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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
MAYOR To ASSIST
RELIEF BODY

Trouble between Mayor Schmitz and
the Relief Corporation is practically
at an end, if present indications are
correct. DR.. r. G. Broderick, as a rep
resentative of the Relief Corporation,
held a private interview with the Mayor
on Wednesday, but the result was not
made known until yesterday, when IT
was learned that Schmitz expressed
himself in favor OF various plans that
had long been settled upon by the cor
poration.
Among other things the Mayor de-
sires that all people now living in tents
in the parks must move into cottag ages
that have been built for them or must
go to other houses and abandon the
tents. He believes the Relief Corpora
ton should have power to control the
camps and that refugees who want to
pay rent should be allowed to do so.
Those who can pay should be made to,
according to the Mayors opinion, and
those who cannot should be given the
necessary financial aid by the relief
people, which has really been done in
the past.
There will be meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Relief Corpora
tion this afternoon and the Mayors
attitude will be explained in detail. 1t
is believed that the last cause for
trouble with the city's executive will
be swept aside.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
PRAISES STAND Of
EDUCATORS

Hugh J. Baldwin, superintendent of
the public schools at San Diego, was
a visitor at the Oriental school yes
terday and inspected the manner Of
teaching the Japanese and Chinese stu
dents. He was very favorably i'm
pressed with the benefits of segrega-
-tion and stated that he would ad-
vocate the separation of the japanese
and white children in San Diego, when
the matter was brought before the
educational authorities of that city.
He said:
From the. inspection I made of the
Oriental school, 1 would say that the
segregation is the best solution of
the race problem. The Orientals are
benefited and the white children are
benefited. The separate school gives
the Chinese and the Japanese an op-
portunity for individual instruction
which would not be possible in the
grammar schools where the mixed
races are. This benefit, it seems to
me, is SO apparent. that the protest of
the Japaness is ridiculous.
lie teachers were competent and
the application of the students at
lending was remarkable. In event the
question arises in San Diego / will
certainly be an advocate of segregation
because of the obvious advantages it
brings"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
JOBBERS SEEKING
LOWER FREIGHTS

II. A Jones, freight traffic manager of
the Southern Pacific, and Edward
Chambers, assistant freight traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe. with a large del
egation of San Francisco jobbers, will
attend the meeting of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to be held at
Spokane on the 18th inst. This meet
ing is most important to the business
interests of this city, for Spokane has
complained to the commission that the
railroads are charging them from East
ern points higher rates than to Port
land, and the Spokane merchants claim
that they are entitled to the same rate
as Portland. Now, the Portland rate
is the same as the San Francisco rate.
For about the first time in the history
of the State the coast merchant and
the railroads are on the same side of
the controversy as against another
body of merchants. The merchants of
Portland and San Francisco claim that
water competition makes the rate, and
they say that Spokane Is an interior
town and is not entitled to the same
rate as Portland and San Francisco.
The railroads claim that these rates to
the two coast cities are forced on them,
and they cannot afford to apply them
to interior points, for unless they made
these low rates to coast cities all busi-
ness would go by water. They say
that II would be man11eStly unfair TO
compel them to give this rate to an
interior town, as the present rates are
really below what is reasonable for the
service. The California lines have sew
eral times in the past defended their
position and have won out. At one
hearing the commission decided against
them: an appeal was taken to the
courts and the railroads were sus-
tanned. This Is the first hearing of the
question under the new commission,
which, under a recent amendment. has
authority to enforce fits own deci-
sions. The railroad men say that Cali
fornia is to be congratulated on the
fact that a coast man who understands
the situation is on the commission.
The railroads also say that If Spokane
Is to be put on an equal footing with
Portland and San Francisco there is no
reason why Bakersfield should not
have the same rates.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
TRACK PRIVILEGES
OF GREAT VALUE
Habor Commissioners Give
to the Southern Pacific
Exclusive Use of Land
PACIFIC MAIL FILL

