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TEE CALL LEADS IN POLITICAL I | PI 1 frt THEATRICAL HI I I Mil I HEAL ESTATE 111 I- Ml V SPORTING IV I If|| X COMMERCIAL |l| If If ■ 1 SOCIETY 111 FINANCIAL •■WpP'fl? \OLUME CXIL—NO. 110. HIDDEN MACHINE SOWS ANDREAPS FOR HARVESTER Funk Admits Business Is Car* ried On Under a "Dual Personality" International Company, Selling, Used to "Grab" Profit Due the Middleman Says Only Beggarly $150,000 a Year Is Cleared From $100,000,000 Sales . [Special Dispatch to The Call] HIC'AGO. Sept. . IT. l —Clarence & 'M Funk, general manager of - the International Harvester trust, •* • . la the suit before the'federal ."■court .for tbe dissolution of the merger, • admitted- today that tbe busihess of .'•. supplying the world's farmers with '.■••their machinery was carried on under ?a. '"dual personality." '. t ; •• :.Thc first personality is the Interna tional Harvester company. The second .■..is--, the International Harvester Com ■ " pany of America, a selling corporation, ?'Which. according to the evidence crougFrt -out, fs used to take the usual profits which might accrue to the mid dle- nia'u. This* latter organization. Funk admitted, acted as the selling ".'agent of the manufacturing trust, dol- V.-fßf* out the products to the retailer and to itself the profit from the usual wholesale end of-the busincs;-;. The stock holders of both organiza tions and their controlling factions were tUe- same, Funk admitted._ Funk'set out to prove the Interna tional Harvester. company is a .benefi cent organization, working for efficiency and reduction jof costs. $1,000,000 in Twine Questioned by Attorney A. 1»" Ban ' troft, he said: "The International Harves.te.r com pany sank $1,000,000 in trying-to make binder twine out of flax straw, In place of the •xpensdve imported Manila hemp .*■ sisal. No small company would dare to risk such a sum to develop im proved methods." . < '„ ■ The company's good intentions came 1.. 1q naught, however, when it was found • that owing to the large quantity of feaccbarin matter, the crickets and grasshoppers devoured the flax twine ir_ the fields. Funk explained. ■ Important features of the testimony were admissions by HasHins that both •••" T).-*M. Osborne & Co. of Auburn, N. V-, '.and the Minnie Harvester company of Rt: Paul were advertised as independent fir two or three years after they had absorbed by the trust. TTaskins did not bear out the govern **..t.ent'a contention that the International "Jjarvester company of America was so .subservient to the New Jersey com . rany.that it made no profit on the ~ gales. . .-••"*"Is it not a fact that the prices to the ■* -'.American company are fixed by the New • Jersey ownpany at such a figure as to ■ • you to pay selling expenses and .;. ru. more?" asked Kdwin P. Grosvenor, assistant to the attorney general. Beggarly Profit Made No the American company aims to . Make a profit," Haskins replied. "The protifs have averaged $150,000 a year. ; <2. —What were the gr&as sales of your company in 1911? A.—One hundred million dollars. On being examined by Grosvenor for the government, Mr. Funk testified that tiie -International 'Harvester company of America disposed of about 70 per cent of the grain binders sold in Amer ica and about 60 per cent of the mowers. ! "Is it not your object to buy from the New Jersey corporation at such a price as will enable you to sell so that you will have neither loss nor profit?" asked Edwin P. Grosvenor, -pecial assistant attorney general. Our object is to buy as cheaply as we can and to make as much as pos ; sible. We try to buy from the New Jersey company at prices we would get from any other company," replied Haskins. Never Paid Dividend * "But you never have paid a divi .lend?" No, we never have." . The witness said the company sold lo agents with a 5 per cent discount for cash and the agent, by adding his profit, determined the price which the • farrrwr was to pay. *.ne reason, Haskins explained, why the sale company made only $150,0.0, While it sold $100,000,000 worth of im- I'lements, was that it was constantly expanding its business and expending large sums for advertising. STRANGE DISEASE KILLS THOUSANDS OF HORSES Specialists Attribute Plague to Forage Poisoning KANSAS CITY. Sept. 17.