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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
FINANCES OF STATE
ARE VERY STRONG
Clearances for Local Banks Dur
ing Week Is S42,469,3SI.l7,
a Gain of 40 Per Cent

To demonstrate the solid basis OF
to indicate the rapid progress, that has
been made since the disaster, the Cali
fornia Promotion committee points to
its weekly report of bank clearlngs for
California cities as conclusive evidence
For the week ending Thursday noon
the San Francisco banks cleared $42,-
469 ,3S1.17. this being the highest fig
ure for any weeks financial business
since the financial stringency last year,
and is a gain of 40 per cent over last
years corresponding week. when the
clearings We're $50, 276. .019.94
Los Angeles, with clearings of $13,-
1SS.9s6.94, shows a higher figure than
has been recorded for an equally long
space of time. and in comparison with
last years record of $3.50. 965, tre-
mendous increase is shown OF sos per
cent Oakland rerorted clearings for
the week of $1.716,211.75 as against
st.304. .437.O5 for last year. showing a
gain this year of 31.5 per cent.
A rather remarkable coincidence is
shown in the case of reports from San
Jose and Stockton. In both cities the
gain over last year amounted to 1874
per cent. San Jose banks cleared last
week s415.296.11, while year ago the
corresponding weeks clearings were
1865, ,944.S6. Stockton's clearings for
last week were $61T. .904.63, and a year
ago the clearings for the correpond-
ing week were s55,S15.26.
Sacramento's clearings were $1113,-
1851, gain of 39.5 per cent over last
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
CAP TAIN SENDS
NEWS OF WEDDING
Marriage Of Wilson 7. Davidson
and Miss Hudson Surprises
Army Circles

Army circles were given a surprise
yesterday when announcement cards
of the marriage of Captain Wilson
Thompson Davidson to Miss May Hud-
son We're received at the Presidio.
Captain Davidson came home from
the Philippines to wed his bride, but
he kept the matter secret to all his
friends except one or two in the medi-
cal corps. to which he is attached. The
wedding took place at the brides home
in Bolton, Tex, November 23-
The bride is the daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Taylor Hudson and is an attract
i've young woman. Captain Davidson
was stationed at the Presidio three
years prior to his going to Manila.
The happy couple are spending their
honeymoon in Los Angeles.
Colonel G.. l. Anderson. inspector
general of the department., who has
been i'll at the general hospital at the
Preside, is again at his post
Colonel r. r. stevens is shipping to
Honolulu 400 tons of forage on the
bark Irmgard. This is destined for the
troopers of the Fifth cavalry who are
to depart for the islands on the trans
port leaving here January 5.
Advertising for bids for the large
insane ward to be built at the Preside
will be begun next week. The new
building is to be of concrete. 1t will
cost about $4,000.
Major G. Z. Pickett will go to Mon
terey Tuesday to pay off the 20 COM
panies of the Eighth and Twentieth
infantry stationed at Ord barracks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
URGE IMPROVEMENT
FOR STATE RIVERS
Organizations Start Vigorous
Campaign to Secure Ac=
tion by Congress

In the interests of desired improve
ments to California rivers and harbors.
particularly the improvement of delta
lands. aiming toward the prevention of
disastrous foods vigorous campaign
has been started for the passage by
congress of bills providing adequate
funds for the work. The movement is
being pushed by the River Improvement
and Drainage Association of California.
and the Sacramento drainage commits
sion.
The first move, which was made re-
Gently in the campaign, was the for
warding to each United States senator
and representative resolutions adopted
by the National wholesale grocers' as
ISOLATION, the Trans mississippi con-
gress and the joint committee of the
River Improvement and Drainage Asso-
citation of California and the Sacra-
mento drainage commission, urging the
desired improvements.
IMPROVEMENTS URGENT
The grocers' association, realizing
that floods in the agricultural districts
of California shorten the available sup
ply of farm products, adopted resoIu-
tons urging congress to pass the
Improvement of the sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers.
The Transs Mississippi congress
adopted resolutions urging congress to
appropriate 100000 in accordance with
the report of the California debris COM
mission pertaining to the remocal of
mining debris and the checking of flood
waters in the rivers of the state. This
resolution asked also the Improvement
of the Sacramento river to maintain
its navigability to Red Bluff during all
seasons of the year.
The deepening of the channel to
Mare island, the removal of the hog
back In the interior of Humboldt bay,
the extension and repairing of the
twin jetties in Humboldt bay and the
deepening of the water over the bar
in San Diego harbor were also urged
in resolutions adopted by the Trans
Mississippi congress.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
CRASH KILLS MOTORMAN
ON SEATTLE ELECTRIC CAR
Three Others Likely to Die and
Twenty=three Injured
in Fog

