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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
PONDS CREDITORS SAY
THEY ARE NOT WORRIED.
Unlimited Credit Extended
Him by Banks Until
Disappearance
MEETING is HELD
Effort Will Be Made to
Straighten Out His
Affail5

Creditors Of Edward Pond. the
prominent c1ubman and son of former
Mayor Edward B. Pond. whose failure
was announced yesterday In The Call
and whose disappearance from home
has caused considerable speculation as
to the possibility OF his creditors se-
curing q settlement. met yesterday to
discuss methods Of assisting him and
closing their own accounts satisfac-
torily.
It IL generally understood that the
Seaboard bank Is more heavily In
volved than any of the other banks or
firms with which Pond transacted busi-
ness. About four months ago Pond
transferred his account from the
Crocker national bank to the Seaboard
and had OF late been in the habit Of
overdrawtng his account, it was al
legged.
Exactly to what extent the latter
bank was involved its officials refused
to state. When seen yesterday after
noon Manager Tyson said that he did
not care to discuss the matter, as he
felt assured that all liabilities would
eventually be paid. Though the assets
might not fully meet the Liabilities lie
thought that the deficiency would be
small and readily met by Ponds rela-
tives.
TN spite Of the talk in the streets
we have but small amount of money
involved" he said.
I'VE hardly care to let our clients
business be known. It is too small to
worry about and his father is finan-
cially sound. I really do not think the
young man was In very good health.
He used to come and see me when he
wished to borrow money to pay on
some large order Of machinery for his
cannertes and other numerous enter
prtses. He always met his bills on time
and we were In the habit Of giving
him full credit" .
At the Crocker bank Cashier Wei
lfngton Gregg made practically the
same statement In reference to Ponds
account prior to it's transfer to the
Seaboard
There is still small amount due
us on the old account" he said. "but
we do not doubt that everything will
be amicably arranged"
Several OF Ponds other creditors, in-
cluding the Illinois Pacific glass COM
pany. which furnished large consisn-
ment for his cannery In the northern
part OF the state. the Oliver salt COM
pany. Sheer. Morehouse & Grandi, and
Libby. McNeill & Libby. who furnished
canned meats for his fishing ships.
said that their accounts were against
the ships and that Pond had always
been In the habit Of discounting his
loans.
Omcials Of these firms said they con-
sidered Pond strictly reliable and
thought his embarrassment only tenn
porary. At the time of Ponds dfsap-
pearance very little heed was given to
his absence, but as his stay was pro-
longed 1t was surmised that something
might be wrong.
Tho last letter received by Ponds
relatives was said to have been in
rather q melancholy strain, In which
he requested that his brother, Samuel
+. Pond. take over his business and try
to straighten out matters.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
CREDITORS MUST WAIT
AS FUND is EXHAUSTED
Bills Amounting to Nearly $4,000
Are Held Up by Alameda
County Supervisors

OAKLAND, June 4.-The general fund
OF Alameda county has been exhausted
and as a result bills which must be
paid from that fund are accommodating.
Bills amounting to nearly $4,000 have
been ordered held up by the board Of
supervisors because there Is no money
with which to meet them.
The statutes provide that certain
classes of bills must be met from the
general fund and IL this fund is used
up claimants must wait until the neces-
sary money is raised from the allot-
ment Of that year. The delinquent tax
list is usually depended upon to make
UP the deficiencies. At present tho de-
linQuent taxes amount to $4,000, but
as their collection is matter OF months
there are long delays ahead for holders
of unpaid claims against the county
general fund. Among the items re-
naming unpaid IL one for $4,000 for
work on the new county Jail. This
was at first held up by the grand jury's
order until its status could be ascer-
tained and when It was finally ap-
proved the money to pay It was gone.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

