The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 8, 1903, Page 9

THE CHILD-MOTHER | MAKES CHARGES Accuses Young Lawyer of Paso Robles With Wrongdoing. CONFERENCE G California and Nevad vention Which Will 'DELEGATES TO GERMAN LUTHERAN ATHER IN OAKLAND Representatives of the Church for the District of a Ready for Annual Con- Go Into Session To-Day Charles G. Putnam Is the Object of Pursuit by the Police. an Francisco Call, vadway, July gkins has been asked G. Put a young at- Paso ¥ s, who is a fugitive, issued for him serious offense M. Baker me a mother in this | years old, of f birth, filed t who attended going iuest nam's ze = w e state that Constable | | s s a wa for the fugitive & m T e daughter of a working Robles = girl last | | com- March th young law- | appeared. P is rsor present- | | g £ £ made overtures to | | s ple. Miss Baker came to | | ine § and went to the Ed- | | 1« the girl na | that statement birth record. born, a mysteri- at the Edholm and it is said, »r that she re- yment of $1000, the | Mrs. Edholm is out | ared girls e } ATE CHARITIES BOARD — | | HOLDS ITS FIRST SESSION at Governor Pardee’s Resi- and Indulges in an Informal Discussion. | PASTOR OF GERMAN CHURCH DELEGATES TO CONFERENCE. LY LUTHERAN WHO WILL WELCOME ND. July 7.—The first meeting | f Charities and Cor- t Legislature, | | t the residence of | Pardee, 672 Eleventh absence of two the Rev board, w s wit i TR — b, in W. C. Patterson of | S TND NEW ROADS tment One to Be Constructed ) | Between Sacramento and Stockton. 3 5 f Dr McLean oin t the board | ity toward = Articles of incorporation of two new Power 6 & were filed in the County Clerk’s k o vesterday. One road will operate w endations as it | from the city of Sacramento to Stockton, the improve- | a distance of 100 miles, and the other is to FRBEE OF SHeIson. extend from the town of Caspar to the s town of Willits, Mendocino County. The first road is capitalized at $3,000,000, of which $100,000 is subscribed, by L:W. Hellman Jr. $9,000, Charles Holbrook $500, | 3. M. Israel $500, C. A. Harp $500 and John | C. Kirkpatrick $500. The other corporation will be known as the Caspar, South Fork and Eastern Rail- road Company. It is to tap the lumber regions in Mendocino County. It will be thirty-five miles long. The capital stock | 1s $500,000, of which thirty-five shares at $100 per share have been subscribed for by Abbie E. Krebs $00, Elvena D. Jack- son $300, Henry Krebs $00, D. L. Ran- dolph 3500, C. J. Wood $500 and the Caspar Lumber Company $1000. —_—ee————— WORRY HASTENS DEATH OF A CHARITABLE WOMAN Mrs. M. Levy of Sacramento, Dis- tressed Over Son’s Long Ab- sence, Passes Away. SACRAMENTO, July 7.—Mrs. M. Levy, whose death occurred in San Francisco Jast might after a brief illness, was the wife of Mark C. Levy, a respected citizen | of Sacramento. She was a sister of David Lubin of New York, member of the firm of Weinstock, Lubin & Co., and also of Samuel Lubin, a merchant of San Fran- GEORGE A. KOLB DIES | SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME Business Agent of the Marine En- ineers’ Benevolent Association Is Found Dead in Bed. YORK, Ju —George A. Kolb, | e time the busines agent and gen- | ger of the Marine Engineers’ | Associat found dead | me to-day. Early in May | nence by reason of | e engineers and | ay 4 he disap-| two weeks afterward he | in San Francisco. Since his » to New York he had been under £ br specialists. Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, July 7.—The following mar- i nses were issued to-day: Madieros 24 and Maud Cook 23, both O'Mera 26, both of Hoag 34, Berkeley, = jsco, and a half-sister of Colonel H. - B Weinstock and Mrs. A. Bonheim. Be- sides her husband, she leaves three POSTUM CILREAL. daughters, Mrs. Benjamin Wise of San e S | Prancisco and Rose and Ruth Levy of Sacramento, in addition to a son by a “DABSTERS.” | former husband, Nathaniel Liebling. People Who Do Things by Piecemeal. Mrs. Levy was of an extremely nervous and sympathetic nature and for months she had worried concerning the fate of her son, Nathaniel Liebling, who several ears ago went to the gold fields of Alas- ka in search of a fortune. His last letter stated that he was to start for fresh min- inced coffee is the | s and stop its use get relief. During | ds