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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
SHANGHAI THEORY
HELD BY FRIENDS
William P. Walkers Associates
Fear Young Man Has Suf-
fered Mishap

OAKLAND, Jan. 11-Relatives and
friends of William p. Walker, secre-
tary of the Piedmont paving company
are greatly alarmed by the young mans
unexplained absence from home since
saturday At noon on that day Walker
went to San Francisco to attend to
some business. and spent the greater
part of the afternoon with his former
partner, Charles Anderson, of the
United Studios, Sutter street.
Late in the afternoon Anderson took
Walker to the ferry in his automobile
but the boat for Oakland had just left
when they reached the ferry building
and Walker expressed a desire TO go
up town again. Anderson took him
TO the corner of Post and Market
streets, where Walker left. Since then
no word of his whereabouts has reached
his friends or his wife.
Walker has been connected with the
Piedmont paving company's offices in
the Union savings bank building for
the last six years, and has stood high
In the confidence of the heads of the
company, Charles B. Bates and Richard
B. Aver.
There is strong suspicion among
the friends of the missing man that
he has been shanghaied on some sea-
going vessel. Parties of seArchers
secured the water front and downtown
districts of San Francisco yesterday
and last night for some trace of him.
walker has been married for about
two years and has an infant child. He
IS member Of Oakland lodge of EIks.
is Mason and a member of the
Nile club.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING FRANCISCO
STANFORD IN HIGH
RANK FOR MORALS
Only Fault Is Religion Is Not
Serious Enough, Says
Y. M. c. A. Man

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Jan. IL
Edward c. Mercer. college worker OF
the Young Mems Christian association
who is visiting the larger universities
of the United States, addressed mon-
ster meeting of men in Assembly hall
last night. In the course of his re-
marks he stated that stanford uni
versity ranked as one of the highest
in the country in moral excellence.
The only trouble he had to find with
the local student conditions he claimed
was the undergraduates did not con-
slider religion so seriously here as in
the majority of the eastern universi-
ties.
The gathering last night was the last
that Mercer will conduct here The
speaker has been we'll received by the
students and all of the meetings were
largely attended.
1t has been definitely decided that
the combined musical club of Stanford
university, which comprises the singers
and performers of the varsity glee
and mandolin organizations. will ap-
pear before the undergraduates in a
regulation black face minstrel per-
formance. The show will be put on the
boards the first part of next month.
The clubmen have been actively en-
gagged in preparing for the show and
have learned several selections which
We're rendered with great success by
the Cornell university clubs last year.
Several skits from light operettas
which are having popular runs in the
east have been secured by c. B. Brad
ford, president OF the combined clubs.
who has just returned to the campus.
The clubs have in the membership
roll some of the best known comedians
and singers who have registered in
recent years, and the show is expected
to prove a success.
Stamford students will have an op-
portunity to hear one of the best recog-
nized architectural writers OF England
when C. r. Ashbee of London will
speak before the Stanford art club.
Ashbee is a member Of the Royal IN
stitute of British Architects. His lee
ture will deal with the work OF the
guild handicrafts.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
FILLMORE ASSOCIATION
IN SPLENDID CONDITION
Officers Nominated Last Night
at Annual Meeting

The annual meeting OF the Fillmore
street improvement association was
held at its headquarters in the Pom
building, 1912 Fillmore street, last
night. and in spite OF the inclement
weather the attendance was large.
The nominating committee placed the
following names before the meeting:
David Livingston president; J. Myer-
field, first vice president; Samuel Adel-
stein, second vice president; Albert j.
Pom, secretary. and James A. John
ston, treasurer, and they were promptly
elected.
This leaves the personnel OF the as
sociati0n's officers as it was in 1908,
with the exception of Samuel Adel-
stein, who succeeds c. p Haag as Sec
ond vice president
The following executive committee
was also named 10 serve the ensuing
year: L. Bonneheim. III. c. Breeder,
Meyer Wood. Charles Loesch, NJ.
Schwartz II. N Stetson, Arthur Joel
A. l.. Lengfeld. L. b. Hesse. H. p. Her
nance. NJ Meyerfeld. C.. p. Haag. l.
Rosenthal. c. T. Ryland. S c. Sins
heimer, F. o. Haussler. 1. I. Brown. T..
A. Rea. ]. Goldman. II. II. Elsbach,
Charles +. Newman. II. Wolf. f. f.
Johnson. o. f. MeusdorGer, Walter II.
White George TT. Davis
The annual report OF the secretary
and also of the treasurer showed the
association to be in splendid financial
condition. with an increasing member
ship In spite of the down town move
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
GOVERNMENT TO AID
IN STOPPING CRIME
Relatives of j. D. Etter, Believed
to Have Been Murdered in
Honduras, Ask Assistance

