The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 4, 1905, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY APRIL 4, 1905. WAR VETERANS SONS BEGIN SESSION. National Commander. Is Warmly ~ Welcomed at CHIEF JUSTICE SUSTAINS HILL {Opinion - Handed Down in Encampment. | Company, Recently Decided we ousT COMMANDE CrIEF ~ 1 r i ol |{ADVERSE TO HARRIMAN Method of Distribution of | Stock . Declared to Have || Been the Best and Wisest | WASHINGTON April 3.—In the Su- preme Court of the United States the Chief Justice to-day handed down the opinion of the court in the case of Harriman vs. the Northern Securities Company, the decision in which was announced several weeks ago. The mo- tion for the immediate issuance of the mandate was denied, the date for is- suance being fixed for April 15. After stating the case at length the Chief Justice said: “In the present case complainants seek the return of property delivered an executed contract of sale on the | ground of the illegality of that con- | 'tract, but the record discloses no spe- cial considerations of equity, justice or public policy the courts in relaxing the rigor of the rule which bars a recovery. cuit Court decrees and the the Attorney General of action of the United | | the ratable distribution resolved on was in violation of,public policy. “The purchase by | | pany was on its own account and not in trust, and cannot be disturbed. | there is here no offer of the restor: of the status quo if that were prac ticable. Doubtless it became the duty {of the securities company tc end a lawful and this could be effected by sale and distribution in cash or by dis- think, for the forced sale of several hundred thousand shares of stock would have manifestly involved disas- trous results. g intentionally been passed, the former owners, or part of them, cannot re- claim the specific shares and must be content with their ratable proportion of the corporate assets.” il VICTORY FOR SHIP OWNERS. Not Responsible for the Escape of Immigrants. ’ WASHINGTON, April 3.—In an opinion by Justice Day the Supreme Court of the United States to-day re- | | versed the opinion of the Circuit ‘Court of Appeals for the Ninth Ci cuit in the case of Hackefeldt & C | vs. the United States. The case in- the construction of the law volves | holding ship owners responsible for | neglect to return immigrants when requested to do so. In this case the immigrants were Japanese who es caped from a locked room on ship- board. The Government took the position , | that the statute requires the return of | VICE CcoMmmMAaNDE Ry CNeemE® AD T IN THE PR ERS OF THE SONS OF VETERANS OF THB UNIT- D A MEMBER OF ORDER, WHO IS TAKING A LEADING “* | rejected immigrants under all circum- | | stances and the Circuit Court of Ap- Case of Northern Securities | to the securities company, pursuant to | which would justify | The Cir- | | States puts at rest any question that | he securities com- | i | situation’ that had been adjudged un- | tributfon in kind and the latter method | was adopted and wisely adopted, as we | “In fine, the title to these stocks has | BIG PROFITS MADE 0N GAS !Sold in New York City at a Dollar When the Company | Buys It at Forty Cents | FINANCIAL METHODS s A : ‘apital Stock Inereased and the Money Thus Secured | Imvested at a Low Rate | | NEW YORK, April 3.—Nearly 5,000, 1 000,000 of the 13,000,000,000 feet of | gas supplied to consumers in New | York City by the Consolidated Gas | Company last year 'was purchased | from the New Amsterdam - and other :‘Sss companies at the rate of from 28 | cents-to 40 cents per 1000 cubic feet. | This fact was brousht out to-day dur- | ing the examination of Benjamin A. | Whitelay, assistant secretary of the | Consolidated Gas Company, before the | legislative committee which is inquir- irg into the lighting conditions in this city. The Consolidated Gas Comvany | supplies gas to consumers at $1 per 11000 cubic feet. Rcbert A. Carter, secretary of the company, who followed Whitelay on the stand, was asked to explain what disposition had been made of the $2f (00,000 which was realized when th capital stock of the company was in- creased from $80,000,000 to $100,000,000. He replied that it had been used for “construction purposes.” By relerring | to a statement which had been pre- pared for the committee, however, Hughes found that nearly $12,000.000 of | this sum had been ipvested in corpo- rate stock of the City of New York at a low rate of interest, while the stock- holders were being paid interest on the sum at the rate of 6 per cent. Carter explained that this was done because | the company might need the money at time and wanted to have it avail- be wanted in three months or even in six months, however. on this $12,000,000 otit of the profits of the company and charging up * those pavments as part of the expauses of gas making,” said Hughes. | “Precisely,” replied the witness | 'The examination of Henry M Fd- ‘[\\'ards. auditor of the New York Edi- son Company, developed the fact that while the actual value of the properties owned by the Edison company at the time of consolidation with the Consoli- dated Gas Company was approXimate- 1y $19,500,000, the company had out- standing stock and bond issues aggre- gating $64,000,000. ————————— FIERCE TRIBAL WARFARE BREAKS OUT IN LIBERIA LIVERPOOL, April 3.