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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. Jan. B-Mcney on call the stool
exchanges to-day opened at ~ per cent; highest, D.
lowest "a; closing "a per cent. Most of the day.
loans were made at "a per cent Tmemoney mar.
ket Is exceedingly dull there being practically M
inquiries Of any size for funds Rates remain about
unchanged at . per cent fer sixty days, az per
cent for ninety days. and ia4k Per cent for four.
fve and SIX months
Commercial payer Is unchanged at per csnt for
the best names
counts. sx per cent; unchanged. Berlin dsscnuntA
a. pl1 cent; On y
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court TO DECIDE
STQCKOWNERSHIP
Legality Of Washington Gas
Holdings in Georgetown
Concern to Be Settled.
ATTORNEYS TO FILE BILL
by I. 4. FLEMING.

Does the Washington Gas Company
own its, $50 shares of the Georgetown
Gas Company legally or Illegally?
The officers and directors of the George
town Gas Company have their own views
in the premises and have emphatically
refused since June l, 1872, to admit the
suzerainty.
Within the next day or two they will
lake the initiative and take the matter
TO the court
Thomas l.. Hume. one of the brokers
of Washington, is nightly interested
in the same question.
He has settled it in his own mind that
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OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New York. Jan. B-The trading On the outside
securities market was again only fairly active. bui
IN many instances irregular American Cigar stors-
only on small deaiings advanced over q point
Standard Oil q New Jersey was hrmer. wa
British American Tobscco. Bnden Copper was ths
active feature Of the prominent metals and scoret
fractional Advance. Mason Valley small sale
advanced over q point.
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hereby certify that | have made an exami-
nation Of the books and accounts Of the First
National Fire Insurance Company Of the District
Of Columbia as and Of December 81, 1912,
and the above statement is true statement Of
the condition Of the Company as and Of that date.
S. H. WOLFE.
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hereby certify that | have made an exami-
nation Of the books and accounts Of the CONNER
|eiaI Fire Insurance Company Of the District Of
Columbia as and Of December 81, 1912, and the
above statement is true statement Of the condi-
tien Of the Company as and Of that date.
s. n. WOLFE.
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Mr.. Wolfe is the Consulting Actuary
for the Insurance Departments of num-
Der of States, including Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Georgia, Maine, Alabamd, Mime
sofa, Texas, and Colorado.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
SUGGESTS MANY CHANGES
Cutting Out Repetition Idea
Advanced in Report to
Education Board

superintendent Roncovieri has sub
Hlitted to the board of education pro-
posed course for the elementary
schools having for its purpose the cut
ting out of some OF the repetition In
going from grade to grade and pre-
pairing pupils for the best living.
He suggests more elementary science
a larger aequaintance with industries
better physical development and more
attention to health and hygiene, sew
eral changes in teaching geography
and history and that nature study be
based on animal and plant life In
classes below the fifth grade; that sell
ence be given In the NTH and sixth
grades; that science readers be used
in the seventh and eighth grades and
that American Inventors and Invsn-
tions' be used for supplementary read
ing for the higher eighth grade.
The Pixley Memorial Free Kinder
garten association has heeh granted
permission to esta blish class in the
Roosevelt school in Arguello boulevard
near Geary street
Emma Wehril has been appointed
yard assistant at the Garfield school al
Kearny and Filbert streets.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
MoRMoNs ABANDON MEXICO

President Joseph Smith is quoted as
saying the Mormon church has de-
cided to abandon its Mexican colo
nization scheme and will turn to
southern Alberta
Whether this decision is due to the
unsettled condition of Mexico or to
the unwillingness of the Mormon
|proselytes, most of whom came from
England and Scandinavia to go to a
country where English is not spoken
is not stated. 1t is probable that both
reasons have been operative.
Canada has been the scene of sew
eral attempts at religio-social colo
nies, of which those of the Doukho-
bors attracted the most attention.
In new countries such colonies are
frequent They generally end in alb
|sorption in the commonwealth.
That has been the case in this
country with any new movement of
the sort except that of the Mormons
themselves. Massachusetts,, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Iowa were the scenes
of numerous religio-soeial colonies
about the middle of the last century.
Practically all of them have disap-
peared, but the Mormons have per-
sisted Will they become absorbed in
CANADA Probably yes, ultimately,
but it will take time to decide just
what is the real vitality of this re-
markable organization.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
HOTEL NEWS

