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To THE EDTToR OF The SUN-Sir. II seems Fire
Chief Croker assumes too much authority when be
abuses the police for calling Ambulances to nremen
overcome nghtinG Are. A man taken out OF a
burning building. unconscious from inhallnG
smoke, requires medical attention. usually Of the
most prompt nature. objection 90 which 10 not
only cruel but q downright ignorant ption
OF power. Chief Croker 10 undeniSbly a Food IRE.
man, but he is no physician and should not tree
pass where he has no right.
In thess Instances he shows a DANGEROUS inclIna.
tion that is nothing short OF q contemptuous die
regard for the lives Of the brave men under him
an attitude the citizens Of New YORK VIII not stand
for. Should he lose one Of those brave fellows
aome night By preventing competent medical at
tsntiOn ! think there 10 clear ground for criminal
action. II 10 up to Commissioner q Brisn 20 heed
this warning. PHTBIcIAN.
NEW YORK. August 81.
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To THE EDITOR or The SUN-Str l think It Is a
great mistake and a shame that the COney Island
people do not vote either Mr.. COler, Van Week or
HiggIn botham Kings OF the Carnival of Mardl
Gras week at Coney Isla=d in September. They
made such good Kin gs Of the y. II. T, Grsvesend
Carnival. in which they figured and were pTAc-
tlcalIy instrumental in preventing a half million
Brooklyn and Manhattan citizens from getting TO
COney Island. and thus killing the COney Island
business for a week.
Theon passcn gers who got to the island through
their aid were sent there In the patrol wagon and
locked up.
am glad to say ! see Mr.. Phil jolly has S,s04
votes for king and Mr.. HlgglnbOtham has 4 votes.
That is not a bad race. Never mind. perhaps these
three gentlemen may be appointed kings Of some
other carnival In the future, In which they may
have much more time TO play. W. c. NEwDERT.
BROOKLYN, August 81.
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why ZuIus Won't work.

FTOW TWTVFT . VFNFWs
The more married the greater the wealth Of the
Zulu. for the womer TIL the lands, SOW and reap
the maize, gather the fuel, and. assisted by tho
Younger members OF the household. do all the hard
work Of the family. where everybody works but
father. the men considering srch mental wOrk
beneath their dignity as n nation ol warriors and
conIenting themselves with tending the cattle. CDE-
Quoting the ana rs Of the tribe. for the Zulu is n
horn politician and spends his time In gossip and
drinking tivala IA native been, content with his
lot nor caring for the morrow.
This pOlygamous custom causes the dearth Of
labor and all It's attendant troubles In South Africa.
In a genial climate the Zulu's wants are few; no
needs no clothes. his land and cattle, titled and
tended BY his wives, supply all his requirements
The chase. in a land where game aboundS, affords
recreation and food.
Why, therefore, should he work a. all, unlcss
compelled to md money to pay the Ubiquitous but
tax Imposed by the hated whitef
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jewellery Golden Year.
""
From the JstgcllcrS' Circular Weekly.

From the J~sCcIcrS' Circular Weekly.
Never In the history Of the iewelry trade has the
fall season opened so hus0lclously as mas the pres.
eut one. II Is sIch times as these. when money
Ia plentiful. that most people think OF buying
Ie,geiry. precious stones. watches, sllvcrNare and
similar articles, and the bulk OF sales In this trade
this yenr will create a new record. Learning from
experiences Of the past. manufacturers are now
working TO their fullest capacity, and the retail
Jewellers are buying earlier than ever before. The
fall season has already been most active. and from
now to tho holidays there Is every reason to believe
that the demand for wares IN the jewelry and
kindred trades VIII far exceed the supply.
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"MERE MAN" GETS A jon.
A Clean Shirt in View and He Bids Con.
trOvcrsy Farewell.

