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Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23

affecting not only insurance but a
great variety Of important interest to
which, through subsidiary companies
or through the contributions of their
officers, they have become related.
Their operations have extended be
yond the state and the country has
been divided into districts so that each
company might perform conveniently
its share of the work. Enormous sums
have been expended in surreptitious
manner
Irregular accounts have been kept to
conceal the payments for which proper
vouchers have not been required. This
course of conduct has created a wide
spread conviction that large portions of
this money has been dishonesty used.
Publicity
"The companies should be required
to set forth in their annual statement.
apart from those matters which the
superintendent may otherwise require:
"First-The real estate held by the
company, the dates of acquisition, the
names Of venders, the actual cost, the
value at which it is carried upon the
company books, the market value and
the amounts expended during the year.
"Second--The amount of its existing
loans upon the security Of real prop
erty.
"rhird-The money loaned by the
company to any person.
"Fougth-All other property owned
by the company, including all secur-
tiles.
"Fifth-A statement Of all commits
sions paid to any person in connection
with loans or purchases or sales of any
property
"Sixth-A statement of all payments
for legal expenses.
"Seventh--A statement of all moneys
expended in connection with matters of
legislation.
"Tenth--A statement of the largest
balance carried in each bank or trust
company.
"Eleventh-AIl death claims resisted
or compromised during the year.
"Twelfth--A complete statement of
the profits and losses upon the busi-
ness transacted.
"Thirteenth--A statement separately
showing the amount of the gains of
the company for the year attributable
to policies written after December !,
1906
"Fourteenth-A statement showing
the rates of annual dividends declared
during the year.
"tifteenth--A statement showing the
rates of dividends declared on deferred
policies.
"Sixteenth-A statement showing any
and all amounts set apart or provision
ally ascertained or calculated or held
awaiting apportionment on policies.
Seventeenth-A statement of any
and all reserve or surplus funds held
by the company"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
NEW YORK ASKS
CLOSER SCRUTINY
NEW LEGISLATION FOLLOWS
INSURANCE REPORT
Armstrong Committee, in Winding Up,
critieises Mutual Methods and
Suggests Remedies in Inter-
est Of Policy Holders

