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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25


Ruef and Gallagher. in their sudden
but belated squirt OF civic virtue yes
terdsv bore out the story published IN
The Call on Friday 10 the effect thal
Tax Collector J. +. Nichols was TO De
made a scapeGoat by them Tor the pur-
pese-o hiding some of the many SINS OF
the administration.
Fhe acting Mayor refused yesterday.
eos chairman OF the finance committee
OF the Board OF Supervisors. to sign a
demand of ss95 for badges furnished
10 Tax Collector Nichols and his depu-
ties. and the removal OF the former
from Office on charges Of malfeasance
is said 10 be all arranged for by Ruef
A tendency TO stand by HIS under
iings has heretofore constituted one
of the primary secrets OF Ruefs
Strength as a political leader. bat since
fhe present Grand Jury has got busy
and commenced to return indictments
= noticeable change has come over the
boss. Complete disruption Of his or
sanitation VIII be imminent. it is ad
mitted by his closest trends. II men
aifke Nichols continue 10 be sacrificed.
but Ruef is not listening TO this coun-
sci and persists I'm declaring that the
sCalps of some OF the small fry must
aiso forfeited Il men higher up in the
graft debauch are to eventually escape
Gallagher himself is quite willing To
accept Ruefs ruling in the matter He
"a WAYS has been and his action in
-hoiding up the Nichols bill Yesterday
sp-as characteristic OF his Difference to
that Bernhard had made forty badges
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Ruef | alks w ithout
Saying Anything

NO formal plans have been made for
The reception OF his Honor, Mayor
Schmitz, said Abe Rucf last night.
but we expect that there will be
crowds OF pubiic-s spirited citizens who
viii turn out on hrs return TO express
their confidence in the Mayor and their
disapproval Of the Grand Jury.
"Heney talks a good deal. He says
he has been at work collecting evidence
for seven months. and when it comes
80 showdown he seems TO have moth
ing but what we all of us have known"
In reference to the Grand Jury's hae-
ing brought no indictments against the
alleged brihe-givers in the United
Railroads ana the Southern Pacific,
Rucf was reticent. lie said:
You won't say what yoi think of
the Grand Jury. and / can't. so we
cannot talk about them
Then picking up an evening paper
which contained 2 cartoon representing
him wearing tho diamond "R" amid
evidences of debauchery. he said
This is pretty good for man who
never smokes nor drinks. J can't see
that there is any. indictablc offense in
this watch charm. Andriea has been
about this Office for some time. l rep
resented him In c>sorce suit once.
when he came back from France lately
he said he was having 2 watch charm
made for me. What was / TO do2 /
could not refuse TO accept it. And when
] had taken it. ] could not give 1t
away. nor sell II. Could To-
Referring to Sanderson's statement
that Ruef had told him that tlc would
look out for the larger prizehghts him.
self. Ruef said:
Il think Sanderson has been mis-
quoted. He would never say anything
like that ] have a letter from him
here and he took the letter from d
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Can You Use Food
{ When You Get 1t?
Thousands of StOmschs Starving Where
Mouths Are Well Fed. Costs Moth
ing to Relieve This Condition.

= Eating IS fast becoming too much a
-part or the daily routine IL not a mere
iriSiing Of the appetite thing 20 be
- often out ot the way as quickly as
- ossiblc Little thought is given to
-rHat kind cf food. its effect upon the
system and whether * viii be of use
dn building mp the tissues OF the body.
s your stomach will revolt II * is not
2 ifesdy doing so. 1t must shut up for
1epairs. What OF the dizziness and
sometimes pain which stop you after
hurried lunch2 What Of the general
Mistress after heavy dinner feel
-llB E OF pressure against ti7e heart which
calls bait and makes the breathing
Hiffcult2 Is il common for you 10 be
Impressed with bclchinG and sour ernc-
81 ationse Are you constipated and then
40 YOU laHgningiy toss a dime to the
dfuggist for his most palatable relief9
iseware Of temporary cures that are
but palliatiVes. Many antidOtes for
Fhe common ills which our flesh IS heir
10 seem at first 10 relieve. but in real
1tT II not injecting poison into the sys-
fem lay the foundation for deeper
seated and more far-rcaching disorder.
Three-fourtiis Of all diseases orig
5natc with a breaking down or the di-
sestiOn and nine-tenths OF all digestive
tronbles originate wita one or more OF
fle symptoms named above.
Beware. then. Of indigestion and dys-
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il takes more than forcing food
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eerB
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Acting Mayor Holds Up
Extravagant Bills
Ruef Deserts His Underling in an
Effort to Cover Up Petty Graft