M. ]. Brown is registered at the Won
Dorm from Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Chaffee of Providence.
r. l., are at the Fairmont.
Mr.. and Mrs w. III. Fryer are stop
ping at the Baldwin from FL Paso. Tex.
r. b. Parker, stock broker Of Dem
yer. Colo, Is registered at the Belle
vue
Noah Williams, retired capitalist of
Ida Grove. Idaho. is registered at the
Palace. s.
A r. Downs, large land owner Of
Guadalajara, Mex, is q guest at the
Palace.
j. H. Mcbride, j. A. Mcbride and Miss
Mcbride of Pasadena have taken apart
ments at the Fairmont
Senator G. w. Cartwright of Sacra-
mento is spending few days at the
Sutter with his wife and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs Juan Douglas from
Mexico, who are on their way east. are
stopping short time at the Sutter
Ross Murray OF Vernon, B. G.. pio-
Ineer of the fruit industry in that sec
tion. registered yesterday at the Union
Square.
IF. B. Evarts, Mrs G. O. Evarts and
Miss May Evarts. who are on q tour
of California, are at the Stewart from
Cleveland.
DIR. Adloph B. Baer. after an absence
| of two years. spent In Europe chiefly
| In Vienna. will be in San Francisco
agatn late this week.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
THE KRUPP SCANDAL ENDED

The conviction by court martial of
seven men connected with the ord
nance board Of the German army
shows that there was some fire under
the smoke started by the socialist
deputy, Doctor Liebknecht, in April.
His charge was one of corruption
that officers connected with the war
office had accepted bribes from the
great gun making firm.
That the officers convicted were
lieutenants, and not generals, does not
minimize either their offense or the
truth of Doctor Liebknecht's scharges.
Such scandal concerning the Ger
man army is easier to gloss over
there than it would be here; but, like
all other scandals of the sort, it does
not seem TO make as deep an inn
preston on the public mind as the
circumstances warrant.
Bribe giving and taking grating" I"
as the usual word isis no longer
looked on as tolerantly as it was. 1t
is not much more than century since
III was tolerated for. member of the
British ministry to engage as a broker
of patronage. Not SO now in any
nation. While not SO much public
outcry is made as there was a few
years ago, yet effective work in sup
pressing graft is done without much
fuss, as in this case of the Krupp
scandal.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
LOBBY GOSSIP
Advertise the 1915 Fair

c. H. Schafer. chief clerk of the I'M
perial hotel, Portland, who has been
on lengthy trip through the east,
large cities, arrived in San Francisco
yesterday Mr.. Schafer, who is regis
tered at the Suffer, had the following
to say:
Every hotel man I ran across /
pledged to boost for the fair, and you in
San Francisco may be sure of plenty of
patronage One little town that |
struck way up in wisconsin took the
banner, though.
There is an organization there which
is now planning to go to San Fran
cisco. One hundred and fifty families
belong to this body. This will give
you some idea of the interest that is
being taken in the fair, even though 1t
is Is months away.
Il would suggest that the exposition
directors begin right away to advertise
the fair. You don't have to go to any
other country to bring visitors to the
fair. There are enough people in the
United States to take care OF the fair s
being profit maker. The steamship
and transportation companies abroad
will advertise the fair for you.
Portland is getting ready for new
business firms. A dozen skyscrapers
are in course of construction in the
business district We are going to have
new hotels. The younger generation
in Portland is putting new life into the
city. and there are several civic orr
ganizations boosting the city.
"Portland's lumber men are planning
to enlarge their mills, for they expect
to control the eastern lumber market
when the Panama canal is opened. The
lumber men say they can ship lumber
to New York through the canal and
sell 1t cheaper than the eastern lumber
men can now
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
THE BILLBOARDS

