The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY.f OCTOBER 6, 1903. ,ODD FELLOWS THRONG PASO ROBLES AND FESTIVITY STARTS ENCAMPMENT One Thousand Prominent Delegates Have Already Arrived From Ali Sections of the State and the Pretty City in San Luis Obispo County Gives Enthusiastic Greeting to the Host of Visitors ADVERTISEMENTS. DR. CHARLES FLESH FOOD For the Form and Complexion. Has been succes: the by magic, one plication often & remark- vement, CHARLES sitively preparation known to medical science Tonpd out boliows in the neck and e firm heaithy flesb on thin cheeks, arms and bands. FOR DEVELOPING THE BUST runken from DUTEing it bas the sement of physicians. Two boxes Acient to make the bust firm, ful JE EMPORIUM AND OTHER T STORES AND DRUGGISTS. e, $1.00 & box, but to all who of this SPECIAL OFFER and ar we will send two (2) boxes, pper. A sample box and our book, ART OF MASSAGE,” fully {llus. tr be sent free to any lady sending 30 cents to pay for cost of malling. Address Dk VLHAB.LLS 00, 19 Park Pisce, New Yo rk. Or breasts Common trade is dog eat dog; Schilling’s Best make it _easy and smooth and comfort- able, at your grocer’s. fully used by lead- | ing actresses, sing ers and women of fashion for more than 25 years. Wherever applied 1t is instantly ab- sorbed through the the skin. wonderful = PASO ROBLES' COMMITTEE- MEN AND THE CAMP OF THE CANTONS. drills during the week. The programme has been outlined | days’ business sessions: Encampment _convenes a. m., subordinate m O. F. Hall, dress par: enade concert in park mbly Hall mpment session cond Patriarch M CASTRD'S AGENTS VEX FOREICAERS |Try to Collect Forcibly Taxes and Duties Already Paid. PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad, Oct. 5.—Emissaries of President Castro of Venezuela have arrived at Ciudad Boli- | va Venezuela, with orders to collect forcibly not only the taxes, but custom- | house duties already paid by importers from May, 1902, to August 1, 1903, the | period during which the revolution- fac The amount demanded is about $1,000,000. The foreigners, especially the firms of | Blohm & Co., German; Palazzi & Co., | French; Boceardo & Co., Italian, and Dal- |ton & Co., American, have refused to claiming the duties had been already 1y pa es and vexatious tactics are em- gainst the foreigners. Herr refused to pay back ' and a cargo of rum belonging to which was being ianded from a mer, was seized by the Government sold at public auction for almost The German merchants in this lost $25,000. Venezuelan mer- who refuse to pay, having no pro- tection, are imprisoned. A reign of terror exists everywhere at Ciudad Bolivar, and consequently trade is paralyzed President Castro's representative at Ciudad Bolivar was reported as saying: “Germany and the other foreign pow- ers obliged the Venezuelan Government to pay millions. Now it is Venezuela who forces the Germans and other foreigners to reimburse her. —_——— BISSELL’S CONDITION SAID TO BE CRITICAL | Physician Attending Former Post- | master General Holds Out Small Hope of His Recovery. BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct. 5.—Former Post- | master General Bissell is said to be dying. Dr. Sherman, who has been attending Pissell, said after an all night vigil at the bedside of his patient: Bissell is in a very critical condition. sy live through the day, but I cannot un- to say whether be will live any longer. ndition is desperate. Dr. Roswell Park, Dr. John Parmenter and Dr. Charles Carey were ca'led into consultation by Dr. Sherman to-night. All agreed that the case was hopeless. ——e—————— BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 5.—The conference between the officials and employes of the Bal- timore and Ohio Road ended to-day in an ami- cable settlement. ists occupied that city as Government de | Rule degree by Oriental Encampment at the Opera-house at 8 p. m. Thursday—Grand street parade at 11:30 a. m.; barbecue for 5000 people 1 p. m., Grand Lodge degree 1. O. O. F. Hall 2 p. m., ladles’ fancy drill by San Francisco Rebekah Drill Corps and band concert at drill ground at 3 p. m., Rebekah assembly session at 1. O. O. F. Hall at 4 p. m.; grand reception and banquet to State officers of Rebekah assembly at § p. m. Friday—Competitive prize drill by visiting cantons at _drill ground at 1 p. m.; military dress parade and distribution of prizes, deco- chivalry, fancy drill by Rebekah and grand ball at Alliance Hall aturday parade in forenoon and ex- cursions to Laks sabel In the afternoon. San Diego is on hand with a strong del- egation working for next year’'s session of the G d Encampment. The delegates have established headquarters and are keeping open house. Badges are being numerously worn bearing the inscription “San Diego, 1904." Vallejo and San Jose are also known to be out for the prize, and a contest may develop. e e ] bIVES SUPPORT T0 M'GLELLAN Greater New York De- mocracy to Stand by the Ticket. —s NEW YORK, Oct. 5.