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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
FOES OF MACHINE
ELECT OFFICERS
LincoIn-ROoseveIt Club of Fifty.
first Assembly District Is
Permanently Organized

OAKLAND, Feb. 2s.-The Lincoln
Roosevelt league club OF the ffty-nrst
assembly district was permanently or
gsnized for the tight against corpora
tion dominance in politics at a meeting
tonight IN Cameron hall. Thirteenth
avenue and East Sixteenth street. DR..
T. B. Holmes was elected president, r.
L Cross first vice president, r. NJ.
Morse second vice president, Frank NJ.
Smith, third vice president and Earl
Bingham secretary and treasurer.
constitution was adopted and the prin-
ciples for which the movement stands
in the battle for clean government were
discussed.
In this discussion Earl s Bingham
DR.. Holmes, DR.. Moore and others OF
the club organizers approved the at
titude Of The Call in favor Of govern
ment Of the people, untrammeIled By
taken by the subsidized press of the
state.
This is matter we are all concern.
ed In" said Bingham, who are inter,
ested In the principles of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league. Such a fight as thi,
league is making must have publicity
Of the right kind. Its principles and
the utterances OF its speakers must bs
given TO the people, that they may
judge and vote rightly when the time
comes for them to vote.
we know where this support Is tt
be found The first meeting of tho
lfty-flrst assembly district club wal
spread on the first page of the Sar
Francisco Call and In the columns o.
that paper the movement is ably and
faithfully championed. Every man wht
belongs to the Lincoln Roosevelt club
who believes in the truths and tn.
principles for which 1t stands, ough
to take and read The Call The pub
licity which The Call gives to tn,
league is worth thousands of dolIari
as publicity alone"
DR.. Holmes followed Bingham witt
similar declarations IN advocacy OF
that portion OF the press which is aid.
ing in the fight for cleaner government
DR.. Moore spoke on the same lines.
The closing action of the club wa,
TO arrange for a mass meeting wher
the best speakers in the league will
deliver addresss. This meeting will b.
held in East Oakland Friday vening.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
COLONIAL DANES
MEET AT BREAKFAST


brilliant procession wound it's
way through the white and gold ball
room of the Fairmont yesterday on the
occasion of the annual breakfast given
by the national society of Colonial
Danes of America. Tables in the
shape of an e and decorated with yell
low jonquils, great punches of ST. Jo-
seph lilies and masses of American
Beauty roses were laid for $50 guests
In the room adjoining, and when all
were seated the scene was one of rare
brightness and animation. Bishop
Nichols opened the program of the day
by q few remarks In which he stated
that 1t was leap year day of leap year,
but that he felt that with the assist
ance Of the only other man present,
Mr.. Brewer Of San Mateo, he was
hardly able to pop the question to all
the charming people he saw before
him.
Mrs selden s. Wright, the president
OF the society, made a short address Of
welcome. and in the absence OF the
toastmistress, Mrs. Grace Goodyear
Kirkman, her place was filed by Mrs
Henry Livingstone Van Wrinkle, who
introduced each speaker through some
illustrious ancestor. One of the toasts
given was that of Ancestral Pride"
by Mrs. vanderlyn Stow.
"The Bachelor Girl of the Twenti-
eth Century was the toast allotted to
Miss Maude Harriet Powell, who spoke
with vivacity on the difference between
the colonial girl and the girl OF today.
Mrs. C. Elwood Brown made a delight
full speech on "The Toast Of the Gal
lants of Her Day, Mary, the Mother Of
washin gton" Mrs. Brown spoke of
her as being calm in tribulation, help
full in trouble and hopeful In sorrow,
and said that her character was one
that should inspire the women of later
days to emulate those lovely qualities
which helped to round out a life true,
poised and high idealed to the end
Among those present were: Mrs.
Nichols, Mrs. John f. Swift, Mrs.
Douglas Montgomery, Mrs. Selden
Wright, Mrs. Stewart Wright, Mrs.
Nathan Cole of Pasadena, Mrs. ]. G.
Clark, Mrs. George w. Gibbs. Mrs.
Clampett, Mrs. Mansfield Lowell, Mrs.
and Miss Hathaway, Mrs. Kimball,
Mrs. o. P. Baldwin, Mrs. e. A. Bufford
Of Rhode Island, Mrs George Gift, Mrs
John H Phillips, Mrs. e. M. Jones, Mrs.
e. W. NewhaN. Miss Mary Calhoun,
Mrs. william Cole. Mrs. ]. NJ. Mcclure,
Mrs w. d. Mansfield, Mrs. E. B. Hol-
laday, Mrs. William Ashburner, Mrs.
Henry Daniels, Mrs. p. L. Wheeler,
Mrs. George e. White and Mrs A. P.
Cross.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
GREAT NORTHERN
kEYMEN PLEASED
Operators Salaries Under New
Nine Hour Law Not to Be
Reduced
Rumor Says They Must Care for
the Switch Lights Without
Increased Pay

