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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
ENGINEER STUDIES
RECENT FLOODS
Visits the Inundated Dis
tricts in Washington and
Oregon to Gather Data
LOSS Is NOT KNOWN

PORTLAND. Ore. Nov s4-An in
teresting report on the photographic
and meteorological phenomena which
CAUSED the recent floods throughout the
state of Washington and parts Of
Oregon is being complied by j. G.
Stevens. engineer in charge of the
photographic branch OF the United
states geological survey Stevens who
has just returned from trip through
out the flooded district in Washing
ton. SAYS that it is impossible to make
any accurate estimate OF the pecuniarv
lieves. il has been overestimated. while
in others. he says the reverse is the
case. The greatest loss. he believes.
is that due TO delay in traf1c
The cause Of tue foods is attributed
to remarkably high winds. high tenn
pera lures and excessive precipitation
on mountain ranges and several feet
of snow He notes that the tempera-
t,1re from November 9 TO IS averaged
about six degrees above normal while
at Seattle record for November of
sixty degrees was ESTABLISHED. The
records of precipitation made by the
hydrographic branch show that during
October the precipitation was about
six inches in the Cascade Mountains.
Between November l and in Seattle
the precipitation was T.52 inches. aIa
inches of which fell on the lt4h.
stevens considers in detail the effect
Of this snperabundance of water on
the creeks and streams in the district.
calling attention TO the fact that new
channels have been cut in the Cowiitz
River at Castle Rock and in White
River between Seattle and Tacoma.
The latter. which formerly emptied
into Green River. just below Auburn.
has been diverted and now empties its
waters into Stuck River. q tributary
of the Puyallup- The report states
that there is very little authoritative
information regarding the floods In the
Yakima Valley.
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Will Be Investigated
Like Its Twin, the
Oil Monopoly
BY G. G. Carlton

