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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

In addition to the usual proof of
loss the Atlanta Birmingham is requir-
ing each of its San Francisco policy
holders to supply a sworn statement,
in which are incorporated questions
touching upon the condition of prop
erty after the earthquake and before
the fire, whether any of the property
on which insurance was carried was
saved and other similar queries framed
for the purpose of exacting a correct
knowledge of conditions preceding and
following the fire, and all of this with
the ultimate purpose of protecting the
company.
STATUS OF COMPANY.
With relation to the status of the
Atlanta ta-Birmingham one of Yates as
sistants said:
The Atlanta Birmingham has not yet
made a settlement with any of its
policy-holders, We have not offered
any policy holder. dollar for dollar or
10 cents for dollar. We are at pres
ent .endeavoring to ascertain what our
liabilities were in San Francisco. and
in order to facilitate our efforts in that
holders to furnish us with information
under oath as to the condition of
insured property before and after the
of their goods and other queries along
that line. This statement we require
in addition to the proof of loss. 1t will
prODaDiy De ten Gays OF Two weeks pc
fore we are in a position to know with
any degree of exactness as to what
our San Francisco liabilities are. Until
we learn what these losses are, we will
not be able, to know what we can do by
our holders. We mean to do our
best Whether the losses we have
sustained in San Francisco will put the
Atlanta Burning CHAM out of the insur-
ance business Is something that we
cannot determine at this time: We do
intend, however. to leave California.
The Atlanta Birmingham was organ
iZed three years ago and began writ
ing business in California last Septem-
Der. According to our last statement
the capital stock of the company was
about $250,000 and the surplus some
amount between 100000 and 100000.
ADJUSTING IT'S OWN LOSSES.
The Atlanta-B Birmingham, although
affiliated with the Fire Underwriters
Adjusting Bureau, is not working with
adjusting it's losses. We are adjusting
our own losses and find that it is more
satisfactory Under the adjusting sys-
tenn of the bureau, there is much delay
holders and companies that are trying
to find Just where they are. The At
lanta- Birmingham was not represented
at the meeting of the Fire Underwrit-
vision of the companies into the So
called dollar for dollar" and six bit
class developed. and consequently did
not go on record either way.
ton with relation to San Francisco,
think that many policy holders are
beginning to realize by this time that
there are but few companies that are
on their losses and continue in bust
ness. It appears that many companies
will have TO compromise with their
claimants and many of these will prob
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
bEALE IS As LUCKY
IN LOVE As He WAS
IN BIC POKER CAME
Santa Barbara Man Who Won
$4,000 Home at Cards
Quietly Weds.
SPECIAL p1spAToH TO THE CALL.


NEW YORK, June 28.-After they
had sailed on the steamship Teutonic
Yesterday for honeymoon trip IN Eu-
rope announcement was made OF the
marriage on Monday night of John E.
Beale, wealthy retired broker OF
Santa Barbara, Cal, and Mrs. Lillian
Brown of the same city. Beale is 81
wears old His bride is only 35, and
their union involves romantic story,
the point of which is that In spite OF
the adage, man can be lucky In love
as well as at cards. The Rev. Henry
M. Warren is an important figure in
the story, and for other reasons than
the fact that he performed the cere-
mony.
When the clergyman was making a
tour of the West last summer he spent
a part of his time in Santa Barbara.
He was a patron of the Hotel Potter,
and one day while making an automo-
bile tour he observed princely resi-
dence just across the valley 1t was
castellated villa of gray stone, perched
on q bluff overlooking the Pacific, ap-
preached by a great arch and sur
rounded by Italian gardens, artificial
lakes and all the elaborate landscape
effects that only wealth can enjoy. Gu
rious as to the ownership of such SUI
perb home DR.. Warren made inquiries,
why, that Is Beale's place" was the
answer. He won it in poker game.
The house and grounds had been
planned by a Californian of enormous
wealth, who had given it to his son,
but the son was a spendthrift and
gambled. One night he was playing
poker with a party, of which John e,
Beale was a member. 1t was one OF
the biggest games ever played on the
coast The prodigal son had been
losing heavily and finally found himself
without ready resources at the very
moment he thought he could recoup his
fortune. Beale was his opponent and
they had been raising each other. FL
nally the young man said: Il have got
no more ready cash. but on this hand
I'll stake my residence across the val
ley against check for $4,000"
Beale agreed, the hand was played
and he won. After hearing this story
DR.. Warren sought out the lucky
player and they formed an acquaint'
ance. He also met Mrs. brown, but or
his return to the East he dismissed the
entire matter from his mind. 1t was
not recalled to him until Monday night
when Mr.. Beale and his aff1anced bride
rang the door bell of his residence and
asked him to marry them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

