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GHAUff EUR HERO
IN THE EXCITING
TALE Of tIIASE
With Revolver Pressed Against
His Neck He Takes Most
Desperate Chance
Hurls Fast Speeding Machine
Into Tree and Thereby
Baffles Robbers
her out of the bank, closed and bolted
the door and then resumed him posi
tion, "while Carr completed }he tagk of
filling: his pockets with gold coin.
The robbery did not take-10 minutes.
Heavily laden with gold the youths
backed toward the door, covering the
l>ank employes as they retreated/ and
then turning broke for the waiting au
tomobile.
Attempt to Escape
Brown, even at that moment un-
aware of their deed, grasped his wheel
in readiness. The sight of the revolv
ers in the hands of the men and their
bulging pockets, however, told him
what they had done.
With one accord Carr and Wiilitts
drew their guns on him. "Drive like
h " paid WillittsV He spoke as he
jumped for his seat and bending over
threw open the throttle of the automo
bile. The machine boundef orward and
Carr. settling himself down behind the
chauffeur, screwed the revolver into
the back of his neck.
"Tou so first if you slow down, he
paid. The automobile swerved across
the street. Brown, completely off his
Kuard. headed it down the San Fran
cisco road, and, as it whirled away
from the town Cashier Birge ran into
the Ftreet, a revolver in his hand. He
glanced to right and left seeking the
robbers and then, distinguishing their
forms in the fast disappearing auto
mobile, emptied his revolver at them.
The bullets went high, singing over
the heads of the men. The three stooped
low in their seats and all that could be
'distinguished was the-upraised arm of
Carr, holding a revolver against the
chauffeur's neck. The _'nes;t instant
they had turned a corner and were lost
to sight.
Hue and Cry On ,
The preparations for their capture
began immediately. Even as Birge.
fired after the flying automobile, Rob
erts, the paying teller, was telephoning
to Sheriff Langford at San Jose,' ac
quainting him of the robbery. Then
from end to end the alarm was sounded.
Telephone and telegraph wires bore
the news to every point.
While the men of Santa Clara has
tened to arm themselves and in the
jnidst of the turmoil and hurry of sad
dling and harnessing of horses a. cloud
of dust arose from the direction of San
Jose, coming fast down, the El Camino
real; It was the sheriff's posse. The*
lionk of the speeding automobile as it
approached cleared the streets of Santa
"Clara, the men and women drawing up
on either side. The automobile, loaded
men. \u25a0whizzed . t>y at a terrible
*>peed. but through the cloud of dust
could be seen the protruding barrels- of
Winchester rifles. It followed In the
*vake of. the robbers and as it passed
n horie shout of approval went up.
jSensational Pursuit . ,
. By, this time automobiles, carriages,
fcuckboards, wagons and saddle horses
had gathered. Men jumped to .their
*eats or saddle?, spurs and whiplash
.\u25a0went to work and the citizen posse,
500 strong, swept onward, knowing
that if v there was to be a battle it
would be near by and Judging from the
desperate character of ; the robbers
rvery man would be needed to bring
fcbout their capture. . \
In the meantime Brown, driving the
two robbers, had collected his wits.
To slow down meant death for him.
Swiftly he passed; the rows of, abuses,
past the pedestrians, gazing In horror
•and suVprise at the flying automobile
end the stern man holding a revolver
at the back of the necft of the chauf
feur. As quick as the fast speeding
ruitomoDile were the thoughts racing
through Brown's head. Ahead he saw
Block's fruit cannery, with Its group
<>f workmen gathered about it. Then
\u25a0was his mind made up.
Wrecks Automobile
To the right of the road stood a
'tree and for this he steered, traveling
furiously. The side of the! automobile
struck the tree and then regardless
«if the revolver behind, the chauffeur
headed for a pile of boxes. The smash
that followed brought the pile ofJaoxes
tumbling in all directions. The ma
chine skidded around and in the
furore Brown gave a hasty Jerk to the
throttle, shutting off the gasoline. The"
robbers Jumped down, cursing farious-
Jy, Brown meeting their Imprecations
sullen and doged.. From the cannery
the workmen , poured out to give aid
to the automobile wreck.
"We were trying to break the record
to the/;lty," said Wiilitts.
