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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
Otis MOURNS MOST
SAD LOSS OF LIFE
Editor in Chief of Times Declares
That Explosion Was Work
of Assassins
Statement Expresses Gratitude
TO Many Friends Who Com
veyed Their Sympathy

Los ANGELES, Oct General Har
rison Gray Otis, editor in chief of tn,
Times, has issued statement regard
Ing the disaster IN which the building
occupied by that paper was destroyed
and many lives were sacrificed H,
said:
More than all else do I deplore
the sad loss of life. l. with my CO.
owners in the Times property, can
endure the physical loss which the
destruction of the building in
vowed with its expensive plant of
modern printing machinery and all
necessary accessories of an UP to
date American newspaper.
we can stand this loss with COM
paratlve complacency and with the
courage and endurance of men who
Know what it is to meet the ordi-
nary disasters of business life But
we are overcome with sadness by
the fact that so many Of our loyal
and faithful workmen were slain
by the hands of conspirators and
assassfns. for this Infamous deed
was, in fact, an act Of assassina
We can repair the physical dam
age done and restore the great
property destroyed, but we can not
restore life taken away. And this
is the great burden which weighs
lcdi Is III the lace OI IIlS
frightful calamity
The work of physically rehabili-
tating the Times already begun
before my arrival home yesterday
afternoon by my brave, efficient
and faithful associate, Harry
Chandler, will be continued until
the establishment is once more
complete, full fledged and pano-
piled for the war which we are
determined to prosecute so long as
life lasts in defense of the great
principles for which the Los An
geles Times and its responsible
owners stand and will continue to
stand
I want to express here at the
very earliest moment possible my
profound gratitude to unnumbered
. friends in the state. in the county,
In the nation. who have already
conveyed their sympathy to us in
multitudes of warmly worded tele-
grams and in countless oral ex-
pressions showing the profotnd
and deep seated sentiments Of good
Will which they bear toward my
newspaper, myself and my CO.
workers in its production. These
expressions of sympathy impel us
with the more profound determine
tion TO go on in the course which
we have marked out for the Los
Angeles Times and for ourselves
as its responsible conductors
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
FURUSETH LIkENS
SAILORS To SLAVES
Secretary of Seamen's Union
Declares That Laws Rob
Men of Citizenship
Address Before Commonwealth
Club Compares Plantation
Negroes With Mariners

Declaring that American laws robbed
seamen OF citizenship and freedom by
making them chattels Of the ships
master, Andrew Furuseth, secretary OF
the Pacific coast seamen's union, speak
ing at the Commonwealth clubs lunch
con in the Palace hotel Saturday. pre-
dicted that in the event of war the
American seamen would refuse to man
the American navy.
"Supposing you tell them that they
are unpatriotic in not coming TO the
aid of the country he said. They win
answer that you have done nothing for
them except weld a band of servttude
on them. You have abolished the slav-
cry of the negroes to establish the
slavery of the seaman and now your
people do not man your ships because
your youth will not relinduish his lib
erty and self-respect by accepting the
yoke of a serf."
sEAMEN LIKE SLAVES
Furuseth spoke on The Status of the
American Seaman and traced the sea
mans position in society since the ear
liest days. He said that the history Of
nations could be seen in the treat
ment of their sailors, as Holland. Spain
and many other nations lost their naval
power when they enslaved their sea-
men. England, he said, reached its
highest naval strength when its laws
regarding seamen were liberal. and at
present she was losing the ascendency
and would lose it utterly unless her
laws were improved. He continued:
The status Of the American sea-
man is exactly that of the negro
on the plantations before the war.
He belongs TO the ship like any Of
It's property. If the master thinks
he is going to escape he can have
him imprisoned. If the ship is in
a foreign land and the seaman
leaves, then by going to the con-
sui all the machinery of the coun-
try is set to work TO get him, as If
American law says he is a thief
he has stolen his body.
SHIPS WITHOUT SEAMEN
The nation that loses its seamen
loses It's sea power. The ships are
the tools of the seamen and with
out him they are worthless junk.
Your navy is worth as much as
the men you have in the navy. You
world in the navy, but you also
have many who should be there
only as landSmen. And you have
no reserve of~Eood American sea-
men to be depended upon. Seamen
are made, but not quickly You
may build two battle ships in the
time you make one seaman.
Your American boy viii not be
better The pride of a nation is
navy manned by its own people.
Your Sailor knows that he does not
own himself, he knows that he does
family. Improve his lot and in 10
years the sailorS-the best seamen
of the world-wiu be ready to an
swer the nations call to arms.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
AT WORK
. TO FIX GUILT
Former Special Agent in
Graft Prosecution to
Assist Detectives

