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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
COMPLAINS OF HOME COMPANY.

An investigation of the good faith
with which the Home Insurance Com
pany of New York is keeping it's agree
ment to extend its time for filing loss
claims sixty days may be Instituted.
Some time ago Insurance Commits
sioner Wolf received from nearly
every fire insurance company doing
business in this State stipulation by
which sixty days beyond the customary
period for fling loss claims was prom
ised. Complaint has been made that
the Home Company, through it's ad-
justing agency at 462 Ninth street.
Oakland, during the last week has
refused to take in the loss proof sub
mitted by woman policy holder and
informed her that she was too late.
for the time had expired.
This is the first time that the Home
Company has been mentioned in a
complaint, so attorneys say. An ex-
PLANTATION may show that there is a
mistake. In the meantime the mat
ter will be called to the attention OF
the adjusters. and an answer Will be
asked. Within a week many small
loss claims have been presented to the
adjusters of various companies. Some
came by mail from distant points.
others were filed by persons w..o have
slept on their rights to this time ana
have negligently permitted their in
terests to be unrepresented until clos
to the final day on which the fire in
surance companies are relieved from
the obligation of receiving additional
proofs.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

y ENRY c. QUINBY, alto ley for
the Eagle Insurance Company,
was before the Grand Jury
again yesterday afternoon. but
he failed to bring the reports
was requested to produce. No action
was taken against the attorney on ae-
count of Presiding Judge Graham being
absent, and the body postponed the
investigation until next Friday af-
ternoon. when IL will meet again and
Judge Graham will be on hand.
Judge Kerrigan, is acting as presid
ing Judge in Grahams absence, but ii
was decided by the jury to postpone
action until Friday, as Judge Kerrigan
is not as familiar with the matter as
is Judge Graham.
Quinby was ordered again to bring
the reports, but he as much as fatty
refused to have them on hand at the
next meeting. His explanation when
questioned was that the communica-
tions are privileged.
However, the jurors are determined
to have the documents, and it is prob
able that If Judge Graham had been
present yesterday he would have cited
the attorney for contempt.
Luther Wagner. a member of the
jury, has been making an investiga-
tion as to the identity Of the twenty
three men that Quinby told the Grand
Jury had been employed by the Eagle
making out reports of earthquake dam
age. Though he has used every means
he could think of to learn their iden-
tity Wagner has so far been unsuccess-
full and has about concluded they do
not exist. He has had woman con-
nected with the information bureau
assisting him, but she has met with the
same failure. The directories before
and after the fire do not contain any
of the names given.
Subpenas have been issued for the
agents of the German of Freeport,
London and Lancashire and Transat-
lantic insurance companies and they
viii be hailed before the inquisitorial
body at its next meeting and asked to
explain the methods pursued by them
in settling their fire losses.
Captain F. A. Kuhls, a member of the
Grand Jury, has had experience with
the Austrian Phoenix Company, which
has convinced him more than ever that
insurers are not acting on the square
and are using despicabie methods in
settling their lossesa Ruhls occupied
part of Chris Buekley's building at
the foot of Market street and had his
personal property insured in the Aus
trian Phoenix When he went to have
an accounting with the insurance Of
hcials one of them produced. evidence
showing him that one of the walls of
the building where he was located had
fallen and damaged the building oc-
cupied by M. j., Brandenstein, notwith-
standing that the latter building is
more than a block away from where
Kuhls was located.
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THIEF GIVES BACK
LEAHY'S COIN.
Returns With Note the
Money Taken From
tn e Commissioner
INQUIRY BEGU II

w. H. Leahy. president of the Po-
lice Board, visited the board rooms at
police headquarters yesterday morn
ing. and was very much surprised and
pleased on opening a package ad-
dressed to him to find his purse and
$40 which were stolen from him on an
Ellis-street car last Wednesday, The
following unsigned note, written in
pencil on half-sheet of note paper
was also in the package:
Mr.. Leahy: Enclosed please find
property you lost several days ago. You
were unknown at the time and we do
not wish to see some innocent party
suffer You may keep this secret if
you wish. Hoping this meets with
ther trouble. Respectfully yours.
P. S.-This is being returned through
friend of yours.
The package was delivered at the
board rooms last Friday by a mes
senger boy to Policeman Charles SkeI-
ly. who signed the receipt for ii. 1t
remained in Skelly's custody until
handed to President Leahy yesterday
morning.
When his pocket was picked on the
streetcar last Wednesday Leahy seized
Joseph Reed, a passenger whom he
suspected of being the thief and took
him to police headquarters. The purse
not found upon Reed when
searched, but Leahy was positive Reed
was implicated in the theft and the
following day the prisoner was
charged with grand larceny. The case
is pending before Police Judge Shortall.
Reed claimed he was a butcher from
Los Angeles but the detectives recog-
nized him as a dope fend" who was
at one time arrested here for shop
lifting. 1t is supposed that confed
crate of Reed returned the purse, and
the police are searching for the mes
senger boy to get a clew.
few weeks ago ex-Coroner Leland.
who was held up by two men and
robbed of his coin watch and other
valuables, had everything returned to
him through the mail except the coin.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
UNCLE SAM WOULD
A|D ISLANDERS.
Agricultu Department
Seeks Wider Market
for Fruits of Hawaii

