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Attorney Del ma|^Attacks the Credibility of Mayor Boxton as a Witness in Trial of Louis Glass
Continued from Pajff*.!, Colnmn 6
pointnient by the board of super
visors and Boxtoivs sworn declar
ation of honest}- will niake a tell
ing argument for Attorney Del
mas when he attempts to vitiate
the effect of Boxton's charges by
showing that the sacredness of an oath
is nothing to such a man.'
IIEXEV SCORGS, ALSO
The -defense did- not have thin gs all
Its'own Vay yesterday, however, for
Heney' scored strongly, despltV the fact
that countless objections prevented him
from bringing out the full force of the
testimony he. endeavored -to secure
from the officials of the telephone com
pany whom he placed on the- stand.
Hampered at ahnost'ev«ry -tarn, he still
succeeded in practically completing a
circumstantial case, ! against Glass,
svhich lacks but certain verification of
details, and he has yet to present the
most important of the state's wit
nesses. ' '
The responsibility of Glass for all
the a<HB of Theodore V. Halsey was cs
tahllshod by thP curtailed testimony
of the defendant's own fellow officials
of the Pad fir telephone and telegraph
company, who were forced to admit
that Glass was the acting head of the
company at the time- of the- bribery,
and that he alone could order any pay
ment of funds through Halseys hands.
Fj. X.' Zimmer, former auditor of the
ompany. has not yet been called, but
Ins testimony as given before-the *rand
jury is directly concerned witli the
tiirn'ln'g over large amounts of currency
to Hslpey at Glass* orders, and this,
vrith the" completion of the testimony
of the' other officials of the company. 1
will 'conclude the' essential features of
the state's case as outlined in Heney'tr
opening address. President Henry T.
Scott, Directors Homer S. King and
Frank G. Drum were the officials of the
company examined yesterday. ';
Several Utn^s" during the course of
his cross examination, which- occupied
all of the morning and most of the
afternoon session of the court. Box
ton's feelings exhibited themselves and
the tone of his voice, as well as his
words, indicated his realization of his
own debasement. In speaking of his
selection as mayor he quoted Gallagher
es urging him to accept- the. "honor/*
end the .inflection he put upon the word
meant volumes. Again in a response*
to* a question, as to his understanding..
of the length of his term of office as
chief execuUve._,he^ answered -. .q^uietb^
and almost sadly:'
"They promised after, ft few days to
select some honest citizen for the
place/
BOXTO.V IS RECALLBD
lon ton was recalled to the stand by
l.r.as as soon as court opened at : ,l| %
• jock in the morning, .and a new Hnijc
of examinations was opened at once'JU^:
Deimas. •\u25a0'"\u25a0-.> * **3
Q.— Slncf the adjournment of «a»rt Ust nlfkC
have you had anr oonvere«tiott- vJth the gentiaa
men connected vrith the pr<s«wtl<wi here? A>»^
Ye«: I met Mr. Henej- st liJjs offlc* at 9:30 tW*
mornlDtc at hl« r*Kjuest.^* ' _\u25a0,' ~*-k
Q. — W«« the conversation with tim concerning
the- matters testified to.l>r yo» here lOr^cen
f-^CBlng the future testlußonT -that you \u25a0»rere_.to;
zirfi A.— Ye«. 6lr; part of it was about TOT
«<>stln>onT vesterdaj-. I don't think there was
imythlnjr **Sd about what is to come.
Q._Wnen was the Ust time before yon gare
.rnur testimonr yesterday- that you were., in
.-.•nversatlon with him? .A.— V think ,it f»«
Wednesday nlctit. It was after I was caU^d
to -the stand the first time. .-..'.' ,>_ ~r
Q. — Who summoned yootv A.— Mr. Billrht:-".
<J. — Where did you meet- Mr. Heney?.; A.-^At
hin.offiM* at S:3O. We talked about tivo-.bourejw
Q.— When was the g&Jtime that- jou e'saiK
met Mr. Heney? A.— T*(e*Srßt time L,met Wt?
Iletter was at Mr. Roy's^fcoOS*-.- I 6tto't*j«
meenber tbc date, but I think' it waa in Marcli
»tisioy'a hont* at l.scunn and Buah streets.
Q.— What tiffle was this? A. — About 3:30
or A oVinck iti the afternooa.
Q. — Was Mr. - Heney nlone . or. in company?
A. — There wa» company — Mr. Spreckels. Mr.
I.an^don and Mr. Burns, and there waa about a
doren outside the doors.
Q. — Will yon *tate In full how yon came to
co there to meet these jrentlemen? A. — I re
turned home about 3:30 In the afternoon and
bad been there about five minutes when the
telephone bell ranp. Roy said he wanted to we
me at once on Important business at ills bouM.
End I went over and was received by Roy 'at
the door and taken to tbe parlor. He was
a love in the parlor 'at the: time, but the mem
l>ers of the prosecution came ia about ten min
utes later, Bnrns leading.
. Q.— Why <!ld they come In? "A.— X told' Roy
to tortne them In. \u25a0 \u25a0'. -
Q— Tell us all about it. A.— Well, when J.
ftp*! entered the room, ltefore " I closed the.
<«x>t. Roy said. "It's all off." I said. ••What
<Iv j-™ mean?" He cald that w had been
thron-n down by Maestretti and Poheim and
Utat they had the evidence against us. I asked
liiut what be mpant. and be aaid they had:
evidence that be had paid *mr money. ' I told"
im i that vre bad no business dealings, together.
Well, then I told him to call them and thfj
r-ame down from upstairs. Burns did the talk
in i. He said tbey had evidence againct -me.
nnd had setrn me there before when' Vpot $50")._
«-ourted cut one by one. They bad a man be
';'.!•! the door taking It down In shorthand nnd
be showed me- tbe chair I Mt In es<] had tli.>
p iinbers of tbe currency bills — in fact, all the
f.-x-ts of tbat transaction. .
Q.— What was that money paid* for? t A.— lt
\u25a0rax paid for the purpose of preventing a Mil
iTrrictlnjr children from going into skating.
tinSK. Roy told me be wag act ins for 'all the."
Kkntinr rinks.
(j. — now lone did you remain there? Until
12 o'clock at nigkt. I talked to each of thenr
(TnriOf that time and they advised me to give
tacm certain information. \u25a0 - -:-.
*FRACTICALLY A PRISONER
Q.-^)Jd yon remain • vcftuntarily? A. — No. I
«iaTti-d to »ro home a couple of times, but they
n-»uj<ln't permit it. I was sent home about
miAuiglit In an automobile with three or. more
ni<*H- they bad with them.
Q. — Did the mea leave you there? A. — One
of rin m remained ton the » Idewalk. I don't kn-j\r
«ii»t became of the others.
if. —^The whole Blgfat? A~ — r«w. For a week.
<±.. — I>nring that week you were practically a
I>i i «on er ? A- — Worse.
Q« — Were you taken, any place during, thin
»im£ by these 'men'." A.— l was acted twice to
.;iH et tfce home of Mr. Radke. a friend- of
mine. He is a jeweler. I went- there twire. and
met all the members of tbe prosecution. I was
there probably an hour each time.
