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the ports of call, where not more ;
than 800 ever have gone ashore
before. It means that 28 colliers
will be required to ship to th« ports
where the fleet will stop the coal neces
sary for them to make the voyage.
Here Is the itinerary for the cruise
of the battleship fleet "and its half
dozen auxiliaries:
Leave Hampton roads December 15,
1907; arrive at Trinidad, 1,780 knots,
December 28; leave Trinidad Decem- i
ber 28, arrive at Rio Janlero, 2,900
knots. January 10; leave Rio Janeiro
January 16. arrive at Punta Arenas i
(Sandy point), 2,230 knots, January 26; '
leave Punta Arenas January 31, arrive
at Callao, 2,850 knots, February IS;
leave Callao February 19, arrive at
Magrdalena bay, 3.012 knots, March 5;
leave Magrdalena bay after target prac
tice April S, arrive at S«n Francisco,
1.000 knots. April 10. Total distance,
13.772 knots; total cruising days, 63;
total days in port coaling and target
practice, 52.
The torpedo flotilla itinerary Is as
fellows:
Hampton roads to San Juan, 1,280
knots; San Juan to Trinidad; 640 knots;
Trinidad to Para. 1,050 knots; Para to
Pcrnambuco, 1.104 knots; Pernambuco
to Rio Janeiro, 1,150 knots; Rio
Janeiro to Buenos Aires, 1,100 knots;
Buenos Aires to Punta Arenas, 1,312
knots; Punta Arenas to Talcahuana,
Chile. 1,211 knots; Talcahuana to
Callao, 1,500 knots; Callao to Panama,
1.600 knots; Panama td Acapulco, 800
knots; Acapulco to' Magdalena bay, 712
knots; Magdalena bay to San Fran
cisco. 1.000 knots. Total distance. 14,
:<M knots; estimated cruising time at
240 knots a day, 71 days; estimated
days in port, 45.
The torpedo flotilla will be ready to
steam about December 16, but the
actual date has not been settled. Re
garding the flotilla It is more difficult
to plan the time of arrival and de
parture at the ports of call than with
the battleships, but if the flotilla leaves
Hampton roads In the middle of De
cember it may be expected to arrive at
San Francisco about May 1.
Fifteen of the sixteen battleships
which will make the cruise will leave
Ihe anchorage they now occupy on De
cember 15 and will not be home again
until their anchors catch bottom within
Golden gate. Indications are that their
stay at San Francisco may be short,
for the feeling of the well informed in
the fleet is that before another year
has passed most of the ships will be in
the Philippines.
President Roosevelt's well known plan
for a globe girdling cruise made possi
ble by bringing the ships home via
Suez, is considered probable of fruition
only at a remote day. Before the bat
tleships return from the Pacific it is ex
pected that the true ocean standard
will hav-e been recognized in the Amer
ican naval policy and the way paved
for the construction of a navy large
enough to protect the nation from any
foe. either In the Atlantic or the
Pacific.
The Philippines are the ultimate des
tination of the armored cruisers Ten
nessee and Washington, which early in
October will steam from here for San
Francisco under command of Rear Ad
miral Sebree.
When only 1,000 knots from Its des
tination the fleet will go Into Magda
lena bay, Mexico, and cpend one month
in competitive gun fire. The placid
waters of Magdalena bay offer excep
tional facilties for this work.
When all the ships have completed
their gun firing practice, coal will be
taken on. anchors weighed and the last
leg of the cruise will begin, to end five
days later in the great naval display
which Secretary Metcalf has promised
to the people of San Francisco.
To aid the plans of the United States,
Mexico has given permission for the
American government to anchor a coal
hulk in Magdalena bay: For several
years divisions of the Pacific coast fleet
have held target practice in Magdalena
bay by courtesy of Mexico. Permission
for increased coaling facilities Is hoped
by some naval officers to prove a step
in the direction of acquisition of an
American naval base at Magdalena bay.
President Roosevelt will instruct the
state department officially to notify the
British. Brazilian, Chilian, Peruvian and
Mexican governments that the United,
States purposes sending its principal;
battleship- fleet on a cruise which will
cause its vessels to call at certain "of
their ports. All the other governments
of South America will be notified, for
the second torpedo fleet will make more
ports than the battleships, the little
"vipers of the sea" having inferior
steaming radius and for safety's sake
skirting the coast
Lieutenant Hutch I. Cone will go to
Provincetown, Mass., on September 15
and pick from the eight destroyers now
composing the second flotilla the six in
best condition -to make - the long crutse.
