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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
STANDARD OIL IN
SERIOUS PLIGHT

CHICAGO, Jan 4.-Penalties aggre-
eating s160.e40.00o may be imposed on
the Standard Oil Company and it's sub
sidiary corporations as result Of pros
ecutions in the Federal courts, made
certain by Judge Landis decision OF
yesterday. Facing this great danger
battling against the Governments
suit IN St Louis to dissolve Il, the oil
monopoly is finding new tribulations.
It became kn6wn today that an inquiry
by a United States Grand Jury in
Louisiana is imminent.
The Governments forces here are re-
joicing over Judge Landis' decision, by
which the oil company viii be forced to
trial on the 6325 counts against IL.
Representatives Of the bureau OF cor
porations in Chicago have cast up the
Governments accounts with its power
ful adversary and found that the Stan
dard faces indictments in various parts
OF the country containing a total of
S047 counts. upon which II may be fined
a maximum OF $4,000 each.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
PARDEE RELEASES
SEVEN FELONS
Chinese Murderer and His
Accomplice Gain Liberty
to Return to the Empire
ROBBERS ARE FREED

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 4.-Seven COM
mutations of sentences were granted
this afternoon by Governor Pardee, as
follows:
Guam Sick. Chinese. who committed
murder in San Francisco in May, 1888,
and was given a life sentence in San
Quentin, was paroled last year by the
State Board Of Prison Directors. Since
that time he has lived an exemplary
life and Governor Pardee has consented
TO grant him a release on condition
that he will return to China within
thirty days.
Jung waung was implicated with
Guam Sick in the murder and he also
received a life sentence at San Quentin.
He must return to his native land
within thirty days or forfeit his COM
mutation.
In May. 1902. Rowland Edwards OF
San Francisco was tried on a charge OF
rape and after being convicted was
sentenced to seven years Imprisonment.
Since that time he has been in the
County Jail at San Francisco awaiting
the outcome OF an appeal for a new
trial. Governor Pardee commuted the
sentence TO one day in San Quentin,
after the serving Of which Edwards is
TO be restored TO citizenship.
John McPhie committed robbery in
Yuba County in 1898 and was given
twenty-five years at Folsom In 1908
he was released on parole by the State
Board OF Prison Directors. His SEN
tence is commuted.
Wong Fook. Chinese, OF San Fran
cisco, given a sentence OF three years
IN San Quentin for perjury in 1904. has
had his term commuted to one month
and will be released at once.
Patrick Ryan was convicted on a
charge of robbery in San Francisco in
1885 and was given life Imprisonment
at San Quentin. The Governor has de-
cided the punishment was too severe
and he has commuted the sentence
Ryan will be released on January IA.
J. L. Taggart, convicted on a charge
Of grand larceny in Riverside County in
August. 1905, and sentenced to three
years in San Quentin, has had his SEN
tence commuted to expire on the LIST
day Of February.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
Urges UPON DELEGATES
THE GRACE OF GIVING
4rounE Mems Christian Association
Delegate Speaks on the Subject
of Finance

PACIFIC GROVE. Jan. Questions
of finance occupied the attention of the
sfudcnt conference Of the Young Mems
Christian Association this morning
ri<a short practical talk on the subject
III Rhodes. State secretary for Ore
con and Idaho. not only urged on the
delegates the grace of giving, but ad-
vIsed them that they were doing spirit
ua service to others in getting them 20
rrive. He recommended them to culti-
rate an outside constituency among
faculty. alumni and others rather than
beg from church pulpits.
g. ID. Hurrey OF the University Of
Michigan gave an interesting account
of country Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation work as he had found It in his
state. In his home town OF 25O0 In
nabitants careful investigation showed
mat OF the males between the ages OF
"a and 40 only & per cent were church
members. After an invasion OF the
town by eleven young men OF college
Young Mems Christian Association 500
men Joined the association.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
BIG DEPARTMENT STORE
TO USE as. a H1 STAMPS
BrooIIyn Firm Decides TO Drep It's Own
Device and Adopt That of WELL
Known Concern

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Messrs. Chap
man & Co., a large Brooklyn depart
ment store and member OF the II. B.
Claiin syndicate. have discontinued the
use Of their own merchandise" stamp
after a little over two years trial They
have decided to conf1ne themselves ex-
clusively to the rs. & H" green trad
ing stamps. This decision was made
necessary by the greater drawing pow
er of the IS. & H" premium system
over their own merchandise plan The
determination OF Messrs. Chapman &
CO. is a substantial tribute to the per-
nanency and merit of the Sperry &
Hutchinson Company green stamps,
which have attained a worldwide rep
utation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
BRIGHT PROMISES
FOR 1907
Commercial Agencies Re
port Large Contracts
for Steel for This City
BUSINESS IMPROVES

