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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
ORGANIZE TO FIGHT
FOR CIVIC PURITY
League of the Republic Starts
Local Branch to Aid In
Battle for Reform
Association to Extend Through
out Country and Become a
Power for Public Honesty

An appeal to the young men OF san
Francisco to help crystallize the patriot
ism of the citizens in movement that
will extend throughout the United
states and become an organized power
for public honesty has been issued oy
the League of the Republic, an organ
ization formed at the University or
California in April. 1907.
Realizing that the municipal corrup-
tion that has been brought to light In
this city in the last two years has ap-
paIIed the civilized world. the members
of the league have started branch
organization in this city.
The purpose OF the league is TO line
up young men in all walks of life in
the cause of public honor. public purity
and public service. and TO enroll them
I'm the battle for the common good be-
fore their principle has been succeeded
for self-interest.
tt is an appeal to the young men of
the nation to line up and stand to-
gether in the campaign already begun
for free citizenship and a government
representative of free citizenship. The
members of the League. who have
formed an organizing committee. with
Offices in the Pacific building. are:
John II. Riordan Or. John CallanoR
Matthew G. Lynch z. p Antonivieh
Thomas G. Leeper Milton >. Ken
Emerson Read Harry !. STAFFORD
William 5. Andrews
Do You Want e5.O0s
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25

NHE engagement is announced of
Miss Helen Wolcott Thomas of
this city and Joseph W. Seton
of San Diego The news was
told yesterday afternoon at tea given
Dy Mrs Wakefield Baker in honor OF
her attractive niece. Miss Thomas is
the daughter of Mrs. Lillian Wolcott
Thomas and is lineal descendant of
Oliver Wolcott. who was one OF the
signers OF the declaration of independ-
ence The charming bride elect is pop
ular with a host of friends among the
younger set, although her formal debut
last year had to be postponed on ac-
count of the death of her grandmother.
She takes prominent place in social
anairs and is a favorite among the
debutantes. Miss Thomas is an at
traetive girl of blonde coloring. She is
one of the most accomplished or the
younger girls. She is a frequent guest
at society affairs and has been the in
centlve for number of delightful par
Ties given by her aunt, Mrs. Wake
field Baker. During the summer she
has been visiting the mother of her
fiance. Mrs j. w. Seton. and his sister.
Mrs. Franklin Wakefield, at San Diego.
Mr.. Seton is a graduate of Stanford
university and is a wealthy man. who
There has been no date mentioned for
the wedding, but it will be an event of
the spring.
Among those who We're the guests at
the tea given yesterday by Mrs. Baker
for Miss Thomas were:
Mrs Richard Hammond Miss Dolly MacGayiu
Mrs. Clarence Carrigan Miss Sydney Davis
Miss Dolly Cushing Miss Janet Coleman
MISS Helen Baker Miss Edna Davis
Miss Julia Langnorne Miss Grace Hammond
Mrs. Boswell King Mrs. Leonard Hammond
Miss Julia Thomas Miss Floride Hunt
Mrs. Russell Bogue
The dance given last evening by Mr.
and Mrs. Edward w. Hopkins to intro
duce their daughter was one of the
brilliant events of the season and was
attended by over 400 prominent society
people. The mother of the debutante
was assisted in receiving the guests by
Mrs. Frederick McNear and Mrs.
Augustus Taylor. Miss Hopkins was
attractively gowned in white. and a
number of exquisite gowns We're worn
by the guests. The ball marked one
of the important dates of the winter
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
UNITED RAILROADS
METHODS SCORED
Utter Disregard for Rights OF
Public Pointed Out in Letter
by a Tax Payer
Declares Traction Company
Assumes That Ii Has Copy
right on Bill of Rights"

