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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
CHIEFS WIDOW
GETS PENSION
Mrs. Sullivan Allowed $l66 a
Month by Fire Com
MiSSiOnerS.
Merchant Anglers Board by
Failing to Substan-
tiate Charges.

At the meeting Of the Board Of Fire
Commissioners yesterday Afternoon
the pension application OF Marguerite
Sullivan was read. On motion OF
Commissioner Parry the pension was
ganted. No word of explanation ol
eulogy was spoken. The very simplic-
ity and directness Of the proceedings
however, was a greater tribute thar
words could have been. The widow
will get $166 month.
The meeting, which was begun sc
solemnly, ended, however, with fire.
crackers. The cause or mirth was the
failure of j. B. Blair, president OF
Moore & Co., to appear at the meet
ing, as he had been asked. Several
days ago Blair wrote to Mayor
Schmitz, complaining that the Fire
Department was refusing to put out a
fire raging In g. pile of coal Of Moore
& Co., at the the corner Of Spear and
Howard streets, without compensa-
tion. The Mayor referred the letter to
the board and the board invited Blair
to appear in order either to prove his
accusations or acknowledge them
faulty.
But Blair did not appear yesterday
and the Commissioners waxed wrathy.
On the motion of Parry 1t was decided
to issue subpoena for the appearance
of Blair at the next meeting-next
Friday. The letter Is a tissue of lies,
Of malicious lies," said Parry, support
ing his motion. 1--WE want Blair to
come before us and rectify his state
ment. He must come here and either
present proofs or make amends"
The financial condition occupied
much Of the boards time. The pen
sion appropriation is short $4500 for
fbe ,t>Q -
ed out the necessity of putting up tenn
porary quarters for the fire stations In
the burned district, which is rapidly
rebuilding In inflammable material.
Assistant Chief Shaughnessy suggest
ed that the $4,000 appropriated before
the fire for the construction of fire
house at the corner of Sacramento and
Laurel streets might be turned to that
end.
On the motion OF Commissioner Par
ry it was decided that President Wre-
den confer with the Mayor on this
subject. A like motion was adopted
with regard to the 100000 appropri-
ated for the building of salt water
reservoir on Twin Peaks, which sum
has been set aside for the re-establish-
ment of the corporation yards.
The effects of the three days fire
fighting upon the department have not
vanished yet w. P. Cline, stoker Of
engine 9, and F. H. Slade were grant
ed further leaves of absence on ac-
count of injuries still incapacitating
them from duty. The death Of Tim"
was announced. Tim" was a horse,
and he died of overwork.
A detailed report was asked from
Captain Sullivan of engine IL and his
superior, Battalion Chief Murphy.
Sullivan, it is rumored, turned his
horses out during the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
DEGREES ARE CONFERRED
ON SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS
College Of Physicians and Surgeons
Holds Annual Commence
ment Exercises.