—Forage poi soning, a contagious disease and one which will necessitate an entire change In rational feeding and treatment, is m Married for the death of thousands of • horses in Kansas this summer and fall. Cerebro spinal meningitis was thought to have been the cause of the deaths, but university specialists say the symp • toms of both diseases are the same. Woman Says Fear Served in Place Of Speedometer [Special Dispatch to The Call] SAN JOSE, Sept. 17.—That she was equipped with the equivalent of an internal speed ometer which informed her when she was traveling faster than 15 miles an hour was the testimony of Mrs. Emma C. Kirkpatrick, witness for the defense in an action for damages brought by Philip Weaver, an aged cyclist of Saratoga, against A. R. Carter, a farmer auto mobilist, as a.result of an acci dent in the Stevens Creek road. Mrs. Kirkpatrick was a passen ger in the Carter machine, and under cross examination she told of her ability to figure out the speed at which she was traveling. This internal means of measuring speed, she thought, was constituted chiefly of fear, yet she could tell when speed was increased from 15 miles an hour to 16 miles an hour. A peep at the real speedometer to discover the rate of travel at which the machine started, how ever, assisted her in determin ing the speed later. Bible Awaits Each Sojourner in City Prison of Venice [Special Dispatch to The Call] VENICE, Cal.. Sept. 17. —Copies of the bible will soon be placed in each cell at the Venice police station. Chief of Police G. M. Dingo considers the plan a good one. "Wh"n a man or woman is arrested," said Chief Lingo today, "and placed in a <-fdi for the night they are more easily susceptible to Influences. • "When a person awakens in the morning to find himself in a cell he Is, nine times out of ten, thoroughly disgusted with himself. If a bible is within easy reach it is very probable •that he will lose" no time in reading it." SALOON ROBBED, OWNER HELD UP, HOME LOOTED Misfortune Follows Fast on Heels of Nick Dreich SPOKANE, Sept. 17.—Nick Dreich, a a well to do saloon keeper, has been the victim of a remarkable series of crimes in the last 48 hours. Sunday night or Monday night the safe in Dreich's place of business was drilled and $650 taken. Joe Hellish was arrested in connection with the rob bery. Monday night Dreich was held up and robbed by two masked men, who warned him at the point of a pistol not to press charges against a countryman. Early this morning three masked men entered Dreich's home, threatened to cut the throat of Mrs. Dreich if she made an outcry and stripped the house of valuables before h»r eyes. The police believe the crimes were committed by an organized band. MINER LOST FOUR DAYS IN FOREST WITHOUT FOOD John Poeth of Carrville Repeats Fifty Mile Trip Afoot [Special Dispatch to The Call] WEAVERVILLE, Sept. 17.—John Poeth, veteran miner of Carrville and locator of the famous Poeth mine on Coffee creek, wandered through the forests between here and Carrville for four days and nights without food or shelter. Being summoned to court here, he started out afoot on the 50 mile journey. Making a short cut through the woods, he lost his bearings and did not know where he was for four days. At the end of that time he reached Lewiston, 12 miles east of Weaver ville, in a famished condition. He was brought to Weavervllie in a vehicle. "*"he court excused the delay of Poeth, who, after giving his testimony, started back to Carrville afoot, taking another chance of getting lost. SALOON MAN TRAINS CANNON ON RAILROAD Prepared to Fire on First Invad ing Freightcar [Special Dispatch lo The Call] SACRAMBNTO, Sept. 17.—Louis Caf faro, proprietor of a saloon at Third and T streets, has mounted a cannon in his saloon to guard his property from further invasion by the Southern Pa cific. Some time ago a freightcar was shunted off a track into his saloon, tearing down the side wall and doing considerable damage. Caffaro says the Southern Paciflc has refused to make proper amends. He does not propose to be bothered again and has mounted the cannon for protection. It has been fitted up with electric control and can be fired from behind the bar. Caffaro says the next time'a car comes his way he will open fire. A shot from the can non, which is four inch caliber, would do great damage to railroad property. THE San Francisco CALL SAtf FRANCISCO. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1912. OIL LAND SUIT TO BE HEARD IN SAN FRANCISCO Refusal of Witness to Appear in South Causes Change in Government Plans Complaint Involving $50,000, --000 Property Is Filed by Thirty-two Business Men [SjD.ci'a/ Dispatch to The Call] LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17.—Because a witness has refused to appear in Lob Angeles in the government's oil land suit against the Southern Pacific, in volving millions of dollars' worth of holdings, the government will move the hearing to San Francisco, where a simple subpena will compel the ■witness to come into - court without removal proceedings. Word came to the federal office from Bakersfield today, where the great Elks hills oil land suit against the Southern Pacific was removed that it might be necessary for the hearing to go to San Francisco once more. The reason given was that P. G. Williams of the Asso ciated Oil company had refused to leave tiie San Francisco jurisdiction of the federal court. Move Will Save Time Bather than take the necessary steps Ito compel William.; (o attend and give testimony, Attorney Willis N. Mills and Attorney A. 1. McCormick have decided that much time and expense would be saved by adjourning from Bakersfield to San Francisco. It will require several days to com plete the investigation of the records at Bakersfield. A bill in equity was tiled with the rlerk of thp United States district court today by T. S. Mi not of San Francisco as attorney for 32 complainants against; the Southern Pacific Railroad company and allied corporations involving the ' title to 84,000 acres of oil lands in Fresno and Kern counties valued at j $50,000,000. Lands Withdrawn From Entry The land* involved In this suit are those which were withdrawn from en try by Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger, September 21. 1909, Presi dent Taft ratifying on July 2, 1910, the action taken. Previously to the with drawal they had been selected as rail road lands by the Southern Pacific Rail road company under the act of congress | of July 27, 1868. The complainants In this case are bringing the action for the purpose of testing the withdrawal order and to quiet title to the land under mineral lo cation. The complainants are 32 busi ness men and bankers of San Francisco, Bakersfield, Fresno, Hanford and San Jose. The defendants are the Southern Pa cific company, which owns all of the stock of the Southern Pacific Railway company and has an "omnibus"' lease for 90 years of all of the lands of the Southern Paciflc Railroad company, the Kern Trading and Oil company, an auxiliary of the parent company; James K. Wilson and Homer S. King, trustees for the Southern Faclfic Railroad com pany; the Central Trust Company, and the Equitable Trust company of New York city, trustees for the bond holders of the Southern Paciflc Railroad com pany; and the Southern Paciflc Dand company, a holding company organized a year ago to take over all the lands of the Southern Pacific Railroad company In this state, excepting the right of way. Lessee of Road on Stand [Special Dispatch to The Call] BAKERSFIELD. Sept. 17. —A session of the Elk Hills suit brought against the Southern Paciflc Railroad company by the federal government to recover 6,100 acres of oil land was held in the courthouse here this afternoon before Special Commissioner Leo Longley. Louis V. Olcease, a sheep owner and lessee of Southern Pacific lands In the Elk Hills and other districts for grazing purposes, was the chief witness called. Documentary evidence was sought by Special Federal Attorneys W. N. Mills and Crawford to show that the Elk •Hills land had small value for agricul tural or grazing purposes. Many min ing locations filed on lands interspers ing the railroad sections by railroad employes and agents were introduced, the purpose being to show that the Southern Paciflc recognized the mineral character of the territory. Olcease testified