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FORMER BANK
TELLER TAKES
HIS OWN LIFE
; Baron William yon Meyerinck
k Seeks Death to Escape
Exposure
Suicide Brings to Light Strange
Condition of Affairs in
Bank
was the discovery or the dead body by
the baroness, who was not aware of
what had occurred until she removed
th« pillow which covered her husband's
face.
Yon &i«yerlnck until three weeks ago
was teller for the Union state bank.
When the institution started on a policy
,of retrenchment he was one of the men
'to be discharged. His worth as a book
keeper was well known, however, and
lie was soon offered a position In the
Merchants' national bnnk In the col
lecting department.
While at work there Krjday he re
ceived a telephone message from Bank
Examiner Young, who was going over
the books of th<- Union state bank, ask
ing him to explain a discrepancy of
IbOfl connected with a certificate, of de
posit iitsued to himself. The baron re
plied that he would do so.
This wan at noon. Instead of seeing
.Toung tie told the cashier of the Mer
chants national bank that he wished to
]«ay« the office- early to attend some
personal business, and on receiving p«r
mlsslon left for his bungalow n.t J.ark
»pur. H« arrived There early in the
afternoon and. without a word to (he
Japanese servant boy. the only other
o<-< upunt of the !iou»« at the time, re
tired to liis room.
f- Half an hour Inter thn boy thought
lie heard a plstnl shot, hut paid no
attention to it. Shortly after f> o'clock
Baroness yon Meyerinck reached home
from her oonservatory of music, at
fill drove street. On being told that
her husband was resting phe did not
visit his room until dinner was ready.
Finds Husband Dead •\u25a0 -
She then ordered the Jap«nt>*e boy to
awake him. The Inttor. finding tltitt !
hi* repotted knocking* on the door
brought ii" response told his mistress
that he feared the baron was ill. She
I immediately went to the room and saw
her husband lying on the bed. his head
and fare covered with a pillow. Call
ing him by name she removed »thf
* pillow, only to fall back, shrieking In
terror. There was n brl««f note to her*
which proved that the death was *ul
fldal. It road:
"Take rare of the boy."
This, and nothing- more. There was
nn explanation, no reason. \u25a0 As noon
a* she regained her composure the
htroness telephoned for Dr. J. M. Mills
\u2666\u25a0>f Larkspur. Dr. F. B. lawyer, coro
ner, was notified of the death.
His inquiries Rdded no light to the
subject. The baroness was absolutely
ignorant of the financial troubles of
her husband. Th*> son. Herbert yon
Meyerinck. a youth of is years, was
not mad* aware of bis father's death
until yesterday. The boy had gone to
fisnta Crus the night before' to take
part In a concert there, and rame di
rectly to the city this morning. By
this time the news was all over the
rlty. Ijate Friday night the baroness
telephoned some of the baron's friends
telling them he had died suddenly. His
employers at the Merchants' national
hsnk learned of It early yesterday
morning.
At about 9 o'clock In the morning
young Yon Meyerinck telephoned to the
main office of the bank about some
business matters and wan told to go
home, ss his father had died of heart
disease the night before. It was not
until the boy reached home and saw
the note left to his mother thnt he
learned th« truth of the affair.
One of the most peculiar coincidences
regarding the suicide was the fact that
since the fire of 1906 every institution
i:i which Yon Meyerinck had been em
ployed has encountered trouble.
Followed by 111 Luck
Following the disaster Yon Meyer
enck wss employed by the California
safe deposit and trust company In the
mailing department. Shortly after he
went there the bsnk tumbled to pieces.
From that position he secured another
\u25a0with the State savings and commercial
bank. An embezzlement of $16,000 by
: Cashier Hopkins followed soon after
\u25a0nd ultimately. In order to save the
bank, the directors had to merge it
with th* Union state bank. The baron
wss given a position with the latter
hank, and, as in the others, ill luck
began to strike at the bank.
So" tangled were the finances of- the
Union state bank that the superintend
ent of banks kept dose watch on it
and ordered a statement of its condi
tion to be made and delivered by July
1. The statement was not forthcom
ing and the back was granted until
July 16. As no statement was ready
then Bank Examiner S. P. Young- was
ordered to make an examination.
