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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
TwOBOyS Are Drowned
in Lake Merritt
Two Others Rescued After Try
ing 10 Save Companions When
Their Canoes Capsize

OAKLAND. May Paul Timm. aged
Is years. and Paul Jones. IS years,
were drowned in Lake Merritt this
afternoon and their bodies lost as the
result Of the capsizing Of two canoes.
Rufus Timm. the y year old brother
OF Paul. and Ralph Grimes. q playmate
Of $50 Twenty-first street, were rescued
while drifting in the tide waters Of
the lake after they had become ex-
hausted trying vainly to save the lives
Of their two comrades.
The four lads were padding in two
small canoes made by the Timm boys.
In one were the two lads who lost
their lives and Rufus Timm and Ralph
Grimes padded in the other Near
Adams point, where the tides flow in
undercurrents, the two canoes struck
and that occupied by Paul Timm and
Paul Jones was capsized.
The brother and comrade made des-
perate efforts 10 lift the struggling
boys from the waters into their canoe.
in so doing they capsized the second
OF the small craft and for a time all
four boys tried to swim to the shore.
Then the two who were capsized first
sank, while Rufus Timm and Ralph
Grimes saved themselves by clinging,
one TO the bottom Of an overturned
canoe and the other to a heavy block
Of drittwood They were saved by other
boaters
Rufus Timm had remembered to
climb on the canoe and to paddle with
his hands and was shouting to his
brother ana young Jones TO do the
same when they went down.
The lake was dragged all afternoon.
but without the bodies OF the drowned
lads being found.
J. P. Fimm, father OF the Timm boys,
. a gardener who lives at s12 Tween
ueth street His little daughter, Mary,
died suddenly OF diphtheria recently
The Grimes boy was the son of a widow
living al 1903 Market street. All four
lads were pupils in the Lafayette
school
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
lieney Stns Los Angelans to High Pitch
Of Enthusiasm for Fight on Machine
LAUNDERING Applause Given the Graft
Prosecutor Bodies III for Gang
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

have manag ed to get control OF mayors
and police commissioner
Boss Tweed once said. The people
can vote for whom they please If they
let me do the nominating Boss Her
rim learned that lesson by heart Wal
ter Parker has learned that lesson by
heart. and Abe Ruef learned that les
son by heart and he undertook to nom
mate the candidates OF all three parties
the last time he was out OF Jail.
I'm the last. election in which Ruef
participated he made fight to nomi-
nate judges. In that fight Abe Ruef.
with the consent of w. L. Herrin. non-
mated crooks. He went into the demo-
cratic convention and nominated the
same crooks.
The railroads want exclusive oppor-
tunities. others have thrived on ex-
elusive opportunities. We want to
conserve them for our children, and we
can if we have spirit enough to fight
for them. Well have a hard fight be-
cause selfishness inspires these men.
During the campaign that gave san
Francisco its corrupt administration I
made speech in which predicted that
IL the people elected that ticket they
would send for me to prosecute Abe
Ruef and put him in the pen I didn't
know then that committee of proni-
nent men back, of the republican fusion
party had entered into written agree
men with Herrin that Herrin could con-
troll just the same if the ticket was
. -
Heney here referred to the deals
whereby the street railroads, telephone
and gas companies obtained franchises
from the corrupt supervisors, then told
how. after he fHeney) had been before
the grand jury. Senator Perkins made
a statement giving Ruef a certificate
OF character.
Perkins said that he had known
Ruef for long time and that there
could be no truth in the rumors of
Abe's alleged efforts to bring 900
Chinese disorderly women into San
Francisco. Heney continued
Think of man, a United States SEN
ator, who will shield the character of
such a man as Ruef from the public
when it is of vital Importance that the
people should know the facts We must
demand higher standard Of our public
servants.
We convicted Schmitz When Her
rim saw. that we would control the ci6y
government. what happened? He
wanted us to let the supervisors resign
II we would let a committee chosen by
him name their successors. Since then
the San Francisco Chronicle has. been
fighting and lying about us. When the
time came to dictate mayor the Esx-
aminer tried to dictate the man. When
1t couldn't 1T abused US and has con-
tinued the abuse.
In referring to the Examiner, Chron-
icle and Los Angeles Times, Heney
pledged himself to indict Hearst. De
Young. Dargie and General Otis and
make them prove their assertions.
Using San Franchises former graft
government as an example and point
ing to the Southern Pacific domination
of California politics. Heney declared
that the only hope for the voters was
through the Lincoln Roosevelt league.
through the Lincoln Roosevelt league.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
COLONEL STEWART MUST
ACCEPT PUNISHMENT
President Reconsiders Assigns
ment and Again Orders Him
to Arizona Desert
SPECIAL. DISPATCH TO THE CALL


