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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
LINE MEN THREATEN
TO QUIT WORK.
Employees of the United
Railroads Send Ulti-
matum to Company
WANT LESS HOURS

The linemen employed by the United
Railroads declare that they will refuse
to go to work on Wednesday morning
unless their demand for an eight hour
day is granted. At meeting of Elec-
trical Workers Union No ISL, held
yesterday afternoon, an ultimatum was
framed and forwarded to the officials
of the street railway corporation. The
Linemen's Union has on its rolls all
shop men in the various power-houses
throughout the city.
The troubles of the linemen date back
to last November, when negotiations
were begun to secure a shorter work
ing day. The men were then working
ter hours day. Recently the United
Railroads compromised by giving them
nine-hour day, but this is not salts
factory to the electrical workers.
The linemen insist that owing to their
hazardous labor eight hours a day is
long enough. 1t is claimed that all
other companies and corporations in
the city have allowed their electrical
men an eight-hour day.
The meeting held yesterday was long
and exciting. 1t was decided to give
the United Railroads forty-eight hours
in which to aecede to the demand of the
union The time limit Is up on Tuesday
evening. the regular meeting night Of
the union. II the demand is not grant
ed. it is said. the men will not appear
for work on Wednesday morning.
When the last demand was made upon
tho company the officials asked to be
allowed month so that President Pat
rick Calhoun could get here and arbi-
trate with the men. This request was
refused.
Thornwell Mutually, assistant to the
president said last night that he could
not say what stand the company would
take He refused to discuss the mat
ter, having received no official notice
of the linemen's ultimatum.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
WANTS INSURANCE
LAWS REVISED.
Commissioner Wolf Says
They Are Too General
to Aid Policy-Holders
MAY ASK DEPOSIT

esThe insurance laws of this State
need a sweeping revision. They are
too general TO be efficient. / believe
that California Will take am attitude
toward fire insurance companies SINH
lar 10 that New York has been taking
toward the life Insurance corporations
An investigation and revision OF the
laws are necessary for the protection
OF the pOlicy-hOIders."-Sta by
Insurance Commissioner Wolf.
Commissioner Wolf declares that the
California insurance laws are weak be-
cause of their vagueness.
For many years the insurance COM
panies have been watching each ses-
sion of the Legislature, and they have
taken good care to punch large sized
holes In most OF the insurance bills in
troduced. Many of those laws which
did pass are so technical that their ac-
tual meaning is vague. There have
been so few cases which attacked these
laws that many Of them have never
been interpreted by the courts.
Commissioner Wolf will recommend
many new laws for passage at the ses-
sion of the next Legislature. He will
also ask that the whole body of Cali
fornia insurance laws be revised by a
commission
1t is probable that all insurance COM
be required to deposit sum of money
within the State as a guarantee of good
faith and a protection for the assured
This deposit is 100000 in New York
Here the companies put up no deposit
and need only swear that they have a
capital somewhere of 100000 or over
Some insurance companies doing busi-
ness in California have not one cent OF
capital or deposits in the United States
Their capital and invested assets are
all in foreign companies. The bond OF
$4,000 which the local agent deposits
with the Insurance Commissioner is the
only attachable thing several compa-
nies have in this country.
The new laws will no doubt change
this state Of affairs. They will proba-
bly, require a large deposit and limit
the business done under such a deposit
TO a certain figure. A graded system
Of deposit may be used, whereby the
insurance company increases its de-
posit as 1T increases its business. A
universal form policy may be adopted
for use in this State.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
D|NAN IS To MOVE
IN SHORT TIME.

