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

(] Mother of Harry K. Thaw Leaves England for the United States ARGHITECT'S WIDOW PAID INSURANCE. Receives Hundred and Forty— Nine Thousand Dollars on Policy Carried by Her Late Husband OTHER MONEY DUE Totaling $50,000, ayable to Persons se Names Are Withheld a stories York pa- ighter to to proper lusion dented from Dover for t the Hamburg- e n Auguste Vie- YORK, July 6,—The widow of afor « was paid today by the ssurance S ty $149,- de. T 18 about the bene- be persons Mrs. White, is $50,000. ese policles was not perfeet with the death oc- a de- ntage of the period and conse : ANT P DESERTING SOLDIER TRIES PERSONATING PENSIONER William Bean Gets Into Jail for Mas- guerading ns Frank Halsted, Vet- Coulterville. eran, of 1is led to the perpetrated by United States nd de- s examina- hursday be- ssioner Hea- e Kilcline Will Not Prosecute. jward Kilcline, who was st tent six weoks ago m re abou w by and painter, ap- udge Mogan yes and Bell had se and were agai asked that the charge of st Bell be with- issed the case. SHREVE & COMPANY HAVE ON SALE THEIR USUAL COMPLETE STOCK OF DIANOND and GOLD JEWELRY, WATCHES, SILYERWARE, GLASS- WARE, ETC., AT Post Street and Grant Avenue, and 2429 Jackson Street San Francisco Prompt and careful atten- tion given to correspondence e /)’Axc,vv £ e THRW » INDIAN POTENTATES ARRIVE IN THE CITY Continued From Page 1, Columa 7. ]‘ look enviously at the fat women about him, as did a Prince of the South Seas who camg through America in a special train several years ago, He chatted geyly with his pa the knife and fork as do Americans, took sugar in his tea, and knew what to do with the finger bowl. Later he smoked a | clgarette. { After luncheon the party came to | San Francisco and toured the city in an sutomobile. Later they returned to | Oakland ' There is nothing snobbish about Serjejl. He is not traveling through the State In a private car. In®tead, he is occupying an ordinary Pullman sleeper. He talks to his fellow-passen gers on an equal footing. He Is, in English, a jolly good fellow He been through the Bast on his American tour, and will journey north- ward from here. He came to Oakland from Los Angeles, stopping at the Yo- semite DRESSES IN SILKS. Her Highness the Maharani, hie wife, | was clad In a flowing robe. It was silk, with a richness of color at can be procured only in the exclusive Ori- ental silks. A few jeweles decked her fingers and ears, but there was no lav- ish display Her Highness is of a slight build, pretty, with large eyes of intense black- ness. The e 2,000,000 people in the little kingdom scross the sea that would give their all for one look at her Highness the Maharani, for in India no except the Gaekwar is allowed to his eyes upon her In an interview with a Call corre- spondent this afterncon his Highness T am in this country on an ed- ] tour to learn your methods hope of carrying back impres- aid said the sions that will be able to help in the in 1plifting of my countrymen. We are planning to educate our children after the methods that have been proved So successful here in the United States “All of your State is beautiful, and I only wish that I had more time to spend here. But, as you know, I have been called back to my people and must re- | turn much sooner than I had expected, We travel on to Portiand, and after a| few days stop there will go Fast.” BARODA A RICH STATE. The province of Baroda, over which Sayaji 1s the absolute ruler under the control of the English Government, is about 8000 miles square and has a population of nearly 2,600,000 people. The Maheraja's power in this province | is even more absolute than that which | was formerly enjoyed by the Czar o Russia, d his private fortune is fixe at a fabulous figure. | Owing to the crowded condition of the Oakland hotels it was impossible to house the entire party under one roof, necessitating the transfer of a portion of the baggage and servants to the Ho- tel Touraine. Twenty-seven large steamer trunks accompany the royal party on the tour about the country. | s FOUR PERSONS KILLED BY GASOLINE EXPLOSION |'Tank at Dye Works at Saginaw, Michi- | gan, Blows Up With Fatal { Results. | SAGINAW, Mick:, July 6.—Four per- | sons were killed and five injured, two of them seriously, by the explosion of a large gasoline tank at the Cosendal | Dye Works here today. The dead: E. A. Fobhl, George Cosendai, George Si- gelko and Carl Cosendal. Every window In the block was broken by the explosion, The bullding was consumed by the flames which fol- lowed the explosion. The loss will reach $80,000. | SON OF MEMBER OF BRITISH | PARLIAMENT CUTS THROAT | . Spencer Stamhope Engs His a Hotel at Holy- rood. RIVERSIDE, July 6.