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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
AGITATION IN TOKYO
IS DUE To POLITICIANS

TOKYO, June 24.-Public excitement
over the American question has almost
passed away, but agitation Is, still GO
ing on. 1t is mostly the work Of the
politicians of the opposition who are
employing the question as a weapon
of attack upon the ministry.
The progressives and coterie of
politicians in the Daido club will likely
join hands in combined attack on the
ministry over the American question.
their principal aim being to thereby
strengthen their respective positions in
the coming election of local assemblies
and also in the general election next
year Their principal watchword is
the diplomatic incompetency of the Sal
onji cabinet, which has resulted they
say, in suffering to their compatriots
in America. who are unable to receive
treatment worth subjects OF a first
class power 1t Is difficult to foretaIl
how far they can succeed In stirring
up the public, but whatever success Is
made In the way of agitation actual
hostilities with the United States are
not even dreamed of. The war talk in
part of the American press is totally
ignored.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24

BURLINGAME, June 2s.-After a
women's club of Burlingame has won
a decisive victory in it's first crusade
for the betterment of the suburb town.
The club has succeeded in obtaining a
stringent liquor ordinance which will
keepers from selling liquor and will
eliminate the traffic in intoxicants in
the vicinity of the town.
This victory was recorded at the last
meeting of the county supervisors,
when in answer to a petition forwarded
by the Burlingame women's club the
district attorney was instructed to
draw up a liquor ordinance affecting
Burlingame so that the saloons run
ming in violation of the law would be
forced to close their doors. The super
visors will pass the ordinance at their
next meeting. In their complaint the
women testified that carousels and
fights were common among the large
gangs of laborers employed in the
locality and that these disorders re-
suited from the sale of liquor at the
blind pigs" in the town.
Mrs. George B. Miller is president of
the club, the so members of which are
planning many projects for the better
ment and identification of Burlingame.
In addition to enlisting the aid of the
smaller land owners of Burlingame
proper the large capitalists who own
country places in ths hills near here
have been interested, and in answer to
circular letters issued have given as
surance that they will aid materially
in supporting the plans of the club.
1t has been decided by the women to
hold large street carnival beneath the
trees of Burlingame avenue and on the
lawns of the residences fronting the
drive. The latter part of July has been
set for the festal event and it is ex-
pected that 1t will rival in pretentious-
ness the carnivals of the southern
cities and the annual shower of roses
at Pasadena.
A substantial return has been made
In the collection of funds for this event
and also for the erection of fountain
to grace the depot, together with
safety station for the convenience of
passengers of the electric railroad.
The club is cooperating with the work
of the improvement association formed
here recently by citizens. The associa-
tion will work for better streets and
lights.
The officers of the women's club are:
President, Mrs. George B. Miller; vice
president, Mrs. j. M. Vickerson secre-
tary. Mrs. Henry Gervais; treasurer,
Mrs. Eugene A. BaNnerot; executive
committee-Mrs- P. B. Goss, Mrs
George Gates, Mrs. Frederick Horton,
Mrs. Charles Duebel. Mrs. j. Alger and
Mrs. Charles Hamburg
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
BOLLo ENGINEERED SCHEME
Helped Schmitz and Dinan to Hold
Up Fight Permit

Mario Bollo, fire commissioner, fight
promoter and general Schmitz hanger
on, is said to have been largely instru-
mental in the move made Friday by the
convicted mayor to play at power with
the permit of the Central athletic club.
Bollo, in addition to his other enter
prises, is a favored administration pro-
moter of the four round fight game and
frequently conducts contests with full
police protection to his illegal betting
adjunct, the California athletic club.
1t is presumed that Bollo saw that
Schmitz could make play In the case
of the Central club and framed up an
Insignificant conspiracy with Schmitz
and Chief of Police Dinan When Har-
ry Baker, match maker for the Central
club, secure the fight permit from the
supervisors on Monday last he had
Acting Mayor Gallagher sign the Inaper
When he took it before Dinan the chief
made the interesting point that an in
dicted and convicted mayor went fur
ther with him than did mere acting
and confessed mayor. He told Baker
that the signature of Schmitz would
have to be secured to the permit. 1t
was then late Friday afternoon, but
Baker secured an automobile and sped
out to the county jail, where he found
Schmitz, and had the permit signed.
In sporting circles 1t is understood
that Bollo engineered the scheme of
Dinan for holding up the Central club
fight permit. Bollo and Schmitz prob
ably thought that they could draw all
the heat of the prosecution on them by
that little act and thereby make little
bonfire of Gallaghers official standing.
Dinan. who does not think at all.
agreed to stand for the directions of
Schmitz and Bollo and the game was
played accordingly. 1t did not cause a
stampede, however, and nothing was
gained by Schmitz beyond the knowl-
edge that the graft prosecutors was
not to be irritated by him.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
ARRESTS WRONG WOMAN
Policeman Makes Mistake of Invad
ing Municipal Crib"