when they are not drinking ing flelds far away from Nome, but that hey feel better. They are getting | ghe would presently hear from him. The small instaliments | looked-for letter never came, however, and Mrs. Levy refused to abandon her gloomy forebodings. It was noticed by her friends that the worry incidental to her son's long absence undermined her health and left her a prey to dangerous maladies. Mrs. Levy always clung to the ancient Jewish faith, retaining not alone the creed but its symbolism as well, and she was devoted to the orthodox religion. It had often been said of her that a more chari- table woman never lived in Sacramento, and in her sphere of life she did much to alleviate distress and comfort the afflict- ed. The body arrived from San Francisco to-night and the funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon from the family sch better it is to stop short on | and shift to well made Postum well once and for all. As soon get his is done the destroying effects of re pped and powerful re- gent is set to work. Health | es back by bounds and so long as the yod and drink are used and im- food is left alone the cure is per- a cor iy of Readfield, Me., says: “I was s a great lover of coffee and drank y that I would have to stop mes on account of dizziness in my | gas in the stomach and other | continuing until |UNIVERSITY EVENTS AKLAND, July 7.—The aonual conference of the California and | Nevada district of the German Lutheran church will be held at the Zion German Evangelical Church at Twelfth and Market streets in this city, opening to-morrow evening and Wednesday, July 15. Speciai services will be held to-morrow | evening and the sermon will be delivered by Professor F. Pieper, president of the synod and president of the Concordia Theological Seminary at St. Louls, Mo. The opening session of the conference will begin at 9 o'clock Thursday morning | and will be occupled with the Inspection of credentials of the delegates, and other preliminary business, after which a paper on “The Proper Use of the Means of | Gra will be read by Rev. J. H. Schroe- der-of San Francisco. During the afternoon session Rev. John H. Theiss, pastor of the Zion Evangelical Church of this city, will read a paper on “The Business Meetings of the Congrega- tion.” A general discussion of the differ- | ent subjects will follow these readings. During the following sessions of the conference, reports from the varlous churches and missions will be submitted by the delegates and plans and sugges- tions for carrying on the work of the church will be discussed by the assembly. | The morning sessions will be for devo- tion and the afternoon sessions for busi- | ness. BERKELEY, July 7.—John C. Merriam, pro- fessor of paleontology, Mrs. Merriam and child, Professor C. Hart Merrlam and family and | James Perrin Smith of Stanford University and wife are members of a party that left Berkeley to-day for the vicinity of the Potter Creek | Caves, in Shasta County. The party will camp out during the month of July, and the three sclentists will employ the time exploring the caves. They will be joined by W. J. Stnclair and E. L. Furlong, who recently made some importunt discoveries of bones and skulls in the caves, and the work Wil be divided among them. The Rev. Dwight E. Potter of Oakland de- livered an address afternoon 1n Stiles Halj on the subject of ““World-Wide Christianity," under the auspices of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association. The Golden Bear Soclety has planned to erect @ handsome lodge on the campus for the use of the students. The building and grounds com- mittee has consented to permit the lodge to be bullt and all that is now needed is the sanction of the Board of Regents, which will probably be given at the next session, ———— OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST | Patents Are Issued to the Inventors of Mechanical and Labor-Sav- ing Devices. WASHINGTON, July 7.