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MONEY NEEDED
BY THE PORTOLA
FETE COMMITTEE
Scope of the Coming Carnival
Has Broadened Far Beyond
the Original Scheme
Liberal Contributions Will Be
Necessary to Insure the
Project Full Success
POPE PIUS MAY SEND
PORTOLA GREETINGS
ROME, July 20. — Today wa«
the sixth anniversary of the death
of Pope I.fo XIII and a funeral
iu3s« waw read at the sacred col
lejje in the presence of Pope I'iun
and the lilch dlgrnltarlea of the
i-hurrli. The Incited guests ln
rlnded Charles Moore, president of
the San Francisco chamber of
••oiumerce, and 3lm. Moore. Moore
rxpreiwed the opinion that the
pope should honor the festival to
be held at San Francisco In Octo-
Iter in honor of the one hundred
and fortieth anniversary of the
dlm-overy of the Golden cat* by
Ga«par de Portola and the rebuild
ing of the city by sending a mes
•>age to Archbishop Riordan on the
great occasion.
That California's entertainment of its
Portola visitors may equal or sur
pass in Joyousness and magnificence of
pageantry the most glowing of the
promises that have" been so warmly
extended to the world, the Portola
festival committee has determined to
begin a campaign for funds with which
to increase the scope and dimensions
of the coming fete to an extent that
will make it unique among all the
festivals that ever have been held in
any city of the United States.
PI.AXS HAVE niIOADBVKD
So. as the Portola festival has taken
on an international importance, the
plans for the occasion have been broad
ened to an equal exient. California,
the picturesque and the beautiful, is
to be on exhibition, and no visitor must
be allowed to find anything of difap
pointment in what is shown. And in
order to execute the plans and the
program which the visiting multitude
will expect of a city which has the
reputation of being imbued more than
any other city in America with the
carnival spirit, money is needed. From
this arises the call of the Portola com
mittee for voluntary contributions.
The plans already under way toward
fulfillment call for a large expenditure
for the decoration of the city and for
the spectacular, parades and pageants
that will form an important part of
the carnivaL
XEWHR A\D GREATER
The story of how a fairy wand was
waved over the ashes of a ruined city
and of how a newer and greater city
sprang as if by magic from those ashes
lias been told by word and picture in
the leading newspapers and journals of
this country and the old world. Yet
euch evidence is almost unbelievable
and the world is waiting impatiently
to see the results of the miracle with
its own eyes. It is now assured that
President Ta ft will open the festival in
person and that the bay of San Fran
cisco will welcome a great fleet of
United States and foreign battleships.
CAMPAIGN FOR KU\DS
The campaign for funds will be
opened in earnest th« first of next
week. Individual letters are to be
cent out asking for subscriptions and
a general call for contributions will
be issued. More than 25,000 personal
letters will be sent by the finance com
mittee, consisting of Louis Sloss,
Frank B. Anderson and James K.
Armsby, and subscription blanks will
be inclosed. Such letters can not be
sent to every citizen of the state, how
ever, so the general call Is to be made.
Reliance for a prompt and generous
response is placed upon confidence that
the pride of the people will lead them
to do everything In their power to
make the festival a glowing success.
NATIVE SONS WILL AID
At a luncheon attended by the com
mittee appointed by the grand parlor of
the Native Sons and several members
of the executive cpmmittee of the Por
tola festival at the St. Francis hotel
Friday assurance was given that the
Native Sons would co-operate in every
\u25a0ivay to make the celebration a success
and that their part in the festivities
would be an important one.
The luncheon was preliminary to a
general meeting of Native Sons to be
held Thursday night In the Countryman
building, at which five delegates from
each of the local parlors of the order
will meet to discuss plans for the
jubilee. It is probable that an entire
section of the main festival parade will
be in charge of the Native Sons and
Daughters and that a special floral fete
will be held under their auspices.
The Native Sons' committee has as
sured the Portola committee that
neither financial" nor moral support
will be wanting and that whatever is
determined upon as the Native Sons'
part In the festivities " will be made
the biggest and most elaborate of Its
kind that ever has been attemtpted in
the state. Among the Native Sons who
have taken an active part in making
the preliminary arrangements are Dan
iel A- Ryan. Judge John J. Van Nos
trand, J. Emmett Hayden, Fairfax
Wheelan. F. TV. Kutter, W. D. Hobro,
Dan 'Troy and Fred Jung.
Stockton. Hears From Taft
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON", July 20. — In response to
a telegram to President William How
ard Taft from Mayor R. R. Reibenstein
inviting the nation's chief executive to
visit Stockton while on the coast at
the San Francisco Portola festivities,
the following : message from Washing
ton has been received : •
WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D.
