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FOURTH JUROR
IS PASSED FOR
CALHOUN TRIAL
Eleven Talesmen Disqualified
After Lengthy Quizzing
by Attorneys
Time Killing Methods Employed
by Defense Make Pro»
ceedings Dull
Court Orders Moore to Cease
Asking Veniremen For«
bidden Questions
W. Russell Cole
From a dozen talesmen screened
through the meshes of examination yes
terday In the Calhoun trial one landed
in the Jury box. Eleven others, in va
rious stages of mental distress, left the
courtroom disqualified and excused.
Walter J. Kock of 1226 Green street, a
salesman for the wholesale stationery
* firm of Cunningham, Curtlss &
Welch, was the one who claimed the
fourth chair in the Jury box, accepted
by both prosecution and defense sub
ject to peremptory challenge.
The spirit of the storm without pene
trated only once or twice to th« re
lief of prevailing monotony, and save
for these brief occasions the proceed
ings were as dull, almost, as the gray
day Itself. Time was wasted with less
compunction than has been exhibited
at any previous session of the trial,
and the single step toward progress
failed to compensate for the delays
that might have been avoided by imme
diate challenge in individual cases
where disqualification was apparent
from the first.
REGULAR SPECTATORS
A distinct crowd of regular specta
tors already has settled upon the trial,
and no weather has yet proved suffi
ciently disagreeable to diminish its
numbers.
The drove of "regulars" was on the
scene yesterday from morning until
night, and in addition several women,
with escorts, visited the court at dif
ferent times during the day. One side
of the room was reserved entirely for
the members of the Jury venire whose
names have not been drawn from the
jury wheel, and on the other side of
the aisle were few seats unoccupied.
No change has been made in the per
sonnel of counsel on either side, and
It was Francis J. Heney. for the state,
and Stanley Moore and Lewis F. By
ington, for the defense, who carried
the burden of the work yesterday. As
sistant District Attorney O'Gara spent
most of the day over his notebook,
taking 'little part In the examination
. of talesmen, while A. A. Moore's ac
tivities -were confined to whispered
advice and suggestion to his colleagues.
Strangely enough, in view of the
average length to which the catechism
of talesmen has been carried, the ex
amination of Walter J. Rock, the one
man accepted, was one of the shortest
of the day. Though having a general
idea of the history and present status
of the graft fight. Rock declared that
his mind was unincumbered with de
tails and 6O free from bias or opinion
as to permit him to serve fairly and
impartially as a Juror.
DEFENSE PASSES JUROR
Stanley Moore passed him on to
Heney after limiting his own exam
ination to a most general gathering of
the talesman's views, and Heney's in
quiry was but little more elaborate.
Rock eaid he had accepted the pre
vailing idea that the Schmitz-Ruef su
pervisors accepted bribe money, but
that beyond this his opinions did not
extend and that he had absolutely no
opinion or bias for or against either
side.
'Do you feel that you might be in
danger of losing your position if you
acted as a juror?" questioned Heney.
"I guess I could get another one If
that happened," answered Rock. Then
he immediately amended his answer.
"My house is very fair and I don't
think there would be any danger," he
said.
As a member of the order of Knights
of Columbus Rock had met several men
•whose names have become connected,
directly or indirectly, with some phase
of the graft cases, but his acquantance
thlp. he said, would not sway his atti
tude toward the case on trial. Heney
. exhausted the subject of Rock's rela
tionship and then permitted the tales
man to pass without challenge.
Delbert R. Walker, the barber who
was under examination Tuesday night
at the time of adjournment, lasted but
a short time after court was convened
yesterday morning. Heney continued
ills questioning concerning the reasons
why Walker felt unfriendly toward the
carmen's union after having been a
member of the union himself and after
having been discharged from' the serv
ice of the United Railroads, but failed
to expose the somewhat unusual work
ings of the talesman's mind. His.chal
lenge was put on the ground of preju
dice and was allowed over Stanley
Moore's objection.
ADVOCATES CALHOUIV'S METHODS
Robert J. Tyson of 2550 Sacramento
street, president of the Seaboard bank,
proved a staunch advocate of Calhoun
methods In dealing with the car strike
situation and frankly admitted a lack
of sympathy for the prosecution. "No
opinion against Calhoun. but quite the
reverse," "was the way. he summed up
his fctate of mind. Not only did he
declare that he would reject the testi
mony of the boodling supervisors, but
asserted that he believed they were
• bought by immunity to do as the
prosecution wanted. Heney challenged
and Tyson was excused.
