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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
NATIVES AROUSED OVER
RUMOR OF NEW RULE
Hawaiian Islands May Be Cow
erned by Commission for
Protection

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GALL
HONOLULU. Aug. ga rumor to the
effect that the Hawaiian islands may
be placed under the government of
commission to be appointed at Wash
ington has set the community into
furore.
The rumor. credited to the naval
officers, who, under Admiral Schroeder,
inspected Pearl harbor, is that the pre-
ponderance of the population here now
is Japanese, and that within Is years
at the longest the voting majority will
be with the Japanese. This would
throw the local elective boards and the
Legislature into Japanese control, and
under these circumstances the new
naval station, the fortifications around
the island of Oahu and the illions
the government will have to spend
there by that time will be imperiled
should a war with Japan occur.
The statistics for the last year show
that among the Japanese the number
of births in the territory were more
than all other nations combined
The Hawaiians, who now hold the
voting power and the majority of the
public offices, and some few others
are strongly opposed to any change
in the present form of government, but
many, representing the thinking part
of the population, who can see the
drift of events, are strongly in favor
of the federal government taking hold
and placing this territory on the same
basis as the district of Columbia.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
INDORSE NO CANDIDATES

The thirtyninth assembly district
delegates in the local republican con-
vention have not indorsed any candi-
dates for superior judgeships. reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
The only Endorsement so far given by
the thirty ninth delegation is that
which went to E. J. Callan, their candi-
date for the assembly.
When the delegation was organized,
with Robert w. Roberts as chairman
and Joseph e. Cutten as secretary, a
postal canvass of the members of the
Independent and Lincoln Roosevelt
league clubs was decided on. AS re-
suit of this canvass Callan was in
dorsed for the assembly.
The choice of the club members for
superior judges was also expressed in
this poll, and 1t was found that Judge
Dunno stood first on the list, with
Sturtevant and Hunt next in line.
No action was taken by the de1ega-
tion in the matter of candidates for
the bench, the delegates not deeming 1t
necessary to indorse possible candidates
in advance of the convention.
All the delegates from the thirty
ninth, with possibly one exception, are
for Dunno, but the delegation is against
formal Endorsement of any judicial as
pirant at this time
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
LOCAL MERCHANTS
ARE V|CTIMIzED
Police Search for R. M. Harri-
son, Who SwindIes Business
Houses of Goods
Represented He Had Letter of
Introduction from Banks and
Secured Merchandise

California, Nevada and, in fact, the
whole Pacific coast, are being searched
by detectives and special agents of sew
eral large local firms in an effort to
locate r. M. Harrison, a clever swindler
who recently conducted extensive
operations in this city, and to trace
thousands of dollars worth of mer
chandise which has been shipped out
of San Francisco under consignment
to him. San Francisco merchants are
not the only ones who have suffered
from his activities, however, reports
having been received concerning him
from cities all through the middle west.
The swindle perpetrated in this city
took place about a month ago. Harri
son conducted his operations from
Winnemucca, New. In some manner he
secured a letter of recommendation,
purported to be signed by Jeremiah
Sheehan, cashier of the Bank of Winnie
mucca. Through this letter he sue
ceeded in placing orders for goods with
several San Francisco firms.
The goods were ordered shipped to
Harrison at Winnemucca- Considera
BILE of them were intercepted on the
way. Some of them reached Winnie
mucca and some have been traced to
Salt Lake City. The goods that were
diverted are now being traced by de-
tectives, who are also searching for
that they issued the letter to Harrison.
Residents of Winnemucca cannot recol-
lect having ever seen him in that town.
Harrson'S method was an old one
to eastern merchants, but new to San
Francisco. He came to this city with
the letter and presented it to the man
ayers of the several firms that he
swindled. The letter appeared to be
genuine and the goods that he ordered
we're shipped without any questions.
S. Nickelsburg, of the firm of Calm,
Nickelsburg & Co., one of the victims
of Harrison, stated last night that his
firm had recovered some of their goods,
but the remainder had either been
stolen from the car or had gone on to
Salt Lake.
Other firms that are reported to have
are Greenebaum, We'll & Michaels, Son
Samter & Co. and Hirschfelder 81
Meaney Several prominent wholesale
jewellers are reported TO have shipped
goods to Harrison. but it is said that
they have recovered all of their goods.
According to reports, Harrison got
away with about $4,000 worth of mer-
chandise, a small part of which has
been recovered. Many suspicious or
ders are received by local merchants,
but they are usually turned over to the
credit men of the firm. Unless they
are passed upon as being good the
goods are not shipped. One of the
sufferers said last night that If Harri-
son had been referred to his credit
man the firm would be out nothing
today
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
DEMAND FOR WAKEFIELD
TICKETS UNPRECEDENTED
Sale of Seats to Begin Today
and First Come First Served"
Rule Will Be Followed

