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WIRES WILL BE
HOT WITH PLEAS
FOR THIS CITY
Merchants Will Urge Eastern
Connections' to Boost San
Francisco Exposition -
Louisiana Contemplates Consti*
tntional Amendment to Raise
$4,000,000 by State Tax
"Merchants, liutinesxraro, both irbole
maler* and retailers, net btuy and wire
nny and all of your eastern connections,
ursini; their support of San Francisco
sa the loipical and chosen site for the
Panama>Pac}fic exposition of 1015, ' in
commemoration of the opening' of the
Panama canal. Today "is absolutely
> «>ur last chance, as tomorrow the con-
Cresslonal committee on \u25a0 expositlo^ns Is
due to take some action.**
The foregoing is a bulletin issued by
the publicity department of the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition company yes
terday, in an endeavor to secure^ the
undivided support of the city of San
Francisco in the fight -of this city
agrainst New Orleans, which will pos
sibly be settled by congress at Its ses
sion Friday.
FORESTERS TAKE ACTIOX
In accordance with a request of the
exposition company's officials, the
grand court of California, Foresters of
America, with a representation of 21,
000, has pledged Its hearty support and
co-operation to the movement made for
San Francisco to hold the 1915 ex
position.
The grand . secretary. United Ancient
Order of Druids, has forwarded a tele
gram to all jurisdictions of the organ
ization, New Orleans excluded, reading:
""Urge your friends in congress. EJx
crcise all your Influence for the Pan
ama-Pacific- international exposition
for San Francisco."
LETTER PROM CONGRESSMAN'
*»V. R. "Wheeler, manager traffic bu
reivu of the Merchants' exchange, Is in
receipt of a letter from Benjamin
F. Howell, chairman, house of repre
sentatives committee on immigration
and naturalization, pledging support
to the Ban Francisco movement. The
letter reads:
Hon. W. TL "Wheeler. San Fran
cisco. Cal. Dear Mr. Wheeler: In
reply to your telegram I would
pay that I will be glad to do what
I can in favor of San Francisco
for the place for the Panama-
Pacific exposition.
Yours very truly, •
BEXJ. F. HOWELL.
One of the most favorable indorse
ments thus far given the exposition
project is that of the Church federa
tion, including almost every denomina
tion represented in the state of Cali
fornia. Besides thi a general indorse
ment. Bishop O'Connell. on behalf of
the Caltholic church; Rabbi Meyer, on
behalf of the Jewish church, and Bish
op Nichols on behalf of the Episcopal
church., 3'esterday waited personally
upon members of the exposition com
paay, pledging their earnest support to
the Panama-Pacific exposition to be
held In San Francisco in 1915.
Californians at Work
[Special Dispatch io The Call]
WASHINGTON, June I.— Members of
the California delegation are preparing
a strong appeal for the Panama-Pacific
exposition to be signed by all the dele
gation and sent to their colleagues In
the house and senate asking for sup
port of the resolution recognizing San
Francisco as the world's fair city. The
delegation will ask for action at "this
session and will present reasons why
New Orleans, as well as San Francisco,
has a right to ask for immediate ac
tion.
- The people of Louisiana are to be
asked, to vote on a constitutional
amendment providing for a state tax
of $4,000,000 for exposition purposes.
The Californians will suggest that
New Orleans should know before this
election occurs whether or not it is to
be selected for the exposition, as other
wise the people of Louisiana would be
voting in the dark.
A meeting of the delegation * will be
held" af noon tomorrow, when these cir
cular letters will be gone over and
signed and sent to every senator and
member of con cress.
WATCHMAN HELD UP AND
ROBBED THREE MEN
Other Victims Report Their
Losses to Police
Antonio Romeo, watchman for a con
struction company at Pacific and Jack
son streets, was bcld up by three men
about 3 o'clock yesterday morning and
his gold watch, valued .at $50, and re
volver taken from him.
Albert liaennan. marine fireman from
Elmira, had a dispute with a stranger
about payment of. drinks in M. J.
Kirby's saloon, 184 East street, Tues
day. The stranger and another man
rushed him into a rear room, knocked
him down and robbed him of $30. He
had a wound over his right eye dressed
at the harbor emergency hospital.
Three men were seen early yesterday
morning by Policeman J. D. \u25a0 Hayden
acting suspiciously in the entrance to
a saloon at TO East street, and one
of the trio put his'hand in the pockets
of a drunken man. They ran, but Peter
Carr was arrested' and charged with
attempt \u25a0to commit grand larceny.
James "Worthlngton, the drunken man,
has been detained as a witness.
A vest belonging to Charles F. Aus
tin, drayman, 3 4£~ Davis street, con
taining a pocketbook and $205 In cur
rency, and valuable papers -was stolen
from his dray at East and Lombard
streets on Tuesday. • ,
LORING CLUB PLEASES
WITH LAST CONCERT
The large auditorium of the Chris
tian Science church was filled Tuesday
night by a well pleased audience, when
the last concert of the thirty-third sea-
Fon of the Loring club's existence was
- given under the direction of* the* con
ductor, Wallace 'A. Sabin. ! • •
The singing of the. large chorus was
. admirable in attack, finish and bal
ance. Particularly pleasing .was the
rendition of JJ W. Elliott's spirited
"Bacchanalian Chorus," which - was
heard for the first time In this city
and , will make a valuable addition to
.the club's repertoire.
