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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
CalRu1s Syndicate
Faces Final Crash
Financial Affairs of Newspaper Publishing
Concern Hopelessly Tangled

The affairs OF the Calkins newspaper
syndicate, the corporation which
fathered the evening Globe. are in a
helpless tangle. The Sacramento
Union, which prospered for years un-
der the guidance Of A E. Forbes, and
which was purchased a little more than
one year ago by the Celkins people, is
in the hands Of its creditors.
An expert is now at work on the
books Of the concern and viii report
10 the creditors as soon as his work
has been completed, II it is completed
L z. BontE. former advertising man
age- OF the Sacramento Union, has
taken charge OF that publication and
win endeavor TO pun it out of the mire.
Another report says that ". f. Prisk
former owner of the Fresno Herald
another CalEins holding. has taken
charge of the Herald for its creditors
Il was reported yesterday that the
manufacturers and the various type
and printing ink people. had placed a
man in charge OF the local plant.
CALKINs DENIES CHARGES
Despite all Of the charges of irregular
methods. Calkins denied all OF them
when seen at his home last night He
admitted that he had recently had Of
fers TO sell the Union, but denied that
any of them had been accepted. The
reports that the creditors had taken
-Fa--o - MT o-,,- 41,a T-,;o- r,,+ - q
Fresno Herald. he declared, were mali
eious lies, circulated by persons who
had been discharged by the syndicate.
There is time when every large
corporation. IN order to secure certain
portions of its property. is forced to
sacrifice other portions" CaIkins said
last night 7 have not sold the Union
nor Is 1t in the hands OF receiver or of
creditors That the syndicate has been
IN difficulty I will admit, but these
stories that IT is bankrupt and in the
hands OF its creditors are absolutely
false"
A member OF large firm of this city
who is q creditor of the CaIhns syndi-
cate to the extent of several thousand
dollars said yesterday that the CaIkins
people are IN a hopeless condition and
that il is a certainty that the creditors
VIII have TO assume charge. He fur
ther said that for some time the cred
itorx have been very tight with the
Calkins people and that most of the
material sold the firm in recent months
has had a string tied TO It.
The creditors have a lien on most
everything IN the Calkins Office" he
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
TRAIN RUSHED TO
SAVE CHILD'S LIFE
Serum Taken on Special Elec.
tric Car From Seattle
to Colfax

CoLFAx, Wash. March 27.-Marian
Walters. II years old, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. T. ". Walters of Colfax.
was taken violently i'll Tuesday with
cerebro- spinal meningitis.
The attending physicians telegraphed
Dr. Elmer T. Heg. secretary of the
Washington state board OF health at
Seattle, for supply Of the hexer
serum. which was just sent TO this
state by the Rockefeller institute of
New York city.
special electric car over the spo-
kane inland line brought the serum
to Colfax from Spokane, reaching here
today. The serum was administered
and there is hope the child's life will
be saved.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

Yoshimizu. The story told by the
oriental is in part as follows:
Yes, I struck him with a hammer.
but I was not the only one, for all
OF my countrymen in the camp wanted
TO kill him, and after the first blow
was struck they all hit him. There
were so OF US in the camp and few
white men. One night. when he had
bothered US all day, we got drunk on
sake and made up our minds that we
would kill him. 1t was fixed among US
that whoever he swore at first was TO
hit him and the others would finish
the job.
HE called me a name and I struck
him over the head with a hammer. He
fell. but jumped up and ran at me.
Then the rest of the Japanese closed
in around him, and I ran away while
they were beating him with clubs, pick
handles. shovels and crowbars. I did
not kill him myself"
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
MANY SEEK PLACES
AT BLUE BANQUET
Five Hundred Invitations AL.
ready Accepted for CeIebra-
ton of Plague Fight

