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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
A CAMPAIGN OF DECEIT.

it For ten years little than mistakes have
been made in connection with it.
A CAMPAIGN OF DECEIT.
There is little question that the people of this city
entitled to the food OF the Tuoumne and the
only obstacle their the refusal OF Secretary
Hitchcock to grant available and adequate storage sites
suggested that his refusal could be overcome by an
appeal TO Congress.
While this was being done the Spring Valley Water
Company sent agents into the San Joaquin Valley to
irrigation OF the valley would be drained This
eapgn nao as ego ana me farmers l aTGse IN Proreld
for presentation in Congress- Mayor Phelan declined
place the measure in the hands Of either Congressman
Livernash Wynne who then represented this city, and
Congressman Gilett asked TO undertake its adop
ton It died untely death, although frantic efforts
Politics and Spring Valley had notable victory.
OF course strange that the Supervisors refuse
Francisco have become accustomed to strange things
JUGGLING WITH MILLIONS.
Those who have considered the problem seriously and
critically and fully competent pass Judgment upon
that the municipality should not be robbed OF its right
make choice from than system which may
be offered The Supervisors have denied this right with
insoence that characteriZes of their official
As far as the merits of the Bay Cities supply is
cerned there seems to be of opinion that
it worth one million dollars or ten mllions How much
must the people OF San Francisco pay for it and how
much more must they pay to get It! How much OF 1t Is
water and how much graft?
in the affair Is it better for the people of the city
wait until another administration control of the
government shall they bow great necessity and
obtain with the attendant evils OF papaby unfit
government to graft at any expense of public good?
absolutely certain that under existing conditions San
Francisco pay for great deal more than water
THE CITY MAY CONDEMN
What part the Spring Valley Water Company is to
play in this deal is another grave question Will San
Francisco have pay than ten million dollars to
obtain the Bay Cities supply and thirty millions
absorb the Spring Valley? Overhead trolley
franchises sink into insignihcance
If the Bay Cities supply IS accepted San Francisco,
OF does have pay the price demanded by
the Bay Cities Company The Supervisors may appoint
appraisers fix the value of the property and proceed
ings may be instituted condemn the price found
to be proper. II is very certain that everybody
cerned would take great care that the price would be
proper from the Supervsoral and company points
OF view.
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Municipal Water Supply and
It's Involved Scandals.

Members OF the Board OF Supervisors are quietly max
ms another move in their scheme 10 force an acceptance
OF the otter OF the Bay Cities Water Company for a
supply OF the city The project is so gigantic
IN lis possibilities for in and out Of Office that every
effort IS being made force it to speedy conclusion
Leaders IN the Board OF Supervisors canvassng
merits Of engineers who viii have the proper qualhca
Mons 10 inquire into the merits OF the Bay Cities supply
and report intelligenty TO the board.
SUPERVISORS AND GRAFT.
To an outsider il would appear that any OF scores
OF engineers would do, but the task very delicate
70 perform Il involves discussions far beyond the range
ot me VISION OF the ordinary expert II requires keen
Insight into municipal politics and close knowledge of
e prce OF commodities that far from being
tracucally II means determination OF how much shall
San francisco pay for water and how much for Super
FlsoTs Il IS an intricate problem in finance.
The Supervisors had trouble enough with the engi-
neers who 50 unoeremonOusly resigned and they
no more OF Il So the worthy city fathers have decided
70 look for experts outside OF San Francisco They
looking Tor them far away possible for distance
IS enchanting to the official imagination 1t is hoped that
who have directed the installation OF municipal
water supplies IN other communities and familiar
Sn @ me intricacy o. the problem may be engaged to
be rated strictly from the Supervisorial point OF view
HlisapPrehension IN reference to what already has
been done IN regard 10 obtaining municipal supply
OF water seems TO be general The Supervisors have
Bay Cities Company All that has been done. and il
appears TO be more than enough the adoption OF
resolution deciding that the Bay Cities supply IS the
best under consideration and worthy Of inquiry This
inquiry IS 10 be made BY the engineers and their
port Is favorable the Supervisors will recommend to the
people the purchase OF the supply at the figure de-
nanoed
SPRING VALLEY INTERESTS.
In this decision the Supervisors have fatty and sgnh-
osnty rejected the HetcH Hetchy supply which could be
obtained for nothing and have accepted that of the Bay
Cities Company al cost Of than millions of
dollars L Is noteworthy fact that the Spring Valley
Water Company IS violently opposed 10 the Hetch-
echy project and enthusiastically IN favor of the Bay
Cities proposition II the Hetch- Hetchy supply could be
obtained the plant OF the Spring Valley Water Company
would not be necessary its establishment this city
Il the Bay Cities supply Is taken understood
the Spring Valley Water Company would have be
bought and that company, every knows,
ertains abnormal notions Of the value OF its plant The
present Supervisors. however, kindly disposed body
of men.
great deal has been said TO demonstrate that San
Francisco cannot under any circumstances obtain the
HetchH Hetchy supply. This demonstration IS open TO
very serious discussion. One fact IS certain: great
deal OF bIunderng has been committed in the efforts TO
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pany, and also to hear report Of the
expert who was appointed to examine
the books of the company in the State
OF New York
The North German Company OF New
York has made the threat, common to
a certain class OF insurance companies
that have been doing business In San
Francisco, that II it's offer, 25 cents on
the dollar, is not accepted II will go
into the hands OF a receiver. 1t is
claimed that IT was through the ef-
forts of the late president Of the COM
pany. Adolph Loeb of Chicago, that
the appointment OF a receiver has not
been made already. Mr.. Best OF New
York, who has looked into the ayairs
OF the company, probably will be pres
ent Saturday evening to address the
poifcy-holders.
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pR. PnRcE,s REMEpIEs.
DIED SUDDENLY
OF HEART DISEASE.

