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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
ELLIOTT TO APPEAR
BEFORE HOUSE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 1s.-Professor H.
W. Elliott, expert on fur seals and for
merly confidential agent for Secretary of
State Hay, will appear before the House
committee on ways and means tomor-
row in response to a summons to give
evidence in substantiation of charges of
crooked dealing on the part of the
lessees of the Alaskan Seal Islands
Professor Elliott made these charges
in a newspaper interview at the time
of the raid on the Seal Islands in which
five Japanese fishermen were killed and
twelve others captured.
Professor Elliott alleges that the
North American Commercial Company,
which holds a lease from the United
States giving it the exclusive right to
take fur seals on the Alaskan coast
islands for twenty-year period. ex-
tending to May /, 1910 had violated
the terms of the lease in that the COM
pany had been engaged in the unlaw-
full business of pelagic sealing. Her
who organized the North American
Commercial Company, together with
Lloyd Tevis of San Francisco and D. o.
Mills of New York, the father in law
of ambassador Whitelaw Reid. were
charged by Professor Elliott with fraud
and perjury in securing the lease
Involved in the alleged fraud of Her
man and Isaac Leibes of San Francisco,
who organized the company, is Alex
ander Mclean, who is known as one
of the boldest sea rangers since the
days of Captain Kidd. and who has been
portrayed as the character of Wolf
Larsen in Jack London's tale, The Sea
Wolf" Mclean commanded the pelagic
fur sealing schooner J. Hamilton Lewis,
owned by the Liebes, in 1890 and 1891
Professor Elliott alleges that the
Liebes stand convicted by the official
registry in San Francisco of owning
and sailing the j. Hamilton Lewis as
pelagic fur sealer at the time Isaac
Liebes made affidavit that they had dis
posed of all their interests in the BUSH
ness of pelagic sealing-an affidavit
that had to be made before they were
awarded a lease by Secretary of the
Treasury Window in March, 1890.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
GOVERNMENT TRIES
COST SYSTEM
Report Of the Commission
Having Matter in Charge
Is Filed With President
GIVES SATISFACTION

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-The Presi-
dent today made public a report on
Cost Keeping in the Government
Service" prepared by the Keep Com
mission. cost system properly de-
vised and operated, the report says, Will
furnish information enabling the re-
sponsible head Of the organization to
estimate more intelligently the prob
able cost Of future operations along
similar lines and to fix proper selling
prices on products transferred to other
Government organizations or sold to
foreign governments or to private in
diViduals The recommendations have
the Endorsement OF Secretary OF the
Treasury Shaw.
Cost keeping as a branch Of account
ing is a comparatively modern devel-
opment. the report says. and has not
been introduced TO any considerable
extent in the Government service. In
this matter the Government has much
to learn from private business meth
DDS. In work of this character the
institution OF a thorough cost-keeping
system would make intelligent com
parsons possible and would tend to
bring the less effectively conducted es-
adjustments up to the standard OF the
best.
The report recommends that cost
keeping systems be installed in all
branches of the Government service
where it is possible TO do so.
The Public Printer is working out
the details of an elaborate cost-keeping
system which he is about to install in
the Government printing Office.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
FIVE ARE KILLED IN
TRAIN WRECK

Ell PASO. jan 1s.-Running at a
high rate of speed. Rock Island passen-
ger train No. 80. which left here at
$50 yesterday evening for Chicago.
dashed into an open switch at Barney.
n. NJ. 100 miles north of Ell PaSo early
this morning. Five persons were
killed and eight injured The dead:
H. F. ACKLEY, Alamogordo. N. NJ.
engineer.
E. ]. REDFIELD. Alamogordo. N. NJ.
fireman.
HARLEY SPENCE. Corona. N NJ.
sheepman.
ANDREW HERON. Bisbee. A. T.
MEXICAN CHILD, years old
The injured are two Arabs who went
from FL Paso and nine members OF
Mexican family.
When the train dashed into the
switch the engine left the track and
turned over. pinning the engineer and
fireman underneath, killing them in
stantly. The express car. dining car
and a Pullman were thrown from the
track. Eight passengers were hurt,
none seriously.
The train wrecked today was in col
lision on January 2 at Volland. Kans..
with No. % on the same road and
thfrty-two persons. mostly Mexican
laborers on their way to FL Paso. were
killed and over twenty persons in
jured.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
sLOOP OvERTURNs
DURING STORM
Occupants Are Thrown Into
Bay, but Manage to Reach
a Mudbank Near at Hand
RESCUED BY LAUNCH

