The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 9, 1902, Page 12

o 2 1 NEVER IN MINT LATE AT NIGHT Dammié‘.‘: Says Watch- man 17llis Testifled Swears That , Supposed Dress fuit Case W as Package of Accoun; © Books. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 i902 HONT LETS WIFE. StGURE DIVORGE She Testifies That He Sought Company of Other Women, Insurance Man Fails to Re- /fute Charges---New Suits Are Filed. N. Dimmick yes- the United State S District Court 1 $30.000 froye th, > United States A. Hough, F. Ba “chelder, J. E. F. Eichler, Cern elius Carew White, E. C. Az old, W. M James Carr, ané ) 1. C. Peter- reputasic n of Mint In the trial of Walter . son swore Waichman Cy that they would mot belleve i ‘m under Hough and Carew, bad had llis to theh disad- | said. is, a bank employe, A. W. Beardslee % mfled" reputation was ', 80od, | 1 United States Attorney W "0od- | asked them whether they \ had Dimmick had embez led he was a_ bookkeeper ler, Towkr & Co., frem | of Chicago, and from a in Portiand, Oregot - | ed that they had nol to the jury the placed on the ained why he had ar- nation three times on uit. While he was cashier ed to take the plate off the the purpose of oiling the nother occasion because the safe n opened with his com- bination by Mr. Day while Dimmick was | @ on the third occasion because was out of order. MANY PERSONS HAD ACCESS. T t C. | whereu worth { » the cash vault during Mr. as cashier. They ole; the vault man, Caj zpatrick; the cashier's book- | Washington, the janitor; Butler, stacking the coin in the of the receiving room, | captain of the watch. | Leach used to visit the s vault every day. Daniel T. Cole, | coiner, used to go into the wvault &y or two. Visitors not in the ser- | vice of the Mint or the Government were alsc the cash vault. Some- | times Dan Cole’s friends and y ~were friends of the = was often absent from his g _office hours while the vault Cole was accustomed to open o’'clock in the morning and he office immediately after- another part of the build- used to go out into .the noon and 1 o’clock during o her occasions Cole 2ol 's office to use also visited the coin- who admitted to they were tness then described how two holes were discovered in vault on June 28, 1902, and of $10,00. On that occasion de! Leach took down two m the pile, handed them and Fitzpatrick replaced vacant hofes. Then when trucks was removed -on June e empty holes were discovered. ght at first that there had mixup between the sacks con- and double eagles. The nied posi ¥ that he had ever from the vauit or that the the m Benjamin Fay itarian lecturer, s reputation was resumed the witness | went into a lengthy statement at the Mint on the days be- | discovery of the $30,000 shortage | 5th of July, when Mr. Day in- | im that Cashier Cole was under | The next point touched upon | after an hour and a half’s | portant details he frequently car- | account books to and | unim; hat m fro sometimes working on the | and sometimes working | nt. The witness made a parcel with drab bard d heavy twine so that ware it resembled a NEVER ss suit case. HAD A SUIT CASE. The wit denied positively that he | ever -"“”, in his possession at any time life a dr i suit case, or that he | i ever carried one. He also denied that hé w Mint on the night of March 1, the contrary asserted | ome during the whole | hat was the date testi- the watchman Mint shortly be- 1 a loaded dress suit 1ds. He admitted, however, sited the Mint at night on | asions for the purpose of Mint accounts. He port at the request t or ten months. moment while he The latest hour at the corridor of the f past 8 or § o'clock s i 1 of 1899, he said. Cole made many mistakes in —some of which were found out ae of which were not, the witness | Dimmick remembered that on | Cole made an overpayment $5000 and another overpay- | ortly afterward | of | n the f; required to make good salary the overpayment of $120, | quently surrendered $28 of the and it was placed in t of Frank A. Leach as >ther occasjon s verage of $400 in the ! Dimmick called his at- Cole took the $400 and placed counter cash. Again Cole placed ) to0 much on a truck that moved from the vault. Cole B » the truck and took out of h Cole subse: $4%0 short paym bank to n was taken until 10 | —_— | Elevator Inspector Recommended. | A Coroner's jury in an inquest on the body of E e Hendricks, the young girl hed in the ‘elevator of the Hot returned a verdict yes- terday of accident and recommended that | the isors appoint an elevator in- spector. LDVERTISEMENTS Pears’ Is there any soap but Pears’ which has been sold in two centuries and is selling in the third? Sold all over the world BEWARE——— g wI impostors. Mayerle Glasses cannot be had from traveling opticians. Order direct from GEORGE MAYERLE. 