* He shot a glance of meaning toward
Brown, who dutifully obeyed, knowing
full well that the gasoline had been
/shut off and that every moment's delay
•would bring the posse nearer to the
rescue. The bandits, seeing that no
pood result followed the persistent
cranking, pushed their, way through the
crowd of workmen. .
Fix her up," said Wiilitts. "we are
iroing for a short walk." Once more
he looked* at Brown, and - then, with
Carr, turned away.
Sheriff's Posse Arrives *.
With the instinct of the hunted the
robbers sought running water.' They
pushed. through a copse of trees, sought
the demse, shrubbery of a hillside and
plunged toward the banks of Moody
creek, through Morse's seed farm. No
sooner had; they- gone "than - Brown
breathlessly told the workmen that they
were bank robbers.
" : In the midst of his explanation the
Automobile containing, Sheriff Langford,
Deputy Sheriff L.ovell,'F.' AT Aldermann)
« merchant of .Santa- Clara, and E. C.
Stamper, or Saratoga dashed up. A
word to; Brown and - the party left their
«v to mobile and folJo wed th c robbers on
foot. ' Aldermann and Novell taking one
direction and Langford and Tamper the
other. _'\u25a0/\u25a0-:- :;•\u25a0;\u25a0 : •--\u25a0 -'i "\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-*\u25a0 ; \u25a0-'\u25a0', *
\u25a0 They caught sight of the robbers time
end again, tearing their way ' through
the . dense scrub, »* but .-, carrying * with
them the, gold 1 which they had stolen.
Never did they drop -that.
«-Laden as they wgre, the bandits could
tnakV but poor headway.- Within a ;few
minutes ] I^angford : and .Tamper" headed
them off. The robber^: toilincv'curs.irig,
worn an,d spent, climbed the; top' of a
email hillock and - came face to face
Bank Officisils :
. and^the Constable
with the sheriff and his deputy. Tam
pers rifle flew' to his shoulder.. \
Capture Effected
"Don't shoot," said Langford, "they
are all In." For one brief instant. the
youths made a show of drawing their
revolvers, but the repeated- order of
VTJp'" sent their hand^ above their
heads, Wiilitts letting drop the canvas
bag, brimming with gold. It lay at
his feet, a few of the coins, escaping
and rolling on- the grass.
Both men were breathing heavily,
Carr In broken sobs. Wiilitts ap
peared the least disturbed, accepting
his fate with the nonchalance of an
experienced criminal. Not so Carr.
Tears of futile anger stood in his eyes.
His brows were drawn ".sullenly., and he
staggered £ along with his captors,
cursing under his breath. . . —
The men were taken . to the county
Jail In the sheriff's automobile and 1
locked In different cells— in less than
one hour" after they had entered the
bank with .their revolvers. They re
fused to give their right names, but
declared they would go to trial under
the names of . Carr and N Wiilitts. . The,
latter is believ.ed to be named Grahanv
and is thought to be a former convict
recently released | from a ' three year
term in San Queiitin for burglary in
Fresno. They made their confessions
to District Attorney F. I* Thomas.
Confess Their- Crime '\u25a0.
. "I am willing to plead guilty," said
Wiilitts. "Carr and myself have known
each other since we were' schoolboys in
Oregon, whe.re we belong. We came
down from^ Oregon four days ago and
took a room in Oakland. Yesterday we
came to San Jose and roomed at the,
Eureka hotel, and in the evening: we
went to Santa > Clara on . a 1a 1 streetcar and
sized up the bank. We made our plans
last night. .My reason for committing
the robbery, was because I wanted some
money quick to help my mother lift a.
'mortgage on her farm. =I" have never
been in trouble before and th^s is my
first* offense. I- was 18 years old last
Looking Up, Records
'Carr's story was similar, except that
he wanted the money "to Help; a r.sick
mother." He, too, said he was IS years
old last March. *.
.'"AsfaraVl can make out from:a'se
vere questioning of them,'.' said Thomas.