' Q. —^As a result, of these rations Interviews
iritb the prosecution «a ecrwnimt was entered
into,- wp.s there not? A. — Not until after It bad
t.ci-n snbmltted- t« tb«- board -«f- supervisor*. ~-
Q. — Waa tbe. <J«t« -of - that ' esroein/n t March
I'i. 190T? , A. — I don't remember the date.
Q. — Where and by -whom was It signed? A. —
It Was signed, .4- believe, by Lsnpdon. Hrn<»y and
Owens. Owens represented me as my attorney,
fipreckels and Burns r were also present. Tbe
terms of the serf cmcu t bad been - arranged be
fore. '" . • - ' -'- • . i -.;-/"\u25a0.
<J," — When was tbe proposition made to yoa?
A.— -It was made by Langdon and Hesey the
first, night 81 liiy's bouse.
Deimas demanded a' copy,, of the im
munity contract, but Boxton declared
that Rudolph Spreckels had retained
the copy and Dcltnas at once demanded
that he be summoned. Heney offered
to produce, the contract and after some j
discussion a newspaper clipping, "con-;
tattling the substance of the agreement^
which granted Immunity from prosecu
tion so long as Boxton answered all
demands for his testimony,- was read
into the ; record, subject to rcvisloV
when the original should \be brought
into court. Deimas then turned to the
act] en brought by Langdon last October \u25a0
to prevent Rucf from stealing; the dis- :
trict attorneys office, and Boxton's affi
davit in answer to the original suit
was read into tbe record. It was in
this affidavit thp.i Boxton, swore to I the
fact- that, he bad. never . committed
a felony. On Heney's demand the or
iginal complaint.was also read and both
papers were filed as exhibits.
"A few days ago you were elected by
. the ; board of supervisors, were you
not?" questioned Deimas, branching
into' a new line of; inquiry.
* "Yes, ' sir," responded ' Boxton.
s'Tou were elected 1 mayor of this
- "Yes, but through no fault of mine.
F didn't want It, but somebody had to
act.? Wtt/B^f^VfßKKUßSt^ißm
"Who put.yoti in? Intact, .wasn't, lt"
this prosecution?"^' 7 • \
"No doubt about it— " began. Boxton,
when,He6ey interrupted, declaring that
such a statement included him and. that
as he had nothing to do with it he
didn't* want to be involved; Theanswer
was : ruled out. *-.^^^^^^^^^^^^i
, Deimas spent 'the remainder of the
forenodn session inquiring Into' the de-"
tails of" Boston's election to the office
of mayor.' The: witness told how, the
selection wag maiift without his!knowl
edge; how his £ bonds had' been pro
cured for'hlm by Langdon without ex
pense ,'to himself;; how. he was whirled
about' the 'city in I^angdbn's* automo
bile; how the :old-Sehmitz: old-Sehmitz -office had
been and the furniture re
mbv'e'd :to rooms. In the clty^hall and
finally as to, his understanding of, the
length of, tiitio r durlng,whlchhe' was to
officiate as mayor. .. ; ; . ','
Homer. S. KJng.presldentiQf the Bank
of California and', a , director of | the' Pa
cific -telephone compahy,.;was the "first
witness placed on the stand 'I In the
afternoon.' King testified that former
President,. John 1.. Sabln of the tele
phone company 'died In October, 1905,
and that from then, until the election
of President Scott Glass was. vice presi
dent and .general manager.. and as sueh 1
would have'Vpower to expend money. '
The question as to. whether Glass
had this power In 1905 was objected to
by Deimas, and Heney" declared he j
could not go on. with,-' the witness- until j
he had laid a. foundation for tfil* line
of testimony... King was excused .until
Monday morning. • but- not'.untll;; after
he > had . entered a -strenuous objection.
"He had planned to leave the city with
his family last night for an extended
trip and insisted that any other direc
tor could give the same testimony -he
could. Heney refused to dismiss him
entirely and Deimas would 'not con
sent' to allowing the" evidence to be.
taken -without further, foundation. -The
result was that King was ordered from
the stand under instruction* to return
Monday and left the courtroom 1 In*, a
rage. ; y) \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ' . .-' \u25a0.. vi
_ Boxton was recalled and asked a few
questions by \u25a0 Deimas -concerning his
conversations with Halsey in the Mills
building, but the examination did not
go further- than this into the details
of the story he told Thursday and he
was dismissed without redirect exami
nation by the state.
President Henry' T. Scott of the Pa
. cine , telephone company was the next
witness. Heney developed the fact that
Scott did not take up the active duties
of president until aftef the" fire In April,
1906. and that he did hotknow at -'the
time that the--' Home telephone fran
chise application ,r was "pending 1 .; He
said that he had hot signed any checks
for the company nor authorized Halsey
or any. one else to \u25a0. expend any money.
Tte 'admitted that Halsey is now onthe
payroll of. the .cp^npany . on . a:, pension
'per hiohth. Deimas' continued
objections to this line of questioning
led 1 Heney to make a statement of
what he Intended to prove, which
Deimas^at once assigned as miscon
duct, -i- "V
HALSEV IS I»EXSIONED vT
"I expect to show that after this deal
ilialsey^ivas pensioned and- sent tojthe
nal.d.^'HeneyX "m ' show
'that h^Stent ther«-."to work- for a conj-s
pany wjiich Olass^«ontrbls> and which
\u25a0this company has'; no. interest, In.
my pyrjjo^se further to ahow that "^he
was taketvout of the way so he wouldn't
have t6 pc a witness in court or before
the gr-aiid-'Jury, and that : he left here In
disguise. 1 : I'll also'-shoW- the relation
ship between him and Glass— -all of
which is good circumstantial evidence."
Unable, to secure all the testimony
he wis&Sd^'che'y: finally was. iforced to
allow tttfiwllfikis'to go. with the un
derstarfdTfilfttirra.t'.he. is to be -returned
to the stand Monday afternbon. "\u25a0 , \u25a0\u25a0
Frank O) Drum, former vdlfector^ of
the Pacific?- telephone company: and
himself under": lndictment joiVai charge
of • bribing member? of the^board ,of
supervisors InVtanpectioh with the gas
rate ordinance^osiis next on the stand.
but proved an witness and ]
In several particulars went, back on the
testimony he .gave/ before the \ grand
jury. He declared' total Ignorance of
Halsey's affairs and relations to the
company, except that he described Hal
sey's visit to' him to secure offices in
the Mills building;. In this connection
he*' coujd : only remember "one' reason
advanced by Halsey for wishing to se
"cor^ fhe^rbdms", 'which was that ithere
was no room in the telephone building.
. j "Didn't -be" say' to you at that time,"
queried Heney, "that he didn't want it
to come out and that he wanted a plac*
where those people could come and
see him?*' . »
Si Drtjm'- refused-'-' to answer this quea
tlon affirmatively, although he had
;tnad«;-this -statement., himself when be
fore the grand Jury. He said yester
day- that h#>- couldn't remember. When
shown thfe transcript -of the testimony
taken before tbe grand jury he said:
•-••<- "If I should see that testimony
without being told what It is I should
say, If wasn't mine." " .