Hamilton was without suitable specifi-
cations.
In taking up the Equitable Life As
surance society the committee tells of
the dissensions last February which
resulted in the reorganization of that
society and in the disclosures which
brought about this grave inquiry. The
syndicate operations Of the Equitable
and James Ii. Hyde and the relations
between the society and Kuhn, Loeb
G. Company, as brought out in testt-
mony before the committee are re-
ferred to as is the $5O,O0O,000 Union
Pacific pool, under the management of
II. II. Hartman, Jacob II. Schiff and
James Stillman. Participation in this
pool by the Equitable, the committee
holds, was clearly an improper trans
action for an insurance company.
Former Governor OdelPs ship build
ing suit against the Mercantile Trust
company is treated of, the committee
holding that the circumstances of the
introduction of the Amber bill might
have been sufficient to induce the set
tlement of the suit through fear that
proceedings inimical to its interests
might be taken if those who could
initiate them were not appeased. The
committee report contains full state
ment of loans made to Mr.. Hartman
and to Kuhn, Loeb G. Company by the
Equitable.
Depew and Hill
The payment of $4,000 year to
Senator Depew by the Equitable, the
committee holds, was not warranted,
the testimony as to the services rem
dered by Senator Depew not appearing
fn,. oh no.
ment.
The committee also sets forth that
1t does not appear that services We're
rendered by former Senator Hill, who
was paid $4,000 a year. In justice to
Mr.. Hill, the commission says it was
not able to get his testimony on this
subject because he was too i'll to ap-
pear.
The committee finds that in spite of
the Irregularities shown there is no
reason to question the solvency of the
Mutual Life, the New York Life, nor
the Equitable Life companies
The committee expresses disapproval
of deferred dividends, saying:
Favors Annual Dividends
"There is no reason why the divi-
dends should not be annually declared.
The deferred dividend plan is to be
supported, if at 'all, on the ground that
there should be no interference with
freedom of contract. But in this mat
ter freedom of contract should yield to
important public policy. OF all the re-
forms suggested by the committee,
nothing. it is believed, is more impera-
lively demanded than that the COM
panies shauld be compelled to exhibit
the results of their management by
annual accounting"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
FORM NATIONAL PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP PARTY
CONVENTION HELD AT FRESNO,
CALIFORNIA
All Who Renounce Old Parties Ins
vited to Join-Officers Elected and
Committees Appointed-Intense In.
terest Shown
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
FRESNO, Feb. 22.-The National
Public Ownership party was formed
this afternoon at the convention called
in this city for that purpose. A party
executive committee of seventeen
members was chosen, with f. p. Mich
olas of San Francisco as chairman and
John Murray of Los Angeles as sec
retary.
National headquarters have been es-
tablshed at room 225, Merchants Trust
building, Los Angeles. The convention
adjourned within three hours after it
was called to order at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Tonight there was a acret session
of the executive committee at the
Hughes hotel. The executive commit
tee adjourned to meet at the call of
the chairman and that will be made
within a few weeks, for calls for q ma
tional convention and for state con-
vention of persons desiring to affiliate
with the new party are to be made. At
the afternoon meeting a formal plat
form, consisting of the expression of
principles upon which the new party is
founded, was adopted.
Any person who renounces all the
old-line parties was eligible to a seat
in the convention.
Meeting Called to Order
w. D. Young of Bakersfield, one of the
originators of the movement, called the
meeting to order and shortly expressed
its purpose. Mayor w. Parker Lyon
in behalf of Fresno welcomed the con-
vention. Mayor Lyon said that while
he did not agree with the new party
IN all it's movements he recognized its
sincerity and worth. He said that as
a Republican he did not feel that he
would be justified in breaking from his
party.
The committee on credentials was ap-
pointed as follows:
A. T. Yoell, James Gray, w. D.
Young, ]. ]. Swanson, T. c.. Seward,
A. H. Hay and c. B. Phillips.
DR.. John r. Haynes of Los Angeles
relivered an address. He declared that
public ownership wherever tried had
been success and that the welfare Of
the people of this country demands
that the system be adopted as a gov
ernmental policy. He was followed
by DR.. Houghton of Los Angeles.
Houghton urged the members of the
new party to begin preaching its prin-
ciples at once from neighbor to neigh
borhood.
@"SS1bNS NOInIHlttee HPPOintSu
The chairman was instructed to ap-
point an executive committee of fif-
teen. This committe was announced
as follows:
o. A. Tveitmoe of San Francisco,
Charles Fox of Bakersfield, DR.. John
r. Haynes of Los Angeles, DR.. A. d.
Houghton OF Los Angeles, Arthur
Hay Of Los Angeles, James J.
Corbett OF San Francisco, James
Gray of Los Angeles, ]. I. McKenna of
Los Angeles. John Murray of Los An
geles, r. T.. Laird of Fresno. John T.
Burns of San Francisco, A. Merrill Of
Los Angeles and w. Young of Bakers
field.
Tonight the delegates were banqueted
at the Hughes hotel by Mayor Lyon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Neighbors Save Mrs. l. Danery From
Watery Grave in
Echo Park

Mrs. l.. Danery Of 1882 Verstal street
to commit suicide late last
evening by leaping into pool at Echo
park, and was only prevented by the
timely interference Of Mrs. Naganal
and Mrs. Smith, according TO the po-
lice reports.
1t is said by neighbors that the wo-
man has been in i'll health for some
time past and yesterday an affair
passed that caused her to attempt des-
perate measures at self-destruction.
Her friends followed the woman TO
Echo park and just before the fatal
moment came the two women saved
her.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
Approve South American Treaty

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.--.The senate
ratified the treaty with South American
countries relating to quarantine reg
ulations. The treaty Is similar to that
with European. countries.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
Prince Performs graceful Act

TOXIC. Feb. 22.-Prince Arthur of
Connaught, head of the British mis-
sion, who arrived February 10 to con-
Garter to the emperor OF Japan. at
tended the Washington's birthday ceIe-
bration at the American embassy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
MANY ASSEMBLE
TO HONOR PRELATE
EPISC0PALlANS PAY TRIBUTE
TO REV. JOHNSON
Reception at EbeIl Club House At-
tended by Members Of Various
Churches and Scene Is
Beautiful one

