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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Ruef Humorous at
"Looters' League

Abe Ruef, picturing himself on q
pillory in an effort TO force the enc
mics of the administration TO produce
evidence of graft, addressed "capacf-
ty house" in the Novelty Theater, on
o,Farrell street. last night. Every one
who could possibly crowd into the
place was in, and there was an over
flow meeting Of several hundred on the
outside. 1t was a public meeting OF
the "Looters' League" alias the Mu-
nicipal Employees League.
In his preamble Ruef said humor-
counts in the newspapers that there
would be none but thugs and gas-pipe
men present. If that had been his ex-
pectation he was agreeably surprised,
for the audience was fairly represen-
tative Of persons of all classes, and the
majority appeared to have been drawn
10 the meeting by curiosity. When
the man described by several of the
preliminary speakers as the "star per-
former" commenced his address there
was a noisy demonstration which
seemed TO come from the entire house,
but was participated in by probably
one-third OF the throng. The others
were critical, but not hypercriticaI.
They were for the most part willing to
be amused by the humor and sarcasm
OF Ruef.
Interspersed with the speaking was
bit OF vaudeville from the Novelty
Theater circuit, but the audience had
not come 10 hear solos and quartets
and called loudly for Ruef
Supervisor Coleman presided and an
nounced that he was the temporary
chairman Of the Looters' League which
he politely called out Of its name The
vice presidents were the following
tried officials of the municipality:
Sheriff T. F. O'Neili, County Clerk
Harry Mulcrevy. City Attorney ". G..
Burke. Supervisors Coffey and Boxton,
School Director David Oliver Jr..
Commissioner George Duffey, Secretary
Louis Levy of the Board of Public
Works. and Trustees George C. Berger,
P H AieKenna, Lawrence Gull and D.
". Berry.
Major Kyle was the first speaker. He
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
HARTMAN HAS NEW
MOVE On FISH.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

CHICAGO. Nov. Edwin H Harri-
man has played what is apparently. a
very strong card IN his fight TO oust
Stuyvesant Fish from the presidency
Of the Illinois Central Railroad. The
situation between the two men now
seems 70 rest for decision on the vote
Of one director Of tAe road.
Fish, who arrived in Chicago tonight,
accompanied by his counsel. James B.
Dill, learned OF the move after midnight
and al once made arrangements TO dash
back 10 New York on tomorrow nights
limited train and fight 10 the last ditch
in the meeting Of the directors.
Harrimans card is a secret call for a
meeting OF the board Of directors to
meet in New York next Wednesday at
1l-30 a. m. to elect the executive off,
eTs for the ensuing year
The call which was issued last We'd
nesdsy, was signed by three members
Of the board. who took that method of
calling the meeting in the absence of
Fish in New Orleans. J. W. Auchin-
Gloss, Walter Lutgen and J. T. Harahan,
second vice president Of the road, who
deserted President Fish Just before the
annual meeting on October II. are
the three men who signed the call.
When seen at the Annex Hotel to-
night, Fish refused to discuss the quar-
rel between himself and Hartman.
One Of his party, however, admitted
that they had been notified of Harri-
mans move and that they would hasten
back to New York.
They viii probably force the issue
and may defeat Mr.. Fish" said this
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SAN JOSE POLICE CHIEF FILES
ANSWER To SUIT FOR DAMAGES
Makes Fun of Demand for Eight Thou
sand Dollars for Hitting AttOr-
ney on the Nose.

SAN JOSE. Nov. 3.-An answer TO
the complaint filed day or two ago by
Attorney W. H Johnson in which he
demands $4,000 damages for personal
injuries was filed today by Chief of Po-
lice Carroll. The document, after a
general denial that Johnson had been
permanently injured. and after an aver
ment that the blow which broke his
nose was struck by Carroll in self-de-
Tense. goes on to say:
Defendant denies that said blow af-
fected the eyesight of plaintiff denies
that his ocular nerve or any other nerve
was weakened or impaired. but AYERS
that plaintiffs nerve Is still strong, as
is evidenced by his modest demand for
damages in his complaint"
Attorney Johnson is considerably in
oensed over the humorous way in which
Chief Carroll has seen ht to receive
the damage suit He threatens to have
the last laugh.
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BON| SAID To HAVE
STRUCK WIFE.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