The eight are the Hopkins. Lieutenant
A. GL;Howe; the Hull. Lieutenant James
H. Tomb; the Stewart, Lieutenant J. F.
Hlllweg; the Truxtun, Lieutenant J. V.
Babcock; the Whlpple. Lieutenant Ed
ward \u25a0 Woods, and the Worden, Lieu
tenant Victor F.Howston.
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
LAND TO BE DEVELOPED
Geological Survey Starts
Investigation of the
Water Supply
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.— The United
Ptates geological survey has under
taken an Investigation ' of the water
suppjy available for irrigation and
other, purposes In Rogue River valley.
Extensive cultivation, coupled with
the judicious use of water. ln portions
of this valley where .' irrigation has
not been deemed necessary heretofore,
has given excellent results and created
an Increasing demand for water.
This valley, of which Medford, Grants
Pass- and Ashland are the leading
towns, has an area almost as large as
the etate of Deleware, a mean annual
temperture of 52 degrees and a mean
annual rainfall of 21 Inches. Peaches,
pears, grapes and berries of all kinds
are grown In great abundance, but the
valley Is especially noted for the ex
cellent Quality, color and flavor of - Its
Yellow Newton and Spltzenberg apples,
to the production of which the soil and
climate appear to be particularly favor
able.
The upper end of the valley Is
drained by Bear creek and- its tribu
taries. This stream is subject to heavy
winter floods, but becomes -almost* dry
during the summer, and the; low water
has been practically* air appropriated.
Any scheme to increase; the acreage
under irrigation must therefore involve
the construction of storage works ; oj"
long, highltne ditches from the streams
of the lower part of -the, '.valley.: where
there Is a greater summer, flow.v* - - /
Regular gauging stations have been
established by 'the survey for the pur
poses of determining, the . daily.,' flow
if well as the monthly and annual max
'inum, minimum and y mean. . rates* 'of
flow on *Bear 'creek * near ' Talent,"; on
Little Butte creek 'near Eagle? Point,
on Applegate creek near Grants Pass
and on north fork of Rogue river at
Prospect. Occasional measurements
also; will be made on' Big. Butte, .-Elk,
Evans, Ashland and Wagner creeks and
a number '; of smaller, streams. . The
work is .under, the general . supervision
of 3. C. Stevens, the district bydrogra
oher: for* "\u25a0«»\u25a0 •*• : ' — — ~~--'."';." : :-
STRIKINB TELEGBfIPHERS
WILL FIGHT TO THE END
Continued from Pasre 1, Column. < 3
mlssioner Neill since he -left Chicago,
nor do I expect to see either him or Mr.
Gompers. As to John Mitchell, I^never
met him in my life."
"Are your finances sufficient to war
rant your union in going Into a pro
longed fight against the companies?"
PLE.VTY OF FUNDS IN SIGHT
"Yes. and I say that with a knowl
edge of what I am talking about. They
are sufficient today for a very long fight
and within. 4B hours we shall . have all
the financial . support we shall require
to carry on the struggle indefinitely.
The railway telegraphers are solidly
with us, and, beside, there are others
just as strong who will make. our fight
their fight when the time comes."
Small was asked to state specifically
what the demands of the, union are. .
"I will give them to you In a' nut
shell," he • replied. "They are an' In
crease of 16 per cent - for all, eight
hours* work' lor* a day, equal pay for
men and women doing equal work, the
companies to furnish typewriters, and
abolition of the" blacklist and of "dis
crimination." ' .
Small said a committee would soon
be appointed, one from each of the 42
telegraph districts in the country, and
that this committee. was to be named,
not necessarily 'to act immediately in
the work of mediation, but merely as an
emergency committee if representatives
from each section of the country should
be needed later. He asserted that about
IK.OOO operators were on strike and that
the companies did not have and could
not get nonunion men and women
enough to carry, on their business.
ADDRESSES THE STRIKERS
After many announcements Mrs.
