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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
PRAYERS FOR HENEYS
RECOVERY MADE BY
CONGREGAT TTONALISTS

The following resolution was adopted
at a meeting Of the Congregational
ministers Of san Francisco and vicinity
yesterday:
Whereas, IN accordance with our fel-
low citizens we We're inexpressfbIy
shocked az the attempt made upon the
life Of Assistant District Attorney Fran
els J. Heney OF San Francisco last Fri
day. ia this city:
And desiring 10 express our utmost
adherence Of the foul deed and our
sympathy with the wounded champion
Of righteousness and his sorrowing
Wife, therefore, be ST
Resolved. that we. the greEational
ministers OF san Francisco and Vicin-
% irV- In meeting assembled. DO express
OR appreciation OF Mr. Henev's self
sacrificing service 10 the community:
That He unite with all good people IN
assuring him Of our hearty support in
his ardUOus task when he shall. ia the
providence OF Our Heavenly Father, re-
eglne IT.. be II further
Resolved, that we most afectionatelv
sEmpa thlZe with MIN ia his hour Of
pain and with his Wife in her sorrow.
Also that our prayers for his recovery
are offered 10 the All Gracious Father.
who blesses every effort Tor righteous
ness.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
SIX LOSE LIVES IN
NINE CAGE ACCIDENT
Fall rs Feet in Shaft and Are
Crushed Beyond RecOg-
milton

PITTSBURG. Nov. 16-Six men were
instantly killed. another was danger
ously wounded and three others had
narrow escapes in a mine cage. acci-
dent today at Ellsworth mine No. /.
located in Washington county. The
mine is owned by the Ellsworth coal
company of this city.
The dead: NJ. j. Walsh. %, Phillips
burg. Pa. mining engineer; Eugene G..
Smith. aged 25. Alliance. o.. mining en-
g1neer, j. b. Newcomer, aged 26. Daw-
son. Pa. chief mining engineer in
charge of the four Ellsworth mines:
Osep B. Dnschek. 20 years old. loader.
James Kelly. aged %. loader; Tony
DOVewSky. aged 26. loader.
Both Newcomer and Smith were to
have been married on Thanksgiving
day.
The injured: Harrison Randolph.
drilling machine operator, struck on
the head by timber.
The three engineers injured. who had
been employed by the company several
years. had just completed a survey Of
the mine preparatory to starting new
entries. the six foreigners having as
sisted them A heavy wooden beam
was loaded into the cage and its ends
projected beyond the sides the men
riding on the timber. All went well un-
I'll they We're within IS feet OF the top
of the shaft. when the projecting beam
struck one of the planks of the shaft
cribbing. displaced by expansion due to
the cold. and most of the men We're
dumped out of the cage. Six fell to
the bottom. distance Of 225 feet. the
heavy timbers on top of them. and were
crushed almost beyond recognition
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
NATIVE DAUGHTERS
INDORSE HENEY AND
DENOUNCE GRAFTERS

AT a meeting OF Darina parlor IA.
Native Daughters OF the Golden West.
held last evening. the following resolu-
lions of sympathy for Mr. and Mrs
Francis j. Heney We're introduced bv
Past President Mrs. Louett Deitz and
adopted by unanimous vote:
Whereas. attempt has been made TO assas-
sinste Francis J. Heney while in the discharge
Of his official dufy Is prosecutor OF the grafters
who have desDoiled the name OF our beloved
city and most diabolical act has been com
mitted 10 thwart the law and Justice Of oirr
glorious state; be it
Resolved, that Darina parlor No. ia. Native
Daughters Of the Golden West. extend TO Mrs.
ana Mr. Francis J. Heney our deepest sympathy
IN their great trouble. and true and patriotic
native daughters we earnestly pray that he may
have health and Strength 10 continue his good
work Of guiding lis associates in the cleansing
and purifying of city Of its foul and detesf-
able gOuhis who have corrupted officials and
slansered justice.
Resolved. that we pledge our earnest support
20 those carrying out the good work.
Resolved. that : copy Of the resolutions he
sent 10 Mrs. Francis J. Heney and one 10 The
San Francisco Call for publication to show the
world that re. as true Native Daughters OF the
Golden West, stand foremost FOR justice and
order.
LOUETT DEITZ. Past President.
ANNA ". SCHONFELD President
ANNA GERICHTEN. Secretary Pro Tenn.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
WRIGHT WANTSFREF
PHILIPPINE SUGAR
War Secretary Argues Against
Tariff on Cane Product
From Islands
At Tariff Hearing, Trust Is
Charged With Unfair
Methods

