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ENGLAND'S NAVY
AND ARMY WANT
WAR BALLOONS
Imperial Defense Committee Fa*
: yprs Rigid Dirigible Type for
V. Naval Purposes
uovernment Factory Is Busy
'Constructing Aeroplanes and
Nonrigid Balloons
• ' LONDON, Aug. 2. — The subcommittee
• of the imperial defense committee ap
'. pointed to consider matters of aviation
has given a verdict In favor of rigid
• ' dirigible balloons for naval purposes
\u25a0' and nonrfgid balloons for the army.
•- * The aeroplane committee considers
_ r that these machines possibly may be
\u25a0 'tome valuable to the army, but says
• tljey.vinust be able to ascend to a much
. sxea'ter height than has been achieved
-"..beforife: they- will be safe for reconnolter
\u25a0 i-ng purposes.
.. _ : "V\*ar # Secretary Haldane announced in
;• t.he house of commons this afternoon
; ."that. -the admiralty had ordered a. rigid
- :ctrijgr}ble of the largest type from the
.. -Vfckers. and that the government fac
\u25a0\u25a0-..tcry- at Aldershot was busy with the
• construction* of three nonrigid balloons'
- .*nd* %vo aeroplanes for experimental
\ purposes.
{ Storm Prevents Flight
• • '.FRANKFORT, Germany. Aug. 2.—
\u25a0 =The B-irship Zeppelin II ascended from
"••.FTraubfort this morning and after per
:-. various evolutions over the
;..fcSty started for Cologne, about 110
.'.miles' distant. The Zeppelin returned
. 'tr>. . jPrankf ort owing to the stormy
':. ;wpa't±fer and a defect, in . its motor,
iiapdißg" on . the exhibition grounds at
•X:SO o'clock tonight without accident.
". \u25a0Tli-e.airship went as far as Rollandseck,
; /near Bonn, where it cruised about for
"jso'me time trying to make headway
"\u25a0^gainst a heavy rainstorm. It was
rfihally . forced to give up the attempt
i.- : to% reach Cologne through the partial
\u25a0 .failure .of its machinery.
. jyiakes Record Ascent
•• ~ PARIS, Aug. 2. — At Port Aviation
". : n.ea.r J.uvisy. yesterday. AL Peliot Gaud
; .'art -in- a visan bi-plane rose to a
; 4;BeifChtTof 800 feet, beating the record
'•J^istabltehed.by Wilbur Wright, and win
'ihSn'g the'Xiazare Weiller prize.
'\u25a0;;{ The -aviator described several circles
•'. '-.»yje.f .the aerodrome, gradually increas
.'•.rrik in-.h.eight until he passed with con
";si.d*rable margin above the captive bal
". :loon. " maintained at a height, of 100
-*" ineteX*."
\u25a0f: :. Tlie aeroplane remained aloft for nine
a -half minutes, the descent being
,nT&de'..<v'lth ease. V * J
; VV^ight Will Instruct
=' .WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.— Wilbur
•\u25a0\u25a0;. Wright will return to Washington
;• Vkriy. next s\-eek to instruct Lieutenants
/• JJariiVi- k"nd Foulois of the signal corps
: the; manipulation of the Wright
il:<Sprop.la-ne - purchased by the signal
:.;;'»^c»r-pE^,.. The instruction flights are to
•Atklpt tJiace at College park, Md., accord
--\u25a0aiajaf. tx>'.-th« present plans.
:.;;.'"- ;Thy ; cbntract with A. N. Herring for
\u25a0 ian.-keroplsne has been annulled because
:/<?f'.t.he. 'failure -of Herring to deliver his
'. .;rn'^cltJne by August 1.
-. A- viator Is Injured
"': .: l/DR^ENT, " France. Aug. 2.— While
• ©jcperir&enting here today with a mili
\u25a0'\u25a0.l4ry .aeroplane of his invention, Lieu
: -;."_terisrit \u25a0 Cros of the French army was
.; \u25a0caaight..i.n a squall and dashed to the
"..; •^rpurK}^ • -He suffered severe injuries.
Pp|-X6ELPHIA COMPANY
1 :/:/SUED FOR INSURANCE
:Ch.ari?€S. -.of Fraud Made by
.^V- Poiley Holder's Company
: -/A-hofiier' "omnibus suit by the Policy
JlGlfler'g! adjustment company, for
claims /arising out of the fire of April,
\u25a01906; against the American fire insur
ance .-company of Philadelphia, began
yesterday. Ten claims are embodied In
the.tcompjaint, the total amount sued
f6r bel^g $t8,120.06.
It •is". alleged that the Insurance
CQmpaicy. falsely and fraudulently rep
rese:h.J«.d 'to' its policy holders that it
w.as'itrisiolvent, that it was going out of
biisinessVand-that it was able to pay no
m-Qr<fe.-thata."6o per cent of the claims.
Beir-evfrig 1 . these representations, . the
plaintiffs' -accepted a 50 per cent com
pfomiS^-.but--now sue for the balance.
3"he" -p©Ucy holders isuing are John A
rfo"ebllii^'s i>ons company, A. McKay,
M : r»." 6. '.-EL Moseback, Mrs. Edward, L.
Krn«le>%'P-" Asher, J. E. Krumb. W. H.
Reeb%-J.-D. Buch, J. Bertram and Mrs.