To. TIVE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr Al last I have
got a permanent and very desirable Job. Thought
that my feminine friends might like 10 know of the
rather odd way in which the grstifying event came
about. An employer IN my line of work saw my
humble little Efforts in THE SUN, and was 10 much
Interested that he hired me for a week on trial.
The result was completely satisfactory TO all
concerned.
Truly, "THE Sun shines for all.- both short
and tall. But | shall not be short" any longer.
Already can discern the CHEEKY vision of -boiled"
shirt looming up proudly above the horizon once
more. II has been some time since I could afford
70 indulge In that luxury. thanks TO my feminine
competitors. Yet more than this, ! shall now be
able to eschew "sinkeTs. which ! was fAin to chew.
or choose some equally choice grub in those strait
ened job huntin z days.
This Is positively my last farewell" Notanother
chirp. ] think ] can AFFORD 10 be magma an imOus
now. Farewell. dear ~spinsters and widows, ALI
NEW YORK, August 81. MERE MAN.
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An Army Incident in Russia.

From nc PdH Man bI-fIc.
Twenty men OF the ModlinsSI Infantry regiment
at Odessa we're arrested on suspicion Of having
poated on the inner side Of the barrack gate a red
bordered placard bearing the legend
We, the rank and file OF the ModlinsAi Rines
unanimously vote that every man OF tho Cars
only remaining loyal regiment, the SemenovskI
LifeRuards. be raised to the rank OF fun general
preparatory to the opening Of the next JapAneSs
war. which will be fought. on RuSsias Size, cz-
cluslvely by commissioned officers and Cossacks.
the rank and nlc OF the army Of the line having
decided to decline all further service In the Far
East"
THIS refers TO the Cars adulatory address
a few days ago. to the Scmcnoysd regiment at
peterhof Eight months ago the name regiment
was called TO TslrsEOe Selo TO receive the personal
thanks Of the monarch for the butchery OF some
six hundred citizens OF Moscow.
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"oualIn ed and Competent,

TO rHE EDITOR or THE Sun -Sir: Among the
men certified 10 the Board Of city Magistrates -
a suitable court attendant Is one whJ hes been
crvrraI um6s ARRESTED and convicted OF noLsIp.
port and abandonment. apd HIS served time on
Biackwclrs Island. He also pleaded guilty to
cro,ked work as = notary public.
All this Is public record. and sea he stands hlgh
on the civil service list. II will be an unhappy
day for the city Of New York II the policemen
ahouId be removed from the maglstTatcs' courts
Aud their places supplied BY court attendants from
the civil service. HoBERT 9. CohNntdA
NEW YORK. August -. CITY Magistrate.
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Anything for a Change.

From me London DCly Chr0nicie.
A little girl. after a month spent alone with her
mothcr in A remote country cottage, was walking
through some fields with her one evening, and
suddenly made the startling remark: ! do wish
cod was walking with me now. mummy" Mummy
IVES fortunately wis, enough to inquire further
into mi, unexpected IeSlre. Why. darling" she
nstsd. The child ncaved a sigh. I'm gettIn' a
Jtylc bit tlrrd Of you, mummy, she answered with
a dcprecatlng smile.
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TO raE EDrroR or THE SUN Str: Dos MoInCs
despatch to THR SUN speaks OF frost with the mer-
run at % deg rees and ~ degrees.
10 there any other dennitlon Of frost than that
which ire dietiona ries Rlve' 10 II possible for dew
% moisture Of the atmos Ihefe 20 fTsose At q higher
temperature than "a dsGrsss FAhrsn heit1
ATLANTA, Ga, August -. =. Y. WALMER
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Approval Of Mr.. ROOsevsIt'S santO Domingo
PollcV.

