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SULLIVAN ASKS
WHY HE SHOULD
BE MADE MAYOR
Answers Question by Pointing
to His Birth and Reputation
• as San Franciscan
Declares He Is a Candidate Be
cause He Can and Will
; Be Elected
1
"You have a chance to vote for a
boy who was born in San Francisco.
. Vote for me. Think of my reputation.
Think what I have suffered in the
- Mutual saving bank. 1 was • a monu
ment of strength that the depositors
could look up to and'say. Thank God.
we have one honest director." " — Fran
. Cis J. Fullivan, candidate for union
labor nomination for mayor.
Sullivan started his spellbioding cam
paign in the Mission last night. The
' i?pielerß of the Lyceum theater in Mis
sion street near Twenty-ninth an
r.ounced loudly that it was a free show
and the place was filled with men,
women and children. Moving picture*
of clowns opened the bill; then the cur
tain went up and Frank J. Sullivan
was discovered sitting behind a
valise full of speech.
• V"l. have been the victim of three at
tempts at assassination," declared Sul
livan, advancing to the footlights.
& "The first was when some one tried
to inveigle me Into an apartment at
Fell street and Van Ness avenue. Then
1 was struck down 20 feet from my
office by a thug and Dr. Gibbons said
to me, "1 don't believe in guardian an
gels, .but if I did. I would say that a
K'uardian angel saved you; it is provi
dentfal that you are alive today." '*.
AMvKD TO SPEAK L.OFDER
"The third attempt*" —
"Speak louder. Mr. Sullivan," inter
• rupted a voice from the middle of the
right aisle.
"The third attempt," continued Sul
livan in a louder voice, "was while
'myself and & certain editor were sit
ting in my office; a sudden shot of
brick came in and demolished my door.
. It was intended to strike me."
"Why don't you get protection the
same as Heney?" asked a voice from
the middle of the right 'aisle.
"Because I am only an unpretentious
citizen who seeks suffrages, and in
the terrible financial condition of San
Francisco if you don't elect a man who
will put his hand on the wheel and
. hold it fast the city will drift to hope
less bankruptcy," answered Sullivan.
DONT DEPEND OX ARMED 3IE.V
"But I am glad yoa asked that ques
tion. I don't depend on armed men.
Who can say aught of the record of
Frank J. Sullivan?"
"Nobody," answered a voice from the
. middle of the, right aisle.
'"We don't want any more thugs em
ployed in San Francisco," continued
Sullivan. ''We don't want any more
"automobiles. All the thuggery and
extravagance must l>e done away with.,
The % proposition to be considered is,"
• Who shall be mayor?"
"Frank J. Sullivan," cut in a voice
from the middle of the right "aisle.
"Who was the man that defended the
park laborers?"
"Frank J. Sullivan." shouted a, voice
from the middle of the right aisle.
-At this point a dog ran barking
through the hall.
"My motto is, do unto others" —
continued Sullivan.
"Bow, wow, wow," interrupted the
dog. S*S|
WOOD IV FAVOR OP SCHMITZ
"What was the record of Frank Sul
livan at Sacramento? I voted for low
freights and low fares. I thank God
for those votes. .One of the proudest
moments of my life was when I voted
for the working man. When I was
stricken down by that thug I was about
to makrr three speeches, and before
next week has ceased to be I will de
liver one of them. It is on the living
wage.
"Who was the man who tried to
stay the hand of the destroyer of the
City h:ill?"
'.'Frank J. Sullivan." came a voice
from the middle of the right aisle.
. "Yes, sir," acknowledged Sullivan; "I
<iid not intend to refer to it tonight.
Let me say something in favor of Eu
}?cne E. Schmitz: He improved the hall
of records."
A listener fell off a chair at this point
:tnd created a momentary diversion.
••When they had literature about the
• i<- <mt*>r." resumed Sullivan, "they
never said a word about Ocean Shore,
, ... the two Kot together. The man
\u25a0\v!:o owns the hidden hand talks of the
civic center and of Paris and Berlin,
where there are no civic centers, for I
know them as well as I know San Fran
«-:sco. That civic center was an in
famous real estate swindle.
TALKS OF BOGUS REFORMERS
"And then the banks, yes, the banks—
savings hanks — the Mutual savings
bank — when they have an honest direc
tor they let him out at two days' no
\u25a0 tice. They are reformers, but let me
tell you that the angels have no beards,
as the little girl remarked to her
mamma, and certain reformers with
beards will go to heaven by a close
shave. '
"I don't know how it is that we have
*uch «t bad board' of works appointed
by my friend — oh, my friend— -the poet
Taylor. They are all bogus reformers.'
