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SLOT MACK
OWNERS OFFER
MANY SPECIALS
Desperate Efforts Made to Se
cure Money Before Devices
Go to Scrap Heap
"Boosters" Tempt Victims of
Habit Who Fight Against the,
Temptation to Gamble
ing a letter to each precinct comman
der calling his notice to the law ,and
directing its strict enforcement.
"If any persons intend to evade or.
violate the law they are foolish, be
cause we will catch them sooner or
later, and at that time the patrolman
on the beat will appear before the
commission to answer charges unless
he is able to explain satisfactorily to
this office why the existence of the
place was not reported."
Gamblers Seek "Suckers"
. Driven to desperate efforts to secure
aJI the money they can before they
throw their devices on the scrap heap
at 12 o'clock tonight, the owners of
"crooked" nickel in the slot machines
are resorting to every artifice known
to their particular gambling coterie to
fleece the unsuspecting "sucker" of his
Ipst dollar. There is no limit to the
'extra specials" which are flaunted on
payly painted signs to attract the at
tention of the "band of hope," and many
of the members of the unfortunate bri
gade are contributing freely in *a last
struggle to reach the "Never Never
Land."
\u25a0 : The old system of five checks for 25
rents Is obsolete, and in ifs place of
fers are being- made of six, seven and
eight <hecks for a quarter of a dollar.
Itrwas freely predicted along Market,
Fillmore and Kearny streets last night
that before tlie machines were put out
of commission offers of nine and ten
checks would be made.
Money Instead of Trade
On the city's principal thoroughfares
yesterday, the machines were .in ! de
mand, and with the exception of the
legitimate dealers in cigars and li
quors no pretense was made of paying
the few "specials" that were won in
anything but money. "Boosters" who
would not be allowed in a semirespect
able gambling house were plentiful
and In many cases served their em
ployers well by drawing on the vic
tims of the habit who were fighting
a gainst temptation because of a con
sciousness that they could not possi
bly win.." .'--t .
In Fillmore street, where the slot
machine fever is particularly virulent
the "sure thing" gamblers resorted to
devices that would make a faro bank
dealer or a croupier weep, and they
reaped a big -harvest "Plugged" and
•leaded" machines and cards filed at
the top so that they would slip easily
under the bar Tvere used freely, to'say
nothing of those machines on' which it
was impossible to secure the advertised
specials. because the cards were not on
the reels. • . . /._ \u25a0 , :-,;\u25a0
Many Used Without License
It is estimated that at least 5,000
machines will be rendered useless at
12 o'clock tonight It is impossible- to
secure any accurate estimate because
many of thp devices have been oper
ated without a license and without
paying a cent of revenue to the city.
These machines cost on an average
of $40 each, and contributed to the
fund from which the Mills novelty
company made a profit of $180,000 in
one year on its San Francisco sales
alone, according to the statements
made some time ago by Herbert Mills,
manager of the local branch of the
firm. -'\u25a0;:..
The board of supervisors passed the
Comte ordinance abolishing slot ma
chines In San Francisco April -12, and
it becomes effective tonight. The final
passage of • the ordinance came only
after a desperate struggle on the part
of the owners of legitimate and
"crooked" machines to kill the ordi
nance, .or at least to modify It rad
ically.
Law to Protect Youth
The board was prompted to take its
action by the enormous number of ar
rests of cigar, dealers who were fleec
ing the public by means of ••fixed" ma
chines, and by a strong recommenda
tion from the grand jury.
Counsel for the cigar dealers urged
upon the board that the abolishment of
the machines would cost the city a
revenue of $190,000 a year In licenses,
but the supporters of the measure
showed that more than 512,500,000 was
being poured Jnto the gambling devices
yearly, without taking into considera
tion the misery caused in many homes
and the teaching of thousands of
youths •to gamble. Priests . and min
isters of all religions united In de
nouncing the evil, and in response "to
the public will the ordinance .was
passed.
THREE CALIFORNIA GIRLS
GRADUATE AT WELLESLEY
Berkeley Maid Is One of the
Prettiest at Commencement
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
BOSTON. Mass., June 29. — "With exer
cises that have never been surpassed in
brilliancy at 1 TVellesley the largest
class ever graduated from Wellesley
college received today their degrees
and honors.