To billbeards as such there is no
destructive objection. Any one who
has seen the advertising kiosks OF
Paris knows that they may become
an attractive feature of the streets.
France has developed true school of
minor but real art in its poster artists,
who are as worthy in their way as any
members of other branches of the fine
arts
The objection TO the American bill
board is that it is usually huge,
sprawling, coarse and crude in design
and color, with no perception or sug-
gestion of art of any character, and
10 the eye is more of nuisance than
an attraction, thus failing in the pur-
pose for which it was intended.
San Francisco is full of such sprawl
ing, Objectionable signs, though there
are exceptions.
1t is to be hoped that the statement
made by one of the interested parties
IS true-that we will have the most
beautiful bilboards in the world in
1915.
The supervisors have passed ordi-
nances regulating size, height and To-
cation of signs. but have not enforced
them.
1t would be a good thing for the
city if a committee could be appointed
TO study the whole subject, taking into
consideration all interests affected,
and prepare comprehensive report
regulating everything connected with
the billboards
We have a municipal art commits
sion to pass on statues offered to the
public. The billboards throughout the
city are more conspicuous to the eye
than any statues and need regulation
quite as much.
As the supervisors seem somewhat
uncertain as to the enforcement OF
their own ordinances, why not, in or
der to make sure of attractive street
billboards, refer the whole subject to
d committee of public spirited citizens
to report, on both the practical and
the esthetic side of the question, what
to do with the billboards?
Billboards, if allowed, ought to or
nament. not dishgure, the streets
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
MISS SALLY AND Mr.. JAMES

That was funny scrap in the board
of education Tuesday between Miss
Sally Jones and Mr.. James E. Power
Both Miss Sally and Mr.. James are
members of the board. If one has
any more right to speak with author
|ity on educational subjects than the
other has the public does not know it.
1t seems that Miss Sally and Mr..
James disagreed over the appointment
of a teacher of clay modelling Mr..
James told Miss Sally that no primary
teacher was in a position to criticise a
high school teacher Miss Sally, who
is, was, might, could or would have
been primary school teacher, de-
clared this statement to be deadly
insult" Close scrutiny does not show
any good reason why Mr.. James
should have said what he did or why
Miss Sally should have said what she
did
If cat may look at a king, why
should Mr.. james think Miss Saliy,
being or having been primary school
teacher. could not .eritieise a high
school teacher?
1t is TO be feared that Mr. James
has little knowledge of Miss Sally's
sex as critics.
On the other hand, what is there
deadly in the nature of Mr.. James re-
markss Unpleasant or impolite to the
ears of learned member of the fair
sex they may be, but why deadly?
If Miss Sally and Mr.. James would
not take themselves SO all fired seri-
ously and not talk piffle about trihes,
would it not be better for the schools
|of San Francisco?
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
POLICEWOMAN
CHASESs WASHER
One Of Chicdgo's Nepest and
Finest Puts Natiy Dresser on
the Rui7


CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-A nattily dressed
young man stood in State street today
tipping his hat and smiling at passing
women shoppers. Then some one
touched him on the shoulder.
Say, you beat it, ordered voice
at his elbow. aA
Why. madam stammered the per-
picked youth as he turned and per-
ceived stern faced woman. May
ask who you are?'
am a. member OF the Chicago po-
lice departments police woman. to be
exact, she replied. You are a
'masher,' take it, and have no busi-
ness here. Now you just move on as
fast as yeu can
The youth disappeared in the crowd
The copper" was Mrs Alice Clements
one Of the eight police women sworn
in. yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
CHIEF WHITES BAD TEMPER

Bad temper in a public servant is
one of the worst of faults.
For a man at the head of great
department of the city to so far forget
himself as to sneer at any women, no
mater what their character might be,
but especially when they are most
reputable, should be warrant enough
for his removal, unless he, on realiz-
ins his mistake, makes an abject
apology.
Chief White at no time has been a
model of courteous chivalry, nor even
FOR we'll balanced temper.
Under fire of late he has acted like
a black bear which has had the fur
singed off its headquarters.
The chief may keep his hold on
Mayor Rolph and the police commits
sion, as he seems to do, but he will
find he has caught Tartar in stir
ring up the clubwomen of San Fran
cisco to camp on his trail.
The organized clubwomen have
enough on Chief White to get his goat
without taking up the question of his
personal manners, if they persist in
keeping his shortcomings before the
public, as they are more than likely
TO do.
There will be few tears shed if he
loses his job.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07

working at the problem of providing
grains, fruits and vegetables most
suitable for cultivation in Alaska,
ready for the time when the food
of immigration there begins. which is
inevitable as soon as the opportunities
become fully known to the people of
northern Europe and they find that
they can be landed there by way of
the Panama canal for no great sum
in advance of what it costs TO land
in New York
The idea that Alaska is a region
of fogs and glaciers on the coast and
of perpetual snow in the interior will
soon disappear, especially when the
president of the United States thinks
the territory important enough to send
personal representative to report,
and it is known that he is much inn
pressed by the opportunities for agri-
culture, all of which will probably
be made public with the authority of
the president behind If.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
ALASKA'S AGRICULTURAL
OPPORTUNITIES

