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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
BANK CLERKS
YEARLY EVENT
Vaudeville Show to Be Civ
EN- at Golden Gate Hall
With Selected Talent

The annual convention of the Bank
Clerks of America is to be heidsgsat
Minneapolis in July. San Francisco is
sending three of her brightest young
men to represent her at this gathering.
A spirited contest at the meeting of
the bank clerks held at their rooms at
the Mechanics Institute. building re-
suited in the selection of James E. De-
gan of the California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, George L. Woolrich of
the Wells Fargo-Nevada National
Bank and Frank Jones of the Crocker-
Woolworth National Bank.
There is much enthusiasm in banking
circles about the annual "cut-up," which
will be in the form of vaudeville show
this year. Golden Gate Hall. on SUIT
ter street. has been put in readiness
for the big production and it is sched-
uled for Monday night. The men who
figure" so prominently in the COM
mercial world will demonstrate their
versatility. Rehearsals have been go
ing on for weeks and the show prom
ises to be one of the best things of the
season. Billy Hynes. a banker him
self, will be there and. as per pro-
gramme, will publicly administrate.
his side-splitting songs and sayings. :
The programme is to be as follows:
George Fl. Carlisle, pianist, in ragtime
specialties playing with both hands
forward with one and Backward with
the other; Richard NJ. Hunt, tenor; Al7s
fred c. Read. barytone; Rudolf j. Buck
ley. violinist: Bob" Mitchell. the Tony
Pastor of San Francisco, in his trea-
tiSe, The Feasibility of the Infinite; !;
the "Florodora" octet. now en- route
to the Orient" appearing in their Won
derful exhibition. Charles Reynolds,
prestidigitator; the. Graziers; E. e..
Erickson in athletic specialties, and
the whole will end with a grand cho-
rus of bank clerks led by Richard NJ.
Hunt, and TO quote from the pro-
gramme, "a musical sensation. intro
ducing in distinctly odd manner all
the novelties of the season., including
the popular airs of the day and night
with variations of every conceivable
nature without rule or precedent. at
once picturesque, scenic and cohvuls-
ing; this is possibly the last appear
ance of the chorus prior to the depar.
ture of the aggregation to Canada or
Honduras" S %@s
AT the close of the performance
Clearing house March" will be played
and no notes are to be protested. Yer
lily. It will be a great might for the
bankers and their friends. J,
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
WOMAN BOLDLY
DEF|ES COURT
Mrs. Cords Again Refuses to
Answer Questions Regard
inc Her Business Affairs

Mrs. Mathilde r. Cords, against
whom a judgment of $2S,00O was OBJ
tanned in the Superior Court by Rose
III Biggs and Adelaide Norton, was
again before Justice of the .Reace Cold
en- yesterday on an order of Axamina-
ton. AS at her previous examination.
Mrs Cords. who is manager of the Pa
ciflc Pine Needle Company, on the ad-
vice of her attorney rfused to answer
questions relative to her financial af-
fairs. Judge Golden adjudged her in
contempt of court, but was compelled
to refer the matter TO Judge Trout
who had appointed him referee Cold
en- has not the power TO punish Mrs
Cords for what he regarded as con-
tempt.
Mrs Cords answered mo- to every
question put by Attorney s. j. Hankins
as to whether she had any real estate
or interest in any real estate or per-
sonal property or bank account Han
kins purpose was to ascertain what
Mrs. Cords has done with the $4,000
she is alleged TO have borrowed from
Mrs. Anne Clark. who is now dead and
was the mother of the two women who
secured the judgment against Mrs.
Cords. Both Mrs. Biggs and Mrs. Nor
ton. the plaintiffs in the suit, were
present in court
When asked as to what disposition
she made of some twelve oil paintings
she formerly owned. Mrs. Cords said
that her husband had paid her $1,000
for them. the money going to repay a
loan from Bier & RegenSburger. Mrs
Cords refused on the advice of her at
torney to tell the name of her brother.
who had painted nine of the oil paint
ings. Judge Golden remarked that he
would terminate the examination as
soon as it became farcical Later Mrs.
Cords said her brothers name is Rein
hart.
What did you do with the $4,000
you secured from Mrs. Clark on a
promissory note on March 8. 1901 p
asked Hankins.
she is not required to answer that
question" said r. l. Mann, attorney
for Mrs Cords. The Superior Court
ruled that the money was a gife to Mrs.
Cords 10 promote the venture of the
Pacific Pine Needle Company. In the
event that the enterprise was a failure
she. was not to return the money
Judge Golden instructed Mrs. Cords
to answer the question, but she pos
itively declined to do so. Golden then
put the examination over until next
Saturday, after instructing Mrs. Cords
TO produce a book in which she re-
corded her expenditures and the
moneys she had borrowed from Bier
& RegenSburger
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
MANY ARMY OFFICERS ARE
IN CITY ON WAY TO POSTS
Lieutenant Colonel o.. Z. Wood. IL In
Rumored. VIII JOfp General
staff mt Washfngton.

