The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 8, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CAT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1901 ‘OFFICERS OF NAVY TELL OF GALLANT WORK DONE BY SCHLEY IN DESTROYING CERVERA’S FLEET Hodgson, Folger and Others Who Participated in the Famous Battle Off Santiago Testify Before the Court of Inquiry That the Commodore in Command of the Squadron Put His Flagship in the Thick of the Fight and Did Not Endanger American Warships While Making Celebrated Turn Continued From Page One. I eight-inch shell, and it fell short. The, Oregon was signaling to us the fall ot | our shot and we sigualed to her the fali | | of her shot. We continued occasionally to | | fire, the Oregon her tnirteen-inch and we our eight-inch gur 1 remember seeing my orders were, ‘Clear ship for action and close up,’ or ‘close in.” " “Did you know of any plan of battle having been promulgated by Commodore Schley in case of falling in with the Spanish squadron?” Continuing, Le said that the dialogue as reported was fictitious, and that he had denied its verbal accuracy while not denying the truth of a part of it. He said that he had told Admiral Schicy that he could not rcpudiate the entire state- the Jast paragraph d not been print- to the in- | negative, sayi lipping. ;/nfi oL ]thrl 1 (:ncr? a}hella )un msl Orcgm; }lnenl. and that he had not understood | “I do not.” L jon by | f2ll well ahead of the Colon and one of | him to request that he should do_more tion by | our ejgnt-inch shells apparentiy fell in- | than dens i vernal acon He alc Captain’ Folger Talks. - shore of the Colon. At that time the ready, before writing his plicit denial, Commander Hodgson was then ex- Loton ported helm hard aport. Previousiy | told the admiral that he could not deny | cused, and Captain W. M. Folger, who 10 this she had ported her helm once or | the whole story, He had given the news. | commanded the cruiser New Orleans dur- | twice, parently seeking a soft spot oi paper reporters authority originally to |ing the Spanish War, was called. He de- on events about | S10T€- She fired her lee gun .and nauled | guote him as authority for the gist of the | tailed his part in the campaign, beginning Cienfuegos. ) re! to Raynor's in |down her flag. 1 pulled out my watch. statemeng. with the New Orleans’ arrival at Santi- oy - etailed this at i %, %" | It was exactly 1:15. We then ceased fir- | ago as the convoy of the collier Sterling. . eEp i ength. nd slowed down, and orders were | ing a Not Taking Opinions. given o get out a boat. The captain was| At this point Raynor introduced as evi- ordered to go on board to make lerms | dence the official report made by Captain with or tell the terms to the commanding | Chadwick of his examination of the wit- ofticer of the Colon. ness with regard to tnis colloquy, for the How far was the Oregon from the| purpose, as he said, of showing discrep- He also related how, on May 31, the New Orleans had participated in the bombard- ment of the Cristobal Colon, then lying in the mouth of Santiago harbor. “What damage was done to the enemy on that occasion?” asked Captain Lemly. Distance During Blockade. | said in reply to 1ad seen the lights ifuegos, which were to be signal but | Brooklyn?" oles betwee. e sta in “I don’t think there was any,” replied were slgnals be- "rom 1000 to 1500 yards on the star- | that examineiion aad b moremae now | the withess, i‘i‘h"(ia(d‘h}} bm';‘ b ”j‘,"d QUAEeY. 1 made. The court asked Captalndeolgetr v;lhe}t‘her e added that when The witx in reply to questions, con- | “The introducti caused | Commodore Schley’s blockade of the har- rived with_informa- | tinued his report of the battle. Hé sald | captan e e R bor of Santiage had been suficuently ef- 2 of the signals he | that at the beginning of the fig e ha ective to prevent the cscape of the - patched to the Shore | £lven the range at 1400 yards, but that| Sama subjocs but Heeoe coioies to the | ish fleet. ‘His reply was same subject, but Raynor objected to this statement as not pertinent, and the court a,fter a consultation sustained the objec- tion. Other statements were put in as evi- dence without objection, and Captain Lemly- offered a letter from Captain Chadwick to the Secretary of the Navy the insurgents. He s of the squadron ween Cienfuegos and vy weathen—the and Eagle. afterward it was about 2400 or 2500 yards. Raynor—What was the bearing of Ad- miral Schley during this engagement or any engagement in which you