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A full republican vote at thtfprirtfery
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the nomination of a ticket, untainted '\v"KtfS
Herrinism. /
REPUBLICANS REGISTER i
VOLUME OIL— NO/ 50.
Heney Wins Fight to Put Supervisors on Stand in Glass Case
Spring Valley Water Monopolists Attempt to Hold Up the City
MAYOR TAYLOR
FORMING BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
Brandenstein, Ancona, Payot
. and Compte Jr. Are
Willing to Serve ~
SEEKS LEADING MEN
Phelan, Dohrmann, Pond and
French Will Be Asked to
Become Members
MUCH PROGRESS MADE
New Executive of the City
Also Considers Names of
Bentley and Booth
* • \u25a0 \u25a0* t '-'" \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
K. U. Brandenstein, A. A.
d'Ancona, Henry Payot and A.
Comte Jr. notified Mayor Taylor
yesterday of their willingness to
accept places on the new board
cf sypervisors. At the same time
Dr. Taylor decided to request
James D. Phelan, F. W. Dohr
mann, E. B. Pond of the San
Francisco Savings Union and
Will J. French, secretary of the
typographical union to serve on
the board. Mayor Taylor also
bas under consideration the names
of C. H. Bentley, president of the
chamber of commerce, and James
P. Booth, a member of the old
board. Booth said yesterday that he
ivas not an aspirant for office. He may,
however, be persuaded by his frichds
fo enter public life again.
Pit is said that D'Ancona and Comte
were at first unwilling: to resume their
former positions on the board, but that
flfter-a brief argument, on the part of
Mayor" Taylor they consented. Dr. Tay
lor has a way of convincing every man
whom he asks to serve that It Is his
duty to the city to do so.
Dohrmann and Phelan, It may ;bo
stated, are averse to assuming the ad
ditional responsibilities "which member
ship; on the board would Impose, but
Dr. Taylor has not yet had the oppor
tunity to talk at length with them on
the subject.
"All of the gentlemen whom I have
approached with offers of appointment
us members of the board of supervisors
liave agreed to serve," said Mayor
Taylor last night "This fact has en
couraged me in my efforts to secure
clean men to aid me in the adminis
tration of the city government."
While It was admitted that the four
members of the old roard had agreed
to serve, the prospective appointees
preferred to leave the talking to Dr.
Taylor. Payot, howover, admitted that
he had been offered a place -on the
new board and said that he had ac
cepted because* he considered it his
duty to do bo.
TELLS OF COMPLAIXTS
"There will be much work for the
new board," said Payot. "I think that
the board could, with profit to the city,
turn*lts attention to some of the de
partments of the municipal govern
ment.' For instance, I have heard many
complaints as to the manner In which
the city treasurer is conducting his
office and the new board should In
vestigate these complaints as soon as
it is installed in office."
Brandenstein refused to discuss the
membership of th.c new board! "i. have
nothing to say on the subject," he said.
Dr. d'Ancona said thsV he preferred
to be excused at present from talking
of municipal affairs.
Mayor Taylor made#no further defi
nite appointments yesterday,? bat sev
eral additional names were placed on
his list. By the process of elimination
iie will decide upon the remaining
members of the board of-* supervisors.
It is said that neither Fairfax "Wheelan
r.or Allan Pollok has yet been asked to
serve and there appears to be ; some
doubt whether they will be requested
to become a part of the "new adminis
tration. , .
