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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-31

These taxes will be included with
the local taxes and collected in De-
cember and January.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
Accusation Against Dinan Is
Assigned to SeaWeII
Proceedings for Removal to
Come Up June II

Presiding Judge Coffey assigned the
accusation against Chief of Police
Dinan to Judge Seawelrs court yes
terday- The case will be called on
June II. Under the law the trial
may be begun 10 days after the filing
of the accusation, but the prosecution
will not be ready until June IT. Dinan
will make answer through his attor-
ney, Lewis F. Byington, and then the
case will be pressed to speedy trial.
The proceedings will be almost with
out precedent In San Francisco. Judge
Seawell will conduct the case as an
ordinary trial, jury Of IL men will be
fmpaneled, testimony taken. arguments
heard and then a decision will be rend-
cred by the jury. Conviction will
carry with it removal from office, but
will call for no further punishment.
The prosecution claims that d.
mans confession that he used the
police department to assist Abe Ruef
and Mayor Schmitz when they were
being prosecuted by the people makes
clear case against him. The prose-
cution Will press the case against
Dinan with all speed in the hope that
it can in this way bring about re-
organization of the police department
we will press the case against
Chief Dinan to finish," said District
Attorney Langdon last night. There
will be no delays. AS soon as the case
is called we will put our witnesses on
the stand and send 1T to the jury az
rapidly as possible"
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
Attorneys Fail to Agree on
Method of Trying Cases
The Glass Motion Is Set for
Monday Afternoon

Whether the arguments on the mo-
tons to set aside. the indictments
against Louis Glass and Theodore "
Halsey will be heard with the judges
en- banc or separately has not yet been
decided. Attorneys T. c. Coogan and
Bert Schlesinger and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Cobb discussed the mat
case was called before Judge Lawlor
for the purpose of fixing time for ar
gument
Coogan and Schlesinger asked that
the argument in both cases be heard
Friday night before Judges Dunno and
Law1or. Cobb replied that he did not
know whether Judge Dunno, to whom
the Halsey cases have been assigned
could be present Friday evening, but
added that the prosecution would be
willing to stipulate that the decision
of Judge Lawlor should apply to both
motions Neither Coogan nor Schles-
niger would consent to any such stipu-
lation.
Cobb explained that Judge Dunno
would probably hold court Saturdays
and evenings so soon as the taking
of evidence begins in the Schmitz case
and might not be able to be present
To this the attorneys for the defendants
made no answer.
Judge Lawlor finally decided to set
the Glass motion for 4:30 o'clock FRI
day afternoon, with the understanding
that evidence will be heard in the
afternoon and argument in the even-
ing. II Judge Dunno is present argu-
ment viii be made in behalf of Halsey:
if not, the proceeding viii apply only 20
Glass.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
MAY DECIDE TO STRIKE

There is prospect OF serious trouble
between the Western Union telegraph
company and its operators. The COM
mittee appointed on Sunday to present
the schedule to that company made a
second attempt to do so yesterday, but
without success. A special meeting
was held at Oakland last night and a
communication from President Small In
regard to the failure of the committee
was read. No information would be
given out by those who attended the
meeting, but 1t Is understood that q tie
up of the Western Union lines west of
Denver was among the possibilities
considered.
Several operators employed at Oak
land for the Western Union quit work
on account of the operation of the
which the operators have raised serious
objections. those who guilt work claim
ing they were paid at the $50 or ss5 a
month, when under the rules they
should have been paid sS2.50 and SIS
per month.
A 5 per cent assessment has been
levied on the members OF the local
union for the purpose Of sending a del
egate to the conference of the general
board to represent conditions on the
coast before the executive board Of
the Western Union in New York on
June 13
No Immediate walkout is expected AZ
the constitution of the organization re-
quires that every possible effort be
made before resorting to extreme
measures.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
Foreman divers Vacation Is
Interrupted by Subpoena
He Returns to the City and
Finds Case Postponed

when the grand jury piled up 2s i'm
dictments against local magnates lit
tie more than a week ago, it adjourned
to June 10 and Foreman 3. p. Oliver,
worn out by the months of hard work,
planned brief rest. After arranging
his private business he left for the
mountains last Saturday. He had just
found quiet place in which to spend
few days. when a perspiring mes
senger on horseback served him with a
subpoena in a civil suit. Oliver hurried
back to the city and reported to the
court yesterday, only to learn that the
case has been postponed.
oliver is undecided whether to take
another chance at vacation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
THREE UNIONS OPPOSE
IRON TRADES AGREEMENT
Strong Sentiment Among the Men
for an Eight Hour Day at the
Present Time

