The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 7, 1904, Page 7

IHE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1904. PANAMA HOLDS CELEBRATION Big Popular Demonstration | Author of 0. in Honor of the Recent| Street” Tells of Early Ef- Pact With [nlted States | | | HOW WHITEING GOT HIS START PN £ i I'AFT ONE OF SPEARFRQ LONDON LITER ARY T~\LI\ it forts to Gain Recognition‘ CARTER STILL DEFIES COURT to Obey Second Summons' to Appear Before Judge DLFI\ES HIS POSITIO\ —_— Assures His Hearers Fhat \\ illiam Macdonald Puttmg Says It Is Not Compatlble the Greatest Good Will| Finishing Touches on a; Exists Between Countries| Biography of Franklin | ipplemental | be- { new s LONDON, Dec. 6.—Richard White- London periodical an unusually ount of how he got his a writer. It is known, of it the author of “No. 5 John ht he would like to engraver, but Whiteing has nev- ld just how he proceeded made up his mind to be- instead. populs e in the hag & char borrowed It seems that He gave up his 5 a ten-pound note, front garret—only as a work- however, for he still lived at and began to lay siege to the ' he says, “may best ¥ the title of the com- All About Everything.” The s were in no hurry. I assailed them with great determination, but my darts were caught in the meshes Goverr ¥ T | of the wastepaper basket. According s ued, | to my own test, 1 ought to have € e bill | stopped the and to have gone back : a8 to the old calling, which was now g s as irksome to me as work in the mines. But, of course, when you are in the thick of a fight you soon forget | the niceties of its science. (Ul RTED POPULAR FAVOR. by way of forcing an opening, I left Off saying what I wanted to ay, and artfully offered one of them what I thought he might want to have said. power us except that 2in and pro- |1l Was most reprehensible, but I was |desperate now. 1 essayed a history of Se o agreement | Clocks and watches for a well-known reached be- |10cal paper published in Clerkenwell. cause sides were desirous to |l Worked up subject from an en- € eyclopedia erything was there, in e beral leader, | @bstract, vet not a gle thing had the Li “ scrap of flavor in to the office, to fin the agree- 2 I took it down t was gratitying | and was so fortunate as d the person in authority behind - . distribu- | the counter. He weighed the manu- s during | Script—in his hand—and said that he = into | Might publish it in two or three in- 17 tz1lm . 1 was happy beyond words, vet 1 lingered for a moment, without RN BAUER e e having courage to say that I should like to hea DEATH AMONG CANADIANS UK€ 10 hear something on the question Lo PR 7 ‘You understand,’ he said, “ ‘that enty-Two Carried O In WISHAPCE | we don't pay for things of this sort.’ = Wee - Sickness. Akin Certainly,’ I gasped. It was not for to Tyohoid. |me to betray ignorance of trade : AUTHOR'S FIRST HIT. made his first hit with an 1genious newspaper Greenwood's By an Ama- Pall Mall G g by instail- * which then publis London eve “ ¥ says Whit was s e one of its smartest g men to s Danger From Christ ght with the poor, and to g us what it was 1 The editor . man down in.a brougham ved him in a careful ort- of rags and tatters almost at the use door. A good idea’ said a friend, ‘but it would be a better one 1 rough among the . i story.” We both seeme 1d it was agreed that each should write his version of such an article, and that the better ape should the next day. I called on in due course with mine done, but his was wanting, for the simple reason hat he had forgotten all about it. So ine was dropped in the box. It was a fair hand, it was even m copied out in - neatly bound in paper covers, for we . were firmly persuaded that this was the way things should be done. This - time the period of uncertainty was p short and sharp. The next day the - ‘Evening r’ placards seemed to be - 4 but one huge headline—'Night in Bel- grave Square, by a Costermonge ADMIRER OF FRANKLIN William Macdonald, who used to be one of that brilliant “National Ob- | server” group known as “W. ley’s young men”—a group that inclua- ed Stevenson, Kipling and Barrie—has Bark. nearly finished an important work on 6.