•Rl- :Poll»ck--
ATTORNEY IS. CHARGED
: ; WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
Warrant Obtained for Arrest of
•':. : :' ; Hugh Jones
\u25a0 '^M'r-s.'-..'. Jane Jones," 515 Seventh
e'trfeet," .obtained a warrant yesterday
for" the urres.t of Attorney Hugh Jones
on.- a- charge of felony embezzlement
If- |s- said' that other warrants will
follow,' '.
: JopesJ acted as attorney for Mrs.
Jones in a suit in the superior court,
which "she- lost. January 1 she gave
ftinT.the amount involved, $550, but the
judgment lias not yet been „ satisfied.
When Jones was asked to return the
money she said he had spent it all
and" was "dead* broke."
Some years ago Jones got himself
into trouble for the alleged looting of
an estate ami fled from the city. He
returned a"nd managed to get himself
out of the difficulty.
MANDAMUSES AUDITOR
I-" '• FOR SALARY DEMAND
Justice of the Peace Petitions
• Supreme Court for Wages
An alternative writ of mandate or
derfng'C. W. Mathews, auditor of Men
dcreino county, to appear before the
supreme court on the morning of Sep
tember 7 and show cause why he should
not audit the demand of D. C. Crockett,
justice of the peace of Ukiah, was
handed down by the supreme, court
yesterday afternoon. -"
The action is similar, to one recent
ly decided" by the .same, court relative
to the enactment, of the recent legis
lature, changing'-the method of the re
muneration of county officers.
Previous to the enactment the ofjl-.
oers collected commissions as a com
pensation, but they : are, now paid
straight salaries. '? -
ETKIKE REFERRED TO VOTE— Chicago.
Aug. 2. — The union tnotonnm and conductors
of thJ* city's KUrfs^e streetcar- linen tonight
i-pjoctp<l the offfTs of the companies to ' renew
tlwv'old agreements an<l ordered -a' referendum
Tote «rf the yumiua vf a strike. .
hwUHnUnHH
DECLARES THOW IS INSANE
ALIENIST TAKES THE STAND
Doctor From Matteawan Says White's Slayer
Is^Still Mentally Unbalanced
WHITE PLAINS, N. V., Aug. 2. —
How Harry K. Thaw conducted himself
at the Matteawan asylum for,- the crim
inal insane, a phase of his life not.
gone into In the past, was described
today by Dr. Amos B. Baker, first as
sistant physician of the institution, the
only witness called by District Attorney
Jerome at the continuation of the hear
ing bj' which Thaw hopes to obtain his
release.
Aside from his testimony "a two foot
stack of canvas bound books labeled,'
"The People vs. Harry K. Thaw" — rec
ords of the murder trial — furnished all
the evidence introduced by ' Jerome to
day.
Jerome expects to be through with
the stale's alienists tomorrow and
Charles Morschauser, Thaw's lawyer',
will put his client on the stand, pos
sibly late tomorrow afternoon.
The story of Thaw's childhood and
the Influences affecting his birth, as :
told by his mother, was the feature of
the morning session of court.
Mrs. WHliam C. Thaw, who. sat be
hind her son. at times seemed about to
lose control of herself. Her face
flushed and she used her palm leaf fan
to hide the twitching of her lips. / Her
testimony presented Thaw as a victim
of extreme nervousness from birth. ;\u25a0
READS EVELYX'S TESTIMONY
From the testimony of Evelyn Thaw
the .district attorney selected first
those portions which referred to her
husband's actions when she told him
of her treatment by White, especially
his wild sobbing. He read also, testi
mony of Thaw's alleged attempt to kill
himself with laudanum in a Paris hotel
and of the killing of White.
Some of Thaw's examinations before
the sanity commission in March, 1907,
followed. He told -these comissioners
that his expression* "an act of prov
idence," referring to the death of
White, had no special significance,
being used only for convenience.
"Our purpose," Jerome told the court,
"is to show that concealment of delu
sions is by no means an uncommon
thing among paranolacs, and that this
'act of providence* Idea was used by
the prisoner at the very commencement
of the thing."
The sanity commission, Jerome's
reading of the report showed, tested
the prisoner repeatedly on : this point.
To them he explained that he advised
Attorney Delmas to p.icture him as a
"tool of providence" principally be
cause it was a popular attitude.
JACKSON COCKTAIL
BEATS LIQUOR LAW
Concoction Named for Attorney
General and Satisfies
Elbow Benders
[Special Dispatch io The Call}
TOPEKA, Aug. 2.— The' latest drink
in Kansas is Jackson cocktail. It is
drink intended to avoid trouble with
the Kansas prohibitory law, and Fred
Jackson, attorney general, for whom it
is named. It can be purchased any
where in Kansas, and at any time, and
the chap that sells it is never in dan
ger of prosecution, and the fellow
that buys it will never be brought into
court as a witness. :/.-V .
The drink is made of three parts
of ordinary apple cider, one part Ja
maica ginger, really a palatable con
coction. Cider Is always good and
ginger, being chiefly alcohol, gives the
mixture zest and flavor that old topers
say is about the finest ever. Besides,
the drink gets real action right away.
Two good drinks will make a man real
funny and cute. Three will cause him
to rob his. own trunk, ,and five are cal
culated to make him prefer a bed of
shucks in a corner of a vacant lot to
a downy couch at his. home. -
The attorney general and the state
board of health are hearing numerous
reports of Jackson cocktails' effective
ness, both as a substitute for red liquor
and as a jag producer. The attorney
general and board officials are anxious
ly looking for some .way to ; stop the
consumption of -the .cocktail, but thus
far/the use of the drink can not be
stopped by any law of Kansas.
