The San Francisco call. [volume], August 11, 1907, Page 21, Image 21

About The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913

Image provided by: University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA

                
I \u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 ~».
j PAGES 21 TO 28
VOLUME Cn.—No. 72.
Fisk Will Lead the Forces of Boss Herrin
Prepares for a Desperate Fight in the Thirty-Seventh District
MAY DESERT
ALL WIRES
MONDAY
General Strike of
Telegraphers
Expected . >
Members of Union Are
Divided on the Question
Mass Meeting. Will
Be Held in New
*\u25a0'• York City
Telegraph Companies
Prepare for Long Fight
PPCCIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—Un
less an unexpected break develops
on one side or the other in the
present war between the commer
cial telegraph operators and the
companies it is likely that the
transmission of messages will be
interrupted in all directions ** by
Monday afternoon. Already about
3,000 men are out, and in scores
of offices the operators are -waver
ing, awaiting either the action of
the leaders of the union or some
overt act on the part of their em
ployers to quit work. So far as
New York is concerned, it is prob
able that all union operators will
be called upon to quit work some
time Monday. A /nass meeting of
all members of the union Is 'to be
held at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Ati
that time the question of a local strike \u25a0
will be settled.
This meeting: is officially called to
consider grievances against the "West
ern Union company principally, but it
is expected that it will narrow down
to the question of a sympathetic strike
and the men will be asked to vote yes
or no on the proposition to quit work
at once. Here, as in other cities where
the strikes have already been begun,
the men are left to act upon their own
Initiative, with 'no direction from and
very little concerted action with the na
tional officers of the union.- One fac
tion of the union Is standing out
against striking: at all. These men in
sist that with the union in such a dis
organized condition a strike would be
futile, and that it would result only
in destroying: the little they had
gained through their union.
Another faction Is keenly anxious
for Immediate hostilities, and If the
counsel of the leaders of this faction
had prevailed today every union man
In New York would have been ordered
to leave his key. With this condition
prevailing none of the New Tork men
was prepared last night to say what
would develop.
WILL MAKE FIGHT GENERAL
Sympathetic Strike to Be Engineered
From Chicago Headquarters
CHICAGO, Aug. 10. — Encouraged by
their success In hampering both com
mercial tejegraph companies in Chi
cago, the striking operators are plan
ning to carry the warfare to all parts
of the United States and Canada. In
structions were telegraphed today by
National Secretary Russell to the men
in New York and other cities where
they are still at work to "save their
money and await orders."
.Another telegram was 6ent to Presi
dent Small of the telegraphers' union
in San Francisco urging him to take
the first train to Chicago, as It was the
announced Intention of the men to en
g-Jneer the fight from this city.
\u25a0 The telegraph companies are prepar
ing* to meet the issue and* declare they
will ' fight to a finish. They declare
they have been temporizing with the
un'on for months and that they will
'\u25a0lioM no further negotiations _wlth it-
Cote ha.ye been installed in the build
ings of both companies In Chicago for
\u25a0the accommodation of strike breakers,
Contlaned on P»t« 27» Column 1
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEEHOXE TEMPORARY 86 -
SUNDAY. AUGUST 11. 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — Clear; west . wind; ' maximum
temperature, 74;" minimum, 58.
FOEECAST FOR TODAY— F«ir; , wanner;
light northwest wind. \u25a0 ' ?&g« 43
EDITORIAL
Net a time for Indifference. . Page 32
night of the froltmen. Pt|e 32
Zlmmer a dangerous precedent. Page 82
CRAFT
Graft prosecution turns ever Its evidence to
Mayor Taylor of grafting and Irregular pro
cedore on part of every commission in the city,
thus paring tbe way for ousting them. Face £9
strike: situation •
New York telegraphers win meet Monday
to discuss sympathetic strike and all wires
may be deserted by union men." Face SI
Labor leaders admit Impending split In strike
committee and quarrel between Cornelius and
Bowling. -"* Fa«e 43
POLITICAL
Postmaster Fiek will, lead tbe Herrln forces
In tbe thlrty-serenth district and endeavor to
wla tbe delegation for tbe . railroad boss. Inde
pendent republicans rally to support of- the
league aad will glre desperate battle to the
machine. Fage 21
CITY
Car with defective fender kills Cam B.