PARIS. Nov. S.-Pleading that Coun-
tess Boni de CastelIane be freed from
the chains that she bought, Maitre
Cruppi employed the astounding brief
drawn by Edmond Kelly, the American
lawyer. who never drew more damn
ing array of deadly facts.
One day, only few months after
her marriage. eleven years ago, the
Countess approached her husband, who
was writing. Leaning affectionateIy on
his shoulder she glanced down at his
desk and read:
Thou alone art lacking to my happi-
ness pow =
Realizing that she had seen the con
Guiding words of his love mfssive the
Count sprang to his feet and in a tow
ering rage struck his wife in the face
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spoke feelingly of the common peo-
pie and tried to show that the pres
ent movement to purify the city gov
ernment was an attack on organized
labor The major showed his origi-
nality of thought by stating that he
was proud of his friendship with A.
Ruef
Ex-Judge George H. Baehrs, who fol-
lowed. called Schmitz that spotless
man" and Ruef's Siamese twin in al
most the same breath. He glibly mis-
quoted an article by Lincoln Steffens
in the current number of. the Ameri-
can Magazine, relative to Schmitzs al
legged impregnable position in local
politics.
Police Commissioner Hagerty. who
is also president of the San Francisco
Labor Council. dwelt on. the reform
movement being an attack on union Ia
Dor interests.
It remained for George Lippman.
who was introduced as a representa-
tive of the Building Trades Council
but who subsequently confessed that
he was an employe of the District At
torneys office, to give the great classi-
fication of Ruef. Lippman. in perfect
seriousness, insisted that Ruef was
the foremost citizen of California, the
most famous native SON.
Al $3.50 Ruef commenced his speech
and he talked for an hour. He kept
his audience in good humor. Starting
in with minor invectives, Ruef net re-
buff from the crowd before him.
Abe. you're weak" cried some one.
I'll be stronger when / get older. "
he replied, and then went on to tell
of what he might snow IL he wanted
TO, but would not at that time.
AS was expected. Ruef abused all
the newspapers and their owners,
called Detective Burns liar and de-
clared that Heney spoke untruths. He
said that some time he would tell
what he knew about Heney.
Tell US now. now. came calls from
various parts of the house.
No. not now. But Heney is the sort
of a man one wouldn't like TO meet on
a dark night in a Grand Jury room" /"
he added ruefully.
He told how he had seized the office
of District Attorney to save the fair
name of the city and insisted that the
whole thing was politics: that after
election day there would be no more
noise. There were no cheers when he
finished.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Good Results In Lung Trouble

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prominent club woman of Chi
cago, Ill, contracted a severe
cold from being exposed in bad
weather. which resulted in serious
lung trouble.
Mrs. Beaucaire, after taking
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her wonderfully, brought the
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She pays high tribute to the
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several OF my friends and they, too,
are thankful for the benefit they
have already derived from it."-Mrs.
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Chicago, Ill. May 4, 1906.
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EDWARD D. SPARROW DEAD.