CONSOLIDATION PLANNED
BY MISSOURI PACIFIC
Twenty-one Different Compa*
nies May Be Taken Over
NEW YORK, Aug. 2. — A special
meeting of the Missouri-Patiflc stock
holders will: be held August 7 to vote
on a consolidation of some 21 different
companies now comprising the Missouri
Pacific system^ according to the.Even
ing Post todayV^B^B
It is proposed, the paper continues,
to form a new company, also to be
called the Missouri Pacific railroad
company, to own and hold 'the proper
ties and to capitalize itself at $240,
000,000 in stock.
It will then be proposed to. authorize
blank mortgage "on all properties; ag
gregating $150,000,000 and ' possibly
more. Of the bonds authorized under
such mortgage about $90,000,000 will
be reserved -) for refunding. The re
mainder would be available "as the
source of new capital.. It under
stood that a syndicate of bankers has
indicated its willingness to underwrite
$85,000,000 of the new, bonds.
F. K. LANE IS STUDYING
FRENCH REGULATIONS
Interstate Commerce Commis
sioner Notes European Ways
PARIS, Aug. 2.— Franklin K.\ Lane,
a member of . the interstate commerce
commission, '- is in France studying the
regulations applied to French .rail
roads. He fhas- just come ; from. Eng
land, where he found the .control, -both
in the .matter of rates and the- issue 'of
capital, to be effective.
CARDINAL -.GIBBONS ON
WAY TO SALK LAKE
Accompanied by Bishop D. J.
O'Connell of San Francisco
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.— Cardinal -Gib-?
bons ; left here today -foiv Salt Lalce
City, , Utah, ' where ( he will . ; participate
in : the "ceremonies in coririecti6ri'".with
the dedication^ of f lic, new cathedral
there. 1 The . cardinal , was^accornpanied
by Bishop ; Denis" J. O'Connell' of : San
MAN IS SHOT FOR A DEER— Elslnoro. Aug.
2.— Mistaken" for .'a doer, ValxWHkes.ra'.ranehcr
of Wilrtoniar.- was eb-ut and killed yesterday iby^
THE':^
Thaw's assertion to the commission
"everything done in this case is under
my \ authority" created a stir in the
courtroom in view- of Justice Mills'
recent hits regarding "exaggerated
ego." '- - \u25a0 ' \u25a0 '"•'\u25a0 \'-
PLAXXED TO EMPLOY HUGHES ,
Thaw, it developed, used "Mr. X" in
his letters referring -to Governor
Hughes to prevent the fact that' he
was considering-employing him* as his
counsel becoming, known. While the
matter , was still under consideration
Hughes received | his first nomination
for governor and that, ended ; the mat
ter. It was evident, as , Jerome con
tinued that he was reading^ everything
he could find in the printed volumes
bearing upon Thaw's alleged considera
tion of himself as an instrument of
proyjdence, upon his disagreements
with his counsel, and upon his alleged
.belief that there was a. conspiracy; of
influential men against him.
, Jerome, then, called Amos B. Baker
of Matteawan as the first of his alien
ists. ,\u25a0 \u25a0 „' ' '
Doctor Baker read from the hospital
case book, saying that Thaw's heart,
hearing, eyesight, were normal, ; that
he had been "accustomed to a life, of
luxury and idleness."
At til at time,; February 2, 1908, the
-record said Thaw laugWed. and talked!
"in a silly manner about his trial".- and
acquittal, then just ended, 'but', this
phase was not allowed in the evidence.
"He appears, to be' amused by what
he thinks was overwork by- his phy
sicians and lawyers- at' the trial," con-,
tinues the record. "He admits the evi
dence offered shows he was- insane, but
says the district attorney was not in
posesslon of the facts in the caße;; he
greets one in a very silly and "pompous
manner." . _ -. . \
Doctor Baker said Thaw exhibited
defective memory, having forgotten
the date of his marriage.. After the
first examination at Matteawan the pa
tient, refused to, discuss' the killing of
White, 'referring the doctors to his
lawyers. During the \u25a0 first" month he
Insisted that he would be kept there
for 30 days only, under observation,
and then released ; on "a writ of habeas
corpus.v, •>;• ' '\u25a0 ." 1
At the conclusion of his direct ex
amination* Doctor Baker declared . that
Thaw was irrational at the present
time. '. --^v* ''.'\u25a0/,. '\u25a0'\u25a0,
The hearing adjourned at 5:25 with
Doctor Baker's cross examination un
finished.
CLAIMS DOG THAT
BELONGED TO WIPE
Marquis de la Mdntanya Trying
to Gain Possession of
Black ani Tan V
James de la Montanya of 1760 Pacific
avenue wants a little black and tan dog.
which he valued at $50.
He does not know much about the
animal other, than, that .its name is
Patsy .and that It now belongs to Miss
M. Keane of 1105 Franklin street. Miss
Keane was the friend of De la.Mon
tanya's former wife, who accidentally
shot herself to death in her apartment
•with the revolver of Robert G. Hanford.
After Mrs. de la Montanya' s death the
ilttle black and tan, was given by Alfred
Barbier, Mrs. de la Montanya's: brother,
to Miss Keane.
De la Montanya appeared at the po
lice court yesterday and from Judge
Conlan secured a* search warrant for
Patsy. Then he and Detective Ed AVren
started on the circuit to gather in the
dog.- But it was not located. Like all
good society figures, Patsy has gone
into the country for. the summer.
