The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 8, 1906, Page 2

iV ] HEHTY IURED. DECLARES HORIZON OF 25 PER CENT IS J BY A TORNADO Small Town in Kansas Is Swept by a Fierce Windstorm. Portion of Pennsylvania Is Visited by a Cloudburst. Kan., June today of a t a Germa southwest practically_de- persons were 7.—Word nedo last Mennonite of XBORO. here at Goessel Jight sett en miles town was bout eighty hurt are Katfe ly H aged Jeg broken; Henry k farmer, hurt internally, i D Peter Richert, injured at ea Rev. John Toevs, leg o laid waste a strip one ards wide stores and twelve residences 1 i every residence The Classen man parochial schgpl, tion, were wrecked. The Mennonite hospital was only damaged, and the injured taken there for treatment >ORIA High wa- » has tied Railroad, er is still rising and further rain the blockade will California trains 1 being held here goes down. A great reen Strong City and water Pa., June 7. — Hoo- eighteen miles north by & cloudburst Stony Creek at this teen feet in short ds are inundated, but not exceed been reported June 7.—A storm proportions of a cloud- Chestnut Ridge, near Bog- today. The bridge spa: » was carried away, wn visited 8 € ebris, forming a dam, com- pletely. inundated the town, which lies betwee spurs of the.bridge. Tor: of water from the moun- destruction of the d the people are PERSONAL. { of New York is at the New York is ominent merchant Magestic Fred Cowen Dorchester. and fa Berkeley of reta from nd ta apartments at the Dorchester for the Yerrington J Ce lege Wi arrived from d after Carson, ident of Railroad, re- San Antonio an eminent and textbook writer, of Bel- istered yesterday at the Hotel The distinguished 1€ @& study of the earth- He is way to to mee entists In ist his Baker, well known_ in 1 circles In Oakland, returned from New York, where he n fo € two months. Al- he was thorough condition of this| surprised to see the sweep of the fire. He ieatrical performance the Hippodrome in New York for the benefit of the sufferers here, Fe says the entertainment began at 11 g and continued he 1 the morn- The Hippo- oming an g of people, a street in front of the entrahce was lined with autos carriages for blocks. The show ed $30,000. (l"'t;fllll s in P June T.—The following Cali- PARTS, fornians registered at the Herald bureau today: Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Hochstadt, Dr. and Mrs. Oscar N. Tay- C. Miller apd C. P. Kleber, all of Franeisco. @he Fub Gfinmfitilus:& Co Exclusive Righ-Grade Clothiers ‘o Branch Stores—No Agents. . YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE DRAGOONED OR IMPOR- TUNED TO TRADE IN THIS SHOP; GENEROSITY WON'T LOOSEN YOUR PURSE STRINGS HERE; YOU'VE GOT TO BE SHOWN THAT OUR FAB- RICS, STYLES AND PRICES ARE CORRECT. WE BE- LIEVE IN EQUITY. :: you want eclothes, the kind taat makes son look and feel ifke & well-dressed man, then, this is your bome. We are speolalists Tor Men's Clothes Ouly. This & = conerele fact. King Solomon’s Hall Fillmore St., nr. Sutter San Francisco ADJUSTERS [ZONTAL CUT President Nichols of the National and Colonial Companies Explains His Position. OAKLAND, June 7.—James Nichols,!| president of the Natjonal Fire Insur-| ance Company of Hartford, and also| president of the Colonial Underwriters of the same city, believes that because of the extraordinary conditions thst; accompanied the destruotion of San| Francisco the corporations of which he | is the head should not be expected to pay more then 76 cents on the dollar in the settlement of their aggregate loss- es, estimated at $1,750,000, and that the policy-holders should in all fairness | be satisfied to accept a horizontal cut of 25 per cent in their claims and ob- tain their money without delay. He makes the contention that his insur- ance firms are morally entitled to such | treatment from the holders of policiex| that were matured by the complicated combination disaster and that the con-| cerns are taking a jhst attitude toward their claimants in asking that settle- | ment be made on that.basis. That the National Insurance Com- pany - had decided upon & horizontal slash of 25 per cent in the paymént of its losses became known when George | D. Dornin, the Pacific Coast manager of | the firm, announced two weeks ago that he would resign his position, as such action on the part of