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VOLUME CH— NO. 76.
Panic Reigns in Wall Street as Stock Prices Fall
Unless Roosevelt Acts, General Wire Tieup Will be Made Tonight
RYAN FOR MAYOR
IS THE CRY OF
REFORM FORCES
Republicans and Democrats
May Both l^ominate the
"Boss Buster"
DOESN'T SEEK OFFICE
Victorious Leader May Find
Honor Thrust on Him,
However
EAGAN LABOR'S MAN
Schmitz Will Probably Lend
Support to His Faith
ful Follower v.-
George A. Van Smith
That Daniel A. Ryan,
leader of the reform repub
licans who smashed the Her
rin machine, and Chairman
Thomas F. Eagan, who mar
shaled the union labor com
mittee's forces, ma}' be the
opposing candidates for
ma3 r or, is one of the possi
bilities, if not probabilities,
•Icv'eloped by the first day's after
math vi the primary election
battle.
Ryan has not sought and is not
seeking the republican nomina
tion for mayor. He may have it
forced upon him and find himself
the recipient of similar indorse
ment of his prowess as a boss
buster from the democratic organ
ization. Eagan has not been con
sidered in the light of a candidate
for mayor, but the continued re
tirement of Schmitz at his sub
urban resort and the develop
ments of the primary elections
may result in the public works
commissioner's nomination.
District Attorney William H.
Langdon will be nominated to
succeed himself by both republi
cans and democrats. It is safe to
assume that he will net be nom
inated by the union labor con
vention. Beyond the nomination
of Langdon, which is accepted
by both democrats and republi
cans as a matter of course rather
than as an arranged matter, the
leaders of neither party have at-;
tempted to work out anything
like a slate or program.
That many democrats and re
publicans alike expect the leaders
of their respective parties to work
out some nonpartisan plan can not
bequestioned. That whether this be
done or not both democratic and re
publican conventions will be disposed
to go to the Taylor board for some
of their candidates for supervisors
and that both will be inclined to carry
the nonpartisan idea further by seek
ing in the ranks of organized labor
for representative men for their tick
ets was too . plainly indicated before
the primary elections to be dismissed
by the mere coincidence of sweeping
primary victories for the factions that
will control the conventions.
That the democrats will nominate
Di\ Tavlor is more than doubtful.
Mayor Taylor was drafted into the
city's service. - He has not given any
indication of a desire to serve the
city as the he3dAf its government
after the time wlren a' popularly se
lected successor could be qualified. If
the democrats do not nominate Dr.
Taylor the republicans would scarcely
be expected to do so. The fact that
tbe men who will. make up an almost;
exclusive majority of the republican
convention seem to be committed to _'
CcoliMiifd an Pace 4, Coluaio 1.
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY S6
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TESTERDAT — Clear; xnaiimura temperature,
04; iwinlmniw, 54.
FORECAST FOX TODAY— Fair, «Ilh fog In
th« morning; light southwest winds, changing tv
fresh west. - ; Pa«e 11
EUITORIAii
"Hands off, Mr. Herrln," Is republican T«r
dlct.- Pa«« »
An nwperaUn* "gentleman amonc na
tions." P«*e 8
Tae disease that rots republics. P*S« 8
GRAFT
S«*ond trial of Lonis Glass Is began with foe
taJctc; of tbe testimony of ex-supervisors, and
Heney promises to add msterial strength to his
i former cat*. Pa*a 6 !
! CITY
Unless President Roosevelt acts, general wire '
j tleup will be made tonight. P»*e 1
Colonel Bellinger defies state policeman and ,
Insists upon sacking on transport wharf; har
bor commissioners refer matter to- Generii
Funston. ". %?% ?t * 8 18
Work* board refuses to Indorse Illegal ap
pointment made by tbe last boaal of supervisor!
of 20 architects for new school buildings. P. 16 |
W. O. Joboson, local agent Of Orand Trunk \
lln». disappears strangely and « rumors are cur
rent cf shortage In his accounts. Pas« 16
Savings banks combine : In bringing suit to,
restrain supervisors from acquiring the Geary |
street railroad. Pag« 15 .