The following army officers have reg
fstered at the department headquar-
ters: Captain c. E. Babcock, Eighth. In
fantry. en- route to Fort Jay. N T.:
Lieutenant Colonel o. E. Wood, Artil-
lery Corps. staying at the Occidental.
en-; route to Japan; Captain H c Bon
nycastle, Sixth Infantry. at Sacramentos
Lieutenant W. j. Smith. Thirteenth
Cavalry, en- route to Fort Riley. Kans- {.
Lieutenant Dexter Sturges. Thirteenth
Cavalry. en- route to Fort Riley. Kans- !;
Lieutenant NJ c. Bristol. Thirteenth
Cavalry, en- route to Fort Myer. Va;
Lieutenant A H Davidson. Thirteenth
Cavalry. en- route TO Fort Myer. Va
1t is rumored that Lieutenant Col
oneI o. Z. Wood will. on his return
from Japan. join the general stan at
Washington. although no definite or
ders have been received to that effect.
The transport Thomas sailed from
Manila yesterday. via Nagasakt and
Honolulu. for San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
WILL CELEBRATE FAMOUS
= BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
0rganizntfon VIII Hold Exercises I'm
Honor of Event at Los Gatos
ON june II.

The California Light Infantry will
cooperate with the Bunker Hill Asso-
citation In the celebration of Bunker
Hill day. which isSto take place in Los
-Gatos on June II. This~corps is com
posed of Company A., commanded by
Captain Leland Ramsdell. and Company
b. by Captain Frederick w. Roskamp.
The companies will march on the
morning of the celebration to the train,
headed by their band of twenty-four
pieces and their drum and bugle corps
of twelve. and they will be followed by
the members of various other societies.
At Los Gatos the various fraternal
organizations will turn out and march
to the pavilion at Bunker Park. where
the exercises will be held
Games, races and other sports will
also be features of the celebration
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
BIG CREDITORS
NEARLY BEATEN
Get Injunction in Time to
Stop Sale of Jersey ISL
and Company's Property
WRIGHT FAILS IN COUP
Proceedings in Foreclosure
Discovered at the Last
Moment by Local Houses

