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IMMUHIIY REFUSED. - -
IN RAILROAD REBATING
Continued from "Tnt;? 1. Cotnmn 4
\u25a0'Ally hetwf'fi tin* v.-jtn^ss. General
Frf-ieht Ajrcnt Luee_ end 'Assistant
Frpipriit Ajront .1. O. Stuhbs. The wil
n«>ss t~stified that h<* had "talked" to
.these im»n and had "explained matters
•to tli«-m in pueh a way n« to make them
understand : .hc ?ltuatson."*
IX VIOLATION OF LAW i
Asked if ho had any other interstate]
•business on which b<{ hn«l roo^ivod local !
refunds, ho said that his fi'-'n yearl}*,
s'ilpped prrral i numbers of %r:'.??ona and
mowSng nuichliiesi tojr.*.chcr with large
quantities of hnrl: wire, nails and otlur
-Isupplie!" of like character, on which
, the delivery pr'c was f. o. b. Stock
ton. Cal. This stuff was reshipped to
loca.l points where :t \vas needed by 1
his firm and the road had been In the j
hal.it of paying: refunds on th*s cl:ars:rs
for th<- local lui'.il. ITndtr th« Hepburn J
bill this constitutes a violation of the ,
interstate act.
' In addition to the refund on the local ,
rat*> the firm of Miller & Lux had been '
paying rates to Stockton, which is not j
a terminal point, at the same ratio as!
though it were, making the cost of j
transportation to the firm very much
lowpr than other firms doing business
In Stockton and not enjoying the re
bates given Miller & Lux.
John H. Marblf. attorney for the I
commission, seemed anxious to know i
if this eastern stuff haa been unloaded
prior to reshlpment at Stockton or
.whether it had been shipped straight
through without stoppage or unload
ing. Dillon thought that in the ma
jority of cases tne goods had remained
on the cars which had carried them
SHIP SEEKS IMMUNITY
John C. Ship, secretary of the. Illinois
Pacific glass works, was the next man
;.o; .o tacitly beg for a bath In the cleans
; ing "immunity" wash. He explained
that his company, which was, he said,;
the largest shipper of sand for manu
facturing purposes in the state, had
been receiving "special rates" from the j
Southern Pacific. Recently a deposit 1
\u25a0of sand had been discovered in the
vicinity of Marysville. His firm had
! received an offer from a local carrier ;
•to transport the sand to" points desig-. ;
by the glass company. The wit
ness had spoken to Luce regarding this
\u25a0'offer and the road had thereupon made
the special rate referred to by the com
mission in the hearing of Thursday.
To the eye of an outsider tjie testi
mony given by S. B. Toby disclosed
the fine Italian hand of the Southern
Pacific.
Toby Is t!ie secretary of the Union
.ice company, a flourishing concern do
.intr business throughout California. I
and if the testimony amounted to any- j
thing, about the only !ce company In |
the Mate that oould do business on j
. h basis entirely satisfactory. Tcby j
..testified that he hn<i been in the habit 1
<>? personally asking Luce and Stubbs j
for special ratfs. They liaa never re- j
\u25a0fused him. When a small lee plant j
was started in s'om<? one of th<> many
"exclusive" territories. which the I
Union ice company seemed to consider j
.as Its own to exploit as seerr.ed best.
-t!ie secretary went to the railroad and
• th<- life of the intruder was short.
TO MEET "COMPETITION" * j
"With all this Toby said he did not
\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0.i'lizo fiat his .ompany had been se
•urinfr special rates. He was not even
that he had not been paying far
nore than the published rates which!
:he indrpenderitfeWppers had to be con- j
:ent with. Me did not bother with the |
\u25a0uil/Hshed "ice tariff." being- completely)
•satisfied >\u25a0 with the rates he Was paying!
indisur* of the good faith of the rail
road. His firm was but a small inter
state shipper, though it htd two agen
"-•les. one In Arizona and the other in
Nevada. He testified that T. W. Hop
kins was the principal owner of the
stock of the Union ice company and
was sure that none of the stock holders
were directly or Indirectly connected
A-ith the roa.d under flre.
All the rates had been given to meet
"competitive conditions." and. from
\\iiat the witness said, the "competitive
conditions" did not remain in existence
long after the granting of the rate. He
was sure the rates he received were not j
secret rates and was positive that they 1
could be obtained by other shippers of
Ice in the state did the other do as
large a business as did his' firm.
I- PLEADS FOR PRINCIPAL
Dunne's pleading for his principal
was made at the completion of the tak- j
ing of "testimony and just before the
hearing was declared closed^ by Com
missioner Lane. After asking tlie com
missioner to "indulge him but for a mo
merit," the railroad attorney rose and
asked that G. W." Luce be sworn and {
hlB testimony taken. I
"You had Mr. Stubbs on the stand
under oath, your honor," Dunne said,
"and he stated then that there were j
certain of these rates which yhe could
not explain. I have here a witness
who can, the fountain head of these j
rates, the man who knows all about
them, and I consider it but fair to
the company to place him on the stand. I
The Impression has grown up, fos- j
tercd by erroneous newspaper report?,
that the company has no plea, nothing
to advance In explanation of these
ppecial rates. Mr. Luce can disprove
"It will -not be necessary for Mr.
Luce to be a sworn to do that." said the
commissioner. "His statement , made
without administering an oath is amply
sufficient for the purpose of affecting
public opinion. He is an honorable man,
what he says to you or to me. whether
under oath or not, will be the truth.
As there are sure, to be a number of
criminal prosecutions follow this in
vestigation. I cannot tie the hands of
ih" department of justice by granting
immunity to an officer responsible for
giving secret and illegal rebates. Your
purpose of placing your side of the
ouestion in evidence will be carried
into effect Just as well without that, by
placing the other ' assistant freight
agents on the stand. I will call any
or all of-th*:m if you choose, or will
permit Mr.' Luce to make whatever
statement lie desires to make."
IMMI.MTV IS REFUSED
"With all "deference; to your honor/:
Uunr.e Interrupted, "permit me to say
that that will not serve, our "purpose."
"No. I suppose not." said Lane. '
•Well. then, why not permit ?-Sr. Luce |
»«i 1)? Bwrbrnj ' It Is his right. His Etate
meot would xiot carry sufficient weight
Sltliout the oath." "
•Tlie thing simply rannot be done.