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S review of trade tomorrow will
say:
THE new year opens bright with a
promise of good business, no excessive
stocks being carried over, and results
of inventories fully equal to sanguine
anticipations 1t is noticeable in dis
patches from the West that there was
less than the customary lull in busi-
ness during the holidays, while bargain
sales are rapidly dfsposing of the mod
crate supplies remaining on hand.
There is much complaint of car
shortage from Northwestern flour mills
and export trade is also restricted be-
cause grain and other merchandise fafl
to reach the seaboard promptly.
Many contracts for large tonnage
of steel appeared during the past week.
notably structural materials for san
Francisco. Railway requirements
show no abatement. few contracts be-
ing considered, however, except for
delivery in the last half of the year
shipments Of bales of sheeting have
been sent to China, the first export
business from that quarter for long
time, and more orders could have been
secured by the making of offers"
Bradstreet's tomorrow will say:
Quiet prevails in distributive trade,
but industrial lines were never so ac-
tive at this season. Post-holiday and
weather conditions affect both whole
sale and retail trade, the latter line
noting slackness in demand for heavy
wearing apparel.
While the car shortage trouble is
still very acute the country over, there
are reports from a few sections, espe-
cially the Northwest and parts of the
Pacific Coast, that grain and lumber
are moving more freely.
New orders for steel rails are of
goodly proportions and it is reported
that two Western roads have placed
contracts for upwards of 10000 tons
for delivery In 1905"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
DATE IS SET FOR
COURT-MARTIAL

LAWTON Okla, Jan. 4.-Ma5or
Charles W. Taylor. in charge OF the
Thirteenth Cavalry, stationed at Fort
sill. today received official notice from
General McCaskey, commanding the
Department OF Texas. that the general
court-martial which is to try Major
Charles W. PenrOse and Captain Edgar
=. MaclClin OF the Twenty fifth Infan-
try viii convene at Fort Sam Houston
on February 4. The date Of the trial
was delayed by the assault on Captain
Macllin at Fort Reno on the night of
December 21 by an unknown man, sup
posed 10 have been a negro OF one Of
the discharged companies.
The specific charge which the two
officers must face is that Of conduct
ID tbe prejudice Of good order and dis
cipIine" in having failed TO exercise
due diligence in preventing rioting at
Brownsville, Tex. last August. The
trial was 70 have opened today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
RAILROADS TRY TO.
DISCREDIT LAW
Impose Hardships on People
in Attempts to Make New
Rate Measure Obnoxious
STORM OF PROTESTS
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
WASHINGTON. Jan. An the
opinion of the members of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, the rail-
roads of the country are engaged in
systematic effort TO render the new
rate law obhoxious in the eyes of the
people. Many of the roads are impos-
ing new and harsh conditions on their
patrons and are doing away with
privileges that have existed for years,
asserting as the reason for the changed
conditions that it is all made man
datory by the rate law.
Protests are pouring into Washing
ton against the unjust and absurd
rules and regulations which various
roads are putting into effect. Some OF
these rulings are sweeping in their
provisions and have subjected passen-
gers to no end OF annoyance. In many
instances they have seriously inter
ferred with business. When objection
is made to the railroads by angry pas
sengers and others who have been
made to suffer. the reply is always the
same: I'VE are sorry but this is neces-
sary by the new rate law"
Il think that while the railroads are
trying to obey the law as a who's
said a member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission in speaking of the
numerous complaints that are coming
in, "a great many of them are trying
to make it odious. We are constantly
receiving letters from persons asking
if certain new rules established by
roads are required by the rate law
We have replied in a great many in
stances by saying there is nothing in
that law which could, by any stretch of
imagination, be construed as requiring
the new regulations. The roads are
undoubtedly cutting Off a great many
accommodations that have existed for
long time for the purpose OF exciting
popular feeling against the rate law"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
STAGE OVERTURNS;
FIVE INJURED