What may show further protection Of
the municipal brotheP' of jackson
street was exposed on Friday night
through the we'll meaning efforts of a
patro1man attached to the central po-
lice station. The policeman was sent
out with Instructions to arrest Mrs.
Miller of els Jackson street on a
charge of having sold liquor without
a license. That number was the for
mer address of the notorious place
which had fiourished under the proteo-
tion of Schmitz and Ruef, but owing to
change in the numbering system of
Jackson street it IS now designated
"644 Jackson street"
Without noticing the numbers the
patrolman went to the municipal crib"
and, after obtaining evidence that
liquor was sold without a license, arr
rested the keeper of the place. He
was leaving the house with the woman
under arrest when Sergeant Farrell
stopped him and explained that that
woman was not the one wanted by the
police, but that Mrs. Miller at the new
number, 61s, was the person to be ar
rested.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
Neither Side Is Yielding in
the Telegraphers' Strike

both the filing and receiving time be
shown on all kilograms. At present
the receiver of a telegram has no way
of knowing how many hours the tele-
gram has been en- route"
SAYS MESSAGES ARE MOVING
Assistant General superintendent L
n. Miller of the Western Union gave
out the following statement:
I'VE are willing to treat with our
former employees individually and
would take nearly all of them back
into our employ if they came as indi-
viduals or as Western Union employees
but IL has never been the policy of our
company to treat with outsiders or to
recognize any body of men not wholly
on our pay rolls. This I'll advised
strike seems to have been brought
about through no cause directly con-
cerning our company and absolutely nc
demands were made by our operators
before they went out. Whether il is q
matter of vanity that the operators in
sisted on striking for a mere recogni-
ton of their union or whether, as
have some reason to believe, the ma
jority of them were led into ii by mis-
representation, have no means OF
and entered into no negotiations before
the move.
To-day we are in far better position
than I thought we would be- We are
not having the slightest trouble getting
operators and are able to move the
mass of business with far less delay
than we expected under the conditions =
Asked what course the company
would take in case a desire to treat re-
garding the settlement of the strike
were expressed. Miller said:
I'VE would be willing to take back
nearly all of our former employees If
they came as individuals, operators or
as Western Union employees. but never
as a mixed body of men largely COM
posed of outsiders. A few of the op-
orators who left our employ will never
be allowed to re-enter IT under any cir
for, aside from having been
of little value to US, they were instru-
mental in brewing this trouble and
thought more of it than of their work. "
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
HOPES To CLIP WINGS
OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

LONDON, June 2S.-The considera-
tion of the resolutions which Premier
Campbell -Bannerman Will move in the
house of commons tomorrow for the
clipping of the wings of the house of
lords begins what is likely TO develop
into one Of the greatest political issues
in the history of Great Britain. The
premier calls the resolution the pref
ace TO the volume" 1t is as follows
That in order to give effect to the
Will of the people, as expressed by
their elected representatives, 1T is nee
essary that the power of the otker
house to alter or reject bills passed by
this house should be SO restricted by
laws as TO insure that within the limits
of a single parliament the final de-
cision of the house of commons shall
prevail"
The government proposes to adopt
this resolution this session 1t expects
to carry the Irish councils bill in the
house OF commons and then have the
house of lords reject it, which latter
action would provide the government
with specific grievance and pave the
way for another bill to carry into eff
feet the curtailment of the powers Of
the house of lords. 1t is foreseen
however, that the lords probably will
vote some popular measure next ses-
sion- Then the government will try to
arouse public opinion to support its
program to the end that the house of
lords will be forced to accept some
measure of reform. 1t is improbable
that this result will be reached with
out another campaign and perhaps
more than one.
Bringing tie upper house into closer
sympathy with the masses is a differ
ent solution of the difficulty which is
finding strong Sunnorfers The rlo,
provides that when there is a definite
deadlock the two houses shall submit
the legislation to a popular vote the
result of which will be final
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
rHUNDERBoLr KILLS GIRL