—The only decisive movement to-day in the political cam- paign was taken by the convention of the Greater New York Democracy, led by John C. Sheehan, which to-night unani- mously adopted resolutions denouncing the course of the Citizens’ Union and Re- publican conventions, declaring that the organization now stood on a purely party basis and pledging its support to the Democratic ticket headed by McClellan, Grout and Forne: The Citizens’ Union adjourned until to- morrow without coming to any decision regarding the fusion candidates for Comptroller and Aldermanic President. It is now definitely settled that, what- ever action the fusionists may take, Grout and Fornes will remain on the Tammany ticket. Grout resolutely re- fuses to be ousted from the fusion ticket, and declares his determination to defend his position in the courts. In response to a statement issued by Mayor Low this morning declaring that he had no recol- lection of a second conversation with Mr. Grout, the latter replied caustically to the effect that the Mayor’s fallure to remem- ber could not be considered a direct de- nial. 2 Fornes broke silence to-day by issulng a statement that he, like Grout, had con- sulted with the Mayor relative to his ac- ceptance of a Democratic nominatioft to which he says the Mayor appeared to per- ceive no objection. Fornes also said that he would not retire from either ticket, although he would take no legal action to compel his retention on that of the fusionists. The adherents of Willilam 8. Devery held a convention to-night and formally nominated him for Mayor. At the convention of the Independent Populist party held to-night William 8. Devery was nominated for Mayor. ——————— Philippine Trade Steadily Increases. MANILA, Oct. 5.—Trade statistics show that the exports from the Philippine Isl- ands have increased fully 20 per cent during the past vear, the total amount- ing in value to $33,696,587. The imports de- creased slightly during the same period. PR IR SN RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 5.—General Bradley . Johnson died to-day at Rock _Castle, Goochland County, the residence of his son. He was a native of Maryland and at the out- break of the civil war cast his fortunes with the Confederacy. He rose to his high rank in the Confederate army by reason of gallantry and was prominent in Richmond and State politics for some timé after the war. | report declared JURY FILES FIFTEEN NEW INDICTMENTS Investigation in Post- office Department Is Closed. Tyner and Barret Are Con- fronted With Charges of Conspiracy. iy P g Their Treatment of So-Called Bond Investment Cases Is the Basis of True Bills Returned Against Them. PEEEE s o WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—Fifteen new in- dictments were brought into the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia to- day as the final result of the investigation in the Postoffice Department. Several of these findings were against persons who have already been indicted. The indict- ments involve James N. Tyner, the late Assistant Attorncy General for the Post- office Department, and his assistant, Har- rison J. Barret; James T. Metcalf, super- intendent of the money order system of the Postoflice Department; Normal Met- calf, son of James T. Metcalf; Harry C. Hallenbeck, president and general man- ager of the Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Crawford Company of New York, the firm which for several years supplied the de- partment with its money order blanks, and Wiliam D. Doremus, who is con- nected with the house which has been supplying the stamp canceling machines. There were additional indictments against August Machen, former superintendent of free delivery; George Beavers, formerly chief of the salary and allowance de- partment; W. Scott Towers, who was in charge of a sub-station of the Washing- ton postoffice, and State Senator George A. Green of New York. In some cases there were several indictments against one person. Concerning the indictments against Ty- ner and Barret a statement was made by the Postoffice Department, which is in part as follows: Three indictments charge Tyner and Bar- ret with consplracy and two additional in- dictments charge Barret with agreeing, while still in office. to receive fees for services ren- dered or to be rendered in cases pending be- fore him as officer. All the indictments are founded upon the treatment by Tynmer and Barret of the business of the so-called bond in- vestment companies. It was the duty of Tyner and Barret to in- vestigate the methods of concerns