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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-03-01

The Oregon legislature has refused regard franchise
and have abrogad the perpetual franchise Of the Portland
Company This line with actions in Chicago and
Cleveland and wi doubtless bring the perpetual franchises every
where under the supervision Of the people
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-03-01

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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-03-01

Did Speaker send oath bill the conference Of
latter Day Saints 1t would look like
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-03-01

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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
He WORKS
FOR INSURER

By experts yesterday T. C. Van
Ness, counsel for the defense in the
case of Thomas L Bergin VS.. The Com
mercial Union Assurance Association,
Limited, of London attempted to prove
that the earthquake of April is, 1905,
might have or could have so deranged
the position of electric wires in the
building at 210 Sansome street as to
cause short circuit and set the place
on fire. His theory was that the flames
building at 211-213 California street
and consumed it.
George w. Low, an electrical expert
was the principal witness. He testi-
fed that such condition of things
might have been produced by the earth
quake.
He was asked by Garret McEnerney
whether he was professionally en-
pioyed in the case, and he replied that
he was that he had received 500
on account from Van Ness's clients,
and that he did not know how much
more he was to receive. He admitted
that up to last November ne had been
employed by the San Francisco Gas
and Electric Company to appraise it's
loss by the fire, which loss was insured
in the Commercial Union Assurance
Association, Limited. of London, The
Commercial Union of New York, the
Palatine and the Alliance None of
the companies had paid upon that ap-
praisement, and on the day before
New Years he accepted his present
employment.
The trial will be resumed on Tues
day next
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
Bx Jar11es Crawford

Master Milton Jacob. pupil of Hugo
Mansfeldt, gave a piano recital last
evening that attracted the largest as
semblage ever contained in the new
Lyric Hall. 1t was the 17-year-old lads
second public performance. and the
folk who seemingly most en-
joyed it were those who had
not seen or heard him play since
his debut and were thereby better
qualified than even his teacher to jud ge
of the progress he made during the in
terim. His stage of advancement was
indicated by this ambitious programme:
Fantaisie, minor AIozartl; suite. Barcarolle;
"Am Spinnrad (At the Spinning Wheel; valse
de concert CanZonetta; ''Wellenspiel' (Play
of the Waves; Gavotte Moderne IS. Iieblingl
'.Hark Hark. the Larki' 'Erlkoenig' (Erl
King) (Sehubert-Liszt) Arabesque CWrangelD
turno: Dance Of the Dwarfs'' (Grieg): Scene de
Ballet (fnale) Op. is No 1 Poldini).
Contrary to what might have been
expected from so youthful student,
Master Jacobs reading of each number
reflected marked individuality. His
precocious understanding of the works
he was interpreting did much to COM
pensate for such purely technical short
comings as uncertainty of attack and
irregularity of pedaling. To a pupil
in the hands of Hugo Mansfeldt, than
whom there is no greater master of
technique in America, musicianly in
telligence is of more value than mere
digital dexterity, which can be acquired
by application.
1t was the first public presentation
of the Liebling suite in San Francisco.
and the various movements were played
with a perfect knowledge of the COM
poser's meaning. The suite itself. by
the way, is bound by it's charm of mod
ernity to become locally popular. The
Schubert-Liszt number, so familiar in
the studio as show piece" was in
terpreted with more attention to
mechanism than anything else the boy
did.
At the conclusion of the recital both
pupil and tutor were numerousIy COM
plimented.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
ASKS SUPERVISORS
To TAKE ACTION
Health Board Chafes at De
lay Over the Erection
of a New County Hospital
BUILDING rs NEEDED

