The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 31, 1906, Page 6

Rai | POt | Hildreth’s Winnings Exceéd Those of O ther Quwners By J. R. Jeffery The rain which set in yesterday will probably resuit in the elimination of Borghesi and Logistilla from the list the New Year's handi- cap tomorrow. As Logistilla cannot run on a wet track, 5. C. Hildreth will probably depend on his good colt Tony Faust to carry his colors to victory this stake. Borghes! showed on Christ- mas day that he could 3 of starters in thro ep going, ar will btedly be m tomorrow, his trainer will be unlikely to start the son of Brutus P Nealon, Cor Leggo, Tony Edward are Ramus, Mar} t, F. W. Bar now regarded as most promising possib! but probable that there five or ;L™ contest starters. be year-olds r and schoo ous owners veted honor n two-year-old e youngsters will three furlongs to- our nces, to the front of thirtee: pe ana Horner rought twenty markable for the PN one or g of the meeting mor ners since the is as follows: JOCKEY. | Srsrrons BBl asnsammeolt - Hildebrand F. Wilson §. C. Hildreth has materiall creased his lead in the list of w. owners during the past week sult of the victories of Jormers, Logistilla and Tony Faust. W. B. Jennings has passed H. E. Rowell and now stands second on the list, Rowell dropping back to third. The BRSSO oM e list of those who have won $500 and over now stands as follows: OWNER. 3 Eice. . Sobra Vista Stable. G. M. 19655 £31 535 4 €0 8 €1 1 £1 £ 5 i s o 1 1 2 09RO 0 5 08 =115 SRR IS S e S LSBT RS RE 12 4 RO RS RS 1S RS AR 00 Tony Faust, Ocean Shore, Sir BEdward, Marion Rose, Mansard, Morendo, E. M. Brattain, Shady Lad and Lord Nelson figure prominently in the class of consistent performers at the local track, as shown by the fol- Jowing record of the horses that have won more than one race at the meet- ing to date: Horse #n8 owner ist 24 34 Upl Tony Faust (S. C. Hildreth).. 6 1 . 0 0 Ocean Shore (A, F. Elfott).. 5 2 41 0 Burldgy (Harry Roi ol - O &ir Bowerd (GACY PR S S Merion Rose (Fleuf G N Prestige ( Wi g e Maunserd (H. E. Roweil) 1 g 1 1 Jackful (G. P, McNeil) 4 1% Oomley) .gwiié ¢ 0 O 11 R Laug Burleigh, | D. Millin) msey) | Shady (Sierra_Nev. | Avouslis (Rancho dei Rio Sta. Lord Nelson (Fleur de LisSta Grpsy King (Harry Robinson). f. Brattain (J. en_(E. J. Baker (Green B. Morris)..... Metlakatla (Willlam Durker). Gov. Davis (R. R. Rice Jr.) ado (A. Konigsberger) r. Leggo (€ Cafferty) . Massa (W. W. Hammond).... Major Tenny (Harry Green).. 191919 19 19 1131312142 31313 191919 49 49 13 13 29 99 G 29 0 bel Hollander (H. Stover). ercure (Davies & Co.) 5kt e k1 2213 1980 G999 696 14 G919 69 2960 Laura Heetor (Hall Cloudlight (Molera & Joseph) le (Hume & Co.).., Chief Wittman (Sea Air Sta.) 2 Invader (HArry Stover)....... 2 . o e Favorites won sixteen of fhe thirty- six races run at Emeryville last week, second choices were successful in eight and outsiders took first money in twelve. The percentages of winning vorites since the opening of the meet- ing is 44, first choices having won 87 out of the 222 races that have been de- cided. Second choices have won 62 races and outsiders 63. . R Leroy Williams, the colored jockey, has been presented with $500 by C. McCafferty as 0o HIHHE R S IO OHO OB O B OHTORHHASI SOHOSS 0 o | 69531011 1313 B ISP M D £t D33 OH SIS BN D 31t coolesssscas a reward for winning the Christmas handicap with Dr. Leggo. It is stated good authority that a movement is under way for the amal- gamation of the American Turf Asso- ciation and the Western Jockey Club, and that in all probability there will be but one turf governing body if the West after March 1. This may in the early resumption of that in the event of the merger being accomplished a united effort will lation in Illinois under which it will be possible to conduct racing. under arrangements similar to the systems in vogue in other Eastern States. -Ascot Selections First race—Cazador, Dr. Logan, s. o May Second race—Merrill, ter, J. R. Laughrey. Third race—Cotillion, Ching, George E. Milner. Fourth race—Dusty Miller, Va- rieties, Cello. Y. Fifth race—Joan of Are, ginia, Lorraine, St. Albans. Sixth race—Jack Adams, Baldo, Invietus. Red Gar- Prince | Vir- Ascot Entries andicap, short