The annual harvest of certain pro-
ducts of the Hawaiian Islands Is limit
ed only by the demand and with the
impetus of wider market is capable
of almost unlimited expansion 1t is
to provide a wider market and bring
about an increased harvest that Uncle
Sam is now making a series of expert
ments for the purpose of discovering
some reasonably sure method of ship
ping certain tropical products so that
they will reach the mainland markets
in god condition.
On the liner Alameda, which arrived
yesterday from Honolulu, the Depart
ment of Agriculture shipped a ton and
half of pineapples, alligator pears
and papaia fruit j. Edgar Higgins.
horticulturist at the Hawaii sAgricul-
tural Experiment Station, has charge
of the experiments He has been in
Hawaii for eight years and has made
a close study of the subject of market
ing the products of the islands
The fruit in the experimental ship
ment was picked and packed under
Higgins supervision. Some of it was
slowed in the Alemeda's cold stora ge
rooms. The rest was distributed be-
tween the main, orlop and tween decks.
to give every theory a chance.
None of the packages will be dis
turbed until today, when, under ordi-
nary circumstances, the fruit would be
placed on the market. Higgins will at
tend to the unpacking and what he
nnds VIII supply the substance of his
report on the first experiment. Theo-
ries formed now will be put to practi-
cal test on future voyages of the Ala
media, and before he settles down Al
the experiment station again Higgins
hopes TO have opened the door for Ha-
Wahan products to a limitless market
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
TEACHER STORIES
CAUSE SCANDAL.
Santa Rosa High School
Professor Accused by
the Female Scholars
DISMISS AL ASKED
spEc1A1. DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


SANTA ROSA. Aug. City super
intendent of Schools E. Morris COX
who is also principal of the alsH
School. informed the Board or Eoucd-
ton at the regular monthly meetlns
last evening that Vice Principal Cnarles
T. Conger, of the Santa Rosa His Il
School must be removed or else the
board must accept Cox's resignation.
The present unsettled condition OF
affairs in the local School Department
arose a month ago. when the board ulS-
missed a number of teachers, 1ncludlnS
Vice Principal Conger and Prinelpai a
G. McMeans of the Fremont School'
without a word of warning Conser
at once began an agitation TO regain
his position. He was successful In ms
efforts and two weeks ago the ooaro
reinstated him. Cox felt that the ac-
ton of the board was a blow at his
efforts to maintain peace and harmony
in the school.
1t is charged that Conger referred to
the principal and superintendent among
his pupils as the 'old man" and the
lady teachers of the school as Ola
maids" 1t is also charged that ne
made himself offensive to the teachers
and girl pupils by telling questionable
stories. The women of the faculty
openly declared that Conger was per-
soma non grata with all OF them, as
well as with the girls of the school,
and rather than associate with him at
recesses and intermissions they were
in the habit of remaining in their prt-
vate dressing
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ART ASSOCIATIONS Loss.

The adjusting bureau of the fire un-
derwriters has reached the loss of the
San Francisco Art Association in the
Mark Hopkins Institute Of Art and has
assigned it's consideration to the New
Hampshire, Sun and Union of London
fire insurance companies for adjust
ment The work of the bureau in the
direction of assigning losses steadily
decreases. Yesterday was the regular
meeting day. There were but thirteen
losses before the bureau. These. with
the assignments TO committees, are as
follows:
Kwong On Fung & Kun Lun Tai.
S24-s24R Dupont street-North Brit
ish and Mercantile. Home Of New York.
Man Yiok & Co.--Home of New York.
Liverpool and London and Globe
San Francisco Art Association Mark
Hopkins Institute of Art--New Hamp-
shire, Sun, Union of London
James p. Dunno & Co., 1000 Market
street-London and Lancashire. Nj
agara, Hamburg Bremen.
James p. Dunno & Co, 1 Stockton
street--Phenix Of Brooklyn, Pennsyl-
Yania, Sun. =
Mrs. Mary A. Deming and Mrs. clara
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window frames, sashes, castings and
doors will be entirely of metal, and
the latest and most approved labor
saving devices will be installed in the
interior. Each office will be equipped
with plumbing and wired for tele-
graphic and telephone communication.
There will be four vacuum cleaning
outlets on each floor. A novel feature
for this city will be the introduction
in the basement of safe deposit vaults
for the exclusive use of the occupants
Of the building
The concrete construction viii be fol-
lowed throughout the building. There
Will be no veneer on the exterior of
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

