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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
BIC PURCHASE IN
COAL|NGi FIELD
BY STANDARD
Rockefeller Interests Ac-
quire the Twenty-Eight.
and Oil City Properties
WILL PAY $955,OO0
FOR THE HOLDINGS

The Standard Oil Company has made
an arrangement by which it will come
soon into the actual ownership of two
oil companies in the COaIinga field, the
OIL City and the Twenty-eight. 1t VIII
pay Se55,O0O next month for the 500, 900
shares of the former and 10000 shares
of the latter. The rate at which the
shares have been contracted for is 20
cents share for the Oil City and s. n
share for the Twenty-eight Company.
A large forfeit has been put up to bind
the bargain. The parties representing r
the Standard Oil have announced their
intention to put the deal through.
The Standard Oil has kept as much
out of sight as possible in the deal,
but its identity as the purchasing party
has been determined to the satisfaction
of all persons concerned. Not long ago
deal was made for the properties of
number of companies in the same
district, involving the payment of more
than $2.0oo.000 in installments, Of
which the first has been made This
investment and that of the Standard
OIL, involving more than $3,000,00o al
together in one district In a short time,
has excited the oil men more than any
thing that has happened in California
in a business way in a long time.
The price of oil such as Coalinga
pIOQuC6S mas recently DeGn raised
largely in this market. The story is
out. and is generally believed. that the
Standard Oil and other corporations
have arranged to get all the oil in
the State under control, if possible 1t
is reported that the Standard Oil
turned its attention to Coalinga after
it had been outwitted by the Union
Oil Company which secured the lighter
gravity oil in the Santa Maria field
that the Standard corporation desired
and the Standard has made a coup by
getting in largely in Coalinga.
The properties to be taken by the
Standard in the deal soon to be effected
include $50 acres owned by the Oil
City Company and $50 acres owned by
the Twenty eight Oil Company and
many producing wells in Coalinga. The
lands are under a lease to the Hanford
Company, which is controlled by the
Western Fuel Company, back of which
is the Standard Oil. The product from
Coalinga will be running to Point
Richmond soon, where the great refn-
ing plant of the Standard Oil on this
coast is situated.
Heretofore il has been announced
that the Standard Oil would not buy
lands, but would buy oil from the pro-
ducers. The series of events that have
made the present market what 1t is
have led the Standard to get in 70
protect it's interests. Owners of oil
have found the conditions improving
from their point of view for some time
and are inclined to hold out for better
prices in making new contracts, and
this may be a factor in the present
move. The California market for oil
is worth considering and the outside
demand for railroads, steamships,
power plants and for transportation by
the Panama pipe line and by ocean
q rriprS n fOrpipn norris &c Efa1dilV
creasing. All signs are favorable for
the renewal of interest in oil in this
State. of which the recent deals are
indications
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
RoMER OBTAINS INJUNCTION

Judge Murasky granted a temporary
injunction yesterday, restraining the
San Francisco Stock Exchange Board
from paying $4,000, received from the
sale of seat to ]. H. Weston, into the
hands OF j. b. Hill, the former owner,
until certain legal rights of Robert
Romer Were determined. Hill sold the
seat to Weston in December and the
sale was confirmed by the Stock Ex-
change Board. Romer claimed to have
procured the seat by prior purchase,
and obtained a restraining order at
the time of the sale to prevent the
seating of Weston. The order was
served too late to accomplish its pur-
pose, and Romer has taken the present
action to tie up the funds until his
claims shall have been threshed out
in the courts.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
TEN DOLLARS FOR
OGL|NG WOMEN

Clarence Anderson was fined $40 in
the Police Court yesterday for having
ogled women customers OF a restau-
rant at the corner of Twenty and
Mission streets.
While eating In restaurant on Tues
day evening, Anderson, who Is a team
ster, amused himself by attempting to
hirt with a group OF women customers
and the proprietor OF the place asked
him to desist-' An argument followed
and the loud talking attracted a police
man. who took the offending diner into
custody for disturbing the peace.
Ten dollars hne." said Judge Wei
Ter IN passing sentence: "and consider
yourself fortunate In getting or with
that This court is going to assist In
granting immunity from such as you
to women in restaurants or other public
places"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
THREE BIC YARDS
IN ONE PLANNED

