The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1906, Page 1

TEMPORARY OFFICE OoF The San Francisco Cal 1851-3 Filimcre St. PHQNE: WEST 956. bbbt bbb Y TR S T R 3 - PP the Library.**** i to be taken from | Editorial Rooms,” Phone: Oakland o R OAKLAND OFFICE The San Francisco Call 1016 Broadway Business Office Phone: Oakland 168 VOLU ME XCIX ASK R, JERO + HEADS OFF | Prevents an Inquiry Into, Contributions for the Campaign. Evidence Against the In-| surance Officials Is Withheld. ai ai Grar the n becs 1 ypinion from the Appel- 7 of the Supreme Court of | s question whether such I utions constituted lar- < opinion, Jerome had Ma . ) se- clals and at- ble stain that rge W, tead of ers of every institution in this city.” ccepted the present- e jury, but in- that it had not done its full wough 1t had rendered a sig- sccentuating the “‘un- bility which now rict Attorney » the Grand J d n Jerc and that of the court’s ruling was such that sid the March jury could not comprehend §t and decided to do nothing. “An indictment 18 not simply an ac- cusation in the eyes of the public,” said Jerome. “Whatever is done with that indic remains and al- ways will in a definite ruling.” at was the ruling of one Judge,” otid Jerome. “It is mot a clear and simple proposition of law. A Ia er ss eminent as ex-Judge Tracy, who @oes mot represent any insurance com pany or a person connected with any frsurance company, says that it is pe gectly plain that it does not con tute larceny. Among others I may mention Governor Folk of Missour! and Governor Deneen of Iilinois, from both of whom it has been possible to get thelr opinions, Governor Folk Rav- fng been Circuit Attorney for St Louls and Governor Deneen having been prosecuting attorney for Cook County, Ill., and there age 2 nmumber of others. —NO. 152 | SIXTEEN P PRICE FIVE CENTS MER 1SSUF WARN| Go-Betweens Are Needed ia the Ad- justments. i i liot Companies Are to Deal- Direclly With (he Losers. 3 The application of the Fi ers for the use of Union Square for | Undor- ‘ dquarters, where losses may be ad- ly com: tee yesterday. John | and| ted, was che lied with by | seral comi Laren, superiniendent of pa m, Park Comm; 1 the reguest wa sent- referred to them and at] G permission was grant- | the adjustment | voaii unlversal | one 4 4 OAKLAND, April 30.—The fire un- sriters today made the following| ment as to the progress which is| being made with reference to adjust-| nt of insurance. Eastern represent- -ompanies participated in | jon at today’s meeting of erwriters’ Adjusting Bu-| reau and many told their experiences! more following the great cun-I ves of the 1ents made | )-called “ad- | justers for red” were upon Lha(‘ that they were Jd2- <ing the- collection of | claims fr the companies growing out ! of the f ing a percentage for themselv I: was the s e of the eeting that it was the desire of com- | P jes that ¢ y dollar they paid; should go solely to the benefit of the intured. Companies prefer to deal di- with v holders in respect to s and not with go-betweens. | | The ving resolution was unani-| mously passed | are informed that cer-| ‘adjusters for the in- offering their services; it That it is the sense of: body that when we approach the adjustment of losses we give the pref- erence to those policy holders who deal | with us directly.” | was not desired that hould include insurance rokers or reputable attorneys. It is almed entirely that those who are pre- pared to for persons who, from or otherwise, employ unnecessarily deprive money ‘that they may of question of procuring a location 1 Francisco for the convenience of | ants was referred to a committtee ; with instructions to secure if possible suitable rooms at the Ferry building. | The committee will confer with the, Harbor Commissioners in the morning. | A communication heretofore ad-! dressed to Mayor Schmitz by one of the | members . with reference to the opening , of safes was read and approved. The: jdea was that permits to cpen them should be procured and that memoran- | da should be kept of their contents. In no instance should safes be opened un- less in the presence of the owner or his representatives. The underwriters are! ready to co-operatc with the city au-| thoritles in carrying out these ideas. | The underwriters will meet on Tues- day morning at Reed Hail The Fireman’s Fund Insurance Com- pany today announced it would pay le- gitimate fire losses in full. ervisors Decid |Engineers Will Advise as to the Best Regulations to Be Put Into Force. Earthquak L Protection From Fire and e the Chief Consideration. The upbuilding of Greater San Fran 0 was inaugurated yesterday afternoon by the Board of Supervisors, which guthorized the Mayor to ap- roint a committee of seven members of the board of revision of the building laws of the city. to investigate the need With the object of at- taining the best protection from earthquazike and fire, the committee will meet in conference with committees of engineers and others appointed for CORNER F CLAY BN FRIN STHFEETS VIEWS IN MANY SECTION OF CITY WH OLD SHACKS AND HA ERE THE FLAMES WERE FED BY D GAINED A FIERCE HEADWAY IN THEIR ONWARD SPREAD OF DEVASTATION. the same purpose. The Mayor, in view of the urgent requirements, was given twenty-four hours in which to name the committee. The first resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors was read be fore