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-The alle-
cation that the so called sugar trust
controls the price paid the grower and
the price charged the consumer. the
secretary of war, putting himself on
record as a champion of free entry
for Philippine sugar, and the general
stand pat attitude of the beet sugar
growers who appeared before the ways
and means committe of the house, were
the features of today's hearing on the
revision of the tariff as it would affect
sugar Secretary of War Wright and
General Clarence Edwards, chief OF the
insular bureau, were present.
1t was shortly after the afternoon
session was begun that Chairman
Payne asked Secretary Wright if he
cared to make any remarks. The for
mer governor of the islands said:
we are now having an investiga-
ton made in the Philippines regard
ing the cost of production in the
islands and other matters relating to
the question.
From what 1 have just heard, the
principal objection by the beet sugar
growers to the admission free of duty
of Philippine sugar lies in the danger
that markets will be inundated by the
Philippine article.
1T is not possible that the Philip
pine islands could supply the actual
increase in demand for sugar year By
year in the United States In that
case there is no reason why the islands
should affect the market until the beet
and cane sugar produced within the
tariff wall increases ], 100000 tons. Be
fore the beet sugar industry is in the
slightest danger it must increase from
100000 tons annually to 100000 tons
and from annual reports it would take
so years to do this
Toex ind "a tod hE IA
possible action of the committee with
regard to the sugar schedule would be
to recommend that a certain amount
of the sugar be admitted free Of duty
each year.
The beet sugar people say that the
American sugar refining company has
no interest in their factories" said
Secretary Wright referring to the so
called trust; yet three years ago
they said a trustee. understood to rep
resent the American sugar refining
company owned 81 per cent of the
stock of all the beet sugar factories.
That may be the reason why the beet
sugar industry in this country has not
grown rather than the importation of
Cuban sugar"
Colonel d. D. Colcock. on behalf of
the Louisiana cane sugar growers. said
that the methods by which the trust"
names the price which it would pay the
grower were unfair and "damnable.' .
Henry T. Oxnard. F. r. Halfway. c. n.
Smith f. T. Scholes. D. w. Mccormick
and W H. Baird. representing the beet
sugar manufacturers of the west. asked
that the present tariff be maintained.
or if changed. that it be increased.
The Cuban sugar growers mot only
prophesy but threaten revolution in
Cuba which would result in the an
nexation OF Cuba and ultimate free
trade if the request for reduction is
not granted"
The hearing will be continued tomor-
row, when the Independent refners
are expected to argue for reduction
in the tariff on raw sugar
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
PRESBYTERIANS DO NOT
FOLLOW THE LUTHERANS

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-An effort to
pass a resolution indorsing the position
taken by the Lutheran synodical con-
ference in regard TO President Roose-
velt's statement that any refusal to
vote for a candidate for high office be-
cause of his membership in the Roman
Catholic church would be 'unwarrant
ed bigotry," on which the Lutheran
church took issue with the president
was defeated at~the Presbyterian min
listers association today after an eX-
citing session of discussion
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-No COM
ment was made today at the White
House on the letter to the president
from the New York synodical confer
ence OF the Evangelical Lutheran
church of America asking him 10 re-
cant his denuncia ton as .-unwarranted
bigOtry' of any refusal TO vote for
candidate for high office because Of
membership in the Roman Catholic
church.
1t was intimated that the president
would have nothing TO say in regard
to the letter.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
GRAFTERS FLAYED BY
MINISTER, AND HIRED
PRESS is DENOUNCED

SAN MATEO. Nov 1s.--Rey C. A..
Richardson, pastor of the Palo Alto
church, in a sermon he delivered here
reflected the sentiment of all who are
opposed TO the dastardly tactics to
which the San Francisco grafters have
resorted.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson in part said:
The shot that was fired at Francis
J. Heney was not a shot against a man
lone; it was against honesty and de-
cency. Does anyone believe that
Schmitz and Ruef were not guilty of
bribery? They quarreled because the
money was not in large enough sums
"A. Mutt is an effrontery to the self
respect of the city and the state The
papers which have supported graft and
resisted the graft prosecutions ought to
be excluded from every decent@home.
Support Heney and his men, Send
the boodlers and bribjng politicians
Ruel ct al. where they belong-to san
Quentin"
News agents throughout this section
of the country have felt the peoples
displeasure. and they are receiving or
ders to stop the serving of these pa
pers which have been supporting the
grafterS.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
PROMINENT MINISTER'S
OF EAST OAKLAND
SCORE VENAL PRESS

