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San Franciscans Have
Proved Esperanto Perfect
THEY* 3VOW COIIRESPOiXD
WTTHMEX OF EVERY XATIOX
See. Article in THE SUNDAY CALL'
VOLUME CVIL— XO. 105.
BOARD'S BIG
GUNS ARE
AIMED
Supervisors Pass Resolution
Calling for Forfeiture of
Outer Track Franchise
DIRECT BLOW STRUCK
FOR GEARY ST. ROAD
Bancroft Measure Ordering the
United Railroads to Use In=
ncr Rails Also Passed
LEGISLATORS ACT ONLY
AFTER A STORMY CLASH
j{|~"> ESOL.VED by the hoard of
r^T supervisors of the cltjr and
• county of San Franclnco that
the attorney general of the state of
California be and he 1m hereby re
quested to commence, any and all
actions and proceeding* to have a
judcmrni of a court of competent
furindtctlon determine what rishts. If
any, the Milter street railroad com
pany has in lower Market street
between the Junction of £ansoine and
>utier %treet« and the ferry; and If
the rights, privilcgres and franchises
heretofore granted to cald Sutter street
railroad company from the Junction of
*ansome and Sutter streets to the ferry;
have been forfeited, and If no to have
•aid courts so adjudge in said actions
*nd proceedings, and the city attorney!
Is hereby directed to prepare all com
plaint* and papers and to procure all
evidence required by the said attorney
Creneral and submit them to said attor
ney general forthwith In order to
have said actions and proceedings com
menced and prosecuted to final Judg
ment without delay, and the clerk is
hereby directed to forthwith deliver
to said attorney general a certified
ropy of thf« resolution."
, — Resolution adopted b\) the board
of supervisors. _
Supervisor John O. "Walsh introduced
acd pushed 'through yesterday's ses
sion of the supervisors a resolution
calling for the forfeiture of the Sutter
street company's franchise in lower
Market street. It was practically the
same measure that Supervisor Ban
croft had presented and which the
utilities committee had pigeon holed.
Walsh's resolution went through osten
sibly as an administration measure,
without a dissenting vote. Walsh fol
lowed this with a second resolution,
which was also unanimously adopted,
asking the attorney general to pro
ceed against all claimants to fran
chises in Geary street.
Supervisors Clash
This result was achieved only after
a tempestuous clash between Bancroft
and Supervisors Pugh and Kelly.
Bancroft persisted until he won recog
nition for his ordinance directing the
United Railroads to route its Sutter
street cars down the Inner Market
street tracks to the ferry. The board
by solid vote requested the utilities
committee to report on his ordinance
at the same time as it passes upon the
proposed permit to use the "outer
tracks. By a strange circumstance
even the members of the utilities com
mittee, who had previously refused
Bancroft a hearing, voted In the affirm
ative.
Pugh was enraged at Bancroft's ap
peal from the committee. He offered*
the lateness of the hour at the com
mittee's session as the explanation for
turning down his colleague last
Wednesda".
"The t> nmittee ca.nl do everything
iat once," he said, -with rising wrath.
•1 won't stay here all night, even if
I'm a supervisor all my life and g*
without supper In this here building."
Herget Is Indignant
Supervisor Herget was indignant and
Supervisor Kelly sarcastic and threat
ening. Both resented the newspaper
criticism of the attempt to turn Market
street ovpr to the United Railroads.
"It is just possible," said Kelly.'re
ferring to the original Bancroft resolu
tion—and if I were a member of the
committee I would do it — it is Just pos
sible. I say, that if. my hand was
forced, I . should vote to report ad
versely."
The sreet railway issue- came up in
the form of an ordinance to advertise
the Geary street bonds for sale/ No
action could be taken, however, : in the
face of the court Injunction. v Kelly
called attention to this, and Bancroft
suggested that the ordinance go over.
"Every effort should be made," said
. the mayor, "to rush matters relating to
the Geary street, railway."