Three California girls were .among
the degree winners, and they were
showered with congratulations. Miss
La. R. Morris of 2233" Chapel street"
Berkeley, was one of the prettiest of
the fair graduates who received the
degree of B. of A. Miss C Augusta
List of South Pasadena received simi
lar honors. Miss Ruth ,D. , Eddy 'of
Redlands, a graduate of Pomona col
lege,, was given degree master of arts,
having completed a prescribed ad
vance course, of -study in English lit
erature and languages at Wellesley. >'
The pretty procession of the . stu
dents and their guests, -beaded . by
President- Hazard, preceded the cere
monies. Senator Dolliver of lowa was
the speaker of the day. /
Take an outing on the Ocean Shore
Railway and enjoy the beautiful
beaches and grand scenery. Train serv
ice to Tunltas Glen (38 miles from San
Francisco) connect with stage for San
Gresorio, Pescadero- and Pebble Beach.
For schedules see published time .card
la this paper. •. - •• : * • ,
CALIFORNIA LIBRARIAN SPEAKS- Bretton
Woods. N. H.. June S9.— J. H. GlltU of the Cali
fornia state library was among the speakers ' at
today* cession tit the American "library; associa
tion. The meeting today, was taken up with a
*!l»ec£sion of "Library Coordination," with spe
cial . refereace to tutorage, libraries 'and : rcserroir
libraries at centers ot systems. -
SLOTLESS TOWN
OUT, out, damned slot! would Macbeth; cry,
With swinging club and. flashing eye, .
Were he released from Shakespeare's book
To don the star of Jesse Cook:,
For slot machines have seen their da}' —
No more. the whirring cards, shall play, , >.
And when tonight the sun goes down
'Twill t/be to rise- on Slotless Town!
IN Slotless Town, in Slotless Town, '
There's little room for trouble's frown,
For mother now gets daddy's roll,
And Willies shoes and socks are whole,.
The family's on Easy street, -
The -table groans with things to cat:
To supervisors due renown- ~ /
Who made our city Slotless Town!
FIVE HURT WHEN
TUBES EXPLODE
Accident on Torpedo Boat Hull
Scalds Crew and One
May Die
Contlnned from Pace . 1
will be called as soon as practicable
to determine the exact cause of the
accident. •. . . .
TORN BY EXPLOSION*
It was 6 o'clock last evening when
th ehull was torn by the explosion. It
was in company with the torpedo boats
Princeton, Whipple, Paul Jones, Perry,
Preble, Stewart, Davis, Farragut,
Goldsborough, Lawrence and Rowan.
These vessels comprise the flotilla
which was under orders to proceed to
Puget sound.
The Hull was away from its position
but a few hours. After It had .reached
Mare island new tubes were put in po
sition and the vessel returned to Sau
salito. It will sail this morning with
the other vessels for Seattle. The
damage to the ship was not great.
The Hull is equipped with a venti
lating system operated by air pressure,
which cleared the air of the steam
within r short time. after the explo
sion. The double break, however, cast
such volumes of vapor Into the com
partment that the men were over
whelmed with it. The damage done
bj - the blowing out of .the first tube
was not very great, but the second
brak spread he destruction.
The officers insisted tha the vessel
had not been proceeding at an unsafe
speed. It is further stated. that a-care
ful watch had been kept on the boiler.
Although no official statement has been
authorized, there appears to be a dis
position to attribute the disaster to de
fective tubing.
WILL BANISH DENIZENS
OF RED LIGHT DISTRICT
District Attorney of Sonoma
Takes First 'Action
• s
SANTA ROSA. June 29— The first
move in the battle to banish the .ten
derloin district of Santa Rosa was
taken today when District Attorney
Clarence F. Lea had an officer swear
to a complaint against, Cornelius Shea,
a wealthy property owner of this city,
charging: him with leasing property
for immoral purposes. Other warrants
will follow, unless the denizens of the
district leave town at once.
Some time ago the district attorney
served notice upon all < the resorts to
vacate, and was given assurances that
the order would be obeyed.. With these
assurances, he gave them' until July Jo
make the necessary arrangements.
Now that the time is practically up no
move has been made, and instead many
of the women are making contracts
of purchase with the view of setting up
the defense that they own the property
and can not be forced to leave it.
District Attorney Lea, with the as
sistance of Chief of Police Fred J.
Rushmore, has determinedto force the
issue, and it is freely predicted that the
women will now be driven from So
noma county entirely.