—Acecording to a report brought by the British and African Line Royal Mail steamship Sokoto from West Africa, tribal war- fare is now raging in Liberia. Natives of the Picanannyness tribes on March 13 attacked Cestos, Killing sixty men land eighty women. The = Cestos na- | tives are organizing a big counter-ex- pedition. When the Sokoto sailed a flerce encounter with much slaughter was expected. - | He did not know that it would | “Meantime you are paying 6 per cent | T ENCAMPMENT. lon encampment of the Sons s opened its annual session yesterday morning, F. B. Wilson pre- s escorted to a seat G. Bennett and G. W. which he was welcomed g office distin- th a few and w: A will re- them at the session this morn- r in Chief Dustin | The presiding officer appointed the following committees: Prese—Colonel Charles L. Pierce, E. J. Hromada and G. W. Connart. Memorial—Past Commander F. R. | Handly Re; s of officers—C. L. Shinn, C. L. Pierce and J. W. Cook. Resolutions—W. E. Laurance, A. G. Bennett and E. J. Hromada. Constitution and laws—O. Judell, D. B. Cahen and B. P. Oakford. To-day the election of new officers will take place. After adjournment the officers and were the guests of La- No. 5 in an adjoining L00T 15 FOUND BY DETECTIVES Olsen, 803 Filbert as entered Sunday valued at t night Detectives ested a man who as Wiillam Smith, and with the crime. The sto- found in a room at 2600 old ring, amond stud cuff b coin th was arrested he had on which ¢ believe 5 husband and at th they presented h music cabinet and costly ight by a | OBJECTIONABLE | | Special Dispatch to The Cah SAN JOSE, April 3—The citizens of Santa Cruz want the Supervisors of this county to remove the restrictions placed on automobiles on the mountain road from this city to Santa Cruz, as ! | it deprives the seaside city of many a dollar that outing parties would spend there. J. J. C. Leonard and A. H. Mid- | dleton of Santa Cruz, accompanied by this A. P. Hill and T. C. Barnett of city, appeared before the Board of pervisors and asked that such action be taken. The visitors intimated that the peo- $5000 to help in the construction of a road to the Big Basin, which would connect with the proposed rcad from San Mateo and this county. They feel, however, that the automobile ordinance that prevents auto parties from this city and San Francisco reaching their city should be removed. The matter was referred to the Ordinance Commit- tee and a hearing on the matter was set for April 17. PORT Island of Minorca, April mperor landed from the erican liner Hamburg this morn- g and visited the captain-general. Every— | Where he was given a hearty reception rcmoved to No. 210 STOCKTON STREET, where our patrons will receive careful attention. By this” sign you may know and will find These machines are now sold atlower prices, quality considered, than any other. Keedles and Repairs for All Makes of Sewing Machinzs SEWING MACHINES RENTED AND EXCHANGED Singer Scwing Machine Company ADVERTISEME " Removal Notice. The Singer Store, located for many years at 22 Post Street, has been Singer Stores Everywhere BAN ON AUTOS ple of Santa Cruz were willing to raise | | peals took that view. The Supreme | Court, however, took the view in to- | day's opinion that ship owners are re- | quired only to exercise due diligence in such cases, and failed to hold the {ship owners responsible for the es- | cape of the immigrants. | i TARIFF AND PHILIPPINES. | Ruling Follows Lines of Fourteen Diamond Rings Case. WASHINGTON, April 3.—Justice Holmes of the Supreme Court of the United States to-day delivered the opinion of that court in the case of | Henry W. Peabody & Co. and Warner, Barnes & Co. vs, the United States in | opposition to the contentions of the | Government. These suits were brought to recover duties from the firms on merchandise {shipped by them from New York to Manila between April 11, 1899, the date when the ratifications of the treaty with Spain were exchanged, and October 25, 1901. The decision followed the lines of the judgment of the court in the fourteen diamond rings case, in which it was held that | after the titles passed to the United States there was nothing in the Phil- | fppine insurrection of sufficient grav- | ity to give the islands the character | of foreign countries within the mean- ing of the tariff ac CERE Lo R ] | JUDGE RAYMOND GIVEN CLEAN BILL: OF CONDUCT Charges Against Chief Justice of In- dian Territory Do Not Warrant | Removal. | WASHINGTON, April 3.