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The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
NEW LISTING COMMITTEE
MAY BE HARD TO FIND

That President Ruggles of the San
Francisco stock and exchange board
will encounter difficulties when he
seeks TO appoint a new listing COM
luittee IN lieu Of the resi- gned body.
a result of the controversy over the
listing OF the Rawhide Mohawk min
ing company, is the opinion OF several
members of the exchange. Former
members of that committee which re-
signed in a body last Wednesday.
stated yesterday that Il is significant
that Ruggles is apparently feeling his
way before making the appointments.
When Ruggles was asked about the
matter yesterday he replied he would
appoint q new committee as soon as
ne had cooled of" However, he denied
being worked UP over Wednesdays af-
fair. The fact that The matter of list
ing the Rawhide Mohawk mining com
panv shares was taken out OF the hands
OF the listing cOmEIUIee after that
body had thrice rejected it on the
ground that the property did not pre-
sent sufficient merit. and placed in the
hands of the governing board. which
listed the shares. has not aroused the
kindliest feeling among some of the
brokers. 1t IS the existence Of this
spirit which has caused several Of the
brokers 70 predict trouble for President
Ruggles. Several brokers said they
would refuse 10 act If requested
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
BROWN TELLS OF
BARTNfTT'S ACTS
Bewigged Convict Testifies as
to Alleged Falsification
of Banks Books

The alleged Justification by Walter j..
Bartnett of the books of the California
safe deposit and trust company when
they were being restored after the fire
was the subject of the investigation
carried on yesterday by the grand jury
and Assistant District Attorney VII
liam Hoff Cook. As at Tuesdays sses-
sion. j. Dalzell Brown was a witness
For an hour and a half the bewtgged
convict, loaned from San Quentin TO
testify against his associates in the
bank. sat complacently in the grand
jury room and answered the questions
put by the jurors and the prosecuting
attorney.
There developed during the session the
identity of the men who are on Bart
netts bond. The National surety COM
pany, of which Frank l. Gilbert is the
the extent of 100000, but il is pro-
tected to that amount by friends of
Bartnett. The Bartnetts have kept the
names of the friends who went on the
bond a secret. but in the grand jury
room yesterday Gilbert told who they
were.
The bond was arranged in the east,
where Oscar Cooper. Bartnetts attor-
ney, went TO interest friends OF Bart
nett, said Gilbert. "and l issued ii
here on Instructions from the home
bond required by the National surety
company were w. G.. Payton: Edwin
Hawfey, president of the Iowa Central
railroad: B. F. Yoakum of the Rock
Island railroad; E. +. Hutton & Co., the
broker firm; E. P Earle, mining man
of New York; Colonel Frank III. Ray
a director of the American tobacco
company, and a man heavily interested
in the Great Western power company
and II. P. Wilson of the Great Western
power company"
Allen Griffiths. brother in law OF
Bartnett, was re-examined be obre the
jury in the matter of Ioafs made &c
Bartnett by the American National and
the Wells Fargo Nevada national
bank. Griffiths acted as broker In The
transaction. He was better witness
yesterday than on Tuesday. Grifi1ths
said that he made an effort to get Isaac
Cohen to go on Bartnett's bond. but
the aged money lepder made the excuse
that he was too old to become involved
E. W. Wilson. vice president of the
American national bank. and E. i
Jacobs, assistant cashier of the Wells
Fargo Nevada bank. testified to loans
! made to the California safe deposit and
| trust company.
Warren Olney Jr.. attorney and treas
urer of the Western Pacific railroad
was subpenaed to appear before the
! grand jury next Monday. to which time
| the body adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
LORING CLUB ANNOUNCES
END OF CONCERT SEASON

The concluding concert of its thirty
first annual season will be given by the
Loring club at Christian Science hall
next Tuesday evening The program
arranged for the occasion will prove an
exacting test of the male voices of the
musical organization
Among the impressive compositions
viii be the Introduction. and Hymn to
the Sun from Mascagni's opera Iris,
and Schubert's Song of the Spirits
over the Waters Both will have or
chestral accompaniment.
Three of the old favorites of the
club will be rendered next Tuesday.
These are: Chorus of Pilgrims from
wagner's "Tannhauser," Strauss Wine.
Women and Song waltzes, and Cobb's
IF Doughty Deeds My Lady Please
composition for y Sqade male voices es,sn nn- n
of the club, will receive Its first rendi-
tion at the concert.
A string quartet consisting of Ber
nat Jaulus, Gino Severi. II. Stahl and
Arthur Weiss will play several selee-
tions. among which will be Puccini's
"Crisantemi.
The concert will be under the diree-
ton of w. c. Stadtfeld. and the pianist
will be Frederick Maurer
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
OPPOSES SENATE PLAN
FOR CURRENCY INQUIRY