Rose Pastor Stokes, wife 6f J. G.Phelps
Stokes, appeared at the strikers' meet
ing today. She was received with en
thusiasm. In her address she said:
"Your demands for an increase of
15 per cent Is a reasonable one. You
are helping carry on a business by
which the companies are taking more
than 50 per cent of pure profit out of
your services. That must, of course, go
to pay dividends upon the enopfnous
outstanding stock that the companies
manipulate In the stock market every
day. It seems to me that out of this
enormous profit you men and women
should have at least a respectable live
lihood."
Unions Give Assurance of Help
for Striking Keymen
Appeal Issued by Operators to Those
Remaining at WorkS
The strike of the San Francisco teleg
raphers for better living conditions and
'reasonable wages has interested other
unions, and yesterday 'the district coun
cil of carpenters and joiners .in Ala
meda county proffered the strikers
financial support. It was announced at
the meeting of the telegraphers In Sun
set hall, West Oakland, that 9200 had
been sent to Deputy National President
Copps, who is also treasurer, of the
local union. Though this Is the first
visible evidence of the support of other
unions, the members of commercial
telegraphers* local No. 24 feel confident,
if occasion should demand it, that am
ple aid would be forthcoming from
organized labor. \u25a0 ,"* • . . •
President Rambo of the district coun
cil of carpenters, who was accompanied
by Business Agent E. Thompson, W.
Thompson and M. Newton of the coun
cil, visited the telegraphers and as
sured them that further financial sup
port would be given to the telegra
phers* strike fund when necessary. The
action of the keymen, said the visitors,
had been Indorsed by the carpenters ul
Alameda county, who would be with
them in their struggle. Each of the
Visitors addressed the meeting yester
fday and was heartily cheered.
It was also announced at the meet-
Ing that the general strike; committee
of the labor unions of San Francisco
had decided to support the telegraphers
in their battle for better wages. For
some time the proposal to afford finan
cial support to the operators has been
under consideration by the strike com
mittee, and late last night one of the
members of the executive board of the
union was assured by an officer of the
San Francisco committee that It had
been decided to donate between $700
and $1,000 a week to the support of the
striking operators.
- While there were only a few of -the
union operators who did not leave the
companies' keys when the strike was
called, an appeal has been . Issued' to
them by the union as follows: ~~\i
West Oakland. An fruit- 24.
Brother te>ffrapb«rs: You bare, no doubt., be
jrun to realize that the present international
struggle for the Jn*t cause of mankind h«n
proren itself of such a strong nature that the
telegraph companies can maintain their present
attitude but a short while longer and- .the'
operators now on strike will soon return to
work under entirely different conditions than
heretofore — conditions that will' be more satis
factory to the company as well as • to the em
ployes. • . . " " .
A Dumber of onrT former brothers and sister!
hare made an unfortunate mistake In remaining,
or going back to work after a strike bad been
called, and as quite a number of our members
hare expressed their sorrow and regret because
of the gulf of ostracism that has been placed
between them and their friends who' took this
unfortunate step, a' motion has been carried In
regular eesslon that we make this last appeal
to you.
We are willing to forglTe i jrou for your .mis
takes tf you want to derate yourself from the
"unfair" list: To those who desire 'to be re
stored we make this offer.
You are working for a living — you will work
for a llrlng. * .
Are - you going to willfully ostracise yourself
forerer from the society of yoor fellow workmen
by selling 'your labor and 'manhood for a few
paltry dollars only during a period of a short i
while? This we cannot bellere.
i This la a most liberal offer. Think this orer.
It Is for your sake, not ours. .' - \u25a0
Ton wtil be received most I enthusiastically by
your former friends and lored ones, and the same
protection extended to ' 70a .as to all of our
members. -
This strike is liable to be settled within a
shorter time than you can "con eel re of.
It Is liable to be settled .In an entirely dif
ferent way from which the company officials
are leading -yon to believe.
' Don't consider this appeal too lightly.
Sincerely yours, ' W. A. McCANDLISH,
, " • President i
Plans have been completed by the
executive committee of, the local union
for '-.the establishment' of a summer
camp in the Santa Cruz mountains; for
.the benefit •of . the strikers .and their
"families, .where they can -live at much
less expense than In the city. At the
same - time they - will have the advan
tages of hunting, fishing and bathing
and, will '-. have ; a . real . vacation pending
the settlement of the strike. The plan
has been received .with hearty approval
by the members: of the .union,- And many
will leave' Oakland . for tho \u25a0 new camp
as soon as lt'ls established. The camp
,wJiL2>e In charge -of W.'. W." McCandllsh,
president. of the, local. union. * .
