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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-10-10
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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
RAILWAY MAGNATEs WILL
NOT MEET ROOSEVELT
Decide to Reject Morgan's
Plan for Conference
at White House

NEW YORK. March 15.-Messrs. Nc
Crea, Melien, Hughitt and Newman, the
four railroad presidents for whose visit
to the White House J. P. Morgan ar
ranged before his departure for Europe.
held conference here today. The
whole situation was canvassed with
great care and it was finally decided
not to go to Washington. 1t is under
stood that the reason for this decision
was the railroad officials did not feel
that they had any proper mandate OF
the railroad corporations to represent
them.
The four presidents felt they could
not sustain the position of commits
sion to formulate or present the views
of the hundreds of railroad companies
which in turn are owned by thousands
OF shareholders. They recognized that
the railroad managers of the United
States are not themselves In perfect
accord and that until some method
could be adopted for securing a con-
sensus of opinion a visit to the Presi-
dent would be idle.
WASHINGTON. March 15.-At a late
hour tonight President Roosevelt had
received no word from the four rail-
road presidents who We're to discuss
with him the railroad situation and
urge him to take some action to "allay
the public anxiety" as TO the admins
tration's attitude.
The embarrassed position in which
the railroad magnates have been placed
arranged the conference with the Presi-
dent without recognizing that the ON
cials had not been commissioned by the
directors OF the roads to enter into the
conference.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
To REASON
by SURGEONS KNIFE
Removal of Pressure on
Brain Cures Insanity
of Edison Wilcox

OAKLAND, March 15.-Relieved by
an operation of pressure on the brain,
which for fourteen years had been in
creasing. finally resulting in violent in
sanity. Edison Wilcox, the son of DIR.
w. ]. wilcox OF 57s East Fourteenth
street, has been restored to reason just
two weeks after he had been com
as hopelessly demented. Incorporation
bv which the mind of the young man
was restored was performed yesterday
morning at East Bay Sanatorium by
DIR. C. g. Thomas. who was assisted
by >Dr. Wilcox. the father of the pa
tient DR. s. II. Buteau, Dr. I. ]. Clark
and Dr. T. B. Holmes.
wilcox was brought from the asylum
last Tuesday. after consultation had
been held and the operation determined
upon, and so violent was he that it
was found almost impossible to control
him on the train. On the day after his
arrival at his home he attacked and al
most overpowered an attendant who had
accompanied him from the institution.
after which he was kept in close con-
finement until he was removed to the
hospital.
= DR.. Thomas had diagnosed the case
as one of insanity caused by pressure
on the brain, resulting from an abscess
under the left ear for which the
patient had been operated upon four
teen years ago, and which, in the opin-
ion of the surgeon, had never properly
healed. On beginning the operation the
opinion of DR.. Thomas was verified. 1t
being found that the bony substance
of the skull at the point of the former
operation had become necrosed, causing
severe pressure on the brain.
This trouble was removed and. two
hours later, the patient recovered from
the effects of the operation in full pos
session of his faculties.
Improvement in his condition con-
tinued today and late tonight his father
and DIR. Thomas declared that the sue
cess of the operation was assured and
that there was practically no danger
of any recurrence of the violent mania
which had overcome him
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
MOVES TO PROSECUTE
HEADS OF COAL ROADS
Interstate Commerce Board
Holds Conference on
Charges Made

WASHINGTON. March 15.-An i'm
portant conference. which is likely TO
have far-reaching results, was held
late this afternoon between members
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and representatives of the coal
operators and the coal miners organi-
cations in Southern Indiana and South
ern Illinois.
In addition to complaint which. as
result of the conference, is TO be
filed formally with the commission. it
is probable that the Attorney General
Will be urged TO institute prosecutions
against oficials of the coal al-carrying
railroads in Indiana and Illinois for
alleged violations OF the Sherman anti
trust law.
John Mitchell. head of the miners
national Organization. and his as
sociates called at the White House to-
day and explained the situation in de-
tail to President Roos
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
LABOR UNIONS
MAY TAKE Ill
C|TY'S BONDS
Entire Issue of $12,o0o,0oo
Could Be Bought, Says
P. H. Mccarthy
CARPENTERS IN LEAD
Offer to Purchase Half a
Million of Municipal
Securities
INVESTMENT IS GOOD
Looks More Attractive to
Workingmen Than to
Capitalists

