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TRUSTS AT FAULT NOT
PRESIDENT, SAYS CLEWS
Revelation of Graft Cause
of Lack of Confidence
by Investors
— :
DEFENDS ROOSEVELT
New York Banker Firm' in
Upholding Policy off
Executive
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 31.— The
Ei onomtc club, an organization of
business and profeslsonal men (listened
tonight to a discussion of "The Policy
of President Roosevelt Against Capi
tal," by Henry R. Clews of New York
and John Ailing, an attorned of New
York. -Mllng attacked the /policy of
the president In strong terms, particu
larly with reference to the packing in
dustry, the president's ruling on the
Standard oil company and the railroad
rate question. Clews said/
"Whatever president Roosevelt has
'one he has done to promote the public
,vood, whether his speechei have helped
c&us* distrust or not. I contend
/that he had no Intention of hurting the
prosperity of the country in denouncing
and instigating the prosecution of law
breaking railway corporations and in
dustrial trusts. "While he was Instru
mental In turning on the light, he. was
not responsible for the abuse of power
which the light revealed- .
'"It ' is the revelation of graft and
Illegal methods on the part of certain
railway and other corporations,
through the acts of their responsible
managers and controlling capitalists,
that has undermined public confidence
in many of them. The fact that In
nearly every Instance of government
prosecution the guilt of the party ac
cused has been proved on his trial jus
tifies President Roosevelt in his action."
CUT WAGES OXB-EIGHTH
HOUGHTON, Mich., Oct. 31.— Notices
posted today about the Calumet and
Hecla copper mine works announce a
reduction of •Wfges on December 1 of
12H Per cent, approximately equal to
the increase granted early in the year.
The reduction affects 1,200 men.
LAYS OFF 3,500 MEN
CHICAGO, Oct. 31. — The Rock Island
railroad system yesterday laid off 2,600
men from Its construction and track
forces. Although the road centers in
Chicago, the order did not affect em
ployes in this city and maintenance
crews were not disturbed.
BROKERAGE FIRM DISSOLVES
'} COLUMBUS. 0.. Oct. 31.— The broker
age firm of- Sessions & Co. petitioned
today that It be dissolved. A receiver
was appointed. The liabilities are esti
mated at 5200.000 and the assets at
J! 7 7.000.
STANDARD OIL COMPANIES
REPLY TO QUESTIONS
Admit the Trust Owns the Indiana
and Kansas Concerns and Deny
Violation of Law
TOPEKA, Oct. 31. — Answers were
filed in the supreme court today by
the Standard oil companies of Indiana
and Kansas to Interrogatories by the
?tate attorney general in ouster suits
instituted against the companies and
amended answers were filed to the
suit?.
It is admitted that the two companies
are owned by the Standard of New
Jersey. It is s^t forth that no anti
trust law is violated, as each company
handles a separate branch of the oil
business. It is asserted that each com
pany is complete in Itself, but does not
rncroach on the particular line of the
other company. .
The profits of the Standard oil com
pany of Kansas on a million dollar
capitalization in seven years is given
as a little less than two and a quar
ter millions, while the profits of the
Standard of Indiana are given as fifty
millions.
JAPANESE STRIKERS IN JAIL
VALLEJO, Oct. 31. — In an effort to
win a strike of a dozen Japanese cooks
*nd waiters who quit their employment
j|t the Leader grill, Frank Tujlsota and
ieorgre Ferjino threatened the lives of
Georjre Savage, proprietor of the place,
and his strike breakers. The strikers
were arrested.
Vofe !Vo
on ordinance lowering retail liquor
dealers" license. Last proposition on
the ballot. — High License Associa
tion. •
LI.VEHAN' IS ELECTROCUTED
MADERA, Oct. 21. — Oscar Brown, an
employe of the Sunset telephone com
pany, was electrocuted ', this afternoon
while repairing telephone wires in the
outskirts of town. Brown was drag
ging a line over an electric wire the
Insulation of which had worn off, and
30.000 volts of electricity passed
through his body. He died instantly.
Impertinent Question No. 23
Which is the Ugliest Building in San Francisco;
mm m f M#f *%
For the most original or wittiest -answer to this ques
tion—and the briefer the better I—The1 — The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next five answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE CALL
rrfse Answers to "What Are Ton Afraid oft"
95 prlxe to J. W. Khin*. I4»wmar«, Ctl.
