what the records show. He does say, however, that the frank state ments made by Loveland before the com mittee on corporations convinced Camp bell and his associates that Loveland E~~3 done his best to overcome the iner that has characterised the commls .~n for many years. Traveling always In the wake of Cf.mpbeJrs activities Is Senator Cami m.r.£ttl. of Amador with a resolutfon call ing for the Impeachment of the railroad commission. Then t there Is also Camp bell's constitutional amendment provid ing that the railroad commission shall be appointed by the governor. The ma terial which Campbell has gathered will be invaluable in aldlig the adoption of this amendment. If it fails In all other purposes.^/: WANT TAB KEPT ON THE ASTEROIDS Scientists Say There Is Danger of New Ones Being Lost CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Feb. 28.— An appeal to astronomers to co-operate in following the movement of newly dis covered asteroids or minor planets has been Issued by Prof. Edward C. Plcker- Jng of the Harvard observatory, and Rev. Joel If. Metcalf, tne eminent Taun ton astronomer. The latter says: "I now have about 1-5 new asteroids \u25a0which have been discovered sufficiently Jong to assure good orbits.. It was sup posed these were being computed at the naval observatory at Washington. But a recent letter from the acting su perintendent shows such Is not their Intention." Professor Pickering says: "The discovery of the asteroid Eros of the group whose mean distance is approximately that of Jupiter, and of the variation In light of several as teroids, has given a status to this department of astronomical research which it did not have previously. For two or three years much useful work was done by the naval observatory In following the asteroids found by -Mr. Metcalf, and it is hoped that the aban donment by the naval observatory is only temporary. It is eminently fit ting that such work should be carried on by the government as is done in Germany, since it can not be main tained at private observatories. Mean while some of the asteroids mentioned above will soon come to opposition. Unless ephemerJdes for them are com puted they can not be found, and there is danger that they will be permanently lost." NEGRO COOK SHOT IN QUARREL OVER MEALS Victim, Who Wielded Razor, Is in Hospital at Goldfield GOLDFIELD, Xev., Feb. 28.— As the result of a quarrel as to who was the best cook, XV. L. Valentine, a negro, is dying in St. Mary's hospital with two bullets through his abdomen. 'An ar rument with Joe Burnell, negro/ with b razor drawn, at the boarding house of the Consolidated mines company re sulted In the shooting. Burnell is un der arrest. -\u25a0>. -j PITTSBURQ QRAFT JURY IS STILL OUT Verdict Not Reached in Case Against Three^Councilrnen PITTSBURG: Feb. 2S.— The Jury in the graft case in which Councilmen J. C. Was«on. William Brand and John F. Klein are charged' with conspiracy and taking, bribes reported tonight that it had b*en unable to agree, and was locked uj. till tomorrow. 311 aa 31. WHIe Of 13!»9 O'Farrell st. has taken charge of a ladies' tailoring* department and \risbes her lady friends to call and see her, at 1470 Sutter Bt. • t Eie Igorrote provinces of the Phili ps have been combined and will be apod by one governor and sub governors. Bontoc will be the capitaL — > Patents issued fell, off .5. per cent In the. last year. The cause is a lackof clerical help in the patent office. • Senator AS E; Campbell of San Luis Obispo County "UNCLE JOE" FLAYS CRITIC OF "RULES" Hurls, Hot Rejoinder . at Pub lisher Who : Attacked House Methods : WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.