The labor unions of San Fran
cisco affiliated with the Building
Trades Council and the individual
members of those unions, num-
bering $4,000 men, according to
President p. H. Mccarthy, feel
that they can purchase all of the
city bonds voted for municipal
improvements about three years
ago-an investment involving
more than $12.00O.o00.
The suggestion that the unions
invest in the city's 3Iz per cent
securities was made in the Building
Trades Council executive committee on
Tuesday night. On Thursday night
the council approved the plan and
passed the recommendation on to the
affiliated unions.
Last night local union No. %. United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers of America. ordered the purchase of
$4,000 of the school bonds. and also
decided to take up the matter of the
purchase of the bonds blythe individual
members. Already orders from the
1000 members for from 100000 to
100000 of the securities have been re-
ceived. The members in attendance at
the meeting have appointed committees
to act in conjunction with the executive
officers of the union in attending to the
details of the purchase
President Mccarthy said last night
that the members of the labor organiza-
tions of the city. as indicated by union
%. felt that the bonds were among the
safest investments, and that, further
more. the purchase of these bonds at
this time would assist greatly in the
rehabilitation of San Francisco.
From the manner in which the union
men have taken hold" said Mccarthy.
since the council advocated it, the in
dications are that we can take the
street and sewer bonds as well as the
school bonds-the entire issue-if we
are allowed to purchase It, We had
better put our money into rebuilding
San Francisco than anywhere else: the
bonds pay 31z per cent interest, are not
taxable, and 1t is just as well to put
our money into such safe investment
as to put it into the banks. And l know
il viii be better for all the people
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
NO FuRTHER PEACE pLAN

WASHINGTON. March 15.-The Presi-
dent today appointed Seth Low of New
York and Thomas G. Bush of Birming-
ham. Ala, as representatives OF the
general public. under the act of Con-
gress establishing a foundation for the
promotion of industrial peace. the basis
of which is the Nobel prize fund re-
Gently awarded the President by the
Norwegian storthing.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16

IS SHORN
Of POWER
Squeezed by His
Allies, So Fall
Follows
Morgan confers With
the Nafion's Executive
The Latter Declares
Against the
Wizard
"Treafy" Provides for
Ending of His Reign
Morgan Confers With
the Nafion's Executive
"Treafy" Provides for
Ending of His Reign
SPECIAL DISPATCH no THE CALI

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK, March Is.
In the innermost sanctuaries
of the great bankers and the
private rooms of the Sc
cluded consultation offices of
the legal geniuses who show
them how to do things that
will pass the scrutiny of the
courts, there were tensely
whispered rumors today that
Hartman had lost, or would
lose, control of the Union
Pacific, Central Pacific, the
Southern Pacifc-the whole
Union Pacific system-to-
gether with Reading and all
his other seizures of high
finance.
]. P Morgan was the in
strument of the Hartman
overthrow, thus becoming
the railroad Napoleon. That
the whole result was due to
President Roosevelt is an
other part of the story.
Here is the story from the
beginning: Some weeks ago Morgan.
representing the alarmed railroad heads
and their banking afaliations. sent an
emissary to the White House to ind
out whether the President was im-
-placabIy hostile to the railroads OF ths
country. as such. or II he were dis
posed to direrentiate between the good
arrangements and the bad
Roosevelt's return message was that
he was mot making war on railroads
as Industrial institutions. but that he
was fighting railroads that persistent
ly and brazenly broke the law. and that
he Intended to pursue the lawbreakers
to the last ditch
In the understanding that Roose-
velt was not unappeasably In conflict
with all the railroads. but only with
those that dehed the authority OF the
Government. Morgan requested per-
sonal interview At this meeting he
assured the President that the wiser
presidents of the roads were sensible
Of the fact that they were the crea-
lures not the masters OF the Govern
ment. He declared that they were will
ing to show that they were amenabIe-
TO reason arsd would be glad to come
to an understanding BY which they
could seek to satisfy the President and
the country OF their purpose to obey
the law and fuInil other conditions or
good citizenship.
DENOUNCEs HARTMAN
President Roosevelt answered that
this was not enough.
what Is the matter. then7" asked
Morgap.
hartman answered Roosevelt.
grimly. He has no conception Of
what is lawful and what is unlawful
He has lawless nature. He has no
moral sense. He is menace to the
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
Los ANGELEs SITUATION

