The San Francisco call., 1909-10-29
|FICkfRT A RUSE
DECLARES H[NFY
Says Opponent Was Put For
ward by Public Service
Corporations
Calhoun Detective Is Arrested
After Disturbance at
Sunset Hall

Francis j. Heney, Wnen Inc luIiui'
had quieted after the election of Cal
houn detective from the Sunset audi
torium last night, declared that if he
were ever assassinated by such a mar
there would be necktie parties in Sar
Francisco from which some of the
higherups would not escape.
Immunity was under discussion when
the detective called out in reference to
Ruef's contract. Immediately the crowd
broke in with a demand that the ques-
toner go TO the front, where he might
get his answer in the open. Then
Heney, recognizing the man, whom he
knew by sight, asked: Aren't you a
United Railroads detective?"
None of your business was the an
swer. The tussle followed, in which the
detective was almost but not quite a
match for the two policemen by whom
he was elected. At the park station he
was booked for, resisting an officer
From there he telephoned to Jack Cas-
sidy of the United Railroads claims de-
partment for bail
They filled the town with those fell
lows during the Garments strike.
Heney said and the worst of them are
now in Calhouns detective bureau"
GRILLS OPPONENT
Heney began his talk with a sar-
castle tribute to his opponent. He said
IF you want to hurt my business
elect me, for you'll learn from my op-
ponent that I have been receivin g
ia abulous sums from other sources. But
if you want to help Mr.. Fickert elect
him, for he needs the salary. He never
made s5 900 a year in his life.
Mr. Fickert has been telling what
!
know he never deserted from the
army, for he never enlisted. A pro
fessor down at Stanford told me thai
when the paper was first circulated fol
volunteers down there Fickert signed
I Then election came on for class treas
urer, and Fickert found soldering
would hurt business. The class treas
urer got $50 a month and a soldier
only $13. But he was robbed out of il
in the election. Then he started to or
ganize a company of rough riders, will
himself as captain, when frauds were
| discovered and the class treasurer was
thrown out He decided to try for the
$50 again. He was elected. That i.
why he did not go into the army.
"Fickert has started out in this ca m
paign to be a brave man, for he says
we have put price on his head. HI
says % gumshoe men are tracking him
He must have lost one, for there were
only % in one hall where he spoke the
other night, counting ladies. But
haven't put price on his head
wouldn't put a postage stamp upon it
Then he tells about my Chinese
cook-her name is Jennie Mcdonald
But you'll see Fickert banners in
Chinatown. He's after the native sor
vote there, for native born Chimes,
have the right to vote
RISE Of CORpOR ATI0Ns
Seriously speaking. Fickert is sim
ply ruse of the public service cor
porations. Tey like to obscure issues
by telling lies, for if started in tc
answer them, I'd not get a chance tc
tell you about the way they work
things The trouble with Heney, they
find, is that his jaw wags too much
That is why Haas aimed at my jaw
He might have known that the bullet
would have dattened out against &
lawyers jaw"
Heney then turned his attention tc
the immunity question. He told how
trapping three. These three, they
found. had got their coin from jim
! Gala CHER. Then they got Ruef tc
confess so as to get at the higher-ups
It was at this time the Calhoun mar
put his question about Ruefs i'm
munity.
In Richmond hall, Heney denied that
he had ever entertained religious pre-
judces and paid a high tribute to the
Jewish members of the grand jury who
had indicted the grafters. This, he
said, was the first time he had ever
taken notice of this accusation made
in an effort to cloud the issue. He
also spoke in New Washington hall
in Fillmore street. where f. r. Rook
presided, and before the Fortieth dis
trict Heney club.