The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 21, 1903, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 1908 ;__—W HAS [AST LENGTH |FRUIT MARKETING INVESTIGATION OF ALAGKA CABLE, Big Freigliter American Arrive: From New York. Meets With Snowstorms in the Straits of Ma- gellan, .. SRR TR Compa: big Colcord, ar- s from New from Coronel. port showing account of the in her spaclous r 0 tons of general cargo ough ) miles of Govern- ment cable to be used in completing the communication be- lays Amerfcan learned of the yac races rica’s cup. The beavi laden freighter left New York on the sec- and had the greatest & ber way through s out to follow n the American is, on three times or. She was rough the snow squa coma Ready for Trial. - for Uncle s almost ready ab a week she will be g s the harbor and about & week arte o soon as e will be a 1 and there f an experim: ¥ is concern havior wili Iagua Loses Her Rudder. aqua, Captain er 18 for F Helena Assumes Blame. The ow ¢ river steamer BERLES NEWS OF THE OCEAN. Matters of Interest to Mariners and Shipping Merchants. X goes ballast t . ey Grain for Belgium. was cleared ves with 84,587 000 ¢ 1 e arks Exports by the Cosmos Liner. arda of the Kosmos burg and 156 gale wine, 441 cs assort ibs shot, 200 cotls s 14 ft lum —81,377 Ibs prunes and 11,000 Ibs A FRESh SKIN For half a century Heiskell's Ojntment bos been used by careful mothers every- where for purifying and preserving the skin in Heiskell's Ointment cures red. h skin, Pimples, Biotches, Burns, Scalds, Tetter, Erysipelas, Saft Rheum, Scald Head, Itch, Ringworm, ose, Sore Eyelids, HEISKELL’'S Ointment cools all irritation; makes the skin beau- tifully fair and smooth. Heiskell's Soap and Heizkell's Ointment make a complete treatment and sure cure for any skin trouble. At druggists’, soap, Z5c; oint- ment, Boc. Send for book of testi- monsals. JOHNSTON. HOLLOWAY & CO. Philadelphla. RUIT growers In this State are 'taking a lively interest in the prop- osition of the State Board of Trade to probe into the methods by which the California farmers are deprived of the returns due to them when their fruit is marketed. Boon after the State Board of Trade in- structed its manager, Arthur R. Briggs, to report at the next meeting of the board concerning the cost and feasibility of sending a representative East to make the necessary inquiries, a circular letter was sent out by The Call, addressed to leading men in vallous localities. Of- ficers of boards of trade and other organ- izations, including associations exclusive- ly of fruit growers, were asked to assist in throwing light on this question of great public interest. Some responses have been recelved. It is a matter of common knowledge | that California, if it recelved its dues from its fruit shipments, would increase enormously in wealth. Its very richness has made it the alluring prey for many sorts of schemers. The Fresno raisin growers early saw the signs and guarded themselves against frauds. Their products do not leave their warehouses until the check in payment for them is produced and there is no question of the price to be paid. The orange growers of Southern California have also provided means to guard thelr own interests. The shippers of deciduous | fruits are the principal sufferers from the | marketing scheme in vogue. | A fruit shipper of large experience y terday made a statement of the condi- | tions attending his business. During the | = n just closed he sent out through | the commission men from Yolo County fruit that brought $4000, according to the signed returns that came back to him] from the people in the East who handled | it. From this it must not be supposed | that the grower has recelved $400. On | the contrary he got back only.$540. The remainder was eaten up in transporta- tion, refrigeration, commissions, sacrifice sales at auction, etc. His crop represent- | ed the output of fifty acres. On that ba- he received for all his risk, labor and vestment just $10 per acre. This pro- cer saig: | BITTER EXPERIENCE. Bitter experfence had taught me something. st year 1 sent fruit to the Eastern market got nothing in return for it. All the re- were eaten up by those who had it ia | The same Is_true of my experience eceding vear. This season was excep- ily good for prices, but I was determined to risk having to send money on to make a deficit after getting nothing in return for up entire fruit crop. 1 made an agreement th the commission men to cultivate the sround, to pick the fruit, to pay the transpor- | charges nd refrigeration charges, to do | all the b in fact. If there was a de- ficiency then, when they had all the detaiis of handling and all the fruit also in their own hands, 1 Was not to pay At. That was to be r lookout. The result is that in a great vear for prices I get back the small percentage at $540 is of the $4000 that I know was re- ceived for the fruit, w 1 may add—and my helplessness in this rd is no greater than that of nearly ever: deciduous ffuit grower who ships to the m. kets—that 1 do not know what price was ac- | paid for my fruit: that I do not know t the transportation charges actually were. the knowledge I have is that contained in turns made to me. I could accept that hing. I simply handed my fruit ranc ver to the middiemen Th t they had a mind to. But I d This may seem to be a | r question—and indeed it seems such t. but the facts are as I state them and such ts are known to all growers of deciduous that we fruit growers in Cali- cannot market fruit on our own account. | - large fruit companies have an understand. with the refrigeration lines. No one but companies can get the cars to move fruits to market. Thercfore we are, under the present conditions, entirely at their mercy. If the State Board of Trade can help us, it will | Movements of Steamers. TO ARRIVE. From. Due. Phoenix Mendocino City [0ct. 21 | Spokane. . Seattle .. Oct. 21 | Arctic. . Humboldt . «{Oct. 2} ptic. China & Japan . .