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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-19

a word dropped and suggestion
nade-these have lifted the cur
tain and disclosed glimpse of
the actual plan of campaign.
Ever since the Western Pacific
commenced work in California
the Southern Pacific has been
watching its rival with much
concern, particularly in the mat
ter of motive power. That cleo
tricity will be considerably used
by the Gould road in its operating
department is we'll known among
raiIroadnen. That the Southern
Pacific. company purposes to
adapt itself to the use of the cleo
trical current as rapidly as it can
is also common report in railway
centers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-19
Uncle Sam Anxious to
Collect From Fair
Special By Leased Wire 10 The Call

Special bv Leased WHe 70 he Call
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-Unless the
officials of the jamestown exposition
can give assurance that the $1,000. 600
advanced by the federal government
will be repaid in installments Uncle
Sam VIII probably place representa-
tives at the gates next week and take
charge of the receipts.
The patience of the authorities is
about exhausted. and Assistant secre-
tary of the Treasury Edwards is at
Jamestown with the governments ulti-
matum. Payments should have been
begun July /, but nothing has been re-
ceived.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-19
Refugees Reach Cadiz
From Scene Of War
Special By Gable and Leased Wire
to The Call

CADIZ. Aug. 1S.-Six hundred Span
ish refugees have just arrived on the
transatlantic liner Pielago from Maza-
gan. One woman from Malaga became
insane after having seen her husband
and two sons assassinated by Kabyles.
All the fugitives agree that lombard
ment of Mazagan is inevitable.
The town is surrounded by fierce Ka-
byles who have only been restrained
from attacking the inhabitants by the
payment of $500, over the division
of which they began to fight among
themselves
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-19
President Small May Go
TO New York Within Week
Telegraph Compa-
MES Confident
of Victory
NaIIy Threatens TO Lock
Out Undesirable Men

Special BIZ Leased Wire TO The Call
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-With
the close of the first week of the
commercial telegraphers' strike
today both sides were as conf
dent in their utterances as when
the whistle was blown last Mon
day. On neither side was there
mach action. but the strikers de-
clared they had gained ground
every hour since the general
walkout and that another week
would carry them to victory OF
at least sight of It
Their leaders said that instead
of losing heart the men and
women we're tenfoId more determined
and hopeful than when they first went
out and that the next few days would
witness q stampede of those now at
work to the unions ranks.
It was predicted that several sympa-
thetic strikes were almost certain to
develop in New York within two or
three days
On behalf OF the telegraph compa-
nies 1t was reported that conditions
were constantly improving. At the
western Union offices it was said the
operators were well UP with the local
gaining wires In every section of the
country
Speaking for the Postal company Ed
ward J. Nally, vice president and gen
eral manager. said it was making good
progress. but that it stood ready to
take hack such Of its old operators as
were wanted he hoped the men would
see the mistake they had made and go
back to their keys. He continued:
Our attitude to the whole situation
Is Just this: The Postal company re-
grets the loss OF good. competent men
and hopes that they VIII see the error
of their actions and realize the hope
Ressness OF the cause they have under
taken and return 70 their keys before
all the good Jobs have been taken
IN this matter want TO say that
the Postal telegraph company purposes
10 avail itself of the opportunity to
weed out all the undesirabIes in its
force and many men who have been re-
tained for sentimental reasons will be
dropped permanently. We do not pur-
pose to take back anybody who does
not measure I'D to our estimate Of
what a good operator should be-
Around the headquarters Of the Of
fees OF the union in the Astor house
there was very little going on. The
two rooms were closed most Of the
time. Percy Thomas. deputy president.
who is IN charge Of all the eastern sec
ton Of the country. was asked today
what definite plans had been made for
the coming week
Our general plan" said he. "is to go
right along in determined way until
this strike ends with victory for US.
we have no fear that we viii be de-
feated. We could not ask for better
conditions everywhere than exist this
moment
Asked II S. J. Small. national presi-
dent would come on from Chicago TO
undertake the work OF arbitration, he
said;
president Small may come hero
within the next week and he may not
THAT will all depend upon develop
rnents here and in the west. I do not
expecf him tomorrow or the next day"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-19
lmpertinent Question No. II
Which Enjoy Life More, Men or Women-I

