The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 12, 1906, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FE%RUARY 12, 1906. 12 February 13, at 2 p. m., from the pariors of the Mission Undertaking Company, 601 Va- DEATH NOTICES. lencia street. cormer Seventeenth. Services Continued from Page Eleven. | Wil be held under the auspices of San Fran- = —_— — cisco Aerfe No. 5, F. O. E. Interment Cy- the pariors | _press Lawn Cemetery. 1 } “fully invited to attend the funeral Tuesday, Marin Ty Fiies Stockton | RUSSELL—In - this city, February 10, 1806, ¢ Italian Cemetery Patrick Henry Russell, a native of Kentucky, Ca! February 8, aged 81 years 8 months and 23 days. (Sac- ramento, Cal ers please COpY.) 7 Funeral services will be heid Tuesday. at 10 2. m., at his late residence, 302 Laurel street. Interment private. SCHUCHARDT—In this city, February 10, 1006, Hattie Schuchardt, beloved mother of w Jr. Morson peloved th J. Lawton Schuchardt, and sister of Carl and \’alb' aged Artbur Knapp, a native of San Francisco, ® o £ aged 27 vears and 10 monthe. : 5 e day ( ) [FRemains at the funeral parlors of | ~day (Wonday). | the H. F. Maaes Company, 917 Mission 3 street, near Fifth. 11 sary lW‘b‘ SHEEHAN—In this city, February 10, 1806, | " Petwr T., beloved husband of the late Delia Shechan, end father of Peter T. Jr. John and Rose Sheehan and Mrs. Frank Wilson, a native Dublin, Ireland, aged 67 years. §7 Friends and acquaintances are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral to-mOrTow (Tuesday), at 8:50 a. m., from his late resl- dence, §7A Silver street, thence to St. Rose's Church, where a requiem high ma will be celebrated for the repose of his soul at ® a. m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. SINGLETON—In this city, February 11, 1906, w beloved brether of a native of San Fran- et enn, TYTR—In this city, February 10, 1908, Mary tant child of John and Maggie Tytr, r of Jack and Relta Tytr, a native Francisco, Cal, aged 11 months and 13 _de; (Monday), February 12, at 9:30 a. m., from the residence of her parents. 1411 Folsom street. Interment private. | VAN HARLINGEN—In Oekland, Cal. Feb- .| ruary 10, 1 Caroline Lowry Van Har- lingen, beloved mother of Willlam L. and Katherine Van Harlingen, & native of Ohio, in the seventy-elghth year of her (Springfield and Jackson, Iil., and Ann Arl Mich., papers please copy.) = epruscy 168 Eightl {7 Funeral Tuesday afternoon, 18, at 2 o'clock, st her late home, street, Oakland. - Services and incineration - Ouks street, e - & | WELCH—At ses, on_the wreck of steamer < February 9, 1906, El- | "valencla, Charles Willlam, desrly beloved beit 4. Co tive of Georgia, aged 27| gon of Henry and Alice Welch, beloved yes A grandson of M. J. and Mary Haverty, and ¢ usintances ere respec loving brother of Percy, Aligs! May, Evelyn, oty s Blanche, Merritt and Georgs Welch, a native of San Francisco, aged 15 years and 8§ monthe. > Friends and acquaintances are respect- fully invited to attend the funeral to-day (Monday), at 11 o'clock. from the parlors of the Henry J. Gallagher Undertaking Com- pany, 20 Fifth street, where services will be held. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. .~ s February 9, 1906, Mrs. s, beloved wife of the late a(.(; Andrew Daies smelia Barling and o4 R 25 - e of Baden, Ger- RS el e £ <ok o g WOODLAWN CEMETERY. i neral serv San Mateo County. Parlore, 13 | MASONIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, . i 586 James Flood Building, S. F. ivbaenth At | e WS SPISS W R 2 VLS A v |Sheriff Takes Charge of the E 9, 1906, Flor- | : 8 : y o, spaim. | Occidental in Santa Rosa on Complaint of an Estate : ST : Bpecial Dis; ch to The Call SANTA ROSA, Feb. 10.—Frank . P. car from Eighteenth | Bane, as assignee of the Bane Estate Company, Saturday filed a suit against FAUSS- i7. Pebeuary 11 3008 Marla. | George W. Wilson Jr. to recover $6300 e m J. and Cecllia J. | claymed as balance due on the purchase 3 In \d, Cal, February §, 18067 Price of the furnishings of the Occidental loved son of Mr. and | Hotel. Wilson came here November 15 of W. F..