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to gain the nomination for supervisor on the fusion ticket 'early in
"I went up to see. Mr. Thomas in regard to getting the nonlina-.;
tioru lie said, to nic, .'l .intended. coming to see you and having a
talk with you about -the Home company; but then I thought, that
as you had known me so many years and knew that I was inter
ested in the company there would be no need of it. In fact,; I
wouldivt ask anybody I knew so well, in case lie was elected, to
favor me* He also said -that Frank
Flint ha<J offered to come and that he
had told, him not to."
DETWILI2R XGBDKD .\S AVITXESS
The investigation of the relations c*
the firm of Thomas." Gerstle, Frick &.
Beedy. of -which William Thomas is
the senior member, to the Home tele
phone company, has not reached :**-*
conclusion. 0
The testimony of the I*os Angeles
capitalists and the local officials an-J
attorneys of the company guggested
mans* lines of inquiry, and Abe Ru-af
has already glv«m information which
may lead to the drawing of further
true bills as an outcome of this particu
lar corruption deal. Kuef has not yet
testified before the grand jury concern
ing the telephene matter, but lie hAs
confessed to the graft prosecutors, an-1
the nature of the evidence which ne
Fight Trust Magnates Face Conviction on the
Testimony Contributed by Sanderson
Continued from Page I, Column S
e!onal club matter over to Ruef, who
was only too grlad of the chance to as
sort his executive skill in the formation
of the fight trust. Sanderson eaid to
the grand jury:
"I knew about the amateur fight, but
regarding the professional 1 did not
know how to arrange that. Ruef said
he would arrange It regarding- those,
clubs. Then afterward he formed a;
trust, and I think the trust X probably
arranged dates for the other clubs. !
They had certain nights; we had never":
one more word to say about it, one way-;
or another." '""'**;
'•Yes, it was program." admitted San
derson", in Epeaktng of the resolution
granting the monopoly to the fight
trust, which %vas passed from his com
mittce. He could not remember, how
ever, whether the resolution was hand
ed him personally by Ruef or simply
left on his desk.
Sanderson went on to describe the
payment of the $9,000 to the super
visors after Ruef and Schmitz had ai
vided their share of $11,000. telling of
the 111 feeling engendered among the
members of the board because Gal
lagher, who passed the spoils around,
deducted a s" per cent commission for
himself from each allotment and turned
over but $473 of the $500 which eacl£
supervisor was supposed to receive, \u0084 j
\u25a0 ' Then It -was that Sanderson launched ,
into "the details of the "hand outs'*,
which came on the side to him as chalr- v
man of the police committee. He tbJ4|
of a visit to Morris Levy's rooms an 4,
of numerous invitations to repeat it,
but was loath to accept because he
didn't like the company Levy kept.
"He had 20 or 30 pluguglies always
after me to come up and see the rooms v
where he had a sideboard And a piano," ,
Sanderson complained. "No, I don't
remember whether he ever handed me
any money or not. I won't be sure of'
that proposition, but if. I remember
distinctly I \u25a0would say yes." J '
Concerning Coffroth," however, ' there- 7
was no haze 'over Sanderson's memor|
and his testimony served as an'inter
esting expose of tenderloin methods.
"Several times on the previous board
.Tlmmie Coffroth — when- 1-' was not on
the police committee— lnsisted upon' my
getting a suit of clothes," he began.,*.!
said 'I could pay for my own clothea
and wasn't going to tie myself up. \u0084.X
\u25a0went up to his -room to get'.extca^.
tickets; a-prizefight was -going to takfl.
p!ace and I wanted two extra ticket?."
He put $100 in my pocket. He said.
Keep that.' I told him I. didn't want
it.: that I hadn't done him any .favor.
'you've got to do It,' he said: "merely
a souvenir of the club.' Co ff roth's
room was in the Columbia building on
Market street. When we came down
we went to the Majestic saloon and he
wanted to open a bottle of wine. I said'
'No wine for me. I'll take a littler
whisky/"' r"^':
Sanderson's testimony was the SrSf
to involve Harry Leap In any crookecT-'
ness concerning fight permits/Prior
to the fire Leap had a poolhall- at*
Fourth and Market streets and made'
several futile efforts to get into the
thick of the fight promotion business^
his ambition along this * line being;
whetted by the fact that he wa3 toxz^
merly Eddie Hanlon's manager. After
the fire he opened a poolhall in Ellis
street near Fillmore and formed the
Central athletic club. His first fight
was an open air exhibition at the beach
on July 4 of last year and then he
tried a second with such success that
he became over effusive and insisted
on including Sanderson in the enjoy
ment of Its fruits. This is what San
derson testified:
"Harry Leap .had a fight on the
Fourth of July. J Then he -had a-; fight
after that and went up country. There
was nothing said about anything one
way or the other. He sent down to me
a check for $40 to buy a piece of furni
ture, as he expressed it, because- he
had a good fight. Now, mind you, -his
fight was lined up. by the .association.
1 said I didn't want his check. at aIL I
pave It back to him and he tore it up.
He said "You have i?ot to take . ltj-1
insist upon your taking it and' getting
yourself something.' He took $40 and
handed It out to me — gave it to me. I
had forgotten almost about it."
Trial of Indicted Mayor
To Be Resumed Today
Difficulty Is Experienced in Secur
ing Jurymen
The third week of the trial of Mayor
Schmitz on a charge of extortion will
begin today with eight jurors In the
box and -with the prosecutlqn limited
to but one peremptory challenge and
the defense to two. Two talesmen
were accepted on Friday, but two jur
ors chosen earlier In the case were
disqualified on the same day. Four
more jurors are yet to be selected be
fore , testimony can be taken. The
accusation, on which Schmfiz will be
tried is one of the first fi"e indictments
returned against him in connection
with the extortion of money from
French restaurant keepers under. threat
of forcing the police commissioners to
withhold permits for liquor licenses.
