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VOLUME CVIL— NO. 36.
BATTLE BEGINS
BETWEEN TAFT
AND INSURGENTS
Charge That "Rebels" Are Re«
fused Patronage in Dis«
tricts Starts Fireworks
Representative Miller Repeats
Conversation With Post
master General
Opponents of Administration's
Legislative Program to Be
Given No Quarter
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.— War
without quarter will be waged
by the Taft administration on
such republican "insurgents*' in con
gress as are opposing the Taft legis
lative program. The battle is not
with those tariff insurgents who quiet
ly sheathed their blades after defeat,
but with those who have nursed dis
appointment and are whetting - their
knives publicly in anticipation of con
tinued conflict.
Battle Is Waged
The battle broke suddenly today. At ;
lirst it was a single shot; then a scat
tered firing; swiftly the thing spfead,
until tonight it has taken on the
aspects of a general engagement, the
consequences of which can not be
The substance of it is that senators
and congressmen who have taken a
stand against the present administra- ;
tion and who continue to aligrn them
selves with the opposition to the presi
dent's policies are to receive no'con
sideration in matters' of patronage.
Utterances such as that made by
ppnator Cummins at a recent dinner in
Dcs Moinee, by Senator Bristow in pre
vious speeches, anti-Taft articles in
Senator La Follette's magazine and a
recent interview with Seriator,Clapp on
the price of foodstuffs are eaJd to have
started the president to action. -
Insurgents* Seek Patronage
It has been reported further that
*om« republican insurgents in the
ttouf-e. have tried to obtain the appoint
ment of men more or less openly oat
of harmony with the Taft regime.
Taft's closest frier.ds advised him that
it would be impolitic for him to give
Eincws of war to those who, they
warned him. might even co-operate
with the democrats in congresK against
v!ig Taft legislative program and in the
country at large by creating anti-Taft
sentiment in advance of the 1912 con
vention.
It is stated without reserve tonight
that the president has listened to such
advice and has decided to follow it.
In support Of the position taken by
certain leaders of the administration
the battle is not with the tariff insur
gents. It was pointed out tonight that
Senators Xeleon, Brown, Burkett and
Borah, all of whom voted against the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, appear to be
persona grata at the White House,
postoffir? department, land office and
internal revenue bureau, where federal
•pie" :s yerved.
Miller Starts Battle
Representative Miller of the eighth
Minnesota* district was the man chiefly
instrumental in "blowing the lid off"
of the situation today. He did it by a
statement to the effect that Postmaster
General Hitchcock had informed him
yesterday that his recommendations for
presidential postmasterships were being
heid up because of hi* insurgent ac
tuitie*. in the house. He quoted the
postmaster general as saying in sub
.Unce:
"A great deal ..f pressure is being
» brought to bear upon roe to withhold
from the insurge nt republican con
"grepsmea the patronage in their dis
tricts. 1 am loth to do this and the
matter is still under consideration."
Miller said he told the postmaster
general he intended to carry the thing
to the floor of the ' house, but that
Hitchcock urged him to defer. any such
action until the subject could be fur
ther considered, . whereupon Miller
agreed to await full developments be
fore precipitating an open fight-
As soon ac the congressman's state
ment became known the postmaster
general called him up on the telephone
and took him to task for not regarding 1
•ne conversation as to.
which Miller said that, he had not so
understood it and felt that he had vio
lated no confidence.
Plan to Discipline "Rebels"
Another feature of the'attitude of the
party leaders toward insurgent mem
bers of the house was hinted at in
disclosures today. It wa* currently re
ported that "rebelliofs" republican
members of congress Boon were to feel
the hand of the national party organi
zation against them In their home' dis
tricts. The plan, according to. the state
ment of one of the- Insurgents,' who
also Is said to be marked as a victim,
was for v the organization at' Washin
gton to stimulate opposition to renom
lnattcnoort r thope congressmen by di
verse iccai activities.