—The | Benjamin Franklin, dealing principally from Iquique, |'With that sage as a citizen of the worid Dunkirk, [and a maker of internatignal history. Her | Macdonald has been gathering mate- he boats, | rial for the work for a long time and ued by a |is of the opinion that Franklin was the at Granville, | greatest statesman of his day. The growth and importance of the es for g um break- in- Dec REGINAPHONE The Reginaphone is a novelty in the Musical World. It is a combination between a Regina Music Box and a Talking Machine. You can use either the regular talk- ing machine discs, thus reproducing Talking Machine records, or the Regina Tune sheets, thus reproducing Regina Music records. It is 2 beautiful instrument and would make a grand Christmas remembrance. Ask to see them. Sherman, Clay @ Co. SAN FRANCISCO I('ear(ny and Sutter Sts. OAKLAND Thirteenth and Broadway . g has contributed to the pages of a | With to Dignity of Office Recognize the Order, EEFIR AL Special Dispatch to The Call HONOLULU, Nov. 25.—Another stage of the deadlock between Governor Car- ter and Judge Gear over the refusal of the Governor to obey a subpena has been passed When Governor Carter disregarded a second subpena Judge Gear said the jury may be directed to acquit the defendant. The question at stake is, whether Auditor J. H. Fisher it really Auditor of the Territory, as the Governor holds his undated resignation. Judge Gear decided that, “there being nc doubt that Mr. Fisher has been, and is now, acting as a de facto officer of a de jure office, his testimony should not be stricken out, even if he does not hold the office under a full and legal ap- pointment. The motion to strike cut on the ground stated will therefore be denied.” Setting forth his reasons for not an- summons of the court, the wrote to Attorney General as follows: swering the Governor Andrew incl t summor appear a . out of rdinate’ department served ar in_p art 1 behalf that 1 have no informatic Iy be of service in connec question, and do not atible with the dig- nity of o allow it to be subjected to the court, as prompt ed by the whim fons of aitorneye. It is the law that should be obeyed, not the law- yers. The absence of the Secretary of the Territory makes the demands n my time for the de tails of this office far in excess of what is usual pinion high pul interests might suffer {f I admitted that the courts had & right to nd my attendance. As I have never refused to attend voluntarily stify in any where 1 have been con sulted and my evidence shown to be necessary ey e R WEALTHY WIFE MUST PAY BIG SUM IN ALIMONY ¥English Court Decides for Husband, Although He Admitted Miscon- duct on His Part. LONDON, Dec. 6.—The Constanti- nidi divorce suit, which has been be- fore the court from time to time for { more than a vear, has énded in an order bv Sir Francis Jeune against the wife make her husband a handsome allowance, to be increased on death of her mothe hen Constantinidi ob ed di- “ vorce from his wife, Julia, daughter of the late Stephen Ralli, a million- aire m h k was awarded the record d ges of $125,000. The case was also remarkable as being the only instance where the husband, who himself admittéd misconduct, had obtained a divorce. s sdp e el BERLIN SHOWS A HEAVY DECREAS IN BIRTH RATE Same Conditions Prevail in All Large Cities of the German Em- pi RLIN, Dec. Official statistics covering twenty-six years show a steady and noticeable dec e in the birth rate in the large cities in Ger- many, in spite of the fact that the marriage rate is higher than in cities of less than 100,000 inhabitants and in the country. E Berlin, which passed fhe 2,000,000 mark in Decembe presents the heaviest decrease in the birth rate. In the period from 1896 to 1900 it aver- aged 28.9, against 44.9 from 1875 to 1880. The highest birth rate is in the great industrial centers of the Rhein- ish provinces. —e———— May Be Floated. LONDON, Dec. 6.