The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 7, 1906, Page 2

THE SAN SENATE PASSES MEASURE REAPPORTIONING HIGH SCHOOL FUND WILL HONOR ALL ITS POLICIES Bill Will Greatly Assist the Public Educational Institutions of San Francisco. Controller Is Asked to Furnish to Diminutions of Assessment Values. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALILs army | priating $1,500,000 for new Fy been at rt Mason had agreed rtridge called for action om appropriating a contingent 5 for each member. can borrow enough for my needs” said Shortridge, "but I want to look out these timid members that need the oney e resolution is in committee, and tee has ten days to report,” the presiding officer. “You reach it without suspending the case, I think T w situation a little,” _an- Shortridge, and everybody 3 ommittee. however, re- the bill without recom- dge then moved the adoption resolution, supporting his motion a witty address. Belshaw op- n it passed while riridee gh for vd eno IDLENESS REIGNS O THE FRONT Continued from Page 1, Column 1. P a Statement as| Carter Introduced a resolution call-| ing on Controller Colgan to furnish the of the United Ship, | £ and Transporta- | Senate a statement as to the dlm!numi]l"ln é\ssn('fqt‘lpn, other than the Steam- | tion of the assessment value of the Sht m";’éé;;rldonihg;“cxmfigfi ‘Senfi‘?fi;“’:' property of the State. -Lukins in-|gettfement of this controversy, bechuss formed the author of the resolution |they did not feet safe o e PR thatMr. Colgan had informed him that of lading to deliver goods so Fon after carefully considering the ques- | their vessel§ were liabje to he tled tion and noting increased \'nluen‘zf;l;hl': tln'rl‘a‘\;t‘rm'yl manner zhalrot}t:er ves- | throughout the zone not affected by |® elonging to members of the asso- | the earthquake It was his opinion that | SIAtion have been tied up Furiseth the decrease would not exceed $150,- ¢ e e 9 ; tically tying up the entire water front 000,000. However, the resolution W25 of San Franciseo. | adopted, and Colgan will officially re- port his views. The Senate finally passed the com- | 614y | mittee substitute for bill 64, providing Powers of City Fromt, However, Fail | for the maintenance of action in rem to Take Doftutte Aetion | by property owmners to quiet title to memwe ARDATE R T S fauE e their holdings where the records have . & 8| been destroyed. This is one of the|laSt night, the City Front Federation | i ; ore the Legis-|3dopted the following set of sympa- | elod ganian r oo Vet B | thetic resolutions, but refrained from | The San Franclsco delegation bill | taKing any definite action: | authorizing Justice courts to stay exe- Whereas, The sailors, firemen and | cutlons of any judgment in the case of | 'figki;fi% prior to the ecarthquake and as | up | | SYMPATHY FROM FEDERATION. ¢ @ < o for a slight increase In| forcible entry or unlawful detaiBder|wyges affecting a small number of men | for = period not esceeding’ ten da¥s|in steam schoonere. and. the. sams Beq was passed this afternoon. been refused; whereas, no demands | - | have been made by the other affilinted ATTORNEYS BELIEVE THEY S IN THE BILL RELATING TO NEW TRIALS Fear If It Becomes a Law It Will Res of Justice in Several Cases Pending in Courts. SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. restore such procedjngs so enahle the court to decide such proceeding or to review the order. thgrein by motion or by appeal, the court ide the submission of such or proceeding if the same be un- mi [4 ¥ e ings therein, if the samé be partly tried, Ay grant a new trial of such r proceeding if at the timie of such loss or destruction a motion for a ew trial be pending therein, and rge the judgment or order and a new trial of such trial or pro- ing if the same be sub of exceptions 1tain view on appeal then pending, and such p ion or proceeding shall thereupon eding tried anew t t 8 How easy it would be,” said @ r o attorney this mofning. = " e rd of a trial to become ‘lost’ t whether attendant upon a calamity or « = not and how would the court, be able ¢ ng deer to determine that it was ‘without the lon, or vacate the proceed- “appeal when the unions for a change in wages or con- | ditions; whereas, the shipowners have |lockeéd out a large number of long- | shoremen and tied up a large number | of steamers not affected by this raise ‘Ol wages; whereas, this action on the |part of the owners seems to be intend- Ied to destroy the good name of union- EE A JOKER ism throughout the country; therefore | be_it i Resolved by the City Front Fedem-l | June 6, 1806, That we request all other afiliated unions to continue at their usual employmeént gs long as their ser- |'vices are required and they receive the | same wages and conditions that were In force or adopted prior to the ca- | lamity which befell our beloved and | stricken city: and be it further | Resolved, That we deplore the | tion taken by our employers in enfore- | g a sympathetic lockout at this time, | thus cutting off marine transportation | {to this city in our hour of need. Be it 3 ., further fault of the parties to the aectior.’