The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 18, 1903, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1903. TEN DAYS MAY ELAPSE BEFORE EXACT AMOUNT OF McKOWEN'S SHORTAGE IS KNOWN BY REGENTS OF STATE UNIVERSITY 3 Continued From Page 1, loluum 6. nwdtmen(o 1 always bet*my 0\\n‘ meney when 1 went to the track.” it was an ‘eventful day for the incar- | o t from the St=.e approp¥ation | i oq embezzier. He occupled a huge for maintenance of the university. But | ciee] cage with about a score of. other if he used the general fund to make | criminals, and when he made his first good his obligations to the student win- | appearance i the morning his face re- ners of the scholarships, themhe surei )\ | flected” the mental torture that hzu]1 embezzied money subscribed ~by the | kept uim awake.nearly all night. He | taxpayers and was guilty ef plifering | P w..fi of ‘the plain prison, fare spar- | public funds i nd smoked cigars furiously as | e s | he ced the iron floor like a (‘d)zs-d‘ DELICATE DISTINCTIONS. | L Ao ki abetwiow | This delicate nction between rob- | with Attorney Wright he seemed _to | 3 r the .public may ob- | pluck up a little spi: and there was | when McKowen's defense | ger hauteur in the way he re- | by his legal advis To | turned the stare of the curious few visited the jail to see him. And | jc visitors yester- soner declared that he in-|he treated the press representatives | fer no defense; but will plead | a brusqueness that approached £ charged and ts his pun- | contempt | without murmur. But that | BUT HE TALKED. | was prior to his interview with Attor-| . attorney has advised me to ab- | ney H. M. Wright of this eity, who i} 4. from talking about my case to | with Attorney Peter ‘F.| 50 one he said to a Call reporter, case | “but I do not mind stating that every | ection it may not b | cent of the money I am accused of | complaint has been | taking was spent on the race track. No | McKowen, and | woman got a dollar of it. I never | ok sent- | owned a race horse and I never played nt o bank San Francisco or any- | in taken until | wh else. experts “Do you intend to make a defense in upon. +At- | the courts?” he was asked. r hand, gave mpletion of made by relea \\'ha\ da you think I hired an at- * was the counter query. throughout Berkeley and ailed to find substantiation of | t 1 be McKowen Oakland f; eas ¢ proc | the tales of riotous living told about himself i content | McKowen. He was-a model of bache- | r until he appears in | lor pfoprie in Berkeley, where Mrs. court Grundy keeps a sharp eye on the un- esterday’s develdpments was | married attaches of the college, and + that McKowen as | beyond occasionally imbibing = rather freely of whisky highballs at the Athe- | nian Club he had done nothing in Oak- land that could incite the censure of ists e board of regents will hold a spe- rongdoing | mc 2ful dis- | ¢ial meeting at 2 o'clock to-morrow of his duties. But with July afternoon the Hopkins Art Institute, ome to him promotion to the | when the McKowen episode is likely to | pravanghilioe <o e T 4 | receive exhsaustive consideration. > = | There was filed with the Recorder of Alameda vesterday afternoon | County | wveying all of William Albert | s real and personal property negli- | to the Untversity of California, and the |‘document bore the name of Attorney | € A. Snook as witness. This seeming | sufiject | act restitution does not actually | between |‘amount to much, for the available and the | earthly belongings of McKowen consist of thrée lots of Berkeley realty and | 1 that 10| some personal effects of inconsiderable | value President Wheeler said yesterday | condition of Mc | journal. | and this points to laxity and appar- “I do not desire at this time to dis- cuss the subject whether I have hith- erto made any recommendations con- cerning any changes ih the system of bookkeeping in the secretary’s office. It goes without saying that the sys- tem should be made a safe one. In the | line of improvement it has been sug- gested that the treasurer might be made a more active office of the Board of Regents. At present the treasurer's office is merely a depository for funds. It has also been suggested that the ac- counts of the University of California should pass through the hands of the State Board of Examiners, but I am | not well enough informed on that sub- ject to give an opinion. “At the bottom of this trouble lays the fact that McKowen had not been compelled to bank the funds he re- ceived. If that had been required of him this situation would not have been reached. If there had been a bank bal- | ance as a guide it would at least have been very much more difficult for Mec- Kowen to misappropriate the money that came into his hands. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. “As to specific examples of McKow- en’s methods of accomplishing his thefts I am not prepared to cite many. One of the ways he stole money was to take it from the Levi.Strauss schol- arship funds. McKowen also took money turned over to him by Dr. d’Ancona for fees received from stu- dents in the Medical College. We are not as yet advised whether the $1200 | check from Mrs. Hearst which Me- | | Kowen gave to Bookmaker Davis was intended for her scholarships for the anthropological but that is, of course, non-essential at this time. “Preliminary fund or inv igations into the {owen's books develop | that he was behind considerably in his That book was not up to'date, ently to the theory that McKowen an- ticipated trouble. Specific accusations will not be filed against McKowen un- til after the finance committee has re- ceived a report from the expert who is working on the books. Several days, at least, must elapse before the records have all been examined and their con- on noted. “Revelations concerning McKowen's habits were a complete surprise to me. I knew nothing abcout his gambling at the racetracks or anywhere else. T never ected that he was thus en- gaged. The worst I ever heard in con- nection with McKowen was that he drank times.” at department, | A. Bonnheim of Sacramento, who en- | dowed the Bonnheim scholarships at the State University, said last night there was no truth in the report that he sent checks to the holders of the scholarships because he distrusted Mec- Kowen. b “I have always sent the checks direct to the holders_ of ' the scholarships,” said :Mtr. Bonnheim “I have known McKowen, but did not suspect him. In fact, T heard of nothing derogatory to his character until I read the accounts in the newspapers two days ago.” Regent Britton was in Sacramento yesterday and visited Governor Pardee, | He said he had inquired into the Bonn- heim scholarships matter and found that it was straight so far as Mec- Kowen was concerned. ANOTHER CASE. That proper vigilance has not been exercised in caring for 'some of the financial interests of the State Univer- sity is shown in the litigation over a claim of the Regents against the estate of ‘the late William C. Turner, a wealthy pioneer of Merced County. | Turner died in 1894 and the Regents | brought suit of foreclosure of mort- | gage for $50,000 against Turner’s es- tate. The matter dragged through the | courts and many appeals were taken | by both sides to the suit. The Supreme Court finally decided | against the Regents of the university on the ground that a copy of the mort- | gage had not been appended to certain ‘n{ the legal court documents, and the| | attorney for the Regents had also | failed to mention the book and pages | of the State records wherein the mort- gage had been duly recorded. The Supreme Court said that the claim was a good ‘“‘uynsecured” one, but | not a good “secured” one. The over- sight of the attorney for the Regents resulted in the non-recovery of the | funds loaned. S | Later on an attempt was made to re- | open_the case on the ground that the Judge of the Superior Court who ren- | dered a decision in the case was dis- | qualified from hearing the cause on the | ground that he was a creditor of Tur- ner's estate and that he had appointed the administrator who had rejected the claim of the Regents. The subse- quent litigation, however, brought no relief to the Regents of the University. THE GOVERNOR TALKS. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 17.—The checks placed on the expenditure of State funds by the State Controller and the State Board of Examiners do not apply to the hundreds of thousands of dollars { which dre annually received and ex- pended by the Regents of the State University and their executive officers. The constitution and laws of the State place the Regents in full control of the funds, and they in turn must trust to the honor and ability of those whom they employ to do the detailed clerical and executive work. Governor Pardee, who is president of the Board of Regents, to-night explained the financial system of the university and remarked it was not improbable that the method of bookkeeping was out of date. The Governor said the university is exempted almost entirely from the provisions of the general law requiring demands on State funds to go through the