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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-29
DIVE KEEPER
INDICTED AS
BRIBE GIVER
Owner OF Grog Shop Near Pre-.
sidiO Trapped by Head
of Police Board
Carl Ritter Tries Schnlitz Doodle
Methods and Now Is Under
$4,000 Bonds
Langdon Believes Grafters Are
Trying to Trade on InfIu-
ence Once Theirs

Carl E Ritter, saloon keeper at
the Preside gates. the first man to
apply the financial methods of the
Schmitz regime 70 the Taylor ad-
ministration, was indicted yesterday
by the grand jury for Offering bribe
of $500 to A D Cutler, president of
the board of police commissioners.
who adroitly trapped the boodler.
Ritter wanted TIE license for his sa-
loon in Baker street renewed. and be-
cause of the antagonisrn OF the police
commission toward grog shops at the
Presidio gates decided that the graft
system in vogue when Ruef ran the
city was the only one he could use to
gain his point.
Ritter told the grand Jury yesterday
that Eugene Meyer. who lives IN Ala
media. but whose father has a saloon
in the Preside neighborhooe. had told
him that the police commission could
be fixed for $4,000. Meyer had stated.
Ritter said. that an influential man was
responsible for the report Before the
grand jury yesterday and before Dis
trict Attorney Langdon sunday Meyer
admitted telling Ritter OF the possibili-
ties of bribing the bmmission. but IN
sisted that his authority was saloon
loafer.
Langdon fears thas-srafters are try
ing 10 sell pretended influence with
the police commission. but does not
question the Integrity Of the board
itself.
TRAPS BRIBE GITER
Ritter passed the money to cutler
Tuesday. January 20 in the rooms Of
the Metropolis trust and savings bank
in Van Ness avenue. On the previous
day. in an unsigned written dsclara-
ton, he had offered the police commits
sioner half interest in the profits OF
the place. so wnen he appeared Cutler
was alive 10 the mans purpose. and as
the money was passed George VI. Rude
beck. a clerk in the bank. who. was
hidden behind a screen. saw the trans
action and appeared with Cutler be-
fore the grand jury yesterday and told
the story OF the bribery.
After short deHberstion the grand
jury voted a true bill against Ritter
and the count was returned before
Judge Sturtevant The court fixed Rtt
ter's bond at $4,000 The man has
been at the city prison since Saturday
night on the detinue book. His wife
was with him outside the door OF the
grand jury room while the jury was
celebrating on the indictment
After the Indictment had been re-
turned District Attorney Langdon said:
The Importance Of this case is not
the mere fact OF the Offering OF money
by this saloon keeper 10 police com
missioner. but the Importance grows
out Of the fact that we fear that per
sons have been trying TO sell out the
members OF the police commission un-
known. OF course. TO the officials them
selves: that Is. have tried 10 sell pre-
tended influence with the board We
have not been able to demonstrate that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-29
nEATH oF Prince oF LIPPE

HEIDELBURG. Jan. 2s.-Count Leo
pold. the reigning prince Of Lippe. died
today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-29

maintain % per cent higher rates in
California than were paid by other
states west OF the Rocky mountains
This issue has been met and has been
argued ably, if not convincingly, by
Alfred stiilman, Secretary of the execu-
tive committee of the fire underwriters.
Now, for the first time the figures
showing the measure of the total in
surance premiums paid in 1907 by the
citizens of San Francisco for fire in
surance are made public and make in
teresting reading They are included in
the annual reports which the insurance
companies doing a fire underwriting
business in California have prepared
for the state insurance commissioner
of California, to be submitted to him
March l, 1908
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-29
BIG BUSINESS SHOWN

The extent of the business done in
this city is indicated by the premium
returns. One insurance company re-
ceived in premiums for its San Fran
cisco business alone s5s5,sos last year.
Several received more than 100000
each and list of these is as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-29
FOREIGN

Cardinal Richard. archbishop Of Paris die
after short illness Page
Foreign Minister Hsyssbi of Japan. in ststinl
his governments policy. says that sstisfac
tory settlement with the United States 1
In sight Page
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Continued on PAGE ?, Column a
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EASTERN

