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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
STEAL
PRECIOUS PAPERS
Election Docume ents Dis
appear From Bakers
field Vault.

BAKERSFIELD, Sept S.-When City
Clerk Lightner returned from a two
weeks absence thieves had entered the
vault in which are kept the city records
and had stolen the ballots and election
papers upon which hinged the result of
the contest now pending between E. P.
Davis and Bert NJ Tibbet for the office
of City Marshal.
In April last at the municipal election
the principal contestants for the office of
City Marshal were E. P. Davis and the
late T. j. Packard. The returns showed
that Packard was elected Shy five votes
and the certificate of election was given
him.
Before he could qualify he was killed in
the battle with Outlaw Mckinney and the
City Trustees appointed Tibbet to fill the
vacancy. Davis, with permission of the
Attorney General, began quo warranto
proceedings to establish his right to the
office and the matter is now pending in
the Superior Court
Everything depended on the recount of
the ballots. If Packard received a ma
jority of the votes, then Davis was out
of the race and the right of Tibbet to the
office would have been established, but If
Davis received a majority the appoint
pent of Tibbet would be proven illegal.
The affair has created sensation here
1t is presumed that some one entered the
room in the day time, as the doors of the
vault were left open to give the city Of
ficials access to the records.
The Board of Trustees this evening re-
ceived a petition asking for the reappoint-
ment of City Marshal Tibbet. A sensation
al scene ensued. The petition was signed
by five citizens, and the attorney for
the Marshal explained that IT was pre-
sented on account of doubts arising as
to the regularity of his former appoint
ment, the same having been made a few
hours before the late Marshal Packard 4
term expired.
Former State Senator S. G. Smith, who
represents the contestant, E. P. Davis, in
the case now pending, in a speech de-
nounced the petition and attacked the mo-
tives of Marshal Tibbet for presenting II
at this time. He declared it to be a use
less proceeding, intended simply to en-
barrass litigation. Following immediate
ly the theft of the ballots which it was
sought to have recounted, he said It was
simply an outrage. If any appointment
were to be made ii should not be done
until the Marshal had cleared himself
from the imputation which in the mind
of the people rested on him. After a long
wrangle the board laid the matter over
until next Monday evening
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
FARMERS UNITE
FOR PROTECTION

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Co-operation back
ed by 100000, 900 capital is the plan pro-
posed by joint meeting of farmers and
their representatives by which the pro-
ducers of the country are to protect their
interests. An association having this as
its basic principle is in process of organ
ization here.
Farmers and representatives from pro-
ducers' associations in nine States are
in conference. Three societies are to be
amalgamated, the foundation for a mons
ter exchange by which the producers of
the country expect to control the mar
kets build elevators, establish packing
houses organize banks, maintain schools
and improve the highways. These asso-
Citations are the Producers and Consum-
ers' Union of Tennessee and of New York,
with 400 900 members: the American So
ciety of Equity of North America, with
co 900 members and the Farmers National
Cooperative Exchange Company, with
membership of 10000.
The day was devoted to the discussion
of plans. 1t was proposed that the new
association should be Incorporated for
500 900. 600. The representatives of the
American Society of Equity sought to
have its name and declaration of princi-
pies adopted, but the convention tabled
the report tonight and entered into a
general discussion of plans. The commit
tee will resume work tomorrow with a
view to reaching some practical conclu-
sion on which the new association can be
launched
The widening and deepening of the Erie
canal to allow the passage of larger grain
boats will be taken up before final ad-
journment.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
INFLIGT HEAVY
LOSSES ON FOE
Handful Of Soldiers De-
feat Small Army of
Insurgents.

