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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
JUDGE PROPOSES LAW
AGAINST EVIL MEN
Recommends Statute That Will
Punish Those Who Live
Upon Fallen Women

Seven men who live on the earnings
of fallen women were before Police
Judge Shortall yesterday on charge
of vagrancy. but the cases had to be
dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence.
The Judge stated that every person
convicted Of this offense in his court
would receive the limit, and he thought
1t was the duty of the legislature to
pass a bill making 1t a felony for men
to live off the earnings of such women.
He said it was a felony in the state
of Washington.
State Senator Daniel Reilly. who is
clerk in the judges court. said he would
write to the state secretary of Wash
ington for a copy of the bill and would
Introduce a similar bill at the coming
meeting of the legislature and do
everything in his power to carry it
through. He said he would also In
troduce a bill making it a felony for
husband to abandon and neglect his
wife
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
building Contracts

william McGrorey with Michael Brueck-To
erect a one story frame building in line of
Nineteenth street, 205 w of Noe, W % by n
ia: 50 000-
German savings aud loan society with Her
ring-HaIl- Marvin safe company-Vault lining
vesfibule and door for bank building in line OF
California street. 63:3 Of Webb, 40:23. by
- 1876; 81, ,2S9.
George NJ Santich with Joseph Cavaglieri-To
erect a two story frame building (1ats) in SW
line Of Summer street, 123 Sc Of Howard, Sc
25 by SW 5s; 81. 675-
Margaret T. and J. Il. o'Keefe with Felix
Marcuse-To erect two story frame building In
W line Of Sixteenth avenue, go OF Lake
street. S % by W I20; 81. 100.
Emma aud Guglielmo Brocchini with Jose De
rincenzi-TO erect a two story and basement
frame building (three Hats) in W line of Mont
gomery street, 1916 of Vallejo, 23 by W
1926: 81 00o.
Kong Chow friendly society with George
Hochbaum & Co.--To erect a three story class c
brick building with story brick building as
entrance in line OF Pine street, 66:3 " Of
Kesrnv. " 1910 $50. " 1910 \ 1873 W
s, 1915. F s5;e. s.. " 6:3. 3:e, w 2o10,
S CSC; $26.Q50.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
DEMAND GROWS
FOR CHEAP LOTS
Increasing Tendency of People
to Buy Property for Home
Building
Improvement All Along the Line
and Big Revival in Market
Is Expected

In discussing real estate conditions
l.. S. r. Holmes of Lyon & Hoag said
that there was a general Improvement
all along the line, and that undoubtedly
the new year would see big revival
in the market.
What is peculiarly noticeable" he
said, lis the growing demand for cheap
lots. which shows that the tendency
on the part of our people to own their
own homes is increasing Inquiry is
strong for property In the Richmond
district, and lots costing from $1,000
to- $4,000 find ready sale
READY TO BUY AND BUILD
ITO give you an idea of the business
that is being done in property for
homes we can say that this firm has
sold in the Pope tract 40 or 90 lots in
the last month, and work is being COM
menced on several houses. The new
residences are fine, substantial dwell
ings and a great deal of money Will be
expended in the near future on this
land. We started in to sell lots on this
tract two years ago, and have disposed
Of $1,000, ,000-worth Of property. This
is the only spot in the western addl-
tion where a person can buy lot for
S1,500. and the readiness with which
sales are being made is conclusive
proof that where advantages are Of
fered there is no reluctance on the
part of our townspeople to buy and
build"
NO LACK OF BUYERS
There is no lack of buyers, either
in the residence section or downtown
A client came to me some time ago
and asked me to find him piece OF
property in Mission street between
Fifth street and the water front. L
made a careful investigation of the
street and could not secure lot which
met his requirements.
1T was impossible to buy at rea-
sonable figure, for owners were hold
ing their land at $4,000 front foot,
and at fair valuation 1 do not think
the property I wanted would be esti-
mated at above $1,500 to $1,750 front
foot. Before the fire when property
was at its highest. sales were made
between Fifth and Sixth streets at
S 900 front foot and the lot ran back
clear to Minna street. In the present
case they are asking $4,000 front foot
when the lot extends only so feet.
WILL IMPROVE KEARNY STREET
A new downtown association was
started at Is Kearny street when more
than a dozen merchants met yesterday
hto organize the Kearny street mer-
chants development and Improvement
association. Eugene Korn was ap-
pointed temporary chairman, M. FRANK
secretary and II. G.. Dinkelspiel attor-
ney. Plans were perfected to hold a
general meeting of all the merchants
having business places in Kearny
street between Geary street and Mont
gomery avenue at the st. Francis hotel
the last of the month.
RICHMOND LOTS POPULAR
J. r. Saul has a firm belief in the
future of the city and is confident that
in thef near future San Francisco will
| have more homes TO It's population
than any other city of the same size
He is particularly impressed with Rich
mond as a residential section, and In
speaking of this district told of the
steady demand for lots.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
BANKER T. B. RICKEY is
ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPT
Defendant Wanted for Failure
to Answer Subpoena in
Civil Case

