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The political freedom of San Francisco
is dependent upon a full republican pri
mary vote tomorrow. The polls will be
open from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Vote the Anti-Herrin Ticket
VOLUME OIL— NO. 73.
Anti-Herrin Forces Are Confident of Victory at the Polls
General Strike of All Telegraphers in United States Is Imminent
SEND CRUISER
TO ALASKA TO
PROTECT SEALS
Federal Officials Order the
Buffalo to Steam to
Pribilof
POACHERS ARE BUSY
Japanese Continue Their
Depredations Despite
Warnings
UNCLE SAM AROUSED
Drastic Steps to Be Taken
to Protect American
Interests
Private advices received yesterday
from the cruiser Buffalo, which left
here two weeks ago with a detachment
of men for the Albarfy at the Bremer
ton navy yard, state that it steamed
away from the navy yard last week
ander telegraphic rush orders from
Washington to protect American in
terests at Pribilof island from the
poaching depredations of the Japa
nese, which have -. been persistently
carried on of late. Desperate effort
has been made by the government
to prevent the slaying of seals along
the fisheries of the - Alaskan coast,
but the Japanese have eluded the vigi
lance of the revenue officials' and have
continued their poaching; until the seals
have been almost exterminated a~nd
drastic steps are necessary -.to protect
those, remaining.
CRUISER BUFFALO DISPATCHED
The firing upon a band of Japanese
poachers bj' an American gunboat In
the vicinity of Pribilaf some time ago
and , tjie subsequent killing of three
o? them, had a tendency at the time
lo make Japan wary, but only for a
ihoft time. Just so soon as the fighter
left those waters the brown men re
cumed poaching and have carried it on
•under such an extensive scale that
eteps were immediately taken to curb
them.
As the Buffalo was the fastest cruiser
and nearer Alaska than any others
available at the time, it was dispatched
to the seat of trouble with orders to
go to any extremes necessary to protect
local interests. While the fact of the
Buffalo's departure has not been re
garded with any warlike significance,
It is authoritatively known that the
vessel will make any demonstration
which may appear necessary. The
Mare island authorities are making no
attempt to mince the embarrassing po
sition in which the Japanese " will - be
placed if the Buffalo's efforts to end the
poaching result In the killing of any
one. The strained relations existing
between the two powers will doubtless
be heightened to a material extent if
any demonstration Is made on either
side, but the . full . import of it cannot
be predicted at this time.
XEW COALING STATION
The Buffalo will also establish s> new
coaling station at Resurrection bay,
which Indents the- southeast. shore of
Kenai peninsula, Alaska. This station
will be one of many which are to be
established along the coast In pursu
ance to America's policy in preparing
for the a-dvent of the Atlantic 'fleet
End In the Increase of the Pacific squad
ron. A-chain of coaling stations will
line the northern coast on much the
same plan as the wireless depots are
being networked 'from southern Cali
fornia to Alaska. The proposed mo
bilization of ' the different fleets here
has led the Washington authorities to
make extensive preparations for their
reception and the different coaling and
wireless stations which are to be lo
cated will serve the double purpose of
facilitating the taking on of '• coal ; and
of keeping the vessels in constant com.*
munication. . .
NEGRO KILLS HIS SISTER
AUBURN. Aug. ll.-^Harry , Harring
ton, a negro, shot and ; killed - today a
negress *of the, half . world, - Bertha
Hodge, and also shot- arid mortally
wounded Blanche Woods, _ alias ; Mrs.
Emma Kldd. Harrington, who claimed
Bertha" was i his , sister, .-wanted ; moriey, ;
and when refused commenced shooting.
He could have , escaped, but was, anx
ious for money.and was still searching
for It when the officers were " called
in by Quong Hi, the Chinese, boss. "It
,Is believed * Mrs. ; Kldd - will ' r dle.~ " She !
