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VOLUME CVL— NO. .67.
BARTNETT PLAN
IS OPPOSED BY
E. J. LE BRETON
Receiver of California Safe De
posit and Trust Company Ob
jects to Rehabilitation
s
Committee Representing Quarter
. of Deposits Favors the Prop
osition to Reorganize
Prtest Is Made Against Receiv
er's Move to Have Ten Cent
Dividend Declared
DEVELOPMENTS IN
AFFAIRS OF BANK
hvceivrr I.+ Brrlon of the California
•nfr ricpotit and trust company
rrcommrnd* ajralnct adopting? tbr.
' nartnnt plan of rehabilitation, and
favors havfnir <be court order a divi
dend of 10 cents to the depositors
\ UK. list 18.
A committee of the depositor*, rep
resenting a quarter of the deponitn.
Indorse* the Bartnett scheme and
nnrets an extcnalon of «O daya in the
matter of the proposed dividend.
Bartnett'H utrheme in to aecure 91.
000.000 and put it mHIi a like amount
raised by the stock holders and effect
a urn nrsani/niliin to fully rehablll
tcte the Institution.
l.c Breton values the assets of the
\u25a0 ricfutist company ut $3^)40.429.79,
while Bartnelt and others Insist that
the? nre about jH».oon,oou.
|"-» J. US BRETON, receiver for
f~* . the California safe deposit and
, * trust company, yesterday re
.icoto<l the scheme of . Walter J.
•Bartnett for the rehabilitation of the
rlefunct company. He will ask Judge
<pawell Monday. August y6, to declare
an immediate dividend of 10 per cent.
After Le Breton had decided to op
j>t>se the Bartnett scheme the reorgan
' than $2,000,000, or a quarter of the
: Seposits, met an dappro\*ed the Bart
oett proposition of inviting $1,000,000
sf New York capital to re-establish
. '.he Institution. They will urge an ex-
of CO days on the proposition
st declaring a dividend.
Divergence of. Opinion
The situation yesterday^ resulted in
i wide divergence of opinion between
the receiver and the reorganize.^,
oacked up by a quarter of the de
positors.
"I can not recommend the Bartnett'
plan or offer to the depositors of the
• California safe deposit and trust
• company for acceptance," said lie
"Breton. "I make this statement for
'.Tie benefit of all the persons connected
with the project of reorganizing the
company. If any disappointments
should occur later on I wish to avoid
the accusations hereafter that, being
. familiar with the affairs of the Cali
fornia safe deposit and trust com
pany, I allowed representations to be
.made to the depositors and intending
investors which I "could not conscien
tiously indorse, and in whose accuracy
I did not beiieve."
Lack of Experience
The receiver, after two long confer
ences with Bartnett. former vice presi
dent and counsel of the defunct insti
tution, says that the lack of financial
?xperience of the men connected with
the project and the absence of con
servative principles and safeguards for
success ar, to his mind, unfortunate
, features of the enterprise.
Although-hc knew the plan before it
n*s submitted to him, he desired to
2nd out who were the people behind
the project. He has listened to Bart
nett. to the members of' the depositors
issociatiOfi and to Henry I. Kowalsky,
ivho says he represents interests that
iave offered to rehabilitate the bank.
In hiß statement issued yesterday Le
Breton says:
|T-:.'-tThe plan as explained to me was
:hat New York investors would be
ifked to furnish $1,000,000 capital for
i new organization on the condition
:hat the present stock holders of the
company would furnish a similar
imount, thus organizing a trust com
pany with a capital of $2,000,000. The
rompany so formed planned to buy the
rlaitns of the depositors of the defunct
sank and pay for them as follows:
"Twenty-five per cent in cash (using
in part the $900,000 now on hand).
"Fifty per cent in certificates of the
new trust company, payable in one,
two, three, four, five years, one-fifth
innuaMy* without Interest and security.
