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POLICEMAN SHOT IN
DUEL WITH ROBBER
Railroadmen Seek to Stop Loot*
ing of Freightcars in Stock
ton Yards
Fight Follows Discovery of Hid
den Goods, but Bandits
Elude Pursuers
STOCKTON, Fob. S— Special Police
man I>. McShain of the Southern Pacific
force and Policeman F. W. Decrblx of
the .-\nita l*c force, who came here sev
eral clays ago to look into robberies of
i'i^ig«it cars which have been reported
lately, had a running tight tonight with
two Mexicans, and McShain was shot
in th" left side just over the hip. but
: :!<> bullet glanced and ran around into
ih£ back"
The policemen discovered caches f»f
• anne.l near the railroad today
and laid In wait for the suspects to ap
pear. Wii«-n two Mexicans came on the
ground tonight tli^ officers threw their
lights <v: the follows, both of whom
ran, with the officers in pursuit. The
«.ne followed by McShain turned and
shot him. Tho tire was returned; but the
Mexicans escaped, though the police
art looking for a Wounded man.
The Mexicans g«>t away afterMcShaln
was s=h<>t. for' th<- Santa Fe man save
'us attention t<> McShain and hurried
' iiii !<• the hospital, where it was found
;!:at he was n>>t seriously hurt.
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR
ARE NAMED IN SEATTLE
"Wide Open" Advocate Leads
Republican Ticket
SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 8. — Ineomf
i ••\u25a0:•- returns from today's primary
election indicate; that Hiram C. GUI is
the republican and former mayor Wil
lia.m M. Moore the democratic nominee
for mayor. Gill, who is president of the
city - ...un< il and who. i? known as the
"•wide oiH-n" candidate, received a large
majority over his opponent. A. V. Buil
;„:,; former superintendent of public
utilities. Moore defeated O. T. Erick>
pon: hi.<= oppi)neni. two to one. A heavy
."!<\u25a0 Avas polled. J<o per cent of the
ballots cast being republican.
At a mass convention today the union
labor party nominated Charles H. Mil
]<\u25a0». a lawyer :sn«l former barber, as its
candidate for mayor. At first MilUr
v;,.-. a candidate for th<> democratic
nomination, 1»u1 writbdrew from the
!;»\u25a0\u25a0'• to enter the union labor con
\ ehtion.
The «it> election (or which candi
date* were nominated today will be
held Mar. h v
•
FORMER WIFE DOUBTS
SULLIVAN'S DIVORCE
Declares That She Is Still Old
Fighter's Spouse
[Special DUpaich to The Call]
.\u25a0i:\Ti:i:\i!.i.i:. n. i.. 'V*h. s— Mrs.
.Viibf** i">. Sullivan. th«- former wife of
John i_ Sullivan. >vns found at !i*m- little
...it ;.!.-<> in tltls vUlhjt.-, near .l-ri<!i<«.
v.; ; <r. >!i. makes hV:r. liumf with her
brother and .v>:*'V. When ask.-< 1 wlial
?tii- thougl ..< John's marriage, she in
. i] ill red:
; -Wlien did !\u25a0• -• i a iiivorc«?r'
4 m<-s got away awful quick, but he
* li-iil be back.** Bhe said rignificantly.
c),,, s W eli-«n>j.- to all tli^ happiness slie
will have witli him. I shouldn't have
Tht'Ugh! \u- would dar^d to havp got
married again. 1 still consider myself
bis -Aife."
.\Jr>-. Sullivan s^id that slip had writ
: \u25a0 n lo the rlerk »<f the superior court at
Chicago asking for a copy of the papers
hi i!:«- al!-*r.-d divorce proceedings.
\CT WOULD RECLAIM
ALL ARID LANDS
Passage Would Promote Wright
Irrigation Law
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WASHINGTON. Feb. S.— The bill
which Representative Martin of Colo
rado ha? Introduced to promote the
reclamation «'f arid lands and which
u_f> referred to the committee on irri
gation cam*> up today and was favor
ably commented upon.
The bill provides that any state or
territory which haus enacted or shall
i . reaftef enact irrigation district laws
for the organization and regulation of
Irrigation districts shall provide for
the inclusion of public lands within
euch irrigation districts.
Tliis bill would place all public lands
of .su«'i character in California under
\hf Wright irrigation law. It Is
thought the bill will be passed tliis
l "** lon ' \u25a0
VETERANS' CLAIMS ?;
FOR PENSIONS HEARD
75 California Volunteers Saw
Service in Indian Wars
f Special Ditpalch to The Call]
WASHINGTON. Feb. S. — Commissioner
\u0084' Pensions D*v«n'pbrt today preaente
t<> the secretary «»f the Interior a review
r („(.';>,«;<:. «»f the 7."i veterans of tli" 1
I i- irst battalion mountaineers, California
volunteers, wlinse pensions were discon
tinued because it was said .iha£ they
wore not in reality civil war veterans,
but mostly veterans of the Indian wars.