AS already published in The Call, the
police headquarters, police courts, Dis
trict Attorneys office, the City Prison.
Central Police Station and Superior
courts for the trial of criminal cases
will be located in a building TO be
erected on the site OF the old Tivoli
Opera-house on Eddy street. between
Powell and Mason The walls Of the
old building have been declared sound.
and it is expected that by the end of
this month the new building will be
in condition to enable the Chief and
his staff. the City Prison and Company
A. commanded by Captain Duke, to take
up quarters there. The top floor. for
the accommodation of the three Supe-
rior Judges, the District Attorney and
the Police Commissioners. will be COM
pleted as speedily as possible there
after.
Meanwhile the Lowell High School
will have to be vacated. Chief -Dinan
said yesterday that he had been grant
ed permission to occupy two of the
classrooms till August l. One of the
rooms is at present occupied by the
property clerk, VINO will remain there.
The other classroom selected by the
Chief is the one at present occupied by
the Police Commissioners. There the
Chief will have his office. The de-
tective staff will also De there, together
with the identification bureau, police
court records and the attaches at head
quarters. The removal will take place.
this morning.
Captain Duke. Company A. and Cap
tain Mooney. Company E. will remove
this morning to the new station for
Company E being erected on Bush
street, near Van Ness avenue. The
building is almost completed. Captain
Dukes company will remain there till
the building on Eddy street is ready for
occupancy.
What will be done with the four po-
lice courts has not been determined No
location has been found for them, and
until something in that direction is done
the business Of the courts will be at
standstill. 1t has been suggested that
two or three OF the Judges take their
vacation now, which would help IN
overcoming the difficulty.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
LAND LUBBERS ARE
LEFT ON DAY.
Sailors Union Cuts Two
Strike Guards Adrift
Near Alcatraz Island
LAUGH AT VICTIMS

Two guards from the steam schooner
Northland. landlubbers of the greenest
type. were left stranded in a rowboat
near Alcatraz Island yesterday after
noon by members OF the Sailors Union
of the Pacific. One guard was pulling
one way with one oar and the other
pulling in an opposite direction with
the other, making no headway. The
launch belonging to the Sailors Union
steamed away from them and left them
to get to land as best they could. the
sailors laughing loudly at their vic
Tins plight
The two guards went out with the
Northland yesterday afternoon. They
were guarding the crew of non-union
sailors on board. When the Northland
was just inside the Golden Gate the
launch from the United Shipping and
Transportation Association started out
to take the guards back. When close
to the schooner the machinery of the
launch broke down. Captain Jameson
of the Northland gave the two guards
boat and told them to row over TO It..
I'VE will tow you In" the sailors
shouted to the two guards.
The guards were delighted. They
caught the rope that was thrown to
them and fastened it to the boat. The
launch started away with them
By the merest accident, the sailors
claim, they steered their, course for
Alcatraz. There the rope was cut. by
accident, they say, and the two
guards were left TO take care of
themselves as best they could.
At last report they had not reached
the shore.
Seventy eight men, in charge of
seven detectives, left Chicago last
week to work on the steam schooners
out of San Francisco according to An
drew Furuseth, secretary of the Sail
ors' Union of the Pacific. and but two
of them arrived in this city. AT Omaha
thirtyfour left the train, twenty slip
ped away in Wyoming and twenty-on
stayed behind when the train pulled
out of Rocklin. California. Three men
San Francisco yesterday.
Furuseth says that eight men brought
here yesterday to take the places of
the union sailors refused to embark and
found employment on land.
Speaking of the crew of the State of
California, which runs to Los Angeles.
Furuseth says that the third and fourth
officers were steering when she came
into port, the third officer was running
the winch and two men were on the
lookout. All but seven of the non-union
seamen left the State of California on
docking. He also says that the steamer
Francis II. Leggett was manned with
an inexperienced crew. and that most
OF the men were seasick much of the
time.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
TEMPORARY CITY HALL
TO BE PUBLIC PROPERTY
Andrew McCreery VIII Not Claim the
Building at the Expiration of the
Three Years Lease.

Baldwin & HOWELL who rendered to
Mayor Schmitz for Andrew b. Nc
Creery the lot at the northeast corner
of Mission and Eighth streets for site
for the temporary City Hall, deny that
there is any hitch in the negotiations.
They also deny that McCreery has ever
demanded that the Improvements shall
go TO him at the expiration Of the
lease. On the contrary, under the
terms of the lease, the city has the
right to take off every improvement
placed on the property by ii.
During the three years lease Nc
Creery charges no rent TO the city but
he is relieved from the payment of
taxes on the lot, which amounts to
$4,000 per annum and not $4,000, as was
stated. If the city wishes to occupy
the property for two additional years
it has the option of remaining at a
rental of $500 per month.
McCreery's generous offer was i'm
mediately accepted by the Mayor and
approved by the Board of Supervisors.
and the owner is having the lot cleared
at his expense so that work may be
commenced on the new temporary City
Hall within a few weeks.
The lot is 275 feet square The struc-
ture will cost about $150,000, and will
house all of the municipal officials and
the courts, except the police depart
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
MINISTERS SPEAK
ON SHAKE-UP.

