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EMPLOYES OF HERCULES
POWDER MILL WALK OUT
Refuse to Work With Non
: union Men Who Replaced
Striking Machinists
BIG PLANT IS TIED UP
Local Bricklayers Deny Re
port That They Contem
plate Going Out
The plant of the
4. TWApe»j^*^c»iji><^L» Hercules powder com-
pany at Pinole was
tied up yesterday
morning through the refusal of the
union men to work at the side of 11
nonunion machinists who had been im
ported by the 'company to take the
places of the machinists who struck
for an eight hour day.
Nearly 1. 000 men are affected by the
strike. The boiler makers' helpers,
electricians, lead burners, steam otters
and other unions called out their mem
ber* working In the mills and v declare
they "will not return to work until the
machinist* get their eight hour day.
The brick layers* union of this city
denounce* as utterly false a report
published to the effect that a general
strike of the bricklayers is contem
plated. The statement was 'made that
on June 1 the brick layers and struc-
\u25a0tur&l Iron worker* would walk out un
less their wages were increased. -
The brick layers say the rumor Is
-both ftlee and malicious and circulated
with Intent to Injure unionism in this
city.
The following resolution was unan
imously adopted at a meeting of the
district council of carpenters last
"Wednesday night:
Wbrreu, reports tn btfoir circulated bj tne
mias of orgxnlz*<l labor to the effect that vari
ous brand)** et rbe building artisans of this
rttr were about to demand a large Increase of
Ttprt, thfrrtj tending 1 -to retard building and
<-ast discredit oa tbe men enlaced in the balld-
Ids tndostry: therefore, be It
Resolved, by the Joint district eonsell of o.r
penten. tfcet we denounce all coch reports as
false and misleading, the carpenters hsvlag de>
rlared several months airo that normal condi
tions were established and should maintain, end
we know that this sentiment predominates In
tbe boilding trades unions.
Another resolution adopted without
a dissenting voice was that any member
riding on the streetcars under present
conditions shall be fined $10.
The Bailors' union of the Pacific coast
et its last meeting donated 5100 to the
Isundry workers to help them In their
difficulty.
The longshore lumbermen's union
has decided to expel any member riding
on a car manned by nonunion men. The
union at its last meeting received 25
i applications for membership. A spe
cial meeting of the union has been
i called for next Tuesday night.
The new scale of wages for the ma
rine cooks' and stewards* union has
been accepted by the Oceanic steam
ship company. A report was presented
at the last meeting to the effect that
the business Is good at San Pedro and
Seattle-
The executive committee of the fed
,' crated trades council and a eorrhnittee
of the laundry workers of Sacramento
have placed on the unfair list all steam
laundries and the stores and firm's that
patronize them. Ah effect of this will
•I be placing the laundry wagon drivers
lon the list of strikers.
. There is no 6lgn of the strike of the
union tailors In Ix>s Angeles being
called off. It Is said that about 30 of
the merchant tailors who since la*st
i September have refused to grant the
demand made by the union men still
declare themselves in favor of the open
' *hop.
The fight of the teamsters' union of
• \u25a0 Lrf>s Angeles has been taken up by 29
j labor unions, and It Is thought that
• many of those unions will go out- on
sympathetic strike. The draymen's as
. soclation was recently asked to sign an
agreement to allow the" union men to
return to work at Increased ,pay and
with pay for overtime. The association
declined to deal with the union, declar
ing that 'it will treat only with indi
viduals. ' "-'-.-"\u25a0•.
NEW WAY TO YOSEMITE VALLEY
! Via Tosemlte Valley nallroad, Effective
3lay 15th
The Tosemite Valley railroad will
begin operation of regular passenger
trains from Merced to El Portal, the
entrance to Yoeemite National park.
This is six miles from the floor of
the valley and 12% miles from Sen
tinel hoteL Train leaves Merced daily
iat 2 p. m. Fare $18.50 for round. trip.
No more long, dusty and tiresome
i etage /rides. Write O. W. Lehmer,
trifnc manager, Merced, for full par
ticulars. * ;/
EVIDENCE ACCUMULATING
IN BOILER TUBE INQUIRY
Employes of the Shelby Company
Tell of Frauds Perpetrated
on the Government
PITTSBURG, May 9. — Today's wit
nesses in the trial of J. Jay Dunn and
Charles I. Close, charged with furnish
ing defective boiler tubes for warships,
were employes of the Shelby Bteel tube
company.
Elmer S. Mason corroborated the tes
timony of Frank Emmett, who turned
state's evidence. He said that he had
frequently seen Emmett going through
the mill yards stamping tubes that the
Inspectors had never seen.
R. Burnett, who : operated the
hydraulic testing machine, testified that
about half the tubes were given no
pressure at all.
Emmett, Burnett said, offered \u25a0 him
money to pass the tubes through the
i machine.
METHODISTS TO DISCUSS
A BROTHERHOOD PROJECT
» \u25a0 -
Robert W. Perks Coming Here From
t Europe to Lay the Matter
f Before the Churches ,
QUEEXSTOWX, May 3.— Among the
passengers of .the steamship Adriatic,
which sailed today for Jfew, York with
nearly 3,000 pasehgers aboard,', is
Robert W. Perks, M. P. 'Perks Is going
to the United States to discuss with the
Metbodists there and. in Canada the
project of the establishment of a world-
f wide . Methodist brotherhood . for the
promotion of employment, emigration,
savings banks and old age pensions
among the Methodists.
KUROKI REACHES WASHINGTON
Washington, May ..9.—; General
Kuroki and party, escorted by General
Mac Arthur and other. army-officers, ar
rived here today. The first official func
tion In honor of General Kuroki' waa
Kiven tonight, when he ; andf his • party
were dined by Secretary Taft... Under
the guidance of Embassador'Aoki '- the
distinguished .visitors; called upon % the
various cablnefomcers. Secretarj-.Taft
cave them an especially warm wel
come. : .