It was the defense that rid the panel
of Fred B. Kellam, . secretary of the
Royal fire insurance company, after
H*>ney had resisted a challenge inteiv
- posed by Stanley Moore. Kellam, who
is a business associate of Rolla V. Watt,
Eaid that he had discussed the Calhoun
ca** with Watt on a few occasions, but
finding that they held contrary opinions
concerning certain fundamental prin
ciples of the prosecution had avoided
a reopening of the argument. The cub-
Jert of the disagreement hinted at was
m* =?« plain when Kellam eaid he had
bp«n opposed -to the granting of im
munity to Ruef or the supervisors. De
• *pit<» this, the talesman stamped him-
Rp!f a& capable of putting aside his
views and acting in all fairness. Stan
r l*y Moore refused to accept this view
of Kellam's ability to, sidetrack opin
ions and. after a second volley, of
questioning from each side the chal
lenge, was allowed by the court.
ATTEMPTS A'E\V METHOD
Stanley Moore attempted a new
iwethnrf of arriving at- theside to which
Fixed Opinions Bar
Many From Ju ry Duty
The four possible jurors an -the Calhoun trial.
WALTER J.NSOCX .
TETER AKTHTJS- SH.
a talesman's opinions inclined by ap
proaching the forbidden subject in a
roundabout manner while examining
John J. Keller, a real estate man. Kel
ler declared that he . understood that a
presumption- of innocence should clothe
the defendant, and Moore asked: "Is
there any opinion In .your mind now
that would: have to be set aside in
order to give Mr. Calhoun that pre
sumption of innocence?"
Heney was quick to detect the sub
terfuge, and- objected to the question
as "disingenuous." Judge Lawlor put
an end to the resulting argument, tak
ing Heney's view of the matter and
warning Moore that "inquiries tending
to elicit the forbidden Information
would not be tolerated.' Heney saved
Moore from further anxiety « by reach
ing to the question himself •, on :: the
trial of a challenge which Jj he inter
posed. There was no subterfuge .this
time; the question was put ,. direct
whether Keller believed Calhoun was
guilty of the bribery of the super
visors.
"If he did do it I think he was held
up," Keller answered. "I also . have a
strong feeling that he should not be
prosecuted and don't- think I could hon
estly lay this opinion aside. I would
not be a fair and imparial juror." "
Keller added that* he might not con
vict the defendant ' even if convinced
that the evidence warranted. Heney's
challenge was not contested.
KEEPS LAWYERS GUESSING
Samuel Kennedy of 2621 Bryant
street, one of the proprietors' of the
Eagle foundry, kept the' entire staff of
attorneys guessing for. nearly an hour,
and then was disqualified. The defense
entered the first challenge, which was
denied by the prosecution, and for a
time it seemed that Kennedy was well
on the road to the Jury box. The only
point developed.on which the challenge
could be hung was Kennedy's state
ment that he believed the supervisors
got money, because they said they -did,
and he didn't see why they would want
to lie about IL. '•&.,
Behind the challenge, however, was
his previous assertion that though now
an employer, he • had been for many
years an active member of the iron
molders' union, which extended sub
stantial aid to the carmen during the
car strike. ' . "' ;/ .'';
Heney had all the best of the argu
ment after the challenge had been, re
sisted. Kennedy said that his sympa
thies would play no, part in regard to
his verdict as a juror, and that, he
could act with absolute fairness.
Moore's long endeavor to break Ken
nedy down was unsuccessful, for each
time Heney .brought the" prospective
juror back to the declaration that
nothing but the evidence presented in
the case would Influence him. iThe
challenge" finally was submitted and
promptly disallowed, but this' did riot
end: the matter. "Moore insisted on the
right to further examine, but instead
of. undertaking: a new line of" inquiry
drifted back immediately to the. same
questions. , Judge' Lawlor stopped; this
trend of the examination and 'told
Moore that the former subject matter
was closed to additional' inquiry.
TALESMAN IS EXCUSED
Once again Moore went after the
talesman and this time" he. found -the
right opening. Kennedy 'very un
equivocally asserted that he had a
prejudice against circumstantial '^evi
dence and wouldn't .convict pn such
evidence, no matter how strong, it'ap
peared.- Although it had V taken nearly
an .hour to secure ,tnis declaration, it
took but about- 30 seconds to Tact upon
it. Moore renewed his challenge, and
tills time Heney had no desire 1 to resist
the removal . of ' the talesman. \u0084/„'
Charles E. Macy, secretary;of the Be
kins van ! and -storage- company,;\was
another talesman who : remained under
examination : for *more than* anY hour,
while a long, tireless * that
tended: nowhere : was addressed' tolhim-i
Byington conducted • the* examination of
this and 'succeeding-, talesmen for the
defense and' his V method \u25a0of .a voiding
the subject, of opinion until after going
into interminable side J&sues 'made. lilrii
the chief .offender, as, regards : waste', of
time. Macy became unpopular. with* the
defense as soon as : h"e- made? the' state
ment - that he . was "-.a .member - of the
League of * Justice. ' > The- matter; niight
have "ended, there- with.a directV-ques
tion as -.to .whether \u25a0he -an
on . the defendant's L guilt or> innocence,
but the 'direct' question Vwas not'put.'
