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16 PAGES voi, xxxm. "PPUn?* "^0 ("TENTS by carrier NUMBER 88. , •"• •*«*-'■»•-' • O\J V/JllJ.l 1 C"> rEB MONTH ENGINEERS OF 61 WESTERN R. R'S TO VOTE ON STRIKE Great Tieup of All Lines This Side of-Chicago Threatened for December WAGE CONFERENCE FAILS Difference of 7 Per Cent Splits Men and Officials-Califor nia Roads Involved CHICAGO, Nov. 7.—A strike vote will be taken among the engineers of sixty-one roads west, south and north of Chicago following the termination today of negotiations between the roads and grand officers of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers, which had been under consideration since September 26. Wage Increases of approximately 7 per cent and alteration of working con ditions stood between the negotiators. Grand Chief Warren S. Stone of the brotherhood said today he believed the strike vote would be unanimously in favor of suspension of work and that the englnemen would have expressed their desire by December 10. Imme diately thereafter he said a last op portunity would be given the railroads to meet the workers, and if they ig nored that opportunity within five hours every engine west of Chicago ■would be stilled, the fires drawn and out of the thousands of cabs would step every driver on duty. The representative of the enginemen in the twenty-five conferences which ended today were: Warren S. Stone, grand chief; Ash Kennedy, F. A. Burgess. E. Corngan, M,, W. Cadlo and H. E. Wills, assistant grand chiefs. Brotherhood of Locomo tive Engineers. They received the advice of fifty division managers of the brotherhood, who recently represented the smaller councils of the order. OFFICIALS IIEAIt DEMANDS Railroad official* as follows heard the engine drivers' demands: W. B. Scott, Union Pacific; F. E. Ward, Burlington; P. C. Batchelder, Chicago Terminal and Baltimore & Ohio; F. A. Durham, Misourl, Kansas & Texas; (r! H. Enorson. Great Northern; T. J. Foley, Illinois Central; F. C. Fox, At chison, Topeka & Santa Fe; drant Hall, Canadian Pacific; H. J. Simmons, El Paso & Southwestern, and A. \v. Trenholm. Chicago, St. Paul, Minne-_ apolls & Omaha. The whole question arose from tho decision of the engineers In convention at Detroit last spring. The general working conditions of which the enginemen complain include the following; Drivers of the Mallett compound en gines, which do practically tho work of two engines and entail a correspond ing responsibility and capability, re ceive the same wages as drivers of engines of much smaller capacity. Engineers wish to be relieved of the toll of preparing their engines for travel and of caring for them after runs They also ask that switching time be paid for on a different basis. The magnitude of the wage question is evinced by a statement of the em ployes that the 7 per cent wage dif ference now standing between the drivers and the railroads means ap proximately $2,600,000 a year. The cost of altering working conditions would be less than 1500,000, it is asserted. "When the conference began," said Chairman W. B. Scott of the con ference committee, "the engineers' de mands approximated a 27 per cent In crease. This finally was brought down to 17 per cent. We finally agreed to a 10 per cent increase, totaling $3,840,000 for the eixty-one roads we represent, and there we both stuck." MST OF ROADS INVOLVED The following list of the lines af fected was given out: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe; Atchi son, Topeka & Santa Fe coast lines; Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe; Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western; Canadian Pa cific; Chicago & Great Western; Chi cago A Northwestern; Chicago, Bur lington & Quincy; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Colorado & Southern; El Paso & Southwestern; Galveston, Houston & San Antonio; Houston & Shreveport; Houston, East & West Texas; Indianapolis Southern; Kansas City Southern; Louisiana Western; Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie; Missouri, Kansas & Texas; Morgan's Louisiana & Texas; North ern Pacific; Oregon Short Lino; Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City; St. Joseph & Grand Island; Southern Kan sas of Texas: Eastern Railway of New Mexico; Baltimore & Ohio; Chi cago Terminal; Canadian Northern; Chicago & Alton; Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound; Chicago & Western Indiana; Chicago Junction; Chicago, 8t Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha; Du luth, South Shore & Atlantic; Fort Worth ft • Denver City; Great North ern; Houston & Texas Central; Illi nois Central; International & Groat Northern; Kansas City Terminal; Min eral Range; Minnesota Transfer: Missouri Pacific; New Orleans, Texas & Mexico; Oregon & Washington; Or egon Railway & Navigation company; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; St. Joseph Terminal; St. Louis & San Francisco; St. Louis, Brwnsvillo & Mexican; St. Louis Southwestern; San Antonio and Aransas