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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY.
Details of Latest Proceedings Against
stockholders of Traders.

The suit against the stockholders of
the Traders Insurance Company at
Chicago, brought by Smith and Nor
we'll Cullom of Alabama. according to
letters that were received yesterday.
lis wider in it's scope than dispatches
have indicated. The defendant stock
holders, who are accused of conspiracy
to escape their liabilities for fire losses,
are she ones who originally threw the
company into the hands of receiver
by their court proceedings.
The company itself and also George
G. Fry, its attorney, are made defend
ants It is asked that the stockholders
shall be compelled to pay back divi-
oends unlawfully paid to them. An
allegation is made that Fry had no
permission from the Traders Company
to file an answer admitting it's in
solvency.
It is also alleged that the acts of the
defendants alone prevented the company
from being solvent with surplus of
about 81, ,00o,o These fact allega-
tions may be valuable to policy holders
of the Traders Company in this city
when they try to recover from the
stockholders.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
California
Limited
To Chicago in 5Dsys
Leaves daily at go a. N.
With Diners and Sleepeys.

1850 AN. For Stockton. Merced (direct
connection for Yosemite VAL
ley)s Fresno, Hanford. Visa
lila, Bakersfield and Inter
500 PM mediate points
$3.50 A M.-California Limited, days
to Chicago. Leaves every day. Direct
connection to Grand Canyon,
$3.50 A. M.-Valiey Limited Tor stockton
Merced (direct connection with Ye-
semitic Valley, Fresno. Hanford, VII
salia. Bakersfield and points on SIer-
ia Railway.
1856 A.M-For Stockton. Riversbank.
Oakdale and points on Sierra Ra- lway
400 P. M-For stockton. Fresno and
intermediate points.
500 p. M.--Overland Express for Dem
yer, Kansas City. Chicago and Grand
Canyon.
TICKET OFFICESEFerry building.
San Francisco; 1112 Broadway, Fortiefh
St, and San Pablo ave. Oakland: Uni
versity ave. and West ST.. Berkeley
NOTE--Yosenit Valley r. r. trains
leave Merced for Yosemite Valley at
$50 A. NJ. and goo P. NJ. every day
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
CARMEN GRUMBLE
At OPEN SHOP.

disposition that does not make
for peace was manifest Yesterday in
the conferences of the labor leaders
with Patrick Calhoun. The men feel
that they have a grievance in the com
pany's declared intention to permanent
ly employ men who were brought here
as strikebreakers. Calhoun stands i'm
mutaly for the open shop. He holds
that the carmen are bound to that prin-
cipal both by precedent and by their
contract with the company. But logic
is no salve for wounded feelings and
the five labor leaders are disposed TO
inject the closed shop question into the
discussions.
Some of the carmen are dissatisfied
with the method of procedure They
say that they went back with the un-
derstanding that arbitration was to
follow imme6 .ately, and they comment
unfavorably on their leaders dealing
directly with Calhoun and entertaining
offers of settlement from him inde-
pendently of arbitration proceedings.
This would apparently indicate a
growing lack of confidence on the part
of the men toward some of the officers
Of their unions
The conference committee, composed
of H. L. Worthington, Richard Corne-
Illus, Charles Stryker. w. c. Fuller and
william P. McCabe. met President CAL
houn yesterday morning at the offices
of the company in the Oak and Brod-
erick streets car barn. Under the un-
derstanding that the difficulties of each
union should be considered separately
in the order in which they had struck,
consideration of the demands of the
inemen was resumed. On the pre-
vious day Calhoun had offered to re-
duce their hours TO nine but Presi-
dent Worthington had held out for an
eight-hour day. That matter was con-
sequently postponed until the arbitrat-
ors shall have met.
The conferees then found themselves
face to face with the closed shop oues-
ton. The linemen had not returned
to work. Why they had not gone back
to their jobs when the carmen returned
to their cars is explained differently by
the company and the union. Calhoun
says that he was ready to re-employ the
old men, but tat they refused to work
beside the men who had been repair
ing the trolleys during the time they
had been out on their strike. Worth
ington says that through a misunder-
standing of the bosses, the men were
told that there was no work for them.
but that the matter had later been set
tied and they will return According
TO Calhoun the United Railroads had
all the electricians it needed, but 1t
was willing to give the old men work
in any case.
Underneath these apparently conflict
ing statements is the evidence that the
FIVE unions would be glad to force the
company to accept the closed shop
principle and employ none but union
men.
This will never do" said Calhoun
yesterday. Il have said that when a
man enters my employ / will never dis
charge him except for cause. and what
have stated in the public press / will
stick to. ! will interfere with no mans
right to work and will not suffer
others TO dictate TO me whom / shall
hire. You may state most positively
that I have offered these old men work,
but / have never said that I would aot
retain the men whom hired during the
strike"
Worthington said yesterday that the
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League May DropOt
Tasks Unless There
Is Prompt Action.