Macy, was" told, to explain theV objects
of the'League'of ;Justlce,'r and 'saldUhat
to - hi? uriderstandirijj^ the organization
was to promote; Justice; in San
cisco -.in ;, ally cases,' whether connected
with < the ttprosecution or .not.*'-'- Byr
Ington .lingered '•; onV the^ subject \ , until
the;talesirian's:fund^of Information '-.was
exhausted;* and succeeded;only;iri^bring
ing/out; that a ; : young jwomari^wasV in
the courtroom taking! -stenographic
THE SAN;FRA^ISGQI GALI. y^TH^
JOSEPH | DIXON
WALTEE L. BABKETTE
notes of the proceedings in behalf of
the league.-. .. ' -. "
On the whole Macy thought he would
be able to qualify as a fair juror, but
despite the' fact that he 'would not" be
lieve some \u25a0 of the boodling | supervisors
under oath he did not win his way into
the good graces of ; the defense.
CHALLENGE IS ALLOWED •
Byington challenged him, first on the
ground that he ' was a member of an
organization, supporting" .the' prosecu
tion, and second on the -, ground that
he held an opinion;and had made up
his mind as to the value of the testi
mony of the supervisors.' Heney resisted
the challenge, but -it was allowed on
the second cause stated, the first being
disallowed. , . -. ' :
". Eight names ..were drawn , to fill -the
vacancies j in.^the jury ..box, and; Heney
repeated his \ statement of the* case ": at
bar for the benefit of .the newly sworn
talesmen. , , <r , r;
Harry S. Stewart of ,259 Carl street,
secretary of a wholesale-saddlery com
pany, disqualified himself at the outset
of his examination by declaring that he
strongly, favored Calhoun and could riot
try the case without a mental reserva
tion.' ' Byington failed ;to exhibit any
intention of interposing a challenge
when this statement was made, and
Judge Lawlor.instructed Heney to con
tinue the examination.,- This time
Stewart .went even stronger 'than be
fore, asserting thathe thought 'it^ would
be to the discredit- of the city if Cal
houn were convicted. Heney chal
lenged at once, but even In face of the
positive statements made by the tales r
man ; the challenge was denied :by_-By
ington. It Was allowed by. the court,
however, without any time being given
for further examination. .<
TALESMAN IS PREJUDICED ,
John G. Sutton of 2201 Baker, street
held an opinion similar to that of Stew
art, but it was only under peremptory
order, of the court that he was given
an opportunity to express his "state of
mind. Heney challenged him and the
challenge was allowed, an exception
being taken by the defense. -
Arthur E. Berry 0f '396 Castro street
was disposed of ; for the reason that his
name did not appear on the assessment
roll. .John D. Jessup of 134 Liberty
street,, a manufacturer of -paper boxes,
said" that he had been in the employ, of
the Market street railway company for
20 years and felt sympathy . for Cal
houn which would preclude, his acting
as a-fair and. impartial juror. Bying
ton refused; to challenge --and'" took- an
exception when . the 'challenge inter
posed by Heney; was Tallowed.
Matthias .Johnson.fproprietor of the
Robins .hotel at 721 Post tsreet was
passed by Byington after, a short exam
ination, but was I still under examina
tion by Heney when adjournment' was
taken for the night. .Three other tales
men remain in the box for examination'
this^morning. r
Commends Work of Prosecution
. RENO, Nev., Jan. 20.— At the Nevada-
Stanford clubs-l ast meeting,, with 30
Stanford men 'present,;: the . following
; resolution commendatory of the* work
being done by; The Call, Francis '; J.
Heney and -his, associates ;and: support
ers --in. the {graft prosecution: now in
progress. in- San. Francisco, was unani
mously.adopted:, \ v . -
'Whereas, : the • best ; . men of San > Franclseo • \u25a0•''•
and the best people ? andxinflnences' of the
' state \u25a0of • ' California \u25a0 liave> united to -; free '''\u25a0\u25a0
vtheir community , from grafting -bosses and :
-of a«-inls : who have ; for * years v sacrificed '•<\u25a0 the '\u25a0*
welfare of the olty of San Francisco to their*
own mercenary and: selfish purposes; and ••.\u25a0 ' :
..; Whereas, the men and influences now try " \u25a0-'
Ing to .root: out this. erili have i met ' With" !
the strennous opposition' of . tnon' ;and newi- < i
papers, who hare either. been bought or mls
j led Into upholding the I srraf tinjt of flcials > and ' ; !
•' their - influential backers and thus ' obstruct- \u25a0
\u25a0• in* -justice: -and «.^. - \u25a0 . .