J^et us hope that the prayers of the
faithful will have a good effect upon
their lives. -
•;Why am I a candidate for mayor?
Not for the little salary, but to show
you that there is one man born and
raised in San Francisco . who can dedi
cate himself to the wishes of the peo
ple; to raise the city from therslough
of despond; to give wage workers good
wages: to give the, teachers and the
ftablemen what they are entitled to. I
am a candidate for mayor because I :
can and will be elected."
•Three cheers for' Frank J. Sulli
van,** fhouted a voice from the middle
of. the. right ai sit. V
WILY JAPANESE SKIPS
WITH FUNDS OF MESS
Junior Officers of Cruiser. Are
Out of Pocket.
[Special Dhpaich to The Call]
VAL.LEJO, Ausr. s.— Another wily
\u25a0 Japanese mess- attendant 'in j the navy
lia». p-ono wrong. This time the junior
officers* mess of" the ."cruiser California
is mourning the leave : taking of Kaku,
who made away with $240 given him to
pay ', local merchants for provisions
purchased for the rhess. •
'-_*he Japanese was given .the money
Monday, and nothing was thought of.
\u25a0 the -matter until" it.'was learned that
he liad ovorstayed liis leave."
. .Not a trace of the oriental has been
•een since Monday.
Records of Men
the Independent
Republicans Want
for Supervisors
THESE are the men chosen
by the conference of ind^-,
pendent republican clubs
for republican nomination
for\ supervisors:. -.
Paul Bancroft, real estate deal
er; -• member.C incumbent board;
president Direct Primary League
of California and active worker
in the cause of direct primary
legislation; active on side of-re-'|
form in' republican politics for'
several years; chairman super
visorial building committee; re
duced telephone rates twice;
voted for S5 cent. gas; voted for.
Hetch Hetchy project and Lake
Eleinor bonds.
Charle* Murdock. printer, head
of C. A, Murdock Press; member
incumbent board; has not taken
popular side on several public
questions; active advocate- of
Hetch Hetchy water' project and
member of the supervisors' com
mittee .which went to Washing
ton on behalf of San Francisco's
fight for Hetch Hetchy grant;
member civil service commission
under Mayor Phelan; member' of
reform board of supervisors
elected in 1303; nominated for
supervisor in 1907 on republican,
democratic and good government
league tickets.
Alonxo B. McFarland, secretary
Pacific auxiliary fire alarm com
pany; conspicuously a good citi
zen, but never active in politics
before; foreman of the grand jury
preceding sitting grand jury. •
L. B. Slbley, contractor; active
ly interested in reform politics
for many years, but never as a
candidate; led the fight against
Fred Eggers* domination of
thirty-sixth district .politics for
years." \Z-~~ i> ' ."'
E. C. Prlber, retired vineyard
ist: president of the German hos
pital; lived in the thirty-seventh
district for many years; never
took an active part in politics.
Matt Harris Sr., member Van
Arsdale-Harris lumber company;
lived in Mission many years; be
yond contributing liberally to
funds for anti-machine fights has
taken no active part in politics.
Kdward 1,. Cutten, senior mem
ber B. M. Atchinson company,
commission merchants; never
took active' part in politics, until
1907, when he was nominated for
treasurer on good, government
league and democratic tickets.
C. W. Rlffee, insurance agent;
prominent improvement club
worker in the Sunset district and
active in the independent repub
lican fight against Maestretti in
the thirty-ninth district for five
or six years.
Thomaw It. UnJlntT. carpenter;
has taken active interest in poli
tics since organization of the
united republicans;'' was a dele
gate for Partridge, from the
thirty-third district in 1905.
Fred 1.. Ililmcr. president Fred
L. Hilmer company, wholesale
dairy produce; resident of thirty
seventh district; has never taken
an active interest in politics;.en
joys reputation of good citizen.
William M. SjmoD, member
firm of Symon Bros., draymen;
has been active in politics as
vigorous opponent of the Herrin
machine in the thirty-first dis
trict; taken prominent part In re
publican reforms for several
- years; republican nominee for
supervisor in 1907.
Tlioma. s. William*, tailor, re
tired member Williams, Bros.; one
of the pioneers of the independ
ent anti-machine republican
movement In the forty-first dis
trict.
Michael Mfrlgun, dealer in
paints and oils;: identified with
anti-machine republican politics
In the- thirty-eighth district for,
many years.
'Alexander Rnsnell. mining op
erator; elected recorder about 20
years ago over. opposition of Boss
Higgins; has not taken active
interest in politics for many
years.
Herbert I* Rothcblld, attorney;
never before identified with poll-"
tics.
