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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
SECRETARY TAFT Is PLEASED
WITH FORT RILEY QUARTERS

FORT RILEY, Kan, Nov. 11.-Secre-
tary of War William H. Taft and party,
after spending Sunday at the post here,
left late this afternoon for Fort Sill. o..
t. From there the Secretary viii de-
part for Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Secretary Taft, accompanied by Quar-
termaster General Humphrey, Brigadier
General Barry and Captain Hutchinson
of the general staff, arrived at Fort Ri
lev late last night. This morning they
inspected the ground that has been laid
ont for two regiments of infantry, a
battalion of engineers and signal
company post in order to make Fort
Riley a brigade post Secretary Taft
expressed himself as pleased with the
location and said that Fort Riley, on
account of its location, had a splendid
outlook and had the qualifications of a
division post
Secretary Taft and party were given
luncheon at the quarters of Colonel
E. S. Godfrey, and later was rendered a
reception that was attended by all the
officers and ladies at the post.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
HEBREWS ORGANIZE
RELIEF BOARD.

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Primarily to
end for all time the necessity of form
ing temporary organizations in great
whose work is much impaired by their
temporary character, thirty-one He
brews, representing all sections of the
union, met in the Hotel Savoy today
and perfected an organization to be
known as the American Jewish com
mittee.
The gathering was the result of a
movement which had been growing for
more than a year and was the direct
answer to a call of the committee of
fifteeen appointed recently by Judge
Mayer Sulzberger, of Philadelphia The
original committee selected thirty ad-
ditionaI members, each representing
the Hebrews of his district. In all
there will be sixty members of the
committee to care for the interests of
the Hebrews in the twelve districts
into which the country has been di
vided.
The session was long and not al
together harmonious. Not little ami
mostly to the preference given to New
York city with it's fifteen members was
exhibited, and it was not until early
evening that a majority vote on the
city first to be the recipient of the
committees help could be obtained.
San Francisco was finally selected and
a resolution to spend 100000 in the
rehabilitation of the synagogues and
educational institutions destroyed. by
the fire was passed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
SULTAN WELCOMES
THE AMERICANS.
Ruler Of Morocco Accords
Notable Honors to Minis
ter Gummere and Party

LONDON, Nov. 11.-Advices from
Fez, Morocco. dated October %. give
full details of the splendid reception
accorded to the first American mission
on its arrival at the ancient Moorish
capital for the purpose of permitting
the American Minister. Gummere, per-
sonally to present his credentials to
the Sultan. Owing to the liberality of
the State Department at Washington
the mission was organized with becom-
ing dignity. The party consisted of
300 people, including the Minister.
Commander J. c. Fremont, u. S. N,
attache at Paris; Captain William S.
Guignard. military attache at Paris
Gummere's special secretary, W. O'D.
Iselin. of New York. who was secre-
tary Of Embassador White at the Alge-
ctras conference; some civil attaches
and a doctor.
the Americans the most notable honors
not only as tribute to the arrival of
the first American Minister at Fez, but
because he considered the Minister to
be his personal friend.
The reception was followed bv han
quets and fetes at which the chief
shereefan personages participated
Many Of the ceremonies gave the Amer
leans an opportunity of witnessing the
quaint Oriental customs in the Nor
ocean court and people.
Gummere expressed himself as being
highly gratifed at the success of the
mission inaugurating diplomatic rela-
tions between the United States and
Morocco under the most favorable cir
cumstances.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
ASKS DEPOSIT Of
ALL POLICIES.

Within eight days the German In
surance Company of Freeport and the
German National Insurance Company,
allied concerns, will make vigorous ef-
forts to get policy holders to deposit
their policies with the officers of the
companies on a basis of settlement of
so cents on the dollar The corporate
life of the two concerns is said by the
agents to depend on such a response
of the policy holders prior to Novem-
Der 20 The executive committee of the
Associated Savings Banks of San Fran
cisco has adopted resolutions advising
clients to agree to the companies
proposition.
The losses of the German Insurance
Company of Freeport amounted to over
$6,00O.000. This sum includes the
losses sustained by the German Ma
tional Insurance Company. The com
pany paid s2.000.0o0 on its policies, and
then there were outstanding losses to
the extent of $4,125, 900. Settlement of
this amount on a basis of so cents on
the dollar will require s2,475,0o0 This
money may be raised by the company
in Chicago if the policy holders will ac-
cept the company's proposition. With
the money available on that con-
tingency the company declares it will
be able to discharge its liabilities frac-
tionally and continue in business.
IL the policy y-holderS viii not accept
the 60-cent arrangement the Chicago
flnanciers will withdraw their support,
it is claimed, and the company will pass
into the hands of a receiver. Two tele-
grams have been received from the
headquarters of the company by Henry
M. Wolf, attorney, stating that the sit
uation is critical. c. Fl. Ward, manager
of the company in this city, with of
fees with the Crocker National
u L. . -1~..
nue., has issued a statement explaining
the company's position and advising all
policy holders to follow the lead made
by some and place their policies with
the company.
The resolutions adopted by the saw
ings banks conclude, after urging
claimants to deposit their policies with
the statement: IF the plan fails it
means delay, expense, litigation and
uncertainty as to the results
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
BAY CITIES SHOW
THE WAY TO OLD
TIME RIVALS.