Of Justice — I want mercy.
tl prtee to Jame« C. Saalth. 15 Prospect tre&ae. city.
Of walking past the 23 story building at Third and
, Market streets. . -;\u25a0>
II prize to Mr*. Jennie Johnson, 1U Fifth tr»nc«. Sen Rafael, CaL
Of looking my age.
tl prl*e to Ernest J. Toon*. 1644 FUlmor* «tre«t, city.
That I will and will wish I hadn't; that I won't and
will wish I had.
II prize to W. H. L. Wells, Oakland, CaL (Hotel N>«rla&4, 7th tad Washington stre«U.)
Of work, and it still pursues me; send the $5 and
save me. •
II price to J. J. Galrin," Sacramento, 'CaL (State- 1 printing office.) -
Of leap year.
FINANCIERS CAN FIND
CONFIDENCE IN WEST
Franklin K. Lane Advises a
Sure Cure for "That
Panicky Feeling"
RAILROADS ARE BUSY
He Says They Are Unable
to Handle the -Traffic
Offered Them
WASHINGTON*. Oct. 31. — Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Franklin K.
Lane declared today that the best cure
for the panicky feeling among brokers
and financiers would be to go west and
see how the railroads are swamped
with business. This he thinks would
'speedily restore confidence in the sta
bility of prosperity. It would unlock
safe deposit vaults and put money back
into circulation. In- his opinion..
•The railroads are unable to handle
the traffic offered to them," said Com
missioner Lane. "The crops are so
great, the movement of merchandise so
largjfc and the growth of the country
has been so rapid as to paralyze the
railroads. Not one of them west of
Chicago has enough locomotives and
cars.
"One great system has Increased its
traffic 60 per cent in the last two years
— think of it. Several others have in
creased 80 per cent during the same
period. This is not the result of specu
lation or booming. It is not even the
result of tapping virgin territory. It la
caused purely by the growth of business
and population. The fields, .forests,
mines and factories have produced this
tonnage. New people have to be fed
and clothed.
"Fifteen years ago a member of this
commission publicly declared that' two
lines of railroads to the Pacific would
be sufficient for many years to come
for the business of that great section
of the country. Today six transconti
nental roads are not able to move the
traffic
"This commission receives five times
as many complaints of inability to get
cars or slowness of movement of load
ed cars as of rates that are charged."
SAN FRANCISCAN DIES
ON TRAIN IN MICHIGAN
Fred O. Smith Succumbs While Re-
turning. Home From Visit to
His Father in Vermont °
JACKSON, Mich., Oct. 31.— Fred O.
Smith of Brandon VL, emaciated by
disease, evidently tuberculosis, died
while being taken from a Michigan
Central train today.
BRANDON. Vt, Opt. 31. — Fred O.
Smith, who died at Jackson. Mich., to
day, left here Tuesday after having
visited his father, Otis Smith; He was
en route to San Francisco, where he
had been cashier .of the Union trust
company. He had resided there 21 years
and came east hoping his health would
improve. Dr. C. W. Peck, who attended
him here, believed he would survive
long enough to reach home. He leaves
a wife and two children In San Fran
cisco, and a brother and sister here.
TO ROYALLY ENTERTAIN
ELKS FROM THIS CITY
Reno Prepares Feast and Governor
Sparks Will Contribute Steer
and 'Possum
RENO, Nev., Oct. 31. — The Reno Elks
will entertain the Elks of San Fran
cisco in this city on the^lS th and 16th
of November, and elaborate arrange
ments are being made for the occasion.
The first day the visiting Elks will" be
taken over the city and "through the
surrounding country In automobiles,
and in the evening will be given a
banquet at the Elks' home. On the
second day they will* be entertained at
a barbecue at the home of Governor
Sparks. Governor Sparks will on that
occasion roast a Hereford steer and a
number of 'possum for the feast.
CAN PAY TWO FOR ONE
GOLDFIELD, Nev., Oct. 31.— "The
Nye & Ormsby bank can pay $1.92 for
every dollar- il owes. Disregarding
share holders' protection for its share
holders, it can pay $1.98. The bank
will reopen in a few days," said State
Senator James T. Boyd, attorney for
the bank, today.- "The reopening now
awaits only the adjustment of accounts
and the preparation of statements. The
action of H. J. MacMlllan & Co. in se
curing an attachment was extremely
unfortunate. Had it not been taken the
bank would. have been open now."