—The British steamship Invernes which went ashore at Muroran while bound from Tacoma for Yokohama and Hiogo, has become imbedded thirty inches in the sand. The cargo is being dis- charged. She is not leaking, and the chances of floating her are favorable. - American colony in London is attest- ed by the announcement of impending publication of another directory devot- ed to its members, entitled the “Amer- | ican Blue Book. It will also contain | a list of Americans and American firms Inverne: | doing business in Great Britain. It is ! edited by Mrs. G. C. Bancroft, who, in conjunction with Basil Bancroft, has | who are desirous of entering the elite | also established a new reau in Regent street. viding a sort of headcuarters American visitors and residents London and assisting them both in business and social matters. As re-| gards the latter Bancroft makes the | interesting annoucement that the bu- reau ‘can supply any American girls | American Bu- | It aims at pro- | for | in | of British society with chaperones.” SARAH GRAND HEARD FROM. Madame Sarah Grand has not been | heard from for some time, but she is | to the fore again with an essay in the London “Boudoir.” *“Modern Un- graciousness” is her subject, and in treating it Madame Sarah declares that in her opinion the age of chivairy really has passed. She says the stand- ard of manners has been lowered all | over the world “In Germa " continues this writer, “the Kaiser's men-machines take the best part of the pavement from any whom they may safely elbow off; and since the war there has been a lament- able falling off in France, that had the highest reputation for charm of manner up to the middle of the nine- | teenth ecentury. In fact,” says Ma- dame Sarah, “French politeness has been degraded Into an article of com< merce.” It's rather a pity that English news- l-l- 5 John|Governor of Hawaii Refuses! | paper writers, who lie in wait for | the chance to do so, get so many Op- portunities to exult over slips on the part of their American brethren. At present, for instance, the London news- papers are having fun with the repre- sentative of a Boston newspaper who :came over here recently to interview several prominent English authors. This traveler wrote: “The most in- teresting writer I met in London was Mr. G. K. Chesterton, author of ‘The Unspeakable Scot,’ " and then proceeds to give an interview he had with Ches- terton iz which, as a London weekly drily remarks, “the latter is reported to have kent up his anti-Scottish atti- tude in a way tl is surprising con- sidering that the real author of the ‘Unspeakable Scot’ is quite another person.” 'Joan Baldwin Scores Hit in Piano Recital | 1 DESIRE A HOME FOR SAILORMEN hDelegates to Seamen’s Con- | vention Favor a Retreat for Superannuated Salts ENTERTAINMENTS | PLAN Rally to Be Held Saturday| Night at the Union Hall| to Be an Important Event - | | The second day’s session of the con- vention of the Seamen’s Union of America was devoted principally to routine business. It is expected by Thursday the routine work will be completed and the convention will take | up the important matters that are to come up before it. Changing conditions make it necessal to revise some of the laws of the International body. A special committee, composed of Delegates P. Scharrenberg, W. H. Jen- kins an@ Daniel Sullivan, was appoint- ed to devise ways and means of estab- lishing a home for aged and decrepit PUPIL O WHO GAVE PRR. LAST NIGHT. Steinw much ambiti length! bers. sessed should assist her, Miss Joan Baldwin at her recital at | ay Hall last night showed | ability. Her programme was an ous one and at the same time y. It comprised fourteen num- | The fair young pianist is pos- | of many qualifications that] with patience and practice, to reach a high place in the ranks While Miss Baldwin was pleasing in | her evening rendition of the Rhapsodie Hongroise | all No. Here best. with much delicacy and feeling and in | heavy portions of the composition she exhibited unexpected strength and | the power: diflicu appreciation of the composer's ideas. | The four selec were were Mis w Ul\ vrlfl.