Editor Call-Sir: Last evening about
; O'Clock ! boarded a Fillmore street
car at jackson street and received a
transfer. j changed at OFarrell street
for car 1926. carrying the sign Hayes
and Ellis"
A few Sundays ago took similar
car. with last nights conductor, at the
ferry
AS this conductor took my transfer
last evening L said. 10 be certain. I
want TO so TO the ferry" The con-
ductor thrust the transfer into his coat
pocket, and then said: You'll have to
take another car; we go TO the depot"
When / expostulated the conductor
said. You should have taken a ferry
car
asked him how ] should know a
ferry car from any other car, and he
replied, you should ask"
Now that is what ] had done. The
inference is that IL you stand on the
corner Of O'Farren and Fillmore street
and want to go TO the ferry you should
stop the car, stand in the street and
bawi out TO the conductor: Does this
car go TO the ferry?'
II the conductor is inside collecting
fares he should be compelled to come
out. presumably, and answer your
query j do not write this as a jest;
ii is the natural sequence Of the oc-
currence of last evening 1t IS, how
eyer. an impossible incident because no
car could run on schedule time if con-
ductors were saints and listened to
such inquiries. I want to DO the con-
ductor justice He was quiet and gem
tlemanly in answer to my indignant
protests.
This appears TO me a breach ef faith
on the part Of the company 1 am in
formed that the head Of the company
SAYS: IF the public does not like our
rules let them walk This may be
regular in q store owned in fee by the
tenant. but the United Railroads COM
pany is on the public highway and has
the right OF way there on a contract.
il engages TO conduct a public con-
Nenience under reasonable approval Of
constituted authorities.
In the above occurrence, and I as
sumo that il is hourly enacted, the con-
tract is broken. The company con
tracts to take passengers 10 the ferry
from Fillmore street for one fare. II
any exception is to be made the public
is entitled TO be properly informed.
sessment roll and / am assuredly a
party 10 the contract between the CON-
psny and the people. The pitiful
amount involved has nothing TO DO with
the law and the justice of the case
We are apt to let a principle be
ignored or rudely violated because OF
its individual insignifcsnce, but this
matter ought not 10 be placed in the
trivial class. as it concerns the rights
OF the travelling public.
I have always in the past contended
that corporations have their rights and
such should be respected. but I'M get
ting around 10 the opinion that the
United Railroads company assumes
that il has a copyright on bill of
rights and the public must take what
il can get. This is not a good business
principle and leads TO a condition of
public opinion that is not good for the
company, for il dulls the sense of jus
tice that ought 10 obtain between pri-
vate citizen and public corporation
". w. STONE.
san Francisco, November "A.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
Gossip of. Railwaymen

r IT'S eyes were red and bulging. his
- hands trembled and his voice was
il husky. He sank into his chair
dejectedly and his fellow clerks
snickered unkindly.
He's fallen off the water wagon,
they said and laughed.
Poor chap remarked a more SYM
pathetic one. Something terrible must
have happened. He is so strong wiiled
that it must have been a fearful blow
that drove him back to drink"
Perhaps his wife has eloped, muir
INJURED the young lady who patronizes
Athearn's bookshelves.
1T must be worse than that,% OBJ
served the sporty gentleman; perhaps
he doped the wrong horse"
Yes, it must be something awful,
they all agreed.
When the boss entered the room his
face grew rigid with rage.
There was his prize clerk in a
tangled heap at his desk. dead TO the
world and the wrath OF his chief.
He should have stayed at home" he
muttered as he touched the electric
bell
You have broken your good resolu-
tions. JOHN said the boss. You have
given yourself up again TO the power
of the demon"
You will not blame me-" cried the
man in agony
Blame you?r said the boss. 4 pity
you. What kind of a man are you that
can find an excuse for your present
condition."
Listen TO what I have to say" he
pleaded in a broken voice.
What is your story asked the boss
sternly.
4 went home intending to spend the
evening reading up the transcontinen-
tai tariff But my wife"
Now, there is the old Adam again,
exclaimed the chief.
John. she said, here are two
tickets for the show tonight. l prom
must l went. sir l sat through three
acts. But when Allan Dunn"
Stop" shouted the chief. stop right
there I sympathize with. you my boy.
! was there, too"
As an indication of the keen desire
of the railroad companies to secure
business, the new transcontinental tar
if viii carry a proviso arranging for
business TO be handled for Seattle via
San Francisco, in connection with the
Pacific Coast steamship company and
the Alaska Pacific steamship company
This will increase the traffic of the port
OF San Francisco, as solicitation will
be made for share of that business
The Santa Fe system also has arranged
for this business, now that its line west
OF Albuquerque can participate in
Portland traffic
The last full dress and paint rehear-
sal for the minstrel show to be giver
next Saturday night by the Transporta
tion club will be held Friday. Billy
Webster is preparing a key to all the
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
DAMAGE SUIT DEFENDED
BY UNITED RAILROADS
Company Seeks to Escape LA
bility for Accident, Saying
Tracks Were Creased

