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Is. the Des^Moines commission system
a possible cure for our municipal ills? The"
interesting system and its 'practical results
are described at length in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CTL— NO. 64.
Four Jurors Are Sworn for Halsey Trial
Striking Masons Get 50 Cent Raise and Will Go Back to Work
CAPTAIN BUSH
OF ALCATRAZ IS
SUED BY WIFE
His Constant Reading of
the Bible Mentioned
[\u0084'\u25a0\u25a0 in Complaint '....
CRUELTY IS ALLEGED
Divorce Papers Are Filed
in Winnemucca by
• :. Mrs. Bush
ARMY GOSSIPS BUSY
Many Friends of Couple at
the Presidio Recall
;'i Prediction'
\u25a0 •' A/ri; Ross L£Bush cf Winnemucca,
• . -..N-ev'., ' who. hei filed-, suit \u25a0 for . divorce
•-. against, her -hushand, an army /officer
! stationed., at fAlcctraz. :,•'-'.-
That the tongue of army gossip
had not been wagging without cause
for a year . over the domestic affairs
of Captain Ross L. Bush. of Alcatraz
was made plain yesterday, when news
reached the Presidio that the, beauti
ful .wife of the hermit captain had
brought suit against him : for divorce
in far off .Winnemucca. For a ; year
the Sagebrush State has been the in
.terrnittirit: home of the dashing wife
of the army officer, who was getting
a; legal residence in the complaisant
commonwealth in order to bring the
action- which would release her from
the chains she found irksome. "
She '-alleged. cruelty as the cause of
ihe action;, not physical abuse, but
m'ewtai."?/ .'•,'
:. ' According to the complaint, , Captain
Bush refused to spend any .time with
his. accomplished wife in the gay amen
ities 6f" army and civilian social life.
He preferred to read Uhe bible assidu
ously and insisted that his wife listen
every night to long excerpts from the
Eacred pages. Mrs.. Bu?,_a professes
genuine admiration for the bible as a
literary specimen and great devoti*M
to it as holy writ, but she Intimates
that as- exclusive mental diet it leaves
aching voids which light novels only
might, fill and as a means of recreation
th^re aras ftill a demand for parties,
balls and receptions, pink teas, and
fashion's functions with which the cap
tain would have nothing; to* do. -
She could tiot.stay nome every night,
ehe says, and listen to the gospel ac
cording to St. John, or the eecoad
chapter of ' Genesis. Even thosongrs of
Solomon: for whicVU Joes r sat appear
the captain had. any particular prefer
ence, were not competent to supply the
need for mental excitement which was
a normal part "of Mrs." Bush's person-
- For more than 5 a year these things
have been whispered about the Presidio,
where Mrs. Bush, by her beauty and
fenanner. had. won the affection of ail
Continue* ' on < P«*e 2, Middle Colum* 1
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXB TEMPORARY 86
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS »
YESTERDAY — Clear; west wind; maximum
temperature. 64; minimum. 56.
FORECAST. FOB 'TOD AY— Fair, with tog In
the moralnx; fresh treat winds. Pace 9
EDITORIAL,
Llscoln-Rooserelt ; leasne'a a rowed pnrpde Is
the purpose of this newspaper. li{t6
Awkward for Foraker. Pa*» 6
Mitigating custom bonse rigors. ' Page 8
- Make him eat It. Page 6
GRAFT
Four Jurors accepted for trial of HaUey and
cojirt adjourns to Monday to await new yenlre
of 100. Pages 1-2
STRIKE SITUATION
Contractors and union hare reacbed agreement
In granite cutters' strike and men' will return
to work. The stone cutters will settle their
differences today. ; ; \u25a0-f j Page 1
CITY-^; r f
Edgar C. Bradley Is appointed flee president
and general manager of telephone company, both
Glass and Zlmmer being sidetracked. Page 1
: Independent producers of Kern and CoaMng.i
oil districts meet today to discuss raising price
on Associated and Standard trust contracts to
150 cents a barrel. ' P«*« H
Question of legality of Mayor Taylor's Incum
bency now before supreme court on salt brought
by Secretary McKannay to secure salary de
mand. \u25a0 Page 2
New Phelan building, an acnleTement of eou
strnctlon Ideas, will be ready for oocTjpan«r
In a year, j • . Page 14
If William Foran takes \u25a0 a drink during. next
two years Judge Cook will send him to San
Quentin for ten -years. .--.'* v Page 14
City Treasurer Bantel and Auditor Horton call
each other names as result of withdrawal of
$2,000,000 from the mint. Page 14
Government of Salvador will send ' crew here
to take steamer President to Acajutla. Page 14
Beautiful young wife of Captain Bush seeks
dlrorce. claiming he derotes too much time to
. Twenty-flTe thousand . union . men. will, march
in parade in -Oakland on. Labor day. . > J?age 4
.Oakland woman testifies that moon's phases
\u25a0Sect her husband's ' mental { condition: ' P«*» 4
,W. .. E. , Hume, _ca;i'rai!*t . of;V)sklsi>d. r . hJM.nar
row. escape from injury whlle^on, auto "trip, at.