The sale of seats for the first two
weeks OF David Warheld's engagement
at the Alcszar theater, where the stars
San Francisco season will be played,
will be opened tomorrow morning at
o'clock. The demand for advance
reservations has been the greatest, says
the management, not only in the his
tory of the Alcazar theater but in the
annals of San Francisco theatricals.
on this account the management has
stated that no partiality to prospective
and past patrons in the matter of reser-
Vations can be shown.
To relieve the embarrassment in this
matter of the local management, and
in accordance with the wishes of David
Belasco, the public will be served on
a first come first served" basis, and no
individual fayors can be shown. When
the window goes up tomorrow morning
it will ascend on a complete pick of
tickets, which will be sold as called
for by the individuals composing a city
full of Warf1elds admirers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
WAR IN. THIRTY-SEVENTH
Williams Friends Say They
Will Vote Against McManus

There is blood on the organization
moon in the thirty seventh assembly
district. Senator Eddie Wolfe promised
the assembly nomination to Tim Sulli-
vans protege. John J. McManus, in re-
turn for Sullivan's support in the
primary fight.
Secure in that promise, McManus
trod upon the sensitive toes Of Win
field Scott Williams, erStwhile demo-
crat, who, as Wolfes manager, thought
he knew the inside of the Wolfe cam
paign, and who says now that the "inde-
pendent" man on the thirty seventh
district delegation will support Frank
j. Butler, to whom the democratic NOM
ination is expected to fall;
began to boil just before the primary
election, when McManus took posses
sion of meeting of the machine work
would preside. McManus announced
that he represented the county COM
mittee and rudely destroyed fine draft
of the primary day work. which Will
liams had committed to paper. Will
liams restrained his first impulse, which
was to chastise McManus, who out
weighs Williams by something like 100
pounds. He did a more polite thing.
He appealed to Wolfe and says he was
greatly shocked when Eddie informed
him that the Wolfe word had been
pledged to Sullivan McManus was to
get the assembly nomination, and there
must be no bucking in harness.
Williams friends thought they had
delivered the goods when they refused
to indorse McManus at delegation
meeting last week. Eddie's promise
bobbed up TO embarrass them. In any
event that is the explanation they gave
in advance. to soften the blow that fell
when McManus was nominated. They
are greatly pained. so they say. that
Eddie should presume to make promises
for them-should dare to deliver them
and incidentally they were delivered
but for purposes of publicity they are
real indignant and say they will sup
port Butler
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
DELEGATES ON OUTING
CANDIDATES FOR POLICE
FORCE FAIL TO QUALIFY.

Through the rigid policy of inquir-
ing into the most minute physical bIen-
ishes persevered in by DR.. r. G. Brod-
erick, health officer, who has been con-
Quoting the physical examinations Of
applicants for positions on the police
force, only 4s of over 200 candidates
were successful at the preliminary
session held Monday night at the head
quarters of the board of health The
test was continued last evening and
will be concluded tonight. Results
indicate that only small portion Of
the 500 men who are attempting to
qualify will be able to enter the writ
ten examination tryout to be held next
week at the Mission high school build
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
POLICEMAN'S VICTIM
TO prefer CHARGES
Alleged Brutal Attack by Pa
trolman Keys to Be Laid
Before Commissioners
Wells-Fargo Official Character
ICES Assault on TeamSter
as C0wardly