SPOKANE. Wash, Feb. 2s.-"Settle-
ment satisfactory; no cut" was the
message announced to have been sent
out to telegraph operators on the Spo-
kane Falls and Northern division Of
the Great Northern railroad this morn
ing by 8. T. Moore, delegate OF that di-
vision to the st. Paul conference held
yesterday with Great Northern officials.
According to advices received here, the
Great Northern has agreed TO live up to
the nine hour law and.wtIl at once pro-
ceed to arrange the working hours,
agreeing at the same time to make no
cut In wages.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. 29.-The Great
Northern railway company has decided
not to reduce the salaries OF it's oper-
ators after March 4, when the federal
"hours of service" law goes into effect.
The committee chosen by the operators
completed its conference with General
Manager Gruber today, an agreement
having been reached relative to the
schedule which is 10 be put in force
when the new law becomes effective.
From the general office of the Great
Northern the simple statement was
made that the road would comply with
the law and make no reductions in
the salaries OF operators. From other
sources It was ascertained that the
change which the operators regard as
most important is the assertion that
the keymen working nine hours must
be required to look after switch lights
and semaphores after they have COM
pleted their trick for the day, and this
without extra pay.
Under old conditions operators who
cared for switch lights and semaphores
did so during the 12 hours of their
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
CATHOLIC TOURIST
CLUB PLANS BALL
Many Invitations Sent Out for
Affair Which Will Be Given
Tomorrow Evening

The quarterly ball Of the Catholic
Tourist club will be held at Golden
Gate Commandery hall tomorrow even
ing. and as a large number of invita-
tions have been sent out 1t Is expected
that the affair will prove one of the
most popular dances of the season.
The arrangements are under the su-
pervision OF Denis Denehy, organizer
Of the club, and T. W. Redmond, chair
man of the executive committee The
committees are composed of the fol-
lowing members:
Arrangements-F.. W. Redmond. chairman
=. Joesten, O. Chidiey, p. 8. Riley. ]. McMa
hon.
Floor. ]. o'connor, noor manager: p. s
Riley, assistant floor manager; F. Joesten, J
Mcmahon. Chris Chidley, J. Sullivan, v P
Hayes, B. P. Finley, L. J. Blake. ". Duggan
J. Murray. Peter Connolly, J. Heckenkemper,
Dawson.
Reception. j. Blake chairman: Miss NJ
Powers Miss NJ. Copriviza, Miss NJ. Buckley
Miss NJ. Patch, Miss e. Coleman Miss 3
Joseph. Miss NJ. wilgrus. Miss A. Paula, Mis-
y. starkwesther, Mrs. r. Sullivan. Miss G
n Brannan. Miss G. Joseph. Miss 3. Graner
Miss q: McMahon, Miss G. Russell, Miss NJ
Lane, Miss N. o'Connor, Miss F. Peterson
Mrs A. Haller, Miss G. Mccarthy Miss II
McGovern, Miss NJ. Connolly.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
WANT CAR SERVICE

The Western Addition Improvement
club has sent.a a, request to the super
visors that the hearing In the Pacific
avenue trolley fight be resumed by
the utilities committee. The petition
ers write that they are weary of walk
ing and ask that they be given some
streetcar service. The North Gem
trail Improvement association has asked
that the United Railroads be permit
ted to continue the use of the double
tracks in Market street from Second
to the ferry landing, as their opera
tion has greatly facilitated travel.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
INCREASES WORK
IN SANITATION
William II. CrOcker Assumes
Direction of the Western
District
Fruit and Produce Merchants
Are Active, and More Men
Will Be Employed