1071 Market, 8. F. German Eye- water, 50c. Fhone South 573. This signature is on every box of the genutos | Tablets Laxative 4 Wos remedy thst cures & oold in gne day. | A) ! last Catherine O. Hunt was granted a di- vorce from Charlcs W. Hunt by Judge Kerrigan yesterday. ier of the Pacific 2lutual Life Insurance Compary, according to his wife's testi- mony has been in the habit of spending his spare time in the company of other women than herself. She brought suit for \ E. Ellis wa 5 bad and | divorce on the ground of desertion, and | it was not contested. 1Junt agreed to pay Mrs. Hunt $0 a month ‘alimony. Lillian M. Hiatt, wife of B. H. Hiatt, a wealthy farmer of Sutter County, was | granted a divorce on the ground of cruel- | Mrs. Hiatt testi- | ty by Judge Kerrigan. fied that her husband cursed and swore at her and occasionally struck her. is their second appearance in the divorce | court, Mrs. Hiatt having brought suit for in | divorce in Alameda County in December | It never came to trial, mu- | of last year. tual friends having caused its dismissal. Judge Kerrigen also granted Florence Thompson a divorce from John S. Thomp- son, a State wharfinger, on the ground of desertion. Mrs. Thompson was award- ed $40 a month -alimony. Judge Graham granted divorces to Joel Spohn from Flora Spohn for desertion, | -Mary Mollison from J. C. Mollison for eruelty, D. L. Muller from Katie A. Mui- lar for desertion, Caroline Delahay from James A. Delahay for failure to provide, Thomas E. Reddick from Fannie:S. Red- dicy: for desertion and C. J. Norlin from Letl tia Norlin for desertion. Swts for divorce were filed by Olive L. | | Willlams against E. W. Willlams for fail 1amed the persons who | ure t¢ provide, Howard F. Brewer against Mattie K. Brewer for desertion, Dennis MeCarthy Jr. against Mildred McCarthy for infidelity, Fanny Mirowsky against Robert Mirowsky for infidelity and C. F. Fleischman against Nellie Fleischman for desertion. ALLEGED EMBEZZLER IS ARRESTED: IN THIS CITY Wife of Louis Navarro Accuses Him of Stealing Her Diamonds and Jewelry. Louis Navarro, who nected with the business department of a newspaper publithed in the City of Mex- ico, was arresteé at the Golden West Ho- | tel yesterday by Detect'ves Crockett and Reynolds on a telegrara from Constable Herman Marlcs of San JDiego stating that he was wantod there on a charge of fel- ony embezzlenent. He was taken to the Hall of Justice, and will be held until the Constable arrives to take him to San | Diego. The embezzlement charge was preferred against Navaito by his wife, whom he left in the southern city several days ago. She alleges that he took with him her diamonds &nd jewelry, valued at $3000. When searched at the Cjty Prison Nava ro had $600 on his person, but no trace of the jewelry could be found. Navarro alleges that his wife is trying to persecute him. He says that he did nct intend to run away, and only came to this city to attend to some business. Constable Marks will arrive here to- morrow night to take Navarro back to | face the charge. Attorneys Archie Camphell and Arthur Mack sued out a writ of habeas corpus night on behalf of Navarro. The writ is returnable before Judge Graham to-morrow morning. e moan s R D CLAIM THE DENTAL ACT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL Plymire and Hewitt Will Appeal From Judgment of the Su- perior Court. Judges Dunne, Cook and Lewlor, sit- ting in bank in Judge Dunne’s court yes- terday afternocn, delivered judgment in | the appeal case of F. A. Plymire and | O. B. Hewitt, dentists, charged with vio- lating the dental act, in which they af- firmed the decision of the lower court, convicting the defendants and imposxng{ a fine of $50 upon each. The matter will | now be taken to the Supreme Court, as the purpose is to test the constitution- ality of the dental act of 1885. Piymire and Hewitt have been dentists in the city for a number of years, and when the act of 1881 was passed they were notified that they would have to undergo an examination before the State Board of Examiners before being allowed | to continue their practice. That agt pro- | vides that there will be no interférence with the legal rights of dentists practic. ing at the time of its passage, and both Plymire and Hewitt claim that as the act of 1885 was unconstitutional they had a legal right to continue their practice without being called upon to go before the State board for examination. S — e s ‘ Notice to Passengers. Round trip transfer tickets now on sale at any of our offices. One trunk (round trip), 50 cents. Morton Speclal Delivery, 408 Taylor street, 650 Market street and Oakland ferry depot. - ———— New Debating Society. An intercollegiate debating society, com- posed of the alumni of the State’s univer- sities, has been formed. The president of the club.is Attorney F. H. Dam of this L city; vice president, Isadore Golden; sec- retary and treasurer, J. H. Steinhart ecutive committee, Professors M. C. Flaherty and M. C. Overstreet and Attor- ney Joseph O’Connor of this city. B — Lively Stationery. Our stationery department does keep stationary goods. ; ex- not We have what | you want in papers, pens, inks and all the nicest things for a writing desk. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street, * —_——— Registration of Voters. The office of the Registrar will be open evenings, commencing Wednesday, Sep- | tember 10, from 7:30 to 10 o’clock. There will be precinct registration in every pre- cinct in this city on next Monday and Tuesday, September 15 and 16. The last day to register for the November election | will be September 24. The total registra- tion to date is 53,114, leaving a balance of about 26,000 yet to be registered, bassd on the enrollment of 1900. ————— Automobilist Arrested. P. Hewlett, 883 Broadway, was afrested Sunday on the great highway of Golden Gate Park by Park Policeman Greggains for violating the park ordinance prohib- iting the driving of automobiles thereon. The case was called in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday, that he was not aware of the fact that such an ordinance was In existence, The Judge dismissed the case. ——— Block Case Is Continued. The case of Joseph Block, agent for a milk preservaline company, charged on complaint of Henry Good, dairyman, Cor- bett road, with violating a Board of Health ordinance by selling preservaline was called in Judge Cabaniss’ court yes. :;;:da{;-g At the requ‘est of the defendant se was continue The case will be made a sest oner 083" ————— Politicians Incorporate. Articles of incorporation of the Munici- pal Non-Partisan League were filed yes- terday. The directors of the league, which is organized for political purposes, are E. A. Lorenzo, P. Stolberg, M. R. Roberts. J. Corcoran, Dr. T. J. Crowley, W. M. Park, M. M. Lichtenstein, 8. Gold. be{g. F. A. Bmith, J. A. Stidger and J. H. Hunt, who is cash- | The | Hiatts were married in May, 1900. This | claims to be con- | and ,Hewlett explained | i | i ‘ [ ‘ | =0 W NS Y - NS ENATOR W. M. CUTTER of Yuba is chairman of the Repub- lican State Committee. He was elected last night by the execu- tive committee, which was re- cently appointed by Hon. Jacob H. Neff, chairman of the late Republican State Convention. There were two candidates for' the chairmanship. Cutter received 10 and J. A. Britton of Alameda 9 votes. The proxiesof U.S. Grant, San Diego, and | Bradner W. Lee, Los Angeles, were voted for the Yuba Senator. A motion to make Cutter's election unanimous was car- ried. Applause and harmonious speeches were evoked. The executive committee- | men present were Harold T. Power, | Placer; Willlam M. Cutter, Yuba; { Thomas Flint Jr., San Benito; John F. ! Davis, Amador; J. O. Hayes, Santa Clar: John Bermingham Jr., Contra Cost: E. F. Mitchell, Fresno; Alexan® der Duncan, Mendocino; J. A. Britton, C. H. Spear and C. E. Snook, Alameda, Isaac Upham, J. L. Wilson, Frank A. Schmitz, A. E. Castle and Andrea Sbarboro, San Francisco. The absent | members’ were W. J. Dutton, San Fran- ;cisco (J. O. Hayes, proxy); George P. | Adams and R. N. Bulla, Los Angejs (Thomas Flint, proxy); U. 8. Grant, n Diego and Bradner W. Lee, Los Angeles ‘ (W. M, Cutter, proxy). CONFER WITH PARDEE. Shortly after the meeting was called to order at State headquarters of the party in the Palace Hotel Isaac Upham, J. K. ‘Wilson, John F. Davis, Harold T. Power | and Albert Castle were appointed to con- fer with Dr. George C. Pardee, the nomi- nee for Governor. Immediately after the conference Senator Cutter was elected to the chairmanship. The result gave | general satisfaction. Senator Cutter ack- nowledged the honor conferred in a brief ? L e e e e 2 B e B8 B TR REALTY BOARD HAG GOOD NEWS Five Hundred Inquirers Are Sseking Homes In State. Good news was imparted to the Califor- nia ‘Real Estate Board, which held a meeting yesterday in this city, David Bush presiding. Mr. Bush made-a state- ment which was to the effect that 500 actual "inquirers for information about California, which might lead to their tak- ing up their residence in this State, had registered their names with the State Board of Trade since the Knights of Pythias gathering in this city, and: their, addresses and the nature of the inquiries | which they all had submitted for answer had been communicated to the members of the Real Estate Board in their several localities. The advantage of this.over ail previous methods of procedure ‘was that the parties most competent to answer questions