PARIS, Sept. s.-Dispatches from Oran.
Algeria. state that the recent defeat of
the insurgents by a French force near
Almoungar. in which the French lost
sixty-seven killed ard forty-seven wound
ed, was one of the most brilliant feats
of the French army in Algeria
1t appears that the insurgents inter-
cepted convoy, the escort Of which,
consisting of 120 men, resisted the at
tack of between 5000 and 1000 Moors for
eight hours. The little French force suf-
fered greatly from thirst. but after infiict-
ing heavy losses on the assailants, sue
ceeded in repulsing them. The French
relieving force found the MOors' line Of
retreat scattered for a mile with dead
and wounded. Lieutenant Satcenhauser,
who is a Dane. and a sergeant have since
died of their wounds. The French dead,
excepting General Vauchez, were buried
on the scene of the fight.
General O'ConnOr, at the head Of a bat
talon of the foreign legion, has started on
a punitive expedition and the entire for
eign legion has been ordered to hold itself
in readiness for active service.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
MAIN POINT
IS WON BY
OPERATORS
Umpire Wright Files
Findings in Coal
Strike Gases.
Comedies Employers Right
to Discharge Men at
Will.
Holds That Former Employees Should
Be Given Preference in
Recruiting Mine
Forces.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept S.-Carrol D.
Wright. the umpire to whom was referred
the five disputes between the operators
and miners representatives on the board
of Cancellation appointed under the pro-
visions of the anthracite mine strike COM
mission, filed his findings to-day with T.
D. Nichols secretary of the board. In
dealing with the question of the en-
ployers' right to discharge men for any
cause other than of connection with a
labor union, Umpire Wright agrees
wholly with the contention of the opera
tors representatives and declares that the
right of an employer to discharge with
out giving the cause of the discharge is
sustained by the award of the commits
sion.
He says that the Lehigh Coal and Nav
igation Company and Coke Bros. & Co.
should take back old men instead of put
ting on new men in all cases where the
old men are competent and have not
been convicted or not awaiting trial for
crime committed during the strike. The
umpire's findings cover twenty-five pages
, of typewriting. Regarding the case a
whole, he says:
The opinion is rendered that all the men
employed by Coke Bros. & Co. Incorporated,
at the time of the strike in 1902, except those
who have been convicted of crime during the
I strike or who are still under arrest to whom
employment cannot be given en- account of new
machinery who Incompetent ought to
be preferred to men in giving out work
" AhaN
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09


self in the office of United States Com
missioner Hitchcock to-day and gave
$4,000 bonds for his appearance before
| Commissioner Hitchcock on Septem-
Der 10.
! WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-After deliber-
ating several weeks over a mass of docu-
ments submitted by the postofflce inspec-
tors the Federal Grand Jury in this city
returned seven indictments in postal
cases involving six different persons. All
OF the indictments were kept off the pub
! lie record, and both the officials of the
District Attorneys office and of the Post
office Department refused to discuss the
names or details of the Indictments until
the persons indicted shall have been ar
rested. 1t is expected that arrests will
occur tomorrow morning and that the
Postoffice Department will have some an
nouncement to make during the fore
noon.
The Grand Jury's action probably
marks the beginning of the end of the in
vestigations that nave been made since
the middle of last March. Voluminous
evidence had been laid before the Grand
Jury as a result of the inquiry, and while
the present report of the jury disposes of
most of the cases there yet remain sew
eral cases to be passed upon. When the
] latter are disposed of. according to Post
master General Payne, the investigation.
! so far as the work in Washington is con-
cerned will be at an end for all practical
purposes. Several of the persons indicted
to-day live outside of Washington They
will be arrested soon as bench war
rants can be served.
/ Two other important events occurred
to-day in the postal inquiry. Leopold
Stern. the Baltimore contractor, who left
Baltimore before he could be arrested on
an indictment returned on July 81 last,
was located in Toronto, and the long de-
layed surrender of George w. Beavers,
the former head of the Salary and Allow
ance Division, to the New York authori-
ties took place.
| The postal officials have been search
ing for Stern ever since he disappeared
from Baltimore and finally received word
from the Canadian authorities that he
was in Toronto. They expressed much
surprise at the premature publication of
his whereabouts, on account of the prob
lem of extradition that now confronts the
| Government and the possibility of his
making good his escape, now that the in
formation has become public in advance
of the readiness of the authorities to ef-
feet his arrest Beavers arrest caused
mo surprise, for the Government all along
has kept advised of his whereabouts.
TORONTO, Ont, Sept. S.-Leopold
Stern refused to be seen when a reporter
called at his home to-day. He referred
all callers to his attorney. Stern's law
yers said that their client was ready to
appear before an extradition judge and
prove his innocence, which is interpreted
| as a declaration that extradition proceed
ings will be fought to the end. He would
not leave the city, the attorneys said
and if an extradtion warrant were Sc
| cured Stern would at once leave for
! Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
ABANDON HOPE
FOR THE CANAL
ISthmus Residents Re
gard Treaty as Past
Resuscitation.
Question Colombia 5 Sincerity
in Dealing With This
Government.