charged with improper use of the mails and iIn case of gullt to report to the Postmaster General. In this connection they investigated the busi- ness of the bond Investment companies and learned that they were all carrying on a busi- ness that Involved fraud or lottery, or both; but instead of recommending to the Postmas- ter General the issue of an order that would prevent the delivery of mall or the payment of money orders to these concerns they con- spired to give them uncbstructed use of the mails in order that Barret might profit thereby. ILLEGAL USE OF THE MAILS. It 1s'charged that Barret had entered into an agreement with J. H. Nelson of the Bal- timore bar for a partnership in law, the ob- ject being to share in the profits which might arise from representing bond investment com- panies before the Postoffice Department; that in pursuance of a eonspiracy with Tyner, Bar- ret_investigated the schemes of the concerns and wrote and signed the report; that this the business in its existing form to be fllegal and not entitled to the use of the mails, but that its base was sound and that it could be made over so as to be legal It 1s charged that this opinion was sent to every known company, with a circular let- ter to each stating that the business of that company was fllegal; that at about the same time, December, 1900, Barret sent to each company an announcement that he had re- signed his position and entered into a partner- ship for the practice of law at Baltimore and Washington. The purpose of the consplracy is allezed to be the sending of business to Barret's firm, and the opinion gave no in- structions as to the proper way of making over the contracts, but showed that Barret knew how it was to be done. In pursuance of this conspiracy it is alleged that Tyner and Barret refused to consider or approve new contracts submitted prior to,the time Barret retired, except for the one or two concerns that had already retained his services. The indictments cite special cases in which Barret, while etill in office, sought or received fees, or in which, after Barret retired, Tyner referred clients to him and approved new contracts at his suggestion without even read- ing them over. The principal charge against Tyner and Barret is misconduct in office, in ob- structing and preventing the due and or- derly administration of the law. It is stated that there were no less than eighty of the so-called bond investment com- panies to which the opinion of the depart- ment was sent, together with the circular intimating that Barret's services as at- torney could be secured. CHARGE AGAINST MACHEN. The charge against Hallenbeck and the Metcalfs is that of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The company of which Hallenbeck is at the head had a contract with the United States to furnish the postal service with Its money order blanks. The new charge against Machen is that of accepting a bribe in connection with the delivery of badges worn by rural free delivery carriers, which were made by Charles J. Heller of Philadel- phia. There are two new indictments against Beavers, one of them chargigs him with accepting $25 each on a number of books sold to the Government by Scott Towers and others, alleging misconduct in the purchase of stamp canceling ma- chines from W. D. Doremus. Towers is also indicted in connection with Beavers on the charge of agreeing to pay Beavers $25 on each machine. Doremus is indicted for defrauding the Government in the sale of his canceling machines. PLEASED WITH JURY'S WORK Postmaster General Payne expressed great satisfaction to-day at the conclusion of the postoffice investigation, culminat- ing in to-day's indictments. He sald that he expected to have the report of Bris- tow in his hands within ten days, and that it would undoubtedly soon be given to the President. The report will consist of about 350 typewritten pages of approxi- mately 3% words each. The next steps now, he said, were the trial of August W. Machen, former head of the free de- livery system, which is to be in this city; the trial of Daniel Miller, formerly law clerk in the Postoffice Department, and of Attorney Johns, who was indicted with Miller, that trial taking place in Cincin- pati. The case of George A. C. Chris- tiancy, who was acting as Assistant At- torney General of the Postoffice Depart- ment during Tyner's prolonged absence, and who was given an indefinite leave of absence as @ result of permitting Mrs. Tyner to remove papers from the safe in his office, will be disposed "of soon. His resignation has been in the hands of the Postmaster General for months, but ac- tion on it was deferred until the conclu- sion of the investigation. Payne will call upon Assistant Attorney General Roberts for a report and