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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
TOR OBSERVANCE OF LENT
Series of Sermons and Instruc.
tions at St. Mary'S Cathedral

For the proper observance of the
s5.enten season a series Of sermons and
instructions have been arranged under
the auspices Of the Calvarian society
70 take place at st. Mary's cathedral
The speakers viii be drawn from the
parochial clergy of St Mary's cathe-
dral. The services viii include, besides
the regular Sunday devotions, special
ceremonies Wednesday and Friday
nights, as follows:
FIRST Series-Sundars at high mass Subject:
t'The Gospels or the Sundays, by Very Rev. J.
J. prendergast. Text: The Gospel Is the power
Of God unto salvation, to every that believ-
eth" (Rom. i.l6l
Second Series-Sunday afternoons at Calvarian
6eyotions Subject: The Life and Example Of
Our Lord by Rev. Charles A Ramm Text
4 the way, the truth and the life" John
xiv:e.)
Third series-The evenings Of Sunday
Wednesday and Friday Of the first and second
week Of Lent Subject: Faith, Its Nature and
gan. Text: The just liveth by faith
e'iSeS fourth - 'series-The evenings Of SUNDAY.
Wednesday and Friday Of the third and fourth
week OF Lent Subject: ''The Law OF God" by
Rev william P. Sullivan. Text: IF thou wilt
enter into life keep the commandments. :"
Fifth Series-The evenings or Sunday. wednes-
day and Friday Of the NTH and sixth week Of
Lent. Subject Grace, the Sacraments.' by
Rev. Philip bryan. Text; The grace Of God
g life everlasting in Christ Jesus our Lord. .
Romans VI -23.)
Mssses-sundays. 6. Z, 6. ESQ and II a. m.
Weekdays, 6. and 8 a. m.
Evening Servlces-Wednesdays and FRIDAYS
rosary, sermon and benedictIon. D. n
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

ing $50 belonging to Bunker. Chiches-
ter complains that toward the end of
1906, while he was suffering from nerv-
Gus breakdown, Bunker harassed him
in order to acquire his stock al a sacri-
flee. Bunker, he alleges, had the di-
rectors oust him as treasurer and de-
prive him of a salary balance of 81. 900.
The plaintiff AYERS that in February,
1907, Bunker presented an agreement
to him and. by threatening him that
if he did not sign it he would be
deprived of everything, induced him to
append his signature.
Chichester declares he was very sick
at the time and did not know what
was in the agreement, but has since
ascertained that it contained inaccurate
statements. He prays to have the
agreement rescinded. that the court
order an accounting, and asks for s25,-
900 damages.
In the other suit Chichester alleges
that e. F. Scott took advantage of his
Illness to induce him to assign 120
shares in the Chichester Scott company,
worth $50 share, to Scott upon the
condition that the company pay him
$4,000 out of s5,573 it owed him. He
wants the transfer Cancelled on the
ground that there was no consideration
paid him for the stock, the money be-
ing yet due him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
SUSPENDED BANK
GIVEN MORE TIME
Market Street Institution, How
ever, Must Resume This
Week or Be Liquidated
State Examiners Allow Seven
Days in Which to Procure
Financial Aid

The fate of the Market street bank
Will be decided during the present
week If the men in charge of the in
stitution do not succeed in interest
ing outside capital within the next few
days the bank commission will report
the case to the attorney generals office
and q suit will be instituted for the
appointment of receiver.
a. r. Martel, president of the bank.
said yesterday that he had expected to
be able to resume Monday but that
arrangements had not been perfected.
We are carrying on negotiations,
he said, which, I believe, will result
advantageously I had hoped to reopen
tomorrow, but that will not be pos
sible. If we are able to accomplish
what we expect we should be able to
resume before the end of the week
Before the bank could resume 1T
would be necessary to make some ar
rangements with the depositors by
money in the institution for given
period OF time
Several f1nanciers have looked into
the assets of the bank and are inclined
to believe that with fair amount OF
outside help the bank could readjust
it's affairs satisfactorily. The largest
real estate loans are in San Fran
cisco and these are said TO nave peen
placed conservatively.
While the bank commission desires
to afford the directors every opportun-
ity to adjust affairs, they will not wait
longer than this week Should a re-
ceivership ensue, 1t is said, the de-
positors would get almost 100 cents on
the dollar if not the full amount.
The clearing house certificates out
standing amount only to $150,0oo. The
paper has been drifting in from al
parts Of the Pacific coast and some has
found its way to Europe. Only this
week local clearing house paper was
sent in for collection by banks across
the Atlantic.
Clearings for the week just closed
amounted to $33, 1913, 1880. For the cor
responding week a year ago they
amounted to S53,663,3o3.7
The Humboldt savings bank will be
installed tomorrow in its handsome new
quarters in Market street. The sky
scraper has been almost completed and
the bank will occupy the ground floor.
which has been fitted up with the most
modern accommodations. The large
vaults, constructed of armor plate were
installed some time ago.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
Mattings 2Oc a yard

