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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
ASSOCIATION HEADS CONFER
ON BEHALF OF THE INSURED
Governing Board Of New Organization VIII De An
nounced When Those Chosen Agree to Serve

is one of the subjects upon which some
thought will be expended
There will be eleven trustees, two
from each of the five commercial or
ganizations of the city and one mem
ber at large, who will be Colonel Vein
stock.
All the commercial bodies were rep
resented at the conference yesterday.
The general subject was discussed, but
no vote was taken. The trustees will
enter upon their duties with practically
no Instructions. The resolution reported
by the committee headed by Frank j.
Symmes, president of the Merchants
Association, provided for the organiza-
tion Of the trustees. also for advertis-
ing the delinquent fire insurance com
panies The resolution went over for
the consideration OF the trustees.
Whether there shall be an incorpor-
alton; whether a large fund shall be
raised to provide for giving the bad
and also the good insurance companies
all possible publicity; on what basis
funds shall be derived: the employ
nent of counsel and expert insurance
men to assist in the work that is neces-
sary-all these important points will
be given into the hands OF the trus-
tees
Il. W. Dohrmann's resolutions and
those submitted by the committee that
called the Calvary Church meeting will
go before the trustees The chief pur-
pose of the organization is to secure
suitable adjustment of claims for fire
losses. including those against COM
panies that deny their liability on tech
nical grounds, so that the work of re-
building San Francisco may go on as
soon as possible.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
MIR. BRYAN IT"
IN TAG CAME
Democratic LeaderSRac-
ing Across Ocean to
Advise Him.
Richard Croker Goes
as the Representative
of Tammany.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI.

NEW YORK, June 26.-Four pronni-
nent Democrats are playing a game of
tag, and William Jennings Bryan is the
man they want 10 make it, Three of
Jnem are hurrying across the Atlantic
ocean as fast as the steamships can
carry them, while the fourth is already
on the other side. awaiting the arrival
OF MI Bryan so that he can tag" him
first.
At the City Hall today bets were
freely offered on the fourth man. who
Is no other than Richard Croker. for
lner boss of Tammany Hall. and who
mas been asked to see Mr. BRYAN be-
1ore the others get there
he others are Mayor Mcclellan. DR.
John W Cox OF this city and Colonel
Moses 9 WetmOre Of St. Louis Each
embooies a different point of view for
me Bryan reception. which already has
surreo up ali kinds OF trouble in the
party ranks Young Mr.. Mcclellan is
created with the desire 10 have the
sane and safe" conservative wing of
Ine party manage the reception. and il
Is expected he viii ask the Nebraslxan
10 say the word which will bring the
conservatives into line
DR. Cox represents the Hearst contin-
gent and he viii try 10 get Mr. Bryan
70 can on the reception altogether. as
Nhe aiIalr has not been managed TO the
SATISFACTION Of the radicals.
colonel WetmOre, representing the
" est VIII urge Colonel Bryan to mini
lnlze the New York affair and have the
man demonstration in Lincoln. Neb
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
INSURANCE SUITS.
williamsburg City and Glens Falls
Companies Made Defendants.


Winfield S. Keyes and A. D. Keyes
trustees under the will of the late E. D.
Keyes, yesterday brought suit against
the Williamsburg City Fire Insurance
Company of Brooklyn, n. Y, for insur-
ance to the amount of $4,000.
The Keyeses placed their insurance
on April 20. 1905. and on the same day
secured possession of property in this
city valued at S11,061, on Mont gomery
and Sutter streets. They have made
demands on the company for the pay
ment of the insurance, but have met
with refusal, hence the action.
The Feuffel & Esser Company of New
York yesterday filed a suit against the
Glens Falls Insurance Company OF
Glens Falls, n Y. for the payment OF
insurance amounting to. $4,000. The pol
icy was taken out on April 16 of this
year and went into effect on April II
covering note was delivered to f. F.
Stone by the insurance company and
placed in his Office. 1t was DESTROYED
in the fire. The F'euffel & Esser Com
pany claims loss of $4,000 and de-
mands the payment of the policy.
This company has also brought suit
against the Security Insurance Com
pany of New Haven, Conn, on the same
ground.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27

