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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
DYNAMITE FAILS TO
RAZE OLD HOSPITAL
Twenty Sticks of Explosive
Merely Shatter Windows and
HurI Bricks

The plan to dynamite the abandoned
buildings that once were the city and
county hospital was given up ye8er-
day after two attempts to wreck the
chapel, the smallest building of the lot.
had ended i'm failure, and tomorrow
morning the slower work of tearing
down the flimsy frame walls with a
cable and donkey engine will begin
Fully thousand people gathered
on the roofs of buildings adjacent to
the old hospital site to witness the
dynamite test Two companies of the
fire department under Chief Shaugh-
messy were present to prevent the
spread of possible blaze.
Works Commissioners Casey, Egan
and Day We're in charge. and the dy-
Mantle squad from Fort Mason hanoi ed
the explosive.
The first sticks of dynamite were
placed under one corner of the old
chapel at the. extreme south of the
main wing of the hospital. Two half
pound sticks were exploded. The
shock hardly shook the building. At
the second attempt 20 sticks of the
same size We're packed in holes dug
out of the foundation at one end ana
side A deafening explosion followed
the turning on of the electric battery
attached to the explosives Although
bricks of large size were thrown a
block and all the windows In the
church were broken. the frame of the
building was hardly thrown out of line
The dynamite plan was abandoned as
thoroughly impracticable
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Memoranda

Per schr Marconi. from sydney March g.
Sailed Nov s. Was 81 DAYS to the equator
with light and variable winds and heavy swell
After crossing the equator had nothing but light
airs and calms with very heavy swells until
the last two days; vessel very foul: could not
make than Ave miles hour with a good
breeze. Upon vessels arrival rats found
aboard: vessel VIII be detained for further in
spection
Wireless report from stmr Hionian. from
Honolulu for San Francisco, states expect to
arrive during the night and dock early in the
morning March 4.
Per stmr Quinault. from Grays Harbor March
3Had succession of south and southeast gales
for four days; short of fuel oil on March
2: off Boweus landing, at 10 p M, was taken
In tow by tug Relief and towed to port
BELFAST. March 3-Stmr Rotterdam. "a $50
tons, of the Holland American line, was success
fully launched here this morning
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
WOMAN PURSUES THIEF
AND RECEIVERS HER GOLD
Burglar Driven Into Cellar by
Policeman Throws Watches
and Money on Floor

On returning from shopping trip
Yesterday Mrs Joseph Mazziafino of 9
Sonora place saw a man leaving the
house. and, suspecting at once that he
was a burglar, she started in pursuit,
shouting stop thief as the man fled
down the street
Her cries attracted Policemen James
OConnor and John Edwards Both
joined the chase and followed the fugi-
tive into a basement. They saw him
crouching in corner and soon had the
handouts on his wrists.
The policemen picked S11475 from
the floor of the basement. Two
watches, two gold rings and scarfpin,
which were identified by the woman as
her property. also were recovered. The
man gave the name of Charles Conroy
and was charged with burglary.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
ADVOCATES SUFFRAGE
Senator Owen Makes Eloquent
Plea for Women

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The advo-
Gates of woman suffrage We're given
their annual opportunity today to pre-
s.snt pleas to congress, the presenta-
tion to the senate being made before
the committee on woman suffrage and
to the house before the judiciary COM
mittee. Before the senate committee
meeting, Rev. Anna Shaw. as president
I of the National female suffrage asso-
citation. introduced the speakers. the
first of whom. Mrs. B.slva Lockwood
expressed conffcSce in the support of
her cause by the committee. Mrs. Fan
ME Eernald made an urgent plea for
"a voice in the government which con-
trolls every interest we hold dear"
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio
was in charge of the house committee,
and the SPEAKERS included Miss Emma
Gillette of Washington, Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait Of New York, Senator
Owen of Oklahoma and Miss Rose Sui
livan of Utah.
Senator owen paid a glowing trib-
ute to women and advocated universal
suffrage.
Representative Alexander of New
York asked Senator Owen if he would
be willing to give the ballot to the low
class of immi grant women.
Yes replied Owen. because the
vote of the men immigrants is largely
QODllHdIeQ DN InS SalCOn ana OrOInel
influences, and the vote of the women
would counteract the votes of this class
of men.
The senator pointed out that in the
states where woman suffrage is uni
versal the percentage of women con-
victed is very low He said in Wy
ominS there is not one woman now in
carcerated in the penitentiary. He de-
claEed women would largely vote
against corruption.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIyEp

Tuesday. March 3.
stmr Hanalei. Mcfarland. IS hours from Port
land.
stmr Quinault, Christiansen, 3 days from
Grays Hsrbor.
stmr Watson, Bartlett. s5Ia hours from Seat
tie.
stmr Umatilla, Reilly. SO hours from Vic
toria B. G.
stmr Nome City. Hansen IS hours from AS
toris.
stmr Nevadan Green. days and 5 hour.
stmr Johan Pousen, Nilsson. "A hours from
Columbia river.
stmr Taiac. Hansen, l1s hours from Beling
Stmr casco Ahln. SO hours from Coos bav
bound south: put in for fuel
Stmr Eureka. Noren. 23 hours from, Eureka
Stmr Coos Bay, Nicolson. 70 hours from Sar
Pedro.
Stmr Bandon. Jensen. 81 hours from Bandop
Schr Narcoui. Wilson. ii6 days from SYDNEY
Schr Santiago. Farley. Is hours from Monte
Schr W. II. Talbot knudseD, Il days from
schr Newark. Sanders. IL hours from Byxbe,
landing.
stmr City Of Topeka Gielow, Eureka; Pacia,
Coast steamship company.
Stmr f. A.. kilburu. Mcclellan. San Pedro
Br stmr Aeon, Downie, Comox; II. N. New
Jap stmr America Maru. Filmer. Hongkong
Ger stmr wspgard. Brubn. vladjvostok, Vi.
Nanaimo. b. q: Barucson. Hibberd & Co.
Vhal stmr William Bayies. Bodfish, whaling
voyage; William Lewis & Son.
Tuesday, March g.
stmr n. F. Plant. Burtis. Coos bay
Stmr F. A. Kilburn. Mcclellan San Pedro.
Stnlr Hanalei. Mcfarland San Pedro.
stmr George Loomis. McKellar Jr.. Redondo
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
CARPENTER Jokes" MEN
INTO GIVING UP JOBS
Promises Steady Work ir
Manila, and Many Sign
Worthless Contracts

Major G. Fl. McKinstry of the army
corps of engineers complained to the
police yesterday that q. n. Winton, a
carpenter living at 1868 Grove street,
had been using his name without au-
thority to induce men TO consent to go
to Manila to work in sawmills. De-
tective T. c. Murphy was sent to Win
tons home, and when the carpenter re-
turned he learned that hundreds of me-
chanics, carpenters and laborers had
signed contracts to go to Manila, and
that many of them had given UP their
jobs. as Winton had promised them
steady employment and high wages.
Winton told Murphy that he wanted
federal job himself, and the idea oc-
CURED to him that 1t would be a good
joke to see how many men were in the
same position as himself. That was
why he had advertised for men want
ing federal job in Manila.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
STEAL S7O,OOO,OOO
ON MAIL FREIGR1S
Representative in Congress De-
cIares Railroads Have Been
Robbing for n Years
Chairman of Postal Committee
Says Inquiry Into Fraud VIII
Be Instituted

