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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
BRAVED ANGER OF KING.
Lafayette FIaunted Liberty Medal IL
Face of Louis.

Shortly after L%afayette's return to
France from his second soiOurn in
America, he was at Versailles, where
the king was about to review a divi.
sion OF troops. Lafayette was asked
to join in the review.
He was dressed in the American uni.
form, and was standing by the side OF
the Prince de Condo, when the king,
In his tour OF conversation with the
officers, came to him, and. after
speaking on several topics, asked him
some questions about his uniform and
the military costume Of the United
States. Tho kings attention was at
tracted by, a little medal attached to
the generals coat, and he asked what
IL was.
Lafayette replied that It was a sym.
Dol which It was the custom Of for
cign officers in American service to
wear, and that it boro a device.
And what is the device upon
yours?" asked the king.
"My device" said the young gen,
eral, pointing to his mccall. "is "A lib
erty pole standing on a broken crown
and sccptcr."
The king smiled, and with some
pleasantly upon the republican PRO
pensities of a French Marquis In
American uniform. turned the CONVEX.
satiOn into other channels. Condo
looked grave, but was silent.-Tho
Sunday Magazine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
THE SAFETY APPLIANCE LAW.
Moody Orders Suits Against Roads for
its Alleged Violation.

Washington-Atty. Gen. Moody
has directed that suits be brought
against a large number of rail.
rcad companies to recover penal.
ties for violation Of the safety appii.
ance law through failure to keep their
equipment In proper condition. The
largest number OF violations attribut.
cd to any road Is 81 against the Della.
ware & Hudson.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
CALL LATEST RULING OF COM.
MERGE COMMISSION UNFAIR.
RAILROAD ADS ARE BARRED
Say There is Nothing in the Law That
Calls for Such an Interpretation
The Commission Flooded
with "kicko."

WaShingtOn.-1hC recent ruling OF
the interstate commission
70 the effect that nothing but money
either persons of property" means
that in future the railroads will be
prohibited from exchanging transpor.
tatlon for alyer'ising space in the
newspapers of the County,.
The ruling has already aroused a
storm Of protest from the publishers
throughout the country. Every mail
iuto Washington brings hundreds OF
letters from newspapers men, all of
which severely crit!cise the commits.
sion for going out of its way to nit
the newspapers The publishers In.
sist that there Is nothing new in the
law which would in any way forbid
the railroads from purchasing adyCr.
Using space to be paid for in trans.
p%ortation and that such a ruling is
not only uncalled for by either the
letter or the spirit of the law, but is
unconstitutional as we'll.
one prominent publisher said a day
or two ago:
There is not only nothing in the
new rate law which would call for
suci a ruling as this from the com.
mission, but the ruling is a~ntagonistic
10 the national constitution as well,
and it vii! not he upneld by tho
courts. The railroads that desire pub.
hc.,y through the medium o: my pub,
LEGATION make advertising contracts
with ne, and pay ne for the space
uszd with transportation, which is tle
same as money 20 me and 1t i used by
ny self or N! employees in connection
with my business. The government
might with equal justice say the mcr.
chant could no: give dry goods or
any other marketable commodity in
exchange fCI advertising space. The
courts wouli no; uphold such A ruling
as that for one moment. and there Is
10 more reason Why they should up.
hold THIS latest ergauon of The com
nic-ce commi SIGN, for it Is equally as
a lhe proposition between
tho publisher and The merchant would
be,
"E.sr.body kuows that rho railroad,
do, and can afford TO, advertise more
heavily ~hrn their advertising &C.
count can he paid for IN transporta.
ton Nor dpra this increased amount
OF Advertising affect m" interests of
The general public in any way. but
1t does assist In making tle prosperity
OF the American newspapers and peri.
odical'. The transportation that n
given to newspapers in exchange for
advertising does not affect in any way
the equitable enforcement of the rate
Law, nor does it afect in any way the
rates charged the general public for
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

Asked n few years ago what was
her life motto, Mrs. Craigio replied:
Work while it Ia day; the night com.
eth when no man can work.'--Chrls.
Ian Commonwealth.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04

"Hwat's" The matter with rcstor,,,
ire Old Anslo-Saxon way Of spelling
"hwlch' "hwilc" We are about II?
That's the way we pronounce them
Atlanta Constitution.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
WANT DOLLAR FoR DOLLAR
PoIicy-Holders of German of Frceport
Organize to Secure Payment
of Fire Losses.

