The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 6, 1904, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO .CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1904 'CONDITIONS THAT HANDICAP BUILDERS OF SHIPS CONSTITUTE A STARTLING STORY RUMOR STARTS REN TPON BANK Butchers’ Strike Has Count- er Attraction in the Stock- vards District of Chicago g e ALARN Hundreds Withdraw Funds From Financial Concern Becaunse of Baseless Report CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—The strike in the packing-houses had a counter attrac- tion to-day in the excitement attending a run on the Drovers’ Trust and Sav- ings Bank, which is in the stockyards. The rush of the depositors to the bank terted early that one of the packers’ repre- ives had withdrawn his mone) i he titution and reports that the bank was used by the packing com- adjunct in paying em- 1umor sen panies as an b strikers. All day long hundreds of depositors stood in line to withdraw their smali deposits. When closing time came this afternoon a thousand waiting for their money. The bank, determined to meet (h2 emergency, called in extra tellors and the place was kept open until every persons were depositor who bpresented himself had been satisfied. The paying windows A closed after 8 o'clock to-night. early two hours before that time the t man in line had been paid his de- osit in full estimated that more than 3000 s called and withdrew their during the day. When the run s at its height the bank withdrew $100,000 of its deposit with the Commer- | cial National Bank and a like amount fr the First National Bank in order vent any possibility of the bank being unable to meet its obligations promptly. The Teamsters’ Union, the members of which are on strike, has $2000 on de- posit in the bank, but no effort wa: made to withdraw this money to-day the secretary of the union declaring that the money would remain where it was, as the bank was as solid as a rock. In a statement given out to-night oy the packers it is asserted that there was a considerable increase in to-day’s business over that of yesterday. number of cattle killed to-day is at 3963, while 10,319 hogs and sheep were slaughtered. The strikers to-night declared that | the strike from now on would be| “active.” — e PANAMA WANTS A FLAG AND A COAT OF ARMS Baby Republic Offers a Cash Prize for the Best Design of Each. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—Panama is ng for a coat or arms and a first- national flag. In order to get the authorized competition for de- According to J. ~.. J. Lee, sec- retary of the United States Legation in Panama, prizes of $200 each will be awarded for the best flag and the best coat of arms offered. “The treatment, colors, objects and other elements,” writes Lee, “which ‘enter intc the composition of the shield or flag will be left to the free will and ideas of the competitors, without limi- -tation, except that the sketches must be original and in good taste.” ————— HEALTH OF THE POPE CAUSING MUCH ANXIETY Incidents Are Constantly Occurring Which Affect the Pontifl’s Peace of Mind. LONDON, Aug. 5.—The Catholic Her- ald says that the ill health of the Pope is causing considerable anxiety to his entourage. While nothing specifically serious is the matter with the Pontiff, his Holiness is extremely sensitive, and incidents are constantly occurring which cause him pain and anxiety. This state of affairs is causing his med- ical advisers much worry. —_————— FORTY EXILED HAYTIANS CONDEMNED TO DEATH L Montplaiser and His Followers Will Be Exccuted if They Return to the PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Aug. 5.— The stores were reopened to-day under the protection of police and without any unusual incidents. The military tribunal has condemned to death by default the forty exiled persons accused of complicity in the attempted revolution, headed by Gen- eral Montplaiser, which failed in Jan- usn;’LnL 'HALF A TOWN IS WIPED OUT BY FIERCE FLAMES Few Fatalities Due to Fire, but Many t Persons Are Injured by Falling Walls. HEILBRON, Wurtemburg, Aug. 5.— Three hundred and ten houses out of a total of 560 at Ilisfeld have been de- stroyed by fire. There were few fatal- ities, but many persons were injured by falling walls while engaged in the work of rescue. —_—— STEERAGE RATES AGAIN REDUCED TO TEN DOLLARS White Star Line Cuts Fare and LONDON, Aug. 5.—The White Star line has reduced its steerage rates to £10 on all its steamships. It is expected that the Cunard liné will make a sim- ilar reduction. —_—————————— Tobacco Combine Defeated. OTTAWA, Ont.,, Aug. 5.—The anti- tobacco. combine bill of the Minister of Inland Revenue passed the Com- mons to-day. OF DEPOSITORS because of an unfounded | es who had taken the places of lhz; The | t samples of each, the Government | LIGHTNING BOLT | WORKS WIRACLE SIS, Leaves Upon Stricken Man’s Back Imprint of the Seene of the Crucifixion EACH DETAIL COMPLETE ) il Sisters of Charity and Hos- | pital Physicians Marvel at Strange Transformation (11 ping men. ——go e Special Dispatch to The Call. MORRISTOWN, N. J, Aug. 5.