WASHINGTON. May 2.-ColoneI VIII
liam L. Stewart, coast artillery. has
been sent back to desert solitude at
Fort Grant. Ariz. President Roosevelt
rescinded today the order issued April
Is transferring Colonel Stewart to st.
Francis barracks, st. Augustine. At
the time that order was issued it was
explained that the secretary of war
felt. because of the publicity given TO
the case. that Colonel Stewards assign
ment to the ungarrisoned post Of Fort
Grant looked too much ike banishment
and persecution
General Bell. chief of staff. said that
the presidents order today had come to
him without comment The presidents
reason for the action was not given.
The White House refused to-S state why
the previous order was resein8ed. It is
known that Secretary Tafts transfer
of Colonel stewart from Fort Grant to-
st. Francis was resented by the army
officers on duty here. The complaint
against Colonel stewart was that be-
cause OF his temperament he was un-
able TO command men or to live in
peace with fellow officers An oppor-
tunity toretire was offered him, but he
refused. Then he was deprived Of
command and assigned to The deserted
post ---.------ ---=---=====
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

Los ANGELES. May. smashing
right and left at the Southern Pacific
machine and municipal corruption and
pointing to the Lincoln Roosevelt re-
publican league. as the pathway to
cleaner politics, Francis j. Heney. the
noted graft prosecutor. OF San Fran
cisco. addressed two large audiences
here today and talked at several small
er meetings. 1t was the whirlwind fin
ish of the Lincoln Roosevelt. campaign
before the primaries. and Heney's ex-
coriation of corrupt politicians stirred
his hearers to a pitch of enthusiasm
that BODIES i'll for the gang on Tues
day
Heney reached here on the Owl train
this morning and was met by a COM
inittee of officers of the Lincoln Roose-
velt league. His first address was at
noon to 600 members of the city club
at the Westminster hotel In the after
noon he talked to members of the cleo
tons purity committee that has been
organized to safeguard the ballot. and
in the evening he addressed an au-
dience of 1000 at Simpson auditorium.
At all the meetings he was greeted
heartily and throughout his lengthy and
telling talks he was Interrupted fire.
quently by applause
Municipal government" he said,
cannot be successful. and 1 mean by
that not only successful in keeping its
streets and sewers clean. but in a
greater sense, in aiding and maintaing
civic morality. until every citizen has
sense of personal responsibility and
feels that it is his government
Under the teachings of President
Roosevelt. the people have. awakened to
the fact that il they want a high stand
ard of morality in state and national
government. they must establish and
maintain a high standard in the cities
first. Corrupt municipal government
means corrupt national and state gov
eminent
One popular movement now in cities
Is to try to stamp out gambling. An
other is to close saloons or obtain high
licenses for them These are good in
their way, but those are evils by which
the, individual injuries. self alone or
those immediate about him.
There is a greater evil which fosters
gambling. prostitution and liquor deal
Ing. That is the attempt by public sery-
Ice corporations to exploit the people.
Street railways and public service cor
porations have an interest In controii-
Ing the government and to do it. they
enter into unholy alliances with gam
biers, the vile wretches who live upon
women's shame. and the liquor dealers
who control the low dives.
For that reason we must take the
government out of the hands of such
men, a. Abe Ruef. for such men often
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