"Twenty-five per cent in. certificates
3f preferred stock of a company that
ivas to take over the shares owned by
:he California safe deposit and trust
rompany in the El Dorado lumber, com
pany. Pacific window glass company
md the Carnegie brick and pottery
rompany,
to Be.Objection;
"I do not believe the superintendent
>f banks would allow the new bank to
Jo business on those lines, because the
new bank would be crippled from its
inception.
"Waiving that objection, however,"
ac continued, "and leaving that difll
;ulty to.tlie solution 'of the promoters.
Continued on r«grc 2, Column 4
The San Francico Call.
SOME VAGARIES OF
THE GAS COMPANY
Charge to bljr consumer* donn
t<mn—-»»<) to 75 cents per 1,000
feet.
Charge to small householders—
$1 per 1,000 feet.
Average rate collected— Sß.723
cents per 1.000 feet.
AMOUNT OF HOLDUPt
Per Year.
For extra depreciation. ..$480,000
For "casualty, insurance
reserve" 30,000
For extra Insurance 18,000
Total holdup $525,000
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TBLBPHOXB KEARXY.BI
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — Clear; west wind; maximum
temperature, 60; minimum, 52. \u25a0 f
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, increasing
cloudiness; moderate north winds. Page 13
EDITORIAL
Some questions that Mr. Hellman might
answer. Page 0
How- California fares in the tariff. raise 6
Should correct the soTernment record. Pace •
Another dream of state dlrlslon. Page 6
Inspiration of the attack on Pinchot. Page 6
GRAFT
William Crocker, candidate for mayor, ex
cused from serTice on Calhonn jury. Page 14
POLITICAL
\u25a0Wis»»acres wonder at Tim Sulliran firm secur
ing Byron Stanzy contract. Page 3
Chairman of union labor party and Registrar
Zcmansky dispute size of Tote. Page 3
Primary glTes new power to Totcrs, who may
select IS party nominees for the board of
supervisors. Pace 3
CITY
Receiver E. J. Le Breton opposes Bartnett's
solieme to reorganize California safe deposit and
trust company. Page 1
Dr. Wallace I. Terry will resign as chief of
emergency hospital serrlce in October. Page 1
Lieutenant E. FI. Kin? of illustrious family,
arrested on charge of having passed bogus
checks in Los Angeles. . Page 1
Gas company's plot to extort $525,000 yearly
from email consumers through temporary rate
bared. Page 1
Failnre of the Calkins syndicate brings loss
of $10,000 to the Citizens' alliance and investi
gation Is under way' to determine upon 'what
anthorlty Captain McKlnery made the in
vestment. Page 3
Millionaire Dunpby talks lucidly at examina
tion as to his need of guardian. Page 14
Hobo returns gold piece given him instead of
nickel and is rewarded for honesty^ Pace 14
QTTRIIRHAM ..•••'.
O w i-* w XVJ9«a&«
Photographs of Mercury taken by Crocker
expedition . settle dispute about planetary
system. Pace 5
University professor? unearth rare specimen of
peacock In old lava beds. Page 5
Prominent Berkeleyane in automobile accident,
which results in the destructicn of machine,
by fire. Page 4
Child, aged 2 rears, run orfcr, but not seri
ously hurt. . Page 4
Agitation for the creation of Richmond
county. Page 5
Fitchburg schoolgirls take part In military
drills. ; " | Page 4
Oakland in need of more playgrounds for
children. Page 5
Peter White, pioneer lumberman, dies at his
Aiamcda home. Page 4
Mayor Mott favors subway in Twelfth street,
Oakland, for Key Route trains. Page 14
. Oakland bride of three months deserts sec
ond husband because .of peculiar religious
beliefs. Page 4
Oakland commissioner protests against small
park fund and suggests resignations. Page 4
COAST
James Warner, who stole Dr. BerthUum'e's
auto, is arrested in Marysville and machine
recovered. ' Page 14
Heirs of George B. McAneny ask for. letters
of administration on estate, which is said to be
worth $500,000. Page 9
Japanese Igborers abandon their strike on
Hawaii plantations, employers ' refusing to
yield. Page 1
EASTERN
Thaw introduces -evidence In his sanity bear
ing rcCectiDg on man be killed. ' Page 1
Sneaker Cannon carries ont threat to remove
committee chairmen who fought him on
rules. Page a
President Taft In official statement giTes bW
views on the tariff bill. Page 2
Congress finally : passes • and' President' Taft
signs the tariff bill. Page 1
A. Piatt Andrew appointed director of the
FOREIGN
Z^pprlin. airship s»Hs from Frankfort to
Cologne. Page 3
Stockholm's food snpply -is almost ex
hausted. Page!)