AVALON, Catalina Island Jan. A.
A stage coach containing ten persons
tipped over on a precipitous mountain
road on the island yesterday and five
OF the passengers were injured. They
we're: 9. c. Carlisle OF Grand Rapids.
Mich, right arm broken and contu-
sfons on body; ]. V. Allies, Grand
Rapids, contusions on arms and legs:
Mrs James Connell, in a semicoma-
fose condition from the shock. the
cxtent Of her injuries being as yet un-
known. J. A. Gilbert. Tonopah, right
hip injured: Q. z. Ogden, Macomb, ILL.,,
right shoulder injured. probably a dis
location.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The following
Californfans are registered in New
York:
From San Francisco-W. H. Cusick,
at the Breslin; J. w. Bell, at the Bel
mont; w. r. Landram, at the Wood
stock; E. A. Lodge and wife, at the
Wellington; r. L. We'll, /. j. Well and
wife, Marc Antony, Mrs. ]. /. Wooller,
at tie Herald Square. From San Ra-
fael-B p. Anderson, at the Gerard.
From Santa Barbara-W. E. Graham, at
the Holland. From Los Angeles-G. NJ.
Babcock, at the Empire; L. S. Noble, at
the Astor; w. Heffelinger, at the
Grand; E. A. Mizer, at the Holland.
PARIS, Jan. 4.-Dr. Fulton Of Los
Angeles registered at the Herald bu-
reau today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
SANTA FE OUT OF LUCK
two Idnes Blocked by Wrecks and
Trains at n Standsrin

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4.-The Santa
Fe Railroad had . session of hard luck
in q small way today. A wreck or
seven sand cars at Antioch blocked its
Valley line and no trains came from
the north all day. The wreck OF three
cars at Linda Vista blocked the San
Diago line. and there We're no trains
fr1m the south up TO 2 o'clock
The Santa Fe has received word that
work has been temporarily suspended
on its Searchlight branch because OF a
heavy fall OF snow in Nevada. This
line would have been completed last
Monday. according to calculations, but
owing TO constant desertions OF men TO
go into the mines and adverse weather
conditions only ten miles OF the twen-
ty-three miles Of road 10 be built has
been finished.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
BLAME FOR WRECK
ON OPERATOR
Rock Island Officials Find
That Carelessness Of an
Employe Caused Disaster
ACCUSED Is IN JAIL

Topeka Jan. General Superin-
tendent W :. Tinsman and Division
Superintendent G. w Rourlxe of the
Rock Island Railroad held conference
today regarding the cause of the train
wreck AT Volland and definitely fixed
the blame for the disaster. J. II. Schu-
mate. the dispatcher who sent the or
der for trains No. 29 and No. 80 to
meet at NOlland, was exonerated from
blame and the entire blame was put
on John Lynes. the operator.
Tinsman exhibited an application for
q position which. Lynes secured from
the Santa Fe road and which Lynes
Der q, in which he stated that he was
23 years old, at his last birthday.
Tinsman stated that in Lynes' appli-
cation for a position with the Rock
Island he also gave his age at %. In
N.ynes' sworn statement he gives his
IS at IS.
5Lynes is stiu held in custody and
viii be given a hearing before the
County Attorney.
WASHINGTON. Jan. An inquiry
into the operation OF the block signal
system Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road and OF the Southern Railway was
Instituted today by the Interstate Com
.rnerce Commission. Specific instances
Of what appears TO have been failure
OF the block signal device. or, as one
Of the commissioners expressed il. the
Failure OF the human end OF the device,
10 prevent accidents involving heavy
loss Of life, were afforded by the recent
disastrous accidents on the Southern
Railway at Lawyers, Va, and on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Terra
Gotta d. Q.
Oalcials OF both the Southern and the
Baltimore and Ohio were subpenaed 10
appear before the commission. The
commission may call officials Of other
lines. on which wrecks recently have
occurred on account OF the apparent
disregard OF the block signals or the
Failure OF the system TO accomplish Its
purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
EAGLE FIGHTS A
CAME BATTLE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

TACOMA. Jan. Jack Donahue and
Frank Henry, prospectors, recently
fought with an American eagle on the
Inmachuk River. seven miles from
Deering. The eagle was perched on
high bluff. Henry fired at IL with
a shotgun and the bird came tumbling
down. Donahue and Henry went to
pick IL up, but found that the bird had
been stunned and terrific battle took
place.
The eagle struck with it's immense
wings and nearly blinded it's two op-
ponents IT followed this with strokes
with it's beak and claws. The bird was
finally killed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
PUBLIC LAND MUST
Be KEPT CLEAR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-By direction
of the President. Secretary Hitchcock
issued today an order to Commissioner
Richards of the General Land Office to
notify at once all special agents and
receivers and registers of local land
offices that the act of February %,
1885, for the summary destruction of
illegal Enclosures and distractions ex-
listing on public lands must be rigidly
enforced after April /, 1907.
This order means that all fences in
closing lands must be removed before
April /. If they are not taken down
by that time they will be torn down by
representatives of the Government.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05