II Brysn has his way the
velt will be Endorsed in the
form.
Elopement OF son Of Ser
daughter OF former Senator K
ily feud.
Walter Mack Of San Jose.
ate. who squsndered a $50
a year. is 81 jail in Chicago
having passed bogus checks.
Jules Gamsge. formerly OF
Countess" Media Of get ric
disappear from New York an
have gone TO London together.
President urges law 10 pl
against employers who woul.
for organizing.
Jerome fails to call experts
defense and Thaw case =
Friday.
Secretary Root sends note
this governments attitude on
cuesticn.
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Gambling must end in Sacramento Is
der OF new chief Of police to his men.
District court Of appeal decides thi
TRANS have right Of way over su
and holds owners Of cars respons
accidents.
Prosecution IN lsnd fraud csses st
moves for dismissal Of action agains
Mays and he is given freedom.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
INDIAN QUEEN TUNNEL
Is COMING OUT RIGHT

L. n. Morrison has returned from trip
to the Indian Queen company's property
and reports that the shaft near the COM
pressOr house still shows the rich ore
mentioned two or three days ago, while
conditions in the tunnel are even better
than was reported at the time of w. j.
Gray's visit
II don't wish, and l am sure the man
agement does not wish, to have anything
said about the property that would be
misleading or that would have a tendency
to influence the market. / can say, how
ever that the tunnel is now in a distance
of 1,050 feet and that the face is approx
mately 200 feet vertically beneath the
surface. They are now getting into the
ore-mak king formation and the showing at
present is good. The work is proving up
conditions to exist just as was antici-
pated from a knowledge of the surface.
The formation is regular and that portion
just reached is the first in which it was
expected that mineral would make The
best ground is still ahead and there seems
TO be no reason in the world, now, that
great mine should not be made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
KING COALITION
STOCK LISTED
Statement Filed Gives Good
Idea of Magnitude of the
Big Bonanza.

The shares of the Silver King Coalition
Mines company of Park City have been
formally listed on the Salt Lake Stock
and Mining Exchange and the first regu-
lar call of the stock will be held this
morning. The listing committee placed
its stamp of approval on the application
during the afternoon, and Chairman j. l..
Hamilton expressed satisfaction that the
big company had seen fit to place its
shares where dealings in them could be
brought under the strict rules Of the ex-
change. The exchange membership would
now like 10 see Ohio Copper get in line.
Practically everybody in Utah knows all
about the Silver King Coalition company
and its mines, so IL Is more for the bene-
fit of market operators away from home
that the pith of the information contained
in the company's application for listing
is given at this time The company was
organized on March %, 1907, with the Sill
yer King Mining company and the
kearns-Keith companies properties form
ing the basis of the new organization
Numerous other properties, both sof indi-
yiduals and corporations, were at the time
and have since been taken into the COM
bination. until the great corporation owns
more than 800 mining claims, nearly all
of which are patented. with a few in proc
ess of patenting. The Coalition company
is capitalized for ], 600 shares, par IS, or
Sc. $50. 900. David Keith is president; Frank
]. Westcott, secretary. and w S. Nc
Cornick, treasurer. The treasury reserve,
according to the statement filed with the
listing committee. amounts to $4,000. The
company has no debts and its stock is
not assessable.
Since the organization of the company,
less than eighteen months ago. the conf
pany has shipped 10000 tons of crude ore
and concentrates, worth. approximately,
$50 ton or 81 10000, while the AMOUNT of
ore in sight is given at 60000 tons. There
are $4,000 feet of tunnels and drifts in
the companys domain. q mein shaft 1,300
feet deep, 5000 feet of wines, $500 feet
of raises and 10000 feet of cross-cuts,
with the probabilities of these figures all
being away under the actual mark.
The Coalition company paid it's first div
idend in October 1t was for 15c a share,
or s1S7 800 The next dividend will be
posted during December. The mines
owned by the company nave paid over
81. 600 to date, while only a small frac-
ton of the great empire OF mineral-bear-
ing territory owned by 1t has been
touched. The possessions extend for more
than four miles in length and average
over a mile wide. The ore produced car
ries lead. silver, gold and copper. The
company employs a force of ABOUT 400
men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
QUESTION OF MATHEMATICS
Harvard University Professor Has
Discovered Rule Governing Sex.

Boston. Nov. 23.-Fighting to vindicate
his recent assertions that he has discov-
cred mathematical rule governing repro
duction and sex determination of the
higher animals, Professor William e
Castle of Harvard university has bred two
absolutely unheard-of varieties of guinea
pigs.
The breeding of the two new animals is
looked upon as especially wonderful from
the fact that the two hybrid guinea pigs
are of exactly the same character as Pro-
fessor Castle predicted they would be-
His demonstration that fixed rules can be
applied to the reproduction of animals of
certain character, and that the color and
length of hair and the sex can be mathe-
matically and precisely determined. has
thrown new light upon the possibilities
of animal breeding
Professor Castles experiments are
looked upon as the farthest step vet taken
in definitely solving the secret of sex.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
Mining Notes.

