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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

William R. Larzelere ct al to Rebecca irwin
lot In W line Of Ninth avenue. $50 of Cali,
fornia street, % by W 100; $40.
John 7. Lorenzen and wife to AIpbonzo H.r
rlngton, lot in W line OF Second avenue. 60 s on
Hugo street, % by W 95: SO -
Frank G. Andrews and wife to Helen Walters
lot In line Of Page street 243:9 L of Masonic
avenue 2 % by 8 1875; $40
henry Meyer and wife to Robert Nolan lot In
f line of Sixteenth avenue, 125 n of Fniton
street, n % by f 1915; So
Lloyd Beanston and wife to Frank Mcor,td
and wife, lot in w line of Twenty-sixtt avenue
100 of Lake street, % by w 100: $40.
Charles j. Mnnd and wife to Grace Ariambide
lot in W line of Fifth avenue, 325 of lake
street, w 107:9as. n Is. " s:5N, due w g ia
equal distance from w line of Fifth avenue and
e line of Sixth avenue. to point 35b Of n
line OF Lake street, 100, s 90; So
Louis NJ Getz TO Gertie Getz, lot at Sw cor
ner OF California street South and Fifth avenue.
w 1913 by 100; S10
David Henning ct al. to Henry G. Meyer, lot
street, % by E 1916; SO.
Suzanne Alferetz to George C. Alferetz fourth
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
Two YEARS. RECORD
|. OF GREAT PROGRESS
Promotion Committee Issues a
Report on City's Recovery
From Catastrophe

Greater San Francisco two years
after being shaken by a devastating
earthquake, scourGed by the most gi-
gantic confiagration In the history OF
the world and menaced in succession
by the dreaded plague, is larger IN
population, more substantially built
and more perfect In sanitation thar
ever before. San Francisco proper is
within $4,000 of its population before
the fire, while in the bay cities the in
crease of population has been 135.
san francisco bank clearings in the
two years have amounted to nearly
100000 and new buildings to the
value of more than 800, 100000 have
been erected The health conditions OF
San Francisco have been pronounced
by DIR. Rupert Blue to be better than
ever known and the plague to have
been entirely eradicated. no case OF
human plague having occurred for two
months and none having been under
suspicion.
These facts are shown in figures
compiled by the California Promotion
committee and issued today.
The population of San Francisco be-
fore the fire Is estimated at $1,000
after the fire at $4,000 and today at
$4,000. The population of the bay
cities before the fire Is estimated at
100000 and today 775.000. The popula
ton within radius of Is miles OF tho
city hall is given as $4,000. or more
than three quarters of a million.
Within two years building permits
for structures to cost $117, 514, 495 have
been issued for the construction OF
1870 buildings. OF these SO were
class A. valued at s16.452.ooo; of class
95 were valued at $7.03s,s71: OF class
1895 were valued at $37,139.6s4. and
xuyor frov N,,EI to- .
$37 ,139.694. The total figure has had
10 per cent added for differentiation.
For labor on new buildings 49,
007,797 was spent in the last two years.
Postal receipts were $3,202.S1s.s6 Cash
spent by the municipality for rehabili-
tation and permanent improvements
was $3,299,167.02. Bank clearings were
s10.67S.694.10 in 1908 and 1905
SS5,508.19 in 1907, making a total OF
$3,S77, 562. 200.29 for the two years.
There are now 200 hotels in the
burned district, ESQ in San Francisco
and so apartment houses.
California's annual manufacturing
output amounts to $500 900, 900; agri-
cultural output, s223.o00.00O; lumber
output, $17,000,000. and mineral output.
S44,000.00O, making a total annual pro-
duction for the state of $6s4.ooo.0o0.
AS to the health conditions OF oan
Francisco a letter was received April
Is by Mayor Taylor from DR.. Rupert
Blue, in charge OF the United states
marine hospital service in oan Fran
cisco. which read as follows:
In response to your request for information
regarding the health conditions In San Fran
cisco beg to state that In consequence Of the
and places of business are cleaner than ever be-
fore, that no case OF human plague has &C.
CURED for go DAYS and there are cases now
under suspicion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18

premises. but he positively refused t.
withdraw his resignation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
DYING MAN PROBABLY
VICTIM OF A BLOW
Hospital Surgeons Discover F.
Chaxel Has Fractured Spine
and Wound on the Head