Deputy National President Copps has
under ., consideration ;; a"I plan /toCcall a
m'assmeetlng- of the businessmen of
Oakland and San Francisco some? time
during the coming week, at which the
position of the striking; operators. will
be plainly laid before the . public. In
this way, the officers of the \u25a0 local union
hope to gain the ' support ; of - the. busi
ness Interests of V Oakland and San
Francisco and the aid of these interests
enlisted : In the - fight : against - the \u25a0 com.
panics. T^aaSS \
In a communication" to the members
of the local union, which^was' received
yesterday by ' Deputy ?, Copps,' r National
President 5.% J. Small" announced that
the' fight ''against the companies was
being vigorously, waged In theeast and
that financial auliUace had been voted
THE SAN FRANCISCO GALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1907;
BAD LUCK STARTS WHEN
HIS LOVE WEDS ANOTHER
Robert Hayne Makes Even
ing Call Just in Time
to Attend Service
WRECKS A RUNABOUT
Emerging From Wreck He
Is Arrested and Booked
on Three Charges >
\u25a0;.. To be invited to the wedding of his
own best girl, as a mere guest and' not
as the groom was almost j more ! than
Robert Hayne, a dapper young man of
20, could bear. .;" The "_ old adages, "It
never rains but it pours';" and "Misfor
tunes seldom • come singly", held 'good
for him Saturday, night, for in addition
to losing the object of all his affections
he wrecked his brand new runabout by
colliding with another* auto" during :a"
ride he was. taking in the park-follow
ing the wedding in an /effort -to solace
his Injured feelings.-. To add; insult,f to
Injury, he was gathered in," together
with a woman companion he had taken
along- to share his sorrow, by two stal
wart policemen who had witnessed the"
collision and was 'booked att the park
police station. ' not on a " single charge,"
but- upon three— violating the speed or
dinance, driving, upon the great f high
way during forbidden hours and failing
to display the proper" signal lights' on
his machine,- as required by the state
auto law. ,
Hayne sorrowfully : repeated his tale
of woe to Desk "Sergeant Sulwider- at
the 'station,' and though it did not' serve
to lessen the number of charges against
him, it so softened the heart of tne
officer that a messenger: was dispatched
to the home'of Hayne's parents and bail
money to the extent of $60 was se
cured.
.Hayne's . story as told by him to the
sergeant and echoed by the girl, who
had heard It before, was enough to melt
the stoniest of hearts. He. had loved
a- girl, he said, and had been led right
along to believe, that his love was be
ing returned. .'Saturday afternoon, he
declared,' he had agreed over the tele
phone to call around that night and
visit his fair "one. \u25a0„ True .to his promise,
his tale rani he had appeared on time
and had even brought out his runabout
to go for a spin. His expectations, how
ever, were dashed rudely to the ground,
for instead of taking his girl for a ride
In the park, he was ushered; into the
parlor of her home, and not wanting to
appear impolite,, was forced". to witness
her marriage to another. \u25a0".'-. ';'
Hayne was determined not/ to be
cheated out of his ride, and, persuad
ing himself that the sea was 'filled
with as good fish as ever were caught,
he picked up another acquaintance of
the gentler sex and started on his .way
to the beach. He had proceeded hot
more than half way, however, when his
troubles began anew, for In. rounding
a curve in the great "highway he ran
full tilt into a machine which was
standing at the. roadside .while its
owner was making£jsome needed re
pairs. Mounted Policemen Ed Pidgeori
and Frank Haley "hslfc been 'lnterested
spectators of the efforts Jto start the
stalled auto. They took Hayne Into
custody and led him away to the sta
tion. . , • - . '
Both, autos were badly ; damaged In
the- collision. Hayne's machine suffer
ing the worst. His car was almost to
tally destroyed and he declared last
nighf that; it would , have *to L -be con-,
signed to the junk heap. Though both
he and his companion were thrown out,
neither, barring minor bruises, were
injured. . . :
CONGRESSMEN WILL VISIT
THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE
Committee to Inspect Work
Before Fixing Isthmian
Appropriation
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.— Members of
the next* congress who will, have' lii
charge the preparation of the sundry
civil : bili. In , wh^ch • appropriations for
the canal- are incorporated, , will visit
Panama and Inspect the canal for them
selves. - The proposed visit is the. out- i
come of a suggestion by James A. Taw- j
ney of Minnesota, chairman of the ap- i
propriatlons committee. ln the last con- \u25a0
gress, who '.visited the Isthmus last
March. He believes , It .will be to the !
