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Pendleton's First "Round-Up"
Equaled the Cheyenne Show
PICTURES AND DESCRIPTION
in The Sunday Call
VOLUME CVIII.— NO. 170.
San Francisco's Gain Is Greater Than 2 1 Per Cent
OAKLAND, 150,174=-BERKEL,EY, 40^34-ALAMEDA, 23,383
ELLERY MAKES
TORRID REPLY TO
LUNACY BOARD
Threatens to Send Some One to
Jail and Promises. Start
ling Disclosures
'^Special Dispatch io The Call]
PACRAMEXTO, Nov. Ifi. — "I vrill Rrnd
; *ora*'b«d-«- over th«« road before I tzet
thjrouj-rh irlth thin hunch. Th*r can't
Jrißhten nf. If they vrant n fight T frill
fight. I have dome record* and ttoine
[figurr* that vrtll cnnoe people of this
ptMtc to tilt up and take notice.
"Efficiency. That has been my motto
rfhroujcbout my term. That in what
<he»r fHlovrs don't vrant. They have
jjartrd tWs, mark you. not I. Iyet them
tfalte the congequence*. I will hare »ome
>ot stuff in my report about the meth
ods of this banch. It will be srood read-
Inff. And I "111 back up f^ry Btate
rnent by facto."
That is Nat Ellery*s reply to charges
made at the meeting of the state lunacy.
rornmiEsion and delegates from various
other state boards at Eldrldge yester
day. The state engineer came in for a
fierce grilling at the hands of various
members of the stat« boards and the
engineering department was bitterly
arraigned for what* was declared to be
Its inefficient and costly methods. It
•was charged openly that Ellery and his
subordinates had wasted' both time and
•money in dealing with needs of the
various asylums.
"They talk about Inefficiency," said
Ellery tonight. "Why, efficiency has
been my hobby. They don't want effi
ciency, these fellows don't. They sim
ply want the appropriations. for various
bulldin&s back in their own hands, as
It used to be.
••Why, I can \u2666>ke you into my office
snd show you figures that will astonish
you regarding the methods in vogue
before I took hold of affairs. I can
chow you what It cost then and what it
costs now, and I can prove that the old
boards paid 23 per cent more than it
\u25a0was necessary to pay Xor work done. I
can take you to Patton and show you a
building I had to tie together with
Iron rods to keep It from falling to
pieces, and I will take you to a dozen
state buildings and show you plumbing
that is a disgrace to the firms that put
it in and cost 25 per cent more than It
ehould have cost.
"These ' fellows have started some
thing, now let them take the conse
quences. They 4idn't have sand enough
to tackle me when I \u25a0was there. I have
been sick for several days, but I got
wind of something doing at Eldridge
and I got out of bed and went over
there. I Bat around, sort of halfway
inspected the work, as a sick man
tumtlnuvd on Pace S. Column 5
The San Francisco Call.
WILEY DECLARES
DROP IN PRICES
Chief Chemist Says Meat Barons
May Be After Some Inde*
pendent Firm
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.— The so
called reduction in the price of meats
is a deliberate manipulation of* .the
market, according to Dr. Harvey*; S.
Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemlstrj-,*
department of agriculture, in a-state
ment made h«re today.
"The interei?ts which manipulated_the
prices upward," said Dr. Wiley,'"tem
porarily have released their hold /on our
throats for the purpose of : getting' a
fr*>sh grip. The so-called reduction 'in
meats is fictitious. • .
Manipulation Deliberate •
"Its manipulation was deliberate,
just as the Increase in' prices was,'un-
Just, unreasonable and uncalled for: by
conditions throughout the country. The
prices were fictitious at the top ."notch,
because they were forced there' arbi
trarily. \u25a0• \u25a0*' ' •' \
"Developments will. show Ihat^the in
terests are after someone. It, may be
some Independent firm they, hope to. \
drive from cover." \- "r" r <^_ \ t
Secretary Wilson said today thatvthe
announced reduction in«prices was ab
normal* He said ftifwas due to|droathj
In the cattle raising country^lncreaiing
the cost of hay. The farmer with cat
tle on his hands must pay $35 a ton,
for this hay, and rather than do this
he was sending his cattle and sheep to
market. This accounted for the sudden
tumble in prices, he* said:
Tumble Not Normal
"This trouble is not all normal and
will not be permanent," continued Wll-;
son, "but a plentiful corn' crop and
plenty, of grain will enable the farmer
to feed freely, and we should get a
lower level of prices. Lower prices
arc certain to come, provided that
somewhere between the farmer and the
consumer there Is no combination nor
agreement to keep them up."