Resolved, That I'm consideration of
the flIing of the space between the
buikbead connecting piers No. AZ and
No. ~ and the shore line by the South
ern Pacific Company, Mt a cost of $%b,-
900, the exclusive use of said space for
track purposes for eight years from
the date hereof is hereby granted to
said company.
The foregoing resolution was intro
duced by John D. Mackenzie and sec
onded by Henry ]. Crocker at the
meeting of the Harbor Commissioners
yesterday. The resolution was adopted
by the vote of these two Commission
ers. The president of the board,
Charles H. Spear. did not enter protest.
PRIVILEGES VALUABLE
The area of water frontage which
the resolution, If valid, will give TO
the company for a period OF eight years
exceeds an acre and a quarter. II ad-
vertised for public sale the privilege
would probably bring to the State from
$4,000 to $4,000 year. 1t is an open
question whether the Harbor Commis-
soiners can convey the use of the water
front land in this manner.
Gossip along the front is to the ef-
feet that the Southern Pacific Company
did not pay anything for the $4,000
cubic yards Of material placed in the
I'LL, but that. on the contrary, charges
were made for the privilege of dump
ing. The allied commercial organiza-
tions may be requested to investigate
the transaction. p
The Western Fuel Company, in COM
munication to the board protested
against the order requiring coal bunk
ers TO be removed Immediately, and
expressed surprise that the allied COM
mercial organizations should recon-
mend such unjust proceedings.
PROTEST Is MADE
Communications were received from
the Oceanic Steamship Company and
Williams, Dimond & Co. protesting
against the resolution of. the board re-
curing the removal of Offices from the
wharves. The president of the Oceanic
company observed that the letter from
the Commissioners said nothing regard
ing the extension Of the eompanys
wharf. The communication was placed
on file.
Commenting on the report of the sub
committee of the allied commercial or
ganizations, President Spear remarked;
I'VE desire TO refer the protests of the
lumbermen, the steamship men and the
coal dealers to the Chamber of Com
merce, and other bodies comprising the
allied commercial organizations. We
have the salt water boy on record
now and the public will see whether
he knows more than the 'tule farmer
about water front affairs"
President Spear introduced resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted.
requesting the Pacific Mail Company to
come forward and execute the lease OF
piers ~ and Al.
Peter SecuIovich requested the Com
missioners to adopt a resolution requir-
ing the Southern Pacific Company to
put in a drawbridge on Islais Creek at
Kentucky street.
The resignation of Martin Hanley as
wharfinger was accepted and on mo-
tion of Mr.. Spear, ]. +. Hanley was
elected to the position. The Hanleys
live in Alameda County.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
RECORD CLEARANCE SALE AT
MISSION DEPARTMENT STORE

The Mission Department Store, on
Mission street, near Twenty-second. one
Of the enterprises started Immediately
after the conhagration and which has
developed into one OF the largest retail
business stores of the city. has decided
to clear UP its stock Of odds and ends
OF goods. II. Fohman and ]. Priester
proprietors OF the store, intend to make
the sale a record breaker, and have
accordingly planned to sell goods al
greatly reduced prices.
The goods which Will be sold are the
odd sizes and remnants left from the
thousands of dollars worth OF stock
which has been disposed OF to the pa
irons of the big store, which includes
practically every family in the Mission
district among it's customers.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
CLEAvES HELD ON
THREE CHARGES

Fred L. C1eaves, former bookkeeper
for the E. j. Bowen Estate Company,
was placed under arrest yesterday on
three charges of felony embezzlement
by Detectives Ed Wren and Harry
Reynolds. Osgood Putnam, manager
of the estate. is the complaining wit
ness. He states that the amount of
money diverted by Cleaves will reach
$4,000. Cleaves was arrested before on
a charge of forging a draft This
charge is still pending against him in
the Superior Court
The alleged peculations of Cleaves
extend over a period of two or more
years. He was the head bookkeeper
for the E. j. Bowen Seed Company.
He is accused of falsifying the books
of the firm during that time and to
have forged drafts for various sums OF
money.
Schilling's Best is the standard in the
American tea and coffee r.larkaf
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
CITY,s IMMENsE BUsJNEss