Crar of Russia tells Britons of desire for
general peace of nations. Page 2
SPORTS .
Coast league scores — Portland 3, i. San Fran
cisco 2; Oakland 7, ' Vernon 0; Los Angeles ,7.
Sacramento 0. Page 0
State league scores— Oakland 4, Fresno 3. •p 9
E<l Geers, veteran driver, badly hurt while
driving Annabelle Lee In -2:14 pace by. going over
embankment. .' Page 8
Cabs continue their winning" streak by taking
double header -and the Pirates lose " to
Brooklyn. ; Page 0
Pacific jockey club grants dates for Reno and
Anaconda meetings. . ' Page 8
B. •E. Montgomery's colt Bill Logan wins
the 2 year old pacing futurity stake '•" at
Salinas. \u0084 Pngc ß
At annual meeting of Public Schools : athletic
league, an active season -Is planned and 'officers
arc elected. Page 8
Jeffries 'galls for Europe -and Jack Johnson
fails to.show^up at pier. . Page S
Battling Nelson sues'swcll Philadelphia hotel
for $10,000" damages. ' > % Page 8
Johway: Reagan is matched to fijht Percy Cove
,for Mission club." . Page 8
MARINE
;» Korea carries light carro forthe far cast,', but
cabins are crowded with passengers. Page IS
SOCIAL
J Engagement of Mis* Ethel Hu«lng of • San
M«le« «nil Hurry Augustus Cahalan ! 'of ft San"
rraueWcu no lender a secret. _ Page O
SAN -Fl^N^
GAS COMPANY
SCHEME TO ROB
PEOPLE EXPOSED
City Attorney^ Office Uncovers
Bold Plot to Extort $528;000
Yearly From Users
Gross Discrimination in Favor
of Large Consumers Shown
by Temporary Rate
The city attorney's office exposed yes
terday a new and particularly bold at
tempt on the part of the San Francisco
gas and electric company to hold up the
city for 1528,000 during the year. At
the same time it was disclosed that the
company is using the $1 rate allowed
it temporarily by the court to discrimi
nate against the small house holders.
The large establishments down town
are not required to pay more than 60
to 75 cents for their gas, but the small
consumers are compelled to pay $1 for
the same service. The average rate
collected at present is 56.921 cents per
1,000 feet. City Attorney Percy V. Long
and Thomas E. Haven, his chief dep
uty* contend that this is ample proof
of the fairness of the 85 cent rate.
"The rate of $1 was suggested by the
company itself and was allowed tempo
rarily," said Haven. "Now we see tnat
the company is on this basis collecting
at an average of eighty-six and a frac
tion cents. It gives a low price in the
competitive district where the large
establishments are located, but it wants
the $1 rate for the small consumers,
whom it counts on to make up. what it
sacrifices to give, the competitive rate."
The peculiar operations of the gas
company were laid bare yesterday dur
ing the hearing before Commissioner
Heacock. The action is based on the
85 cent ordinance which the supervis
ors have adopted for the present fiscal
year. The company has obtained a tem
porary injunction, but Assistant City
Attorney Haven declared at the outset
that there were certain features o£ the
company's business into- which he de
sired to make immediate inquiry." This
investigation was begun yesterday and
it required but 'the single . session.,,, tp..
bring forth surprising developments.
J. D. i Butler, the auditor of the gas
company, was the. only witness called.