C July 15. 1909. — My Dear Sir: •• The
President has received your telegram
of July 14 and thanks you cordially
for your kind invitation to visit Stock
tO Should he conclude to make a. west
ern trip he will be glad to give -care
ful consideration to wishes of the cit-
S, 88 C of Stockton. My-VM y-V R -«^y-r.
Secretary to; the president.
Autos Coming to Festival; .
CHJCO 7 July 20.— : Five hundred auto
mobiles 'from 4he, Sacramento /valley
Sill make the trip .; to San- Francisco
in one long parade on the occasion ot
tile . Portola festival, : according, to plans
that are being made by the Chlcoauto
mobi^ c!u *• Automobiles^ from
several counties will participate.
Officials of Defunct
Banks to Report Daily
Attorney Kington for Concerns Appears
With Rambling Statements \u25a0";
State Superintendent of Banks Alden
Anderson has ordered W. C. Hays, T.
A. Bechtel. C. T. Hasshagen and Attor
ney ' Frank V. Kington of the State
savings and commercial and Union
state banks to report regularly to him
during the investigation of the two
defunct institutions at p91 y . Market
street.
The financial fog in which the banks
are lost still baffles Anderson and the
experts working under him, and the
men responsible for the condition in
which the concerns are must be within
reach of the superintendent when they
are needed. As yet there has been no
suggestion of criminal prosecution. It
is reported that W. C. Hays has over
drawn his account $1,000 and for that
reason was ousted from his position
as director and cashier.
Frank V. Kington, the attorney for
the bank and formerly the associate
of George D. Collins, appeared on the
scene yesterday after a subpena had
been issued for him by Superintendent
Anderson. Kington assumed -the role
of an astonished child of ill fortune.
He was not attorney for- the bank, he
said — had not been for two months;
was not a stock holder, simply was a
depositor, singed with the rest of the
depositors. That was the story Kington
told the press. Moreover, he said that
he left the bank because he was not
satisfied with its methods.
HASSHAGEX ALSO POSITIVE
Hasshagen, however, who was a di
rector at the time of the closing of the
banks, was positive in his declaration
that Kington was attorney for the
bank, had never withdrawn as attorney
and that no other lawyer had ever
engaged to succeed Kington. Fletcher
A. Cutler, attorney for the superintend
ent of banks, said that Kington repre
sented himself to the superintendent as
attorney for the bank. It was reported
that he owned 600 shares of stock.
Kington said that he was not on
speaking terms with Hays, but while
Hays was being Interviewed he leaned
over and whispered in Kington's ear,
asking advice on whether or not he
should answer a certain question. King
ton finally said that he previously had
arranged to withdraw as attorney for
the bank, his resignation to take effect
on July 31.
Clarence Grange, whose name has
been mentioned particularly in connec
tion with the financial .movements of
Hays, was at the bank for a long time
yesterday afternoon In conference with
Anderson .and Cutler. Gavin McNab,
attorney for Grange's bank, the Me
tropolis bank and trust company, was
with Grange. It was given out that
they were simply adjusting the clear
ance account between the defunct
banks and the Western national, an
other Grange bank, which was the
medium for clearing "accounts for the
Union state and the State savings. and
commercial.- The latter banks had on
deposit with the .Western national cer
tain securities to protect the -clearing
house bank In . Its dealings with the
smaller institutions. There Is a balance
of somewhere In the neighborhood of
$1,400 due the closed banks from the
Western national.
DETAILS OF TRANSACTION'
The full details of the transaction
whereby Grange is said to have se
cured control over about one-third of
the stock of the State savings and
commercial" bank were cleared up yes
terday.
At the time of the suits brought by
the minority stock holders of the State
savings and commercial bank, a set
tlement was made by Hays and Hass
hagen. The disgruntled stock holders
sold their Interest. They pooled the
stock, between 1,864 and 2,000 shares,
i and put it s in the hands of W. S. Miller,
treasurer for the Standard oil company
at this city. Hays and -Hasshagen
bought it of Miller, paying in cash and
promises $12,000. Of this $5,000 was
paid down and a note was given for
$7,000, payable $1,000 a month. The
COL. KIRKPATRICK
LOSES 20 POUNDS
Manager of Fairmont and Palace
Hotels Home From His Trip
to Europe.
Colonel John C. Kirkpatrick, manager
of the Fairmont and Palace hotels, who
has Just returned from a trip to Europe,
made principally, in search of health
and rest, visited the famous watering
places of the continent and has re
turned about 20 pounds reduced in
weight and In a much improved phys
ical condition. «
Kirkpatrick said yesterday that the
trip was not taken in ' the interest of
the two hotels he manages. All the
furniture has already been bought, he
said, in this country; and as for ideas,
the Palace of old reproduced on'its old
scale was as good as anything the out
side world afforded.
"The Palace will be opened in No
vember," Kirkpatrick said yesterday.
"There \u25a0 was a rumor that- we would
open for the Portola festival, but we
think that the best results will be ob
tained by opening the. hotel in' finished
and complete shape."