ferry xnole.' .':*'\u25a0/.: '""\u25a0 '-"''/: V : "-\' :****•*.
i£ Albert ; H.'. Jones,, answering -wife's \u25a0.\u25a0 dlrorcft
snit, says his only cruel remark was telling 'her
ahfr had "sporty walk." ' Page 4
Workmen unearth- skeleton of Indian on unl
rerslty campus at Berkeley. Page 4
Oakjand board of public works calls for bids
to inclose with piling water front lands to ; be
used for municipal wharf . purposes. . Pag« 4
Berkeley Elks open a ' brilliant two days' fiesta
at Idora park. Page .4
Joseph M. Smith, collector for Oakland .bank,
admits stealing $4,500. - Page 7
\u25a0COAST;
State ; equalization bfiard hears railroad re
ports and Thomas . Mellersh of \u25a0 Northwestern
Pacific addresses members. ; Page 2
Wholesale la^d frauds In Imperial ralley * are
. rxposed and gOTernment prepares to prosecute
offenders. rT - P««« 3
i DO3IESTIC
Interest -in mystery of the death of Laura
! Matthewg in Colorado Is rerlred by announce
ment of Millionaire Coey that he will conduct
I an lnreetlgation. * Page 13
I Haywood and party leare for Denrer and
Mo.rer. who has been released oa $$5,000 ball,
will follow tonight. . Page 13
Fr»»d Macill and jrlfe of Clinton, 111., are
Indicted for murder on six counts. Page 3
California equality league to petition Presi
dent Rooserelt not to enforce exclusion against
Japanese . labor, as . It Is needed ,to ssTe" the
fruit industries of the state. . Page 2 :
FOREIGN
France and Spain send warships to Morocco
and troops are ready. to sail. - Page 7
British commons act on bill to prerent Ameri
can packers Importing meat rejected by .Ger
many on account of its condition. - Page 2
SPORTS
McNeil's Funnyslde makes a disgraceful show
ing at The Meadows, but officials take no notice
of her poor race. ' Page S
Results of ball games "in the Pacific Coait
league: Oakland .11, San Francisco 2; Los
Angeles: 11, Portland 2. \u25a0 Page t
Excellent roads enable a utos In Lakeport en
durance , run to make almost . perfect
scores. Page 8
MARINE
Vigilance twic* sares Captain Downey of tag
Dauntless from encounter* with *. deadly " steam
schooner. ' * Page ; 9
MINING
Higher lerels are reached In the local markets
by shares of leading southern Nerada mines. P.' 13
SOCIAL./ V
Mrs. Percy Clarence' Nicholson of Sacsallto
gives, tea party, in honor -of Mrs. Robins r>un.«
mulr. Page 6
LABOR
Labor council decides to -wage a boycott. In
this city against the tobacco trust. Page 7
| PLACE YOUR |
FORTHE "
THIS
MORNING
Send them to Main Of-
fice or through Branch
Offices or phone them' j
\u25a0S^Wffß^
DR. CLINTON
EXPELLED BY
OLYMPIC CLUB
Ousted From Organization
for His Demonstration,
Against CalhounV
ACT OF DIRECTORS
Behavior of ; the Physician
at Recent Banquet
Resented v \u0084
FUNDS TRANSFERRED
. ———
Taken From the Bank Over
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Which '.:. Spreckels
- Presides
The directors of the Olympic club at
a meeting last night , expelled Dr.
Charles A. Clinton from membership
in that organization on a charge of
conduct unbecoming a. gentleman,
which, disturbed the harmony of the
club and impaired its good name. The
charges grew out of an incident at. a
dinner, given recently in the club, with
a view to increase its membership. Pat
rick Calhoun, president of the United
Railroads, was .present as the guest of
Dr. . W. . B. Coffey! ; While ; theVguests*
were_ flilrig (out of . the banquet fhall br. :
Clinton" started , a demonstration'against
.CalhouW - Thc^oommitteeCin.' charge flof
the 1 -cottalstiAgr^of
/ L. ;^ -a": .; ? WJ^ttehmeyef,' F. ? I M.'