LOS ANGELES, Oct. Captain Paul
Flammer, chief of detectives OF this
city, stated tonight that w. j. Burns.
cisco graft, prosecution, and now head
of the secret service of the American
Bankers association, and NJ. ]. Moran
of the United States secret service in
spected the ruins of the Times office
today and declared that, in their opin-
ion, the building had been destroyed
by a charge of nitroglycerin. 1t is
understood that both of these men are
now working with the local detective
force in the effort to ferret out the
persons guilty of the crime. Burns
arrived here today, attendant upon the
bankers convention, which begins to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
new CONCERN BUYS
MONTEREY phones
Peninsula to Be Served by Mis-
sion Home Company, Backed
by Local Capital
Pacific States Property in Five
Towns to Be Taken Over
and Improved
Especial Dispatch TO The Call


MONTEREY. Oct 2-Monterey capt.
tai. organized and to be Incorporated as
the Mission Home Telephone company.
is to take over the business of the
Pacific States telephone and telegraph
company for the Monterey peninsula
Articles of Incorporation for the new
concern will be filed tomorrow in Sa-
linas. The capitalization of the new
company will be 100000, and the
amount to be paid the parent corpora
ton will be $4,000.
The new telephone company will in
clude in it's service Monterey, Pacific
Grove, Carmel, Del Monte and Seaside
and will have traffic arrangements with
the Pacific States company for long dis
tance service
The men who are interested most
actively in the new corporation are
Thomas j. Field Arthur G. Metz E.
Cook Smith, Carmel Martin and George
s. Gould Jr. Stock is sold at 500 a
share
The Mission Home telephone company
VIII pay the Pacific States company
$4,000 at once for the plant and service
ana In the bill of sale it will be stipu-
lated thats at the end of 10 years If
the local interests want to reIinquish
thelr property, the Pacific States com
pany will purchase it back after an
appraisement has been made of the
then existing property
The local company will expend $40. 900
in improving the service at once, in
stalling more modern instruments and
running cables instead of the network
OF spreading wires. The number of pa
irons on party lines will also be re-
ouced- There are now about L 900 sub
scribers to the Monterey peninsula teIe
phone service. A. J. Mason will be re-
tained as manager.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
HORSE joins FEAST
THROUGH window
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI


SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 2.-Crashing
through the plate glass window of the
Watson cafe after galloping four blocks
in the main street of San Rafael today,
a horse belonging to Antoine King, a
liquor dealer, came to a sudden halt
and with frightened winnie sur
veyed the startled diners upon whom
he had intruded.
Glass was in the soup of John La
viosa, a grocer, and his face was bleed
ing from several cuts. The other guests,
although uninjured, were copiously be-
sprinkled with a variety of liquids.
King, who had been unseated at the
beginning of the runaway, arrived and
took his rude steed away. He was
disheveled but beyond few minor
bruises uninjured. The horse was
badly cut.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
Overhauiing Imminent

That there will be a far reaching and
effective overhauling of the force as it
exists now was made evident from his
statements
1t is too early for me to say what
L snail do or what I shall not do" con-
tinued Seymour That will be given
out when 1 am chief of police; but no
intelligent man, who has Investigated
the situation. can fail to see that this
constant changing Of heads Of depart
ments has brought no good No de-
partment will work we'll under such
conditions as has marked the police
force The force did not know whether
Its chief OF one week would be the
same the next, and a decentralization
of discipline must naturally follow"
During the time that the new chief
was detective captain he earned an
enviable reputation in running to earth
some of the most active criminals in
the history Of the city. He was closely
allied with all the banking cases and
conducted a number of spectacular
coups. He was active in the famous
Durrant case, in the Addie Gilmore
murder, in the Selby smelling works
robbery and the mint robbery His
performances were usually brilliant
and earned for himself and the de-
partment high commendation.
Began Under Lees
Seymour who gained his early
training under Chief Lees and remained
as captain of detectives until he re-
signed under Chief Whitman. is looked
upon by the members of the depart
ment as a man of high ability who
understands all phases of the work be-
fore him and who by long experience
and good record is more than able
to cope with the situation
At present the men closest to him
are Detectives Ed Gibson, Ed Wren,
Jerry Dinan and Tom Ryan, all of
whom worked with him in the old days
before he became associated with
Wells Fargo & Co.'S detective de-
partment. rumor was circulated
yesterday that Captain Colby of the
Portrero station Immediately would be
brought in and placed in charge of the
detective department. Colby's ambition
is we'll known and his friendship with
Seymour dates from the time that
Colby was office sergeant under Chief
Lees. At that time Seymour and Colby
were in constant touch.
When Martin took Office he immedi-
ately directed his energies to the de-
tective department and made many
changes. Among those made detectives
by Martin are Drollet, Germann, Mel
son, Farrell, Jack Sullivan. DAILY. Gra-
ham, Mclaughlin, Cashel, Minehan,
Crowley, MCGOWAN and Kavanaugh.
These men, 1t is understood will be re-
moved from the detective department
by Seymour.
There is also an impression at head
quarters that Seymour will reorganize
the Chinatown squad.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03