Pass; San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake; Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix: Souther.l Pacific; Spokane, Portland & Seattle; Tacoma A Eastern: Texas & New Orleans; Texas & Pacific; Trinity & Brazos Valley; Union Pacific; Wichita Valley; Tazoo & Mississippi Valley. The wage Increase demand of the engineers was referred to by repre sentatives of the railroads before the interstate commerce commlss(pn In Chicago.recently as one of the reasons why higher freight rates ought to be charged by the railroads. At that time Vice President Park of the Illi nois Central and other officials told the committee there was little doubt that some increase would ha.ye to b« granted, and he advised the commit tee, as did representatives of the Chi cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Chicago & Northwestern that the in crease would cut off the road's surplus unless higher rates could be charged. In view of this, the sudden cessation LOS ANGELES HERALD INDEX OF HERALD'S NEWS TODAY FORECAST For I,oi Angeles and vicinity: Fair Tuesday; iivi-riHHt In the morning; light north wind, changing to south. Maximum temperature yesterday, 67 degree* I mini mum temperature, SI degrees. LOS ANGELES Vaudeville actor fined $100 for cruelty to animals for spurring horse on stage. I'A< 3 5 H. J. Woollacott, pioneer merchant of this city, dies after month's Illness. PAGE! 5 Victor C. Henry, frenzied financier, held to answer at conclusion of preliminary hearing. PAGE » Footpad throws acid Into face of Intended victim. PAGE » Aged man provides In will that debtors be not Inconvenienced. PAGE > Woman gives man beating with hand satchel for causing her arrest. PAQB 8 An Industrial commission Is favored to encourage location here of factories. PAGES 8 Court appoints guardian for aged woman who squanders sudden bequest. PAGE 8 Officials capture five Chinese on Mexican line near Calexlco. PAGE » J. Howard Green pleads guiltless to mur dering Thomas B. Skldmore. PAGE 8 Autolst arrested for displaying Socialistic signs Is quickly released. PAGE 3 Even Republican leaders admit Democrats will poll record vote In county. PAGE 1 Handley closes campaign with stirring speeches to worklngmen. PAGE n Bids for widening of Ban Pedro harbor are opened. PAGE 9 Captain of attached shin .Alden Bessie charged with deporting two stowaways. PAGE 12 Beggar held by police said to have con fessed that he was responsible for holdup and murder of Oscar Rueppel. PAGE 6 Anti-Saloon league leader and liquor men will work hand In hand at the polls. PAGE 12 Los Angeles street railway gets writ against secretary of state. PAGE 12 New owner believes Incendiary set lire to house formerly owned by V. J. Zeehande laar. PAGE 16 After exciting chase police arrest man In Boyle Heights and book him as suspected terror. PAGE 12 Real estate broker arrested on charge of embezzling $2000 from woman. I'AGE 16 Hearing of policeman accused of at tempted extortion is bezun. PAGE IS Magazine artist charged with abandon- Ing wife and three minor children. PAGE 2 County abandons Arroyo Seco fill; orders plans for bridge. PAGE 5 Building permits. PAGE 6 Citrus fruit report. PAGE 7 Markets and finanolal. PAGE 7 Editorial and letter box. ■ PAGE 10 City brevities. PAGE 11 Politics. PAGES 3-11 Sports. PAGE 12 Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAGE 14 Classified advertising. PAGES 11-15 SOUTH CALIFORNIA Long Beach girl tells of elopement when found after long search. PAGE IS Santa Ana woman has receiver appointed in her suit for maintenance against'mil lionaire husband. PAGE) 16 Confetti carnival will wind up Tournament of Roses at Pasadena. PAGE} 16 COAST Klssel-Kar wins race to Phoenix In re markable time of 15 hours 44 minutes. ♦ PAGE 13 All hope Is given up for fifteen men en tombed In mine at Black Diamond. PAGE 2 Landslide for Bell and Democratic ticket confidently predicted by cam paign leaders. . ' PAGE 1 EASTERN Count Zeppelin to launch balloon expedi tion to north pole. PAGE 9 Engineers of sixty-one railroads west of Chicago to vote on strike; tie up of every line In west threatened. PAGE 1 Democrats expect to carry New York state • and elect three congressmen. PAGE 2 American auto record for 260 miles smashed . by Horan at Atlanta. PAGE 12 MINING AND OIL Cochlse gold mine changes ownership. PAGE) 6 Efforts of Southern Pacific to block Rock Island's road buildlnj to coast meet with failure. PAGE 6 GoMfleld Consolidated earns $1,000,000 during October. PAGjBJj ARRESTED FOR MURDER, MAN BLAMES COMPANION Prisoner Says Footpad Fired Blindly Into Carriage When Another Victim Escaped SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.