The $4,000 damage suit of Raymond
woods, a young drug clerk, against
the United Railroads will be submit
ted to the jury in Judge Lemons court
today. One witness who failed to ap-
pear yesterday will be examined this
morning. ''i's
Woods was injured In q collision a,
Market and Church streets at midnight
october 81, 1905, His left leg Was
afterward amputated. His right les
is permanently crippled. The defense Is
that the car tracks were creased bX
persons unfriendly to the United Rail
roads.
Ten or twelve employees of the cor.
poration have sworn that the tracks
were creased and 16 witnesses have
sworn that there was no grease on thf
rails, but that they were wet
The final arguments in the case viii
pc made by stephen Costello for the
plaintiff and Stanley Moore for the de-
fendant corporation
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
LEG BROKEN ny WAGON

John Barnett superintendent of pub
JIG buildings. residing al 1893 Seven
feenth street. was injured yesterday
afternoon by being knocked down by
3 wagon at the corner of Leayenworth i
and McAllisfer streets. He was caught
between q car OF the McAllister line
and the express wagon. which were
going in opposite directions His left
leg vas fractured.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
CHINEsE no BE DEPoRTEn

Tom Lee and Dunn Wah, Chinese who
entered the United States from Mexico
by the box car route, were landed here
yesterday from Topeka, Kan, for de-
portation. They were brought from
Kansas by United States Deputy Mar
shall L. Z. Need of Topeka. The Chi
nese will be sent TO the orient on the
steamer Asia.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25
Imporfand to Glass Wearer,

Chinn- Beretta Optical Co has trans
70 1867 Van Ness av. lnr. Sahfornia). .
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25

General T. H. Goodman was around
the railroad Offices yesterday. The
general has recovered his health and
says he feels as young as when the
road over the mountains was COM
pleted
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-25

r IT'S eyes were red and bulging. his
- hands trembled and his voice was
husky. He sank into his chair
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-19
PUMP is AGAIN in USE
The K0rshIn7tOn Broke a PIunger
a Few Days Ago.

The 5000. eco gallon worthington
pump at Runyon, which supplies the
city with 100000 gallons of pure
ground storage water daily. is In
service again today after being shut
down since Sunday.
For the past few days the city has
been supplied by the Snow pump,
which is connected with the artesian
wells at the city pumping station.
Many noticed the slight change in
the quality of the water, but paid
little attention to the fact.
Sunday morning one of the
plungers on the large pump broke
and 1t had to be shut down. The
Snow pump was started at once and
the pressure was only slightly affect
ed. Schantz & Eckert were notified
to make a new casting and as the
pattern was one of those saved from
the recent FIRE, work was started Inn
mediately and last night the new
piece was placed on the pump.
If Schantz & Eckert had not had
the pattern It would have taken
some time to make the new plunger,
and If an accident had happened to
the Snow pump during the past few
days the city might have experienced
a water famine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-19
FIRE MONEY
is INVOLVED

On April Is, 1907, fire destroyed
the large dance hall in North Amboy
owned by Joseph Gadek. The build
ing was insured In seven different
companies. It was estimated that
the building, which was formerly the
old ferryhosue at st. George, Staten
Island, cost $4,000 to build.
The fire was thought at the time
to have been from rather a peculiar
origin. 1t was discovered after the
fire that chickens had been put in
one Of the upper rooms of building
nearby.
On several different grounds the
insurance companies refused to pay
over the insurance claim. After a
while they put the matter In the
hands of the New York Adjustment
Bureau. Mr.. Gadek engaged Lawyer
Peter A. Peterson, of this city, TO
look after his interests. On about
July II Mr.. Peterson succeeded In
getting a settlement. the companies
agreeing to pay Mr.. Gadek $10,500
the Shawnee Fire Insurance Com
and Merchantile, of New York; Liv-
eIpOOlp AOuuOu O GlOu6 lHbuIdnC6
Company, Of the State of Pennsylva-
mia; North River Company, Albany
Insurance Company, of Albany; and
American Central, of st. Louis, Mo.
The settlement was made out of
court in Newark between a Mr.. Gar
retson, of Newark, representing the
adjusters, and Lawyer Peterson.
The last payment was made in full
this week.
It is now rumored that several
creditors in a day or so will file a
petition In bankruptcy against
Gadek. 1t is believed that the money
paid over to Gadek by the insurance
companies has been turned over to
his wife.
If the petition is granted, every
payment made to creditors three
months previous will be null and
void. 1t is also understood that the
money has been turned over to a
real estate firm of this city, In pay
ment for a piece of property.
If the petition stands, the money
may have to be returned to the
trustee in bankruptcy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-19
COP DENIES
CHARGES IN
POLICE COURT
PairOlmaH WHlizen Says Sis
Attacked Him When He Ran
After Another Man.
AUDITOR IN COURT HIS ACGUsER