saw him? “His bearing and manner with respect to an officer of his rank and station in the naval service were naturally those of ‘‘Had the weather been persistently clear, yes. If rainy or misty, no.” He' said in_reply to another question that the weather was generally rainy. “What was developed as to the shore batteries?” “That they had not strength enough to off during this orro dur. | & commander-in-chief of a.naval force | oom Pty 86 At tirial dpmaae %%, %26, 50 | on that occasion. & IS o D aaen Sonte dnaxln’;m Lemly ‘asked in regard to the . s Sch i i 5 had just been 1ead and offered as evi- | developments concerning e boml] - daytime our habitual po-| l.ey e Dt.mgerous Shbd denm{ Raynor called attention to the | ment of June 14, but Raynor objected. The t si es. In the after- | The witness said that the commodore | fact that this ‘etter contained an expres- | court ruled that the question was admis- . up and down |had occupied a place on a platform | sion of opinion, whereupon Admiral|sible, a similar question by Admiral nce of about | around thre conning tower during the en- | Dewey said: 3 Schléy’s counsel having been admitted on gagement. This, he said, was a position | “W¢ Gon’t want it. We have not taken | a fermer occasion. cket boats, the |°f ger, as the commodore was opinions here. “We cannot blow hot one time and blow ixen, were in always in full view of the enemy's Captain Lemly said that he had only | cold the next,” said Admiral Dewey on > midway B ':;fl]‘lbffi{} e offered these documents for the purpose | admitting the question. of making the record complete. The afternoon session of the court be- gan with a question put to_ Lieutenant Commander Hodgson by Hanna. He asked why he had written his categorical denial of the newspaper report of the col- loquy between himself and Commander Schley. The auestion was objected to, and Admiral Dewe id “We have the facts. The letters were tten. That is all the court wants. We wants facts—facts. People are influnced by different kinds of things. We want away from the en g her loop.” I'he witnes: made that Distance During Blockade. Replying to the last question, Captain Folger said that the reconnoissance had failed to develop that the batterles had any material strength, as a single vessel had silenced them. Recurring to the bombardment of May 31, Captain Folger expressed the opinion that the shots which had fallen near the fleet on that date were from the Spanish ships in the harbor, fired over the hilly and not from the shore batteries. For iropped t semly What the Brooklyn Did. she could. e about 600 yards that is about the e Brooklyn at \kat We commence ‘ t gun on the POt | Iyme Siniy i heerfere with the Brook- | the facts. Draw out the facts.” this reason he had directed all the New the R b her G e from | ,,Jlanna then changed his question,-and | Orleans’ fire on that occasion at the Co- the aid th: explicit denial in from Admiral Schiey nted me to write a denial of the t he had written his ponse to a request stead of the land batteries. Describing the blockade of Santiago arbor maintained by Commodore Schiey, r aft tur “Did you see the Indiana during the engagement ? e L e the witness sail the distance during' the i o oot he SMoke SRS PRy @Ense fcontnvor he_continu, “I had pre- | day was from five to eight miles, and at n e o ana. viousl on that I could not deny the | night the vessels steamed in column back At this poirt Raynor questioned the wit- { at length concerning his reported col. | Sratement. A letter followed asking and forth across the harbor,- somewhat a denial of the colloquy. -1 gave him this, nearer in. He added that even though n | loquy with Admiral Schley during the| at the same time explaini Raw | Joquy h Ad % at the sa xplaining that I had | the log of the New Orleans had placed | Bastle off Santlago, in which the commo-| admitted the gist of the repdrt. {he vegels nearer the shore, he would not fhap the (AR WADIICOOIEEA. S0 - uve Suuln, =D amn ‘Have you anywhere denied the sub-|change his position. He did not believe stantial accuracy of the facts as set forth in the report of that colloguy “On the contrary, I have Changing the _line of Hanna then asked: “When the Brooklyn turned with port helm, did she blanket the fire of the Texas—did she go between the Texas and the enemy the vessels were more than four miles from the Morro on May 3L Raynor asked: ‘“What do you know about the strength of the batterles, the number of the batteries or the strength of the guns before