The Health Board, chahng at the
Hospital. for which funds are avail.
able under the bond issue, took gen
tie slap yesterday at the Board of Su-
pervisors for the latter's dilatory
course in the matter. The Health
Board adopted a resolution reciting
that the Board of Supervisors be
asked by the Department of Public
Health to consider the urgent re-
quirements for new City and County
Hospital and make at least one step
toward its development" The resolu-
tion recites further that the demand
for the increasing number OF beds
and the urgent appeal from those re-
quiring such care make the request
important.
The Civil Service Commission in
formed the board that il had notified
Harry r. Murphy and Samuel w. Grubb
that they would be certified for ap-
pointment as plumbing inspectors.
Murphy declined appointment but moth
ing had been heard from Grubb. The
reason for Grubb's failure TO respond
was made apparent when Chief Clerk
Coffey informed the board that Grubb
had been dead for two years. AS the
eligible list of plumbers was exhaust
temporarily ]. A. Sweeney who is not
on the list, at salary of $140 per
month.
The board requested Attorney James
A. Devote to prepare a bill for pre-
sentation to the Legislature for the
recording of lost birth and death GER
tificates.
DR.. f. ]. Gundey was appointed resi-
dent physician of the County Hos
pital for six months at $25 per month.
j. Shields was appointed steward at
the Isolation Hospital No. 2, vice
Thomas Farrell.
The Supervisors were requested to
provide funds for an increase of s25
per month in the salaries of four sani
tary inspectors, three food inspectors,
two factory inspectors, two disinfec-
tors. three dairy inspectors and one
stable inspector.
DR.. II. Cosgrove was appointed an
assistant and DIR. Mace pathologist at
the County Hospital without salary.
Inspectors were directed to compel
improvements to be made in the sani-
tary condition of a stable at 3247
Mission street. as recommended by
Health officer Ragan.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
DEMANDS SHARE OF
RELIEF FUND

A unique claim for relief money has
been advanced by George V. Trott. a
refugee who removed to Los Angeles.
He demands that he be given a share
Of the relief fund equal in size to
that awarded any other fire sufferer.
Unless his demands are complied with,
and that at once, Trott threatens the
rehabilitation committee with prosecu-
tion for embezzlement.
District Attorney Langdon received
a letter yesterday from Trott from 1912
Halldale avenue, Los Angeles, in which
the latter demands his assistance in
gaining what he is pleased to call his
rights. He states that he lost heavily
at the time of the fire. and went to
Los Angeles with his mother, who died
shortly after. leaving him with large
bill for funeral expenses. He wrote
to the rehabilitation committee asking
its assistance, and the matter was
referred to the Associated Charities
of Los Angeles, which body recon-
mended him for assistance. He says
that after waiting nine weeks he re-
ceived notice that nothing could be
done for him, as he had removed from
San Francisco.
Trott argues that the committee is
but the trustee of the relief fund
and that. being a refugee, he holds
an equity in that fund equal to the
largest amount paid to any other one
person, and that far from it being any
of the committees business where he
lives, the committee is guilty of en-
bezzlement in refusing to give him
what belongs to him.
In concluding his letter to the Dis
trict Attorney. Trott demands imme-
diate action, with the following sug-
gestion
"If you are willing to help me out
a little kindly notify the rehabilita-
ton committee of the position it is in.
Give it a day or two to make good,
and, If 1t fails to do so. then take
the matter before the Grand Jury.
If that committee has the right to give
to whom it sees fit and refuse whom
il sees fit it would have the right to
refuse everybody and put it all in it's
pocket"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
GRAND ARMY OFFICERS
INSTALLED FOR THE YEAR
f. G. Wisker Commander of George
HI. Thomas Post and John j. Car
roll of George G. Meade

H ~
roll of George G. Meade
George H. Thomas Post of the Grand
Army of the Republic installed the fol-
lowing officers: F. G. Wisker, COM
mander; T. w. Nowlin, senior vice COM
mander; John Rush, junior vice COM
mander; John II. Roberts, adjutant;
Charles H. Blinn, quartermaster; DR..
John Wagner, surgeon; c. II. Osborn.
chaplain; Thomas Green, officer of the
day; J. Hassenmuller, officer of the
guard; c. w. Gordon, sergeant major:
]. G. Geisting, quartermaster sergeant;
William Healey. inside sentinel; ]. H.
Carols, outside sentinel.
Past Commander Albion r. Levitt has
installed the following officers of Gen
eral George G.. Meade Post; John j.
Carroll, commander; Fred A. Hunt.
senior commander; John Oran, junior
commander; William f. Howe, adjutant
and quartermaster; Samuel c. Smith,
surgeon; David J. Morrison. chaplain;
George w. Irelan, officer of the day;
John c. Scott, officer of the guard;
James H, Sanborn. sergeant major;
William r. Toothaker, quartermaster
sergeant; John Hammell, sentinel. At
the close of the ceremony John H. Co
burn, retiring commander. was pre-
sented with a beautiful gold jewel of
the order in appreciation of his SER
vices during the two years he occupied
the station Of commander of the post.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
CLEARINGs TAKE BIG JUMP

