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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
FUNERAL SERMON
THAT HE DREAMED
Pastor Uses Over Woman s
Bier Same Words Spoken
at Her Phantom Burial

NEWARK, N j. Sept. S.-Rev. Oscar
Braune, pastor of the First German
Lutheran Church, announced yesterday
as he began the funeral services over
the body of Miss Frances Lorna Wads-
worth that he would preach as nearly
as possible the same sermon from the
same text as he had delivered in a
dream two months ago over the dead
body of the same young woman.
Mr.. Braune said that just two months
to the day prior to the drowning of
Miss Wadsworth in the surf at Bradley
Beach, which occurred last Tuesday, he
dreamed that she was before him dead
and that he was preaching her funeral
sermon. The impression of the dream
was SO strong that he related it to his
wife the following day. He recalled
that his text in the dream sermon was
BE Ready Also" taken from Luke
xii:14, and he used that text yesterday
and as nearly as he could recall the
words of the sermon of his dream.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
HIPPLE'S CROOKED
DEAL EXPOSED.
Notes Bearing the Names OF
Fictitious Persons Found
Among Effects of Banker
BANKS COIN IS USED

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. s.-Addi-
tional evidence as to the methods en-
pIoyed by Frank K. Nipple, the suicide
president of the wrecked Real Estate
Trust Company, were revealed today
by the State and county Investigators
Distict Attorney Pell found two notes,
one for $65,000 and the other for s133,-
600. The first note was made to y. W.
Schwartz" and the collateral named
was 10000 shares OF International
Match Company and $4,000 shares of
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company.
The other note bore the name of 'J. A.
against it was 100000 shares of the
New Alexandria Land and River I'm
provement Company.
TT is my opinion there are no such
persons as j. w. Schwartz and j. A.
Wabeet,' said Bell. AT laest I have
been unable to discover the addresses
or any evidence that they exist. The
collateral which they are purported TO
have furnished is worthless.
Il believe that Nipple took the money
for his own use and entered the bogus
collateral with the mythical names to
deceive the Trust Company officials.
This theory is supported by the fact,
which I learned today. that Nipple al
days paid the interest on these loans
himself. There is no record of any in
terest having been received from
Schwartz or Wabeet"
Attention is now being paid to the
possible liability, criminal and civil. of
the directors of the Institution. Re
garding this Bell said:
up to tonight have found no alb
solute evidence Of criminality so far as
the directors are concerned. This does
not mean. however, that such evidence
is not in existence. But one thing is
certain, If we find such. evidence you
may rest assured that prosecutions will
follow"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

WIDOW To CONTEST
OELRICHS' WILL.
Fairs Daughter Angry Be
cause She Was Disinher-
tied by Her Husband
NO RECONCILIATION
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

oTESlAh DlcEd dItl1 ~ LII NAA<A-
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-A contest of
the will of the late Hermann Oelrichs
is expected. The widow has learned
that Oelrichs' brother Charles and his
sister, Mrs. Colonel Jay, and Mrs. Oel-
richs' son are the benehciaries under
the will and that she does not get a
cent from his large estate.
1t is not true that the millionaire and
his wife had become partially recon
ciled and that when he knew he was
dying he sailed hurriedly for this coun-
try, hoping to be with her at the time
Of his death. On the contrary, he felt
more bitter against Mrs. Oelrichs be-
cause he was dying under such un-
happy circumstances.
NEWPORT, r. l., Sept. S.-Mrs. Her
mann Oelrichs left late last night for
San Francisco, her departure having
evidently been suddenly determin ed
upon. Mrs. Oelrichs' intimate friends
knew nothing of her intentions until
a few hours before her departure.
1t is understood that Mrs. Oelrichs'
visit to the West has to do with the
settlement of the estate of her husband.
Mrs. Oelrichs arrived here on Thursday
and during her stay she was engaged
with her personal business affairs.
While she is away her son, Master Her
mann Oelrichs, will vivsit Mr.. and Mrs.
Pembroke Jones at InciQuin.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
STOCKS RISE AFTER
BANK STATEMENT.
Taken as Expression of Con-
idence by the Spectators
Having Market in Hand

