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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18

 locomotive hauling the Boz of the Canadian Pacific three miles out from the ee
 Scalding steam filled the engineer and hremen were C jump. The train, without hand at the throttle, dashe Windsor Street ststion. tn granite wall into the womer room, and then into the rotu the locomotive demolishing oI granite pillar. was brought t. still bv another.
 The four persons killed we IT, in the women's waiting roe are:
 Mrs. w. I. Nixon, Montreal, teen year old and nine year Q ter; Elsie VilHers, 12 years Montreal.
 A score of men were knocl when the train crashed thre the rotunda.
 An investigation of the eau accident by General Manager disclosed that the break In t" was on the fireman's side. Craig jumped at once and Ian snow drift. practically uninj ran down the track after u Half e mile from where he Craig found the engineer lyint scious by the rails. Ills skull ! fractured. Why, before jump engineer failed to bring his tri standstiil may never be kno' Cunningham, the engineer. has gained consciousness and is pected to live. The train crew idea there was anything wroi the train was nearing the static the conductor, noticing the e, speed at this point. applied brakes. They were not strong to hold the train with the loc pulling against them. but tn check the speed somewhat.
 The husband of Mrs. W. J. a train dispatcher of the c Paeiffc at Medicine Hat, Alb had secured leave uf absence to Montreal to get his family ( were all at the station to ST after six months separation.
 Nlxon's train arrived a sho after the accident. The mangl ies of his wife and children we on the platform when he stepp the train.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
JUDGE HOWE DEAD.

Member of the Supreme Court os
 LOuisfanu. New Orleans. March I7-Former Judge William Wirt Howe, of the Supreme Court. died at his home here day. a ed 76 years.
 aaf lowe was elected president of .' s're'i lean Bar Association in 1897
 wo years. He was a native of and came South with the r.t ny,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
Eliot i'm ChurIeaton.

Charleston. S. C.. March l7-Former President Eliot. of Harvard today visited the public schools here both white and negroes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
MILK CAUSES DEATH.

Two Children Dead and Two Are Dy-
 ing.
 Ghent O.. March 17-From drinking milk from a diseased COW. Mabel Bax- ter, aged Il. and her sister. Edith. aged 9. are dead. and Clare. aged s. and May, aged 6. brother and sister. are said to dying. Beecher Baxter and wife, the father and mother. are also In A critical condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
No CI,ntce ,, JII,noI.-

Springfield. IL. March lion the 46th joint ballot for the United States Senator today there was no cha1Qe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
FLOATING DRY DOCKS.

Two Provided For Tn Representative
 Mudd's Bill.
 Washington. D. C.. March 1.-Two steel floating dry docks of sufficient size to dock vessels of at least 10000 tons displacement, to be constructed by contract. under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy. are provided for In a bill recently introduced by Repre- sentative Mudd. of Maryland.
 The cost of the docks is not to ex- ceed $1.760.000 each. $500, ,000 of which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
". K. VenabLe Slain
 by Unkno,Un Negro

to give way. Bremen were promptly raising ladders and all the endangered women were removed in safety.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA. THURSDAY,
THE WEATHER.

Washington, March 17.-West Flor Ida, Alabama and Mississippas Fair and warmer Thursday, rain Friday, moderate south winds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
NIGHT SCHOOLS CLOSED.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
A RUNAWI, Y LOCO; !oTIvE I'll Four Per: Is Are
 Xii: 1. THIRTY OTHERS INJURED Engineer and Fireman Jumped from ., the Cab. The Train Without . Guiding Hand at Throttle DasheA ints Depot
 And into women's Wait.
 ing Room.

Monteral, March 17.-Four persons are dead and thirty others more or less seriously injured as the result of the blowing out of a wash pipe on the hauling the Boz
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-18
Inherited Property

What led the man to marry the girl that he had wronged is more than conje cture. Shortly before the we'd ding, her mother died and left her s. 900 and some real estate.
 Several guests ct Clancy's hotel who knew how she was maltreat1d, pitisd
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Provision.