The Garden City Wheelmen and Bay
City Wheelmen, those old-time rivals
of the cycling path, met on the track
of the Golden Gate Park stadium yes
terday in a series of exciting strug-
giles. The wearers of the feur de lis
of San Jose won the ten-mile handi-
cap and five-eighths mile scratch race,
while the team of the Bay Cities won
the Australian pursuit race, the fea-
ture event on the programme.
The Garden City men showed their
quality in the scratch race, four of
them qualifying for the all-important
final heat. Percy Lawrence of the New
Century Wheelmen was indulged with
the lead until the stretch was reached.
He faded away then and finished last.
There was a bad-1ooking spill in the
ten-mile race, when some twenty men
fell. They were all UP quickly, and
there was a big scramble for wheels,
each rider taking the first one avail
able. Berryessa, a scratch man, made
great effort in this race. He had
nearly overtaken the leading group of
riders when he was thrown in col
lision with a boy who was crossing the
track.
The pursuit race provided an exhi-
bition of marked gameness. The Bay
City representatives caught the New
u.
overlook the Central City team in the
ninth lap, Peigne making a great fight
to remain in the race This left the
Bay Cities and their old rivals in the
race. 1t required sixteen more laps
before Byler of San Jose was over
taken.
The races were witnessed by a large
number of people. The speedway pre-
sented an animated appearances as
many of the men who drive in the
matinee races were out with their fast
est trotters and PAGERS. The great
stadium is sure to grow in popular
favor and will soon justify the money
and the thought devoted to it by the
Park Commissioners. The results in
detail:
Australian pursuit race-Won by
Bay City Wheelmen's team, made up Of
Mclaughlin, Daggett and Cushman.
Distance 15 SIS miles. Time 5000.
Garden City wheelmen second Team,
Berryessa, Burnett and Byler New
Century wheelmen third. Team, Hoop
er, Lawrence and Schiller.
Ten-mile handicap-Won by Waltz.
Garden City wheelman, handicap, 3-16
of mile Time. 23:15 as Hancock
(s-16), second; McWhirter (3-16).
third; winterstein (S-16), fourth; Lave
| (5-1e), fifth; Black (3-16), sixth; Sulli-
van (2-16), seventh; Nugent (9-16),
eighth; Carlson (4-le), ninth; Schiller
(2-16). tenth: Bassett (1-16), eleventh;
Choboya (2-16). twelfth; HaIsted
(6-1s). thirteenth; Lawrence (scratch).
fourteenth.
Five-eighths- race-First heat
won by Percy Lawrence, N. C. w; Fay
Smith. G. @ w. second. and Stone, q.
c. w, third. Time. 1:S5 1-5. Second
| heat won by A. Daggett. B C. w: ].
Berryessa G. c. W.. second and o.
Hooper, N. c. w, third Time. 1875.
Third heat won by F. H. Mclaughlin,
] B. c. W.; Waltz. G. c. W., seconds Cho-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
ABUSED CHILDREN
GIVEN RELIEF.

Mothers are more inclined to intem-
perance which results in suffering to
children than are fathers, according to
the monthly report of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
but fathers are the more derelict in
providing for the material welfare of
the offspring. The mother stays by her
children more loyalty than does the
father; but the immortality of a mother
reacts more directly to the detriment Of
the children than does the lapses Of
the male parent In cases of actual
cruelty the parents are equally cul-
pable. AS for the children, the girls
were found to be the more wayward
The October report of the society is
interesting in its comparison of the
attitudes Of the parents toward their
children-that is, of such parents
whose misbehavior brings them within
the ken of the society.
October was trying month for chill
dren, especially for refugee children
The average number of cases reported
to the society is from seventy five to
eighty-five a month. In October 1O6
cases were reported. involving 216 chill
dren, of which number III were re-
lieved directly or indirectly
In detail the causes of complaint are
given as follows: Drunkenness of
father, 4; drunkenness of mother, 49,;
failure to provide-of father 35, of
mother J. desertion by father f. by
mother 3, by both 4; immortality of
mother Z. of father /; indigency of
parents, l; runaway boys, /; wayward
girls, 5; cruelty to relatives, 8; cruelty
to child, 3. Thirty complaints were
registered against refugees. Four
adults were prosecuted and in each case
conviction was secured. Thirteen chill
dren were placed in institutions.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
Horses Show Speed in Their Workouts
STRICKLETT HELPS
SAN JOSE BEAT
CHAMPIONS.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

