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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
STORM CR|PPLES RAIL
TRAFFIC IN CALIFORNIA
Washouts Close Coast and
Valley Lines and the
Shasta Route
OGDEN SYSTEM OPEN
Gale Does Little Damage to
Lucin Cutoff, Which Is
Soon Repaired
OGDEN SYSTEM OPEN

The railroad situation, due to the
storm, was as follows yesterdays
Shasta line closed for one week until
the break near Redding is repaired.
Sacramento line closed to trafnc
owing TO a washout near Washington
Spur.
Coast Line closed as result of sew
eral washOuts.
Valley line closed by break I'm San
Fernando tunnel, and trains are run as
far as saugus, then over Santa Bar
bara Branch to MontalvO and Los An
Eeles.
Santa Fe track washed out at Or
Stockton.
The only lines open for travel east
were the Ogden route and the round
about journey to Los Angeles.
A train was started east on the
Ogden route at o'clock last night.
Orders were ISSUED early yesterday
to stop selling tickets to Portland, and
travellers for the north were offered
the choice of going to Portland by
way of Ogden and the Oregon Short
Line or by steamer, for which tickets
were exchanged.
Instructions were sent out to agents
TO look after all detained passengers
and TO provide those without money
with food.
People held up on the Shasta route
were given the choice of being re-
turned to their starting points at the
expense of the company or continuing
their journeys via Ogden.
A dispatch was received at the gem
eraI offices of the Southern Pacific stat
ing that 1T was showing hard on the
shasta line, and that there was every
Indication of another heavy rain set
ting I'm.
A boat carrying passengers and mail
was started from Sacramento by the
Southern Pacific yesterday afternoon.
and is expected to arrive in the city
this morning.
G. F. Richardson, superintendent of
transportation, said late last night:
We sent a train out at o'clock
this evening TO run to Sacramento by
way OF Fresno and then up to Sacra-
mento by way OF Stockton The break
in the San Fernando tunnel compels us
to run our trains as far as Saugus
and then use the Santa Barbara branch
70 Montalvo and then the coast line to
Los Angeles"
A dispatch received at o'clock yes
terday afternoon from Ogden said that
high wind ragged over Salt Lake on
Wednesday night and prevented the
running Of trains across the Lucin-
Ogden cutoff. Some damage was done
to the embankment but the breaks
were repaired at once. The weather
at the cutoff yesterday was clear and
sunny, and train service across 1t was
resumed fully.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
KNIGHTS LANDING FLOODED
People Flee as Water Rises in the
Streets

WOODLAND, March 21.-Knights
Landing. situated on the Sacramento
River in Xolo County, IS partly under
wafer. There is great danger of seri-
Gus damage and loss OF life. People
are leaving as fast as possible, many
coming to this city TO seek refuge.
II IS impossible to get data regard
ing the damage to the property along
the river. telephone communication
having been destroyed by the food
The water IN the river was seven
inches higher than ever known this
morning. running over the top OF the
levee into town. Several stores are
flooded TO a depth OF a foot. Men are
working heroically in building levees
in the streets with sacks filed with
dirt.
There is also danger from a food
from the backwater. The levee broke
on Long Ranch. seven miles below
Knights Landing. rapidly filing the
basin, which gradually slopes upward
toward town. The water is now dan
Eerously near the outskirts and ap-
preaching rapidly. II is feared that
communication will be cut off and the
people left no means Of escape other
than boats and RATS The water Is
also flowing over the levees on the
Sutter side Of the river.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
H. NJ. ALEXANDER GIVEN
SEAT ON POLICE BOARD
Schrnitz Appoints Man Who
Helped Nominate Bood-
ling Supervisors

