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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
TELEPHONE Dat TIE
IN THE COURTS.
Judge Kerrigan Issues
Order as a Check on
Board of Supervisors
MERRY WAR WAGES

At the instance of Hugo X. Asher.
DR.. Ferdinand Butterfield and the
United States Independent Telephone
Company, Judge Kerrigan yesterday Is
sued an order which viii have the ef-
feet of staying the action of the Board
OF Supervisors in granting a franchise
to the Home Telephone Company until
such time as the case can be heard in
court. The restraining order goes to
step the city official newspaper from
further publication Of the proposed
franchise passed by the board on July
3. and restraints the county officers from
auditing any bills that may be made
for the printing.
When he filed with the Supervisors
his sealed bid Of $4,000 for franchise.
Asher intimated that unless the
board saw fit to give his company an
opportunity to compete court proceed
irgs would be brought to block the
Home ordinance. The Supervisors
passed the ordinance to print but at
the same time said that II the new
company wanted a franchise it might
be able TO secure one. Papers were
filed with the County Clerk yesterday
In this case. and after Judge Kerrigan
signed them they were served on Mayor
Sohmitz. the Board of Supervisors. Clerk
George D. Keane. Auditor Samuel Hor-
tor and the official paper.
1t is contended by Asher and his as
sociates that the action of the Board of
Supervisors was Illegal for a number
of reasons. The claim is made that the
bid of the Home Telephone Company
was accepted April %. on a day created
legal holiday; that the meeting was
not held at the place designated in the
notice or at legal meeting place, and
that the awarding or the bid was fur
ther illegal because only eight of the
Supervisors voted in favor of the meas
ure. The plaintiff asks that the ordi.
nance be annulled and that further bids
be asked for. by which all parties can
have full opportunity to be present.
Dr. Ferdinand Butterfield, who says
he is one of the large stockholders of
the concern that Is forcing matters
says that Adolphus Busch of st. Louis,
also a stockholder. was in San Fran
cisco at the time OF the fire and pre-
pared to make a bid.
"The city should protect itself against
a third company said DIR. Butterfield.
I'VE had no opportunity of making q
bid. although we were prepared to go
as high as a million dollars to secure
franchise. San Francisco is losing
half a million dollars by giving that
franchise. and we are prepared to bid
as high as that If obliged to do So"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
PAY FOR CHIMNEY
FORCE HELD Ut.
Gallagher Charges That
Warrants Have Been
Improperly Made Out
SALARIES DELAYED

There has been a clash between the
Board OF Works and the finance COM
mittee of the Board of Supervisors over
the payment of the salary demands of
the chimney inspectors employed by
the first named body.
Supervisor Gallagher. chairman of the
finance committee, yesterday made Sc
rious charges of irregularities in the
preparation of the demands.
While Gallagher did not charge that
any graft was attempted, he was in
dignant at the irregular manner in
which the demands were presented for
payment. The warrants were signed
by Commissioners of Works Eagan and
Aigeltinger and approved by d. ]. Sui
livan, a deputy in charge of the in
spectors, but they were not signed by
the cnlmney inspectors In whose favor
they were drawn. The demands were
to have been returned to Sullivan for
distribution after they had been signed
by the finance committee. This is where
Gallagher balked.
The finance committee would not ap-
prove the demands until the chimney
inspectors had signed them GALLAGHER
then announced that the salaries would
not be paid until the demands were
passed by the full board next Monday
Gallagher said:
THE Board of Works is trying to
make 1t appear that the Supervisors
have refused to pay the salaries of the
chimney inspectors when as a matter
of fact it is the Board of Works that
is delaying their payment because 1t
neglects to see that the demands are
properly made out. There is some 500
900 involved. and I propose to see that
everything is regular before the de-
mands are paid D. ]. Sullivan, who
approves the demands. would have full
control of their distribution after they
left our hands unless proper safeguards
were thrown around the transaction.
told the chimney inspectors to appear
before the Board of Supervisors next
Monday and to have the members of the
Board of Works there also, for 1 may
have some interesting things to say on
the subject at that time"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
POLITICAL FIGHTS IN ALASKA
NOT AS COLD AS CLIMATE
Warm Contests Being WRsed for Right
to Represent Territory of
AIaska I'm ConureSs