NEW YORK Nov s4.EE. H. Har-
riman's coup by which he ousted Stuy-
xesant Fish from the presidency of
the Illinois Central Railroad is the
talk of Wall street and some interest
ing Developments are expected in
Washington as soon as Congress meets
For some reason the administration
has determined to prosecute the Stan
dard OIL Compang. There seems TO be
no doubt in the minds of high f1nan-
ciers in Wall street that Standard Oil
is backing Hartman in ali his big
railroad acquisitions, including that of
the Baltimore and Ohio and the Illinois
Central. and as soon as Congress meets
the ball will be set rolling for thor
ough investigation Of the Hartman
transportation system
Such an investig igation has already
been taken up by the Interstate Com
meree Commission and that body will
proba bly, order a formal hearing for
the purpose OF eiiciting testimony that
can be used by the Department of JUS
tice. The outcome will probably be
the institution of suits against the
Hartman transportation lines. similar
10 the prosecution of the case against
the Northern Securities COMPANY Fhe
contention will ba that Hartman. by
his acquisition OF the Baltimore and
Ohio and the Illinois Central. has pro-
yided smother transeontinental route
in ostensibie competition with the part
rail. part-sea route.
The Hartman lines have heretofore
shipped much freight TO New Orleans.
thence TO New York by the Morgan
line of steamships. controlled by the
Southern Pacific but much OF il will
now be diverted TO the new ail-rail
and Union Pacific Illinois Central and
Baltimore and Ohio.
Hartman has, then. practically two
transcontinental routes, each presum
ably a competitor OF the other. but
with mutual working agreements like
those that existed between the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern
railroads Shippers are therefore at
the mercy of either the one or the
other of these great tranScontinenta tai
combinations The fact that the Stan
dard Oil Company is known to be back
ing Hartman will be an additional
Incentive TO a thorough investigation.
Morgan. Hill. the Goulds and the
yanderbilts have all been outfooted b.
this new railroad colossus. Hartman
is now the master OF railroad securi
ties worth sl.700.o 200. 900 and Is the
supreme power in the control OF twenty
other corporations whose total wealth
exceeds s2.50o. .000. 900. n week or two
go he bought up all the electric light.
power and railway corporations of Salt
Lake City for s10.0eo.eee. but this pur-
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FINDS SW|NDL|NG
AN EASY CAME
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st. LOUIS. Nov. 24.-.It was an easy
game said man arrested here today
on complaint of carpenters who be-
lieved he obtained money under false
pretenses after they had paid him to
secure them jobs The prisoner. who
told the police his name was Robert
Goodwin. made this confession to Chief
OF Detectives Desmond admitting that
he had caught suckers in St Louis by
newspaper want advertisements. He
continued I started out with the adj
vertisement scheme four months ago
in San Francisco. After doing twenty
men in San Francisco out of 81 each j
took French leave. AT Colorado Springs
] roped in four more. In Denver got
s1z each from the men who answered
the ad. In Salt Lake seven more gave
me SIS each. On a train en- route to
Memphis / proved an easy mark for a
younger man. whose bogus $40 check
on the state National Bank of Memphis
! csshed He said his name was James
r Morgan Jr. and that his father was
Memphis millionaire The Mem
was forced to 90 10 New Orleans
where FIVE men gave me SO apiece
two of them pawning me their watches
as security. l later pawned one of the
watches at Memphis"
Goodwin says ne has passed under
the name OF Charles Stewart. Winters
StOhi and Strong. He says he is a
member Of the Boston Young Mems
Christian Association and that his
home is at 15 Atlantic street. Revere.
Mass
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
BRITAIN MAY SEND
CURZON HERE
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LONDON. Nov. 24.--A runor which I
give with all reserve is that Lord Cur
zon is TO be the new ambassador to
the United States There is absolutely
no authority for the suggestion, but it
meets a-friendIy reception 1t would
be popular with Americans If a man
of his marked ability and prestige were
selected for what Sir Mortimer Durand
has termed the most important diplo-
matte post in the world
While on this subject. an article in
the Westminster Gazette on the British
embassy at Washington may be men
toned The writer remarks that
times have changed since Sir Start
ford Canning described the Washing
ton embassy as very pleasant socially.
but not requiring any great talents
politically.
In many ways the office of the
British representative in Washington
is now the most exacting in the ser.
vice. and just now we shall make no
mistake in sending out the best man
rFe possess.
No one who knew Washington fen
years ago and who knows it now can
doubt that the influence and prestige
Of the British embassy are not what
they we're. The relations between tbe
President and the German Emba saa s5ar
are OF the most intimate cfaaracsor
and the President is in more constsnt
and more confidential correspondence
with the German Emperor than with
any other ruler statesman in
E,1laorpt
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
THIEF GETS MONEY
Of FOUR GIRLS
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SAN JOSE. Nov. s4-The Misses Gam
bos-Lilen. Maze, Lottie and Anits-re-
cent arrivals from King City, who have
purchased property AT ia Deinas
street for the purpose Of making their
home IN this city. rere robbed Of SID
al The St James Hotel about csc
o clock last Saturday evening while
All The guests OF the big hostelry were
in the diuinz-roon. The robbery evil
IDENTIFY was carefully planned Detec-
tives PrindeVille and Pickering were
detailed OF the case. bat as yet have
made no arrests. Suspicion was at
first attached 10 one or the chamber
maids She was questioned for several
hours by the sleuths. bUt without dis
covering thai she was guilty.
The Tour sisters are orphans Their
father was a prominent citizen Of King
city and died three years ego. leaving
considerable property The ages OF
the girls range from 1s 10 . years.
The girls arrived in this city last
saturday morning and secured rooms
I'm the St James Hotel. All the
money that they possessed. $40. was
placed in four purses within a closet IN
their room on the second floor while
they descended 70 the dfning-room-
The robbery was not discovered o. until
they returned 10 their reom. The door
had been locked when they left. and
* was found locked upon their re-
turn, yet the coin had disappeared.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
Hartman Railroad Colossus
to Undergo Federal Inquiry