Two ministers OF the gospel took the
recent shake-up in the Board of Police
Commissioners as the basis of their
sermons last night. Rev Rufus E.
Num- of the Centenary Methodist Epis-
copa1 Church selected for his text the
Bible verse. BE sure your sin will ind
you out" and called the subject of his
address when Thieves Fall Out Just
Men Get Their Dues" The other was
Rev. Louis ]. Sawyer of the Hamilton
Square Baptist Church. who spoke on
1.-The Morals of San Francisco"
Rev. Num- said, in part:
I am almost ashamed that live in a
city that is pointed at by the outside
world as an emblem of graft, de-
bauchery and rascality. In fact it is
nauseating to hear the charges and
counter charges of graft. libertinism
and sensuality actually made at home
here by our own city officials. one
against the other
their own charges that our city is
ruled by a gang of robbers, cutthroats
and ubertines. -
There seems to be not only fric-
ton among our city's rulers, but II
we believe the charges, direct and In
ferred. then most corrupt condition
Mayor schmitz has dismissed his
onetime close friends and political
chums from office. He has branded
numerous to mention.
One of the dismissed comes back at
him with an open letter in the press
of the city charging him with things
even darker.
Mayor Schmitz avoids the charges
made and tries to hide under the indif-
ferent statement that II will not notice
him any more than I would a loafer
on the street who insulted me, for then
I would be as big a loafer as he.'
That may satisfy Mr.. sSchmitz, but 1t
will not satisfy the thinking and moral
element of the thinking people of San
Francisco.
Rev. Sawyer said. in part:
The remedy for graft is In the ma
tive honesty of the people at large.
Let the fingers of each individual be
free from suspicion of tainted acquisi-
tion. Let there be indignant protest
against every prostitution of public
office to private gain. Let there be a
loyal support OF every honest official
who commends himself as being true
to his constituency by being true to
We heartily indorse every effort of
Mayor Schmitz to free his administra-
tion from all suspicion. We do not
fully understand his motives, but so
far as they are in the interest of an
administration free from graft we
most sincerely uphold him. We be-
lieve in the most rigid examination and
accounting in the matter of relief
funds. Grave suspicion has come upon
few transactions, but we have great
confidence in the integrity of those in
charge and only regret that the high
salaries of the special local commits
sion are themselves serious occasion
to suspect the presence of the grating
spirit.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
CHAMBER MUSIC ADDED
TO UNIVERSITY Series
Minetti String Quartet viii Play
at the Greek Theater
Again Thursday.

The university orchestra and the
symphony concerts in the Greek Thea
ter having proved SO notable a sue
cess, the University of California has
added chamber music to it's musical
activities. The Minetti string quartet,
which played in the Greek Theater on
July before an audience several times
larger than any other that had as
sembled to hear the quartet during
its dozen years of annual series of con-
certs in San Francisco, will play in
the Greek Theater again at $3.50 o'clock
next Tuesday afternoon. The Univer-
sity orchestra will give the third Of its
summer symphony concerts in the
Greek Theater on July 26, and the quar-
tet will end the series on the after
noon of August 2.
Mr.. Giulio Minetti, as leader of the
quartet, has arranged for next Thurs
day programme consisting of the
quartet in minor, by Haydn; a Can
zonetta" by GODDARD, "Abendlied" by
Schumann, THE Bee" by Schubert, and
the quartet In D (op.1D by Tschai-
kowsky. The members of the quartet
are Giulio Minetti, first violin: Hans
Koenig. second violin; Andre Verdier,
viola, and Arthur Weiss. violoncello.
All four are members of the University
orchestra
These concerts by the University or
chestra and the Minetti string quartet
are arranged by the University of Cali
fornia for the sole purpose OF serv-
ing the higher musical interests of the
community. They are entirely with
out any commercial aspect, all profits,
should there be any, being destined
for more music at the University of
California hereafter The concerts are
arranged for by the musical and
dramatic committee of the faculty and
carried on as purely university under
taking
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
Chnrged With BurrIary.

