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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
COUNTY CLERK SHOWS
INCREASE IN RECEIPTS
Annual Report Includes Big Bal
ance in Income of Office
Over Previous Years

The annual report Of County Clerk
Harry J. Mulcrevy, just transmitted to
lie mayor, shows that the excess Of
racefDts over disbursements in the
fsoai year 1907-l9O8 totaled sS4,0S4-l5,
ne largest balance in the history OF
r.e office. The receipts We're SlA9,-
T7l65. and the expenditures $50, ,f5i-5V-
Tbe various items Of income were:
General department. sS7,533 45; civil
deuartInent. sI2. 1880; probate depart
-ltrf EI3.gI7.45: quiet title department
Ssl.125.35. marriage license depart
mont SS6S2: police courts. S43,soSi Ia "
library fees, 0.3s0; fines imposed by
superior court. $1,230.
irhe excess Of receipts over expendl-
fures ia Tie year I906-19O7 were $40,55o
Jess than half the excess IN the nscal
year lust closed The number OF civil
actions nIed during the year ending
June so 1903, was $3.50. There were
2II3 Of these cases adJudicated ana %
dismissed In the quiet title depart
Tnent 6162 actions were instituted un-
der the McEnerney act OF marriage
licenses 4I5O were filed. as against
zS56 in the preceding year. IN the
criminal department 40 informations
were nled-29 less than IN the year
kefore.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
COMMITTEES TO TAKE
CHARGE OF BOND FUNDS
Supervisors on Building and
Streets Will Oversee Dis
tributiou of Money

Who shall have charge of the work
TO be carried out under the bond issue
authorizations? was the question de-
bated at length yesterday by Chairman
Giannini Of the supervisors public util-
tiles committee, Chairman Rixford of
the building committee and Supervis-
ors Murphy, Bancroft and McLeran, be-
longing to one or both of these bodies.
The matter had been referred TO the
two committees by the board.
The determination reached was that
the building committee, which meets
on Tuesdays, should continue to over
see the selection of land sites, etc. re-
porting its action to the public utilities
committee, which meets on Wednes-
days. Report viii be made to the board
on the Monday following 1t was fur
ther suggested that the street commit
tee have similar charge of the sewer
construction under the $4.OO0,00O au-
thorizatiOn.
Both Giannini and RiXford discIaimed
any desire TO take charge of the matter
but Giannini made protest against the
delay in action on the hall of Justice
and the hospital matters, the people
having authorized bonds in the sums OF
100000 and $4,000, 900, respectively
for these improvements.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
PRIZES FOR GOOD
SHOWING IN PARADE
Committee Makes Recommends
tiOns for Awarding of
Labor Day Trophies

CuLo sETSrs> The arran cement
EIaA1Es sse2S tcoIac1l subcommittee of the
SdB f5zNGJsso general committee
for the Labor day
parade by the unions of the San Fran
cisco labor council decided to recon-
mend to the council that the special
committee which will award the prizes
shall award the Katschinski silver
trophy to the union making the best
appearance in line, the Prayer silver
trophy to the union making the best
display of its label, and the Whitehead
Hoag company banner to the union
having the best float, and that the
council donate a. prize to the union
making the best numerical showing of
10 per cent of its membership.
1t will also recommend that the re-
viewing stand for the Judges shall be
either at Eighth and Market streets or
at Market street and Van Ness avenue.
The music committee has awarded
the contract for the music for the Ia
Dor council in the parade and for the
exercises in the pavilion to the Schup
pert band.
Secretary Gallagher received a letter
yesterday from the boot and shoe work
ers' district council of st. Paul, MINI.
with a request that the same be read to
the San Francisco labor council. THIS
calls attention to the fact that the Sha-
rood company of that city is no longer
entitled to the use of the union stamp
because it has reduced the wages OF
the workers.
The paper makers and paper mill
employees union sent a letter calling at
tention to the fact that they have been
on strike since December %, and that
there has not been a desertion since
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
CHARGES WIFE LEFT
WITH HER "AFFINITY''
Husband Seeks Divorce From
Woman Who, He Alleges, De-
serted Him for Another