—Dur- ing a jheavy shower this afternoon Theodore Armstrong of Mount Kemble avenue after a heavy clap of thunder { ran to his front window and saw a man lying face downward across the side- | walk, with his coat torn from the right shoulder down to within a few inches of the bottom. Armstrong notified All | Souls’ Hospital, and when Dr. Griswold arrived he found the man unconscious, with large streaks all over his back. He was taken to the hospital. The streaks on the man’s back began to assume the form of a cross, and as the sisters and the doctors watched the | marvelous transformation the figure began to grow more distinct, andgsoon the image of Christ nailed to the cross feet were there as plainly as if they had been painted. The wound in the side could be seen, and upon the head of Christ appeared a crown of thorns as distinctly as upon the large crucifix which hangs directly over the young man’s bed. Surrounding the cross are streaks which remind one of lightning striking in every direction. The cross extends down the spinal column sixteen inches, and could not have been placed in the center better by artificial means. The | crosspiece to which the figure hangs extends from one shoulder blade to the other. At the foot of the cross are two | large scars, which take the appearance of rocks. As the picture became plainer the news was spread about the hospital, | and sisters flocked to the bedside to ee what they called a miracle. Dr. J. B. Griswald, who attended the man, said he had never seen such a trans- formation in his many years of prac- tice. All this took place while the patient | Was unconscious, and as the picture be- | came distinct enough for every one in| the ward to see he began to revive. Soon he was able to sit up in bed, and by the aid of two mirrors and candles | | he was able to see the picture on his back. As soon as he recognized what t was he fell back upon his pillow, crying. He declared it was a ‘miracle that he could not understand. ————— Disastrous Forest Fire. OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 5.—A forest fire on Thompson Creek, this county, has burned over five sections of land, destroying valuable timber, a county wagon bridge and a farmhouse. The fire is now under control. | | NOTE THE CONTRIBUTORS Here Are the Attractions for Readers of Next. SUNDAY’S CALL Dr. Xavier, First installment of MAX PEMIBERTO.\"E well - known novel. HMr. Dooley, On the Duties of a Vice-Pres- ident. By FINLEY PETER DUNNE. Waiters | Have Known, By JEROME K. JEROME. Billy’s Tenderfoof, By STEWART WHITE. The Chorus Girl as She Is, By the F‘lmaul COLONEL KATE. Fables Iar the Foalnlt By NICHOLAS NEMO. The Secrets of Home Candy Making, Illustrated by Photos at Mas- key’'s Factory. Talks on Physic Law, By MARIE CORELLL What Women Want to Know, By MADGE MOORE. UnLcIc Luther Dowell’s Wooden eg, Py RAY STANNARD BAKER. Rafo, By FRANK H. SWEET. A New Chimax, By HUBERT McBEAN JOHN- STON. Her Last Call, By KEITH GORDON. A H-m' of Some New Books, By BERT W. RITCHIE, The Call'l Critic. A Full Page Profile letogmph Posed by Gladys Ure. EDWARD One of BRYSON'S Swellest Creations Given FREE with This Issue of The Sunday Call. The Call Is the Most Handsomely Illustrat- ed Sunday Magazine in the United States. So/d Everywhers on the Pacific Coast, 5¢ a Copy. Or?zr ?flth'e a: u:I. D;mg Is Great a du lr; Limited &p 0,000 C iee‘lf More Will Be Issued. b DR PO THENA ST e S e S NPNS appeared. The nails in the hands and | HERE are three conditions that interfere with builders of ships in the United States— design, labor and material. The great element to be contended with by those that wish to compete with foreign yards is the cost of labor. After giving the snb)ect much’ study, I have determined that the cost of labor is 55 per cent of the vessel’s worth. In America the - wages are 8774 per cent greater than in England, and here material is more expensive. Whether or not we will ever be able to compete with these conditions, 1 am not prepared to say.”—Ex- cerpt from statement of George W. Dickie. “T do not attempt to point out what may be considered an infallible remedy, but I will say that, in my opinion, you will never find a remedy without the co-operation of practical ship- don’t believe any cold-blooded bill can be framed that will relieve the situation; but I do believe that great aid could be given by a progressive, not digressive, subsidy. Cap- ital must be encouraged, and shipyards as well as shipowners protected and aided.”