The three great transcontinental
lines may make Islais Greek basin their
principal freight yards on this side Of
the bay The Southern Pacific, West
ern Pacific and Santa Fe have land In
the vicinity Of the creek, and If the
recommendation Of the Potrero Com
mercial and Manufacturers Association
and the committee on the reconstruc-
tion OF San Francisco are agreed to by
the Legislature, the State viii acquire
property that will give il the largest
general railroad yard for the belt line
yet planned by engineers for the State
Board Of Hsrbor Commissioners.
Dredgers would be used to fill in the
swamp lands to be acquired by the
State. A deepwater channel would be
formed by the dredgers. The Southern
Pacific, Western Pacific and Santa Fe
would try to acquire land on the three
sides OF the State holdings. The Islais
creek district would become the great
shipping and switching grounds under
joint terminal arrangements.
No action toward creating a joint
terminal will be taken unless the State
should acquire the land provided for
in q bill that is to be presented to the
Legislature for an appropriation of
S750o00 for that purpose
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
COURT-MARTIAL AND RETIRING
BOARD HOLDING SESSIONS
Fate of Several Officers and Number
of Enlisted Men Being Decided
at Presidfo.

A court-martial is in session at the
Presidio, trying a number of enlisted
men. Several days will elapse before
the last case is ended.
Captain Philip E. M. Walker, who
has been on the sick list in the Cen
eral Hospital for the last six months,
is to be the subject of action by the
medical retiring board today. Captain
Walker came back from the Philip
pines suffering from an aggravated
attack of dysentery. During his long
sojourn in the hospital he has got
neither better nor worse. He is ask
ing for his retirement from the army
on the ground of disability.
Lieutenant Arthur E. Boyce has
been retired from the army because
of illness occasioned by his long sery-
ice in the Philippines.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
RECEIVERS JUDGMENT FOR
HANDLING INSURANCE CASE
David CoSgrave Wins Suit Against soIf-
mena Brothers to Collect for
Services I'm Noted Case

Attorney David Cosgrave was given
Judgment by Judge Trout yesterday
for $3.50 against Solimena Brothers for
legal services performed in connection
with tracing certain insurance papers
belonging to the defendants. One of
the papers was a policy in the Ham
burg Bremen Fire Insurance Company.
in connection with which Joseph di-
Ryana and Attilio Carta were convicted
OF forgery
Di Ryana and Carta forged a false
power of attorney and proof of loss
and collected on this policy. Cosgrave
handled the case for Solimena Broth
ers. and brought suit for half of the
amount which they demand of the in
surance company in payment of their
loss. The award of $3.50 was made.
with provision that in case half the
amount received from the Insurance
company is less than $3.50 Cosgrave's
fee shall be proportionately smaller.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
FREIGHT THROUGH MEXICO

United States Customs Surveyor
Woodwork received yesterday the in
voices for the first three steamer loads
of freight on the way from New York
by the Tehuantepec route from Coat
zacoalcos, Mexico. to Salina Cruz, on
the Pacific side. From Salina Cruz the
freight is taken to this city on steam
-ers of the American Hawaiian Steam
ship Company. There are 11S, 2o7 pack
ages valued at s714,004. All these
goods are consigned to merchants in
San Francisco with the exception of
a few consignments to Sacramento
and Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
GANG FLOODS CITY
WITH SPURIOUS
CHECKS
Merchants, Saloon Men and
Automobile Companies
Victims Of Swindlers
POLICE ON TRAIL
OF THE SHARPERS

1t is the theory of the police that the
bogus checks with which more than
score of local merchants ana saloon
men have been yictimized during the
past week have been spread broadcast
by an organized gang of swindlers. The
plan of these sharps, 1T is sald' was 70
pick up big roll" here. slip out or the
city and with their suddenly 'accumu-
lated wealth open saloon and gam
bling house in Tonopah, New. That the
plan fell through is ascribed to the
memorable auto ride of A. Burnett, dur
ing which he strewed his path with
spurious checks and champagne corks.
AS a result Burnett occupies cell at
the City Prison and the police are on
the track of his pals, who. have
hastened southwark. In few days the
police expect to have the whole outfit
under arrest, including the humorist
who signed himself "Toot Toot.'
Included In the list of the victims of
the gang of swindlers are S. N. Wood d
Co, O'Connor, Moffatt & Co., Victor H.
Magnin, w. w. Bracket, half dozen
automobile companies, Schiff Brothers,
Harry Corbett, Dibbles, Casserly and
number of other places. Another vic
tim was added to the list yesterday in
the Juvenile Clothing Company.
The sum of $24.50 seems to have been
the favorite. A dozen fictitious checks
for this amount have been cashed by
Burnett and his crowd. Detective Ed
Gibson has gathered information as to
the identity of the associates of Bur-
nett which he believes will result in
their speedy arrest. The following tel
egram forwarded by Burnett to Los
Angeles has been intercepted by the po-
lice:
Mr. P Collett, 6o2 santa Fe avenue,
Los Angeles. Have you delivered my
letter to Colby? II so wire me here,
care of w. Hoop. Send it to Harry Cor
bett's.''
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
IMPORTED ED|BLES
UNDER THE BAN