President Cornelius has not been
heard from. He may have his own
opinion as 10 the purpose or effect OF
Mayor schmitz's prediction of a strike.
In union circles there is an opinion
that the Mayor slipped up"-that he
gave premature publicity to actual in
formation. or took unwarrsnted con-
ciusions from the expressed dissatisfac-
tion Of the carmen with the arbitra-
tion award. In either case his predic-
tion has precipitated discussion Of
the possibilities OF May 1.
The meeting OF the international
board may be postponed for week. or
until April 4. and when il does meet the
session VIII likely last for week.
That will give Governor Gillett ample
time to attach his signature TO the
eight-hour bill or veto IT, Whatever
his course. il viii have a bearing on
the local situation. n tho eight-hour
measure becomes q law the streetcar
men will have their short workd0y. but
she pay viii be insufficient. Even un-
der the scale fixed by the arbitrators
the platform men could earn only $3.50
= day. Here is where the demand for
q So day would still be an open one.
In Los Angeles the situation. from
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
STREETCAR MEN
MAY APPEAL To
NATIONAL BODY
Cornelius Is on Way to At
tend Session of Execu-
tive Council
NO STRIKE DECISION
Mayors Premature Decla-
ration to Be Overlooked
by Union
EIGHT HOUR BILL
If Governor Signs 1t Pay
of Employees VIII Be
Reduced

IF there is to be street railway
strike on May ! it viii depend IN a
great measure upon the attitude Of the
international executive council. which
meets at Detroit on March 3. Presi-
dent Cornelius of the local carmen s
union is on his way to attend that
meeting. A statement IS current to
the effect that he viii ask the execu-
tive council for support Of the demand
Of the San Francisco men foy IN
eight-hoUr three-dolIar-day. There
is also basis for the inference that the
support VIII be granted
In the meantime the carmen are
silent as 10 their plans and desires. 1t
is not probable that the union viii take
any NOTICE, oficisl or otherwise. OF the
statement by Mayor Schmitz that he
had been informed that strike would
be declared on May l. Vice President
Lefingwell. acting president in the alb
sence OF Cornelius. declares that no
action looking to a strike Of the United
Railroads employees has been taken.
Secretary James II. Bowling makes the
same declaration. Neither seems TO
know where Schmitz got his ''informa-
tion" from. Bowling is inclined to
justify the Mayor. He says:
NO ACTION TOWARD STRIKE
The setter Nsccepting Police Com
missioner Creswelrs resignation has
reference 10 possibility Of strike
on May l. Should such strike oc-
our. Creswell. being connected with
the law department Of the United Rail-
roads. would not he in = position to
act fairly and justly regarding the
streetcsr men Of San Francisco. The
carmen are not satisfied with the re-
cent award of arbitration, but they
have not IS vet taken any official ao-
tion IN regard TO negotiating a new
agreement with the United Railroads"
Acting President Befingwen said.
The present conditions under which
the platform men are working will hold
until May ]. What will take place
after that no one can predict II IS
true that the men generally are dis
appointed At the findings Of the board
of arbitration. What information
Mayor Schmitz may have about a con-
templated strike ] know not but this
: do know-that no action whatever
has been taken by Garments Union no.
POS looking toward such a contingency.
II is true that the men want a shorter
r-orkdsy and will not be satisfied until
they get IT,"
Los ANGELES SITUATION
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
EFFORT To SAVE
EXPOSITION BILL
IS FRUITLEss
Gillett Says He Will Not
Change Determination
to Vetoe 1t
ACTS ON AGREEMENT
1t Was Understood That
He Was Not to Sign,
He Declares
VOLLEY OF MESSAGES
Governor Asserts That Tel
egraphic Battery Has
No Potency
sPhcIAL prsrArcH 10 rHE cA11