GOVERNMENT TRIUMPHS
OVER THE DRUG TRUST
Combine Perpetually En
joined From Continuing '
Its Operations
VICTORY IS SWEEPING
No More Fixing of Prices
or. Blacklisting of
"Cut Raters"
INDIAN APfiLIS, ! Ind., May B.— The so
called "drug trust* 1 was perpetually, en-
Joined today from continuing it* opera
tions by a decree in the United States
court In the dlstrlot of Indiana upon
the complaint of the United States gov
ernment filed by District "Attorney Jo
seph B. Keating. The defendants, 9S
in' number, who are members, . officers,
directors, agents and attorney* of th«
National Association of Retail ' Drug
gists, the National Wholesale '\u25a0\u25a0 Drug
gists' association, dlreot contraot pro
prietors, wholesale contract proprietor*
and Charles Baombaugh, are enjoined
from combining- 1 and conspiring ".to re
strain the sale of drugs, •to fix prices
by agreement, to blacklist retailer* who
cut price* or to refuse to .sell to any
retailer on ' equal terms. All publica
tion of blacklists i« forbidden and all
contracts and agreement* covered '\u25a0\u25a0. by
the charges are declared void.
The direct contract serial number
plan Is prohibited, a* well as the pro
curing, the adoption of schedule* for
the sale of drugs. - S~
Charles C. Baumbaugh was charged
in the bill of complaint with having
been engaged In printing and circulat
ing Hsu called blacklists, which con
tained the names of druggists through
out the country who sold proprietary
articles and medicines- at prices less
than those which the alleged combina
tion ordered. He would send each
month to every retail and wholesale
druggist In the United States who be
longed to the association a list of those
accused of cutting prices, and these
"aggressive ©utters,**, as they were
called, could not buy goods. It was fur
ther charged that those accused of cut
ting prices on proprietary medicines
were unable to purchase any kinds of
drugs from the members of the several
associations. All such practices are
perpetually enjoined.
The decree entered today was dic
tated by the government attorneys and
agreed to by the defendants. "With the
entering of the decree "the litigation
cames to an end with a complete y.lc
tory for the government.
STRIKE RUMORS DEED
BY BUILDING COUNCIL
Oakland Labor Body Sets
at Rest Any Misgiv
ings of Public
OAKLAND," May 9.— The building
trades council of Alameda county, de
siring to set at rest rumors of coming
labor troubles on this side of the bay,
Issued the following*»tatement tonight:
Th« attention -of the building trade* council
of Alameda count/ has been called to the fact
that during ' the last- few weeks, and particu
larly within the past week, rations rumors have
been persistently circulated to the effect that
some of the onions in the building industry are
about to inaugurate strikes for Increased wages, j
and we desire at this time to. set the minds i
of the people at rest In this connection. !
- Just how these rumors were' first put into!
circulation It Is.' of course, impossible to jay
definitely, but we • think that we can . sw> the '
fine Italian hand of Herbert George and his
pals of the Citizens' alliance in this despicable
work. It is a known fact that immediately
after a Tislt to Ban Francisco a well known ,
member of that delectable bunch, who, by the ;
way, is Interested In the , harness business, and
of course Is in no way connected with the
building business, began •- circulating stories \u25a0to ;
the effect that the carpenters would strike "nszt '
Monday" for J?(J a day, and that the plumbers
would go out at the same time for (10 a day.
This In Itself Is evidence that the stories were
hatched up in the private rooms where he and (
his pals congregated ' for the purpose of making
trouble.
In this connection the building trades council
wants to correct any impression that th« public
may hare recelred from the -rlcious stories that
bare recently been set afloat regarding Its man- .
ncr of doing business, , and at the same tlma ;
to reliere the public mind regarding the - im- |
minence of strikes in th« building business. ;
- We wish to state that not one of the unions ;
interested In the structural building - trades I con
templates a strike for. Increased wages. This
includes the carpenters, plumbers, * and in fact, J
all the departments of the building business.
Another thing that may be called to -the at- i
tention of the public \u25a0is the fact that none of '
the unions in this council or ,In the ; building
trades council of San . Francisco may engage in
a strike for any purpose without the consent of
the building trades council.
The council has a rale that no union may de
mand an increase of wages without the consent '
of the council, and a further raje that no onion
may hare an indorsement for an Increase until
at least one year after its last increase. \u25a0 Thera ;
Is also a rule of the council - that whenersr an
increase Is - demanded at least 60 days' notlca
be glTen, through the - building trades council,
to the employers.
Similar . rules preratl In the San \ Francisco
building trades council, with tha exception that
there the rules - are still more - stringent. •" and
notices of 90 days must bs glren through \u25a0 the
council. .
Demands of this klad I hare not : been recently
made, nor \u25a0 are there any In contemplation, and
any statement . to . the contrary: is simply a ma
licious lie, made - with the purpose of \u25a0 trying
to stir up trouble in the building Industry.'', Thin
3s known to the general body of contractors, and
we feel that it should be shown to. toe public.
We wish to assure the public also that should
anr of the onions affiliated with , this : council
rlolate any of our : rules and attempt an , nn
autliorlzed action {poking to an increase of pay
they will be dealt with by » the building trades
council. - F.. H. PBATT, :
Secretary of Building Trade* Council of A!«med»
County. "
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK. May 9.— The? following
Californians are in New York:
From San Francisco— P. R. Brown, at
the Herald Square; S. Shen and wife, at
the Cadillafc; Miss E. Stone, Mrs. E.'B:
Stone and C. B. Stone Jr., at' the Seville;
J. A. Ellis,' at the Holland;. M.iLang and
wife,* at the Victoria;' J. E. 1 Mills and
wife, at the St.\George; A. W. Davis, at
the Marie Aritlonette; M. L; Harris. Miss
Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchr-n. ff. thft Rand;
O. B. Lefurgey,_,at the f Marlborbugh;
Miss ' T. G. v Aiacrea. : at '" iiie Cumoeriaiui ;
C. C. Pratt and wife,* at" the Cadillac,
and T. C. Van Ness, at" the Seville.