Ashurst and dciigbter assists in extricating re
mains from under car wheels.' - Face 49
Young man recently from Texas shoots hlni
s»lf desd in midst of shopping throng in Fill
more street. \u25a0 . > Page S3
Mayor Taylor tells members of mine exchange
at celebration that perseverance is necessary lv
cleansing the city. Fage 28
"Water front restaurant keeper is arrested on
suspicion of having set fire to his place to ob
tain insurance. . Page 52
City engineer and fire marshal investigate
break In Spring' Valley water company's Pilar
cltos line and find . that : repairs for which cor
poration asks city to glre 9100,000 would cost
but 140,000. - . \u25a0. Face 43
T. It. Jones, superintendent of Sacramento <11
vUion-of the Southern Pacific, reslgas big posi
tion. , . Fage 38
Outdoor art leaguers and supervisors discuss
plans for big playground in North Beach dlv
J&&^*~.* \u25a0:... .... *r*» M
Remarkable surgical operation ' performed by
central emergency hospital doctors Bares life
of as injured painter. . Fage SS
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says govern
ment' experts are. at work in orient developing
a market for Americas dairy products. Face 31
Peter I*. Dunne, attorney f>sr' Perrln, admits
that applicants for land in question may-bare
been , "myths," they- baring been provided by
Benson. Fage 29
Rerolver duel between two Italians results in
three persons being wounded,- of wliom two are
expected to die. Page 29
Extreme measures are adopted to sustain
Theodore V. Ilalsey's heart action and his condi
tion shows slight lmprorement. Page 43
Wanda Powers, the young Pittsburg girl who
attempted suicide Friday night, will probably
recover, but mystery surrounding case is, still
unnolved. Page 28
Mysterious death of strike breaking conductor
may lead to murder cbaxge. Fage 26
SUBURBAN
Extensive organization Xf Juvenile courts Is
completed in Alameda county. . _ Fage 40
Patriot Boyd ,of j Berkeley protests bitterly
against removal ' from town \ plaza of Spanish
cannon to mate room for a garage. Page 41
Alameda woman reports tbe mysterious dis
appearance of her jewels. Page 41
Four persons are badly Injured In auto smash
up near Oakland. Fage 41
Following surprise party at which Professor
Layman of Berkeley Is recipient of pudding dish
thief enters Layman's bouse and takes $4. F. 41
Oakland Chinese begin skirmish firing in what
police believe will be another tong war. Page 40
COAST
Sacramento arranges for carnival to celebrate
tbe meeting of the irrigation congress. Page 25
Splendid view of the comet discovered last
June by Princeton observer Is obtained at Mount
Hamilton. Face 44
DOMESTIC
Candidate supported by southern democrat*
may defeat Bryan for presidential nomina
tion. . Pace 24
Attorney General Bonaparte discusses recent
conference with President Roosevelt on question
of trusts and says way will be found to -collect
$29,000,000 fine from the Standard oil com-
P«ay. Face 29
New York stock market closes weak ' and In
vestors are uneasy. Face 51
Four tons of dynamite explode during fire" at
Boulder aird many persons are injured.- • Page 29
j Robert E. Peary explains that boilers of his
vessel were not completed in time for him to
make polar trip this season. . . . Face 27
Beautiful young widow of Hugh . Terls,; who
wedded Hart McKee. a Pittsburg millionaire, a
day after bis ' first wife - won a decree, j now
asks divorce. Pa^ 0 27
FOREIGN
Reorganization of Korean government effected
with three of Marquis Ito's staff holding high
Pla«». Page 42
Capture of bandit Ralsull and his prisoner.
Sir Henry Mac Lean, Is reported to have been
effected by rival tribesmen. t Page 37
SPORTS
Many entries are made for auto races at Con
cord today and highly successful meeting is ex
pected. .. Pa jo 39
Joe Gam cancel* bis Los Angeles match in- >r
der to meet Jimmy Brltt in thl* city, i Page 37
Colin, Keene's crack colt. Is etlll champion of
the two year old division. \u25a0' Page 3 S
Stockton team wins state league game. Pg. 38
Jockey Manders pilots Spring Ban to victory
in the Meadows stakes. Page 38
San Francltco flycasting club takes possession
of IU artistic fishing lodge on the far famed
Trarkw river. , Page 88
Dolly Gray does excellent slab work for tU*
Aupelenos End they give Seals their first setback
of the: week. Faje 38
LABOR
Union printers aid strike fund. Broom makers
wage war on convict products. \ Page 33
marine:
Little steamer. Bonlta runs ashore near Ven
tura bat is floated again uninjured. :' Face 43
MINING-
Brokers In Bub street play, waiting game b*- :
came of mysterious market Influences. Page >SI
'\u25a0' r \u25a0 ~ r ' ' .-.\u25a0'\u25a0- - .