BURGLARS BREAK INTO
CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
Steal From the Altar Solid Sil
ver CiboriumO-
Sacrilegious burglars broke ; into the
Church of " the i Advent, \u25a0 Eleventh . street
near. Market early yesterday^ morning
by forcing; open ; a \u25a0 rear window. "/i. The
burglary -was: reported -by.Rev.- C/-NV
Lathrop; who said a solid silver;clbo
rlum had been, stolen from the altar."
Leopoldo \u25a0 Zillpelli . and A Ilex Lagoris
of Stockton, while asleep ma room at
1340 Dupont; street early -yesterday
morning;; were' relieved of •.their"trous
ers." v whlch contained a diamond \u25a0 ring
and $28. : - ' .\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0- - "-\u25a0\u25a0 .' : -"'\u25a0;..;",.--,-
The. residence of J. Gilbert. 1735 Mc-
Allister street,; was on Monday
night - and . two, silver > candlesticks and
three silver; bonbon J dishes stolen. .
A boxcar of - the. 1 Southern' , Pacific
company on > the tracks ; ; between . Bay
Shore station" and. the i county line used
by. five Greeks as ] a' sleeping apartment
was -entered *onJ Monday Vand" a double
barreled -shotgun.'a'revolyerand razor
valued at $35 stolen.' , ' \u0084 *
'Thieves : Mondays night stole -eight
planks 'from* the i sidewalk > In fronUof
the Oceanside ; school. ": . -. "
Vote for Df.'C'C. O'Dorinell for\u25a0-cbV
oner; k the dead: will be respected. Rep. •
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WED^^SPAY^JTJL¥>2Iy/1909
note was secured by the I.SOO odd
chares. Miller gave this note to Grange
and the Metropolis bank for collection.
Both Miller and Grange declared yes
terday that, the stock was In the pos
session of the former and that Grange
could not use it.
The stock was an important block
while the bank was running, for under
the bylaws it- took a two-thirds vote
to secure any internal legislation and
this lot carried the balance of power.
Grange explained that his other con
tract with the. banks was in the matter
of the Bank of the Pacific
deal. In which he contracted to liquid
ate the 1,674 shares of stock In the
national bank under an agreement. with
Hays. Hays -said that in the early
stages of the National of the Pacific
transaction he and Hasshagen bor
rowed $34,000 from the Metropolis bank
and ?59,000 from the Western national.
915.000 1$ BORROWED
This $83,000 sufficed for the purchase
of the stock, but later $16,000 was bor
rowed on collateral from the Western
national to strengthen the State sav
ings and commercial. ; At the time this
$83,000 loan was secured from Grange's
two banks Hays had $21,000 to his
credit in the State savings and com
mercial, he said,- and Hasshagen had
$24,000. This $4 5,00b was left in the
vaults, however, and the young; finan
ciers went to Grange. to help them, out
in their big scheme. Grange ended by
swallowing the big stew they brewed.
Prior to the campaign which was to
lead to the annexation of the National
Bank of the Pacific Rays had a Bur
bank scheme of grafting a fresh new
national bank on the moribund stock
of the Union state bank. . He. was. busy
calling in stock in the Union state, for
which he was to exchange stock In this
newly propagated institution. But be
fore he got the cuttings ripe he started
after the National Bank of the Pacific
and failed to land.
The hypothecation of securities of
the bank willbe gone into by Ander
son and A. Wenzelburger, j the ' expert
accountant. Some of the securities were
deposited with the Western national.
Part of the lot covered the clearing
house account and other papers \ pro
tected the $15,000 loan. Grange de
clared that the securities are triple
the value of the loan made.
As the Union state and the State sav
ings and commercial simmered in a
banking goulash, their accounts have
not yet been segregated sufficiently to
satisfy the examiners that the other
securities covering .loans are well
placed.
WHAT AXDERSOX SAYS
"It will be a week before this will
be straightened out and our experts
are able to tell where tne banks stand
In regard to the depositors," said An
derson yesterday afternoon, on . leav
ing the bank offices In;the;Monadnock
building. "The assets are wiped out
completely, but if the books have not
been falsified the banks can meet their,
obligations. The people who deposited
money on Saturday .morning before the
bank closed its door ' will receive git
back Immediately upon/ making proof
of demands. No other bank in the city
is or will be affected by the failure of
this bank." \u25a0
Anderson yesterday Issued notifica
tion to creditors having claims against
the . Union state bank and the State
savings and commercial bank to.pre
sent the same, with the necessary legal
proof, at his office within six months
after October 19, 1909, the last>day of
the publication' of the notice to credi
tors. \u25a0
C. T. Hasshagen said yesterday that
there was $600,000 in" deposits at the
bank; that the capital stock was $100,
000. of which amount but $56,000, had
been paid up. He said that his mother
had $126,000 in the bank — practically
her entire fortune— and that he stood
to lose his own money.
