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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
MAYOR To REDUCE
THE NUMBER lF MEN
EMPLOYED BY CITY
Retrenchment in All Municipal Depart
n1ents Is Ordered by the Chief
Executive.
Schmitz Announces That the Most
Rigid Economy Will Be En-.
forced.
1t Is Estimated That Fully 800 Persons
VIII Lose p. tions or Part of
Salaries.

Retrenchment in all municipal de-
partment is the order that has gone
forth, and there win be great re-
duction in the city's working forces
within the next thirty days. Mayor
schmitz made the announcement this
morning that plans already are under
discussion whereby the most rigid
economy may be enforced. It is esti-
mated that about 900 city employees
either viii lose their positions or suf-
fer material reduction in salaries.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
Valuable Documents Go
Up in Smoke in
City Hall.
Recorders Office Shy
Papers Covering
Long Period.
Search Companies Have
Records From the
EARLY Days.

The mortgage books that were in the
San Francisco County Recorder = Office
were, with few exceptions destroyed by
fire. The records OF deeds down TO 1895
were preserved. Such is the report that
has been given currency by searehers of
titles in this city. According to this
there is a space of eleven years that must
be bridged in way to furnish a
basis for titles t. .eal property.
There were complete transcripts of all
the records In the possession of two cor
porations in this city that dated up to
April Is, 1906. The corporations are the
Title Insurance & Guaranty Company of
which A. j. CaGmary is the manager and
the California Title Insurance and Trust
Company. If their records are accepted
in court it viii be possible TO duplicate
the public records that were lost at he
City Hall. OF course there is question
about the acceptance of the title com
panies books They are accepted by the
banks and trust companies as the basis of
insuring titles and the banks loan money
on the searches based upon them.
Manager Carmary of the Title Insur
ance and Guaranty Company said yester-
day that his corporation saved all its
records back as far as 1547 and also
250O to 5000 maps, which makes it pos
sible to trace titles back for the uses Of
the banks, individuals and others con-
eerned, to the Spanish grants.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
TROOPS OF SULTAN
To EVACuATE TAnAH
At bR|TiIH's BEHEsT

CAIRO, Egypt, Ma y 12.-The Turkish
government has agreed to evaeuate Tabah
and all other places in Egyptian terri
tory which have been occupied by the
Sultan s troops.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 12-The
Turkish government has accepted the de-
mands of Great Britain eonditiOnally and
it is expected that this is only prelimi-
nary TO the complete acceptance Of the
British demands in regard to the Tabah
boundary question.
The change in the Sultan 5 attitude
must have taken place very late last
night or early today for the Grand
Vizier's visit to the British Ambassador,
Sir Nicholas r. O'Counor. at IL O'Clock
last night had no Immediate result except
to emphasize the fact that the ATTEMPTS
of Turkey to arrange a compromise were
useless. The Grand Vizier's proposals
were unaecepted as were those Of Tewfk
Pasha. the Foreign Minister ON the pre-
vious day and Sir Nicholas again pointed
out the futility of suggesting modifea-
tions of the British demands which con-
stituted the absolute minimum.
LONDON, MAY 12-The Foreign Office
has not yet received advices that the
Porte has definitely aceeded to the Brit
ish demands. but the latest official dis
patches in Constantinople indicated that
the Sultan was preparing to submit. It
is said at the Foreign Office that there
can be nothing conditional In tho
acceptance, as the demands of Grezs
Britain are the irredueible minimum
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
University Sank Revived.

The Banh commissioners have is
sued a license to the University Bank
Of Les Angeles, which has a capital
of 100000 The charter was issued
in 1887. but in 1898 the bank liquidat-
ed its affairs and has since been dor.
Elant. ]. M. Carpenter is the presl-
dcat; John w. Kemp, secretary, and
E. W. Derbler, cashier The bank will
be open for business about July /.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13

were more than 5000 licensed saloons
in the city. An increase in the license
required of these places would GER
tainly more than cut the number in
half If the increase Of the license
operates to reduce the number of sa-
looms from 1900 to 1000 the annual reve-
nue. derived on the basis of $500 a
year would amount to $500, 900, which
is greater by 100000 than the sum
paid into the city treasury by the 5000
saloons paying $S4 each for the priv
ilege Of dispensing liquor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
Woman pies on Overland.