John Sits, the man who bit PATROL
man Weitzen on the arm yesterday
morning, was held in default OF
$500 bail by Recorder Pickersgill
this morning to await the action of
the grand Jury on charge of as
sault preferred by the officer.
After the policeman had told his
story, which is given below, Paul
Kish, one of the audience, arose and
said he wanted to say a few words
in the prisoners behalf. He said
that he had been an eye witness to
the whole thing and could bring 100
others to prove that Weitzen had
beaten Sits without any provocation.
"He had an old grudge against him, y
said Kish, "and T. myself, went over
to the policeman and, placing my
hand on his shoulder, told him not
to kill him. Sits did not start a
fight with the officer, but he did de-
fend himself when he was attacked
by the policem an. "
Weitzen said that the story was
untrue and his report in full was as
follows:
II was called at my home at a.
m. by two young men to catch a man
WnO uoCQ a hlllO OA dnObnCI udus
This man ran into the saloon, corner
of Huntington and Cortlandt streets,
run by S. Girry. When l tried to
enter Girry's place a number of men
stopped me from going in. / there
fore missed a chance of getting my
man. Girry and a man named John
Sits were particularly abusive and
when l pushed Sits out OF my way he
attacked me and resisted arrest,
sinking his teeth in my arm, scratch
ing my face and also kicking me-
Steve Dimko then tried to interfere
and stop me from doing my duty
and also endeavored to cause riot
by urging the men assembled to
jump on me. l finally arrested John
Sits, of 5S Cortlandt street. Later,
with the assistance of Patrolmen
Hanson, Jensen, and Meshrow, / got
Steve Dimko."
Dimko, when arraigned this morn
ing, told story similar to that told
by Kish. After listening to his story
in which he denounced the police
man, the recorder discharged the
prisoner.
Dimko, in the fracas yesterday
morning, knocked out two of Mrs.
Weitzen's teeth. He said he did it
because she slapped him.
The recorder said he would hold
the former case for the grand jury
so that 1t could be threshed out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-19
TURNED
DOWN BY VOTE
OF LABOR MEN
Federation Declines to Adopt
Resolution IndOrsIng NshTaskan
Condemns Bishops Law.
DRY" SUNDAY is HIT
President Ford is Reflected De-
spite the Opposition "A
lively Session.

Trenton, Aug. 19:-Organized la
Dor of New Jersey at the closing ses
sion of the State Federation yester-
day afternoon placed it, stamp of
disapproval on the reported effort of
President Gompers, of the American
Federation, to have the labor vote
cast for Bryan, when 1t voted down
a resolution indorsing Bryan and
adopted one providing that the feder-
alton refrain from taking a hand in
politics.
Later, by a close vote, a resolution
indorsing Gompers and his policies
was adopted.
The convention also adopted a res
olution condemning the bishops law
and advocating the modification of
the excise laws so as to allow the
workingman to get his drink on Sun
day.
1t became known toward the close
of the session that a representative
of President Gompers, would seek to
put through a resolution indorsing
Bryan, and to block the scheme to
thus pledge the convention a resolu-
tion was hurriedly put out forbidding
the Introduction of any resolution of
political nature.
William Pinton, Of the Salem
Glassblowers' Union, offered a resol-
ution akin to those which Gompers
is said to be trying to get labor or
ganizations to adopt all over the
country.
The convention, supporting its
resolution to have nothing to do with
politics, threw 1t out. Then by a vote
- ca IN oors Id
expressing confidence In Samuel
Gompers and his policies"
The condemnation of the Bishops
law was not accomplished until after
one of the bitterest fights with which
the convention has ever had to con-
tend.
The resolution was introduced by
a Newark delegate and was to the
effect that the Bishops law works
against the best interests Of labor and
should be modified.
Albert Cuyler, a Newark brewery
worker, made speech which brought
about the passage of the resolution.
He said the Bishops law made 1t
crime to drink on Sunday, and If it
was crime to drink then 1t was a
crime to drink any time. He held
that "closed Sunday" robbed the
workingman of legitimate recreation
The Federation concluded Its ses-
sion late yesterday afternoon by elect
ing the following oficers:
President, Cornelius Ford, Hobo
ken; first vice president, H. w. Van
naman, Vineland; second vice presi-
dent, Harry ]. Gottlob, Newark; sec
retary, James ]. Dardis, Elizabeth; (;
treasurer Joseph P. OLone, Hobok-
en-; executive committee, John H.
Wallace, Newark; Michael ]. MacIn-
tyre, Trenton; Adam b. Zusi, New
ark and Charles w. Cullen, Newark;
delegates to American Federation Of
Labor Convention, Cornelius Ford,
Hoboken.
For the first time in the thirty
years of it's history the Federation
decided not to meet in Trenton for its
next session, Atlantic City winning
the convention after hard fight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-19
THOUSANDS
ARE GOING To
HESEASHORE
People from Surrounding Towns
Will Join With Simpson ME.
Sunday School.
TRAIN IN TWO SECTIONS
Annual Event for PsOpla Of This
Vicinity Spending The Day
By The Ocean.