William H. Crocker has assumed
personal direction Of the sanitation
work done under the auspices OF the
Devisadero street Improvement asso-
citation. The association has divided
is territory into districts and the mon
. IN charge are giving a large part Of
each day to the work. The following
report was made yesterday by the as
ISOLATION TO the citizens health COM
mittee:
BY request n A. " Scott Jr Of your com.
llttee, we wish 70 REPORT regarding the WORK
being done by the DeTisaderO street improve
ment association as follows:
The district has been divided into four sec
ions. each section being supervised personally
bF william II Crocker Adoiph Meyer Dr. r.
Il Rigdon and william F. smith. Who are Civ
ing large part OF each day 10 the persona
supervision Of II, snd in addition 70 this eact
a. block is being Investigated by member Of oui
We are glad TO state that in a majority Of
cases tbs tenants and owners are cleaning "
b thoroughly, ana we hope inside OF 80 days (
have the whole so blocks in perfectly sani
tary condition.
. The Wholesale Fruit and Produce Mer-
chants association has made plans tc
care for the district bounded by East
Clay, Front and Pacific streets. The
streets viii be swept and kept in first
class condition. The sanitary work
viii be directed by a committee com
posed OF John G. Wetmore, Robert j
Malcolm and E. Davis. Liberal con-
tribuuons TO carry on the work have
been made by the merchants in the dis
trict The committee is cooperating
with and receiving valuable aid from
Police Captain Conboy and President
Casey OF the board OF public works.
All the medical officers and inspec.
tors have been ordered to meet DR.
Blue at headquarters this morning and
tender reports, both oral and written
Of the work accomplished and the con
dition OF their districts.
Two hundred additional men will bt
put 10 work tomorrow as inspectors
and rat catchers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
GARBAGE PROBLEM MAY
BE SOLVED BY BURNER

PALo ALTO. Feb. 2s.-The city coun-
ell is trying to find garbage reposi-
tory. Trustee George Carey reports
that there is no available location
along the foothills or the marshes
where the city may obtain a public
dump. AS all Of the property owners
object the city may be forced to erect
an incinerator.
Trustee Carey thought that he had
arrived at partial solution Of the
problem by having the nonvegetable
portion of the refuse deposited along
the banks Of the creek where the win
ter foods had torn them out. This has
been found inpracticable as the house
holders will not take the trouble to
separate the vegetable from the nom
vegetable ingredients of their refuse.
The only solution OF the problem seems
to be the erection OF a small crema-
tory at = cost of possibly 80 AAf
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
CONCEAL NAMES
IN BIG COMPANY
Ten Million Dollar Corporation
Files Articles With Clerk
Directors
To Build Extensive Irrigation
Works and Supply City
With Power

The Clear Lake power and irrigation
company. q corporation capitalized at
$4,000. 900 to handle the overflow
waters from Lake county for irrigation
purposes and for the generation OF
electric power, fled articles Of In
corporation IN this city yesterday.
Charles S. Wheeler Is the attorney for
the company, but the incorporation
papers do not reveal the names Of the
capitalists interested. The directors
named are J. W. Reeves, Gilbert Boalt.
Joseph 3. Kennedy, Clarence z. Sheets,
Laurence J. Kennedy. James Moriarty
and Charles II. McDonagh. all of whom
are employees in Wheeler's Office and
will retire when the real directors are
appointed.
Wheeler stated yesterday that the
company has 100000 acres IN Yolo
county which will be irrigated with
water from Clear lake. The irrigat-
ing system Is partly constructed, and
will be completed as quickly as pos
stble About $4,000 electrical horse
power will be generated, which.
wheeler says, will be sold in San
Francisco and neighbOring cities. He
was unable TO say how long IL would
be before the power plant would be
completed, but said the company
means business and will have power
ready for delivery in San Francisco at
the earliest possible date.
The attorney declined 10 state the
names of those behind the company
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
DATA ON INCINERATOR
City Garbage Plant Is a Success
in Cleveland

Supervisor Payot, who is directing
the fight for a city incinerator plant.
received a letter from Cleveland, Ohio,
yesterday conveying the information
that the municipal garbage plant in
that city Is a success.
The Cleveland plant Is being oper-
ated at little cost TO the tax payers.
and it is believed that It will become
seif-supporting this year. The system
OF collecting garbage has given gen
eral satisfaction, as the work is being
properly performed under the direction
Of the municipal officers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
VIZ TO BE GUEST OF MANY
OrientaIs Plan Continuous Fete
for Chinese Minister