Charles Villlers,! Stanford's .impres
eive cycle of sea songs, was another
interesting series of. compositions well
sung. The 'ttlymn to the Sun."; from
Mascagni'g viris," with , " the : instru
mental introduction, was massive and
beautiful, the orchestra under Bernat
Jaulus doing Justice, as far as limited
numbers could, to the big "score." "- 1 -^
Excerpts f rom , Sabin's "Saint .'- Pat
- rick of Tara**; music were. Bung.by- the
club and deepened the artistic.impres
«lon that previous hearings: of- the
\u25a0work had inspired. "
Frederick 'Maurer 1 was the; pianist
and accompanist," and W. ; Fletcher, Hus
band was onranist. ** •> —
WICKERSHAM HURRIED
IN FREIGHT RATE CASE
DISPATCH last Thursday) informed attorney -general'of
freight rale advanced. In three day's hilUoj equity is pre
pared, upon rvhich 25 railroads "were enjoined.
Following precedent of Standard oil case in Missouri,- hearing
of case is hurried on writ of expedition/ C '
- Railroads obey injunction and order of advanced rates is not
put into effect - \u25a0 . \ '> > *
Attorneys for all lines enjoined will meet to prepare answer to
injunction.
Burtons long and short haul amendment, affecting water com
petition,'adopted by senate. ' ',' />/ >
Railroad Attorneys Will. Gather to Dmw, An
swer to Rate Injunction /7/ 7 -
means a flat advance of 10 cents a hun
dred pounds. This increase applies to
all western wool passing through' Mi
nneapolis or St. Paul destined to Atlantic
tidewater destinations.
Will Hurry the Trial
: ST. LOUIS, June I.— Th« temporary
restraining order, which Federal Judge
D. R. Dyer issued last night at Hanni
bal, Mo., prohibiting 25 railroads from
advancing freight rates, was certified
to the United States circuit court here
this morning.
Under orders of Attorney General
Wickersham an expediting certificate
providing for a speedy determination
of the issues was filed. A copy of the
expediting order was mailed this morn
ing to Circuit Court Judges Hook, San
born, Vandevanter and Adams.
Railroad officials here said it was too
'early to express opinions. The action
of the government, „ however, was a
surprise to them-
It was' pointed out that the attack
on the jrailroads is unique in one re
spect. It is the first time in which the
commercial interests of the cEief west
ern dities are not proceeding in full
harmony; In fact, several of the strong
organizations are siding with the car
riers. The St. Louis League of Busi
nessmen is not antagonizing the,pro
posed increase in freight rates, but" in
other cities opposition has developed.
The most Important active forces in
opposing the Increase in rates are said
to be the Missouri Manufacturers" as
sociation of St. Louis and the Illinois
Manufacturers' association.
Under the expedition certificate the
injunction suit will have .precedence
over all other cases docketed in the
court. Twice only in the history of
the United States circuit court have
such certificates been filed here.. In
the Standard oil cases, decided in
favor of the government by the United
States circuit court of appeals, com
prised of. the same judges, who , will
•hear the railroad injunction suit, and
in the suit to dissolve the Terminal
Railroad association of St. Louis, ex
pediting certificates were resorted to.
The railroads can file a motion to
dissolve the restraining: order at any
time. If they do not do this, they can
file their answer on the first Monday
in July on the equity side of the cir
cuit court.
Coal Rates Suspended
WASHINGTON, Juno I.— Rates on
coal from Illinois and Indiana mines
to Chicago, and to points beyond Chi
cago, which. were to be effective. today,
have been postponed until July 25. The
change proposed in the rates was a
flat advance of 10 cents a ton.
Wickersham's Quick Work
WASHINGTON, Juno 1. — Attorney
General Wickersham talked today re
garding the steps which led up to the
administration moVe against the rail
roads. The first intimation he had of
the conditions alleged, he said, was in
the shape. of a dispatch which came
from Bomewhere in the west last Thurs
day. . '
Friday more dispatches came, and
Representative Hubbard of lowa gave
him a comprehensive statement of the
situation. This convinced him, Wick
ersham said, that action ought to be
taken. He at once got together, with
the assistance of the interstate com
merce commission, all data available,
and during the following few days
spent the time in the preparation of
the bill in equity. The interstate com
merce commission furnished him with
atfidavlts showing that the tariffs com
plained of had been riled , with that. body
and what they showed.' Sunday night
Grosvenor went to St. Louis with the
bill in equity and the affidavits in his
possession.
Proceedings, against the railroads
were ~ brought in the . eighth judicial
circuit, said Wickersham, because, the
anti-trust law had received its fullest
interpretation In " that circuit, a' notable
case 'being that of the government
against the Standard oil company.
Vote in the Senate
WASHINGTON, June ll— By a vote
of 25 to 31 the senate today refused to
challenge the supreme,, court of the
United States to I ; annul the' decision rer
garding the right -of common carriers
to transport commodities produced- by
themselves.
,The vote was taken upon an amend
ment to the railroad, bill offered: by
Senator Bailey of Texas making it un
lawful for -any railroad company:: to
transport frpm one state to another
"any article or commodity manufac
tured, mined or produced by. it -or. un
der* its authority, 4 or. by any corpora
tion. Joint stock- company or partner
ship as said; railroad company holds/
owns or controls directly or indi
rectly."
Senator Bailey bought by today's
amendment to force" the* court to face
squarely the question of the right, of
congress to * prohibit railroad . com
panies from -transporting commodities
produced by. themselves. In good na
tured manner, he criticised"* the J court
and Bald he . intended:, to make* the.lan
guage of the. present provision'.* so- plain
that "not even a J judge of/ the supreme
court could fail* to it."