John William Jackson, who sued his
wife, Mary Ann Jackson, for divorce
yesterday, charged that she is living
in cottage in Mill Valley with a man
named Arthur c. Harding, her "affini-
ty," and has been doing so ever since
July TO- The Jacksons were married
in Leeds, England, in 1893, and have
three children.
other new suits for divorce filed yes
terday were as follows: Daisy Alice
Hoff against Z. Richard Hoff, failure to
provide; Sophie NJ. Pagee against John
Pagee. cruelty; II. Harcourt against
Mrs. L. Harcourt, habitual intemper-
ance; w p. H. Ransom against Nina
d. Ransom, cruelty; Catherine Y. Bel
ton sued Thomss j. Belton for separate
maintenance, alleging cruelty.
The following divorces were granted
yesterday. BY Judge Cook-Charlie A
TomIinson from Sarah A. Tomlinson
desertion. BY Judge Sturtevant-John
n Robbins from Charlotte Robbins, de-
sertion; Vina r. Kost from Albert c.
Kost desertion. BY Judge Trout
Patrick Glendon from Johanna Glen
don, habitual intemperance.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
CLIMAX COMES IN CHICAGO
SOthern and Miss Harmed Have
Quarrel in Auditorium Annex
spECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALL

CHICAGO. July Civilian Courte-
Eav who was Miss Harned's Leading
man for four years, was asked;
s.Is IL true that you are going 70
marry Miss Harmed as soon as she Is
Uivorced2
The young actor was asked bluntly.
That's a Joke" he said. "Of course,
yol can print whatever you please but
& is absolutely not so. I have been
Miss Earned's leading man for four
seasons. ] have been associated with
her on terms of intimate personal
friendship. but I have also been as
s0ciated with her husband in the same
intimate feeling. In fact II was Mr.
Eorhern who gave me my first the
atricaI start and who helped me along
and made possible whatever success
has come my way. am extremely
sorry TO hear Of their matrimonial
trouble
S3-hern and Miss Harmed were to-
ga-ler in Chicago for the last time
Christmas week. 1906, when he was
EIayiug al the Garrick. But that par
tt-Ular visit. according TO the gosSlps,
came near breaking up their matrimo-
mai happiness Ia a row. A beautiful
actress was in Chicago at the same
time She was stopping at the Annex
SOtleTn called on her there. BY some
strange accident Miss Harmed received
an inkling of his whereabouts. She
burst in at the door Of the beautiful
actress apartments and confronted her
husband. There was a scene, which
was closed by SOthern drawing from his
pocket q report OF detective who had
SragOWed his wife
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
CATS RESCUER FIGHTS
CONVICTION AS BURGLAR

An appeal was argued before the SUI
preme court yesterday in the case of A
c. Derwae, wealthy citizen of Stock
ton who was arrested while climbing
over the transom of a grocery to rescue
a cat that was mewing pitifully within
Derwae was tried and convicted of bur.
glary.
Much interest was excited in San Joa-
quin county over the case, which was
bitterly contested. The district attor-
ney fought with great zeal and the de-
fense sought to show that certain re.
marks made by him constituted miscon-
duct. This was relied upon as sufficient
cause for an appeal on the basis of a
precedent recently established in the ap-
peal case of W. NJ Amer, former treas
urer of MADEIRA county Derwae was
represented before the supreme court
yesterday by Attorney George F. Buck
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
ENGINEERS REPORT ON
WATER FRONT PLANS
Provides for Expenditure of
Over S43,OOO,OOO in Wharf and
Railway improvements

The complete report Of Luther Wag-
pner and Colonel w. H Heuer, engi-
neers employed by the federated harbOr
Improvement association, has just been
ISSUED and viii be laid before the gov
Frnor. the mayor and the board of har-
bOr commissioners. It provides for a
comprehensive plan for the improve
snent of the san Francisco harbOr
front The main features Of the re
port calling for the expenditure OF
Ss3.28A195. have been outlined in these
columns.
it is suggested that provision be
made for improvements TO cost $10,-
$50 600 by 1920 TO accomm odate the
growing needs Of the port. Included in
these proposed improvements are: 5,400
feet OF seawall, 19 wharves, the exten-
sion OF the Belt railroad, 1000 feet OF
geawaII south OF China basin, Is
Tvharves between Channel street and
Tie south side of Central basin and the
construction of the Islais creek basin
The report deals at length with the
proposed extension of the Belt railroad
across Market street After considering
The various plans suggested, the engi-
Teers recommend that the streetcar
Tracks be elevated at the ferry TO a
noint equal in height TO the second
story Of the ferry building. Along this
st is proposed to construct a bridge for
pedestrians. thus giving the Belt rail-
road a clear right Of way across Market
street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
PYTHIAN SISTERS INSTALLED