Judge frees woman whose hnsVand felgne«l ,
heart failure every time she asked for :
money". Pago ie
Dr. Perrln in picturesque lanjma?e denies oa ;
witness stand that be Is guilty of conspiring
to defraud government. Page 6
Spring Valley officials say they cannot ralmi
I money to properly supply 'the city with
water. Page 3 ;
Kefonn forces In both republican and demo
cratic ranks are shouting for Ry*n for msvor;
republicans to support Lanßdon for re-election:
Eascn will probably be mayoralty nominee or
labor unkiD party. Schmitz being eip«»cted to
give his aid to candidacy. Pago 1
Army officer's wife saves husband from being
murdered. Page 2
Reports to state board of charities and cor
rections say that many state Institutions are
badly overcrowded. , Pa.je 2
SIBUKBAX
Wealthy man's son mns sway from home In
Berkeley to seek adventnre on the seas. Page 7
Idaho rancher goes to Oakland' end finds
\u25a0laughter whom be belle ved^dled,:. ten. years
ago. Page 7
' Supreme court upholds the decision of Judge
Ogden in the famous '* Van Horn dlvorc
case. • Page 7
.-.Dr. James M: Young, one of'Alameda'f famed
characters. In summoned by death. Pag-e 7
Coroner's Jury fails to exonerate policeman
who killed switchman and grand Jury may
ect., _ Page 7
Maybelle Watson returns to Berkeley, weary
of being tbe iieroine of Columbia wreck. Pag-e. V
Passenger train crashes Into freight near
Plpnsanton and many persons narrotrly escape
death. Page 3
COAST
Sensations Involving prominent men of Los
Anroles are promised as result of Invest icatlon
of Imperial land frauds. Page 3
DOMESTIC
Speaker Cannon favors president's plan lo
Rend battleship fleet to Pacific cotst. Page I
Attorney General Bonaparte speaks of pros»
cntlon of trade monopolies. Page 1
Panic reigns on New York stock exchange
and price* decline preatly as result «f
J22.000.000 failure of the Pope manufacturing:'
company. ' . Page 1
— Pope automobile concern, one of the biggest <
In the country, petitions for appointment or
Moors make desperate attack on French fojr»s
In Casa Blanca and are driven off only after :
bloody bsttle. Page 3
Survivors , tell of wreck on Lotyis Island
rocks. Page 11
SPORTS
Keene's crack colt Colin scores an'otber Im
pressive victory' at Saratopa track. Page 10
Orllene lowers tbe .track record at The
Mf -dows and defeats n coed field. Page 10
Commuters are easily beaten by Angels an-1
Seals drop a game to Beavers in north. Page 10
Manager Jack Gleason decided to promote
Gens-Britt championship fight at Recreation
park. Pagre 10
Articles are formally signed matching Al
Kaufman and Mike Schreck for a light in tiie
Auditorium. Page 10
LABOR
J. I. Nolan of. the local molders* union Is :
honored by the International body. . Page 8
MARINE
Ceptaln Friele goes ea*t to bring out steamer
Kansas City, which was bought by HarriraaiMo
take place of lost Columbia.' Page 11
MIXING.
Panic In New York stocks causes a heavy
selling movement of Goldfield Consolidated,
.which suffered losses. Balance of list cot mush
affected- Page 15
SOCIAL.
Captain and Mrs. J. Malcolm Graham leav*
for Leavenworth, Kan., where Captain Graham
will take year's course in Infantry and cavalry
school. \u25a0 Page 8
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SAN-FEAiSra^
STRIKERS AWAIT
INTERVENTION OF
NATION'S RULER
President/ Small Decides to
Defer General Strike
Until Tonight
MERCHANTS ALARMED
Prospective Move of Union
Chief Threatens All
Fields of Trade
ARMED) MEN POSTED
Guards Are Placed Near
Western Union Building
in West Oakland
The, crisis in the telegraphers'
strike will be reached by 12
o'clock tonight. If by that time
the federal government has not
interceded with a request for ar
bitration, the strike will be made
general throughout the United
States. Messages received last
night from President Samuel
Small in Omaha brought the in
formation that only government
intervention would prevent a call
for a complete tieup: of the lines
of the V/estern Union * and
the Postal.. At the same time ; ; it
was. reported from Oyster bay
that. President Roosevelt was not
prepared to take an emergency
step.
Both sides claimed gains last
night, but the situation' was almost
the same as It was the day before,.
A single wire between, here . and Los
Angeles became congested and mes
sages stacked up in the offices of the
companies. Tn' eastern cities as far as
New York the, companies were in" a
badly crippled condition. The Asso
ciated Press sent put messages to the
effect lhat it had been able to serve
every large city with the exception of
Toledo. Ohio.
ARMED 31RN GUARD BUILDING
Armed guards have been posted
aroun-d the Western Union building at
west Oakland and have been given or
ders to prevent the approach of any
person not identified properly.
