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VOLUME Cn.— NO. 91.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Wins Fight Against Alameda Republican County Machine
New Bridge at Quebec Collapses and Ninety-Five Workmen Are Drowned
BEAMS HOLD
MEN UNDER
WATER
Catastrophe on New
; Structure Across
St Lawrence
Span Gives Way as the
5 o'Clock Whistle Blows
Victims Meet Death
Like Rats Caught
in Trap
Only Few of Large Force
Spared in the Disaster
Special by Leased Wire to' The Call
\u25a0 QUEBEC, Aug. 29.— For some
cause as yet unexplained the
southern half of the great new
bridge being erected across the
St. .Lawrence river above this
city collapsed late this afternoon.
It is believed that 90 lives % were
lost^ and __the _ number^ may; _be
greaterv Most of Jthe-- victims
were Americans, skilled mechan
ics engaged in the erection of the
structure, which .was rapidly near
ing completion. The bridge
would have eventually cost more
than $4,000,000 and was to have
been opened within a few months.
Special tugs, with surgeons and
newspapermen, left for the scene
'at once. Details are yet' lacking, as
there Is no communication with the
southern shore. 9 Telephone wires
which connected the different parts of
the work were carried down in the
collapse.
The "bridge was about a mile and a
half in length, and half of it, from the
south shore to midstream, crumpled up
and dropped into the water. More than
100 men were at work on this section
of the structure and the whistle had
Just blown at half past 5 o'clock for the
men to quit work for the day, when
there came a grinding sound from the
bridge at midstream.
The falling - section of the bridge
dragged other sections after It, the
snapping girders and, cables booming
like crashes of artillery. Terror lent
fleetness to the feet of the frightened
workmen as they sped shoreward, but
only * few of them reached safety be
fore the last piece, of. Iron work on the
soutlrehore was dragged Into the river.
Near the shore ' the wreckage of the
bridge did not go below the surface
of the water, and eight workmen who
remained above \u25a0water were rescued and
taken to the hospital at Levis. 1 -
The steamer Glenmont had Just
cleared the bridge when the first sec
tion fell. The water thrown up by
the debris came clear over ,the bridge
of the steamer. The captain at once
lowered boats. The small boats piled
backward and forward over the sunken
wreckage for half an. hour, but there
\u25a0was no sign* of life.
The twisted Iron and steel had Its
victims In a terrible death grip. A few
floating timbers and the broken strands
of the bridge toward the north. shore
were the only signs that anything un
usual had happened. There' was not a
ripple on the smooth surface of the St.
jjawrence as It swept along toward the
ETUIf."
All the men drowned were employes
of the Phoenixvllle bridge company and
subcontractors of Quebec and Montreal.
At 10 o'clock- tonight 16 bodies had
been picked up and of the eight men
at the hospital two are not expected to
live through the night.
The Quebec bridge was begun about
seven years ago and it was to be fin
ished In 1909. Its center span will be
the largest in the world.
WOMA.V GAINS FEDERAL. POST
ELLIS ISLAND. N. V., Aug. 29.—
Miss Helen Bullis has been appointed
an immigration inspector, for the''par
ticular purpose. of developing-informa
tion regarding -th6 white -slave j traffic.'
Miss Bullis ..was \ connected recently
with, the Travelers* Aid society,
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 80
FRIDAY,' AUGUST 80. 1907.
WEATHER COXDITIOXS
YESTERDAT— CIoufIy; maximum temperature,
CO ; mlnlmom, 52.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Cloudy, with fog
In the morning; light southwest winds, changta~
to fresh west. ' Page 9
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH ;
EASTEHX
Mammoth elephant wrecks freight car carry-
Ing the beast away from bis home at Coney
island. ' Pa;« 3
Several thousand persons bear Secretary Taft
speak at Denver. Page 2
Fearing heavy fines, Chicago aldermen buy
tickets for a trip to St.' Louts ball game. Pa*e 1
Peace mission of President Small of striking
telegraphers believed to have been a failure in
New York. Page 1
Details of clash at directors* • meeting of .the
Illinois Central show that Fish throttled Har
aban, who bad called him a liar. Page S
FOREIGN
Bridge in course of construction across the
St. Lawrence river at Quebec collapses and 05
men are carried to death In river. Page 1
COAST
Irrigation congress at Sacramento next week
promises to be lively affair, as all complaints
against "the government reclamation work \ »re
to be aired. . ) P*T« 5
From Los Angeles comes « report that E. V.