| "Regolved, That we are at a 10ss to “But this is not the gravest phasé understand the real object of the ac- | of this bill. Among the notable cases|tion so far taken, and therefore ap. | in Sen Francisco that would fortliwith |point & committee of five to confer with | fall within the lines of this bill are ‘r““ SMha °°’“‘“‘ such explanation | S | the Davis will conteat, which cost $100, | 210 them :gg;'g,gm,!};;,:g';gm;,fi?*‘“‘ 000 to try and which was in process of | S re occurrad, the Mon- | HUST IRPREYE BOILDINGS. 1 In which a disinherited | ult in Miscarriage i 081- | ni will « gon secured just the Talbot main-|Chicago Inspector Pays a Visit to the | tenance case, in w Mrs. Talbot Se- | Basktas Piasies | cured a prelimina ctory, and many | & 5 othe In the Davis will case the| CHICAGO, June 6.—The Chicago original and probably most of the|packers have inserted in all of the daily papers of this city a full page adver- copies of the exemplars have been de- D 2 | tisement inviting the general public 16| stroyed and the witnesses scattered by the calamity. Obviously it would be Visit their plants and by means of a practically impossible to try this case.|pérsonal inspection satisty themselves A better law to fit all these cases would regarding the purity and ‘vholesome- be to settle the bill of exceptions ness of their produ nd the clean'i- through stipulation of counsel, aided ness and sanitdry ondition of tne Ly the memory of the trial court, pro- buildings. The invitation is extended viding for a new trial only in event|lo everybody in the United States, =nd counsel refuse to pulute and the | particularly to the residents of Cai- memory of the court fails. cago and vielnity. | Building Commissiener Bartzen and | of ¥ oncoviert n Francisco, of a Y of the pub- which ontinued From Page 1, Colume 8. co on r kKnow! neasure a5 > e Appro Oliver, from the partial records of the rtment that escaped de- ructjon and Superintendent Ronco- ieri’d records figured that the id have been 5 per cent. Th into cc ideration the atten t the public ich increased remarkably dufin st winter. Superintendent Kirk, how- ever, was in favor of a lower rate, appeared before the committes on ad ation of the 1y vie with vieri Assem to uphold Oliver, however, presented him the records secured by Roneco- together with the increase in the average attendance for the last ten | s And a compromise was reached.| As the recommendation of the State Superintendent will he accepted by the committee, it is assured that this years ppropriation will exceed last by 4| % chairman committee; & per cent increase. | Davis state Co., John —_ o B« Sy ow. Walter Bills Introduced ia Senate. Knigh D . Tt Sobiniss SACRAMENTO, June 6.—The follow- | Locke e Co., Frank 8 Jo ing bills were introduced in the Senate son, J. M thchild, Boyd Estate Co., | today: | Scroth Eetate Co., Starr estate, Adams| By San Francisco delegation—Relat- | estate, A A. Moore Jr., Matt L Sullivan. | ing to rendering of special verdicts in | i Rt T civil cases, s THE ATTENDANCE. By San Francisco delegation——Creat- kool w ing a commission consisting®of .the . h"" .n:| :"' Seemre Sllghtly Ia-| g overnor of thé State, the Aftorney | sasd Avpropriation for City. General and the Mayor of San Fran- _ SACRAMENTO, June 6.—Aficr several | clsco, to provide for the seléction of a Ge¥S of uncertainty State Suporin-|site or sites for the location of one or tendent of Public truction Kirk, and | more State buildings in 8an Francisco D. H. Oliver , repres nting £chool Super- | and appropriating $500,000 to be used | GREAT BATILE IS EXPECTED IN THE LEGISLATURE |twelve deputy building inspectors went | {to the stock yards today to make an | inspection of every building in the| Iplace. The Commissioner declared be- | |fore leaving the City Hall that he would {compel the packers to corrsct every | {violation of the building ordinances |that might be found. 1 in the purchase of such sites and the erection of such buildings. Of this| The first place visited was the hog amount $300,000 is to become available | plant of one of the large packing on July 1, 1906. houses and it was found that the sta ways and fire escapes were not suffi- |elently ample for the number of the| | employes, and the owners of the plant were instructed to put from one to two | By Pendleton—Appropriating $850 to he contingent expenses of Sen- g the Menpite; |stairways in all the buildings -/ the .“"' _o,"”" e he |Plant. They promised to do so et onee. | SACRAMENTO, June 6.