Before they had been at work half
a day they ran across a discrepancy
of $500 In connection with a certificate
of deposit made out by Yon Meyerinck
to himself. A telephone message, ask
ing ror an explanation, brought to
the ground the whole house of cards.
The* son. who wa» unaware* of his
father's financial affairs, ttiought that
»utela> was brought about by the lat
ter having to give up his position
with the Union Btate bank and accept
another, not as good, wlfh the Mer
chants' national bank.
"While he did not complain." s«ld
the son. "I believe this fact worried
him » good deal. We were exceed
ingly happy In our nome life, and
apart from this little affair, had noth
ing to worry us."
Bank's Affairs Tangled
S, P.- Young, bank examiner, found
affairs in a chaotic condition at tho
ITnlon state bank and State savings
nnd commercial bank when he began
Ills investigations last Thursday after
noon. He found the accounts of 'both
Institutions . so 'interwoven that - It
looked impossible to untangle the mess.
I The reQuired legal reserve was shown
; to be not on hand and discrepancies
i and Irregularities were innumerable.
It was plainly evident that frenzied
financial methods had been employed.
It was after Young's report to An
. derson Friday afternoon tjiat the super
lntendent of banks decided to close the
institution. While, at that time, it was
not shown that the bank was insolvent,
it was plsin that the capital was im
paired to a .large extent and it was
rfermed best for the interests of all
• concerned that the bank b»:closed. B*.
: fore Anderson had an opportunity yes.
,' terday to l*sue his order to close the
: institution, a large crowd of depositors
, \u25a0who had become anxious over' the
k stories «f th« frenzied finance methuds
of the directors crowded into the. quar
ters in the Monadnook building and a>
tnanded that they be paid their money.
It was at this juncture that Anderson
*a« telephoned for «nd asked to close
. . \u2666^•i'teitltulloxu Before Uve ord»r aur-'
Bankers Accused of Joy
Rides and Gaming Jaunts
Baron William yon Meyerinck, until recently teller in' the Union
state bank, blows out his brains when discrepancies in his
accounts are discovered. ,
Suicide brings to light strange financial condition of the bank
and its doors are closed.
Bank officials are charged with spending night hours in auto
rides along the beach and at the gaming tables of A Mon
'Chauteau.v : " : ' '\u25a0 " """".*• .'
Warring bankers tell queer tales of frenzied finance as super
intendent of banks takes charge of affairs.
Loans are said to have been made on mysterious securities.
rjvrd, . howeyer, tlie polloe were called
upon -to keep back! th«_crowd« of de
positors and the newsboys who were
loudly crying the suicide of baron yon
Meyerinck, former paying: toiler.
Had the run not been stopped at the
time it was it Is probable that the bank
would , have been declared bankrupt,
while, according to the superintendent
of banks, there appears to be sufficient
good assets to pay all depositors dollar
for dollar. However, the assets have
not been' Investigated to any extent
and a more thorough examination may
prove that the depositors stand to lose
considerable of their savings. Only
the' word of the officials of the bsnk as
to the assets and their valuation has
so far been obtained by thn examiner.
NIIOIITAGH IS ADMITTKD
That thero is a shortage is admitted
by Anderson, and that at least part of
the discrepancy has been traced to Yon
Meyerlnck comes direct from thoso
connected with the bank and the exam
ination. Yon Meyerinck, shortly before
he left the bank, according to Ira C.
Hayß, the paying teller, issued to him
self a certificate of deposit for $500.
This $500 item has been already un
covered and the examiners are now
searching through the book* for more.
In the place of original notes were
found many copies of notes. Securi
ties that, had been deposited with the
bank as collateral could not be found
and in their places had been placed
deeds of trust and certified copies of
deeds of trust. '
No trace of the money- made or lost
in the National Bank of the Paeirie deal
could bo found. In that deal, it is
ilainud by W. C. llayp, the deposed
cashltT. a very good profit was
made, but no trace of the profit was
unearthed by the examiners.
TJie controlling Interest of tho Na
tional Bank of the Pacific, 1;674 shares,
was bought by Hasshagen and W. C.