1 Whereas. Francis J." Heney, . assistant dia
\u25a0 trict attorney "and prosecutor for * the people - !
-. of - San -Francisco.- has even -; met • with phr
; sleal violence in- the ;i : - performance \u25a0of his i
\u25a0.'•; duty4jbe< ltv \u25a0-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.'::-\u25a0: •;..;>?•.-'. \u25a0••\u25a0 •' *;;. i '-\u25a0.\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.:;
\u25a0••:'; -J. Resolved. '•. that the ; Stanford ' club of ' Ne- '\u25a0'-* ',
:- v vada '? hereby.:- expresses -iits.- sympathy with
-the .said, prosecution. : wlthr The Cail * and 1 ' :': '
. . with ~, Francis n J. '. '. Heney. : and . its : wishes i
.. for. all . possiMe ..success. -;> to :^ the -men
.'.'\u25a0 and - Influences ; worktns - •'-, tor \u25a0' the ,',- \u25a0 up. <
• buUdlnjr'". of / San -Francisco.': and -.- for >>the' -
restoration of pood." clean' munlolpatj B overn- ..
: < ment:-:and that -said, Stanford i>lub >'an«V Its ; ?
'\u25a0)> members ' will .exert; all " available * influence "v
'..to assist andto encouraße the'work of these -
patriotic men (nid'lnfliidiw.-.-r \u25a0 >
H.<W. ; Ht'SKEY; President: \u25a0\u25a0-'•
: F.-8.-AIAYKHS; Secretary; '
EXCITEMENT AT THEATER
A Klightdisturbance wasf caused 'yes
terdayVafternoojiVin? the ''"the
ate/Twhen orie-of theVbig: fans'; near) the
center of the.- house iP broke/.- suddenly
from; its .place" and fell:*: The
ment'' cau gh Uin trie: ropes; and I was -;h oid
fast.'V.;lf.was,near \u25a0the'olose(of,th'e'mati- i
ne^performanc^
arid .t he ; in'e'ni b e f s jj o f 1 1 he company; con"'
tinued with the play.; as;- though ?n'oth *
ing; unusual; ;had occurred; •• : -;VI; VI
•; Musical > > treat i "^of season — KohleT
Grande Opera?TrioAat •PantagesrErriplre
theater this week. \u25a0>'-?\u25a0;:.-,•, .r..
WORKMEN DIE
BY THE SCORE IN
LAKE CRIB FIRE
Explosions Start Blaze and
Many Plungef Into Icy v
i -'^0: \u25a0""'\u25a0 -Waters--
At Least Fifty-three Are In*
xluded* in . the List of
t- \u25a0[ Missing ' y ; rc
Many Victims Terribly Muti*
lated and Identification v:
Is Impossible
.CHICAGO, Jan. 20.— -At least 53Avork
men are included among .; the list of
missing, and the majority of -these* are
known to be dead^as' the result, of a
tire that had its , today in "a
powder,- vault attached J to" the 'lnterme*-'
diate 'crib in Lake Michigan. \u25a0 used In
the construction of a new water tunnel
connecting , with the,: south side of the "
city at Seventy: third street. -
Ninety-five workmen .were employed
in the crib and in the connecting tun
nel at- the time of the =flre.
The. hospitals of the south side are
filled with injured. City; fire boats, as
well as the tugs of the construction
company, are making frequent trips to
the scene of the disaster through the
heavy : Ice ' floes.
\u25a0 Owing to the difficulty smalt craft
experienced in reaching the crib ; dur
ing the 'winter, the/ majority ,of the
workmen employed on the- work and
particularly those who .were without
families slept in temporary structures
at the crib. Just as these had been
awakened for the day's work the ex
plosion occurred. .' . . , .'_ ,
POWDER EXPLODES
So far as known the explosion had
its origin -JinV'a smallf powder : house
about 100 yards from the crib struc-'
ture proper, but a part of the general
structure built on foundations resting
on' the bottom of .the Hake. -. In this
building the George W. Jackson com
pany, contractors, stored enough pow
der and dynamite for urgent use. in
the work of constructing the water
tunnel. In some way the powder and
dynamite exploded. \u25a0...'..- \u25a0,
It .was not until ; the Heat ,\ of the
flames and the stifling smoke pene
trated the so called "living- room" of
the crib and the tunnel, beneath trie
waters; of -the lake;.that^thei full,' Im
port fof fth«| disaster 'dawned upon the
little colony of workmen cut off al
most completely .;• from assistance.
