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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
CLERK IN PAY
Of COAL MEN

PHILADEIPHIA June T.-Testifyihg
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to-day, Joseph X. Aiken, who
has been ef1ief clerk in the ofiee OF the
superintendent of the Monongahela
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
revealed almost as startling evidence
as that given by Joseph Boyer before
the commission yesterday. On a salary
which he said varied from $50 TO sl26
a month Aiken had purchased stock In
different coal companies amounting to
nearly $4,000. He admitted having
received gifts OF cash from coal opera
tors on the Pennsylvania lines, and had
also zfseSfxed- so e month for sseysfssf
months from a cempany store
Joseph BoyeTs the Pennsylvania Rail-
road employe, who yesterday testified
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to having received large sums
of money and other gratuities from
producers of coal on the Pennsylvania
Railroad lines. was today dismissed
from the service of the company. When
the matter was brought to the atten-
ton of President. CasSatt he directed
the Immediate discharge of Boyer.
Boyer was chief clerk in the ONCE of
A. w. Gibbs. superintendent of motive
power.
New light was shed today on the
motives leading TO the abolition of
freight rebates by the railroads when
James McCrea. first <iee president of
the Pennsylvania company. appeared
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. McCrea favored publicity of
the rating of mines and the distribu-
ton OF ears. He surprised the commits
sioners by announcing that for nearly
two years. and up TO the time of Presi-
dent Cassatts recent departure for
Europe, the Board of Directors Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, of which he is a
member, had been considering means
for eliminating the private car. He de-
ciared that the company had concluded
that the use Of these cars was unwise.
Toward the conclusion Of his testi-
mohy Attorney Glasgow asked McCrea
when President Cassatt decided to stop
rebating.
"Just as soon as he got control of
the Pennsylvania Railroad: that was in
1888" said Mccrea
He declared that the directors OF
other roads were pleased with the idea
or abclishing private cars, when the
rebate question was brought to their
notice. MnCrea admitted. 1naliy. that
the rebates stopped when the commit
tee on interests plan started He add.
ed that the shipper was never so fairly
treated as now. He had stable rates
and was placed in a fair position with
HIS competitors.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
TEHANA TOWN
TO INCORPORATE {

RED BLUFF June by unani-
nous vote today the Supervisors de-
cided to allow the town of Tehania to
incorporate and become a city. A large
number of people OF that place, which
4s Situated on the river at TIL junction
of the railroads twelve miles south of
here, drove to Red Bluff today to ap-
pear before the Supervisors and present
reasons why the town should become
one of California's municipalities.
The main incentive for incorporating
is the fact that the Redding and Red
Blum Railway Company recently se=
cured franchises through Red BLUM
and Reading, as wall as private rights
of way for the entire distance between
Redding and Tehama. The company
desires TO enter Tehama without buiid-
ing an overhead crossing over the
tracks of the Southern Pacific, as they
would have to do IL the town was not
Incorporated. This would be very diff
ficult in view of tho peculiar lay Of the
land, so the people of the town are
desirous TO help them by incorporating,
as the law allows of the crossing OF
railroads on even grades within the
boundary OF municipalities.
Elk Supervisor Hugh Mooney made
a bitter fight against incorporating the
town.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
FINDS HIS WIFE
BUT LOSES COIN
special pispatch to The can.

STOCKTON, June MRS. George
Bacco, wife OF an Italian farmer, who
was believed to have been kidnapped
by a band of wandering gypsies, has
been found at the home of neighbors
within two miles of her own home.
Baoco appeared at the Sheriff's Office
recently and reported that his 1S-year-
old wife had Disappeared mysteriously
last Tuesday and that $1iu was missing
from the house. He told the Siefim
that he believed a bard Of gypsies had
fansacked his house and kidnaPed his
Wife.
Yesterday Andrew King, who resides
near Ripon, reported 10 the authorities
that Mrs. Bacco was at his place. He
said that she came there a weeK ago
Yesterday and had been staying there
ever since. Mrs Bacco cannot speak
a word of English and for that reason
was unable to explain her trouble to
King.
70 an italian interpreter Mrs. Baceo
said that a week ago, George Hardia;
who lives within mile or her home,
eanie to her house while her husband
was away at work and holding her Zip
at the point of a gun. ransacked her
Baeco to leave the country, advising
her to 60 to Sacramento. He told her,
she says, TO change her name and never
come back to Ripon under penalty of
death Mrs. Bacco fled to the residence
of King and remained in silence.
Sardfa, who Is accussd by Mrs. Baeco,
is still at large. Yesterday he met
Baceo and told him that his tSardia's)
wife, had left him also.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
Musr ExpENB A MILLION.
packers VIII BE required to Improve
the Chicago Plants.

