The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 16, 1895, Page 9

_THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 16, Light; senior beadle, A. A. Durand; unior - beadle, F. Boulware —all of San Francisco. § Ever ‘since the opening of the session considerable wire-pulling and quiet politi- cal work has been done among the dele- gates. There are several candidates for each office; and as each to be successful must secure & majority of all yotes cast, the prospects ‘are that the election will be long drawn out and hotly contestea, It is on the programme for *his afternoon, but there is some doubt whether or not it will be reached so soon. The candidates A. Nicholson, High Court Auditor and One of the Founders of the A, O. F. Upon the Coast. most &mminanu.v mentioned for the vari- ous offices are as follows: For high chief ranger, William Cashman, the present high sub-chief ranger, who is naturally in the direct line of promotion, and Past High Chief Ranger P. F. Mec- Nulty, who was the first man to fill that office in this jurisdiction. For high sub-chief ranger, M. Boehm, the present high treasurer; J. G. Jeffries of this City and Samuel Ferris of Qakland. For high treasurer, John Henderson, president of the board of deputies. For high court secretary, W. F. Fossof George J. Monck, High Court Senior Beadle. San Jose, the incumbent, and N. P. Light, the official organizer. Y i senior woodward P. H. Savage ., and for high junior wood- . G. Case of Ukiah.. P. J. Hyde ate for high junior beadle. . Browne, delegate from Fort Lane, Idaho, is a musician in the United States He represents Court Gem of the Mountains No. 8121, of which 80 per cent of th. mbers are soldiers. Dr. Donald MacLennan, a Hawalian royalist, is one of the delegates. He came order in this city. . The constitution under which the Grand Lodge has been working has proved so satisfactory that it did not need either revision or amendment. _This order was organized in the city of New York on July 20,1840, and.in'this City in June, 1870, San Francisco No.1 being the parent lodge. The spirit ogethe‘ order is fraternity and beneyolence, and its motto is, *‘Freund- schaft, Liebe, Treue.” The order gives benefits to its members in sickness or distress, buries the dead, provides for the widows and cares for the orphans when a member dies.. The sum of $250 is voted to the widow, if there is one, and if the wife of a member dies the wid- ower is allowed $75. In the case of the death of a widower who has children, the sum which would have been paid to the widow, had there been one, is set apart for the child or children, to be paid when the children reach their majority. Out of this sum, however, the funeral expenses, which in no case exceed $70,is deducted. The lodlfe of which the father was a member finds a home for the orphan or orphans. Ever since the organization the Germans in this State have taken a deep interest in the order, and it has steadily increased in standing and membership. In January, 1873, the 8r&nd Lodge was formed with only threelodges in the State, having a membership of 283. Now there are eighteen lodges, namely: San Fran- tisco No. 1; California No. 2, Qakland; Ernst von Bandel No. 3, Harmonie No. 4, San Jose; Eureka No. 6, Germania No. 7, Hercules No. 8, North Beach No. 9, Mis- sion No. 10, San Francisco; Sacramento No. 11, Sacramento; Los Angeles No. 12, Los Angeles; Livermore No. 13, Liver- more; aywards No. 14, Haywards; Fresno No. 18, Fresno; Teutonia No. 19, Napa; West Berkeley No. 21, West Berke- ley, and San Diego No. 22, San Diego. The memboership of these seventeen lodges is confined to the sterner sex, but the eighteenth is composed of the gentler sex and is known as Hoifnung No.1. Seven of the lodges meet in this City. The membership is 1794, exclusive of the ladies’ lodge, which has 144 active and 5% R. N. McLennan, Editor “Foresters’ Advocate,” the Official Organ of the A. O. F., and Deputy High Chief Ranger, from Honolulu specially to attend the high court, and represents Court Lunalilo. No. 6600 and Court Camoes No. 8110. The doctor, though he is a sympathizer with :_he ex-Queen, takes no active part in poli- 1C8, HERMANN’S SONS. Work: of the Grand Lodge Ended. What the Order Has Done in Twenty-Five Years. After a brief session in California Hall yesterdav forenoon the annual conven- tion of the Order of Hermann’s Sons was brought to & close, and the delegates con- Fred Ott, Past Grand President Her- mann’s