|Oct. reka ~10ct. Humbolde 2 Coos Bay n Pedro & Way Ports/Oct. 21 | Acapulco ew York via Panama. Oct. 21 | 3. Dotiar. attle & Tacoma......[Oct. 21 | San_ Pedro...| Humboldt :. < 22 G. Lindauer..| Grays Harbor ... - |Oct. 22 Santa Rosa..| fan Diego & Way Ports|Oct. Point Arena..| Mendocino & Pt. Arena.|Oct. 22 G. W. Eider -+1Oct. 22 Portland & Astorla . | Humboldt ...... Willapa Harbor Tacoma ... 23 | Humboldt «jOct. 24 .. Seattle . {Oct. 24 | -| Humboldt |Oct. 24 | San Pedro.. 24 Puget Sound Ports Q X | Hamburg & Way Ports. [Oct. Ramses. . Bonita. - | Newport' & Way Ports.|Oct. State of Cal.|San Diego & Way Ports/Oct. Nicarfa.......| Hamburg & Way Ports.|Oct. Corona.. Humboldt .. Oct. Chico. Coquille River. -{Oct. Columbia.....| Portland & Astoria ....|Oct. Alliance. . Portland & Way Ports. Oct. Arcata. Coos Bay & Port Orford|Oct. | Mexican Ports .. -.| New York via Panama.|Oct. Curacao. Peru.. North Fork.. | Humboldt ... ~{0ct. Centennial ... Seattle & Tacoma......|Oct. City Puebla.. Puget Sound Ports...../0ct. | Amer. Maru’® China & Japan. Barbara... Seattle & Olym) TO SAIL. Dest.nation. October 21. Hamburg Way Pts. Seattle & Whatcom! Humboldt ......... October 22 | Sails.| Pier. | 2 pm|Pter | 4 pm!Pler 4 vm!lPler | “We want a | enough common make more losses than they can ! Coos Bay direct...| 5 pm|Pler 8 Coos B.& PiLOrford| 4 pm/Pler 13 Astoria & Portland| 5 pm|Pler 2 Mendccino City....| 1 pmjPler 13 -| Los Angeles Ports.| 4 pm|Pler 2 {fumboldt 1:30 p Pler 9 Aretic. umboldt 4 pm|Pler 10 State of Cal | San Diego & Way.| 9 am|Pler 11 Fork....| Humboldt .... & pm|Pler 2 | grOctoker 23 | i M. Dollar..| Grays Harbor 4 pm[Pler 2 Isis........| Hamburg Way Pts| 2 pm|Pier 19 Siberl; China & Japan....| 1 pm|Pler 40 Umaty Puget Sound Ports1l am|Pler 9 October 24 | ] laqua......| Humboldt .........| 4 pm{Pler 3 ¥. Leggett..| Los Angeles Ports.|10 am|Pler 2 8. Monica.. | Tos Angeles Ports.| 4 pm|Pler 2 Pt. Arena.. | Point Arena .. 4 pm/Pler 2 Coos Ba; San Pedro & Way.| § am|Pler 11 Centralia.. | Grays Harbor ....| 4 pm|Pier 10 Barracouta.| N, Y. via Panama.|12 m|Pler 40 October 25. San Diego & Way Humboldt G. W. Elder] Astoria & 1 ctober 26. Californian. N York direct. 23 J. Doller...| Seattle & Tacoma. . . Pler 7 Pler 20 Pler 2 pier ® | Syaney & Wy Pte| 2 pm|Pler 7 | Eureka & Coos Bay| 5 pm|Pler 16 October 30. | Astoria & Portland|11l am|Pler 24 .| Coquille River..... 5 pm/Pler 2 FROM SEATTLE. Steamer. For. | Satls. Humboldt.... | Skagway & Way Ports.[Oct. 21 Nome City....| Cooks Inlet & Way Pts.|Oct. 25 Dolphin. Skagway & Way. Ports. (Oct. 26 City Topeka. . | Skagway & Way Ports.|Oct. 28 Cooks Inlet & Way Pts.{Nov. 1 Skagway & Way Ports. Nov. 2 Bertha...... Ports.. Nov. 7 Cottage City..|Skagway & Way Ports. [Nov. 8 Prominent Producers Praise Board of Trade for Its Plan. g OMMUNICATIONS have been received by The Call in response to a circular letter addressed to men prominent as fruit producers in California rel- ative to the proposed inves- tigation by an agent of the State Board of Trade of the manner in which the California farmers are treated in the markets to which their products are sent. A few letters are given in substance this morning that show the interest that is taken in ascertaining the facts. + - - er in Northern California fruit. sends a long letter, which is. in part. as follows: FROM PLACER COUNTY. The auction merkets have been worked by arties heavily in the fruit shipping here. They gather in the fruit here, shipping it to them- selves at their auction, ihere their hired men (the auctioneers) dispose of it. They send hired men to buy at their auction of their hired man, the auctioneer. Whole carloads, or as much thereof as the buyer wants, is the limit of a purchase on one bid. Prior to a sale the auctioneer could be told, line of fruit to-day; look Well, John would get all he his price. I have seen it after day, week after week. often at Johi wanted and at swiped day | Wishing to please a deaier from in or out of | town, it is only necessary to tell the auctioneer to see him and his bids. If one auctioneer rebels a little he would be in trouble. He i working, has a good job, can see on the floor a friend of his at times and make it pay. Any impression that market conditions gov- ern va is “'childlike and bland.’ The d intent of the honest buyer is to buy as cheaply as his competitors; else he can- not compete In selling. These people go to the sales willing to pay full value. A snap Is worked, the price is thereby established and they cannot afford to and will not pay a higher price. I could tell much of the work- ings, but the above will suffice, I guess. In the non-auction markets are two classes of dealers—the commission and the buyer. For the former I have more than the ordinary re- spect. 