WHOPERISHEDIN
TIMES DISASTER

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2.-The
following is a revised list Of the
dead in the Times disaster:
q. CEURCHILL-ELDER, assistant city
editor; died at Clara Barton hospital at
1880 o'clock yesterday morning.
HARRY L. CRANE, assistant telegraph
editor, aged So. married, one child;
body not recovered
&. L. SAWYER. "a, telegraph operator,
married, two children; body not re-
covered.
{. WESLEY REAvES. stenographer, mar
ried; body recovered.
7. @. GALLHER. 90 linotype operator,
married, five children; body not re-
covered.
". G. TUESTALL, IS, linotype operator,
married: body not recovered.
FRED LLEwELLYE, 36, linotype opera
tor. married: body not recovered.
John HOWARD, As, printer, married,
one child; body not recovered.
ERAET MOORE, AZ, machinist, married,
three children: body not recovered.
EDWARD WATSON, IS, printer, married;
body not recovered.
ELMER FRINK, 25, linotype operator,
married; body not recovered.
EUGENE CARESS, 35, hutoype operator,
married, one child; body not recovered.
DON E. JOHNSON, &c., lintoype opera
tor. married; body not recovered.
ERNEST JORDAN. 80, linotype operator,
married, one child; body not recovered
FRANK UNDERWOOD, 43, printer, mar
NED, one child; body not recovered.
CHARLES GULLIvER. 35, conpositor,
married; body not recovered.
CARL sALLApA, SO, linotype operator;
body not recovered.
CHARLES HAGGERTY, pressman; body
not recovered.
HOWARD CoRDkwAY. linotype opera
tor; body not recovered.
HARRY FLYNN, linotype operator; body
not recovered.
UNIDENTIFIED EMPLoYE, went down
with composing room floor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
FREIGHTER FOUNDERS:
CREW is PICKED UP
Steamship Accident Take:
Place in Lake Huron

DETROIT, Mich. Oct 2-The packet
freighter New York. operated by the
New York steamship company of this
city, foundered this morning in Thun-
der bay off Point Aux Barques, Lake
Huron.
It's crew was picked up in yawls
by the steamer Matsafa, bound for
Cleveland.
The cause of the accident is not
known. The loss will probably reach
more than $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
z MEET DEATH
IN MEXICAN Mine
Poisonous Gases Prevent Res
cuers from Recovering
Bodies of the Dead

MONTEREY. Mex. Oct --latest
news from the coal mine a Palu, where
an explosion occurred Friday night, in
dicates that the loss of life will prob
ably be 72 miners, mostly Mexicans and
Japanese. Because Of the presence Of
poisonous gases only two bodies have
thus far been recovered.
The force of the explosion blew down
all of the timbers in the stope from
the sixth lift to the surface. 1t blew
out the mouth of the stope, lifting 20
feet Of surface and closing the mine.
It will be 4S hours more before all
the bodies can be reached.
The cause Of the explosion has not
yet been determined.
Money for Sufferers
PITTSBURG. Oct. 2.-Accepting a do
nation of 800 for the families of the
slain newspapermen in Los Angeles,
the following message was received
here today:
I'D. o. Holbrook. President Pittsburg
Press Club: Grateful thanks for sym
pathy and for donation TO help families
OF the slain. which we accept
HARRISON GRAY OTIS"
Printers Express Sympathy
LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct AT meeting
Of Lincoln typographical union today
resolutions were adopted deploring the
explosion which destroyed the plant
Of the Los Angeles Times, and de-
nouncing what is termed the "dastardly
outrage"
sympathy was extended to the own
ers of the newspaper and to relatives
of men who lost their lives The reso-
luton recited that the typographical
union had always conducted its battles
in an orderly manner and had no SYM
pathy with drastic action or destruct-
i've methods.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
POLITICS BARRED,
DECLARES SEYMOUR
Captain Colby Mentioned as the
Successor of Wall in Detec=
tive Department
Many Policemen Now in the Fog
Belt May Be Brought Back
as Sleuths
Continued From Page 4