"Let's take a vote 0n.1t," cautioned
Kelly. "Some of the papers will think
we're trying to delay matters.*.'
"I would add, 'without prejudice,' "
commented Herget.
•^ The vote was unanimous for. post
f poneraenf
Bancroft Introduces BiH
It was almost at the end of the ses
sion that Bancroft Introduced a reso-
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The San Francisco Call.
SHAUGHNESSY IN ARMS
HURLS DEFI AT BOARD
"l Wont Resign," Asserts
Fire Chief, "Now Let
. Them Reduce Me/
"I have not mtsmed n* acilns chief
engineer of the fire department, nor
have I been naked to rcsljrn. I do not
rare to dlttcusM my Intentions at thin
time, but Komething; la going to happen
at the meeting of the fire commission
AVcdnesday afternoon. I have consulted
my attorney In regard to the matter and
will be prr«ent at Wednesday's meet
int;. The matter will then be settled."
Statement of acting Chief Engineer
P. H. Shaughnessy.
Chief Shaughnessy's term as com
mander of San Francisco's fire fighters
will come to an end Wednesday.
Shaughnessy's answer to rumors which
became current yesterday to the effect
that he already had resigned from
the chieftainship to escape decapita
tion by the tire commission was prac
tically an admission that he will retire
from the department. -
The crisis of the battle that has been
waged over the chieftainship since the
McCarthy administration ' gained con
trol is to come at . tomorrow's board
meeting and undoubtedly will result
in the elevation of Thomas Murphy to
the ranking position on the force, as
already predicted in The Call. Shaugh
nessy declared last night that he knew
it was the intention of the fire com
missioners to make Murphy the chief
at the earliest opportunity, and was
fully aware of the feeling of antago
nism toward him.
Denies Having Resigned
With the same positivene'ss with
which he denied the rumor that his
resignation had been presented to the
police commission, however, Chief
Shaughnessy asserted that he would
not return to his former rank of sec
ond assistant chief or accept any sub
ordinate position in the department.
The single assumption to be drawn
from his entire statement concerning
the status of the political situation
within the department was that he will
petition the board Wednesday to be
retired from active service at half pay
with the rank of chief engineer.
MASS MEETING TO
BOOST EXPOSITION
Suggestion Enthusiastically Re=
ceived; All Sections Will
"Get Together"
Considerable enthusiasm and interest
Is being shown in the suggestion
which emanated from Santa Barbara
that a mass meeing of the civic, bodies
of the state be called td decide defi
nitely on the Panama-Pacific interna
tional exposition, to be held in San
Francisco in 1915.
According to the information given
out at exposition headquarters there is
some fear- In the southern portion of
the state that San Francisco may have
some state competition for the honor
of. celebrating the opening of the
Panama canal, and for this reason the
mass meeting is suggested, in order
that any such possibilities may be ob
literated, and i the entire state get to
gether, taking concerted action against
any other contenders for the honor.
COMMITTEE APPROVES
The mass meeting idea meets 'with
the entire approval of the committee
that has been in charge of the prelim
inary exposition work. It is its desire
that the entire state, in fact all the
western states, render all the assist
ance that is possible to insure the suc
cess of the venture.
The strongest contender at the pres
ent time is New Orleans, - which city
now has a delegation in Washington.
The possibilities of the Crescent City
holding the exposition are considered
very small by the San Francisco com
mittee. To substantiate their belief
the members of-the committee point to
the fact that New Orleans proposes to
raise only a preliminary fund
and only anticipates a $15,000,000 ex
position when completed, whereas San
Francisco Intends to raise $5,000,000 at
once, and plans to hold a $50,000,000
exposition.
PLEDGES SUPPORT
A letter received by President King
of the exposition committee- from
George R. Colton, governor of Porto
Rico, heartily Indorses the project and
pledges the support of that government.
The letter reads:
Government House. Porto Rico.