The amendment was '.offered toward
the close; of 'the s^sion and > ; attracted
much attention. The time consumed In
debate on the amendment- pre
vented a final >yote on , : the bill ; today.' ! \
LA FOiIJBTTE BEIA.TEX H :
The first vote of, the, day came^on
the La, Follette -amendment: providing
for Athe?ascertalnment ! *of the physical
valuation;, of \ railroads as fa i basis r for
the fixing /of rates. The ' amendment
was defeated,^ 2s to 30.V A" modified pro
vision by Simmons; requiring' such\val
uation of;, property /affected / byjsany
given case also ' was '\u25a0\u25a0 lost, ; 28 , to \u25a0 30. : •*
\ The tendency! to bring .water trans
portation Sunder; the; Jurisdiction < of ' the
interstate commerce CQmmission^Which
had .been: noticeable i. throughout'; the
consideration' of ' the i bill,- found ', expres
sion In ; two : , amendments, ; one i by ; Sen
ator; Simmons :' of • North \ Carolina*" arid
the • other by ,-'; Senator , Bur ton \u25a0, of Ohio.*
Both : amendments were » accepted^;
\u25a0J: The '' first ; was* presented , v in'i connec
tion with the long- and short haul pro
vision heretofore adopted. ~ ~4fißß|flHl
7 JCtTprovidedtthat? "when 7 apllcation'-is
made'to ; the "commission ;by, a carrier: to
ax'a'.lower. rate for : lonerer than" " for
THE SAX FR^GISGCMfeALI^^THiJBSbXY;;v3I^U2^JfeiO;
Continued from Page 1
shorter ; distances, because/ of water
competition,- said application shall moti not
be granted, if the commission, after: in-,
vestigation, shall find that the lower
rate asked for will destroy water com
petition." . ' : . V.5
Simmons spoke in support of his
amendment, giving '< instances in ; which
he said railroad companies: had put
down rates to drive out boat lines, and
then, with this result accomplished, had
increased the rates again. * .
WATER RATES AMENDMENT
Fallowing is the text of the Burton
amendment: * s I > ? -
. Whenever a railway or railways,
in competition with a water route
or routes shall. reduce the rates on
the carriage ~ of : any : species ;of
freight, it shall not be'permitted to
Increase such rates sunless, after
hearing.by thi Interstate commerce
commission it shall be found that
such proposed increase ; rests- upon
changed conditions, -other than the
elimination of the decrease in water
competition.' and the said commis
sion hereby^is given the" right to
prescribe minimum railroad rates on
lines competing with .waterways,,
whenever, in its opinion, the object
of the railroad- or .railroads, 1 in re
ducing rates, is :to destroy-water
way competition.;::; " ..
Burton had not proceeded far with his
explanation of his amendment when. he
was stopped by an* announcement . by
Elkins, in charge of the 'bill, that he
would accept the provision. Neverthe
less, the roll was called,;.resulting 53
to .1." . The negative vote i was \u25a0 cast by
Senator Frye. -" ; :;,r*"
Elkins also "accepte*d an amendment
offered by Senator Shlvely, as \ he > did a
second amendment suggested by Sen
ator Bailey.
The Shlvely provision authorizes suits
for damage growing out of the failure
of the railroads to Isupoly a; written
statement of the rate for carrying a
given shipment, from one place to an
other, awarding a penalty of $250 for
such failure.. " . . ,:
The Burton amendment imposes on
carriers a penalty of $5,000 for eliciting
and divulging information concerning
the character or destination of a given
shipment. .
Will Be Served Today
. ST. LOUIS, June .I.— The . order of
Judge [ David P. Dyer, restraining 25
western railroads \u25a0' frpmi'* advancing
freight rates, 1 was placed in '. the' hands
of the United States marshal here to
night. ->;'\
\u25a0'. Three of. the companies, having \u25a0gen
eral offices here, will be "served the first
thing tomorrow. ,. .They ; are the Mis
souri Pacific,' the \ Wabash l and . the | St.
Louis and San Francisco.
Copies, of the order/wereltonight sent
to Chicago, Kansas City, St. Paul." and
Parsons, Kans., where -general offices
of the various »railroads~are located..
Though the temporary injunction^ Is
not until '- served on all roads,
it -was announced here no. effort had
been made today to < collect the ad
vanced rateY .
As in the case of the vote on the La
Follette physical ; valuation amendment,
all the negative votes were ifeast: by
"regular" republicans. Fourteen dem-r
ocrats and 11 republicans voted for the
Bailey amendment.
Wall Street Near Panic - '
[Special Dispatch io Tlvt: Call]
NEW YORK, June 1.-^-Shrewd Wash
ington spQculators, ..who had V advance
information of the intention of the gov
ernment :to; bring "a" suit:to ; enjoin the*
Western traffic association H railroads
from raising their rates, had an. Oppor
tunity, to close, out their market com-:
mitmen^sat a .Handsome profit.
The government suit drove Wall
street almost to the verge of a panic
today. '. Heavy ".liquidation, appeared ; at
the opening 'of : the' market : and contin-,
ued almost without cessation 'until the
close." Values crumbled and, for a- long
time .demoralization Iwas so "complete
that some of the; 1 overanxious feared
several "-'failures "-' of \u25a0'•\u25a0' stock exchange
houses would follow., '\u25a0'.?£'\u25a0 . \u25a0' ''\u25a0\u25a0-:-'.