conference of the presidents and
secretaries of the commercial bodies of
San Francisco took place yesterday at
the headquarters of the Merchants As
socfation. in reference to making Sc
lections of men to serve as trustees OF
the organization to be formed in be-
half of the holders OF fire insurance
policies in this city. It was supposed
that sufficient progress might he made
70 have the names published for the
information of the largely concerned
policy holders, but il was decided not
to give out the list until all who are
mentioned for places on the governing
board have agreed to serve.
Under the instructions of the meet
ing that was held in the Calvary Pres
byterian Church Monday afternoon, the
form of the organization to be created
was not even definitely fixed and the
duties of the trustees to be selected
were left largely to their own discre-
ton. A difference Of opinion was mani
tested az the general meeting in regard
TO Incorporation. T. ". Dohrmann said
that il would be necessary to incor-
porate to transact any business. This
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
Jon. has the trust company compro-

tion. has the trust company compro-
missed.
'.We are willing to give these COM
panies time to realize cash on their Sc
curities to the extent of the sixty days
after the fling or the proofs of loss,
said one of the bank omcials They
have this right by provisions in the
policies. But at the end of that time
we will expsct to have full settle
ment of all just claims, or we will
probably take action against the back
ward companies. We know that they
are sparring for time now. They could
not well foresee such tremendous
disaster as we had and they need some
time to get money On this account
we are advising our clients, in most
cases, to wait for better terms. The
insurance companies will have to pay
up or go under and we think that
when the showdown comes they will
pay all just losses in full"
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
DOLLIvER PRAISES BRYAN.
Republican Senator Says Democratic
Chief Is Ged-Made Man.

HOBOKEN, \. J., June 26.-"W. !
Bryan is God-made man. You should
never sneer atAthat name"
These Were the words Of Senator Dol
liver OF Iowa while addressing the
Egan College graduates tonight and
they threw the vast audience into a
tumUit Of wild applause that lasted for
several minutes The Senator was re-
viewing the careers of the nations self
made men. He drew lesson from the
life Of President William Mckinley, in
which he declared:
we ought TO make everything pos
sible out of a successful career like
thot Of William Mckinley"
He said that the late President was
simply an average man, but that he
was OF the great mass OF eminent pub
lc men who had risen from poverty.
Then came the dramatic part Of the
address when he said.
William J. Bryan is the same kind
OF a man as Mckinley"
At the mention Of the Nebraskan's s
name The applause was spontaneous
and lasted five minutes Waving his
hands in the air. Senator Dolliver de-
cIa-ed:
You should never saeer at that
name. He is a God made man. I have
known him for years and worked with
him in the House Of Representatives.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
FEW SETTLING IN FULL.
California Safe Deposit and Trust
COmpnny Has ExperIence.

Many of the insurance companies are
stalling for time in which they can
raise money TO pay the claims against
them Very few companies are today
paying dollar Ior dollar on their San
Francisco losses. A few are able to
pay now and are doing so. but the far
greater majority are Offering an i'm
mediate cash settlement at a compro-
mise of from to so per cent
This is the statement made by. the
officers of the California Safe Deposit
and Trust Company yesterday after
noon. This company has policies to the
amount Of s2,500.OO0 TO collect and it
has secured settlement on the dollar
basis on only q small percentage of
this amount. In most cases the a6-
justers have said to the trust company:
Well, if you want a cash settlement
now, we will have to cut you" and the
cuts suggested average about 25 per
cent. With only a few. companies,
those known to be in a shaky condi-
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
WILL CONFER WITH WOLF.
Santa RosaDs TO Send Committee to In
teryiesv Insurance Commissioned

SANTA ROSA, June 26-Owing to the
condition OF local insurance matters
here it has been decided to send a small
committee OF representative citizens to
San Francisco Thursday for confer
ence with State Insurance Commits
eral George A Sturtevant number
Of the insurance companies have had
representatives here this week looking
up their claims. While some have
made settlements with small losers the
general tendency has been to throw the
burden of proof on the insured by hid
ing behind the earthquake clause" in
the policies The feeling here is very
bitter against the insurance companies
and unless more liberallty is shown
there will be a great many suits
brought.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP
AFA|EURE
American Commission in
Europe Will Report
Adversely.
Advocates Of System Ad-
nit Their Opinion
Has Changed.
Right Kind Of Men Not
Available for Pub
lie Service.