Heavy double faced Mattings. Thick
as a board. To avoid remnants we will
sell them only in rolls of 20 or 40 yards.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
DEATH CALLS
SEIROKU KATO
Distinguished Japanese Banker
Succumbs to Heart
Disease

Seiroku Kato one of the most prom
inent and wealthy Japanese in San
Francisco, and vice president of the
Japanese association Of America, died
yesterday Of heart disease at his home
at 1909 Pine street. He was ~ years
old and though he had been in bad
health for a long time. his death was
unexpected
Kato was one of the self made men
of his race. He came to San Francisco
nearly 20 years ago as a poor student,
seeking the culture and civilization of
the modern world. and he made his
way at once. Unlike many others in
that pioneer vanguard of Japanese i'm
migrant students, however, he chose
rather to cast his lot in the country Of
his adoption than to return to his own
land with the wealth he had accumu-
lated
At the time Of his death Kato was
not only vice president of the Japanese
association, but also Of the Japanese
bank Of San Francisco, and of the
North American mercantile company,
and had other extensive business in
terests in this city. He was an espe-
cially shrewd fnancier and in his
banking transactions handled the
money of thousands of his countrymen.
His bank was also used by the Jap
anese government at the time when
the issue Of Russian war bonds was
foated in the United States.
Despite the fact that he was Amer
! icanized IN almost every other way,
Kato never became a Christian, but
was a member Of the Japanese Bud
dhist mission in Cough street. His
funeral will be held at IL o'clock today
| in Golden Gate hall in Sutter street,
engaged especially for the occasion.
Hundreds Of San Francisco Japanese
will be In attendance.
Kato left a wife, but no children.
His body will be cremated and prob
ably shipped to japan for burial
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
CLOSES GLASS WORKS
Deposit Company Receiver Sus-
Deuds Stockton Plant

Edward J. LIE Breton, receiver of the
California safe deposit and trust COM
pany. closed the Pacific window glass
companys works at Stockton yester-
day. About 75 men were laid off.
There was no harshness intended in
closing the plant" said LIE Breton last
evening, but there was no necessity
for continuing the plant. The plant is
largely overstocked. There is on hand
s1oo 600 worth of glass, 1t is the in
tention of the Company, of which the
California safe deposit company was
the principal owner. to dispose of this
glass at retail rather than sell 1t at a
sacrifice at wholesale.
with the stock on hand disposed of
the company. would have a surplus of
about $4,000. The plant will be kept
in first class condition, and when the
glass market improves it will be re-
opened.
The Carnegie brick company is
being operated, as Is the Ell Dorado
lumber company. These concerns will
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
ARCHBISHOP TO
CONFIRM CLASS
Most Rev. p. w. RiOrdan Will
Administer Sacrament and
Deliver Address
Issues Customary Circular Re-
specting the Proper OBJ
servance of Lent

The administering OF the sacrament
Of. confirmation TO a large class Of
neophytes at Sacred Heart church this
afternoon VIII witness the first appear
ance OF Archbishop j. w. Riordan in
his episcopal dignity since his journey
TO Rome last October.
AT the conclusion of the service
p Archbishop Riordan VIII deliver an ad-
dress to those receiving the sacrament.
Among those to receive the sacra-
ment today are 100 adults, mostly con-
verts to the Catholic faith. They have
been prepared by Fathers OMalley and
NcKeogh Of the Society Of Jesus, who
have been giving a mission at Sacred
Heart church for the last four weeks.
Father Joseph McQuaide is pastor of
the church.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
posToFFIcE APPOINTMENTS