REDDING, June 23.-Mamie Curl
aged IS years, daughter of William
Curl. was killed last night by a thun-
derbolt while in the dooryard of heI
home, three miles from Baird, up the
McCloud river.
cross proceedings instituted by the su-
pervisors to hold up both the Pacinc
States and the Home telephone com
panies will come out. Governor Giliet'
has had no hesitancg> Ia declaring tna'
he stands ready to remove. wilson from
the state office just as soon as he has
a legal right to do SO, and that he mas
already requested the railroad com
missioner to get out
Wilson has no shame. he ghply
confesses his crimes OF receiving
Doodle, but says that he will hold on
70 his state job He boasts that ne
can not be pried off with stick OF
dynamite. Gillett has different Ideas
of public decency, however. and intends
TO rid the state of the disgrace OF
Wilson in Office as soon as the story OF
wilson's crime is publicly admitted.
In the boodling operations or the su-
pervisors Wilson played an importan,
part, helping Gallagher pass the woro
of how the votes must go and drawing
an extra percentage of the money palo
Ruef and his tools.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
LIVES SACRIFICED UPON
THE Al TAR Of INDUSTRY
Nearly a Thousand Deaths
in Pittsburg Mills
in a Year
TOILERS ARE VICTIMS
What 1t Costs to Retain
Title of Workshop of
the World"
TOILERS ARE VICTIMS

PITTSBURG, June 23.-"Human lives
sacrificed upon the altar of industry
might well be the title of the blotter
in the office of the coroner of Allegheny
county volume that mutely proclaims
upon its pages what it costs besides
money for Pittsburg and its district OF
smoky mills and gridironed territory
to maintain It's prestige in the milling.
mining and mercantile marts or the
country and retain its title of work
shop OF the world"
This volume, one of the records de-
manded by the laws Of the common
wealth, shows that almost so per cent
of the deaths are violent and are the
result, directly or Indirectly, of the un-
ceasing rush and grind of the industries
in the Pittsburg district that are con-
tinually driven. night and day. to sup
ply the demands of the worlds mar
kets. Deaths from natural causes. con-
tagious diseases, suicides, murders and
accidents met in the ordinary walks or
life are not considered in this percent
age.
Twenty-six hundred and sixty deaths
were reported to the coroner In the
year 1906, 919 of which were the results
of accidents in mills, mines or on ran
roads.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
.D|NGEE's WATERSHED
AREA IN SAN MATEl
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Conttnued from Page 4, Column 4
by him. They consist of four subdivi-
sfons in the Rancho de las Pulgas dis
triet- They adjoin the Hopkins pu--
chase on the west and northwest and
also bound the Crystal springs prop
erty. The four divisions are two sec
tions of 563 acres each, one of 121 acres
and one of a fraction more than 167
acres.
AREA WELL wATERED
In the Rancho Canada de Raymundo
or West Union district is the most
westerly of any of Dingee's holdfn gs.
this area being separated from the w
q. Britain tracts by the old Burke
ranch. This is the largest single piece
of land owned there by Dingee and was
formerly known as the j. r. Spring
place. It is 1.060 acres in extenk and
is well watered. lying on the west
slope. The sale OF the Burke ranch is
understood to be under negotiation and
would be valuable adjunct to the in
terests of Dingee. 1t is a ranch OF 42o
acres, situated near the top OF the di-
vide.
In addition to this 1t is understood
that Dfngee secured an option on four
other tracts, which, taken collectively
with the Burke ranch. would add about
1000 more acres to his great area These
tracts are the Maria O'Connor place of
709 acres. the Jacob Kreiss property of
two pieces, respectively sos and 29s
acres. and the +. F. Bostwick ranch OF
737 acres.
A move which Dingee made recently
added additional significance to his
purchases He filed a petition to close
an old county road which bisects his
new possessions. This thoroughfare
leads over the divide and is known as
the Whipple road At the last meetfnx z
of the supervisors of San Mateo county
Dingee asked to have the road aboI-
ished and promised to open another
thoroughfare farther to the south. The
present road passes through an ideal
location for large dam and reservoir
which would hardly be possible to build
IL the present road were not closed.
Whether Dingee contemplates selling
his acreage to the Spring Valley corpo-
ration or wether he Is in reality An
agent of the Bay Cities water company
is matter of much speculation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
SOCIETY To CELEBRATE
FIFTIETH Anniversary

