The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 12, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1896." CLUNIE WANTS SIEBE'S SCALP. Proceedings for Removal Brought Before Judge Wallace, THE RAILROAD TAXES. An Action Similar in Effect to the One in the Supreme Court. SUING FOR FORTY THOUSAND. Judge Troutt Fas Declared One of the Tax Laws Unconsti- tutional. Assessor Seibe's name was before the courts twice yesterday—once before Judge Wallace as the object of an accusation by A. J. Clunie and again in Judge Troutt's court as defendant in a suit on uncollected taxes. Clunie’s accusation was made in per- suance of the inference he drew from the remarks of the Supreme Court when his petition for a writ of mandate compelling the Assessor to reassess the Market-street Railway Company’s property came before that body. It was intimated then that the court considered the Assessor and the Board of Equalization the supreme au- thority in that matter, and so without waiting for a decision Clunie has filed bis accusation against Siebe. The accusation was first made to Judge Slack, who assigned the case to Judge ‘Wallace. Upon a hearing he set the mat- ter for May 20. The accusation is as follows: Now comes Andrew J. Clunie and files the following accusation in writing against John D. Siebe, Assessor of the City and County of San Francisco, State of Caliiornia, and in that behalf alleges: That &t all times herein mentioned the City and County of San Francisco has been and now is, 8 municipal corporation, organized and ex- isting under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California. That at all the times herein mentioned said Andrew J. Clunie has been and now isa citi- zen and elector of the State of California and of the City and County of San Francisco. That at an election regularly called and held in the City and_County of San Francisco on the 6th day of November, A. D. 1894, for the election of officers of said City and County of San Francisco, State of California, John D. Siebe was elected Assessor of the City and County of San Francisco for the term of four years irom and after the first Monday after the firstday of January, 1895, and that thereafter the said John D. Siebe was duly qualified as such Assessor, and ever since the first Monday after the 1st of January, A. D, 1895, has been, and now duly ted, qualified and acting Assessor of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. That at all times herein mentioned, the Market-street Railway Company has been, and now is, & corporation organized and isting under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, and having its principal place of business at the City and County of San Fran- cisco, State of California. hat on, at and prior to 12 o’clock meridian of the first Monday in March, 1895, said Mar- ket-street Railway Company was and ever since has been and now is the owner of real and personal property subject to taxation und he laws of the State of Californie, and situated within ihe City and County of San Francisco, State of California, snd subject to assessment and taxation within the said City and County of San Francisco, and that at ail of said times the full cash value of said prop- eriy has been and now is not less than $17. 