OAKLAND, Nov. 16.-Citizens Of East
Oakland and members OF the Twenty
third avenue Baptist church went on
record tonight as being opposed to the
agencies which have made it possible
for venal newspapers TO thrive and so
misrepresent the work that has been
done by the men behind the graft
prosecution in San Francisco Several
Of the prominent ministers of this city
addressed the meeting, among them be-
ing Rev H J Nosburgh. Rev Walter
F. Tanner. Rev. j. +. Wright of the
Twenty fourth avenue Methodist
church. DR. Orlando E. Hart of the Cen
tennial Presbyterian church and Rev
Edwin s. Sucker. pastor Of the Twen-
ty-third avenue Baptist church.
without exception the speakers de-
nounced in the most bitter terms the
Examiner. Chronicle. Globe and the
Oakland Tribune. Rev. Nosburgh going
Mr.. Wright for advising him to sub
scribe for the Chronicle about one year
ago Rev Mr.. Tanner called particular
attention to the changed attitude that
has been noticeable with the prograft
organs. and lamented the fact that
none Of these publications had COM
mented editorially on the monster mass
meetings that had been held through
out Alameda county since the Outra ge
was /. committed in Judge Lawlor's
court last Friday.
Rev. Mr.. Wright said that If the peo-
pie who had so Loyalty rallied TO the
cause Of California since the attempted
murder Of Francis J. Heney last week
did not keep up their enthusiasm it
would be only a matter OF short time
until the prograft organs would again
be trying the men who were in the
thickest Of the battle a ainst the
vested interests instead of the men ac-
cused OF the crjmaa-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
BOYS ARE LOST ON
BAY IN Dense FOG
Youngsters Embark in Skiff and
at Midnight Fail to
Return
Anxious Parents Notify Police at
HarbOr Station, Fearing a
Bay Tragedy

What may prove to be another trag-
edy of san Francisco bay became
known to the police last midnight when
W. Langridge of 1892 Greenwich street
and Stephen Balk of 1863 Vallejo re-
ported at the Harbor police station that
four boys who had embarked on
scow at o'clock yesterday afternoon
had not returned home. The missing
Youths are George Langridge, 10
years old, and Joseph Baik. 10 years
old, sons of respective informants. and
Buck Costello. II years old. and Charles
Young, aged 10.
1t appears that the boys took fiat
bottomed skiff from the Dolphin boat
club, and proceeded for row on the
bay. When they failed to return their
anxious parents, believing them
drowned, appealed TO the police for
help. The youth of the lads, coupled
with the dense fog that covered the pay
last night, leads to the belief that the
boys have either drifted beyond the
heads or have been capsized.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
ENGINEER BADLY HURT
BY RUNAWAY TEAM

A runaway scavenger's wagon caused
serious damage yesterday afternoon
when it colnded with an outbound
Eighth and Mission street car and
crushed John y. Walter. a passenger.
so severely that five of Walters ribs
were broken and his skull was frac-
tured. Before the wild team reached
the car Policeman w. II. Sherrett made
a daring and plucky effort to stop the
runaway. He grabbed the brides of
the horses and was dragged block
and a half only TO be shaken off He
was painfully bruised.
Walter is an engineer in the employ
of the Santa Fe company and living at
35O7 Twentieth street. He was riding
on the step of outbound car No. 1925.
The runaway team came down Eighth
street and struck the caE~iust before it
turned into Mission. Walter was taken
to the central emergency hospital.
where his injuries were treated
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
MISSION PLEDGES ITS
SUPPORT TO THE MEN
PROSECUTING GRAFTERS