The celebration of the golden jubilee
Of the Philalethic debating society of
Santa Clara college, to be held at Santa
Clara tomorrow evening, will not only
mark an epoch in the history of the in
stitution, but in many ways is a sig
nifcant event in the states history.
The observance marks the hftieth
birthday Of the senior literary society
OF Santa Clara college and will bring
together many noted Californians who
won their first forensic laurels on the
society's rostrum.
The first public debate Of the Phila-
lethic society. on February %, 1857,
was presided over by its young stu
dent chairman, John NJ Burnett, and it
is an interesting fact that the Hon.
John NJ Burnett, this same student
now venerable and hoary haired, has
been selected to preside at the ami
versary of it's founding a half century
later Other noted alumni of the soci-
ETY. are the late stephen NJ White,
Governor General Smith of the Philip
pines. Dolphin NJ. Delmas, Hon. James
II Campbell Of San Jose and John J.
Barrett. The two latter are expected
TO be present tomorrow night
The Philalethic society was formally
established in 1859. and four years la
ter found a rival in a new society
called the Philahistorian. For several
years the most intense rivalry prevailed
between the two, but peace was finally
made by Father Young. who formed
the two societies into a literary con-
Eress based in its main idea upon the
national congress at Washington. The
Philalethic became the senate and the
Philahistorian the house of representa-
tives. making a unique institution in
the college world, and one which has in
later years been copied by Yale univer-
sity and other institutions of learning
Seventy-five of the former members
or the society viii occupy seats on the
college stage at Santa Clara Tuesday
night, their chairs arranged in circular
tiers in conventional senate style, and
the chairman Of so years ago will again
call the society 10 order A special
train will leave Santa Clara for San
Francisco after the celebration is con-
cluded. The program for the evening
IS as follows:
Overture ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Boettger
Orchestra.
-. John NJ Burnett A. NJ. '5s. chairman
-........... John E. McElroy, A. B.. 'ol
''Phiialethiea" Charles D. South, A NJ, 81
Written for this occasion.
Delivered by James F. rwohy.
Echoes Of '97-'00"- The Cecilian Trio
Charles A. Fitzgerald A. B., 'Oi, piano:
Edward I. Beake. A B.. 100. cornet:
william J. Kieferdorf. A B.. 'O0 violin
''VeBcrated Names Of the Dead"
Humble Beginning a reminiscence go.
............ Dolphin NJ. Deimss A. NJ. '63
Hossnns. ........ .............J Grsnier
The distribution Of extraordinary prizes and the
conferring Of academic degrees.
valedictory August NJ. Aguirre. A. B.. 'oT
orcI,estra.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
sCHM|Tz PASSES QUIET
SABBATH IN COUNTY JAIL
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against him, Judge Lawlor will also
ments to be presented as applying with
equal force to the cases OF the indicted
officials of the United Railroads COM
pany-Patrick Calhoun, Thornwell
Mutually, TREY L. Ford and William f.
Abbott-and to Theodore v. Halsey, the
outside man of the telephone company.
1t was presumed in some quarters that
Halsey would be tried before Glass. as
the evidence against him is direct in
every particular, but the prosecution Is
confident that it has a strong case
against the vice president of the COR
poration and so decided to try Glass.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
WILSON TO BE FORCED OUT
Tenure of Office to End With the
Glass Trial