TACOMA, July lathe Alaska Ter
ritorial Convention will meet tomorrow
at Juneau to nominate delegates to
Congress for both long and short terms.
Dispatches from Juneau state that
conditions seem favorable for the nom
ination of dark horse. c.. D. Murane
of Fairbanks is reported as weakening.
United States Marshal Shoup last night
held a conference with the Southeast
ern delegates and withdrew. He was
induced to remain in the race until the
convention is organized tom orrow
Shoup's managers are now working for
John Hackman OF Ketchikan for the
short term and Murane for the long
term. Republican organizations at
Fairbanks are reported to be solid for
Thomas Gale, who has the support of
Tanana miners. Nome district has sew
eral candidates, making 1t certain that
the convention will have a lively fight
before the nominations are made.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
REPAIRS To TRACK
COST BIG sum.
Southern Pacific Spends
$35O,O0O Filling Sink
Just Above Benicia
800 MEN AT WORK.
SPECIAL pIspArcH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
VALLEJO. July 13.-At a cost of
100000 a mile for the three miles and
half repaired, the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company has at last found the
bottom of the sink under its tracks
between Cygnus and Benicia. 1t took
the railroad over a year and cost IL
s35o,000 to find solid ground in the tule
land.
The trouble first occurred when the
big ferry steamer Solano was taken off
the in the spring of 1906 to be re-
paired and the overland trains sent
around by the way OF Stockton. The
local Sacramento service was trans
ferred at Benicia. The traffic was evi-
IDENTIFY too heavy, for suddenly the rails
began to sink. Then slowly, three and
half miles of track disappeared In
the tule and Shiny waters of the over
flowed tide land. despite the efforts
of the railroad company's big crews of
men to make the fill solid with train
load after trainload of rock and dirt.
The big force of 800 men have been
taken off of the job and the stretch
of track is now reported to be In good
shape Into this hole has been dumped
Is, 900 carloads of dirt and rock, 2.000,
600 feet of lumber and 100000 old ties
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
PRoNoUNCEs CRITICISM
BOTH UNFAIR AND UNJUST
City and County Attorney Burke Ad-
dresses Letter of Approval to
Election Commission Adviser.

City and County Attorney Burke ap-
proves the position Attorney Gator Of
the Election Commission has taken to
the effect that all electors who desire
10 vote at the coming primaries must
reregister, and that the indices at Sac
ramento cannot be used.
In a letter just mailed to Mr.. Gator
the City Attorney says that If any 1vor-
thy citizen is denied the right to reg
lister because OF the construction of
the statutes 1T must be set down to the
unprecedented conditions arising from
ali unforeseen calamity. The laws, he
writes. are not TO be interpreted so as
10 meet every changing condition. In
closing he says that the adverse crit
icism which has been made conce rning
the action of the board in following the
Interpretation of the law as given is
unfair unreasonable and unjust. and he
wishes Mr Gator to understand that he
approves Of the opinion rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
UNIQUE MANUFACTURING
ESTABLISHMENT Is PLANNED
Entire Profits Derived From the Indus
try to BE Devoted to Benevo-
lent Purposes.

NAPA, July 13.-This country is to
have the most unique manufacturing
establishment in the State. according
to the articles of incorporation of the
Sanitarium Food Company. The COM
pany has for it's object the manufac-
turing of health food and the estab-
fishing of health food stores, cafes and
restaurants in which to dispose of the
goods.
A. Booker, w. c. White. L. M. Bowen.
A. N. Loper and q. Thorp of Sanitarium,
F. G. Fulton of San Francisco and H.
H Haynes of Oakland are named as the
seven directors, but they will be mere
hgureheads, for according to the ar
ticles any member of the Seventh Day
Adventist church is entitled to mem
bership by paying SIS. He is then en-
titled to take an active part in the
business itself
The entire proceeds derived from the
undertaking are to be devoted to benev-
olent purposes.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
PRESIDENT NOT WORRIED
BY The new YORK FIGHT
Evinces Little Interest in Report
That an Alliance Has Been
Formed Against Him.
SPECIAL p1spArcH no rHE cALL.