"they v are a couple of crazy kids. How
ever, we are looking -up their records
and may • find something, against ' them;
I "examined their; hands and Baw that
they were calloused, as If they had been
working hard of late.; They said they
had been teatnng" for a wholesale . gro
cery.house in Portland, of them
would give their -real names -or their
addresses. A ; . complaint; of robbery was
sworn against them today by Cashier
Birge before -Justice ., of the Peace
Charles Thompson, and they will be
given a preliminary hearfng . in Santa
Clara tomorrow morning.*' : '.^
Brown In speaking- df his : part In the
exciting events said his action,in" wreck
ing the J njachine; was ; the "only , thing, he
could do to safeguard himself. I did not
know what they. would do ;^vith me after
they <had finished,";, he; said; "and .'.'.then
again I dld-no£Twant^ to be a? target' for
the posse's bullets. #1 was pretty excited,
and^ did not think . twice after I "decided
to wreck- the automobile. "l waited un
til I got 'near. Block's cannery,' where
"there - were a number' of 'men, arid then
let her skid." s
TWO t SUICIDES " ATTEK ; : M¥aDEKS-^rhil»-
delphla. Ang. ; 13.:— Discouraged ; since Ithe deser- 1
tlon •of i th« - bnsband j and father.\ Jhi. i. Matilda
Dowd, «sed •; HS years.; killed .herself and* her
daujrht^rs : Beryl. • 15 years old, . vrlth : gas in \u25a0 their
hwne '- today.* .> Faillne i- to I effeft a'-reeoncHiatlon
n-Ith T hi* wife ' Daniel : A: f Smith, s a ged : 33 . years
today Bhot and kiHerth*r and hlrasclf. : •
YATHER. SHOT ; AFTER. . QTrA_tBEL--id«ho
Falls. Idaho, Aug. 13.— Mrs.-; AopusUne ' Pierre
and her; eon JSA ward » are under - arrest . finder i a
charge of murdering \ G u* ts ve s Pierre, ' the i bus
banfl and .' father, ,ati Mod > lake. In Fremont
county. "A yonnger son,? Paul. ; arrested a" fetr
day» »Bf». admitted that he shot his father after
a quarrel.'- ',- . , -•- '-. /.;"_„ ; .\u25a0-./-, -.-. -.-•\u25a0;. .. ,\u25a0 .
OKANGE - CROP OFV LOUISIANA— Xew * Or
leans,. Auc.; 1 3.-vlx>ufßlaHa \u25a0: will \ enteri Into i keen
ronfpeHtfo"n < with, florldal aDd?Californla- Ins the
orange businesi < this : year.S growers «s»ert.v From
present prop pect g ; the s orchVd owneris beliere J the
crop : will come close 1 t0 '504.000 boieE." "• *
THE SAN FRANCISCO C^LL,- SATUBPAY. AUGUST -14. 390.9-
PAINTER TELLS
OF DISCUSSING
CALHOUN CASE
Examination Shows Landlord
and Lodgers Disputed Over :;
Trolley Magnate's Trial
Defense Proposes to. Show That
Talesman Has; Declared De»
fendant Is Guilty
"A homely version of "The Autocrat
of the Breakfast Table" enlivened the
Galhoun trial yesterday with gossip ; of
this clerk and that solicitor,. the judg-
ment concerning ; immunity contracts
ahd civic reform *.by all the guests
ranged around the groaning board', and
a digression updn moral laws by the
landlord himself. ; That character was
called as a talesman and nearly.all his
opinions v referred "! back to the daily
councils at the boarding house.' ";. ;
.It was evident, however, that % some
of , the guests did , not secure : the : entire
commendation of the landlord,; for yes
terday he spoke * disparagingly , of their
expressions, inferring that they knew
no j more about the 1 subject j they , ; ; were
discussing than did he, although he pre
served a judicial; calm 'throughout the
verbal: battle. . , \.f ';{':'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ;-'\u25a0.; ;-."Q;;, r :
PAINTER PUZZLES DEFENSE
Ira S.; Parker," a painter living at 833
Third avenue, .was j the j talesman whose
state of mind- puzzled theidefense i for
half -th© afternoon' session^ Jle; stated
that his wife had; conducted a
house after trie fire, and, hefe, It became
plaint a majority : of. the arguments re
garding the; Issues in i the rgfaft cases
were taken lip, considered sagely and
decided. .;; \ . \u25a0 .