SAUSALITo. Nov. Edward D.
snarrovr for many years a real estate
dealer and publisher of the Advocate.
died last night. He had been suffering
for the last three years
Sparrow was born in philadelphia IN
1855 and came TO this state when q
child. For many years he was con-'
nected with the business department OF
the San Francisco Chronicle. He was
PROPRIETOR OF the Cloverdale Reveille
for six years and manager OF the Hilo
Tribune in the Hawaiian Islands Tor
three years Seventeen years ago he
made his home here. and eleven years
ago started the Advocate. He leaves
a widow, a son, Edward, New York
assayer. and two daughters, Berenice
and Alvira Sparrow.
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such men as Gerstle, Thomas and krlck
Congressman Kahn and George Hatton
The original plan was to secure the
services Of Abe Ruef
RUFF DECLINES TO ACT.
The city boss agreed TO put the
deal through for fee Of $4,000 The
money was raised. but when It was
offered to Ruef he declined to act The
supposition was that rival interests had
offered him a larger fee 10 block the
franchise. Finally a new arrangement
was made with Ruef by the Home Tele-
phone Company, In this deal the su-
pervisors were included. These facts
were known early in April.
Several days before the earthquake
ali arrangements We're completed The
date set for the sale of the franchise
was April 2s. On April IS came the
earthquake. Notwithstanding that mat
ters Of grave Importance growing out
Of the disaster demanded the attention
of the Supervisors. they were lightly
cast aside and the sale Of the tele-
phone franchise was rushed through.
o. OF the eighteen members OF the DOaro,
fourteen assembled al Mowry Hall and
held 70 their bargain. They were bound
70 deliver. and they did
FRANCHISE GOES FOR SONG.
The Home Telephone Company paid
$4,000 for their san Francisco fran
chise. For a franchise IN Oakland a
few months ago the same company
paid $4,000. II the Oakland franchise
was worth s35.O0o. the san Francisco
grant had a value Of 100000. Rival
companies were prepared 70 bid, but
Il was understood that in view OF the
earthquake the sale would be post
poned- Although the city was still
smoking and thousands were without
shelter and food, the Board OF Super
visors calmly sat down and sold tele-
phone franchises.
The telephone transaction was small
er than the trolley deal, and the trolley
matter large as il was, ranks second
10 the building graft
Evidence is al hand which viii dis
close every move MADE by the partici-
pants in the extensive grant 10 the
United Railroads. This viii come as
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street was before the fire, that is. moth
ing more habitable than a pile of
bricks which has not been touched
since April. The home of the fifteen
might be at 932 Bush, for there there
is something that looks like a dwell
ing-place.
1t is a blue and white striped tent.
1t is about fifteen feet square. In
front of the tent is an old cook
stove which has not worked recently.
The tent is set back from the street.
and to reach it it is necessary to pick
precarious path over the bricks.
There was no one about the tent yes
terday afternoon. Where fifteen men
live there should be some evidence of
them. There should be some beds in
the tent, some clothing. a blanket
which the fifteen might share among
them; cooking utensils to countenance
the stove; some curator of this politi-
cal museum where fifteen men have
their legal residence and hide the fact
so skillfully that there is no visible
trace of one. But the colonists were
not careful in making their registra-
ton seem real
Within the tent was a table made of
rough boards and two benches OF the
same material The table was unu-
suaiiy high. the benches more than or
dinarily low. There was not a shred
OF blanket, no dish. not a sign of q
mattress. In the place was bundle of
letters, but none of the fifteen voters
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man, but there is another election
coming, and the stockholders will
never consent to have the road con-
trollsd by the Union Pacific"
The call for the meeting was dated
October 81, but was evidently held
back until after Fish had left the city.
so that he would be taken unawares.
The duty Of setting a date for the
election Of officers rests ordinarily with
the president of a railroad. but Har-
riman took advantage of a law of the
Illinois Central which states that a
special meeting may be called by order
of three or more directors
One Of the members of the Illinois
Central board of directors is Governor
Deneen of Illinois. Counting him,
there are thirteen members of the
board. OF the twelve other directors,
six are understood TO be Hartman men
and six are on the Fish side. On this
basis Governor Deneen would cast the
deciding vote. It is said Deneen IA
vors Fish.
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RAIN FALLS AT SANTA ROSA.

SANTA ROSA, Nov. s.-The first rain
Of the season yesterday amounted to .57
OF an inch The storm began before
oayilgnL- and continued lightly until
dark. There is every indjcatio, sof =
heavy storm tonight and tomorrow
Ihe crops are all in and the farmers
fruit growers and cattle men ALI want
TO see good soaking rain at this
time, so as to put the ground into work
ing order and start the grass growing.
reed is scarce and hay high in price.
In some quarters stock is beginning to
suffer for want of feed
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Details Of the I telephone Franchise Deal Revealed
The Days Dead.

VALLEJO. Nov. 3.-Harry Wilson, for
thirty-five years a liquor dealer mere
and formerly influential IN politics, died
last evening after a short illness VII
son was a native of Ireland. but came
TO this country when boy and served
under Farragut during the Civil war.
He was one of the few survivors OF
the crew OF Farragut's ship IN the bat
tie of Mobile Bay He lived in alleJo
for thirty-seven years and was at one
time in control Of political AFFAIRS IN
this city A widow and four eniioren
survive him.
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SAN JOSE REGISTER STUFFED.
Wholesale Arrests of Men Who sou~b
to Vote Illegally May Re NIL