[ formerly, lived at ; Ukian> r-rr -r - --r>~r<
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 86
MOXDAY, AUGUST 12. 1807
WEATHER CONDITIONS
' YESTERDAT— CIear; southwest winds; maxi
mum temperature, 72; minimum, 56.
FORECAST FOR TODAT— Fair, with fog. ln
the' afternoon; fresh west wind. ' Page 10
EDITORIAL
Indifference of voters aids bossism. Page 6
Unwise owners bold city lands too high. ' Page 6
San Francisco's lost mummy. Page 6
POLITICAL
Aatl-Herrin forces confident of winning sweep
ing victory at primaries tomorrow. Page 1
Casey-Sweeney Independent union labor ticket
is announced and union voters are warned
against danger of voting for committee dele
gates. Pag* 2
O. A. Tveitmoe Indignantly denies that he
has made overtures to the Casey faction of the
union labor party. Page 3
STRIKE SITUATION
San Francisco and Oakland telegraph opera
tors rote unanimously to go on strike and all
Western Union and festal wires , and cables
probably will be silenced by general strike. P. 1
CITY
Miss Clara Moffatt of Mill Valley Is burled
under lumber of porch which collapses at \u25a0 her
home. Page 1
Water rate payers and property owners or-
ganiie league and petition supervisors to fur
nish money to repair pipe line and take from
Spring Valley company. Pago 8
Theodore V. Halsey's condition unchanged and
Louis Glass goes to trial this morning a second
time. Paje 14
Japanese-Korean exclusion league will ask
political parties to include exclusion plank In
platforms. * Page 7
Cruiser Buffalo is ordered to proceed- to Pribl
lof islands •to .disperse -Japanese • who are seal
poaching." , Page 1
- Professor Hyslop delivers an address at the
First Unitarian church "on the religious -and
ethical bearings of pcychicsl research. Page 14
\u25a0\u25a0i King - Oscar sends : personal letter to "pastor
congratulating Ebenerer ' Swedish Lutherans on
twenty-fifth anniversary. Page 14
Mrs. Stella Slgota Is arrested on charge of
setting fire to bouse In Pine street to secure
$I,ooo •insurance on furnitnre. Page 14
. Decision In case to test legality of Mayor
Taylor's appointment Is expected - today,, and
upon establishment of . mayor's position he will
make changes -In official circles. . Pago 2
Two fishermen are forces to abandon sinking
boat and for 36 hours ding to a barren rock In
middle of the bay. Page 14
Famous Walter art collection, valued at $100.
000, Is on way from east and will "be exhibited
In Golden Gate park museum. Paga 7
SUBURBAN*
Swarms of mosquitoes descend upon Berke
ley. Pag/ 8
,fiale of nearly $1,000,000 worth of Oakland
bonds f for '• park r purposes \u25a0 serves to stimulate
market and give, confidence to realty opera
tore. • . Page g
. Re*. George Soltan. prominent English divine,
preaches* in Oakland. Page 8
Alameda county exposition arouses great en
thusiasm'among citizens and plans are made for
a lively two , weeks', fair. ';.jv .. Pag* 9
Oakland's first independent assessment roll Is
completed and shows \u25a0 total " assessed • valuo - c,t
property to be* more than $90.000;000. Page 9
[ Siamese noblemen are In* Berkeley to qaallfr
as experts In Irrigation. - - Page I
COAST
. Miss Jeanette Gamble of Riverside Pares com
panion. Arthur ;M. - Traynor. from . drowning In
Lake Dormer. when boa t capsizes. ' Page 3
DOMESTIC ... \\
Brakemen on the Denver and Rio Grande rail
road will present 'demands 'for: the, same conces
sions ' the ;. refusal of which caused ' strike -on
the • Colorado and * Southern. Pag© 9
SPORTS -
Los . Angeles \ team fief eats Seals \u25a0 in . morn In $
game at I Oakland | and \ Saa j Franciscans : score
fictory In afternoon contest In tils city. r*e© S
George GlanaJsl's - pacer George ' Perry <: de
feats " Kitty ' D - in ' match race' on ' tie speed.
