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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
CLUB INDORSfS
TWO INCUMBENTS
West of Castro Citizens COM
mend Supervisors Connolly
and Murphy

At its meeting last night the West OF
Castro Street Improvement club adopt
ed resolutions indorsing the members
of the present board of supervisors who
are standing for reelection. In a sepa-
rate set of resolutions Supervisors Con-
molly and Murphy were specially COM
mended. The resolutions follow:
Whereas. in the coming acquisition and in
auguration Of an adequate and wholesome water
supply, together with the beginning of the con
struetion of municipal street railway system
and with necessarily enormous bond issue we
nrmly and sincerely believe that never in her
history has San Francisco stood much in
need Of officials of sterling integrity, ability
and experience she does at this time: and
whereas. We as good citizens have closely
scrutinized the conduct of our present officials,
bo>rd OF supervisors; and whereas we have
found the board of supervisors have shown in
ncauons of capable. conscientious and public
spirited officials and whereas. We believe II
TO be the duty of all good citizens TO make
servants; now therefore be IL
Resolved by this organization that we do
most sincerely indorse the members of the
present board of supervisors now before the
pubic for reelection and we do earnestly ap-
party ties to set the seal OF appreciation upon
this body OF honest municipal Legislators. who
have been weighed in the balance and not found
of integrity that the public sends greeting,
We'll done. good and faithful servants"
Whereas. the moral support and good will Of
all good citizens is due TO honest. conscientious
and capable officials: and whereas, certain
vicious and demoraliziDg elements have inaug-
urated a crusade against men of integrity be
Of the performance of their sacred duty
in the suppression of gambling devices that
were rapidly debauchinG the young and limo
cent of our city, and whereas, it should be
known to ALL and to heads Of families particu-
larly, that Supervisor George A. Connolly, the
worthy chairman of the police committee, is
now the victim of vendetta because OF his
successful efforts In closing that most demor-
alizing form of gambling known nickel in
the slot machines therefore be 1t
Resolved, that We extend our sympathy and
support to Supervisor George A. Connolly and
we call upon all good citizens who have the
welfare OF this community at heart TO stand
by him and thereby make manifest TO all that
when good men and true aroused that crime
and criminals must hunt their holes.
And whereas Daniel c. Murphy, official OF
high character and great public spirit has been
virulently attacked by the minions and hirelngs
of corrupt and debauching corporations; and
whereas, we sincerely believe that Supervisor
Daniel c. Murphy is entitled to the
highest gratitude of all honest citizens who
believe in the square deal; now therefore be it
Resolved that recommend Supervisor
Daniel c. Murphy to the entire support of all
citizens, irrespective of party affiliations.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
IFICKERT SUED ON
| CHARGEOF SANDER
Editor Demands $4,000 DAM
ages for Alleged False State
ments in Speech

A suit claiming $4,000 damages for
slander was begun yesterday against
Charles NJ Fickert, candidate for dis
trict attorney, by William ID. WassOn.
editor of the Daily News.
This statement is false and defam-
atory, Wasson atserts, and has injured
him in his reputation. The complaint
comprises two counts, each based upon
an extract from a public speech by
Fickert. On October "a in the building
trades temple Fickert is alleged to
have said:
Mr.. Wasson of the Daily News ap-
preached me and told me that if L
would turn the complete control Of one
or two cases over to Heney / would
have the support OF the Daily News
called his attention to the section OF
the penal code in which such prom
Use is made felony. and he said that
no one would know anything about it.
declined. and since then the Daily
News has been attacking me-"
The other alleged slanderous state
ment. made in a speech at the Rich
mond hall. Fourth and Clement streets.
on October 25, was as follows.
Il could have been doomed by these
so called good government people IL I
had been willing TO be purchased Fre-
mont Older. Hiram Johnson. the editor
of the Daily News and men from the
district attorneys Office came TO me
and offered me their support if would
promise TO appoint Francis J. Heney to
have complete control of the district
attorneys Office. / refused. 1t Is a
penal offense to make such a promise.
HiIlyer. Stringham & O'Brien are
the attorneys for Wasson.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
.FICKERT ACCUSED
OF CAMPAIG LIE
r. E. Baines Explains Question
He Would Have Asked at
Novelty Theater