The following have been installed as
the officers of Calanthe Temple of Pyth-
ian Sisters for the ensuing term: Fran
ces Braun, past chief; Mary Woodruff,
most excellent chief; Name Perry, ex-
cellent senior; Dora Davis, excellent
junior; Jennie Frandsen, manager of the
temple; Carrie Maltmann, mistress OF
records and correspondence; Sadie West,
mistress of finance; Aida Reeder, pro.
tector of the temple; Maria Richardson
guard of the temple After the cere-
mony Frances Braun, the retiring chief
was presented an emblematic pin of heI
rank in the order.
Grand Chief Mae Clark recently instf-
tuted a new temple at Tracy with 81
charter members. 1t has been named
Joaquin temple No. 116.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
GUFFEY GAINS VICTORY
State Committee Recognizes
Him as Bourbon Leader

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 22.-The
democratic state committee today rec
ognized Colonel James Guffey of Pitts
burg as the leader of the democracy of
Pennsylvania despite the fact that he
was ousted from the state committee
at Denver, and while it indorsed the
candidates on the national ticket 1t
voiced in strong terms disapproval of
the unseating of the Pennsylvania dele
gates by the credentials committee at
Denver.
The strength of the Kerr faction in
the committee was insignificant and the
Kerr men did not attempt to oppose the
reelection of State Chairman George
NJ. Dimling, friend of Colonel Guffey.
who was chosen to serve for a year
from the first of next January.
As a result of the meeting Kerr S
supporters will either have to accept
Guffey as state leader or form a state
organization of their own. This is
foreshadowed in a lengthy statement
given out by Kerr and Jere s. Black,
president of the Bryan league.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
BUSINESS HONESTY
IS BRYAN'S THEME
Delivers Addresses Defending
Bourbon Platform and Cam
paign Fund Publicity
Notification of Nomination Will
Take Place in Lincoln
on August IL

FAIRVIEW, LINCOLN, Neb., July %.
Honesty in business and a defense of
the Denver platform, particularly with
respect to publicity before election of
campaign contributions, formed the
themes Of two addresses made today
by W. ]. Bryan. The first speech was
at Capital beach to the association of
grOcers and butchers of Lincoln, and
the second to the state democratic COM
mittee. In his remarks to the grocers'
and butchers association Bryan dwelt
on monopolias in certain products, but
declared that merchandising was the
last branch of business in which there
should be a monopoly, because, he said,
the moment such monopoly was estab-
lished a competitor would present him
self and the people would thereby be
protected against eXtortion.
To the state committee he gave as
suranceS that reports of democratic
success from different parts of the
country We're. encouraging. He ex-
Ipressed his qualification that demo-
cratic newspapers were receiving cam
paign contributions and that the masses
were taking a hand in the subscriptions
This, he argued, was an auspicious be-
ginning of a new era of politics.
1t had been definitely determined
that the notification Of Bryan of his
nomination for the presidency shall oc-
cur on the grounds surrounding the
state capitol. The exercises will begin
al o'clock on August u. The decision
to use the capitol grounds was arrived
at because of their great service to the
large number of people who are eX-
pected to be present. The Bryan home
is four miles from Lincoln and it was
manifest that the trolley service would
be wholly inadequate.
There were an unusually small num-
Der of visitors at F,airview today, most
of them calling out of mere curiosity.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
SECRET DEMURRER
FILED BY SOTHERN
Actor Appears in Reno to Fight
Divorce Instituted by
Miss Harmed
Names of Prominent Actresses
and Millionaire Reported
Implicated in Case