— Incensed by an attack made upon himself and the rules of the house by Edward E. Hig gins, president of Success magazine, Speaker Cannon tonight made public a letter vigorously defending the rules. "The rules may-no t have been ideal," he writes, "but" they have stood the test among those* who" Know 'them, in spite of half a century of denunciation such as Mr. Higgins puta forth. The foundation principles were laid down more than a century ago under the leadership of Jefferson and Madison. They have been perfected from year to year to meet the needs of a growing representation Of a growing nation. "I receive letters from- men who de nounce the legislative, the executive, the judiciary, the law, the church and the rules of the house. One publisher makes it a point to denounce the nar rowing influence of. : religion on our civ ilization; ahd demands legislation that will destroy this influence; and de nounces the fundamental ' law of the land, and would destroy the constitu tion and the statutes; a clever stock broker sends out bulletins attacking the executive,^ and another advertises his attack on business. Mr. . Higgins employs the same methods to attack the speaker and the rules of the house. "He attacks the present speaker as representing the interests — whatever that may mean. I confess I do not know, but I have noticed the use of the expression by those who. while ready to attack -men In public, still have a regard for the libel laws and seek to "discredit without assuming the re sponsibility for simple and direct ac cusations which They might have to prove or suffer the .consequences. Sir. Higgins has the same respect for the law, while he apparently makes free to insinuate unworthiness against law makers. ': '^S "As to the /criticisms Mr. Hlggins makes of the rules and tne administra tion of them by the speaker. I need but say his letter shows he - knows nothing of what he writes. That will be evident to any one who has ever studied the rules or observed carefully and honestly their administration. A man who, without having studied the law or practiced in the 'courts, should criticise and denounce Indiscriminately the law and the courts, simply because he had heard the complaints of law yers who had lost their cases, would receive from the community the atten tion to which his ignorance - and his presumption fairly entitle him. "But it seems that any one, after having sat at the feet of persons dis satisfied with legislation, or dis gruntled because of the failure of-pro posed legislation, may become a patriot and a molder of opinion by denouncing the rules which adjust the rights, ana relations and secure the efficiency' or a body of 391 members, representing the complex interests of 90,000,000 people." FARMERS' UNION TAKES STAND Position Assumed Will Require Packers to Come to Grower's KIICGSBURY. Febv 28.— A convention of "the farmers' union, attended by\ 600 delegates from all sections of Califor nia today, held one of the most' spirited sessions In Its history. The proposition was the forming of a commercial body for the marketing of. all. kinds of. farm products. An Independent- stand- was taken, which will require the packers to come to the growers. It was, de cided to form a state v organization, .to include all local unions. A committee of five will be appointed to perfect the organization. . 3 TO DIE, 21 TO SIBERIA AND 10 TO JAIL FOR REVOLT Russian . Consn irators Sentenced by Military, Court "• KIEV, Feb. 28.— A military court has sentenced' three" men to death, 21* to penal servitude and: 10 to imprison ment.. AH were members of the com mittee of public safety, at Lubny and of the -social revolutionary organiza tion.. Among them is Vladimir Shem mett, member of the \u25a0 first duma from Poltava, who was sent to the fortress. WIFE TAKES POISON . AS RESULT OF QUARREL Mrs. Minnie Rankin Is ; Not;Ex . pected to- Live. ;. , , . Following a quarrel ; with her hus band yesterday afternoon* Mre.*; Minnie Rankin. 1&2 Langton street, swallowed gix bichloride of mercury ; tablets and was taken to the -central .emergency hospital in ah .unconscious' condition. She is not- expected* to recover.- \u25a0 . ' * ; s - According to the. police: she swal lowed the tablets during a quarrel that followed a -family -reunion-' .i ' :.