Washington connections
refused. to discuss the reports that cus
tomers at the capital 'had> made a "big
killing" on, advance news of the gov
ernment's suit.. •' : /.t.T ,
CHINESE BVmUNDREDS
FLOCK INTO CANADA
VANCOUVER,; 8. ; : C.,; June* i:-f A phe
nomenally heavy' influx of into;
Canada through \u25a0 Port Vancouver, a rush'
which is netting; the T dbmiriion and pro
vlncial governments an Income ;of JTSO,-*
000 per annum,' was today/ explained; by.
receipt of from"; Hongkong
that'a report is, being circulated among
Chinese^ that' Canada*^ intended'-shortly
to J increase the "head "".tax I on', entry of
Chlnese:from^ssooit6;si;ooor;;> V.v 1 , C
" Every "trans-Paciflcii steamship 'has
been "reaching !;poftf.with; a r ? full ; allot
ment v of Chinese,* the; allowance of these
steamers "In 'the cooly-i carrying trade
being basedionUhelrl tonnage^ ';;"^l-.
All* the 'Japanese > liners reaching . Se
attle \u25a0 from Chinese! ports j have !alßo! alßo ; been;
carrying Chinese. ; most *of whorrufare
coming, to Vancouver., ; -^ ;
I Xalif ornians in New^Afbrk^ |
[Special Dispatch- to' The Call]
r* NEW . YORK, v June 1.-^Calif ornians
areiregistered at' -hotels.: here 'as follows:'
M From SaniFtancisco—^Walter J.* Bartnett* Hotel 1
Wofcott; ; L. S. McCreeryV Plaza; : *. R." L.; Bobbins; \u25a0
R. J Pate, i Belmont ; Miss Mm C: Cadus, ~u Wood
Havens; ;-Mrs.' C'R/'Wood/ Marie 'Antoinette ;'G."
i Lane,"? Hotel r Hermits ire ; \u25a0 S..W. \u25a0-= W: .-. Phillips >\u25a0 and
wife, ' J,* P., Phlllipa, ; Hotel ? Patterson; ? P.- Stein
. borg ; and T wife,* Hotel *• Flankers; »} E.> Km-, Thomas
and. wife,] Herald Square; CD. Greenwood. Hotel
Belmont ; B.: M.*^ Grimm and ! wife, ' D.^B. Grimm,':
U. M. Grimm, X: B." Grimm.i Hotel SeTille ; | Miss ;
J. -E. ! Gnerln; J.vHtnptll- and wtfeMJnionSquare;,:
Miss iV. Mac Donald, = Miss f R.I. McDonald, Nor
mandle; 3.'-> M. « McElhinney,^ Grand -Union; At J.*
McNanght^. Breslln ; f W.TC' Peytnn.t Hotel . Wol->
cott; '\u25a0•: B.i Tliorapson, : Hotel •\u25a0 Normandie. ; ' :>= .":. \u25a0>
\u25a0.San Jose-^-JAWagrner and wife,, Union Square. 1"-*1 "-*
\u25a0 ; Santa Clara-^-J." -Falconer.t Albany Hotel; v • . .
\u25a0 San ! Dlefro^-Mrs.f" A.i? E.*s Wood,* Park ; Arenne. v, ? \u25a0
' Los i Angeles — W.T B. \u25a0 GanU,;; Breslln; .. X. r* B. ; ;
Rapp : and «wh*e,> Broadway.^ Central;^- V.'^Tuttle;
and wife, Hotel T ßevllle;* i C.vJ.r Walker,- Hotel'
Cadillac; WlUUms.r St.? Denis:/ F.'-t}.ißrad
ley,-* Lonpacre ; sx S." i ; Belaker f and -? wlf c, "^ Hotel
Aldine ; ;:. W. U. 1 - B.t Xl Iner. and I wlf c? r Plua ; •% W. \u25a0-'
E?i Lloyd,-; Hotel P'Mrs.*< A.'.H. : : Sprlng.i
Martha • .Washinffton; *.* C.'s C.-« -Thome f ana j wife, |
Hotel.V ictoria; G^. Young,'? Hotel SaToy.Vf>'i
V. Oakland-r-G.y W. . Grayson,"* Aat or ! house. " - '- ' 5
•"» Sacramento^-C.*; B." Cunningham \u25a0 and \u25a0. wife,"; St. >"
Denis." :,•..-;",-;\u25a0; r'./.^'i er ;.^-;ts.*>;3.-. *. »\u25a0\u25a0'.:,.\u25a0...,;:>.\u25a0.\u25a0'.^-r;i
\u25a0 Palo ? Alto-f-H.l r. 1 Pomeroy."! Marie ' Antoinette. •?-
1 » Pasadena— Dr.^ 3Si C."% ColleU 8 and I wife,*! Hotel J
- Empire ; '% R:* G.I Nenstadt i and \wl t e. . Plaza; 5 Miss \u25a0
Ai; ; M-- SUir/;Martba;W*shl«t£i;B? Ux*,\ ft*W».j
ner. Marie •AiitnlnetU,'--- i .~ .. : \
HEAT OF COMET
VARIES GREATLY
G; H. Cdoperi San Jose Astron»
omen -Declares Tempera- r
ture Never Stationary
Materials of Tail Can Not Enter
Earth's Atmosphere Be
cause No AffinityjExists
[Special [Dispatch to The Call]
'.'/, SAN /JOSE; June /I.— Captain George
H« .Cooper, a \u25a0 well ' known local mathe
rn?*!(;!a-n .'-. an d , student of astronomy,
who has been making a special study of
Halley's (, comet, V today •> gave out : the
following i signed - staterrierit concerning
the compositionof the nucleus and tails
of comets: vi-., _ * '
"The i; materials . composing : the tall
are driven from ithe nucleus by the ac
tion vof .Cheat 'derived 7. from , the sun.