000, and that at all said times said prop- would have been taken in paymentof a just debt from said Market-street Raf{lway Com- pany for said amount. That for the purpose and with the design of enabling said Market-street Railway Company 10 evade taxation for the fiscal year commenc- ing July 1, 1895, upon the full cash value of sald property, said John D, Siebe, as such As- sessor of the City and County of San Francisco, wilfully and knowingly failed and neglected to, and did not assess the said property of said Market-street Railway Company for the pur- pose of taxation for said fiscal year, at its full cash value, but with the said object and pur- pose then and there assessed the same at the value of but ¥3,883,866, and that no other further or additional sssessment of said prop- erty for said fiscal year was made. That the rate of taxation for State and City and County purposes for said fiscal year was : upon each #100 of the assessed velu- ation of the property of said City and County _ af San Francisco, Wherefore it is prayed that said John D. Biebe, as such Assessor of the City and County of San Francisco, be cited by this court to ap- pear before it at a time and rln(‘e 10 be fixed by it, and that thereupon such proceedings pe had and taken as required by section 772, Penal Code of the State of California. ANDREW J. CLUNIE, Accuser. The section of the Penal Code referred to is: When an accusation in writing, verified by the oath of any rson, is presented to the Superior Court, alleging that any officer within the jurisdiction of the court has been guilty of cherging or collecting illegal fees for services rendered or to be rendered in his office, or has refused or neglected to perform the official duties pertaining to his office, the court must cite the party charged to appear bpfore the court at u time not more than reen norlessthan five days from the time the secusation was presented, and on that day, or some other sub- sequent day, not more than twenty days from that on which the accusation was presented, must proceed to hear in a summary manner the accusation and evidence in support of the same and the answer and evidence offered by the party accused, and if, on such hearing, it appears tha! the charge is sustained the conrt must enter a decree that the party accused be deprived of his office and must enter a judg- ment of 500 in favor of the informer and such costs s are allowed in civil cases, The case in Judge Troutt’s court is all in Siebe’s favor. By one of the amend- ments of 1895 it becomes necessary for the District Attorney to sue the Assessor and his bondsmen for any neglect to collect due and collectable personal property taxesunsecured by real estate, The Aud- itor must go over the Assessor's books after August 15 of each year, and if ne finds a shortage he must demand the amount from the Assessor. Should this not be paia in fifteen days the Auditor must notify the District Attorney, who must bring suit against the Assessor and his bondsmen for the amount of the shortage. It is further provided that in this suit no defense but that the tax is illegal, void or invalid shall be admitted. All this had been gone through with. The Auditor found $40,830 13 in taxes un- collected and this was demanded from the Assessor. 1t was not paid and a suit was brought. The trial came up yesterday and lasted about two hours, The decision was given for Siebe and Judge Troutt, in deciding, said he believed the law uncon- stitutional. Mr. Barnes proved the $40,830 taxes due and uncollected. Then Mr. Herzer, Mr. Siebe's chief deputy, was called to the stand in defense. He testified to the diffi- culties of collecting the taxes included, showed that none of it was due on the ves- sels which had sailed when the tax had become due; some wason household prop- erty which bad been moved to parts un- known and there were many other reasons equally as good for the deficit. r. Barnes demurred to the defense as one not. contemplated by the statute, but | offered by societies man of his right to any defense he pleased —a right given to him by the constitution. He overrvled the demurrer allowed the defense and gave judgment for the de- fendant. A BREAK FOR LIBERTY. | Two Giris Escape From the