Resolutions commencing the work of
those who have been instrumental in
assisting the graft prosecution and de-
ploring tfe cowardly attempt made to
assassinate Francis J. Heney were
adopted at the meeting OF the Mission
promotion association last night. The
resolutions read as follows:
Whereas on July ]. 1907. the Mission
promotion association took first public
notice OF and passed resolutions COM
mandatory OF the public work begun
by AR Rudolph Spreckels. Mr.. William
II. LanEdoD, Mr. Francis J. Heney and
Mr.. William J. Burns for the prosecu-
tion OF the corrupt public officials and
bribe giNerS. and
Whereas. the Mission promotion asso-
citation has at all times supported these
gentlemen and the courts in their ardu-
GUS duties for the punishment of crime;
and
Whereas. the recent attempted as
sassination OF Mr. Francis ]. Heney
while in the performance of his pub
lie duty, and in a court of law. has
shocked and grieNed the entire COM
munitv. now. therefore. he it
Resolved, by the Mission promotion
association in meeting assembled,
southern end of this city and county.
that we deeply deplore the attempted
assassination Of San Francisco's gal
liant prosecutor, Francis J. Heney, and
recovery; do extend to him and his
wife our. heartfelt sympathy in this,
their hour Of suffering. brought upon
him while in the performance of public
duty. and do hereby again pledge our
unanimous and answering support of
and confidence in Mr.. Spreckels. Mr..
Langdon. Mr.. Heney and Mr.. Burns in
their efforts TO maintain law and order
and mete justice out to every offender.
Resolved further. that the Mission
promotion association do extend to Mat
thew / Sullivan. Hiram w. Johnson and
J. J. DWyer, three of San Francisco S
most eminent legal leaders. who have
risen TO the occasion and offered their
services gratuitously to the district at
tornev. showing thereby their public
spirit their love for the fair name of
san Francisco and their determination
10 see law and order maintained and
the guilty offenders punished. its graft
tude and appreciation for the unself-
ish and high spirited citizenship mani
tested by them. and congratulate the
city and county Of San Francisco on
having in her hour OF need the services
Of three such able, honest. fearless and
loyal public spirited citizens; and
Resolved further. that the Mission
promotion association rejoices in the
fact. that Matthew l. Sullivan is one of
our most honOred and respected mem
bers and a man WHOM we know 10 be,
in every sense of the word, Of and for
the people of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
UNIVERSITY OF THE
PACIFIC CONDEMNS
DELAY OF JUSTICE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TIE CALI.

SAN JOSE. Gov 16.-The following
resolutions were adopted Al a meeting
of the faculty and students OF the Uni
versIty or the Pacific tonight.
whereas. an attempt was made on
the life of our distinguished fellow
cfrfzen. Assistant District Attorney
Francis J. Heney while disoharging
the duties Of his Office in endeavOring
10 bring to justice those who have
brought reproach upon our state: and
Whereas in the providence Of God
tile life Of Mr. Heney has been spared.
Resolved. that we. the president. the
faculty and the student body OF the
University OF the Pacific. extend 10 Mr.
HeneV and his family our sympathy in
this trying hour and that we express
our Joy At the report Of his undoubt-
I'd recovery from the effect of the
wound which was intended 10 end his
life and
Resolved. that we reafirm our hearty
support Of the noble work in which he
and his associates are engaged. and
Resolved. that we condemn the atti-
rude of All those who IN any way have
Kindred the work Of the prosecution
and DELAYED justice. and be II further
Resolved. that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes Of the faculty
and upon the minutes Of the student
' ody and that copy be sent 10 Mr..
Iiency and 70 the press
WILLIAM W. GUTH- President.
Committee from the faculty :. X.
cook, j. culver HartzeH. T. g FRANK
Committee from the student body:
Douglas Clark. Evelyn Atkinson, r ".
Kelly
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
SAN BENITO COUNTY
IMPROVEMENT CLUB
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS

HOLLISTER. Nov. 16.-The follow
ing resolutions were adopted today at
a mass meeting of the citizens of HoI-
lister under the auspices of the san
Benito county Improvement club of
which c. J. Cox is president and F. W
Tiffany secretary:
We the citizens Of Holister. Cal. uader the
auspices Of the San Benito Comfy Improvement
club in mass meeting assembled. unanimously
adopt the following resolutions:
Resolved. that regard with horror the at
tempted murder OF Francis J. Heney of San
Francisco, prosecuting officer in the fulfllment
OF his duty al the bar Of justice.
That we unequivocally condemn the two at
tempts 10 dynamite James L. Gallagher. the
very important witness for the prosecution
That further condemn the dastardly at
tempt to kidnap Fremont older and remove him
from the limits of the city and county Of San
That we condemn. without reservation. the
many other desperate measures to crush out
the prosecution of the well known notorious
people under Indictment
That we deplore the fact that various publi-
cations are by every means, and with all their
power and influence. trying to block said prose-
euton; and be II further
Resolved that it is the sense of this meeting
that We indorse and favor the vigorous prosecu-
tion OF every one indicted in San Francisco, and
that we denounce. as a menace to the state the
purchased papers that impeding such prose
cution. and commend those journals that are
fearlessly supporting law and order and giving
all honorable assistance TO the punishment OF the
guilty; and. be 1t further
Resolved, that we commend in the highest
praise the action OF Hiram Johnson. Matt. l.
Sullivan. J. J. Dwyer. Charles s. Wheeler and
Frank Britain. IN coming to the front and
offering TO sacrifice their own interests and take
up the work Of the great and noble Francis j.
Heney; be it
Resolved further. that we feel that it is time
that every coed citizen should lend his influence
his moral and IL necessary his financial support
10 the suppression of lawlessness in San Fran
cisco. and to the punishment of all classes OF
offenders, whether rich poor.
Resolved. that we extend to Francis J. Heney.
his wife and loved ones, our sympathy and en-.
coUrag cement. and hope for his speedy and com
plete recovery.
r. p. LATHROP,
]. o. DAVIS
Committee on Resolutions
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
MAY YOHE is HERE ON
HER WAY To THE ORIENT
Actress Travels Incognito and
Declines to Discuss Her
Affairs