During the last few days large guam
titles of imported food products have
been condemned at this port. Ralph
Gould, in charge of tho food inspection
station, said yesterday that his orders
from Washington forbade his making
public at this time the names of the
consignors and consignees OF the con-
demned articles. AS q reason for this
secrecy it was explained that the inten-
tion was to prevent rival firms from
using the actions of the Federal inspec-
tion service for advertising purposes
The national pure food law recently
went into effect, and 1t is understood
that the condemnation of food was in
accordance with the provisions of this
law.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07

Miss Mamie Mccarthy tried to wash
down her sorrows, real and refugee,
last evening, but the simple potions
she used. the quasi liquors
st her command in the vicinity of
I.obos Square. were not efficacious. Miss
Mccarthy though of the tender age Of
p. applied reason 10 the situation and
she decided that washday is not COM
plete without soap. She got fine bar
Of the antiseptic variety, made out Of
carbolic acid, iysol and several kinds of
mercury preparations, ordinarily war
rsnted 70 kill at sight, and swallowed IL.
But the girl didn't die. She was
taken 10 the Central Emergency Hos
pital where the stomach pump was
applied. That caused new complica-
tions and any number OF beautiful
soap bubbles. The suds foRmed to the
girls mouth till she looked like lit
tie boy whose mother has overheard
naughty words. The operating table
resembled washday in Lobos square,
but still the girl lived. Miss McCar-
thy found it unpleasant TO be the hu-
man renOvatory. but still she lived in
spite OF the carbolic acid in the disin-
fectant compound. From o'clock un-
til midnight the suds flowed. for soap
springs eternal in the human breast
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
DEED TO A CATHOLIC CHURCH
is DECLARED WORTHLESS
Supreme Court Decides That Property
Cannot Be Owned by Organization
Which Is Not Incorporated

Because st. Boniface's Church was
not incorporated and because no trus-
tee was mentioned the Supreme Court
decided yesterday that a deed for a
certain piece of property to the church
from Harvey s. Brown, dated in 1862,
was worthless. The church had no
technically legal organization and the
deed presented to 1T failed to designate
any person to serve as trustee for it,
The property is now awarded to peo-
pie to whom Brown subsequently
transferred it.
The property in question was never
used by the church and the members
have not attempted to claim it. The
action in court was to settle the
rights of other rival claimants who had
gained claims after the church deed
was made. The court awarded the
property to E. H. Rixford and Robert
E. Zeigler.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
MANUFACTURERS LEND HAND
Begin Cleaning and Repair of Second
Street With Aid of City

- Street With Aid of City
The Manufacturing District Improve
ment Association, organized for the
purpose of cleaning and repairing the
streets In the district bounded by
Second, Steuart, Market and Folsom
streets, began work yesterday with Q
crew of thirty men in Second at Mar
ket street.
The pavement was first thoroughly
cleared of mud and scraps of building
material. Such portions of the latter
as were available for the purpose were
thrown into the holes in the street
and smoothed over. The residue was
carted to the water front and dumped
into barges.
The men were furnished by the
Board of Public Works, but the team
ing will be paid for by the association.
Yesterday the finance committee Sc
cured $4,000 In an hour and half and
there is a good prospect for getting
the money needed, as all the manufac-
turers deem the work imperative.
An effort Is being made to compel
contractors to lay sidewalks In front
of the property upon which they are
at work and properly protect pedes-
TRANS from dangerous excavations by
running rails along the walks.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
MRS. MARSH IN COURT

Mrs. Irene Marsh and Miss Alice
Murray, the principals in a shooting
affair in Van Ness avenue week ago,
were both present in Police Judge
Shortalls court yesterday. Sur
rounded by coterie of her women
friends. Mrs. Marsh, who fired three
shots at her rival. sat at one side of
the courtroom. Miss Murray, accom-
panied by two women, sat on the op-
posite side of the room.
The case of Mrs. Marsh, charged
with assault to commit murder, was
called, but on the statement of the
attorneys for the prosecution that
some of their most important wit
nesses were absent, 1t was continued
until February IL at 2 p. ms
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
CONTRIBUTIONS PLEDGED FOR
HARBoR IMPROVEMENT PLANS
More Than $1,000 Has Already Been
Promised for the Fund for
Development Project