On cross examination Deimas made
a point of Oie- fact that Drum .hid
never 'communicated with any member
Qt the^counßel for. the defense nor dis
cussed what -his testimony would' be
with any. person connected with the
defense.'"; ;" ", '.. \u25a0 .r. r
Drum, was dismissed and .court ad
journed'until 10 o'clock Monday morn-
Ing, as Judge Lawlor will be unable
to sit .today. He is jslanning to ar
range longer hours for next week and
may possibly decide to hold ? evening
sessions.' The jury will remain today
and tomorrow In the Fairmont, but
will be taken to\the.^ park or \u25a0 seme
other resort today for an airing.
HENEY LIKES OFFICES
Leases Famous Red House on Frank-
lin Street \ for Another Year
Assistant District ! Attorney Francis
J. Heney signed yesterday for another
year's lease- On the red house in Franki
Mn street which has been Used as .the
headquarters of the graft prosecution;
The house was engaged last October
for one -year. '.The**: extension -'of. -'the
lease for another year indicates that
the prosecution '.has; much 4 work ahead.
It was at -this house, .destined to be
come famous in the annals of San
Francisco, that the campaign was
mapped, out which has resulted in the
downfall, of Schmitz. Ruef and the su
pervisors L and the Indictments of ' Pat
rick Calhoun end the other magnates
-, Many months will be-' consumed be^
fore all of the Indicted can be brought
to trial.: and while, the trials Are pro
gressing/ other indictments ; will be re
turned. The, -grand jury has: not yet
completedlts.work. In addition to the
Home : telephone . case, which is still to
be cleared :,up,r new matters : will en
gage the : attention of ; Special Agent
Burns and ;his assistants.: >.
BUYS I LARGE : COPPER 3IIXE
YREKA; *July: 12:— Deeds from the
original. owner^of, the. Blue Lead com;
per, mine in eastern rsiskiyou county to
Robert M. .Towne -of New York ' w6re
placed on record ; today : by. Towne's
agent, Frank: W." Carnahan. > Thfe price
wa« $200,000. It v l« believed that the
property;* will ,be a' second Anaconda
when iris developed. ' ;
BANK EXAMIXER, FREED
TOWSON,. Md., : July >12.—Walter; X?
Mason, formerly a * national bank ex;
aminer;. and ; a v long time -1 president Eof
the Farmer.B%- national; bank -of .-Balti
more; Md;, who has been* on<trlal? here
on charges: of^oonspirlngrj- to defraud
the Munich 'fire ' insurance ?• company'
was l, today racqultted^v the Jury being
out..qnly J a" few minutes/ , .... ; ,
Plaao Sale
Pick T out. the -piano you, wish, then
name your own i price.: Sale ends Mon
d*y... Byrqn , Slauiy, 1175 OTarrell sU •
City Creditor
Goes Searching
for Signatures
Three Names Are
Necessary
Schmitz, Boxton arid
yGandgherOKßilli
Municipal demands a la- mode ;\u25a0 are
triangular affairs. 'To' win theapplause
and approval of City' Treasurer bantel
and draw; tjie' coin from the; city's I sack
there must now.be on^all demands " the
name of discarded Mayor Schmitz',' . mo
mentary V; Mayor Gallagher I and
porary ; Mayor Boxton; rJ.J.'.Dowling,
who had a claim for,s37o.ls, against the
city, had the . triangle ; forced on him. if
:'.i Dowltng: presented.; his- demand — to
Bantel yesterdaj-. ; i'Better wait >till
there's ; a ,real mayor,"^suggested the
treasurer. \u25a0 . .. ' , \u25a0 .
"I, need the. money," replied Dowling,
wistfully. \u25a0.. \u25a0\u25a0>\u25a0 . : . ,
: '.'Well.. it will take three of a kind to
win thlß^jack pot," ruled Bantel. : . .1
Dowling -set out on- his" journey and
landed, the ; signatures. of \ the three*be
fore theVsituation. became so compiir
cated ,that a. full house was needed.' .'"\u25a0
Mayor : Boxton' was: so/ busy -testify
ing: yesterday: in the Glass .bribery case
that he/.was ( able to appear | for a ". few
minutes during . the /luncheon , hour at
hi» office . in the , city hall. : Some . 40 de
mands .were presented for "his signature.'
The demands included .one in ' favor, of
the "..:'\u25a0 Healy-Tlbbitts company; for $47,
208.82 '.for .the construction of the.B aker
street sew^i^^TheSnmyorJß secretary;
H.V: G. McKannay,--, discovered S that^ the
demand had .not: been verified; by^; a
member, of the firm. or* 7 its duly accred-,
ited agent. although\*it ' was,i signed ..by,
several officials of the .board of ; works
and the members, of :the; finance fcom
mittce. ' ; ;•.'\u25a0" ' v '"*'';'\u25a0:.•\u25a0\u25a0 *'" \u25a0\u25a0->. -"." ::
Other \u25a0 demands * . awaiting • Boxton's
signature 'were In favor of the ; Barber
Asphalt company for street work inthe
sUms of $20,888.87; and .$16,629.70^and
Blythe.and Trott for J5.000. '\ --
FAIRBANKS ADDRESSES
ENDEAVOR DELEGATES
Vice '"- President i-Centervv of
• Interest- at Seattle
Convention ' ~
SEATTLE, July 12.— Vice President
Charles W.; Fairbanksrfwas the center
of attraction v at-.the;Christian Endeavor
convention^ today. -^The--. vice president
had a busyiday; ofiit. "§SOutside : of ? his
address - v io the, ended.voi*grs he was kept
onfthe'move ? ttomrmorhlng,until:nightJ
/.Today I was the "day % for : denomina
tional rallies "amongi the, churches.*rep
resented at the convention.: Thousands'
of [ people ;, gathered at > the various
churches." addresses being given along
general lines-of. religious: work. '7 :
St. Pauk-iWhich.was ; chosen for! the
1909 convention, ;: has : ; a' well organized
delegation that ;isjdoing : a -great deal
of adve.rtising;,for'.!the ;city. -.- •.. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\' i \ y ; |' :
; Tqmbrrqiv'a-- Svorld's'.patrioti'Jeegue,^
de voted : ; , Ho ;/fth e r ' : prompt ion .Hpf ;\u25a0: civic
righteousness. '.is : tp! be ' launche"d;slrnql-'
taneously^ atv;tworbig meetings;;- oireitb;
be i held, in .the : ponyention; tent -"and) trie;
other at a local ;crrurch." ; ::;. : \u25a0* V '^f'X
William Shawi -general-: secretary of
the United society, and 'Amos, R. " Wells,
editor of the" Christian Endeavo'r; World,
will make the addresses^outHningr-.the
movement which- will be,orgarilz'ed. here
and delegates will carry.- abroadv plans
for local societies along; the"? same! line.
Vice President Fairbanks tonight ad
dressed a; monster- crowd at the !con7
ventlon tent on the subject, "Our Coun
try.". .In' part ne "said:/ . : \u25a0: :
• This aftkemhlage is a gratifying assurance that
the force* which are.making. making for a higher and
better civilization are alert and aggressive.* The
presence . here of delegates from . Christian 'En-'
iea»or eocfetles : of the United Stales and ". other
countries It a recognition *of the » fact jthkt I na- ;
tlons are now«o intimately . related .-that I"what-
erer benefits the citizenship ~ and' civilization ,<jf
one country In a measure -benefltn others. I'.*Trade1 '.* Trade
and < commerce;, are , knitting . different ."peoples
more; closely together .tban . ever ' in the ] history
of the • world." \u25a0 - '-\u25a0' :•\u25a0:\u25a0'.-' -.-.'\u25a0 .-4
\u25a0.The;- strength ; and T; honor:" 1 : and ••perpetuity -of.
