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COUNCIL OFFICERS
ARE NOMINATED
Labor Body's Election Lists
Close With No Additional
Names
Purchase of -Union Goods by
Union Men and Families
Is Urged
Nominations for officers of the San
Francisco labor council were closed
last night. No additional nominations
for the principal offices were made.
Paul Pcharrenberg of the sailors' union
of the Pacific declined the nomination
for vice president, statins that his name
at the previous meeting had been pre
sented without his knowledge or con
sent.
The following nominations are in:
For executive committee:
B. B. Rosenthal. John O'ConnelL J. J-
Fitzgerald, K. J. Doyle, Harry Can
bourih. J. A. Hlmmel. Charles Fleish
man, James McTierman. Charles Shut
tleworth. A- C. Rose. A. E. Brown. Rose
Meyers. M. E. Decker. P. O'Brien, Henry
Huntsman, Joseph Raymond. Eugene
Perett, W. E. Jones. Joseph King.
For the organizing committee:
Minnie Andrews, John O. Walsh,
Herman Elburg, D. P. Haggerty. O. E.
Henley Charles Erlckson, Rose Meyers,
Lewis Bosenach. W. G^Derepte.
For the label committee:
Sarah Hagans. Leo Michelson, S.
Schoenfeldt. Max E. Licht, Joseph
King. A. Wahl. R. Carmack. Frank
Salsburv. J. Nunan, A. Gamble, H.
Schoenlioff. Michelson declined.
For directors of the Labor Clarion:
W .T. Roche. Richard Cornelius,
Harry Menke. C. H. Parker, C. Rade
bold. E. H. Lomasney.
For trustees:
J. W. Spencer. O. E. Henley, Charles
Sohuppert.
For law and legislative committee:
Paul Parker. Theo Johnson. E. E.
Ellison. C. If. Parker, M. J. Roche. H.
M. Burnett. M. EL Decker. C. Towser,
J. l^eniar. Ellison derlined.
Delegates to Asiatic exclusion
league:
Andrew J. Gallagher, Patrick O'Brien,
W. G. Rusk.
The printing pressmen and the press
men's assistants asked the council to
declare its intention to order a boy
cott on the Schmidt label company.
Delegates were seated from the
hoiler makers' No. 25, bakers' and con
fectioners' union, milk drivers' union,
stable employes' union, beer drivers,
hackmen, sailors' union, retail drivers,
coopers' No. €5, rnolders' union, shoe
clerks and horse shoers.
The council declared Its intention of
placing a boycott on the American
bakery, which is charged with being
unfair to the unions.
The ship cleaners' and scalors" union,
recently organized, was affiliated with
the council.
There was a general talk by a num
"ber of delegates on the fact that more
attention should be paid to the pur
chase of union. made goods by members
of unions and members of their fami
lies, but no action was taken in the
matter.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American federation of labor, in speak
ing of the value of industrial educa
tion for those who belong to the labor
ing classes, said a few days ago: "The
American labor movement appreciates
the fact that experience has shown
that education industrially is but one
phase of the growing recognition of
labor's rights, and that In this respect
It is closely related to all the general
work of the trade union movement,
which has since its Inception stood for
constantly Increasing better opportuni
ties, better factory and labor condi
tions, better home life and the protec
tion of the young and the innocent
children from exploitation.
"Our movement in advocating indus
trial education is a protest most em
phatically against the elimination from
our public school system of any line
of learning now taught. Education,
technicality or industrially, must be
supplementary to and in connection
with our modern school system. That
for which our movement stands will
tend to make better workers of our
future citizens and better citizens of
our workers."
The following named have been
elected as the officers of the carpet
mechanics* union for the ensuing term:
F. S. Backe, president; W. T. Ship
perley. vice president; J. H. Paul, re
cording secretary, E. IL Ridell, finan
cial secretary:' W. T. Fllnn, treasurer;
John Carey, sergeant at arms; Frank
Ryan. M. Alexander and P. Diddell,
J. Sheppard. the retiring president,
was presented with a diamond studded
locket jn appreciation of what he has
done for the union.
• • •
The waiters" union at its last meet
ing decided that, hereafter it will en
force discipline and good order at head
quarters. It was voted to debar from
headquarters any member who will not
obey the rules. One who came under
the ban was suspended from headquar
ters privileges for the period of six
months. Nine candidates wore initiated
and 510 roted to the Asiatic exclusion
league.
The new officers who are to direct
the broom makers' union for the cur
rent term are: E. J. Anderson, presi
dent: Charles Hale, vice president; W.
P. Smith, recording secretary; S. . L.
Nichols, financial secretary; Frederick
Venturi. treasurer; V. Mazzale, ser
geant at arms. John Martin was se
lected to "represent the union in the
labor counci.