Spencer, A. J. Welch and Sam Joseph,
preferred the charges against Dn Clin
ton and. last night was set/for the
hearing. . J
' Dr. Clinton was \ present and was in
a defiant mood.' All the members of the
committee also- were* 1 present: and gave
their version of the affair. "After a long
discussion the directors voted unani
mously to expel " Dr. Clinton from the
club. They adopted the'followlng res
olution, covering his case:
."Whereas, a' statement' in. writing was
filed with the club on' July 23, 1907,
charging Dr. C. A.' Clinton, a^ member
of the club, with conduct unbecoming'
a gentleman, and thereby ; disturbine
the harmony and impairing the, good
name and injuring the prosperity -of
the club; and . %i'.%'Z*£. „ .. .: .
"Whereas, said charges "came on
regularly to be heard ; before, the board
of directors on . the- . second .day of
August, 1907, at , S - o'clock \u25a0 p. ; mi, : proof
having- been. first made ofj due service
of said charges upon the said; Dr. C. A:
Clinton as provided by the laws of the
club; and , '\u25a0-; ~ ,:•..\u25a0,
"Whereas.Dr.; din ton 4 personally ap
peared at said hearing and ;_filed-,a; _ filed-, a
statement in ') writing -.constituting ; -his |
defense to said ' charges, and evidence, !
both documentary J and i, oral, having
been \ introduced 'and; full- hearing^ hav
ing been accorded the said; Clinton, the
board of being fully advised
iriVthe "premises, ido find:" * .
"First— That , Drl '. C'J£^*i _did at , the
time and. place, -alleged in - the said
charges conduct; himself ,In • a manner
unbecomihg a,: gentleman '- and ; calcu'i
lated to disturb the harmony, and 'im
pair the. good '"name and prosperity", of
the 'club. ; : ; : \u25a0'• \u25a0•':.(,';. ".. /.-.". .'':-;'.'[. '''.
"Second— Said Dr. Clinton made state
ments to' certain 'lot '.the* ne.wspapers of.
Sari. Francisco ' regarding": his ;, actions
and conduct ':;; ait •" the time. and. -1 place
Bpecifled.in said etiarges; that . said
statements : so \ made , were not, and. ar<s
not true and did disturb the harmony
and i lmpair- the good name and' did; >tend.
to injure the, prosperity, of \the \u25a0 club;
now therefore,. be it, -f. , \u25a0 .. , '. v
j. ''Resolved, ; that said Dr. Clinton, be.
and he Is hereby, expelled - from -mem
bership in, this club." - ;
The •"directors' .elected- •William \u25a0 F.
Humphrey, president to succeed Wil
liam Greer Harrison. L. .M; Hoefler
was elected vice president to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation o*
Kenneth' Melrose I some • time >' The
First national bank, of which Rudolph
Spreckels is president," called in its '"loan
»of's4o.ooorand the club's'bank account
and : the -loan' were- transferred to* :'• the
Bank of .Caflfornla.
MRS. CORWWi ; HEI,i» FOR TRIAL*
; .LOS ANGELES, Aug.; 2.— Mrs.iEstelie
Corwell,' who shot. and .killed .George
Bentwell because he - had
his. affections; to .another woman, -.was
hela today to answer ;in •; the." superior
court \u25a0to - a charge :; of ; murder in": the
first 'degree.' v « Mrs. ' Welch! ' mother "of
the ' young l woman, collapsed lin t court
when f her daughter was /ordered bound
over/ for :'trjal> and]J remanded VtO'the
custody.' of^the 'sheriff.'' '--_ , - *-
' Four jurors [ accepted yesterday in the Halsey case. From left to right they are Andrew N. Lunden.
Frank iMeUyiEdward Bonnell and <George& Doyle. • 7
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to Await New Venire of 100
. \u25a0 '••• . ( \u25a0 i. -,\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- «• j-Zr.A-'.l- ,-. \u25a0-..- \u25a0 > \u25a0-. i .:—- \u25a0'"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'- \u25a0\u25a0 -!•;„-• S--t w- *•/--. t't " .i "\u25a0- .\u25a0-\u25a0'\u25a0."\u25a0.-- i \u25a0' .-\u25a0\u25a0 -_....'*-. . -\u25a0 '
r ixedUpiniohs as id b^
f or T^leplione Company^ Gaiiise Delay
Four Jurors Accepted iancl'Sworn
Edwin Bonnell, 1709 Gough street, cashier, of the Savings and. Loan
society., v- \u25a0 : \ :.*ii\;t^:':{ -' :' \u25a0 V-^-'^^.'-Jv \u25a0"••\u25a0''
Frank Ltiteley, 610 Hampshire street. . salesman with West, Elliott ; &
"Gordon. : . \ - , '. ' '"*:/\u25a0, * ' " • - "
Andrew M; iLunden, 657 -Waller, street, /VYetircd . hotel butcher* and'
; steward. .-•-\u25a0\u25a0-'••;;*- .--;-\u25a0\u25a0';\u25a0 \u0084...; ':\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0':.', /;,-, , \u25a0 •-' .
