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VOLUME CX.—NO. 106.
FIRETRAP MUST
QUIT BUSINESS,
SAYS INSPECTOR
The Call's Crusade for Safety
in 5 Cent Theaters
Bears Fruit
One Ordered to Close, Others
Are Warned to Comply
With Law
Prosecution Is Threatened if
4P Doors of Places Are
Found Barred
TH E CALL'S crusade against the
firetrap nickelodeons has borne
good fruit. The shack known
as the Central theater has been
Ordered closed by the chief building
inspector of the board of public works,
and the Wigwam, Lyceum and Globe
have been warned to get ready for the
ax. Others without rear exits and
those having failed to comply with the
law will be forced to make alterations
or close.
Commendations have poured in
from every quarter for the good work
of The Call in exposing the danger
existing in the wooden shacks mas
querading as nickelodeons. Fathers,
•whose wives and children have been
subjected to risk every time they at-
Vnded one of the shows, have praised
the paper for its investigation, and
members of the grand jury have ex
pressed approval for pointing out evils
which they were unaware.
Grand Jurors Approve Call
In 'discussing The Call's fight for the
protection of the thousands who at
tend the moving picture shows every
day, Grand Jurors Morrisson, Hirsch
— and Brown, who compose the commit
™ tee on morals and public safety, said
last night that they were in thorough
accord with The Call's suggestions for
the protection of women and children,
and would take steps to make all pro
prietors of nickelodeons comply with
the law. •
"That we have never had a disas
trous theater fire in San Francisco is
no reason why we may not, and I
am In favor of compelling every nick
elodeon and theater owner to have not
only a proper number of exits, but to
keep them open at all times," said
Grand Juror H. L. Morrisson. "The
nickelodeons are not the only ones that
need the searchlight thrown upon them.
The Empress theater, in Market street,
makes a practice of barring its front
exits during the first performances, and
we mean to see that a stop is put to
it, or know the reason why. It Is a
violation of the law and should be pro
• hibited."
Expense Not a Question
Grand Juror Brown was equally «m
--• phatic in his declaration that rear exits
must be provided in every nickelodeon,
in addition to those in the front and
eides. "The question of expense can
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JEP JPJI M BSBLB '7 wani every member of the police
J %MmLmM^mm and fire departments to know that his
- —•• salary, earned in a perilous service,
JS&itt f IffS WET is his, and that he will be neither re
* . ' quired, nor permitted, hereafter, t&]
Mud it means every contribute any part of it toward cam'
city employe in paign funds raised to perpetuate any
every department particular administration/'—Rolph.
You city employes whose salaries
have been cut lor campaign
purposes, remember this and
Vo i c for Rolph
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be SURE TO VOTE AT THE PRIMARY
THE San Francisco CALL
TWENTY PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1911.—PAGES 1 TO 10
Ramona Wreck Put
$180,000 in Davey
Jones' Big Locker
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—When
the steamer Ramona foundered
and sank off Spanish island,
Alaska, last Sunday night it
carried down with it $180,000 of
gold bullion from the Treadwell
mine, consigned to San Fran
cisco. The ship lies in water
that is usually smooth, and it is
thought the treasure will be re
covered easily.
Captain E. C. Genreaux, rep
resenting the San Francisco
board of underwriters, sailed for
Alaska today to make a survey
of the wreck with a view to sal
vage of cargo or possibly raising
the vessel.
.V Captain Genreaux was accom
panied >by t Captain •E. L. Me-
Noble -'■ of". the Pacific Coast
Steamship company and •? three
divers. An effort will be made
to recover not only the treasure,
but the $80,000 cargo of canned
salmon and the passengers' bag
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At Wrangell a tog will be
chartered to assist in the opera
tions. The Northwestern, with
the passengers and crew of the
Ramona, is due in Seattle to
morrow afternoon.
