The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 6, 1901, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCU CALL, THURSDAY, GRADE CROSSINGS AND STREET RAILWAYS TOPICS T WELCOWIED THE DBLEGATES PRESIDENT CIGERO W 7. Llex_7 HE fifth national convention of railroad commissioners opened in the Marbie Hall of the Palace Hotel yesterday - morning and commenced business with a dis- cussion enlarging. the membership, which lasted into the afternoon session. Under the call State officers charged with the supervision of raflroads were requested to be present, and in that con- nection the status of Alva E. Taylor, as- sistant Attorney General of South Da- kota, who in that State is adviser to the | raflroad commissioners, came up for d cussion. It was finally decided that h position was merely advisory and so he was not entitled to membership. A resolution providing that civil en- gineers connected with State Raflroad Commissions should be eligible to mem- bership was referred to the committee on organization and programme. The committee did not include the engineers | was decided also TAMES MERINNEY o % [ s £ SEACCRIERE o when it made its report on membership. A minority report included the engineers, but the majority report prevailed. It that statisticians of State Railroad Commissions could not become members, and neither could rep- resentatives appolnted by Governors un- less they were eligible otherwise. As defined by the committee and ratified by the convention, the membership will in- clude the membérs of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, the secretary, assist- ant secretary and statistician of the In- terstate Commerce Commission, members of the State Rallroad Commissions or their deputies, or, in the absence of a State railroad commission, such State of- ficers as are charged with the supervision of railroads, and the secretaries or chief clerks of rallroad commissioners. The representatives of the steam and street railway accounting assoclations are in- cluded as members with a voice in all business, but with a vote only in such business 'as affects their own associations. Also all former members of the body whose terms of office may have expired the springtime of life with- out having your feet de- formed by fortable ~ footwear. ill-fitting, , uncom- Parents should see that their little ones are fitted with our orthopedic shaped shoes for These shoes are the children. best and most comfortable made, being especially constructed to allow every toe to rest easily, thus effecting the true, natural de- velopment of the feet. are made honorary members with a voice in all business, but with no vote. The committee refused to include statisticians of State commissions, and an attempt to make them eligible' by amending the re-| port was voted down. Discussion on Membership. Charles S. Laumeister, Railroad Com- missioner of California, welcomed the visitors to_the city and State. James Latta of Pennsylvania responded. It was then that the discussion on mem- bership took place, and the reference of the matter to the committee on organiz- ation and programme. There was some discussion as to who should vote on the question, but the chairman, Cicero J. Lindly, ruled that only those considered eligible by the last convention, held in St. Louis, could vote on the question of mem- bership. The address of the chairman contained three suggestions. He suggested that some action be talken to make uniform the regulations governing grade cross- ings; that a committee on constitution and by-laws be appointed, and that the railroad commissioners of Canada and Mexico be invited to send delegates to the convention at future sessions. The suggestion regarding the committee on constitution and by-laws was acted upon at once, and the chairman appointed Charles ' A. Prouty, of the Interstate Commerce Commission; Sem L. Rogers, of North Carolina; Robert P. Graham, of Maryland; Isaac B. Brown, of Pennsyl- vania; W. G. Smith, of South Dakota; E. G.'Akers, of Virginia, and Lavant M. Read, of Vermont, to form the commit- tee. ‘It will report to this session of the convention. Reports of Committees. The report of the committee on classi- fication of operating and construction ex- penses of electric street rallways was first on the order of business. The report was read by Lavant M. Read of Vermont. The substance of the report was a suggestion that a committee be appointed to formu- late some plan of report from electrio rcads by which the expenses could be seg- regated and classified. The committee on grade crossings made a report, which was read by Ashley W. Cole of New York. It reviewcd the ef- forts of the various States to secure-cross- ings above or below the track line and of tine various schemes to