—While making his way to the water front to ship as a seaman on a barque sailing tomorrow for Australia, Earle Pender, wanted in connection with the murder of Mrs. Walter Raymer of Cleveland, Ohio, was seized from behind by two detectives today before he had time to draw his revolver. Later he admitted that he would have resisted to the death if given the chance. To the detectives Pender related at length the details of the holdup which resulted in the death of Mrs. Raymer, but denied that he fired the fatal shot. He said that he and William Van Gelder had stopped a vegetable wagon, the driver of which struck Van Gelder on the head with his whip. Van Geld er then shot the hat from he head of the driver and the latter whipped his horse into a run. While this, was oc curring Raymer and his wife drove up from behind, and as they were turning, according to Pender, his companion, enraged at' the escape of the Brat driv er, fired blindly at the Raymera. Pen der said that he heard a groan, but did not know of Mrs. naymer's death until the next day. Pender gave his occu pation as a professional 3trike-breaker, declaring that between strikes he had supported himself by highway robbery. PENDER'S COMPANION IS SERVING SENTENCE NOW CLEVELAND, Nov. 7.—Earle Pen der, arrested in San Francisco as a fugitive from Justice, was indicted by tl.e grand jury here in company with William Van Gelder, for the murder of Mrs. Walter Rayner on August 28. Mrs Rayner, the wife of a farmer liv ing near Cleveland, was held up while driving 1 home and shot dead. . Van Gelder was arrested in Cleve land after a search of several weeks. He was tried and convicted of man slaughter and Is now serving a sen tence In the penitentiary TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1910. COUNTY LEADERS ARE SANGUINE ON EVE OF ELECTION Great Democratic Vote in Los Angeles Is Predicted, Even by Republican Managers EXPECT WOOLWINE ID WIN Opponents of S. P. Machine Put Nominee's Plurality at 20, --000 and Upward ELECTION BULLETINS WILL BE DISPLAYED BY HERALD What Is expected to prove the beat election bulletin service ever given the public nill be displayed by The Herald tonight In front of Us office. Chamber of Commerce building. Returns flushed from every state In the union will be projected on a screen In front of The Herald building, and as fast as the Totes In the various precincts of Los Ange les city, tba, county and the state are counted they will be displayed on the screen. Returns from California and from the other states will be received by The Her ald over the leased wire of the Asso ciated Press and by a special wire of the Postal Telegraph company. The Her ald Rill be In constant touch with all points In California and the east from 5 o'clock this evening until the final result* are known. Come to The Herald office tonight and get the election news FIRST. CaK-ornia voters will today bring to a close one of the most remarkable political campaigns .er waged in the state. On the eve of the election both parties express confidence in the re sult. There is, however, this signifi cant feature: Republican leaders admit that Hi ram W. Johnson will not poll anything like the normal Republican vote and they also admit that Bell's vote will be the heaviest cast for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate In the history of the state. At the same time they profess to believe that Johnson will squeeze through, though they are chary of giving figures. The Democrats, on the other hand, are jubilant over the situation. They declare there has been a marked change within the past week, assert that John son's personal attacks on Bell have made hundreds of votes for the Demo cratic candidate, and say that the schism in the Republican party as sures Bell's triumphant election by from 20,000 plurality up. They say, too, that Bell will carry most of the state ticket with him and that Tim othy Spellacy is certain to be elected lieutenant governor. Both Spellacy and A. J. Wallace, his Republican oppon ent, are residents of Los Angeles. One prominent Democrat made the prediction last night that Bell would not only cut down the normal Repub lican plurality in Los Angeles county, but would actually carry the city. At the same time he said that he expected Spellacy to run ahead of Bell. PREDICTS BIG BEL I, VOTE HERE At Democratis headquarters yester day one Democrat said: "A great surprise awaits Hiram John son from Los Angeles county, which will give the Democratic nominte for governor the largest vote a Democrat has ever polled for the office here. I believe Bell's popularity will be shown by a big vote polled for the county ticket. Republicans who are dissatis fied will help to swell the vote the Democratic nominees will poll. Bell and Spellacy will make a remarkable showing. Three-fourths or all of the county ticket should win. Chairman Avery said last night that he expected Johnson to poll about two votes in Los Angeles county to Bell's one, basing his estimate on a partial preliminary poll taken ten days ago and which, he says, showed that pro portion of votes. "We selected good precincts and bad," Avery explained, "and canvassed the first ten names In each. The result was a little better than two to one for Johnson." Democrats who heard of this claim merely laughed and said it wasn't worth while denying, as it was too silly. Apart from the governorship and lieutenant governorship, chief interest in the state campaign centers In the struggle for places on