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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
DIGGING DEEP FOR
PROOFS OF FRAUD
District Attorney Langdon Is
Hard at Work Making an
Investigation
Grand Jury May Take Up the
Market Street Bank Case
at TOday's Session

District Attorney Langdon has taken
action in the Market street bank case
and all day yesterday several expert ac-
countants were busy examining the
books of the institution and digging
into the reported Irregularities but
what they have uncovered has not yet
been given out.
The grand jury meets this afternoon
at > O'Clock. and it is possible that some
action viii be taken by that body, al
though none of the officials of the bank
had been subpenaed up to a late hour
last night
When Langdon was asked whether he
had employed the firm of Klink. Bean
& Co. to expert the books of the bank
he said he had nothing to say. NRe-
ceiver Mooser said yesterday that he
thought an injustice had been done to
the district attorney. He said that
Langdon had been investigating the
matter for several days. but that he was
taking his own method of confirming
the statements made by the receiver.
An action that will test the right of
the Market street securities company
TO withhold the bank books of the de-
positors was begun in the superior
court yesterday by Margaret E. Best.
She claims that the securities company
obtained her book through fraud and
Misrepresentation. The officials of the
securities company, sne says, toId ner
that the bank was insolvent and that
the securities company was being or
ganized to rehabilitate the institution.
They further informed her that the
company owned valuable real estate
and other property amply sufficient to
secure the repayment of all money due
the depositors. This statement was
false. the plaintiff AYERS. 1t was also
held out to her as an inducement to
surrender her book that unless so per
cent of the depositors did likewise or
if a receiver were appointed by the
court the book would be returned.
In return for her book, which repre-
sented a deposit of 5000. Mrs. Best re-
ceived two 800 bonds. She asks that
the book be returned to her and says
she is willing TO return the bonds. On
motion of Attorney George Keane, who
drew the complaint. Judge Sturtevant
issued q restraining order enjoining
the securities company from selling or
transferring the bank book.
The plan of Attorney Joseph Camp
bell for the rehabilitation of the bank
which was to have been submitted yes
terday did not materialize.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
STEAMER ABERDEEN
HITS EUREKA BAR
Strikes Reef in Dense Fog and
Makes Beach as Water Puts
Out Engine Fires
Captain Succeeds in Working
Ship Back Into Bay Before
Vessel Founders

EUREKA, Aug. 17.-The steamer
Aberdeen. which struck on South
spit. Humboldt bar, this morning at
o'clock. is now lying at anchor 200
yards north of the life saving sta
ton. with her donkey engine pump
running in a desperate attempt to
check the infiowing water AT the
last report the water was gaining
rapidly.
The Aberdeen attempted to cross the
bar early this morning during heavy
fog. When half over the ship struck
the rocks on South spit.
The captain attempted to back out
into the ocean, but the chief engineer
reported that with the leaks developed
the schooner would sink in half an
hour. Rather than founder or beach
on the ocean side of the peninsula,
Captain Hanson started back over the
bar and gained tbs bay in safety. just
as the water reached the fireroom-
At point 200 yards north OF the
life saving station the captain beached
the sinking craft and with fires
drowned started the pump with deck
engines At high tide the vessel
swung from the beach and was an
working, but the water is gaining
slightly.
President Doe Of the North Pacific
steamship company sent divers from
the Corona wreck to examine the ship.
These report the rudder torn away.
part of the keel missing and every
seam in the stern opened. The stern
post was driven through the deck.
shattering 1t fearfully. A conservative
estimate OF the damage is S12. 1000.
President Doe of the North Pacific
steamship company announced today
that an attempt would be made TO
refoat the stranded steamer Corona on
| September IS. at the height of the sea-
sons tide. The vessel is now in ex-
cellent condition. despite the fact that
she has been beached since March.
| 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
BOILER BPLODES;;
| DEAD, SCORE HURT
Pleasure Steamer Wrecked and
Many Passengers Are Seri-
ously Injured
Engineer Escapes Blast Which
Spreads Havoc Among /.
Excursionists