The particular offense charged In the
indictment is the. cxtortlor. :of $1,175
from Malfanti; proprietor of Dolmonico's
restaurant, in January, 1803.;; .\u25a0
The legal obstructions in the ;way,of -a
trial- were 'cleared away, by ' Judge
Dunne on Tuesday, May ; Sl.^On. the
following 'day. May 22, three 'Jurors
were chosen — L. Well,* Paul Bancroft
and Charles Gish. James. Fitelberg, was
chosen on ".the following *> day, , and
Georsre D. Urioste -nd William; K.I Har
ris on Friday; Alay 25. On .last Monday
John O'Mara and Sylvester, -iL^'Bray
were added- to the Jury."-; No j further
additions were made until; Friday,'-- when
->r>mea E. Ji- Benson; and £ Charles '? S.
will give is known in' detail by Heney,
Langdon and Burn 3. .
The one other witness who' lt Is be
lieved will perfect the case; against the
Homo telephone ; company officials,; is
Abram K. Detwller, the missing- capi
talist of Toledo, Ohio, who has thus far
succeeded in escaping the clutches of
Burns' men. When Detwller Is finally
captured or gives himself tip*he will be
called aS a witness before the grand
Jury. In casehe. should refuse to tes
tify the Indictments already lying
I against him will be urged, and it Is ex
pected that the disclosures made'at his
I trial will have the desired effect. Det
wller Is n9t to be offered immunity,
"but the strength of the case' made out
against him is counted upon to break
down any, resolve that he may. have
made to protect others. j
Capp "were chosen. Harris was then
excused from service. i
There will be 'four men in the jury
box to be examined this morning, eight
names of the old panel yet. to be drawn,
and at 2 o'clock a new venire of 50 will
be brought into court by. the sheriff.
A venire of BO does not ordinarily pro
duce more, than -a score of men who
.qualify for -examination as to their,
eligibility as jurors. On, an average
not more than one juror has been
cliosen^-out of each; venire. But with
the exhaustion pf the peremptory chal-.
leng'es the case will proceed with more
rapidity. . .*,• .
Since . Schmlts' trial has begun 30
other, true. .bills have been- found
against him: by the grand jury.. Four
teen..of;them charge ,bim with bribery
of.. supervisors .In connection with the
tr.olly,;sraft;, fourteen charge slmilar
pffcn'sesrln connection^ with the fixing
of gas rates, ajid two of the Indictments
accuse him of .having accepted bribes
from the United Railroads and from the
gas 'company, jHe was' arraigned on
.the, 28,. briVe.ry^ charges on Saturday,
before' Judge ."Lawlor, and will be ar
raigned on "the other counts, before
Jnidge Dunnte'today.
•; (3. H, .Um'btenr Joseph E. Green and
W. I. Br.obeck ; of the Parkside com
pany will* be i "arraigned this morning
before Judge Dunne on charges of con
spirinjj to bribe the supervisors.- They
\u25a0williliave as- counsel L. ! M. Hoefler. and
D.- S. • "V\ r ood. local attorneys, and Frank
D.Nichols' of Stockton.
AUTO IS DEMOLISHED
BY SUTTER STREET CAR
Chauffeur : 'Alleges That
: ; r;;Mbtormah' Die 1 No v
:^*"'Soind Gong
13 .A »
"'•A big '^automobile'' belonging to the
Pacific garage' was "'Tun^ down and
smashed into kindling wood-b y car
1635 of the Sutter street-line last even
ing, in Sutter-; street between 1 Larkin
and JHyde streets. .Tho chauffeur,. E.
Sharp.^arid Harry Herbert,' who was in
the machine with Sharp, both say posi
tjfvelyjthat The motorman did' not sound
_h.ls-"gpngj'&n'd that they had no warning
of -the approaching car coming -up be
jijnd them. ' They -say that the; motor
ms,Ti had not shut off his power when
ttieyrfifst saw: the approaching car, a
moment before It struck.
"We; were coming up the hill below
Hyde 'street, going at about an eight
milp^ clip^when the car "overtook us and
smashed"! the machine," -said; Sharp. ''I
glanced -'around when- 1 heard the rum
"ble-o&f Ahe^ car, saw, that it^ was upon
vis and -i tried -< to turn Out, but there
'xv&b :no;timexto' clear 'the track before
wewtte struck.^ -I am positive that the
ynotorman -did' not sound his gong : and;
even, when- the .'.car struck : us, he had
-not' shut' oft'the power. He ' did not
eecm in the least concerned about the
.ijn-C»dsn.t.'"-_^.;.r. -. \u0084. . .
T|i.e machine, which was valued at
'fsft | W. 3 wtts*Tulhed'*beyond -repair.
A man so far unidentified was struck
by an automobile early yesterday morn
ins at Twenty-eighth and Valencia.
Etree-I* \a.iHi sustained . Injuries, which
may Drove* fatal; The Injured man was
Crossing : Valencia. street when the. ma
°Shihe,7.'which belongs to the ' Duboce
park garage, struck him and pitched
him heavily against the curb/ W.
James, who was driving the machine,
'says that he was speeding along the
empty street at a rapid clip when,- wlth
qut^trarnlrig;,** a man : suddenly walked
directly. Into the .path of the • racing
auto and was struck before James could
control his machine or swerve from .his
I course. .'. , - \u25a0
Policeman Kopman arrived quickly
at^the : scene of .the accident' and had
th«.,inj urea man taken to the city, and
county, hospital,, where his wounds
were dressed. - The attending '. physi
cians said that the injured man showed
every; symptom \u25a0 of .'. a. -fractured v brain
and internal injuries and that he.very
probably would: not live.. He did not
regain consciousness; enabling; the "at
tendants to learn his . name, although
he" muttered .the' name', Clark*' several
times. ; . \u25a0 ;
. James was 'taken to the Mission
street police station, where he- was
held. on a charge of battery.
OWNERS OF SAN JOSE
LAUNDRIES CLOSE SHOP
.SPECIAL DISrATCH TO ; TUE CALL ,"
SAN JOSE, June 2.— As a result: of
the \u25a0' demands made by the laundry
workers' union In thlsclty forfshbrter
hours of Inbor the laUndry owners have
decided to close 7. their T; establishments
tomorrowj uritp : the differences ; are^ set-*
tied;/,- Tho owners iclalm' that Jthey^.have
exhausted every; means; to secure a 1a 1 set-*
tlement.\ They have'agreed' to grarit an
eight j hour, day,: they, say, t as ' soon' as -It
is; granted in; San^FrahclscO.I but claim
that; they cannot' do" so~ as long as no
change '\u25a0_ As; made ; In '% the' larger : city.'