Calvin will succeed First Vice President W. H.
Bancroft of the Southern Pacific. Page 18
New electric road between Stockton and Lodt
to be opened Sunday. . Page S
State equalizers are pleased with the Pullman
car company's threat to sne in court for I a re
duction of assessment. Page 2
Solano county coroner's Jury finds that A.- J.
Be Ist. the Olympic - clubman found dead on a
mountain trail near Suisun, was murdered. .P. 2
Assistant yardmaster In Beno prevents the
dynamiting of the overland-limited train. Pase 1
Girl is crushed by speeding elevator in Los
-Angeles department store and - falls 40 feet to
basement. Page 3
Manager of - telegraph" office .at Santa .• Crus
and girl operator are believed to have eloped. P. 3
President Maboney of the western • federation
Is reported to • have ordered ' striking ; miners *of
GpM6«" Jd to * nitanl 7 to^ irwlt*^ 1 , . > z, \ T-3 T*t» '-T
\u0084 Beno "pastor^ will appeal fine imposed for street
speaking. ' ;-Pa«» 9
EDITORIAL
Aetonlshlng . "methods of the water com
mittee. . Page 6
Exploiting " street railways. ' P««* 6
Pullman company In a corner. Page 6
Discipline for Los Angeles. Page 6
GRAFT
Prosecution closes its case . against . Lonis
Glass; defense rests without calling any -.wit
nesses; opening argument for the* state Is made
by Assistant District Attornej John O'Gara. P. 5
CITY
Jfew board of police commlssioneni agrees that
dismissal was excessive punishment for. Captain
Mooney Mid puts him back in Bush street sta
tion for immediate service. Page 14
Judge Sturtevant grants a divorce to - Mrs.
Albert W. Banmeister, whose busband ; manufac
tored earthquakes for ber entertainment. Page It
Michael Casey assumes office as works com
missioner; City. Engineer Woodward, and Archi
tect Shea said to be slated for decapitation.- P; 1
Captain Clark creates sensation- in . conft
martial at Presidio by accusing the prosecuting
witness of being a perjurer and def amer. Page 14
Loots '-, Sehoenberg. king of lottery trust
swindlers,- flries from" city, and police ! continue
raids on Joints where tickets are . sold. Page 1
-Blood stains on vest cause arrest' of barber
on charge of \u25a0 faaTlng . murdered his former
friend. / Pa»e 14
Beglstrar Adams to be dismissed from office
on ground tbat ' be baa used bis position to do
political work. P»*« 2
- .Superintendent , Boncovlerf sues for \u25a0 writ \u25a0of
mandate to compel . supervisors to ; submit .w>
tbe electors \u25a0 the proposed • charter . amendment
providing for a 10 cent school tax.' \ Page 14
POLITICAL
Fusion or ideal - aanpartisan ticket become*
remote contingency and Ryan continues to gain
Indorsement for mayor from republicans. Page 3
SUBURBAN
Dr. Benjamla Ids Wheeler wlna . the \u25a0\u25a0-'\u25a0 fight
against - the "Alameda county republican machine
in Berkeley postmastership ' controversy.- Page 1
Joseph A. Barman,' an Oakland mailing clerk,
entrapped while robbing letters. Pag* 4
Because .of business reverses, •', which •: he ', at
tributed to the San Francisco, car. striker Fred
erick Ogden : commits suicide In : Alameda six
months after his marriage.' Page 4
Arrest \u25a0in Oakland ', of two daring ' operators
who ' swindled many persons by means of ship
ping cheap fountain pens C. O. D.' 'Page 4
Special - land agent on the . trail of Grant C.