MURDERER IS ELECTROCUTED
COLUMBUS, 0., Nov. 1. — Royal Fow
ler of Dayton, who killed his sweet
heart, Mary Hagerty, more than a year
ago, was electrocuted in the annex at
the Ohio penitentiary a few minutes
past midnight. Fowler maintained the
stoical indifference which marked his
conduct during Imprisonment to the
very last. No unusual incidents attend
ed the electrocution.
THE SA^JmNCISCOII;^ 1907.
Changes Made Among
Of ficers of the Army
and the Navy V
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.— The follow
ing orders to naval officers were issued
today:- Lieutenant Commander W. H.
Scott Is detached from the navy yard
at Washington and ordered home on a
month's leave; Lieutenant'W.F.Brlck
er is detached from the naval academy
at Annapolis and ordered to the navy
yard at New York; Lieutenant .A. Bu
chanan" is detached from the Georgia
and will continue treatment in ; the
naval hospital at New. York; Lieuten
ant R. "W. Handerson is detached from
the navy yard at New .York and | as
signed to duty as aid to the commfcnder
of the second division, of. the. first squad-,
ron. Atlantic fleet, on board the Geor
gia; Chief Carpenter A: Bdrke. is ds
laelied from the naval station at Guan
tanamo to go to/the naval hospital,
New York, for treatment. V •
Army orders: First Lieutenant Gra
ham Park will proceed to the military
prison at Alcatraz island for duty, re
lieving Captain James L. Long, coast
artillery,' who : is assigned to the One
Hundred and Sixty-fourth company, at
.Tackson barracks; Lieutenant Orlnß.
Mitcham, ordnance, will take station at
the New York arsenal, : Governors isl
and.
.Major Frank K. Andrus. 1 . twelfth in
fantry, .upon his own application *is
retired after more than 30 years' ser
vice.
The following board Is appointed to
meet at FortLeavenworth for the ex
amination of Infantry officials for pro
motion: Major Carter, surgeon; Major
D. I. Shanks, Fourth infantry; Major
W. F. Blauvell, Seventy-sixth infantry;
Major J. K. Thompson, Sixteenth infan
try; Captain J. B. Clayton, assistant
surgeon will serve on the examining
board that is to convene at Forth Leav
enworth.
MECHANICS REASSURED
BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
/-kl_i •_ TXf_ I TL....-1. /I^~.~~~m TWa*
No Free Fare to Navy Yards
Is Contemplated
Special by> Leased Wir* to The Call
° VALLEJO, Oct. 31. — Assurance has
been given local union labor leaders
that the federal government will .not
engage In a wholesale importation' of
skilled mechanics from eastern points
to work on. Mare island as has been
announced in press dispatches from
Washington. ° °
Following the publications stating
that, owing to the scarcity of mechanics
on the coast, .mechanics, were to be
given free transportation^ Mare island
and Bremerton navy yards, the Vallejo
trades and labor council, took the mat
ter up with President Gompers, of the
American federation, and has received
a reply stating that the navy depart
ment will use° no other means' than
advertising in eastern papers and that
the laboring men of California need
fear no sudden influx of mechanics.
REVOKES LICENSE OF BIG
„ FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Colorado Commissioner Says Corpor-
ation Made Incorrect Statement
About San Francisco Disaster
DENVER, Colo.. Oct. 31. — Insurance
Commissioner Rlttenhouse today issued
an order revoking the license to do
business in Colorado of the Union fire
insurance company* of Philadelphia.
This is one of tlie largest fire insurance
companies In existence. The reason
assigned for the action, is the, alleged
inaccuracy of the annual report of the
company. ThJs reports It is claimed,
did not show that the company had suf
fered losses, from the San Francisco
fire, and Commissioner 'Rlttenhouse be
came suspicious. Personal Investiga
tion, he says, disclosed that the com
pany has suffered losses amounting to
$530,000, and the discrepancy" in the
company's statement caused the issu
ance of the order today.