1 am satisfled a reasonably honest commission man can earn his commission and am not so sure the commission trade has a make-up that is over 100 per cent worse than the make-up in any other line of business. The buyers have thelr “snap’” in the so-called ‘¢ 0. b."" business without putting up a cent. They buy f. o. b. California, and from nine to twenty days later, on arrival of fruit, they accept If there is a profit and reject if there a loss in sight on the fix of the market at time of its arrival. If they reject, what's to do about it? They buy subject to inspection on arrival, and if the market Is off it is quite | impossible for them to see any good fruit or fruit in good condition in the car. If the mar- kets are up the sales go and the shipper, if re- sponsible, dare not divert and got the current | market price; he must keep hands off or be I have been told in_effect, liable for breach of contract repeatedly by the dealers, that no matter what price they paid they would make | is on a loss almost every time because there to bad fruit in the cars which they offset by profit made on the good fruit. In a sense the grower is a manufacturer. No other manufacturer is ass enough to devote Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Tuesday, October 20. Stmr Corona, Johnson, 1934 hours from Eu- Redondo, Krog, 35 hours from San Unimak, Hansen, 91 days from Ko- Stmr Prentiss, Ahlstrom, 9 hours from Bowens Landing: bound south; put in to land passengers. tmr American, Colcord, 50 days from New York, via Coronel 21 days. Stmr Greenwood, Johnson, Albion. Stmr Ruth, Reed, 18 hours from Westport. Ger stmr Isis, Groot, 4 days from Seattle; put in to finish loading. Bark Albert, Turne, 22 days from Honolulu. CLEARED. Tuesday, October 20. Hansen. Seattle; Pollard I D 16 hours from Stmr Rainier, Steamship C Ger stmr Uarda, Peterson, Spreckels & Bros Co. Br shin Balmoral, Roop, Guthrie & Co. SAILED. Tuesday, October 20. Samoa, Madsen, Caspar. Bonita, Alberts, San Pedro. Prentiss, Ahlstrom, San Pedro. Columbia, Doran, = Astoria. Coquille River, Dart, Eureka. Redordo, Krog, Eureka. Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Scot'a, Erickson, Bowens Landing. Stmr Rainier, Hansen, Seattle. Stmr Guaiala, Johnson, Fishermans Bay. Br stmr_Algoa, Lockett, Portland. Tug L Roscoe, Crangle, Florence. Fr bark Leon Bureau, Richard, Adelaide. Schr Falcon, Anderson, Grays Harbor. SPOKEN. Oct 9, lat 37 N, lon 125 W, Br bark Dovenby, from Olympia, for Chile, Per stmr_American—Sept 22, in_Straits of Magellan, Br stmr Anglo Saxon, from Coro- nel, for New York. - TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Oct 20, 10 p m—Weather thick; wind W, velocity 12 miles per hour. DOMESTIC PORTS. COOS BAY—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Alliance, from Eureka. PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived Oct 19— Stmr Whitesboro, from Point Arena. BEAR HARBOR—Satled Oct 20—Stmr Chico, for Bandon. . TATOOSH—Passed in Oct 20—Stmr City of Puebla, hence Oct 18, for Victoria; stmr Mon- tara, hence Oct 17, for Seattle; brig W G Ir- win, hence Oct 8, for Roche Harbor; schr Lot- tie_Bennett, from San Pedro. WESTPORT—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr News- boy. hence Oct 19, FORT BRAGG—Sailed Oct 20, Stmr Noyo, for Redondo. SEATTLE—Sailed Oct 19—Stmr Santa Ana, for Valdez. REDONDO—Arrived Oct 20—Schr Luzon, from Columbia River; stmr Newburg, from Grays Harbor. Sailed Oct 20—Stmr Sequoia, for San Fran- cisco; schr Samar, for Portland., ABERDEEN—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Cheha- Iis, hence Oct 17. SAN DIEGO—Arrived Oct 20—Nor stmr Ti- tania, from Nanaimo. SOUTH BEND—Sailed Oct 20—Stmr Rival, for San Francisco. WHATCOM—Arrived Oct 20—Schr Challen- ger, hence Sept’22. Satled Oct 20—Br ship Gantock Rock, for Cape Town. PORT HARFORD—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Santa_ Cruz, hence Oct 19, GRAYS HARBOR, Oct 20—Stmr Shasta was successfully launched at Hoquiam to-day at noon. EUREKA—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Pomona, hence Oct 10; stmrs Francts H Leggett, San Pedro and South Bay. hence Oct 18; schr Min- nie A Caine. hence Oct 18. Salled Oct 20—Stmrs Eureka and Arctic, Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Lakme, hence Oct 18. ISLAND PORTS. HONOLULU—Salled Oct 19—Bktn W H DI- mond for San Francisco; schr C A Thayer, for G Harbor. "ELEELE—Satled Oct 17—Bktn Lahaina, for Vancouver. KAANAPALI—Arrived Oct 17—Bktn T P Emigh, from Newcastle, Aus. Hamburg; Antwerp: Balfour, Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr mr Stmr Stmr 10 a m— AWAKENS INTEREST IN | THE INTERIOR o+ edly a remedy may be found. Undoubtedly the owner of a Droperty must take an interest in it and do something to take care of it. Could the orchard properties in each county be merged or bunched up into a company to market the fruit, be incorporated probably and stock and some cash paid to each owner of an orchard on the basis of a fixed amount per hundred trees In full bearing? It's quite too big & nut for me to