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The trade and labor council of Val
lejo has inaugurated a campaign
against clubs of women and children
who in 'that city, are making pin money
by Felling soaps manufactured under
unfair conditions.
• • •
D. J. Murray, business agent of the
butchers' union, has been invited to
visit Stockton for the purpose of or
ganizing a union of the butchers in
that city.
• • •
"The butchers' union has appointed
D. Joseph Murray.. Emil Bean,' W.
Wobtrlch, .Charles Wenk and Robert
Bear a,corrimittee to confer with the
retail butchers' association on matters
connected with the trade. Five candi
dates were initiated at the last meet
.W. F. Wilson has been appointed in
ternational organizer for the web
pressmen's union.
•• . •
The street excavators, concrete and
asphalt workers' union at its last meet
ing initiated a class of seven candi
dates. The executive committee of this
union will hold. a special meeting Mon
day to discuss a number of matters to
l>e presented to the union. at its next
meeting.
RICH GOLD STRIKE
IN KOYUKUK DISTRICT
FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Jan. 21.—Re
ports received here from the Ko
yukuk district, east of Norton bay,
indicate an unusually rich gold strike
there. Several big cleanups have al
ready been made, some . pans running
$400 each having been washed. The
reports, which. confirm rumors . received
la*t fall that the Koytikuk 1 district was
showing rich prospects, caused great
excitement here. .__
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
HEALTH WRECKED
BY FIRST FIGHT
John Patton of San Francisco
Sues Willows Official for
$20,000 Damages
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WILLOWS. Jan. 21— Although on
the face of the complaint John Patton
of San Francisco is asking $20,000 dam
ages from County Treasurer^ L. J.
Klemmer for a black eye received In a
fight in this city several months ago,
witnesses have been placed on . the
stand in the suit in the superior court
here today to prove that Patton has
lost SO pounds and is in general bad
health as a result of the fight. Wit
nesses from all sections of the state
have been summoned and the case is
attracting attention.
RANCHERS SEND CREAM /
ON GASOLINE LAUNCH
Milk Boats Travel Fifteen
Miles for Produce
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
MERIDIAN., Jan. 21. — Gasoline
launches are 'being used . extensively
now for milk boats up and down the
river from this point by the Northern
dairy company to bring cream to the
creamery here. The first launch was
put on a few weeks ago. Milk boats
now make trips 15 miles up and down
the stream daily. It has opened up a
new industry to river ranchmen.
RICH VEIN IS FOUND
IN DUBLIN BAY MINE
Chute Ten Feet Wide Valued at
$40 a Ton
«
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
NEVADA CITY, Jan. 21. — Word has
reached here of a rich strike in the
Dublin. Bay mine at Granitevllle. A,
pay chute 10 feet wide that will mill $40
to - the ton is reported to have been
found. The strike Is considered the
most Important since the early days of
the mine.
ENGINE PILOT SAVES
AGED MAN FROM DEATH
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
REDDING, Jan. 21. — Michael K.
Welsh, aged S4, Redding's oldest citi
zen, was struck by a train yesterday,
but lives. He was crossing the South
ern Pacific tracks when he slipped in
front of a jrapidly approaching train.
The pilot of the engine threw him
aside. He escaped with a few bruises,
while those who witnessed the acci
dent expected to pick him up dead. ..
YUBA, COUNTY PIONEER
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Kills Himself Same Way He
Slew His Son in Law
'kIARYSVILJ-.E. Jan. 21.— Peter Bar
tie, a pioneer of Tuba county and who
10 years ago blew, the top of his son ii*
law's head off during a 'fight, commit
ted suicide last night by blowing the
top of his own head off. Family, trou
bles are given as the cause. ,
FINDS MINE MANAGER
WAS NOT EMBEZZLER
Jury Acquits Ernest H. Wilson
in Nevada City '
NEVADA CITY, Jan. 2l! — Ernest H.
Wilson was acquitted this evening of
the charge of embezzling funds from a
'mining company of which he formerly
\u25a0was the manager. . Wilson, it was al
leged, had padded the payrolls. The
jury was out half an hour. .
JAPANESE BANK AT
FRESNO WILL OPEN AGAIN
Concern Will Release $300,000
Belonging to Its Depositors /
FRESNO, Jan. 21. — The Industrial
bank of Fresno, a Japanese concern,
which has been closed by order of Bank
Commissioner Alden Anderson, will
open its doors Tuesday. This will make
1300,000 belonging to depositors avail
able for circulation.
GUILTY OF ATTEMPT TO
MURDER HIS SWEETHEART
Jury Disregards the Defendant's
Plea of Insanity
MARYSVILL.E. Jan. 21.— Harry "W.