sonable doubt. Concluding, the court
declared:
And now, gentlemen. of the jury. you
have heard the evidence which has
been introduced in this case and you
have listened to the arguments Of
counsel thereon. II only now remains
for the court to direct you TO proceed to
the faithful performance of the final
duties in this case 1t is proper at this
time to remind YOU that you are called
upon to decide Issues of great Import
ance to the people of the state of CALI
fornia and to tse defendant at bar. 1t
is due to both that these issues should
be decided by you without fear or ia
vor, sympathy orzprejudice, and in con-,
formity with the law; and that you
discharge your solemn task in keeping
with your oaths and obligations as
jurors and with Your duties as citizens
of the commonwealth"
VERDICT Is READ
In the custody OF two deputy sheriffs
the jury was conducted to Its chambers.
SiA idtC4 tllS oOOI w dS Op6IltQ
and the jury returned. The two spe-
cial verdicts, declaring for the people,
were fled first.
For some moments, while the clerks
pen scratched over the record book,
there was intense silence in the court
room. Ford. who had remained while
the jury was out, sat with flushed
cheek and moist eyes, fondling his
young son, whose, arms encircled his
fathers neck.
Foreman Mansfield handed the clerk
paper. This went to the Judge, who
glanced over it and silently returned
the document to the clerk. Again he
wrote in his book, finally rising.
Gentlemen of the jury, is this your
verdict he asked.
Yes" came in a low murmer
$50 say you alp
I'VE do"
We, the jury. find the defendant
TREY l. Ford not guilty as charged, .,
droned the voice of the clerk.
In an instant the courtroom was in
an uproar. Friends of Ford. of which
the room was full. burst into thun-
derous cheer. continuing and cheering.
again and again in the. face of the,
wildly excited bafliff, who could not
quell the. disorder
Dozens of friends then leaped over
the rail to shake. Ford's hands. He
stepped forward to the jurynnen shak
ing hands with each, thanking them
with tears in his eyes.
Again when he left the building in
McAllister street Ford met renewed
cheering. scores of his supporters
pressing forward to shake his hand.
For moment he was lifted on tho
shoulders of the jubiiant crowd The
next minute be was whisked away in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
REVOLUTION THREATENS
GOVERNMENT OF PERU
President Pardo Sends Troops
to QueII Outbreak at Town
Near Lima

RIO JANETRO, May News has
been received here by telegraph of a
revolutionary outbreak in Peru. The
movement is said to have started at the
town of sChosica. near Lima. The revo-
lutionists,. under the command of Au-
gusto Duran. cut the wires that carry
the current for the electric lighting of
Lima. and they also took possession of
a railroad train. Government troops
were at once sentaout against them, but
dispatches do not give the outcome.
There was said TO be much excitement
at Lima.
The news of a revolutionary out
break in Peru comes as complete sur
prise. There has been nothing In the
news reports from that republic to in
dictate dissatisfaction of any kind. So
far as Is known no elections have been
held and the country is satisfied with
President Pardo. :
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
DENY TRAIN ROBBERS
HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
Men Held for Postoffice Rob-
berry Mistaken for Express
Car Bandits

PITTSBURG. May 2.-Rumors We're
current here today that four men had
been arrested in connection with the
holdup and robbery of the st. Louis
express train on the Pennsylvania
railroad at Walkers Mills. IL miles
from here. Thursday night An in
vestigstion. however, disclosed that
four men had been arrested for an al
legged postoflce robbery near here.
and when brought to this city hand
cuffed il was supposed they were the
train robbers. IT is denied that any
S--ests have been made
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
Jury Promptly Aquits Ford but Graft
Prosecution Viii Not Alter Plans
United Railroads Counsel Not to Be Tried
Again Till Ruef Case Ends