The lo«'al telegraphers said late last
night that it had not yet been decided
t0.0E.1l .out the stock broke.rag:e oper
ators, but that if necessary such action
would-vbe taken. This action would
virtually' tie up the • mercantile and
financial business ofthe entire country.
. The Western Union officials charge
that the railway telegraphers have
been interfering with the - circuits.
Should the railway * telegraphers ' ba
called out, the entire : train" service i
of .the land would be paralyzed. The
situation Is fraught with/ the gravest I
possibilities. The telegraph has come
to be an indispensable feature- of the
life of the nation and it. was, pointed
out yesterday by merchants that;well
nigh incalculable losses must ensue
from a general tieup. -. *- - \ ' ',-. .-,
During the. day and last e\'ening both
sides to the controversy remained firm
in their contentions. ; Thc f telegraphers
asserted through their representatives
that the companies "could not hope to
conduct' their business; without -the
union men.,- The officials -of. 'the .com
panies' declared, however, that v they
were receivirig^additlons ,to their '- force
and intended to break the strike.,-.
At the main offices in San Francisco
and Oakland only a few operators, were
on duty. '. "Broker" operators were at
work during. the 'day and leased wires
from the east were. manned. ' :
SPEAKS FOR WESTKn.V U.MOX • •
The following statement was issued
last evening by I. N. Miller Jr.. acting
superlntendentof the Pacific" divlaibh'of
the Western Union company:
'•The situation in the Pacific division
tonight, as far as the strika of the
operators is concerned, is .very ; much"
improved, . but we • arc still suffering
from inconvenience from \u25a0' interference !
of our circuits in-joint railroad offices, !
evidently due to the order of railway
telegrapners' sympathizers. 'This inter
ference," however, is, much less. marked
than; on .: previous days, aji4 4the: ; .full
distribution -of the: genuine messages
\u25a0 sent out.by.^Secretary;Quick-of'the;or
der of railway/ telegraphers will- un-
CoiitlnurO-ou" PasV_J),"Co!uriiu : 3
SaysMayal/Movement
Will Benefit Us
"Uncle" !oe Xanrion in Favor
of Sending^ Battleships
to Pacific Coast
Special by Lected Wire to, The Call
1 WASHINGTON. 'Augr. H. -—Speaker
Joseph G. .'. Cannon, iwhoV 1« her© '- en
route to^ New Tork,.ls "emphatically- In
favor of 'President .-, Roosevelt's plan to
oend the battleshlp/fleot to the Pacific.
Although ho has had! no communica
tion with the" president regard Jngr the
naval movement. Cannon regards itas
a natural development of pur naval
"policy, and unhesitatingly, commends it.
' ."Our navy, wJJI -be of- no benefit- to
us," said "Uncle; Joe, ./'unless; the men
know how to handle the ships arid how
to; work, the gune. Efficiency, is more
important than any other. consideration
and it can be gained only through prac
tice. Therefore, it is an excellent thing
that the ships should. ; be. cent by .way
of . Cape Horn to the Paci fie coast -as * a
practice maneuver. . If it strengthens
our diplomacy to. have, thebattleshipa
in the Pacific well and ''good, • but
whether ,it does- or not'the -benefits of
a long cruise are apparent.'.' \u25a0•;'*\u25a0-
1 "What will congress do next session
for the navy?" Cannon was asked. A
"It will provide for. adequate man;
ning of the force ,we have 'and for
improvement," was ttye answer.
Proposes Reforms ; in
Postal Service
Special by Leased Wire to .The Call
6 NEW YORK,/ Aug. 14.— Far. reaching
reforms and Improvements in the postal
service, both for New York city and
national in scope, were advocated to
day by Postmaster George" yon
I*> Meyer.' ',: As recommended by Meyer,"
the proposed "refgrms are ."nine in»n"um
ber, as' follow8;.\ . : \u0084 . . ' -,
v Renewal . of p'ostal -notes payable r to
an individual instead,- of "bearer," ;: . as
before;], establishment of a domestic
parcels' post, limited to- 10 pounds; es
tablishment of a postal savjniars' bank
system; increases in the rural' deliv
ery: decrease In the rates of foreign
postage to i," ' cents each half ounce for
every country having direct steamship
service; adoption of stamp selling ma
chines throughout ' the United States;
extra delivery at S o'clock 'in the even
ing in the residential portions of Man
hattan to relieve the eaVly morning de
livery:. Increase of the short- service;
extending it to the Cunard and French
lines; extension of the pneumatic tube
service. . \u25a0/
"I have b^en studying these, ques
tions very carefully," said Meyer, "and
either will make the desired reforms
myself or where I have no authority
to act recommend/them to congress.-
"We are; going to experiment with
th*» clot machines for \u25a0stamps," Meyer
said. "an<l - hope to have them so 'they
will !"?H 1. 2. and 5 cent stamps. They
are- a succefs in Germany. We will try
them In New. York and in Washington.