An indignation meeting OF the poll
icy-holders of the German Insurance
Company of Freeport, H., held yes
terday afternoon in the courtroom
of Superior Judge Dunn. was attend
ed by men and women claiming to rep
resent 75 per cent OF the fire loss
claimants. Temporary organization
was effected and S. NJ. Van Wyck was
chosen temporary chairman and w. I.
Brobeck temporary secretary. A COM
mittee will be chosen from among the
principal claimants to treat with the
adjusters' department OF the company.
The alleged methods of the company
in settling its insurance claims were
subjected to caustic comment by the
gathered policy holders. Several peo-
pie whose claims range from $4,000 to
100000 gave their experiences In re-
gard to the company's method of at
tempting to secure settlements at as
low a rate as so cents on the dollar
Others told of offers of settlement at
60 and rs cents. The advantages or or
ganization were dwelt upon and the
opinion was expressed by Chairman
Van Wyck that the entire list of claims
would be paid dollar for dollar or the
company driven out of business.
1t was announced as a rumor that
the company intended withdrawing
from the State in order to mako ths
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
SPURIOUS WORKS OF ART
FLOOD EUROPEAN MARKET
Visitors Purchase at Fancy Prices
Treasures" That Practically
Have No Value.

NEW YORK, July 77.-Charles E.
Reid, curator of medieval art objects In
the British Museum. who arrived here
yesterday from Liverpool. had this to
say regarding spurious works of art
that are sometimes foisted upon visi-
tors In Europe;
Paris is full of such things They
are made there by men who make o
business of creating such shams and
selling them at high prices. These
spurious art treasures are cleverly built
and to one not familiar with the gen
uine article they look rather tempting
But at one glance curator can tell
they are frauds. Indeed. on the voyage
from Liverpool two persons showed me
several purchases they had made and
asked my opinion. They insisted on
knowing. Painful though 1t was, / was
forced to tell them the objects of their
purchases were valueless."
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
sentenced to Four Yenrs.

Alfred Mclaughlin. convicted OF
grand larceny by a jury yesterday
afternoon, was sentenced to four years
in San Quentin by Judge Lawlor The
jury recommended mercy. but Judge
Lawlor said that the reputation of the
defendant, who was before the court
some years ago on a charge of. as
sault with intent to commit murder,
was such that he could not deal with
him as leniently as he otherwise would.
Mclaughlin was found guilty of
stealing a gray mare owned by George
Anderson on May 2S, while the owner
was in a restaurant at Twenty sixth
and Folsom streets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
MUCHRE|NsURANCE
IS NOT LEGAL.
Not Having Offices Here
Many Companies Are
Exempt From Suits
LAW IN THE CASE

Discovery has been made that some
thing more than a score of companies
that have reinsured the enormous losses
OF SaE Francisco by fire are not legally
authorized to do business in California.
Not being IN this State, they are sup
posed to be exempt from suits in Cali
fornia.
1t has been discovered also that the
influences which have made California
insurance law what il is have slipped
the following provision into the Civil
Code:
Section es4s-The original insured
has no interest in d contract Of rein
surance."
Reinsurance carried on San Francisco
risks is estimated TO be in excess of
S75.00o,000. Not all of this is to be
charged against companies of which
the Insurance Department of California
has no official control by reason of be-
ing there and remaining outside of
this Jurisdiction. But a large amount
of reinsurance is in companies in Eu-
rope ana in Eastern States to which
the responsibility OF reinsuring has
been transferred oy companies doing
business in San Francisco
Whatever the great amount is, the
insured people OF San Francisco have.
under the provision OF the Civil Code
Just quoted, no Interest directly in any
of the contracts of reinsurance.
Some indication OF the extent to
which the reinsurance Is in the hands
of third parties who are not author
ICED to DO business in California is
manifested by the returns of dozen
companies, which show that they alone
acknowledge losses in San Francisco
amounting TO S2,4I5.580.
Insurance companies that have been
authorized TO transact business in this
State have coolly farmed out the in
surance that they did not wish to carry
to outsiders, who thus. without being
amena bic TO California law, still were
actually back of California insurance.
shared in its profits and to that extent
were actually doing business here with
out having Offices or official abiding
place in California.
That such is the practice does not
change or mitigate the fact. The COM
panies that had the premiums for the
direct insurance took the gamble as to
whether they would be able to recover
from the reiEsurers in case of gem
eral conha grafton, and the Civil Code
provides that the reinsurers are not
responsible TO the people, but only to
the companies with which they did
business.
Pending full information concerning
all the reinsuring companies the fol-
lowing statements made By a few COM
panies in figures are suggestive:
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28

