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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
CHOLERA RAMPANT
IN CARS CAPITAL
Scores Die Daily in st. Peters
burg From Ravages of
Dread Disease
Failure of Authorities to Stamp
Out Sc0urge Brings Heavy
Death Rate

ST PETERSBURG. Sept. 17.-Three
hundred and five cases and 155 deaths
from AsIatic cholera have been report
ed for the "a hours ending at noon to-
day
The municipal administrations are
under fire from all sides for their Grim
inal fneficiency and for their failure
TO make adequate preparation for hos
pital, ambulance and sanitary ser
vices. Although they had ample warn
ing OF the coming OF the disease. no
effective steps were taken to stamp out
the scourge; even the elementary pre-
cautions OF disinfecting and cleaning
being neglected A recurrence OF the
outbreak in the spring IN even greater
proportions. is considered Inevitable
Annoy. China, Sept 1.-THE reports
emanating from Shanghai and publish
ed in the United States that there had
been 5000 deaths from cholera here
during the month OF August and that
the supply of collins had become ex-
hausted and many bodies were lying
unburied in the streets, is greatly ex-
aggerated. Julian n Arnold. the Amert-
can consul, said today
There have been about 30 deaths
from cholera on the island OF Kulangsu
the international settlement on the
western side OF the harbor since Aug
ust l.
There have been but few deaths from
cholera during the last week. The
heavy rains had reduced the cholera
to such an extent that It soon would
be entirely eradic4ted."
GCAYAQCIL. Ecuador, Sept 1.-THE
bubonic plague in Guayaqun is now
over, the last patient having been dis
charged from the hospital yesterday
Neither are there any cases OF yellow
fever here now
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
CAMPAIGN FOR HARBoR
islais Greek Association Organ
2 ICES Committees for Work

At z meeting OF the executive com
mitree OF the Islsis Creek inland haroor
association, held IN the Mission prc-
InOtion association hail. Sixteenth and
Nalencia streets, Wednesday evening,
plans were agreed upon TO address the
FarlouS CIVIC associations Of the city
ou the aoYisabiliCy OF having the India
basin act authorizing the purchase OF
a Potrero blocks OF submerged land
Ior the establishment Of land locked
l6rbor, ratified by the voters at the
next ensuing election The foiiowfnS z
committees were appointed 10 carry on
Advisory oommittee-Willlam Il Ford. chair
man executive committee Isiais creek inland
hsrbOr association Richard Su-zckeIs sud " 7
Barrett Potrero commercial and r1zn1,fs scti,rsrs
association; Lester o. Burnett. western addition
improvement eicb: William Croker QeTiSsds-o
street improvement association: lanes Rolnb
~ Matt I. Sullivan and William Brocerick
Mission promotion association; George I. Cen
ter lsiEis creek inland harbOr association
Finance coumittee-Jsmes Rolph Jr. chair
nan A-ssio1 promotion association: Paul Bar
els- Potre1o commercial and msnufacturers' as
Eoclsr1o1. Nllnsm Croker, Dertssdero street
improvement association.
-aHlpaien eoInnli ttee-lester g Burnett,
Western Addition improvement club: Theodore
Pinther Glen Park improvement association;
Izui B2r5ieIl. H2ight ana Ashbury District club; I;
Eustsce CalliEan and c. L. McEherney. Mission
Promotion association; " II. Ford and w =
Bsrrert- Por-ero commercial and manufacturers
Auditing eommittee-c- y searle Bay View
and silver Terrace Improvement club; Peter p
Teftich. Bosrorth District Improvement club:
O. r Star. Holly Park improvement club: Ber-
nsrd Burns ST.. Cortland avenue improvement
club
Committee On menbershi ip-Colonei ". y
Kelly, machinery dealers association; p. Brod-
erick. Mission promotion association; J. A Cot
ter. West of Castro Improvement club; ". A.
Hanlor Buens Vista Improvement club
Harbor statistics onmftttee-Dr. Julius Rns-
enstirn. Suffer street property owners aSsocia-
ton: Theodore TominekF. Excelsior homestead
progressive association: z. r Chambers. TisI-
fscion valley Improvement club; J. Twomey.
Southern Heights Improvement club: ". Lacey.
Potrero NueTo improvement club.
L-egfSls i've conuittee-Messrs- r J Welch.
Thomas J. Kennedy. F. Hugo Hartman p. r.
Fratesss.
Committee on press and pnblicity-Rev. o. D..
'-oTley, Mission promotion association g..
a'oseley Woods. Pacific Coast commercial travel
ers association: v. J. Barrett, Pctrero CONNER
cisI and manufacturers association: z. ]. Chur-
chill. Issfe creek inland harbor association
COMMITTEES on srrangemenfs-G. ". Owen, Bay
Shore district club: A II. Ewell. Sunnyside I'm
proTemeut club:s WinfelG s Williams. Vest
End betterneut club, Joseph ROthschild, South
OF Market Improvement association; J. p. Nieto.
Silver Heights improvement cluo; Il G. Won
der Nehden. Eighth Street Improvement club;
O. p. Risso. Academy Tract Improvement club
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
The Cheapest Fat Reducer
Is the Best