the reconnoissance on May 317 What actual knowledge did you have?” “I had no knowledge whatever before the reconnoissance.” “Then on May 31, when this reconnois- sance or bombardment took place, so far as you were ccncerned, you were abso- lutely in ignorance of the number of bat- teries or the strength of the guns?” ang! Rayner asked the witness if it was not ptain Cook who had given the order | ‘port helm.” | | The reply was that Captain Cook might | have given the order to the man at the | wheel | | e to dmijtted jt.” examination, Raynor then asked: *“Did Commodore Schiey give the order to port the helm?” | “*He did,” was the reply. “I do no > e S e, I do not think she did. T thought, how. I 3 ¥ ever, she was goin e “I guess so; Captain Cook s 5 4 2 g.m 2 Objection was made by Captain Lemly Texas Not in Danger. to the use of the word the| «Had she turned the other way, was witness, but Admiral thel o5 ore aites S G form of expression was immaterial, and | thop h RpEornen ko Baye ipadde of the st abaft the | ued in th [bece Sasmieh shes. asked that wxn':?‘ should not Interrupt. :lu(c\lfl turn - without endangering the m;‘]‘_;l‘:‘i;');']tc[:]gt??. fire by the batteries I had ed ¢ 8 Continuing his statement in response to| = sy, N % > it 3 e £ t that time the smoke ER = = Perfectly—perfectly clea? enough ‘What knowledge did you acquire as coutd Bmot wee mnyen Raynor's question, the witness said_when | ¢ .- o the result of that reconnolssance or bome his_conversation with Commodore Schiley ed on the Brooklyn the com- modore was standing on the platform around the conning tower, and two or three feet from himself (the witness), and that Captain Cook, a part of the time, stood in the door of the conning tower, “How much would have she gained to the northward and westward had she turned with starboard helm?” “She would have gained a position of about 600 or 700 yards nearer the Spanish ine. ew York being | teaming ahead | stepped out of | | bardment?” | me: | | “By the number of shots that were fired, by the character of the discharge, the smoke, ete., as indicating the caliber of the guns; by the fall of the projectiles, the amount sof water they would throw arboard quarter?’ ¥ - o3 . “‘Would that distance have been re-|up and the evident direction of the fall, f::"ta?; 3;§klf§d Qi&gt }llej s‘i‘;]d that| guceq by reversing the port engine?” as indicating whether the projectiles were Versation. part In the con-| "“If you turned the port engine tha|moving with sreat velocity or slow. In tactical diameter would have been shor ened, but the speed of turning would have been'reduced.” “I understood you to say you suggested the reversal of the starboard engine at that way I judged alone.” “Thesé things were developed as the re- sult of the reconnoissance, were they not?” Reconnoissance Successful. “I consider the reconnoissance in that particular to have been successful.” “The reconnoissance was_ successful for the purpose of ceveloping the number and strength of the batteries?” “Eminently so.” | Said “Damn the Texas.” | Raynor then questioned the witness { | 11, I am ve Oregon was very closely in regard to the language in which this’ colloquy was reported by the | the time this turn was made, but (hat | newspapers, and the language used by ! that was rejected by Commodore Schley Hodgson in his correspondence with Ad-| after consideration and discussion. Are miral Schie He read the newspaper | you clear that the starboard engine was version of Commander Hodgson's state- | not reversed?” ment of the colloquy as follows e ey clesr o thet dacte .Schley—'Hard aport A number of questions were then asked little fal She_never , as I remember. and went ashore. The| .iiodgson—You mean starboard.’ by the court, as follows: ‘When the judge advocate again took drew ahead and also | Schley—No, I didn't. We are near| ““What was the distance of the Brook- | the witness he asked: T remember very well enough to them (the Spaniards) already.’ | Jyn from the nearest Spanish vessel when | “Referring to your answer that the fir- |, “Hodgson—But we will cut down the Texas.” “Schley—'Damn the Texas; let her look out for herself.’ Raynor then had the witness scrutinize the letter which he had written to Ad- miral Schley on July 8 and drew from Commodore Schle: ‘Look out, Cook; vour ‘I should say the distance was about 2000 or 2200 yards.” “Did you observe the whole movement of the Brookly: blank d her fr was_cont d off Acerreadore r helm and ran in said to Captain Cook: they’re going to ram ing of the 3lst was eminently successful in developing the strength of the San- tiago batteries, what, as a matter of fact, was developed us to the strength of such batteries—were they strong or other- wise?” hey were wea nat directiol ya ported Chase After the Colon. T from the time Commo- Colon at this time had gained | Him the statement that he had not then | dore Schley gave the order, ‘Hard aport,| *‘Can you state whether the engagement epeed and was inshore, 1 suppose, some | informed the '::if;}lml that he had used | Cook,” until the Brooklyn was steadied on | of May 3l developed the fact that the seven miles. After passing the Viscaya | the expression “Damn the Texas.” | her course to the westward parallel to the | Colon had anything larger than six-inch we steamed ahead and ceased firing. The| When the witness was asked if he | Viscaya? guns on board at that time?” to come out of the tur- thought there was any suggestion of any | “I did. “It did not occur to us that she fired time to get a breathing | such expression he replied: “When I sug-| *Did you hear any order given while | heavy guns. The callber I cannot specify. e all guns were | gested to Commodore Schley that there | the Brooklyn was making the turn, to|It did not appear she fired the Il-inch iing ready, but the | was danger of colliding with the Texas | ease or steady the helm?” guns for which we knew she had been id designed.” he ¢ n was very slow, *Damn the Tex: He used the | d to parallel the Not until it was es $Xpression not in any way condemming | course of the leading Spanish vessel. The court asked questions of Captain va | the as Jor being there, but as if he | “In making the turn; did-the Brookiyn | Folger as follows: T was | was jrritated as one might be about any- | turn rapidly and continuously, or did she| “Ior what length of time was the New °r the Colon. I know | thing. Lx 4 3 have her head longer on some heading | Orleans able to fire at the Colon and the six or seven miles, | Raynor then asked about the expression | than on others?” batteries on May 31 on each run?” began to gain. I re- | attributed to stadimeter at work | dow: Texas. the 13,000 yards would | Commander Hodgson replied that there the stadimeter. 1 remem- | Was no such expression in the letter and g Commodore Schley | that he had never said that the Brookiyn | 14,000 yards and my | would cut down the Texas. )ld somé one to signal | “There is a good deal in that reported 1he witness—"She will cut| ‘“She turned rapidly and continuously.” “Did any of the Spanish ships attempt to ram the Brooklyn in the early part of the battle of July 37" “The Maria Teresa evidently made a rank sheer to port toward the Brooklyn with the evident intention of getting into “I think it was between five and ten minutes.” “Did you have any conversation with Commodore ‘Schley as to his purpose in attacking the Colon May 317" “I did not. The informatién T recefved . - vas by signal only.” of her ‘raliroad | colioquy that I did not s bie @i0el. | Bloat Guist e Trts oA grosr e | < - P e quarters or ra g. By what method did you obtain the rate shortly afterward| “The statement was never made,” he| *What orders were signaled by the |range for your guns on May 31, while one of her thirteen-inch | went on, “but the commodore did say, Brooklyn to the fleet July 3, 18987 firing at the Colon?” ch fell short. Then we tried an | ‘Damn the Texas.’ “I can only say from recollection that| ‘We obtained the necessity for a change ————— e —e——— oo POSTUM CEREAL. Septy 6th,, 1901, LosvAngeles , Cal, eningiExpress® cityk.\ TherW,«Cs T, U, would 1ike the statement corrected t’ha“fi\.zfia‘Q. published. August 6th.insregard to theiPostumsCereal Food Coffee being adulierited hy the~use of malted barley, Ve, personally, are perfectly-convinced that the Postum:Oereal is & pureiFoodxCoffee; of range by the fall of the projectiles.” ‘“Were you furnished any plan of battle by Commodore Schley to be followed in caie the Spanish squadron should come out?” “'No, sir.” Admiral Dewey—You referred to a signal from the flagship. The court would like to know what that signal was. “‘The signal was, ‘New Orleans, clear ship for action,’ and I think it was fol- lowed by the signal, ‘the New Orleans, Iowa, Massachusetts will engage the forts,” indicating that there was to be a reconnoissance or bombardment. I do not remember any conversation with the com- modore that bore on the subject. Admiral Dewey—The court would like to know from the signal