profits at the expense of the comfort
of the public and by overworking their
employees without additional compensa-
ton
They have told you that it was
impossible - for them to secure more
cars after the fire, when for days and
weeks every one was working to help
this stricken city rehabilitate itself.
Can you doubt for an instant that these
men, with all their resources, could
not have got the cars and the equip
ment to have served the traffic long
ago? In those days, when passenger
trains gave way to freight coming to
San Francisco, would they not have
ordered it by telegraph had they
wished? Even If they had not chosen
to use the cable cars which were in
their barns, we have shown you that
all this delay was unnecessary.
EIGHT-HOUR DAY FEASIBLE
"They have told you that an eight
hour day was impossible. They said
the same thing of a nine-hour day
three years ago. Years ago. when
carmen worked sixteen and eighteen
hours day, capital, eager for the
last farthing of service, made the
same argument. Thank God the times
are changing, and / pray that your
award will change 1t still more. that
these men may be better citizens; that
the youth of the land may have bet
ter chance.
They have told you that no road
is operating on an eight-hour basis.
1t is not so. and even If 1t were what
difference does it make? Tt will not
cost this company one additional cent
to give its men an eight-hour day.
They say it will be too hard for some
of the men to work eight hours with
out a relief. Nonsense, and worse
than nonsense. They say that it will
involve twenty-five instead of fourteen
'trippers.f Is that sufficient reason
why the eight-hour day should be rele-
gated to oblivion?
when they tell you that they could
not run the road on an eight-hour
basis we ask you to remember that
for two months after the earthquake
1t was so operated and that not one
of the men complained at the arrange
ment of the schedule of runs.
TN awarding an eight-hour day you
will be acting in accordance with that
sound public opinion which, once Gre
ated, never recedes a STEP"
Johnson criticised severely the tes-
timony which had been given by Pro-
fessor Plehn of the university. char
acterizing his definition of wages as
dependent on a bargain between en-
ployer and employed as out of accord
with all political economic theory,
which held that wages were the re-
ward of labor and consonant with the
conditions and difficulty of that labor.
Counsel for the company will make
its argument next Tuesday, and the
following day Johnson will close.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION
IN VALLEJO NEXT MONTH
0pposfffon 10 Making Street Superin-
fendent and Chief of Police
Positions Elective

VALLEJO, Jan. z.-The city OF Vallejo
viii have a special charter amendment
election on Tuesday, February s, to de-
terrnine whether the twenty-three
amendments proposed by the joint citi-
zens' and trustees committee shall be
adopted
There is likely to be little opposition
TO the amendments to change the street
laws. increase city officials and police
department salaries and enlarge the
number of police officers. The plan TO
make the Offices of superintendent of
streets and chief OF police elective will
arouse some bitter opposition.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
DEATH OF JOHN It. 0'LALoR, A
CAPTAIN OF BOSTON POLICE
Deceased Said to Have Once Been a
Newspaper Man and Shorthand
Writer I'm This City

BOSTON, Jan. captain John T.
O'Lalor OF Police Station No. 8 died
late last night. He was born in Ire
land in 1876 and came to America
when a boy. He enlisted in the Union
army when only sixteen and fought In
many battles. He was at one time q
reporter in San Francisco. He became
famous there as a shorthand writer,
using his left hand for this work
equally as well as his right. He came
to Boston and Joined the Police De-
partment in 1872, gradually advancing
10 captain.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
REPRESENTATIVE ENGLEBRIGHT
PLACED ON MINES COMMITTEE
Gains Position Formerly Held by VIII
hanson of Oregon, Convicted
of Land Frauds

WASHINGTON, Jan. Am the House
today the Speaker announced the ap-
pointment of Representative Engle-
bright of California to a place on the
committee on mines and mining in
place of Representative Williamson of
Oregon, who was elected member of
the Fifty-ninth Congress, but who has
never attended any of It's sessions. He
called the attention OF the public to
the fact that Williamson had failed to
qualify, and he thought 1t the correct
practice under the circumstances to
displace him for another.
Williamson was indicted and convict
ed In the land fraud action instituted
by the Government He appealed from
the Judgment of the trial court and IL
awaiting the action OF the appellate
court. He has not appeared since his
election In 1904.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
Charges StreetCar Company
With Suppresslng Figures
johnson Arraigns the Railway Corporation
What Car Company
Requires of Men