Much interest Is being manifested in
the coming dramatic and literary en-
tertainment to be given for the benefit
of the sodality library and chapel of
st Ignatius church at the Sacred
Heart auditorium, Fell and Fillmore
streets, next Monday and Wednesday
evenings. The piece de resistance of
the program will be the Living
Statue" a farce, In which Harry E. de
Lasaux, San Francisco critic for the
New York Dramatic Mirror, will appear
In the title role. Will Ogilvie will
portray the part of Larkspur, the
sculptor. Mrs. VIII Ogilvie, Miss Lena
Castleman and Stanislaus Riley will
be among the other players in the cast
Other numbers on the program In
clude James Ward, the veteran actor;
Miss Nellie Waters, the sleighbell per-
former; Miss Edna Walsh, the vocal
ist, and Miss Clara Scott. monologist.
August Aguirre and Walter Mac
kenzie. the comedy twain of Santa
Clara college, have been secured for
Wednesday evening, through Rev
Father Gleason, S. J., the president
This will be their initial appearance
before San Francisco audience.
Monday evening a one act travesty
entitled THE Economical Boomerang"
will be staged. Miss Cornelia Farrell
and Edward Woods will assume the
leading parts, supported by Miss Cot
ton, Miss Edna Walsh, Henry Stultz
and Leo Jones.
The committee on arrangements COM
prises Mrs. Ziegler, Miss Jennie Inglis,
Miss Belle Burke, Miss Cornelia Far
rell James R. Kelly, Maurice E. Pope,
John Coghlan and R D. Blake.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
STUDENTS ISSUE TIGER
OF EXCELLENT STYLE
Commencement Number of
Local School Is Marked
by Fine Features

The commencement number of the
Tiger, official organ of the California
school Of mechanical arts. has just
been issued. For some time past the
Tiger has had the reputation of
being the best prep" school paper
issued in America; but the one that
was distributed yesterday at the insti-
tuition eclipses any of the former is
sues of this paper in almost every
particular of excellence.
The most striking feature of the
book is the pure white cover, made of
the latest white stock. Near the top
and running completely around the
edging and on which is embossed a
crouching tiger.
Three pictures on a piece Of red
wood bark is the idea used for showing
the members of the graduating class.
Besides these pictures, there are others
of the different departments of the
institution life at the school, the class
teams, the editorial staff, officers of
the student body association and
classes.
The leading articles are: .The
man, '07; "Scotty," by Miss Hodges, '09:
La Pierre" by Ashleigh B. Simpson;
And q Tooth for a Tooth" by Arnold
T. Brown, and Moving Pictures" NAL
colin W. Steele, 10.
Great credit is due the editor, Edgar
Randall, and the manager, Lester c..
Uren.s Of the graduating class, for this
creation. The following editorial
which appears in the book, gives an
idea OF the disadvantages under which
the publishers were forced to work.
We feel that a word must be said of this
commencement issue OF the Tiger. As most
every one knows, depend mainly upon it's
value advertising medium for our revenue.
During the last three months there has been q
great drop In the pulse Of the advertising pub
lie. Conditions viii, Of course, right themselves
has been our misfortune 10 make ready this pa
per during the weeks that were the hardest.
The telephones Of the city were tied up by the
strike. the streetcars were stopped by the plat
form mems strike and the Tiger has not yet
been able to rent automobile for less than
ora asO
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION EXERCISES
President Weinmann of the Board Of
Education Will Present Diplomas
to the Successful Students

ALAMEDA, June 4-Graduation ex-
ercises will be held by the Alameda
high school in Assembly hall Thursday
night when the following will receive
diplomas:
Minnie Anderson, Don Edwards Bailey, An
nette M. Bareilies, Ena Ruth Beane, Helen
Easter Bickford George Norman Browning,
Charlotte Peters Brush, Myra Ellen Burdick,
Edith Wright Cameron, Fritz Robertson Clax-
ton, Alma Grey Curtis, Charlotte d'Evelyn,
Browning Dewey Dexter, Edward Everett Dowdie,
Irving Edward Gottheim, Lillian Isidora Harber
Roberta Hasett, Samuel Montgomerie Haslett
Jr.. Georgie Anna Hathaway, James Edwin
HIGGINS Jr.. verdell Emeline Jones. Emmy
Moore. May Beverly Mason, Byron n. Paul,
Marie Gertrude Postel Frances Winifred Read.
Claire Atherton Richie, Harry Barnes Sepul-
veda, Bertha Sheramsky, Alfred Luis Sundell,
Irene Lizette Welp, Bessie Mildred Yates, Irma
Victoria Young.
Rev. C. R. Brown of the First Con-
gregational church OF Oakland will de-
liver the address to the graduates. Don
E. Bailey. president of the class, will
deliver the welcome and School Super
intendent F. T. Moore will speak
briefly. President L. R. Weinmann OF
the board of education will present the
diplomas. Musical numbers will be
given by Miss Ruth Tisdale, Miss May
B. Mason, Miss Minnie Anderson and
Miss Adele Ehrenberg.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

