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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-10

and his loyalty to the mayor who
stepped into the breach at the
most critical time in the history OF
San Francisco, WE'LL refused to
consider all offer of a nomination
which might readily have been
expected to make him mayor
without a contest.
While the public was hanging
in suspense upon the alleged de
sires to promote a single non
partisan ticket, as promulgated
by the practical politicians, the
name of Raphael WE'LL was
brought to the front. Instantly
the big hearted, public spirited
merchant was designated the
man of the hour Democratic
managers said: THE ideal man. 2
Ryan said: Eve will nominate
WE'LL if the democrats will and
his consent can be secured"
Union labor people said: WE'LL
would be entirely satisfactory to
us" A cablegram strongly urging
upon WE'LL the necessity Of his
accepting the nominations which
could. be centered upon him and
urging it as duty he owed to
San Francisco was dispatched.
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WE'LL declined, not because of in
difference or unwillingness to
serve his city, but because he be-
lieved it to be the duty of all cit
liens to stand by DIR. Taylor.
The following excerpt from his
letter, which was dated Paris,
September 10, shows concisely
the attitude of the man who could
have had both the republican and
democratic nominations for the
nod of his head and whose cleo
ton by a virtually unanimous
vote was generally conceded:
Tell my. friends, if there is any
need to talk about it, that | am
not a candidate and never would
accept any candidacy, wherever
it might come from-not by in
difference. On the contrary, how
ever, if | thought | would be able
to serve San Francisco in an eff
cient manner I would not hesitate
for a moment, but | would con-
slider myself as betraying a good
cause if | did not indorse with all
my power the selection made of
Mr.. Taylor.
1T is the duty of all citizens to
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Jerry Dinan
Plays Game
for. Revenge
Mays Saloonmen
to Make Taylor
Unpopular

Batting of inoffensive saloonmen by
too zealous members of the police de-
part1nent furnishes the first evidence
of the service ex-Chief of Police
Jerry DinAn has undertaken in the
interest of P. H. McCarthy's candi-
dacy for mayor.
The anti-Tsylor work being done by
members of the department will be
brought to the attention of the police
commission in manner which NAV
result in the decapitation of several of
Dinan's old reliables who are dealing
the cards the former chief has stacked
against the mayor who removed him
for incompetency and moral unftness.
Immediately after the appointment
of Chief Bisgy the word was flashed
through political centers that the police
department would be organized for the
benefit of McCarthy's ticket. and that
Jerry Dinan was the man who would
turn the trick. Not until after the
conventions was there any indication
of the ex-chiefs handiwork The men
of the department were disgruntled
over the IL hour order, but there was
little or no Mccarthy talk among them.
When this fact was called to the at
tention OF the politicians who were on
the inside of the deal they winked
knowing eyes and significantly said:
The word has not been passed yet;
when Jerry gives the high sign there
will be something doing"
Evidently Jerry has made the proper
motions. From the Mission and the
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Says Taylor Victory
Would Mean In
duStrial War
Accuses Capital of Plot
TO Drive Out Workingmen
Promises Trouble if
He Be Denied
the Mayoralty
MCGOWAN Makes VifrioIic
Onslaught Upon Langdon
BY George A. Van Smith