r 15 steeplechase, 7 W. Pa ‘Logan 138, 127 Indian 127 May S.'125, Satchel s Dr. Mistletoe 130, purse, seven furlongs—Nayarro 5 San Alviso 108, 136 Zetbus 108, 181 J. y 108, (95) Red Garter 105, 136 Val- 105, Gold Heather 105, 149 Merrill 105. ing, mile—142 Sheriff Bell 130, ton 110, 150 G. E. Milner 110, e 107, 114 Ulloa 107, 151 S. 4 Perey Wicks 107, S Second _race, 108, 1 vior George 07, 155 Desmages 102. ourth race, handicap, mile and a sixteenth— Varicties’ 105, 154 Dusty Miller 104, 129 orys 101, 185 Cello 95. h race, selling, two-year-olds, five and t furlongs—180 Joan of Arc 107, 131 E. B. 7 St. Albans 107, Irish Mafl 107, 107, Rice 107, 157 Mirabel 107, 145 189 Trofland 107, , 145 *Taos 102, selling, Brooks_ course—148 Ding 146 High Fly 112, 144 Jack Adams 0 109, 106 Phyz 100, 144 Invictus® | | B! 0. *Apprentice allowance. PRICE GONFESSES 10 MURDER PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 80.—John G. Price, who has been under arrest in this city since December 8, ‘has con- fessed that he murdered Mrs. Maurice Lewis at 2103 North Eleventh street on the afternoon of September 10. In a written statement Price said that, with a companion, whose name he refused | to give, he went to the Lewis home for the purpose of robbery. They repre- sented themselves to be plumbers. While his companion was searching the upstairs room Price said Mrs. Lewis ca ht him. He continued: | “There was a struggle. I caught Mrs. Lewis to keep her from scream- | ing, and a handkerchief was thrust into | her mouth. I then drew from my | pocket a lance, which I had previously | stolen from a physician’s ofice— | At this point Price’s statement ends | abruptly with the following: . | “My God! I can’t write it. I killed | her. I alone am guilty.” | Mrs. Lewis’ body was, found in a | closet. She had been stabbed through | the neck with a sharp instrument. The prisoner is 34 years old. In 1899 | he was tried on charges of forgery and 1 larceny. He was acquitted on the | ground of insanity and sent to an asy- {lum. Later he underwent treatment for ; the cigarette and drug habit. MASTER AND MATE FEAR THE GREW MAZATLAN, Mexico, Dec. 30.—The orew of the British steamer Drumming, now in port here, mutinied, and thir- teen sailors are in prison, having been arrested at the instance of the British | Consul, to whom the captain complained ‘> that he was afraid the men would mur- |der him. The men maintaing.that if they are forced to reship they wiil kill the captain and the mate on the high seas, as they assert they have been {treated as slaves and given improper food. —_————— See the old year out at Swain's Caf. {1113 Post st,, Detow Van Ness: Kuclfi..‘ ing at Chicago, as it is understood | be | | made to secure the passage of legis- | and Is a Hard One to Pick The Cal}’s_Selections By J. R. Jeffery First race—Furze, Rose Cherry, Jezebel. Second race—Miss Officious, Hlagg, Grace St. Clair. Third race—Billy Mayham, Da- vid Boland, Nonie Lucille. Fourth race—~The Only Way, Beechwood, Fury. Fifth race—Boloman, Governmor Davis, Crowshade. Sixth race—Mansard, #hore, Hector. l ! Ocraz ! SEAEEY Ploking mud winners at Emeryville today is no easy task, for the card has an open look from beginning to end. All of the fields are well balanced in spite of a general deficiency of class. The opener will be a five-furlong dash | for maiden two-year-old fillles. Furze, Rose Cherry ‘and Jezebel all look to have a royal chance to win, with Sachet and Ardennes the most promising out- siders. Furze has been running second consistently and may makse it first to- |day. Rose Cherry has beaten her, and | she has beaten Rose Cherry. Jezebel's |last race was poor. Ardennes showed improvement in her last start and is a fllly of some promise. Miss Officlous could win the second on her Eastern form. She is the best C. | filly in Schreiber's string, but may not |be up to a bruising race her first out. | Blagg is the contender, but if little | Eddie Dugan rides will be unlikely to show his best form. Grace St. Clair has been running with better flelds and should get a piece of the money in this | company. Johnny Lyons will have & good rider up for the first time and may be dangerous. F. Neugent is fairly