best interests of the service ; as well'
to those directly In charge of the ad
ministration forces at work there, if
the members of the committee go to the
Isthmus' with "the estimates for 'next*
year and consider them with the offi
cials having supervision of the expen
ditures. " . , .
The suggestion has met with a hearty
response from those ; identified with" the
commission's work, who believe a great
deal of good will result from a heart to
heart talk between, the representatives
who prepare the appropriation and the
officials who spend it. -:
The" committee will ] leave New York
on November 5 ; and ', return >in time" for
the opening of congress In December. .
PANAMA, Aug.". 25.— Beginning,, next
week, Joseph Bucklln Bishop, secretary
of the Isthmian ' canal * commission; I will
begin the publication of the Canal . Rec
ord, a' weekly-" Journal^ which t'wllll'be
the official organ of \ the canal /.author^
itles. In addition to the canal matters,
social; items" will "come In for consid
erable attention.
Bishop's duties have been ' increased
by: maS^ng' him; head : . the -trouble
bureau. ; He"; hears s all "complaints, -and
when they are Just he parses on their
adjudication and: sends \u25a0 his;recommen
dation to the chairman of the commis
sion. . '\u25a0''"', • ..- •\u25a0; ':: . ; '
WOULD SEND IBPERS , HOME
: HONOLULU, ,; Aug. ; 25.— Local Japa
nese offer to send the Japanese lepers
at Molokai to' Japan because the Tokyo
government is now segregating; {its
lepers.: \u25a0.\u25a0-'-'\u25a0>'.' : - •: - \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -\u25a0 . v ..' \u25a0;.•\u25a0;.
EXPLOSION CAUSES. BIG FIRE
CEDAR'FALLS, la.; Aug. 25.— An ex
plosion in- the F rear . of .-eGorgo Seerer '{&
Company's " hardware .store '^ tonight
started a blaze that caused' $10,000
damage. . - -
to the telegraphers by a number 'of la
bor organizations ' on ,, the * eastern ' side"
of ;,the Rockles.7 v President ; Small i; in
closed a check .; for ja* considerable
amount for - the members -of *. 'the! local
uhlon."*-\:-'-'il^K^^^S^Sm^Sm- y. : - \u25a0\u25a0. '- •
remain, the* same In the
maln'ofHce, of ; the .Western' Union rcom
pany; at -West 7 Oakland, the officials^ of
the - companyVdeclarlhg.; that Uheyt have
enough.: operators \u25a0; to £ handle J all the
business ), which '. Is . placed \ ln * the •- hands
of ';. the j company. Yv,The i nonunion ) oper- 1
ators ; are ; still, housed! ln i cars near^the
office,^ their,* meals * being •> served In sa,
dining- car. \u25a0;* "\u25a0• ' : '^i:-:;-:.;-*;-V' v . \u25a0:""' ; - \u25a0-' '
Louis Schqcnberg Puts IVlcn lii|her Up on Payroll
of His "Sure Ihitig"; Lottery Syndicate >
Cor tinned From Pnse 1, Coin. 4 and 5.
ite investment because it '=* . made
his fortune in * the beginning i? and
because- it." came so easily. There
was 'no chance to lose. That the
enterprise I was a fraud and that
its dividends j consisted of the dollars
lured- from the : public made • no differ
ence.toj;Schoenberg. He wanted the
money and hegot it. j~' [ :
In 1 1887, when he entered the lot
try business, Schoenberg was com
paratively/a poor man. Today ! he ; . is
one of the richest residents ; of San
Francisco. \u25a0'.-/\u25a0 He developed the lottery
business" along, lines of his own in
vention.' He is the John D. Rocke
feller of /the lottery business. Like
Jbhn D. he'is the chief beneficiary, of
his trust .and "like Rockefeller ';. he
shrugs his shoulders and says, '\Really
I know nothing about it." Schoen
bergV the mysterious, is the real brains
and crafty genius of the lottery trust.
