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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03
HOW PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED

Subscribers to THE CALL will privilege
winners OF these prizes by preparing their for length
certain number of couoestan
whom the subscriber desire assist in getting
The highest
during period largest PURSE
and until the number of allotted for that period
hausted The rule will apply
larger prizes given for the highest aggregate
Any a subscription DAILY In adj
for month the SUNDAY CALL
the WEEKLY CALL for six months while the
will be entitled
prizes.
The following table subscription Thexn
and the voting of subscriptions for period paid for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03

EAATHeUAKE IN SICILY-London, Dec. q
severe earthquake is reported to have oc-
CURED at Milazzo. the north coast Of Sicily
To-Day As yet no casualties have been reported.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03
THE CALLS
GOLD PRIZE CONTEST
May Be Participated I'm by Any Person or Asso-
citation That Needs the Money-$1O. 900 in
Gold Coin to Be Divided Among the Successful
Contestants Opportunity Given Each Con-
testant to Win Any Sum Up to S25OO.OO
Subscribers to The Call Who Pay i'm Advance Have
the Privilege of Electing the Prize Winners
WHO MAY COMPETE

WHO MAY COMPETE
The contest especially designed for the benefit of
@ .nas suffered oy enquake or n or mat nave met
Cling educate themselves handicapped of
Of money for the accomplishment worthy object may com
pete for the prizes There restrictions OF
working for end: clubs associations lodges churches
schools, etc-nay compete the individuals.
Applications the made n
CALL giving
money IS desired Persons not desiring to compete them
selves place worthy candidates in nomination All candidates
CONTEST PERIODS
The contest is divided nto three periods sonowss
F sTESInNoyember 70 to January ls eight weeks
THIRD-March TO April H. six weeks the greasS HtS
distribution Of prizes taking place April 49, the snnsaryf
THE PRIZES
60 E The rSt prize for each the three contest psssoSs
m tar Gr $500 ss :. the sssd c si 1000
Which it possible for Contestant to by capturing a
and $500 to tor the s.sSnd a highest .ssss
finish second place II all three contest periods and in
81 m o1 e tss third prize for : sss ,a5
YA,OOO by the n each period
Xl5O agsrsgsse making total Of
winnings.
90UU n Esss''s $780, making total OF $500 IN 'fshs %
c0nn The sixth seventh eighth ninth and tsnh prizes
straight winnings
%20 sp DIS r.. s. each Of @ s.os 5 Sd n -
the aggregate making total of $500 straight winnings
S15 The g5Is for ,. each OF the next FIVE s0bs5s GO H. "a
aggregate making total of $50 straight winnings
chm The prize for each Of the FIVE numbers 7 "a
sNIWb "a 25) Is $50 and $40 for making
OF 500 straight winnings.
This makes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03

This makes total purses ranging $1,000
affords each
each of the three
final dstbuton-the combination purses permitting
of snug up $500.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
CHEAP STRUCTURES
MUST NOT BE BUILT
IN BURNT DISTRICT
Insurance Men Meet in Oakland
and Discuss Types of the
Proposed Buildings.

OAKLAND, April 23.-Danger re-
sulting from the construction of cheap
frame buildings in the burned district
of San Francisco was considered by
the representatives of fire insurance
companies, who met at Reeds Hall
this morning. The attention of the
proper officers will be called to this
danger in the hope of preventing the
erection of such buildings.
The services of all the inspectors
OF the Board of Underwriters will
be offered to the authorities to aid in
the inspection of chimneys, with a
view to their speedy repair. House
holders are warned against using
their damaged chimneys, as such ac-
ton will invalidate their insurance
policies. Resolutions were adopted
today conveying this notice TO all in
surance agents, who are directed to
send the warning to all householders.
A building committee was appointed
to act with a similar committee from
the Associated Architects and Engi-
neers of San Francisco to determine
the best types of buildings for con-
struction hereafter and to recommend
proper building ordinances.
Insurance men present reported that
the condition of vaults and safes in
which the records of many companies
are kept is such that it is impossible
to tell when access to the vaults can
be had or when the work of readjust-
ing losses can be taken up. Under
orders from General Funston no
vaults or safes may be opened now.
The insurance men today expressed
the wish that the managers of all
companies cooperate at once with the
authorities, both military and civil,
to obtain insurance company records
as quickly as possible so that read
iustment of losses may proceed speed
lily.
The meeting was notified of the
death of Fire Chief Sullivan. Resolu-
tions testifying to the dead chiefs
worth, both as man and as the head
of the Fire Department of San Fran
cisco, were adopted. A committee
of the underwriters and the fire patrol
will attend the chiefs, funeral.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
IMPULSIVE SOLDIER
KILLS MAJOR TILDEN
Prominent Member of Relief
Committee Loses His Life on
Errand of Mercy.