I" HE carman employed by
the United Railroads is
governed in every attitude
which he may assume by
the cOmpany's rules. The rules
prescribe how tall he shall be,
how much ne shall weigh and
what he shall wear. Dietary reg
u1ations alone are omitted fr0m
the company's rule book, and "A
carman fs allowed to eat without
restrictions, N he has the time and
the money. But TO carry out the
requirements of the rule book the
conductor must be active, viriIe,
young, wide awake, strong, Wig
Orous, agile, quick, lively, brisk,
spry, supple, dexterOus, prompt,
industrious, indefatigable, earnest,
energetic, attentive, alert, cour-
age0us, faithful, honest; besides
being courteous, polite, circum-
spect, obliging, we'll bred, accom-
plished, agreeable, gentlemanIy
and complainant. In every re-
spect he must be more than n
paragon of virtue and the pink of
perfection; neat, but not ffnical;
: sage, but mot cynica.; never
tyrannicaI; ever true to the in
terests of the company which has
employed him TO collect the last
nickel from an unsuspecting and
long-enduring public. - Albert
johnson, I'm argument before arbi-
tratiOn board.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
MEXICAN GAINS LrBEnrr

ST. LOUIS, Jan. Aaron Lopez
Manzo, formerly a member Of the Mex
lean Junta in st. Louis. was formally
released from custody by Judge Fin
kelberg in the United States Court to-
day. A charge of rifiing registered
letters was recently brought against
him as a subterfuge to have him ex-
tradited to Mexico, but nothing was
found to substantiate these accusa-
tions. and the Federal Grand Jury re-
turned no bill.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
FATAL COLLISION ON
The SANTA f

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, Jan. A.
Santa Fe train No. 1, westbound. col
lided head-on with an eastbound fast
freight train at Gonzales station 100
miles west of here. this morning. Three
men were fatally and five seriously
hurt. All are Mexicans. who were rid
ing in the smoking car.
Many passengers were bruised. but
none was seriously injured outside ~
those in the smoking car, which was
telescoped.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
FRATERNTTY ELECTS OFFICERS

SAN JOSE, Jan. AT today's ses-
sion Of the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity
toncIaVe the annual election OF officers
for the Grand Chapter was held. Percy
II. Goodwin OF San Diego, who is the
present grand president, was unani-
nlously reelected. The other results
vrorc as follows: Vice president, Fred
ehi1 glc of Portland, Or; treasurer.
I,e4ie Hayes OF San Jose; master of
corAnonies, Sanford l.. Titus Of San
Josef guard, John Taylor OF Santa
Cruz.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
SEARCH For pEMrNrED MAN

OROvILLE. Jan. 4.-Parties of men
are searching the mountains twenty
five miles from Oroville for a dement,
ed railroad laborer, who escaped half
clad from his guardians. 1t is snow
ing in the mountains and intensely
cold. The search has continued three
days without discovering a trace of
the missing man.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
What Car Company
Gives to Public
- ASSENGERS carried by the
United Railroads are herded
like sheep I'm closed ears.
Two hundred and fifty are

W thN
UNITED Railroads are herded
like sheep In closed ears.
Two hundred and fifty are
pncked In the largest cars which
the company can buy, because the
large cars are cheaper. The cars
blow up, they blow out. they
break down and they break away.
Nobody knows where they are
going nor whence they came. The
brakes are out of order; the fen
ders are absent; the derailing
switches are out of order. Cars
nobody cares-what difference does
IL make? Passengers fight for
the privilege of riding home as
their ancestors fought In the
primitive jungle. Women are
crushed, children are run over,
men are killed. Passengers are
jammed together In contact that
blunfs every sense of refinement
and affronts deIicacy. Yet the
company in four years has re-
duced the number of its ears by
112 and the number of it's con-
ductors and mOtormen by 167, and
is carrying 60,000,00o more pas
senGers with the reduced number
of cars, In order that they may
make $1,0OO,G00 month from the
city they pretend to scrve.--AIbert
Johnson, In argument before arbi-
tratiOn board.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05
Business Directory Of
San Francisco Firms

AITKEN & AITKEN, attorneys. SIS
Eddy ST.. between Franklin ST. and
Van Ness ave. Tel Franklin 1880.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-05

MARYLAND CASUALTY co. OF BaIti-
more-H B. WINDSOR & CO, gen
agts.. Mutual Saw. Blk. bldg. Temp. s3e4