for the Tax Collectors deputies and
three badges OF extra finish for the
Tax Collector, his chief deputy and his
cashier
Gallagher in holding UP the bill conf
mented on the eXorbitant price of the
badges-nearly $40 each. Nichols and
his deputies. he said. could have got
along with much cheaper badges. He
declared that Nichols and the deputies
would have TO pay for the badges out
OF their own pockets.
The badges are but q small part OF
the graft detected in Nichols office.
Special Agent Burns has amassed evil
dence which shows that dummy paxrolls
and carte blanche in the matter of
work were characteristic of the Office
and that the chief aim OF the attaches
was to see how easily they could loot
the city treasury.
Ruef is aware OF the possession of
this evidence by Burns. and the action
OF Gallagher in holding Up the bill for
the badges Yesterday was done at his
expressed wish.
AT least five indictments are expected
to he returned against city officials in
connection with the conduct Of the Tax
Collectors Office.
After hearing that Tax Collector
Nichols was about TO be ousted because
Of the petty graft in his department.
exposed by The Call on Friday. the
deputies OF the disgraced official held
a meeting Yesterday and decided TO
stick by their chief. organizing them
selves into sort Of body 10 protect
him TO the best OF their ability.
But Notwithstanding this action on
tho part OF Nichols followers. Acting
Mayor Gallagher seems bent on renov-
ing the Tax Collector from Office, be-
lieving that it is for the good of the
administration that he should be de-
posed.
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MEN WHO INFORM
To LOSE JOBS
Continued From Page 70, Column 4.

told this last night, said that the
question OF an indicted Mayor eSer-
cising his functions might preeipitate
nice legal souabble. but Ruef has
already considered that phase OF the
matter and is confident that it can be
avoided by legal artiEce.
The status Of the indicted Mayor.
however. promises to become matter
OF much official discussion as soon as
he returns. and more than one person
ma Y be led to challenge acts that would
otherwise be recognized as lying with
in his prerogatives as the city's chief
executive.
Committees OF the Grand Jury are
busily al work investigat ting the Offices
of the different municipal departments
and amassing what little evidence is
TO be had from formal tours OF inspec-
tiou-
This evidence. is quite independent
Of that amassed by Burns. who already
has placed at the disposal Of SHeney
enough facts proving the existence of
graft in nearly every important branch
of the municipal government to war
rant many Indictments.
Rnef is daily becoming more cog
infant OF the extent and conclusive
ness of this evidence secured by Burns.
and It is for this reason that he has
arranged for the secret conclave to-
night.
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tunately 1t was nipped I'm the early
bloom of its youth. but it was lusty
young graft and the evidence of the
promise of it's early days is carefully
preserved in the archives of the Relief
Corporation in the shape OF some $4,000
worth OF warrants for pay coming to
James Smith, Tom Jones' and sew
eraf Does In the fact that James"
and Tom and the others never called
for their money Is the story.
During the first months after the
fire the relief committee agreed to pay
for the work OF sweeping the streets.
tiers, which we're then a t the Hamilton
School. were wont to be cengested with
9 motley line OF "sweepers.' Their num-
Der raised a suspicion in the minds OF
the relief committee, and they began
an Investigation. Those were the days
when Frank Maestretti was head of the
Board OF Works. and the story was
that he had been distributing RELIEF
with a lavish hand on his own hook;
that he had Cancelled many an old
political debt with one OF these orders
ON the fund for street sweeping. But
the Investigation had not gone far
when the Board OF Works got wind of
the danger, and James and Tom
stay away from relief headquarters and
not 70 attempt to cash their warrants.
Political debts of the administration
he'd to be met in other ways. and a
very promising form of graft came to
an early end. Hence the unpaid war
rants are stil unpaid. and might make
an interesting field for research work
for hRIeney and Burns in their spare
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Nichols Is Under the Ban
Sanderson's Life Is
Hanging in Balance
Detectives Remain Near Him