Vaughan was this morning found guilty
of trying to kill his sweetheart, Miss
Cecelia Skehan, here In November last.
He shot her as she stepped from her
sister's home. The defense tried to
prove insanity. *.'???\u25a0 •'\u25a0\u25a0V^;' "-'.\u25a0•
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR SPRING HOP CROP
Believed. That Supply Remain
ing Will Soon Disappear
[Special Dispatch to The Call] #
SANTA ROSA. Jan. 21.— According to
estimates made throughout the hop
growing section, there will be about
600 acres of new hops set out this
spring. It is believed that this will be
about equally divided between Mendo
cino, Sonoma and Sacramento counties,
the main hop growing districts in the
state. Although 25 cents is all that
buyers offer at present it is expected
that before. February 1 there will be
some activity because of an effort .to
secure what remains of the holdover
crop. 9£9|jSS&§fi§fi[
LABOR UNIONS INDORSE
MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
VALLEJO. Jan.; 21.— At a meeting
held in ' Labor Bureau hall' last evening
by the labor unions of '\u25a0 this. city John
Davidson, president of " the . Vallejo
board of; education, received the In
dorsement of the affiliated unions ft or.
the ; nomination " for mayos/£*William
Herbet for trustee for. the third 4 wa'rd,
Charles and George Tripp for
the second .ward and W. T.- O'Donnell
for city attorney., .
CADETS WILL DANCE— Company A, League of
'the Croes. Ca<let*.> will give a military- ball : ,io
Golden (Satfl Ooniinandery li«ll, In Sutter street;
..: next : Friday. nlgbt. I-imitenant W. J.: Llnehan
" is chairman of. the. arranjrcuipnts committee.
Oilone} and \u25a0' Mrs. James E. ' Power will - lead
the marcJj. , . .l. .._;-;.
THE SAN VFRANGISGOKCALL, SATURDAY, ; JANUARY^22, : 1910.
URGES AID FOR
PAROLED CONVICTS
Governor in Address Declares
Y. M. C. A. Should Under
take Reform Work
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 21. — The T. M.
C. A. in carrying out its work of build
ing up. the character; of young' men
should pay particular attention to the
aid of paroled prisoners from state pen
itentiaries; declared Governor J. N. Gil
lett last night^at a banquet given by
the local branch of the Y. M. C. A.
- The governor suggested that a com
mittee be formed whose duty it- would
be to receive paroled prisoners and try
to show them the right path to follow
in life. \ '.
"These men," said i the governor,
"have the character to get in right, but
missed their early training, which, with
willing hands to help them, ; will result
in their making the ; good men they
should have been from the start." .
POSTMASTER; AGED 42,
MARRIES GIRL, AGED 15
Mother Gives Full Consent to
Unusual Match
STOCKTON, Jan. 21.— "Judge, he's
been waiting three years to marry that
girl," exclaimed Mrs, Minnie Eckfeldt
this afternoon just after Justice Parker
had united her 15 year old daughter,
Ella Smith, In marriage' with -James. 1.
Cody, aged 42, "And now he's finally
got her. \ All that time I've watched
him and I know he's *& good man, a
splendid man.'* -
Cody is the postmaster at Bellota,
this county." The girl bride and her
mother have long been residents of
the same place.
The postmaster was a frequenter of
the Eckfeldt home for years, and fell
In love with Ella when she was but
a very little girl.
. He waited until she reached the age
at which county clerks arc permitted
to issue marriage licenses with paren
tal consent and then hastened the wed
ding. The mother, accompanied the girl
to this city and proudly gave her con
sent. • . ' " .
STOCKTON MERCHANTS
ADOPT CREDIT SYSTEM
Combine to Protect Themselves
Against Dead Beats
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTON, .Jan. 21.— At a joint
meeting of committees from the gro
cers, manufacturers, druggists and
Stockton retail merchants' associations
last night it was decided to establish
a credit" system for. this city.
' E. V. ; Burke, who has been engaged
in that line of work for several ; years,
was employed by the businessmen' as
official [credit man. "Burke will : open
an office in the central part-. of town
and will furnish all the merchants with
any desired information concerning/ a
purchaser's standing. The obect is to
protect the businessmen from "dead'
CAPTURED BANDIT IS J
DESERTER FROM ARMY
Held Up Sacramento Saloon and
Shot Two Men
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 21.— The police
today received a circular offering a-re-'
ward of '$50 for .the 'arrest" as a "de
serter of Edward Lyon, who was cap
tured nighty before last after he had
held up then.afayetto saloon and shot
two men; with a revolver. Lyon is a
deserter from the One hundred and
Forty-eighth artillery at Fort Me-:
Dowell, Angels island. His original
story was that he had bought his dis
missal, but he now admits deserting.