Whatever gases or.otherTmaterlal enter
into,". the; composition -of the r tail Is
gathered by -the Vcomet from < Its sur
roundings while near Taphelion; •
"The ; composition of the g nucleus his
such : that these materials at" aphelion
are" absorbed," raising the v temperature
on; the: whole^ The comet's: orbit,:be
ing extremely ; eccentric about the sun,
allows of a very ..wide range- of - tem
perature / during ? its period. . The tail
materials, released or driven out of the
nucleus by heat I are at once attracted
to.that part of the; solar or orbital posi
tion i whence it i was extracted by the
nucleus. "The -comet; is, therefore, not
diminished permanently by the lossVof
materials composing the tail, but- only
during; the time -required to allow it to
recede from the most intense heat of
the sun. ;
? "The materials of the.^ail can : hot
enter the earth's, atmosphere, for the
earth's position, in .the', solar arrange
ment ' . is -: fairly \u25a0} constant,"- and conseV
quently its heat, is nearly stationary
and ; it. contains" all such materials as
it would take up. The, materials travel
back to . their ! original position at \u25a0 a
speed -bordering on C- the instantaneous
and ; fly clear ; of the planet which may
happen to be near their, path, because
no affinity exists,, between them. oThe
phenomena of \ the tail would probably
accompany any of.the solar bodies
were -their/ orbits sufficiently, eccentric
to. permit , extreme variations of tem
perature."'^-.-. • " ' . '\, : - \u25a0< "•\u25a0//": r'V. : -
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR LABOR HOLIDAY
Union Organizations Preparing
for Big Celebration
OAKLAND.'. June I.— The building
trades- council and the central labor
councir'are arranging for a joint cele
bration of labor day by the unions of
Oakland and Alameda. President H.
J. Banker of the : building trades coun
cil last night appointed the following
persons to act^as a . committee on ar
rangements: . ' - -
\u25a0 From the council at large — Rl 'M." Lamb. P." H.
Pratt and J. C." Klaherty ; : from : the unions — W.
R. Currau.-Tom'W'estoby, 1). M. Bonsack. C.-lt.
Elder, D. P.' Dwyer, T. Taylor, E. A. Hartley,
L. M. '\u25a0: Dlmmlek, E. •; J. Alphonse. James Carey,
William Britton, George E. . Manes, \u25a0 E. •L. Mc-
Adame, P. McWalter, M. V. Manning, M.lly
land, IJ. • Bloomer, D. S. McCarthy,' E. McGulre,
Charles Groff, C. L.^ Hlbrlck.:: A. Lynn, W. T.
Stanley, E.^ Barney and William; Owens. -
The committee from" the. central labor
council /will be : appointed later. The
parade and other festivities for 'labor
day will be prepared oh ; an elaborate
scale and every - possible - effort will be
made to bring about one of the most
successful celebrations. of its kindiwlt
nessed in this city.; / '
CITY ELECTRIC PLANT
TO BUY DAY CURRENT
Alameda Municipal Works to
Run Only at Night
ALAMEDA. June 1.' — The city is to
pu^:hase current for its. electric plant
during the daylight hours from an
outside concern..' The -municipal- gener
ating works will- be shut down during
the day and operated only- after dark/
The electricity,' commission recently
reported to the city council : that the
municipal electric plant was .being
operated during the day at a joss ow
ing to the fact that a larger amount
of current was developed than' was con
sumed-iand' that the "overload" , went
to" waste and ! was a dead loss. At
night' the city plant is operated at a
profit," according to the electricity com
mission.
The commission decided that it would
be more economical , f or the municipal
ity to buy day power for its plant" than
it would ; be to" generate it and the city
council authorized ; the commission to
proceed and secure outside .^current.
Bids for supplying the current are to
be called for in a few days.
CONVENT WILL HOLD
ITS COMMENCEMENT
ALAMEDA, , June 1. — Notre Dame
academy, Chestnut street and San Jose
avenue, will hold ,: . Its x twenty-ninth
commencement V' exercises tomorrow
morning, beginning "at ,10, o'clock. Di
plomas will be granted to the; follow
ing: "Agnes '> Dolores Scholten and
Louise Marie ;high .schoool
partment ; BurnezV Dwyer, \u25ba aca
demic , department; .Marie - Josephine
Ross,: music "department: ' i
Smart Clothes
$20 is clieap for an v all > wool ? suit, butVevery^
STEn^tOCH suit ; i^- guaranteed all wobl^,
you^pay^ irom $20, t0 $40; you
/ get a^i all wool suit; and ithe best suit to beliad r
at tHe price, .v; ~" : \/ - .%^
; We^welcome the^man wlw Has t^
vestigateii the San^ Francisco^suit^inarket.
himQUßpric^wi^ -\u0084
ROBERT S.ATKINS
SALARIES PAID
TO ARRESTED IN
I li^TO; Havemeyer Ordered For^
mer Sugar Trust Employes /
I f- -Given Gobil Care
Spitzer's Said -to Have
Drawn Pay While fie Was ;
3|NEW: YORK;' Jui^yi.~That; the:. late
H.TO.^Hayemeyer,' formerTpresident^of
the -American" sugar "Yeaning "company,
gave direct! Ons>two weeks , before ) his
death: in 1907 to "fakfe care of the boys"
was [part of fhe -testimony heard > today
in the trial of three officials of tlic cpm-7
pany, charged with complicity in a' con
spiracy." to? defraud the government of
customs duties. •\u25a0".* '; ' ... ,' "'-.'