"The dog is "mine,"., said Miss Keane
last evening. "It was given tom e by
Mr. Barbier. It is not in the city now,
but is in the country. I do not care to
say where it-Is. But I can't see what
claim Mr. de la Montanya would have to'
the dog. \u25a0 It was in the possession of
Mrs. de la. Montanya at^thetime^of her
death and was her property."
•De la Montanya when asked last night
to tell about the dog procrastinated.
"Come 1 up tomorrow night? and I'll tell
you about it," he said amiably. '"I can't
tell about it tonight. It was my dog,
6urei".: : ...: - ' \u25a0 ';- -. \u25a0- ' '' -': \u25a0..
"Wasn't-it in the possession^ of Mrs.
de la Montanya' .at- the time of " her
death?" was asked. \
' "Yes, :but it's my dog."'
"When did you get it?"
"I can't remember that," answered the
marquis, "but; it is my dog, all right."
"What sort of a dog is' it?"
"I can't say. Ask\ the' police."
MONTHLY STATEMENT OF
UNCLE SACK'S LIABILITIES
Cash Balance on Hand Amounts
to $258^437,755
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.— At the close
of^business^ July 31Uhe* monthly state
ment of the* public .debt shows; that the
debt 'amounted; to $917,630,857 ; less \u25a0cash
in the treasury. '-',." The -interest Vbearing
debt;i5' 5913,317,490; debt :.on which-in
terest has ceased r since , maturity,
$2.514,575; debt \u25a0 bearing ...no interest;
$350;417,144;" total, \u25a0 $1,296,549,110.^: This,
does not" include, however; $1,143,211,869
in certificates and , r treasury; notes out
standing \vhich are off set <byj an; equal
amount of cash held -/in, the treasury,
for. their./redem'ptiohi ; The cash in the
treasury is classified ?as; follows:
; dold 'reserve ;$150,00P,000; : trust funds,
$1,343,211,869;^ general ; fund, V $169,094,-'
234; i in' national /banks'" depositories,
$55i022,746; Jirv: Philippine J treasury.
$5.901,272, 'again5t rwhich;. there 1 are Tde
mand?liabilities*outstanding*6f; $1,343,-'
251,869.":- which .leaves '. a cash >. balance
on of $258,437,755."-
HENRY^CLAY PIERCE WEDS;
* VI RGINI A vP. BURRO WES
Well Known ;' St. Louisan Claims
Bride in London
, . LONDON, Aug. 2:— -I I en ry [C\ ay Pierce
of St.?.. Louis r was 'quietly-married ; to
day, at St. : George's ' church; .Hanover
square,*.:to^Virginia jPrickett' Burfbwes,
daughter^of^Majofl-^iHiam^liussen
Prickett ;' of whose
former^husband .died^fouf^years ago.
'". Beyond \ . the^church'f officials jTohly.; four
persons witnessed .the AVedding.. .The
bride -Vvyas*. attended; iby ; her ; daughter,
Virginia Burrow es, and ; given away by
H. ; R: i; Anderson: • ' ( '''':- : .\u25a0:\u25a0:'-' ,':l' "'"ff/- \u25a0-'•
.Baron" Cino de .Morpurgol supported
theJgroom.WAfter; a ;weddin"g| breakfast
Mr. f and: Mrs. Pierce r leftVfor^: the
tinent. \ *•' - ' _ . V , "
SUCCESS OF FETE
DEPENDS ON FUNDS
Citizens of California Are Urged
to Contribute by Portola .
Committee
Easterners Are Greatly Inter*
ested in Coming October
Carnival
Whether the . Portola . festival is 1 a
world wide success or a notorious fizzle
is right up to the people of California
says the festival's finance- committee
from Its headquarters in the
building. .The interior of , the state has
been appealed to through the press, and
San Francisco and the- bay -cities have
already been made to realize the, need
of funds. So the committee is patiently
awaiting the results. "
This week will determine largely, in
view, of the wide notice. to the people,
whether the festival \ylll be what it
was" planned to be.' But if the fund:con
tinues to grow at the irate -shown 'the
last few days not only the : original pro
gram will be carried: through,, but many
startling novelties introduced. \; -
: One hopeful sign is that fraternal so
cieties and civic and\commercial . bodies
are contributing, not only as organiza
tions, but are ; encouraging'. their • mem
bers to contribute .as • individuals^/be
sides.- -The workingmenj foreseeing bet
ter times, are as" generous In proportion
as the merchants. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .
What the Portolameans locally may
be seen from the statement ; of bank
clearings in Los Angeles during; Elks'
week, which show an increase of $5,
000,000 over the. previous week. This
sum represents butpart of that left by
the 'visitors. If the , Los ; Angeles '. banks
show a 5^.6* per cent ; ; gain, San Fran
cisco should gather in; $2"0,000,000.; Inas
much as the Portola exceeds any other
festival in extent ever attempted in
America, the committee looks for at
least 500,000 visitors. 'But far : greater
than a merely, temporary gain, will.be
the; advertisement given -the state and
its people.
' The committee says that it is particu
larly.important that the : $200,000 fund
should; be completed" by the end of this"
week. With: the. money at ; hand J plans
can be made Immediately; for the cele
bration and the programs sent; broad
cast early to attract visitors. ,
Lesser Prager. head;- of the .firm of
Pragers, who returned from \New- York
yesterday, is most enthusiastic:regard
ing the way in which; the metropolis Is
discussing the Portola ; festival. .He
states that in commercikr, and, financial
circles there has been developed a' more
sincere and genuine feeling of enthusi
asm than . ever existed 1 before for \ Sari
Francisco, and that as a result\of the
publicity ; work done, : ,by. the Portola
committee millions of dollars will soon
be invested in this city.