Which Enjoy Life More, Men or Women -Why7
For the most original or witest answer to this ques-
tion-and the bnefer the better-The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next five answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers viii be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-19
Calhoun Proposes Three Dollars Day and Nine Hours
INDLx OF THE
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY ss
MONDAY. AUGUST 1s. 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESTERDAE-Partly cloudy; maximum tenn
perature. -; minimum, 50.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; slightly
warmer; light south winds. changing to west
eriy. Page IL
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SUBURBAN

Rev. Brother Genebern, former president OF
Sacred Heart college OF San Francisco ana for
so years member OF the Christian Brothers
dies at Berkeley Page a
University OF CsIiforuia WIN reopen today
With unusually large freshman class. Page
Rev. H J. vosburgh breaches at Oakland
church on Calm View Of Christian Science. 2. 4
Many prominent families Of Oakland build
handsome homes in the hills northeast Of
city. Page
Alameda county fair managers plan a perma-
nent exposition building in Oakland. Page 3
Swedish mission chnrch at Berkeley dedicated
70 the service Of religion. Page
Louis Hoffman. veteran fireman Of Oakland
retires after 20 years service Pare ;
Charles T. Thomas cuts vacation short when
be learns that President Wheeler OF state uni
verssty Is opposing his candidacy for postmaster
at Berkeley and win seek interview with col
iege man. Page
Decrease in the price Of building materials
gives impetus 10 construction work in Ala
meda county. Page
rigible. win be held in San Rafael jail pending
trial Page
southern Paci6c company to electric lines
from Oakland to Santa Cruz. Page
Boys playing in busy Oakland street find
human skull hanging on telegraph pole Page
SPORTS
0ekands take two games from Los Angeles
and Seals suffer two defeats at Portland Page
r.. ~. s--~aF tennis matches are played on
the local courts Page s
irs4ni.l -...is OF the boxers are visited by
many men Interested In ring sport. Page S
Several outsiders in the betting win coursing
events at IngIeside park Page
MINING
Miners Of California show much interest In the
fight waged against land grabbers In Pluhas
and other counties Of state. Page. 10
MARINE
Tug Navigator begins regular service in tow
ing great ell barEss. Page u
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-19
May Call Out Operators
From All Leased Wires

Speoiol br Leased Wire 10 The Call
CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-President Small
Of the commercial teiegraphers' union
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-19
Electrization of Two of Hartman
Coast Lines Is Projected
Big Power Plant at Fruitvale to Supply
Motive Force for Miles of Road

"In the future rarOading will electricity more
and particularly here Electricity is only in its
infancy noW"Fron1 e. H. Harrimans interview in San
Francisco Friday.
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Continued on rags ? Column 2
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MINING

Tug Navigator begins regular service in tow
rs great en bsrgss. Page II
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
CASHIER HELD UP
MCLEAN BANK

The story Of the most daring hold
up in recent times Is told by Editor
Arthur Richardson, of the Gray
County Herald who is in town today
from Mclean, The victim in this
case Is the new Citizens State bank
Of Mclean and the holdup man was
the cashier of the First National
bank in the same town, SO success
fully did he accomplish the job that
he not only escaped arrest but for
over two days he openly and brazenly
Haunted the fact Of the hold-up be-
fore the officers OF the bank and
before the people OF the community,
The Citizens state bank is a new
institution and just this week COM
pleted it's arrangements for opening,
It has a new building and new equip
ment throughout and Tuesday, the
day before the opening, the officers
OF tho bank. Fred O'Dell and w, o.
Alternately invited w. II. Pauer-
son, cashier, OF the First National
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17

mingled regret and relief by those
most intimately connected with the
plan, Viewed in the abstract the
scheme was most allurlng but COM
Ing down TO facts, 1t was soon found
that for most of the prospective
squad college days are gone In
earnest The added years have either
disclosed a lack Of tho kind Of nerve
II takes TO got out and pound around
on tho ground In the formative pro-
cess OF making q team or has de-
yeloped a sonso OF discretion that for.
bids such practices, AZ any rate II
was found very difficult to get q
squad OF men out for scrimmagc
work so the calling off Of the game
gives the easiest solution TO what
might have been voXing problem
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17