assist or to compel the railroads to put such crossings in. advantages in time saved, more apparent on the suburban roads than on the main lines, were commented upon, and figures of expense in changing crossings from rede to above or below ‘were submitted. + was suggested that some uniform plan for the elimination of all grade crossings be adopted. The law of Connecticut, wkhich requires that at least one grade crossing in every sixty miles of track be dene away with in each year, was cited as an example of one way in which the evil could be abated. Grade crossings were condemned as a menace to the life of the passengers on the train and on the travelers on the crossing road; a strain uron the engineer and the train crew; a cause of needless delay and a source of expense to rallroads through damage suits, that might soon eat up the cost of a preper crossing. The subject was thor- oughly discussed, but no definite action was taken on any of the suggestions made in the report except to adopt it. programme for the days the visitors will spend in California was submitted by the committee on arrangements and was adopted by the convention. It includes a —eee———— SOME OF THOSE PROMINENT IN THE CONVENTION OF RAIL- ROAD COMMISSIONERS. - ride around the city this morning and a session of the convention this afternoon. To-morrow_will be given up to the con- vention. Saturday there will be a bay excursion, ending at Sausalito, where the visitors will take the cars for the top of Mount Tamalpais. There will be a ban- quet in the evening. On Sunday at 8 a. m. the delegates will leave for Stanford Uni- versity, where they will spend two hours, and Monterey, where they will take the seventeen-mlfe drive Sunday afternoon. Mcnday morning they will leave for Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, arriving in Los Angeles at 6 in the evening. Tuesday they will make a trip to Santa Monica and on their return to s Angeles that afternoon they will be given a reception by the Chamber of Commerce. Wednesday they will start for San Diego, by way of the kite-shaped track. Thursday they will spend_in San Diego and Friday they will be in Los Angeles again, from where they wiil take a trip to San Pedro and over to Catalina. Saturday they will reach Port Costa on'the way north, without a pause at San Francisco. The run north will bring them to Portland on June 17. It was hoped to find time to make a trip to the Yosemite, but it was found to be impos- ible. % Delegates to Convention. The delegates in attendance at the con- vention yesterday are: Alabama—John V. Smith, president. California—E. B. Edson, C. S. Laumelster, N. Blackstock, W. T. Sesnon. Colorado—George M. Post, Assistant Attorney General and Board of Equuiuaorx;. Georgia—J. D. Massey, secref h Tllinols—Cicero J. Lindly, James McKinney, Willlam Kilpatrick, Frank G. Ewald. Towa—James N. Neville, attorney for board; Dwight N. Lewls, secretary. Loulsiana—W. M. Barrow. Maine—Benjamin F. Chadbourne. |M-rylt.ndofiobert P. Graham, Tax Commis- stoner. Massachusetts—George W. Bishop, G. F. Swain. S e Michigan—M. F. ch. Minnesota—Charles F. Staples, A. K. Ties- Sergx Tnogia Napn i o ssouri—T. J. Henn g Nevada—Eugene H"“lz:'m!mm of State. New York—Ashley W. o, North Carolina—Franklin McNeill, Samuel L. Rogers, D. H. Abbott. North bakota—373; Youngblood, C. C. Ham- mond. Ohio—E. H. Archer, acting commissioner; 0. M. Evans. 2 Pennsylvania—James W. Lat! Brown, Superintendent Bureau of South Dakota—W. G. Smith, F. Le C r., Alexander Kirkpatrick, W. Frank Gardner, Alva E. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General. A South Carolina—J. C. Wilborn, J. H. Whar- on. Tennessee—Frank Avont. Vermont—Lavant M. Reed. Virginia—BE. G. Akers, secretary. .Wisconsin—Graham L. Rice, commissioner. Wyoming—Grant Le Roy. Interstate Commerce Commission—Charles A. Prouty, BEdward A. Moseley, W. H. Connolly, Charles Bingham. Assoclation of American Rallway Accounting Officers—C. L. Sturgls, E. G. Benson, C. J. Wilder. Street Rallway Accountants’ Assoclation of America—F. F. Smith, H. C. Mackay, C. M. Dufty. P. C. Kelly, Assignee, 773 Market St., WIll start his great Clothing Sale to-day 2t 9 a. m. Come around. 