' i Ernest W; Gerbracht, refinery«super
intendent ; ; James ' F. Benderhagel,' . f for'r r '
mer cashier of the reflnery, and Charles
P. i Heike.y secretary-treasurer/ : of -"; the
company,', are • the three on triai:U ~
:'-.: '-.: \u25a0'\u25a0'[ Take » care \ ot i the • boys; '- get counsel
for : them ; see ' them ; through it, 1 ': we - the
orderslGerbracht said he received' from
Havermeyer^ when he informed him af
terjthelflrst'arrest of checkers that the
men'insisted on ;their innocence. \- v
;~ •"Takingcars of the boys,". Gerbracht
later \ testified," .had extended -to • paying
their, wages from ; the day they left. the
company's service .'until ; - the 'present
time. T.fThe salary of^ Oliver Spitzer,
former -r'dock;' superintendent, .who was
pardoned from ;.the Atlanta penitentiary
by '-\u25a0 President j Taft, Gerbracht j said," was
paid?tolMrsV : Spitzre while}her husband
was^in prison and he believed she was
still getting.:it. Spitzer, when on the
stand: for- the prosecution^ testified that
his salary-; ceased; when.- he was locked
up. ' Gerbracht'; was v the ; chief . witness
today "in his own defense. r
GRANDMOTHER RETURNS
WITH MOTHERLESS CHILD
Son .of Government^ Expert Go
-ingto^New York/
. -Bringing her little grandson, whose
mother ,:died '.. in childbirth some ~;; 14
months ago; ln Honolulu, Mrs. P.'Rem-.
sen BrinckerhofC arrived on the steamer
Wilhelmina >; Tuesday yand took % apart
ments fat the I Fairmont.' ?It 'was a sad
homecoming. Mrs. Brinckerhoff will
leave shortlyj for New York; j. ; .
. : Four years'ago Dr. Walter R. "Brinck
erhoff v went, to -Honolulu with : his bride,
who | * was ra . Miss " Nellie -.White, an
heiress of. NewAYork. "A bacteriological
expert, he had been placed in charge of
the constfucticn 'of the .federal 'leprosy,
experimental; station 'at Molokai.; • At
the- time of 'the marriage it was said
that Mrs; ,' Brinckerhoff - ; was v to/ devote
her. life | to.the lepers and : to;live among
them. As &. matter of . fact i Mrs.': Brinck
erhoff remained in Honolulu, r .while her
husband made such trips to the lepro
sarium as the work of construction de
manded. ;\u25a0\u25a0'.'\u25a0; - : ~;<". r l: . / T
'.A little over a, year ago Mrs. Brlnck
erhott died in childbirth. Heartbroken
at the death of _ his wife and unwilling
to remain In surroundings tllat had
been so happy. . for four years, Doctor
Brinckerhoff reslgned-his federal '.posl
"-"' • i ifflipii' i fiMiitfßif"ri' > Bi ww m ir*Tflmitir
Mrs. P. Remsen Brinckerhoff "left her
home tin: New iYork for the islands wn
hearing of' the' death of her' daughter
in law and yesterday returned with the
14'j months old baby, which she will care
for in her New York home.
FIRE CONTROL MASTS
ORDERED FOR.CRUISERS
West Virginia and. Maryland
Will Take Equipment
VAT-.LEJO. June. I.— Orders were re
ceived today : at the Mare Island navy
yard to install fire control masts aboard
the cruisers West Virginia and Mary
land Just as. soon as the material ar
rives from, the east, from where it is
now en" route.
The cruisers are .under orders to re
main at the yard until October 29 to rj
cei ye a general " overhauling, the first
since they were commissioned on the
Atlantic coast six years ago.
The cruiser California is also being
overhauled under rush orders . to com
plete the work by August 10. when it
will' leave to join other vessels of the
Pacific, fleet; .now. being repaired at
Bremerton station.
Orders "have been received at Mare
island. to suspend all other. work which
might Interfere with the completion of
the work on the cruisers on schedule
time. - '\u25a0
OAKLAND SOCIETY GIRL
MAKES HIT ON STAGE
Ramona Radcliff c Continues
Success at YeLiberty
• Following up the success of her opan
irignight, Miss Ramona>Radcliffe,' the
Oakland society* girl >who' made her pro
fessional-debut at Ye Liberty theater
last iMonday, As "c making *a: distinct hit
nightly, the slnging^of her song, '.Timid
Little Quaker Maid," In her role of in
genue' in 4 i ''Forty-five Minutes From
Broadway."-'' being ;ono,of the. features
of the performance. -Thesong has been
interpolated:!' into -Uhe play, tha : music
being: by Miss Ethel Cooper, a popular
songwriter.///" • ,/'\u25a0.. : .;
JURISDICTION OF
COURT UNSETTLED
Supreme" Justices Fail to Give
Limits of Appellate Judges'
Activities
Legal Problem Brought Up 3in
Tevis'plder Case StiU"
Unsolved
In_ aflirniinfer that^ the criminal libel
action"^brought "'thro.ußh*-^William S.
