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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
BIDS FOR INDIAN
SUPPLIES ARE WANTED
Can Assure Continu-
ance of Local Warehouse

The secretary of the chamber of
commerce is in receipt OF a number of
blank proposals for bids for various
articles for the supply of the Indian
reservations throughout the country,
and the chamber is particularly anxious
that San Francisco houses enter bids in
order that the continuance of the In
dian warehouse at this point may be
assured.
There are in all five different pro-
posaIs, covering rolled barley, corn,
beans, coffee, rice, sugar, tea, bacon,
dry goods, clothing, salt bacon, NUT
ton, beef and medical supplies.
All bids must allow for delivery of
goods at the warehouse nearest to the
point of shipment, either San Francisco,
New York, Chicago, st. Louis or Omaha,
with the exception of rolled barley,
beef, mutton and salt, on which the
bids are to be made to provide for de-
livery at the different reservations, the
different items being tabulated to show
the amount needed for each point.
A clause in the proposal blank bars
bids being made on any article manu-
factured in any penal institution.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
GOLDEN WEDDING
Will Be OBSERVED
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hirleman
Invite Friends to Attend
Celebration With Family
Children and Grandchildren as
Well Will Pay Honor to
Aged Couple

Fifty years of married life will be
celebrated next Monday afternoon by
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hirleman, whose
wedding took place here February IA,
1860, and whose home has been in this
city ever since.
Surrounded by their children and
grandchildren. Mr.. and Mrs. Hirleman
will receive their friends from to B
o'clock at their home, 1882 Broderick
street, and throng of guests Will call
to rejoice with them.
Hirleman came to this city from New
York in 1858, having arrived in Amer
lea a short time before from France
and has been well known in business
circles
Mrs Hirleman was formerly Miss
Matilda MUIR, her father, Charles MUIR
having been a prominent pioneer of the
state, and it was at his home in Kearny
street, between Pine and Bush, that her
wedding was celebrated.
Mr. and Mrs. Hirleman have four
children, Mrs d. e. Besecker, Mrs.
NJ Miller, Mrs. NJ, lie Seur, who will
receive with their parents on Monday,
and a son, Philip Hirleman H. whose
wife will be of the receiving party
also. There are four grandchildren, of
whom two, Mrs. Freeman Curtis and
Miss Besecker will aid their grand
parents at the reception.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
Scene explosion showing damage buildings
GAS COMPANY MEN
GOOD AT FIGURES
Ask Higher Price for Product in
Face of Declining Market
on Ingredients

President Britton and Engineer Jones
of the gas company gave the board of
supervisors some rapid fire mental
mathematics last night. Last year they
asked for a dollar gas rate because they
had to pay 81 a barrel for oil. Last
night they sought to show that with oil
at SO cents a barrel they ought to get
$1A1 for their gas.
The proceedings were opened with an
address by Britton, in which he asserted
that Notwithstanding it's claims for the
higher figure, the company would be
satisfied with the dollar rate.
We want this board of supervisors to
feel,' said Britton, that the gas COM
pany is not like the ordinary run of
public service corporations. We want
you to feel that we are as Jealous for
the welfare of the city as yourselves.
We want only what is fair. We have
never sought anything that was not
fair.
You will notice from our report that
We have valued our plant at $13,00O,0 600.
Your expert. Mr. Hunt, has placed the
value at 100000 We expect to show
you that if we could get a return only
on Mr.. Hunts valuation we would still
be entitled to the dollar rate. Our books
are open for investigation and you are
at liberty to examine them.
Our company has been in business
for half a century. The company has
voluntarily reduced rates. When it
reached the dollar figure, however, it
felt that it could not go below that.
The price of oil to our company is to
be reduced to SO cents, beginning in
July. This will represent a saving of 4
or 4 a cents for every thousand feet of
gas. This, however. will not reduce the
values to a point below the require
ment of a dollar rate
Britton then spoke at length upon
the friendly relations between the COM
pany and its employees. stating that ii
paid higher wages than other corpora
tions and purchased all its supplies in
San Francisco.
1t was brought out that the Metro
politan gas company obtains it's oil at
AZ cents a barrel. 1t was shown also
that the San Francisco gas and electric
company sells in some quarters as low
as 60 cents per 1000.
Z. G. Jones, the company's engineer
asserted that in his opinion just rate
would be Sill.
DR. George K. Frink, entered a com.
plant against the electric light service
Financial statements were filed by
the San Francisco gas and electric
company, the Mutual electric light COM
pany, the Metropolitan light and power
company and the City electric company.
The statement of the San Francisco
gas and electric company shows total
receipts for the last year of S2.517,-
997.O6. The sum of S317,57425, repre-
senting the Is per cent collected under
injunction, is not included. The COM
pany states that it was allowed only
8 per cent upon its investment under
the So cent rate.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
BANKER HAYS IS
RELEASED ON BAIL
Financier Says Clars
ence Grange Was Cause
for Banks Failure