George -8.- Doyle, 612 Cole street, retail- grocer. , • . : '['.\u25a0
I Four 'of the men rvho are to decide whether .Theodore 'V.
Hahey, former, '[outside man" of "the Pacific States telephone and
telegraphy company, paid a $5 S)00 [bribe, to (ex-Supervisor; Loner gan
have been- finally accepted by • the attorneys for- both ; the slate, arid,
the defense andihaye been sworn in as -jurors: This is the result of
two day s\ work; which includes the \u25a0examination of ,49 \u25a0 talesmen, in
addition toHhose who Were i excused for cause without [being called
to the jury' boxX The venire with which the', case had: been begun]
was exhausted^yesterday [afternoon and ;alne^w\panel of 100 names
was drawn '(at-: once in order [that there imghtlbe:no delay.
LAST FILLS TWELFTH^ SEAT; :-.'
Progress^ in vthe selection: ofyuryrnenlwasjmucKyslower yestert
day ' than on -the preceding day of the .trial, owing to the difficulty
of finding, men free from opinion asnb Halseyjs -guilt.'and^it .was
noon men necessary -to: fill "the; jury 'box were
secured and subject to peremptory clialleiige. A reopening
of the examination; of several: of the ; jurorsf immediately ;aftcr the
nooiivrecessvpf -tKc court led Ho the discharge of/ J_amcs'_lL-;Rutherr;
ford, who had ;beeir tentatively accepted ;-,.Thurs(layAan'd/: not; until
tlie fast : m'an .on the original '-'panelrwas reached ;>yas the- vacant
place filled.. y ' , : \u25a0. , ' V -\u25a0
.'\u25a0.•.• Peremptory challenges;^reduced theqiumber of those, in the: jury,
box from 12* to. 4/ the defense expending- 5 of its ,;lo
and the prosecution using three of the five allotted to it: The four
accepted- by : both 'sides and sworn to: act as' jurors -are \u25a0 Edwin: Bon-rj
ueli;: Frank jßiiteley,.: Andrew M. L'unden and .George' B. Doyle. |
They took 'their oaths to .give the defendant a. fair and impartial
trial: and were dismissed' from -attendance at the court until Monday j
morning^at'ip o'clock, when thevtrial -will be resumed. . ;
FIXED 'OPINIONS .ENfERTAINED; BY MANY :
i There was little \u25a0 of. interest <in Uhe; examination . ' the "few
veriiremeh^ called-' during the morning^; /session^.yesterday. ...Henry
Gille^bf;B26:TreaUavenue, an employe- of the auditing; department
of the ; » Southern /.Pacific, \u0084 was exciised 'because: of -a .-fixed" opinion
concerning Halsey'siguilt,whichi^^
dence could *cHangei- \George ijonesj of '840; Stanyan;s'treet>'a : retired
coal; dealerjf (who: -.wa^s^.the^ pro
r^'CONTIXUEb OKi rAGE;v/COI^MX"4 :
The end of the season campers know. a
lot of things which will be very useful to
any prospective camper who reads - the
article about the seasoned ones,* in
The Sunday Call .7
TELEPHONE COMPANY
DEPOSES E. J. ZIMMER
Indicted Officials Are Side
tracked in Favor of
E. C. Bradley-
president Henry T. Scotf of the Pa
cific telephone aijd telegraph company
announced yesterday that Edgar C.
Bradely had been elected vice president
and v : general' manager of the corpora
tion.' TljeJplaceTwa3*fornT;rly ffli<a,hy-
Louis" Glass and morV. recently by Emll
J. Zimrner. The selection of Bradley
practically "sidetracks both Glass and
Zimmer."- Although they still remain In
the : company as vice presidents, they
will! not be called upon " to participate
actively, in : its" affairs.