'.'<:: DuriJic." sai<l the commissioner.
"T!ic;i perni!t : *me to'say that-1 con
.-\u25a0iiicr. with a!l rcf p;vt to the ••bminis- ',
<.;;<mcr. -that we nr<: not getting our con-
KtitJTtionn! rigiits, th<> rights -provided I
f«>r just jnst, conlfr.gencie.*, nnd I beg
leave 10 enter an exception to the rul
ing of your honor." continued the rail- :
!.i.j<l attorney.
Tlsr exertion .was entered on the;
record, as .was a long speech^ made by ;
Another -'witness examined by the 1
commission during the day was E. A.,
Calvin of the traflic , department of the
Southern Pacific, who brought out cer
tain fact« regarding the shortage of
oil cars, and showed that the road had
delivered 200 cars to the' Associated
oil cdmpany at a time when the Inde
pendent shippers in : the state were
complaining of the Impossibility of
securing cars -on which to ship their
product.
Commissioner - Lane recommended
tha.t ; Mn"e system of j mechanical distri
bution of tank cars be employed by
the road if. possible. .
Rudolph Schwabacher of the Flores
UNION MEN VOLUNTEER
TO BREAK UNION STRIKE
San Francisco Linemen to
Take Places Vacated
in Stockton
-\u0084\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0"•
ORGANIZATION WARS
Charterless Body Fights
International Which -'
Revoked It
STOCKTON, Oct. A.— Linemen of the
Central California traction company
were railed out today by the electrical
workers' international union. The San
Francisco local electrical workers will
supply union strike breakers tonight.
The electrical workers' local in. San
Francisco quarreled with Its interna
tional and withdrew from" the latter.
The quarrel was a political one and
P. H. McCarthy of San Francisco H
said to be at the bottom of the trouble.
, Later the San Francisco local asked
the International to ; give it back Its
charter. The international refused.
Why the linemen in Stockton, who are
members of the international, have'
been called out no one seems to know,
but the orders came direct from the
international to Grand Organizer. Ken
nedy, who is now in this city.
Why other linemen In Stockton' were
not ordered out on strike Is . also a
mystery, according to Colonel W. R.
Johnson, local manager for the Ameri
can River electric company, whose
union electrical wevkers were ordered
to strike at noon today.
The San Francisco local electrical
workers in the meantime volunteered to
furnish the American River electric
company with union men to take the
plates of the strikers. Three of the
San Francisco linemen took passage for
! Stockton on an afternoon train ajid
! will arrive here tonight. The wage
: scale in San Francisco for electrical
workers is $4 per day. In Stockton it
has been $3.50 per day. The American
River electrical company was paying
three of the linemen who struck |3.50
per day and the other man |4.
ton pulp and paper company appeared
and testified that his company had been
receiving special rates from the road
and that it was the only large shipper
of paper remaining In the state.
After noting that no other witnesses
were present who were desirous of
placing any evidence before the com
missioner John 11. Marble, attorney
for the government, said that there was
nothing more, and Lane declared that
the hearing was closed. '\u25a0
One rather funny incident developed
during the course of the investigation.
A preferred claim, which had been
referred to Claim Agent Brewer, was
by him sent to General Freight Agent
Luce with a memorandum asking for
instructions regarding the disposition
to be made of it.
It wus returned to the claim agent's
office with the instruction, penciled on
its face. "O. K.. — G. W. L." Brewer
made out a voucher for the claim- and
sent it to the general agent, and the
latter returned It with his O X to
the claim agent to be signed and sent
out.
Brewer, however, apparently- did not
like the job. for he put'a* pencil' note
on the face of the voucher, "Shall I
sign this, or shall you?" The voucher
came back for the last tlme.,wlth- the
following: "You do,. G. W.~L>." - Brewer
did. - - -. \u0084:'•\u25a0
DU.\.\E'B EXPLANATION
The following statement was handed
out by Peter F. Dunne, attorney for the
railroad, at the completion of the in
quiry.
The Inanity before Commissioner : Lane was
concerned principally with California state
rates, aad the question us to •whether any stnttj
rates had been made with a Tiew of affecting
Interstate business. Some interstate rates from
Verdi to i-o'.rit* In California were mentioned,
but It appeared that Verdi. was only four miles
ecrros tbe California state line. and was re
garded as one of a croup of northern California
lumber points/, from which manufactured lninber
went into southern California upon a reduced
rate In order to»meet the competition from the
mills in Arizona. It appeared that tbene stxte
rates were granted In order to meet water ned
team competition In rarlocs localities throufrhont
the state.- The rate Itself, as reduced, had not
been printed, but the reason, as appeared from
the testimony, was .that it was not desired by
tbe rail carrier that its water competitor xbonld
know the precise rate at which the freight vas
being carried, and therefore the reduction In the
rate wa« paid by way of a refund Toucher for
overcharge. That these stnte rate* were re
duced not because of favoritism, but* to meet
actual water end team competition and compe
tition from quarters outside tlie state -was shown
by evfry shipper who took the stand. lint one
shipper was heard to say that he had been
"prejudiced" to clre an Interstate shipment on
account of a reduced local rate, but further
inquiry developed the fact that In his case \u25a0 tl>«
local rate was compelled by reason of water and
team competition. . ~ "*
I John G. Stubbs. assistant general f relent'
atrent of the Southern Pacific company. testiSed
as to tbe state rates of which he had knowledge
jto the point that those rates, when redacoJ.
] had been riven to meet local competition with-
J out any reference, to Interstate business, md
J that the . reduced rate*, were accorded to all
shippers under the same' circumstance* and c n
dltlons. Ab to* the state rates of which Stubhs
did not have knowledge the Southern Tactile
company offered to prove by General Freight
Agent Luce that those rates were th* result
of local competltlTe conditions and were piven
to all shippers under the same cirenmrtances
and <-©ndHlons without reference to Interstate
husinpss. but the commissioner declined to tnk*
the sworn testimony \u25a0of Mr. I^nce on the CTOund
that he might possibly. Rain Immunity thereby,
althouch as to part of th* rates the sworn
testimony of Assistant Freljrht Ajreat ' 3tnl>bs
had l>«*rn taken, and It was insisted by : th«
company that It was entitled to have Mr. T-ne«
Fwom likewise In order' to complete the ex
planation.
