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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
EUROPEAN FINANCIER PAYS
VISIT TO SAN FRANCISCO
]. c. Edouard Noetzlin, Who Nego-
tiated the Great Russian Loan,
Sees Sights in Automobile

J. c. Edouard Noetzlin, a we'll known
banker of Paris. passed through the
city yesterday on his way to Del Monte.
He arrived by the San Joaquin Valley
line, and spent the hour Of his stay
in driving about town in an automobile.
Noetzlin is one of the best-known
fnanciers in Europe. He negotiated
the great Russian loan and also the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's $780,
0OO,0 loan. His object in visiting the
State is to satisfy himself as to the
wealth of California and also as to
whether French banks which loan
money here have good securities. He
was especially pleased with Santa Bar
bara- He will leave Del Monte tonight
for Portland and will visit Salt Lake.
and then go East.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
.H|LGARD CARRIES OUT
PACT WITH LE CONTE
Writes Sketch of Career
of the Deceased
Scientist

BERKELEY, March 1910 fulnl a
compact made with Professor Joseph
LIE Conte many years ago, Fro
fessor e. w Hiigard has written
memoir giving a detailed account OF
the distinguished savant's life and
achievements as scholar and scientist
Years ago these two men agreed that
after the death of either of them the
survivor should compile sketch of
the others career.
The memoir is to be read at meet
ing of the National Academy of Sci
ences In Washington on April II. Pro-
fessor Hilgard will not attend that
meeting, but will forward the man.
uscript to friend. who will read the
paper.
1t was on a mission and under the
auspices of this National Academy
that Professors LIE Conte and Hilgard
first met. more than fifty years ago.
The place was Albany. N. Y, the year
1855. The friendship formed then en-
dured for a half-century, and led to
Professor Hilgards acceptance of a
place in the faculty in the State Uni
versity here four years after Profess
sor lie Conte had become established
In Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
Telegraph News

LAMgDoRFF DANGEROUSLY LL-Genoa.
March 1e.--The condition Of Count Lamsd0rff of
Russia who is i'll at San Reno. is not pro-
nounced desperate.
BOND ISSUE EoLD-Santa Rosa, March H.
The Board OF Supervisors today sold the $780,
600 courthouse bond issue to Adams. Phillips
q Co. OF Los Angeles at a premium Of
FREE SPEECH DEAD IN sPAIN-Iasbon.
March 19.-The efforts Of the Liberals in favor
Of freedom Of speech and OF the press has been
unnya1ling The new censorship bill was
adopted today by tie Chamber Of Deputies by
81 TO 36 votes.
HUNDREDS NARROWLY EscAPE-Copep.
hagen Denmark March 19.-The Danish train
ing ship Viking was blown during a storm
IN sh1pbuilding yards here today. She had
four hundred workmeD on board at the time.
Ten OF them were injured, but no lives were
HOT WAVE HITS oKLAHoMA-Guthrie. o.
T., March 19--Au heat records Of Oklahoma
were broken when the thermometer this after
noon registered 102 IN the shade. The unusual
humidity was accompanied By a stif breeze.
Reports from all section OF the Territory are
OF like nature.
FRENCH LABOR TRoURLEs-Nantes
France, March 19-Tfolent anticapitalistir
harangues were delivered at the funeral Of the
victims OF the collision March 16 between the
striking stevedores and gendarmes and police
put there was no disorder. The strike OF steve
iooreH - now complete ---------
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
SECOND STREET TO HAVE
TWO MORE FINE BUILDINGS
Mrs. Cunningham and ]. S. Morgan
Will Erect Structures Costing Re-
spectively S125, 900 and S45,0OO

Application was made yesterday to
the Board of Works by Mrs. Mary H
Cunnin CHAM for a permit to erect a
f1ve-story class A building at the
southeast corner of Second and Ste
S125, 900.
]. S. Morgan applied for a permit to
build a structure at the southwest cor
ner of Second and Stevenson streets to
cost $4,000.
W. Buttgenbach asked for leave to
put up a $4,000 building of three
stories in Fourth street. near Shipley.
Other applications for building per-
mfts were filed by Rosalie Dusenberg,
west side of Kearny street, near SUIT
ter, $15,32o. and NJ. Schoetler, Seven
teenth street, near Albion avenue,
$13.6
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
OGDEN YOUTH IN JAIL
AFTER EXCITING CHASE
Accused of Robbing Fellow
Passenger on Sutter
Street Car