The wage agreement between the
Iron trades council and the metal trades
association was referred to the % or
ganizations represented in the iron
trades council to vote on the matter of
acceptance at their respective meetings
The boiler makers on Monday night
refused to ratify the action of the
council and insisted that the eight hour
day be granted at once and not three
years hence as provided in the agree
ment
The stationary firemen and the ma
chinists' auxiliary met last night and
took the same action. The molders'
union was in session until early this
morning discussing the matter. Presi-
dent Valentine of the iron trades coun-
Gil who is a member of the molders'
union, addressed the meeting at length.
Machinists' lodge No. 6S will meet In
'Walton's pavilion tonight to take ac-
tion on the agreement, and it Is
thought that upon the result of that
meeting will depend the fate of the
agreement.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
NJ M'CARTHY AND FOLEY
WILL GUARD ABE RUEF'
Biggy to Devote ALI OF His
Attention to Schrnitz
Jury
LETTERS TO CAPTIVE
Monterey Woman Sends
Greetings to Dethroned
Boss

The appointment Of William ]. Biggy
as elisor in charge of the Schmitz jury
will necessitate readjustment of con-
ditions at the Fillmore street prison
house where Abe Ruef is confined
Biggy has personally directed matters
there, but his new duties will compel
his attendance on the jury at the ST.
Francis hotel. He appointed Guards
John Mccarthy and James Foley yester-
day to positions of increased respon-
sibility at the prison house. Mccarthy
will be in charge during the nightsand
Foley during the day.
Ruef was interested In the develop
nents in the/ Schmitz case, particu-
larly as they affected himself He said
that he had not been told whether he
would be- called as a witness against
Schmitz, but added that the prosecution
would always know where to find him.
Ruef received a letter from Mrs. Mary
Marie of Monterey yesterday, .inclosinS
a message which Ruef, Biggy and q
party of friends had cast into the sea
in bottle while out on the bay on
April 80. The message sent adrift car
ried greeting to the finder and in re-
turn Mrs. Marie sent greetings to the
captive boss.
Ruef is also in receipt of a note
from a little girl, who withheld her
name. The girl was in the crowd that
gathered at the grand Jury headQuar-
ters the day that Ruef made his first
appearance before that body. In her
note to Ruef she inclosed q clipping
from morning paper which said that
a young girl in the crowd had cried
after Ruef and his party, 81 hope they
break their necks." She wrote that
she desired to explain that she had
made the remark. but added that she
had noti intended it for Ruef or those
with him. but rather for the curious
crowd which had followed the auto
mobile in which Ruef left the place
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

in Judge Dunne's court he did not
reach the ferry house until afternoon
He was closeted with the governor for
more than an hour and left in an OBJ
viously thoughtful frame Of mind
1t was stated last night by those
who claimed to know the purpose of
the conference that Gillett virtually
demanded the removal of Dinan and
the police board 1t is said that with
out making any suggestions as TO the
successors of either Dinan or the po-
lice commissioners, the governor IN
sisted that confidence and law and
order could not be restored until
new, competent and honest men were
placed in control of the police Depart
ment.
Governor GiIlett declined TO con-
firm the report that he had demanded
the removal of Dfnan and the commits
sioners. He admitted having sum-
moned the mayor and that the long
conference had been entirely devoted
to ways and means of preserving law
and order and re-establishing conf
dence in the police force But the gov
ernor declined to admit that Schmitz
had given him any assurance that he
would remove either his friend and
jury fixer, Chief Dinan, or the mem
bers of the police board.
Governor Gillett was highly in
censed over the attempt to destroy a
Haight street car with nitroglycerine
bomb. In the interview that he gave
he said:
Yes, invited Mayor Schmitz
down here and l talked very frankly
with him about the urgent necessity
for re-establishing law and order in
San Francisco There is no secret
about my attitude on this question. L
do not want to bring troops to San
Francisco and there will be no eX-
cuse for the presence of the troops
If the police department is properly
administered With competent and
honest men at the head the San Fran
cisco police department will be all
right Beyond stating that the Mayor
and I discussed ways and means for
restoring confidence in the police de-
partment 1 cannot make public the
nature Of our conference
Confidence cannot be restored while
cars are being blown up. The fact
that innocent passengers were not
killed or frightfully MANNED was not
the fault of the man who placed the
bomb in Haight street. He should
receive quick justice. The grand jury
Is now in session. The sooner that
man is indicted and placed on trial
the sooner will the gentry disposed
to commit such crimes be inspired
with a proper respect for the law"
The Governor went to Sacramento
return tomorrow evening or Friday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
contlnued from P.s. i. Column 7