E. S. Fyfe, real estate dealer,
member firm Fyfe' & DePaoli;
has taken active interest in poli
tics in • Mission for many years;
was one, of Ruef's most Vigorous
opponents.
- *
David McLennan, - machinist;
treasurer San Francisco labor
council ; employe state labor bu
reau for 4 \i years; ousted 'to
make room for Daniel Reilly,
"push" state senator.
J. C. Sala, "."-manufacturer- of
surveyors' and engineers' \u25a0 insUro"-.
ments; president Italian benevo
lent society; has not been ac
tively interested in politics.
PLASTER; CAST USED TO
RELIEVE DR. BURDETTE
Noted Humorist-Divine Sustains
Injury to Spine
LOS ANG ELES, - Aug. ' s.— Dr. Robert
J. Burdette, the noted humorist and
Baptist preacher who is seriously ill as
the result .of an Injury to the: spine
sustained in a fall last March, was
placed in- a , plaster cast today. His
spinal cor\l has become .affected by the
seveVe .concussion ', produced .\by the; fall'
and • the physician 'in attendance says
that-t hiß , body must -be held . rigi.d \u25a0 for
several months. . :•'*''"
Take an, outing on- the .Ocean Shore
Railway -and, enjoy ;; s the .-beautiful
beaches and.' grand scenery.VTrain"serv
ice ; to Tun i ta p [ Glen 3(3B: miles from San
Francisco) .-connects ; with/stage; for: San
Oregorlo,' Pescadero and ; Pebbl c' Beaqh.'
For schedules see • published I time r card
in this paper. \u25a0 : "^I&BKfUB£2B£&£SSk
THE- SAy; FBIAyGISCO^CAIiE. ERIDAjK :;AUGPST- 6. 19091
PRIMARY GIVES NEW
POWER TO VOTERS
Republican Electors to Select
Eighteen Party Nominees for
Board of Supervisors
Forty-two Are in Field, 37 In
: dorsed and 1 8 Pledged to
Reform Alovements
The republican electors of San
Francisco will find on their \u25a0; primary
ballot a field of 42 candidates from
which they may select 18-: party nomi
nees to the board of supervisors. < Out
of the whole number 3" have the in
dorsements of * organized movements
within or without the party.
Only six of the republican super
visorial aspirants have, no formal in
dorsements by republican organizations
of one sort or another. Three of these
were put on the ticket by the Sullivan
wing of the county committee with the
expectation that they would be in
dorsed by the businessmen's committee;
one was put on by the incumbent su
pervisorial combination, one put him
self on, hoping to get; the independent
republican conference indorsement, and
the sixth is just running for republi
can nomination for supervisor.- ,"\u25a0.-.\u25a0''>
TIME FOR SEARCHING ' RECORDS
The voters of San Francisco have
demonstrated repeatedly "by \u25a0 the man
ner of their voting that they consider
the legislative branch the most im
portant of their governmental scheme.
The character of the. supervisorial
nominations has frequently determined
the fate of a ticket in San Francisco.
At the general elections the people
have voted with discrimination for su
pervisorial candidates and without re
gard to partisan lines. ,
Under the delegate convention system
some party, bosses thought it unneces
sary to search thfe records of men
nominated to the board of supervisors.
Other party bosses have been ex
tremely careful. ln the selection of their
supervisorial nominees and- to that care
may be ascribed no little of their suc
cess at the polls. V-?'. -
For the first time* in the history of
San Francisco the rank and file of the
republican party is to have, direct voice
In the nomination of the" party's candi
dates. The enactment of the' direct pri
mary election law has changed the sea
son for searching records of candidates.
That season was subsequent to the con
ventions under'- the old system. Under
the new it is properly before the pri
maries:
EIGHTEEN*; GIVE PLEDGES „
Eighteen^ of the 42 aspirants for re
publican . nomination to the board of
supervisors have been . indorsed by the
conference of the ' independent repub
lican clubs. Presumably that confer
ence searched the records of the men
to whom it. gave its indorsements. Its
committee: on supervisors spent several
weeks in preparing the report which
was ratified by the conference. There
were men on' that committee who were
entirely familiar with San Francisco's
politics and they evidently made their
selections with an eye 'upon that por-
tion of the republican vote' of San
JFrancisco;: which has aligned itself
with reform movements regardless of
partisan lines for several years.-
The: 18! candidates indorsed; for su
pervisors by the independent repub
lican conference -are the only" super
visorial- candidates .who are definitely
and formally pledged to anything like
a platform. Each of the 18 has sub
scribed to a declaration of principles
which pledges him to a definite and
certain course of action in the event
of his nomination and election.