It w;is shown that they enlisted as
volunteers for the civil war, but were
Dnable to reach the s<at of war.
They fought in the Indian wars, how
over, and were pensioned. Their pen
sions were subsequently discontinued.
m
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
FOR SALOONMAN DENIED
[Special Dispatch lo The Call)
REDWOOD CITY, Feb. B.— The prose
cution was conceded a point today in
the test case of Barney Burke, one of
the 14 liquor dealers in the San Mateo
county fi&l>t against saloons being
built within a mile and a half of Man
for.l university, when Judge Georse A.
<-ur<!evant sitting for Attorney Buck,
denied the prisoner a writ of habeas
corpus and r« manded him into the <-u*
i.m'v of the sheriff. It is expected th-it
rames F. i-anas-si, attorney for the de
f. nse uill ask the supreme court or
t'.ie appellate court for a writ of habeas
. i.r;»u? tomorrow.
SHRINERS; ARAB PATROL
TO GIVE THEATER PARTY
The MvFtSc .Shriners' Arab patrol will
~ive a* thrati-r party at -the Princess
theater Tuesday evening. February 15.
the proceed* pt •*!_!• are. to defray the
(\u25a0Txpenpcs of t!:e patrol to the annual
Crop. live of « he .«lnlners at New Or-
A nsfn April. JTlie local patrol has
Yon the competitive drill of the order
.v three consecutive conclaves an<l de
*lrcs to continue the srood work at
New Orleans. An exhibition drill is to
be given at Dreamland rink March 10.
SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS
ARBOR CLUB PLANS
TO BUILD ROADWAY
Sixteen Mile Boulevard Is Aim
of Big Stockton or=
ganization
I Special Dispatch lo The Call]
STOCKTON:, Feb. S>. — The Stockton
arbor club is working on a proposition
to provide for this city a 16 mile boule
vard. A tine driveway has been needed
for some time and the scheme is meet
ing with general favor.
li is planned to build the boulevard
along the western bank of the divert
ing canal. The club proposes to park
both sides of the driveway with palms
and shrubs to add to its attractiveness.
The boulevard will Uegin at the Cop
peropolls road where it Intersects with
fiast street and extend easterly to the
diverting canal; thence along the canal
embankment to the Calaveras river,
thence west to the San Joaquin river,
along the • latter stream to Stockton
channel and into tiie city via Fremont
street.
Shorter drives could be made by re
turning over any of the county roads
which are being improved under the
goo.l roads bonding act. Trees, both
palms and elms, have been planted
along, the Copperopolls and other coun
ty roads, and there would remain but
tiie embankment to adorn with foliage.
To carry out the big undertaking the
Arbor club needs a membership of
1,000 at $1 a month, and is now con
ducting an active campaign with that
end in view.
CHILD'S GRANDFATHER AND
FATHER SEEK CUSTODY
L. B. de Camp Alleges Parent
Unfit to Keep Offspring
[Special Dispatch to The Call] .
XAPA. Feb. S. — Father and , grand
father battled for the possession of Adele
Fjrench an S months old child, in tne
superior court here yesterday after
noon. When the petition of William
French of Oakland, father of the child,
for a writ of habeas corpus was heard
the maternal grandfather, U B. de
ramp Of Napa county, gave sensational
testimony. He said that Mrs. French
before h*r death told him that French
n-as not a proper person to have the
rare of the child, that the child should
be taken by the witness, De Camp. V*
Camp later in tho afternoon filed a peti
tion for letters of guardianship. Judge
Gesford set the further hearing of the
iase for next Monday.
\SKS SUPERVISORS TO
PROMOTE E. E. REESE
Sheriffs' Association Suggests
Successor for David Reese
[Special Dispatch lo The Call]
SACRAMENTO. 1-V>. S- — Understand
ing that the supervisors contemplated
appointing another to the ofn<-e of sher
iff to fill the vacancy caused by the
leath of David Ueesei Hie California
siieiiffs' association at* a meeting hen
today petitioned the supervisors to
name Under Sheriff Edward K. Iteese
to the office. Fifteen sheriffs attended
the meeting. Several applicants have
appeared in the field, among them Su
pervisor Lrf>n Thi?l» . who is said to be
slated for the position.
INVESTIGATE COST OF
SAN JOAQUIN CUTOFF
Estimate of the Engineers Is
$2,390
[SperirA Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON, Feb. 8. — The trustees of
the chamber of commerce have ap
pointed a committee consisting of C. L..