it will be decided then whether Christiancy's resignation will be accepted. Payne said to-day that all the evidence scientific formula. Hica CrAss DRUCGISTS AND — OTHERS. The better cl{ass of druggists, everywhere, are men of scientific attainments and high integrity, who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians’ preseriptions and Druggists of the better class manufacture many excellent remedies, but always under original or officinal names and they never sell false brands, or imitation medicines. They are the men to deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usually includes all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and best of toilet articles and preparations and many useful accessories and remedial appliances. The earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of the benefits conferred upon their patrons and assistance to the medical profession, is usually their greatest reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil. Figs is an excellent laxative remedy and that it gives universal satisfaction, and therefore they are selllmg many millions of bottles annually to the well informed purchasers of the choicest remedies, and they always take pleasure in handing out the genuine article bearing the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package. They know that in cases of colds and headaches attended by biliousness and constipation and of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels, arising from irregular habits, indigestion, or over-eating, that there is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as Syrup of Figs, and they are glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction. Owing to the excellence of Syrup of Figs, the universal satisfaction which it gives and the ;mlpqnse denmnq for it, imitations have been made, tried and condemned, but there are individual dr_ugglsts to be found, here and there, who do not maintain the dignity and principles of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment, and who do not hesitate to recommend and try to sell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. sometimes have the name—* Syrup of Figs”—or “Fig Syrup” and of some piratical concern, or fictitious fig syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of the package. The imitations should be rejected because they are injurious to the system. they find it necessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception, and whenever a dealer passes off on a customer a preparation under the name of “Syrup of Figs” or “Fig Syrup,” which does not bear the full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package, he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has been so unfortunate as to enter his establishment, whether it be large or small, for if the dealer resorts to misrepresentation and and deception in one case he will do so with other medicinal agents, and in the filling of physicians’ prescriptions, and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness. Knowing that the great majority of druggists are reliable, we supply the immense demand for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists, of whom it may be purchased every- where, in original packages only, at the regular pricg of fifty cents per bottle, but as exceptions exist it is necessary to inform the public of the facts, in order that all may decline or return any imitation which may be sold to them. California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package, do not hesitate to return the article and to demand the return of your money, and in future go to one of the better class ot druggists who willgell you what you wish and the best of everything in his line at reasonable prices. If it does not bear the They all know that Syrup of In order to sell the imitations Such preparations full name of the Company— secured in the investigation had now been placed before the Grand Jury and passed on and approximately thirty different per- sons indicted as the result of the probing that has been in progress since last spring. He said it had not been deter- mined whether there were any adminis- trative reforms needing legislation by Congress, but that many reforms had been made from time to time as the in- vestigation progressed. TYNER IS SERIOUSLY ILL. Tyner had been connected with the postal service in many important capaci- ties for many years. He was Postmaster General from July 12, 1876, to March 12, 1877, and subsequently held the offices of First Assistant Postmaster General and Assistant Attorney General, from which office he was dismissed by Postmaster General Payne last spring, following Mrs. Tyner's abstraction of papers from the safe. Tyner is nearly 80 years old and is in