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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27

speaking people of California all pull
together for the accomplishment of any
definite purpose. as they are doing in
the present contest, they can secure
nearly anything they want.
Mrs. Rosa E. Tracy of San Rafael. by
q gain of 1850 yesterday, moved up
two numbers to thirteenth place. She
finished as No. Is In the first period of
the contest and bids fair to hold a
higher position at the close of the
present period. Her young son, George,
is helping her to roll up the votes and
deserves some of the credit for the
success she is meeting with.
LETHARGY OF CHURCH FOLK
George H. Angove. the young chicken
farmer of Sonoma, has captured No.
16 from Christ Church Athletic Club.
The church people are not helping the
boys composing this worthy organiza-
tion to win q fund for the equipment
of their club as they should. The boys
are disappointed that more of the
church people have not been willing
to help them to secure one of the big
purses. Candidates who have an inti-
mate acquaintance with saloon men are
receiving much more liberal support
from them than those who are appeal
ing principally to church folk for as
sistance to further a good cause. That
is one of the anomalies of the contest.
Sacred Heart College is about the only
contestant that is receiving any con-
siderable support of an ecclesiastic ma
ture. The Catholics are ever loyal to
their own people and institutions in
any worthy cause.
Miss Jennie Tibbetts of Hanford is
making hay while the sun shines in
Kings County. She entered the con-
test at the eleventh hour and had small
hope of winning a prize. but has al
ready gained a place within the prize
winning limits. No. "a, which she at
tanned yesterday by a gain of 400
which took her up four degrees from
No. 2S.
Henry Pope is now the lowest of the
probable prize winners, being No. 25,
with score of 10,700. Miss Booker
man of Alameda, who was No 25. for
a long while, has crossed the dead
line and will remain among the down
and OUT unless she gets lively move
on within the next four days
All those with scores of less than
10000, which includes all below No. 19,
are in jeopary of being left out in the
cold when the prizes are distributed.
unless they bolster up their waning
fortunes in the next few days The
time to stop loafing and get down to
hard, earnest work is at hand. The
drones will find to their sorrow that
they have drawn blanks when it is too
late.
Remember that the contest closes
next Saturday night and that all votes
must be in The Call office or on the
way there by mail or express by 10
p. m. of March 2.
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The most interesting objection was
as to the possible speculation in Union
Pacific stock in July and August last,
and particularly on the day the an
nouncenlent OF the dividend was held
up.
Hartman first testified that he knew
of no speculation. and explained that
the directors of the road already held
much Of the stock. Commissioner Lane
wanted to know if the witness had him
self bought any stock after he knew
that there was to be dividend.
Attorney John G. Milburn quickly
blocked the question with an objection
The witness created laughter when he
declared he had bought Union Pacific
at 25 in 1898 in expectation Of the divi-
dend in 1906.
The objection was renewed through
out the day whenever Kellogg re-
ferred TO the stock transactions of the
witness In the railroads under inquiry.
and so all examination along that line
was blocked No steps have been taken
yet for testing the question in the
courts. but Chairman Knapp has shown
great care in laying the foundation in
the record every time the proposition
has occurred.
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THESE e00Ds SOLD UNLESS PRESENTED

that the Government control railway
stock issues;
A charge and an admission that the
misconduct of the railroads created the
popular anger that moves determinedly
for their regulation
A charge that no other country in
the world is so hostile to large trans
portation Interests;
An assertion that the purchase of
Southern Pacific by the Union Pacific
had given the Southwest ten years ad-
vantage in development. and that the
failure of the Union Pacific to secure
the Northern Pacific left the North
west ten years behind where it would
AN AID TO HISTORY
All this ended in q remarkable scene
where the Government and the man
stood confronted. The days events
gave a vivid and intimate realization
of the problems of swollen wealth and
railway regulation. 1t made notable
contribution to the financial history
light and dark-of the time.
Harriman's examination was con-
ducted by Frank B. Kellogg of st.
paul. special counsel of the Govern
ment.
The statement OF the witness as to
Stuyvesant Fish came in the middle OF
the morning session. Kellogg, in rerer-
enca TO the Illinois Central. spoke twice
of the 'squabble" between the witness
and Fish.
There was a renewal of the objection
to the commissions right to inquire
into Harriman's private stock transac-
tions, and the matter took the same
course as yesterday. The commission
ruled that the questions must be an
swered; then followed a formal re-
fusal. and the record was formally
completed. The first objection was
against revealing the amount of hold
ings of Hartman and his associates in
the Santa Fe, and the second as to the
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Gold Prize Contestants
Nearing the Coal
Sacred Heart College Beginning tx
Sprint for First Place
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SACRAMENTO Is ALARMED
Capital Removal Measure Is said to
Have Programme Endorsement