WASHINGTON. March 3.-The charge
that the railroads of the country carry
ing malls had robbed the people or
s70 .000. 600 was made in the house to-
day by Representative Lloyd or MIS-
souri,.
Lloyd asserted that the new system
of weighing mails was an admission or
the postmaster general that the weigh
ing in the past 27 years had been
fraudulent HS called for an fnvesti-
cation of the postoffice department, and
Representative Wanger of Pennsyl-
vania chairman of the committee 10
control the expenses Of that depart
ment promised that an inquiry "ouiu
be conducted.
others who spoke were Representa-
tives Moop of Tennessee, Gabriel OF
Ohio. Briggs of Georgia, Murdock of
Kansas and Smith of California.
Moon, the ranking minority member
of the committee on postoffices and
postroads, said that the postoff1ce de-
partment and the postofiee service
were in an unsatisfactory condition.
but that he hoped that by separate
enactment before another postal bill
was brought in the evils might be
remedied.
A strong plea for an ocean mail sub
sidy 10 steamers plying between the
United States and South American
ports, the Philippines, Japan, China and
Australasia was made by Goebel of
Ohio.
Since last March the foreign steam
ships engaged in trade with the orient
had been reduced to eight, with no new
ships building, he said, and he urged
the subsidy in order to revive the trade.
After an argument by Representative
Smith of California in opposition to the
plan for a rural parcels post service.
the bill was laid aside. The general
debate will close Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
WOULD INCREASE
BANK RESERVES
Security for Depositors, Jail for
Wreckers, Senator's Ideas
for New Law
Newlands Wants Legal Cash and
Capital Requirements Raised
Is Per Cent

WASHINGTON. March 5-Senators
McCumber of North Dakota and New
lands of Nevada today spoke at
length on the Aldrich bill
McCumber was opposed TO any ex-
pansion of the currency except to save
the country from a catastrophe. he
said. He favored government guar
antee of deposits in national banks.
During colloquy with Senator Car
banks, said:
There ought to be a clear way
opened from the back door of the
wrecked banks to the penitentiary.'
Declaring that currency legislation
should be directed more to the secur-
ity of depositors than to the creation
of an emergency currency, Senator
Newlands made a careful aualysis of
certain features OF the pending bill.
THE only way to secure depositors.
he said, lis by ample capital and sufti-
serve together constitute the security
of the depositors and should in all
cases amount to between so and 80
per cent of the deposits. The capital.
which should amount to at least Is
per cent Of the deposits. should be in
vested in interest bearing securities.
and the reserve, which should amount
to at least 20 or 20 per cent, should De
kept in cash vaults of each bank, and
not intrusted to other banks"
Viewing the state and national banks
as one system, Newlands contended 1t
was obvious that the amount Of re-
serves kept in the banks was INSULT
cient and would have to be gradually
increased. He urged that the nation
should gradually retire the various
forms of United States notes. such as
silver certificates. gold certificates and
greenbacks and substitute one form OF
United States notes, and that the coin
now backing the silver certificates and
the gold certificates should be placed
gradually in the redemption fund Of
the treasury as security for this gen
era1 form of United states notes.
The United States treasury under eX-
listing conditions practically was en-
gagged in banking. Fifty per cent gold
reserve was considered sufficient for
the note issue of a bank of issue.
There should be no reason, he con-
tinued. why the United States should
not be able in periods of emergency
to increase the issue of notes upon
the gold and silver coin in its vaults
to meet any emergency.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
NEW LOCATION IS
OFFERED BUTCHERS
South San Francisco Citizens
Plan to Invite AbattOirs to
Move Plants