LONDON. June 26.-There is rea-
son TO believe that the American COM
mission sent here by the National
Civic Federation will report adversely
upon the advisability of municipal
ownership-at any rate, as it is car
ried out in England. Definite con-
firmation of this belief Will not be
obtainable until the reports are pre-
pared after the return of the commits
sion to America, but there is no doubt
tha some of the advocates Of muni-
cipal ownership have had their opin-
ions severely shaken by British exam
pies of the system.
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the COM
mission, while declining to deny or to
confirm the report, said:
''The evidence for and against NUM-
cipal ownership is equally balanced
A great deal may be said on both
sides. So far our commission has in
spected the municipal plants and sys-
TENS of the great provincial towns, es-
pecially of Glasgow, where municipal
ownership is proverbially successful
Generally speaking, the street surface
trolley lines owed by the municipali-
ties are almost invariably we'll man
aged and efficient. On the other hand
several lighting companies-for ex-
ample. the big gas works of London
are private concerns and are equally
we'll managed 1t is, therefore, hard
to decide what shape our final report
will take
ingalls,, however, gave the impress
sion that the arguments in favor OF
municipal had not been strengthened
by the visit of the commission, not
because the system was unsuccessful
here but because it was impossible. to
find men in America of equal business
capacity and integrity who were will
ing to interest themselves and give
their time to municipal affairs.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
MISTAKEN FOR ASH HEAP
NEGROES ARE RUN OVER
Three Blacks Thought to Have Been
Dead Before Struck by
IN,

MUSKOGEE, l. IT. June 2s-Mis-
taken for an ash heap by the engineer
three unknown negroes were run over
by Missouri. Kansas and Texas south
bound train today'at WEIGH l. T., near
the Kansas line, and ground to pieces.
by the trainnren and found to be cold,
which showed they were dead before
run over A revolver. was found near
where they lay. The bodies were 50
badly cut up that the manner in which
they met death cannot be ascertained.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
Investigating Canadian Meats.

VICTORIA, June 26.-An Ottawa spe-
cial says Hon. Sydney Fisher, Minister
of Agriculture, is having an investigas
tion made into the canned meat indus
tries of Canada so as to be able TO as
sure the British buyers of the purity of
the Canadian article. If. during the
course of the investigation. there
should be any reason for regulation or
system of inspection, the Minister
will make the necessary recommenda-
tions.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
SAN BERNARDINO FOLICE
ARE ACCUSED OF GRATING
Charges Made by Unfortunate Women
Result In Suspension of Two
of the Force.

SAN BERNARDINO, June 26.-Po-
licemen ]. B. Ketring and Hackney
Hurley have been suspended by Mayor
Barton as the result of sensational dis
closures made at the trial of Mabel
Henry, a woman of the half-world. who
testified that the officers tried to run
her out of town because she refused to
give them any more money. Another
woman of the lower district came for
ward today with an affidavit making
similar charge. The city authorities,
yielding to popular clamor, will make
a thorough investigation of the Police
Department.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
HEAVILY LADEN LUMBER
CAR JUMPS THE TRACK
Cuts Through Ties for 500 Yards,
Shakes Up Train Crew and
DELAYS Traffic.

REDDING, June pa southbound freight
train encountered trouble at Gibson spur,
short distance above Lamoine last night.
heavily loaded lumber car jumped the track
and bounced and cut the ties for 500
yards. As result traffic over the road
delayed for ten hours No was
killed, but the train received a severe
shaking UP.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
Rain Follows Hot sneII.

BAKERSFIELD, June 26.-Raia be-
gan falling tonight shortly before s
O'clock and promises TO continue
throughout the night. The weather
during the past week was the warmest
Of the year but this morning suddenly
changed A rain in the mountain dis
t-ict viii cause a heavy increase in the
now large volume Of water in Kern
River
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
BRYAN's WEALTH GROWS.
AsseSSn,cnt OF the Nebraskan More This
Year Than Last.