While the Policy holders League is
trying TO assist the policy holders OF
the Calumet, Fireman's Fund, Home
FIRE and Marine and Pacific Under
writer's companies, an intimation is
made that 1t will be necessary for the
policy holders. to act more promptly
than they have and with greater una
nsmity 70 meet with success. The an
nouncement was made in this paper
that 1t had been necessary to aban-
don the proposed court proceed
lngs In the cases of many companies
because policy holders have not regis
tered policies to the face value of s25-
oo0.OOe A similar abandonment OF
other work in hand may take place
so 1t is said, If the policy holders in
the companies mentioned in the fore
going do not take care of their part
of the business, which consists of regis-
tering and otherwise assisting the
league
While due notice had been given pre-
Flously by the Policy holders League
that 1T could not provide for col
lections of policies unless l per cent
of the face value of policies was put up
as fund to meet expenses, the an
nouncemenr Wednesday morning of the
decision to give up the court proceed
ings nevertheless came as a shock to
hundreds of diiatory or careless policy
holders. Early yesterday morning and
throughout the day a rush of policy
holders TO the Midway building on Mar
het street, where the headquarters o.
the Policy holders League are, took
place. Inquiries led to the statement
on the part of Secretary L. III. King
and others that the decision of the
trustees of the league in the matter
was final. The entire subject matter
had been carefully considered. 1t was
evident that the total of SIS, 100000 in
policies could not be registered in the
remaining time and the trustees were
compelled in justice to all concerned
to act The entire blame was attrib
uted to the policy holders who had not
taken sufficient pains to look after their
own interests
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
MOB HILL s CREST
FOR CLUB HOME.
Pacific Union Members Are
in Favor of Buying Site
of the Old Flood Mansion
OWNER is WILING

Where the ruins of the once palatial
Flood Mansion on the California street
hill now stand silhouetted at night
upon a starry. background. there may
rise the new and magnificent home OF
the Pacific Union Club, Although ne
gotiations for the purchase or this
valuable property have not yet been
started, the members OF San Fran
ciscois aristocratic organization have
been given to understand that they
can have the property. and 1t is pos
sible that deal may be enecteo
within the next few days.
The Pacific Union Club still owns
the site of it's former clubhouse on the
northeast corner of Post and Stockton
streets. but the majority OF the mem
bers are said 10 be opposed to rebuild
ing there and have been looking for
another and more inviting location
Discussing the. project to build on
the California street hill. President De
Pue said last evening:
NO definite action has yet been
taken by the members toward pur-
chasing the site OF the Flood mansion.
but there is strong sentiment smong
them In favor OF acquiring the ground
There is feeling in the club that
we should not relocate on the old
property. but should go into a
more desirable neighborhood. and the
one on the hill naturally would be
most acceptable to the majority OF the
club members.
1T is a little too early to say
whether or not we will purchase the
Flood site, but we understand ii can
be obtained II we want 1t"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
FATHER OF JULIUS
KAHN LOST IN CITY
Aged Parent Of Congress
man Strolls From Home.
70 Late Hour Is Missing

Herman Kahn, the father of Con
gresham julius Kahn. stroIIed from
his home at 1898 Haight street yester-
day morning. and although the vicinity
was thoroughly searched he had NOT
been found at midnight Mr.. Kahn
is seventy-four years Of age and his
health has been impaired for some
months past His memory had also
become affected with the years and I,
is feared by the family that the old
gentleman wandered into Golden CSate
Park and lost his way In the brush.
Mr.. Kahn has been living win 4.
second son, Bert Kahn on HafrhT
street, and il has been his custom fo
take a walk in the morning YESTERDAY
al o'clock he was seen to leave tbe
house. and no apprehension was felt
until night, by which time he had nor
returned
Dir. Kahb was dressed in a dark gray
salt Of clothes. wore a black slouch
hat and carried an ebony cane with 8
silver head
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08