SACRAMENTO, May 12.AMrs,
Mary Dalton, an elderly woman, died
on the overland train this afternoon
between this city and Davisville; Yolo
County, presumably of heart disease
She resided at GA Lloyd street, San
Francisco, and with her daughter
Mrs. Mary Gordon, was on her way
to visit another daughter, Mrs. S. j.
Hollarhan. Of Chico
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
Strike Delays Funerals.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Funerals In
New York today were subjected to
serious delay and casl1ets in many
cases were carried to graves. in plain
black wagons or even on trucks, ow-
ing to the continuance of the funeral
drivers strike. Many mourners were
forced to ride on street cars to the
cemeteries.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
To Hold Annual Election,

The annual election of San Francisco
Typographical Union, No. 81, win be held
at 425 Fifteenth street, Oakland, CAL,
on Wednesday. May sl6, 1906 The elec-
ton for /. t. U. officers win be held at
same time and place. Polls open from
II M. to p. m.
GEORGE A. TRACY, President.
II. L.. WHITE, Secretary Treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
Music at the Park.

The regular Golden Gate Park band.
under the leadership OF PaI Stein
ccrf, viii resume its concerts in Cold
en- Gate Park this afternoon. begin
ming at o'cioci- A selected pro-
gTamme Of standard pieces will be
rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
coin IN VAULT
IS UNDAMAGED
Srong-Box Of the Bank Of
California Opened by
Cashier.

The coin vault Of the Bank Of Cali
fornia was opened yesterday by S. H.
Daniels. assistant cashier. The con-
tents were found not to have been in
jured by fire. Some gold coins had
been thrown on the floor Of the vault
with the trays that contained them.
They were as good as new.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
To Repair Hotel vendome.

ShN JOSE. May 12.-The directors
CT t1e ficte; Veadome, after thorough
u inspecting the building, have de-
termined 10 repair it as soon as pos.
sible, and resume business. From
$4,000 to $4,000 will be expended
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
Central Trust Vault Opened.

The Central Trust Company of Cali
! fornia opened its coin vault yesterday
and found the contents unharmed. It's
general vault was opened on Friday
and was found to be all right.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
Aetna Company Opens Safe.

The Aetna Insurance Company's safe
has been opened and its contents are
intact.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13
SOME KITCHENS WILL
BE. PERMITTED / TO Use
STOVES DURING WEEK
Many HOuseh0lders Not TO Be Allowed
/ Fires for a Month.
Works Beard Proceeding Slowly With
| Chimney Inspection.
President nTaestei be

be issued The householder will then
take the inspection slip to r. H. Par
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13

President Maestretti of the Board of
Public Works announces that house
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-13

Business Office Phone: Oakland 1888 .
. Editorial Rooms. Phone. Oakland 74Go :
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
Extra sizes

Undergarments in Extra Skies
So that this sales benefits may
be all inclusive we have includeI
big collection of Undergar-
ments in sizes for those who are
more than normally proper
toned. In every detail of fabric,
fashion and elaboration these
garments are up to the standard
which we have established for
this important event.
PETTlcOATs at...-....7eo,
pETTtcOATS st........f.oo
PErTlcOATs az. ..-.....t,so
pETTlcoATe 49,
DRAWERS at. .s7Ne.
DRAWERS at. 800.
DRAWERS st.....7sc.
DRAWERS at.....1.oo
paAWERe at. LEO
NIdHT DRHSeEs az. 69c.
NIGHT DnE9Sas at. .7bo.
NioHJ pREssEe 100
Ni0hT pRHeeGs at....t.eo
NioAT cReesEs st. 200
NiohT DREesEs at. ..2.eo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-24
G)hite Skirts
Prices up to $3.50

nmbreiIa shape, deep lawn rufrle.
ticked. others with cluster tuchng
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
OVER 900 COMPLAINTS.
Registered Last Year With Burlington
Police Office.