OYSTER BAY, July 13.-President
Roosevelt is on vacation. He is not
paying any more attention to business
than he has to, and he Is certainly not
giving up any of his leisure time to
factional politics. Beyond an admis
sion that the report had been read of
an allegiance against him by Odell,
Quigg, Platt and Mike DAILY, no word
could be secured from Sycamore Hill on
the subject.
The President, however, has a record
in such matters. He has never run
away from a fight. and If the Odell-
Quigg outfit wants fight the President
is not likely to prevent his friends in
New York State from asserting their
loyalty to him.
The President declined to be used by
Quigg in the Olcott candidacy last De-
cember, and he has since held aloof
from the factional activity in New
York 1t has been his hope to continue
to do so. If Odell and Qugg persist in
making him an issue, however, 1t is not
to be expected that he will permit them
to wage their war unopposed
Senator Platt has had his way in New
York patronage when the candidates he
suggested were the right men for the
place When they were not the Presi-
dent named the men whom he regarded
as better That is all there is to the
story of the patronage disappointment.
French Ball tonight-Ocean Beach
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
wAsHINGTIN WILL HAVE
BANNER FRUIT CROP
Northern State Now Harvesting and
Shipping Immense Yield of
Choice Products of Soil.

TACOMA, July 13.-Washington will
harvest this year It's record crop of
fruit. Yakima Valley alone will ship
between 900 and 1000 carloads of ber-
ries and fruits grown on irrigated
lands. Similar reports come from
Sunnyside, Walla and Wenetchee val
leys Snake River will have an un-
usually large crop Of pears and apples,
though peaches were hurt somewhat.
Western Washington is now harvest
ing crop of berries and cherries,
making shipments to mining and agri-
cultural States far East as Chicago
and the Great Lakes. Railroads were
notified weeks ago of prospective bum
per crops and are now exercising their
greatest endeavors to furnish refriger-
ator cars. Counties along the Colum-
bia River will later harvest a very sat
isfactory prune crop. In places berries
are spelling for lack of pickers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
Lard GIVEN TO ORPHANS
CAUSES INVESTIGATION
National Pure Food Commission
Asks for Sample of Stuff
Used at Vallejo I Home.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

VALLEJO. July 13.-The national
pure food investigation has reached
Vallejo. DR.. F. T. Bond Health officer
of the city, is in receipt of a letter from
James B. Reynolds of the Pure Food
Commission asking for additional in
formation concerning the lard" which
made several hundred children in the
Good Templars' Orphan Home in this
city very III a few weeks ago. The
lard In question was purchased from a
San Francisco commission house. Anal
ysis by DR.. Bond showed that 1t was
nothing more than a combination of
beef suet and linseed oil. DR.. Bond has
sent a sample of the lard and report
of the case to the Washington author
tiles
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
PRESIDENT ENJOYS DAYS
OUTING WITH HIS FAMILY
After Brisk Row In the Bay They
Attend Picnic at Eatons

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 13.-Presf-
dent Roosevelt and his family today
enjoyed their first picnic of the season
After brisk row in the bay they land
ed at Eatons Neck, popular picnic
ground for them, where they spent the
day. They returned In the evening,
when President Roosevelt went over
his mail with Secretary Loeb.
The appearance of Lemuel E. Quigg
this morning in the bay on his steam
yacht, the Edemee, caused some inter
est on account of the recent political
alignments in New York Quigg, who
was evidently on a pleasure excursion,
did not land, but departed from the bay
at an early hour. He made no effort to
get into communication with the Pres
idont.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN
MYSTERIOUsLY DISAPPEARS
Friends of Mrs. Ethel Donaldson Have
Not Heard From Her Since the
Middle of Last May.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. July 13.
Mrs. Ethel Donaldson, widow of DR..
Frank Donaldson, five years ago promi-
nent socially here, where she lived
then, is missing. Burned out of her
home in San Francisco during the big
fire in April, she went to Belmont on
May IL. She returned to San Fran
cisco with her son preparatory to
starting for Washington. D. c., where
she has relatives. That was the last
heard from her. She is the daughter
of Kate Chase. a Washington celebrity
In Lincoln's time, and granddaughter
of Chief Justice Chase. She was lead
Ing woman for Richard Mansfield for
several years.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
Find Special omcer's Body.

While working in the debris at 149
Fremont street mechanics employed by
the Spring Valley Water Company
found the remains of William H. Beatty.
a special police officer who formerly re-
sided at 10 Shotwell street. The body
was Identified by his brother Frank j.
Beatty Near the body was found the
special star, which led to the discovery
Of the remains. Beatty met his death
while in the Martel power-house at 149
Fremont street on the day of the earth
quake.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
ASSESSORS FIGURES SHOW
THAT SOLANO Is GROWING
Increase of s3s0,s14 I'm Property VAL
uation Is Revealed by Roll of
County Of7lcial.