1.-THE verdict in the Ford case Will In
Eo way affect the plans Of the prosecu-
tion. IL VIII go right ahead.--State-
ment from the district attorneys Of
flee.
After celebrating less than 10 min
utes. the jury which has been sitting
In judgment upon Tirey L. Ford. rem
dered a verdict OF not guilty. The an
nouncement was received yesterday
morning in Judge Lawlor's courtroom
and the defendant was Immediately
surrounded by his friends and relatives,
who congratulated him.
Two other questions besides the guilt
or innocence Of Ford had been submit
ted to the jury by the Judge. They
consisted OF special pleas made by the
defense. one TO the effect that Ford
had been once In jeopardy and the other
that the acquittal in a former trial
acted as res adjudicata," determining
for all time in Ford's favor the charge
Of conspiracy with Abe Ruef TO bribe
the supervisors. Both OF these ques-
tions the jury resolved In favor of the
people. Their determination was
necessary before q verdict could be
reached. Having determined that Ford
had not been once in jeopardy and that
evidence as to the conspiracy between
Ford and Ruef was admissible in the
present case, the jury proceeded to
weigh the testimony, deciding that IT
was insufficient to warrant a convic-
ton.
COLEMAN BRIDE CHARGED
The particular charge on which the
general counsel OF the United Rail-
roads was tried was that of having
bribed former Supervisor Daniel G.
Coleman. The crucial point was the
evidence of conspiracy between Ruef
and the defendant. After they had
rendered. their verdict the Jurors stat
ed their belief that this conspiracy had
not been positively established. The
jury took but a single ballot and as it
returned TO the courtroom led by its
foreman, John D. Mansfield, the whis-
per ~acquittal" ran through the. build
ing.
Judge Lawlor opened court at 1920
yesterday morning and at once deliv-
cred his charge to the jury. The
court admonished the members of tho
panel that they We're to be the sole
Judge OF the facts in the case. the
statement of the court being taken only
as TO the points of law involved. In
behalf of the people he gave the legal
definition of felony. explaining that to
prove conspiracy did not require active
participation by all concerned, but
simply a tacit understanding or knowI-
edge
For the defendant Judge Lawlor en-
larged upon the necessity of presump-
ton OF innocence and the law OF rea-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
Day OF Deerance for Republicans From the Machine at Hand
Nothing but the Neglect Vote Can Bondage of the Party
Primary Election Next Tuesday Offers
Voters an Opportunity to Secure
Emancipation From Herrin

proud republican party California tired of
poogng Spokesman
misrepresent it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

THN = HE REPUBLICANS OF CALIFORNIA:
The day delveance S a will
The simple Shall party OF
California therefore the itself be
by the hired boss You decide
and by will decide mpor-
the primary election Tuesday, May
no
condition which
How bad condition illustrated by Of al
the which Abe Rue belonged of
and the only drop him quietly instead OF xpelmg openly
The official body the republican
HIRELINGs POLITICAL BUREAU
Two other members OF that body Walter Parker and
hnngs o.
visible
that And
which
whole the influence If there
they have not succeeded in making effective protest
We believe
cansn OF California and confirmed opinion
by Of
llforna
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
EocUS PocUs APPOINTING DEVICE

Delegates republican only by
the body of the
this fperpetuating ogachy
will of California
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

REPUBLICAN PARTY is DOMINANT
California Our people believe principles the majority OF the people
California republicans confidence the leaders that
will choose Itself They loyal the leadership and the
the candidacy They legislature
which will look judgment members and to the will OF
the instead the orders OF the larrmanerrn political bureau
for o a
TENETs TRUE REPUBLICANISM
These repubcani and they principles and
policies Of the republican which seeking
the republican party o itself
In the of San Francisco the league presents
delegate tickets which good citizenship the dis
and committed the principles and policies OF
opposition tickets for whatever
apathet ALL effect continue
republicans
SO DIRECT BEFORE
There nothing be filed salary
punhnOthng
principle anda party or free
OF California OF
nothing
action it. The Lincoln Roosevelt league has given the
with but only WELD them Your
Tuesday wifi whether
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
cHRIsTIAN SCIENCE LECTunE

Clarence C. Eaton. G. s. B., of Ia
coma, Wash. who is member of the
Christian science board of lectureship
of the first Church of Christ, Scientist.
in Boston, Mass, will give lecture on
noon, May 10. at 5 O'Clock in Dream
land rink The lecture Is given under
the auspices of the Christian Science
church in this city and IL free to. the
public
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

