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The evening world., 1906-06-13

which for the last several years have
been taking hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars from the public without right
or authority OF law.
To-day We are confrontel with this
condition: The Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company. corporation which buys and
sells stocks OF railroad companies and
which Is not Itself a railroad company.
and which. within the privileges OF its
own chirter. has no power to operate
or maintain railroad company or take
10 itself any OF the privileges OF a com
mon carrier. IS IN fact operating over
500 miles OF railroad lines by having
acquired ihe controlling stock in .he
Brooklyn City Railroad, the Nassau
Electric Railroad Company. the several
steam railroads Leading 10 the beach and
all OF the elevated railroads OF Brook
lyn- This stock corporation runs these
railroads bv leasing them TO the little
cable line. half a mile in length, which
has franchise for running cars UP and
down hall from Curt street 10 the ferry
on Montague street"
Charters Are Worthless7
Air Baldwin conc.uded with this optn.
ion as TO the ultimate result OF the
fight for u nvs-cent fare in Brooklyn.
Il do not believe that when tie qll,.~-
tons involved IN the proceedings TO
be taken come up FOR Anal and lasting
review the charters OF the old steam
roads, or The present operating road.
or the stock corporation known a. the
Brooklyn RAPID Transit Company. VIII
he worth the paper they are written
on. These corporations have long ago
& rfeited nj the rights ana privileges
granted 10 them hy the Legislature.
and with the Attorney Generals Office
under its present capable. management
and Judge Gaynor In the Appellate p.-
vision OF the Second Department. tho
rights OF tho public are likely TO got
prompt attention in this matter. whlch
The Evening World is pushing for
ward
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City are concerned. the Commission. II
IS assumed. can be depended upon 70
again X-ray the Brooklyn trolley lines
Tho members OF the commission are
George ". Aldridge. OF Rochester;
George W. Dunn. Blnghamton; Frank
NJ. Baker, Owego: Joseph NJ Dickey.
Newhurg. and Henry w Rockwell OF
Yonkers ]. S. Kennedy. Of Corning. Is
its secretary. and E. C. McEntee. who
has been with the commission since Its
establishment. its legal mind The com
mission VIII sit as body June 10 and
20 at Its new headquarters on the sew
enth floor OF the Metropolitan Life
Building. Twenty-third street and Mad
ison avenue.
Organizations Represented.
In the presentnent OF the peoples
case against the Brooklyn trolley gang
in the matter OF the double fare across
the borough before the commission.
there VIII be represented the following
organizations:
The Manufacturer Association
The Brookitn League
ProsPeo; Heights Citizens Association.
Canarsie taxpayers Assoc clation.
Finthush Taxpayers Association.
ThiT1y- Second Ward Citizens Association
Thi-iieth wari Improvement League.
brooklyn Builders Association.
Central Taxpayers Association OF the
Thrtyfirst ward
Kings Highway Board OF Trade.
South Brooklyn Board o. Trade
Fulton Street Board Of Trade.
Ocean Hill Board Of Trade.
Brooklyn Engineers Club
West End BoATu Of Trade.
Central and smith Street Board o, Trade.
West Side Taxpayers Association.
Eastern Parkway subway Association.
such o-ganizauo as may desire 10
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joln with the representatives OF tho
foregoing associations and The Even
Ing world in the nsht for "a five-cent
fare from the city 10 the sea" are re-
ques,ed to forward communications at
once to Room %. Pulitzer Building. the
headquarters Of the Flve-Cent Fare
League
Already steps are being taken by Ger
tain public spirited citizens 10 compel
the Brooklyn RAPID Transit Company
to make hye-cent fare within the
limits OF the Borough OF Brooklyn. This
means principally on the Coney Island
trip Lawyer stephen {. Baldwin. OF
No 100 Montague street. said to-day
"I am a, liberty to announce hat l
have been retained by several upright
gentlemen. who have a generous supply
OF civic pride. In the interests OF the
public at large TO compel the allied
transportation lines OF Brooklyn TO
charge not more than single fiye-cent
fare within the boundaries OF he bor-
ough This time have every reason to
believe that tho publlcs interest viii
be subserved by prompt and hnal se-
tion by the courts.
Lawyer Has Clear Case.
1T is nor my privilege at present TO
state in exactly what form this very
Important question to the public will
be brought up for review. nor Will DIS
cuss the names OF the public spirited
citizens who are behind this carnes;
movement for the public welfare. one
thing is certain. and that is We have n
clear case against the trolley companies
The evening world., 1906-06-13
EARTHQUAKE 'SHAVOC
SHOWN ON STAGE
Realistic Scene Is Part of Novel
Wordless Drama of San
Francisco History.

