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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-14
Short and Sweet
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~

Secretaries of baseball clubs Will
please have communications at this
office as soon as possible, in order 20
ensure a complete report.
The one-club golf contest of the
Country Club will take place next
Sunday. Two prizes are offered.
The yacht Spray is credited with
having sailed round the island On
Sunday in the remarkably good time
Of less than twenty-four hours. Pearl
Harbor was passed after an effort, as
the little boat just naturally wanted
to put in.
There was no game between the
Ocean Views and the Police on sun
day. The championship of the Atkin-
son Baseball League was won by the
Ocean Views the previous Sunday at
Kakaako.
There viii be a special meeting OF
the Palama Athletic Club at its hall
this evening at T.30 o'clock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-14
SAYS THAT GOTCH
WAS OILED

CHICAGO, April George Hacken-
schmidt will shake the dust of America
from his shoes within three days. Be
fore departing for Mr.. Wittig's farm
for a day of rest this morning he en-
gagged passage on the Lusitania and
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
MFTHODISTS BEGIN
TO RUSH BUSINESS
Committee on Episcopacy Pass
Favorably on Characters
of All Bishops

BALTIMORE, May 2e.-The rush
that precedes the end seems to have
set IN the Methodist Episcopal general
conference and the delegates are be-
ginning to realize that two more
working days give very little time for
the business that should be trans
acted.
The committee on the episcopacy
passed favorably on the characters Of
all the bishops and will SO report to
the conference.
The conference continued discussion
of constitution for the board of
church extension and home missions
organized during the last Quadrennial.
Among the important features agreed
to were the following:
The general conference committee
on home missions and church extension
was ordered to be composed of II
members, who will include the entire
board Of bishops, corresponding sec
retary and his assistant, president and
recording secretary, two members of
the board of representatives-one lay
and one clerical-from each general
conference district elected by this con-
ference and Is representatives elected
by the board of managers, no more
than five of whom shall be from any
one annual conference.
~ mOtlOH was Also passed llIliititi6
the number of field agents to two,
there being general sentiment in
favor of retrenchment.
The conference did away with the
district boards of home missions and
church extension.
Elections We're held at the afternoon
session for editors Of the Methodist
official publications and secretaries of
the various church boards.
The balloting for editors resulted in
the reelection of all the present in
cumbents, except in the case of the
Pittsburg Christian Advocate. DR.. j.
j. Wallace of GAINESVILLE, o.. succeeded
the Rev. DR.. Smith, elected bishop.
Secretaries were returned as fol-
lows: DR.. Robert Forbes board of home
missions and church extensions; DIR. M.
B. Mason tcolored), Freedm ems Aid So
ciety, and DR.. e. M. Randall, Epworth
league. all re-elections. DR.. David G.
Dowuey was chosen secretary of the
board of Sunday schools, and DR.. Joseph
B. Hingley, secretary of the board of
conferences, both new bodies.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
COTTON KING HELD
FOR CONSPIRACY
Federal Grand Jury Acts in Case
of T. H. Price for Alleged
Leak in Reports

NEW YORK, May 29.-Theodore H.
Price, at one time known as the
cotton king because of his tremen-
dous trades in the staple, and most re-
Gently president of the Eagle fire in
surance company, was indicted today
by the federal grand jury, after a long
investigation of a startling leak of
cotton crop statistics contained in a
government report, which had not been
made public
The grand jury found two indict-
ments against Price, one charging con-
spiracy tof commit an offense against
the United States, and the other brib-
cry of government official. Three
other persons are indicted with Price
and warrants have been issued for
their arrest, as they are out of the
jurisdiction of the federal court of
this district.
With the handing down of the indict-
ments Price. who had apparently an
ticipated the action taken against him,
appeared at the federal building and
surrendered himself He was arraigned
before Judge Hough and pleaded not
guilty. Bail was fixed at IS 900, which
was furnished and Price was released
after the court had set June 19 as the
date for the preliminary hearing.
Price asserted after his arraignment
that he was entirely innocent of the
charges.
While Prices career has lacked the
sensational features which marked
Sully's brief tenure of the cotton
throne" he has been generally con-
sidered the most prominent operator
in the New York cotton market since
the days of John Inman.
He first attracted international atten-
tion as member of firm of Price, Nc
Cormick & Co., which failed on De-
cember "a, 1900. The firm failed for
about sl3, 100000. but Price at once
set about rehabilitating his fortune
and succeeded so well that during the
past three or four years he has paid
off his individual portion of the
firms remaining Indebtedness, amount
ing to $1,000,0o0 Notwithstanding
that the claims had been through
bankruptcy and. moreover, had been
outlaMed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
CANCER CURED
$1,000 for a Failure
No X Ray or other S~virdIe