An attempt was made to give the examina
tion a aensatlona] aspect because of the refunds
which . had - been made. - but it turned out that
all - the r>ap prs in reference to these refunds
were open and accessible to tbe commission and
Its Inspectors, and had been fully examined by
'them, and that the nystem of working the .rat*
reduction through refund vouchers was In order
to obviate the necessity, of making public to
wattr competitors the., rate* at which : competi
tive freijtht was being carried by the railroad.
Tbe whole thing simmered down to the con
clusion that: the, co called "rebates" or,'."re
fnndo" represented simply, the making >of com
petitive rates on local shipments, and that all
shippers within the sphere of tbe competition
were 'treated tllke.
Intricate Book Keeping to /.
Cover Up Giving of Rebates
Interesting 1 Testimony Introduced
During Trial. of Santa Fe Case
LOS ANGELES, Oct. '..—Additional
testimony was Introduced in the. Santa
Fe rebate case on trial in the J federal
court tending to show that officers and.
agents of the railway company t were
aware of the concessions -granted;" to
the ' Grand Canyon lime and, cement
company-; and that an Intricate system
of book keeping had been used to cover
up the actual; rebates. '
At the close of the day's session 170
documents .had been : read \u25a0 to . the . jury^
and marked as exhibits. Several more
days will -be" needed to ; present all ! the
evidence for the .prosecution; and 'the
case may not reach the Jury; for two
weeks.
Kxcumlon . to Mont ere y— -?^,00
V Sunday, -October, 6. 5 Southern Pacific
will run limited excursion to Monterey •
round trip 52.00. Special-train will- leave
Third' and • Townsend ,7:30 <a. m., Estop
ping at Valencia' 1 st. 1 ;' returning, jleave
Montercy4:So p. m". -* Special* train v from
Oakland •.wllKleave^First-and, Broadway
7:35 ,aj , m.; returning,, leave ' Monterey
5:00 p.m." . • •
MYSTERY OF SILENT'S
DEATH IS NOT CLEARED
Inquest Fails to. Solve
Cause of the Strange
JURORS ARE DIVIDED
Fraternity Brothers- of the
Dead Student Aver
Foul Play
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct.
4.— Was Chester Silent, the Stanford
student whose dead body was ' dis
covered in Felt lake : Wednesday
morning and whose "'..''disappearance
from the campus 12 days; prior caused
one of the biggest sensations in many
years, murdered and thrown into the
lake by an enemy of his own, or by
one bearing malice to his father?
This was the question- developed at
the postponed inquest held 'by Cor
oner Kell today, and ; so pertinent
were the developments . along; this
line that 11 jurors refused to consider
how the wound which' brought: death
was inflicted. .A double .verdict- was
obtained after the jury was cut an
hour." B. F. Brov.-n. a Palo Alto real
estate dealer, declared for accidental
death and the . remainder for an un
known cause. \
Startling and mysterious in their
bearing," new clews have. been discov
ered, and it Is the intention of the
members of the Delta _Tau Delta fra
ternity to probe the. '.mystery-, to the
bottom. A phone call from, some one."
who purported to be in communication
with Silent, to the mother of the dead
boy while she, was staying in San Jose,
is a puzzle. Silent was understood to
have notified his mother in this call
that he would not'visit her as he had
written.'. '"This Is supposed to have been
on Friday, the day he disappeared, and
from the statement of those who
answered the phone-in San Jose the
voice: was not that of Silent. /The
speaker said In the conversation over
the phone that Silent would not go
to . San Jose, but would attend an
initiation of his' fraternity at Berkeley.
Xo record of any such call is on the
flies of the telephone company In Palo
Alto or San Jose, nor did Silent at any
time Intend togo to Berkeley. ; He had
before his disappearance 'distinctly told
his f rat brothers so. 'Who, could have
phoned and what was the, motive of
such a .message • except to ' allay,- sus
picion over ; the absence of Silent?
The Delta Tau Delta men, and espe
cially "those who have lived in close
contact with Silent, fear foul play and
will have the -matter -probed. They
believe that . the condition of the body
when found tends to strengthen the
theory of foul play.' How could Silent
have been shot on the lake and fallen
Into the •water without having ; water
enter his lunge? they ask.' Again, how
could the dead student have managed
to. retain h's hat tucked against his
body after he had received his death
wounds? ; vii.^\ .
That young Silent was killed and
thrown into the lake Is the belief
among those who knew, him best. A.'- J.
Gowan, the roommate of Silent, returned
today* from a search '/along the coast
district mountains 'and asked that the
puzzling.circumstance.be probed. ;.;
While ; jt is .possible young- Silent
never incurred the enmity : of.'any.man,
it has .been suggested that a criminal
sentenced to a long .term. by. Judge
Silent, I . upon securing liberty,' had taken
revenge by kilUng'the' judge's son.
Much now depends upon\the miss
ing gun. which has not been recovered.
Upon the gun. may lie : the solution. A
string may be found attached tp the
trigger, or there may be { no gun' at
all at the bottom of the^ lake, and
the lost weapon may "be where the
student hid it, if he so. did. If no gun
is found at the bottom of' the lake
after every means has" been \taken to
recover it. Sheriff; Langford will - call
for a hunt for the murderer, as no
other solution will then -be considered.
The lake is being drained- in a' last
attempt to secure the| gun,' and the
fraternity house will be' searched
again. At the inquest today, the stains
found on the boat -we're. : according to
the 'tests made by Dr. R:' L." Wilbur," the
university- surgeon, bloodstains. ; ; He
believed the stains were made -by hu
man blood. The blood had been ex
posed for 10 days. •
\u25a0-.. The suicide theory was shaken, -and,
according to Sheriff Larigford. was
without foundation. Nicholas, Bowden,
a San Jose lawyer, who has been re
tained by Judge Silent, to Investigate
the death "of his son, is of the same
opinion. -, ' , \u25a0\u25a0'
~ In the .minds of the jurors the case
was divided, between acci
dent. . When the Jurors considered the
situation two w/juld . not ; slgri a ver
dict of murder, .and two favored acci
dental death.- With this variance of
opinion the double and meaningless
verdict was rendered/.*'
The dam of Felt lake will b<s dyna
mited Monday when Treasurer Lathrop
returns.