Bradley will represent the interests
of the ; American Bell telephone com
pany; ;.which controls 51 per cent of the
local -concern. He In_ every way
familiar •with the San Francisco situa
tion.*-; aslbe came here from Boston Im
mediately^ after the big fire to super
intend , the: reconstruction of the plant
In this city- At that time the statement
was ' made ;and- denied that Bradley
would take an important position with
the "company. • <
-•The announcement made by Scott
contained no mention' o*. either Glass or
Zimmer. and* 'made no -explanation of
the, change' in '1 the! company's official
roster. ..Tho notice sent out by Scott
was as follows:
'\u25a0 "Edgar :C. Bradley hasithis day^ been
elected. vice president and general man
ager; of ..this .company, and will, .under
direction o_f,'the- president, have charge
0f ..a1l- matter pertaining to -the affairs
and," business o$r \u25a0\u25a0 the company. / .The
heads of; the different departments 'will
report to and receive their instructions
from him. \u25a0 His office will be -in San
Francisco.". • '
Vlf/an \u25a0 explanatiom of the change be
sought; lt will be "recalled that during
the- trial »'of< Glass his attorneys'averted
a verdict of guiltyjby arguing i that the
bribery of -the: supervisors might' have
been^ordered by. former President Fish
Continued un Pa^f 2, Bottom Column 1
Impertinent (Question Wo;lu
When Is a Man Intoxicated?
For the most original or wittiest answer to this ques
tion—and the briefer the better r-The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next five answers
; : The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. ; Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed •to the winners at once. ; Make
iybur answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,;
\u0084V ;> \u25a0. Prize Answr* t» "Wliat'l* Lore Like IT* V '.
$5 prize to E. 11. G«naaia. 1749 Flllmore street, city. . | ' \u25a0 \u25a0- V ; .
>1 prize to E. Bermlnsham. 11-W J street,. Fresrso. CaL ' ' '. .'
Like running to a fire—after it is out you walk back. • -.
* "sl'^prize to.J. T.'Gaat. 754 Golden Gate arenue. cttj. ' ...
\u25a0 It isn't like; it's different. fi^P?^E»T;ilß3Rr^£^&?
' $1, prize t»t A. J.S.Bounleau, Mountain View, Cal. • .-.•-.
Like eating soup with a fork. . IflFilWpla
$1 prize to A. S. Dalziel. 54^ Mimion street, cltj. ' nfIBLB
AVhat a chance some one is taking for a five!
$1 prize to C. H. Shnlle. 1300 Dolores street, citj. ' . - . ;
;-Like a: tabasco frappcv"
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ARBITRATION
ENDS WAGE
BATTLE
Sandstone Cutters
Also Will Make %
> Compromise
Buildihg Trades Men and
Employers Coni er Today
Both Sides Anxious
to Settle on the -
Same Basis
Peace Pads Will Give
Reconstruction Big Boom
A settlement of the wage difficulties
between the granite cutters and : the
building contractors was effected yes
terday morning at 1 1 o'clock and .tho
men will return to work today at a
$5 wage, getting an increase of 50
cents ; a day. 1 1" is anticipated by la
bor •; leaders .- and contractors_that .the
sandstone. cutters* union and the em
ployers also will end their, differences
today. The stone cutters have beea
on strike since May, demanding a $1
increase over their $5 wage. ' .
These adjustments will give a .great
impetus to building operations,, espe
cially to structures of the class A .type.
The settlements affect the . trades
throughout the state, for while about:
450 men will return to work here, many
others in other sections of the -.state*
are likewise beiiented.^ • 'The graalta
cutters went on strike a; few daysi'ago.-
Thelr " compromise agreement -.waV
signed yesterday. .They had been-." paid
? 4.30 a day and demanded $1 additional;
After a conference between -the -uniiin.
representatives and a committee, of.
builders the difference was split/and a
settlement at $5 agreed upon.-.- • -\u25a0...•...':"
• The stone- cutters have had a longer
siege. On May 1 they . struck because
they were not granted an Increase .crt'll.-
above the current wage of $5.. The con-^
tractors would not give in and : :'ih« ;
unions stood their' ground. Recently
meif and contractors '.have ' come; to
gether and -this morning: a conferenca
is to be held which, probably will ter
minate the dispute through a compro
mise. The men, it Is reported, are. will
ing to settle on -a $5:50 basis land: the.
contractors are equally ready to > coma \u25a0
half way. • • . .\u25a0 •
Since the stone cutters', strike : much
work.onj the Claus', Spreckels building,
the Hotel St. Francis, the Shreve build-
Ing and other large structures. has. been'
stopped. Next Monday the men proba
bly will return to work. \u25a0 ; • '. :
Jeremiah ilahoney of ilahoney Broth-