Harry CraWford vas arrested on
Saturday by Detectives Ryan and
ODea and Policeman \. Nelson and
was booked at the Stanyan-street po-
lice station yesterday on a charge of
burglary. he engaged a room at the
lodging house OF Mrs. T. Walcolm,
2248 Bush street, and next morning
entered the room Of Mrs. Walcolm's S
son and stole a suit Of clothes, a pair
Of cuff buttons and some coin. Craw-
ford is known TO the police as The
Gas Man" and 1t is alleged he repre-
sents himself as such to effect an en-
trance 10 a house and leave with what
he can pick up.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
San Franciscans Co-operate.

A world metropolis like San Fran
cisco has certain duties forced upon her
by the natural Importance of her po-
sition. This was never more quickly
recognized than in the arrangements
made for the accommodation of the
thousands of travellers who pass through
this great gateway: The city could not
AFFORD TO say to these travellers. even
for few months, we are not able to
provide for you. When, therefore, the
Hotel st. Francis management offered
to put UP fine annex containing 200
rooms on the lawns OF Union Square
at an expense of nearly 100000 and to
run 1t for year at their own risk and
then turn over any profits to the Board
of Park Commissioners for the beauti-
fcation OF Union Square Park the city
authorities-quickly accepted this offer in
the spirit IN which it was made. 1t is
fine example of the way in which San
Franciscans in their corporate and in
dividual capacity are going about the
work of reconstruction, and this evi-
dence of cooperation is. worthy of a
place in the records of this history
making period
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
DEBRIS WORKERS MEET.
Union Expects to Have 1000 Members
in Short Time.

The Street Railroad Construction
Workers Union. an organization formed
a week ago, held it's regular meeting
yesterday at the hall 1888 Mission
street and initiated 122 candidates. At
the former meeting $50 members were
enrolled, and during the week seventy
two others were added. so that the new
union starts with a good membership
Several delegates from the Labor
Council were present and addressed the
workingmen. Andrew ]. Gallagher made
a most impressive address. He eau
toned the membership to act in a con-
servative manner in all its dealings
with employers and gave the converts
wholesome advice on trade union lines.
Other speakers were Charles Melrose,
chairman of the organizing committee
of the Labor Council, and American
Federation of Labor Organizer t. E.
Zant.
During the meeting a delegation from
the Industrial Workers of the World
tried to force an entrance into the hall,
but failed. They held meeting in the
street after adjournment, but few re-
mained to listen to the speakers
The union meets weekly and hopes to
soon have over 1000 members.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
Personal.

Captain c. A. Cove, U. S. N, and Mrs.
Cove are at the Dorchester
George w. Hazen of Los Angeles is
at the Dorchester.
c. w Noyes of Chicago is at the Dor
chester.
Mr. and Mrs. W. ]. Hill Of Chicago
are at the Dorchester.
w. A. Porter, who has large mining
interests in Nome, is at the DorchesteA-.
c. H McKenney and wife OF Sutter
Creek are at the Baltimore.
Fred c. Hartmann and wife OF Los
Angeles are at the Baltimore.
Thomas McGregor of Benicia is at the
Baltimore.
A. F. Prunhook of Tonopah is at the
Majestic.
Thomas L. O'Brion, prominent mer-
chant OF Boston, is at the Majestic.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
COMPANIES CANCEL
MANY POLICIES.
BuSineSSMen of Fillmore
and Van Ness Cannot
Get Risks Taken Up
TOO MANY FRAMES