The inheritance tax provisions of the bill Is similar to the New York State law. It provides a tax of Eve per cent. on all inheritance over $500 that are collateral inheritances or ia
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COntempIated Act.

From many sources yesterday morn ing and afternoon, the police depart. nent received intelligence Of the bru. tal treatment of the younat WtAe hs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
RICHMOND CENTRAL CLUB
FOR GEARY ROAD BONDS
Asks Supervisors to Set Day
for Election

The Richmond central Improvement
club. organized recently for the inn
provement Of the district, held its regu-
lar meeting Tuesday evening at S4S
Nineteenth avenue. with President j.
c. jerks in the chair and j. A Hammill
at the secretary's desk. The following
resolution indOrsing the proposed Geary
street bond issue was adopted.
Resolved, that we do heartily ap-
prove Of the municipal ownership of
the Geary street road, and do earnestly
request all voters of the district 10 take
an active interest in the bond election
to be held for that purpose when il is
submitted TO the people.
We most respectfully request the
honorable board of supervisors to set
a day for the bond election as soon as
Iossible.'
committee was appointed to wait
upon the board of supervisors to secure
better fire protection.
The club will meet hereafter every
Monday evening at 1880 Clement street
rear Nineteenth avenue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
Edward R. Rock

The same questions elected this from
Rock:
Il am as years old. 1 was born in
San Francisco and have lived here all
my life. l was educated at st. Igna-
thus and Healds business college.
have participated in the commercial
life of San Francisco for % years.
was head clerk of the merchants ex-
change for seven years and have been
with j. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co. fol
20 years. I am employed by that COM
pany as cashier.
Il have been actively interested in
the politics of San Francisco for many
years. was elected to the board OF
supervisors in 1903 and served the l904-E
term. ! was nominated on the fusion
ticket in 1905 and went down with the
ticket when Schmitz and Ruef,s ticket
was elected. 1 received the highest
vote given any supervisorial candidate
on the fusion ticket Aside from these
instances / have never been candidate
for public office and have never held
any elective Office.
II am a candidate for mayor simply
because my friends kept at me, insist
ing that San Francisco needed a bust
nessman at the head of the city's af-
fairs--one who would conduct the
city's business in the same man
ner that he would conduct a pri
vate business enterprise. I was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
3 DEMOCRATS
IN FIGHT FOR
MAYORS OFFICE
McLeran, Rock and Leland Tell
Why They Will Contest in
Primary Election
Candidates for Important Posi-
ton Give Views on Vital
Municipal Questions
By GEORGE A. VAN SMITH

Three citizens seek the democratic
nomination for mayor They are Su-
pervisor Ralph McLeran, Endorsed by
the San Francisco democratic club;
former Supervisor Edward r. Rock,
who has no organization Endorsement,
and Coroner Thomas B. w. Leland, who
has the support, if not the formal in
dorsement of the regular or McNab
organization.
Each holds or has held public office.
The Official records and political affilia-
tions are not wholly unknown to the
general public. Proceeding on the
theory that the candidate is the proper
person to present his qualifications for
the trust he seeks, the democratic can
didates for mayor have been given the
same opportunity that the republican
candidates had to tell the public about
themselves, through The Call.
The democratic candidates for mayor
are interesting individually and col
lectively. They are comparatively
young men. They are native Californ-
ians- They are wholly unlike as to
training and their relations TO the life
Of their city. Physically they are not
unlike. Each of the trio is solid citi-
zen as to pounds. Their ideas, too, as
they gave them to me, are not widely
at variance. McLeran, the mechanic.
was more prolific of ideas touching
public policy than words. Rock, the
businessman, was terse, positive. Lee
land, the physician and educator. was
fluent, concise and extremely careful.
He evidently expected me and he was
quite as evidently prepared for my
questions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30

