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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-21
WILLING To STAY
OWN CHILDREN.
Holy Rollers Threaten
to Offer Up Their
Babes as Sacrifices
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


LOS ANGELES. July 20-The fanat-
icism of the religious sect known as
Holy Rollers" has reached such
stage at Monrovia. a small hamlet east
of Los Angeles, that today the village
authorities applied to the District At
torney for means or authority to close
their meetings. Town Marshal Miller
headed a delegation of Monrovians
and urged that steps be taken to close
the meetings because of the fear that
some of the members of the Holy
Rollers" colony will carry into execu-
ton their threats to offer children as
living sacrifices.
Several of the religious enthusiasts
have asserted publicly their willing
ness to sacrifice their children if they
felt that by so doing they could i'm
prove the condition of those remain
ing, and the religious frenzy has
reached such a stage that some such
tragedy is feared. Members of the
sect are holding continuous meetings,
those wearied by long devotions are
who have rested.
Ella Wampole, young member of
the sect. died yesterday under circum-
stances that indicate that she starved
herself to death by long continued
fasting. She stated some days ago
that the Spirit had told her to begin
fasting and that she would eat moth
ing until she had received divine per-
mission so to do. The Coroner will
investigate the case.
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Attorney Gives.
Continued From Page 1. Column 8.

Grand Jury at it's next meeting.
The testimony given by r. H. Man
ners, who was questioned for nearly
an hour, was as sensational and start
ling as that given by Quimby He
came out here week after the hre
from New York as an adjuster Tor the
Eagle Company, and before he left the
East he was instructed not to pay
more than fifty cents on the dollar,
but after he was here some time and
had notified the Eastern representatives
of the company that there was no
chance to make settlements on that
basis he was notified to pay seventy
FIVE cents on the dollar and no more.
During his cross examination he adj
mitted the company was solvent and
in position to pay all its just losses.
The Eagle was one of the companies
which refused to extend the sixty-day
time limit, and the many policy-hoid-
ers who failed TO file their proofs of
loss before June 16 will not be paid a
cent.
The inquiry will be continued by the
Grand Jury with much yfgor. and
the members of the body are de-
termined to send to prison any in
surer who is using unlawful tactics
in settling his claims. Quimby will
be up before the body again at its
meeting next Friday
insurance Commissioner Wolf was
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OFFERS To MARRY
WITHOUT Cost.
Acting Mayor of Jersey
City Hopes to Start
a Boom in Weddings
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

JERSEY CITY, July 20.--To encour-
age marriage have decided to perform
the ceremony free of charge for any
couple that calls in the City Hall be-
tween now and July %, when Mayor
Pagan is to return to Jersey City,
Such is the announcement today OF
Acting Mayor James w. Mccarthy, who
is head of the city government while
Mayor Pagan is away on his vacation
Mccarthy says he feels it his duty to
do all in his power to promote in Jersey
City President Roosevelts ideas against
race suicide. To that end the acting
Mayor decided to do what he could
during his brief reign in the City Hall
to bring about marriages in Jersey City.
1.-THE fact is just this" said the bach
elor acting Mayor, looking up from his
desk; "I believe in President Roose-
velt's ideas about race suicide. We want
to guard against it, and the way to
guard against it is to have weddings,
and lots Of them. I feel sure that
large number of marriages could be
brought about in Jersey City II the
young people got the proper encourage
ment and I'm going to do all L can to
encourage them. That's why l now
offer to wed without any cost whatever
any couple who apply to. the Mayors
Office between now and next THURSDAY.
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lHEALTHCONDITIONS
ARE EXCELLENT.
But Few Cases of Yellow
Fever Are Reported
Since Last November
PRAISES GORGAS