—While the |” cormiscioner ~ Bartzen persopally | committee on constitutional amend- | " ; went to the hog killing departmcnt of | ments is still considering the measure & A providing for new powers to be granted the Bupervisore of San Francisco mem- jone of the large packing houses ind | described the conditions he found tnere | | { as “filthy bers of the Assembly from dismms“ Y. $us ane ! outside the city of San Francisco are | g ; | in One Da openly announcing thelr intention of | re w Celd in e Dar | Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. | | Druggists refund money if it fails to | cure. E.W.Grove's sig. on each box. 2ic opposing the measure when it shail be reported. Members of the Assembly T afternoon recelved from T. V. Hal- sey of the Sunset Telephone Company a telegram requ g that the words “conduits and wires" be stricken out of the amendment and afirming that it LODGE HOLDS* means confiscation of the company's property. Dt i Radke & Co., H” Y SE Formerly of 118 Sutter st. and 5 Gears st, mow running tull blast at 1813 Devisadaro st, near us| heir stock of watches, diamends, wedding Special Digghit th The-Dull, rings and presents of all kinds are in- valuable souvenirs saved from the great fire of April 18, i o Ll Would Bar Women From Miues. LONDON, June 6.—The seventeenth miners' international- congress at its session today adopted motions demand- ing the pussage of laws totally prohtb- iting the employment of women in the mining industry, the employment of children under 14 years of age and the emplovment of boys under 16 years of in underground wotk. ' These motions were supported by the Ameri- can delegates. SANTA CRUZ, June 6.—At the morn- | ing session of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows a telegram of greeting and sympathy was read from the Grand Lodge of the State of Washington. An amendment to the constitution was adopted by which the.Grand Lodge may hold its gnnual seasion outside of San Francisco if it is so decided. Heretofore it has been imperative that the session be held in San Franclsco. The following special commissioners were appointed: On Odd Feilows' Cemetery Associa- tion—T. H. Selvage, Fortuna; E. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Complete stock of Enameled Ware, Kitchen Uteneils, Tinware, Ice Cream Freezers, Coffee Percolators, Refrigerators, etc. CROCKER complete sets or PAINTS, VARNISH, ETC. Sherwin & Williams’ Mixed Paints, Furni- ture Btains, etc., in cans of all sizes. SPORTING GOODS Fishing Tackle, Rods, Guns, Ammunition, Camping Supplies and Athletic Goods of all descriptions, promptly. CUTLERY HARDWARE Contractors’ and Builders’ Supplies, M chanics’ Tools and General Hardware, We have the most complete stock in the city, Knives, Razors, service and polite attention from experienced salesinen. Ww jll Southeast Corner Plain Porcelain and Semiporcelain Dishes is | Creams and Sugars, etc. want for everyday use. STOVES AND Garland and other Gas Ranges and Water Heaters, Btoves, Steel' Ranges, Gas Plates, etc. We have style and sizes to please the most ex- acting. We ean install and connect all stoves Knives, Forks and Spoons in large variety of styles and prices from the very cheap to the finest silver-plated goods which rivil the Ster- silver designe., All goods arec sord at the old prices, and we can offer Yyou pronwpt BRITTAIN & CO. SUCCESSORS TO C. H. PHILPOTT CO. AND OLYMPIC ARMS CO Van Ness Avenue and Turk Street Kutz, Ban Bernardine; Joseph Foster, San Diego; Frank W. ..ovey, Holly- | wood; George Perley, Wildey. | _On death of James F. Thompson, Past Grana Master, and grave of L. L. Ale ander, Past Grand Master—George F Roesch; 8an Francisco; Bawin Taylor, Independence; W. L. Riehards, Ala- meda; B. J. Baldwin, Los Angeles; A. M. Brand, San Francisce. On honored dead—W. A. Conn, Fres- no; James Fieming, Token Lodg: Charles Ward, Pasadend; J. T. Brown, Four Creeks; C. A. Bnglish, Santa Clara, On resolutions—Willilam H. Barnes, Unity Lodge No. 181; L. L. Dennett, No. 14; Willlam Nichols, Olive Lodge No. 81; C. T. MeBachran, St. Helena; John Gleagon, San Francisco, Los Angeles was ¢hasen as the next meeting place of the Grand Lodge. Grand Master W. W. Phelps, Grand Chaplain Rev, R. Dent Naylor and Grand Réprasentative J. W. Linscott ad- dressed and brought fraternal greeting to the Rebakah Assetibly. The ques- tioh ©of eiecting a monument to the Y AND GLASSWARE single pieces. Glasses, Pitchers, Exactly what you RANGES TABLE WARE AND JOINT LOSSES ARE TAKEN UP Hearings Which Involve Several Companies Are Begun. The beginning of the adjustment of the large losses in which several com- panies are concerned and the surveys of which have been completed was made at the ferry building yesterday Three losses were brought before the repre- sentatives of the companies interested in these spetific cases, and the general brocess of flnally arriving at conclu- slons was put in moulon. The parties whose leases were taken up were the Baldwin Jewelry Company, M. Schuss- ler, dealer in art goods, and Eugene Kern, Atreet. At the outset a difficulty was met with. companies interestea were without representatives in tue new assembly hall that has been created in one of the corriders of the Ferry building. The Second and third cases also fdiled to get a full attendanse of the