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VOLUME CL— NO. 155.
Strike Cripples the Telephone Service
YARDARM IS
TO AVENGE
MURDER
Honduran Chief of
Police in Irons
on Paducah
f American Negro May
Die From Assault
? Brutal Officials Are
i Seized by Blue
Jackets
;• Fullam to Hang Them^
! if Victim Succumbs
7 . i
i
r PUERTO CORTEZ,
i Honduras, £pril 29, via- Mo-
S bile,' Ala.., May 3.-— The chief
: of police and several police
< men of this place are in irons
; aboard the American gun
i boat Paducah awaiting trial
! by court martial on a charge
•of murderous assault. If
\ found guilty they- will be
{ hanged from the yardarm of
• the war vesseL The prison
• ers were arrested on orders
'issued by Commander Ful
; lam of the Marietta for hav
| ing attacked a Louisiana ne
! gro named General Davis
? here on April 27: The vie
( tim was probably fatally irir
' jured.
: A number of Nicaraguan
i officers and men also were
< arrested in connection with
j the affair. These were de
livered into the custody iof
.General Estrada, who was
advised by Commander Ful
lam that he would be held
accountable for their safe
Davis, who is an inspector
for the ', Thacker Brothers'
steamship line, was talking with some
negro companions today when, he was
threatened with a machete by^Pa
drunken soldier. Davis wrested the
weapon away from the man and went
.i into a house near by.; Soon a squad of
I police and soldiers arrived and arrested
• him.
I "While .being dragged to the prison
• Davis was beaten into Insensibility.
; Thinking that he was dying, the po
• licemen and their companions took him
, back to the place of. his arrest and
•* threw him down on. the ground, refus
"j Ing to allow his companions to remove
j him into the shade. Physicians arrived
i and found him probably fatally hurt.
"4 Within .ten minutes the bluejackets
• of the Marietta, under Ensign Rofa
! sach, jwere on the spoV Commander
' Fullam's orders, were sharp and de
i 1i 1 cisive: '
| "Arrest the chief of poTice." her said,
• "and the policemen engaged- in the as
f sault: put them in irons and send them
• aboard ship. Arrest the < Nicaraguan
} officers and men engaged in. the assault
' and hold them for orders." -
It was thought possible that,an-at
. tempt would be made to feleaseUhe
\ soldiers and. police captured :\ by the
, bluejackets ' and additional men were
1 landed from the Paducah and the; Ma-
Irictta. The 'Pad ucah moved to a posi
tion fronting . the Nicaraguan prison,
Continued on Pace 3, Column 1
The San Francisco Call
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXE TEMPORARY 86
SATURDAY, MAY 4. 1907.
AVEATUER COJVDITIOXS
I'ESTEIf&Ar— Clear; . maximum temperature,
US: minimum, 50. ' -
FORECAST FOH TODAY— Cloudy, nnsettled
woatber. - Paffe 7
EDITORIAL \<
Let there be a secret rote by the carmen.