CHICAGO, June THAT improve
ments costing nearly $1,000. 900 would
be ordered in the stock yards was the
statement. of Building Inspector Bart
zen and Perry l.. Hedrick, chief sani-
tary inspector, today.
Bartzen said the changes required in
the buildings to conform with the city
ordinances and correct the violations
found by the Inspector, would eest more
than 5000. 900 and might reach 100000.
Hedrick said the sanitary improve
ments. as far as he could estimate at
present. would cost at least $500, 900
and perhaps more.
Bartzeh said. further, that if any OF
the buildings at the stock yards were
found In a dangerous condition he
would close them, but the packers have
the changes ordered. superintendent
Young of Swift & Co.. Is quoted
as having said that the packers would
go to any expense necessary to make
their plants safe for the employees and
to conform with the building laws.
City inspectors and agents of the
packers. alike. were busy investigating
in Packingtown all day The city's men
kept up their search for evil conditions
In the slarghtering neuses. while the
agents Of the packers tried hard 10
fasten upon the socialists the Author
ship of the recent report to President
Roosevelt which caused all the trouble.
Both forces met with varying SUCCESSES
The packers. however. made one dts
covery. It was that one OF the nunfcf-
pal inspectors. Robert III. Cowdes. was
a socialist As Cowdey made no at
tempt to conceal the fact. the sensation
fell somewhat fiat. In fact. cowdey is
proud of being socialist Moreover.
he is an ex-capdidate Tor the Presidency
OF the United States, having been NOM
mated by the single tax party In 1883.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
WOMAN SAVES
CHILD'S LIFE
Mrs. Wahmuth Extin-
guiSheS Flames on
Rita RiSso.
Little One Lights Grass
Fire and 1t Seizes
Her Dress.

ALAMEDA, June 7.-Presence OF
mind and prompt action on the part OF
Mrs William IL wahmuth Of z1ss
Baena Vista avenue saved four-year-
old Rita Risso from being burned to
death yesterday after the little ones
garments had become jgnited from a
grass IRE the child had started The
brave woman, attracted by the screams
of the little girl. FASTENED to her as
sistance, and. although the child's
clothing was ali in a blaze, Mrs. Wah-
n1Gth did not hesitate. to grasp the VIC
tim Of the fire and roll her in sand,
thereby sm0thering the flames.
In performing her heroic act Mrs.
Wahmuth was severely scared on the
hands and wrists The child was dan
gerously burned on the legs and back.
but is expected TO survive the injuries
Little Rita and two other children
were playing IN the rear yard or the
Risso home az the southwest corner
Of Walnut street and Baeaa Vista ave-
nue. when the accident occurred. The
ehfld's mother had gone to Oakland
shopping and the children were alone
Rita. having obtained bunch of
matches, utilized them in setting FIRE
to dry grass in the yard The names
communicated TO the little ones dress
and it was when the child began TO
cry In agony that Mrs wahmuth
grasped the situation and acted
quickly
The fearless woman whose bravery
prevented a fatality is the wife of 70
hceman William H Wahmuth.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
SAYS DEPUTIES
CANNOT Be PAID
Berkeley Officials in a
Predicament Because
of Ruling.
Attorney Says Law Al
lows No Funds for
Extra Help.