under- writers directly concerned. The net result was that no case could be finally adjusted. Partial progress was made and that was all. This situation [s supposed to have been caused by the fact that some of the underwriters maintain their offices In Oakland or Alameda and the re- mainder are in San Francisco. Those in San Francisce are very busy, in immediate contact, daily, with the parties whom they insured, who still remain very numerous in the city, The companies that have present head- quarters across the bay, atlhough sup- posedly less busy than.those that are more accessible to San Francisco losers, may be able to put up the excuse of delay by boats or in some other way. NO DESIRE TO DELAY. Secretary Mohrharet of the under- writers very strongly combated the idea that any company’'s représenta- tives remained away from the several hearings of yesterday by reason of a desire to create délay and gain time. He attributed the lack of full attend- ance to the fact that it was difficult to set a time that would be convenient for all the companies. Especially this might be the case of the first day of the consideration of specific cases. Beginning vesterday, Secretary Mohr- hardt began to schedule the cases to be heard on the following day. A large blickboard has been set up at one end of the roor occupied by the adjust ers in the ferry building and on this Mohrhardt caused to he posted the names of the parties whose losses will be taken up for adjusrment by the un- derwriters today. This pragtice will be followed daily, so that any one who desires to know what the next business step will be may easily find out b looking at the bulletin board. In add tion, notices are sent to the under- writers. While no final result was reached vesterday the cases of logs that were begun will he considered additionally today and the final adjustments in the three will be effected possibly. Attorney T. C. Coogan of the Board of Fire Underwriters was present at the proceedin in the ferry building yes- terday. Several matters were explained to the assembled representatives for companies and Coogan’s advice was sought on various points. The attorney for the Board of Underwriters will be present every day for awhile during the progress of the adjustment of joint losses. The proceedings of today and cer- tainly during the remainder of the pres. ent week will definitely determine whether any decided effort will be made by what are known ns the weaker in- surance companies to postpone action by staying away. The stronger com- panies are ready to go on, as a rule, hats, formerly of 746 Market and they are not likely to consent to have a lot of losses hanging in the air by reason of the remisshess or inten- tional delays of others. While there is no rule that can compel the attendance of any underwriter, the larger men in the business say that there is neverthe- less a way to briag all adjustments to a focus. WILL NOT ENDURE CLOGS. If local representaiives of dny com- panies persistently fail to appear or make too profuse excuses, the fact will appear on the face of events that they are too much of a clog to be endured. If they are acting under instructions. slowly on their own initiative the fact can easily be ascertained, and the other companies that wish to do business will take steps to protect their own inter- ests, for the value of good service in case of fire losses as a leverage to in- sure the popularity of an underwriting company is well understood and is mueh appreciated now, when the public is in- clined to look with decided suspicion and disliké on any act that tends to hold back the moneys upon which San Francisco must depend for rebuilding. The ferry bullding from now on throtugh an indefinite period, until al the joint losses have béen adjusted, and while developments of various Kinds are taking place, will be the center of interest in financial circles. Practically All the large Husineéss houses of San Francisco and all the owners of large bulldings in the ¢ity will be in evidence. Large properties are ordinarily carrieq In the first cuse some of the | being | They desire to know what can be done | by home offices or are moving too | { | i FVERY CENT 10 BE PAID Y5 EVANS Continental’s President Is Desirous of Having Clean_Record. | Right in the midst of the excite- | ment in San Francisco about the ac- | tions and attitude of the insurancei |companies in reference to fire losses | notice has been received by Insurance | | Commissiomer Wolf that a new corpor- ation, to be known as the Fidelity Fire | Insurance Company of New York, is |in formation that will do business in | this State. The authority for this statement is Henry Evans, president of the Continental Insurance Company. The last named corporation is a loser to a large amount by the San Fran- cisco fire. The new corporation, so Evans writes to Commissioner Wolf, | will be formed by stockholdeérs of the Continental. They are evidently of the opinion that there is