his cell in the Tombs.
Immediately at the conclusion of the
inquest the Grand Jury began its con-
sideration of the case.
Among the witnesses called before
the Grand Jury were Mrs. Thaw, wife
of the prisoner, and Miss Amy Mac
KenZie, an actress and close friend of
Mrs. Thaw. = Mrs. Thaw. remained in
the jury room about fifteen minutes,
after which she visited her husband
in the Tombs.
An unofficial report of the proceed
ings in the Grand Jury room while
Mrs. Thaw was on the stand was as
follows:
Are you the wife of Harry x.
Thaw, accused of the murder of STAN
ford Winter" asked Assistant District
Attorney Garvan.
Il am,' replied Mrs. Thaw.
Were you present at the time of the
shooting of winter" went on Garvan.
That is too painful a question for
me to answer" said Mrs. Thaw.
Did you know anything of the
trouble between your husband and
Whittier"
That is too painful a subject for me
to discuss" replied Mrs. Thaw.
Did you know Mr.. White previous
to the shootingT
That is too dreadful a question for
li4C " QASCucSs was dil Oal hdR W
would say. Turning. to the jurors,
Garvan said:
II think we are all agreed on that
subject; then, addressing Mrs Thaw.
the Assistant District Attorney said,
You may 60"
When Mrs. Thaw started TO leave the
Tombs, after calling on her husband,
the street in front of the prison en-
trance was so densely packed with
people that she was unable to force
her way through the door. Half a
dozen policemen fought against the
crowd in a vain attempt to make a
passageway.
A score or more additional police
men were summoned and succeeded in
pushing the crowd back from the
prison doors after Mrs. Thaw had been
waiting twenty minutes in the corridor.
Stanford Whites life was shortened
only two years at the most by Thaw's 8
act last Monday night, in the opinion
of the physician who performed the
autopsy upon his body. White was a
sufferer from Bright's disease, incip-
lent tuberculosis and fatty degenera-
tion of the heart.
One of the interesting developments
today was that Thaw had invited An
thony Comstock to call upon him.
Thaw called up Comstock's Office by
telephone while he was in the Criminal
Court building, asked Tor a. l. ana
said:
I have received this morning a very
remarkable letter. which 1 think 1t
will pay TO investigate. l would like
to have you see me in the Tombs this
afternoon without fail, even if you
have to represent yourself by my spe-
cial counsel
The letter referred to was received
Yesterday. 1t was in a woman's hand
7 1o%% r1r1ff u
aIly given to Thaw. The contents have
not been disclosed. A representative
of Comstock called during the after
noon, but he was not permitted to see
3 Thaw.
DIR. Allan McLane Hamilton, the ex-
pert on mental disorders, who has been
retained by the defense, spent an hour
+ and a half with Thaw today. At the
/ end of his examination Dr. Hamilton
said he would make a confidential re-
port of his examination to Judge Oh
colt. &lzN
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
SAN JOSE AGENTS ORDERED
TO INCREASE THEIR RATES
Garden City Property Owners Must
Pay for Daring TO Criticize In
suranee Companies.


SAN JOSE, June 2S.-In circulars re-
ceived by insurance agents in this city
orders have been given that on the
expiration OF the present policies in
creases from 40 20 125 per cent will be
made. This is in accordance with sur
veys made by representatives OF the
underwriters who were here two weeks
ago, and applies particularly to all
downtown buildings. IL was reported
that an order was issued that no fur
ther policies should be signed up
while business blocks were in their
present condition. Insurance agents.
while not denying this statement. will
not affirm II. Meetings of the insur-
ance men will be held during the
forthcoming week, but it is clearly
understood that the order mentioned
must be emphatically observed The
circular came from San Francisco and
is regarded as a response to the gen
eral attack made on the corporations
owing to their dilatory tactics in that
and other cities.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
FEAR FARMER Is A VICTIM
OF TREACHEROUs DESERT
PaIo Verde Man Has Not Been Seen
Since He Started to Cross
Dreary Waste.

