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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
AYERS COMPANY
IS RANK SW|NDLE
Attorney Asks Mandamus to
Compel Production of Min
ing Concerns Books
COIumbia-MOhawk Alleged to
Have Taken Thousands
for Worthless Stock

OAKLAND April 1o.-Charges that
the Columbia-AGohawk mining and lsas-
ing company had heeeed the people
% this state out OF thousands of dol
lars were made by Attorney George F.
Curtis in Judge Melvin's court today
during the hearing OF a petition for a
writ Of mandamUs 70 secure possession
az the books OF the concern. Henry
Russ, who said he was a stock holder.
filed the petition after he had made
End the books and had failed even 70
locate the main Office OF the company.
according 20 his petition.
The fling OF the petition was fol-
lowed by a general scurrying to cover
o. all directors and officials OF the
concern. Curtis said and p. \. Berin-
ger, who held the Office OF secretary.
who was defendant in the petition.
promptly fled an affidavit to the ef-
feet that he had several times rendered
his resignation and had had no notice
taken OF il by the heads Of the con-
cern His duties had been perfunctory
81 all times. he said. and had consisted
largely ia sending out calls for direc-
tors meetings. which nobody attended.
MAKES GRAVE CHARGE
Curtis included a charge that the
prospectus Of the company, which had
been largely circulated. contained names
OF persons who were represented as
capitalists, and who Endorsed the COM
psny. but who in reality were not cap
italists. and whose names had been
used without their consent or knowl-
edge. Adolph Roland was one Of these
who testified that he was no capitalist
ard knew nothing Of the company until
he learned that his name had been
used.
Barton Pittman admitted be was q
director and that the company sold
shares for many thousands OF dollars
but ne disclsimed any knowledge Of
the financial transactions Of the oom-
pany. and also said he did not know a
csshbook from a ledger
Beringer testified that he had none
OF the books. but he believed they
were in possession OF E r. Marriott Of
Los Angeles. Judge Melvin ordered a
subpoena for Marriott to bring the books
into court with him In one week, when
the matter Will be taken up again.
CALLS COMPANY FAKE
This Columbia Mohawk and leasing
company IS fake" said Curtis. after
the close or the hearing. ITO the best
of my knowledge II has claim In
Goldheld which originally cost $500
snd on which they issued $1,000. 0ef
worth OF stock. They sold this stock
10 z wealthy merchant in Eureka, tC
persons in the revenue service and tc
Intelligent people in nearly every par
OF the state The stock is worthless
and State MneralOgist Aubry has
written District Attorney Langdon OF
san Francisco urging him 10 bring the
operations OF this concern before the
grand jury. Pittmen has been ar
rested and is now out on BAH on 8
charge or embezzling money from John
II Obert. a ticket agent at Carson
City Other arrests may follow, as
have many clients who say they have
been swindled. and there seems to be
slight recourse for them in a civil
action
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
STANFORD SENIORS
BAR ALL FESTIWTY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. April TO-
IN one of the most hotly contested OF
class discussions, extending over an
hour and half this afternoon. the
seniors OF stanford University again
decided that all senior week festivities
should be eliminated. This plan was
agreed upon at the time the Il upper
class students were suspended.
The present group Of fourth year
students viii therefore leave the uni
versity without any of the customary
ceremonies so dear 20 the hearts Of
the graduates. This is intended by the
students TO stand as permanent pro-
test against the drastic action Of the
faculty in dismissing their classmates
The senior farce, the senior ball. the
senior prom and other commencement
exercises VIII be eliminated for the first
time in the history of the university
The only ceremony that will be per-
formed BY the 1908 graduates VIII be to
lay the class plate beside fits prede-
cessors in the pavement Of the me-
mortal court
The money which is IN the class
treasury. amounting TO several hundred
dollars was turned over to Graduate
Manager Knupp 10 be added 70 the
fund formed 20 send the Stanford track
team 10 Chicago.
President Jordan has decided tc
ignore the report of the San Francisco
alumni as to the suspension OF the Al
students. taking the same position thai
is assumed by his student affairs com
mittee.
This decision has caused consider
able surprise. as Or. Jordan had stated
he intended to consider the recon-
mendation az the alumni that the
students sffairs committee of Stanford
University permit those students sus-
pended March 25, 1908. who desire
70 reinstate themselves in the univer-
sity TO do so upon giving proper as.
surance Of submission to university
disciDifne
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
BODY OF DEAD BABY
ON UNDERTAKER'S DESK