Mrs. -Adeline Hasshagen's attorney,
Edward C. Harrison, was at the bank
yesterday in consultation with Ander
son and Cutler, but would not discuss
the further plans of his client.
PAYS PENALTY OF
CRIME WITH LIFE
Burglar Shot While Attempting
to Rob Store, Dies From
Wounds
Henry Lewis, the burglar who was
shot while attempting to break
into the store of the Shreve . &
Barber company, 1023 Market street,
shortly before midnight Monday night,
succumbed to his wounds 'in the -Lane
hospital about 4 o'clock yesterday morn-
Ing.-- '\u25a0/. :\u25a0, ;.: ".. \u25a0;. \u25a0" .-, ;." .. -;-. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -;\u25a0 . .
Lewis was shot by Charles Carr, spe
cial watchman for., the sporting goods
house, as he was attempting to gain en
trance to the store through a door lead
ing from the basement of the building
to the" main floor.
The "dead . man had gained entrance
for. the . purpose of, robbery by cutting
a screen - which guarded a window to
the basement, and while .attempting to
force his the; store .was shot by
Carr, who^had been; stationed Inside as
watchman. \u25a0 . • ,
In the central emergency hospital,
where his wounds were given first,treat
ment, ;he admitted that he had attempt
ed to; burglarize | the \u25a0 place and gave as"
his reason, for; doing sb-thatthe'was in
need^ of [ money. % He , also admitted that
he,' had "an > accomplice, who was ; ; sta
tioned outside, the. building,' but refused
to furnish the police with either the
name ; or the .description : of . his partner
In crime.- ' : .;;.\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 .;'.". v :.. •; .-.v.,;.'
' In a dying statement: made to Deputy
District Attorney Mark E. Noon, Lewis
said he -lived '^at ,4441 : Prairie avenue,
Chicago, and that' Carr ,was: exonerated
fromall blame.inasmuch'as'he hadsat
tempted to rob the place and was wound
ed in. making his attempt. . 'I"'-"- /'\u25a0.-\u25a0
HOLD UPLMAN SENT TO
PRISON FOR ) LONG-TERM
Fourteen Years ; in i Sari : Queiithi
for Robber
\u0084 Harry; Harter,, a . young .robber who
shot at'L.ouisiWillie.ln^thQ latter's r sa
loon_.in, Kearny "street Jnear; Pine, was
sentenced to \u25a0 1 4 • yoars'i imprisonment" in
San 5 Quentin byj Judge f ;Dunne; yester
day. - Harter^pleaded; guilty -last week
of attempt to commit: robbery. ' ' .
;* /Accompanied r by £ Cecil? Hede, ; Harter
entered^ the isaloon^atfimidnight: about
three)months!ago." ToVWlllie, ,who .was
behind' 1 , the bar, r Harter 'said,' "Throw
up .3 your "; hands : and- give -me : all- you
haveigot.'.' /. ::::-M. -i--i >\u25a0\u25a0*'-''<• + '-":'\u25a0 > •'.-;<=•;
'-. By '-•• way rof answer " Willie Vreached
for;a • billie.-.whereupon:. Harter $flred- at
him. -.The bullet; missed vthessaloonman
FREIGHT AGENTS
TO PLAN DEFENSE
Conference today of Represent
atiyes of Terminal Lines Re
garding the Spokane Case
Result of Discussion Will Be of
Interest;to the Jobbers
of This City
.A conference which. ls of the utmost
importance to the merchants of I this
city will be opened today by the rep
resentatives of the terminal lines 'at
the Flood building. At this meeting
some line of defense will be decided
upon by, the traffic managers of the
interested roads to be adopted by them
before the Interstate commerce com
mission hearing/ in September In this
city on the famous Spokane rate case.
The parties to the conference. will be:
H. A. ! Jones, freight traffic manager
of the -Southern, Pacific.
-\u25a0\u25a0' G. iW. Luce, general freight agent
of -the Southern. Pacific.
Edward Chambers, assistant 1 freight
traffic manager of the Santa Fe. . --.-:
J. B. Baird, general freight agent of
the Northern Pacific.
W.. P. Kenney, assistant traffic man
ager'of the Great Northern. \u25a0
R;' M. , Calkins, „ freight traffic - man
ager .of -the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound. , k .
V W. . R. Maclnnes, freight traffic man
ager of the Canadian Pacific.
R. B. Miller, general freight agent
of the Oregon railway and- navigation
company.- • , ... ; -, .
