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The oasis., 1906-07-14
e,lmarx law sna Its Eneess.

The coming county elections will be the first to be affected by the primary election law passed by the last legislature.
 Already the county committees in Graham county have held joint session and fixed September 22nd as the date for holding all political com ventions.
 The new law provides that all primary elections must be held at least thirty and not more than sixty days before each general election 50 that primaries must be held this year between Septem- ber 9th and October 6th They must be held at the same time and in the same building and public notice must be given by tine board of supervisors by publication in newspaper representing each party at least thirty days before the holding of the primary.
 The conventions must be held at least twenty and mt more than forty days before election and must be called for the same day They must complete the nomination of their candidates within two hours and without adjourn ment.
 The same laws fixing penalties for bribery and other election crimes as govern al general elections, will govern at the primaries Border Nidette.
 The foregoing is correct except that the final sentence of the penul- innate paragraph is q misconstruc- ton of the law. Instead of obliging convention to complete nomina- tion of candidates within two hours the law provides Che nomi- hating Of all candidates for office and the transaction of all other business in connection with said convention shall be completed acitJout adiourament for time ex- ceeding two hours" etc. Which means that a convention may re- main in session legally 50 long as necessary to transact the business for which 1t is called, but should 1t adjourn with the business in complete, the adjournment must not exceed a period of two hours
The oasis., 1906-07-14
Hospital Notes.

Mrs. E. 5. Klein, after week at the Sisters hospital, was able to leave that institution Wednesday, having recovered her health.
 Mr. R. L. smith from Mowry is at the hospital, suffering from tom silitis. He is improving and will be able to return to his home next week.
 Arrangements are being made for the erection of an addition to the hospital. IL will he stone and brick structure, on the rear of the main building. to be used for an operating room.
 Sister Gertrude, who has been here since the hospital was opened, left Wednesday for Phoenix and will later go to Prescott, to recuper- ate. Sister Michael from Phenix arrived Tuesday night and will remain here until Sister Gertrude Is well enough 10 return.
The oasis., 1906-07-14
Death oi l. P. MeIIes.

Tucson Post: ]. r. Welles died at lis home Friday morning Of heart failure. His father and brother both passed away in this manner. Mr. Welles has been a resident of the territory for many years and held many responsible official positions during that time having been chief deputy United States marshal under Marshals Griffith, McCord and Daniels. He leaves wife and two children and very large circle of friends and acquaintanees throughout the territory.
The oasis., 1906-07-14
Has . Good Property.

About three miles north of Pat ,agonia Mr. George Schryyer of that place, has large low grade copper property from which great results might be effected with develop
 ment. The surface exposure is from 200 to 300 feet in width, showing small percentage of copper at all points. 4 shaft of fifty-fve feet in depth has been sunk by Mr. Schryver, and he am ticipates that when water level IN reached he will encounter large body of high grade snlphide ore. He lacks means for thorough and
The oasis., 1906-07-14

Losr:- A pocket book, contain ing five dollars, some papers and two keys to vault Mo- 29in the First National Bank of Nogales. Would appreciate 1t very much ii finder will return keys to bank or to George D. Gross, Mowry, Arizona
The oasis., 1906-07-14

.reU development oi Che proper t4. ahd till giqea plenAid oppo
 tunIe to anyone Wifh the means who will take hold and develop it
 Mr. <chfygcr ays thal he wanis no money iu haua. He will bond it to anyone who means business, retaining an interest himself The property is named the Red Hat"
The oasis., 1906-07-14

"The American Lady" the most elegant and stylish shoe made Sold only at the Red House, Ramon NasQuez.
The oasis., 1906-07-14

Gents and boys clothing and underwear, stylish, cheap and dur able at the Red House, Ramon Vasquez.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
INSURANCE AGENTS
AVOID SUbPENAs.
Grand Jury Is Anxious to
Hear More About Ac-
tons of Companies
b-Committee to Make
Report to Main Body
Tomorrow Afternoon