Mayor Schmitz announced the ap-
pointment of H. M. Alexander yesterday
as a member of the Police Commission
to succeed George H. Umbsen, who re-
signed recently. Alexander is per-
sonal friend of Schmitz and Ruef and
has aided them materially in their po-
litical activities. The new commission
er took his seat last night.
In the communication to the board
apprising it of Alexander's appoint
ment Schmitz stated that he would
name former Commissioner Creswell's s
successor before its next meeting.
Charles Skelly was elected secretary of
the commission Immediately on its
reorganization. He has acted as secre-
tary for some time, having served dur
ing the fatal illness OF Secretary
George Boyne.
Alexander has long been a leader in
the ranks of the Union Labor party. He
was chairman of. the committee which
slated the no. nations of the present
board of di ted Supervisors. He
is a delega ~ n the Typographical
Union to tn, labor Council, in which
he is member of the executive COM
mittee.
"I do not care to discuss matters re-
lating to the present investigation of
the Supervisors" he said yesterday
because 1 believe that my appointment
is due to my work for the Union Labor
party rather than to any friendly re-
iations with the Mayor.
'I shall be free lance on the board
I have mapped out no policy except
to do my duty as a citizen and as
see it."
The new commissioner said that he
had been resident of this city for ten
years. He is proprietor of a printing
establishment at 365 McAllistar street
The commissioners decided to meet in
the afternoon in the future on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
A resolution was read and laid over
providing that when the total number
of liquor licenses should have reached
$500 no further permits should be
granted. This will apply to the sale of
liquor in restaurants as well. There
on file. A point was made in favor
at the time of the fire and who have
not as yet reopened. They will be
given first chance at the remaining
number of permits available
The resignation of Patrolman D. ].
Koehane was accepted, and letter was
read from the City Attorney in the case
of T. NJ. Hyland, who, after having
been dismissed from the force, took the
civil service examinations and passed.
The City Attorneys opinion was that
Hyland was eligible to serve again as
patrolman.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
ROADS TO SOUTH CLOSED
Traffic to Los Angeles Cannot Be
Restored for Several Days

Los ANGELES. March 21.-For the
first time in years all communication
with San Francisco and the north was
severed today as a result of the floods
and consequent washouts and land
slides. The railroad situation is dis
astrous in the extreme. All three
transcontinental lines are affected
Southern Pacific, Salt Lake and Santa
Fe-the latter, however, suffering the
least
The Southern Pacific Coast line is
blocked by a big cavein at Santa Mar
garita tunnel, north of San Luis Obispo
and traffic will be suspended many
days. The valley line is closed by a
slide at San Fernando tunnel and no
trains can pass for several days. In
addition slides have occurred at tunnel
II and at Tehachapi.
The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
Eastern lines are open and traffic un-
impeded. The congestion of passenger
and freight traffic to the north is of
the worst. The movement of mails also
is badly interfered with.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
ARE VOTED
DOWN At GOLDFIELD
Miners Decide to Keep Aloof
From Industrial
Workers :
SPECIAL pIsPATCa ro ZEE cALL

GOLDFIELD, March 21.-Despite the
efforts of the agitators and question
able methods employed by those hav-
ing the election In charge. the result
of the referendum vote taken yester-
day and announced this afternoon was
an overwhelming victory for the law
and order element among the miners.
The vote was to determine whether or
not the miners should hold meetings
separately from those of the /. W. W.
1t was feared that the socialistic ele-
ment would prevail and defeat the
measure, and there is no little salts
faction over the result. A large num-
Der of the ballots. mostly marked
yes" were found hidden in a pile of
ashes back OF the hall, and it is openly
charged that a number OF l. w. W.
mem bers voted several times.
The result of the vote, as finally
given out, is 1120 in favor of separate
meetings and 76S against. The victory
of the miners is unquestionably a long
step in the direction OF a settlement
of the labor difficulties in this camp.
and is hailed with delight by all but
the socialistic contingent and the
L. w. w.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
FOOD SUPPLY OF TOWN
IS CUT Off BY STORM
Mountain Landslides Block
Freight Wagons and
La Honda Suffers
NO COFFEE OR SUGAR
Man VIII Make Attempt to
Reach Place With the
Needed Provisions
NO COFFEE OR SUGAR