Major H. C. Tilden of the General
Relief Committee was shot and in
stantly killed in his own automobile a
few minutes after II o'clock Sunday
night on Guerrero street, near Twen-
ty-second.
The official had taken his children
to Menlo Park and was returning for
his wife when the fatal incident oc-
Cured. As the auto car raced passed
Twenty-second street a party of vigi-
lantes commenced shooting with
rifles. A half-dOzen bullets struck
the car before Tilden was slain.
r. c. Seaman, a National Guards
man, who accompanied Tilden, was
hit in the back by a bullet which
passed through the body of the car
His injury is slight. Tilden's body
was carried in the automobile to
Elks' headquarters, opposite the police
station on Bush street. Z. S. BoyntOn,
G. w. Simmons and NJ. T. Vance were
arrested in connection with the brutal
shooting, and are confined at Fort
Mason.
Yesterday Deputy Coroners and as
sistants of the Board of Health found
fourteen bodies additional to those re
ported Sunday. Most OF the bodies
could not be identified.
The remains of a man found at the
corner of Third and Perry were ere
mated in the street by police officer.
The list of dead. other than those ac-
counted for at the Presidio General
Hospital and it's adjuncts, is as fol-
lows: Mary Donovan, aged 80 years,
915h Natoma street; Children's Hos
pital, Emily Curran, age 6, 1889 Twen-
ty-third street; Semperance Sperry,
1444 Valencia; Mary Mccarthy, Red
Cross Hospital; Henrietta Welch, 452
Lyon; Anna l.. Conway, Eighteenth
and Valencia; Caroline Simpson, near
City and County Hospital; Johan
Reiche, AZ Chapultepec; Mrs. O'ToOle,
Bernal Heights; Julia Ward, 120
Langton street; b. Knutsen, st.
Luke's; Rafese Giro, Bernal Heights;
James Pulos, Seventeenth-street po-
lice station; Katherine Gibbons, $50
Post street; George w. Thomas, 1892
Mississippi street; Henry Schmitkert,
SIS Castro street; Susan Asmusan,
3010 Twenty-fourth street; Kirvin Nj.
Canon, $50 Sanchez street; Lennon
Malichi, Eighteenth and Tennessee
streets; Frank Bodwell, East street;
Henry A. R. Hanson, East street; Paul
Szinsi, Violet Dunning, 437 Edinburgh
street; Henry Manders, $50 AndOver
street; Mr.. Bach and son, killed in
Valencia Hotel; w. Ebbinghauser,
Erie and Howard streets; Sarah Bar
rem, 641b Twenty-second street.
An insane Chinaman at the Preside
Hospital was killed yesterday by a
delirious Federal patient. The Orl-
entails skull was crushed by an iron
bar in the hands of his crazy aggres-
SOr
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
HARMONY EXISTS
AMONG OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Secre-
tary Taft's attention having been di-
rected to the reports that friction ex-
listed at San Francisco between Gen
eral Funston and Mayor SchmitZ. he
sent a message to General Funston
asking for the facts in the case. Gen.
eral Funston's reply was received at
the War Department today and reads
as follows:
Report of disagreement between
Mayor Schmitz and myself must be
based on the excited Imagination of
some oyerworked newspaper CORE
spondent. Mayor Schmitz and myself
have been working together in the
unity of doing a great work, and we
are helping to the extent of our abil-
ity and apparently to the satisfaction
of every friend of the community and
all unfortunate people of the city,
The department also received today
two kilograms from Mayor Schmitz
on this subject. The first one, which
was dated yesterday, read as follows:
Reports of conflict between Gen
eral Funston and myself absolutely
without foundation. We are not only
without difficulties, but are cooper
ating in the utmost friendship and
harmony. General Funston's excel
lent work, his good judgment and his
zeal in our cause by day and by night,
are appreciated by the people of San
Francisco in this hour of great dis
tress. The army and nation are to
be congratulated on the possession OF
such officers as General Funston
The second dispatch from Mayor
Schmitz, which is dated today, en-
phasizes this, the Mayor expressing
his indignation 'at the remarkable
malicious and decidedly untruthful
suggestion" that a conflict exists be-
tween General Funston and himself.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
CONTINUE THE RELIEF,
Is PLEA OE HARTMAN