How frequently does = hssd line stmi-
lar tc the above greet us II the nsHs-
n.oe@x The rush, push and strenuous
ress cf the American people has Strqng
terdeuey 70 lead up % valyular and other
Affections Of the heart, attended ny r.
reruiar action. paipisation. dizziness.
Fuiothered sensations and other distress
-hree of the prominent ingredients Of
which Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery Is made are recommended by some
OF the leading writers on Hotersd Aedscd
Tor the cure of Just such cases. Golden
Seal rot. for Instance, Is said by the
TTvTrED STATES D1sFESsAroRY, G stand
Ard authority. TO impart tone and In
creased power 70 the hearts action
Numerous other leading authorities rep
resent Golden Seal as en unsurpassed
tonic for the muscular system IN general,
aud As the heart Is almost wholly CON-
posed Of muscular tissue, 4 nAtnfalty
follows that Il must be greatly strength
ened By this superb, general tonic But
probably the most important ingredient
az Golden Medical Discovery 50 far
as fts marvellous cures Of vslvulsr ana
Other affections Of the heart are con-
cerned. Is Stone root. or Colitnsostad Can.
Prof Wm. Paine, author OF Paine's
Epltony OF Medicine, says OF IL:
Il uof long since. had patient Who vas
- nn-.rh oDpressec with valvular disease OF
fhe heart that his friends wers Obliged q
carr hin upstairs he. however, greduaily
rrcovered under the influence Of Colln4onin
fnedicinal principle extracted from stone
root. and = now attending % hls oo.1ness.-
Heretofore physicians knew of no remedy
Tor the reBoTsl OF 50 distressing eno 20 oa1
eerous q malady. With them " wss -
guees work and Il fearfully warned ne
sFfcted that death was near ~ hand Col-
iinso1fn unQuestionably aEcrds relleI ln
such cases. and n most instances enecsS
Stone root Is also recomuepded By DIS.
Hale and Eilingwood. OF CnlcAgo, lof
4 valvular and other diseases o. the lear !: :
Tlhe iatfar savs: EFT Is q heart tonic Of
direct and permanent influence
Golden Medical Discovery not only
cures serious heart affections, but Is z
most efficient general tonic and tnyigor'
sfor sfren0thening the stomach, inyig-
orstsnr the liver. regulating the bowels
and curing catarrhss affections In al
parts Of the system
Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure Constipation
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
HELPS MINER AND
WINS FORTUNE.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO, New, Oct 17.-Having saved
the money she earned for three years
while working as a waitress II = Bodie
and Goldfeld hotel. Miss Samona Guer-
"a grubstaked prOspector and the
mine ne discovered at Wonder has just
been sold for $50. .000-
Miss Guerra has arrived in Reno with
her portion. 1000. and already she
sas taken steps 10 make her poor par
ents and twelve brothers and sisters
tndependent for life Miss Guerra sup
ported the family out OF her meager
money and still she was able 70 save
$500 Her parents lived at Indepen-
dence and she sent the coin there every
month 70 help them Then she was
offered this grubstake chance By q
GoldfeId prospector and she and &
woman friend accepted
A ranch near Stockton, Cal, has been
purchased by Miss Guerra fer her
PARENTS. and they, with the children,
have moved there. Miss Guerra VIII
1--we here for a time.
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BAB,s, 1z15 GEARY ST.
Dinners and luncheons, popular prices.