—Excerpt from statement of R. P. Schwerin. o Continued From Page 1, Column 5. ! interesting point. He said that at one time the vessels of the Pacific Mail fleet were operating under the postal subsidy act of 1891, but notwithstand- ing the subsidy his company steadily lost money and was finally compelled to cancel its contract with the Gov- | ernment, since which time it has made money. Schwerin e).plamed this ap- parently incongruous state of affairs by stating that the mail contracts re- quired the vessels of his fleet to sail faster than they could under normal conditions. The result was that they burned more coal, destroyed more boilers and broke more machinery than the Government subsidy covered. Upon 11;rogaung the contract the company's vessels returned to normal cenditions, repair and coal bills fell off and the company was able to make a profit. Schwerin’ commended all of these points to the commissiont when it sits down to write the bill having as its object the expansion of the Amer- ican merchant marine. In closing on this point he said that while he fa- vored a general subsidy, the subsidy should cover the cargo carried and not the mileage. Schwerin then went into an interest- ing discussion of the comparative cost of operating vessels under the American and foreign flags. The statistics pre- sented by him went to show that with white or European crews, as they are commonly called, shipped at this port at the port wages the cost of operating ships is from two to three times greater ! than to operate the same ships with European crews shipped at foreign ports and under foreign flags, and greater again than when operated by Asiatics. This, he said, would explain to any reasoning business man why the Pacific Mail carried Asiatics on its trans-Pacific lines. The Chinese, he said, also gave better service than Europeans in positions not requiring great strength, and the item of their maintenance alone resulted in the sav- ing of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to his company. The next point touched upon by Schwerin was In relation to the cost of building vessels here and in foreign shipyards. He said the Korea and Si- beria cost his company in round figures $3,700,000, and there is yet due on them considerably over $1,000,000. The cost of the Manchuria and Mongolia was $4,500,000. No payments have yet been made on these vessels. These same vessels could be duplicated in England for a much less sum, he said, perhaps 30 or 35 per cent less, but had they been purchased there they would have been denied American register. Schwerin gave some further comparisons to show that no inducements are held out to shipbuilders to patronize American yards, and on the question of repairs he cited an interesting example, saying: “Not long ago one of our big ships, the Algoa, ran on the rocks. After she was floated an examination disclosed the fact that she needed extensive re- pairs. We advertised for bids. The lowest bid we received here was $93,000, while the Victoria, B. C., yard agreed to do the work for $42,000. It was an- nounced that the great difference was due not alone to the fact that here the dockage charge was $30,000, as against $6000 in the north, but to the high wages demanded by the San Francisco workingmen. After much bickering the contract was awarded to a local firm, it agreeing to do the work for the sum of the Victoria bid plus the estimated cost of taking the damaged ship to Seattle. “It is the exorbitant wages and dock- age charges here that result in great loss to the American people. It has been the custom of our company to have repairs on our trans-Pacific liners made in Hongkong owing to the labor situation here, but at the present time there is no dock in the Oriental port large enough to hold our new ships. ‘We would rather have the cleaning and painting’ of our new ships done in the Orient, all other things being equal, because—and I regret to say it—the Chinese laborers do better work than the Americans.” ' Regarding the free Schwerin said: “The difficulties and great expense that confront those that would build ships in American yards do not neces- sarily suggest the free ships would be a remedy for existing evils. I am con- fident that the free ship theory will be ! eifminated from the question if an in- creasing, not diminishing, subsidy—a subsidy that will increase from year to year during its term instead of di- \minish. “I do not attempt to point out what may be considered an infallible rem- edy and I will say that in my opinion you will never find a remedy without the co-operation of practical shipping men. I don't believe any cold-blooded | bill can be framed that will relieve the situation, but I do believe that great aid could be given by a progressive, not digressive, subsidy. Capital must be encouraged and shipyards as well as ship owners protected and aided.” TALKS OF CONSTRUCTION. George W. Dickie Furnishes the Com- mission Many Interesting Facts. George W. Dickie, ship theory who followed Schwerin, made a most interesting statement to the! commission. Mr. Pickie's great experience in ship build- ing gave his advice an authoritative stamp and he was intently listened to throughout. He confined his address mainly to the difficulties that confront American ship builders at the present time, though in answer to questions of megmbers of the Congressional Com- mission he widened the scope of his statements to cover the free ships and; subsidy questions. In part he said: “There are three conditions that combat the builders of ships in the United States—design, labor and ma- terial. The great element to be con- tended with by those