SUFFRAGE SPEECHES
DELIVERED ON TRAIN
Campaign Begun for Xdtt in
Washington State .. ,;;
SEATTLE, June 29. — The campaign
for woman suffrage in the state of
Washington, upon which question the
adult male citizens will vote in No
vember, 1910, was begun today, when
suffrage arguments were made from
the rear platform of the suffrage spe
cial of*- the- Northern Pacific- at stops
made in.Pasco, North Yaklma and*El
lensburr. by delegates to the national
convention of the American woman
suffrage association. Including Na
tional President Anna H. Shaw and
State President Emma .Smith Devoe.
At Tacoma the women left. the train
and were entertained 1 at dinner* by the
local suffragists.
•Seattle was reached at 11:30 and the
national executive committee will meet
tomorrow. • •• ;
VICTIM DIES; SLAYER IS
TAKEN TO COUNTY JAIL
Friend of "Deserted Woman* Is
Killed by Her Husband
- VALL.EJO, June 29. — -After lingering
for 12 days, Martin Tiernan, a well
known local resident, died of h'fs
wounds early .this morning^ * Claude
Camp, who shot Tiernah twice in the
breast' for his alleged intimacy, with
the latter's. wife, has been 1 removed'to
the county Jail at Fairfleld, where; he
will be held pending his hearing on a
charge of murder. : . " ";
Camp deserted' his family,, who lived
next door to Tiernan, \ leaving Mrs.
Camp penniless with five" small chil
dren to support v \u25a0 Tiernan 'has seven
small children and his wife is an in
mate of the Napa Insane asylum. • » . *
Camp's charge of ..unfaithfulness on
the part of his wife is not credited in
this city.
FORMER LOCAL MINISTER
ROBS HIS BENEFACTOR
Kenneth' Duncan Sentenced to
18 Months in Folsom
« SANTA ROSA; June 29.— Kenneth
Duncan, "a 'former Presbyterian minis
ter of San Francisco, was sentenced 'to
IS monthsin Folsom here.today.in.the
superior l court by Judge Seawell," after
having pleaded i guilty to stealing .valu
ables from " the \u25a0 home "\u25a0 of : ~ Arthur
Knowles, who had taken him ; In when
he was ant outcast. - Duncan ; was - ar
rested yin - San Francisco ; recently - and
brought :- here '• for "trial. \u25a0 h Drink 7 and
drugs caused; his ." downfall ; some years
ago. " : , ; \u25a0 ; '_.; \u25a0'.-' '> , \u25a0/ . \u25a0 \u25a0 .. \u25a0\u25a0 . .
\u25a0 BACK TO - NATURE FOE ABDUL HAMID—
Cbiraso, Jimp 2f».— Abdul ;Hamld,.~ the; deposed
sultan of \u25a0, Turkey/? has^.become. '\u25a0' a ; dry V farmer. 1
This >. Information \u0084 was receiTed • by ; Secretary
Barns of \u25a0 the \u25a0 dry 1 farming '\u25a0 congress • In \u25a0 « 1 letter
from John Henry ; House/ prcsldent-of the "Salon^
ica agricultural institute at Salonica, Turkey.
,THEvSANv)FRAN€ISCO' CAL^^EDI^SDAY, TeTONE: .30 v ,19Q9.
FREEOOM IS SHORT
FOR BRANDENBURG
Author Acquitted of Larceny Is
Rearrested on Charge of
Kidnaping
NEW YORK. June 29.— Although
Broughton Brandenburg was acquitted
here . today on the charges of grand
larceny, in connection with the sale of
an alleged . spurious letter of" Grover
Cleveland to the New York Times, he
had only a few minutes of freedom.
Before leaving the courtroom he was
rearrested and will be taken to St. Louis
next w»ek for trial on a charge of kid
naping his stepson, James Shepard Ca
banne 111. .
The maximum penalty for kidnaping*
In Missouri ranges from six months in
jail to 20 years' imprisonment. "The
author was taken back to the Tombs
in default of $5,000 bail to await the
arrival of the Missuori officers.
The verdict was reached by the jur
ors within a few minutes after the pre
siding justice had charged them that
the question of the genuineness of
Cleveland's signature was immaterial,
and that even the question of the gen
uineness of the article was only a sec
ondary consideration. The main consid
eration, he told them, was whether the
defendant had stolen $500, the price
paid for the article by the New York
Times.