large new playhouse at the
junction OF Market, Jones and meal
lister streets will be opened on Sep
tember IL by the Colonial stock com
pany. Many Of the best dramas have
already been secured from the East by
Mr.. Kurtzig. and an endeavor will be
made TO have the theater first class in
every respect.
The new theater, completed just be-
fore the fire, was one of the few build
ings in the burned district that was
not DANA ged. 1t is handsome struc-
ture of steel and cement and was
originally intended for vaudeville
house Since the fire. however, the
management decided to enlarge the
stage and make 1t a strictly hrst-class
theater. 1t is now completed with
the exceptions OF tinting the walls and
setting the seats in place. which is only
a matter of a couple of weeks, and
nothing stands in the way for the
opening in September.
In case of panic the entire side OF
the building can be thrown open. and
although the house has seating ca
pacity of I160 il could be enlptied in
less than ten seconds. There will be
no balconies to depreciate the value
Of the rear seats, and the guests or
the theater will not be bothered with
the obnoxious candy boy or the bulky
programme filed with advertisements
There is speculation as to who is TO
be the manager and stage director OF
the new theater- President kurtz1g
says lhis position has been conferred
uppn !. man who is we'll and favorably
known by the tneater- goers of this
city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
no,nton,, Bail i. reduced.

Judge Carroll Cook yesterday re-
duced the bail asked of e. s. Boynton,
who is charged with the murder of
Major Heber Tilden during the fire,
from sac, 900 to $4,000. with the under
standing that good securities be given.
In the writ OF :habeas corpus that
was taken from the Superior Court to
the Appellate Court, the higher tri-
bunal sustained the decision of Judge
Cook At the suggestion of counsel for
the defendant. Harry v. Moorehouse,
the bail was cut in half and the an
nouncement was made that bonds
would be secured.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Ne,r Inrurnncc suits.

William Hollscher & Co. flied a suit
Yesterday against the Austrian Phoenix
Insurance Company Of Vienna to re-
cover $4,000 on policies covering a
stock of goods at 1913 Taylor street and
at 101 Turk street.
H. r Dugan has filed a suit against
the London and Lancashire Company
for s25o0 on policy for drug stock at
Sutter and Taylor streets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
plan Regatta for oarsmen.

of the Pacific Association OF Amater
Oarsmen will be held this season, prob
ably on Admission day. This was de-
termined at a meeting held on Wednes-
day night A committee consisting of
E. B. Thorning, A. G. Bell and j. H
McKevitt was appointed to arrange the
affair.
The course along the Marin shore OF
Sausaiito will probably be selected
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
claiming Of insurance a more dificult

claiming of insurance a more difficult
problem for the insured to solve. 1t
was stated also that the company Is
announcing in the East that 1t is pay
ing every cent OF its San Francisco
losses and is thereby wonderfully in
creasing its business.
At the headquarters of the Policy
Holders Association at oil Laguna
street 1t was asserted that the German
of Freeport is paying it's claimants ac-
oording to the merits of the claim and
not making an ironclad sweeping re-
duction.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
WIN Lt.ten 10 Chains.

w H. Lowden. general agent OF the
Norwich Union Insurance Company.
sent out notice yesterday to all pol
icy-holders of the company who lost by
fire in this city that. beginning next
Monday. the final consideration of
claims against the Norwich Union and
the indemnity OF New York will be
taken UP in Offices provided in the
Montgomery block.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
nle building for kenrny street.

were filed yesterday by A. Aronson for
a Glass c 6-story building on Sutter
street near Kearny, to cost S150,0o0;
R. V. Kazan. for building at the
northeast corner OF Montgomery and
Summer streets, $4,000; Farnsworth &
Ruggles, Brannan near Sixth. $4,000.
and Albert Meyer, northeast corner
Guerrero and Twentieth streets, S19. 500.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Lnnca.hire 10 Assl.t orlent.

The London and Lancashire Insurance
Company has voted to set aside $3.50, 600
for the assistance of the Orient Insur-
ance Company of Hartford. which has
gross losses of s1,679.261 in San Fran
cisco. The Orient is capitalized at
100000. Before the fire the surplus of
the Orient was ss21.93s above capital
and all other liabilities.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Heat Prostrates Two Men.