Kan Juan, Feb. I*4. 1910. '
Sir: • I hare the honor to acknowledge tbe
receipt of the \u25a0 announcement dated February 1,
lflll). of the Intention of the people of San Fran
elwo to hold a Panama-Pacific international ex
position, and to assure you of the interest and
co-operation to the greatest possible extent of
tbe coTernment of Porto Rico. I have the honor
to he, sir. rerj- respectf iilly your*. \u25a0 • \u25a0 . . \u25a0'
GEORGE R. COLTON, Governor of Porto Bico.
San Diego Protests
The Call is. in receipt of a telegram
from D. C. Collier,. director general of
the Panama-California exposition, which
says: -
"Your, attention is -invited to the fact
that San Diego was not consulted be
fore the call for the , Santa Barbara
conference to settle the controversy ! as
to the location of the exposition, and
that the Santa' Barbara chamber was
divided regarding the propriety of its
action.* I :;-•-. :.'-\u25a0.\u25a0. • . \u25a0' \u25a0_
' ."We refuse ;to. be bound by the out
come and protest against a,/ political
trick devised x for our injury. San Diego
guarantees an exposition tha t will bea
credit to .; the » state and has asked no
outside assistance." y' / - ,'"\u25a0•\u25a0-
Great , Erltain; in 1908 'sold $200,000,'^
000 worth of coal tpVforeign nations. > i
SANi FRANCISCO; TUESDAY; MARGH-15, 1910;
I • Fire Chief Shaughnessy.
FIEND DESTROYS
WHOLE FAMILY
Crushes Skulls of Wife and
Daughters, Fires House and
Cuts His Own Throat
FILER, Idaho: March 14.— Telaford
Theoni early this morning brutally
crushed the. skulls of his wife and two
daughters, walked 4 a mile to the resi
dence of a neighbor, there deposited a
strongbox containing some money, life
insurance papers,- property deeds and a
confession addressed to the coroner, re
turned to bis, home, where he liber
ated his;, horses .from, the ,stable;so r they
could feed themselves, entered the
house, set fire to it in several, places,
cut his own throat and lay down to die.
.Neighbors discovered the tire about 4
o'clock, but all efforts to save the
house failed. A search of the ruins
later revealed the charred and almost
unrecognizable bodies of the four mem
bers of the family.
The skulls of the wife and daugh
ters had been crushed with a pick from
which the handle had been removed.
The pick, covered with the victims'
blood, was found in the yard.
In his confession Theoni said he was
weary of life and -yet could not bear
to leave this world without taking his
entire family with him. He had been
despondent, he explained, over his in
ability to sleep regularly.
Theoni but recently came to this vi
cinity from New Sharon, Pa., bringing
considerable money. He was prepar
ing to begin extensive farming opera
tions. He was rated locally as worth'
s7s,ooo.
Theoni was 42 years old, his wife
52 years and. the daughters 14 and 16
respectively. He had shown no signs of
mental • disorder. '\u25a0
CAL IFORNIAN MAY
GET CABINET JOB
Representative Smith Is Slated
. to Succeed Hitchcock as L
Postmaster General ;
[Special 'Dispatch 'to The Call]
WASHINGTON, ; March 14.— 1t is ru
mored among Calif ornians here that
Representative Smith is slated- to be
come postmaster general" to succeed
Frank H. HitchcQck. ' /
It is said that Smith, who has.shown
great' efficiency on . the< house, commit
tee on' postoflices and postroads, will
first -be appointed an 1 assistant .post
master general to' succeed 'Charles 'P.
Granfield, recently appointed pastmas
te'r at Washington.' > .