the com- pany did not meet with his views of fAirness to the poliey-holders. ~That the Colonigl Underwriteérs' Company was to proceed to xettle ite risks on the same basis was given out by Pres- ident Nichols today. In explaining &nd defending the position takeg by his companies in the settlement of thetr San Francisco risk Nichols said: { DISCOUNT THOUGHT FAIR. * After receiving detailed information as to the conditions attendant upon the San Francisco catastrqphe and re- viewing and considering the same care- ¢ the directors of the National Im- | ance and of the Colonial Underwrit- ers decided that becauve “of the un-| procedented and umlooked for fentupes| that figured In the ruin wrought in San i that eur companies were in v entitled to a diScount on pol- ' FALLS BACK ON ALLEGED Q ictes of 25 per cent, This decision was made known to our managers here and it appears that because we were the first to come o}n in the open and pro- mulgate part of our plan of settlement that our detion was misconstrued to the detriment of our companies. simply did at the outset and without delay what many other compahnies wilk be doing later on. We made known on what terms we were ready (o pay, that is something that many other com- panies have not yet announced. While we feel that we are morally entitlied to a reduction of 25 per cent on qur liabilities, Yze do not mean to force any of our ‘clients to agree to such settlement. If the policy "holder is hot satisfled to settle on the basis that we offer, we are ready and will- ing to take up the claim, go into every detail and give the policy holder a ful and fair hearing in order to arrive at » settlement. Meany poliey holders have already agreed t% accept a reduction on the face os théir claims after we have explained our positien to “them thoroughly. We have paid out a num- ber of individual lossés and will con- tinue to do sa. Our policy does not contain any earthguake clayse. The law does not permit us to insure against _earth- quake. In the general notice that we have given of our willingness to settle on a 25 per cent cut basis we waive all questions as to enrt‘hg offer our claimants 75 cents%on the dol- lar and payment without delay. QUAKE A NEW FACTOR. In arriving at the decision to offer our creditors a settlement on a dis- count basis we took into consideration the extraordinary conditions that pre- ceded the destruction by fire of San Francisco, as we believe that these con- ditions relieved . ‘us morally of the greater part of our policy obiigations. It was a conflagration such as insur- ance men have never had to deal with before, and problems entered therein that are awalting Solution ‘today and impeding the settlement of the San Francigeo losses, i In the first place the earthquake was not reckoned with by the insurance companies. In the second place the in- surance companies did not anticipate the destruction of the water system of San_Francisco, which frlcum 1y pre- vented the Fire Depgriment from cop- ing with the flames. When our policies | were written they were written with the understanding that the property on We | el uake damage and | AKE DAMAGE| took the risks was to receive tlon, which we Hir 1 fi hot tion from fire was o ks and this is oné of the ons why we believe ®hat we led to'a discount on our poli- es. Again, we judged that every building 'in San Francisco had been damaged by the earthquake that pre- ceded the conflagration and therefore were not worth as much as when they |were insured. It was on these two |.’round1 mainly that we arrived atthe conclusion that it would be but just to our campanies and their stockholders at - we endeavor to settle our San rancisco losses on.a general basis of a 25 per cemt reduction of the face of the policies. POLICY HOLDER HAS OPTION. But, a8 I have said, we are not in- sisting that “l of our claimants ac- cept this plan of settlement. If they be-~ lleve that they are entitled to dollar tor dollar, followin, he oconditions that I have mentlnn\, than we will get together with them and attempt to ar- rive at some other method of settle- ment. We will take up each claim in- dividually if o desired. This plan of | course will require more time than the | straightaway ~offer we have made. | What mode of procedure the policy | holder wishes to fellow, it is for ihe | policy holder to say. | 1 have accepted the resignation of | George D. Dornin, formerly the Pa- cific * Coast méanager of the Na- tional of rtford and have appoint- ed as managers for that company Mc- Near & Wayman, who are also our Pa- |cifiec Coast m?