The appalling number of deaths
from cancer in women's breasts have
led many to believe that cancer is
incurable- That is mistake as proven
by the many thousands of cures that
DR.. S. r. Cham1ey has made. Over a
third of a century devoted to curing
cancers; no failures and no pay until
cured is a record never excel1ed. No
proposition could be fairer than his
offer of $1,000 If he fails to cure any
single cancer. He is recommended by
physicians as strictly reliable. No work
could be more praiseworthy than his
teaching the wives and mothers
throughout the land that ANY lump in
woman's breast is cancer" He says
millions of women have lost their lives
through ignorance Of that truth, also
any tumor, lump or sore on the lip,
face or anywhere six months is can
Ger. You can obtain the best book
ever printed on cancers and tumors
cured without knife or pain, free by
addressing DR.. and Mrs. DIR. Chamley
& Co.. sos McAllister St., San Fran
cisco. Cal. The reader may save life
by sending this to some one with
cancer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
Truth
and Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life and are essential to per-
manent success and creditable stand
ing. Accordingly, 1t is not claimed
that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
SIENNA Is the only remedy of known
value, but one Of many reasons why
It is the best Of personal and family
laxatives Is the fact that it cleanses.
sweetens and relieves the internal
organs on which 1t acts without any
debilitating after effects and without
having to increase the quantity from
time to time
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and it's component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it Is free from all
Objectionable substances. To get its
beneficial effects always purchase the
genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and 1Or
sale by all leading druggists.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
DOOMED IN
LETTER OF BLOOD
Warned by Missive That Him.
self, Church and Lawyer
Are to Be Blown Up

CHICAGO, May 29.-Father Peter j.
OCallaghan. head or the Paulist or
der in Chicago, and Attorney Francis
E. Hfnckley have been Informed
through an anonymous letter written
in blood and wrapped in crepe that
they have been marked for death by
mysterious enemies, and st. Mary's
church. Wabash avenue and Hubbard
court, has been doomed to be blown
up. with dynamite.
The threatening letter had been
dropped by an unknown hand into the
poor box at st. Mary's church, of
which Father O'Ca1laghan is pastor. 1t
was unsigned and unaddressed. On one
side was a crudely drawn picture OF
a skull and cross bones.
Death to the priest and the lawyer
was threatened, it is believed, in con-
sequence of their efforts to obtain a
pardon for Herman Billek, under SEN
tence to hang June IL in Cook county
Jail on a charge of numbering by pol
son six members of the Vzral family
A chemical analysis proved that the
red fluid in which the letter was writ
ten was blood, and not red ink.
Father OiCallaghan declared that he
would lay the letter before Governor
Deneen, in the hope that it would in
duce the governor to pardon Billek
Father O'Callaghan and Hinckley
drew a confession from Jerry Vzral
few months ago that he had given
perjured testimony against BHlek at
the trial. BY this means they sue
ceeded in bringing Billek's ca3 before
the pardon board. The board sat with
Governor Deneen in extraordinary ses-
sion in the district attorneys office and
examined the evidence. The fnyestt-
cation led the governor to reprfeve
Billek and to advance the date OF his
execution to June II.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
TEN PROFITS BY
MAY CORN CORNER
Market Leaders Credit Operator
With Clearing Up About
$z,OOO,OO0 on Deal

CHICAGO, May 29.-The corner" in
May corn which has been run by James
"A. Patten of this city and his associates
came to an end today and the Patten
crowd is generally credited with hav-
ing made about $2,000,000 on the deal,
although 1t is admitted that all esti-
mates are largely guess work. Patten
declared that he did not know how
much had been made
The market was highly irregular and
nervous. May wheat ranged between
SiOb and Sill, and closed at $1.10h
corn sold anywhere between 77hc and
s2ssc, and closed at soc to S0hc; oats
ranged between 511sc and $3.50, and
closed at 52Ac.
excitement ran high today in all of
the grain pits when the weakness was
greatest Values changed with such
pewlldering rapidity that traders were
puzzled. Shorts were anxious to cover
and brokers for the bull leaders had at
times plenty of grain to sell. 1t is said
that the shorts have delivered to Patten
and his friends not far from 100000
pushels of corn and close to $500, 900
bushels of oats.
The corner has been largely in May
corn and Patterns holdings of this op-
ton We're accumulated between 55c
and 6Oc. Subsequent buying necessary
to support the market at critical
periods raised the average purchase
price about sc bushel The deal be-
gan early in October, 1907.
Early in May the shorts commenced
desperate efforts to fill the Chicago
elevators. with corn and many of the
western railroads issued rush orders
to apply on all corn shipments Despite
this. however, the ''Patten crowd were
not compelled to let go. nor was their
hold on the market weakened to any
apparent extent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
INSANE MAN GIVES
GEMS TO BELLBOYS
Hotel Detective Discovers Guest
Is Fugitive From Utah and
Calls Guardian