When Seth Mann's report to Presi-
dent Wilson, as his special repre-
sentative on an 5000 mile trip through
the territory, is made public, fur
ther and needed argument for federal
stimulus in the development OF Alaska
may be expec'
The few - Mann has
made for pull since his return
from his trip indicate that he has
been much impressed both by the
opportunities and the needs of Alaska.
Mr.. Mann has discovered what few
people who have not seen for them
selves can be made to believe-that
Alaska is country of great agricul-
tural possibilities. a fact which can
not be too often repeated with
emphasis.
So long ago as 1893 4 preliminary
agricultural reconnaissance of Alaska
was had under the direction of the
Office of experiment stations.
Professor Georgeson, who, since
then, has had charge of the Alaska
experiment station and has done won.
derful work, both in outlining ths
agricultural possibilities and also ir
actual performance, reported thal
there were at least 10000 square
miles of agricultural and pastoral lane
in Alaska available for future settle
ment.
Mr.. Mann has discovered for him
self that vegetables, hay and grain
are raised successfully both in the
interior as well as on the coast
Professor Georgeson has beer
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
SOCIETY NEWS

Miss Elena Eyre, thee debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Eyre
was the guest of honor at dance
given last evening by her cousin, Miss
Lee Girvin, in her home in Menlo Park
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Girvin assisted
their daughter in receiving the guests
among whom were Miss Sophie Bey-
lard Miss Margaret Nichols, Miss
Evelyn Cunningham, Miss Lois Cum
ningham. Miss Helen Garritt, Miss
Genevieve Cunningham. Miss Elizabeth
Brice. Miss Christine Donohoe. Miss
Crocker, Miss Helen Crocker, Miss Eliz-
abeth Oyster, Miss Emily Tubbs, Miss
Arabella Sehwerin, Edmends Lyman
Will Crocker, Lansing Teyis, Paige
Monteagle, Kenneth M0nteagle, George
Howard. Will Tevis. James Cunning
ham. Edward Eyre, Monroe Pinckard
Dudley Gum. Kenneth Gum, William
Mayo Newhall Jr., Charles Keeney and
Joseph Donohoe Jr.
Miss Helen Bertheau is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Henry T. Scott at Stays Leap,
the country place Of Mr.. and Mrs Wal
ter Martin. She Will be away 8 fort
night.
Mrs. J. s. Oyster and her daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Oyster, will depart Au-
gust IS for Del Monte. to re-
main throughout the golf tournament.
Mrs William B. Tubbs and MISS Emily
Tubbs will also spend the latter part
OF August at this resort.
ii
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Avenali will
depart today for fortnight's visit IN
Menlo Park with Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy
Hopkins. ~
IT. RH~e AE =
their sons. Paige and Kenneth Mont
eagle. are receiving warm welcome
on their return from an extended tour
OF Europe. They are again domiciled
In their home In Pacific avenue. Ken
meth Monteagle has resumed his studies
at the University of California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Pratt have
closed their home in Burlingame, where
and have reopened their city residences
In California street.
Mrs. Willard Drown is among the
recent arrivals in Montecito, where she
will be the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. TO-
seph v. Coleman for the next two
weeks.
Miss Marie Brewer left today for a
brief visit with Mrs. Andrew Welch Jr.
in her home in San Mateo
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Hatch KimbalI
are receiving the congratulations Of
their friends on the birth of a son,
August /. Mrs. Kimbal1 was formerly
Miss Dorothy Eaton, the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Eaton of Monte
citO.
The Mexican ambassador, Madame de
Diaz and Miss Obregon were enter
tanned at luncheon Tuesday in. the
Fairmont by the consul general OF
Mexico and Madame de Leon Gra3ada
and their daughters. The three secre-
taries Of the embassy's star were also
guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz von Schrader have
rcopened their attractive home In First
avenue after having passed two months
at Carmel-by Sea
y
Miss Helen Eadmap will return to-
day to her home in Oakland after hav-
ing enjoyed a fortnight's visit In San
Francisco az the guest OF Miss Bale r.
Lee at her home in PAGE street. Miss
Lee entertained at tea last Friday IN
honor.of Miss Cadman.
=
Mr.. and Mrs. James King Steele and
their son. Ghorb steele, are eujoyinr
brief sojourn In SANTA Barbara and
are guests at the Hotel Potter.
isst
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
TWO WOMEN WANT
JUDICIAL ERM|NE
Like Real Politicians, They
Clarnor for Appointment
as Superior Judges