-. :~>.i-; . ? - Blasting- on the '.routo ,of \"the";t new Gould' railroad has "' started \u25a0 a -whole mountain \u25a0 moving nean Palisade," Nev.' Nine expeditions -have, sought' the north 'pole, to every one "that" went for the south -pole.' •. ' - . Th'eßaulClaire. (Minn.) , county. board last- summer paid $7,000 in bounties on gophers. * ~ /., \u25a0/• -> " - ; The steam power -in 'use "in the world today is' estimated at -120,000,000 horse power. :Tira^sM;:F^^ PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR ISLAIS CREEK San Franciscans Ready to Aid I Los Angeles Rather Than Defeat Local Project Speaker Stanton Favors Gon» solidation V Now and San Pedro Voters Approve Bill - . [Special Dispatch to The Calt] • CALL HEADQUARTERS,. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING; SACRA MENTO, Feb. :: 25.-^While2 S.-^While the Los '• An geles delegation is attempting to .hold up the Islais creek •proposition until after" the Los Angeles consolidation bill • has been passed, 'their implied threat to block the" proposed San Fran cisco improvements unless the^consoli dation scheme goes through is not be ing seriously considered. "' \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0*>'. „ '- A ; majority ; of the San Francisco del egation-in the assembly is now favor able to the Islais creek;. measures: de spite the peculiar tactics of Domirilck Beban, chairman of the" delegation." An effort to force. the delegation to stand with Senator Savage 'of San Pedro in opposing consolidation because . of >a reported . pledge and j thus prompt , the Los Angeles delegation .to knife .the San Francisco inland harbor project seemingly^wlll come to naught. DELEGATION I>ENIES PLEDGE ' , Several .: members '. of the San iFran cisco delegation today./said they tvere not -bound to support Savage \ in .his fight to prevent Los Angeles --from absorbing his town. The row between* the two adjoining cities! of the south land does not interest them and -they are prepared to ,vote= for the; consolida tion bill rather than have the. lslais creek bills jeopardized. :. \u25a0 Speaker Stanton is using all his In fluence to force ~ the 'bill through the assembly. It appears' that the Southern • Pacific "•' organization, through Walter Parker,- has withdrawn its opposition to the merger " : and thus permitted Stanton, with his- ambitions to succeed Gillett asi> governor, to* ad vocate consolidation. . SAX PEDRO VOTERS AGREE ° Stanton has received a telegram to the effect tliat 445 of the 775 voters in San Pedro are "-.willing- -to. accept the Los Angeles proposition; having signed a petition. . J .• \u25a0 With Savage undermined in bis home town .it looks as though, the con solidation bill as drafted by L 03 3 An geles will be /passe^ without the San Francisco delegation,.- and the Islais creek project fcecomliig involved. The San Francisco delegation will meet tomorrow, "and Charles iA. son, who Is looking after the Islais creek project in the lower house, feels confident that a majority,' of the mem bers will vote to recommend the "pass age of the bills, despite the pernicious tactics of George Mcßae, lobbyist for the lumber interests that' are trying to have the bills amended so that only 4 4 blocks Instead of 63 ? will be ' con demned. • , < SC A NDINAVIAN SOCIETY; r^ OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY Five Hundred Members :. Gather on/ Half Century Day The Scandinavian society of San Francisco, celebrated its fiftieth anni versary yesterday with a banquet and ball in the. Swedish-American i hall, 2174 Market street. Fully' 500 mernbersTof the society enjoyed ' the i banquet, which was served at 7 o'clock. Of the nine original members- and .-founders; of Ithn society the only one who survives- is Henry Lund Sr., who. is the Norwegian consul for, the port of San Francisco. The program ;of ' the entertainment included addresses Iby Dr.^ F. r Wester berg, Alexander Olsson, John; Larson, George M. Rudebeck, William. Matson, Andrew Furuseth,. Leonard-. Georges, Charles Plambeck, and Klaus Olson. An orchestra arid a: sextet from the Swedish singing society, assisted, by M.Severin Nelson, provided the musi cal-portion of- the program.- * \u25a0 • The. officers of -the; society .are as follows: ,\.",- ' , , > ~ • Charles Plnmb«ck. president; ~;B. "Syvertsen, vice president; Harry Mentzer. recording' secre-' tary: Emit Eftnel, financial secretary; - Andrew Abrahamson, treasurer. "..