—E. Spencer |Stanhope, son of a wealthy English family, committed suicide last night | by cutting his throat. The body was discovered at noon today at the Holy- rood Hotel. It is reported here that ‘tsmnhope'e father is a member of the Life . British Parliament. To Cure a Cold in One Day | Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. | Druggists refund money if it falls to eure. E.W.Grove's sig. ofi each box. 26c.* ts WIFE OF HARRY THAW, WHO, ACCH WHITE, WAS IN THE COMF RIAGE 'TO THIF ORDING OF TH RICH PITTSBURG MAM TO THE CHAUFFEUR OF 'ANFORD ARCHITECT SUBSEQUENT TO HER MAR- JONES MUST FAE A TRIAL FOR MURDER Justice Hannon HoldsKanaka | on a Charge of Killing Mos. Elizabeth Brandrup| i FAILSTOPROVEALIBI/ Testimony of the Witnesses| for Accused Man Becomes | a Boomerang to Defense| \ George Jones, the Kanaka, has been committed to the custody of the Sheriff | of San Mateo County and held, with- out bail, to face a charge of murdering | Mrs, Elizabeth Brandrup in his room | I,l;'flu Linden Hotel at Baden on Jume The preliminary hearing before Jus- | tice Hannon, which has lasted several | days, came to an ehd vesterday, and | resulted in the holding of the ac- | cused man for trial in the Superior | Court of the State. The three days'| hearing brought out a preponderance | of testimony against the suspect, even the witnesses for the defense giving boomerang evidence for the prisoner's cause. The summary of the hearing is clearly=and succinetly set forth in the words of Justice Hannon: “l1 have had time during the hear- ing to give this case ample considera- tion,” he sald, “and do not belleve, meking allowance for slight discrep- ancles, that the witnesses for the prosecution are mistaken in thelr tes- timony. I would be the last person to do the defendant a wrong, but I cannot believe his testimony is true. I cannot believe that the defendant's testimony is even probable.” | FAILS TO PROVE ALIBL From the time the carpenter, L. T. Hansen, testified to hearing the death screams of the victim in Jones' room | the demeanor of the prisoner has un- | | dergone a change. He showed nothing | of the bravado yesterday that has | characterized his early action during the hearing. When witnesses called by the defense falled to corroborate | his statements as to his whereabouts | on the day of the murder Jones' black hair became damp with perspiration. Throughout the hearing he has said that he would be set free at its con- | clusion. Although the court's opinion | was anticipated by almost every one in the courtroom, the decision came as a shock to the prisoner. | There was a hurried conversation | between the accused man, his brother, | Charles Jones, and his attorney, Harry | Styles, but no word was given out by | any of them concerning the line of de- fense they will adopt at the murder | trial, | NO STARTLING TESTIMONY. The testimony during the day did not develop startling features. Harry Coff- land, on whom the defense at one time! tried to cast susplcion, was present under & subpena served by the defense. | He swore that he saw Mrs. Brandrup| enter the hotel a few minutes before| she was killed and had seen Jones talking to her on a street corner just before. Willlam Green, the ecarpenter on whom Jones was depending to furnish him an alibi, denfed that he had seen Jones on the day of the murder. He also said that Jones did not work dur- ing the morning, as the defendant claimed. The witness, called by the | made to the American Library BAYAN 70 EXTEAD STAY N LONDON. Abandons Idea of Start- ing on His Tour of the Rhine on Monday LONDON, July 8.—William J. Bryan today lunched with Major John H. Bea- com, the United States military at- tache to -meet War Secretary Haldane. The luncheon was arranged particu- larly that Mr. Bryan and Mr. Haldane could meet. No other guests were present. Embassador Reid and Mrs. Reld gave a luncheon at Dorchester House today to a large party of visiting Americans, including Paul Morton and Mrs. and Miss Morton, Bishop Willlam P. Law- rence of Massachuetts and Miss Law- rence, John W. Yerkes, Commissioner | of Internal Revenue: M. O. Kesler, for- mer Governor of Connecticut, and D. 0. Mills. Mr.