Mrs Caroline Kutner announces the engage
ment Of her son, Leon Alfred Kutner. to Miss
riage will occur at the home Of the groom's
mother, at the Lafayette apartments in this
city on August 4.
Behind the simple announcement Of
the engagement of prominent young
society girl OF Portland and the son Of
one of the wealthiest families OF San
Francisco, made on the very day that
both the prospective groom and the
prospective bride became of age, IL one
of the prettiest romances that has de-
veloped to cause q fiutter in the ex-
elusive society circles OF this city, Port
land and Fresno In many q day.
With q marriage license and we'd
ding ring already secured and every
detail arranged for the performance
gave up their plan to surprise their
friends today with the announcement
OF their wedding. and at the eleventh
hour. after coming together from Los
Angeles to have tho ceremony per-
formed, gave in to the wishes OF Mrs.
Caroline Kutner. who is Ill at her home,
and agreed to announce their engage
ment and postpone the wedding for 10
days.
Leon Kutner. who is the advertising 6
and publicity manager for the Kutner
made his home In Fresno, where be is
prominent socially. A few weeks ago
Miss Hurlbut. the attractive bride-to>
be and daughter OF w. D. Hurlbut Of
Portland, reached Fresno for visit
with friends and the romantic love
affair had its beginning. When Miss
Hurlbut Journeyed to Los Angeles three
weeks ago to visit relatives there. she
carried Kutner's heart with her. A
q ~
her and Monday the romance reached
its elimination.
Yesterday was Kutner's twenty first
birthday and the day on which he came
into the possession of large fortune.
It also happened that It was Miss Hurl-
butts eighteenth birthday. Their friends
do not wonder that the lovers decided
Monday to dispense with q long and
useless delay. They boarded train
for San Francisco and telegraphed Mrs.
Kutner that they were speeding here
to be married, their intention being to
leave at once after the ceremony for q
European trip. Arriving In San Fran
cisco, they first purchased the wedding
ring, then hurried to the marriage IL
cense bureau and finally sought the
groom's mother.
It was then. late yesterday afternoon,
that the plan was changed. Mrs. Kut-
ner, who is Ill at her home, bestowed
her blessing. but asked that the wed
ding be postponed for so days and the
engagement formally announced In
stead. In Difference to her wishes the
young couple stified their disappoinr-
ment and agreed to the delay, hurrying
away from the Lafayette apartments
in an automobile to exchange the plain
gold band which Kutner had purchased
for handsome diamond solitaire
Miss Hurlbut will return to her
home in Portland today. while Kutner
will continue with his work In Fresno
until August 4. when the wedding will
take place. The future home OF the
bride and groom will be in Fresno.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
SECOND WEEK.
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS-Bids wanted--Notice Is hereby
given that sealed proposals viii be received By
the Board Of Directors OF the Veterans Home
OF California. at the Veterans Home, Napa
MONDAY, June 10Th, 1907.
And opened Immediately thereafter In the pres
ence Of bidders. for furnishing and delivering
quartermastef and comnissary supplies, ETC., for
the Veterans Home. Napa County, California
(railroad station Yountvflle. Z. o. b.) for one
year, commencing July 1. 1907, and ending June
Goth, 1908 Schedules with Information and In
structions for submitting bids win be furnished
upon application by the undersigned. Bidders
Will carefully follow the conditions OF the
schedules, and no bid will be considered unless
1t Is In accordance with such schedules Bids
must be made on samples submitted whenever
called for in the schedule. Each bidder must
accompany hb bid with Z certified check upon
some well known and responsible banking house
for at least 10 per cent Of the amount OF his
bid payable to c. de Colmesnil, Treasurer, CON
ditioned that the bidder will enter into q good
and valid contract upon notice OF acceptance.
a. required by law. The Board reserves the
right to reject any or ell bids and to order any
quantity over or under the amount specined.
Preference win be given to goods manu-
factufed or produced In this State. price. fitness
and quality being equal, under the provisions
Of Section 5247 Of the Political Code.
Address John r. Sheehan, Secretary OF the
Board OF Directors Of the Veterans Home of
California. veterans' Home SP. o.. California
BY order Of the Board Of Directors
John =. SHEEHAN. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
EMPLOYEES ARE UNEASY

The employees of the board of works
are decidedly uneasy owing to the fact
that deficit OF $4,000 confronts the
department and no assurance has yet
been received from the supervisors
finance committee that the money will
be forthcoming to make it up. The en-
ployes fear that they will be required
to take leaves OF absence this month
orselse work for the city at a reduced
compensation. as there remains but
$4,000 to pay estimated expenditures
during June The board Of works will
meet today and some action may be
decided upon.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
he CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
(Orenni.ed 1907