They, now. offer; to arbitrate.; \u25a0 .; ; ;
The workers remain ; firm In thelfrde
mand.for. shorter hours.T'At'their.'meetf
ing today ;it was: decided, not to declare
a 1a 1 strike" for 'a' short) time "at 'least, -until
they; could £ consider. 5 at { greater \ length
the proposlti6n;to;arbitrate.*t; It "may, be
that within a "day ~or, two the proposlr
tion of' the. owners " v wlll 'be J; accepted
and ? the f difficulty/ solved^: 4 In (the! pres '"
ent frame :bf<jtnind>"of Uhe"> workers; ! and
in view.' of \ the . step ; taken > by; the own<
ers.; however.."; it l is ;n6t;;iikely.ithat>a
Settlement i.will >be'reached T soon. '" : ' u "'Z- ':"-
Seven V big •; laundries - are" included *" in
the'; agreement; \ to: t close. "- Only^ two
laundries ' CJapaneßA) : will be 'open i In
this clty'tomorrow.^sSfflMH
THE I SA^ FRANGISGO CALIi 3IOKD AY JUKE 3, 1907.
Calhoun and Cornelius Both Confident of Winning
OPPOSING PRESIDENTS
TELL OF CAR STRIKE
Magnate and the Union
Chief Hold Optimistic :I
Views on Situation
FEW CARS: ON SUNDAY
Calhoun Says : That: \u25a0 He
;
' Night Service Soon /\u25a0' .-\u25a0 -,
Ai». attack nan iriiarte' last iileht ; on
*he-M«yflHd b»u*«j- FraakUn «nd Fell,
ntrrets, by nirlkr. j HyropothUern. The
place wan the refuge before the ; »Irlke
of j many of the Imported strike ; break
er* and has since t been ', the ". home o*
KeveVnl ; ot /. the" new? carmen. * In., the
conrae of . the •* attack last • nlßht three
\u25a0beta] Were nred^ and \u25a0; brickbats > anil
cobblestones vrere. thrown - throoitb j the
windows. \ .'".The; police are' Investigat
ing; the j matter, but as ) yet have made
no arrests. 1 . - - /
\u25a0Fewer -streetcars.we re operated in
this city yesterday than On Saturday.',
and the: United, Railroads officials ; ox-;
plained this ; last v nlgrht by | Saying ' that
for the present they did not anticipate
heavy' traffic on the Sabbath- " .. ' , ; '; "i
; Botlr Cornelius and Calhoun appeared
pleased with the situation. J The. former.^
sald s that the' cars'* of Uhe, United); Rail-. 1
roads. were In such poor repair that the
mecha'nics"c/)uld; not restore thenito'
condition properly.' .The traction' mag
nate said that the cars -would run until;
9 p. m: for several days on alllthe linesi
norUi of Market street; and that he : be
lieved I that .the regular night ; service \u25a0
would bfe resumed next week If the con-,
ditions continued to be as .favorable as'
at present. 1 ".- '.-v.-'""' .:/.'' -.a. \u25a0:.-.-\u25a0 ;' . ; ' -. : *_:>'.
\u25a0'.: ..'-The cars of the United Railroads are
in a deplorable state,',', 1 declared ? Corhe^:
lius. "In fact,- the; mechanics "are?; be-
to -complain that it- Is . irnppssl-'
ble for them -to repair the "; cars. - The
fenders of : 75 cars/ are smashed beyond*
repal r. The onl y ; car s ; fi tto "run (on ; the :
streets are r, new;' green ones, >. arid
they," too, Care; beginning "w ip vshow? the
wear. .1 If the 'present; grind: continues
Calhoun' will; not; have; any cars fit' to
run within the next 1 few days. '•' .
; "These stories circulated by the United
Railroads to] the effect that the carmen
and their sympathizers have been guilty
of greaslriff the rails are outlandish and
in keeping with the "methods attempted
to; beat us! ;As .a. matter/ of J fact,' -the
United Railroads ' officials have been
sending cars Into the .Potrero district
with their"" sand 'boxes ; stuffed .^wlth 7
greased 'rags.' ; These ' rub_.bn' the .rails,"
cause the cars .to s sllpvahd the union
men are blamed for the" offenses f com' :
mitted by the corporation. v.v '. I ..am .as
confident as ever that we' will win the
strike." T j
-. CALHOU.N IS OPTI3IISTIC
"The situation is perfectly satisfac
tory to me," said Calhoun.. "So long as
the people continue to ; patronize the
cars a3 they have been doing I have no
complaint to offer. I 1 missed niy auto
last ; night at the ferry, , so I boarded a
Suttier street ear," which was so crowd
ed I was forced to i hold on »to. a 'strap.
The register showed; 119 cash fares and
six transfers.* All , the? other 'cars we
passed seemed to-be equally crowded. "
'AWe operated .about -235 cars ' today«
not quite -as '•\u25a0many ; "as ;on; Saturday.
We . figured f that the i Sunday V trafile
would be alittle light for, the present
and, therefore, it .bemeces
sary for us to put on as many cars as
during* the week days. We hope to
resume the full regular night service
next week." •: :.- : .^ \u25a0 \u0084•:,\u25a0; .**"\u25a0;\u25a0•\u25a0
A benefit baseballs game yesterday
morning at Recreation park between
a team. representing; the laundry .work
ers' union No. 27- and-the carme'n'3
union resulted in a victory for the for
mer by a score of 6 to: 5 and netted
more than $2,000 to the strike fund' of
the two unions. .. :. ' ; f
The' three days' benefit theatrical
performance at New Century ; hall^ : .nt
Twent5 r -first and Howard", streets ; was
opened last -night to \u25a0 a crowded house.
The proceeds will be turned over to the
strike fund.