—These patents were fssued to-day: California—Samuel J. Ballard, | assignor three-fourths to C. W. Brown, Los | Angeles, guard for speech recelvers and trans- mitters; William Ballerstedt, Los Angeles, motor meter or pump; Alden A. Bartlett, Eu- eka, fern or other wood-cutting machin Ed- gar J. Bryan, assignor one-half to A. W. Mil- ler, Riverside, truck; George Bryant, assignor one-half to P. H. Sandlin, San Francisco, shoe fastening; Frank D. Bullard, Los Angeles, pipe wrench; Stephen H. Chase, San Jose, log or lumber hauling attachment; John Coates, Hemet, windmill; Jesse M. Coffman, Montalvo, water distilling apparatus: Ralph B, Hain, signor to Auto Vehicle Company, Los Angeles, varlable speed and reversing mechanism; Espi- ridion_ Hipolito, gnor to Hipolito Sereen and Sash Company, Angels George W. Holly, assignor on Parkinson, Palo Alto, door ha Hynding, 'Ferndale, gate latch; Fred Jones, Los Angeles, blackboard attachment; Allen R, Keeser, Los _Angeles, mattress-stuffing mu- chine; Duncan’ R. MacPhe: elevafor; George F. Maies hulling and washing machine; Je . Martin Jr., San Fragcisco, flexivle pipe Joini; Willia Newton, Oakland, stamp-affixing machine, se Sakural, San Francisco, compound for abrading tools; Waltham R. Smith, Napa, camera attachment; John W. Swearingen, Gas- ton,_quicksilver feed for amalgamators; Isaac G. Waterman, Santa Barbara, electro mag- net (2). Oregon—August Gruenwald, Salem, chair. ‘Washington—Thomas E. Maddux, Goldbar, tackle block. WASHINGTON, July 7.—Postmasters com- residence, 1011 O street. Rabbi-Benard M. | Kaplan of the Congregation B'nai Israel es. 1 would leave off the coffee for ew weeks until I feit better, then i go to drinking it again, will officiate. 1 tinued this for years and paid | e siaiieen for it, until about a year ago 1| ACCEPTS THE OFFICE Postum Cereal article and bought | 1 1t filled the | AND ATTENDANT RISK Iy prepared some. Tee from the start so far as = nd tacte g0 Bnd it bas righted my | LEXINGTON, Ky., July 7.—A man has omach troubles. I have improved so | been found daring enough to accept the bat my friends notice the change. I | office of town marshal of Jackson, Ky. ave exchanged sickness and misery for | Since the murder of Jim Cockrell, last th s happiness. Through Postum | June, the place has been without a town well all at once.” Name fur- marshal. Although several men were ap- by Postum Co. Battle Creek, | pointed to the position they resigned, as | several officers met death in the dis- favor Mich pissioned: Waskiington—Susie E. ~Erickson, ora. Navy orders: Lieutenant A. H. McCarthy {s ordered to San Francisco as an ald to the com- mandant of the Pacific Naval District, Chap- lain J. P. Chadwick Is to be detached from the New ¥ork July 31 and return home to awalt orders. Army orders: Captain Jay J. Morrow, En- gineer Corps, goes to San Franclsco to relieve Captain Robert P. Johnston as secretary and disbursing officer of the California Debris Com- mission; Captaln Johnston is ordered te Wil- mington, N. C. pa s BSEREEN SO PLATTSBURGH, N. Y., July 7.—Willlam O'Connor, better known at “Goat Hinch,” was electrocuted to-day for the murder of = Night Watchman Matthew Wilson at Cobleskill, N. Y., in November, 1900. Ice cold Postum with a dash of lemon ® a Gelightful “cooler” for warm days. Send for particulars by mall of exten- charge of their duties. Among these were John Centers, C. C. Runyon and Alfred Allen, all of whom were mur- dered. The new marshal appointed to- day is Joseph Newland. $ion of time on the $7500 cooks’ contest tor 735 money prizes. ———— SEATTLE, July T.—The navi adron under command. of Admicel Gloss B oen and gn-ml of the New York, Bennington Mar- lehead reached the Puget = Bremerton yesterday. st < cokc: | fire was discovered in the four-story brick | | and Market streets, occupied by the Stu- | | ing along Tenth street and noticed smoke | engineers, appreciating the seriousness of | the burning building. | Pendleton, Elliott and Wallace, in charge SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, FIERCE FIRE bUTS WAGON REPOSITORY Studebaker Bros. Com- pany Suffers Heavy Loss by Blaze. Flames Get Start in Base- ment and Scon Reach Upper Floors. STEERT 1) Neighboring Structures Are Endan- gered by Flying Sparks, and Close Watch Is Kept to Pre- vent Further Damage. e Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning a building on the southwest corner of Tenth debaker Bros.” Company, and in half an | hour's time the flames had almost de- | stroyed the structure. The fire was first discovered by Police | Officer Beamer, who happened to be pass- from the basement of the