BERKELEY, Jan. 11.-Friends and
relatives of ]. d. Etter, brother of Wire
Chief j. A. Etter of the local branch
Oh the Pacific telephone and telegraph
company, believed to have been MUIR
dered in Honduras by Dwight Clough,
have communicated with Secretary Of
State Elihu Root
They have received his assurances
that the aid of the state department
will be forthcoming in the fight they
intend to make TO secure the passage
by the present congress of much
needed law providing for the arrest
and trial in THIS country of perpetra-
tors of crimes against American citi-
zens in countries with which the
united States has no extradition treaty.
In company with Guy Rockwell of
Long Beach and F. Mayer of Los An
geles, Etter answered C1oughs adver-
t1sement for partners in a Central
American mining venture and accom-
panied him to Juticalpa, a mining viii
lage in the Mucialago Bar district in
Honduras. In the absence of the other
men Clough, who was formerly city
electrician of Long Beach, is alleged to
have killed Etter. Csougn has been in
the United States since October and is
said to have bearded the owl in Los
Angeles, bound for Oakland, a week
ago. He is supposed to be in one of
the bay cities, and the local police have
been instructed TO search for him.
Rockwell has, sworn TO murder
charge against him, and If captured he
will be held pending the success of the
friends of the dead man in securing the
law necessary to obviate the obstacles
to his prosecution.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
PROPOSALS AND BIDS


PROPOSALS Tor Electric Motors. Ranges. Fur
niture. Refrigerators. Beds. Mattresses Mats
Hose. Packing. Betting. Manila Rope, Cotton
w aste. Cotton Duck. Valves Brooms Serrbbine
Brushes, Flue Cleaners, Water Closets Chain
Blocks. Tackle Blocks. Rivets Nuts Nails WIra
netting Hammers. Wrenches ChiseIa PICKS
Coal scoops. Door Bolts. Hose NozzIes Hose
Clamps. Nachinists' Clamps, MIR cans R1ckefs
Coal Baskets. Potato Washers. OlIcIoth. Toweis
Mop Heads, Sandpaper. Acids, Oils GasolIne
Lnnrieasing Grease, TaIlow. whiting. etc
Sealed proposals VIII be received At the oface az
the General Purchasing officer. 1sthmian CANA
Commission. Washington. d. c. until 10.e0
a. NJ, February !. 1909. at which time thew will
oe opened IN public. for furnishing the above
mentioned articles Blanks and general fnforma-
tlon relating 70 this circular no 4Ssl NAV he
obtained from this Office or the offices ~ fhe
Assistant Purchasing Agents. "a State street.
New York city; custom house. New Orleans. Ia.
and 10S6 North Point street. San Francisco. Cal
also from the O. = Engineer Offices In the fol-
lowing cities. Seattle. Wash: Los Angeles f-aI =
baltimore. Nd: Philadelphia Pa: Piffsburu
"a; Boston. Mass. Buffalo, " ". Cleveland.
unlo; cincinnati Ohio: Chicago. w.; st. Louis
Mo-; Detroit Mich; Milwaukee. Wis. ST. Paul
Minn-s ChattanoeEa- Tenn; Louisville ky: NO
bile. sIs.. and Galveston Tex. Commercial Chm.
Kansas City, No; Chamber OF Commerce. Ouincv
H. and chamber ot Commerce and Board of
Trade Tacoma Wash. T.. C. BOGCS CaDfslD
Corps OF Engineers. l. 5. A.. General Purchasing
ofaeer,
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
FINANCIERS RELATE
MERGER DETAILS
Schiff Says Burlington Control
Was Bought to Stop Clashes

