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CALHOUN JURY
BOX CONTAINS
ONE OCCUPANT
Talesman Temporarily Passed
Despite His Censure and
Criticism
Eleventh Venire Practically Ex
hausts List and Sheriff Or
dered to Impress Men
—
Although he censured the defense,
criticised the prosecution and chlded
Judge Lawlor, Thomas Gainsford, a
master plumber living at 1218 Ninth
avenue, was accepted as a temporary
juror in the Calhoun case yesterday
afternoon, without objection from the
attorneys on either side — or the judge
whom the talesman so naively scolded.
»\ It seemed for a time that the day's
'^ession. would be made notable by the
•'a?quis.itioii of another Juror, for David
&.jSipher's for nearly an hour weath
ered., with success the various queries
:<vf %tjie .lawyers. Ju£ge Lawlor finally
'\u25a0.fis(t th.js talesman's further examlna
iiffi) continued until today, but it is
.rsot. thought that he will be acceptable
tjpr-thf* defense, because of the trend of
vpertajn answers made just before his
;,#sjamina-tion was postponed. ;^r...
' : .A;t .the" end of his long inquisition
Giairisford testified positively that he
\u25a0Jtafl-nb notions or opinions that would
aiject- his 'judgment In the case or
! p»vent him from giving a fair and
impartial trial of Patrick Ca.lb.oun. In
aji'swer to Langdon's question he
\u25a0feinted also that he had no bias .or
\u25a0prejudice against the prosecution. He
"..fijiiui'd listen to the evidence and make
'{ki? .•decision from that only, 'and the
..la\c'- as laid down by Judge Lawlor.
. Evopy indication is that Gainsford, far
Vfrom siiaring the fate of Carl F. Haas,
: the". temporary juror secured one day
JliCßi- JR-eek and excused the next, will
:.cbfitlnue on the jury without chal
• ijeiage from either '\u25a0 side.
,li"liOR PROVES IXTERESTIXG
. \u25a0. iG-ainsford's ideas of justice, his de-
Icid-ed opinions upon the conduct of
caws' and operation of the law, gained,
as", he himself stated, from experience
'.as.- a juror in several courts, caused
considerable interest among spectators
at'., the trial, the attorneys, and even
\ JUdge Lawlor himself, who allowed
hl«- usual judicial serenity to give
\u25a0place. ' on occasion, to something
l-cio&ejy resembling an expression of
afniisement. . Especially free was the
\u25a0ju-r.pr.in pointing out the long life of
..the Calhoun trial, and offering sug
gestions .as to an improvement in«*this
'regard.
",.*"• Would you be willing, if you were
the, defendant, to be tried by 12 jurors
"IVthe frame of mind in which you are
/tfo'w-?' Attorney John J. Barrett asked
-.the*, talesman.
.. '•'"Yes, I would be quite willing to
'go up against it," answered Gainsford".
'.*•• '"And you mean by that — "
l'-:"l mean that I would be just."
"'"You feel that you could give an
\u25a0impartial decision on the case."
.'.'"% "do. Several times I have served
:a.s:a juror in the lower courts and on
"on-p occasion the judge complimented
\u25a0us upon our verdict. He said that we
; 'returned the very judgment on , the
Vase that he would have given him
seft."
• :'v '."Did he say that before or after
<Jie. decision?" asked Barrett smilingly.
• "After it," Gainsford replied seri
oiisly. "I have forgotten the judge's
name, but I know he lived across the
bay In Berkeley. He is dead now."
It -proved to have been Judge Camp
bell who had complimented the juror.
GAIXSFORD WITHOUT BIAS
After eliciting that the talesman had
no bias, would grant Calhoun the pre
sumption of innocence and felt that
he could serve honestly and with im
partial mind Barrett rested his Queries
and .District Attorney Langdon took
up the examination.
Gainsford had nothing against the
prosecution. " He said he knew one
\u25a0of the district attorney's assistants,
whose name he could not remember.
«*'l have met him around here and
there." Gainsford said, "at Irish picnics
or balls, perhaps, but not otherwise.
He lives in the Richmond district-"
> The fact that the supervisors had
been granted Immunity did not affect
(Gainsford's judgment, and neither did
Ruefs immunity from punishment — or
Iï subsequent conviction. The
talesman further said he believed in
circumstantial evidence, provided It
was strong enough, and thought many
cases could not be proved without its
aid.