The police have been asked to in
vestigate the manner in which Fred
Chaxel. a young man who is lying
near death in the central emergency
hospital. received his injuries. The
injured man Is partly conscious and
unable to make an explanation to the
police.
Chaxel was found by Policeman Nc
Kannay of the Bush street station
lying on the pavement In Laguna
street near Turk about 80 Thursday
night. Believing him to be stupehed
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from liquor the policeman had him re-
moved to the hospital. where restora-
tives were administered. but he failed
to recover consciousness.
DIR. Tillman. who had watched the
case all night, had Chaxel conveyed
TO the operating room. where another
examination yesterday morning dis
closed that he was suffering from a
fracture of the spine. A wound on the
back of the head, which might have
been inflicted by a blunt instrument.
was discovered.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
MARKET IMPROVES

d. Coffin & Co. the Mission real es-
tate firm. report that the real estate
market continues to improve and
things viii soon be back to their
old standard. Since the first of April
they have rented IS places and look
forward to a record breaking month.
Since the New Fair View terrace tract
has been put on the market the sales in
that district have increased wonder
fully Sales in the Mission keep
up well and each week are steadily on
the mend. The firm reports the fol-
lowing sales for the week:
Lot end improvements at 3i2l Steiner street
70 Karl Matorsky, from Annie Aston: LOT al
northwest corner Of Elizabeth and Douglass
streets, 70 Abe and Clara Lem, from A. Never:
iot and improvements at 40 vicksburg street
70 sam and Dora Katz. from j. s. Purcell. LOT
ana Improvements at 2l53-55 Howard street
Graves - -
shainwald. Buckbee & Co. report the
following leases:
FOR r. Lilienthal to the Salvation Army.
tie entire fonr upper floors Of the Apollo bnild-
ing. ll5u Market street. q five story hrick
building. for term OF i've years, at the totsl
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
FATHER AND SON In TRoUBLE

Fred Lake was held for trial before the supe-
Nor court by Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday on
charge of grand larceny for stealing horse
and buggy from William J. Gallagher 6oa Grove
street, valued at $3.50. vn March 90 John "
Lake, Fred's father, was jointly charged with
nlm put he Is In Jail in Oakland on a charge Of
passing spurious checks u
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
FAvoRrrrsM CHARGED

That favoritism was being displayed By the
health board toward the larger stablemen OF tlSS
city In the prosecution OF viOlators OF the SAM
tary ordinances was charged by William Muir
street Yesterday afternoon. when hearing was
given several OF the accused stablemen. Muir
raw said the health board favortng the
big liverymen in the campaign to compel stable
owners TO install cement floors In their estan-
Iishments Definite action In the cases which
came I'D was postponed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-04-18
PosTMAsTERs Appo,Nrpn

WASHINGTON, April 17-Tbe folow;ro c.1,
fornia postmasters were appointed today: Johns
y vi finmas county, Florence e. Mathews, vice
w. 3. Ma,hews. deceased Long Valley. Lassen
county. Albert j. Hall, vice Lyman G. Stiles
resigned: Palmes. Los Angeles county James
Merrill Frame, vice j. F. BRYANT resigned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
OVER BILL OF LADING.
Shippers Must Pay More for Non
Acceptance.

Chicago, Oct. Eastern railroads
have raised a storm of protest from
shippers by announcing that if the
new uniform bill of lading is not used
a 10 per cent higher freight rate will
be charged. This announcement was
made today through the medium of
the Central Freight association, which
issued a long circular addressed to the
public and dealing with the subject of
bills of lading.
The National Industrial Traffic
league has already gone on record at
st. Louis in opposition to the new bill
and the regulations which the rail-
roads. propose putting in force in con-
nection with it. The new bill of lad
ing goes into effect in eastern territory
on November 1, and it is the evident
purpose of the railroads to try to force
all shippers to sign it and abide by
its provisions. The announcement
reads:
IF the shippers elect not to accept
the conditions of the new uniform
bill of lading and shipping order the
property so carried will be at carriers
liability, limited only as provided by
common law and by the laws of the
United States and of the several states
in so far as they apply, and the
charge therefor will be 10 per cent
higher than the rate charged for
property shipped subject to all the
terms and conditions of the uniform
bill of lading.'' ..-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
BACK TO PULLMANS.
Sherman Completes His Trolley Car
Campaign in Illinois.