Escaping from his guardian at Salt
Lake City a week ago, Franz Jungh
an insane man, was found by his rela-
tives at the st. Francis hotel yester-
day.
Jungh arrived at the st. Francis
about three days ago and, at first,
there seemed to be nothing irrational
about his conduct. He was perfectly
harmless and well behaved and con-
tented himself with sitting in one cor
ner, silent and smiling After being in
the hotel few hours he developed
generous streak and began purchasing
jewels for no other purpose than to
give them away TO any one he met
He offered brooch to a bellboy, ac-
companying the gift with many COM
pliments and extravagant praise and
was Immediately pounced upon by
House Detective Hirschy. 1t took
about five minutes for the latter to
find out that he had an insane man
properly guarded Hirschy instituted
a search for the Jewels. After these
had been recovered an investigation
was started and Jungh's relatives in
Salt Lake City notified.
Pending their arrival, Jungh was
kept under close watch, but, despite
this, he managed to give the hotel
management lne slip thursday night.
Hirschy missed the man about Is min
utes after he had gone and trailed
him to the depot at Third and Towns
end streets, comfortably ensconced in
the smoker of a train bound for Mon
terey, where he said he was going
to see a house which II architects
were building for him there.
He was taken back to the hotel and
placed in the hands of his brother,
who arrived from Salt Lake City yes
terday. In the afternoon he made an.
other attempt to get away, but was
discovered by Hirschy before he had
gone half a block. Jungh was taken
to Portland last night by his brother
and Hirschy. the latter being the only
man about the place who seemed to
be able to handle him.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
PACIFIC FLEET BEATS
ATLANTIC AT PRACTICE
Naval Results Show Whining
ton and Perry as 1908
Winners of Trophies

WASHINGTON, May 29.-The cruiser
Albany, the gunboat Wilmington and
the torpedo boat Perry were the trophy
winners in their respective classes In
the annual record target practice at
one mile for 1908, according to the re-
suits announced at the navy depart
ment today.
The Albany had a final merit OF rs,
with the st. Louis at 50 and the
Charleston at 81 as star ships. The
Wilmington's final merit was 81. The
Perry had a final merit of 6s- Star
ships are those that attain at least SO
per cent of the final merit OF the
trophy winners.
In the standing of fleets the Pacific
fleet leads with final merit of 60. the
Atlantic fleet being next with 55- 1t
is said that in the percentage OF hits
and rapidity of fire the records show
approximately double those of 1908.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
PROSECUTOR LOOKS INTO
GIRLS MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Developments Arouse Suspi-
cions of New Jersey Attor-
neY and He Demands Probe

PRINCETON, N. j., May 29.-Develop
ments of the last few days have led
Special Prosecutor George Berdine to
suspect that the death of Miss Bertha
Vanderbilt, assistant librarian of the
Princeton university library, was not
the result of an accident, and Berdine
has begun an investigation.
Miss Vanderbilt was the daughter
of jeweler of Amsterdam, n. Y, and
her body was taken to that city for
burial. Berdine is said to be of the
opinion that the county physician and
coroner who allowed the body to be
buried acted too hastily and may de-
mand that it be exhumed for an autopsy
to determine the cause of Miss Wander
bits death.
1t is probable that Berdine will ask
for an order of the supreme court per-
mitting an autopsy. Detective Frank
Hoffman has been assigned to inves-
tigate the case for the prosecutor, be-
ginning at point where the coroner's
inquiry ended.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
CLUBWOMEN'S REQUEST
is HEEDED BY COURT
Complaint of Inadequate Pun
ishment Followed by
Heavier Fines