Tralning Home on Hill Street. Detectives and officers of the Society for the Suppression of Vice are searching high and low for two young girls who made their escape on Saturday night from the Girls' Training Home, at 26 Hill street. The girls are Lucy Inman, 18 years of age, and Maggie Smith, 15 years of age. Both are natives of Woodland, where their parents, who are well-to-do people, reside. They left their homes last winter and came to this City. Officers came in search of them, but had to return without find- ing them. The Inman girl was found at 309 Grant avenue and was threatened with arrest unless she returned home. She consented and took the train to Woodland, but left it at the Sixteenth-street station, Oakland, and returned to the City. Both girls were arrested last week and sent to the Girls’ Training Home. They did not take kindly to the rigorous rules of the institutlon and Saturday night about 8 o'clock they succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the matron and escaped into the rear yard, without their hats or shoes. They had to climb a board fence eight feet high, and how they managed to do so is a wonder. As soon as their flight was discovered, a few minutes later, the police in the vicin- ity were furnishea with a description of them, and every effort has been made since then to recapture them, without suc- cess. They have succeeded in completely covering their tracks. It was reported at police headquarters yesterday morning that the Inman girl had been at 309 Grant avenue Sunday night, but when Detective Anthony went there she had fled. Her father has been telegraphed to for instructions, and if he consents to a charge of vagrancy being made against ber when arrested she will be sent up for six months. The Smith girl has addressed a note to the Society for the Suppression of Vice, in which she says: “Can’t you leave a girl who hurting nobody but herself alone? Idon’t want to go home, and if I'm arrested a thousand times I won’t change my conduct.” WHAT HOWISON TEACHES The Berkeley Professor Tells Presbyterians He Is Orthedox. Professor John Watson and Faith. Congregational Club Elects Officers. There was a large audience at the Pres- byterian Ministerial Union yesterday morning to hear Professor John Watson's lecture. Although the professor of moral philosophy from Queen’s College, Kings- | ton, Ont., has been addressing the stu- dents of Berkeley for some time, yester- day’s was his first lecture given before a ministerial association of this City. Professor Watson discussed the theories of Kant and his English critics, touching also on the views held by Comte, Mill and Spencer. Faith and reason were the themes upon which he dwelt at length, contrasting St. Anselmo’s motto: “I be- lieve in order to understand,” with Abelard’s teaching, ‘‘You must under- stand in order to believe.” The speaker gave as his opinion that the modern idea | of faithisa n{xslorliun of the original idea | of it held by early Christians. “It was originally light and intellectual love, but it has come to be an acceptation of dogz- mas, from which the life has gone out,’’ the deductions arrived at in the profe: sor’s address being that faith is the highest form of reason, and that idealistic pbiloso- | phy should be taught by the churche: Professor Howison of the University of California was invited to address the | meeting and responded that he was glad to have an opportunity of speaking before represeutative Presbyterians. “Your | paper, the Occident.” he said, “devoted two pages of offensive and sensational mat- ter to asking and awswering the question: Is Berkeley orthodox? I have never an- swered that article, but I reply now that as far as intellectual beliefs go'1 am pro- | foundly devoted