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SACRAMENTO, March 15.--Governor
GiIIett VIII not sign the Pacific Coast
Exposition bill under any circum-
stances. NJ amount of influence will
tend to change his resolution in this
respect, which. he says, In unalterable.
1t Is not because the Governor IL OPP
posed TO the exposition itself, but be-
csuse he Is fully convinced In his own
mind that tho project has been sprung
too early and at a time when the tax
payers of the state will be burdened
enough TO repair the damages inflicted
on state institutions and California
citt<s by the disaster Of last April.
This declaration on the part of the
Governor would not have been made AT
this time had 1t not been that such a
determined effort has been put forth
during the last few days to force his
signature TO the measure. which pro-
vides for an appropriation of s1,oOo.0o0
on the part of the State to set the ball
rolling. At the time the bill was on its
passage II was distinctly understood by
its advocates that it would not receive
his signature, nor would it have passed
had ii not been that the Governor used
.irts influence to get 1t through with the
distinct understanding that It would
not receive his signature. This was
done simply to insure that the project
itself should not receive a black eye in
it's future development. 1t was also
understood that the Governor was to
give out a signed statement setting
forth his views on the subject and his
reasons for not signing the measure.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
LABOR

Building Trades Council notifies carpenters and
other mechanics to take full hour at noon. Page
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
BAD TIME TO BEGIN

In expressing his views tonight Gov
ernor Gillett said:
II told these people from the first
that would not sign this bill. that I
would not burden the taxpayers of the
State with q tax to raise S1,000,000 at
this time. My reasons are many and
to me very sufficient. and no amount of
influence they can bring to bear will
alter my decision in the slightest de-
gree. will not sign the bill. In the
first place. this proposed fair is six
years in the future. and 1t will be plen-
ty of time at the next session of the
Legislature for the State to do her
share. Another thing. II is absolutely
foolish to begin operations now. when
labor is scarce and materials high.
1T is foolish for man to have a
housewarming until he builds his
house, and for the next two years, to
say the least, the streets of San Fran
cisco will be filled with brick and
debris. The bill provides that the peo-
pie of San Francisco must raise some
$4,000, 700, as well as the State. Let
them do this and then the State can
act. Suppose that the State should set
aside million this year and by some
unforeseen event the project should fall
through. why we would have collected
that amount of money that would lie
idle in the State treasury
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
Hartman Is Dethroned as Railroad King
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY Sc
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

gEsTERDAY-clOudy7 trace Of rain; maxi
mum temperature, 81; minimum tempers-
ture. a..
FORECAST FOR 7oDAY-cOudy; possibly
sprinkles in the morning. Page 8
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
CAMPAIGN BY TELEGRAM

Another thing to be considered is
that other States that have held big
expositions have only donated one mil
lion-that is all that Illinois gave for
the Worlds Exposition at Chicago. /
should have liked to have set forth my
views in full on this subject later, but
Rufus p. Jennings has evidently started
a telegram campaign against me to
compel me to sign this bill and It
doesn't go with me-
Hundreds of kilograms have rolled
in on me today, from old Siskiyou on
the north to San Diego on the south.
and they are nearly all worded alike.
They say, Our people desire that you
sign the Pacific Ocean Exposition bill.
showing that they have all been in
spired from the same source r know
something about this telegram busi-
ness. for have sent them myself.
ssThe bill would never have passed
through the Legislature had / not in
terested myself in it's passage, because.
while I think the scheme has been
sprung too early. ! did not want it to
get black eye by the death of the
measure 1t was understood that the
bill would not receive my signature at
this session. and l shall not sign It,
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16

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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
COAST

Governor eiIletf viii not bulge from deter
minstion not to sign Worlds Fair bill Page
Two -'tin horn gamblers killed by Jack
Walsh at Blair New. after browbesting him
for having won their hank roll. Page 8
Syndicste Of mining men will construct cleo
tric road from Stockton 10 Byron with I'm
portsnt branch lines. Page
Merchants OF Goldfeid decide not 70 employ
members Of the Industrial Workers OF the
World Page s
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
DENOUNCEs HARTMAN

