New-York tribune., 1907-06-30
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Photographers Strike Seriously In
conUenienceS Business.
[sr telegram 70 ne rr,h,n.


san Francisco June 23--The teegraphers' strfks
has added ono more burden to the heavily laden
San Francisco business man. Although both ths
Western Union and Postal managers have dons
great work in forwarding dispatches still the clos
ing Of branch offices and the difficulty OF obtaining
messengers has injured business seriously. Though
telegraph operators are not adequately paid here.
because of the high cost OF living, they are in no
p!oyes Business OF all kinds is extremely dull
II is no evaporation to say that general retail
trade has been cut down one-half since the series
OF strikes began May l. and that there is little
prospect of any Improvement until late in the fall
Although there Is no danger now IN riding on the
streetcars. which are run until / o'clock IN the
morning. the impression has been spread abroad
that l'e is unsafe here, and the result is thar few
trave!Iei7 are coming 70 san Francisco The truth
IS that conditions in this respect have never been
so good since the fire as they are now
Mayor Schmitz was to have been sentenced On
Thursday by Judge Dunno. but the District Attor-
ney agreed 70 postponement for one week IN
the mean time Schnlitz is exhausting every legal
device 70 demonstrate that he is still Mayor From
he county Jail he has vetoed bills. sent orders to
Supervisors, ard even made demand for hts SAL
ary All these schemes have been blocked by the
District Attorney who has installed supervisor
Gallagher as Acting Mayor.
leady for operation twenty miles down the coast
by July 5. This Will open up a country which has
never had rail facilities, and Will add new sub
urban residence district to san Francisco.
Or. Felix Adler has delivered a number OF ad-
dresses here this week ethical subjects 70 large
audiences. II is his first visit 10 San Francisco
and lie has received haJter'ng welcome from
those interested N civic reforms.
Former United States Senator FELTON, resigned
this sek State Prison Commissioner. although
his term did not expire until 1910. FELTON, ap-
pointed by Governor Pariee. who expected 70 sue
ce@' himself. but when he defeated by Gillette
- plain that friends OF Gillette would ger
The state prison directorate As FELTON,
al ruled the directorate for four years there was
nothing for him 10 do but retire
Ar eight story reinforced concrete building win
be erected at Market and Ellis streets. TO
cost $4,000 IL looks as though the superior
OF Judge Hebbard who. through drink. has
been inCapacitated for many months Heboard
friends that the Rar Association was loath 10
begin proceedings against him. Finally Hebbard
issued order overruing the authority OF Judss
Dune in the case OF Ruef, and this was his last
stand. II Hebbard doesn't resign he will be i'm
peached.
For many years San Francisco could boast that
IL had tenement house district, but since the
fire thrifty Italian capitalist has built huge
wooden tenement house at North Beach which
now shelters six hundred persons and has accom-
modationS for eight hundred. The arrangements
for light. ventilation and sanitation are bad Inc
Rev. Cecil Marrack, head OF the Episcopal con-
vention committee, has been making inveStSa-
tion, and Will urge the passage OF laws prohibits
The Commercial Union Assurance Company, %
London the Hamburg. OF Bremen; the PTusstsn
National, OF Stettin: the Law Union and Crown,
OF London and the American Fire Insurance Com
pany. of Philadelphia, sued this week by the
Policy Adjustment Company for various amounts
amounts paid on compromise and the fun amounts
OF the policies.