WANTS RAILROAD TO
CONNECT. TWO CITIES
Santa Rosa Chamber Co-oper
ates With Napa
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA ROSA, Janl 21.— The Santa
Rosa chamber of commerce took steps
last night to co-operate with the Napa
chamber in an. attempt to secure |a'
motor car service over the Southern
Pacific company's. line between the two
cities. ; A huge petition' has already
been. signed here and a similar one; is
being prepared In Napa to be presented
to the railroad authorities. ' \u25a0
A special committee of the chamber
was • instructed to present; to the, city,
council the necessity of placing electric
lights at regular, intervals on each side
of Fourth street from' the Northwestern
Pacific depot to the public library.'
The question of better rail communi
cation with the territory^ south of the
city was also considered as the result
of a petition- from | residents in •: the
vicinity of Bellevue. At present there
is only one train, a day', from Santa
Rosa, which allows only J25 minutes'
for shoppers here.' . The Northwestern
Pacific will be requested. to give a serv
ice that will ; allow : residents along ; the
line opportunity to visit : Santa Rosa
for shopping purposes and the children
to attend school. k":i:~''-&-M
PET ALUM A BARBERS TO
HAVE SHORTER: HOURS
[Special Dispatch io The Call]
PETALUMA, Jan. 21.— At a meeting
of the barbers' union, today: the- local
tonsorial artists declared for shorter
hours and decided i to. close their shops
every evening at 7 ; o'clock and all day
Sunday. • .They purpose raising the
priceof a hair cut to 35 cents. ;.' -X .
LAND'SECURED FOR GAME
PRESERVES AT NOVATO
[Special Dispatch to. The Call]
PETALUMA, . Jan. . 21. —The William
Hill company; has;: purchased from, the
Novato ?, land v company "2,450 ] '-acres ; of
land . near • Novato. : ' It ; Is 7 proposed iby
members of the; company. to convert the
large' tract 'Into > : : hunting"
Some of; the weatlhiest- local, capitalists
are ? members ; fof I the company, ' among
whonris A/B.'Hill.V : - . \u25a0 -
WOMAN'S DEATH FOLLOWS
B ;: CHRISTMAS ;-; DAY FALL
[Special Dispatch Jo :The Call]
.SANTA ROSA, Jan: 21.'— Mrs. .M. S.
Solomon, mother, -of .- Mrs. James W.
Oates tof this city, passed ."away early
today., as the' result of a broken? hip re
ceived ?" Christmas ; night,'; \u25a0 when .she
slipped and; fell while leaving: the i home
of Mr/ and Mrs. 'Blitz -W.vPaxt on; where
she* had been avguest^at ; dinner.-, -The
funeral'^ wiU;beV.hcld :,fromythe family
residence Sunday: afternoon : at : 2; o'clock.'
RIVER CUTOFFS TO
BE MADE FIRST
Entire San Joaquin Dredging
Appropriation Not Expected
This Year \
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
STOCKTOI^ Jan. 21.— 1t is the gen
eral opinion here that congress will
make the appropriation for the dredg
ing and widening of the San Joaquin
from the locaTharbor to deep water.
Reports have b?en received from
Washington that. the entire appropria
tion recommended by the government
engineers— $240,000, providing for .a
minimum depth of nine feet— will not be
made this year, : but provision will be
made for making the two . big ; cutoffs
and doing; the regular dredging.. .
. "It will take a'year to make the cut
off at Rough and' Ready island >and
Mandevile : island," said Attorney |C.] L.
Neumiller, who took the matter up re
cently before the rivers arid harbors con
gress at Washington. "The i govern
ment at first asked the city to guaran
tee the property Involved in the pro
posed cutoffs, and now, according to re
ports, also Intends to purchase the. land.
This will.be a saving of several
sand dollars to the county."'
Both'C. D. Clarke and J. W. Glenn,
managers of the; local steamboat com
panies, state the making of the cutoffs
this year.wilr.be a big step forward. \u0084
Congressman Needham wired today
as follows In reply to a dispatch sent
by as to the status of the
matter: -.. \u25a0•. '..'\u25a0,
"Telegram received. Committee has
informally discussed San Joaquin river,
but nothing has been done. Bill will
not be ready until Ist of February. Am
writing fully. J. C. NEEDHAM."