VALLEJO. July 13.-Despite the op-
Grafton of the law by which each house
holder in California is allowed to hold
500 worth OF property free from tax
alton. the assessment roll OF Solano
County, which has just been completed,
shows valuation clear Of indebted
ness OF S1S,301.434. gain of s3S0,814
over that OF 1905 With the building
of the 100 miles of new electric inter-
urban road in this county within the
next year and the undermining of the
telephone system in every town IN the
county, the Assessors Office looks for g
big increase in 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
Employers TO be Prosecuted.

Edward Thorsten, 12 years of age.
was arrested on the night of July 4
in the grocery of Dieckermann Broth
ers, Fifteenth street and Railroad ave-
nue., on a charge of selling liquor. When
the case was called before Police Judge
Shortall yesterday, Assistant District
Attorney Ward suggested that the boys
employers should be prosecuted instead.
and accordingly warrants were sworn
out for their arrest for permitting a
minor to visit a place where intoxicat-
ing liquor was sold. Thorsten's case
was continued till this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

PROPOSAL for transport snpplies-DePot Quar-
terrnaster's Office. Presidio OF San Francisco
Cal, July TO- 106.--Sealed proposals. In tripli-
cate subject to the usual conditions. will be
received here until IL O'Clock a. IN. Friday.
July 20 1906. and then opened. for furnishing
and delivering supplies required for United
States army transports during hscal year end
iag June 80. 1907 The United States reserves
the right TO accept reject any or all bids or
any part thereof. Banks for proposals and
fnll information be obtained at this office.
dorsed Proposal for transport supplies No.
4235. to be opened July 20. 1906" G. A. DE-
VOL, Depot Quartermaster, U. s. Army.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14
PROPOSALS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. July IL, 19o6.-sealed
proposals, in triplicate. will be received here
for furnishing ali material and erecting .
temporary barracks, and mess hall ard kitch-
en- at Fort Winfield Scott. Cal. according to
plans on file in this office. The Government
reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Preference given to articles of American pro-
duction conditions of price and quality Tin
Guiding In the price OF foreign productions the
duty thereon) being equal. All Information fur
nished on application 10 the office OF the
Chief Quarternaster, Department Of Califor-
nia Preside of San Francisco. Cal INO- l.
CLEa Asst q. NJ General, o. s. A, Chief
CusrtsrTaaster.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

French Ball tonight-ocean Beach
pavilion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

Twenty laborers employed by the
United Railroads in the Davis quarry,
San Mateo County, walked out yester-
day morning because the railroad Off
cials refused 70 grant them q raise Of
25 cents a day IN wages. The men are
now receiving 81 for a ten-hour work
ing day. They learned that some Of the
Workingmen were receiving S2-25 and
demand uniform rate all around. The
workmen intend 10 join the Trackmen's
Union
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

The Furniture handlers Union 80. /
will hold a called meeting this evening
at Improvement Hall. 1859 Market
street, for the purpose OF assisting all
members who are insured to receive
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

The memorial fund started three
months ago by the United Brotherhood
Of Carpenters and Joiners of America
for the widow and family of P. ]. Nc
Guire aggregates s326621 Mr. Nc
Guire was the founder of the brother
hood and prominent in the formation of
the Federation Of Labor
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

Seven thousand new members were
added TO the order OF Railway TeIegra-
piers during the business year end
ing May 81 During this period the
order arranged new or revised
schedules with thirty-four railroad
companies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

There viii be a special meeting of
karbers' Union No. 14S at OalCwood
Yl5alI. 1895 Devisadero street tomorrow.
IAN amendment to the bylaws viii be
discussed The sick beneflt is So ana
il is proposed to raise ii 10 SO. In
order TO 90 so the present assessment
Of IS cents win be raised 10 81. Every
member is interested ia this matter
and all should be present
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

decision of much interest to organ
lied labor has Just been rendered in
Boston. A suspended member of the
Bartenders' Union persisted in wear
ing the badge of the union after being
warned to desist and a demand for the
return of the button on the part of the
business agent and organizer of the
international brotherhood was met with
refusal The bartender was hailed into
court and fined $40, the Judge deciding
that no man had a right to wear a
badge or button of an organization If
he were not in good standing therein.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