WI Ting Fang, Chinese ambassador
to the United States, will be wined and
dined continually from now until he
leaves on the overland limited Tuesday
for Washington. Today at noon he will
be the honored guest Of the Chinese six
companies at the Hung Falo restau-
rant, and this evening the Chinese con-
sulate body will provide for his enter
tainment at dinner to be given in
one Of the prominent Chinese restau-
rants Of this city. Tomorrow morning
will be spent IN visiting the state uni
versity at Berkeley. TO be followed by
dinner given IN honor Of Minister
WI by members Of the WI family at
this port Tomorrow evening a dinner
will be given to him BY the Kong Chow
association.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
STANFORD OBTAINS NEW
GEOLOGICAL COLLECTION

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. %
A costly collection is being installed
ia the museum Of the geological de-
partment, containing an assortment Of
invertebrates direct from the National
museum at Washington. There are
more than 500 specimens, such as star
and deep sea FISH, obtained by noted
scientists at the expense of the ma
tionaI government in the Pacific and
Atlantics oceans.
The collection was obtained largely
through the efforts Of Instructor T. K.
Fisher. who was given his choice Of
the specimens in the National museum.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
HUSBANDS BLOWS MAY
CAUSE WIFE'S DEATH
intoxicated Brick Layer Strikes
Mary Dunphy, Fracturing
Her Skull

Mrs. Mary Dunphy of 43o Alemany
street was taken to the central emer-
gency hospital last evening suffering
from a fractured skull and possible in
ternal INJURIES which may cause death
M. ]. Dunphy, a brick layer husband OF
the woman, went home in an intoxi-
Gated condition and attacked his wife,
beating her about the head and kicking
her Dunphy was arrested, but was
later released on ball
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

Earl S. Bingham (Scharz
photo), secretary of Lincoln
Roosevelt club of fifty-frst as
sembly district, who commended
Calls stand In opposition to
machine politics at meeting last
night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
LnnGE GIVES RAIL

There was a large attendance at Co.
tillon hall Friday night for the forty
second anniversary ball given by
Apollo lodge No. 12S of the Odd Eel
lows. The affair was creditable to
those who had charge of the arrange
ments.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

Boiler makers lodge No. 205 at its
last meeting decided to reinstate mem
bers who nave been out. The lodge OBJ
ligated five candidates.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

working day, but received pay there
for. The company also reserves the
right to split the tricks when neces-
sary
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01
CONGRESSMAN ALL
have FIGHTS At HOMt"
Excuse for Not Travelling Since
Passes Are Withdrawn.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 31.-Speak-
ing of the fact that members Of con-
gress do not travel as much as they
did in the days of railroad passes re-
calls that both the campaign commit
tees have found this cause of COM
plant This is the first presidential
campaign since the anti-pass law be-
same operative Formerly members
of congress were very willing to take
the stump outside their own districts
and the most they ever asked was
that their hotoel bills be paid Now
they ask railroad fare as we'll, and
some of them have even demanded
that they be paid for their time.
Others who did not quite. have the
nerve to ask that their railroad fare
be paid have declined invitations to
go on speaking tours on the ground
that they had hard fights at home.
As some of these excuses have come
from districts that are absolutely
safe for the member making them, the
managers of the speakers bureaus
have to charge up the reluctance of
orators to the fact that they no long
er can ride on passes. The assertion
is made that fewer members Of con-
gress are taking part in the campaign
this year than ever before.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01