concerning any particular. place were put in direct communication with the inquirers, and this was in lieu of more general literature. The real estate men were already in- formed of some of the facts in this con- nection ‘by reason, of the receipt of let- ters from the Board of Trade, the Sac- ramento Valley Development Association and the California Promotion Committee, which have co-operated to a large extent. The board transacted routine business. An invitation has been extended by the officials at the head of the organization to all legitimate dealers in real estate do- ng business north of Tehachapi to be- ccme members of the board and avail themselves of the advantages which arise from concerted action in this matter. During the summer the board has been taking a vacation, while many of the members were abroad. Yesterday marked the resumption of the regular monthly meetings, which are to be held in this t'i_ilydat the rooms of the State Board of Tade. —_——— Thief in a Church. - Rev. Father Nugent of St. Brendan's Church, Fremont and Harrison streets, reported to the police yesterday that a thief had stolen a silver candlestick from the church. It was valued at $30. Cap- tain Martin detailed Detectives Ryan and O'Dea on the case. —_——— Bekins Van and Storage Co. have 100 locked rooms for household goods. Office 630 Market. * ‘Will Hold Temperance Meeting. The Central Woman’s Christian Tem- perance Union will hold its annual meet- + CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW RE- PUBLICAN STATE EXECU- TIVE COMMITTEE. % % and vigorous speech, wherein he !pledged himself to work day and night for the ticket. He predicted that - California would give George C. Pardee the greatest majority ever cast for a gubernatorial candidate in this State. Dr. Pardee made a speech wherein he expressed the utmost confidence in the ability of the committee and its chalir- man, and promised to lend his best efforts to promote the success of the Republican cause in the campaign, The organization of the executive com- mittee was perfected by the election of Charles B. Snook, Alameda, secretary; Jacob Steppacher, San ‘Francisco, as- sistant secretary; J. O. Hayes, Santa Clara, first vice president; Frank A. Schmitz, San Francisco, second vice-pres- evferioefeeiefeel ing to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of ,Mrs. S. B. McCoy, 158 Ninth street. - Officers will be elected and reports for the year will be read. A con- secration and testimonlal service will fol- low. It is requested-that all t and their friends be present. —e— TEACHERS’ CLUB LISTENS TO INTERESTING ADDRESS Victor O’Brien, Lectures on School Extension and Tells How He Became Interested. The Teachers’ Club held its monthly business meeting last night in the old Su- preme Court building, at the corner of McAllister and Larkin streets. After re- ‘ports had been turned in by Mrs. ‘O'Neil, chairman of the local history: committee, and by Mr. Young, chairman of English, Victor O'Brien, president of the School Extension Soclety, gave an interesting lecture on *“School Extension, as It Has Been, as It Is and as It Will ‘Be."” ' Mr. O’Brien told how he had become interest- ed in school extension and of his trip to Chicago after leaving the university, and how he had worked his way there to see new sides of life and the various fields in their complex civilization as it had grown up in that city. The result of his explora- tions in Chicago and New York led him to .advocate in San Francisco that the schools should take activities beyonad what has already been done, and that children should be trained ‘in agriculture and be given opportunities for athletic life, amusements and physical. culture. In conclusion Mr. O'Brien sald that his en- Geavors were “all for social betterment,” and he hoped the Teachers’ Club would aid him in the work. ————e——————— News in Army Circles. The four companies of the Eighth In- fantry which arrived on the Buford are assigred to duty at Fort Lawton, Wash. Part of the battalion is expected to event- udlly go to Alaska. Of the Buford’s 106 hospital patients two are cholera conval- escents, but have long since,passed the contagious stage. Corpgral Lewis Chris- tenson of the Seventh Infantry died at the Presidio “Hospital early yesterday morning from typhoid fever. —_————— The Women's Educational and Industrial Union, having united with the San Francisco Girls' Union, is conducting its work at its new address, 749 Bush street, near Powell. The new location s very desirable for those wish- ing to attend the various classes. violin, guitar, dressmaking, halrdressing, English, French, German, Spanish, etc., which are taught at a nominal sum. The new build- ing is handsome in its design and is worthy of the moble work that these societies are do- ing. The directors of the union are: S. Beicher, president; Mrs. first vige presiaent; Mrs. E B. vicé president; Mrs. A. Mrs. R. R. Haskell, Assoclated di rectors, Mrs. J. Brandt, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Sweat, Mrs. Walinright, Mrs. E. B. ‘Sanborn and Mrs. J. Stow Ballard. Mrs. P. D. Hale, Mrs, H. 1 Haber, Mrs. W. Paris Kilburn, Mrs, Mrs. J. R. Deéane, Mrs. Louls G Spear, Mrs. J. Wheeland, Mrs. S. man, R, E. White, 2 Mre. J. F. Birlem, . H. T. Nirlemer, Mrs. J. 8. Mitchell.and Mrs.