{sau for the Colonial | Underwriters. Mr. Dornin will probably |remain with us for a few days to as- | sist in the transferring of the agencies, reports and accounts of the Natlonal |to McNear & Wayman. 1 believe that |the insurance situation is ‘gradually Iclonrl:’ and tl;'nt the tension that has | resulted from haste and clamor is re- |laxing. | President Nichols says that he will | probably remain here for a week more. | He is making his headquarters in the ) 'his prot, given our ¥ chief r{' are entit! | offices of McNear & Wayman at 406 | Thirteenth street. The fire underwriters’ adjusting bu- | reau will meet tomorrow morning at | Reed Hall, Oakland, to take up various questions which have arisen since the | new regulations as to adjusting San | Francisco losses were made. A second attempt to get together the | representatives of Imsurance compa- | uies to consider fire lomses was made yesterday, and it falled as signally as | the attempt that was made on Wednes- | day. The reasom for fajure was the | same in hoth instances, lnek of attend- | ance on the part of the umderwriters. | Merchants and others who bad heen no- | tified that thelr loss claims would be | taken up at the Bdjusters’ hurcau in | the ferry building were present. but | nothing could be accomplished toward | persons appeared and one of these rep- | effecting settlements. | Maxy thousands of dollars in losses were represented by the persons whose names were placed on the bulletin board by order of Secretary Mohrhardt. | The losses of Juda Brothers, former-|were practically considered off for the | day at noon, the non-attendance of the | Iy of 820 Market street, and of the| Baldwin Jewelry Company were to | have been considered yesterday. The Baldwin Jewelry Company loss was on | the bulletin to be taken up as the first | case Wednesday, but no progress had been made. Representatives of several firms Wwent | to the adjusters’ bureau vesterday to | secure information. They learned all | about the system that has been sanc- tioned by the Board of Fire Underwrit- | ers and that the adjustment committee | {s trying to put into effect in cases| where several companies are concerned | in one loss. They did not learn, and no | | the matters in which they have interest can reach the stage of hearing and final adjustment. | In addition to the partles betore | mentioned, the following were given notice, through the agency of the ad- justers’ bulletin board, when they are | expected to appear: Paul Rieger & Co. lof 161 to 166 First street; Andrews’ Diamond Palace and the California Caskct Company, tomorrow: FRugene | Korn, the Gutta Percha Mnnutnctunngg Company, the Claus Wreden Brewing | | Company, Monday; tlie G. M. Kutz Shoe Company, Theodore Veyhle, George H. | | Kakn and the Elkus-Brenner Company, | Tuesday; Abrahamson Company ' and the Hotel Richeileu, Wednesday. SUGGESTS EXPLANATION, | There was nothing to gain by mak- ing the lists any longer, for the uncer- tainties of the last two days may ex- ist for some days or even longer. See- retary Mohrhardt says that it is poswi- ble that the business engagements of many insurance men have tied them up for the opening two days of the ad- justment season at the ferry building, and that they were unable to set aside business previously arranged for 1n time to got to the deliberations in the adjusters’ bureau assembly rooms. But it is also true that a prime factor | in all the delays that are taking place in the adjustment and seftleraent of losses in San Francisco is due in large | measure to the lack of full agreement | between the representatives of the 117 insurance companies having risks (n Sah Franeisco's burned district, Secre- tary Mohrhardt would not discuss this phase. Disagreement has taken place on mapy points. What has been sanctioned in the general meeting of the under- writers in the Reed Hall meetings in Oakiand since the fire has not met with | full sanction on the part of Eastern of- | ficials of the insurance companies after local representatives have telegraphed to their home offices for Instruttion.’ AGRBEMENTS DIFFICULT. Large companies have different in- terests from the smail companies in some respects.. Large companies that are In a position to easily pay their losses, dollar for dollar, if they will, are more ready to proceed to adjust and settle without delay than the | smaller companies that are trying to | realize on assets in the East and that jare struggling with stockholders who | desire to avold any assessment of their i stock to make good the losses in Ban | #rancisco, &l | The hundreds of millions of dollars {that wére represented by the faces of policies “issued on the properties de- stroyed in San Franeisco are soattered £n10ng 80 Many companies and 80 many localities and are in the cuitody of men of sueh varying tendencies that an agreément on any point’ie difficult to reach. | Nevertiiciess, when Secretary Mohr- | bardt was asked yesterdiy when the underwriters ¢ould be relied upon te | Assogiation, be at the ferry building to meet the people who have lost heavily by fire, he sald that he thought that there would be no failure to have the adjust- ments proceed after a few days, four or five days possibly. Now that the announcements are made for a. few days in advance it would be possible for companies to arrange their other buginess so that they could attend to the work at the specified hours at the ferry bullding. LOSERS THE SUFFERERS. Tor one meeting that was to have been held yesterday forenoon, only threé resented property that was burned and the other two represented but two com- panies. There was nothing to do in that or in the suceeding cases under the circumstances and the proceedings forenoon pointing out the that no one could be relied upon to come in the afternoon. The names as- signing the dates for adjustment re- substantial ' mained on the bulletin board for,the | enlightenment of all comers. The opin- ions’ of some of the underwriters coin- cided with those of Becretary Mohr- hardt concerping the nearness of the time when the proceedings could go on without delay. Tt was noticeable that the represen- tatives of the insurance companies took the delay more philosophically than did the losers. The latter are in haste to .| one can tell any of them, when any of | get their money and every day of delay costs them heayily in a busihess way, | both by retarding .uilding operations that are necessary to enable them to resume business, and becguse, in the varied oplnions about future busines centers iz a danger that some lgrge concerns may, If no immediate action is taken, decide after a little to change their locations. e WOLF NEEDS FUNDS. Will Uprge Legislature to Make Ap- propriation for Officc Expensex. Insurance Commissioner E. Myron Wolf left’ for Bacramentp last evening |to persanally urge upon the Legisla- ture the necessity of appropriating funds for the maintenance of his office in San Prancisco. He asKs that he be allowed $5000 annually, beginning with this month, and that $3000 be appro- {priated for an already @xisting defi- cleney. . The allowance of Insurance Commis- sioner Wolf for the maintenance of his office, including the salaries of himself and his associates, is now 32000. Since the fire the work of his office had been in¢reased a hundred fold. Commission- er Wolf has been compelled te hire extra olerks and stenographers to at- tend to the pressing business. These employes are now working at less wages than thkey can earn in other officés and they are sticking: to the in- surance work through loyalty te Com- missioner Wolf. 2 “I believe that my office can get along somehow on 35000 a year,” s Com-~ missioner Wolf yesterday afternoon, “and I have made this estimate as low a8 possible. The $3000 deficiency fund that I ask is to cover what !“fo “al ready expended out ef my. own pocket and for the purchase of nec ties about the office. This office eould spend $26,000 egsily doing the waork we. are doing, but we realize the necessity of cutting every penny und we believe we can get along on $5000 a year. ¢ Commissiorer Wolt 'has not yet been officially notified of the suspension of ayment by the Oolonial Insurance ompany of New York, The teloqpml: communications recefved from Wash- ington state that this company’s losses in 8San Francisco® amount. to about 3100,000 and this has, determined the Colonial to suspend payment and closé up !l(shll!flrl. Geiiees hdladl ~ “I have not a list of those ins with the Colonial,” anid Commhot:r:z Wolf yesterday afterdoon. “T hear that it estimates its losses jn Sap Francisco at $100,000, but I belteve that they will ba far grealer than 5. 