He;will thus be enabled tolearn the
ropes and will -be : made : postmaster
general -on the: resignation of-Hitch
cock, who has'been contemplating,re
signing for some time. \u0084 "
COMPANIES PREPARE
• TO INSURE AVIATORS
Progress With Airships Alters
Underwriters' Attitude
One ''sign of the times" that flight lis
getting beyond the mere "possible
stage isi'seen, says-Flight, in the'way
that' insurance underwriters are \u25a0seri
ously, considering, the,; business to :be
done 'ln ; incurred, by those tak
ing an .active part Jin iaerial naviga
tion. \u25a0' A good deal-; of. 'money -changed
-hands In - connection ' 'with ; "the
flight-'of ; M.'.'Bleriot, ibut.Sthat'
'partook *: very 3. much - s of." the .nature. 'of
gambling on, the result.'.'Now, however;
\u25a0underwriters,* -seeing;: i the
progress % wh'ich ' is]made week jby iweek,*
are, gbritempiatingjdeveloping a special
branch' of for.^dealing.wlth'
aviation;,'; . : ! • '\u25a0" " :r- \u25a0\u25a0 --,; •
DEVLIN MAY BE
GIVEN HEARING
IN WASHINGTON
Members of Senate Judiciary
Committee Intimate They
Acted Hastily g
Powerful Influences Wage Bit*
ter Fight to Prevent the At*
torney's Reappointment
Devlin's Work Approved
By the Attorney General
ROBERT T. DEVLIN
The action of the senate judi
ciary committee comes to. me as a
surprise: I have put into my posi
tion always the .best that is in
me, and have had, at all times,
the' complete approval of my su
perior officers. Attorney General
IVickcrsham sent me February
28 a personal letter in which he
indorsed and approved of all I
have done. My letter to him of
recent dale met with his approval.
That my actions have not met
with his disapproval is evidenced
by , the fact that he indorsed my
renomination at so late a dale as
last January.
Judge Van Fleet Praises
Federal Attorney's Work
JUDGE WM. C. VAN FLEET
This is the greatest injustice I
have encountered in m^ official
life.
In- the 3 case o/.: Joseph Ccfd
ner beforeme Mr. Devlin did no
more than his duty, and, as is his
course always, no less than that.
Is an official to be punished for
doing his duty? I am very sorry,
indeed, to hear that this step has
been taken, for Mr. Devlin has
proved himself one of the best,
one of the most efficient United
States attorneys that I have ever
knonm. . , .
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WASHINGTON. March 14.—Al
though the senate" judiciary
committee voted today to make
an adverse report on the nomination
of Robert T. Devlin to be United States
attorney for the northern district of
California, it is likely that Devlin will
be given a further hearing. A tele
gram was sent to him today by a friend
asking him to hurry here and be heard
in his own behalf. , Members of the
committee intimated during the after
noon that perhaps they had acted
hastily and if Devlin appears they will
probably hear^him.
Perrin's Influence Felt ,
\u25a0 The committee's action today was
partly on account of the persistent ac
tivity of Dr. E. B. Perrin and partly
because of a letter written to the com
mittee by Attorney General Wicker
sham. The latter wrote in effect that
while Devlin was a conscientious of
ficial, -.he had displayed too much zeal
in prosecuting Perrin and had been led
astray in some way. Members of- the
committee intimated that they had been
nagged by Perrin and had agreed upon
the' report without going thoroughly
into the case, which is very voluminous.
Perrin brought before' the committee
new evidence, it is understood; reflect
ing upon Devlin, but the nature of this
evidence is not disclosed.; it "is riot
regarded as very serious, but it served
to, hasten an adverse report. ..','..
The committee i went over the case in
a general way, reviewing the alleged
interference of Detective William j.
Burns, who is accused of having told
the grand jury that he had just re
turned from; a visit -to Oyster bay, and
that President Roosevelt had told him
that he wanted an indictment against
Perrin. Affidavits from ; some of the
grand jurymen .were presented \u25a0. reel t-'
ing;Burns'i< action. _:. "
The partfalleged to have been played
by. District' Attorney ; Dcvi in in. procur-'
ing testimony; from , Attorney Snell ad
verse; to his ,own client, , Perrin.V was
also-brought' out dn an effort .to show'
tliaV;DevliV>was guilty .'; of- unprofes- ?
sional .'lt was alleged, 'also/
that ' Devlin 1 ha J obtained a position • for
Snell after his testimony- against Per
"rip. ' ,' *:-\u25a0/\u25a0 ~ - '; -" '•* ,'"- 'i \u25a0•" '
Letter: From; Devlin ; \u25a0'-./,.