Rival republican aspirant* for their
places were to be encouraged and! If
, Con tinned on Page 2, Column 6
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE '
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXY 86
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 5, 1910
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— Clear; j northerly wlDd; maxi
mum temr^raturc. 4G; minimum, 37.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, with frost;
in the morning; somewhat ; warmer; light ,
northeast wind*. . page 13
EDITORIAL
Why BalHnger ] s still distrusted. , Page 6
lolted action On freight rates. Pake «
Erolution of the corporation soul. Page 6
-Upecu of the Englifh conflict, , Page S
CITY
McCarthy fays water bond* inflated by owner*
ft stock. Fagel
Car conductor shoots at sweetheart and then
ends hi« life with bullet. • \u25a0 • Page 1
Municipal Ownership leapue is organized by
Gesry street campaign committee. Page 1
Son railed back to attend fnnoral of D.. O.
Mill*, pioneer California millionaire. ' Page 3
Corporation organized to operate steel plant
on Pnget v sound and ' combine blf inter
ests. Page 16
Conjrres* of all races of world planned for
Pantma-racific exposition. Pace 16
Mayor Taylor probably will reto Gough- street
franchise before retirement. Page 3
Santa Fe attacks Jurisdiction of- the rail
road commission In areessing JS.bOO . re
bating fine. • \u25a0 Page 7
Judjrc Murasky is asked to take deposi
tloa* in suit to remove trustee of Oceanic
company. ; V : • Page 16
Many riolent death? in last few days crowd
the morgue. Page 7
Mrs. M. Jimenex, aged Spanish, woman, victim
of weird hookworm parasite. Page 16
Eight killed. 327 hurt, three months', record
of United Railroads. Page 16
Ppker game ends in warrant for arrest at
n. j. Learitt of Los Angeles. Page 5
SUBURBAN . .
Dr.. J. H. Gucnint, father, of noted, prima
donna, dies suddenly in' Oakland. \u25a0 Page 0
Sererai deputies to go when Assessor Daitcn
returns from the south. Page 8
Former Berkeley teacher accused of gambling
in suit for diTorcc. Page 8
Carl TT. Rlchter on fourth arrest pays $400 for
selling liquor without a licence. fagett
Road show makes hit with Oakland' Orpheum
patrone. Page 8
Wife of Persian consul to remain in Berkeley
while he visits mother, j Page 8
Court requested to parole Flood, grand Jurors
and prosecuting attorney assenting. Page 8
Probation officer investigates case of youth in
San Qnentln for burglary. Page S
' . Sorority, girls to' assist at marriage of uni
versity graduates. \ • .. ; ' PageS
Society women. to meet and raaVe final ar
rangement for klrm»ss. Page 9
Oak land "liquor license is amended by the city
council. - \u25a0\u25a0> . -. \u25a0 , , .. \u25a0 \u25a0j \u0084 Page 9
COAST \u0084'•_.
Kine persons die from ptomaine poisoning, <dv«
to eating eacned peacne^-- .^ J-"P«ge3J -"P«ge3
- Many saloons alonic the Los Ang«les aqueduct
must cloee by ruling «f court. Page 4 '
' Mayor. Alexander of Lo« Angelee urges charter
revision in bis message. \u25a0 Page 4
Hans ma<!e for big aviation meet in San Fran
cisco 'and consolidatlf'n of clnbs. ' Page 3
Princess named by Mrs. Vesta Sbortridge Bru
guiere in h*f testimony in divorce suit. Page l
James S. McCu*. California, pioneer and prose
cutor of Millionaire Bradbury, succumbs to in
juries. PageC
Menlo Park -liquor dealer convicted, but case
will be appealed and tested. Cage M
Former San Rafael 7 carnival queen married
at f ecret wedding. i Page 5
Uncle Sam opens school of forestry at Uni
versity of Washington. Page 9
Ixw Angeles man getg two year sentence for
taking one drink of whisky. j • Page 4
CONGRESS
Insurgents- and Taf t forces clash and open
war Is declared. ! . Page 1
Taft's messages on anti-trust and interstate
commerce laws go to congress Thursday, -pj
Adalr of Indiana criticises alleged extravagance
of Taft and executive department. Page 2
EASTERN
John D. Rockefeller Jr. beads grand jury in
vestigating wbite slave traffic. Page 2
First formal- state reception to diplomats _of
season held at 1 Wbite House. Page:
Miss de Janon, youthful heiress, thought to be
in New York with waiter. j Page 2
Two tongmen placed on trial In New -York
on murder charge. Page 7
Three more big trust company concerns slated
to Join Morgan merger. - , Page 2
Vast sums, are sent abroad yearly by foreign
laborers. \u25a0 . Page 4
Two negroes to be hanged on jury's .verdict
for assault on woman in Missouri. " Page -I
' Prof. Moore, denies polar politics exist in Na
tional Geographic society. 'Page 4
Mrs. Charles W. Morse pays visit to convicted
banker in Atlanta prison. Page 4
FOREIGN .."