Commencement exercises were held
by the College of Physicians and Sur
gems on Thursday in the Danish
Lutheran Church, on Church and Mar
ket streets. the former home of the
college on Fourteenth street. between
Mission and Valencia, having been de-
stroyed in the fire The exercises were
opened with prayer by the pastor OF
the church. after DR.. Winslow Ander-
SON. president of the college, had called
the assembly to order.
DR.. D. A. Hodghead, dean and sec
retary of the college, announced the
names of the graduates in medicine,
dentistry and pharmacy, and DR.. An
derson conferred the degrees as fol-
lows:
Doctor of Medicine-Mabel E. An
thony, Thomas J. Appleton Jr.. Harry
Richard Baird, Frances Garfield Bry
ant Elmer Lee Burch. Wilfred Ernest
Chambers. Richard Henry Dunn. Ar
thur Gomez Lumsden, Adolph V.
Guntz, Chester Sigmund Harris, Will
liam H. Harrison Jr.. Edward L. Her.
rington, Walter Charles Hoyt, Fred
erick Gage Leach. George Leslie
Lynch, Edna B. Northey, John Gill
bert Null, Nellie B. Null. Harry Re-
nowden Painton. Alexander Raymond,
genia Schaltenbrandt George Vrall
Schramm lie Granding Spaulding,
NJ. D.; William Earnshaw Styan,
Charles Edison Swezy. Henry l.. Won
Werthern. Kyusaku WatanAbe. Harry
de Nell Williams.
Doctor of Dental Surgery-Herman
H. Amelmig, George Henry Bartman,
George d. Boynton. Henry Milan
Browne, Augustus G.. Colburn, Lee r.
Clark, Foster Milton Dye, c. :. Edgar,
Charles V. Gallagher A Warren Gill
more Edward Clifford Glatt, Frederick
W. Herms. Edward George Heyn.
Kiugpo P. Zip, Charles G. Lee, Harry
Garrett Martin. S. F. Miller Emile H
Morris, William Russell, Edwin S.
Scott. Ralph H. Shepherd. Henry H.
Taylor, Mokiji Matsumi, Albert s. VAN
derhurst, Edward Everett Weary,
James r. Walden. Andy c. Wallace,
Charles W. Wilson, Totsuo Yamomoto
Doctor of Pharmacy-Otto George
Marsh.
Pharmaceutical. Chemist-James A.
Clinton. William Harold Hooper. Emil
H. Spiering, Lewis Harmon Young.
Plans have already been formulated
for the construction of a new building
for the College of Physicians and Sur
geons on the site occupied by the
structure consumed by the flames
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
BELIEVES COMMITTEE
10 MAKING A MISTAKE
President of California Canneries
Company Says Not Enough Atten-
tion Is Being Paid to Industries.
San Francisco, May II.
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San Francisco, May II.
Editor San Francisco Call
Dear Sir: The committees engaged
in the relief work, headed by the Mayor
of this city and the Government off,
Gals, have done wonderful work, for
which the thanks of the people are due,
but to read the daily papers and the
proceedings and actions of the relief
and restoration committees gives forth
the impression that the speedy pros
perity and future of our beloved city
depend entirely on the quick recon-
Struction of our large buildings. Let
me say that large buildings without
industries back of them are valueless
as measure of prosperity. What is
being done toward keeping manufac-
turers in San Francisco? Absolutely
nothing. San Francisco will have a
great future before it, but not as a
show town for tourists. From now on
it will be strictly business. This city
which we all love SO we'll never was
dependent on the tourist trade. It's
natural resources and those around it
were the basis of its permanent pros
perity. Today manufacturers are To-
eating elsewhere. Instead Of commit
tees considering the quick construc-
tion of great buildings they had better
give consideration to the keeping Of
our manufacturers here as we'll as
bringing others here. Inducements are
being offered on all sides to have them
leave this city and locate elsewhere.
1t appears to me that the main thing
has been lost sight Of, and that is TO
encourage the prompt starting of fac
tories that employ labor, SO that as
soon as possible the masses of the
people may become self-sustaining and
not be dependent on the food station
for months to come, or be forced to
leave San Francisco to seek work else
where. This, to my mind. is at present
the most important work, and l am
surprised that the far sighted men on
the committees do not see the vital
Importance of this matter. Build up
factories, build up industries, and the
big buildings will come naturally and
then be the basis on real prosperity
Let your factories and your industries
go from this city and all your big
buildings will not make this a great
city. Think it over and get on the
right lines, and. our beloved city will
rise from her ashes greater than she
ever was, and will truly be the en-
porium of the West, with her great
harbor filled with the shipping OF the
world, her streets beautified and filled
with magnificent residences and great
buildings, and on all sides her factories
and industries the basis and founda-
ton of the city's real and permanent
prosperity and wealth. We will then
see our city filled with hives of indus
try resulting in a happy and prosper
Gus people. Yours very truly,
CALIFORNIA CANNERIES CON-
PANY,
BY ISIDOR JACOBS, President.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
WITNESSES DESCRIBE HOW
MAJOR TlLDEN WAS SHOT
Man Who Drove the Automobile
Swears Machine Was Incapable of
Attainino HIGH Speeds

George W. Simmons. Malcolm T.
Vance and E. S. Bovnton. accused of
having shot and killed Major Heber
c. Tilden on the morning of April %
at Guerrero and Twenty
streets had continued preliminary ex-
animation yesterday morning before
Police Judge Shortall.
The most important testimony for
the prosecution was that of H. H.
Brann. who drove the Tilden autono-
bile from the scene of the shooting
TO the garage on Golden Gate avenue.
He swore that two of the four cylin-
'ders of the machine were out of order,
preventing it being run at high speed.
DR.. T. w. Williams of Palo Alto.
who performed the autopsy. testified
that the fatal bullet entered deceased's S
back and went through the body.
Police Officer w. s. Mcdonald swore
that he took Springfield rife from
Boynton. who said that he had fired
one shot in the air. when the weapon
got out of order and he shot no more.
Police Officer E. j. Plume produced
several blank cartridges which he
found at the scene of the tragedy.
The investigation will be resumed
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND
STARTS FOR THIS COAST
Will Give Series of Concerts at the
State University and the Pied
mont Springs Park.