HUGE TOBACCO SALE
HENDERSON, Ky., Oct. 3^.— By a
deal consummated here tonight the Im
perial tobacco company has purchased
the entire 1907 tobacco crop pledged -to
the American society of Equity in Hen
derson, Union, "Webster, Hopkins and
Crittenden counties. The deal involves
16,000,000 pounds of tobacco and will
bring $1,500,000 of English money -to
the farmers of this section. The price
was that demanded, by the farmers and
is the highest ever paid here since the
civil war. All Equity factories and em
ployes are taken over by ttfe Imperial
company and will be continued in serv
ice. The gold will be shipped from
England at once. „
STUDENTS ENGAGE IN RIOT
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.— A halloween raid
by undergraduates of Northwestern
university on Heck hall,/ where theo
logical students at the same institution
eat and. sleep, ended in a riot tonight
in which 13 of the raiders were arrested
and lodged in the Evanston jail and
eight of the "theologs" were thrown
into Lake Michigan.
EXTRA WIDTHS FOR CANAL LOCKS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.— One hundred
and ten feef is the width which the
navy department has finally fixed upon
as desirable for the locks for the pro
jected Panama canal. This, is an in
crease of 10 feet In width over the
plans ' on which the commission is now
working.
SECURING JURY TO TRY ADAMS
RATHDRUM, Idaho. Oct. : 31.— The
work of securing a Jury; to try Steve
Adams *for the munser of Fred Tyler
is progressing slowly in ...-the! district
court here. Two of the talesmen- were
peremptorily challenged for bias. A
third was being examined when ad
journment was taken.
RELEASED PENDING APPEAL
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.— Dr. Walter R.
Gillette, former vice president -of the
Mutual life insurance company, who
was sentenced to. six months', impris
onment for perjury, was released on
ball this afternoon pending . an . appeal
for a new trial. .
ACCEPTS AS ARBITRATOR
VALLEJO. : Oct. 31.— Attorney Fred
W. Hall of San Francisco" has accepted
the offer of the city trustees and publio
works board to arbitrate the; pipeline
trouble in this city and announced that
he will look over the -situation to base
his opinion in a few days.
CONTROLLER USED IN FIGHT
An argument over the payment "of a
fare led : to a fight on £. a Third, street
car. at Branrian '• yesterday, ; which sent
one man with a broken head to a hos
pital w and another ' to jail v for 'having
wielded .a controller bar. . N. L. Wood,
276 { Golden. Gate' avenue,": was : : the 1 pas
senger who fared badly in the scrim
mage. Cl aud : Lombard, ?. motorman %of
the car, was the man arre: ted. Already
one charge ;pf carrying a ; concealed
weapon -Is awaiting * trial \u25a0 in ' the police
courts against .Lombard. .- His most re
cent charge is assault- with i"a deadly
weapon. : . T
Only. One "BROMO QUININE"
That •la . Laxitirc Bromo Quinine,' :' > Look ; for the
signs ture : of B.'v W. • Grore. r Csed ; tb< \u25a0 world : orer
to Core a Cold la On» Day. ;\u25a0 29c. '^^W^SLSM
TUFT'S PLANS CHANGED
TO PREVENT DISCOURTESY
Administration * Finds - Visit
to European Capitals
Is inexpedient
"WASHINGTON, , Oct. | 31. — There \u25a0 are
indications that Secretary .Taft's decl
*sion to return to his original plans and
sail f from Manila for .Vladivostok next
Monday,. instead of the weeK following,
as he suggested to the president, was
after; all based on International con
sideration. . It has been- found Impos
sible for an official of 'his rank;- to visit
one European country as the guest of
the sovereign without visiting , the cap
itals of other countries ; through; which
lie must pass on his homeward journey.
It is believed: here that a" decision of
the administration was reached that ac
ceptance of invitations from", these cap
itals would be Inexpedient, as. It would
change Secretary Taft's plans.
% The Chinese empress 'caused inquiries
to be made to learn whether or not the
secretary .could be. intiuWu to, vi&iV-i f?e
celestial capital. Taft declined on the*
ground that It would prevent his being
present at the initial session of the
Filipino assembly.