One of the workmen made . his , way
through the smoke to. the little: in^:
closure In which telephone communlca*,
tion had been established with. > thef
shore station.,' The drowsy attendant at
this' point received this message:
"The prib is on: fire.! For God's sake
send help at Y once or we will be burned
alive. The tug-^-" v
"At this point communication ceased,
and through the fog an occasional burst
of flames'and an r unmistakable odor; of
smoke made: it known to the watchers
on shore that a tragedy :was probably
being enacted a mile and a half out in
the lake. \
' The .tug; T. T. Morford, -anchored
within a short distance of the imperiled
crib, was early placed in service in the
work of rescue. . ,' \
ICE HAMPERS RESCUE -<;S^^S
The; ice made It impossible ; for^ the
tug to reach the improvised pier, but a
small , bbat was placed | in \ service -' to
carry the injured to, the tug and ; rescue
those'whb had plunged into, the lake.;
After, several hours of work 39 work
men were . rescued. / When the fire .; tug
Conway had succeeded in quenching the
flames .53 j bodies * had ' been carried to
the shore. : '•\u25a0.".* -.;';.' \u25a0\u25a0',-•\u25a0-; -r' \u25a0 '\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
The > contracting firm gave out the
following list of missing:
Barney O'Conner, fore- T. Mitchell, tramwaj
man • , ' - - " operator : , --.
R. ;' D. McDonald, time O. Kelly, elevator man
? -keeper '. •; . - J. :Thomas / \u0084 \u25a0
J. Thorpe, cook F. Thorns*
P. L. Lynch, waiter ;? Edward Skinner, driller
C. ;.Myer. elerator. man T. Hanson, driller :
H. • Jennings, . : elevator C. • Tatterson, driller
man . • . J - HUler, helper .
Peter = Blake, engineer " W. Rej-nolds. helper '
William \u25a0 Jelly, carpen- J. Faddy, mucker v
:ter.' .-: •\u25a0 7 ; \u25a0 *.. J-Barnots,. mucker/... ?\u25a0
J. - Foster, \u25a0- carpenter's T. Stankus. mucker v
helper/ : ; \u25a0\u25a0 J - MulhollHin, mucker '
J.Kelly, driller', C. Soe, mucker "
Edward McGree.mueker F. Miller, mucker
Charles - Craper.'t mncker T. Gavel mucker,.
J. : Gallendis, i mucker '\u25a0 J. \u25a0 Driscoll,- nipper • "i' : ','-'•
William T. '-. Connolly, J.- Nulta. drill foreman
\u25a0 mucker \u25a0 '; M. Shodlsk, driller's
J Lucas, mucker ;. -: v helper
J. "Convel,^ mucker. \u0084i J. Brennan,* mucker ~
Mr. McCassldy. v mucker J. ! Anderson, mucker "
W.'Yandolug, , mucker ;: M. MJckson. mucker! *:
A., Kllcoyne,, mucker ; F.Tameuhis, mucker
MANY DIE BELOW SURFACE
The tunnel was^being' built by the
George ,W. Jackson, company,; g The first
section iof * the V tunnel ; starts \ from V the
shorei The crib, a mile and a half t out;
marked : the?: beginning of : the. second
section being; built; still,! further -into
the > lake. \\ The two; sections' had J riot
joined 'each'other, as yet.,.' \u0084
.: Until o such :;tlme '; as , the i rescuers! are
able .to : enter." the water tunnel jit \wlll
not vbe ; known , how many perished , be* r
low the j surface? of the * lake.' : Air; pres
sureTwas used^ini this ' portion of the
.work Vaii d as! the-J generation^ plant'ibe^
"canie dlsabled'soTon ' after- the Tflr'e i start
ed,'itlls probable that those in ttie'tun
nellhaye perished, i ; •-\u0084: '.'\u25a0_
r\ Many',' '\u25a0; survivors \-'. kept "::. . ; themselves
afloat ; by \u25a0 clinging to .the : ice after, they
had^jumped fromUhe?;burnirigrcrib";' .It
Is" known*. that at' least: three who'sought
safety in ;this% manner 'were, drowned,
but < the ; majority were" taken aboard
the tug^Morford. : : ••; ,; ; :
:': The 'south ."shore, was ; transformed
into I a"; series of \u25a0 receiving i hospitals for
theVcarerpf^theUnjured.Vv Private'; homes'
w e re kk t lifp wn open :: k by {the ! reside n ts,^ b u t
theineed ; f or physicians ahdj nurses : was"
small -after "the I tugs; had niade [ two Tor
three ; trips jtoUhe^ shore.:,,; '-'. • ; ? '-i ;r ;:
v. : The^riiajorityj;of thebodles taken from
the ruins j;of>thef crib jwerei found Jnear.
the-; mouth? of I the jtunnela the< men /eyl-^
dently £hayirig^ rushed W to .this /spot* as
the flames' crept;, toward 'them; V' r ;
v It ris vnot:":;unlikely' that;'the :• exact
: number "Jof^dead/neyer.Cwill; b e known.