It was brought out that under the 85
cent rate the company collected only
an average of 82.723 cents. Under the
$1 allowance it assessed the consumers
an average of 86.921 cents. , This is
taken as proof that under the com
pany's own system of figuring it would
find the 85 cent rate profitable if equi
tably applied.
Haven made inquiry as to the com
pany's expense account and was sur
prised to find therein a charge against
the city of 5450.000 for "depreciation."
It is the first time the gas company
has made such a charge. Haven's sur
prise was the greater when he learned
that the^ account had been maintained
throughout the year at $600,000, but
that $120,000 actually expended in re
placements had been deducted and put
in a separate account. The; city attor
ney's office contends that depreciation
must be actual and not imaginary.
Figures Prove Startling
It appears that the company has in
augurated a system by which it de
mands of the city $600,000 a "year for
depreciation. Actual replacement is
deducted, but it appears again in a re
placement account and the city is
asked to make this sum good also.
"It is certainly a, startling system
of accounting," was Haven's comment.
"If you figure such depreciation,"
asked Haven of the witness, "why
don't you deduct it from the value of
your plant?" , V
"Because'we constantly renew," was
the answer. "By; replacement we keep
the plant to full value.'!
"Then. the amount of depreciation is
the amount of replacement if you fig
ure-that way," commented Haven.
.; "No," replied the witness; "we have
unavoidable depreciation."
Butler sprang another surprise a
few moments.later. when he announced
that the company had opened a casualty
insurance reserve 'account to the
amount of $30,000 a yeah which it ex
pected the city to .provide for. -
Just before adjournment Butler pro
duced.- another; new special, insurance
account to the amount of $18,000 /a
year,- which "the company insists the
city r must pay. This account, as- ex
plained by Butler,, covers such insur
ance as the company regards as too ex
pensive to place with com
panies. ' ; '
HARVARD M AN A PPOI NTED
DIRECTOR OF THE AlllNT
A. Piatt Aridrew Is i Successor of
Frank A. LeacH
WASHINGTON. „ Aug. S s.— President
Taft today sent to the senate the nomi
nation of A. \u25a0 Piatt . Andrew of f Massa
chusetts to be director of the i'mint.v ;
\u25a0'Andrew-, is to '\u25a0} \u25a0 succeed Frank A;
Leach, who resigned ;soracHime.- ago to
become president of .the People's water
company, of Oakland, Cal'. .
Andrew is . an. assistant " to Hho' Na
tional .monetary commission -and pro
feWsor .of economics in Harvard uni-
MORE STANFORD
WHITE STORIES
TOLD IN COURT
Sensational Testimony Given in
Thaw Sanity Hearing Con
cerning Man He Killed
Episodes in Life of Dead Archi*
tect Similar to Affair With
Evelyn, Nesbit
WHITE PLAINS, N. T., Aug. 5.—
More- of those stories 'which , have
stained the memory of Stafford White,
stories that paralleled the tale of the
Madison Square tower room as told by
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. \u25a0 were related at
the Thaw sanity hearing: before Jus
tice Mills today. They were told first
by witnesses called in Harry IC Thaw's
behalf and then by Thaw himself, who
testified, hoping to show that things he
knew about White were not "delu
sions" and that .this phase of the state's
attack on his sanity Is unfounded.
Thaw may be called again tomor
row. The attorneys will sum up Sat
urday and Justice Mills hopes to ren
der a decision next week.
Stories About White
David X. Carvalho, the New York
handwriting: expert testifying for
Thaw. . told of episodes connecting
Stanford White with two young: women
whom it is alleged he tried to ruin.
One was Miss Mac McKenzie,. an ac
tress, and the other's name was given
as "Sue Parker." From Miss McKen
zie. Thaw's attorney - had obtained a
note which figured in the trial as the
"mushroom letter."
White was represented as the author.
It was read in court today. It was
concerning this that Miss .McKenzie
had said, according to Thaw, that her
father would kill both' herself and
White if he had seen the contents.