building. He immediately turned in an alarm, but before the department ar- rived on the scene the flames had control of the basement and were rapldly creep- ing up through the floors above. The basement of the building was used for storage and packing purposes by Studebaker Bros. and was filled with in- flammable material, which burned like tinder. Frequent explosions plainly sug- gested to the experienced firemen ' that there were also stored within the base- ment paint and other dangerous liquids, which contributed to the conflagration. Martin Grimes, the watchman of the building, occupied a room on the first floor and was awakened by a buzzing sound, evidently the noise resulting from the contact of defective electric wires. Jumping out of bed he was made to reai- ijze that the building was on fire and he had little time to make his escape before the upper floors were enveloped in flames. The fire spread rapidly, and the district coming up the situation, went to work with a deter- mination to keep It within the bounds of the Studebaker building, if possible. In the rear of the building there was an elevator well and up this the flames quickly made their way to the other floors and spread northward toward the front of the structure. At 2:30 o'clock there was a sudden lull in the blaze, but a few minutes later a terrific explosion was heard and a second later the flames | were bursting out through all the win- dows facing on Market and Tenth streets. It was later learned that the paint shop of the firm was located on the top floor | and it was the ignition of the materials | there that caused the loud report and the resuiting concussion. Adjoining the burning building on Tenth street is a wooden structure used as a planing mill by Andrew Christensen and all that saved it from destruction was the fact that the windows on that side of the Studebaker building were covered by iron shutters. At 2:45 a. m. the water tower had been brought into play. The building at this time was badly gutted. At 3 o'clock everything on the first three floors was a total loss. At that hour the blaze, which the firemen thought they had un- der control, broke out afresh. The smoke was g0 dense that the building could not be seen from the street. The firemen in their heroic work were favored somewhat by an easterly wind, which gave assurance of safety to the five-story building known as the Manhat- tan Hotel, which occupies the corner of Market and Oaf streets, directly opposite —_—— SUBMITS REFPORT ON CREMATORY TROUBLE Council’s Committee Declares Con- tract Is Void and Should Not Be Recognized. OAKLAND, July 7.—The special com- mittee of the City Council, composed of of the garbage crematory fight to-night adopted a report to the City Counell, which follows: Your committee reports that in its opinion no branch of the city government should recognize the purported contract between the city and the Pacific Incinerating Company. and that the same be treated as void. In the event that a *uit 18 brought by said corporation to establish the validity of sald contract, your committee recommends that a stipulation be entered into Yo the effect that pending the litigation the cérporation may operate its plant, provided that no action on the part of the city ‘shall be taken or claimed to be an estoppel or waiver of the city's claims that said contract is vold and said corporation has no rights thereunder as against the city. Mayor Olney, City Attorney McElroy and Counciimen Dornin and Cuvelller attended the meeting. Attorney George W. Reed represented the incinerating company. For the Second Ward proper- ty owners Attorney James Creely sald he would petition for a writ of prohibi- tion to prevent the crematory from being operated. Mayor Olney explained that the reason of the stipulation was to save the city from a damage suit should the Su- preme Court decide the contract was valid. —_——— Luning’s Hired Men Quarrel. OAKLAND, July 7.—John Edwards and Joseph Fojada, respectively coachman and gardener for Oscar Luning, the capi- talist, engaged In battle yesterday at the Luning residence, 385 Telegraph avenue. As a result Edwards appeared this morn- ing in the Police Court to answer to a charge of battery, lodged by the gardener. The coachman demanded a trial py jury, 1908, C MERLE STANTON, POPULAR SINGER, ON HER WAY TO THE ANTIPODES Oakland Girl Who Has Already Won Enviable Place on the Stage in This Country, Leaves for Aus- tralia-in Search of Further Fame and Fortune P AKLAND, July 7.