Sons. [From a photograph.] gratulated one ‘another upon the pleasant manner in which the session was con- ducted. No business of public interest was transacted, bnt the session was one of more than usual interest beeause it was the twenty-fifth year o) the founding of the Ludwig Scharenberg, Grand President | Hermann’s Sons. (From a photograph.] i | honorary members. There is also con- | nected with the order a singing section and | a dramatic section, both of which give very | creditable entertainments. | Of those who were charter members of the | first lodge, all but_two have passed away. These are Ernst Grimm of this City and | Henry Tostman of Los Angeles. * During twenty-five years the several lodges have paid for sick benefits $122,- 597 50; burial expenses, $39,804 95, and for other assistance $6307, making a total of $168,709 45. The aggregate of money on hand is $60,199. The past grand president’s rollcall bears the following names: H. Roszbach, H. Weiget, D. Boglt, F. R. Meyer, P. L. Roth- ermel, A. Schombs, E. Mack, P. War- kentui, H. Haar, J. Wernmer, John' H, Schuur, H. Spiering, F. M. Pharin, F. Hensel, W. Crom and F. Ott. T he officers of the Grand Lodge who have entered upon the discharge of the duties of their respective offices for the ensuing term are: graud president, Ludwig Schar- enberg of 8an Francisco; grand vice-presi- dent, John P. Krempel of Los An%elel; and secretary, P. N. E. Lampe of San Francisco (sixth urmg; grand treasurer, | Charles Trautmann of San Francisco(third | term); grand trustees—R. Rechenbach of | San Francisco, W. Luddeke of Oakland, P. Scnoor of Berkeley; grand guide, M. Schneider of San Francisco; finance com: | mittee—F. Fortmann, Peter Kruckel and | John Woehrlein, all of San Francisco; | and inside guardian, B. Hoffmann of | g:m Francisco, and grand outside guar- dian, E. Strahlmann of 8an Diego. Grand Trustee Rechenbach, speaking of the order since he joined it in 1886, said: R. Rechenbach, Grand Trustee Her- mann’s Sons. [From a photograph.] “‘Bince I became a member of the order the membership and number of lodges have been increasing, and a pleasant feature is the harmony that has prevailed. The members of the various lodges have de- voted themselves conscientiously to the objects of the order, and have done an im- mense amount of good. The interest taken in the order is noticeable in the fact that not one lodge was unrepresented.” Ludwig Sharenberg, who has been pro- moted from grand vice-president to the fr::xdancy} ht:e for a number of years been oreman of e composing-room of the California Demokrat. o Mr. Lampe, the finnd secretary, had 9naofppeuent.a Mr. Bauer, but the major- ity of the delegates were so well pleased ;’i“hhthe %m:jendt n:annelll- in which he had scharged his duties that they re-elected him for the sixth time. 4 » e 2 Miss Daly’s Recital. Miss Anna Daly will give a matinee recital at Laurel Hall, 32 O'Farrell street, at3 p. . to-morrow. Miss Daly will render severa’ humorous and other” selections from well- known authors, and will be assisted in the musical part of her recital by Miss Ella V. Mo- Closkey, contralto, and Messrs. Frank Coffin, Charles Parent, Dan Warde and George Rice, L e————— Frank Byrne to Be Banqueted. Frank M. Byrne, who broke the world’s rec- ord Sunday last on the five-mile course be- tween San Mateo and San Carlos, will be ban- ueted to-night by the boys of the Imperial &yeling Club, of which he is & membor sa unider whose colors the race was won. Mr, Byrne will leave for Oregon on Sunday morn- ing. B S Marg Hopkrss INsTITUTE oF ART.—Con- cert this (Thursday) evening, ALIKE A5 TWIN BROTHERS Remarkable Resemblance Be- tween Two Men Not at All Related. IT MAKES THEM FAST FRIENDS, Thelr Experlences In Mistaken Iden= tity Afford Them Keen En- Joyment. Mystification and amusement have fre- quently arisen during the past year among the numerous circle of friends and ac- quaintances of Fred Ott of this city and Hermann Koerber of San Diego, who re- semble one another as closely as twin brothers, though no nearer relation exists between them than that of being members of the same fraternal order. Mr. Ott is one of the most influential members of the order of Hermann’s Sons, and as grand president had occasion to go believeth is not condemned, but he that believeth not:is condemned already,” the speaker showed how God ‘pitied’ man be- cause he was a sinner. - After some further illustrations Mr. Varley made an appeal 1o his hearers