way... ..." \u25a0 \u0084- .\u25a0 \u25a0 v? : ,-, .... . /Pag* 8
Usual controrersr orer Admlsaloa ' flay boxing
IB on between promoters and Nattre Sons. Page A
MARINE- • • I ]
Transport Thomas, , 600 mlleß out at sea, sends
wireless message announcing its coming: to thi*
port - Ttf XO
MINING
Expedition to inreiitlgate, the \u25a0 Iron deposit* of
the iMlnar»is •\u25a0 In \u25a0 Madera \u25a0 county Is ' organized by
mining tfnreitn. . . ' Pag* 9
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International '; Stationery Store. '\u25a0
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SSST FRANCISCO^/ : iiOND^Y,v r^UGTJST 12, 1907;
Geneitit&Mke Order
fi^
i^jT)WILL leavejjfor Chicago tomorrow; Ifft^the time I reach there an adr
justmenthas hot bee^
otfi^commerdal telegraphers througholut the coM
<dcrd?S. J.. Small, of^ tße^commercial te .
PORCH COLAPSES UPON
A MILL VALLEY BELLE
Miss Glara Moffatt - Injured
in^Peculiar; Accident- i
\u25a0at Her Home . ;
•\u25a0 - - \u25a0 .' \u25a0 _> \u25a0';'• * •\u25a0_ .. r'
:',\u25a0 Pinned --underV a S: mass ;\u25a0; of . lumber,
[ brought:.down ; upon her,.by ( the sudden
I collapse. of -a. porch. porch ?on^iwhich^'she-.had
; been, Bitting, -Miss 'Clara 'Moffatt, a so
ciety beileof Mill Valley/ received serl-'
ous .lnjuries^last'-night.* ~- •' \ > v i,
Lindhurst.'ln^Blythesdale canyon, the
honie^ of "Miss Moffatt, was" the acene\of>
quiet festivities 'yesterday and a 'num|
ber .of guests \u25a0were ? present.'.;'A r few mo
ments'before the accident^ they had? a,d;,
journed. inside for. 'refreshments^; 1 Miss
Moffatt^ remained -outside 'on UHe^po'rch
with her.twOibrothers/Leoand^Eugenel"
i /Without there \ came V -the
sound *-of; crashing .-.timber., and i* t the
verandaicollapsed. i^As^thejpiie'of ;lum-!
i ber /.wen tV down* it ; struck <a j| large i palm
tree, * which {toppled royer-.withfafcrash 1
and > when, the if amlly/ and i guests ihuri|
rledf outsidef they ''found J M^ss i Moffatt
burled,'- with i the - immense £ palm : lying
across - her \u25a0 " bod y. ).y Her ' ; two v* b r o t tiers'
escaped -.by; Jumping:
The. porchfwas* 15 "f cct ihlgh, , the house
being built on ; the«hniside,; and' was up^
held :by .wooden supports. Miss -Moff att
Is about 20 ' years of age and-.well known
here.^ •. .',-'.:..'„, \u25a0\u25a0'•-'\u25a0".';'..'\u25a0'.•; '.::-"
FORTY; HORSES '• CRESMATED
STOCKTON, -Aug.; •* 11.— Thirty- five
or forty horses :were cremated this aft^
ernoon : in . a fire iwhich; destroyed '- Bren^
nan's stables, the largest, establishment
"of its' kind* in -Stockton. / The - flr c "start--'
ed in '.the rear; of the : stable ; and \ by the
time ; six .• horses \ were; removed ' the Jen
tire quarter.'block,? including, a-hay. and
grain barn,' two \u25a0 cottages' and a r lodging
houae,' 1 were lln ' ; flames.l-."Ma.ny*turnouts
from ; the fashionable . quarter \ were*; in
'the stable -at 'the t time ; of' the iflre ; and
all fwere destroyed.' I : The 'loss* is esti
mated * at ' between ; $40,000 6 /andi $50,000."