Citizens of South san Francisco have
started a movement to have the stock
yards and abattOirs Of Butchertown
moved to South City from their pres
ent locations in the limits of san Fran
cisco. and already negotiations are un-
der way between the South San Fran
cisco Improvement club and the South
San Francisco land and Improvement
club and the packing houses to have
the change made. large tract IS
available. and the land company plans
to build abattoirs to lease to the pack
ers. With the operation Of the Dunn
barton bridge the stock can be brought
directly to South City, where a stock
yard rivaling Chicago can be estab
lished
w. j. Martin. A. j. Hampshire. W. r
Garrett and Judge E. r. Cunningham
are working hard for the project. and
the citizens have signified their inten
tion of raising a fund to defray ths
expenses of the removal At mass
meeting of citizens the following resO-
lutions Were passed.
Whereas. IL has come to the attention Of tas
South CITY Improvement club that a condition il
existing IN the packing district oc San Franciss
that may lead to the condemns tioD Of the pres
ent buildings ard plants located in the resiOl
known Butehert0wn. San Francisco; and
Whereas. the city OF SOuth San Francisco g.
today the home of the largest and most modcrT
aOart0ir ID the west anu Wbefe every ledtefe ~
the packing business Is conducted along the most
sanitary lines and where there has already
been established every known modern device for
the manufacturing and marketing Of waste ma
terials from packing industries: and
Whereas. the South San Francisco land ana
i'm provement company is the Of large
area Of land together with a belt line OF rail
road. al of which is particularly adapted to the
packing industry on account OF its location fol
rail transportation. location Of yards and sites
for packing houses. affOrding perfect santa ton
and drainage to deep water in San Francisco
bay: and
work for the development of South City and To
encourage new industries of every description 10
locate in city; therefore. be il
Resolved. that committee Of citizens from
this club be appointed 10 wait upon the land
company TO present to them the facts covering
the situation Of the packers of San Francisco.
and ask that W. J. Martin and other officers 0f
said company cooperate with this committee 20
present 70 the packers in San Francisco the
many advantages Of this locality for .the per-
msneat establishment Of their plants.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
EDGAR LEAvEs sIa.ooo.

The late John c. Edgar. who was for
many years captain of the guard at
San Quentin prison. left an estate
worth $4,000. His wife was granted
letters of administration yesterday by
Judge Graham over the estate. Edgar
died intestate, but his son. Joseph Ed
gar, has decided to Mrs. Edgar all his
interest in the estate during her life
time. An order of distribution was
made by the Judge. allowing Mrs. Ed
gar 500 a month
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Average snow, los inches.
SYNOPSIS.

The pressure is falling again over California.
Light showers have occurred in the central and
northern portions OF the state and snow has
fallen in the Sierras. There has also been snow
in northern Nevada. The temperature is falling
in the great valley. and unless clouds intervene,
frosts will probably occur Wednesday morning
The winds will probably change to northerly
north of Sacramento and remain southerly in the
southern portion OF the state.
FORECAST.
San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy Wednes-
day; brisk northwest winds; light frost In morn
ing.
Santa Clara valley-Cleudy Wednesday; frost
in morning; light winds. increasing
Sacramento yalley-Cloudy and cooler Wednes-
day: frost in the morning: light north winds.
San joaquin vaey-Cloudy, unsettled weather
Wednesday; occasional showers: light Southwest
wind. changing to north
Los Angeles and yicinity-Cloudy, unsettled
weather Wednesday. possibly showers; light
south winds. changing north
A. G. McADIE. District Forecaster
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
OFFER FAIR SITE TO NAVY

WASHINGTON. March 3.-The re-
ceivers of the jamestown exposition
company, with their attorneys. met the
house committee on naval affairs to-
day and advocated government pur-
chase of th.s $50 acres composing the
exposition site. to be used by the United
States as a naval and coaling station.
The price asked is $2.500,000, and a bill
for the purchase will be introduced by
Representative Maynard of Virginia
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
BURGLARS LOOT STORE

Ernest Timmermin's store at Main
and Market streets was entered by
burglars early Monday morning and
postal cards. candy, peanuts and a
peanut roaster valued at $50 were
stolen. The roaster was recovered later
by Detective Conlon
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
CALAVERAS BILL PASSES
Half of California Women's Task
Is Accomplished
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON, March s.-The senate
passed Perkins bill today providing
for the creation of the Calaveras big
tree national forest and authorizing the
secretary of the interior to exchange
public lands or timber for the Gala
veras grove.
This bill has been championed by
the women of California. and a strong
effort will be made to pass it through
the house.
The senate also passed Perkins bill
appropriating 100000 for the enlarge
ment of the lighthouse depot on Yerba
Buena island.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
coUNrY RUsINEss INcREAsEs-