the supreme court bench. There are two vacancies, and for both the local Good Govern ment organization has indorsed the Democratic candidates, Benjamin F. Bledsoe and William P. Lawlor. It is expected that these two men, with Judge Sloss of the Republican ticket, will run a close race in Los Angeles. Henry A. Melvln, the remaining Re publican, probably will be far behind the others. ATTORNEYS OPPOSE MELVIN Attorneys generally seem to be agreed that Melvin's election would be a bad mistake, and he will be cut prob ably more heavily in this part of the state than any other man on the ticket. Democratic, Good Government and Republican leaders alike are agreed that there will be more scratching this year than has ever been known In this state and, curiously, all of them pro fess to regard this feature of the cam paign a3 a good sign. The Good Gov ernment organization has issued a bul letir calling upon voters to disregard the party circles at the top of the bal lot and to vote for men rather than for party. The ballot is long, and If the expectations of party managers are realized. in the matter of scratching the count will be slow. Doubtless, also, the duplication of candidates' names on two or more tickets will result in con siderable confusion. In Los Angeles county the fight of chief Interest is that between Thomas Lee Woolwlne and John D. Fredericks fdr district attorney. The problem, howaver, seems to be merely one of the size of Woolwine's plurality. Wool wine, it is conceded, will lead the Dem ocratic county ticket and his election seems assured. It seems practically (CoutlDucd on !'■«• Two) TO ALL GOOD CITIZENS AT the election today you have the chance by voting for Theodore Bell for governor of the state of California to reward with well earned official promotion a man who, when he began his political life in this state began it fighting the Southern Pacific machine in his own party first, and in the government of the state afterward; who has car ried that fight on every day during his political career, up to this day; who has, more than any other man in California, made the present revolt against machine government in this state possible; who, at the price of defeat to himself four years ago, and two years ago, waged his battle against the Southern Pacific machine from one end of the state to the other; and who, last but not least, had the bravery, at certain risk of hurting his own popularity in San Fran cisco, to oppose with every atom of his power the election of McCarthy to the office of mayor of that city. Few" men in all the history of politics in this country have deserved so well of their fellow citizens as Theodore Bell, [f his fellow citizens are as true to him as he has been to them, he will today receive that expression of their confidence which he has earned by a thousand fearless, honest acts, by being elected governor of the state of California. The office of lieutenant governor, now held by a Southern Pacific machine politician, has been used without ntint in appointing committees of the state senate to serve in every way the interests of the Southern Pacific machine and its allied iniquities in this state. If Timothy Spellacy shall this day be chosen lieutenant governor of the state of California there will be no more scandals of that kind connected with the upper branch of the state legislature so long as he holds office and presides over that body. No man by character and ability was ever more entitled to the votes of the citizens of this state for the office of lieutenant gov ernor than is the good citizen and honest man who is running for that office on the Democratic ticket. By voting for Thomas L: Woolwine for district attorney, every citizen can be assured that for the next four years in Los Angeles county the district attorney's office will not breed any such scandals as the failure of the present district attorney to prosecute the gross infrac tions of the state law under the recent corrupt Harper administration in this city, and the fail ure to prosecute a forger because the district attorney, by such prosecution, would have been deprived of making a fee in a civil case. And the district attorney's office will not be used as an asylum for Southern Pacific machine politicians who, for serving in the official posi tions to which they had been elected, their Southern Pacific master more efficiently than they served the people, had been turned out of office by the people whom they had betrayed. By electing Dr. A. C. Pratt coroner of this county the people will take that office out of the control of the public service corporations and will give assurance to all who are interested in inquests held over the bodies of their victims that an honest effort will be made to bring out the true facts surrounding the injury; and that an end will be put to the shameful and scan dalous use of the power of the coroner's office to make money for a lot of Southern Pacific machine politicians who are stockholders in an undertaking business by using the dead bodies that come under the