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 6--Two or the
modern women of Los Angeles desire
to don the wig and the somber ropes
of justice and are out in the open de-
claring for appointment at the HANDS
Of Governor Johnson.
They are Clara Shortridge Foltz and
Mrs. Tanna Alex both more or less
known in political circles and active In
cIubwork
Governor Johnson has gone to Los
Angeles to look over the wouldbe su-
perior judges, but is not expected TO
make known his choice of the six until
he returns to Sacramento.
Superior judge aspirants, both in Los
Angeles and San Francisco are nu-
Among those who are mentioned as
candidates in Los Angeles are the fol-
lowing:
C, w. McDill, former police commits
sioner; Robert NJ. Mcdonald, police
Judge of Pasadena; Willis /. Morrison
of Pasadena, member of the industrial
accident board; John w. Schenk, for
mer city attorney of Los Angeles and
mayoralty candidate; Hugh Gordon,
father In law of Marshall Stimson; VIII
liam Frederickson, Los Angeles pol1ce
Judge; Louis w. Myers, former execu-
tive committeeman for the. Los An
geles municipal conference; Fred II.
Taft of Long Beach; J. w. Carrigan
of Los Angeles; Tracy C. Becker. for
mer assistant to the United States dis
trict attorney; former Judge w. X
Davis; Senator Leslie r. Hewitt and
Ira f. Thompson.
The boost bodies in the irrigated and
other water using sections are putting
forward candidates for positions on
the state water commission
A. L. Cowell of Turlock. former sec
retary of the Irrigation districts asso-
citation of the San Joaquin valley. is
being urged by that organization for
position on the commission.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07

BOISE MEN SURE
WESTERN PACIFIC
WILL REACH CITY
Delegation Of business Men
Optimistic After Several
Conferences With
President Bush
SHORT LINE TO SAN
FRANCISCO DISCUSSED
Southern Idaho Business
Looked Attractive to New
Head Of Gould System
Especial Dispatch to The Cain

Special Dispatch to The CalD
BOISE, IdahQ, Aug. GA. r. Cruzen
who. together with W. E. Pierce and
A. y. Carlson, went to San Francisco
q week ago to call on President b. E.
Bush of the Western Pacific railroad,
has returned. While Mr.. Cruzen de-
clares there is nothing definite to an
nounce to the public and that compile
ti0n OF the survey now In progress be-
tween this city and Winnemucca must
be awaited, still conditions are entire
ly satisfactory to the entire committee.
Il could not undertake to make any
anpOuncements-fo for q man or the abfl-
ity and experience of Mr.. Bush or OF
his standing In the financial and rail-
way world. Any announcements to be
made must be made by him.
II can say, however, that our COM
mittee was granted audience with Mr..
Bush upon several occasions and we
went over with him thoroughly every
phase Of the railroad situation here In
Idaho, and especially in and around
Boise.
We found that he was very much
interested in anything we had to say;
that he was already very well posted
upon this country and that he is very
much interested In it.
"The Rio Grande system, of which
the Western Pacific has become a part,
is after business along its western
lines. Mr.. Bush gave US his assurance
that he proposed to get all that busi-
ness possible to get. We did the best
we could to convince him that there is
more business in southern Idaho than
in any other section of the entire west
that 1t is possible for the system ne
represents to reach We have reason
to believe that our representations
made some favorable impression upon
President Bush.
without reference to any statements
OF President Bush, can say that ] feel
just as confident as one can feel that
anything that has not yet happened
will happen. that a railroad will be
built connecting Boise with San Fran
cisco through Winnemueea. At any rate
the surveys which have been in prog
ress since last spring will be pushed
as rapidly as possible
'fThe surveyors are now on this side
os Jordan valley. and they should reach
the Snake river about September /.
After the survey is completed and the
cost of the road definitely ascertained,
l think the people of this section of
the state may expect to hear some def
mite good news. / shall myself be
greatly. Disappointed and surprised II
anything should develop in the mean
time to prevent this"
HELD LONG CONFERENCES
Mr.. Cruzen, Mr. Pierce and Mr.. Carl
son were closeted with President Bush
for about two hours on Tuesday and
for an equal length of time on Wednes-
day.