- of professional musicians. the feature of the really remarkable numbers, was her sarneval de Pesth,” by Lisat. "her abilities showed at their The tender passages were given s of endurance. It Chopin n She gave the :mbers with much ions by Albert 1. Elkus little gems in their way daintily interpreted. s Baldwin opened the concert selections from Schumann, but at home in these than in the numbers. Perhaps she was a nervous. Hugo Mansfeldt shou'd certainly be proud of his pupil. el S 8 cu It be suc dent read, reetor fery’'s the T Iy Iy ny the sin Geulds were behind have 1 in of the Denver and Ri who was recently elected a di-| Wi Jeffery. UCCEED IDENT BARTNETT Jeffery to be Made Chief Exe- itive Officer of the Western Pacific Railway. was formally anmounced yester- day that at the next nieeting of the| directors of the Western Pacific Rall- | way Company Attorney Walter president of the corporation, will | . Bart- | ceeded by E. T. Jeffery, presi- Grande of the former company. Jef- elevation to the presidency of | estern Pacific will not surprise who have been watching close- affairs of that concern, especial- ce it became known that the it. The Goulds eposed a great deal of confidence Barly in the year they gave him authority to direct the sur- veying operations along the proposed | route At nett, cent constr who is now in New received here yesterday of the new railway. elegram from President Bart- York, was denying re- reports to the effect that the uction of the road might be abandoned. Bartnett's message stated that t he work of construction would soon begin under the direction of a big firm, which has lately been award- ed the contract, hurrie Ch and that d to completion. it will be e arged With Stealing Gloves. A man who gave the name of Allen Robb men Allen and Tilton of rium in secreth gloves rested was detected by Special Police- the Empo- a package of ladies’ under his coat. He was ar- and booked at the Southern po- lice station on the charge of petty larceny. read, | their trade-mark. | third vice president of the union, and | seamen. Unusual interest is taken in this question. | An apveal from E. A. W. O'Dell of he Boot and Shoe Workers' Union was which earnestly requested the eamen to recognize the stamp of this union. A like request was heard from Woodworkers' Union of America, ask- ing the seafaring men to recognize Both appeals were favored by the body. A _report from Daniel Sullivan, a was * ad, which treated of the condi- | tions of the American seafaring man. Another important resolution was introduced by Delegate F. Scharren- berg, who urged the International body to affiliate with the Transport Wnrkers'l | Union of America. The Orpheum has been selected f0r< a theater party, to be given to the vis- iting delegates this evening. Arrangements have been made for a banquet Saturday evening at a down- | town restaurant. A trolley ride has | been tlanned for Sunday, to give the| | visitors an opportunity to visit the in-| teresting points of this city. | Tea B A et 2 0 Sl The grand rally, which is to be held on Saturday evening at Sailors’ Union | Hall, will be of interest to all seamen | in this port, and they are urgentiy re-| quested to attend, as many Impnrtant | topies will be discussed. st e ROOSEVELT PRAIS / ZEALAND'S POLICY | Says It Has Dealt With Question in a Bold and Conclu- sive Manner. | 7. E. Donne, who has been repre- senting the New Zealand Government | at the St. Louis Exposition, visited recently was ten- a most cord i dent. Mr. intimate | Washington dered Roosevelt knn\\'lf'll'!i‘ of legislation great natural beauties. In the course | of their conversation Mr. Roosevelt | said: 3 | 1 take a very great interest in New | and problem done mugh to solve the &p g labor; it has gone much further in this direction than any other country. It has Qealt with social questions in a very bold agd conelusive manner. I have watched its legis— lation very closely and with considerable inter- est. In my opinion, it has gone on sound lines, and T am very pleased to hear of the success of {ts (if 1 may term it s al legislation Y cordially_approve the granting of old age pensions. There are many reputable persons who, from