PROMISES OF CANDIDATES
He is pledged to work and vote for
the consummation of the Hetch Hetchy
municipal ; water project; ' to work for.
the purchase of the Spring Valley wa
ter company's, plant at a fair agreed
price or in the event of failure to agree
upon a' price to bring condemnation
proceedings : to , work and vote for a
gas rate which will pay fair dividends
only on the actual valuation of the gas
company's ; investment to the exclusion
of stock based on abandoned equip
ment ,and .. water; : Xo, work and' .vote
against the granting of a monopoly of
lower. Market -street to any "railroad
company; to rebuild, a city, hall ade- '
quate to- house /all' the city's offices; '
to maintain the present retail liquor :
license; to carry out, the will of; the
people as ; that-, will < may be . expressed :
at the polls when the Geary street
railroad bond proposition is again sub
mitted. ;•* \u25a0 - '\u25a0" : 'fV
RECORDS ARE FURNISHED
Those pledges are' of .interest to' the
voters of San_; Francisco. They hinge
upon | the issues of | the : campaign. The
records of -the men -who have . signed
those pledges may have some 'bearing
upon the manner of their/ redemption.
The Call has searched -the records "of
the independent republican'conference's
candidates for supervisors as It has
searched the records of other candi
dates. Those records are given here-,
with as other records have been:given
to thet'readers of'The:Callfand as still
more will. be ; given • before the: primary
campaign ends on August 17.'
OSWALD TELLS OF BIG
REDLIGHT GRAFT* SYSTEM
Notorious Dive Keeper, Testifies
-to Making Deal for Officials
' 'LOS ] ANGELES.^; Aug. 5.— -The story
of^how^a .new red" light; district was
built \up'*qn"; strict business lines, with
headquarters in; one ' of : the -modern of
fice ; buildings ;Jn ' the heart of i the city,
where deals.,- could \be /put through and
books ' and v records^ of ; .-all 'transactions
kept, and^all'urider- the; alleged
tion* of . city bfflcials,^ was_ told today fin
Judge, Davis'J'courtw in vContinuing Ithe
testimony^. begun ; yesterday^by ": JCick Os
wald s in ; ; the ; - trial ! of j; former Chief " of
Police ;} Thomas .' H."; Broadhead,'. charged
with" accepting bribes. "" k ~
V .Oswald^today. ;' carried ! the \u25a0 story for
ward; from! the; point 'itj was brought to
yesterday iwhen*' he ; testified to having
made a deal jwi th t f ormerj Mayor ; A". C.
Harper and former . Police" Commissioner
Schenck > •, for afrom'.prosecu
tion in^- his jOperationlof i^heiVed; light
district' forHhe part which; involved the
payment Vof sums to
various : '"city officials, 'J among '\u25a0.:« them
Broadhead. \,' . \u25a0 '*; ' ' /; : . -.
I : Much o( ;. the testimony ,• ftivenV today
concerned -iHarpc'r^andv.Schenck'.'i and
vigbro.us '. objections, were .interposed by
Broadhead's." attorneys",'; ;but> f upon the
statementV"of>Deputy .'District* Attorney
For d-V that';: he' ,: Will > show.^ later Vthat
Broadhead ; was \u25a0 a ; part neri with* 'Harper,'
Schenck v- and s others "s to -fa. conspiracy
.which \existed it . was .permitted to •go
into:the"record.;v ;\; \ 'V; ' ' ' •
JAPANESE- WOMAN ; SEEKS f DIVORCE— Sac
ramento; sT Aug."' 5.-— LlVeJ,Yvhitc : women.', who * rush
Into 'court Vvhen ? their.; husband* \ beat"; them,'; Mrs "
Haru ' Sato ? Js ' asking * that* the flf gal \ bonds j be
tween" herself) and « .Suejf : fa to. a Japano se Tpce
table^ man •at JThirrt \u25a0! and SYj street*. .: be " sererpd."'
Thpt. divorce *. complaint. tstatpsrthat^ Sato': was
brutal i to', his :.wlfe. ;-'< It] charges ; him A with \u25a0\u25a0 bea i tins
her; and < applyintr iwords iwhleta I would j sound
wicked-) In: the* Japanese* tongue * only .'V-"" - -
DISPUTE SIZE OF
UNION LABOR VOTE
Chairman of Party Takes Issue
*Wi«i Registrar Over Latter's
Estimate of Rolls
Wiseacres Wonder at Tim Sul'
livan Getting Contract to
Wire Mauzy Headquarters''
William R. Hagerty, chairman of the
union 'labor county committee, has
been making some computations which
have led him to^ dispute Registrar
Zemansky's assertion that . the union
labor amounts to about
7,500. - «. ' * ", ' .