With the trial of the bribery case
against Louis Glass. the indicted vice
president of the Pacific states tele-
phone and telegraph company, Andrew
Wilson's tenure of Office as railroad
commissioner will draw to a close. For
at the Glass trial the ugly story of how
Wilson, as supervisor. accepted money
from the telephone corporation and
aided Abe Ruef and "Jim" Gallagher
in carrying out the complicated double
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
EIGHT WORKMEN KILLED
AND TH|RTY-F|VE HURT
Passenger Train Crashed
Into the Rear End OF
Crowded Coach

HARTFORD, June a3.--Eight work
men were killed and 35 injured when
messenger train on the Highland divi-
sion of the New York, New Haven ana
Hartford railroad crashed into the rear
end of a work train that was coming
into the city from New Britain tonight.
Of the injured two probably will die.
One of the workmen was pinned un-
der truck of the car, and his rescue
was accomplished only after an hour
hard work
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
RUssIA ISSUES wARNING

NOVGOROD, Russia. June 23--The
governor of .NOvgorod. Count Meden.
has caused to be posted in the cities
and villages an order announcing that
severe measures would be taken to
suppress disorders and warning the
inhabitants that the troops will use
firearms to dispense every meeting or
demonstration at which a red flag is
shown
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
MURDERER sURRENDERs

ALBUQUERQUE, N NJ, June 23.-
Antimo Pettine, who shot and killed
Antonio Berdilla last February, sur
rendered himself to the sheriff last
night and was released on $4,000
bonds. Pettine had been hiding In the
mountains since the murder.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
DEATH OF GENERAL DUFFIELp

WASHINGTON, June 23.-General
William Duffleld, for a number of years
superintendent of the United States
coast and geodetic survey and said to
be the oldest graduate of Columbia col
lege, New York, died at his home here
yesterday. He was a brigadier gen.
eral in the civil war.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
RUNAWAY STREETCAR
FLIES EIGHT BLOCKS
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Here the tracks turn east, but the
speeding coach held on it's way down
the hill, past Fair Oaks street to Do
lores, careening from side to side, but
mainly running with the wheels of one
side on the curb. 1t ripped out every
pole on the east side of the street from
Fair Oaks to the corner below, where
1t jumped across the street and
snapped its last pole before coming to
sudden stop.
The car was almost completely
wrecked as far as its upper part was
concerned, but the trucks and wheels
remained intact.
Captain Anderson arrived quickly in
an automobile and preserved order
while the wrecking crew pried the car
on to the Guerrero street rails, after
which it was hauled away to the barn.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
HOLD FUNERAL OF VICTIM
Body of the Sixth Person Killed in
Rioting Is Inferred

NARBONNE. France, June 23.-The
funeral of the sixth victim OF the riot
ing on Thursday was held today. Calm
conditions prevailed. Large crowds
followed the body TO the cemetery.
where Deputy Aldyn delivered dis
course. Dispatches describing Marcel
Albert's interview with Premier Glenn
enceau were read 10 the crowds in the
different towns throughout the south
and were received with thunderous
cheers. The affair appears to have
made a most marked impression.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
K. BUJANNOFF
Manufacturing Jeweler, 1711 Broderick
ST. bet Bush and Pine Tel. West 6764.


PROPOSALS for transportation OF Hay-
Depot Quartermaster's Office, 1888 North Point
street, San Francisco, Cal, June 21 1907
Sealed proposals In triplicate viii be received
at this of6ce until IL a. Friday June 2s
1907. for transportation from San Francisco
Cal, TO Manila. P. l., OF approximately 45OO
tons weight OF baled hay. compressed to a
density Of So cubic feet per ton shipments to
after July l. 1907. as practicable. and
2.250 tons weight as soon after August !
1907, as practicable Full information will be
furnished on application to 1T col. j. B.
BELLINGER. d. Q. II. G.. q. s. Army, Depot
QuArfermaster.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24

Among the younger constituents OF
one family in Ford. Ky. are Able
Chump, Little Chump. Champy Chump
and Skittles Chump.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24

Some forms of animal life are so tiny
that 2,s0O. 100000 could be put in a
space of one-thousandth part OF a cubic
inch.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24

Two elm trees. over 100 years old, in
Northboro. Mass. were cut down re-
Gently, and when sawed and chopped
made over seven cords of wood.