Let us hare peace. :. Page 8
Some tagenioas casuistry. j Pa*e' 8
Edward H. Harriman Is changing his skin. P. 8
STRIKE SITUATION
Week of conference between the carmen's
union and the United Railroads ends without
result and the mass meeting of the union in to
be held tonight to decide the question of the
threatened Btrlke. Page 1
Sympathetic strike may be declared to aid
telephone girls in struggle for recognition of
their union. City service crippled, and strike
may extend along coast line*. \u25a0 Page 1
Iron trades council refuses to arbitrate with
' their employers and strike takes a more serious
turn. , p»{- e 2
GRAFT SCAVDAL' -
Heney and Burns plan indictment of Unlte-J
Railroads ofSrisls who yesterday declined ; to be
sworn by grand jury, i . Page 1
Grand Jury examines Los Angeles telephone
officials in effort to trace bribe money. Page 4
CITY
Alleged would be kidnapers ask Judge Shortall
to transfer case to another court. Page 16
Representatives of real estate exchange ap
pear before, supervisors on behalf of Spring
Valley water company. '.' ** '\u25a0 Page 16
SlmpJe funeral services are held OTer Judge
nosmer's body at Trinity church. | . Page lft
Spring Valley water company- declares its
willingness to. come to terms for purchase tt
Its. plant by the city. - Page 16
j Owners of . Qretrap theaters may attempt" to
close all frame buildings erected within- the. flre
limits... , •'"' Page;l6
Syndicate of New. York and .local millionaires
to ask eupervlsors for franchise for new.'street
car ;syßtem. '-\u25a0". ' '".'': * " ', ' ' Page \u25a0Id
sxißunßAjr/ . ' .'., -V ;: -\-^
. .Lives ' of - sleeping - family * are ' endangered \u25a0* by
Incendiary " who ' flo>s dwelling.'. " ; ;' ; ; - ' '. Page .. 7
. Onklncd councilman proposes jto bond city' Cor
improvement of the? harbor. 1 \u25a0 .\u25a0,;,', Pag c ,6
Founder** day obserred at. Mill* college '.with
morning, and afternoon exercises. • •". Page 7
John TV. . Mott. In response' to ugly, charges, .
declares that Councilman Altken of Oakland 1*
"an unmitigated ;Har." -Page 6
Three young couples of . Berkeley. are secretly
married at San Rafael. . - Paga 6
Winiam E. West,- alleged actor, arrested for
brutally beating and 'kicking wife and boy.; P. 7
Miss Gladys Bombard, a beautiful girl, whose
wedding day 'was set for June, shoots herself at
Saa Rafael and ' her ?i life* Is : hanging \u25a0'- In the
Tonopah bar tender is killed by his wife
while preparing to Jeare her. \u25a0 Page 5
Willows authorities believe -man killed, by
peace officers was Ed Curtis, a fugitive: mnr
derer from San Bernardino. Ptga 5
DOMESTIC
Trade conditions of country are good, though
cold weather is Etlll having a retarding
effect. Page! 11
Major f General "John F. West will succeed Gen
eral W<i3d in command of the Philippine
division. Pare 3
Senator Borah of Idaho scores former Fed
eral Judce* 'James Bcatty as a dishonorable
Jurist. PageS
President Roosevelt will issue statement that
be will not accept nomination for a .third
term. Pag* 8
FOUEIGX '
Chief of " police and several policemen |of
Puerto Cor tor, Honduras, are in irons on board
United States gunboat Pad ucah for assault* on
American negro and, Commander' Fullam will
hang them from yard arm If the victim dies. P.I
Tacoma's officers Investigate trouble ' between
Bailers and police at | Santiago. - \u25a0 Pags 5
Great loss of life and destruction of property,
are caused by explosion of magazine In Canton,
China. * - « . ' -\u25a0 \u25a0 • Page 8
SPOUTS |
Seals lore another time to the Beavers, score
3 to 0; Los , Angeles defeats the '; Commuters, \u25a0
score 1 toO. . .' 'Page 10
Matinee races will . be held today oa the track
at Pleasanton. Page jlO
Automobile dealers* association arranges for an
endurance * run to : La^ Honda. -" . : Page 5
- Kid Sullivan knocks out Young Corbett in the
eleventh roand. ~* . :\u25a0 Ta^o :10
MAUI.VE '
Tramp steamer HyndfortJ breaks . down , after
cotnlag through pt raits of Magellan and : drifts
back to ' the Atlantic ' through I maze of , reefs'
without suffering further harm. Pajre 7
MIXIXG;' '';•-.'-;. ..'" --' \u25a0\u25a0"..'-'.'
, Lack of : telephone . service prevents transmis
sion of . buying . orders and mining stock. market
Is affected. - * j Page'lS
LABOR .