Smith, , who swindled In the ' sale of ' "home
steads." BS9 Page 4
. William H.'Metcalf,. youngest son of. the sec
retary of the navy, surprises his- parents' by
marriage to Mrs. Wida Be vans, a widow of San
Park amateur driving club members will "race
on the speedway. ; " » _- Page 8
Era the day'« surprise. at; Petaluma.-winnlnjr
the no record ; trotting ; event. Page 8
Detroit drawing away, from lta rivals In the
American : league race. - '. '";'*" Page 8
" San ' Francisco . and ; Lo* ; Angeles win : coast
league baseball games. , ; \u25a0 Page 9
; Form players have . a disastrous day at: The
Meadows. ' './;\u25a0- .'* '\u25a0••'..\u25a0 Pa*« S
Mike Schreck quits In his fight with Al Kauf
man and loses in! the seventh round. ' Page 8
. Winter race^ meeting: .will "be v opened 'at!
"Lucky!' Baldwin's • new \u25a0 track at Arcadia near
Los Angeles. Page 8
LABOR :
'\u25a0 Unions^ continue , preparations for the ; great
Labor d«iy ; parade. Page 7
MARINE
.Schooner John F. Miller.; returns , from ; nortn
with \u25a0 90,000 - codfish and tales ; of hardship i In
Alaskan - waters. ' Page 8
MINING
Contradictory dispatches from ' Goldfield ' leave
brokers ," in ..uncertainty and affect v market . Un-
Xirontiir,% -._*af«!lji
SAISTArFR^CISCO^^^
SCHOENBERG IN
FLIGHT; SALOMON
CAUGHT IN RAID
Acting Chief: Anderson's
Crusade Is Signally
Successful
POLICE WORK KEENLY
Evidence Is Captured as
Arrests of Offenders
Are: Made \
FUiGrITI VE IS LOCATED
Head of Lottery /Trust?
Is in Hiding^ in
Santa Cruz
• Acting Chief of Police Anderr
son is giving an exhibition of effi
cient police 'management in : . his
crusade against the lottery^swin
dlers of the city, such as has \ not
been seen in San : Francisco for
many a day. He has infused a
new vigor into the department,
and doyvn to the remotest patrol-;
man all bluecoats are keenly alert
for the novel undertaking :','• of
"bustmg" /the ; lottery : trust. Two
raids,; one ; of i which -was" marked; with
signal - success, and the < flight of Louis
Sehoenberg, \u25a0 the '; head i of, the ; notorious
"M.;& F." company. iw'erc^ the. lmportant
developments* : Vf * the crusade* yeSteraSyT
Maurice -I- Salomon^* the '^Jagentfof fttife
Kentucky lottery, whose operations
have' been nothing but bald . swindles,
was cornered in -a. raldjand- landedVln
Jail.*. Sehoenberg .was. located I within^ a
few hours after his disappearance In a
hiding place In Santa Cruz. -
GOOD, WORK' FORIONE DAY.
"The arrest .of .Solomon v arid -.the
flight of "Sehoenberg,: is ,'good . ' work
f or^ one • day,? commented Acting Chief
Anderson last night as \u25a0he ".chuckled
over the telegram from Santa Cruz
announcing that the" chief of the
ticket crooks -had been \u25a0\u25a0 found £ there, i-
*The energy with which San Fran T
Cisco's police department : will ; display
when it knows that the? man* lri~"*th'e
chief *s office is ; in earnest is^ one of
the gratifying features of the lively
campaign'' that has been begun against
the ' lotteries as a result ; of » The} Call's
exposeu! - Detectives , Colen, ' Buriner,
Regan • and "O'Co*nnell,~ /especially v ; " de
tailed to run down the members of the
lottery trust, have 'gone at their
In a determined fashion. :On every
hand they . are receiving inf ormatton
and; co-operation. from members of the
department. A .remarkable^' harmony
seems, to have come .over \\the poiice
force under Anderson's /guiding, hand,
arid the crooks of all sorts 1 are; likely to
find the \ city a very, uncomfortable
hiding place: \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0-.«; \u25a0'•-.'. - ..