The following appointments as sub
stitute carriers have been announced by
postmaster Arthur q. Fisk: Francis j
thompson, Jacob F. Meier. William II.
ONeill. Delmar H Williams. George w
Krausgrill. Emanuel McKeon. Henry p
Luehrs, Charles A. Lund Joseph M
Walsh, Gustave H. Rothe, John T
Daniel, Howard A. McMullin. Walter H
McGrew, Augustine F. Wilburt. John
A. Reynolds, Frank S. Cleland, Herman
F. Meyer, Nathaniel W. Hatch. Arthur
d. O'Neill, James K. Devins.
William j. Dougherty, Harry C. Rod
ney, George S. Vail, Merle r. Sharp
Harry c. O'Toole and James A. W
Barnes have been appointed substitute
clerks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
HONOR GRAND oRGANIsT

Genevieve parlor No. 1872. Native
Daughters OF the Golden West, gave a
banquet to Agnes Troy, grand organ
ist, who is the organizer and charter
past president Of the parlor. which
now is the third largest in the order.
The dining hall was tastefully deco
rated with the national colors, and the
fsvors at each plate was little hatchet
and a heart Mae Richards was the
POSTMASTER. and during the evening
on behalf OF the parlor. she gave the
guest q valuable souvenir.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
Administers Sl.lo a yard

Twenty-seven dollar Rugs. That's
what they arei And there must be so
of them And there are no restrictions
about their sale. You can buy one or
ten or all of them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
LIEUTENANT TO INyEsTIc ArE

Lieutenant E. E. Mead, purchasing
agent for the revenue cutters on the
Pacific ciast, has been appointed a
member of the examining board which
will look into the needs of the north
ern waters for more revenue cutters.
While in the north the board will hold
three courts martial
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
It won.t BE Overlooked

Very long Some one will buy that
nice little cottage home advertised to-
day in the want columns of The Call.
Always good bargains in The Calls
want columns. Read them every day
and Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
SUES ASSOCIATES
IN TWO FIRMS
{. A. Chichester Brings Action
for Damages and Other
Demands
Alleges Unfair Advantage Taken
in Business Deals During
Serious Illness


G. A. Chichester. well known in
customs brokerage shipping circles. be-
gan suit yesterday against his business
associates in two firms, alleging that
unfair advantage was taken of him at
time when he was i'll. Against c. d.
Bunker. who was Chichester's partner
in the firm of c. D. Bunker g. Co, Gus
toms brokers, he brought suit for an
accounting and for s25.000 damages,
and against E. F. Scott, with whom he
was associated in the Chichester-S Scott
plaintiff instituted proceedings for the
cancellation of a contract by which he
transferred 120 shares of stock in the
company to Scott.
Chichester was treasurer of c. d.
Bunker & Co. and according to the
complaint owned $50 shares of the
stock of the corporation. the remain
continue. The decision to close the Pa
cilc glass works was made Friday"
When asked when dividend might
be paid the depositors and creditors
of the California safe deposit and trust
company LIE Breton said that if the
concern did not encounter too great
difficulties with alleged preferred
ing, dividend of between 5 and 10
per cent should be possible in about
six months
When a dividend is made it should
be substantial said LIE Breton.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-31
LITTLE GIRL CAUSES
RAILROAD TO EXPEND
$500 FOR ICE CREAM

Miller S. D.. July 2s.-This is the
story of how "souliess" railroad COM
pany provided a 6-year-old girl with
cone of ice cream at a cost of $500.
When the east bound passenger train
arrived here Thursday afternoon, the
sun was pouring out heat at rate that
caused big and little folks to think
of such things as lemonade and ice
cream. When the train came to a full
stop a little girl, wet and grimy from
the heat and dust, who had boarded
the train at Harold With her mother,
ran quickly up the street a block to
an ice cream store. In her hand she
clutched tightly nickel which she
exchanged with the man behind the
counter for a cone of ice cream.
Though she ran all the way back the
train had gone before she reappeared
around the station. Her mother
thought the child still on board and
SO While the little one cried in terror
on the Miller platform, the train puffed
whistled for ST. Lawrence when a hys-
terical mother frightened the conductor
into stopping the train. All the three
and a half miles back to Miller the
train was hurried Now the reports of
the Interstate Commerce commission
show that the average earning per
train mile is $3.50. At this rate the
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad COM
pany expended $500 that this little
girl might have a cone of ice cream.
But when the eager mother clasped the
little girl in her arms and their tears
mingled the conductor muttered to
himself something about it's having
been worth the trouble.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-31
FISH STORY PROVEN
BY MISSING CALF