Wholesale Arrests of Men Who Son~h+
to Vote Illegally May BE Made.
SAN JOSE, Nov. 3.-WhoIesafe ar
rests for false registration are JLei,,
TO be made following Investigation
now being made by the police. Twelve
warrants were issued this morning bv
Justice Wallace and a similar number
by Justice Brown on Complaint Of ne
tectives James F. Prindiville and
George E. Pickering. At least 100
more warrants, It is said, will be issued
on similar charges.
The investigation has been ouiat,x,
conducted by Chief of Police Carroll
during the last six weeks, the poIice
having received Information that a
large number of persons had registered
falsely.
According to the police. numerous
persons have registered several times
under different names and from vari-
Gus lodging houses and hotels about
the city at which they are not staying
Chief Carroll, when interviewed this
morning concerning the issuing OF
warrants, said
AS soon Is we received Information
that stuffirg would take place and that
number of false registrations had
been made we started an investigation,
which resulted in the finding of 7nany
such cases. At least 100 warrants will
follow those issued today and whole
sale arrests will be made. We still
have a number of cases to Investigate
and warrants will also be issued in
these cases If we find false registra
ton.
In one particular instance person
ally investigated certain house which
four persons gave as their address.
found the house vacant. 1t is the same
In other cases. Lodging houses, hotels
and private residences have been given
and we investigated only to find that
no such persons ever resided there
The offender in every case will be ar
rested and prosecuted on felony
charge
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CAR CRASHES INTO
A MAIL WAGON.

Car No. 1874 of the Eddy street line,
eastbound. crashed into United States
mail wagon No I97 at Fourth and
Market streets at an early hour this
morning The wagon was badly wreck
ed and the mail scattered all over the
street The driver of the mail wagon.
Joe Reilly. had a miraculous escape
from death escaping with a few abra-
sions of the. scalp. The horse ran
away.
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days for the instruction Of voters was
not in place and that some of the can
didates could be voted for twice when
the lever was sprung The election
officers say that this is only a trivial
matter and that it will be remedied be-
fore Tuesday.
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WILL LECTURE on HrsToRY.

Professor H. Morse Stephens viii de-
liver his third lecture on History and
Historians" in Lane Hall tomorrow
night. This lecture deals with the
Roman Historians. Livy and Tacitus
1t is under the auspices of the Mechan-
les Institute.
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DEATH SUMMONS H. MARKS.

STOCKTON. Nov. 3.-H Marks. n
wealthy merchant OF this city who
recently retired on account Of III
health, after amassing a fortune. died
in ST. Joseph's Hospital last night
Surviving the deceased are a widow.
four daughters-Mrs. Joseph Steinhart.
Mrs II. Beyers and Mrs Gus Moose, all
Of San Francisco. and Miss Rose Marks
of stockton. and a brother. H Marks
of this city.
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DEFECTIVE VOTING MACHINES.

VALLEJO, Nov. 3.-Excitement was
created in local political circles today
by the discovery that one of the bars
in the voting machines which have
been on exhibition here for th0past ten
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The California Promotion Comnnittee h.. -
its object the PROMOTING OF Cahfornis- 4. 1os
whole a'
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Its energies are devoted 20 foSte-,,, m
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II grss reliable Information on every snn.
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IL gives ENCOCRAGESfEN-T 10 fia e-.S,ia- ~a.t.e.nia-
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CohkkSPONDENCE INVITED.

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Bills OF Lading and NegofishIs pts.
Ro description replaced bvS
comp.sg cona o. ~ TIE Mst.oDolltan sarets
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United Jewelry and Optical Company 1855
Fillmore ST., will give 10 per cent of the regu-
lar price 10 any bringing this ad. Lazarus
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ttoRAcE GREEIY,s SISTER DEAD.

HORACE GHEEL1's sIsIEH DE.aD.
CORRY, Pa, Nov. Mrs Margaret
Bush of CIymer. y. Y, sister OF Hor-
ace Greely and only survivor OF his i'm
mediate family. died today, aged So
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Abe Ruef Plays a Pivotal Part
in the Transaction.

the biggest surprise to ali of the arch
conspirators.
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The CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
(OrEanlzed Ia02.l

PROMOTION: The act OF promotinr. "A
LonAry. &c
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such men as Gerstle. Thomas and Frick
Congressman Kahn and George Hatton
The original plan was to secure the
services OF Abe Ruef
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