;."There were three 'men; there,' one. a
solicitor^on the Chronicle, another man
ager of the night work there. I think,
and; another in some other position on
the same p^per, that I talked to mostly
about; the ca?es,"" Parker, said. "Their
names were Ritchie, rWalcott and Craw
ford. ). They pretended, to .know some
thing about the, cases, :butl I don't, be
lieve they : knew any more -about: the
thing than, I did. . All three men -were
f or.: Calhoun." "- — •\u25a0\u25a0_\u25a0' , \ \u25a0;
WOULD PUXISH CALHOC.V
The attorneys inferred what storms
of oratory, raged ; from soup to. pie, and
the painter, was asked how many times
he had expressed .the; «onvictlon-that
Calhoun should be" punished if he were
guilty.. \u0084-/';\u25a0';•;.\u25a0;; ; ,:-::< vq.. .•.;;.. \ui \u25a0
"X>id you' not express. that opinion a
great ; number .of times?" Parker '•\u25a0 was
asked.; : . \u25a0>";;;'.'' \u25a0',: \u25a0:'; / ' .. ' '
•"No, not agreat number of times," he
replied slowly, s; /
"Did not you express that opinion
many times?" :; . ;; .
"No, not a terribly large number of
times.; Just a large.number of .times.", *
"Well, how many. times?"
*'Oh, about a dozen !";;
WILLING TO ABANDON OPINION"
\u25a0 The talesman believed Ruef to be
guilty, but; declared ;he*could set this
opinion aside,: and try the case on the
evidence andtheilaw. ; i • -
; "I feel I am strong: minded enough
to do so," he declared. ;V -;
The defense attorneys seemed to have
information - concerning Parker: from
their, sleuths, for; they; told Judge Law
lor:that they, would produce- witnesses
against Parker to show that he had
expressed an opinion unfavorable to
Calhoun.^ "\u25a0\u25a0; \u25a0.' .."•;• -
, Langdon , took", the talesman for a
short time and passed him, but the ex
amination "was continued untirwednes
day In order to allow .the defense an
opportunity, to secure; witnesses.
TALESMA^ TELLS OPINION
Attorney John J. Barrett became in
tensely interested In the factithat Rich
ard W. Parkes of 3779 Twenty- fifth
street . stated that he' knew James .D.
Phelan. - ; v
"Ah, so you know Phelan?" Barrett
said. "Now /ivhat.is , the nature of
your acquaintance {with" him ?"
"Merely, a business acquaintance," re
plied the talesman. -. -"X
"And- through", .what period of -time,"
'asked the ; attorney,' fixing the ! talesman
with an impaling glance, "did this ac
quaintance* continue?"
•"About two, minutes," was Ktbie'-'an
swer. '\u25a0 ". \u25a0.\u25a0'"\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0 - \u25a0 '.. ; : ;;;, .'"\u25a0 -.; ,\u25a0.;\u25a0;::. --v;..;.
iLangdon became. ;:interested In' an
opinion Parkes i stated lxe possessed.
. "Now to what does your opinion^ re
fer?" he a^ked. . v 1 :
"Well," was the reply, "if" certain
things proved. true that were stated to
be * true,- then' the \u25a0 defendant , might ; be
shown to bye i guilty or ; not guilty." \u25a0
POSSIBLE JUROR FOUND
X-possible juror was found in-, Jo
seph H. -Pattee, a former grocer, living
at 622 \ Turk l_ street. : Pattee f said: that
he , had Tdiscussedi, the , case , very S little
indeed, as a' great ; majority of j his cus
tomers "were \u25a0 womenVwho' djd'nott talk
about such 'weighty : matters ; as 'graft.