Charging Charles NJ. Fickert with ut
tering deliberate campaign lie and
offering 10 pay 500 into Fickert's
campaign fund If the latter can prove
the truth of one of his own platform
statements, r. E. Baines, the Mission
merchant who was hooted down at
Fickert's Novelty theater meeting when
he attempted to ask a question on
Wednesday night. issued a statement
yesterday explaining in detail the query
he wished to address TO the candidate
for district attorney.
Baines prefaced his statement with
the explanation that, as a republican
and recently a delegate to the repub-
lican convention from the thirtythird
district, he believed that he had the
right to ask any pertinent question of
any republican candidate in an open
meeting. and that he acted only upon
this belief when he addressed Fickert
during a lull in the latter's speech. In
return, he says. he was hooted down
and was then attacked by Fickert, who
referred to him. among other things, as
a denizeH of the under world.
Baines explains that the question he
had intended to put was based upon
one Of Fickert's speeches, in which the
latter was reported by the Post as hav-
ing stated that about a year ago the
people Of the city were called upon to
subscribe to Francis j. Heneys sup
port. and that the files of the Bulletin
would bear him out in the statement
that the women and children of San
Francisco did subscribe to his support.
Baine's statement continues:
AT the time Mr.. Heney was recover
ing from the wound inflicted upon him
by Morris Haas 1 sent letter to the
be applied to fund for Mr.. Heney. The
caption, Voluntarily Starts Fund for
Heney,' but made no mention Of this
or any other fund in any subsequent
issue, nor did it solicit or request
none for Mr.. Heney in any shape,
manner or form.
Mr. Heney himself returned my
check. expressing his appreciation, but
stating that he could not accept money
under such conditions for doing pub
lie work. l still have the latter. and
Mr.. Fickert may have it at any time he
desires.
so Mr.. Fickert deliberately lies
when he says the Bulletin solicited
money. or that Mr.. Heney accepted
money for his support from women and
children, or that the Bulletin files will
bear out such statement. They are
open to Mr. Fickert. and I will pay into
his campaig ign fund 800 il he can pro-
duce one scrap of proof from the Bull
lettin files showing that the Bulletin
solicited money for Mr.. Heney's sup
mort
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
CHALLENGE LIST REACHES
TOTAL OF 1900 NAMES
Returned Sample Ballots Indi-
cate Usual Biennial Changes

More than $4,000 names of registered
voters win be on the challenge list be-
ing prepared by Registrar Zemanslxy
from the return of sample ballots sent
to the addresses of voters whose names
appear on the official register Approx
imately this number of sample ballots
have been returned from addresses
where voters could not be found, and
the challenge roll is now being pre-
pared by districts and precincts for use
al the polls next Tuesday.
This list. representing removals and
changes Of addresses, includes changes
of two years, as the registration now
dates back to January, 1908. 1t is
slightly larger than usual, but that is
accounted for by the fact that the rapid
rebuilding of the city has brought about
more removals than under ordinary cir
cumstances. The list, of course, does
not include those who have changed
their registration addresses after
changing residence from one voting
precinct to another. and possibly one
per cent of the total number have
moved only within the boundaries of the
same voting precinct from which they
originally registered, and so are still
entitled 70 vote.
The total challenge list prepared by
the registrar probably will contain in
the neighborhood of 1900 names, as
to the 5000 taken from returned sam
pie ballots must be added the special
lists procured from lodging houses and
through other channels. Subtracting
this number from the total registration
leaves approximately $4,000 names of
voters eligible to participate in the
coming election
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
Political Notes