« Bryan hes decided net to leave London on Monday, as he had in- tended, but will remain until Thurs- | day, principally to hear Mr. Haldane, at the latter's invitation, deliver a speech on army retrenchment in the House of Commons, after which Mr. Bryan will start on his tour of the Rhine, Switserland and Italy. Mr. Bryan has also accepted invitations for next week from Winston Spencer Churchill apd others in publie life, when he will meet many prominent persons. He will go to Wrest Park to- morrow with Emb: Retd. ador and Mrs. —_— WANTS LIBRARIES TO HWAVE BOOKS FOR IMMIGRANTS James H. Canfleld of Columbia Sub- mits Plan for Asatmilation of Newcomers. NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I, July 8.—A recommendation that every pub- lic library in this country should be equipped with bhooks intended to help | immigrants to become citizens was Asso- ciation today by James H. Canfield of | thesColumbia University Law Library. He sald: “pmmigration to this country has become so enormous and is affecting | 8o directly all the conditions of urban life that. we must assimilate those peo- ple by the most rapld method: It is a mistake to consider their presence a | There ought to be In- every | menace. public library in every city of any size at least the classics In several lan- guages to win the confidence of the people and to draw them to tho libraries. Onece there they should find elementary textbooks in civies and other literature that will be helpful to them in their new relations, translated from English into their own language. “In other words, securing them as patrons of the public library by their own classics, we should minister to their needs precisely as we minister to the needs of our own people. such text exists, even in English. It is this very point upon which discussion | ought to turp—what this assoclation may be able tp accomplish in the way of preparing such texts.” C. W. Andrews, John Creegar Library, | Chicago, was elected president of the association. No | ILKS RECIPROCITY WITH PREGIDENT. Premier of New Zealand Anxious to Secure a Commercial Treaty OYSTER BAY., July 6.—When Siv Joseph Ward, the new Premier of New Zealand, stepped from the train at Oys- ter Bay today to keep a luncheon en- gagement with President Rooseveit, he frankly sald the thing nearest his hedrt in America was the development of & reciproeity treaty between New Zealand and the United States. When Sir Jo- seph returned to the station two hours Jater, having fulfilled his luncheon en- gagement, he remarked: eciproeity is not an easy thing to bring flut in this country.” Str Joseph, adhering to the rules be had laid dewn for himself in his jour- ney around the world, declined to dis- cuss the exchange of ideas between himself and President Roosevelt. “My hearty belief in vour President as a statesman of strength, breadti and courage,” he sald, “has been most pleasantly and emphatically con- | irmed.” His frank statement on arriving at Oyster Bay that he Intended dis- cussing the poasibility ef reciprocity with the President and his later com- ments on that subject are Interesting as indicating the business-like scheme he proposes: “New Zealand,” he sald, “is ready to make @ universal 10 per cent reduction fn her tariff to the United States In return for a llke concession, and is pre- | pared to make such a treaty binding | without action on the part of the New Zealand Parliament. She ngar grants this reduction to Great Britain, and would be glad to do so to the Unlted States, If this Is too broad a proposl- tion, we would be glad to make this | reduction on specific articles which each nation buys abroad.” The Premter instanced wool and gum used in the manufacture of varmish, and said what New Zealand wants is certain grades of pine lumber, tinned salmon and many kinds of manufac- tured goods. He said there might be opposition in New Zealand to reducing their tariff on lumber. “But,” he added, “you have special interests in this coun- try, too. | The New Zealand Premler here ad- | mitted he knew of the number of reci- | procity treaties now awaiting action at i the hands of the United States Senate. “New Zealand,” he continued, “Is a country capable of maintaining a pop- ulation of from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000. You are building the Panama eanal and are our nearest English-speaking peighbar except Australia. Our trade | is growing, our Interests are identical. } It would seem wise statesmanship to | cultivate our relations along the com- | mereial line, and we are willing.” | Sir Joseph will sail from San Fran- | ciseo for home on the Sierra July 12. | —_— | Monster Shark Is Killed. | REDONDO, July 6.