To THE EDTTOR or THE UN-Sir Please be
assured that your editorial remarks Of August Il
regarding President Roosevelt's method OF main
tanning the credit OF Santo Domingo are Apprecl-
Sted. Remembering a few years experience while
acting as United states Consular Agent during the
chaotic administration of Gen. HeaureauH, II IL
fair to say that time Will show the good effect of
this mastery method Of our President.
Z. II. ToMLTNsoN.
n. c.. August 20.
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Inasmuch az the report for 1905 does
not take in q considerable numter Of
small establishments which IL has been
customary to include in the regular
decennial census returns the comparison
il somewhat faulty. On a basis of the
usual full return. the figures for oOS
would probably be increased about 10
per cent. Unless the country expert
ences an economic setback it is probable
that the thirteenth census 1910 will
show the State Of New York as the pro-
Queer OF some g. BOO, 900 900 worth Of
manufactured goods. That is about the
value Of the manufactured products Of
the entire country at the close Of the
civil war.
About one m lion Of the peopl of the
State are directly engaged in the pro-
duction of this merchandise In 1880
the number similarly engaged wa $751;
500, and in 1880 7S2, 900. capitalization
has increased from S5l4, 246,575 in 1880
to more than q, 900 900. 600 in 1905.
This is a very pretty contribution for
a single State to make to national DE-
velopment and national wealth.
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TO rHE EprroR or THE SUN-Str: The letter
signed "spfnster" on The Passing Of Man Ia very
good. lndeed, but-was it really written By .
WOmAn' 4 y. y.
RRookLYN. AuRust n
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Argus was declining q job.
mo-" he explained. Il couldn't be a director.
because I couldn't keep all my eyes shat."
The promoters accordingly fought shy OF him
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Father-where do you stand In the spelling class,
Tommy--Dunno I'm too good for the old style
and tao bad fnv the new.
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Made An New York,

One-sixth Of the SIS, O0), 10000 worth
Of manufactured goods produced in the
United States las year wac turned out
by mills, shop and factories in the State
Of New York. About two-thirds of the
total output OF the State was made in
the city of New York. From this city
alone there came a out II per cent. Of all
the manufactured products OF the u
try, estimating the output on a basis Of
value.
The manufacturing industries of both
the State and the city have more than
doubled within the last twenty-five
years. The increase and the rate Of
increase for the State are as follows:
Vafus AZ Ow6nve
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PoNlished by Tho Sun Printing and Publishing
Association a. 100 Nassau street, In the Borough Of
AAunAttan. New York.
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MANrToU. Col, August 20.
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Indictment Hangs
! Over the Works
Commission
Grand Jury Will Take
Up Building Graft
on Tuesday