Then the district attorney asked the
question which brought forth the tales
man's rebuke to the attorneys and the
judge for the time taken up with the
Oalhoun trial. He said, however, that
the weeks and months consumed by the
trial would not affect his mind, but
that if he were "put in the harness" he
would "go through."
Lahgdon passed the talesman at this
juncture, and Barrett, after discovering
that Gainsford was not biased against
o Calhoun because of the car strike,
BELIEVES CALHOUX GUILTY
The next talesman to be called af.ter 1
Gainsford's examination was finished
was David S. Siphers' of 1977 Bush
street, who seemed for a time «ure of
a seat beEide the newly chosen juror.
He pleased' the defense by stating. that
he had a "very good opinion" of;Cal
houn because of the car strike, as he
thought Calhoun was in the right in
the matter and took a firm stand, and
then drew their wrath by averring,
after a long examination, that he rath
er believed that bribery had taken
place, and that Calhoun must have
known' of it.
.This . . admission promised a verbal
bout of unknown length, and Judge
Lawlor .had the examination of the
talesman continued until today.
In all, 31 talesmen were examined
by the attorneys, and commendable
speed made in all particulars. Judge
Lawlor examined the /venire of 100
brought In. ln the morning and turned
the available portion of this over f to
the attorneys.
The eleventh venire was drawn;yes
terday morning, making 1,110 names
now taken from the pig juror box.
This means that there are 140 names
left in ' the box,, and that, when, this
morning's drawing, exhausts that num
ber, the sheriff will be called' upon, as
in , the first Calhoun trial, to Impress
whatever material he can from the
street. \u0084 This latter method .of secur
ing talesmen, however, sis-- much more
Fppedy"than the method now practiced,
and hope of securing, company 'for the
one juror now in, the roomy juror : box
is entertained by the attorneys.
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TALKPORCAipWT j
That emissaries of the United ,
Railroads, are" requesting, venire-^
men summoned for jury \u25a0 service in J
the Calhoun trial to volunteer the . <
statement that they . believe the «
defendant innocent is the informa-M
tion that has come to District At- ,
torney Langdon in- a, letter. It is ,
also asserted that veniremen who '
have promised so to state- on the
witness stand have been told there
is "something in it v 'for them. The
letter to the district attorney
reads:
\u25a0 Jnly SO, 1009.
W. H. I.Hngdon. E«q. ;
Dear Sir: I am "ooly a'woman,"
but I overheard a ronvemal lon the •
subject of which Mill be of Interest,
to yon. One man nnld to the other t
"Well,' I see you' are draivn for the
Calboun jury."
"Yes, but I am not' Rome to
senf." . .
"AVIII you do me a favort When
\u25a0•' ' '
you are examined junt state that
you have made up your mind, and
that you believe Calhoun Innocent.*';
"What good will that dot You
know lie In gruilty an well a« 1 do."
."Yes. but ire -'fvnnt thin . thing
stopped, and vre are netting an many
of the venire to make a positive
Ktatement for the purpose of,lnflu
encing public opinion as ire can.
We have several «ovr irho hare no
aaserted Trhen examined, and It Is
doting a lot of good for Calhoun.
You can get something out of it.*'
Then the man left, and I heard no
more, but I heard enough to satisfy
me that the defense has been get
tlngr a lot of men to make the same
statement on the stand, for the pur
pose of Influencing . public - opinion.
I heard more, but thin Is the scheme,
and I see by the reports tn neWspa
pers that It In working. Conditions
are such that I do not think it wUe
for me .to sign my name, but there
\m no harm In giving* you this in
formation, and you can do as you
please about It. Yours for
JUSTICE.,
CITY ATTORNEY TO
WATCH WATER CASE
Long Unable to Attend Meeting
Held in Interest Because of
Trip to Madera
Called away from the city to circum
vent a characteristic Spring Valley
stratagem, City Attorney Percy V.
Long was unable to address the meet
ing held In the interest of his candi
dacy.in the Sunset district last night.
Long learned that Attorney E. J.