|and after a short consultation secured a y and Mrs. i fonnd Mrs. | ten vears' lease on the Occldental Hotel building at a rental of $550 a month. He agreed to purchase the furnishing and it is sald paid down $200 to bind the bargain. He-took possession at once and an- ® Church, where nounced that the hotel would be remod- be sald for the | eled and conducted as a first-class host- ol elry regardless of expense. He claimed aintances are respect- | at s parents at Benic maes will this clty, February & 1808 | ¢; have run the Sherwood Forest resort en Mateo | &t Green Lake, Wis., where many wealthy Thomes | people spent their summers and that he 8i years. | would be able to secure many of these for his winter customers here. About a month ago the Occldental Ho- tel Company was organized and the lease and hotel were taken over by the new corporation and Wilson became manager of the hotel. Most of the men in the new company are San Francisco men. Wed- | nesday evening F. A. Church came up | from San Francisco and assumed charge | of the hotel and Thursday Wilson left town. On inquiry it was explained that nces are respect- funeral to-day B Pebruary 11, 1006, | Mr. Wilson was called East on business - ! Gaughter of |yt would - return later. Mr. Church es and sister _of | " & ative ot S | claimed that all was straight and that he i months and 10 | had been considering for several weeks | coming here to take charge of the prop- erty. With the suit and attachment Satur- take place to-morrow o'clock_ from the resi- 1514 Buchanan etreet. | day the fheriff took charge and placed 3 Hospita), | Chief Clerk Willlam B. Greggs as his F Jones, & native | care taker. As soon as it became known | that the hotel was in difficulties, several other creditors appeared, but no other actions have been commenced. strests, | John M. Wilson, & brother of the hotel Friends | manager , who came here from San Fran- | cisco, to-day declares that there are two sides to the story and that all he desires is to get into court where he can tell his story where it will do the most good to those who have their money Invested in the deal —_——— TEN THOUSAND A YEAR ENOUGH FOR ANY MAN mind solemn f the soul requie of the ia Sacre: vivania papers please invited to at- on, where & solemn requiem brated for the repose at 9:30 o'clock. In- etery Alameda, February 11, 1906, ed wife of John Knight, and | A., Katherine and ve of England, aged Governor of Minnesota Deplores the Cupldity of Our Captains of ¢ Industry. ULUTH, Minn., Feb. 11—“I do not belleve that any man should have morp than $10,000 a vear, for if he lives right N - 4 ef. Cl'lb‘!"obrulrs 10, | he does not need more,” declared Gov- . =, beloved wife of W. C. Morris, E n address in f Vetaria and the late 3. e | ernor John A. Johnson, in ai the Lyceum Theater to-night. Governor Johnson spoke under the auspices of the Duluth Young Men’s Christian As- sociation. Continuing, he said: The most vicious standard of success in the world is that which sets up dollars and cents s the height of human ambition. There is a man in New York who has set his ambition at $1,000,000,000 and If he ever lives to ac- Quire 1t he will be sorry that it is not $2,000,- 000,000. The man that makes money the be- all and end-all ;1 his Cm]d er is the most mis- le man in tl world. "!r’;em are many men whose records are tend- and Mre. James Mujroony | ing to besmirch the fair name of the nation, native of San Francisco, aged | but I belleve we have @t its head a man who and 3 day: | is great enough agd good enough to guide the 4 _acquaintances are respect- | ship of state in the right direction. ted the funeral gervices et 13. at 11 o'clock ~ % HURT of his res SEVERAL FIREMEN e WHILE FIGHTING FLAMES of Veturia J. and the late Bowers, and sister of Mrs. Annie Mrs Edna C leerer, & na- le, Tenn.. aged 34 years 2 days. (Nasbville papers please acquaintances are respect- attend the funeral services | February 12, at 2:30 o’clock. Montgomery Chapel, San Ansel Interment Mount Tam-— dearly beloved son of s city, February 11, 1906, | i’ Adelaide R. Petersen, and | grandson of Mr Fruitvale, In this city, February 10, { . beloved wite of John D, Risherae: ughter of the late Charles F. i, and beloved sister of Mrs Mre. Henry Halsey and T, & native of San Fran- | vyears § monthe and 27 When Floor Collapses in g Large Building in New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—More than,a quarter of a million dollars’ worth ‘of property was destroyed and several firemen were injured, one of them seri- ously, to-day by a fire in the six-story store and factory building at 836-838 njured Wagn aged neral k Monday ton street + flowers MAYN services will be held at 1| t her late residence, 2065 Interment private, Please ¥ ~In this city, Feb o Roy Romays, Seatly Seoeeh ‘:'u.