LINCOLN. Neb.. June 26.-The ma
terial wealth Of William Jennings
Bryan in his Lincoln suburban holdings
IS more than $4,000. while down town
he has $4,000 worth Of property, ac-
cCrding 10 the Assessor Upon this he
wiu pay about 5000 taxes. This assess
laent is an increase over that Of last
year and is represented in large part by
his real estate.
AIr. Bryan's personality is fixed az
sl0.950. including cash in bank, $4,000;
sixteen head OF cattle. sS0o: hogs. Ss5;
bees s5: corn. IS; hay. $40; jewelry,
diamonds and silverware, $500. house
hold goods. $4,000; firearms. $3.50; dogs,
SO: watches and clocks, $500; carriage
and wa gons. 500
The Commoner rs on the assessment
roll at s22.250.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
Conference on immigration Bill

WASHINGTON. June 2e.-The Senate
today granted the House request for 2
con ference on the immi grafton bill
Differences between the two houses on
fbe naval appropriation bij have van
fshed. which had the effect Of finally
passing the bill
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
weIlman Arrives at rronah;em.

TRoNDHJEAI. june 2s.-walter weilman.
leader of the wellman Chicago Record Herald
Arctic expedition. arrived here today and VIII
f,,,eeed % Tromsoe 8y steamship tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
presidio Heights Dye Works

At 1888 Sacramento st. were not burned
out. Are now running full force. Coun-
try patrons PROMPTLY attended To
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
HeaId'S Associated Colleges
Polytechnic Business College

And School of Engineering now In session.
, Oakland, Cal. zinc. capital stock 500. .000).
California's Great Business University.
1000 Students. Ideal climate; home influences
Has finest building and equipment In America
100 typewriteEs: 80 teachers; individual instr
Enroils Grammar High Sch and Univ. students
Pittman and Gregg Shorthand. Positions secured.
Also Civil, Electrical Mining Engineering
New Building Not Damaged by Earthquake
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
MISS HARKER'S StIO) j.

tere ediaie aud PRIMARY department CerJifca Ie
admits 10 stanford, assar and Wellesley. he
opens August 20
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
IRVING INSTITUTE

Will REOPEN July 8, 1906. School for
girls. Accredited by. the universities.
Address MRS. EDW. B. CHURCH or
MRS. G. III. KELLOGG, 2126 California st.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27
MOUNT TAMALpAIS MILITARY ACADEMY

SAN RAFAEL. CAL
Junior school separate. Fall term be-
gins Aug. 15. ARTHUR CROSBY. D.R-,
Mast
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-27

load down the New York plan, So
called, because 1t was adopted by some
of the American companies in New
York. with a scaling down interpreta-
ton to cover all losses. This is. in
short, an attempt to fix in advance an
arbitrary discount on policies without
regard for the merits of individual
cases.
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lfY.1., 5. 6 No.
promising ITO enforce the timber law
Rings, In shevlin