TAFT LAUDED ON
EVE OF HIS TRIP
Members of New England As
sociation Wish President
"God Speed"
BEVERLY, Mass., Sept. IS.—"God
speed" and the assurance of the sup
port of New England were the mes
sages of cheer carried to President
Taft today by Robert M. Davidson of
Worcester, Mass., president of the New j
England Association of Commercial j
Executives, and 80 members of that |
association who motored to Parra- j
matta to say goodby to the chief
executive before he starts west.
Davidson approved the president's
course on reciprocity, his policy of con
servation and his determination that
the tariff shall be revised only when a j
nonpartisan body shall have reported J
that reductions are warranted.
After Davidson concluded, the pres
ident shook hands with the delegates
and made a short speech, saying:
"I am much touched by your coming
here to bid me 'God speed' on this trip
which I am to take. lam going to do
the best I can on this trip to talk to
the people on the Issues of the day;
not alone the political issues, for there
are a great many issues that it is well
for the people to consider that do not
attract politicians at all.
"I have not referred to the issues
which your chairman and spokesman
touched on because I do not think it is
necessary. Regarding reciprocity, the
arbitration treaties and the tariff
board, you know where I Stand, and
it is not necessary for me to convince
those who are of the same opinion that
I am."
PENINSULA WILL
PUT RATE FIGHT
UP TO R.R. BODY
Decision Reached After Slight
Concession by Fee Is
Turned Down
Fare and a Quarter as Round
Trip Charge Best S. P.
Will Offer
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN MATEO, Sept. 13.—Refusing
to consider a trifling reduction in
railroad rates tentatively offered |
by Charles 3. Poo of the Southern
Pacific company, the board of governors ;
of the San Mateo County Development
association today directed Attorney
Seth Mann to bring formal charges of
unjust discrimination before the state
railroad commission.
At a meeting held in the city hall j
last night it was decided to fire the
first gun in the legal fight which will
be waged by the local promotion or
ganisation to procure for the peninsula
lower rates for suburban transporta
tion and a change in mileage as it
stands on the time tables of the South
ern Pacific company.
After several weeks of negotiations
the development association has an
nounced the failure of the railroad com
pany to accede to the demands of the
people pf San Mateo county for a re
duction in fares. The association has
issued an open statement in which it
urges the citizenship of the county to
co-operate in the work ahead.
Transbay Rate Lower
The details have been made public of
a conference held with Charles X Fee
in San Francisco last Wednesday, when
the Southern Pacific official refused to
offer more than a slight change In the
local passenger tariff. The develop
ment association was represented at
the meeting by President William A.
Brewer of Hlllsborough, Vice President
W. J. Martin of South San Francisco,
' G. J. McGregor of RiurHngam*. Captain
j H. N. Royden of San Mateo and H. C.
• Tuchsen of Redwood City.
The local committee pointed out that
the Southern Pacific's rate to South
San Francisco is $4.50 commutation and
30 cents single fare, while for an
equal distance across the bay the tar
| iff is $3 commutation with a single fare
' of 10 cents.
The report of the committee quote*
Fee as saying: "It is not fair to take
the charge from San Francisco to Mel
rose in Alameda county as a basis for,
comparison with the rates down the
peninsula. You ought to take as a
basis the mileage and fare to a central
point, say Broadway and Seventh street
as an average point."
False Mileage Charged
Fee aroused the ire of the committee
men when he declared that he did not
suppose that the peninsula until with
in the last three years wanted to de
velop. President Brewer replied that
the railroad official's belief was based
on misinformation.