Services in commemoration of the
decennial Of the Rt. Rev. Joseph Hors-
fall Johnson, ID. D., as bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Los Angeles were
held yesterday morning in st. Paul's
pro- cathedral, followed by a reception
in the evening at the Jbell club house.
Episcopalans from all parts of the
city assembled to honor the beloved
prelate and his wife and the scene
last evening presented an ever varying
picture of beauty. Many beautiful
gowns were worn by the women In at
tendance which added brilliancy to
the scene.
Under the direction of Mrs. Phillip
Gengembre Hubert the club house had
been beautified for the event, lending
itself admirably to the decorative
schemes.
Guests Repair to Auditorium
At 8 o'clock the gathering repaired
to the auditorium, where the exercises
of the evening were held. Bishop john
son. Bishop Nichols, Dir. a. c. I. Trew
and H. T. Lee occupied seats on the
platform.
DR.. Trew made the opening address,
expressive of the feelings of the clergy
in the appreciation of the bishops
kindly attributes and great accom-
plishments, spiritually, morally and in
tellectually, during the ten years of
his office as bishop of Los Angeles.
DIR. Trew brought out the facts and
figures in great contrast from the be-
ginning of the work of the diocese to
the present time.
At the close of the addresse of Bishop
Johnson the Christ church cadets
marched in front of the platform in
military array, the bishop making them
a kindly address, referring to them as
Christian soldiers. The cadets presented
the bishop with q beautiful engraved
gold pencil, following which George
Parsons presented the bishop with
fine loving cup in behalf of the Mems
club of Christ church, to which the
bishop feelingly responded.
impressive Services Held
During the services in the morning
a procession was formed, headed by the
cross bearer and vested choir, followed
by the clergy moving up the main aisle
to the altar. The clergy, numbering
about twenty five, occupied front pews.
The congregation was large and the
importance of the occasion was marked
with special interest.
Rt. Rev. DR.. Nichols preached from
the text Revelation $50, taking for
his theme 1.-The Visions in the Episco-
pate" He dewelt upon the high call
ing of bishop in his official capacity
and his responsibility in the leadership
Of his diocese.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
INSANE MAN
RUNS At LARGE
OFFICERS FINALLY LOCATE
THE MANIAC
Demented Prisoner EIudes Police at
Station and a Special Detail of
Sheriffs Goes on a Hunt
for Patient

Violently insane and hunted by a
1857 Albany street wandered at
large, menace to anyone with whom
he came into contact for hours. A spe-
cial detail of deputy sheriffs sought the
maniac.
Yglesias was first arrested Tuesday
night at his home on the charge of in
sanity. The demented man was re-
moved to the receiving hospital with
great difficulty for he fought every
step of the way. The man was attend
ed by the police surgeons and after
some time was quieted
When the hour came the next morn
ing TO release all prisoners in the city
Jail and patients in the receiving hos
pital not detained on any charge
Yglesas was apparently sane. He con-
versed in a rational manner, and the
jailer discharged the man.
III Health Causes Trouble
An hour after inquiry was made for
the man and it was discovered that the
madman was free.
1t was then that the real chase began.
Yglesias is a physician. Through
long ill health the man became de-
mented and as time passed the doc
tors condition became worse
Suddenly on Tuesday evening Ygle-
slas became obsessed with an un-
usually violent form of insanity. He
made dire threats, according to the DO
lice, and it was necessary to use eX-
ira precautions. While the officers
were searching the doctor at the desk
he nearly oVerpowered them.
1t was necessary to use extreme
measures in handling the doctor in
the hospital.
Realizes PeriIous Play
Every effort had been made by the
police to keep the affair quiet. They
feared if some crime be committed by
the man or if he injured himself they
would be severely blamed for the mis-
take.
The manner in which the man Sc
cured his liberty was clever. He con-
tinued to talk to the jailer in the
smoothest maner until allowed to leave
the Jail door. For some minutes he
stood on the outside of the bars con-
versing, and then secured his property
and left.
When the doctor left the Jail he was
attired in a dark suit. embroidered slip
pers no hat and was collaress.
Later the man was found at his home
and overpowered. He was brought he
fore Judge Gibbs in department Q. su-
perior court, who ordered the man held
for Investigation, as printed in The
Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
DEATHS OF THE DAY
Nal. A. c. Hammond, San Francisco
By Associated Press.

by Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-NIaj. A.
g: Hammond OF the Third United
States cavalry died at the general hos
pital at the preside Tuesday evening
after an illness of more than four
months. The remains will be sent to
Quincy, ILL.,, for interment For a long
time Mai. Hammond was stationed at
Jefferson barracks with his old regi-
ment, the Eighth cavalry. During the
greater part or the worlds fair he
was in command OF the Jefferson
guards.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
Political Contributions

Contributions by insurance corpo-
rations for political purposes should be
strictly forbidden" the report adds.
1.-THE committee recommends the pas
sage of an unequivocal and drastic
measure to remedy this evil. Not only
should it be expressly prohibited and
treated as a waste of corporate
moneys, but any officer, director or
agent making, authorizing or consent
ing to any such contribution shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and the pro-
hibtion should be extended to all cor
porate contributions of this character.
Lobbying
Nothing disclosed by the investiga-
tion deserves more serious attention
than the systematic efforts of the large
insurance companies TO control a large
part of the Legislation of the state.
They have been organized into an Of
fensive and defensive alliance to pro-
cure or to prevent the passage of laws
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23
.commlssioner Garfield III

CHICAGO. Feb. 22.--Because of the
illness of Commissioner of Corpora
tions Garfield the packers case was
adjourned from today until tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23

as those which the management of the
companies themselves have been gath
ering through their agents.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-23

The Herald win sell you sS5 worth OF
records and GIVE you a six months
subscription TO The Herald and q S25
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20
HISTORY OF THE
STR. BELLINGHAM


The steamer Bellingham made her
first trip on the Lydia Thompson's s
route Wednesday, the latter steamer
being laid up" temporarily for a
general overhauliug and to be con-
verted into an oil burner. The Bel
ling ham will be remembered by old
settlers in this county familiar with
her history, as the tug General
Miles, which carried the mail on the
island route" many years ago.
Capt. Herbert Beecher, son Of the
celebrated New York clergyman,
was master. After being cut in two
and heightened her name was chang
ed to the "Willipa." She was wreck
ed a few years ago in the British wa
ters and was purchased at Victoria
by J. r. Thompson and sold to the
Bellingham Navigation Company.
Capt. Thompson owned fifty-one per
cent of the stock OF the company.
He sold out to the Puget Sound Nav
igation Company, thus depriving the
Bellingham people OF an independent
local boat and causing the minority
stockholders considerable loss.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20
COURT BOOSTING
FOR SAN JUAN
Expects Wave of Prosperity to Roll
High This Year--Talks OF Fruit
Crop and County Fair

Expects Wave OF Prosperity to Roll
High This Year--Talks Of Fruit
Crop and County Fair
w. ]. Court is loyal booster for
San Juan county wherever he is. He
was over in Bellingham a week ago
and it appears that he came in con-
tact, of course quite unintentionally
on his part, with one of the Herald
reporters, who wrote him up as fol
lows:
County Assessor Court, Of San
Juan county, was among the visitors
in the city Saturday He was full Of
encouragement over the future pros
poets for the islands that constitute
the group of the San Juan archipela-
60. He says that the wave of pros
perity which swept over the islands
last year will be duplicated this year
if existing signs count. The crop of
fruit, especially apples, produced in
the island orchards was sold in the
east at handsome prices to the farm
ers. The bulk of the crop was shipped
east by way of Bellingham.
''We-will open the eyes of the peo-
pie in the Northwest. next fall, said
Mr.. Court, ''and the surprise will
come in the shape Of big county
fair which will be held intthe p. A. F.
cannery building at Friday Harbor.
Arrangements are now being made
to hold the fair, and our farmers will
unite in planting crops with a view
to placing specimens on exhibition.
Our islands can produce as good fruit,
vegetables, hay and grain as can be
grown anywhere in the state, which
we will prove to the visitors at our
fair in the fall of 1906.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20
LIGHT SALM ON
SEASON EXPECTED
Estimated That Ninety Per Cent. Of
the Canneries VIII Be Opera
ted-High Prices Predicted