TTT ASHINGTON. July 2o.-Admiral
M Endicott. a member Of the 18th
w milan Canal Commission, has re-
sumed his duties as chief of the
bureau Of yards and docks. Navy De-
partment. after a trip to Panama, where
he has attended a meeting of the Canal
Commission.
Admiral Endicott says that the work
IS progressing well. though at present
it is largely preparatory work that is
being done. He spoke in high terms OF
Colonel Georges. saying that the work
this officer has accomplished in the way
OF sanitation is wonderful not only on
account Of the great difficulties which
be encountered but especially Of the
effectiveness OF the work. He says
there have been only a few cases of yell
low fever there during the past year
and none since last November
Chairman Shonts expects to remain
on the isthmus for about month, dur
Ing which time he will make thorough
inspection Of every branch OF the work.
Secretary Bishop viii remain with the
chairman of the commission.
Admiral Endicott says that Governor
Ma COON has an Office in the city Of Pan
anna within a few blocks of the Presi-
dent of the republic and that there
seems TO be the, utmost friendly rela-
tions existing between the American
representatives and the people Of the
isthmus.
Speaking Of the health conditions
upon the isthmus, Admiral Endicott
saws the laborers who were i'll came
mostly from Martinique All these ISL
and laborers need a great deal of at
tention- They 90 not take good care of
themselves This is the period of heavy
rains. and the men are frequently wet
sn6 do not change their clothing. IN
der these conditions they are subject
10 illness. The general health condi-
tions the admiral considers very salts
factory.
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DAUGHTER OF A BANKER
WORKING IN SUMMER HOTEL
Despite the Opposition 81 Her Parents
She Is Determined to Earn Her
College Expenses.

CHICAGO. July 20.-Demoeratic ideas
of life acquired at Wellesley College
have led Miss Louise Bosworth, the
19-year- old daughter of Alfred E. BOs-
worth, a wealthy EIgin banker. to be-
come a waitress in a summer hotel TO
earn her college expenses. She is en-
ployed at Mount Pleasant House at
Breton Woods, where many OF her
classmates are guests.
The Bosworth home in Elgin is one
of the handsomest in the city. Miss
Bosworth always has been of an orig
inal disposition. She made the acquaint-
ance of many Wellesley girls who were
compelled to pay their expenses by
various forms of work and determined
she would do as well as they.
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WITH WIFE
Of HIS FRIEND.
Chinese Refugee Repays
Kindness by Stealing
Cash and Woman
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SAN BERNARDINO, July 20.-Ah Sin,
a Chinese refugee from San Francisco,
and the wife of Woo Fat. merchant in
Oakland, were arrested in Barstow by
Deputy Sheriff T. A. Smithson yester-
day upon telegraphic instructions from
Oakland. They were clipping.
All Sin was burned out in San Fran
cisco. He went to the home of his
friend. Woo Fat, for shelter He fell
in love with Fats wife, and she with
him. They decided to elope, and Mrs.
Woo Fat provided the funds by robbing
her husbands bank, taking 500 in gold
and S1400 worth of jewelry. Then, TAX
ing the adopted daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. All Sin, they came to the desert,
expecting to make their home at Barn
we'll and bring up the little girl as
their daughter. But the hand of the
law stopped them and All Sin, betrayer
of the wife's confidence. with Mrs. Woo
Fat, the unfaithful wife, will be COM
PEELED to return to Oakland and face
the scorn of wronged Oriental and
the law.
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STUDYING CAMPAIGN PLANS.
President to Hold Conference with
Party Leaders Mt Sycamore Hill.

OYSTER BAY, July 20. President
Roosevelt is to have the first view of
the Republican Congress political map
Then the campaign will be opened.
1t was made known today from Saga
more Hill that there will be four guests
at luncheon there Monday-Speaker
Cannon, Representative Sherman Of
New York, chairman of the Republican
Congress campaign committee; Repre-
sentative Loudenslager of New Jersey,
secretary, and Representative Mckinley
of Illinois, treasurer of the committee
With the Presidents aid these men
will go over the situation and endeavor
to estimate what effect Republican tan
giles in various States will have on the
vote for Representatives. There is the
Iowa situation, the Wisconsin turmoil,
some trouble in Ohio and a general feel
ing of apprehension that the fight Is to
be strenuous in all directions. Rep
resentative Mckinley, a new man on the
committee, will, it Is believed, seek sug-
gestions, as it is generally reported
that financing the campaign is to be
one of the most difficult tasks.
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Army Teamster