PROMOTION: The Get Of promoting: ADVANCE
menf; ENCOURA0ENENT.-Cen Dictionary.
The CaIffonia Promotion COMMITTEES has for.
its objsct the PROMOTING OF California a Z
whole
It has nothing to sell.
Its energies are devoted to fostering an thfnxx
that have the ADVANCEMENT OF California as
their object.
It gives reliable information On every subject
connected With the Industries Of California
1t gives ENCOURAGEMENT to the estabIixh
ment Of new Industries and invites desirrbIe
immi igrAtion.
1t Il not employment agency, althourh II
gives information regarding labor conditions.
It presents the opportunities and needs IN an
helds Of businsss and professional activity
The committee is supported By popular sub
scription and makes no charge for any service
rendered.
Afdliated with the committee ara 1eo COM
bership Of over so, 900.
Meefinss are held semiannually In different
parts Of California, where matters Of stafs in
ferests are discussed.
Headquarters Of the committee are maintained
r San Francisco n California building. Union
coaz1sroxpnxuu Mylx1n
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

PROPOSALS for Ordnance suppiies-Bsnieia Ar.
proposals. In tipiicate, upon blank forms fur
nished by this office only, win be received
here until .. m. July l. 1907 for Furnish
ing during year ending June 80. 1908. forage,
hardware. lumber. paints. oils. cements. elec-
trical supplies, etc. For information apply to
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
BURGLAR VISITS RESIDENCE

The police were notified yesterday
that the residence of Frank Martens,
1886 Pacific avenue. had been entered
by burglar on Monday afternoon,
during the absence OF the family. A
purse containing ss5 was stolen from
the room Of ]. A. Adamson, a boarder.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
3Greater San Francisco Number.

Is the title of the June Sunset, which
eclipses in every respect the April
Ono Year After" number, for which
there was such demand. The current
issue OF Sunset is a superb marazin =
and one which everybody will want to
send to eastern friends
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

SUES COTTON MILLS-oakland, June -
Christian Peterson has ned suit for $50. 900 dam
ages against the California cotton mills com.
three years ago while In the company's employ.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

Mrs Helen Freese, formerly with S.
e. @. Gump Co., now at 947 and 949 Van
Ness avenue, with an exclusive display
OF art wares.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

On Memorial day there was a dedica-
tion in the Forest Hills cemetery, Bos-
ton. Of a monument erected to the
memory of the late George E. McNeill,
as a tribute from organized labor.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
For Your Social Han

Hardwood folding chairs for verandas summer
resorts, hotels, lodges, banquet halls, social
clubs. kindereartens, schools, churches Circulars
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
BASEBALL TODAY AT $50 IN.

Recrentfon Park. vaIenefa a. Bet 1zah
= 1bth. Loo Angeles w. Ooklnna
nsesrvsd seaz at Grounds and r HxRnxo =
Co - Fillmore s1ee<.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

In Boston many of the labor unions
make their meetings interesting and
instructive by having men well versed
on trades and mechanics deliver short
addresses or lectures bearing on the
practical in the particular trade OF the
union addressed. Last week Professor
Thomas w. Hawley delivered an ad-
dress belore the stationary firemen's
union ons"Boilers. Engines and Pumps"
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
How to Fool a Lazy Liver
with Artificial Exercise

TIA VERY serious Sickness has small
ia beginning.
And, In nine cases out Of ten,
LIZ that beginning is made in the
Bowels.
Constipation Is the beginning Of most dis
eases. II payes the way for all others.
Lack Of exercise. hasty eating. improper
food. are its first causes.
Laziness. and postponement. permit Il
TO grow into Chronic Constipation. which
means life-long Discomfort.
! It isn't necessary to be sick-a-bed. you
know. in order to be mighty uncomfortable.
Even slight indigestion affects the
nerves. dulls the mind. and obscures the
merry sunshine Of Life.
Tho time to adjust the Bowels is the very
minute you suspect they need adjustment.
III your tongue is slightly coated.
III your breath Is under suspicion.
-Ifyour head feels trifle heavy or dun,
III digestion seems even q little slow.
If Heartburn, Belching. Collie or Rest
lessness begin to show themselves,
That's the time to eat cascaret.
II acts as pleasantly As it tastes. Its as
congeniai to your Bowels as it is to your
Palate.
Il stimulates the muscular lining Of the
Bowels and Intestinos, 30 that they mechanic
cally extract nounshment from the food and
drive out the waste.
Tho only way to have cascarets ready to
use precisely when you need them Is to
carry them constantly in your pocket. as
you do Watch or Lsad pencil.
Tho ten cent box Of Casoarsts Is made
thin, flat. round-edged. and small. for this
precise purpose:
Beyery careful to get the genuine, made
only BY the Sterling Remedy Company and
mover sold IN bulk. Every tablet stamped
sCCc." Al druggists. ~
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

cles in that city and adjacent locaii-
ties.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