tracks if they will give the city some
thing for the privilege"
DO YOU favor resubmission to the
people of the proposed Geary street
municipal railroad bonds?'
II believe the Geary street bond
proposition should be resubmitted at a
time when it will bring out the largest
possible vote. If the bonds are not
ratified the franchise should be sold to
the highest bidder. because the terri
tory beyond the terminal is densely
populated and the people are entitled
to transportation facilities. If the
proposition is to be resubmitted by the
incumbent board it should be done be-
fore election. If not submitted before
election it should be left to the incom-
ing board
SOME OTHER VIEWS
Are there any other questions of
public policy upon which you would
like to express your views for publi-
cation?"
Yes l believe that the policy of the
incumbent board as to plans and styles
of the school buildings for which bonds
have been voted should be carried out
in every detail. Any change of plans
now in the 40 buildings under way
would entail great loss to the tax
ton of a city should be conducted in
the same manner that an honest private
corporation would be conducted. A
practical man should be at the head of
the government and the use of little
hard headed common sense would be as
beneficial to the public business as it is
to private business.
81 believe the board of works
should allow reasonable time for the
completion of contracts and that hav-
ing fixed a time, insist upon its regu-
lations being complied with. 1 believe
that the board should compel all con-
tractors to employ citizens of San
Francisco and Ray prevailing wages
as provided by the charter.
II believe the police department
should be allowed more men so that
the parks might be properly policed
so that the children might be per-
mitted TO play in them.
II believe that the business manage
ment of the city ana county hospital
should be in the hands of a practical
and first class hotel man so that the
poor inmates might get the most for
the money we are able to spend there.
Let the doctors look after the sick.
II believe that the engine houses in
the fire department should be made as
comfortable as possible for the men
who work "a hours a day At some of
the houses the mems quarters are not
much better than those provided for the
horses. / favor the railroad extension
program of the Merchants exchange -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
MAYOR RELUCTANT
TO LOSE BULLARD
Health Commissioner Out of the
State Long Past Legal
Sixty Day Period
DIR. Taylor Appreciative of Aid
Given City by Members of
the Health Board

Health Commissioner E. ID. Billiard,
fetal family. has been more than the
legal so days outside the bounds OF
the state. and according to the ruling
laid down by the mayor himself in the
recent case of Park Commissioner
kirkpatrick, has by his own act severed
his connection with che municipal gov
eminent.
mo. 1 have not sent any cOmmunica-
tion to the board of health in regard to
Commissioner Billiards. absence" said
Mayor Taylor yesterday, when asked
if he had taken the step which he did
in Kirkpatrick's case of notifying tho
commission concerned of the charter
provision limiting leaves to so days.
Il have not considered that the time
to do so had arrived"
Taylor has had a high appreciation
of the work performed by Commits
sioner Billiard The latter. personally
unknown to the mayor until the day OF
his appointment TO Office, accepted the
unremunerative post of health board
commissioner nearly two years ago
anu especially dS AtdU OF the HndNtt
committee in the department has given
much time to its needs.
Billiard left the state. however. in
April and is consequently several weeks
behind time in returning to the duties
OF his commissiOnership. Yesterday his
son received word from him that he
had just landed in New York from a
trip TO Europe and that he would at
tend the convention of acetylene light
manufacturers in Chicago before pro-
ceeding westward. His absence will
consequently be nearer 120 days than
the so day maximum leave permitted
by the charter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
EDWARD r. ROCK