Striking [ longshoremen ' of .. Eureka appeal }' for
aid to building trades council. - Page 9
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FOR THE
THIS MORNING
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:siS^|RiAMISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1907.
Calhoiin arid rMmiallyiSllent
I . JE^VIDENCE to, be. completed before the f grand? jury ' today: is
7 \u25a0~-^ i expected to result in -the -indictment of 'F^atric^lGclhoun and
Thornwell Mullally ;in^~corihecti6n [ with :the : overhead i trolley j franchise
of the United Railroads that Was secured : through M'ibes f paid to [.Ruef
and the [board of supervisor s* Neither Calhoun no^
consent to be sworn or testify when summoned- beforeHhe: jury] yes
terday, asserting the constitutional right of. refusing toaid'ih .iheir, own
prosecution. '" «-'.'\u25a0 /' \u25a0"'\u25a0' : -' : ~" '\u25a0\u25a0'' \u25a0'• • ""\u25a0 :'^/'-;' :: - :.'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0
Proseeiitipn Opens Fire on
If Calhoun and MullalSy
United Railroads Officials' SumiriG)ned
; But^Refuse to -Bei^OTi^tijSiS^^
Patrick Calhoun and Thornwell Mullally; are to; t>e in
dicted in connection with the overhead trolley^ franchise
of the United Railroads .-. if plans: of j;Heney'ah^jfßufns'are
realized on the outcome of testimtny to be completed be
fore the grand jury today.
Heney and Burns have amassed evidence^which: leads
them to believe; that both Calhoun and ;Mullallylwere;cog
nizant of the bribes paid to Ruef arid the'board of super
visors to secure the franchise; for 'the United Railroads. -
Confident of the conclusive nature, of this evidence the graft
prosecutors sprang ;a surprise 'yesterday by 'Calhoun
and^Mullalli" before: the grand -jury. 'Both '"received subnerias while
tHey'^vereVatv luncheon at ;2)o'clock'm.UheJJafternoori|^^3repaired^
shdrtjy ;.: afterward 11 * to "Native Sons'- .~HallVih^a}v;automdbile7K*Gaihou"n'
was'the first witness. callecl ; .toHhc stand.- '.<~\l •\u25a0 ' : . :*" ; : : ' \u25a0''[ "\u25a0;];
-The interrogation of ; Galhquri > *by.' t He*ney arid' his replies were
substantially- as ; :follows: . \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'. \u25a0.':?' . ' ' ; ;
"Q. Mr. Calhoun,<you are a lawyer*?
and therefore it will not' be .necessary
for me to inform you as: to your rights
inthls proceeding.. The purpose of this
investigation is to inquire into;allega
tions that have been made that
supervisors were bribed by the United
Railroads In the. matter of the granting
of certain franchises to thaticompany
for the : use of th^o overhead trolley sys
tem. This investigation,'therefore,,af
fects the officers "of the; United ( Rail-,
roads." . \u25a0 ' V
: "A. I understand all that, "Mr. Heney,
and Ibeing a subject of investigation I
simply rest on "my constitutional; rights
and decline to be sworn, (turning to the
i grand Jury):' Mr.'. Foreman and gentle
men of the grand jury,; you" will \u25a0 un
derstand that this means no disrespect
to, you gentlemen, cither ;as individuals
ior In' your official capacity; but ; for
months past it has J been announced
almost daily from sources more or .l ess
directly connected'; with )this ;prosecu-'
tlon that officers of the United Rail
roads/would be indicted" on all kinds
of charges. I' simply rest the case- of |
myself, as president of the United, Rai- i
roads, upon the law and decline to ! . be
sworn." . \u25a0 . j
Calhoun was then excused andMul
lally- was called 1 , and' put; through the
same " process. Mullally's ; language t- Is
lore Water to^Be
Added to; United .