2000 men's all- wool suits, different shades and styles, worth $20, for only $4.65 a suit. At the Clothing Assignee Sale of the Boston, 773 Market street, near Fourth. > S S In the Divorce Court. Emma V. Tyler has been granted a di- vorce from Jacob Tyler on the ground of cruelty. Decrees of divoree were also granted to Patrick Hassett from Julia Hassett for cruelty, and Lauvina Cham- pagne from Samuel Champagne for will- ful n:glect. Suits for divorce were flled wate lay by Sarah 1. Page inst Daniel . Page for cruelty, Alena Spler against Hurry Spler for failure to provide, and Adeline Scudder against Willlam Scudder for cruelty. ——————— Verus cures piles, or $50 reward. For sale by all druggists. . OF DISCUSSION BY THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS| gETS INDIGNANT SAAC B BROWN PSP At e L BE SPT | pany; Atlantic, JUNE 6, 1901. GREER HARRISON Peppery Words Because Barnes Fails to Appear. Orator Is in Disfavor With British and American Union. AT, ‘William Greer Harrison had something to say about General W.H. L. Barnes last night, and he said it right out in school, with a biting emphasis that fairly made the entwined British and American flags at Metropolitan Temple flutter and that set the audience of British-born people to cheering with a heartiness that spoke of popularity departed, so far as the silver- tongued general is concerned. General Barnes was on the programme of the British and American Union once before and was advertised as the star of the occasion. With characteristic uncon- cern the general did not attend the meet- ing, and sent no excuses. Last night he was to have delivered a eulogy on the Queen at a concert at Metropolitan Temple given under the auspices of the British and American Union and again he was_‘‘conspicuous by his absence.” John Hays Hammond also was to have spoken, but he was called to New York on business. Mr. Harrison presented his_apology. “‘General Barnes was to have given an address alsa,” sald Mr. Harrison. ‘‘Once before he was to have spoken, but he did not arrive. He is not here to-night and he will not be here. Why, I cannot ex- plain. I did intend to apologize to you for the general’s absence,” but on second thought I do not think that any apoloy is due either to tho general for this small audience or to you for his absence, cause the gentleman who will_take Gen- eral Barnes’ place is as capable and in many respects more so than General Barnes of taking the duties that General Barnes was to be honored in performing. Ho has not seen his privilege. We have an English gentleman, an ex-member_ of the British Parliament, who will dis- charge his duty, and he is here. The eu- logy on the Queen will be delivered by Mr. Digby Johnston, and I am sure you wiil be delighted with that eulogy, al- though he has had but a few hours in which to prenare it.” Mr, Johnston saild by way of introduc- tion that he appeared in the true spirit of Englishmen—to help out in_time of trouble. He explained that he did not ccusent to speak in any sense as a sub- stitute_for General Barnes. Mr. Johnston spoke at length and in affectionate eulogy of the late Queen's | goodness and her strong character and great wisdom in affairs of state. o Elects Many New Members. At a meeting of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association, held yesterday af- ternoon, the following new members were elected: The Alden Anderson Fruit Com- Guif and Pacific Com- pany; Willlam Bateman: Bauer Lamp | and Reflector Company; Charles R. Bishop; Burnell & Co.; California Basket ‘Works; California Bellows Manufactur- ing Company; California _Chemlical Works; California Lumber and_ Milling Company; . Consumers’ Ice Company; Dyer Brothers; Gas Consumers’ Assoccia- tion of the United States: Golden Gate Packing Company: Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Company; Hickmott Asparagus Can- ning Company; Home Oil Company; W. Hopkins; Kern River Oil Company; Monte Cristo Oil and Develooment Com- pany; Pacific Gas Improvement Com- pany: Pacific Mall Steamship Company; Schulz, Martinelll. Luhman Company; Sampson Tam's: David Woerner (es- tate of). e The Crystal Hot Sea Baths. Tubs and swimming. Best tonic for nervous and bodily exhaustion. Bay street, near Powell. . —_——— Pacific Mail to Be Sued. Customs Collector Stratton notifled United States District Attorney Wood- worth yesterday of the escape of three Chinese immigrant passengers from the steamer Coptic last month, and recom- mended that proceedings be instituted against the Pacific Mail Steamship' Com- pany. The first escaped May 13, the sec- ond May 15 and the third on May 17, while the vessel was lying at the dock. The penalty in the case of the master of a vessel knowingly allowing a Chinese immigrant to escape is a filne of $500 for each immigrant so escaping. Mr. Wood- worth will file the complaint to-day. —_— ADVERTISEMENTS. KS —BROS| On Sale To-Day| Women's Overskirts. Made of :{ust good grass linen, the thing for the coun- 3 85c quality. 3ac HEAVY CRASH OVER- SKIRTS. cut full; regular price $1.00. To-day. - COVERT SKIRTS, all $1.25. To-day. s T5¢ FLOUNCED OVER. SKIRTS, made of excellent Bo« cloths, cut extra wide; good 950 On Sale To=Day. Women's Wrarpers. Ma.ge of best percale, beautifully trim- me waist and sleeves ed: all colors: sizes 32 to rth $2.00. To-day i Specials Taken at Random. WOMEN'S SHAKER BONNETS, all colors .. 