SUICIDE WAVE SWEEPS
. COLORADO IN TWO DAYS
Bullets, Lead, i Rope and .Water Used
by Five to \ End Their Lives,
the Sixth Failing -
DENVER, Oct. : 4.— A suicide # wave
swept over: this state yesterday 'and
today, five persons killing' themselves
and one other making an unsuccessful
attempt. 7 - ;
"Mayor Frank P. Hunt of Delta, 1
Colo., despondent because his .wife; had
obtained a divorce, shot;hirriself in* the
head.-- . ':\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0 .' \u25a0 '• \u25a0\u25a0 - -.'\u25a0->*" , :.-:;;.,.\u25a0.
Robert' Cunningham, a detective , In
the ; employ :6t the Denver and : Rib
Grande railway, formerly ; police- cap
tain In Leadville.^was 1 found . dead on
the grave of his wife at-Leadville with
a bullet • wound in his: head. : '.'..•\u25a0 ;
\u25a0 Francis , Steams . cut hJs ; throat at
Russel gulch. Mrs. '-; Bessie V Alexander,
wife of Dr. G.i E.VAlexanderrof-. Castle
Rock, hanged herself, \ and. Mrs.VAmelia
Water? -drowned > herself Cat (DurangoJ
These three wore ; in ; ill, health.
CIGARMAX I SAVES rHOUSK
'.': SANTA ROSA,\ ; Oct.;;4.— A bold ;at-'
tempt; to 'set fire "to ; a Residence -In; the
heart, of the \ city.:, was "last
night about 10 1 * o'clock. ''v'-j Somebody
scattered ' coal oil /6ver v the>fearjof \ the
two story, .building J occupied
and s Mrs." A. r.I/McAlplnellniTlileyi street
justj. off^of iPifth, w ; \used' as iaril »mp!oy
mentf\agency", and lodging 'house; * and
set r it: afire. -The sudden /blaze ;.wac
noticed ? by-'; Fred-, O.^.Recder,-'- from •-; his
cigar - stand - and a", man ; ; was - seen ;ru n-'
nlng; away, from the-prernises.^ Prompt
action prevented" the ,' spread.; of V, the
flames. . ''•'\u25a0\u25a0: •": > •'\u25a0"• : V. '.".-. ; -v\v'' ; :.
SILKXT'S DODY\ ARRIVES
• LOS ANGELES, \Oct.'L4.^Accornpanied
bylhislparents.rhis'sisterjandi members
of \ his i fraternity,*}; the"? body gofi Chester
Sllent,{the Stanford ! studen t^whbsel body
was found sin : a ; ;lafce~|iear> the > univer
sity,-- arrived'f fom| tliejnorth \ today.; \The
funeralfrWlllibe", held Uomorrow.3 and swill
beprivate.VFellowrstudents'will^act-as
United States Lags Behind Foreign
Countries Bay Suff rage Advocates
! Convention Bistens to I
•Report of Progress j
x > by /Presidents '
I OAKLAXD.Oct. 4.— Staridihg by: the
table draped with the "suffragist flag,*
carrying instead of r , the -regulation
number .'..'\u25a0 of;, white ;. stars {'' four ..yellow
stars for^the four suffrage states,^ with
a'> fifth -glimmering \u25a0;. faintly:.' for 'Cali-.
fornla, which, it is hoped /will -be' tho
fifth, ; airs. . Mary S. f Sperry,": the vener
able " and ; : gracious \\ president'/' of ii th«s
California equal .suffrage association,
called.t he 'annual' convention, -of -the
organization to. i order; in Ebell hall
yesterday, "morning".' -'About " 150 'dele
'srat«?sfrom all parts, of I the, .'state,' were
; present i- 1 '" among thenv; Mrs..; Ellen •* C.
Snrgcnt. of Saiu Francisco, who is a
past president and now an honorary
pi'c^ident of the organization,';; andiwho'
has been one of .the strongest -workers
in the .movement; on ,-Uhe coast, ever
since its inception ! in -IS7O.-
An interesting feature of >.the« session
was >a-v discussion by, delegates, under
the : leadership; of Mrs.; Lillian-. Harris
Coffln,": chairman of > the. -stated central
conuniltee, on legi3lature^club indorse
ment, the press, Jit.erature, . . member-,
ship, organizationrand 'finance. ' Kdwin
R.'iZion. of .'San Francisco' spoke of the
necessity for "direct legislation. There
wassome discussion as;to\\vhether the
suffragists shouia place' the initiative,
referendum "and recall,' on', their pro
gram. Dr. Charlotte.^ Baker -of San
Diego contended that they were polltl-'
cal measures, while Miss^Chase. insisted
that they, were the most direct means
to gain , suffragre. Among those; who
spoke in lavor were Mrs. F. _P. Deering
and Miss Mary Fairbrother. Mrs. Deer
ing,, who is head of the press commit
tee,' spoke ;ih part as follows: .
\u25a0 '"The r most potent argument which I
have found to set, men 7th inking Is [that
women of \u25a0 foreign countries are ob
taininar S!ifCrag-e ahead. of the American
women. It '\u25a0 always : makes Arncricanr
seriou3 to think that ' they '. are beins:
left behind. When I took ; charge of
the press committee: w^ had but. 13
papers on .our mailing list. ."Now 76
papers publish our matter. From 400
letters which we have sent •to Cali
fornia-papers asking for space, privi
leges, we have received' but 14 un
favorable, replies. One of tliese cx T
plained Its refusal on the ground that
its readers are nearly all .men. As
this is just the sort' of paper we'
want, I .venture to say that we will be
able to overcome their objections in j the
near future." . , . ' .".'.
/ ; Mrs. Deering readi a .."list of! honor"
of the papers In California' which pub
lish the propaganda of the suffrage as
sociation.
Reports of committees showed a sur
; prising growth in the sentiment for
i suffrage . . the state. The
I movement has; been -indorsed by "the
labor organizations, the '; teachers of the
state and by five of, the- six political
parties. All the women's clubs in the
state have given their .Indorsement with
the exception of two, one of, these being
Ebell club of Oakland, In .whose hall In
Harrison" street at Fourteenth the con
vention is held. That Uhere, Is nothing
but friendly feeling 'toward the > suf
fragists on the part of the club was
shown by the .greeting spoken in be
half of the women of Oakland by Mrs.