For the present Mayor Taylor, will
devote himself- to the construction of
the.board of supervisors. After this
lias been accomplished he will turn his
attention to the commissions. The re
organization of the board of works and
the police commission is . contemplated,
and the days -of Duffey-and Dinan as
Continued on Pate 2, Column 7
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY SO
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1907
! WEATHER COXDITIONS
TBSTEIU) AY— CIoudy; maximum temperatute,
IS; minimum, .52. " t
TOUECAST FOR TODAY-^-Cloudy ; possibly
sprinkles in the morning; light south wind. P. 9
EDITORIAL
Liberal expenditures on the harbor will
pay. f. -;. " Pat© 6
Schmitz playing hide and seek. Page 6
Very many men with shotguns. Pa^e 6
Prevention of municipal frauds. Pace 6
The Chinese cormorants. Pace 6
Sherlock Holmes on the trail. Pas« 6
GRAFT
SupwTislng architect wants $3,000 for pre
paring plans for temporary city hall en public
library site, although the building will neTcr
be erected. » Page 3
Boodllng supervisors express surprise that
Mayor Taylor Intends •to appoint new board and
claim they .understood they were to be allowed
to retain offices until next election. Page 3
Emlle J. Zlmmer and Eugene . Schmltz are
confined strictly to county Jail on account of
smallpox quarantine. . 'Page 3
Prosecution wins fight to pnt'boodling super
visors on stand in Glass case after, bitter fight
between Heney and Delmas, during which they
call - each other "bloodhound" and "rhi
noceros." Pase 1
STRIKE SITUATION'
Telegraphers' strike is ended and both sides
declare they are satisfied with agreement
reached. Page\7
Trial of Captain of Police Mooney for violating
rules of the department concluded and judg
ment reserved. Page 2
Millionaire D. P. Posey and his young wife
narrowly escape death in an auto accident In
Sutter street. Par* 13
Fruit growers unanimously decide to pass the
sulphur question np to their executive com
mittee. Par* 10
-Fire commissioners make demand on super
visors for $30,000 to repair engine houses In
bad condition. P*ffe 13
I-alwr leaders signify their desire ( to par
ticipate in the peace conference as individuals
looking to the common, good. . Page 7
Spring Valley water company attempts to
hold up the city for $200,000 by making threats
of water famine and: wholesale, cancellation, of
fire insurance. ' • '\u25a0' - : \u25a0' \u25a0'- - \u25a0 \u25a0 *-\. : Pai« 1
Congressman Longworth • and wife enjoy '• day
with Ethel \u25a0 Berrymore,".. who ; was a \u25a0 schoolmate
of ;Mrs.: Lcngirorth.',." ;-,: ' ' '\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0 .' *f * M
. . Registration ' to date shows \u25a0\u25a0 repubUcatm to •be
.la.' the -lead la"" clty^ andj figures ; sire , high ' 4 «n
coUrtgement';/to cam'paisa against Boss llerrin;
independence ,league'Xinwtera/a<; total" : of.'*' IB
vbtesJ '' ;\u25a0 \ •".""*'"\u25a0 ' '\u25a0"-\u25a0' Pai« 14.
', Mayor Taylor may appoint n. V. Brasdeu
stein, A. A. d'Ancona, Henry Payot, A." Comte
Jr., James D. Phelan, F. W. Dohrmann, E.B.
Pond, - Will J. ;. French, C. : Hi Bentley and
James P. Booth as members of board of
supervisors. ' Page 1
Patrick" Calhoua is publicly . denounced <\u25a0 at
Olympic dub dinner by Dr. " Charles A. Clinton
and is hissed by members. Page 14
SUBURBAN
Merchants', exchange of Oakland is in favor of
creating attractive park near Lake Merritt. P. 4
Southern Pacific : detectives catch freight
thieves , and recover great quantities _of
goods. Pa*» 4
, C. F. Ott, formerly superintendent of street*
of Oakland, Is engaged to . marry his stenog
rapher. Miss D. A. Alexander. , Page 4
Mother of Ralph Parr, - the confessed forger,
makes a plea for leniency In Oakland court. ' P. 4
. Mrs. Charles Kucks ' Is released ! from Oak
land Jail and upbraids ° husband for - not pro
viding $6 for ball. Page 4
Assessor Jones of ; Contra Costa • county is
accused of graf ting and supervisors - Issue cita
tions against large corporations alleged | to ' have
been favored by Jones. '. Pace 1
- Peddler assaults two women In their homes
near Callstoga . and lynching may result If
fugitive Is caught. 3 Pa*« 6
domestic -. V;;.