discreet, cautious and law abiding. For
Seymour and Seymours ways are
known
Though he does not speak of the
details of his policy, he has declared
that he takes his place meaning busl-
ness-police business. Police circles
await his coming with suppressed ex-
element for a shakeup of large dimen-
sions is expected. Out in the fog belt
there are several patrolmen vending
their weary ways who, until the late
political exigency, were regarded as
efficient detectives. In their hearts
there is hope In the downtown dis
tricts there are several detectives who
were better politicians than policemen.
And with them is a great wonder as to
what is going to happen. Seymour is
taciturn
No Winking at Crime
II do not intend" he said yesterday,
"to talk of policies until I am appointed
chief of police. But" he added, when 1
am appointed chief of police there Is not
going to be any winking at violations
of the law
These have been his views since 1884,
when he joined the police force, and In
the years that followed they became
known. Therefore, the whisper trailing
through the tenderloin.
my position" he said, sis trifie
different from that of the man appoint
ed from the force. I did not have to
take the place. had a good one with
the Wells Fargo people. and when 1
accepted the offer to be chief Of police
of San Francisco 1t was with the un-
derstanding that politics would not be
included. 1 do not want any of it, and
1 will not have it
"Of course, there will be criticisms
later on. 1 expect that as part of the
position; but one thing is certain-I am
going to do my duty. I realize that
the work is big and that great deal
of judgment is necessary; but, after
weighing the subject in all its phases,
have come to the conclusion that the
only thing to do is to keep strictly to
business and do my absolute duty as I
see it"
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03

FUGITIVE ARRESTED-Seattle. Oct Pat
rick Powers, who. with his brother Mike is
wanted in connection with the robbery of
the First Bank of Highlands Cal, last Feb
ruary, was arrested by the police today and
is being held awaiting the arrival of off
Ger from California
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03

DOCTOR COLT TO LECTURE-Dr Stanton Colt.
organizer of the University settlement in New
York and one of the leading social workers of
England will deliver a series of lectures in
San Francisco this month among them being
one at the Palace hotel October III on The
Clue to Hamlet's Character The following
night he Will speak at Dreamland pavilion.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03

TIPSTER IS ARRESTED-John Sullivan a
Coates at the Ingleside track yester-
day afternoon for violating the recently passed
ordinance against soliciting bets. He was
taken to the Ingleside station and bailed out
LATE
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03

ZlH- told that be had in that But
the clerk we have Mocha and Java coffee that just good and
followed with long ngmaoe about advertised and nonadveed
goods As final against the advertiser he said What right
has he take the coffee that all dealers sell and advertise under
brand of his own? Our coffee is good every way his
Your coffee may be good. answered the lady, but know
nothing about do know about the other Why should change on
your especially when you give except that your
coffee is only good. better than that | usngp'
The public will be fooled enough If your goods and
your advertising facts YOU
will time Advertising will and keep when
intelligence and honesty and when persistent and
sien policy is pursued
Phone Keamy SO and representative will call and show you an
advertising which will help and keep the confidence
the people of this city and county
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03
Advertising I Talks

he following story is good illustration of what adver-
tising do if the merchandise is right
A lady went into store and asked for widely
advertised brand of Mocha and lava coffee She was
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-03

discreet, cautious and law abiding. For
Seymour and Seymour's ways are
known
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-11-28
BUSINESS LOCALS.

|. T. /. Ferguson, dentist. viii re
/ is Practise in the Arlington Hotel
[latnber l.
be Nsrmon, the best car ever made,
b te seen at the agency, Royal Ha-
Ia Garage, Hotel and Richards St.
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Havana harbor u determine the char
aCt"r III bottom. IN" depth Il aud. the
position IT TIA. wreck amt other similar
iuiuTInatiyu. II u likely hat Ia" board
will visit Havana h. inrp'-rt IN" wreck.
According D. army engineers the best
plan Tor raising IN" wreck probably VIII
b." - construct q Golfer lam arlvud Nv"
hulk and pump out the water This viii
eXpp-" the hull IT the vessel - close
inspection and permit iafrly accurate
esiimat" ut IN" Gust IT raising %
\ Golfer dam II sufficient slH" g. surround
III" Maine would cost about tlup.up
tn" forward part II the wr"ck. naval
EXPERTS believe. - - shattered that Il
Cruh b" removed pirC"tueil In" I'ar
part It the vessel however, IL intact
aud cpuh be- hHat''1 hv hIildiUg hulk-
h"lds ~ keep uut III" water
About ten years tgn an cfort WI :
made o. raise IN" Main. When tlhI
was under ~" military government ut
tn" United States PROPOSALS W"T" inVlt'sl
tor the removal Il tn" wr,SCk INV" hrm-
sIh'nIti"l bids ranging from tsu.pn
. t;il.H All e thrs.' bids were roj'sct0i
h'Sau~" IN" bidder faded - stat" thu
siss'Ii manner ~ Whi,h ~" work Wa Co.
T. tee don" Proposals were dg IA iuNIlnt.
and uI"n'sl uu frbrUIr, l. l9r, NJ iIl-
TIM" tuIrt-"n hil> ranging from $4,000
- S>G1 go. w"r" .Ihmii'"i TIA" vru-
tract WIS AWARDED - a Chicago ON
traC'ug firm which faded TO b"gin
- .'ptl work and ,h February .. Iin2.
'IHy wru' notified To- 'la Military Guv-
"~urr II Cuht If tho a...'.l'r"rt 4 the
contract h"clUsr IT trnlr iuactlsi'v
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JOY RIDING on PiPER.
Enthusizstic Patron Of TaNis Arrested
for Paving With Had Cheeks.