. On Devlin's side a letter.from him
was read, presenting - the A affidavits of f
all ? the 12 jurors; who; convicted ' Perrin,
stating^ that r they, had 'decided Vth*©^case
on mat ters •'. apart 1 • from :^ Sne'l l's ' .testi
mony..J Devlin ! also^made^itlplear, J iti is
; said. :~] that; '.Mie? acted ip.T l l" orders T f from
Continued; on '<. Pa«eJ a,"} Column ,' 5 *«\u25a0
TEDDY JR. COMING HERE
TEDDY JR. COMING HERE
WILL BRING HIS BRIDE
| Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and his fiancee, Miss Eleanor B. Alexander. |
CUDAHY TRIES TO
AVOID LIMELIGHT
Seeks Sedusion of JHpnie' of a
Chicago Relative; Plans to
Leave Kansas City
[Special Dispatch to The Call]-
CHICAGO, March 14.— John D. Cud
ahy, who' has been in Chicago since last
Thursday in practical seclusion in an
effort to escape the notoriety following
his knife attack on Banker Jere S. Lil-
Ils, is said to have decided" to quit Kan
sas City and to make his fpture home
in either Chicago or Omaha. \u25a0'-' \ ,
"Jack";Cudahy has' been at the. home
of Joy Morton, 23 1 Lake Shore drive,
with' his^brother' Joseph, whose wife is
a daughter of Morton. '
Despite reports that'Cudahy had gone
to the family summer* home :in Macki
naw island," it was saldby one-of-the
Morton servants "today that Cudahy and
his brother still were guests at the
house. A telephone call also brought
information that' the* Kansas City pack
er was-there. /> . -"• •
"Mr." Cudahy has no statement of any
kindito make' regarding his plans," the
voice of a man came over .the tele
phone. \u0084..-.•, „
Earlier a ..man. who ' said he .was
"Jack" Cudahy answered the phone., i
"How/Ion g; do .you expect to remain
in Chicago?" he, was asked. -.
. "Just'.as'lorig'as I'care to stay," he
answered. .•
"Why did you come to Chicago at this
time?" '\u0084'.. i • "; \u25a0" ' . . ". - '
"Because I wanted to get out of. the
limelight. Do you. think ,1 was .suc
cessful in. doing that? k I guess^ you
knOW.".,: ;V'j \u25a0 \u25a0 - jVJ :\u25a0\u25a0-.: ;-.., , •':..,-\u25a0
"What are"'your plans for the future,
Mr. Cudahy?". ..;. \u25a0!..-. ,-...,'
; "That Js a question," . the .voice re
plied, '."that I do not care to discuss for
publication." ~- - \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 • .:
It was learned during i the -day. that
Johan L. Moss, Cudahy's chauffeur, who
| assisted.- him In ;his: attack ion.iLlllis,
has beehMn Chicago. He has made sev
eral efforts to get in communication
with his. employer. ' ;»t;j
KNOX JR. SELLS AUTOS
TO SUPPORT HIS BRIDE
Cabinet Official's" Son -Takes to
- Work Wi th ; Dete frri mati nati on
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
> r PROVIDENCE. A R. I, March 12^-^
Philander.; C. Knox - Jr.' » went*- to' work
this; morning" He was "'on ; the job in
Flint's auto^agency-.-about the time,, the
doors ;were opened* and he started In
withall ;the "determination of a young
husband^witha wife to support and. the
zest of a -youngster enjoying a new
sort; of , : sport., ' . , -yj -. '\u25a0:\u25a0-'-
V He did not -have to .work hard "today.