When the package was opened 1t
was found to contain seven sticks of
Hercules giant powder. The woman
objected to the interference of Hand
lon and Ryan until the latter dis
played his detectives star. She then
allowed them to remove the dynamite
without further protest.
Ryan, who has worked In mines and
is familiar with explosives, declared
that single stick of the dynamite
was sufficient to blow a car to atoms.
The dynamite, according to the
Wells Fargo records, was shipped from
San Mateo by a man calling himself H
Reid Detectives OF the company are
searching for him. The police here are
hunting for the Glynn brothers and
a man named Harrison. who. Handlon
claims, is another striker who had
knowledge that the dynamite was
being shipped Handlon knows little
about the Glynns other than that their
names figure on the books of the United
Railroads as former platform men.
Simply another effort OF the United
Railroads to dfscredit the carmen's
union with the public. which is uphold
ing our cause SO steadily" was Presi-
dent Cornelius explanation of the dis
covery of the dynamite at Glynn's
house. The United Railroads would
any kind of a letter 1t wanted from
any other great corporation, provided.
of course, organized labor was to be
injured. The public will not believe
this latest story. The union has placed
a reward of $500 for the arrest and
conviction of any member committing
violence in connection with the strike"
The daily report compiled by the
United Railroads of acts OF violence In
connection with the strike mentioned
yesterday that half stick Of dynamite
and four caps of illuminate of mercury
were found on the Turk street tracks
between Leavenworth and Hyde
streets at o'clock in the morning.
The explosives were taken to the com
pany's barns at Oak and Broderick
streets.
Daniel J. White, who was arrested
on Monday night on charge of placing
a stick of dynamite on the car track
at Haight and Cole Streets, was booked
late yesterday for violating section 21s
of the Penal Code, which refers to train
wrecking. The penalty Is either death
or life imprisonment. He appeared be-
fore Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday
and after being instructed as to his
rights the case was continued till to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
TO CALL ORCHARD
Principal Witness for the State VIII
Testify Today

BOISE, Idaho. June 4.-Harry Or
chard, the self-onfessed murderer of
former Governor Frank Steunenberg.
will go on the stand probably tomor-
row afternoon to testify against Hav-
wood. He was brought into Boise
this evening from the Idaho peniten-
tiary. For some hours he was closeted
with the attorneys for the prosecution.
and 1t is probable that tonight he will
be locked up in q cell In the county
jail This is the first time that Or
chard has been out of the penitentiary
since he was brought from Caldwell
after the assassination of the former
governor
Notwithstanding the report of pos
sible violence to Orchard on the part
of friends of Haywood the prisoner was
surrounded with but little caution
during his drive into the city.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
PRIESTS FACE REVOLVER
Streetcar Inspector Mistakes Them
in Dark for Hoodlums

Al LAIN III xlOOQlblllo
Father OConnor and Father Driscoli
Of St. Dominic's church with Assistant
Bond and Warrant Clerk George M.
Kelly were mistaken for a portion of
a gang of hoodlums who had been
stoning a Sutter street car passing
down Devisadero street at $3.50 o'clock
Monday evening and had the unpleas-
ant experience of seeing revolver
1ourished over their heads by an in
spector. The car had been stoned from
a dark alley in the block above.
The two priests and Kelly were
standing at the corner Of Devisadero
street and Garden avenue, block
from where the car was stoned, when
the car stopped directly opposite them
and one Of the inspectors on the front
Of the car reached into his inside coat
pocket and pulled out a revolver.
"Will you look at that?" said Father
Drisco1l to his companions.
All three and another man who was
passing stopped and did not even turn
their heads for a full minute while the
inspector looked them over. Finally
he said. These fellows seem all right,
and signaled the car to go on.
Chief Dinan has given instructions
to have all motormen and conductors
searched for guns but the man whom
the priests saw with the revolver was
an inspector in civilian attire.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
Twelve Men Selected
for Schmitz Jury