Countess .Pirolinl, American, reported to have
eloped with young , Irishman. •' '•. Page 1
v Italian and French papers to be prosecuted for
u«e of Rostand's writings. \u25a0 Page 4
"Cur wants battleships built on American
lines. - ?- • . Page 4
English steamship lines adopt new tariff to
ch^ck unprofitable competition. < Page 4
. Liberal" speakers ; poke . fun at the -. peers In
campaign speeches. ' Page 4
Leo_ de la Orange,- famous French aviator,
plunges to death. Page 5
SPORTS \ £
Jimmy Britt passes up Australian .tour' for
easy London . money. . •"•,-.--. *- Page 11
State leagne adjourns at Stockton without apt
portioning players for season. i «Kr i.i
- "Chick 1 -*, Wright, amateur billiard champion,
turns professional to meet champions. Page 11
Cincinnati's fancy offers for Pitcher IJenley
fall -to tempt Danny Long. . • .Page 11
Wolgasi may yet;, come. to terms for fight
with, Nelson. \u0084 : \u0084,; ' - , Page 11
Sid Hester . will endeavor to land Freddie
Welsh, for the Dane.' Page 11
"Chick. Hudson .Is. back 'ln the game, looking
tor * fight, j \u25a0. ' Page 11
Jcanette U, Juarez . Christmas handicap wia
ner, entered in todar'e -local handicap. , Page tU
"Jockey Gla#s* restored to f good ' standing .by
stewards at Emfrj-rllle. . Page 10
. H.- G. Bedwell, Utest Emeryrille • arrival,
proves' leading trainer of 1909. Page 10
Chester Mclntyre assumes charge of '• gym
classes at Reliance club.' *\u25a0\u25a0 , ;>page 11
\u25a0\ Slr'townf^ ««ek ".PortUnd'* . place 'In" North
western baseball • league. v Page 10
Whittier hunter ' makes noise like " catamount
and: is sbflt-VV . • • Page 10
. Orbicular, wins mile and Sophrony • Brown baiy
race at Juarez. " /Page 10
French .amusement promoter' seeksHhe; man
agement of Stanley Ketchel. \u25a0 * Page 10
' MARINE . " :'/.. ."'.'. i^r ,:•; : (\l
\u25a0 Harbor - commisElooers ; and state architect dls'-'
eoss Gould- ferry depot ' plans* --- : « --IPage 15
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SAN; FRANCIS (X),^WEDNESDAY; : 5, :1910.
LOCOMOTIVE JUMPS TRACK
Engineer Killed Beneath Wreck
I Photograph of the wreck of locomotive No. 1413,- in which Engineer Rossini and Fireman Cameron |
| lost" their livesi ' " \u25a0 • j
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FAILS TO KILL GIRL,
BUT ENDS OWN LIFE
James Allen Roberts, Streetcar
Conductor, Shoots at Sweet
heart at Her Home
James Allen Roberts, 21 years old. a
conductoron the Union street car line,
after firing four shots at Miss Tinnie
Tonnesen, his 18 year* old sweetheart,
killed; himself in',h*r home at 2829
Baker street, at" 7:30 o'clock last night.