RENO. Nev-. July 22.-Mrs. Virginia
Sotaern is suing for divorce on
charges which do not require her TO
establish a residence in Nevada She
is not here. but has been quietly living
iu apartments at 81 West Sixty-ninth
street. New York. These facts were
given out by ". A. Massey, chief coun-
s.l for Mrs Sothern, who arrived here
Tonight Mrs. SOthern has not estab-
-L~1eG a residence in Nevada, says
1IesseE. she does not intend to do so
SO t3r as / know, but this does not
prevent her from filing suit for dl-
Eorce here. There are perhaps charges
upon which a suit can be filed where
s. is not necessary for the plaintin 10
live ia this state. As 10 the nature o.
Uhe charges contained in the complaint
now on file that is matter that need
NOT be discussed at this time. II VIII
be brought out at the trial Mrs. Soth-
ern, SO far as / know, is now IN New
York city"
The second sensation in the divorce
proceedings came this morning when
SOthern filed q demurrer TO the com
plant It. also, is under seal and none
but the interested parties know Its con-
tents.
Despite the statement that Sothern
is reported as being abroad he was seen
in Reno last night and as late as &
o'clock this morning. He still has
apartments in the Riverside hotel, but
no one has been found who has seen
the actor since he left his room this
morning. 1t is the general BELIEF thaI
he has gone 10 Lake Tahoe, where he
may remain until other developments
fn. the divorce case cause his return to
Reno. Not only have old friends met
and talked with him here within the
last few days but a Call reporter inter
viewed him late last night.
This is no time or place to discuss
the divorce proceedings, said Sothern-
"The contents Of the complaint Will be
brought out at the proper time"
Now that the answer has been fled no
sime viii be lost in bringing the pro-
ceedings TO an issue. Every indication
IS that Sothern is TO fight with the same
weapons his wife is now using, and re-
port has il that when the contents Of
both complaints are finally made public
property the names Of at least one
prominent actress and a New York mill
lionaire viii be prominently mentioned.
In the meantime Sothern is in hiding or
high in the mountains enjoying himself.
No one has been found who knows just
why're he is.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
BANK DEPOSITORS ASK
FOR RETURN OF BOOKS
Market Street Securities Conn
pany Refuses to Give
Them Back

The Market Street bank was besieged
with depositors all day yesterday. They
were endeavoring to secure the return
Of their bankbooks, which they had
surrendered for bonds issued by the
Market Street securities company. Re-
ceiver Mooser could not return the
books and the securities company has
refused to do so. In a statement issued
Tuesday TO the depositors Mooser ad-
vised them to hold on to their books
Since the publication of his statement
many of the deppsitors have attempted
10 return their bonds and get their
books back. None of the officers of the
securities company could be seen yes
terday and il could not be ascertained
whether the books will be returned for
the bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
NOT THE REAL ESTATE MAN

The carelessness of a morning paper
with mems names has caused some an
noyance to Thomas Magee, the real
estate dealer References to Tom
Magee" in accounts of the fight for
control of the county committee have
led some people to think the real estate
man was concerned in this affair. In
that connection the name should have
been spelled "McGee" Another men
ton of 'Magee" by the same news
paper in an alleged confession of
Claudianes is not as easy to explain,
but the one thing certain is that it
could not possibly have been intended
TO drag the real estate man into the
unsavory dynamiting mess
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
TAFT JOURNEYS TO
CONSULT PRESIDENT
Republican Nominee Will Confer
With Roosevelt on Speech
of Acceptance
Governor Hughes Consents to
Open Campaign in Ohio
for National Ticket

HOT SPRINGS, Va, July 22.-Judge
W. II. Taft left here at S:45 o'clock to-
might for oyster bay to confer with
President Roosevelt concerning his
coming speech accepting the presiden-
tial nomination. He viii arrive at Saga
more hill tomorrow afternoon.
Taft will doubtless be the guest of
the president Thursday night. He ar
ranged to leave New York Friday after
noon for Cincinnati, where he will ar
rive Saturday afternoon at l 80 o'clock.
His headquarters in New York Will be
at the Manhattan hotel.
Representative Herbert Parsons of
New York arrived this morning. and
was in conference with Judge Taft
throughout the day. Frank B. Kellogg
was present and the work on hand was
the revision of the Cincinnati speech.
Judge Taft announced that he had re-
ceived a cordial letter from Governor
Hughes of New York accepting the in
Vitation extended in a letter written by
Judge Taft some days ago to open the
republican campaign in Ohio at YOungs-
town September ;. Taft viii not go to
the Youngstown meeting, according to
his present plans. He was unable to
say whether Senator Foraker would be
one Of the speakers at the opening.
Parsons intimated that he had been
maintaining consistent attitude of ret
icence as to discussing the political sit
uation in New York. He would venture
no opinion as to whether Governor
Hughes was to be nominated again for
governor, nor would he commit himself
as to the probable successor to Senator
Platt, except TO say that he himself was
not a candidate for either place.
AS TO the general republican outlook
in the Empire state. Parsons remarked
that the Dartv had q fight to make but
he believed success could be attained.
The greatest danger we have" he
added, 'is overconfidence in the country
/ generally" He expressed the BELIEF,
however. that Judge Taft would be
elected.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
GASOLINE, EXPLODES,
SETTING HOUSE AFIRE
Mark Widrin, a Tailor, Set Oil
Near Store and Building Is
Partially DESTROYED