L. Well, 1855 California street,
buyer.
Paul Bancroft, 735 Market street,
real estate broker.
Charles III. Gish, 1851 San Jose
avenue, contractor.
James FfteIbers, 1723 Oak street,
furniture dealer.
George de Urioste. 1s9 Buena Vista
avenue, commission merchant.
John O'Mara, 333 Cumberland
street, blacksmith.
James K. r. Benson, s27 Capp
street, pressman.
Charles s. Capp, e2s Baker street,
real estate broker.
Theodore DeIlwig, 270 Ninth ave.
nue., retired baker.
Thomas EIrfck, 2233 Grove street,
haberdasher.
Hugh Burns, 3s5 Capp street, real
estate dealer.
Royal w. Cudworth, zo22 Green
street, coal dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
CARMEN DO NOT LACK
FUNDS FOR CAMPAIGN
P. II. Mccarthy Pledges the
Support of Building
Trades Council
UNION IN SESSION
Cornelius Declares Striker
White Didn't Place Bomb
on the Track
UNION IN SESSION

The weekly meeting Of the striking
carmen was held yesterday after
noon instead OF In the evening, be-
cause.-the executive committee had been
invited to attend a-meetfng Of the Oak
iano carmen. There was scarcely
Standing room In the assembly hall OF
tne Labor temple when President Cor
nelius called the gathering to order.
PRESIDENT 2. III. Mccarthy and Secre-
tary o. A. Tveitmoe of the building
trades council gave the members of the
union assurance of the support of the
council Tho building trades council
VIII nnanoe this fight" said Mccarthy,
II II takes fifteen years to win II. !"
secretary Tveitmoe indorsed the state
ment and assured the members that
nshting funds would not be lacking.
1t was pointed out that $4,000 month
was assured from the levy Of so cents
eacn on all members OF the car
penters' unions in the city and that
the carmen's union across the bay was
contributing $1,000 q month. Other
sources OF revenue were In sight, said
Cornelius, and there was no danger Of
lack of funds.
Secretary Bowling made short ad-
oress cautiontng the men against acts
or violence. Resolutions were adopted
onering reward of $500 for the arrest
union found guilty Of any crime touch
Ing upon the strike in which we are
now engaged" After the meeting
President Corpelius said:
The session this afternoon was most satisfac-
tory. Reports from the various barns show that
our members are standing solidly together. A
committee from other unions win advise and
work with All matters of Importance COM
Ing up win be taken under joint consideration.
Ibis VIII assure concerted action OF organized
IN. (Yofr ><<nxI
with our strike. A solid front and compact
organization win carry on this campaign. The
carmen again thank their friends and the public
generally for the assistance and support given
them.
President Cornelius said that he had
no formal statement to make with ref
erence to Daniel j. White, accused of
having placed a bomb under a Haight
street car on Monday evening. "I know
White very WELL" he said. "and he is q
quiet, inoffensive man. The best evi-
dence that he did not place a torpedo
anything. worse than torpedo-is that
he stood so near the track when the
thing exploded. His trousers were
burned slightly. He ran away because
he was frightened, not because he was
guilty. There was no damage done to
the car. Nothing could be more absurd
than to accuse White of placing bomb
on the track"
Resolutions were adopted by the car
men indorsing the Incorporation of the
Western rapid transit company, which
proposed to establish line of auto
buses capable of holding 20 passengers
and parallelins the lines of the United
railroads. A cent fare is to be
charged, and two of the 100 vehicles or
dered will be In operation Sunday. They
will run in Sutter street.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
PEACE BODY TO CONFER
WITH COMPANY CHIEFS
Railway and Telephone Pres
idents Respond to Call
of Governor
COMMITTEE HOPEFUL
Undertakes Settlement of
Strikes With Spirit of
Confidence
COMMITTEE HOPEFUL