FORGE V IS RECOVERING \
. W. A. Forgey, . the strike breaker
who was shot during the riot at.Eddy
and Franklin ; streets ;on
night, is recovering -from his wounds
at the St. Francis hospital. 'Yesterday
afternoon -Detective < Tom '. Gibson
rested' another' strike breaker named
Edward Davis /on "suspicion-, of ._ being
implicated ; In W the -shooting. * He \u25a0'-was
locked up pending developments.' '.'.\
\u25a0•;': Shortly- after" 6i o'clock riast evening
an eastbound Castro fear fan ; into ?a,
Sutter. car at ilarket and Siittor streets.
Both' cars ; were 'badly i' and
had to be turned into the carbarns.
Two of the ; strike breakers were cut
by flying glass. :\, ; " : ',:: . , !
.Thornwell Mullally was : busy, all day
yesterday' riding along the various -car
lines \u25a0in an] aluto,v jumping oniand \u25a0 off
cars and v lnspecting;. them. \u25a0.\u25a0•He ; also
made a.tour.iOf (the carbarns, h
; James »?, Hodges,".* a : motorman yon i a
Castrol street car, ; was; arrested . yester j
day ' morning [ by.-' Sargent Cllls and -' Pa
trolman Ogden and" locked up; at -the
city i prison-, on; a: charge -of ;carrying"a
concealed weapori?vThepblicemei^" found
a large i blackjack Jin' a : hand
kerchief \u25a0 in|Hodgesy ; hip, pocket ;:
-/The following arrests,! growing but of
disturbances due to the car strike, were
made ;by t the "police; yesterday;? Dennis
Daly, ; stevedore, .* for s disturbing \ \u25a0! the
peace L on ",* Third ' street - near-f-Folsoni ;
Alfred .Valento, ; a? teamster," disturbing
the;;, peace^;on:'-. Second: -and : H Howard
streets; s ,; Edward': Jones, a^blackshiltbv
disturbing; 0 the 1 ? peace -"att. Railroads anil
Twenty-second .avenues;' Fred i. Cods,'
Sixth and Market streets, dlsturbinjj
the peace. " -' \u25a0'..»'\u25a0 T . . v ,
CRIPPLE HIT BY A CAR
\ George"* Thomas,*, better known -as
"Pat ,; Daily,".; a .crippled , peddler, -'.was
run down by . a'/. Turk i street •; car inear
Webst^X?treet iat 6 yesterday.
af ter'noonH; and \ Injured? severely.^ The
motorman; f Charles -.Yardman,' ':,wasf ar£
reBted;ontatcharge;'of > .battery.' ;j i A.'large
crowd i gathered and I threatened'; to lat-*
tack; the .: strikebreakers,-' but j the police
prevented 'a-riot.;. \u25a0' . : ; ; ;
STRIKER^IS \ SOCIALISTIC
>r ; ; Israel ij ßusg,".|a? strikln'g/ motorman,
was ;; arrested?; yesterday^ at U and
FlllmoreTstreets J forJdistributlrigTquah
tltlesfoff socialistic 0. pamphlets • among
paftsersby. 1 :! Russ. r protested;ldudlyiwhen
: the; police' gathered 'him^in.fiThei literal
:ture;whichf he^ was Ipassirigjout Vcon?
Itained^severelcrlticlsms^bnsthejUnited
railroads and * corporations '}. \n\ generaL
He>.was v charged^ with I disturbing ; the
peace;;. \.; v-- ;k-;- ; '":;'\u25a0 ';\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0• \u25a0 > 'r^--\"' y .-•""=
Another Strike
; Another,- strike ! '" \u25a0 Bu t ? a L'.'teri * strike"
this j-tlme-r-madeg by * the ?JuneS Sunset;
The V "Greater X San y Francisco'^ number
is the title of this issue, and the pub
lishers are ,to be congratulated, as it Us
unquestionably a superb magazines The
two ',•::• \u25a0 page " panoramic v ? photographs
showing • the ; progress "In San Francis
co's j reconstruction^ are •
STATE'S CHIEF WOULD
PUT END TO STRIKES
».\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0 - . '\u25a0'.\u25a0\u25a0'. ~ \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 . - .-•
Governor Gillett Is an Ad
vocate of Compulsory
Arbitrati. :
Continued from \u25a0 Paige 1, Colamn : 1
perlor^and i inferior^ courts i-'andi", such
other r courts 'i as^wili; be necessary.-" Tt
would* be^best"? '.to "elect : each ,: of ':;. the
judges": or arbi ters \u25a0 from .the; state I- at
large'," and"* in ' that f . "way ' neutralize \u25a0 any
sectlonal' sentiment \u25a0 which .'might nend
to'colqr ..the \u25a0 bench." : All: disputes icould
\u25a0be-submitted/rtojthis. court, ;and,*ipend-"
ing; its I decisions, 1 - which would-be based
on evidence, duly taken, ;the employeient
vwould ? ;contihue;l'uninterrupteaiy., . ' .
rZ "Naturally.::- such - a -court ~ could ,-not
compel* one ;mani to F.work for. anothe.",
but'v it : could - ad judicate; disputes f and
idfemand : th?it:» Its z dictate? -; b_e .; re-specte-1
and -lobfeyed. i%The - judges > of;, such .a
court ;i; probabiyiJi would v": have^rUp ;3 be
'.choseri^bVi- popular .7 election "instead
by, ¥ gubernatorial s appolntmeht/f and | of
.course ' that> would ~ open 'the v door- *to
;polU|cs7 'butTv'polltics ?'Ss- : ; inseparablo
;from -bur' system^ofjgbvefhment. - .
7) !"I "do" not thlnk^that-'aifederal court
pf.'arbltratlonycould'acttin any 'disputes
whlch\;w_o*ulti-,tiot2come; under! the head
ofi Cihterstate^*cornmerce,Cbut a r state
court - should? bef efntiao ious> and ;it iwlll
;be t deman.ded'\l?y,*the v peoplfe;if the pres
- entiXunsetued /* cpnd i tions > con tin ue.'/ ; I
. h'ive'.nqt : ; i!t^j\etl\the^(o^Zeaiyri^.^qm-.
pOlebr'y; acbitratlbn -laws^andjl-cannot
say ifrtheTplari'lLhftVQr'dlscussed is siml-^
lar^to'.thatfinjKc'wV'ZSealand."^* • .