-Francis Hunt are.on the Educational and Industrial Committea, ¢ he members Dixon, ‘cure -constipati dvspepsia: i€c, 2bc, all druggists SENATOR CUTTER IS CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE Organization Makes Preparations for a Vigorous Campaign for the Election of Pardee and Rest of the Ticket. % ident, and J. K. Wilson, San Francisco, treasurer, The following standing committees, ap- pointed by the nominee for- Governor, ‘were announced: Campaign—C. H. Spear, John A. Britton, ‘gndnor W. Lee, A. E. Castle, Thomas Flint Finance—W. J. Dutton, J. K. Wilson, A. E. Castle, A. Sbarboro, Isaac Upham, Thomas Flint Jr., John Bermingham Jr., John A. Brit- ton, U. S. Grant Jr., Harold T. Power, George P. Adam: P2 Legal—C. E.. Snock, John”F. Davis, R. N. Bulla, Bradner W. Lee, George P. Adams. Registration and Election Laws—John A. Britton, krank A. Schmitz, C. E. Snook, R. N. Bulland, A. M. Duncan. Literature—J. 0. Hayes, J. K. Wilson, George P. Adams, John Bermingham Jr., E. I, Mitchell, John F. Davis and A. Sbarboro. ENGINEER'S ACTS ARE aUSPICIONS Causes the Buford toPut Into Honoluiu for Repairs. Superintendent Pierce to In- vestigate Transport’s Repeated Delays. The peculiar circumstance of the United States transport Buford putting into Hon- olulu on her last three voyages from Ma- nila for repairs has caused Marine Super- | intendent G. H. Pierce to institute an in-| quiry to ascertain the cause. The Buford is the only transport which has been forced to leave its course and | | SPIRIT OF HARMONY. After the announcement of the standing | committees there were short speeches, in Which the epirit of harmony animating the organizat.on was commended. It was | the sense of the meeting that work in be- half of the tcket should begin at once and be continued until victory was achieved. | A statement having been made that the | State Committee was $1100 in debt, John ! A. Britton immediately contributed the { sum of $750 and Harold T. Power the sum of $150 toward liquidating the debt. The session of the commitiee was exec- utive, but many leading Republicans as- sembled at headquarters to get the news rweel?uve to the organization. Among them | e: George C. Pardee of Alameda, the nominee for Governor: Hon. Luclen Shaw of Los An- geles and Hon. I". M. Angellotti of Marin, can- didates for places on the Supreme Court beneh; Charles F. Curry, who is looking for re-elec- tion as Secretary of State; Truman Reeves, nominee for State Treasurer; Ulysses S. Webb of Plumas, nominee for Attorney General; Or- rin Heuderson, San Joaquin, nominee for Rail- road Commissioner in the. Third District; Wil- liam W. Shannon of this city, who is the nom- inee for State Printer; Thomas J. Kirk of Tu- lare, the nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction; and Major A.G.Meyers and Frank Malitison, nominees for the Board of Equaliza- tion; Colonel Georze Stone, chairman of the outgolng Reoublican State Committee; Henry C. Dibble, a candidate for the nomination of Assemblyman f{rom the Forty-first district; Thomas Collins, a leading Rebublican in thl Forty-first Assembly District, and Major Frank McLaughlin. CHAIRMAN’S RECORD. The campaign and registration commit- tees will meet to-morrow at 2 p. m. Next Friday .afternoon ‘the finance committee will meet. The new chairman of the_ Republican State Committee, Senator William M. Cutter, is one of the ablest and squarest of California’s public men. He is a work- ingman in the fullest and fairest sense and is not afraid of work. He is cour- ageous, resourceful d tactful. His elec tion to the chairmanship of the commit tee foreshadows a vigorous and success- | ful campaign in behalf of Republican | grlnelples. He served as secretary of the" tate Committee in the memorable cam- paign of 1900, which culminated in a Re- | publican majority of 40,000 in California. | The Democratic State Central Commit- | tee will hold its initial meeting at the Cal- | ifornia- Hotel on Saturday afternoon next. | Organization .will be effected and officers | elected. | TO UNITE ALL FACTIONS. SAN JOSE, Sept. 8.—The new Repubii- can County Central Committee met to- day and perfected plans for the coming | campaign {n Santa Clara County. Con- ferring with the committee were the vari- ous candidates named by the convention | last week.