Local bankers. according to Homer
q. King. president Of the Bank of Cali
fornia. in ali probability will oppose the
currency commission plan adopted
by the United States senate last Thurs
day which provides for the appoint
ing Of a commission consisting of nine
senators and nine representatives. The
duties Of such 2 body will be TO in
vestigate the banking and currency
system OF the country and all matters
pertaining thereto.
Kings contention. which he says is
shared by several Of the prominent
bankers OF this city, is that the ap-
pOintment OF such a commission should
Include some prominent bankers OF the
country. men who are thoroughly IA
miliar with the ban king business.
While King does not deny that there
are d. number Of capable men in the
United States senate. he is Of the opin-
ion that the assistance OF practical
bankers on such a commission has
been proposed would prove Of intrinsic
value in the investigation of the bank
Ing and currency system Of the
country
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
WILL PAY MONEY IF
UNION RETAINS HIM

Under a Judgment rendered by Judge
Carroll Cook yesterday the problem
was put up to the bakery and pie
wagon drivers union whether it would
retain in full membership its embez-
zling secretary, Claude E. Lefevre, and
get back at least half the $1,000 he is
alleged to have taken. or whether it
would expell him from the union and
lose everything The young man
pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzle
ment.
will you pay back this money if
admitted to probation?' asked the
judge.
"If 1 am not turned out of the union
will be able to-" Lefevre replied.
Judge Cook thereupo1 ordered the
prisoned released on probation for five
years. one of the conditions of his
probation being that he shall pay back
tOAthe union S100 a year for that period.
Tho latter condition, however, does not
apply If Lefevre is expelled from the
ullion. There is a meeting Of the union
scheduled for Sunday afternoon to take
up the case of the eX-Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
WESTERN PACIFIC TO
RESUME NEVADA WORK
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO, New. May 22.-Active prepa-
rations are being made by the con-
tractors along the line of the Western
Pacific through Nevada to begin work
again in earnest within the next two
weeks.
j. E. Gillnaugh who has heavv In
terests along the line. arrived here from
Chilcoot last night and states that or
ders have been issued to prepare for
resumption. 1t is believed that work
will begin not later than June l.
For several DAYS past supplies. build
ing materiel and grading outfits have
been arriving in the state. consigned
to Winnemucca. Loyalton and other
points along or close to the line of the
new road.
The line was completed from Sal
Lake to point close to Ely when the
order to stop came early this year
Since then practicglv nothing has beer
done. hundreds of laborcrs have beer
thrown out OF work AMI the tieup has
been "a factor in the quiet business com
ditions which have prevailed in the
northern and eastern portions of Ne
vada.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
EDOFF SOON TO PAY
THIRD INSTALLMENT

OAKLAND May 22.-The third divi-
dend paid by Receiver James P. Ed
off to creditors of the defunct Cali
fornia bank will be ready some time In
June, according to announcement which
he made in Judge Harris court today.
The amount will be close 10 100000, or
about 10 per cent on the total liabil-
tiles.
progress with his accounts. and that
the tangled affairs of the institution
might be wound up soon.
He has asked Superior Judge Harris
70 set aside an agreement made by the
directors Of the bank with the debtor
Ventura bank. whereby a claim OF
s171. 900 against the Ventura bank was
wiped out for trifiing amount. Ed
Ventura bank could be made to yield
respectable sum of money If liqui-
dated in the ordinary manner, as that
bank is also insolvent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
WAGNER NIGHT IS
LARGELY ATTENDED
Abused Composer Proves Most
Popular and Auditorium
Is Crowded
By Walter Anthony