Continued from Page 1. Column Z.
teamster in the employ OF the army
that he was sent from the Federal res
ervation with a load of whisky with
orders to dispose Of it 1t was rejected
by the firm that was to purchase 1t on
the ground that its quality was in
ferior; not on the ground that Its pur-
chase at the price il was probably Of
fered, or at any price, in view of the
great nrobability that the relief fund
woeld Not be augmented by its sale,
would BE- theft and the sufferers Of San
Francisco the victims.
It is possible that since that day
quantities Of liquor Of a quality to suit
the taste OF the patrons of the grocery
firm involved have been received, and
il is equally possible that IL has been
supplied. and this in fraud of the
refugees Of San Francisco and in fraud
cof those who gave 1t intending that it
should be used by the sufferers Of the
burned city.
While announcement was made yes
: terday that the forty-seven cases origi-
nally missed had been found in the
basement OF the Moulder warehouse.
the fact remains that they are still
missing. In substantiation of this fact
Captain J. y. Kilian, L. S. A, who is
experimenting the distribution OF sup
plies from the warehouse, said;
CASES STILL MISSING.
There is no liquor in the basement
of the warehouse except that sent here
in barrels by the Government. The
I refused TO accept them on the ground
that they were not subsistence supplies
and that they were improperly con-
signed TO my department. 1 ordered
them sent to the Preside.
From the Preside they were again
ordered back here. Again I refused to
accept them. on the same ground, and
getting in my buggy went over to the
relief headquarters to consult the COM
mittee as to what disposition should
be made Of them. 1t was decided to
send them to the Jefferson square hos
pitaL I ordered them taken there; the
teams drove off, and that is the last
] have seen Of them.
Since then, however, 1 have accepted
some liquor at the warehouse at the
personal request Of DR.. Devine. / did
not care to do this, but as the commits
sion did not care to chance repetition
of the mystery surrounding the origi-
nal forty-seven cases it was deemed
best that I should care for ii at the
warehouse"
And Captain Kilian is caring for this
new consignment in an effective man
ner over in the corner Of the big
room he occupies he has built boudoir
OF cases of whisky. Clear around his
bed and to the roof the cases are piled.
You see" he said, every night when
go TO bed ] can tell whether or not
q case has been stolen; the same when
arise in the morning. When I am
out my door is always locked
So It is that the latest consignment
is well guarded. but enough before II
was not and scandal is at hand
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Judge Proposes
a Dubious Deal
Continued From Page 4, Column 2.

from his farm at Kilbourn Justice
Marshall late this afternoon said:
Il wrote the letters which were read
before the Life Insurance Commission.
I wrote, as the letters will show, that
the company had no local agent in
Madison, that did not know where to
send the money with premium, and
company the propriety of allowing me
to pay the premium into the bank and
receive the usual agents collection fee,
suggesting that they so direct the bank
If it seemed proper to them.
They evidently did not deem 1t
proper, and / sent the money in full.
That is all there is to 1t. / defy any
one to read in my letter any request
for a rebate or allowance other than
the usual collection fee allowed agents
who handle premium renewals.
II submitted the question to the
company whether or not it would be
proper to allow me such fee in the
absence of any authorized agent of the
company in the vicinity. 1t is plain
as the MONDAY sun. / wrote for in
formation, and as soon as 1 got it I
acted upon it and RENTED my premium
in full
Il added that in my opinion the
company would do well to appoint
agents at other places than Milwaukee,
W
convenience in collections"
TALK OF IMPEACHMENT.
The disclosures were the subject of
conversation very generally today. I'm
parchment proceedings were limited at
in some quarters, but members of the
insurance investigation committee did
not make known their intentions.
THE very worst construction that
can be placed on the incident" said
one of the committee, sis that a Judge
made an attempt to find a way in
which the law might be evaded, and
suggested 1t TO an agent. There is
absolutely nothing upon which any
criminal action can be based"
The legislative committee this after
noon wrote a letter to Albright asking
him to submit to the committee at it's
next session the original correspond
ence, which, of course, contains the
signature of Justice Marshall. The
committee will meet again on July 81.
Judge Marshall was born in 1847 in
Nashua, n. H., and came to Wisconsin
in 1854. He has been on the supreme
bench since August, 1895.
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Both Parties Prepare to
Send Best Speakers
Into the State.