Special Cable to The Call and New York
herald Copyright, l9C3 by the New York
Herald Publishing Company.
PANAMA. Colombia, Sept. s.-Accord-
ing to the latest reports received from
Bogota the Hay-Herran canal treaty is
now generally regarded in the capital as
dead and buried" and it is declared the
United States might as we'll turn seriously
to negotiations with Nicaragua.
Here on the isthmus people have lost
all hope of getting just treatment from
the national Government 1t is felt that
the only chance Of preventing the total
ruin Of the isthmus depends entirely upon
the efforts of the isthmians to save them
selves in the near future
Senator Obaldia, the newly appointed
Governor Of Panama. who left Bogota on
September 8 with the new military COM
mander. is due here about September 16.
1t is reported that he is bringing canal
plan which will be sa atisfactory to all con-
cerned. This. however. is believed to be
merely a promise intended to pacify for
the time the exasperated feelings of the
isthmians while the Bogota Government
gains the opportunity to take precau-
tionary measures against trouble in Pan
anna.
L nat the revival OF the canal treaty
with Colombia under the circumstances
In any shape or manner, is materially
impossible IS the firm and general con-
viction of the fsthmians.
BOGOTA, Saturday, Sept. 5.-The bill
which Congress is now discussing. author
izing President MarroGuin TO negotiate a
new Panama canal treaty with the United
States, contains the following stipula-
tons:
The perpetual use OF the canal zone is grant
ed. provided that at the expiration OF 100 years
the United States shall pay during the succeed
ing 1CO years % per cent more premium and
rental than for the preceding term. the pre-
MUM beginning at S!00CC0 and the rental at
S4OO, ,OCO
The mixed tribunals in the canal zone shall
try suits between foreigners or between Colom-
biars anu foreigners.
The police and sanitary measures shall be
practically in charge of the United States.
Twenty million dollars is fixed the price
of the concession beside the rental (sum p OF
$40 Geo COO payable by the canal company in
consideration of Colombia's approval of the
transfer OF shares.
The railroad shall in sixty-four years revert
to Colombia. but the United States may buy 1t
under a valuation
term shall be fixed within which the canal
must be begun and finished.
The contract shall provide for means to set
tie differences which may arise between the
governments during the construction and exc
cution of the contract.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
PRELATE's ADVICE TO UNIONS.
Archbishop Ireland Speaks on In
dustrial Conditions.

ST. PAUL, Sept. T. The principal
speaker at the Labor day picnic here yes
terday was Archbishop Ireland He spoke
in part as follows:
A country without capital is impoverished
Labor should invite it into use; never frighten
it away by making 1t unsafe or depriving II
Of reasonable profits. On the other hand, capt.
tai must respect the manhood of the wage
Garner and allow him, as far as 1t can without
needless expenditures by capitalists do harm
in irritating the poor and should be avoided.
generous use of capital for the public good,
whether in purely benefcent or Industrial en-
terprises does much to soften the asperities OF
opposition s.o,a 20 ,.-
ever form it comes. whether in large personal
accumulation or in trusts or in syndcates
Names bugaboos that should not frighten.
AS a matter of fact, without large aggrega-
tions Of capital great enterprises are not pos
sible and the country is not developed 1t Is
time enough to hold the hand against trusts
and syndicates when they do harm If thev
are known to do harm the country will attend
to them. If they do no harm and. on. the
The wage-earner has rights-his right to a
living wage, his right to reasonable hours his
right to more than living wage when
circumstances and success warrant it. Wage
earners have right to combine and form
trusts and syndicates and call them labor
unions. Labor guilds were common in the
middle ages and did good. Labor unions have
given wage-earners the consciousness to their
rights and have done much to obtain higher
wages and shorter hours. But labor unions
must be their guard against serious evils
threatening them. They cannot be tolerated If
they Interfere with the personal liberty of nom
union men who have a right to work in or
outside unions they please. Public opinion
and public law will and must protect this lib
erty 1t were social chaos II were to inn
pose our opinions others by force. What
right have 1 to impose my religious belief by
force? What right have labor unions TO I'M
pose their opinions by force?
1t is wrong in labor unions to limit the out
put Of work on the part OF members. The
members themselves are injured; they are re-
duced to a dead level of inferiority. They are
allowed no opportunity of rising to a higher
or better position. Society is injured as ii Is
injured by everything that prevents its mepl-
hers from putting out their talent to best ad-
vantage.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. the great kidney and bladder rem
edy. fulfills every wish In curing rheuma-
tism, pain in the back. kidneys, liver,
bladder and every part OF the urinary
passage 1t corrects inability to hold wa
ter and scalding pain in passing 1t. or bad
effects following use Of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcOmes that unpleasant ne
cessity Of eing compelled to go often dur
ing the day. and to get up many times
during the night The mild and the ex-
traordinary effect Of Swamp-RoOt is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for It's
wonderful cues of the most distressing
cases. If you need a medicine you should
have the best. Sold by druggists in hfty-
cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle OK
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
and a book that tells all about It. both
sent absolutely free by mail. Address DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing be sure to mention that you read
this generous offer in The San Francisco
Daily Call Don't make any mistake, but
remember the name, Swamp-Root, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address.
Binghamton. N. Y, on every bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