—A monster shark, measuring thirty feet in length and weighing 6000 pounds, became en- tangled in the net of fishermen set | tour miles off shore at Playa del Rey {last night. and in struggling te free | itself was killed. The fish was towed ashore by a launch this morning and | lifted on to the beach by means of a | derrick. Consul Bopp Declares German Companies Will Settle in Full BANKERS WILL PUNISH INSURANCE SLICERS. Continued from Page 1, Column 1. Protective League will be ready to re- port to the trustees of the league next week. The committee consists of F. W. | Dohrmann, Joseph D. Grant and An- drew J. Casrigan. No meeting of the league members will be called imme- diately. The difficulty in gettihg many men together and holding them in at- | tendance when every one is trying to get some sort of business re-estab- {lished is the principal reason for the delay. Some of the trustees hold that | they-were authorized to formulate the | plan and to carry out the programme best ecalculated to get the greatest amount of payments for policy-holders {and that the geperal meeting intended to have them go ahead and lose no time. When the plans of the commit- tee on ways and means and procedure are prepared, written notice aod a copy of the recommendations will be sent out to all parties concerned, to- gether with a general statement of the intentlons of the trustees. FREEPORT CUTS RATES. Company Said to Be Writlng Insurance on Reduced Basis. | The German Fire Insurance Company | of Freeport is causing a mild sensation | by cutting rates on new insurance busi- | nese in Southern California to the ex: {tent of 60 per cent. The German of | Freeport is on the list of the “stx bit- | ters” for its attitude taken toward the jnsured in this city. Complainte have been made that offers of representa-, |tives of the company in payment for {San Francisco losses are much less in | some instances than 75 per cent. Ac- |cording to the tabulations of data to be found in underwriters’ offices, the capital stock of the German is $200,000, {the surprlus $1,952,065, the losses in | San Francisco $2,400,000, The “dollar for dollar” may take the matter up. companies COMPLAINS OF PHOENIX. Daniel Hayes Writes to Commissioner Wolf From lowa. Daniel Hayes of Muscatine, Iowa, | has written g letter to Insurance Com- missioner Wolf complaining of the treatment he received recently at the | hands of the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of Hartford. ayes mays that he was insured with the Phila- delphla Underwriters and with the Phoenix. His property in Iowa burned. According to his letter, the Phoenix | squeezed him in gettling his losses. Policy-Holders' Directors Meet. The directors of the corporation formed by the policy-holders of .the Traders’ Fire Insurance Company gave notice at a meeting held yesterday that they will be able to take action against the company on and after next Monday. Headquarters have been opgned at 827 | Bady street, Marshall Hale presided at the meeting. Praise Home Company. The policy-holders of the Home Fire and Marine Insurance Company are reporting falr treatment In the set- tling of their losses. They say that their claims were recognized even in cases where the\property was dyna- mited. 2 \ Sues Insurance Company. Resenthal’s, Incorporated, filed suit yesterday against the Willamsburgh City Fire Insurgnoe Company-tao re- cover §2000 on & policy on plalntiff's | stock of goods at 107 Kearny street, | The defendant claims immunity under 2 so-called earthquake clause in the policy. tion. the stand by the defense. so tangled that his evidence was not considered.| The other witnesses *for the defense, Mellie Cohen, a barber; O. Gita, the Japanese cook at the Linden Hotel, and | Joseph David, the dishwasher, proved | defense, made a case for the prosecu- E. S. McPike, a butcher, was called to He became in his testimony by the| questions of District Attorney Bullock Continued From Page 1, Columa 3. | | I am in a position to know that the| German companies will pay dollar for| dollar on their San Francisco losses. The companies do not wish to.be| classed with the “six-bit” concerns and olicy-holder in P e in hi o it 1 would advise every a German company Ro to compromise a claim. on hand to pay all that to ste h 1 immaterial witnesses. Policy-Holders to Meet. The policy-holders of the Willams- burgh Fire Insurance Company will meet tomorrow afternoon at 911 Laguna street. A meeting of the policy-hold- ers of the Rhine and Moselle Fire In- surance Company of Hamburg, Ger- many, will be held at 911 Laguna street on next Tuesday afternoon. WABASH FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AWAITS REPORT Business Will Be Resumed as Soon as Statement of Losses in San Fran~ cisco Is Prepared. CHICAGO, July 6.