On opening paper package lying
on his desk yesterday. G. r. Prechtel,
manager of the Golden Gate under
taking parlor. was horrifed to find IL
contained the body of baby boy some
36 hours old The parcel had been
found on the hat rack by the janitor
during the morning, ard thinking that
It belonged TO the manager. he left il
on his desk. The suruise was that
some poverty stricken parent had
placed ii on the hat rack while the EN-
ployes were at supper the night before.
hoping it would be given a decent bur-
ial for the sake of charity. There was
not stitch of clothing on the chfld's
body, and though the police are making
an investigation, there is but little
hope of discovering the parents The
body was turned over to the coroner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
CARMEN u. DUNPHY'S
ESTATE is $4O9, 300
Inventory of Property of the
Widow of Well Known
CatfIeman Iss Filed

The inventory and appraisement of
the estate of Carmen u. Dunphy. widow
of William Dunphy, a cattleman, filed
with the county clerk yesterday,
showed valuation of s409.369. The
chief single item Is the Dunphy ranch
in Monterey county, of 1900 acres.
which is appraised at s142,722. 1t is
subject to mortgage of s100, 900, how
ever. Mrs. Dunphy's half interest in
the livestock valued in the inventory
al 1888. The remainder of the estate
consists of valuable realty in San
Francisco, including piece in Ellis
street near Mason, worth 10000: real
estate in Washington street, Duboce
avenue, in the Haley tract, in the
Butchers reservation and in the tide
lands Of South San Francisco. Mrs.
Dunphy died March II, 1907. Her heirs
are James c. Dunphy (son), Jennie C.
Dunphy (daughter), Mrs Mary d.
Flood tdaughter) and Viola Percy Bur
nett (granddaughter)
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
CASE FlxERS' MAKE
THEMSELVES SCARCE

The announcement that Mayor Taylor
has sought legal opinion on the ques-
tion as to whether the police judges are
municipal officers" with a view to re-
moving them for neglect OF duty.
caused great stir yesterday around
the police courts. The news came as a
thunderbolt out of a clear sky, as it
was not suspected that any watch was
being kept on the conduct Of the lower
criminal courts. IT had become such
a common practice to dismiss Offenders
with political pull that misdemean-
ors rarely thought of engaging attor-
neys to defend them. Instead they
looked to the men who do district poll
tics to get them free Of the meshes OF
the law.
The announcement in yesterdays
Call OF the mayors intention 10 ad-
minister an official rebuke 10 the dere-
lict police judges was a bit premature
in so far as the mayors plans were
concerned and the story brought forth
a loud denial from Secretary McKan-
nay, who had been busy lately tryin &
to find the source through which in
formation regarding Mayor Taylor's $
plans for Investigating the various
municipal departments had been leak
ing. McKannay did admit, however.
for advice as to the right of the mayor
to remove police judges should the oe-
casion demand and later in the day
Attorney Long also admitted that he
had been asked for information on the
subject.
Numerous complaints have been re =
ceived by Mayor Taylor regarding the
quality OF justice meted out in the
police courts, particularly in connection
with public plans to enforce sanitary
laws, and 1t was this rapidly increas-
ing complaint that hastened Mayor
Taylor's intentions to assert his author
ity in the disciplining OF the committing
magistrates The news that he had
taken the first step in that direction
had Sudden tendency to improve the
condition of affairs in the police courts
yesterday.
The case hxers" were less in evi-
dence around the city hall yesterday
than at any time during the past six
months. Many of them quietly took to
cover. as they did not know but that
they might be arrested. There is
law declaring that the men who hang
around the courts settling cases are
vagrants and in the past it occasionally
has been invoked 1t may be invoked
again to rid the city hall of the pres
ence OF these harpies.
Attorneys who have looked up the
law say that there is no question
that the judges of the police courts
come under the head Of municipal on
GERS and that il is within the power OF
the mayor to proceed against them
should the evidence at his disposal war
rant him in making such a drastic
move.
Now that it is known that the courts
are being watched there will be fewer
dismissals of political favorites and
penalties more suited to the ofrenses
committed will be dealt out by the po-
lice judges.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
GRANTS REBATES
ON OIL SHIPMENTS