He owned' to jjio opinion, but stated a
ihe Lmerson riano
ll^llppl|iii|||
<3 In colleges, in churches and in over 93,000; homes. **!^
€$ ;J f you could see an Emerson ; piano which we have, . that has
hacL twenty-five years' use.^and compared the tone with 1 many of r
; the -new -pianos one hears nowadays," the- answer would be
....apparent., . ' " ,'/;:"\u25a0-;-. '\u25a0'/''\u25a0'\u25a0'--\u25a0 l: - \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0:.{ '\u25a0 : - ''\u25a0 '..,'\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0
Q Do you know that you": can buy; an Emerson I piano on easy
payments and » that if you ; so desire ; you can exchange it ; f or a
Steinway piano .at any; time within three years, receiving; credit;
for every;dollar you paid for it? , \
' q Call l onus and jet's 'talk' it over. 'LL . ' v
SXEIN WAY ASH OTHER PIANOS sPSft^ PLATER PIANOS foF \u25a0 ALL ,i GRAD_a ; ;
' .'"' -, - ; ~ :J; VICTOR _ tTALKIXaj MACHINES : ; ; V '" ' . ;
Keaniy and Sutter \ Streets^ San Franci wofl
* Fourteenth and Clay Streets, Oakland
Sacramento, Fresno. Snn. lost,. Stockton. 'Bakcrsfiirld. Santa nosa,
: Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Tneoma, \u25ba Etc.'
• :-.\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0:•- \u25a0::\u25a0,- -.s "\u25a0^\u25a0^\u25a0-^^' \u25a0\u25a0.-:/ •-.-.\u25a0••\u25a0''. \u25a0;•.;;-,.\u25a0.:;:\u25a0'\u25a0...-; >\u25a0\u25a0••:';.\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0:. y^ \u0084, lV \u25a0 : .. :-' I SSSSBamS
CALHOUN CASE
CONVERSATIONS
\I] ._'STANIiEY;. : : m6oRE : ;' ' •; y^YouJre- ;
: fralned . f rom s ridlngr fon '{the cars
during the strike. as a matter of
-. principle l M - . \u25a0 -
* IRA ; S. PARKER, painter: "I
; refrained ] because : I \u25a0 did : not irant - :
to pay the union's 950 flnebr'set ,
my.hfad «ma«hfrl- j^trow- nilcrht
cunie up any, time, and you'd be
littered up yrlth, bricks." " .
'.\u25a0\u25a0.JIOOREi ;"Yon surely were not
compelled: to vote the union labor :
ticket in. 1005,'/ as you say / you -\
rdid."< ; ' . : ;\u25a0
JPARKER: "Xo, I voted that
.to >. oust t Ruef. I heard : he *,\u25a0 was
grafting and wanted to set- rid of
him.".'; " - [ "- _ ' : . "\u25a0 .. : .
'< MOORE 1 -- : "And you noticed/;
\ after election that Ruef iras not
iOustedT'Vi. ' r, \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.; > ' \u25a0
:> ! .PARKER: <»I noticed he re- •
inalned \u25a0\u25a0'. In /power.'' ;
MOOREi ".Vow woifld jon be
willing: to be tried by 12 men In
\u0084 the frame of mind In which you -
find' yourself V
"•i PARKERi "Yes, If I was Inno-;
cent." \u25a0•\u25a0'.; :.: r" . ;-^^^S
JOHSf j! BARRETT: "You
heard \u25a0- Mr. Heney's arsument at
the' close of the first ; Calhoun
trial. Why. did you come hereT"
LIiOYD H^ PATTERSON 1 "AVhy,
I came here to hear Heney speak \
In the same spirit in which" I
would attend the rendition of a
selection of Shakespeare, or some
thins like that."
BARRETT: "Do you believe
you couid.be fair and' impartial
If sworn' here as a juror f"
PATTERSON » "Yes, but after
the first week I might get nerv- .
;ous— I ' am* .very 'nervous-^-and '
.swlns'around to one side or the
\u25a0\u25a0•'other." " 1 •'•„""""
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:; MOORE: "Did you have an
opinion regarding the car strike?"
PETER .M. PAt;i-SO]V: "Yes."
3IO0RE: "AVhat was It T"
"I wished the cars
i would run.'' .* \u25a0' . «. *\u0084; "
belief that the; supervisors had received
money in. the; trolfty deal." , Whether or
not 1 Calhoun was .concerned^ In , the 3nat~
tei* he: did nbt'know. ; >;; ii; , -
;4? The f defense challenged" Pattee, but
Larigdon; denied, on the; juror's .state
ment J that hej could- put aside whatever
slight* opinion vhe~ had, \u25a0:'\u25a0 and -v hear 1 the
case fairly, and .impartially. The tales T
man's examination goes on
'\u25a0\u25a0 ' A/t the ' end of the twenty-fir st day. of
the trial ; 1,550 names j have been? drawn
and^: 401 ; talesmen " examined jj byi the : at
torneys. *Of these ; two have been ac
cepted temporarily. "
Heneyj Postpones Lecture
SEATTLE, VAOg. 1 3.— Francis " J.