S. C. Etorland,". one ' of the founders \u25a0: of
the club. She said that Oakland would
be .proud of being 1 the ? scene, vof ,the
christening of the? suffrage amendment
which "it is -hoped* will b© passed in
i 1911:; r .'^^ : -' f-.-'-f -.-'-- --' ::\u25a0--,;";••:: :\u25a0--,;";••: >±**
Mrs. Spe'rry j read the' president's re
port, saying in' part:
; <TUls has; been a prosperous year. There lias
hpen ,piogres«' In \u25a0California. , but .still <re«t<»r
; |ir«(rrrss In foreign eountrlen.'.rWe: are . not
: jeulout< of them, .but we ennru>t help : wonderlnK
\vh.r the tvomen of Finland hire 19. members in
parliaim-nt or. ; why the women of Australia »»nd
other; countries , have '\u25a0•" full" ot partial ; \u25a0uffrajte,
while in' the United States only. four. states liave
given woman the vguffrape/, ; - •, ; . '
Now, how boou raay, women vote. in California?
The i»as«ageof '.the suffrage amendment liy the
next legislature, followed jby a faTorable vote
at the. polls at. the -next Bt.ite, election,; would
I glre us ballots In- 1911.'^ The- passage of ; the
initiative nn.l rpferenrtumllawby; the next-legis
lature would make'; the, same result a' possibility
and 1911 , would be, either way,, the earliest
date 'of Apolitical "'freedom. ' j . l ;\u25a0 • ;- . . . *.
Let lus look - back to . 18S0. • The . amendment
received 110.355; votes. ; - Five thousand more
would , have meant * votes '.for \u25a0 women.- , In every
state . where Ruff rage '• has i been '• voted more than
o::ce It has gained In ; numbers' with each;trial.
We demand : a* trial now, 'as even our. opponents
say theyV are: afraid to risk, an amendment .at
th* polls -for fear;we mayvWin. -.,-We are oaiter
for the next trial.- -We are sure of more favor
able votes: every time, we try, and -we : came
bo near obtaining;. the : passage of the (inwml
merit last February that It Is hard to be patimt
for two years more. '. / • . « '
:Wer have '\u25a0\u25a0: established •> headquarters -at ,2419
California street, near Fillmort'. where ., we 'ly»ve
two convenient rooms large enough for all board
and committee ; meetings, •\u25a0;' The ' California \u25a0'. uqual
suffrage, association this year; a- member
ofV" the ; national ; child : - labor ;- committee,^, v/ulch
has. headquarters- In- New. Tork and; thus elves
Its S Indorsement Ito the I great movement | for, the
protection ; of /children.- * We" have 'Indorsed' the
movement \ for • direct - legislation and 'have L" op
pointed a new . standing committee \u25a0 whose i. duty
it is to dlrect'the movement for the initiative,
referendum sand recall,', anil whose ? . report *\u25a0 may
t«>. found at the .tables. '.'. There were' six political
parties, last year: ; : five .; of them, put.- miffMjre
planks In their platforms.^' -W e name .them with
emphasis: \u25a0 Prmoeratl?. prohibition, indepeadenee
leaßtie. . socialist, .union ; l«bor. . "; :. v
. Lest Febniarr your pr*>*ldenl-.' with JulinM.
Churchill of "..Yreka.^" attended the n?,flnnil
woman's /, suffrage ' aMocl.it lon. , It , wa^ \u25a0"'Jecia>- Itl1 tl
to '•\u25a0 adopt k the /> pirn -of > Susan .'\u2666B.t Anthony^ of
raising $100,000 .during; the^nett, two years : , to
oarrT Wie ' work to completion. , Twetity-flve..;tho'.i-'
siml .dollars "was \u25a0 raised* then- ?nd. there i:nrt
w.-K placed ,'ln the of 11 ;. trustees. Mrs.-
William i'Kplth;; was. {elected .to be .trustee to
repreceut our coast.. • : ~\ '-'* -.i
The recording /secretary, Mrs. Alice
Park.!; impressed -upon^ the ,^convention
the necessity, for' having, a more syste
matic ,s Information jbureau. > Mrs. j Nellla
Scoyille.Vcorrespondlns., secretary, -told
of, a 'practical iprotest/ against "taxation
without, representation which; consisted
in pinning, ajtag4,with;' s the : protest* to
the r tax , bill and; inslsing on It
rec6rded/ v r The - report of. the treasurer, 1
Mrs. 1 Mary, ; F. v rßosebr6ok.; showed a; total
membership lof 4 more j than a thousand
in -the^state association.;;' -\._ •'. . .•
, The '; resolution s ?commlttee reported
the^ l following .-.which"? .has ; been \, laid . be
fore a, number,, of (clubs ' throughout the
state i and -:carries;,theXindorsement of
20.000 {clubwomen: ;;:, . - V
; "Resolved, that lwe favor the submis
sion to rtlieA qualified ; electors, of the
state, 'of j a conistitutional 1 , amendment,'
providing for, the extension' of ithe suf
fraere to'\y'oin«»n:".'; "
% ' Native i Danghfers 1 of tbe Golden ' West, " Frid-ir"
Momlns t flub, r- 1.: '\. : t California ; ', club. S. ,F.
IMone^r .Women^' S.'iP. :;-'San f,Plefro : club -' Civic
cluh'-f of Callstoga.J Collegiate- Alumnae.t Civic
Association 'of' l.os-:Angel*«.j Women's"lmprove
ment «<«lub-'of.-. Vallejo,' "New Century of»XaDa'
Monday, ilnb of -Kureka.* Woman's, club of : Wat
son vlilei *• Study.": club i'of 'Napn.';, Woman's .'civic
club ' of > Oakland.*- California-. Nurses'. Association
of i Caltfornla: ;;i California v. federation 'of \u25a0 women'
California^ state, federation , of 'labor. Cullfomla
TeacbersV 1 association. I California stati» \u25a0 farmer*' '
Institute : and ! California state league ; of Iroquois
cliibs '.(clemocraticO. J ;"; ; \u25a0-• \u25a0 " .