chase was but a mere incident. bega-
telle
In Wall street Hartman i hated as
well as he is admired and feared lie
is known 10 be a man Of iron deteFmi-
nation and reckless daring ti.at viii
stop at nothing to gain his ends But
it is declared BY his rivals that his
apparent coura sc is not as reckless
IL seems on the surface. since he
has been backed by the sta neard Oil
CompanS in all his moves since he
electrified Wall street in 1891 and
brought on a panic by waging war on
j. p. Morgan for.-possession OF the
Northern Pacific road. There are few
who would have had the courage TO
attack men SO firmly intrenched in
the financial world as HiH and Morgan.
Yet hartman n did IL I-atterly. when he
required the Illinois Central 10 COM
plete a transcontinentai link. ne did
not hesitate TO slaughter Stuyvesant
Fish.
All OF this has made Hartman both
feared and hated in the financial world.
and at Washington this feeling is be-
ginning to crop out and win soon take
definite shape This is believed to be
but a part OF the plan for concerted
raid on the Hartman roads by his de-
feated rivals
II is common report in Wall street
that Hartman contributed a big sum
OF money 10 the Hearst campaign fund
on the theory that Hearst's election as
Governor would not inure to the dis
advantage of his transportation system.
while. if Hughes were elected. there
might be an explosion at Albany that
would ytopen the insurance scandal
which Hughes prosecuted and in which
Hartman was involved. Besides. ex-
Governor Odell and Hartman are warm
personal friends and they have been
playing politics together for ten years
or more Through President Roose-
velt's Intervention OdeI was deposed
as chairman of the Republican COM
Hartman have been disgruntled in con-
sequence of this Presidential inter-
ference. The fact that Hughes was
the only candidate on the Republican
state ticket that was elected has grati-
fed Odell and Hartman hugely Odell
came to town today from his home in
Newburg and gave out a prepared in
terview declaring that State Chairman
Weodruffs conduct OF the campaign
had been "asinine-' and that IL IL had
been properly managed presumably
by Ode1D the entire Republican State
ticket would have been elected.
The structures passed on the Roose-
velt administration by Hartman and
Odell since the enforced retirement of
Odell as Republican leader at the
instigation of the President naturally
have not tended to improve Mr. Harri-
mans standing in Washington. and
there are some in Wall street who
believe that the prosecution of stand
ard Oil. recently determined upon by
the administration. and the proposed
Interstate Commerce Commission in
vestigation of the Hartman transpor-
fation system. are the ouIcropping of
the New York political situation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
MRS. HARTJE ASKS
FOR Al|MONY

PITTsBURG. Nov 24.-MrS Mary
Scott Hartje. one Of the principals in
the divorce case. filed petition in the
courts Friday through her counsel.
asking for the allowance of alimony
pending litigation. counsel fees and
expenses that have been incurred in
preparing her defense in the divorce
suit These expenses. she says. are in
excess OF s30.o
Mrs Hartje sets forth that she has
no estate of her own and thar the lib
eilant has not contributed 70 the sup
port of herself and her children since
July, 1908. the time OF the separation
She says that she is informed that
Augustus Hartje is worth ar least ST.
100000. and that he has an income of
AZ least $4,000 year.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
SICKLES NEAR IRE
Of PRESIDENT
Remarks of Major General
on Negro Troops Affair
May Get Him Into Trouble
ARMY PAPERS VIEWS
srE,1AL pIspsrrH TO TnE CALI.

sPEctAL DISPATCH TO TsE CALI.
WASHINGTON. Nov. es-sscretary
Tart said TODAY that there were no
new developments in tho matter Of th,s
discharge OF the negro troops ~ the
4weatN-Gfth Infantry. According 20
a1riccs received at the War Depart
mcnt. tisc aegro soldiers are being
mustered cat as rspidi- as possible
ana the conclusion of this process will
com Fnencc c1 Moaae-. Nasnsvhfia
tnere is no cessation TO the Drotest :
which have been received at the War
Department from assoeistions of ali
kirds and from all parts of TIE countr7.
IN this connection The remarks of
Aa5or Genera Daniel Z. Sickles re-
tired. have attracted particular atten-
tion ana conjecture is busy as 70
whether or not the reteran officer OF
tle army be esiied upon 10 explain
the sentiUleats attTiautea 10 him
Commenting upon tilis matter. .he
Army and NsEs- Registe-. = seTnf-o fF3cial
5ouTnai If the military service. has the
following 20 say sditoriaiiE. The dis
charge - the colo-e6 troops compris-
ins an entire battalion o. the Twenty
nfta Infantry aaE its cuiEening. If not
rancorous. aftermath. The President is
co7linG home 10 5ne condition OF
criticism that Euns the zamut of au-
man emotion and expression from. gen
tt'- irbAttA 10 EEGELlfSS -0lEE- N the
flnGinE Helkln looms up tic -hrili cry
- that old stalker OF ihe wiIds. Major
General Daniel l. Sickles United
states army. retired.
II the alleged rsmrak Ks ef Colonel W
J. Pitcher, Twenty seventh Infantry.
respecting negro troops invoke6 the
Presidential wrath with seismic pre-
cipitancg, what VIA he do wita the
elder officer who delicately suggests =
EeUess between RoossVeitian rule
and Ottoman oppression2 But nothing
VIII be done 10 General Sicixles. that
storIa center OF other dsys=and. when
need be. Of present times. Nothing
would please him more than 10 BE- re-
bukeo more OF less publicly and more
Than less ferociously The President
wont hear the striden1 cali of SickIes.
Il won't pay 10 bother 4 one-iegged
veteran with record, a temper and a
vocs bulary.''
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
WILL OF SAN JOSE
Man A FORGERY
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SAN JOSE. Nov. s4.-The jury in the
Thomas viii contest returned A verdict
Friday in which they pronounced the
signature 20 the purported viii for
gerry The property Of Thomas. an
aged Welshnan. who died in this city
in August of last year. was valued at
about $4,000. According to- the terms
of the will which was presented for
probate $4,000 OF this was given TO one
John r. Young in token of q friendship
existing between the two.
In the trial of the case William A,
Bowden, whose name was signed TO the
purported will a . witness. swcre that
he saw Thomas attach the signature
to the document and that il was done
in his fBowden's) ONCE. Opposed to
this evidence was the testimony of D.
T. Ames, q handwriting expert. who
declared that the signature was a for
gerry. witnesses also called to show
that statements which appeared in the
will were false and would not have
been included had the document actual
" been prepared by Thomas. Some
testimony was procured BY the con-
testants to the effect, also. that Thoma E
did not leave his home on the day that
the will was supposed to have been
signed in Bowden's effice. The jury
held that Thomas did not sign the will.
The trial has occupied eleven days.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
AID ron SUNDAY SCHOOLS