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec. 5.-Motorman
Gustavus Olsen was killed and three
others were hurt. perhaps fatally,
when an outbound University car
crashed into an inbound car at Roanoke
street in East Lake avenue this morn
ing. Twenty-three others were seri-
ously injured.
Those seriously hurt are: John E.
Landel F'reemont, both legs and left
hand broken; William T.. Prescott, 4126
Tenth avenue Northeast, shoulder dis
located, hurt internally: Z. Reynolds,
5O2 Fifth avenue, hurt internally.
Owing to the heavy fog the motorman
on the outbound car missed the block
lights on the single track and ran al
most on the inbound car before he
saw 1T. When he applied the brakes
they refused to work.
Motorman Olsen of the inbound car
tried TO jump when he saw that the
other car was bearing down upon him,
broken and bleeding from the debris
and died at noon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
A Man May
Eat Any Meal
And Digest It Easily If He Will But
Try.
FREE DIGESTIVE TABLETS.

Don't be afraid of your meals. The
reason you have dyspepsia is that
something is lacking in your digestive
apparatus necessary to the stomach's
work.
A perfect stomach loves to work.
Perfect digestion is not afraid of any
meal and benefits by its consumption
of food the whole machine of man.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets make
easy the work of digestion, because
they combine active fruit and vege-
table essences which are needed by the
stomach.
These essences are so powerful they
digest food without aid from the stom-
ach. They have done this with meal
encased in q glass tube.
We will send a trial package to any
one free for his name and address.
Eat what you will or when you will,
then take a Stuart Dyspepsia Tablet
and see how you will digest that meal.
In a short time your stomach will have
a natural supply of gastric juices and
your whole system will be able to taKe
care of digestion easily.
Ask any druggist about Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. His answer will
tell more than we can say. Ask him
how they sell. If you want to buy
them give him SOC. But if you want
to test them write us and you will re-
ceive a trial package by mail without
cost. Address F. A. Stuart Co., $50
Stuart Bldg, Marshall. Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
BANK WREcKER BROWN
BROUGHT FROM PRISON
VIII Be Used as Witness in
Trial of TreadwelI and Bart
nett Bankruptcy Case

]. Dalzell Brown, former manager of
the insolvent California safe deposit
and trust company, was brought in
from San Quentin prison yesterday and
spent last night in the county Jail.
Judge Sturtevant signed the order for
Browns removal on the affidavit of
Assistant District Attorney William
EIon Cook that the convict is a neces-
sary witness against James Treadwell.
whose trial on the charge of embezzle-
ment is set for Monday. II is not likely.
however that the trial of Treadwell
viii begin tomorrow, as Prosecutor
Cook is engaged in the trial of Frank
J. Murphy. Judge Conley will be asked
to continue the case a week.
Brown is also wantedfin the city in
connection with the involuntary bank
ruptcy proceedings Instituted against
Walter J. Bartnett.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
BROTHERS SUED FOR LOT
AND SWINDLE ALLEGED
Son of Mrs. Mary Nearney
Charges John and Edison
Adams With Fraud

Suit was filed in the United States
circuit court yesterday by John H.
Nearney. in behalf of his mother, Mrs.
Mary Nearney, against John Adams and
Edison Adams Of Oakland for s35,100,
alleging that the Adams brothers
swindled his mother out of lot they
afterWard sold for $4,000. Nearney
says the Adams brothers produced
spurious court records to convince his
mother that they possessed a valid
title to the land. The property in
question lies in the east side Of Oak
street between Fourth and Fifth
streets and extends to tide water.
According TO the complaint, John and
Edison Adams first undertook to Sc
cure the property in 1901, soon after
the death of Mrs. Nearney's husband,
when she was compelled to make a
living for family Of four children.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
OFFICER GAINED A
FINE NAVAL RECORD
His Recitation of 'Hoch der
Kaiser" Aroused Ire of
Germany
Officer Served in Two Wars and
Was Close Friend of
Dewey