BERKELEY, June THE work OF
three Important departments OF the
town government is crippled through
the decision OF Town Auditor Hanscom
that the salaries OF Assistant Town
Clerk II. Joseph K6ford, Map Clerk
r. Smith in the Assessors Office. and
License Clerk Madge woolmington in
the Marshal's office cannot be legally
paid, Auditor Hanscom has held up
the warrants for the salaries OF these
town employees and a complication has
resulted, which the Trustees, with the
aid of the Town Attorney. will be
called upon to help unravei
The rush of work consequent upon
the rapid growth OF the town has made
the employment OF additional help in
various Offices "a necessity. but no legal
provision has been made according to
Auditor Hanscorl, for the payment of
/ the help. and the extra deputies. ac-
eordingly, cannot be used, or If they
work they must take chances OF being
denied their salaries.
Auditor Hanscons point Is that the
pay for assistants to municipal officials
is equivalent to an advance of salary
given the said officials. and therefore
If payment is made it is illegal
Map Clerk Smith was employed sew
eral months ago, and upon Assessor
wharns declaration to the Auditor
that Smith was not his assistant the
Auditor permitted the payment of
Smiths salary. The Auditor has since
decided that Smith is an assistant as
SCISSOR and so his salary warrant is
disapproved.
Auditor Hanseom cites a Supreme
Court decision that upholds his action.
a@d apparently 1t only remains to be
decided whether the men whose SAL
aries he holds up are assistants or
hold independent Offices.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
CHILDREN DONATE moNEr.

OAKLAND. June I'm the custody
OF James p. Taylor, chairman Of the
Oakland relief committee, is bag con-
tanning t6s.is. The coin represents the
proceeds from a childreh's fair and
circus which was given By Clinton.
Helene and Frances Warden of ass
Orchard street, assisted by numa-ous
plsEmatess The children in their LET
Ter 70 Chairman Taylor signed them
selves: Miss Ruth 9enung, Miss Pa
chael Sensnk. Miss Marietta Ce
nung.. Miss Nellie Adams. Miss Ruth
Eicaols. Miss Madeline Birch, Miss
Gertrude Burt Miss Kathryn Parri,
Miss Helene Warden. Miss Frances
Warden, Master Albert Hall. Master
Bruce Hail. Master Jackson Worts
Master Harold worts. Master Ktrtev
Hunt, Master Clinton Warden.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
RERKELEY eRApuArEs.

BERKELEY. June Graduating
exercises Of the Berkeley High School
VIII be held Friday evening in Harmon
Hail. on the university campus The
graduating class is as follows:
Classical c9urselzClarice pavis. Be
Literary cOuFse-Fannie Armstrong.
Vera Baget Blanche Bayly, Martha
Beaser, Charlotte Biedenba Claire
Bowman. Francis Bowman Caroline
Chaires, Jessie Cole, Ada Cross, Irene
lsakin, Kathleen DeVine. Pearl Dunlap.
Alice Farey, Elsie Goldman GeneYe
Wnlismson.. Jessie Hidden. Luelia
son. Antoinette Renake. Robert Mccall.
FRANCES Monson, William Parry. Alice
Phillips, Lucy Pierce Louise Pofneroy.
Hazel Roberts. Evelyn Rust Helen Sal
Ter. Emily Sherman. Grace Tuiiy, Es-
EeIie Waroi Margaret Darst Marguerite
Davis
Scientific oourse-Ernest Allen. Gle.
ment Ambrose, Judsoh Aspinweii. En-
gene Battles, Frank Bowring, Harold
Braytoni Kenneth Cameron, PIiny
5S' 5RSSaSs' Ben Dykes, Albert Evers. David
Marc kenaall Eva Kennery. Roscoe
McCabe. Kellog Mccarthy. Earl No
Cash, Mary Miller. ROY miller HawaFd
Aorrins Alfred Merritt. Alfred Myers.
Carl Nicholas, Melnette Peck. Jessje
heeo- Tom Richardson paul Rierer-
HeCiey Scudcer. Ebert SoisfnskV Rem
SSearhs. Noble StOver. Charles thomas
14lwin Thompson Alenda van der Haas
,nniteman, Lille Wilder. Wihsor vii
Special ceurse-Alma Billuus. Rsytbs
Brewne, Alice Griesehe, Mario : 4
Aohnke, Gertrude Macmillan. ErhAsf
-Aehts' Amy Morrisch. Wfnffred WiiIs
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
SACRED HEART
IS To REBUILD
Work Already Begun on
the Convent at
Menlo Park.
Material OrderedforNew
Wing to Be Used for
Repairs.
Special dispatch to The can.