From Oakland-^-P.; M. Maher,- at, the- j
Astor; A. : Kaiser, C.Kohler,; J. Martin i
and wife, at the', Victoria; E.'.J. Osgood,'
at the Grand ;; Miss Rittigsteln," Mrs. A;
Rlttigstein, af the Gerard. .
From Los Angeles^AJT. Crossley,-A.
Park,: R. M/ Pogson J and '. wlf e,V at - the
St. Denis. - I '«^^i^^^BH|
From : Stockton— J. Balnbridge, at. the
Navarre.
Mount Hrrnion Excnriloa
Up to and including the excursion
leaving; San Franciscoion May:io.ithe
Southern Pacific Company ;wlll | have |In
effect special- Friday.! to Monday;excur
sion rates -to Mount Hermon : Park, - in
the Santa Cruz mountains.; .. : -i \u0084
These rates ; cover • round , trip \ tickets
and- three: days' board' and lodging ; at
the, hotel. • .-
-Your- opportunity, to , enjoy, a delight
ful week; end \u25a0holiday." ~!-'^SHf%?<£g§$&fBB&
Ask any, agent. ;,, = -'•\u25a0* 'V-'"*^
MEMORIAL TVXV COMPLETED— BaItImorp,
May \u25a0 fl. — The ' Snaan ~8. V Anthony \u25a0 m*morlal . fend
-*>t j $60,000 1 to ; promote I th« I cause lof { equal | «nf
frape \u25a0 has , !x>pn completed;; according ; to : adrlcep'
recelred here today. ' \
THE^S^Sj^ffiSTGISGO rGALIJ; MAY 10 T 1907.
PLATT REGRETS BOOST
HE GAVE ROOSEVELT
Nomination; for ?V ice Presk
-jdeht> Sad Mistake,
Says Senator
PLOT IS ADMITTED
"I ; Wanted to Get Rid of
Him," Feeblej Ex-boss
Explains
SPSCIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
NEW , YORK!, --.:\u25a0 May '%'. 9.— A
found Senator Platt today in the front
room; oft flat at ; the * Elmdorf in "West
Eleventh street, to which he has moved
recently , from the [ Hotel Gotham.' .;; The
flat Is hired In the name of Guitar Abel.
Mrs. Abel : give* the senator ; massage
treatment dally. The weather; was? so
bad that the~senator had decided not. to
go • down to the i United : State* express
office. He was In a talkative and remi
niscent mood. V
"Senator," asked the reporter. :: **tell
me how you feel now toward Mr. Xtbose
yelt.", ' ;;" ; \u25a0\u25a0 : . f<' ; . ;' : {?\rJs
. "Ju*t >\u25a0 I> always: did. .• I waa;in *
position' to make >him .governor in 1868.
Black ' had alienated a \u25a0 large \u25a0 and . im
portant section of the I republican party;
and this man, Theodore Roosevelt,' com
ing back from ithe war- in": Cuba/^wa*
the man I selected to get the votes. £ It
was necessary to" pick out , a ; man .who
could win. Roosevelt; was nominated;
it ; wai purely; politics. \u25a0"\u25a0- 1 never was a
Roosevelt man, as: the saying-goes.
"After he was elected,' as you .will ; re
member, Mr. Roosevelt discovered ; the
ten commandments. He went around
saying that ; two . and two •' make I four.
He wa* ; having \u25a0a \u25a0: great time telling
about common honesty. , :
; *'Tou remember that he used to come
down ; to New York '-. to : have . breakfast
with me at the Fifth v Avenue: hotel.
Governor Roosevelt^ was/. aipolltiolan.
Some of hi* supporters quoted the old
saying that he who i sups v with ;the
dcvil — that* me— needs ,'. a | long I spoon.
Roosevelt had ; a! long " spoon. "We got
along well enough in those days."
"But, senator, you Clicked him up
stairs into the vice presidency.",.- .\u25a0".. y.;
"I did, that very thing. I think -Mr.
Roosevelt .felt : that he ..was mi line to
be elected president at the'end-ofMc-
Kinley's term. But I did not help. make
him vice president with any such idea.'*
j "You mean, senator, ; that : when you
kicked Governor Roosevelt upstairs you
were getting rid of him politically?" j
"I mean Just that." " C" :
- "And ,you were-, sorry, when he suc
ceeded,to the 1 presidency?".
"I've been sorry every time, l thought
of it. I never wanted Theodore | Roose
velt to be president. It was a mistake,
as I see it now, for : me to make; him
vice president and give him his chance
to be president." .
BILLINGS HEADS ORGANIZATION
WASHINGTON, May 9.— The National
Association for the Study and Preven
tion of Tuberculosis elected.the^follow
lng offlcers last night: President, Dr.
Frank Billings of Chicago ; I vice : presi
dents, Dr. M. Pravenel^of Philadelphia;
and Dr. J.C Foster, of : New ; Haven;
secretary," Dr. Henry-Baron: Davis;
treasurer general, George M. Sternberg."
PACIFIC MAIL TO SELL
ISLAND TO GOVERNMENT
Improvements Made in Bay
of Panama Will Be
, Purchased
WASHINGTON. May 9.— The, slsth
mian canal /commission has ordered
the appointment [ of -a - naval "board? of
appraisers -to ascertain' the V.value of
improvements made :by, the Pacific Mail
steamship ' company, on " the island • of
Naos, bay , of Panama,-; and : the .ques
tion of purchasing these; improvements
will be taken by Secretary^; Taft.
The has been; discussed s with
Manager Schwerin of the "steamship
company.
The controversy is over- the ;title to
the island, and -there appears: to be no
likelihood ;" of difficulty : In" : reaching : a
settlement. The; island J is r . not : needed
by. ; the government until ; thefcanal 'is
completed, . and! 'there . is -\ a' disposition
to permit -the \steamshlp ) company/: to
continue to< use lit until -other; satisf ac-;
tory arrangements can be made. J When
the, canal is In operation! the land will
be , needed as a - quarantine 'and .' immi
gration station. ; \u25a0 '\u25a0> •.;..\u25a0 -.'