to receive Christ. Nineot those present signified their belief by rising:". Evangelist Varley will conduct services this evening in the same church. * His-dis- course will- be ‘based ‘upon, “The Leprous King and the Cleansed Prophet:” All are welcome and seats will ve found for all HANDLEY'S CASE, His Wife at Last Secures a Divorce on the Ground of Extreme Cruelty. Detective H. H. Handley 15 now a single man. 53 His wife, Leonora Handley, was granted ground of extreme cruelty, and her attor- ney, Charles Perry, succeeded in securing a division of property, which is more than equivalent to an alimony, Detective Handley has been on the force for ten years or more, and for some time his special detail was to look after the lot- teries. He was looked on as a good and efficient officer, but those who knew him ' best asserted that his domestic relations did not reflect creditably on him, Tha.tes- timony in the divorce suit vindicated the truth of that assertion. Mrs. Leonora Handley testified that he had amused himself ‘at'odd times (though FRED OTT. THE CALIFORNIA DROMIOS WIT; HERMANN KOERBER. 'H THEIR DUNDREARYS LAPPED OVER THEIR EARS. [From a photograph.] 10 San Diego with the other grand officers w institute a new lodge there last August. As he was leaving the depot after his ar- rival at San Diego he was puzzled and sur- prised to have a perfect stranger accost him in a familiar way and ask him if he was still in the same business. He sus- pected the agreeable individual of being a a bunko-stecrer, but readily responded in the affirmative, as he has been engaged in the jewelry business in San Francisco for the past twenty-three years. Further conversation, however, con- vinced him that his cordial acquaintance had mistaken him for a resident of San Diego, who bore a remarkable resemblance to himself. His first surprise was then changed to one of curiosity regarding his rival in good looks. What, then, was his astonishment when he came to install the officers of the new lodge to find that one of them, Hermann Koerber, was his counter- part, a fact that bad already led to much confusion and amusement among the other visitors from San Francisco. He was promptly introduced to his fraternal rela- tive, and for the remainder of his stay he and Koerber were almost inseparable, they being alike not only in their physical Fred Ott and Herman Koerber. [From a photograph.} make-up, but in their jovial dispositions. By those not informed they were believed to be twin brothers. They are of the same height, their build is similar, their dress alike, the style of the hirsute adornment of their faces 1s identical, and there is but two years difference in their ages, Koerber being the older man. For the remainder of his stay Ott found no greater pleasure than in visiting the localities where Koerber is well known and being mistaken for him, his greatest enjoy- men§ arising from the popularity which he en{(})yed among the lady friends of Koerber in his vicarious capacity. Last month there was a public installa- tion of officers of the S8an Diego Lodge of Hermann’s Song, and Grand President Ott went down to participate in the work. He made an able address on that occasion, but few knew whether he or Koerber was the eloquent speaker. Koerber, in fact, came isqfor the lion’s share of the honor and congratulations, and this in part played even on Ott for the latter’s enjoy- ment of the friendship of Koerber’s lady friends and acquaintances during his pre- vious sojourn. 5 During the last visit Ott and Koerber were more together than ever and derived much amusement from the mild sensation which they created wherever they ap- eared in company, their striking simi- Fnrit,v being certain to attract immediate attention. Both entered fully into the spirit of the dromio-like phase of the situation, and as souvenirs of the jolly times they had to- gether they had themselves photographed 1in various styles, eaca change serving to more greatly emphasize their resemblance to one aunother. One picture was taken in Gtt and Koerber, the California Dro- mios, Rigged Out as Hod-Carriers. iFrom a photograph.) their usual style of dress and as they naturally appeared, another was taken with the ends of their Dundrearys lapped over the ears, while a third shows me with their whiskers crossed and fastened always sober) by chasing her around the house with a revolver, and when that di- version became monotonous he would lock her out in the middle of a dark night