Burlington, Jan. 31.--In his annual
report Chief Russell says that over 900
complaints were received and inyesti-
gated in 1905. The total number Of
arrests was ASP, classified as follows;
Adultery 1, arson !, assault with in
tent TO rob 1, assault with intent 10
lill /, breach Of peace GO, burglary 2,
defrsuding hotels /, grand larceny Is,
indecent exposure /, intoxication 26S,
keeping house of III fame 2, lettering
8, non support 5, opon and gross lewd.
ness 10, obtaining money under false
pretenses |, petit larceny 10, receiving
stolen goods 8, tramps 10, truancy 3,
violations of city ordinances 4. viola
tions of curfew law II, violations Of
liquor law 5, selling liquor without a
license s.
The appropriation for the department
was $4,000. The pay roll amounted to
s14,3o2.55. The department paid to the
city treasurer officers fees amounting to
sI,7f3.49.
The license commissioners say that
they have had SO samples Of liquor ex-
amined and that some of the samples
were not up to the standard, but they
did not believe the result Of the analy.
ses Of such grave import as TO warrant
prosecutions. The commissioners have
received and furnished TO licensees the
names Of o31 persons to whom liquor
could not be sold.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
PAPERS ON THE WAY.
Showing Accounting Of Andrew Haml-
TON

New York, Jan Thomas p. Fow-
Ter, chairman Of the investigating cori-
mittee appointed by the trustees OF tue
New York Life Insurance company, am
nounced last night that the committee
had secured an accounting from Andrew
Hamilton who was in charge OF the
company's legislative interests OF the
various large sums expended by him.
The accounting was made in Paris, be
added, and the papers are now on their
way to this country.
Awaiting their arrival and examine
tion, the meeting Of the board Of trus-
tees to hear the Fowler report has been
postponed from today to February 8.
Mr.. Fowler said that aside from the
Hamilton accounting the committees
report on the investigation we have
made is well in hand, but these Hrmil-
ton accounts are regarded as being of
such great Importance that we desire to
60 over and digest them thoroughly be-
fore making our report"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
". 3. DAyENPoRr, EpIroR.
Barre Man in Charge Of the Vermont
Issue.

Burlington, Jan. s1.-The new Off
GERS of the State Anti-saloon League,
elected yesterday afternoon, are as fol.
lows:
President, the Rev. c. Fl. Dutton Of
Poultney; vice presidents, the Rev. r.
b. Kellogg of Waterbury; the Rev.
Frazer Metzger Of Randolph; H. NJ.
Mott of ST. Adams; treasurer, Fred S.
Retain of Burlington; superintendent,
Clarence j. Ferguson of Burlington; cdi-
tor Of the Vermont Issue, the Rev. Wal.
ter Davenport of Barre; assistant edi-
tor and financial manager, Clarence j.
Ferguson of Burlington; auditor, Fl. S.
Howard Of Burlington; headquarters
committee, the Rev. Evan Thomas Of
Essex Junction, the Rev. +. b. Kellogg
Of Waterbury, the Rev. II. A. Wood OF
Yergennes, G. Fl. Hayden of Underhill;
NJ. L. Barton of VerEennes, the Revs.
w. A. Dawson, T. D. Penney and G. w.
Brown and Messrs. r. S. Pease, G. j.
Ferguson and II. O. Wheeler OF Burling.
ton, J. H. Walbridge Of Concord and the
Revs. j. Edward Wright and w. II.
Roberts OF Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
John Thompson Has a Chance
To Live.
RUN OVER BY CIRCUIT CAR
Employee at E. l. Smith & Co.'S Quarry
Badly Hurt Yesterday Afternoon in
a Peculiar Marr-~ -Ehs Cause
Of 1t.

John Thompson, quarryman EN-
ployed at L. L. Smith & Co.'S lower
quarry had a narrow escape from death
while at his work late yesterday after
noon, by being run over by grout car.
1t was thought at first that the mans
back was broken but on examination,
pr. Hayes found that it was not broken
but that Mr. Thompson was badly in
juTed internally.
The arrangement for dumping grout
consists Of dump car which runs on
a railroad similar to a steam railway.
a horse pulls the car to and from the
gTout pile. Just about whistle time last
evening Mr.. Thompson was returning
from dumping a load Of grout and the
horse becoming little nervous, started
to tot faster than was usual AIr.
Thompson sprang TO grasp the bride
and as he did so was knocked down, the
car passing entirely over his body. The
shock threw the car from the rails into
the ditch. lr. Thompson was picked Up
by his fellow workmen who supposed
him to be dead. They fuund, however,
that he was still breathing and DR..
Hayes was called. The doctor found
that the mans back was not broken,
but his condition was such that thor
ough examination could not be made. It
is feared, however, that he is badly IN
iured internally.
Mr.. Thompson was removed to Gran
'iteviile where he lives, with HIS wife,
and was made as comfortable as pos
sihle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
ASSAULT ALLEGED.
Aged and Feeble Minded Woman Is Com
plainant at Highgate.