. ' 'Reports :< "wef etmade .from the> various
county Morgan isratlons : •:< .'Alamedai ' '. Mrs.-
C.HC. Hall :j libs Angeles.sMrs." Lulm Pile
Little;;"," Santa ;*Glara,\ : '^lrs. /Elizabeth :
Lowe '.Watson; i San ; ; Francl scoj . Miss ' Se
llna:Solonions..';;;Otheri;;cornmittee: ] r re
ports '.were! . ' On-: ll terature. Mrs.', Ellen
C. l Saf ge~n t ; ipress, Mrs. .'Frank ; P.'Deer
\u25a0lng;'ij convention^ resolutions? ,-Mrs.TAiice
. Park ; peace and arbitration,- Mrs.'* Helen
Moore; 1- direct Mls3 . A... E.
iChase- ? i "\u25a0'-,, iJ- :- : Yi'-.i- •&\u25a0*-•'\u25a0: \u25a0.\u25a0 , ' ]
V MissiSelina.Solomons.drew;aniamus
ing ' picture Jof j the." elusive f qualities Cot
.^TheiGentlemenjKWhqi Misrepresent; Us"
.when (sought 'by, suffragists ibefore'elec-*
;'ti6n;^Mrs>; ; Helcn,:Moore "said- that .a
\u25a0necessary.i'feducationalf^work j, In-^the
peace, ; propaganda w as -fl 1 ® 'education ;
1 Mrs: H. L. Cutting (above)"
member of reception committee;
and Mrs: Lillian Coffin, who led
the suffrage delegates in a discus
sion that ranged: from battleships'
to lax receipts. -
of young women to despise^ military
pomp and warlike ideals. She coun
seled the young women to keep away
from, the warships now in the bay.
Subscriptions to 'carry on- the work of
organization, were asked.f and thedele
gates responded by pledging' generou3
sums from .individuals' and ' from; the
clubs.* Luncheon was .served for the
delegates inUhe Ebell building.
, The - following are the convention
committees: \u25a0*• ,
Reception— Mrs. C. C. Hall, Mrs. L.. Cutting,
Mrs.' Jessie Wllkson.
\u25a0 Program — Dr.: Minors E. : Klbbe, 'Mrs. Alice
Park.: Mrs.. Nellie Scoville.
Courtesles^ — Mrs. Alma Kower, Mrs. H. J. D.
Chapman. •;\u25a0»,..'- -* ; >» ."
Arraneeraents— Mrs.*'. Francis 'A. Williamson,
Mm. Keith. ;
Ucsolutlons— Mrs. Elizabeth I/jwe Watson,
Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Lulu Pile Little.
Credentials — Dr. Charlotte Ba!ier, Mrs. Fisk
M. Ray. :
Finance— -Miss Schllnzheyde. Mrs. Virginia
Bailey, Mrs. Ji P. Steams.
\u25a0 Cadges— Mrs. Florence Hartell. Mrs. Emily
P. Karns. ; ; - . . \u25a0 . \u25a0 .
:V Mrs. Maud Wood Park of , Bosto n .was
guest': of , honor at the meeting of the
convention (delegates -in- the evening,
when a "program.; of . speeches and' ;muslc
was , given. ; ',» Mrs. Park Is the; or lglnator
iof ' the ' suffrage || movement among col
lege; women, ;whlch has ;s grown .In a
period; of -r. seven years to- include suf-
I frage- leagues. ln: most':of. the ' promi
nent'women's .colleges in '.- the east. She
wasi introduced by: Dr.-.JMihora 'Klbbe,
Titho'f. was: in ' charge -of .the program.
Mrs." -Wood spoke on; the part which the
suffrage*^movement, has * played /*in
furthering education , of ; . women. ,
It was . she ? said, ' to - at
tribute the , improvement In educational
facilities: "for r women to. the-, general
progress in" our -age.' to v assert, Jn X act »
that-- it had, like i Topsy, "just growed.'.*
The' speaker traced : the' origin ,of,*tthe_
movement, to the first woman's "rights'
convention j ever held 'in this; country,
the at ; Seneca, : N.^' t;, '-• In
184 S. She; said that the women Ta- that
meeting , were , Insistent , in
their protest against the
•of .; men by; all educational: advantages,
and' after\ that occasion -the /"-higher
schoola':for .women began to spring^ up.
It'was not: generally -known, however,
she ; said.v. that -"iit ;.was'i-l 50 /years .from
the;; establishment of the; first public
schools in the ' ! country?. to their opening
togirls; and then s^e girls were allowed
to come In ,'and ;• fill only 'the empty
chairslinV the V season 1 ; when the boys
were^.working- In, the* fields.'. '•
v' Attorney Albert ;H.; H. Elliott spoke -on
;*Women in California; Law.".; He said
that? women :• under, the-, laws- of Call-^
fornla^were;on.;'the; whole vested with
as • many -privileges 'as the men.' -The
only; point =of justice toward women
which ,' he \ would recommend the' con
vention'-to ,take| vp '.was the 'provision
regarding community i property. .-; ln, the
cisc? of;, the r; death lot ; the -.wife, before
her v husband? the community.* property:
passed : : to 'him, often depriving -the
children of /the.' mother's earnirg's/ The
speaker' cited:, some Teases To f.' Injustice
of ; this -kind, and. tHe, matter evoked a
greatJdeaVjof intercit from, the* mem
bers'of«th*e convention.' _'.' "\u25a0_ . .';\u25a0 .-;.-
'P.ev." WilliamVDay" Simonds spoke on
"TiVomen .;ancl: ;tlie. : St?.tc." Attorney
Thomas ' E.'^Hayden \u25a0. spoke •of »the work
which .* women 1 - could -.do -f or-' the"'", better
education "s of children in our: public
schools. 4 "\u25a0': He' referred ' to '< the. fart tiiat
a"' tract ?of I land ' comprising .. more than
300 fiacres"; in Hhe" suburbs which' had
bee'n'deeded to" 1 the /city for. an -indus
trial i school .had- been* diverted"; to the
use ; of k the 'county.' jail,'; while' the chii
dren'were cooped up in'crowded school
rooms i In* the > heart : of ; the /city.': ' T^i^K
\u25a0 r ,': Election of^; officers ". is j the; most , im
portant .business : before the convention
this'morning.'.'.There.is 'a strong^senti
ment; f or'^ re-electing f Mrs.V Sperry, :..who
has served. five.. years \u25a0 as . president; = but
it , is ,-jkn'ownt that s '. Mrs. '\u0084 Sperry .' herself
does \u25a0 not- desire! the office.";:.' '
• -This* afternoon . there : will" be. a tfe-j
bate" by •students .of the ' University of
California '"on "the • subject; "Resolved,
that "women* should have the -fame po
llticiri liberty' that ,men ; now. enjoy.":
The -debate i will 'be In charge of Mrs.*
William .Keltli.:- v.