Letter Written by White
The letter was dated April 11 and
is as \u25a0 follows: ' " '
I am the most twfulest frand when It comes
to letter writing. It is no u*e.. I bate what
Peter Pooling calls "writephoha," and a bad
case at that. lam flad you arebaring auch a
sood time. A dose of hope, after all, lg, the
best medicine anj of os can takeV 'Wbatercr yon
do, howcrer, do not comeback' prettier or : more
all ur ln jr t ha n you were, for ur-Hjy • those'circum
*tances I could not be responitMe'foV myactionV
and , then there would fee "real .. titmble.'V :'
By the way, wben I 8I 8 that fill boat going to
sail? The social whirl has opened and Is really
quite good. Seriously, when, are- you coming
back? I-OTinifly. , .
\u25a0Instead, of a name, the letter was
signed with what the witness declared
as a hand opened with what looked like
porcupine quills extending from it.
Jerome explained that this was Stan
ford White's regular signature in let
ters to his friends... .
Sue Parker Affidavit
Carvalho testified as : to an affidavit
which he said "Sue Parker" made, de
scribing .an alleged attempt of White
to ruin her when she first came to New
York as a young chorus girl. The
woman's affidavit, Carvalho said, de
scribed in detail how White had first
met, her when she was 17 years old and
later taken her to a place known at
"The Eagles Nest," given her .wine anfl
either ruined her or ; attempted to.
Asked why she was willing to tell this
story regarding a man who, after all,
had been kind to her, Carvalho testified
that th« girl said, "He has taken from
me more than I'ever'got from him-and
no wthat he is dead and I am destitute
I feel justified in selling the letters for
what I can get." She- produced a bun
dle of letters which shesaid White had
written her" and offered them for sale
to Thaw's attorneys for $3,000.
The letters were finally bought the
witness said, for $500,' with the under
standing that the owner was to receive
$500. more if they could be used at the
first trial. : . ; \u25a0 -.;
Thaw-on the Stand
When Thaw took the stand the dis
trict attorney seemed anxius to let him
tell all ,he knew, evidently with the
hope that' the witnesses* palpable eag
erness to talk on this themq would
show "Justice Mills that he was insane
on the subject." [.., * ; : ;
And Thaw was eager to' tell. /'•;..
\u25a0 "This thing i" am going to /tell you
now," lie , said,.* "affected: me .very se
riously at the time." .
He described in detail the alleged ex
perience of- a girl whom he > said .White
.tried .to. wrong when t she was .' but 'l6.
lie sai" dthat" af tter winning her, confi
dence, 'White lured the girl "to his
place in Twenty-fourth street,,: New
York. The girl escaped, through a lucky
chance, he said, and later obtained a
large sum of -money from White under
threat of a Vsui t.V. ' After . that, L; he' con
tinued, White, had: the 'girl- boycotted,
so* that ;for several years > ahe could -not
play, an /engagement at any theater in
New. York. / ' ;
.'• '"This woman now,',* .continued. Thaw,
"is one of the foremost actresses on the
American' stage." . ,
Thaw gayc the. f location of \u25a0 four
places '2 ho ; said .White" maintained ' fof
immoral'purposes.'-' ; . \u25a0',:' \_ 'J ;. .-\u25a0
belmas Received $50,000 i
,• Mrs.; Mary Copley.-Thaw. mother, of
thcnprisoner, Hook 'the 'stand t at 1 2:50 p;
"m. i Yi She i told-V why^ her); son ; dismissed
DalphinSM.t Delmas/fhis^chief Tcounsel
in : the v first case;*' Delmas lwas » engaged
mainly Jfori the i.'surnrninff^upigshe^said,'
andiCwith^that'ihislwo"rk^wasidorie.^;iij
y^'Hb wmuch^didiMf.iDelmas^receive?".
askcd^Mr. ; iMorachauser.y.> .;:: '^'3 i
" "He; wasi to-have r received. s2s,ooo, but
he: got $50,000.'* * • '..;\u25a0; \u25a0;
Not a Perfect Tariff bill
AFTER signing the_ Payne tariff bill yesterday President * Taft
issued a statement. embodying, his views of theimeasure, from
which the following excerpts are taken: • .