p. H. Mccarthy, union labor can
didat- fcr, mayor. opened his cam
paign last night by denouncing lead
ers in the relief corporation work as
enbezzlers and promising an audience
of more than $500 men and women
that in the event of Mayor Taylor's
election San Francisco would be
bhghted by industrial warfare, before
which all former struggles between
capital and labor would pale into in
significance.
The ratification of the work of the
union labor convention was witnessed
by more than $500 persons, fully one
hall of whom participated in the en-
thusiastic demonstrations aroused by
the candidates and their. speeches. The
pavilion was crowded beyond the
point of comfort. Fully half hour
before the meeting was called TO order
all the seating and most of the stand
ing room was occupied and at the con-
clusion of the outdoor band concert
the crowd pushed its way into the
aisles and score or more of the
younger men scrambled to places on an
elevation behind the platform. where.
behind background formed by big
American flag. they could hear and be
heard. though their view of the pro-
cecdings was cut off.
MCCARTHY COMES IN LATE,
On the platform We're nearly all Of
the candidates nominated by Nc
Carthy's convention, except Mccarthy
himself and Frank a. McGowap. his
nomineee for district attorney. The
subsequent arrival of MCGOWAN and
Mccarthy were admirably timed for
the demonstrations both received ahd
TO enable them to assume their parts
in the program without long waits.
There was a liberal sprinkling Of
women in the audience and two or
three shore parties Of tackles from
the feet witnessed the formal launch
ing of the union labor campaign.
The introductions OF the candidates
for supervisors for one minute speeches
were interspersed with selections by
the band, which Chairman Kelly called
for as relief from this speech max
ing" and a vaudeville artist acquitted
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Merchant Weill Writes From
Europe lndorsing Taylor
Would Consider Himself as Betraying
Good Cause if He Entered Race

Il would consider myself as betrayng good cause
if did ndorse with all my power the selection Of DR..
Taylor Raphael WE'LL from Paris in response to
the cablegram offering him nonpartisan all partisan
nomination for mayor Of San Francisco.
One of the strongest personal Endorsements given DR..
Taylors candidacy that sent half way around the
globe by Weil when, because of his faith in Dr. Taylor
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Continuea on Page 3, Middle Column
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Impertinent Question No. 20
What Is Money, Anyhow?

For the most original witties answer to this ques-
tion-and the briefer the better-The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next FIVE answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next "Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
sssr THE CALL
to What's an Amnity
S o Mrs Placevnl Ca.
A mighty
8 q pize to Eleanor FARO Oaks tree.c cty
a guess.
s. % Flornce Market street city
81 to NJ. nlhms4 rree.c
A Soul
10 eret,
Cupids
81 o s. p. count
A fair exchange.
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OAKLAND, Oct 9.-Robert Curtin,
son Of Callahan Curtin. one of San
l-rancisco's pioneer dry goods mer-
,aants, shot and killed John a. Titus
thss evening while the latter was stand
ing in the doorway of his home at 1865
Grove street and in the presence of
Titus wife and seven children.
Curtin declared that ne killed Titus
because he had alienated the affections
of Mrs Curtin. his wife OF nine months.
and had persisted in paying her atten-
tions and in leading her the rounds
or gay night life.
II loved my wife and was determined
thar no other man should have her.
said Curtin to the police after his ar
rest. and when I learned that Titus
was tempting her to travel the wrong
path I decided that he should die. /
sent the bullets into his stomach. where
they would do the most injury and XIII
him quickly. Ny wife told me last
tuesday that one week ago last Sun
dav she went to San Francisco and
spent the night riding about in an auto
mobile with Titus and making the
rounds or the resorts. loved her even
after she confessed her escapades to me
and told her that I would forgive her.
did not say, however, that 1 would
forgive Titus and I did not
i purchased a revolver last night
for the purpose Of killing Titus. This
afternoon I telephoned to Corley's sa-
loon in san Pablo avenue near Nine
teenth street to find out where Titus
lived. ] was given a number in Grove
street near Twenty fifth, but when ]
called there I found that it was the
wrong place.
TELLS HOW HE FIRED SHOTS
when 7 finally located the house
where Titus lived I went to the front
door and asked If Titus was in. A
young woman. who answered the door,
said that he was and called him into
the hallway When he came toward
me as ] stood in the doorway asked
him il he was Jack Titus. He said
that he was then said, Well. my
and as I spoke I thrust the pistol
against his stomach and fired it twice
7 had INTENDED tto shoot Titus three
lines. but two bullets did the work
After the shooting ! walked south on
Grove street and turned west in Twen.
tv-fourth, intending to so to the police
station and give myself up.
7 married my wife in San Francisco
on January 1s Of this year" continued
curtin. we have been in Oakland about
three months. / have worked in Kahn
BROTHERS store as salesman and my
wife worked for a time in Abraham
sons store as saleslady. am a
son Of Callahan Curtin, the pioneer dry
Goods merchant of San Francisco, and
am 81 years of age. ] have no regrets
for killing Titus, as ! feel that l was
justified in protecting my honor and
wife from a man who respected
neither"
Titus, who had Indian blood in his
-
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Wearing out the eolonels.
A new boom just blooming.
Anything to injure Roosevelt.
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Contisued on Paze a. Column.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN

Steamship Lusitsnia breaks 600 mile record
despite fog on Atlantic. Page 8
Further details of the fake Dissolution OF
the Standard oil trust at the order of the Ohio
courts brought out at the New York
hearing. Page 4
Wheat for May delivery scars to s1lo5 on
Chicago board OF trade. Page 4
Five hundred messengers strike in New York
to assist keymen in fight with telegraph com
panies. Page 8
FOREIGN
Japsnese foreign office denies that Taft
thres tened TO apply exclusion act unless Tokyo
government put stop TO emigration. Page 5
COAST
High court of Independent Order Of Foresters
ends session at Santa Rosa by installing
officers. Page 4
i.aborer declares Frank Wilson offered him
500 TO assist in plot to murder Sheriff Harvey
Brown. Page :
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MCCartys Campaign Opens With Fierce Attack the Graft Prosecution
Raphael e Declining Nomination. Declares Mayor Taylor
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO Calls
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY sc
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

YESTTRDAY-west wind: clear: maximum
temperature. 66; minirnum, 81.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-CIoudy; fresl
southwest wind. Page Il
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Continued ON Page 3, Columa's
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EIGHT MONTHS
CASUAL TIES ON
CAR LINES 2,221
Supervisors Staggered by
Admission Of United
Railroads
MULLALLY EXPLAINS
Says Accidents Are Due
to Lack of Sufficient
Power
MANY CARS ARE IDLE
Electric Company Charged
With Responsibility
for Situation
MANY CARS ARE IDLE

During the first four months of
this year ,337 per sons were killed
or injured in this city by the cars,
an average of 534 per month. Dur
ing the last four months the num-
Der killed or injured was 884, or
an average of 22I per month.
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SUBURBAN

Robert Curtin. son OF
San Francisco. kills John
IN Oakland. declaring tn
the affections OF his tCur
Full dress will not be
will be given by JUNO
versitv.
Milkmen Of Alameda
having violated antitrust
dicted by grand jury.
EInhurst tailor pays
process TO make BUTT
gain.
Pretty widow of sou
Humboldt rapcher mar
Oakland.
John s. Drew, princip'
school, criticised by parel
dance at which, he char
wore bloomers.
Captain .. J. Phillips,
land. weary of long illr
the head and probably y
Plans for auxiliary 5
adopted by Oakland board
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The foregoing statement mas
made yesterday By General Mar
ager Charles ". Black of the
United Railroads to The joint
committee on streets. judiciary
and public utilities Of the board
of supervisors. The figures given
appalled, the committee. Dhich had
met to consider tpo resolutions au-
thorizing it 10 dram up ordinances
TO compel the street raiLwap COM
panies to improve their service and
to tdkc steps TO prevent accidents
on streetcdrs.
Thornwell Mutually represented Pat
rick Calhoun at the meeting and arose
to a defense of the United Railroads
when Sullivan declared that the con-
ditions surrounding the streetcar serv-
ice were intolerable.
1--WE admit that the service is not
what it ought to be- said Mutually,
but the trouble lies with the San
Francisco electric company, from
which we purchase our power, of
which It is impossible to procure a
sufficient quantity. AS soon as their
three gas engines are put into proper
condition we will be enabled to run 200
more cars than the 800 we are run
ming now We have plenty OF cars
and plenty of men, but we lack the
necessary power"
SHOULD OWN POWER PLANT
"If the inadequate streetcar service
given by the United Railroads and the
great number of accidents resulting
therefrom are due to lack of power it
seems to me that the city should re-
quire that corporation to build It's own
power plant SO that a sufficient num-
ber OF cars could be operated" said
Supervisor Sullivan.
AN electric power plant such as we
would require would cost $2,500,O0o,' -
said Mullally, "and / think the United
Railroads will go ahead and build it's
own power plant
Sullivan then drew from Black the
interesting statistics as to the number
OF accidents on the cars, which stag
gered the committee. Black explained
that all kinds of injuries were included
in the figures and most of them We're
slight Black pleaded in extenuation
of the figures quoted that in Kansas
street railway, the average number
killed or injured by the cars was 426
monthly. The committee began to be
interested and asked Black for stats
tics of other eastern cities, but he did
not have them at his command.
When Mutually said that his com
pany had contract with the electric
company for certain amount of
power, Supervisor Murphy suggested
that a suit for damages should be
brought, but Mulla1ly said 1t was not
deemed wise to antagonize the power
company by such a course.
CARS ARE BLOCKADED
Mutually attributed some of the con-
gestion of the cars to the blockading
by teams and distractions in the form
of building materials. This caused
Supervisor Brenner to remark that the
streets clear of all obstructions, so
that the progress Of streetcars and
teams would not be impeded-
Superintendent Harris of the Cali
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
TO DEVELOP THE WATERWAYS
SENATOR NEWLANDS PROPOSES
A $5o,ooo,oo FUND.