William c. Hays, banker. was re-
leased from the city prison shortly
after O'Clock last night. after his at
torney, Joe II. Jordan. secured bail to
the amount of S4.5OO, furnished by the
American bonding company of BaIti-
more.
Hays took his release with indiffer-
ence. He had been told early in the
afternoon that he would be out of the
jail before 8 o'clock and during the last
hour of his Imprisonment he remained
in the corridor of the Jail talking to
friends He said:
L viii not do any talking until after
the police court hearings are over.
After the preliminary hearings I will
talk, and L Will do some talking that
will make sensation. L have papers
In my possession that will prove con-
elusiVely that Clarence Grange was re-
sponsible for the failure of the Union
state bank officials to carry through
the National Bank of the Pacific deal
and will be able to show that We were
held up on the loan made BY US TO
Grange"
Hays and his attorney ate their sup
per in a downtown cafe. after which
they went into consultation for several
hours. The hearing Of the charges
against Hays will come up tomorrow
morning in the police court Jordan
was successful yesterday in securing =
a reduction of the bail in both cases.
The bail in the Tiedemann case was re-
dueed to $4,000 and in the bank act
case to $500. Both bonds were ap-
proved by Police Judge ShortalL
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
OWNER FINDS FLAW IN
TITLE TO REAL ESTATE

To clear cloud from the title of a
piece of realty in Sacramento street
near Taylor he has owned more than
20 years, William Hogan has been put
to the trouble of applying to the su-
perior court to appoint an administra-
tor of the estate of David Paige. who
died in San Francisco some 80 years
ago. Hogan's predecessors in interest
purchased the land from Paige, but it
has now been discovered that although
Paige executed a quitclaim deed he
was not the absolute owner in fee of
the property. Later. however, Paige
got full title to the property, but did
not make additional conveyance to the
person to whom he sold the realty
SCHOOL BUILDINGS TORN DowN-A large
gang of wreckers pulled down the shack school
buildings in Mission street near Sixteenth yes
terday which since 1906 housed the pupils of
the Mission grammar school.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
ROOMS OF BUNKOMEN
ARE RAIDED BY POLICE
Complete Outfit for Fleeing
People Is Seized

Detectives Ryan and Gaughran raided
rooms ) and at 400 Kearny street
yesterday afternoon and arrested J. W.
Burns, Thomas Murphy, Edward Far
rell and Charles Hamilton for violating
section 337a of the penal code in having
in their possession implements with
intent to defraud.
The detectives seized a complete
bunko outfit, consisting of stacks of
dummy $40 gold pieces, wads of bogus
currency. checks for fabulous amounts,
racing charts and other paraphernalia.
They also had a dummy telephone, and
by pressing the foot on the floor a bell
would ring, to make it appear it was
the telephone bell.
These men used to operate at 7s9
Mission street, and were referred to in
Mayor McCarthy's inaugural address,
They all come from Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09

though il were scalds. Then a few
more pimples would appear and spread
all over the body leaving the baby all
raw without skin from head to foot.
On top of her head there appeared a
heavy scab quarter Of an inch thick. It
was awful to see so small a baby look as
she did. Imagined The doctor was afraid
to put mis- hands to the child. We tried
several doctors remedies but all failed
Then we decided TO try Cuticura.
By using the Cuticura Ointment we
sOftened the Scab and it came of. Under
this, where the real matter was, by
washing with the Cuticura Soap and
applying the Cuticura Ointment, new
skin soon appeared. We also gave baby
four drops of the Cuticura ResOlvent
three times daily. After three DAYS YOU
could see the body gaining a little skin
which would peel of and heal under
meath Now the baby is four months
old. She is a fine picture Of fat little
baby and all is well. We only used one
cake OF Cuticura Soap. two boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment and one bottle of
Cuticura Resolvent. If people would
know what Cuticura is there would be
few suffering with eczema Mrs. Joseph
Kossmann, Z st. Johns Place. Ridge
wood Heights, L. L.. N. Y, Apr. 80 and
May A, 1909"
Cuticura Soap C25c). Cutieurs Ointment (5ocl
and Cuticura Resolvent l5Oc-). (or in the form of
Chocolate Coated Pills 25e per vial OF SOD are sold
throughout the world. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
Sole Props. 135 Columbus Ave- Boston, Mass.
81 Mailed free. 32-page Cuticura Book. Author
ity on the Treatment OF Skin and Hair Troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09

