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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10

Dominic Kane of lodge No. 2o5 of
the boiler makers and iron ship build
ers. which has affiliated with the united
boiler makers. in speaking of the ex-
listing trouble relative TO the craft in
this city says:
We were deprived OF our afhliation with the
American federation of labor through what has
been publicly acknow lodged by International
the part of international President George
+. Dunn, when he commanded us to invalidate
the iron trades council Of this city and the
metal trades association Of California. His or
der forced Us TO either violate our honor or have
our charter revoked. We preferred 70 allow the
charter 10 be taken. IL being the only course
left TO men who value their honor.
/ make this statement because Of many mis-
leading ones that have been made OF late. We
are meeting in our own hall every week IN
Kentucky street and we have not reduced our
initiation fee. The examination OF candidates
is more strict at this time than it was.
who IS not honorable enough 10 respect the
stand by the integrity Of an agreement.
Bakers union No. "a at its meeting
Saturday night placed itself on record
as opposed to the Penrose bill in con-
gress, which gives the postmaster gen.
eral the right TO exclude from the mail
any second class matter. The union
holds that in his discretion he could
exclude all labor publications. The
union also expressed itself as opposed
the use of prison labor in competi-
tion with free labor, and in favor OF a
reduction of the price now charged
children at the Fairgrounds in Golden
Gate park. This union will have a fam
lily outing in Schuetzen park in May
Butchers local No. rs appointed a
committee of "a at it's last meet
Ing to watch all the butcher shops
in the Chinese quarter to ascer-
tain IL any of the white butchers are
purchasing meat or pork from the Mon
golians. The committee was instruct
ed TO report offenders If any are found,
so that their names may be published.
Restaurant keepers who may purchase
from the Chinese also will be reported
The local expressed its disapproval of
the proposition TO put prisoners at
work on public streets and roads.
The committee of the San Francisco
labor council to which was referred the
question of municipal bonds will meet
in the labor temple at 2 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, and the committee on
take UP the matter of injunctions, will
meet at 1880 o'clock in the evening of
the same day.
Shade workers union No. at its last
meeting, at 1863 Market street, received
several applications and admitted two
candidates. The union held its annual
banquet last night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
TEvIs GOT THE MONEY

subsequently,, dCCOlQ " A'So4s
s34S.000 was spent in improvements, s,
the money being obtained, said Beal.
principally through the influence or
Tevis. One loan of $1SS.000 came from
w. S. Crocker on collateral security
furnished mainly by Tevis. 1t was the
intention of the Sierra company. he
said, to spend about s5,000.000 on i'm
provements of the system before 1T was
finally decided over to San Francisco
for $40, 10000
When asked where the options on
these different properties were Beal re-
piled some were at his Office, others in
Tevis' care and still others at the Pla-
cerville Office of the Bay Cities COM
pany. When asked to produce these
in court Beal protested vigorously.
Efforts were again made yesterday
afternoon to determine what purpose
the expenditure OF $1,000 on Septem-
Der 25, 1905, was made. Beal said he
was unable to say. The witness ex-
planned he could learn by consulting
little book he kept in his private
locker" Beal was ordered to produce
1t this morning.
Referring to the publicity bills which
Beal said amounted to $4,000, all Of
which he had paid out of his personal
accounts. Beal lowered to $10,706.62.
These included the printing of speech
delivered by Tevis and the distribut-
who wrote that Tevis speech?"
asked Sullivan.
AUTHOR is UNKNOWN
IT haven't the least idea,'' Beal an
| swered.
Were you consulted about 1T before
it was delivered?" continued Sullivan.
"Oh, yes, I was consulted" replied
Beal
do you still look upon the expendi-
ture of that 10000 as a piece of phil
anthropic work and for which you do
not expect reimbursement" asked Sui
livan.
well, we figured 1t this way" an
swered Beal, that II anything ever
came of the proposed sale to San
Francisco of the water system we
would share the profits proportion
ately."
According to the orders of the court
last Friday, Beal came to court yester-
day with a memoranda of the pub
licity expenses" but, according to a
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10