Attorney Hawley opens argument In Hay wood
trial. - declaring that every word of ~ Harry-
Orchard's story Is true. . Pa«e 2
FOREIGN ' " -
Fierce rioting on part of Koreans la Seoul
follows abdication of emperor and many. Jap
anese are killed. ~ _^ Pag* 1
«PORTS .
Battling Kelson Is settled la Mi former train
ing cuir tcrs at Colma, - where ;be • will * prepare
for his forthcoming .meeting with Brltt. Pa»e 9
Seattle ring, makes a big killing on McGrath-
Una Prince, backed down from 6to 2. Pag-* >
' Clash . expected at ' Berkeley If former gridiron
stars take up the old game. -' , .. Para 9
. . McCarter. falls la bis attempt to break world's
record for, the mile at. Brighton Beach. Para •
Baseball scores : ' Oakland 6, Loa Angeles ' 2 ;
Portland 7, San Francisco 6, 10 innings. Page 8
LABOR
Local \u25a0 onions plan < crusade against nonunion
chewing tobacco and cigars. - Page 7
Furniture- handlers' 'union No. I .' installs
officers : for ensuing * term,* - ' Page 7
MARINE '
Steamer* San Jose is refused entrance et port
of La Union until the body of Chinese* who; died
of . berl berl : is thrown ' overboard. Page 9
MINING' • ' '\u25a0 '. \u25a0• .;- "'. -\u0084.
\u25a0 r Variations in mining shares are so 'slight that
market seems to be practically stationary. P. 13
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. Scene in court .ycsterda}) during the verbal bailie .betJveenAssista^
and Delphin M. Delmas, during which the latter aroused the ire [of- the prosecutor by calling, him a "human
Wheri Heriey aiid Dd
Delmas to Heney-rf-I hbpejl^may. never .Ke/compelledlto dilate upon:my r own/. exploits, as/; a . human \u25a0 blood
hound who is ready UG^sen^his^^
Hehey i t6;Del^*s^Who"ever ; heard of I ) haye\n ever :?. seeriS you > blush, ;but ; whether
;" \u25a0\u25a0it:is ; _rtMna^ofxon^oi^ \u25a0 -.*/*,/,' .Jj, -.,";.
Ddrna^o^
»\;'"<V fulfill :J,yow.(- Undertake J invent -yburVsplee^ \u25a0 - : . ;, : ; f .! :^ 1 :Vi
Heney td Delmas—When I ; reach;y
.; than you. have; I -shall regret •\u25a0that,-Ir'"did;ribt\die'ibefor'e.' < : \u25a0 : "i'",-. , \u25a0' • ,r , ' : '>** . '
CONTRA COSTA ASSESSOR
ACCUSED OF GRAFTING
Supervisors tissue :'V Citations
Against Corporations ; ;
Said to Be: Favor ed \u25a0
"" SPECIAL "/DISPATCH' TO THE CALL "."
MARTINEZ, : July^^2o.— Aribther
scandal embroils this city » and "> th c
entire county.; and ianother official-is
under the ; ban of the - board of /super
visors ynih , promises.; 'ot',\ revelations
which may \ engulf more - than - /one
office ; in .; ; . Contra .Costa county's big
public building' in this; city. •
'After \u25a0 looking over the books of
Assessor Henry :-T. 'Jones durihg = the
last five days, the.board of supervisors
met yesterday Tas,a boar^d of-equaliza
tion and after going" bver^ the
ment rolls in a thorough manner came
to the conclusion that Assessor/ Jones
was failings to ;: assess -the * different
heavy /property;- holders - for • anything
nearly like ." the sums - f 0r .., which , they
should be taxed. Jones ; was scored *In
round terms ••' for . : laxity "; and j alleged
graf tj and it \u25a0 was shown . that,' al though
the/ assessment trolls " indicated r an ') in
creased | value , of $1,500,000 * over? those
of \u25a0 last i year, this • sum ; should be : twice
as' large.-- ' ,\ ; -\u25a0'\u25a0, , : "'.'.' ; ; \u25a0\u25a0' • -- : .. '
As .'a consequence *"of, their, delibera
tions, the ; following^ corporations /and
persons ? have" been; cited , to 'appear* 1 be
fore the ' board commencing, next' Tues
day and not. only explain. why Assessor
Jones failed to \ assess them equally
and In proportion, but also • show cause
why. their- assessments- should not! be
raised: . .' .. ' . .'•' -'\u25a0'-.