NEW ROCHELLE. N Y, Dec. g.
Just on the eve of his removal to his
new home, where he had hoped to
spend his declining years in quiet after
a lifetime of arduous service in the
navy, Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan
tretired) died suddenly here today.
aged 81 years
Although his health had not been of
the best for many months, his condition
was not regarded at any time as dan
gerous. Early today, however. there
came a sudden change for the worse,
and although physicians were prompt
ly summoned, he sank rapidly until
death came. Apoplexy was the cause
Of death. Mrs. CoghIan was at his
bedside when death occurred, but the
admirafs son is in California
While Rear Admiral Coghlan was
awaiting the completion of his new
home he. with Mrs. Coghlan, had been
living at the home of Charles Chamber
lain, at Sutton manor. 1t was there the
admiral was stricken and died.
Rear Admiral Coghlan was born at
Frankfort, KY, and his service in the
navy dated from 1863, when he gradu-
ated from the United States naval
academy at the age of II. From that
time until his retirement in December,
1906, he was almost constantly in the
service. Following his participation in
the battle OF Manila bay as commander
of the cruiser Raleigh he was advanced
for eminent and conspicuous conduct In
that fight. He had in turn been COM
mandant Of the Mare Island navy yard,
League Island navy yard, Puget Sound
navy yard, naval war college and the
New York navy yard.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
FINAL BORE MADE IN
BECKWITH PASS TUNNEL
Makes Possible Crossing of the
Sierras by Western Pacific
on Easy Grade

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. g.
The final bore in the Spring Garden
tunnel of the Western Pacific railroad,
the Gould extension to the Pacific coast,
was made yesterday when fresh air
passed through the entire length of
1905 feet This is the famous Beck
with pass tunnel and 81 months have
been spent in boring it and construct
ing the difficult loop approaches on the
western side of the Sierra. The COM
pletion of the tunnel makes possible
the crossing of the Sierra by the West
ern Pacific at a maximum height of
5,019 feet and the completion of the
entire road with a maximum grade of
less than / per cent.
tugboat is the Paul Jones of New
London. Conn. 1t is $50 feet long, 81
feet wide. draws 90 feet and can go
about l3 knots an hour
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Regret in Washington

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Sincere re-
gret was expressed on all sides today
when the news of the death of Rear
Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan became
known. Fearless, kindly and a good
story teller, he had hosts of warm
friends. both among officers and those
outside the service.
Admiral Dewey expressed himself as
shocked at the news. Coghlan was
with Dewey at the battle of Manila
bay in command Of the cruiser Raleigh
and enjoyed the admirars confidence to
a marked degree.
It was Admiral Coghlan's popularity
and capacity as a good story teller
that involved him in the incident of
which much was made at the time,
when the admiral recited the poem,
"Hoch der Kaiser" which somewhat
ruff1ed the German authorities. The in
cident occurred at a dinner which the
admiral attended, and it was not in
tended that the fact of the recital
should become public. However, it ap-
peared in the newspapers, and as it oc-
Cured after, the return from Manila,
where there had been some friction
with the German authorities, the affair
was treated with more significance
than perhaps the circumstances other
wise would have warranted. The navy
department called upon the admiral for
an explanation. The admiral replied
that no disrespect was meant by him
toward the emperor, and with this
statement the matter was allowed to
drop.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
LOCAL firm LIKELY
TO GET CONTRACTS
Board of Public Works Has the
Power to Reject Bids Re-
Ceiyed From East

The pump and turbine contracts of
the fireboats and power stations of the
auxiliary fire protection system prob
ably will be awarded tomorrow by the
board of works to the Byron jackson
iron works. The d'Olier company of
Philadelphia put in bid about $4,000
less on the face of the proffers than
the next lowest, that of the Byron
jackson company, but City Attorney
Long yesterday in an elaborate opinion
pointed out alleged irregularities in
the dOlier bid sufficient to warrant
the board in discarding it, and further
that the board had discretionary power
IN awarding or rejecting all bids, into
which court would not inquire unless
IL were shown that the discretion had
been used in an unreasonable, arbi-
trary or capricious" manner.
WANT TO MAKE LOCAL AWARD
The members of the board have de-
sired to make local award if possible
both by reason OF the necessary de-
partmental inspection, which can be
more satisfactorily attended to if the
pumps and turbines are locally pro-
duced, and with the object of favoring
the home market.
The matter viii come up for final de-
termination at special meeting of the
board this morning at IL o'clock
The summary of City Attorney Longs
opinion follows
If the board determines that bid does
not comply in some respect with the proposal
made, or that the bidder is not a respon-
sible or regular bidder. it ran then reject
the bid. In determining that fact the
board is exercising discretion lodged with
it by the provisions of the charter, and il
that discretion is not unreasonable and ar
bitrarily used. a court will not disturb IT.
In other words, the board In awarding con-
tracts sits as body, exercising judgment
and discretion 1t hears considers and de-
termines the matters connected with the
award, and having reached a determination.
its Judgment is final The only limitation
on this rule is that the determination and
judgment Of the board must not be unrea SON
able, arbitrary or capricious
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Special Trains 10 Tanforan Account
Automobile Races