MRS. W. K. VANDERBILT
SUED IN YOLO COUNTY
Plaintiff Alleges Failure to
Deliver Cord wood
on Contract
special' dispatch to the call.
VALLEJO, May 9.— Mrs. ; William K.
Vanderbil t of Nsw Tork is the defend-^
ant In a . suit for^sßl9.sof 0r^ 5819.50 brought in the
superior court of Tolo county, because
of her " : failure; to 29 B 'cords (of
wood under contract. :^ Charles F.fSilva*
the 'plaintiff, f claims - that '\u25a0, \u25a0\u25a0; in ;,v ? August,
1906,' he'; purchased' from \ Mfs.'iVander-'
bilt 300 cords > of Iwillow.-wbod ,* onf the
Fair ranch. near^Knights J Landing, : ; the
purchase , price' agreed^upbnlbelng, $2.76
a cord.l Silva ."alleges i Uhatl'the defend
ant (society queen [fo'f i old^GotbamVhas
delivered! but v two cords .arid' that^ there
isj still ; 298 ; cords "of iwoodi remaining on
her 'ranch which '/she } has'; refusjedr. to
surrender to -y hlm^ she:' has
been i repeatedly; importuried-fsln.ee' last'
December.',. Silva; asks bSjudgirienf- for
$819.50^ the value"ofvthelwod<i:o
DROPS DEAD JUST AFTER
BOASTING OF LONGEVITY
Claim- of ; Court ; Witness ; That He
; Would, Live -Twenty JrYears
:\u25a0>•-.. - Quickly i Disproved
,: DES;MOINES,. la., Mayi9.— "l ,ara; 65.
butl sound as a 'dollar: and -good if or; at
least i ßs.''r<,'. t^,'?J '.y V ~Y''^:- - y '^•\u25a0•'i'
having;;; made-, this '^remark,"
James Hadfleld, a ploneer.'of.'Polk;coun
ty, r > testifying^ as£ a 'swithessf ing a J "Qiyil
action v here] yesterday,* slipped I forward
In 'his i chair I. and ito* the| floor
dead. \u25a0-. ;- : --..-- '"\u25a0i-- :; . -;r >.\u25a0 \u25a0 ;? ; r>- -\.*v" :.
MOTORMAN KILLED IN CRASH
} LBXINGTON/Kyv,, May 9.— William
\u25a0.We_l|s, s (a-: motorman^w^asj. killed and' 10
other]' persons™ were J injured \u25a0\u25a0. i n r a Wcol^
lision^ here ;todayi between^ a; streetcar"
and;a'-pa«Beng'er:trainr " The;mbtorman
lost: cbntroltof ;hlsTcar^which|was? de
molished.- - \u25a0 '-7.-.v- ? : \u25a0::*:-\u25a0'; ::-:::'v--Y>,--;-;v
Admirers of R. Strauss
Given a Treat in
Greek Theater
James Crawford
\ ;.;•; "Till Eulenspiegel,"." rby V Richard
Strauss, was the piece : de resistance of
the University.; orchestra* final concert
of : the* spring, series ln\ the S Greek Jthea
ter, and sympathy] isfdue «thej many Ban
Francisco i; admirers "of ;i the modern ,Hln
music compositloritwho:. were' prevented
by the street railway tieup f rom oro«»«
Ing (? the y bay > yesterday ••; afternoon to
hear~ it v played.* .-,\u25a0 v^ ; :: : '\u25a0'\u25a0'- :c"t'f -\u25a0'
.iThey. missed . the culmination of mod
erniem—the acme of • eccentric . orohea-
Iration^rr/r. : ' v > '. '\u25a0"- : : .'' : ~^i.' : -': i r: '.'' :' : -'\-.: \
- .*. Freakish harmonic* could not go .be
yond;; "Till ;~Bulensplegel''.;:*nd, remain
near music.- . — * ! : ", \u25a0 ;. :
Imagine, if you can,- all the reaouree*
of i an - up • to ? date i symphony; orohecrtrs,
b eing utilized to | illustrate the I pranks
of \u25a0 a ': German v rural \ J oker,': tor j, th»t !! r «v
what Her r Strauss did i In • hi* eonstruo
tioni of I mil: Eulensplegel."
We had no printed matter to keep us
advl*ed or what v the r-,i*rlllag:« I outupf
was doing,, but: had ! to depend upon the
Instrumentation to '\u25a0 describe each pmnk
en -:, passant and l l'll 4wager h thjtt | the
most erudite of us ascertained no more
than that the merry dog was having
a deuce of a time. W This iwe were: notlr
fled of by ; the 'lnßtrumentß.lßinjly.? in
groups and ensemble. From the masa
of I abnormal : - sounds \ there occasionally
gleamed ' a flash \u25a0' of . genuine I melody—
evidently a bit of Teutonic folksong—
but It was not permitted to continue
long enough to oust : from • memory the
squeak* and grunt* '.', and ;. thumps | that
it j had ; Interrupted. < "When the brasses
and woodwinds and sheepskins were at
rest'; and \u25a0 only^; the^. Tlollns * troubled— in
tremolo---we ; knew ; that'; a •\u25a0'. prank^ of
some'; sort had been played --' and \ that
its perpetrator;! was \ hatching ; another
one, ; . which \u25a0 soon *• found Interpretation
tn; the : usual ;.way. .' If ?my ear* did J not
deceive me, the , finale ,-• included
braying of a donkey, graphically con
veyed by the trombones. \u25a0: " v
; "Wagner \u25a0- monopolized ,; the ; remainder
of i the i programme." We had selections
Irom "Das Rhelngold" and "Die Gotter-_
damnierung," and I liked'them in pure^
ly ' symphonic 'form'i better » than ; when
they \u25a0 had cvocal : accompaniment by .the
late ; Mr. r Grau'a V imported singers, \u25a0 be
cause It has never been r possible. to con
vince : me that :Wagner did • not'; delib
erately; subordinate^ the .voice V: to itho
orchestra in all his music dramas. Be
sides, ' in "Das Rhelngold" ; we iWere not
treatedUo' the spectacle [of Rhine! maid
ens dangling. at wire end and' trying to
appear .- at ; ease ?- as j" they L warbled, \u25a0: nor
was ; there tiny visual obstacles to com
plete enjoyment of ; the music '-. : while
"DleV; Gotterdammerung'V .^ was , being
played.' Bothi selections are" absolutely
symphonic . in composition^ and;: form,
and^both / are y exquisitely: descriptive.