."When /Gillett was- asked if
it' were { probabiei that ' he" would ; sugges t
th,e* constitutional /amendment, necessary,
f oij, th'e^creatiori 1 ;*of at • the
next? aesfeibnTof 'the^state'rleglslattire, r he
TepliedJ^i^Jie^co^ld^^t^predlct
,'this 'vtime^wfiat'Xwbiildilber: done then,
butv.'reiteVa^aKthat?;thefpdblic; might
de^mli.ndrsuch T legislatl6n.^~^^~;."
'; Sin f addition;* to <: co*nfer"r4ng::.with^the
conciliation 'f committee *tia>aiy/..Goyernbr'
\u25a0GiHett^iir^ittee^with^teh :i-epreBenta T
tives * bfioonimerplal ; ; organisations \u25a0*. (o
<Jonsldeflt h*6;*seleqtloniand;brganizatlon
;bt:aVc6mmiUee-of;|tWrty.Tfiv 7 e > or fifty^to
work j f or ;the : peace -of \ the ; city and the
re-establlshmerit s of; local*, credit., "C.H.
Behtley: igf chairman -of- the; commercial
committee: V' He j saia'last' hi ghit; that the
committee ''.would Z-. meet 'today, £ but '\u25a0\u25a0 he
could £ not "\u25a0•.'.': predict;; what ; discussion
would j f ollow^lThe , committee meets ; in
the ,'offlces >of • the l merchants^ exchange
In thelexchangejbuilding in- California
street/;;-- ""^ ?\u25a0\u25a0. . '".'.''. \u25a0\u25a0':'
TELEGRAPHERS INDORSE
NEW WAGE SCHEDULE
Committee Is Appointed to
Present Scale to the Two
Companies
.About ; 2o0 -telegraphers employed by
the Western .Union and Postal tele
gfapli companies 1 met at. Sunset '^hall,
West Oakiandryesterdayafternopn and
unanimously/} Jridorsed* ; the ; -schedule
adopted and ' recently, approved by the
grand* president of their, union. ; A com
mittee of nine" members Avas \u25a0 appointed
to. transmit the- schedule with a suit
able- letter to the -local officials" of the
two. companies.
The s schedule as submitted to the two
companies calls for a classified scale;
the minimum wage for first class
operators . is Vfixed at ; $110 per : month,"
second ; class . at * $95 , ; per ' month and a
third class,:'comprisingall<T»ot included
In the - two > other : classes, at .; $7 5 per
month. It also asks for! the substitu
tlon'of' an-; eight hour \u25a0 day fin 'place 'of
the' present ; nine- hour 'working day,
with practically; f double>' '.time : for Sun
day and holiday! service.': v; >. .: ;
i .The letter the schedule
calls attention : to the -general increase
in the cost : of -living ; and- the "wages
paid to r sklllcdV w orkmen:. during;. the
last \u25a0 20: years \u25a0 and ; recites Uhat .hut one
attempt has been made ito advance the
wagfes;-of -telegraphers in
commercial work.* j This > advance : of ,10
per cent granted "a jshbrt-jtime ago,;it
is;; clai med. > has 1 by "' the •• ruling :of £ the,
various officials of ithei two. companies
failed to, apply td all 1 employes; that
those .working: ;'extra" at ithetlme and
tuose employed sjhee the"* increase iwas
announced ;haVeVremalned; at -their 5 for ; a
mer,rate -orbeen employed at a/ greatly
reduced wage? scale. " v lt -also; refers/to
the,i;abnormalf cpridltiqnS. : in;and:'about
San \u25a0 Francisco.: and '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 asks • for equitable
actioniinj thisiextremlty. : . „ •;.-.-"
At; rthet/meeting letters
were '• read \ Indicating I. that '4 the ? action
would-be, in I line with', schedulesl: pre
sented, at other : points, Inotkbly; in : Chi
cago I and New'.'Tork,' : and j which, : it £is
believed/- wbuldibe Jtakentup4and;Vils^
cussed at ; the meeting ? of 't the ; execu-^,
tive board ; of \u25a0 the^Western .Union' direc- r
tors \u25a0 in ' New: t Tork: on 'June '10;; when>it
is : expected?; that,' S."J.\ Small;- president
of,the;union,"Will makea" strong, repre-;
sentatlon -in -support Vof * the various
"schedules;. •;'.\u25a0.:-\u25a0••,*;, v . /: : ;, : : ""/. -.;\u25a0 "-;.- '".'\u25a0\u25a0
.; The T committee '\u25a0\u0084 was -to make,
a '\u25a0'{ report *of \u25a0; lta ; doings •. and Its " results
at 'a meeting \ to be 1 held on -June - 16.°: In
case of a complete failure of the nego
tiations I the" 1 future 'action' of j the opera
tors - will be" determined at ; the next
EXPECT STRIKE :IN EAST
Both Sides lin ( Controversy }. Prepare
for Bitter] ftruggle
•NEWYORK; June 2.— Although, of
ficials;of the Western Union \telegrapli'
cpmpahy ;.; and "*of': the J1 telegraphers'
uhtoh,^ which ;hasi 20,000; members i in '.the'
,Unlted ; States, insist? that i there lwilli be
nOi.strike,; there are; indications;? that
both ? sides? are J pfeparlhg I for. a*: b ltter
struggle. ;';.?. Important ;deyelopments are
expected Übmorrow. ; / , ; ;/ : v
! ;i*Hlgh ; 6fncialB %of >; the ".company ; from
outside point s r'Jiave;: bfeen | ln i this ; city
conferring^ with- -President '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 Kobert C.