Thomas B. Hickey, banker and mine
owner OF Nevada, was arrested yester-
day morning at his home in Berkeley
on a charge of contempt in the United
States circuit court for the district OF
Nevada Hickey was brought before
United States Commissioner Heacock,
who held him on $4,000 bonds, which
he furnished later in the day. Accord
ing to the complaint, Hickey ignored a
subpoena issued for him to appear in the
ence was wanted in a civil action fnsti-
tuted against him by the Pacific live
stock company of Nevada
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

The Wilson distilling company, one
of the petitioning creditors that asked
for the firm Of P. J. Weniger &
Co TO be declared an involuntary
bankrupt Yesterday asked the United
States district court to appoint the
United States marshal as special
guardian of the business. In the petit
fion it is charged that A. w. Rettig
formerly president of the company. dis
appeared with sum of the FIRMS
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
CAN TRAVEL CHEAPLy IN FRANCE,

A letter received by local automobile
thusiast states that automobile touring abroad
under normal conditions is cheaper than any
other form Of transportation when counts
everything. party of four. including the
writer of the letter. toured Normandy and Brit
tainy in a hired automobile for 10 days for
something like $40 each and another party of
five. did six days on the Riviera starting from
Marseilles for S1O0 for the whole party.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
BAY AUTO BUILDERS

Brice Cowan, lad of Is years of Los Angeles.
and III. l.. Gray, IA years old of New
York. are possibly the two youngest 'automo-
builders in the United States. Brice built a
machine which he calls the California Midget"
1t is six feet long and weighs 800 pounds. 1t
has a speed capacity of between 25 and 80 miles
per hour. 1t is gasoline car and cost $50,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
|TOMALTY OFFERS BONDS,
BUT HARRISON BALKS
Attorneys for Indicted Treasury
Official Will Submit New
Names to Prosecution

James c. Tomalty. the official of the
city treasury under indictment for al
tering public records. endeavored yes
terday to raise the $4,000 bail. as fixed
by Judge Sturtevant- His attorneys,
Stephen V. Costello and Herbert Cho-
ynski. were closeted yesterday with As
sistant District Attorney Harrison. The
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
VIOLATE MILK LAW

j. Holdener, dairyman, els Morse
street. was convicted by Police Judge
Weller yesterday of selling milk below
the standard and was fined SIS. A
second charge against him was dis
missed w. Wucherer, baker, 324 Devils
Conlan and ]. Krofts. baker, 1916 Devils
adero street. was fined a similar amount
for violating the pure milk law.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
ACCESSORY DEALERS OBJECT

The automobile accessory dealers all over the
United States have sent in a vigorous protest
to the accessory manufscturers' association
against its action in deciding not to grant sane
tions to automobile shows outside OF New York.
Boston and Chicago. This will mean that none
OF the stock manufactured by the members OF
the association can be placed exhibition by
agents outside of the cities named
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
soUTHERN PACIFIC GUILTY

verdict favoring the government
in nine counts out of ten was returned
yesterday by the jury in the United
States district court, in the trial Of the
Southern Pacific company for violating
of the fine to be imposed on the railroad
will be fixed by Judge de Haven next
week. Attorney Charles Heggerty,
representing the railroad, said that he
would take an appeal from the findings
of the lower court,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

sureties offered were not however. sat
isfactory TO the representative of the
people, and others will be submitted
today. AS Tomalty is also on $4,000
bail from the police court. the sheriff
has not yet placed him under arrest
on the warrant issued at the time he
was indicted by the grand jury. II IL
probable that the police court charge
will be dismissed and that Tomalty will
be tried on the Indictment.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
AMERICAN CAR IN SWEDEN