While \u25a0 the composer's chief , effort ) evi
dently, 'was to .produce ':_ unusual K har
monic effects, he created; also, plenty of
melody : that: is full of beauty. .:. :
IJHis "Kaiser-MarschV- closed the con
cert. ; Al though the ; entire :i entertain
ment I lasted little more^ than ran*hour^
the : march \ consumed v enoughs of I It |to
accompany . a pedestrian of :" ordinary
gait from the ; theater \u25a0to the Key Route
cars.;/ But .then -Wagner is not' noted
for quickness : to : let go. : ; - \u25a0 >
;, If the . Petschnikoffs '\u25a0 come to Cali
fornia-this • summer.' a' : concert : or • two
may; be- given in - order" toTenable '. them
to appear as soloists, and ; Ff: they do
not < come "the : university IS orchestra :\u25a0 is
likely to rest untll ; next Septembef.'/i'J :
DECLARES QUARANTINE
AGAINST COAST SHEEP
Oregon Bars i All Shipments
From Calif ornia, Nevada >'
and Washington
SAL.EM.7Or., =May: 9.— After mature
consideration :i Governor v Chamberlain
this -; afternoon -. issued >.;a • '\u0084. proclamation
declaring- quarantine against the sheep
of > the , states of /Washington, r Nevada
and Calif ornia;-; Action 'was based on
the '; sworn; Information ' of > Stated Sheep
Inspector.. Lyttle;and|the United; States
Inspectors •'\u25a0 that * the f sheep \u25a0 from r those
states "are Infected^ with ;scabs. : : A fine
of from* $250 ' to^f 1,000, will:; be imposed
oiv;. violators of * the s proclamation.; It
is ? expected that a * lawsuit vWill , be in
stituted | by.' the Wenaha' wool \ growers',
association \u25a0[: of i Washington" '. to r > enjoin
the enforcement lof the : ; quarantine. ;.'
LARGE GIFT TO PRINCETON
PRINCETON, : -.iN;;'-J.i •;.\u25a0 May 9^-John
Grler Hibben, iriffan : address^tb'. the
Princeton; alumni. today,; announced the
gift; of < $l; 200,000 to the university.' The
money : was ' donated by .' a family whose
nameis not made public. !
CROPS GOING TO WASTE
FOR LACK OF TOILERS
Porterville Producers^ Can
not Get Men to Assist
in Harvest-. \
f Mayj \u25a0 9.^— Hundreds
of**ton3 of • f arm produce iin * this ; section
are^ being : ' burned fjbyi farmers :. in " order,
to? clear =itvofC »the r grbjurid'f or] the s next
crop, ": as I there^ is] no j available \ help sto
harvest ' ". this ':,)- season's £ extraordinary
crops.Si Labor/ conditions' are suchHhat
farm-help, ls not;toibe : had at any,' price.*
Hu ndr ed si o f \ meri^wo uld !flrid* ready jem^
ploymen tl here] at '% high •Swages: '% Quan
titlesjof) oranges >haye^been{ allowed 1. to
waste I because '*- of - lack | of ? transporta
tion i facilities '; to the : nearest "railroad
station. ,- , r ' '
CAPE BLANCO'S WIRELESS
APPARATUS IS INSTALLED
Entire - Coast From j San -Francisco to
V, Alaska Now (Connected by
. --' Line of Stations \u25a0 _
>'; VALLEJO, g Ma yl 9^AU wireless : mee^
sage ? Iwaa*i received? yesterday r qri"*»Mare
Is 1 arid * from '* Cap c £f r om| Mas ter
Electricl^^^GeorgepHanscom : ot "this
clty^iwhciroas j'cotnpletedr the;;iristalla-'
tion^qf/a^wirelessTstationSatithattpoint.-
He 'said % th i at ;tli e'f plan t^wasTcompleted
with -. the,"iexception^6f *j minor > repairs,"
and ithatvWhen^these^were; made $ the
coast;; frorri^Sari-^ Francisco^to^^Alaska^
would-be*': connected ''jby.Sthel seven '.; sta
tioris^ofdered* installed ; by (the : riavy^de
partmentjlßJrndrithsfago.~ • . -: "
g$ Hanscom farid |v his £ party ;- will J arr ire
hereTriextlweekrtandtlnrjuly^willileaTe
foff AlaskaXtolcomplete|an^ installatian'
at^Tatooshvlsland/ ;; - j i • '\u25a0":\u25a0\u25a0 "'\u25a0',
VALLEJO MERCHANT DIES
,;"y^LEJO|^MayJ|9.^Newsl>reach«d
here||thls J? morning^ of deaths of
George; I^^Cornpp; ; ;a^ merchantf of ftHiß
clty?twho]p"assedfaway^early^thlsrmorn^
lnsliiSJalSaniFrariclßcolJbospital.' He
is -j survived -.- by
\u25a0uimnoaed \ : to his * bedside; yesterday; ~-t
CALIFORNIANS ORGANIZE
NEW CLUB IN NEW YORK
Dissatisfied Members }With-
draw From the Parent
.;.,. Organization " \\ r <
MRS. VIVIAN SCORED
President of Old ;Society
Is Accused of : Many
' Unfair Acts
. - SPECIAL DISPATCH \TO THE CALL.
NBTWV YORK, May 9.— Twenty- threa
members \u25a0, of ?j, the ? National : ~ California
olub who were • opposed the "re-elec
tion '?*M ] president ; of J Mrs.;' Thomas
.Vivian, /and •; showed^thelr .: disapproval
toy leaving the \u25a0 last - meeting:: ln ; a -body,'
today ; met ~in \u25a0 the ;.Waldorf \u25a0 Astoria jand
organUsedia'new/'club,* to 1 be; known as
"The ; Calif orniank?,^ Baronegsy E.'.; yon
Rhyineer^was elected president, : Mrs. C.