1.-THE verdict In the Ford case will In
Eo way affect the plans of the prosecu-
tion. II Will go right ahead.r-Stnte-
ment from the district attorneys Of
fee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
Shall People or Hired Boss Of Foreign
Corporation Govern Dominant Party
and the Affairs Of California?
BY Chester III. ROweII,
State Organizer OF the Lincoin-RooseVeH League

=" O THE REPUBLICANS OF CALIFORNIA:
The day OF your deliverance is at hand if you will
It. The issue is definite simple dominaI
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

Continued ON Page -, Middle Column !
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-04
BAD ITCHING HUMoR.

Limbs below the Knees Were Raw
-feet swoiien-sIerp broken
Cured In Days by cuticurs.
Some two months ago had a hui
NOR break out on my limbs below my
knees. They came 10 look like raw
beefsteak all red. and no one knows
how they Etched and burned. They
were so swollen that could not get
my shoes on for week or more. |
used five or six different remedies and
got no help, only when applying them
the burning was worse and the itching
less For two or three weeks the SUI.
fering was intense and during that time
! did not sleep an hour at n time Then
one morning ! tried BIT OF Cuticura
From the moment IL touched me the
Itching was gone and have not felt
a bit OF II since The swelling went
down and IN two days had my shoes
on and was about as usual. George
u. Farley. 30 South State St. Concord
y. H.. May u. 1907"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-04

Many years ago Humboldt asserted
that an acre devoted 10 the culture
of bananas will produce "a times more
by weight than the same space used
for the raising OF the potato, and 1873
times more than wheat
In Switzerland there are clocks
which do not need hands and faces.
The clock merely stands In the hall.
and you press a button in its center.
when, by means OF the Photographic
internal arrangements. ii calls out
"Half-past six" or "Twentythree min
utes 10 eleven as the case may be.
A new slang phrase has broken out
In Newport When man there has
been out on a tare. lark. a skate. a
jag or a booze. II is said that "he had
bubble on last night"
A dog OF uncommonly small size is
possessed by J. 7. Willett. of South
Portland. Me. II IS a Yorkshire terrier.
two years old. and weighs only twenty
ounces. 1t was imported from England
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-04
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Aeronaut Tells OF Dropping Into North
Sea from Balloon.

With nearly 400 passengers in her
first saloon and carrying a total Of
1.4s6 in the cabins. the Lusitania. of
the Cunard Line, care in yesterday
from Liverpool on schedule time.
Many of the passengers admitted hav-
ing felt the effect Of the great seas
which cavorted about and over the
ship during her passage. yet all united
In praising the great floating hotel.
Among the passengers were y. IL.
Arnold and II. J. Hewitt, who partici.
pated in the recent balloon race. which
started at Berlin. Mr.. Arnold, I'm de.
scribing his experience In the North
Sea al the end OF a rope attached TO
a balloon basket, said that, although
he was a novice In aeronautics, he
was an enthusiast and intended to
continue in the work.
'They can tell me about the frailty
OF balloons as long as they wish,
he said to a reporter for the Herald
on the ship. and comparisons may be
made between the old type OF balloon
and the newer dirigible, but | am
ready TO try them all.
I've had a distressing time In the
sea with our balloon, but | am not
discouraged. Hewitt was hurt some
but that Is to be expected in any ex-
detrimental novelty. We fell into the
North Sea when we had been up but a
few hours. and for time the prospect
was not agreeable. Too far of shore,
and night coming on fast. | cut out
the gas and we dropped. Not until
we were close to the water did | know
that there was an ocean beneath MS,
and then It only indicated Its pres
ence by the splash OF the tide. As
soon as we fell the basket filled with
water. and we wered ragged through
the waves for nearly an hour before
help came. Finally a German pilot
boat sighted us. and several OF the
crew took us out OF the sea. We had
70 reach the pilot boat by swimming
with the lifep reservoirs that were
thrown to us, the waves being toe
high for other means OF rescue. we
were about exhausted when we
reached the boat"-New York Her
aid