MELBOURNE Victoria. Sept. s-The Gov
ernor Sir George Clarke at the opening Of
the State Parliament OF Victoria to-day said
that the deficit OF So 600 GOO had been converted
into a substantial surplus and added that the
good rainfall justified the hopes of a bounti-
ful harvest
BERLIN, Sept S.-The Government will in
introduce in the next Reichstag a bill designed
to promote temperance SaloOn-keepers will be
required to sell non-intOxiCants. such lem
onade milk, coffee and tea and cold foods
Credit is forbidden.
SAN DIEGO. Sept. Sword was received
from Pala late tonight that forty Indians
who were evicted from the San Felipe ranch
have arrived at Pala where they will dwell
with the Warner Ranch Indians
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
FAIR WOMEN STUDENTS
WILL TALK OF MILLINERY
Juniors at Stanford Decide a Dis
tinctive Style of Headgear
Is Necessary

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. s.
The women students of the class of 1905
met this afternoon to discuss the propo-
sition of adopting a hat symbolic of their
dignity as junior girls. The. following
young ladies were appointed a committee
to investigate the bonnet question and
report to the class on Monday next: Miss
Edna NJ. Reeve of Ukiah, Miss Helen M.
Salisbury of Los Angeles, and Miss Ger
trude Z. Stroud of Alhambra
A lively discussion of millinery is an
ticipated next week, as there seems to be
no definite idea of just what will prove
representative.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Q
JURY WILL BE SHOWN
REVOLVER WITH NoTcHEs
Interesting Weapon to Appear in
Trial of Constable's

SAN DIEGO, Sept. s.-,rhe trial of Sc
bastian Velarde for the killing of Consts-
BILE Peter Burke near Yuma several
months ago was begun in the Superior
Court to-day. A jury has not yet been
secured. Six witnesses who had been
summoned failed TO appear and a bench
warrant was issued for their arrest and
given to the Sheriff. who has gone to Pi-
cacho 10 serve them.
Attorney Capps for the defense has the
revolver of Burke and will endeavor to
show that six notches on its handle IN
dicate that many lives were taken by it's
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
benefit Bali for Kramer.

A grand benefit ball will be rendered to
William D. Kramer under the auspices
of the Palo Alto Club at Temple Hall. III
Turk street, on Wednesday evening, Sep
tember 16. Excellent music will be fur
nished and the price of admission will be
25 cents, ladies free.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
DIR. K11MER's swAMP-Roor.
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let II stand twenty-four hours;
a sediment or settling indicates an un-
healthy condition of the kidneys: II II
stains the linen 1t is evidence of kidney
trouble; too freqv mt desire to pass it, or
pain in the back is also convincing proof
that the kidneys and bladder are out Of
order
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

Arrested for Insulting the Emperor.
HALLE. Prussia. Sept s.-Three men
and two women have been arrested here.
charged with having insulted Emperor
William. The precise nature Of their Of
fense has not been disclosed.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

NEW YORK Sept S.-Right Rev DAME
Tuttle Bishop Of Missouri has become senior
Bishop OF the Protestant Episcopal Church bs
the death Of the Right Rev. Thomas Clark
Eishnn nf Ehode Island
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

Reduced rates household goods to a from
the East South. Bekins. IL Montgomery. .
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
CRIME WAS COMMITTED,
THINKS THE ATTORNEY

Santa Cruz County Official Will Ask for Special
Grand Jury Session to Probe the Green Case
Which Has Caused a Sensation in Watsonville
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
OPPOSES INSTRUMENTATION.