McCutchen of counsel * for > the Spring
Valley water company had. bobbed up
before the United States circuit court
of the southern district: to dispute the
right tof the city of Madera to acquire
its own water-supply. As. the fight
which the little community is making
to acquire a municipal system . has
many points of resemblance to the local
fight. City Attorney Long conjectured
that McCutchen was looking' for legal
ammunition to be used in behalf of
Spring Valley in this city. So he went
south yesterday to. ask permission of
the court to file a brief in answer, to
McCutchen.
Assistant City Attorney' Jesse Stein
hart explained the reason for Long's
absence to the residents of Sunset who
gathered in Foresters' hall in I street
between Tenth and Eleventh avenues.
Steinhart also told of the work which
had been done by the city, attorney dur
ing the last year and a half. He ex
plained that when- Long resumed the
office, of city attorney after it had
been for two years in charge of Wil
liam G. Burke -of the: Ruef regime he
found the .water litigation no further
advanced than when he left iit, and he
told of the progress that- had been
made since. He called attention to the
selection of a" site for the Polytechnic
high school, the regaining for the city
of valuable land along the beach and
the grading and Improving of H' street
from Twentieth avenue to the ocean
as matters . directly affecting ; Sunset
which had been largely the achieve
ment of the city attorney.:
"Do you want the water; and gas
cases decided?" asked Steinhart. ."Do
you want the city represented by an
official who has shown ; that he will
protect the city against rapacious cor
porations? If you -judge- Long by/ his
enemies you will vote J for .him: The
push politicians, the ' greedy corpora
tions, Gray Brothers and others :are
arrayed against him.' If you " judge
Long by.his friendsand by the ticket
he is on you will vote for him."
Dr.> A. . :Al d'Ancona, -Daniel- ,S.
O'Brien and Clarence W.: Riff ee^ i a
candidate for: supervisor,' also : spoke.
W.W. Allen presided 1 over the. meeting.
SAVED FROM FACING
CROWD IN COURTROOM
Pretty High School ,Girl Dis-
missed for Masquerading
Miss Ruth Sickafoss alias Miss? Elsie
Stallcop, the pretty^ high .school .'girl
from; Stockton; who was. arrested early
Sunday morning in. Chinatown -for mas
jqueradihg \u25a0 In .' male .attire, "was spared
the ordeal yesterday of facing. the|mor-;
bid crowd;ln Police Judge Deasy*s court
and. was dismissed;afterjthe*:judge;had
severely lectured heron the * impropri-'
ety of her, conduct. ; She was t acconir
panied by. Albert. Lawrence : Johnson of
Piedmont, nephew ' of .Attorney, Hiram
Johnson, who was her escort when
rested. BGb&BHHBH
Attorney #Fall6n; called on Judge
Deasy ; yesterday morning \u25a0 In'l his' cham
bers and asked ', him ! a.s a \t avor. . to ; hear
.the ; case af ter al 1 the other 'cases were
disposed of -and the^courtroom cleared,
to .which . th e .judge : consented. : She was
kept; in- a"; room in , the chambers of the
board of supervisors r^. till the • time came
for- her to face' the judge.
f ; After. the case. was; dismissed! she. left,
escorted by , Johnson, .{ and : ;f rom „ the
smiles on her • pretty face i the" judge's
lecture-; did not seem' to have : affected
her, to^ any • great "extent. '\u25a0'• , She. w6r«*ja :
military 'cloak" and, a Jaunty; hat
trimmed. with .red feather*. ; i '. "
Vote* for Dr; CL~ C \ O'Donnell ' for cor
oner; the dead will be respected. Rep.' •
THESA^'FBANCISeO-iiGMiL; ;tTJESPA¥; : ? AUGUST. ;3;;H909;
CALHOUN CASE
CONVERSATION
THOMAS GAlXSFOßD,' plumber:^
"I have an opinion. . I think that the ;
attorneys on; both siden have too;,
much- latitude.. .Therein a .waste of ;
rtlme." \u25a0 Xon- the regular, dinner hour
Is' «0 minute*,' while the 1 dinner hour '
we ; had' today , was 102 'minutes.* 1 •'
-JOHN J. -.BARRETTj ' "Are "you
conscious of any bias- in r . this case V? ,
GAI.MSFORD j "Only In the matter
of ., this : lost -time. r I : Would t llsteni
carefully to the e'vldence, If 'the case
went along quickly.** f '
BARRETT: "Would you continue
to hold, the presumption' of Innocence -
Rrnnted the defendant, no 'matter:
how long the trial lasted?''