OGDEN, Utah. April 23.-E. H. Har-
riman, head of the Hartman Railroad
system, who is in San Francisco, has
sent the following message urging the
necessity of continuing relief mea-
sures
Having gone over the situation at
San Francisco | am deeply impressed
with the necessity of uninterrupted
forwarding of food supplies with
which to feed the 100000 homeless
people. The situation is well orga-
nized and the United States Quarter
masters Department is receiving and
distributing through its channels and
other various local relief associations
all supplies as fast as they arrive.
But the fact should be made public in
all quarters that it will require con-
tinued effort on the part of every one
TO keep supplies coming. The rail-
roads are, of course, handling all such
supplies without charge and the peo-
pie must respond to calls for relief.
''E. H. HARTMAN"
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
FOOD IS PLENTIFUL,
DISTRIBUTION GOOD,
PEOPLE CHEERFUL
Ample Supplies Are Now Being
Rushed to Stricken City
From All Directions.

Food is plentiful. There is enough
to feed everybody who hungers. All
that is needed is enough help to dis
tribute it. Despite many handicaps
the committee reports satisfactory
progress in getting the supplies to the
people. Fifty-two food stations, where
the hungry may secure their rations,
have been established.
Supplies are being rushed to the
stricken city from all directions and
great lines of teams are working day
and night carting necessities to points
OF distribution A large number OF
independent organizations are also
attacking the food problem
The committee of the whole has
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
TO + \()N'
TEMBLOR SHAKES
OREGON CITIES

MEDFORD, Or. Apri1 ga slight
but distinct earthquake shock was
felt here at about 2 o'clock this morn
ing. No damage was done.
GRANTS PASS, Or, April 23.-An
earthquake shock was felt here few
minutes past 1 O'Clock this morning.
PORTLAND, Or, April pa spe-
eial from Glendale saws that an earth
quake shock was fell there at I'LL
o'clock this morning. The shock was
sufficiently severe to rock buildings
and rattle china in the closets
A dispatch to the Telegram from
Belmont, CAL, states that Reid's Pre-
paratory School, one Of the largest
institutions of its kind on the coast,
was badly damaged outside and inside
by the earthquake. The students es-
capped uninjured.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
FUNSTON DECLARES THAT
IMPRESSMENT MUST STOP

Headquarters Department of Cali
fornia, Fort Mason, California, April
%, 1906.
To all District Commanders;
Reports are continually coming to
these headquarters that citizens are
being stopped, impressed and made to
work upon the streets, and that stii2
vehicles are being impressed Tho
department commander is at a loss
to understand why you cannot gee|
such instructions TO your men that
this abuse Of authority shall be
stopped at once and for all time, and
he directs that you take such meas
ure that no more complaints of this
kind come to these headquarters from
the military districts, and he will
hold you responsible that there are no
more such complaints. This Is becork-
ing a nuisance and it is a very seriOu31
matter. No trifing in the matter ca
be tolerated any longer. Instrud
your officers and men accOrdingl
BY command of Brigadier Genera
Funston.
Dunning, Military Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
MANY GET WET
In LARGE PARK

The condition of the five thousand
or more people camped in Jefferson
Square Park is terrible Not more
than 5 per cent have even an army
tent, and the makeshifts constructed
of carpets. bed sheets and every i'm
aginery substance were inadequate to
keep out the heavy rain which fell
yesterday.
The 400 soldiers of the Fifth and
Sixth California National Guard are
requisitioning every house in the
neighborhood for shelter. but in the
meantime the homeless are in mis-
cradle plight.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
REFUGEE SEEKS DEATH.

BERKELEY, April 23-E. F. An
Dire, a refugee quartered on the base
ball field on the university campus,
tried to commit suicide last night at
midnight by slashing his throat with
razor. Those around him interfered,
whom he awakened with his NUT
terings. Attendants removed him at
once to the Roosevelt Hospital. He
is supposed to have become insane
as the result of experiences in the fire
and earthquake. Nothing is known OF
his history.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
POLICE FROM CHICAGO.