I have 'signed the Pa/ne tariff bill because I believe it to be
the.result of sincere effort. on the part of the republican party to „
make a downward revision, and to comply with the promises of the
platform as they have been generally understood and as I have,
interpreted them in the campaign.
This is not a perfect tariff bill, nor a complete compliance with
the , promises made, strictly interpreted, but the fulfillment free
from citicism in respect to a subject matter involving many
schedules' and thousands of articles could not be expected.
. . This is not a free trade bill. It is not intended to be. The
republican party did not promise to make a free trade bill.
The corporation tax is a just and equitable measure, which
it is hoped will produce a sufficient sum to prevent a. deficit, and
which, incidentally, 'will -secure valuable statistics and information
concerning the. many corporations of the country.
SON OF ILLUSTRIOUS
FAMILY IN PRISON
Officer, Said to Be Lieutenant King, Taken
Into Custody by. Secret Service
A man declared by the local secret
service to be Lieutenant E. H. King, son
of General Horatio King and member of
one of the most illustrious families in
American history, was arrested -.in
this city yesterday afternoon on advices
from Los Angeles, where he is accused
of having 1 passed a number of worth
less checks. The specific charge which
has placed an honored name on the
prison register grew out of a \u25a0 $65
transaction with the Hamburger de
partment store in Los Angeles.*
' King, who is but '29 years of age,
sought to conceal his identity and gave
his name as Major G. S. Anderson.
Harry Moffatt, chief of the local secret
service agency; searched his effects
and it was then discovered that the
young man was not only- of distin
guished ancestry, but had himself
served, his country bravely and well in
Cuba, in China and in -the Philippines.
Nephew- of Gen. Charles King
;- The young man is the nephew of
General Charles King.' noted alike as
a ' soldier " and novelist. His \u25a0 aunt is
Mrs. Mary King Waddington, widow of
a' former' French ambassador to Great
Britain. • Mrs. Waddington's memoirs,
published in the magazines and later,
in book form, were one of the literary
features of the last few years. Young
King's sister. Helen, married Baron
yon Giskra, at one time secretary J of
the Austrian embassy at Washington,
but now Austrian minister to Mexico.
It was the lieutenant's niece,. Miss
Esther-King, who xnveiled the monu
ment to the martyred heroes of the
prison ships of the revolution in New
York last year, when Taft, then presi
dent elect, made the principal address.
The family owns vast stretches of land
in Texas, and It is sai dthat an offer of
$10,000,000 was recently refused^for the
property. • / "
DR. TERRY TO QUIT
HOSPITAL SERVICE
Chief Surgeon of Emergency In»
stitutions Intends to Retire
to Private Practice
Dr. Wallace I. Terry, for two years
chief surgeon of the San Francisco
emergency hospital service, will resign
his office in October. The reason given
for; this action is that Dr. Terry's
present position with the city inter
feres with his private practice. Prom
inent among the; prospective phy
sicians who have j been mentioned as
the possible successor of Dr. Terry are
Dr. Reuben C. Hill, Dr. James .T. Wat
kins, Charles • B. -Pinkham and Drs.
Bush, Russ ; and -Russell.'
.The board of health has not been
officially notified of Dr. Terry's inten
tion, but the rumor' that he was about
to resign, which had been current for
several days, was verified ; last evening
by Dr. Terry. - In speaking of the mat-,
ter Dr. Terry; said :j -
"I shall ; resign my; position .a s chief
surgeon, of -\u25a0= the; emergency -hospital
service some time in October, probably
in the early part of ; the month.- „ I am
prompted to take this action because
of the \u25a0 great amount of ' time required
to .attend;: to .the", duties , of that office,
thereby .'preventing sufficient time to
attend to, my; private .practice/
: Dr. Terry said that he was satisfied
with the\work of the service since he
had .been its chief. - . ) : ; : ' ,
- While 'there; is no active campaign
being made to ; secure ' tho position
which will; be made vacant by Dr.