—The fol- |lowing statement regarding the charges ggainst Judge = Raymond, | Chief Justice of the Indian Territory, was made to-day on behalf of Attor- | ney General Moody by Special Assist- !ant Attorney General Russell: The department has investigated the charges made against Judge Raymond and has reached the conclusion that there was nothing found or proved warranting his removal from office. vie I of this concluson it fs not deemed the of the department to enter Into a of his conduct. Federal Judges in es hold office for life in order that they be free from the influence of fear and other improper motives. Territorial Judges may be removed by the President, but, as nearly | as may be, also should be free from such in- fluence. This they cannot be If thelr conduct is to be subject to constant comment by legis- lative officers near the President It is but just to add that the Judge's honesty and fm- partiality cannot be seriously questioned and that he has made an exceptional record for ®ood and rapid work, particularly in the sup- on of the liquor traffic, a thing obviously rious to the peace and welfare of the people of the Indian Territory. The charges against Judge Ray- mond included discourtesy toward members of the bar and improper po- litical activity. —————— | MAYOR JOHNSON AGA | ACCUSES COUNCILMEN When Called on to Apologize or Go Into Court He Says He Will Do Neither. CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 3.—May- or Johnson has refused to comply with the City Council resolution of last Monday night that he either apologize | to the members of that body, whom | he accused of accepting bribes directly or indirectly, or take the charges into court. The Mayor said that he would not do neither and asserted that he still believed that “certain interests had | more influence with the votes of cer- tain members of the council than the interests of 40,000 voters. ———— Earthquake in Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, April 3.—Santa Cruz was visited by a temblor shortly after 2 o'clock.this morning. The shock was quite heavy. No damage was done, GOLDEN TROUT [TRY T0 WRECK FRON WHITNET| THE OVERLAND {Two Attempts Are Made to| Derail Southern Pacific Train Near Oregon Town Rare Fish Are Displayed at Exhibitien of the Forest | and Game Association ICE IS KEPT IN TANK|TIES PLACED ON TRACK Shots Are Fired at Engineer as Cars Go by Spot Where | Scots Will Enjoy the Show This Evening and Give Dances to Bagpipe Music| Obstructions Were Piled — —_— Golden trout from an icy stream 7000 | ALBANY, Or., April 3.—Two at-| feet up the wild sides of Mount ‘Whit- | tempts were made here during the | ney were one of the new attractions of the Forest, Fish and Game Associa- tion's show at the Pavilion last night. As the story of how the trout had been captured and the knowledge of what a rarity they are got out among the throng a dense crowd gathered around their tank. The fish were caught in Whitney Creek by R. W. Requa, foreman of the Sissons hatchery. With two assistants he started up.he towering mountain. night to wreck the Southern Pacific southbound overland train from Port- land. A freight train, northbound, was derailed by a pile of ties on the track one mile north of the city. Later a second pile of ties was found on the track one-third of a mile farther north. | All the obstructions were placed so as td wreck the train coming south. The obstructions were removed and | as the overland passed several shots | were fired at the engineer. To-day shotgun shells were found on rhe} tracks. This is the second attempt to | wreck the overland in two weeks. | Officers and detectives are at work on various clews. Several men known | to have been in the neighborhood of the attempted wreck are under sus-| picion. The company this afternoon | posted an offer of $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of | the men who perpetrated the outrage. One of his companions turned back when a blinding snowstorm came on, but the other two proceeded. Requa got about three dozen of the trout,| which were brought down in a bucRet | of water and ice. Plenty of ice was Kept in the tank in which the fish were | shipped here, and a large chunk of it | floats in the water in which they live at | the Pavilion. ' Theodore Kytka defeated Captain Riley of the United States army in a| contest at the pistol range, and the Oc- cidentals beat the Olympics 20 to 8 at indoor baseball. Another acquisition to the exhibition is the brown bear belonging to the Uni- versity of California. It was brought to the Pavilion in a hack. To-night will be given over to the Scots, and hundreds of them will be there. The following lads and lassies in Highland costume will’portray the na- tive dances in uniso Madge Hamil- ton, Frances Dougherty, Meda Thorn- ton, May Foley, ie Macpherson, Montague Barton, o THREE HUNDRED SHEEP DROWNED Special Dispatch to The Call . REDDING, April 3.—The storm In | Nell Kenneth MacRae, Jamie Newton Rae, Martha Bowes, | Southern Shasta County a few days | Margaret Grant, Marle Grant, Bertie| ago caused the loss of 300 head of Campbell, James Trevethich, Dolly | gsheep, the property of George Phillips, | Ross, Maggie Ross, Anita Foley and Alice Foley. Special Highland flings and sword dances will also be given by Lizzie Ferguson and Virginia Schultz to the music of the bagpipes, played by I S. R. Tivendale and Adam Ross. — S e Anti-Trust Victory in Butte. BUTTE, Mont.,, April 4.