The Royal Hawaiian Band of Homo
lulu is to sail from the Hawaiian
Island next, Tuesday on the Pacific
Mail steamship Korea and will ar
rive in San Francisco on May %. The
managers of the band and the Ha-
waiian Government have arranged for
the organization to give a series of
concerts at the Greek Theater. Uni
versity of California, and at the Pied
mont Springs Park at Piedmont dur
ing the week commencing May 20 and
ending on June 4.
The band will give afternoon con-
certs at the Greek Theater at Berke-
ley. while in the, evenings it will play
at the Piedmont Springs Park, which
is being put into shape for the ac-
commodation of the large attendance
expected.
In addition to giving the public much
needed recreation at the present time.
the managers of the band will help to
raise money that is sadly needed for
the relief of the sufferers from the
recent disaster in San Francisco.
Professor William D. Armes of the
State University is representing Presi-
dent Wheeler in the presenting of the
Hawaiian band at the Greek Theater,
and so per cent of the proceeds of the
afternoon concerts will be apportfoned
by President Wheeler among the va
rious relief funds of San Francisco and
Oakland.
The profits of the evening concerts
at the Piedmont Springs Park will be
donated to the Alameda County Ma
ternity Hospital, which is under the
patronage of the leading members of
society of the bay cities.
Special arrangements will be made
by the Oakland Traction Company
for handling the crowds. Special cleo
trio cars will be run.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
JUSTICES OF PEACE
DRAW STRAWS FOR
BEST COURTROOM
New Quarters at Durant School
on Turk Street.
Clerk Gets the Cream" While Fastidi
Gus Jurists Struggle for Places
to Show Dignity.
Judicial Business Will Be Resumed as
Soon as the Legal Holidays
Come to an End.

The Justices of the Peace yester-
day established themselves in the
Durant School on Turk street, near
Buchanan. There was considerable
rivalry among the five Judges over the
selection of the courtrooms.
Judge Dunn, who is always solicitous
for the preservation of his complexion,
did not want a room in which the sun
beat too strongly, while Judge Daniels
insisted on getting a room where the
utmost quiet prevailed, so that his re-
searches into legal lore with view TO
rendering his decisions could proceed
without disturbance. He also desired
a spot where his toupee would be held
sacred Judge Van Nostrand said he
wanted a room where he could view
the passing throng, while Judge Golden
objected to room on the third floor
unless an elevator was added to the
building Judge Lawson, who has for
some time been bent over with the
weight of his increased salary granted
by a generous Legislature, said that
any old room would be satisfactory to
him.
The verbal dispute of the jurists,
while good-natured. became spirited
until Van NoStrand suggested tnat
straws' be drawn for first. selection.
Justices Clerk George McComb, who
is also located in the same building
and had already pre-empted the best
room in the house, held the straws.
Judge Daniels, though far from being
a hayseed. drew the longest straw
and picked out room that suited his
fastidious taste. Judges Golden, Dunn,
Lawson and Van Nostrand had their
choice in the order named and every
thing is now serene among the five
Judges Business will be resumed as
soon as the legal holidays are over.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
LOUISIANA BARS
FIREMAN. FUND
Suspends COmpany'S Permit
to Operation in That
State.
May Not Go On Until Its
Stockholders Make
Capital Good.

Eugene ]. McGivney) Assistant Sec
retary Of State of Louisiana, has sus-
pended the authority of the Fireman 8
Fund Insurance Company to do busi-
ness in Louisiana until the stockhold-
ers make good the impairment of its
capital stock. This information was
received in a letter addressed by Nc
G1vney to Insurance Commissioner E..
Myron Wolf, which was received yes
terday. In his letter McGivney gives
as reason for this action that I'VE
are in receipt of a sworn statement
from the Fireman's Fund Insurance
Company estimating its loss to be $4,-
100000. which is more than its COM
bined capital and surplus; under the
laws of our State we are compelled
TO suspend the authority of the COM
pany."
This letter was in response to
communication addressed by Commis-
sioner Wolf, which was sent to the in
surance departments of all the States.
Wolf wrote in part as follows:
While I realize that as an official
your acts are largely restricted to the
enforcement of the laws enacted by
your Legislature I feel that, under the
circumstances, it is not improper for
me to urge that in dealing with fire
insurance companies of this State and
other States and countries you exer-
else the utmost discretion permitted
by law to the end that property be
conserved and the greatest good rem
dered to the greatest number.
Many other responses have been re-
ceived by Commissioner Wolf, in
which the Insurance Commissioners
and other authorities of States ex-
press their intention to deal as gently
with the companies as possible. Con-
troller. Sam P. Davis of Nevada wrote
that he would revoke the Nevada IL
cense of any fire insurance company
that resorted to technicalities to evade
its just liabilities in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
BRONZE TABLET OF FORT
GuNNYBAGs is RECOVERED
n. J. Maxwell compeIs Thieves to Drop
Loot and viii Return 1t
fo Owners

