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NEW RECORD FOR
AVIATION MADE
BY THE WRIGHTS
Spectacular Flight Lasting for
1 Hour 20 Minutes and
45 Seconds
Aeroplane, Under Perfect Con
trol, Cuts Figure Eight and
Soars Aloft 280 Feet
WASHINGTON. July 20.— Establishing
a new record fo r aviation in America,
Orville Wright, in the Wright aeroplane,
late today at Fort Myer, made a spec
tacular flight of 1 hour 20 minutes and
45 seconds' duration. The longest pre
vious flight was of 74 minutes, made by-
Wright at Fort Myer last fall.
Several thousand people saw the most
daring feat of aviation yet accomplished.
The machine traveled about 70 miles, it
was estimated by Wilbur Wright,, and
at one time during the flight the height
attained wa6 between 260 and 280 feet,
exceeding the highest point ever
reached by a heavier than air machine
on this continent.
CITS THREE -FIGURE EIGHTS"
The most wonderful part of the flight
was the execution of three complete
•figure eights."
Th« machine started at 6:20 o'clock.
After traveling several hundred feet
only al>out "five feet from the ground,
the aeroplane rose gradually to 75 feet
before making the first turn. After
passing the starting point the aviator
sent the machine up on each turn to
about 150* feet, which was maintained
until toward the end of the flight.
When making a turn on the sixth
round of the field the aeroplane begaii
tilting perceptibly, but Wright brought
It on an even keel again before reach
ing the third turn.
After he had been in the air half an
hour, making a complete round of the
field each time. Wright maneuvered the
machine through several short circles,
forn* not more than 500 feet in diame
ter.
ATTAINS DIZZY HEIGHT
After circling the field 54 times the ma
< hine began cutting the "figure eight."
much to the delight of the crowd. The
aviator then bogan to make a showing
In regard to height. The aeroplane rose
on each lap until it was between 260 and
:.\u25a0&') fe^t in th«> air. At this altitude the
machine flew half a dozen rounds and
then gradually descended. On the last
lap. before the landing, Wright ap
proached within 20 feet of the earth
and made a successful and easy landing
after completing 83 rounds of the field.
MEETS REQI IREME.VTS
Wright met every requirement set
forth by the government, except that of
tarrying one paeseiifrer and making the
five mile stralgrhtav.-ay run. Both of
these requirements probably could have
been met, but it Ts the brothers' inten
tion to get their machine in perfect
condition before attempting the official
flights. The Wrights declare that the
machine is working much better, but
t'.iat they want to have several more
trials before the official test.
COULD HAVE CROSSED CHANNEL
Wilbur Wright, replying to a com
ment that the* flight today would have
covered the width of t;ie English chan
nel, which Herbert Latham unsuccess
fully attempted to cross yesterday, said
it would have been possible for his
brother to cross from France to Eng
land and to return to France again
without landing. Ke also remarked
that it would have been easy to con
tinue today's flight as far as Baltimore.
Latham Will Try Again
PARIS, July 20. — Hubert Latham an
nounced today that he expected to make
another attempt to fly across the Eng
lish channel next Friday.
FERNANDA WANAMAKER
TO WED NOBLE SPANIARD
Couple Will Make Their Home
in Paris
PARIS, July 20. — The marriage of
Miss Fernanda Wanamaker, daughter
of Rodman "Wanamaker of Philadelphia,
and granddaughter " of John Wana
nsaker, to Arthur O. Heeren, eon of
Count" Heeren of Paris and Biarritz,
\u25a0will take place early in the autumn.
The couple "will reside In Paris.
The Heerens belong to the Spanish
nobility. M. Heeren was graduated
from Elon and for a time conducted a
banking business In Ixtndon. He is
\u25a0well known in society and a fine sports
man.
He is a crocs country rider and has
yon several gentlemen's steeplechases
&t Biarritz, -where he is the master of
hounds. M. Heeren's sister is the ivife
of the Peruvian minister at Paris.