that wish to com- x‘ele with foreign yards is the cost of | bor. After giving the subject much study I have determined that the cost of labor is 65 per cent of the vessel's worth. In America the wages are 87 per cent higher than in England. Then there is much piece work done at set- tled rates and, notwithstanding great efforts, we have never been able to ac- complish anything in that direction here. The claim that American work- ingmen are able to produce more than foreigners in a given unit of time I have found not to be so. “The difference in price of material here is much greater than in England, though the disparity is not so great as it is in the matter of labor. There is only about 28 per cent difference in the price of woodwork here and there, but steel can be bought in the foreign market from American manufacturers many dollars a ton less than it can at home. This should not be so, but it is'and all these elements go to make the cost of American built vessels from 35 to 38 per cent more than those turned out by foreign yards. “Whether or not we ever will be able to compete with these conditions 1 am not prepared to say. The claim that the difference in wages and cost of material is largely balanced by our better facilifies is not the case. The yards of England and Scotland are fully as well equipped as our own and as for the tools the foreign ones are better in many instances than ours. As a matter of fact there are certain kinds we import from. there for use in our own yards. “In one of the English yards I saw a ship there in course of construction that is almost a duplicate of the cruiser California, recently launched at the Union Iron Works. Upon in- vestigation I learned that the steel that was entering into the construc- tion of that vessel was being pur- chased from the Carnegie Steel Com- pany for a fraction over $35 a ton, while that we used in the California, purchased from the same firm, cost us over $55 a ton. This is an aston- ishing condition brought abput by a tariff that permits of manipulation. “Regarding the question of free ships, I do not believe the American shipowner can’ prosper unless there is prosperity in ship building. TUnless the ship yards are fostered they can- not exist and if they pass from ex- istence the great amount of repairing that is daily employing an army of mechanics could not be done. Re- pairing comes at uncertain times and to do it properly there must always be many men subject to immedlate call. These men will not be at hand unless they are employed in con- struction work. During the idle pe- riods they would drift away. “I doubt also that many of the yards would be able to continue if the matter of naval construction was also transferred to the Government yards. In fact, the navy yards are responsi- ble for many of the difficulties that confront us. The navy yards give shorter hours, higher pay and the in- centive of a vacation to men and the result is that when they need men they come to our yards and take away our best employes. . When the work at the navy yards slackens these men are turned out, only to again seek employment of us. As they are good men we take them back, .and it is the fact that they know they can get back that causes them to quit in the first place. Activity again reaches the navy yards and they quit again. Our work is set back and disorganization fol- | lows, but this fails to affect the Gov- ernment officials. “One instance I will recite. We had some skilled mechanics working on the gun ports of the battléship Ohio. The officials of the navy yard at that time needed some good men and they came over and took ours away from the gun ports. We got other men af- ter much difficulty and they were just getting acquainted with their work when the navy yard took them away, Four times this occurred. We could only protest, but our photest was) without avail. All of this time we ‘were being penalized for delay. “‘On six Government ships building at the iron works we figure we have lost $1,200,000 through conditions we could not control. The exactions of the Goy- ernment_are frequently arbitrary, and a dispute regarding the ventilation of one of the vessels tied up the work- it for a period of months. In the end the Government had its way, the ven- tilation cost us four times what we cal- culated it would and now it,is a failure. The system we intended to install would have been a success.” Ceorge W. Dickie of Union Iron Works Gives Hard Facts R_ej garding Loss of Millions by American Yards. e — G At this point Senator Perkins, who had been an interested spectator, rose and after paying a high compliment to Dickie requested that he explain more fully the methods by which the navy yard was taking men away from the private yards, for, said Senator Per- kins, "the rule of the Government is that men in the navy yards shall not be paid higher wages than is allowed them in private yards. Dickie explained | that the commission that fixes the ‘wages paid by the Government, realiz- ing that it must hold out an incentive to get the very best men, seizes upon the sum