NEW YORK. Jan. Iii. T. jeffrey
president of the Denver and Rio Granoe
railroad, was questioned concerning the
Western Pacific railway, of which he
is also president, at the hearing before
United States Special Examiner Sylves-
ter V Williams in the suit to dissolve
the Union Pacific merger. He wanted it
to be understood that the reason the
Denver and Rio Grande was actively
pushing the completion of the Western
Pacific from Salt Lake to San Fran
cisco was to re-estabhsh competition
for eastern traffic which the common
control of the Union Pacific, Southern
Pacific and Oregon Short Line had prac
tically abolished.
Jacob H. Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb & Co..
fiscal agents for the Union Pacific
railroad was witness today.
Schiff is a codefendant in the case.
He identified the plan of reorganiza
tion of the present Union Pacific COM
pany under which it took over the
property and commenced business in
1898. Schiff said he was a member of
the board of directors when the COM
pany took over the property. and that
500. 100000 was issued TO put the COM
pany in funds to pay for Southern Pa
cifc stock and perhaps the Oregon
Short Line in interest. When the Great
Northern purchased the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy railroad, he said,
he thought there were one or two diff
ferences between Hartman, Hill and
himself. Schiff added:
MIR. Hartman objected to the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy passing
into the hands of the Great Northern.
He said that he was satisfied as to con-
ditions and thought they should be dis
turbed, but that IL the purchase should
be made the Union Pacific should
share it,"
Schin said he thought Hill declined
the suggestion. The witness said that
Kuhn. Loeb & Co. bought a large part
of the Northern Pacific stock in 1901
and sold it to the Union Pacific and
Oregon Short Line.
Had you talk first with Mr.. Har-
riman?"
Not until after our first purchase
What was the purpose of the Union
Pacific and Great Northern in securing
the stock of the Northern Pacific?-
Mr.. Hartman can answer that oues-
ton better than I could. But / believe
1T was to maintain the status quo of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. a sort
of half interest. Mr. Hartman did NOT
know what havoc the passage of con
troll of the Burlington to another road
or roads might work for the Union
Pacific"
You did not want the northern roads
to conner
Things worked out differentlv h,t
we wanted to hold on to the situation
as 1T then existed
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
ONLY GOLD MEDAL
W|NNERSTOCOMPETE
Games at Mechanics -Mercan-
tile Library Arouse
Great interest

DR.. Henry Epsteen OF this city is the
winner of the gold medal in the chess
tournament held under the manage
ment of the Mechanics Mercantile
library. DR.. Epsteen won II of his
games. lost one and one resulted in a
draw. NJ. Farragut was the winner Of
the silver medal and C. Legler the
bronze medal.
Arrangements for a tournament in
which only winners of gold medals OF
previous tournaments will be permitted
10 compete are being made by the Me-
chanics'- Mercantile library Such a
tourney would arouse the interest of all
chess players on the Pacific coast, as
several of the most brilliant chess play
ers in the United States are TO be found
in San Francisco.
The final score of the II contestants
in the recent tournament follows:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
ELECTS IT'S DIRECTORS
Reports of Committees Show
Good Condition

The election of a board of directors,
the reading of the reports of the men,
bership and New Years celebration
committees were among the matters of
business transacted last night at the
annual meeting of the Downtown
association. The meeting was held in
Sherman, Clay & Co.'S hall. corner of
Sutter and kearny streets.
During the last year street lights
costing $4,000 were installed in the
downtown district, and it was decided
at last nights meeting TO make the
city present of these ornamental
lights at some future date. The mem
bership committee reported that in all
probability the. membership of the as
sociation will be increased more than
400 during the coming year.
There are more than loo active mem
bers of the. association at the present
time, and the reports of the different
committees showed that the work of
the association has been very graft
flying.
Paul T. Carroll of the New Year
celebration committee stated that the
surplus left over from the subscriptions
for the downtown celebration on New
Years eve would be placed in the treas
ury and be added to the fund which
will be raised for New Years of 1910.
nessmen of the city were read COM
mending the work of the committee
having the New Years celebration in
charge.
dent of the association. was presented
with a gold watch and fob as tes-
timonial of the appreciation of his
untiring efforts. The presentation
speech was delivered by Edgar Peix-
otto.
The newly elected board of directors
will organize to select president this
noon at a meeting to be held in the
st. Francis hotel.
The following are the new directors:
Vincent Whitney. A. G. Mccarthy,
q ~,
George D. Cooper, p. T. Clay, Robert
A. Roos, Milton il. Esberg, John A.
Hammersmith, w. d. Fenni1nore, Byron
Mauzy. Frank T. Turner. r. w. Costello,
Paul T. Carroll. Samuel 2. Johnston.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
NAT GOODWIN DEEDS
FORTUNE TO FAIR EDNA
Documents Signed Before He
Was Divorced From Maxine