American institutions' depend ' more upon I tbe - In
fluence • and t teachings ..of '.the * great l . Christian'
churches than ; upon \u25a0 all other, lnfluences, combined,
\u25a0nd many times' multiplied. Tbls Is :and is- to
be a Christian nation,- -:Ita : destiny'' ls •> to. be
goremed ' by • Christian ,people. V. ;•\u25a0...-- ' : i.-0./.','r
We look', hopefully t»'the Hague-'eonference" to
still further pa ye \u25a0, the - way, for; the peaceful de- :
termination of international' disagreements. f-.The
problem Is a grave one. It is not speedily to -be,
settled. \u25a0 The. moral forces < operating* throughout
the country . under tbe - inspiration of 1 tbe great
Christian j churches I wilt ;exert \u25a0 a ' profound influ
vnce toward the consummation of. the worldwide'
desire jby \u25a0 the delegates | nowjassembledV at :The
Htmie. or by -, their successors In \u25a0 future confer
ences if : they should now? fall.- : < ',?<-*... r \u25a0»,-.".:.- 1.
The Christian Endeavor; society >. is ' essentially
practical. - It puts its theories to the actual test.
That is one of the things I like about it. It Is
a j powerf nl,*- a ggressi ye agency for j good , in every*
avenne : of \u25a0 our social.- life;-;- . .' > • . • * : :- : .
LABOR COUNCIL DECLINES
Refuses ; to Take Part in Conference
to '\u25a0 Select a Mayor
: .The San ; Francisco », labor, council [ at
its meeting. lastjnight.nafterjproiongedi
discussion, ->b'y" a'vote'of 69 i t0' 58 decided ?
not . to take • part iin ! the f movement jto
select; a r x mayor :. in:: the? mannerAsug-,
\ ge sted . by ; District-,' Attorney/ Langdon.'
1 t" Delegates / McLaughlin'?,"and\S French,
i were the! principal: speakers ; in favor, of
Bending. delegates^.whileitheToppoaltiba
was led by- Delegates ;Benham. arid.Bo
lan; /'."'-, -^ ' ': ' ; ; ... I
' ;The .ground - taken Vbyjthe;, speakers
named and others'favoringitne.planTof
the' district') attorn ey/l was t that '/despite .
the fact^thatj, the: building^ trades'^ coun l -l
ell | had t decli hed tto| send ! the ;
labor; council oughtitd; take fa; hand? in
the_ma.tter and: show j lt"lsvnot afraid; to
meet w!thi those (whoTarel of ; the. em
ploying; clasß.':;' j .Those\wh"b 5 opposed ;, the;
plan declared '\u25a0'. that tthoTotterX to? name
Beven'frbmY: the^.building/, trades Tand:
ci gh t from" the labor." council -,w6uld^gi ve \u25a0
15 against: 15,*>butasi the jbuildingltrades
Had declined: to; act ; itiwould! leave jbut
eightnaboisunibnfpien.. -/.;!; \u25a0\u25a0:-\u25a0 * [ v"
t~ v One7 of ' the speakers said ? that : he did
not t approve of " the £ idea to ; allow;;; 30 '
or![4s'meri~toiUßurp*.the,rlghtßrof \thou-'
«ftndsvof ;people"(andi that} the jonly^way,'
-tot settle] thejmattef£would|be|tofsut2
ml t .." the 4 question % to 2 the £ voters tat a.
special _ „ * t
x An effort^was ; made ito', refer! the ; mat
ter/, to H a f commlttee.iib'ut?. thej proposal
was ; killed by; aTmotion ?to 1 lay 'on % the
table. r:^;-V/*"r :^;-V/*" ; :"-.""/^ : :: '-; .;-,. '.O'^y'^B'-
AT , DEI/v MONTE
Tonlsht and ' Tomorrow},: Bright ' \u25a0 Olive
; :- \u25a0?. '' "'*., ;.; :.'\u25a0' >Reed|Caihinaß '^ ; \u25a0 :
Will entertain 'C guests j- with", informal
concert,; giving, choice imuslcal;prograni
Special week-end rate of .*4.00.;. : .-• :*-•\u25a0
;x - fele|atesvto the .iGoriy ention "
Contf anfd From Case 1, Colnntn . 3
Saturday? nl«ht,",'".wa? all that -District!
Attorney Langdori cared to say: on^the
subject. '\u25a0-',*•"..\u25a0 '"'\-' •* " :: .:
. -The reply ; sent by tlie chamber >of
commerce follows:'-?-.'
' SAN- r .FRAXCJSCO, Cal:. Jiilr Il; ; 1907. :
\u25a0 Honorable William: H. Langdnn; District Attor
npy,<2oßir.nilmore .street,'; city— Dear. Sir:; We.
>>cg- to-; acknowledge" your coinmUnieatlon 'asking
us ?to ;»epd > delecate s toi a ; c6ntention .; for,' the
purpose of selecting a new ftiaybr. At a meeting
or our t trustee* Ueld » this • *f ternoon : this matter
w»n, slvi>n k serFoiw* consideration.;.:. '
V • It>' lsi a r time when ; clats and . partl»an I feelinj:
should be net t aslde.'i »nd ; we : Tentnre to i »u(ftrei»t
tha t > It • might •• be s better . to hare ! representation*
not? merely < of >the labor,; and of -the merchant
classes, vbnt. of "a third \u25a0 element of professional
mi>n.> This might pretent di»I»lon on; etrlctly
class -lines. - •-•;:: ..- _.-... r -^, ..
| \u25a0,- However,'! if in .. your opinion the present: plan
Is * the? better, we- are wllllnir to cooperate: with
the ,. iother : orjjanlMtlbnt, *, with the \u25a0. atlpulation
that ; a ?;two-thirda ' »ot» : shall be nece««ary 'i for
the \u25a0; choice : of the- candidate. We ?\u25a0. think /you
will" ajrree . that 'it •\u25a0 would be unfortunate Ito j hare
a i candidate selected* by a -scant majority.* who
might \u25a0 be '.repreaentatlTe of- 1 any one particular
class, rather = than "of. the whole people. •» / . :,
fl we : trust 1 that I these i suggestions s will i mcot
with; jnur «ppro»nl,-snd In that «pnt MM»r«.
James -.Mc-Kab,:. William (5. ' Mufan and : Charles
H: Bentley^ will represent the' chamber, of co.ii
mprce. \u25a0/. ; .';. * \u25a0 ...•\u25a0'." • \u25a0...-"...:.<\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•'
: AsssurlriK you of our desire 'to axslst. In any
moTcmentthat will -better 'the conditions In our
city, we hare the honor to he. yours Y#ry truly,
t-.-T CHAMBER OF" COMMERCE. ./
. , \u0084 C. H. BENTLET,' rr«sldent.