paid some especially responsi- ble employe of the private yard and uses that as a basis for fixing the wage. | Senator Perkins said he would look into the affair. He sald the same complaint had come regarding Bremerton Navy Yard, and that if the rules of the de- partment were being violated such vio- lation must cease. Dickie advanced the opinion that in order to expand the American merchant marine Government aid of some kind must be given, not only to the ship- owner, but to the shipbuilder. He said he realized that there was a wide dif- ference of opinion as to the shape the aid should take, and there were many diverging Interests that must be har- monized, but he was sure that with continued study a solution could be reached. ‘When Dickie concluded it was past noon and an adjournment was taken. As the guests of the Chamber of Com- merce, the members of the commission, Senator Perkins, Mayor Schmitz and other distinguished citizens enjoyed luncheon at the Pacific-Union Club. In addition to those mentioned the fol- lowing named were present at the luncheon: H. T. Scott, Augustus Tay- lor, R. P. Schwerin, 1. E. Thayer, C. H. Markham, Charles H. Spear, A. Sbar- boro, A. A. Watkins, Frank J. Symmes, N. P. Chipman, E. W. Newhall, Wil- liam M. Bunker, George A. Newhall, James B. Smith, C. H. Bentley, Rufus P. Jennings, H. D. Loveland, Willlam R. Wheeler, James Rolph Jr.,, William H. Marston, Frank E. Brown, Thomas Rickard and E. Scott. COMMISSION ENDS ITS LABORS. Listens to Long Arguments Delivered at the Afternoon Session. The commission returned to its hear- ing on marine topics at 2:30 o'clock. The first subject for consideration was the claim made by various firms that the Government handling of army transports costs more than by charter- ing ships of private firms. Major C. A. Devol, general superintendent of army transports at San -~ Francisco, gave some interesting information. He spoke of the Government's having given a trial of chartering ships for the transportation of troops and had found that with its'own transports the cost of carrying had been cut in half, while the carrying capacity of each ship had been doubled. The companies owning vessels had also been compelled to charter other boats to take the place of those being used by the Govern- ment. To overhaul and prepare steam- ships for the reception and accommo- dation of troops would amount to so much that he did not think the steam- ship companies could afford to make such changes. Without these changes the carrying of the troops could not be as well done as under Government service. All the transports, with one exception, were, on a paying basis. This was brought about by their freight carrying capacity. The Dix, on account of its size, could not be used to bring freight from the Phflippl and was run at a loss until animdls were sent back to America, since which time the Dix has very nearly paid its expenses. Captain 1. E. Thayer, a marine sur- veyor and shipbullder, spoke at great length for the system of free ships. He explained to the commission that Ger- many had built up a magnificent mer- chant marine by constructing ship- yards from the profits derived from free ships. He advocated this plan under the plea that it could not pos- sibly make the situation worse. Here Senator Gallinger interrupted the speaker by saying that Germany is al- lowing rebates on materials and subsi- dies on ships and practically ignoring free ships. Great Britain, he added, has done the same. Captain Thayer claimed that Great Britain’s ships had not equaled Germany's on the free ship plan, but later admitted that he had repaired a foreign ship and had Con- gress place it in the coastwise trade under American register, rather than having it repaired ‘abroad. Congressman Edward J. Livernash occupied a few moments by offering two suggestions. He desired to correct a misunderstanding at Washington to the effect that it was impossible for white men to work as stokers in the tropics. He said that on two lines run- ning from San Francisco to tropical ports none but white stokers were em- ployed, and that they withstood the heat as well as did the Asiatics. He also added that he wished to file with- in a few days more complete informa- tiom regarding the sailors’ conditions on much the same idea as covered by Schwerin at the morning session. Following Livernash came a man named Pierce with an unpronounce- able first name, who was rather un- steady on his legs. He said he desired CHANGE IN LAW Congress to Transfer Con- trol of Forest Reserves ANIMATED DISCUSSION Cattle Raisers Urge Passage of a Bill Which Will Protect the Grazing Lands DENVER, Aug. 5—The Western Stock Growers, who have been confer- ring here for three days with the spe- cial land commission appointed by President Roosevelt, finally adjourned this cvening without taking any action with reference to the strike at the packing-house centers. A resolution was adopted with practical unanimity urging upon Congress *“the necessity of the transfer at the earliest possible dste.of the management of the forest reserves to