On Saturday and Sunday, Dec 5th and
9Th Southern Pacific will. run special
train from Third and Townsend SITS.
80 D. M, Valencia St 40 p. m, to
Tanforan, returning from that point
single trip s5c. See agents. ss4 Market gys.'
St. IA Powell ST. Third and Townsend.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
Regular Through Service to
new ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA
Via TAHITI

The wonderlands Of the Pacific See
Milford Sound. the Wanganui River
and the Hot Lakes and Geysers-sur
passing the Yellowstone. New Zealand
IS now at its best The S. S. Mariposa
calls December q. only $3.50. round
frip. first class. to Wellington, New
Zealand: one way. third class, SS6-25
TAHTTI-S125 round trip. first class
A splendid trip of Is days.
HONOIULU LINE - Special $40
round trip rate. s. s. Alameda sailing
December 49, January g. 30.
send for itinerary Oceanic Line. ga
Market St Telephone Kearny 1881
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
M NE. YALE
Next Tuesday Afternoon. Dec. 8.

Ladies are duly notified that Nine.
Yale, OF Beauty Culture Fame viii
combine Science and Art IN an illus
!Eateo Lecture and Artistic Entertain
1llept, 70 be given at THE VAN NESS
- IhEATER, on next TUESDAY AZ
&ERNOON. Dec. Sth. at 2.3O o'clock.
=. What this wonderful woman has ac-
-complished in her chosen life work is
: Hest attested to in the beauty OF her
-cSTn personality. That speaks more
d. cenyincingly than words.
. Thousands upon thousands Of women
all over The world have received the
same remarkable benefits from the
?; Wonderful Yale System. that is SO
!, rapidly revolutionizing Human Ugli-
mess into Physical Beauty Women Of
.-a1l ages are being made happy by what
Taiev are enabled to do for themselves
Nander Nine. Yale's System
81. Well meaning persons have often
challenged Nine. Gales claims TO make
. -sTomen naturally beautiful as physical
=smpossibilities until Overwhelmingly
~ convinced 10 the contrary by irrefuta-
hle- evidence
SYNOPSIS OF LECTURE:
5sT ACT-The Art Of Beauty Cul-
ture.
= 2D AcT.-The Science of Physical
Culture.
=. Sd ACT.-The Poetry Of Motion.
-+TH ACT.-The Art of Good Style
General Instructions.
-. COSTUMES
.. Nm Yale VIII wear FOUR dlnerenl
costumes OF beautiful design and color
sng- Her perfect figure VIII be artis-
tirally displayed.
MUSICAL PROGRAM.
Nine Yale's Physical Culture Exer-
'cises viii be given by her with fasci-
hating grace 10 the strains of sweet
- Iglusic rendered by the Theater Or
..chestra.
- Those attending will enjoy a Beauty
Culture treat impossible to describe.
TICKETS COMPLIMENTARY.
Tickets for Nine. Yale's Lecture may
he obtained free Of charge by applying
for them now at the Toilet Goods De-
. 'partment OF The Emporium. The
tickets are free with each purchase OF
amy Of the Yale operations at time
. or applying for ticket
Lecture viii begin promptly at 2.3C
+. m Ladies are kindly requested to
be seated at that time.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
DR.. WONG HIM
1908 O'FarreIl Street
Between Cough and Octavia
SAN FRANCISCO
RESORTS

Readers of The Call. when writing
for rates or reservations at the resorts
advertised. viii confer a favor by mem
tfOninE the name of this paper.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
PROTESTS AGAINST
IMMUNITY FOR FORGER
New Jerseys Governor Rebukes
Washington's Executive for
Refusing ExtraditiOn