‘mgno’, | Broadway. The four upper floors of x \‘, L. Romayn, and beloved son of Mrs. | the building were birned out, the floors N any i e 33 paul. Minn., aged [ and roof falling in, while the lower L7 Priends and acquaintances are respect. | POrtions of the structure were flooded. The firemen who were injured were caught under a mass of partly burned packing boxes when one of the upper floors collapsed. E)ORTER & WHITE, ity BT i Funeral Birectors and Embalmers | eutiivs, Anderson & Co.. ‘makers of y % . | women’s hats; Heller & Co., pants mak- O ey 1 T ers; J. & F. Goldstone, makers of | women’s cloaks: Louls Aurbach, neck- wear manufacturers; Cohen & Lang, - mh services under ell conditions. Phobe | clothing manufacturers, and Stiglitz & - | Dinkelspiel, cloak makers. G. P. Prechtel. G. W. Keeler. L. M. Snook. | WASHINGTON, Feb 1lL—Trade of the United States with Spain and Portugal am . ed In the fiscal year 1905 to more than $34.000,. 000, according to a’report issued by the De- partment of Commerce and Laber. Of- this $15,000,000 was imports and $19,000,000 exports, GOLDEN GATE UNDERTAK:NG CO, 2475-2483 MISSION STREET. Phsoc Mission 102 [FThe funeral will take place to-day | FIERCE RIOT IN A CHURCH Negro Pastor Plants Fist in Face of Adversary, but Is Quickly Sent to Floor RESULT OF LONG FEUD Efforts on Part of St. Paul Congregation to Oust the Clergyman Come to a Head ST. PAUL, Feb. 1ll1.—Efforts which the congregation of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in this city have been making for several weeks to oust their pastor, Rev. Mr. Seymour, culminated in a riot during the services this morning, during which Rev. Mr. Seymour planted his fist In the eye of Trustee R. C. Minor, knock- ing him down, and was himself sent to the floor in front of the altar by Trus- tee Robert Lowe. A free-for-all fight was prevented by the arrival of a pa- trol wagon full of policemen, who had been called when the row started. The trustees of the church.recently voted to reduce Rev. Mr. Seymour's salary from $80 to $10 & month, but | notwithstanding this Rev. Mr. Seymour | had refused to give up his ohurch. This morning, after preaching & sermon on “Brotherly Love,” Rev. Mr. Seymour announced the collection. Two of the insurgent trustees came forward to take up the collection, but Rev. Mr. Seymour called vociferously upon two of the stewards faithful to him to gather up the offering. The congrega- tion by this time were filing before the contribution boxes. Reyv. Mr. Seymour stood guard over one, but two un- friendly trustees held the other boxes. Rev. Mr. Seymour attempted to take charge of one of these boxes, when R. C. Minor, a trustee who was holding it, objected. Rev. Mr. Seymour promptly swung his fist to Minor's eye, ard the latter went down. Robert Lowe, who was holding the other contribution box, immediately went after the pastor and felled him before his own altar. By this time the entire congregation was in an uproar, and taking sides. The women rushed in between the combatants and tried to soothe them, but it looked as if a free-for-all fight would result when the arrival of the police and their threats of wholesale arrests brought an end to the affair. S e ’ FATAL CHURCH ROW. Used to Disperse Crowd Attacking the Pastor. CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—An attack by a crowd of angry Lithuanians to-day upon the residence of the Rev. Edward Stafanowlicz, a Catholic priest, resulted in the fatal shooting of one man and the serious injury of a number of others. The assailants were all mem- bers of the church over which the Rev. Stafanowicz presided. Dissension among ‘the members of the congregation over the control of the church funds culminated in violence during the Sunday service. Women are sald to have opened hostilities by hurl- ing a missile at the pastor. Pursued by the worshipers, the priest retreated to his residence. There he was be- sleged for more than an hour in spite of efforts of a squad of police which was hurried to the scene. The police repeatedly charged the attackers, who had