Carelessness in handling gasoline was
the cause of a fire which broke out
shortly before 9 o'clock yesterday morn
ing in the two story frame building
owned by Mark Widrin at S29 II street.
The lower floor is used by Widrin a
let the gasoline remain too close to the
heating apparatus, which caused an eX-
plosion. The damage will be less than
$500.
matches broke out about $40 yesterday
morning in the dwelling at 1912
Eighteenth street. owned by j. Kanu-
nitz and occupied by the family of n.
Carr. The blaze was extinguished in a
few minutes. The damage will amount
TO about 5000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
THIEVES STEAL BANK
BONDS FROM HOME
G. r. Ingalls,, a Contractor, Re-
ports RanSacking of Resi-
dence to Police

The local police were notified last
night of the theft of s4OO in Market
street bank bonds from the home of
c. r. ingalls, in Tiburon yesterday
afternoon. The bonds were part of the
plunder secured by thieves who, dur
ing the absehce of ingalls, family en-
tered the house and carried away goods
valued at $3.50. ingalls, is a contractor
in business in this city.
He first discovered his loss on his
return home at Z o'clock. Owing to
the fact that the numbers of the bonds
are traceable, il is believed that they
were Immediately disposed of by the
burglars.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
.HOTELMEN WANT
HOUSES LICENSED
Supervisors Will Be Asked to
Regulate Use of Name
for HOstelry
Change of Rule Demanding liz
Cense for Bar and Cafe Is
Also Demanded

In order to put a stop to the prac-
tice houses of questionable character
are indulging in of calling themselves
hotels" the Hotelmen's association
voted last night to ask District Attor-
ney William II. Langdon to draw up an
ordinance for submission to the board
of supervisors, compelling all hotel
keepers to take out license, just as
is demanded from keepers of saloons
and restaurants. In this way the hotel
men hope to force houses of i'll repute
to remove the lure of the word hotel
from the front of their houses A COM
mittee consisting of James Woods of
the ST. Francis, o. Rich of the Fair
mont, Frank Fallon Of the Arlington
and Gustave Mann of the Majestic was
appointed to wait upon the district at
torney for this purpose and to press the
matter before the board of supervisors.
AGAINST DOUBLE LICENSE
The board of supervisors will also be
asked to consider and change the pres
ent rule of demanding hotels to take
out a double license for bar and cafe.
committee was appointed to wait on
the board of supervisors and the tele
phone company asking for modif1ca-
tion of telephone rates in hotels. The
hotelmen say that the telephone in ho
tells is a commodity and that they
should be allowed TO cnarSe Whatever
they please for the service.
The hotelmen raised 500 and guar
anteed $1,000 to assure San Franciscos S
getting the trans Mississippi congress
next year. c. c. Moore, president of the
chamber of commerce, and Arthur
Briggs of the state board of trade ap-
peared before the hotelmen and said
that it was necessary to raise $4,000
as an assurance that this city was sin
cere in desiring the congress and that
$1,000 was necessary in 10 days as a
guarantee.
Kirk Harris of the Hamlin, Frank
Fallon of the Arlington and Edward
Naples, secretary of the association,
will wait on Moore and tell him what
they have done.
WANT FARES REDUCED
committee of the association met
a committee of the stable keepers and
hack drivers and agreed to reduce the
coupe fare from 81 to $3.50 and the
carriage fare from $3.50 to 81 for the
downtown section.
Five new members were admitted
into the ssociation-Frank Fal1on of
the Arlington, c. E. Cooper of the Ok
ford, E. S. de Wolfe of the Granada,
Manager Mcmillan of the Dorchester
and Manager Ballantyne of tfe Alex
ander.
Before the meeting a banquet was
served at the Hotel Stewart, which
was attended by about 25 hotelmen.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
MANY DOG LICENSES ISSUED

AS a result of the resumption of the
poundman's services the license depart
ment of the tax collectors office has
experienced quite a boom in the dog
tax line this week, 571 licenses having
been taken out up to, noon yesterday
since Monday, when the dog catchers
resumed their rounds. In all 2343
CANNES are now protected against de-
stinue and probable death by their
careful owners.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
DEMOCRATS TO HOLD RALLY

a democratic rally viii be held in
the Lyceum theater 1850 Mission
street, Monday evening, July 27. un-
der the auspices of the San Francisco
democratic club of the thirty third as
sembly district. Theodore A. Bell.
James G. Mcguire, Walter Macarthur.
David l. Mahony and other good
speakers will address the meeting.