RAILS BEING LAID ON
MODESTO INTERURBAN
Roadbed Expected to Be Com
pleted in Two Weeks
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
MODESTO Jan. 21. — Laying of rails
on the .Modesto Interurban railway,
which will connect Modesto with the.
main line of the Santa' Fe railroad,
four miles east, beganS Thursday, and
it is expected that the entire roadbed
to the city limits or Modesto will' be
completedin less than two weeks. A
"petition for a franchise in the city of
Modesto "Is now pending and the of
ficials of the road expect to' be ready
for business in .about 30 'days. The
traffic will be handled by motor cars.*
The Modesto Interurban was financed
entirely by local capital, and the pro
moters are now considering the exten
sion of the road west to Newman and
east to Waterford. Oakdale, La Grange
and. other \ towns in the eastern part of
Stanislaus county. ;. .
John A: Mehllng, promoter of. the
Tidewater and' Southern railway, be
tween Stockton, and Modesto, is here
in "trie interest of his-project and an
nounces that his company has almost
enough capital' assured to build . the
road and that; it is almost; certain that
construction .work will : begin this year.
The 'proposed? road "will follow a: line
from Stockton, to Modesto .about' half
way! between the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific railways.'-'
CONDEMNED CONVICT
GETS BRIEF RESPITE
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Jacob . Oppenheimer's 1 Sentence
Postponed to Monday' V 1
[Special Dispatch to The Call] ;.
.SAN RAFAEL. Jan. 21.— Another
chanco for life and the faint possibility
of escape was gained by Jacob Oppen-.
heimer, the convict condemned to death,
when his attorney failed to appear in
court this morning and the death sen
tence was postponed until Monday. .
The eagerness -shown by the] re
sourceful prisoner. In consenting to a
continuance awakened the suspicions of.
many in the courtroom. Instead of
returning to Folsom tomorrow he will
spend four more mights in the county
jail.; Ills recent almost 'successful, at
tempt to escape from. Folsom and his
record as a cell breaker at San Quentin
lend an element of danger to his pres
ent confinement. .; ..
He has many friends in San Rafael.
Presents of cigars, fruit, magazines,
handkerchiefs and \ ma ny other a rticles
are constantly arriving at the jail. The
authorities are keeping the strictest
watch. Nothing from which- he could
make a tile or a weapon is allowed to
pass through the bars. .
COLONEL DRAPER'S FUNDS
STILL TIED UP BY WIFE
Hearing on Litigation Continued
in ' Marin County C6ur(
[Special Dispatch to The. Call]
\u25a0 SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 21.— The second
chapter in : the suit for separate main
tenance-filed recently by Mrs. Louise
Draper against Colonel : Thomas Wain-
Morgan Draper,' which has caused such
aflutter of excltementin^social circles
here and in San Francisco, opened in
the 1 superior Icourt : this -morning upon
the unromantlc subject of money.: V;
; . : Oh December 31' an \u25a0 order .was grant
ed Mrs. Draper by Judge T. J. Lennori
restraining J. B. Gunn of the Mechanics'
bank of San Francisco from paying
"the colonel, any receipts from his min
ing .and railroad interests until after
the preliminary hearing set for today.
A similar order, to hold good through
out the litigation,; was the cause of the
case. being called this morning. '
" " The case * was- continued . until next
Friday. ;. , ; . :-••:
WIFE OF CLERGYMAN
' DIES 1 AT PALO ALTO
Mrs. Seraphina Hyde Succumbs
After Long Illness
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
. PALO ALTO. Jan. 21.— Mrs. Serahina
S. Hyde;,wife of Rev. W. P. Hyde, died
last .evening at the family "home, '334
Lincoln V avenue;.*, after' an illness «of
eight weeks.;. 4 .>\u25a0;:' '•••<" : \?$&iBnBB&£S&BaB&.
: ,.'_. Mrs.-Hyde. was the daughter, of Cap
tain and Mrs.' "William Carr and was
born' in Warren, R. 1.., on. October 29,
1836.: The; golden wedding.of Rev. and
Mrs. IlydeT-was' celebrated .on June," 6
last. ' ..... ; : . \u25a0"•. ;'•. ;-o '.-<': \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0
The; funeral will, be held from the
residence -tomorrow^ afternoon. : Rev.
CM. Warner will officiate.
EXTRADITION GRANTED \ ;
FOR OAKLAND THIEF
[Special Dispatch i to" The Call]
f iOLYMPIA.': Wash?,; Jan. 21l— Governor
Hay: honored itheiCalifornia requisition
for. E. I W. ; Tubbs;?'under; arrest, at uWalla
Walla 'and ; wanted ,f or. (stealing. 1 ay $60
cornet from' Leigh": Ingalsbee" of Oak
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CONGRESS FAVORS
EXPOSITION HERE
Representative Kahn Tells Com*
mittee fo Raise Funds and
Settle San Diego Matter
Federal: Government Will Be
Liberal if^Good Faith and
Harmony Are Assured
Immediate and active campaigning
for funds for the Panama-Pacific inter
national exposition, with $5,000,000 of
local subscriptions as the goal, will be
the. outcome' of yesterday's conference
of the exposition directing 'committee
with Congressman Julius Kahn, who
made a flying trip from "Washington for
the purpose of consultation with the di
rectors of the coming fair.