Tevis against Fremont Older x must be
tried in Bakersfleld the supreme court
leaves.: unsettled* the most Important
question raised at the hearing. • It fails
to decide whether an appellate court
ban. go outside, its own district to im
press its •authority on a superior court.
-This. omission In the opinion handed
down Tuesday -by Justice Melvin^ with
the concurrence of his fellow justices,
was discovered yesterday; by John E-
Bennett .'of ; Tevls* counsel. ' ; .' ." V,
"The criminal charges against Older
as editor and R. A. Crothers as pub
lisher of 4he . Bulletin grew out of ar
ticles printed in May," 1907, saying that
Tevis paid Abe Ruef $1,000,000 to swing
the" purchase of the Bay; Cities water
company's Sierra rights by San Fran
cisco, v. Tevis answered tliat the articles
were' false and malicious and swore to
a -.warrant at Bakersfield charging
criminal libel. When~ the. charges were
to'be reviewed in 'the Justice's court at
Bakersfleld. Older tried to prevent the
justice from proceeding on the ground
of lack of "Jurisdiction. This falling,
E.P. E. Troy swore to- a warrant in
San Francisco repeating the Bakers
fleld/charges, and brought about the
trial of .the case here before Judge
Dunne. A. verdict of not guilty was re
turned in" San Francisco/in March, 190 S.
.Tevis ignored this trial and did not
even testify. ; ; . . , -
• Meantime the charges heard by the
Bakersfleld .justice resulted In infor
mation against the editors, which were
filed in the' superior court of Kern
county in May,l9oß. "'
In May, 1909,', Judge C. W. Norton of
Kern was ready to go^on with the trial
of; Older, when the defendant made a
motion for a change of venue to San
Francisco." Judge Norton held that he
had no power to grant the chah-?e.i;
; The puzzling question which the su
preme court has left undecided was
then \u25a0 introduced. Instead of " applying
to the appellate court of the district In
which he lived, that of San Francisco,
or .- to ' the • appellate court covering the
Kern county district, that of Los An
geles, Older went, to Sacramento for
his writ of mandate to command Judge
Norton to. grant* the. change of venue.
Justice Hart of Sacramento signed the
writ.- Doubt' was then: raised as to
whether^ the -justice had the right to
reach out of his own appellate district
into another. .
In a petition to the supreme court
for a : rehearing of Judge Hart's de
cision Tevls' counsel said:
\u25a0 "This decision, if followed as a
precedent, will lead to unjust and vex
atious interference with' the duties and
powers of the trial courts on the part
of the courts of appeal."
The supreme court held simply that
Older did not "'. show . "good cause"
within thQTmeaning of the statute and
let it'rest at that. Older and Crothers,'
as -the result, will go to trial at Ba
kersfleld within the next two months
without settling the question of the
power of appellate courts to step out
side' their own districts.
The Canadian minister of agriculture
expresses the belief that before half a
century the United. States will have a
population in excess of 200,000.000 peo
ple, and that America will require
more than 1.000,000,000 bushels of wheat
annually for home consumption.
King Albert cf the Belgians has -the
distinction of being the only royalty
who has served, an apprenticeship as
newspaper reporter. For fours years
he was the regularly accredited marine
reporter of a Belgian weekly, and in
the pursuit of "his duties traveled
through most of the countries of Eu
rope, visiting the shipyards.
I WHERE TO DINE I
FOUNTAIN BEES AND LUNCH HALL! (VnFflll PACT
Gore, Corner Mnrket, Kearny and «BIJ*~ jl | A 1\u25a054 \u25a0 I
Geary Street* — Doirn«talr« ~ j \u0084""^ r "" «T \u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
We give more for the money than San Francisco* Leadlac Reetanrant.
any line of business In S. F.. and MARKET ASH EDDY STRZSTS.
have done it for 14 years. Luncheon. Dinner. After Theater Music by
Jndse for Yonrself. GERMAN HUSSAR ORCHESTRA
Tour cholfe of one of the follow- f ; _ KOD^AXE PBICTS.
ing dishes, with a glass of wine. ~ ,| I , L /^^ l^i[ L r!jf^ lLli Nui| i j lg .|ii l M }
steam or lager heer. buttermilk or IfffiiwriMaiririiiiiainriTiMfitniirTiiigliriiifcT-i mflTray
a cigar," for sc. — — — ; " : ; .
Portion of crab served with two
5c purchases. mm^^^^^^^^^^^^ I
asT-we,-, thf ST HFRMAINI
.sstfssfk** tswa- *. Incj 1. ULKITI/111l fa
Stea^d cum, j RHSTAURATNTr I
? free for patrona. - »ow at 60-«4 Elli» Street , I
MUSIC — GENTLEMEN OXIjY. Accommodations for 800 nest*. Banquet D
\u25a0\u25a0iMßULeww^U .i!jaiiJJ^^JJHkii^,.:MßWiaßßgaWßa Halls. Weddin; and Social Parlors. I
: . ICasio and Siorlat; Erery E-ranlac |
MAIiON DOREE I mAison tortom
151 ' ELLIS ST. ABOVE POVTELI, HOTEX A2TO RESTATraAST
-Tbe pioneer French Reataaraat of 8«n Now in Its New Home, 362 Geary St.
F Te^nW in town; 73c wltt'wlne. ' R Mn.lc 1 * 11 !?** 1^?* from ff to 8 > ».