Heney, the San Francisco
•who vis . hunting in the Coast -
mountains of Oregon^ was \u25a0 '\u25a0;[ to ; ; have
spoken ;on_ "Civic Righteousness" at the
First', Presbyterian church tonight, but
has postponed thellecture -until August
27. >He will • return to ;' Seattle ' next
Tuesday.:-;/ ,;.;v ' ;; .- -;.,; r -,•"\u25a0 -^: \i ':-;\u25a0\u25a0:'"
BOILER MAKER'S TRI^L IS
; DELAYED AT NAVY YARD
Kavanagh Secures v Delay for
Attendance of Brother
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
; VALLJ3JO, Aug. . lS.^-The "charges
against Foreman \u25a0 Boiler Maker Ed
ward Kavanagh; -which ; were .to .have
been before a : special boardof inquiry
at i the Mare Island;; navy yard; today,
hay been -postponed until next Mon
day to allow Kavanagh's . brother," J. W.
Kavanagh, assistant secretary of the
Stete agricultural society, ;to come
here -from Sacramento to defend the
accused foreman. ; '
The^charges were called to the;at
tention of Naval -'Constructor ,H. ;A.
Evans Warrant I Machinist Randall
of the cruiser West .who j says
that the- boiler tubes "of the big flag
ship whlctf were recently" renewed at
the yiard were done in a shoddy, man
ner. Uk~ \u25a0 '\u25a0 ',' ' ;-\u25a0 \u25a0 -.. " .'-\u25a0'. \u25a0\u25a0;-->\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .'\u25a0' '-
1 1 The 1 heavy hand of. Constructor Ev
ans has just been" felt by. about ;a' dozen
of* the : : draf tsmen 1 arid ; clerks * employed
in' '-£! vans' department^oni Mare Island.
Daniel = Brown "has , been vmade'; chief
draftsman at a salary, of $7.70 per diem;
succeeding T.Bl'.Dick,*; who i has,. been
at • the head of ; th-e drafting • room for a
decade. 1 Forbes^tl;H Brown ;\u25a0 has
promoted to .chief -clerk, .succeeding
James .' M. | Brady, "^ another : ." old | timer.
Many other ; well ;. known' employes have
b een sh i f ted i n- pbsi tloh and ; rati n g, al -
though, all 'are 'civil service
, : After 1 , a long "'service -the lighthouse
tender.' Madfo'na' : Is he overhauled at
the "Mare^lslarid^navy yard? and' place'd
In -first fclass '/condition. -'The i speciflca
tioris-for; the : work*; hay© been^ received
by." Coristfuctbr "Evans- and; distributed
to various" chiefs for estimates on the
eost.<;~ •'•.\u25a0-.\u25a0\u25a0.'.\u25a0;; . J; ' I /. (\u25a0;-\u25a0':'. -' _;-':v. ;; J i -/;>K^
BARON VON HORST
IN FEAR OF RUIN
Noblehian Declaree in Equity
/Action That He Is Vicjim
of Freeze Out
Order Askeid Restraining ;Siile : tf
Delinquent 'Stock of Hep
and i Barley Company *
V Baron Louis yon Horst oi^ Germani ;,in.
an \ equity suit tiled yesterday In" t?ii ;
United States circuit court against Vr^
American hop and.barley; company a . *.''
the"; Central • trust company,' their t;
fleers and s directors', 'charges that t.jU
companies are^; Working, to' ruin hirrj
flnancially^by,- freezing him out of th
Jl "P. company. That the directors 0;'
the hop company niay >not succeed in
his utter ruin, he asks the federal 'court
to en join the sale •of _' JL70.000 .- shares \u25a0: of
capital • stock of the hop company; the
l"th ;of this month, on* which he failed
to pay a';lo'cent"',assess'ment.:'
-According to the baron the hop com
pany is capitalized ; for 1&0.000 shakes.