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Prices moVed
up aggressively today to a strong
closing after the publication Of the
bank statement, showing a deficit be-
low the legal reserves of S6.577. .925.
This was accepted as an expression of
. unimpaired confidence on the part of
the spectators. who have the present
market in hand. of the adequacy of
available resources to replenisn the de-
6cient supplies of money TO maintain
the prices Of stocks IN the market
1t is pointed out as justification of
the confidence that upward of $4,000
600 and possibly more than $4,000, 600
viii be available TO the New York mar
et on Monday when the Treasury order
for deposit of Government funds
against gold engagements goes into
effect the figures representing the esti-
mates Of the amounts of gold already
secured for support.
Foreign stock markets were dis
turbed today by New Yorks heavy
acquisitions for gold and discounts ad-
Vanced in London and Berlin, the rate
in London rising above tire banks Off
cial rate and foreshadowing an advance
by that institution. The weeks outgo
Of sI6zOsIOO cash from the banks
measures the full loss by the known
movements Of money. corrects the dis
crepancy in last weeks statement and
leaves several million dollars still to be
accounted for.
The Financier says: The official
statement OF the New York Associated
Banks last week showed-as was ex-
pected from the large loss of cash To
these institutions as almost daily re-
ported by the Treasury, and also from
the drain OF money TO the interior for
crOp-moving purposes-not only the ex-
tinction OF the surplus reserve. but q
larger deficiency than has been report
ed before in recent years.
The cash loss was SIC. 100, ar
amount much greater than was esti-
mated upon the basis Of the traceable
movements OF money during the week
The difference Of about FIVE millions
between the estimated and the actual
loss, as reported by the statement, may
be very readily accounted for by the
bringing over into last week Of the un-
recorded loss Of the previous week, rep.
resented by the averages. Deposits de.
creased $27,S4s, 100, which amount very
closely agrees with the sum of the con-
traction in loans and the loss of casi
so that the statement made a great
proof
The required reserve against gen.
eral deposits was reduced by $500, ,7s5
deducting which from the loss of casf
left Ss.4z7,325 as the decrease in sur
plus reserve TO $e,577.925 deficiency
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
ME- CALF DUE FOR
RETIREMENT.
Plans of President Select
Private Life for California
Member of the Cabinet
SPECIAL DIspATcH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Attorney
General Moody to the Supreme Bench,
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to the
Attorney Generalship and Embassador
Meyer at st. Petersburg to the head of
the Navy Department, Secretary Net
calf to private life and James r. Car
field to the portfolio of Commerce and
Labor is the scheme of official reorgan-
ization President Roosevelt is now said
to contemplate. There is high official
authority for the belief that these
changes will soon be made.
Moody desires to leave the Cabinet,
but likes Washington and it's society,
while Secretary Bonaparte is anxious
to try his hand in corporation prosecu-
ton. Meyer is anxious to return to
this country and take a Cabinet place.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
cAL1FoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Sept S.-The following
Californians are in New York:
San Francisco-A. Boyken and w.
Boyken and wife, Hotel Grenoble; Miss
y. Friesenhausen, Herald Square; Miss
t. Gerhart, Hotel Grenoble; NJ. S. Ko-
lelly, Cambridge court; t. S. Millen
and wife, Hotel Empire; NJ. l. Arnot,
Herald Square; A. Jackson and wife.
Westminster; w. E. Maynard, hotel
Belmont; NJ. 1. Blotsky. Imperial; G. R.
Field. Hotel Victoria; D. s. Lisberger,
Hoffman House; w. H. Murray, Cosmo-
politan; S. 1. Newman, Broadway Cen
trail; E. L. Retson and wife, Bartholdi
G. w. Smith and wife, Grand Union.
San Jose-G- Nelson and wife, Bar
tholdi.
Sacramento-A. w. Bradbury, Mar
Unique.
Los Angeles-A. w. Ballard, Holland
House; %. G. Haskett. Navarro.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
@TRUTH ABOUT swEATsHops."
Settlement Workers and Labor Leader
of Chicago Plan Campaign.