The representations made by dele
cation from the California club Thurs
day to Special Prosecutor Louis Fer
Zari that fines imposed upon proprietors
OF restaurants for violating the state
milk law were inadequate had the de-
sired effect. Otto Koch, proprietor OF
restaurant at 321S Sixteenth street,
and Lazarus Begilich, proprietor of a
restaurant at 8SS Valencia street, were
each fined SIS yesterday by Police
Judge Cabaniss and Freeman Prichette,
1910 Fillmore street. and James Pre-
meas were each fined SIS.
The crusade will be carried on more
vigorously and Attorney Ferrari said
yesterday that so complaints would be
prepared against restaurant proprietors
and milk dealers. He said the decision
Of the appellate court that the milk
ordinance was invalid would not have
any effect upon the determination Of
the health authorities to give the citi-
Zens pure milk.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
PASTOR is BARRED FROM
MEMORIAL DAY SPEECH
Invitation to Emma Goldman to
Occupy Pulpit Displeases
Grand Army Men

BUTTE, Mont, May 29.-The G. A. R..
definitely decided today not to permit
the Rev. Lewis ]. Duncan to deliver the
address here tomorrow at the Memorial
day services. DR.. Duncan, who had
been invited to speak but was requested
to retire after it became known that
he had invited Emma Goldman, the
anarchist lecturer, to come to Butte and
speak in his pulpit. has issued a state
ment defending his course. Neverthe-
less the G.. A. r. committee today def
nitely rejected Duncan and asked
Charles Leonard, a prominent attorney,
to deliver the address.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
cALrFoRNrANs IN NEW YoRK

The following Californians registered in
New York-San Francisco J.. A. Hicks, Wal
dorf y. S. Dodge, II. III. Ebey, Mrs. Ebey, Grand
Mrs. G. Friedman, Miss e. Friedman. Miss F..
Friedman. Herald Square; Miss r. Bryant. Hoff-
man: ]. Frayne, Bartholdi; II. Rafael. Bar
tholdi; Miss s. Wells, Hoffman; F. s. Wythe,
Churchill; w. Cleary. Astor House; Mrs. f. Y.
Willis, Belle Claire; Mrs. Cotton, Seville; s..
G. Patton Seville; J. d. Miller, Park Avenue;
f. w. Zeile, Miss NJ Zeile, Miss r. Zeile,
Netherlands; c. e. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor, G. Will
ams, Belmont; ]. G. Davis. Victoria; R. p.
Hatch, Prince George
Alameda-E. f. Samuel, A. J.. Samuel, Mrs.
A. ]. Smith, Garnd Union.
Los Angeles-T. A. Warren, Mrs. Warren,
Seville; G. II. Baker. Imperial; w. T. Burk-
hardt King Edward.
OaklandVE. f. Adams, NJ. s. Hamilton,
Plaza; Mrs. G. E.. Whitney. Murray Hin.
Sacramento-G. L. Muller Raleigh.
Salinas-O. p. Bardn, Mrs. Bardin, Gilsey
San Diego-F. j. Belcher, Churchill.
San JOSE. II. Wythe, Churchill.
Santa Maria-J e. Bell. Mrs. Bell, Union
Square.
tinental.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
JURY FAILS TO BRING
VERDICT FOR McCOMAS
Ten Said to Have Voted to Ac-
quit Slayer of Mrs.
C. l. NOveS

LOS ANGELES, May 29.-The fury
in the case of w. p McComas. min
ing man who shot and killed Mrs. Char
lotte L. Noyes in her apartments in
the Westlake park district, on the night
of February %, was discharged short
ly before IL o'clock tonight after less
than II hours of de1iberation.
No official announcement of the
standing of the jurors could be Sc
cured, but there was reason to believe
the last poll showed 10 for acquittal
and 2 for conviction. The district
attorneys office tonight announced that
McComas case would be called next
Monday to be reset for. trial.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
NATIVE SONS ARE
HOMFWARD BOUND
Delegates Devote Last Days OF
Notable Trip to Sight
Seeing
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

YOSEMITE, May 2s.-One hundred and
twenty FIVE members of the order OF
Native Sons departed at 4:3O o'clock
this morning for San Francisco and
will reach home at o'clock In the
afternoon. Another train left with zoo
delegates and will reach San Francisco
Saturday. Special trains will be run
tomorrow and Sunday to accommodate
the hundreds who are ready to depart
The delegates remaining In the valley
devoted the day to sight seeing Judge
Dooling accompanied Major H e. Ben
son on horseback trip over the park
Lewis f. Byfngton and James HanIey
of San Francisco were members or a
party which left this morning for Wa
wona and the big trees. Every visitor
has carried from the park some SOU
venir of his visit and the little curio
shops in the valley have done a rush
ing business.
One of the most interesting SOU
venirs was that purchased by d. c..
Reed. former mayor of San Diego. II
consisted of large painting of the
valley which brought the artist $500.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
HEAT oPPREssEs HOUSE
Congressman Take Recess Until
Cooler and Adjourn Again