Upon learning that ' Emperor "William
would '•\u25a0.be pleased to meet -him, Secre
tary Taft submitted to President Roose
velt a plea for extension of time of his
trip a week in order to arrive at Berlin
when the German- • emperor returned
from hia visit to England. That appli
cation was received in Washington
while the president was in the Louis
iana cane brakes. When the answer
was returned its nature could not be
positively stated.
NO RELIEF MEASURES
FOR QUAKE VICTIMS
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31.— The
Russian government. is taking no steps
to send a relief expedition to Karatagh.
To do so would be contrary to the Rus
sian policy of noninterference in the
Internal affairs of Bokhara,' and would
involve also a Journey of more than 600
miles through -the mountains from the
nearest Russian point.
* It is not known here what steps the
Bokharan government Is taking to send
•in relief, but.Jt would appear to be act
ing with the usual and characteristic
Asiatic fatalism and procrastination.
.. Newspaper correspondents at Samar
kand, Tashkend, Bokhara and Kokhand
have not yet been able l to supply
further details, of the disaster.
TROLLEY PRESIDENT TO '
'. OPERATE STEAMER LINES
Vallejo and Northern Will" Have
Water Route to Suisun and
San Francisco
Special b\f Leased Wire to The Call
O VALLEJO, Oct. 31.— Melville Dozier
Jr., president of the Vallejo and North
ern railway, company, which is. to build
a double track lnterburban road from
Vallejo to Sacramento, a distance of 105
miles, Including branches, stated before
the board of trustees of Vacaville last
evening that his company will operate
two lines of steamers on the waters of
this vicinity. ;,One. will/be a Joint pas
senger and freight line from Vallejo
and San Francisco and the, other.; will
be a .freight line. only,;from- Suisun, to
Port Costa, Antioch, Martinez and other
points. along the Sacramento river and
Suisun and San Pablo-bays.
ROW AT MARE ISLAND
FAR FROM BEING SETTLED
Government* May^ Blacklist' the Men
Who Quit Work at Navy Yard
Last Saturday
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
VALLEJO. Oct. 31.— There are further
complications in the trouble between
the riveters employed on the transport
Sheridan and Naval. Constructor*Holden
Evans of , Mare island. - Threats of \u25a0 en
forcing an order from Secretary of the
Navy Metcalf declaring that if : the
men who quit work last Saturday be
cause of alleged unfair tatties on ' the
part of Constructor 'Evans do not re
turn by next Saturday they will
be forever blacklisted from working
for the government are" made.
Evans, claims- to have such a tele
gram from Metcalf, although he /has
not shown it. At a special meeting of
the boiler makers' union a committee
was sent to San Francisco today .to
inform the men who left their post "of
the ultimatum of Metcalf. This de
mand is causing much bitterness bere^
NEW CUSTODIAN FOR AX
. BERKELEY, Oct. 31.— Speculation
was rife on the campus, today on whom
Robert Jordan, custodian of > the :ax
Stanford, will confer the honor of hav
ing charge of the. trophy stolen some
years ago for the blue and gold. The
annual ax; rally • will be held on the;
campus tomorrow, at .4 o'clock. Jor
dan will expose the weapon to. the view
of the freshmen, after which- a new
custodian will be named for another
year. Roy Reid, a member of the base
ball nine, is spoken of as the new cus
todian.
BID CLOSE ON BUILDING
v ALAMEDA, Oct. 31.— There was a
difference of •$5 in the bids submitted
by Couchot & Thurston and Powell
Bros, to the electricity commission for
erecting a \u25a0 projected -concrete j building
to house the machinery of the mu
nicipal- electric light- and power: plant.
The first named firm's bid. was $24,995,
while ' the .bid of Powell Bros, was
$26,000. ' Couchot :&<: &< Thurston. were
awarded the .; contract. A. third bid- of
$46,490' was submitted by L. J. Mensch.
POLICEMAN FLYNN . DISMISSED
\u25a0 Policeman Fred H." Flynn, accused of
having robbed Mack'McLeafy,^ a* pris
oner whom he had arrested for counter
feiting, was dismissed in disgrace from
the police force last night by the board
of police commissioners. Four hundred
dollars was the'amount Flynn was ac
cused of .having^ taken from; his:pris
oner. ! His trial was /concluded at last
week's meeting of the commission, but
sentence was " deferred until last night.