]. Deming, Montgomery avenue and
Jackson street-North River, National
Union, Continental
Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden, fur
niture and fixtures, 1913 Beale street
Pacific Underwriters, Svea, Sun
A. Carle, 1916 Stockton street-Royal
London and Lancashire, California
The Highway Shoe Company FIX
tures-California, Agricultural, queen
City.
Mrs. A. D. Huntington, household
furnishings, California and Taylor
streets-Unions Assurance, New York
Underwriters, Sun
William Wolf, 134S Market street.
Phenix of Brooklyn, American Central
Continental.
United Shirt and Collar Company
Phoenix of Hartford, Fireman's Fund
Globe and Rutgers.
Tillman & Bendel machinery and
fixtures, 696 Battery street.-The Asso-
citation. Phoenix of Hartford, Aachen
and Munich
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foreign material. The concrete itself,
cemented and sand finished, will serve
as the external facing.
The MacGregor building will cost in
the neighborhood OF 100000. 1t will
be eight stories in height The lower
story will be used for insurance pur-
poses, while the remaining seven sto-
ries will be devoted to offices. There
will be 125 offices in the building. so
arranged that any combination or suite
desired will be possip1e.
Piles are now being driven on the
site of the building, and work will be
rushed to the earliest possible con-
summation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
MRS. COHEN DEMANDS BIG
DAMAGES FROM UNCLE SAM
Wants Government to Pay Her $4,000
for DivertinE Waters of Creek
on Her Land.

The case of Emily G. Cohen VS.. the
United States of America was on trial
yesterday before United States Circuit
Judge Morrow without jury 1t will
be submitted today. J. J. Scribner and
A. H Cohen appeared for the plaintiff
and Assistant United States Attorney
George Clark for the Government.
Mrs. Cohen Is the widow of a promi-
nent railroad attorney and resides in
Alameda. She seeks to recover $4,000
damages alleged to have been caused
by the diversion Of the waters of Sau-
sal Creek, which formerly flowed
through her land. The Government
bought the property from her for $4,000
and used it for the purposes of the
tidal canal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

| |HE MacGregor building, now be-
ing erected at the northwest cor
ner Of Pine and Battery streets
by the Boyd estate, is the first
actual example Of reinforced concrete
construction in San Francisco. The
planning and construction Of the Mac
'Gregor are in the hands Of the Fer
rolite Company Of 925 Golden Gate
avenue.
= Fireproofing and up-to-date equip
meut have been especially studied in
the designing Of the building. The
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Firenen'S Fund Seeks
Aid of the FinanCierS
Strenuous Efforts to
Realize on Assets
of Company.

q STRONG effort Is being made to
~ finance the assets of the Fire
- mans Fund Insurance Company.
Oficers and directors Of the com
pany alike are working hard on the
proposition. Bankers and men of money
have been interviewed. A large sum
OF money that can be used for paying
of policy holders, so the officers say.
depends up on the success of the scheme,
which involves deals Of the first size.
Sufficient encouragement was re-
ceived yesterday by President Dutton
and Vice President Levison to make the
prospect brighten materially. All day
they were busy in various parts of the
city interviewing large stockholders
and important policy-holders.
The scheme, Of which the details are
kept in the background by the Fire
mans Fund officers, was generally dis
cUssed in all its phases. A conference
took place between Insurance Commits
sioner Wolf and Vice President Levison
that lasted a long time. The Insurance
Commissioner declined TO speak of
what had happened
The Fireman's Fund Insurance Com
psny, being a local institution trans
acting business on a large scale, nat
urslly took in as assets a big set of
holdings in local securities that were
considered before the fire TO be gilt
edged. The events Of a few weeks
have made the value of the bonds and
stocks a matter Of speculation. Bro
kers on the bear side Of the stock mar
ket in various States have tried to
hammer the values down. They are
now waiting, SO it is reported, to get
hold OF the securities at a sacrifice to
the company.
There are large local interests tied
up with the Fireman's Fund outside Of
the claims Of the policy holders. which
count UP in seven figures They are
naturally interested in seeing mat the
values OF bonds and stocks are main
tained. They will cooperate so far as
they can with the officers and directors
OF the Fireman's Fund Insurance Com
pany. All this is to the benefit of the
policy holders, for the better price the
securities bring the more there will be
70 divide among the policy holders.
II was acknowledged yesterday by
a Firemans Fund officer that this was
the idea that Attorney c. z. Kinard had
in mind when he told the policy hold
ers of the Fireman's Fund Monday
evening that he hoped that they would
receive 100 cents on the dollar This
is the hope OF the officers and directors
Of the Fireman's Fund Company The
movement on foot may not reach con-
clusion within a week
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
THE LYCEUM