RoidSfStoefc 1/
• VneW.; YORK,' May ./s.^Thef United
Railroads of ' San; Francisco has decided
to 1 - water its, stock. ., .The annualvmeet
ingfof.'dlrec'tors of ; the United' RaUroa'ds
investment company, was, held^ at .-Jersey,
City] today. .} .The; following ; ' authorized
statement waslmade'jtolThe Call's •cor
respondent: '":... .-;..• .^^-;.;V '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•"''\u25a0\u25a0 '""'\u25a0 . ;
.''ln cohriection'.witn plans, intended to
provide .-t he*. United , Railroads :; of ; San
Francisco wfthTmoneys that be re
quired by itj iii" the.f uture'f or 'construe^
tion and '^improvements, .authority, has
been.giyen" by "the"" directors "of -the 1 in
vestment?- company,'- to>vote'lthe.rstrfck
holdingsiof .;this^compahy v in jthe'; United
Railroads j'of ; Sari 'Francisco - \ri; favor *of
a proposal toj increase the !capital -'stock*
of/that ' company/by .J the 'cfeatfori } of an
issue, of •; : $5^000,000 j ; of .first V' preferred
stock, . the; Bame » to ibear; iriteres.ljYat < the
rate \ of ,', not ness',; than v'^.vper^centXp'er
annum'andJ to ; be I cumulative. i •-"'
jj >"Of.lthis ; issue of : first "preferred stock
$i;sOO,o6o* ; isYpr ese'ntly ; issuable, . and 'our
directors; have authorized a" subscrip
tion; thereto, by -our company 'at; par if or
cash. \u25a0 .\u25a0\u25a0.... \u25a0 . \u0084\u25a0 . ' ...... ...
v, "The new., stock issue; applies ;only to i
theTsubsidiaryl company/arid • notUo the j
holdih^rorjiinveistmenJLicompany.^whlch I
also .embraces streetcar !
understood : to iiave been" so" nearly, iden
tical -Jwith' that of -his chief as to mdi T
cate- a careful preparation, -.if not re
hearsal, 4 for. the ordeal.
, Charles [Holbrook, a director of th'^
United Railroads, was the next, witness.
He ii wa3 sworn. "• He was asked if/ he
\u25a0 had knowledße "of the- fact that pra
; vious to' the fire -very" large' sums hfirl
been. expended by the United. Railroads
| for; trolley :'* poles! .The drift '..'of thia
branch of the Inquiry is, understood to
| have been-in tho direction of- showing
I that . the r United Railroads knew long
t before - the': .trolley . franchise was
granted or even talked of among "th<2
I supervisors that it was coming and
that? it^equlp'ped^ itself accordingly.. •
[. Holbrook replied that as far ? as he
I knew , there :' had • been no unusual ex
penditurei for poles -before ; the flre.
lie] said, .however, that the company had
been - engaged , for \ some time prior 4V4 V zo
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THE CALL HAS REQUESTED \u25a0\u25a0'
THF fHRONin F TO IOIN
IN A PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF \u25a0 / ;
; THE^^ULATIONS OF BOTH' '
UNION MEN TO
VOTE ON STRIKE
DURING NIGHT
Week of Conference Fails to
Change United Railroads
Controversy
OUTLOOKiNOT BRIGHT
Men Who Talked Peace Now
Believe a Is
Inevitable v,
NO MORE OVERTURES
Platform Men Say y That
Calhoun Must Make
Next Advances : '%l^\
Tonight tHe. carmen's union
will meet at the Central \u25a0theater
to ';. vote on the question of -'.the
threatened > strike' 'A; week of
conferences \ and .publisfied_ state
ments has left both parties vwhere
they : were ; at the;begihhuig.\' The ;
carmen (are standing; by ' their^de- j
nianid rf oV the $3 ' arid ,•' e igh t v hour j
wage and the ;United \< Railroads !