to Christianity. | “It is said in the Scriptures *no man | has seen God at any time,” and it ought to | be added, ‘he never will,’ for he who is not prepared to take his religious life on lines | which the senses eannot reach, is not truly | religious. This is the sort of talk that the | voung men of Berkeley hear from me. I | have been seeking an opportunity to say 1t to you.” Professor Howison concluded his re- marks by giving various definitions of faith, which in the main agreed with those already laid down by Professor Watson, and by saying that he looked to see many doctrines which have been accepted by Christians, but which are not Christian, dropped by the churches before long. Rev. Dr. Mackenzie said at the conclusion of the address that he should like to hear further from the Berkeley professor and know whether he believed sin to be a fac- tor in human personality and forgiveness a factor in divine personality. Professor Howison replied "immediately in the affirmative to both questions. Congregational Club. The Congregational Monday Club occu- pied its time yesterday in considering va- rious change: its way of conducting the meetings, with a view to arousing more interest among the members in the meet- ings. It was resolyed that henceforth the body should meet in the morning, for the convenience of its Berkeley members. The following officers were elected for the ensuing six months: Chairman, Rev. George Hatch; secretary, Rev. 8, Orr; ex- ecutive committee—Rev. E. Lyman Hood, Rev. M. Willett, Professor C. S. Nash; nominating committee—Rev. W. C. Pond, Rey. T. Cruzan, Rev. E. R. Galloway. WANTS AN INSPECTOR. The Women’s Federation Says Truant Children Should Be Looked After. The members of the Federation of Women became quite enthusiastic at the Tegular monthly meeting yesterday after- noon over the need for a truant inspector to compel children to attend the public schools in this City. Mre. North stated that a large number of the children in this City do not attend school, “Why is not the compuisory edu- cation that we are supposed to have car- ried 0at?” asked this ady. “I suggest that we wait on Superintendent Babcock and present to him the fact that numbers of children are wandering the streets and gemng"mm mischief, instead of attending school.” The following committee wae appointed to urge the appointment of a ll;uanl 1;{n_upei’mr: Mfi' Dr. Jones, Mrs, ates, iss Emery, Mrs. Ri Mrs. McKevitt. 4 Siiavls g Other subjects discussed yesterday were the non-enforcement of ‘the om{nnnco which enacts that ash-wagons shall be covered, and the dumping of women into the patrol wagon along with drunken men and Chinamen. s EF e S A Arbor day has been celebrated in N braska by the planting of over 1.000.06.5 trees between sunrise and sunset. Pre- miums for the largest plantings were and individuals, and Judge Troutt ruled that the law was un- | the result will be a memorable event in . constitutional, as it sought to deprive a | the history of the State, STATE REBEKAH MEETING Annual Assembly of the Ladies’ Branch of the California 0dd Fellows. ORPHANS' HOME AT GILROY. What Will Be Done During the Session to B2 Heldin Memorial Hall This Week. The Rebekahs, the ladies’ branch of the Independent Order of Qdd Fellows, will meet in Memorial Hall, I. 0. 