A bold robbery by three pickpockets
led TO the arrest Of Harry c. Meyers,
twenty years old, OF Ogden. Utah, yes
terday afternoon. Meyers was captured
after a spectacular chase of FIVE blocks.
in which his pals Joined in the effort to
mislead his pursuers.
II Is alleged that he took a wallet
containing s12o in gold and 81 in silver
coin from the pocket OF George A.
Spencer. a contractor Of 1150 Berlin
street. The money was not recovered.
Spencer boarded a Sutter street car
at Kearny street and stood on the plat
form. During the ride toward Fill
more street, he was jostled by three
men. At Sutter and Jones he felt a
tugging at his hip pocket, in which he
carried his purse, and turning around
suddenly surprised the man behind with
his hand beneath his coat.
The pickpocket leaped off the car
with the contractor and the two men
who had been riding In front In pur-
suit. After a chase through the ruins
to Larkin street Spencer lost track of
street by the other fellows. He boarded
a passing outbound Sutter street car
and met the one he had been pursuing,
face to face. With the assistance of
the conductor the man was captured
and turned over to policeman
Do you get good coffee and tea?
SClilnnRf9 Best
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
MARIN GRAND JURY SAYS
SUPERVISORS FL0UT LAW
District Attorney Asked to
Sue Them and Sup
press Clubs

SAN RAFAEL. March 19.-After a
lengthy session the Marin County
Grand Jury filed its report today and
was discharged.
The report says that the Supervisors,
with two exceptions, have been ex-
tremely careless, disregarding laws
laid down for their guidance and con-
troll. One of the Supervisors-name
withheld in reports strongly CEN
sured because he falsely affixed sigma
lures to county claims. The board
calls 1t gross misconduct and attri-
butes 1t to ignorance, without any in
tention to defraud.
The District Attorney is directed to
bring suit against the members of the
board for passing claims improperly
itemized. He was also requested to
proceed against all clubs" especially
those expressly organized to sell liquor.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
DONS MASK AND ENACTS
PART IN SALOON MURDEF
MeIodramatic Representation of
Holdup by Witness Is Feature of
John Byrne Murder Trial

With a mask on his face, his hat
slouohed low over his eyes, and re-
volver in his hand, John j. OConnell,
a witness in the murder trial of John
Byrne. yesterday enacted in Judge
Lawlor's court the scene in the origi-
nal of which the prosecution is at
tempting to prove Byrne was prin-
cipal.
John Byrne is accused of being one
of the two men who held up the in
mates of a saloon at Sixth and Bran
nan streets on November Is OF last
year. Two of the patrons Of the sa-
loon and one of the robbers were killed
during the holdup.
O'Connell was the bartender at the
time and his acting yesterday, made
up in the mask and carrying the
weapons of the robber, was highly
dramatic.
Considerable testimony was taken and
the case was continued until today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
SULPHUR SPRAY CHECKS
DISEASE AFFECTING VINES
State University Viticultural Expert
Tells Grape Growers How to
Check Oidium

BERKELEY, March 1s.-In bulletin
issued today, dealing with the treatment
that suffer from the disease called
oidium. Professor f. T. Bioletti. the Wit
icultura1 expert OF the State Univer-
sity, says:
California is peculiarly fortunate in
it's freedom from most of the serious
fungous vine diseases which adds SO
much to the expense and uncertainty
of grape growing in most countries"
The disease of oidium exists through
out California. 1t can be controlled,
according to Professor Bio1etti, by
spraying the vines with sulphur.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
OAKLAND ENTERTA|Ns
THE SEATTLE PARTY
Visitors Tour Cities Over
the Bay and VIII Be
Here To-Day

OAKLAND, March 19.-The touring
party of the Seattle Commercial Club,
which arrived in this city last night,
was entertained by the Oakland and
Berkeley chambers OF commerce and
representatives of other Alameda
County commercial bodies today. The
visitors were first taken to Berkeley
and a trip was made in autos to the
University of California. After lunch
con at the Carlton Hotel the guests re-
turned to Oakland.
The afternoon was spent in visiting
points of interest about Oakland and
suburbs. In the evening the members
of the party were the guests Of the
Oakland Chamber of Commerce at the
Idora-park Theater. Tomorrow the
visitors will go to San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
JUDGE HUNT SHOWS THE
LAW IN INSURANCE CASE
Earthquake Clause Is Ignored by
Jury and Verdict Gives Plaintiff
Full Amount Demanded