clops, which is a vessel ef S,99S tons
gross. The ships of the Blue Funnel
line are credited with being the most
perfectly equipped freighters IN the
world and the line has been remarkably
free from accidents.
Wireless From the Alameda
The Oceanic steamship company,,s
liner Alameda. Captain Dowdell, VIII
ing. According TO a wireless received
yesterday afternoon Captain Dowdell
expected to reach port last night about
midnight.
No Arrivals for Twelve Hours
The Golden gate might just as Wei
have been closed from shortly after
o'clock Monday evening until els yes
terday morning, for during that inter-
val not one vessel passed in from sea.
The steamer Coos bay arrived from
san Pedro at els p. m. Monday. The
next arrival was the National City
from Fort Bragg at 6:15 yesterday
morning.
Passenger Dies on Alameda
Joseph Haldez, a steerage passenger
from Honolulu, died on board the liner
Alameda at sea yesterday morning, a
victim Of asthma News of his death
was received yesterday afternoon in a
wireless from Captain DowdelL
steamer LeeIanaw Purchased
The steamer Leelanaw has been pur-
chased by the Alaska steamship COM
pany for $4,000.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 292 600 feet.
The Pacific Mail liner China, which
left here February l for the orient.
arrived yesterday at Honolulu.
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia, Cap
tain Henry Morton, left Yokohama yes
terday for this port via Honolulu.
The Matson navigation companys
new steamer Wilhelmina viii sail to-
morrow for Honolulu on its maiden
a naSSanger liner.
The Pacific Mail liner Asia, Captain
Harry Gaukroger, is due Friday from
the far east. The Asia is bringing a
heavy shipment of raw silk and a large
number of intermediate passengers.
The name of the bark kaiulani,
which was recently bought by the
Alaska packers association, has heen
officially changed to Star of Finland.
Company Declares Dividend
HAMBURG, Feb. S.--The annual
steamship company, made public to-
day, shows a dividend for 1909 of 6
per cent as against no dividend de-
clared in 1908. The gross profits for
as compared with sS.950.O for the
preceding year.
FaraIIon is Abandoned
SEATTLE, Feb 8-The Alaska
steamship company today notified the
underwriters of the abandonment of
the Farallon. The steamship was val
ued at s100 zoe and insured for $4,000
The amount of salvage is uncertain,
depending on the weather. Captain
Hunter Of the FaraIlon made an un-
favorable report to the owners.
Fishing Steamer Aground
TACOMA, Feb S.-The British fishing
steamer Celtic ran aground this morn
ing in the fog near Oldtown. Efforts
to float 1t by tugs proved unavailing.
1t is expected to be fioated at next high
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY REAL ESTATE BOARD
George D. Toy Is Chosen Presi-
dent of Organization

The annual meeting of the San Fran
cisco real estate board was held at the
assembly hall of the Mills building
yesterday afternoon, when officers were
elected and reports of committees were
received.
The treasurer's report showed that
the board was in better financial condi-
tion than ever before. The secretary's
report showed that during the year the
membership had been almost doubled.
B. p oliver, Guy T. Wayman and
William NJ. de Wolf were elected di-
rectors.
George D. Toy of Bovee, Toy & Co
was elected president; William Basil
White of Dilbert & White. first vice
president, and A. L. Harrigan of Har-
rigan. Weidenmuller & Rosenstirn, sec
ond vice president.
Guy I. Wayman was elected treas
urer and Leslie E. Burks succeeded
himself as secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
EXPLOSION WRECKS
TWO SMALL STORES
Grocery and Restaurant Are
Destroyed and Two Men
Seriously Injured
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SANTA ROSA. Feb. s.-With ter
rife explosion which startled the entire
city about $50 this morning the gro
cery conducted by William A. Gale
and restaurant conducted by John A.
White were wrecked and two men
seriously injured. The peculiar part of
the accident is the fact that no fire
followed the explosion.
The grocery and restaurant buildings
were one story, the grocery the prop
erty of Mrs. Clara D. White and the
restaurant of John A. White, her hus-
band. The couple are separated after
considerable domestic troubles which
were aired in the courts.
Gale had been in the grocery for
more than half an hour and had a coal
oil stove burning, when he was joined
by Thomas l.. Coffey, who has a marble
cutting establishment near by. Coffey
was approaching the counter when the
explosion wrecked the entire struc,
ture and buried both men in the debris.
DEBRIES BURIEs MEN
Gale was the first to extricate him
self and he escaped with few bruises
about the head. After the dust had
cleared Coffey was able to crawl out
of the building through the roof. His
left ankle was badly crushed and the
leg to the knee was paralyzed- He was
removed to his home, where DR.. A. B..
Herrick dressed his injuries. He may
be cripple for life.
In the restaurant Thomas Heap, a
stranger here, was awaiting his break
fast when the explosion occurred. He
was also buried in the debris and when
removed it was found that his back
was injured and the left kidney had
been torn loose. He was taken to the
county hospital and cared for by DR..
S. S. Boyle.
COOK ESCAPES INJURY
A negro woman cook escaped un-
harmed.
The Vendome hotel, a two story
owned by C. A White, was slightly
damaged, but the two story home of
DIR. Julian II. Rankin, adjoining the
grocery, was not damaged.
Gale says that he notified the gas
company yesterday that there was a
leak on the premises, but that no at
tention was given the matter.
While workmen were opening the
street to reach the gas main a pick
struck fire and ignited escaping gas a
couple of times during the morning.
Then the workmen reported that the
supply should be shut off. The company
prepared to do so and notified Peta-
luna. This brought protest from the
poultrymen, who said that 250,000 eggs
in incubators were dependent upon the
gas for heat. The repairs were COM
pleted without cutting off the gas
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
TRADE SCHOOL OWNERS
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Warrants Out for Arrest of w.
and s. Brainerd