Peoria, I'LL, Oct From trolley car
to Pullman palace car was the transit
ton made here today by James s.
Sherman, Republican candidate for
the vice presidency. when he left this
city for Rock Island after three days
vigorous campaigning via trolley in
the corn belt district in an effort to
interest the farmers in the political
issues. But two days more remain of
Mr.. Sherman's itinerary in the state.
In this brief period, however, he will
visit twelve towns, in most of which
he will make speeches, one of them
being in Salem, William ]. Bryan's
birthplace
Rock Island was reached by the
party at noon, where a Republican
day" was planned at the exposition
grounds and many thousands had
gathered in anticipation of seeing and
hearing the candidate. Later in the
day the party will visit Moline, where
Mr.. Sherman will discuss the labor
question before 5000 employees of the
plow works. He will arrive at the fac
tory at the hour the men quit work
for the day. From. Moline the party
will proceed to Sterling, arriving there
late in the evening, where another
meeting is arranged.
In his Rock Island speech Mr.. Sher-
man severely rebuked Mr.. Bryan, de-
claring Democracy's leader has done
his utmost to keep up a sectional or
ganization in the south and array for
himself all the factors which were
hostile to Lincoln.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
BRYAN'S "P0T SHOT"
He Fires at Roosevelt and Taft at
Same Time.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2.-Declarfng
that "every disinterested voter knows
that large contributions have been
cials," w. ]. Bryan last night issued
at Fairview statement criticising the
adoption by w. H. Taft, his Republi-
can opponent for president, of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's announced view of
lions.
Mr.. Taft says Mr.. Bryan, "makes
the same charge the president does
the astounding charge-that the voters
are so liable to be misled that the
knowledge as to the sources of cam
from them" The Democrat nominee
then adds:
81 insist that this is an insult to the
Intelligence of the voter and it does
little credit to Mr.. Taft's judgment of
the men to whom he is making his
appeal"
After giving out the statement Mr..
Bryan referred to Mr. Taft's statement
that Thomas F. Ryan contributed
$4,000 to the Nebraska campaign
fund in 1904 and said:
This has been denied but assume
that he has taken the statements of
some of his Republican advisers with
ments. Mr.. Ryan did not contribute
any money to the Nebraska campaign
fund. The national committee con-
tributed $4,000 in 1904 and the MEM
bers of the national committee who
had charge of the fund have stated
that the contribution was made from
the general fund of the committee and
by any one for the purpose of being
sent to Nebraska"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
REQUEST SCORNED
Mrs. William Hill Refuses to
See Her Husband.
Only Hopes He Ia Suffering as
Much as She.
GIVES A BITTER TALK.
Following a Letter From Him
at Independence Jail.
HilPs Trial for Murder of Alex
ander This Month.

Coffeyville, Oct. Mrs William
Hill, who was shot by her husband on
Friday, August z, while riding along
the, public road west of this city, in
company with David Alexander, who
was killed by Hill, is still suffering
from the results of the wounds receivs
ed at that time.
After attending the funeral of the
victim of her husbands wrath, Mrs.
Hill was taken to her bed again and
was confined there for over a month
On account of her weakened condition
occasioned by the. loss of blood and
the shock of her nervous system, the
thirty-four shots have not been remov-
ed and up to this time she still car
ries all of them.
1t is these shots that give Mrs. Hill
the trouble now. At times the pain
apparently follows the course of the
shots and in this. way she feels that
she can tell just where each shot is
Mrs. Hill does not know just when
the trial of her husband will come up
but it will probably be early in the
October term. She has not communi-
Gated with her husband since he gave
himself up on the day following the
murder. A few days ago she received
a letter from him asking her to come
to Independence and visit him at the
county jail. When asked what she
intended doing she answered: at have
seen all of him that ever want to and
I hope he has been having as bad a
time in Jail as I have had. I did not
answer the letter. 1t came by special
delivery"
In speaking of the shots that have
not been removed Mrs. Hill said that
they were a constant source of pain
to her and that the physicians had
planned to remove them but that her
condition had not allowed it. When
asked if she was not afraid of blood
poison from the shot she answered:
"Wel you can only die once and it
would be just as well now as a little
farther down the river. When per-
son has had as much trouble as !
have. living don't amount to much
anyway"
Mrs. Hill is with her mother, Mrs.
Mcfarland, at the boarding house
near the Standard brick plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
is MINGLE THE MURDERER?
Father of Mrs Pearson Identifies the
Prisoner by a Scar