The .charge ': of ' robbery, > ' preferred
against . him In t the criminal court, was
dismissed through a technicality. '
STRUCK BY CAR
While crossing the' street . at-Nine
teenth ; and; Mission streets last r night,
a r man believed:- to be D. - .'. Levine -.was
struck' by- a^Mlsslon" car and 'received
injuries .which , will '•\u25a0 probably ] result 'In
his "death. He , seems ' to ; be j a mechanic,
Is ; about 45 1 years •of "age * and some
papers .found, in ; his '.pocket f bear, the
name of D. Levine. A When = taken to the
central^ emergency*;- hospital ;\u25a0 he; was
found to } have ; three broken ribs . and a
fracture of -the' ekulLvvl.^.;,;. V
Gas : Bill* Reduced
'And i your, gas service taken care, of for
a small monthly charge. \u25a0/ '-
. : Gas- Consumers' Association,
Phone Park 846, £45 Haight st. *
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8 may regain --^eir strength. "/J
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MEXICANS AND PEONS
TERRORIZE STOCKTON
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
STOCKTON, Oct. 31.— Stockton la
overrun with Mexicans. and peons, who
are coming In from the construction
camps of the "Western Pacific railroad
company, which is at present building
Its line through San Joaquin county.
Holdups are of nightly occurrence
and it is believed that it will be neces
sary to take some decisive step to rid
the city of the lawless element-,
Miss Bed© Denton, an attractive 16
year old girl, was attacked by a peon
near the Santa Pc depot last night. She
fought desperately with her assailant
and stabbed him several times with a
steel hatpin! Miss Denton says the
peon attempted to take a valuable
ring from,. her finger.
Later, in .the night and almost In the
same' locality three peons attacked a
citizen and robbed him of $10.
DISTRIBUTING VALUABLE •
PAMPHLET ON IRRIGATION
Sacramento Valley Development Asr
sociation ! Publishes a Work'
by Professor Fortier
The Sacramento valley development
association is distributing a valuable
and interesting pamphlet entitled
"Guide to Irrigation . Practice on the
Pacific Coast," issued recently by the*
publicity committee of the national ir
rigation 'congress. The author of the
pamphlet is Professor Fortier, who, for
a number, of years, was in charge of
the irrigation and drainage investiga
tions of the United States department
of agriculture on the Pacific coast and
was succeeded recently, in this work
by Elwood Mead.
The pamphlet takes up all the vari
ous subjects relating to irrigation and
deals with them extensively. It is, as
the title implies, a direct guide to irri
gation' and contains the most, modern
and practical methods : of ; irrigation
practice. Any one desiring one or more
copies of this pamphlet should address
the Sacramento valley development as
sociation, 1008, Fourth stret, Sacra
mento.
SEA CAPTAIN ARRESTED
"ON- A' CHARGE OF BATTERY
O. ,G. Alleman, Teamster, Complains
He Was Knocked Down and
His Leg Broken "
O." G. Alleman, a teamster, swore to
a.complalnt^efofe Police Judge Short
all yesterday for the arrest of Captain
A. \V." ; Petziriger of the steamer T. C.
Walker'on; charge of battery. Captain
Petzlnger.was arrested and released on
$500 bonds. :
It appears that when .the steamer ar
rived a- few ; : days, ago with a cargo of
flour \ there were a large number of
trucks on the Washington street wharf
while the vessel was unloading. Alle
man was among j the .teamsters, and W.
H. r Crawford, the shipping clerk, asked
Alleman to load" up and get out of the
way, sls he was • blocking « the other
trucks. \u25a0 ' ; .. «
, Alleman refused to hurry and Cap
tain Petzinger was appealed to by
Crawford."' The' captain left the vessel
and, approaching Alleman, asked him
t© • hurry up and' not "block the way.
Alleman, It- is alleged, seized a stake
from his truck and advanced to strike
the captain, 'who hit him with his fist.
Alleman' slipped and broke his leg.
BAIiL. FOR WORTHY CAUSE
• _The Hebrew free loan association
will give a i ball and fair at the Audi,
torluru. skating . rink, ? Page - 1 and. Fill
more on Sunday night. Thft
proceeds -will be devoted to the general
fund." The >. following committee has
been - appointed 'T to " take charge of the
affair: ;Li.;Abrams. H. X. : Wolff, J.