..s,- .r,raaeisco." a memodroma-a
.rageIy without words-will have Its
initial performance at Dreamland on
saturday afternoon. In It's proauc'o"
several hundred people are engaged
The play tells the story OF san fFah-
cisco from its Inception, including us
destruction and us Resurrection.
The first scene SHOWS the discovery
OF the Golden Gate by the white man
The settlement OF the indians is oe-
pleted. An Indian runner makes IL
known that the white man IS approach
ing. Tepces are put on pole wagons
The chiefs mount their ponies. White
the squaws beat their tom-toms and
rhant war songs.
In the distance are two prairie schoon-
ers and sixteen men typical forty
miners. joyfplly pointing TO the Golden
Gate having reached tho goal Tor which
they have BEEN Wandering for months
liortes are unhitehcl ana cawp Ares are
lghtel Two men discover rocks show
ing veins of god aad one rnally comes
in wlth rueze Illustrating the dis
coyery or ihe ple metal
IN III. midst of over thc AnI the
nrw-coacrs are Il. upon to defend
nn ndiau uuack ~ follows haJ-
" 10 uAlrh the lt1 me killed and
tha white man m tl etpr
Tho scaonl actc shows correei
,irN OF cam. O. tsc foriy-nne-s
Ter 4 saloon lulans, Ch.namen
anl negroes rot for ms the bad
wan 1h.l is row. shots lfc fired
nvI' f.. .f .r.fa ...fN u lyrs.h .hIrc.
The evening world., 1906-06-13
HER DARING RIDE
ENDS In DEATH,
Mrs. William B. Cutler Hurled
from a Locomotive Cab and
Mangled.

PoUGHKEEPsIE. June i3-As the
result of an accident on the Hariesn
Railroad. Mrs. Cutler. wife OF Post
master William b. Cutler. is dead al
her home at Dover Furnace.
Mrs. Cutler was enjoying the novelty
of a ride in the cab OF an engine from
Dover Plains to Dover Furnace. She
was standing on the steps as the On
gine slowed down. when an unexpected
Jolt threw her OF and under the wheels
Both legs and one arm were cut off
Mrs Cutler was taken home and dlel
soon afterward.
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81 had a chat with President Z. w
winter. Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company. to-day" remarked Secretary
John Is. Creighton, OF the Brooklyn
1,4arue. tc an Evening World reporter.
..Nf-. Winter assures me that his COM
parry is shortly 20 declare ! per cent
dividend on It's stock. the first in Its
history. This is quite promising. for
within tho last three years the com
pony has expended a9,sS5.coo for I'M
proyemen;s."
Mr.. Creighton is an able young man.
who oils the machinery that works the
Brooklyn League. HIS viewpoint was
mode even more obvious by this ad-
mission: "our organization may be
called conservative in that its mem
bership represents S72.oo00oO worth OF
rosi property. We so slow on every
thing. l should think a five-cent fare
would be OF chief interest TO the poor
classes"
How Dividends Are Made.
To assume that the forthcoming div-
idena -eui esents the loot garnered in
extra fares a, Kings Highway each
dav viii duubtless ba comforting de-
ducuon foc the large population Of the
Bornuch II Churches.
Tie Brooklyn and Coney Island Ran-
road Colnpanys stock now pays a dlvi-
dond OF Is per cent. and the In
naion in part represents the 'hve-cen'
lurceny'' on is lines Saturdays. sun
DAYS aud holidays.
The Evening World puts these facts
aquarely before the public and the
state Railroad Commission. No longer
ignoring rs duty 50 far as the regula
lion Of the street railways OF New forR
The evening world., 1906-06-13
COMMISSIONERS TO ACT AGAINST B. R. T.
Five Cent Fare League.

The Brooklyn
10 cents for the p Coney Isnde lungs Yorhe hold
up for the extra being made Kings Highway
The company ESTABLISHED RIGHT collect
fare and NOT finally question
the time protest Join FIvE-cENT
LEAGUE sign your this blank and mail the FveCcn
Fare League Room i9 Pulitzer Building, city
To the Editor The Evening World:
myself member Of the FlVE-cENT FARE
LEAGUE against the Brooklyn Rapid Companys
exaetion of extra fvecen coney
Name
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The Evening Worlds fight for "a fveent fare from this city TO the
,n will be taken before the Railroad Commission the railroad
laws clearly point out duty Of that body ped heart can be
broken only by blows from sleigehammer and human emotions have
long since flown from directory of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany and its allied lines
There is in this battle being
,,rookvn trolley ground
inclined
er their interests another country
and boards
Jokes or are they of
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Board Will Meet June 19 and 20 and
Is Expected to Take Up Evening
Worlds Fight for Five-Cent
Fare to Coney.
Fare to Coney.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONS CONTROL
OVER TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES.