GAIIVSFORp j v«Oh, If I
!pnoßen.! pnoßen . Iw <>uld be up agnlnstlt, and
wo . u l°! be \u25a0 just no matter how. long .
the* trial : was." " - -
LAJVGboXi ''Which side! do you
blame for, the delay in this trial?" -
GAIXSFORD: v "Both sides, and!
the judge, too. -If I were conducting
a. business I would hurry J } it •
through."/ * >
DISTRICT ATTORNEY' LANG
DO\'» "Have you any leaning; In.
this -case?" V
DAVID S.** SIPHERS: "Yes,, you
mlKht say I have, I guru. I think
Scbmttß. should have been given life,'
Ruef 100 years, x the supervisors
about . 10 years each, and': the men",
who were held up by, these ; people :
* a shorter sentence. ; I think' Calhoun
may be guilty, but I do not doubt he
Is a smart man and a shrewd law
yer, and even if he gave the money
did so In such a way that it can not
be ' proved."
. JUDGE IiAWLORi "Thomas Mik
kelsen." (Talesman rises in the
Bbx.)
• TALESMAJft "I 'am quite deaf,
your honor." • . ;
JUDGE LAWLOR. "The juror Is
dismissed." (The talesman starts
for the door.)
SECOND TALESMAN* (rising ,to
his feet excitedly) : ""That was my
-name you called, your honor, that he
is getting out on."
JUDGE LAWLOR (when bailiff
returns with escaping juror) : ••What
is your name, sir?"
.FIRST TALESMAN: "John Pen
nlngton, sir. Wasn't that the name
you called?" \
\u25a0 ' ' \u25a0 ' >\u25a0 ' \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 ' - ' •
JUDGE LAWLOR: "Is there any
reason why you should not serve In
thin ca»e?»» C V
EMIL HIRSCH: "Well, Abraham
Ruef Is my cousin." . ' ,
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
WILL BILL CITY
Sheet Posters Containing the
Ticket Will Be Displayed in:
Disputed Districts
The municipal league of , independent
republican clubs has made plans for
billing; the city^ as part of r its primary
campaign. Eight sheet, posters con
taining the league ticket will be dis
played in advantageous positions in the
districts which, are. regarded' as debat
able, particualrly in the thirty-second,
thirty- third, thirty- fourth, thirty-fifth,
thirty-sixth and forty-second.
This advertising 'campaign will be
supplemented by the issuance; of circu
lar letters to the voters, -containing -the
pictures of all .the candidates,; the plat
form.of the league and indorsements *bf
the ticket, by, prominent businessmen.
Marshal Hale Is engaged in gathering
these indorsements. •
There will be a gathering of all. the
league candidates at 4 o'clock this aft
ernoon in the" league headquarters -in
the Mills building. The" issues of .the
campaign will be discussed and ; plans
for .individual campaign work, will :be
exchanged, r \u25a0 . . :
Robert H. 4 Countryman is pursuing, a
vigorous plan; of campaign,' addressed
to the individual, voter. ,^Countryman's
supporters claim that the verification
deputies who were employed on his pe
tition for a place on the ballot'gath
ered 7,500 .signatures in all. These
were not 'all gathered before the peti
tion was filed. The work was kept up
until -registration closed last Wednes
day. Countryman ; has per
sonal letters : to all who signed their
names/thanking ; them % for their- sup
port and asking thenv to vote for .him
at the primary election;- By this means
Countryman expects to bring out a
large. vote in his behalf.
PAINTERS' STCXTLL FRACTTOED— WhfIe
employed in: palnwuK the now. structure of the
M.- Friedman \u25a0 company,; Stockton and Poist
streetft. -yesterday morning..: C. W. \u25a0 Carlson of
309 Liberty .street missed; his . foot Jnc > and
fell i from ;, a scaffold lngr,' a distance ;of 30 feet,
fracturing : his skull." . He. was taken- to the
central emergency hospital. -;\u25a0 where \u25a0 ; «n \u25a0 opera
tion for the . remoral of the : particles of bone
from ;\u25a0 the . brain ;; wat * performed.
ROSERT ATKINS
We have just-received a; large^ssortment'of high. '
grade suits, ; ; including ; tHe '\u25a0, jlatestj;'' modelsj^y};^
: STEIN-BLOCH and other makers ofrepittc.