Standard oil •; r company, ; Redwood
manufacturers company, 1 Peyton i chemi
cal / company,^Mountain" copper com
pany, , Selby > em^lting ; and lead com
pany, . California'' and? Hawaiian refining
company, East J Shore ; and '\u25a0\u25a0'. Suburban
railway company, ' Henry [ Cowell /lime
and . cement i company, \u25a0 Pacific
telephone" and telegraph "company; Call-""
fornla wine association, 'California Con-;
solidated f company, -; Martinez
winery "at Hookaton, Pacific stone com
pany, \u25a0R.\u25a0 N. Burgess ; and ; the • estate of
Patrick •Tormey.j late ,'Bupervisor.i' ->-^
It : is /quite -likely^ that i'oth'er ''citations
will be ? issued . next^week, 1 as \u25a0 the* board
seems . determined' to ' take *up \u25a0 the large
assessments.mv the ; county' andTadjust
them . on an . equitable "\u25a0 basis.' . -. j ;\u25a0 \u25a0 -.- '
• Some of the discrepancies which Jones
probably; will; have '-to ~ answer". /foV are
the,' facts that-, the-/' Peyton , /chemical
company - is Tassessed r for ,i $96,490,'; al
though it^carries'a'mbrtgage of : $350;
000. and 7 that th et Selby/fsineltlng Zcom
Continued ba Pave 2, Column ' 7
Hen^rariaDeliiias
Engage in !!pf
Ircriiiiirtit
'/ :\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 /ILl'^UlllVll I ;.;;/:\u25a0
to Mound axidi
•To "Assistant \u25a0 District rAt|
Jtorney-Heney'and; his asso-:
ciate } attorneys 'of the ;\u25a0 prose
cutionv in -ttie^ Glass Htriali be
lorig.kthelaurels £• of Vyictfoty
in: the^great^legal; battle that
Has ; interrupted j the progress
of the\:caseVduring ' tne^las't
three :b!ays.^ de
cision. given by ; ! Judge - Eaw T
lor yesterday! afterrioon,^tKe
prosecution ' gained Vthe
right to ; introduce^ into tevK
dencetlie testimony of all the
supervisors rwhom ; Glass [is
charged! with having/ bribedi
though .'i the indictment:: on
which*. Glass is no\y;: being
tried; relates -to the bribery, of
former ; Supervisor/ Boxtori
alone^ : The;pbint/is:the N m
i important one; that \u25a0has^beeii
iVaised^duringlthe^trial, ; asvit
[ aff ects " riot- only this I p^articu
\u25a0•ia'r.case,; but;practically- every
graft xase \u25a0 that twill' come be^
ipVe^the^urt^.-;- "';'/^'.-'" %-k
THe^decisipn; which^means
so/mucn ; for the -prosecution
camei atvthe close of^a -davj
tenset with; : f eeling : mark
edU)yjDitter^persona^ attacks
on^each" other by Delmas and
jieney; ;^Nols<cenef enacted': in
I a v San^Ff ahcisco '. courtroom
Continued on " ITase ; 3,' Column 1
KOREAN TROOPS MUTINY
AND SLAY JAPANESE
Fierce; Rioting in Seoul^Fol
lows Abdication of Q-:
.-- --7 Emperor^ V.-. \
< TOKYO, . July ' 2o.4-Late telegrams
form \u25a0 . Seoul -\u25a0 say ;• that collisions - have
occurred between the Japanese police
and rioters and that Korean soldiers
alsbV fired \ upon the Japanese - : police:
Some 'were " wounded on both sides.