R. H. Countlss, agent of the trans
continental freight bureau. •
SPOKANE'S DEMAND
; In brief the merchants of Spokane
want a lower rate from the east, and
make' the, contention that it is right
they should have it, as Portland and
other coast cities enjoy a -lower rate
for a longer haul. It is the, reopening
of : the old question of water 'competi
tion, : whereby coast cities or those
which are affected by water competi
tion enjoy a lower rate; than inland
cities. The success of ; the " Spokane
merchants In 'having the question re
opened has prompted Reno and Fresno
and other towns in the interior 'to \u25a0 se
cure the same low rates as coast cities,
and the jobbing interests of San Fran
cisco have taken alarm over the out
come of the Spokane case.
The railroad people assert that if , this
low rate applied to interior towns j the
large jobbing Interests of San Fran
cisco would suffer materially, and in
timate that the railroad companies are
making the battle not to. disturb the
present rates as much for themselves
as they are for the big jobbing interests,
and have their fullest co-operation in
this'flght.
HELD IN ABEYANCE
. The Spokane . decision, as is well
known, is held, in abeyance until the
September meeting, and the above
named ; representatives will, at ." the
present meeting, V devise some . line: of
action in order to defend the - present
adjustment.' The 'freight traffic man
agers of. the interested, lines assert that
their respective roads have" to defend
the present terminal situation because
they are hauling, traffic at a very low
rate, . and hold that the shipper has no
right, to demand that it be still further
lowered. It is. also brought to. the at
tention of the public that the Interstate
commerce commission can not compel
the roads to carry goods at lower than
reasonable rates for service performed.
;'-.--,The interior points are now. asking
the commission for ' relief against 'the
present rates from the: east, charging
that they are higher than fair and rea
sonable. -
FIFTY YEARS MARRIED,
TWO COUPLES CELEBRATE
Family Reunions Mark Golden
Wedding Anniversaries
A golden wedding anniversary was
celebrated yesterday jby / Mr. j and " Mrs.
James McCullough atltheir. home, 1061
Dolores street. ' McCullough was for
many years the Pacific coast repre
sentative of the Armours, but more re
cently has .been.' engaged In the 'pro
vision business. » .
Mr. and Mrs. McCullough were born
\u25a0ear.; Belfast,' Ireland, where they, were
married in 1859. Soon after, their mar-"
ria ge they \u0084c ame - to America, locating
in New , York. Some years . later \ Mc-
Cullough came to San Francisco In. the
Interests of j the Armour packing com
pany and made this city his; home.' Six
sons, one. daughter and 14 grandchil
dren were present at the family re
union. ,'.'.' .... . \u25a0•• '~'i\i£-'/:
A. - golden wedding anniversary was
observed Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Juri. They were married jin San Fran
cisco at the French church by Father
Vallejo. Juri Is vice president of the
Swiss benevolent society. ". He has been
successful in many business^, enter
prises and recently retired. . '.
A' feature of the. celebration .was the
presentation to the couple of a loving
cup by, Anton 'Borel," -'the \u25a0, banker and
local representative of • the r Swiss gov
ernment." "A reception was held at the
Juri ; home; 3627 . Twenty-fifth -street;
Sunday night. , \u25a0.:\u25a0\u25a0• \u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0' -'\u25a0 ..'}.'*
ALLEGES HER HUSBAND
GOT DIVORCE BY FRAUD
Mrs. Eva Levy Locates Spouse
in This) City
.Mrs. -Eva Levy "told of : making: two
trips to England* and, one , to- North
Carolina - in* the - search . f or ,.'• her.Vh'us-'
band; , Max \ Levy, ;;while testifying ; be
fore Judge Sturtevanf yesterday in ; her
suit to set aside the divorce she asserts
Levy.; obtained Vint San Francisco
fraud and S imposition. Levy 1 is' pro
prietor of a pawnshop at 31" Fourth
street, and, \u25a0\u25a0 according to his *: wife's
complaint, owns : realty ; and other prop-"
erty worth 1100,000.. '
They were married in Warsaw, .To
land, in April, 1903. Levy; deserted, his
wife in Passaic, ;N.' J. : , in^lß97,;accord
ing . to,; her testimony; '.;.', With 'her, child
she went .to I Baltimore / toY" live. ; .^Last
year, through < a : mutual acquaintance,
she,learned.that:lmJuly,l9o6,*her hus
band had 'obtained divorce* in! San
Francisco, Judge Hosmer having signed
the decree. ;;J \ .'" • \ "
.Max: Levy, ; after 'getting [the , divorce
which Eva: Levy, claims was; fraudulent?
married > Fannie ' Halms, ; by . 'whom ;:he
has 5 one ; child. '*fi Part ? of his ; defense to
the suit for annulment's theTfact: that
when I his first (wife ; came; to ? San-i Fran
clsco'tlast : year .% het gave ' her :.;|soo ;i in
settlement;; of : all 4 ;clalms;'againstvhim.