back over to Inspect the new fittings,
Among the equipment 80 handsome
new safe TO which the visiting cah-
ler's attention was at once directed,
why you have fine time lock
on your safe" he remarked lnnoc-
emily,
yep, burglar proof asserted the
nCw officers as they stood by in ad-
mlring contemplation Of their pro-
perty while tho visiting cashier
twlrled the combination a few times
TO see how It ran.
yes" agreed Patterson 81 think
you will find that to be a thoroughly
good lock" t..t.
But not until Patterson had left the
bank did the new officers discover
that their visitor had set the time
lock on the safe 10 the limit, eighty
hourE Then they began TO find out
In earnest that The new safe had a
"thoroughly good lock-" In the
meantime Patterson had been adyer-
Using the virtues Of the now safe to
the genera public and the next day
when the bank was to have opened
Il IS established that every man In
Gray county besdes many women
and children came In 10 do business
with tho bank, aud many sympathi2c-
ing friends made repeated calls, But
there was no opening, for an the
funds were In that safe and the
thoroughly good lock" was stead
lastly guarding It's treasure, All
that day and the next two days the
officers sat around and tried to take
a philosophical view Of life while
their friend Patterson and the rest
OF Gray county gave every evidence
OF enjoying THE situation,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
FOR FEDERAL
BUILDING
Amarillo Receipts in q Years
and Business TTehIed War
rants Federal Court.

For the four quarters ending Sep
tomber 80 IN the local postoiilce the
receipts footed up s90,4SG,SG. In
1903 for the same four quarters the
total was Sil,2SS2i. In the four
years the receipts OF the local office
have nearly trebled and, as postal
receipts are recognized as one OF
the surest indexes Of the growth and
business Of towns, the figures may
BIZ taken as an authoritative indica-
ton OF Amarillo'B growth in that
time.
Demand for Federal Building.
eat the stage Amarillo has reached
now and at the rate OF growth which
Is keeping up" said Postmaster In
gerton yesterday Eve cant be salts
flew with anything short of a federal
building. These total receipts show
the increase IN business here, and
you know the increase in accommo-
datlons has been practically none at
all. We are TO get relief In the new
postoffice building II the contract
with Nicely and Crudglngton Is car
ried out, but II will not he much
more than relief We want fed
eral building and the way Amarillo
will get that Is by getting a branch
Of the federal court here, I know
only one town In Texas that has a
federal building without a branch of
the federal court, That town Is.
Gainesville the homo OF Senator Bal
ley. Abilene out on the Texas Pa
clfIc has a fine federal building but
It has a branch OF the federal court.
Mceks and Atwell VIII Not Oppose.
"I believe that Amarillo can get a
branch OF the court here, Judge
Meeks and Attorney Atwell Of the
court for this district will favor such
move now. | have talked with
both OF them and they agree that
the federal business from this section
will warrant a branch here. The
court could sit here at stated inter
walls and persons in this section hav-
ing business in the federal court
would not have to go $50 miles away
to attend tho court In Dallas.
believe that Amarillo can Get a fed
eral building under such conditions
and | believe that conditions are get
ting more and more favorable for
our securing an appropriation for
such building"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
ENDORSES the
ROOSEVELT DOCTRINE
Phone AZ.

The revival meeting under the d.
rection OF Evangelist Lewis and Sing
or Temple, continue at the Fillmore
Street Presbyterian church. Last
night Brother Lewis delivered an
able and practical sermon on the
home. Among other good points he
declared his emphatic belief in the
Rooseveltlan sentiment against race
suicide. He taught a practical rellg-
ion that should be practlsed in every
home.
The feature OF the singing was a
chlldren's choir. Mr.. Anderson also
rendered very feellngly an appro-
pirate solo that touched the hearts
OF his hearers.
The early morning meeting was
unusually well attended. Much in
terest was shown aud this promises
TO nc one OF the most popular Of the
services. Childregg meeting AZ a
o'clock each afternoon, Fathers and
mothers especially Invited. ~
Services as usual tonight at 1915
y. m. and In the morning at s a, m.
The subject OF tonlghts discourse
viii be Babies"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
Prices for Panhandle Cattle Last
Week at Kansas City.