armed themselves with clubs and stones. The officers succeeded in dis- persing the crowd only by firing into its midst. John Tammalis, a member of the con- gregation, was shot in the left groin and was fatally injured. Alex Bargas, another of the attacking party, re- ceived a bullet in the hedd. A score of others were injured by flying bricks and stones. Fifteen of the ringleaders were arrested. OLD GERMAN TREATY MAY BE INVOKED Ancient Document Provides for Favored Nation Tariff for America. CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—Considerable inter- est attaches, in view of the termination of the trade agreemevt with Germany on the 1st of March, to the fact that there is still in existence a treaty of peace and amity made in 1828 between the United States and Prussia which contains a most favored nation clause under which it is contendeg the United States has the right to demand the application of the German minimum tarift rates to its fmports. The treaty is recognized by thé German Government and was assumed by it after tue confederation of the old German States. If any relief for ...s United States is to be obtained from this source, how- ever, it means the threshing over again of an old diplomatic controversy which was thoroughly ventilated in 1809 and 1800 by the late Secretary Hay and Count von Holleben, then .. German represen- tative to the United States. It was out of that correspondence that the present agreement with Germany was reached. The question at issue now is the con- struction placed on the most favored na- tion clause of the treaty of 1828, Germany contending that tne clause 4id not apply to reciprocal agreements. Germany's notice of the termination of the agreement then entered into seems, according to the officlals here, likely to preclude the probability of that Govern- ment ylelding to the United States in the matter of the application of the minimum tariff rates to American im- ports. Bullets —————— ICE GIVES WAY BENEATH THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—At the close of a skating tournament on the Humboldt Park lagoon here to-day, the ice slowly gave way underneath 3000 people, caus- ing a panic in which many were in- jured. The ice sank slowly and the crowd reached the shore in safety. During the progress of the tourna- ment the police had kept the crowd be- hind the ropes which guarded the course, but at last the great gathering got beyond control, overrunning the ice in all directions. Suddenly the ice gave way. In the panic which ensued women and girls were trampled upon. The ice sank until it was covered by five feet of water. 7 —_— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Sunday, Feb 11. ( Stmr Santa Cruz, Hall, 12 hours ‘from Mon- erey. Stzir Acme, Walvig, 72 hours from Willapa T o, Stmr Bonita, Alberts, 60 hours from San Pe- ro. PBr ehip Balasore, Lioyd, 147 days from Ant- werp. SAILED. Sunday, Feb 11. Stmr Charles Nelson, Preble, Seattle. OUTSIDE, BOUND IN. Monday, Feb 12. Br ship Austrasia. 8chr Charles R. Wilson, # FOREIGN PORTS. . VICTORIA—Arel hence Feb 9. S et G o NEW BILLS THAT DEAL WITH NATIONAL GUARD ALL ARE OF INTEREST Adjutant General Lauck Returns From Trip to Washington Conference. Brigadier General Lauck, adjutant gen- eral of the State, returned to Sacramento last week from a visit to Washington, D. C., where he attended the annual meeting of the association of adjutant generals of the different States and Territories, held in the interest of the National Guard of the country. The only States not repre- sented were Alabama, Colorado and Utah. The principal matter that came up was the consideration of three measures to be submitted to Congress, namely, one to increase the annual appropriation of §1,000,00 for the guard to twice that amount; another asking for an &ppro- priation of $700,000 for fleld maneuvers, which measure has been supported by the ‘War Department, and the third a meas- ure to prevent persons not entitled there- to to use and wear army Or Ravy uni- forms. The measures received the ap- prova] of the assoclation and have since. been introduced in Congress. General Lauck stated that every one who attended the meeting walted upon the Representatives from his State and urged upon each to give his whole sup- port to the measures named. He spoke in praise of the address