The trouble was immediately sup
pressed by ; the of - Japa
nese artillery, which apparently terri
fied the ; rioters. An • extra edition of
a f; Korean';' daily saying that the em
peror.would be carried , away to Japan
is causing -excitement. v>v "t : .-.-\u25a0
*: If, is ; expected = that • Foreign .• Minister
Hayaßhi will 'effect a •definite; arrange
ment '\u25a0 with • the Korean . government ; re
garding pending questions. -. ''\u25a0\u0084.
* VTelegframß \ from ' Seoul dated midnight
last- night Bald MLh'at Japanese \ trbopi
have ; been .called, out; and- a"^ battalion
was ' guarding \u25a0 the palace. \u25a0)'\u25a0'*\u25a0: " .
t SEO^'~Korea/\ Julyf 19, 5 (p. * _ m.V-A
company . of "Korean: troops mutinied an
hour * % agro, escaped ;. f rom;;,the barracks
without U their ' officers":- and 4 attacked {a
police -station; in • the^mahrstreet "at; the
Great Bell. 4 'After^flrlng several-. volleys
they: scattered,^ continuing; a; desultory
firing*;, and -attacking individual ; Japan-,
ese. :^They were -Joined :by" the populace,
which prised stones.^ and, . clubs. \ '.Ten
wounded' Japanese have already^ reached
the hospital. ; -The 'Japanese ; are lock
ing. tbthelr ; quarter for refuge.;.- *"
.The correspondent.whlle on ithe scene
noted seven' Japanese andfour;Koreans
dead "> and' .three '\u25a0 Japanese ; arid two; K
oreans '. wounded. General -Hasegawaj is
sending, dismounted >to*- rein
force the police," who are now searching
forthe mutineers. . . v ..\'- : \u25a0"*'-.;• '
; SEOUL, i Korea, July 19, 9 'p. ml— The
city .became 'quiet • at - nightfall rand"! is
now "' under .'* military * patrol.* , *'A * heavy,
rain .*, following.'. the • outbreak.; of.: today,
was' largely Instrumental ' in : dispersing
the" crowds. -All : - traffic" has } been .stopped
and : the 'Japanese Tshops ,- are ; guarded.
\u0084-, The I police report r that ' -25 r Japanese
were killed- and (wounded'Mn^the ;day*s
\u25a0rioting.' \u25a0 -The- casualties I- among," the
Koreans ' are ! unknown.' 'An . official ] Jap
anese 1 ; report .* ascribes | the * shooting , to-*
day> to i Korean soldiers, i, who could ' not
bVfcontrblledVby' their- officers. '
Thenoise of the firing and! the;news
that 'casualties^ had resulted* greatly
alarmed .the* emperor, ,who • at "7; o'clock
tonight sse t,* by." the nilri lster'o'f justice.*
a , long * apologetic l message , to ' Marquis
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|vi " THE SUNDAY CALL
Threats of a Water Famine and
the Wholesale Cancellation of
Insurance Made by Corporation
Monopoly Demands That City Confess.
Judgment in- Suit to Prevent
' Enforcement of Ordinance'
Spring.V alley, the : water; monopoly of San Francisco, stands
before the people and tlie government of the city ar menacing mendi-.
cant. ;lai one *h£ndi outstretched is its hat,. ready to receive a cash
| contribution ; of.^^s2oo,ooo^ to ' save •it from bankruptcy; in the other
hand, plainly exposed; is a blub^thc threat that unless the monopoly
getsHtlie^|^o0 > OQdyt]h*c| geopleVwiU "not get enough water to protect
them from fire, to supply their daily needs for the purposes of living
and^of doing business.