Los ANGELES. April 10.-After de-
voting nearly five days to investigation
of alleged violations of state laws IN
the granting of illegal rates by the
Santa Fe and Salt Lake railroads, the
state railroad commission today ad-
journed to meet in San Francisco
April 20, when, according TO announce
ment, inquiry into the affairs of the
Southern Pacific will be resumed.
The investigation of the Santa Fe
will again be taken up in San Fran
cisco after data now being compiled
In the Santa Fe offices is complete.
1t is stated that other matters not
yet touched upon may also be brought
out later.
Most of the instances of refunds and
secret rates which have been brought
lawed so far as criminal prosecutions
are concerned.
1t is stated, however, that civil suits
against the railroads might be brought
by shippers who have not received as
low a rate as has been granted to
other shippers.
Probably the most important as well
as the latest refund made by the
Santa\ Fe which has been brought
out in this hearing. is that given the
Associated oil company, amounting to
almost s3S.0o0 on about 80 5,00o,0 900
barrels of oil shipped from the Kern
river field to Stockton and San Fran
cisco bay points. and this was inves-
tigated further today.
Today's session was confined to the
Santa Fe. Edward Chambers who
previously testified as to traffic agree
ments. and Q. T. Helping. formerly a
clerk in the claims department who
handled the refund of over $4,000
made in favor of the Associated oil
company, were the chief witnesses.
The testimony was largely corrobora- :
tive of what had already been shown
through the examination of Santa Fe
officials.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
ORDERS HIGH SPEED cans

PALO ALTO. April 10.-Walter A.
Clark, general agent for the Los Altos
property, ia which many OF the South
ern. Pacific officials are interested, is
the authority for the statement given
cut here today that the Southern
Pacific company has ordered several
SO passenger gasoline cars for local
service between Palo Alto and Los
Gatos over the Mayheld cutoff. The
cars were thoroughly tested and ap-
proved after a series Of exhaustive
tests out Of Ogden over year ago and
arc capable OF developing so miles an
bour
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO
HALF HOLIDAY AND PAY

City Attorney Long rendered an
opinion yesterday that the employees
of the board of public works, who are
paid by the day, are entitled TO the
Saturday half holiday without any loss
in wages. He holds that all the per-
manent employees of the department
are to be given the benefit of the holi-
day provisions of the charter, with pay,
whether their wages are fixed by the
day or month.
City Attorney Long also advised the
tax collector yesterday that Deputies
Charles E. Broad and John III. Lenehan,
who were suspended by former Col
lector Nichols, are not entitled to pay
during the period of their suspension.
The men were suspended during the
latter part of Nichols term and were
reappointed when Collector Bush took
Office.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
SUPERIOR JUDGES To
DISCUSS COURT RULES

The superior judges will meet this
morning to consider amendments Of
the court rules suggested for obviating
the long delays in bringing personal
injury damage cases to trial. Presiding
Judge Sturtevant will lay before his
colleagues the representations made to
him recently by deputation from the
building trades council. The sugges-
tions are three: That jury cases be
distributed among the nine judges try
ing civil cases, instead of three. as at
present; that attorneys be required to
present an affidavit when applying for
additional time to plead, and that the
party demanding jury trial be re-
quired to pay the jury fees.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
no MEET IN SCHOOL pEBATE