REDWOOD CITY. March 9I,-Samuel
wetherbee, the freight man between
Redwood and Pescadero by way of La
Honda, arrived here today from the
latter point after a dangerous trip over
the mountains. He said that the food
supply was running low st La Honda
and that he had, risked himself and
HIS outfit TO get IN some provisions. on
this side OF the range the road is In
fair condition, but on the other side
the road and IN places the mountain
sides have slid into the rushing tor
rents IN the creek beds and have been
washed out TO sea-
The stage goes only 20 Woodside, the
mail being carried from there TO La
Honda in a cart and on horseback and
afoot from there into Pescaoero. La
Honda has not seen q butcher wagon
for the past three weeks and the sup
ply OF -four is about exhausted. with
coffee and sugar entirely out Wether-
bee says:
PLAIN pancakes are tiresome enough,
but I never heard Of their being made
without -four, so / will have TO get
through with my load"
His load for four strong, sure-footed
mules will be one drum Of coffee, one
sack OF sugar and four barrels of -four.
Experienced freight men say he can
not make IT through, but the freighter
with hungry friends and neighbors in
mind says he will make desperate at
tempt to reach the town
A number Of alarming stories are In
circulation as TO the amount OF dam
age done by the swollen streams.
The road beyond La Honda is abso-
Iutely impossible. No loss OF life has
occurred, but many have had narrow
escapes.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
BURTON COMPLETES SIX
MONTHS IMPRISONMENT
Former Kansas. Senator Who Sold
His Influence Will Be Freed From
County Jail Today

ST. LOUIS, March 21.-Former SEN
ator James r. Burton of Kansas, who
has been serving a sentence of six
months imprisonment In the Iron
County Jail at Ironton, Mo-, will be re-
leased early tomorrow morning. He
was convicted of having represented
the Rialto Grain Company of St. Louis
before the Postoffice Department while
a member of the United States Senate
and of having received compensation
for so doing.
Burton said today over the long dis
tance telephone from the Ironton jail
that he expected to come to st. Louis
tomorrow, stop few hours and then
proceed to Abilene, Kans., where he
will make his home.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
STOCKTON FLOOD
Eight Trains Stalled in City by
Washouts on Lines

STOCKTON, March 21.-with the
usual exception here and there the
food has subsided in every street in
Stockton. Turmoil, however, survives
the disaster. The telephone service
still impaired. No trains reached
Stockton from any point until o'clock
tonight, when two overland trains ar
rived only to learn that the tracks were
impossible to Tracy and other points.
Eight trains from valley and eastern
points are waiting 60 continue on TO
the bay via this city. Mail service is
impaired severely, only a few scatter
ing sacks coming and going.
The citizens held a mass meeting to-
night and unanimously requested the
City Council to call for an election to
vote 100000 bonds for the repairing
of the streets of this city, all of which
have been torn up by the food waters.
The San Joaquin River in this vicin-
ity is high and rising steadily.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
SUCCESSOR TO Dow1E

GUADALAJARA, Mex, March 21.-
Deacon John Lewis, an official of the
Zion church who arrived in Guadala-
Tara last week to look over some min
ing investments, received today the
news of his appointment as first apoS-
tie Of the church by the last will and
testament of John Alexander Dowie.
Lew.s intends to return to Chicago i'm
mediately and take charge OF the busi-
ness affairs Of Zion.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
THREE CHURCHES FUSED
INTO ONE ORGANIZATION
Conference at Chicago Re
suits in Union and
a Bolt

CHICAGO, March 21.-An act of
union by which the Congregational,
United Brethren and Methodist Protest
ant churches of fourteen States are
fused into one religious organization,
10 be known as the United Churches
was consummated here tonight at a
general conference Of delegates from
the churches
The final vote on the polity report
was taken after a strenuous session,
in which the Methodist Protestant del
egates from Louisiana and Mississippi
bolted the conference and refused to
have anything to do with the union as
planned.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
DROWNED IN LAGUNA

PETALUMA, March 21.-Angelo Mar
tint, a young man employed on the
Frank Cassassa place, was drowned in
the flood water Of the Laguna yesterday.
Martini was in a rowboat and was at
tempting to right another boat which
had capsized. when he lost his balance
and fell overheard
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
AGAINST CHANNEL TUNNEL

LONDON, March 21.-The revived
project of tunneling the English chan
mel received its deathblow, at least
for long time, by the announcement
IN Parliament today of the Govern
ment's well considered decision against
the enterprise.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
nANK AocusEs KuRANAaA

fectives Freel and Bunner yesterday
on another charge preferred against
him by the First National Bank. The
second complaint alleges the Japanese
merchant obtained $4,000 under false
pretenses. lie was unable to secure
l,o
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
sHAsTA ROUTE BLocKrD

REDDING, March Flowing TO the
storm northbound passenger trains can
not get beyond this city, and trains
coming from Portland are compelled
10 stop at Ashland, Or. One train Is
running back and forth between Sissoa
and Grants Pass. With this exception
the Shasta route Is without train serv-
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22