a variety of causes, cannot n zdequate provision for their old age, and hooves the state to assist in such cases. Fose pensions should be given as & maiter of right. and not as charlty. The world has a great deal to learn from New Zealand very much interested In if and I am Rl it some day. e Y'S BODY | | | SUICIDE HARV Off the Steamship Corona While Passing Through Golden Gate. The dead body of a man supposed to be Robert W. Harvey or Bert W. Harvey, formerly of Eureka, Hum- boldt County, was found floating in the bay yesterday morning near Hun- | ters Point. Harvey, Fort Jones, Siskiyou County,” was signed by his mother and was mailed at Eureka, Oclobe" 5, 1904. Another letter addressed “Bert Har- vey" was from his brother, R. L. Har- vey, on the ietter-head of E. G. Pluke, Eureka, Cal. Bert Harvey was a youth of 18 years of age. He jumped overboard from the steamship Corona as the vessel was passing through the Golden Gate on November 21. The Corona was on the way to Fureka. Harvey had been out of his mind for several days and had been placed on the steamer by friends. __ ADVEGEISEIHINES. PLASTERS Are a universal remedy for Pains in the Back (so frequent in the case of women). They give instantancous relief. ‘Wherever there is a pain DIRECTION! R m“.'!?- e ‘should be elsewher -l 2bov X €. GlIM-ul apply Allcock’s Plasier. SRR apply a Plaster. S FOR USE oer lurhd-. etc., and for For Sore th. lrnne‘?flul. for Weak for painful and m‘:fl;;::-onu-uo- Young Man While Demented Jumps | IS FOUND IN THE BAY. A letter addressed “B. 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He en- December 4 Gustafson met Carl An- the residence of Mrs. Hoag, derson of 108 Berry street, who was|530 Alabama street, on Sunday under the influence of liguor. Gus- tafson offered to take Anderson home, but instead took him to a room at 606 Third street and stole his purse, con- | taining $54. When searched at the| City Prison the purse, which was| identified by Anderson, was found in Gustafson’s pocket. It contained $29. by means of a false key and stole a dress, shotgun and a quantity of tools, which he sold to a secondhand dealer on Howard street, between Fifth and Sixth. He admitted his guilt, saying he had lest his job and needed money. He knew the habits of the Hoag fam- ily and took advantage of their tem- porary absence from home to enter the house. — e————— ASKS PAY FOR BROKEN WRIST.—Mar garet H. Miller, manager of a lodging-houss, Petitions in Insolvency. Petitions in Insolvency were filed in the United States District Court as | follows: Henry Meyer, electrician, | yesterday mued the United Ratlroads for $10. | 300 for injuries ained on July 9 on t St. Helena, liabilities $4600, no afi-( California: stroet-stoass. dumpnry St A sets; Richard Henry Wise, clerk, San | qoe. The dummy stopped suddenly and she Francisco, liabilities $875, no assets. was thrown to the ground, breaking her wrist. ___ ADVERTISEMENTS. And many other painful and serious ailments from which most mothers suffer, can be avoided by the use of “Mother’s Friesd.” This great remedy is a God-send to women, carrying them through their most critical ordeal with safety and no pain. No woman who uses ““Mother’s Friend” need fear the suffering and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is also healthy, strong and good natured. Our book ’ “Motherhood,” is worth its weight in gold toevery woman, and will be sent frec in plain envelope by addressing application to n Bradficld Regulator Co. Atlanta,Ga. ® STATEMENTS OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE SPRINGFIELD FIRE and| NATIONAL FIRE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE COMPANY i, o the st B & Do \ A. D. 1908, and for the year ending on th FIELD, IN THE STATE OF | day, as made to the Insurance Commissiones on the 3lst of Decem- | of the State of California, pursuant to the O, And T e e hmmnie. | Drovisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the sloner the State of California, pursuant to | Political Code, condensed as per blank fur- the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the | nished by the Commissioner. Political Code, condensed as per blank fur- | CAP? By A RETar. | Amount of Capital !lnc:Al;-M uwp Amount of Capital Stock, paid up | in Cash . in Cash .