The clearings of the. San francisco
banks for the week ending Thursday
noon, January 3. reached the total OF
s44,673,254.2S. about $4,000 less than
the clearings for the same week dur
ing 1905. The clearings of the Oak
land banks during the past week
aomunted to ss,966, 1929. making a
total for the two bay cities of $4s,-
639,41757. The record days clearings
since the Oakland Clearing house was
established last April, was scored on
Wednesday January 2, when the
amount ran up to s1.s7O.195.22.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
CLOTHING STORE ArrACHEp'

A writ of attachment was served yes
terday on Adolph Schoenfeldt, proprie-
tor of a Fillmore-street clothing and
furnishing store, and the establishment
taken into the hands of the Sheriff.
Two attachments were levied, one by
Kuppenheimer & Co, wholesale clo-
thiers. of Chicago, on a bill for s29s9. so
and the other by the City and County
Bank of San Francisco on a $4,000 loan.
A meeting of creditors has been held
and it is possible that an adjustment
of affairs may be reached without the
appointment of receiver
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
VALLEJO MAYOR COMPELLED
TO DEFEND HIS POSITION
ono Warranto Proceedings Are Granted
ON the Ground that He is
Citizen of Canada
d MadiRan. Mayor Q

]. J. Madigan. Mayor of Vallejo. will
he compelled to defend his right to that
nosition in court, for yesterday Attor-
new General T. S. Webb granted James
Ronev a right to maintain quo war
ranfo proceedings against Madigan.
In his complaint Roney alleges that
Afadigan is not a citizen OF the United
states. but of Canada, and is therefore
nolding the Office OF Mayor contrary to
law. Madigan has been a strict re-
former since his election to the mayor
altv Of Vallejo and thus has incurred
the opposition of a number OF people
Of that city.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
TOWN NAMED FOR scHwAB
III Is situated in the Lee and Echo
Ca,vou Mining District

The Bulifrog Miner says that the Lee
and Echo Canyon district, thirty two
miles south of .Rhyolite, will have a
town that has already been given the
name of Schwab. The Schwab Town
site Company has been incorporated
under the laws of South Dakota, with
a capital stock of $4,000 fully paid in
and with officers as follows. S. H.
Black of San Bernardino, president;
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
WALLS ARE TORN DOWN

The traction engine used by Presi-
dent Duffey of the Board of Works to
tear down dangerous walls will today
begin razing the walls of the building
on the school lot owned by the, city on
Post street, between Grant avenue and
stockton street Other walls in the
vicinity of Mason and Turk streets
were torn down yesterday. The work
attracted large crowd of curious peo-
pie.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

We endorse the Pure
Drug Law, because we have
always believed in its prin-
cipIes, and because it means
that the American people
viii find the strong arm Of
the Government protecting
them from RANK FAKES,
INVITATIONS AND SUB
STITUTES made Of adul-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04
CONSIDER ENGINEERS DEMANDS

CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-No decision was
reached at today's conference OF the
general managers of the railroads
centering in Chicago, who met to con-
slider the demands OF the engineers
for an increase in wages and an
eight-hour day Another meeting will
be held Monday. when similar de-
mands made three weeks ago by the
switchmen viii also come UP for con-
sfderation.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Jade hatpins at Nep o'Nen and Karl
Eber's, 81. 1744 Fillmore
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Creditors and debtors of Harvey Yea
man, call 1878 Golden Gate avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Schilling's Best is the standard in the
American tea and coffee market
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Representative Calder of Brooklyn
recently accompanied to the White
House Joseph Rorke, a representative
Of the machinists employed at the
Brooklyn navy yard, who want an in
crease Of wages. It is said that al
though the wage board Of the navy
yard has raised that of a large number
OF trades employed in the yard. nothing
has been done for the machinists, who
have not received an increase in pay
for the past twelve years.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

The Master Painters and Decorators
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

Last night the Riggers' and Steve
dores' Union held a spirited election at
the new headquarters, Howard-street
bulkhead. The polls were open from
TO 3 p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-04