ARRESTED FOR DEBT-Petaluma, March a.
Lee Fuller. Petaluma contractor. who was ar.
rested in San Francisco on Wednesday by Mar
shall Ward OF Petaluma. is charged with having
defrauded an innkeeper. R. II. Johnson, for
merly OF the Petaluma Hotel. swOre to the com
plant. Fuller released on bonds and viii
have a hearing next Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
DROPS DEAD IN BATHROOM

Charles j. Royce, aged 25. a book
keeper employed at the Spreckels Sugar
Refinery, dropped dead in the bathroom
at his residence, Sit Hill street. last
night at 1880 o'clock. Royce's health
had not been good for several months.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
p..o nobIer Hot sprfnrs

An all year round resort for those who need
rest and recreation and change from the
hurryinR bustling city life. New 100000
bathhoRae. with al the latest appliances for the
remedial of mineral waters. Etopoyen on
fnsf-clasg rail and Pullman tickets Special
reduced rail rates. including board at hotel- An
agents Southern Paci1c.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22

FAMINE NAY CAUSE RIsrNc-sbsngb,,
March 2l.-Viceroy Tuan Fiang is Convinced
that the situation In the famine districts is a.
serious that a general rising will be unsvoidahIs
unless prompt relief be afforded. He has ma
morialized the throne, asking for $50 600 fo-
the purchase OF rice In SIAM
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22

Do you realize that you have
always bought cigars without any
reliable guide as to quality, value
or condition The question is:
How can you know you are getting
the best cigar for your money?
You can be sure before you baty.
Wherever you buy, whatever
price you. pay, whatever your
taste, you will find the best cigar
for your money in boxes bearing
the Triangle A" mark of merit
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22

STANDARD OIL CAsE-chicago, March 21.-
Way bills Of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
were introduced as evidence against the Stand
ard oil Company today.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
STEEL woRKERs GAM Rtrsr

STEEL WORKERS GAIN RAIsE-Hammon6
Ind, March 21--The strike at the plants ~
the Republic Iron and Steel Company and the
Interstate Steel Company at East Chicaro was
increase and returning 20 work.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22
independence for the
American Cigar Smoker
That's What

That's What
The American Cigar Company Stands For
You can't be an independent smoker as long
as you depend on somebody else to select your
cigars for you.
You must kqooO what you want and get 1t.
The Triangle A" means freedom.
It means better cigars Of every grade than
the best made under old conditions
It's the Identification Mark of Cigar Quality
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-22

no matter what the brand name.
This CA" (Triangle Al mark
Identifies the product of recently
perfected processes of fermenting
and blending extensively applied
on scientific principles in the
American Cigar Company's i'm
mense specially-constructed stem
meries- exclusive methods beyond
the knowledge or facilities of ordi-.
nary manufacturers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-07
Regular Trustees Meeting.

The regular meeting OF the Village
Trustees occurred at the city hall
Monday night. +. J. Atkins, chair
man OF the board, and the following
trustees answered to their name ON
roll cali W. j. Brown, George II.
Monk, j. NJ. Moore and W. ii.
Shoup. n. l. Andrews, chairman OF
the sewer committee and II. q. Red
wine, also a member OF that commit
tee, as we'll as City Engineer Merritt,
city Attorney J II. padgham and
City Clerk Langsdorf were also pres
ent.
The minutes of the January meet
ing were read and approved.
The city clerk was instructed TO
pay one-half OF the expense Of the arc
| light on the Salmon river bridge for
the present month. Heretofore the
county has paid half OF the expense
OF the maintainance OF this light,
hut at the last session OF the county
board the commissioners refused to
longer do so, IL was moved and pas
scd that two thousand candle pow
er light be maintained at this place,
and the contract be entered into
with the electric light company with
this end In view.
The following bills were allowed:
John II. Padgham, salary as city
attorney $500.
Jesse q. Langsdoff. salafy as city
clerk s25. 90.
George 4. stone, salary as night
watchman for the month Of January
s77.5o.
Quarles Il Quares for lights s5l. rs.
Idaho Recorder, printing g. 20.
j. Il. Mason, blacksmitbipR si.50
(. John J. Carr. carpentering $1,000.
Pioneer Mer. Co., nails o.. 80
Allen G. Merritt, repairs To fire
bell. $40. 20.
Salmon Water Co. water trough
500. Ordinance a., known as dog
ordinance, was read for the FIRST
time. On a motion which was car
ried, the regular rules were suspend
ed and this ordinance was passed 10
It's third reading The vote on this
matter was unanimous.
Motion was then made by Moore
that the ordinance bc put upon It's
tiDal passage. Upon the roll being
called IL was found the motion car
ried unanimously, and 80 declared by
4 A.. IL. 60 I..g
late effect upon Its passage.
Moved and carried that the o-di-
nance offered defining yagrancy. and
the one 10 prevent leasing buildings
to persons TO be used for lewd pnrpos-
es be laid over until the next meet
ing. Meeting then adjourned To the
next regular meeting next month.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-07
Native Land.