Neumiller, C. D. Clarke and F. B. Nims
to ascertain the cost of purchasing the
land needed by the government for the
cutoffs to be made this year along the
San .loa<juin river. Chairman Alexan
der of tho rivers and harbors committee
and Congressman J. C. Needham have
informed the chamber of commerce that
the city must furnish the land. The en
gineer's estimate of the cost is $2,300.
FIRE LOSS $11,000 AT
FREEMAN'S CROSSING
Historic Hotel, Dance Hall and
Shop Destroyed
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
NEVADA CITY, Feb. 8. — Fire swept
away the large historic hotel, a dance
hall and a blacksmith, shop at Frec
mans Crossing, on the Middle Tuba,
vest- -day, destroyed property to th«*
ralue of $11,000, on which' was not a
rent's worth of insurance. The prop
erty was owned by Theodore Way-man,
who operates the toll bridge sU the
crossing- Tlle firo evidently started
from a detective flue.
MANTECA ROAD WORK r.-'
AWARDED TO MOREING
Agrees to Furnish and Spread
Gravel for $36,000
[Spect-/ Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON. Feb. B.— The highway
commission has awarded to Cy More
ing Sr. the contract for improving the
U&nteca group of roads. There are 13
miles of roadway in the group, and
the estimated cost of 'improvement is
$75,000. Moreing agreed to furnish
and spread gravel on the roads for a
sum in the neighborhood of $36,000.
The commission will do the grading.
GOVERNOR EXTRADITES
KANSAS JAIL BREAKER
SACRAMENTO, Feb. B.— Charles T.
Powelson is wanted in Kansas on a
charge of robbery and breaking jail.
A requisition from the governor- of
j Kansas was recognized by the gov
j ernor's office today and extradition' Is
j pued. The man is under arrest in this
j city.
POSTOFFICE IS LOOTED
OF STAMPS AND MONEY
STOCKTON, Feb. S. — The postoffice
at Frfnch Camp, five miles south of
Stockton, was entered by, burglars last
night and robbed of %lo in money and
$11*0 worth of stamps. Entrance was
made by forcing a side window. It is
believed that tramps committed the
deed. \u25a0 '
DUNKARDS MAY MEET
IN STOCKTON IN 1911
KfIKSNO. Feb. S. — A deputation of
Dunkards railed on the chamber "^of
commerce today with the view of hold
ing: their annual convention here in
1311. r
hi !he? "s an; ,'-yiuxcisc6?-^
ORCHARDISTS PLAN
PROTECTIVE LEAGUE
State Horticultural Commis 3
sioner Names 30 Solicitors
for Membership
.— \u25a0 \u25a0
SACRAMENTO, Feb. S.— State Horti
cultural Commissioner Jeffrey has ap
pointed 30 fruit growers to "solicit
members for the California deciduous
fruit protective league and to arrange
for its formation.
Their names and addresses follow:
F. H. Buckingham. Vacaville: S. F.
Leib, San Jo.<e; C. H. Rodgers, A\"at-
Bonyljle; August Brink. "Winters: .1. P.
Dargitz, Acampo; B. K. llntchinson.
Fresno: H. Wilson. Merced: L..W. Burr,
Bakersfleld: G. W. Ashley, Stockton: F.
T. Eddinger. Sacramento; C. E. Prics
ing, Chico;*N. P. Chipman,. Red Bluff;
W. J. G. Fulham. Vifalia; George 11.
Kellogg, Newcastle; Harris Weinstock.
Sacramento; C. \u25a0E. Hotle, Sebastopol;
A. K. Galloway, Healdsburg: G. E. Law
rence, Lodi: F. B. McKevitt,' Vacaville;
E. O. Webb, Hayward; B. R Walton,
Yuba City: George L. Hunt, Elk Grove;
J. A. Livingston, Lincoln; G. F. Lami
man. Anderson: E. A. Brom, Williams;
\Y. X. Hughes. Madera; A. B. Whittier,
Loomis; J_ E. Hassler, Placerville; J.
I_ Nagle, Newcastle, and Newton ' Peck,
Nevada City.
Fruit Company Absorbed
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8. — A report has
reached this city to the effect that the
Producers' fruit company has been ab
sorbed by the' Fanning-Connolly com
pany of New York and Pittsburg. The
deal has been on for several weeks, it
is said, and was consummated in the
east upon the arrival there of the party
of prominent coast fruitinen who left
Sacramento recently. None of the Sac
ramento officials could give any veri
fication to the report. At first it was
said the Pioneer fruit company was
taken over, but this has been denied.
Japanese Fruit Growers Meet
NEWCASTLE, Cal.. Feb. S.— The first
convention of Japanese fruit growers
ever held in northern California has
just adjourned here. There are 250
Janasese in the Placer county fruit
growers' association, and at the con
vention resolutions were adopted in
dicating that the Japanese will follow
closely the lead of American growers
in tho matter of standardization of
fruits.