Hays from the California safe deposit
nnd trust company, and two other
banks* {or $55,8. 6h*re. A portion of
the^purchase price was paid down and
whCT tl'«« time came to close the v 'deal
Clarence- Grange or** the Metropolis
trust company was asked to loan the
money, which he did. taking the 1.G74
shares of National Bank of the Pacific
as security. During the time that
Granpe held tho stock, Hays, Haseha-
Ken and Beclrtel had themselves elected
directors of the National Bank of the
Pacific and were beginning to perfect
plans for a consolidation of the Union
state, State savings and Nattonal Bank
of the Pacific, when Grange called his
loan.
FORKCLOSKS ON* I.OAV
Hays and Hasshagen were unable to
meet the loan nnd Grange . foreclosed,
securing tho stock, so it is said, for
$3€ a ohare, the amount of the loan,
while Hays and Hasshagen. it appears,
lost $19 a share on the transaction.
Hays, however, denies that he and
Ilas!*hagen lost on tho deal and main
tains that lie now holds an agreement
whereby they will realize a comfort
able profit. When he had secured pos
session .of the stock, grange had it
transferred into his name and into tho
names of John 11. Spring nnd Alfred
Meyersteln and then called for a meet
ing of the directors. At that meeting
the resignations of Hays. Hasshagen
and Bechtel were called for and handed
in and Grange. Spring and Meyerstein
elected to fill the vacancies. Grange
then demanded the resignation of Zoeth
Kldredge. the president, and when that
was forthcoming, Grange was elected
president.
When the Union state secured the
controlling Interest of the State savings
and commercial It was the plan to con
solidate those Institutions, but that has
never been actually accomplished. In
stead the assets of the' two banks have
been mer?ed, and it has been tho plan
of late to conduct all business through
the State savings and commercial.
Van Moyerinek lost his position about
a month ago. He was discharged by W.
C Hays, then manager of the bank, in
order to reduce expenses and because,
says Hays, his actions about the bank
were suspicious.
"I discovered that there- waß a dis
crepancy In Von-MoyerinckV accounts
about a month "ago," said Hays yester
day evening. *'It was the duty of Hass
hagen to count th« cash each evening,
and one evening we found a shortage of
ppproxlrn,ately 4139; I can not remember
the. exact figures. That discrepancy was
assigned to natural error, as any teller
is liable to make In making up his cash.
Letter I found Yon Meyerinck examining
the contents o£ the note case, and from
that moment I decided that he must
Kav(> the bank. Th« bank holds a mort
gage on Yon Meyerlnck's Larkspur
property, the Interest on which has not
been paid for two years. I can not say
for sure- that Yon Meyerinck was short
In his accounts. As you know, I havo
not been near tho bank since I had to
call a policeman to help me get into
the vaults, and what has occurred since
that time I do not know."
Tit IPS TO BKACII RESORTS
Hays was then questioned about sev
eral of the bank's transactions I which
do not appear exactly right. He said
that at the time he left the bank the
necessary reserve was being: carried,
something more than $8,000 fn the West
ern national bank, about. $5,000 in the
vaults of the Union state bank: and a
few hundred dollars with several other
local Institutions. The destruction of
several notes in a mysterious flre could
not be explained by Hays, who did not
oven know that any notes or negotiable
assets of the bank were missing. Hays
then^told of his trips, with' Hasshagen
and Bechtel, I to" A\Mon Chateau, and
other beach resorts, where^considerable
d: -inUluK and gambling were done.' '.'-.
lie admitted that he had made sev
eral . trips to the Lodge,, Breakers, Dib
ble"s and f to , A Mon Chateau,, always : in
company of Bechtel .- and Hasshagen, he
said, but denied that he, had ever lost
any large sums at the gaming, rabies
of-the- San Mate© gaming; resorts/:^^'^
"I don't suppose \u25a0 that* I have gambled
more than flve times , ln five ', years,"' he
said.' "and at that I;>believeJthat?liamI ;> believe Jthat?liam
ahead." He denied. absolutely; that he
had recently lost Ja large .sum.at. A
Mon Chateau and that" he had cashed a
check : with which ia< pay. his debts. He
said that he carried four accounts with!
the Union state bank, or State savings
and commercial; bank, and that If; he
had given a check for $i; 500. there were
suaieleni funds in the bank to his'credit
to c«sh It. "lie oould :i not- remember
a $1,200 check.