SUFFRAGETTES STARVE
THEMSELVES OUT OF JAIL
One Woman Went 151 Hours
Without Food
LONDON. July 20. — The success of
several suffragettes in obtaining their
relr-asa from prison by carrying out a
"hunger strike" has caused all of the
suffragettes in Uollowday jail to adopt
this method of gaining their freedom.
Miss ElsJe MscKenzie was discharged
from prison today in a critical condi
tion, having gone 151 hours without
food.
SIR ROBERT HART IS TO
LEAVE PUBLIC SERVICE
For Many Years Director Gen-
eral of Chinese, Customs
IXJXDOX, July 20.— Sir Robert Hart,
v.-ho hiiS spent a year's leave of ab
wenee in England, the first vacation he
has taken in more than 20 years, has
practically decided to retire from the
position of director general of Chinese
customs on account of ill health.
SIXTEEN MINERS KILLED
BY FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION
Fatal Disaster in Mine at Mans
field, Prussia
LAXGEXDREER, Prussia, July 20. —
Sixteen miners -were killed by the ex
plosion of fire damp in a mine at Mans
field today. Many other workmen were
taken from the mine unconscious.
Take an outing on. the Ocean. Shore
Hallway and . enjoy - the 'beautiful
beaches and gTand scenery. Train serv
ice to Tunitas Glen (38 miles ; from San
Francisco) connects with stag:e. for. San
Gregorio. Pescadero and Pebble Beach.
For -schedules ccc published time card
Deadlock Brings Transfer of
Tariff Bill to White House
Conferees Clash Over Lumber Schedule
And President's Aid Is Sought
WASHINGTON, July 20.— The tariff
bill was today transferred bodily from
the capitol to the White House. Dead
locked because of the attitude of Rep
resentative Payne, who apparently has
become convinced that he is in the
minority, the conferees abandoned the
usual afternoon session. Senator Aid
rich and Speaker Cannon repaired to
the White House to consult with Presi
dent Taft, literally taking the tariff bill
with them.
What happened between the presi
dent and the senate and house leaders
Is a sealed book. When Aldrich and
Cannon returned to the capitol they
minimized differences that had aroused
bitterness in the conference room and
Insisted that nothing unusual had oc
curred. Senator Aldrich said that to
morrow- would find the conference com
mittee again at work, and he expected
by night, when all the conferees were
to be entertained by the president at
dinner, most of the problems would
have been sqlved.
PAYXE A.\D FORDXEY CLASH „
Nevertheless, there has been trouble.
Some say that the differences between
Aldrich and Payne have taken such
form that progress is impossible unless
the president has influence enough to
compel action. It is ' not denied that
there was a clash yesterday between
Representative Payne and Representa
tive Fordney of Michigan.
From a credible source It was learned
that a crisis was reached when an
effort was made late yesterday to vote
on lumber. Payne protested and
argued that such a move would be
unfair to the president, as this was
one of the subjects practically ' sub
mitted to him for adjustment, provided
he could get" votes enough in. the two
houses to adopt compromise rates.
"If we can not agree let's settle the
question by voting," Fordney is re
ported to have suggested. It is said
Aldrich acquiesced.
That Payne had -little part in
selecting the conferees to represent
the house is well known. Payne made
recommendations that were ignored
and the speaker made his own selec
tions. Payne is said to have complained
that the conference committee had
MOTION FAILS TO
SETTLE DISPUTE
United Mine Workers and Brew
erymen's Union Dissatisfied
With Convention Action
DENVER. July 20. — An effort to
rush through before adjournment for
the day a settlement of the controversy
growing out of the brewery engineers*
strike in Butte. Mont., resulted in the
adoption of a motion which does not
satisfy any of the parties to the agree-
The resolution presented was based
on the agreement reached last spring
between President Moyer for the fed
eration and Secretary Probestle for the
brewery workers.
The Butte delegates led by P. W.