Los ANGELES. Nov 2E-supervisor
" W. Sanderson vas in an extremely
nervous condition today, refusing to
see callers. His physician, Dr. j. IL.
Davidson, gave the following statement
to the representative OF The CALI
sanderson is a very sick man and
| have advised him to go to Arizona
as soon as possible If he returns TO
San Francisco I consider his case hope
less and have SO informed him. He
has tempera turc iuctuating in the
neiEhhorhood of 103 and high fever,
which is accompanied b. had coughing
spells. He has q long hard fight for
life ahead Of him. My judgment Of his
case is entirely concurred in b. M.
Sanderson's brother who came here
from Stockton to make an examination.
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High Officials In
Evil Traffic
Contlnued From pare %, column 8.

Ruef. This is considered even more
convincing evidence tilsn that given
by the French restaurant men from
whom Ruef eXtorted large sums
Although no indictments have been
flied in the case of the Bslvedere
music hail. the Grand July has by no
means disposed of the. graft transac-
tion by which Ruef, without the ex-
penditnre OF a cent. was enabled to
reap. share of the dividends. The re-
fusal OF Attorney Frank Burke 20 tell
of the disposition made of the insur-
ance money received by the Belvedere
has tied up the case for time. While
this point is being determined, Eddie
Graney viii be given 4 further oppor-
tunity to save himself from an indict-
ment for perjury. The indictment of
Max Adler for perjury was intended
partly as warning TO the little
blacksmith. 1t is known that Rpef,
through his man Cert, made q demand
for a share of the Beiyedere insurance
coin. and the testimony Of Burke. who
handled this money, is essential to es-
tablish this fact
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and the mother and sister realize the
seriousness OF his condition and have
consented to make the trip to Arizona
with him.
II was learned tonight that Special
Agent Burns, by direction of Prose-
cutor Heney. has detectives in Los An
geles looking into the statement made
by Supervisor Sanderson relative to
the manner in which Abe Ruef is said
to have directed the distribution of
permits for boxing contests in San
Francisco. The detectives have real
ICED that it is needless to keep San
derson under strict surveillance for
they are satisfied that he is very sick
man. It is probable, however. that
they will ehdesvor TO get statement
from Sanderson before he leaves for
Arizona II such a move is undertaken.
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sCHM|Tz STARTS
WESTWARD
contInned From Pnge 20. Column :.

tOHttAAtU ftfh uEt <H- NOtotHB
a matter Of comment among Califor-
mans here tonight, who say that the
colonel can alwavs be depended upon
to butt into the sensational. It is
not known whether he was at the pier
yesterday in response to a cable from
Schmitz. or whether he met the Mayor
OF his own yclition to give him a
friendly greeting. 1t is assumed that
he was retained by Schmitz's brother
and Keane, who anticipated that an
arrest might be attempted, in which
case bail would have been necessary
II is not known whether KowalslSy
viii go to California TO help defend
Scbniitz' and Ruef. He could not be
reached tonight.
1t is usual for the Waldorf guests
to check their baggage at the hotel
direct TO destination. The MOTEL has its
own ba aggage master, who is equipped
with checks over all OF the railroad
lines entering New York City. and he
can check baggage direct from the
hotel to any point in the United States
-evep to city as remote as san
Francisco. provided the hotel guest
has his railroad ticket to show But
tho baggage master al the Waldorf
says that the Mayors baggage was not
checked in the usual way and that it
went to the Grand Central station for
checking. Before leaving Mayor
Schnitz said he expected to take the
Central route from Omaha and TO ar
rive in San Francisco next Wednesday,
afternoon.
On the bagga ge slip at the Waldorf
Astoria, opposite Schmitz's room num-
Der. appeared words that apparently
read Cambridge Springs. bat the
loagga genlan could scarcely decipher
them and he did not know what they
meant &c ANYTHING
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THE DEAF MADE TO HEAR
The Story Of the Electrical Engineer, Geo. P. Way
Whose Lost Hearing Was Restored
by His Invention