At the conference, the committee
openly accused the Southern Pacific of,
advertising false mileage down the
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Republicans Rally for James Rolph
Ryan Voices the Party's Sentiment
Daniel A. Ryan addressing republican rally for Rotph and Hathorn at Dreamland rink-
LOCAL MINT FORCE
ESCAPES REDUCTION
Director Roberts Explains EM
feet of Stopping Gold Coin
age and Reorganization
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—The San
Francisco mint will not be very much
affected by the reorganisation of the
mints of the country that Mint Director
Roberts has under way. Roberts ex
plained tonight that the reorganization,
due to the heavy falling off in the coin
age of gold pieces, would not affect San
Francisco because the numerical
strength of the personnel of the mint
there had been almost trusted to the
new conditions.
r The : number of employes has been
gradually >" reduced '■" from' time . to time
during the last year, with the least pos
sible disturbance and wttfrout any con
siderable number of discharges. •
;' For the last year or more, places be
coming vacant in -the, mint 1 by death,
resignation or from other causes have
not • been filled, and 'in .this way the
number ,of employes has ■ reduced
slowly ito meet < the new conditions
brought about by the practical suspen
sion ■ of the coinage Of * gold pieces
throughout the country. s''' ■ '^XAi^?
; The suspension of the "coining of gold
! is the result of a law enacted by the
i sixty-first congress ' that permits * the
secretary of ;the treasury to issue gold
certificates against deposits of gold
bullion instead of g requiring the secre
tary to have the gold; ; coined and then
i i^su elce rt Ifi cates | against the coin. By
this means the work in all the mints of
the country has been- reduced matprially
and the ! force ;of.'employes cut down.
{*■ Director Roberts recently returned
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here from an inspection tour of the
western mints, during which he com
pleted the reorganization of .their work
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ing. forces. This ..work .wt practically
finished so far as the San Francisco
mint is ■ concerned. ■ The relative reduc
tion of t forc%• there has been less than
at. other mints. New Orleans' mint
practically has been abandoned. A\. •
\MERICAN PRELATE IS
HONORED BY THE POPE
Consignor Kennedy First Re
ceived Since Pontiff's Illness
ROME, Sept. 13.—Monsignor Ken-
nedy, ractor of the American college at
Rome, was the first American prelate
to be received by the pope since his
illness. He found his holiness bright
and cheerful and vigorous, considering
his age. The pope walked about his
rooms with an elastic step and had
good color and clear eyes. He showed
no signs of fatigue and was inclined
to Joke about his present indisposition,
the reports of which he insisted had
been exaggerated.
BOY "WHIPS HIS AGE"
IN RATTLESNAKES
Squirrel Hunter, 12 Years Old,
\';;';:, -■ Kills 12 Reptiles ?<X*s
[Special Dispatch to The tall]
COL.FAX, Sept. 13.—While huntih*
squirrel* near his home at this place
today, Valla Dreanan, 12 years old,
stumbled upon a den of rattlesnakes
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and killed 12 of the reptiles. Young
Orennan's attention w was attracted to
ha. snakes,when, or.«i of the large ones
! stiuck at him. He killed them with a
i 22 caliber rifle.
Hathorn and Other Candidates
Appear On Platform
AN audience that filled the great main floor and balconies of Dreamland
rink greeted and cheered James Rolph Jr. to the echo last night in the
first big republican rally of the campaign. The candidate for mayor
was given a magnificent reception. His entrance into the hall at 10:30
o'clock was the signal for a spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm that-had been
growing for two hourfe while the throng awaited his arrival.
The rally was the first at viiich all the candidates who received an
DRIVER IS KILLED
IN AUTO SMASH
Sacramento Man Dies and Two
Women Hurt When Car
Turns Turtle
[Speeiel Dispatch to The Call]
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 13. — Henry
Schoenberger, painter and former sa
loonman, was instantly killed tonight
on the upper Stockton road when an
automobile which he was driving turned
turtle, hurled the occupants out and
penned him beneath the car. He was
badly crushed and was dead when extri
cated from the wreckage.
Schoenberger, with Ray Brown and
two women. May Johnson and Mrs.
Martin, were joy'riding and had just
left the Seven Mile house, a roadhouse,
for the city. Traveling at a terrific
speed, Schoenberger drove the automo-
bile into a culvert railing. The machine
skidded over on its side.