+« E. A. Hayes is chairman of the committee, which consists of the fol- | lowij Professor R. L. Green, H. J. Ed- wards, A. M. Free,” W. H. 'Lawrence, | John E." Richards, E. B.- Ewing, Lloyd | Lyndon, E. D. Crawford, A. C. Innes, J. J. Miller, G. A. Johns, T. D. Manhire, Lloyds Child, J. W. Rea, J. F. Barkinson, M. Phllligs, F. L. Cottle, J. F. O'Keefe. Santa Clara County is determined to break all records in the excess of its Re- publicanism and the committee Is preparing | to outline a campaign that will insure a | full vote for Pardee. An attempt will be | made to bring every voter into action and | give the united support of all factions. ml[ee:ings will be arranged in every pre- cinet. | | e Non-Partisans Incorporate. The Non-Partisans have incorporated and perfected their organization under the name of the Municipal Non-Partisan League. Th?’ propose to form district clubs and hold a local convention to nom- inate a judiciary ticket. The officers of the organization are: President, Dr. T. J. Crowley; first vice presi- dent, M. R. Roberts; second vice president, Frank Smith; third Vice president, Emanuel Lorenzo; secretary and general organizer, Jo- seph H. Alphonso: treasurer, M. M. Lichten- stein: atforney, James A. Stiozer; board of directors—Dr. T. J. Crowley, Frank Smith, M. R. Roberts, J. M. Corcoran, Peter Stolberg, Colonel W.' M. Park, Emanuel Lorenzo, Sam Goldberg, M. M. Lichtenstein, Joseph H. Al- phonso and James Stiozer. efeefeefeled o] olnfmfntedainlolel @ WARM MEETING [ ANTIGIPATER Promotion Committee Is in Mood tor Open Discussion. A meeting of the California Promotion Committee will be held to-morrow after- noon at the headquarters of the commit- tee on New Montgomery street. According to.the statements.of some of the mem- bers a lively session is promised. The discovery that the fitting up of the rooms on New Montgomery: street cost $1200 is assigned as one reason for a full discus- sion of the entire financial side of the management. Members also say that the expense of keeping up the headquarters is quite large. .One ‘man and two men have been employed there. An interesting question is also raised by members concerning the part of the ex- penses for the headquarters which the passengeér ‘department of the Southern Pacific Company ought to stand. The al- legation is made that the advertising committee has employed two Southern Pacific employes already to write books about the State and also has employed a Berkeley poet to_give an account about San Francisco. Two other railroad em- ployes have been on th L e pay roll, so it is Another matter is the assenger department of the Southern acific Company is playing in decidi; the policy of the committes, - CoCainS ‘With one other art which the member Horsburgh is a majority of the advertising committee. Several members of the committee are reported, on what would seem to be goo4d authority, to have drawn their resigna- tions, to be submitted in certain contin- gencles. The difficuities that exist in the ccmmittee may all be smoothed over to- day or to-morrow, and this is hoped for, but a sharp preliminary skirmish is about certain to take place as the outcome of recent proceedin; —_——— Grades on Bryant Street. The Board of Public Works has rec- omniended to the Supervisors that grades :'tt; cpa‘x; ed ‘1‘2"] esltatb“!hetddog Bryant ee ere s in e street and Rincon p]acee.flec bt s S Insolvent Clerk. W. B. Greenberg, clerk, San Francisco, filed a petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District éonfl. He owes $1760, and has no assets. —_— v Adame’; Sarsaparilla’ Pills (chgcolate-coated) ion, billousness, -sick headache, . g, i file their log books with him. | make for the island port on the pretext | that the coal was bad or that her boilers were in need of repair. acn of these trips to the islands was made on the rec- ommendation of Chlet Engineer W. H. Kelley of the Buford, the transyort offi- cials are desirous of ninding out just Why‘ the trips were made at a loss of valuabie time and many thousands of dollars to the Government. = The Euford left Nagasaki on August 5, under command of Captain G. H. Cros- key. The transport was thought to be in excelleni trim and no troubie was experi- | enced ‘until a point %% miles from Hono- lulu and 360 mies trom San Krancisco was reached. Then Engineer Keliey re-; ported to Captain Croskey that the boil- ers were leasing badiy and that it was necessary to put into honoluiu for re- pairs. Captain Crossey renunaed relley tnat the woliers had been gxamined oy | competent_inspector just betore the Su- fora lett San Krancisco and that tney were in first-ciass condition. Keiley - sisted that tne