"All New York is discussing Por
tola," said Prager. yesterday, r."and. the
wonderful work of rehabilitation done
in the past three years:. Our city'; has
received more genuine result bringing
advertising r in . the" publicity work of
the Portola festival 1 - thah^it ever' re
ceived, before./ ;•/';)<}' ..';
"The fact that we are "going to have
a ' great ,- celebration ' here at .this \ time
brings forcibly -to Htfe «t"eriti6n "of- the
world the tfact, that*; *wej; have '\u25a0 a . city
here and that we are not ashamed of
it. This means, that we' have; rebuilt
and are proud -of the -rebuilding, 'and
there Is hardly knother "way;. ln which
the attention could have been called
to us . as effectively.
,"The confidence of the financial "and
commercial world has-been , gained by
the advertising- of the Portola* festiyal.
Everybody has a kind word- to* say for
San Francisco; and J California."; It "re
mains with .us now to 'fill' the bill' in
the' way of a program.. If this is forth
coming there will be financial, results
that will astonish' the most ..sanguine."
Portola Boosted
El Capitan \u25a0 council ; of- the national
union had a large attendance last- night;
in .Van Ness ] hall •at its "Portola Boost;
Meeting." There was] a pleasing pro
gram of. music and; songs and an ad-1
dress by .P. ; T. Clay, 'chairman;* of the*
festival executive committee,;"who; made,
the audience wise as |to who : Portola
was and of the object of . the committee
to boost Sari J Francisco. The meeting
was also addressed by James E. Field.
WOMAN CALLS POLICE
JUDGE HER AFFINITY
Helen Reilly Succeeds in Get
ting Case Dismissed
Helen Reilly, charged -with being
drunk in a public place for : the' twelfth:
time, faced Police \u25a0 Judge Shortall yes-;
terday morning^and when the Judge
asked her, - "What's the .matter ]' this'
time?'! she staggered .him byf replying:.;
i.You know,'; judge, '-'every/ one' says i you
are my afflriitjv but I 'doubt (your, love
\u25a0for-me." \u0084\: ' :"': "' : :';'; \u25a0-.' V. . ':';'\u25a0\u25a0'
. The judge j laughed and asked if • she
had any children: '."I have a big ;boy,*
judge, ,and . he jis going' to : .vote , for:
you, you bet." -; .-" .- ' .. : -. . _
\u25a0/vThe judge dismissed, the case and a
big man % rose ] lnl the courtroom and
shouted, "Good -boy, Eddie." v The man
was; Helen's; husband,; and .under the;
judge's ; instructions -the .bailiffs threw'
him v out. ;v He was joined : in., the cor
ridor; by his wife) and they 'went away
rejoicing. . : :\u25a0 V i ? :>
WOMAN ASSAULTED iBYA;-^
LABORER IN STORE
Screams Bring Police to Mrs.
.Mary Krempisky's Aid
Theiscrearhs of ja woman were, heard
by Policeman Hammond, and Special
Officer vMulvaneyvbetweenf 5- ;arid °;< 6
o'clock', yesterday.: morning: and /they
found Mrs. , Bessie! Krerripiskj', -who, has
a" notion store at ISO .Church r street, > in
an • excited condition. '.'"...
Z- '. She i told them;: that while ; she * was
opening iheri store a; nian " grabbed i hold
of'her.^threw.Jier 'to; the 'floor *and~at^
tempted, to; assault/ her/;- \u0084"-4\u25a0 «\u25a0'.?.\u25a0'.> '.'\u25a0=\u25a0'>':' t^-rl
;SPatrick ; O'Reilly,^. a>;; .laborer, .was
found in ; a^ saloon '"'-''. at Market and
Church, streets: by Hammond: and ; Mult'
vaney identified
him/as>thef manr.whoVattempted}to\ F as^
saultniei\';/q'ReillyJwas^bQokediatHhe
Mission ; police "station. ;/ \u25a0Yesterdayj;. He
was arraigned'before Police/Judge v Con r
Man; and the .'case -continued: until to
morrow.'..:; ;.-"./."' -" '; "\u25a0'".:. ; \u25a0\u25a0. \u25a0'.' . :< ; \u25a0\u25a0 ~fjc
HOTEL EXTERTAIXS
\u0084 'A: delightful;: dance, was g giyen : ; last
evening jby^ the jHotel; Jefferson. l to s its
guests,:; the;: first '/.of a' \u25a0 series/of J parties
.wl)ichVwill^follow\durihg|theJ fail and
win terf months. ,f T Th"e'. dining <ro6m^was
beautifully -/decorated ; with .'ferns "and
flowers. Ta.\ number^ of • officers -from; the
Presidio .were-' present. ; - Vr . ; : • "0
•. ADDRESSES . ON \u25a0: "; CHINA-^WilliiinV: Martin.-
United ? States V consul j general . at; Hankow.'-? and
Anuis ?! l-.^WUdeiv, , consul \ at '£ Shanghai,"*; will S de-.
