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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02

he refused me the nomination. no OBJ
legations whatever, not even thanks.
although friends; 1t is not done for
you or to hold you In your position or
any friendly action
Q.-How much more did he promise
your A-Afterward-that he gave me
$4,000; then after that he came around
oneday and said IT am going to give
you $4,000; that IL what you ought to
have had"
Q.-Did you ever get itf A-No. sir.
Q.-Have you ever been on any pay
roll. or did you ever draw down SAL
ary from the Pacific Statesf A-Never
on any pay roll OF the Pacific States
or anything else
Q.-were you on the judiciary COM
mittee? A.--Never; not on the pay roll
Of any corporation except Hooper &
jennings. I was interested at one time
was supervisor and resigned my
interest there.
Q.-After the IRE and earthquake
at the time that the franchise was
given or the license was given to the
United Railroads to string trolley wires
and poles, did Gallagher give you soma
money? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-How much? A.-$4.000.
Q.-What was it In? A--Currency In
an envelope.
Q--One payment or two7 A-Two
different payments; first he handed me
$4,000, as I told you the other day.
You are mistaken about the time when
he brought the other around. Frank;
am positive it was at least three nr
four months afterward; you thought
about one month. / am almost positive
to a certainty 1t was three months aft
erward.
Q.-How long after the passage OF
the license for the trolley was 1t that
you got the first $4,000? ADJUST have
been, I should think, don't remember
exactly, seems to me about six weeks
or month. something like that.
Q.-What did he say when he handed
you the first $4,000? A-The same as
everything else-what Is this for7 It
belongs to you.
Q.-Didn't he say something about
the balance will be coming along pretty
soon? A.-Not to me, I explained
understood from you he had to; some
others said something about 1t, but as
far as what know. I don't know what
he said to the others.
Q.-Do I understand you didn't talk
with any member of the board at all
about any of these matters of money? ?
A---Nothing, positively; I may have
said heard this or that; don't re-
member making any talk with any
body.
Q.-Now, did Morris Levy ever hand
you any money? A-Don't remember
his doing it. He might-he never did
in this board and don't think he did iu
the other board.
Q--Don't you remember going up to
his office, rooms, couple of different
times? Do you remember where he
roomed? A.-He has roomed down at
the Oyster Loaf on O'Farrell or Ellis
up there.
Q.-Don't you remember going into
his rooms couple of times and get
ting money? A-No I do not
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Denies Giving Money

Q-No money was ever given to you
or given by you on behalf of Mr.. Hal
sey TO Mr.. Drumm for any purpose? ?
A.-No sir; I never contributed a dollar
10 Mr.. Drumm for any purpose what
ever. in any way. shape or manner for
Mr.. Halsey or anybody else. directly
or indirectly; only relation that I had
with him in a business way was in
connection with the Yosemite railroad.
and that is foreign to this matter.
Q.-Unless in the Yosemite railroad.
Mr Halsey made good? A--Nothing
Of the kind.
c. lcontinuing)-What Mr. Drumm
was out2 A-You are barking up a
wrong tree.
o.-Is there any way in which Mr..
Halsey could have made good to Mr..
Drumm II Mr. Drumm had paid the
81 eoo and the s2O.oO0-the company
got the benefit of it. and certainly the
electric company are the ones who
Ealsey & Coz No, sir.
o--Were' you mixed UP. in any way,
directly or Indirectly A-No, sir;
covers the whole thing. You can ask
any ramiheatiops of, it you want 10
now.
Q-You intended to cover the whole
thing? Al intended to, without
reservation. You can question all the
afternoon
Odd you. ever hear about this-did
you ever hear that Ruef had been
employed before here? A-No, sir, not
until YOU told me the first news. did
not know It
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=
Washington, Yolo county. died In this
city today. He was aged 81 years and
leaves widow and several children
s~~~>~s>~~~~~>->~>>
I didn't believe the meters were right
and I brought in q rate of 80 cents for
gas. Then the other side. which was
Mr.. Brandenstein. D'Ancona. Payot,
Jim Booth and others, they brought in
same vote that brought II In
about money at that time? A-No, sir
Q.-Anybody in the gas company talk
with you prior yearsf A--One re-
member came from the gas company
and said You are mistaken IL you
think we can give a lower rate"-
some young fellow-'you are mistaken
II you think we can make any money
less than a dollar" said II know
you can"
Q.-Any talk of money from the
Spring Valley water company on the
old board7 A--Never In the old board;
nothing talked In the old board; was
on the committee: nothing said at all
1 didn't see anything
Q.-Did you hear anything OF any
telephone money In the old board?
A-No.
o.-Didn't HaIsey give you any
money on the old board? A-No. sir.
Q.-Did you vote with the board on
the proposition? Al voted for
from the top to the bottom. clear
from the top to the bottom, on the
Home. mean against the Home.
Q.-Didn't Halsey pay money for
that? A.-Nothing at all. no.
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Was Not Held UP