The wages OF the carpenters OF
stockton were increased 80 cents last
Saturday. The scale is now $3.50 a
day. The plumbers Of that city, wish
ing to advance the building of the tour
lists big hotel IN that city. have re-
solved not TO advance prices while the
building is in course of construction,
and II is .the talk of the town" that
other trades In the interest of the
prosperity OF the city viii do likewise.
Under the auspices Of the labor or
ganizations OF Bedford, Mass. a meet
Ing was held last week TO protest
against the practical notification by
Mayor Brewer and Superintendent Of
Streets Hanscom of the Saturday
half holiday rule of the city gov.
errment The meeting was addressed
by President A n Huddle Of the
Boston c. l. u, President Charles
Black of the Medford c. L. U. and
xnany others in Official and labor cas-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

The church organ workers of Boston
called a strike on fve local firms last
week because they refused to grant q
reduction from 81 to SO work hours a
week. The bosses have formed an as
sociation to fight the demand.
The A elevator company of New
York has increased the wages of ele-
vator constructors according to the
scale of constructors union No. L. I'm
der this scale the men receive $500,
an increase OF 80 cents day and from
and after May 6, next year. they will
receive 81 day.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

There will be g meeting in Walton's
pavilion tonight of the membership OF
rnachinists' lodge No. 6s for the pur-
pose Of acting on the agreement that
was reached between the iron trades
council and the metal trades associa-
tion-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

Fourteen candidates were initiated
into laborers' protective union No.
ss4l last night in Sheet Metal Workers
hall.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-18

Waiter-Yes, sir, we can give you an
oyster stew. Oysters are In season now.
Guest-Well, see that a few Of them
get into the stew.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-18
BETWIXT AND BETWEEN.

Of the country to the extent OF one mil
lion dollars a year. ! presume you are
a thousand dollars loser this summer on
their account"
The cobbler was putting on a cement
patch. and did not even look up from his
work.
"Of course, II is a little late in the sea-
son." continued the caller, but late flies
bother more than early ones. Besides,
am prepared to make a reasonable reduc-
fly In septemberf don't say the bite
will kill. but you can certainly expect to
be laid up for thirty days Had / come
In here IN May ! should have asked you
sixty cents for this screen. Now I will
take twenty-five. Are you letting any
such bargains slip past your
The cobbler was still Indifferent, and
and said
Although It is the greatest bargain Of
the century, ] don't want you to look
at the commercial aspects OF the case
altogether. I am dead broke, and want
TO get a start ! am In debt and want
TO pay up. ! have sick wife at home.
sell this screen / shall go out and COM
NIT suicide. You have a heart. You are
putting a cement patch on an old shoe,
but you have heart. Speak up and tell
me II II is not So"
MY friendt," said the cobbler as be
looked up, you vhas right. haf some
hearts. out you hat taken dose hearts be-
twi1t und between. IL vhas too late for
yscreens und too early for snow -shovels,
und my heart says you get right oudt OF
here und go somewhere else"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-18
HE EXPLAINED.

The humble minded and mild hammered
man had nsked the aggressive man who
had been abusing the Federal authorities
TO explain why the persecution Of Trusts
was going to work injury TO the country
at large, and the latter said:
why, sir, any fool that see that. It's as
plain MS the nose on your face. II you
cannot see II you are no inancier."
mo. / am not fnancier"
well. l will explain. Jones and Brown
and Smith and myself are In the furni.
ture business, for instance. each for him
self. We are cutting each others throats
In order 10 get custom Is that plainf"
"It Is, sir"
I'VE get together and have n talk and
agree TO pool our interests. We combine
our four factories. We raise the price
Of furniture twenty-five per cent. and
stick TO the prices. We take In others.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-18

in the window no nies can get In 70
bother you as you work Less thin half
an hour ago / saw an estimate that the
flies Of America bothered the shoemakers