The subscriptions already received
toward the fund for the harbor plans
amount to $7400. This amount had been
pledged by comparatively small num-
Der of individuals whose names appear
in the list following. Contributions are
made payable to Thomas Magee. The
funds collected will be used as an
nounced in preparing comprehensive
plans for the Improvement Of the har-
Dor and the development OF greater
dockage facilities. The following
pledges have been received:
James D. Phelan, $500; W. ]. Bartnett,
$1,000; Marshall 9. Harris. $500; southern Pacific
Company. $500; Virginia Vanderbilt, by Thomas
Magee, $500; Thomas MaRee Sons, $500;
Charles schiessinger. $3.50: B. NJ. Gum. $3.50;
J. Dalzell Brown. $3.50; Theresa A. oelrichs,
$3.50; Eleanor Martin, by w. s. NJ. $500;
Matt Raphael. 5000; Leonidas J. Scooffy, $3.50;
T. p Andrews, 500: G. H. Umbsen & Co.,
500; Tubbs Cordage Company. $3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
POLICE JUDGE WILL INSPECT
HORSES TO DETERMINE A sCASEI

Conflicting evidence in the trial OF
Edwin Jackson. a teamster charged
with cruelty to animals. led Judge
Weller TO continue the case yester-
day The horses driven by Jackson
viii be taken to court today for inspec-
tion by the Judge
The horses of w. W. Gates. another
teamster accused of driving animals
with lame shoulders. will also be In
spected by Judge Weller today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
SUES THE UNITED RAILRoAps

Thomas White mas brought suit for
$4,000 damages against the United
Railroads for the death of his wife.
Della NJ. White, which he claims was
directly due to an accident on Febru-
ary 6. 1906, at Fourth and Mission
streets. Mrs White had transferred
from . Haight street to a Mission street
car and was just boarding the latter
when IT was started suddenly. She
was thrown from the step to the ground
and badly injured. She was confined
10 her bed continuously until June 8,
1906. when her death occurred
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
IRRIGATION RIGHTS DECIDED

1t was decided by the Supreme Court
yesterday that when Mark Calkins
bought land and water rights from the
Sorosis Fruit Company located on Quito
Creek. Santa Clara County. he had a
right to sell the water thus obtained
to other settlers The company had
maintained that the water could be
used for no other purpose than for irri-
eating the land sold in connection
with IL.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
LANGDON WINS POINT IN
CASE AGAINST SUPERVISORS
Judge SeaweII Overrules Demurrer of
Board to District Attorneys Pc
titfon for Writ Of Prohibition

The recent effort of Abe Ruef to grab
the office of District Attorney through
the. high handed action of the Board
of Supervisors in suspending District
Attorney Langdon and appointing the
boss in his place was the subject OF an
other judicial rebuke yesterday. The
demurrer filed by the Board of Super
visors to Langdons petition for an al
tentative writ of prohibition, prevent
ing the board from interfering with
his Office, was overruled.
Judge Seawell gave his decision re-
garding the demurrer after having had
it under consideration for some time.
If 1t is the intention OF the Board of
Supervisors to carry the fiasco any
further it will be necessary for them
to make answer to Langdon's petition
Meantime the Supervisors are power
less to interfere with him IN any NAY.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
REALTY MEN TO CELEBRATE
REHABILITATION OF CITY
Elaborate Banquet IL to BE Held at the
Palace Hotel Next
Month

A banquet win be given by the San
Francisco Real Estate Board at the
Palace Hotel in the early part of March
to celebrate the rehabilitation of San
Francisco. Plans for the banquet were
made yesterday afternoon at meeting
of the directors.
The banquet will be attended by all
the prominent real estate dealers in the
city, and their invited guests will be
representatives of the principal busi-
ness interests Of the city. The feast
will be the first AFFAIR of its kind given
by the board sipce the ire
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
FAILS To COMMIT
SUICIDE WITH
SOAP
Miss Mamie Mccarthy Tries
in Vain to Wash Down
Sorrows of a Refugee
, IN COMPOUND
WOULD NOT KILL