San Franciscos clearings are show
ing a constant increase over the high
period of last year. The commercial
and financial business of the city dur
ing the early months of 1906 were con-
sidered phenomenal at that time. and as
many large deals were put through it
was felt that the coming year would
not show so great totals in the bank
clearings. For the week ending at
noon yesterday the total. as shown by
the figures secured by the California
Promotion Committee. amountedf TO
S46,7SS,472.62, as against a total of $42.-
234.495.3S for the same week of last
year. The increase for the past week
was 1917 per cent. During the same
period the bank clearings Of OokIand
amounted TO $3.736.2S2.04, which. If
combined with the San Francisco clear
ings. would make a grand total for the
two cities of $50,5l4. 1886. For the
past week the bank clearings of san
Jose amounted to $5o1,545.16.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
NEW DRILL SAID 10 SOLVE
PROBLEM OF CHEAP MINING

An invention known as the ReKar
economic drill, which will solve the
problem Of cheap mining according to
the representations of Ingram Chap
man, Anthony Bray, superintendent of
the Ajo copper mines in Arizona, and
others, is on exhibition at 925 Golden
Gate avenue. 1t is claimed for this
drill that it can be operated with one
half of one-horsepower. electrically;
that it makes ZOO revolutions a minute
and strikes 300-pound blow at each
revolution; that it is simpler in con-
struction than other drills.
One of the special merits Of the in
strument, say the promoters. is the
clutch, which is so constructed that a
miner may remove and replace the
drill with greater speed than the drills
now in general use. A company with
a capital OF 100000. of which Ingram
Chapman is president, has been incor-
porated to handle the drill.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
JUDGES HUNT FOR
ELIGIBLE JURORS

The judges of the Superior Court.
on whom devolves the duty of cer-
tifying lists of names from which the
grand and trial jury panels for the
year shall be drawn are encountering
unusual difficulty in finding citizens
eligible to serve as jurors, and the list
of 2400 names for trial jury service is
still far from complete.
Each -of the twelve judges of the SUI
perior Court is required to select the
names of twelve men for Grand Jury
service and 200 for trial jury service.
For the latter each judge is given the
precinct registers of certain precincts
in the city from which to make his
selections, this method being chosen
or repetitions.
Most of these lists have been pre-
pared and given to the secretary Of
the judges for comparison with the as
sessment rolls, and it is here that
the difficulty has been met. OF ap-
proximately 5000 names so far -inves-
tigated but 1900 have been found on
the assessment rolls. The reason for
this is attributed largely to the
changed conditions resulting from the
fire. Some few have been found to
have left the city, but this list is COM
paratively small.
The vast majority of those whose
names do not appear on the assessment
rolls are still residents of San Fran
cisco, but have removed from old ad-
dresses, have lost their real property
in the fire, or have transferred it to
other members of their family, either
for personal reasons or from desire
to avoid jury service.
Judge Graham selected 600 names
from which to choose his list of 200.
taking them entirely from those listed
as business or professional men. mer~
chants, capitalists and retired business
men. From this list but 1872 were
found to be on the assessment rolls.
This is a fair instance of the con-
ditions prevailing in almost every pre-
cinct in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
yIsITACIoN VALLEY CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
Retiring President of Organization Rem
ders Excellent Service During His
Term of Office

The visitacion Valley Improvement
Club has elected the following officers:
President, A A. Russell; first vice pres
ident, Edward Jarvis; second vice pres
ident, William Brandt; secretary, r. B.
Hutchison; financial secretary, Louis
Alexander; treasurer, George S Bur-
nett.
L ent of the club, successfully carried
out much Improvement work during his
term of Office He distributed hundreds
of trees and many small plants, which
added greatly to the beautifying of the
cify
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
BATTERY CASE DIsMrssED

The case OF the people VS.. John Nc
Carthy, charged with battery, came up
for jury trial before Judge Shortall
in the Police Court yesterday and re-
suited in a verdict of not guilty. Nc
Carthy was accused of having assault
ed A. r. Dunn, a credit man for
Nathan -Dohrmann & Co., in an argu-
ment that arose over the latter's ac-
tions on crowded Fillmore-street car
on November last. Mccarthy is a
member of the haberdashery firm of
Sweeney & Mccarthy.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
MEnICAL STUDENTS no DANCE