Terry,; friends of the physicians named
are urging their merits. Dr. Charles
B. Pinkham,*. a" ".former chief i of the
service, is .•especially prominent 'ag a.
possible", successor., ; He has not; stated
his \ willingness to the "appoint
ment,] but he"; has many friends who are
solicitous t ih r - his- behalf.^:; Dr. f, Hill f s
also .popuiarly) i' men tioned. v , (Dr. :{ Pirikf
ham ] is j still "In the|emejrgrericy ? hospital
servlc'cH being -'ani assistant" surgeon. -Ur.
HlllfresignedTseVeralvmohths ago." - .
|#^Mgschools :Are ;
—President Taft
King himself is a famous athlete,
hunter and polo player. His ponies
were among the best while he was sta
tioned in Washington;
In the" career so brilliant in environ
ment'and "promise and' so sordid in' its
climax there is a strange hiatus of two
years. There is a lapse In the period
from 1907 to 1909. According to King
himself he served for a time at the
McCloud reformatory at Minneapolis,
and this, it i sthought, may account
for the discrepancy.
Born at the Presidio
The records show that King was born
at the Presidio at San-Francisco in 18S0.
His grandfather's record in the civil
war. and that of his father and uncle
gained him admission to West Point.
He was graduated in IS9B a member of
the famous class that left the academy
for the battlefield. He served with- dis
tinction in Cuba, the Philippines and In
China. He was given special mention
by General Mac Arthur for. bravery* at
Tlabuan.. : Later he entered tho cavalry
service and then became a member of
the Philippine scouts. During the war
he was breVet captain.
\u25a0 - Recently he -was' employed under the
name of Major G. S. Anderson as mili
tary instructor at the California mili
tary academy at Santa Monica. He ha*
been in San Francisco just a week. Se
cret Service Agent Moffatt received a
wire yesterday from Los Angeles say
ing that the man was wanted not only
on a charge of passing bogus checks,
but also for impersonating an* officer
and a secret service agent. With De
tectives McPhee and Taylor he located
King at Sixth and Mission streets.
v King refused to discuss his family af
fairs and declared that he had simply
impersonated Lieutenant King. Moffatt
declared, however, that the identifica
tion was complete.
COLLINS ASKS U. S.
COURT FOR LIBERTY
His Petition for New Writ Is
Promptly Denied by
Judge Van Fleet
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. George D. Collins gave a sort of
dying twitch when he filed a petition
for a writ of habeas corpus yesterday
in : the United States circuit court. It
was the hope of Collins that United
States District Judge William C. Van
Fleet would grant the petition, allow
the writ and command the defendant
to go his way in peace to Canada.
But such was not the. result, as the
petition was denied and the judge took
occasion inform the prisoner that,
independent of the merits of the ap
plication, it appearing from the peti
tion that Collins is being held by the
state authorities, his remedy is byjwrit
of error to the supreme court of the
state on_ Its refusal to grant his ap
plication; for habeas corpus, as alleged
in the petition. .
.In a well penned, letter addressed
to the court Collins said that the points
and authorities in the new petition
were different; from those passed upon
by the United States supreme court in
his previous writ. Among other alle
gations Collins said that he was \ held
in the penitentiary without- any^ cer
tified' copy -of any judgment of the
supreme court of California.
.He further alleged that his imprison
ment; was contrary. \o the constitution
of the United States, that In his
conviction the treaty between Great
Britain arid the United States had been
violated and f that the only reason;that
prevented him from returning . to, Ca
nada was liiis imprisonment in San Quen
tin.; He-aiso set. up-that.his caso ' wa'»".
influenced by local prejudice.; The re
mainins^.alle.arations were the same as
in his- petition to the state;court.'
PBICE FIVE CENTS.