$20 to $40
The ; "hew;; fall tvveeds; are :ofce>xepti6nal" interest^. :
Botli^in patterhs l ;and quaHty-^-grcater- .values 'at-
the -price .than wehaye ever^sliown. • ;; ; -
168 Suttei* Street
COGHLAN IS STILL
UNABLE TO DECIDE
Wants Time for Consideration
: Before Withdra\Whg^
Racefor District Attorney
Says Friends Are i Divided on the
Request of Businessmen's
Committee
; Assemblyman Nat C . Coghlan declined
; to"; promise; \u25a0yesterday that he would
withdraw from the race for republican
nomination for attorney in fa
vor, of Charles M. : Fickert, the candidate
of :the = buslnessmen's committee. "
V^When the representatives' of the busi
nessmen's committee called on Coghlan
again . to get the ; formal announcement
of -his. withdrawal .which , he ; was 'ex
pected to give themCoghlan; told them
he hadnot decided, but that they might
expect his answer; today. To the news
papermen he said that he might decide
today-^-or some other day.
Members, of ; the committee which
waited; on CoglUan said' last night that
they had /'no^doubt" that" he, would
give " them the desired promise .; today.
Coghlan's statements to The Call in
dicated ..that there were as; > many
chances for his; refusal to .withdraw: as
there were < that Ihe would get : out of
the ;i .way.^for; Fickert. "HeW discussed
freely, some of the", arguments ; made by
the 7 businessmen's representatives ..who
want; him; to; retire in favor of Fickert:
Coghlan ; has; been told that '• the • sup
porters of \u25a0 the ; municipal \ league . or in
dependent X. republicans » are V going, to
thro wi enough \ votes .• to ; him ' in "- theVpri
maries to nominate ,him, andr'theh
"throw him : down"; for Heney as an In
dependent- candidate at the -general
election. Evidently this argument did
not have all of - the desired r effect Yon
Coghlan. He said to; The Call : that if
he were sure -Heney would be a-candi
datehe would hot withdraw. f>>~ ;
With ,some emphasis Coughlan denied
that he had exacted any promises 1 from
the businessmen's committee. He said
rather -bitterly, '.'As to the district: at
torney's office, -there is< no place in it
except /district attorney \ that I would
accept." * \ ":.> * . /
• "These gentlemen k of the committee,"
said Coughlan; "want me \6 withdraw
to insure 'the harmony \u25a0 whlch'.thejr say
they seek. /They contend "that my'can
didacy;may Result -in an Incurable
breach in the party and in the defeat of
some of the candidates in V .whom." they
are interested.. They seek my retire
ment through an appeal to my party
loyalty. I have not made up my mind
and I will .not;decide today.; ,Nol one
can' tell -how : .much that, retirement
would;mean;to;me. I have been' called
on" many ; times r to make personal."sacri-"
flees f or , tlie party. I have made:: them) 1
=\u25a0\u25a0 "I'ani. not. sure that' I can withdraw
and be consistent .with, my support of
the primary : election ; law or withT the
spirit of the "law.". I'do not recall-any
thingin the, law that would prevent the
withdrawal of jr. .^candidate 'I until 'after
he has been nominated. The \ law; does
prevent the withdrawal j of ; a man., al-,
ready nominated,"" but I owe* something
to friends who> signed mylpetitiogi- and
who expect me to-niake the fight. r
;"My , petition T^a^' signed by I 3,300
voters. I think most of them wiil vote
for' me. 'Some;; of J my^f rlerids have be r
Bough,t*me to' withdraw. Equally good
friends are even angrilly insistent that
I stay in the"flght : to''a"nnisJi."