That Miss Tonnesen is alive is due' to
the fact that x she wore in her hair a
heavy shell' comb which stopped x>ne,of
the bullets, and that' Magnus Peterson,
10 years old, . her. nephew/ opened, the
front: x door for- hereto escape 'while
Roberts had her under fire.
j .The '.'couple quarreled last Sunday.
Early yesterday evening Roberts^ tailed
and said- that he wanted to ' make'; up
arid that he had procured seats 'for the
Orpheum. Miss. Tonnesen was. willing
to forgive Roberts and after attending
to some housework ""gotTeadyl for the:
theater. When .they .'reached itne^ hall
Roberts asked.l Miss TonneVeni.tq 'turn
the gas entirely -out-instead' of" merely.
lowering.;the 'name. * She^inslst'ed on
leaving the \ight burning 7and : started .:
down . the stairs.. . , ..-. \u0084..,.,.,. ,^ .
. At _this, juncture Rpbertf, ,wlio .was 1
behind, 'drew a pistor.and/commenced;
firing.' He fired 'three' shots. >\u25a0 Two of ;
them .went . wide of * the"' mark/ while
the; third- one was stopped^by a. back
comb worn by the girl.V The ;girl rap
to the : bottdm of ' the Stairs -and called
for help/Her nephew was in the laun
dry under' the /flat, 'and.V hearing her
calls, for; help, ran; to}.thfc.jdoor. , As he !
did so Roberts fired anothjer. shot, -but
his aim was again bad and Miss Tonne
sen escaped "in to 'the' 'Street. •:
r Roberts ithejn refilled, the -pistol. ; Go
ing- into the 'dining, room.he' shot. him-,
self through' the head."*" Assistance was;
sent for, but he died while'belng taken
to the United Statestgeneraf hospital at
the Presidio. ' \u0084 . " \u0084
•That Roberts had-planned to kill Miss:
Tonnesen and^himself- is shown jby the
fact that he purchased the pistol Mon
day. \u25a0- On his person was- found a note
In which lie' said: *, "Dr. Taylor will
know-all.".
"He -began- shootlrtg at me .without
any warning,", said :1 Miss' Tonnesen in
discussing ,the itragedy. "I don't, know
why;he;Vjhould,try.to : kill me unless lie
wag jealous. -;Last!Sunday. he, was angry
with me and said! I was; going with:
other'fellows.' f ' . .- ' ( - - ,
. ."Ihad.known him only a few weeks
and had gone out with him only-, six!
timesi" Several times, my .; sister and I
had rldaentogetheron his car." '
WIFE'S'ILLNESS MAY
HAVE CAUSED : SUICIDE
W. L. Gregg :Is ;Found' Dead in
- •-:. ' ••-. ; Hotel -Room r > ;;
,BAKERSFIELD,,CaI.v Jan.' 4-rr-A man
Wivin'e "the nanie'of'W. *I_* Gregg * was
found ,, dead in : his; room, at; the, Arling
ton : hotel la6t: night^under.^ iclrcum-'
stances ] pointing *' strohfejy,-} to!sulcid«l !