Wichita, Kan, Oct. 2.-F. D. Mingle.
who is under arrest here charged with
being the murderer of Mrs. Pearl
Pearson, who was killed and robbed
in Oklahoma City. September 16, has
been identified as Harry Parker" by
y. D. Mann of lola. father of Mrs.
Pearson. Deputy Sheriff Luccock OF
Allen county, son-in-law of Mr.. Mann,
also identified Mingle as Parker
Mr. Mann and Deputy Sheriff Luc-
cock arrived here late Thursday after
noon and went Immediately to the city
Jail They at once remarked upon see
ing the prisoner: That's Parker" The
prisoner looked the men in the face
and denied boldly that he was Parker
or that he had ever been in lola.
you have a scar on your right leg
just below the knee" said Mr.. Mann.
Lets see your leg"
When the officers rolled up his trous
ers there was the scar, just as Mr..
Mann had described it. While in lola,
Mingle or. Parker, paid attention to
Mrs. Pearson's sister and it was there
that he first met Mrs. Pearson. In adj
dition to being the man wanted for
the murder of Mrs. Pearson, the officers
believe they have found in Mingle
diamond thief who has been wanted
for some time. They say it was Min
giles lust for diamonds that led him
to kill Mrs. Pearson
He took diamonds from her valued
at ABOUT SEJO. Lie Oll1GCIS nave lCdl
ed from pawnbrokers in this city and
other places in Kansas and Oklahoma,
that Mingle frequently pawned dia-
monds, and they say he has handled
several thousand dollars worth in the
past few years.
Mingle says that he has been buying
grain on commission for different firms
in Kansas City and Oklahoma, how
ever he does not give the names OF
the firms. 1t was learned today that he
had been arrested in Enid the day at
ter the murder. but was released be-
cause the officers failed to identify him
as Parker He was again arrested and
held on the charge of stealing horses
and is now out on bond under that
charge He was released from custody
in Enid last Thursday.
Sheriff Garrison of Oklahoma City
has gone to Topeka to have Governor
Hoch honor requisition papers from
Oklahoma. The hearing of the habeas
corpus proceedings for Mingle's release
was continued until next Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
STATE LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Wisconsin Eight Hour Act Conflicts
With Federal Statute

Madison, Wis, Oct. 2-The supreme
court declared as unconstitutional the
Wisconsin eight hour railroad telegra-
piers law, which was enacted at the
1907 session of the legislature. The law
is declared unconstitutional on the
theory that it is in conflict with the
provisions of the federal constitution,
which endows congress with the power
to regulate interstate commerce, and
further on the theory that congress,
having already provided a law fixing
the hours of railway telegraphers from
nine to 10, it is not within the power
of the state to enact a law which would
in effect change this law.
In effect the decision is far-reaching,
Is 1t prohibits the state from enacting
laws relating to the hours of labor on
interstate railroads as long as there Is
a federal statute in force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
TO CLOSE A TROLLEY DEAL.
Promoter of the Stranger Valley Line
Goes to Europe.