FRESNO, July PIE. c. Rainey.
rancher at Wheatville. Is at sani-
tarium here, lowering between life and
death as the result of heat prostration
while at work on a harvester yester-
day. John Shea, an employe in the
Southern Pacific yards, is similarly af-
fected.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
POLICE BREAK UP STREET
MEETING OF SOCIALIST PARTY
Declare That a Speech Being Delivered
by Harry Mckee of California
Was Iuf1ammafory

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. July 27.-
A street meeting addressed by Harry
Mckee of California, national lecturer
and organizer for the Socialist party.
was broken up by the police last night.
Mckee claims to have received per-
mission from the Mayor to hold the
meeting, but Chief Of Police Richmond
declares that Mckee was making an
speech against the Gov
ernment, and that he would not permit
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
PoI,cy-Holdcrs Incorporate.

Articles of incorporation were filed
yesterday OF the Commercial Union.
Palatine, Alliance, Norwich Union and
Indemnity Policy Holders Association,
with capital stock fixed at $4,000 The
directors are John r. Aitken. Edward
Hilton and ]. c. Cullen.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
violation of the Eight-Hour Law

WASHINGTON. July 27.-The first
in the District Of Colum-
bia for violation of the eight-hour law
on Government work was begun here
today. when United States Attorney
Baker filed in the Police Court three in
formations against the Penn Bridge
Company. corporation OF Pennsyl-
vania, and two against the District
Construction Company Of the District
of Columbia
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28


authorized 10 do business in this State
There are many European companies
that do no direct insuring in the United
states but reinsure anything that
comes along that has chance for
money making in it without too much
risk. Among these are group of
more than a score of companies in
Mannheim, Prague, Florence, Ham
burg. Koln, Copenhagen. Zurich, st.
Petersburg and Paris, which We're pre-
viously mentioned as threatening the
direct insurers that they would not pay
for any losses unless the Insurance
contracts were all strictly construed in
co losers. These companies have just
united in a cablegram to the direct in
surers in which they set forth the fol-
lowing:
The reinsurance companies expect
that all companies will abide by reso-
lutions of May 81 and June Is and will
do all in their power to minimize their
own and their reinsnrers' losses"
This new official threat directed at
the direct insurers perfectly indicates
the intentions of the foreign reinsurers
in the places that have been mentioned.
How this singular condition of at
fairs has been brought about Is easily
explained. The direct insurers took all
the business that was to their fancy,
and then placed" great share of it
with others with whom they had rein
surance contracts. A general under
standing is that each company will
give to the other companies under the
reinsurance contracts as much rein
surance as it receives. SO the risks are
farmed out all along the line, and the
person who places the insurance on his
property looks to the company with
which he did business. That company,
in time OF emergency, depends on the
good faith Of some one else to make
good. II that third party does not
pay, the insured persons who paid the
premiums are compelled to take what
they can get on the dollar from the
parties in reach.
The effect of this has just been
brought home by the example of the
Firemans Fund and the Home Fire and
Marine insurance companies of this
city, both of which attribute their
downfall, at least in part, to disap-
pointment in getting the reinsurance
that is due to them from other corpora
tiens.
The California Insurance Commits
sioner had no way to know officially
where or who were the parties who
guaranteed to pay the insurance COM
panies under his jurisdiction in case of
great losses. The entire business was
in the hands of the underwriters, and
they brought into the settlement of
California fire losses a small army of
"welchers," who are wriggling to get
out OF making any payment that they
can dodge.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
WILL NOT WITHDRAW.
Pruss;an National Insurance Company
TO ContInuc California; Agenc.es.

to Continue California Agencies.
LOS ANGELES, July 27.-Relatiye to
the reported withdrawal of the Prus-
sian National Insurance Company from
California az result of losses In San
Francisco, John A. Prinsen. general
State agent of the company. today
made the following statement in de-
nial:
The Prussian National Insurance
Company has not decided TO withdraw
from California. 1t will continue to do
business outside of San Francisco. In
that city we have suspended operations
affairs and at least a partial rebuild
ing OF the city. We have settled some
claims in full and others in part. Our
adjusters are still at work there, There
is also no truth whatever in the pub
lished statement that our company Is
preparing to insert earthquake clauses
In the policies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
The beautiful mission Hotel

At Byron Hot Springs Is uniqne In having hot
mineral water for every private bath. week
end rest. including short ride over the Southern
Pacific Railway and Friday TO Monday hotel
lbsths freel VIII cost you only 81 So
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Proposals.