The friends of E. l.. Altvater. who
manages a printing establishment at
1855 Mission street, are telling the
story of his timely rescue of five boys
who recently were thrown into the
bay by the overturning of a soop off
Beacon No. 10. The rescued boys live
in San Jose, and it is probable some
of them would have died from ex-
posture, as storm was raging at the
time, had it not been for Altvater and
a companion, w. McKannay. who went
to their rescue just as night was fall
ing.
The boys. whose names are not
known, rode their wheels from San
Jose to Alviso. where they hired lit
tie sloop for an outing on the bay. A
heavy southeast gale was blowing
when they sailed. and later 1t began
raining heavily. When the boys con-
cluded to return home late in the aft
ernoon they found they could not tack
against the gale. Their boat was
overturned and they were thrown into
the water.
island near at hand. and there, wet
and chilled. huddled together. Won
dering when help would reach tnera.
Altvater and his companion had been
out in a launch hunting ducks in the
vicinity, and were returning late to
the city when they discovered the boys
marooned on the mud island. After
considerable effort they righted the
sloop and with the shivering boys
aboard started their launch for Alviso,
seven miles away.
The rescued boys ranged from Is to
II years of age. One of the smaller
members of the party was so weakened
by exposure that it was necessary to
administer whisky to him and massage
him to overcome the effects of the
chill he received while in the water.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
LEADERS IN HOUSE
ARE IN ACCORD
Decide That There VIII Be
No Railroad Legislation
During Present Session
PLAN is AGREED UPON
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TnE CALL.


WASHINGTON, Jan. lat has been
agreed by Speaker Cannon and the
leaders OF the House that there viii be
no railroad legislation al this session
OF Congress. Included in this edict is
the La Toilette hour OF service bill
passed by the Senate during the past
week. This viii be kept in the COM
mittee for the rest OF the session and
then be referred to a special Congress
sional commission that viii assemble
IN the summer and consider the pro-
posed legislation that has been offered
during the past two months.
Much the same plan viii be followed
by the House as was done by the SEN
ate the summer before last, when eX-
tended hearings were held on the rate
bill. Whether the commission win be
made up entirely OF members Of the
Interstate commerce committee Of the
House has not been determined 1t has
been suggested that other members not
on the committee be included in the
commission, and this plan may be
adopted.
In both the Senate and the House
this session a number Of amendments
10 the Interstate commerce law have
been proposed. All these bills viii be
sifted by the commission, and if the
present plan is carried out will be
drafted into one bill, which viii be
Aalnefeo DN the House committee on
interstate commerce Developments
VIII guide the commission as to wheth-
er all the subjects can be covered in
one bill. II certain amendments are
liable TO endanger the passage Of the
measure they will be put into separate
bills before being reported TO the
House.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has number Of suggestions for amend
ments in hand, and these viii be called
for by the commission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
UNION PACIFIC IS
GETTING GOOD
Rock Springs Coal Company
Given Concessions 1t Has
Long Tried to Obtain
DOES GOOD
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL,


OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. 13.-Facilities for
the operation of their mines near Black
Butte, Wyo., have been promised by the
Union Pacific to the Sioux City and
Rock Spfings Coal Company, whose
complaint led to the recent investiga-
ton by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission into the operation Of railroad
and coal companies and the expose Of
wholesale frauds in the acquisition Of
coal bearing lands. The agreement be-
tween the Union Pacific and Rock
Springs Company was brought about
during the hearing of the Hartman
merger inquiry in Chicago this week
At the suggestion of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which urged
that its time was fully occupied with
other matters, John n. Baldwin, general
attorney for the Union Pacific. and
Julius Kruttschnitt. director of main
tenance and operation for the Harri-
man lines. met with Elmer E. Thomas,
attorney for the Sioux City and Rock
Springs Coal Company, and as repre-
sentatives of their companies granted
the right to the coal company to cross
the right of way. They also gave as
surance that when the spur is built
the railway will make the necessary
switch connection and give the coal
company cars in which to ship its
product.
Since 1903, when the coal company
began operations, 1t has never been
able to ship it's coal. and the owners
of the mine say officials of the road
have told them they would. never be
permitted to operate the MILL The
coal company owns the land to within
600 feet of the railroad right of way.
but permission TO cross this strip.
which belongs to the Union Pacific Coal
Company, was always refused.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
POLONYI AYERS He
WAS SLANDERED

BUDAPEST, Jan. 1S.-Minister OF
Justice Polonyi is out with indig-
nant decIara ton that Herr Halmos.
-Burgomaster of Budapest. expressed
generally calumnious statement In
not producing a single fact to bear out
his charge that he (PolonyD had
abused his position in order to obtain
advantages for a personal friend Herr
Polonyi declares that, had he so abused
his position, neither the Government.
which he increasingly opposed, nor nu-
merous adversaries in the municipal
council, would have put up with It.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
REFUGEES FUEL IS
FURNISHED
Continued From Page l, Column /.

dealer, today, when questioned about
the fuel shortage. said:
There is at present very little coal to be had
in Oakland or. for that matter in any part of
that the most severe shortage is at an end.
Although there will undoubtedly be q shortage OF
coal in the local market for some time. I think
that the danger of actual famine is over
Five thousand tons of coal arrived in this city
yesterday the steamer African Monarch from
Australia. and is being discharged at the
bunkers of the Western Fuel Company. which
viii take half the cargo. the remainder being
consigned to me. Had this vessel not arrived
just when it did / would have been completely
out of coal before the end of next week AS II
is. / think I shall be able to supply a number
of retail dealers with enough coal to tide them
over the shortage.
AS TO the reasons for the present shortage
there are several. The principal trouble seems
be the failure inability of the ra iiroad com
panies TO supply facilities for transporting coal
here from Wyoming and New Mexico For some
weeks we have received no Rock Springs
coal from wyoming, and practically no American
block from New Mexico. There has been no
Seattle coal shipped here for year and no
Roslyn for nearly ten months.
The reason that We are receiving none of the
coal from the north is that practically all the
seattle ,h ana kosiyn coal Is consumed in the
receiving no Coos Bay or Beaver Hill coal. The
Beaver III Hi mine the entire product Of which
sold and the supply has been diverted
Another reason for the present shortage is
that retail dealers do not stock up with coal
during the summer months with sufficient sun.
ply To last them through the winter but depend
on the wholesalers to carry their stocks for them
This works well long the supply of the
wholesalers is not stopped, but as soon as
the available supply is Quickly esbans1sd eo ond
tailers
As far as | can learn there is not likely 70
be any relief from the present car shortage OF
the railroads for some time, but / think that
me supply from other sources will be large
enough TO avert any danger of real coal
famine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
BANNER YEAR FOR
COUNTRYS tribe

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-That 1906
was banner year in the history of
United States industrial activity. far
understanding any previous record, is
the deduction of statistical experts of
the bureau of statistics of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
The value of manufactures and raw
materials imported in eleven months Of
the past year was 2,000,0 900. against
1907, 900 in the corresponding months
of 1905. The total value of manufac-
lures exported during the year will ex-
coed $500, 000, 900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
NOTED AR|zON|AN' s
AWFUL DEATH