Charges will probably be preferred
against Patrolman Nelson Keys be-
fore the police commissioners by Cap
tain John Seymour of Wells Fargo, in
connection with an attack made by Keys
upon Albert Carroll. teamster for
Wells-Fargo Monday. Keys, after at
taclxing Carroll, arrested him for dis
turbing the peace, and when the case
was called before Police Judge Short
all yesterday Carroll was released on
his own recogniZance and the cose con-
ttnued until September s.
Carroll had taken box to a rooming
house at 1882 Sixteenth street near
Mission about 10 days ago. He called
again there yesterday with a package
for the same man and the landlady
told him to take the box away, as the
man was not living there any more.
Keys: rooms in the house and, hear
ing discussion between the landlady
and Carroll about taking the box away,
came out of his room in his shirt
sleeves. Carroll was carrying the box
out, which weighed about 20 pounds,
and Keys, without warning, struck Car
roll two vicious blows on the face, max
ing the blood flow from his nose. and
mouth. Then he arrested Carroll for
disturbing the peace.
In court Keys denied that he had
struck Carroll and insinuated that Car
roll had bumped his nose and mouth
against the box, but Mrs. Loughren,
one of the roomers, testified that she
saw Keys strike Carroll.
Captain Seymour was in court, and
he said to Keys: You are not fit to
wear the uniform of "a policeman. No
man with any manliness about him
would strike a smaller man when both
of his hands were occupied in carrying
out box, leaving himself unprotected
from attack. You have not heard the
last of this matter by any means"
Keys joined the force on July 80,
1907, and previous to that time was
streetcar conductor
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
CLUbWOMEN HOLD
THE FIRST REUNION
California Organization Meets
and Hears Reports of It's
Various Committees
Mrs. E. L. Baldwin, Newly
Elected President, Outlines
Policy for the Year

Back from vacation trips to the sea-
side and the mountains the members
OF the California club have gathered
again for the beginning of the win
ter's work. Nearly 200 of them an
swered to the rollcall yesterday, when
the new president, Mrs. E. L. Baldwin,
took her place in the seat of power,
and the various lesser officers reported
to her for duty. The first reunion was
a very jolly one and the big clubhouse
echoed to laughter and gay greetings
for at least half an hour after the
time set for the opening of the days
business, but the authorities were in
a lenient mood, and no attempt was
made to cut short the social side of
the affair.
Mrs. Baldwin welcomed the club
women in a graceful little talk, which
was followed by a dozen or more re-
ports from the leaders Of the various
sections; Mrs. Crawford speaking for
the Sunday assemblies, Mrs Laura
Bride Powers for the art department.
Nine. Emelia Tojetti for the optimist
section, Nine. M. Grothwell for the
French classes, Miss Juliet Greninger
for the department of education and
Mrs. John Berminhgam and Mrs. Louise
Hertz. Tor the social science and civic
branches.
A splendid account. of her expert
ences at the Boston biennial conven-
tion OF women's clubs was then read
by Mrs. Alfred Black, who began her
little talk with q regret that of so
much that was delightful and instruct
ing she was able to bring home so
little Mrs. Black recounted the ex-
periences of every day of the conven-
ton, and made her recollections very
interesting. Tea and an hours infor-
NAL chat followed. Among those
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
TENEMENT LAW INTERPRETED

The tenement house law" was stated
by City Attorney Long in an opinion
given yesterday to be unfortunately
very loosely drawn, full of inconsistent
cies and contradictions, and falling en-
tirely In uniformity"
A query by the board of works as to
whether back stairways might project
into the rear yards of corner lots with
out becoming such an obstruction as is
forbidden by the ordinance was the oc-
casion of the opinion. Long held the
stairways in question unobjectionable.
but the whole law a poorly working
concern.
The ordinance has been the object of
constant attack upon the part of archi-
has been somewhat amended, the last
revisions being vetoed by the mayor.
1t was originally passed at the instance
anthropic bodies to prevent the tene-
ment house evil from encroaching upon
San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
VALLEY TO
ADD TO ESTIMATE
Water Companies Will Name
Additional Properties as Part
of It's Plant
Officials Fear Corporation Will
Make Attempt to Embar-
rass the City