V. vQ. a Forbes, secretary; '' JL\: G. : ; Buyer.
treasurer,' and' Mrs. K. Lv Byrne, au
dltor.-^SSSBS^^^^^^^^^*^'. V : •• . -
t In; a resolution adopted it Is charged
that Vaf ter L u.% recount f had v> been i asked
for, "* Mrs. Wlvlan "destroyed I, the ballots
and s that *\u25a0 this >:\u25a0'- was .^'unparliamentary
and ( against the' good faith and I orderly
procedure ' necessary to make the club
a-BUCcesa." : :. • ..' '".-' \u25a0 .."-;.' i ;-'; -'
\u25a0J; After ' a > recital of • these \u25a0 charges, : the
resolution,^ which was .unanimously
passed, (continues :. ' ;
;;c^Strongly .; objecting to the.domlneer
lngp methods ,: of ; Mrs. "- yivian : : as ; the
president, and protesting against -her
continuance 5 In' % office,' we | unanimously.
agfeeto" withdraw-as a- b7)dy from the
National California 'club."
SAYS HE WAS DIRECTED
TO ALTER THE BALLOTS
Former Clerk Throws More
Light on the New York
Life Election
NEW YORK, May 9.— C. *F. Carring
ton,' a former employe of .the Interna
tional \u25a0 policy holders* committee, ; testi
fied :ln the' police court today that
George* R. Scrugham, manager \u25a0 for. the
committee,": -Instructed 'him .and other
employesjto alter, defective ballotssent
to them in connection- with the election
of : directors ;of the New York Llfe-in-
Burance /.company.-: He'declared \ also
that " Scrugham >had .; no£ ; f orwarded^ to
the New York Life' tellers socalled -'.'ad^
ministration ' balots" ' which * f eir*> Into
the \ hands of; the policy holders' com
mittee. • ,'\u25a0'-' • 4 \ '"..•\u25a0\u25a0• ' \u25a0" •\u25a0'-.
I "Scrugham , told me that when any of
tho administration ballots fell 1 into my
hands there"? was ; no > need of * sending
them '\ to •: the company," + testi fled ' Car
rlngton,: "and '- hey added t Jocularly that
I; might* sendj them {upstairs to him, as
he had* 'some chloroform"; for -them.'V."?'
.. Carrlngton's'- testimony „ was .1 given
af teri he \u25a0 had .been '\u25a0>. promised : by Assist
antjDlstrict^Attorney Smyth. that (any
thing^ he testified , to would j not ! be used
agalnst'hlmy ..Carrlhgton-j skid. v that,
acting* upon ' Instructions; from*:Scrug
harh.s he a told ; the , clerks to : make; as
close t a*i copy;"j of; the -policy '* holder's
handwriting, as:, possible. < Later,! when
the time ;i,was » growing short, : he was
told to;: lnstruct ithe;girls;not; to>take
any.s great • care iin * this > respect. Car-!
ringtonJsaid that. when. he went to the
polls *; as \u25a0? a policy.; holders', committee
watcher,';'. he >.' had : instructions ».i from
Scrugham \u25a0 to challenge"all-administra
tion -> ballots and ' to let ; all -.committee
ballots ; pass. \u25a0;;.>-; : ;:- ;- : ;' \u25a0\u25a0: / ; -Vv- -j \u25a0\u25a0-
NO FUNDS FOR COMPLETION
OF REPAIRS TO ALBATROSS
Government Vessel Left in Unfinished
Condition at the Mare
Island Yard
: VALLEJO.' May .: 9^-A: '] telegram re
ceived by^i Captain ; Alexander ,\u25a0 McCrack
ln, acting 'commandant \u25a0of \u25a0 Mare island,
from ; the i navy ' department yesterday,"
announced fthat ; the '.work -being done
by^the r equipment and- steam v engineer-"
ing, departments on the, Albatross must
be ; suspended/; owing f to ; a" shortage >in
funds ~in X the : appropriation : of
$13,000, for^ the" fiscal year.-'; Orders were
Issued 4 ito> Captain iCarrr of "the j steam
engineering - department 1 and his •: men
'were itaken :.i rom . the "ship. ; .; Consider
able^ work^i remains • to ; be done, al
though? $8,000 >has been expended. .The
electrical! workers,^wholwere" lnstalling
a complete system,* llkewlse'.were taken
from';. their ' work ? and "now
remains at her berth in an uncompleted
"condition.." v' : :r v /
STEILACOOM ANNIE DIES
.v.TACOMATjMayj 9.-^-Stellacoom AnYiie;
widow lof I Stellacoom "f John, •; at descend
ant of i the ' head of ,^one \u25a0 of .t he \u25a0 Puyallup
Indian 'itrlb"es;j died tbf> heart disease in
her., houseboat at^Steilacoom? lastnlght."
Her) husband i died : two ' years; ago? 'An
nie's f ather A was a' chief ; of Chehalls
tribe: It The •<\u25a0 houseboat i, was ? \u25a0 presented
tosher; by the' people of Tacoma last
year.-:.^,.-;:-. ; :;: ; ;;' ;>".vVj-v".;,-;' "" ' \u0084:\u25a0 > _,;; : ;-.'\u25a0.;\u25a0\u25a0;
Mpi^HEIfodTSf EPS|bF"COLUMBUS I
I ;; ,^NEW^ORLjEANSINEW YORK I
I LUXURIOUS {NEW STEAMERS 1
'\u25a0 ; Add f^iwa^oyag^toi^oa^overland taip. M
I Coi^lnoJra^re|thar^^qr2BJß|all Jrail " route. \u25a0
: .^|:rASK"AGENJrS*;SpUTHER^^
SEEK BODIES IN RUINS
KANSAS CITY FIRE
Inquiry . of. Countess Blum
berg •Reveals Story of
, Russ Oppression
ESTATE CONFISCATED
Forced to Earn Living jße-
cause Her Father Fell
Under the Ban
? KANSAS^ CITY. Mo.. May 9.— Search
for bodies was 'begun at daylight this
morning in the ruins of the university
building at Ninth ' and Locust , streets,
which v was "destroyed by fire yesterday.