Jackson f urhishedTaj Hst ;^of ;'79 ijiames
as i .the -roll ! of C the Inien^ employed Jon
the]' crib^ •• " ilt vis t^ariously^estirKated
Som eT^f * theTsurvivors^ventured I anYes^
ftlrnatelo.fi 150. . Of fthes^litlisjthought
it ha t f ab ou t Jone ;t h ird > were tat |wo rk gin
jth'eKtunnel, as the men wx>rkedpin
jthreel'shlfts. "A -majoritySof fthelVe^
I, '
mainder f were^ in •'-. bunks ranged \u25a0=• about
;the: wooden "walls *of .the-* octagonal
structure. -C; i -: -'\u25a0""., > -. -\u25a0" \u25a0---.:.>
; 'As /for > the identification of victims,
it c is ; doubtful -if e'even > one" of. the ) bod
lea recovered \u25a0 can :!be^ ldentified. "
v". TtiQ~: best that -can ;.be.' done "in the
opinion ''of .the ; coroner 'and * police
is ito i check Aup lists -; of .^survivors and
missing/ andy in this \u25a0; way, arrive *\u25a0*\u25a0 . a
list -of "the dead. V- r In 'almost- all* in
stances p the *' heads : we re": : burned }.. t r om
the V= bodies; e Mutilation ;from 5- burning
was unspeakable in \ all teases.' iso much
so 1 . that i sacks jiwere; usedito con
tain; the" shapeless fragments of \ human
bodies which -we're "assorted .with all the
skill titheTsearchers'.^ could > muster in i
thelr.f efforts to. determine the number j
of :dead; : .:, v v_. :./.v,.:,: ./.v, . : , > \u25a0"',._-'. '\u25a0 . j
7>'eExpJosidris';ln-a powder,-- vault of a
Lake? Michigan .crib started a fire' yes
terday.? that caused f the death of Vscores
of .workmen^ r^Mariy :of the men ; plunged
into the :lcy' VatersVof • the,- lake -and
perished.V.lwhileX^others ; were -terribly
marigled i by ;the"^ fire;"- arid explosions.
AtUeast '53 men '-were-killed. v; !
PRIVATE BID WAS FOR
COMMERCIAL .TYPE
Valle jo Chamber Wants Collier
Buili; at Mare Island f^
$ {.VALLE ! JO, \u0084 Jan. . 2 o.— lt . has been
\u25a0 learned at .the ;Mare,lslarid" navy »yard
that '.the j specifications-; under -.which
Cramp &^Sons|ofreredUo-bulld a collier
for* $775,000,: werer not the specifications'
provided by; the r department on --.-which
the estimates ' for the '» government ; were
made: at ithe^ navy. yard." Congress; had
appropriated** $1,800,000 'for the con
structionfof'theicolller at a navy yard.
»>. The "bid : of ; Cramp % & , Sons . was made
for./a; collier.' of the commercial type
Instead of the naval '', type." Other bid
ders; also .-provided' their- own specifica
tions. ";-\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0'- \- \u25a0\u25a0'»' '.--, '. '.-'- \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0-" '"\u25a0''\u25a0\u25a0:
"The naval authorities assert that if
the- commercial- :type- of .collier is de
sired. 5 that the work -can. be. done just
as cheap at Hare island' as' at Cramp
&^:Sons; :\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0;?, ; • -;-.y t . %-., • -.-:•\u25a0" .> • -. •,
*~vThe. Vallejo chamber, of commerce has
forwarded , data: to the California • dele
gation in , congress ' to > be used •' in pro
testing; against awarding -the -contract
for the collier ;io private yards.
FRASER= OPPOSES
SOLDIERS'iRE-ENLISTMENT
Brownsville Affair Will Be
Brought' Up Next Monday
WASHINGTON. Jan. ».— The Browns
ville affair was. taken before the "senate
today, >" Senator. Fraser ' of .Tennessee
speaking lii," opposition :to the- passage
of \u25a0 any measure ;\u25a0 for ; the - re-enlistment
of r the .discharged soldiers of ' the
Twenty-fifth regiment. •
Foraker>announced that he would
move; next. Monday to. take up his bill
to reinstate < the soldiers unless an
agreement- on: a time to vote for the
measure-were made sooner. - \u25a0-..-\u25a0- .
