New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
The Conriction of Mayor Schm;t2
for ETtOrtiOn.
IBv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

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Schmitz. who found guilty of extortion
Thursday absorbed public interest during the week
and presented features probably without
parallel in legal records Here the chief
executive Of large city trial for conspiracy to
extort money from number of restaurant keep
ers. The prosecution showed clearly that
spiracy was formed to hold up the liquor license
of French restaurant and then to the threat
of holding up all of the other licenses as a club
ton. The testimony showed that the Police Com
mission held M one license, and then when the
restaurant keepers paid Abe Ruef 5000 as a
fee for protection. the Mayor displaced Po-
oTv 3ba obTed bs " orders 6 n restdre licenses "a
other restaurants. The testimony plainly showed
Tho Mayor insisted going on the stand and
fatty denying that he was party to the CON
Sniracy that he received any money. Ruef
then introduced and faty declared he paid the
Mayor on two occasions.
The most pressing need of San Francisco is the
rebuilding of the burned district, and especially
the business section but 1t is recognized that
this cannot be done as long as the present policy
of the labor unions remains in force. THESE unions
ard have refused ~ reduce wages TO n reasOna BILE
basis. The result is that where ninety thousand
i,ra and tba fere to cnmniete rapidy
large buildings like the Crocker Building and the
st. Francis Hotel. which work is practically at
a standstill. Under these circumstances property
owners, contractors. and material men have formed
organization to obtain labor at reasonable rates
They VIII inform the unions that tney VIII nave an
opp9rtunty to furnish all the skilled @ workmen Ia
needed reasonable wages. II these unions ueil-
onstrate that they can not or Will not furnish me
required number ot men. the organization VIII
then hire import men for the purpose. and Will
pay attention to whether their employees are
If this plan is carried out it means the emanci-
patton OF San Francisco from the labor union
tyranny ana eneourage,ehIt OF f'Tl TN tpiteI ia @ ~
position.
The iron workers strike ended this week
after tedious negotiations in which the local ma
chinists' union twice agreed to terms and twice
tad acrgaa
final compact the iron workers only get an eight
hour day at the end of three years ana get ne
quarter OF an hour at time until the eight hour
limit is reached Ihe sett.eeht % @ tntS " 80
diate employment at good wages OF eight thousahd
idle men.
The laundry strikers viii also to work next
week thus removing another cause Of distress
among the people TO have all the large steam
iaundTles shut dowa for two months was a serious %
blow to the city for it brought hotels ana nGtIa- a.
ing houses, as well as private families. PACK 10
laundry to other cities, the Chinese and french
of the city's dirty linen. The laundry workers go
back the same terms as the IRON WoTIkets' 9 9p-
tanning in three years time the eight-hour day
that they demanded.
Among the building permits asked this week
were $4,000 class building for l. NJ. Roth
schild on Geary street, west Of Stockton A5o-
sion and Sd streets, and $4,000 structure Tor T.
& B. NJ Burbank at Post and Stockton streets.
which includes an appropriation of $4,000 for the
reconstruction Of the Geary street road as a CON
duit electric line TO be maintained by the city.
Strong protests made against using this large
sum at this time. when the city streets and sewers
so urgently need repairs, but these protests ap-
peared have weight with the supervisors.
who understood 10 receive their orders from
Rudolph Spreckels and District Attorney Heney.
The deaths of the week include Henry G. Hanks.
a member of the first vigilance committee and a
famous 1nineralogist. and w. w. Dams one of the
pioneers OF irrigation In Fresno
All the citrus trees. as well syringa and Jas
mine bushes in the city OF Marysville have been
condemned by the State Horticultural Commits
sioner because they infected with the white
fiy the worst orange pest known, which has not
been known before In California These trees will
all be cut down within few days. as II is de-
ternined to prevent spread OF the pest to neigh
boring orange groves.
The Sheriff of Los Angeles County this week
sold all the real estate of former Governor Mark
ham in that county for $4,000 to satisfy tudg-
ment of the stockholders of the American Boy
Mining Company for 100000 Markham ac-
cused of using the funds of this company TO de-
velop the American Girl Mining Company, and
the minority stockholders obtained a judgment for
over S100, co. This judgment means ruin for Mark
ham. as all his property will not satisfy it.