fast. St. Elmwood is a colt of class. The third is one of the toughest look- |Ing races on the card. Judge, Billy Mayham, Nonle Lucille, David Boland and Magrane are all dangerous factors. | Billy Mayham has the speed of the | bunch and may be able to last. Judge has a habit of quitting at the paddock, Andrew Mack ran a bad race last time and probably would prefer a route. The Reprobate is fast, but is a quitter. Roscoe is a great mudder, but has not been good since coming West. Nonle Lucille defeated some fast flelds in the Hast, but was unable to finish better than second in a cheap lot last week. David Boland will like the go- ing and distance and may win. Ma- grane is a grand mudder, but the dis- | tance seems too short for him in this company. Princess Wheeler 18 out- classed. The Only Way may be able to win the fourth for his new owner, William Walker. He will have to\ beat Beech- | wood, Fury, Cloche D'Or and possibly Byronerdale, if the latter should wake up and run his race. The others in the race seem to have little chance. The Only Way showed speed his last out when he chased Baker to the stretch, but has not yet shown his best Eastern form. Beechwood {8 in where he can make a better showing today than in his recent races where he was up |against superior horses. Fury and | Cloche D'Or will both like the going. Boloman is the class of the fifth and should lead Governor Davis and Crow- shade all the way. Governor Davis is a consistent money winner and will be right there. Crowshade had speed the last out and will probably improve over that race. Mansard looms as the probable win- ner of the sixth, although he will have to run his best race to vanquish the classy fleld that will oppose him. Woolma, who would otherwise be a sharp contender, will be handicapped by the little apprentice A. Walsh. Hector ran a nice race his last out, but being somewhat inconsistent cannot be |depended upon to do so again today. St. Francls has run two bad races. Ocean Shore is a grand mudder and probably will be right there at the end. Shady Lad has shown marked improve- ment and will undoubtedly be a keen contender. King Cole looks to be up against it. Entries for Today's Races The entries and weights for ioday’s races at Emeryville are as follows: FIRST RACE—Five furlongs; purse; maidens; two-year-old fillles: ke 246 Salpearl Bchuset& & 248 Bachet (Sobra Vista Stable) . SECOND RACE—Six furlongs; purse; year-olds: 250 B (Lee & Son) .. 271 Johnny Lyons (Hayes Co.) . ... Miss Officious (Schreiber) 285 St. Elmwood (Sobra Vista 215 Budora (Schaffer) Joytul ns) . Calmar (Jackson) 235 . Neugent (Scharéiy 268 Kogo (Smith & Co.) ... 108 Silvestro (Yeager & Co. 281 Grace St. Clair (Bopxu Jerry Sharp (Enyart tock: THIRD RACE—Futurity course; selling; three- | year-olds and nm 254 Judge® (] 101 241 w M & CHEYENNE IN THE FINAL After knocking at the door on many occaslons R. Carroll's fleec Rocker-Real Lassie dog Clyde finally landed the long end of a purse. At Ingleside Coursing Park 'yesterday the fleet brindle dog showed in front of a picked field of greyhounds in the Champion stake. The runner-up proved to be George Shar- man’s crack young hound Cheyenne, which divided first money last week ;Rh Race King in the feature attrac- on. Carroll's dog was reported in excel- lent shape and was given liberal back- ing In all his courses. His followers were good winners as a result, as there ‘was always a falr price against the son of Rocker. In the deciding test Clyde was made a 1-2 favorite over Cheyenne, as the result of the latter greyhound's hard course in the previous round against Freeport. The bettors figured that Sharman’s entry had had too much running to win. Their dope was right, for the favorite led two lengths to the game and took the turn. Cheyenne got placed for two turns, when Clyde came on again and drove in and scored a merited kill. George Whalen’s speedy performer Freeport was running with great speed and looked like the winner, but after leading Cheyenne in the fourth round the latter dog beat him out on a work- ing rabbit. Some excellent sport was witnessed during the running of the open event, in which a well-balanced field met. P, F. Callan’s entry, Flower Girl, experi- enced