"It's nearer 15,000 to my "way of
thinking." said Hagerty yesterday. i*'l
have been going over the new. registra
tion and I find that in the nine districts
from the- twenty-eighth to the;thirty
sixth, inclusive, there are 3,000 new un-'
lon labor registrations. If there are
only half that number in the other
nine districts, it. would bring the total
up to at least 12,000. .Add to these
those who have changed to union labor
and I think 15,000 is a : pretty close
figure." . . -. .:
S Registrar Zemansky, however, sticks
to his figures as being a pretty fair
guess... .. ;; : \u25a0 " , -.. ': - \ ,y- ... :.'
"Has Hagerty got it up to 15,000?".
he; asked v "Well, he had, only put it
to 12,000 when I saw him last. There
were 6,000 union : labor men on the
registration last October. There have
been about 2,500 changes of registra
tion", of'which about SO per cent should
be credited to the • union labor party;
That would make about 7,500 in ' all.
\u25a0 "Hagerty has been figuring on union
labor districts. Wait till he gets into
the Western addition and his figures
will drop off considerably. In some
precincts there are no union labor
voters." \u25a0" : / \\u25a0 .
The good government league made a
showing- to the registrar yesterday as
a result of its "people's ballot," the
marked : envelope > feature of: which
caused such a rumpus. The league filed
with the registrar "-about 2,500 names
and addresses of voters who no longer
reside where they were registered. k Of
course, the registrar carries these
names, and more, on a challenge list
prepared from the returns from sample
ballots made by the postofflce authori
ties. But the league thinks that this is
a "dangerous thing to do," and asks
that the names be stricken off the reg
ister. '
. Registrar. Zemansky has referred the
communication to the president of the
election commission,: Thomas V. Cator.
As there will be no regular 'meeting of
the election commission until the
Thursday after the primary election of
August 17 it will be necessary to call a
special meeting if the request of the
good government league is to be com
plied with. The chances are that the
usual method of challenging voters will
be continued. .""'."\u25a0
Dr. Washington Dodge, the assessor,
so the story is told along the curb,
met L'W. Hellman Jr., of the* business
men's committee, the other day and
said, jokingly:
"Mr,, Hellman, McNab complains that
you are taking his'job away. from him."
"Well, I wish, he: had j it back," re
sponded Hellman, "Tell me. Dr. Dodge,"
he continued, "you are something of a
politician.iand ought to know— ls that
ticket of supervisors w« have selected
half as bad as people say it is?"-'
Ralph- McLeran, 1 : ahti-McNab candi
date for mayor, says he is not* supersti
tious, but admits that he does believe
in some political signs. , ,
"Several years ..ago I went to
Alaska," . said ilcLeran yesterday, "in
company with two 'pals.' We bunked
and worked and shared the ups and
downs of the great white north to
gether.-; , One of these "'pals' is now
mayor of Nome;, the other has lately
become mayor' of Seattle; I am the
third. What's the answer?"
Talk about political harmony— here's
an approach to it at least.' .Byron
Mauzy, headquarters are going, to be
opened •in the "Bancroft building in
Market ; street above Third. ..The
rooms will be in charge of Perry New
berry of the: Dam faction of .the re
publican county committee. . Bids for
the electric wiring,were called; for; and
have gone, of all persons, to Tim Sul
livan and Fred • Cartwrlght j \u25a0 ot the
Worthington ..faction of • the if county
committee, ;. who think that Newberry
and' all hls~ political: friends should be
boiled; ln oil: At least; they'did , think
so. Is' this the tying of the bond that
will finally., bring harmony into the
county .committee?
ELIOT ADDS ONE FOOT
\u25a0 TO CLASSICAL LIBRARY
Former Harvard President Will
Not Include Bible in List
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
BOSTOX, ; Aug. s.— lt became: known
today that former President ', Eliot of
Harvard : could not make I good , on ' his
promise togive to the world a library
of classics that would snugly, fit a five
foot shelf. The outcome is "that he has
added af oot to his :\u25a0
The 12 inch extension does'iiot; mean
that ;. the" bible \or Shakespeare's Jworks
will be added.to thY list, but ; that Eliot
has ''included l^ other*, volumes."" • - : r '"
Another treason ;for .'the of
another foot to the fireside S library rof
erudition is \u25a0 that Eliot has written and
has jin preparation several ; lengthy | in
troductions ;to E the .volumes,' one or : fwo
reaching 25^000 words. . ; ;> V; :
.; There": have been * several /conferences
between \u25a0'. Eliot and/ his j publishers^ over
the : matter,! and the \ set. it was [ figured,
'could by no. possibility be squeezed into
a: five foot: shelf." Without : the bindings'
the printers said,' the pages could baref
lybe^ contained in' five feet, and at least
a'! foot "must be , allowed for the' bind
ings."'-. - ; " •\u25a0- 7 ; .;> ". ;'; '•\u25a0 \.-' \
Eliot was disappointed, as he. desired
to . fulfill;- to V the letter ; his .;\u25a0. promise to
give the J,world; a. library Jof "five^ feet
that would provide a liberal education.