: Schoenberg classes himself as a peal
estate man." His realty holdings are
so vast that he has organized a . sepa
rate company to manage them. His
rents yield him an enormous income.
METZGER NOT SO RICH
Standing next to Schoenberg
the. lottery is Metzger. v-Al
though not 'as rich as Schoenberg,
Metzger can count up to the million
dollar mark. 1 Like Schoenberg, he in
vests his profits . in real, estate. His
latest;, venture is the handsome build
ing at the northwest corner of Larkin
and Sutler streets. This structure
alone wiil cost nearly $200,000, while
the lot it stands on is valued at $100,
000./ This is only part of the Metzger
holdings. " When Metzger went into
the lottery business he was a clerk
earning a meager salary and living a
frugal : life. ;- He has been in the. lot
tery business for the last 20 years."
Metzger's, part in the trust consist
ed in the detailed : management. Some
years ago he met with an accident
which, cost .him his sight. He was
driving down O'Farrell street when
his horse, bolted, overturned the buggy
and threw Metzger into a barrel of
lime. : ; .
Metzger has been as secretive in his:
private life as Schoenberg in his busi- ;
ness life. Metzger has been aya v man
about town with apartments in ten- 1
derloin" lodging^ houses. His asso
ciates have been those of the tender
loin, and for 15 years he has. been. a
familiar-figure alongj lower O'Farrell
Street.*?-'*" -"f, : \'O . -, - J "' T '
. v" Bibbero and Lesser 'are One. degree
lower in Uhe scale of '.riches than
Schoenberg and Metzger. . Both- re
side in a fashionable part of • the
Western addition and live in style be
fitting theißlarge incomes. They .are
newer to; the lottery, business than
Metzger and Schoenberg and are in
trusted with the:, preparation and dis
tcibution of the tickets.
: -These are the ,men who operate the
outlaw lotteries, men rich in dollars
but poor indeed in the esteem of their
fellowmen, outcasts under the law of
the state. The .statutes of California
are plain on, matters pertaining .to
lottery • enterprises. -As far back as
1878 the state recognized the danger
of •: these institutions , and it was writ- j
ten. in the constitution of the state
that they should: riot exist. When J
they were started; therefore, in 1887!
their owners violated 'one of the
fundamental -principles of the state.
Article IV, section 26, of the consti
tution is : as . follows : /\u25a0: \u25a0 - ;
"The legislature shall have no pow
er \u25a0 to authorize lotteries or gift en
terprises for, any,' purpose and shall
pass laws to prohibit the sale in this
state of lottery or gift enterprise
tickets, or tickets ; in any scheme in
the nature of a lottery."
SUPREME COURT'S* VIEW
' In ' the case . of ! Collins vs. McLean;
the supreme court passed on this sec-,
tion; as follows: ' . \u25a0
\u25a0 "The legislature's prohibited from
authorizing lotteries" for any purpose
and is directed by that j clause/which
is mandatory, upon 'it, to pass laws
prohibiting the sale;of;tickets^in any
thing in the naturetof, a lottery and
all] laws in the penal code; in refer
ehce; thereto; ; ordinances making the
roRNITURE—DRAPERIES-RUGS
; Visit the Hobairt Mansion arid New Stuclio
Annex~TKe Home off Modest I Prices.
Mahogany
i Dining and Living -'Room''TabieB;)Bedroomv;Seta,: > 'Davehport&'*?;
j % Interior Decorations
> : ; v Draperies rbf Velour, Tapestej^HDaiiiask,^ Cretonne, Rep. ->
r ; (Sketches/ ;De^gn»;an^ Furnished -Free.)
;• Oriental Rugs
; for; I^e; C^ \u25a0
| V^i Ness at, V^sKington -^ North^End
possession of -lottery; tickets; a ,mis
demeanor, and all such laws should
receive" a liberal construction with a
view' to carrying out the constitu
tional, policy.".
The penal code of the state is broad
in its' provisions,. making eyer^' phase
of. the "lottery^business a misdemeanor,
from the: printing >and selling of the
tickets to the- publication and adver
tising of the drawings or the leasing
by owner or tenant' of property for
the use of \u25a0 any part of a lottery en
terprise. .-';
-Again; the question comes up: >How
could, these: lotteries, exist in San
Francisco for 20 years with s«ch strict
laws against them? , The answer will
be found in some of the names con
nected with the enterprise. First a
list of the minority stock holders in
the local lottery trust" may be 'in'
structive. .- \u0084 '
Heading the list of. minority stock
holders is the name of Chris Buckley.