1 have not recejved any statemnent from Colonial yet and have not a their risks of last ye CALIFORNIA BOSTON, June 7, — The Calffornie delegation to the American Medical of which Dr. Woods certainty | 'ONCE MORE IGNORE MEETING Block Business by Their Failure to Confer With Policy-Holders Hutchinson 1s one of the prominent members, I§ being royally entertained, | The committee of arrangements had planned for the Far-Westerners to stop at beach hotels instead of being cooped up in Boston proper, so the Golden State folk are finding delightful ac- commodations at Winthrop and other north and south shore resorts. Among the distinguished figures at the conventian is Dr. Maximilian Her- zog, who has come all the way from Manila, P. I, to attend the convention. Dr.,F. R. Day of Honolulu, H. I, has one of the finest and most important exhibits shown at this great “experi- ence meeting” of doctors. It is an ex- hibit of wax models of cases of lep- | rosy gathered in an exhaustive study in the worid's great@st plague leprosy spot. % Another noted man at the conven- tion is Dr. Ashburton Thompson of | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A pleasant feature of the open sec- tion on surgery was the ovation given the San Francisco surgeéon, Dr. Stan- ley Stillman, His address was roundly | applauded. The gection hds as its guest the world celebrated German | surgeon Dr, Frendelenburg of Leipsic, author and inventor of many of the fundamental principles in modern sur- gical practice. PERGELERIR S T R Radke & Co., Formerly of 118 Sutter st and 6 Geary st, now running full blast at 1813 ‘Devisadero st., near Bush. Their stock of watches, diamonds, wedding rings and presents of all kinds are in- vajuable souvenirs saved from the great fire of April 18 b -0- [rEiiciTous TELEGRAMS PASS BETWEEN MONARCHS VIENNA, June 7.—Emperor William today visited Count Hans von Wilsgek at Kreutzenstein castle, accompanied by the German Embassedor and the imperial suite. The telegrams exchanged yesterday between the Austrign and German Em- perors on the one hand and the King of Italy on the other evidently were drawn up with the view of discourag- ing & continuance of the ort’ of coldness between Emperor ~William and King Victor Bmmanuel and the conseqeunt weakening' of the Drei- bund. The two Emperors telegraphed Jointly as follows: 5 “As two allies we send to you, the third, sincere, united expression of un- alterable friendaship.” - The Ttalian King’s reply was equally warm-hearted. He telegraphed: 1 share your satisfaction for unity and beg that you wiil accept the as- r:;yrgnce of my true and inviolable am- e e Californians in New York. NEW YORK, June 7.—From San Prancisco: I. L. Btown, Miss K. W. Brown, at the St. Andrew's; @. Marend and wite, at the Wellington; M. C. Pe- terson, at the Hotel Algonquin; A. J, Ralston, at the Belmont; P. hfisch, at the Hotel Victorla; Mrs.. Clover, E. A, Frazer, at the !-%x-;lg Square; F. A. Greenwood, at the Woodstock; B. J. C. Kemp Eevan, at the Holland; Leslle, at' the Hotel Imperial; L. Mollar, at the Hotel Bresli Preifter, at the Grand Union; M C. Thorne, at the Breslin; A. J. Walet qngr:nx‘leé :It ]t)he Netherland. S an Die B ltFthO o go—M, H. Nichols, Jr, rom Los Angeles—O. Kains, at the Imperfal; Mrs. L. Kleinberger, at the Park Avenue. .8t the &lcw i rs, L. rs. A, P F. rs. D, From Sa ‘ Park !vm::?i‘?;&flx:‘g% Jr., at the Westminster. ‘ From 8a; : y §t. Andre :__umw——wu Rowe, at the Summer Colds, Laxative Bromo ‘Quinine Cola c‘-'ma, ::::v:gq& name, look nn-".l‘,' B. o, world wia e. L?l’ll for ful? V. Grove. 3Gc. * P%. temalan ' us, NEW YORK, June 7.