Goldstein, Jerome H. Kahn, S. Axel rod,
Ed. G. ' Levy,-; M. Gallick, -A.: Sugerman
E. D. : Leopold, ; D. ; Falk, S. Altfield, M.'
Blackfleld.rl).' Lande, yv: A. Rapken, M.
J.- Jacobs. "" '
The first % number %of . the", Woman
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trade-unionists .: of Great Britain;., will
soon" be' issued. ;The editor is Miss Mary
Mac Arthur, who visited ; this country
last winter. "The cover! of the new pub
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Rough: Rider Claimed
by Fair Countess
Divorced Wife of Festetics Will
Not Release Miss Squiers'
Fiance
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.— Joseph W.
J. Lee, formerly of the Rough Riders,
now American minister to Guatemala,
whose engagement to Miss Helen
Squiers. youngest daughter of Herbert
O. Squiers. American minister to Pan
ama, was recently anounced, has re
turned to Washington on sick leave to
find that certain Americans in Guate
mala have made charges affecting his
service at the Central American cap-
Hal..
At the same time the Countess Fes
tetics, divorced wife of Count Rudolph
Festetics, an Austrian nobleman, who
has lived much in New York, is report
ed to have cabled to Minister Squiers
that Lee was first engaged to her. and
that she has not released and will not
release him. .
This has not contributed to Lee's
peace of mind, already disturbed by his
broken health, but he states that the
charges against him are unfounded,
and that no tie exists between himself
and the Countess Festetics, the only
understanding which ever existed hav
ing been severed by mutual consent
months ago. It Is understood that there
has been no change In his engagement
to Miss Squiers.
CAR TRACKS GREASED
United Railroads officials have com
plained to the police that some one
had been greasing the railroad tracks
in Sacramento street \u25a0 near .First ave
nue for the last three weeks and that
the motormen on the cars had " much
trouble in guiding cars safely 'down
the steep grade. Last night Policeman
Malcolm arrested Howard Egan, 18
years of age, whose home Is at 1627
Turk street, just as. he was in the act
of pouring a quantity of grease on
the tracks.
There is a steep grade at First ave
nue and the cars also take a curve at
that point. . The young man was taken
to the O'Farrell street station. He said
that: last night was the first time he
had greased the tracks..
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RAILROADS REFUSE
TO CARRY LUMBER
BELLDJGHAM. Wmsh^ Nor. V— Na
more lumber shipments will be reoetred
by the Northern Paclflo railway In thai
northwest until further notice. This fa
the order sent out to all agjents of
the company last night. This move of
the Northern Paclflo is expected to b»
followed by all the railroads affected
by the Injunction Issued by ths fed
eral court in Seattls Thursday night
making it compulsory on the part of
the ralloads to charge the old rate of
40 cents on lumber shipments from
terminal points on the Paclflo coast.
The roads claim they would be takine
too great a risk to allow the excess)
freight to accumulate until a final de
cision on the rate is made, as they say
that litigation will ensue before th»
matter is settled and many of the lum
ber firms may have gone out of tat
business.
SEVEN ARE INJURED
111 CRASH OF CARS
Continued from Face 1. Column S
onrushingr Castro car, and when he got
the signal from his conductor, went
ahead. Just as his car reached th«
tracks of the Castro street Use. hs sa>-~l
the runaway and threw on all speed In.
a vain attempt to clear the tracks.
He was too late. The front platform
of the Castro car crashed full into uj*
side of the Fillmore «*-.r in which wsn
nearly 40 men and vromen in ignorance
of the danger that threatened them until
the crash came. As the glass and.
broken frames of tl:«s windows fell in
among them they scream id desperately^
frantically attempting to evade tai
peril. They rushed to the doors af
either end of the car, which careened]
under, the force of the blow wk»lch)
knocked it from the tracks and tlppad,
it over at an acute angle. Window*
and woodwork were shattered com-,
pletely.
None made a move to help the ta^
jured until after Policeman Isaac*
though suffering from severe Injuries
himself, crawled through the broker*
windows, tearing his clothes and fleshi
and reached the stde of the stricken
persons. Then others went to his aUt
and the wounded were removed to th*
German hospital or attended by a sum
peon and sent to their homes.
W. T. HESS, Notary PnbHc
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