State Board of Examiners. The procedure is for the Board of Re- gents to make a demand on the State Ceontroller for the money raised by tax- ation for the support of the university. This money is then deposited with the treasurer of the Board of Regents and warrants are drawn on it by the Re- gents and are paid by the treasuarer of the Regcnts. OBSOLETE BOOKKEEPING. Asked with reference to the state- ment of President Wheeler that the system of bookkeeping practiced by the Regents was obsolete, the Governor said he was no bookkeeper, but it was nct improbable that the system was out of date. may be in any large business, thers is necessarily some one man who in the end must be trusted. He cculd see no objection to supervisicn over the ac- counts of the university and of all oth- er State conimissions and interests by the State Board of Examiners. It could not be expected that the Regents them- selves could give the time to the actual work of overseeing the details of the finances, as all the Regents are men of large affaire and cessful in the management of their business interests. It was a fact, he added, that the bus- iest man made the best Regent, he wasg able to grasp quickly and dispose of big affairs. Governor Pardee said he considersd this a case calling for the vigorous prosecution of the guilty. He said the Regents would meet in San Francisco on Saturday next and would then take up the subject of McKowen's defalcations. CONTROLLER'S OPINION. State Controller Colgan said to-night that it was formerly the nractice of the Regents to keep much of, their funds in the State treasury, but a Su- preme Court decision gave it entirely He added that no matter | how perfect a systeru of buokkeeping | within the keeping of the Regents themselves. Nearly $300,000 was raised by taxation for the support of the uni- versity last year and the Regents drew on the Controller for the lump sum and it was turned over to their treas- urer, I. W. Hellman Jr. ‘The university, through the Regents, receives heavy sums from many other sources, but neither the Controller nor the State Board of Examiners has a check on it. | An' exception occurred when, for the first time in many years, the Legis- lature at its last session included its appropriation of $200,000 for the uni- versity in the general appropriation act, thus making its expenditure subject to the provisions of that act, which in- clude auditing powers by the State Board of Examiners. But flat aopro- priatigris for the university made by the Legislature as well as funds re- ceived from other sources are handled | by the Regents without reference to the Controller or examiners. e e ] RESCUES GIRL; LOSES HIS LIFE English aval Construetor Sacrifices Himself to Save the | Daughter of German Minister BERLIN, Dec. 17.—Miss Von Rhein- | baben, daughter of the Finance Min- ister, Baron Von Rheinbaben, had a narrow escape from serious injury or death to-day. She fell between two electric cars, but an English naval constructor, Henry Davidson of New- castle-on-Tyne, rushed to her assist- ance. In pulling Miss Von Rheinbaben | out of danger he was killed. Miss Von Rheinbaben, was uninjured. ————— Strikers’ Houses Blown Up. NEWCASTLE, Colo., Dec. 17.—Five houses, occupied by striking coal min- | ers and their families, were wrecked this morning by explosions of giant powder. None of the inmates were killed or seriously injured. Three sus- pects have been arrested and taken to Glenwood Springs, as it was feared they would be lynched if they were jailed here. | San Francisco Athletic Club to be he | Healy vs. George | matchea Joe Carrol and Paul URY. AWARDS HIM DAMAGES R P Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars the Sum Given to a Marin Railroad Vietim —e T VERDICT AT SAN RAFAEL BRI e L Carl Webber Obtains Judgment for Half the Amount Wanted From North Shore Company Sadigipin b Special Dispatch to The Call, SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 17.