—A private di 1 recely 1 R R e PETALT 3 arth: i g by was do! _FRIDAY, JUNE 8§ “BILLY" HYNES Popular Ca_sl-x_ier Is the ‘Victim of a Pick- p?ckct. Ngw—Madc?riend De- parts With Finan-' cier’s Little Wad. - M. I. Hynes, better known as “Billy" Hynes, the Jovial cashier of the Na- tional Bank of the Pacific, entertainer and clubman, has been touched. It is a pathetically funpy tale. When the “dip” finished his job Billy’s pockets’ were as clean as the day he bought the suit. Billy Hynes takes the matter in a philosophical light and remarks that some one had to be touched, and he might as well have been the victim as any other un- fortunate. Still he cannot quite recon- cile himself to the idea of being an easy mark. The ‘touch came off day before yes- terday. Hynes avers that he does not know how much he had in his pockets, but he is positive he had a bunch of keys, a pocket comb and some loose change. He has handled so much money since he went behind the bank counter that he has become a trifle reckless In matters of coin. Of course he had some money, “‘oh, probably $50 or so, a small amount.” Hynes boarded a car on Market street Wednesday afternoon. The car was crowded. Billy bowed to fourteen or fifteen admirers and was gazing intently at a pretty young woman when he felt a hand brush his coat. It was the finishing touch, but Billy, | once a politician, mistook it for a | proffered hand. He turned quickly to grasp the mitt and observed a small, cdadaverous individual busily engaged in brushing imaginary clgar ashes from his (Billy's) coat. “Beg pardon, Mr. Green, “but I knocked my cigar against your coat,” expalined the cax Tous one: - As Hynes' face assumed an inquisi | tive look the small man stammered, | guess T have made a mistake. Aren't you Hiram Green, the financier?" “No, 1T am not Mr. Green,” was the answer. “I am Mr. Hynes, former Public Administrator, now cashler of the National Bank of the Pacific. you ever have any money to deposit call and. see us.” “Money's' pretty scarce these days. 1 have hard work picking up any,” re- sponded the little man. They talked about the weather, spec- ulated upon the length of time it would take the committee of forty to rebuild the town and dlgcussed the amount of profit made by the cantract- ors who constructed the City Hall Hynes congratulated himself upon a new-made friend. “Well, so long,” quoth the little one as he dropped from the car. “See you ‘again.” es, yes,” answered Billy, as he in- stinctively reached in his pocket. “My God, I've been touched!” he ex- citedly told the conductor a moment later. g Hynes leaned far out from the car and yelled frantically, “Stop thief!” His yell echoed through the dismal ruins, and the small man disappeared into the gangway of a car bound in the opposise direction a.block away. Hynes made a hurried inventory. The dip had made a thorough clean- out. Hven a clean pair of socks that Billy carried in a pocket were gone. PRRBCHRASLAR Y S b SAFEGUARDING BRITISH ARMY. J— ‘War Secretary Sends an Expert to Amecrica to Investignte. LONDON, June 7.—Che House of Com- mons reassembled today after Whitsuntide recess and set at work on the army appropriations. In the course of the debate Hugh Cecil Lea, Liberal, a newspaper proprietor who has served in the British and American armies, pressed the Government for an assur- ance that no more American tinned meat would be purcpased for the Brit- ish army. He asserted from persenal observation that the conditions undey which it was packea were revolting. War Secretary Haldane replied that he would be sorry to insist that all tinned meats must be bought in the United Kingdom. He intended to pur- chase wherever he eould procure the best and purest and had already se- iected an officer Who was an expert in these matters, and had sent him to tae United Statep to inspeéct all tins care- fully before any were purchased, That course would be pursued in the case of all tinned meats. . Lea asked if this officer would have access to the factory and be able to see how the work was done, to which the secretary replied: “That is why 'l am sending him to Anrerica. He will se¢ the meat in pro- cess of manufacture before it is sent here.” Sl Henry W. Foerster (Conservative) asked whether the War Office’ had power to cancel a4 coutract if it were not satisfled with the cenditions under which the meat was tinned, , Haldane said, the War Office fortu- nately had very wids powers under the cantract, and intended using them to the fullest extent. ) 3 {The secretary added that the War Office had bought large quantities of tinned meats in America and had al- réady coptracted for further supplies. At the present moment, the secretary reminded the House, che United States was hot the only place where bad medt was turned out. 