that is the torment Of one shut of from
the sounds OF the busy world. there
came terrible crashing sound 5 of
an earthquake. and Mr.. Way bounded
across the room, terror stricken. Then
the amazed engineer sat down in his
chair and tried TO realize what had
happened. Unconsciously he pulled the
tuft from his ear. Instantly he return
ed to the eternal silence that had en-
veloped him for years. The sound of
the machinery came to him as far
away; he no longer heard his assist
ants curious questions. Then the truth
came to him and he realized that a
new Gay had dawne5 for him. Mr.. Way
rushed home to tell his wife the good
uews; they were all amazed Then for
FIVE years he experimental constantly
to put his accidental discovery to use.
The Way Ear Drum WAS the result of
his labors. and he wore ii with splendid
results. Others, of course. heard of
the marvel and he was overwhelmed
with requests for one of these little car
phones from friends as we'll as from
people of whom he never knew.
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drawer in his desk and read parts o

drawer in his desk and read parts of
ii.
lie says I sec they say have
confessed. Now. how is a man TO con-
fess when he has nothing to tell? All
this talk about the fight trust is new
10 me-. So. YOU see, Sanderscn must
have been misauoted.'
Euef becomes particularly Bitter over
any allusion to Eddie Graneys testi-
mony before the Grand Jury. He is
Of the opinion that great pressure was
brought to bear on the blacksmith to
tell all he knew and says he was
threatened with an Indictment il he
did not do so. When Ruef was told
that Captain Martin had testified be-
fore the Grand Jury that he had re-
ceived orders from Dinan to protect
The house at $40 jackson street. Ruef
replied:
OF course that is a matter with
which 1 had nothing to do. so | cant
say anything about ii.
Now | don't think / have told you
anything. have 1? ! have tried not to
say anything.
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HOW
CONSUMPTION
BEGINS

disease Of the kidneys there is a ca
tarrhal condition OF the lining mem
branes OF the kidneys.
Preceding true gastritis there is a
condition of the mucous mem
brane lining the stomach.
Preceding Inflammation of the bowels
there is catarrhal condition of the
mucous membrane lining the bowels.
The same is true of the lungs. Pre-
ceding true Inflammation of the lungs.
or consumption, there is catarrhal
condition of the mucous membrane
lining the lungs. Sometimes this ca
tarrhai condition will remain for years
withaut further development.
The victim of catarrh of the lungs is
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

his own en-
gines and dy-
Jlalnos as he
passed among
them. To-day
he is to ali ap-
pearanccs pos
sesscd OF per-
feet hearing.
Yet when he
removes two
tin y devices
from his ears
he is quite as
badly off as
before.
Mr.. w a " $
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= = - NJ e''eOi deafness had
b en increas-
ing for years. until it had reached the
point where he was unable to hear his
wife's voice across the dinner table.
aud his usefulness as an engineer was
seriosly threatened. 1t happened. as
his post in the dynasfro room one day
nearly eight years ago. and as the
buzzing in his ears bothered him more
than usual he placed q curiously
Then most thrilling thing happened.
In the midst of the rlerIreitial silence
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About eight years ago Mr.. Geo. P.
Way, electrical engineer of the De
troit Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. could scarcely hear the roaring Of
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

CHICAGO. Nov. ~ John Hem
street, who was fe1 years old last jan
uary, died at the Chicago Home for In
durable yesterday. He was born st
Rome, y. T., in 1906.
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Odd ale of Graft
in Relief w arrants

Still another method by which the
relief fund was exploited by the nu-
nicipal grafters has come to light. For
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LII organs of the body arc llned with
a mucous membranes. Any of these
organs arc therefore liable to ca
tarrh. Catarrh is q congestion of the
mucous membrane. which precedes true
Inflammation.
Many cases of Inflammation OF the
1i11IcnliS n1en1hraIe never go further
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25