Then come Jacob Rudolph and Dick
O'Connor, lesser, political figures.
Finally the name ,of Jerry Driscoll is
encountered- 1 — Jerry Driscoll, cousin
of former Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz
and personal representative of Schmitz
and Ruef. on the directorate, of the
municipal crib that stood in Jackson
street. First it was Buckley an<f his
aids and then Ruef and Schmitz who
fattened at the lottery trough.
BUCKLEY JOINSV.RING
In the palmy days 'of Buckley's ca
reer/when he held the city, in his
grip, it lay in his power to make or
break the lotteries. He decided that
it .would be more, profitable toilet
them run and to dig his fist. into the
pile of gold that poured into the
offices^ every week. Accordingly, Buck
ley summoned ! Schoenberg and Metz
ger. to his office and asked them what
they were going to do about it. The
two lottery kings hesitated. They
wanted , to run; they knew: Buckley
had it' in his pov^er to wipe them out,
but they, did not want to give. up any
of the golden harvest. Finally they
offered a modest payment. Buckley
laughed. Buckley knew the size of
the profits and he wanted a share of
the dividends.
.An arrangement was finally ef
fected by which Buckley was • given
a big block of stock. Rudolph and
O'Connor were also minority holders.
It was police court protection that
Metzger and - Schoenberg
desired from Buckley. Under- the
Buckley ; jregirne I the \u25a0 lotteries i thrived.
\, \ Some titneT later, .when ; Schiriitz ' and
Ruef came into power, . Jerry Dris
coll became a minority stock holder.
He was the representative of the two
conspirators. Under the Ruef-Schmitz
regime the lotteries were - not mo
lested when the administration could
prevent it. , - - * *«"••'"
. In addition to this, the lottery trust
for years has set aside a regular sum
for 'police protection. .It is figured
as a part of the jpperating expenses.
. The members -of the lottery trust
have ; been fortunate :in their choice
of attorneys; For a long time T. (^;
Coogan, who is now defending; tTouis
Glass, acted for the lotterymen. More
recently State Senator Edward Wolfe,
republican leader of the. upper house
during the last session of the legisla
ture, acted : as attorney. He had been
the attorney for. Bibbero, to whom
he'is related by marriage, for a num
ber of^Vears. VVhen the government
recently had Bibbero and : Lesser on
the ( carpet Senator Wolfe 'appeared
for \u25a0-.them/ More recently "Senator
Wolfe has : appeared for;. Metzger in
litigation dangerous *to .the lottery
king.' .Wolfe knows the laws of the
state, because he helped make them!
Wolfe served ' in the upper house of
the legislature for a number of years
and" the "official record; of the.proc
eedings sparkles with the wit and
epigram of the senator, but it 'is
not ; recorded that he has taken the
public into his . confidence as to his
relations with the men who operate
lotteries/ \u25a0:"
GOVERNMENT ON TRAIL
'Thus intrenched, with two. political
bosses and a police department on the
payroll and 7 a state v senator as an
attorney, the lotteries ; have worried
little about. interference from the city
or state authorities. -Their chief
source of worry has been the activity
of the government agents.
For more than 12 years the govern
menthas been on the trail«of Metzger
and Schoenberg and their swindling
trust. It was May 3, 1895, that the
government took its first ""decisive ac
tion against the combination. On that
day, by the discretion of the post
master ' general, the Metzger and
Franklin lottery was declared a fraud
and it was ordered that the concern
be denied the use of the United
States mails^. That order is in effect
today. \u0084
After a careful examination into the
character, of the business, the gov
ernment agents learned to their posi
tive satisfaction that Metzger and
Schoenberg were perpetrating one of
the worst kinds of frauds and took
immediate action. Every letter ad
dressed to Metzger and Franklin
which reaches the San Francisco post
office is stamped "Fraud" across the
face of, the envelope and sent to-4he
dead letter office.
It] is not to be presumed, however,
that Metzger and- Franklin do not get
their mail. They have an understand
ing, with their agents by which they
are addressed under m dummy names.