grave physical condition from paraly- sis, Barret is a nephew of Tyner and was appointed from North Carolina. He was Assistant Attorney General until De- cember 31, 1900, when he resigned to take up his law practice. Metcalf has been in the postal service since February, 1882, and was superin- tendent of the money order system from September, 1887, until his recent summary dismissal. He was appointed from Iowa. The gathering of evidence in Barret's case proved more difficult than in any other postal case. This is attributed by the postoffice authorities to Barret's legal knowledge, his familiarity with depart- mental matters and more especlally to the plea of administrative discretion which he set up in defense of his acts. Attention was called to-day by the au- thorities to an opinion which Barret ren- dered as acting Assistant Attorney Gen- eral regarding the use of the mails in so- called bond investment schemes. In that decision, Barret sald that while certain of the plans of the operation then before him were in some instances against the postal laws, he was thoroughly convinced that the base underlying the bond invest- ment proposition was sound, and suggested the elimination of several features of the schemes In order to remove objections. This decision was issued in circular form on December 5, 1900, and at the close of that month Barret entered upon his pri- vate practice, in which he is alleged to have represented bond investment compa- nles. ——————— MAASLIAS, Holland, Oct. 5.—The French lugger President Carnot has been wrecked off the Hook of Holland. Thirteen persons were drowned. e s THE CONSTANT INCREASE OF ROCKEFELLER'S WEALTH Some Fear That in Time He Will Have All the Money There Is in the World. There are occasional signs of anxiety for fear that John D. Rockefeller will get all the money there is, ‘Weekly. Mr, Rockefeller has not lately seen fit to publish his estimate of the value of his posessions, but sanguine guessers rate him nowadays as pretty nearly a billionaire, and the most conser- vative computers believe he has more than half a billion. It would be impos- sible to say what is the total wealth of the United States, but the assessed valua- tion of the several States for 1902 amount- cd to about thirty-five billions. Even if Mr. Rockefeller has a whole billion, there is something left for the rest of us. But his fortune, they tell us, is probably in- creasing by as much as fifty millions a year, and is not unlikely to double within ten years. Already his financial power is enormeus, so that he could influence stock valves very materially if he chose, and, at times, make or unmake ordinary mil- lionaires by mere whispers at the tele- phone. Malevolence is not attributed to him, nor is he felt to be a mischief maker, but the feeling is that his business abilities are so surpassing and his business judg- ment so unapproachably solind that he can't help seeing and improving chances to make millions more. To discuss him is as little’ of an impertinence as to discuss the comet. He s a force, 64 years old, moving through the earth's atmosphere, and believed to be rapidly increasing in weight and velocity. Persons who fear they are in his orbit and may be pinched may find some relief in considering that even though his fortune increases very rapidly its growth may long be fed by the increase of wealth in the country. says Harper's | b5 COMPHNES | GUARD THE 01 Spectal Dispatch to The Call TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 5.—Little oppor- tunity exists for new companies or indi- viduals to secure oil lands in the flelds of Southern Alaska, according to news brought by the steamship Bertha from | them incorporated companies, have ob- tained control of nearly all the land em- Kayaka. Twenty large concerns, most of | braced in what is known to be the oil- bearing area. The oil fields lie chiefly about Kayaka and surrounding Controller Bay. They vary in width from seven miles at Yaka- taga to twenty-five miles at Copper River. At least two California companies are numbered among those ~which will develop the Alaskan flelds. Chancel- lor & Canfield of Los Angeles own a large tract. They have one rig in operation and will soon ship north two more. The Union Oil Company of California has lo- will ship north two standard rigs for its exploitation. The largest tract under one control com- prises 70,000 acres and is owned by an England company composed of English and Canadian operators. They are in- stalling four well-boring plants. T. S. Lippy is president of the Alaska Steam, Coal and Petroleum Company, which has 20,000 acres. Its first well is 2000 feet deep, penetrating three oil strata. With an- other rig it is Intended to sink 3000 feet. Among other heavy operators are the Alaska Oil Syndicate, owning 30,000 acres; the Cudihee Company, Kayaka Ofl Com- pany and Spokane Syndicate. ————— MADISONVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 5.