TT ANSAS CITY, July 20. Vice
~ President c. w. Fairbanks.
II ASpeaker Joseph G. Cannon and
United States Senator William
Warner of Missouri WILL it is stated,
likely take part in the opening of the
Republican campaign in this State next
fall.
William j. Bryan, United States SEN
ator William ]. Stone and Governor Jo-
seph w. Folk, it has previously been
announced. are to open the Democratic
campaign in Missouri.
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cited to appear. but owing to illness
he was unable to be present He will
be called upon to explain before the
body about certain newspaper article,
in which he is quoted as saying he
could get $4,000 from certain insur-
ance companies for favors. He will
be asked to tell who these men are
and what they expected of him FOR
the $4,000 which he alleged was Of
fared to him.
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Young Newspaper Man Is Drowned.

SCRANTON, Pa, July 20-Richard
Clair OBrien of Detroit, aged % years.
was drowned in Moosic Lake today
while attempting to swim across the
lake He was a well-known newspa-
per man. having worked for some
years on Los Angeles papers and more
recently on the Troy IN. - Times. He
was called to this city few days ago
70 attend the funeral of his aunt.
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Bryan to BE Feted in the south.

LOUISVILLE, July 20.-William J.
Bryan will be given a public reception
and welcome home by the Democrats of
Louisville and the entire South soon
after the Eastern Democrats get
through welcoming him.
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Guild WIN Seek Reorganization.

BOSTON. July 2o.-The Republican
State convention will be held October
IL 1t is understood that Governor
Guild will be candidate for renomina-
ton.
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CORONER TO INVESTIGATES
THE DEATH OF A RANCHER
Unfortunate Man With skull Crushed
Is Found at the Foot OF
stairway.

SAN LUIS OBISPO. July 20.-Joe
Diaz. a well-known Portuguese resi-
dent OF this county. was found dead by
his companions on the Painted Rock
ranch today His skull is crushed in.
and as his body was discovered at the
foot of a stairway many believe the
story that he fell down the stairs
Coroner Bowen is suspicious. however,
and will investigate the case.
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Murderer Sent to Asylum.

BAKERSFIELD, July 20.-Ysidro
Egosene, the French sheepherder who
murdered a fellow sheepherder last
May, was adjudged insane today and
ordered committed to Stockton.
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death of General Edmund Rice.

BOSTON, July 20.-Brigadier General
Edmund. Rice, retired; died at his home
in Wakefield tonight after brief ILL
ness of heart disease. He was 81 years
of age.
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MISSOURI CAMPAIGN
WILL BE EXCITING.

THE fall campaign in
Missouri promises to be
exceedingly lively. Both
parties will make hard eff
fort to capture the State and
will send their best speakers
there to discuss the issues of
the day.
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Itching. Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles Druggists refund money if Pazo
Ointment fails to cure in to IA days.50c>
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Goodyear Rubber Company.

Office and salesroom at their rubber
factory, 21S-220 Spear St, bet. Howard
and Folsom. Tel. Temporary 1888.
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Noted Botanist Answers Last Call.

MEXICO CITY, July 20.-Dr Man
uel Murbina. one of the best known
naturalists in Mexico and a noted bot
anist, died Sunday, aged 6S years.
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To Cure a Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money If 1t fails to
cure. E.W.Groye's sig. on each box. 25c.s
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RUFF INTERESTED.


1t is said that Abraham Ruef was the
man who secured the loans from the
Western National for the Hilbert Mer-
camille Company. His name appeared
on the letterheads of the Hilbert COM
pany as it's legal representative. His
name alone caused the red-light saloon
men to purchase the Hilbert goods.
1t is also said to have been discov-
cred that the administration was in
terested in the sale of a certain brand
of champagne in this city. Fred May
of New York is the United States agent
of this wine. 1t was this man whom
Reagan charged with having ruined
Commissioner Hutton at the request OF
Mayor Schmitz. Reagan stated this
openly in his first letter. The Hilbert
Mercantile Company was the apparent
agent of this champagne, but IL is al
legged that the administration received
it's portion of the sale profits just the
same as 1t Is alleged to have done on
the sale of the whisky.
While this startling evidence is being
suppressed as much as possible. the
Western National and other directors
are working hard to settle the affairs
of the Hilbert Mercantile Company out
of court. 1t is said that if the settle
ments are made in the courts this in
eliminating evidence will all be made
public and the sins Of the administra-
ton exposed
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Golden Jubilee News Letter Saturday. A
-~sSs dsslAra hsva n: IS cents. .
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Sensation Results
From Failure.
Sins Of Administration May
Be Disclosed Through the
Hilbert Insolvency.