Thp kidnaping, which Brandenburg
admits, occurred shortly after the
writer jumped his bail while under in
dictment for the sale of the Cleveland
article. He was found in San Francisco
with the Cabanne boy, whom he had
picked up in St. Louis.
Brandenburg^declared he was justi
fied in taking the' boy. because the
boy's father, with whom he had been
temporarily left, had not lived up to an
agreement as to the child's treatment.
SOCIALIST ORGAN MAKES
ATTACK ON MAYOR BUSSE
Chicago's Executive Accused of
Criminal Conduct \u25a0(\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•
[Special Dispatch io The Call]
CHICAGO, June 29.— The Dally So
cialist, the Chicago organ' of the so
cialist party, made a severe attack to
day upon Mayor Busse and the city
administration.
In spite of Mayor Busses illness In
Mercy hospital, where he had been
told nothing of the attack. Corporation
Counsel- Brundage began , plans for
criminal prosecution, of the publishers
and editors of the publication ' •
The entire first page was given up
to an editorial entitled "Criminals
Rule Chicago," -and three stories over
which was spread a full page heading
of the same nature. The first story
was an editorial also, although writ
ten in news style. Its chief assertion
was that the Merriam resolution was
Intended .to lead to a "whitewash" of
the. city government. The second and
third stories, similar in style, were al
leged exposures of the attitude of the
city government toward vice. \u0084"•\u25a0;-.
"It is a scurrilous attack without
foundation or- fact," said Corporation
Counsel Brundage. "It is to be re
gretted that any action is necessary
The attack will be* ridiculed by every
body with an iota* of information con
cerning civic conditions, but it must
be. stopped If .there is any libel, law
In i the, land that, will be an'easy mat
ter. \u25a0' "~ \
JAP TRIES TO FORCE
v WEDDING WITH PISTOL
Puzzling Case Being Investi-
gated in Reno
ISpccjal Dispatch to The Call]
.; RENO, New, June 29.— That^ a Jap
anese of this 1 * city* by name
unknown, tried to force a woman of
his own race at the point of - a pistol
to sign a marriage contract and marry
him is the situation the; police have ar
rived at from one of the most puzzling
and mysterious affairs reported to
them. Mystery shrouds the entire af
fair, not even names being known.
The woman who was to be the un
willing victim is now in the hands of
friends, who were called to her from
Oakland by 'telegraph (yesterday. \u25a0
f At- 6, o'clock the Japanese woman ran
into the Japanese store of the Japanese
mercantile company in Second* street,
pursued by 'another Japanese. She. hid
behind some goods there, while the
proprietor .wrestled with the man and
forced him ; to \u25a0 flee. _ . . .
She said that he assailant had tried
repeatedly; tp : force,' hereto ; sign articles
of marriage according to the custom
of " Japan: 5 -; - -.y> :\u25a0'\u25a0 '\u25a0 : : vi ; i3jPK9P
'An elderly; Japanese *.- merchant of
Oakland came to Reno today to protect
her. In the.meahtime her admirer with
two revolvers came to her, house, tell
ing her that-fishe did not comply with
his demands she 'would ibe; killed. \u25a0;\u25a0:-,,
prisoners in siberia ;
;mutinv and then flee
Fugitives Kill, Four Cossacks
and Wound Twelve Others
.SEATTLE, June 23.— A cable dispatch
from Nome, Alaska,' to the 1 Times - de£'
scribes "a bloody outbreak ' of " Russian'
political /prisoners. In the Yakutsk dis- n .
trict, V Siberia;* "and \ the t flight iof '/the
prisoners across "the wilderness toward?
Bering strait;, in "\ an: effort Uto reach
Alaska.-:-.'. '.-\u25a0 \u25a0'*.\u25a0" *•' ':.\u25a0 '. \u25a0.''\u25a0-;'-. '-•!' ..'\u25a0\u25a0'-.'\u25a0 '"A
The i dispatch says:* : .-•; ».. -^J, '\u25a0';'.