STOCKTON, Nov 1.-THE superb
pitching of Elmer Stricklett. the
Brooklyn spitball wonder, enabled San
Jose to take the first game of the post
series between the Prune Pickers and
the Millers here today. Baseball stars
from East and West participated in the
great <ame and fans from all over the
San Joaquin Valley journeyed hither
to see the big leaguers perform. The
crowd was the largest that ever passed
through the gates at the Oak Park
grounds.
Stricklett won by a shutout with his
own team five points to the good
Three of these runs the Brooklynite
was directly responsible for. In the
seventh inning with the bases full
Stricklett drove out smashing three
Dagger.
Although the Millers failed to get a
man past third base they played
wonderful fielding game. They cleo
trifed the great crowd of rooters by
pulling off a lightning triples play in
the very first inning. Spencer, the
first up, drew a walk owing to Hen
derson's wildness. Then HiIdebrand
was safe on Mohler's error and the
great Hal Chase stepped to the plate
The New York idol hit for a line drive
into center 1t certainly looked good
and Spencer and Hildebrand started to
advance. Rip Van Haltren ran in on
the drive, caught 1T neatly and threw
to Shay at second, who whipped it to
hrst, completing the triple.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
vESUvIUS QUIETING
DOWN AGAIN.

NAPLES, Nov. 1.-THE column OF
smoke and ashes above Mount Vesu-
vius diminished materially today Ma
pies is entirely free Of smoke. The
wind is blowing from the east. Slight
aetonations were heard today, but the
people are reassured and in long pro-
cessions. carrying images of the Ma
donna and the saints, they are re-
entering their villages. In the churches
the people are returning thanks for
their escape from the dangers of an
ERUPTION. Ashes from Nesuvius ara
falling as far distant as Avelino, eighty
miles away.
Professor Matteucci, director Of the
royal observatory on Mount Nesuvius,
has been called to Naples by the Pre-
feet. He confirms his statement made
Saturday that he does not think the
present disturbance to be the begin
ming Of a new eruption.
DENVER, Nov. IA press corre-
spondent at Trinidad, Colo, went 70
Stonewau, n. NJ, today to investigate
the report that Mount Culebra was in
a state Of eruption He wires that the
report is untrue; that the smoke issu-
ing APPARENTLY from the summit Of the
oeak teally comes from burning timber
on the New Mexico side Of the noun
tain.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
MOST SICKNESS IN
DUTCH ARMY.
Surgeon General O'Reilly
Compares Health Of Va
rious Fighting Forces

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE report
on the work Of the medical department
Of the army by Surgeon General r. IL
Reilly. just made public. goes into
that service during the calendar year
1905. and also compares the health of
the different armies Of the world, as
far as possible. In view of the different
conditions in each army
The highest rate OF admission 10 the
sick report is held by the Dutch army
whose rate is 1921 per thousand men,
with the American army ranking Soc
ond. with 1895, and the Russian army
holding the lowest rate of S.4S per
thousand men.
The British army ranks first in the
death rate. with 7.13 per thousand men,
the American army having the next
highest. 6-2S. The Prussian army mas
the lowest rate. > per thousand men
An important factor in judging the
relative healthfulness of the different
armies is the average duration Of each
case Of sickness. the American army,
according TO their standard, eXceliing
all others except the Dutch and Bava-
rian
The total number of admissions to
the sick report during the 5ear was
T2.742. equal TO an admission rate of
129597 per thousand men, compared
with 1S54ss for the previous year and
lsOS.3l for the sexennial period from
1893 70 1913
The death rate was also much better
than for the previous year, there being
36s deaths from all causes. equivalent
TO 6.2s per thousand. as compared with
SIS for the previous year.
AS a cause Of death tuberculosis led,
with rate Of 6S, a slight increase as
compared with the previous wear Pneu-
raonia was second. with a rate Of 30.
In q chapter devoted TO recruiting
the report shows that as q result II the
reduction Of the minimum age for en-
listment from twenty-one years TO
eighteen there resulted an enlistment
OF 1870 men under 20 years Of age.
Speaking Of the health of the troops
in the Philippines. the report says that
all the rates, except the death rate
from disease, were lower than in 1904
tuberculosis alone caused nearly so
per cent Of the discharges and more
than % per cent Of the deaths from
disease
Surgeon General O'Reilly says that
the medical department is very badly
in need Of officers. and that unless Con-
gress comes to its assistance X viii be
impossible for the department &c reach
a high degree of efficiency or escape a
lamentable breakdown on the occur
renee Of war.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12