, '"> "^"Mdrie' tfian ;this,. the' water rhbnopoly demands that the. city con-;
fess* judgment in^ the "company's annual injunction suit restraining'
the niunicipality-froni'enforcjng the water rates fixed for the current 1
year. In this very suit the Spring Valley company alleges that its
propeftiesrare ..worth i §53Jd(fo r QQ&— an increase of more than $17,00d|- 1
OOOimfour^ years-^-and % .on'tiiis^sum it demands from the rate payer/
aridTtheltax: payerT- interest at, the usual rate.
•/'.;-: Spring :VaHeyisa>%*rit ; has .already levied one assessment of $3
a share and can- raise ho more v money that -way, and so the city_must
make up its/ deficit of $200,000 or go without water — the same cityj
which Spring Valley has kept from enforcing its water rates for five
years by means transparently insincere ; the same city whose people
pay Spring Valley an average of $5.20 per capita, against an average
of §2.SO JiV 25 dther^American cities.
CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE THREATENED
•-*', By means of propKecics : about cancelled insurance and pub
lic suffering •\u25a0:.the'; water /monopoly *has induced a number of repre
seritative - citizens, mefnbers -. of \ the - federated 1 water /committee; • t(f,
back "up^*tits^in^u^dent -*liid=c insincere, plea ;for a donation from the;
city. '\u25a0£ Btit Vthe" city,7goye'ninient; now in course of reconstruction,
.will ; probably vgo 'deeply into the underlying facts before it con- 1
sents \o the proposition, _of : the threatening mendicant. The public,:
also, ;W-iir;wantrmore ; light:' before it is in a frame of mind to assent;
to- anyjsuch* scheme. v'For'thelinformation'. of the mayor ancl super*;
visors*:and of \u25a0;the'-public;,The. Cair here begins the presentation of.
some facts: and opinions that- demand careful consideration.
suggestion ;that so'nch^a corporation, with its long record
6f^largeprofits : .t>om an inadequate water service in San Francisco,
mightTwell assess its stock to. raise $200,000 is met by the insiders
with t .the )p6sitive statement that rinasmuch as one assessment had
been, levied ip'n,. the *• stock, ;^no" more could be collected. The asses&r;
mentfthat was ; collected amounted to $3 a share. There are 280,000
"shares ; of :St6ckJ ln ;thc -Spring JValley water company. The sunf of
$200,000^-^ assessed" equally, would cost each share less than v 75 cents.
There/are 1,800 stock \u25a0holders in the Spring, Valley company. A
largeyalue^in its^ stocks is held .by banks and bankers as assets. A
considerable proportion of the bonds of the company is also held by
banks**; The control of- ; the company is represented by bankers and
miilibriairev as -.will', appear , from the \ names of the directors who
were elected at! the! last annual meeting of the company;-. »
STOtKS^^E^BOraSvHEL^ RICH MEN
AThej directors are- Captain A: N. Payson, I. M.' Quay,~ I. \V.
Hellman<Jr.,.F.:B.;Anderso^^ S. King and ;
M. B. Keilogg.; King and Anderson are, respectively, president;
and -manager of the Bank of California. I. W. Hellman Jr. is vice :
president of the Union Trust company. Captain Payson occupies*:
a prominent .position in the" financial world.
majority : of the- stocks and bonds; is in the hands of well
Impertinent Question No. 8
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- • Because ItwasJnot careful enough'in the selection of my parents.
$rprUe to Mlm'Nellie" Hawkins, Tlpton. Cal. '""
I; don't really, work—l 'just cook and wash dishes.
'-.slrprlz*jb Mm. J.,n«js, KH Tbirfy-flftli ttreeV Oakland. CaL
i: Forgot" to;ask for alimony.
<: ;$1 'prise) to; Harold LeaVy, 901: Vatenclay«treet» ClfT.
Have 'you seen J my [wife's 'new 'hat?
Hi. prlie ;to - E.- .Van, Erery.; Edenvale. CaL ..
PRICE FIVE CENTS.