By the merest accident the creditors
of the Jersey Island Packing Company
found out that sale of the CORPORA
tion's property was to be held at the
Martinez courthouse tomorrow under
foreclosure by W. H. Wright, who owns
a large amount of the bonds and notes
issued by the concern.
The discovery was made through
the advertisement in a Contra Costa
County newspaper, and immediately
the San Francisco creditors petitioned
the court to declare the packing COM
pany bankrupt. Application for a tenn
porary injunction was also filed to pre-
vent the sale. from. being, held Judge
de Haven yesterday afternoon granted
both petitions. -k-,
The Jersey Island Packing Company
owns Jersey Island in Contra Costa
County. and the improvements and land
are worth, according to the creditors
experts. about 100000. But there are
a number of mortgages and bonds
given to the Central Trust Company
and others, which have gradually ac-
cumulated in the hands of W. H
Wright. The affairs of the packing
company are tangled and have been in
voIved in litigation for several years.
The property was first mortgaged for
amount of s125.000 secured the loan; of
the latter sum. Wright eventually Sc
cured these deeds Wright is presi-
dent of the San Jose Packing Company
and was made trustee for it and for
Myra Wright, his wife, to carry out
the sale.
The leading creditors of the packing
company are Harmon Lumber Com
pany. Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden,
Pacific Hardware and Steel Company,
William Cluff, American Milling Com
pany and III. Bendel. all of whom
formed a committee of investigation of
the affairs of the corporation and had
the bankruptcy proceedings instituted
To- secure Sa5o, 900 due them. : If Judge
de. Haven. had. not issued the restrain
ing order to, prevent the sale to-mor
row Wright could have purchased the
property and the packing company
would have had no chance to buy it
back, as can be done in one year with
ordinary mortgages. 80
Judge de Haven denied the motion
of Wright's attorneys to dissolve the
injunction until trustee should be ap-
pointed in the Bankruptcy proceedings.
The property will now be sold to sat
isfy the claims of all the creditors
equally, it is expected.
The total Indebtedness of the Jersey
Island Packing Company is S375, 900. To
Wright is due 100000, secured by a
deed of trust issued by the packing
company, notes aggregating 100000
and additional security in the form of
another deed of trust for $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Decides Real Estate Contests.

The Supreme Court held yesterday
that Frank Maskey could not recover
s1O6I so which he had paid ex-Sherin
Lackmann to redeem certain property
from sale on q judgment rendered
against a former owner. Maskey
claimed the judgment was cloud on
the title and that the money was paid
under compuision. Andrew Peterson
was granted a new trial in his suit to
quiet title to some Mendocino County
timber land. J. Gibbs and NJ Ward
had purchased the timber rights from
the former owner and the plaintiff
bought the incumberec land. The low
er court decided against Peterson. but
the Supreme Court thinks there should
be a new trial in which all the points
IN dispute may be settled
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
brotherhood to Give PicnIe

The Brotherhood of Boiler Makers
and Iron Ship Builders of America.
Lodges 25, 205 and 40, will give their
twenty fifth annual excursion and pic
mic at Camp Taylor Saturday, June 10.
The following are the committees in
charge Arrangements-A. D. Porter,
chairman; Oscar Nilsson, James Toland.
James Mccarthy; f1oor-Wflliam Nc
Dermott, floor manager: Ben HiIkens.
Frank Kennedy, Lewis Martinelli,s John
Symons, John Connolly. John Eagan,
Charles Dust. John OBrien, Ed Lind
berg; prizes-Tom Sheridan. chairman;
John Kane. Dan Delury. Nick McDon-
aid, Albert Carroll. John iSwitze. James
Manning. The boat will leave the sSau-
salito ferry at q m. sharp.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
CENSUS SHOWS
Bic INCREASE
Returns Received in San Ma
teO County Source of Salts
faction to School Board
Special Dispatch to III. CALI

REDWOOD CITY. May 20-The census
of school children now being taken in
San Mateo County is rapidly drawing 10
a close and reveals conditions highly
satisfactory to the School Board. Re
turns from the two larNst districts in
the county, Redwood City and the town
of San Mateo show a healthy and desir-
able increase in both towns San Mateo
has S73 children OF school age. OF these
516 are boys and 357 are girls The dis
trict has 465 families Considerable ad-
verse comment has been caused by the
fact that $50 school children Of San Ma
teo have not been vaccinated-
In Redwood City there are 529 children
of school age. OF these 26s are boys and
2s0 girls. There are 25 families In Red
wood City. The number OF children not
.vaccinated is 254.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
music MT the Park.