of ,s state.
Rings in shevlin.
This is Significant he said, Gin
view OF the fact that one Of the defend
anus IN these suits boosted openly on
Ihe streets OF Duluth last June that he
nad spent $lO,OOO to defeat j. r. Ja-
Governor johnson then took up the
railroad question along the same line
as in his Red Wing Speech. He ac-
cused his opponents Of inconsistency in
claiming that the governor had no pow
er over railroad rates., and at the same
Time accusing him Of inaction. He also
spoke OF MI. Cole s statement that adj
said that as member Of. the legislature
Mr.. Cole had done nothing to remedy
that situation. He reviewed the his
tory OF the recent railroad rate sreduc-
tons, detailing the part he-had taken.
He declared that in the state Is history
there have been two great reductions
under democratic administrations
The governor then covered his part in
the life insurance reforms. He cited
figures to show the great interest the
people of Minnesota have in sound life
! insurance: He recited the state de-
partment, s work in @overhauling and re-
forming home companies.
We found that they had Erected
this magnificent building < he said, g at
the expense Of the policyholders, CON
trary to the. law and with the knowl-
edge Of the insurance commissioner.
within six months after the resig-
nations Of these officers had been Sc
cured. all Of them were under indict-
ments; and the only one that has been
tried has been convicted.
| The law putting the insurance com
missioner i. on a salary basis was cited
as one of the reforms to the credit
Of the executive department. The part
Minnesota has played in the reforma-
ton of the 'sbig threeo was also re-
counted as one of the achievements of
the administration. He told how, he
had taken the matter up with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and after three refus-
ais, the. president received Insurance
Commissioner o 'Brien.. After their in
terview the president called the ma
tional : conference Of commissioners
which has drafted the uniform code of
insurance laws to be submitted to the
legislatures next winter.
: This code was sent by the president
to congress, said Governor johnson,
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Fin q .special message in which he
gave all the credit FOR the origin of
the movement to the governorsof MINI
nesota and his insurance commissioner,
the first time by the way that state
executive has been SO honored. -
Deposits in state banks, in the last
eighteen months, the governor said, had
increased from $65,O6O,O00 to $8s,OOO,-
.OOO,N q sufficient answer to Mr.. Cole s
claim 4, that the state is going to the
Taxation Questions.
After commanding the work Of all
departments whose heads he has ap-
pointed, Governor. johnson reviewed the
increases made by the board of equal.
ization in the assessment of the big
corpo tlons. He said that;in two years
the board has increased the street rail
way interests IS per cent, the Mime.
apolls Gas company So per cent, the
st. Panl Gas company SO per cent. the
Minneapolis General Electric company
go per cent, and the iron ore. properties
90 per cent. This last increase meant
$1OO, 900 q year more In state taxes.
- 1t you could hire q man at $4,000 a
year TO make for you a net profit Of
$50 200 q year, would you renew his
.co4tractY'2 queried the governor.
= ~ U1aOn WE'LL dILer MS opponent
claiming that he was advertising to the
world that Minnesota was goiong back.
ward instead Of forward. He declared
that he favored state development
drainage and good roads as much as
MT. Cole, and then opened upon Mr.
Cole s political history, saying that in
1896 he was shouting for ttBill 1Bry
an, /" and that in 1898 he and Mr.. Cole
were democratic candidates for the
senate. He was elected and Mr.. Cole
was not. In 1902 he was defeated. and
Mr.. Cole was elected to the house, but
in the 1903 session had nothing to say
about state development. 'tIn my, mes.
sage to the 1905 legislature the gov,
ernor said. IT recommended :bood
roads work and advertisement Of The
state s resources. Mr.. Cole acted on
those suggestions, and now claims as q
credit. It is absolutely absurd as q
political question in this campaign
In closing, the governor expressed
the hope that the Independent republi
can voters Of Hennepin might repeat
their performance Of the two years ago
and help elect him. ,t-..,s =, 81
The hall was nearly full, about 2,4OO
people being present. -.~..t -.
On the platform, in addition to the
speakers, were F. G. Holbrook, DR.. J
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approval which will embarrass the
city g credit to such an extent that it
would be unable to purchase the gas
plant, should the city council decide SO
70 do ., IS
GOVERNORS SPEECH
He Reviews His Administration and
Roasts His Opponent.

When Judge Pond introduced Gov.
ernor johnson, the audience gave him
cordial welcome, which he acknowl-
edged gracefully, and opened with an
appeal to independence in voting, tho
ne SAID parties were necessary and men
We're right in having party affiliations.
He said he was especially proud Of one
thing in his administration, that he had
enforced the laws, and that his subor-
dlnates and himself had both enforced
and obeyed the laws. He took up the
timber trespass question first, saying
in part: - 20
It was charged two years ago that
the republican Candidate for governor
was in the habit of violating and per.
uniting the violation of laws which he
was sworn to enforce. I said then that
It elected I would see to it that the
laws were enforced, that suits were
brought and as much as possible Of the
public money recovered. It has been
said that republican officials are as
much entitled to credit for the prose.
cution as [ am. They were not started
by the previous administration. No re-
port OF the public examiner had been
MED with the attorney general when I
was lnaugurated: ! transmitted this
report to the attorney general with a
request that suits be instituted at once.
He asked for additional help, and I in
dorsed that request in special mes
sage to the legislature. It was granted
and as chairman of the timber board I
presided at the meetings which decided
on suits to be brought. I do not claim
any special credit for this. The ~lum-
bermen within sixty days were coming
in. and offering settlements. Already
upwards of $4,000 has been collected.
Owing to the heavy penalties, some
rested in the courts, but the courts
have decided that they must pay the
damages -,
The governor read list Of suits
clared it strange that Mr.. Cole had
said SO little on this subject, merely