'The question of the purity of British products had been raised at times inithe past. The whole question required 1avestigation. He knew personally under what disgusting conditions meat in some cases was pagked in the United States. BEST MEATS GO ABROAD, Liverpool Health Committee Finds Few LIVERPQOOL, June 7.—Reassuring tatements regarding American canni :oo’fl- 'v::l m-m b‘y bnu)m"' c:: chl’r‘! man and the medical officers J today’s meeting of the Live L health com- mittee.” The chalrman emphasized the carefulness of the Inspection here and said a large number of tins were ex- amined yearly and all of them had been round to be quite good. sumers therefore need not be alarmed, as the committee was closely watching nvir their interes! PR edical Officer ' the great bulk :l meat arrived at uv! erpool in excellent condition. Net a e e A a?;m”' )tar n 0 f as he knew. Nm‘;q 360 lgn.)’nu of led meats’ were destroyed yearly e af the tins’ ::lng “blown,"” ow- ing to defect] Bbirige This how. a small percentage, and the eat Bulk was in firsticlass condition. tinuing, Dr. said: e ‘Against these ‘we have to set 1t | the | % TO ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD Continued From Page 1, Column 6. than $7000 in total have alréady been recelved, altheugh the operating force has only been organized a.little over a week; more than double that amount has already been pledged. according to advices directly received by the com- mittee. Cash contributions now came from Broken Arrow, Creek Natiom, In- dfan Territory; Tipton, Ind.: Indianap- olis, Ind.; ©hica Helghts Public Schoal, Appleton, Wis.; Lompoc Schonl. California; New Haven, Conn.: Rich- mond, Va.; Mount Vernon Scheol, Phil- adelphia; Senier schools of Pittsburg Norma! High School; Davenport, ‘Wash.; Junction City, Or. President Schaeffer of the Natiqnal Educational Assoclation not only has officlally sanctioned and forwarded the movement by addressing letters to prominent educators In the Bast to gain their support for it, but has con- tributed from his private pockst-book the sum of §150, the largest individual contribution “so far reéceived. ~ These sums are evidently merely the spray In advance of the great oncoming flood of gold which the generous-hearted teachers and pupils of thé country will direct to break on the shores of San Francisco Bay. All money so received will be devoted exclusively to the re-| building of the destroyed school strue- | tures, thus giving to San Franclsce the most genuine memorials of the lib- erality ‘of the American publie. It is proposed that when enough money accumulates from any one State with which to erect a suitable build- ing such moneys shall not only be usud for that purpése, but the building it- self shall be named after the State so contributing. Also tablets will be placed in rooms erected as the gifts of single counties or cities which have | made caonsiderable additions to the building fund. Every possible means will be taken to perpetuate th2 par- ticulars of gifts and their givers. San | Franciseo will always treasure in her educational holy of holies her benefac- | tors who have thus befriended her im rebuilding her schools. PUPILS ARE ANXIOUS TO RETURN TO THEIR STUDIES Daily Registration of Commereial High School Undergraduates Progress- ing Rapidly. The daily registration of the under- graduates of the Commercial High School is going on with very satisfac- | tory results. During the past faw days | 280 of the 600 pupils enrolled have | calted at the headquarters of the schoal |and registered. A general request was | made to thewpupils of this school to reg- }ister because of the 10ss of the records in the recent fire. " Pripefpal C. H. Murphy sald that it is a singular fact that of the! large number already registered | and coming from all the cities ground | the bay but three pupils had expressed any doubts about returning at the open- | | ing of the schools, and that many had | already tired from therr forced vacation and wanted to return immediately. The Commercial-‘High School was one of the many destroyed by fire, and the Board of Education has not yet fully determined the new location, but it will | probably be in the neighborhoed of Van Ness avenue and Market street. Grad- uates of grammar 's¢hools whe contem-~ plate entering the Commercial High. next term may also apply for registra £ tion at their headquarters at the Emer- son School. NEW ENGLAND TO HELP SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS The following seif-explanatory cireu- lar has been issued from New England. and will yundoubtedly bring an exceed- |ingly genergus response to the appeal for funds to rebuild San Prancisco schoolhouses: BOSTON, Mass., May 29, 1906. Dear Sir: We desire to call your at- tention to the fact that the appeal from juperintendent Ronegvierl of San rancisco, which has been circulated by Dr. N. C. Schaeffer of Harrisburg, is practically identical in its purport th one sent out by the ton com- mittee about one month ago. This | forceful appeal, coming as it does di- rect from the scene of the terrible dis- aster, will doubtiess cali forth a very eneroys response. S Kinaly Send any contributions o O. W. Dimick, Wells School, Boston, Mass., vgo will eredit you with the same, and who will forward New ‘England's entire contribution to Buperintendent Ronco- vieri as soon ray be practicable. Very slncerely vours, WILLIAM W, HOWE, socm’?'. Martin School. Boston, Mass. A similar letter is being . cireulated from the State of South Carolina by State Superintendent ‘0. B. Martin of Columbia, 8. C, - i it e { Fire Vietims Go Patainma. ! PETALUMA, June 7.—L. Arvight & Co. of San Franciseo have leased a building for three years In this city amnd will establish a macaroni factory. Their plant was destroved by fve ni San Francisco. Comdortable hdmes have already been rented for menbers | | of the firm and employes. | Give comfort —bad fReeth give trouble—nobody's teeth are so bad 'tlhn% they cani be improved a great . i i GOLD CROWNS... BRIDGE WORK.... -81.00 All work done by Graduate Dantists. Bring this ad wlth&-; ‘z m: n| $13°08 10 hes, Co., formerl, no is. ai Q use our name. uds and inmpostors who' are try- ng to build up a practice on our | past reputation. S "%fia t r:fi n _ever a - ~ L wug e o:r?-d:?n'g“m‘ The letter. it VALLEY WATER WORAS SPRING ¥ (A CORPORATION). Notice of Redemption of Second Mortgage Bonds. is en _that the SERS VALIST WalBR a St e S E: ts principal N:'nst;. ess in SoF Clifornie. has siected and does w© on the first day years 25 Bt at an; e or ¥ P e, the corporation on first day September. A. D. mhl h o‘hndl bear interest at the whicl rate of four (4) per cent T anpnum, u‘y’nhle quarterly at & jce of the ration in San Franeisco, and all of S i 287 S, a8 on g o 3 of which said second Uared ‘““Tmh e {housgnd_nins hu un and - 4991 ds of the - e Dar valde ‘ot four miltion ® ine undred dnd ninety-one tho | (34,991,000, dollars. “.‘Am} mllca)ls further hereby given that, n accordance with the terms of said bonds d _the mo e, N ur and gl'::ny-one (4991) outstanding bonds, and on each and all ?r?-ml. LL (‘?fiASE o;xmnnd after said September first, A. D. 1506 y order of the Board of Directors of Vall Water Works. mfnz:-g &n‘m‘ Francisco, Californta, March SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS, rate Seal:) HOWARD, President. Byaffé‘y&nmul W. AMES, Secretary. W.&].SLOANE & C0. Are Temporarily Located at 1760 PACIFIC AVENUE &AN FRANCISCO, 510 TWELFTH STREET REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS DESKS, CHAIRS, SUPPLIES Remington Typewriter Lompany Main Ofiice, 613 GOLDEN GATE AVENUR, San Fraancisco. Oakiand Branch, 1232 BROADWAY. NORWEGIAN CLUB “FRAM” WILL MEET. Members of the Norwegiam Clyd “Fram" are hereby notified that a spe- clal meeting of the Club will' be held SUNDAY, June 10, at 2:30 p. m., in Bent's Hall, Twenty-second and Fol- som sts. All members are requested to attend this meeting, as its actions will be of great importance to the futuyre existence of the Club and the welfare of its members. O. A. TVEITMOE, President. C. HENRY SMITH, Secretery Schwabacher-Frey Stationery Co. Stationers, Printers and Engravers. Have opened larger than ever. WAREHOUSE, 419 SHOTWELL §T. * Office, 2000 Gough St. WALL PAPER BURLAPS UHL BROS., 717 Market St. DOING BUSINESS AT THE OLD STAND. . . CROWLEY LAUNCH ans TUGBOAT CO. Moo D e iy, e Tel. T 230, Howard-street W Tel. fign. 71, \""l”~l:‘l’::: Wll‘:.r'- SAN FRANCISCO, (Formerly Examiner Bldg.) Men’s Furnishers and Hatters Are Now Doing Business at 1106-07 FILLMORE STREET. } PROPOSALS, and A es, T Track Jacks ‘Yools, Bolts, Spi A R TR a) ‘Separat t for ter Columns, day R »«"vm."