crack. We have the soll, climate, orchards and good, big crops regularly. Plant- ing more trees will increase the output, but do we want the output increased? In my opinion we do not, and to promote such planting is near enough to the criminal. When we have learned to market our property; when we have taught the Southern Pacific Company to mot sell the exclusive privilege of refrigerator serv- ice and support it by an all-summer g0 a8 you please service: when we have taught them to furnish suitable cars for fruit as they do for livestock or any product and to give & quick service for the fruit or pay the losses of every delay; when we have taught ourselves to be a factor in the marketing, then we can get the proceeds and know whether or no it 1s good business to produce more fruit. ROBERT HECTOR'S VIEW. Robert Hector, chairman of the immi- gration and advertising committee of the Placer County Improvement and Develop- ment Association, a prominent fruit grower, writes: » The fruit growers of Placer and many others from all parts of California with whom I have conversed since green fruit has been shipped to the East would feel grateful to any insti- tution that would perform the meritorious work to show what becomes of the difference of the money paid by the consumer and that which the California growers receive. It is only by thorough investigation that this problem can be solved. The grower, as a rule, has not the ability nor the time to do this, and I can speak for him that he will be only too grateful to whoever does this great work. I shall ask leading fruit growers to give you their expe- rience. How the fruits of Southern California’ are marketed is told in letters that have been received by The Call from W. E. Sprott, secretary and manager of the Tu- lare County Citrus Fruit Exchange, and G. C. Thaxter, secretary of the Redlands Board of Trade. Mr. Sprott hopes that the proposed investigation will be under- taken, as it will help the cause of co- operative marketing. His communication is as follows: The organization that I represent, being af- fillated with the Southern California Fruit E: change branch of the California Fruit Agenc our growers have at all times full informa- tion as to the marketing of thelr products, all fruits being handled by our own salarfed agents. Before the days of co-operation, the experiences of orange growers were practically the same, to wit: They gave their fruit to a commission house and got any money that the commission men chose to give them, knowing nothing as to the price that thelr fruit really sold for. I hope most sincerely that the in- vestigation will be undertaken, as facts from the other end are always valuable, and will, I feel sure, help the cause of co-operative mar- keting. It may also be of great value to us ¢ suggesting improvements to our present sy tem. 1 will suggest one matter: In my opinion we are not doing what we ought to do, which is to advertise California citrus fruits, 'both in the Fast and in forelgn countries, and I hope that if an agent is sent out he will consider this point in connection with other points of mar- keting that he may investigate. Secretary Thaxter in a communication writes from Redlands: Our fruit men have had troubles such as you suggest, but they believe they are at an end, through the recently organized Frult Agency, which will handle 95 per cent of our crap of fruit and which is almost exclusively oranges. Under the new arrangement nothing will be consigned. Those best informed believe that the check placed about the agency's agents will entirely prevent any loss from that sou: The agency will have an agent at large, with headquarters at Chicago, who, it fs beileved, in as competent and reliable a man as can be selected. However, the advisability and value of sending an agent to learn the facts, as is proposed, s conceded. E. T. Reynolds writes from the Chico Chamber of Commerce, of which he is the president: No fruit grower here will deliver his fruit to any person unless the price is agreed on be- | forehand. The experfence of shippers who have sent fruit East on consignment has compelled them to stop shipping any fruit in this way. perform a service of inestimable value to the | all his time, money and attention to the making | When the Eastern demand is good then there fruit wers of California. We all wieh it | of a product and doing absolutely nothing with | 1s no difficulty in finding buyers for suitable success | hat broduct but to pack and deliver it. The | fruit; and at fair orices - - pecple who e marketing e nothing to All of the fruit that has been shipped from _W. R. Fountain of the Fountain-Hol- |55 ™ 0" “do" the fruit-grower. The pro- | this section for several vears past has beon | brook Fruit Company of Newcastle, deal- | qucer gets mighty poor net returns. Undoubt- | sold to the shipper at an agreed price. } L e e e e e T e e T e e 2 2 2 2 ) EASTERN PORT. DELAWARE BREAKWATER—Arrived Oct 20—Ship Edward Sew from Honolulu, and ordered to Philadelphia. FOREIGN PORTS. YOKOHAMA—Salled Sept 24—Br stmr Ma- chaon, for Liverpool. Oct 17—Br stmr Tartar, for Vancouver. Arrived prior to Oct 19—Br stmr Duke of Fife, from Vancouver. CALLAO—Arrived Oct 1—Ger bark Gudrun, hence July HAMBURG—Arrived Oct 18—Ger