good racing luck, and in the final she dsfeated the 4-5 favorite Wau- banaulikee, also from George Sharman’s kennel. The latter dog went out in the lead, but seemed to hesitate for the turn, when Flower Girl drove in and scored the first points, and then came on again for the kill. Judge Frank O'Shea had numerous close races to decide during the run- ning of the fifty-two races, and his ex- cellent work in the saddle was com- mented on by oldtimers at the game. There will be coursing at Ingleside | Park today. Fourteen royally bred youngsters will meet in the puppy stake, There will also be an open event in which forty-eight dogs will start. The results of yesterday's coursing are as follows: Ohamplon stake, first round—OChevenne beat Panoche: Real Rocker beat Ellert Reese; Huron Beat Eilbe ; Rosa beat Race King; Mr. Brindle a bye, Raby Aurora withdrawn; Belmont beat Mr. Brindle; Freeport beat Rene- ade A‘glche: Dave Reese beat Amandan; Clyde fldwood; Prince Lightfoot beat Agile Spurt; Mabel S beat Roman Actress; Golden Tralee beat Four Baw: Dan Finneghn beat Fou: hunter; Friendless Boy beat Lady Kelp; Lucy Clair Beat Bon Ami; King V beat The Growd. d round—Cheyenne beat Real Rocker; Huron beat La Rosa; Belmont beat Mr. Brindle: Fresport beat Dave Reese; Clyde beaf Princess Lightfoot; Golden Tralee Beat Mabel §; Friend. less Boy ‘beat Dan Finnegan; Lucy Clair beat King V. Third port beat Huron; Clyde beat Golden Trales; ‘riendless Boy a bye, Lucy Olair withdrawn. Fourth round—Cheyenne beat Freeport; Clyde beat Friendless Boy. e beat Cheyenne, Declding _course—Clyde ke, first round—Ironhouse beat Pon- beat Frank Dunn: Tom King beat Tna_Clssus; -Reckless Acrobat beat Wild Mamie; Nora Alto beat Real American; Lady Honesty beat Miss Emily: Waubanauhkee beat Qur Porto; Arevle's Hest beat Lady Leeds: Miss &u;w Dbeat Admiral; Russell J beat Pony &ma round—Flower Girl beat Ironhouse; Reckless Acrobat beat Tom King; Lady Honesty beat Mora Alto: Waubanauhkee beat Argyle's Best; Russell J beat Miss Gambit. Ironhouse; yenne beat Belmont; Free- Third round—Flower Girl _beat Reckless Acrobat beat’ Tom King; Waubanauh: kee beat Lady -Honesty: Russell J a bye. Fourth round—Flower Girl beat Reckless Acro- WEALTHY OLD AN MURDERED KANSAS CITY, Dec. 80.—Thomas Fanning, aged 80 years, a wealthy property-owner, who lived alone, was murdered some time yesterday at his home, 1818 Olive street, in this city. His head had been horribly hacked with a hatchet. The crime was re- ported to the police today by Willlam Flannagan, the murdered man's young nephew. Young Flannagan, who is the dead man’s only heir, is being held for investigation. Robbery was not the motive of the crime, as $2100 was found by the police in a chest in the room in which was the body. In the old man's pockets ‘were a gold watch, $13 in money and a deposit slip showing that he had de- posited $18,000 in a local bank on De- cember &. ‘Willlam Flannagan, the nephew, was released after being questioned by Chief of Police Hayes. He told a straightforward story and the police have no evidence upon which they feel justified in holding him. It was learned tonight that the dead man had another heir, a nephew, who lives in Troy N. Y. Thomas Fanning had lived here forty 00 | Van Voorhis, years and until he retired from active labor a few years ago, he had worked with a pick and shovel as a common laborer. JMLED FOR THEFT OF A FORTUNE NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Cornelius W. former secretary and treasurer of the Havana Electric Rail- way Company, a New Jersey corpora- tion, capitalized at $10,000,000 and hav- inz offices at 520 Broadway in this city, was arrested yesterday, charged with the appropriation of money belonging 12 |to the firm to his own personal use. 0o He ‘was held in $10,000 bail. The complaint asserts that Van Voor- his has confessed to the misappropria- tion of about $110,000. He has made restitution, it is said, of about $30,000. The complaint alleges that when Van Voorhis' was charged with dishonesty he admitted that he had used the money of the corporation and had spent it in ‘Wall street speculation. —_— 04 TWO MEN SUSPECTED OF Armstrong) or Tom Dillon for corner Van $2.50, 4356, 