Senator Newlands introduced today
bill providing for the appointment Of an
inland waterway commission and for the
improvement and development of the in
land waterways of the country
The bill appropriates $50, 100000 to an
inland waterway fund and provides that
whenever the fund is reduced by expendi-
lures below 10000, 600 the President may
make up the deficiency by the issue and
sale of bonds. not exceeding In amount the
difference between the cash in hand and
$50, 100000.
The President is authorized to cause to
be made examination and surveys of all
the waterways Of the country, including
connecting canals and coastal canals. and
for this purpose to appoint an inland
waterways commission and to bring in CO.
ordintion with 1t the Engineer Corps of
estry service, the bureau of soils, the
bureau of corporations and other branches
Of the public service related to water
ways, and to appoint such experts and
boards as the work may require The
commission is required to make reports
to the President and to Congress-
After examination, survey. estima tie
and determination of the feasibility of
any project by the commission 1t may,
with the approval and through the APP
propriate service let contracts for con-
struction. provided the necessary moneys
therefor are available in the inland water
way fund. 1t Is provided that the
projects may include collateral works
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ON CURRENCY LEGISLATION
HELD BY PRES1-
DENT AND TWO SENATORS.

conference was held at the White
House last night by the President and
Senators Aldrich of Rhode Island and
Crane of Massa chusetts on the subject of
currency legislation. The President called
in these two leading senators that he might
have their views concerning the many
propositions that have been made to him
in the last several weeks in favor of plans
for relieving the currency stringency un-
der such circumstances as have occurred
recently.
The President has been in receipt Of
many communications from all parts OF
the country urging him to recommend spe-
cial plans for relieving the money strin-
gency. and his chief purpose in the confer
epce last night seemed to be to discuss the
principal suggestions that have been made
to him. He outlined many of these sug-
gestions, and Senator Aldrich gave his
views freely on all of them. He explained
TO the President obstacles to various pro-
posed measures. and particularly I'M
pressed upon him the necessity for careful
Consideration of the subject. He showed
that II an emergency arises 1t will be nee
essary TO carefully guard the security that
should be given for such currency as may
be issued. He explained that If it is left TO
bankers in various communities to decide
when TO put out emergency circulation
there vii! be difficulties ahead of very
serious nature 1t would also be necessary
TO provide conditions under which such
emergency circulation should be called in.
Without such precautions the question
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would arise whether the Treasury DEPART
ment or the bankers. or both. had the
power to put out and withdraw emergency
circulation.
An interesting phase Of the conference
was that the President himself had no
particular plan to urge. He was simply
endeavoring to satisfy his own mind as to
the various suggestions that have been
brought to his attention. He was looking
for Information rather than seeking to Sc
cure concurrence in any view he enter
tanned
The two senators arrived at the White
House at $50 o'clock, and the conference
was prolonged until 1870. The President
appeared to be hopeful of lettering of
present conditions. but did not appear to
apprehend that Congress would be in
clined to rush into any particular scheme
of legislation. He realized that the matter
will have very mature consideration at the
hands of Congress. and that both the Sem
ate and House will discuss the problem
fully. both in committees and on the floor.
He appreciated also the fact that what
ever was done would be done with refer
ence to the future, and that 1t would be
necessary 10 proceed with great caution in
order to avoid the establishment Of a sys-
tenn that might. under some circum-
stances. work much more harm than the
system of banking and currency now In
vogue.
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TO SUPPRESS TRUSTS.
Drastic Bill Introduced by Senator
Jefferson Davis.