One body at least is known to be in the
debris.!. that , of . Miss Aurora "Wittbert,
an artist, and it is believed that many
others Vwlll be v found. The - fire ilsi ls still
smoldering. ; The/ known "dead now
number two. Miss* Wittbert and Profea
sor Georges de Mare»^^§?^^j
It is believed ; that all of the Injured
will recover. - The most seriously; hurt
Is „• Alexandra , Blumberg," the : Russian
countess, whose skull was fractured in
a* fall from a ladder.
She is an artist and shared a studio
on' the third " floor . with Dr. Metsgor.
She is the daughter of a Russian noble.
Count Andrew , Blumberg.' once a ' mem
ber, of , the 'privy." council of the czar,
who 'fell under the displeasure- of tho
crown -and was exiled after his \u25a0„ Im
mense estates had been confiscated.
; His t daughter; went to Paris soon
after 'the death of her parents and
studied art "• for. several years.' . She has
traveled : in many countries and speaks
several languages fluently.
Her, father was the victim of a friend
who ' had charge ' of his affairs and ab
sconded .after -spending his fortune In
nihilist schemes, thus compromising
Blumberg .so * : seriously . that -he was
accused unjustly of aiding the nihilists
and ; lost his estacttw. A great many
relics, jewels and valuable miniatures
were destroyed in the flre.<" ,y
De Mare,* who lost his life by jumping
from his studio '; on the ' fourth floor,
came from a family noted for art work.
His grandfather was G. P. A. Healy,
one of. the greatest of American paint
ers, who had painted portraits of Clay.
Lincoln and other notables. -His father,
who was . a ' noted painter In Paris,
died in; that city several., years ago.
The professor, himself wzi born in this
country, 'but was educated and lived in
Paris ;Untli;afew years ago. T * He:held
various responsible positions In lead
ing art institutions of the country. His
mother ; and % two : sisters live in \ Den
ver, another sister is in' Paris, and two
aunts, Mrs." Judge Hill and Mrs. Besley.
live in Chicago.'.
; -Miss Wlttbert was a talented piano
instructor and'- had a studio on the fifth
floor.- She was 25 years of age, the
daughter of Leopold Wittbert.' a glass
blower ; of Coffey ville, ' Kan. '
Miss Wittb'crt was the heroine of a
thrilling incident in Indiana when she
was a- young girl, 1 2 ) years ago. and
for her bravery, which. resulted In sav
ing: a ; fast passenger train - bearing ' a
number of French and Belgian "officials
en route : to Chicago, she was decorated
by the . French } government.
REVOLUTIONISTS WILL
ASSEMBLE IN ENGLAND
Subjects .of Czar ' Travel
Afar to Hold a
Meeting
LONDON. May 9.— The ISO Russians
who leftf Denmark, yesterday for Lon
don for i the -purpose of .holding a.con
gress after! having been refused • per
mission "to - do" so in .Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, arrived here tonight. One
of ; the pleaders said that' the party rep
resented 200 districts \u25a0 in "Russia, and
explained that the proper title ' of the
body was the "social democratic labor
party.'. - „; ' \u25a0 ;- -' 'Js \u25a0 •.. . ' .
>-""We are a revolutionary party." this
leader, said,* "but: weT are no,t ter-'
rorists. ' : We shall \ meet to consider the
conditions prevailing in Russia and to
devise?. ways \u25a0 and \ means : of Improving
and uplifting ; the people. "We
shall.'direct our, tactics accordingly.**.
AUTHORITIES IN INDIA
PREPARE FOR TROUBLE
Spirit of Unrest \u25a0 Is . Spreading at
Lahore, and Troops ' Are
Being Drafted
LAHORE,- India, May; 9.— The polltl-
car unrest here is assuming graver pro
portions. "v-sThe"; authorities are drafting
troops ; and \u25a0', haye • issued a \u25a0 proclamation
prohibiting demonstrations of V every
kind. V: r;.;-; 1 ;'::/, -V; .v.'. : '— . .'..-.. '''\u25a0:'}'\u25a0:
A sensation 4 was caused today by. the
arrest \of h a';; prominent lawyer In the
Punjab^ He . was • immediately deported
to another provlnce3jSj3§Bft
i SUCCEEDS " BISHOP . POTTER — Pltttfleld.
Mass.; i';- May \u25a0'-". O.i— Rer. ;' George ;-,.: 'Worthinfton,'
bishop of . Nebraska, 5 has been appointed to take
eharce >of - the •. American * Episcopal cbarehe* tn
Enrope.'ln succession to Bishop Henry C' Potter,
who - resigned.TOgoßßßfßflßtaNMflMßKHMM(?
1 RHEUMATISM WILL GO. -|
j | Shake well In a bottle the fol- '<'•["\u25a0
; | '.: lowing: ' Fluid Extract Dandelion ',"!..•
\u25a0 one-half ounce. Compound Kar- \u25a0', r
V gon -one ounce and Compound "j
;.? Syrup Sarsaparllla three ounces. . ['I-
" Take for each dose one teaspoon- : - . !f
' { \ ful 'after \ your meals and at bed- 'i
\u0084 . -, time,' .' drinking " ' plenty of good ' ',•
| - : water. . .;
11 \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 x - \u25a0 ' •\u25a0
'. '. A. we Hi known authority states <>l
I that »ny_ good prescription phar- '
•macy T cari supply the Ingredients. ',',[
• which can be eaaily mixed at :> |:
'.•''; home...". \u25a0 , . . ?'"
! ; This mixture will act directly »'
, upon *the kidneys. ; removing , ob- \ \
, structions that clog the process !
• of. eliminating waste matter and \u25a0' ; |!\u25a0! \u25a0
2 acids . which produce Rheuma- t[
| tism. Bladder and Urinary did- Ji
« culties and. other affections re-> \\
i suiting from soured blood, which, ii*.