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 2s.-The indus
try displayed by Jere Burke and Walter
Parker in enlisting support to the pro-
posed removal OF the capital from Sac
ramento to Berkeley has given rise to
the report that the project is now a
fully indOrsed programme measure and
will have little difficulty in passing
both houses of the Legislatures
Whether this is so or not, there can
be no denying that the movement OF
the Berkeleyites has very definite bot
tom and will develop into one OF the
most spirited fights at the close of the
session. Sacramento is genuinely
alarmed, and tonight there is talk
among some of the influential residents
Of raising a fund to oppose the re-
moval
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RuEF jury PANEL DRAWN

The names Of fifty men, from whom
the jury of twelve to try Abe Ruef on
the charge of extortion will be selected
were drawn from the trial jury box
in Judge Dunne's court yesterday. The
names were drawn from the box by
County Clerk Mulcrevy in the presence
of District Attorney Langdon, Assistant
District Attorney Heney, Attorneys
Johnson, Shortridge and Fairall. and
Sneriff O'Neil, and the latter was given
until Thursday to make returns on the
fifty names.
There was no contest nor an incident
of special note connected with the
drawing of the first graft trial jury,
but the fact that the court ordered but
fifty names drawn occasioned consid-
cradle surprise and was unexplained,
It is believed by those interested in
the Ruef case that a panel of this size
will be exhausted long before a jury
is selected, as a hard contect will un-
doubtedly be made over every name
and it is not unlikely that several ad-
ditional panels will be necessary before
the jury is completed.
The fifty jurors drawn yesterday
were ordered to report Tuesday morn
ing. when Ruefs trial is to begin and
Judge Dunno announced that none but
statutory excuses for absence would
be accepted. The list of fifty is as fol-
lows:
James G. Nolan 1116 Fulton street: Lesser
Prayer, 2S26 Washington street; Patrick Nit
chell, 921 Fulton street; Nathan Kalischer l771
Turk street; Golden NJ. Roy, 674 Hayes street;
Louis Lebenbaum. 2775 Clay street; H. A. Nau.
man, 927 Ashbdry street; George S. Newbaucr
1914 Sacramento street; William s. Kittle' 252s
Fillmore street; Nathaniel r. James, 2S9 First
avenue; James P. Mulryan, 1882 Geary street
Henry Monahan, 1445 Octavia street; George a.
Rigg. 1918 Baker street, Charles T. O,Donnell
$40 Sanchez street; John l.. Nelson 53I Hugo
street; Lott d. Norton, T45 Cole street; Oscar
Fisher, 20S3 Bush street; John Marchf POPS
Filbert street; Timothy d. Mccarthy, 1855 Gold
en- Gate avenue: John n. Greevy, 100 Silver
street; Peter A. Lind, 439 Chenery street; Guy
A Buell., TBS Schrader street; Theodore Gieseke
236 Porter avenue; f. r. Gardner, 1859 Pacific
Mack. 26Ts Pacific avenue; AdoIph H. r.
Schmidt, 2579 California street: l. F. Moulton
2lS9 Devisadero street; Thomas Judge I40l
Lyon street; Peter Bacigalupi, Dos Steiner
street; Charles II. Workman, l6OS Castro street:
George Thompson. 116s Treat avenue; Albert o,
Nereen- 662 Castro street; Frank Piper, 272I
Jackson street; Francisco G. Montealegre 22O6
Scott street; William Norrington "a Poiut
Lobos avenue; Charles Dick 49 Alpine street:
Louis, 25l9 Clay street; G. f. Nourse, s73 Post
street; Michael Meyer, 2136 sutter street; Rinai-
do c. Lippi, 135 Jersey street; Charles Loesch
165 Hayes street; Isaac Magnin, 1852 Clay
street; Alexander Martin. 693 Haight street:
John Il. Lindow, 2735 California street. Leon
Kahn, 1779 Turk street; John r. Carroll. 2ls
Fourth avenue; Lewis c. Nostronl, 27lo Baker
street; James H. Cutter $500 Octavia street
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pany of the Republic, of which he was
president, and then went to Europe.
When l learned of this l began work
to get these funds back and finally
succeeded. Later the president did the
same thing again. depositing another
big amount with the Trust Conpany of
the Republic, using the money of tbe
Illinois Central to pad the deposits of
his trust company. He also lent large
sums to himself
FISH is RETICENT
The allegations of Hartman ca,sad
nutter IN financial and railroad circles
and aroused storm of gossin as 70
just what the attack will lead to. Fish
declined to make statement. II ua
reported that he would seek an onnor-
tunity to appear before the Commerce
Commission Lawyers enga ged 4, 80,
Quoting that body's inquiry said an on
portunity would be given to Fish if he
wished It,
Other features of Harriman's testt-
mony follow:
A continued refusal to answer oues-
tions relating to individual stocL
transactions;
Explanations of the transfer of am
600 shares of Southern Pacific stoclr n
William e. Rockefeller during the aY
tempt Of James r. Keene to secure CON :
troll of the road. and of the DELAYED
announcement o. the dividends in
Union Pacific and Southern Paoific.
Attempts Of the Government to show
that the Union Pacific charges unfair
rates. stiles competition in the vast
territory traversed by it's lines. and
that its dividends of 10 per cent and its
expenditure OF $240.000,000 on better
ments came from an unfair toll on it's
patrons;
An academic discussion of railway
regulation by high authorities on either
side that ran from plea for legalized
combinations of railroads under Gov
ernmsnt supervision to a suggestion
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GRAND JURY THREATENS
THE UNITED RAILROADS