Prominent insurance agents and adj
Justers are seeking cover from the
subpenas that have been issued for
them by the Grand Jury to forward it's
investigation of insurance matters
From the time the Grand Jury began
the investigation of insurance matters
the agents of several of the companies
have been fearing the summons from
the fnquisitorial body. The subpenas
were issued at the instance of Assistant
District Attorney Harrison and are re-
turnable before the Grand Jury next
Friday afternoon.
The insurance committee of the
Grand Jury has been busy during the
week running down the methods of
the welching companies In dealing with
the unfortunate policy-holders who are
applying for their just payments. In
addition to this, the methods of the
companies in receiving money for pol
icies and compromising claims have
been under searching inquiry. Enough
has been learned to warrant the issue
OF subpenas. and 1t is expected that the
testimony of the agents will bring out
interesting facts on which to found in
dictmerits
The Grand Jury will meet next Fri
day afternoon and the insurance COM
mfttee will make a report of its In
vestigations to the main body. 1t Is
believed that the entire afternoon will
be devoted to the taking of testimony
and that the issuance of indictments
will depend on the revelations made by
the men who are hailed before the jury
by means of the subpenas.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12

is expected that the Board of Town
trustees Will at its session next Tues
day evening take up insurance matters
and act along the lines that have been
laid out by the Board of Education
Henry c. Schaertzer, representing the
Eagle Insurance Company, against
which suit to recover $1,000 on a policy
was brought in the Superior Court of
this county by Charles F. Smith. who
conducted the Creedmore House at 1922
Larkin street, San Francisco. asked
that the action be dismissed because
of irregularities In the complaint.
MOST COMPANIES HONEST.
The suit was begun during this
month, and 1t was recited in the COM
plant that Arthur 6. Mason was the
manager of the Eagle at the time. Ma
son made affidavit that he had resigned
the management of the Eagle on June
IA and had so notified State Insurance
Commissioner e. Myron Wolf Judge
Ogden took Schaertzer's petition un-
der consideration and granted a stay
of proceedings in the case.
The committee of the Merchants Ex-
change that was appointed to investf-
gate the insurance situation and as
certain how the companies were treat
ing their San Francisco policy-holders
who suffered in the confagration re-
ported that "a majority of the COM
panies are making an earnest endeavor
to meet their losses. Some are sparring
for time, 1t Is true, but as such a great
loss came so suddenly and unexpectedly
it has been difficult to finish the work.
There may be some dishonest compan-
les, but this committee thinks they are
very few"
Baron Won Grunder of Munich. Ger
many. who with Baron Hye of Vienna
is visiting this city, when asked as to
what he believed the German insur-
ance companies would do toward set
tling their San Francisco liabilities,
said: IT believe all of the German COM
panies will be able to meet in full all
claims against them. They have the
funds and they are managed by honest
people"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
TRADERS IS TRYING
TO ADJUST LOSSES
ON REDUCED BASIS
Attorneys Present Some
More Advice to Cor
poration of Insured
Say Assets Are Strong

John S. Partridge, secretary of the
Traders Policy Holders Company, has
addressed the following letter to The
Call:
City Editor Call, San Francisco. Cal. /:
Dear Sir-Reports are constantly COM
ing to, The Traders Policy Holders
Company that Mr.. Moore is attempt
IS per cent l think policy holders
should be warned that if they adjust
on a basis of this kind it will mean that
in the final distribution of assets, they
will get their pro rata only of the
amount adjusted For instance, If they
adjust for rs per cent and the assets
should amount to so per cent, they
would receive in the end only so per
cent of rs per cent or 60 per cent of
the face value of their policy.
Our information is that the assets
are very much greater than appeared
in the beginning and people are foolish
il they allow themselves to be deceived.
The Traders Policy-Holders Company
would like to have all who desire to
join the corporation TO call as soon as
possible on John S. Partridge. the sec
retary, at S27 Eddy street.
The policy-holders of the Traders
Insurance Company of Chicago, the
company which went into Insolvency
and was later discovered to possess
assets in an amount almost equal to
its liabilities, received letters from Re
ceiver Byron L. Smith yesterday, in
forming them that their proofs of loss
were not acceptable to him.
He states in this letter that some of
the proofs are defective and on this
account he has decided to accept none
of them. New ones must be filed.
Attorneys in this city are of the opin-
ion that this is a move to induce the
policy-holders to accept a compromise.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
viii Hasten Action That Concern
May Not Escape Summons.
1t Is Now Ready to Depart From California
Said to Be Preparing to
Sever Pacific Coast
Connections.