0. F. build- ing. this morning at 10 o'clock. In the forenoon there will be a business meeting, and also in the afternoon. In the evening Fair Oaks Lodge of Alameda will give an Bloomfield Logfe No. 91—Frances Kertsing. Vesper Lodge No. 93—Sarah F. Marks. Magnolia Lodge No. 94—Alice Atwood. LGdem‘ of the Valley Lodge No. 95—Mary E. udwig. DelugLod e No. 96—Sara Frantz. Rainbow No.97—Susle Sanderson, Net- tie Conklin. % Hydesville Lodge No. 88—Sarah C. Barber. Verdant Lodge No. 99 —Fannie A. Cheney. Centennial Lodge No. 100—Sarah Simpson. Bocial Lodge No. 101—Esther Cohn. Mizpah Lodge No. 102—C. Cecil. Teutonia Lodge No. 105—Albertina Salbach. Seaside Lodge No, 106—Vinuie Bickford. Alameda ge No. 107—Cerlina Rathblum, Sylvan Lodge No. 108—Aithera L. Joslyn, Mary D. Clayton. Sunset Lodge No. 109—Myrtle Pentingill, Marie Lare. Golden State Lodge No. 110—Cora P, Perley, Anna Sorensen, DLloy of the Lake Lodge No.111—Martha E. ewey. Golxen su; Lo;i'selflos. 112—Lina Petersen. Euvgenia Lodge No. 113—Mary Clifton. Silyer Star Lodge No. 114—Phinnio Blue. Ferndale Lodge No. 115—Mabel Chapman, Azalea Lodge No. 117—Alice Pullen. Eaterprise Lodge No. 118—Tillie Heitreg. Neva Lodge No. 119—Antha Locklin, Annie Jones, Alice Jennings, Adaline Hothersall, Empress Lodge No. 122—W. S, Seeley. TasayiNeotes LIS Tary teGuire, e Coats. Sequoia Lodge No. 124—Josie Steele, BQueen of the Lake Lodge No. 125—Louise arnert. Pleasant Grove Lodge No. 126—Ida M. Chandler, Alice L. Darwin, E.wool TLodge No. 127—Cynthia Prather. MISS FANNIE BENJAMIN, Grand President. MRS. MARY E. DONOHO, Grand Secretary. exemplification of the initiatory work, after which there will be a reception to all 0dd Fellows and the members of their families. low. Wednesday will be devoted to busi- | ness, and on Thursday the grand officers will be elected, and immediately after the election, Antoinette Shaw, district deputy grand master of district No. 6, will give an exemplification of the installation cere- mony, and in the evening there will be a performance in the Columbia Theater for | the benefit of the orphans’ home, which it is proposed to establish in the near fu- ture. The Rebekahs have 208 lodges, with a membership of 15,043. There has been an increase of eleven lodges during the year. During the session the constitution wili come up for revision, and the proposition 10 locate the orphans’ home at Gilroy will be discussed. The following are the grand officers of the present assembly: Miss Fannie Benjamin, president, Los An- | Stockton. Mrs. Mary E. Donoho. secretary, Vacaville. Mrs, Anna M. Liese, treasurer, East Oakland. strs. Sallie Wolf, marshal, Sacramento. Mrs. Iva Raker, conductor, Alturas. Mrs. Minerva Karsner, chaplain, Oroville, Mrs. Dell C. Savgge, inside guardian, Liver- more. Mrs. Diego. The delegates to the assembly are: California Lodge No. 1—-Hannah Newman. Naomi Lodge No. 'y E. Burkhalter. Milville Lodge No. 3—Frances Snow. Fair Oaks Lodge No. 4—Mary A. Randlett. Alder Glen Lodge No. 5—Julia Chenoweth, Deborah Lodge No. Sadie K. Aligafer, Rising Btar Lodge No. arrie Aiken, Ella Boyd, Lizzie Dillman, Georgia Guthrie, Annie Sherburn. Esther Lodge No. 9—Laura Freeman, Mattie Mason, Nellie Michell, Jane Perkins, Louella Whiting. & White Rose Lodge No. 10—Mary E. Hollo- ay. Absit Invidia Lodge No. 11—Etta Wixon, Emma Freeman. Brooklyn Lodge No. 12—Mabel Lynn, Alice Dailas, Louisa Holmes. Eimwood Lodge No. 13—Helen L. Hancock. Josephine Lodge No. 14—Sadie Kershner, Emmsa Doble, Mattie R. Murgorten, Minnie Austin. Myrtle Lodge No. 15—Amelia Peabody. Oakland Lodge No. 16—Gusta Tichner, Mary L. Dimmick. Isabella Lodge No. 17—Mary Besse, Annie Bradley, Amelia Knapp, Busie J. Harris, Cath- erine Peterson, Cornelia Reid. Cherokee Lodge 18—Maggie Slissman. Templar Lodge No. 19—Maggie Hovey, Lizzie Berry, Mattie Russell, Ada M. Patterson, May P. G. Ashton, outside guardian, San Newman, Florin Lodge No. 20—Rhoda Lambert. Evergreen e No. 21—Mary Meyers. Stella Lodge No. Bates, Nellle Collins, Watrous. Ivy Lodge No. 23—Nellie Bush, Emma E. 8 W, Unity Lodge No. 24—Eleanor Eiper, Edith Giles. Juliet Lodge No. 25—Mary P. Woodin. Hayward Lodge No.26—Sadie Crooks, Alice Melninger. Fidelity Lodge No. 29—Melissa