STATE: GRANGE; FAVORS ;',"
PARCELS . POST SYSTEM
Would Also Prevent Non-Citizens
From Owning Real* Estate
in. California
SAN* JOSE. Oct. *4.— The state grange
today i adopted resolutions^ favoring*; tha
parcels' post^and'a^United/ States; postal'
savings. bankj;Byst£rri;tf a vdring
Voads;C:the. retention -of all,^remaining
forest :lands]by.t i he : goyernment;" a 'state
law ' -.: closing > all \u25a0? 'saloons Von ( Sundays ;
that\ state :. revenue : should. -be. derived
from V corporations .L and > franchises ''and
county.'lrevenues^from j real , estate; . Iri
dor3inGSthe I land -act, . and \ ad- ;
vocatlng;the \u25a0_ prohibition'?: of |nqncltlzens
from, owning reaCestate in : thejstate. \u25a0/ j
'•' i/The'f grange ' /installed' officers "' this
evehingand; the session: closed. 1 . . '
C ri les iei cv n ed i x \u25a0 0 ,-' to -1 * , d a y's
% Paso '\u2666Ointment. !Is . -*iinr£nfpe<l ;- to -cure :- acy
case tof I Itching,^ Blind, <Bleedlns*or-. Protruding
files in 6 to 14 days or; money refunded. \u25a0; "kic. \u25a0'.••..
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN
SAFETY POWDER WORKS
Four : Workmen Severely In
jured, and Buildings
,
CARELESSNESS CAUSE
Pick Stuck Under Plank
- Results, in Disaster
Near San Jose
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
-SAN JOSE, Oct. '4.— The mixing room
of the American safety powder com
pany, located at its plant on the Mon
terey road, :near*. Schuetzen park, ex
ploded shortly, before 2 o'clock this
afternoon. '.The *: following workmen
were severely injured: Leon Board
man. C. S. "Boardman, Joseph Man
chester and Frank Smith.
A pick, struck • carelessly under, a
plank, caused the explosion. The force
of : the. explosion- was" so great that It
was .plainly, felt In this city, a dis
tance of more than three miles from
t!i^._ plant.
\u25a0In the. vicinity of the powder works
the havoc wrought by the force of the
.explosion was terrific. - The mixing
room is a' scattered -wreck of twisted
and, splintered' timber.- .The buildings
adjacent :_to- the mixing room are
wrenched from their foundations, and
the .; wreckage lies where the explosion
deposited' lt. '' :0SBBB&&Sm£Bm&BB&
• : fc'chuetzen park, which Is across the
Monterey road froni the powder works,
was bereft of every pane of "glass, and
the i buildings and their contents suf
fered heavy damage., Dwellings In the
neighborhood also suffered, from the
force of : the explosion, "arid residents In
the vicinity were thrown into a 'panic
before "the cause 'of the upheaval was
known. \u25a0 s.
The powder mill was erected by the
American safety, powder company, a
corporation .made' up largely of local
investors, -about .two years ago. J The
mill Was 'built "on a site far removed
from the city, but accessible to the
Southern 'Pacific^ track from the spur
at Schuetzen park. . •\u25a0.--..: ' - \
':. It was; one of the, claims of the In
ventors of the so called safety, powder
that; the danger of explosion was
obviated by the preparation of 'the in
gredients. In the separate parts. .These
parts. of themselves "were nonexplosive.
but upon mixing an explosion of great
power resulted. The company started
the manufacture of > the powder In
quantities recently. "^STSSf ". * "
STRIKING TELEGRAPHERS
' PREPARE FOR BIG DANCE
Special Trains Will Bring Throng
From Outside Cities to Take
Part in Festivities
SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 4.— The business
men of this city are Interesting, them
selves In the big "ball to be given here
Saturday night by the striking tele
graph operators, 160 of whom are in
camp at Felton. A. W. Copps of San
Francisco, deputy national president,
is In charge, assisted by J. M. Dicker
son .and. •\u25a0' Reuben Swanson. Special
trains :, are ,to. be, run, from- Bouldec
Creekiand San Jose, and a big outside
attendance Is looked for.; Copps speaks
tqnlght;at-San Jose. before, the federa
tion^ of s , labor, arid also will make a
short address during the occasion of
the; ball.
JOWER ' .TIRES OF GERMAXY
•BERLIN, Oct. 4.— Ambassador Tower
has written President Roosevelt asking
that he be pe».-nitted to - retire from
t"he \u25a0„ diplomatic service "nexl spring.
Tower's reasons are understood to be
that he has. been abroad for nearly 11
years and he. desires to live in his own
country^ In order to ; ha\-e n home there
for his 'sons, who are almost ready to
go:, to Harvard, and give his personal
attention to his extensive financial,
mining and railroad interests.'
' Avoid the "just as good article," or
"the. kind I make, myseir'; remember
the dealer- is; working for an extra
profit. '\u25a0. Protect > your own . interests anfl
insist on getting the advertised article
which has merit, ..
R. L Woods Safe Co., Formerly Known as United
Security Co., Sells Out at One=l!alf .
Richardson Bros., of 948, 950 and 952 Mission Street Bought the
Entire Stock and Moved It to Their Warerooras.
\u25a0 \u25a0 — . _ \
~ \u25a0 * .\u25a0 - \u25a0
"The safe firm of l\ .L. W r oods & Co. !
is no longer. in business, for theythavej
sold but^their. entire stock at tremen- 1
dous sacrifice to Richardson Brothers, i
We bought the stock at about half
the factoi-y cost. . which \will mean a
marvelous saving. for our customers.