Orange Crop $400 an Acre
OROVILLE, Feb. 8. — Figures com
piled by the Butte county citrus asso
ciation regarding the shipment of
oranges from tills section during the
season just ended shows the growers
received approximately $400 an, acre.
The average price was $1.75 a box
f. O. b. • ;^. :
SENATORS' BASEMAN
THREATENS TO QUIT
Raymer Objects to Playing for
the Lancaster Club
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO. Feb. S. — Rather than
return east to play with the Lancaster
club, which has a prior claim on him,
Fred Raymer, the Senators' second
baseman, says he will quit the game.
He wants to play a few more seasons
of ball, but unless he can play on the
coast he will retire now.
Raymer jumped to the State league
two years ago when Johnstown sold
him to Lancaster for $750.
RECEIVER SEEKS TO PAY
OCEAN SHORE DEBTS
Asks Permission to Meet Press
ing Obligations
Permission to Issue notes in payment
of two pressing 'debts against the
Ocean Shore railway was sought in pe
titions filed in the United States cir
cuit court yesterday by Receiver F. S.
Stratton. The first petition concerns
the payment of $2,000 for rent due the
estate of Cornelius O'Connor on the
terminal properties at Twelfth and
Howard streets. This property was
taken by J.. Downey. Harvey on a lease
that expired last July, the rental being
$250 a month.
The second petition is. for the pay
ment of overdue premiums on in
surance- policies protecting the com
pany's buildings. These matters will
be heard by Judge Van Fleet on Febru
ary 14.
The Hicks locomotive and car works
filed a petition of its own to collect
$2,57S owing on a coach bought on the
installment pla.n. The railway com
pany was to settle for. the car in 3G
monthly payments oC $160 each. The
court will pass on this petition next
Friday. : .
pAblo'yordi goes to
mexico for trial
. • - '
Fought* Extradition for Upward
of a Year
EL PASO. Tex., Feb. S.— Pabio Tordi,
formerly an employe-, of 'the .Banco de
Sonora at dlermosillo, Mexico, was to
jday surrendered to tlie Mexican au
thorities and will stand trial on the
charge of defrauding the Banco Jalisco
at Guadalajara of $60,000.
Yordi fought extradition for more
than a year and carried the case to the
supreme court of the United States.
It is charged' that Yordl,: while " an
employe of t!ie Hermosillo-bahk, wrote
to the bank at Guadalajara that a cer
tain rich man \yould call with letters
of credit. Later, taking a vacation, ft
is alleged that Yordi disguised himself,
presented forged letters to the Guadala
jara bank, wap. given, the money and
fled to El Paso, i-y-^t
Army Orders
WASHINGTON*. Feb. S. —Army orders: Cap
tains Xaffrans, Second - infantry;. G. '\u25a0: Worrllow.
Twenty-ninth infantry; O. I'eyton. Eixhtpenth
Infantry, anil W. Furlow. Fourth infantry, dp
tall*-d ax major" to eoiuiniiinl battalions of
I'hillppln*'*. >*«'outs. Captain Saffrath will pro
oeiNt .to- Manila anO. report to the ,conimamllng
general.' I*hlll|ip!u«»n <livision. - Captain . Wor
rlloiv will proceed to Manila and reimrt to the
coniinamlinx,Keneral, )Thlllpplues dlvi.siun.. Cap
tain l'eytou will proceed to Manila and report
in the ••iiMinainlini: pvnTiil, Pullippinrs diTlxlon.
Flr»t Lieutenant Trnax. niedlcul reserTi> corps.
if relieved from duty at Fort Ward. Wai-h., and
wills proceed to San Francisco and tnkp tue
transport sailing: March .j for;- the J Philippine
Islands. ,
The l>oard of offlcers appointed. to meet at
the ei-neral hospital, l'rf»l<llo, thm-. Framristo.
for examination of offlct-rs of. medical tiirps. is
dissolved. . " . ,
Orders of January 10. relating ii> FJn>t Lieu
enant. Card, • medical corps,' anitMidcd to; direct
him to report to medical suiKTiutfudeiit of the
army transport service at San Francisco for as
signment to dhty. nssurjreon of transport' Crook.