_The dlrectbrs'pf the Merchant*', asso
ciation met yesterday afternonin' their
rooms •.- in '/'.the /Merchants'., exchange
building" to consider the matter.^ At
the" meeting were' present Qustav Bren
ner. David Bush, ! Andrew M. s t)avis, ; J,
"A. ; Eveletlv; F. " J. Koster, Byrori 'Mauzy,
C.' K. "Mclntosh. F.iG.: SanbomiLß.; H.
Swayne* and vI.TO. Upham The - followr
ing' letter, was" forwarded to 'the dis
trict attorney: ... . .
-/ ; . : July 12, 190".
Hon. W.-H. Langdon, District Attorney.' San
Franolsco^Dear Sir:. In reply to your fafor^of
the Bth instant, addressed to this association, to
.the , San -Francisco / labor 'council, > thecbulldlngt
trades council.'irthe ' chamber ,of commerce,' .the
real estate . board. ( the Merchants' exchange . and
the board of; trade, we hare the honor to \u25a0' report
that wr> have accepted your invitation to particl
.pate'ln'the-conTentlbn suggested in your letter.-
--\u25a0%W.e quite agree \u25a0 with • you that* the ':tlme has
.arrived- for I ail good citizens : to , sink j factional
ahd'political differences -in the best interests of
San ; Francisco... \u25a0;.;,.-"*.;» \u25a0-. \u25a0 ::': :' •\u25a0 •"" : ' '.;-"\u25a0 •
<r. It.* Is important ; that the selection of ; this con
vention, should prove generally acceptable -to the
cmnmunlty/ati.large. ,It Is with th«side«)of
providing /that " the . action of ; the contention
.ehould be generally acceptable that we offer as a
suggestion that no ! actton be taken by i the con
vention I unless sanctioned 'by an affirmative/ vote
of^two-thlrds^of Its members. -Any man selected
bj ";2o outfof SO delegates would necessarily be
one. who "could! not be charged with partisanship.'.
r*We take; pleasure In nominating as our' dele-;
pates to this convention: Andrew M.- Davis,. F.
LABOR MEN NOT READY
FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
Matter. Is Taken Up aiidi|
Laid Over After „a ;
Discussion _;-;•-
At a meeting :> at l.!tb^tjlaltw>f.*{cou'ncli
last night a v cd»n-«Utiicati«'n.>X.'Braß • re
ceived asking^that*;4&legatc3i be :sent
to^: theMnd^^^JpS^?^^^ l^;-^^
held ; i
month i n
rJse?to i cqnsiaerabiKi^iSfeus'SioS.'' • Deie^'
gate) Scott? rtioyed^f hat': tfle, ; ; request > be"
complied;: wit'H'^^J'ii;'-- :\ '.\?'i?i'-rt>-,!.'' '' ;~
: Delegate. . Bota'n!.i said". tha tjilniyle w of
the^ ..fact 3' that. >Jt^ app««.^eid i
rlde^Wheelirv^ari^a^fal^;^^^^^
; p'roce^dlage.-ili&t 7Bu"^jxi^ii>' 6^?s v fflci en t
/t^/l^^t^eo6^ume'nt;pTi ythe/.table. • V
-•'.De'legate^ Ca^s'e^rsrid^t^rejwould '; bei
.thatCwould ihave ah*;effetet^.upori '\u25a0 the
strikes Snow.'on, andsuggest*ed';*that the
matter erred |? to jtthe A general
Strike committee, which^wpuld -at ; ; the
next 'meeting report ''.'wh'eth'eHdelegateai
Ought, to be sentor nbtl^jThfi.. matter
was : laid oh the /"tab l e^ -".; '\u25a0;» '
''. CAyje^igthy commurilpaUori.'wa'sv' re-]
ceived \ f rottv. the brewfejJy* workers^ask-'
Ing •\u25a0* trie-'labpr councilJtofSlndorse Vthe*
.workers'iprotest agalnst^theTi'evbcatlon'
of .their' charter^ by # 'the-American-feder-'
atlon. .-.'\u25a0.-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ','\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -'..'"\u25a0".i'i>V''V, i ,:,'•'\u25a0 'j.i^S'i . '','.^ -\u0084:
ThcMelepHone- operators 'niade, aVre
quest Up t^h« to\'d6clarea r boy-.
cott , ohi' the/^Paclflc' telephone .company.
.ThisV-jvas /'referred! to the 'executive
commltte^^;^.;;.-^vf>;/.;."^^, ; / ;'.-.'. \u25a0\;v;. i p '
V- A.l'cbmiriu.nicatlbnt' was vreqeiyed from
th"e>. Oakland 11 * 1 Indukifial^: peace--' associa
tion , offeflng'^to Tact "", as .^mediators,'; ln
theTstrikes iln~ Sa'n*lTrancl«cd. \u25a0'\u25a0'"'\u25a0. -,•!*•".!\u25a0 - v
i^The> glove' makers;, reported", thatlilt
>wllL.nayeHp disband, 'as .the - has
beencrejduced^to \Xfy\t.) ; '/:',>\u25a0 \ ,' :\u25a0 *'\u25a0 }•'.?\u25a0].
'^.The'vt pa'ri'j association 'Irequested' ," the
appolnt}nferitf.of vv f delegates to\a\conter
enceV-tor'.; the V purpose 7 ? of V suggesting
amen^'tnentsy -toy tne^ city ,J, J and- 1 county
charter-V^'. C-' •-.'.\u25a0 ,: :: £,V r :'-'v> -V- ."\u25a0' . '
J.'-VThe .-laundry, wagpn.-d rivers reported
that.^dtirln,Br "trie 'strike ?of." the 'laundry
workersxmany had'Klven> their. clothes
to Japanese -r and fi Chinese.'* and,; were
staying^with ; them^Jand 'the ,: result^' ls
that' business is dull' f 6W the \ drivers.*' :
-^Thet horseßh'oers ' reported!"the v dona
tion-of $200^0 the strike committee and
asked for better bus service jfor union
men.'- \u25a0; *-';'-.. : \u25a0-.'\u25a0'\u25a0'•"-\u25a0::.*\u25a0'\u25a0'•\u25a0- '."'-' \u25a0':-- i f: ;s
/.The printing, pressmen .reported; that
oni account of depression ; In . business
about ' 16 j per ", cent;: of the members rare
outiofrimployment^yj/i.^v^'KvHfi'in,:;^!-'^
"The" tabor; day parade't committee re
ported ' in \u25a0- favor of i having: ,: the : prode'si
si on in Golden Gate - park ..with; games
and- races .at the * stadiurru > which? will
be I ready [ by; September. '?-. An I was
made ; to", have V the ? paradeT in^ the' Mis-;
sionjfdistrict.vbutiithe report"; of Sthe
committee lwas adopted. i ; -.:'; •/ r '* -:' ' \u25a0;
-V -The ";\ waiters : business -dull,"
a if ourth t of / thieiri members J not i work- <
ing'"jmorei J than , three, hours !a day.^'
':\u25a0 \The y beefj bottlers v reported business
as Ivery '•; dull, • V \u25a0\u25a0-. ' \u25a0 • .\';.)';":. : : : '\u25a0(\u25a0;;'' '\u25a0 '- :^ '^ \u25a0''\u25a0 .'\'f. \u25a0
. following were nominated- for
offlcesFto; be .filled i during^thefensulnK
term : :}- 'AhdrewJ. J.\Galla«her; if or I presi
dent: i H*! M.: Alexander,' .vice president;
M.jjP.^McCabe.v secretary ;r;VJ."".' : Kenny,'
tinanclal' secretary; >D.'< McClellan,* s tr eas
lirer; 5 P."! O'Brien; 1 sergeant ? at " arms. •
: There !,werev partial/; nominations nfor
the! several . committees/; arid ! thftl nomi
nations will- close .next Friday..