ClowryTof itheiWf stern\Union^and! It! is
believed f ; that Stheyl carried*, with*; them
.wh'enUheyf returned! tolthdr- homes Mh : *
structiqns.'aslto:. howitd-fcbnductltheif
;campalgn'Hh J the 'event' that[a* strike'fof
telegraphers should be r declared l in their.
districts; 1 ':^: ;"\u25a0 \u0084\u25a0\u25a0:/\u25a0.\u25a0..;, ;';v ;;- »'; ; ~;l 'r-d.'^;
S^Theymembers-of fthe : general, execuf
tive Fcomrtlttee (off the iunion^wlll? meet
herefJunei 10, Jand^ifHhe; circumstances
tivar rant it % & : - special % assessment | will
,be > levied '.orif members .- of ; the* union.
WILL HEVISE THEIR DEMAND
•; NEWpYORK,; June: 2^At ja^mfeetingr
; todayg at§ which^i werelj represented % 1 9
branches of the striking longshoremen's
unl On demands made f a | month for,| so
ago on the -steamship companies were
revlsed^andJtomorrbwjthejnewVdemands
will be submitted; on a basis of 35 cents •
forlday^work: and Scents j for i night'
.work;; ;,;."; ;\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0"\u25a0: V :^- : W^ : %" ;-':.<; - ; -V:- ty.fl
STREETCARS SMASH
TWO UNION OMNIBUSES
Woman: May Die as^ Result
of Heavy Collision in
Turk'Streei ;^
VEHICLE DEMOLISHED
Riot Is Threatened When 15
%\u25a0 Passengers on Wagon
Are Hurle<i in Air
Two cars of the United Railroads
crashed into union passenger buses yes
terday_."-rh'6rnlri*gJ* iri-'^rlrig- several per
sons,; two of them seriously. The first
accident occurred*, iri. Turk street near
Polled .and the second in Kentucky
street near Nineteenth. The. police ar
;.rested^William '" McPherson, Kniotorman
lof the'former.car, ibutimade- no arrests
in corijunctibn- with -the. latter accident."
The smashup: In Turk street j all but
had . afatal- ending and -,'canie very near.
"resulting 'in' a:rlot."Tho car ~ was com
ing, rapidly. down ' the slight-incline and
approached within about 100 feet of the
; bus,",containing;.ls \u25a0 passengers, when,
the?latter*say.;the motorman sounded
his bell but made no attempt to slacken
the speed of his car, >
";The .driver, of" . the.- wagon," Gnorgc
Relss, 1 - attempted to get off "the track,
but \ before -he "could : ; swing .his "team
around the ' car'; crashed ; into" Uk; tear
end of , the bus, demolishing it complele-
: ly;and'v throwing: the passengers- to the
ground. .': ;;;; \u25a0',, > < \u25a0; . •-.. \u25a0 ; \u25a0\u25a0/.*'-,
r^Woineu .screamed and"." fainted and
;3orne fof; the . Hot. headed "male passen
gf^rs;ma'de .a, rush for '\u25a0 the vmotorman.
'Police J Sergeant iClllS'l arid- Patrolman
Ogd^n arrived! dni^the scene before any
i..They were forced .to
'handle '/some remembers of:the, crowd
[rou'ghly'j inVmaking';- them; keep away.
from'the.'car.' '\u25a0\u25a0•_• ;\u25a0• '.•/• '-\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 : ; \u25a0' .'\u25a0 .-. .'\u25a0
;i;Mrs. ,Kate "Moriarlty," who resides at
'.1 78 ljsHaight street,' iwas plcked^up in
ant "uhconpcious" condition and : removed
;tova^hearb'yAdfu"gjstore, ! ;where-an -ex
amination .of ' her ; wounds ; showed her
; to;"belsuffering-from' concussion of -.the
brain;" severe "bruises^.about'- the; body
and " in terhar in juries "that are likely ; to
prove serious. : She refused to be taken
to 1 a hospital and was' removed to her
home.' ••'• .'•'.' '
.. . Several 'othAr -passengers of the bus
,-were , bruised .- and'eut - severely. They
refused -to give their names -'to the po
lice and left "the' soene,- vowing - t yenge
ance'"ont'the \ mbtorman, : whom > v they
declared'had' failed: to make an attempt
.tor'br|ng \u25a0 his .car ,to a: standstill when
their, lives .were .in'danger.
•;y McPherson was 'taken to the • city
prison and booked on a charge jot bat
tery. ; He claimed that" he. did the best
he, could- to , stop : ,the\car,'>b"ut that the
driver -of the- bus .wOuldnot get out of
the -way 'in time and therefore the acci
dent" was .unavoidable. , . .
.\u25baThe- collision' in- the Potrero^ was
nearly' identical • with • the r Turk street
smashup]; The Eighth and Eighteenth
•street car, :in charge >f. Motorman
George Held, was approaching;;rapidly
and' before the bus,,containing, ten'pas
sengersi; could r be j got out |of /the Away,
the car; ran "-It; down,; throwing the \ve
lilcle: off ; the' tracks jand upsetting -it. ;>
; Thomas ;v:Blackman,v;' residing; ; at
.Twenty^ first; and'- Illinois streets,^was
struck by, flying glass and cut severely
about the head and face. He bledtpro
fusely^ but as. none . of the \u25a0 major veins
were- cut \u25a0 his injuries .were, not consid
ered; serious. V'Severar persons gathered
at'the scene 'and made threats against
the but the arrival of ' several
policemen "restored peace arid the car
went, on its way.- No arrests were
made. .";'.. ''.-: " .. '\u25a0-*''. ;''-''
SWAMI TALKS OF STRIKE
ti Swami '.Trigunatita; applied ,the phi
losophy of f the_ far east to .the local labor
troubles tin,', an address -at the - Hindu
temple ;in : Filbert; street- last-: night.
Choosing. s ; as his "subject "Labor and.
Union.'^he outlined the ideal union and
condemned?^ organizations ; of laborers*
with' purely. selfish- views. -.To the doors
of !ithe :: local'; division ?of - the "carmen's
.union' he la?d . the^ blame for hoodlumlsm
and'TOckthrb-wirig.' He said no unlaw
fulness prior to, the strike, and
that/while; it might iiot be strikers' who
have *' committed ;the \u25a0 6f • the
peace '• their : pleaders .< were responsible
and should chastisethe offenders as a
parent: .would > unruly : '•\u25a0' children. :- He
added: ;";; ; ."-. ' : ''.-';. !
