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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
SchmitZ's FaIsehood
as to Labor's Stand
Declares He Is Closer to the Unions
Than Before He Was Ex-
posed as Boodler

Mayor Schmitz does not talk for pub
licatiOn to the San Francisco news
papers. he talks for publication in
the outside press only. If a prophe.
is without honor in his own country
so must it be with a boodler.
why not therefore" argues the
Mayor, send out my interviews TO
places where / am not known
Schmitz is aware that the San Fran p
cisco public knows the truth and t.
that public he has nothing to say.
But he takes the chance on Oakland.
other cities in California and the East
ern States. In an interview pub
lished last night in Oakland the Mayor
said he had no official knowledge of
boo6ling. He also spoke of the labor
unions, and in this connection said:
We stand closer together than ever
before"
Schmitz evidently IS the only one
who thinks so. He certainly had not
read the resolutions adopted by Local
Union 1882, United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America, which
denounced Schmitz as a taker of bribes
and continued as follows:
I'VE repudiate and condemn the ac-
tion OF the gang Of boodlers and graft
ers who have used the name of the
labor unions to promote their own pri-
vate ends and demand that all corrup-
tionists, bribers and bribetakers alike
regardless Of their afiliation with or
ganized labor or otherwise, be prose-
cuted and punished to the full extent
Of the law"
In the interview printed in Oakland
schmitz said:
Il positively have not asked any Su-
pervisor to resign, nor have 1 sent any
enissary TO any Supervisor with such
a request know nothing OF any SUI
pervisorial plan to revoke franchises
have not even any official knowledge
that the Supervisors have grated OF
accepted bribes. When such knowledge
comes 70 me officially I shall take
prompt action affecting the personnel
Of the board
1T is true, however, that certain
OF the labor organizations Of San Fran
cisco are exerting their influence 10
cause the resignation OF the accused
Supervisors 1t is an independent ac-
tion on the part of the labor bodies, but
II does not indicate that. they are at
cross purposes with me. On the con-
trary, we stand closer together than
ever before"
The fun text of the resolutions
adopted by Local Union 1882. United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jofners
OF America, is as follows:
Whereas, The present administration
of the city and county Of San Francisco
was elected upon platform pledged
to the public ownership of public utili-
ties; and,
Whereas, 1t was seen soon after
their inauguration into Office that they
were using total disregard to their
pledges by granting franchises to the
several public service corporations.
which fragrant breach of trust culmf-
mated IN the granting soon after the
calamity OF April the privilege Of hang
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ing overhead trolley wires along the
principal streets of this city, without
any compensation to the city for this
valuable privilege. either present or
prospective, or any restriction as TO
the time when such privilege should
cease; and,
Whereas, Revelations of the past
few weeks show that this disgraceful
breach OF trust was due TO a whole
sale system OF bribery by the officials
or agents of the various corporations
benefited by these concessions and
bribe- taking by the Board of Super
visors. the Mayor and other officials
of this administration; and,
Whereas, The name of union labor
has been used to advance the personal
interests and pander to the personal
greed of certain persons within and
without the ranks of union labor to
the injury of the unions to which they
belong and to organized labor in gen.
eral and in direct violation of the
principles of organized labor; therefore.
be it
Resolved, by Local Union 1882, United
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FIND EVASION Is USELESS