REDWOOD CITY. June The work
of repairing Sacred Heart Acadsrny at
Menlo Park has been begun Material
was being delivered on the grounds
before the earthquake for the construc-
ton of one OF the proposed wings OF
the academy at cost of ss0,O0O- This
work will be delayed for a time and
the material on the grounds win be
used to restore the present Buildings.
There is no intention, however to aoan-
don the Building plans. and as soon as
circumstances will Justify the original
plans will be carried out. THESE plans
eaIi for buildings to cost $4,000 but
the buildings on only one side OF the
had beei completed the
young lady. pupils have been sent TO a
convent school in san Franetscos 0ut
the academy will be ready TO receive
them for the semester unless some tir-
fereseen delay should occur.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
children Lend their PONY CARTS
TO AID THE fADIOLA FE1E.
Lowndes Scott and Katherine:
Maxwell Will Help Gather
kickeiS
All Sorts Of Articles May Be
Bought at Beautifully Dec.
Grated Booths.

OAKLAND, June IA little man and
a maid have offered their loving SER
vices for Fabiola day at Idora Park
Saturday. and children who desire to
patronize the pony carts win have the
pleasure of riding with Master LoWn-
des Scott and little katherine Maxwell.
The children are-very much elated over
the prospect of being able to help at
the big garden fete and the fortune
that they will thus be able to contrib
ute to the relief fund has already ex-
ceeded the bounds OF their most SAN
guine Imagination.
Mrs. Lowndes Scott and Mrs. John P.
Maxwell, the mothers of the children
mentioned, are also enthusiastic Fabi-
ola workers and are each actively iden-
titled with some booth. Tomorrow the
VARIOUS committees will gather their
forces and decorate the stands, where
everything from a skate check to pa.
per hat will be sold. Mrs. Oscar Luning
will have charge of the flower booth
and something unique is promised. She
will be assisted by Mrs. Rupert White
head. Mrs. Charles Egbert, Mrs. w. A.
Schrock, Mrs. Charles Heatley and
other matrons and bevy of girls, in
Guiding Carol Mills, Elva Reed, Alice
Dabney, Olive Bruning. Emily Aiken,
Yvunne Mills and Marian Sterling
At the lemonade stand Mrs. Churchill
Taylor and Mrs. Charles Lowell viii be
in charge assisted by Misses Susan
Harold, Leila kenney Susie Hall,
Mary Selby, Helen Cupper, GLADYS Will
son. Ethyl Brown, Myra Hall. Kate Nc
Elrath, Pussy Greed, Marie McHenry,
Helen Hinckley, Grace Stillwell, Lila
Lowell and Helen Lowden.
There VIII be dancing in the even
iltg. with Mrs. w. s. Palmer and a corps
of assisting chaperoncs supervising af-
fairs. All the various attractions at
the park. including the opera, roller
skating, tour of the world and dozens
of other interesting things, will be In
operation for the amusement OF visit
ors and for the benent of the Fabioia
relief fund.
The fete begins at / o'clock and will
continue all afternoon and evening.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
LIFE OF ADMIRAL
IS IN THE KEEPING
OF A NAVAL COURT