BIGi FIRE 3 ---'" At. 'i CASCADES
; PORTliANr>^6re;;f July ; 12,~A- special
to { the| Oregoqian 5 from-; . Cascad e! Locks
&aysT*Ji"j Fire jlwhlchf/orlginated^in X the
boiler^ room : of \the » plant 1 destroyed * the
,Wina^Rlvejrilumbe'r/compahy'sjrnHl|at,
Cascade vUdeks,' fand^Vdr lyen | b^ a*: heavy
wln^Uhe^fUkmes churned; aye? j» build-;
ing.ibetwe'en'.the;xi;ili!and>tlj«it}ver4The
loss Us f more fthantllso,oooiJS2 l elegraph
poles t we're ? burned land 5 the: wjres I pros-^
trated-^ThefeastlTouhd Oreifon Railway
and tfralns^ were
severali hoursJ;/ V!".?^?- I £\ : V. :^h'V \u25a0'?-" ~ : ''\u25a0'*\u25a0- ' '
Strain collision
|S HATTIESBURG, i Miss, July ; 12.— 1n
aiheadon|colllsibh!betweenviiiOulf 'and
Ship Jfslarid j work ; train" and^ an ! : Incom-'
irig^; paßsenger>4train Con v the "J Mobile.
Jackson landfKansaslClty^ railroad] En-^
gineer. Harnes j was * killed and nine 'oth-.
\u25a0\u0084;T' \u0084 .-\u25a0; ,: ."***•'' '^ * *'*" *°v *"-." i;™.'*' ' • r '..T,^'- \u25a0'."\u25a0 \u25a0 ' '\u25a0'-'.'.
W.: Dolirmann. C. K. Mclnfosh. \u25a0 Kcspectfnlly.
THE S- MERCHANTS* i ASSOCIATION. OF . SAN
FRANCISCO. -:
\u25a0 : \u25a0"\u25a0"\u25a0v^'-ANDhS'Wi.'M / DAVIS, Vice' President.
\u25a0 ;L..SI. KING, Sccretay. • .;\u25a0;.- ' - ,_
;,-Nptice of .its acceptance of; tlie}.in
vitation," a" copy; of itheletter.sent
to Attorney ;':L < ahgdon;'lwas"for
.wardied-by^'the; Merchants": association
tbvall '^the^ organizations Invited to'the
conference"'^.' <;; "\.~ '- V \u25a0 ' •'.. : . : '- ~.'
;\u25a0 The r di rectors .of. the .board of trado
metVye3terday \u25a0 in the : rooms of the or
ganization - in ,- Pine : street - and mapped
out'a reply. " : At the x meeting were. A. 'A.
Watkins, lx; Isaac ; t -Upham, S Leopold
Mlchels,"* Martin^Triest and- S. Nickels
burg. *r," The - followffig ".was - sent
to ; Distfict Attorney 'Xangdon:"".' \u25a0
" July 12, IM7.
Hon-'^W. H-'Lanjcdon.-" District Attorney of" the
City and Connty of San v. Kranclsco-^Dcar Sir:
rhftye 1 the .honor,; to acknowledge- the receipt
of /your, communication "of * the : Otb • lnst.' re
questing the I appointment jof thr^e delegates by
the t board 'of 1 trade to *\u25a0 contention i to be-con
vened vat -an •\u25a0 early .date for . the \u25a0 purpose : of se
lecting a mayor -to -fill the .uncsplred: term of
Eugene- PJ. :Schmhz. ; ' *;\u25a0 •
;At n special' mating of the board of directors
Of I the board of -. trade held this day your com
munication^was read,"* fully; considered and freely
fllscnsspd."". = The '.\u25a0» directors •" instructed , me. •k as
prestden t J>' to ; advise you \u25a0 that ' they \do not con
•lder i the ,! number , of i petsons \u25a0 «>ut lined : in .: your
plan sufficient under pxistlng .conditions to make
the ::conventi<>n a , representative borly. and-Tor
this reason they , do hot care to; participate' In
the : Election \u25a0 of . any * delegates \u25a0 until • your plan
is 1 revised' to tlie • end j. that ; the number of- the
proposed x : delejjßtes .'. is^'lncreaned ;\u25a0 »o : as . to em
brace, more* of,, the 'representative citizens 101
the-, city, such % . as -pnifessionar. men and others.
'This^ being done, the board of trade will cheer
fully and - promptly \u25a0 co-operate in -the selection
of deletratM. so tlmt-tbc\eit.?.of San Francisco
may * once : ; mftre haTe .In : office a* : - its mayor
(t I man " In -'.whom the \u25a0 entire | community shall
haye \u25a0 confidence and. who . posses Fes the qnalitlcs
necessary « in , order to restore . not only th« cop
fidenco .' 0f ..-.- our .\u25a0 citizens, but 1 the confidence of
the people throughout the United ' States.' Re
spectfully yours, 1;.- A. A. WATKIXS.
s \u25a0.: -•:.•• , - r -' f President Board of ; Trade.'-
The / developmventß .o( yesterday
brought out*. the fact that the: caucus
of ; the c representatives of !the commer
cial '-. bodies held -on 'Thursday ,V was not
as harmonious' as 'was 'supposed. In
fact-ithere> was a wide difference of
opinion. '"_\u25a0\u25a0'. The j leading .spirits, -uf . the
merchants' 'exchange: thrust Into the
caucus; their proposition - to- add '- 15,
.more /delegates i to '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. the conference. -. a
proposal .'which .to: a repu
diation : of> the -plan.'; It r was charged
that r;'W.vF..' Her rin Iwas: -.the -author of
v this ; amendment ; and Uhat E. R. Lillen
thalfsimply" carrled^out '"'orders -in ftd
vocatlngvlt. President' l ßentley ' of - the
chamber, of commerce; and -"Vie?; Presi
dent \u25a0 Davis i of { the .- Merchants' I associa
tion-refused to accept; this modtf.catlrtn
i. and I expressed : themselves las 'heartily
iri; accord .with '.the ; spirit of ; the plan
\u25a0as -suggested by the graft prosecution.