Again will the bronze tablet that
marked the site of Fort Gunnybags be
replaced in position at the old site. no
matter what manner OF building is erect
ed there. The tablet, placed there a few
years ago, had hardly cooled after the
nre before lit fell into the hands of
metal thieves H. j. Maxwell, prominent
in insurance and bonding circles and u
member of the firm of Spear & Max
we'll metal buyers, saw the hooters car
ry1ng away the tablet and he called
upon them to drop it. threatening to in
form the military. His command was
obeyed and he took possession of the
bronze. 1t was conveyed to Mission Pier
NO. and will ba returned by Mr. Max
well to the rlen that put it in place
Fort Gunnybags was the stronghold of
the Vigilantes who saved the city from
those that would despoil it in the days
of its early history. The bronze tablet
was placed on the old site to commemor-
ate the leeds of the volunteer peace
guardians, and it was only through Max
wells Intervention that 1T was saved
from the melting pot
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
PROPOSALS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March II. 1905
Sealed proposals. in triplicate. will be
received here. and at Office of quarter
masters. until IL a. m. Nav 90 1905
and then opened. for furnishing, during
the nscal year commencing July
1905. wood and coal for Fort Rosecrans
and Preside OF Monterey and fuel OH
for Fort R0secrans. Cal: also at same
time, at this Office only. for wood and
coal for Alcatraz Island, Fort Bakar
Benicia Barracks. Fort Mason. Fort Nc
Dowell, Fort Miley. Presidio OF San
Francisco. Cal. and Depot OF Recruits
and Casuals. Angel Island. Cal. and fuel
OIL at Fort Baker. Fort Miley and Pre-
sidio OF San Francisco, Cal, all during
nscal year commencing July 1. 1906
United States reserves right to reiect
or accept any or all bids or any r,ars
thereof- Preference given to articles of
American production. conditions Of
quality and price Including in the price,
OF foreign productions the duty thereon \
being equal. and such preferences rive{-
TO articles Of American production rrc-
duced on the Pacific Coast to the extent
OF consumption required by the pubic
service there Inf0rmation furnished
on application to quartermasters al Fort
Roseerans and Preside Of Montersy or
to undersigned JNO- L. GLEN, Chief
Quartermaster. ~ Ss
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
CUSTOMS DRAWING STILL
IN HANDS OF OLD FIRM
Secretary of the Treasury Authorizes Col
lcct~r Stratton to Make Temporary
Contract With Overland Company

Prior to the great fire there was some
agitation in Custom house circles over
the reported existence or ring formed
to secure the Custom-house drayage on
an .exorbitant bid, by means of an under
standing among the bidders. The present
contract, held by the Overland Freight
and Transfer Company, will expire on
May 81 and the Federal authorities were
beginning to devise precautions to pre-
vent any colusion among the bidders
for the new contract. The great fire sus-
pended all business of that kind.
Customs Collector Stratton has recently
the subject and has been authorizd to
enter into a temporary agreement with
the Overland Freight and Transfer Com
pany to do the carting until such time as
the conditions will admit of the depart
ment advertising for new bids.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Assessor in New Office.

Assessor Washington Dodge moved
his office from its former location at
Webster and California streets to 2511
Sacramento street yesterday. These
quarters had been occupied by City
Engineer Thomas p. Woodward until
yesterday, when he shifted his entire
engineering plant to the Emerson Pri-
mary School on Pine street, between
Scott and Devisadero.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
coNsuLArEcENERAL OF MEXICO

811 Scott st., San Francisco, Cal.
URGENT inquiry is made at this
office for the persons hereinbelow
mentioned, who are respectfully re-
quested to report to it at once. In
person, by wire or post.
DIR. p. ORNELAS, T.
Consul General
Escudero, Diego A. and family, Of
1477 Fifteenth ST.
De Leon. Jesus NJ, of 17s fremont
avenue
Garcia. Jose
George, Laura C. de, of 1o44 Ellis st.
Green. Enrique.
Hernandez, Ramona. and family, OF
All Fourth St
Martinez, Leon N, Of 172 fremont
avenue.
Molinar. Jose Antonio. of 514 Broad
way.
Renteria, Delina M de. and family.
Rocha, Jose c.
Solorzano de Saravia. Ignacia. and
family.
valdivia, soledad c. de, Of 1ss Nc
Allfster st.
violante. Asustin B.. and family, of
q Scott place.
Williams. Emilio, and family, Of
Washington st.
Diaz de Meyer, Natalia, and family.
CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO
811 Scott ST., San Francisco.
There are at this ONCE letters ad-
dressed to the names hereinbelow
mentioned:
Ahumada, Jose M.
Carranza, Francisco.
Castelazo, Arthur Lucrecfa
Cortes, Luis J.
Fabrt, Attilio
Flores, Vicente
Garcia, Carlos
Kelly, Luis
Navarro, Jose
Paez, Miguel
Paz, Maria Jesus
Prado de Santiyan, Guadalupe
Reed. Mrs j. W.
Vargas, Juan
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
TRUNKS IN SAVOY HOTEL
SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION
Taken in Charge by Drayman Whose
Address Is Missing. but Who Is
Undoubtedly Honest

Hotel Savoy guests are advised that
large drayload of trunks belonging
to them and taken away during the
great fire were not burned. The goods
are probably in possession Of the
draymap who took charge Of them.
r. S. Chapman assisted in hitching
pair Of horses to the dray, which
afterward went up Post street. He is
now endeavoring to trace the prop
erty. His address is 429 Fillmore
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
pIvInes Co to oes MoInes. iowa.

The Rev. A. E. Wicher of San Anselmo
Theological Seminary and the Rev Will
liam Kirk Guthrie of the First Presby-
terian Church of San Francisco, have
gone TO the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian church of the United States.
convened at Des Moines. Iowa. as dele
gates to, represent the interests of the
PRESBYTERIAN relief and reconstruction
committee of the State of California.
Professor Wicher will thereafter visit
Canada. Rev. Mr. Guthrie viii return to
San Francisco in about two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
St. Anthony's SOCIALLY pevotions.

Tine members of St Anthony's Socality
II St Honifaces Church will receive holy
communion toorrow morning at the g
o'clock mass at St. Joseph's Hospital
After the devotions a meeting will be
held. All the members are requested to
be in attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
Shore Line Limited.

Superb parlor car observa ton limited
between San Francisco and Los Angeles
(via Oakland pier. San Jose and Santa
Barbara Will be resumed Monday, May
and one-haIf hours to Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
TranscontinentaI Exchange Scrip
- Bureau

Is located in Ferry building, San Fran
cisco; entrance through waiting room
of Tiburon ferry.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19

Eyes Innamed by Smoke. Wind and
Dust Soothed and Quickly Cured by Mu-
rine Eye Remedy
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-19
SALOON men
ARE ANXIOUS
Committee Asks Commission
to Hasten the Day of
ReOpening.
Police Board Promises to
Confer With the Su-
perViSOfS.

A delegation from the knights Of
the Royal Arch and the California
Liquor Dealers Association waited
upon the Board of Police Commission
ers yesterday afternoon at the Lowell
High School. The object of the visit
was to obtain the influence of the
board to support the action of the Joint
meeting of the knights and LIQUOR
dealers in Franklin Hall last Wednes
day in regard to the speedy reopening
or the saloons and the increase of the
license fee to S400 per year. No def
mite action was taken by the board.
Dut Willingness was expressed to con-
Ter with the committee of the Board
OF supervisors on the matter for the
purpose of arriving at satisfactory
conclusion.
After Secretary Boyne had read a.
COMMUNICATION, inclosing copy of
the resolution passed at the meeting
on wednesday, Supervisor Lunstedt
addressed the board on behalf of the
oelegation- He asked that the Com
missloners favorably recommend to
the Supervisors the increase in the
annual license. The Supervisors
would meet next Monday, he said. and
resolution would then be introduced
referring the matters of the resump-
tion of the liquor business and increase
IN the license to the proper commit
tee To refute statement that had
been widely circulated that the saloons
had been closed for a year and a day
In Chicago after the big fire, Lunstedt
read telegram that the saloons had
been reopened from twelve to four
teen days after the fire. He urged
that in view Of the great hardship and
suffering on saloon men, who had lost
their business after the fire, the
saloons should be reopened as soon as
possible