"Get busy at once. Show the federal
government that you mean business.
Begin the campaign for funds without
any more delay. / Raise $5,000,000 and
do it quickly. Settle the outside differ
ences and end this dispute with San
Diego. Then come on ,to congress and
there will; be no difficulty about either
indorsement or participation."
will! begin* campaign*
. That was the burden of Kahn's mes
sage to the members of the exposition
committee, and so positive was his ad
vice as to the plan to be~-pursued that
before adjourning the committee passed
a resolution declaring for an immediate
beginning of ' the financial "campaign.
Kahn also was given a hearty vote of
thanks for having made the trip to San
Francisco in the interests of the ex
position.
The ("meeting of the committee was
one of vital importance to the further
prosecution of- the exposition plans.
Kahn spoke at length on -the status of
affairs-, at the national capital; of the
plans of other cities to attempt to se
cure the great Panama celebration in
the event San Francisco should furnish
the excuse by j any dilatory tactics; of
pressure already brought to bear upon
members of. congress in favor of other
localities and of the; general sentiment
in congress that San Francisco and no
other: should be; the exposition city.
CONGRESS FAVOKS THIS CITY
\u25a0 That San Francisco is looked upon
with more favor than any. other local
ity by the members of congress, and
that generous federal participation is
assured if San Francisco shows its own
good faith in the project by giving It
strong, financial; support, was Kahn a
positive assertion. Only two things, he
said, were necessary to the .absolute
assurance of government aid on a large
scale and to eventual success; one, the
raising of a sum in San Francisco equal
to that which the government would be
asked to appropriate; the other, to
avoid carrying dissension witgjMthe
state before congress for settlement.
'•Congressman V. A. Rodenburg of
Illinois, chairman of the. house com
mittee on expositions, assured me, sa d
Kahn \u25a0 "and gave me permission to
\u25a0qiSS" him "to W effect -that he looks
Favorably upon the project folding
this great fair to commemorate the
opening of - the Panama, canal, butane
further stated that.it was imperative
that the state should unite on San
Francisco. I know that $so \u25a0 far
Rodenburg is concerned he is more
favorable to San Fmncisco than to any
other city and that the same U .true
of Maynard, the democratic minority
leader of the -same committee, but
each of them insists that we must stand
united." V /
TAFTKIXDI.Y DISPOSED
.Kahn said that president Ta£t*had
positively assured him that the Pan
ama canal would be open to commerce
January 1, 1915, and that while he was
not authorized to say anything in be
half of President Taft regarding favor
itism for any city he was sure that the
chief executive felt -most kindly dis
posed toward San Francisco. He dis
cussed efforts that have been made. to
urge the claims of New Orleans,^Wash
ington and other cities which are most
anxious . to. secure the exposition, but
declared that San Francisco had noth
ing \u25a0to fear from any. rival city if
active, energetic work was continued
here.. ; ; .
SAN" -DIEGO NOT CONSISTENT
In regard to the proposed San Diego
'exposition,-' Kahn said that lie did 'not
think congress would cbnsider.Jts claim
under any c^nditions'on account: of „ the
size and location of San Diego if any
other big^ity of the country opposed it,
but: that, on the other hand, San Fran
cisco would be given the utmost consid
eration, at all - times! The reason for
this, he declared, was that -the senti
ment" of; congress was in favor of mak-,
ing any exposition in celebration of the
great feat of canal cdnstruction ' of
world \u25a0 importance. No small cxposi- j
tion could carry out the idea and no
small city could conduct a fair of suf
ficient magnitude' and scope to secure
the aid of the federal government and
the participation of the nations of; the
world.
THIS CITY'S J'RIOR RIGHTS
.'\u25a0.-\u25a0 .-Kahn dwelt at some length upon the
features of the bill he has introduced in
congress asking for .a $5,000,000 appro
priation and. also upon the prior right
of San Francisco as established by~ the
tentative bill -for an appropriation* in
troduced by him in January, 1906. The
questions -raised by his address were
taken up for. general discussion and
• thrashed /out in detail. A perfect un
derstanding was established and the
sentiment of the < committee was ; for
mally expressed in favor of opening the
financial "campaign -in j the Immediate
future, -so. as .to -show at once :the good
will '- and enthusiasm of \ the city in
concrete form.' ..
During the course of the meeting, at
MA Delicious Drink'
\u25a0\u25a0 11 |li^?^^^ °£ the !