SWOOP UPOX SALOMON
Having been assisted by the patrol
men on .the : nearby' beats arid arriied
with " evidence that"; they*; had :. gath
ered " themselves,. ..the \u25a0.detectives
swooped: down .upon- Maurice. Salomon
in his lair, at ! 1256 1 Gate i ave
nue- Just as he was ~about"tb send some
of j spurious /tickets out for distri
bution. The raid had been -well
planned ; and well" tlmed. K 4» ' * .'-"
Salomon was caught \u25a0. In " the ivery *act
of handing a package;to Cj^nlel^Cardes,
a broker. - Colen ; reached for the parcel
and Cardes" shouted: "Don't takethat;
lt'afimine!'.' \u25a0'"'"'• ,".*'-\u25a0 '?; '\u25a0-*'-• '' : :.''-.V" \u25a0\u25a0':-
"Glad to . hear you -say 1 so," was . the
detective's ~ response. ; 'frou7 are l''- undef
arrest \ for having lottery.:- tickets^.' in
your; possession.'.' \u0084>.-. -
L Salomon stood '-\u25a0 quaking * as, > Banner.
kept an -eye on him .for fear, that ,he
might attempt; to \u25a0escape. \u25a0: The ; detec;
tiiveg proceeded , to search " the', room aiTd
they -gathered up .-'a'^ satchel
2,000 \u25a0\u25a0' tickets -to ,be used/ as ; evidence
against the' "a'gentl";
EVIDBNCB i ON; 'CULPRITS
It was ' a" raid "conducted j along: Uries
of : good police ; work. , The 'evidence
was found on- the ; culprits arid. ''when
the Jtrlal v is - called i the y prosecuting at
torney willhave'a case thoroughly, pre
pared-for him. .History/ is nott repeat
ing Itself, . for, a^raidfinj.the (days/of
.the'f Schrhitz regime : .was 'i generally;; so
planned that the offender could
the meshes of the 1 law. \u25a0 ; . ; ,"
- The . detectives also ':, paid a*_yisit to
Felix L<atz at .2053/, SuUert street;^ arid
gave that individual : a good; 'fright;
Latz, ' whose i name ; is \u25a0\u25a0 unen viably \u25a0 linked
to- that of 'the lato' Franklyn^by the
relationship > of . brother^" inf lawV' dreads
Continued on 'Pa*V 2, Column 2:
W.H.MBtcalf Secretly
Married to Widow
Y6ungesU;Son<>f Secretary of
\u25a0Navy Surprises^ Parents by
Returning Witti Bride ~
. OAKLAND, Aug.; j 29.— William ' How
ard "Metcalf, youngest son, of Secretary
'of/the; Navy Victor; H. r Metcalf, is a
married man and -has been" such -since
August 20, when he and : Mrs. Wlda
Bevans, a charming r young widow .of
San Anselmo,- who, is "several years the
senior of the' 23 year old I bridegroom,"
were wedded at ; San Rafael. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by Rev.'
Ernest Bradley, rector of. St. Paul's
Episcopal church. . -
3 The parents of young Metcalf did not
learn *that*he\was a benedict ' until \ they,
returned a f ew ; days \u25a0 ago from a; so
journ,; in Coiiisa, county. ; It is under
stood \u25a0', that Secretary : and ' Mrs. Metcalf
have bestowed their./, parental .blessing
on the couple,': and "that -their new
daughter, in-lawj will .be r welcomed into
the family. : Metcalf '- Jr. - and /his bride
are at present -'iiyingiat- 520- Eighteenth
street.' •'\u25a0 •.