FIND EVASION Is USELESS
II IS little wonder that when Frank
g. Drum left the Grand Jury room that
morning he was in such a state OF MIND
that he became angry when the camera
rner at the door attempted TO take his
picture.
during which Drum hoped against hope
that he had heard the last OF the mat
ter. Halsey was indicted. and Glass
was indicted. Would not that satisfy?
II did not.
Yesterday afternoon the directors OF
the Pacific States Telephone Company
were summoned again before the Grand
Jury IT was an array OF names which
had never before fallen under the
shadow OF criminal prosecution. Tim
othy Hopkins, Homer King, f. ;. PMS
bury and f. ". Eaton, one after an
other, were called into the Grand Jury
room. took the stand, and each i'm turn
was asked who it was who hired the
room IN the Mills building in which the
ten Supervisors were bought and paid
their price-S50O0 a head.
Evasion was useless Tie prOsecu-
tion knew that Il was Frank @. Drum,
and the witnesses knew that the prose-
cution knew g. They answered. They
were asked other questions 10 fasten
the proof Of the intent Of the act, and
they answered these. too. There could
be no evasion. for each OF them knew
that he himself was in danger. E. ;.
Pillsbury, director and attorney. found
his legal acumen useless when Heney,
who had faced him across the trial
table in civil suits and knew his meth
DDS. began 10 ply him with questions
while the Grand jury listened.
DRUM WAS NOT TO ESCAPE
Each OF them was told. as every wit
ness before the Grand jury nad been
told. that by giving testimony they
were not TO understand that they be-
came immune from prosecution ia case
the evidence showed them 10 be parties
10 the crime under investigation. Drum
had been given the same warning when
he had been before the Grand jury at
a former session. He was not called
yesterday.
When the session was over, each of
the grand jurors and each Of the wit
nesses knew that Drum was not to
escape answering for his part in the
crime when the ten Supervisors were
bought.
More than any other development in
the case the Implication OF the popular
manager OF the Tevis estate has caused
amazement at the reckless methods
winch mad come 10 be employed III
fixing the Supervisors" PrecautiOn
seems 10 have been thrown to the four
winds. The debauching Of the morals
OF the city under the sanctimonious
Schmitz had gone TO such an extent
that there had come 70 be little attempt
at concealment when the board was
bought. Ruefs price in every case was
a matter Of common gossip at the clubs.
II was too common 10 be longer
thought Of as a crime
But the day OF reckoning has come.
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Abe Ruef. discIaiming any dissatis-
the treatment that they were according
him. declared last night that IL the mat
ter Of the appointment Of Elisor Biggy
was held TO be legal IL would establish
a dangerous precedent in California.
Referring to his coming trial before
Judge Dunno on Tuesday, Ruef said:
THE elisor habit, should IT prevail In
California, would mean that every po-
litical faction which had Judge on
the bench favorable to it might have
the Sheriff and Coroner disqualified and
thrust it's political enemies into private
jails. Private funds, as In my case,
and private friends for elisors, make
any kind of persecution possible under
these circumstances.
For hypothetical case, for instance.
supposing Z. ]. Hartman were to come
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brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
or America, that while we believe that
by united action at the ballot box alone
VIII the interests of labor be promoted
ana preserved, vet we repudfate and
condemn the action of the gang OF
boodiers and grafters who have used
the name of labor unions to promote
their own private end, and demand that
All corrupttonists, bribers and bribe-
takers alike, regardless of their afiiiia-
ton with organized labor or otherwise,
ne prosecuted and punished to the full
extent of the Iavvs and be 1T further
Resolved, That all persons holding
any Official position within the ranks
OF our union be requested to resign
from such official position until such
time as they shall clear themselves
from the impufation of grating and
bribe-taking
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to California with a s5,000.00o fund de-
termined to go after Burns, Heney ana
Spreckels. He could secure a Judge
favorable to his own ideas of what con-
stituted reform and jail the whole out
ft, the same as 1 have been jailed. l
see nothing remote in this possibillty,
abstract and do not mean to hint that
1T is probable. 1t might be, however.
Laurel wreaths are relieved against
the tinted ceiling in the former bed
room of Schmitz. now occupied by HueI.
Ruef drew attention to them.
They are emblematic Of our coming
victory" he said. There are not
enough of them for all the indictments
returned by the Grand Jury. but you'll
see more if you'u look into the next
room"
Breakers Ahead" by A.. Maynard
Barbour, was the volume which Ruef
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CHARLES HASELTINE DIES
IN HIS HOME IN MAINE
Former California Argonaut, Who
Became Wealthiest Man in Ma
five Civ. Passes AWAY