Mrs. ; LeyyJ Is "represented L by .;; Theqdore
J. -: Roche, -while •.: Samuel f, Shortridge J- is
attorney : . for Levy."'"' ; ; The ; case : ; stands
partly.; heard. /: ' > ; . ;v.v
\u25a0:'? Liebbld ' &'; Co. 'for ' a' ' good ; buggy s or
harness. si 11 -Fronttst.tatjMarket.vi.; • >
; For Infants andJDMldren. ;
Ths Kind Hive Always Boujjrtj
\u25a0 SisuatWo of C^t^yfj^/^^^L
WHEELER OBTAINS
NEW RATE SYSTEM
Independent Tariffs to Be Issued
Henceforth by the
Panama Road i
Schedule Separated From That
Used by the Transconti
nental Lines
William' R. Wheeler, manager of the
traffic bureau of the Merchants* ex
change, received word yesterday .that
his battle": to' force: the separation of
transcontinental and Panama' rate's had
been; successful. Heretofore the rates
to San Francisco from New York by
way of ; the . isthmus have . been based
upon -the transcontinental tariffs, tak
ing a discount r of SO per cent from' this
schedule in. carload. \ lots and 40 per
cent in less 7 than carloads. : The objec
tion to this arrangement has been' that
with: every advance :•: in the ' coast to
coast all rail rate the Panama rate also
advanced. •-.- Wheeler has been endeavor
ing for nearly a year to break this re
lationship. ' -
ISDEPENDBNT TAIIIPP SHEETS
Information ./• to the : effect that the
Panama railroad company would hence
forth" issue; independent ' tariff sheets
was : brought to Wheeler-yesterday, in
a- letter • from A. E. , Paterson, the
freight agent of. the line, :with head
quarters in New York. Paterson wrote
in part as follows: . / : '• .
With reference to the interviews you bad
with - our, rioe president at different time*
during the last six or s*T«n months in con
nection with rate* applying- ria to* Isthmus
of Panama to Baa Francitoo, I have now to
idriso you . that ' we hare issued a .'new
tariff, which beoomet effective on the 20th
instant. . . . . \u25a0 .
;. A copy of the new schedule was en
closed in the -letter and it shows that
ln r general the' rates are ' 30 'per : cent
below ; the | carload * figures of the trans
continental railroads. In many case*,
however, there is a fractional change
in favor of "the shipper. The : reduc
tion on canned goods - amounts to 32
per cent, \ the new tariff . being 86 cents
per "hundred pounds.' On 'some classes
of implements the discount
from the all rail ; route will amount to
85 .per cent, and.on whisky' In bulk It
will reach as high as; 44 per cent.
-Wheeler, regards j the separation of
the Panama rates' from' the -,' trans
continental schedule as a' distinct ad
vantage: to -the* local shippers. The
change applies to the west bound ship
merits only. ' The ' east" bound will .be
carried as before under the; flat 40 cent
rate,- at least as. long, as the Pacific
Mail consents to that arrangement.
GOOD FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY
"The -Panama railroad. has at last
divorced itself from- the : transconti
nental; tariff." ;said Wheeler.: "While
the • final analysis , will show • that-. the
rates are< approximately, what, they
were before, nevertheless the Panama
route has made a start toward publish
ing an independent tariff. This can not
but be looked ; upon as an excellent
thing • for -the ; business .community.
When the Panama road operated under
the .differential,", it . gave \ the shipper
praetlcally^ no. relief jwhen the, trans
continental' rates were advanced."
, It is apparent that i the new. state of
affairs', will .tend to "steady the .trans
continental * rates. ' -Heretofore, when
the | lines I their tariffs.' they
automatically, advanced, the. Panama
rates,' .thus ;.. impairing the | value of
water competition. .
ASKS SUBSCRIPTIONS IN " -
A PpPULARITY CONTEST
Policeman Accused of Violating
One of -New, Rules
: Chief Cook instructed acting: Captain
Shea" of ."Company A, - central station,
yesterdayto 'make a thorough .investi
gation \ of ; complain ts : that had : been
madeto him *that Policeman, E. J. Mc-
Namara, secretary to Captain Duke, had
been- violating. rule; 42 of the new rules
and regulations by solici tins subscrip
tions for an evening- .paper on behalf
of Duke 'in a popularity contest.
- The /women vbelonßr; to .the "tender
loin" district 'and' the chief had,sev
eral .-of them before \,him : yesterday.
From them; It was : learned ithat- Mc-
Namara accompanied a solocitor for the
paper whenr he called upon these
womenand informed. them that he was
the, captain's secretary. ; ; ..