fbe American Tract Society OF New
York. a great missionary association
of the various Protestant churches. be-
ing desirous of contributing 10 the re-
lief Of our local churches that suffered
by the fire. have arranged 10 donate
supplies of helpful literature TO the
Sunday schools OF these churches The
society viii aid each school According z
10 size. needs. etc. In order to avail
themselves Of this generous help il
would be we'll for parties intsrested to
see or write TO Rev H. T. Swonord. To-
cal representative of the society. f757
Bush street. He viii be there al Cen
tenary Methodist Church. on week
days from a. M to D. m
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
STAYS WOMAN AND
ENDS HIS LIFE

MODESTO. NOV. 2s.-Con Lopez shot
and instantly killed his paramour
Therese Reposa, in a disreputabls house
AZ Newman today Lopez then shot
himself through the head. falling dead
across the body OF his victim Jsalousy
was the cause OF the tragedy. Beth
came from stockton several days arc.
IL Is said that the relatives oR the
woman live in Marysville.
STOCKTON. Nov 34.-rhsrese Re-
posa, murdered by Con Lopez at Nsw-
man. left Stockton two weeks axo, ae-
eompanied by Lopez She formerly con
dueted the Maine l0dging-house hare
and was known by the names Of
Bourge and Burgess It In reported
that the woman has husband aud two
children residing in San Jose.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

To know where yeu can do the best
in the purchase of q Piano or Piano
Player is valuable information. A
piano is bought. not for a day or q
year. but for a generation. and the pur-
chaser should buy of house with q
reputation for integrity and square
dealing and where pianos are seld al
prices that are reasonable
The ETLERS MUSIC COMPANY has
taken pianos out Of the class OF expen-
sive Injuries They save to piano
buyers from one-fhird to one-half Of
their money and give them better made,
better quality and better toned pianos
besides. The price heretofore charged
for piano Of medium grade will now
buy one of very high grade The Eiiers
plan of buying pianos in tremendous
quantities for 10 large stores. ship
ping. practically. in train loads. care
ful Inspection of the instruments al
the factory before shipment insures a
moderate price on every piano sold.
end guarantees choicest quality ar
we'll This low cost is not secured by
reducing quality. but by cutting OF all
unnecessary handling and all unneces-
sary profits.
The EILERs MUSIC COMPANY is the
medium that brings pianos from fac
tory to family Ask any one who has
ever purchased a piano from any OF the
Eilers houses and you viii Ind an en-
thusiast on Eilers pianos and EiIers
methods.
A FEW THANKSGIVING OFFERINGS
Certainly no business institution of
san Francisco has nore reason TO feel
thankful at this time than we II is
true we lost the largest and most beau
tifuI piano store on the coast in the
recent IRE. but we have lost none of
our friends. Indeed. they seem TO have
multiplied and while the BIG Piano
Store on Van Ness avenue seemed to
us three months a go to be ample to
take care of all our business. already
we are eramped for room and have
been compelled 10 establish another
large store on Fillmore street TO proper
" accommodate our many patrons In
this time OF thankfuiness we are going
to offer few choice bargains in pianos
al prices far below anything an which
similar values have been offered in the
past Many of these pianos are in ex-
eellent condition. which nave come to
us in exchange for high-grade Hazel
tons. Autopianoss Kimbails and Deck
ers. Here is the list:
A beautiful Walnut Fisher in ex-
ceIlent condition, sls5-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
sHOTGUNs REPULsE
GOLDF|ELD MOB
Wholesale Attempt to Grab
All Vacant Lots in Camp
Is Met by Show of Arms
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED
sPErIAI- DIsrATcH TO THE cALL