property and retain the name BLEAK
House it would be countenancing the
fraud, harmless though it may be, and
should restore the name Fort House"
the place would cease to be associat-
ed in the popular mind with Dickens
and his works. The Fellowship, there
fore, is having a hard time making up
its mind. Unless it steps and saves
the house, it will be RACED to the
ground at an early day and a mar
ket house erected on the site.
Change in eattIeships.
From naval sources the intelligence
comes that there will be some strik
ing changes in the new British battle
ships soon to be laid down at Ports
mouth. The aim of British naval de-
signers is to get rid or top hamper"
They have achieved great deal in
vessels of the Dreadnought type, but
still the ideal ship of war has not
been attained. This ideal is ship
that could go into action with no
deck structures other than the gun
shields. At present tunnels are nee
essary, but perfection of the suction
gas engine, it is hoped, will do away
with them. Some other important
changes are contemplated and the
drawings for the new ships will be
awaited with much curiosity by ma
val experts the world over.
Three Nations Sued.
All Europe is interested in legal
action begun by Nine. Cotton
French lady. to recover something
like four million dollars, with inter-
something over hundred years. De-
PENDANTS to the suit are the Austrian
Empire, Republic of France and the
Kingdom of Italy.
Nine Cotton is the authentic rep
resentative Of a financier who, two
hundred and fifty years ago advanced
the Zecca bank of Venice a sum of
gold equal to four million dollars.
The bank paid interest on the money
for more than a. century, but finally
there was a quarrel among the heirs
and interest payments were stopped.
When Napoleon Bonapartet captured
Venice, under orders from the Direc-
tory, he got cash from the bank and
took it to France, where it has since
been held by the French government.
Italy and Austria are cited in the suit
because each in turn has owned Ven
ice and been responsible for her debts.
Twenty years ago the French cham
Der of deputies passed bill author
| izing payment to Nine. Cotton, but the
measure was nullif1ed by the excheq-
uer. Now she brings suit and law
| yers believe she has good prospects of
recovering the enormous sum she de-
mands.
America Steals Actors.
Dramatic writears for the London
papers have discovered a new Ameri-
can invasion about which they are
complaining bitterly. They charge
1 that American theatrical managers
keep constantly in England agents
on the lookout for promising talent
and that as soon as an actor shows
promise he is carried Off to the Unit
ed States by the lure of gold.
They admit that America sends her
greatest stars to England, but it is
asserted that as they only come fol
short visits they do not make up fol
the permanent loss of the best Eng
lish talent 1t is recognized that the
remedy lies in paying more money te
English actors at home, but instead Of
doing this the English managers fill
INF
| cheaper talent, and the result is thai
the English stage is gradually deteri
Grating.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01
INVADES CONVENT YARD.
Tramp Creates CONSERVATION Among
Nuns.

San Jose. Cal, Oct. 31.-George
Carter. hobo, in some inexplicable
manner. managed to get inside the
high walls of the Notre Dame convent
of this city, and the unexpected sight
of a villianous looking individual on
the premises caused a panic among
the pretty boarders and nuns. Carter
conducted himself in a shocking man.
ner, and an appeal for help was sent
over the telephone. In Justice Dough-
erty's court an hour later he pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to serve
three months in the county jail
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-01

Boy-Come quick! There's q man
been fighting my father more'n q half
hour!
Policeman-Why didn't you tell me
before?
Boy-'Cause father was getting the
best of 1, till few minutes ago.-.
G>z Y0aIx UAlArnanA
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09
MEMORIAL TO
ST. GAUDENS

NEW YORK, Jan. "a meeting
was held today to consider further
plans for the Augustus st. Gaudens
commemorative exercises, which
will be held in Mendelssohn hall
February Is. The National Arts
club is in charge of the memorial
movement, assisted by the National
Academy of Design the Fine Arts
federation, the National Sculpture
society the Municipal Art society
and the American Water Color so-
ciety.
A commemorative exhibition of
st, Gaudens' work will be given in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Mayor Mcclellan viii be one of the
speakers at the commemorative ex-
ercises.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-09
WOOL GROWERS
OF WYOMING
TWO DAYS WILL BE SPENT IN
DISCUSSING QUESTIONS RE-
LATINO TO INDUsTRY-MANY
DELEGATES EN- ROUTE

LARAMIE, Wyo., Jan. 9.-Ey-
erything is in readiness for the
opening here tomorrow of the fourth
annual convention of the Wyoming
Wool Growers association. 1t is al
ready evident that the gathering
this year is to be the largest ever
held by the association. In addition
to the growers the meeting will he
attended by representatives of the
wool manufacturers and by officials
of the United States department of
agriculture.
Two days will be spent in discuss
ing questions relating to the indus
try, including the public land poll
cy, tariff reform and the % hour
law. At the conclusion of the gath
ering here many of the delegates
will go to Helena to attend the con-
vention of the National Associar IN
of Wool Growers to be held thcre
next week.
The proposition to hold wool auc-
tion sales in America similar to
those held in London will be taken