GOLD BULLION IS
BROUGHT FROM ALASKA
SEATTLE, Nov. ,16.— The steamship
Olympia, from; Valdez, last 1 night
brought $500,000 in gold bullion^ > More
gold' is coming up "the Yukon on; dog
sleds.
The late arrival of the gold. was due
to the mild weather, which permitted
the late working of the placers.
Nome and the Idltarbd* have at least
$225,000 to send down. "The distance
by trail from Nometo Chitina, on Cop
per riyer, is' l,7oo .miles.* Small I. quartz
mines .in Alaska Vwill.-'be'Tjwprked .all
winter. The 'veins : are narrow,', but ex
ceedingly rich, carrying free; gold. \u25a0
SM FRANCISCO, }T^^
3,322 NAMES ELIMINATED
WASHINGTON, Nov. j 6.— ln connection rvith
the announcement of the population of San Francisco
the director of the census said the original returns con
tained 420,234 names, but of these, on investigation by
the census ; bureau, 3,322 mere eliminated. There was
found no evidence of intentional fraud on the \u25a0 part of
the enumerators.
"The principal classes of names eliminated," said
Director Dur and,? "were those persons on vessels not
having San Francisco as their home port; fishermen ab
sent on the high seas; lathosc names were obtained from
their employers and not from their boarding houses or
other places of residence, and persons whose names
were obtained from employment agencies, having been
sent by such agencies to Tvork outside of the city prior
to census day.
WIFE GOT $10,000
TO DIVORCE BANKER
Woman Says^F. E. Cramer
Promised Her!si s^ooo to Let;
Him Marry Californian
[Special Dispatch^ to The Call] |
ST. LOUIS, .Nov. 16.— 1n a Reposition'
filed today In the circuit courtibyattor-'
neys for Mrs. Anna : Cramer, former !
wife of. F. Ernestj'Cramer,: president of
the Broadway national bank, president
of the Cramer dry plate company and
recent candidate for mayor, Mrs. i
Cramer, asserts, that Cramer agreed to
pay her $15,000 10 years ago ' if she
would divorce 'him so that he could i
marry the woman whom he later, mar
ried. He paid her $10,000 of the amount
"and she sued to recover the remaining
$5,000'
"When Mrs. Cramer refused to sign
her deposition, Cramer's attorneys
compelled her to dismiss' the' suit" this
morning., She-filed it again this after
noon and her unsigned deposition was
filed.
"He gave me the money so that he
could marry the woman whom he said
he found suited him: better than I did,"
shetestifled.
...'"He said he was a second Napoleon
and* told me that when Nopoleon made
up his niind to. change wives he did so
despite opposition. He 'told me when
he returned from San Francisco in 1900,
he had found a woman who suited him
exactly and that there was always a
bottle of whisky and a siphon of seltzer,
waiting for him at home. ~ He said I
wasn't sport- enough for him and^ he
wanted'to get rid of me," r
•Cramer's second wife was a Califor
nia photographer's assistants
SUICIDE DIES ON
OWN CEMETERY LOT
VBLOOMINGTON,\III., NovV s 16.-— Chris
Frederick, a retired farmer, ; bought \ a
cemetery lot and; monument yesterday
and mailed - a check |toI an I undertaker
with instructions to find. bis^body; on: the
lot. I Frederick was ; found' lying- on the
lot today with; a ibullet' In .his. brain. :
SAN HATEO '.MARRIAGE ; LICENSES— K^ wood
'- City, Not.; l6.— The -following ..marriage.: ]|.