SAN BERNARDINo, June 2s.-Theo-
dore Bowen left Palo Verde four weeks
ago to walk across the desert by
Chuckawalla Well, intending to come
out at Salton. The trip ordinarily
would require four days. He has not
been seen nor heard from at either
end since he left and ii Is feared he
has perished from exhaustion. Search
is being made along the route between
Palo Verde and Salton in an endeavor
to locate his body or find trace Of the
missing man.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
ARMY OFFICERS TO DE ADVANCED,

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to
the Senate today: War, ordnance de-
partment, to be colonels-Lieutenant
Colonels Stanhope e. Blunt. Frank
Heath; majors, to be lieutenant colo
nels-Roger S. Dierny, Ira McNutt,
Frank Baker, Orin b. Mitchell Law
renee L. Bruff; captains, to be majors
John ]. Thompson. Charles B. Wheeler,
William s. Pierce
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
RIVER AT sTANDsTILL.
Men Fighting Flood Near Stockton
Feel Their Battle Is Won.

STOCKTON. June 2s.-Information
from the food center this morning is
to the effect that the water in the
river appears to be at a standstill, and
with the cool weather of the past two
or three days the water should begin
to fall this afternoon. The water level
on Union Island is still two feet below
the river. 1t has reached the cross
leyee separating the two reclamations,
but those in charge of the work of
keeping the levee intact are sanguine
that it will hold. There is no seepage
water coming through, and 1t is be-
lieved that the worst is over.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Fire Refugee Inherits an Estate.

SANTA ROSA. June 2S.-JOhn Givlin,
who came here with his family
from San Francisco as ref
ugee after the fire, has received
word from relatives in Stratford. Ont.
that his father and mother have died.
leaving him considerable property. Civ
lin was q street car conductor In the
metropolis. but after the fire decided to
bring his wife and little ones here.
where he had relatives. Another child
was born TO the couple after their ar
rival here.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Man and wife Found Dead.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo, June 2S.-Alfred
BEETLES and his wife were found dead
in bed at their home here today with a
bullet wound in the head of each Cir
cumstances indicate that BEETLES muir
dered his wife and killed himself on
Monday. He is known to have been
Jealous of her.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
GOOD LOOKS Of MAYNARD
GIRL SAVES HER FROM JAIL
Plain Miss Accused of Horse Stealing
Compelled to Put Up Bond by
Susceptible Justice.

STOCKTON, June 2s.-Evalina and
Anita Walker. charged with attempted
larceny in trying to get away with two
horses Tuesday night from the Cohn-
Bishop ranch. were aTaigned today
before Justice Parker. They pleaded
not guilty and the bail of the elder girl
was fixed at $500, while the Judge re-
leased the other, but IL years of age,
on 'sher own good looks" July 5 was
set as the time for the preliminary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Entcrtatns the Longworths.

LONDON, June 2S.-Paul Cambon,
the French ambassador to the court of
st. James, gave dinner this evening
at the residence in Hyde Park to EN-
bassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
The guests included members of the
diplomatic service and officials of the
Foreign Office and their wives.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
GENTLE WYoMIN q ZEPHYR
OyERTURN TRAIN OF CARS

CHEYENNE, wyo., June 2S.--A high
wind early this morning overturned a
train of eleven cars at Weir, small
station east of Cheyenne. The cars
were used as quarters for Japanese
laborers and were on a siding Twenty
laborers were injured, seven seriously
The wind also blew down a mile OF
telegraph poles and did other damage.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Rates to the East Agash Lowered.

Advanced sale Of round-trip tickets to Eastern
States via our half-rate excursions, July and 3.
Is now on. Through sleeping from Califor-
pia via Missouri Pacific. daily to Kansas City
and st. Louis through Scenic Colorado by day
light. W. j. Shotwel1. general agent. Missouri
Pacific Railway. 1910 Broadway, Oakland; Ferry
building Cup stairsl. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

INSANE FROM EARTHQUAKE.-H. C. Leon.
ard became violently insane yesterday on q
ferry-boat. He tried TO jump overheard Police
Ofncer Dowd took him to the Detention Hos.
pital, his mother said his condition was due
to fas earthouake and fire
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
ATLANTA. BIRMINGHAM COMPANY
NOT READY TO SETTLE.
Says 1t Will Be Ten Days or Two Weeks Before
1t Will Be in Shape to Meet It's Clients.
Demands of Policy-Holders Sworn Statement
Covering Wide Range of Information.