is still 'firm ; in ," its position ; that
the rate established by ! the board
of arbitration is the limit beyond
which the company will not go.:
' The only ; difference in the out
look/is fhat many of ..the* men who
talked peace a week +ago are saying
today that a strike Is inevitable.' , "{;'j
The members of the union-, feel that
Calhoun : . has not been .willing to meet
them when they came to himproposlng
compromise.; Calhoun, on ! the other
hand/ claims that compromise Is ; Im
possible V. where the .company has
reached-its limit and that the wages
cannot be raised at, each bargaining
period. ' I- ' -.• ••: ;"-.' "\u25a0' :' >.' 'V
\u25a0 /"It Calhoun wants-^another'.confer
ence, v let. hlm'/ask -for . It -and 'We -are
readyito confer agaln,"'is, the statement
made Vby/,Corn«Huß.j:. f Against-* this ?Mui-'
!lally': said ..last . night ."t hat there \ was
Continued on Page , 2, Column 3
\u25a0\ ]|t is' 1 supposed that most women wear: :
f corsets; but it is known' that many women = J
know how to .wear them. An illus- j
{tratetl exposition of the right way in
The Sunday ' Call
Telephone-Strike Developments
.I. Linemen offer to go out on sympathetic stride to aid the cause of
'.";.'\u25a0 the operators;
2S- : Telephone, girls in other cities of the state express readiness to
, co-operate) with local union.
3. \ Service of . the telephone company* badly xrippled during the
4. But forty girls remain at switchboard to do work of the 500
SYMPATHETIC WALKOUTS MAY
AID GIRL OPERATIVES
Assurances Received From South and
Coast Lines Likely to Be Tied Up \
With the first day of the operators' strike the service
of the Pacific States telephone and telegraph company was
insuch a crippled condition that not more than one call in
twenty received . attention. Forty girls attempted to do
the work of 500, but they found it impossible. By night
the service had practically come to a standstill. During
the day no overtures toward a conference were made by
either side. Evidences of sympathy for the young women
increased during the day .and by evening .had assumed
practical form in the offer of the linemen to go out on h
sympathetic strike and the proposal of the operators in
isevera^-otlier- cities in the state -to walk out if necessary.
\u25a0inVadditipn^
consicleratioh: to'a proposal to institute a rigid boycott of
;the
; , THe public suffered the inconvenience of the crippled
system^with a great deal of patience. In some quarters
the tielip assumed seriou% aspect. The railroad companies
\u25a0were unable to handle their 1 service with the usual prompt-:
riessj the emergency hospitals found it necessary to dhr
pateh A mounted, policemen- throughout * *
the city. to act as messengers, physt
-. \u25a0 - * - .-*.-*\u25a0--.' -
clans", were 'unable to meet their calls
and business • generally was seriously
affected. - Stocks fell 5 eafly^ In the day
when'the difficulty of transacting busi
ness -became, apparent. Notwithstand
ing all this expressions of sympathy
were general for the striking girls.
,\u25a0' Both sides stood firm. during, the day.
Statements were issued/ from" head
quarters and, the young women showed
that they.'- were - able 'presents their
side with" the logic and force of trained
diplomats. \u25a0 . Sound ; argument displaced
the .usual feminine "because." Before
they- enter • into ; negotiation with the
company the 'gfrrl3;demand~ recognition
of "theirlunion. 1- This;granted,Tthey wil]
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
be willing to go Into conference ;With
the representatives of the corporation
on the question of wages and conditions
of work. President Henry T. Scott, of
the telephone company, who has as
sumed control of the. situation for the
corporation, said that the company
would endeavor to meet the situation
as it found it. -He has no offer of any
sort to submit as matters stand. -
EVIDE>CES OF TROUBLE;
Some evidences of trouble appeared
yesterday, : but the day passed with
only' one; arrest in connection with the
strike.. Max Kahn, a brother of
gressman Julius Kahn, was arrested
whlle^ speeding the. streets . In
an automobile to gather up girls for