That the Spring Valley company
hopes to embarrass the city in its
steps to acquire a Sierra water system
by next month Offering a long list of
properties as part of the Spring: Valley
plant, which have not hitherto been
reckoned a part of the system was the
fear expressed yesterday by one of the
prominent city officials Immediately
concerned in the pending negotiations.
The millions which the Spring Vail
ley officials have at various times
insisted that the pensinsula and trans
bay system was worth would Them
selves overtop the clty's bonding ca.
pacity, taken in connection with the
$lS,200,000 of approved bonds and the
100000 now outstanding: The COM
pany's scheme is believed to be the
naming of such a sum for the plant as
would prohibit the city from taking
it. The known properties of the Spring
Valley company upon the basis of the
city engineers impartial estimates of
approximately $25, ,000. 600, or even upon
the basis of the company officials re-
cent proposition of s2S,00O, 600. less the
Merced lands. would not reach a total
prohibitive TO the city's bonding power.
CONTROLS WATER INTERESTS
W. B. Bourn, recently elected presi-
dent of the company upon the unex-
planned retirement of A. II. Payson.
and the largest recent buyer of Spring
Valley stock. has a controlling interest
in several Sierra mount tain water and
power concessions and companies
1t was pointed out yesterday that the
inclusion of these properties in the list
of the Spring Valley holdings would
have the effect Of adding several mill
lions of dollars Of real value to the
company's total, an addition which
might go far to fill the gap caused by
the shrinkage in Engineer Hermann
Schussler's optimistic estimates.
The Sierra propositions in which
Bourn is interested. and which might
be neatly dovetailed by that astute
manipulator into the Spring Valleys
alleged possessions for municipal mar
keting purposes only, are the Mount
Bloomfield gravel mining company, the
Eureka ditch company and the Milton
ditch company. These water prop
critics, belonging TO the middle and
south forks of the Yuba river. con-
tain valuable reservoirs and reservoir
sites, power stations and potentialities
in addition to their water yielding ca
pacity. The offer by the Spring VAL
ley of the water possibilities of these
plants, coupled with all sorts of res
ervations as to power developments,
would serve the double purpose Of
making show OF proffering Sierra
water" while Withholding the more
valuable feature of the properties, their
power producing capacity.
SCHU sSLER IN GERMANY
Engineer Hermann Schussler is now
in Germany, having left Immediately
after submitting the company's fig
ures to the federal court in the pend
ing water rate litigation, and he is
believed to be getting the large Ger
man contingent of Spring Valley stock
and bond holders in line to uphold
his own viers of Snrinp Naller nnlicu
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
AVERY COURT MARTIAL
WILL SOON BE CLOSED

Captain Solomon Avery's trial will be
resumed before the court martial at the
Presidio at 10 o'clock this morning.
This will probably close the court mar
tial in the present case. as Avery is to
be the principal witness on the stand:
Following this case now before the
court the second case is to come up
against this officer for speedy trial
Among those who registered at de-
partment headquarters yesterday were
Lieutenant T. +. Rozelle, Twenty-sec-
ond infantry; Captain E. E. Smith.
Twentieth infantry; Captain e. v. Bell.
Eighth infantry, and F. d. Webster,
Twentieth infantry.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
POPULAR FIREsrAN TO WED

John Z. Quinlan, 2841 Harrison street,
a member of No. Z truck and one of the
partnent, will be married this evening
at z o'clock to Miss Mamie Mangan,
2S07 Harrison street. The ceremony
will be performed by Father Hunt in
st Peters church. Quinlan and his
bride will reside in their new home in
Treat avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
SOLDIER BROWNS WHILE
ON FISHING EXPEDITION
Three of His Mates Are Found
Ciinging to Overturned
Boat and Rescued

George H. Ballard, a soldier from
Fort Mcdowell. was drowned Monday
afternoon by the capsizing of a sailboat
in which he and four comrades had
been cruising in the vicinity of Angel
island. The boat turned over about 500
yards from Angel island
The accident was witnessed at Fort
Mcdowell and launch sent to the as
sistance of the struggling men. Cor
poral Thompson and Privates Gerger.
Scovel and Young were found clinging
to the bottom of the upturned boat.
Ballard disappeared when the boat
turned over and was not seen again.
Parties from the post are searching for
Ballard's body
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
TAMALPAIS IS VISITED
BY COLLEGE ALUMNAE
A Visit to Chinatown Will Be
One of the Features of
TODAY

After spending the entire. morning
in rather serious business session, the
members of the association of col
legiate alumnae relaxed from their
labors yesterday afternoon and spent
the latter half of the day in a delight
full 5aunt to the mountains and forests
Of Marin county.
This evening there will be a. session
at the Fairmont hotel, where papers
by DR.. Edith Abbott and DR.. Susan
Kingsbury will be read, and Professor
Katharine Conan and Professor Jessica
Peixotto will speak. Their topics will be
women in the working world and kim
dred subjects The Century club will
entertain the alumnae tomorrow, and
the evening will be filled with a visit
to the Chinese quarter of this city.
The alumnae will meet at the Chinese
mission, where Ng Poon Chew will give
them short address, and where tea
will be served.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
STATEMENT SHOWS DEFICrr