Fred 4. Flindt left for the Yerington
district yesterday afternoon for several
days trip.
Three cars of ore from Utah mines and
one from Nevada were released from the
Pioneer sampler yeste DAY morning
There was released from the Taylor &
Brunton sampler yesterday five carloads
OF ore from mines in Utah and three from
Nevada camps.
H S. Emlaw, the well known mining en-
gineer, has gone to Wallace, Ida, 10 take
charge of A W. McCune's lead properties
in the Occur d'Alene district
Ernest and z. G. Wooley left for the
Alta Copper cOmpany's properties in the
Little Lost River country, Idaho. Sunday
evening, TO be gone few days.
w. n. McGill of Ely, who has been I'M
der the weather for a month or more, IS
coming in to one of the hospitals here
during the week to take treatment and
recuperate.
John Dern went to Tintic yesterday to
see how things are moving at the Nav
Day and Uncle Sam and to have a con-
ference with the superintendent of the
Lower Mammoth previous 10 starting
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
COPPER STOCKS IN
BOSTON AND NEW YORK

Following is the daily market comment
of Paine, Weber & Co., Boston, together
with the range of prices of copper stocks
and other Boston listings in which the
west is interested as well a similar re-
port on New York curb transactions, by
James A Pollock & Co, and from which
it is secured for use in this department
of The Herald.
Boston. Nov. 23.-The market was dull
today and near the close became fairly
active at lower prices. There is no dfspo-
sition TO sell coppers, however, and they
hold firm Several of the floor traders
are making the market in Superior and
are able to advance the price without
taking much stock Copper Range is no.
ticeabiy strong, being 50 bid for consid-
cradle amount. The new explorations by
the Range company are being watched
with interest and any favorable discov-
cry will cause sharp rise in the stock.
Formal application was made today for
listing of Superior & Boston and we ex-
pect that it viii soon be admitted for
trading on the floor. This will give the
stock collateral value and will eventual
ly give it a wider and higher market
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
DOUBLING MILLS SIZE TO
TREAT MERCUR TAILINGS

The reorganized Manning Leasing COM
pany, which is operating the Holderman
process on the old Mercur tailings dump
at Manning, is now treating regularly Us
tons OF tailings daily and making a most
satisfactory extraction. A member of the
company stated yesterday that by the
10th of next month the capacity of the
plant would be doubled and that the gold
would be running out of all the way from
225 to 80 tons of tailings per day.
The original crowd that undertook TO
operate the scheme was hardly heavy
enough to see it through successfully and
a receiver had to be applied for. The
outcome ives the buying up of the whole
proposition and the organization of new
company. a company that saw every
shareholder in the first one got share for
proposition has been placed on its feet
and the leasing company, as we'll as the
Consolidated Mercur, stand to make a
good thing out of it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
PLANT
FOR MODENA
Snowflake Co., Backed by
Eastern Talent, Will Supply
Needs of Southern Camps.

Z A Short and H r. Elliot of the
Short-Elliot company. have just returned
from the east, where they have been do
ing business that means q great deal to
the southern gold country. First of all,
they have organized and financed the
ohoWflake Gold Mining & Power COM
Pahy and will at once begin the active
ueYelepment of The famous Snowflake
mines, consisting of five claims in the
Gold Springs district About four months
from row, OF as early in the spring as
possible, the Snowflake will be supplied
win electric power from big plant that
Is 10 be installed at Modena and which
Is TO utilize the producer gas system of
generating power for the big dinamos. To
start start With, this plant will consist of three
4.eD-horSepower units, these to be added
70 as the demands of the southern camps,
GoId Springs. Fay, Stateline and other
demand.
stall these first units" said Mr. Short
yesterday, but the whole matter has
been settled and work will begin just as
soon as 1t is possible to get machinery and
equipment here The electric line from
Modena to the Snowflake property will be
ten miles long, and what with the require
ments or the Snowflake, the Jennie, indie
pendence, Uvada and other propositions in
that vicinity. the big power plant will
nave its capacity pretty well taxed. The
company expects. however, to soon be
able to supply that entire region with
power for all purposes at most reasonable
rates. AS fuel for power purposes has
been most important matter for consiG-
Grafton down there, the new plant will
certainly supply a Iong-felt want and
stimulate operations in the camps down
that way more than anything else possi-
bly, could"
Messrs. Snort and Elliot have always
been live pushers for the southern coun-
try, and now that they have been sue
ceSSful in securing such substantial aid
for the development of it's rich mineral
resources, it may be taken for granted
that the expected boom will break out
there during the coming spring
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
FINE LEAD ORE OPENED UP
EAST OF M'GILL. NEW.