.Because of - the ; prominence of his
family and by. reason 'of his . pleasing
disposition and' gentlemanly -bearing
young Metcalf was a favorite In 'select
society, circles and, had" the entry-into
the 1 homes^of ; ; the* most exclusive famil
ies. > The'annouiicement of his marriage
has come"as;a" surprise^to all : whb know
him. ~ Severial 'society «os
slp ' had *It / that \ the '• secretary, of the
navy's ? youngest;Son;arid.a belle; of , the
O aklan d smart set -were : be 1 ng' brought
"close togetheriby the^ little , blind / god, 1
but- the'runexpected-anrtbuncement of
the betrothal of the* young woman con
ceVned;arid a Tpnop^ahjnlnlng man" teir
mlnate"d the talk; in -that i direction and
also* came ;as\;a.shock, ; -it' is* said, to
young Metcalf." • . " . '
. Metcalf ; Jr. went' east- some \ time ago
to/attend \u25a0 school," but .tired of the life
of a studerit, 5 retiirrie'd S (to^this city" and
went * r to iwofk \u25a0as \afcjerkl in the -Union
savings^bMkijJwhiEfe^hfi^ls'^tlil-Vfsm^
live ; In? SartfAnSelmd.?: Mrs."' Mecalf ' ls'a
woman " of ! education arid \ many' acc'om
plJshmerits,; and'.is:- the 'mother ;Of a
r chiid five. years ; of age. ,: -\u0084 ,'>•":\u25a0 \u25a0'.
- VlctorvH. Metcalf -f Jr. % Is engaged? to
jwed Miss Marie. Butters, a member'of a
prominent and^ wealthy'; family . of \. thia
city. -Thewedding;isplanned to begone
of. the ; blg7sociaiv events -of the winter
season. /\u25a0^\u25a0l',/i* .%";' ''.".-.'-. \'_.\ / ' ,
Small Fails to Settle
Strike of Keymen
Special ' by Leased t Wire to The Call
,; CHICAGO, - Aug. 29.— The peace mis
sion' of \u25a0 President >S. : J. Small of the
telegraphers; -who- went'* to New York
on Saturday/ with ; the .• purpose 'of : se
curing a ; conference with ; the telegraph
heads," is now believed -to have been" a
failure. ; Small sent .word to the Chi
cago- leaders today 'that/ he would re
turn ; home probably ' in a few days. His
early "departure from/. Now Tork , is
taken to mean'/ that -the strike : chief
has failed -. to .move -the .Western Union
and?Postal:'offlcers, and: that .'the strug
gle/must be -continued. :
'"!. Secrußtary /^"Wesley '", Russell admitted
that he had received a long letter from
Small regarding; his f efforts.,' The local
leaders believe/ that If the president has
been/unsuccessful It will mean renewed
aggressiveness; of^the ' wire strike. The
operators air6ver.the*country" are going
ahead \u25a0 wlth^' their /election -. of- repre
sentatives Vfor •\u25a0 the "peace" - committee
of ;1B; but'the .union . officers say the
chances \u25a0 are "1 that \ the committee will
have to be held iln reserve" for." a": while
longer. They- declare/; that,* the .' strike
board now will f devote" Its entire atten
tion/, to -prosecuting the fight . against
the -telegraph ij/cornpanles. ;
OLNEY MAY^WAGE * LEGAL
WAR v ;ONaTELEGRAPHERS
Talks '•: \u25a0 With ; ; ; Gbmpers • and : Suits
Against >W «i tern Union and
' Postal ' Ar c' Exjiected
Special by Leased iW ire to The Call
[' BOSTON, ;Aug^29.^rIt is expected that
It ..will V. be -announced 4 tomorrow > that