H ARRIM AX ; MAKES \u25a0 THREAT
EL PASO*. ; Tex., Aug.; 11^— The* South'^
crn - Pacific has dell vered ! ah ultimatum
to the " : Phelps-Dpdge » lnterests ;. that '"•• lt
Its.* proposition '-? to- ,.buy . 'the^Nacozari
road vv f rom : Nacozari, •' Mex.; to f Douglasj
Ariz., , is not accep t ed \by - Septembei- . 1
the Southern; Pacific 4 ;, will;': construct".' a
parallel" line.'. '. Int_anticipationVof i aCre-
Jectlon-'of tits ; : offer,- the Southern /pa*
_clflc*ls already 'p'rep'aring 'to'put "a force
'of 'engineers^^to)work?; .:'..'.'"' -\^ " *\u25a0-.
v-TELEGEAPHRKS WHO jARBIDIRECTING) THE :AFFAIBS;OPiTHB. UNION. 1 IN THB.TOI
li~i « V'BOW.; -'REAPING'* FROM *LBFT:JTO j RIOHT.V ARE * A.-, XV: i COPPS; f«SSISTANT.' T(
;\ ; \ , PRESIDENT SMALLpW:sW:>McCANDIJISH -AND- THOMAS 'F.^ITANLBX THE ILO
•^. ;. CALK COMMITTEE. .iINSTHE^CENTEUMS^A-.'PHOTOGRAPHtOP^DORRETTAiYOELL
%U f '»WHO*IS' DIRECTING 'THE* WOMEN •? OPERATORS.'' BELOW. ISrA*PICTUBB* OF SAM
\u25a0 > •\u25a0• uel*j.-small;.'President''OF "the 'international; ;," —.j- • .'- ?ry " : ~- ';.*
San Francisco and Oakland
Operators Vote to Strike
Mhieric'a^MqyhBe Silenced
; r (The - telegraphers*- strike h storm, *:\u25a0 gathering I over, :" t the •; country,'
peered; wcst^ste^ay^iandj^
cisco\andIOakland ; 6peratore*votmgiimanimously jin^fayor'of quit
.tingMWork/ T
mercial ;; keymen i in - making rdemahas^ ) \u25a0Every V city > in v the yUnited
States '.where Ithe ; Associated *Press ? service* is ? installed^ is - threatened
with :a^ 'strike ".of i the -operators, Kwho? have tmade\ : a"''demand.-on ? the
association \ that > it f grantTthC/ keymen *. an* eight - hour * day,'^ six * days
in'the' week and*$35 : a week wages. .' ,-: •- \ \u25a0> v : . .
During -the^^day- striker messages : ;flew|tiiick^and ; fast>oyer>the
\u25a0wires *_-* from -^ keys f . • which^may • soon ,' He f silent,'- arid i goyernment \
'offici al sV; '..company^ ; presiJientst affd^ labor^leadeVs }\u25a0; throughout
•country -!,were;{ady^ '-• i( . '\u25a0 \u25a0 ; :V
: \u25a0 \u25a0-In * thejXpakland? meeting^ of Unel local! opefators^yesterdayjgreat
*enthusiasni; prevailed.;; Resold
expressinglthe^beliefithatavcompletetie^p/of^th^n^
oven tl^VUnitedjS^
to the lorjent \was [: the ; ohlyi 1 : way!; to^f orce ; the'-" companies ito7pbserve
the J agreement^hich^diei union' claimslhasibeen violated 'time land
timer^gain.' \u25a0 TKeromcials«of fthe ico^pari^
\u25a0for "actlonst.of {obdurate | malign ty, and'
> gross'lnhumanity."™''t*" *•\u25a0. r \u25a0
President! Small 'made i hasty, prepara
tlons- for . a \rip- tov:Chlcago\and 'said
: tha t/i f '. the * tini efof I hisTarri valUhere
the ; situation .was not -relieved he',would
legalize 'rail /the •existing' % strikes, in
•volvlng * over. 3,000 1 operators, 1 , and * that
Jn* addition he I would* calFi f rom s * their
key3^eyery 'union" operator^ froni'tcoaat
,to Vcqast; andj- from. Canada, to r JMexlco.*
i* Messagrcs sent .'by \ President ;,' Small
Conjlnued oa Pare 4, Columa 1
The eyes of the world are upon Korea.