, Coghlan".-. was- frankly angry about
the published repbrts that he -had been
dickering wi£h : the businessmen's: com
mittee - and that* he \u25a0 had -completed a
deal.; "" 4ln4 In answer to* a direct: question
touching his demands on the business
men he exclaimed: '.~ \u25a0 \ '
"I have made no demands. And as
to the district attorney's^. office, there
is no place except district attorney that
Iywould; accept." ;"7 •
• In reply ; to L another direct question
Coghlan said: "These gentlemen do
not A propose to reimburse me.'for my
preliminary expenses. , Tfiere has been
no proposition of/ that kind 'and .there
will be none. There are ; two considera
tions uppermost in ,my \ mind : • the \u25a0 first
is what action on my, part wpuld con-;
duce to the greatest benefit to- my
party; the second' is the attitude of my
friends. ; They are r divided, ">"; l' have, no
doubf now about my, ablliti;' to'^obtain
the ' republican nomination,*;- and* I . Bay.
that having in mind •the' unselfish ef
forts ! .of my.' friends" who 'have stood
with nic and who : are standing with
"me fora fight to:a finish.. ;
"I haven't changed my mind about
having' more than ,25 friends: and I
haven't' made up my: mind to withdraw.
"If I ;had;ahswered''this "question for
myself .% I<. would.; be -only'; too 'glad -to
give that.answer. to!; the press..' l real
ize that', the; quicker it is ; answered the
better, for me, for', my 'friends'; and -for
the party.;'' I ,ani r not^ ready : to > answer.
I do 1 not know; .what'my™ answer, will be.'
The*' show .•• of strength'! which' the \u25a0 dis
cussion arising out .of this business-;
men's' proposition -has -brought, out t is
simply 'astorifshing. .* ; I ? can '.win "that
nomination. .i 1 am not*, af rai d cf the
tricks {of ;I. am v not
afraid; of 'a- fight; '.f and— well,; : I>;have
not made 'up my "mind." -. I may.! decide
tombrrw;;..l" may, .decide ; some '..other
'day.";;v;; „;•:.'-\u25a0; . .'/,\u25a0' .' \u25a0.'}: \u0084' -~ -' \u25a0.'/
INFAMOUS GRAUMAN
GETS OUT OF RACE
Man Whose Uniitness ThefCaH
Exposed Withdraws |in
Crocker's Favor -
Lies About Date of Quitting in
Announcement Sent to /
•^ David J. > Grauman, whose \ impudence
lii .seeking, the republican nomination
for' mayor compelled The Call to' expose
one of his infamies, has at : length an
nounced his I withdrawal. x : In • doing •so
he/coiifers; upon* William Crocl&er, can
didate • for the . businessmen's commit
tee, 1 the extremely, dubious honor", of his
indorsement. ; , ' -*\u25a0*\u25a0 • --
i" On> Tuesday, July 27, ; ; The Call ex
posed' Grauman," telling- how ; he had at
tempted ' an Indecent assault ;ixpon j'a
ybungf woman -of ithis paper'
and denouncing j; him ; as; unfits to be :a
candidate for. any r offlcel-';.'That . evening
Grauman told • .- a c » Call i reporter^ that he
had riot made up his mind about with-*
drawing. -.
;'\u25a0/> In Grauman's announcement he says
that : he put ; a . letter t' of withdrawal . in
the: hands Zpt !;AlTj.Cllich;Ja^inember*6f
the . businessmen's f committee, ; on i July.
22.V Mr. Rich said yesterday. 1 that Grau-;
man ; gave i him this U letter r oni Friday
last, July i 3o,(or. three ;. : days ; after;. The
Call's exposure: /.Lying about the small
matter ; 01 , a 'date i,will/ not : worry the
conscience j of ; a : Grauman, irisulter and
assaulter, of \ defenseless; women. l \u25a0':
Here ; is ;6rauman*s (letter,' announcing
his withdrawal in favor.of ;Cfbcker'and
giving the latter .his- hearty •• indorse
ment: -. '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0: » \u25a0\u25a0-'--\u25a0-
EditorrCall:- ' -a — : - . r .. r :-..