BINGHAM IS URGED^FOR
.> CHICAGO'S POLICEf;CHIER
Mu!laney;Declines Office, Leav
\ t ing; the Way Clear
[Special Dispatch to The Call] :
CHICAGO.VAUS- s.— Rather \u25a0 than ! dis
pleaacT-hls>wifeHand some * of "" s his : close
political f" friends ' who' opposed*- his"ac : .
ceptance^of vthe, honor, ; Bernard fJ. Mul
laney; secretary* to. Mayor Busse,"defi
nitely 1 decided •! today > he. ; would rather
continue! .in. *'. his;" present Vposition ' at
$s,oooi;a>year: than? beiichief ;bf police.
wlthTan*annuityJo f, ! 18,000.*'. , \u25a0., \u25a0; .. ,\u25a0•; ;.
• '; No wJ.that;\u25a0 Mv 1 1 aney ?i s off.the ;siat c
as a possibility t for {j policed head (there
are 'at , least aYdozemcandidates to -; suc
ceediformer Chief Shippy.:';;* , •
AlthoughThehaS; not -entered :the : race
6"r7 even I permitted; the :usejof|h 13^ name
so "far'as ) known .tonight^ former i Police
Comim'lss_iofjer','!Lßjhffh"am^of s VNewt4York?
who was \u25a0 f eceri t Jy,';; removed U by";j Mayor.
Me C 1 ell aii , is 4 bei ns "; boosted ,: for* th p.
place.' HisVstrbngest|bapker-;is^Waltcf
gb^d .^f orb Binjrham^ 1 from"; New
England 'during the.day.vvv: \u25a0'/.-'.
ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP
MAKES LONG TRIP
Huge Machine Travels Safely
From Frankfort to Cologne;
aWhere Landing Is Made
Wellman May Start in Balloon
Next Week for the
North Pole
COLOGNE, Aug." s.— The Zeppelin
airship arrived here at 10:15 a. m. to
day, from, Frankfort, two and a quarter
hours later than expected. . The ' vessel'
was delayed by>unfavorable weather.
The ship circled the tower of Cologne
cathedral, flying low, and "then sailed
to the suburb of Bickendorf to come
down. .
.; The landing: place and the balloon
shed were surrounded by -1 immense
crowds. The landing was made safely
and successfully. ' : . \u25a0.
Military Balloon' Cruise
BERLIN. Aug. s.— The military diri
gible balloon Gross II; after an endur
ance flight of 15 hours and 40 minutes,
came to earth at 3 o'clock this after
noon. The ship made its way to Hal
lee and return, a total distance of 217
miles.; v*: 1
On \u25a0 His Way" to France
MIXEOLA, X. V., Aug. . s.— Glenn"* H.
Curtis left for New .York today en
route for Rheims, France, ,. where he
will represent America in the interna
tional aeroplane contests. A large
crowd which had come " out j from New
York city over night: gave the aviator
a' noisy send off.'..
For the North Pole
THOMSOE. Norway, Aug. s.— Certain
members of the Walter Wellman polar
expedition have i; arrived ; here from
Spitzbergen. Wellman will probably
start in his balloon for the pole next
week. The rebuilding of the j balloon
shed, at Spitsbergen will be completed
in a short time. • •-.- \u25a0
NOT IN CONTEMPT * FOR
DISOBEYING SUBPENA
i ::^ : r-:;->-; - — ~ p- \u25a0• :
Board of Equalization Was
.. Without Jurisdiction
[Special Dispatch le The Call]
NAPA, Aug. 5. — Judge Gesford has
rendered an opinion in " favor 'of the
defendant in the matter of the con
tempt proceedings of Henry Brown,
cashier of the Bank of Napa, who re
cently refused to obey a subpena issued
by the board of equalization.
Judge Gesford decided that the
board of equalization never acquired
jurisdiction . to .' investigate or to take
action with reference j to the assess
ment of J. H. Johnson and that with
out such jurisdiction the board was
without power to 1 require Brown to
answer to the -subpena. The matter
will be appealed to the appellate court.
WILL NOT- GIVE BELL A FRANCHISE—
Vallejo. Aug. \u25a0'. 5. — The' Mare Island nary -yard
will not hare a competing ferry line from this
city. After -; seTeral • weeks of consideration the
board of city : trustees has turned down the ap;
plication of Theodore A. I Bell of - Napa.' who or
ganized the Independent ferry company. _'. .