made by President Roosevelt before the association during its session. In that speech the President said that he had always done all that lay in him to further the interest of the Na- tlonal Guard. He also said: “I earnestly hope that the National Guard and the regular army will more and more have the kind of instruction that will make it second nature for the man to march fully equipped as he would in time of war. If he is trained to march that way he will not throw away his equipment the first time he goes to war, otherwise he will do it. “Every officer of the National Guard should train his men the whole time, as if he were training them with & view to a possible action, so that tne men under him will be trained by him to have those habits of body and mind which will ren- der them formidable as soldiers in the field. You should try to train your men so that they can live in the open; train them so they will know what cover is, 50 they will be able to take advantage of it, so they will know how to march and march well; and you should realize the relative Importance of what it is that the men under you learn, that as war is car- ried on nowadays 9 per cent of the or- dinary work done, either on the parade ground or in the armory, either by a militia regiment or a regular regiment, amounts to nothing whatever in the way of training except so far as the inci- dental effect it has in accustoming the men to act together and to obey, but they are not going to fight shoulder to shoulder when they get out into the fleld. It is absolutely not of the slightest con- sequence what their alignment is, but it is of vital consequence that they shall know ‘how to take cover, how to shoot and how to make themselves at home un- der any circumstances. “We have such’a small regular army that you men of the National Guard have upon you a heavy responsibility. I want to say that while it’is incumbent upon you to take your dutles seriously and do them with all your heart, if you do even that you do more good to the natlon than any equal body of citizens to be found In our country.” STAFF OFFICERS TO GO. Several of the officers who were on the staff of Colonel George Filjner, who recently resigned as commander of the First Infantry, and who expected that they would be continued on the staff of Walter N. Kelly, who will be elected colonel next Saturdeay night, are in a state of perturbation because of a remark made by Major Kelly to the effect that when hecomes colonel he will have men on his staff who are competent, who will attend to duties and who if called upon will be able to discharge the tasks as- signed to them at a moment's notice without being obliged to cram for the occasion. The colonel that is to be has not announced who he will have on his staff, but there is every probability that several now on the regimental staff will be relegated to the numerous order of “has beens” and that they will be supplanted by men who are ac- tive and capable. A great deal of fault has been found with regimental as well as company paper work, that is in the preparation of the documents, and in many in- stances there are evidences of such gross carelessness thaf were the same discovered in the regular army the of- fender would be given an opportunity to look for another job. Notwithstand- ing that a strenuous effort has been made to have everything in proper shape there is still evidence of care- lessness. A recent instance of this ap- pears in special order No. 1, Fifth In- fantry, recently issued, wherein inex- cusable errors are made apparent. One paragraph reads that “So much of para- graph 1, regimental orders No. 2, as discharges Sergeant Lloyd BE. Heatley, Company E, Fifth Infantry, is hereby corrected to read Private Lloyd E. Heatley,” and another paragraph says: “So much of paragraph 1, special order No. 8, as discharges Private Christian F. Jessen, Company C, i{s hereby cor- recfed to read First Sergeant Christian F. Jessen.” It is sald that there is no valld excuse for confounding a private with a sergeant and a first sergeant with a private in the issuance of or- ders. The party who is responsible for this carelessness is to be called to dc- count for the errors made. : There is unusual activity in the armory of the First Infantry about this time because of preparation for the coming of