'\u25a0*•'; censps were Issued In. San Mnteo county today:
;/t Adna ' Fairbanks, 1 - 43, • Salt Lake City, . and Alene
•'-"Knotvlin.-SOvv Los 1 Angeles;? Frank >Skelly,'\2l"'
%i- and ', Katheiya '-Catber,--> lS, '•? both iof -? San * Fran-'
i^cisco.v \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.•;.\u25a0-;.. ; '.\u25a0;_- \u25a0\u25a0_ : \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ?..--\u25a0\u25a0-> :\u25a0
San Francisco the eleventh city 6f*the United States. t \
'Wo person absent from the city was eliminated from >
the count' when it could be ascertained that his usual \u2666:
place of abode was in some particular] place in the city.. <\u25ba;,
Thus a considerate number *of. -Chinese who had gone /T<>i;
to A laska to w ork in the canneries there, were allowed to > ;
be enumerated- in San Francisco because they were re-. \u2666
ported from the houscsi where they had residences and <>
to which they expected to return." . <»
The . director said that Captain Baldwin, supervisor I >
of the census for San Francisco, had done his work In '\u25ba
a thorough and conscientious manner. / . ',[
.Director Durand further said that the expert investi- \\
gaiion of the enumeration of Oakland showed that the \\'
census in that city had been taken in a careful and con- \' t
dention manner and that no names whatever had been < ',
eliminated. /- - . <*
MYSTERIOUS PAIR
STRANGELY VANISH
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Husband and Wife
|p After Leaving East injApril
for Calif ornia|: f
{SpccialiDispatchto The Call], -*"j\ " '
.. 'ELGIN, 111., Nov. 16.*— Mystery sur : ;
'rounds the' disappearance' eof j;Mfr« t and
Mrs. Hiram Tait, who left Elgin -Ap-ril
9, for Stockton; Cal.,' and who .neverrar
rived at their, destination. . Neither .the
couple's relatives" in California^- nor
their acquaintances in Elgin' have; ever
seen or heard from the Taits since, they
left here. . ;\u25a0\u25a0• ;-; \u25a0 • . < i :: ' tV
.^During the time that the. Taits* wp re;
in Elgin they •assumed- a* silent tand
mysterious attitude- and did" not f be
come Intimate with any one. The -only
woman. in whom Mrs. Talt's confidence
was reposed -was Mrs. J. Rapp of Chi
cago.
Tait came to Elgin- in' Aprils 1^09.
from Kansas City. In August of last
year he told his landlady that he was
going jto.;Chicago to meet his vsweet
hearty from Cheyenne, "Wyo., and that
he would ' be^ married in Chicago. —A;
few days ! later \ Tait returned to / Elgin
with a young* woman whom ho intro
duced as Mrs. Tait
Mrs. Tait.. appeared . to be a- society,
woman, -had lots* of money,. and an ex
tensive wardrobe of the most expensive
clothes, and was well . educated.
Mrs; /rait- told Mrs. Rapp that she* had
a rich uncle in Wyoming"' and -that :heV
husband had considerable; money. ..% I
v. An,' investigation was , started yester-;
day when Mrs. Matt Creason 6f;Puns'- :
muir, Cal., communicated .with: the lo
cal police/asking their/ assistance : . in
Jocating^the missing, coupled
FORMER CLERIC PLEADS
GUILTY OR THEFT
/Margaret C.-Shepard, formerly clerk j
"ln}i postofflce;- station* 0, 4 pleaded /guilty I
district- court vto .the .charge l of
stolen' a registered* letter; containing : a
?5 note last. -April: .She vwrflybeV. sen-,
fenced* by 'JudßeJßean^e^ttFrlday/.^i
JOHNSON TO PLEAD
FOR FAIR IN EAST
Governor Elect Will Carry Pan=
ama-Pacific \ Slogan to the
* -National Capital
"; Governor elect (HramV Johnson, en
thusiastic at' the7prospect of
the favor of cohgr.ess, and bringing the
Panama-Pacific'exposition*to" San Fran-
Cisco, will leave' thisV city Gov
'ernorlGillett and - % a' pa'rty, February 27
for Washington,?, there : ' to 4 carry the
Panama- PadflcV slogan* to^the- halls ' of
the national ' legislature! '\ -," r ., : • ] \u25a0\u25a0. ,
„ Governor elect ' Johnson .will ? be : ac
companied, if presentf arrangements are
confirmed, 'by Gavin "McNab,. Michael . F.
Tarpy, a'delegation ,'^f roihrthe north and
south -. and v a* committee--' from Jthe ; Pan -
ama-Paciflc \ campaignV^ headquarters.
Special ( accommodations * will -^be' pro
vided and the fight" for favor waged In
the very shadow of the White House.'