Gregg's wife" "ls,: dying VatstheScounty
hospital,;^ and \u25a0'; it is \ that '\u25a0; de
spondency \u25a0 over' , his .Illness
"caused the man, to : take* lifs'llfel
PRINCESS IS NAMED
IN BRUGUIERE SUIT
Wife of ' Clubman Testifies of/Af»
:finities andj Cruelty in Suit
>Ti - for^Divorce -
.[Special Dispatch to The Call]
* SALINAS, Jan. i. — Spicy testimony
crept into the divorce proceedings .in
stituted by Mrs. Vesta Shortrldge ,Bru-,
guiere against Emil Bruguiere,' play
wright,, clubman, capitalist and wine
merchant, which- were had, behind
closed doors in Superior Judge.Bradlay
V. Sargent's 'court today. • '\u25a0'\u25a0
Nearly ay ear 'ago the case was -filed,
.cruelty being charged. It .developed
that .'the •clubman ; has seemingly.' for
gotten : his;attractiye. wife while abroad
and basked in the friendship of Princess
Anita Stewart, bride "of Prince/Miguel
of tßragariza,"t Bragariza," arid Miss Louise' Dawion,
.an^lilustr'ator and actress. . :, -y/i .' ; ,'; \u25a0
Mrs. Bruguiere testified that-ite.rihus
band had 'called'her 'vile names jjn.-.the
presence •of .'and had ; otherwise
-subjecwd_.Aer .to, much- mental cruelty.'
She asserted that their parting when he
went'. to . France three years? a|p"|wa's'
lar^ from' pleasant and that tie) Had re
markedthat it" was a, very poor -French
woman r that, would' not' excel^ her.* * :
; , 'Another , cause, .of , mental { * anguish
which jj she . related', behind . the .qiosed
\u25a0doors was an'-upbraidlngthe gavei her'
when' she.accidentally spilt so'me'watejr
onj.the dinner -table! ; " , .-j •
•\u25a01 Attorney -George P. Sargent^.ofijSan
Francisco | appeared; for the defendant '•
and' It isvunderstood' he Interposah, rioa
objections to her testimony.,) , This :
-would .'indicate' "a r Wininghessjonr^the;
"part* of ! Bruguiere that his wife should
received her? decree. : There'/'ls^'some.
difference, -however, as to the ; property ;
division and -the custody of : their, little
bOy. j \u0084 " \u25a0'\u25a0"';.' S . "' ,: : . '• ' ' '' •'
Led 'by'; her attorney, P. E. Zabala of
Salinas, Mrs. Bruguiere; reviewed^the
various', acts' of cruelty, which shecould
recall.^ At ' the .end | of' twenty minutes
she quitted.the stand and a continuance
was -taken until '-'Monday, ; when- her
mother, Mrs. A. M: Shortridge, will.tes*
tlfy* further as to the charge of cruelty.
DRESS vMAKERSCGUiLTY: OF
\u25a0SMU(j(_lilNG XONSPIRACY;
Two New York Women Expect
. Clemency for : Testimony" -
NEW YORK, Jan, 4.— Theresa. Ma
hoVeyartdj.Elizabeth It. Dlnsmore, part
ners in a^.fashlonable^dressjmakinar.eV-.
tablishment, ; pleaded/; "'guilty v *ln the'
United States; clrcultVcourt^ today to a
charge :of 'participation -in 'the alleged
conspiracy^' to /smuggle costly -gowns'
and dresa ; goods int? this country in
/'sleeper, trunks." , .
The maximum, penalty is' two years
iri'jprlson ' and: a'fine '.of $10,000. .
r^Twenty-seven; other dress makers are
under* indictment,-- andVit" Is understood 1
that \ the ; Mahoney 4Lnd " Dl rismore women'
have ;. tVtell;the, government: the
inside rstor'yN'ofithel smuggling'! scheme
in 1 view fof-'^tlVeirVsenterices! Jbeirig^ sus
pended-untiPJuljV * ':" •- -.. • \
SCALDED FIREMAN
RUNS IN WARNING
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Attempts^o Stop Train When
Engine Goes OvertEmbank
meht,- Killing Engineer '
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
\u25a0VALUE JO:- \u25a0 Jan. '4.— While running
backward, at a rate of 25 miles an hour
a Southern .Pacific locomotive jumped \
the track on the main line three miles ;
from^here this morning, turned'over on |
its side at- thn foot of an embankment I
and pinned under and crushed to death
Charles -Rossini of _Napa^ the engineer.!