A regular summoned meeting OF
Hackmens Union No. 224, J. d. OF T."
was held Wednesday evening at Now
rvs Hall. The following officers were
elected for the period Of one year;
President NJ. w. Coney; vice president
+. Mccarthy recording secretary, J.
DOwling (re-elected): financial secre-
tary and business agent John Littte-
Hello (re-elected); treasurer, Johh
OKane lre-elected); trustee three
year term), c. b. WilgUs lre-electeoI )
delegates 10 the Labor council-M- w
Coffey. z. Mccarthy and James Bowlan-
Five candidates were initiated. me
executive committee was instructed 70
report at the next meeting the ao-
Instability OF giving New year
dance. A committee was appointed 70
visit the street committee OF the Board
OF Supervisors asking its good offices
in having tho roadbed at the loot OF
College Hill placed in passable conol-
tion. Supervisor M. W. Coffey has been
honOred by being elected to the presl-
oency seven successive terms
The Mootor De- and Decorators
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-21
IDAHo's NEW JUICE.

r S. Dietrich, general attorney in
Idaho for the Oregon Short Line rail-
way. was yesterday appointed judge of
the United States district court for
Idaho. TO nil the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Judge Beatty. In view
OF the presidents recent attitude on
tho railroad question, his insistence
upon the rate bill and other so-caIfed
anti-railroad legislation. the appoint
ment of a railroad attorney to the fed
eral bench seems rather inconsistent.
Mr. Dietrich has been in the employ
OF the Short Line for a number of
years, and he has rendered the COM
pany efficient and faithful service. His
headquarters are at Pocatello. but. in
the course of his employment. he has
tried cases in practically ali of the Ida
no counties reached by the Short Line
II was thought by a great many people
that Mr.. Dietrich's corporation affilia-
lions would act as an absolute bar to
his appointment. and by those people
his candidacy for the federal Judgeship
was not given serious consideration.
Il would be an injustice to Mr.. Diet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-21
HE METALS.
I LEGISLATIVE RESULTS.

In real achievement this legislature
will be recorded as a fiat failure; in it's
refusal To pass radical and injurious
measures of various sorts it has earned
a certain degree of credit. In net re-
suits it is considerably below the
standard of any session Utah has ever
seen. whether Democratic or Repub-
lican.
Most Of this unsatisfactory outcome
is due To a struggle for political adj
vantage on the part of Spry, CaTister,
Hull, Anderson. Joseph and their CO.
terie which has assumed the manage
ment of the state on behalf Of the
Smoot wing Of the Republican party.
The dominant members of this syndi-
cate were not elected to represent the
state: they hold no elective Office Of
any sort; they have no commission
from the people, although they happen
to be drawing salaries from a federal
government which has not required of
them any strenuous attention to their
official duties.
Their concern has been, not the well
fare of Utah, not the future of its peo-
PIE. but the fate of the Republican or
ganization. With this in view, they
elected Joseph as speaker OF the house
ana told him now to name his commit
tees. They have found in him an ODE
dent henchman, willing TO ignore par
iamentary rules. public opinion. the
rights of members and the best in
terests of his constituents Through
him they defeated the Galveston bills,
which practically all Of salt Lake
hoped to have passed. Through him
they postponed any settlement of the
controversy between the university
and Agricultural college; with his aid
they kept to the fore as a disturbing
factor the fire and police commission
bill, which they hoped would give them
control of Salt Lakes fire and police
force. although the bill IS clearly un-
constitutional, and they knew it.
This has been the measure of their
achievement. To the senate is due the
land board, which this same political
combination has answered with re-
nomination of the men involved. Such
conservative regard as has been ex-
hibited for real legislative duty has
been almost wholly reserved for the
senate, where the syndicate was in bad
odor; and even here members were
found reading to the senate written
instructions from Spry as TO what
should be done and what undone.
Not one constructive measure passed
either house, though happily the de-
structive bills met the same fate. With
the memory Of the bounty frauds and
the land board scandal fresh in their
minds, the legislators wasted their
time on Improbable debate over meas
ures affecting notorious justice court
and sidetracked important business to
wrangle over the college consolidation
measure which failed
The total accomplishment OF this Re-
publican representative session was
plain fizzle. a parody on elaboration. a
travesty on parliaments, a thing better
forgotten entirely.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-21
TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE.