Richard >. Olneyy :. former secretary ;- o f
state, has ;boen^: engaged, to carry, i^the
flght / \u25a0of ; the' : striking /; telegraphers
against' the -Western -Union; aridi Postal
'companies into stateTand [ federal courts. 1
;\u25a0'; Before^iPreslderit.t Gbmpers - of " the'
American-;^derationJ % b^>laboKlieft>fo'r
Norfolk.vya:^ : '-;aV?midnlg"ht,r he held v a
lorigscoriference^wlihtjOlriey ; Is
believed Jthat4the''.telegraphers'/ strike"
was :\u25a0 its'* subJec^itN^ltherAOlne'y'/ndr
Gomper s \u25a0would 'i discus b \u25ba\u25a0 th c". "matter Jat
that;time. • :,;''*\u25a0\u25a0 .*\u25a0 •' »„
MIKADO ,' DECORATES t FALLIEBES
. :\u25a0 PAKIS.V Aug.ji 29,-^Japanese / Arribas
sador^Kurinb?in^beha|f fof *the i Japan^;
'ese T emperorTformally/; bestowed^ the fdr^
"4er|bf |the j chrysanthemum J todays upon
President *.Fallleres3whol came '^tofParls
ifr3>m}Kambouillet>especiiUlyTforithe;oc-*'
"casi6riVr,^Th^|amb^aSßadari:also)t handed
'.thelpresldent'anlttutpgrkoh^lettefjrrom
the" Japarieae \u25a0 eniporor. \u0084/-,";* ' f. ',- T^ 7
- C Men* prominent in f/ie Berkeley^ postmaster ship controversy. r
The, upper portrait, is of ' President Roosevelt: \u25a0\u25a0 In the. center roB>; left _
to right,- are; portraits of : Dr. -Benjamin IdeWheeler'and Congressman
]oseph*R.:Knoxoland, Tvhile^he^
.ylarence \}.>-MemUand' Lnarles c,:; / homos...
PrevetotsDynamitingbf
Overlaniliiiiiiteu
Special b$ Leased: Wire to The Call
> .'-RENO,' Aug/.29.~The watchfulness of
Arohie : Burrus, the;assistant'yardmas
ter at. the local -railroad -yards,' pre- 1
vented the 'dynamiting .'of 'thV ovVrland"
limited -early -'tHis morning. - While
walking in, the yards Burrus saw, a man
laying .a -box on' the tracks over -which
the train I would'? havetto : pass ' B^oon' and
called to hlnv- Boelnar he was observed,"
the; man- leftlthe ;box,- jumped into \u25a0 the
cattle corrals and fled 'in the . darkness.^
\u25a0aY* the'; same time 'the! whistle of " the
speeding -overland limited 'was heard,'
1 and,' .without , an; Instant's" delay/" Burrus
i rani to i the fspot^ and .train ? came
speeding ; over • the "': hill £ r om ; Sparks he
reached ithe - box \ and laid 'it aside.'. He'
was^not a moment too aoon, : the wreck
being j averted * by ,f the i narrowest ; mar
gin. The 'train j'wrecker,' had 1 split ; open
a stick^of \u25a0dynamite and placed a cap \u25a0 in
the ; powder. ;''A : l f reightcar ' thief; is (sus-"
peoted :of j the . attempt -* to wreck the'
train. . . _-.-., >. • V .• •• \u25a0 \u25a0
Aldermen Bay Tickets
tbEscape Fines
\u25a0Speciahb^l^asedjWire-to/The Call
\u25a0\u25a0'A CHICAGO, ; Aug.'/ 29>—F earing:"; that a
fine : of if 38.0003 8.000 and the } knowledge /that
they s had "violated " the"' interstate V com^
"rnerce^law. might r iead; them i to: lose Hhe
baseball : bame/to / St. / Louis, 24 Chicago
aldermen today : decided to • pay : their
railroad'? fares', to *• the Missouri*metropo
lU^®"6ne,,of their number had started
.^oTsecure apasSito St/Louls,". where the
Chicago! aldermen^.will play a : game of
'baseball with the J St. "Louis; aldermen.