money in starting a new insurance company with a clean | sheet in view of the eoubling of rates due to the losses at San Francisco. “Continental stockholders,” so writes Evans, “have declded to form a new | fire Insurance company, and the prelim- | | inary steps looking to the formation | |of a company with $1.000.000 capital, | 1$1,000,000 of surplus paid in and an ad- ditional sum of $500.000 to be placed to the credit of the reinsurance re- serve fund, are being taken. We hope to have this company in the fleld by the first of July. Its management will be under the direction of the writer.” WILL PAY EVERY CENT. This announcement will be of much | | | ! | | | bash. | wall, - TRADERS' CASES MAY 60 T0 COURT Rehabilitation Talk De- clared by Attorney Bates to Be Bosh. Speelal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, June 6.—Thomas Bates, who investigated fire insurance condi- tions In San Franeisco for some of the stockholders of the Traders’ Company. which is in the hands of a receiver, and who returned yesterday, advises his clignts to “hold on te their money.” “Hearing that Commissioner Wolf had called a mecting of policy-holders,” Bates sald, “I attended and laid before them a fentative offer of the stockhold- ers. I Said if 90 per cent of .the com- pany’'y creditors there would aceept 60 per cent of their claims, I would take the proposition back to my clients. The sentiment seemingly was strongly against such a compromise. “Commissioner Wolf and others ap- pear to have the impression that the California law holding stockholders Ma- ble for the full amount of the loss could be made to apply to aun Illinois corpora- tion. I believe they are in error in this. “Talk of rehabilitating the Traders ls There appears to be no course 1éft but for the claims to be fought out in the courts. It waw to avoid this ex- pense and delay, largely, that I sought the compromise.” paid regardiess of what the loss was, one of the representatives even going so far as to say that If the loss was $10,000 ard the insurance only $1000 his company would not pay t 31000 unless forced to do so by the action of other companies. And another made a warm speech saying that the com- panies should stand togother and com- plaining of the action of some com- panies who were paying their losses, their object In doing so being to force some of the smaller companies to the and that the larger companies should stand in with the smaller ones and enable thém to get compromise settléments on all their peli ” Commissioner Wolf says that a great many losérs by the San Francisco fire have not flled their proofs of loss. He es.” interest to the policy-holders of the Continental. The formation of a new | company, as it Is understood here, does not mean that the Continental stock- | holders are prepared to reinsure their On the contrary, In a letter ad- Cvans to Charles F. Hard. | | the Pacific | Continental Company, Mr. Evans gives | instruction to pay the Continental pol- iey-holders 100 cents orfthe dollar. The letter of instructions has been sent. in copy, to Commissioner Wolf. In part Evans writes regarding pay- ments: “The Continental is a solvent com- pany and we want to pay every honest claimant 100 cents for every dollar that | we owe him. We would rather pay him | 101 eents than 99 cents. If we are in jany case entitled to any reduction be- an earthquake damage it is perfec proper to demand it, because lour pollcy does not cover other than | the fire loss. . | “Under no circumstances, no matter vhat any other company does, or what all the other companies will do, will the Continental force a settlement that is not fair to our policy-holders; nor |@0 we want to be associated with any loss committee which has for its pur- | pose or inténtion such settlements as you say are being advocated. Every {effort being made by the Continental |to reach our policy-holders on the | coast having clalms to make against | this company.” ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. , In the statement that Evans refers to are the following allegations that Hard wrote in a létter, of which a copy has been sent to Commissioner Wolf: “It was freely stated in a meeting of Hastern men held at Hatfield's office |that In no event would the policies be in’ several companies, among whom | the loss is apportioned in accordance | with the faces of policies. Small prop- ‘\erty owners seldom have any one prop- | erty carried by more than one company, | becanse of the difficulties and delays in adjustments where more than one un- {derwriter is concerned, and because in- surance companiés do not take. the trou- ble to selicit the small and scattered business. Consequently the adjusters from the East will continue to deal in their indi- vidual capacity with the thousands of small homes, household furniture, ete., and the joint meetings of adjustérs at the ferry building will be occupied with large matters aimost exclusively. The large owners are men of business and are