book exactly what signals were made by the Massachusetts. Signal to New Orleans. The witness (reading)—'At 12:48, obedience to flagship, Massachusetts sig- naled to the New Orleans and Iowa to clear ship for action; sounded to general quarters and cleared ship for action. At 1 started ahead both engines, Massachu- setts leading.” There were no other sig- nals in that watch. That is all that ap- pears to be In the log. I do not remember glscusslng the subject with the commo- ore. By the court—Were the blockading ves- sels near enough to the entrance of the harbor at night to prevent the escape of the enemy, had such an attempt been made? ‘‘Had the weather been persistently clear, yes; if the weather were thick, rainy or foggy, no.” gontain Parker—Were not the Vixen anfl Marblehead inside the line? They were.” 'Was the ‘weather good or bad during these nights?” “‘The weather was generally bad, rainy.” Lieutenant C. W. Dyson was recalled. He testified concerning the coal supply of the scoutboats on May 26, the day the retrograde movement toward Key West was begun. He said in reply to questions | that no battlesHip could travel for more than eight or twelve hours on forced draught, and that on the day of battle off Santiago the flagship New York had all her boilers on and was making seven- teen knots, but that neither the Brooklyn nor the Oregon made full speed on that | occasion, their maximum for the day being fourteen or fifteen knots. At 3:5% the court adjourned until morrow. .HH‘H‘I‘FH'H*H-PW. BULGARIA'S COMPLICITY SUSPECTED —— in to- Continued from Page Ome. pursued and perhaps to break off rela- tions with the Sofia Government. ‘Warships Can’t Reach Bulgaria. Turkey has no influence with Bulgarla. Russla’s influence is paramount. With the Russian agent at Sofia and Consul | General Dickinson acting in harmony it is believed by the authorities that results of some kind will follow, if not in the way of -Miss Stone’s release, in the ap- | prehension and punishment of the bri-| gands who were the actors, though per- haps not principals, in the abduction. For | the moment the authorities are bending | all their efforts to the one end of saving | M};}f Stone. | e time limit fixed by the bri s | within which the ransom must Bes aaiq will expire to-morrow, but the State De- | partment has assurances that a few days’ respite will be granted in order to give | the friends of the missionary an oppor- tunity to raise the amount demanded. | The department is highly gratified with | the way in which the charitable people of | the country have made contributions to | save the life of this worthy woman, and | if the money can be captured with the brigands after her liberation undoubted- ly the administration will endeavor to bring it about. LW D HALF THE RANSOM RAISED. Iloney for Miss Stone’s Releass Being Rapidly Subscribed. BOSTON, Oct. 7.—Nearly half the money needed to ransom Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary, from the Bulgarian brig- ands has been placed in the'hands of Kidder, Peabody &-Co. The exact fig- ures at midnight were $45,543 40 cash and $7,600 in pledges. Of this amount the firm | this afternoon sent $35,000 to the State Department to be forwarded to its consu- lar agent at the place where it can be used most expeditiously. Members of the firm, when informed of the Associated | Press cablegram from London to the ef- | fect that the Vienna advices indicate | there would be a month’s extension of time in which to pay the ransom, said the | forwarding of money would not be delay- | ed in the least. During the afternoon the officials of the American board in charge | of Congregational missions met Infor- mally. Nothing was talked of except Miss Stone and the matter of the ransom. The offi- cials personally contributed to the ran- som, but as officlals they took the posi- tion they have maintained all along, that | it would be inadvisable for them, as a missionary board, to pay the ransom— | this for the reason that it would be put- ting a premium on brigandage that must | in the end make missionary work in wild | and rough countries more difficult and | possibly impracticable. After this meet- | ing it was officially given out that the | State Department ~at Washington has | agreed to take full charge of the delivery | of the ransom to the brigands. If news comes that Miss Stone still lives, or until the news of her death is received, col- | lections for the ransom will continue to | be made. ! Asks Help for Miss Stone, The following telegram was received | yesterday by Mayor Phelan urging him | to help in raising the ransom to liberate | Miss Stone from the Bulgarian brigands: | NEW YORK, Oct. T—Mayor Phelan: Your prompt help is urgently needed. Miss Stone dies to-morrow unless ransomed. Sixty thou- sand dollars received. TFifty thousand more needed. Life or death. Please help. Christian Herald, T. DE WITT TALMAGE. BRADLEY F. DURPHY 4 GUILTY OF BIGAMY Portland Jury Decides That the. Eureka Man Has One Wife Too Many. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 7.—The jury In the case of Bradley F. Durphy, who has been on trial for the past week, charged with bigamy, to-night returned a verdict of guilty. Durphy Is engaged in the purchase of timber lands at Kureka, Cal., for a syn- dicate of Kastern and Pacific Coast capi- talists. The evidence showed that Durphy was married in 1874 to_Sadie S. Bosworth at Plympton, Mass. They separated, and in 1887 Durphy married Margaret E. Ryan at Chicago. Mrs. Durphy No. 2 is the prosecutrix in the present case and is also said to have sued Durphy in the California courts for $:000 damages. CZOLGOSZ NOT ALLOWED TO SEE ANY VISITORS Prison Guards Are Also Strictly For- bidden to Give Out Information Concerning Him. 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M., ON THE SANTA FE DISORDERS MEN Y FAR THE GREAT-"/ er number of patients 3 seeking relief for so- called mess _are strong, _robust men * in every other respect. Lossof Vitality, Premature- ness, etc., are not weaknesses, but_the symptoms of inflammatory processes in the Prostate Gland (so-called neck of bladder) caused by contracted disorders and too often repeated and too long continued excitement. Under our local Jian of treatment, directed toward reducing en- larged ,and swollen Prostate, immediate re- sults, as indicated by increased circulation and renewed strength, are observed. OUGr colored chart of the organs, which we send free on application, is interesting to any one wishing to study the anatomy of the male. DR. TALCOTT & CO., 997 Market St. CANDY CATHARTIC o 10e. an 25e. 50c.. Druggists. Genuine stamped C. C. C. Never sold In bulk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell something “‘just as good. Weekly Call,$1.00 per Year UNITED S'l‘éifis BRANCH. STATEMENT = =—OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS - —OF THE— - ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY F LONDON, ENGLAND, ON THE ST day of December, A. D. 1900, and for the ending on that day, as made to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of Califor- nia, pursuant to the provisions of sections §10 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company Loans on_Bonds and Mortgages. $173,170 87 612,750 00 Cash in Banks . 2578 23 Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans .. oooeeee 4725 00 Premiums in due Course of Collection 37,440 23 Bills receivable, mot Matured, taken for Fire and Marine Risks.. 00 12 Total Assets . $871,662 S1 LIABILITIES. Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense .. 5,257 44 Gross premiums on running one year or less, $172,440 98; reinsur- ance 30 per cent .. 86,220 © Gross premiums on Fire Risks running more than one year, $101,783 52; rein- surance pro rata 47,08 94 All other liabilities 8,487 17 Total Liabilities INCOME. Net cash actually yeceived for Fire premiums . 520,354 07 Received for interest and dividends Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources ... Received for Rents Total Income EXPENDITURES, Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- cluding $2,027 05, losses of previous years) .. 393,351 78 Paid or allowed for or Brokerage 18,352 38 Paid for Salarie 19,091 92 13,687 50 Commisston . \Fees and | other charges for officers, clerks, etc...... 14,23 08 Pald for State, National and Local taxes .. 3,881 31 All othér payments and expenditures. 18,997 21 Total Expenditures .. ceeenee $I53.518 28 ire. Losdes tncurred during the year. L7518 18 Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks.| Premiums, Net amount of Risks written during* the year . - | $21,534,111 | §265,569 77 Net amount of Risks expired during the year . - | 16,636,603 | 222,330 52 Net amount in force De- cember 31, 1960.. | 20458923 | 274,224 50 SAMUEL R. WEED, of Weed & Kennedy, Managers. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 2th day of February, 1901 F. FISHBECK, Notary Publie. PACIFIC COAST BRANCH, - 416 CALIFORNIA ST., S. F. C. F. MULLINS,........ Manage-