Q.-I first told you some little time
ago; you told ne A lnterrupt-
ing)-Xou told me in general conver-
satiOn the general statement, and I
maintained the same statement that
the gas company had not directly or
Indirectly, to my knowledge and belief,
been mixed up in any way with graft
as fully and freely as a man can-or
employing Mr.. Ruef or having any
business with Mr.. Ruef or making him
Christmas presents.
Q.-After 1 made that. remark you
made the remark to Mr.. Spreckels as
the situation was UP at the time. Mr.
Spreckels, If a man holds a gun at your
head Al was talking generali-
ties
Q.-Yov would not consider they
were as bad as the fellows going out
and buying some privileges they want
ed. A.-Generalities; no reference TO
any particular company. Still say the
same thing. I don't think a man held
up is in the same category.
Don't you think he is? Wi Sc
laws there are that If somebody at
tempts rape on a woman she must an
nounce it at the time and not walt u
year and a half afterward to do it.
A--Not having attempted rape on Il
woman, I don't know anything about
the law on the subject.
Of a man has been held I'D and
blackmailed by political boss the time
10 say about il is when the prosecu-
tion is endeavoring to- get him. A.
Never having had to face that situa-
tion, Haven't given it careful consid-
Grafton
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Call on Morris Levy

Q.-Up to his rooms? A-Both
times; I don't remember going up
twice The time ! was up there he had
20 or 80 pluguglies always after me
to come up and see them at the rooms;
had q sideboard there and a piano.
Q.-Do you remember of his handing
you money on those occasions? A.
No, I don't remember whether he did
or not I won't be sure of that propo-
sition. If I remembered distinctly /
would say yes.
Odd Sam Berger give you $3.50
once on account of the amateur clubs
on a fight, prize fight? A-No, he did
not give me $3.50. He is the fellow
that had the bowling alley or some-
thing. didn't he? I couldn't remember
by name.
Q.-Sam Berger is the Olympic club
man and prize fighter? A.-No.
Q.-Don't you remember getting
money from the amateur clubs? A
Once: several times on the previous
board; once. several times, Jimmie Coff-
roth-when l was not on the police
committee-insisted upon my getting a
suit of clothes. 1 said 1 can pay for
my own clothes and don't want any
thing to do and am not going to tie
myself up. / went up to his
room to get extra tickets; a prize
fight was going to take place. I didn't
know two minutes before / started I
was going up, and wanted two extra
tickets. He put 500 in my pocket He
said. keep that. 1 didn't want it 1
hadn't given you any favor. You got to
do 1t; merely a souvenir of the
club voted on great many PROPOSE
tions on the previous board; there was
nothing else to it
(Which was the amateur club that
gave you the money on the previous
board-once, you say, an amateur club
once? A.--No; 1 meant Jimmie Cof-
froth.
Q.-He had professional club? A.
paid no attention. I voted for one;
that is all.
Q.-Where was Coffroth's room at that
time? A-On Market street, up stairs
Q.-Columbia building? A.-Yes, sir;
1 think it was.
Q.-Then you and he came down to
there? Ave came down--that was
the time was up there. He wanted to
open bottle of wine. No wine for me;
I will take little whisky.
Q.-Y0u did go to the Majestic sa-
loon with him after coming down from
the building? Ale said. come down
and have q. bottle of wine, and we went
down into the Majestic saloon; that is
right.
Q.-That was about when? A.
Frank, I haven't any idea; that was
during the old board. not the new
board.
Q.-Were you on the police commit
tee at that time? A.-No.
Q.-There was quite fight on at
that time between Coffroth and Eddie
Graney in regard to getting fights?
A--They were coming to my house
pretty near every night to get me to
vote on certain propositions and GER
tain fights. i paid no attention to 1t.
That was the reason of being in the
new board-the way 1t had been to
turn it over to the amateurs.
Odd Eddie Graney pay you any
money at that time? A.-No
Q-I wish you would remember
about Morris Levy? Al would tell
you IL could, Frank.
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Money From Gallagher