Pantus Lindstrom, a mechanical engineer ant
one Of the best known sportsmen of Sweden, Il
preparing to enter American built car in tbs
annual winter reliability in that country
This will be the first time that an American
car has taken part in the national event.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
Will, HOLD cHURCH FATR

OAKLAND, Dec. 4.-The Ladies' Aid
society Of the Welsh Presbyterian
for the benefit OF the church Thurs
day, December 10. from 1 o'clock to 10
o'clOck in the brigade hall OF the First
Pres byterian church at Fourteenth and
Franklin streets.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
Saturday and sunday Aufo Races. nj
Tauforau

Southern Pacific VIII run special train
SATURDAY. and Sunday. December 5th and
sth. from Sd and Townsend st. Depot,
l.30 o. m. Valencia ST. 1:ze p. m, TO
Tanforsn, returning after the races.
Tor 35c. Ticket ofices, $50 Market ST.,
IA Raweu St. Third and Townsend SITS.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
GLIDDEN TELLS OF HIS TRAVELS

Charles J. Glidden has written an article for
the REQ Echo, says A d. Plughof of ]. W.
Leavitt & Co. Glidden describes some OF his
thrilling experiences among the Fiji islands in a
most fascinating way. He also touches his
rugged motoring experience in the Arctic zone
and also what he went through in his visit TO
New Zealand, Australia, Java and other coun-
tries In that section.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
French Law Against, Automobiles Splashing
Mud Would Work Well Here
By K. K. PHommedieu

An order has been issued by the
mayor of st. German, near Paris. for
bidding motorists to travel so fast on
muddy days as to splash pedestrians,
and has appointed officials to see that
the order is obeyed- Such an order
would be greatly appreciated in San
francisco about this time. The drivers
OF automobiles fail to realize that the
splash from the wheels of their motor
cars is far reaching, especially IL they
send them along at fast pace, run
ming in the car tracks. Many a suit
OF clothes has been badly damaged the
last 4s hours by such driving. The
nonskidding devices also accentuate
the bad features of mud splashing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

all of which Brice earned himself. Grsys car
is steam driven with frame made OF angle
iron, braced by truss rods. His makes about
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
wALKER,s FAST THOMAS

P. j. Walker. the local automobile
enthusiast, has just received the big
20 horsepower Thomas Flyer tour
about. The car is said to be one of
the fastest on the coast. The Pioneer
automobile company also reports the
sale and delivery of Chalmers-Detroits
so to D. J. Lawson of Oakland, SAM
uel Blackburn of Fresno and J. c.
Whitmore of Stockton. The company
also received a carload of 40 horse
power six cylinder Thomas Flyers yes
terday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
SCHOLARSHIP DAY AT
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
Proceeds of Entertainment to
Support Two Graduates
at University

scholarship day will be given by
the pupils of the girls high school at
their building, corner of O'Farreu and
Scott streets, this afternoon. At the
different booths there will be many
pretty articles for sale, the proceeds
of which are to assist in supporting
two graduates of the school for the
state university. During the afternoon
an interesting program will be pre-
sented, as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
WANTS MARSHAL AS GUARDIAN

There will also be an Interesting tall
with lantern slides.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-14
SOMEBODY KNOCKING
THE MOANA SERVICE

Alexander Young was the guest at a
highly mysterious and extra secret ses-
sion of the Board of License Ccmmis-
sioners yesterday afternoon, meeting
to investigate charge brought against
the Moana hotel of selling things over
the bar, while negleeting to have meals
served in the dining room. Mr.. Young
arrived in an automobile and was able
to show the commissioners that he was
not guilty as charged.
F'It appears that the Board has been
given some misleading information, -
said Mr. Young, after the doors of the
executive chamber of the Board had
slammed behind him, information to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-14
RUSSIAN JEWS
FOR LABORERS
H. P. Wood Suggests That They
Could Be Secured for
Plantations.