The attention of all who are half
choked and generally bedeviled by an
excess of fat which, by the way, al
ways seems more excessively excessive
during the sultry season than any
other, is called to the Marmola Pre-
scription Tablets.
Seyenty-flve cents secures enough of
these remarkable fat reducers from any
druggist to last you a good while. in
fact, 1t buys an extra large case. This
is enough to make very desirable
change in almost any ones weight.
Taken one after each meal and at bed
time the loss OF as much as pound of
fat day has been attained innumer-
able times.
This is a royal result that seems All
the more remarkable when one realizes
these tablets are cheaper by a half than
anything else your druggist has But
the net loss they bring about is not
the only good feature of these tablets.
They are pleasant to take; don't dis
turb the stomach; don't require one to
exercise a particle or diet a mouthful.
and last. but not least. do not cause
wrinkles. They reduce one quickly. but
evenly-naturally They produce. in
short the identical results of the
famous Marmola Prescription. with
which they are identical in composition.
Try a case. II your druggist is sold
out, then write the makers the Mar
mola Company OF Detroit. to send you
one by mail.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
SOLDIERS VICTIM DIES
IN ASYLUM FOR INSANE
Special Policeman, Who Was
Assaulted at Time of Earth.
quake, Succumbs

From the effects OF blow received
over the head by a United States SOL
dier the morning OF the earthquake,
James Cochran, for many years a spe-
cfal policeman In the vicinity of San
some and California streets, died
wednesday at the Napa insane asylum.
A few days after the fire Cochran lost
hfs reason and was later sent TO the
state hospital. Cochran never recovered
from the injury.
2 Cochran was on duty when the earth
quake occurred. He remained at his
post throughout the day. II was while
in q dispute over certain property he
was guarding that the soldier struck
him the fatal blow.
Cochran was 81 years old and had
done police work here for many years.
IEis body was shipped from Napa yes
terday 10 the undertaking firm of Nc
Brearty e. Mccormick. The funeral
which Is being arranged for by Police
man ]. Brady. viii take place Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from the under
"a king pa rlors. Cochran was a single
man. leaving sister IN the east
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
CIVIC LEAGUE FOR
INDIA BASIN ACT
Movement TO Defeat Measure Is
Exposed at Meeting by
Colonel Barrett
Engineer Wagner Says HarbOr
Committee Authorized State
ment in Opposition