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The Truth About
Sweatshops" is to be shown in a real
istic manner in Chicago this winter.
A conference Of settlement workers,
labor leaders and others was held at
Hull House last night to map out a
local campaign against further en-
croachment OF the sweating system
in the industries of Chicago.
An exhibition, following similar and
successful affairs given in Berlin and
London, will contain booths modelled in
exact reproduction of the typical
"sweatshops," with men. women and
children at work in them
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
AvERsA Is ELEVATED.
Police Prevent Demonstration Against
Cardinal Merry Del Val.

Apostolic Delegate to Cuba, was con-
secrated today Titular Archbishop of
Sardi at Castle Gondolfo by Cardinal
Merry del Val, the Papal Secretary of
State, assisted by Monsignor Kennedy,
rector of the American College, and the
American students.
Interest in today's function was
heightened by recently announced de-
cision of anti-clerical societies to make
a demonstration against Cardinal Mer-
ry del Val and the policy OF the Vati-
can. The police interfered with the
proposed arrangement to the extent OF
forcing the demonstrators to hold theil
meeting in private and, the ceremony
at Castle Gondolfo was marked by nc
outward incident.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
nEArH ora THomAs n. HANSON.

OAKLAND. Sept. S.-Thomas n. Han
son, a pioneer resident of this city, died
last night after a long illness. aged 65
years. The deceased came to the Pa
cific Coast in 1851, making his home in
San Francisco. where he continued to
reside until 1875, when he removed to
this city, where he resided until his
death. Hanson leaves a wife, Mrs.
Kate E. Hanson, and two children,
Thomas and Ada A Hanson. The for
mer has for several years held the posi-
ton of secretary Of the Contra Costa
Water Company
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Realty Movements Show Great
Faith in the Downtown District.

was paid back. and now the case will
go into higher court to test ae le-
gality of the decision.
George L. Underhill, the we'll known
real estate man, is enjoying asvacation
at Lake Tahoe.
Edgar Loring Hoax is touring the
southern part of the State in his biz
automobile.
l.. A Wiedenmuller left yesterday for
estate transaction of some magnitude
with Eastern parties.
GOOD SALES REPoRTED
William & Surryhne have sold for
the account of John Rapp the nortn-
streets, lot 37:6xs7:6, for close to $780,
600; improvements consist of two two
story houses containing fifteen rooms.
This property is to be remodeled with
two stores and has been leased in ad-
vance to H. RosenthaI for period of
five years at a total rental of $4,000.
Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. report sew
eral sales during the week. Bertha
Nicholson purchased the lot and resi-
dence on the east line of Pierce street
91:S feet north of Filbert, 22:11x
102:11%, for $5125; and for the account
of Charles H. Stoddard the lot and resi-
kdence on the west line of Octavia
streetsS2:6 feet south of Filbert, 27:6x
100, for $4,000 : for account OF c. E.
Crowell, the lot on the east line of Pre-
sidio avenue. 27:SA feet south of Clay
street, 10ox100. for $1,000; for account
of Ocean Shore Railway Company, the
lot and cottage on the east line OF
York street, 141 feet north of Twenty
fifth, 25x10o, for $4100; for the account
! of the same seller. lot on the eas. llne
of Hampshire street, 1858 feet north OF
Twenty fifth, 25x100, for s1250; for ac-
count of the same selles, lot and cot
tage on the east line of York street, lis
feet north of Twenty fifth, 23x100, for
s2400; for account of the same seller,
lot and cottage on the east line of
York street, 95 feet north of Twenty
fifth, 23x100, for $24o0; for account OF
the same seller lot and cottage on the
east line of Hampshire street, 1875
feet north of Twenty fifth, 50x100, for
$2700.
PURCHASERS OF HOMES.
There is one gratifying feature OF
the real estate market and that is the
tendency to purchase homes. There has
been a big demand and a still bigger
inquiry for homes lately, and Will
liams & Surryhne report the following
sales in the residence portion:
Davidson to Moody cottage and lot
ty-fourth street, 125 feet west of Hoff-
man avenue; $500.
Lot on the east line of Eighteenth
avenue. 175 feet north from Fulton
street, 25x12o feet; 5000.
Backmann to Reilly. two-story resi-
dence of six rooms and bath, 1921 Cali
fornia street, lot 23xS7:6; price $3.50.
/ Gates to Daverkosen, House of six
rooms and bath at 1919 California
street, between First and Second ave-
nue.; price 1880.
Williams to Brouillard, the southeast
/ corner of Buchanan street and Ivy ave-
nue., lot 24xS1 feet. containing two flats
of 4-5 rooms, and two-story house in
the rear; price $9250
! Esser to Chase, three flats and lot 2s
x100 feet. situate on the westerly line
of Broderick street, between Geary ano
Post +.
Sass to Fogel. three flats and lot 251
1875 feet, situate on the southerly line
of Oak street, east of Lyon, Nos. 1857
5961; price $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09