the Department of Agri- | culture, where not only the forests, but | | all the interests involved, may be prop- | erly studied and protected.” The discussion of the resolutions con- cerning grazing lands was animated, there being a strong sentiment in favor of amending those reported by the committee so as to urge the passage of a strict leasing law for arid lands of all States and Territories. As reported | and as finally adopted the resolutions | are as follows: Whereas, After full discussion in open con- vention, the fact has developed that conditions over the vast area included in the grazing districts of the West are so varied and con- | flicting that much time must of necessity be consumed In the classification of the public grazing area, as well as the determination of range customs and usages in different dis- tricts; and, Whereas, The past creation of forest re- serves has often . been ill-advised and far- reaching and the administration thereof as concerns the grazing interests has been faulty even - to injustice, and, belleving that the Department of the Interior is not fully equipped to study and handle the forest reserve ques- ticn; and, Whereas, Feeling that the present grazing system has been bullt up through a term of many years, consuming the life work of the western pioneers and of the younger genera- tion, entailing untold hardship and even sac- rifice of life, and believing that such sturdy efforts entitle the great majority of the present occupants of the range to no uncertain voice in the initiation of any legislation that may affect thelr interests; therefore, be it Resolved, That we favor the passage of a law’ whieh will authorize -the Secretary of Agriculture to thoroughly classify the vacant lands of the United States and determine the conditions at present governing the use of the grazing areas and to ascertain those sections of the range area, {f there be any, to which a lease system can be satistactorily applied; 4nd be it further Resolved, That the power to create and administer forest reserves shall be vested in the Department of Agriculture, which is spectally organized and equipped for this pur- pose; and be it further Resolved, That we favor Government con- trol of and_jurisdiction over all public graz- ing areas, by or through the Department of Agriculture; local questions being decided on local grounds and under regulations made to meet local conditions; that the range rights of present users of the grazing area as de- termined by priority of occupancy and present use shail be carefully safeguarded, and that no sudden or stringent upheaval of existing conditions which would cause commercial dis- tress shall be made; on the other hand, such legislation must be gradual In its effect and leases granted only where locally satisfactory as determined by the proper authority. e e ki to combat the statements of Congress- man Livernash in regard to Chinese on the ocean steamers. After one or two -efforts to concentrate his ideas he was prevailed upon to sit down and subsequently left the room. A. D. Porter of the Boilermakers’ and Shipbuilders’ Union said that the scarcity of home work on foreign ships was because the owners were over- charged for all repairs. at American yards. He said that a vessel could be docked at Victoria for half the money required here and that notwithstanding this fact the wages of the men were higher in Victoria. “A. P. Lorentzen, local representative of the Victoria Drydock Company, said this was not so, He then furnished cause for merriment by describing the actions of various Government officials when inspecting his vessel and the de- mands made by some of them. He said that the pilots secured their po- sitions by influence, and not by com- petitive examination, and that many ships’ masters were more capable of bringing their vessels into port than were the harbor pilots. On being told that this was a State matter, Mr. Lorentzen suggested that the Govern- ment take the pilot service in charge. He rclated that one of his ships went to Seattle with nothing but ballast in the hold and the United States in- spector taxed him $1 a ton on that. He brought the matter into the courts and a Seattle Judge decided in his favor, The Government then appealed the case direct to the Supreme Court of the United States. The officials made the claim that the levying of taxes on hundreds of other ships was at stake. Adopt Resolutlons Asking | Democratic Others before the commission were Joseph R. Oldham, Lionel Heynemann ot the Fulton Jron Works and William J. Woodside. At 6 o’clock the labors of the commis- sion ended and Senator Gallinger spoke as follows: “In behalf of the commission, I de- safe in saying that no court that we nor have such strong arguments been presented to us as here in San Fran- cisco. We wish to thank Mr. Newhall and his associates of the Chamber of Commerce for their courtesy in extend- ing to us the use of this fine room; also to President Rolf and President Bab- cock and their associates and to Mr. Schwerin, for courtesies that we shall never forget. -Nor