stmr The- ben, hence April 1S. HOLYHEAD—Arrived Oct 18—Br ship Hou- gomont, trom Livernool, for Vancouver. MONTEVIDEO—Sailed Sept 20—Ger stmr Numantia, for Hamburg. SANTA ROSALIA—Salled Sent 26—Ger bark Atalanta, for Eurcka, Cal. NAGASAKI — Sailed Oct 8 stmr Thoma: for San Franelsco, via Honolulu. HAKODATE—Arrived Oct 19—Schr Forest Home, from Taku. 20—Ship 17—U Aus—Sailed Oct ka. for New York GUAYMAS— for San Franc oc; HAMBURG—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Deutsch- land, from New York, via Plymouth and Cher- bourg; stmr Palatia, from New York. BREMEN—Arrived Oct 19—Stmr Kaiserin Maria Theresa, from New York, via Plymouth and_Cherbourg. ANTWERP—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Finland, from New York. GIBRALTAR—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Hohen- zollern, from New York, for Naples and Genoa, and proceeded. PALERMO—Arrived Oct 190—Stmr Sicilian from New York, via St Michael. DON—Sailed Oct 20—Stmr Anglican, for Boston. LEGHORN—Arrived Oct 19—Stmr Hesperia, from New York, for Genoa. NEW YORK-—Salled Oct 20—Stmr Georgic, for Liverpool; stmr Aurania, for Alglers, Na- ples, Venice, etc; stmr Kaiser Wilhelm 1I, for Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg; stmr Citta di Napoli, for Naples. —_—— Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodetlc Survey— Time ané Heights of High and Low ‘Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Missfon-street wharf) about 25 minutes later than at Fort Polnt; the height Of tide is the same at both places. WEDNESDAY, OC:I‘OBER 21, Sun rises Sun sets Moon sets . 3 O (Time| |Time| £ lwl Tt o o S0 e B s HW| L Wi |H W L W| 1.8]11:35 5. | | NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time; the fourth time column gives the last tides of the day, except when there are but three tides, us sometimes occurs. The heights given are in addition to the soundings of the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus (—) sign precedes the height, and then the number given {s subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., October 20, 1903. The Time Ball on the tower of the Ferry bullding was dropped exactly at noon to-day— i. e. at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8 p. m., Greenwich time, C. BURNETT, J. Lieutenant, U. 8. N., in charge. s LIBELS ARIZONAN FOR LARGE SUM A. F. Eide Asks Dam- ages of $20,000 for Loss of an Eye. Says Injury Prevents His Promotion to Position of Engineer. —_— A. F. Efde, water tender, filed a libel yesterday in the United States District Court against the steamship Arizonan to recover $135 wages alleged to be due and $20,000 damages for the loss of sight of the left eye. The complaint recites that while acting as a water tender on board the Arizonan on the voyage from San Francisco to New York last spring a water gauge exploded and destroyed the sight of his left eye. The complaint then goes on to recite: Libelant as water tender was in the line for promotion in his profession to the position of marine steam engineer and had the mental and physicial qualifications to enable him to secure such promotion, of the greater part of all of which he has by sald injury been de- prived. That at all times prior to said injury and at the time thereof libelant was possessed of a cheerful, hopeful and courageous dispo- sition or temberament, which cnabled him to take, and he did take, a cheerful and hopeful view of the future. That the direct result of his said injury has been and is and will con- tinue to be that disposition, temperament and courage have been so impaired that libel- ant 1s not now and will not in future be able to take a cheerful or hopeful view of his fu- ture, and now has and will continue to-have but a small degree of his former courage wherewith to meet the same. It is further alleged in the complaint that the respondent falled to provide him with proper medical attention and care and that there was no surgeon or physi- clan on board ne vessel. ——— CAPTAIN AND WATCHEMAN QUARREL ON A STEAMER Chinese Bureau to Investigate the Charges Against Anderson and M. S. Blackburn. Passengers on board the steamship Si- beria were entertained last Saturday by an interchange of oral discourtesies be- tween Captain Anderson, superintendent of the Mail dock, and M. S. Blackburn, in charge of the force of Government watchmen at the Chinese detention shed. Stories are conflicting as to the termin- ation of the verbal duel, one being to the effect that after the duelists had exhaust- ed their vocabulary of disparaging epi- thets they separated fugping and smoking and sputtering like intermittent volca- noes. The other story is that the bellig- erent dialogue terminated with blows, which had a damaging effect upon the countenance of Captain Blackburn, who is an anclent In years. Chargés have been filed with the Chi- nese bureau against Captain Anderson of interfering with a Government employe in the discharge of his duty. United States Immigration Commissioner Hart H. North professes to be ignorant of the affair bevond the fact that there was a quarrel between the men and that he was awaiting a report from Charles Mehan, chief deputy in charge of the Chinese bu- reau, who was about to begin an investi- gation. — e ACTS AS