Who is the greatest composer?
Answer: Wagner Whose music
any other? Same answer. Who is
it that turned emotion and sentiment
into funny little black notes and scat
tered them before Philistines. who did
not understand the symbols Again,
Wagner.
ln other words. Dreamland rink
which has entertained >sizable au-
diences this week to hear the music
of the New York symphony orchestra,
playing under the magnetic beat Of
Walter Damrosch. was filled for the
first time last night: and it was Wag
ner night. The testimony of the ma
jority, then, answers Wagner" to all
questions relating to superiority and
popularity. Yes, Wagner is popular.
The best abused composer VINO ever
sang to Indifference and abuse has be-
come popular, in spite of the fact that
every season develops new author
ity, who says the great composer s
the last to utter the fatal words: but
if there is any "wane" it is not in the
west.
1t was the second Wagner night
best, and the Prize Song and
"Lohengrin" prelude were given as ex-
ira offerings to the devotees who
filled the great pavilion.
TRISTAN AND ISOLDE"
There was the love music from
Tristan and Isolde" for one thing.
Luckily there was nothing in sight to
tie the imagination TO an image.
Isolde was there, though, and with a
fiutter of string music like a breath
eXtinguished the torch. while Tristan
approached in darkness. 1t is, says
the program, gratuitously and unnec-
essariiy. their first meeting since they
confessed their love to each other. The
rest is rhapsody and not to be dis
cussed; only Damrosch saw its sweet
ness and purity and truth and made
his bandsmen play it.
Hardly less enjoyable was the Sig
fried Forest music from the second
act. wherein Nine. de Moss sang the
role of the forest bird. Just when the
insects dancing and swinging over
shrubs, no one but Damrosch will ever
know; Such pianissimo attack |, for
one. have never heard, and the meas
dynamic gradations until the forest
was awake.
BRASSES IN FULL GLORY
The professional of the gods in VAL
halla brought forth the glory of Dam
rosch's brasses, which thundered. rath-
er inconsiderately. il seemed. in view
of the eight first fiddlers whose hearts
likewise We're in their work but who.
al ciimactfc moments, were drowned in
superb sea of tone. The undying
marcn from the second act of Tam
hauser" closed the program. Nine. de
Moss developed unwonted dramatic
force in her two songs from "Lohen-
grim though she is better in the
smaller purities of the oratorio school.
This afternoon will be devoted 10 a
young peoples program and Walter
Damrosch has consented 10 make a
little speech on music Those who
have heard his lectures heretofore will
not willingly miss today's treat In
cidentally each instrumentalist in the
orchestra VIII rise and play a short
phrase on his instrument. showing its
quality. range and that intangible thing
which musicians like to call, for lack
of better name. color.
Tonight another memorable concert
Will be given by the orchestra in the
Greek theater across the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
DENIES HE COMES TO
LOBBY FOR QUEEN LII

Senator John c. Lane, member OF
the upper house of the territorial as
sembly of Hawaii. arrived in San Fran
cisco Thursday on the steamship China
on his way to Chicago to attend the
republican national convention Lane
took the occasion at once to deny the
report that he had been retained by
Queen Liliuokalani to lobby for her
claim for s1,000,o00 for the crown lands
of the islands.
The Hawaiian delegates were not
instructed for Taft" said Lane, but
there is strong disposition to vote for
him. The only instruction given us
was to vote as a unit We will send
six delegates to Chicago. although we
have been allowed but two. 1t is pos
sible that we will ask the convention
for a plank calling for a modification
of the exclusion act.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
COED WILL MARRY
TELLER IN BANK

BERKELEY, May 22. The wedding
Of William H. Kelley and Miss Leone
Lane has been set fer late in the sum-
mcr and Will be solemniZs1 at the
home of the bride IN Marysville. Both
ycung people are well known in college
and town circles here
Miss Lane is Il member of the La
Solano house club of the university and
recently announced her engagement al
dinner given by her clubmates, al
though the engagement had been
known by her friends for some time
She was member of the graduating
class of the university.
Kelley is a member of the class OF
1905 and holds a position in the First
national bank of this city. He was ap-
pointed receiving and paying teller In
the savings department soon after re-
ceiving his degree from the university
The members of the La Solano house
club will attend the bride at the we'd
ding.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
BROKER IS SEEKING
PRACTICAL JOKER
dernl2n Stindt Tries to Present
Soda Crackers as Fleet
Souvenirs