Our old, time dinner can not be duplicated Resn ar Loach i wltti «»•• • yi*S
anywhere; $1. with wine. - .' ' . Regular Dinner with Wine %^V»
We giw you NO MUSIC, bnt the best that ' .. --' . .... \u25a0;.-.- \u25a0\u25a0:-\u25a0-.... <\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 .
$mts^mm i pse call wanji^st
PAUCE-HOTEL COMPANY
. y. : PRESENTS THB
PALACE HOTEL
' Entirely ' rebnllt ' sine* tbe flret . ' wh«r« tl»
immense crowd at noon la a feature of th«
rCity.iaßd-.tli*^^:::'' " : '\ . •"' ' : ,»' ."! "
FAIRMONT HOTEL
In 'lts superb sttaation. with its atmospbm
J oli elegance and. excellence. \r \u25a0' 'Sj-
HOTEL STANFORD
.' \u25a0' • > Headaoarten ' for. former patrons ' of fie •
• /Lick. GrandTand RnaaHottta. - ; . .<;\u25a0
•, - 160 \u25a0 roomn t with bath. /Rate* Sl ' day np. :
MftgaSQ Kearßy : »t.^t»et. Sntterand Bu»h. '-
OFFICIAL TO HAVE
NUMEROUS DUTIES
President's: Right Hand Mail to
-Be Given Unusually Wide
At While House BreakfastTAs
sistant Treasurer Accepts
Appointment
/WASHINGTON, June I.— Charles D.
Norton of Chicago, assistant secretary
of the treasury, was appointed, secre
tary to the president' late today. He
will take up his duties next week. ||8|
\u25a0'Norton had breakfast with. the Presi
dent this morning at the White House,
and it was then- that the formal tender
was accepted.
Taft proposes to turn over. to Norton
many details which heretofore he has
had. to deal with, himself. Norton is to
be a sort of "assistant" president, and
will. perhaps be given a wider latitude
than any other man- who has held the
office in recent y«ars.
Secretary of .the Treasury MacVeash
was asked tonight who would take the
place to be vacated by Norton, but ha
was not prepared to make any an
nouncement.
Norton 13 in his fortieth year. He
was born In Wisconsin and was gradu
ated from Amherst college In l^^Ji
From his early manhood until he, bf^
came assistant secretary of the treas
ury, last year. Norton was identified
with the Northwestern Mutual life in
surance company. The movement In !
which he takes most prido has been
his leading part in the great "plan of
Chicago," the stupendous sctfeme of city
reconstruction planned by the Commer
cial club of that city, of whose general
committee on this subject Norton is
SUICIDE OF I3TVAIXD— Tacmaa. Jun» t.— Oa
the e-re of underjtolns a second surgical oper
ation after the first bad failed to afford re
lief. William Jacotxnrakl. a she* maker. OS
years of age, ended bis life with a r«TolT«r
tht* morning.
FOR YOUR HAIR
H|re Are Facts We Want
You to Prove at Our Risk
\u25a0 Marvelous as It may seem. Hexall
"93" Hair Tonic has grown hair on
heads that were once bald. Of courae
It is understood that In none of these
cases were the hair roots dead nor had
the scalp taken on a glazed, shiny ap-
pearance. _ JBH
, When the roots of the hair are en-
tirely dead and the pores of the sca-lp
are glazed over, we do not believe that
• anything can restore hair growth.
When Rexall "93" Hair Tonic will do
as above stated. It is not strange that
• we have such great faith In it and
that we claim It will prevent baldness
1 when used in time. It acts sclentinc-
• ally, destroying the germs which are
usually responsible for baldness. It
penetrates to the roots of the hair,
stimulating and nourishing them.. It
is a most pleasant toilet .necessity* is
delicately, perfumed and will not. gum
nor permanently . stain " the hatr. *
We want you to get a bottle of Rex- fc
all "93" (Hair Tonic and use it as dl- fa.
rected. If it does not relieve scalp lr-fi^
ritation. remove -dandruff, prevent the
hair from falling out and promote an
1 increased growth of hair and in every
' way give entire satisfaction, simply
' come back and tell us and without ques-
tion* or formality we will hand back
! to you every penny you paid us for it.
We' lend our endorsement to Rexall
"93" Hair Tonic and sell it on this guar-
! antee, because we believe it is tlie best
hair tonic ever discovered. It cornea
In two sizes, prices 50 cents and $1.00.
Remember you can obtain it only at our
' store— The Rexall Store. The Owl
Drug Co., Inc., 710 Market St.. 773
: Market St.. Post and Grant ay., 943
Kearny st.. Sixteenth and Mission sts.
ot6l Aoolonial
STOCKTON STREET Abore Sntter
American Plan, $3.00 Per Day
European Plan, $130 Per Da^
SAN .FRASCISCO
HOTEL TURPIN^
Newest and Most Popular Commercial Hotel.
. IT-l»; ; PoweB St;" at \u25a0 Market
Six stqriea of soltd comfort :, 19 am clan «««•
Ing house* wlthta. j. block. \u0084 Bates. $1. »1.30 to
:94 per aay; 225 room*, not » dark room la thm
;hoaae.'- : .- ; ---t^.~ '-"..,.•«'\u25a0 v «•-. -
i.F. L- * A.^W/TTJBPOT. Ptww. and Xxn-
i . • Former raatcj \u25a0 Rojal aad < HavUtaa HataUT^*.