to nail from Sau'Francisco'.February. 19; for. the
PhUippinc.. Islands. - Upon. arrival at Manila \u25a0 Cap
tain: Card Is relieved: froni-sduty .on .the:! trans
port Crook and will report; to r the" comuiandins
pencral of the Philippine? division- for assign
ment. '. ' „ • ' • \u25a0.:>\u25a0'--;"\u25a0-.,\u25a0».\u25a0"\u25a0: .\u25a0• • \u0084 ;
WILL. TEST MILK ORDlNANCE— Jrwriib.. Marty,"
I d»irynmn. wns fin«'«l $25 . by ' Police .Imleo Slmrt
•: nil ycntprdayfnr selling ailiilir-rHiril milk. Ili«
. att"m<\'". I.<*ilN Korrmv zaTO_nnfi<v» of, appeal,*
.;as 'lie intrndeil to -test-" the legality of the milk
oiJiuanca, v • . , .: ....,.,
ASKS HOP GROWERS
TO REDUCE FIELDS
E. Clemens Horst Says England
May Place Duty on the
Product
[Special Dispatch lo The Call]
SACRAMENTO, Feb. S.— Advice to
California -and Oregon hop growers to
curtail their hop acreage instead of
increasing it is given in a letter writ
ten to this city by E. Clemens Horst.
a prominent' hop grower of this county,
who is visiting in England.
Parliament, he says, threatens, to
place a duty on hops into England.
The duty will be placed if the tariff
party wins.
With a high tariff on hops into Eng
land, Horst says, the American hop
grower must shut all foreign hops out
of America to have a home market for
a full crop on the present American
acreage. „ ' ' .
WILL BUY HALF INTEREST
IN IRRIGATION SYSTEM
South San Joaquin Decides to
Purchase
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON. Feb. 8. — At a meeting of
the board of directors of the south San
Joaquin irrigation district held atMan
teca today it was decided to purchase a
half interest in the so called Tulloch
system and water rights. The Oakdale
district has an option on the system for
$650,000. an agreement having been en
tered into between the two districts
whereby the south San Joaquin district
can secure a half interest for $325,000.
A petition signed by 88 per cent of
the land owners in the Oakdale dis
trict authorizes them to make the pur
chase.-A similar petition must be signed,
by more than half the property owners
in the San Joaquin district
A report recommending the purchase
has been made by Edwin Durye'a Jr. of
San Francisco, chief engineer of the
south San Joaquin district. A petition
will be circulated at once' authorizing
the directors to make the purchase.
PICKPOCKETS SECURE
CASH ON STREETCARS
Young Man Sells Hired Horse
and Buggy for $50
Pickpockets relieved L. H. Hoffman
of 3014 Washington street of a purse
and $50 on a Sinter street car Monday
night and Emil Munder of 955 Fifth
avenue South of a purse and $22 on a
Third street car.
A young man hired a horse ,and
buggy from A. Crabtree, 1375 Eddy
street. Monday morning and went di
rect with the rig to Chase's sale stables,
Sixteenth and Valencia streets, where
he sold it for $50.
Joe Levingstonr, ISSI Sutter street,
obtained a warrant yesterday for the
arrest of Joe Barnett for breaking into
his residence February 5.
L. ilinan, driver of a delivery wagon
for Young & Swain's bakery, 1433 De
vlsadero street, was held up by three
armed men at Hyde and Bay/streets
shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday morn-
Ing while delivering bread. They took
from him $6.85 and two loaves.
J. Graw, 649 Mission street, was re
lieved of a bill fold containing a seal
ring, a diamond ring and a $20 bill on
a McAllister street car yesterday morn
ing.
STOCKTON TO HAVE
NEW STREET SIGNS
Council Also Indorses Lighting
Proposition •
[Special Dispatch lo The Call]
STOCKTON, Feb. 8.^ — The city council
held its last meeting in the courthouse
last night, when it adopted resolutions
making, the new chambers in the hotel
building the official meeting place.
Plans and specifications for street
signs to be placed at the intersection of
all the thoroughfares were adopted and
the city clerk Instructed to call for
sealed proposals.
The council also indorsed' the propo
sition for lighting the business section
of the city with cluster lights, as pro
posed by the Stockton Retail Mer
chants' association.
An ordinance was passed to print
closing the- streets in Buttercup grove,
a tract in the northeastern part of
town that is to be converted Into a fine
residence section.
The report of City Auditor Sievers
showed the cost of running the city
ilnriiiK the last year to have boon $IJG,
123.9.',. \u25a0*
MRS. SEAMAN WISHES TO
RESUME NAME OF HUME
Mrs. Bessie Hume Seaman, who has
been widowed twice,- applied to the
superior court yesterday.to resume the
surname of her first husband. Joseph
Hume. She married Hume, who was
prominently connected with the salmon
packing industry. He died in Berke
ley in April. 1901. Mrs. Hume's second
husband died last year. Mrs. Seaman
complains that she has had consider
able difflculty^-in making herself known
to. her former-business and social asso
ciates in San Francisco.