The civic league gave its unanimous
Endorsement 10 the India basin act last
night after q stormy meeting. IN which
what appears TO be a covert movement
30 defeat the measure. was exposed.
The sensation was sprung by Colonel
W ]. Barrett just after Engineer Lu-
TIER Wagner had spoken against the
bond proposition. During his argu-
ruenr Wagner stated that he had just
received instructions from the execu-
tive body OF the federated harbor COM
msttee TO send out with his report on
harbOr improvements an announcement
that the committee had decided TO op-
pose the act This decision had been
reached. Wagner explained, at a meet
ing Of the committee held the night
before.
As soon as Wagner had taken his
sect Colonel Barrett arose and said
rhse, although he was a member Of the
federated hsrbor committee, he had
heard Of no such meeting. that he had
received no notice that il was TO be
held. and that ne was strongly in ia
Vor Of the act.
Il have listened with great interest" "
said Barrett. to Mr. Wagoner's state
ment that the executive committee Of
The federated harbor committee had
; giYeu instructions that a foreword be
appended 10 the harbor report urging
the people 10 vote against the India
basin act I am a member OF that COM
mirtee and Il is the first I have heard
~ any such instructions. The infer
ehce 10 be drawn from the statement
made tonight and the fact that 7 had
known nothing OF this meeting, leave
10 YOU"
The members Of the committee in
question are Thomas Magee, James D.
Phelsn, r H. Swsyne, I. ". Dohrmann
known who attended the meeting, but
Barrett stated last night that he was
sure many OF those on the committee
had not participated IN the proceedings.
The opposition 10 the proposed bond
issue was based on the matter Of
finances. l. n King, secretary Of the
merchants association. presented fig
ures which he argued tended to show
that the port could not carry the bur
cen Of the bond issue. II was argued
however. by those favoring the meas
ure that there were included IN the
current expenses OF the port a vast
number OF permanent improvements
properly chsrgesble TO bond issues
The Endorsement Of the act as passed
called for the condemnation OF the full
mediate acquisition by the city. Among
those who spoke on the subject were
Dr. Julius Rosenstirn. A ". Scott Jr.,
George Renner, ". s. Williams, Luther
Wagner. Frank Marvin. Colonel W. J.
Barrett L. NJ King. Engineer McEner-
neT and EUstace Cullinsn.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18

Officers for the new year were
elected by the members of the yomen's
auxiliary of the British and American
union yesterday, when they met for
an afternoon of business IN California
club hall. About 80 women were pres
ent to vote for the new board, the off,
GERS being informally inaugurated as
soon as chosen. Mrs q. Alexander
Wright, who was reelected as presf-
dent for the fourth time1 accepted the
honor with q graceful little speech. ana
asked the members of the auxiliary TO
be her guests at q reception and lunch
con on Saturday next, in the Wright
home in Palo Alto. The board of di-
rectors resigned in a body yesterday.
the board will henceforth be composed
OF all the officers. The new board is:
President, Mrs. c. Alexander Wright;
vice presidents, Mrs. G. Childs-Mac-
donald and Mrs. Richard Grey; secre-
taries, Mrs. Frank Ellis and Mrs w. f.
Muiner; treasurer, Mrs. E. J. Thayer.
The Forum club held its opening
meeting for the year on Wednesday
afternoon last, in the rooms IN Bush
street. the new president, Mrs. Frances
Wright. presiding. An informal in
auguration OF officers took place. after
which current topics were discussed.
The members OF the club are extremely
desirous Of securing rooms for their
exclusive use. The first social gather
Ing OF the season, when guests will be
admitted. will take place on wednes-
day next, when an afternoon will be
devoted entirely TO Browning. talk
on the poets life and works will be
given by John Darwin Gish. after
which Mrs. Gish, who possesses an ex-
quisite soprano voice. will sing.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
UNION CLUB OFFICERS

BERKELEY. Sept 17-wartsr p
Woolsey has been reelected president
OF the Union club, one OF the two large
social organizations OF this city. Other
officers selected were- Vice president
". K Weir; secretary. W. I. Barnett.
treasurer, J. T. Morrtsons direesor-F.
z. Armstrong, A W. Brown. 3. ". Day.
Charles z. Dunscomb. walter A. Com
pertz, J. ". Mortimer and W. r Servfz-
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not regard the danger o{ an epidemic
OF cholera IN Manila az immtnent
In cablegram relative 20 the cholera
situation in the islands the governor
says, today:
Have just returned from a VISIT To
forty municipalities In Bulven. Pampan-
ga. PanfAsinan. La Union and Iloicos
provinces Cholera has almost disap-
peared from these provinces
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
CHECK DISEASE IN MANILA

MANILA, Sept 1s.-The cholera con-
tinues to recede. During the "a hours
ending at s o'clock this morning there
were 25 cases and IL deaths. Only four
cases were reported this forenoon
One hundred additional inspectors were
enlisted today in a united effort TO
stamp out the disease before the Allan
tic feet arrives and there is every req
son to believe that it viii be sue
cessful.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Governor
General Smith OF the Philippines does
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18

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sends a stream of electric life into
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building up vitality and strength,
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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
coRRALL,s FAMILY ENTERTAINED

Mrs. and the Misses Corrall. family
of Vice President Ramon Corrall of
Mexico, were entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the Fairmont by Mrs. G.
H. Pippy and daughter, Mrs. j. w.
Plant and Miss Ethel Pippy. After
luncheon they were taken for an auto
mobile drive through Golden Gate park
and the Presidio- Colonel George H
Pfppy and E. ]. Molera of the reception
committee of the California promotion
committee had charge of the details
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
LoNGsHoREMAN KILLED BY car.