II the plans of the men who are
prosecuting the grafters carry, men,
bers of the Board of Works Will have
been indicted, before the end of the
week. On Tuesday Langdon. Heney
and Burns Will begin the inquiry into
the building graft, which involves pres
emit and past members of the works
which reaches from the first months of
the Schmitz administration to the
present month. Subpenns have been
issued for contractors, architects and
builders ordering them to appear be-
fore the Grand Jury on Tuesday morn
ing. At that time the building graft
and the BeIvedere scandal will be the
special objects of investigation.
Before the building graft inquiry
has been completed indictments in ad-
dition to those involving members of
the Works Board will be fled. accusing
score of inspectors, deputies and
agents of the commission of extortion
and bribery. The persons most con-
cerned are the present members of the
Works Board, e. Aigeltinger. Thomas
Eagan and George Duffey and Herbert
Schmftz, brother of the Mayor. who
for a time was not only member, but
the moving spirit of the entire board.
By some means secret word reached
the administration crowd on Friday
that the Board of Works was to be
given a taste OF an Indictment At
once there was a frantic rush to cover.
Papers on file In the offices of the
Board of Works suddenly disappeared.
documents took flight and other dam
aging matter vanished with equal sud-
denness The word was passed around
with marvellous alacrity, and when
members of the board are asked to
produce papers and vouchers the an
swer will be They cannot be found.
Taking its cue from the works COM
mission. the Health Board also went
through some extraordinary maneu-
vers Papers In this department have
also taken flight. and when members of
the board are called upon to produce
the official records the answer, 1t is
expected. will be much fike that which
the works board will give.
oFFIcIAL RECORDS NOT REQUIRED
However. Heney will not require the
Official records to establish his case.
He will place score or more of archi-
tects and contractors on the stand who
will supply evidence sufficient to war
rant the indictment OF bunch of city
officials.
Among those ,subpenaed to appear
before the Grand Jury on Tuesday to
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plea that the money that changed
hands was retainer for eminent
counsel"
The Marchand and Constantine
hold-ups are among the most COM
plete and convincing illustrations that
have yet come to light of how the
municipal blackjack was swung over
the heads of the French restaurateurs.
The case of Marchand is particular
ly interesting, in view OF the testi-
mony before the Grand Jury already
made public that involves Ruef and
Schmitz in extortion on other
charges.
The liquor license hold-up is in
every way independent of these. and
new indictments are expected to re
suit from it. Marchand was led TO
place his testimony at the disposal OF
the graft Investigators after mature
deliberation. When Secret Agent
Burns first called on Marchand and
asked his assistance in running down
the grafters, Marchand was not over
inclined to make any revelations He
finally decided to have conference
with a number of wealthy San Fran
ciscans who patronize his place and
be guided by their advice after laying
all that he knew before them. 1t was
on the advice of these patrons that
Marchand consented TO testify before
the Grand Jury and furnish it with
the information thar assisted in the
indictment of Schmitz and Ruef last
week.
Besides this information, however,
the matter of the liquor license hold
up came to the ears of Burns. and
Marchand, after another conference
with his patrons, made a complete
explanation of this post-earthquake
"shakedown."
Marchand, it appears, had not been
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running his restaurant on McAnlsner'
street long after the earthquake be-
fore he concluded to apply for a
liquor license. For tins he paid $500
and was beginning to be concerned
over the delay he was experiencing
in having il granted when word was
conveyed to him that liquor licenses
were not being handed out on their
official face value A dorcenr was
expected of the applicant by the
powers that controlled things. he was
told, and without this no license
would be granted. Marchand had al
ready paid for restaurant license, m
addition to the $500 ne had sent with
his formal application for permission
to serve liquor to his guests, and he
began to think that he was being
squeezed little hard He was given
to understand definitely, however.
that a liquor license could not be Sc
cured by him unless he shelled out
another $1,000, and after some delay
finally consented to the extortion. He
justihes his action by explaining that
his guests were continually calling for
wine and liquors and that to retain
their trade he had to serve them as
they wished. A liquor license, in
other words, was essential to his con-
tinuancc in business.
The powers that controlled things
realized this fact. and the demand for
$1,000 practically meant that Mar
chand would be driven out of bust
ness unless it was paid The license
was granted Immediately upon the
paying over of the money, and from
all accounts Marchand was not
troubled further. He would have
been. he believes, if the graft investi-
CATION had not so progressed AS it
was, the money was paid over while
Burns was in San Francisco hot on
the trail OF Ruef and Schmitz and
the rest of the municipal gang against
whom indictments are now pendinE
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VIII Tell Of the
Union Street
Franchise
Charges That Attempt
Was Made to Extort
Money From Road

George A. NewhalI will go before
the Grand Jury this week and state
that an attempt was made by the adj
rninistration to extort money from the
Preside and Ferries Street Railway
Company before the permit was
granted to change the line from a
cable and horse system to an over
head trolley. The report has gone
forth that the money was actually ex-
torted. but Newhall denies this. New
hall states that agents of the admin
istration approached him, but that he
refused to pay over any money.
The evidence which Newhall will
supply is regarded as ample to war
rant the Indictment of Ruef, Schmitz
and their agents on a charge of at
tempt to extort money The statutes
are very explicit on this point and a
case could be readily established by
Heney. The offense in this instance is
of recent date. 1t was not until Sep
TENDER of this year that the permit
was granted
granted the permission it sought to
transform its system into the overhead
trolley. the Preside and Ferries Com
pany. known as the Unfon-street line,
came forward with a similar request.
George A Newhall. the president of the
company. placed the matter before the
Board OF Supervisors and it was taken
under advisement.
The board suddenly grew apprehen-
sive that the franchises of the company
had lapsed It demanded that the fran
chises be produced. They were pro-
duced. Then the board had new soru-
pie. It didn't think the trolley cars
could climb the steep hills.
There was q period of delay. It
looked as though the board would turn
down the request. Then Newhall be-
gan to receive mysterious telephone
messages in regard to the proper course
to pursue. Gradually the adninistra-
tion became holder and agents appeared
more openly
Although there was talk of an assess
men Of 50 a share, Newhall says it was
never levied. He asserts that the per-
NIT was secured without the payment
of a bribe.
At any rate the Supervisors. after still
further delay, put aside their scruples,
decided that the cars could climb the
hills and voted to grant the permit
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Marchand Mulcted of $1,000
Since the Earthquake