SOT I
Wouldn't Allow It
"I always said,", says a bright woman,
"that I would never allow myself to be-
come a rheumatic old .woman, hobbling
around on a stick and; munching ; my
jaws on account of nervous ailments,
but horror of horrors, two years ago
the rheumatism came and general de-
bility with. it.
"1 didn't ."waste any time but set to
studying the question from a scientific
standpoint and came' tothe conclusion
that' improper food was the cause of
the trouble, so I, discarded meat, hot
bread, pastry and all foods prepared in
lard, and made up a new menu in which
Grape-Xuts was: the principal 'food. By
this; simple,, pleasant change; l not only
pot rid of the. rheumatism, but : I made
a big gain in other ways.-too. .
"Today I- am \ glad 'to tell you that I
haven't al pain or ache anywhere \n my
body and^although 1 dp;a great deal of
literary work.' my brain forces are clear
and active, nerves are strong and r l:am
never, troubled insomnia. -I weigh
145: pounds 'arid -am .65 years : old. . You
will have to agree with- me when I say
I'consider-myself a worthy exponentof
thei;beneficial : -~and'< nourishing-results
of ?Grape-Nuts. \u25a0"': to which } I owe my
splendid health." -'\u0084'/ :\ .
Read "The Road to Wellville," found
ln.pkKS.^"Therc-s,a Reason. 1 '
: Kier Vrond ' the above ! letter f" f - A : .ncw
one appear* ' from" <lme;to;.tlnie. •;.Thcy <
\u25a0rr Keniilnc, . true, , and i full of huniau
lntercattf " , - -
ASKS FOR COIN FOR
PRESIDIO HOSPITAL
Representative Kahn Introduces
Bill to Buy Grounds and
Erect Buildings
\u25a0[Special Dispatch to The Call] ,
WASHINGTON, Feb. B.—Representa
tive Kahn has introduced a.bill asking
that $250,000 be appropriated for the
purchase of a site for a new army gen
eral hospital in San Francisco and $500,
000 for the erection of the hospital
buildings. 'Kahn said:.
"It is a well known fact that- the
United States government is willing to
expend a large sum of money, approxi
mately $6,000,000, for the improvement
of the Presidio. . .
"It, '] however." refuses to appropriate
this amount for the improvement of the
Presidio unti> the present general hos
pital buildings" are removed."
Maj. Gardner Goes to New Post
Major John ,H. Gardner. First cav
alry, who has' been on duty at the
Presidio for the last four months, will
go to Fort Walla Walla Sunday with
the Second squadron to take command
of that post pending the arrival of
Colonel E. J. McClernand. the com
manding officer of this regiment, who.
with his wife, left Manila December 20
to make a tour of the world via the
Suez canal. ',
The First cavalry is due to arrive
here Saturday morning on the trans
port Logan.
During his stay at this post Major
Gardner has been inspecting the Cali
fornia state cavalry, and until two
weeks ago was president of the general
court martial now in session at the
Presidio.
\u25a0 Among those who registered at de
partment headquarters yesterday were
Lieutenant Robert H. "Fletcher Jr..
Eighth infantry; Captain William R.
Smedberg Jr., Fourteenth cavalry:
Colonel James D. Glennan, medical
corps, U. S. army, and Captain Law
rence' J. Fleming,, Fourteenth cavalry.
Fleet Sails for Coast
HONOLULU, Feb. 8. — With the-pen
nant of Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber
flying from the masthead of the fly
ship California, the eight cruisers com
posing the Pacific fleet sailed from
here today -for the Pacific coast.
Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber suc
ceeded Read Admiral Uriel Sebree as
commander of the fleet several days ago
in the Honolulu harbor, and for the
first time the California became the
flagship.
The Tennessee, formerly the flag
ship, and, the Washington, a sister
ship, will go direct to Bremerton navy
yard to be overhauled.
The other six cruisers, the California,
South Dakota, West .Virginia, Penn
sylvania, Colorado and Maryland, will
go direct to San Francisco, being
scheduled to arrive there next Tues
day.
The crews will be given shore lib
erty for a few days before the fleet
goes to Magdalena bay for target prac
tice.
Navy Orders
WASHINGTON. Feb. S. — Captain W.
S. Benson is detached from duty as
chief of staff, Pacific fleet, on the Cali
fornia and ordered home to await or
ders.
Lieutenant Commander L. R. Sargent
is detached from duty as aide on the
staff of the commander in chief of the
Pacific fleet on the California and- is
ordered to duty on the South Dakota
as ordnance^officer.
Lieutenant R. S. Holmes is detached
from duty on the stafifi of tho command
er in- chief of the Pacific fleet on the
California and ordered home to await
orders.
Lieutenant F. D. McMillan Is detached
from duty on ,the staff of the com
mander in- chief of the Pacific fleet
on the California and ordered home to
wait for orders.