panies in Valparaiso the following
statement, which. in view of what has
happened In San Francisco, is not with
out interest. was authorized:
The insurance companies will be
bound only according to the condi-
tions named In their policies. and con-
nor accept responsibility for the fires
caused by the direct or indirect action
az the earthquake of the 18th OF Au-
gust. nor for those which may follow
as a consequence of the earthquake.
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SIX INSURANCE SUITS.
Actions Commenced Against Companies
to Recover on Policies.

Actions Commenced Against Companies
to Recover on Policies.
willard Brothers began a suit yes
terday for $4,000 against the Rhine and
Moselle Fire Insurance Company OF
Strasburg. Germany, on a policy COW
ering a stock Of cigars and smokers
articles destroyed at 63s Market street.
The H. z. Dugan Company has COM
menced two suits against the CONNER
cfaI Union Assurance Company, Linn
tied, Of London, Eng, on policies of In
surance. Both suits are based on poll
cies covering a stock of drugs formerly
contained IN the building at the cor
ner Of Sutter and Taylor streets One
Is for $1,000 and the other for $780,
Suit for $1,000 against the Phenix
Insurance Company OF Brooklyn has
been brought by Nicholas Polidori on
a policy covering a stock OF liquors,
saloon fixtures and household goods
destroyed in building at 13s Ninth
street
The n. s. crocker Company has
brought suit for $4,000 against the
United Firemen's Insurance Company
on two policies of insurance on a stock
Of stationery formerly contained in
the building at 215-21s Sansome street.
J. j. Foley has brought suit for s4ss
in Justices Court on two policies of
insurance in the Alliance Assurance
Association. Limited. OF London, Eng.
The property loss is not specified.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
u,,1. DISCARD aswELcHERs.p

OAKLAND, Oct. 1T.-City Engineer
Turner suggested this morning, at the
meeting of the Board OF Public Works.
that the insurance on all buildings
owned by the city on which policies are
now held in any Of the companies
which have WEIGHED" on their iiabiI-
tiles in the San Francisco disaster be
placed with companies of proven In
tegrfty. The matter will be taken up
at the next meeting Of the board
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18

Vallejo, Oct 17.-Charles Stevens Of the Union
Iron Works Of San Francisco has been appointed
foreman shipwright on the Mare Island navy
gard the result OF a competitive examination
the Government Inspector in the same line at
the Union Iron Works for many years and is at
new cruiser California.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ALLOWED FOR SANTA CRUZ
COMPTROLLER of Currency Issues Certid-
cate Authorizing New Instftu-
tfou for fhe Seaside Cffv

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE Comp
trolIer OF Currency today issued GER
tificate authorizing the First National
Bank of Santa Cruz. California, to COM
mence business with capital OF $780,
0o0 F. d. Baldwin Is president and T.
G. McCreary cashier.
The Citizens National Bank Of Los
Angeles was today approved as reserve
agent for the First National Bank OF
Hollywood.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
ruorq.rns Iosr Tr wREcK

City- o. T., Oct 1.-Two consignmenfs OF
money, amounting TO more than $4,000. were lost
In the wreck Of the Chicago. Rock Island 4 Pa
Cimarron River, near Dover, Okla, several
weeks ago. and agents Of an Iowa insurance
company are trying 10 trace ene OF the con-
signmentsl a registered package containing
5000. The money is believed 10 be buried
somewhere In the quieksand
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
cLAIMANrs WILL INeuIRE.
Creditors of North German Of New
York Have Leading Questions.