BUREAU Of Port Works, Manila, r. l., July 10.
1906; Sealed proposals teE the construction o.
RAILWAYS at Manila. p. l., viii be resolved
ut this office uHtI II O'clock a. m, October
l5. 1g06 and theu publicly opened. Informa-
tioH Furnished on application TO this Office, or
to the Bureau OF insulAr Ansirs. Washington.
ID. G. P1ans may be seen AZ the above Offices
and also at the United States Engineer of6ees
at Chicago, III. and San Francisco. Cal. and
at the Offices OF the Engineering News And
the Engineering Record at New YORK. W. L
Fisk, Lieut.. Col, Corps Of Engineers, q. 8. A.
Director Of Port Works Philippine IsiRnds
TREASURY Department. effce OF the supervising
architect. washington. ID. c.. July 25 1906
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until o'clock p; m on the 10th day OF Au-
gust. 1905. and then opened for eli the labor
and materials required for repairs to exterior
sash. skylights, Glazing and roofing at the o.
S. Postoffce and Courthouse, San Francisco
CAL, In accordance with the drawings and
specification. The drawings may be seen and
copies Of the specification obtained at the OF
Zee OF the superintendent OF csnstructisn and
repairs. q. S. public buildings, room 4O3, New
Postoffce. San Francisco. Cal. JAMES
KSox TAYLOR snpervisizz a<azltaet
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Goodyear Rubber Company.

once and salesroom at their rubber
and Folsom. Tel. Temporary 1888.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
0x&,axya

Vaudeville Wtrl1SrSt
M0ffnce Every Day Except Monday.
TONIGHT'S TINE TABLE.
Ss16-lryinE Jones'
Si27--Argyro kastron-'
Si3s-KeIly and Kent.
si56-PauI spa6oaI.
9s4s-McWatters, Tyson and Company.
10:O8-Csrlsn and Ott0.a
10f2S-Military Octette.s
1o.5j-CamflIe Comedy Trio.
1ot5S-Orpheum Motion Pictures.
q Last times-)
Prices-10c, CSC and SOC
Downtown. box once at DonlOns
Drug Store. Fillmore and Sutter streets
Phone West 5000.
CHUTES AND ZOO
Open daily from 10 a. m. 10 midnight.
Varied attractions all over the grounds.
SEE A DAY IN THE ALPS.
Try a dinner at the Chutes Grill be-
fore the performance. Admission. 10c;
children. SC.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Practicallv al the large Cd

Practically all the large cotton mills
IN New England will be paying in
creased wages by the 1st of August.
The movement in the Northern Massa-
ehusets mill centers follows that re-
Gently made in Connecticut, Rhode ISL
and. Vermont and Southern Massachu-
setts mills. In many instances the ad-
vances were voluntary. Many thou
sands OF operatives will thus be bene-
fited by the raise.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
Handsome New Playhouse VIII
Be Opened in September and
Assures Safety to Patrons

m RARTIN F. KURTZIG. president
Ia N of the Colonial Theater Com
| " 4 pany announces that the
large new playhouse at the
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28

Insurance list copyists Of Albany. n.
Y. have gone on strike for uniform
rate. Some we're getting 81 per thou
sand names, while others were getting
only IS cents per thousand Neither
figures were acceptable to many Of the
copyists. although the dollar rate was
promised II is said that the men could
not make over 81 a day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28

Il has been decided by Boxmak-
ers and Sawyers' Union No. 152 to go
on strike If the 20 per cent raise In
wages asked is not granted by August
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-11-02
new POSTAL RULE

Washington, Oct. 31-The govern.
ment is showing every consideration
to the collectors of souvenir postal
cards. Postmaster General Cortelyou
today issued an order that on and aft
er March 1st next such cards, bearing
written messages upon the left half OF
the front, the right half being reserv-
ed for the address, and postmark,
when fully prepaid at postal card
rates, shall be admitted both to the do
mestic and international mails of this
country. Heretofore the rules of the
department required that the one side
of the card should be reserved for the
addresses. This necessitated the dis
figurement of the illustrated side if
the sender wished to convey mes
sage.