Attorneys c. c. BOyntOn, james f.
Peck. Frank J. SOEfnsky, Francis j.
Heney. Jnmes j. Dwyer and Frank IL.
Wehc, representing the United Policy
holders Company, the organized in
sured of the WIIIiansburgh City Fire
Insurance Company of New York, Will
sue that company for S1,500,OO0 in the
State courts next Saturday. This
amount represents the combined Claims
of the organized pOlicy-hOiders.
Boynton viii not attack the earth
quake clause in the Willismsburgh poll
cies. He win merely allege that this
amount is due the insured and wait
for the WIlliamsburgh City TO plead
non liability" under the earthquake
clause. He and his associates are ready
10 fight this contention when il is made
in court
Attorney Boynton declared yesterday
that he had heard that the Williams
burgh City. anticipating suits, intend 10
quietly close its san Francisco and
Oakland Offices and leave the State.
He viii file the suit this week in order
70 checkmate this move on the part of
the insurance company
This is a big suit" said Attorney
Bovntou Yesterday, but ] firmly be-
lieve that We viii obtain Judgment for
every cent OF the s1.500,0O0- The earth
quake clause in the Williamsburgh City
IS the easiest attacked clause of them
all We are suing them now so that
they cannot get away from US by
scurrying 70 New York We would
then have to fight them there"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Companies That Paid Losses in Full
Doing Rushing Business.
Berkeley Board of Education Plans to Give Its
Insurance to Tried and True Concerns.

OAKLAND, July 11.-Now that con-
ditions with the solid and substantial
insurance companies that have paid off
the greater part of their San Francisco
fire liabilities are returning to the nor
NAL, the corporations are giving more
attention to obtaining new business.
Because of the valuable burnish to
their business reputation that the dol
lar for dollar concerns have received
in dealing with their policy holders, a
great volume of business is pouring in
upon the Offices and It is hardly neces-
sary for the companies to reach out for
patronage.
On the other hand the companies that
have been backward and penurious
with their claimants and have offered
to settle for six-bits and less on the
dollar, where the loss was sound, the
companies that are seeking to escape
paying anything by holding that their
earthquake clause" absolves them
from doing so, and the companies that
are compelling their policy-holders to
await settlement with impatience for
the purpose of forcing compromise,
are daily losing business and standing.
Managers Of some of the companies
that are notorious financial trimmers
and welchers are making use of the
circular letter to their agents through
out the Pacific Coast informing them
that the reports published in the news
papers about the six-bit companies are
misleading and that there are no dol
lar for dollar companies.
LOOKING FOR PROTECTION.
The purpose of these communications
is to lessen If possible the effect of the
wave of public opinion that has set in
against the wildcat and defaulting
companies and save some of the bust
ness they have harvested in regions
distant from San Francisco
At meeting of the Berkeley Board
of Education last night that body de-
cided. to have its finance committee in
vestigate the present rating of the
companies that are carrying insurance
on school property. The school direc-
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
CHARGE OF ROBBERY GROWS
OUT OF SALE OF A cow
Red BLUM Justice of the Peace Is Called
Upon to Settle a Rather
Remarkable Case.

RED BLUFF, July IA remarkable
ford Tuesday, which resulted in Karl
CrOwder Of Manton being held to ap-
pear for trial on a charge of robbery.
Crowder some time ago bought a cow
Of a man named Pruden and paid s5 of
the purchase price. Pruden did not de-
liver the animal and when Crowder
later made demand for either the COW
or the return of his money he was re-
fused either Crowder becoming angry,
threatened TO beat Pruden unless the
money was returned. Finally, losing
control of his temper. he commenced to
beat Pruden, whereupon Pruden agreed
to pay If Crowder would cease his at
tack. This the latter did and Pruden
paid back the money. He thereupon
swore TO a warrant charging Crowder
with robbery.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
OREGON LAND FRAUD TRIALS
ARE TO BEGIN NEXT MONDAY
Prosecution Ready 10 Proceed Against
the Men Accused of Cheating
the Government.