WASHINGTON. Sept. The COM
parative statement of the government
felt for the month. Of August 1908, OF
s3,90S, 12T, against a deficit for July.
1908, of s24.S69. 43S. and surplus for
August, 1907, of S3.62S, ,491. This small.
deficit for the month just closed is
wholly due TO the very large decrease
in expenditures, for the receipts for the
month were ss,S75.0S4 less than for
July. 1908. and about SIS. .000, 900 less
than for August. 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
FORTUNE FOR .FoREMAN

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1T. A Parish,
by the Southern Pacific as foreman of
a section gang near yina, .Tehama
county, yesterday. found in this city a
letter addressed to him 1t had been
following him about since early last
June. The letter informed him that he
had fallen heir to two-thirds of the es-
tate of. his grandfather at Gallipolis,
Ohio. The estate is worth $50, 900.
Parish says all. the other. heirs to the
estate are dead.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
Labor,s Holiday

So you may have an outing Labor
day, Southern Pacific will have on sale
September 5, 6 and low round trip
tickets between all points in Califor-
MIA where the one way fare does not
exceed So Tickets good for return
until September 8. See agents. S84 Mar
ket street. IL Powell street Market
street ferry depot and 18th and Frank
lin streets. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
PUNcrURED BY MoRGAN,s YACHT

NEW YORK, Sept. during a dense
fog in the East river today the New
while passing down the river on her
way from New Bedford to this city,
crashed into j. Pierpont Morgan's great
black steel yacht Corsair, probably the
largest and handsomest yacht sailing
out of New York, and was badly dam
aged.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
MRs. CRAvIoTTo dies

Mrs. J. V. craviotto. wife of DR.. ].
. Y. craviotto. died at her home in
Stockton Sunday after an operation. She
was very well known in this city, be-
ing the daughter of Professor Spadina
leader Of the Golden Gate park or
chestra for many years. She moved TO
stockton a few years ago, where she
has made her home since.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
GRAND CIRCLE TO GIVE BALL

A ball viii be given tomorrow night
In Golden Gate hall by the grand
circle OF the Order OF Druidesses
Of California, L. A. o. D., un-
der the auspices OF Grand Arch
Druidess L1acaze, Della Hardin, Bertha
Reeg, Belle Pimental, Ida Z. Wheeler
Frances J. Peterson, Mrs. S. Armstrong,
Mrs. c. V Fisher, Mrs +. A Woolsey
Emma Pierce. Eva Wolff. Millie Nc
Kenzie, Mrs. NJ de Faria, May Kenney
Elinor Hellman, Marie Smith and Emily
Strand
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
REscuEs WOMAN FROM FLAmEs

Policeman Bert Collins distinguished
himself last night at fire which broke
out in the home of Nicholas Cission. 615
Grafton street. Collins rushed through
the flames to the bedside of Mrs Cission
and grabbed the woman, who is an in
valid, and carried Ter to the home of
neighbor. Collins hands and face were
burned considerably. The fire was
caused by an overheated stove, the fire
reaching clothes which were hanging
around the stove. The damage will
amount to about 800
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
Golf Week Mt Del Monte

Opens August 81. closes September 5.
Beautiful prizes for successful men and
women contestants. Low week end and
season rates via Southern Pacific
Ticket offices. 8S4 Market ST, IA Powell
ST.. Third and Townsend SITS. and 18th
and Franklin sts.. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
ACCUSED OF LARCENY

Detectives. Ed Wren and Tim Rior-
dan arrested Harry Mandler at the
Winchester. Hotel in Third street last
night on a dispatch from the New York
police department 1t is stated that
there is a. charge of grand larceny
pending against Mand1er in New York
for the theft. of an automobile r
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-02
THEY WILL SPEND BIG SUMS

The Mocker real estate company ap-
piled yesterday for permit to erect a
five story brick building on Market
street west Of Marshall square at a cost
of $4,000; and Laura Hirschfeld, for a
permit to erect a three story apartment
house on Washington street near
Laurel, to cost $4,000.