Judge Hunt IN instructing a jury in
an insurance case yesterday, held that
a clause in a policy providing that in
surance should be void in case the
building insured was destroyed wholly
or IN part by earthquake applied only
when the earthquake damage was Of
such extent as to render the building
unit for occupancy. The instructions
were given in the case of ]. Clayburgh
against the Agricultural Insurance
Company In a suit over the payment of
q loss on the s. & G. Gump building
in Geary street, near Stockton. The
Jury returned q verdict awarding the
plaintiff 5000, the full amount OF his
claim.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
FIVE DIVORCES GRANTED

Divorces were granted yesterday to
Emily Machado from Joseph Machado
for cruelty, to William Langridge from
Ida Langridge for desertion, to Annie
Hartwick from Fred Hartwick for
desertion, to Wilhelmine Limroth
from Joseph Limroth for desertion
and to Andrew Law from Barbara
Law for desertion. A suit for
maintenance was filed by Rosa Sharp
Lam against Walter @. Sharpham- Suits
for divorce were filed by John A. Halk
against Agnes Halk for habitual fntoxi-
cation, George F. Ewing against Rose
Ewing for cruelty, Naome Killinger
against William Joseph KiIlinger for
failure to provide, Ora ]. Swan against
Joseph c. Swan for cruelty, Catherine
Nelson against Andrew ]. Nelson for
cruelty, Mrs. z. B. Dilling against
Joseph H Dilling for desertion and
julius Maibaum against Irene Marie
Mafbaum for desertion.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
RAILROADS ARE ACCUSED
OF CRUELTY To animals
Government Files Com
plants Against Santa Fe
and Southern Pacific

LOS ANGELES. March 19s-Com-
plants were filed in the United States
District Court today by District AttOr-
ney Oscar Lawler. charging the Santa
Fe and Southern Pacific railway COM
panies with cruelty to animals, under
the Federal statute providing for
proper feeding, watering and resting
OF livestock while in progress Of ship
ment. Seven counts were made against
the Santa .Fe and two against the
Southern Pacific.
All OF the shipments complained OF
were from Arizona and destined 10 con-
signees IN this city. The complaint
covers a period from November. 1906
10 the first OF the present year.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
INDICTED LAND GRABBER
A GOVERNMENT WITNESS
Clark E. Loornis Testifies
at Trial of Binger
Hermann

WASHINGTON, March le.-Dr. Clark
E. Loomis, who is under Indictment
in Oregon IN what is known as the
Hermann-Puter conspiracy case and
also in a fencing case, was the prin-
cipal witness In the Hermann trial
here today. DR.. Loomis was produced
by the Government and his testimony
was regarded as important in show
ing that Hermann had had reason to
destroy his letter books.
Dr.. Loomis admitted that he had
held up" S. A. D. Puter for $500 after
he had reported on twelve OF Puter's
homestead claims and that previously
he had received a like amount from
Puter as expense money for having
examined and reported on these
claims.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
BOY BROWNS IN RAIN
WATER IN BASEMENT
While Playing With Raft He Falls
Headforemost and Sticks in
Soft Mud

Boyish play suddenly became tragedy
yesterday afternoon when fourteen
year-old Emil Verard. with a shout on
his lips. was tipped into the rain water
collected in a basement at Seventeenth
and Rhode Island streets. His lifeless
body was taken from the muddy water
an hour later by f1remen.
Young Verard. who lived at 81 Croke
street, and James McCort. another lad
of about his own age. were playing with
RATS in the water of the abandoned
basement when the raft, a worn out
wagon-bed. overturned, throwing Yer
ard into the water, which at that point
was more than seven feet deep. He
struck. headforemost, in the soft mud
on the bottom.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
SUPPLIES AND CRONIN GET
LONG TERMS IN PRISON
Highwaynen Convicted on Woman's
Testimony Are Sentenced
4. T@- A-0.1..
In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, March 19.-R z.
Supplies and James ]. Cronin pleaded
guilty In the Superior Court today to
a charge of highway robbery and were
sentenced to fifteen years each at Fol-
som. The men were convicted upon
the testimony Of Maud Boutwell, OF San
Francisco, aged 20. the companion of
Cronin, who said that the prisoners
had compelled her to assist them In a
highway robbery committed in this
city. She was released after her COM
panions had pleaded guilty.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
FIRST LETTERS RECEIVED
FROM POLAR EXPEDITION
Report Steamship Duchess
of Bedford Frozen in Ice
Off Point Barrow

PORTLAND, March 19.-Letters from
Ernest Lef1ngwell and Elmer Mikel-
son, containing the first news of the
Anglo-American polar expedition since
the expedition left Alaska. were re-
ceived here yesterday by H. A. Andree.
assistant in the local weather bureau.
The letters were dated November 81
and November 23, and had been carried
over the ice fields to Point Barrow,
where they were delivered to the Cana
dian mounted police. Lef1ngwell re-
ports In his letter that the steamship
Duchess of Bedford lies frozen in solid
ice about 200 miles of Point Barrow.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
GIACOBINI'S NEW COMET
RECEDING FROM EARTH
Orbit of Celestial Maverick Com
puted by Astronomers at the
State University