on behalf of the gov ernment that the railroad leased to him large tracts of land in the Eik Hills district covering a period of 25 years. He used It for grazing sheep. He paid a rental varying from 2 cents to 10 cents an acre. At present Olcease said he had 320,000 acres under lease from the Southern Pacific at the figures men tioned, of which amount more than 70,000 acres were in the Elk Hills. He pays 4 cents per acre for this land, or about $2,800 a year. This same land is said by mineralogists to be worth many millions of dollars. Attorney Charles Lewers for the rail road remarked during the afternoon that he would "show up" John Griffin, an attorney who gave damaging testi mony against the railroad. Mills retorted, "Why did the Southern Paciflc retain Griffin at large tees if he was untrustworthy?" HARLAN THROWS LISSNER BODILY OUT OF MEETING Los Angeles Roosevelt Boss Is Terribly Humiliated Before Crowd of Townspeople Heney. and Moose Ruffians Come to Grid at Great Taft Rally [Special Dispatch to The Call] LOS ANGELES, Sept, 17.—Meyer Lissner was forcibly removed from the platform tonight by John M. Har lan in one of the stormiest political meetings ever held in California. The meeting, which was held at Temple Auditorotim. attracted a great crowd. A plau evidently lied been formed by Roosevelt {followers to break up the meeting. 'Francis J. Heney and Meyer Lissner were the leaders of the gang which manifested the purpose. After several interruptions Harlan ceased his efforts to talk politics and addressed the leaders of the disturb ance. He dared them to come up on the platform where they coojd be seen. Lissner is Thrown Out Heney, nonplussed by Harlan's chal lenge, said nothing and made no move, but Lissner hesitating arose and made his way to the platform. The great audience, in sympathy with Harlan, hissed Lissner and al luded to him in various uncompli mentary ways. Lissner evidently wanted to return, but he did not know how to manage it. Harlan, a giant in stature, towered over the shivering boss and. taking Continued un l*a«e 4, Column t Scene of car hold up at Easton, near San Mateo, where $2,000 was stolen. FLYER LOST IN FOG; RESCUED BY SHIP Life Savers Go After Missing Airman Battling With Rough Waves in Lake [Special Dispatch to The Call] CHICAGO, Sept. 17. —Al J. Engle. an aviator, passed a perilous four hours today. He was lost in the heavy fog which covered Lake Michigan and, floating on the surface of the water, his hydro-aeroplane was buffeted about by the waves of the big lake.. Engle had sailed away from Claren don beach, near Wilson avenue, on the north shore, at 9 a. m, bound for Grant park and the first International hydro aeroplane meeting, which started there this afternoon. Engle was seen passing over the Carter H. Harrison crib shortly after 9 o'clock and no word of him was re ceived until he was towed into the har bor by the steamer G % H. Houser, which found him 15 miles out. The life saving crew hurried out and towed Engle and his hydro-aeroplane to the Grant park shore. This did hot happen, however, ■until after a frantic search had been made for the missing aviator. ' CAR BANDIT ELUDES PURSUIT Two Bullets in Victim WOMEN'S QUARREL LEADS TO SHOOTING Nineteen Year Old Boy Fires at Man Who Took Side Against Mother STOCKTON, Sept. 17.—Harry Scott, aged 19, is in jail and John R. Mac- Quarrie, aged 27, is on a cot at the emergency hospital with a bullet wound under his heart that may prove fatal as the result of a shooting here today. MacQuarrie, Scott's mother, Miss Laura Pilger and another boarder were seated on the porch of the boarding house when an argument started between the two women. MacQuarrie took sides with Miss Pilger. Mrs. Scott then slapped MacQuarrie. In his efforts to avoid the onslaught he appeared to be striking Mrs. Scott and young Scott, hastening to his room, obtained a re volved and returning shot over Mac- Quarrle's head. MacQuarrie then at tempted to attack the lad and the boy fired point blank at his heart. DAY'S STAY GRANTED IN CONSPIRACY CASE TACOMA. Wash.. Sept. 17.—United States Judge Cushman today granted attorneys, for Charles E. Huston and John E- Bullock until Wednesday to make a % showlng an a motion for con tinuance. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to defraud the govern ment in connection with bids for sup plying coal to forts in Alaska- THE WE A THER YESTERDAY —-Highest temperature, 82; lowest Monday night, 58. FORECAST FOR TODAY—Fair; con tinued warm, light north winds. Tot Detail, of 'the Weither Bee Pa*e 13 Z i J Charles N. Kirkbride, city attorney o\ San Mateo, wh was wounded by car bandit. MANY CREMATED IN TRAIN WRECK Sixteen Persons Perish and Fifty Are Injured Near Liverpool, England • ■ LIVERPOOL, Sept. 17.—Sixteen per- j .sons were killed and fifty injured by I the derailing tonight of the express train from Chester to Liverpool at Ditten Junction, eight miles from Liv erpool. The train had passed over the long bridge spanning the Mersey and was running down the Incline leading to the junction, when at the crossover points the engine jumped the rails and crashed into the buttresses of a bridge spanning the line. The coupling of the car next the engine parted and the train of nirys cars sped on to the station. The lead ing cars crashed into the platform and were wrecked. One car was overturned and caught fire and was soon consumed. Several bodies in this car were cre mated. The work of extricating the dead and injured by the light of bonfires was continued -until a late hour. All the passengers in the first two cars were killed. Several of the bodies remain ' unidentified. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PASSENGERS GIVE VIVID ACCOUNTS OF THUG Police Guard Roads, Search Ho tels and Scour Surrounding Country Without Finding • Trace of Fugitive EMPTY POCKETBOOKS FOUND IN HIGHWAY Witnesses Recall Daring At-* tempt of Attorney to Stop Holdup Before He Was Wounded DESCRIPTION OFTHE BANDIT Age, about 22 $earr. Height, ahout 5 feet, 6 inches. Weight, about 145 pounds. Smooth shaven, with thin, peaked features and a Swed ish cast of countenance. Eyes, deep set and blue. Clothing dark- Spoffe with a Swedish ac cent. INVESTIGATION and a desultory search yesterday by San Mateo county officials failed to throw any lierht on the identity or the where iabouts of the young bandit who held [ tip two suburban streetcars at Easton. lin San Mateo county. at midnisrht j Monday and danarerouslv wounded | City Attorney Charles N. Kirkbride : of San Mateo. Condition Is Precarious Kirkbride was operated on yester day afternoon at the Red Cross hos pital in San Mateo, but neither of the two bullets that entered his body was • 'orated. ' X-ray photographs were taken, and it was decided to allow him to rest until today. when the wounds may be nrobed further. The physicians in charge of Kirkbride said last night that his wounds were dan srerous and his condition precarious, but that he had an even chance for recovery if his strength keot up. One of the bullets fjred by the hold ' up man entered the back of Kirkbride's neck and ranged downward into the back part of his lungs, while the other struck his right thigh and was im bedded in his leg. Kirkbride was the only passenger on either car to at tempt to overpower the bandit and was the only one who suffered any injury. Lone Bandit Blamed j Nothing developed yesterday to sub stantiate the theory first advanced by some of the passengers that the rob- I ber had accomplices to aid him in his work, and it is believed that he carried out the holdup unaided, unless pos sibly there may have been lookouts . NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MASCOT COPPER COMPANY Thl. enterprise l» fleTeloping <n>e of the Urjfest properties in the famous Onpper pro ducing riMlMlji of Artsona. Two source* of Information at hand l«"ad us to believe' that tbe stork of the Company is now to hare a strong upward turn In shar«= prices. The re maining treasury shares were recently all subscribed for, completing the financing of tbe company, and It is no longer offering shares for sale. This practically Insures the success of the enterprise and a rapid increase in the price of shares. Will buy or take op tlou on any attractive priced Mascot offered SPECIAL OFFER SO «*. V. Securities Co.. 957.50. 10 Western Mortgage A Guar, to. at 9103.00. 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