His. hardest stunt was driving' about
the city 'and', calling on^the'trade with
'Flint;- He is going to get acquainted
with .people and • the- car." that ; his^'em
ployer sells and then, after"a few days,
lie will ;be out selling, cars :himself.;
\u25a0 :• Young ;'Knox"= knows fan?, automobile;
too. ,' \u25a0 He 2 has • had ; the \u25a0 care "of ; his ; owh
and knows how, to run practically, every;
\u25a0sort :ol ),a. jis ,run s bj*
gasoline. '«".', He j- acted 'as chauffeur .- fv**
(Flint '« part ; of the \u25a0 time.; toddy. • . r . ; I ~j'<-\
YE^LERDAY^-Ctbxid^CTDtst wind; nuvd
- 58/ inmmum, 01.
fpRECASrf^gR- AY— Cloudy;
' \sKbwers probable ; UshLsouthwest ~&inds.
YOUNG ROOSEVELT
TO BE PROMOTED
Will Represent" Hartford' Carpet
Factory in This City. Soon l
After Marriage
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
HARTFORD. Conn.. March 14.— 1t was
announced, today that Theodor^Roose
velt Jr., eldest son of the former presi
dent, ;Was to be promoted from the job
he has had for more than "a year with
the Hartford corporation in its carpet
mills at Thompsonville, near Hartford.
George Perkins, secretary of . the cor
poration, said today' that young Roose
velt would .be sent to "the San Fran
cisco branch of the company i n "a
responsible capacity" soon after his
marriage.
COURT DISREGARDS
THE PLEA OF GUILT
Judge Discourses on Psycholog*
ical Phenomenon Incident
to Influence of Liquor
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
.DENVER. March i 14.4-George T.
Forbes, recently a silk manufacturer in
Paterson, -*.*. J., was today declared by
District Judge George W. Allen, in the
criminal ..court, to^be' a victim 'of a
psychological phenomenon which freed
him of 'theMjtiarge- of "larceny and for
gery despite his plea of guilt. '. ' .
' It was shown that Forbes stole from
H. S. Gylllngs.a man who had befriend
ed him. money, a check and clothing.
Forbes told . the court 'that he had
been a successful, manufacturer in. Pat
erson, had cpme out here for. his health
and was on the point of sending for his
wife and little boy when. he got drunk
and then his mind was a blank. . !
'. He declared that he did not remember
having taken a thing "from his friend,
but that he could see from the evidence
offered in the >court that he was guilty
of the crime .and was willing to take
whatever * punishment the crime en
tailed: . . \u25a0'•;\u25a0•\u25a0>;-\u25a0\u25a0.,:\u25a0.
.The court said :
"It is a. well known psychological fact
that a man under the influence of liquor
in certain ; cases ' during " that peViod
shows " the dormant qualities inherited 1
from. his ancestors. I can not class your
action. in any other way than that it is
a reversion '-'to': original, type. Ij will
therefore suspend sentence and ask you
to sign the pledge."
HUGO WAS AVERSE TO
POSING FOR PICTURE
Roden's , Famous Bust Made
From 17 Minute Setting ,
• ' Barrias "painted" Victor Hugo seated on the
rocks of J>rs*j\i and ,in \u25a0 the same manner Rodin
has depleted *In stone - the : author of "L«s Mlg
erables,:* Jndgtoß from -; the number., of na!nt
lngs and bust*.. one might easily bellere.: observes
a Paris contemporary, that Hugo tli«I not dislike
slttintr to artists. .But; the ; fact "Is that no man
causwl more- trouble f to painters and ; sculptor?
/or Huso was, never- able to .keep. ln .the same
1 position : , fojc '* two ' minutes at . a time.- :~ Ererr
time »be \ was! asked >' for .one or two slttlnjrs the
artist f was i met "with *a . arm \u25a0\u25a0 ref n»n\. \u25a0 * One 'day
Taul , Meurice ; broached *to • Hujro ; the subject of
sit tine to RovUn.v •'That he majr make my. bust,"
was Hugo's; reply- _.*" I can not \u25a0 prevent. him from
doing i it.', but *he. must do It as best be ; can." I
wish him >to -understand that I'rould never glve'a
»ittin«:.'" ; . Patience , and" diplomacy '- succeeded,
and /Bodin '• obtained : a ; sitting ;of v 17^ minutes,
taken in three installments '"^ffgsaSSS&KHESSfi
CENTS.