There will be a debate this evening at Mis-
sion high school. OF Eighteenth and
Dolores streets, between the teams of the Call
forDia school of mechanical arts and the Lowell
high school under the auspices of the debating
league of California. The subject will be:
Resolved. that federal union between those
countries bounded the north by the United
States Of America and on the south by the
United States of Colombia, excluding the Pa
anna canal strip, belonging to the United States
of America. should be effected" The affirm
afive speakers from the California school Of
mechanical arts will be willard Beatty. Mar
ggerite Boyd and Helmut Strauss; alternate,
Ashleigh b. Simpson. The negative speakers
from Lowell high school viii be Eugene Block,
Douglass Barrows and Frederick Shipper; al
ternate. Milton Marks.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
KNIGHTS coNDEMN RACE TRACK

Herman Schafner, grand keeper Of records and
seals OF the domain OF California, knights OF
Pythiss, has received from University lodge OF
which affects the racetrack evil. 1t is as fol-
lows.
Resolved that the members Of University
lodge No. lb2. Knights of Pythias OF Berkeley
Cal. working for the elevation and bettermens os
mankind. 90 unreservedly condemn the racetrack
etil aud that We do individually pledge our imam
cial and moral support TO any lawful means that
may be used for its suppression"
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
pARLoRs ELECT DELEGATES

Mantle parlor No los, Native Sons
Of the Golden West, will be repre-
sented at the grand parlor session next
month by the following delegates: Will
liam A. O'Leary and William H. By
ington. This parlor will have it's an
nual banquet next Tuesday night.
Dolores parlor No. 20S, of the same
order, has elected as delegates to the
grand parlor John Lettich, j. P.
O'Leary and Claud Hoffmeyer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
cALrFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK
SPECIAL. DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, April 1o.-The following
Californians are registered in New
York:
San Francisco-H. Boring. Waldorf
Astoria. W. n. Mead, Knickerbocker
c. D. Dewitt, Hotel Astor: ]. w. Cox
Astor house; Miss Nj. Green, Mrs. c
Isaac. Nj. Van Vliet and wife and DR.
s. T. Kahn, Wellington; r. A. Wood,
and wife. Collingwood; III. b. Clark
T. b. Levison. Hotel Belmont; M. Blan-
denstein, Savoy; W. K. Freeman, d
Morrison. Astor house, r. NJ. Wood
ward. Hotel Cadillac; G. A. Stuart Ho-
tel Albany; E. B. Jones. Seville; Mrs
r. H. Sprague. Misses Sprague, Albe.
marie.
San Mateo-J. Fl. P. Howard. Algon-
quin.
Oakland-B. F. Armstrong, Gilsey
n. M. Haffnar, Cadillac; III. d. Haga-
dorm. Herald Square.
Los Angeles-T w. Davis w. Ro.
main, B. Scott, NJ d. Herington, Broad
way Central: J. Lawrence. Belmont.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
SCORES FEDERATED
HARDOR COMMITTEE