control of a public* official for that disreputable purpose. By voting the non-partisan judiciary ticket in full citizens of Los Angeles county will help place another Southern California man, Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe—a man of the highest character and ability, on the supreme bench, where, at the present time, not one resident of Southern California sits. They will also reward Judge William P. Lawlor, the fearless foe of grafters In San Fran cisco, for his services to decent government and law enforcement in that city. And they will, in all the other members of the ticket, help promote to judicial positions men who are in no sense politicians, but who are in ability and character worthy of being so honored by their fellow citizens. Finally, every man who votes the Democratic ticket as a whole will have the pleasure of knowing that he is voting for the cleanest ticket, taking it from top to bottom, that has been offered to the voters of this state in a quarter of a century. INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS HOW TO VOTE A SPLIT TICKET If you desire to vote for any or all of the candidates indorsed by the Good Government or ganization, or for any other candidates whose names are found in the column headed "Inde pendent Nominations/ the only safe course is to stamp a cross (x) opposite the name of each candidate of your choice FOR EACH OFFICE ON THE BALLOT. It is not safe to stamp a cross IN ANY PARTY CIRCLE if you wish to vote for candidates whose names are found in the "independent" column. It is better to be safe than to be sorry. HOW TO. VOTE FOR JUDGES There are three judges of the superior court to be elected for the full term, one judge of the superior court to be elected for the unexpired term, and one judge of the district court of appeal for the unexpired term. If you do not wish to vote your party ticket straight stamp the cross (x) opposite the names of three candidates for the superior court, full term, and one candidate for the superior court, unexpired term, and one candidate for the district court of appeal, unexpired term. The law has many complications. Your will can be best registered and the counting of your ballot best assured if you use the STAMP OPPOSITE THE NAME OF EVERY CANDIDATE WHOM YOU DESIRE TCKJEE ELECTED, totally disregarding the party circle. GOOD GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, George B. Anderson, Secretary. GIRL SWINGS EXPLOSIVES: WORKMEN ARE NEAR PANIC Maid with Nitro Glycerine Is Un conscious of Danger WASHINGTON, Pa., Nov. 7.—Total ly ignorant of the danger that sur rounded her and under the impression that she was carrying water, 11-year old Mildred Anderson today tripped along, bearing in each hand a pail of nitroglycerine, which had been pre pared for shooting an oil well on a farm near here. As she carelessly swung the pails laborers stood breathless 100 yards away, fearing every moment to see the child hurled into eternity. At a quiet command from her father the girl set the pails down and was taken out of danger. The men, un nerved, suspended work for the day. CONVICTION OF SERGEANT DEMORALIZES MILITIA Texas Guardsmen Quit When a Comrade Gets Life Sentence DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 7.—With three line officers and four company officers having tendered their resignations and three companies urgently requesting the governor to muster them out, the Texas National Guard Is demoralized as the result of the recent conviction or Sergeant Manley of company F, who bayonetted and killed a spectator dur ing President Taft's visit to Dallas a year ago. Manley was given a life sentence In the penitentiary. Hia own company promptly asked to be relieved from future military duty. Immediately the Klrby rifle company of Austin and Captain Geers' company at Beaumont took similar action and other companies are expected to follow this week. QTXTr^T T? r^rnJTTTQ • »AIT,Y 2c. ON TRAINS Se. Oli> ixJUHi V^WX JLJLjrj • SUNDAYS So. ON TRAINS 10a PLASS FACES ACCUSERS AND PLEADS NOT GUILTY Preacher Financier Surrenders to Answer Fraud Chanrges BOSTON, Nov. 7.—Rev. Dr. Norman Plasß, former president of the Wash burn college, Topeka, Kas., and until two months ago the head of the Re deemable Investment company of ' Ms city, which was raided by the gove> i ment last month, surrendered to ft c federal authorities today and pleaded not guilty to a warrant charging him with the use of the mails in a scheme to defraud. Plass crossed the continent from Victoria, B. C, to face the charges. The Redeemable Investment com pany was organized three years ago by Plass and several of his friends, and it was stated that the company held a controlling Interest in several mining and lumber companies In the west. , i 2 CENTS REPQRTS CONFIRM BELL LANDSLIDE FORECAST-DEWITT California Will Follow Maine with Victory for Democracyi Chairman Declares HARWOOD SEES BIG VICTORY Canvass of Entire State Is Back of Predictions Made by , Party Leaders (Special to The Herald) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.