Week at Kansas city.
Special to Daily Panhandle
Kansas City Stockyards, Oct. IL
Representative sales Of range cattle
here this week:
A Buffers, Rifle, Colo.-i7 steers,
1,2S1-lbs. $3.50; 1873 steers 1913
lbs, S4.2O; IA cows, 942-lbs,, $40,
Plateau L. S. Co., Rifle Colo,-12S
steers, 1,116-lbs,, $3.50.
Y. f. Fulkerson, Calhan, Colo,-5G
steers, 1,O79-lbso $3.50.
Carney g. e., Rifle, CoIo.-92
steers, 1,O66-lbso $40.
Vail & Gates, Kit Carson, Colo
"a steers, 1,O67-lbs, $435.
w. H. Lang, Kit Carson, Colo
6S steers, 1,160-lbso $3.50.
w. B. Brown, Flagler, Colo,-i0
steers, 1,O29-lbs., $425.
j. W. Rector, Rifle, Colo,-4.
steers, 1,153-lbso s4O5,
w. Dingwall, Las Animas, Colo
Is COWS, 912-lbso $500.
owner, Eastern, Colo,-51 cows
926-lbs., 1925,
Prairie c, Co., Higbee, Colo,--lSC
feeders, 1O1S-lbso $3.50; 1872 feed
ers. 953-lbs:, $3.55.
Western Stockyards, Amarillo
Texas, II stockers, 539-lbso $4,2O
n stockers, 6OO-lbs,, s3.75.
Gilbert & NJ, Folsom, N. M,-l5l
steers, 962-lbso $685..
Beverly & H. Bovina, Texas,-6'
heilers, 61S-lbsu s3.25; 23 bulls, l,
O6Olhs,, $2.75.
r. n. Mounts, Hereford, Texas
40 COWS, 9O2-lbs, $3.35,
Whithead & r. Farwell, y. NJ
60 cows, S27-lbs., $3.50
c. A.A Goldsmith, Midland, Texas
-234 calves, 329-lbso S4,25.
Myers & Y, Boyina, TeXas,-6
COWS, 767-lbs, $3.50,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
LOCKOUT STORY
NEEDS AMENDMENT

The hold-up story In Saturdays
Daily Panhandle which rccounted
with more or less circumslantlal oN-
actness how W, II, Patterson OF the
First National bank at Mclean set
the time lock on the new safe In the
Citizens state bank at Mclean so
that II postponed the intended open
inc OF the bank several hours, was, II
seems, too good to be true, AS a
yarn told the city editor by a friend
from Mclean the story needed but
little development TO have all the
good points OF work Of fiction AS
related In the Daily Panhandle Sat
urday, It interested a great many
people and It is certain that few took
the account for anything more than
It's face value good story with some
well known Panhandle business men
as the principals
But in spite Of precautions against
making It liable to misconstruction,
the story might have been mislnter'
preted by some OF It's readers and
under such possibilities one reader
at least has just cause for grievance
Mr.. w. r. Patterson, cashier Of the
First National bank at Mclean writes
the daily Panhandle to protest
against the use OF his name in d
connection that might injure a friend
and competitor or reflect dlscredit
upon himself and the institution he
represents. In the course Of his let
ter Mr.. Patterson says:
81 am a pretty fair joker end ap
preclate a good joke as well as any
one. whether It is on me or on the
other fellow, but ] hope that I viii
never be guilty Of playing a trick or
competitor that Is calculated to in
jure his business as was represented
to have done in the above mentioned
article"
Just what the exact circumstance
of the time-lock story actually were
the Daily Panhandle will not now at
tempt to say, but any inference from
the story that might have reflected
anything except the friondllest spiri
existing between the principals wa
not only uuwarranted but wholly
contrary to its intent
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17

A man in one Of our adjoining
cities registered a vow some months
ago that he would not smile again as
long as his mother-in-law continued
her visit which had already been of
several months duration. He had
been feeding her on liver three meals
day for months but she still stayed
and hence the aforesaid VOW One
evening he dropped in to see Uncle
Josh Spruceby" and laughed so much
and got into such good humor gem
orally that on reaching home he got
the old lady out OF bed and took her
out to a champagne lunch
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
IS A HARD
PROPOSITION
City Council Is Carefully Study
Ing Plan 10 Purchase
Water Plant