It was largely due to the efforts of a Cali
forma woman that the Hermit kingdom
was opened. Read of her work in
The Sunday Call
Ryanites Figure They Will
Carry at Least Eleven of the
City's Districts at Primaries
Eggers Resorting to Deception in the
Hope of Saving Himself From
Decisive Defeat
George A. Van Smith
The regular republican league, headed by Daniel A. Ryan*
its campaign completed, goes into the fight at the primary polls
tomorrow absolutely confident of winning the control of the con
vention. '.: '- '\u25a0:':\u25a0-'. - r; .
Daniel A. Ryan, president of the antrHenin, antiboss league*
issued yesterday a statement' in ivhich he expressed his entire con*
fidencevf a sweeping victory for the people.. Perry H. New
berry, secretary of the league, analyzed the city by assembly dis
tricts, and claimed a victory for. the league ticket in 1 1 of the dis
tricts where there will be contests. If the optimistic hopes of iVeo
berry are realized "the league will elect 124 out of 149 dele-
In the other seven districts 2o delegates will be
elected. In four of these there will be but one republican
ticket. In the other three the results are admitted by.
Newberry to be doubtful. It is an indisputable fact that
in three of the districts where there will be no republican
contests, the Ryan league had little or nothing to do with
the selection of the delegate candidates. These districts
are the forty-third, forty-fourth and. forty-fifth. In the
thirty-fifth the Ryanites selected half and indorsed the
whole ticket of 10 delegates. In the twenty-eighth, twen
tyhinth arid forty-second districts the Ryanites admit the
contests will be close/ Assuming that the league tickets
are defeated in all the close districts and that the delega
tions from the forty-third, forty-fourth and forty-fifth dis
tricts, with half of the delegation from the thirty-fifth,
are not disposed to stand up against Herrin, if the Ryan
ites even approximate the other victories they claim, the
efforts of these seven delegations would be entirely;
abortive. fS
NEWBERRY SIZES UP SITUATION
Again assuming that Fisk is successful in the thirty
'severith'and that Maestretti wins out in the thirty-ninth,
if the Ryahites can make good with the rest of their claims
they will 'have 91 delegates as against a total of 58 for
the machinef \u25a0
Newberry sizes the situation up by districts as fol
lows: In the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth districts,
with two delegates each, the contest will be close and the ;
victory determined by a small margin. The thirtieth, with'
two delegates, the league claims, with emphasis^onthe.
'claim! Nor is Newberry willing to concede that ~th~e
machme has a chance in the thirty-first,, which is entitled
to five delegates. In the thirty-second, where Jack Welch
is leading, the fight for the league, Crimmins has soured!
on theiother leaders of the opposition and is not expected:
to be very vigorous in his support of the men, who noj
longer look good* to him. This expectation, coupled with":
the" /belief that the vote from the city anil county Hospital
will be voted for the union labor ticket,^ convinces New*:
berry;thatUhe league vwill elect its 10 delegates* , - M
NO FIGHT IN THE THIRTY-FIFTH
The defection of McTigue from the Herrin-Maes- (
tretti ticket in the thirty-third lends color to the league,
clayn : that : it will elect its eight delegates. In the' thirty-;
fourth there are two machine tickets, which is again a|
hopeful Vsigh^ for/ the league and its 13 delegate candi-i
dates. *' .There is 1 : no fight in- the thirty-fifth, where the!
election of "the ticket assures the league of at least half?
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