The annual excursion of Simpson
M. 3. Sunday school, in conjunction
with st. Paul's and Bethel Sunday
schools, of Tottenville; St. Marks,
of Pleasant Plains; and the Metho-
dist Sunday school In South Amboy,
takes place tomorrow.
The excursion will leave the Gem
trail depot at O'Clock in two sec
tions for Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove. The first section will go
through to Asbury Park without
stop.
The second section will stop at
South Amboy. Five cars will be re-
served for the people going from
that city Each section viii consist
of ten cars.
It is estimated that this will be
one of the largest excursions that
has ever left here. The return Will
be made at Z o'clock, making a stop
at South Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-19
LOCAL OPTION
LEAGUE BUSY

A meeting of the Local Option
League, recently organized In this
Simpson M. e. church last night.
Although the attendance was not
very large, each church was repre-
sented.
The situation was thoroughly dis
cussed. 1t has been practically de-
cided not to vote for anyone who
does not stand for local option.
Workers are ut through the county
and 1t is expected that from 800 to
1000 men will be enlisted, to try to
get a hearing on the subject.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-19
4 FAMILIES
RUSHED FROM
FIRE DANGER
Lower Smith SHsi Blaze EARLY
Today Extlngulshed by Police
and FlTemen.
NO ALARM WAS SOUNDED
Prsmpt Action Prevented a SeTi-
GUS COnfIagTatisu Washing
tons Apparatus Used.

A small blaze In the toilet room
Of the apartments of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meyer Goldsmith, on the second
floor of the three-story building at
"a Smith street, shortly after 2
o'clock this morning, endangered
the lives of four families who, when
the cry of fire was given, hurried to
the street below, some in their night
robes.
Patrolman Quinlan, at 2:15
o'clock, heard someone shouting
"flre." Running in the direction OF
the voice he found that it was In
the building at "a Smith street. The
policeman hurried to the second
floor with the man who had given
the alarm and learned that the blaze
was between the walls of the bath
room.
In the meantime Roundsman Nor
ris and Patrolmen Hartmann and
Kozusko, who had also heard the
cry, arrived on the scene and made
Bure that all of the occupants of the
building where the fire was and the
adjoining structures were aroused.
AS the fire did not appear to be
very large Patrolman Quinlan did
not send in an alarm, but aroused
Richard Seguine at the Washington
Hose & Chemical house In Rector
street In a few minutes the appa-
ratus was pulled down the street tC
the building and, with the assistance
of Former Chief John Kress and the
policemen, Seguine extinguished the
fire.
There were several holes in the
plaster walls of the bath room and
1t looked as If someone, while II
there, had carelessly thrown a match
into the space where the fire started
The damage is estim ated at $50.
After the fire was extinguishe6
, the frightened tenants returned tC
Nheir quarters. Had the fire beer
discovered a half-hour later the
damage would have been large anC
in all probability the occupants
would have had trouble in escaping
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-08-19
HEALTH BOARDS VIEW
Refer Mechanic Street Men to the
Grand Jury

As only three members Of the
Board Of Health put In an appear
ance last night no meeting was held
and the business which was to have
come up last night will be discussed
at the next regular meeting, which
will be on September /.
Over a dozen Mechanic street
property-owners were present, ready
to state their com plants in regard
to the odors from the chemical
works, but were told by Commits
sioner Reynolds that the board had
no jurisdiction In the matter and
that 1t was case for the grand jury
to decide.
Those present were President
Main. Commissioners Reynolds and
Kreielsh elmer, Inspectors Brewster
and Frost. The three commission.
ers received the delegation Of citi.
zens In the council chamber and
waited until o'clock for the arrival
Of some of the other members Of the
board.