Literally thousands
OF the drums have
been sold IN every
part of the country
ami the present vol
unfe of sales runs
into hundreds of pairs
weeklF.
With these little
ear drums in the ears
Ii Is almost impossible
for any catarrh 10
take place. Mr.. Way.
whose home of6re Is
in the Ms jcstic
Bldg. Detroit. Mich.
believes that there
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Cameron
glad speak word for Peruna to all those who are
for and for which
relief until tried valuable remedy
and had lost much weight and could
sleep at night slightest tired and had
in despair always had little hacking cough my lungs felt
and my back ached
taking bottles of Peruna felt much better and
that friends both pleased and
shed taking the medicine until perfectly
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Three horses were ridden by girls in
recent races II Toxic. and enc or the
giris won. Both OF the other girls did
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than tEe catarrhal
stage. Therefore
the. catarrh stage is
liable to become a
chronic one.
Precesiil3c ,right'S
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liable at any moment to develop con-
sumption. as the catarrhal condition OF
the lungs renders them peculiarly Sus-
ceptible to consumption.
IL the catarrhal condition could be
entirely removed by some form Of
treatment. the liat ty to contract con-
suption would be also removed
II is claimed for Peruna that when
faithfully used. according to directions.
il will relieve tho catarrhal condition
arising in any organ Of the body.
parbar,s fHe most frao11er1f flIr1 IN v,
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of the fact.that Pc
runa will relieve
cases of internal
catarTh are the nu-
merous eases of ca
tarrh of the lungs
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PE-RU-NA
PFTvENTS
CONSUMPTION.

{ have reported entire relief from
tire use of t'erura. Tne above case of
Mr. Cameron is only one Of the many
which Ee have on ME.
An annoying and persistent cough:
loss of flesh: shOrtness Of breath !:
weakness of the whole system; this
hs nes on in spite OF all remedies At
last Peruna IS resorted to, and prompt
relief obtained. This has been repeated
many times. as hundreds of letters in
our fles give testimony OF
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are very few cases OF deafness that his druuil
will NOT relieve
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-30
NEW HAVEN COUNTY
SOUTHPORT.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

r NEWS IN BRIEF.
 Miss Olive Pierce Of South Britain was a guest, last Friday, of Mrs George P. Pierce.
 c. P. Tapper, who suffered shock about four weeks ago, is now slowly improving. J. Meaney of Fair Haven has tax en position with the Diamond Match Co. and is boarding with Mrs George P. Pierce
 Samuel Futile of California, Mrs Mary Sturdevant of Bridgeport, MT and Mrs L. H. Hodge of Binghamton N. Y., Mrs Nellie Abercrombie and son, Ernest, of New York have all been recent guests of Mrs George P. John Flannigan, who was a ma chine tender at the Diamond Match Co. s factory, has resigned his.-positiop and has left town.
 c. H. Hopkins, one of the machine tenders at the Diamond Match Co.,. has moved bis family from Ansouia jn- to one of the company's houses near the mill.
 The large retaining wall on the east side of the factory of the Diamond Match Co.,, has just been relaid. Hub bell & Hubbell of Oxford did the work The last month has been one of the busiest ones that the Diamond Match Co. have ever had at their paper mill here. Their shipments have been larger than at any previous month.
 Do your holiday shopping in-Danbu-
The Newtown bee., 1906-11-30
WESTON

GEORGE EYsINGER LOSES A FINGER
 George Eysinger, who lost a finger one evening last week, by the acci- dental discharge of gun while coon hunting with his friend, Alfred Rock. well, is getting along nicely. s
 Mrs Samuel Ayers has returned to Berlin Heights, Ohio.
 Willard Fanton of New York has visited his parents, MT and Mrs I. c. Fanton. On Saturday Mir Fanton and his brother, Dwight, attended the big football game in New Haven. George Beers has entertained a number of friends from Bridgeport.
 Miss Florence Casey of Ridgefield is the guest of Miss Eddice White. Miss Lucy Fishel of New York has returned home, after visit of several weeks with her cousin, Miss Sara Hurlbutt.
 Thomas Donnelly of New York has spent few days at the Donnelly sum- mer residence here.
 Frederick Banks visited Greenfield Hill friends on Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Frederick Burritt, were guests of MT Burritt's father, in Bridgeport, Sunday. x
 Joseph Rowland is doing carpenter work in Bridgeport.
 Do your holiday shopping in Danbu- ry. The merchants will make it worth your while-see adv. on page 8