building has to be completed between
January Is and February 1.
Another proof of the firmness of
downtown realty is furnished by the
following sale. which shows that values
have not decreased since the fire: The
D. w. Carmichael Company has sold to
William Wilson. the Enterprise Real
Estate Company. for account of N.
Vasilate, the lot 57:6x137:6 on the north
line of Eddy street, 1876 east of Hyde.
The price, about s57, 500, is at the rate
of $1,000 per front foot. Before the fire
the property was improved with an
apartment house.
1t is Wilson's intention to erect at
once a three-story building of stores
and rooms. The Wilson Company is
now erecting a three-story permanent
building on Market street. opposite
Seventh; also a f1ve-story class A build
ing on Montgomery street, between
Sutter and Bush.
MASONIC SITE PURCHASED.
The site on which once stood the old
Masonic Temple has changed hands as
the result of a deal which was closed
at noon yesterday. The property was
purchased by Rudolph Spreckels fol
the First National Bank for $75o,000
This transfer sets a value on the prop
erty within the immediate vicinity OF
the AdSOLIC site anu Is dnOlHel
step which insures the permanency q;
San Francisco's financial district. The
property has a frontage of So feet or
Montgomery street and 10 feet or
Post
Rudolph Spreckels said yesterday
that the First National would erect a
class A building on the site, on which
work will be begun at the earliest pos
sible moment.
Before the fire the Masons held the
site and building at 100000. The price
Gates that some of our shrewdest bust
ness men are still willing to acquire
San Francisco real estate.
The new home of the Young Mems
Christian Association will be erected
on the site of the old structure.
The building committee intends tc
make the new Y. NJ C. A. home the
finest structure of its kind in all the
world. 1t will probably be a class A
structure of eight stories. The en-
tire building will be devoted exclusive
ly to the uses of the members of the
association.
The new building will be much more
deliberately equipped than the old. The
gymnasium will be larger and is to be
supplied with the most modern and
costly fittings on the market In ad.
OlIlOn lueTe Will De a HdnuSOllely luT-
nished cafe and separate department
for the junior members. A strikingly
attractive auditorium will also be in
cluded in the plans.
Any doubts that might have beer
4 expressed as to the rehabilitation OF
the downtown district can be banishe6
now There has been greater down
4 town movement during the last few
/ days than at any time since the fire
and there can be no longer any reason
( TO feel doubtful as to the future OIL the
wholesale district. hTe real estate of
/ fees are preparing to leave their pres
ent locations on Fillmore street, and
within the next fortnight there will bt
three Offices occupying quarters down
town.
A suit which is of interest was tried
I the other day as a test case. DR.. Ro-
/ senstirn, who owned the Granada Ho.
tel on Sutter street, was sued for the
rent which had been paid in advance
! for the month of April AS test case
4 IT was carried into court. The rem
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
SUSPENSION CAUSES STIR.
B0okbinder at Washington Government
Printing Office Is Laid on.