The "legislative, .executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill' was under con
sideration today.. At 4:40 o'clock the
senate., adjourned. . •
-After adopting 1 without" opposition, a
resolution .by which Governor « George
F.; Lilley of \u25a0 Connecticut: ceases * to 'be
a member of congress, the house^ today
proceeded with the \ naval appropriation
bill. Few. amendments were offered to
the measure. The house adjourned 'at
5:17 p.m. , _-, ,:^^SS^Sm^&^M
CHARGE BANK TELLER
WITH THEFT OF $10,000
Don Carlos Wisely Confesses
Guilt After His Arrest
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
\u25a0ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20.— Don .Carlos
Wisely,' aged'2o, said to l" be a member of
a' leadings-family in. Spokane, where
until ? last November "he was employed
as; paying- teller, blotter^clerk in the
Old National I Bank of Spokane. I was ar
rested here Tuesday; night at the - home
of a ?friendVon 'the charge of having
robbedSthe;.banki of about $10,000. by
false;entrles in books. Wisely had paid
tuition to a St. Louis trades school to
avoid : -detection by -working as a
plumber for a -time. ; He ; says he placed
$8,050 in a' safety - deposit box ' in Port
land and gave the number of the box.
WEDDING ENDING OF
HOSPITAL ROMANCE
Bride Conies -From Boston to Be
Married; in Los Angeles
[Special Dizpatch to The .Call]
: BOSTON," Jan. 20.-— A romance at the
Waverly; hospital 'is revealed by an'an
nouncement : from Santa , Barbara, Cal.,
of f the; marriage', of Florence Bradford
Lelghton of. this city and James ."Watson
Chalmers of \u25a0 Santa ; Barbara, whither
the bride Journeyed to , meet her. affi
anced.- . Their -wedding • arrangements
were completed by * mail." The , couple
met for » the first time ; while employed*
as .attendants in the Waverly, hospital.
Friendship; ripened Into love, vChal
mers was called west.: His -sweetheart
remained* at vTVaverly/ for some time,
but , in .'the -meantime : love missives
passed \ frequently \u25a0<• in f the , mail. . They
were married: in: Los Angeles, \u0084 .
STREETS OF^ SAN JOSl^p
/FILLED WITH GARBAGE
Trouble Caused. by City. Fathers
; Failing to Secure Dump
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
j'SANi JOSE. Jan. 20.-T-Garbage ac- : is :
ciirriulating-in the -main, streets of ; the
city,' citizens are sneaking out in: cover
of i night I and .- dumping garbage In the
creeks;r and i meat and swill are putri
fylng in " the . scavenger company's wag
ons, (.through -.the failure of .the icity
fathers -to \u25a0 find >a r place which . may be
used as a . city, dumping ground , pend-'
lng^' the - erection . of -a \ city incinerator.
The' 'garbagemen "quit' work -six days
agro.'.-^The predicament of < the unhappy
scavengers is a' unique, one. They are
threatened, with arrest if they, dump
thei-'loads-ron'jtheir wagons within -the
cltyilimits and District Attorney; Free
will knot allow them 1 to; leave, -their
loads in the icounty; without the city. "
SAN JOSE'TREASURV V
r ! (OFFICE REOPENS TODA Y
Lightston Secured New Bonds-
men Yesterday Afternoon
[Special Dispatch id The Call]
X^SANf JOSE,- Jan. - 20;— City Treasurer
J.&L; -Lightston, ;whose- office has been
closed) for v. two T days <=< because •* of^ the
withdrawal of :,thei sureties from his;of
ficial''.bond,"'had ti secured -a ; new bond
this -afternoon.- which : he -submitted 'to
Mayor.J C. i\W.? Davison.^^The mayor, had
not? approved 'the * bond ? when ? his ? office
closed tonight,; as he : : had >not: examined
the '-'i sureties, v but -she • stated , : that the
treasury '*•' would ;"cbe viopened -^tomorrow
morningi-at ; the ; usual? time. ;, The > new,
bondsmen varC 'expected \, to ""served but
temporarily,^-: as 's thec- council desires'? a
surety icompanyi t .bond ~ and has*>adver
tisedjfor. bids': for. 1 the same. .These will
be 1 opened 'next; Monday. \u25a0; :- " \u25a0
HARRIM AN DIRECTOR
"v OFvNENVfYORIC CENTRAL
Reported That J.'OgdenArrnour
- ; Will> Also; Join the' Boaj-tl
[Special iDispalck tal The Call]
\u25a0NEW."; .YORK. ; 'Jan. \ 20.-^-The .report
wasf renewed lin * Wall streetf;today \ that
E;iH^Harriman:*willKenterjithe^board
of -Central
rallroad'tuponihlsireturnifrom'the'south
early f next i: month; %Accordl rig c to i this
story^H/f M/« Barger^ and tfi Charles & C:
Cla.rke?are£wlllingito4resign^fromsthe
board' iniorderito make a.place f or;Har-"
rimanV and J.I Ogden fArmour^t? Armour,
lttls]«aid, rais<"aJclosefintlmateiOf;HarrT
man - and ;. Is /in accord with: his I railroad
policies.