BERKELEY, March 19.-The- orbit
of a new comet discovered by Gia-
cobini at Nice, Italy, on March 9, has
been computed by Sturla Einarson and
Miss Estelle Clancy, assistants in the
astronomical department of the State
University. under the direction of Pro-
fessor Crawford.
The comet is visible In small tel
escope, but by the end of the month
Il will be only two-thirds as bright
as at the time of discovery. It was
nearest to the sun on March IL, at
distance OF 190.000,000 miles. On the
same date it's distance from the earth
was $4,000, 900 miles. The comet is
now receding both from the sun and
the earth, and by March 26 the dis
tance will be 191. 900 and 10000
600 miles, respectively.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
PRINTER LEAVES HOME,
MYSTIFYING FAMILY
George Schwab Has Given Friends
No Clew as to His Whereabouts
Since Thursday Morning

George Schwab, a printer employed
by The Call and for many years a resi-
dent of San Francisco, disappeared
from his home, % Church street, last
Thursday morning. and no word has
been received from him since that time
either by family or friends.
Schwab is about 80 years Of age. has
gray hair and mustache, and is stoutly
built, with ruddy complexion. He is
well known about town and his dis
appearance has caused a great deal OF
anxiety among his family and friends.
He is member Of San Francisco
Typographical Union.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
BEGINS WORK ON ELECTRIC
RAILWAY TO POINT ORIENT
East Shore and Suburban Company
Will Reach Can Factory,
Quarries and Winery

MARTINEZ, March 1s.-The East
Shore and Suburban Electric road has
commenced the extension Of its line
along the bay shore to Point Orient.
The extension had been talked of for
months. 1t is expected that the road
will be in operation within ninety
days. The line will run past the quar-
ries of the San Pablo Quarry Com
pany, the winery of the California
Wine Association and past the can
factory operated at Point Orient by
the Standard Oil Company.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy IL Both
Agreeable and Effective

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no
superior for coughs colds and Group.
and the fact that it is pleasant to take
and contains nothing In any way in
furious has made it a favorfte with
mothers. Mr.. W. S. Pelham, q merchant
OF Kirksvil1e. Iowa, says; For more
than twenty years Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has been my leading remedy
for all throat troubles. It Is especially
successful in cases OF Group. Children
like it and my customers who have
used 1t will not take any other"
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
WITNESSES ARE TARDY

WASHINGTON, March 1e.-None of
Senator Foraker's expected witnesses
had arrived when the Senate commit
tee on military affairs net today and
an adjournment Of the Brownsville
investigation was taken until tomor-
row. Chairman Warren caused to be
put into the record another telegram
of denial IN relation to the alleged
confession Of D. c. Gray.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
MERRITT TO BE SECRETARY
TO PRESIDENT WHEELER
Will Succeed Farnham p. Grifiths
Who Has Won Rhodes Oxford
Scholarship

BERKELEY, March 19.-Ralph P.
Merritt is to be President Wheeler's s
private secretary. succeeding Farnham
P. Griffiths when the latter leaves for
Oxford.
Grif1ths has just been appointed
Rhodes scholar at Oxford from Cali
fornia. He will go to England next
summer. Merritt will assume the
secretary's duties in President Wheel
er's office after his graduation from
the university with the class of '07
next May He Is president of the As
ISOLATED Students Of the University.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
WIFE OF PROFESSOR ALLEN
NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH
Falls From Platform and Strikes
SkyEght. Which Prevents Plunge
to Floor Below

BERKELEY. March 1s.-Mrs. ]. A.
Allen, wife Of Professor Allen OF the
Greek department OF the university.
fell from a platform in the Bancroft
Library room last night. landing on a
skylight which broke. the glass cut
ting Mrs Allen about the arms and
body. A wooden fixture in the skyli ght
served to keep Mrs. Allen from falling
through to the stone floor below, this
circumstance explaining the woman's 3
almost miraculous escape from death
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
sH1pBUILDING MEN STRIKE

BUFFALO, N Y, March 19.-Three
hundred men employed by the Ameri-
can Shipbuilding Company in this city
struck this afternoon.
Lorraine, Ohio, March 19.-The Lo-
raine plant of the American Shipbuild-
ing Company was closed today as the
result of a strike Of 100 filters.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
FIRE LINES CONSTRUCTED