—When the steamship Alameda, bound for Honolulu, sailed through the Golden Gate last Saturday, she carried as a passenger Miss Merle Stanton, an Oakland girl, on her way to win fame and fortune in the antipodes. Miss Stanton is known In private life as Mrs. W, L. Achard, and she is the only daughter of A. E. H. Cramer, cashler of the Union Savings Bank. She is fitted in every way to win success in her chosen profession, being very striking in appear- ance and the possessor of a fine soprano voice. Miss Stanton left for the far east with the Stines-Evans company, canceling an engagement with the Castle Square Opera Company, with whom she was to sing in the title role in “Peggy from Paris.” She has already been very successful on the stage, having sung in vaudeville in the East for two years prior to her oper- atic engagement with the Castle Square Company, but was obliged to return to California on account of ill-health. Miss Stanton expects to remain in Au- stralia for a year, and during that time she hopes to add one more name to the already long list of Californians who have met with enviable success in that far- away land. L e e e VALUABLE JEWELRY STOLEN FROM HOUSE Residence of George Crossland on McAllister Street Is Ransacked During His Absence. The residence of George Crossland, at 538 McAllister street, within a stone's throw of the City Hall police station, was mysteriously entered yesterday afternoon and jewelry to the value of more than $400 was taken. The police were notified of the robbery last night, but the burg- lars did their work well and left not the slightest clew behind by which they might be traced. Crossland, who is a recent arrival from the East, went downtown shortly after noon yesterday with his wife. The pair returned home several hours later and were dumbfounded to find that their bed- room was all in disorder. The bureau drawers were pulled out and their con- tents scattered about the floor. A hand- some gold watch belonging to Crossland, two diamond rings, the property of his wife, and several other articles of jew- elry were missing. The stolen property is valued at $400. The police at the City Hall station were at once notified and detectives were de- tailed on the case, but so far they have no clew to the robbers. —_———— NEGRO MUST IMPROVE. Colored Bishop Confident Race Prob- lem Will Be Solved. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 7.—Bishop J. W. Hood, senior Bishop of the African Methodist, Episcopal Zion church, in charge of the First Episcopal District, embracing New York, New England and Central North Carolina, is a guest here. In discussing the race troubles Bishop Hood said: I have great confidence in the ultimate so- lution of the race problem. This Is a large and serious problem and must necessarily move slowly, It is necessary that the races get closer to- gether. The negro must improve and the White man must help him. The negro in the South is stubbornly pushing to the front. He is buying land, houses, plantations and stock and is hoarding his earnings for the better- ment of his condition, —————————— Baseball Official Resigns. LOS ANGELES, July 7.—L. R. Garrett, the case being set for August 12. Luning | yresident of the Los Angeles Club of the has taken neutral ground and says the ;ulnc National League, has resigned his men must fight -out thelr trobules with- out his assistance. —_— ‘Defer Act' 1 as to Police Guard. position and disposed of his interests in the stock of the local club. Greeley W. Bentley has been elected to fill the vacan- cy caused by President Garret's retire- OAKLAND, July 7.—Action on the pro- | ment. It is understood that Garrett's res- tests of the Federated Trades and the |ignation was caused by his disapproval of Electrical Workers' Unlon against giving | the recent decision of the league mana- police protection to telephone company | gers to play the Los Angeles Club in the employes during the strike has been de- | north for another series. ferred untll Friday by the Police and Fire Commi mers. At a special meet- ing of the the striking linemen failed to send a representative and for Owned an Island. —_———————— Ticket Brokers Enjoined. The Southern Pacific Company secured injunction yesterday against O. Ottin- R. Duffin, 8. Newman, Charles Conklin and other ticket brokers which will prevent them from selling, exchang- OAKLAND, July 7.