The following programme will be
rendered at Golden Gate Park to-day:
March, Electric Carnivalr tHorst) !:
overture, La Gazza Ladra" (Rossini)
''Belleville Waltzes (Millocker); solo
for horn (se1ected). F. Schlott; grand
fantasia, Carmen" (Bizet); overture,
Hungarian Lustspeil'' (Keler Bela):
(a) descriptive, "Pan-Americana" (Her-
bert). (b) March of the Toys" (Her-
bert); American sketch, Down South"
(Myddleton); "Fackeltanz No. 81 (Mey-
erbeero; "A Cavalry Charge (Luders).
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Bunker ,Hill Celebration.

the Bunker Hill day celebration met
Friday night to perfect details for OBJ
.seryance of the one hundred and thir-
tfeth anniversary of the famous battle
The exercises will be held at Los Gatos
on June II. The Native Sons of Yer
mont, Society, of California Pioneers
and Sons of the American Revolution
will attend. Governor Pardees has ac-
cepted the.invitation of the committee
to be present
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
INVITED TO MEET HERE
Teachers of San Francisco Promise to
Become Members as Inducement
to Pcdago<ucs of Nation<

At meeting OF teachers or city
schools. which was held Friday at the
Mission High School. the following
resolutions were adopted:
"Resolved. that the Superintendent
OF Schools. Board of Education. the
Mayor of San Francisco. the State Su-
perintendcnt of Public Instruction. the
State Board of Education. the Governor
of California and the California Pro-
motion Committee, be. and they are
hereby requested 20 extend to the Ma
tionsl Educational Association an in
vitation to hold their annual session in
San Francisco in July. 1906
Resolved. that the teachers OF the
San Francisco School Department do
hereby agree to become members OF the
National Educational Association for
they 1906 and to pay upon demand
the regular fee OF 81, provided said
association meets in San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Red Mems outing.

Bald Eagle Tribe. Improved Order OF
Red Men, will have an outing at Fair
fax Park, May 2S. 1t will be conducted
under the supervision of the commit
tee that has had charge. of such. af
fairs for eight years past. Arrange
ments have been made to have the ex-
cursionists conveyed by the e:15 and
1875 o'clock boats. in addition to the
steam that connect with the regular
trains l. r. Guedet is the chairman of
the committee of arrangements.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Announce EnCagement.

Mr.. and Mrs Greenberg announce the
engagement of their daughter. Lulu. to
Louis NJ Isaacs, and will receive on
Sunday June 4, between and p. m.
at 5s1 Natoma street. The groor-to-
be is a rising young merchant OF San
Francisco and at present Is connected
with the irm of A solomon & CO. The
wedding will take place IN 10 nsar
future
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
PROGRESSIVE FIRM ASKS
PUBLIC TO VIEW PICTURES
EaffonaI CsEh Register Company Ar
ranges Fine Stereoptfcon Show for
F1rEf Three Nights Thfa Week

A series OF illustrated lectures will
be given at Lyric Hall on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, un-
der the auspices OF the National Cash
Register Company. The firm has sent
out thousands OF invitations to men,
women and children all over the city
and hopes 10 entertain thousands of
persons on the three nights.
The pictures are on their way to the
Portland Fair and have never been
shown on the coast before When on
exhibition IN the East they created
quite a sensation. The National Cash
Negister Company made thousands of
hearts glad on the other side OF the
Rockies and hopes to repeat the sue
cess here.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
PRESS CLUB MEMBERS TO
ENJOY A MUSICAL TREAT
Many of the Most Prominent Artists
IL in the City VIII Take Part I
I'm Sunday Function.