The report of County Clerk Mulcrevy
for February shows that the excess OF
receipts over expenses is being we'll
maintained. The total receipts during
the month were $14.9O7.95. and the to-
tai expenses S7.320-S0. showing a bal
ance of $7.5S7.15. In view OF the fact
thar February was short month. the
excess is considered very satisfactory
one
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
SPECIAL AMERICAN MATINEE

Owing to the limited enga cement of
Coming Thro' the Rye" at the Ameri-
can theater. Manager Cohn has made
arrangements to give a special matinee
performance of the sloane Hobart mu-
sical comedy success this afternoon in
addition to the regular Saturday mat
fnee.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Arn,v Transnnrtn

The Burnside is d Seattle
fhc Buford outward bound sailed February
IL from Honolulu.
The Crook sailed February 20 for Manila
The Fitzpatrick is a Newport News. Va
The Dix arrived a Manila February 10
The Logan is in port. undergoing repairs.
The Meade is at Newport News Va.
The Ingalls, is at Newport News Va
The sherman. homeward bound, sailed Febru
ary 23 from Nagasak
The Sheridan is AZ Mare island. undergoing re
pairs, and viii sail fDr Manila May >.
The Warren is al Manila
The Thomas is in port and Will sail March
for Manila.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Japanese Liner Carrying Munitions
of War to Manila for Uncle Sam

terday for Nladivostok The Wangard
was TO have sailed Saturday, but was
delayed in discha rging cargo.
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's Umstilla arrived yesterday from
Seattle. The Umatilla encountered
strong head winds and was SO hours
coming from Victoria
The Nippon Maru. bound for this
port sailed yesterday from Yokohama.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
SAYS FRrENp RoBBEp HIM

d. T. Murphy reported TO the police
yesterday afternoon that he had been
robbed of 500 by a friend who went
to his room in the Tonopah house. Tie
money had been taken FROM the pockets
of his trousers while he slept.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
The orerd,le Lis1

British ship Castle Rock out 159 days from
sydney for San Frsneiseo. 80 per cent
British ship kylemore. out "A days from Cape
Town. for adelaide. - per cent
Dutch BARK Gerfruida Gerarla ont 162 days
from Port Talbot. for Meiillones. 60 per cent
French bark Vile de Havre. I30 DAYS from
San Francisco. for London. per cent
British ship FalklaBdbaIk, oEt ll6 days from
Port Talbot. for Valparaiso. 10 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
CLEARS pIUM.s LAND TIrI.E

WASHINGTON, March "a bill in
troduced by Representative Engle-
bright clearing the title of the Western
power company to certain lands in Plu-
mas county passed the house yester-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Weather Report

United States Department OF Agriculture
Weather Bureau, San Francisco. March 3. 1908
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04

about I'VE feet out of water with foremast
showing ahoat the port side.
]. c. BURNETT Lieut., U. S. ~, in Charge
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Time Ball

United States Branch Hydrographic Office. Mer-
chants Exchange san Francisco March
,. 1865.
The time ball on the tower Of the Ferry build
ing was dropped today exactly at noon. Pacific
Standard Time tl20th Meridian, at Sh. o0m.
00s. Greenwich Mean Time.
J. c. BURNETT
Lieutenant U. s N In charee
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
NEWS OF THE OCEAN
DRIED Fruit for siberIa
Shipment Of on

The German steamer Wangard was cleared for
Nladivostok. via NanaimO. yesterday. with 80 25O
pounds Of dried fruit. valued al $500. as cargo
f-nm This nnri
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Exports by the Japanese Liaer