*la my capacity rs a banker," A Ji«
said. "I have-many times written check*
THE 'SAN FRANCISCO aCALL, SUNDAY; rJXXLY, 18, riOOD.
for $1,200 and for «yen much larger
sum*. It is possible that I have, re
cently given 'a check for that amount,
but X can not recall such a check writ
ten recently." He was then asked to
explain a note for $34,000, given to th«
bank by Mrs. llaashaeen. V
EXIM.AI.VS itHi .\OTK
"That note," he said, "is held by the
bank to secure notes given by Bechtel,
Hasshagen and Frank V. Kingtou. They
total close to $34,006. They are se
cured by stock in the State savings
and commercial bank." It appears,
from Hays* story of the notes, that
Bechtel, Hasshagen and J-Clngton bor
rowed various sums from tile bank, giv
ing as security shares of tho institu
tion, and that Mrs. Ifaeshajfen took up
the notes of Hanshagen, Kington and
Beehtel and gave a note for $34,000.
Hays says that she put up "very good
security," but refused to say what that
security was. it alHo appears that
Bechtel. actually owned shares of both
bank* worth approximately $2,900:
that he wanted to borrow a sum, said
by' Hays to have been in the neigh
borhood of $7,000. and that Hays lent
him some of his (Hays) stock to put
up as security. It was with this stock,
lent to Bechtel by Hays, that Hays was
voted out of his position as vice pres
ident and manager of the .bank,,;.
Hays could not explain many"other
loans made by the bank. He was of the
opinion that moneys lent to directors
of the bank wera perfectly legitimate
loans, despite the; fact that banking
laws of .the state prohibit such loans.
• "It 'was only, a- temporary loan, any
way.v B ald Hays in explanation. "" "
Superintendent of Banks Anderson
said 'yesterday, that fits .Investigations
had not progressed far enough for him
to determine whether the missing pa
pers in the bank had been hypothe
cated or n6t. Ho acknowledges that
he has found many other discrepancies,
but he Is not sure whether they are
errors in book keeping or otherwise.
Von-Aleyerinck Well Known '\u25a0
Baron. , -William yon aieyerlnck, late
teller for the Union state bank, whose
suicide, followed, the discovery of a
shortage* in the accounts of the institu
tion, was long regarded In San Fran
cisco hk one of the safest and most
reputable of men. ... ..'\u25a0\u25a0.'•
Born of a well known' family of Ber
lin and possessed 'of a charming cour
tesy of manner, he made friends rap
idly and was among the most popular
of men. Ho was married in New york
and came, to California 15 years ago.
While a baron in his own right, Ms an*
cestral estates were controlled by. his
mother, who is still living, and it was
necessary for him to earn his own liv
ing. This'he had no hesitancy in doing;
On arriving in San Francisco he secured
a position with Kntz'Brothers.'whole
sale butchers, and remained with .them
up to the' time of the disaster of 1906.
At the same time his wife opened her
conservatory of music and was so-suc
cessful with it that she started another
in China. Three years ago the couple
built a bungalow at Larkspur/ Thn
baron was a favorite at tho clubs, but
since moving to Larkspur spent moat of
his time at home. Ills- club friends ab
solutely refuse to bellex-e . that he had
criminal Intentions of robbing any one,
their claim being thnt the affairs of the
banks were throughout in such a cha
otic condition that the baroh was but
conducting the business along the same
t'nniinunl on Psiire 20. Bottom Column 2
STEADY GROWTH PROVES ITS VALUE
The very fact tfiat Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters has been able to satisfy the public
demand for a reliable home remedy y ; for 56
years stamps it at once a very sup&or nie^
During those years it has established such a record
that to-day it is generally acknowleilged to be
the leader of its class* You'll make no mistake
in keeping a bottle of the famous
al way s i n the house, for some member of the
family is apt tp : be tak^^
stomach or Bowel trouble* It not- only gives r
prompt relief but prevents^ lndigestion, Dys-
pepsia, Gostiyeness, Bilious^ss,ln^
nia, Cramps, Diarrhoea, Malaria, Fever
g-— --J and Ague. HwV vntfint^ry: rnnvtmrrng prnnfr I
Bangor,"Wis. - F \l Bear Lake, Mich.