A bar Of soap is never a bar
To the gates Of Paradise;
A toothsome cake viii promote a wake
II your selections wise
And this win do for an epitsph.
u fife should happen 10 bother:
Il gave up hope and used your soap,
Since then I've used no other"
From Soapseller's Sonnets-
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
Removal Notice

The Cunard Line General Agency Pa
cifc Coast, now located with Union
Pacific Ticket Office, AZ Powell St. cor
ner Ellis. S 4. Booth, General Agent. .
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07

See what Radke & Co. have before
buying a gift for your valentine. Van
Ness avenue and Bush street.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

Mayhap the readers Of The Washington
Herald have noted our Astounding love for
the deeply psychological the mysterious.
the weird, the wonderful and occult. We
positively glory in browsing around among
the problems, especially those that be-
wilder and confuse. Simply state a propo-
sition-something like How old is Ann?"
for instance-and then stand of and OBJ
serve US while we think Our mental
gymnastics in graphing with such thing
as that is nothing less than thrilling.
Just now We are deeply interested in a
problem involving that mighty instru-
ment OF progress and human thought the
FL Paso CTex) Evening News. That there
Is in existence a species Of mental telep-
athy between that engine Of moral upift
and The Washington Herald there can be
no doubt. Proud are We to say it, and
doubly glad 10 make It publicly known
In the early infancy of this paper there
appeared therein a certain series Of edi-
toriaIs-some grave as becometh a
thoughtful press: some gay, TO balance
the others. Learned and serious disser-
tations were interlarded with merry quip
and jest. A few days later, startling TO
confess, exactly the same ideas occurred
to the FL Paso News. This, within itself.
was mildly surprising. but when inspec-
ton developed the fact that the thoughts
found expression in the News IN exactly
the same words with which The Herald
clothed them, the phenomena became
positively uncanny.
From that day TO this. The Herald and
its erudite contemporary have been as
two souls with but single thought, two
hearts that beat as one Whatever The
Herald thought and said upon any given
date was sure to find rhetorical parallel
a few days later in the columns Of the
FL Paso News.
We have brought 10 bear upon this
astounding problem ali the mature and
studied reflection of which we are capa-
bic, and for which we are justly famed
Hours have we sat in sable silence and
thought upon it; mediums have we con-
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
Enterprising saIoonkeeper.

Prom the Denver Post.
Frank White, Of the Orpheum. is respon-
sible for the following story: Yesterday
afternoon, according 10 him, two tall
ranchmen bought seats in the back row
in the balcony. one Of the ushers CHANGED
to be standing near them while he was
not busy and accidentally overheard some
Of their conversation. Before the curtain
rose they talked about various things in
the theater. While the orchestra was pre-
pairing 10 play its overture one of the
ranChmen said: Jim, what do you s'pose
all them red lights with Exit over
EN- is for?'
I amt sure, but think I know" was
the reply
We'll. what's your idea?"
THAT there Exit is French talk for
Saloon I think" said the other. Them
doorways lead to some place where you
can git a drink"
The one who had asked about the exits
looked at the red lights a moment.
Gosh he said finally, that saloon
keeper is sure enteTprisin', but it don't
look to me ike he's doin' much business.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
ELECTED BY POPULAR VOTE.
OregOn's Two New Senator'S Put
Through IA Double Process.

IA 'A- n n AEpNbAf Process
From che Sew York Evening Post
The two United States Senator's TO be
elected next Tuesday in Oregon are the
result Of the nearest approximation TO
popular election that ingenuity has been
able 10 devise without amending the Con
stitution. IN fact the process by which
they We're selected was considerably more
democratic than what was usually meant
by popular election a few years ago. Mr..
Burkett, Of Nebraska, was elected by
popular vote in that sense. He was nomi-
mated for Senator by the same conyen-
ton which named another Republican for
governor, and his name was placed on the
official ballot on election day, the legis-
latuTe merely confirming the choice so
made. Mr.. Hopkins. OF Illinois, was
nominated in state convention. but not
voted upon by the people. A dozen or
more Of Southern Senators were chosen
as the candidates of. an iuviucible party
in popular primaries.
But these Oreg0nllns Mr. Mulkey and
Mr.. Bourne. were put through a double
process They We're chosen as the Re
publican Senatorial candidates in "A di-
rect primary, and then voted upon ike
other party candidates III the regular
election. They had, first, 10 commend
themselves 20 plurality of the mem
beers of their own party. and then 10 q
plurality Of the voters OF the State. They
VIII have a serious responsibility AT wash
ington as the first products of system
which the Western States are hurrying
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