BELFAST. Me-, March S0.-Charles
B. Haseltine, the wealthiest resident Of
this city, founder and for a number of
years president of the Belfast Savings
Bank. died here today from paralysis,
aged 79 years.
Haseltine was one of the California
argonauts. accompanying an expedition
by the isthmus route to California.
where he was afterward engaged in
successful steamship enterprises. He
was one of the builders of the Belfast
and Moose Head Railroad. afterward
leased to tho Maine Central.
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RODE IN BURNS AUTO

the phases Of this of11ce communication.
RODE IN BURNS AUTO
There are several points in common
between Miss Mary Ryan, the witness
of yesterday and Miss Nellie Smith, the
witness Of last week. The conspicuous
similarity is that both were gowned In
blue when they testified concerning the
crimes OF their employers, and both
rode in Special Agent Burns automo-
bile. 1t happened that when Miss Smith
testified she did not commit her
self fully to the purposes Of the inquisi-
tion until after Burns had given her
the air of Van Ness avenue in HIS tour
ing car. Miss Ryan came under the
subtle influence of the machine on the
first day of her, appearance before the
jury and that may have had a salutary
effect, for from the first there was not
a shadow OF a doubt concerning her
testimony.
Miss Ryan appeared in the witnesses
room early. but was not called TO the
stand until late in the afternoon. She
waited with a millionaire or two, an
eminent attorney for the bribing cor
poration, several clerks and others. un-
ri Assistant District Attorney Heney
would be ready for her. A few minutes
before 4 o'clock she followed Timothy
Hoskins into the Jury-room.
" mere were you enp4OSeO ana Dy
whom during the spring OF 1906 Miss
Ryan," asked Heney, after the witness
had been sworn by Foreman Oliver.
"By the Pacific States Telephone
Company. in the offices Of Mr.. Halsey,"
replied the witness quietly.
Was Mr.. Halsey visited there by
members Of the Board Of Supervisors
II you remember
WHISPERED CONFERENCES
Yes" replied the witness, FIRE
quently. They would come in and hold
whispered conferences with him.
could not hear what they would say,
but at times / would catch a word.
Mr.. Halsey was always exceedingly
courteous and urbane to them. know
he invited some of them to lunch with
him at Delmonico's. I could catch the
name of the restaurant. He arranged
other meeting places with others.
used to see Mr. Coleman. one Of the
members Of the board, about the build
ing often"
Miss Ryan was then questioned on
who are known to have taken money
from Halsey: Boxton. Coleman. Coffey.
Furey, Wilson, Lonergan. Walsh, Nam
lock, Phillips and Nicholas.
All those men had carried their
shame past the stenographer's desk.
With the mincing step Of a demirep"
they had sidled up the stairs OF the
telephone cOmpanys building and had
conferred with Halsey.
When the handy man" of the tele-
phone concern and Louis Glass, his su-
periOr, are brought to trial the testi-
mony OF Miss Ryan will go far toward
strengthening the cases against them.
The young woman is now a stenog-
rapher in the employ OF the Southern
Pacific Company.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
Hartman Could Jail Heney, Spreckels and
Burns, Says Ruef by Way of Warning
Prisoner Points Out How Use Of Eisor May Be Abused

was reading last night He declares
that one of the guards supplies him
with all the books he reads. He doesn't
think that the guard chooses these
books with malice prepense. and be-
lieves that the significance of the titles
as applied to his own case is merely
the irony of coincidence.
Yesterday Ruef went walking for an
hour with Elisor Biggy and had visits
from the members of his family and his
attorneys. A less number of people call
on Ruef than when he was quartered
at the st. Francis. Every one who
leaves the house is shadowed. including
Biggy and his retainers. Ruef denies
that the trailers of Biggy are In his
employ. He says that they are Burns
men.
For Additional News of Craft See
Page 80
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AsrRoNoMERs ELEcr oFFIoERs

The Astronomical Society OF The Pa
cifc held its annual meeting last night
and elected the following officers:
Charles S Gushing. president; A.. II.
BabcOck, first vice president; W W
Campbell. second vice president; George
Z. Eale. third vice president; f. r.
ziel, treasurer; r. r. Crawford, secre-
tary.
Professor Leuchner OF the University
of California read a paper on The Re
turn Of Halley's Comet" and Professor
6. r. Aftken one on Double Stars.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

WANTS STREETS LIGHTED-The Market
ana anurch Street improvement Club petitioned
,ne supervisors yesterday 10 order the proper
lighting OF Market street from Dolores to
rlIteenth, and OF Church street from puboce
avenue to Fifteenth sHeet
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

The average yield of wheat to the
acre in England far exceeds that of any
other in the world. with perhaps one
xception-Denmarl<.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