WASHINGTON, Sept s.-The Gov
crnment Printing ONCE received an
other shakeup today when Acting
Foreman of the Bindery Ashton sus-
pended Jacob Hale, a bookbinder and
prominent officer of the international
brotherhood OF Bookbinders. 1t was
declared at the printery that dissatis-
faction had been found with some of
Hale's work.
Friends of Hale, however, asserted
that his suspension was due to a Wig
orous address made by him last night
at meeting of the members of the
Bookbinders' Union who are employees
OF the Government Printing Office, al
which they discussed the recent order
of the Public Printer requiring binders
to produce a greater output of work.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
BoILER-MAKERs ADJOURN.
Select Cleveland, Ohio, for Meeting
Place for 1907.

CHICAGO, Sept S.-The fifth annual
convention of the Master Steam Boiler
makers Association, which has been In
session here for five days. adjourned
yesterday after selecting Cleveland
Ohio, as the meeting place for 1907
and electing the following officers:
President, ]. H. Smythe, Paterson, N.
j.; vice presidents-O. c. Vos, Chicago;
Thomas J. Morrison. Valley Junction,
Iowa; E. w. Rogers. Paterson, n. J.;
w. Horsely, New Haven, Conn; Thomas
Green, East st. Louis, ILL.,; w. A. Gid
dings, Two Harbors, Mimi; A. M. Stew
art, Sandford, Fla; secretary, G. NJ
Clark, Chicago; treasurer, Frank Gray,
Bloomington, Ill.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
WILLIAM To DISCOVER WHAT
REFORMS HIS COLONIES NEED
German Emperor VIII Confer With
CotoniaI Office Concerning Possess
sf0ns After Finishing Troops.

BERLIN, Sept. S.-Emperor William
has determined to discover what is
wrong with the German colonies. After
returning from the maneuvers he will
receive in audience Herr Dernburg, the
new Director Of the Colonial once, and
discuss plans for reforms.
Director Dernburg has already de-
dared his intention 10 visit the African
colonies forthwith and to study the
situation on the ground He will see
what can be done 10 set the colonies on
the road 10 prosperity. The contracts
81 the great colonial trading and min
ing companies viii be subjected to
rigid scrutiny in the interest of the
solonies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
LARGE LOSSES REPORTED.
Occidental Hotel Salvage Estimated al
Only $4,000 By COMMITTEES.

Loss committees of the Board of Fire
Underwriters have estimated the sound
value of the Occidental Hotel before
the fire at s2S5,000, the insurance at
s225,000, and the salvage at s15,000.
The Crocker heirs property at Mission
and Fremont streets is estimated to
have had a sound value of $220,00o on
which the insurance was 100000. The
Bohemian Club property is found to
have had a sound value of sos, 900, on
which there was $4,000 insurance.
The total salvage was but $4,000. The
sound value of the Hotel Brunswick
is placed at s131, 900. The insurance
on the property was 100000. The
Ha1leck block on Sansome street had a
sound value of $4,000, so the loss
committees find and the Insurance was
$4,000. The total salvage was but
81 400
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
Property in Burned
Section Brings
Big Prices.
Site Of Masonic
Hall Sold for
$750,000.