The following cable from the com
mander in chief of the Pacific fleet at
Honolulu was received today:
Surgeon E. ; G. Parker is detached
from the California and ordered to the
jouth Dakota. ,
Surgeon M. K. Johnson is detached
from the South Dakota and ordered
to the Tennessee.
Passed Assistant Surgeon G. A. Ange
win, detached from the Tennessee and
ordered to the California. ,
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WOMAN CONTINUES LEGAL
BATTLE FOR GRANDSON
Mrs. John Kimball Starts Civil
Proceedings'
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. B.— The habeas
corpus proceedings instituted by Mrs.
John Kimball of New York to take
her S year old grandson, John Adams,
from his father, Louis -Adams, will be
heard by Judge Campbell tomorrow.
The refusal of Governor Sloan to per
mit the extradition of Adams to San
Francisco. to face charges preferred by
his wife takes the case out of the crim
inal courts and further proceedings
will bo civil.
To close out 12 open stock Dinnerware patterns, we have placed them on display
and marked 'them at greatly reduced prices. These sets consist of high-grade
English Semi-Porcelain, American China and German China with border design.
A Few of the Reductions
100-piece set, blue border or pink rose 100-piece set, green border design. Spe- * *
design. Special_____;___j_._._______sl2.oo cial __— — i $10.00
;02-piece ; set. Special____ $7.85 52-piece set—— ! — $5.35
-100-piece set, white and gold design. Other Sets- — ' %
Special _______ _______ ________$12.00 Special at $25.00, $27.50, $57.50, $75.00
52-piece set. . Special— — ____ — __$6.75 These are also sold in broken sets or single pieces.
Plate Sale Continues
; This sale offers the most extraordinary opportunity to purchase the highest
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FIRMS 'CRITICISED'
FOR STOCK FIASCO
Special Committee of Exchange
Which Investigated Affair
Files Report
NEW YORK. Feb. S. — Several firms I
merit "severe condemnation" for their j
connection with the Columbus and
Hocking coal and iron pool, .which col
lapsed January 19. causing three stock j
exchange failures. Nothing more dras- j
tic than this can be found in the word- I
ing of the report of the special com
mittee of the exchange, made public to
night after an investigation of the
fiasco. '
» The report gives the names of all the)
participants and the number of shares |
they subscribed for and shows tfe^t in!
reality two pools existed. The names !
mentioned, include 'some of the best
known firms doing business on the ex
change in addition to Lathrop. Haskins
& Co.. J.M. FJsk'e & Co. and Robertson.
Hall & Criss, who were forced to sus
pend by reason of their entanglements
in "Hocking" stock.
The parties to the two pools ar</
given as follows:
P«ol No. t— Newiwr-fT. Henderson &, I.ueb. i
..«• shares: J. 11. Kiske ' & «'<>.. 2. W0 shares; ,
Markcv & Mr.rrl.son. r*nj stiari-s lassun-Ptl by
I-itlirop. Haskin* & Co.): James IS. Koene. ;
,"..->OO >liar»-s: Lathrop Haskins & Co.. 5.0OO :
shares; Rolling & Co.. I.OUO shares «for account
of Latin-op. Haskins fc Co.): Day. Adams & Ci>..
_.tX«) shares (for account of Lathrop. Haskins
& Co. i; Jewett Brothers. l.Ot"* share* tfor ac
count of Latbrop. Hasukhis & C'o.>; A. J. Ellas
& Co.. 1,000 shares (for account of Lathrop,
Haskins & Co.J; total. 18..-.00 shares.
Pool No. _ — Atwrooi!. Violet & Co., I.OuO
shares: Wajruer. Dickiuson & Co.. I.ikiu share":
Bishop. Lalniber fc Co.. I.IVH) share; J. M.
Flske & Co.. 4.000 share*: James K. K^cne.
4,0W) shares: I-athrop. Hasktn* & Vo.. '.<*«»
shares: Tui-ter. Anthony & Co.. 1.000 shares (for
ac.oiitn of Lathrop. Uaskius & Co. >; Van
Schaick, 1,000 shares (for account of Lathrop.
Hasklna & Co.); total. 20,00) shares).
Hugh F. Criss, board member of the
firm of Roberts. Hall & Criss. became
the '•specialist" in the stock, says the
report, after an interview wiih James
R. Keene, supposed manipulator of the
pool. The interview was held in the
i presence of members of Lathrop, Has
; kins & 'Co.. the . pool managers, and
Criss. the report adds, received a check
for $25,000 for any contracts he might
make for the pool.
Much of the evidence taken by the I
committee is admitted to be conflict
ing, especially that relating to the dis
tribution of pool orders. It- appears,
however, that J. M. Fiske & Co. made
no repudiation of the purchases made
in their name by Criss. But that A J
Elias & Co.. Rollins & Co. and Day.