SEATTLE, Dec. 5.-Governor John
Franklin Fort of New Jersey, in pro-
testing against Governor Mead's re-
fusal to honor requisition papers for
the extradition' of Elliott A Archer.
alias c. Archer Carter, wanted at New
ark, N. j., on charge of forgeries
amounting to $4,000 and also for wife
desertion, wires Governor Mead: No
purpose in Archer extradition case to
take civil proceedings. He is fugitive
from justice and charged with forgery
of the grossest character. He left here
with another mans wife. Every effort
has been made to locate him until now
protest against immunity to this
man."
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
sM6Gz101zzm
-. -

DR.. WONG HIM-Desr Sir: For several
years, while suffering sgonies OF pain. I tried.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

year, when the record was s79s.351-4ls
San Diego banks cleared during ths
week SI93.2S771, and Fresno reported
clearings of SIPS. .210.09. making grand
total of s61.O43, 41O.01 for the eighE
California cities.
The first alarm of fire by an electric
telegraph system was given at $50
p m. April %. 1852 in Boston.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

Forty three and four tenths per cent
of the edible portions of a fresh chest
nut is water.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06

- A. ~ - z
lief from physi-
clans OF various
schools OF medi-
cine. when. as last
resource. my life
being IN greatest
and imminent dan
ger from a mortal
disease, ! applied
10 you. You cured
me with your Chi
ncse Herb treat
meut and saved
my life, for which
cure / tender you
my most sincere
'atefully yours.
nnr ENnaFnc
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
MelOrOSe sSSS$ SSSSS sS%Ss, 39C

We advise every woman to get q
good supply at these cut prices. Nearly
every one knows that all these prepara-
tions are the best on the market.
Sold by owl drug stores.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-28
Baseball Monday and Tuesday.

The management of the Scenic The
alter has been most successful in get
ing another big hit, probably one of
the biggest of the year in the moving
picture line. They have secured for
their Caldwell patrons for Monday,
November 80, and Tuesday, December
l of next week the worlds champion
ship baseball game played between
the Chicago Cubs, of the National
league and the Detroit Tigers of the
American league. The film company
that took this picture was most for
tunate and successful in getting the
plainest baseball picture ever taken.
Every play and each action Of the
player is just as plain as If you were
at the ball park at Detroit watching
the real game.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-28
CHANGES SUGGESTED.

Senator W. e. Borah was recently
the guest of honor at dinner at the
Boise Commercial club. In the course
OF an address he called attention to
the homestead law as it operates un-
der present conditions. The Senator
suggested some much needed changes.
AS he said at present the action of the
law is to benefit the man already we'll
provided The idea of the law was
TO help the poor man. This idea has
been so presented that in lands under
the reclamation service, only the rich
man and the Spectator have a chance.
We commend Senator Borah for the
manly, straightforward stand he has
taken. The amendments to the law,
he suggested, are right. We sincere
ly hope he can accomplish change.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-28
STILL APPEALING.

The Capital News is still talking of
the great injustice done the Wilson
children. 1t might enlighten the Capt.
tai News somewhat to publish section
one OF the act of the legislature, which
established the Idaho Industrial school
In Fremont county. The law states:
THAT State Industrial Reform
school Is hereby established in Ere
mont county, state of Idaho, to be call
ed, THE Idaho Industrial Reform
School," and to be located at
such palce and in such manner
as hereinafter provided, the purpose
of such school shall be for the care.
protection, training and education of
delinquent, dependent and neglected
children, and provides for the care,
control and discharge of Juvenile Of
lenders The Boise paper has worn
itself into a great sweat. One moment
1t tells how well provided the children
were. The next it tells the suffering
Mrs. Wilson endured to care for the
cniiuren. what consistency! After
procuring 1000 pounds of pork, one
ton OF appels, five tons of hay, 200 lbs.
OF potatoes, dred fruit and preserved
fruit In abundance, why couldn't the
woman have made teh clothes for the
children. The Capital News claims
that Mrs. Wilson has already enough
food for the winter; and has had for
the past two weeks, and yet to date
has not had time to convert cloth, al
ready purchased, into clothing. The
Capital News Is still appealing. Let IL
appeal. Canyon county can take care
OF itself. The people here know the
circumstances and need no advice
from Boise.