June2 has by
its
it of
weeks Of
meet
the homeoH OF N
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
Summer Colds.

Laxative Bromo Quinine, world wide
Cold Cure, removes cause. Call for full
name. look for sig. e. w. Grove. 2bc.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29
THAW UNCONCERNED
DURING INQUEST.
Coroner's Jury Charges Him With the Murder
of Architect Stanford White.
Witnesses Describes Monday Nights Tragedy
in Madison Square Roof Garden.

Continued From Page 1, cOIum. g..
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

We are showing
STYLES and fabrics
e n tirelF exclusive.
New goods arrivins
as fast as they can.
Never catch Us
asleep at the switch.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-29

ably receive something nearer to %
cents on the dollar than 100 cents.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29
mo- srop LIouoR pEppLINa

We have been reliably informed that
there is an agitation on to stop the
nefarious pedding Of liquors in this
vicinity and we hope that the agitation
will bear fruit In fact we shall be
glad TO give the movement our en-
thusiastic and unrelenting support and
assistance.
There Is one suggestion Of the report
that we do not fall in line with and
that is an intimation that outside
agitators will be called to assist in the
work We dislike that feature for we
believe that there il conscience enough
in this community 70 accomplish the
result desired without any outside in
reference II there Is not conscience
enough we believe that There Is bust.
ness foresight enough to do IL.
The peddling Of liquors was com
menced here about six d seven wears
ago under The guiae 81 delivering
liqupl Ii today lac most vicious
and damunble liguor tranice counter
aured Men engaged ~ it laye s.opp-
"a 81 low as q corrupt tho morals of
the entire community for Zee few
paltry dollars there Is Ia the traffic
Men gomea and children arc stepped
ia liquor Drunken women aud chill
dreu are familiar sights around the
mining locations Of this community. 4
condition that would never have bccn
brought about had the sale If liquor
been confined % the bar room where III
belongs The man who thrusts liquors
into the homes Of the people Is worse
than the man who lives OFF the revenue
women, for he is degrad.
ing the morals not alone Of the adults
but of the children and of generations
yet TO be- 1t is nefsrious practice
and any man indulging in Il should be
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29
ltlulNNl

/ 600 and all of section twenty i2Ol
except the northwest quarter Of the
southwest quarter thereof. an in Town.
ship forty two tl9l North Range
thirty-two t32) West the east half Of
the northeast quarter southwest quart
or Of northeast quarter and southeast
quarter Of northwest quarter Of section
thirty-four tgil in Township forty.four
til North Of Range th.rty.two gel
West also an the right title and i'm
forest Of the said Beatrice Il Adams in
all ores and minerals contained in
those certain other tracts or parcels 81
land il said county and state described
as follows Allo section twentyseight
2s and the southwest quarter Of see
tion thirty two 32 in Township forty.
four tii North Of Range thirty-two
l32l West and the Northwest quarter
Of the southwest quarter Of section
twenty 9Ol IN Township forty two
az North Range thirty-two ,82l
West Being the same premises and
rights Of which Ella L. Adams died
seized on March 30th 1904.
Dated December twenty-eighth 1906.
William W. Wyckof,
Mortgagee
Fred II Abbott,
Attorney for Mortgagee
Business address Crystal Falls |
Michigan
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29
NorIcE or MoRTaAGE sALE.