The fourth Of the Sunday series of
Press Club musicales will be held this
afternoon at 4o'clock in the jinksroom.
The programme will embrace selections
by the best artists in the city, under
sthe direction of c. Harding Tebbs.4 The
members will be privileged to. invite
ladies TO this function.
Tomorrow night Richard L Dunn,
the famous war correspondent, will
give a stereopticon lecture before the
club on the Russo Japanese war Mr.
Dunn's collection of photographs is
probably the most valuable of any that
has been secured in the war-stricken
territory.
On Saturday, June 8, the members of
the Press Club will go to the Santa
Cruz Mountains on their annual out
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Ncxt to : BeautifuI woman

WABASH CONTINENTAL LIMITED,
running from Chicago to New York and
Boston No extra Charge made on this
train for its superior accommodations.
A. sk vonr agent
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
It's First Social.

Altahmos Council of the Degree Of
Pocahontas will give its first social,
which is complimentary to its members
and paleface friends, next Thursday
evening in Scandia Hall
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

100 rooms; NEW
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Electric elevator, elec-
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low rent. very central
location: sp ] e n d ! d
opening for business
man or woman.
NOW offered at a
price much below the
value See
MARION GRIFFIN,
S01 James Flood Bid.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
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satisfaction guaranteed or no fee accepted.
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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

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with
MARION GRIFFIN.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26


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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26
LoDa1xa-Housns roR SALE.

L. CAMERON & CO.--Phone South 1850.
3 Eddy st. cor Market and Powell
Headquarters for Rooming- houses, Hotels and
All Kinds of Business Chances.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-03-02

however. 1t was habltual under the
old caucus and convention system.
Opponents to the primary law be-
fore 1t was tried, said that IL would
never secure a full expression. The
voters have answered that objection.
A local contest Of any character will
bring out fuller vote than was for.
merly cast In caucuses to elect dele
yates. Contests usually occur, and
they are decisive. The defeated can
didate is barred from running as an
independent, and the p Ipular vote Is
regarded as tiual appeal.
The usual primary vote is al least
two.thirdS Of the vote cast at the gen
eral election, and often runs 'ery close
to the November vote. In the Of-year
eIecti,n Of 1902 the primary brought
nut a larger vote than the general
election in a number OF Minnesota
counties. AS the primary had settled
all local matters, and there was no
Presidential campaign, the vote In
November was light.-From "Politic-
al Movements 10 the North-Wes by
Charles Baldwin Cheney, In the
American Monthly Review u Reviews
for March.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-03-02

eight years; then moved to Jasper
county, Illinois, in 1881. In the year
1904 we went cut to Kansas to visit
my father, brothers and sisters, the
Snow family, friends and relatives
and had a fine time. What an enjoy
ment IL is to meet old friends and
neIghbors. They we're glad to have
US with them. would take US 10 their
homes and others met With US. How
we enjoyed their kindness. And to
see the interest taken reliRiously-
that is one Of the grandest things on
earth-the thing most needful is TO
live a true christian life. May the
time come when we may all meet
on earth again.-Mrs. Emma Chap
man.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-03-02
Workings Of the Minnesota Primary
System.

The Minnesota lawihas been TESTED
at two elections. While 1t Is subject
to changes, the principle seem perma'
nently established in the North star
State. II is significant that the most
important amendment proposed al
the present legislative session is one
extending the direct primary to the
nomination Of the State officers.
The law now applies to COMPRESSION
al judicial, legislative, county aho
city officers. The primary Is neld az
the regular polling places ON the nr'l
registration day, seven weeks before
election, and candidates get places on
the ballot by their own affidavit, ac
companied by fee Of $40 or $40, &C
cording to the territory covered. a
separate ballot is printed for each par
w. containing all Che candidates that
have filed. The regular election OH
Gals have charge. The voters are re-
quIred to declare their party afiilla'
tlon, aud then they receive the ballot
OF the party named.
Ia practice this does nut prevent
Democrats from lakIng part IN tne
Republican primaries, and he reverse.
In mos OF the Minnesota counties
there Is no effective minority Only
one ticket, the Republican, Is placed
in the field. II Democrats to have
any voice in naming county officers
they must get into the Republican
pri aries, and they are encouraged Ia
take part by the candidates Who beDi-
1T BY their votes. This practlce Ii
not EssliE 10 the district primaries,