Flynn were opposed to the agreement
in its entirety. They succeeded in elim
inating the paragraph providing that
there shall be "no discrimination prac
ticed against the engineers, or other
workmen who went on strike against
the brewery employers in Silver Bow
county or any part of Montana." -
By this action the settlement author
ized by the convention today was ren
dered unsatisfactory to the adminis
tration.
The resolution was introduced by
Michael J. O'Connor and as amended
provides: ,
"That there shall be a free inter
change of cards between the united
brewery workers. of America and the
western federation of miners; that the
question of jurisdiction over the engi
neers shall continue as at present until
the expiration of the present agree
ment between engineers' union No. 83
and the brewery employers; that in the
breweries outside of Silver Bow county,
Mont., where the brewery workers are
on strike, and the local unions of the
western federation of miners have been
responsible for furnjshing members to
take their places, said members shall
be withdrawn and the future-employ
ment of labor shall be governed by
agreement between the brewery em
ployers and the united brewery work
ers; that in case of violation of the
present contract the matter shall be
placed with the Joint executive boards
of the united brewery workers and the
western federation of miners, and their
decision shall be binding." .
A feature of today's deliberations was
the reading of a poster made public in
Butte while the strike was in progress.
The poster severely criticised the Butte
local union of the western federation
and charged Its members with attempt
ing to disrupt the organization.
Object to Nickname
DENVER. July. aO.-^-Condemnation of
the American manner of referring : to
foreigners as "dagoes," "roundheads,"
butternuts." "red necks" and other ob
noxious titles occupied some time in
the convention of the Western federa
tion of miners today..
The greater part of the membership
is of foreign birth and it objects to the
titles as commonly applied.
~ A motion to call a committee repre
senting all, classes of mining and un
derground work for the purpose of
forming one large miners' organization
was defeated ; on the ground that its
wording was not clear and did not rep
resent industrial unionism in its true
sense. *
Wholesale Woolen House Was forced
to Sell Its Stock at 40c on the Dollar
Badel & Co., of Philadelphia, were
forced to sell its, stock at. 40 cents on
the dollar on account of ' the lateness
of the season and being overstocked:
The National Tailors of 520 Market
street and the, Pacific coast: purchased
over 10,000 yards of woolfins from Badel
&'Co., at ... 40 cents on the/dollar; and
among. the lot are fine :, West of :•. Eng-
land Black \u25a0 and \ Blue . Serges, Scotch
Tweeds, Bannockbunis. and* Galashiels;
also Fancy; " Striped V. Black V'and 5 Blue
Worsteds,; Cheviots: and Gray Mixtures.
Those goods > were, made ';to ; sell at .from
$40 to-J5O" for /the high} class tailoring
THE: SAN. yRANCISCQ^GALL;?^EDNESDA¥, 31, 1909
been "packed" with high protectionists.
When Fordney said "let's vote" Payne
protested with a vehemence that
startled bis associates. , Some one said
that the majority should rule. That
remark, It is declared, came from one
of the senate . members of the confer
ence, and It incensed Payne still more.
Payne told Aldrich that he could
vote the senate members of the conr
ference if he chose, but that he could
not vote the house members so easily.
Full of wrath, he told his house col
leagues that it was their, duty to stand
up for the house bill.
Payne Is reported to have, said that
he would not sign a conference report
merely because a majority of the house
republican conferees had agreed \u25a0to it.
Then he stalked angrily fronv the room.
The 23 republicans of the house who
called upon President Taf t recently to
plead with him to recede from his posi
tion in favor of free raw materials
were considerably alarmed when they
learned of Chairman Payne's action.
The possible, attitude of the house
democrats interested them greatly. It
was said that if PPresident ' T at. and
llepreeentative Payne '. were successful
in obtaining a conference report car
rying out the free raw material pro
gram, a large number of. the minority
would be found supporting the 24 re
fiublicans if they decide to vote against
the conference report. :...'. \ ... .