The Washington military authori.
ties announce that there are thirteen
million men ut for military duty In
the United States. II Is not worth
while to speculate over what TINT
host could do In war, bot IL is well
to note what the host means In the
army OF peace. Reckoning their
work at VI per day for each, that
alone would mean Of newly created
wealth ~, 900, ,000,0 per annun, or
CROUCH In seven years 10 buy Russia
or Austria. With such force ut
work aud with wealth enough TO give
direction 10 their work, with room 10
work In and material enough TO work
upon, who can estimate what, with
peace, they will accomplish IN the
next quarter Of century, Already
the trackage OF the railroads In the
United States about equals that OF
all the rest OF the world. But all the
main lines are swamped with busi.
ness and cannot extrlcate themselves.
Jim fin estimates that merely tC
keep up with present business IL 0N
miles Of track should be lai annually
for five years 10 come. That we pre-
sumo Is mostly to double track exist
Ing roads, the business of which has
increased / per cent per annum for
the past ten years. But all the time
the wilderness is being explored and
new Eomes made with each New
Years corning the working host Of
the country Is reinforced by more
than a million new workers and every
year from the profits OF iield, factory
and mine moie than 81 ZOO, ,00O, coo In
new capital is supplied 10 work upon,
while t0 our shores Of the worlds
poor full million come to join 10
the work.
The world never saw anything like
our country before. A iirdseye view
Of IT would make picture suct as
all proceeding ages has no duplicate
of. China has more w1fkeTs, but
lDtlf NOlh IA a iAiI AtiNH
struggle iroip the cradle 10 the grave.
for the bare existence. Hunger and
sorrow are hereditary bequest &c that
land. But In ours, while there are
many people who are poor, there is I
place for every healthy man to worh
at fair wages. Ours should be a m0si
grateful people. and with increasing
zeal We should all be on the aleri
every day to see what the father
dreamed of when they initiated 1
government OF the peope, by th'
people and for the people, should b
held In reverence; that the blessing
which ours are trust which |
would be infamy ON ouI part not Z
transmit In their fuilness, their free
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-07
VOL. XXI. NO. 35.
.WATG US EXPAND I!
The Recorder Has the ASSnran(e that the
Oregon Short Line Has Lei the Con-
traCt for Line TO Salmon.

Just rs we we're about TO lock up
the forms to so To press The Rccor-
der received special message from
Redrock stating that the officials OF
the Oregon Short Line passed
through that town Tuesday ON their
way TO Butte to make contract
with superintendent Of a eonstruc-
tiGn company To build railroad from
Dubois, by the way OF Gilmore TO
Salmon, the road TO be completed to
this place not later than January 1,
1908. This information comes from
source which Is authentic, but
~ould be violating a confidence II we
gave our authority.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-07

When the Challis stage failed TO
reaen this place Saturday night at
the usual hour 10 was taken for
granted that some accident bad hap
pened which made 1t impossible. As
there Is no telephone communication
up the Salmon Ti9er, no Information
reached this city until Sunday at
near the noon hour. The mail was
then brought IN by wm. Bennett, a
ranchmau, who resides twenty-five
miles up the river, near the Ryan
stopping place. lie brought the In.
formation that SAM Aoderson, the
stage driver, vas drowned In the SAL
mon at a point known as Ely's grade,
Saturday afternoon.
So lar as We aIe able To learn, after
sitting several rumors, Sam Ander-
son saw a man ahead Of him on the
Ely grade, which is very narrow,
with room only 10 places for teams TO
pass. having trouble wit his team.
The driver tied his team and went TO
the assistance of the man Ia trouble,
VITO proved TO be Dr. c. l.. kirtley,
who was on bis waY from this place