Worthins, s. d. July 29.--During the
last high water large piclSerel and carp
made their Way up drainage canal in
Grant township, this county, with a re-
suit that Henry Hanson, a farmer lost
a young calf carried off by a giant
carp. Melvin Sundvoid tells the story
as reported by Henry Hanson. The
farmer heard a noise among his cattle
one night and rushed out toward the
trouble which he found was near the
canal. He found a number of calves
standing belly deep in water and no.
ticed one little calf making desper-
ate effort TO pull its tail free from
something. The farmer in his bare legs
was afraid of the barb Wire, but he
waded toward the calf and just as he
caught j! 4 monster carp lashed the
water all over him and for moment
ne was blinded. Wiping the water from
his eyes. he found the calf was being
dragged towards deep water. He made
a desperate effort to reach the little an
i.nal before it was dragged into the ca
nal, but he failed. and the calf strug-
sled until finally it was drowned. The
farmer released his cattle and drove
them to higher ground to protect them
from the attacks OF the fish.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-31
Milwaukee COMPANY
RUNS DOWN THIEVES
Homesteaders Have Pilfered
$4,000 in Supplies from
Kadoka Within a Year.

Kadoka. S. D., July 27.-Wholesale
thefts of lumber. wire and other build
ing material belonging to the Milwau-
kee Railroad company has recently
been unearthed at this place. and to-
day several additional cases came to
light in the arrest by Detective ]. w.
Cowan Of George Rumsey and three
sons on whose premises several spools
of barb wire were found. The wire
was stolen several months ago by these
,homesteaders. who strung 1t around
their claims. Later, when 1t got noised
about that the railroad company was
investigating. the Rumseys got wise
and tore down the fence, throwing the
washed 1t out and they then covered
1t up In q draw on their farm. The
men were tried and found guilty and
given heavy fine and Jail sentence.
but the company's representative asked
that the sentence be suspended on
good behavior and the return of the
property, which was done. the men be-
ing poor and unable to pay the fines.
Cowan claims his company has suf-
fered loss Of $4,000 worth of prop
erty stolen from the station at Kadoka
during the past year. Some SO cases
have been unearthed and settlement
secured from the homesteaders. The
depredations continuing, more strenu-
Gus measures were inaugurated today
and will be followed up until the per.
petrators are brought to justice.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-31
ANGRY OLD man
THROWS HIMSELF
DOWN Deep WELL
No Chance to Climb Narrow
Wall and Novak Drowned
in Seven Feet of Water.

Tyndall, S. D., July s0.-Angered by
a quarrel at his home and disconsolate
after heavy drinking, Vaclav Novak
pioneer resident. committed suicide in
down we'll % feet deep and 23 in
,ches in diameter. Though there was
but seven feet of water in it at the
time. the method for taking his life
could hardly have been more effective.
1nasmuch as there was barely room
for his body to pass down the we'll, 1t
was simply impossible for him to get
out. Twenty-four hours after he dis
appeared, search disclosed the body in
the we'll, which was found by letting
down big rock that encountered the
obstruction. The body was pulled out
by the fire department.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-31
LUMBER MERGER
is CALLED OFF

Chicago, July 27.-The gigantic lum-
ber merger" planned in the Auditorium
hotel by % leading lumbermen, has
Transformed itself into a passing
dream. The good angels" Frederick
E. Weyerhauser, Americas lumber
king, and Edward Hines, of the Hines
Lumber company, have departed for
their homes, displeased but hopeful.
The reason for the abandonment of
the project, which was to have been
capitalized at $500, 100000. was given by
]. B. White, of Kansas City. and ]. A.
Freeman, of ST. Louis. They said the
committee decided it was impossible to
effect the consolidation because the
lumbermen and foresters would not lis
ten TO union.
ITS a dream" Mr.. White said. "Mr.
Weyerhauser as much as told me that
himself. A number of men met in st.
Louis several weeks ago to discuss such
a consolidation and appointed a COM
mittee to perfect the plan. When the
project gradually dawned upon them.''
An attempt was made again to launch
the merger, according to several lum-
bermen who are attending the conven-
tion at the Beach hotel.
The meeting of the association was
devoted 10 the discussion or the depreS-
sion in lumber circles. All reported.
however, that business had been bet
ter in the last few months.
Planned in ST. Louis.
In April. lumber1nen representing
companies that hold about 5000 900
acres, or practically all Of the yellow
pine timber OF the South. met in St.
Louis. 1t was here that the organiZa-
ton of the benevolent trust" first took
definite form. That the 100 companies
might not run counter TO
the antitrust laws. the government
was advised of the purpose and scope
Of the organization. The government
took friendly interest by reason OF its
desire to aid in the conservation of the
timber and it was believed at that time
that the combination would be affected
and operated under government SUPER
vision
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-31
GREATEST PRIMARY
CATTLE MARKET IN
WORLD DESERTED