—Incom- plete returns for the city of Butte up to 2 a. m. indicate the election as| who lives on Elder Creek. | When the storm arose 'the sheep | sought shelter in a dry creek bottom. | The animals could not be driven out by the herders and when the water poured into the dry course they were drowned. Many of them were washed down the | stream into the Sacramento River, a distance of several miles. The water rose very high and some of the sheep were found next morning lodged in the | tops of the willow bushes along the! SPOILS BEAUTY OF HIS BRIDE Coalinga Blacksmith Quar- rels With Wife Over Break- fast and Kicks Out Her Eye WEDDED THREE WEEKS | Mob Gathers at Jail Where Brute Is Confined and Makes Threats of Lynching RN . Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, April 3.—At the end of & three weeks’' honeymoon, A. Sansom, a Coalinga blacksmith, brutally beat his wife and disfigured her for life. As she lay insensible on the floor from vicious blows from his fists, Sansom kicked his bride in the face, entirely destroying the sight f her left eye. The affair grew out of a quarrel over the breakfast yesterday morning. Three weeks ago the couple were married. They had been housekeeping only five days. Sansom expressed de- rision at the hot cakes prepared by his wife. She retorted with angry words and the husband attacked her. After he had nearly killed his wife, Sansom, realizing what he had done, tried to escape, but was quickly captured by neighbors. An indignant crowd gathered about the jail and threats of lynching were freely passed. Sansom was taken be- fore Justice of the Peace Atkinson, who sentenced him to six months in jail. Mrs. Sansom was considered a very handsome woman. RIBOT OPPOSES ABRUPT SEPARATION IN FRANCE He Belleves That Church and State Should Be Severed by Gradual Process. PARIS, April 3.—Former Premier Ribot, one of the principal oppesition orators in the Chamber of Deputies, speaking to-day in reference to the separation bill, admitted that modern ideas called for the separation of church and state, but contended that it should be effected gradually and in concert with the head of the church. In his opinion the precipitate action set forth in the present bill would hurt the nation's sentiment and provoke angry reprisals. Democratic Mayor for Anaconda. ANACONDA, Mont., April 3.—The Democrats carried the city election to- day. Dr. T. J. McKenzie was chosen Mayor of John MacGinniss, the anti-{ ., e ¢ ould | Mayor; William Gallagher, Treasurer, trast candidate, by a substantial plu- | banks of the creel. T8 e Sheey Co e | and Thomas O'Boyle, Police Judge. rality. Phil C. Goodwin, the Demo- | hoen saved, but they were fear-crazed | Three Republican and = three Demo- cratic nominee for City Treasurer, iS| anq could not be persuaded to budge. | cratic aldermen were elected. apparently a winner. { gl Sy, o e T “HT—;T—_}\ b o e b N 7 (il Watch for Poachers. ASSES AWAY IN SOUTH. To Sugceed Dr. Osler. EASHES 90 VICTORIA, B. C.. April 3.—The BALTIMORE, April 3.—Dr. Lewel- |y i Is Called by |fishery protection cruiser Kestrel to- Jyn Frankiin Barker, now head of the | ' Coliny Mine 3:_;“,' 7 ed by |33y mounted a Nordenfeldt _gun, Department of Anatomy in the Uni-| S ~ | bought from the imperial Government versity of Chicago, has been elacted to LOS ANGELES, April 8.—Colonel | py the Canadian authorities, and pro- the professorship of medicine at Johns | N. W. D. Turner, prominent in the, ceeded ta northern waters to watch financial and commercial life of this | city and one of the heaviest mine 3 Ay = owners of the Northwest, is dead at | ALBANY, N. Y. April 3. —The Assembly!pjs home in this city. Colonel Tur- to-night passed the bill making the term of 5 " v S office of the Mayor of New York City four [T€r was a brother of former Senator years instead of two. Turner of Washington. Hopkins, made vacant by the rcsigna-i tion of Dr. William Osler. i fish poachers, i JEESE SR R—— ALBANY, N. Y.. April 3.—The Bill taking nsfers of stock in the State passed the Sen e to-night by a vote of 33 to 14 The bill provides a tax of $2 per 100 shares. It now &oes to the Assem ADVERTISEMENTS. case of “have-to.” another year. every one of them. With this | any price. Quarter Sizes. styles. MEN'S STORES 820 Market Street 17 O’Farrell Street no matter how difficult you think of leather suits you best. JSend for Style Book. Sold direct from tannery to consumer. The largest retail shoe business in the world. 93 stores in principal cities from London to San Francisco. EGAL THE SHOE THAT PROVES Three hundred customers canbe seated at one time—and a large corps of expert salesmen always prepared to give prompt attention to We intend not only to give you prompt service, but also to take all | the time that may be required to fit you perfectly with the exact shoe that suits you. 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