STRIKE VOTE
CALLS OUT
25,000
Firemen and Enginemen on
Forty-seven Railroads Will
Leave Work
HEAD OF BROTHERHOOD
, DECISION
Exact Date for the Men to Quit
Will Be Decided Upon
TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE
WEST TO BE AFFECTED
CHICAGO, March 14.— At mid
night tonight W. S. Carter, pres
ident of the brotherhood of loco
motive firemen and enginemen, said
that a strike of 25,000 firemen on
practically all the western railroads
had been called.
Carter said that this decision had
been reached at a meeting of 43 mem
bers of the western federated board o£
the brotherhood, each member rep
resenting a western road.
The exact hour at which the men
are to walk out, he said, would be
decided upon tomorrow, and every
member of the union between Chicago
and' the Pacific coast would be in
formed by telegraph when to quit.
Forty-seven Roads Involved
The controversy, which Has been
under discussion for more than six
weeks, involves 47 railroads, operating
west, northwest and southwest o£
Chicago, arid embraces about 150,000
miles" of track.
It has been stated by both sides
that if a strike were called it would
tie up - practically every freight and
passenger train between Chicago antl
the Pacific coast.
'•The strike has been called — that
much is certain." said Carter. "It
means that not only 23,000 firemen,
members of our union, will go out, but
perhaps many more employes wil! be
thrown out in consequence.
"We notified the railroads that the
men had voted to strike and that we
were prepared to call a strike unless
we were granted arbitration of all
questions in dispute. The railroads
refused to arbitrate anything but the
wage question.
Decide Parley Useless
"At midnight tonight we decided it
was useless to parley further with the
railroad managers. We adopted a reso
lution calling a strike.
"Owing to the lateness of the hour
and in order that the men would not go
out in confusion and not knowing the
true state of affairs we agreed to wait
until tomorrow before telegraphing the
order."
•Will the men quit work tomorrow T*
Carter was asked.
"The men will quit work within 24
hours after the order is issued," he re
plied.
Will Affect Roads Here
E. EL Calvin, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
said last night:
"While t the strike will affect our
roads out here, we do not anticipate
any serious inconvenience. The public
does not understand how the strike
was brought about. The railroads were
willing to arbitrate with the firemen
on - the . wage question, and. in fact,
asked for arbitration. The firemen,
however, have insisted, on bringing In
the question of representation; that is.
they insisted upon being empowered to
legislate for their members after they
had become engineers. This the en
gineers did not request, and. of course,
we could not accede to it. The en
gineers are not standing in with the
firemen. The fact that we in the west
use oil burners will make it a very
easy matter to replace the men."
ARCHBISHOP GIVES
EVIDENCE IN TRIAL
Archbishop Riordan was on the wit
ness stand in Judge Slogan's court sev
eral hours yesterday testifying in the
suit to quiet title, under the McEnerney
act tothe 108' pieces of realty in this
city standing in the name of the Roman
Catholic archbishop "of San Francisco,
a corporation.' As to 107 lots the own
ership -of the corporation is uncon
tested, but the lot ,at Mission and
Ninth street, formerly the property of
the late Theresa is claimed
by Louis ,O'Farrell..a nephew of Mrs.
Wensinger. and , other relatives.
.The archbishop was questioned at
length by Andrew Thome, attorney tot
Louis O'Farrell, as to the circumstances
und»r which the corporation becam»
possessed of the realty. .
;" Already '^distinguished <as the oldest
comic paper -in, the United States ;tha
Harvard Lampoon.. is. to have a hand
some building, giving it the honor of
possessing the -only .one • owned, .«ad
occupied by a' college * publication.