and Murdock won the set by a score
of SIS.
Mclaughlin and Griffin played even
better in the second and won 1T, 6-4.
In the next two sets Hunt and Muir
dock outplayed the Golden Gate Park
lads. The score was SIS, As, ga. 6-3.
The final match, between Hunt and
Murdock. will be played next Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on the Clare
mont Country Club courts The tour
nament winners will play Herbert
Schmidt and Harry Rolfe In the chal-
lenge match.
Although two tournaments were
scheduled for this side of the bay yes
terday, the tennis did not amount to
much On the Golden Gate Park courts
the second. third and fourth class
players met in class singles tourna-
ment. Defaults were unusually numer-
Gus and outnumbered the matches ac-
tuallt played.
The second. class was the only one
of the three finished Harold Getz, a
clever member of the Junior Club. car
ried of the honors. The youngster
recently graduated from the third
class in the last tournament and played
in the second class for the first time
yesterday In the finals he beat Guy
Lytton in straight sets. All three
sets We're close. but Getz easily demon
strated his superiority The winner is
promising young player and it is
safe to say will not remain long in
the second class. After he annexas
the second-class cup, he will go after
the champions.
Only one match was played IN the
first class at the California Club. as a
majority OF the entrants Were at Clare
mont. B. F. Nourse and Sidney Sails
bury met in the preliminary round and
the former received the verdict. Sails
bury, who played In the first class for
the nrst time, came very close TO
winning the first set He had a bf~
lead. but Nourse was too steady for
him and won by score OF CT. Sails
bury fell down in the second set and
failed to win a game.
The scores at the park follow:
Second class, preliminary round-Harold Gstz
heat jo,ss sihhniga2 mn gy 6y defaults NJ. Hotchkiss
First round-F- Guerin beat s. Gayness bv de-
tauit; Getz beat Ambrose BY default; ]. r. Lewis
srt ppos y default; Guy LyttOn beat Rob
ssmi-hnals-Gets beat Gusrin. s-s. 81: Lyttop
Finals-Getz beat Lytton. 6-4 Ga *
Third class-Hall beat Shaw By defsalt. Ven
sano beat Kahn by default; Korbel beat II
81; Haines. beat N. Martin By default: CoweI
peat FINN, 90, 81; Straehan beat NJ Martin bv
default; Bass beat Miller 6-s, rs "
Second round-HaN beat Vensano 6-f "A.
Guerin beat Korbel, 81, 81; Cowell beat Haioes
d. 81: Bass beat Strachan. 3-6 SO. Sc
Fourth class, preliminary round-Cameron beat
default; NJ. Levin beat MichaeIis. SO 60 RI
Allan beat HobsOn by default: schwarz beat a.
First round-Cameron beat Fleming. go "a.
NJ Levin beat Hincelops SO. 6-3; Schwarz heat
Allan, 6-4, Ga; Ellsworth beat j. Levin. 4-e'
Semi-nnals-Leyin beat Cameror 80 a.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
Personal Mention

Sir Wilfrid Peek of Devonshire, Eng
land, is here en- route from Mexico to
New Zealand on a fishing trip. He is
accompanied by P. F. c. Williams of
London They will leave on the Sierra.
Curtis B. Camp of Chicago is at the
Dorchester.
Mrs. Anglin and Miss Lonergan of
Napa are registered at the Dorches-
ter.
]. G. Booker of Reno is at the Ma
jestic
c. E. Finkham, Mrs. Finkham and
daughter of Red Bluff are at the Ma
jestic.
2. g. Dunn. Chicago general agent of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
and Mrs Dunn are registered at the
Majestic.
P H Mack, mining man of Sonora,
Mexico. is registered at the Hotel JEFF
ferson.
H Wagner, interested in iron and
bronze construction work in this city,
is registered at the Jefferson with Mrs
Wagner.
James wingfield. associated with
United States Senator Nixon in bank
ing and mining interests in Nevada
is registered az the ST Francis with
his family. wingfield came from Gold
field to visit his father, who is serious
~ Ill at q local sanitarium.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
CHINESE vICEROY ADVOCATES
YUETHAN RAILROAD SCHEME
Urges Merchants to Keep In Harmony
With Officials That Project VIII
BE Success