: Inasmuch- as the Republican' party,*, in
their -good judgment nave indorsed 'the
name; of 'William -Crocker- for; Mayor,
in 'the: city Sof ' San: Francisco,; on the
22d day of July»*l ; placed* in;the hands
of Mr.- A.-: J.* Rich,; one of ;the business
men,'* committee, ( my ',, withdrawal J from
the candidacy for Jlayor, In favor <of
Mr.. iWilllam Crocker with the spirit
that? should prevail" of unison -for the
Republican party.' lt would have been
published forthwith.. had I not request
ed Mr. A. J: Rich to .withhold the,-de
livery; of : this letter;, until; I - had seen
a few of >my- : friends who, are instru
mentally ! anxious to . have ;me - repre
sented . for the interest of ' San Fran
cisco, -in* the hope, of becoming its
Mayor.. ;;< \u25a0::*/- rS'y^-'^V'S-J- :\u25a0 < \ ;\u25a0.: \u25a0 •
- "It is now that I take opportunity
in filing : this ; letter i signed for • publi
cation"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0by • all; the papers, ; which read
as ; follows:; - \u0084 . . ;
"San- Francisco.- July 23, '19091
"To the Merchants* Committee se
lected; to; Indorse -the ;\u25a0 candidate In " the
coming ; election 'f for -.Mayor, -for the
city, and county; of San. Francisco. . "
"Gentlemen: v So ' well pleased :. am ~I~ I
at lyour endorsement , with v the v name
of .William .Crocker foif ; Mayor, that . l
desire to; -withdraw in -his ; favor, paying
to > him the ?, tribute - that "r he : deserves,
and to state at (the -same time \u25a0 while I
wasiflrst ; to file my petition- with the
registrar/and' to^ receive :^the : first r. cer
tificate, from' said registrar for the can
didacy as Mayor. ;It Is with- that spirit
that I refer to, -for the' interests of the
Republican" party ' that I am glad to
heartily T indorse:, Mf.- -William, Crocker
and -- applaud your >, committee""-' and \ the
indorsements you made,' and submit to
you. my withdrawal from the candidacy
in favor of . Mr. -William ; Crocker. Yours
very truly. • iD.tJ. GRAUMAN."
S. F., Aug. 2, ;'O9. :
MEXICAN COLONY TO HELP
SUFFERERS^ AT ACA^pyLCO
El Club " Hidalgo arid Consul
,. General' Will: Raise/ Funds
-The Mexican colony. of this city, will
raise funds to ;aid] .their kinsmen who
were sufferers at Acapulco during^the
recent earthquake/
The leaders in- this .endeavor Is". El
Club Hidalgo, assisted" by; P.
consul general of Mexico.; " ~V\ .; r » .
; For: this benefit : a great celebration
is ;bei'ng; = planned • for September .16,
which'is the date : of - the "ninety-ninth
anniversary; of ; ithe ; independence' -of
Mexico. All the^ receipts taken in, -at
this \u25a0 entertainment *,wlll " be'.*serif to the
sufferers. ' ,',; ... ; v V - .
The place and style of the event have
not asyet. been determined."
Following is .'the committee \u25a0of ar
rangements: ' ... /. • .
William D. Kotta." president; J.; Ca
dena, secretary ;^F.,Gillespie, treasurer^
and -Garcia, F.; Olmedo, . Alejo
Flores, S.-- F. Jimenes, » C. ',' Angiano, ; G.
Flores.G. Martinez.iJ. -Rublo, J: Mese
sand and F/ Lopez,' general; committee^
: . •; ; : \u25a0 . '— — \ — ~~"m "' — ;—; — - " ,' - ; . •'
HELLMAN RETURNING— I., W. Hellman.Sr..
president lof the Union trust ' company and presi
dent .of.; the; Wells-Fargo' Nevada .national. bank,
will.; return L to ;thls • city ' this "morning -after
a ilong Tlsit - to ; Europe. " '•"'.- ' ' >\u25a0 , ,
v The manager of a gas plant has no better means of seeing into the
* v future i than has- any other citizen. At the sanie time ;he is compelled
in building arid extending 'his"; property to make ampler provision for
.the future as -weir as; for the present V • -
The \u25a0manufacturing capacityjof a gas plant can always -be en-
larged by.,^^ ADDITIONS, -but the distributing is laid
out : with liberaL estimates, for the future growth of the city, it may "
, be necessary to RECONSTRUCT it lbng'before it isworn out.