—After delib- erating for eight hours a jury awarded at midnight to Carl J. Web- ber $12,500 damages against the North Shore Railroad Company. On the afternoon of July 17 Webber over was alighting from a train at Corte Madera station. A freight train backed into the station yard and he was knocked down and fractured his leg. He brought suit to recover 000. The case came up for trial last Tuesday and was not given to the jury until 4 o’clock this afternoon. During all the proceed- ings the courtreom was crowded and even up to midnight many citizens were waiting for a verdict to be rendered There is a long list of damage suits against the North Shore as a result of several wrecks last summer. —_——————— Amateur Heavyweights to Meet. Alex Greggains has an attractive ca for the regular boxing exhibition of the to-night in the Sixth-street gymnasium. Olin Sullivan, 210 pounds, meets John King, 240 pounds. They met in a sen- sational bout last month. The remain. der of the programme follows Dick Cullen vs. Joe Bradshaw: Billy ullivan; Jack Adams vs. Billy Jansen; Pierpont Ordway Jim Wilson; Kid Parker vs. Mike Syn- fy; Jack Burke vs. George Herbert The Hayes Valley Athletic Club has Marti champion featherweight of the co: to meet in the main event of its show, which will take place at the Annex next Tuesday evening. The pair were matched last month, but on aceount of an injury to his leg Carrol could not appear. —_—————— A locomotive testing laboratory will be a feature of the transportation buil¢ at the World's Fair. ADVERTISEMENTS. of the task | jiniey T . ! ¢ x i i = : o Kkkee vv:s, ~w="‘\ B, — bezzlement Uit | i the Re-| - finance : for severst | - spected ~Mc p ! proyed them Los Angeles, | \ he, too, -must | dered until o = um:inzl \ sccounts xhav secretar refiects | slipshodne e ,»u»'»i o aca v RECEIVES WORLD’S HIGHEST ENDORSEMENT lastic ca f Be deater- | day. They flew ¢ fast.and | their flight was not impeded by. facts, | . P 5 . B S%e Sipmation bireas ot e ol European government scientist awards Schlitz the highest honor. cleg to s spent the d g ana it Acting se - From Weihenstephan, Bavarla, the most renowned school of brewing in the world, comes this {,’.,’.,f;“ triumph for Schlitz. ihe actual con o The Beer That- Made Milwaukee .Famous prenounced best American beer by the Bavarian aa; r_ Ic 1;;'.(;'” Ak : i 5 . . . . . a . Kowen's pecutations xi-fix\'f;liif';» s | Government’s famous- scientific brewer, Prof. Dr. Hans Vogel, Director of the Scientific Station for ness affairs of the universi Mr 5 ) Henderson was askec ] = 4 1 1 1 e bt rephea b Snanee com- the Art of Brewing, subventioned by the Royal Bavarian Government. Bavaria is the cradle of full amount of the defalcations is-as- Bl amoun 1 0 1 o e 2 the art of brewing. : deposits has been discontinued for a fe : v"rn'\v out the gener zxm.\m,‘\ ,{f the . \ Among the el v‘szv‘:::;”!:anishnd ;. 2 nmui feom ihe college town was-one We spend fortunes on cleanliness,’ SciexTiFie St ey Art : owned cing stahle o own, and \ : OB YRERIG ! SR ke Gobitn breod ST ey every pipe,ard pump, every time we use it. & PROF. Dr. HANS VOGEL ' . had purchased and kept for the conve- ACADEMICAL DIRECTOR nience of his landlady, Mrs. Smythe. We bore wells down 1400 feet to rock for pure water, Another narrative that was probed o \WeinexsTEPHAN, Nov. 22, 1903 and found nting: increased the sum X ; ; R 4 S X oo e e 16 s o We cool the beer in filtered air. Schlitz Brewing Co., :}hl';:n‘lvv:'t):‘u:;:‘;\‘a?r-nuT» was traced Milwaukee, U. S. A. scre remos Iy connected with the.secre- We filter the beer by machinery. Through the courtesy of Commerzxenrath(Counsellor of Commerce) Dr. Datteref, Then there was a widespread. report | X 4 ¥ 1 have received several bottles of your beer. that McKowen had mainiained in Jux- : We store Schlitz beer for r.nonths in refrigerating rooms, I have not only partaken of same, but have also made a searching chemical B N e {”’“"‘f;,"w:j", until it is well fermented—until it cannot cause biliousness. analysis, the result of which I enclose. Bgs e process oF Tiveptipation: The analysis, as a matter of course, can gwe no idea of an important feature, the MRS. DIEVES DENIES. flavor of the beer. [ Mrs. Lillian nJT!..;"":,... Jdow). ‘whoes I frequently receive samples of American beers for analyzation, but I can truthfully g g o o e say without flattering, that I never drank a better American beer than yours. 3 oL s ppniion, Soaiek: WA spapntl The beer tasted full (round) and fresh, and no trace of the usual disagreeable ik the eobeorier Abl ther Brtsbdes pasteunzatxon flavor was discernible. y | beyond tha of carusl friendshp. She - Once more permit me to express my recognition. ¢ know ::r::a but had never gone there Very respectfully, “It is not true,” said Mrs. Dieves, : HANS VOGEL. “that Mr. McKowen ever expended targe sums of money upon me ‘or that he ever presented me with expensive | Jawelry. Indeed it was just the other way. I gave him most of the jewelry he | | wore. When I learned that he was keeping company with other women I dropped his acquaintanceship. It is trpe that we dined together several times, but our meals were very. modest apd”