If they prove successful they will hs
instailfl ail, -over the country. .- That
will make It necessary to builda gov
emment plant in which to manufacture
them."
Taft Will Speak on
tariff Revision
Special by' Leased Wire to. The Call
WASHINGTON, ; Aug. 1 4.— -Secretary
of- War Taft .returned to Washington
this morning after ".a month's .vacation
at Murray -Bay, Can. . He- was atthe
war department early this morning; but
denied himself to -all callers and de
voted his time to -a revision of; the
speech ; which he is ; to deliver :at Co
lumbus, Ohio, next Monday.^ The speech
is- said to deal -largely, with the sub
ject- of tariff revision, in . favor -.of
which the: secretary; of 'war" takes /a
strong position. '\*
• Secretary Taft prepared the. "outline
of his remarks before leaving .Murray
Bay" and took at rough^ draft : of Uhe
speech with him to Oyster Bay and read
it^to the president.; It; is said that "the
president' gave his indorsement- to 'the
utterances 'of the; secretary, arid-added
some ;' suggestions -so that~;it * may sbe
said' the speech .will^reflect the 'views
of the president upon, the subject.
PRINCE UN" YQNG- TO "BE
\u25a0"' ;V : SUCCESSOR ;TO; THRONE
Japanese Government" Is ' Preparing » to
: Notify Washington of ' Korean
; '• Nomiriatiori
Special by Leased Wire to The Cally
WASHINGTON. ;Au&. .14.— Tvir. Dodge,
the \u25a0 American , charge ; at Tokyo!'- cabled
; the ' state department .this ; morning.' that
he i : had i been^ requested by Uho -minister
of It or ci gri .' aff airs ;, to •ad vise - th is go v-'
ernment; that had' been
for; crown ">; prince* of vKorea
on August 7. " \u25a0•:\u25a0'--' -'- r \u25a0-> '^^TgfSfffijflS
. : Fac tory of the. Pope automobile concern a t Hartford. Conn. ;
Colonel A. A. F?ope [(lower ]\cft), president of company, and Albert
Pope, his son, n>ho^as appointed receiver yesterday on petition of the
company,: the banfe having refused to supply it with ready funds.
Bonaparte Sp eaks
on Corporation
Prosecutions
Slump in the Stoefi
.Market Is Not Due >
to Federal Work
Spcciabby Leased Wire to ' The Call |
: WASHINGTON, :Aug. ; 1 4i—
Attorney, General Bonaparte made
a statement this afternoon to^ The
Call's ; representative"' regarding
the government's |i policy, -toward
corporations. ' ; He - tHat the
number of corporations and indi
viduals \u0084 to; be r prosecuted ; wa§,
small, '". anjci;. pointed out that, .while
the .;\u25a0 effect iWoiild be felt-by* specu :
latqrs./it-;, would- not v 6pe"rate .to
undermine the /general, prosperity
of the country/; "". \u25a0 r• '
"In yiewpf the! generaldecline.of
important'stocks - and - '; a 7 general
fear" -ofv'raTdican '.antitrust "iactivity
bythe.gpyerhmentf,which has pre-f
vailed: ; in iAVall; street, jßonaVarte
was asked-this-questioh :V, ; ' •
- ; "Is: die; business' of* the great'
corporations / of \u25a0; gen^
erallyl condiictecl^qn 1 ; such^ urilaw-;
f ul Vprinciples;that -U prpsecu-^
tioris^'deemear^neces's^
lawidepartnient^ of United
States -n; w ili.fvunsef tie -^ industrial
conditions*: aria^ ; lessen- rbur prps^
penty?^;:-'^ : ': :;^ ;.':_;\u25a0 v^-;" 1 \\
: Bonaparte. replied : ;:t^*^\A/-<;':^;v;.!
