New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE

San Francisco. April II (speciaD-An attempt
was made this week In the United States Cir
cult Court TO smash the plumbers trust. which
has san Francisco and the whole coast I'm It's
power. and suit has been brought by E p SIos-
SON who declares his business has been ruined
because he refused to sign an agreement to pay
for all plumbers supplies at the rate fixed by
the Pacific Coast Supply Association He esti-
mates damages at $4,000. and under the pro-
visions of tho Sherman law asks for three times
this amount.
At the annual meeting OF the California Fruit
Gamers Association this week ii was shown
that 1909 was banner year. The net profit
amounted to $463 9S5
The appointment was announced this v,ael, og
James Hersburgh. jr.. as acting passenger agent
or the Southern Pacific Company TO succeed
General I. H Goodman recently retired Hers
burgh has been assistant general passenger
agent and In charge OF the publicity and promo
tion departments.
since the amateur boxing tournament LAST
week, under the auspices of the Olympic C,1ub
there mas been much discussion of the standing
of many amateurs from San Francisco who ,,ar
ucipated. President Harrison and the directors
of the club have decided to head no mora ANA
teur exhibitions of boxing. as all registered anna
teurs mere are really professionals This v,os
demonstrated by the fact that those who boxad
at the last exhibition had been promised 81 Il, =
each appearance and $50 if they won champIan
ships In addition to medals. The boxing instruc-
tor of the Olympic Club admitted that this had
been a regular custom but his bill for $40
for these payments YVES thrown out by the direc-
tors.
Local customs officers examining more
than fifty packages OF silver and curios landed
from the battleship Oregon and intrusted to
Wells. Fargo & co. To forward to various ad-
dresses. Those packages which have been ex-
amined contain many dutiable articles The
largest package belongs to Captain Frederick,
NJ NlSe or the Marine Corps, who was detached
mere WISE got INTO trouble four years ago by
bringing from emma ancient jade tablets which
the government forced him to deliver 10 tho
Chinese Consul at this port for return ~ Crbt,a
They We're OF great value. ~
Local Methodist ministers replied this v,aal, O.,
Senator Perkns's defence of his rep,orl,s -
the case Of Reed Smoot Perkins in s,,he.
declared II was religious prejudice tha, 90,
hostility to SmOot. The preachers reiterata +batr
former statements that IT is because ne is n
Mormon that they oppose him, since no opa CO..
subscribe to the Mormon faith ana remain lovaI
10 the United States government. The nnintstars
seem to have the better of the argument apd
prove concluSiVely that Perkins lugged into tba
issue the irrelevant question OF personal religious
belief.
Election Commissioners Lefiingweu and De-
voto resigned their offices this week to accen,
more lucrative places under the city govern
ment. Lctlinsv ell becomes the secretary of the
Board of Education. while Devote becomes at
torney to the Board OF Public Works These
designations leave no one of tho election com
mission against whom paadips suits can be