Formerly Phelan Building.
Opened it's fourteenth year on July
% at $3.50 Pine ST., cor. Scott. with the
same teachers. Our record during
thirteen years: OF 10 graduates sent to
Stanford, not one was compelled 70
nreparation. Two were offered post
lions in the Stafford Faculty Two
others were graduated after three and
a half years References: President
Jordan or any Stanford professor.
L. H GRAU, Phi. D.. Principal
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SYNDICATE BUYS SITES
OF TOWNS IN SOUTHLAND
G. A. Parkyns, as Agent, Acquires Con-
troll of Imperial, CaIexfco,
Heber and BrawIey.

nounced from what purports TO be
authoritative sources that w. F. Holt
and the Imperial Land Company have
concluded a deal by which they will
sell to a syndicate represented by G. A.
Parkyns, formerly assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific in this city, all of
their holdings in the townsites of I'm
perial. Heber, Calexico and Brawley.
the electric power plant at Holtville
and the ice plant at FL Centro.
The consideration is reported to be
$1,000, 600. Parkyns represents in the
deal the Merchants Trust Company of
this city, but it Is understood that the
Southern Pacific Railway is largely in
terested.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Oil Tanker. ON strike.

SAN LUIS OBISPO. Aug. John
Page and H. G. Morrow OF the Standard
Oil Company arrived here this evening
to go to Orcutt in the morning to try
and settle the dispute with the tankers.
The tankers are out on strike, demand
ing eight hours a day instead Of nine
and a raise in wages of % cents a day
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Cancel Rhine and Mo.eIle Policies.

ALAMEDA, Aug. THE City Trus-
tees have Cancelled an insurance pol
icy carried on municipal property in
the Rhine and Moselle Company This
action was taken because of the man.
ner in which the foreign firm Is
welching on its San Francisco fire
losses. The attitude Of other insur-
ance companies in settling with their
San Francisco claimants is being OBJ
served by the City Trustees, and they
viii treat similarly all who try to
cheat San Francisco fire sufferers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Sue Manchester Assurance.

Paul, Griffing and Philip Bancroft.
who owned dwelling at 1895 Van Ness
avenue, brought suit yesterday against
the Manchester Assurance Society of
England for $4,000, said TO be due on
an insurance policy. The complaint al
leges that they purchased the house
from Emelie L. Lewis and that the in
surance policy was transferred to them.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Man Accidentally Shot.

LOS ANGELES. Aug. IN sMacKen-
zie was shot and instantly killed by
the accidental discharge of a shotgun
in the hands of C. B. Nichols at Ca
huenga Pass. about ten miles north
west of Los Angeles today.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS
A "DESERTED VILLAGE
Town of Hedges, Once Prosperous
Mining Center, Abandoned
by It's People.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7.-GoIdsmith's
Auburn" is paralleled in San Diego
County, for the mining town of Hedges
is now deserted village 1t was never
the "loveliest village of the plain" but
it was prosperous mining town and
the home of the famous Golden Cross
mines. Now there are not enough peo-
pie to support school and the Super
visors have let the district lapse
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
/ SCHOOLS l
A ~ D
! COLLEGES
BELMONT SCHOOL.