—Uneasiness among the policy-holders of the Wabash Fire Insurance Company of Hammond, Tnd., was caused yesterday by an announce- ment that no new business would be written until the amount of the come pany’s losses in San Francisco could be ascertained and its exact financlal standing made known. At the same time a rumor arose that changes would be made in the management of the company. A meeting of the executive commit- tee took place last night at the home of the president, Frederick 8. Gray, in this city. No change of officers took place and assurance of the company’s soundness was glven out. Bustness will be re- sumed on a normal basis, it is said, as s00n as the Statement of the company’s standing has been prepared. SHASTA AFTER WELCHERS, County Will Cancel Policles in the “Six-Bit” Insarance Companfes. REDDING, July 6.—Shasta County is to fall in line and taboo the fire ine surance companies that refuse to pay dollar for dgllar on thelr San Fran. cisdo losses. The Board of Supervisors has already decided to at once investi- gate the standing of the companies holding insurance on the county build- ini and bridges and every policy held by what are termed the “six-bit” companies will be canceled and the business placed with the “dollar” com- panles. The matter was brought be- fore the board today on suggestion of County Treasurer Dennis. here are some thirty companies holding policles on county property and gbout seven- teen of them are in the “six-bit” class. LANE ACTS PROMPTLY. his family history and life in Hawail without argument. Jones was recalled to the stand as| the last witness and questioned gs to The case was submitted by both sides owing and in a short time ot expect that there will be e : “the Germat ai lawsuits against » ::m‘;‘gan(es. for they -?u Pay. If suits are brought, however, it is safe to sa. that the decision of the California or chimney fell. swift and pleasant 4 Easy term: o N o wn o 0. PORTLAND, July 6.—8o that none of the Portland municipal buildings may be insured in the “six-bit” companies Mayor Lane has appointed a special committee of three members of the Executive Board—A. 8. Patullo, Max Flelschner and C. A. Cp{uwéu. This committée will make & honufh in- vestigation of insurance affairs in San Franciseo and report the companies who are not paying in full, so that they be prevented from getting any of the city's busineds. Austrian Delegation Closes Its Labors. VIENNA. July —The Austrien dele- gation today passed the estimates for the occupied provinces, thus completing its labore. The sitting was closed with éries of “Long live the Emperor!” — A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. . Itchinge Blind, Bleedin Pro A Decalogue of Vi 1. Immunity from dam;ge by earthgiake. On April 118 not even a Piedmont is all rock and solid turf—no made ground or sand. 2. Ease of accgss. Thirty-five minutes from San Francisco by the \ Key Route. s of purchase and payment. All the conveniences of a city. Every attraction of the country. Excellent drainage. Freedom from dust, smoke and fog. Certainty of profit to pu}chasers through rise in values. THESE ARE A FEW ONLY OF THE VIRTUES OF... BEAUTIFUL PIEDMONT)| this will be forthcoming. | United States courts will be accepted by the Germah tribunals. There was a meeting this morning in Reed Hall of the Fire Underwriters” Adjusting Bureau, the first that had been held for several weeks. The pur- pose was to arrange for assessing the companies to carry on the work of the | bureau. It was reported that but one | company, the Continental, had with- {drawn from the bureau. An assess- ment of §1000 was levied on each com- | pany afliated with the bureau. The | Fire Underwriters’ Bureau s now | working a large clerical and adjusting igtaft in San Francisce, and the expense has increased materially. rtue| 3. Beauty of Jocation. No residence tract in the West can match Piedmont in this respect. Reasonable prices. If you were made homeless by the fire let us build you a low-priced but artistic home among the green hills of Beautiful Piedmont. inducements to San Francisco sufferers. ¢ » e R e i R RO e B VR S eI Special WICKHAM HAVEN S st 1212 BROADWAY Real Estate... OAKLAND, CAL. R L=