Endorsed by no organization and
whofsa he owes no allegiance to
any boss or coterie of bosses.
Forty-six years old, born In San
Franchises; lived in this city all his
life.
Educated at st. Ignatius college
and HeaId's business college; par
ticipated in the commercial life of
San Francisco for IS years.
Was head clerk of the Merchants
exchange for seven years and has
been with j. ID. SpreckeIs & Bros.
Co. for 20 years; is cashier of the
concern at present.
Has taken an active interest I'm
politics for many years; was elected
to and served on the board of super-
visOrs for the term of 19O4-5, was
nominated on the fusion ticket In
1905 and pOlIed the highest vote
given to supervisorial candidate
ON the defeated fusion ticket.
Seeks the office of mayor indie
the insistence of his friends who
contended that San Francisco needed
a businessman who would conduct
the city's affairs as he would con-
duct a private enterprise.
Hetch Hetchy municipal water
protector am very much In favor
of supervisors did everything
could to put ii through. We should
purchase Spring Valleys distribute
ing plant at fair agreed price.
Gas rates-"I believe every cor
poration should receive a fair rate of
interest on the money invested; by
that 1 mean the actual value of the
plant-nOt inflated stock value.
United Railroads attempt to Sc
cure monopoly of lower Market
street-"That is serious question.
and 1T affects more than the people
who are inconvenienced by trans
ferring and standing I'm the storm.
Horse ears are not good adver-
tisement for San Francisco, but the
city should certainly have a right to
run ears over those tracks"
Rcsubmission of Geary street mu-
nicipal railroad bond project-sIt
should be resubmitted. majority
of the people want 1T. They have
voted for 1t three times and each
time ii fell only little short of the
necessary twO-thirds. As to the time
for resubmission, am not clear.r
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
THOMAS B. w. LELAND

Has no formal Endorsement. but
is the candidate of and has the
support of the regular or McNab
organization.
Thirty-eighf years old; born In
jamestown, CAL; lived In San Fran
cisco I'D years.
Educated In common schools at
jamestown, state normal school at
San Jose and medical department
University of California.
WINS teacher In San Francisco
night schools, adjunct to the chair
of physiology, University of Cali
fornia, and subsequently professor
of internal medicine, post graduate
school, same institution.
Has taken an active interest In
feated candidate for supervisor when
first started In politics; has been APP
pointed to Office of coroner once
and elected three times, defeated
flee.
Seeks Office of mayor because he
wants 1t and because he believes he
could serve the city to its advantage
could conduct an administration
based on common honesty, common
honor and common sense.
Hefch Hetchy municipal water
prOject-T am In favor of the Hetch
Hetchy water SYSTEM
Gas rates-"My understanding is
that a public service corporation Is
entitled to reasonable revenue on
the investment actually used In fur
nishing the supply. As the super
visors are presumed to be intelIi-
gent, upright men and heard the
evidence. 1 must assume that duty
WAS DONE"
United Railroads. attempt TO Sc
cure monopoly of lower Market
street-"ShouId I be elected mayor
Il will at once require of the city
attorney an opinion RS to whether
the Suffer street railroad has a
franchise to the outer tracks, and re-
CARELESS of that opinion will aim to
have the matter tested at once In
the courts. If the railroad Is with
out right the rails will be removed
Immediately. To resign the govern
mcnt and the people to the cOndi-
confession Of heIpIessness."
Resubmission of the Geary street
municipal railroad bond proJect-'I
am in favor of the resubnission.,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
RALPH MeLERAN

Endorsed by the San Francisco
Democratic club, which is fighting
the McNab organization for con-
troll of local Democracy.
Thirty-nine years old; born in
Santa Clara, Cal; lived I'm San Fran
cisco is years.
Educated in public schools at
Santa Clara; learned carpenters
trade; member of miiImen's union
No. 423; worked as journeymnn and
superintendent until four years ago.
Was commissioned by federal
government to supcrintend con-
structiOn of Fort Gibbon, Alaska ;
embarked i'm business as building
contractor four years ago.
Never took any active interest in
politics until two years ago, when
he took prominent part in the
organization of building trades
good government club, nominated
for supervisor on good government
league and democratic tickets and
elected.
Seeks Office of mayor because he
was forced into the race by the Snn
Francisco democratic club and be-
cause he believes that many things
initiated by incumbent administers
ton should be carried out by one
familiar with those projects and the
needs of the city.
Hetch Hetchy municipal water
prOject-'I am i'm favor of it. L am
familiar with the attitude of the
Spring Valley company. 1t has used
the needs of the people as a club
TO force the board of supervisors to
give it increased rates..
Gas rates-"The So cent gas rate
tionabIy a reasonable rate. 1 have
made careful Investigations, and L
am satisfied that gas can be manu-
featured and sold at profit for So
cents.''
United Railroads attempt to Sc
cure monopoly of lower Market
street.-The United Railroads has
refused to pay the city for the use
of the outer tracks on lower Market
street. 1 have been In favor and
am now in favor of allowing the
United Railroads to use the outer
tracks If they will give the city
something for the privilege"
Resubmission of Geary street
municipal railroad bond project-"I
believe the Gcary street bond propO-
sition should be resubmitted at
time when it will bring out the larg-
est possible vote. If the bonds are
not ratified the franchise should be
sold to the highest bidder"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30