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the same 4 sha npp
OF nd
Of
- Civ
stnteR inw in part
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
PASTOR IS KNOCKED
OFF HIS WHEEL.

OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-The Rev. Frank
C. Gale, assistant pastor of the First
Methodist Church. is suffering from Sc
we're bruises, the result of being struck
by an automobile driven by DR.. T. c.
McC1eave of Berkeley. The clergyman
was riding his bicycle when the auto
struck him at Telegraph and Shattuck
avenues junction. The cyclist had
turned out to avoid an electric car
when the automobile bore down. Both
the chauffeur and the wheelman turned
out to avoid a collision, but could not
prevent it,
That the bicyclist was not more Sc
riously injured was due to the fact
that the physician brought his machine
under control quickly. The clergyman
suffered considerably from shock, but
will not be prevented from attending
to his church work
DR.. j. NJ. Kane. while driving his
auto runabout this morning. was struck
at Fourteenth and Grove streets by
an electric car, which tore the back and
smashed the rear tire and wheel of his
machine DR.. Kane saw the impending
danger of a collision in time to jump
and save himself from injury.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
MASKED MEN HOLD
Up CARPENTER.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.-
Harry Wnburn. a carpenter working at
San Bruno Park. was held up BY three
masked men and robbed while return
ing from work late last night. After
striking their victim on the head with
a blunt instrument the thugs took $3.50
and a pocket knife from him and left
him lying unconscious on the road.
They failed, however. to secure a gold
watch which wiburn carried in his
upper vest pocket.
Wilburn lives at the verandah Hotel
about a mile from town. and it was
late when he started for the place
While he was crossing the railroad
track the three thugs appeared and
one struck him blow on the head,
which feIled him to the ground.
When Wilburn regained his senses
several minutes later the robbers were
gone. He felt for his money and found
his pockets inside out Sore and bleed
ing from his wounds, Wilburn returned
TO town and reported the robbery A
search Of the surrounding country was
made without avail Wilburn says that
all three men were young and well
dressed in dark brown clothes. The
masks prevented him getting a view OF
their faces.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
News From All Sections Of the -Four Bay Counties
RING Or HAMMERS.
To Be ST|LLEO.
Alameda County Contractors
Will Decide on General
Building Tieup Tomorrow
WANT A SETTLEMENT

OAKLAND. Oct. 1.-TWO hundred
and fifty members Of the Employers
and Contractors Association of Ala
media County, representing every
branch of the building industry, and
also all organizations of material deal
ers, determined this afternoon, at
meeting held at the headquarters or
the Master Builders Association, to tie
up the entire building industry OF Ala
media County next Monday morning TO
| force arbitration Of existing difncuitles,
If, after three days, no settlement were
reached with the central labor organi-
cations, to declare open shop" and re-
sumo operations with non union en-
ployes. The stand of the association is
set forth in the following resolutions,
which We're unanimously adopted by
| the representatives of the employers
organizations:
Whereas In so much as it has been
the earnest endeavor OF TINS assocla.
tion to treat with the central podles OF
organized labor-namely, the Bulldlng
Trades Council-looking toward
peacefui adjustment OF and soIutlon OF
the disturbed conditions that now con-
front us-namely, the milimens dlI-
ferences and others that are expected
Whereas. The Building Trades Coun-
Gil by evasion and subterfuge on the
part of their executive board refuse to
act, while we are satisfied tney
have full power to act, refuse to treat treat
1t expedient to recommend that the
following be
Resolved, That this. the Employers
resolution adopted last "Wednesday Oc-
tober 10, 1906. be put into full lorce
and effect oos eommenGingb ns ber M6naay' 6n f
Resolved That a period of three days
be given to allow conference OF any
kind In the event OF no CONF @ relice
we declare for independence ana open
shop.
This means that on Monday morn
ing all building operations in Alameda
County will come to a complete halt,
with the exception of few Isolated
cases where permits will be issued by
/ the executive committee of the asso-
citation to contractors to complete
work, which IL left in an unfinished
condition would be a menace to health
or the safety of the public.
Standing with the contractors and
other employers are the material men,
| including the lumber, brick, lime and
! cement dealers, who have agreed that
| no material shall be supplied to any
| contractor outside the association until
the present labor troubles are adjusted
| BY this means building will be brought
! to a complete standstll in this county
/ for three days.
1t is not, however, the intention of
/ the association to compel the public
to bear the burden and Inconvenience
of a long tieup of building operations,
and if by Wednesday night no arrange
ment for arbitration has been effected,
l open shop will be declared, and con-
! tractors will resume work with nom
! union workmen
I tY.1;~ 1e
] Council Will be held next Tuesday even
/ ing, and If at that time no action is
| taken to arrange a conference with the
Employers and Contractors Associa-
| ton, the latter will at once begin oper-
! ations with non-union men.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
RESENT PARDON Of.
YOUNG MYMAN.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 13.=There is
much comment here in regard to the
action taken by the Governor in par
doning David Wyman, son of William
Wyman of Woodside. from FOLSOM
prison. Wyman has bad name about
here and many citizens are inclined to
believe that his pardon will mean
more expense to the county to keep
him under control.
Young Wyman robbed the house Of
II. d. Haskins near Woodside on July
90, 1901 At that time an effort was
made to save him from prison on ac-
count of his youth, and he has taken
to San Francisco and put aboard the
ship Hayden Brown. bound for Aus
tralia. Before the ship left port, how
ever, he got away. and. returning to
Woodside, stole a horse from Edward
Early.
After long search the horse was
located on the other side of the bay
and Wyman was caught at San Jose,
where he was trying to sell another
stolen horse. He was brought here
and pleaded guilty to both burglary
and horse-stealing and was given five
years on the first charge and ten years
on the second. Wyman had also served
several terms in the County Jail for
bad conduct about the county.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
Personal.