There is no doubt that the man
aEers and officials of the United Rail-
roads can be held accountable for the
death of passengers killed by the cars.
They may be indicted for man
sIauEhter."-Stateme of Grand Juror
Charles SOnDfag.
@If there were the right sort of gov
ernmSnt in this city the franchises
would be taken away. No court in
Gods world would uphold a franchise
under which such accidents happen..-
i. j. Heney before the Grand Jury.
IF the wanton disregard of the
United Railroads for the lives of its
patrons continues the Grand Jury will
begin action 70 deprive the company of
it's franchises and to indict the cor
Roratfon's officials for mansIaughter.
Charles Sonntag. chairman Of the COM
mittee on police and enforcement of
law, made that announcement yester-
day afternoon at the conclusion of a
long session of the inquisitorial body
in Native Sons Hall in Cough street
The fncompetency of the Board of
Public Works was thoroughly discussed
by the jurors and an Investigation was
begun into the chimney inspection SER
vice. which was under the direction of
S A. Gill
president Duffey of the Board of
Works does as he pleases," said Grand
Juror Sonntag at the conclusion of the
meeting, "and there never was a time
when the men were more incompetent
than they are under the present Board
of Works. Duney acts without con-
sulting with the other members of the
board there is no system, and the well
fare of the city is sadly neglected"
In discussing the campaign to be
aged against tae Indifference of the
United Railroads Sonntsg said: THE
Grand Jury has been instructed by
Assistant District Attorney Heney that
the franchises for overhead trolleys
can be set aside when the company
doesn't comply with the requirements
for uubIfc safety. That is q police reg
,,lstfon and has been so held by the
United States Supreme Court. When
n Is shown that there is an irremed-
ssble danger connected with the opera
ion Of the trolley system the COM
,oanv can be made to put its wires un-
derground-
The Grand Jury will take up the
y,atfer of the manning and killing of
nassengers, and there is no question
tbaf the oficials can be held account
sble for the death of passengers-it is
,,,anslauRhter. 1t is analogous to the
situation when the owners and captain
~ the steamer Slocum, which was
burned with great loss of life In New
york harbor, were indicted for man.
aAs chairman of the committee on
nolice and enforcement Of the law ]
Tronose 10 request the Chief of Police
) and the Coroner to give me the names
az the people killed from this time on,
together with the names of witnesses.
The public is requested to assist me
in this matter by making reports to
me of the circumstances attending
such accidents.
IF il is shown that the troiiey serV-
ice is unsafe that the motormen nave
IN run recklessly in order TO make up
time or that the cars are sent out i'm
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obtain the punishment of any indi
vidual.
Opinions here are divided as to the
wisdom of the course now being pur-
sued Some public men think the spec
tacle of a king of finance convicted
and Imprisoned would be more potent
than the disclosure of corporation
methods by such a man himself.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27
Pa.o RobIes Hot spring.