Q.-Did Gallagher give you some
money afterward in regard to that?
A-There wasn't one of those amounts
that Gallagher told me what they were
for. He would say, This is yours,
but Gallagher and / very seldom. had
anything to say to each other at all.
Ole did hand you some money
after the gas? Ayes, sir, just as /
told you the other day. He handed
me $3.50, wasn't it?
Q.-Was it? A.-$750.
Q.-was that in currency? A--Yes,
sir, in small envelope.
Q.-What did he say at the time he
handed it to you? A.-What is this
for? 1t belongs to you; in the same
size envelope both currency, as what
he used for putting ordinance in; long
envelope about as long as sheet of
paper.
Q-Did you understand that that was
on account of the gas? Al dldn
know when it was handed to me what
it was: whether an ordinance or what
the envelope contained; besides. when
ever he handed anything to me I would
say, What is it for?" 1T is yours" 1t
Is all he ever said to me.
Q.-You had pretty good idea what
1t was for? A.--After the talk after
ward. 1 didn't know at the time there
would be anything. / recommended q
80 cent rate of gas and couldn'
carry it through; they raised 1t over
my head to a dollar; thought 1t was
remarkably cheap. Yes, sir; brought
in a 80 cent rate for previous year,
and all thought. it was remarkable to
get that rate.
o.-At the time the telephone fran
chise was put through. did anybody
give you any money in connection with
that? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-who? At. v. Halsey.
Q.-How mUch did he give your A.
$4,000
Q-That was before the telephone
was voted for-the franchise? A.--No.
before it was voted on?--no.
Q-He didn't wait until after he had
lost out before he paid it? A.--Oh, yes.
sir; when he came to me after the thing
was passed through he said. II am
much obliged to you for voting In that
way" 'sYou are under no obligation to
me. not even thanks; could not vote
otherwise"
o.-where was II he gave you the
money? A.--Into Hooker q Lent's.
Q.-In the store? A.-Yes.
Q.-How did he hand you that? A.
In an envelope.
o-s5 900 in currency? A.-Yes
Q.-What size bills? Al don't re-
o.wwhat did you do with it at the
time? Al put 1t in the safe at Hook
er & Lent's.
Q-Did you have other things in
there? A.-Always had some things In
there
Q-Keep 1t in there some timer A.
Yes. and had some money that had
particularly as a partner In the nrm
had some money In envelopes; had
n
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EUGENE DE Saba
EUGENE DE sABLA. recalled

Foreman (to Mr.. Henex)-Now, Mr..
de Saba is under oath; I don't suppose
need to swear you again? A-Well,
like Mr.. Martin, will stand on my
constitutional right not to be q Wit
ness.
Mr.. Heney-I don't know Just exactly
what constitutional right you refer to.
A.-Well, I am not q lawyer.
Q.|I suppose you mean that you are
not willing to testify under the Same
conditions as you have been testifying
under. is that correct7 Al will stand
by my constitutional rights. that Is my
advice
Q.-By that you mean that you are
not willing to testify? Al do.
Mr.. Heney-That's all, Mr.. de Saba
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Halsey Thanked Him

Q.-You think that was after the tel
ephone franchise had been passed? A.
/ will go under oath there was not ono
promise made to me by Mr.. Halsey pre-
vious or afterward as regards that tel
ephone business. All he said to me
as he thanked me for 1t and he said.
not any thanks due. explained to
him that didn't believe In another
phone coming in here. / told him my
conversation IA Thomas once when
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Thomas Offers Funds

Q-What did Thomas say in reply?
A-Well, we want people who are go
ing to be favorable to us as super
visors; we put up some money for the
primaries and are going to for the
election. / said: you go ahead and
put 1t up. will not make any promise
for a nomination, although I would
like very much to get it,
Odd you get the nomination? A.
did not get the nomination; l was
told that was the only way I could get
it was to see Mr.. Thomas.
Q.-Who told you that? Al can't
remember who told me that; 1 don't
think one. but half dozen; 1t was
a general way. you know, it would
come UP, GO and see Mr.. Thomas and
get the nomination"
Q-What Thomas is that? A-Wn-
liam Thomas, Thomas, Gerstle and
somebody els,.
Q.-After you went upon the board
of supervisors in January of 1905, what
committees were you on? Al was on
the police, streets, sewers and parks.
(Which were you chairman of?
A.-Police, education maybe some
other.
Q.-Chairman of the police commit
tee. Ayes, sir.
Q.-The police committee had to do
with the A.-Qnterrupting) Prize
fights and amateur and professional,
both, yes, sir, came through my COM
mittee.
Q.-What did you do first about the
amateur prize fights? Al sent word
to the Amateur athletic association
through Fitzpatrick, Mr.. Tim Fitzpat-
rick, think that is his name.
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o.-rhen you don't desire to testify1
A.--No. sir.
Mr.. Heney-All right.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
DEATH CLAIMS YoLo EDITOR

