The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Official Organ of Indicted "High-
er Ups" Finds Depravity Is
Not Profitable
fragrant Alliance With Crini-
nality Makes Calkins News
paper Enterprise a Failure
Even Corrupt Corporations Fail
to Make Good Their Pledges
of Support

Alter a precarious existence OF
three months, the San Francisco
Evening Globe, official organ of the
indicted higher ups" and the citizens
alliance, published in the name of the
Calkins syndicate, passed its payroll
yesterday afternoon, thus giving veri-
hcation to the rumors of financial diff
hculty which have been current for
several weeks. Many employees, still
allured by the promise of high sal
aries, fingered about the Office until
late in the evening. Willard P. Cal
kins, in whose name the paper is
printed, denied last night that yester-
day was the regular payday and de-
clared that he expected to continue
publication.
LACKED PUBLIC SUPPORT
Those familiar with the internal af-
fairs of the Calkins concern express
the belief. however. that the apologist
of the indicted public service mag
mates has about reached the end of his
newspaper existence. They point out
that the Globe has never received any
| degree of public support; that it's no
torious origin, combined with its flag
rant alliance with criminality, made it
inherently an impossibility as news
paper enterprise. When 1t was
launced it had promises of strong sup
port from the corrupt corporations, but
even these concerns, for which 1t went
to any depth of depravity failed to
make good on their pledges.
CALHOUN NEGLECTs TO PAY
Patrick Calhoun, it is generally un-
derstood. had agreed to advance the
1 sum of 100000 to aid the paper. 1t is
1 stated that he has paid in $4,000, but
has neglected or declined to do more.
Some weeks ago the first signs of the
approaching difficulties were apparent
in a general scheme of retrenchment
which was introduced by the manage
ment. The salaries of almost all the
employees were deeply cut. In some
cases the reduction was SO per cent and
! in other instances 10 per cent The
salary of the managing editor, it is
| stated, was cut in half. The paper was
cut from 16 to 10 pages. The Saturday
! supplement was abbreviated and other
! measures adopted to economize.
OTHER PAPERS INVOLVED
These economies, however, were OF
small practical advantage. They
spread dissension which permeated al
the Calkins publications. The Sacra-
mento Union, a Calkins enterprise, Is
said to have become involved with the
D. o. Mills bank, The Fresno Herald
also a Calkins venture, has been hare
pressed by its financial agent.
/ With their smaller papers unable tC
take care of themselves, the Calkins
people. even with their heavy fnancia
backing, found public opinion SO strong.
ly arrayed against them that the am.
bilious enterprise in San Francisco
could not progress. After the frs
few weeks of publication, the paper
hoisted the pirate flag and lost the
! small semblance of decency to which
IT had at its birth pretended.
| Flaunting its shame, the sheet es
seyed one final attempt to make head
| way against the swelling tide of ad
verse public opinion, but it is ap
parently on the eve of the fate tha
has come to all similar undertakings
the fate that was predicted for it OF
the day of its birth, unrepented and un.
| lamented demise There was alway
the taint of Southern Pacific money
United Railroads money and Citizens
alliance money on the Globe and al
the other Calkins publications.