At; present the personnelof the party
has, not been decided "jupon, but anat-
( tempt will be made to pledge some 30
of the most influentialmen^bf the state,
both in political and business * life. \u25a0,:, It
will be.a -thoroughly representative
delegation, headed' by the "new gov
ernor of the state, and under the spe
cial,'escort of Gillett.' J
' Gavin McNab: has had charge of the
program and as : yet has not completed
the many necessary details. ; However,
it is. well assured ; that the delegation
will be made up 'of, men from all ave
nues of life and 'from many - parts of
California.' .. ' \\ v ?,.-,". . ,
UNDERWRITERSITELL OF
. SACRAMENTO'S NEEDS
National Board Outlines Neces
sary ? Improvements ' to* Mayor -
-> SACRAMENTO/ Nov.*. 16.-^-Experts of
the national board of .flre underwriters,'
who -:. have ;' been -^ investigating . condi
tions ; i ri : Sacramento*, for} the last : three .
weeks told f Mayor \u25a0 M. * R. r. Beard y today.
.thatUhe city; needs; ah -additional pump
in w its I waterworks, 1-1 two .» larger 'flre
engines,'-; conservation •;_£ of ."the '• water.
, supply.: in? the ? city : r mains " by.ridding'
the city tor leaky hydrants,' a : law . to re
' strict *thef erection •-ofr*poor;: buildings
;and'^a.r"contlnuahce- of :ithej..policyi: ; of
condemning* antiquatedl l buildjngs. :. The
•committee ;will; leave r tomorrow for,"
Stockton- to -investigate conditions jin
• that;city^ : c . ;"\u25a0•. \u25a0•."\u25a0••.•.*, ;'-^X. '\u25a0"".\u25a0 ' : \il
DISASTER FAILS
TO STAY CITY'S
STEADY GROWTH
Increaseof Population to 416,912, Although
Reduced to Ashes arid Rebuilt, One of
, the Marvels of the New Census
{Special Dispaich to The Call]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.
—San Francisco's j popu
lation is 416,912. ' The
statement of San Francisco's pop
ulation given out tonight is the
last pertaining to the large cities
of the country. San Francisco
gains more* than 21 per cent, ami
therefore retains high rank among
American cities.
San Francisco was next to Buf
falo in the census of .1900, and re
mains in that rank this year, the
relative increase of population be
ing the same.
Detroit grew very rapidly,
passing 'both Buffalo and San Francisco, and now ranking ninth.
San' Francisco is eleventh in the list, Buffalo tenth and Mil
waukee twelfth. * k ? :
The increase of San Francisco's population in the face of the
greatest disaster that ever visited any city is' one of the marvels of
the. new census, and is sure to create wide comment of value to San
Francisco in its fight for the Panama exposition.
San Francisco leads New Orleans by 77,837, although San Fran
cisco was reduced to ashes and rebuilt entirely between census
periods. In addition to this, the population of Oakland, Berkeley and
Alameda has greatly increased, making the population tributary to
San Francisco is ahead of that tributary to New Orleans.
California is sure to gain an additional congressman as a result of
San Francisco's figures, taken in connection with the large growth
of' Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda and Los Angeles. The figures for
the ; entire state have not been given out, but the growth of popula
tion around San ' Francisco bay is sufficient to show that the con
gressional representation, will be increased.
The Growth <of
• San Francisco
1852 ...... 36,151
\u25a01860 ...... 56,802
1870..... 149,473
1880 .. . .." 233,959.
1890,. ... 298,997
1900..... 342,782
1910 .... 416,912
Padding in Great; Falls
Nov. 16.— The popu
lation: oKOrea't "Falls, Mont, is 13,948,
a decrease of 952, compared with 14,930
in .1900. \ -
Director^ Durand in . a statement said
the.; Great: Falls returns as originally
received -showed: a total*. of . 23,324, or
B,37 6 'more* than the correct count. The
jp^THE WEATHER
YESTERDAY— Highest temperature. 56;
r loTpcst'Titie&day nighU 48.
:FqRECASTFORTODAY--Cloud}); light
east vtind, changing to west.
PEICE FIVE CENTS.
director attributes the attempted pad
ding to three out of 12 enumerators of
the city, 60 per cent of whose returns,
he says, were fraudulent.
The three men were arraigned and
two of them sent to jail for. 24 hours
each and fined $150 each, while the
third was in prison for 43 hours *a 4