Russian Jews are the latest people to
be mentioned as a possible source of
labor supply for Hawaii, H. P. Wood,
now representing the Chamber OF
Commerce on the mainland, telling in
a recent letter to j. F. Morgan of the
possibility of securing some of them.
Mr.. Wood has already discussed the
matter with Cyrus L. Sulzberger, a
prominent Jewish merchant and
philanthropist of New York, who has
become interested in Hawaii as pos
sible home for the oppressed members
of his race among the agriculturalists
of Russia.
Mr.. Sulzberger is a member of the
New York Chamber of Commerce, a
prominent Democratic politician and
at the head of or on the board of
directors of many benevolent and
seen by Mr.. Wood after the latter had
spent a day on Ellis Island, at the
suggestion of the Commissioner of I'm
migration. Concerning his trip and in
terview. Mr. Wood writes.
It returned yesterday from a three
days trip to New York. At the sug-
gestion of Commissioner General of
immigration Sargent I went over TO
Ellis Island and spent the greater por-
ton of the day there, meeting Mr..
Robert Watchorn, Commissioner of
immigration for New York city, also
Mr. C. L. Green, Inspector in Chief of
Information and Distribution. / was
shown all over the place and spent a
pleasant and profitable day.
From Mr.. Green / learned that only
one immigrant out of every four hum
dred arrived in this country without
definite knowledge as to where they
were going and what they We're going
to do, for which reason (even if de-
siraple to do so) 1t would not be prac-
ticable to recruit labor for Hawaii
from the new arrivals. During the
fall and winter, however, Mr.. Green
thought that it would be possible to
secure quite large number of labor
ers from the masses who are out of
work, stating that at the present time
he knew of one party OF tWenty-n1ne
Spaniards and probably hundred
Italians who could be secured. OF
course, he said, there was the risk
of loss in transporting them across the
continent-some similar shipments in
former years resulted disastrously, as
you know-but he thought that diff
Guilty might be overcome.
Commencing about March 1 tbe
truck farmers tributary to New York
city employed every laborer they
could secure, and from that time until
August or September it would be use
less to try to secure laborers for the
islands in New York city
Mr.. Green also made the statement
that in his opinion. as soon as the Pa
mama Canal was completed, instead of
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-14
EARTHQUAKE CLAUSE DEFEATED

KINGSTON, Jamaica, February l.
The Appeal Court today dismissed the
motion of the English Insurance Com
panies for a new trial of the cases
wherein two juries found against them
on the plea that they were exempt from
the payment of losses sustained year
ago last January on account Of the
earthquake clause in the policies. The
court, which is composed of three Eng
lish Judges, now find the companies
liable. The cases will go to the Eng
lish Privy Council for final decision.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-14

Horace Greeley Mckinley, who was
mixed UP with Senator Mitchell. Con-
gressman Herman, former L. S. At
torney Mays, Jones and others in the
gigantic land frauds in Oregon, pass
ed through Honolulu yesterday on his
way to Portland in the custody of an
agent of the United States, J. F, Ker-
rigan. specially commissioned by
President Roosevelt for that partfcu-
lar purpose, and who has in the past
two years Travelled over $4,000 miles in
search of Mckinley.
McKiniey's return from China is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-14
ASKS HIGH SHERIFF
NOT To Be HARSH

Mrs Atcherley was a caller upon
High Sheriff Henry yesterday, coming
forward to plead with the jailer to be
easy on wallach, who was an orphan
and really not guilty of the offenses
with which he had been charged,
despite the plea that he had entered.
Mrs. Atcherley, with the numerous de-
tails of the matter that occurred to
her, explained to the official that Wal
ZACH had pleaded guilty on the express
understanding. conveyed to him in
special message direct from the Gov
ernor's office, that a full and complete
pardon would be issued as soon as the
sentence had been passed upon him.
II think that the special messenger
who brought the message was Chester
Doyle" explained Mrs. Atcherley.
GOVERNOR IGNORANT OF
PARDON.
II know nothing whatever of any
pardon to be issued or promised to
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perhaps without precedent. There is
no extFadition treaty between the
United States and China. but as an
act OF courtesy China surrendered him
10 United States Consul General DENLY
az Ilentsin, and within twenty-four
hours he was on his way to America.
The crime for which Mckinley was
conyicted-for he has been convicted.
though not sentenced-involyed many
men OF prominence, and its methods
were bold, ingenious, and sometimes
so trivial as almost to be amusing.
Certificates of land grants were bold
~ Forged, and then passed over with
Continued on Page Seven).
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-14
WALLACH IN JAIL.
ANDATCHERLEY ON
THE WAITING LIST
Healer Goes to the
Female Rock
Pile.