40,00, COMMITTING GRAVE OFFENSE Arrested at an Early Hour in Company ‘With a Girl 15 Years ol - Ralph W. Towne, 46 years old, and John A. Zimme, ‘were arrested up at the Bush-street station. Florence ?duon. a young girl who says she is 15 but who looks to be not more than 12, is known to have been in the com- .pany of the two men for at least a part of Saturday night and is now un- der the care of . Chilar e the mdtrs the w of Golden ,flsh" nvpnufi 'CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1906, n Will "dIUeTF ield in New Year Card Lacks Class|FAST CLYDE LEADS Automobile Dealers to He'lp Upbuild Motor Car Club By R. R. PHommedieu The newly organized Automobille Dealers’ Association of California will have jurlsdiction over the northern part of the State in all matters per- taining to the trade. It is hoped by the members, however, that the south- ern dealers will join the local organi- zation and assist in bettering auto- mobile trade conditions throughout California. The dealers intend to stand behind the Automobile Club of Cali- fornia and assist that organization to | better the conditions of the sport. They also propose to do all in their power to help increase the membership of the club and in every way possible assist in securing better roads and needed laws. Judging from the instructions given to the committee on constitution and by-laws it is evident that the assoclation will be an automobile pro- motion organization. . . . It is likely that after the February exhibition the matter of securing a clubhouse will be given consideration. Pheré are several desirable sites on the edge of the city limits and if one of them can be obtained at a reason- able rental it will be leased. o s . The automobile exhibition is likely to be given between February 19 and 24. The matter of securing a suitable ex- hibition place rests with the commit- tee appointed at the meeting Saturday night. The next meeting of the asso- ciation will be held Wednesday at 8 p. m. in the salesroom of the Boyer Motor Car Company, 408 Golden Gate avenue. . . PR The preliminary work being done in decorating Madison Square Garden for the seventh annual automobile show, | January 12 to 19, is astounding. It seems |almost as if S. R. Ball, the director general, is proceeding with the idea of iAt the modeling works two entire floors are given over to getting ready the two dozen or more hero'c statues of different designs and the great fountain and othes objects that awill adorn the Swiss garden, into which the Interior of the show building is to be trans- formed. In a vacant store downtown in New York a gang of art carpenters are busy converting several carloads of white birch bows and trunks into rustic arbors and bowers, while in a spacious loft across town a score of girls are busy sewing 37,000 silver stars into the 15,000 yards of stuff that will form the amber-hued sky. JORDAN PURCHAES AN AUTOMOBILE President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University, the college trus- tees, officers and members of the faculty, who sternly forbade the use of the campus roads to automobiles, have undergone a sudden change of mind. The change has come with the acquisi- tion by President Jordan and Treasurer Charles G. Lathrop of the university, of Charlgs G. Lathrop of the university of touring cars of the latest pattern. They have become auto enthusiasts and have ordained that the campus shall hence- forth be open to the erstwhile hated motor. Moreover, they have decreed that speclal roads for the convenience of motorists shall be constructed on the university grounds. The campus community at Stanford is astir at the news that President David Starr Jordan will don the gog- gles of the automobllist and lead the staid thinkers of the local faculty in the dizzy whirl when the ban pro- hibiting automobilists from using the highways and byways of the campus is removed. Charles G. Lathrop, the treasurer of the university and a member of the board of trustees, has purchased two | expensive machines, thus stamping as true the rumors that automobiles would be allowed on the “farm.” As a member of the trustees it was cer- tain that the purchaser of the two machines had an inside tip and in- tended