Members OF the city council are
up against the biggest proposition
ever negotiated for the city OF ANA
RHO IN the shape OF the plan to the
watorworks and power plant Since
the decision reached by the council
several weeks ago TO buy or build
a plant for the city, proceedings
have been under way looking toward
settlement OF the question. Through
ls local aud general offices the wa
ter company here has presented It's
side Of the question before the coun-
eli on several occasions and some
time ago Judge Ramsey. of Cloburne,
vice president of the company agreed
to make the council a proposition In
writing for the sale OF the plant
This proposition has been made and
Is now under adyisement 10y the
council
Judge Ramsey presented the prop
ositIon at a special meeting Of the
council Saturday and while the exact
terms OF The proposition Will not for
the present be made public, II Is un-
dcrstood that the price the company
asks for all the plant equipment,
franchise ana rights is well over
100000, Moreover the company Is
able to definitely account for all this
amount SO that the city would not
be purchasing watered stock, The
plant Is bonded for largo amounts
and in taking over the plant the city
would have 10 recognize the validity
OF these bonds. Under present yah
uations in Amarillo the city would
be unable to issue bonds sufficient
to take up the Indebtedness OF the
company but It might be possible 70
recognize the validity Of the lndcht-
edness and let 1t stand as a lien on
the plant and not on the bonding re-
sources OF the town Whether or
not such recognition on the part OF
the city would interfere with fur
ther bonding operations Of tho city
for other improvements Is a cues.
ton which has not yet been satisfac.
torly settled.
In the course Of tho eompany's ok
Fermentation and exploration look
ing toward a largo storage plan for
the city. the company has expended
considerable sums Of money for
which no tangible property can be
shown. II has been urged that the
city should not be Obliged to pay for
such expenditures and in case OF
purchase would profit by all such
! investment. Another factor in the
deal Of which the company has made
note Is the fact that all the plant
and equipment now installed, ma
chnery, water mains, tower, and all
steel and iron material, would cost
II installed on the basis OF present
prices from 50 TO GO per cent more
than such material did at the time OF
installation here. These and similar
considerations give weight to tho
claims of the company that Is COM
handing a great deal Of hard think
ing on the part of the council.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
Rapidly Improving.

The friends in Amarillo Of Colo
mel John 81 Baily, of Galveston, who
for more than a month has been con-
fined to his room with typhoid fe-
yer, will be pleased to hear that he
Is rapidly recovering. At one time
his condition was so serious that II
was deemed necessary to telegraph
for DR.. Edward Randall, an eminent
physician of Galveston and for TWEEN
ty years Mr., Baily's family physician,
to come and hold a consultation with
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
WILL CALL OFF
FOOTBALL GAME

r. w. Graham, secretary of the
organization formed for the purpose
of putting in the field football
team to represent Amarillo in a game
at the Dallas fair on Panhandle Day,
has received letter from the man
ager of the Dallas Turner'S stating
that it will be impossible to give the
date desired, A game on any other
date would have little attraction for
the men interested here so the pro-
posed game will be given up and the
team which had started TO form here
will not be continued,
This decision will be greeted with
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-17
INCREASE CAPACITY OF PLANT
New Boiler Gives Added Power for
Lights and Pumping.


Lights and Pumping.
The new boiler for the water plant
is now in place and is in daily use
This addition increases the boiler ca
paclty nearly two-thirds and makes
the plant amply able to meet, all de-
mands for power that are likely to
be made upon it. The increase Will
be especially useful in the lighting
service. With the old equipment the
plant would have had some Difficult
ty in carrying the regular winter
load but with the new equipment
there will be no difficulty in keeping
up with heavy winter demands on
the service,
Wynkoop Kiersted, the chief con-
sultng engineer in charge of general
plans of the company for a water
storage proposition, has completed
further extensive surveys of the field
here and returned to his office in
Kansas City last week. He will. pro
cce2 *o work Of making de-
tailed plans aLI ciimates but the
results of his Investigations will not
at present be made public.