on the case. Chief Wilson of Oakland
agreed with Chief Vollmer of Berke-
ley that some person perfectly famii-
lar with the habits OF Mrs Perch had
stolen the gems. Chief volIner and
Detective Jamison of Berkeley said, "A
woman" and the Oakland police ad-
lnitted the soundness OF the sugges-
tion. Suspicion at once fell upon Mrs.
Souch. Her manner was not perfectly
composed. She gave signs Of nervous
ness.
The watch kept upon her move
ments bore fruit almost at once Her
first trip TO Oakland with a diamond
ring, which she Pawncd for a little
less than $50, was her undoing De-
tectives watched her enter the pawn
shop, and after waiting long enough TO
make sure that the transaction had
been completed. they entered, charged
the woman with her guilt and she con-
fessed at once. The diamond ring was
taken from the pawnshop and restored
to Mrs. Perch.
The remainder of the stolen dia-
monds. the entire collection complete,
was unearthed by Mrs. Souch She
had hidden all the diamonds In an un-
frequented part OF the house.
The scene that followed in the man
sion on Henry street when Mrs. Souch's
guilt was made known, was, accord
ing to the detectives, indescribably
pathetic. Mrs. Souch was like an in
sane person and all of those concerned
agreed that she suffered from a mania.
Her actions were not those of a sane
person and it was because of her Pc
culiar appearance and movements that
ch 50 olfCklV Sngnecfed
Mr.. and Mrs. Perch were almost
equally affected with Professor Souch
in the revelation of Mrs. souch's ex-
traordinary actions.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
REVEALS Me ETHODS
Of THE EAGLE.

More damaging testimony was ad
duced at the investigation of the Grand
Jury yesterday afternoon into the af-
fairs of the Eagle Insurance Company.
Six witnesses were called, most of them
men employed by the Eagle Company
to prepare reports of earthquake dam
age The evidence showed that the
only facts acceptable to the company
were those showing buildings had been
damaged by the earthquake and were
Of advantage to the company in set
Ting its losses.
c. c. Fauss, one of the inspectors,
testified that when anybody told an
Inspector that a building had been
badly damaged by the earthquake he
war deemed a good witness and his
report was taken in full by the COM
pany. On the other hand. he said. IL a
report was made out that a building
had been damaged by fire IL was
marked mo good
Several of the witnesses asserted
that from 500 to 5000 inspections of
buildings had been made, but none of
them remembered any particular build
ing he had inspected. They testified
that they had never taken any signed
or sworn statements and were in
structed not to interview any own
ers of buildings or ask them
any questions as to to whether their
property had been damaged by the
earthquake. Some of the witnesses de-
ciared according to a member of the
tirand Jury, that they knew the re-
ports were not made out for the benefit
OF the poIicy-holders.
The members OF the Grand Jury be-
lieve that If they can get hold OF these
reports they will be able to land some
OF the ringleaders of the company in
the penitentiary.
G. F. McMacken, who is one of the
chief clerks for the Eagle, and who
employed many of the inspectors. was
sulky when he first went on the stand,
but after few threats he became very
meek. He would not say whether these
reports were sold to other insurance
companies. He was subpenaed TO ap-
pear at the next meeting of the jurors
and furnish them with these reports.
The witne sses who testified were f.
A. Platt, r. c. SCHNEIDER, G. G. Fauss,
w c. Dathe, @. F. McMacken and ]. S.
ShInaber. Because they failed to re-
spond to the subpenas served on them
and J. H Roberts will be cited to ap-
pear before Judge Graham and show
cause why they should not be cited for
contempt.
The Grand Jury has started a cru
sade against policy-holders who have
made out false proofs of losses and
have succeeded in getting more money
from insurance companies than their
actual losses amounted to. Several
cases have been brought to the atten-
ton of the Jury and it intends to start
an investigation at once.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
NO PLACE FOR WHISKY.
Thfrty-Eigbt Barrels of II worrying
.1he Relief Corporation.

In the final days Of the Moulder
warehouse the thirty-eight barrels OF
whisky stored there bob up sereneIy 10
worry and harass the Relief Corpora
ton. The problem is what 10 do with
the whisky. In the scheme of relief
there is no use for It; in the plan for
storage there is for Il no abiding place
Captain Kilian. in charge OF the ware
houses, viii not have IL; nobody has
volunteered TO drink It. and il must
be moved forthwith from the Moulder
warehouse.
Rudolph Spreckels. head OF the de-
psrtment OF camps, said yesterday that
there was no place in relief admins
tration for the whisky.
Ny own 5Udgemnt" he said "is to
keep the case goods for hospital use
and 10 dispose Of that which is in
casks. / am getting the particulars OF
the absolute amount and value of the
liouor and shall know definitely within
e few days how we stand"
The whisky is valued at about $4,000
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
soUr KITCHENS ORDERED CLOSED
After Next Thursday Only One VIII Be
in Operation.