Advices . from Vladimir, statljh of the
Northeast Siberia, company,- across Ber
ing strait; are to the effect that a ; band
of •-; prisoners;', in i: > the ", Yakutsk % district
revolted.. killed the guards and started
on^airetreat^"westward'; 2.oo0 v miles in
an : attemptito* reach " East'cape.,
\u25a0 The x plan of s . the ;\u25a0 prisoners .: was . ;to
take - small boats \u25a0:: at <; East cape ."? and
make the mainland r off 'Alaska; : 36 miljs
away. ~y ' .";.« :\u25a0 .'- \u25a0"- ..."\u25a0;. \u25a0 ;.':, '.- : .:y- ;:-.-''^ \u25a0\u25a0;,.- :'•:
,--': Captain -Kalinnlkoff,* acting /governor
of the -'district.-.; ordered.: Cossacks \u25a0'• to
pursue r,and j take <»the:prioners. JThe
fugltiveS|ln.!ambush r :kHled^fouriof Uhe;
Cossacks'andiwounded- 12; others,-fore-
ing them \ to cretreat. \u25a0§^S^S^» - '\u25a0 : :
\u25a0.'• This! ati -and elves you* a SSdozen
photos. Rasmussen Studio, 830 Market.*
BLOODHOUNDS FIND
TRACKS OF BANDIT
Robber Who Killed Canadian
Constable Trailed to an Old
: Mining tunnel
Companion Joins Fugitive /and
Both Expected to Make
•i ; Desperate Stand
KAMLOOPS,;!b.:'c... Jufte 2D.^-Btood
hounds and : armed posses are scouting
the bills south of Aslicroft In an": effort
to locate -the: 4 bandit " who t last ! night
shot [killed:. Constable Decker. His
capture is -, imminent;^as he '.is ; s on>foot. v
When the .! two bandies - landed 'at .Ash
croft Decker went down to arrest them.
One of the^men covered hlm\ witli "a
pistol, saying:'. I . \u25a0
"We're here. "^ Now arrest us."
A brief parley followed and Decker
and the 'roDber. fired aDout the same
time. The bandit ;fell; dead with a-bul
let wound through his neck. The con
stable~was shot above the left thigh.
Seeing- j his companion dead the other
bandit picked up; a heavy shotgun and
blew off the tbp^of Decker's head. Two
other men were arrested later as sus
pects, for they said they knew the dead
robber. ' . ~
A woman told . the police that she
saw a third man put ashore from the
boat about two_ miles east of Ashcroft;
and \u25a0 the -police suspect that another
holdup was on foot. The men were
members of the sextet that held up. the.
Northern Pacific tra>a last week. . '\u0084
This morning when the chase/fbr'the
second man from the boat' was-.taken
up he was followed for four miles to.
a point where he was joined by a' third
man. \u25a0 The two : have since been tracked
to an-old mining tunnel at Red? gulch,
and there .they .probably will' 'make
their last stand. Both are well armed.
They were tracked by bloodhounds *tn
charge of Draper of Spokane. . . \u25a0 f
The dead robber Is a stranger, never
seen in the district before. Hc.wbrea"
hat bought from a Spokane clothing
house. In the boat was a valise full
of dynamite, indicating that the 'men
intended to hold up and blow up an
other train.
SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN. V;
ENDS LIFE AT ASYLUM
Miss Maud Redfern* Hangs Her-
self From Bush in Napa
[Special Dispatch lo The Call]
N.APA; June 29.— Miss Maud Redfern,
a patient committed to the Napa state
hospital from San Francisco six days
ago, committed suicide at the institu
tion yesterday \u25a0 afternoon' by hanging
herself. \u25a0 While '.she was: out on ..the
grounds w-ith six other patients sho
claibed into a thick hawthorn bush
about 14 feet high 'and' by means of
some sheeting, suspended herself on a.
limb.
The body could not be seen from but
side the bush, but after a search by
Mrs. Jennie Thompson and other at
tendants it was discovered. -Physicians
were summoned, but life was extinct. *
Miss Redfern was 28 years of age and
a native of Qeorgia. She ' Was rftarrledf
in San ; Francisco, but ' was allowed to
resume her maiden name by a court.
She once attempted to- commit suicide
by taking carbolic acid. -
PROPOSE A TEST OF
SUING MAN'S INJURIES
S. P.. Physician Would Adminis-
ter Anesthetic to Plaintiff
SAN JOSE, June -29.— Dr. Robert E.