The chief said yesterday that an* at
tempt had been made to get . Captain
Anderson to' allowhis.name to be en
tered-'in the ; contest, but the- captain
had absolutely refused. Captain Duke
is on ..vacation' and' ..will not. return un
til Saturday./
WOULD LOCATE LOWELL
HIGH IN RICHMOND
Supervisors Solicit Offers in
First Avenue
The. supervisors will consider as a
site .tor . the new ;, Lowell; high" school
building the half block facing; in First
avenue between California and- Sacra
mento r streets vln Richmond. .. • :\u25a0'..,' -*• /\u25a0
;'i The ' building .. committee decided -; at
yesterday's meeting \. to solicit- offers
for;: this C property, v after
ing "ithat," the proposed' site at Gough
ahd : Washington;; streets i was ; beyond
the" funds ' at , hand I for; the , purpbse.v
: The suni of $164,000 is available, .but
for, the ; latter* property * nearly $100,000
in ;. excess rot -, this .was asked, and the
members;, after;; a careful survey," came
to the^ conclusion 'that no ground, suf
ficiently spacious .'could." be : secured . at
the^priceeast of First avenue..: . \u25a0
DAMAGED
dHINA. yV I 11?
GUT GEASS Ef
• Every article .damaged 5 during lour removal from" Van
,"• 1-;'1 -;' -\u25a0 Ness Avenue . to "our i Geary •' §treet ; Store • will , be": sold \u25a0 at ca
: \u25a0 fraction *of - Its .former.' price. ; This stock consists;pf -innu-
. ' -. 'merable \u25a0articlesilnrOrnaments.iChina.'Cut-'Glaas -and Dln-V , .- .
' ncr Ware." Inimost cases the imperfections are very, slight.
BEST QUALITY KITCHEN UTENSILS
;, Slightly/ damaged,^ must- be disposed of." These are marked -
at extremely, low; figures. -;. " ,V, ; -i^str? V.;V. : " 1 . "- *. ',
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KITCHErSWAREgDEPARTMENT- ;
-; .v:. v .-;; \u25a0;-\u25a0•\u25a0.•:'•;: on fTHEt»iEzzANixE ;"\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0;">. *,
-' V ' ". "'; : " NEW. LOCATIpN-""
Nathaj\Dohrmani\|o
Unioa ; Square, \u25a0\u25a0* Getry 'i and - Stoclrtdn Slreelj '\ji :^
I [WEDNESDAY BARGAINS if
MEN'S SUITS
l\ Just 187 (no more) worsteds, velours and I
If Scotch /tweeds, steel grays, tan, brown and' London I
U Smokes (also a few blacks and blues) ; sizes 32-40. j
i NOHE^WORTH LESS THAN Sl5-MANY WORTH !
I $17.50 AND $20 <£#% SO
|H Come early and you will get first
&| choice. Remember, a fit guaranteed. *d
I YOUNG MEN'SSUITS §
H Only 114; "But They're Live Ones." f
r|| Imported worsteds," "Michaels, Stern & Co. Make," olives,
|S| blues, browns and steel grays, £srt
l : i serge lined throughout, strictly *P f n^M\J
V\ hand tailored values from $12.00 .to gM •
pi ......:. v ...:... m V
I BOYS' and CHILDREN'S CLOTHING 1
ViH llorn' llo7ll* Boju* %\.Z?» Boys' *1.00 Boys* !; \u25a0
tr'J 7Rc Khaki •".()«• Corduroy Worsted 25e Golf \ J
|"1 Illoomer* Blouses , Pants Bloomer* Cap* ;: ]
I 35c1i9c169c|49c 19c 1
M Boys' «5.00W0r. Bojs' s3UH) All- Bojs' s2 Hjde- ii
m sted Norfolk Salts, WO ol Sailor Suits, Wft , h Sn|t^
hA popular shades, graae nasnamts, j I
\u25a0 |52.15 Sf-6S |98o||
I FRANK BROS. |
|i?| THE HOME OF. THE UMOX STAMP Ffi
| 1015 MARKET Near Sixth i
RED TAPE DELAYS
WORK ON DAM SITE
Federal Routine Hampers City's
' Progress at Lake
Eleanor
. \u25a0 \u25a0
On account of certain harassing condi
tions and restrictions imposed on the
work .the city's, progress \u25a0 in Hetch
Hetchy and at Lake Eleanor has been
considerably ; delayed by the red tape
of the department of the interior. .It
has been desired to get the prellminary
survey work and that of clearing the
Eleanor dam site so well , under way
that direct construction might begin
next spring, but. minor delays by the
department have, in part, forestalled
this. The obstructive action in court
brought by Spring Valley interests to
tie up the recent, $240,000 worth of bond
issue money, while unsuccessful in its
main object, kept the city's force tor
two months from ; active • operations on
an extended' scale. . Judge Sea well's de
cision in favor of the city has resulted
In the clearing away of this stumbling
block. Vs?*X_
• 'It has been the intention -of the city
authorities ,to put up a .' permanent
stone and concrete building as the main
storehouse near the site, which could
be • used • later ' on .. as , the headquarters
of ; the keeper. The objection ' to build
ings on the government land may be
met by the statement that In Tosemlte
itself hotels, camps,, stores and pho
tographers' studios - have - been per
mitted of a substantial wooden con
struction. The Sierra club itself has
erected a stone club reading room and
memorial under Glacier Point's bluff,
and the original objection i of, depart
mental routine to the city's erecting
wbrk sheds, a cookhouse and a substan
tial storehouse, it Is hoped, will give
way before the virtual necessity for
them at. the dam site in the due prose
cution of the work:
Engineer Drenzy A. Jones, In charge
of the present force in the mountains,
has 'tbeen instructed by the city au
thorities to secure needed help locally
to carry but the work of clearing "the
site, felling trees, opening the canals'
right of way and other preliminary,
work. A : large force, of men will be.