st. Albans, Jan. 3i.-The towns Of
Swanton and Highgate are considerably
exercised over an alleged rape case,
which it is charged occurred last Sat
rrday. Mary Bombard, poor old fee
bic minded French woman, was the vic
tim and her alleged assailant is Charles
Barrett of Highgate. Barrett, who is
about 30 years old, was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Medor
and was brought to the county Jail for
safe keeping.
Mary Bombard, the victim in the case
and who is about rs years old, has been
one of the well known characters in
Swanton, Highgate and St, Armand for
the past so years. She is weak.minded,
but has always been able TO care for
herself, and for half century has
travelled about on foot from one town
to another among friends. On Satw-
day she left the home Of George Shoran
in Highgate and with her valise started
on foot for Swanton, taking the North
road, on which the old hemp yard Is
located Mary states that as she drew
near the hemp yard she saw man with
a white horse and q carriage, partly
hid in the edge Of the wood, As she
approached, she says, the man, who was
big, tall and with queer looking right
eye, ran out and grabbed her and began
pushing her back to the woods. She
screamed, whereupon lie lifted the old
fur cape she wore, up around her head,
and holding ii SO that she could make
no outory, forced her back into the woods
and assaulted her. His purpose accom-.
plished, the man jumped into his team
and drove rapidly away.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
FIsHED our or RIv Err.
Dover, N, H., Boy Repeated Performance
Of Monday.

Dover, N. II, Jan. j. Herbert Hoyt,
the 1o-year-old son of Edward Hoyt,
was fshed out of the Cocheco river
near Whitcher's Falls yesterday, after
be sank twice in twenty feet OF water
By four companions with whom he had
been skating. When they had succeeded
In getting him out In a half conscious
condition he was taken to d farmhouse
nearby, where restoratives were applied
and he was wrapped up in blankets. He
later came to and was taken to the
home Of his parents.
The little heroes who had saved him
from a watery grave disappeared as soon
as he was safely gathered into the farm
house, 80 that their names could not be
learned
While he was being cared for a re-
port reached the police station here that
u boy had been drowned and several
policemen started for the falls with
graphing irons. When they arrived they
found that there was fortunately no need
for them.
1t is said that little Herbert was res
cued from being drowned in the same
place Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
WANT TO RE0RGANIZE
MILITARY COMPANY
oldtime Members Of Company E, Yer
mont National Guard, Discussed
the Matter Last
Evening.

About is ex-memhers and officers Of
Company e, Vermont National Guard,
met in William Wishart's Office last
evening to discuss the prospects for
forming new company to take the
place Of the one recently dishanded BY
the state. A great deal of interest was
shown in the matter, but no definite
action was taken. Nearly everyone
present had served at least Ave years
in the old company, and many had been
captains and lieutenants. To have the
company drop out of existence was the
last thing that any Of them seemed to
want. However, no one was willing to
take upon himself the work and ex-
pense, nor spend the time which would
be necessary in order to command the
company well.
From the interest shown there Is no
doubt but that a company could be
started again in short order, provided
some public spirited citizens would come
forward and volunteer their services as
organizers. General Gilmore is to be
in Montpelier next week to hold officers
school, and he will be approached on the
subject Of a new company at that time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
JUDGE ORDERS MAGAZINE
TO BE DESTROYED
But Wallace JOndro Decides to Stand
Trial on the Charge Of Keeping a
Gambling Device-Trial
February IL.

City Judge Fay today ordered the
niekel-in- the slot machine seized bv
Chief Brown at Wallace Jondro's barber
shop at North Barre Monday night de-
stroyed, but .JondYo has decided to stand
trial on the charge Of keeping a gaming
device. This machine il pretentious
structure, manufactured by the Auto
machine company OF Fitchburg, Mass. Ii
stands nearly six feet high and has a
large circular face, on which the colors
alternate. Along the top Of the machine,
conspicuously shown, are the words:
This is not gaming Device while
beneath that phrase Is an added state
ment, warning against gambling. You
drop in either flve.cent piece or met.
al check Of the same size and weight as
a nickel, the crank turns, the music
floats out and you wait for develop
msnts.
There was long wrangle in court
today over the date for the trial Of
the four alleged gambling cases. States
Attorney jackson was anxious to take
up the first case tomorrow, but all the
defending attorneys pleaded for more
time, their principal argument being
that they were busy preparing briefs to
be presented to supreme court at the
present term. The states attorney
wanted to take up the case against A.
Diversi as one Of his lawyers, A. A.
Sargent, was not to be busy in the
higher court, but Judge Fay decided to
set the trial for February IL. The other
respondents are NJ. David and A. Gia-
chino. 1t is understood that the respon-
dents intend to make test OF one
case, and let the disposition Of the 9TH
ers depend on the outcome Of that.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
TIME LIMIT
IS HITCH
Electric Railroad Asked Men
TO Sign for Ten Years.
AT 20 CENTS AN HOUR
Conference Today Took Recess to Hear
from President Flynn Who Was
Not at His Home in
Burlington