A practical joke perpetrated upon
Broker Herman Stindt came near to
converting the prosalc session of the
grain market in the merchants ex-
change into 4 Veritable Donnybrook
scrimmage Yesterday. when Stindt. in
tent upon dlshguring somebody's coun-
tenance. went looking for the person
who substituted a box of soda crack
ers Tor a package of fleet souvenirs
Intended for the officers of the steamer
Buc kman-
The Buckman was chartered by the
exchange TO take the members out TO
greet the baJtleship and so successful
was the excursion that il was de-
'lde1 10 present the officers of the
steamer with handsome badges. bear
lng an inscription descriptive of the
arrival Of the Warships The badges
were slowed in a box and left in the
rooms OF the merchants exchange club.
There il was discovered by some of
ihe younger members, who removed
the badges and refllled the box with
soda crackers. 1t was then retied and
replaced where it was found
The presentation took place Thurs
* afternoon. The ships officers had
been apprsed of the event and the
vessel prepared for the occasion. There
was a festive gathering in the cabin,
bottles We're opened and cigars passed
around. After several bottles Of cham
pagne had been emptied. Stindt, as
a member Of the presentation commit
Atfs ldkNtltU INTO ms presentation
speech and while telling of The gIories
pf the merchant marine service oegan
TO unite the parcel.
As 4 mark Of appreciation be-
gan StindL and the officers waited eX-
pectantly-"as mark Of appreciation
we decided 10 present the officers with
with" He had raised the cover of
the box by this time and his face be-
came a blank. The officers appeared
interested. but the ceremony came to
an abrupt conclusions.
Soda crackers stammered Stindt
and subsequent proceedings We're quiet
ly forgotten. The badges will be de-
ivered later-by mail. Stindt spent
yesterday looking for the jol1ers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
HELD ON SUSPICION

Harry Phillips. a carpenter, walked
into the central emergency hospital
early yesterday morning to have
wound in his scalp and a cut on his lip
dressed. He said he had been held up
by three men at Eleventh and Bryant
streets and robbed. Policeman Hyatt
dropped into the hospital and recog-
nized Phillips as a man he had arrested
a few hours before for breaking a
window in the White Palace hotel and
had made his escape while Hyatt was
ringing for the patrol wagon. Phil
lips was booked at the city prison for
malicious mischief and as he made con-
Trajectory statements about himself he
will be held till a thorough investiga-
tion is made.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
PEDDLER FINED SIS FOR
VIOLATING SCHOOL LAW
Judge Cabaniss Warns Father
That Full Penalty Will Be
Imposed Hereafter

Bapeslis Ceraulo. a peddler living at
1896 Folsom street. was convicted yes
terday by Police Judge Cabaniss OF
violating the school law by not sending
TO school his boy Joseph. 13 years OF
age. BY consent the judge imposed a
Inc of IS, but warned the defendant
that il he were again arrested the full
penalty would be imposed.
President Boyle of the board Of
school directors said that the board
had determined TO punish all parents
who neglected to send their children
to school Hitherto the children were
taken before Judge Murasky and let
go on their parents promising TO send
them to school. but the promise was
not kept. In the present case the boy
would be sent TO ScaOol for day or
two and then taken away again and
made to do peddling for his father.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
BUILDING LOAN LEAGUE
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

The California building loan league
held its annual meeting In this city
Thursday The first session was held
in the afternoon at Faust hall and a
night meeting followed an informal
dinner in a Pine street restaurant.
A number of set speeches were made
and afterwards an informal discussion
was participated in by all the delegates
present.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: c. D. Bartnett,
president; Fremont Wood. vice presi-
dent; II. X Starkweather, secretary;
Daniel Never, treasurer; executive
committee, W. S. Gould of Oakland. T.
McKeaver Of Santa Ana, Marshall
Black of Palo Alto, G. W. LOWE OF
Francisco. Fremont Wood of San
Francisco and c. D. Barnett of Santa
Rosa.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
JAPANESE ENTERTAIN sEAMEN

TOKYO. May 22.-Resr Admiral
Hemphill and the other officers Of the
visiting American squadron are beng
shown much attention by the Japanese
officials. The various functions in their
honor approximate in Importance to a
public reception. The American SQUAD
ron will remain in japanese waters
until June 3 in order to participate in
the memorial day exercises at Yoko-
hama.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
MRS. sHAINwALD DIES

Mrs Mathilde NJ. Shainwald. wife of
Herman Shainwald. died at her home
in this city Thursday after a short ILL
ness. She was II years old and a ma
tive OF California. The funeral Will be
held from the residence. 2S00 Pacific
avenue. at ] 80 o'clock this afternoon
The interment will be private.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
ronuER PASTOR TO PREACH

Rev. George E White. d. D.. pastor
of the First M. E. church OF Oakland
will preach to his former congregation
at the Central M. E. church in O'FarreH
street. between Franklin and Cough.
tomorrow morning. Sne services In
the evening will be under the auspices
Of tho Grand Arrnv. Rev. A. T. Need
ham will be the speaker
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
ALLOWANCES TO WORKS BOARD