Goes to Europe.
Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 2.-The re-
cent departure of Whitsed Laming for
Holland is taken by the people OF
Tonganoxie as an indication that there
will soon be developments in the
Stranger valley electric line project.
1t has BEEN matter OF common
knowledge for many months that Mr..
Laming has been successful in at least
Interesting a Belgian capitalist in his
project. This summer this same capt.
'talist spent several weeks in Kansas
looking over the proposed route and
it is said that his decision was FAVOR
able to the building of the road.
A second survey is now in progress
for the purpose of establishing route
avoiding certain land owners who re-
fuse to grant right of way to the line
There are but three such cases TO deaI
with and in few weeks the entlre
right of way will be signed over. IL
is said that it is Mr.. Lam1ngs INTENTION
10 deliver over the right of way to the
CAPITALISTS who are backing the project
as a gratuity for the line which is ex-
pected to develop property Values LOT
the south end of the county.
The line as now projected VIII nave
its eastern terminus at Kansas CITY
and the western end at Topeka. 1t
will reach several of the smaller set
fIements in the county and is project
ed To mass through Tonganoxie. 1t is
dramatically declared by Mr.. Laming
that his line will have no connection
with the Metropolitan Street Railway
companv which dominates many OF
the trolley roads of the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
RAILROAD NEWS.
= Evidence of Prosperity Among
Roads Accommodating.
Have Almost Recovered From
Results of Recent Panic.
ALLKINDS OF TRAFFIC
Increase I'm Business Affects
Every Department.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

EVIDENCE of the steadily returning
prosperity to the railroads of the
country Is constantly accommodating.
Not only is the number of idle cars
diminishing week by week, but the re-
turns from earnings are charging at
rate that is driving away the blues
from the most pessimistic and rapidly
transforming them to optimists of the
ardent kind. Thirty roads thus far
have reported their gross earnings for
the third week of September, and the
figures they give show a decrease of
only 3.44 per cent as compared with the
gross earnings of these roads for the
same week last year. Some months
ago such a comparison would have
shown a loss of between 20 and 80 per
cent.
The significance of this lies in the
fact that comparison is made with
time when every road in the country
had far more business than it could
handle. The period of depression did
not set in until October. and it did not
begin to affect the railroads until the
close of the year. For three months
after it was first felt the railroads had
enough surplus tonnage to work off to
keep them as busy as they possibly
could be. Compared with the third
week in September, 1906 the business
done in that week this year is away
ahead. and there is every reason to be-
lieve that before many more weeks run
their course the figures of last year
will have been reached again and left
in the rear.
Another cause for congratulation in
these latest figures is that the improve
ment is not confined to any particular
line of traffic, but is common to every
commodity handled by the roads. OF
course, the enlarged volume of agricul-
tural products moving to market cuts
a conspicuous figure, but the improve
rnent is by no means confined to that
line.
4 Manufactured articles of all kinds
Rre reported to be moving in much
Arger volume. Iron and steel products
are contributing their full share to the
enlarged tonnage. Building material Is
moving In larger quantities than they
have done at any time in the last year
General merchandise also is going into
consumption at a rate that speaks as
nothing else could of the increased pr--
chasing power of the people as a whole.
and of the easy circumstances in which
they find themselves.
should things keep up at the present
rate and railroad business go on in
creasing as 1t has been doing for the
last few weeks, 1t will not be long until
the roads again nnd themselves in tn ,
condition they were in at this time last
wear. when the equipment then at their
command was wholly inadequate to
take care of the freight that had ac-
cumulated on their hands. Present in
dications all point to a continuance of
the present trend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
WILL EXHIBIT IN ENGLAND.
Rock Island Products to Be Repre-
scented in London.

John Sebastian, passenger traffic
manager Of the Rock Island Frisco
lines. has decided to make a showing
of the agricultural possibilities of the
southwest next year in the EarIs
Court exhibition in London. The exhi-
bition is to be devoted to the Golden
West and American Industries" and
invitations have been sent to all the
states to send exhibits of their prod
ucts. Mr.. Sebastian sees in this exhi-
billion an opportunity to further the
immigration plans of the roads with a
view to developing the territory, and
he is sending circular letters through
out the southwest calling attention to
the opportunities afforded to advertise
this country and its products.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02
THIS AvERTs A STRIKE.
Leavenworth Team Owners Increase
Wages of the Transfers.

Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. Am
agreement has been reached between
the Teamsters' union and the team
owners. wherein the owners agree to
increase the wages of the teamsters
from S1.75 per day 10 81.
About three weeks ago the union
met and voted to ask for an increase
in wages when the new contract was
presented for the ensuing year.
The various transfer, coal, lumber
and ice companies held meeting az
the National hotel and decided 70
grant the increase but refused to be
held responsible for the collection and
RENTING of the fees of the union
members. This will prevent a strike.