PORTLAND. Or. July 1.-THE first
OF the land fraud trials will begin next
Monday. There viii, however, be pre-
liminary irmishing-forcing defend
ants in different cases to plead and
arguing of demurrers--duringt the pres
ent week.
The first trial will be that Of Henry
w Miller, Frank E. Kincart, Martin G.
Hoge and Charles Nickel on an indict-
nent charging them with conspiracy TO
defraud the United States by inducing
about one hundred persons to make
Illegal filings on valuable tracts Of
timber lands in Southern Oregon and
thereby acquiring the same.
Hoge is a MedfOrd, Or, lawyer, and
Kincart and Miller are timber cruisers
both OF whom have been under arrest
several times in connection with al
legged fraudulent land operations in
Southern Oregon and Northern Califor-
MIA. Nickel lives at Medford and is
& man Of some local prominence. He
owns the Southern Oregonian, pub
lished at Medford, and the Democratic
Times, published at Jacksonville.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
PoliC-Holders Of Wliamsburgh City Company to Bring
Suit IN State Courts for $1,5O0000 Due Them.

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany practically
of the faherland One
of the first will Mosele
which announced yesterday through agents. arrived that
liable These will they
will at least compromise.
than the the big thought this
explain delay many
repudiated obligations
large number of these committees.
The insurance paid their losses
business in California than before Policies coming
it impossible handle them Berkeley Board
of Education has practically decided all its
companies.
Pocyhoders Traders
by agree adjustments the
of the said be than supposed
the beginning In the final settlements will
pro- ratao oil the of
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Six-Bit Companies
Serve on Loss Committees
Work of Making Adjustments Seriously Retarded
and Search Is Instituted for Those Re-
sponsble for the Delay.

Thirteen fire insurance companies
have been appointed on loss commit
tees to examine more than 1000 losses
in this city. Considering that the COM
mittees to date number less than 1900,
this large share of duty assigned to a
small number of companies may pos
sibly explain the delay in settling
losses that has led to the appointment
of a committee of five by the dollar
for dollar companies.
The lists of loss committees appoint
ed have been distributed among the
insurance companies regularly and i'm
mediately after appointments have
been made. This has enabled the in
surers to make a careful study of the
committees in a search for the parties
responsible for holding the business
back.
1t is found that up to date the Ger
man Fire Insurance Company of Free
port has figured on loss committees in
seventy cases.
The Rhine and Moselle Company.
which through it's German represen-
tatives has given notice that it will
not pay a dollar to its policy holders,
is included in fifty-one loss committees.
The Williamsburgh City Company,
which has taken an attitude that has
excited the ire of its policy holders.
has been a member of twenty-six loss
committees.
HONEST COMPANIES ACT.
The Spring Garden Company, con-
cerning which complaint has been
made, is found to have been on seven
loss committees.
The German of Peoria, which has
proposed compromises to policy-ho
ers, has sat in fourteen committees to
determine what should be done toward
making settlements.
The Traders Insurance Company of
Chicago, now in the hands of a re-
ceiver, has sat in sixteen cases of loss.
where the figures represented by claims
were large.
There are other instances in which
companies that are not settling in full
have been made members of loss COM
mittees, but less conspicuously than in
the foregoing list.
On the other hand, companies that
are in the dollar for dollar" list have
been numerously represented and have
exerted themselves to have speedy set
tlemehts made. The company that has
been included in the greatest number
of loss committees is the London AS
surance, with a record of 40 cases.
Some other companies largely rep
resented in loss committees are the
following: Aetna Al, Caledonian So
Atlas 60, National of Hartford 73,
Springfield SO, Transatlantic 75 Fire
mans Fund 81, North British and Mer-
camille "a, Liverpool and London and
Globe 81, Northern Assurance 81,
Phoenix of London S6, New York I'm
derwriters 81. London and Lancashire
go Phenix of Brooklyn ~, Pennsyl-
vania rs, Hartford so, Home of New
York "a, GermanzAmerican So, Royal
81, Hanover 70, Insurance Company OF
North America 106
This list of the companies repre-
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12

tors We're unanimous that the time was
at hand to ascertain whether the board
was carrying any policies In companies
that are welching on their San Fran
cisco liabilities.
Considerable discussion ensued as
TO which are the welching companies,
and 1t was suggested that the matter
OF investigating the present rating of
the concerns be left to the City At
torney This suggestion was not ac-
cepted and the question of determining
the weak and dishonest firms was left
to the finance committee.
There is widespread move on the
part of Berkeley to cancel all policies
In WEIGHING insurance companies. 1t
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
SAN JOSE SECURES ORDER
STOPPING WORK ON BRIDGE