AEPUBLICAX SEVATORS CO.XFER
A conference of the progressive re
publican senators was held Immediately
after the senate adjourned. The in
surgents' meeting lasted nearly two
hours. There was manifest a. dispo
sition "to criticise' President Taft for
not having Issued his statement earlier.
Senator Dolliver said:
"The " republcans who were unable
to vote for the pending tariff bill when
it passed the senate have been greatly
pleased and encouraged' by the : efforts
of the president to change the char
acter of the measure. It is our earnest
hope' that he' will be j successful-. -in
securing real" revision." r - ,-\u25a0\u25a0
Democratic senators said today that
Senator McEnery will be the only mem
ber of the -senate minority . who -will
vote for the adoption of the confer
ence report.
BURBANK BRANDS
BERRY AS FRAUD
Santa Rosa Wizard Says Judges
Condemned Wonderberry
by Mistake
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA ROSA. July 20.— When shown
the Associated Press dispatch, in which
It was stated that the judges? at the
National Horticultural association an
nual exhibit had marked his "wonder"'
or "sun" -berry as worthless,- Luther
Burbank, the Santa Rosa horticulturist,
simply smiled and. said:
"The judges must have acted very
hastily and without full information.
There are thousands of things sent out
bearing my name with which I have
nothing to do and know nothing of.
A lot of the common garden huckle
berry is being distributed as the "won
derberry," but it is nothing but the
ordinary nightshade. Some of this stuff
must have been imposed upon the
Judges. ,
"You can remember," he continued,
"when the potato was first offered the
public. and how people declared it was
not fit to eat, and said it was poisonous.
It was not until a famine came and the
people were forced to use the despised
potato to sustain life that they, came
to know its real value. There is always
a class of -men ready to decry what
they have missed and others have
found out. A broad man is ready, to
believe that- there are others as well as
himself who know something.
"The* wonderberry has proved itself
and its right to a place- among the
finest fruits of the land. Some of the
most prominent men of this state, as
well as in the east, have tried the fruit
and are greatly pleased with it. -There
will be large quantities grown in ; a
few years. The berry is absolutely a
new; species of berry and the plant is
of great scientific. interest, haying been
produced, by the ; combination of two
very distinct wild species, the solanom
guinense of West Africa and the sola
num vellosom.of the west coast of
America. Neither of these wild species
bears an . edible berry,, but this new
species bears the most delicious, whole
some and healthful- berries in the" ut
most profusion and' always comes \u25a0' as
exactly .true from* seed " as any species
produced "by nature." ,:.~ '- .* \u25a0 \u25a0 '. •\u25a0_•'
Burbank admitted that he believed
the berry' had beenfgtoo highlyVex
ploited by dealers, 'however. He said
they had made more than $20,000 out of
its exploitation, while he" had received
less than a third of $1,000 as his share
of the work. \u25a0 v * • • \
KING MANUEL TO MARRY
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA
Portugal's Ruler Plans Trip
Abroad in Autumn
LISBON. July -20.'— -King Manuel is to
make a trip abroad -in the autumn and
it is understood: here that "the visit: is
to be arranged for his marriage -with
Princess ' Alexandra; daughter of - the
duke, of Fife. .
trade exclusively, but as we bought
these goods ;at; 40 -cents i on the dollar
and In order to turn this 'stock into
cash ..quick, we /\u25a0 offer! " the V following
enormous i, reductions: i. $25 to $30 suits
f0r1516.25. Think of it, 4 532.5p to $40~suits
for I $18.50. Think of/ it again, and $40
to' sso suits) we will- give ['em; away.; at
$20. Profit" not c6nsldered ; during'this
sale.;, i'\ :\u25a0"' \u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0.'• : ' ."'--. /\u25a0\u25a0".\u25a0. ' '.: •:\u25a0;.\u25a0-•• '_>\u25a0\u25a0•.•
, We simply bought a bargain and will
give I the public" theY benefit* of "our t ri-
diculously; low,? priced purchase in border
to~>get ' : riew;';trade.^-L>. J .-V:^;'-:i^'':- : :V'l- ; ' V>, .;\u25a0
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;? /Tailors 'i from! the • Atlantic itOi the' Pa-
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OSCAR WILDE'S BODY
IN PERE LA CHAISE
Remains of Poet Transferred
I From Obscure Resting Place
; to Famous Cemetery
Religious Ceremony at Reinter
ment in Parfe^ttended^by
Friends and Relatives
[Special Cable io The Cell]
\u0084 PARIS, July 20. — The: body of Oscar
Wilde, which- was mirled at Bagneux
In 1900, was today transferred to Pere
La Chaise. A^ brief religious ceremony
was held in the cemetery; chapel,' at
tended by a small group of relatives
and friends.. The ground In which the
body is now interred Is secured in per
petuity.