May Yohe, the one time favorite of
the London music halls, who won fame
and many diamonds as the wife of Lord
Francis Hope and additional notoriety
as the wife of Captain Bradley Put
nam Strong. arrived in this city yes
terday from Vancouver and registered
at the Hotel Berlin as Mrs. NJ BacheI-
Tor of New York The erstwhile favor
ite of Paris, London and Berlin is not
to delight with her songs about AIRY
the audiences of the -ten-twent- -thirt'
houses, but intends to sail for the
orient today.
Frayed and forty, the former fascin-
ator of men was in no humor TO be in
terviewed last night And all because
time and unkind fate had added so
much to the avoirdupois of the dainty
dancer that tight shoe had forced her
to take to her couch.
No. really. / could not think of be
ing interviewed this evening. / have
been wearing tight shoe all day and
ii has terribly faugued me-"
That's all that May Yohe had to say
last night.
She is still. of course. Mrs. Bradley
Putnam Strong. although ii has been
rumored that she has filed papers for
separation from the gallant captain in
Portland, where she has maintained a
residence for some months. A new
angel is limited at who is said to be
the scion of noble English family
and lives in Vancouver.
Last January May Yohe. while ap-
pearing a a ten twent- thirt" house in
this city. was much in the company of
a man named James Fell. who Travelled
with her from British Columbia He
purchased $4,000 worth of diamonds
for her and it was later learned that
he was a relative of Lord ReVeIstoke.
second baron of the house of Revel-
stoke and director in the Bank of
England.
May Yohe declined TO discuss her
matrimonial prospects last night She
spent the evening at an OFarrell street
restaurant and later went to the thea
ter.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
CARROLL COOK TRIES
TO DELAY THE TRIAL
OF FRANK j. MURPHY

A disposition 10 oppose obstacles 10
the carrying out of the district attor-
neys desire to try Frank j. Murphy
on a charge of jury fixing at an early
date was evinced by Judge Carroll
Cook yesterday. He refused to grant
the application of Robert Ferran, at
torney for l. ". Chang, charged with
the murder of Durham White stevens
for a continuance of the trlal OF the
case. FerralI's application being based
upon the fact that he is attorney Ior
Murphy in Judge Muraskys court ana
that Murphy is TO be tried TINS Week
Ferrall said he understood the district
attorney would not object TO con-
tinuance of the murder case, Langdon
desire being to have the Murphy trlal
disposed Of quickly.
But il is the court to whose ediscre-
ton your motion is addressed" said
Carroll Cook, and the fact that the
district attorney is willing that this
case should be continued will not in
fiuence this court if ii believes the
trial of Chang should go on"
Cook went on TO say he was not
going to do what the district attorney
wanted if it did not appeal TO his dis
cretion to do so. The Chang case had
been at issue a long time, he said, even
before the Murphy case was heard Of
and he believed it should be tried now
Assistant District Attorney Hanley
explained that the position of thes dis
trict attorney was that he was ready
TO proceed with the trial of both
cases. but that if for FerralPs con-
venience one would have to be post
pOned 1t must not be the Murphy case
Samuel Knight. special prosecutor
against Chang, strenuously objected to
a continuance. Judge Cook finally put
the matter over TO today, so that he
could confer with Judge Murasky.
The opening of the trial of Frank J.
Murphy viii be delayed one day. owing
TO the state Of Judge Murasky's calen-
dar. Today had been set as the date
OF trial A damage case now being
heard Will, however. occupy the whole
day, and the judge therefore an
nounced yesterday that when the Muir
ply case is called this morning he Will
order continuance to Wednesday at
10 a. IN.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
SAILOR Is IN COURT
ON CHARGE OF MURDER

John f Gardner. charged with mur-
dering Joseph COrdosa. a negro, while
on the whaler Bowhead in the Arctic.
August so. was identified yesterday he
fore United States Commissioner Hea-
cock. His preliminary hearing was ser
for Friday. District Judge de Haven
ordered six sailor witnesses OF the
crime in charge of the United States
marshal to be detained with the de-
fendant until after the trial Gardner
who is a kentuckian. was making his
first voyage He claims that Cordosa
knocked him down and when he got m
he struck the negro over the head with
a scantling. fracturing his skull.