RENO. Nov. sef--When the announce
ment was made in Goldneld today thai
the Interior Department at washing
ton had recognized towusite squattsrs'
rights in the mining camp the people
there who we're not property owners
Interpreted the ruling 10 mean that all
Corners could settle on the vacant lots.
But when the mob collected to make
the rush to the unoccupied lands the
owners lined I'D with shotguns and
held the l0cators at bay.
The trouble ereatec great excitement
in Gol5feld. according to arrivals from
there tonight. and an immense crowd
gathered TO watch the outcome. The
mob dispersed when further EFFORTS al
locating were impossible. but II il
thought that more trouble will ensue
from the action
Every one OF the 200e lots IN the
camp on which buildings have not been
erected are being watched for fear
some one viii attempt TO take posses
sion. Attempts are being made BY the
land agents 10 explain to the excited
Inhabitants that the lands cannot be
taken
Recently the Department OF the In
terror decided that the mining claims
in the city limits OF Gold5eid on which
squatters had located could not be op-
Grated Out Of this grew the trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
NOTABLE BANaIET Is HELD
At THE HOTEL DEL MONTE
improvement and Advancement of thr
Monterey Peninsula Arc Discussed
over the Fesfal Bosrd

MONTEREY. Nov 24-A banquet
was held tonight Al the Hotel del Monte
under the auspices of the Monterey
Merchants Association and the Pacific
Board OF Trade. and the military sit
ustion and the advancement Of the
Monterey Peninsula were extensively
discussed Il was the most represen-
tstive gathering OF citizens ever held
here All the members Of the city ad-
ministrations Of Pacific Grove and Non
terey were present Judge B. V Sar-
gent Of Salinas WAS POSTMASTER
Among the speakers were. Congress
man Needhsul. Assemblrmsn- Elect ]. ].
Wyatt Charles :. Fee, n G. Piatt.
Warren r. Porter Lieutenant Gov
ernor-elect. ii. A Greene. r. H Wiley.
Paris <flburn. Frederick Woodworth
and others.
The building OF brsakwster a rail-
road TO Fresno. the securing OF 2 bri-
Ssde post fer the Presidio and other
subjects were also discussed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
E1HuHE soDY OF MRS. REsoLI

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 24-The re-
mains of Mrs C. Besold, who was
murdered in Temescai Canyon July IL
last, were exhumed in Woodland Ceme-
terry, Santa Monica. today by the au-
thorities. who are prosecuting the
woman's husband. Antoine Besold. on
the charge OF murder Many new facts
were disclosed by examination of the
remains. which. the District Attorney
claims. greatly strengthens the case
against Besoid. IL has been denied
that the body found was that of Mrs.
Besold. but the examination of the
body would seem to set at rest all such
denials The left elbow was still ban
da ged as before her death.
DIR. Brown of this city had treated
Mrs. Besold for tuberculosis of the
bone Of this arm and short time nre
vious TO her disappearance had per-
formed an operation. Mrs Besold had
also complained of pains in the region
OF the left clavicle. which had been in
jured Examination today revealed
that the clavIcle was fractured. i
bullet wound in the skull showed that
The woman had been shot in the head
with a sS-caliber revolver The skull
and other portions of the anatomy will.
be offered in evidence by the state 81
the preliminary hearing, which will
convene again next Monday. Besold
is in the County Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
TILLNAN EXPRESSES SURPRISE
At PROTEST OF NEGROES
Says He VIII Deliver Lecture in Chi
caEo Without Changing Any
Part of Ii

CHICAGO Nov. Ex-senator Tillmsn
of South Carolina passed through
Chicago today on his way to South
Haven. Mich. When informed that th4
negroes of Chicago had protested
against the delivery of a lecture by
him. he said:
I am surprised that there should BE
any talk in this city of negro upris-
ing to prevent a lecture which is for
the benefit of hospital which has
never yet closed its doors to one of the
colored race. 1t is absurd for the col
ored people TO say that they can pre-
vent a Senator of the United States
from talking. They might as well try
to stop President Roosevelt j shalt
not change my lecture in the slightest
degree"