Lieutenant John d. Hartford of the
Chicago police force with a squad of
detective sergeants arrived in San
Francisco last night to assist the local
officers in keeping order in San Fran
cisco. The squad was sent out by the
city of Chicago and will be paid by
the Eastern municipality. In the
squad are: D. Roth, William o. Nc
Grath, Peter Fitzpatrick, Michael
Madner, James Fitzgerald, Andrew
Nagle, Edward Flaherty, John Craw-
ford and Thomas Coogan. These Off
GERS will watch particularly for East
ern crooks.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
FRANCHISE
Is FINALLY GRANTED

At a meeting of the Board of Super
visors. held yesterday afternoon at
Mowry's Hall, the official headquarters
of the board Bids for a telephone
franchise was opened. There was
but one bid. that of the Home Tele-
phone Company, which bid s25. coo.
Supervisor BoxtOn moved to indef-
nitely postpone action, but Coleman
moved to accept the bid on the ground
that due publicity had been given.
Rea advocated a pOstpOnement for
thirty days. declaring that the fran
chise was worth not less than $3.50. 0O0-
Mr. Frick, representing the Home
Company, said an army Of men would
be put to work at once. The word
would then go out to the world that
the city had already begun to do busi-
ness and that this would reassure for
eign capital
A motion to reject the bid was lost,
5 ayes, 8 noes. Notice to reconsider
at the next meeting was given by
Kelly A motion to accept the bid was
carried, 8 ayes, 8 noes
Ayes-Coffey, Coleman, Furey. Cal
lagher, Harrigan, Lonergan, Mamlock,
Phillips.
Noes-Boxton, Kelly, McGushin.
Rea, Walsh
Coin to the amount of $4,000 was
then substituted for the certified check
and taken by Treasurer Banten to the
United States Mint for safety
A committee was appointed to draw
up resolutions of coincidence with the
people of this stricken community and
to express confidence that the cour-
age, enterprise and industry of the
people would soon rebuild the heazti :
ful city and pledging the full assist
ance OF the Board of Supervisors in all
efforts for the relief of the destitute.
The election Commissioners were
authorized to use 250 election booths
for housing homeless people A resOlu-
tiOn offered by BOxtOn, declaring that,
while the efforts of the military to
restore order were appreciated. il was
hoped that drastic measures would
not be taken in any case unless absO-
lutely necessary was adopted
MYRTLE Cert, expert accountant for
the city, urged immediate action in
establishing a uniform system Of
bookkeeping in all of the city depart
ments and a committee was appointed
to act with him on his suggestion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
MANY BIG WORKS IN PROGRESS.


Governor Pardee has received the
following statement concerning condi-
tions existing up to midnight Of April
%, as reported by the Mayors Comp
missioner, DIR. Lahey, Fire Chidf
Dougherty and General Funston:
The repair of street sewers viii be
completed and all in working order
by Tuesday night. There are 500 men
employed in this work by the Board
of Public Works.
The big water main on Valencia
street has been repaired anu is now
being operated under pressure in or
der to get water to Pacific Heights.
There are several thousand men
working on the Spring Valley mains.
The ocean shore steam line will be
extended and operated down Market
street to the ferry. and the Southern
Pacific will operate a steam line On
Third and Kearny streets.
Temporary passenger service by
electric line will be operated down
Mission street.
Under orders Of Chief Dougherty nc.
fires will be permitted until the water
is in every main, which the chief es-
Inmates will take about a week.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
SAYS PESTUENCE
CAN BE AVOIDED

Colonel Torney, in charge of the
sanitary conditions of the city, says
there will be absolutely no pestilence
if the people will only do what the
sanitary officers tell them to do.
Colonel Torney says his forces are
well organized and that they have the
situation well in hand. He says the
people, especially those who are
obliged to live in tents, should be as
careful as possible to live absolutely
up to the suggestions of the Red Cross
nurses.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
Representatives of the Spring Val

Representatives of the Spring Val
ley Water Company reported yester-
day that they were doing everything
possible to repair the mains The
water has been shut off in the burned
district wherever it was possible to
reach the gates. The officials re-
quest that all leaks be reported to
streets, or Thirteenth and Chu-ch
streets, or Thirteenth and. Church
streets. They report that there are
100000 gallons per day of avail
able water in San Francisco. The
supply is perfect as to purity. There
is no connection with sewage nor
surface water. The Health Commis-
sion directed that telephone connec-
ton be made with the water com
pany's office and is sending out in
spectors with directions to make a
house to house canvas and report all
leaks.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
EARTHQUAKE is RECORDED
sY sEIsMoGRAPH I'M JAPAN.