the citizens' committee The resolution expresses sympathy for the people compliments them upon the characteristi shown. and is addressed to the people of the city. in their affliction and of fortitude and resourcefulness . The resolution expresses confidence in Mayor Schmitz an. the various citizens’ committees and thanks all who have rallied to San Francisco’s sup- port. The board, on motion of Supervisor temporarily holding horses or vehicles stables- on Grove street, between Laguna and Buchanan, may call and recover their property. Coffey, ordered that all persons take them to the Woodlawn where owners It was also resolved to continue the relief station known as Camp Forest, on Laguna street, between Hayes and Fell. The Supervisors took under submission the offer Baking Comp to supply bread to of the California the city institutions at 31-2 cents loaf, and the offer of the Ploneer Investment Company of a floor in a building 2t Golden Gate avenue and Octavia streets for the use of the Police courts, on the basis of $1000 a be taken. ply 100,000,000 bricks from Philadeiphia was referred to the Public Works. Resolutions of sympathy from the were received and filed. month, provided 2 two years' lease The offer of Olaf J. Hansen of 607 Proadway, Osakland, to sup- of ! i 1., Board City Council of Springfield, To the hospital and flnance comanittees were referred two letters from Coroner Walsh. Laguna street for a Morgue and urges haste in the selection. One suggested the selection of a site at Ivy avenue aund The other communication asks for the payment of $308 to deputy coroners put to work during the two weeks following the disaster. * The flag will iy over the temporary City Hall at Grove and Laguna streets in honor of Dewey day. REFUGEES REGISTERING AT BERKELEY STATION. Men, Women and Children Who Are Receiving Care In University Town. . BERKELEY, April 30.—The follow- ing named are registeded at the South Berkeley relief station: W. F. Janzen, 100 O’Farrell; Don T. Dunbar and wife, 901 ‘Larkin; Chas. Gordon, wifc and mother, 8623 Geary; Mrs. C. M. Johnson, 2215 Powell; W. PARALYZED WOMAN FLEES ‘ WHEN THE TEMBLOR COMES. Bedridden Invalid Surprised to Find That She Can Make Her Way Down Stairs. S Among the miracles worked by the recent earthquake shock was the res- toration of the use of her paralyzed body to Mrs. Margaret Higgins, an aged woman who lives on Waller street, near i Steiner. For years Mrs. Higgins was unable | b o NIRRT RE/IANVS of THE HALL Of JusTycs— Nearly Every Lins in City Ready to Operate. Today will see practically all of the | trolley lines of the United Railroads, | both the new and the old, in full oper- ation. The most important event of the day will' be the formal opening of the Market-street line from the ferry to Valencia. It is possible that some unforeseen obstacle may prevent the opening of this road, but last eveniag | the company officials announced that (nothing but another earthquake could | stay its purpose to run a trolley car to- day along Market street from one end | of the burned district to the other. In addition to this line other impor- tant changes in the operation of the | system will take place today. Las night workmen completed the connec- | tion of the Eddy and Turk street line ! with the rails on Market street and & |day the cars from the Richmond | trict and Western Addition will go ithrough direct to the ferry. Up to to- | day passengers have been compelled to ,change cars at Fillmore and Turk ! streets, travel over Fillmore and along | Sixteenth street to Mission, down Mis- ision (o Fifth, from Fifth to Market and idown Market to the ferry. Today's |change will in consequence be a wel- | come one, saving as it will a long and Idusty trip. | The Ellls and O'Farrell street line wilt be extended from Van Nessavenue, its present eastern terminal, to Markat i street. The Fulsom-street line will be {operated from Sixteenth street south /to San Bruno avenue and Dwight | street and the Bryant-street line will jrun from Sixteenth street to Twenty- | sixth and thence westerly to Mission. { The Kentucky-street line will continue ‘to operate to Twenty-third street, | As rapidly as possible, and more rap- ;h‘lly than most engineers belleved pos sible, the United Railroads is convert: ing its cable lines into trolley lines, with the result that within a week the city will have even a more efficient sys- !tem, at least so far as speed is con- "cerned, than it had before the fire. Full fares will be charged women and children as well as men today, and this will be a great re'ief to business men, many of whom havé been compelled 1o ' walk that sightseers might enjoy life. TUntil further orders the cars of the pon Changing f San Francisco There will be money in circulation today — thousands of dollars. The banks have perfected the plans for making advances to their depositors and the jingle of real silver and gold will be heard on the streets after days ‘nt dearth of that kind of music. | The Bankers’ Association has passed out the word that there is plenty of ! money to supply all the immediate needs of their clients and that there is more on the way. The first partial payments will be limited to $500. At this rate the asso- | clation figures that every depositor of each clearing-house bank will be made | moderately comfortable until more | money arrives. | Depositors who are in need of an ad-| vance should apply to the temporary headquarters of their respective banks. There they willl receive orders which will be cashedwat the cashier's office |of the branch United States Mint, where the “San Francisco Clearing-houses Bank” has been temporarily estab- lished. 