Pierce occupied the witness stand dur
ing the greater part of today's session
in the E. D. Stoldt ,case against the
Southern Pacillc -company for $100,000
damages as compensation to the plain
tiff.for the loss of the use of his limbs
in. a wreck that occurred between here
and Los Gatos two years ago./
The physicians , .-have- been unable to
determine the exact nature of Stoldt' s
injuries, and the examination and cross
examination of Pierce dealt with the
proposal of the physicians on both
sides to administer an anesthetic and
place the plaintiff- upon his feet.
Thephysicians forthe plaintiff have
since- attempted to show that their ob
jection to such an examination is due
to the danger of such a proceeding to
the injured man and the fact that his
wife objects strongly to thiscourse.
AUTOMOBILE PARTY HELD
UP BY MASKED BANDITS
Robbers Exact $400 Tribute
From Occupant of Car
SEATTLE. June 29.— Harry Watson,
an, undertaker of this -city, and four
companions, two of them women, who
were riding in an automobile on Lake
Washington boulevard last night, were
held up by two masked men and robbed
of all their money and valuables,- $400.
being taken from Watson alone. -
The , car, which .belonged to Wat
son," was 'halted at. a lonely place -In
the road. \u25a0".:.:. .,: , /;
As soon as the party stopped, two
men with pistols emerged \u25a0 from 'the
shadows, ordered all < to deliver, and
after receiving , the » tribute disappeared.
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BIG ROW IN CAMP
OF STATE MILITIA
Official^ Lightning Follows . Peti»
iion v for -V* ?'
bandment
Men Charge Snobbery and the
Officers Lay It AH on v
\u25a0\u0084'«/.,. ;• "Veterans" ; v ;--KV
\u25a0;.';pfllcia'i uef; lightning . has !followed
.the.^petition^ofl the first '-"and third
companies,' coast:- artillery cprps,. na- !
tionaiVguard^pf CaHfornia;' presented
Monday asking': Governor . Gillett for
their disbandment.icharKes..knd counter
charges are' flyJtiV'as^ thick /as Spanish
bullets. at Sati'j\ia.n^mii. "The meriv'are
Insistent. The officers are obdjirate".
The whisper of court martial, of in
subordination and-dfSrespect to superior
officers mingles with 'the . growl regard
ing inefficient cojnmander's c arbitrary
mannerisms- and -political debts payable
In gold braid. — -V' "^ v* '": .'
V;.Th'e ; senior .officers, of, the disaffected
companies *"openiy ;I ;accnse ."the "''yeteran"
members of being jth"^ fundamental In
stigators •of the ' trouble," saying that
they see in the proposed changes In
the state military service the death of
their ' social -club,- "The Nationals" and,
disregarding the ultimate betterment
of the service, are endeavoring . to
maintain their private pleasures at the
expense of the state. .
"VETERANS,". /STAND FAST
. JThe,,, '.'veterans" declare their records
in ; war and peace have proved their
royalty arid patriotism to the state and
the service *and" that the, upheaval ldng
pending.ls :due 'alone to the Inefficiency
of officers, , the" political medicines with
which" tHe service has been systemat
ically jdosed'-and the attitude of Inso
lent superiority with which the men
have been treated. * :. . ' ',
"\u25a0And icHab's reigns.;- The governor still
has the, petition; under consideration.-
Until |he acts ,the rumblings will go
back and forth and. upon his". action, will
depend the next step ''and' the ultimate
solution: >T/ .: :-;^->f/ :
.Major, IT. G. Mathewson had ho
he'sitancy.;in. stating that the veteran
members "were responsible for the
trouble*' ' • .
•\u25a0.\u25a0•T-h^se: vje.teran. members," he said,
:"have no military affiliation with the
,conipanies^at all. They are men who
Oiicefbelonged to' the service.but who
retired. Wishing to keep up their
military associations they formed the
social clutr known as 'The^Nationals.*
With 'this >lub neither the state, nor
the federal government "has -any con
nection. It is purely a social club,
composed of the members of = the two
companies and the veteran members.
Now, the state allows each . company
$100 a month for armory rent and up
to the .present'; this, money .has ; been
paid into the treasury of the /.social
club, the mem keeping' their: arms and
aceouterments in the "basement of
the dub quarters at 1160,, Eddy.- street.
To all intents the clubrooms were the
armory.; ; The; club > charged the -com
panies $65 ia month -each for' rent, $25
a month for armorer's service and the
remaining $10 for light, water and gas.