the inspectors. Everything in the line of literature that imparts military information is being read, so that there may be a readiness to answer any questions that may be asked, but it 1s not so much what there is in the books, the knowledge of which will count, as in that which is unwritten and comes only from actual practice. There are many who would like to know what the examination questions will be. \ Captain Mathewson, First Infantry, has been awarded a ten-year service medal. The following promotions in the First Infantry have been announced: Pri- vates C. H. Uzuay, C. H. Lamgpaap of Company C; J. P. Whitney, J. M. Fin- negan and L. M. Renz of Company D to be corporals and Corporal M. J. Bar- rett of Company G, to be sergeant. Company D. First Coast Artillery, will have a barn party in the Ellis- street Armory on the night of Feb- ruary 14. Unique invitations have been issued. ~ SURPRISE VISITS. Notwithstanding that inspections have been In order in the Second Bri- gade, arrangements are being made for one or more surprise visits to each or- ganization in the brigade in order to discover the stapding of the visited or- ganization in the contest for the trbophy that has been offered. This will re- quire each company to be in as good condition every meeting as on the occa- slon of the annual inspection. v Tpon recommendation of the company commanders, the following appointments of non-commissioned officers have been col ed: Corporal William H. Folirath and Private Ralph J. Faneuf to be ser- geants and Privates Crosby, McConnell and John E. Walkup to be corporals of Company G, Privates William B. Nelson and Louls Sirard to be musiclans and ‘William Smith to be cook of Company D, and Private Frederick C. Helnemann to be musiclan of Company F, all of the Fifth Infantry. Within the recent past thers have been 2 number of discharges from the Fifth Infantry, six from Company A, thres from B, five from D, two from B, six from F, sevep from G, eight from H and ten from L Of this number forty were discharged “‘on account of removal,” seven at expiration of term of enlistment and three by a two-thirds vote of Company A. It is a remarkabla fact that in many of the regiments of the 'd in this State when the time for annual in- spection comes around, there are many men who have to “move away’ from the locality where the company is situated. This is suggestive of ‘“‘cold feet” and fear to meet the inspector. Something that has been the subject of much comment by those who are in- terested in and anxious to see the Nation- al Guard of the State placed on the best possible footing, is that the young men who, having obtained military training at the expense of the State under the supervision of a United States army in- structor of the University of California and are considered a part of the National Guard of the State, lose all interest in military affairs as soon as they turn their backs on the gateway to the uni- versity and that few, if any, ever enter the organized companies of the State. It is claimed that by reason of the military education they have obtained, they would make the best kind of soldiers, such as would be a credit to the State. An ef- fort will be made in the next few months to interest that class in the guard of the State. STILL INSPECTING. During the past week the dreaded in- spector, Colonel Wilhelm, accompanied by Major D. A. Smith of the Fifth In- fantry as wassistant, Brigadier General Koster and Lieutenant Alexander were still busy making their rounds to discov- er how “things existed” in the various armories. First there was the inspection of the headquarters of the First Infantry staff, non-commissioned officers, band and detachment of the hospital corps. The headquarters were found to be in a satisfactory condition, but when the ques- tion was asked of a prominent member of the guard, not of the Inspecting de- tall as to the rest, his reply was simply, “The band made a very fine appearance, it could not have been better.” What the opinion of the inspector as to the “rest” is will appear in the report that he will send to the War Department and to the commander in chief of the State. Company D, Captaln Vanderbilt, Fifth Infantry, located at San Rafael, was in- spected and there were present Colonel Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel Julliard and Regimental Adjutant Margo of the Fifth and Major Kelly of the First, besides the inspecting officers and the brigadier gen- eral. The attendance was 100 per cent and the appearance of the men was good, much better than it was at the previous inspection. This was the first company of the Second Brigade to make a showing of the entire membership. The officers displayed good knowledge of their duties, and so did the non coms, and while the company will receive & number of good marks it will not get much credit for ex- tended orders, which were far from being up to the standard. There .was the inspection of Company C, Fifth Infantry, at Petaluma, under command of Captain Dickson, with Charles E. Lundholm as first and Charles B. Hood as second lleutenant. The com- pany was shy five in attendance and in tha various movements did but fairly well. The lieutenants did not come up to ex- pectation, so far from that that they will in the near future be called upon to ex- plain more fully what they know and what they do not know about military duties. The non coms made a good show- ing, and so did the men who were select- ed for guard duty. Beside the inspecting officers at the armory of Company E, Fifth Infantry, at Santa Rosa, there were present the briga- dier general and the lieutenant colonel and Major Haven of the Fifth. There were fifteen absent at muster, but the re- mainder of the company, thirty-five in the ranks, together with the officers, Cap- tain O. L. Houts, First Lieutenant Eugene G- Bronson and Second Lieutenant Virgil Butts, made a most creditable appear- ance. Each officer showed remarkable ability in the handling of the company, while the non coms were far above the average, each proving that he under- stands his duty. In the squad drills each man moved like clockwork at the word of command, and in ‘“rally” each squad formed a perfect semi-circle in front of the officer, and did not have to be “placed,” as has been done in a number of companies of late. The marked im- provement that was noted in this com- pany shows that in the last year much attention has been paid to Instruction and the carrying out of the same. “A wonder in the guard was Second Lieutenant Vir- gil Butts, who was commissioned only last November. He was closely examined and watched and there was not anything in the line of his duty that he did not do in a sharp, snappy way that would have made a graduate of West Point feel proud, if able to do as well. He was com- plimented for his proficiency. TROOP A ALL RIGHT. The next inspection was in the armory of Troop A, Cavalry. The appearance of the men, their remarkable promptitude in executing orders and respect to superiors was an agreeable surprise to the official callers. This company, shy three at mus- ter, has under the command of Captain Greninger made progress for the better- ment of the organization that has not been surpassed by any company of the guard so far inspected. The saber drill was\ as near perfection as can be at- tained by men who do not drill every day in the week. . The thirteen officers appointed as a court-martial to meet in Los Angeles, and which court-martial many thought was summonded to try some of the officers high in rank in the Seventh Infantry, met and it took that august body four hours to ascertain whether Quartermaster Charles E. Plaisance of Company F used “cuss” words to Sergeant Charles McComas and if McComas retorted in kind. This was a result of the it troubles in that company of which McComas is the armor- er. The conclusion of the court was not made public, but it will be in orders, after it shall have reached headquarters. The guard down south is guessing as to where the encampment in June will be /held. The Sixth Infantry, while willing to obey orders, if it should be determined to have a encampment, would pre- fer a camp at one of the beaches near Los les. Companies C and F, Sixth Infantry, lo- cated in Fresno, have become inspired with a desire to do better than in the that have ‘weekly mination to be found faultless, if paid THINK CERMAN AUCTION_ SALES ROADS SUPERIOR Commissioners Sent From Prussia to United States Report on = Observations RAILWAYS COMPARED Cheaper Passenger Rates as Well as Fewer Accidents on the Fereign System e BERLIN, Feb. 1L — Privy Councillors M. Hoff and F. Schwabach, whom