Orders were issued from the depart-
Toent Of camps yesterday ordering the
closing next Tuesday Of the soup
kitchen maintained at the playground
In Golden Gate Park and that al Lobos
Square; also. on Thursday, the one at
The tennis court at Golden Gate Park
ara that at Jefferson Square. Thus.
after Thursday Of next week, the only
soup kitchen in operation will be the
one at the speedway, which will be
continued until the Ingleside camp is
ready for its tenants, the non-support-
ing. who viii be cared for there during
The winter
Orders have been issued for break
ing up the refugee camp at Fort Ma
son, as after September p no refugees
VIII be permitted TO camp there. The
majority Of the campers will be ro-
moved 10 the camp at Lobos Square.
There are between 200 and $50 persons
living in the Fort Mason CAM.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
NORTH SHORERAIL
VA sausalIto Ferr1

Via SausaiIlo Ferry.
FOR SAUSAIIT0. MILL VALLEY. san "a
FAELr-WEEk DAYS AND SUNDAYS
I:o0. st:4o. S..l, s9:15, $3.50. If.O0 a m !
1870, -I:45, .3:l5. 4:35, 5:15. $50. 80
7:l5, $500. 1918. 1855 p. N.
sRuns to San Quentin.
40 a.. m--, daily. for Cazadero and wav
stations.
5:l5 ?. m. daily. except saturdays and SUNDAYS
for Point Reycs and way stations
Ticket Of3ce--
Union Depot. foot Of Market st.. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
GRANTS REPRIEVE
TO ADOLPH WEBER
Governor Postpones the
Execution of Auburn Muir
derer for Fifteen DAYS

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 7.-Governor
Pardee, at the request of Attorney
General Webb and District Attorney
Robinson of Placer County, has grant
ed a reprievc of fifteen days to Adolph
Weber, sentenced to be hanged next
Wednesday at Folsom for the murder
Of his father, mother, sister and
brother at Auburn.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08

IRECToRs of the Traders
PoIicy-hcIders' Company
have been given a chance
to appoint receiver AID assist
ants. The offer hinges on their
ability to get s2,0oo,0oo in poll
icies pledged to act together.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
PROMINENT VETERAN DIES.

SONORA. Sept. w r. Kay. who
died yesterday at Jackson, Amador
County. aged so. was the bugler who
sounded the charge during Sheridan's
ride to Winchester. He was the leader
OF the band at Appomattox Courthouse
at the time of Lees surrender.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
Receiver of the Traders
Now Offers to Abdicate

Y NTIMATI0N has been given
that unless policy holders of
the Ffreraan's Fund Insurance
Company and It's allied corpora
tfons, and the Calumet Insurance
Company act, the Policy-holders'
League will not be able to carry
out it's plans In their behalf.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
Photographic Portraits.

Boye Studio reopened. 2737 Clay. Fully
equipped Portrait sittings, eniarging,
pictures reproduced Best workmanship,
moderate rates.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
InRY RETnRNs YERnrcT.

JURY RETURNS vERDICT.-A Coroner's
jury held inquest yesterday into the death
Of John Pfizner McAllister street shoe mer
chant who was killed in his shop rece1tiv
Pftzner's assailant struck him on the besd
with a sashweight and the jury returned a ver-
dict that he came his death at the hands
of persons unknown TO the jury.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
Imperial watchman's Clocks.

LOUIS Weule Co. agents, l06 Steuart
st7Watches. clocks. chronometers,
nautical instruments, L. S. Govt charts
a~d MAPS
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08

sMUGGLED OPIUM sEIzED.-severai boxes
OF opium, 400 cigars and several bundles of
playing cards were seized yesterday on board
the steamer America Msru as smuggled goods.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
EMPIRE EXPEDITION INauIRY.

W. j. Shelters. second mate OF the
steamer Empire. and several other wit
nesses were before the United States
Grand Jury yesterday testifying as TO
the facts connected with the reported
expedition of that vessel to Guate-
malan waters to aid the revolutionists-
Shelters Is being used as the Govern
ment witness and will not be prose-
cuted for whatever share he may have
had In assisting the expedition. The
inquiry Will be resumed next Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08

COFFEE CLUB FOR SANTA CRUZ.
SANTA CRUZ. Sept. THE Santa
Cruz Coffee Club, organized principally
by the temperance workers. was open
ed In Santa Cruz tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-08
PROFESSORS WIFE
CONFESSES.