T : best . trb pical fruit. T
Ask your grocer for the package
| :i|| bearing this trade mark |
Congressman Kahn,
Who Urges Action
which A. W. Foster presided, telegrams
were read from John Barrett, director
of the bureau of South American re
publics, denying statements that he
had pledged himself to the New Orleans
exposition project.' The writer declared
that he had not taken sides In behalf
of any city and felt only the friendliest
interest toward San Francisco.
EXPOSITION" POEM REID
A poem dedicated to the governing
committee of the exposition and as an
invitation to the world to participate
in the exposition was read at the com
mittee meeting by Charles C. Moore
and referred to a special committee for
consideration.
The verse, which is entitled "San
Francisco's Welcome to the World,"
was written by James Henry MacLaf
ferty, whose tribute to San Francisco
in the'poem, "The Ctfy Loved Around
the World," won instantaneous recog
nition and has in truth carried around
the world. The poem of welcome reads:
San Frnnciseo. born to be
The lijrht that floods the wrstern sea.
Bids the world with open arms
To share her cheer, to view her charms.
Hail, to men of every rare.
A greeting waits, a glad embrace:
The city loved amund the worlJ.
\\fx Has of welfonu- has unfurled.
Two creat seas have kept their tryst.
Th«" east and west have met and kissed.
- The warden of the Golden state
Has opened wide the Golden gate.
PROMISES OF SUPPORT
Resolutions indorsing the Panama-
Pacific international exposition and
pledging hearty co-operation and sup
port were received yesterday from the
Xorth Side Improvement club of Ala
meda, the Sacramento Valley develop
ment association, the Fortuna board of
trade and from Presidio paclor No. 194,
Native Sons of the Golden West. The
latter in Its resolutions proudly called
attention to Its location nearer the
Golden" gate of the Pacific than an
other parlor, of the order.' .
A communication was received yes
terday from Edward M. Muse, the artist,
to whom was awarded the prize in the
competition for an official seal, object
ing to a suggestion made since thevle
sign was accepted that a change be
made in the dominant figure of the
original drawing. Muse said that a
proposal! had been made that the fig
ure.of. the canal digger- should be
changed to that of: an engineer, but
that he believed such a radical de
parture from the chosen design would
be fatal to the main idea of the work.
Muse wrote that a finished drawing
was" now being made from the sketch
upon which the prize was won.
VALIDFTY OF THE MILK
ORDINANCE TO BE TESTED
Former Prosecutor Now Assails
Pure Food Measures
When the case of J. Marty, proprietor
of a'creamery at 1154 Buchanan street,
convicted of selling watered milk, was
called in Police, Judge Shortall's court
yesterday for sentence, Marty failed to
appear and the judge declared his bail
of ;$25, forfeited and Issued a bench
warrant for his arrest.
: Later, ; Attorney.-' Louis Ferrari, who
prosecuted the milk cases under the
Langdon administration, informed the
judge that he intended to test the legal
ity? of the milk ordinance, and at his
request -the. bail forfeiture and bench
warrant were- withdrawn.
Ratto," Lagomarslno ,& Ichardo, cafe,
106 Third street,: were fined $30 for
selling -watered" milk, and M. Gerrue.
restaurant; 33 Fourth street, ?10.
UNITARIAN CLUB TO HAVE
BANQUET AT THE PALACE
Dr. D. P. Barrows. and Prof. C.
% B. Bradley Will Speak
"The Far East** will be the topic
at the banquet to be held Monday at
6:30 p. m. by the Unitarian club of
California at the Palace hotel.
, Dr. D. P. Barrows, formerly United
States commissioner, of. education for
the Philippines, who has just returned
from the islands, will deliver an ad
dress on '"Education In the Philip
pines" and Prof. C. B. Bradley, recently
returned from Siam, will discuss "Con
ditions in Slam."
An effort will also* be made to have
James Smith, former governor general
of the Philippines, present to discuss
his work in the far east.
MORE PAY.TOR HANGERS— An order has be^n
" Issued' by . the h secretary of .agriculture raisins
the minimum j salaries far rangers in the for
estry service from $900 to $1,100 per annum.
\u25a0 The increase is made /with the idea of increas
ing the -efficiency of the department:
BUILDING TRADES
PLEDGE SUPPORT
State Convention at Monterey N
Promises Every Assistance
to the Exposition
P. H. McCarthy Is for the Ninth
Time Elected President of
the Council _ %v2^
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
MONTEREY, Jan. 21.— The «tat«
building trades council, as a climax to
the most successful session ever heM.
re-elected P- H. McCarthy president tor
the ninth *ime. In fact, every officer
of the organization was unanimously
elected. The officers are:
General president. P. H. McCarthy: central
secretary- treasurer. O. A. Treltmow: first • T!ce
president, J. B. Bowen; second Tice president,
Tlionias Graham: third Tice president. M. <;.