Why They Sought I'lAs.a Itn.ver
'•Seeing that it was folly; to continue
business on. a losing basis, they de-
cided to close out/and naturally sought
as -a buyer a -firm that had the ca-
pacity to handle their stock in Jts en-
tirety and who had the ready ca^h
with which -to buy. We heard their
proposition and abided our own time,
because '.ye knew that ' If we l could
save considerable by making our own
price we couldtherefore give our cus-
tomers the benefit. The outcome was
wo .^bought-; Cor j half ,th-? factory .cont.
L This -gives every .business . man. in
San Francisco 1 a chance to, get a',safe
at -nearly, half; what" it "would., ordi-
narily;, cost." him.' ,
This, is the' largest safe.event In the
annals of Sun r Francisco, and Mr. Busi-
ness Man;- you* want to get -busy right
now."'>You.need'.a<"safe. . Jt's protection.
You' -will .find here, all kinds and ; all
sizes.. .We must: tell you again, for It is
the- honest^truth— This is ;an : oppor-
tunity ofia'llfe'time.- '-..,'\u25a0 '. ]
\u25a0\u25a0• -Don'.t'put. it'off to'stop and consider,
but" act — act :now. for. -of:. course*>the
best; will go" \u25a0' first. > To! show you^that
these / a.re '.real.Vgenulne, bona s - fide : sav-
ings— -\ye, .'are "golng,jto.;glve" you 1 , the
dimensionsr':' We* want; you to compare
make 'with make."* ; size r wl th V size, - and
price '.with .price.v \Thcn you will, come
here: and; take, ad vantage of this moocy
Kuvlnc; f unle. .-'• -* ,;i \u25a0,* I - -\u25a0' »"\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0. \u25a0'\u25a0 . ' .-'. • \u25a0..' '
These ? bargainn . quoted, are only a
AUTO OWNER CREMATED
BENEATH HIS MACHINE
Chain Breaks on a Heavy:
Grade and Car Goes
Over Embankment
PINS DOWN DRIVER,
Companion Neglects to Put
Out Lights and Fluid
Is Ignited
Special b\} Leased Wire* to The Call
COAUXGA, Oct. 4.— " W. P. Kerr. »
pioneer resident of Coallnga. was killed
in a spectacular accident near Coalings
last night. He and Sam Mills, a broth
er in law, started In the evening from
Coaltnga to the Kreyouhagen place, 13
miles south.
At S o'clock he cams to a steep grad*
which the automobile refused to .take.
He backed the machine down and tried
three times to make the ascent. On
the third trial the chain broke and the
machine glided down the grade over a
30 foot embankment.
Kerr fell under the machine. Hla
companion, Mills, had gotten out to
start the crank shaft. He ran to Kerr's
assistance and found the lights still
burning and the jrasoline escaping. Ha
neglected to turn oft the lights and be
fore he could remove the machine the
gasolina caught fire and incinerated
Kerr, who lay unconscious or dead
from the fall.
Every store* in Coalinga was closed
for one hour when his body was taken
,to Hanford. The flre bell was tolled for
half an hour before the train started.
Kerr was the -owner of the Oil City
garage and was prominent socially In
Coalinga.
LIGHT TEXDEB DIBS
HONOLULU, Sept. 27.— John Charles
Peterson, known to all sea going men
coming' to this harbor as "Diamond
Head Charlie," died In Queens hospital
this, afternoon after an illness of two*
months. Peterson has been stationed
at Diamond Head for nearly 30 years.
He was born in Gotenburg, Sweden, 67
years ago. He was for a short tlm« on
the old revenue cutter Lincoln out ot
San Francisco on a voyage to Alaska,
after which he shipped to China, com^
ing back by way of Honolulu and re
maining here.
I LYONS
a Brown is the predominating
H shade for this Fall and Whiter.
y For style of design, quality of
1 finish and beauty of color our
H complete line of Suitings in
H brown cannot be surpassed. |
J3 Every garment fashionably
H-cutH -cut ana perfectly tailored. jj
| Suits to order from. s2o.oo up
3 Overcoats to order j
H from *. $20.00 up
M Trousers to order I
H from ; $5.60 up.
1 Charles Lyons
I London Tailor
I 1432 Fillmore Street,
I 731 Van Ness Avenue
j| Oakland Store, 953 Broadway.
|j Samples and self-measure-
\u25a0 ment forms free by maiL
few to give you zn.idea of the value*
to be had at this money saving sale,
and nothing can so, well convince you
as the prices themselves. , Remember,
these are all new safes and from the
stock 'of the ' K. L. Wood tfafo Co.
Mind you.' here Is u- safe thai stands
over 6 feet high and nearly 5 feet
wide, with double folding outside and
inside doors, with Yale -bank combina-
tion lock. -The* safe is absolutely new
and Should sell 'for $500.0') — Sale Price,
$265. ' '
For szc.~> you can got an elegant safe
standing - s*,i feet high by 3 feet 4
inches \u25a0.wld**. double 'outside and inside
doors. -This safe \u25a0I 3 usually sold for
5100.00, anil -ti wuuid b« considered
cheap ' at . $205 to a dealer in carload
lots. "* '
Large double outside »nd Inside
doors, best 4 tumbler bunk combination
lock; Size outside. 47 inches high,. 3ft
\u25a0inches .vvie'e, "i'> inches deep. Size -.ln-
side. CO/inches high. 26 Inches wide. 15
.inches deep. Ke^ular price $223.00.
\u25a0?ule > Price, 91^T$fQ&Q&&$BM
Here is a large single door safe, with
an ' Inside . door, measuring outside st>
inches high.' 31 V2 inches wide. 30 inches
"deep." Regular price. $170.00. -Sale
Prlirr. $100.
. \ Single door safe, with inside door— r
Inside 32 inches high. '"I inches wide.
•15 tnche3 : deei>. Uegular price, $160.00.
iaie l'rio'-. »132. W|BBB
V Prom «."»-I.OU.down to S3."*j,:a» you can
select a good .ataXe suitable for a small
' business. < \u25a0 ~.*^*>
Kemember. this ."Money; Savin**;. Sale"
begins . evory morninjj; promptly --at ' 9.
o'clock- at Kichardsori Bros.. Largest
Exclusive Safe, L^ealers. In the Wast.
913. 950 and 352. Mission street.
3