An all year round resort for those who need
rest and recreation and change from the
hurryinx bustling city life New 800. 900
bathhouse, with all the latest appliances for the
remedial uses OF mineral waters. Stopovers on
hrst-class rail and Pullman tickets Special
reduced rail rates. including board at hotel Ask
agents Southern Pacific
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27
Chief Engineer Stevens Resigns;
Army Men to Build Canal

vHIEF
signed
Ito the
of construction
Isthmian Canal
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PROBE THE SPECULATION

existence OF = pool or private under
standing as to stock in the Illinois Cen
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properly equipped, we shall hold the
owners and managers of the United
Railroads responsible. They may be
held for manslaughter under the
law. 1t is not the conductors and
the motormen that we are after"
Before the Grand Jury Assistant
District Attorney Francis Heney said:
IF there were the right sort of gov
ernment In this city and the present
car system continued the franchises
would be taken away. No court in
Gods world would uphold a franchise
under which such accidents happened"
The Grand Jury inaugurated its in
vestigation into the chimney inspec-
tion" graft by questioning Louis Levy,
secretary of the Board of Works, on
the report Of Chief Inspector GILL The
report included the period from May
%, 1906 TO February 20. The receipts
of the bureau were $S5,S0S; the ex-
penditure for employees, $7S,015.25, and
the incidental expenses, such as the
cost of booths. printing, stationery.
rents. electric lamps, buggy hire, car
fare and rebates paid on duplicate
charges, amounted to $62oS.0S. The
balance on hand February 20 was
S15S5.69.
In nearly every month the expenses
were greater than the income. though
the account was balanced finally. The
record of the months of heaviest bust
ness gives an idea of the relation of
the profit and loss. The following is
an excerpt from the report:
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Opera seats, folding chairs ana church furns-
ture. TIE Whitaker & Ray Co.. 14l Grove st .
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SAVES HARTMAN FROM
TRIAL As LAW BREAKER
President Roosevelt Will
Use the Evidence to
Educate People

Continued From Page i, Column
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Levy explained that some payments
were not made at the time that the
inspections were finished. Gill will be
called before the jury to testify. and 1t
is hoped by the grand jurors that any
person victimized by chimney in
spectors, or who pretended to be such.
will come forward and tell OF their
experiences.
The theater graft was taken up
briefly by the jury. 2. Abrams of the
National. Samuel Loverich of the Nov
city and Joseph Bauer of the Wig
wam testified regarding their permits.
Abrams could not do that, because the
National had no permit from either
the Mayor or the Board of Works. He
denied the report that he had collected
a fund of $4,000 for protection of the
firetrap theaters- Loyerich stated that
the Novelty obtained a permit from
the Mayor, and Bauer said that the
Board of Works issued the permit to
the Wigwam. The Grand Jury ad-
journed to meet on Friday next
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COUPON KxA >
!. !:
$3.50 SILK GLOVES, $50 RM
Upon presentation Of this Coupon we kE#M
will sell you pair Of pure SILK Taffeta kN#W
Gloves IN the long Mousquetaire effect: MKMA
they in all sizes. black only; FEfE#M&
sell ordinarily for $3.50. With Coupon &IEN&
only. pair M%3N%M
No mail orders. Not than pairs A4I EAN
to customer. Good for Wednesday, Feb SHN AN
I ruary 81, only HkB Hfe
PRAGERS " 70
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.Jests and JineiC S

"oh but YOU musnt blame for my ancestors, you
know"
4 don't. / blame tenn 70 you"-Pick-Me-Up.
THAT speech OF very carefully prepared"
said statesman.
YES answered the other q great pains with it.
don't think I said anything won't be able to
retract at any time without embarrassment"-was
ington star.
'Afyl but old Russell is storage battery Of energy
Doesn't no just IRE on with enthusiasmg"
"Pep; 1 used to work for him and never fired
any more enthusiastically by one"-Judge.
II wisht," said Hungry Hank wstfuly, "dat wuz
one Ffnpeener fellers likes dog fer
ner.s
''wot fer?" inquired Faugued Philip.
"Jes' think havin a good dinner sicked onter yer
every day-eomin right de fence alta yer"cleve-
land Leader.
"And now, little boys" said the pretty Sunday school
teacher "we have seen it is ordained that every
human being must day to his death. and
what comes after dying?'
Cleaning and pressing yelped boy who "a
miliar with window sgns.-chicago News
Evening journal., 1907-02-28
ABANDONS TRENTON
Atlantic Will Leave That Jersey Town
to the Tri-s State League