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Nc
Cloud River Lumber Company mas
put into operation plan of fire pro-
lection for it's timber holdings at Nc
Cloud, California Fire hnes have been
constructed on the companys tract
and a patrol system established The
forest service is trying TO induce other
lumber companies TO take similar ac-
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
LIMIT PENALTY IMPOSED
UPON BRUTAL TEAMSTEF

Arthur Fayette, teamster, will have
to pay into the treasury of this city
$3.50, or spend the next $50 days in the
county jail. This sentence was i'm
posed upon him yesterday.
Fayette was on trial before POLICE
Judge Weller on a charge of beating
one of his horses. A club three feet in
length and weighing fifteen pounds was
exhibited in evidence by the prosecut-
ing attorney.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
NO CLEARING OF STORM
Forecaster Says That the Signs In
dicate More Rain

Professor Meade of the United
States weather bureau could give no
assurance yesterday of a clearing Of
the weather IN the immediate future.
The storm is general in Oregon. Nevada
and Washington. Unusually heavy rain
is being experienced In the Sacramento
Valley and streams are rising. The
maximum velocity Of the wind IN this
city has been approximately thirty-six
miles an hour. The seasonal rainfall
IS nearly 23 inches.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
A CASHIER WANTED

Wanted, a cashier for a large San
Francisco concern. Must be a good
accountant and a man experienced in
handling money. No other need apply.
PARTICULARS Give age and salary ex-
pected. Address Cashier" care The
Call, main business office, Market and
Third streets.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
STANDARD OIL TRIAL

CHICAGO, March 19.-The early ses-
sion of the trial of the Standard OIL
Company today was given over 20
technical evidence similar TO that pre-
sented yesterday. Many way bills were
introduced for Identification 10 prove
that cars of oil were shipped from
Whiting to St Louis.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
McNEAR RAISES 100000
WITH REALTY AS SECURITY
Grain King Mortgages Property in
Contra Costa to German Saw
;-,r ,rd oon Cor;a+u
ings and Loan Society

MARTINEZ, March 19.-The largest
individual mortgage filed in the Re-
corder's office of Contra Costa in years
was placed on record this morning,
when George w. McNear, the aged
wheat magnate, who owns almost the
town of Port Costa, mortgaged 3S66.24
acres of his Rancho Canada del
Hambre Y Las Bolsas to George
Tourny and the trustees of the Ger
man Savings and Loan Society of San
Francisco for 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
Paso Robes Hot Springs

An all year round resort for those> who need
rest and recreation and a change from the
hurrying bustling city lfe New $1,000
bathhouse, with all the latest appliances for the
remedial Of mineral waters. Stopovers on
hrst-class rail and Pullman tickets. Special
reduced rail rates. including board at hotel. Ask
agents Southern Pacific.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
STORM REACHES SOUTH

LOS ANGELES. March le.-Accom-
panied by flashes Of lightning and
peals OF thunder, the storm which has
been threatening Los Angeles and vi
cinity for two days broke today. A
light rain has been falling since $50.
and the Indications are for continued
precipitation
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
FAMOUS POET DIES

BOSTON. March 1s.-Thomas Bailey
Aldrich. the author. died at his home in
this city today. He failed to rally from
the surgical operation performed about
q month ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-12
!. NJ. c. A. WILL GIVE
CALENDAR EXHIBITION

The Y. NJ. c. A. is preparing for an
exhibition which will be held in its
hall in the first or second week OF
January, and which will be unique. The
various calendars which are for sale
and are given away by the local firms
will form. the attraction and should
make a most interesting and artistic
showing. The firms which deal in this
line in Honolulu have been communi-
Gated with and will send their lines
of samples for exhibition, and the local
merchants will also send specimens OF
the calendars which they will dis
tribute among their customers.
The real feature of the affair viii
probably be the calendars which re-
late to this Territory, and which have
been gotten up by local people. There
should be some fine exhibitions OF
nd-painted work. by the artists OF
the city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-12
CITY GOVERNMENT CLASS.

The third annual session of the Col
lege Club class in city government will
be held at Prof. W. D. Alexander s,
Punahou street, below Wilder avenue,
today at $3.50 o'clock. The special
subject is the mayor. That office in
the DesMoines and in the Galveston
systems viii be taken up, and a report
made of the speech of Rear Admiral
Chadwick before the League of Amer
lean municipalities, at its annual con
vention last month, in which he defends
the government by council and criticizes
the one-man systems Especial atten-
ton viii be given to the powers and
duties Of the mayor under our own
new charter. Any women interested
are cordially welcome.