to be ready with “chug chug” cars at the first gun. The information of the removal of the barrier was also transmitted to various members of the faculty and it is expected that more of the staid people of the campus will be shocked to behold their colleagues in the tabooed automobile. The commission of engineers will have a new machine for their use. The new machine of Treasurer Lathrop has not appeared on the campus, but when it does it is expected that it will be assaulted with mob violence by all patriotic rooters. The new machine is canary yellow in color and it will have blue trimmings. The flash of the blue and gold perpetually before the optics of the cardinal enthusiasts is not calculated to add an element of harmony to the already strained re- lations between students and faculty. With the opening of the roads of the campus to the automobiles it is said that many machines will be seen on the drives. The ban will be removed shortly after the opening of college with the completion of the new auto- mobile road. Automobiles have long been prohibited from the use of the campus highways. Only once since the machines were ruled off at the request of Mrs, Stanford have the vehicles been allowed. That occasion was upon the day of the Iintercollegiate football game in 1905. SPAULDING WANTS 10 TELL ALL Fresh interest was given yesterday to the investigation into the scandal recently unearthed about the doings at tha O'Farrell-street station when a man giving the name of illiam Spaulding walked into the Central Emergency Hospital and said that he was the former clerk of the White Palace Ho- tel, where James Fitzgerald hid the valuables stolen from the Hoefler resi- dence, and that he knew a great deal which would cast light upon the doings of certain policemen. He asked to be taken into custody. Policeman William Savage, who hap- pened to be at the hospital, took charge of him and he was sent to the Bush- street station, where his name was entered on the detinue book. ‘When searched at the station a small amount of cash and several clippings of The Call relating to the story of Edward Summerfield, the trusty, were | found in his possession, also two valu- | able stickpins set with rare stones| and which had apparently never bee! used. From Spaulding’s own story, he has been employed at the hotel as night clerk and had only given up his posi- tlon a week ago. He stated positively that on the night of December 7 he had seen Edward Summerfield, with whom he was acquainted, come into the ‘White Palace Hotel and enter th room which had been occupied by Fit: gerald previous to his arrest. Sum- merfleld remained in the room for a short time, and when he left slipped E in company with the; out as quietly as possible. After learning that he would be de- tained at the prison all night Spauld- ing became very reticent about the Summerfleld matter and turned his at- tention to talking about Captain of FOR AL MEN this time to increase materially the compensation of postoffice employes, not keeping pacegvith the advancing wages in other lines of employment, will se- riously jeopardize the efficlency of the service. This statement is taken from the an- nual report of First Assistant Post- master General Hitchcock, made pub- lic today. The peed of new legislation to make the postal service more at- tractive in order to retain present em- men to enter the service is treated ex- tensively by Hitchcock, who presents a plan for the consideration of Congress. Resignations from the service have in- creased at an alarming rate and the standard of men going into the service has greatly deteriorated in the last fis- cal year. Hitchcock's report shows that in first and second class offices there were approximately 20,000 clerks in the grades ranging from $600 to $1000, and of these clerks 2340, or about 12.3 per cent, resigned during the year. Of 23,000 letter carriers attached to these offices 601, or about 2.6 per cent, voluntarily left the service. Hitchcock recommends establishing for both clerks and carriers six grades of compensation, the annual salary to be $600 for the Initial grade, $800 for the second grade and for the four suc- ceeding grades $900, $1000, $1100 and $1200 