A warrant was issued yesterday by
Police Judge Conlan for the arrest of
w NJ Brainerd and S L. n. Brainerd
of the United trade school contracting
company, Twelfth and Market streets
on a charge of obtaining money by
false pretenses.
The complaining witness, w. G. Ross,
1856 Albion street, alleges that the de-
PENDANTS represented that they conduct
ed a high class trade school for grad
uating students in trades, furnishing
necessary materials and tools, the cost
of a scholarship being $75.
Ross says that he and his brother
and about 80 others paid S75 each
and that the school is fraud
and a cheat" Detectives Wren and
Lord were unable to find the Brain
erds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
WOMAN APPOINTED TO
STATE CHARITIES BOARD
Governor HeedS Request of Cal
ifornia Club

The state board OF charities and cor
rectlOnS viii have Mrs Clara FOltz as
a member hereafter. Governor Gillett
having appointed her TO fill the va
cancy left by T. c. Moore. This was
done in response to a request from the
California club of this city that the
governor recognize the necessity of
woman member in behalf of the in
terests of the women and children of
the state.
The meeting yesterday afternoon
was in charge of Mrs. A. w Scott. and
consisted of an address on "WOman's
Task in. the Twentieth Century" which
advocated the equality of women in all
matters as well as the right of the
ballot.
Miss Cordelia Grylls of England sang
most charmingly some old English ball
lads.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
LOOKS FOR GAMBLERS
AND GETS BLACK EYE
Policeman Patrick Crowley Acc
Cuses Chinese of Assault

When the cases of Yin Chong and All
Tong, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, and Lem Ching, charged
with battery, were called in Police
Judge ShortalTs court yesterday Police
man Patrick Crowley explained why he
had badly discolored eye He said
that he dressed himself as laborer
Monday night and went to rooms on
the second loor of S12 Grant avenue
where he believed gambling was going
on. He knocked on the door. which
was opened so quickly that Lem Ching
was struck on the eye. Then about
so Chinese piled upon him, took his re-
volver from him and struck him on the
face. The cases were continued till
February 24s
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
Br United Wireless

Tuesday, February s.
STEAMER HILoNIAN-Feb Z. 4:30 D. NJ.
abreast of Coos bay; calm, clear and smooth
sea all well.
STEAMER COLONEL b. L. DRAKE-Feb !.
s d. m OF Dungeness; light northery wind.
overcast; barometer 30.37 temperature, AS
STEAMER PUEBLA-Feb 8. a. NJ. 20 miles
south Of Point Arena; fresh southeast wind;
smooth sea; sky overcast; temperature, 5S;
barometer. 30.32
STEAMER ALAMEDA, from Honolulu for San
FrancIsco-Feb Z, p. m, barometer 30. Is;
temperature. 80. Expect TO arrive San
Francisco Feb S. about midnight.
STEAMER WATSON, from Puget sound for San
Franciseo-Feb s. 10 M. off North heads;
fresh southeast breeze; clear. smooth sea-
barometer 30U2.
Francisco-Feb Z, p. M, AIS miles off San
Francisco.
STEAMER UMATILLA, hence Feb for Puget
sound ports--Feb Z, p. M, 90 miles north
OF Cane Blanco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
WILL OF E. j. BENEDICT
is FILED FOR PROBATE

