New-York tribune., 1910-02-13
THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Continued Prosecution of San
Francisco Graft Cases.
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San Francisco Feb. 12--District AttOr-
new FTckert attempted this week to procure
the dismissal OF the prosecution against
Patrick Calhoun. president of the United
Railroads. and others in the graft cases. on
the ground that evidence left in his office
by his predecessors. Messrs- LanSdon and
Heney. would not justify carrying on the
suits. which have already cost the city. a
large amount of money. Ffckert cited fall
ure to convict in the cases OF Calhoun,
Ford and others and the absence of Super
visor big Jim Gallagher. who is a vital
witness Judge Lawlor refused to dismiss
the cases and ordered the District Attorney
to make a showing next Monday in regard
to the absence of Gallagher.
Gallagher was permitted by Heney and
Langdon 10 go abroad. and a far as is
known publicly no provision was made
for his return. He boaSted that he had
made $4,000 out of graft during his term
as supervisor. and it was shown in court
that he actually had this amount in cash
in a safe deposit box, as he feared TO de-
post it in a bank lest legal action might
b. taken to reclaim it. He received full
immunity and probably took his money
with him when he went abroad.
The Chinese New Year was celebrated this
week IN the oldtime manner for the first
time since the great fire. After the disas-
ter. fear of another conf1agration prompted
the passage OF an ordinance forbidding the
discharge of frecrackers within the city
limits and this ordinance prevented the
Chinese from celebrating the advent of the
new year in the noisy fashion that they
love. This year Mayor Mccarthy declared
the Chinese should have a free hand TO
celebrate they chose, and the result was
that pandemonium reigned in Chinatown
for four days and nights. The Chinese
merchants all kept open house and enter
tanned their American friends.
Mayor Mccarthy has already begun ef-
forts to secure a tunnel in Stockton street.
which will penetrate Mob Hill and thus bring
the North Beach district into direct connec-
ton by street railroad with the business
district Such tunnel would not only
greatly aid North Beach, but it would help
all Marin County residents. as they could
land at Stockton street and the bay, and
go by streetcar to the business district
instead OF circling the whole waterfront by
boat. Another pet project of the Mayor is
a tunnel under Twin Peaks. which would
extend Market street on the level and thus
desirable for homes.
The Hotel Bellevue, at Geary and TAYLOR
streets. which has been vacant for nearly
two years since its completion, will he
opened by its owner. Mrs. Emma Barton
next tall. Mrs. Barton will furnish The
place and run IL first class family hotel
for permanent guests. She is said to have
selected as manager John E. Alexander.
superintendent of the st. Francis. The ho-
tel contains 2S7 guest rooms and il is FUR
nished in excellent style as the Fairmout
or the Palace.
Chief Homans OF the Sylviculture Bureau
of the Forest Service expects before the
end of the year to plant large number
OF Monterey pines on Goat Island in San
Francisco Harbor. The money for the pur-
pose has been contributed by the chambers
of commerce of the cities around the bay.
The planting of these trees will greatly inn
prove the appearance of the island. which
is the most conspicuous in the bay and di-
rectly opposite San Francisco and Oakland.
The Associated Retail Grocers are pre-
pairing to make lively fight TO ix the
weight OF butter rolls and to compel the
Dairy Exchange 10 make fair quotations of
butter and eggs. Under the present sys-
tenn wholesalers buy butter by the pound
and sell IL by the roll which is always
from one-eighth to one-quarter pound less
than fun two pounds. The creamcrics
are helpless. as they cannot sell their but /
ter II they turn out full weight rolls. The /
grocers also complain bitterly OF the arbi- /
trary quotations of egss and butter. issued |!
by the commission men. which huctuate So
much that consumers believe the retail /
grocer is manipulating them.
Harry Lewis. for twenty-five years In the /
railway mail service, died this week at mis- !
Berkeley home from aneurism of the aorta. |