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sensational news — news that
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Just for today and tomorrow-
Friday and Saturday— two days
only— we snail sell
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Bear : in mind, the^e are not Tapestry
Brussels, but genuine Body Brussels,
and remember' this price, the lowest
ever named on these rugs, \yill hold
good only for -two days—Friday and
-; 'Saturday; Not a minute longer.
Twenty patterns to choose from. -
Tour vredit Is Good
You may add one of these Rugs
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ALLIANCE HIT BY
CALKINS FAILURE
Loss of Ten Thousand Dollars
Led to Resignation of Cap»
tain JYlckinery /
Some Members Inclined to Say
Large Investment Was
Not Authorized
The controversy over the expenditure
of. funds of the Citizens' Alliance ha»
brought tor light the fact that the or
ganization is out more than $10,000 as a
result of the failure of the Calkins syn
dicate. Some members of the organiza
tion were surprised to learn the size of
the investment \u25a0 and were inclined to
charge that a larger sum had been ven
tured than was duly authorized. It was
this that led to- differences with Captain
J. W. Mcivincry and finally to his resig
nation as manager of the alliance.
Bush Finnell, attorney for the associ
ation, was* in charge of the ofSces yes
terday and was not disposed to discuss
the situation.
"There is , nothing that I can say at
this time," said Finnell. "My relations
with the Citizens' Alliance are confiden
tial and whatever I may have to say t
can tell only jto the directors. As to
the report of the differences with Cap
tain McKinery, again I must beg to be
excused."
BONDS 'OF. PAPER BOUGHT
That the investment in the Calkin*
publishing concern is the center of the
present investigation is not denied.
Captain McKinery maintains that every
cent of it was duly placed under orders.
It appears that the total Investment
was more than $13,000, which was used
to purchase bonds of the Globe com
pany. The alliance will receive only
20 .per cent .of this out of the wreck,
and therefore stands to lose $10,260.
The bonds stood in the name of Captain
McKinery and when they were surren
dered he was given in exchange a num
ber of promissory notes. Of these $750
was repaid and the balance is still out
standing.
."When the Globe was established the
Citizens' Alliance purchased through
Captain McKinery bonds to the amount
of $13,575." When Calkins desired to sell
the paper he prevailed upon some of the
bond holders to release their claims.
Among those who consented was the
alliance.
LOSS ABOUT $10,000
In -exchange the. alliance received a
series of notes. These appear on the
books of the Calkins syndicate in the
name of McKinery. The notes are a»
follows:
Unpaid note for $2,537.50 due March
1, 1909.
Unpaid note for $2,623 due June 1,
1909.
Unpaid note for $2,682.50 due Septem
ber 1,-1909.
Unpaid note for $2,700 due December
1, 1909. ~'
Twelve serial notes dated December
1, 190S, for $230ieach, payable on the
first of each month commencing Janu
ary 1, 1909. and ending December 1,
1909, three of which have been paid.
This leaves an unpaid balance of $12,
825, of which some $10,000 will be a
dead loss.' - This discovery has led to
the inquiry to determine by whom the
expenditures were sanctioned.
CLEARS THE COMPLEXION
OVERMIGHT
Pimples, Rash. Kruptlonv Ktc. Quickly
*\u25a0 Eradicated by Ken SUn Rtncdy
Ever since Its discovery, poslam. the
new skin remedy, has In Its extraordi-
nary accomplishments exceeded the
most sangrulne expectations of the emi-
nent specialist who gave it to the world.
It has cured thousands of cases of ec-
zema and eradicated facial and other
disfigurements of years' standing.- The \u25a0
terrible Itching attending eczema is
stopped trith the first application, glv-
injr proof of its curative properties at
the very outset.
i In less serious skin affections, sucn
as pimples, rash, herpes, blackheads,
acne, barber's Itch.' etc.. results show
after ah overnight application. nn!y a
small quantity beinj? required to effect
a cure. Those who use poslara for these
minor skin troubles should immediately
secure one of the special 50 cent pack-
ages recently adopted to meet such
needs. Both the 50 cent package and
the regular *> jar may be obtained in
San Francisco at the Owl Drug Co. and
other leading drug stores.
Samples 'for experimental purposes
may be had free of charge by writing
direct to the Emergency Laboratories.
22 "West Twenty-fifth Street. New York
City. . ; \
Kitchener,
SchmulianCo.
announce their opening
Palace Hotel
TOMORROW, AUG. 7
The Handsomest Men's
. Shop in the West.