Barnhard; fourth rice president. M. I". Connors;
fifth rice president. James A. Gray; sixth » \u25a0\u25a0(»
president. John Coefleld; s<irenth Tic« praaident.
Fred i'orsett; sergeant at arms. E. P. Pratt;
general counsel. Clereland t. Dam.
Members oi the executiTe board— J. W. Elbhr %
Alameda coonty: F. 11. Egjjertb, Contra Costa
connty; Perry Eurllnsame. llumboldt conntv;
William A. Sexton. Los Angeles county: Wil
liam-Marshall. Maria county; W. J. Dlekerson.
Monterey connty; E. A. Claacy. San Franclsto;
C. D. Hass. :an Joaquia count j; A. L. Haw
becker. San Bernardino connty: Janes Wain.
San Mateo county: Cbarlea Acoea, Santa Crua
county: Walter C. Matthroson. Sar»ta Clara
coanty; W. V. Brown. Sacramento county;
Frank Adams. Sonoma county; P. P. Cantrell,^
Saa Diejio county.
I.WITATIOX FROM GOYER.VOR
San Rafael was chosen as the piac»
for holding the convention in 1911.
President McCarthy received a mes
sage from Governor Glllett asking that
the convention meet next year in. Eu
reka, the home city of the governor,
but the message did not arrive until
after San Rafael had been selected.
Resolutions of thanks to the local
building trades council and the city ot
, Monterey were adopted.
Resolutions denouncing: the P. O»
Engstrum company and directing tha
general officers to prepare a bill pro
viding for wages on public works were
also passed.
PANAMA-PACIFIC BXPOSITIOX
The following resolution in regant
to the Panama-Pacific exposition at Saa
Francisco was unanimously adopted:
' Whereas, a movement has been
launched to hold a world's fair in
the city of San Francisco in the
s year 1»1"5, immediately upon the
completion of tn,e Panama canal;
and
Whereas. this Panama-Pacific
exposition will most fittingly cele
brate and commemorate a great
historic achievement, which so long
has baffled the best efforts of man
kind; and —
. Whereas, there is a guarantee
that the construction of this twen
tieth century world' 3 exhibition of
human progress and IndustTla.l tri
umphs will stand as a monument
and testimonial to objects and
principles of union labor from th«
fact that the general president of
this council is mayor of San Fran
cisco and is a leading member of
the fair preparation committee of
30: therefore, be it
Resolved by the ninti annual
convention of the state building
trades council of California. In reg
- ular session assembled, that we
hereby heartily indorse the Pan
ama-Pacinc exposition project to
be held in San Francisco in the
year 1015, and in this connection
earnestly urge upon all affiliated
councils, their unions and mem
bers, to render all assistance and v
servioe within their power in fur
therance of this gigantic enter
prise; and be it further
Resolved, that the general execu
tive officers be and they are hereby
directed to petition the state legis
lature of California and the con
gress of the United States for ap
propriations in such amount as
may be deemed necessary to make
the Panama-Pacific exposition of,
San .Francisco in 1915 not only a ;
most glorious success to its pro
moters, but of lasting benefit to the
people of our state and union.
With the singing of "Auld Lansj
Syne" and "America" the convention
adjourned.
COMPANY WILL RAISE
APPLES AND BERRIES
One Hundred Acres of Land}
Purchased near Sebastopol
[Specie/ Dispatch to The Call] "
PETALUMA. Jan. 21.— The Gold
Ridge orchard company, a concern, or
ganized to promote the fruit industry?
and specialize in apples and berries,
elected officers at a meeting held hero
last night. The officers are as follow*:
President, G. P. McN'ear; vice presi
dent, F. H. Den man; treasurer. TV. T.
Spridgen: superintendent, W. M. Hptle:
depository. Bank of Sonoma County: di*
rector*. Dr. H. S. Gossage. George Mur
phy. G. H. McNear, F. 11. Denman. C E.
Hotle.
The company has purchased 100 acres
of land at Sebastopol which is to bo
planted in apples and berries. At the
meeting the company adopted bylaws
and transacted much business of im
portance.
CALIFORNIA PIONEER
DIES IN ILLINOIS
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SANTA ROSA. Jan. 21. — News hasi
been received here of the death la
BqualityvTlL. of Broushton Temple, the
only brother of the late Chief Justice
JacksOn Temple of the California su
preme court and a resident'" of Santa
Rosa. The decedent was a pioneer of
California, having come to the state la
1849 and engaged In mining for a time.
Later in, life he returned to Illinois,
where he was engaged in the salt and
coal business anil amassed a fortune.