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MESSAGE From coPPs

OAKLAND. Nov. "a w. Copps,
deputy national president OF the COM
mercial telegraphers, wired the follow
ing today from Chicago 70 W. W. Nc
Candlish, president of local No. s34:
CHICAGO, Nov s.-W. w. Mccan-
dish, Oakland. Cal. Companies refuse
to grant eight hour day or increased
wage. Secret ballot taken here to-day
resulted 1917 to 80 in favor of continu-
ing the strike. I have no fears about
local 34. Stick. A. w. CoPPs."
President McCandlish read the mes
sage at a special meeting OF the uniAn
which was held this evening at West
Oakland. He said:
We feel that we have the fight won.
and with the financial assistance we are
now getting from local labor unions we
can hold out all winter II necessary.
Next Sunday the railroad operators
will be with u.s. and on Monday the tie
UP will be complete. All men on the
Union Pacific have made similar pro-
vision to Join In the movement not to
handle commercial business after No
ven1ber 10. az has also the Denver and
Rio Grande."
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New York Pleased by
TaylOr'S Election
Papers Ediforialiy Say Cify's
Redemption From Graft
Is Now Assured

NEW YORK. Nov 6-Discussirg the
san Francisco election the world says
editorially:
BY the election OF Mayor Edward r.
Taylor and District Attorney William
H. Langdon San Francisco has taken
another long step toward self redemp-
tion from graft and crime. Their de-
feat would have signifed popular con-
demnation OF the antigraft prosecu-
tions by Langdon and Heney and OF the
reorganization by DR. Taylor OF the city
administration on an honest business
basis. 1t would have been equivalent
to a vote of confidence in the convicts,
schn1itz and Ruef
Now that San Francisco in a spirit
OF nonpartisanship has spoken out
clearly for decent public morals and
decent government and shaken itself
clear for the time being at least of
political corruption, it can hope to re-
gain the confidence of the country and
to resume resolutely the task of re-
building its homes, it's industries and
its commerce"
The Sun says: Convict Schmitz of
San Francisco now realizes that jail
is a. bad place from which to conduct
a campaign against decency"
The Globe says: ''The fact that many
of the old supporters of Schmitz gave
their votes for Mayor Taylor in the
San Francisco election, that even in
strong labor union districts the labor
union candidate did not gain votes
enough to bring him up near Doctor
Taylor. is indication that the regenera-
tion Of San Francisco has more than
surface veneer. When the successful
run of Reform District Attorney Lang
don, whose vote will stand next to that
of Mayor Taylor, emphasizes the notice
that It is bad day for the rascals. APP
parently thought has been put into the
brains OF the thoughtless Many have
been led to see that municipal cleo
ton has more than a Grass Significance
transitional Significance. And they have
been patriotic enough to abandon the
narrow for the broader view. Much
credit is due. no doubt. to many liberal
minded members of unions-credit
which must always be due TO those
who are of that free and unfettered
spirit that can sympathize with society
as we'll as with the next door neighbor,
That the results of the election will
mean a new stimulus to the remark
able rebuilding of the city there can be
no doubt. Now, when the city is going
up. 1t is realized that a clean and eff
cient government Is as essential to its
building as are honest and skillful
architects. contractors and laborers."
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MARINE
Seeks Southern Beauty
in New York City
Speeial bp Leased ~ to ~ coH

Special By Leased Wire to The CoH
NEW YORK. Nov. e-Justin Perci-
val heir TO Percival island, Lynch
burg. Va. and member of a proni-
nent Virginia family. is in New York
looking for Virginia Peyton Knight
Howe. an authoress. declared to be one
Of the most beautiful women of that
state
Mrs Howe on October 80 was di-
vorced from J. Wilson Howe of wash
ington and New York, a nephew of
Dr. Woodrow Wilson. president Of
Princeton college. Plans had been
made for her wedding to Percival.
They had been sweethearts since child
hood
Mrs. Howe disappeared on the day
set for the wedding. October 81. Since
that time Percival has been following
every clew known to locate the miss
ing woman. but without success.
He has been aided in no small de-
gree by members Of the southern So
eiety.
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Telegraphers Suspend
Strike in New York
Will Give The Companies Time TO
Live Up TO Agreement With
the Union Men