\u25a0 HverSs aOUr^sßes %on !®'Auicrica*s ! i trade # relations
with '£ the \u25a0< orient .'; In \u25a0;.. tliej:Mcrcliants*.j exchange iat
2:30 * o'elovk •\u25a0; tomorrow/:; "afternoon.'^ Consul g<Mar
.tln»li:w;;been::ln? the, . <-«inaii lar,i service Un «, China 1
\u25a0fovj?»ivor >rjj.ff'nr>«.vnndsb6tbr uieujiareJautborK
tics on - v the :tjuestlou '. ': : ' - 5 -%»^S3BSHBJ9S
Accumulation of
Infinite Variety,
But Lacks Glass
:\u25a0 -Downward Revision" of the
. J; Pi erpont Morgan Fad ;
For Collection
'If nature; had gifted him with a more
artistic discretion and dame fortune
with the mean's -to .j ride his hobby,
Joseph : Handy, 54 years old and a Na
tive \u25a0 Son of • the Golden West, .would
be one of the world's famous collectors.
As .t he matter , now, stands his ability
as far; as acquisitiveness is concerned
is : Al, but his collection lacks : class.
?: Policeman Pete Whalen found Handy
yesterday in East street,- where he had
made; a collection . of mixed drinks
which had the' result of , completely
ossifying him. The Infinite variety of
his taste as a collector was discovered
at the harbor police 'station, where he
was searched at the booklngdesk;be
fore being lockedVup. ;'\u25a0:,:-'.
From his. pockets; the police took '^2
in small change, a knife,; a .pair ; of
scissors, a : pair of spectacles, a watch,
six sandwiches, three ;i of r. them in a
K9.od state of preservation; eight
pretzels/ five pieces df , bologna sausage
Of -assorted; lengths,^.three. slices of
boiled-ham, four slices of cheese, a bag
of mixed cakes, 42 cigar-butts, varying
in length -from' half an inch to - two
inches," odds and; ends'; of j tobacco, "some'
of it \u25a0 predigested; several varieties of
nuts and 10 pieces^ of candy .-melted be
yond ;i identification; eight
drink six newspapers and half
a dozen picture postals.
\u25a0The: three almost' perfect: sandwiches
were . to Handy. *, The money,
spectacles, knife, scissors ;. and watch
were locked in \ a drawer for. safe' keep- :
ing, Handy was towed r- to va ; cell 'and
locked in and -"the .'/remainder, of his
collection,, which filled. two waste paper
baskets, was given burial in the
garbage can. . :
MEXICAN HAS MONOPOLY
OF THE CRAWFISH TRADE
Controls Market Along \u25a0 the
Pacific Coast
3 LOS ; ANGELES, ~* Aug. :2.— Local- fish
dealers are aroused over the, operation
of what ;.they term -an . "unjust
monopoly" ; of :Hhe : California lobster
or '/crawfish? trade, /and It Is antici
pated that the I matter will be brought
to the immediate •.-.:' of the
California Fisheries; protective.asso
ciation in an endeavor .to break up
they so called monopoly. ' \u0084
.Through .the operation of a new
California law Aurelio Sandoval of
Guaymas, Mexico, is enabled to con
trol the • market : along the entire Pa
cific coast. 'Crawfish are v taken only
in California and Mexican coast wat
ers and , the crawfish act j passed by the
last California; legislature' prohibits
their being : taken in California waters
f or ; t wq years.
,:. Sandoval has a concession from the
Mexican government N giving; him ex
clusive control of '.the g fisheries along
the Mexican coast, 1 and his product is
almost entirely; shipped to ; San Diego
and handled by 'the' Morgan oyster
company , of. this, city. \u25a0
BOY FATALLY BURNED
PLAYING WITH FIRE
Lad's Brother*, Makes' Heroic
Attempt at ' Rescue
IX)S ANGELES, Aug. 2.— Arthur Ode
mar, 7 years old, was fatally burned to
day when he threw a lighted paper on
a , can of coal oil, which exploded. His
brother,;^ William,- one year older, at
tempted to' save him when ;he saw the
flames were consuming his clothing and
was alsoburned, though not seriously.
The 'parents of ; the children were away
from' home, when, the accident occurred.
Woilietrs Tailored
Suil"^ for Fall
So complete has been the
success of our Tailored Suits
that we have decided to make
the department more exten-
- siye for the coming season.
Hitherto our assortments were
confined to sizes suitable for
misses and ladies of petite figure.
Henceforth pur assortments
will meet the requirements
of all sizes and all figures.
Many of oar new Fall
More are coming^ daily.
.Market Street
BRITISH MONARCH
WELCOMES CZAR
Emperor Nicholas' First Official
Visit to England Is Spec,
taculaf Event
Guns of Great Warships Roar
Greetings to Ruler of All
the Russians
iCOWES, Aug. 2.— The first official
visit iof Emperor Nicholas to England
was', one -of" the most impressive and
spectacular events that Cowes, accus
tomed to naval pageants, ever wit
nessed. -King EQward, -with most . of
the members of the royal family, put
out today on the royal yacht Victoria
arid Albert and met the imperial yacht
Stan'dart and thesauadron of warships
accompanying it off Spithead. Em
peror Nicholas immediately went on
board- the British royal yacht, where
he! was greeted by King Edward.
After luncheon, the Russian squadron
with the Victoria^ and' Albert leading
the ; way, | the \u25a0 rhbnarchs reviewed the
British vfleet. The British had 150 ships
aligned in j three flies between Cowes
and -; Spithead. , There were 26 , battle
ships, of which ; seven were Dread
noughts; 16 armored cruisers, and eight
other^cruisers.
"•• When :the Russian squadron started
Its cruise, of inspection the warships
fired a 'salute of 21 guns, which made
a. tremendous din and covered the
waters with a pall. of blue smoke.