The student body of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons will make
merry at a reception and dance to be
given by the faculty tonight to cele-
brate the rehabilitation of the college
building on Fourteenth street, be-
tween Valencia and Mission. The af-
fair will be held in the assembly hall
of the new building.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
TO CHANT OFFICE OF THE DEAF

The office of the dead for the re-
pose of the soul of Archbishop Mont
gomery will be chanted by the Jesuit
fathers and scholastics this evening at
half past o'clock in their new church
on Hayes and Shrader streets. a
solemn high mass for the same in
tention will be sung on Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION

BYRON. Jan. Nv. w. Stone, a
prominent farmer of this district. was
operated on in San Francisco last
Monday and a cancerous growth re-
moved and the right carotid artery
ligated. IL was a capital operation
that was successful.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
Art Auction Today

At Curtis rooms. 1907 Pine street. near
Van Ness avenue. Antique Mahogany.
Black Oak and Marqueterie Furniture
Bronzes. 'Crysstalware, Oil and Water
Color Paintings are some of the at
fractions. The sale begins at II a. M.
weather permitting.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
TWO PER CENT RAISE GRANTED

PITTSBURG, Jan. 1.-THE American
Sheet and Tin Plate Company an
nounces an advance Of 2 per cent in
wages TO all hot mill tonnage employees
in tin mi4ls. 1t is said that sheet tin
mill men viii receive an advance of
2.6 per cent on March ]. Seven thou
sand mill and six thousand sheet mill
men viii be affected
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18
ROYAL Insurance Co. of Liverpool,
Queen Insurance Co. of America,
RoIIa v. Watt, Chairman

CITY and general departments now at
I22-124 Sansome ST., San Francisco, peud-
ing erection of new Royal building. >
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18

More tea. and coffee is used where
Schillings Best is sold.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18

The Retail Shoe Clerks of Oakland
held a meeting Wednesday night, at
which Max E. LIGHT. first vice president
Of the Retail Clerks international Pro-
tective Association. was present The
new local will commence with a large
membership. Conditions in Oakland
at the present time are favorable to
such an organization Temporary
officers have been neglected and the
charter is expected this week. The next
meeting will be held at the call Of the
chair.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18

The District Council Of Gaswork-
ers, which includes unions in all the
cities Of the coast, viii meet in San
Jose Sunday, January q. Delegates
from the new Sacramento union will
probably be seated in the council The
principal business will be the discus
sion Of the new schedule TO be pre-
sented in June,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18

Walters Union no. 80 met in regu-
lar weekly session at 1895 Scott street
on Wednesday night. NJ. p. Scott pre-
siding. Reports were rendered by the
delegates TO the Stockton convention.
They stated that they succeeded in
carrying out all the instructions OF the
local and assisted in forming a Cooks
and Walters Union in Stockton. A G.
Beck was elected auditor TO represent
the union on the Joint auditing board
OF the affiliated unions. II was de-
cided 20 hold a reelection for presi-
dent and recording secretary on
Thursday, January "a. The polls will
be open from 10 a. M. TO s p. m. The
following members were appointed on
the election board to serve at IS each:
Thomas H. Talbot, W. II. White, Joe
Castor. c. Spellnan and William Kog-
lin. The candidates for the presidency
are A. c. Rose and J. d. Kirkpatrick;
for recording secretary the candidates
are A. c. Beck. A Schlieper and ". III.
Mcguire The election board was
given power TO withdraw the name Of
any candidate who files with the sec
,>retary a resignation IN writing. The
natter OF securing a doctor who will
lattend sick members Of the union free
Of charge was laid over for a week
10 enable members to bring IN bids
from their favorite physicians. The
voluntary contributions for the sick
efnnd have proved q great boon TO the
members. as almost all added some
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-18

Special Auditor Alexander Stocker
OF Colorado and District President c.
A Nelson were present at the last
meeting Of Branch No. of the Anal
gamated Society of Carpenters and
Joiners. Both addressed the meeting
and were received with enthusiasm.
The branch adopted a resolution IA
voring an amendment making the Of
fee Of the American district secretary
a regular one, with a suitable salary.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Inspect New Methods.