ST PETERSBURG. June The ma
val court of inquiry has presented an
Indictment against vice Admiral Ro-
Jestvensky, who commanded the RUS
sian fleet at the battle of the sea OF
Japan. and the Officers OF the torpedo
boat destroyer Bedovi engaged and
sunk by a Japanese torpedo-boat. The
trial OF the indicted officers has been
axed for July A. The penalty is death
The Rech says that General Rennen-
kafnpff. who commanded the Cossaek
cavalry division during the war with
Japan, has preferred charges against
Lieutenant General Linevitchs. who was
commander OF the Russian army in
Manchuria. for having held communi-
cations with the revolutionary conmit-
tee OF the railroad men during the
strike on the Siberian railroad
The army organ demands the trial
BY court martial of Colonel Reinan OF
the 5eminovsky regiment OF the guards
for summary executions during and
subsequent to the Moscow Hsihg and
cites tweive cases where me colonel
ordered men TO be shot without trial
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
MINERS EXPLAIN
THEIR POSITION

DENVER, June 1.-The action of the
convention of the western Federation
OF Miners at the opening session here.
whereby two of the Butte delegation
were unseated, caused the charge to
bs made that the socialistic tendencies
of the Federation .wcre the real reason
for turning down the two men re-
ferred to- Resolutions prepared by q
COMMITTEES appointed for the purpose
were adopted today refuting this
charge. The resolutions read in part
as follows;
We find it stated that this conven-
tion upseated certain delegates from
the Butte Miners Thion. No !, on the
ground that they were opposed TO So
oialism and seated in their stead dele
gates who favored that political creed,
and il is also stated that the Western
Federation of Miners has passed into
the control of the Socialist party and
is determined, to make every miner in
Butte Socialist, whether he wants to
belong to that organization or not.
Both of the statements are false and
are evidently inspired by the enemies
of this organization. Such ISLANDERS
would not be worthy of attention were
IL not for the fact that they are evil
IDENTIFY but the forerunners of more of
a siInilar nature, and we deem 1t ad-
visable that this. THE fourteenth annual
convention of the Western Federation
OF Miners, should place itself officially
on record as denying the. charges in
toto. and further. that true state
ment of the acts of the convention In
the matter of the seating OF the con-
testing delegates and the policy of the
organization as regards affiliation with
any political organization be given full
publicity.
The resolutions then quote portion
OF the record of the convention to show
that Fitzgerald and Cunningham were
unseated solely for the reason that
Lowney and Duffy were regularly
elected.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
OAKLAND TEACHERS EfRcrsn

OAKLAND, June THE Oakland
Board Of Education Hast night elected a
preferred list of teachers. who win he
assigned in the order in which their
names appear The list is as follows.
Maud Wildes, Amy V. Rinehart. Felma
johnson. Ida JuiBerst, Bessie Tavlor.
amelia Hartman. Jessie B. Smith, Sarah
4. Waltenbaugh, Florence al. ONeiIl,
Renee ScanIan. Marie I. BURGESS Ne
nile L Calhoun, Lenore O'Neili Fiiza-
beth Caig, Mary A. Murphy. Lulu stan
gier, Grace Lyons. Marion Rouse. Alice
Jordan Katherine Symmes, Stella SIa-
yich. Hannah c. stewart. Grace Sorgen-
frey, Ida Y. League. Hazel Betilar. Anne
LA BRAZIL. Alice Graham, Katherine
AoshieT Jean Lero1K, Mary Gardner.
Grace CumbersoH, Grace P. AyIward
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
BRIDES OFFICER
WITH BAD BILLS
speeial Dispatch to The Call.