'.'You** union men do not love* your
countrjvvyour/ state or- city,; nor do ' you
love -your, own friends and -relatives,
for if .you did you would have had sym
pathy: for *, the 'poor women, \the poor
children. 'andlthepold'' men .who '-must
walk .from one end of the city to "the
other.".; ''*M^S^^^SgS^li3^SSS^^lSJ£fi
*'-.? lie "went on: to show how the strike
could. have been avoided by; the carmen
for a year:."-: ;';?"v • ' .':.-"\u25a0;•';
} "Why would you! when your poor city
was-just struggling to; her feet from a
terrible/ disaster, h- hit her . again- and
agaln?V,he[demanded.\ ; : \u25a0 r. " • ,
vn ln: conclusion >the' ; swami called -upon
the, members;, of .'the congregation^ to
spread ; good; council V to ; their- friends
and 'tof caution" them '-to", observe the 'law/
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF COLUMBUS \ B
% NEW ORLEANSINEW\YORK ; I
"luxumo^s^nlwa^eamers \u25a0\u25a0' I
: ; ; Between" New; Orleans arid jNew ; York. ' , I
. ' Add ; a \^sea i yojrage Jto your overland trip. I
.._ Costs all 'fail route. \u25a0
: ASK^AGENTS^SOUTHERN PACIFIC \u25a0
Trial of Hay wood It to
Be Resumed Today
Continued from I'aer 1, Column 4
while two -or three others are In re
serve.
MIKE OWXEHS.ACCI'SED
-..".Counsel, for the defense claim* that
Orchard's implication of. their clients
was .made out 'of ; whole cloth and
that the western federation of. miners
had nothing to do with \ the Steunen
berg; assassination, j It' ls charged that
what is known as the mine owners* as
sociation, which has; fought the western
.federation for. many^ years. -is .behind
the~effort to discredit'the officers of the
federation: and .further that they will
he f able ' to ' disprove every statement
made by Orchard on the stand and In
his confession, which ,it is claimed Is
a fabrication built: up to shield himself
and secure immunity from the conse
quences of his i crime. I
E. F.; Richardson, a prominent attor
ney of ; Denver,- will , open for the ' de
fense, but ; it is understood that it has
been agreed that the case -for the de
fense will not be shown until after the
case for Uhe prosecution Is all in. It
may, therefore, i be . several ; weeks be
fore Richardson delivers his opening
address. . It ;is conceded- that the "in
troduction of the evidence for the state,
and especially the testimony of Or
chard; will bo contested at every point
This will mean probably that the pros
ecution will, not be able to conclude
under three weeks or possibly 30 days.
The case, if or the defense will take
equally, as: lx>ng. . It may, therefore, be
estimated that the case will last 60
days after the opening tomorrow, if,
indeed, a jury has been secured. by that
time. ~* Sixteen days of actual work have
been spent In the effort to secure a
jury. -;SI&gBaBw'TOHMB!B
EXAMIXB 200 TALESME.V
- Counting the adjournments, the case
has \u25a0 now been going on one month.
This work of qualifying jurymen has
been tedious and remarkable chiefly on
account of the latitude permitted to
counsel on both -sides In conducting
their examination. \u25a0 Nearly 200 tales
men ihave been examined, the main diffi
culty being to secure, a resident of the
county who had not formed an opinion.
Fremont Wood, the presiding judge, is
trying his first important murder trial.
The charge has been made by the sup
porters of .the prisoners that the state
"does not Intend to give the men a fair
trial and it has evidently been the de
termination of the judge to prove at
the Voutstart that the utmost fairness
must be expected throughout the trial.
In fact, the detail as to the life of the
talesmen under examination to which
counsel for the. state and defense has
been permitted to go without objection
on the part of the court. has. been a
matter of comment. It has at least
brought -the expressed conviction on
every side that if the case is conducted
throughout with a similar impartiality
no charge of unfairness. could be sus
tained. . '
-I \u25a0\u25a0 ' .1 LLN'ES S OF HAYWOOD
Haywood Is a man of impressive phy
sical appearance.- It was therefore a
matter of ' surprise when on- Saturday
it was announced that the prisoner was
too ill to appear in court. The physi
cians who were called in were at first
alarmed. Haywood was suffering great
agony and was at times in convulsions
and unconscious. Opiates were Admin
istered, together with other medicines,
and "a further, examination showed that
there. was nothing serious the matter.
Throughout the case so -far Haywood
has; been: a ;close; observer of every, de
tail and has consulted jwi th' his counsel
ou'everyi point. ! While 'a ~ strong man,
hlg surroundings and [ the tedious pro
gress, of the case have = told upon his
nervous system. ,
/ After his arrest Haywood' had been
accustomed to take a great deal of ex
ercise. "For the last three weeks,"how
ever", he has failed to play quoits in^the
Jail yard or to walk on the lawn. * At
the" same time he : has ."been a heavy
eater, -and the. physicians say that the
nerve strain and failure to observe the
ordinary rules of' health brought on a
congestion resulting- in irritable;head
aches. •' The' congestion has now been
relieved, and it is thought that all cause
for uneasiness has'been removed. :
One of the possible delays after the
jury box has been filled is the Inclina
tion on the ;part of counsel on both
sides to go very carefully over the
recerd of the men .who have so • far
qualified.' A' number of detectives have
been at i work 'on thU v < and it Is stated
that affidavits have been secured and
may , be" used to show that the, court
should -. reopen the. examination of two
prthreemen now in the jury box on
account of public expression of opinion
at 'some time, since the arrest of the
prisoners.
HIT ROOSEVELT AND TAFT
Socialists Pledge Support to "Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibohe
' COLUMBUS. 0.,- June 2.— The socialist
party of Ohio at the- closing session
bfrits i "state .convention here today
adopted denouncing. Presi
dent ; Roosevelt ' and \u25a0 Secretary ; Taf t * and
extending, sympathy to > Moyer, Hay
wood .and 7. Pettlbone.* officials of ' the
western 'federation of ;miners, r-accusedr -accused
of T ItH the assassination of
ex-Governor Steunenberg; of Idaho.