wallach has been in jail since two
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, serving
time on two fines of $500 each imposed
by Judge Andrade for practising medi-
cine without a license.
The Wallach that appeared before
the District Court yesterday morning
was very different from the wailach
who for the past months has been
defying the Board Of Health, and
threatening to run for Mayor of Ho-
nolulu next November. He looked yes
terday like a man who had lost his
nerve entirely. He was far different
from the jaunty, self-satisfied Wallach
who has given the Board of Health
the greatest run for its money 1t has
promises of immunity or pardon, or
whether when finally brought before
the bar of justice his effrontery and
assurance deserted him, can not be
said. But in any event he was very
much subdued.
When his case was called yesterday
morning Judge Andrade asked him if
he was represented by counsel. He
replied that he was not, and to further
questions that he did not intend to be.
He was asked what his plea was and
he wanted to make a statement before
he pleaded. The court held that the
plea must come first, and he pleaded
guilty. Then he made a somewhat
rambling statement to the effect that
he had practised medicine in the two
cases with which he was charged and
in many other cases. He insisted
that he had done much good by his
practise.
Judge Andrade said that in view of
the fact that he had been SO assertive
in his manner and had Haunted his
breaking of the law with Jeers at the
authorities, he felt that severe penal
ty should be imposed. He therefore
fined Wallach $500 on each of the two
charges.
InlS4 seemed raIHer TO STUN w dlldCH,
and after he was taken down into the
receiving office he made somewhat
anxious inquiries as to whether he was
still liable to further prosecution, and
seemed surprised when told that he
was.
He said that he had no money and
did not know where he could get any,
and so expected that he would have
to serve out the fine in jail. He said
something about sending to Europe
for money to pay the fine and then
leaving the country for good.
Later in the day Mrs. Atcherley
came to the police station and bitterly
upbraided wallach for pleading guilty.
She said she had retained a lawyer to
defend him, and that he was fool
for having pleaded guilty.
At two o'clock Wallach with other
prisoners was taken to the jail and be-
gan serving his sentence.
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AtcherIeys Have Not
Been Given the
Secret

''I am the government official that
advised Wallach to plead guilty. said
President Pinkham yesterday, looking
more pleased and with less care in his
face than has been the case for a
year back. "But / never told him that
he would be pardoned, nor did I hold
out any hope to him. He wanted to
bargain with me for Immunity, but I
told him that the laws of the Territory
had to be respected by him as well as
everybody else and that the best
thing he could do would be to plead
guilty, acknowledge himself in the
wrong, be a man and take a dose Of
his own medicine.
!, "Wallach came to me as soon as he
had been served with the penal sum-
mons, seeking my advice. just as he al
ways came to me when he was in
trouble. / told him that he had per-
sistently broken the law, had tried to
worry the Board of Health. had boast
ed Of his power and had landed just
exactly where 1 expected him to land.
told him that his only way now was
to plead guilty and trust to the mercy
of. the court"
When Wallaeh went to Jail yester-
day. he carried with him whatever he
may have in the way of a secret. DIR.
Atcheriey has not been entrusted with
it, according to the story Wallach told
Pinkham, which contradicts fatty the
report given out by the Atcherleys, for
obvious reasons, that the weighty
knowledge of the worm salve and the
female rock specific had been confided
to the doctor.
ATCHERLEY IS THE NEXT.
Atcherley. in. fact, will be the next
one of the recent partnership to feel
the lash of the whip. The Board of
Health in its own good time will at
tend to that fellow" is the succinct
way President Pinkham puts it, when
informed that the report was in circu-
lation among the Hawaiians that the
secret which Wallaeh said would
only be obtained from his dead body,
had been shared with the man with
the London degrees.
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the effect that we were not serving
meals at the Moana. The facts Of the
matter are that we have had our range
there out of commission for a day or
two to allow of some repairs and the
building of new chimney. In the
meanwhile we are serving the Moana
guests from the Young. 1t is all right
now.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-14
BANDIT FOR VAUDEVILLE.

LONDON, February 14Raisul the famous Moroccan ban
contemplating appearance the London variety