Guy l. Gallagher superintendent of the
Steptoe Lead and Copper company's prop
critics east of McGill, New, writes that
he has been doing some open cut work
on the property TO determine the trend of
the ledge and show up the nature of the
ore shoot along its course. He states that
the showing he has been able to make
and is making is such that there is prac-
ucally no reason 10 believe other than that
a great big mine viii be made in the prop
srty.
MI Gallagher already has a fine show
ing Of ore that will run 45 per cent lead
and several ounces in silver and samples
OF this rock followed his letter TO Profess
sor w. II. Tibbals. who received il yes
terday afternoon. The rock. or some of it.
Will go to the assayer today
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
MASON VALLEY
SCHEMES A GO
No Longer a Doubt of Railroad
and Smelling Works
Being Built.

Lew HUMPHREYS, consulting engineer
for the Gunn-Thompson company, re-
turned yesterday from his trip to the
properties of the Mason Valley Mines
company, where, with Superintendent
Cole. h helped 10 pilot the big party of
eastern people over and through the mines
a few days ago. Mr.. HUMPHREYS says the
visitors, including Mr.. Thompson, were
greatly surprised at the appearance of the
coast, and, in the case of Mr. Aldrich, for
the east, highly pleased with what they
had seen.
Connections between the No. and No.
8 tunnel workings have not yet been
msde,' said Mr.. HUMPHREYS but / eN-
pect they will be by Saturday night Then
the task of opening up the ore bodies on
the bottom tunnel level and in the
ground between that and the No viii
be pushed with Vigor, as all the work
ings will be then splendidly ventilated.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS declined to discuss the
question of railroad and smelter building,
but II was easy to judge from his happy
both propositions, as It was intimated
they would be during the trip of the Wis
itors, were settled for good. In other
words, il may be taken for granted that
the camp will be connected by rail from
Wabuska at once, and IL may be also set
down as A fact that the proposed smelter
will be built Positively. official informa-
ton TO this effect may be expected as
soon as Messrs. Thompson and Gum
reach here from the coast, some time dur,
ing next week.
Engineer HUMPHREYS was also at the
Nevada-DOuglaS cOmpanYs properties
during his trip Snd he states that the
mines-mines that are growing bigger ana
better every day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
Mines and Mining Stocks
MINING STOCK EXCHANGE.
Market Is Getting Support and the
General Tone Is Stronger.

The market appeared a little unsettled
yesterday morning and it was a guess
with most of the stocks which way they
would move. As the day wore away it
was apparent that support was coming
from some source and the close was gen.
orally firmer than IL was at the end of
last week. It may have been the result
of accumulated orders over Sunday and Il
may have been a determination of inside
interests not TO allow the market to suf-
fer anything like a bad break At any
rate. the feeling was better, and the
chances for better prices To-Day seemed
good. 1t is doubtful. howeI er, if this
market will be able to withstand the sell
ing pressure that has been in evidence for
several days, and lower prices for a few
weeks are likely to rule.
During the two regular and open board
calls a total of l33.475 shares of stock.
with selling value of $50, 500 %. changed
hands. Following is the list of final quo
tations and record of sales made during
the day:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
00INGS OF UNLISTED
j. STOCKS ON EXCHANGE

During the open board trading yester-
day Bingham Standard Copper was sold
at Ice and l7c a share, Bingham Central
Standard went at &c Mineral Flat at 14l2c
and 15c. Ohio Copper at $50, Plutus at
l5l5c. and Uintah Treasure Hin at 2Sc and
2S1zc a share.
Twelve cents was bid for DemijOhn, PIC
for East Crown Point. and 81 for Seven
was offered at 2lc and Silver King Coali-
fiOp at &
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
THE HERALD IN NEVADA.