SHOW NECESSITY
OF WATER FROM
HETCH HETCHY
Phelan 'l and ; Other Members of
Committee Ably Present
jCity's; Claims \
Expose Tactics of Spring Valley
in Negotiations With San
: Francisco „
Chairman Mandell Says Corpo-
ration Confuses Issue, but
Not Congressmen
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
"He .mny; have confused the lsaue,
but he limm not confused thin commit
tee."-—Chairman Mandcll of the house
committee on -public \u25a0: lands, referring
to Attorney McCutcheon of Spring Val
ley company. /\u25a0.-'
• WASHINGTON. ' Jan. 20.— A presenta
tion of the needs of San Francisco in
the unatter of : getting a supply of
water from the Hetch Hetchy valley
that was lucid and convincing- and
made a' deep impression on the house
committee on lands was made
before that committee" today by ex-
Mayor Phelan. City Attorney Percy V.
Long and Dr. Giannini. At no other
hearing .qn this subject has the \ com
mittee on public lands been so" visibly
frlendly.-toward San Francisco, and it
was very evident that" the action of
the city in sending a special committee
of. five men to "plead its cause for a
water supply had a deep effect.
_ At. the opening of the hearing Dr.
Giannini presented ,to the committee
resolutions \u25a0* recently adopted "by city
councils of Oakland and Alameda In
behalf of the grant in the Hetch Hetchy
valley to San Francisco. There were
also presented some resolutions re
cently adopted by tifade and commercial
organizations in San Francisco.
EXPOSES SPRI.YG VALLEY TACTICS
City; Attorney Long took up the
claim of Spring Valley company that
it had tried' for years to sell Its mains
and pipes to the city, but could never
get the city to come to an agreement
on a price. Long.showed by producing
( the actual correspondence between the
city, and the Spring Valley company
that repeatedly In the last 15 years- the
city had attempted to purchase Spring
Valley's property, and that at no time
during the negotiations could the city
induce the Spring Valley people to say
what they would be willing to take for
their, property. Copies of the corpora
tion's correspondence with the city were
left with the committee, so that the
contention that the city had refused in
the past. to buy out Spring Valley ap
peared fairly well disposed of. :
NECESSITY, FOR MORE WATER
Ex Mayor Phelan, made a statement
of : the; present inadequate condition of
the supply of water furnished by. the
Spring Valley company to San Fran*
Cisco and explained the absolute neces
sity, of securing the supply, to be had
from > the . Hetch | Hetchy j valley to meet
not only the 'present but the coming
requirements contingent to the rapid
growth of the city.
• At a previous hearing McCutcheon,
the attorney for. the Spring Valley com
pany, ' made \u25a0 a statement that his;com
pany could not increase the supply of
water because money for that purpose
was not available. In commencing to
answer this statement Phelan told the
committee that he feared McCutcheon
had confused the Issue, whereupon
Chairman Mandell remarked:
"He may- have confused the issue,
but he has not confused this com
mittee." \
Continuing, Phelan said that It would
take about eight years for San Fran
cisco to install its own water system
after a grant in the Hetch Hetchy had
been made. He said the Spring Valley
company was amply able, by installing
another conduit from the Alameda side
to. San. Francisco, to, deliver to ,the city
5,000,000 gallons of water more a day
than was belng'dellvered, and that with
the additional 5,000,000 gallons a day
the city could get along until the, new
water works were . completed.
COULD ENLARGE ITS PLAXT
/Phelan took •up ,* the claim of the
Spring Valley* company that it was un
able to raise money to add to Its pres
ent plant. He said that the total cost
of additions to conduits so that 5,0 00, ~
000 gallons : additional water a day
could be delivered would be. $50,000.
: Phelan said that the Spring Valley
company could call upon the under
• writers -for. its bonds at any time to
take up their. subscriptions at the un
derwriting price, of 93 cents and theret
by- provide sufficient capital to lay an
additional conduit t_o Alameda. .'
j At 1 tomorrow's | session of the public
lands committee the Spring Valley com
pany will, present further arguments In
support v of - its position, and then most
likely the hearings will be declared
closed:; and a decision reached in a
short time., V r
HURT BY FALLING PEXCB
. A large fence in front of! a deep va
cant iot, in -Market street near Sansome
was , blown down last night by the
gale ' and H. R. Noark and J. Q. . Reid
of 309 ."Perry street, Oakland, were
pinned among 1 mass of debris in the
lot.' -Fortunately several \u25a0 > passers by
had witnessed, the accident* and came
to; the "assistance of the buried men.
BITTERS
,•., •. •At the irst sign ; of an y
weakness iof the Stornachj
Iji ver of Bowels oommence
taking Xhe' Bitters. ItVlias
prevented much siiff enng
during its 55ryears > ex-
istence. ; Vlt is for Poor
Appetite, Dyspepda^ Ini i
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andgeneralf DettlitySiiß
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European agents are constantly
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