According to theP Post Intelligencer,
one of the best known cannerymcn on
the Sound estimates that about 80
per cent. of the canneries of the
Sound will operate during the coming
season. The season will be light, ac-
cording to allof the present estimates,
and the Chinese labor contracts will
be let on a conservative basis. It is
considered by the canning companies
that it will be better to let the con-
tracts short and pay for the cases
that run over rather than pay for
salmon that are not packed.
No contracts have been let at the
present time, but it is expected that
most of the companies on the Sound
will have determined on the policy for
the coming season by the last of the
present month.
Already the cannerymen and indi
vidual trap owners are placing esti
mates on the price of fresh fish, and
it is the general opinion that sockeye
salmon will bring the highest prices
that have been known in years. In
dividual trap owners are all figuring
on prosperous season, and some of
the companies owning both traps and
.canneries will simply operate their
trap locations %end sell their fish. to
the packing companies that decide to
run.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20

is SelOOm that any objections are
- made, especially by persons pre-
sumed to be benefited, to efforts to
extract appropriations from Con-
gress for any purpose, but that is just
what some of the individual cannery-
men of the Sound are now doing in
opposing the proposition of State
Fish Commissioner Kershaw and
some of the large canning interests
to petition Congress for an appropri-
alton of $10O, 900 for the construction
of salmon hatcheries in. this state.
According to the Post-Intelligencer,
Those who are opposed, to asking
the appropriation declare that there
are sufficient hatcheries now con-
structed in the state for the propa-
CATION Of the lower grades OF salmon
and that attention in the future
should be to secure the esta blishment
of new sockeye hatcheries on the
Fraser river. A prominent cannery-
man is quoted as saying; s'The SOCK
eye salmon is the most important OF
the fish taken in Puget Sound waters
for commercial purposes and is given
the least attention in the matter of
artificial propagation. There are no
streams in the state of Washington
where sockeye salmon can be success
fully propagated, and it will be found
impossible to divert the sockeye
salmon from the Fraser river. While
it is claimed that sockeye salmon go
up the Nooksack river in small num-
bers, these are fish that are lost on
the way to the spawning grounds,
and all that go up that stream re-
turn and ultimately find their way to
the Fraser.
sit has bee1 found through years
of experience and experiments; con-
Quoted by fisheries experts that the
sockeye salmon can only be success
fully propagated in rivers that are
fed by lax es. The Fraser river is
the only atural spawning ground of
the sockeye, and this is due to the
fact that it is connected by its tribu-
taries with chains of big lakes where
the conditions are the best that it is
possible to secure for the Matching of
sockeye salmon.
ssIn view of the conditions it would
seem to be asking the government for
an appropriation Of 800, 900 to be
used where no benefit will be derived
to the industry. If the Canadian
government ever consents to join in
tie construction of an international
hatchery on the Fraser river it will
be time then to ask the federal gov
ernment for assistance.
$
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20
Bee Hives as Incubators

An eastern journal devoted to sci
ence states that an ingenious and
original farmer, while tending his
bees in an ordinary bee hive noticed
that the temperature within the hive
appeared to be similar to that in his
incubator. He thereupon put the
matter to the test by means OF the
thermometer, and found his senses
had guided him Alright. It then &C.
Cured to him that he might combine
the industries Of honey-making and
egg-hatching, and make the suprer-
auous warmth from the one provide
the necessary temperature for the
other. Accordingly he placed twen-
ty eggs in the upper portion Of the
hive and separated them from the
working apartments of the bees by
means Of cotton cloth. The eggs
were further protected by cushions
made from quilt, and left in their
unique position for the requisite NUM-
Der Of days. Eighteen Of the twenty
eggs were satisfactorily hatched.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20

Bruce Willis was in town from Olga
the first of the week to have his nine
ton sloop ssAilsa, now equipped with
! y horse power Buffalo engene tgas-
oline). for auxiliary power, remeas-
ured, some ahouse' additions above
deck having been made since she was
first measured.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-01-20

It would be matter of surprise to
most of the ISLANDER readers that,
according to the American, The
people have declared their intention
of getting their mail privately if the
government refuses them better ac-
commodations, and this alone will
throw the business of the nearby is
lands to Mr.. judy" Our esteemed
contemporary is, of course, oblivious
to the fact that the island mail SER
vice, so far as local steamers are
concerned, is the best in the history
Of the county. There is absolutely
no complaint aboutit. A larger steam
er and better passenger accommoda-
tions than are ordinarily offered on
the Seattle route would be very de-
sirable, but the mail service is good.