Safe Deposit Boxes
$0.00
A YEAR
in one of the best
vaults in San Francisco
Compare^Them
with others at $4.00 and $5.00
MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK
Market and Mason Streets
i ' UNITED STATES BRANCH
\u25a0 STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITIONS AND AFFAIRS OF TH 8
Liverpool and London and Biobe
Insurance Company
OF LIVEKPOOL. E.VGLAND. on the Slat (Jay
of December, A. D. 19C«. and for the year end-
ing on that day. Pnbllsbed pursuant to tfc-
provisions of Sectioa SIX of the Political Cnd«.
and compiled from the annual statement dl*t
with the Insurance Commissioner of the Stat*
of California.
ASSETS
Bfal estate owned by company J1.530.450.25
I-oans oa bonds *ai mortsa^es 3.314,850. 00
Casa market »alne of all stocks and
bonds own?d by company 4,998. 4."J>fV>
I Cash In company's ofllc« 1.7."». i::
Cash La banks 1.438.507.U:
j Interest dne and accrued on bonds
a.d mortgages and otber assets 92,350.!tl
i Premiums la due course of* collec-
tion 1.504.W.-..51
R«jts dne and accrued 15, ui.nn
Other Boa-letfger assets ISI-»J
Total assets $13.212.719. "t
• LIABIUTIE3
tossts In process of adjustm«nt or
In sospense JSeO.W^.S^
Losses resisted. Including expense* SI,6US.<W
Groa» premlam.4 oa fir*, risks run-
ning one year or less. $5,517,-
370.33: reinsurance. 50 per cent 2.733.853. IT
Gross premiums on flre risks rnn-
. ning more than one year. $7.530.-
109.80; reinsurance pro rate 4,176,893.4*
Amount reclaimahta by insured on
perpetual fire insurance policies % 2W,27<>.4!»
Taxes due or accrued ......... 141.350.57
Reinsurance premiums aad return
premiums ...'.. ...... ....... 239.1R7.ns
A!! other liabilities " ' 62.740.13
Total liabilities :./.'• J8.235.570.-vi
INCOMB '"
Net cash actually receiTed for «r»
rrwiums ..." .'...«.;\u25a0... $,7.4:7,817.*1
Received for Interest oa mortgatrrs 155.56&. 14
KecelTed from Interest and dl»l-
dends oa bond*, stocks. loans.
- and from all other sources...... 212,132.2 ft
Recelred for rents i*i.l4i'."J
Gross profit on sale or maturity.
of ledger assets .'... .... 22,243.24
Gross increase hr adjustment La
. \u25a0 book Talue of ledger assets I.JK'.Ot
Income from all othec sources.... 3,277. 4»
Total lacom» *7.989.12>.4»
EXPE^ITCRES
Xet amount paid for flra losses (ia-
cludisg $1,132,233.12. losses of
preTlous years)- $3,918,563.11
Paid or allowed for cotnrnlvtoa or
brolerag* 1,404.4 tS. ft
Paid . for salaries, fees acd - other
charges for offl-.'rs. clerks, etc. 483,963.43
Paid for state, national and local
taxes •. 256.903.5*.
Ezpeases of adjustment and settle-
ment of losses ".;. «1.9C0.C"
Remittance to home offlee 1,171,804.58
Gross loss or maturity on sale of
tatger assets 43.3C4.2S
Gross decrease by adjustment ta
book. Talue of ledger assets. ... ' 84, 431. 0^
All other expenditures 437.553. 47
Total expenditures t7.905.7TU>..": 1 . 1
- Fire.
Lo«*e« 'lacr.rred rjnrtnz th» year. . $3.817.332.5«
itISKS AND PREMIUMS
I Fire Bisks. | Premiums.
Net amount at ri<tks| . j
written during the ;
year ...;.. $1.20C.047.321i*12.717,920.35
Net amount nf risks
expired during the
year ...... .:.j 1.138. 759.3C6 12.346.564.44
Net amooat in force - . .
December Zi. lft*» t.t<t7.fifil.9.'a) in.407.4<=0 7t
"HKNRY W. EAT«>X. Ceskleat M.<«aa«?r.
GEORGE W. HOTT. t>ep«ty Manager.
>:ib-r n'i)<"(l and nirorn to befor* me, this 30&
\u25a0anuary. 1009. «
Notary labile* N«w lork' city.
PACIFIC DEP.%RT3IE.\T _ »
444 California SU San Francisco. Cat
t CHAIILKS «. HAVE.V.
: Resident secretary.
i C.'MASOX KI.-V.VE. *
: Assistant Secretary.
i JOHN W.GUXX,
; - Deputy Assistant. Secretary
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