COMMISSIONER NEILL
ARRIVES IN OAKLAND
Fe&iy Labor Official to
ll^T^oJEnd Strike of ,
~^*;V : ; V-^To^O . - V w -~r*i- "" '- : v ' "
; •UnrtedjiStatqs <;L'abor , Corrimlssioner
I Charl es^t*. i Ne i 1 l£w hose arri y al / i n*'t hi s'
;both ; ;sldes;tiriithe .-strilie." of
f ra"phe i*;>"i '*;>" tesshh ed XVin. kl anil? a>£ frisqfe iaa v
;e v c n,ln s < ij^Vb'q A jJS ; ny*. Vir 1& J resldjfnjt^fef
/J.^^allfof.HtttVnßion^wlrb^had^srone'itO;
'Sa^c^me'n'tp'^to;'nieetfs. : the>fe^erap-onlclSil^
lan^.&'hls^vpartyVifc.onAlstins-^ofi/Deputy)
.President Kbnenkamp,lil. f .J:' Sullivan:
aniiiM.: J.'"Reidy, of 'the executive board
of union.' y^... ' .;. ' •"•; V, -,'..:;..-.. , :
- tv.dommissioner/? :^ went; j to v the
H^iC Mitropqle^.^" Ho ' de'cilne4i tcfe^llr
!h'e^.w.antedt to~Jmak^:' a 'thorough'; inves-'
•tlgaiibn 'before I giving. .out any -.public
statement.'",-: .-V^; 1-.-1 -'.-- ' ."\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 •': '.
t -:*"l:carherout here of .my'o'wn-. volition
to look, .over, the situation, he 'said. ..';!'
j.was;not sent' to the'eda'st by. President^
ißooseyelt.''^..,'.- j>;.; '\u25a0'?\u25a0\u25a0::,'\u25a0'\u25a0' S.".V ;i ' :^* ; ; .
i;iGenerar/sup"erihtenden t I. : N.- Miller
Jr.^ of Western '-Union called > on
Ht\\\ f last* night;- an"d .held -a short" in
xtcrylew./;^'. lton«nkarhp, - ' Sullivan and'
\u25a0Keld^;«bhf erred^with : President Small.'
\u25a0Norstatement'waVvouchsafed:as to the
,next>mov"e "6f -the 'strikers.- \u25a0 : \' "'-.'
;V- Commissioner} Neillj* said : 'that . he
wdujd attend ; the •' mass: meeting, to-be
held £ tonight |In jiPy thlah 'castle. ' Alice
and Twelfth 7 streets; ' Oakland. ;.* The of
ficials sof ;the r . twp^telegraph '."companies
,wili;be>inylted"and effort, made to'se
cure attendance ,;of "{-business men
frdm^both^ sides Tot the' \bay' to "listen;
to'-'an' -exposition ; of 'the -strikers* 'side
of .; the dlsputer >* : • - , -5 - , •
\u25a0,: 'ltvisJ? stated;^ that Neill r.wlll make
known •'. at ;; the \u25a0• mass.: meeting:' the :;ulti
matum\ that r he 3 - Is i said \u25a0 to " have * been
given- by;: President \u25a0 Clo'wry " 'of f> . the
Wesierni, Union. |\ .;, l
\u25a0Af special'; dispatch to The Call from
Chicago states -that >*t ip. believed there
that ;• the • ultimatum "is that the ; men
who jwent • ou t *on '\u25a0'\u25a0 strike v ; must . return
to i work; as : individuals, Vwithoufdeflnite
protriiseJof. concessions 'or guarantee. of
arbitration- r If -this ;is> the 'ultimatum
•thelstrike wiH ; be' called at ''once '.In
Chicago^ >h y^x --; : ::i.' : ;'':"::v-:'-'^",: •; ; ; :
• are iwaiting ; for the. crisis," said
Secretary.*,^ Russell '. \u25a0 Chicago. ."The
story ..wlll*be7toldihot : later i than.Mon
day.'*-"We are mow :< acting £ but : : of 5 rei
spect for.;Presldenti ßoosevelt's 'wishesl
He^ 4 has s en t - ; an [emissary," to \ San : Kran-'
cis_co.'v We have? confidence =: in . Com
missioner iNeill! and are; willing^ to, wait
a'Sday or ~ two lorfger. for \u25a0 develop
mentß."i yv ' : ''. f ,. .\* ;-*i"'. s *7fe^V'i''j'', ! .-;i" i \u25a0'\u25a0^"- ; - j: - :
h President \u25a0 Small -received -, a imessage
from! GeneralJSecretary. Russejiv saying
that' the : Chicago tuniont will* await fur
therl; advices i,^ before'? taking; any.<, action.'
'.'The "'.whole r country,': is .• with : you,"j, the
telegram fended. 1 ; v ;v:;-: \1 ;•:£"!-' r'\ "'.'"\u25a0
s'i', lt ' v was: announced last' night in Oak
lands that?! the : mass* meetlngi would-be
addressed ;?by ' President \ Small," - p.' H.
• Morrissey^ ' of ', ; the '^trainmen's i union;
\u25a0 Judge j?J.v;J: members^of;V the
Keneral'iexecutive'iboardjqf j-the telegr-*
raphers'i organization* and \ members : of
the jSahlFrancisco) organization.*;' , \u0084
vl i£^^l I^^V ' ' -' - _ - - BBS qMS JkNi ly*
'\u25a0'V MHlu^hß \u25a0 , \u25a0'• " ''II 1 ' ' - mHw^.l i- LiJtlr
; H '\u25a0'!. HAVE JU»T -THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SPACC BCTWCCN TMC H
:'; H<^*'TOP AND THEjBANOrOR THE CRAVAT TO SLIDE EASILY jg^
- !^s^"-' '"'"<• '-. '-'*'"o eTYtes'iN awAHTBsi srzes; iso. each; a roR a«o. #^«5
''A^g CLUETT. PEABODT * CO.; WiTsiis or the ciurrr «mi»t« V^tS
I*! "T** » \u25a0 t"""^™"*" * ." -"*•* .^- **!"<""? ?*-^"T ".^v* '; \u25a0' r \u25a0'".".' ",'\u25a0'" '»""*\u25a0-' * ie 1- * **£2lHßlflßn^B£H|^B9Eß^^^HMAßfißfittßKiS
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0--;'.- .'V -' *\u25a0 .•\u25a0•'..-\u25a0\u25a0*\u25a0'*/\u25a0» -;".-\u25a0 .. \u25a0 . . '' - - ' - ' \u25a0 ." \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 - **! *< \u25a0 \u25a0' . - . .