: King Edward, Emperor Nicholas and
the prince of Wales and Admiral Sir
John ; Fisher, naval aid to King Ed
ward, and Reginald McKenna, first lord
of the ;. admiralty, and a number of
lesser oflJcials were on the bridge of
the -. Standart.
'The measures taken to safeguard
Nicholas \u25a0 made him seem like a 'pris
oner of state when compared with
other royal personages wh*' have vis
ited Cowes during the regatta week.
The Standart dropped anchor between
two battleships, which, were Sur
rounded by other .naval vessels, while
small boats patrolled about the vis
itors constantly. Scotland Yards has
100 detectives at Cowes. and the Rus
sian police depa,rtnyv\t has an equal
representation. The Emperor -will re
main "aboard- ship during his visit ex
cept for ; a brief, trip ashore to the
Cowes naval school Wednesday morn
ing.; - X \u25a0
-. Three American yachts . are in the
harbor— Morton • F. ' Plant's lolanda,
Allison Armour's Utowana and An
thony J. Drexel's Margarita, which
Mrs. Leeds has chartered for the
week. Each of the American boats
is. entertaining a large Anglo-American
party.
. The" dinner aboard the Victoria and
Albert was brilliant. Besides the- king
arid queen and emperor and empress the
guests were the crown prince and
crown princess of Sweden, the prince
arid princess -of Wales, the duke and
duchess- of Connaught," Premier As
quith, Sir Edward Grey, Reginald Mc-
Kenna and M. Iswolsky. v
King Edward :in proposing a toast
to the emperor said:
• "I, am glad you have had the. oppor
tunity of seeing. the most powerful and
the largest r fleet ever assembled, but • I
trust- your majesty, will never look
upon those ships 'as : a* symbol of war,
but on the contrary as a protection to
our coasts and commerce and above all
as a means for upholding the interests
of/peace."
In responding Emperor Nicholas
said:
; "May the friendly welcome given by
: your; majesty and the queen and the
people: to the members of the duma
i and in the winter of my squadron be a
token » of the cordial relationship be
tween our two countries. "founded on
common interest and mutual esteem."
IF YOU NEED A; MEDICINE,
YOU SHOULD HAVE THE |EST
Although there are. hundreds of pre-
parations advertised, there Is only one
that really stands out pre-eminent aa a
remedy :> for diseases of tne kidneys,
liver and bladder.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the_
highest, for the reason that its remark^*
able health "restoring properties hai
been found to be just the remedy. need-
ed in thousands upon thousands of even
the most distressing? cases.
Swamp- Root makes friends quickly
because its mild and Immediate effect
is soon realized. It is a gentle, healing
vegetable compound — a physician's
prescription for a specific disease.
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything.
A Sworn Certificate of Purity is with
every bottle.
For sale at all drug stores, in bottles
of two sizes— so cents and SI.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE BY MAIL
In order to prove what Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder
remedy, will do for you, every reader
of The San Francisco Daily Call wh<>
has not already tried it may receive
a sample bottle by mail absolutely free.
Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton,
N. Y. Write today.
FRANK J. SULLIVAN
Union Labor Candidate for Mayor
will address a meeting on
THURSDAY EVENING, Aug. 5
at 8 o'clock, at the Lyceum Thea-
ter, near the corner of 29th and
Mission Streets. Ladies are invited.
By order of the Frank J. Salli-
van Central Committee.
STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITIONS AND AFFAIRS OF THE
QUEEN INSURANCE CO. j
OF AMERICA ;
OF NEW YORK. IN THE STATE OF NEW
TORK, on the 31st day of. December. A. D. - •
1908. and for • the year ending on that i»j. \u25a0
. Published pursuant to the Prorlalons of See- '
tlon 611 of the Political Code aad compiled t
from the annual statement filed wltb the In-
surance Commissioner of the State of Call- \
fornla. .
CAPITAL
Amount of capital stocfc paid up
. ia cash .$1.00O.00O.W» •
ASSETS
Loans on Bond* and Mortgages....? 71,000.0"> '
Cash MarkPt Valne of all Stocks
and Bonds owned by Company.... 6, 795,044. Cl
Cash In Company's Office... 1.5«0.,Y> ;
Cash in Banks 273.237. -in
Interest and. Rents due and acrru«d. 62,397. 70 «
I'remiums in due Course of Collec-
tion 607.001.73 :
Bills recelTable. not Matured, taken
for Fire and Marine Risks 66.00
Due from other Companies for . Re-
insurance on losses already paid. , 1,490.71
Total' Assets .57.51J.798.M :
'.^LIABILITIES ~~ a — -
losses adjusted and unpaid $ 06.092.11 -"
Losses In process of Adjustment . or
in Suspense .." 200.030.D4 .!
Losses \u25a0 resisted. Including expenses. >-38,550.00
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run-
ning one year or less. .$2,961,-
287.62'; , reinsurance. 50 per cent.. 1.450.633.51
Gross premiums on Fire Bisk* Run-
ning more than one year. *3.91 7.-
239.17; reinsurance pro rata 2.0D7.9CA.37 •
Taxes due or accrued, rr^rril^f-"". . . 11.665.13 . '
Return 'premiums and reinsurance
rremiums ,"n,ir,r>.m
other . liabilities 35.179.52 i
Total liabilities' 14,083, 451. 22 •
• INCOME
N«t cash aetoally received for Fire
premiums . .' .$4,354,376.75
Receired for interest on Mortgages. 3,22u.01>
RecelTed from interest and dlTi-
dends on Bonds. Stocks. Loans and
from all other sources 253,743.13 .