needed as the construction progresses,
not ; only for , the 1 work around the dam
itself, but in . building trails, opening
roads,". constructing; flumes and trestle
work 'and "In" jobs connected "with get
ting in supplies of food and building
materials. '.-
Notice to Pasieoßtn
Round Trip Transfer Tickets
\u25a0\u25a0«.- -j ."Now on Sale.
Trunks '(round trip); 75 cents each.
"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 • '• A saving of 25 cents. -
Morton Special Delivery.
38 Steuart st. and Oakland Ferry Depot.
-' •'•.-. Telephone Kearny- 801 •.
Goodyear Raincoat Co. now
gives San Francisco the
I same advantages enjoyed
by sixteen of the largest
cities in the United States,
and an opportunity to save
25 to 50 cents on the dollar
• All sorts of Robber Goods aow mrs-
s rted at the new permanent mtore, 017
I Market Street, above Sth, as well a*
i the fluent eraveaetted aad nibberiaett
\u25a0 xn rmento for men. women and ehll-
: dren.
i "' - ~
The Goodyear Raincoat Co., with,
stores in 16 of the principal cltle*
i of the United States, reopens "Wedne3-
, day In a handsomely appointed perma-
t nent store at 917 Market street, above
Fifth, with a most extensive a.isort-
: rnent of. 1 high-class Raincoats. Auto
\u25ba Coats. Tourists' Coats, Genuine Priest-
l ley Cravenettes. ; Mackintoshes. Police,
i Firemen and Teamsters' Rubber Gar-
• ments. Boots and Shoes, etc., for men,
i women and children.
Besides our .justly celebrated . gar-
l ments, which have become so popular
r throughout the entire world, we have
added to our San Francisco store a full
' and complete line of Rubber Goods—
: thousands of useful everyday articles — j
i everything made of rubber from Rub-
l ber Heels and Baby Comforters to Auto
i and 'Bicycle Tires. - Bathing Caps, Ice
• Bags. Rubber Sheeting, Rubber Toys.
> "Water" Bottles, etc.. etc.
; -. As in the past we shall be equipped
• with the very highest quality of goods
- for which our name stands as a guar»
antee. The extensiveness of variety
! will be second to no store In the coun-
1 try, and as to price, it Is enough to say
. that "from the factory to you," without
\u25a0 the middleman's profits, you will find
; a saving on every article ranging from
25 to 50 per cent. •
WHOLESALE AJfD RETAIL.
GOODYEAR RALNCOAT CO..
917. Market,. Joat Above Fifth.
ILAVENGA
The Reliable M Made of the
CLEAR A Choicest
pifHIIII
CI v R H tobacco
Mann- ;jv^Bg
factored by S'^H t( > satisfy
'. Celestina R^^ the: most-,
Vega & Co., ygptt fastidious
'Tampa. Fla. V?Sf smoker.' r
H- RINALDO & CO., Distr^
CSO MONTGOMERY ST.' - . *r.
Phone Kearar 1348 V
RESORTS
I HONOLULU 1^ wahJ
And Back SUP. Flr»t ChW. £°I~ MIU:l »*' mxa i
board -r 1U In?, gem ' ba thing. - swimming and '
aquatic «ports; fisblDi, baseball, tenals,
golf. automobUii]*. ; . . . •\u25a0:.-\u25a0\u25a0.
.31oat attractive apot oa entire
round world tour. - -. • - , i
- Five and 'a half daya from San Fran-'
\u25a0\u25a0 . , Cisco br S.S. AUmeda'(winlesa>. taiUar-
• - Avg. ' T. 28. etc. \u25a0 BOOK • NOW ami »c*
cure- 1 be best ber tils. - - .-
Line to Tahiti, afew Zealaad aad
Australia— S. S. Mar iposa sailing
6\,.S6 \,. Se P. t " l1 * etc * - T *^« "d bac£
J125. W pllluston and . back, , J2O)
• O. 5. s. €oh «T3 Marker St. -\u25a0»'!
i.l-, , ; : V \u25a0.* Telephone " Kearny . 1231. - '»J
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