SACRAMENTO. June John ].
Glacken. editor of the Yolo Indepen-
dent weekly paper published in
Washington, Yolo county. died In this
city today. He was aged 81 years and
leaves widow and several children
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
Met the Olympics

Q.-Olympic club man? Ayes, sir,
/ sent word to him that the committee
would like to meet him and arrange
for the coming year for amateur fights
and to send me word what evening he
would meet me and we met at the
Olympic club. Mr.. Fitzpatrick was
there. Mr.. Ragan was. I think. both
there those two on committee. L'Hom-
medieu was there Of The Call, sporting
writer he was there, and asked to
have Mr.. Greer Harrison come down to
talk the matter over. He said he could
not at the present time and he had to
be present at banquet upstairs, where
we went afterward up, and had two or
three glasses of wine with him. 1 said
/ wished them to take control of anna
teur fights, as / considered 1t the worst
bother / had on the previous board
with people chasing me to vote for
this fight and that-they would go to
work and 1 would virtually hand it
over to their hands. The only request
I would have to make was in case that
they were going to suspend any one
club I would be called in consultation,
and the only thing as I understand it
that they would suspend for--I am
not we'll versed in that-any that
would give prizes of more than $35
value in that case and they said they
would-they would have a doctor at
the ring and these men examined as to
their physical condition and would look
out for it; then they arranged for diff
ferent clubs on different nights, which
was all published in The Call-more
than anybody else. Mr.. Fitzpatrick can
give you that.
Q.-What did you do about the pro-
fessional fight? Al knew about the
amateur fights, they were controlled
by the Amateur athletic association, but
regarding the professional, ] did not
know how to arrange that. Ruef said
he would arrange It, He would az
range those fights
Q.-Did you go to see Ruef in re-
gard to it? Al don't think so
Q.-Where did you have this talk
with Ruef about it? Al think 1t was
at either one Of the early caucuses, one
of the two or three caucuses in the
early part OF the administration or may
have been done at the board of super
visors, not sure which.
Q.-You personally haId q talk with
Ruef about it? A.-Oh, yes yes. wasn't
Mr.. Boxton was the man in charge
of the fights before. never talked
much with Boxton or any of them. I
thought that was the best way to ar
range 1t. I told the Amateur associa-
ton that wanted them to go through
straight and clear: no funny business
or change OF program or anything Of
that sort; and they arranged the dates
of the clubs. and
Q.-I understand. We got through
with the amateur. Now, in this talk
with Ruef-by Ruef, you mean Abra-
ham Ruef, the attorney? A-You mean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
NEW YORK WORKING GIRLS.
Their Number is One-Third That Of
Men Wage Farmers.

From Van Norden's Magazine.
There are in this city 40, SOL girls who are
earning wages in shops and factories. They
make $41,994,472 annually, or an average
of $3.50 each This does not include that
other vast army of women in professional
work or in specified occupations at better
pay.
There are 326219 men wage earners in
New York city, who average 1925 a year.
New York's shop girls are, therefore, earn
ing individually more than half what the
men of the trades making, although
among the latter are some well paid labor
ers while the shop girls average is re-
duced by many cash girls in stores who
earn but $3.50 a week.
By the latest federal census there were in
Greater New York 367, 437 women workers
Including professional women. shopkeep-
ers. &c), about one-thrd as many
women as there were men al work At that
time women were increasing over men in
the various occupations by large percent
age, so it is certain that the proportion now
Is even greater.
In this total are included 2629 actresses.
12.S11 musicians and music teachers, 70
women lawyers. PA Journalists 1OSSs ste
nographers, 1854 dressmakers 1909 wom-
en- tailors, 1O3962 domestic servants 9762
nurses and 49, 102 laundresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

representations in this part Of the
wirld was the acting of play con-
tanning Phoenicia ncharacters and scenes, In
ruined theater which has been recently
excavated on the site of old Carthage. This
occurred last year, and another play Of a
similar nature Is now being written for a
well-known actress of Paris, whose husband
Is famous as the translator of a new eleven
volume French edition of the Arabian
Nights. This play will be brought to Tunis
and will be acted out in the open, in the
same surroundings and upon the same site
where the plays of Carthage We're acted
when 1t was the capital of Africa and a
rival of imperial Rome. The play Of last
year has since been taken to Paris and
successfully put upon the stage there. The
heroine OF the new play takes the part of a
beautiful woman whose statue was found
In the ruins and is now in the museum of
Carthage. FRANK G. CARPENTER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
California Olive Oil,
rom AIoody's Magazine.