SAN DIEGO. June THE steamship
st. Denis arrived this morning from En-
senada. bringing a, new story regarding
the arrest and escape Of j. Marshall
BROOKS, who has been wanted here for
several years for breaking jail here,
where ne was confined waiting an ab-
peal from conviction for cattle steal.
ing.
One evening, with H. r. Hail and the
latter's wife, who were confined for
grand larceny for having gone through
certain baggage at the santa Fe depot
where Hall was night operator; BROOKS
overpowersd the jaiier and the three
made their escape, heeing to Mexico.
Brooks came back into the northern
portion of Lower California. and about
three months ago was arrested By a
band or fiirale guards, but escaped. He
declared that he escaped without the ala
of any one, but the Mexican authorities
have thought differently, and the offieef
who was in charge of the rurale guard
that night has been arrested. together
with poncha Erosthwaite, the justice of
the peace in the town where Brooks
was arrested.
The story brought today is that
Bropks gave 5000 to Crosthwaite to
square things with the officer OF the
guard. The money was in three $100
bills, and it is said that the authorities
secured their first intimation that
something was wrong through the eff
forts OF this officer 10 pass the money.
which was bogus. He FASTENED 10
Crosthwaite with his denuncfation. but
that ofIieial succeeded In assuring MIN
that he. too, was fooled by the bogus
coin.
Since then a SON or Crosthwaite mas
been placed under arrest So that there
are now three to answer charges.
Brooks is said 10 be still In that part
of the country and within reach or
friends
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
SAYS ACCOUNTS
WERE ACCURATE
Professor Stephens Is Impressed
With Local Newspaper
Work.
Tells Nevada Audience Of the
Peoples Bravery After
Quake.

BERKELEY, June 7.-Professor
Henry Morse stephens mas paid a COM
pliment to the newspapers OF San
Nevada in connection with the work of
writing accounts of the disaster, hav-
ing informed the University of Nevada
faculty and student body that the ac-
curacy of the press at the time OF the
earthquake and IRE was something to
be noticed with pride and qualification.
Professor Stephens was Formerly a
newspaper man. Professor stephens
delivered the commencement day ad-
dress before the Nevada Institution yes
terday. and has returned from there to
resume his work of compiling history
of the disaster in san Francisco and
the State
Professor Stephens subject for an
address in Nevada was American In
stitutions and Character as Shown In
san Francisco
Speaking OF dominant characteristies
of the disaster in San Francisco and
brought out by the disaster, Professor
Stephens said to the Nevadans.
Courage courage of the bfithe sort
which cracks jokes when ruin comes.
courage which laughs in the face of
disaster; hope. hope which before the
cinders had cooled was planning the
rebuilding OF a greater city than had
ever before faced the Golden Gate.
and love. the love which made all man
kind kin. which proved that at the root
human nature was sotihd-these were
the characteristics which were most
prominently brought out
"For a city, for people, IN whose
fibre are these traits coufa ge and hope
and loye-ahd the greatest Of these is
love-ail things are possible In the
struggle for the worlds supremacy
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
COLORADO RIVER
OVER ITS BANKS
special Dispateh to use can.

BAN BEKNARDINo, June 1.-TWO
hundred and fifty men and women and
children in the far-off ralo Verde VAL
ley on the eastern bank of the Colo
rado River In Rivsesida County are
lighting desperately against the flood
waters OF the river to protect their
homes and crops. The Colorado has
steadily risen Until it has burst
through the western bank. The In
habitants are trying TO divert the wster
and the fiext few hours will tell
whether they will be compelled to flee
to the foothills. Besides the other prop
erty there are 1000 tons OF harvested
grain that will be destroyed.
Dingley Bell, raheher, was nearly
drowned In q lagoon while striving 10
save hts cattle from being drowned.
The McUre family Is stranded. upon a
fiil1 and unless the water recedes their
only hope for safety is in rescue by
boats, They lost a boy Sunday at
Mecca on the Southern Pacific lisil-
road.
The Salton Sea has steadily risen un-
I'll the fnhabftants are now making
to abandon their homes
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-08
ESCAPED LUNATfc NEARLY
KILLS AGNEHs ATTENDANT
Powerful Maniac FiereeIy Resists At
tempt to Return Him to the
Asyfam.

SAN JOSE, June Fighting fiercely
against removal to the asylum at Ag-
news. William II. Barley, a recaptured
patient, almost murdered William
Brauddus, a hospital attendant, in q cell
In The County Jail this afternoon Only
quick action on the part of JaiIer cottle
and Thomas Andrews, another attend
ant, prevented the maniac from choking
the man TO death. 1t took the united
Efforts OF the three men TO subdue Bal
ley and place him IN straitjacket.
Broauddus was not seriously hurt. Bal
ley escaped from the asylum during the
excitement attending tle earthquake.