Shade workers union No. ! at its last
meeting, at 1869 Market street, received
several applications and admitted two
candidates. The union held its annual
banquet last night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
WING MACHINES SOLD, REPAIRED AND REM

Big Ss nsas: s :S @ & saF F S Park
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10

BELLI BROS, 2244-46 Fillmore str
Tel. West 6S0S. Fresh Fruit, Vegetal
by F.. Bertolif. First class goods. Pro
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10

IlEALiH TOODo Helena sanitarium's "a Foods for
8:s Fillmore Tel
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10

NODENlo NaNDiLo Formerly of Polk and Bush fame
II Established 1s'
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
DT. EXPERT REPAIR MAN AND KEY FILTER

Lock. Door Opener, Electric Bell Bicycle, Motor Cy
orth repairing phone Market s544. am the DOCTOR
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-10
FISH. POULTRY AND OYSTERS,

lkEl GHIANDA & PUCCINELLI BROS. dealers I'm Cl
try Game, Fruits Vegetables. Goods delivered q
city. 713715 Fillmore street Hayes Phone Park
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
ENTITLED TO PROTECTION.

Another commemorate movement
has emanated from Iowa which prom
ises to become nation wide. Travelling
mon propose to secure better protec-
ton for themselves and others whose
business compels them to stop ut no.
tells. Recurring fire disasters, with loss
Of life, are responsible for the inaug-
pration Of plans for concerted action
TO procure uniform state laws COM
nelling hotel owners to provide suf-
fieient and approved fire escapes and
as,itated among travelling mems organ
izations in this state for years, with
varying success. Now the Iowa travel
ars are going to the national meeting
with definite ideas, and permanent and
tangible results are assured.
Inadequate protection to guests and
employees is provided in many hotels,
In cities, towns and villages. Many
buildings that pass as hotels are. verit-
able death traps. Lawmakers have
been less diligent in compelling pro-
lection to hotel guests than to the
same persons when they ride on rail-
road trains. Men who ask the travel
ing public to partake of their hospital
ity at rates OF from 81 to So per day
obligate themselves to insure safety to
their guests. A first class cuisine, clean
beds, a hearty handshake and good
cheer are not sufficient return for the
toll collected, if man must take
chances on being burned alive.
In the hurry for business and the
desire for financial gain, the public
safety has too often been neglected or
entirely ignored. The travelling men
have undertaken an important and
worthy reform. With the combined
energies of the various organizations
with which they are affiliated, some
thing is sure to be accomplished.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16

only their reasonable proportion OF
the damage inflicted.
Ut must be borne In mind that as Ann
Arbor is largely a typical college town.
made up of people who get their in
comes from the students, in trade or
otherwise, it would not be policy to be
too severe in the punishment.s Ann Ar
Dor wants to keep the University of
Michigan and the university wants to
continue as one of the largest and most
popular institutions in the world All
this undoubtedly had it's bearing in the
conclusion Of the case.
But it seems commendable that such
students as were found guilty We're
given a penalty to pay, however light
1t may appear from this distance.
There is no reason why college stu
dents should be INDUCED in the pas
time of riotng stealing or assault and
battery There is no class privilege
in their favor. Liberty Is not license,
and the study of horseplay should not
be encouraged by college towns.
Everybody likes the college student,
with his jovial freehearted and liberal
nature, but little restraint now and
then is good discipline for him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
SOME STUDENT LICENSE.