not easily cajoled or deceived. They will be in the position to make and un- make the reputations of underwriters |on the record of the adjustments reached in their losses.. The pathetic scenes that may be daily viewed about insurance offices in this city and in Oak- land, where widows and men of smail means meet with scant courtesy, will not be repeated at the ferry bujlding. ( ‘None the less will interest be attached to the hearings, any one of which will ! involye thousands of dollars, to be e | pended in new buildings, in new stocks of goods and in the business future and development of San Francisco. NEW TENT FOR meniory of Past Master L. L. Alesan- dér and restoring monuments injured in the Odd Fellows’' cemétery was réferred to the Grand Lodge standing committee. The secretary, treasurer and Trus- tées of the Orphans’ Home gave en- Couraging reports. ° The subordinaté lodge degfée was exemplified tonight by the Merced lodge. At the Rebekah Assembly the report 6f Grand Presldent Mrs. Katzenstein Wwa# read this morning. She reported during her term of office a net gain of 1624 and a total membership of 26,851 nd twelve hew lodges Instituted. PR eI . SR Militia Puts End to Rioting. DILLONVILLE; Ohio, June 6.-—The militia is in full control of the situn- tion in the mining district around Bradley, Smithfield, Plmn Run and Dillonville, and no’ further trouble fs s e S Carving 8ets, Pocket Shaving Outfits and Supplies. | their rights 0ast representative of the | Onkk » in 110 feet or 60 STORES FOR SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO DESIRABLE Fine corner store, 36 feet on Market Strect by 75 feet expresses great surprise that they are negligent in this regard, for they place under their pelicies in jeopardy needlessly WILL WATCH COMPANIE d Chamber of Commerce WIIL Serutinize Setflements of Insur- ance Concerna. OAKLAND, June §.—Insurance com- panies and their methods of dealing with and settling the fire losses of San Francisco claimants areé to be closely watched by the local Merchants' Ex- :hange. That organizatign has made known its attitude in the matter by the doption of the following: Whereas, The adjustment any pav- ment of losses caused by the conflagra- tion of April 18, 19, 20, 1908, in Sun francisco has béen ~ unduly deiayed: e Reésolved, That a special committes of three beé appointed to repor: to the Merchants' Exchange the names of ull insurance companies that are causing delay and inconvenience in the settle- ment of losses in the recent disastrous fire in San Franeisco. President Harry Williams of the Mer- chants’ Exchange has named Directors A. H. Scalueter, D. C. Brown and Wilber Walker as a committee to ascertain and report upon how the various insurance companies are dealing with their clients in adjusting and paying claims. Of the six big Geérman companies that carried insurance in San Fran- cisco all were hard hit. The firm that came through with the lightest loss was the Prussian National, the Habili- ties of which are estimated at $800,000. Theodore W. Letton, Pacific Coast man- agér of this company, is at present in New York. It was given out today at the office of the Prussian National, 921 Broadway, that the company is t its losses on as equitable a basis as any other company and that it would re- main in the Pacific Coast fleld, which it entered twenty-five years ago. The management of the Prussian National advises that policy-holders be patient and deal reasonably and fairly with the company, and In this way they will bring about a settlement that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Judge James Nicholls, president of the Natlonal Fire Insurance Company, has arrived from the East to take a hand in directing the local affairs of the corporation and advise its repre- sentdtives as to the plan to be pur- suéd in settling the San Francisco losses of the company. The Pacifie Coast department of this company was until recéntly managed by George D. Dornin, who retired from that position ten days ago, giving.as his reason that | he could not consclentiqusly demand of policy-holders that they accept a horizontal cut of 25 per cent in the }amounts of their policies, this cut hav- jing been ordered by the directorate. When Dornin withdrew from the local management H. A. Smith, assistant sec- retary of the company and & son-in- law of Judge Nicholls, was sent from the East to assume charge. The of- fices of the company have been re- moved from 1112 Broadway to rooms § and 7 in the Webber House on Twaitth and Franklin streets, Oakland. 9 t. Can be set up feet lengths. RENT TEN on Van Ness Avenue. Also inside space, 75 feet on Market Street, for rent as a whole or in part. Two stores, 25 feet front, Van Néss Avenue, between Market and Fell Streets. The new retail and civic center. Immediate delivery light running WHITE sewing machines, famous WHITE steam cars. machine shop running full capacity. Yan Rents reduced. Our garage and White Garage Ness Ave, Narket & Fel ts.