Real estate transactions during last
week prove more conclusiVeiy than
anything else the confidence people
have in the future Of the city. De-
spite the fact that San Francisco was
in the throes of a strike and that
her citizens were more or less per-
turbed over the outcome there seemed
10 be no slump in the real estate mar
ket. Some Of the biggest leases that
have ever been made in the city were
recorded during last week. The most
notable was that Of the property at
the gore of Ellis and Market belong
ing TO Miss Cora Jane Flood, which
has been leased for the term of fifty
years AT q total cost of S1,75O, 900. The
week previous Miss Flood leased the
opposite corner, Market and Fourth, TO
the Pacific Company, which is COM
posed Of Garret McEnerney, John D.
Drum. Alfred L. Meyerstein, and Frank
G. Drum, and it is their intention to
build on this property an eight-story
building, Glass A.
These two corners show what value
the property is held in, for Miss Flood
has made the lease for the term of the
last named piece for fifty years and
for the first five years she viii get
$4,000 a year until she reaches the
ma sgnihcent income Of 1915 a year.
Nor have sales declined. for eighty
thousand dollars worth OF property
changed hands while the street rail-
road strike was on, which shows con-
hdence. A row Of six fats belonging
10 the estate of J. L. Haskell on the
northwest corner Of Laguna and VAL
le3O streets was sold to A. S. Johnson
for the sum Of 5000
A sale in the burned district shows
that there IS activity in this section
OF the city. for a lot 25 by so on the
northwest line Of Mission. east of Sixth,
was sold TO the Lakenan Investment
Company for the sum OF $4,000, and
Mackenzie and Underhill also sold a
water lot 45 by l37 on the northwest
line Of Folsom. 81 feet east of Main,
for the sum of $25. 600.
DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY.
Coming nearer 10 the wholesale d.
trict and showing that the trend 0f
business is downtown, q Sutter-street
sale was put on record which is re-
garded with extreme satisfaction by
real estate men. Mayerhof & Phillip
report that Louis Friedlander has sold
his undivided one-half interest in the
northwest corner Of Stockton and Sut-
ter streets, formerly occupied by the
Mcleod building, for the sum OF $780,
600. Of which S225. 600 is covered by q
mortgage TO the san Francisco Savings
Union. The names of the purchasers
are withheld. but il is said TO be theiI
intention 10 proceed Immediately with
the work of putting up a permanent
corner. and that plans are now being
drawn for a fve-story building, with
stores below and offices above The
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
ST. LOUIS FAIR OFFICIALS
THANKED By FRANCIS JOSEPH
Francis and Dozier Received at Court,
and Monarch Shows Gratitude for
Medals and Diplomas Given.

VIENNA, Sept S.-Emperor Francis
Joseph received for Governor David r.
Francis of Missouri and Louis Dozier
In audience today and cordially thanked
them for the gold medal and diploma
commemorative or the st. Louis expo
sition. In the course of the econversa-
ton the Emperor manifested great in
terest in the results accomplished by
the exposition.
Messrs. Francis and Dozier started
tonight to present similar mementoes
at Stockholm and The Hague.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
REvoLUTIoNIsTs GAIN wEALTH

VLADIyOSTOK, Sept. 8.-By means
of bold artif1ce a party of revolution
lists today obtained possession of s107,-
600, which had been sent here for the
Thirtieth Regiment. Three men at
tired as an officer and two soldiers in
uniform Of that regiment appeared at
the bank where the money was on de-
posit and withdrew the entire amount
The men disappeared Immediately and
later 1t was learned that they were
imposterS.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
LARGE LOSS NO sMELTER.

DENVER, Sept Sire in the re-
finery plant of the Argo smelter caused
loss last night on the building and
furnaces estimated at over $500, 900
Bullion and partly refined metal, valued
at $4,000, were melted by the flames
causing loss OF several thousand dol
lars more There was no insurance on
the'plant
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
wELLMAN HEARp FRoM.

CHRISTIANIA, Sept. S.--The Alton
blads Tromsoe correspondent says that
Walter Wellman, head of the Chicago
Record Herald expedition, has arrived
there with his balloon, which will be
sent to Paris for improvements on the
motors.