The two women were hurled out and
seriously injured, while Brown was not
even bruised.
FUTURE BRIDE BALKS
AT HOODOO FIGURE 13
Postpones Getting License Un
til After Superstitious Date
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
OAKLAND, Sept. 13.—This date In
bold figures staring at her from her
license to marry Howard Efflnger was
too much for I,i!lian Conley, and she
postponed the wedding one day.
Deputy County Clerk Riley had filled
in the license, when Miss Conley saw
the figures and balked.
"It's no use, Howard*" she said when
Efflnger urged her to proceed. "It is a
hoodoo number, and I would no more
think of being married on the 13th or
of accepting: a license on that date tha.n
I would of jumpingl into the estuary.
In either case our happiness would be
lost forever. "We will come back and
get it tomorrow."
Efflnger finally yielded. He is an
electrician, and Mies Conley is the
daughter of John J. Conley, a con
tractor living at 297 Herman street,
San Francisco.
ARMY BALLOON BURNS
AND FALLS WITH CREW
Accident Caused by Explosion
in Gas Chamber
BERLIN, Sept, 13.—During the array
maneuvers today the dirigible balloon
M 3 caught fire and fell, near Gross
below. The crew saved themselves by
Jumping as they neared the ground.
The accident appears to have been
due to a defective motor, causing an
explosion In the gas chamber. The
crew consisted of seven men, including
■an oHc*r.
The craft fell rapidly, but none of
Its occupants was injured seriously.
Indorsement on the republican ticket
with the standard bearer had an op
portunity to appear upon the platform
with him, and during the long wait
while Rolph was making the rounds
of half a dozen other meetings? various
candidates for supervisor and other
offices made brief addresses. It was
a party meeting, but not a partisan
meeting, and every candidate who
spoke to the 4,000 or more persons in
the hall dwelt upon Rolph's candidacy
rather than upon his own.
All Parties Represented
Republican, democratic and union
labor party leaders were all represented
among the vice presidents on the plat
form. Rolph commented in the opening
part of his speech upon the fact that
there was seated at his side Captain
Erickson, boarding master of the Sail
ors' union and secretary of the Fisher
men's union, with wJiich organizations
Rolph has been in the closest touch and
harmony during all his business life.
While Rolph's candidacy was the
primary theme of every speech, Rolph
was not alone the recipient of a cordial
welcome from the audience. Ralph
Hathorn, candidate for district at
torney, was given a magnificent ova
tion.
The cheering that greeted Hathorn's
introduction by Chairman Daniel Ryan
redoubled when he was presented with
a great bouquet of American Beauty
roses by a little girl lifted to the stage
from the audience, and it was only
after several minutes of applause and
a final volley of three cheers that he
was permitted to proceed with his
speech.
The audience contained a large pro
portion of women, and over the center
of the stage was hung the banner of
the James Rolph Woman's club. Near
this was another banner containing the
promise, 'The fighting thirty-ninth will
vote 11,000 strong and we will give
Rolph 9,000."
. Chairman Fred G. Sanborn of the
republican county committee called the
meeting to order at 8:30 o'clock and
presented Ryan as chairman of the
evening.
Ryan's Speech Lauds Rolph
Ryan made a forceful speech in be
half of Rolph and the candidates in
dorsed by the republican committee, at
the same time commenting without
any mincing of words upon the broken
promises of the present administration.
"We had a fire that laid San Fran
cisco waste, and we recovered from it
and rebuilt our city," said Ryan. "We
had terrible scandals in our political
life, and we overcame them, but we
fell back again. We are fully awake
at last to the situation, and we must
turn out the men who have debauched
our city and retrieve the reputation
and the good name of San Francisco.
It is not for our own pride alone that
we must do this, but because the world
is watching us."
Ryan read excerpts from the address
made by Mayor McCarthy at the time
ol his induction into office, and pointed
one after another to the promises then
made only to be broken during the 20
months that McCarthy has been in
office.