NEW YORK. Nov s.-I'he telegraph
ers' strike in this city svas indefinitely
suspended by. vote OF the local CONNER
cial telesraphers' union tonight
After discussion. during which a
motion to ask the national oficers to
declare the strike off was defeated.
resolutions were adopted declaring the
strike against the Western Union and
Postal telegraph companies suspended
from November 7 until a full opportu-
nifty has been given the said telegraph
companies to make good the assurances
practically conveyed to us"
The strike for higher salaries was
declared August Il. since which time
the companies have refused to enter
into any negotiations with the strikers.
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coNoEDEs REPUBLICANS WIN

TRENTON, n. J., Nov 6.-Frank
Katzenbach Jr., democratic candidate
for governor of New Jersey, tonight
conceded the election of John Frank
lin Fort, his republican opponent. by
1000 votes. and made the following
statement:
From the somewhat incomplete re-
turns furnished 1 believe that Judge
Fort. has been. elected. have sent
him my congratulations
Late returns do not change the com
plexion Of the state senate. which gives
the republicans IA to { for the demo-
Gratis. The lower house will stand: Re-
publicans As, democrats 1s The pres
ent house has 81 democrats to 2s re-
publicans.
Katzenbach's strength in the voting
was genuine surprise. He made
gains in practically all of the demo
cratic strongholds, carried the nor
mally republican county of Essex by
157 and reversed republican plurality
of 1900 In Monmouth county
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ANTIMoRMoNs WIN

SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 6.-Through
the election of John d. Bransford as
mayor, the general city ticket and a
majority of the city council, the Amer
lean party will retain complete control
of this city for two years. The VIC
tory was won on the Issue of Mormon
church domination, the Americans
claiming that the other parties were
under ecclesiastical control. Bransford
received 11.774 votes; Morris. democrat.
$3.50; Plummer. republican, $40. The
council stands: Americans 9, demo-
Gratis 4, Republicans 2. AS compared
with the county election last year the
democrats gained and the republicans
lost
Bransford is a capitalist. being large
~ interested in western mines and
realty He was appointed mayor by
the city council several months ago to
fill out the unexpired term OF Ezra
Thompson, resigned.
MARYLAND STILL DEMOCRATIC
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 6.-Incom-
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Mrs. Metcalf Walks,
Fearing StoutneSs

WASHINGTON. Nov. 6.-The ever
watchfuI ones of society have found
out that Mrs. Victor H. Metcalf, the
handsome wife OF the secretary of the
navy, is afraid that she is going to
grow stout. and so she is walking from
10 to Is miles day and eating only
twice in "a hours. 1t is said that Mrs.
Metcalf can do her 10 miles straight
away without showing further evidence
of exertion than good glow in her
cheeks"
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ROOSEVELT MUST
RUN, IS VERDICT
Of WOODRUFF
New Yorker Says Pressure
Will Be Too Great for
Him to Resist
AIDS IN VICTORY
Presidents Influence Is Seen
in the Brooklyn
Landslide
DEEMED INVINCIBLE
Can Swing Whole Independ-
ent League Is Poll
tician's Opinion
DEEMED INVINCIBLE

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Chair-
man Timothy L. Woodruff of the
republican state committee, who
wired the president today that
yesterdays republican victory in
Kings county was due to Roose-
velt's strength in Brooklyn, said
tonight that he believed that the
demand would be such that the
president would be obliged to ac-
cept denomination. He said:
Il am of the opinion that the de-
mand for the denomination Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt will be so strong next
spring that the president will be OBJ
liged to accept a denomination Every
indication points to his being swept
into Office by an overwhelming vote.
Under the leadership Of Roosevelt
in the nation and of Hughes in the
state. the rank and file of the inde-
pendence league will in my Judgment,
vote hereafter with the republican
party"
The New York results. city and state,
remain as reported last night. Justices
Edward II and willard Bartlett. joint
democratic and republican nominees,
being elected as justices OF the court
of appeaI. and the Tsmmany ticket in
New York county having a plurality
over the independence league-republi-
can fusion candidates.
The most sweeping Tammany victory
was in the election of Thomas Foley for
sheriff over Max F. 1hmsen. the fusion
nominee. with a plurality OF PATTI.
Ihmsen has for years been campaign
manager for " r. Hearst. In Brook
lyn the democratic forces under Nc
Carren suffered a severe setback, the
republicans electing their entire county
ticket, except the district attorney and
surrogate. The fusion did not extend
to that borough.
The republicans were victorious in
the cities of Buffalo, Albany, Rochester.
Syracuse, Oswego and Utica, electing
a mayor in the latter place for the first
time in II years. To offset this the
demdcrats carried Newburgh for the
first time In II years Elnnira, Rome
and Binghamton also elected demo-
cratic mayors,
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KANsAs cIrY srR1KE orF