do we forget that class\of people, those who -:a advance| to a great degree our work, or who can| { hinder its progress. ‘We wish to thank : the proprietors and representatives of the papers of San Francisco, who have been diligent followers of the hearing and have given great space to the argu- ‘ments.” The members of the commission will leave for their homes in a few days. To-night they will take a well-earned rest and (to-morrow will visit Mount Tamalpaid as the guests of Captain 1. E. Thayer. A subcommittee will visit the South Atlantic and Gulf ports in No- vember, and about the 25th of that month the entire commission will meet and formulate its report. This report will be before Congress by the first Monday in D;otmbu- as required by law. sire to express our thanks. I feel I am ! mucl CAUSE OF EVIL—REMEDY PROPOSED ||ST(CKMEN WANT PARKER DOFFS JURIST'S ROBE Nominee for the Presidency Resigns From the New York Bench NOW PRIVATE CITIZEN Quits His High Post Unex- pectedly and Former As- sociates Express Regret ALBANY, N. Y., Aug S5—Alton B. Parker ceased to be Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of New York at 3:20 o’clock this afternoom, handing In his resignation after a two minutes’ | session of court in which he and five associate Judges disposed of sixty-six cases remaining on the calendar. ‘Without any intimation of his pur- pose he cagie to Albany, took part with five of the other Judges in clear- | ing up all but three of the cases which had been argued before the court and then sent a messenger to file his for- mal resignation in the office of the Secretary of State, as the constitution and law required. His business as Chief Judge being completed, Judge Parker called in all the newspaper men, took them through the court chambers, private offices and consultation rooms and Introduced each one of his associate Judges. In his own room, which he has occupied so long, he looked out of the window to the distant hills across the Hudson. His voice trembled perceptibly as he said: “This room, boys, was mine.” Slight emphasis on the word “was™ gave the first actual indication to re- porters of his intention to resign. Returning to the consultation room he took a long envelope from a pocket and, turning to Buell C. Andrews, an official of the court, said: “Andrews, will you do a kindness for me? Please take this down stairs and file it with the Secretary of State.” The document read: Hon. John F. O'Brien, Secretary of State— Sir: T hereby respectfully resign my office as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, such resignation to take effect immediately. ALTON B. PARKFR. Rosemount, Esopus, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1904. Judge Parker spent the remainder of the afternoon in conversation with his former colleagues in the court. He re- fused to make any statement or com- ment in connection with his resigna- tion beyond saying: “It speaks for ftself.” g His fellow Judges were not so reti- cent and each one had something to say, all testifying to the esteem in which they held him as a jurist and man. P M FUSION IN NEBRASKA. Democrats and Populists Will Com- bine on State Ticket. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 5.—Thomas H. Tibbets of this city, Populist candi- date for Vice President, has Dbeen strongly opposed to fusion with the Democrats, but to-day he said he would agree to fusion with any party that would oppose monopolies. He sald he would consent to a division of the ticket in Nebraska. This practi- cally makes fusion certain when the two State conventions meet here next ‘Wednesday. ———— ALLEGED CHILD STEALERS ARE GIVEN CONTINUANCE Jensen Case Goes Over and Little Girl Is Taken Charge of by Danish Official. CHICAGO, Aug. 5.—When Willlam Jensen and his wife, who were arrested several days ago charged with kidnap- ing Elsie Gellert two years ago in Dén- mark, were taken before United States Commissioner Foote to-day the case was continued by agreement of the at- torneys. While the Jensens were at the Fed- eral Court building the County Jall authorities surrendered the child to representatives of the Danish Govern- ment and to-night the little girl is on the way to New York, accompanied by George Beech, acting Danish Consul at New York, and a woman attendant. On their arrival in New York the child will be sent to her parents in Frederica, Denmark. —————— ABANDONED OIL WELL SUDDENLY BECOMES ACTIVE Shaft at Arroyo Grande Sunk Four T Years Ago Now a Producing Property. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Aug. 5.—Word has just been received here that a well drilled for oil four years ago by the ‘Western Union Oil Company at Arroyo Grande, where oil has never been de- veloped, has begun flowing. The well was plugged and abandoned. /There is h excitement over the matter, as several companies were already or- have-held has been so well attended |ganizing to drill. ————b WANT ' ADVERTISERS IN NEXT SUNDAY'S CALL WILL RECEIVE FREE A copy of the beautiful picture, “HOTHOUSE TREASURES,” Size 36x10 inches, on heavy plate paper. l— 1 {