SAN FRANCISCO, \u25a0? SUMJAY, ; i9o7^-FMfS^TM) PiGESI
Leftlo right, top roto— Michael 'Casey, -leader- o\ l ; the .independent] union labor] forces, and T.F.
Eagan, chairman^ union \u25a0 labor committee^. r»hom\CaseyfUopp'osing/Jnthe '/cenie^Franl^A^Maute^r»lu>se
sovereigns of .America are -fighting; for* four republican ' delegations, and in the loiter corner David isMahoney,
leader of opposition to regular democratic. ticket .\u25a0 :\u25a0'.,. :"\ : \ \ ; Y.;' \V7' V *..:' .'
Tveitmae Said tcv f
HaveJoinedGasey
Supervisor Goes) to Chief t of
Opposition Ticket tOxGain : I
Coveted Position
That Supervisor O. A. Tveitmoe at
tempted to save himself from "the de
feat that would bar him ' f r om r partlcl-
pation in the union. labor. local conyen-
;\u25a0 \u25a0 ' * " •\u25a0" :' -»• i
tion by asking for a place on the Casey
ticket in. the thirty-third' district ;was
Joyfully announced yesterday." by j sup
porters . of ' Casey-Sweeney - Inde
pendent movement. > , ;
Tveltmoe lives in the thirty-third and
his name appears on* the regular com
mittee's .delegate ticket' in that j dis
trict. Joe Sullivan, is the leader -o'flthe
Casey forces In j Tveitmoe's , home baili
wick, and the Casey men claim \ that
Tveitmoe arrived at the conclusion sev
eral . days ' ago that the \ C*asey ticket
would win out and ' that unless, he
could get on it he stood to be a mere
onlooker when the convention assem
bled." According to the . Casey men,
Tveitmoe, who was publicly denouncing
the Casey movement, began a persist
ent hunt for Sullivan. > Sullivan did
not permit the supervisor to find: him
and Tveitmoe persuaded J. C. Williams,
who had been slated for a place onTthe'
Casey ticket, to plead his cause 'with
the Casey leader.^ ; .; : • "
. .Williams, sought put Sullivan and«x
plalned at some length how the white
winged bird of harmony could be made
to. hover, over the troubled thirty-third
by putting Tveitmoe on the Casey-
Sweeney ticket. Sullivan said he : was
prepared to welcome 'the harmony^ bird
after . Tveitmoe had been /whipped.
Meanwhile the. dove would : be (safer .if
it flew high.' The" tip 'was also! passed
Williams that as a. peacemaker , he
might be all right, but*- that -the inde^
pendents -.would not .require his ( ser
jrices in that capacity nor as a- delegate
candidate. The ticket,' which had been
sent to the printer, was Recalled -and
the name of Williams stricken from it
Casey refused yesterday to ; discuss
or deny the matter. ; In reply to a'dl»
rect • question, the president of the
teamsters' union said:. .. ''
' "Well, t Mr. . Tyeitmoe's - name •• is not
onour ticket In the thirty-third!",. ••;.
, "Did he not ask for a place on your
ticket?" :v: v v r . : X:.
"He didn't ask me," replied Casey. '
"Was not Williams' name removed
from your ticket because -he interceded
for Tveitmoe?" • . ;
"Well." Williams' name is off J-.' the
ticket,'.' replied Casey, as he declared
the . interview- closed.. \u25a0 . ..". i.