and leave her to find shelter and succor at her leisure and convenience. Once during their visit to the World's Fair at Chicago Mr. Handley was suffering from a severe attack of cramps in the stomach. His wife was dutifully applying oultices, and when _the hot filling thereof | Knppexmd to burn him he, according to the wife's statements, rose up in bed and { struck her a brutal and felling blow in the breast. At other times he would curse her | and indulge in blood-curdling threats. Inthe cross-complaint defendant charged | his wife with using vile langunage to him, | but his attorneys took ocecasion yesterday |to say that the allegations therein con- i tained were false. Since their marriage Mrs, Handley has come into several thousand dollars worth of property, which the court yesterday set |aside to her in lien of alimony. Other | causes for domestic infelicity existed which the attorneys very considerately for- bore bringing out. ANNUAL ALUMNI BANQUET Graduates of the University of California Meet at Table. Toasts and Music and Flashes of Wit Enllven the Enter- tainment. The annual banquet of the Alumni As- sociation of the University of California was held last evening in the maple room of the Palace Hotei. The banquet-hall was prettily decorated for the occasion. and a stringed orchestra discoursed sweet music while the guests satisfied the demands of appetite. The guests in goodly numbers sat about a horseshoe table, at the head of which sat A. R. Morrison, who acted as toastmaster. The menu served was a choice one, and all did it full justice. After the needs of the inner man had been satistied speeches and toasts were in order. 4 Of these there were few set numbers, but the impromptu speeches and sparkles of wit which scintillated about the board more than made up for any possible defi- ciency. J. Richard Freud of the class of '76 spoke earnestly on ‘‘Higher Education and Higher Politics.” George C. Pardee of the class of '79 responded to- the toast, “T he Alumnus in Politics.” Frank M. Powers of the class of 85 told of the duties of a citizen in response to ‘The University Man in Legislation.” “The Class of '75"" was responded to by Fred W. Hellman, and *““The Class of '95'" had as its spokesman George L. Jones. Others made impromptu speeches and bright addresses which kept the ball roll- ing till a late hour. Among those noticed about the festal board were: D. M. Mark- son ’92, C. L. Turner '92,W. C. Blasdale '92, I G. Conrad '8, H. E. Miller ’85, F. P. Dewing, '75, W. H. Gorrell '95, J. P. Woodward '73, T. H. Paurs '95, A. C. Turner '95, J. E. Strachan '95, E. M. ‘Wolf '04, J. B. Remken '73, A. F. Morrison ’78, Rev. W. A. Brewer '85, G. C. Edwards *75, E. Otis ’73, F. B. Russell ’85, Charles Fox '95, J. J. Dwyer 82, J, Richard Freud '76, G. D. Blood '92, W. R. Daingerfield '78, L. F. Bartlett '93, P. T. Tompkins 92, Percy H. 0'Brien '95, L. H. Jacobs ’91, F. V. Holman 75, W. H. Lenney '91, W. H. Graves 90, 8. Colt Jr. ’89, G. H. Roos 80, J. A. Laighten 88, G. L. Jones '95, Frank M. Powers '85, Fred V. Helman '75, George L. Pardee '19, O. K. McMurray '90, F. Dunn 85, and R. 8. Norris '92. SOBNEIDER, THE “FENOE.” He Is Held to Answer Before the Superior Court. The preliminary examination of Jake Schneider, the “fence” for the five boy under their chinsand attired in the cos- tumes of hod-carriers, the effect bein, heightened by the clay pipe which elcE contentedly gripped between his jaws. A SCRIPTURAL DISCOURSE. Evangelist Varley Propounds Some In- teresting and Pertinent Questions. Evangelist Henry Varley’s discourse at" the United Presbyterian Church, Golden Gate avenue and Polk street, last evening was, ‘‘Have you theassurance that you are saved? If not, why not?”’ Mr. Varley opened by reading Col. ii, and showed the position of the believer in Christ. He remarked that he was con- stantly meeting pie who said that they did not feel saved, and said they must first be delivered before they could feel it. John’s epistle showed that life is in the son of God, not in themselves. Turning again to John, iii:18, “He tha . burglars who were held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Low on Tues- day, was held yesterday. The boys were witnesses for the prose- cution, and they made out a strong cese against Schneider. Eddie McQuaid tes- tfiied that he gave Schneider 2 gold watch, which was stolen from & house on Van Ness avenue, to pawn. Schneider got $5 on the watch, but told the boy he only got $2 50. Eddie out of the $2 50 gave BcgneL der 50 cents, so that the ‘‘fence’’ gained $3 by the transaction. When the other boys heard this testimony they became an, and each told a story of articles they ir:yd handed to him to pawn, Judge Low held Schneider to answer before the Superior Court in $3000 bonds on a charge of receiving stolen goods. —————— A New Mining Company. The Pitch Pine Goid Mining Company has been incorporated with a capital of $100.000 and the following directors: Frank McCann, W. R. send, C. H.' . .:ln ;:?:Zfi. en H.’ Cofin, James Gufiy, § i a_divorce - yesterday afterncon, on -the | 1 NEW PLAN OF FIVNCE - .Washlngtvqrii. Porter’s 1dea ‘of How to Increase the Na~ tion’s Prosperity. LEGAL TENDER BOND SCHEME. Silver Should Take the Placsof Ali Curréncy Less Than Five *-. Dollars. ‘Washington Porter: of the noted.fruit- house of Porter - Brothers of Chicago has evolved a plan to reorganize the financial system of this country, which he believes will do more to treate. prosperity and pre< vent panics than-any plan yet laid before the people. % Mr. Porter’s ‘ideas are based-upon ‘his experience” and are. really “the result- of observations taken all" over the country.: The firm_of Porter Brothers has stores in Chicago, New York, Boston, Dulnth; Min- neapolis and -Omaha, “Mr. Portér: started in the businéss with no means and is now more than twice a millionaire, if reports be true. Mr. Porter outlined his plan as follows. He said: “In ‘order to. bring about. relief from the great: business:-depréssion . I believe a plan on.thie following lines would be effectual: Let: the .Government issue §;ndually $500,000,000.or - $600,000,000 “in nds bearing 3 per cent interest, payable in gold. Let the Government take up a like_amount ‘of the present outstandin bonds as they‘fall due and those which are held payable at the pleasure of ‘the Government. - In - the place of . these old bonds let ‘there be issued "bonds of smali_value—from $20-:and upiwvard— and let it be so arranged that all these bonds be sold:to our own . people. The Secretary of :the Treasury could do this 1brough the various Postoffices throughout this Republic. The bondscould be offered at the different Postoffices in proportion to the number of inhabitants at each of the respective offices. : Thus the people in a community could ‘make applcation for what bonds: they desired. hen' all the applications were in the Postmaster: in case the-applications exceed the allotted amount of bonds, could - apportion the number of ‘honds -in his control prorata amn._\ngi.the applicants. This would vrevent capitalists from gobbling up all the bonds and would allow the farmer and the me- chanic to get'as much.as they desired; If all the bonds allotted to a certain Post- office were not called for the surplus could be sent to where there was a greaterde- mand or to the money centers. All-these bonds should be made legal tender, so that they may be . taken attiieir face value with | the interest up to date of transfer. These Londs' would be a better investment. for persons of small savings than a regular. savings bank. There would be no bank to-fail, and they could always have their money ready. - Bankers could hold these bonds_as well ‘as individuals, and in the case of a panic or & run on the banks these bonds would pass as legal tender, *‘I also suggest that all bills and all goid coin below $5 be called in and siiver coin issued therefor. This would make a greater change in the system of the East than in California, on aceount of the small bills ‘in use there. By this new plan it would put in active circulation an immense amount of silver, as every one then would have to carry silver in quantities less than §5. “I would further suggest that all debts and dues outside of import duties paid to the Government be made payable one- tenth in silver. ‘‘Now, in order to take care of - the inter- est accruing on these gold-bearing bonds the Government should collect all its im- Egrt duties in gold. As these bonds would be scattered and owned by our own people in small amounts, theré being no gold smaller than a $5 piece, a large amount of this interest woulg be paid in silver. ““This plan would increase the volume of legal tender just in pmlportion to_ the amount of bonds issued. It would help to put at rest this feeling of distrust and un- certainty so often occasioned by and fol- lowing panics. It would stop the cry that there is no money. In a word, I believe, if