PEACEMAKER AND IS SHOT IN LEG James Roche Swears Out Warrant for James Gilson’s Arrest for Assault to Murder. James Roche, one of Morse's patrolmen in Chinatown, swore to a complaint be- fore Police Judge Fritz yesterday charg- ing ,James Gilson, a furniture polisher, with assault to murder. Roche was on crutches. Gilson was arrested at the time, but as no complaint was sworn to and no one appeared to prosecute the case it was dismissed by Police Judge Fritz. Roche and Gilson lived at the Elite lodging-house, 207 Kearny street, and on the night of July 1 Gilson, who was un- der the influence of liquor, quarreled with Mrs. M. A. Boyce, the landlady. Roche happened to enter the room where they were quarreling and acted the part of peacemaker. Gilson would not be paci- fied and, pulling a revolver out of his pocket, fired a shot at the landlady. The bullet struck her on the knuckles of her right hand and, glancing off, lodged in Roche’s leg. Roche has been confined in a hospital since the shooting. ERWIN’S CASE WILL BE REOPENED FOR TRIAL Daniel S. Richardson, Engineer of Postal Device Scheme, Will Tell His Story. United States District Attorney Mar- shall B. Woodworth appeared before United States Court Commissioner Hea- cock yesterday and gave notice that on Saturday of this week he will move to re- open the matter of the extradition of J. W. Erwin, Indicted for participation in the postal letter box device scheme, his purpose, he explained, being the intro- duction of further evidence on behalf of the Government. Samuel Knight, counsel for Erwir, did not make any objection, and it was agreed that in the event of the court allowing the case to be reopened the addi- tional witnesses would be examined on the 28th inst. Daniel S. Richardson, who was a witness before the Federal Grand Jury in Washington, D. C. that indicted Erwin, will be one of the witnesses ex- amined. ———— Gambling Ordinance Valid. The recently passed ordinance of the Board of Supervisors declaring it a mis- demeanor to expose gambling appliances behind locked doors, is, In the opinion of Judge Sloss, valid. He so decided yester- day and ordered dismissed an order directing Chief of Police Wittman to ap- pear and show cause why an injunction should not issue restraining him from ralding Chinese gambling houses. The decision was rendered in the case against Wittman brought by the Wee Ong Tong, a Chinese corporation operating gambling houses in Chinatown. ——————————— Enjoins the Brokers. An injunction was issued yesterday re- straining A. Ottinger, Charles Conklin, M. J. Weld and H. R. Duffin, ticket brokers, from dealing in tickets sold by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail- road Company during the American Bankers' Assoclation convention. —_— Mrs. Gleason Wants Her Wages. Julia F. Gleason brought suit yesterday against Myrtle ten Bosch, administratrix of the estate of the late John F. Coates, for $1200 the plaintiff alleges is due her for services as Coates’ houseckeeper. She says that amount is due her as wages for twenty-four months’ service. d’ml;: leave San Fran- §co as llows: For Ketchikan, Wrangel, Juneau, Haines, Skagway, etc, Alaska—11 a, m., Oct. 23 '28, Nov. 2. Change to company’s steamers at Seat- tle. For_ Victorla, Vancouver, Port Townsend, Seattle, Ta- coma, Everett, Whatcom—11 a. m., Oct. 23, 25, Nov. 2. Change at Seattle to this company” steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.; at Seat- tle or Tacoma to N. P. Ry.; at Vancouver to C. P. Ry. L r;r g??& (;ilur;bom“ Buy)—?o'lllt;al. 1:30 3 N 3 E jov. 6; Corona, 1:: P m., Oet. 32,728, Nov. For Los Angeies (via Port Los Angeles and Redondo). San Diego and Santa Barbara— Bantg Rosa,_Sundays, 9 a. m. State of California, Thursdays, 9 a. m. For Los Angeles (via San Pedro and Fast San Pedro), Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Mon- terey, San ‘Stmon, Cayucos. Port Harford (San Luis "Obispo), Ventura and Hueneme. Coos Bay, 9 a. m.. Oct. 24, Nov. 1. Bonita, 9'a. m. Oct. 20, 28, Nov. 5. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Ro- salia. Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., Tth of each month, For further {nformation obtain folder. Right s reserved to change steamers or ing dates. TICKET OFFICES—4 New Montgom- ery street (Palace Hotel), 10 Market street and Broadway whart. Freight office 10 Market street. C. D. DUNANN. General Passenger Agent, 10 Market street, San Francisco. sall- ®ails Oct. 20, 30. Nov. 9, 19, 20, Dec. 9. 19, 20. ‘“George W. Elder" sails Oct. 25, Nov. 4, 14, 24 Dec. 4, 14, 24. Only steam- ship line fo PORTLAND, OR., and short rail line from Portland to all points Bast. Through tickets to all points. all rail or steamship and rall at LOWEST RATES. Steamer tickets in- clude berth and meals. Steamer sails foot of Spear at. at 11 a. m. S._F. BOOTH, Gen. Asgt. Pass, Dept.. 1 Montgomery st.; C. CLIF- FORD, Gen. Agt. Freight Dept., 3 Montgomery. ~TOYO KISEN KAISHA, (ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO.) Steamers will leave whart, corner First and Brannan streets, at 1 p. m., for YOROHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghai, and_connecting at Hongkong with steamers for India, etc. No cargo recelved on board on day of salling. 8. S. AMERICA MARU. 3 Tuesda; 8. 