Fireman Guy Cameron of Benicia was '\u25a0
caught in the Wreckage and' terribly
scalded by 'the steam which poured
from a broken pipe. He extricated him
self, and although suffering from fear
ful injuries. /which \u25a0might' i "pVoye fatal, j
rushed* heroically .'down the 'track, in'^the |
direction> from which a- train was: ; ex
pected \u25a0 in^order'.to* flag it'and prevent a
more ? serious accident. 1 ''..' '' '
:A wom a"ri/liying near the scene of the
.wreck .witnessed* the .accident 'and the
action! of 'the '"fireman. u She teleplioned
.to^th^, railroad, company. at Vallejoand
a relief, and > wrecking;. train /was hur
ried to tlieispot. - '\u25a0' .'\u25a0\u25a0 "\u25a0- .- '
11 Cameron 4 - was' 'taken' "to" the . railroad
hospital (at" Oakland, by a .special strain
and his i injuries treated. J The ; surgeons
hold out -little 1 * hope f or' 7 his* recovery. ".
The accident happened he"ar:Flosden,
\u25a0 between. Vajlejo. 1 and'! Cement.-. ; /
I '-_' Engineer * locomotive 1 was
j atta'ehedHoj tjie^ Wingo .flyer 'and When
| i t feache'd. Napa Junction * this imorning
i it wag :-" founds that -the- sii'ppiy .of oil
: was nearly .exhausted.' Ross'inl- cut "loose
l.Jrom [his^tjrain^aqdi ran^down^t? South
; Vallejo f or; f uel. .taking' out locomotive
v No. . 1413 _and7 proceeding "back ward: to"
Na'pa- Junction, ;? where ;-his? train , was
waiting.'. \u25a0 \u25a0 "-. ' \u25a0 ..
, AVheii/.near Flosden .the; rear .-trucks
of- the -tender' jumped the track, and the
locomotive". careened.-.' running. 'on '\u25a0 ihts
ties for ioO'feet: \u25a0 ' At the* edge' of the
fill i if,. toppled over, carrying jboth - en
gineer? and .fireman down .with it. i
.Rossini fell under the -cab and was
\u25a0 killed instantly. .*
"Cameron, on the other side of the
engine cab, tried to jump,, but ..-was
caught in the • falling 'iocomotlve. 'and
crushed against the broken^ end .'of a
steam pipe. ,' ; HiB clothing<was' saturat
ed:- with \the -scalding wateV 'and :he
tried~"to tear off .his garments. ;, jHe
| rushed, down ,the. track to wafn.an.ap
proaching train. "He was" found^later
laying" along side the track'in'anlun
conscious'condit.^n. ...'^••; ', '
/Rossini had:; been •In the employ of
the railroad company for a ; great' many
years and v leaves <a - widow .and .'four
months'; old baby, who ; reside; in \ Napa.
Cameron's : home i.was in { Benicia -where
his - parents reside. ; ' He ;. also has a
sister, ' Miss !. Florence ', Cameron, resid
ing ,at the : Hotel Yon • Dorn,-' San \u25a0 Fran
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DEATH OF • PEOMINENT v ATTOHNZT— XeV
' York,- Jan; l 4.— Willlsm" 1 Henry : Helme •" Moore,
.lawyer .ahcl' busineWrasn . widely " known 1 in
\u25a0 \u25a0 financial ' V and • scholastic' circlet ,"• died " .todaj.
; - aked ISS;I S5 ; yVafa.'- » He \ was ;*president 'of .the _ At-
; mutual insurance' company.. far - aam-
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DEOT m^p^W * fcf ilCllin
Kf\ 1./ Real Estate >> !¥ fc liv \
ULU I JFAxrtomob^^\> lIL 1 1 0
..:IN THE CALL...