Regarding the complaint of discrimina-
ton and blacklisting of employees in the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company,
who were reinstated al the end of the
strike, the umpire decides that it has not
been shown that the men were discrimi-
mated against on account of their mem
bership in the union, but is of the opin-
ion that discrimination existed against a
small number of men, and makes TITS
statement:
1 am clearly of the opinion, as in the case
of Coke Bros. & Co., that the Dehigh Coal and
Navigation Company ought to give preference
to all their old men-those employed prior TO
the strike-who have not been convicted of
crime committed during the strike not
now under arrest awaiting trial not in
competent or not guilty Of misdemeanor TO
render their employment undesirable The
terms of the submission and the language of
the award under II make this conclusion in
evitabe.
Leading up to the final award, the um-
pire says:
There can be no doubt that a man has a
right to quit the service Of has employer when
ever he sees fit. with without giving any
cause provided he gives proper notice, and
that the employer has perfect right TO en-
ploy and discharge men in accordance with the
conditions of his industry; that he is not
obliged to give any cause for discharge, but
that he should, as in the reverse case, give
proper notice.
This right to discharge must. therefore. be
result IN compelling men to work for EN-
ployer when they did not wish to. and thu;
enslave them, when, the other hand Il
would compel employers to employ men whether
they had work for them not. and whethe
the men were incompetent or not, and would
thus stagnate business and work to the inJur!
of all other employees.
SPIRIT OF JUSTICE NEEDED.
All discharges, as all quittals, should b'
made on a reasonable basis. The employer an(
employe should treat each other with justice
and desire to preserve peace Attempt:
should be made in all such to adjus
the matter between the emDloye employe:
affected and a superintendent and such at
tempt was not made in this case.
Regarding the complaint Of John BowiT
and Richard Roderick, contractors fol
driving rock tunnels, etc, against the ac
tion of their employees under the aware
of the anthracite coal strike commission
the employees having gone on strike, de
manding a 10 per cent advance in wage:
granted to contract miners, the umpire
decides that contractors driving rocl
tunnels, sinking shafts and other similar
work, not being parties to the submis
sion, nor having agreed to abide by tht
awards of the anthracite coal strike com
mission. are not parties under the award
and have no standing before the boarC
of conciliaton."
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Former Postal Official
Surrenders to the
Authorities.

Y EW YORK, Sept. S.-George w.
\ Beavers, former head of the
NJ Salary and Allowance Division
of the Postoffice Department IL
XVashinptOO surrendered him.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

Special Cable to The Call and New York
herald Copyright, 1908, by the New York
Herald Publishing Company
The Washington times., 1903-09-26
PRESIDENT WILSON
WOULD FIGHT FIRST
Head of Princeton Speaks His Mind
Concerning Horseplay.

PRINCETON, n. J.. Sept. ga live
Iy tassle took place between members of
the freshmen and sophomore classes at
the formers class elections Friday
afternoon. Contrary to all precedent
the freshmen last year paraded on
Nassau Street after their elections.
This year, however. the same freshmen
now sophomores. were determined that
such a presumption should not be re-
peated. battle ensued, in which the
freshmen were routed
Freshmen ''horsing" was at a discount
this afternoon when President Wilson
took a hand in il. A crowd of sopho-
mores had a freshman who was In doubt
as to which class bad won the rush a
few hours before digging in the street.
DO you call that 'horsing. 4" said the
president Yes one Of the sopho-
mores made bold 10 reply. well. if |
were az freshman" answered the pres
dent. Il would get up and fight and take
the consequences rather than 10 submit
to such an indignity."
The annual rush around the old can
non, the sophomores to keep and the
freshmen 10 gain possession of it, took
place this evening Although the num-
Der OF freshmen greatly outnumbered the
sophomores they were unable to break
through the latter's line, and when the
turmoil had subsidized the cannon was
still closely circled by "sophs.'