8. HONGKONG MARU......... 7 -..Thursday, Decemter 3, 1908 S. S. NIPPON MARU (Calling at Manila) Sk Wednesday, December 30, 1903 Via Honolulu. Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage apply at Com- pany's office, 421 Market street, corner First. W. H. AVERY, General Agent. RAILWAY TRAVEL SOUTHERN PACIFIC to arrive at Trains leave and are d N FRANCISCO. (mifi: !'mof Market Street) ARRIVE TmavE — Fmox OCTOBER 2L 1908, — —;—mmwfii o | i: 'l-“fl“.. ‘Winters, Rumse) ; Martinez, Ssa Ramon, Napa, Calistogs, Sants Rosa.. 7.304 Niles, Livermore, Tracy, Stockron . s D e Orovitis 0 A&h‘gle Ex| Ogden and Easc.. ‘ o Port Costa, Martinez, ‘Antioch. By- Nn.lmy.!wflwn.s.cnm nto, Newman, Los Banos, Mendota, Armons, Lemoore, Hsaford, Viealls, P“flmrfllll Tr-cy ]‘Ah‘ ort e, TricT, 8.304 rmco;t:d . ‘Goshen Junctlon, Lemoore, Han- 304 SRS Xeeess o Davia: Wiiiisine e n (for Bartiett Springs). Willows, +Fruto, Ked Bluff, Pmlun!n“ Saa Jose, Livermore, N oy ,w'u:lole.henmcnmrlumlllg ‘Marysville, Chico, Red Blaff..... 8.304 Oakdsle. Chinese, Jamestown. So- nora, Tuolumne and Angel .00a Martinez and Way Stations. 4.25¢ 4.55¢ 7.5 1 Valle, 10.004 II.PI’:: P Bastbound. — Port_Costa, i1 Byron, Tracy, Latbrop, Stockton, Merced, Raymond, Fresno, Han- Red d The Overland_Limfted — Ugdea, :"-‘ Denver, Omaha, Chicago. Lath: Modesto Tracy, rop. o Morced, Fresno and_Way Sta ‘Banos, Mendota, Fresno, Tulare, Bakerafeld. Los Angeles Truckee, Boca, Reno, Wads worth, Winnemuccs, Battls 9.10r Hayward, Nlles and Saa Jose (Sun- dayoniy) ... g T0 S. S, SIBERIA PASSENGERS. Mr. Leon L. Collver of ‘“The Collver Tour: Boston, has, through his Yokohama agent, con- tracted for the services of the available Japa- nese-English-speaking guides of the first class for the time following the arrival of the “Sibe- ria” at Yokohama, and is pre for trips through Japan on the s, all detalls of the highest class. LEON L. COLLVER, 301 Examiner building, San Fran- ford. Visslis, Bakersfeld, Los Angeles and El Paso. (West- o Hayward, Niles and Way Stations. Bacramento River Steamers. .- Benlcl nters. Sac Woodland, Knights Lsading, Maryaville, Oroville sad way stations. et Ties snd Way Stations.. r ns beyond Port Costa. ... 1 m 3.30» u‘-’:m a'nz.l:mgmhw, It Martines? on, ::r' Nhen Tracy. Stos 1 :fif s, Trac Niles, Irvington, 430 B ivermor °} 1158 .00 Port Costa, Tracy, Stockton ‘ward, Niles and San Jose 308 iayward, Nilos and San Joe.. .007 Orfental Mall— Ogden. Denv Omaha, St. Louis, Chicago East._Port Costa, Benicis, Sul- sun, Eimirs, Davis, Sacramento, Mountatn. EIXo .. 2 4257 8.00» Vailejo, datly, except Sunday 7.007 Vallejo, Sunday only.. 7.00r San_Pablo, Port Cosi and Way Stations. £.067 Oregon & California Exp: ramento, Marysviile, (Narrow Gauge). co‘fi"(:fil‘l‘lg M lErle( Street.) 8164 Newark, cCenterville, San Joss, * “¥elton, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz and Way Stations............ +2.16r Newark, Centerville, San_Joss, New Almaden. Los é-mr-:m rrives via Cosst Line)... Port Costs, Martinez, £.007 The Owl Limited— an, Los Rocklin. Auburn, Colfsx, Portland, Puget Sound s Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz Principal Way Stations . 10.58a 4167 Newark. San Jose, Los Gatos and way stations. ... ...... -......... 18.584 @9 30 Hunters Train, Saturday only, San Jose and Way Stations. Sunday cisco. only returns from Los Gatos .... 17 26 waman, aam0n, ww | oD SR A1 pooaz?rflufs g 3.'.',.. “mlcs.s c ZEALAND axo SYDNEY. A8 $i00 11100 ;1.0 300 5.18 . el ® DIRECT LM 1o TAKITL S.8. MARIPOSA, for Tahiti, Oct. 26, 11 a. m. 8.8. SIERRA, for Honolulu, Samoa, Auck- land and Sydney, Thursday, Oct, 20, 2 p. m. s. . ALAMEDA, for Honolulu, Nov, 7, 11 a. m. 448, SPRECRELS & BROS.CO., Agts., TicketOffice, 843 COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. Saturday, at 10 a. m., from Pler «:.a North River, foot of Morton strest. ond-class to Havre, $45 and upward. GEN- ERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue, San Francisco. Freghtotfice. 329 Barket SL., Pler ke, 7, Paciflc 5. Salling every Thursday instead of First-class’ to Havre $70 and upward. _Sec- CANADA, Broadway (Hudson Building), Tickets sold by all Railfoad Ticket Agen Mare Island and Vallejo Steamers. Steamer GEN. FRISBIE or MONTICELLO— 9:45 a. m., 3:15 and 8:30 p. m., exceot Sunday. Sunday, 9:46 a. m., 8:30 p. m. Leave Vallejo, 7 a. m., 12:30 noon, 6 p. m., ex. Sunday. Sun- day, 7a.m. 4:15 p. m. Fare, 50 cents. Tel Main 1608, Pler 2, Mission-st. dock. HATCH BROS. e e RAILWAY TRAVEL. SGALIFORNIA LIMITED TO CHICAGO Leaves Mondays and Thursdays at 8:30 a. m., through in 3 days, with dincr and all trappings. Other Santa Fe Trains: 7:30 a. m. for Stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield, ; ~ % Merced, Hantord aad Visalia. 4.00 p. m. for Stockton. 8:00 p. m. for Eansas City, Grand Canyon and hicago. TicksT OrrFice: 641 Market 8t., and Ferry Depot, 8. ¥ Also 1112 Breadway, Oake 1aad, Cal. ; @85 TO SAN RAFAEL, ; [N(®ISS BB SAN QUENTIN, { MILL VALLEY, CAZADERO,ETC. | via Sausalito Ferry. *5:15, 6 FROM SAN 25. 5, 10:20 p. m. ‘marked (*) run to and from San Quen- tin, FROM MILL VALLEY TO SAN FRAN- CISCO—Daily—5:45, 6:55, 7:52, 8:55, 9:55, 11:20 a. m., 12:35, 2:00, 3:15, 4:05, 5:05, 6:05, 7:05, 9:00, 10:35 p. m. THROUGH TRAINS. 