Excepting. 60 shares he says he, is the
sole owner of the stock. -The 'company
is yalued'at $700,000. _ while' it's indebt
edness to 'the Cintxal trust company,
Yon Horst says, will i not' exceed" $360,
poo.-jmaking .the. capital • stock; worth
1340,000. ;.; : ... . v ; v
BORROWED: $200,000'
Last year the", board of-directors bor
rowed $200,000 i from the Central- trust
company to be paid in two years, there
being; a debt; -before this of ! $37,620. 66.
Adeed.was.giv^h the trust company to
the ; lands owned by. the hop > concern.
This was to be : canceled "when the "notes
were , paid.;;; The coniplaint-f urther. "al
leges^ that in November, 1905,' to secure
the" trust company -still' further, and at
its / request, baron- yon Horst executed
and delivered to E. B.vYoung. attorney
for tl^e; trust company, an irrevocable
power of attorney or proxy to represent
170,000 shares of stock of the cqmplain
ant and" to elect at a stock; holders*
meetlnga board of directors named by
the; trust company. J
; .This action on ;the part of the baron
made him powerless .to control his in
terests in the hop .From this
op: according ; - to 'the J complaint, the
trust company directors =ran things to
suit themselves. ivTJie baron says he
presented these directors with. lo shares
each of "stock to enable them to qualify.
ASSESSMENT LEVIiBID _
Ata meeting of board direct
ors prompted by the "-Central trust
company.it, is alleged,' a resolution, was
passed « levying 1 assessment of . 10
cents. per share on trie capital stock W
the Americarf.hop, and barley company;
This was to ; ; become ; delinquent Jan
uary 31, 1908, the delinquent stock to
be sold February-11; 1909.
At this time; the baron; was in Lon
don. He«hurried to San Francisco, and
"on : his arrival the resolution -was re
scinded. He; then returned to London.
The baron says he had, hardly set sail
for, Europe | when another directors'
meeting was called. >\u25a0, Another 10 cent
assessment; was voted. 'He threatened
them with suit and again the resolu
tion" was rescinded witl» a promise not
to vote any more assessments. Fora
third time, according : to t^e bill, the
directors :voted a 10 cent assessment.
This 'time the stock" was to become de
linquent July 23 of this year and to be
sold at-auction the 17th of this month.
; Baron yon Horst alleges that /f.'the
stock' is sold.it ; wlll be bid in by the
defendants; that no vnoney -will be paid
for-it and i that It ;W<il then; be retired.
He further avers that the Central trust
company owns no stock in the hop com
pany, .other; than: through his proxy,
and that, as , the property is/ fully im
proved arid dividend paying, 'there is no
lawful reason for an assessment. I
THE OTHER SIDE
; B.i G.;Tognazzi, manager of the Cen
tral Intrust -company,; when seen last
night/rsaid .that -baron yon Horst had
done \u25a0; the trust j colnpany _a* great In jus
tice in 1 : the allegations made by him in
his suit. - .
: -i.VThe assessments," - said Tognazzi,
"were rescinded on the promise that Yon
Horst would I raise I money. .''\u25a0"' He failed
both times. As he; understood that the
assessment would be. again -if
the money was not -raised, the resolu
tion;was again passed."- The action of
the ' Central trusts company .v is not a
selfish : one, ; as : ; there are ,at \u25a0 least- 16
other creditors "whose claims the bank
is trying to save." ; , ;i J .
AGED -WOMAN ' MISSING— San Bernardino,
Aug. 13.— Mrs. ; Hallie McCormick, the ' aged
woman' who /wandered away and was lost two
days ago near ;VtctorTiU>, on ' the desert, . has
not been found, although searching parties have
been* constantly in the field. - She probably per
ished.::;.-- ;;. :• /:\u25a0 -,\u25a0•.. ... ; : \u0084 •; \u25a0;-. ••
. ;" tias in the;lvitGiieii,
; A gas company lays no -pretension ,to beir £ ;a - p&jianthropic
institution, and yet in struggling to develop its^(vu'sin^ tbe gas
industry has lightened the labor and increased tha cornf 0^ Rul- ..
THE NEW YORK WORLD iin : the course ol -rrv c^itonaKon /
Golden ;Age," : said: "The kitchen maid* of thfi present day
. knows more than the fine "ladies of .Versailles knew wj. ;r. Tti 'Xouieeu
_ were kings, and has more comforts and convenience ».