5e CHILDREN'S LAWN HATS, nicely ATIMMEd +evvreeeeieerniinene Jogiec 72 c ‘WOMEN'S GINGHAM APRONS.10¢ BOYS'" WHITE LAWN SAILOR BLOUSE WAISTS, trimmed with embroidery. .... ..35¢ On. Embroidery Sale Still FCLOCK, WE CLOSE AT ¢ 1212-1214 MARKET ST., Bet. Taylor and Jones. $1.50 value. On sale.. s CRASH UNDERSKIRTS, accordion plaited; regular price 98c. To-day. - GIBS PILLOW TOPS — Genuine ones we are selling now for 3%c¢. All-Wool Cheviot Skirts—Made with flared flounce and trimmed with bands of taffeta silk—lined throughout. They come in black only—the skirt for run-about sum- mer wear—our price now.....$4.50 found in skirts under: $10.00. ered throughout. These dress shields are numbers 2 Plenty of all sizes 10tD 5c¢ a pair. Adjustable Collar Form — “THBE Q{IEEN," no_pins or no hooks re- quired; they fit perfectly around the neck—any width or size required—l0c. Pad Bustle—"THE PARISIAN,” just the correct size over which the dress fits perfectly—come in black or white —25 cents each. ~ Notable valves in @ Weol D1ress AsS: Flared flounced® one Tatfeta Silk Skirtst Gradvated flounces and ruffled This is a beauty—full of style, made by New York’s most skillful dress- makers. The silk is a heavy guaranteed quality, such as you have never yet It is trimmed with fles, and edged with frilled taffeta ribbon. CEHomerts Ribbed Undezrw X /Vests.or Pants-HMedium weight~ 21¢ - This is a remarkable offer and should meet with hearty response to-day. The garments are up to our usual standard of quality. The vests have long sleeves, gusseted arms and pearl buttons, and the pants are ankle length with French yoke bands and wide laps—very elastic—the seams are all cov- 21c a Garment or 42c a suit. ss Shields ¢ her Stirring. Notion Offers— sell in the usual way for 10c. We bought two gross for this summer sale at Side Hose Supporters—Three gross of them, With button catch—assorted colors—12% cents a pair. =y -gtStew Kettles t’%,’ 600 of them. Just the size and just the quality most good housekeepers need. We want more housewives to get their kitchen supplies here. That's why we carry such a big stock and ask such little pric | Hale’s. PN Mrs. McCuin gives free embroidery les- sons every day from 10 to 13 and 2 to 4 on the second floor. L4 SKkirts for #24-50 Cheviot Skirts—All wool. flared and cut in the latest way, trimmed with satin bands and small crochet but- tons.. These, too, are in black only. They have a style and swing and finish that skirts at this price seldom have .... cede 075 45 1 N 2 e ——————— a graduated flounce, ruf- 4-5-6, either cream or white. and 3, made of stockinet, the kind that Dress Form—"LA FRANCE,” made of English hair cloth and filled with hair so they do not crush—having double pad, they fit perfectly. At notion coun- ter, 75 cents each. Garter Elastic—Six 0ss of quarter- inch fancy frilled and comes in black, pink, blue, cardinal and lavender. Dur- ing this summer sale, 7% cents yard. made of fancy frilled elastie, ————————————————————————————————————————— .\ ARRESTED WHILE ON BRIDAL TOUR Edward J. Stamm Is Accused of Robbery at Clairville. Edward J. Stamm, a miner’s laborer, about 40 years of age, was arrested on Market street, near Grant avenue, yes- terday morning by Detectives Whittaker and McMahon and locked up at the City Prison. His bride of a week was with him at the time and she accompanied him to the prison. Stamm is accused of committing the hcld-up of John Welch, station agent for the Slerra Valley Railway at Clairville, Plumas County. On the night of May 25 a man knocked at the door of the sta- tion house, where Welch was sleeping, and in answer to Welch's inquiry said that he wanted to use the telephone to call up a doctor, as his partner was sick. Welch opened the door and was confront- ed by a masked man with a revolver in his hand. He compelled Welch to open the safe and hand him $200, all the money that was in it. Part of It belonged to the Wells-Fargo Company, Welch also acting as agent for them. Detective Hume of Wells-. , who has been working on the case, claims that Stamm is the robber. He says he has traced his movements since May Stamm, he says, left San Francisco on that day for Truckee. On the following day he hired a rig there and drove to within four miles west of Clairville, where he camped in the brush till the evening of May 2. He cut the telephone ‘wires and drove to a point about one mile east of Clairville, where he also cut the telephone wires. He drove back to within half a mile of Clairville, hitched his horse and walked into town, where he held up ‘Welch. He drove back to Truckee, ar- riving May 26 and leaving at 2 o’clock the next morning on the west-bound train for Oroville. May 28 he hired a team