Mr. John Eleson writes: '^couldnot Mr. Griswold writes : 'lYour: never .
get along without your Hostetter's fatting remedy^for^m :
Stomach fitters in my house, v Ifindit- general debiHty- is s "^lwi^^kepi f ih >my :
excellent;" * \ home." - \u25a0, ' *
PAYS MOWN
FARE TOM
ANOTHER JAIL
Robert le Clerc Goes Voluntarily
v to Face New Jersey \- '\u25a0';.'
- Justice
While Hackensack Detective
Bickers Over Transpbrtation
; " ;Accused Man Departs
\u25a0' •-\u25a0»\u25a0-'-. \u25a0;\u25a0:•\u25a0
Voluntarily croßslnsr the continent
for the pbrpp«) of golne to Jail la th»
unrivaled f ea* of Robert 1« Clert, ar
rested In thin city June 1« on advice
received from Hackemack, N. J., where
the prisoner is wanted to - answer
a ; char£e.6f forgery involvlnff title. to a
piece of property valued at ?20,000.
While the Hackensack police wished
the local department .to arrest L.c
Clerc, It would not furnish money for
a detective to take the accused young
man back to face New ', Jersey Justice,
and when Le Clerc heard that, he made
the astounding offer to Captain of De
tect! ye« Anderson to ffo<T>ftcK alone.
FIUQKII WITH A BLBSSING
It was not within the scope of And
erson's duties to start the fellow off
on. his journey in such a happy 'go
lucky fashion, but 1> Clerc could not
be kept at the city prison if the New
Jersey police did not want him bad
enough to send for him. So Anderson
set the prisoner free with his b'lew
\ng, and nothing more was heard of
the personally conducted extradition
until word came/yesterday from Ilack
ensack that Le Clero had ridden up to
the dungeon keep of Hackensack and
walked in to . face the local chief of
police and prosecuting attorney.
Captains-Anderson consider* the ac
tion of the New Jersoy police in, the
matter curious^ Le Clerc was arrested
at a -Sutter. street apartment house by
Detectives Conlln and Mackey on ad
vice from County Detective "W. V. A.
Blauvelt of . Hackensack. It was re
ported that the man was wanted there
to face a charge-of forgery. The word
was. that- he hod forged the names of
Riipsts In :i New York hotel, where he
was employed v as clerk, In connection
with a New Jersey land deal.
DF.MKS TIIB3 FOIIOEUY
From'thfe first Le Clerc denied com
mitting the forgery, and said that he
had come west on a pleasure trip and
that he had purchased his ticket in
tending to return on the day following
his arrest^ Blauvelt was notified of
the/^arrest" .and . made: the interesting
proposal that the San Francisco police
take Le Clerc" as far east as Chicago.
Xothing^was said about paying the ex
penses of the^local- prilioeman. Ander
son wired back that if Blauvelt wanted
Le Clerc ho would have to send out for
him. and ; the New Jersey detective
replied b>vtelling Anderson to put Le
Clerc on a- train -connecting with the
Pennsylvania - line , at- Chicago. The
local agent of the Pennsylvania sys
tem had heard nothing about 'Le Clerc,
however. Then Le Clerc, made peevish
by the delay/ volunteered to go home
oni' : own -'ticket if 'the New. Jersey
people would* pay for'. liis living ex
penses en route. 1 Tfiis curious arrange
ment wad made,'- and Le_Clere,- after 18
days In prison here, started out on the
3,000 mile journey to another cell.
LEAPS FROM WINDOW
TO ESCAPE JAPANESE
Woman Seriously Injured by
Jump From Second, Story
LOS ANGELES, July 17.— Jessie
Dairs. 21 ' years old, Jumped out of a
second story window of . a rooming
house near Third and Main .streets
today. Miss Dalrs claims to. have made
the.| leap in order to escape, from A
Japanese, who was attempting to as
sault her. The woman's injuries are
serious. The police are looking for
the Japanese. • -
Home Rule for Erin
Remains Vital Issue
Coa tinned From Pace If
lon. : "I . need hardly remind you that
the wretched land system was'respons
ible for most of the misery which the
poor suffered.' Successive land pur
chase acts are gradually restoring' the
worse than homeless tenants to the
land/and each family so restored b«-'
comes- decently prosperous; because,
for ,the^ first time, there Is offered a
chance ,to make a living.