1 The temporary clearing-house will be {open from 11 a. m. until 3 p. m. These hours will be continued’until further notice. The Bankers' Assoclation glves full| assurance that all clients of clearing-| house banks will be looked after and assesrts that there is no necessity for a rush on the new clearing-house bank. | There is ample money to alleviate dis- tress of depositors and the supply of| | coin will be caretully handllad. | Temporary headquarters for all the llocal banks have been estaklished on| Pacific avenue, Clay and Jackson| streets from: Van Ness avenue to La- | guna street. Information as to the lo-; catlon of any bank may be obtainad| {from the. Crocker-Woolworth Bank, | which is temporarily located at the| Crocker. mansion, Clay and Laguna streets. JINGLE OF COIN WILL BE HEARD 'Today Banks Will Make Payments to Needy Depositors. under the conditions previously de- scribed. As a measure of relief it was also decided to permit the use of certl- fled checks to facilitate business. BANKERS IN SESSION. Representativ. of Savings Institu- ' tions Discuss Financial Affairs. The executive committee of the As- sociated Savings Bauks of San Fran- cisco held a meeting yesterday, the following members being present: Richard M. Tobin of the Hibernia Savings Bank, A. H. R. Schmidt of the German Savings and Loan Soci- ety, E. B. Pond of the San Francisco Savings Union, J. A. Hooper of the Mutuval Savings Bank, A. N. Drown of the Savings and Loan Society, S. L. Abbott of the Security Savings Bank and W. E. Palmer of the Eum- boldt Savings Bank. These gentlemen have been getting expert testimony as to when It will be safe to open the bank vaults, and the consensus of opinion is that they cannot be safely opened for some time to come. The report that the savings banks would blacklist depositors withdraw- ing their accounts was strenuously denied, as there is no uneasiness among the bankers about withdraw- als, the present conditions not being a panic, but entirely local and caused by the recent calamity. The principal question of discusaion was the handling of the money which will be received from the insurance companies in settlement of losses. A definite policy was not decided upon, but all agreed that this money should be used in restoring improve- ments whenever it was posible. Tells of Looting by Soldiers. Police Sergeant Patrick Shea report- ed to Chief Dinan yesterday afternoon that J. B. Carrere, 1341 Fifth avemue, south, complained to him that two sol- The committee on inSpection of vaults to move from her bed. When the shock | diers entered his store . bout one’o’sloek | or & District Attorney to act and act *““The moment Judge Greenbaum’s de- cision was rendered an order was en- tered and an appeal -t once takep, which will be brought up for argument before five Judges of the Appellate Division on the first Wriday of May. We will then have an authoritative de- eision on the apparent facts o! this ignse which will enable a Grand Jury i —_—————— | Straighten Tangled Systems. The telegraph companies are work- ing industriously repairihg. their tan- gled systems ind attempting to get clearer passage of messages from dif- ferent _sections of ithe eity. .Linemen are at work installing new ecables in the burned section and by tomorrow morning the. system will bo relieved of the present congestion ) 13230 Ellis; Meinrich, 150 Seventh; Mr. Gunther; Mr. Salvich and family; Mrs. C. Nagle and family, 412 Tehama; Mr. and Mrs, L. A. Smith, 2282 Fif- teenth; Mrs. Nellie Arnold, 2838 Michi- gan avenue; Mrs. Kamm, ‘William Kamm, Washington Dunn; Mrs. C. E. Bauer, 127 Thirteenth, near Folsos Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, 1337 Folsom; Mr. and Mrs. Malay and family, Powell and Jackson; Mr, and Mrs. Likens, R came she surprised herself by getting | out of bed and walking down stairs. Since that time she has suffered no re- turn of paralysis. Hotel Rex; Mrs. Bishop, Fell street; " R. Anema, 566 Valencia; Frank Star, 301 Polk; Mrs. Mary Williams, 17571, Mission; Mrs. A. Jackson,.631 Third; Mrs. Mary Krstre, company will run until 10 p. m. To Install Telephones. T. Carey Friedlander of the Pacifie States Telephone Cdmvany announeed | ‘vesterday that all restritions had been removed by the mumicipal authorities and that the telephone comnany will begia immedistely the inftallation of stelephones in residences. turned in cheering reports yesterday. It is thought thak the contents of all| [the vaults in the big banks are safe. F. J. Symmes waid that it will be a week or ten days before the vaults/can| be opened v/ith safety. Most of them are still hot. The San’Francisen Clearing-house =t a mMmeetinT. a2l yesterday approved of the plan (o use the San Francisco Mint | t and took two bottles of whiskey. They also helped themselves to mry!lmi: the store. They were joined by other soldiers and they all drove away in a wagon taking the loot with them. They were armed with rifles and re- volvers and threatemed Carrere who said the same thing happened a few days ago. Chief Dinan sent a copy of the report to Genmeral Funstom.