—The estate left by | ing or bartering tickets to be used on its the late John Twitchell Island rton, ‘who owned | lines. The Injunction was signed by in the San Joaquin | Judge Murasky. The railroad company River, has been appraised at $35852. He | has filed suit against the ticket brokers. also had real estate in Alameda and own- This is one of many similar suits brought ed 1887 acres near Pescadero, San Mateo | by the company during the last few County. years. IR I * =t OAKLAND GIRL WHO SAILED FOR AUSTRALIA WITH THE | STINES-EVANS COMPANY. E B ENGLISH SCULLER DEFEATS JUVENAL Eases Up at the Finish and Wins by Nearly Two Lengths. HENLEY, England, July 7.—The at- tendance at the opening of the annual re- gatta here to-day was marked by smaller crowds than usual. The weather was threatening and a strong wind was blow- ing. The only race of special interest to America was sculls. Juvenal sculled down to the start in a white sleeved jersey with the big “V of the Vesper Boat Club on his chest. Mrs. Juvenal was given a seat In the umpire’'s launch, the Hibernia, and the American flag which she carried was draped with her husband’s colors. The sun shone brightly and though there was still some wind it had consid- erably lessened in strength since morning. The Philadelphian’'s opponent bushes and undoubtedly gained some ad- vantage from this position, but the Eng- lishman was good enough to have won from any position, for he led from the first stroke and Juvenal never caught him. The visitor only sculled thirty-two in the first minute, to Beresford's thirty- farm. to the bushes, but made no impression on the leader, who was several lengths to was beaten and could evidently do no more and Beresford eased up and won by a length and three-quarters. Time, 9 minutes 29 seconds. ———— Sever Marital Bonds. OAKLAND, July 7.—Ida Hebert was giv- en a decree of divorce from A. J. Hebert on .the ground of willful desertion by Judge Melvin to-day. She was awarded the custody of the child and allowed 32C a month alimony. Eugene Estes insti tuted divorce proceedings to-day against Ann Estes. He alleges desertion as cause of action. They were married in 1893. [ —— HAVRE, Mont., July 7.—A freight wreck caused by a defective rall occurred early to-day just this side of Midvale, on the Great North- ern Railroad. Forty-seven box cars are in the diteh, twenty of which were entirely demol- ished. Four tramps were killed. the heat of the diamond | the | had the shelter of the Buckinghamshire | four, and was two lengths behind at the | There he moved in a little nearer | the good when Fawley boathouse was passed, In four minutes and twenty-six seconds. After this the Philadelphian | EDITOR ARRIVES FROM ANTIPODES Frank Donohue Speaks of Issues in Austra- lian Politics. Chamberlain’s Preferential Proposals Shrouded in Uncertainty. poatudh adii Frank Donohue of the editorial staff of the Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales, arrived on the Sonoma on Mon- day. His visit here is partly due to the increasing interest on the Eastern sea- board of Australia in the developmeant of trade with American ports. Speaking of his visit to San Francisco, Mr. Donchue said: “There was a considerable growth of interest among the traveling public im the Pacific routes and a marked increase in the number of those who appeared to prefer to take that way of reaching Eus rope.” Alluding to the political situation inm Australia, Mr. Donohue’said that at the end of the year there would occur the first general election after the First Fed- eral Parllament, which would give the people of the Federated States of Aus- tralia their first opportunity of passing Judgment on the working of the new Fed- eral {nstitutions and the manner i3 which the first Federal Ministry had shaped the commonwealth policy “The test question,” said Donohue, “of the election would be the Federal tariff introduced by Sir mund Barton, the Prime Minister. Before the federation of the colonies the