HONGKONG. Nov. 11.-Chowfu. who
was recently appointed vfceroy of the
province of Kwangtung has arrived
here. en- route to Canton Speaking at
an informal meeting OF Chinese mer-
chants with reference to the Yuethan
Railway, he insisted upon harmony be-
tween the merchants and officials. with
the object of bringing the scheme to a
successful issue His policy in rail-
way matters, he said, would be die
tated by Western principles
Regarding the Kowoon- Canton Rail-
way, Chowfu predicted that its COM
pletion would give an impetus to the
trade OF Hongkong and China
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
Clockers Busy Keeping Tab
on EmeryDille Entries.
By j. r. Jeffery.

of Trainer F. F. Lewis. arrived at
Emeryville yesterday from the Texas
circuit. The horses in this stable in
elude Joe Goss. Jimalong, Chicorka
Maid. Crescerton and George Kilborn-
the latter a two-year-old brown geld
ing. by Logic out of Bonnet O. Blue.
The stable was unfortunate in figuring
in train wreck en- route from Texas,
in which one of the horses was injured.
T. P. Schwartz arrived from Wood
land with a couple of two-year- olds of
his own and two-year-ol and a year
ling belonging to George Thomas.
Sandy McNaughto... whose horses
preceded him by several days. arrived
yesterday from New York and lost no
time in putting in an appearance at
the track He trains Vox Populi and
Arklirta, both of whom should be good
winners at the meeting.
Bob McGibbon. superintendent of the
betting ring, debonair and affable as
usual, turned up at the track yester-
day after a successful season on the
metropolitan tracks. Bob corroborated
what has previously been published
concerning the keen interest which has
been aroused in the East over the
Oakland meeting and predicts that
many new faces will be seen here after
the close of the Eastern season about
the first of December.
l. Williams is getting into shape for
opening day by galloping some of the
Jennings string after a rest of few
weeks, during which he visited his
mother at st. Louis. He rode well on
the New York tracks until Jennings
left for the coast, after which he
showed poor form.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12
Long and James Victorious Ouer the
Coast Doubles Champions.

while James. who Is an excellent
doubles player, was in his best form
Adams and Foley started on with
rush and lost only one game in the
first set. All OF the next three sets
were close and went to Long and James
The score was 1-6, ga, So. 6-1.
The two veterans. Hunt and Murdock.
outgeneraled Maurice Mclaughlin and
Clarence Griffin. The youngsters played
clever tennis, but were not strong
enough to win from their opponents
Although only four sets were played
the match was exceedingly close and
the outcome constantly in doubt
Mclaughlin and Grimm put UP a
great fight in the first set and played
their opponents to a standstill. Hunt
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-12

As opening day at Emeryville an
pro2ches the trainers are naturally
senclng their horses along faster and
faster Yesterday the large crowd of
spectators that assembled at the track
was rewarded by several interesting
performances in the workout line
Ruby. the Jennings mare that ran so
wei at the Seattle meeting. has the
distinction OF having reeled off the
fastest miles as yet worked. She nego-
uated the distance in I:42. seemingly
with ease, which shows that she has
not gone back since her last public ap-
pearance The clockers tabled this as
an excellent piece of work Other
horses that within day or two have
worked well enough to deserve men
ton include the following: Laura T NJ
hve-eighths in 1:o31k Grace St. Clair,
fve-eighths in E04: Critical. three
quarters in l;1715; The Borgian, a half
in ,50is Tony Faust and Fred Mulhol-
land, half in 81 As; Blagg. half in
80; Corrigan and Rubric, a mile in
l-4S1z.
The number of yearlings being pre-
pared for the races at Emeryville this
season is probably greatly in excess
Of the records OF previous years. 1t is
also probably true that the class of the
youngsters is of a higher order than
ever before seen in California Keene,
Hldreth, Jennings and Griffin have
brought big bunches of well-bred year
lings from the East, which, in addition
10 the California bred youngsters, and
the string that Barney Schneider Will
bring from his breeding farm in Mis-
souri, ought TO insure interesting and
stirring contests in the baby division
after the first of January
The Lewis & Sells string. in charge