The testimonial dinner to DR.. Rupert
Blue at the Fairmont hotel next
Wednesday night will be one OF the
largest affairs Of its kind ever given
in this city. Five hundred Invitations
have been accepted already and there
is every indication Of large waiting
list More than so editorials and news
notices Of the affair have appeared in
leading papers of this country.
The banquet is not only a testimo-
NAL TO DR.. Blue. but a tribute to the
people Of the city. whose active CO.
operation in the work which was
planned by. him made the campaign
against the plague effective. That San
Francisco is now the most sanitary city
in the United States, if not in the
world. IS sufficient cause for rejoic-
ing. for not more than year ago the
life and commerce OF the city was
seriously threatened. but now, after the
expenditure OF $4,000. there is less
danger Of plague finding a foothold in
San Francisco than in any other city
n the world.
BLUES TASK COLOSSAL
The task which DR.. Blue faced was
tremendous, because the public had be-
come apathetic and was willing 20 ad-
nit that there was plague IN the city
without being willing 10 contribute
anything in money. energy or even
moral influence TO stamp it out.
DR.. Blue saw the danger with which
the city was confronted, but plan to
arouse the citizens 10 q sense Of their
personal responsibility without alarm
ing them and driving them to panic
was more than he could undertake
alone.
Blues task was first to educate the
people TO his plan Of campaign. After
conference with him the California
medical association called mass meet
ing, which resulted IN the Citizens
health committee of 25 men being ap-
pointed by the mayor, Homer S King
being made chairman. This committee
soon realized the futility of appealing
at first directly to the people, and
therefore devised the plan of first edu-
eating the employers OF men IN differ
ent lines and through them influencing
the workers and their wives
MEDALS FOR DISTRICT WORKERS
Men were told that II quarantine
were placed on California the commerce
would cease and with 1t their wages
Garbage cans. wooden sidewalks and
cellars We're pointed out as the danger
points. and the housewives were made
10 realize that the rats depended upon
them as distributors OF food
In the meantime The doctors were
sounding the warning continually. as
were the ministers and teachers in the
schools. The people set to work against
the double enemy. the rat, and his ex-
termination in San Francisco is now a
matter Of history. in which the work
OF the inspectors who enforced the
laws and the supervisors who made
them have a large pars.
The district commanders who carried
out Blues orders and completed the de-
tails Of the campaign are 10 be present
at the banquet and they viii be given
gold medals in appreciation of their
work Mayor Taylor viii distribute
the medals. which are now on exhibi-
tion IN the store OF Shreye & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
AMUNDSEN IS PREPARED
TO DRIFT TO NORTH POLE
Nansen's Famous Ship Fran to
Meet Explorer at Nome

CHRIsTIANLA, March 27.-Captain
Roald Amundsen has completed ar
rangements Tor his drifting expedition
IN search OF the north pole IN Nansen's
famous ship. the Fran. He has Sc
iected IS his captain Lieutenant
Engeistad OF the Norwegian army.
The Fram IS being overhauled and
strengthened and probably VIII be
ready 20 leave CHRISTIANS early next
year
Captain Amundse1 will accompany
the steamer out OF the ford. but will
return and later proceed to America
and thence 10 Nome. Alaska. where
the Fran. which goes by way Of Cane
Horn, viii pick him up.
Prom Nome the expedition will enter
the Arctic ocean through Berinr
straits.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
ROOSEVELT WILL
NOTVSIT RHODFSIA
Declines Invitation Extended by
Duke of Abercorn for South
African Company

LONDON. March 2s-Tn the hope
that Theodore Roosevelt might be per-
suaded to include Rhodesie IN his
forthcoming African tour. the duke OF
Abercorn recently sent him a cordial
invitation from the board Of the British
South African company to visit that
country. Roosevelt declined the inTi-
tation with thanks.
It is said here that the guns Roose-
velt Will use in Africa will be equipped
with silencers. IN which case he very
likely viii make new records IN big
game hunting.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

said. The concern has been run on
a shoestring for some time past. and
the shoestring is about to snap
Those who are familiar with the
details of the matter say that the
failure is in many respects one of the
worst that has occurred in the state.
II is said that probably none but a
few secured creditors will be paid in
fun. although the other companies are
said to be in a fair condition. When
asked last night whether Bontz was
in charge of the Sacramento Union
Calkins answered:
No. not 10 my knowledge. I have
recently received several offers to pur-
chase the Union and even the Herald.
but so far have not accepted them,
nor shown any inclination TO do so.
but rest assured that if they are sold
will get my price and the syndicate
will not lose anything by the trans
action. Every time we try to make
some deal the papers play up a story
to the effect that we are bankrupt I
am not worrying"
L. E. Bontz. E. Bolze, A Folger and J.
E. Huntoon. Huntoon and Folger are
connected with the Peoples bank of
Sacramento. The intent of the credit
ors, according to advfces received last
night from Sacramento, is to sell the
property after matters have been
Strengthened out.
STOCK HOLDERS MAY SUFFER
Many persons familiar with the work
ings Of the syndicate say that the stock
holders of the various newspapers of
the syndicate-and the syndicate is said
to have industriously s6d stock
throughout the state-may not only get
no return. in all rebabiIity, but in in
stances may have to suffer additional
loss because of stock holders liability.
Those who were induced to take
blocks OF stock by promise OF positions
at good salary on some one of the syn
dicate's holdings may not only lose the
money invested, but also the salary for
some time past, for, with the exception
of such departments as are protected by
labor union organizations and have
forced weekly payments. employees gen
orally are said TO be behind in their
salary, with little prospect of redress
One of the creditors of the syndicate
said last night that he did not think
that the unsecured indebtedness of the
firm was so very great He said that in
many recent cases cash for all goods
had been insisted upon and that that
would lessen the liabilities to a certain
extent
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
JAP PANESE ADMITS
/. FOR[MAN'S KILLING
Santa Clara County Sheriff Sc.
cures Confession That ImpIi-
Gates Other Sectionmen

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. March ~
Torahiko Yoshimizu. the Japanese ar
rested here recently on suspicion OF
being concerned in the murder of a
white section foreman in Santa Clara
county, California. broke down and
confessed last evening az police. head
quarters that ne was the man wanted
Thomas Mulhall. chief deputy sheriff
of Santa Clara county arrived in Salt
Lake yesterday and went at once to
the station. where he confronted
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
LUCKY BALDWIN'S WIDOW
NOT TO CONTEST WILL
Settlement Is Said TO Have
Been Made

LOS ANGELES. March 27.-It is said
here that negotiations between the at
torneys Of the executors OF the late
+. J. CLucky) Baldwin and attorneys
for Mrs Baldwin have progressed so
Tar that there VIII be no contest Of the
ril by Mrs. Baldwin. Besides the one
third interest in the Baldwin Annex
in san Francisco. valued at $3.50. 600.
Mrs Baldwin viii now receive a sub
stantial sum of money. The negotia-
lions are 10 be completed in san Fran
cisco. where Mrs. Baldwin now Is.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
BISHOP ON WAY
TO ASSUME HIS
DUTIES HERE
Rev. Dennis ]. 0'COnneII Stops
on in Los Angeles En- Route
TO This City
First Visit TO California in
Three Decades and a
Half
LSpeoiol Dissaaoh 10 The Call

lSeecioi Dise1tch 10 ] he Cal
Los ANGELES. March 2T--Enthu-
sisstic n praise of California and eager
70 assume his new duties, Right Rev
Dennis :. O'Conneu arrived IN Los An
geles today on his way 20 san Fran
cisco. where he viii become auxiliary
bishop OF tie archdiocese OF san Fran
cisco under Archbishop Riordan- Bish-
op O'Connell is visiting Bishop Conaty
OF the diocese oS Los Angeles and Mon
terey, whom he succeeded as president
OF the Catholic University OF America
st Washington
Bishop O'Connen, who was conse-
Grated 70 the episcopacy by Cardinal
Gibbons last May In Baltimore. is one
of the best known of American pre-
lstes. having served the Church OF
Rome IN high positions He is q native
OF Charlestown, S. C. where he was
educated IN St Charles seminary and
St Mary's college After serving a.
secretary 10 Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop
O'ConneH was placed in charge OF the
American college at Rome, later be
coming vicar OF St Mzry's beyond the
Tiber. Six years ago he succeeded
Bishop Conaty as head Of the big
Catholic Institution at washington. He
has recently left this position 10 again
take up active diocesan work, which
ne enjoys thoroughly
HEARD PRAISES OF STATE
Bishop O'ConneH left washington
last Tuesday and stopped a day IN
Chicago 10 visit the bishop there. He
arrived IN Los Angeles today over the
southern route and IS being enter
tained AZ the parish house OF the
cathedral OF St Vibiana- Discussing
his trip snd his new work Bishop
O'Conneu said:
I have had rather an uneventful
Journey and I am here to pay ny re-
spects 10 Bishop Coaaty and 70 cele-
brate mass Sunday. II has been IS
years since I visited California and
then did not come farther south than
san Jose. I have heard the praises
q the state throughout the world.
your climate and fruits and horticuI-
tIral discoveries have made you world
famous. and the work OF Luther Bur
bank has attracted wide attention
What do think OF the condition OF
TIE church in America I think It
favorable compared with other coun-
tries IA Europe the church gave
civilization II took the pagans. the
mortimer. and gave them the ideas OF
government To this country the church
brought the fundamental principles OF
law ard order. The church is the
guardian Of virtue and is the protector
~ the home.
READY TO TAKE UP WORK
7 have come 10 the Pacific coast 10
do my work as il is given me 70 do
ay Archbishop Riordan. I DO not ex-
pect any special service Of installation.
VIII be ready 10 take up nv duties
IS soon as I arrive in san Francisco" ("
Bishop O'Connell is Of medium height.
kindly yet dignifed, and his eyes EIis-
ten with good will He is q noted
scholar has Travelled widely and Is
known as one OF the most brilliant in
tellectuaIly OF the prelates Of the Ro-
man Catholic church.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
STOLEN JEWELS VALUED
AT SI,5OO.OOO PROVE QUARTZ
Victim Thought Diamonds Were
Worth Vast Sum
TSpecial Diseaioh 10 The Calll

Los ANGELES. March 27.-otfo Mir
gold Won Muryott 81 years old. who
says he IS a member OF the German no.
iiity, told the detectives today that he
was robbed Of uncut diamonds valued
~ s. 100000 while in san Francisco
last week. The samples OF diamonds
displayed by Muryott were quartz. He
says he secured the diamonds" while
prospecting in Brazil
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
COMPAN LIABLE TO
FINE OF S23,5OO
Supreme Court Justice Rules
Law Regulating Corporations
Is Constitutional

ALBANY. y Y. March 27.-Su-
preme Court Justice Fits handed down
a decision today in which he holds that
the public service commission law -
constitutional and that the Economic
power and construction company OF
Buffalo IS under the jurisdiction Of the
second district commission and must
make its reports TO IL. The company
is liable to a fine OF s23 500 for failure
70 make reports.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

STEAM LAUNDRY OWNER BANKRUPT
John Joseph Nealis, owner of the South Cftl
steam laundry in South San Francisco. San Nate
county, yesterday fled petition in bankruptcy
in the United States district court. His Habili
ties are SO 67614 with s2,s7o in available vassets
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

WOMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY-BIauche De
lorme. charged with harboring alien girl for
immoral purposes pleaded lot guilty yesterday
morning in the United States district court. Her
trial was set for ApriI BY Judge de haven.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

The nations supply of stone suit
able for the manufacture of cement
and concrete mixtures is regarded $
inexhaustible.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28

The Old Louvre IS now open for busi-
ness at Powell and Ellis streets the
sane good Roast Beef IS served
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
Tailored Hats
Imported Gowns on Living Models

Gowns and costumes of the highest type with inn
ported hats to match will be exhibited living models
In the magnificent show rooms of our Market street
store each day between the hours of 10 a. M and 5
p. NJ A style show worth seeing
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
To Our Oakland Patrons
Free Alterations

Next chic
ough fashion detail the IT. wthou
charge.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19
ToDAY's MANEUvERs
OF DIFFERENT ARMIES

BRIDGEWATER. Mass, Aug. l8.-
IN an attempt to zack up his Isolated
left wing and put an effective barrier
to the advance of General Bliss, the
red army of the invasion In the war
maneuvers, General Pew today order
ed the right wing. consisting OF the
Second and Sixth regiments OF infan.
try and coast artillery. acting as In.
fantry, to execute a retrograde iho,e.
ment from the position at Titicaut sta.
ton to the vicinity OF South Hanson
where the brigade will be directly In
me rear OF Robbins pond. headquarters
OF the blue army. The movement be-
gan at o'clock and at o'clock the
milltiamen we're marching through
Bridgewater. General Pew also NOV.
ed his headquarters from Robbins
pond to point nearer South Hanson.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19

responsible for the backwardness of
the political development OF the en-.
pire. As Professor Lowell has pointed
out, the Prussian nobility never stood
Ike the English as defenders of the
lowly against the crown On the con
trary. the crown has been the shield
of the peasants against the oppression
o, the great land owners. The mobiles,
moreover, have belonged wholly to one
political party, so that Prussia has
never known that division of its aris-
tocracy, each furnishing leaders to the
people. which have proved of inesti-
nable value In the development OF
free institutions in England in Ger
many II Is the strife of noble with
peasant, OF city with country, COM
pelling every one to look to the king
as an arbiter. which has given to the
crown, and the bureaucracy as its In
strument. SO great influence and re.
nown. II may be assumed that the
same cause must continue to produce
the same effect, and that the royal nu.
thority cannot be permanently reduced
until a great party IL formed in Ger.
many which finds hearty support in
every rank OF life. and can speak In
the name of the people without dis
tinction Of class.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19
A FAREWELL OFT.

young woman who was going to
Europe was the recipient of many
parting gifts. This one she describes
as nffording her much amusement.
The friend who sent 1t was fond OF
joke and given to putting her thoughts
in rhyme, as Is shown below The
package was neatly wrapped and on
opening revealed yard Of inch wide
red ribbon To which weer attached
five daintlly wrapped tissue paper
packages. All seemed to be exactly
the same size. The outside bore the
date they were to be opened This
Is what they contained and the jingle
with them:
a handkerchief to wave adlen,
A lemon for when you are feeling blue.
A paper of pins to keep you tight
A fountain pen--I hope you'll write.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19
NATION FORTIFIED BY PIES.

Detroit Free Press.
Pie is not the same az 1t used to
he and natural curiosity rs aroused
among the old residents. There were
years In our American history when
pic was revered and much patron
lied institution. No other one table
article had larger or more admiring
following
barb. peach. cherry, pear, ounce. ap-
plebutter squash. blackberry, rasp-
berry. custard. potato, plum. lemon.
orange. cream, cranberry and many
other kinds of pie too numerous to
mention. There were open-face pies,
"hunting-case" pies, pies with laced
tops, plain pies. ornamental pies and
flash pies for festive occasions. There
were deep pies, shallow pies, medium
pies with short crust, long crust or
tough crust much depending upon
the cook and the guests to be enter
tanned.
Emerson ate pie aud wrote OF It In
his happiest way. He was good for n
big piece at each meal, making oc-
| casional trips TO the family larder be
tween meals. Washington, the Adam
es, Franklin, and Lincoln were al VI .
fiends Why Is the meat upon which
such men fed relegaied 10 the sur
viying few Why Is southern sena-
tor laughed at when he insists upon
pie for breakfast at his boarding
house?
Is the cooking of the good oid-time
pie a lost art, are we the victims OF
adulterated foodstuffs, won't gas
stoves produce the real goods. or are
we as a people, simply going back-
ward? There are as many pie-faced
men and women as ever, but most OF
them never faced a real pie; probably
never will.
No one ever knew pie-eating nation
that had to hoist the white flag. oi
take alien dictation. We need to re
Install pie, make sure that IL is pie
and get back to the SOLID days wnen
we were a pie-eating nation. A pie
commission might not be bad thing
and the ways OF politics always cal
for more commissions
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19
CLOUD=BURSTS
CAUSE TROUBLE
Arkansas River Rises Eight Feet-.Wires Down
Railroads Companies are
Heaviest Losers

PUEBLO. Aug 1s-From 3 O'Clock
this morning most OF Pueblo has been
coneresated around the river banks
watching the river rise
Reports from Canon City were so
exaggerated that people here became
alarmed and merchants began mov-
ing their stocks from the ground floors
To upper stories. While the river did
any time was apparent and the river
Is still some ten feet below the bridge
Since o'clock, however, the water
has fallen foot and all excitement
is now allayed.
The cloud burst occurred at point
called Howard, fifteen miles this side
of Salida The widest rumors pre-.
vailed that more than fifty people had
been drowned and the entire town
swept away. All wires are down with
the exception of one lone Denver &
Rio Grande railway wire. Canon City
: and Florence suffered from the flood
and the big main bridge at Canon City
was washed out.
The river here is flowing at about
eight miles an hour and great quanti-
ties of drift wood is coming down
The damage, however, is not placed
high by conservative people. The rail.
roads will be the greatest sufferers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19
LONGEVITY FOOLED THEM.

New York Tribune.
The little town OF Athol, Mass, IL
suffering from the longevity OF one of
It's residents, as noted in a recent
news item. A poor carpenter who had
saved $4,000 lent II to the township
in 1876. the conditions being that he
receive an annuity of s540 year till
he died, his wife $3.50 during her life
time and heir daughter $120 year
as long as she lived. The carpenter
died two years ago at the age OF 80,
the wife has just died at the age of SO
and the daughter Is still healthy. Up
to date the town has paid $4,000 for
the original $4,000 This recalls a
similar experience of n little town IN
western New York. A veteran OF the
war OF 1912 left the Methodist church
Ia the village his fortune when he was
rs years old on condition that the
church pay him 15 per cent on the
principal till he died. That looked
like a good bargain and the church ac
cepted. The old man then proceeded
to live till he was 103, and for twenty
. eight years that church paid its /;
per cent.