•; ; '"i< know of .rib act Vyyhich Would
justify* any. such. statement.' There
lia ye * .been" 'Jyiolations.-;; of '- f eel eral
statutes - ; byv'\ some".^' corporations
and; by, some . ind i viduals,- -. ah'd j-- ; as
far. as" t h is ' departmen t'can accpm^
plish'it,: thW^guilty^.'cpr^ra^ions
arid I the ". git ilty-indivi dv al s* wi 1 1;, be
brought to! trial,^aridj^vheri con r
victed/topunishment; vbut the
number of /each is" small,! and the
yihdicati6n;bf .the law/can, in \u0084 my
opinion, have onh', a beneficial .'efr
feet on: the prosperity, of trie coun
try;*- although :; it ; may demoralize
some speculators." * ' .; -
This interview was-, sent.; to Bona
parte .tonight verificationvor corf
rcctioivjf m«;edcd:« .It vis/publishedfas
'finally:' approved by him. .;;'. '/ -
- JThe' * administratiori"_is .* adverse : to
putting:; out' 'official -.statements'- for
the - purpose •of .affecting/ the ."stock
"ma rke t, . c Veri { i o-the *ex ten t \u25a0 of |h clp in g
a declining market to; recover,; ahdtbe- f
Continued *on » Page • -t ' ColHmn •'\u25a0 2
t^Tg£s£sTß. Keene is now the Napoleon
rof the racetrack.' His horses are as in
teresting as his Wall street power. Both
• are the subject of, an article in
The Sunday Call
Big Auto Concern
in Hands of
Receiver
Pope Manufacturing
Company Lacks
Ready Funds ;
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
HARTFORD, Conn M Aug! 14.
The Pope manufacturing com
pany, one of the biggest concerns
engaged in the . manufacture 6i
automobiles and bicycles , in ; the
country, with headquarters here,
v/as placed in trie hands of a re-
ceiver today. The application for
the receivership -was made yes
terday in New Jersey, where the
company was "incorporated. The
application iwas made by the com
pany itself because of an inability
tb obtain ready.' money from the
banks. 'The receivers appointed
are 'Albert L. Pope, -a son of Col
onel .A." A. Pope, president of the
company, and. A. T. Hamblin of
Ne\yark. - Albert L. Pope is vice
president/of the company.
sought, it
is^said,' because of financial conditions
Continued on , Pngf 3," Middle Col. 2
Question No. 12
Whkti Enjoy Life More, Men or lYomen-wfiy ?
For the most original or wittiest answer to this ques
tion— and the briefer the better— The Gall 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
your answer short and address it to v "" •
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS, \u25a0;
Trlie AnsTTtm to "VVTini Are Yoa Happiest!"
" $5 prize^to E. A. Wellraau. Santa Cruz, €tl." '
When I wake up and "find it -isn't so.
fl prize to S. Spicer, C3S3 Cedar «tre«t, Berkeley. C\\.
r >:. : r.When -the man -who tried to do me and did it is being done.
.'..-,' Jl prize to G/M. 5 Brown, 2140 Pine street, cttj. \.
V* On the' night before the morning after. ; -
...s!\u25a0 prlie" to Clare Winter, 853 ; Broadway, Oiilsnrl. Cal.
"\u25a0\u25a0 Just" before the alarm; clock -goes off.
•">, ?l-prlze to A. J. Branagan.ies Chattanooga street, city.
, When you realize that life is.only a joke and forget that it is of the [
'.. practical kind and is on you. v
.:sl;prlz'e to H.' O. Ma»on. 55S Ashbury itreet. city.
It's' a draw between sleeping and eating.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FRANTIC RAID
IS MADE ON
MARKET
Failure of Pope Co.
for $22,000,000
Hits Shares
Fortunes Are Lost in
RushAo Sell Holdings
Roosevelt Fails to
Issue Statement
Expected
Copper, Union Pacific
and Smelters in Slump.,
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—
Panic reigned on the New
York stock exchange during
the last half hour today
when, on the news of the
twenty-two million dollar
f ailutg.pi^the Pope manufac
turing company, bVoKers
fought in a wild rush to get
rid of stocks, apparently at
any cost. Fortunes were,
lost when the most active
stocks dropped in value
from $6 to $10 a share, while
the less active stocks' could
not find a buyer.
A rumor that one of the 1
big leather companies was
about to fail increased the
panic. Altogether it . was
such a day as had not been;
experienced on the stock ex-;
change for many months.
Disappointment in regard
to a statement which had j
been- expected from Presi
dent Roosevelt caused trad
ers to attack -the market.
The result was almost com-:
plete demoralization.
In the last five minutes of i
trading short covering;
checked the decline some- \u25a0
what. The last figures were