The sale of olive oil constitutes one OF
the largest items of revenue to California
Although olives have been grown there TO,
more than half century, the quantity OF
fruit sold outside Of the state before 1906
was insignificant.
Forming themselves into an association
a number of the large growers have taken
steps since then to compete with Italy and
France in selling their product, and have
succeeded to such extent that they
manufacture large proportion Of the go,
coo gallons of olive oil at present produced
in this country.
One ton of olives usually yields thirty to
thirty-fve gallons of OIL
For the eastern trade the California as
soca ton has established extensive bot
Ting plant in New England to which the
oil Is actually shipped by the carload in
tanks, like so much petroleum. One of the
large olive orchards alone contains no less
than 10000 trees, which will give an idea
of the magnitude of olive growing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

In the Smuggler mine, at Te,uT,Ge. Col,
the rock is crushed underground. This IS
done to effect an economy in the cost OF
the ore handling. There are two crushers,
and they are driven by motors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01

The second-class traffic of the English
railroads shows material falling off.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-24
PARTIAL ECLIPSE
OF MOON TONIGHT
Shadow Will be Visible at
o:O3 O'Clock.
Will be Central at 1922 pm Which
Marks Beginning OF the
Full Noon.

There will be a partial eclipse Of the
moon this evening. beginning at
about 9:03 o'clock The eclipse will be
central at 1922 p. m. when thre If
this of the moons diameter will be
lowered.
Eclipses OF the moon always come
from the east, necessary result of
its eastern orbital motion.
The moon will be full. as It always
| is at the time of the eclipse The ex.
act moment that the eclipse Is cen.
tral is the beginning of the full moon
There Is no celestial phenomenon
that engages the attention of man
kind more than an eclipse and to
those unacqnainted with astronomy
nothing appears more wonderful than
the accuracy with which eclipses are
predicted.
Ii is related that when Columbus
was wrecked on the Island of jana
ca and driven to great distress for
want of food re availed himself OF
the superstition of the natives to pro.
cure a supply by predicting the eclipse
] He demonstrated against their inhu.
lmanity in not supplying food and
warned them that their action was OF.
fensive to the Great Spirit who would
that night cause the moon to hide heI
face in anger. The artifice had the
desired effect
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-24
LAWN FErE
held Last Evening at the
Thompson Residence.

Under the auspices of the Chris
tian Endeavor society or the First
Presbyterian church very success
ful lawn fete was conducted on the
Hayes Thompson lawn at the cor
ner Of Oak and Center streets last
evening. The spacious yard was
decorated with Japanese lanterns,
presenting very pretty spectacle.
Tables were spread miscellaneous
ly about the lawn and ice cream
and cake were served during the
evening. Large crowds assembled
and the society realized a neat sum
for Its efforts.
The committee in charge of the
affair was composed of Miss Anna
Thompson, Miss Nellie Alspach. and
Mr.. Torrance.
Thirty days treatment for kidney
bladder troubles and rheumatism for
H.00. Your money refunded II not
satisfied. Pineules contain no alco-
hol. Do not deranse the stomsch.
Easy to take.
Sold by Flocken Drug Stors.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-24
LARGE NUMBERS
WERE In ATTENDANCE
COney Island Shows Draw 8
Big Crowds
Everybody Is Pleased with the
Various Entertaining Featur
es Offered.

The crowd that visited the Coney
Island United shows last evening was
even larger than on the opening night
|and from early evening until the last
performance the grounds were filled
with laughing, happy sea of human
|ity. Each one of the ten tented shows
we're literally patronized and pro-
|nounced the best lot of attractions of
the kind that ever showed under one
name in this city.
Both in the afternoon and last
might large crowds gathered to wit
ness the free act the high dive which
without a doubt is one of the most
sensational acts of its kind ever Of
|fered as on open air turn by an
amusement company. With favorable
weather the company now showing on
the Aronhalt lot should do an enorm-
Ious business. "'he attractions are of
such commendable nature that they
deserve the patronage of the people
LOT Marion. In each and every tent
value is fully received for money in
vested