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 6-The striking
commercial telegraphers OF this city at
a meeting tonight declared the strike
off. There were originally about 375
strikers here but only $50 attended the
meeting tonight. OF these. 1t is said.
only rs will seek employment from
the telegraph companies.
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DEATH On a rAMMANY LEAnrR

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-Daniel F. Nc
Mahon. who was leader of Tammany
hall with Charles F. Murphy and Louis
Haffen, and retired two years ago from
the chairmansh,p of the executive COM
mittee, died today at Atlantic City.
Richard Croker regarded Mcmahon as
one of his closest political friends.
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PORTLAND ENDS strike

PORTLAND. Or, Nov. s.-At meet
ing of telegraph operators here to-
night it was decided to call off their
strike, which lasted so days.
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Mayor Taylor Polls a Clear
Majority Over Both Opponents,
Receiving 28, ,5O8 0ut 56,596.
McCdbe and Cutten the Only TL0o
Good Government Candidates
Defeated in Election
BY George a. Van Smith

his three opponents HIS
plurality Mccarthy District Attorney
Langdons plurality approximately l5Ooo and his
over bothh of 10000
elected with the exception
county John A. McDouga
democratic good
5000 County Clerk Harry l. Null
Brodeck candidate
his the
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Ask FoR OLD PLACES

CHICAGO. Nov. e.-At a meeting of
the commercial telegraphers' union
held here today it was decided to call
off the strike OF the operators. About
500 men applied to the companies to-
day for reinstatement.
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CALLED OFF AT DENVER

DENVER. Nov. s-The commercial
telegraphers union of this city voted
unanimously this afternoon to call of
the strike.
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Portland Trust Company Is
Placed in Receivers Hands
Eastern Stock Holder Says the In
sfffuffon Is Unstable

PORTLAND. Ore, Nov. e.-The Title
esarantee and trust company was to-
day placed in the hands OF q receiver.
Judge Charles E. wolverton in the
United states circuit court for the dis
trlct Of Oregon appointed George H.
HsIl. vice president OF the institution,
az. its receiver and fixed his bond at
100000.
The receiver was appointed on the
complaint Of \. Coy of Massachusetts.
wao claims to own 5s2 shares of the
kapital stock Of the corporation Coy
estimates the liabilities Of the concern
5000 an Pare s, Column
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER Z. 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

Northwest wind; cloudy; maxi
mum temperature es: minimum, SIS.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy; light west
wind. Rage
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to spare over William P. McCabe. who
resigned his post as secretary OF the
labor council 70 accept the good gov
ernment democratic nomination.
DOLAN HAS MAJORITY -
Lawrence J. Dolan not only beat
Sheriff Tom ONen by the comfortable
margin of 10000. but he goes into
office with clear majority over both
o'Neu and -Deane Leland for coroner
beat the incumbent. Walsh. BY 5000
Police Judge Cabaniss ran nearly 5000
ahead of Weller. who rolled up a total
of approximately $4,000 votes.
Frank J. Burke. one OF the union
labor nominees for police judge, 'polled
the respectable total OF $500 votes.
The total poll was approximately "a
per cent of the whole registration. An
examination of the returns by districts
shows that union labor did its full
share in the election Of Mayor Taylor.
District Attorney Langdon and the
good government ticket. Ryan failed
70 carry a single district. and in only
few precincts did he make a COM
paratively good showing In all Of the
districts he was a bad third Nc
Carthy carried the twenty eighth.
twenty ninth. thirtieth. thirty-frst.
thirty-third and forty-hfth districts
The twenty eighth. twenty ninth and
thirtieth are water front and burned
districts and the forty-afth is the bzili-
wick that has been voted by John H
Nelson.
IN LABoR's sTRONGHOLDs =
The thirty-second thirty fourth.
thirty-hfth and thirty-sixth districts
are the big union labor strongholds-
Taylor carried them all decisively, The
thirty fourth is McCarthy's own dis
trict and the thirty-sixth for years has
been supposed to be the pocket bor-
ough of Fred Eggers- The thirty,
fourth. McCarthy's district. Taylor car,
ried by vote nearly as large "a the
combined votes for Ryan and Nc
Carthy- In the big republican districts.
beginning with the thfrty-seventh and
running north to the bay inclusivs OF
the forty-frst and forty second dis
tricts. Taylor's votes were more than
so Ter cent in excess Of the combined
vote for Ryan and Mccarthy. and as
an indication OF how the republicans
OF San Francisco voted. Mccarthy
polled nearly to 1 vote over Ryan
in the thirty-seventb. thirty-eighth.
thirty ninth and forty first districts.
which are the great republican strong
holds. The thirty-hfth district which
includes the heart of the Mission. gave
Taylor a comfortable majority over
both Ryan and Mccarthy. while the
forty-fourth. the subsidiary section OF
John H. Nelson's senatorial district,
rolled up majority for Taylor. His
own district. the forty-ffth. which he
expected TO deliver to Mccarthy by a
3 to 1 vote. Nelson managed to drag
into the union labor column by a yotA.
which Appropriated the combined vots.
for Taylor and Ryan. Taylor beat
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN

Two belesguered trust companies pay out
s. 600 900 10 depositors and can get all cash
they may need, marking end Of New York
stringency. rage 1
Itinerary OF feet is announced by navy de-
partment and takes in many ports on way TO
San Francisco. Page 10
TeleErsphers call Of their strike temporarily
70 give company time TO put into effect new
agreement Page
Justin Percivai OF Virginia seeks beautiful
nascee who has been missing since day set for
wedding. Page i
COAST
Suicide shot through heart puts revolver hack
IN drawer before dropping dead. Page 10
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Impertinent Question No. "a
What's the Matter With San Francisco7

What's the Matter With San Francisco?
For the most original or wtiest answer to this ques-
ton-and the briefer the better-The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next FIVE answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
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your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
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5prze P. NsAOn.1o Nigues
de Youngs buidng-ugly for its square,
n
pnzt to H J
building. up-to date
s1prze to Herman Levy
Chronce-because it is chronic ILL
prize . F R. Mechan
1t all stories without foundation.
prize to LawIu. cHppersr city.
If there S anything will building
prize TO H M. Levso dty
The % story building Third Market, because the
twenty-hrd story is the ground floor
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SUBURBAN

Decrease IS noted in number Of women
taking Undergraduate courses at the state
university Page 4
A. J. Gril's last hope fails and he will 30 to
gslloTs at San Quentin for murder Of william
Pesrce. Page 4
Attorneys agree method for trying civil
suit in Oakland during legal holidays. Page 4
Freshmen beer bust'' Berkeley is fol
lowed BY rush Of sopbomores and lively
battle PAGE 4
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SPORTS