The policy-holders- Of the North Ger
man Fire Insurance Company Of New
York will meet next Saturday evening
in Temple Israel. California and Web
ster streets. to discuss the question Of
the waiver Of the stockholders la
bility that Is made a part Of the poll
cies OF the company. the right OF the
insolvent company TO reipsure within
one month after the San Francisco fire
in the Cosmopolitan Insurance Com
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18

LOG cRUsEEs wooDsKAH.-Ukiah. Oct
f--Tscob Suioutnon, G Finn. aged about .
resrs loat his life n the Soyo woods yesterday.
ge vas saving s large redwood log into lengths
eo- ries and 4 became cverbalaneed and swung
sro,,rd cnrchsnr hin and crushing his body
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
shakespeare Never Repeated.

But he lived hundreds of years ago.
Besides we are not Shakespeare, so we
keep repeating for cutlery and cutlery
repairing see Stoltz's, 1885 Fillmore
ST, above Sutter.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
nUTUAL SAVINGS BANK

Has let a contract for a modern all
steel equipment TO the Art Metal Con-
stuction Company, Is Grant avenue.
]. W. Bowen. agent. San francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
LIEUTENANT wrSsH1p

Vallejo. Oct. 1I.-Lieutenant Emory winshtp
Tor years Inspecting ordnance officer AT the
Union Iron Works IN San Francisco, is uD before
d retirement board the Mare Island navy-
yard Wtnshtp was recently detached from the
Iron works and was allowed three months sick
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18

STAGE DRIVER DTEs-san lose. Oct. r.
George Peebe. driver OF the stage that runs BE-
tween Gfroy and the bot Springs. was oound
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
READY TO COOPERATE.

Thornwen Mullallys when seen at the
office of the United Railroads last even
ing, said that the company stood more
than ready to cooperate with the Su-
pervisors in the placing Of more lights
on Market street
The readiness OF the railroad COM
pany TO provide lights, If the Super
visors should ask them. and the will
ingness OF the Supervisors committee
on lights to do something-at q future
date-may mean something to a stu
dent of the intricacies OF the procedure
of the United Railroads and the Board
OF Supervisors. and while the student
is solving the problem. the rest of the
public will stumble through the dust
and debris on Market street
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18

LET THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT U.s. New
Hicks-Judd Company, go Valencia street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
STAGE DRIVER DIE

leave IN the East. bur the ordering before the
retirement board has changed his plans.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18

REPTDIATE VALPARAISO LOSSES.
At a meeting Of representatives OF
the national and foreign insurance COM
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18

the supply offered million dollars by the Bay
much the scheme is and how much for
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
TRANSFORMERS ARE SCARCE.

I'VE are having difficulties with other
lighting propositions The San Fran
cisco Gas eand Electric Company lost
almost all its entire equipment in the
fire, and finds il hard to replace its ma
chinery There is great need of trans
formers I go TO President Britain
and ask him 10 give the city more light
He says, can't do it; 1 would like
to supply you with lights for the
streets, but cannot Under the one
twelfth act we have to expend on street
lighting $4,000 a month. Now we are
not spending that much money. In
July we were supplied with $4,000
worth OF light. but in September the
expense had been increased to $4,000.
What surplus we have we viii later
devote TO improving the street light
ing"
Acting Mayor Gallagher was not SO
emphatic as Davis in the matter OF the
coercion TO be used 10 make the United
Railroads do its duty 10 the city. But
he said that something would be done.
after the board had considered the mat
ter. He didn't say when that inter
esting and timely consideration would
be given.
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WILL DEMAND MORE LIGHT.

Supervisor Samuel Davis, who is
chairman OF the committee on arti-
fetal lighting, declares that the board
will force the United Railroads to in
stall more temporary lamps This is
an excellent move on the part of the
board, but it comes about five months
after the company contracted TO do the
work.
AT last Sunday nights conference
of the Supervisors" said Davis. II
brought up the matter Of lighting the
street and spoke OF the obligation OF
the United Railroads in that respect.
We are going to make the company do
what il promised. and will force it.
If necessary, to place more temporary
lights There has been a delay about
placing the ornamental poles on the
street, owing to the difficulties encoun-
tered by the company, so understand.
in getting the poles from the East A
special cluster pole is TO be used
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18

For years little than mistakes have
been made in connection with it.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
PROMISES DO NOT
LIGHT STREETS.
United Railroads Is Not
Forced by the Supervis-
ors to Fulfil Obligations
MARKET STREET DARK