The fifteen students of the University
OF Michigan who participated in an
attack on the Star theater, Ann Arbor,
were dismissed after paying the county
@20s.50 for expenses, and $1,000 for di-
vision among persons whose property
was destroyed. This seems like pretty
light punishment for the acts perpe-
trated, for in the riot there were 1000
students, who took it upon themselves
to wreck a and 10 cent picture the
alter because the exhibition therein was
not pleasing to them. The place was
pretty thoroughly wrecked, and own
ers of property contiguous to the the
alter suffered considerably by the
Overflow of the attack. Officers who
attempted to restore peace had a high
ly interesting time, and, together with
some citizens who stepped in to allay
the storm, suffered pretty rough hand
ling for a time.
But the very fact that there were O.
900 students in the melee and that con-
yiction OF only fifteen was possible evil
IDENTIFY had some weight in the penalty
imposed on the ones adjudged guilty.
It seems that fifteen young men could
not be fairly punished for the act OF
1000, and that they were made to pay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
~
Looker-On In Iona

Spencer, May 16.-The changes that
r. r. In the northern tier of counties
of Iowa have come so gradually, few
realize it. The first trip the writer
made up this way we only Travelled on
the railroad passenger train on an av-
erage of eight miles an hour, in cross
ing the entire state and including the
many long stops at junction points.
Friends Of mine came up from PoWe-
shiek county and bought all the land
they wanted on rs long time as they
asked for, at IS an acre. Near EVERY,
Eugene Snow of Grinnell, bought a
farm of 100 acres for $500, at that
time, and sold it last year for S.
900. 1t is not generally known that the
Milwaukee actually built this road to
save land grant almost expiring, and
even then it was thought to be a
risky business Now if farm is sold
anywhere up this way at less than $50
an acre there's a good reason for It,
And while all this has occurred since
some child was born here and before he
cast his first presidential vote, the
change in public buildings, residences
and farm buildings is no less notice
able. All of these towns started with
a row of frame buildings running north
and south of the railroad. The hotels
were very primitive. Mason City. Al
COMA and Sanborn were the only towns
in those days. where travelling men,
covering this part Of the state, could
get fair accommodations. Now the
court houses, school houses and store
buildings, as well as the hotels. COM
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
ROOSEVELT MAKING HISTORY.

The conference Of governors has adj
journed Perhaps it may appear that
nothing has been accomplished except
to bring together many distinguished
personages for the purpose of ex-
changing views. Much has been ac-
complished, however, altho start has
only been made in the actual work
contemplated when the gathering was
conceived by President Roosevelt.
The conference has emphasized the
Importance of conserving our natural
resources. Greed and lack of foresight
have combined to menace our forests
and our rivers, and to cut short the
supply OF minerals. The conference
has called attention to questions that
money-getting men overlooked or ig-
norad. Extravagant methods Of lum-
bering and mining have been brought
to the attention of the public and the
lawmakers The Importance of cooper
alton between national and state legis-
iative bodies in the enactment Of leg
islation looking towards the prevention
Of waste and extravagance and to the
development of inland waterways has
been particularly emphasized.
The agitation of questions essential
to the welfare of the entire nation
comes out Of the conference. Great ac-
conlplishments and reforms result from
discussion and careful consideration.
They are not the result Of the thought
and labors Of day. or a week or a
year. The summoning of governors and
experts to discuss the varied topics
under consideration was Rooseyeltian
The gathering was conceived In the
isnowledge gained that there are other
svils than combinations in restraint Of
trade, and that both emanate from the
same source. The White House con-
ference will stand in history as one
IF the greatest achievements Of the
Roosevelt administration and master
stroke in craftsmanship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
Corporations Can Stand Regulating.
tFrom Goods Campaign Address.)