people of the proposed Geary street
municipal railroad bonds?"
Il am in favor of the Geary street
road bonds"
Are there any other questions of
public policy upon which you wish to
express your views for publications.
Il am in favor of an Immediate
bond issue for the construction of the
city hall on the old site. The lot is
central and ample. We own it. Con-
venience and economy direct the wis
dom of this course As former
teacher ! am greatly concerned over
the development of our educational
system. As physician / am deeply
interested in making our health de-
partment the finest in the world. The
liquor business has the same rights as
any other business recognized by law.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
Thomas B. w. Leland

Here is Leland's description of Le-
land and his declarations upon the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR---NOS. &, 7,8
Ralph Mceran Edward Rock and Thomas W. Leland Aspants
For Democratic Nomination Express Their Views on Principal Issues

h esof phoekhc
mayor ndh perez
candidate in aswer question of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
Locks and Keys

The keys and locks embody
the latest safeguards and are
the most perfect in the
world.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
Walls of Concrete

The Armor Plate is in
closed by massive Prevails
of concrete and brick fire.
PROBING.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
Armor Plate

The Vault is built of Face
Hardened Nickel Steel fAr-
NOR Plate which is drill
proof and resists the shock
of the highest explosives
known to modern science.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30
Vault Precautions

Before renter is allowed
to open his safe deposit box
in the Vault he must be twice
recognized by Vault Officials.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-30

Valuables Of all kinds
can be stored in absolute
security in the First Ma
tional Arnor Plate Safe
Deposit Vaults. Follow
ing are the reasons:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-20
JAP MARATHON
RUNNER is HERE

There was one contestant that might
have been in the Marathon race on
Sunday who would doubtless have Civ
en- Jackson hard run for his money
if he had only arrived here in time.
K. .Saito, the smiling and courteous man
ager. of the Keio team when it was
in Honolulu is in the city ON his way
to the Coast and Europe.
Mr.. Saito is a great Marathon run
ner. He has won several of these races
in Japan, where the craze is well under
way, and has made the distance in very
much less time than Jackson did on
Sunday. He was an interested specta-
tor in the grandstand and spoke highly
of Jackson S methods in running the
race.
Mr.. Saito will remain here for some
time and would be quite willing to run
the distance against the local cham
pion if the race could be arranged be-
fore he leaves here, which will be in
less than two weeks. There is pos
sibility that this match will be arrang-
ed and with C. K. Charlie. the Chinese
champion as one of the runners the race
should create great excitement.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-20
CARRIE JAMES
WINS SINGLES

After three very close and exciting
sets, Carrie James won the girls single
championship of the High School yes
terday afternoon on the Tenney courts.
Wilhelmina Tenney was the winner 5
opponent and put up remarkable game
but fell before the hard and accurate
service of the victor.
Miss James took the first set GA,
but the second set was lost to her
after fourteen hard games, during which
the many spectators from the school
were kept on the go applauding the
many brilliant rallies This set was
lost 6-S. The last set was won ga but
Miss James had to work very hard to
win the two straight games after the
board slowed four ALL -
The winners service was revelation
to the younger tennis players and her
playing generally shows signs Of very
brilliant future on the courts. Many
of those who were present stated that
no such brilliant playing, as the two
girls showed, has ever before been seen
in the High School tournaments.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-20
ORPHEUM THEATER

VAUDEVILLE features headed by
the wonderful oSBoRNs, in taking
specialties. The best. company Mr..
Ellie ford ever brought to Honolulu.