The Good Government league has announced an
;nSenendent republican meeting tonight IN the
Ser fbeater in Mission street near Twenty
.bf~d Francis j. Heney. DR.. T. B. W Leland.
Hirsm W johnson and Z. H. Bentley VIII be
among the speakers
arl,. John J. GreIf club met Tuesday night IN
~eu- Ere hail at Market and Church streets.
f-oloneI James F. Powers presided. George Lee.
,sfrick Donovan. Oscar Tolle. James o Brien.
lIerular Shuitz Timothy Fitzpatrick. Oscar Holt
man James Quinn and George Reed we're ap-
--.5-sod = committee to make a for
s-eif Thomas Msber. ". II. Chapman. n. c.
coghIan and John ]. Greif made speeches
qhe German American political alliance. which
s-6orsed Dr. T. p. ". Leland for mayor. has
nothing 70 do with the German American league.
se~ordf7C 70 Jacob ]. Mahr. who says IL Is an
oresnizstio of few men who have banded
themselves together to support Leland.
iojnt meeting Of the Dr. William J. Walsh
,-rjlexc mems club and the DR.. William J.
welsh booster club was held "Wednesday night
III the headquarters ~ the union lshor party
nosnfnee Tor coroner in the Murhead building
Sneecbee we're made by John p. DorsD. John T.
Nsl,or6sn and r. ". Meherin of the college
mems club snd By Joseph Kelly. William ~
- Hugh o Neil and C. Condor Of the booster
club The executive committee Of the latter
.irb Includes Joseph keilv- =. J. Corrigan
n D. Lee Hugh 0'Seil. John r Gafney. c.
f-onSon r O-Couneii. " Lewis r. H Dunn
Joseph Burke W 4 Anderson David Doblemsn
Michael Hynes. Mathew smith, I'd Barry. John
@m anf Ford Pousrs
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
REFUSES TO DISCUSS
TRUST FUND CHARGES
Mccarthy Says Bell Is Sensa-
ton Hunter Without Honor

P. II. Mccarthy made personal abuse
of his opponent DIR. T. B. w. Leland
and Theodore A. Bell the burden of his
speech at the MONDAY meeting yester-
day at the Mail dock, Second and King
streets.
The opposition is resorting to sub
terfuge. lying and almost blasphemy in
its efforts to SOW dissension and wreck
the organization of the people, said
Mccarthy. They are striving vainly
to befog the issue AS the last days
of the campaign approach, they add
personal abuse to treachery and in
hopes of reducing my strength have
gone to the interior and imported men
with no sense of honor to come here
and bear false testimony against me-
"One OF these indescribables halls
from Napa," said Mccarthy in referring
to Bell. He has been going about
accompanied by choice pair of in
formers looking for something sensa-
tional. He has the assistance of a
worthy sergeant of police. They claim
to have discovered that 1 did at one
time endeavor to have myself kidnaped
The man from the city of the insane
has listened to the song of the man who
Informed him that had been very gem
enous to myself in the dispensation of
the funds of the building and trades
council. This charge / will not discuss
I will submit it to the building trades
council for a hearing
Mccarthy again told of the alleged
scheme to place his banners on the jap
anese houses and then secure photo
graphs for campaign uses. He denied
that the corporations were financing
his campaign.
The man from the city of the in
sane" continued Mccarthy. has said
that Doctor Leland's record will elect
him while my record will defeat me-
want to say that If / had such a
record as the candidate of the good
government party for mayor l would
hide my head in shame and could not
be found like him, brazenly exhibiting
myself and endeavoring to hide my
misdeeds under the calumny he spreads
against men whose shoes he is not
worthy to wipe. 1t can not be said of
me that I sent an innocent man to
prison for so years never prosti-
tuted my office to the corporations by
instructing a coroner's jury to bring
in a verdict contrary to facts in order
to influence the verdict in a suit for
DANA ges."
r. j. Loughery, C. A. Nelson, j. A.
Kelly, T. L. O'Neil, p j. Noone, J. +.
Enos and Charles NJ. F'ickert also
spoke
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
DENOUNCES FICKERT AS
CORPORATION CANDIDATE
Heney Addresses Workingmen
at Fifth and Bryant Streets

Francis J. Heney addressed an at
tenffve audience Of $50 labOring men
at a MONDAY meeting yesterday at
Fifth and Bryant streets, and was
given an enthusiastic reception. He
discussed the general principles and
issues OF the campaign for the district
sttorneyship. Illustrating his declara-
lions with references TO the history Of
the graft prosecution
fIeney denounced Charles NJ. Fiekert
As the candidate OF the corporations
and answered many of the attacks
made upon him by Fickert He as
serted that the campaign literature be-
ing circulated in Fickerts behalf was
raid for with United Railroads money
and that lies were being freely circu-
lated In order 10 secure Fickert's cleo
tion.
IIeney said that his own campaign
was based on the simple proposition Of
absolute equality before the law for
rich and poor, and for the punishment
Of every criminal without respect to
his standing socially or financially.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
STUDENTS VOLUNTEER
TO HELP PROSECUTOR
University Men Hold Enthusi-
astic Heney Rally