Pending q final word from President
~. J. Flynn of the Barre and Mont
pelier Power and Traction company, the
adjourned conference between the COM
pany and their employers, who have
presented new bill Of wages to take
the place of the one which expires to-
night at midnight, took recess at noon
today with things about settled up. An
attempt was made to reach President
Flynn BY telephone at his home in Bur-
lington, but word was received back that
he was out Of town. Then Attorney
Hoar of the company notified Burling-
ton representatives to make every effort
to reach him, wherever he was.
The only thing which at o'clock
seemed to stand in the way of a settle
ment was the length Of time which the
proposed agreement should run. If the
company should concede the raise Of
two cents an hour, from eighteen to
twenty, the company asked il the men
would sign . ten years agreement. This
proposition was presented to meeting
of the union last night, and the men
were not disposed to accept an agree
meent of such length, arguing chiefly
that all the present employees might
be gone before that time was up and
the present employees would be bind
ing their successors TO something to
which they were not party.
The proposition which the men orig
inally presented was that the agreement
r,sv fo,~ xaor frn,,, date aud that - ba
continued from year TO year unless a
change was asked for by either party.
Asked if there was any likelihood Of
strike if an agreement was not reached
before midnight, union men declared that
they thought there would be none. The
conferences have been conducted with
the utmost good feeling throughout. All
the members of the two committees
were present this forenoon with the ex.
ception Of Fl. X. Bush,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
AN ABSOLUTE MONOPOLY.
Is the Purpose Of the Merger in New
York.

New York, Jan. 31--A resolution for
the investigation of the merger by which
the elevated, surface and subway traffic
in Manhattan and The Bronx was re-
Gently placed under the control Of the
Interborough Metropolitan company was
introduced in the board OF aldermen OF
New York city yesterday by Borough
President Bird S. Coier of Brooklyn
Mr.. Coler il asking for the investigation
made the following claims:
That the merger tends toward an
absolute monopoly of passenger trans
portation in New York city; that the
interests which have joined in the mer.
ger have already been in practical Goa.
troll of transportation service of the city
and have conducted that service with
out the slightest regard for the public
convenience; that it is intended TO add
to the present capitalization Of the com.
panies in the merger "a stock issue OF
s1s0, 900, representing little or moth
ing in the way Of real estate, except
the privilege Of extorting from the pub
lie through a car fare tax and that the
new interests are about to obtain con.
troll Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit com.
pany's system.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-31
FATHER COMES TO RELIEF
OF BOY IN PRISON
Chester Gates Appeal Finally Heard and
the Boy Has Been Released on
Bail Of S400 to Await
Trial.

Chester Gates, the eighteen years old
youth who was arrested for stealing SIS
from his employer, Thaddeus Bruce Of
Woodbury., was finally released from the
county ail at Montpelier yesterday af-
ternoou Il looked for a time that his
father, Jacob II. Gates, a wellto-
man OF East Wallingford, had thrown
his son over, as he refused to come to
Montpelier in response to the letters
Of The boy. Finally an appeal brought
him, and he arrived in Montpelier yes
tsrday afternoon. Bail was fixed in
The amount Of $500, and the parent fur
nished the amount. The pals took the
train for home, snd tho youngster viii
BE- on hand To stand trial at the March
term OF Washington county court
The boy was runaway from home
and wandered 70 Woodbury., where he
had been engaged IN farming work for
short time previous 10 his arrest by
Constable Smith Of Montpelier on com.
plant Of Mr.. Bruce. The police say
that the boy confessed to taking the
money, an vi which was returned with
the exception Of that spent FOR pair
Of oyershoes.