One of the oldest precedents of the
Senate was broken today when Jefferson
Davis, the new senator from Arkansas
introduced his antitrust bill a few mo-
ments after the opening. of the session
and announced that Wednesday next he
would speak upon the measure. He asked
that it be laid upon the table subject to
call.
Senator Davis says that his bill is the
most drastic and far-reaching antitrust
bill that has ever been introduced in the
United States Senate. and that he be-
lieves 1t will put an end entirely to all
trusts If it becomes law.
He was very anxious to get the bill in
early. and was recognized by the Vice
President while petitions were in order.
and had to beg the pardon of the Senate
for thinking that he could introduce his
bill at that time. Usually new senator's
do not make speeches until the end of
their first year in Congress. or until later,
but Senator Beverage broke this prece-
dent by speaking on the Philippine ques-
ton about three months after he came to
the Senate. Senator Davis has gone him
one better.
The object of Senator Davis bill is to
suppress pools, trusts and combinations
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in restraint Of trade, and 1t provides that
any corporation anywhere on earth that
shall become member of any pool or
trust shall be prohibited from doing in
ternational or interstate business in the
United States. and in the case of do
mestc corporation violating this act it
provides that the corporate rights shall
cease. and in the case of foreign cor
poration that 1t shall be prohibited from
doing business of any kind in the United
States.
The punishment named I'M the bill is not
less than 5000 fine for each separate of
Tense, each day being regarded as an adj
d!tional offense, and Imprisonment of not
less than five nor more than twenty-one
years. The bill defines what pool or
trust Is. and provides further that in case
of goods bought on credit the price there
of cannot be recovered, but in the case of
goods bought for cash may. be recovered
1t makes the act of an agent or officer
of a corporation prfma facie evidence Of
the act of the corporation. Also ii pro-
vides that the Attorney General of the
United States and United States district
attorneys shall enforce the act and deter
mine the method of proceedings.
No little stir was created in the Senate
when Senator Davis made his announce
ment When he begins to talk imme-
diately after the morning hour next
Wednesday it is probable that the gall
leries will be crowded with curious spec.
tators.
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HEARD WITH DEEP REGRET.
News Received Of the. Death of Rep
resentative Smith.

The news of the recent death Of Repre-
sentative George w. Smith of Illinois was
received by the friends of the family here
with deep regret. Mr.. Smith had a large
number of friends here.
Mr.. Smith was born in Putnam county,
Ohio, August 10. 1876 His early life was
spent on a farm in Wayne county, ILL.,,
where his father located in 1850 He re-
ceived an education such as schools in the
country give. From the time he was a
youngster he took great interest in. the
law. and after leaving school read law
at Fairfield. ILL.,. later taking up that
study at the University of Bloomington
Ind. from which he was graduated in
1870 He was admitted to the bar the
same year and practiced before the
supreme court of Illinois.
In 1880 he was the republican elector
from his congressional district and cast
his vote for Garfield and Arthur. He was
elected to the Fifty-first Congress, serving
in all the succeeding Congresses. and was