WASHINGTON, May 29.-The situa-
tion in the senate on the currency ques-
tion combined with the oppressiveness
OF the heat and the impossibility Of
disposing OF further business caused
the house at 2:30 o'clock today to take
recess until Z o'clock tonight. With
the greatest difficulty a quorum was
maintained, a large number of mem
bers already having left the city.
When the house met in the evening but
is members we're in their seats. After
nearly an hours wait for quorum the
house recessed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
FRUITMEN ORGANIZE TO
HANDLE OWN PRODUCT
Sonoma County Growers Plan
to Break From Dependence
on Commission Men
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE ca

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO The GALL
SANTA ROSA. May z9.-At meeting
held in Sebastopol for the organization
of fruit growers arrangements were
made for the handling Of the product
of the growers In Forestville. Green
Valley and Sebastopol independent of
the commission men of San Francisco.
A. H. Brod, representing the super
visors, and NJ " Vanderhoof, for the
state wholesale markets of San Fran
cisco, were present and addressed the
meeting. 1t was decided to maintain
a representative in the city during the
shipping season to handle the produce
from this section, and Secretary Fred
Banks will attend to the shipping OF
the same here. The organization was
effected by electing Charles Gallagher
as president; w. L. Goldberg. vice
president: Frank Banks. secretary and
treasurer. and John Burroughs, j. j.
Worner and Frank Flagg, directors.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
TROOPS FASTENED NORTH
War Department Orders Men
to Alaska June 20

Army headquarters, now in command
of Colonel ]. w. Duncan, was sur
prised yesterday at the receipt of
orders from Washington. ordering the
Twenty-second infantry to proceed to
Alaskan posts June 20 instead Of July
8, as originally intended. No reason
was given for the command, but it is
supposed 1T is desire on the part OF
the department to get the Tenth. in
fantry, now in Alaska, back to Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. to take
part in the annual maneuvers that are
to take place at that post in Septem-
Der. 1t will cause a great rush to get
the troops ready to sail on the new
date prescribed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
FIND CONSPIRACY To-
RAISE PRICE OF MILK
Seattle Jury Convicts Dairymen
in Campaign Against Los
cal Food Trusts

SEATTLE, May ga Zerickson,
dairyman, was today convicted of con-
spiracy to raise the price of milk. The
jury was out but 80 minutes.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
George f. Vanderveer told the jurors
that if they brought in a verdict of
guilty it meant that every combination
in King county that had to do with
the fixing of artificial prices on the
necessities of life would be prosecuted
and convicted if possible.
The jury was assured that this was
but the beginning of the fight, and If
1T failed to convict it would be useless
to begin other actions for conspiracy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
SALT LAKE AFTER MEETING

SALT LAKE CITY, May 29-Invitations to
the Methodist general conference to hold its next
quadrennial meeting in Salt Lake City were to-
day wired to Rev. A. S. Mobray. secretary Of
that body, at Baltimore, by Major John S. Brans
ford; Fisher Harris. secretary of the commercial
club; Harry J. Talbot, superintendent of the
Methodist missions in Utah, and Rev. +. B.
Short of the First Methodist church of this city,
A strong effort will be made to bring the great
Methodist body to this city in 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
NEIGHBoRs CALL POLICE

OAKLAND. May 29.-John Montgom-
cry, living at 2149 West street, is in
the city jail on a charge of threats
against life, made by his wife. who al
leges that he broke the furniture in
the house and threatened to beat out
her brains. The police were sum-
moned by neighbors, who reported that
murder was about to be done.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-30
California Promotion Committee
ORGANIZED 1902

s'PROMOTION-The act Of promoting advance
ment; encouragement. Century Dictionary.
its object the PROMOTING OF California as
whole. 1t has nothing to sell. Its energies are
devoted to fostering all things that have the
ADVANCEMENT OF California their object.
1t gives reliable information every subject
connected with the Industries OF California IL
gives ENCOURAGEMENT to the establishment
OF new industries and invites desirable immlgra-
ton. II Is not an Employment Agency. although
II gives information regarding labor conditions.
Ii presents the opportunities and needs In all
fields Of business and professional activity. This
committee is supported by popular subscription
and makes no charge for any service rendered.
Affiliated with the committee are 100 CONNER
cial organiza- ions OF the state with member
ship OF 80, 000 Meetings held semi
annually in different parts of California. where
matters Of state interest discussed Head
Francisco in California building. Union square.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.