"But I do not refer to this broad re
form, alone— to the mere fact that the
helpless, homeless tenants: and the
evicted families are being made inde
pendent. I refer to the ,- spirit of, the
people. The whole, face of the land is
changing:, and the. spirit of the people
with it. The thousands who have been
put i* the way of making decent farms
and* homes ; have become hopeful and
self-reliant, instead of despairing. 'The
wretched habitations 'you described
seven years ago; are disappearing, and
in their places you*' will! find trim! com
fortable cottages. Those families' who
were struggling against starvation on
the rocky hillsides are now cultivating
fertile fields. '
Moral arid Material Benefits
"This has had its moral as well as
Its material benefits. With increased
opportunity and ,-. Independence have
sprung up naturally ' aspirations for
better living.-. -The farm animals,
which, among the very poor,' used to be
kept In on« end of the. house, are now
properly housed some distance , away
from the home. Dooryards are cleaned
up, and the heaps of refuse that used
to . disfigure them are swept j away.
Stagnant .pools are drained, roads and
fences mended, and everywhere are
seen the marks of industry and a de
sire for comfort and cleanliness. "All
these good results have followed from
the simple change from tenant slavery
to free owner'shlp. :
"There has been an esthetic stlmr
ulus, too, which is lmrdly less Import
ant, I think, than the material regen
eration' from" which It results. " You
who 'haVe Seen prosperous- farms- do
not need to be told how passionate is
the Irish love of flowers. The little
patch of garden in tho dooryard and
the climbing roses that often hide the
porches are. perfectly natural to th«
Irish country folk. Now you will see
these evidences of contentment and of
love for the beautiful on every hand.
Families which a few years ago were
so steeped in despair that they lived
amid the most sordid surroundings
now are not content to make a living
— they must have a garden of flowers
as well.
"Even commonplace Incidents show"
the uplift which has come from oppor
tunity. In many districts the 1 , out
houses are roofed with corrugated iron
— & serviceable but not very- pictur
esque . material. One day a friend of
mine suggested to a farmer that a coat
of. red: paint would improve the ap
pearance of the barn. The hint was
taken; and the eharigre added so much
to the plcturesqueness of the place that
the idea spread. Now hundreds of the
'unsightly roofs have been painted a
warm red. adding a touch of homelike
ness to many a neighborhood."
Home Rule Sentiment Grows ,
I suggested that another improve
ment would be a variation here and
there In the. architecture of the houses
which the government is building. The
structures ' ar«* warm and comfortable,
but they are of the most austere plain
ness of design, and of a. deadly.monot
ony in" plan. \u25a0\u25a0 ' : ". '", ',\u25a0?'.'\u25a0..
"You are quite right," assented
Joseph Devlin, M. P., who had called
on. Dillon with -me. • "No matter how
comfortable the houses may be, there
is: about them the stamp of govern :
ment funds. They.. look-like almshouses
on a small scale. It would have a
flne : elevating effect If the plans and
designs could be varied." >^
"I advocated ? 'tho, -.use'- of dark "red til
ing for the roofs." said Dillon, "but
that would cost $20 or $25 more for
each house, so slate is used. The main
thing, of . course, Is to. house the people
, 'Atlftlli but it is a pity that in paying
it's long overdue debt civilization
should crush out the^artistlc spirit in
those whom it benefits."
"And what has been the effect of all
this economic improvement?" I asked,
"upon the home rule" question? It was
mr prediction seven years ago that the
restoration . of the people to the land
would make self-government Inevita
ble — wo.uld, In fact, hasten It. Is this
the fact, or has the redressing of the
land wrongs obscured the political
Issue?" . ... ' . . ;
"The home rule sentiment is stronger
than ever," answered Dillon. "It is
Increasing steadily. I do not mean to
convey that it is a burning issue at this
moment. During the land wars it vras
constantly at the front. , It wss the
theme of every meeting and the Inspi
ration of every little revolt. But the
country then was really in a state of
civil war. The Irish people were un
armed, but they were in constant, re
bellion, and the clashes between them
and the military and police were in be
half of their right of self-government
"No Politics" Program Fails
"A very subtle campaign against it
was carried on. some years ago by Fir
Horace Plunkett when head of the de
partment of agriculture. He went to
the people with the plea that they drop
politics — that everybody should get
together and build up tbe country ag
riculturally and industrially. .