/ repairs. After allowing this item,
which in 1907 amounted to over $4,000
it was found by said books that actu-
al average cost to said company, With
out other depreciation. for said period
of five years, was 59.4 cents per thou
sand cubic feet Of gas sold. Assuming
! that the cost to the company in 1907,
for manufacturing and distributing gas
| was the same as the average cost for
the previous five years, there would
be available for dividends, at the 80
cent rate more than $4,000 on said
watered stock, after paying interest
on the mortgage debt, which repre-
sented the cost Of the plant to the COM
pany AT the old rate, there would
have been available for dividends, on
watered stock, after paying such in
terest, almost $4,000.
But you may ask, what has the
question Of the regulation Of gas rates
to do with the duties OF congressman?
In the abstract they have nothing to
do with 1t, but the principle involved in
the regulation OF the rates OF a nonop-
oily existing in a city, is the same as
that of regulating the rates Of a mon
opoly existing In the country at large.
A few days ago Thomas F. Ryan in
testifying before the grand jury OF
New York. said:
"Ninety-five per cent Of the stock
of the railroads, of this country never
cost dollar. mean to say that nine
ty-fiye per cent of the stock of the
railroads OF this country is all water.
The Union Pacific was built with bonds
and got land grant worth more than
$3.50, 000,OOO.' Mr.. Ryan is in the bus
mess and knows. Yet the Union Pa
cifc has s295,oO0,00o Of stock which
pays 10 per cent dividends and earns
20 per cent. Lack of regulation tells the
story.
The fact rem aims that whether 1t be
gas company or railroad company, each
Is entitled to fair return upon its in
vestment, and no more. The user OF
gas, and the patron of a railroad, are
equally entitled to service at a fair
and reasonable rate, Those who make
our laws are the trustees OF producer
and consumer alike, to see that exact
justice is melted out to both.
Thru the settlement of the coal
strike, the rlters received raise in
wages Of about cents per ton, yet in
the past ten years the price of hard
coal to the consumers of Iowa. has
been voluntarily raised by the coal
trust, and the coal carrying railway
combination So or 81 per ton. Why
Some one tell us why. If the gas COM
pany, the coal trust, and the great
railroad combinations. each take lit
tie more than they should take from
the producer when they buy, and
from the consumer when they sell, is 1t
any wonder that they have grown
strong? Is it any wonder that the pres
ident of the United States has de-
nounced the money thus obtained by
them as predatory wealth?
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pare favorably with any part OF the
state, and are much more modern and
, up-to-d date than towns of the same
size in New England or even New York
state and Ohio. Stocks Of goods are
large in every line, and many of the
stores built during the past five years
are fitted up in "city style" And much
of the money made here has been put
into fine homes, all with the very latest
improvements for inside decorations,
use and convenience. 1t is a safe as
sertion that this town OF say 1000 in
habitants has a larger number of such
residences, than any New England
town of the same number Of citizens.
On numerous occasions foreigners
have come across the ocean, stayed a
month in the United States, and have
gone back to write a book about us.
So this scribe from a two weeks trip
up this way, can tell all about the po-
litical situation. In Sioux City over
Sunday, a standpatter told the writer
that Woodbury. county would give AL
lison 1000 majority. A progressive
thinks there is fair show for Cum
4 iuAllos ~ VIII NC ACIAACiiSVCAS0 SsAAA-
minis had less than q dozen majority
in the last gubernatorial race. The sa-
loon element which is very strong in
Sioux City, will line up with the DEM
ocrats this year and not enter repub-
lican primaries, "Uncle George" to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The anti
saloon league as well as the prohibi-
tionists will vote for Allison. this with
few exceptions, where they vote for
the prohibition ticket for principles
sake. The farmers and large per-
eentage of the smaller towns will give
Cummins majority. With these re-
ported statements the reader can flg-
ure it out as we'll as the writer.
II all counties in Iowa were as strong
for Cummins as Sac county is. he
would have 10000 more votes in Iowa
than Allison. In many Of the voting
precincts in Sac county the names al
ready signed on the rolls Of the Cum
Minis clubs, exceeds In number the
total votes Cummins received for gov
ernor. And in the same precincts there
Is. quite list of "doubtfuls" men
who will not Join an Allison or
Cummins club-that can be safely
claimed one-half for Cummins. Much
of this intense feeling comes from the
persistent and vigorous fght the Sioux
City Journal has made on Cummins.
and II it has stirred up the voters all
over the Eleventh district to the same
extent, Mr.. Cummins will have q
larger vote in this congressional dis
trict for U. s. senator than he had for
governor.
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have never had much to do with
the regulation of corporations l have
held but one political office. that of
city attorney of the city of Cedar Rap
ids; but in that position have had
some experience with legislation at
fecting the control OF corporations.
When l was elected city attorney, the
Cedar Rapids Gas Light Company was
receiving from its consumers OF gas,
SIPS per thousand cubic feet for gas,
with reduction of 10 cents per thou
sand feet If paid before the 10th OF
the month following that in which the
gas was consumed. For the light and
water committee of the city council
prepared an ordinance reducing the
price of gas to 80 cents per thousand
cubic feet. This was passed by the
council, and the validity of that or
dinance was attacked in the courts.
That case is now pending in the SUI
preme court of this state With but
slight interruption, the trial of the
case continued from about the 18th
day of November until the 21st day
of December.
TIL facts developed at the trial OF
the case convinced me that If the re-
turns of that company were fair sam
pie Of the earnings OF large concerns.
regulation by municipalities Of pub
lie service corporations, is not only de-
sirab1e, but regulation by congress OF
all great concerns transactfng an In
terstate business was imperative.
T In, the trial of that case, we had be-
fore US the books of the gas COM
pany, from which 1t was shown that
the stockholders Of that concern new
er paid penny into the treasury Of
the gas company for the $150,000 Of
stock issued by It.. The entire plant
ness, and out Of the receipts for the
sale of gas, after paying interest on
the mortgage bonds. It was also
shown by the books Of the company
that over 100000 had been paid in
dividends on this watered stock. But
this Is not all, the company's experts
on valuation, testified that the value
Of the physical property, over and
above the mortgage Indebtedness,
which was the. cost to the company OF
the plant, was over $325,00O. Hence it
is seen that after paving interests on
the mortgage bonds, which was a faic
return to the gas company, upon every
dollar invested by it, and which was
the only money contributed by the gas
company to build the plant and addi-
lions thereto, this company thru the
collection Of unreasonable rates
exacted from It's consumers more than
100000 in excess of a reasonable re-
~
this, its officers and directors received
good salaries for the work performed
by them.
The books of the gas company show
that, covering a period Of five years,
1t cost an average Of ,0771 cents per
thousand cubic feet of gas sold for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
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A NEW AND PRETTY CUSTOM.
(Manson Democracy