respectively; and of providing for the advancement of clerks and carriers in first-class offices from $600 initial grade to $300 after one year's service, to $900 -after two years’ service, to $1000 after three years' service, and for the advancement of clerks and carriers in second-class offices to $800 after one year’s service to $900 after two years' service. partment the distribution of promotions based on efficiency, grade in first-class offices and above the $900 grade in secund-class offices. “The main features of the salary plan Just outlined,” says the report, “are, first, the establishment of the clerical and carrier forces on exactly the same footing as to rate of compensation and opportunity for promotion; second, the enforcement of the important principle that promotions in both services shall be made only on satisfactory evidence of efficiency; and, third, the creation of certain grades above the maximum sal- arfes reached by annual progression that can be utilized by the department to adjust salaries in accordance with varying local conditions.” It Is proposed.to grant thirty days’ annual leave to postoffice clerks and carriers instead of fifteen days as at present. There will be submitted with the re- port of Hitchcock a draft of a bill em- bodying the various features of the plan. MAY REOPEN GASE FOR HEARST NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—In a communi- cation to William Randolph Hearst, | made public tonight, Attorney General should see fit to institute quo warranto proceedings in conhection with the bal- lot dispute which followed the last mayoralty election in this city, a re- hearing of the case will be granted as soon as Jackson assumes office. In his letter Jackson says: “In the matter of the application of Willilam R. Hearst to Julius Mayer, Attorney General of the State of New York, for leave to institute quo war- ranto proceedings against George B. McClellan, Mayor of the City of New York, which leave was heretofore de- nied, you are hereby notifled that should you desire to renew, or make another such application, a rehearing be granted by me as soon as I take office as Attorney Genmeral on January 1, 1907. “You are thus informed because 1 deem that the welfare and dignity of the people of this State demand the immediate, settlement of the serious question involved.” Attorney Clarence Shearn sald to- night that papers in the case were to day morning and the promise of Jack- son would insure speedy action. —_ MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL The half-yearly statement of the Manchester ship canal, forwarded by Consul William H. Bradley, shows an- other advance in tonnage of merchan- dise reaching Manchester from oversea, Police Gleasén and other policemen stationed in Captain Gleason’s district. “I will tell all I know at the proper time,” said Spauldng, “and I know a lot more than some people would like to have me know.” | 3 man was Tua_uened closely last night by the police in charge at the Bush-street station before he was as well as a large increase in net revenue. The chief feature of the statement is the growth of sea-borne traffic. This ‘was under 1,700,000 tons for the first six months in 1903, under 1,750,000 tons in the 1904 period, 1,865,000 tons In the 1905 this locked up, and he will be put through|To handle this a sévere course examination today creating some permanent hall of art.| BETTER PAY URGED ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—Failure at | ployes and as an inducement for good | The proposed plan leaves to the de- | above the $1000/ W. S. Jackson says that if Mr. Hearst | and consideration of said matter will| s Handicap +» AMATEUR PLAYERS FORM BASEBALL LEAGUE e amateur baseball season will o;: January 6 at St. Mary’'s campus, Oakland, when the crack organization of dlamond artists representing the Gantner-Mattern Company of this city will cross bats with the regular nine ot the Gallagher-Marsh Business College. The game will be the first of a series | scheduled by the Midwinter League, an | organization composed of the St. Mary's Phoenix, the Oakland All Stars, Gal- lagher-Marsh and the Gantner-Mattern | teams. A regular weekly game will be played. A schedule of