at Oro- ville and drove to Quincy, Plumas Coun- ty, reaching there May 29. The following day he was married by the minister of the Methodist Episcopal church to ‘“Pet” Shinn, the young daughter of & miner living about five miles from Quincy. That evening with his bride he left for Oro- ville, arriving there on May 31. June 2 he left Oroville with his bride for this city, stopping off at Sacramento. All this is the detective’s statement. Stamm denies his guilt and claims that he will be able to prove an alibf, but De- tective Hume is just as positive that he is the right man. Hume measured Stamm’s feet in the prison, as marks of footsteps were discovered after the rob- bery leading from the station house to a buggy, and Stamm’s feet correspond with the marks according to size. Sheriff Hall of Plumas County has been in the city for a day or two and he took charge of the young wife. He will take her back to her home when he leaves this morning with Stamm. She is a fl\uet. aunyle looking country girl and believes medl‘cmy in the innocence of her hus- an Not as Good as Gold. Some of the handsomest styles in pic- ture frames are finished .nowadays in gilt lacquers and gilt bronzes lacquered with burnished gold ornaments. They can be purchased at about half the price of genuine gold frames and are just as = tiful; not as durable, therefore not quite as good as gold. y of the very latest shapes and styles are finished in this manner. Our shop is full of the very best help and all orders turn out promptly. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Mar- ket street. . —_———— Fair Case Goes Over. The settlement of the still unsettled lti- gation over the estate of the late James G. Fair was continued by Judge Troutt yesterday until this morning, at which time Charles L. Fair's contest to deced- ent’'s will will be dismissed. Plerson & Mitchell, attorneys for the executors of decedent’s will, filed a petition for attor- neys’ fees, in which a detalled statement of services rendered is set forth. The In- teresting feature of the petition is the list of contests which have been insti- tuted to the decedent’s will and alleged wills. Contests_to these wills, prior to the admission of the genuine will to pro- bate, were filed by C. L. Fair, Mark Lev- ingston, Board of School Teachers’ Re- tirement Fund Commissioners, Margaret J. Crothers, James S. Angus. Nettie R.| Craven and Herman Oelrichs Jr. Various DR, 8 WELL-RNOWN AND RELIABLE O mfll‘tmnlm Polson, Gonorrhcea, Gleet, 8t , Seminal Weakness, [mpotenceand thelr Disorders. Book on MCNULTY, es of Men xperience. Terms reasonabie. Hou S B A E r cre P. ROSCOE McoNULTY, M.D. 265 Kearny 8t., San Francisce, Oa} contests to the petition for the probate of the famous “pencil will” were also flled. ———— “The Missouri Pacific Limited” . The only route having through sieeping car service between San Francisco and St. fll: dally. Stomvm allowed at Salt City. For rmation 50, T Cllromia weveer 6 1 | il THURSDAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY THE PUREST AND BEST OF EVERY- THING IN THE GROCERY LINE. GRAPE-NUTS, 2 pkgs. . . A brain and nerve food. Reguarly Lic & package SARDINES, French, 8 tins. . .....26¢ Small fish in pure olive oil. Regularly 10c a tin. MAPLE SUGAR, Ib............10 Guaranteed pure— ake your own maple syrup. Regularly e, e Potted Chicken and Turkey, 3 tins. 250 Delicately: prepared and ready larly 100 a can g = BALDWIN BRANDY, bot........T8 e Gallon...$3.50 Regularly $1.25 and $5.00. WINDOW SCREENS—g;! Mg,2 Mo;3 “The Leader.” Made mate: and it all windows p..-zfi—x"?'; i _— Regularly 30c, 40c and 50c. LAUNDRY SOAP, 7 cakes. ... .. ..2%0e This is_our ideal brand—notht: made. Regularly six cakes Be. © CorT PHILLIPS' COCOA, &-Ib can. . .. A deliclous_and nutritious beverage digested. Regularly e g CIGARS. . .8 for 26¢; box of 50, $1.50 “‘Santa_Rita”; a long filler oigar, thres- fourth Havana and e and one-fourth Little Dutch COUNTRY ORDERS SPECIALLY SOLICITED. CATALOGUE FREE. —— 39 STOCKTON ST., near Market. MAIN 5522. (Ine.) < A 8 3 H R 2 i P T T B E A A T - A A B ’ E SIDEBOARD $22.50. Solid Oak Sideboards, with fine Fremch late glass mirrors, all sizes, all prices. You ate sure to be suited here. FHouss furnishing goods of every description, to furnish your house from kitchen to draw- ing-room complete. As we pay no reat, you are the gainer thereby, for We give you the benefit and the profit. Fine goods at low figures is our motto. It's a good one, too, for it brings constantly increas- ing business. Come in and see for your- gelf, just off Market st. THE J. IUUMMEMUHE COMPANY 1017-1023 Mission Street. Above Sixth. San Francisco. e close at § p. m. every day but Saturday. “VAN VROOM” 1001 MARKET ST., Cor. 6th. Weekly Call,$1.00 per Yoar