At last the mortal remains of. one of
the greatest of Irishmen are " at rest.
That process of rehabilitation which In
the fullness of time flouts' the, hasty
judgment passed by the .world ion rail
great memories has, fn.-'the case of
Oscar Wilde, worked' itself out with a
symbolic expressiveness which the dead
poet would have been the first. to ap
preciate, . , \u25a0 ..
When the body of Oscar Wilde was
borne ' away . from the miserable little
Hotel d'Alsaca in the rue dcs Beaux
Arts to the obscure cimitlere dcs Bag
neux. that humble /hurried burial
typified the scorn of -a ; Pharisaical
world. On that dreary December day
In 1900.' only Robert Ross, the friend;
Dupolrlcr, the- landlord;,* priest, and
two veiled women followed the casket
to its resting place. ! All . the rest of
the. world that had lionized him wanted
to -forget Oscar Wilde. In deference, to
that world the poet was buried where
even a Parisian would. have difficulty
Jnflnding hlß.grave. • ..
PRAISE WILDE'S GENIUS
But the change has come. The fickle
world has forgotten Wilde's /divagation
from the normal in, reawakened, ad
.miration Yof his tremendous literary
achievement. He Is .honored with 'de
luxe, editions; the poem which' he wrote
in French to show his superiority to
the restrictions of hs native tongue has
been made the theme -of operas and of
,welrd dances that would disgust 1 his
artist's sensibility; dilettante* find a
spurious distinction in expounding him;
ppor wits steal his epigrams; the^ sen
timental weep at the entrance of Read
ing gaol. It is thY world's way; and
to make the vindication complete, his
body has been taken from Bagneux to
the beautiful Pere La Chaise, where
lie statesmen and lovers • and poets,
great and unfortunate men.
GIVEN" ELABORATE FUNERAL
. Again Robert Ross, most faithful of
friends, followed the . funeral cortege.
But this time there was no hurried
burial. - There was the pomp of Cath
olic ceremonial to which Wilde was en
titled because he asked for and 're
ceived the last s'acranients before he
died; there were titled men and women;
there were relatives who have grown
proud to own his kinship. : And all the
world hears with some sense of, satis
faction of these tardy : honors. •.
He lies in consecrated; ground, where
his admirers may breathe a prayer 'for.
the repose of his soul or. drop a .tear,
weeping as he wept,' ln'that loveliest of
lyrics, over'jkfhe grave .'of his little sis
ter and in that terrible' arraignment' of
human sanction, over' the pit of clay
where the hanged trooper was wrapped
In a sheet of flame, lie lies within the
confines of God's acre with Abe lard.
CANADIANS PLAN CHAIN
OF FORTS ALONG COAST
Map Out New Defenses for
prince Rupert
VICTORIA, -B." C... July 20 I.—The1 .— The
steamer Princess Royal,' which preached
port this morning, brought jamong her
passengers General W. D.rOtter, ' in
spector general of Canadian fortresses;
Colonel R. W. Rutherford, Captain H.
T. Hughes." royal engineers; Lieutenant
Heycock of H.- M.- S. Shearwater and
Captain Hay of the Indian ;army, a
party sent to locate a chain of ffortifiera r
tions . to be established as defense at
Prince Rupert. .