—'Hick™ | | cated a large area near Martin River and | | | Rose, who recently made his escape from jail here, to-day shot and killed Thomas Morton, a well-to-do citizen, and perhaps fatally wounded T. O. Dugan. The two men were members of a posse that had surrounded Rose twelve miles from Madisonville. A Sheriff's posse is now In pursuit of Rose. ANIMALS AND BIRDS SHOW LEFT-HANDEDNESS Monkeys and Parrots Give Many Proofs of the Tendency. Professor Cesare Lombroso, the Italian scientist skilled in detecting traces of ab- normality, explains in the North Ameri- can Review the imperfections of the left- handed. People who are more agile with the left than with the right hand are most numerous among “women, children, sav- ages and criminals.”” The percentage Is about 4 per cent among men (operatives and soldiers), 5 to 8 per cert among wo- men and about the same among lunatics. But among criminals Professor Marro found 13 per cent of ths men and 22 per cent of the women left-handed. Swindlers offered a greater percentage—no less than 33—and murderers and ravishers only from 9 to 10 per cent. Professor Lombroso also discusses the far more complex subject of “left-sided- ness.”” Certain people are more sensitive upon the left side than upon the right. This condition has no connection with left-handedness, and is highest in lunatics —44 per cent. Parrots are left-handed and so are lions, Rollet found in twenty-seven monkeys the left shoulder heavier than the right. Women, chiliren and primitive races make gestures and simple movements from right to left. This is why women button their garments in a different direc- tion from men, and why early languages, like the Arabic, are written from right to left. Very old chronometers were wound from right to left, not from left to rignt, as at present. However, Professor Lombroso hedges by saying: “One can without difficuity find among good’ men real left-handed- ness, as among the great evil-doers there are some who have not that characteris- tic. I do not dream at all of saying that all left-handed people are wicked, but what left-handedness, united to many other traits, may contribute to form one of the worst characters among the human Lions, MAYOR STARTLES THE COUNGILMEN Spectal Dispatch to The Cail. SAN JOSE, Oct. 5.—The City Council re- ceived a rude awakening this afternoon when Mayor Worswick vetoed a bill for $347 allowed D. J. Byron last week and quoted charter provisions. . Councilman Hubbard, after the recent earthquake, gave Byron the job of repair- ing the chimneys on the City Hall, which were badly cracked. This work amounted to $347. It is provided by the charter that all work in excess of $100 must be let by bids. Last week Councilmen Mathews, Hub- bard and Murray voted to allow the bill, notwithstanding it three times exceeded the limit. City Attor: Brown had given it as his opinion that as it was an emer- gency it was legal. Mayor Worswick, however, to-day re- fused to sanction it. He claimed that Byron could not be a contractor, as it was an jllegal contract. He sald Byron was entitled to $51350 for material furnished and superinténding the work, and the em- ployes who worked on the chimneys were each entitled to their pay, but that the bills must be separate. —— e e—————— INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. Yande: wealthy philanthrop! 5.—Simon died to-day. ADVERTISEMENTS. DEAFNESS st OURE Ears and ~ Catarrh i t SH ALICE WILSON, 329 Second ave., San Francisco. Mrs. Wilson says: ‘“My little daughter Allce suffered from catarrh, and her ears discharged a foul smelling matter. She was rapidly grow- ing deaf. Her ears were very pamful and she was afraid of doctors. I took her to the Elec- tro-Chemic Institute, 118 Grant ave., and [ am happy to say that the Electro-Chemic treat- ment has cured Alice perfectly, and there was not a moment's pain during the two months’ treatment that was required. She hears per- fectly now, the ears do not run any more, her catarrh is cured, and the expense of the treat- ment has been very little.” CONSULTATION AND X-RAY EXAMINATION Specialties — Consumption, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Asthma, cancers, Tumors, Deafness, Head and Ear Noises, Rheu- matism, Paralysis, Neuralgia, Piles, Dis- ELECTRO-CHEMIC INSTITUTE, 118 GRANT AVE. Cor. Post St., SAN Office Hours—9 a. m. to 5 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m, daily; Sundays, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. Separate avartments for ladies and gentlemen. *“The Arab Scout,” by Schreyer, Free Art Supplement Next Sunday