In many cases they receive firm let
ters under their individual " names.
The government even went to the ex
tent of trying to hold up the mail of
the individuals concerned in the lot
tery, but it was found that the law
did not admit of such drastic action.
The government during the last 12
years has piled up evidence against
the lottery, trust which shows beyond
the shadow of a doubt that the con
cern is a swindle. An'inquiry into its
methods of printing and distributing
tickets, selecting the winning num
bers, the maintenance % of affidavit men,
fake lists and the use made of dummy
companies will be set forth in the
next article.
COMPELLED TO DECLINE
LARGE ORDERS FOR COAL
Companies in Pennsylvania
Are Unable to Accept
Foreign Contracts
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25. — Because
of Its inability to fill the. order, , the
Philadelphia and, Rejoins coai aim iron
company was compelled to decline a
contract for 200,000 tons of. anthracite.
The order was tendered by a repre
sentative of the Austro-Hungarlan
chambers of commerce. The proposed
purchaser was willing to pay the regu
lar price for placing the coal on board
vessels either here or in New York.
Another order for 200,000 tons of bl
; tuminous coal wanted by the Italian
government is also being offered to the
largest soft coal operators of the
\ United States with little prospect of
| its being taken' because of the great
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FITS ON LORDS TO BE
CARRIED ON VIGOROUSLY
Labor Will Aid Liberals to
Destroy Upper House
of Parliament
BISHOPS ARE BEATEN
Bill Church Opposed Passed
and Becomes Law
of England
LOXDON. Aug. 25.— 0f the many
measures promised In the king's speech
at the opening of the present session
of parliament, which will be prorogued
next week, few have reached the stat
ute book. Like the education bill and
the plural voting bill, the most promi
nent measures of. the last session,
which were thrown out by the hou3e of
lords, the Irish council bill which was
to have been the most important piece
of legislation at this session met with'
early defeat, but in a different way.
The educational and plural voting
bills gave the liberals an opening for
a campaign against the house of lords,
which was indicated In the speeches of
Herbert Asquith. former home'secre
tary; Richard B. Haldane. secretary of
state for war, and Winston Churchill
at various meetings throughout the
country Saturday night, is to be car
ried on vigorously during the recess.
Despite differences between' 1 the j two
houses, much useful legislation has be<
come law, however, among the most
notable being the deceased wife's sister
bill, which was introduced at the behest
of the nonconformists and accepted by
both houses in opposition to the w!3hes
of the bishops and their followers.
One of the most notable measures of
the session and one of great Interest to.
American meat packers is the Burns
food bill, which both hosues unani
mously enacted.
In addition bills have been passed
creating a court of criminal appeal, a"
rather radical reform In the criminal
laws of England; amending the mer
chant shipping act; changing the pat
ent act; thoroughly reforming- the army
system and enacting a system of small
holdings in England. ' v -
The labor members of the house of
commons have not been so Insistent for
legislation in favor of the masses, ex
pressing themselves as content to as
sist the government to deal with tho
land question, which In their opinion
is the root of the evils from which th«
workers suffer. They therefore have
another grudge against the house ; of
lords for compelling the withdrawal of
the Scottish small land holdings Mir
and while their platform calls for tho
abolition of the upper house, they wllf
snpport less radical liberal proposals.
Joseph Chamberlain has been greatly
missed by the opposition during th«
session. ' \ >
expense In delivering the fuel .at Its
destination.
The great demand for. coal by foreign
governments is attributed to the in
creased coal consumption by the war
ships. All native coal Is being used for
this purpose, and the supply is not
equal to the demand. An officer of the
Reading company explained that his
company was compelled to decline, all
such orders .because of toe great de
mand for coal among customers in this
country and because of. the scarcity of
labor at.theJcolHerles. The same condi
tiow« confronted every~orner-«ittnracite
company, as well as bituminous oper
ators, he said. It was further explained
that the shortage of all, grades of coal
Is increasing daily, and many western
railroads are much disturbed concern-
Ing the supply for the. coming winter.
Men who formerly worked in the mines
are seeking employment in less danger
ous lines of business. Many of them
have abandoned mining as a means of
livelihood and have turned to farming
In the western states. Foreigners who
formerly came to the United States to
take up mining now. seek employment
in other fields of labor.