TRENTON. n. j.. Feb. 2s.-The an
.nouncement that the Atlantic League
viii not have a team in this city was
made by John Henny, one OF the origi-
mad incorporators of Trenton team of
Atlantic League Negotiations between
local men who were to have financed
the proposition and J. Walter Dobbins.
the manager OF the local team have
been called off. Dobbins is also the
promoter OF the league.
1t was understood when Mr.. DOH
bins Interested the local men that he
would secure the protection OF the Ma
tlonal Commission for the new league.
This was 20 be done before the local
capitalists would advance any money.
The failure to secure this protection is
virtually the ending OF the proposition
10 pace an Atlantic League team in
this city
About the first OF the year Dobblns
made elaborate preparations for the
local team. Grounds were secured not
FAR from the centre Of the city; plans
for the buildings were drawn and bids
FOR the contracts advertised Tor. lie
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O'Clock, with Speaker Hodgson presid-
ing.
Prayer.
Roll called-Mr. Bennum did not re-
spond.
Dispensed with-Reading of the jour
nal.
Introduced Cread and referred under
suspension Of the rules)-By Mr.. Cub
bage, an act authorizing savings banks
or savings institutions of the state of
Delaware to invest moneys deposited
with them in certain securities; by Mr..
Paradee, an act to amend Section ],
Chapter 241, Volume Is. Laws OF Della
ware entitled, can act relating to tax
alton for county and municipal pur-
poses;" an act authorizing The Mayor
and Council OF Wilmington to exact a
certain percentage of the gross receipts
OF business done within the city OF
Wilmington and partly within and
partly without said city. but within the
State Of Delaware. by any person. firm.
company or corporation engaged In the
telegraph. telephone, gas, electric light,
street railway heat and power busi-
ness and business of a public service
character BY Mr. Taylor, an act pro-
hibiting persons catching or taking
carp fish from the Delaware bay and
river or their tributaries with stake or
pound nets BY Mr.. McCaffenty, an act
providing tnat the members OF the
Board OF Park Commissioners or the
city OF Wilmington shall be appointed
by the mayor. BY Mr.. keenan,. an act
TO incorporate the Merchants Trust
and safe Deposit Company.
Reported on its merits-House bill
authorizing the prothonotary Of Sussex
county to make direct indices Of judg-
ments in his office using the Campbell
system of indexing
Reported unfavorably-House bills
to extend to Sussex county the pro-
visions Of an act in relation to the in
dices of New Castle county; prohibit
ing the use of certain winders in catch
ing oysters.
Reported favorably-House bills to
permit a wife or husband to testify for
or against each other IN both criminal
and civil causes; enlarging the second
election district of the Sixth Repre-
sentative district Of New Castle
county; Senate bills to compel the at
tendance OF children at the pubic
schools Of the State; to make valid a
deed for a tract of land in Pencader
hundred; regulating the distribution Of
stationery postage and supplies for the
General Assembly.
Passed-House bill authorizing the
Mayor and Council Of New Castle to
borrow 100000 for city improvements.
Recess.
House-Afternoon
Committee OF the whole from
o'clock TO 4.3O to consider bills TO pro-
vide revenue for the State.
Adjourned to 1890 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1907-02-28
Wilmington. February Is.
Marriaae and Divorce Laws.


Editor The Evening Journal.
II is certainly to be regretted that
there has been no greater expedition
In rendering rigidly uniform the divers
marriage and divorce statutes through
out our several States and territories.
OF course, it is almost impossible TO
suggest any reform--except, possibly
that OF taXes-upon which someone
win not differ; but upon this matter
il seems as though the vast majority
Of American citizens-the thoughtful
conscientious classes-must agree. The
proper regulation Of marriage and OF
divorce is most vital. aud our profound
respect for the rights and sanctity OF
marriage underlies our present vigor.
GUS national life. II is not claimed.
however that uniformity Of marriage
and divorce statutes win prove a pam
acoa for matrimonial incompatibilities,
but such a reform would be a potent
step towards correcting one OF the
most difficult problems Of the present
day. Yours truly.
Bach.
Wilmington February as