; Among the delegates who *at In the
convention was Harry .Wells, a son of
the" late • founder of the city Of^Well
ston. 0.. and a nephew of Senator For-
aker. The resolutions adopted are In
part as follows:
Wherea>«, the »oc!n!lst . pmph<»cy^ of a «•!«\u25a0<»
struggle has crT<tUUlx«<l Into » definite claM
war- la the western utatrs.. as nhnwn by tl>««
porspentton of Comrades - Jloyer."-ll.iywoml »»»<•
I^-ttibonp, airninst whom tbf.rapltali.it eta«» U
ualiifr all the wespotiM in Its nrmory. nann^v.
b!a«t«l Jiwlfre-*. « prostltnte<l prc-w. military f<>r>-e
f.ml Pinkprtmi «letectlTK<i, to tranh tlic- latvr
moTpmont: tlicrp be If • \u25a0
Resetted.* that . we. the socUliJit p«rtr <
Ohio. In cunv^ntlou a«.s«<mbl«Hl, ilo »upp«rt wi:t»
un«werv!ns flrteUty o»ir o«uira«lM. Moyer. lli.*«
wmxl ami rettlb.m«". rfurtnf tUelr tria!.' Furtinr
be It
i;*-i<>lT*il. that we ilonouuf^ tha* net of in*
"first Hcrrant-or the pwn»l«-." TlK^lore Koow-
Tett, in »«>n.linK hl» rrrsml b<.r. Tntt. to Mahn
•ml denouncing \u25a0 Mojer. Hnrw».-><l «ml rpttiNxie.
RcsolTetl, that we oil wp«>n the wm-Slnjc •las*
to i remove by lt« rotps m»t only this political
mountebank. b»U all other of hi-* like.
LINEMEN TO STRIKE
FOR TELEPHONE GIRLS
Declare President H. T
Scott Must Recognize
the Union ' I
The electricians employed by the Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph company
will present an ultimatum to th« com
pany this morning. A formal presenta
tion of the demand that the- union of
the telephone operators be recognized
by the employers : wiU. be made to
President Henry T. Scott, and unless
the demand is granted a strike may be
called, to take effect within. an hour.
Should the committee carrying the de
mand fail to meet the president of the
telephone company at the- time agreed
upon, the men will be allowed to con
tinue at their positions until such time
as the meeting can be arranged. •
At a meeting yesterday morning for the
purpose of considering a strike in- sym
pathy with the telephone". glrJs. whos*
strike has extended over a. period of
one month. .a communication- was read
from the labor council withdraw»u*g lt»
opposition to the proposed sympathetic
strike. The communication set forth
that the committee of eleven appointed
by the labor council in .the Interests of
peace, had exhausted every 'nieans of
securing a satisfactory* settlement of
the telephone operators*: strike. Tt did
hot urge the linemen to -walk out. but
left the matter entirely to" their judg
ment. The vote In favor of the ulti
matum Is understood to have been prac
tically unanimous.
At a late hour yesterday afternoot
the officials of the telephone company
had not been notified of the decision
reached by the linemen. City Manager
W. J. Phillips stated that he had re
ceived no communications from either
the electricians* union or .'from th©
striking operators. "In: case of a
strike." said he, "we will continue to
give the pubHc the best service? pos
sible under the conditions. We feel that
any strike at this time is ill advised
and that neither the electricians in our
employ nor the telephone girls who for
merly worked for us have 'any -. real
grievance. Should the electricians
strike, it'is up to them."
Manager Phillips declared that? a
walkout of the linemen : would' not:
seriously hinder the operation' of th®
telephone system. He said 'that the
different exchanges of the company
were, provided . with \u25a0 independent* gen
erators of electricity to be used- in case
of emergency and that', these would
serve to supply power for an indefinite
period.' :- , : \u25a0, -.-.
The men who may strike number
about 500 and are all members .»*
electrical workers No. 151. -This Iq< „
has a membership of more thitnir 1.0
men and is made up of the ernptoy« ,
of the various ga3 ami electric com
panies operating between the towns of
San Miiteo and San Rafael, as well
as those employed by. the 1 tchsphona
company. The men not working for
the- telephone company will in no way
be affected by the walkout. --
Wurtemburg, Germany, has 457 ,
acres of forest from which Its net r
last year was $2,240,000.- The Germai
cut the older trees. and. plant enough
young ones to take their places.
.1 Rest Naltxral '" " B
Mineral Water \u25a0& £l
m remedy {or 'a*^si|^ 'W&
e| billoasaess |" u^J^^'j f M
Wit and stonxarh ' |^^P^
fl troablsa. j5§!sSJ fit
|S Haifa class |^i^Cj ij
REGOMMENDED BY HIGHEST OFFICIAL
V'iJS^. County " Assess'
Jpß^k of San Joaquin Ci
JP^«^sB Stockton, Cal.. : M
.^^I^JM it 'may concern
r S»|fl|H ' have been, in .">< or
%%**>*&& health for. tho las:
\u25a0' r #'^«» '\u25a0 <• flve yea".' and feave
\u25a0.Cylfaß ' been x treated jby
_ rt <^pfflNahfc seven different doo-
\u25a04(tfF&®ttiMf^Wx% . tors> but received
\u25a0\u25a0^\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0^ no. benefit from any
oitnem. As a last resort I wentto Dr.
Chow Juyan and after treating with, him
thrse, months I- feel that. l am perma-
nently cured. I .think it is wondertwl
what he has done for me.-^-JOE MUF-
RAY. 231 East Sonoma St.. Stockton.
DX. CHOW JUYAN. Chinese Tea an
Herb Sanitarium, 780 Clay. St., 9. F. J>
Chow Juyan vis the only legitlm*
graduate of a Chinese iledfeal Coll-
In' San Franelseo. HU* credentials
attested- by Chines© Embassndor .<\u25a0 <\*
Washington. Dr. Chow Juyan will t
In r Stockton Friday and Saturday »
each week at 122 North, Hunter stre.
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