DOUGLAS, A. T.. Jan. 1s.-Frank
Buckles, aged AZ years. a hotel pro-
prietor of Pagosa Springs, Colo, and
famous as the man on whose testimony
five outlaws were hanged at Tombstone
in 1885. was attacked by heart failure
while bathing at Douglas today and fell
upon the instantaneous gas heater in
such a manner as to asphyxiate him.
Buckles was one of the founders Of
Bisbee, A. T., twenty-three years ago
and was one of the first men to home
stead ranch land in this territory. He
is survived by a widow and five chill
dren at his Colorado home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
STATE OF ILLINOIS
AFTER RAILROAD

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 13.-The
suit of Illinois against the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad will be filed in the SUI
preme Court on Tuesday. The court
will be asked to order an accounting.
The State cannot ascertain, by reason
of the complicated records of the road.
just how much back taxes to claim.
but this will be settled during the liti-
cation.
The company is required to pay the
State per cent of it's charter lines
gross receipts, and must supply the
State Auditor with an annual state
ment of all It's property for the pur-
pose of taxation. The taxes and the 5
per cent must equal at least I per cent
of the company's gross receipts.
From 1859 to 1896, says the petition,
the company refused to list with the
Auditor it's stock, property and assets
for the purpose of State taxation. and
refused to pay into the treasury an
amount equal to at least Z per cent of
the gross receipts of income derived
from the charter lines.
Among the other alleged practices
of the road whereby the State loses its
share of proceeds follows:
Giving mileage books valued at ST.
4SS,700 to newspapers; carrying freight
for branch lines without charging for
terminal facilities for branch lines; al
lowing rebates to shippers, collecting
large sums from foreign roads as rental
for rolling stock, failing to credit the
same to charter lines.
Since 1877 the company has presented
false statements to the Government
says the bill, and has refused the Gov
ernor permission to examine the road s
books to ascertain the true conditions
of it's affairs.
The bill asks that the road be COM
PEELED to make full accounting of it's
gross proceeds, receipts and income
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
RANGER STAYS HIS
AGED ENEMY

FRESNO, Jan. 12.-Charles williams
was brought to Fresno last night under
arrest for a homicide committed on the
west side, twenty miles from Mendoza.
williams. who is a ranger, killed an
old trapper named Joseph Smith yes
terday. The men got into a dispute
over feed for a horse. Smith attacked
Williams with rock and Williams shot
him.
Leaving his victim where he had
fallen dead, Williams proceeded to his
cabin and went to bed. This morning
he rode to Firebaugh and surrendered
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
coNFERs WITH PRESIDENT
Speakers of New York Assembly Pays
Visit to Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-James Wads-
worth Jr., Speaker of the New York AS
sembly, had conference tonight with
President Roosevelt in which the New
York political situation was thorough
ly discussed.
Wadsworth would not discuss the
conference further than to say that ii
related to the New York political situa-
ton and the New York Legislature He
said anything further on the subject or
any news of the conference would have
to be given out from the White House.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
WEST BOUND PASSENGER
TRAIN MEETS WITH MIsHAP

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13.-The locomo-
tive, baggage car and two Pullman
coaches of west bound passenger train
No. / left the rails at Champion, near
Truckee, this morning, and the track
was torn up for, hundred feet The
train will not reach Sacramento until
tomorrow morning. No one was hurt.
A wrecking crew from Truckee is clear
ing the track.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
WELLMAN'S BALLOON Is
IN PERFECT CONDITION
Explorer Exhibits Aerial Craft In
Which He Expects to Reach the
North Pole

PARIS. Jan 13.-Walter Wellman's
enlarged balloon in which he hopes TO
reach the north pole and which Is now
inflated for a test Of the impermea-
biIity of the envelope. was exhibited to
a number of French aeronauts today
NJ. Santos Dumont. NJ. Dutscher and
Count de la Vaulx and other men prom
inent in aeronautics were present and
displayed great interest in the explor-
er's plans. Wellman considers his bal
loon TO be in perfect condition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14