SAN JOSE, July 11.-An injunction
was served today upon the Dumbarton
Land and Improvement Company TO re-
strain IL from building a bridge across
Mallard Slough, near Alviso. The re-
straining order is the outcome Of a
suit begun yesterday by the city Of
San Jose. which alleges that the build
ing Of the proposed bridge would
necessitate a costly extension OF the
city's outlet sewer.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12

sented numerously as loss committee
members includes dollar for dollar
companies and also some that are not
known as the dollar for dollar" ones.
The thirty-five companies that are rep
resented by the committee of five at
the adjusters' bureau have urged
prompt action and it is due to their
influence that decided step has been
taken toward obtaining settlements
promptly.
NEW ASSIGNMENTS MADE.
Since the committee of five organized
last Monday the following losses have
been assigned to loss committees as
indicated:
West, Elliott & Gordon-Connectic
lcnairman), German American, Glens
Falls. Bankers Investment Company,
Aetna (chairman), German- American.
Fireman's Fund. z. J. Wieland, 1919
1921 Kearny-Milwaukee Mechanics
(chairman), National Union, North
posit and Trust Company, 1910 Ma
son-Mercantile (chairman), London
Bros aass Sadyan eharnsny msIty
Pennsylvania, Hartford. Oceanic Steam
ship Company, Pier Hartford (chair-
mani, Sun. Fire Association. Antonio
p. Thomsen. American Hotel, Howard
ern National, German of Freeport. An
drew Brown, sos Mission-Royal
(chairmanl. Springfield, Buffalo, Ger
Main-Sun (chairmanl, Home Fire and
Marine Insurance Company of North
Atmerica Haas Bros. Central Ware
mani, Royal Exchange, st. Paul. ].
Noonan Loan Company, 1017-1023 Mis-
sion-Franklin (chairman), Phenix of
Brooklyn. Northern: Hickman & Mas
lchairman), Fire Association, United
Firemen,s. Muhs & Lochbaum, Mission
between Third and Fourth-Caledonian
North America, New Hampshire. Cafe
Odeon. $40 Farrell-Hamburg of
Bremen (chairman), American Cen
els. tcall buildingl, Third and Mar
ket-Svea (chairman). Scotch I'm
California, California and Liedes-
e9mRany of F1nd
Atlas. Quong Lee Company, S2S Du-
pont--Northern (chairman), New Hamp-
shire North tn British W. r. Hearst
man-American (chairman), Phoenix of
London, Connecticut Qwong Yick &
Co., TAB Sacramento-North British
and Mercantile (chairman). Aetna, Svea.
tents)-Phenix of Brooklyn (chairman),
National Union, American of New Jer-
sey- Shun Yuen Hing e. Co., various
Aetna (chairman), Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe. North British. Mrs
Ella L. Baker, Hotel Pleasanton (rents)
Queen (chairman). Springfield.
The companies having the leading
losses are made committee members in
the cases where they are concerned
The committee of five will take the
reports of the loss committees and go
over them under the plan that was
outlined in the resolutions adopted by
the committee on Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Death of Mrs. FIavia A. AvIIa.

FRESNO, July 11.-Mrs. Flavia A.
Avila. prominently connected with the
Spanish families Of early California,
died today. aged IS years. One of her
sons is Henry Aviia. employed in the
Union Pacific Railroad Office in San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
SUIT TO DIVIDE FUND.
San Franciscan Party to Friendly
Action Against Milwaukee Mechanics

San franciscan Party to Friendly
Action Against Milwaukee Mechanics
MILWAUKEE,, July 11-Praying
that the $3,00o.o0G safety fund of the
Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance Com
,pany be disbursed by the Federal Court
of this district. Ira Cobe of Chicago
and Edward McGraw of San Francisco
have brought friendly action against
the company to secure an equal dis
tribution of the fund which the State
Insurance Commissioner has set aside
for the payment of the company's San
Francisco losses.
The suit is the first of it's kind in
this country and is brought to prevent
scramble among policy holders who
may try to obtain an advantage over
others. 1t is believed that 1t will pre-
vent much litigation and will also re-
suit in speedy settlement
At the same time the Mechanics an
nounced that 1t has decided to with
draw from California. It gives two
reasons-one the uncertainty of earth
quakes and the other the attempt of
California to enforce the liability loss
on stockholders of foreign insurance
corporations.
1t is said that the company does not
care to do business in that State under
the liability clause.