RIVAL FACTIONS
IN BATTLE OVER
SPRING VALLEY
McCarthy Assails Plan to Buy Plant,
But Businessmen and City Of
ficials Approve Scheme
BITTER CAMPAIGN TO BE WAGED
Committee Named for
% Dual Project Bond
jcciip p lOfht
loouc 1 lglll
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM J. DUTTON
selected, yesterday 13 of the 25
men who are to act as a cam
paign committee for the $58,000,000
bond Issue for both the Spring Valley
and Sierra systems. Those who have
\u25a0announced their acceptance are:
CtTKTIS H. LIND-ET E. A. WALCOTT
PERCY V. LOKG JAMES McKAB
AKDEEW M. DAVIS BYKON MAUZY
C. C. MOORE HARTLAND LAW
ISIDOA JACOBS W. S. FEXOTMORE
JAMES ROLPH JR. C. K. McIMTOSH
C. H. BENTLEY
' With only eight working days be
tween now and the "election the pro
ponents of the project face a situation
that calls for extraordinary talent in
organization. Convinced that the two
sources of supply are elementally es
sential they have undertaken their
mission* with h,ope high and energy
abundant.
Dutton will announce the other mem
bers of his committee, today. Work
began yesterday. It will continue with
ascending spirit until January 14. On
that day the issue passes into the hands
of "the .voters. * i -* ,' "
Doubts to Be Dispelled
The campaign will .begin with a gen
eral clearing of ; the atmosphere. The
doubts that have arisen through con
futed and misleading statements are
to .be; dispelled. The;' public^ is -to be
given clear arfd concise statements on
every point at issue. '
will be made clear at the start
that -the city; is In no danger of \ex
.ceeding its [ legal borrowing capacity.
Itvwill be set forth with equal clarity
that the city Is' in no danger "of in
heriting dangerous litigation with the
Spring Valley properties.
.These impressions corrected the com
.mitte'e, will drive forward with the
task ,*>f ; enlightening /the voters. A
week's, time Is short for that task. It
will be undertaken with an optimistic
spirit; .
With those ' that have studied the
problem, not yesterday and ' today, but
during this and .the last decade, the
view "is held- with: the certainty of
conviction -that Spring Valley Is a
necessary part of the city's water sys
tem. Its distributing plant and its
peninsula storage reservoirs . are re
garded as indispensable.
Mayor Taylor to Speak
..Mayor Taylor will" take the stump
for the combined project. He feels
that the people of San Francisco have
the opportunity to solve for all time
the most vital problem that comes to
any municipality.
City Attorney Percy V., Long has also
offered to take the stump. He shares
the- view that the city is at the door
of its greatest opportunity.
Judge Curtis H. Lindley is prepared
to devote his talents to this cause.
; Dr. A. H. Giannini. who as a member
of ; the board'of. supervisors brought the
Hetch Hetchy negotiations to success
ful culmination, \u25a0 regards the .Spring
Valley as" a.' necessary unit of 'the
greater system.
' Supervisor James A. Johnston, the
defender of the Hetch Hetchy project.,
is one wlth'Giannini in this view.
City Engineer Marsden Manson, who
nursed the Hetch Hetchy • project v to
life from Vie anesthetic of the Ruef
regime, believes . that its higher use
fulness" would come *in /co-ordination
with Spring Valley.
Dual Project Advocated
Those are the sentiments of the men
who .have made the water question
their special study. They will go upon
the public platform to expound these
sentiments. # ',They stand, all, first for
the /. Hetch Hetchy. but they regard
Spring Valley as an absolutely essen
tial part of .the greater system, f"
There will be meetings. In. all .parts
of; the* city .; during the days Interven
ing. V The ' labor council) will render
Its decision Friday night) This meet-
Ing"; is : freighted with the deepest im
portance. .The members of the council
toT'-'a. very great 'extent, have an open
jrnind .on the . subject. ,It is under
stood . thatj speakers .wili ibe invited to
place intelligently /before them every
feature of the plan. , The Hetch Hetchy
is sure of -indorsement. There is sen
timent* against - Spring .Valley. -Both
sides "will* be- presented -' at " Friday's
gathering.' . . ;
\u25a0 "Speakers will be furnished to all im
provement clubs upon application to
the campaign-committee." The secre
tary, John B. Behan. may be addressed
Continued on Fnge 2, Column S
PRICE \ 3?IVE CENTS.