Every empioye OF the British post
office gets a wedding present from the
Government when he marries.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
SAW THE SUPERVISORS
MEET BRIBER HALsEY
Mary Ryan, Former Stenog-
rapher for Telephone
"Fixer," a Witness
BOODLERS SNEAK IN
Solons Make Many Trips
to the Office of the
Head Handy Man"
BOODLERS SNEAK IN

Confined From Page 81, Coils. ana :
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DRUM RENTED ROOM
WHERE COIN PASSED
Testimony Shows His Part
in Bribing of the
Supervisors
CLUBMAN ON LIST
Indictment Against Him
VIII Probably Be
Returned
CLUBMAN ON LIST

pbone Company had hired a room IN
the Mills building under exactly the
circumstances which you have de-
scribed2" was one OF the questions
which Heney put to Drum.
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SUMMER RESORTS
TAHITI
THE CHARMING RESORT OF THE SOUTH
SEAS.

4dE CAAhM41G AESOhL OE 1hE oOUIA
SEAS.
The land OF bread fruit. cocoanuts and flowers
Clement Wragge. in The Romance OF the South
Seas" says:
Tahiti Is the island Of the gods! People don't
know, they have conception Of, the glories
of these islands. The glcbstrotter follows the
beaten track and leaves this fascinating spot
out. One should go not only for the short stay
that the steamer remains in port, but stay over
a steamer and become acquainted with the ma
tives in their picturesque villages and visit
Mooxea.'
s. s. MARIPOSA sails April 18th Reduced
rate Sf25 for round trip. Send for folder to
GIT Market street. Telephone Temporary 1921.
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an invitation TO a dinner at the
French restaurants" OF which he so
often spoke. All passed IN review be-
fore Halsey's stenographer, and yester-
day before the Grand Jury she told ell
the phases of this Office communication.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
HOTEL BON AIR

Located In the heart OF Ross Valley. As mlD-
utes from San Francisco Ideal home for ousl-
ness men and families. Terms reasonable. Aa~
dress STRASSBURGER PARKER. P o..
Larkspur. Cal
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Moore's for Carpets

Every good grade made is
here, but you don't pay the
full price that some dealers
have set as 4 standard.
Over fifty patterns In Bige-
low Administers alone-more
than any other three stores
combined. And all other
weaves in the same proper
tion.
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Heavy Oriental Tapestry
Brussels, close weave and
pleasing colors. Equal to any
S22.5o rug ever made. But
this is not all we have to
say about Rugs. Here you
will find them by the hun
dreds and at prices corre-
spending with the above men
toned value.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

You can turn in any direction
at Moore's and put your hand
on a bargain. For those inter-
ested IN China Closets here is
one OF our remarkable values:
Solid Quarter-sawed oak. golden
color, with rounding glass sides
and carved claw feet.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31

Here's a sideboard value that
we want you to give close atten-
tiOn. Examine the wood. notice
the finish and then draw your
own conclusions as TO its worth.
Quarter-sawed oak. golden finish.
swelled front and richly carved
top. French bevel plate mirror.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-25
AWFUL EFFECT OF ECZEMA.
Covered with Yellow Sores-Grew
Worse-9arents Discouraged-cu-
ticura Drove Sores Away.

Our little girl, one year and a
half old, was taken with eczema or
that was what the doctor called It,
We called in the family doctor, and
he gave some tablets and said she
would be all right in a few days.
The eczema grew worse and we
called in doctor No. 2. He said she
was teething, as soon as the teeth
were through she would be all right
But she still grew worse. Doctor
No. 3 said it was eczema. By this
time she was nothing but yellow,
greenish sore. Well, he said he could
help her, so we let him try it about
a week. One morning we discovered
little yellow pimple on one of
her eyes. OF course we 'phoned for
doctor No 8. He came over and
looked her over, and said that he
could not do anything more for
her, that we had better take her
to some eye specialist, since it was
an ulcer. So we went to Oswego to
doctor No. 4, and he said the eye
sight was gone, but that he could
help it. We thought we would try
doctor No. s. Well, that proved the
same, only he charged SO more than
doctor No. 4. We were nearly dis.
couraged. | saw one Of the Cuti-
cura advertisements In the paper and
thought we would try the Cuticura
Treatment, SO I went and purchased
set of Cuticura Remedies, which
cost me 81, and in three days our
daughter, who had been sick about
eight months, showed great improve
ment, and in one week all sores had
disappeared. OF course it could not
restore the eyesight, but If We had
used Cuticura in time am confident
that it would have saved the eye. We
think there is 10 remedy so good for
aLy skin trouble or impurity of the
blood as Cuticura. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Abbott, r. F. D. No. 8, Fulton, Os-
wego Co, N Y, August II, 1906"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-25
JUDGES on Their Dignity.