The Herald can be bought at the ioi-
owing places in Nevada:
aLoVeiocks-Charles h Baker
11usearora-MEs A l. Clark
-Rosenthal & Armanko-
Goidfield-Palace News Stand ana Hun
yer ADV. & Pub. Co.
Eiy-Harville Stationery Co.. @. b. FAX
". ana Walden & Burnett
Sanente-John Shier.
DBslamar-J. NJ Kelly.
than, p. NJ
66oore-Richard Richards.
I,dWnlde-Louie Polin.
Ccas fegas-Wilson Drug Co.
2ntheiter-M. Herman.
Ionopah-T. A Oidfather
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work in the bottom of the big operating
shaft that is now to be sunk from tne i,-V
to the 2,0o0-foot level
W. B. AldFieh. one of the prominent
figures in the Gunn-ThOmpson party 10
Ely and Yerington, has returned east
while the balance of the party, II IS IN
derstood, has gone down to Los Angeles
from San Francisco.
Governor Cutler has named John E Du-
Bots and Charles j. North of Dubois, Pa.
as delegates TO the approaching session OF
the American Mining congress Ihey are
both interested in Utah mining enter
prises and Mr.. Dubois is president OF the
Yankee Consolidated company
Letters from Gold Circle tell of the big
strikes that have recently been made IN
the Bulvoir and the Queen, in opposite
ends of the district, and the statement is
made that the district is getting hveiier
every day The showing made in the
Queen has been told of before, but the
Bulvoir strike is absolutely new, SO new
that no details have reached town.
George w. Heintz, general manager OF
the United States company's properties
here, was in receipt of a message from
Senator Reed Smoot yesterday. acknoWl-
edging receipt of the protest of the Blns-
ham miners against the removal or the
present tariff on lead. The senator as
sured Mr.. Heintz and the miners OF the
camp that he would do all in his power to
meet the wishes of the petitioners
The friends of Edwin F. Gray, and they
extend from the klondike 10 Mexico, ono
from New York to the west coast, viii
be panied to learn that Mrs. Gray, after
a months illness. died at st. Marks hos
pital this city. Sunday. Mr.. Gray opened
up the Nevada Consolidated companys
properties at Ely, and is now interested
in Alaska mines with Z. F. Phillips, one
of the big men in the Ely bonanza COM
panies.
c. o. Ellingwood, the well known min
ing man. is out from Boston for two
weeks roundup of his interests here.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Ellingwood
and daughter. who will visit in the city
while Mr. Ellingwood glides around the
camps where business is likely to call him.
Last evening, accompanied by l. II.
Schwartz, an attorney of Lawrence,
Mass, and Manager Grant Snyder, Filing
wood left for the Beaver Carbonate COM
pany's mines in Beaver county. On his
way back he viii take in some of the
Tintic properties.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
Forenoon Sales.

Beck Tunnel-200679c
Black Jack-1. COCA 4sc; 500@4sI4c, buyer 30.
Bullock. 5O0H7l4c
Carisa-600as7c: e0OG6Sc; 40oq69c; 2GOd7Gc;
!. S00672e
ColOrado-5506S3. TO-
Crown Point-S0odle1zc; 5OO62Oc. buyer 80.
Daly-Judge- 200dS5.50.
Indian Queen-6. 50001415e; s0Gd15c
Iron BlOssom-5G9dTS2. 81; 1,500G$2. 40: 900
as. IS. buyer so.
Lower -4OO33ikc: l, 100000; Loo
d;01ac. buyer 30
Mason Valley-2OOdS2. 10: SOFAS. 20.
May DAY.. 700d26c; a0627c
Mt. Lake-5G0645c
Prince Con.-1Oe6S1. 321k; 5O0dS1 80
Sioux CON-. J006$1 .521s: 5006s1 90. buyer
so; 500GS1 .52i5. buyer 80; 2800Gs1. so.
South Columbus Con.-1G0d5Oc; e0a652c
Swansea, 00013Jc.
Tintic Central-s o0o67a4c; 5.O0Oase, buy
er 60.
Uncle sam-2OO@71c; 5eoa72c; 1cOd7sc;
/ 1G1@T4c: 1.40O775e
Utah Con.-5Oo92S1Ec, buyer 60: 45O09
22ISc: 500T22c
NictOr-500Gl4c.
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DEP0SITORS EXCITED.
Failure of Eldred Bank, a Private
Pennsylvania Institution.

Bradford, Pa, Nov. 23-The Eldred
bank, Mexican county. has suspended. 1t
is q private institution. 1t is said the LA
bilities are about $4,000 and assets about
$1,000.
The depositoTs are greatly excited. but
the directors state will be paid in full
Alleged overdrafts by an official of the
pension.