Senator Thomas Kearns Of Utah and
wife are at the st. Francis.
George P Smell, manager of the Del
Monte, and party are at the st. Francis.
r. Kendall, prominent mining man
of Tonopah, and wife are at the ST.
Francis.
Clarence G. Follis has returned from
New York and is at the St. Francis.
H. w. Hall of Seattle is at the Ma
jestic.
H. H. Hewett and wife of Chicago,
who are touring the State. are at the
Majestic.
H. L. Terwilliger of New York. who
intends to open a mercantile house
here, is at the Majestic.
A. P. Blanchard and r. R. Herbert
of Los Angeles are at the Dorchester
Lieutenant Robert S. Russell. u s. N,
is at the Dorchester.
George S. Symons, a mining man of
Butte. Mont, is at the Baltimore.
o. w. Smith, a prominent merchant
of Boise, Idaho, and his. wife are at
the Baltimore.
DR.. E. o. Piper of San Jose is at the
Baltimore
H. c. McCausland of Empire City,
Canal Zone, is at the Savoy
Hugh Boyle of Googna, Canal Zone,
is at the Savoy.
William Letson of Deadwood, s. D.,
Is at the Savoy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
APPOINTED TO
MEET CONFERENCE VISITORS

OAKLAND. Oct 1s.-Committees
which will have charge Of the reeep-
ton and registration of delegates to
the Young Peoples International Mis-
sionary Conference have received their
final directions for handling the large
number of visitors expected to attend
the big religious gathering The con-
ference will open Monday morning at
the First Presbyterian Church. Four
days Will be given over to the i'm
portant programmes. which cover a
wide range OF home and foreign mis-
sionary work Those who compose the
registration committee are.
Chairman, DR.. j. Emmett Clark: Miss
Florence Cadman. Miss Cora Anderson.
Paul Cadman. Miss Lima Lyons. Miss
Mae Bevan, Miss Helen Anderson. Miss
Bessie Hierlihy, Miss Ruey Dexter.
Miss Elvina Howe. Miss Edna Peck.
Miss May Roberts, Miss Mabel Ang-
win. Miss E. E Kroll. Miss Sadie f.
Craig, Miss Della Mincher. Walter
Sandholt, Fred Peck, Miss Carrie Tan
ner. Miss Daisy Atwell Miss Eliza
beth Roberts.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
HOLO-UP REPORTS
INVESTIGATED.

OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-Vague reports
were received by Sheriff Frank Barnet
last night that four persons had been
held up in Fruitvale, but after a search
of several hours the Sheriff was unable
to locate the alleged victims. The first
report was received from j. Bradley,
who lives on Peralta street, near Davis.
He informed the Sheriff that a man had
rushed to his front door and asked for
protection from two other men who
had tried to rob him. When the officers
reached the Bradley home the alleged
victim had left, without giving his
name.
few minutes later message was
received from Dimond street saying
that two suspicious characters were
hanging about that neighborhood, but
again search was unavailing, and then
came a report that a timekeeper for
the Ransome Construction Company
had been held up on East Twenty-sev-
enth street, near High. No trace of the
footpads was found.
Constable Carroll received a report
that two men had attempted to hold up
a woman who was waiting for car at
Fruitvale avenue and East Fourteenth
street. but he was unable TO find either
the woman or the two men.
trict in order to keep tramps on the
move.
Two men, giving their names as H.
H. Risser and P. A. Davidson, were ar
rested last night in a saloon, and when
searched at the City Prison the cylinder
of revolver was found in possession
of Risser, while the frame of the wea-
pom was found in the pocket of his
companion They said they carried the
pistol in that way so that they could
not be charged with carrying con-
cealed weapon.
Francis owens, who has several times
been arrested in this city, and a man
giving the name of Herbert Bilger were
arrested last night as suspicious char
acters
James Adiego a bootbIack, who was
arrested on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons and was suspected of
being a footpad, proved this morning
that he had just arrived in this city
from San Jose.
Mrs. Anna Evans, residing at 1903
Goss street, reported to the police this
morning that four silk shirts and two
suits of underwear had been stolen
from her room on Thursday night.
George Bigadiotis, residing with his
parents at 412 Seventh street, is report
ed missing, having disappeared on Oc-
tober IL.
Ralph Kendrick, II years of age, has
been reported missing by his mother,
Mrs. j. Kendrick. vino resides at 4S2
Twenty fifth street.
Deputy Sheriff Tupper this morning
arrested q Japanese, whom. he found
wandering in the Piedmont hills, and
brought him to the City Prison on sus-
picion of insanity.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
ADMITS He LOVED
NOT WISELY.
"'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at ALL


OAKLAND, Oct. 13.-Louise j. Kor-
koro loved in manner that is ap-
proved by Tennyson and other poets,
but she did not confne her love to any
one person.
Her first lover died in the East ten
years ago. Louis Scapia met her short
ly after her first husband died Louis
proved to be bad actor" and he used
to amuse himself by beating her.
Then Korkoro came along. He was
handsome and she fell in love with him
at first sight. 1t was a case of love
until Korkoro objected TO her actions
The smitten swain said she had not
treated him properly; and then she be-
gan to chide him for making eyes" at
other damsels.
Mrs. Korkoro hotly denied that she
had had anything to do with any other
men, but her husband was persistent
and she decided to leave him. 1t was
then that he quoted the poet laureate
and accepted his fate. He says he had
never been in love before but the fact
that he had loved her has made him a
better man, no matter what the woman
of his choice may have done
II love her and believe that she
will eventually be mine" said Kor-
koro today But, whatever she does
L
loved her I think I will be a better
man to have loved a good woman, even
If she has Tilted me, than never to have
experienced the thrills of love"
Korkoro is a Greek, but he has lived
in America since he was IA years old
He is an attorney and went to the Hall
of Records today to file his own COM
plant for a divorce. He arrived at the
County Clerks Office too late. He says
that unless his wife agrees to act diff
ferently he will file the complaint next
Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
SUSPICION RESTS
ON POLICEMEN
Two Patrolmen Said to
Have Been Seen Leaving
Store by Way of Transom

In the last fortnight four burglaries
and attempts at burglary have taken
place within a block of police head
quarters at Pine and Larkin streets
and within the same distance of the
Bush street police station. The victims
were Lee Allenberg, proprietor of a
saloon at 1920 Polk street, and the
Alexander-Yost hardware firm at 1435
Pine street.
Wednesday evening, two policemen, it
is said, were seen emerging through
the transom over the door of the store
of the Alexander-Y -Yost Company.
The last attempt to rob the hardware
store was made last night, when a
ruffian appeared at the place and at
tempted to force an entrance His ef-
forts aroused Andrew Patterson, a
clerk who sleeps in the store Pat
terson armed himself with a revolver
and drove the fellow from the front
door. He later tried to force the rear
door Patterson then went to police
headquarters and secured assistance
The burglar had disappeared in the
meantime. This same store was entered
two weeks ago
Allenburg's saloon was entered last
Thursday evening. The front door was
pried from its hinges Nothing of
value was secured.
The audacity of the crimes has
caused the proprietors of both places
to hire special watchmen
George Alexander of the Alexander
Yost Company, says: Il am informed
by Mr. Russell, proprietor of the cream
cry in the rear of my place, that he
saw two policemen leave my place of
business last Wednesday night. The
policemen said. l understand, that they
were trying to catch burglars, and took
that novel way of doing it. The place
mas oeen entered once before, while
two attempts, both unsuccessfui. have
been made"