Field for Opening handicap at Emeryviile
drindles 70 about 10 starters. Page 8
okenite runs remarkable race at Aaueduct
taking the fourth from fast company. Page 8
California and Stanford Rugby teams are in
hne condition for contest at Pslo Alto Page s
William IS. Slimmon breaks mountain climbing
record with White steamer. Page 8
Fight articles are signed by Owen Moran and
Frankie Neil. Al Kaufman and Jack CTwin)
Sullivan also sign for = Thanksgiving Day
meeting. Page 8
Frank Chance, the famous manager of the
baseball champions, the Chicago Cubs, is here
on visit Page
SOCIAL
Ned Greenwayir birthday dance to take place
At the Fsirnont hotel tomorrow night Page 8
MINING
Day after election is marked in Bush street
By better prices for Goldneld Consolidated mines
and Florence stocks. Page IL
MARINE
Captain of vhsler Beluga says that Arctic is
swsrming with big whales. but on account
Of their rildness was able to catch only
nine. Page 3
LABOR
The International typographical union has re-
duced the assessment for the eight ,nr
fund. Page Z
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good government ticket on the face Of
the unoficial returns is elected by
slender margin.
All the proposed charter amendments
except No. Is, which proposed change
in the required circulation of the OFF,
cial newspaper, were ratified by over
whelming majorities- The proposed
ordinance for the reduction of retail
Hquor licenses was beaten by more
than 1000
The victory for good government and
the graft prosecution was overwheln-
ing. San Francisco will be governed by
a good government mayor, district at
torney and solid board of supervisors.
and the administration OF all its af-
fairs save those of the county clerks
office and treasurer will be in the
hands OF good government nominees
San Francisco refuted the charge of
immortality laid at her door by the
effete east by returning Mayor Taylor
with clear majority and District At
torney Langdon by . majority OF vir-
tua1Iy $4,000 out of total poll of less
than $1,000.
TOTAL NOT YET KNOWN
Owing to the fact that two OF the
election boards had not completed their
counts at midnight, the total vote was
not available and probably will be
only disclosed by the ohicial return to
be made by the board OF election com
mfssIoners With these two precincts
missing the total poll was 5s,59s. Out
of this total vote Mayor Taylor had
received the astounding vote of 2S.50S.
as against 17.405 for Mccarthy. s.1s5
for Ryan. and 1.4sS for Reguin. the
socialist candidate.
District Attorney Langdon polled
s4.5os as against 1s.7S1 for McGowan.
Roster. democratic good government
candidate for auditor. beat Horton,
union labor candidate for reelection
by a margin OF approximately 2.5OO.
John A. McDougald for treasurer beat
Cutten, the good government candidate.
by nearly 5000. while Washington
Dodge. who had three nominations for
assessor. trimmed Bantel, on whom Nc
Carthy perpetrated the ghastly joke of
nominating against a certainty after
refusing him denomination for treas
urer, by the modest majority of 1s.442.
David Bush. good government eandi-
date for tax collector. win on the OH
cial returns have fully 1000 to spare
over Twohig. the union labor nominee,
and $500 over Greif. the republican
candidate. Godchaux, good government
candidate for recorder, took John H.
Nelson. supposed to be an invincible
vote getter. into camp by a margin
of over 5000. Percy V. Long beat City
Attorney William G. Burke by 5000 ".
J. Hynes goes back to the public ad
ministrator's ofice, after a vacation of
two years, by, majority of 5000 over
Stulz. who beat him two years ago.
thanks to the schmitz wave. which
carried the entire union labor ticket
into Office WestphaI the republican
candidate. polled only about 5000 votes.
County Clerk Harry I. Mulcrevy will
have on heSoficia1 returns about $500
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EDITORIAL
POLITICAL

Roosevelt can not refuse TO and will be
swept into third term. says Timothy l. Wood
ruiz after New York elections. Page 1
Chief Biggy and policemen are commended
for prompt aud accurate service in sending IN
election returns. Page 2
both opponents; Cutten and McCsbe only good
government candidates defeated. Page
New York papers praise San Francisco voters
for election Of Taylor and Langdon, saying that
confidence in city viii be restored. Page L
CITY
San Francisco's population now 100000. ac-
eordiDg TO estimates based on new direc-
tory. Page 10
Many report theft Of valuables ranging from
iron beams TO roman's diamond ring TO
police. Page Is
Homo telephone company asks permission to
lay conduit in octsvis street through Jefferson
square. Page 10
Judge Leulor refuses to give Ford jurors per-
mission to visit the orpheum. Page 10
In complaint for divorce Mrs. Mary Nyham
alleges extreme cruelty on the part Of her hus-
band policeman worth $4,000 Page =
City will seek federal and state aid to con-
tinue sanitation work as municipal funds are
depleted. Page IL
Judge Dunno decides TO continue ali grsft
cases from day to day during the bolt
dsvs. Page IL
Supervisors committee decides to place oew
ornamental lighting poles near sidewalk and not
In center Of street. ss was proposed Page IL
Following The return of conadence due to the.
elecr1er Of Taylor and IAngdon contracts
are let for buildings that will cost
se.oon 600 Page .
Editors Of Los Angeles county praise the grit
Of sar Frsnciscsns tn the work Of Rebuilding the
city Page IA
Suggestion is made for an extra session OF the
legislature TO pass act postpcuiug the pay
ment Of taxes; Citizens state bank closes during
holidays. but financial situation improves. legal
holidays may end with week. Page 5
Gavin McNab the attorney and democratic
leader. struck by runaway horse and severely
injured Page IA
Frank de Brszs, custom brokers' clerk dis.
appears with $500 Of his employers money and
the woman with whom he lived. PAGE II
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- A railroad that goes to seal Strange,
but fact Presently It will be completed
and in operation. Story and pictures of