Gross increase In Book Value of
Ledger Assets ...., ,130.27. ;
Total income .j :... .$4.613.502. t2
EXPENDITURES "" J " == " =J
Net amount paid for Fire losses (in-
; eluding $274 .238.54 losses of pre-
' vloiw years) :..*. ...$2,343,431.55
Expenses of adjustment and settle-
ment of loesew 51.870.2t
Dirldends to Stockholders ........ 100.000.fl>*
Paid or allowed - for Commission
or Brokerage ... .£ 800.701.44
Paid for Salaries. Fees, and ' other
-charges for officers, clerks, etc. .. 415,496. 50 .
Paid for : State. • National and Local
taxes 99,593.7::
All other payments and expendi-
tures -- 259.411.et-
Total expenditures 94,076,611.43
Fire
Losses incurred during the year $2.438.155.0".
RISKS AND PREMIUMS
I Fire Risks rremiums
Net amount of Risks
written during the
-year 5109.164,372 $5,579,502.53
Net amount of Risks fcUßt
•\u25a0expired during the
year .............. 3D3.5G7.595 3.199,733.11
Net amount in force
December 31. 1908.. I 577.413.018 6.878..*rf)«.70 •
GEO. XT. BURCHELL, Vlce-Pres.
NEVETT S. BARTOW, Sec.
' Subscribed and sworn to before me, this •jctlj
day of Jannary. 1909. •
T. LIVINGSTON KENNEDY, Notary Public.
.ROI/LA V..WATT
ManaKer Pacific Department
Royal Insurance Building
. San FranrNco
\' 4 ", PROPOS.ILS
PROPOSAI^ FOR AIR COMPRESSORS.
Feed-water Heater. . Grease' Extractor, Uotwater \u25a0
Meters. - Rt»volut!o« Cuunt«», Gauges.' Kjpctor*. \u25a0"J
Oil Cups, CVnrks. Gate VaWes. Cast iron Pipe, and »
! Flttinss. Repair Parts for Pipeline Dredge.
Shaf ting. Sheet Zinc. Cap and Lag Screws. An-.
Tils. ; Chisels. Stock Dies, ; Saw Blades. -Hoes.
PeaTJes. \u25a0- Grindstones. Carborundum Wbe«-«». y
Sprinkling Cans, Demijohns. Slip and Wheeled
Scrapers. ' Canras . Belting. Magnesia Pipe. Corer- \
ing. Spelter. Sea-coal , Facing. Lead-color Paint. -
School Dcalts and Scats. Oak Lumber.' etc. Sealed
proposals i will be recelTed at the • office of the ' -
General Purchasing Officer. Isthmian Canal Com-
mission. Washington. D. C, nntll 10:30 a.m.. '
August' 23; »9t». at which - time they will t>e
opened in public; for . furnishing the aboTe-men-
tioned article*. Blanks ami general Information
relating to- this Circular ' (No. 527) may be ob-
tained from this office or the offices of" tht; As-
sistant Purchasing Agents. ' 24 State Street. New
York.CltT; 55 National Realty. Building. New
Orleans. La., and 10$tf North Point Street, San ,
Francisco, Cal. i also from the •V. S. Engineer
Office"* in , the following cities: Seattle. Wash.;
Ij>h Angeles. Cal. ; Baltimore. Md. ; Philadelphia. '
Pa.: Plttsbnrg. Pa.; Boston. Mass.; Buffalo. N.
Y. ;• CleTeiand, i»bioj Cincinnati. I Ohio; Chicago.
111.; St. Louis. Mo.: Detroit. Mich.; Milwaukee. •
.Wl*l; St. Paul. ' Minn.; Chattanooga, Term.:
LouisTlllc. Ky. : Mobile. - Ala.,: and GalTeston, •
Tex.; Commercial Club. Kansas City. Mo.; Cham- '
ber:of .Commerce. Quiney. 111., and Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade.' Taeoma, Wash. — -
F.C. Boggs.- Captain. Corps of Engineers, U. S.
A.. General Purchasing Officer. ..- . .
•* OFFICE : CONSTRUCTING QUARTERMAS-
TER. Fort Mason, \u25a0 San Francisco. Cal.. July 21.
1909. * Sealed proposals, in triplicate, for eon- \u25a0
structing road, concrete sidewalks and brick
gutters r in ' front of noncommissioned officers*
quarters at the Presidio of San Francisco. Ca!..
will, be received here untn 11 o'clock a. m..
August 3. \u25a0 1909. \u25a0 and . then opened. Information
and . blank forms of proposals . furnUhed on , ap-
pliction. * Proposals to be enclosed In sealed
envelopes." marked* -Proposals for Roads. Walk* „•—
aad Gutters at the Presidio of San ' Francisco.
Cal.," and addressed to Major Geo. McK. Wil-
liamson." Quartermaster. 0. . 3. ; A. \u25a0-
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE , AND STRAW—
Recruit Depot.. Fort McDoweU. Cat: July 30.
1909-rSealed proposals. In triplicate, will be
-•C received •at office of : quartermaster until ' 11 ' ;
"t, a: ' m. August 30. 19C9. and then opened, for
furnishing forage and straw for this post tor .
period beginning October 1. 1909. ; and ending
June 30. 1910. luformatton furnished on ap-
: plication. \u25a0 SAM'L'V. HAM. Q. M.
JIJSE CA^WANT ADS T
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