The last . Casey-Sweeney^ independent
union labor- ticket was complVtedTyes-"
terday, The independerita. will
Work to Eri n g
0u t ßargfe A^dte
Civic jLeagu^Urges' Citizens
To Realize Importance^of^
. FreeiParty Convention
; The.clvic le'aguo of San Francisco has
joined -In the •' work- of . getting out the
voters • of : all \ ; parties '. for"; the primary,
'election, Tuesday. „ .The league has ad "v
dressed a circular letter, to the' citizens
'of San "-Francisco, emphasizing the Im
portance of \u25a0-• the ? primary: i and calling
.upon the voters^ of all parties- to" assist
In making 'the convention- representa
tive^ of- the people" and"- not of 'special
Interests. 1 - \u25a0 ?*J *"*" . ' '>\-' \u25a0 *• ?\ • '"-\u25a0 '-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0" \u25a0'•
The; league's "letter, which' has been
generally- distributed,- Is as; follows: ">•
. ;To theX'itlzens 'of San Francisco: .' ; T<jur. atten
tion, la hereby, directed to the Importance of .the
primary- elections . to be held "on Tuesday,' August
13,' as a first step : toward procuring efficient and
representative government daring the coming two
years..' * All citizengfare^Btrorigly urged to Vote at
primary "'elections',' thns * glTlos assurance that
the ;\u25a0 nominating 'conventions I of.- the . respective
parties will , be representative, of the people and
not of "any special interests'. ." ' '.":* \u0084:
' CIVIC LEAGUE OP, SAN FHANCISCO. '
'every, assembly \u25a0', district; and are ; /work
ing "through*' an /organization, which r Is
complete •" In *; every/; detail,*? but- (which
probably; has •mot'" the *J same «\u25a0 facilities
for advance , work- that are .enjoyed by
the^cornmlttee'B-yrganlzatlori.V,' .'«"-.' : "'
* The •independent * managers*' decided
yesterday not ;toVglve'thelrHicketaurto
the-. publlo^untll'^ tomorrow.' '"; They? 1 fin-*
ished yesterday .', the ': appointment of
tSeif watchers and canvassers' "and an
nounced their entire "confidence of sue-
Cesk ,' : " ••'-\u25a0.\u25a0'; ' ' v- " -' ' ' v
,-, The regular city and 'county^ commit
tee met • las t. night i to > perfect Its . gen
eral arrangements and tomorrow, night
the ;; committee) -will pcallj* a; •meeting
.wliich ,*wiil »be' attended'byj the precinct
/workers 'and; thofdelegatiTfcandldatefc v
Ruef Helpless
for First ilime
Politicians Kept <s Away From
Secluded Boss Whose Long
Dictatorship Ends •
. For the first' time in a, quarter, of a
century San Francisco Is' to conduct an
election without the Interference of
Abe Ruef. Not even the politicians can
take a word f rom "• him. 5 At the citadel
at V Fillmore and Green 'streets, '] where
Ruef Is kept, politicians; are ,; excluded
and the city is. thus ; guarded from the
influence which -placed. Eugene . F.-
Schmitt, Andy/ Wilson, Chafies- Boxton
and kindred^spirHs In- power. 1 '
Hehey and; Burns ended Ruefs career
as a politician ; arid Ellsor: Biggy -.'put
the finishing touches to the [Jot! 'While
there.ls'no /placard. up declaring -that
politicians must' keep oft the grass, the'
vote enticers have learned' that Blggy's
fortress Is not for them. .: ' -..;*• ~"
i. When the > game ; season ; opened \u25a0 sev
eral dare devil ; politicians / sought v to
confer with; the" incarcerated .boss.-. They,
got no further 'than Biggy.V; strict .or
ders were given. that the, tribe must not
, enter.\.: ";.**,\u25a0:*;\u25a0 ~ • '*• *"'•\u25a0 "" : "- . *
r•; Soon ..they - learned . the lesson and
none : has . tried. /recently. Ao i run _the
gauntlet. .";It is as if a tramp 'had
'marked jon the ; gatepost ? the cabalistic
message, "Bull terrier eats here."
> ;'": Since 1883 .'Ruef has been' in politics!
, He , started 'in a: small way^ as -a "youth
and .strengthened his away,* until 1 he con
trolled the I city, straddling^ i t^Hke a
Colossus. - From mayor to\ward heeler
he;held»th'e. towri^ao^ tate as last year,
Twelve t months * haye^'pased . and now
\u25a0the! elisor , keeps away ; the jward^heeler.
The niahwho was mayor is kept' away,
too. :His~ name is Eugene -E." Schmitz.
FIFTY YEARS j BOYS'- SENTENCE
BUTTE, Aug. - 1 0.-iJohri Berverlck," l ß
years; old; was ' sen tenced to \u25a0 50 'years '• In
the penitentiary at ; Anaconda today Tfor
the m urd e r o f Geo r ge ' Jo h nso n ,' a" ranch"
hand, "^lastJ spring. 4 .: ; Frank ! Caxpenteiy
16, ; an*? accomplice, received -av similar
sentence "last June.- > .'•' I ;; '' v^«
PAGES 21 TO 28
Postmaster Realizes That His Pull
With the Railroad Boss Will Be
Gone if He Is Vanquished
Independent Republicans Rally to the Call offlie
. League and Pledge Hearty Support to the
"Movement to Overthrow the Machine
George A. Van Smith
The" most desperate fight for supremacy between the regular
republican league forces, led by Daniel A. Ryan, and ; the Herrin
committee forces, will be waged in the thirty-seventh assembly dis
trict.,^.The last stand for the machine will be made under the direc
tion of Postmaister Arthur Fisk, ; whose reputation as a leader and
whose pull with the railroad boss areat stake.