" The scheme is to establish a chain
of forts with batteries of six and: 10
inch disappearing, guns with
ante torpedoes' of quick firers at the
outer channels through which vessels
must pass to reach "Prince, Rupert. .
The ofneers- made a number of maps
and will submit" reports, with their
recommendations to Ottawa." t '
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'OPEN DOOR' POLICY
IN CHINA ASSURED
American : Capital to Participate
; _\. Equally in the Hankow
? Railway Loan ;
Negotiations in Peking Are
Source of Much Gratifica-
tion at Washington
PEKING, July 20.— .0n account of the
failure of the negotiations at the recent
meetings of bankers In London* and
Paris an attempt is being made at Pe
king to close quickly the Hankow rail
way' loan by increasing. the amount, so
as to give Americans equal participa
tion and not reduce the original allot
ment to the other three. powers, ' Great
Britain; France and Germany. ":.
This arrangement was agreed to by
the Chinese foreign Iboard Saturday and
the four \ days' 'negotiation's*^ ended with
the consultations of foreign bankers to
day, when the telegraphed to
their principals recommending that the
above \ settlement be accepted. Chang
Chi Tung, the grand councillor, is not
yet committed to this. plan.. but all the
other Chinese officials view the ar
rangement favorably. At the American
legation the | statement was made that
an early settlement of "the loan difficul
ties ': was expected.
Crane Visits Bankersv
i NEW YORK, July 20.— Information
from Peking today promising a settle
ment of the Hankow loan question fa
vorably * to. the United States was re
ceived .wlthi gratification ;,by Charles R.
Crane, 'recently: appointed minister;- to
China, who is now in New York.
Crane | said this country was particu
larly anxious ; to hava equal participa
tion in , the loan because it represented
the' first great* public work under the
new policy of the Chinese government
favorable to foreign. enterprise and un
der-the policy of the'Unlted States to
ward the eastern situation as laid down
by' President Taf t.
"The precedent is* what we want to
establish." he said. . ' - :
Crane expects -.to leave .for his new
post about the first of October.
Crane was in:' the financial district
today and held conferences with repre
sentatives of J. *P." Morgan" & Co. and
Kuhn, Loeb &: Co., - who are interested
in the negotiations over the impending
$27,500,000 Chinese, railway loan:
Satisfaction at Washington ; ,
. WASHINGTON, . July 20.— American
participation in the loan of $27,500,000
about to be negotiated by; the Chinese
government, on the Hankow, railway
and other enterprises will be arranged
to the entire satisfaction of the govern
ment, thus assuring' the maintenance
of the "open door" in China.
Assurances to this effect came to the
state department today from Peking
and gave - great satisfaction.
Pressure has >been brought to bear on
China to withstand the American de
mands. , .
The satisfactory adjustment , of the
loan means the application of. the "open
door" in its fullest aspect, a decided ad
vance in the 'policy inaugurated : by the
late Secretary Hay and vigorously
pushed -by former Secretary Root and
Secretary Knox. ' .
The total loan contemplated by China
amounts -to £5,500,000,- which embraced
£2.500,000 . for the . Hankow-Szechuen
portion of the road; £2,500,000 for the
Hunan section- of the Hankow-Canton
line, .and- £500,000 for the redemption
of the Jionds, of the American-China de
velopment company. ,' China was told
that if agreeable the; United States
would take one-quarter , of the entire
amount, ;or .-£1,375,000.; This} country
actually -has • been promised one-half
of- the, £2,500,000 "on .the Hankow-Sze
chuen .portion, so the -American bank
ers : will fare^better than they expected.
WORK IS RESUMED ON
NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
Contractor, Gets Permit to Run
Steam Hoist
SAN JOSE, July 20.-'-Work was . re
sumed this morning on the new state
normal" school building with a force
of 120' men and "more will be' 'put 'on
during the week. , F..0. Engstrum) who
was arrested several days ago for run
ning asteam hoist without a permit,
has been granted a permit and there
will; be no" further obstructions.