Thus the state .was practically, paying
the olub $200' a month. •'' \u25a0* - •"
CAVSE; OF THE TROUBLE . .V .--
."Recently it; was 'proposed {o move
the four companies into one. , armory
where a more- suitable'drlh^blail could
be had and where the men could be
given a 'better military training than
they could obtain by , marching. about
the streets or drilling in .their base
ment. \u25a0 When this was proposed the
veteran members \u25a0 saw 'their $200 a
month- going from them , and hence the
trouble. I am confident they .engineered
the entire deal. The men have been
advised wrongly. They- have been
made the catspaws for the old timers
who. do not like to' see their club lost."
Major C. L.. Tilden, president of "The
Nationals," replied to this by stating
that the sole aim of 'the social club was
to bring men Into the service.
' "Experience has taught us," he -said,
"that the most difficult thing in main
taining a serviceable militia corps is in
getting the men 'to join. We banded
together and formed the. social club.
We saw that recruits .were getting
scarce; and at our'own expense we de
vised a way "of giving them that
pleasure." . ' "
While .General Lauck! would give no
definite statement as. to -what .he consid
ered the source of the trouble he made
It evident that he held the same views
as- did Major. Mathewson. "As soon as
I am ordered'to do so./ he said, "I.shajl
lay. the blame! where it belongs. The
complaint, does not come from the en
listed men so much'as from'others who
see that .they are apt to lose some
thingipretty nice for themselves if the
companies are* 1 moved into another
armory. - The two companies have been
ordered .to? move into the armory " by
Sunday night and. they, will have to
do: so." .: .
.'\u25a0 : ,-. The members of the companies specifi
cally pointed^ out that they"; will obey
orders so long as they arejn the serv
ice.i They claim they have not been
guilty, of insubordination, as they have
not refused '•\u25a0 to 'obey orders. The offi
cers claim,' however, that Ap. neglecting
to put their complaint through proper
channels they were guilty of .disrespect.
Whether courts cartial will follow will
rest -with the governor. '. •
"EAT VEGETABLES
FOR HEALTHY LIFE"
Stomach Man Gives Advice on
• Diet for Ailing Hu»
Body i Craves Fruits and Ber»
. y '-\u25a0\u25a0'-' '"'-" \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0
ries to. Keep Blood Cool
. . - »
in Summer
"Eat lots of fresh vegetables, fruits
and berri#s if you want to b© really
healthy," is the advice of the Cooper
"stomach man." He was meeting a
stream of callers at the Owl drug Btore
in the -Phelan building yesterday, and
explaining- , his! theories. He said:'
' /"This is sumrher time, when the body
craves nerve .building foods and'nutri
ment tha^t will not .overheat the blood.
Fresji vegetables, fruits and berries
are almost absolutely necessary at this
time of the ; year.. „ Meat eaters are
, Overloading their ' stomachs arid as a
consequence 'their systems are becom
ing run down. Thousands of people in
San Francisco are -half sick and don't
\u25a0know the reason why. The cause is
simply stomach trouble resulting from
overeating and improper food.
' "Many t people who would like to eat
vegetables find they , can not do so' be
cause their stomachs will not retain
such food. This is. catarrh of the
stomach. I have a system of treatment
intended for exactly that complaint. By
toning up the system my' medicine re
moves the catarrhal \u25a0 inflammation,
drives I,he poison from the btood and
gives nature a" chance. Then the pa
tient can eat* natural, nutritious foods
and build up his health. ' :-', - - /\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0
"For, after, all, nature Is the best
physician. That. I am frank to say. is
the secret of the rather remarkable
success,* l seem toihave had in San
Francisco. My treatment restores the
stomach to. & healthy, normal :condt
tioh..'l;believe that 95 per cent of all
disease ' come from, stomach trouble,
and I know that no man can be sick
if his stomach Is in a healthy condi
tion/" \u25a0
One of Cooper's callers yesterday was
W. E. Le.Vick, who was enthusiastic
in praise: of the young stomach man.
In part he said: / . .
"For '.more than, 25 years I was a
sufferer from catarrh of the stomach.