Japanese • Cook . %r -Officers I . Me ss
', at -San Diego- Proves to Be Spy '
Local^rcMn^stc) Hold Peace Feast
«w tHII.E the military e-tpert* of Europe are l,a«ily ensased In co^n
?W Pa"^ <he navol >!W«*? of Japan trlth thnt of tbe tnlied
*Vl'T''siatciiV the japanwe'ilid AmerJcaa merchant* of Saa Franeise.* are
' \u25a0 ' maklD(^prf paration* to iit>Wn 't oßftirr at . a banquet and talk]over
'[\u25a0^ matters' of 1 traded -"preMdeiat ;:K.' Aklbo "of the Japanese association and
'.rrcsldentC.H.^Bentley -of the chamber of commerce have dlscusaed
-.the Subject and have asreed 1 that •dinner followed by a free dinenimlon
conid'domore to quiet the^ war talk than any number of resolutions
. 'and 1 ; manifestoes. !. ' » \u25a0
proponed banqnrt wax fln t nogsrsted after an announcement
* lrnvcabledfroni.Japaii that the commercial bodies of the empire were
\ Verioualy : ..considering;, a boycott :on all American goodO Diirins a
diiicuiiiilon of the entire subject between Bentley. and Aklbo the ques
tion of better i trade Vrelntlon» came up and, the susrsrttlon .was made
that a banquet be arransrd by the American anil local Japanese mer
t.: cnVnt*. The^UKgeiitlon "was fayorahly received and the plan will soon
take deflnltr form. , \u25a0 -.' ' ' ' j
Continued' from Page V.C«lnm»'T.
this - afternoon -and' the plans of /.the
fortificatlons,"-:-;sueh as ,an ;engjneer
might have made.^wcre found.," •".:
:ln;the room 'were also found works
on englneefirig In- the Japanese lan
guage, includtng Bentley's works; which
are well illustrated .with drawings., -It
was plain" that he was only, a cook as a
subterfuge. The .officers of the fort
will not; talk of 7 the two arrests. In
the barracks a story is told of an arrest
about two' weeks agewhen a Japanese
was caught making sketches of the lo
cation of the fort from a rowboat. •.
July 12. — Officials of
the -judge advocate general's office said
today they did not recall any statute
covering : - the act of an individual wjio
might be detected making drawings "of
a fort or other government bulldinica
in a. military reservation. 'The officials
said, however, that such reservations
were subject to such regulations as
the secretary of war promulgated. Any
one \u25a0on a reservation, without ; the right
to be there, if found doing something
that the regulations forbid. Is liable to
ejectment or any other punishment pro
vided. ""\u25a0\u25a0
These observations were suggested
as . a resul t of the reported arrest ! of a
Japanese at Fort Rosecrans. California,
while engaged in, making drawings of
the defenses there.
Major Gatchell; has not yet reported
such an arrest to the war department
and the Japanese embassy officials say
that; they have no information regard
ing the arrest, of one of their country
men for drawing plans of Fort Rpse
crans. >v ..
YAMAMOTO AT SAGAMORE
\u25a0 NEW.-' YORK, July 12. — Admiral
Baron Yamamoto, one of Japan's naval
experts.^'inet for the first time today;
President -Roosevelt, the man who
more than any other man was respon
sible if or.the. conclusion of peace oe
tween Russia' and: Japan after a pro
longed war, < , during which Admiral
Yamamoto was minister of marine at
Tokyo. , • .; ' ; ; ; •'* . .
t i-;In a private conversation the repre
sentatives of." the .two countries dis
cussed the cloud which ha's;been'hoverr
ing<oy%j :. the^JpngSlasting'i friendship
jbetweehj; Japan"' a'n&'" America" a'iod each
.expressed .v,the '"opinion -'{'that fit wa* .
• merely) atpasslnsislia^ow- .".;
s.:>_"AJ l ho u/erh &\u25a0 A dmirfi J \u25a0 -~ la *. I n,
America"; purelyfrin ; a \u25a0\u25a0personal- capacity
and. 1 in^; n(> Iwa j'^ as \u25a0a \u25a0 representative- .-: of
>his ?gov"ernrrierit-f*President .Roosevelt
made f- special i arrangements ' today .1 to
entertain ; him- and. the party of naval
officers ;who accompanied him ami took
occasion to discuss In a purely"rlnfor
rnal'J.manner: .\ the sensational stories
which have tor some time been printed
in . the newspapers of both countries.
'..- Admiral . Yamamoto In the" conversa
tion repeated jtheystatements that he
has made before that any feeling 1 that
.there., might, be in Japan because of oc
currences on the Pacific coast -was di
rected; solely against; the people of
that; section ol the" country and' fiat
there , was no possible. chance of the."*
feelings reaching a point where trouble
between, the governments would bt
possible. . \u25a0 ... : .. \u25a0
-;yiscount:Oaki; the Japanese ambas
sador^ and -personal" representative of
the (emperor, - A shared in the cordiality
extended. to^the Japanese nation, as did
Captain«Moto Kdndo, Inspector of naval
constructlon^otfthe Japanese navy and
a member \ of, Admiral ;,Yamamoto's suit.
Assisting the president and Mrs. Roose
"velt;. In, the; entertaining .of the distin
guished visitors; were Assistant Secre
tary^ of State-, Bacon,, Representative
Herbert Parsons of New York 'and F.
D. Morgan and wife, also of New York.
.Thep guests arrived at Oyster Bay
shortly -after/-' noon** and were conveyed
at Joricelto -the Sagamore hill home. In
the ; Roosevelt automobile. 'V '\u25a0'..
' . On I the • return of \u25a0 the Japanese . party
to New i York at 3 o'clock. Ambassador
'Aoki; stated that' neither hei nor_.the
admiral -care 'l to make any statement
regarding. their, visit to the president.
;' ,The ": party \u25a0 occupied \u25a0 a' special car* on
their \trlp \u25a0 from New York to Oyster
• Captain t Kondo was the bearer, of a
package, , which he- said was a present
from President Roosevelt. : ?
\u25a0} : OYSTER > BAY, N. V.. July 12.— An
official statement announcing the ''thor
oughly j good | understanding . and f unda
i mental I friendliness, between the United
; States i and Japan "was ' lssued by Presl;
dent. Roosevelt' today through Secretary
Loeblfafter^theudeparture J of .Admiral
lYamamoto 1 and Ambassador Aoki from
Sagamore' hill.' The statement follows:
V ; v.The /president had :. a long Interview
with' Admiral /Baron Yamamoto land it
!,was most satisfactory in every way. It
simply confirms 1 all : that has already
been'H made J clear by Ambassador Aokt
that t thoroughly, good understanding
exists "between •. the two }. governments
and- : fundamental - friendliness /between
the two nations. - < -
TO PLOT DEFENSES
-.YORK. : July,J 12.— A , Journal
special " from ' Washington : says: j Orders
have been issued at the war and navy
departments to Brigadier General
Arthur Murray, in charge of coast de
fenses, and Commander Wood, gov
ernment expert on torpedoes and
mines, to proceed .to the Pacific coast.
The orders instruct them to plot all
the coast harbors, beginning- at San
Francisco. 1 .
-" The' Portsmouth and Newport sta
tions ' have been ordered to send to
the Pacific coast all equipment pos
sible of mines and torpedoes.
FAREWELL TO MIKADO
Ambassador Wright < Takes Formal
\u25a0V- Leave of Japanese Court
TOKYO. July 12.— Luke EL Wright,
the American ambassador, was received
In farewell today by the em
peror. Afterward the ambassador. Mrs».
"Wright and their daughter luncheoneil
with the emperor and empress at the
palace. Ambassador Wright's depar
ture is generally regretted here. ..
*- Luke E. "Wright will be succeeded as
ambassador to Tokyo by Thomas J.
O'Brien,' until recently minister to^-Den-
MASatERADEII DIES POOIIf
Klizabeth Louisa Matson. who»;«Ile<i
July 3 after masquerading for years'aa
a man- under the name of S. B. Matson,
left JSO on deposit in a local hank. T\V\*
fact' is shown In a petition for letters
for administration filed ycst«rday by
Public Administrator Stultz.
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I Has many aches and pains caused by
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