One of the prettiest customs known
to the world was inaugurated last
Sunday, when, upon the proclamation
of the mayors Of several OF the largest
cities, white flowers were worn In COM
memoration OF Mothers Day" It Is
intended to set aside one day in the
year for Mothers Day, and on that
day every one is requested to wear q
white flower, preferably q carnation,
to show that no matter tho his or her
hair be white with the years gone by.
or bright with the sunshine Of youth,
they have not forgotten the mother
and the mother love whether that
mother be living. or dead. The idea
originated in Philadelphia and has
spread thruout the west, many OF the
cities taking up the idea, and It was
observed universally last Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16
BIBLE A SAFE BOOK.
(waterloo Renorter.)

An Illinois man, while looking over
an old family Bible, found $1,000 bill
Of colonial money, and in the book Of
Revelations discovered a coupon from
bond issued for the construction OF
the first water works system in Amer
lea. The good book had been in the
family 100 years, but presumably Its
pages had not been explored very care.
fully or the contents might have been
known before. Perhaps this item will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-16

have the effect Of stimulating a search
in old family Biblesfor cash, II not
for the great and living truths which
its pages portray in every paragraph.
The incident seems to disclose the fact
that the Bible is a safe book-safe In
the knowledge it diffuses as we'll as q
safer place to deposit cash than stock
ings, tin cans In the cellar or old
stoves not in actual use.