President Roosevelt answered that
this was not enough.
what Is the matter. then7" asked
Morgap.
Hartman answered Roosevelt.
grfmly. He has no conception Of
what is lawful and what Is unlawful
He has lawless nature. He has no
moral sense. He is a menace to the
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
SUBURBAN

Son of DR.. v. J. Wilcox Of Oak
violent insanity by an operation
Oakland doctor fatally shoots s.
who tried TO break into his hor
morning
Students viii raise nu-feus of
With winch Z, build dormitory ct .
of California
Grand Exalted Ruler Melvin. acl
Ossland Iodge. VIII 20 to Stoc
cornerstone ~ Elks' building on Su
VII of Joseph Clement. n weslt
found with provisions disposing Of
crossed out
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
Reward Awaits Person That Identifies Mysterious BeauSee Page

Bridge whist in rowboats is the inno-
vation OF young society matron of
Oakland, which is described and shown
in photographs tomorrow in
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-16
SPORTS
MARINE

Head winds detaiD liner Doric. but she
reaches port in time TO pass quarantine Page
MINING
Southern Nevada mining shares rise sympa-
thetically early in the day. but decline
later. Page lS
LABOR
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-15
TEMPLE THEATER
is SECURED
ROuSing Reception tor Great
Walton and PhenOm-
email Lafayette

Negotiations have been completed
Whereby the Temple theater has been
secured for the public demonstrations
/ with which the Great Walton and
Phenomenal Lafayette have consented
! TO favor the citizens of Lewiston and
vicinity. On Monday night, June II,
1t is planned to give these two famous
scientists rousing welcome. At the
above-named theater an excellent pro-
gram is being prepared by those in
| charge to make the event a memora-
bic one. The w. & l.. band will escort
the Great Walton and Phenomenal
| Lafayette to the theater at Z: As p. m,
after which a few musical selections
will be rendered by the w. & L. band
and orchestra. Following this a num-
Der of vaudeville stunts will be given
by entertainers that have never before
appeared in Lewiston and who are
topliners in their profession.
Mr.. Parks will then introduce the
/ Graf Walton, who will deliver a short
lecture explaining the wonderful
methods by which his associate, Phe-
nomenal Lafayette, is enabled to cure
many of the so-called incurables
The Great Walton is a man of pleas
ing personality, gifted with a magnif-
cent set of vocal chords and lung
power seemingly inexhaustable. a
smooth easy delivery that makes him
an oratorical marvel. He holds his
audiences in Interested attention
sways them from tears to laughter at
will, and although he speaks much
faster than the ordinary public
speaker, every word comes clear and
distinct. Combine this with an un-
usual amount of personal magnetism
and you have the Great Walton.
The feature of the evening will
come next in the public demonstra-
lions on the stage, free of charge. The
deaf will be made to hear The rheu-
matte will be relieved of their pains.
Stiffness and soreness will be recov
cred from. Rheumatic and paralytic
limbs, headaches, earaches and tooth
aches instantly cured. Tumors will
be removed without knife, blood or
pain, and cripples made tn throw away
their canes and crutches also. Many
wonderful demonstrations of the pow
er to relieve the afflicted will be
\ given dur'n~ their stay in Lewiston,
AS it will be impossible for Pie
nomena1 LAFAYETTE to see the many
people who will wish to get his ad-
vice at the theater. rooms have been
4 secured at the RAYMOND hotel, where
he can be seen during the hours OF 10
to ~ a. m. and to p. m. for few
days only.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-15
MOVING STORE !. =.
new TOWNSHIP

Special to Evening Teller.
lilo, Ida, June 15.-House movers
arrived here today from Lewiston and
Charleston for the purpose Of moving
the George Kline mercantile building
to vollmer, the new railroad town one
and one-half miles east Of lilo.
The work will be commenced at
once, and it is believed the building
can be taken to the new location with
in two weeks. The structure is the
best business building in lilo and was
erected at a cost of about $4,000.
A number of homeseekers have been
inspecting this part of the prairie
during the past 10 days and have
been taken over the country by ]. s.
Mcdonald. real estate dealer. Mr..
Mcdonald states that many inquiries
have been received for farm lands In
this section, and an active market Is
expected this year.
A son was born this morning to Mr..
and Mrs. George Kline.