-. . ' '\u0084 , Committee - -on \u25a0• anniversary — Andrew Olson, chairman; Harry Mcntser. secretary: Vice Presi dent C.' B. Sovlj;. Captain O. Madsen,. James Nelson, C. A. , Anderson.- Emll' E(rnel.~ C.'L. V. Jotiansen. Charles=.Uuman, B. Syvertsen, Captain R. Rasnrassep/.* ...-.-' \u25a0. - - . /....- BLIZZARD SWEEPS FRANCE AND CAUSES}MANY DEATHS Heavy | Snowfall . in Paris \u25a0 and in a Number, of ' Provinces PARIS, Feb. 28.— Snow has been fall- Ing in Paris almost continuously for. the last 48 hours, and a blizzard of unpre cedented proportions prevailed through r out France. , Many deaths: are reported. • , Several Inqhes sof'snow has; fallen 'ln the Interior .- department, of '\u25a0: the . Alpes Maritimes,. and.the.conditions at Cannes and Antibea'arejexceedingly; wintry.'; 1 v I Others sections are -also' suffering from the worst cold snap In years.:- - y^^^^ interest in £ A^^H'Jffj^^y on " t * 19 Scon lc Highway Through the Land of lllgwglggr^ Fortune." The pleasures are crowded thickly tß^>'S^^B^^ • into the trip via :\u25a0 ' • 'vssM ' \u25a0 g^y _, '_'\u25a0 A T^_ _^ " _• \u25a0 SB*^ •-_ : •#t o Iticß ' S^fk H» B^ \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 #* W^ Vfi a^ l{f 1 /f% *^ H^a lllvl AJt A dvlil^U \u25a0r \u25a0'\u25a0:\u25a0:' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0 -S."' -\u25a0'.\u25a0-\u25a0 ' r \u25a0-\u25a0 '!'i"^?w^\^y '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .. \u25a0 \u25a0 BY . to\ the, East : b3^way of Duluth-Superior and > the^Great ;Lakes, 9;; or Minneapolis -St. Paul. or>iaißiilingB and^k^sas- B" _ Oity-St^ Ix>uia. v ;v > ",- ' ~i;_\ \ v* " :'*"•• •>\u25a0-/. I \u25a0 i^e"flne:daUy^trainsito MimieappUs^ Paul with directs •' \u25a0 '•'\u25a0 ••- 0 ! 8^ S^^P^s^to -'h'eadVqf ; the iakes; ! ; • \u25a0 1 \u25a0 iThrouihjdailjr train ,io Kansas Oity. Through daily tourist I 8" Bleepdr" to St. Louis.; Visit t'. \u25a0 . -S' \u25a0' '*' \u25a0'. '*'-': I Yellowstone Rational Park \u25a0 .' 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TO POLICYHOLDERS: :\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0:_ The following synopsis of the Annual Statement, as of December 31st, 1908, is submitted for your in- TOTAL ASSETS - - - -V - - -?^ r $472,339,508.83 $453,928,775.06 Stocks at v Market Quotations; of December 31,; Bonds at TOTAL LIABILITIES -. - : - : - -\u25a0[ - 391,072,041.93' 379.372.284.59 ; ." Consisting ". of -Insurance ' Fund \u25a0-• $384, 1 52,880 and - $6,919, 161.93 of miscellaneous liabilities. •-\u25a0-';:•'. \u25a0 The Insurance Fund (with future premiums and interest) will \u25a0 pay all outstanding policies as they mature. . . v , TOTAL SURPLUS :^g,^-:VV-'^ - - - 81;267,466.90 , 74,556.49(147 With an increasing number of maturities of Deferred Divi- ' - dead PoHcics this sum will gradually decrease, . , NEW INSURANCE PAID FOR - - -:. - : - p 91.262.101.00 73.279,54000 ceirt- as ' Compared with 1907. ; , [ TOTAL AMOUNT PAID TO POLICY - 47,861.542.69 - ; 45,305,831.30 : DEATH BENEFITS , . -' - ;^:B .:. : - 20,324,002.65 18,992,079.87 : /::-:'97 ;¥ pcr j«cenL!-:>of!-aIlvDeath/LClaim5j «cenL ! - : >of ! -aIlvDeath/LClaim5 in America were paid wid«n one day -after proof of death was received. f - - .''l9l - - - - . - 4,830,170.10 4,704,119.32 .; ANNUITIES; SURRENDER VALUES AND -OTHER ; \u25a0 • : BENEFITS ;,., - - - '4; - - 14,696.354.16 14.100.855.97 DiVIDENDSiTQ POLICYHpLDERS - i: : - : - 8,011,015.78 7,508,776.14 . i 1 909 Dividends lo PoHcyholders will approximate I^V $10,000,000. f '-" - \u25a0' TOTAL LOANS TO POUCYHOLDERS - - - 57,053,555.28; 49,615.393.06 DIVIDENDS TO STOCKHOLDERS - - - - / 7,00a00 7.000.00 "THis*. is the maximum- annual dividend, that I stockholders can EARNINGS OF THE SOCIETY FROM INTEREST A^D RENTS -* -V . - - 20,636,40161 19.485,110:01 OUTSTANDING LOANS ON REAL ESTATE MpRTGAGES 97.570,767.22 95,006.97a00 \u25a0;.\u25a0> Invested at an average rate of 4.70 per cent, as against 4.53 TOTAL EXPENSES*, including Commissions and Taxes - - 9, 758,447. 