Gustave LeTman. longshoreman 90
years old, living at $50 Harrison street,
was run over and instantly killed by a
street car at Harrison and Fifth streets
at o'clock last night. Lewman was
crossing the street when the accident
happened The car was being run bv
Motorman George James. He was ar
rested by Policeman William Mcdonnell
and booked at the southern station on
a charge of manslaughter- 1t was found
at the morgue that Lewman's skull was
fractured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
CROSSES RANGE EIGHT TIMES

DR.. Hedin was rewarded by discover
ing the continuity of this chain, which
no explorer heretofore had approached
from the north. He crossed the range
eight times at various points. naming
II originally the Ninchan Tangla.
The success with which he had met
in his explorations stimulated him TO
attempt the solution OF the problem of
the course Of the Charta Tsanpo a
big tributary Of the Bramaputra- He
found that its course has been wrongly
marked on the maps and it is fed from
huge snow peaks, a lake being formed
from whence the river reached the
Bramaputra-
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
Lake Tahoe

Americas greatest mountain lake re-
sert. % miles long. Is miles wide. Join
southern pacifce popular excursion: I:
round trip $500: tickets sold September
IS and le return by 24th: include ali
days delightful steamer trip around
this lake. Ticket ofnces. ss4 Market
pot. and 18th and Franklin sts. Oak
land
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
REDoUBLE PRECAUTIONS

Thence they crossed Ladang pass
into an open valley and Bongda prov
ince. which no European had ever en-
tered, lay before them. Here precau-
tions were redoubled and the explorers
had several narrow escapes from dis
covery by the watchful Tibetans.
DR.. Hedin discovered Lake Chunitso
and followed Its west shore for whole
day and first heard OF the great salt
of Tabia Tsakha. which is a source of
considerable wealth to the government
IN the salt exports.
Two more ranges were crossed and
an open plain was reached which was
bounded on the south by a mountain
range 1000 miles long, stretching east
and west, the grandest physical feature
north of the Bramaputra valley. Snow
and glaciers everywhere bounded the
horizon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
NO SERMON PREACHED
AT MRS. HERRIN'S BIER
Simplicity Marks Obsequies and
Expressions of Sorrow Are
Heard on Every Side

Many were the expressions OF sorrow
voiced yesterday morning at the funeral
OF Mrs. William F. Herrin. the deceased
wife, Of the general counsel OF the
were held at the residence at $3.50
Broadway. They We're very simple,
Relatives and friends of the decea sed
accompanied the body to the Cypress
Lawn cemetery, where the interment
took place. Right Rev. William
Ford Nichols, bishop OF the Episcopal
diocese offlciated. There were many
floral tributes. sent by close personal
friends and others.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
TRAVELS THROUGH
TIBET IN DISGUISE
Sven Hedin, Swedish Explorer,
Tells of Hardships Through
Dangerous Country
Made Many Valuable Discover
les and Corrected a Number
of Geographical Errors

LONDON, Sept IA special dis
ptch from Siula, British India, says
that by deceiving the Tibetans regard
ing his intention, Sven Hedin. the
Swedish explorer, who has just arrived
there after extended explorations in
Tibet. was enabled to evade the Tibetan
spies when he started in December,
1907. A short distance from Karokoram
he passed due east and in continuous
fall of snow and amid great hardships
he reached Aksai Chin lake in January
From there on the snow obliterated the
roads and the caravan was in terrible
straits.
Some of the party suffered from frost
bites and frozen feet It was neces-
sary to kill off their flock of sheep for
food. Eventually, however, they reached
Shementso. Here friendly nomads re-
supplied him with animals. and 20
days march east and southeast, pass
ing Lem Chang lake. brought the ex-
plorers to a point where the plunge
into the unknown land had to be made
DISGUISED THEMSELVES
After burning their European clothes
and everything indicating their ma
tionality and hiding their money and
instruments IN rice bags, DR.. Hedin
adopted the Disguise of common
Ladakhi, daily painting his face dark
color and pretending to be the driver
of animals. When wandering tribes
met them Karin, a trustworthy man
familiar with Tibet, was posing as the
head OF the caravan. Thus they trav-
eled without discovery for two months
in furious gale through an unknown
tract. ending at Tongsto-
From March they trayeTsed the
northern edge OF a great tract be-
tween latitudes 80 and 80. stretching
from HIS old route to the Rrahmaputra,
which was the great object of his
journey.
The explorers then marched due
south, crossing several ranges running
east and west, and passed the enormous
ice mountain known as the Shaking
sham on the east, from which point
hnIred q b O ri,-ar
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18
IMMIGRATION FOR AUGUST