I
First publication Dec 20. 1906; last
Mar i6, 1907
Whereas Beatrice i. Adams made
and executed certain mortgage, bear
ing date the twenty fourth day Of
september A. D. 1906. 90 William w.
WyckoH, which was recorded in the
office Of the register of deeds Of the
County Of Iron, ia the State II Michi-
gan. on the twenty eighth day 81
september al y. 1905. al eleven
O'Clock "a the forenoon, IA liber seven
Of mortgages On pages so and $50 and
whereas the amount claimeu to b. due
upou said mortgage, "a The date Of
this notice, is the sum Of two hundred
hfty.three dollars and twenty cents
and no suit or proceeding has been in
stitnted at law TO recover the debt now
remaining secured thereby, or any
part thereof and whereas default has
been made ia the payment Of the
money secured by said mortgage.
whereby the power Of sale contained
therein has become operative now.
therefore, notice is hereby given that,
by virtue Of said power Of sale. and in
pursuance thereof. and Of the statute
ia snch case made and provided, the
said mortgage will be foreclosed by a
sale Of the mortgaged premises, at
public vendue, TO the highest bidder
AT the front door Of the court house. al
the City Of Crystal Falls, in said
county, that being the place of holding
the circuit court within said county,
on the twenty seventh day OF March. !
A. d. 1907, at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon the description Of which said |
premises contained in said mortgage Is
As follows: All that undivided one
quarter interest in and to those GER
tain tracts or parcels Of land and pre-.
misses, hereinafter particularly describ
"a situate. lying and being in the
county Of Iron and State OF Michigan
The southwest quarter. west half Of
northeast quarter, and east half Of
northwest quarter Of section ten (iO) Il
n Township forty-four ll4l North.
RANGE thirty-one 1911 West the east
lalf OF northwest quarter. northeast
quarter Of southwest quarter and north
vest quarter Of southeast quarter Of
oction fourteen (l4l in Township
orty three (4S) North Of Range thirty
hree 1891 west the north half OF
northwest quarter. and north half Of
northeast quarter Of section twenty-five
2sl in Township forty-three (i3l
forth, Range thirty-two t32l West
he northeast quarter Of section thirty
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29

A preacher came nc a newspaper mau
in this way You editors do not tell
the truth II you did you could not
live sour newspapers would be- fall
ire The editor replied You are
right and the minister who VIII at all
times and under all circumstances tell
the whole truth about his members,
alive or dead. will not occupy his
pulpit more than one Sunday, and
then he will find IL necessary 10 leave
town in hurry. The press and the
pulpit go hand in hand with white
wash brushes and pleasant words.
magnifying little virtues into hig
ones, The puplit the pen, and the
grave stone are the great saint making
triumvirate. And the great minister
went away looking very thoughtful
while the editor tnrned to his work,
and told Of the unsurpassing beauty of
the bride while in fact she was as
homely as mud fence.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29

Somebody has figured out that the
average boy who is dependent upon
his parents for livelihood until he
reaches the age OF twenty-one years
costs them four thousand dollars. on
this basis Of calculation brood for
instance, Of six boys would represent
an outlay OF twenty-four thousand
dollars by the time they get away from
the home roost. The question arises
does ID pay to raise boys and are there
no other crops that would prove more
pro6tableH II a boy turns out to be a
cigarette fiend with breath like a
turkey buzzard and laugh that would
make the untutored donkey feel pre-
fectly at home in his society and with
an untrammeled and uncoquerable de-
sire 20 avoid work il Is safe 10 say that
his parents might have invested their
four Thousand dollars 20 much better
advantage. But IL the boy grows up
TO manhood with the lesson well learn
ed that wealth and success grow only
on bushes watered by the sweat Of
ones brow, the parents need not be-
grudge whatever they have spent on
him, for he viii be a source Of increas
ing pride and JOY to their hearts. and
when they grow old and their hands
tremble and their legs wabble and their
step Is slow and faltering they have
two strong arms TO lean upon and help
them over all the rough places that
lie in their twilight path.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29

fraternal insurance companies are
slated TO get their in the near future.
Aheady gossip has il that the Wscon-
siu legislature will pass laws requiring
frAfrriatl insurance societies TO protect
policies by premiums sufficient 70 carry
taeu figured according 70 Che American
exp fence table Il il also said that
compelling the society % state
face of ihe policy the exact
tat- guaranteed VIII b. cuaclcI
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29

.htf y lirien stated i'll last weeh \
th0 Iron River 5lambaugh Re-
tia. lle Baltic miuo which
isG % tons II orc the plst
made ne biegest output Of any
iron county ne didn even
q ga pwupmm to draw that con.
u just smoked il out Of his dope
rhe Baltic made nice output
yer heie We have several mines
t xcce6et tiat figure such ~ the
Nr ! with i lake shipment Of 292. 052
nna me all.rNl besides the Great
Western with an output Of 81 So and
the Iobin with the flag for Iron county
shipments producing $40 bj5.
Please don forget that Crystal Falls
is IN The map, Pat We've got the
20 house. laclric lights. some fair
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29

Archbishop John Ireland never rose
to higher pitch in the estimation Of
all fair minded men than in his recent
utterances upon the separation Of the
church and the state in France. Bis
hop Ireland says that France and the
church will emerge from the present
contest better for it having occurred