bollers were in bad shape | and that if s recommendation was not | carried out he wouid not be responsible tor any disaster that mignt occur by rea- son of the neglect. HONOLULU TRIPS FREQUENT. Captain Croskey consulted with Quar- . termaster Captain B. S. Stanley, and it was decided reiuctantly to put into Hono- | lulu in accordance with Kelley’'s recom- mendation. ‘the Buford arrived at that port on August 22 and salled on the 27th, arriving here on Saturday night. The re- pairs suggested by Kelley were made and on the voyage to this port no trouble was experienced. ‘When the facts were reported to Marine Superintendent Pierce he decided to begin an inquiry into the facts and _ordered Captamn Croskey and Engineer Kelley to This was comptied with and the inquiry was thus | officially begun. Little: would have been thought of the circumstance had not its repetitiony im- pressed itself upon the transport officials. | Several months ago the Buford's coal wa: found to be very bad, according to the re- port of Engineer Kelley, who suggested that it was imperative that the transport should secure a new supply at Honolulu. The captain was very reiuctant to depart from his course, but finally complied, al- though fhe trip to the islands necessitated | great loss of time and entailed immense expense upon the Government. SECRECY IS MAINTAINED. Subsequently, upon another trip, machinery was reported by Kelley to be in bad condition and the trip to Honolulu | was again decided upon. No other trans- port had the same experience, and when Captain Croskey reported the matter to Superintendent Pierce he determined to make a searching inquiry into the facts | and seek to ascertaln, if possible, why the | Buford’s machinery, 'in charge of Kngi- | neer Kelley, should en each succeeding rip require looking after at Honolulu when the other transports, many of them sister ships to the Buford, make a con- tinuous trip from Manila to this port without trouble. The transport officials are very secretive when they are asked to discuss the im- pending inquiry. They declare they do not know that an investigation is being held and they have nothing to say about Kelley or his motives, if, Indeed, there be any, for recommending departures from courses under pretexts which the com: manding officers regarded with more or less suspicion. What the result of the in- quiry will be is, of course, merely con- Jecture, but it is certain that the trans- port officials are determined to sift the matter to the bottom. Meanwhile the im- pending Investigation is the subect of general gossip among those having to do with the service and the outcome will be watched with great interest by all con- cerned. the e S $33.00 From Chicago. Santa Fe colonist rate to Californla during September and October. Tickets may be paid for here and telegraphed to your friends. Ask the Santa Fe, 841 Market street. . oy gl RN BENEFIT FOR CHURCH FAIR PROVES A SUCCESS Miss Elizabeth Shea Entertains| Young People of St. Vincent de Paul’s Parish. In order to raise funds for the fair! which is to be given in the near future by St. Vincent de Paul’s Church, Miss Elizabeth Shea gave a delightful enter- tainment and dance last night in the large hall of the Jefferson Hotel at the corner of Jefferson and Broderick streets. The affair was a notable success. The hall was artistically decorated with red, white and blue bunting, Chinese lanterns and a profusion of ferns. It was crowded to the very doors. Miss Shea proved her- self a charming hostess and all who at- tended had an enjoyable time. Rev. Mar- tin .P. Ryan, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul’s Church, which is at the corner of Green and Steiner streets, was present and took pleasure in wtaching the young people of his flock dance the merry hours away. During the intermissions between the dances an entertaining musical and liter- ary programme was rendered. Among those who took part was Thomas Hickey, who gave a humorous recitation that caused considerable merriment. . McHugh and Miss L. Boedfleld won the hearty applause of the audience by thair singing. W. Shannon fcted as floor man- ager and was assisted by August Shan- non. Fine music was provided for the dances and it was a late hour before the young people departed for their homes. ——————— Kind Deed Is Rewarded. Three ladies complained to Secreta Holbrook of the Humane Society Yestelz day that the little dog which leads the blind beggar up and down Market street on pleasant days was very sick, but was compelled to move along nevertheless by its master. The secretary found the dog | and the man in front of the Emporiumg and when he had explained his errand of mercy the latter abused him and the former lacerated his hand with its teeth. fi:tth