IL %
Shortly after this time MYRTLE Cert.
secretary of the present Grand Jury,
entered the employ of the Hilbert Mer-
camille Company 1t Is alleged that he
was the agent OF the administration
and sold the whisky to the tenderloin
saloon men. receiving a salary of 5000
month from the Hilbert Company as
open compensation.
The discoveries made b. the creditors
of the Hilbert Mercantile Company are
said to disclose the fact that there was
complete understanding with the ad-
mfn1Stration, arrived at two years ago.
The Hilbert Company was hard pressed
financially even then, and Ii is said to
have hit upon the unders landing with
the administration as the saving chance
to escape insolvency. The understand
ing brought the sale of so much whisky.
1T Is said. that the Hilbert Company
might have weathered the storm before
a new regime took Office
But the fire swept away all the care
fully corked up plans 1t ended the
sale of whisky in the tenderloin. 1t
also made worthless many notes signed
by red-hght saloon men, 1t forced the
Hilbert Mercantile Company to show
its financial condition and led TO its
immediate declaration Of insolvency.
The Western National Bank could not
rescue 1T from this storm and 1T hur-
rfed TO get what 1t could out OF the
wreck 1t seized the insurance money,
but was forced to turn that over to the
general creditors. 1t retained possess
sion of the notes signed by the saloon
men and still has claim of $4,000
against the Hilbert Mercantile Com
pany.
The troubles in the Western National
Bank began when certain OF the direc-
tors grew dissatisfied with the banks
dealings with the Hilbert Mercantile
Company. G. S. Benedict, a member Of
the finance committee of the bank, was
the first to declare himself. He said
that the Western National was loan
ing too much to the Hilberts on the
security offered and ought to refuse
any more money to that company This
was in May. 1905. Benedict's infiu-
ence did not prevail and the loan was
made. Shortly afterward he resigned
from the finance committee and sold
his stock. W. s. Miller of the auditing
committee and Len Owens of the
finance committee also got out Of the
bank.
Shortly after this, IT Is said, the
Western National helped sell the whis-
ky on which It had loaned money so
that IL would not be caught should the
Hilbert Mercantile Company suddenly
fail. 1t has loaned them money since
then, however, and was apparently sat
isfied that as long as the adninistra-
ton stood back of the firm the Hilbert
Mercantile Company was a safe Dor
rover.
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Contained from Page 1. Column 7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-28

T ~ p HEN the American nation
"a "a shakes down to facts
"a "a q there's always a few chunks
a. NH Of common sense comes out
Wof the dice box Sometimes
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ACTRESS ALLOTTED as a PRIZE
winner Was Given a Painted Wood
and China Doll Instead.

Paris. Jan 27-tGrand Lottery,
First prize. leading LADY," was an an
nouncement which drew a full house
to a small theatre here. Some of the
spectators were indignant and thought
that a return to what was explained as
slave traffic should not be permitted.
Others merely hoped to win tie lady
wand. spangles. 4insel. crown and ALL
The fatefuI hour for the reading of the
lottery tickets struck. The lady stood
in the centre of the stage, awaiting her
doom like a fair Circassian in the slave
markets of old. Who would be her new
master? The number was drawn;
gentleman, still young and of pleasant
appearance, started up, crying Il have
it!s The house sighed with relief, for
the poor thing would become the prop
erty at least of a prepossessing- looking
tyrant Now the lady would be led OF
to her captor. Instead she suddenly
disappeared down a trapdoor, and up
came her exact efflgy-a mere painted
wood, sawdust and china doll 1t was
a hideous fraud. The unfortunate VIM
ner of the prize had to take 1t IN MS
arms. this cold and Hfeless puppet,
stuff it into a cab, and drive home with
the grinning life-size thing by his side.