The finance committee of the super
visors yesterday allowed the follow
ing sums to the works board
Three thousand dollars out of the
surplus fund for general maintenance
S3.75O for repairs to municipal build
ings SI.275 to purchase three Austin
sprinklers and Slips for three Austin
scrapers. The election commission
was allowed $4,000 for rehabilitation
purposes The urgent necessity fund
being exhausted $4,000 was set aside
out OF the surplus. to pay miscellaneous
bills aggregating $4,000. and $500 was
allowed for an infirmary at the county
jail
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
ADVANCE INSURANCE RATES

KANSAS CITY. May 22.-The Catholic
Knights of America in annual conven-
tion here yesterday advanced the in
surance rates of the order 20 per cent.
The organization is a member of the
National Fraternal congress and the in
crease follows advice from the congress
that former rates were not sufficient
to handle the expenses of the order.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
IMPERsoNATEs 4 sAILoR

John j. Foley. a frequenter of the
Barbary coast. has been wearing the
uniform of 'jacky'' OF the battleship
New Jersey and getting free drinks.
He was arrested by Policeman j. n.
Sullivan on Thursday night for being
drunk in a public place and yesterday
Police Judge Weller sent him to the
county jail for three months
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
scR.p tRoN BRINGS $3.50

Secretary Loughery of the works
board yesterday sold at pubic auction
the scrap iron that remained after the
razing and burning of the old county
hospital in Potrero avenue near Twen-
ty-second street. He obtained $3.50 for
the lot and turned the money into the
general fund of the treasury.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
CAR FRAcrunEs skuLL

While attempting to board a car of
the Mission line at Sixth and Mission
streets yesterday morning Charles
Chapman 2640 Howard street. was
knocked down by the car and received
a. fracture of the skull from which he
will most probably die. He was oper-
ated on by DIR. Charles Pinkfam.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRS TO HOSPITALS

PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRS TO HOSPITALS
AT FORTS MILEY AND MCDOWELL. CAL
San Francisco. Cal. Nav - t00S.-Sealed pro-
posals IN trplicate. viii be received here until
10 a. m. May -. 1905. snd then opened. for
furnishing al material and labor fo- repairing
the hospitals at Forts M.ley and Mcdowell. Cal.
Preference rfven 20 articles Of American protluc
tion. conditions Of price and quality (nclndine
in price OF foreign productions the duty thereon
being equal All Information furnished appiL
cation to the Chief Quartermaster. Department
california. JN0. L. GLEN, Chief Quarter
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS for three new steam colliers viii
be received at the Navy Department until Il
O'Clock July I. 1O0s. when they will he
publicly opened The vessels offered for pur
chase must conform Strictly TO the requirements
of the Act of Congress making appropriations
for the naval service. follows:
The Secretary of the Navy. in his discretion
il hereby authorized to purchase three new
steam collers Of American registry. having q
cargo carrying capacity OF approximately sever
thousand two hundred tons dead weight each. ~
a cost not exceeding Ave hundred aud twenty
five thousand dollars each; aud the sum OF one
milIicn five hundred and seventy five thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated. out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. fof
the purchase of the colllers above authorized"
Proposals should DO accompanied by plans and
specifications OF hull and machinery, showing
general arrangements and dimensions. speed.
cargo capacity. accommodations for crew. etc.
also statement OF time and place OF holding trial
trips with results OF trial. and II the vessels
have been IN actual service, the actual bunker
and cargo capacity and speed shown In service.
together WITH any other particulars tending 10
show the value Of the vessels offered for service
as steam coliers for the United States Navy.
statement showing where and when the vessels
were built. whether regularly Inspected during
building by a registration society. stating the
name OF the society. Bidders should state when
and where the collier or golfers offered in the
bid can be Inspected and tried. All bids should
be for vessels complete in all respects and ready
for sea- including all tools and equipment re-
quiTed by the navigation laws Of the United
States. FERNS Of proposals may be had upon
application to the Navy Department.
v. ii. METCAIF. Secretary OF Navy
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-23
FIVE YEARS FOR BURGLARy

David Robertson, who had pleaded
was sentenced to serve five years in
Folsom by Judge Cook Yesterday. Rob
ertson entered a saloon while drunk,
but was captured before he got away
with any loot. He has been convicted
several times.