Attorney Matt l. Sullivan criticised
the merchants exchange the chamber
OF commerce and the merchants asso-
citation before a meeting Of the Islais
creek inland harbor committee at
Rolph's hall last night when the mat
ter Of acquiring the 81 blocks adjOin-
ing the Islais channel came up for dis
cussiOn. sullivan stated that In his
opinion the three organizations had not
acted in good faith in that when the
bill providing for the Islais inland har-
bOr was first presented to the governor
OF the state the different bodies en-
Enthusiastically approved the measure
and later when the legislature went
into extraordinary session they op-
posed it, not knowing that at that time
the governor had signed the bill
Il do not know what could have
been their motives in acting as they
did in this matter said Attorney Sui
livan- Neither can I understand what
this so called federated harbOr COM
mittee means by proposing TO lop OF IS
Of the best blocks in that section and
urging the acquisition Of only Is
blocks. leaving the rest to be rented
out at an enormous figure by some for
tunate individuals or corporations. But
do know that we must acquire those
81 blocks or none. The masses are in
favor OF the proposition but the inner
circle. actuated BY some motives. ara
not. We must make up our minds that
we can depend only upon their nos
tility'
PARTIAL RETRACTION
Later in the evening. when informed
that former Mayor James d. Phelan
was member of the federated harbor
committee, Sullivan said he did not be-
heve that Phelan would associate him
SELF with any bodies that were not
aetuated by the best motives. To a
certain extent he retracted his earlier
attacks on the socslled federated harbOr
committee.
W. s. Williams of the West End i'm
provement club. one of the speakers OF
the evening, said he knew OF a num-
Der OF plans of land grabbing that
We're being carried out in the vicinity
or the lslais creek and that the West
ern Paci1c was at present engaged in
goooling up lands immediately adioin-
ing the proposed 64 blocks He said he
mad done engineering work for certain
corporations and knew positively that
schemes of that nature were under
way.
WANT PROPERTY BOUGHT
After considerable discussion IL was
decided that the executive COMMITTEES
put new energy into the urging OF the
purchase Of the proposed property ad-
joining the Islais channel and that this
pc provided for in the new bond issue
among those present were.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
CHANG IS HELD ron TRIAL

In Whan Chang the Korean, was held for
Conlan Yesterday a charge Of murder, with
out q bonds, for shooting and killing Durham
White Stevens. diplomat, at the ferry March
20 NJ w. Chun, his companion. who was
accidentally wounded by Chang, was taken
from IRON, the Lane hospital TO the city prison on
3hHrsuay afternoon cured. but he was
weak yesterday morning that he was not
taken into court to be arraigned the charge
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
HfRDICT Is ACcIDENT

REDWOOD CITY, April 10.-Tho
coroner's jury today returned verdict
Of Academia, death in the case Of Kaz-
miez Skinder the Russian who was
killed by train near San Carlos
"Wednesday night X declared the rail-
road corn"sny was not to blame FOR the
eccident
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11

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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY

Joseph Greely, John Clark and Henry Ken.
neatly were booked at the city prison yesterday
man cullnan on charge of robbery They wore
idrutihed by Joseph Fassett. an empleye on fl1e
board Of health, the three men who robbed
him Of S21 aud his watch and chain in Bryanl
street near Tenth Wednesday night
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
YACHT AEOLUs ENTERED

san DIEGO. April 10.-At a meeting Of
me san Diego yacht club IL was decided To
enter tae yacht AeOluS for the regatta of the
Sonth Coast yacht club. when she will cor.
the class for the Los Angeles Times cup and
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
PARLoR ELECTS DELEGATEs

Louis schmitt. y. W. Hall aud S. J. Theisen
have been elected delegates fro1m Mission parIor
No 3s TO the convention OF the grand parior at
Yosemite.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-11
ALPHA JAU OMEGAS
BANQUET AT FAIRMONT
Red Room ResoundS With Songs
and Speeches at Annual
Gathering

The Gamma Iota of Alpha Jau Omega
fraternity held its annual meeting in
the red room of the Fairmont last
night. The affair was a jolly one, the
speeches bright and snappy, while col
lege songs ana instrumental music
added life to the occasion.
F. A. Berlin was toastmaster.
Speeches were made by W. B. Sawyer.
c. l. Bigelow, r. E. Sudden, w. a. Nc
Cord r. l.. Cave, A. r. Galloway and
H E. Parker. The following charter
members were present:
r. f. Sudden. W. P. Sawyer
III. 8. Jones Z. 8. Fish
Kingsley Cannon. ". {. wright
Hal SAWYER Wright Lassel
c. o. Larrison iI. X Dawson.
c. A. Brand. Roy Hillebrand.
Frank Georgson. chesley Bush.
Joe Kits.
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MULES FOR SALE.

Some nice three and four year old
mules for sale, fat and ready to put
to work. Will sell on time if pre-
ferred and give parties chance to
get money on tobacco in association.
j. w. RILEY,
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