Alexander Russell, candidate for su-
Oattaued o> Pas* 4, Colmbmh 1
THE WEATHER
YESTERDAY—Highest temperature 74;
lowest Tuesday night, 54.
FORECAST FOR TODAY—Fair; warm
in the forenoon; light north wind changing
to moderate west.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CHINESE CITY
IN STATE OF
SIEGE
Not Known Whether Mission
aries Have Provided Suffi*
cient Supply of Food
FOREIGNERS ARE WITHIN
THE WALLS OF CHENG FU
Garrison of 1,800 Troops Clash
With Natives, Each Side
Losing Fighters
FOUR WEEKS NEEDED TO
GET REINFORCEMENTS
PEKING, Sept. 13.—Latest ad
vices received by the Chinese
foreign board and the foreign
legations indicate that Chengtu,
capital of Szechuen province, is under
siege; that most, if not all, the mis
sionaries are inside the walls, and that
the city is garrisoned by 1,800 troops,
who have had several engagements
with the besieging forces. Reinforce
ments fo rthe garjison can not arrive
inside of four weeks.
A dispatch from the prefect of Tso
chau, dated September 12, says that
the trodps were firing upon the rebels
from the Chengtu walls and that the
besiegers had lost mliy men. The
belief is held there that the garrison
is capable of resisting- the attacks of
any number of organized rebels from
the outside. Tsuchau is 75 miles from
Chengtu.
Missionaries Seek Refuge
The Canadian Methodist compound
within the city has open spaces around
its own walls. It is believed that the
foreigners have taken refuge within
this compound, which is considered
the strongest and the most easily de
fended. Peking missionaries who
have been in former riots in Chengtu
say that whatever Chinese troops were
dispatched to guard the mission would
be stationed outside the compound
and would not be permitted to get
within the gates.
Whethe rthe foreigners' and the
natives inside the walls are prepared
to endure the siege is not known.
The question of supplies is all im
portant, and it is probable, from past
experiences, that the missionaries
have taken precautions against such a
contingency. The missionaries have
no weapons, unless they have been
supplied by the viceroy. Every effort
is being made to communicate with
Chengtu, but so far there has been no
movement to relieve the city.
Gunboats Held Up
Foreigners here seem confident of*
the ability of the viceroy to suppress
the rising. The southern section of
Szechuen continues tranquil, although
the natives sympathize with the op
ponents of railway construction. All
gatherings in Peking are in sympa#iy
with the revolutionary movement in
Szechuen have been dispersed by the
police.
A despatch from Kia Ting Fu. south
of Cheng Tv, says that foreign mis
sionaries stationed there have left for
Yangtse. These include three men and
their wives and a woman doctor. The
foreign gunboats have been unable to
proceed above Sui Fu.
Communication Cut Off
LONDON, Sept. 13.—A news dispatch
received here today from Tauchau says
that the prefect of police there has at
tempted to communicate with Chengtu
by messengers, but that the latter were
unable to get through the lines of
rioters, who are attacking the city at
four points. Troops, the dispatch adds,
line the walls of Chengtu, defending
the city.
The foreign office received advices
from the British consul at Chengtu this
afternoon, dispatched under date of
September 9. They state that there
was fighting within the walls of
Chengtu on September 7, when some
persons were killed and others wound
ed, both among the populace and the
soldiers, who engaged each other in
the streets. The rebels were easily re
pulsed and the gates of the city closed.
The shops were shut up. On the fol
lowing day roughs from the suburbs
attacked the city gates, but were
driven back.
The advices, add that the American
and British residents of Chengtu who
did not leave the city on September 7
still remained in the capital when the
dispatch was sent, as the governor gen
eral refused to permit them to leave on
Septe,mber 8, owhig to the presence of
the rabble outside the walls.
The French missionaries had decided
to remain in th« c!ty. The mail service
to ans from Chengtu has been ifte*«
rupted.