WASHINGTON, Jan. b. - Commits
sioner Clements of the Interstate Com
Tnerce Commission and Commissioners
Of Corporations Garfield conferred with
the President for two hours tonight
None Of the parties would discuss the
nature OF the conference. Commits
sioner Clements returned yesterday
1rom Chicago.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
MAKE APPEAL FOR
STRICKEN CONGO

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 13.-At a con-
ference Of the foreign mission boards
Of the United States and Canada here
II has been unanimously agreed to for
ward TO President Roosevelt, the United
States Senate and King Edward an ap-
peal on behalf OF the Congo Free State.
The appeal follows:
1.-THE conference of the foreign mis-
sion boards of the United States and
the Dominion Of Canada most respect
fully and earnestly bring to you an ap-
peal in behalf of the stricken people of
the Congo Free State. We do this in
the name of forty missionary organiza-
lions whose work is prosecuted in all
sections Of the world, and we are per
suaded that the petition interprets
faithfully the sentiment of their con-
stituency of upward OF 10000, 900 Chris
tian men and women. We are not for
getful that recognition has been given
bYN both governments TO international
duty in relation TO this unhappy peo-
pie.
1T is a source Of keen satisfaction to
US that our governments are united in
leadership in a work so closely affect
ing international honor. But we are
reminded by the recurrence Of our an
nual meeting that weeks and months
are passing while the heavy burden of
wrong continues TO rest upon the Congo
people, and we recognize with pro-
found regret that the first definite step
toward just international action has
not yet been taken.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
SPANS MINISTRY MAY
NOT LAST OUT THE WEEK
Efforts at Consolidation by Moderate and
Liberal Sections Fail Of Their
pnrr

MADRID. Jan. 13.-Indications are
that the Ministry will not last out the
week. as the efforts for Cancellation by
the moderate and advanced sections Of
the Liberals have been unsuccessful.
The principal point at issue is the pro-
posed anticlericai associations law.
Doubt is expressed as 70 whether the
Liberals. although they have a strong
majority in the chamber viii be able
to form a new cabinet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
Tnke Ell Dorado

Train No. As. for Sacramento viii suit you.
Need not rush. Leaves at $40 D. m daily. and
You take dinner on train. Has composite car.
buffet library. Longing room. and makes but
few stops. Time three hours The train that
saves you time. Write agents Southern Paciac
Company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
BUSY TIMES FOR
BOTH HOUSES
Appropriation Bill, Browns
vile Riots and Ship
Subsidy on the Calendar
FORECAST OF NEWS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-Some of the
time Of the Senate and most of the
time or the House during the week will
De devoted TO the discussion of appro-
prlatlon bllls. The Senate will con-
clude its consideration of the lerisla-
tive, executive and judicial appronria-
ton bill and may reach the Indian hill
The House viii finish its work on the
notifications and will in turn take IN
the bill making appropriations for the
District of Columbia and the diplomatic
and consular service
Before proceeding with appropriation
bills the house will devote tomorrow to
miscellaneous bills in the interest OF
the District of Columbia 1t is also
possible that the appropriation bill be-
fore the Senate will be temporarily dis
placed tomorrow by the Foraker reso-
luton providing for an investigation of
the Brownsville riots. Senator Cullom,
who has charge of the appropriation
bill. announces his intention not to WELD
the floor again until this measure is
disposed Of If he persists in his deter
mination, consideration of the Browns
Vile matter Will necessarily be de-
ferred.
The prospect of receiving Assistant
General Purdy's report on the Browns
vile affair adds TO what already holds
a keen interest, and a large attendance
may be expected in the Senate when it
is under consideration. Speeches are
yet to be made by Senators Spooner,
Carmack and Stone. and it is not eX-
pected that Senator Foraker will permit
the closing of the debate without fur
Their remarks. The present prospect is
for the practically unanimous adoption
Of a compromise resolution simply di-
recting an investigation of the occur
renee at Brownsville and remaining ST.
lent on the legal phases of the question.
ton.