superintendent Kendall, of the
New York State Steel, accompanied
by Capt. Polglaee, of the Larkin
mine of the company at this point
this week made a visit to the under
ground workings of the Higgins
and Minorca mines, studying the
new methods IN mining in these
properties. As in other classes of
business there are new plans and
systems being constantly intro.
duced in mining owing to the diff:
ferent classes of ore encountered in
different locations, and the gentle
men felt amply repaid for their
visit to these properties.
At No. 4 shaft at the Minorca an
exceptionally hard hematite vein
has been encountered, something
very unusual on this range, the
company finding it advisable to
employ drilling machines in the
work of removing the ore body, in
stead of using the hand drills and
augurs 80 common in other range
properties.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
CIark.GeOrQeNuDtals.

The marriage of Nellie Clippe,t t
Clark to Harry J. George was So
lemnized at the home of the brides
parents in West Duluth Tuesday
afternoon at 1:3O O'Clock, Rev. Mr..
Davies, pastor OF the Methodist
church, officiating. Miss Ada
George, sister of the groom and Ed
ward Pankonin, attend the couple.
After a wedding dinner, which was
served at the Clark home, the cou.
pie left for Virginia where Mr..
George is one of the prominent bus
iuessmen and where the happy cou-
pie will make their future home.
In order to make sure of no false
reports a party made up> of J.: A.
Kennedy, !. X. Krogdahl, w. B.
Pratt NJ. E. Tanning, James Meyers,
B. Levin, w. II. Eaton, II. J. Eaton,
D. w. Elmquist, Adolph Bro and c.
V. Younger repaired to the George
home where they were introduced.
A pleasant evening followed and as
the party left they presented the
couple with a fine cut glass water
jar and six glasses.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Back From Alaska.

Chas. York, a former Virginia res-
ident who for several months past
has been employed by the Guggen-
heimer interests on a steam shovel
in their Alaska gold mining opera.
tions, visited with old friends in the
city during the past week.
Mr.. York came out on the last
boat, but intends returning to the
land of gold in April nextt to resume
his duties. He states that there are
many opportunities for a man of
rmall means backed by honor and
a determined will to "make good"
in the frozen north.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Inspected New Road.

Accompanied by President Cook,
of the Virginia Lumber Co., and D.
O. Anderson, secretary, the men,
bers of the state railway and ware
house commission, comprising Ira
G. Mills, G. E. Staples and F. E.
Young, on Wednesday made a trip
of inspection over the line of the
Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg,
on which a regular train service
was on Monday inaugurated as far
as Rainier on the Canadian border.
Although the regular train has
been running since Monday the
sanction of the railway and ware.
house commission is necessary to
allow the road to formally open it's
line for business.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-12-20
Pay on the lnstaliment Plan.

1t is given out that Hibbing is
the home Office of what is known to
the members as Pipe Dreamers'
Club, an organization which, to
judge from the foamy effervescences
of some of those who write things
about it after a Sabbath sojourn in
the city to the west is too high pric-
ed for any others than editors and
preachers, it being given out that
the membership fee is an even mil
lion dollars in coin of the realm
no cashiers checks or Canadian
|nicfels accepted,
In this Club the janitor shares
equally with his plethoric employ
ers-or is supposed to do so-and it
is said his heart was made glad
few days since by receiving the first
installment on his princely salary
of 81, 100000 per month, the INSTALL
ment being the net result of frisk-
ing the entire list of members short
ly after one of them had collected a
$40 subscription account and do
mated same to a charitable cause
the sum total of the collection be-
ing the munifcent sum of one dime
of ancient American vintage. And
just to show that he was by birth a
sport whose only drawback had
been chronically depleted wallet
he blew in the entire sum for can
of matted extract of hops, and the
time that Pipe Dreamers' Club had
was caution to cats.
There has been some talk of re-
ducing the membership fee, 'tis
said, to $685., ,999. 80, in the hope that
the reducek price might extend the
membership to the range meat men
but consideration of the question
resulted in it's defeat and the butch
ers will have to save for several
weeks longer or borrow a postage
stamp to make change in order to
crawl under the canvas and acquire
the rights of membership at first
cost.