All the graft in connection with the French res
tauras did not antedate the fire. and all of it has not
been set forth in the five indictments returned by the
Grand Jury against Abe Ruef and Eugene Schmitz
for extortion.
Besides his testimony before the Grand jury as to
the manner in which he mucted Of $1175 by Ruef
and Schmitz January 10, 1904 E. J. Marchand chief
proprietor of Marchands has placed in the hands of
Secret Service Agent William Burns and Special Prose
Francis j. Heney evidence of how ne was shaken
down. for $1,000 before he allowed to serve liquor
in the restaurant he opened McAster street after
the fire. Notwithstanding the fact that he secured and
paid the customary $500 for liquor license.
This bold faced official holdup is one OF the reserve
bits of evidence that Heney in possession Of to
offset any legal sore that the grafers may attempt to
make in their defense.
Further and still more sensational in character, Is
the testimony not yet made public by the Grand Jury
of Sanslaus Constantine proprietor of the Maison Tor
toni who swears that Ruef held him up personally and
was paid money after making threats to have that re-
sort shut down.
Ruef was employed by Constantine m the
capacity of an attorney and the restaurant mans evil
dence disposes eectuay of any attempts that may be
made by the foEmer to validate the transaction on the
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Heney Working to
Have Gallagher
Indicted
Prosecutor to Present
Evidence Against
Him to Jury

Aching Mayor Gallagher is the next
official whom Special Prosecutor He
ney expects to land within his drasnet
and have indicted by the Grand Jury.
Heney Immediately upon the COM
plehon of the evidence IN his possession
in the Belvedere Hotel graft will begin
to present to the Grand Jury on Tues
day facts which he believes will war
rant the returning of an indictment by
that body against the acting Mayor.
With the fullest sense of the re-
sponsibility resting upon me | name
among San FrancIsco's corrupt and
criminal officials Mayor Schmitz, Act
ing Mayor Gallagher and each and
every one of the eighteen members of
the Board of Supervisors. have the
evidence to prove these allegations
and at the proper time and place, as
the law prescribes, District Attorney
Langdon and myself will lay 1t before
the Grand Jury
This was the statement made by He
ney on the day that Ruef usurped the
office of public prosecutor. from which
he has since been driven. 1t; developed
yesterday that Heney intends to make
good this promise to the letter and
that the Indictment of Gallagher and
the Board of Supervisors is to be striv-
en- for on a carefully mapped out and
prearranged programme.
Heney. it has been learned. has evil
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Constantine Says He Paid Tribute to Abe Ruef
George A. NeWlall to Appear Before Grand jury
Developments in Graft Scandal

Constantine, French restauratuer, declares
that he paid money into Ruef's hands fol-
lowing threats of the boss to close his place.
George A. Newhall will go before the Grand
Jury and say that the administration at
tempted to extort money from Union-street
line.
Heney will introduce testimony on Tuesday,
which, it is expected, will lead to the indict-
ment of members of the Works Board.
Books of furniture firm said to show conclu-
sveIy that Supervisor Nicholas profited on
the supplies furnished for the city.
Herbert SchmitZ, brother of the Mayor, Sec
rotary of the Park Commission and former
member of the Works Board, has dlsap-
peared.
Prosecutor Heney endeayoring to have Acting
Mayor Gallagher indicted by Grand Jury on
evidence amassed by Special Agent Burns.
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ENDS LIFE BECAUSE SHE
COULDN'T GO TO GRAND OPERA
Young Wife of Redlands Merchant
Commits Suicide as Result of
Her disappointment

REDLANDs. Nov. 17.-Mrs. Aaron
Leipsic, wife of a merchant of this
city, committed suicide at her home
last night. using revolver belonging
to her husbands brother. Mrs. Leipsic
returned last evening from Los An
geles. and it is stated that sdisappoint-
ment over being unable to attend the
grand opera there Wednesday and
Thursday nights caused her to take her
life. Mrs Leipsic was of a very nervous
temperament.
She was 2S years Of age and had been
married two years.
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY So
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1906
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

XESTERDAY-CIear; northwest wind; maxi
mum temperature. 90; minimum Temperature 80
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fsir; brisk north
west wind Page Sc