"He used to boast that he would kill
horns rule with kindness. It was rath
er a- clever phrase, and he did make
some headway, with the thoughtless.
But, of course, the idea is preposter
ous. . The. present system of. govern
ment,, cumbersome, costly and reeking
with Intolerable Injustice, must be
swept . away. Ameliorating reforms
are good only to a certain extent; it is
worse than futile to try to cure an ul
cer by painting it. We can not build
up a stable and just government upon
a morass of misrule.- No matter how
fair the structure may be. It will col
lapse. Home rule alone will make this
people prosperous and contented, and
any one with an atom Of sense knows
[ The next article in . this series ' by
Hugh Sutherland mill be printed in
The Call next Tuesday morning.]
Silk Department
(GROUND FLOOR) W
1,000 Yards ALL SILK MESSALINE
Comprising a full assortment of colors, including tK;
new Evening and Street Shades.
Dress Goods Department
(GROUND FLOOR)
$2.00 QUALITY DRESS GOODS, ComprisiE?
Mannish Tailored Effects, Fancy Check and
Stripe Cheviots, Unfinished Worsteds and
English Redferns.
Reduced to $l#oo.l # 00 .
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Wash; Goods Department
(GROUND FLOOR)
1,000 Yards I
FANCY WHITE MADRAS
, Regular 25c Value. -i C? \/ •«
(Suitable for Shirt Waists) IoC 13. VQ
1,000 Yards
* Plain, Self- Figured and Fancy Colors,
Regular 50c Values. ET T ji
(Suitable for Evening Wear) . . ..ZoC I fITO
HAND EMBROIDERED SHIRT WAIST PATTERNS
I AT COST
White Goods Department
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BARGAINS IN BEDSPREADS
FULL SIZE SATIN FINISH
SPREADS & i z: r- r f
Regular Value $2.25... ;.4>l«od C3Cu
FULL SI2O: MARSEILLES
SPREADS iSsi d* *\ i\ c\ r« \ -
Regular Value .._... 5)Z # OU fcaCfl
FULL (SIZE MARSEILLES
SPREADS j*J± if V:«
Regular Value $3.00. ..;.4)2.25 £300
Glove Department
ELBOW LENGTH SILK GLOVES
Double Tipped; Blacks, White* ami — .
Tans. Regular Sl.OO \ % 51 IC r/lir
! T^sf^FlisTK TRUNKS
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MORE WOMEN SEEK
BIGAMIST MADSON
Sao Jose Police Chief; Receive!
Letters Asking for Descrip
tion of Convict
Writer TeUs of. Friend Win
Sold Farm for Husband
and Lost Both
[Special DUpalek to Tht Call]
SAN JOSE. Julr 1?-— Chief of Folia
Halsy . continues to receive letters fron
women who think they recognize i
former acquaintance in the new«pape,
description of BlgamUt C C. Johnson
alia.- John Madson. alias Anderson.
Mrs. W. C Judy of San Fernando, un.
d«r date July 1«. writes to know C
Johnson's teath are ••mostly gold* am
if he is about 50 years old~ If so. shi
says, hs is the man who victimized J
young woman named Newton at Buffalo
N. V.. about six years ago.
Nettle German, whether Miss or Mrs
is not disclosed by her epistle, writei
from Alrlie. Ore.. July 14. saying:
' "Pleas« send me by return mail t
good description of the bigamist. Mart
son. I believe him to be the man wh»
married a friend of mine; persuade*
her to 'sell her farm, took th« mane;
and left."
These letters were received today an*
are the latest addition to a large ant
varltd collection. ,-\u25a0"•'
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Phone Kearny it and we will call to:
ydur ad. PeepT#» watrh the ""Rooms t«
Let" columns oT"Th« Call. Ton get r*
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cost Is low. Try It- . -»i
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Mumi'l V. Boy Jr. . Ml tort»T p»M $«.OtS.T:
by the PprcrkeU »njr«r f«Bp*t». iwirW.hii
by a Jurr tot tar loaa of an er' "Ml* la tIH
-rnpff y of the Byr*«ktls r ompunr. .