league games | was prepared at a meeting of the di- | rectors last week. | While the teams represented in the | league are supposed to be amffteurs, a | clause in the by-laws governing' the assoclation provides that each team | will be allowed the services of not | more than two professional players. A | peep at the lineups makes each team look like an all-star aggregation made | up of players from the Coast League. Three twirlers who playved in the Coast League last season are on the list. | The games will be played under tha | rules governing professional games, and a regular league umpire, having power to fine any individual player for misconduct, has been appointed. | The officers of the league are: | President, Frank J. Herman: secretary and treasurer, Brother Joseph; correspondents, Wil- liam Fif 1d and Frank Hart; scorer. Robert Moore;_ d! Joseph Solari, Gantner-Mat- Gallagher-Marsh: Thurston, L Brady, St. ell, Pierce, Oakland All Stars; John F. Mary's Phoenix. The league schedule is as follows: tner-Mattern vs. Galla- e Marv's Phoeatx va. Oak 1 January 6—12:00, |-gher-Marsh; 2:30, land All Stars. J tern; 2:90, Gallagher-Marsh vs. All Stars. efhnuxry 27—2:30, Gallagher-Marsh vs. Gant- B braary 3—2:30, St. Mary's Phoentx ve. All tars. . 10—12:00, All /Stars vs. Gantner- Gallagher-Marsh_vs . Phoentx. 00, All Stars vs. Gallagher- vs. Gantner-Mattern. antner-Mattern vs. Gald 0, Phoenix vs. All Stars. n 1012:00, Gallagher-Marsh va. Phosnix; :30, Gantner-Mattern vs. All § B Rireh 112200, " Phoentx vs. Gantner-Mattern: 2:30, All Stars vs. Gallagher-Mars. | “'Mareh 24—2:30, Phoenix All Stars. March 31—2:30, Gallagher-Marsh vs. Gantmer- Mattern. | BALL GAME IS POSTPONED OAKLAND, Dec. 30.—The ball game scheduled between Oakland newsboys | and jockeys from the Emeryville track | has been indefinitely postponed. The rain of yesterday turned the fleld into a morass and prevented a meeting of the teams. UNITED RAILROADS 15 WAXING FAT SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. NEW YORK, Dee. 30.—A forthcoming | report on the condition of the United | Railroads Investment Company for the | closing year, embracing the street car | systems of Pittsburg and San Fran- | ciseo, will tgnore the disgraceful torn- up condition of San Francisco streets and will represent that notwithstand- ing adverse conditions caused by the fire in April and the ten days strike in August and September, the lines are | in a highly satisfactory condition and | affairs of the company prosperous. The monthly gross receipts for the six | months ending December 31 will be | only 20 per cent less than for the same | period of last year, notwithstanding conditions left by the fire and the strike. The receipts for December of this year are expected to be only 10 per cent | less than for the corresponding month of last year. Notwithstanding alleged big outlays for improvements now be- ing made in San Francisco, the earnings of the lines both in San Francisco and Pittsburg will be sufficient to’leav surplus. and it is expected that the next dividend of 5 per cent will be made in cash instead of serip. The semi-annual dividend of 2% per cent declared on December 20 will be paid January 10 in serip bearing interest at 5 per cent. e YACHTSMEN WILL MAKE MERRY The yachtsmen about the bay will celebrate the new year at their club- houses. At Tiburon the members of the Corinthian Yacht Club will give their annual dinner. The dinner will be served by members of the club, who will go on strike in the middle of the meal and remain out until they have ” been given several drinks. The Golden Gate Yacht Club wiil give its first an- nual dinner at the clubhouse at Sausa- lito. The event has been designated a | duck dinner. Ducks will be served In every conceivable form. GEO. LEE TRAINERS’ REPRESENTATIVE ROOM 111, DELBERT BLOCK, Cor. Van Ness Ave. and 0'Farvell St. PHONE FRANKLIN 2256 INSIDE STABLE INFORMATION For a Limited Number Bettors SOME LONG SHOTS THIS WEEK CALL FOR PARTICULARS = TERMS: $2 DAILY; $10 WEEKL fld‘l’.—-.n.’l. 1 " IN. S. HAND N. S HA Author “Hand’s System of have been filed with Jackson on Tues- § 1031 Fillmore St, or. McAllister Rooms 5, 6 and Terms—33.00 daily, $15.00 weekly or $30.00 monthly.