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. Aug H.
Mrs. Isabel Labonte OF this city was
killed and a score OF persons were in
jured today by the explosion OF the
boiler of the passenger steamer Lee
lanu bound from Iceland to Fouche on
Carp lake.
Following is a list OF the dead and
injured:
The dead-MRS. ISABEL LABONTE.
45. Traverse City.
The injured-John Harlung, Iceland.
dying; Russell Mills. Ann Arbor condf-
tiOn critical; Stanley Mills, Ann Arbor.
scalded. serious; A.. B. Cook. Traverse
City. badly scalded: Miles Atwood. Lee
land, scalded. serious; Richard HStef-
fens, Iceland. slightly scaldeds Mrs.
Ralph Hastings. Traverse City. badly
injured: Ralph Hastings. city treasurer.
Traverse City. slightly injured.
Ten others are slightly hurt.
Carp lake lies in the northern Michi-
gan resort section in the peninsula
running northward between Lake
Michigan and Grand Traverse bay.
Having on board only pleasure seek
ers bound for Traverse City to attend
a wild west circus. the little steamer
was plowing down the narrow lake
with a steam pressure OF so pounds.
trying to make up the time that had
been lost In the earlier stages or the
trip. The engineer discovered a loose
bolt in the engine and shut of the
steam. While he was working on the
bolt the boiler gave way with a crash.
tearing or the top Of the engine and
demolishing the pilot house and the
upper works OF the steamer, but leav-
ing Engineer Edwards practically un
scathed- The force OF the explosion
had all been directed forward
Mrs. Labonte. sitting near the pilot
house conversing with her brother.
Charles Mosier. captain OF the boat.
was blown far out into the water. ter
ribIy mangled- John Harlung. who was
at the wheel. was probably fatally in
jured. All those injured were sitting in
the forward part of the boat Many
wers thrown into the water and clung
to the wreckage until rescued by farm
ers living along the shore. although
some were able to swim ashore.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
WOMAN JUGGLER IS
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Husband of 0rpheum Performer
Says Wife Deserted Him
to Go on Stage
Mrs. Mary E. Roche, Released
From Asylum, Finds Spouse
Welded to Another

May Stock" as she is known in
stageland, a member of the tennis
trio" of jugglers now performing at
the Orpheum, was sued for divorce yes
terday on the ground of desertion. Her
real name is May Wutrich, and her
husband is J. C. Wutrich, a cattle deal
err They were married in San Fran
cisco in November. 1887, and Wutrich
alleges that his wife deserted him in
February, 1906, to become a variety
performer. They have two children.
Alma, aged IS, who is one of the trio,
and Camille, aged s.
Besides asking for a divorce, Wut-
rich prays that the custody of the
younger child be awarded him. The
little girl has been with her mother
since the separation, but the father in
sists that he is better able to look
after her care and education than his
wife, who travels from city to city all
over the United States. Judge Sturte-
want granted Wutrich a temporary in
junction restraining the defendant from
removing Camille from the jurisdic-
tion of the court pending the deter
mination of the case.
Bitter complaint was made to Judge
Graham yesterday by Mrs. Mary Eliz-
abeth F. Roche that while she was foI
a short period confined in the Stockton
insane asylum her husband secured a
final decree of divorce and remarked
1t was Mrs. Roche herself who obtained
the interlocutory decree, but to heI
chagrin Edward Roche availed himself
of the provision of the law which en-
abled him to make it final after one
year. He has taken to himself sec
ond wife and is now managing a ranch
in Nevada, according to the ex-wife
Mrs. Mary Roche has thoroughly re-
covered her sanity, and yesterday
morning was legally restored to com
potency by Judge Graham, Mrs. Ro-
sanna Haley. sister. being discharged
from guardianship. Judge Graham ad-
vised Mrs. Roche to see Judge Sturte-
want, who heard the divorce case, abou
the payment of almony which she al
leges her ex-husband has neglected t
attend to.
The following divorces were granted
yesterday: BY Judge Buck-Diana G
Benack from Homer ]. Benack, willfu
neglect; Annie Barker from Georg,
Barker. desertion. BY Judge Sturte
vant-Peter E. Henley from Julia L
Henley. desertion. BY Judge Trout
Bertha O'Rourke from William ]
O'Rourke, desertion: Carrie c. Wilson
from Herbert E. Wilson, desertion; Bes
| sic Lampert from Dave Lampert, will
full neglect.
Suits for divorce were filed yester
day by Eta G. Farmhouse against Rob
ert c. Farmhouse cruelty; Charlotte A
Smith against Fred H. Smith. deser
ton; w. ]. Bryanton against Carrie
Bryanton, desertfon, and Charlotte Pa
vey against Neal p. Pavey, willful neg
| lect.
Mary McEldowney sued John McEl
| downey. a contractor, for 500 month
| for separate maintenance.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
MEYERFELD NOW HEADS
S2,5OO,OOO ORPHEUM co.
Charter for Vast Theatrical En-
terprise Is Issued in
New York