John H Riordan addressed $50 stu
dents of the University of California in
North hall on the university campus at
Berkeley at IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing in behalf of the candidacy of Fran
els j. Heney for district attorney.
He took up the general issues in
volved in the district attorneyship fight
and discussed them briefly. calling upon
the students, as young men who have
received from the state the privilege of
a high education, to perform their duty
as good citizens by urging the election
of clean officials for the states metrop-
oils.
The student meeting was enthusias-
tic, and an organization was formed for
the purpose of sending large number
of students to this city next Tuesday
to watch the polls during the day and
the counting of votes in the evening.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
John T. Dare for Police Judge

1OHN T. DARE, republican nomi-
I'll inee for police judge, has grown
grey in the service of the republican
party in California and in the honorable
service of the public both at home and
abroad. A lawyer of ability and jurist
of discretion he was chosen as territor-
ial general for the Hawaiian islands and
filled the post with honor and distinc-
ton Dare was the virtually unanimous
choice of the municipal leagle OF inde-
pendent republican clubs for nomination
to the police bench. The handsome vote
he received at the primary election
bespoke the esteem in which he was
held by the republicans OF San Fran
cisco and the faith of those voters who
recognize no party lines was shown
when he was made the first choice of
the good government league for its
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
BOTTLERS REPUDIATE
ALLEGED ENDORSEMENT

public letter, signed by Louis r.
Levy. secretary, was issued yesterday
by the San Francisco beer bottlers'
board of trade, announcing the deter
rnination of that body to indorse no
candidates for Office at the coming cleo
tion The organization comprises all
the beer bottIers in the city, but, ac-
cording to the letter just issued, was
formed for the betterment of the in
dustry involved and not for political
purposes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
COLORED MEMS LEAGUE
PICKS PARTIAL TICKET
Passes District Attorney and
Seven SupervisoriaI Places

DR.. 7. B. W. Leland was indorsed for
mayor at a meeting of the Colored
Mems nonpartisan league Tuesday
Lombard street. Neither candidate for
district attorney received the leagues
Endorsement, but it was accorded the
following candidates for other Offices
For sheriff, Fred Eggers; tax collector,
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
Many Converts; Makes Many Speeches
Heney Connolly
Fred Eggers for Sheriff

ERED EGGERS. republican candi-
date for sheriff, won his nomina-
ton in free field by decisive
plurality of the republican votes cast at
San Francisco's first direct primary cleo
ton. He defeated field of able, repre-
sentative republicans. He made clean
fight for the nomination and is making
a clean fight for his election, which his
supporters confidently assert he will win
by handsome plurality Eggers has
been in active business in San Francisco
for nearly quarter of a century. He
is prominently and actively identified
with several representative German
American societies, and the confidence
of his associates in those societies was
demonstrated by the manner in which
they supported him at the primary cleo
ton Eggers stands on his record as a
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
LELAND REPUBLICANS TO
HOLD RALLY IN MISSION

A rally conducted by republicans in
behalf of DR.. T. B. W. Leland, demo-
cratic candidate for mayor, and Francis
J. Heney for district attorney, will be
held tonight in the Star theater. form
erly the Globe theater. in Mission
street near Twenty-third- The Star
theater seats nearly 5000 persons and
preparations are being made to care
for a big crowd. The speakers will in
clude Doctor Leland, Francis J. Heney,
Hiram W. Johnson, Charles H. Bentley
and Max Kuhl.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29

David Bush; recorder. A G. Boggs;
county clerk, John ]. Greif; public ad-
ministrator, NJ. j. Hynes; coroner.
Frank T. Fitzgibbon; police judges, Z.
p. Shortall and John T. Dare; city at
torney, Percy V. Long; supervisors. Ed
gar Briggs, I. /. Fitzpatrick, E. L.
Cutten, George James, Matt Harris
Sr., j. E. Hayden, Paul Bancroft,
Thomas S. williams, Oscar Hooks, Dan
iel C. Murphy and Charles A. Murdock.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29

The Kansas Oklahoma oil field took
the lead for production in 1907, pushing
California back TO second place. Illi-
nois, formerly ninth in the list of
states, attained third place for the first
time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29