Aberdeen, S. D.. July 30.-The great
est primary cattle market in America
and the world has passed into oblivion
and in a few days the last railroad
track will be torn up, the only remain
ing link between that once great CEN
ter and the outside world. The passing
of Evarts is the result of the march
of progress. The town is near the Mis-
souri, river, a few miles southwest of
Glenham but it was passed up when
the Milwaukee railroad decided to eX
tend to the coast. Evarts was not suit
able as the site for the great steel
bridge across the Missouri; in fact the
engineers spent weeks trying to find
solid rock in which to build the founda-
tions for the huge structure. They
found this at a place which has since
developed into Il iourishing town called
Mowbridge. But the Milwaukee could
not. under it's charter, abandon the
town of Evarts. Through an agent, the
railroad offered the people any site
they might select in any of the new
towns on the extension. The offer was
accepted, the exodus began, houses and
buildings We're dragged across the
prairie to other towns and before Au-
gust l the railroad will tear up it's
tracks and nothing will be left of
Evarts but a memory of the great cat
tie market and Indian trading post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-31
LONDON THEATRICAL
MANAGERS LOSE OVER
$4,000 ON SEASON

London. July 29-London's theatrical
season has now come TO an end and
neither actors. managers nor the pub
lie is particularly pleased. Not more
than two plays stand out as having
been entirely successful and the great
majority have been failures pure and
simple. Beerbohm Tree has put on sew
eral fine Shakesperian productions but
none of them has made money
The only two persons who have done
particularly well are Georee Alexander
and Lena Ashwell. Alexander has made
money out of THE Thief" and Lena
Ashwell has been the shining star of
the season. AS her own manager she
has put on two plays by new writer's
Irene Wycherley" by Anthony Nor
ton and Diana of Dobsons" by Cicely
Hamilton. Both have had a magnifi-
cent success.
But for other managers the season
has not becn one of joy. Putting Il
at a conservative estimate. $4,000 hal.
been lost on this seasons productions.
Thirty-eight plays in all have been pro-
duced and only six Of these could pos
sibly be written down as successes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-31
HOLDS THE RECORD
FOR LONG SERVICE
AS STATION AGENT
W. G. Carpenter Resigns After
20 Years With Milwaukee
Company at One Place.

Marion Junction. SD. July 2S.-Wlth
q record covering more years of con-
t1nuous service at one station than any
other man in the state, and possibly
longer than any other man in any
state, w. c. Carpenter has resigned his
position as agent for the Milwaukee
Railway company at this place, and is
now closing out his interests here pre-
paratory to removing to the Pacific
coast to spend the remaining years of
his life in mild climate amid quiet
scenes.
Mr.. Carpenter learned telegraphy
during 1866 and was first employed
by the Milwaukee company at Adams,
Minn. on the Iowa and Minnesota di-
vision. Later he was transferred to the
river division at La Crescent and other
places until 1878, when he was sta
mained for six years until the fall
of 1879 when he was transferred to
Marion Junction on the new Iowa &
Dakota division of the Milwaukee rail-
way and promoted to the position of
station agent, which position he has
present year, when at the age of 81
years he rendered his resignation and
the same was reluctantly accepted by
the company.
Mr.. Carpenter is the father OF four
children, a daughter and three sons.
The latter all became railroad men,
the eldest, Harry L., having lost his
life in the service a few years ago,
While EMPLOYED by the Milwaukee
company as a freight brakeman; the
next, Tyler F.. has an excellent po-
sition in the train despatcher's Office at
Mitchell at the present time and is
acknowledged one of the best telegraph
operators in the service; while the
youngest son, Willard W., has been
employed at the local station as
clerk for number Of years. Mrs. Car
penter is the proprietor Of the Leslie
house at this place, named in honor
of her deceased son, Harry Leslie.
Mr.. Carpenters departure from the
railroad service leaves j. A. Steninger
at the ncghborng station of Parker
the oldest agent in point of years Of
service at one point in the state.