this plan or some other of a similar nature were adopted by our country, confidence would be restored, money would be plenti- ful and our own people would receive the immense benefit of keeging at home the interest accruing on this vast sum of money. It would put into active use mil- lions of dollars which are now being hoarded up and lying idle, that the people. are afraid to let out or-invest on account of the uncertainty of what legislation might accur upon the silver question., The an- nnal interest nn&SO0,000,%OO worth of bonds at 3 per cent -is $15,000,000. - Think of that amount of money going out among the people of this countryinstead of béing sent 1o foreign capitalists! I believe these bonds would be taken uickly by our. people at par; and in & short time they might command a pre- mium. 1t would enlist home patriotism. as anybody from a workingman up could buy the bonds. They woulg take a deeper. interest in the welfare of the country. As it is now the bonds are sold to great syndi- cates and go all over the world. Our people do not think they are being treated right, as foreigners get the benefit of the vast amount of ‘interest. France astonished the world by paying off its indemnity to Germany with great ease. This was done by a system of bonds sold to its own people. e should profit by this example. ““While this plan may not cure the silver uestion it is-a‘wise step in the right direc- tion. Radical changes are most dangerous to a country. My plan is & good com- promise and would quickly relieve the dis~ tress. During the panic I personally knew a man who wanted: to' raise $25,000 cash, He offered $100,000 in Government bonds as security, but could not get the cash. {*Some people may attempt to find fault with my plan, but if any one desires to discuss the matter I would like to meet him, I know there are chances for argu- ment, but I'feel able to, knock:out any objections. - I have submitted my plan to many bankers, capitalists and financiers, and they all admit it is the best one they. have had placed before them.” — OHINESE ARE ANGRY. Suits Againat the Police Begun in the United States Circuit Court. The Chinese and the police are to have a pitched battle in the Federal courts. Hitherto the police have had all the best of the argument and houses in Chinatown have been entered and searched for lottery games and gambling dens. The Mongolians have come to the con- clusion that they have a few rights on their side, so yesterday Lee Yow, a mer- chant on 'thmgbn street, brought suit in the United States Circuit Court against Officers Cook, Joy, Cullinan, Henneux, Cooney and Fraber, the Chinatown squad, for breaking into his store in search of a lottery game. He asks for $5000 damages. Wong Fing Jon_l%_’iu another merchant, who resides at Jackson street. His premises were broken into, as the police thought a gambling den was in_full blast there. Nothing was found and now the Chinese wants the Circuit Court to award i im damages. Chief of Police Crowley is named as the defendant. T SR THE MEROARTILE LIBRARYai A Proposition to Sell It to the City Authorities. The Mercantile Library Association has a debt of $75,000 and no money to meet it. Ways to pay off this indebtedness have been suggested, but none have been de: clared practical. At the last meeting of the trustees of the association & committee was appointed confer ‘with a committee of the Free rary trustees to ascertain whether the Free Library trustees could -and would, in: ;] consideration of the property of the asso- -|-¢iation, including lot, building and books, assuine the mortgage soon to-become due. Action-upon this will be taken at the next meeting of the association trustees. The value of the property is estimated at $250,000. - Mr.-Gerberding, one of the asso- ciation trustees; is‘in favor’ of ‘the proposi- tion for the reason that the' library cannot Fayflexpenses and heis opposed to begging unds. ————— 00-0PERATIVE- COMMONWEALTH, The: Trustees . Express Themselves on the Labor Question. The trusteesof .the Co-operative Com- monwenlth assert that -the report circu- Tated to the effect that the - association was ‘willing ‘to furnish’ labor for - the San Joa- quin: Valley ‘road. for $125 a day places them ‘in an _unfavorableé light. They say that their association is‘not an enemy of “labor; that its: members do not ‘and will not ‘work for less. than: standard wages, and that one of itsobjects isto uplift down- frodden labor and place it on a higher plang; 50 as to. seciire permanent. relief so that the- laborers ‘may secure more of the necessaries of life, 3 “The average wages paid in Eastern can- neries is'54 cents a diy,” say the trustees, “and that includes skilled labor. The cost of canning a:three-pound can of tomatoes is as follows: “Can-13¢ " cents, tomatoes. 