. jSuchireconstructionadds excessively to the -of the \u25a0\u25a0
. property and -trie amount which -must be earned to pay- intereston
the investment
Therefore,- every properly^^constructed gas property for many *
. years contains a distributing capacity imuch Vgreater than.current de-
mands call for. This at first thougHt seems expensive? fciit ; in the long
run it /-is ;' in \u25a0conformity -.with -the best f policy.' ; , • ' • -
Clf anl ordinary manufacturirig^ establislunent ; receives , orders in -
- . excess of : its;capacity 'because ; of ; specially^ prosperous conditions,^- it
may • refuse the business because it ithinks ; it . is of a .temporary nature
-\u25a0;. -and "will not warfa^
;
a ever} they^ arise « and must make the;. riecessary'- investment for • exten-
_> V -'\ sio 1?^;1 ?^; additional gas) generating 'capacity, etc.| regardless of whe^er x
it considers the. demands > temporaiy or permanent. It has nochoice
whateverHri;decidingJ questions .';of this kind;
, , -An ordinary manufacturing plant in dull times can" turn out and
"'products jfor; sale in good-times, or may shut down altogeth
: . "Ai gas i company, can ; not possibly operate brl this basis and must main-
:'\u25a0\u25a0* ': tiuy an (efficient : service -always save in war and municipal, disaster.
SAN FRANCISCO GAS AN&ELECtRIC COMPANY
'-'•-\u0084., '«*-*"' 1 * \u25a0 'Copyrlgbt Jl©o»" * . ..': •\u25a0 .-:.
iVERYTHING ICOMES TO HIM -WHO USES THE CALI. \WANT
| |iJ\J §§ Bl § A |C .^
.. a. Bull \ &J \J M-&&aJrSL&W*J
f]iiit a ; little bit more and it would be an all-
brass; bed. 'It only misses it ; by the posts. They
are enameled -a smooth "cream color. Comes in
double, size only, and our Sterling easy terms apply
.even at this low price.
. TEN-WIRE
Brussels Carpets
$1,00 a Yard
/Anti ; the t ! price includes r sewing /and laying, with.good
heavy linings 'ttirbwh in. ':['
'-'Ten ; wire" is the -hcavie'st grade tapestry; Brussels
carpet made. It is sold from $1.20 and upward to $1.40
.\u25a0 a yard.'-' \u25a0*.*"?> ' \u25a0 :.\u25a0 \u25a0 ' \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 '-\u25a0".' .-
The Sterling- price,* sl.oo a yard, means a difference of
-from $5.00 to $10.00 a room in your favor. Is it worth
making? \u0084 _* - . 6@S
'Each' pattern shown represents hundreds and, in
some,-, thousands of yards. You could carpet ; your entire
house with almost any pattern you "select.
Patterns enough, goodness knows, to make a pleasing
selection^ certain. \u25a0 • \u25a0 \u25a0 ' \u25a0
Credit? Of O>urse
: Free delivery tn Oakland, Berke I*7* Alameda and Frvltrale
V •Jbß# TsP^
r « BHrrmz commnv $g*s*s)
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REMOVAL
\u25a0sale;;;:
Hair Goods, :Hair .Orfta-:
ments and Toilet Prepar-
ations. ' ,; \u25a0 f ; v
Everything -from- v
20<%i tp 5Q%
1248Stitter St.
Phone Franklin 441 .
& FAIRMONT g
M \u25a0 Lfne«jn«leilL f ne«jn«Ieil in . situation, • ap- I 1
I polntment and service. Slngl« I ;]
fH " rooms with " bath from ' f 2U50 . ||| ij
I per day .upward. t ]
SS: - Palace Hotel Company .• 1-4
The. California Promotion Committee
(The State - Central ' Organization organised in
\ . 1902— At». association for the commercial and
.Industrial deTelopment of California.)
"PROMOTION: The act of promotion. adTance-
\u25a0.ment,- encouragement.'* — Century Dictionary.
The committee has for Its object the PROMO-
TION* of California Interests. It has nothing f<>
sell. It fosters all things tendins to th». AD-
VANCEMENT of California. It 1* an authority
on all matters relating:, to California. It EN*
COURAGES the establishment of new Indnstrli-s
and fosters those already established. * It tnTite-i
desirable immigration. It present!! the oppor-
tunities and needs of all fields of business ami
professional actiYity. it Is supported by popular
subscription and makes no charge for any serricc
rendered. It has affiliated with. It 200 commer-
cial organizations of tbe state." with a combined
membership of more than '3o.ooo. Meetings of
representatives of , these ' orsanizationa are held
semiannnally in different parts of the state;
where matters of California's Interests are tlU-
cnssed. Headquarters of the committee are main-
tained in California building. Union square.' San
Francisco. ; t'ORRESPONPBXCE IXVITEP.
THE -WEEKLY CAt L.', f1 4 FBR YEAR