I tried many remedies, but never
seemed to find relief. Then I heard of
the work of the 'stomach man" in
San Francisco. I was skeptical, but
on the urging of a friend decided to
see what he could do. I took his
course of treatment and I want to
say that he certainly has a wonderful
remedy. For the first time in 23 ypars
I have known that life was worth
living. I can eat anything I want to,
never have pains or suffering of any
sort and am completely well again. I
would advise any person that they
can't go wrong If they take Cooper's
treatment." \u25a0 *
FAT CONVICT'S SENTENCE
BASED ON IMPOSSIBILITY
Prisoner's Counsel Says He
Could Not Pass Alley
. NEW YORK, June 25.— Eenjamin
Fagan, a lawyer, of Ossining)'will file
a notice of appeal to" the appellate
division in the matter of the conviction
and sentence of William Green, who is
the fattest convict In Sing Sing, for
burglary alleged to have been com
mitted at Ossinlng.
Green, who weighs 25SU pounds, was
sentenced to prison under an inde
terminate sentence of three to three
and a half years. He -was accused of
having dragged Frank Baker through
an alleyway 9% inches wide, between
two brick buildings at Ossining, and
then robbing the man of $10.
Green's counsel said today that on
the appeal he will contend that such
a fat man as Green could not have
squeezed through the alley in question,
no matter how he turned, and If he
had tried to get through he would have
been wedged in the opening.
DOLLY LOGAN TUCKER
IS GRANTED DIVORCE
•\u25a0'\u25a0•'. \u25a0 . ... .» ';£\u25a0; t
Simple Desertion Ground and
Alimony Is Settled
CHICAGO, June 23.— Mary Elizabeth
(Dolly Logan) Tucker today was
granted a divorce from Colonel William
F. Tucker. IT. S. A. (retired), on ground
of desertion. The matter of alimony,
it was stated, had. been settled pri
vately. Colonel Tucker did not con
test. Mrs. Tucker was given the right
to rescue her maiden name. There
were but two witnesses, Mrs. Tucker
and her mother, the widow of General
John A. Logan. -- - -
PITTSBURG CAR STRIKE
OFFICIALLY CALLED OFF
Both Sides in the Fight Claim
a Victory
PITTSBURG. / June 29. — Greater
Pittsburg is happy today in the reall«
zation that it does'not have to walk
down or around town. Street railway
traffic was resumed at an early hour
and regular schedules caught up be
fore 7 'o'clock. The streetcar strike
was declared off officially last night.
Both sides claim victory.
bins now and
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TXITED STATES BR-VXCH
STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITIONS AND AFFAIRS OP THU
STANDARD MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF LIVERPOOL. ENGLAND, on the 31st day
of December. A. D. 19<V». and for the year '.
ending on tbat day. Published pursuant 'to
the prOYlsiona of Section »H of th« Political
Code and compiled from the annual statement
Sled with the Inanrance Commissioner of thQ
State of California, v : '
ASSETS
Casb market Talae of all stocks and
bonds owned by c0mpany........ )2t7.2M'.M
Imprest and rents due and accrued. 4.57H.91
Premiums in dne coarse of collection' H5.709.87 *
Bilts receivable, not matured, tabea
for marine risks r 3,035.5 ft
Total asaets J4T3.878.CKi
LIABILITIES . *"*
Losses in process of adjustment or
In suspense , $32,500.00
Gross premiums on marine risks.
$12A,313.00; reinsurance 100 per
cent 126.315.00 -
Total liabilities ...; *178.5!5.00
INCOME "*
> Net casb actually received for ma- -4
rtne premfums f312.253.Wi
lUceiTed from borne ofSce 307.475.U3
Total Income $1.269.710.2 1
EXPENDITUItES ' °*
Net amount paid for marine lAs^csa
(Including $366,584.74. losses of
preTlous years $1,101,T79T4 .
Paid or allowed for commission or
brokerage \u25a0- -. 90,531,20
Paid for salaries, fees and other
charms for officers, clerks, etc. . . IS 169 33
Paid for state, national and local
t»«» • 9.123.3D
Total expenditures $1,210,963.71
Marine""
Losses Incnrred durln; the year $1.077.329.7t
RISKS AND PREMIUMS , j
Marine Risks. Prcmiams.
Net amount of risks
written dnrlnsr the BRH
rear $168,087,333 $933,043^29-
Net amount of risks
. expired during the
year 160.333,850' 913,337.9»
Net amount In force
December 31. 1908 25.287,965 126.315.00.
ARTHTR C. ITCMPHREYS.
General Manager and Attorney. ' .
Subscribed and sworn to before me tMs IDtU
day of February. 19O». :
CHARLKS C. RICHARDSON*.
Notary Public.
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