RAILROAD HOSPITAL
ONLY REPAIR SHOP
Board of Equalization, Advised
by Jere Burke, Classes it :'-;
as Operative Property
Injured Man Likened to Broken
Rolling Stock in Sage
Argument
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, July 20. — If a South
ern Pacific shop,, which is for the re
pair of rolling stock, is operative
property, then a Southern Pacific hos
pital, which is for the repair of men,
must. also be operative property.
This was the argument advanced and
enlarged upon by Attorney Jere Burke,
political powwow man for the South
ern Pacific, at the meeting of the state
board of equalization today, and such
was the ruling_ultlmately made -by the
board. The decision came after a long
and devious mental struggle. The board
of equalization had its doubts.
It took a great deal of learning to
make the members of the board come
to brand as similar the shop with Its
clang and clamor and the hospital, -with
its quiet and peace. True, a shop- was
for the repair of rolling stock,* but —
but— -
ISA MAN ROLLING STOCK t
Then, if_ a shop for the repair of
rolling stock was the same. as a hospi
tal for the repair of man,. would a man
be rolling stock? Also, how long would
a man be able to roll after being taken
to. a Southern Pacific hospital? It was
a worrying question. Further, \u25a0 would
a bea ridden individual be properly con
sidered rolling: stock? Emphatically
not, for— \u25a0
Ultimately the members decided that
the Southern" Pacific hospitals at Sac
ramento and San Francisco were opera
tive, property and would be assessed as
such. Jere Burke thanked the board
and bowed himself out.
Statistician Wyllie was sustained in
nearly all 'his 'rulings as between the
two kinds of property by Burke and
the board. .His report was examined
county by county, and wherever there
was any doubt there was some talk.
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Ala
meda counties, having so much mileage
and such diversified railroad holdings,
were left for a future. visit of members
of the board in company with a railroad
agent in order that disputes -may be
settled.
SUBSIDIARY LINE VALUES
The board went to work today on the
assessment of the Southern Pacific com
pany's four. subsidiary lines, which show
the following gross earnings, net In
comes and deficits:
-Southern Pacific railroad company —
Gross, $43,832,355; net, $17,210,420.
Central Pacific — Gross, 132,859 622'
net. $11,398,244. . .
Nevada and California— Gross, $1,444,
265;net f $553,787. ;
South Pacific Coast— Gross, $960,325
deflcit. $497,928.
The gross earnings are used as the
basis for taxation. •
COLOMBIA AT PEACE— nog ot». July 20.—
Acting Pnsident Hojgnin today tourd a decree
raising martial law; peace hartnzb«en restored
throughout the country. The ' Colombian con
gress will meet tomorrow. - \u25a0-.
A man is known by
the hat he wears.
Knox Straws
give a distinctive poise
and dignity;
PAUL T. CARROLL
STATEMEXT
OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE
MUIitBENEFIf
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEWARK. N. j.. ON THE 31ST DAY OF
December. 1908, and for the jear endlnjr oa
that day; made to the insurance commissioner
of the State of California... pursuant to the re-
quirements of section 6U of the political co.le
Net Talue of real estate owned by
, the company $ 3.68^.053.34
Amount of loans »ecnred by mort-
gage on real estate 54.240. 7!<5.55
Amount of loans secured by pledge
of bonds, stocks and other mar-
ketable securities assigned as
collateral 2.532.400.00
: Loans to policy bolders on com-
pany's policies assigned as col-
lateral 13,922.056.24
Cash market Talue of stocks anil
bonds owned by the company.. 34.462.585.jt
Amount of castt in company's
office \u0084'.. 7.342.5i>
Amount of cash In banks. 1,313.73*.2 l
Interest due and accrued 2.160.720. tiu
Net amount of premiums In proc-
ess of collection and of deferred
premiums 1:37ft,139.48
Premium notes on policies in
force :.. 5.335.040.48
Total $121,131,147.07
Deduct agents' debit balances 1.515.4::
Total admitted assets .;i21.12;>.5"1j-.3
LIABILITIES *
Claims for death losses and ma-
tured endowments due and un-
paid ...: $ 53.953.C0
Claims for death looses reported.