Today the. kitchen without a gas range in a .'com;sHinio >"^rc
gas lis bbtaihable is a rarity, and is Me^^d very aß^ pnmi-
y tive by the marriageable generation of young women. j
Nearly all women who live- in, cities will admit, up an rei-ection.
that the gas cook stove is the greatest single domestic "^?^iV?:r
has become^theirs in the last quarter of, a century.
vy- jr: Women ; ; sufficiently fortunate^now what it is to U^
'':'' the intolerable summer; superheat ; of the coal range, aritt ; ;i:« -
i§ well-founded terror* of the gasoline stove. It:is also thtl: r '
'p. toVenjoy the great economy of 'the gas-burning stove, kt_ icr. o '-
" ' labor-saving advantages and; its cleanness of "operation J
The time was reached some years ago when gas in ,tli,- . . n
- \u25a0"' , . came within the financial reach of every family in the city
; SAN FRANCISCO GAS AND ELECTRIC CO.
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A YARD FOR;
i #PI"TQQi7I -Q C ARPFT
\ ;olilJijs_C_LD w\J_\r£i.l.
I SIXTY-FIVE GENTS
3clla p^Ht patterns! Thousands and thousands of yards! i
EASY TO PAY FOR THEM
'-4 '*ne.j SoV weekly or monthly. paymenta in amounts so
siralt"' a ' J ''tt*°? can cause >' ou no inconvenience.
] ii'"' k/|JCv»xC**
" '•' ' ' t^^TT— 'mill.'' * : '"' *\ --^ r^*^ 1 yg^| «
FERN DISHES /,
Th*» nr«tti- st ' °* all tne Saturday Specials.
\u25a0 \u25a0kp V Vn incV .-I-'cm Dishes; exact copies of ihe beautiful
.•PooJcmMd m«- JshJ 5 h brown tones shading to deep gold.
Decorated witt 13 . of Pansies or autntan leaves in natural
l c^f^' 1( , y : are 'filled with sVparate flower pots of porous earth-
fio Phone or Mail Orders Filled
\u25a0' ' ' ' ' '*' /
op C;; 'III.T. 10 O'CLOCK TOXICHT .
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Tait-£inkand Cafe
lCa^a OTARRELL STREET
- (Opp*«i*s the Orpheum)'
OPEN FOR. BUSINESS
UNDER Man;AC?E«ENT ; XOF JOHN TAIT
Commencing Friday. A^ust 13, 1909, the TAIT-ZJNKAND
and CLIFF HOUSE: Currid^. Auto md Taxicab Co. will inaugu-
rate a daily service frcm!^ s-^s -^- to 7 p. m., between TAIT-
ZINKAND CAFE and tW ("LIFF HOUSE, via the Presidio and
Golden. Gate Park. "-; with % (tcpovcr at the CLIFF HOUSE of
one or two hours; and -return*, to ihe CAFE.
Parties wishiug to 4/2J* \u25a0 tbtmseives of- this service plea3e
telephone. TAIT-Z / KKANB \ CAP E, D ouglas 560.
Fare, for par tits oi foor^'niuTc, $2.00 each for round trip,
CHICHESTER'S PillS\
Wjc*. THE DIAMOND BRA\I>. A \
_O*K^. It4l«! Aikymrl)ni« *fer ».\ '
£^i*a3«k IMIU la Ked »=d fc,ld o. t&SSfI
boi«. .c:«l with Bluo RI boa. V/
1»1 *^^W T«ke no other. Buy of; scr v
|W 2£ DLA^toND BRAND I'lXt .\u25a0< l-Tts. '
AY W ye«s known tsßtrt, Sifat. Ah-»r»Jl*U»J>!«
7^— r SOLD BY DRUGfiISTS EVEimVJei
WEEKLY CALL, $ 1 PER: YEAR
[Oißc* Phone I Residence Phon»
ji)flB£<fj 35t) In wesrt 1895
131 3 to ->p. m. I Ito9p. m.
[JOHN J. DEANE
i NOTARY PUBLIC
j RcaV Estate and Insurance
3X3 ftlontsomery Street
] Batwgen. Btmh and Pine— Rnaa BuUdios
j, ... . — " ;
IiCALX WANT ADS BRING RESULTS