Nat Goodwin in a deed of trust put on
record yesterday at the recorders Of
tice has turned over TO his present wife.
Edna Goodrich Goodwin, a half inter-
est in the Lafayette apartment house
some properties at Ocean Park. Los
Angeles county. and more than $780,
you worth Of bonds and stocks
J. H. Dudley, mayor of Santa Monica
is named in the deed as trustee and
the instrument was agreed upon and
executed August IA last, or several
weeks before Nat received his matri-
monial liberty from Maxine Elliott in
Nevada and united with his present
companion.
The deed was put on record at the re-
quest of Tanner. Taft & Odell attor-
neys of Los Angeles, and empowers
Dudley TO dispose of the properties for
the Joint benefit of Goodwin and Edna
Soodrich, ana 10 pay over the whole to
the survivor in case of the death ~
either u
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
ADDITIONAL COAST SHIPPING

ASTORIA, Jan. 11.-Steamer Sue Elmore ar
rived this morning from Tillamook and will re-
main here until the weather conditions change
before proceeding up the river.
Steamer Rose City arrived this morning from
San Francisco with freight and passengers.
Steamer Cascade cleared at the custom house
today for San Francisco with 100000 feet of
lumber from Astoria
Steamers Wellesley and Tallac left this morn
ing for Portland in the wake OF the steamer
Rose City.
The river is full of floating ice at this point
and from conditions existing today it is quite
probable that the upper river will freeze over
tonight.
VICTORIA, JAN ia wireless report from
Estevan states that small piece of wreckage.
evidently long in the water, has been found
there in the shape of piece OF black painted
wood from the bow of some vessel. with carved
ornamentation. six fet long by two feet thick.
Steamer Indravelie sailed today for New Zea-
land carrying large cargo of lumber and
freight.
cargo of 2240 tons of Australian coke for the
Crofton smelter.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
FREE MUSIC RECITAL
WILL BE GIVEN TODAY
EiIers Company Arranges SpIen-
did Program for the Affair

The Eilers music company will give
another of their regular recitals, which
have become very popular among the
music loving people OF this city. this
afternoon. The recital will be given at
o'clock in the Eilers recital hall
An exceptionally fine program has
been arranged for this occasion. Sew
erai difficult piano numbers will be
played with the aid of the auto-piano,
and in addition George S. Beechwood
will assist with several selections on
the pipe organ.
In order to prevent overcrowding the
Eilers music company has arranged to
furnish cards of admission, which NAV
now be secured. free of charge. upon
application at the Eilers stores, 975
Market street and 1920 Fillmore street.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
BALKS AT BECOMING
P0UNDMASTER OF TOWN
M. Geisenhofer, Holder of All
Other Offices. Finally Protests

SAN LEANDRO. Jan. 11.-Having risen
by merit and politics TO be city marshal
sanitary inspector. tax collector and SUI
perintendent Of streets. NJ. Geisenhofer
who comprises a majority Of the town
government draws the line at being
poundmaster.
Alleging that executions of straw
dogs take so much time that he is un-
able TO collect taxes and see that con-
tsglous diseases are quarantined and
attend TO street lighting and arrest Of
tenders. Geisenhofer has sought solace
in the law.
The Pooh Bah of San Leandro has
addressed petition to the trustees ask
ing that a poundmaster be appointed.
In stating his reason for the increase
in the public payroll the town marshal
says his other duties last so long each
day that he can not give the necessary
zeal TO the capture of stray dogs
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
CASE OF OPPENHEIMER
POSTPONED BY COURT
Await Decision of Higher Body
on Assault of Convict on Guard

against Jacob Oppenheimer, which is
before the supreme court on appeal.
was postponed yesterday to February I.
until the United States supreme court
renders a decision as to the constftu-
tionality OF the law which makes as
sau1t by a convict serving a life term.
upon a prison guard. punishable by
death Oppenheimer was sentenced to
death for assaulting d guard In San
Quentin after he had killed one guard in
Folsom, for which he was given life
supreme court is the appeal of ]. w.
Finley. who killed a guard at Folsom
during the outbreak at that place in
1904.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
BILLIARDS. KEEP OREGON,S
GOVERNOR FROM HOME
Trip Back From Paso RobIes Is
Again Postponed

PASO ROBLES HOT SPRINGS. Jan.
11.-Advice was received last evening
from Olympia that q blizzard was rag
ing throughout the northwest country
and Governor elect Cosgrove was ad-
vised TO postpone his trip north for a
lew days, or until such time as milder
weather sets in. The private car Cali
fornia, which is to convey the governor
and party to Olympia. arrived here la ST
night, and viii be held here until Gov
ernor Cosgrove II. ready TO depart He
IS feeling better than at any time since
his arrival, and yesterday walked IN
assisted from the bathhouse to the sun
parlOr and thence TO his ROOM
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
Suburban Brevities