While Market street is in partial
darkness at night. the United Railroads
stands pledged to furnish the city with
ADEQUATE illumination along that thor
oughfare from the ferry to Valencia
street. The obligation was entered
into formally on June 4. when an
ordinance was adopted by the Board
of S,IDeryisors granting the railroad
company the invaluable privilege Of
converting its cable systems into
trolley lines. Practically the only rec
ompense which the city received from
the company was the promise TO light
Market and Sutter streets, the lights
70 be placed on the ornamental troll
lev poles. and thus far the city Off
cials have done little to bring the COM
pauv to time Supervisors make
brave promises and people walk in
darkness.
Under the present unsettled condi-
tions there has been a delay in the in
stalIatton of the ornamental poles,
nothing having been done in that mat
ter. The trolley wires now in use are
suspended from very common poles
From some of these arc lamps have
been swung by the corporation. but in
the main, Market street is dark and
dangerous after nightfall Some of the
arc lamps have lost their globes and
give little light
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO FIRMS

AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS co.
Offices and stores 405 Eighth ST. Oak
land, and AIS Jackson st. San Tan
cisco Cal; warehouses, San Franctsco
and Oakland
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
Reading Aloud Mt Home.

Young girls should be encouraged to
read aloud frequently. There is no
lovelier accomplishment. Not the de
clamatory style Of reading which pro-
fessionel elocutionists acquire and
which, because it is intended for public
use, has degree Of exaggeration in
both its tones and its action, but the
quiet, sweet, sympathetic and intelli-
gent rendering of a book into the liv-
ing speech is what we should seek for
A girl frequently spends great deal
of time over studies which will do
her very little good in her future life,
says Woman's Life. The art Of read
ing well and acceptably would enable
her to grace any circle of friends; it
would assist her to brighten the house
hold; it would perhaps cause her to
be as eyes to the blind and as an
angel Of relief in the room Of the
invalid.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
IOWA CORN CROP ESTIMATE.

Secretary Of Grain Dealers Associa.
ton Places 1t at as1, ooo, 900 Bushels.
Des Moines, Sept. S.-George A.
Wells, secretary of the Iowa Grain
Dealers association made an estate
of 3s1, 100000 bushels as the Iowa corn
crop for 1906. Last years crop was
345, 0O0, 900 bushels. This estimate of
Secretary Wells is based on a per
cent increase in acreage and an in
crease of 3.4 per cent in the growing
condition of the crop, as shown by
the reports Of correspondents. as com.
pared with last year. The estimate
does not take into consideration any
betterment In tho stand Of corn and
for this reason Secretary Wells de-
clares that the estimate is under rath-
er than above what the crop will actu.
ally be. His estimate puts the aver
age yield at 1856 bushels per acre.
Elevator men and grain men general.
ly have been putting the figure at
40O,000,000 bushels and still maintain
that that figure will be reached when
the fact is considered that the stand
is much better this year than last.
The best growing condition is reported
from the southeastern part of the
state. The estimate of Secretary Wells
is the first estimate by anyone pre-
tending to keep posted by actually get
ting reports from over the state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13
ARr1r1c1A1 SNOW FORMATION.

ject somewhat above the cork and be
cut into narrow strips like a fringe.
each strip being made to stand out
well from the rest. Let the apparatus
stand, and at the end Of fifteen min
utes you will find the cut paper COW
cred with little particles Of snow.
The liquid has mounted in the paper
by capillary action. Coming in con-
tact with the air, its rapid evaporation
causes such sudden drop in the tenn
perature Of the air Immediately sur
rounding it that the moisture contain
ed in the atmosphere congeals and ap-
pears in the form Of snow. This ex-
pertinent may be successfully tried in
midsummer and IN full sunshine. 1t is
advisable, however. owing to the pow
erful and disagreeable odor Of the liQ-
uid employed, to conduct the operation
out Of doors or ON window sill.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-13

The best way to correct case Of en-
larged pores is to lay down certain
hyglenic rules Of living and stick to
them. Drink great deal of water, so
as to keep the kidneys In perfectly
healthy condition. Eat fruit to keep
the digestive organs active Take a
course Of complexion treatments that
include massage and electricity. The
idea is to set the glands and blood
vessels about their business, so the
skin will refine itself. 1t is when the
pores are inactive and in an unhealthy
state that they become small indenta
tons. Use the complexion brush every
night with warm water and pure cas-
tile soap, afterward applying creme
marquis. The friction is good, and the
habit Of cleanliness is always com
mendable.