Since the inception of the movement
TO increase wages in the mills of New
England early in the year 1e5,00O tex
tile operatives have had their pay ad-
vanced from to IA per cent OF this
number 10000 work in the cotton mills
and about $4,000 in the wooden and
Worsted plants.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

The Journeymen Bafbers' Union of
Pittsburg has the distinction of never
being involved in a strike. 1t was or
ganized in 1898 and has been on friend
ly terms with the proprietors at all
times. Before the organization of the
union the BARRIERS were working thir-
teen hours day. The day has been
shortened one and one-half hours, and
the membership has grown from eigh-
teen to 456- The employers and en-
ployes are now trying TO get a bill
trough the State Legislature making it
necessary for certain sanitary measures
to be observed in every shop.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-14

novel strike was recently declared
in Denison, Texas, when several hun
dred unorganized boys who had been
engaged TO pick berries for the North
ern markets by one of the largest rais-
ers OF small fruit in that section re-
fused TO continue work unless the or
der issued that all engaged in the work
should wear muzZles 10 prevent their
eating the fruit was Cancelled. The or
der was withdrawn, and the boys re-
turned to work.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-27
RIOTS IN CARS DOMAIN.
Follow Another Manifesto and Parlia
ment Is Defiant.

st. Petersburg, July 23.-An impe-
rial manifesto, which is regarded as
both a threat and an appeal to the
emperor's millions of mujiks to join
in the suppression of the revolution,
under the promise of land, summons
the faithful of holy Russia" Many
liberals consider this a direct incite-
ment of the black hundreds.
In spite of this Indictment the day
passed with comparative quiet in the
capital and street rioting only began
with the advent of darkness, but the
collisions generally were on a small
scale
About midnight there we're rumors
Of heavy fighting at the Narva gate,
where the massacre of the followers
of Father Gapon took place 1S months
ago today. The troops there are said
to have fired several volleys and it is
reported that there were a number of
casualties.
1t is the plan of the members of
parliament to assemble at Viborg.
They have drawn up proclamation
to the people saying that if the au-
thorities prevent them assembling
there it is their intention to take a
steamer and go out into the gulf of
Finland, and if pursued by warships,
to go to Sweden.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-27
HEAD-0N COLLISION
TWENTY KILLED In WRECK BE.
TWEEN Two TRAINS.
Large Number Seriously Injured-Ac-
cident Occurs Near Rockingham, N.
C.-Many of Victims Negroes-Op-
orator Is BJamed-Both Trains De-
stroyed.

Charlotte. N. c., July 24-More
than 20 persons were killed and more
than that number were injured as a
result of head on collision between
a through eastbound passenger train
and an extra freight near Rocking
ham, N. c., four miles west of Ham
let. Many of the victims are said to
be negroes.
Officials of the road attribute the
disaster to the failure of the telegraph
operator at Rockingham to deliver or
ders to the passenger train. AS soon
as the news of the wreck reached
Hamlet a wrecking engine was sent
out and hurried to the scene.
The passenger train, No. A, was
running from Florida to the north.
Engineer F. B. Lewis of Hamlet and
Fireman Tom Hill of the passenger
train were killed. The negro fireman
of the freight train is also said to
have been killed while the engineer
saved himself by jumping.
Only a few of the bodies extricated
from the wreck have been identified
Both trains were practically destroy.
ed, and they blocked the track.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-27
Later Report.

With the imperial ukase dissolving
parliament. which was promulgated
early Sunday morning. the curtain
rose upon probably the last act in the
great drama of the Russian revolution.
The people and the government now
stand face to face, and upon the army
depends the immediate ISSUE
Even should the government. how
ever. succeed in restraining an out
break of the people, the victory prob
ably will only be temporary and sim
ply confine the steam for the final ex-
plosion.
No one doubts the severity Of the
storm which will rise in the country
in response to the emperor's dispersal
of the men he welcomed two months
ago to the place "as the best men in
Russia" but the die is cast. The
government has elected to fight and
the capital today bore eloquent testi-
mony of the preparations made to re-
press the masses by force. The city
was packed with soldiers and resem-
bled an armed camp.