IMMIGRATION FOR AUGUST
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE total
immi migration during August was 2T.T83
while during August, 1907, the immi-
grafton numbered 9S,S25.
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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-18

c. Radebold has been elected bust
less agent of pressmen-s union No. "a.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-09
A REASON FOR IT

In the town of Roslyn the post
office has outstanding money orders
to the amount of 100000. In
stead of banking their money, the
people buy money orders annually,
paving 80 cents per $4,000 for
same. They know the government
is behind the postoffice and that it
is perfectly safe. If we had a bank
guarantee law, such as the demo-
cratic party demands, this money
would all go into the banks, and it
would be safe. The government
REQUIRES every bank holding It's
coin to give a safe guarantee, then
why not extend the same guarantee
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-09
MOSCOW PROSPESOUS
WITHOUT SALOONS

Moscow has made a practical
demonstration that prosperity is
not dependent upon the saloons,
for today, after having been dry
two months, Moscow is experience
ing most prosperous conditions in
its history.
When the move to rid the uni
vcrsity town of its load of saloons
and dives was started it was oppOs
cd by many men-business men
among them on the ground that
the closing of the saloon meant
business stagnaton and a depres-
sion of the markets.
Yesterday six prominent business
men representing different lines
of activity, were interviewed for
their views OH the Success of the
new order. Three of these were
leaders in opposing the change,
yet all six placed themselves heart
lily in favor of perpetual continual
ton of the dry reign. The men
who had opposed the move now
say their business has increased
more rapidly than at any time
since they opened their stores, and
their conversion to local option is
complete.
The police records also show the
success of the temperance work,
for the number of cases has fallen
off remarkable, while many of those
that do come up can be traced
directly to other towns where liquor
is still dispensed.
Time has not elapsed for the ef-
feet OH the university to show, but
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-09

ia. a,u ~ II f,iu. ana Itri1oi fne0 al
most every essential Of the guarantee
system.
Why?
Simply because the modern business
system ia so complicated and so little
actual money passes current that each
bank must know that the others are
property safeguarding themselves and
also that they are permitting the car
rying Of accounts by depositorS whose
paper may always be depended on as
worth face value.
Beneath the Surface.
SO beneath the surface. one could
witness the clearing house associa-
tons examining collateral. securities
and assets. and often serving notice
on a given bank that the asSociat on
Will require some change in methods
on penalty of refusal longer to clear
for that bank.
Banks Ont of the Association.
How about banks not in the associa-
ton: Many perfectly sound banks are
not directly in the clearing house.
The, clear through another bank
which does belong.
Precisely the same rule apples to
them. for, when need arises. the asso-
citation serves notice on the member
bank which clears for the non-asso-
citation bank az to what will have to
he done. and 1t Is done promptly, too.
in every instance.
Bank Book Should BE Worth Face.
The essence of the guarantee plan is
that a bank book should he worth its
face always. An entry in pass book
should not constitute the assumption
Of risk by the depositOr and the Civ
ing Of wide latitude to the banker.
Such entry should be recognized ~
lust as actual an asset ns a bank note.
Also. proper arrangements must he
made for the continued espionage OF
banks by other banks.
Lastly. and quite as important,
banking laws must be enforced; over
certifcation must he stopped; loaning
Of funds in national banks on obvious
" speculative schemes must cease;
and other reforms must he wrought tn
invest the hank ing system of the
country with that complete confidence
which, n induced would put a stop
10 all nervousness by depositors.