t.e Prusslan Government sent to the United States in 1804 to study American railway systems, have just published an exhaust- ive work on their findings, which is at- tracting much attention in the German press, Hoff and Schwabach make many strik- ing comparisons between the American and Prussian railways, often to the dis- advantage of the former. They quote official statistics showing that per mil- lon passengers carried the American roads killed six times and wounded twen- ty-nine times as many persons as the Prusslan roads. The writers found that the averagse passenger rate in America was 2.03 cents a. mile, against .88 of a cent in Prussid, while freight rates nominally average .78 of a cent per ton per mile in the United States, against 136 cents in Prussia. This com- parison the author affirms is fajlacious because it ignores some cssential facts. The American statistics, it is claimed, include freight carried for the railways themselves, while the Prussian statistics show only paid freight. On the other hand the American statistics include high class goods carried by express companies, which class is not included in the Prus- sian figures. Furthermore, the report says, the American roads receive immense sums for carrying the mails and the Prus- sian lines almost nothing. The original cost of construction of the | Prussian lines was 63 per cent higher per mile than that of the American roads. If | conditions were equalized at all points the Commissioners figure that the Ameri- can average for freight would be 144 cents and that of Prussia .% of & cent per ton | per mile. surprise visits. Last week the two com- panies were turned out for battalion arill under command of Major Ed Jones. Lieutenant George M. Boles, battalion adjutant, has been detailed to preside at an election, February 16, for second lieu- tenant of Company C, vice Scheid, who declined a commission. Ex-Lieutenant T. Walton has presented Company C a handsome gold medal won | by him while in the company in 18%. It | will be awarded to the member who shall | during the year score the most points for | target practice and drlll attendance. At | ,.zn- Hayward, .00P Reno Passenger—Port the meeting of this company last week | four men were mustered in, one filed an application and Sergeants A. L. Cole and B. C. Myers, term expired, re-enlisted. At the meeting of Company F, Sixth Infantry, last week eight applications for enlistment were received and the appli- cants were referred to the surgeon for “strict medical examination.” The com- pany will have fleld exercises this month and prepare for the inspection in the lat- ter part of March. The company will have a fleld day February 22 at Recrea- tion Park. There is to be in addition to a drill in close and extended orders, foot racing, racing in marching order, tug of war, gymnastics by the Young Men's Christian Assoclation and Japanese tum- bling and wrestling. Lieutenant Commander T. W. B. Le- land (retired) has been commissioned lieu- tenant and surgeon of the Naval Militia of California, An election has been called for Febru- ary 20 in the first division, San Francisco, for lleutenant junior grade, vice McGee, | promoted; also for an ensign, vice Foley, | deceased. Lieutenant H. P. Smith will | preside at that election. The same night there will be an election in the second division, San Francisco, for lieutenant vice Harloe, term expired; lleu- tenant junior grade, vice Smith, promoted, and ensign, vice Corcoran, term expired. Lieutenant George 1. Kammerer will preside at these elections. Lieutenant A. L. Caldwell has been di- rected to preside at an election to be held at Santa Barbara for ensign of the Sixth Division, vice Caldwell, promoted, Lieutenant C. R. Alberger has been de- talled to preside at an election in the En- gineers’ Division, San Francisco, for en- sign, vice Tucker, resigned. At an election to be held in Los Angeles for an ensign in the engineers’ division, vice Mannell, resigned, Lieutenant Commander M. Ray Corterison will pre- id RAILWAY TRAVEL. CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RY. CO. Tiburon Ferry. Foot of Market Street. SAN FRANCISCO TO SAN AE Wstfi,l(‘D’AoYB—‘l:w. 0700 o : TR l&. :10, 6:30 p. m. sl;N‘ngYs—s:m. 9:80 & m.; 12:35, 3:30, 5:10, :30 . m. 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