MayorEledtSaysWater
Stock Inflated by
Owners
THE Spring Valley water com
pany's stock has been inflated
- enormously for the purpose of
gouging the people of San Francisco.
That was the nub of Mayor elect Mc-
Carthy's caustic rejoinder to the Chron
icle's charge that -McCarthy had at
tacked bonding -^proposition No. 2 to
baar the market. Immediately follow
ing McCarthy's speech, deltvered Sun
day, Spring Valley stock experienced, a.
tremendous slump on both the local
and New York market*.
The Chronicle printed yesterday a.
bear market story showing: how the
Spring Valley prices had shrunk as the
direct consequence of McCarthy's op
position to the Spring Valley purchase.
The story was treated. in a manner to
convey broadly the charge that Mc-
Carthy's opposition to Spring Valley
was for tho purpose of bearing the
market and advantaging himself
thereby.
Opposes Spring Valley
. "I am oppdsed to the purchase of
Spring Valley and am in favor of the
bonds. for Hetch Hetchy." declared Mc-
Carthy, "and no newspaper nor coterie
of men will dissuade me from my pur
pose by attacking my motives either
through innuendo or by direct charges.
I can and I do expect that sort ot
thing. I want to say now that if thos*
who hold and have inflated Spring Val
ley's stocks unload them on the peopla
of San Francisco at a monstrously fic
titious- valuation have experienced a
shrinkage of their stocks as a result
of my speech and my opposition to their
scheme, *ac fault lies In their manipu
lation of the securities.
"As to the charge that I wish to profit
myself, directly or indirectly through
the bear market, I want to say that I
have never owned a share of Spring
Valley stock and that I never will. I
have a perfect right to place the ques
tion squarely before the people. I have
done- so and I shall continue to fight
for Hetch Hetchy and against Sprins
Valley. If the stock holders, dealers
or newspapers who- charge me with at
tempting to manipulate the market for
my own benefit have suffered, it is the
price of their own manipulations, not
my fault.
Says Law Is Plain
"City Attorney Long and Jud?«
Llndley may argue as they will, their
arguments' will not change the law.
The charter 4s the law and the char
ter is plain.' The charter provides that
the city shall not incur a bonded in
debtedness In excess . of 15 per cent of
the assessed valuation. That means
the assessed valuation now, not the as
sessed valuation of the future. That
limitation was placed in the charter
for a purpose. That purpose was the
protection of the tax payer of today
and of the future.
"They contend that the Indebtedness
is not incurred until the bonds are sold.
I ask them what Is there In the law
to prevent a board of supervisors from
marketing every dollar's worth of thoset.
bonds the minute they are authorized?
If their position be tenable, why snot
authorize an issue of $200,030,000 or
any other sum for a specified purpose
or purposes to be floated as the money
was required? Would they argue for
the legality of such an Issue?
"It may be and It Is contended that
bonds could ' not be sold in excess of,
the charter limitation. Very well. If a
portion of an issue is illegal, is it not
all illegal? I contend that it is. and I
feel sure that such an Issue could and
would be attacked on that score.
Holdings in Litigation
'•While Judge Llndley is explaining
these legal questions he might engage
himself with another. He might ex
plain to the people of San Francisco
the .nature of the title to $3,000,000
worth of Spring Valley's Alameda
county r holdings. . already in litigation
and falling directly under the ban. of
the .court's decision in the San Bernar
dino well case.
'fit might be well for Judge Llndley
and the. people to consider the dif
ference of more than a half million in
interest between a debt of 345,000.000
and $58,000,000. Then let them add to
that. sl92.Qoo a year being paid for fire
protection by general taxation, and
consider. Judge Lindrey and Long
know,, as they know the charter. . that
the -city "can not be subjected 'to any
charge i for service by a municipally
owned utility. The city's service and
every- extension must, conte out of the
earnings. of the utility, it Juds* Lis_-
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