For Boys. Belmont, California.
near San Francisco. has never since Il opened
been without representation at Harvard and ths
University Of California. and at Stanford since
that University 0pene1 lt sends boys % Yale
the Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology, and
to other Colleges and Schools OF Science. Pc
ginning with August 1906, the teaching force
will be sufficiently strengthened to make possi-
HE a still more careful classification OK pupils
according to ability and attainments- W
Reid Jr viii resume his duties 10 January
EeepfnR horses. begun experiment this
year will be continued under the direction Of
Teacher II sufficient number OF parents wish
~ There Is nowhere a more beautiful place
than Belmont nor more healthful and stlmu
Iatjur climate. The next term begins August tJ
I0O6 For catalogue and book Of views address
WLED ~ Qauard), asst Mnsir
MI KD Ls I'M (HsuNd), Asst Mead AasH
ION leave OF absence.l
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Russians Shell Chinese Bandit.

HARDIN, Manchuria, Aug. IA
band OF Chinese bandits engaged in
pillaging along the Sungari River was
shelled by a Russian gunboat yester-
day A large number Of the bandits
were killed
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Aug. Edward Bate
man, negro, found guilty of having attacked
young woman at Aurora last February, was
the scafold denied his guilt.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Goodyear Rubber Comuanv.

Office and salesroom at their rubber
factory, 21S-220 Spear ST., bet Howard
and Folsom. Tel Temporary 1873.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08

PROPOSALS for subsistence supplies-OBes
August 6, 1906.-Sealed proposals for furnish
ing and delivering OF such quantities OF SUD
sistence supplies. delivered at such WHARF &
wharves, or such warehouses In San Francisco
Ca as per circular TO be seen at this once
VIII De received here until IL o'clock a. ~.
Thursday. August IS. 1906. and opened imme
diately thereafter in the presence OF bidders.
specifications. general Instructions 10 biageLss
ana niank forms OF proposals VIII be furnlSnssp
20 established dealers on application to z. y
kkAUTHoFF, Major Commissary.
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POLYTECHNIC Business COLLEGE

And School OF Engineering IN session.
Oakland. Cal. (inc. capital stock 500, ,O0Ol.
CaIifornia's Great Business University.
1000 Students. Ideal climate; home Influences.
Has nnest building and equipment IN America.
100 typewrfters; 80 teachers; individual instr.
Enroils Grammar. High Sch. and Univ. students.
Pittnan and Gregg Shorthand. Positions secured.
Also CIVIL. Electrical or Mining Engineering.
New Building Not Damaged by Earthquake.
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PROPOSALS.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Aug. Z. 19os.-sealsd
proposals, In trtplicate. will be received here,
until II a. m. August 25 1906. and then
opened, for furnishing al material and repair
InS wnarves at the Preside OF San Francisco.
Fort Barry and Fort Baker Cal, according 20
speclncarions On RE IN this Office The Gov
ernment reserves the right 10 reject any Or All
~, freiereace given 70 articles Of Amerlc az
production, conditions OF price and quality in
Guiding Ia the price OF foreign productions the
duty tnereonj being equal. All informat.oa
rels rrurnlsned @ on application 70 the office % IN
Snler guarterniaster. Department 0f California;
Presidlo Of San Francisco. Cal. W. c. WREN
Captain, q NJ, U. S. A., Acting Chief Qsar
termaster.
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MOUNT IAMALpAIS MILITARY ACADEMY,

SAN RAFAEL. CAL.
Junior school separate. Fall term be-
gins Aug Is ARTHUR CROSBY. DID.
Head Master.
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]. Edlin. merchant tailor, now at 31S
Bush street. Complete line of woolens.'
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convenience in bathing

Is a feature at Byron Hot Springs. Mineral
baths, hot and cold. under same roof your
room Pleasant two and a half hour ride from
San Francisco over Southern Pacific. Round trip
ticket and Friday 10 Monday hotel, $3.50.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Among the recent
recruits for the navy have been a number Of
young Indians who were educated az the Car
Isle Indian school IN Pennsylvania Edward NJ.
Ellis. a grandson OF Red Cloud, the famous
Sioux chief is one Of these. he is a petty
O1icer.
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MILLS college and SEMINARY

Confers degrees and grants diplomas. Seminary
course credited to the university and leading
Eastern colleges A rare opportunity offered IN
Music, Art and ElOcutiOn. Forty -nrst year FAN
term opens August 10, 1906.
Write for catalogue to MRS. C. T. MILLS.
Mills College Postoffce. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-08
Miss Vests School for Girls
St. Matthew'S Military School

(Episcopal). Burlingame. Cal Fall
REV. WILLIAM A. BREWER. Rector
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Quinby of the Eagle
FloutS Demand of
the Grand Jury.

r YENRY C. QUINBY. ATTIC. ley for
the Eagle Insurance Company.
was before the Grand Jury
\ again ,-as+ardav aftarDoop b,st