"When 'they discovered,' .however, that
thistwduid violate i the- law.'^and a'mem
vtiiftirjo?i the jcorp oVa 111 1 on ' v c o u n s e I ' s office
had^inf ormed them -\ their joint, fines
would amount * to } almost \u25a0$50,000, J f they,
'decided tbjbuy^ticketaJ:. The: latter cost
themTill^eachVv;'": ;V".' \u25a0/-, - : '*;.<.;'"..T; -;_\u25a0';\u25a0; - ;
"District Attorney Larigdon wasn't al-
leader of a graft prosecution. His
eventful record as a country school
teacher is the subject of an article in
Ooldfield Miners May
Return to Work? ;i
Special b\f Leased ' Wire to . The Call
\u25a0 ; RENO, Nov.. . Aug. 29.— 1t is reported
here and In" Gbldfleld that President
Mahoney~ot • the; western : federation of
miners vhas telegraphed* the striking
miners .of./Goldfleld' ordering them, to
return "to .work iramedlately.^The strike
is. they result \of a' nonunion .watchman
being i placed, in" the, room where th«
men changed ?. their -'clothes. .'. The '\u25a0\u25a0 Con
solidated i mines .company,. -\u25a0 claims the
miners \ were J stealing portions^of > high
grade ore and selling it to assayers, and
placed: a /watchman • in -their, room. In
order ..to^defend f "ltself . : ' against I "? thesa
depredations- the> watchman -was one
who did . not belong: to ' the .* union, and
Ho -this- the 'miners; objected."- "
Impertinent Question No. 14
What Is an Automobile?
answer to this ques^
tion-^and tKe brieferthe better— The Gall will pay
EIVEDOIi-LARS. "For the next five answers
The Call wll pay O^ Prize
winning aftswerst will 'be; printed next Wednesday
and- checks mailed to the winners at; once. Make
your answer short and address; its to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
' -:Prlie «Mwew to "What d» 700 ooit irait to kMwr;
$5 prize -.' to Mair \u25a0E. Fannar, • Becicia. CaL •
. That dark r secret, , the Chronicle's circulation.
$1 prize" to Elsie Scott. Elmhorjt. Alamed* countj. CmL
..The": worst.
$1 ; prize to S"/"W. Atklascn. 45 Cnlon itreet, Santa Crn«, Cal.
To know' better., V
*. ,|1 prUe to Robert Eobertson. 13 Soq^f 1 " aT*nae. SanU Cm*. C*L
"What others are going [to do— -before they do it.
$1 prise to Leo Dossev. San Jo«e. Cah
. As much as, I .thought : l knew when I ; left schooL
$1 prize to J. . A. Andrak San Jose, Ca!. .
*When the fool; killer gets his sleep.
The Sunday Gall
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THOMAS WILL
LOSE HIS
PLACE
President Aids the
Prominent Men Beaten
in Berkeley Controversy
Perkins and Know
land Among the
Vanquished
Merrill Has a Clearer
) field for Postmastership^
.Benjamin Ide Wheek'r, presi
dent of the University of C*H-.
fornia has scored a victory in his
fight against Congressman Jo
seph R. Knowland and the repub
lican state machine, and. ind-^
dentally President Theodore
Roosevelt of these United States
has shot his big fist straight out'
from^Oyster,Bay.and landed. fairly,
between the eyes of the Southern 1
Pacific political bureau in Berfce-j
Charles E. Thomas will,: under^
no circumstances, be appointed,
postmaster of Berkeley. President'
Roosevelt himself has said so,
putting his decision in . the » form'
of a letter, written August 23 and
received yesterday by Dr. 1
Wheeler. The president acknowl
edged the receipt of a communi
cation regarding the Berkeley!
postmastership. and went on to givaj
joy to the opponents of the choice of.
the Herrin machine by declaring.!
without qualification, that Thomas
would not Be" named. Furthermore.' Jt
was announced that Assistant . Post
master General Hitchcock had been;
notified that Thomas was not to be
appointed.
The developments of the day,' wall*
putting Thomas out of the running, did
not settle the question in favor of Clar
ence S. a^errill. who is the choice, of Dr.
Wheeler. That it was purely an anti-
Thomas victory was evidenced by the
declaration of Dr. Wheeler that he did
not insist on the appointment of Mer
rill, but would be satisfied with any
good man. " What he wanted was soms
one who would not maks the Berkeley
postofflce a nesting place for politicians
'afflicted with pernicious activity •in
everything except postal buslnasi.
PROMINENT MET VAXQCTSHEXJ
Among the vanquished In the battls