The ceremony of the United States
supreme court judges marching from
their robing room across the corridor
to take their seats on the bench,
which occurs at high noon every week
day while the court is holding session,
Is always a matter OF interest to the
average visitor at the capitol. Every
day there Is small crowd waiting to
see the stately procession. The other
day Justice Moody, as the youngest
member of the august body. brought
up the rear. A flicker Of a smile ap-
peared on his face as he noted the
black-robed figures ahead of him, but
1t passed away instantly and he be-
came as solemn and grave as the
others.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-25
Scrupulous Senator,

Senator Spooner Of Wisconsin ,un
prised some members OF congress with
whom he was chatting the other da,
by announcing that he has never taken
part in a congressional junket of an,
kind. Il never shall undertake such ,
journey at government expense" bs
said. There is something very obiec.
tionable to me in members OF congress,
going on such expeditions" For thu
same reason that made him sidesten
congressional junket Senate,
Spooner said he had never been
shaved IN the senate barber shop
which is maintained at Uncle Sans
expense.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-25

situation. Every house could be i'm
proved by the addition of a vine
somewhere, but the indiscriminate
planting of any one kind of climber
should be discouraged. Such vines
as the Dutchman's pipe are very suit
able for verandas where deep shade
is an object, because the leaves are
large and heavy. 1t is impossible for
the sun to penetrate through a
healthy growth Of Dutchman's pipe
vine leaves. The beauty of this vine
is not in the blossom. The blossom is
odd and shaped like Dutch pipe,
but it is inconspicuous. The heavy
foliage is the chief attraction of the
Dutchman's pipe vine.
For front verandas nothing can be
prettier than the light Madeira vine,
and English Ivy where the winters
are not too severe. There are a
great many ANNALS that make quick
growth for screens, but they are not
well calculated for the front of the
house. Vines that climb to the roof,
leaving stalks bare and a bunch Of
foliage at the top should be avoided
on the front porch. This is peculi.
arity of the Virginia creeper, but it
may be corrected by proper pruning.
In selecting house plan the direc.
ton in which the house faces must
be taken into consideration. Any
frontage Is good If the house Is built
to suit. 1t is just as easy to select a
plan with the kitchen on one side as
to have, 1t directly in the back. The
difference in comfort, extending over
a number Of years, will we'll repay a
little careful consideration on this
point There are a great many things
to consider, and this Is one of the
most important but one that often is
overlooked. By all means build a
good suitable kitchen and give the
good wife chance to enjoy her work
ing hours. ma
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-25

its wide opening into the sitting room,
and its three pleasant. windows look.
ing out on nicely kept lawn through
a we'll proportioned porch. The shape
and plan of this room offers itself
easily to artistic decoration. The por.
there openings in fact make the hall,
parlor and sitting room almost like
one room.
Another interesting feature Of this
plan Is the side entrance to the sitting
room. This is the most sociable room
in the house. Taken in connection
with the dining room 1t offers q very
comfortable proposition, the doors
and windows being carefully placed
for light and ventilation; and the
proportions are such that the furni.
ture Is easily arranged to look right.
There Is also q back entrance to the
sitting room opening onto the back
porch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-25
Life Of Horses and Dogs.

The statement has been made that
horses average from 20 to 80 years Of
life, and dogs from IL to IA years. A
French encyclopedia credits the horse
with 80 to 40 years, the dog with 20
to "a. There is a sufficient range Of
uncertainty in these figures TO cause
doubt whether detailed study has been
made Of the subject.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-25

This back porch, communicating
with the main part OF the house, is al.
most part of the sitting room in sum-
mer time. A small table of books and
a sewing machine Is often found In
just such places during the warm
months. It is much better to read or
sew in the open air when conditions
are favorable. If the side porch looks
to the north or east it is sure to be
comfortable in the afternoon. II 1t
faces the south vine trained up to
ward off the direct rays of the sun
will make 1t almost as comfortable.