46 9,846,858^69 The average gross rate of interest realized during 1908 amounted to 4.45 per cent, as against 4.39. per cent in 1907, 4.26 per cent in 1906, 4.03 per cent in 1905 and 3.90 per cent, in 1904. s \u25a0•,_._\u25a0\u25a0;• ;;^ ; San "Francisco, Cal." " PR£SIDEWT UNION LEAGUE TO ENTER NEW HOME Reception and Banquet Arranged for Day Taft Is In augurated While William H. Taft, : the republi- , can of Washington, is moving into new quarters at v the White House Thursday next, the Union league club of this city, representing the republican element of clubdom, will .also -be., performing a moving scene which, while.not fraught with national consequences, will do very well in Its way. On that day the club will move into Its new quarters in the building, at the southeast corner, of Powell and O'Farrell streets. The •house warming^wlll be celebrated with a banquet and a reception. •„ " \u25a0 . Since the fire the Union league* club "has been Installed at Sacramento and Franklin Vstreets: But \u25a0 for two years they have been busy with : the: plans and construction of their new. club house. The building has been- particu-, larly arranged f or ; housing: the ; club.' and the interior appointments; are .such that, full opportunity will: be afforded the Politicians : who resort- thereto to carry on heir important traffic prefer ment and slate^ making, \' : i'-j - -The banquet; room twill beflnelyap pointed, the; library -will be':an-,*attrap-' : tive retreat and '? the "other apartments •.will be conduclve;to : comfort and en-, tertainment. \u25a0"'*'";- ' > V • V M. H. \u25a0de :i Young: Is .president: of ; the club, having been re-elected at the re cent election. » The. officers and mem bers' of the organization are co-operat ing to insure \u25a0 the success of the recep tion and dinner. which will mark the ml auguration^of . the ; new as a club house. ... . - LUND IS NOT GUILTY OF WOODAPPLE MURDER Jury- Returns -Verdict After De liberating Thirty-six Hours [Special Dispatch to The Call] NAPA, F*eb. 28.— The Jury In the trial of^L." H." Lund on the charge of mur dering John in this . county reached a verdict of not guilty after having deliberated for 36hours. - , 1 -^^HH^^ESBS""^'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*^**?*"'^^'^^ - H* l^'»*"*^Lji^/jJ *^j<^sf *'\u25a0*-""-. • ' ...... fift % " Hf r.( rL **^ iT S*" rf 7' i- - \f v '^isßßHr^^^fc **^~w B - ""'"\u25a0 r ' " * i ~ M^fc.^. <yj / \_ ~~~ .^vi^'T'-^^^^V. * 4*4 * m , . \u25a0*\u25a0*'\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0-.* I SB&?.- 1 '- • '' .• \u25a0\u25a0--\u25a0'.- ' - " \u25a0 - \u25a0 • You can usually depend upon the grocer who sells Folger's Golden , Gate Coffee— it is the- highest tl^plger's, Golden Gate; Coffee is whole roast. Your grocer will ; grind; it—better it , ground i^at^riome^-sold in. tins; only— \-2-2 l /z and 5 pounds — never .in bulk. j. A. FOLGER & OCX, BtabliBfed 185 ° . . .San Franc i s c p an d Ka n sas Gi ty, Mo. TWO CRUISERS ON WAY TO HOiNDURAS California and Pennsylvania to Visit Amalpa PANAMA, Feb. 23.— The cruisers California and Pennsylvania of the United' States Pacific squadron, now here, 3*3 * will leave today for Amalpa on o the west' coast: or Honduras. The departure of the cruisers for that port follows instructions' believed to have been received - from Washington be cause of the troubled condition of af fairs in. Central America. West New Vineyard, Me., has a maple tree 14 feet in circumference and 102 years old. FRENCH -SAVINGS BANK Member of Aaaoclated " SaTtasa Baaka of Saa Franelico 108 S UTTER STREKT Paid up capital * 600,000 Total ineti f44^«MOO Does a strictly savings bank busi- ness. Open Saturday evenings from 7 to 8:30. - i OFFICERS CHARLES CABPX-. ..'.:. PrwWw* ARTHUR LEGALLET..rir«t Vtc« President LEON BOCQCERAZ... Second Vie* President A. BOUSQUET '....I Secretary P. A. BCRGBROT ;. ;.Attoraej DIRECTORS N. C. Babln O. Bate J. A. Bemrot J - M. Dupas CSsrles Carpr Leoa Boc<iaeraa Arthur Legalist J. E. Artizuea O. Belener J- S. GodeaQ H;H* St. s«la». . .John Glaty^ - *\.