Remember that former Superior
Judge Robert F'erral is candidate for
Police Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29

guaranty the honest efficient he promise
give the people of San Francisco as sheriff.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29

Endorsement subsequent the election Judge Dare mas
promised the police bench with the dibny its importance
of justice and to keep abo-
uy the of push politics and that pull which
has the police public stencil
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
May Conquer Pneumonia

An important achievement in the
progress of medical science was marked
ny the simultaneous announcement "A
few days ago by Tufts ana uarvar,ls
medical school i'll Boston regarding the
success OF New serum treatment i'll cases
oi pneumonia. The schools nave been
W.! King Un the problem alpIs tlis,5,.,I;,
lines.
In the Tufts cxperim.i., olly two
ont OF ~ ordinary cases tr.I.tl in the
uew way We're lost and only six ont of
~ acute cases. At Harvard five out of
III mixed case were lost.
The Tufts school has forwarded a cir
cular to every physician in the state
Offering to supply til. pcnumOnia vac
cine for further tests free pf cost. asking
IN each case a report of the result
secured. Within year the standing
OF the treatment will I've positively
known.
The Tufts sch 'ol, which appears to
he the more successful of the two in
this matter. has been carving ON ex.
perlmcnts with bacteria vaccineS for
three years and has added considerable
To our knowledge Of the WAY III which
poisoning bacteria may he prepared 81
that it will fall easy victims to the gool
germs in the blood, which stands ready
tn defend the human organism wheI
they get half a chance.
This is the method pursued by tn,
school i'll attacking pneumonia. The
germs Of the disease are weakened b,
poison prepared from their own bod
les. and then the devouring white cor
puscles of the blood do the rest There
are two additional ways of attacking
bacterial disease, one being to increas;
the number and the activity of tn,
white corpuscles aud the other to intro
ducc a group of bacteria which are
hostile to the disease germs but not il
themselves dangerous to the human or
ganism.
Pneumonia is one of the most stub
born Of diseases. Its frequency an,
mortality has continued practically III
changed since it's cause became knowr
and even with the sanitary advance
which have reduced the terrors of ~
phoid tuberculosis.
1t claims a large proportion of il
victims when they are in the thirtie
and in full possession of health au
strength. 1t causes II per cent? of tn
deaths in this country.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
Good WoTl: |, LJvSd Work

If "a man doesn't l,ya his work, he
had better get sri' IIrg else to do.
But the trouble l. OLt such people
will hardly love any kind Of work.
The trouble i, In them. They lack
Intelligence. II they knew enough
to know good work, they would soon
learn tn love il. The manual train
Ing scheme has this in view-tu sur.
round the job man is doing with such
intelligence and taste as will make it
attractive To him.
The man whD i, in love with his
job gets more coutcutmsnt ont of life
than any other says Brandcr Mat
thcwS; and he gets a great part of his
contcntmcnt in doing his work right.
No man can love his work who shirks.
No man can bc contcnted who is dis.
honest about his work This is shirk-
ing or doing it negligently. So these
things always go tOgethcr-honcst work,
cuntcntmcnt and love of the job.-Ex.
change
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-12-31
A Curious Fly

New Zealand boasts of i fly that feeds
on spiders. -
This fly is black and wasplike and
like the wasp. lives ina nest of clay
built III crevice. preferably in the
upper folds of heavy window curtains.
This is one Of the great annoyances of
';ro tiuy nuuseKeeper IN New ZeaiurIti
Try a. she will, it is almost impossible
for her to keep these flies from setting
up their homes at the tops of her
curtains.
These nests Of clay are made up of a
series of separate cells. usually from
hve To eight i'll number. When the nest
Is built the fly goes after spiders.
1t has no trouble in conquering the
spinncrs of silky webs They succumh
more easily than do the American flies
which are 81 unfortunate Us to get
tangled in Il spiders weaving.
The fly carries the spiders II its
home and imprisons each one in u cell
Here the fly lays single egg. and
when the grub matches out it eats the
spider that has been provided for it
When its OJd is all gone the mother
fly goes out and catches another spider
and she keeps this mp until the younl
fly is old enough to catch spiders To-
itself.--Ncw York Telegram.