A A fairly representative republican \u25a0 vote at the primary elec
tion on next' Tuesday wili insure not alone a free delegation from,
the thirty-seventh district but a republican convention tree from
the control of Herrin and his subordinate political manipulators.
Without a dollar of corporation money, the. regular republican
league, under the leadership of Daniel. A. Ryan, has prosecuted a
campaign for popular | .control of the republican local convention
\u25a0unlike any campaign by republicans ever made in San- Francisco. •
/The league ;began the fight against Herrinism in the committee.
The proposed infamous colonization of representation in the burned
districts was the point of its first attack. Apprehensive of the dis
-aster that. must inevitably follow upon the aroused anger of the
great rank and file of the republican party, Herrin pulled off his
majority iaction of the committee. - By abandoning the apportion
ment steal, ". which" would make his of the convention abso
llyit, the Tailroad boss hoped to abate 'tHe storm of opposition he
"saw gathering.: Fresh from its victory in the fight for an honest I
apportionmenti the 'Ryan league 'launched its /campaign for the con- ;
It pledged Titself. to accept: no. railroad money, to nominate
either as 'delegate or candidate no man who owed allegiance to the
railroad or any other. boss.' It asked for public subscriptions to .i
"defray the small legitimate expenses of an honest primary cam
paign. -The republicans .of San Francisco promptly responded.
Funds were provided. -Clubs organized. Delegate tickets of men;
of known integrity and absolutely unpledged to any candidate for j
office were put: in the field. .
Up6n the eve. of the primary election the regular republican
league presents a solid front in every assembly district in San Fran- !
Cisco where a fight would be possible or profitable. The machine i
forces go into the primary fight neither united nor yet in entire
harmony. Their only hope of electing a controlling majority of the
delegates to the local convention is based on a primary vote sought
that the "push" and those republicans who place" regularity above
party principles may, as usual, carry the_ populous districts.
FIGHT FOR BIG DELEGATION
The fight, for the big delegation of 20 from the thirty-seventh .
district will be one of the most stubborn as well as the most im- \
portant * contests between the £ machine and R^n forces. The !
machine ticket was engineered by Postmaster Arthur Fisk, acting '
largely through Deputy .} Labor Commissioner Jones and H. M. \
Owens, the attorney who acted as immunity agent for the con
•fessed boodler supervisors. Respectability is one of the dominant
characteristics of the* ticket. - Fisk .has put in- the field., George.'
Clarkrwho informer campaigns had vigorously, opposed Fisk, was
started at the organization of a regular repubiican club and the'
.-\u25a0\u25a0.-.'". . '\u0084. \u25a0 .' . ' \u25a0 \u25a0' \u25a0-' \u25a0 * \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0*\u25a0 • i
Impertinent Question No. 11
When Are You Happiest?
For tHe most original or wittiest answer to this ques
tion— and the briefer the better-- The •Gall will pay
JFIVE DOLLARS;/ For the next five answers
' v Tjie Gall will pay PN& DQLL AR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday,
ahd^checks mailed jo, the winners at once. Make
your |r answer short and address it to
;, ; ; /IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS, '..
Prlie . anineri" (o "When tg a Mib \u25a0 lataxlcateil r --
/•: |3-prtie.to;F.,,Tlmmoiiii; S*n Joi*; C*!./" -."
. . \u0084. When^he kisses^hebaf. tender, good night. .
$1 pri« r to : T.;/.[ Crt^TMrHw^'J^o
<l<prlz« ; toJlr». Pease, rresldJo.. Port Point. Ci 1.,..
. When he telts his ,wife, he's* been, drugged.
fl 'prize to^nenrj White. »S4 P*se itr»et. tHtyl * -
Whcn~ he bites end of! a^ dill pickle and tries to light it with
. : a* toothpick.- ; *
; ll'prli* to Mr«: J.'P.G.rtoer/M Lowell «twet. Eatt O»kl«nd. C*L
Oh champagne, "intoxicated; on i b" r » plain drunk. r
>1 prlxe to Leon Joseph, 354 Htyei itwet. city.
When: his: tongue I : begins ttoisay^thinsrs his mind doesn't sanction
andrhis;feet hit {the; spots ;he f doesn't_ aim for.. .'
PRICE JTVE CENTS.