LONDON. April 23.-According to
disnatch from Toxic to the Times,
the seismograph in the Imperial Uni
versity shows that the San Francisco
eartbouake reached japan in eleven
minutes.
Two seismographists from Japan
I'm on 10 San Francisco forthwith 10
,noke a study OF the earthquake.
I'M Ped Cross Society Of Japan is
sending a hospital ship TO the relief OF
the sufferers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
OAKLAND PROVIDES FREE
PARK FOR MANUFACTURERS

OAKLAND, April 23.-The City
Council today placed West Oakland
Park at the disposal of manufacturers
and merchants of San Francisco who
may desire to erect temporary build
ings there. The grounds will be rent
free. There are ten acres in the park.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
Dunning. Military secretary.


WASHINGTON. April 23-Thd
Government viii admit free OF dnt5
supplies from China and VancOuver.
rendered for the relief of San Francis
co Chinese.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-24
MILITIA IS NOT
TO BE RECALLED
Governor Pardee WAKES Warm Defense of State National
Guard and Says Citizen Soldiers VIII Remain Duty
This City as Long Their Services Are Required
Chief Executive Acts Recommendation of General Roster
Who Declares That Criticism Is Unjust and Insists That
the Boys in Blue Are Doing Excellent Work

Funston is ample to patrol every dis
trict of San Francisco.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-19
toy TO KILL mail CARRIER
Oastard|y Attempt on Life Of
Charles Little
DYNAMITE BOMB The WEAPON
INTERNAL MACHINE, LAID IN THE
ROAD, FOUND JUST IN
TIME.

. FOREST, Ida, Nov. 19.-What ap-
pears to have been a dastardly attempt
to assassinate Charles r. Little, the
mail carrier between Forest and Fair
rurn, was discovered last Friday night,
when M. P. Bish picked up what looks
like a dynamite bomb, which had been
placed at the gate of Mr.. Titles home
at Woodside.
The find has created considerable ex-
citeemnt here and large number of
people have examined the internal ma
chine. 1t is a copper tube about seven
inches long and an inch and a halt
in diameter, containing a percussion
cap in one end. It had been placed
at the gate in such a manner that the
wheels of the rig driven by Mr.. Little
would have struck it. The affair does
not seem to have the appearance of
a hoax and there are many who con-
tend that the culprit ought to be
hunted down.
When it was found Mr.. Little was
attending a protracted meeting at
Clifford and Mr.. Bush was substituting
for him. Mr.. Little states that he
knows Of no enemies andis dumfounded
at the finding Of the alleged internal
machine.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-19
MANUEL SlLvElRA

His Part In the Cuban AevoH eAa
His Strange Career.
A curious side light Is thrown on the
recent Cuban revolution by the fac0
that have come out in connection with
the disappearance Of Manuel Silveira
Of Havana. It proves that Silveira
plotted against the government OF
Cuba on account of quarrel with
President Palma over commercial mat
tiers, but aftersjntriguing against the
government did not stand by his In
surrectionist friends and therefore
was in danger Of being denounced by
both sides should the facts Of his du-
plicity become known. Fearing the
outcome and possibly anticipating that
violence might be done him by those
whom he had deceived, he determined
on flight. Fitting out a cattleship
owned by him, he announced that he
was going to New York to report to the
banking firm Of ]. M. Ceballos & Co.,
which he represented in Havana. The
vessel sailed on Oct. 2, but when it got
out to sea, instead Of heading for New
York, took a southerly course. When
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-19
A New Hairbrush.

A novelty in the vanity line is an cleo
trical hairbrush, which differs from the
ordinary electrical hairbrush attached
by cords to battery In that it has o
small storage battery attached to the
back Of the brush, doing away with the
wires and separate battery and thus
requiring but one hand to manipulate
says the Philadelphia Bulletin. The
battery Is detachable and may be used
for massage movements for rheuma.
tism, neuralgia and the other ills which
electricity is believed by some to allay
1t also has a sponge attachment for
concentrating the current on any part
of the body. The storage battery is in
a small nickel tube, easily handled
and has to be recharged every three
months. 1t comes in q leather box
with its hairbrush and sponge attach
ments and suggests a nice Christmas
gift for the woman who likes to expert
ment with all the new aids to perpetual
youth and beauty.