no proofs receWwl 3(X).*>00.00
Claims for death losses in process
of adjustment 142.953.6S
Claims for death losses resisted by
the company 60.906.5S
Net present rahie of all outstand-
ing policies computed according
to the actuaries' table of mor-
tality with 4 per cent Interest,
and American table with 3 per
_cent Interest 1C8.953.523.00
Present Talue of amounrs not yet
doe on supplementary contracts
not inTolTinfj life contingencies 1.M2.137.07
Dmdends or other profit due or to
become due to policy nolders... 2,9."0.?29.77
Taxes due or accrued.. 3flO.ooo.iirt
ReserTe for suspended mortality. 1.453.2G5.W
All other liabilities 2oJ.im.9J
Total liabilities. .$115.532.030.31
INCOME ===>
Cash \u25a0 received for premiums on
new policies durins year ...$ 2.473,004.01
Cash recelTed for renewal pre-
mlums : 14.571.594.W
Cash receded for rents . 135,29«>.z:» '
Cash receWed for Interest 5J»t.233.W
Profit on sale or maturity of ledster
assets 20,610.44
Consideration for supplementary
contracts not lnToWing life con-
tingencies "1.172.010.47
Total "income s 2t!.f>.'Vt.042.7>
EXPENDITURES -
Cash paid for losses an«t matured
endowments ' $ 7.727.743. V>
Cash paid to annuitants. .:. 173.«<ni.42
Cash paid for surrendered policies 2.904.177.D."V
Cash paid for dividend* to policy
holder* 2.407.24."..4t
Commissions paid to asents 1.71 4.457.24
Salaries and other compensations
of officers and employes except
agents and medical examiners.. ' 414.577.55
Salaries and traTeling e*pen*es of
managers of agencies, clerks.
.agency expenses, etc 47.575.53
Medical examiners' fees and in-
spection of risks.... 12O.«VMNS
Cash paid for taxes 411.35rt.10
Paid for repairs and expenses on
real estate 44.92t.ft';
Cash paid for rents 27.530. 17
Paid for claims on supplementary
contracts not inToMns life con-
tingencies K2.952..-.3
Gross loss on sale or maturity t»f
\u25a0 ledger assets .'. 2<».5«2.!0
Gross decrease. In book Talue of
ledger assets 174.0mum>
All other expenditures 417.545.72
Total expenditures $ lW.:vw>.l.Vl.tc
• PKEMIUM NOTE ACCOUNT
Premium notes and other
premium obligations
at beginning of the
Premium notes ' an<l
other . premium obli-
gation* receWed dur- \u25a0 *
ing the. year... 1.054.545.11
Total- , |«.21i.1W».«
DEDUCTIONS DURING
Amount of notes and
other premium obli-
gations used In pay-
ment of losses and ' .
claims $ 153.370.9 X
Amount of notes and
other. premium obliga-
tions used in purchase
of surrendered policies 270.742.93
Amount of notes and
other premium obliga-
tions used in payment
of dividends to policy
holders 6.333.M
Amonnt of notes and
other premium nbllga-
. tions redeemed by the
maker In cash 343.4fC.'U?
Amount of notes and
other premium obliga-
tions Tolded by lapse. 7,545.05
Total reduction of
premium note account SILiXI 1 )
Balance note assets at end of
year $.*.:ins.tu;>. X
FREDERICK FKELINCnUYSEX.
President.
J. WJL JOHNSON. Secretary.
. . EDWARD E. RHODES.
Vice President «ml Mathematician.
SAMUEL W. BALDWIN.
t l \u25a0 Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 4th
day of February, 19<i9.
JNO. S. MURRAY JR..
Notary Public.
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