Adams & Co. accepted and paid only
for stock "bought on their direct
orders."
The report concludes:
"Tour committee reports that in its
opinion the conduct of Day. Adams &
Co.. Rollins & Co. and A.' J. Elias &
Co. in rejecting the reports in ques
tion and disclaiming responsibility for
the transactions reported thereby was
fully warranted by all the rules and
practices of the exchange and that the
, members of said firms are subject to
i no just criticism therefor."
JUDGE WILL AUCTION
MINIATURES
Portraits of Lord Nelson and
President Monroe
The beautiful miniature paintings of
I.ord Nelson and President Monroe
found by Public Administrator Hynes
among the effects of the late Daniel
Kisner, the well known furrier, will be
sold by Judge Graham today "to the
highest bidder for the "benefit of the
estate. Hynes has been informed that
art connoisseurs value the paintings at
about $5,000. An offer of $200 has been
made to the public administrator by
Mrs. Green, wife of the manager of the
Pacific Coast casualty company, and
Hynes asked the court to confirm 1 the
sale at that price yesterday, but Judge
Graham believes that a greater sum
may be realized.
The portraits have been offered to
J. Piecpont Morgan for $5,000, but the
New York financier refused them at
that price.
The Nelson portrait is backed with a
piece of cloth, said to have been cut
from, the uniform in which he was
killed. The Monroe portrait contains
in the gold frame a quantity of rich
brown hair. This Is believed to have
been cut from the head of the pres
ident.
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH TO
HAVE LENTEN SERVICES
Special Lenten services will be held
at All Sainte* church. Waller street,
near Masonic avenue, Friday and Sun
day evenings at 8 o'clock. Friday the
subject of the address will be "Prac
tical, Christianity." The rector wtll
preach. Sunday evenings Rev. Hubert
Cowley-Carroll, rector of St. John's
church, Ross, will deliver a series of
addresses on the subject. "Lent, 'a Sea
son of Refreshment." with the follow
ing subtitles: "Self-Knowledge," "Self-
Control." "Poise and Repose," "Concen
tration." "Consecration."
FAMOUS MINE HAS
TWO PRESIDENTS
Old Officials of Best & Belcher
Company Refuse to Be
Ousted
A Qght for the control of t?:c- Cost
& Belcher mining company of the fa
mous Comstock group was waged with
great bitterness yesterday in the Mills
building-, and when the day was done
two presidents claimed authority. Dr.
Ferdinand Butteriield held the books,
but W. H. Moise had behind him Out
votes of a majority of the stock holU
ers. The meeting yester.lay was the
clunax of a series of differences that
nave divided the members of the cor
poration into two hostile camps.
The annual meeting of the company
was called in room 74f> in the Mills
building. A call of the roll ahowed
holders of 67.000 shares pr'-xent either
in person or by proxy. To the surpris-
of those In attendance. Doctor Butter
field announced that there was no
quorum. It was pointed out that t!i.
bylaws named 50£IH) shares as sufficfenj
for the conduct of business. See re tars
Agar replied that all proxies not Bled
1m days prior to the ni«-etiiis wrre voi»f.
At the same time he and Doctor Km
terfield passed int«> the adjoining room
and locked the door.
The remaining stock holders pro
ceeded to organize. V.'. H. Uotse was
elected president and A. Waterman
temporary secretary. After the for
maiities were complied with, an at
| tempt was made to enter the apart
ment into which Butterfield and Agar
: had gone. All doors were bolted. A
conference was held, but the opinion
prevailed that no attempt should b»
made to use force.
The new officer.* then called thf
meeting to order once more. Directors
were elected as follows: W. H. lloise.
A. F. Coffin. B. F. Shaw. William, Bar
man and Herman Za.dig.
Backing up the new board of direct
ors, the stock holders present ordered
that the offices of the corporation b«>
removed at once from the Mills build
ing to the Russ building. There is lit
tle, however, that can be transferred
at this time, as Dr. Butterfield holds
the company's books and papers. The
matter will be carried to the courts,
but in the meantime the company has
two sets of officials.
GRAND LODGE MEETING
OF B'NAI B'RITH ORDER
The forty-seventh annual session of
the district grand lodge No. 4, Inde
pendent Order of B'nai B'rith. will be
held Sunday morning, February 20. at
10 o'clock, at King Solomon's hall. Fill
more street, near Sutter. The intel
lectual advancement committee of th*>
district grand lodge will hold an open
meeting at the Temple Beth Israel,
Geary street, near Fillmore. Thursday
evening. February 17, at 8 o'clock. Dr.
Martin A. Meyer, rabbi of the Temple
Emanu-EI, will speak. Emanuel Elzas
will clve readings from Zansrwell.
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