1 cent.-and ‘labor '1-3 Jof L -cent; total; 2 5-6 cents. Compare this with pauper es of Europe and - you will see that’ the differ- ence 1s very small.. ‘If our @ssociation were engaged in the canning business -and ‘sold the product at present prices, the wages the Jaborers would receive would: be four tinies as high. - Any co-operatiye organiza- tion will attest the truth of this. We ask of ‘the laboring men and the labor unions if the Co-operativeé Commonivealth is in ex- ‘istence to increase or reduge wages. The l-laboring’ classes: to-day work for a mere existence, while the surplus: goes to those who employ them.” BANKS DODGING TAXES, One. Statement: for the Com- missioners, Another for the Assessor. The Civic' Federation Making an Inyestigation—Insurance Men Accused. The Civie¢ Federation is going after the banks and " insurance companies; Just as soon a8 Manager Vining has been: brought to time on: the car-fender question, the federation will spring a lot of comparative statistics on the thirty-five or forty . banks ofthisCity; which will doubtless very much interest the financiers. Theorganizition believes that the tax- levy. is very unequally: distributed, and that the banks bave for years paid far less into the City treasury than they: ought to have paid. The banks, according to_the federation, make two. statements of . their financial condition annnally—one to the City Asses- sor and one to the Bank Commissioners. The statements widely vary. It is to the interest of the banks to make as good a showing as possible to the Bank Commis- sioners, and itis equally to their interest to misrepresent their financial condition to the City Assessor. The federationists have not the slightest doubt thata comparison of these variant statements will show that the banks owe the City a large sum of money, and the federation will see to it that the banks pay up. It is prepared to employ attorneys and pay all the other expenses of litigation which may be necessary to bring the banks to time. ‘It seems rediculous,’” said an &fficer of the federation, “that we should be com- pelled to engage in such work, which should really be directed by the municipal officers elected to protect the City from just such frauds. But the work bas got to done and the federation will do it. “I understand that one scheme practiced by the banks to evade the Assessor’s dep- uty is to deposit large sums of money an- nually with the Sub-treasurer, obtaining an equivalent which, under the United States laws, is not assessable. This should not be allowed to be done. The banks should be assessed honestly and fully, and if they make false statements to the Asses- sor they should be prosecuted. ‘‘The insurance companies: are miore or léss involved ‘in - the same kind of double- dealing. They -make: two. statements an- nually=—one to the Insurance Commission~ ersand one to - the Assessor.: A portion of our work will -consist. of comparing these statements; “although I think the banks will receive the most uttention, “1:have been looking up the law and statutes coverin% these matters, and I think we ean accomplish our purpose without any difficnlty.” .. According to a German scientist a rise or fall of price in cereals is synonymous. with a rise or fall in erime. KELLY & LIEBES’ (loak and Suit House, 120 KEARNY STREET. 1 $11.00 rowns, very swell $12.50 $20.00 1 REEFE grays, tans and st SUMMER SILK DRESSES, (rimmed DUCK DRESSES, i For Pale, Worn-Out Folks. No one fears spring sickness who uses Paine’s Celery Compound, that wonderfnl medicine that makes people well. No one need be pale or worn-out, with weak nerves and impure blood, if they use this grand strength-giver. Tryit. STCANSY PiLLS! A NEW TO-DAY, ST S, LTHRIJ[E AZAAR Il ABSOLUTELY PURE FRENCH MIXED CANDY FRESH DAILY 35c per lb. On Saturdays 30c per lb. Having secured the services of a SUPERIOR 'CANDY MAKER and using only the BEST MATERIAL In the manufacture of OUR CANDY, we can justly claim it to be “AS GOOD AS THE BEST.” TRY A BOX. DON'T BE SURPRISED WHEN YOU SEE THIS TIBIMArKeE St DONT BE DISCOURAGED! Cultivate your beauty. 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