Fillmore street and Van Ness avenue
are facing an insurance famine. The
insurance companies VIII not take large
risks on the new store buildings nor on
stocks Of goods on account Of the
wooden buildings They have Cancelled
hundreds OF policies because Of the
increased risk along these two streets.
Many other adjoining streets are also
suffering from scarcity Of insurance.
On Fillmore street the property val
ues have increased many times. Big
stocks Of goods have been stored Yet
Fillmore street is not carrying as much
insurance today as ii was before the
fire The number of new restaurants,
the building up Of former vacant lots
and the hurriedly erected wooden struc-
lures have frightened the insurance
companies. They have increased the
cost Of insurance from about per cent
70 10 per cent. Even at this high rate
they will not write the risks.
Along Van Ness avenue the situation
IS still worse. There temporary stores
have been built close together, with
practically no fire protection. Some OF
the frame buildings are two and three
stories ia height and they hold thou
sands Of dollars worth Of goods.
Many Of the stores have been unable
companies say that the risk is too great
that a fire once started would un-
doubtedly end in a confagration. Along
Van Ness avenue the present rate of in
surance is about 10 per cent, with very
little to be had at that price.
Hundreds Of property owners along
Van Ness avenue and Fillmore street
invalidated their old insurance policies
by converting their residences into
store buildings This remodeling added
10 the danger and violated the in
creased risk" clause in their policies.
The insurance companies were not con-
suited about the changes in the build
ings and when they learned what was
taking place they quickly Cancelled the
policies Property owners eXpostulated
in vain and complained TO Com
missioner Wolf against the arbitrary
action Of the insurance companies.
Their protests availed them nothing,
because. as Commissioner Wolf ex-
planned. they had clearly violated their
policies.
The lessees Of stores and the insur-
ance agents blame the Board of Public
Works for not compelling these store
buildings along Van Ness and Fillmore
70 be built OF corrugated iron, instead
Of wood The insurance men declare
that If the buildings had been con-
structed OF iron they would have in
sured them at practically the same rate
that existed before the fire.
The size Of the block districts of all
the insurance companies have been in
creased Each company has decreased
its block risks so per cent by increas-
ing the size Of the blocks.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
CLUB FRAN PREPARING
RECEPTION EXPLORER
Ronald Amundsen, Who Passed Through
Northwest Passage, to Be Enter
tafned by Fellow-Countrymen.

The Norwegian club Fran is making
elaborate preparations for the recep-
ton and entertainment of Ronald
Amundsen, the arctic explorer who're
Gently accomplished the feat of cross
ing the Arctic Sea from the Atlantic
to the Pacific in the ship Gjou. Amund-
sen is on his way here after passing
through the Northwest Passage A
committee of seven of the club will
meet like committee to be appointed
by the Mayor, and a naval parade will
be part of the distinguished visitors
entertainment. The committee is COM
posed of o. A. Tvietmoe. o. J. Lillestol,
P. o. Aune, .. H. Stubergh, G. L. Void,
J. Brenjord. n. Anderson.
The club met yesterday afternoon at
Bent's Hail. Folsom and Twenty-sec-
ond streets. Reports of committees
were received by President o. A.
Tvietmoe. The following delegates
were selected to attend the National
League meeting: o. A. Tvietmoe. P. O.
Aune, ]. Brenjord. N. Andersen, T.
Dickson, j. O. Tweed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
Two shot In Fight.

A young man and a 14-year-old lad
were shot last night in fight among a
number of hoodlums near the corner OF
Fifteenth street and Potrero avenue.
James Crimmin. a metal polisher, aged
20, received a bullet in the upper part
of his mouth. The boy. Frank Rollins,
was slightly injured In the left arm
On account of the reticence OF the in
jured ones the cause of the shooting
has not developed. No arrests were
made.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
MISS ETHEL DUKE BECOMES
THE BRIDE OF RAY DEAN

SANTA CRUZ, July I5.-Miss Ethel
Duke. prominent in musical circles here
and daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Duke. was married yesterday morning
at $50 o'clock to Ray Dean of San
Francisco. Rev. c. O. Tillotson of Cal
vary Episcopal Church officiated.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16
Break Up Hospital for. Firewood.

Charles ]. Burke, Charles Hugel. Ma
than Kilstein, Harry Barkowith, Max
Kaufman and Henry Phillips, laboring
men, believed that because the Deer
Park Hospital in the park had been
abandoned it could be chopped up and
carried away. In company with many
others they were demolishing it yester-
day when Policemen Kessing and Kav-
anaugh appeared on the scene and ar
rested them. Their companions es-
capped.