were finally started home under pro- —————— Game Law Violators Are Caught. Joseph and James Tarantino ‘were caught net fishing * for salmon in Carquinez Straits near Martinez Saturday night by Deputies Davis and Walters of the Fish Cemmission. The lawbreakers tried to escape in their boat, but were overhauled by the speedy launch Quinnat, of the Peace Carpenter of Martinez eX- amined the offenders vesterday and held them to answer before the Superior Court in $500 bonds. The mi thelr offense is $200 fine. " Penalty for —_———— St. Anthony’s Booth to Entertain. An entertainment and dance will e given by the ladies of St. Anthony’s éontl’h in: Mission Turn -Verein Hall Sature cvening, September 13. The entert: ment will be given for the benefit of Church of St. John the Evangelist. The la- diez in charge of the booth ar : Mrs. T. Minnehan, Mrs. J. Mitchell, Mrs. T & Huling. Mrs; E. O'Connar; Mrs. J. Mar- phy, Mrs. C. O'B Mrs. O. Farrell, rien, Mrs. T. Myers, Miss Annie Caur, Mrs B Fahe, nehan. Yy and Miss Frances Min; Swim at the Crystal Baths, +Bay street, near Powe.l. . Water always clean, warm. Tub departmant hast in citv.¢ P | affairs of the Asso ! ings in | o1, ASSOGITED DIL GOMPANY UNDER FIRE High Salaries to Officials No Dividends to S:ockholders. Frospecting for Qil Suspended Prices for Producers at Low Ebb —_— Promises of the Promoters Not Real= ized, and the Business Meth- ods of the Management Criticized. In the last issue perter an insight i of he Pacific Oil Re~ en of the internal Oil Company. It the operatior been profitable is therein represe of this concern has only to lucky officials in c g s manage- ment, who drawing something like ! §90,000 a year by way of salaries, while, the stockholders of the producing compa= es have a slim prospect for dividends. The Associated Oil Company 1§ a corpora- tion with a capital stock of $10,000,000 and bond possibilities in an equal amount, which was formed about a year ago for the purpose of consolidating the oil inter- | ests of Kern County into a sort of trust in order to raise the price of oil for the: producers. Its alm was to buy up the capital stock of ‘many leading oil compa- nies in exchange for its own stbck and bonds and thus effect a combine. It is reported that under this plan the Asso- ciated has acquired greater or less hold- the Alma, Apollo, Bear Flag, Black Jack, California-Standard, Central Point Consolidated, Chicago Crude, Giant, Kern, Reed Crude, Red Bank, San Joa- quin Oil and Development, Senator, Shamrock, Aztec, Poltec and perhaps oth- ers. While making payments with capital | stock or bonds its capacity to buy is prac- | tically unlimited, but the seripus question arises as to the value of stock and se- curities so issued. The prospectus giv out by the Associated Company promised an increased price to the producer for crude oil and a reduction in railroad rates: ~That there has been np improve- ment in the price of oil at the wells is a well-known fact, and if any tangible re- duction in railroad rates has taken place he secret has been well guarded. The Rallroad Commission has made one re- duction for the general public, but it is supposed that the officials of the Asso- ciated Company gave little help to the cemmission in “that froceedmg, and the testimony of some of them as published at the time seemed to favor the railroad rather than the producers. The oil mar- | ket is at present demoralized, and many wells are plugged because it will not pay to pumg. The Reporter asserts that oil is now being sold at the wells practically at_cost. The discovery of oil in this State was regarded by the public as the promise of great benefit to its manufacturing inter- ests and development and a source of wealth to the producers. It would be a calamity if the legitimate fruits of this great industry should be lost through mismanagement, and it becomes every person having stock in the concerns con- trolled by the Associated Company to look after it and demand a management which will protect him. ‘The Reporter is not alone in its eriti- cism of the Associated Company. The Mining and Finance, a newspaper printed in the oil interests at Los An- geles, in its issue of August 30 speaks of the Assoclated Company as “Kern’s great oll combine,” and $tates that the men en- 2ged in prospecting for oil have been fu.l(sl off and that all action looking to an independent pipe line has ceased. There is certainly enough in these circumstances to require a full statement from the As- sociated Company of its operations and actual condition, and partles interested should investigate on their own account and take prompt steps to correct any ex- travagance, errors or shortcomings in its management. 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