—The fol lowing statement was given out to night by R. H. Dewitt, chairman of the Democratic state central commit tee: "California will follow Maine with an overwhelming victory for Democ racy. I can see no reason to alter my statement of two daya ago, further than to say that reports received since then from all parts of California ab solutely confirm the prediction I made then. Bell and Spellacy will carry 47 of the 58 counties; their plurality will be 60,00u and upward. "This is a Democratic year through out the nation. The people want a change, a new deal, fair deal. The Democratic party in California is unit ed and more harmonious than it has been in years past. It is inspired with hope and are working enthusias tically for the success to follow. The startling events of the past few daya have had a material bearing on the result and I still claim San Francisco by from 15,000 to 18,000. We have waged a clean fight all along the line and I have an abiding faith in the fairness, Judgment and discrimination of the electorate or California and an equal faith in what their verdict will be. "I desire to taka this opportunity to commend the county committees of the state, the Bell-Spellacy clubs and the workers for their "oyalty, activity and efficiency and to express to them the sincere thanks and appreciation, of this committee for their part in bringing about this victory for the people." HERE IS HARWOOD'S FORECAST Charles Harwood's forecast of to morrow's results is as follows: "With pre-election canvasse3 cover- Ing every part of the state, the elec tion of Bell and Spellacy by a great majority at the polls today Is assured. Bell Is holding his followers of four years ago, he has practically the en tire Langtdon vote and he has tens of thousands of votes which were de livered to Gillett in the last election. "Bell's oldtime stronghold, northern California, is as loyal as ever and dis gust with the present brand of Repub licanism has added big blocks of votes to his credit. "Congressman Englebrlght will re ceive a stinging rebuke from the first congressional district and Judge Raker will represent the district in the next congress. The change is most marked in Mendocino and Humboldt counties. Eureka in particular is a Bell strong hold. Bell will come to Napa with 5000 majority and will roll up nearly 5000 more from Napa, Solano and Sac ramento counties. In Sonoma county yesterday occurred a continuous ova tion to Bell, running from one end of the county to the other, and assuring a majority of 1500 there. It is de scribed by correspondents of all parties as the most remarkable tribute ever paid any man In that region. "In San Francisco It is only a ques tion of the size of Bell's majority. The merchants are with him almost to a man, but it must be remembered that many of the downtown merchants vote across the bay. OUTLOOK IX BAT CITT "To be conservative. Bell's majority will equal 5000. That is conceding all possible strength to Wilson, although labor has never been keen on Isms. Many who are usually good forecast ers are allowing Bell 15,000 majority in San Francisco. These believe that labor will not desert a known friend like Bell to aid the man who defended Pat Calhoun's strikebreakers, arrested for attempting to murder union men on strike. "Traveling men who have been go ing through San Joaquln the past month are saying that it Is all Bell there. These same mercuries of trada were saying the same for Johnson a month ago. "For the. state assembly and state senate, San Francisco has a list of known machine henchmen, collared and branded everyone, oposing the Democratic nominees, whose records show them to be for equal rights to all, special privileges to none. "An analysis of the causes that have caused a landslide to Bell in the clos ing weeks of this, one of the bitterest political fights California has ever known, reveals a baffling complexity of forces focusing on one center from widely different sources. On the Re publican end the seat of difficulty is blazoned from every billboard in town, 'too much Johnson.' Apologies are due, at that to Republicanism, because, po litically, lines are so obliterated in thin campaign that the great bulk of old time Republicans claim they have no representatives In the field. Bell has talked to citizens, irrespective of party." PEOPLE PROTEST AGAINST GRANTING S. P. FRANCHISE OAKLAND, Nov. 7.—With a crowd of people surging Inside the council chamber, held back by the police re serves and nearly 1500 persons organ ized in a mass meeting of protest out side the city hall, the city council passed the ordinance tonight which, grants the Southern Pacific railroad a fifty-year franchise to a atrip of city land 1500 feet wide, fronting the we»t ern water front and including the com pany's terminal depot and territory contingent. When It became known early In tna evening that the ordinance was to be passed, hundreds of protestants gather ed at the city hall. The council demanded police protec tion and reserves were called out, dispersing: the gathering. ii: