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The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
TOWN WASHED AWAY
BY THE RIO GRANDE
People Warned in Time and
Are Able to Escape the
Flood.

Ell PASO, Tex. June q The Rio
Grande food situation grows worse
each day. To- day the water is several
feet higher north of here and several
hundred yards of tracks on the Santa
Fe Railroad between El Paso and AL
buQuer1ue have been aehed out. All
traffic from here Is being diverted over
the Southern Pacific to Deming.
The town of La Mesa. on the oppo-
site bank of the Rio Grande River. is
under seven feet of water, but no loss
of life there is reported The rise of
the river was gradual and the people
of the town had an opportunity TO es-
cape the food. Anthony, another small
town, was completely washed away.
out here also the people were warned
of the danger and vacated their homes
IN time. The river threatens to change
its course five miles below Ell Paso,
and IL is possible that further damage
will result.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
FRUIT SHIPPERS WANT
BETTER TIME SCHEDULE
Northern Distributors Send Represent
stfve Here TO Confer With the
Southern Pacific Officials.

E. X. Jones, representing the Califor-
MA Fruit Distributors. is down from
Sacramento and comforting with the Of
ficisls Of the Southern Pacific regarding
z time schedule for the shipment or
fruit to the East this season. The Stew
art Fruit Company. which is generally
understood TO be Santa Fe concern
IS now furnishing the shippers Of
Northern California a ls5-hour service
from Antioch TO Chicago, as against
1ss hours promised by the Southern Pa
ciic from Sacramento 70 Chicago
II is claimed. however, that the
Southern Pacific has not yet carried out
this agreement. and 1t is understood
that Jones mission 10 this city is TO
insist upon its enforcement. The rail-
road people say they are ready to full
fiji their part OF the agreement, but not
IL instances where the shipments
amount TO only one or two carloads, as
has been the case up to the present
time A definite time schedule will be
agreed on between Jones and the
Southern Pacific Company some time
next week
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
TRADE REPORTS
GROW BRIGHTER
Clearing Skies and More
Seasonable Weather Have
Beneficial Effect on Market
ACTIVITY IN BUILDING
Collections Show Improve
ment in Western Centers
and Money Is Still Easy

NEW YORK. June AR G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review Of trade tomorrow
will say:
Warmer weather is needed to restore
normal conditions. both in trade circles
and on farms. The season opened bright
with promise, dealers preparing for a
heavy spring business, but abnormally
low temperature and excessive moisture
retarded consumption. and burdensome
stocks must be carried over unless ac-
cumulations are reduced by clearance
sales at bargain prices. A few weeks OF
hot weather would greatly improve the
situation. however, particularly as to the
agricultural outlook, which would be re-
fiected in other industries very promptly.
Such reports are available for the full
month of May indicate much better re-
suits than last year, particularly statis-
tics Of failures and bank exchanges. while
incomplete returns of railway earnings
show an average gain of II per cent
Foreign commerce at this port for the
last week was also favorable, exports ex-
ceeding those of 1904 by s., ,S57.3 .3SS. while
imports showed small gain of s4S1,S54.
Trading IN packer hides still is confined
TO small purchases of late April and May
sailing for immediate requirements.
Failures this week In the United States
are 19S, against 211 last week and 220 last
year. Failures in Canada number %,
against 1s last week and 20 last year.
Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Trade
reports, crop conditions and to a lesser
degree collections displayed an improved
appearance, the result Of rather better
weather conditions. Clearing skies and
more seasonable weather have made for
better retail trade, improved recorder bust
ness with jobbers in seasonable goods
and last but not least. have cleared the
crop situation and allowed some measure
of ascertainment of the damage done by
excessive rains, high water or low tenn
peratures on widely separated areas.
Building is active the country over, and
except at Chicago labor troubles are not
seriously hampering. Collections show
little change except in the direction OF
Improvement in certain Western centers.
Money is still easy.
Manufacturers are buying quite liber-
ally OF Righ-priced woods. the latter arti-
cfe being at the highest price in years.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending June l number 154.
against ia last week and IA last year.
In Canada failures for the week number
II, rs against Is last week and 20 in this
week year ago.
Wheat Gncluding -FOUR exports for the
week ending June l are 1903 223 bushels.
against LIZ, ,20S last week and 1887 .23S this
week year ago. From July to date the
exports are IS, so. .4So bushels, against H.
946, 429 last year.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
CHICAGO MAY NOW
GUST CAR LINES
Free to Take Possession
Where Franchises Have
Expired.

CHICAGO, June 2.-Municipal owner
ship of street railways here IS now
awaiting action by the Supreme Court
of the United States upon the validity
of the so-called ninety-nine year act.
which, it has been asserted. would give
the street railway companies control
for nearly half century yet.
Judge Grosscup to-day refused to
continue in force his temporary injunc-
tions to prevent Mayor Dunno and the
City Council from proceeding with mu-
nicipalization pending decision from
the United States Supreme Court Judge
Grosscups refusal leaves the city ad-
ministration free to give notice ousttnr
the traction companies from streets on
which it iseclaimed franchises have ex.
pired
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
SCHOOL CHILDREN swEETLY
SING AT TEACHERS GRAVE
Who Was Struck by Tram, Rests
in Cypress Lawn

IN NspEcSs LdWns
Within the week that Mrs. Annie z.
Owen visited the grave Of her daugh-
ter in Cypress Lawn Cemetery she
herself was borne to her last resting
place beside the beloved daughter. On
Decoration day, as Mrs. owen had left
the cemetery after strewing flowers on
her daughters grave, she was struck
by q train al the Cypress Lawn gate
and instantly killed
Yesterday her funeral was held at
the First Baptist Church. and Princi-
pal Stone Of the Clement School. where
Mrs. Owen taught. closed the school
out OF respect TO the deceased teacher.
The church was filed with the school
children, and sincere tears fell from
young eyes as the funeral service was
read. The children accompanied the
body 70 Cypress Lawn Cemetery. where
they sang pathetically. Lead. Kindly
Light and Nearer, Ny God. to Thee"
AT the grave Of their departed friend.
Mrs. owens daughter. beside whom
she rests, was Lillian Owen. formerly
an actress at the Alcazar Theater.
There is a married daughter, Mrs.
Annie LIewelling. in New York.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
BOLT OF LIGHTNING
DESTROYS BREWERY
Two Employees Who We're in
Building Are Rendered
Unconscious.

DENVER, June 2.-During an electrical
storm this afternoon lightning struck the
fermenting plant of the Tivoli-Union
Brewing Company, destroying the build
ing and contents. A great quantity of
barley and malt stored in the building
was damaged by water and smoke. The
total loss is estimated at 100000, fully
covered by insurance. Two employees of
the brewery were rendered semi-uncon-
scious by the shock While firemen were
fighting the flames a tank Of ammonia IN
the ice plant of the brewery exploded and
forced the firemen to retreat to avoid the
suffocating fumes
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
DoDGE-MoRsE CONSPIRACY
CASE MAY BE DELAYED
Abraham HummeI Refuses to Plead to
Indictment I'm Action Growing
Out of Divorce

NEW YORK. June 2.-The trial of
Abraham Hummel on indictments al
leging conspiracy in connection with
the 7Dodge-Morse divorce case may not
take place for several months. When
the case came before Justice Davis IN
the Supreme Court to-day, on the mo-
ton of the District Attorney that a
date for the beginning of the trial be
fixed, Hummel refused to plead to the
indictment and his counsel, Delaney
Nicoll, made a motion that further pro-
ceedings on the indictments be with
drawn and that Hummel be discharged
When this motion was denied Hummers
counsel said that ii probably would be
necessary to ask for long delay
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03


The brewers OF this city, recognizing the value OF publicity
recently inausvrated line Of talks to the public exploit
ing the virtues of San Francisco Beer
We prepared our talks from high ideals. We have
nona TO reract We have Said nothing rejecting upon
or dscredite the beers of other localities We have
spoken for ourselves and for product only We felt
that the public would recognize the standard OF
appeal and respond TO effort 10 convince every
that the Beer of San Francisco is the best Beer brcwed.
Since starting this advertising competitive brewers
Of the Northwest have become involved in labor dispute
with their employees.
In view Of these conditions we feel that continuation Of
advertising this time might be misconSirued and
reflect upon ourselves and the motives backing ovr
original intentions.
we therefore bes 10 announce that for the present
shall discontinue publicity and the troubles
referred to adjusted we shall resume talks to the
people of San Francisco
In adopting this course we trust the public will appreciate
our position and fully understand the sentiment which
prompts this conclusion. We want 10 fight fairly. We
want to have known thai actuated by the highest
motives We do not desire to take advantage OF the
position Of our competitors we want the confidence OF
the public OF San Francisco We welcome the right Kind
Of competition and comparison but do not wish our
efforts for the good Of indvsry-our citizens-om
city and ourselves to be sted by ambiguous position
Respectfully,
The San Francisco BreUeries, Ltd
Enterprise BreUing Co.
National BrelOing Co.
Claus Wreden Brewing Co.
Uunder BreDing Co.
Union BreLDing and Mditing Co.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
Under ARREST ON CHARGE
OF ATTEMPTING SUICIDE
Louis A. Cohns a Wealthy Californian.
Pound Half Suffocated by Gas
In New York.

NEW YORK, June Louis A Cohn,
IS years old, a retired merchant. who
came here year ago from California.
where he is said to have made a for
tune, was found half suffocated by
illuminating gas to-day IN his apart
nents IN the Hotel Highland. He is
under arrest. charged with having at
tempted suicide. He will recover. Cohn
was injured IN an automobile accident
IN St Louis a year ago and has not been
well since.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
college Becomes orphaaae..

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 2-The
famous Terrell College property at
Kechard, Tenn, was to-day transferred
TO the Order OF Railroad Conductors
for use as an orphans home. Robert s.
Harris OF San Diego, Cal, win take
charge.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
DO Won See the Poinff

It's good one II it's one Of our typography
POINTS, and we have everything else in the
artist material line, including skins fresh from
The tanner and fancy wood articles to burn.
ssnborn. Vail & Co., 741 Market st
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
Respectfully,

The San Francisco BreUeries. Ltd.
Enterprise BretOing Co.
National BrelOing Co.
Claus Wreden >Brewing Co.
Wunder Brewing Co.
Union Brewing and Mating Co.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03
SAN FRANCIsCANs PURCHASE
VALUABLE GROUP OF MINES
Snyder Claims Near Kennel Sold for
s6s,000 to Representative Of
Local CapftaIiafs
REDDING June p !

REDDING, June 2.-R. r. Roper, rep
resenting San Francisco people, to-day
closed a deal for the Snyder group Of
mines near Kennel for $4,000.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-23
Royal Areanum Rates.

New York, June 19.-Plans are be
ing perfected to have a great mass
meeting in New York the latter part oil
this week or early next week, to EN-
pnasize the protest of many members
OF the Royal Arcanum against the new
rates adopted by the Supreme Council
at Atlantic City in May.
Although officers of the organiza
tions assert that the agitation will
blow over, the opposition appears to be
growing, especially in New York and
Brooklyn. In the official organ of the
organization, which has just ap
peared, members are told that under
no circumstances will there be any
revocation or even modification of the
decision of the supreme council.
1t Is asserted that unless such de
cided increase in the premium as was
ordered had been made, 1t would only
have been short time before the or.
der would have had to go out of bust
ness.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-23
Strawberry Day at aIenwood.

Denver, June 1S.-A Glenwood
Springs dispatch last night says:
Glenwood Springs to-day celebrated
her eighth annual strawberry festival
and the event was pronounced by all
to be grand success. Leadville. AS
pen, Grand Junction, New Castle. Rifle
and Carbondale contributed liberally
to the number of visitors present.
The musical program was excellent,
bands from Aspen, Redstone. Grand
Junction and Leadville entertaining
the people. A big free strawberry
sfeast at the Opera House was one Of
the leading features of the program,
and scarcely less popular than this
was the swim in the big pool. this be-
: ing free fer all visitors from o'clock
to 6.
A ball game this afternoon between
the Aspen and Glenwood clubs re.
suited in a victory for the former by a
score of fifteen to eight.
An excursion OF Iowa school teachers
on their way to Portland arrived
about 8 o'clock and. the entire party
was piloted to the headquarters at
Odd Fellows hall, where they wero
served with Strawberries and cream.
The exercises closed tonight with q
dance in the open air.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-23
Death Of General Gomez.

Havana, June 18.-Gen. Maxine
Gomez died at o'clock last evening.
The end came quietly in the beauti.
full temporary tome at the suburb OF
Vadado, to which General Gomez was
taken on his return from Santiago.
President Palma. accompanied by Gen
eral Andrade. arrived about a quarter
OF an hour previous to the death OF
the general.
General Gomez leaves a wirow, five
sons and one daughter. Only. yester.
day the secretary of the treasury de-
livered to one of General Gomez's
SONS check for 100000, which had
been voted by Congress for the gen.
erals benefit and approved by Presi-
dent Palma. This was in addition to
the $4,000 previously voted by Con-
gress.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-23
WHY EYESIGHT FAILS
INFERIOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FIRE.
0UENTLY THE CAUSE.
llIuminants Of the Past, One and All.
Have Serious Defeets-AcetyIene
Gas, with Its Clear. unwavering, Yet
Soft Flame Cannot Hurt the Eyes.

Chicago, June 2O.-No one can
20 into our schools or meet .
group of children on the street
Of them wear spectacles. The proper
ton seems to increase yearly, and
there are many more who ought to
wear glasses. The experience of one
teacher might be duplicated by the
score. She knew Alice was inatten-
tive and she thought she was unusual
ly stupid She said SO to the principal
and sent a note to the mother, re-
Questing that the child be helped at
home If she wished her to keep up
with her class. One day after black
board explanation, the teacher called
upon the child and found that she
had not seen what had been written.
She was kept after school and by dint
of much sympathetic questioning Miss
c. found that Alice had never been
able to see what was put on the board
and that her head had ached SO often
and SO hard that she frequently failed
to hear what was said.
Such a condition may be caused by
lack Of proper food, but in our Ameri-
can homes it is usually due to the
poor quality of the artificial light. The
yellow, insufficient light Of the ordi-
nary kerosene lamp. with its smoky
chimney. is about as bad for the eyes
as can be imagined. The Pickering
light from a coal gas Jet is but little
better, and even the electric light,
brilliant as it usually is, has an un-
steadiness due to variations in power.
and a glare peculiarly trying to the
delicate nerves of sight. The compar-
atively new illuminant acetylene gas
produces as nearly perfect an artificial
light as has yet been found. 1t gives
a clear white, unwavering light. very
brilliant yet perfectly soft, and SO
nearly like the rays Of the sun that
even colors appear as in daylight.
Fortunately, acetylene is very easily
and cheaply produced, and the simple
apparatus necessary can be purchased
and installed in any home at very
moderate cost, and the acetylene can
be piped to convenient points in the
house where light is needed. 1t Is
then lighted and extinguished and used
exactly like common city gas.
Acetylene is rapidly, coming into
common use in homes, churches.
schools and institutions of all kinds.
and 1t is reasonable to expect that as
its use in the home increases, there
will be fewer defective eyes. particu-
larly among children. Poor eyesight
and the many ills resulting therefrom
will undoubtedly be much reduced by
the use of this new illuminant.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-23
RAILWAY RATE LEGISLATION.

At the biennial convention of the
Order OF Railway Conductors recent
ly held at Portland, Oregon, resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted voic-
ing their sentiments as to the effect
OF proposed railway rate legislation
on the 100000 railroad employees,
whom they in part represented. These
resolutions Endorse the attitude of
President Roosevelt in condemning
secret rebates and other illegalities,
and commend the attitude of the
heads of American Railways, who,
with practical unanimity, have Joined
with the president on this question"
They then respectfully point out to
Congress the ''inadvisability OF legis-
lation vesting in the hands of a COM
mission power over railway rates,
now lower by far In the United
States than in any other country"
because such regulation would result
In litigation and confusion and in
cvitably tend to an enforced reduc-
tion in rates, irrespective Of the ques-
tion of the ability of the railroads to
stand the reduction. especially in view
OF the increased cost of their supplies
and materials" They further protest
ed against such power being given to
the present Interstate Commission
because ''the proposed legislation is
not in harmony with our idea of
American jurisprudence, inasmuch as
1t contemplates that single body
shall have the right to investigate.
.ndict, try, condemn and then enforce
its decisions at the cost of the car
riers, pending appeal, which is mani
testify inequitable.a
The conductors base their demand
for only such legislation il any, as
would secure and insure justice and
equity and preserve equal rights to all
parties concerned" on the ground that
the low cost of transportation lis the
result of the efficiency Of American
railway management and operation
which have built up the country
through constant Improvement and
development of territory. while at the
same time recognition has been given
to the value of intelligence among en-
ployes in contrast to foreign methods,
where high freight rates and lowest
wages to employees obtain"
In pressing their claim against Leg
islation adverse to their interests.
they point out the fact that "the
freight rates of this country average
only two per cent Of the cost Of arti-
cles to the consumer. thus making the
freight rate SO Insignificant factor
In the selling price that numerous
standard articles are sold at the same
price in all parts of the country"
The Dolores star., 1905-06-23
STATE LABOR OFFICE
LABOR COMMISSIONERS WORK.
Many Complaints Enthusiastically Set
tled-conditIons Good In West
en- Colorado.

Denver, June 19.-Since he became
state labor commissioner two months
ago Z. v. Brake has had liz COM
plants filed in his ONCE. which have
nearly all been adjusted satisfactorily.
The law only requires that where COM
plants are made by laboring people
that they have been defrauded or un-
Justly kept out of their wages the COM
missioner may investigate. 1t does
not give him power to act, but the
commissioner is q great moral force
and usually very soon after a case 10
reported 1t is speedily adjusted. be
cause the employer Is not courtins
trouble. The cases are Of great va
riety and the claims presented run
from 81 to several hundred.
Women are the greatest offenders,
strange as It may seem. They become
angry and discharge a servant or .
dressmaker. refusing to adjust the
wages until the end Of the month. or
when they feel like It, and frequently
setting up counter-claim for poor
work or broken dishes. A poor person
cannot wait, nor can he or she AFFORD
to sue, setting forth fhe justice or in
justice of the claim against them.
There is much trouble, also. with en-
ployment agents, since, unhappily, a
good many unworthy persons go into
that business because it offers excel
lent opportunities for preying upon
the labor of others. Recently Mr..
Brake had a very aggravated claim Of
this kind. An agent attempted to ship
twenty-three men on a train to a job
Of work on a, ticket that called for
twenty-one fares. The extra men were
put off. and one of them made his way
back to the city. He was out his COM
mission to the agent, lost his blankets
and was generally "a sufferer. The
commissioner was able to adjust the
claim without trouble.
Commissioner Brake has no fund to
work with. but he has managed to Sc
cure legal services in a manner of his
own. He has made an arrangement
with r. !. Gregg. preceptor at the law
school Of the Denver University, to
handle the cases. Mr.. Gregg has a
good many young law students who
are looking for experience, and they
take up the petty cases and handle
them for nothing.
Mr.. Brake has recently returned
from trip over the western part of
the state. looking up labor statistics.
He reports that conditions are salts.
factory in almost every section and
few complaints were made to him.
The Dolores star., 1905-06-23
Pension once Reforms.

Washington, June 49, Commits.
sioner of Pensions Warner has de.
cided that after July 1st all orders for
the medical examination of pension
claims shall emanate from the medical
branch of the bureau, under direction
Of the medical referee. The proposed
more than 200 rosters Of examining
surgeons.
The commissioner also contemplatea
changing the present method of keep.
ing the records Of claimants for pen
sion on large, cumbersome books to
the card system.