Continued from Page L, Column =.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-27
Don't buy shoes anywhere but
it The New York Cash Store, u

Don't buy shoes anywhere but
!!at The New York Cash Store.
Mrs. Gussie M. Stoddard form
|erly one Of our High school teach
ers, and for the last few years
teacher in one Of the schools in
Great Falls, Mont, enjoyed q yis.,
il with her sisters, Mrs. Eich and
Miss Bice this week. Mrs. Stod-
dard continued her journey to
Troy Mills, Iowa, her home town.
She will return west in a few
weeks and go to Seattle to take a
position in the schools Of that city.
Miss Dawn VanLiew Of this
city, who a little while ago went
to Seattle to see her brother, the
freight clerk on the steamship
Minnesota, and to visit with her.
mothers family, has been invit-
ed, BY President Ford Of thel
Pacific Coast Company and his
family to take q trip to Alaska. |
After her voyage, and a couple
OF weeks among friends in Sea
tile, she will return to our city.
Mrs. Bancroft will return to |
town early in the week. During
August and September Mrs Ban
croft will give lessons in china
painting in her studio at seventy
five cents lesson. Ladies intend
ing to do Christmas work may
find it very advantageous to take
their lessons during the summer
months and at such a low price for
lesson. Children's classes will
continue Wednesdays and Thurs.
days at 1890 a. m.
When the electrical storm was
threatening Tuesday, the streets
were filled with dogs playing in
the most approved dog fashion.
Suddenly the flash Of lighting
VIII ich signalle1 the bolt that
struck Hamilton's house came,
and then the crash. In less time
then it takes the reader to glance
over this item the dogs disap-
peared, every one running in his
own direction, And not a dog
came out again that evening.
! DR.. Rug er, who has been suf-
fering for some time from a
stroke Of paralysis, was report
ed allttle better just as we were
going to press. He is able to
move the disabled limbs, and
his mind is bright and active.
His heart is giving him some
trouble, but it is hoped that be-
fore long it will improve. No
one is permitted to see him but
his physicians and a very few
intimate friends.
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Dissolution of Partnership.

Mesdames. Hodson and Tiven
doing business as Hodson &
Tiyen as managers and proprie-
tors of the Commercial Hotel,
have dissolved partnership. All
outstanding bills must be pre-
scented on or, before August 1st.i
1906 Mrs. Hodson Devils Lake.,
an. .. q
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-07-27

the New Y ork Cash Store have
silk gloves Of all kinds.
Great values in Wash Goods Of
|'all kinds at The New York Cash
Store.
The City council has. ordered
cement sidewalk to be placed on
sixth and seventh streets from
5MinneWaukan avenue out over the
hill. This order will remove the
last Of the wooden walks on those
streets and very much improve
the appearance Of that portion of
the city.
In another column may be read
the names ofSthe committee who
are authorized to- receive the
money for the band stand. The
name OF each donor will be pub
lished in the Inter-O Ocean and in
the Devils Lake Journal. Do
not fail to have your name
enrolled among the immortals.
The need Of business buildings
in this city is holding back many
an investor. The other day a
olesale house Of st. Paul Of
fered to put in a branch house il
we could find a building suitable.
The firm would agree to have
their goods ready for distribu-
ton within a month. One
whole sale house will bring an
other.
Mrs. Meter and daughter,
Williston, N. d. are. the guests
Of Mr.. Glass and family, Of the
Weather Bureau. at the present
time. Mr.. Glass had them all
fsurf bathing this week, and, the
rogue that he is, when they
were luxuriating in the limpid
waters of Devils Lake, he turn.
ed his famous camera upon
Them, and now they can never
| get out of the water.
The work on the Band Stand
L is progressing. Do not fail to
send your dollar to one Of the
nine gentlemen named as COM
mittee. Do not wait to be called
upon. 1t will be a task to call
upon every one, and that task
can be made much lighter by
handing one Of these gentlemen
one dollar, or less if you do not
feel like giving more.
Mr.. Glass. Of the Weather
Bureau, has a satisfactory ex-
| planation of the reason why the
ldogs SO quickly scattered to
their homes after the great
crash of lightning the other
evening. He says the dogs had
their feet on the ground and
received much more of a shock
THAN did the people who stood
on the sidewalks. AS it was,
lnearly everyone in the neigh
borhood Of the Sevilla thought
The was struck.
The New York Cash Store has
1.-THE finest Clothing department il
1.-THE state.