William + Kelly. alias Alan Lloyd Kelly,
Of 1882 Broadway. Manhattan. was ar
Posted 10y detectives ~ poolroom a.
Fulton str-et and flathush avenue.
BROOKLYN. yesterday on the complaint Of
Frederic Strpabel. TREASURER Of IN" Green
TaNicab Company al I5s Clymer street.
BROOKLYN
Kelly had on two o~caslonS engaged
grncn taNls. taken lengthy jdunt~ and
paid with worthless checNs drawn on Jhr
Rlyer~.l" Bank for Sli2 ~ and So. On
Monday Last n wa IA. gave IN" $lI2 -
check When 70 came 20 settling Kelly
offered tho check ard the chauffeur TOOK
hun tn the nrfi.,' 100 Ilvm"r street, wh"rH
S'ro"b"l ash II 'h' rh c,A and CAV" q ~"-
oelpt on tuesday kcIIv entered another
taxi - gr,-rn. wont 70 oyster Raw. returned
fo Conev Island. stopped O u III" way a.
~lpiu"'- rpadhOu~a On OCEAN = art,Wav.
wu.-,, hv exhibiting S'ru"n.' r. g. ipj
Kelly extracted So from sloan" Nv tn
choosing method After finishing h"
trl;p Kelly showed ChauHeurHaa- >tr~'l.l-
r,.,-.ipt ana pa.i Ia" rill of 81 ~ EiNlug
HAHs another Chack tor go. telling the
Chauffeur To- D.r.u Tho chang" Haas r.
turned 20 Stro~b'i. who had learned dur
lug IN" day that he kIN'rsid" Rank didn
snow nelly
keltv's arrest Yesterday was after a rIi"
in "A Manhattan auto ~" - lnrS"d ~ IN
the Adams street po.!ue station and vii ]
ha arraigued IN the Adams street court
to-day He had 81, "A Chaufeur'- badge.
which he SAID 10 found and Ch'-CN on
the Riverside l}anh
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SEMBRICn ~ OvG RECrTuS.
NiII Appear In the EarS Part of NrNt
season la Concerts OnI,

Ioudnn Charlton aEnnuuc"d ve-'"r-
day that hs had arranged with Nine
Sonhrlch tn give a s"ri,', e cong CItil-
in this country In ia" hr~t half II tho
winter Nine S"uhr,. j. ~ill return In
H!rup" al the eud Il ''. amh"r. She
Nill appear only IN IN" laig" 'i,l"S In tho
East I'll" has refused "a" request II the
Nc'ropolitau OI"ra company - appear
m up"ga ia this rity and d,' hn"d Ardr"w
bipTels pfcr u sInE IN the sea- IN
with the thiCngI Op"ra Company a. her
appearance viii hc nul" only in cpnc"r'
In this .,'v MIN. SomhrIch Will give
two hi-tpri - i"ni'als N Carnogi" Hlli
which ar" - Illustr,t. IA" history ~ the
song from ~" "lrhnst days Frank la
Forg" will again at a. MIN" S"mbrioh' :
arrpfpraHl,'
Nlmo Gadskt will appear in concert
under the rnaUlr"msnt ut I.nudpn Charl-
ton, N.,p-" other artlsts VIII y" Franc -
Aida / dmond Clo'reut and David Biai ham.
Mr. Charlton Will also rlnag" this con
cert IT IN" Philharmonic Spci"ty under
the dirrrtlpu 0f GUSTAV MAILER