The legislature has passed the bill
making an appropriation of $1,000 for a
/ Utah exhibit at the jamestown. Nir-
ginia exposition of 1907 The item IN
/ questionably should be vetoed by the
! governor when he reaches the appro-
priation bill. There are many people
who believe that, as long as there is
so much internal dissension in Utah. it
! is not worth while to try to advertise
the state at all; that any money what
! ever spent on advertising is money
wasted
Certainly, though. $1,000 is far too
small a sum to appropriate for dis
play of the states resources at an ex-
position of any magnitude. and the
jamestown exposition will not be a
small affair by any means. \ large
majority of the states of the union will
/ be represented there in a manner COM
mensurate with their Importance. For
$1,000 Utah could do practically Moth
/ ing. Why, it would take 1000 to pay
I the mileage and other expenses of d
board of fair commissioners and a sec
rotary to and from jamestown. Moth
ing would be left with which to paw
for gathering an exhibit, for freight
and other necessary expenses.
While we are willing TO admit that
four or five very good-looking men
could be found in Utah, we hardly be-
lieve it would be worth $1,000 TO the
state to send them to James,
town to be looked at for a few days
They might go TO the exposi-
ton and distribute a few thou
sand cheap pamphlets that would
be thrown away unread, or they might
stand at prominent places and invite
all passers to stop and listen to q
discourse on Utah's mineral, agricul-
tural and other advantages. But would
anybody have time to listen?
We repeat, the governor should veto
this appropriation. It is too much to
spend in giving a select party a nice
midsummer junket, and it is too little
TO do Utah any good. If there is so
much money in the treasury that the
state has $4,000 to throw away. LET the
cash be spent in erecting a g,lt-topped
statue TO Speaker Joseph. to be placed
on the summit of the flagstaff on En-
sign peak. Or the $4,000 might be dis
tributed among the various counties
Of che state with the distinct under
standing that it be used to prevent the
return Of any of the present Spry-
Callister-Hull members TO their pre-
sent positions.
1t is doubtful if more than an in
considerable percentage OF the popula-
ton would object TO such use of the
jamestown $1,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-21

| rich. however. to end our comment on
his selection at this point. He is wide
| " known as a most able lawyer and as
man whose private life has been
above reproach Though he has been
jealous in his attention to mis- work for
the railroad that employed him. no at
tempt at the use of unfair methods has
ever been charged against him. He
has fought his battles honorably and
openly and. it may be added. he has
won the greater part of them.
The writer's personal knowledge of
Mr.. Dietrich compels the conclusion
that the president believes him big
enough and brave and honest enough
to disassociate himself entirely from
his corporation connections when he
takes his place on the bench. Those
who know Mr.. Dietrich best, his friends
and his neighbors, will feel sure that
his decisions will be free from bias or
prejudice Of any character. that he will
give the government the benefit of his
large store Of legal knowledge and that
his service will be both honorable and
distinguished as long as he is spared to
the service.
In this connection it may interest
some readers to know that the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Dietrich to the bench re-
moves a senatorial candidate who
might have been extremely dangerous
to James II. Brady. chairman of
the Idaho Republican committee,
and one of Mr.. Dietrich's fellow
townsmen. Indications now are that
the senatorial fight, as far as the
Republicans are concerned, will be
between Mr.. Brady and Senator
Hepburn, whose term expires two
years hence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-21

An officer of the Austrian army,
points out in a pamphlet that, in the
event of war between the United
States and Japan, it would be comma
rauVely easy for Japan to knock our
Pacific coast line into small bits. But
cheer up. Some Austrian army of.
hcer' perhaps this same one, was quite
sure that Spain was going to whip this
country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-21

Former Senator Burton of Kansa.
announces that as soon as he gets out
of jail he is going into the newspape,
business. That will be the most serious
blow the profession has sustained fo,
a great many wears.