NEW YORK. Aug. IA charter has
been granted for the Orpheum theater
and realty company, capitalized at
$500, 900, with the right to operate not
only in this state but in Louisiana.
Colorado. Tennessee. Missouri. Nebras-
ka, Washington, California, Iowa Mon
tana, Oregan and other western states.
N Meyerfeld Jr. of San Francisco
IS 70 be president Of the new company
and Martin Beck the director general
and general manager.
Two new Orpheum houses will be
opened, IN Butte, Mont. and Portland
Ore and next Monday viii begin active
operations in Seattle and Spokane.
The company also has decided posi-
lively 10 build theaters IN Los Angeles
Kansas City and New Orleans.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
BALDWIN'S AIRSHIP is
ACCEPTED BY BOARD
DirigibIe Balloon Stands Army
Tests and Inventor Will
Receive S5.z37

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE army
sirship board today decided that Cap
tain Baldwin's dirigible balloon had
met all conditions. emitting him to the
amount agreed upon for it's purchase.
The board calculated that the airshfp
had maintained an average speed of
1875 miles an hour while in the air
hours, 1 minute and so seconds, this
speed being slightly more than the re-
CURED military per cent of the maxi
mum speed of 1851 miles an hour.
He will receive S5,737.50 which is Is
per cent less than the amount he would
have received had he reached a maxi
mum speed Of 20 miles.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
'TROLLFYS BUILDING
IN PLACER COUNTY
Two Electric Lines Gird Dis
trict and Plan Extensions
TO Lake Tahoe
Promoters of Enterprises Keep
in Mysterious Background
of Operations

The residents of Placer are watch
Ing with klein interest the plans Of the
promoters of two electric lines through
their county and on TO Lake Tahoe.
One line has already been started so
Tar as securing rights Of way and some
grading is concerned. It begins at
Sacramento and keeps TO the southwark
Of the Southern Pacific main line.
Some say the road is being financed by
John Martin and that il will be built
within a short time.
The second line also will start from
ciic 10 the north and end at the lake.
Both of these roads pass through an
exceedingly rich horticultural country
which is increasing its deciduous and
citrus fruit acreage yearly.
On the southerly line are orange
groves for which the people of Placer
claim that the fruit equals in sweet
mess and keeping quality the product
or more famous groves Of the south.
A large quantity Of this fruit is picked
late in the fall and sent TO Australia
for the Christmas trade.
There is no doubt that these roads
VIII pay we'll from the start. especially
during the fruit picking season, as they
VIII secure an enormous tonnage TO the
Southern Pacific for reshipment east
Fruit land in foothin country makes
hauling expensive and difficult and an
electric line that passes the gateway OF
a farmer in a mountainous country viii
be literally patronized.
The tonnage the Southern Pacific
gets out Of Placer county during the
fruit season is enormous.
Trains of 43 cars with two loco
motives on the head end and two in
the middle follow each other with the
regularity OF a streetcar service. Last
Sunday morning two trains OF fruit
cars, 43 10 the train, climbed the hill
10 minutes apart and the traffic was
said TO be light.
This fruit had TO be hauled by team
for some distance TO the point Of ship
ment and those two trains alone would
mean big money for short haul to ar
electric car line and at the same time
reduce a very considerable item of ex-
pense TO the fruit grower. for the
haul from the point OF growth to the
point Of hnal shipment cuts a consider
able figure in the income of the horti-
culturist.
There are some inclined TO believe
that the builder Of these two proposed
electric lines is really Hartman. They
assert that these roads would be feed
ers TO his main road and it is not to be
supposed that so shrewd q hnanciel
would let this prize be taken by any
one else.
Millions are to be spent shortly By
the Southern Pacific in Strengthening
out the main line over the mountain
Curves are 10 be done away with. there
viii be some deep fills on the new line
from Rocklin 10 Colfax and some tun-
- nels have TO be built also.
All this makes il appear plausible
that Placer and the northern counties
which are among the richest in the
state horticulturally speaking. are GO
ing TO receive some attention from the
hands OF z. II. Hartman
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
GREAT INTEREST IN GOLF MATCH

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-UnusuaI interest
is taken in the start of the qualifying
round of the western junior golf cham
pionship being held at Westward Ho
under the auspices of the western golf
association today, because of the fact
that David Jelly of the st. Andrews
club, Scotland, was an entrant- The
playing of Jelly, however, was dis
appointment, the Scotch lad getting S5
for bis effort
aid Edwards of Midlothian led the list
with a score of IS, one stroke better
than the total of his teammate, Paul
Hunter, who, with Albert Seckel River
side and j. W. Brown, Peoria, each
made II
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
SAYS ROCKEFELLER AIDS
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Veteran Brewer Declares Oil
King Tries to Control
Members Votes
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI

CLEVELAND, Aug 17.-Captain
William Backus, veteran brewer makes
the charge that John D. Rockefeller
contributes to the legislative campaign
fund of the anti-saIoon league for the
purpose of controlling the votes of
members thus elected when matters
affecting his interests come up in the
legislature
I'm Ohio" said Captain Backus, John
D. Rockefeller contributes $4,000 a
year TO the Ohio anti-saloon league.
Invariably the anti-saloon members OF
the assembly can be counted on to do
the right thing for the Standard oil
company in the state
Captain Backus said further: Rookie
feller is backing the American anti-sa-
loon league to the extent of SS50,0o0.
If il were not for Rockefeller the anti
saloon league would go out of busi-
ness"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
SHOTS FIRED IN SALOON

Cornelius Cronin, saloon keeper.
Eighteenth and Guerrero streets, was
arraigned before Police Judge conlan
yesterday on a charge of assault with
a deadly weapon, and James Carroll,
plasterer, so Haight streek was
charged with disturbing tho peace.
Both cases were continued. y Carroll
had dispute with Cronin in his sa-
loon on Sunday night, and when or
dered out stepped behind the bar.
Cronin fired two shots from revolver
to scare Carroll and attract the atten-
tion of Policeman F. P. Suttman, who
arrested both men.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
AMERICAN AERoNAUTs COMPETE

BERLIN. Aug 1.-THE American en-
trants in the International balloon COM
petition 10 be held at Berlin October
10 and il are Lieutenant Frank p.
Isahm and Captain Charles Chandler
Of the signal corps of the United States
army and Major Henry B. Persey of
the weather bureau. Besides these
there are 20 other entries for the race
for the James Gordon Bennett cup
There are 80 entries in the interna-
tional endurance contest. representing
the principal states Of western Europe
and It is probable more than so bal
looms. large and small, will participate
in the air cruises.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
poRrLANp cR1cKErERs WIS

VICTORIA, B. c.. Aug. 17.-Portland
won easily from Vernon at Beacon hill
today in the first match of the cricket
tournament in which players from Sc
attic, Portland and elsewhere are en-
gagged The score was 205 for Port
land against 102 for Vernon. Van
couver beat Seattle in one inning
game at the Work point grounds by a
score of zoe against 103.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
Plan BIG TEMPERANCE MEETING

mass meeting under the auspices
Of the San Francisco civic betterment
federation will be held at the Seventh
avenue Presbyterian church, Seventh
avenue and ! street this evening to
discuss temperance work in this city,
The meeting will be addressed by Rev.
J. B. Travis and Thomas Z. Hayden,
assistant district attorney. Music Will
be added to make an attractive pro-
gram and William Nevergold Will rem
der vocal solos.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
ONLY ONE PRIVATE IN THE RANKS

Five prohibitiOnists went to the
polls in the Thirty-ninth district at
the recent primary and four of them
impending convention TO nominate
presidential electors F. D. Raley, with
two votes to his credit, leads the dele
cation. and w. H. Wohrman; G. Niche
ner and A. p. Cope, having polled one
vote each, will form a triumvirate
casting the ballot OF the second dele
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
sAY THAT THEY ARE BANkRUPr

IN the United States district court
Yesterday a voluntary petition in
f,ostei Of the bankrupt liquor firm
Of Brunsing. Tolle & PosteI. The la
biiiffes and assets scheduled, which
we've the same as those given in the
ems schedule, were S1sz.79879 and
e. zoo respectively. Another voluntary
retftion was filed in the same court by
Ming. a san Francisco hotel Keeper
,-bose liabilities were placed at
,756O.3s and assets at s2,4e1.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
pr< Money FOR John ID.

KEW YORK. Aug. 1.-THE Standard
o;i company today declared a quarterly
dividend Of s per cent Tnis IS the
.,s-fer last year The last previous
ee,1,srferlv dividend was at the rate Of
s per cent
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18

BATTLEsHIPs AT CoLoMBo-Co Colombo. Aug
1.-THE battleships Alabama and Maine. con
stituting special service squadron Of the United
States Atlantic feet its way to the Atlantic
coast. arrived here yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
TALLAC
GLEN ALPINE SPRINGS

Open about June under supervision of owner
Descriptive pamphlets PECK-JUDAH and 8. P.
Co. bureaus. PAUL d. GREEN, Manager,
Tallac p. o.. Lake Tahoe. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
scHooL ATTENDANCE is LARGE

For the first fve days or the new
r,,hIic school year the enrolment
slorrs an Increase over the same
os--sod OF last year. The figures follow:
vesr First day. Five DAYS
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
NEARLY EVERY BONE BROKEN