The japanese steamer America Maru sailed
for Hongkong and way ports. via Honolulu
valued At ss AS Exclusive Of sgg
to be distributed as follows: For Japan s73-
e3o; Philippine islands; $267. China $40.
a22; Korea. S1.OS6; VlaGivostok SG.4I6; East
Indies. S3S4; South Africa. $500 The following
were the principal exports:
To Japan--57,5e4 lbs sugar. a pkes groceries
and provisions. .535 lbs meals 921 lbs dried
fruit, pkgs fresh fruits 459 lbs cheese. $50
lbs butter, 240 lbs Goldfish. 210 lbs coffee 26
cs leather, l59 pkgs machinery. ~ bales scrap
leather. es arms and ammunition: 81 pkgs
agricultural implements. Is pkgs drugs. 500
rolls roofing. 1S9 pkgs paper.
To Philippine islands, T7o hbls -four s.. .Jas
lbs lard, 62,5ls lbs ham and bacon. 1924 lbs
7.l99 canned goods. ~, ,23S lbs meals 640
lbs candy. 1850 lbs coffee. ls6 lbs dried fruit
1 $50 IS emergency ratiOns. III extracts 500
pkgs fresh fruits. 81 pkgs groceries and pro-
visions, 1000 pkgs potatoes. 325 salmon 81
IS table preparations 81 kegs pickles 4 oo0
casks beer 80 cs grape juice 7eo gals and sos
cs whisky, 40 casks tonic $50 cs blank car
tridges: so cs dummy cartridges, - cartridge
belts, 80 bales tarpaulins. 2T cs tents. 155 es
oils. II pkgs saddIery. IS pcs and Jos pkgs
! steel. % bdls iron. 5.I40 lbs zinc. e25 bds
lbs sheet lead. 95 pkgs paints cs tyne
writers 80 kegs nails. u pkgs machinery. ATS
hats parts. 20 bdls brooms . 500 lbs
tsilo7Y 1852 lbs tobacco. ] lO4 Ibs borax 126
pkgs drugs, 1925 II lumber. % rolls and i3
70 China SIS bbIs -four. 10. 500 lbs pearl
barley. - pkgs groceries and provisions. 500 lbs
Goldfish. 2.1ee lbs and 10 cs meals 605 lbs
cheese. - cs canned goods. 4S cs salmon > *
honey. 425 lbs dried fruit go lbs tea 5 cs
grape juice. I.a97 lbs ginseng, II pkgs ma
chinerr. cs oils.
To Korea bills aour y cs canned goods.
/ 100 lbs meals. 200 lbs sugar. 240 lbs dried
fruit 100 lbs butter, 10 pkgs groceries and pro
visions, ! shoes dry goods pkgs
clocks. u boiler tubes. cs typewriters
To yIadivostok-a5 bales bags / cs hard
ware.
To East Indies 20 es salmon. 10 cs canned
goods. 21 liquors. TO lbs dried fruit
To Sontb Africa-I0O salmon.
Notice TO Mariners
Captain o. A. Daerwefiiz of the schoope,
Forester reports to this office. 10 = letter from,
Santa Rossla, that iB latitude north 81 degrees
10 minutes. longitude west I23 degrees f2 min
utes mo date given. but supposed to be about
February p. he saw The forward half of what
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Tonnage Engngemenfs

The tank ship Marion Chicott was cleared AT
Monterey fer Honolulu with $1,000 barrels of
crude oil. 100 drums of gasoline and 100 drums
of lislillaie. valued at Sl5- 400
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
u. $. Branch Hydrographic Offie.

branch of the United States Hydrographic
Office, located at the Merchants Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners. without regard to ma tionality and free
OF expense Nsyigators are cordially invited to
visit the office. where complete sets of charts
hand for comparison and reference and the lat
est information cen always be obtained regard
Ing lights. dangers TO navigation and matters
OF interest to ocean commerce.
J. c. BURNETT
Lieutenant. L. s. N, In charge
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04

The French bark Edouard Detaille at Port
land. loads wheat there for Europe havin,
been chartered prior 10 arrival on the roun,
trip from Antwerp AT Ais.
The schooner Dauntless at Grays Harbor h
chartered for lumber thence 10 Guavmas
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Notice TO Mariners

Captain Q. A. Daerwefffz of the schooner
Forester reports to this Office 10 = letter from
Santa Rosslia, that IN latitude north 81 degrees
10 minutes, longitude west I23 degrees II min
utes mo date given but supposed to be about
seemed TO have been steam schooner burned
down and broken in two, floating bottom up