ENROLMENT INCREASES Oakland. Jan.
1l.-Jwenty new students have enrolled at cali.
fornia college this week, making the total regis
frsfi0n Tar IN excess Of that NJ any time in the
history Of the college -Four Of the new students
are college students four IN the acadent eight
IN sub scademy. three IN school OF 6ne arts ana
one in the school Of business
PIANO CLUB MEETING Berkeley. Jan. IL
NcndelssObn and Schubert are the composers
whose works viii be the subject of the program M
81 fhc meeting ~ flic Berkeley piano club
"Wednesday morning. The entertainment VIII he
contributed br AIRS. " II. Smvflie Miss AIande
Roberts, Mrs L. T. Hcgstier, Miss Ratcline and
Airs. z. S. Gray.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
TRAMP PREVENTS MURDER
OF RAILROAD POLICEMAN
Gives Information Regarding
Plot of Hobo Gang

STOCKTON, Jan. 11.-But for in
formation conveyed by tramp to w.
Burlington, signalman in the South
ern Pacific yards at Tracy, Railroad
officer Mofiitt would probably have been
murdered by hoboes last night The
tramp did not give his name but he
told Burlington that hoboes had taken
the oil from the lamps on the block
system in the yards, and he had heard
them plotting to murder Moffitt when
he should put in an appearance to in
vestigate the putting out of the lamps.
MOffitt was communicated with by Bull
lington. No arrests were made
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
MEMoRIAM FoR guDcE

JACKSON, Cal, Jan. S-This after
ercises in respect to the memory of p
C. Rust, late Judge were Conducted hv
the Bar association. The president
opened the address with a speech
in eulogy. and the committee an
pointed by him read memoria n,
which was spread on the minutes
Eulogies were then made by ali the
members Of the bar, consisting OF Hon.
A. Caminetti, w. j. MeGee, w. 81
Snyder, c. p. Vicini. Ernest B. u.
Spagnoli. J. W. Caldwell and r. O.
Bale. Remarks were then made by the
judge of the court, Hon. r. v. Wood.
Court adjourned out of respect to de-
ceased, Judge r. c. Rust.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
MANY ROBBERIEs REPORTED
fSpecial Dispdich 10 The Colll

NAPA. Jan. 11.-An organized gang
of burglars is at work in Napa, and
has broken into several stores in the
last seven days This morning the
store of j. Jackie in Main street was
broken into by the mauraders and they
secured some canned goods. SUNDAY
morning the men broke in glass
front window n the sporting goods
store of William West. in Pearl street
and obtained four revolvers. valued at
S32. They escaped. 5. Pepper was ar
rested this morning for stealing a sack
of coal from the warehouse of w. ].
Stoddard
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
PRoPosALs

OFFICE Of Constructing Quartermas.ex. san
Diego. Cal. Dec a. 1aos. Sealed proposals, In
1900, and then be opened. for consfructioo'
plumbing. electric wiring and axtures two
dounle sets OF non-commissloned officers ouar-
ters AZ Fort kosecrans. Cals also for moving
one quartermasters stable to new location. IN
Guiding grading. foundation. ETC. and cor4frnr
ton OF one rain-wuter cistern. Informs tion ana
blank proposals furnished on application plans
ana specifications can be seen at this ofdce
lst Lieut. Earl Mcfarland, Const'g q. "A
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
RAILROAD FILES CLAIM
AGAINST TREADWEII
Western Pacific Sues to Recover
S58,77Z.91 Deposited i'm Bank

The Western Pacific railroad fled
yesterday in the bankruptcy court the
first claim against James Treadwel1,
who recently was adjudged a bankrupt
by Judge de Haven In the United states
district court. The claim Is for s5S.-
1881. part of some $4,000, 600 deposited
by the railroad in the California safe
deposit and trust company to paw off
laborers during the construction OF the
road. 1t is asked by the railroad that
TreadWeu, as one OF the bank directors.
meet MS part of the payment of this
sum to the Western Pacific
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-12
HORSES DIE IN rTnr

stock barn Of the Natoma CONSOLIDATED
at Natoma was burned TO the ground
last evening. Eleven head of horses
and large amount Of hay and many
sets Of harness were consumed The
loss IS estimated at between 81 600 ond
$4,000 The fire is thought to have
been the work Of tramps.