President Patrick Calhoun of the
United Railroads and President Henry
T. Scott Of the Pacific telephone COM
panies. acting upon the invitation Of
Governor Gillett, swill confer with the
concilfation committee this afternoon at
the ferry building. The committee will
endeavor to find some basis which may
eventually bring about a settlement of
the streetcar and telephone strikes The
committee will not make any definite
compromise suggestion, but will ac-
quaint itself with the attitude OF the
two corporation chiefs.
one feature which has encoura ged
the conciliation committee springs from
the settlement OF the iron workers
strike, by which some 10000 men will
resume work this week. Several thou
sand men will go back to the places at
the Union iron works, and 1t is thought
that the necessity of affording trans
portation for these men will induce
Calhoun to assume . more conciliatory
attitude
When Charles NJ Schwab, president
or the Union iron works, was in San
francisco month ago he conferred
with Calhoun and the entire situation
was canvassedC It is known that a
certain community OF interest exists
between Schwab and Calhoun, and as
the operation OF the iron works is IN
some degree dependent upon, the trans
portation facilities, the conciliation
committee believes that Calhoun may
be disposed at this time to make con-
cessions which he refused to consider
earlier in the strike
Members of the conciliation commit
tee said last night that they would not
attempt to pin either Calhoun or Cor
nelfus down to definite propositions. A
settlement is not looked for at the
meeting today by those concerned, but
1t Is hoped to pave the way for further
negotiations.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
INVESTIGATION is CLOSED
Police Commission Concludes Taking
of Testimony Into Charges

OF testimony Into SndISSS
The investigation before the police
commissioners into the charges of i'll
treatment accorded the strike breakers
in the city prison after their arrest on
the afternoon of May was resumed
yesterday afternoon. The taking OF
testimony was concluded and the case
was continued for q week to allow the
stenoKrapher to transcribe his notea
Attorney T. p. O'Connor. represent
ing the United Railroads, was the only
witness examined yesterday. He tes-
titled that no complaints had been
made to him of i'll treatment He was
In the prison when the men were
brought In and remained there for
several hours. He believed that the
prisoners in the cells called the strike
breakers vile names. The only COM
plant made to him was about the men
being photographed Tor the rogues'
gallery as they said they were not
criminals. He requested the commits
sion to inquire into that matter inde~
pendent of the alleged i'll treatment. as
he considered the taking OF their photo
graphs was not proper. President
Leahy promised to do So
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

Dynamite Shipped to Strikers
IS Seized by the Police

and metal workers The agreement pro-
vides for an eight hour day at the end
of three years, the hours Of labor TO be
reduced from nine to eight periodically
during that time.
The result of the vote tonight will be
reported to the iron trades council N
San Francisco Thursday night when
delegates from all the unions affiliated
with the iron trades council viii re-
port the action of their unions TO the
council The majority vote of the
delegates Will determine whether or not
the men will return to work
Several of the affiliated unions. no.
tably the boiler makers, have voted 20
reject the agreement.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
POLICEMAN ExoNERATED
Judge Weller Dismisses Case Against
Richard Tobin

The case OF Policeman Richard M.
Tobin, charged on complaint of #. w:
Smithson, member OF the merchants
association. with violating section It's
of the penal code, by refusing to make
an arrest on May 81, was heard by
Police Judge Weller. yesterday. After
Smithson testified Tobin denied cursing
him or saying that II 1t were not day
light he would give him worse than he
had got
Tobin was corroborated by James
Moran. saloon keeper. Third and
Townsend streets, who said that he had
heard all that had passed between the
two. and the judge dismissed the case.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
SEAL POACHERS CAUGHT
BY REVENUE CUTTER RUSH
Captain Wires Secretary of Treasury
of Capture of Schooner Char
lotta G. Cox

WASHINGTON, June 4-The secre-
tary of the treasury has received a
telegram from Captain Ainsworth of
the revenue cutter Rush stating that
the latter seized the sealing schooner
Charlotte G. Cox, which was found
illegally catching seals in Fairweather
grounds, off Alaska.
The Rush also reported the presence
of Japanese sealers In the same vicinity
with a large number of, seal skins
on board. The Japanese sealers, how
ever, are not subject to seizure out.
side of territorial waters
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05
METAL WORKERS REJECT
PROPOSED AGREEMENT

OAKLAND. June 4.-The members Of
sheet metal workers union No. 2S4,
which is the largest of the labor or
ganizations on this side of the bay az
filiated with the iron trades council,
voted tonight to reject the agreement
proposed by the metal trades associa-
tion to end the strike of the machfnfsts