different States had dif- ferent tariffs and it was expected that the Federal tar'ff would be one of com= promise between high protection and iree trade. The Federal Ministers, however, committed themselves to a Ligh prote= ctive tariff, which was severely dealt with, both by the House of Representa- tives and the Senate. In its amended form the new law was subject to ratifi= cation at the general election in Decem- ber next,” the distinguished journalist said. In the States where protection existed the feeling would favor a higher tariff. CHAMBERLAIN'S PROPOSAL. Donohue said New South Wales was still strongly in favor of free trade and that George H. Reid and other free trade leaders had been conducting an active | campaign among the electors in all the States. If Reid was returned to power, in which event he would, of course, oust the Barton high tariff ministry, he prom= ised a tariff imposing duties for revenue only. Donohue then referred to the Right Hon, Joseph Chamberlain’s preferential duties proposal between England and the de- pendencies. The decision, said Donohue, as to the Commonwealth’'s action would be largely guided by the issue of the electoral con= test between Sir Edmund Barton and Mr. Reid. The adoption, however, of Mr. Chamberlain’s proposal was surrounded by peculiar difficulties in Australia. Both parties felt that Australia’s prospect of commercial expansion, especially in the far East, would be seriously checked by the practical closing of these markets by preferential duties in favor of the mother country. The auestion of the Pacific was one of growing importance to the commercial and trading outlook for Australia, the ed- itor sald. Germany also offered an ex- cellent market for Australia’s best wools, which it could not afford to lose any mors than it could afford to limit the possibils ities of trade with the United States. With regard to Sir Edmund's promise to Mr. Chamberlain to invite an expres- sion of opinion on the subject from Par= liament, Donohue said that Sir Edmund’s promise could not in any event be ful- filled until after the gemeral election. Donohue sald that he had been asked by a number of Americans whether trade conditions were not in a bad way owing to the seven-year drought. Donohue said that the drought had broken and the prospect was more cheerful than fof some years. He said that experience had emphatically proved that Australia was a country which recovers itself very rap= idly. COUNTRY TAUGHT LESSON. The commonwealth, said Donohue, had been taught a sharp lesson es to the neec= essity for water conservation and irrl gation, which had now become part of & recognized federal poliéy. In this respect, said Donohue, the federation would be able to do much which the colonles sep= arately could not even attempt. The matter of municipal ownership of utilities was discussed and Donohue said that up to the present the subject of mu- nicipal ownership, or as Australians pre- fer ® put it, “control of local municipal services,” was only in an academic stage. But there was an awakening of Interest in that direction, owing largely. in New South Wales to the initiative of the new Sydney Town Clerk, Mr. Nesbitt, recently brought from London to put municipal matters on a better working basis. In the matter of New Zealand's social- istic legislation, sald Donohue, Aus- trallan public opinion considered it main- 1y in the light of an interesting experi- ment. The majority opinion did not favor either State or municipal ownership, but both were planks in the platform of tha Labor party. The heaviest blow that the influence of the Labor party had received came from public resistance to the organ- ized attempt in the recent strike in Vie- toria to pafalyze the railway system. which was, of course, owned by the State in each colony. ——e———————— After Finigan’s Property. OAKLAND, July 7.—Suit was instituted to-day by George N. Williams, James P. Sweeney and R. R. Bigelow, as creditors of Colonel P. A. Finigan, the Berkeley capitalist, against M. F. Cochrane, as as- signee of Finigan's estate, to quiet title to a piece of property situated at EI worth and Haste streets in Berkeley. The suit is the outgrowth of the old troubles Finigan had with General R. H. 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