8:00 a. m., week days—Cazaders and way tations, #5415 . m., week days (Saturdays excepted)— Tomales and way stations. 3:156 p. m., Saturdays—Cazadero and way stations. Sundays only—10 a. m., Point Reyes and way stations. TICKET OFFICE—626 Market st. FERRY—Uniou Depot, foot of Market st. MT. TAMALPAIS RAILWAY Leave | Via Squsbito Arrive TICKRT (626 MARKET S- North OPFIOES | 2 Savarires Fouy: Fook Marker St e ———— Ames Gets Verdict for $3000. A jury in Judge Hunt's court yester- day gave Attorney Fisher Ames judg- ment for $3000 against Mrs. Theresa Bell, widow of the late Thomas Bell. He sued for $5000 for legal services rendered by him during the numerous legal bat- tles over the estate of Bell that followed the death of the millionaire. There is terrible bad luck in thirteen children. 1 ! ¥rom OAKLAND, Foot of Broadway — 16:00 13: 18:05 10:00 4. 12.00 2.00 4.00 r.x. c‘g_‘A( T LINE (Broad Gauge). ird and' Townsend Streets.) Ban Jose and Way Station: n Jose and Way Station: » New Almaden (Tues., Frid., only), Cosst Line Limited—Stopsonly San Jose, Gilroy (connection for Hol- iister), Pajaro. Castroville, Ss- linas, ‘San Ardo, Paso Robles, Santa Margarita, Saa Luls Obispo, Principal stations thence Surf (connection for Lompoc) prinet- al stations thence Sants Ba nd Los Angeles. Conn tion at Castroville to snd from Monterey and Pacific Grov: £.00a San Jose, Tres Pinos, Cap! SantaCruz,Pactic Grove, Saiin San Luls Obispo and Princt Way Statfons . San Jose and Way Station ta Clara, San Ji L and Way Stations San Jose and Way Sta Pacific Grove Express—sa San Jose, Del Monte, Monterey, Pactfic Grove (connects at Santa Clars for Santa Cruz, Boulder Creek and Narrow Gauge Points) at Gliroy for Hollister, Tres Pinos, at Castroville for Salinas. 12.18» 3.30r Gilroy Way Passenger....... ..... $10.454 14457 San Jose, (via Santa Giars) Los Gaios, and Principai Way Sta- L L] 5 4 tions (except Sunday) .. .28 16.30r San Joseand brincipalWey Sisticas 18.004 8.00r Sunset Limited, Eastbound.—San Luls Obispo, Santa Barbars, Los Angeles, Deming. El Paso, New %‘"‘1’5‘ YJ"" W:u ) " w9.254 e yia San. juin ley)... 16.167 San Mateo, Beresford, Belmont, San Carlos, ‘Redwood,” Fair Oaks, Menlo Park. Palo Alto.. 18484 6.30r San Jose and Way Stations. ... 8384 11.30r South San Francisco, Millbrae, Bur- lingsme, San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood, Fair Oaks, Menilo Park. and Paio Alto...... 9.45¢ 611.307 Mayfleld, Mountain View, Sunny- vale, Lawrence, Santa Clars aad San Jose....... el 7 A for Morning. P for Afternooa. 3 Sunday ouly. 4 5tops at ail stations en Sunday. 1Sunday excepted. @ Saturday only. ¢ Via Cosst Line. w0 Via San Joaquin Valley. & Only trains stopping at Valencia St. southbound ares:10 ... 13043, 3:30P.4. and 6:30 7. 3. LESSHE SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTH PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. Tiburon Ferry, Foot of Market Street. SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN RAFAEL. WEEK DAYS—7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a. m.; 12:35, 3:30, 5:10, 6:30 p. m. Thursdays—Extra trip at 11:30 o. m. Saturdays—Extra trip at 1:50 and 11:80 p. m. SUNDAYS—8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a. m.; 1:30, 3:30, 5:00, 6:20, 11:30 p. m. SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. 7:50, 9:20, 11:13 p. m. 2:05 and 8:35 p. m. WEEK DAYS—6:05, 7:35, a. m.; 12:50, 3:40, 5:00, Saturdays—Extra trip SUNDAYS—8:00, 9:40, 1 :88,75:05, 6:25 p. m. Leave In Effect Arrive San Francisco.| Sept. 27, 1903. |San Francisco. Week | Sun- Destina- | Sun- | Week Days. | days. tion. | days. | Days. 7:30 a) 9:10a 8:40 2 10:40 a1 acto. 3:30 p 5:10 p 7:30a 3:30p 5:10 p| Novato. Petaluma. 7:30 a Fulton. 3:30 p| Windsor. 1 ] Healdsburg. 10:40a(10:20 Lytton. Geyserville. | 7:35p| 6:20p Cloverdale. | | Hopland. 10:40a/10:20 8 and Ukiah. | 7:35 p| 6:20p Willits. 7:35p| 6:20p 110:40 a[10:20 & Guerneville. | 7:35 p| 6:20 p Sonoma. | 9:10 .l Glen Ellen. | 6 - STAGES connect at Green Brae for San Quentin; at Santa Rosa for White Sulphur Springs; at Fulton for Altruria and Mark West Spri at Lytton for Lytton Springs; at Gey- sereilla’ for Skaggs Springs: at Cloverdale for the Geysers, Booneville and Greenwood: at Hopland for Duncan Springs. Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Carlsbad Springs, Soda Bay, Lake- ‘and Bartlett Springs: at Ukiah for Vichy rings, Saratoga Springs, Blue Lakes, Laurel Dell Lake, Witter Springs, Upper Lake, Pomo, Potter Valley, John Day’s, Riverside, Lierly Bucknell's, Sanhedrin Helghts, Hullville, Orr's Hot Springs, Halfway House, Comptche, Camy Stevens, Hopkins, Mendocino City, Fort Brags. Westport, Usal; at Willits for Fort Brags. Westport, Sherwood, Cahto, Covello, Layton- ville, Cummings, Bell's Springs, Harris, Ol- sen's, Dyer, Garberville, Pepperwood, Scotia and Bureka. Saturday to Sunday round-trip tickets at re- duced rates. On Sunday round trip tickets to all points beyond San Rafael at half rates. Ticket office, 630 Market street, Chronicle bullding. H. C. WHITING, R. X. RYAN, Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt. “How 0 Make a Skilled Boxer of the Schoolhoy, %9 By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE and JAMES J. CORBETT, Next Tuesday's Call