• the Kidneys failed to keep clean \
: * and pure. .f;
.",;-• The worst forms of Rheuma- <>-,
" \u25a0"' tlsm'are said to be readily over- ''i
1 1 come without the slightest In- '\u25a0!
\u0084 ; jury or 11! feeling to the stomach.'!!?
!\u25a0\u25a0 or. digestive' organs. \u0084 '; '
p.. ........ , , ri .-. -. 6
TEA
\ Witi t h Schillingr's Best
mistake is impossible.
Moneyback fixes that
Yo«r trocw retains roar aeaerU yo« don't I
Bke it: we pay tin. >
W. T. HESS, Notary Pole i
2083 S UTTER STREKT.
At Residence. 14S0 Page Street. Be-
tween < and 8 P. M.
IDORiIiaBK
Sr Opera House.
< OAKLAND
.DIRECTION H. W. BISHOP.
WELL L..GREENBAUM..Acrin C Uaaastr.,
EKO2MOXX3 StXCCTSa 07
THE FORTUNE TELLER
vicxoa HzasEax*B opzhatic ezx.
Special En*a«ement of A.VDKEW BOOABT.
Hext, "Warn Johnny Corns* Xtrcal&r Horns'*
GRAXD MASaTJERADS OX SKATES
Next Monday Era tn tha Big Btok.
I YE LIBERTY PLAYHOUSE I
'Direction 11. W. Bishop
BISHOP'S PLAYERS IN
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
•' Next— "The Case of Rebellion* Snsaa.**
Cominj— NANCE O'NEIU
EUls at. near FMmonr.
Aliaolntclr "Class = A** Tneater BatWla*. :
MATINKE TODAY AND EVEET DAT.
RADIANT .VAUDEVILLE.
FOT and CLARK: CHARLES LEO3tABI>
rUBTCHBB; - PRINCESS TOLANTHE ami.
HER \u25a0 , TRAINED COCKATOOS: DURAND'
TRIO: ELIZA BETH MURRAY; MAX TOCB-:
BILLON TROUPE; KREMK A BROS • NEW
ORPHEUM MOTION PICTURES, and fmirth'
and last we«k et the famous FADETTS Wo-
man's Orchestra of Boston, presenting for th*
first time tills season. "A DAY AT THIS
CIRCUS." conductor, Caroline B. NIcools:"
Ball7-Hoo.br Henry C. Stanley.
PRICES — Ev*ning*, 10c, 2Sc. SOc, T3c. Box
«?«ts. $1. Matinees (except Sunders), 10c, 25c.
SOc. Phone West 0000. \u25a0
El AlfA/iD THEATER
= flL VrlsLJll 1 Tel. West MM
. Absolntely "Class A" ' Bnlldtns.
' Cor. Sntter and Steiner sts.
BELASCO * : MAYUR, Owners and Manann.
TOXIGHT AND ALL WEEkT^
J. Hartley Manners and Henry Miller's '
• . Great Emotional Drama*
r \ JP^ r\
As played by Margaret An^Un.
MATIXEES SATURDAY AND STJJTDAT
. PRICES— NI*ht. 25c to $1. Mat 23c. S3c.' 30e'
Xext Week— What ' Happened to Joaea.
NOVELTY THEATERi
Cor. O'Farrell and Steiner.
Lorerich & Lnbelxkt. Props, and Mzrs.
LAST THREE NIGHTS.
MATINEE SUNDAY ONLY.
San Francisco Opera Company
-.. In the Song Hit Production .
ErANTA IN A
PRICES— SOc, 73c and $1.00.
. Beginning NEXT MONDAY. NIGHT.
Engagement limited -to seTen : nights and Sat-
urday Matinee. MRS.
L,e^slie= Carter
IIN "DU BARRY 5*5 * *
Seat* for Carter engasement $2 to SOc - NOW
READY.: • .V •:.,..• .-*_. t
CENTRAL THEATER;
ERNEST E. HO WELL, Proprietor and Manager. '
Market \u25a0 and Bth sta. _ . Phone Market Tn.
EVERY XIGHT ' THIS WEEK
MATINEE SUNDAY ONLY.
ANITA, the Singing Girl
.' Curtain Rises 8:30. .
On account ot the expensive rran«- (
i portation ;; prices) * reduced dnrlas ear
strike to 10c, UOc, and S0«.
Next Week— CHINATOWN CHARLIE 'i
! Open Sunday : Matinee.
RACING
jgj^ijftL NEW CALIFORNIA
«r? Oakland Racetrack;
tUx or tnor» racss^^ each w«^k ; da>, rato or aate«. ,
. - .'•' Races commence at 1:40 p. a. soar?.
Tor sp^rtal tratna tak* 8. P. F«rrj. foot ot
M»tk«t it., »t 13 o'clock; th«reart«t •vary *» i
minutes until 1:40 p. tn. Ji» *mokU< la laat two ' .'
cars. .-.\u25a0••\u25a0 ! .'/ ":'\u25a0':.'- - : '-'-' - '" : - - \u25a0"""- : \u25a0
\u25a0 . Retuinin* tralis ; Icst* art«t flfta and last ,
nCta. ' Mi*»»>*SCBM*JMftWMMSWBMWWSg»<ByM>SWK3KH
• ' '. -"; .THOMAS H. WILLIAMS. Pr»ald»aU
.. PERCY '.W.: TREAT. Seewtaxy. :
BISEBAUL,:
HECREATIdN : PARK,
VALENCIA ST. ; BET. 14TH AND 13TH.
? OAKLAXD VS. PORTLAND ";
WED^vITHURS.. FR1. : ...V.........:3:3C P. M.
SATURDAY. .......:... ............. 3:00 P. M.t
aTjmi;r."»».-.;.^f.;:tr.^:r.v.2:»p. m.[
Rewrred Beats at Gronndi aad B.. HARRIS *
C0.,;1548 ruiaor* •trwt, -— - . , I
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