The will of Egbert ]. Benedict. the
young capitalist who died at the Fair
mont hotel February 8, 1910, was filed
for probate yesterday. His entire es-
tate. said to be worth about 81 900. 600,
is left to his widow, Emily w. Bene-
dict.
The estate comprises much valuable
realty in lower Mason and Geary
streets, an intrest in the Judson- But
terworth chemical company OF New
York. as well as gilt edged stocks and
bonds.
Benedict was a son of CORTLAND s.
Benedict of the Hastings clothing COM
pany and nephew of Egbert Judson of
the Judson iron works and the Judson
powder works.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

SAILED
Tuesday, February s.
Stmr NJ +. Plant, BHrtis. Coos bay.
OUTSIDE BOUND IN-MIDNIGHT
Bark r. p Rthet.
DOMESTIC PORT
AsTORIA-Arriyed Feb s-Stmr Bowdoin
hence Feb G.
ISLAND PORT
HONOLULU-Sailed Feb 8--Stmr China, for
Yokohama; L s strnrs Tennessee. Washington
Colorado. South Dakota. West Virginia. Mary
land. Pennsylvania and California, for San
Francisco.
FOREIGN PORT
NICT0RIA-Arrived Feb S-Stmr Umatilla
hence Feb g.
OCEAN STEAMERS
FUNCHAL-Arriyed Feb 6-Stmr Cincinnati
from New York.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09

age. The liners cargo, which amount
ed TO about 1000 tons, included 5000
bales Of raw cotton, the largest ship
ment Of cotton that has left here in
long time The freight for Japan in
cluGed 500 tons Of nitrate. This nitrate
arrived the other day from Chile in
the kOsmOs liner HermOnthis. Japan
buys d large amount OF nitrate, but
gets il usually direct from South
America.
Among the passengers on the big
ship was Robert Dollar head of the
Dollar steamship company, who has
large interests IN the far east. Her
bert =. Law was another local capital
lSJ who sailed on the Manchuria. He
is going 10 Shanghai The passenge
included a number OF navy people
bound 20 the Asiatic station and a large
army OF tourists from all parts of the
world.
ne cahin nassengers rrere.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
YOUTH SHOOTS BOY IN
LEFT SIDE OF NECK
AssaiIant Supposed to Have
Been Mentally Unbalanced

Willie Christensen, IA years of age,
living at s Bryant terrace, while walk
ing along Florida street about l o'clock
yesterday afternoon met a youth about
20 years of age at Twenty-first street
who appeared deranged and was -four
ishing a revolver. He shot at the boy
and the bullet struck him on the left
side of the neck. At the Mission emerg-
ency hospital the bullet was extracted
by Doctor Topham. The police are
searching for the youth who fired the
shot
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
LINER HAS MUCH
COTTON FOR JAPAN
Strong Ebb Tide Causes Delay
in Departure of Manchuria
for the Orient
Among the Passengers for Far
East Are Robert Dollar and
Herbert E. Law

HE Pacific Mail
liner Manchuria,
Captain Andrew
Dixon. which sailed
yesterday for the
far east, did not get
away from the Pa
cifc Mail wharf un-
til about 4 o'clock.
T n e strong e b b
tide was response
BILE for the delay.
The liner viii make
up the three hours
lost between here
and Honolulu. The
Manchuria carried
a full complement
Of cabin passengers
and about 150 ASH
atics in the steer
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09

u 4OOts Ill ONCA
her body The
baby looked just
like a skinned
rabbit. We were
unable to put
clothes on her.
At first it seemed
to be a few mat
tered pimPles-
T he y would
break the skin
and peel of leav-
ing the under
meath skin red as
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09
P|T|FUL CASE Of
SKIN DISEASE
When Two Months Old, Baby had
PimpIes Spread All Over Body
Broke and Left Skin Like a ScaId
An Awful Sight : Doctor Afraid
to Put His Hands on the Child.
CURED AT SLIGHT COST
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"Our baby when two months old was
suffering with terrible eczema from head
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-09

FRIEND FAVORED
ton Feb. S.-seth Bullock Of South Dakota.
an intimate friend of former President Roose-
yelt today confirmed by the senate for
another term us United States marshal. The
senate also confirmed the reappointments of
Fletcher NJ Doan as assistant justice OF the
supreme court of Arizona and Frank w,
Parker as assistant justice Of the supreme
court Of New Mexico.