-$2,000,000 00 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company..,. $227,00000 | Real Estate owned by Company... $354.855 22 Loans on Bonds and Mortgages 664,500 00 | Loans on Bonds and Mortgages.. 617.715 00 Cash Market Value of all Stocks Ci Market Value of all Stocks 204 Bonds owned by Company .. 4.536,144 00 | ang Bonds owned by Company.. 4 783,228 00 .mount of ns secures Y pledge X of Bonds, Stocks and other mar- o sh :" l;:m:-ny s Office ..... 1.199 90 ketable securities as collateral S g0 | Ch W Tuals. ... . 335,579 90 Cash in Company’s Office 2/048 20 | Premiume In due Course of Collec- Cash in Banks. 391,514 08 | tion . Interest due an: Stocks and Loans. 33,366 87 Total Assets . Interest due and ac and Mortgages 13,740 63 LIABILITIES. Premiums in du tion 635,242 22 | Losses adjusted and unpaid $81,924 77 Rents d& 519 30 | Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense .. 299,305 34 Solal! Asewts: - LS S e Y TR | 1 oy ottt teibiiii s, 0250 0 LIABILITIES. Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- Losses adjusted and unpald. ....... $79,92584 | DING ome year or lems. 32.991.- Losses in process of Adjustment or 819 57: reinsurance 50 per cent.. 1,465,909 19 in Suspense 124,003 91 | Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- Losses resisted, including expenses 25,436 43 ning more than one year, $3,295, - Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- 83 78: reinsurance pre rate s ning one year or less, 823 087 26; reinsurance 50 Erum! . 1.300,000 en | oGl peserve 50,000 00 Gross Premtums on Fire Risks run e R G s 2 Total Liablifties .............. $3.621,063 S8 274'21; reinsurance pro rata. 1,260,414 40 Commissions and Brokerage due INCOME. and to become due i B | S Total Liabllities. ......ccovucsess $2,788,060 65 | _ Fire premiums . $3,070.101 48 Z————— | Received for interest on Bonds and INCOME. Mortgages ............ 29.6025 18 Net cash actually recelved for Fire, | Received for nterest and dividends premtum . on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and Recetved for interest on Bond ands i sa | from al stner Received for inferest and dividends Received for Rents . on Bonds. Stocks, from all other sources. Received for Rents... Total Income . —_— EXPENDITURES. Total INCOME. ...ovvnrrnnnacranndd $3,416,417 79 ok doncnsk 20l Sor Dive Noses EXPENDITURES. (neluding $279.720 22, losses of Net amount pald !nrmfln Losses previous years) ... $2,020.275 13 Gneluding $300.426 72, losses ot Dividends to Stockholders 120,000 00 previous years)...... Paid or allowed for Commission or Dividends to Stockholders. B g A PRSP o850 19 T or 606,642 43 | P4 for Salaries, Fees and other Paid for Salaries, other charges for officers, clerks, stc.. 299,385 78 charges for officers, clerks, etc. 143,410 67 | Paid for State, National and Local nd’ Local Paid for State, Natfonal taxes . All other payments and 123,162 50 ' 304,134 25 .$2,938,792 04 , Losses incurred during the year... Risks and Premiums.| Fire Risks. | Premiums. Fire. $1,551,500 84 | 1ostes Incurred during the year..$2.063.942 03 Fire Risks. | Premiums, et amount of xm', written. duriag .| $456.612,055 185,765,952 56 Net amount of Risks| wfl((e’u during the! Net amount of i Sxpired. during the ot .zfi&fiz"i&'im"“ December 31, 1908, $361,066,862 34,424,986 ., i 316,273,651 un.m-lm“ lfl&n‘m|‘1um" December 31, l“ 570,485.468 | 6,227,772 30 A. W. DAMON, President. o o F T - W. J. MACKAY, Secretary. = Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 25th day of January. 1904. 2 PERCY S. GATES, Notary Publie. Subscribed and sworn to before me. s 11en day of January. TReD B SETMOUR, Notary Publie. CITY AGENCY: AHPEL & BRUCKMAN 215 Sansome Street. LOUIS L. JANES CO. HAYWARD BUILDING CITY (SAN FRANCISCO) AGENTS. = SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. GEO. D. DORNIN, Manage: GEO. W. DORNIN, Asst. Manager. JNO. C. DORNTIN, 34 Asst. Manager.