TAFT PUTS
SIGNATURE
TO TARIFF
President Approves Revision as
Placed Before Him by Both
Branches of Congress
Congressman Payne, by Whose
Name Measure Is Known,
Presents It to Executive
Head of Nation Jollies Senators
tWho Failed to Secure
What They Wanted
Official Statement Issued From
the White House Regarding
Newly Enacted Law
WASHINGTON. Aug. s.— The
tariff has been revised and the
extraordinary session of con
gress has been brought to a
close. Both houses adjourned sine die
officially at R o'clock tonight. That is
the time entered, upon the journals, but
as a matter of fact the house adjourned
at 5:33 p. m. and the senate at S:SS
p.m.
The closing hours were unlnterest-'
ing. The revision had been according
to the desires of some and with the
hearty 'disapproval of others, and the
last two days had been consumed by
members of the senate in expressing
their satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
The conference report was agreed to
by the senate. 47 to 31. at 2 p. m., and.
soon afterward the. concurrent resolu
tion making certain changes in the
leather schedule was adopted by both
houses.
The Vote in Detail
The following is the vote in detail:
yeas!
Aldrich D«p«v Larimer
Borah Die* McCoraber
Bonrne Dixon OliT«r
Br»dl»y Dnpont P»f •<
Br«nd«je» Elifaw n *^»*
Broira Flint If, rkla *
BttUteler Frye . | u «*
Bnrkett , Gamble . foot
Burnham . Gursenheim Bc»tt .
Burros Hale Smith (Mich )
Carter H«ybum Smoot
Clark (Wy».) JoJuwon Stephen»oa
Crane > Jooes SatWUad
Crawford Kean Warner
Cullom Lodje Wetmor* — «7
Curtis
NAYS: •
Bacon DolliTer Newlaada
Bailey Fletcher Oterman
Bankhead lo»ter Baynter ;
BeTeridse - Itaxsr -B»yn«r
Prittow Oira i""*^
Cliamb«riain Ilurae* i 1i 11 *^ 01 ?..^ •.
Clapn !•* Follett* sn>J«b «Md >
Clay Mclaoria btmth (8. C.) .
Cnlbenon *£artin Stea*
The pairs on the bill were as follow.,
those for it being first mentioned:
Brin* with Johnson; DUliarham with Till
man; Gallinfer with Taylor; Nixon with Owen;
Richardson with Clark-* (Ark.); 'Warr«B with
Money, XcEaery with Ditis.
Arrival of Presideent
President Taft arrived at the capitol
at 4:45 and entered the president*
room., His appearance there, the first
since being: president, caused congress
men to form in line to be received by
him. There was a constant procession
of hand shaking statesmen through
the president's room from the time of
his. arrival until his departure at 5:50
o'clock.
At "six minutes past 5 the Payne
tariff bill, as the measure will be
known, was .laid before the president.
He picked up a pen supplied by Chair
man Payne, which had been used by
both the vice president and the
speaker in signing the bill, and at
tached his signature.
After writing "William H. Taft" the
president added. "Signed five minute*
after 5 ; o'clock. August 5, 1399 —
W. H. T."
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Cabinet Members Present
With the president at the time were
Secretary Knox, Secretary MacVeash.
Attorney General Wickersham. Post-^
master General Hitcheovk. Secretary
Nagle. Secretary Wilson. Senator Id
rich, Representative Payne and' many
I others of the senate and house.
• As the senators filed into the room
the president had something of a per
sonal nature to say to each, and good
nature appeared to be overflowing-
Senator Taliaferro of Florida, in rath
er a plaintive tone. said:.
"Mr. President, surely you are not
going to sign that bill with that pine
apple paragraph in it?"
He referred to the fact that he had
the duty increased on pineapples in
the. senate, but the advance was elim
inated in conference.
"What would you have me do? Shall
j I strike out pineapples altogether or
! just write in a rttte to suit youT* acked
Mr. Taft. laughingly.
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-A 'short time afterward Senator
Fletcher of Florida was telling th»
president goodby. The Floridan wai.
dismissed with a "Goodby. old Pine
apples;-; take, care of yourself."
The president tried to mollify Sen
ator Warren for his' disappointment
over "free hides, and he greeted Sen
ator Hsyburn. who sj^'d on the iioor
today that no rate in the Mil was too