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A full republican vote at thtfprirtfery election means an honest convaMtion fcnd^ 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 The San Francisco Call. 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 PLACE YOtfß WANT ADS FpR >THE Sunday Call THIS MORNING Send them to Main ] Office or through Branch Offices or telephone them. SaS; iraM . 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 Contlnaed on Face XColnmn 5 A.California artist has created a new field and a new product by reviving the ancient art;, of illuminating .manuscripts. Read ; of his work in |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 Why Do You Lie? ~-For the most original or wittie£ answer to this ques tion—and the briefer the better —The Call will pay; RYE- D^LA^ Five answers The Gall will Pay ONE DGLLAReach. Prize winning answers will be printed next Wednes day; arid checks mailed to the winners at once. Make^ your /answers-short and address them. to ; T IMPEI#INENT QUESTIONS, \u25a0"\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0"* \u25a0 '\u25a0"•\u25a0.\u25a0. -" T-- *"¥ T"* "* ATT 1 HL CALL. : PRIZE WIXXERS. TO "WHY DO YOU WORK!" $55 4 'prls».to'.Charle» Ito, Floyd, 819 Fourteenth ttre«t. City. , :$U prtie to 8.7 L. , t*n»,i 511 t Foorteenth »tr»et. Oakland. Cal. - • 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.