When the front wheel of his truck
slipped into a deep rut in Townsend
Foulkes, driver, of 2612 Twenty fourth
street was thrown from his seat to
the pavement and the rear wheel
bone in his body was broken and he
received internal injuries which will
cause his DEATH
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
MOANA VILLA, LAKE TAHOE

Beautiful spot lake shore: pleasure launch.
dairy. hunting, fishing, boating, dancing, tennis.
bathing, driving; cozy cottages, tents everything
new, clean; table the best; spring water; S12S14
wk. +. J. Pomin. Moaua yilla Lake Tahoe Gal
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18

HOTEL, RUSTICANO-An IDEAL spot to
spend your vacation Dancing, boating. bathing
and ali kinds OF amusements. Modern plumbing
and gas throughout the house. Rates, SO to $12
ner week Special rate to families. Excellent
board Open year round. Address L B. Sell
ENGER. Camp Meeker, Sonoma Co., Cal
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
Lake County Automobile transportation Co.

Successors to Lakeport & Bartlett Springs and
Clear Lake & Northwestern Pacific Stage lines:
stages from Pieta to Lakeport. Highland Springs,
Kelseyville, Soda Bay. Bartlett Springs and Up
per Lake; fine mountain road sprinkled daily;
80 minutes for lunch at Pieta. Distances: Pieta
TO Highland Springs, II miles; Lakeport, % m; /;
Kelseyville 10 M; Soda Bay. "A 81 extra
each way on automobiles. Tickets sold at North
Western Pacific R. r. office, Ferry Bid. S. F.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18

D. A. Curtin. mercantile collections and sd-
justments now sixth floor Monsdnock building.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
PROMISES, TO GIVE
A BETTER SERVICE
Southern Pacific Railroad Will
Install Electric Cars on
Old Road
Sunset District Will Have An.
other Passenger Service
Operating Soon

It was made public at meeting OF
the Mission promotion association, neld
in it's new hall at Sixteenth and Vaien-
cia streets last night, that the South
ern Pacific railroad intends eleetrifyinS
the old San Francisco and San Jose
road, which has been practically aban-
doned since the bay shore cutoff has
been in operation. Since that time there
has been considerable speculation anent
the future of the old San Bruno road.
as it was commonly known, with sta
ton at Valencia street. DESTROYS OF
ascertaining what the railroad intend
ed doing with it's franchise. a COM
munication from the promotion asso-
citation brought forth the following re-
ply from the corporation over the sig
nature of Paul Shoup:
Your favor of the 20th in relation to
the decision of the Mission promotion
association to petition the Southern Pa
cific to double track and improve its
right of way between San Francisco
and San Bruno and change motive pow
er to electricity.
Our management expects to COM
plete the double track between San
Francisco and San Bruno and to install
electric service, but just now business
conditions are such that it is not felt to
be the time to undertake the work
When the time comes the cooperation
of the Mission promotion association
will DE sincerely appreciated"
At the present time few trains are
operated over the line and these are
mostly freight trains. and as the road
taps district that has made rapid
growth since the fire there has been
considerable anxiety on the part of the
residents to know what the future held
in the way of train service
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ipelago would be granted to the Fill
pino people.
Senior Queson says the president fav-
ors complete independence of the Fiji
pinos when they are able to assume
self government. He said the president
does not believe In complete independ-
ence at present on account of the possi-
bility of foreign aggression He hopes
in 20 years to see the Fiiipinos inde-
pendent and able to take care of them
selves, Senor Queson says.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
MINERAL KING RESORT

Stage leaves Lemon Cove terminal Of railroad
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at a. m
Arrives in Mineral King Wednesdays. Fridays
and Sundays at IL For particulars write 2.
ALLIES. THREE RIVERS. Tulare Co.. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
YOSEMITE VALLEY
IS NOW REACHED BY RAIL VIA MERGED

Daily train. Observation parlor car service. A
quick comfortable "trip at popular prices. An
ideal outing amid the grandeurs of Yosemite.
For through tickets or descriptive folder see
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
Aqua cALIENTE SPRINGS

Send your family to nearest Hot Sulphur
Springs to San Francisco; largest mineral water
swimming tank in state; tub and plunge baths;
table and rooms first class: only two hours ride.
No staging. Take n W. Pac- Ry- at Ttburon
Ferry a. m. and $50 p N Round trip, good
for 90 days. s1.o6. Calente water. bottled here.
can now be had Of all first class dealers Write
for booklet of information to THEODOR RICH
ARDS. Aqua Caliente. Sonoma County. CAL
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-18
HOTEL ROWARDENNAN

For further information Peck-Judah infos-
nation Bureau. 7S9 Market ST., or write B.
DICKINSON. Prop. Ben Lomond. Cal