Woolery, Mary Shuman, Alta Orr. Leons Lodge No. 30—Etta Albright, Marle gan. Germania Lodge No. 31—Elizabeth Kromer, Louisa Kromer. Golden West Lodge No. 32—Mary E. Mutson. Hope Lods: No. 33—G. A. Nixon, Almeda Swan, M. L. Schofield. Clara Lodge No. 34—Hattie Swope, Willetta ‘Worthington. Evening Star Lodge No. 35—Charlotta Gibson. Oleta Lodge No. 36—Minnie Schroeder. Helena Lodge No. 37—Carrie A. Kinfiflo Mary C. Lang, Belle Hammans, Ida M. Finch. Triple Link Lodge No. 38—Birdie Gibson. Western Star ge No. 39— Carrie O. Thomas. Oro Lodge No. 40—Nellie Carlock, O, L. Bills. Lebanon Lodge No, 41—Freda Lambert, An- nie J. Smith, Sarah Roblin, Lillian Confer, Minelis Woodbridge, Mary Thorndyke. Violet Lodge No, 42—Clars Lawrence, Grace Edwards, Clear Lake Lodge No. 43—Laura Miles, Sebastopol Lodge No. 44—Adella Piezzi. Prl(dle of the Plains Lodge No. 45—Miriam Heard. Crystal Lodge No. 46 —Emma Ostrander, Della Davissen. Kern Lodge No. 47—Mary Mattson. Olive Branch e No. 48—Minnie Stelter. Hermania Lodge No. 49—Lucy Taylor. Jackson Lodge No. 50—Emma lor. Athens Lod‘fe No. 51—Edith Edwards. Silver Cloud Lodge No. 57—John N, Phillips. Beulah Lodge No. 80—Ella O'Connor, Emma Btilson. Novara Lodge No. 61—Mary A. Maxfield. Paradise Lodge No. 62—Annie Bolton, Kate King, Annie Osborn, Jennie Sanborn, Jane Chalmers. Excelsior hdfl:No. 63—Mary W. Brown. Georgetown Lodge No. 64—Sallie B. Arm- trong. Pl)‘fnmfl.h Lodge No. 65—Annie Doman. James L. Ridgely Lodge No. 66—Caroline Cook, Lou Todd. Golden Rule Loage No. 68—Olatapa V. Hude- ohl. P Hesperian Lodge No.70—Florence 8. Blank, Jessie DellI‘. Minerva &’fe No. 72—Emily Gould. Oak Leaf ge No. 74—Fannie Bonner, Fan. nie Gamble, Mary E. Saxton, Eva Simpson. Cypress Lodge No. 75—Jennie D. Rich. 0ss Rose Lodge No. 76—Alice Wetmore, Colfax Lodge No. 77—Nona Wollerson, illofinm- star Lodge No.79—Blanche Cun- ningham, V{c“’llle Lodge No. 80—Lizzie Garlichs, Rbonerville Lodge No. 81—Melissa Dunni- gan, Martha Simmons. Mystic Jewel Lodge No. 82—Amelis Way- man. Arbor Vite mde 83—Annie Liddell. Orange Grove e No. 84—Hatiie Will, Julia Bartels. Lodge No. 85—Ells E, Southworth. Sily ssny Lodge No. 86—Anna Farrell, Golden Sierra Lodge No. 87—Ruth Thomas. Calaveras Lodge No. 88—Mary F, Peek, Giiental Lodge No. 00-Mings & Welrha rien e No, e E. Weirhart, Sophia 1. Hution. A J —Minnie Phelps, Ardella Lizzie L. Coombs, Minnie There will be presented a short | literary programme, and a dance will fol- | Marion Greenwood, vice-president, | Eureka Lodge No. 128—Gertle A. Marks, Margeret E. Ryder, Sarah J. Tuppen. Citrus Lodge No. 129--Minnle Bardick, Al uler. Walhalla Lodge No.130—Dora Van Orsen, Dora Schumann, Johanna von Gristefeld, Martha Washington Lodge No. 131—Eva strickland, Lou Parrish, Rel Lodge No. 132—Lizzie Noble, Minnehuaba Lodge No. 133—Mary E. Morse. 0Oro Fino Lodge No. 134—Haunah Renike, Mountain Queen Lodge No. 135—Ida M. Spencer. Elk_Grove Lodge No. 136—Mary Graham, | Eliza Putne ge No. 137—A | Anna Lo on., | . Mount Shasta Lodge 138—Jjulia Bell, Lizzie Litch. Sycamore Lodge No. 140—Mattie Powers, Fannie Goepper. | Silver Gate No. 141—Hannah Smith, Alvarado Lodge No. 142—Mary Vandepeer. Arroyo Grande Lodge No.144—Lillie English. Forest Lodge No. 147—Sarah Marvin. Carmel Lodge No. 150—F. A. Hodgkins. Coucordia Lodge No. 152—Flora Bauer. Livermore Loage No, 154—Anna Schmidt, Emma B. Coffman. | Suushine Lodge No. 155—Louise J. Smith. | BRn‘mbnA Lodge No. 156—Josie Shields, Mary | Bentz. Diamond Lodge No. 15 my Madiss Mary E. Duffield. |, Fresno Lodge No.158—Abbie Drew, Eliza- | beth Kais Capital Lodge No. 160—Frankie Carlow, Eliza Johnson, Inez Hood. Amity Lodge No. 161—Antoinette Shaw, Hattie Duley, Floy Urquhart, Julia Gibbs. Flora Lodge 162—Annie Vickerson, | Emwa Treadway | Willows Lodge No. 163—Lizzie 0'Brien. nGenier Link Lodge No. 165—Frances Mo- ntosh. Fedora Lodge No. 166—Hattie Miller. Aureola Lodge No. 167—Sarah J. Knight. Sodality Lodge No. 170—Emily Bone. Durban Lodge No, 171—G. H, Bolt. Samaria Lodge ) Mystery Lodge N Far West Lod, tie M. Paddlefor May Queen Lodge No. 177—Viola Bradford. pihrysanthemum Lodge’ No. 178 — Ruth ursch. Emerald Lodge No. 179—Ellen Derning. Fearl Lodge ig?’, 181 —Jennle Lanouette. eliotrope Lodge No, 183— L M-rs%au‘.”: : Dillo M. Bailey, Flower City Lodge No. 184—Mary C. Benter. Blue Mountain Lodge No. 187 Margaretta Dixon. 0, 188—Lillie Stout, 0. Florenee Lodge N¢ Janesville Lodge No. 190—Martha Hicks. Orland Lodge No. 191—Hanna J. Mecum. Alta Lodge No. 192—Annie Ferdinandsen. A ti’u'll'n Lodge No. 193—Lillian F. Stivers, S| Columbia Lodge No. 194—Margaret E. Pat- ton, Cornelia Church, Emma Herzog, Anna owe. Cayucos Lodge No. 196—Ethel M. Slocombe. Independence Lodge No. 197 — Josephine Williams. Pleasanton Lodge No. 198—Bertha Cope, Silyer Wave Loage No. 199—Lena Wilson. Golden Roa Lodge ) 0—Maria Blair. Sanger Lodge No. 201—Josephine E. Ro: 1IColimbian Lodge No. 202 Kobert O, N El Modello Lodge 203—Nora E. Oster- hout. Arbutus Lodge No. 204—Eunice Horton. Cornelia Lodge No. 205—Cornelia H. White, Helen M. Carpenter. Senta Rita Lodge 06—Ada J. Bither, Clover Leaf Lodge No. 207—Agnes Reiley. Northern Lodge No. 208—1Iva S. Raker. Fall River No. 209 Mary Brown. Friends odge No. 211—Thursey Barrett. Woodwardia Lodge No, 212-W. F. Granam Ysabel Lodge No. 213—Lou V. Hughs, A CHINESE FOOTPAD. Al Doo Arrested for Holding Up Dan- fel Freeman, a Colored Man, A Chinese footpad was arrested early yesterday morning by Policeman McGee and booked at the City Prison on the charge of robbery. About 4 o’clock Daniel Freeman, a col- ored man, was walking along Pacific street when he was accosted by a Chinese, Free- man is not conversant with the Chinese language and did not comprehend what was said to him. He recommenced his walk when he was brought to an abrupt halt by the muzzle of a revolver in close proximity to his heart. Then, in broken English, the Chinese told bLim to hold up his hands, Freeman promptly obeyed and the Chinese deftly went througi his poc- kets, securing $3. As soon as the robber left him Freeman went in search of & policeman and met McGee, to whom he detailed his exper- ience. McGee, a few minutes later, ar- rested Ah Doo, a highbinder, and took him to the California-street police station. Later he was removed to the City Prison. Freeman called at the City Prl’son yes- terday morning and identified Ah Doo as the man who held him up and he was at once booked on the charge, —_——— A Testimonial Concert. A testimonial concert will be tendered to Bernard Mollenbauer to-morrow by several patronesses and the members of the San Fran- cisco Symphony orchestra. Mr. Mollenhauer has labored faithfully for the musical interests of the City and this concert is given him as a roof of the regard and esteem in which he is Reld by those with whom he has besn associ- ated professionally and socially. Miss Carrie Bowes will play the “Hungarian Fantasie,” b: Liszt, with full orchestral accompaniment an. S‘u{lu‘:‘;r Henley, the popular barytone, will sing. One Hundred Girls Consecrated. One hundred girls, who received the sacra- ment of first communion on the 23d of last April, were received into the Sodalty of Holy Angels in 8t ch-uph'; Church, Tenth and Howard streets, last night immediately afte: vespers. Rev. Father Doran omeuus in‘ lh: occasion and, at the conclusion of the cere- mony, addressed the children and exorted them in vety touching wo; rules of the sodalitv. B 20zd8 0 e trus 1o the MENACED BY - CONVICT LABOR, Local Manufacturers May Be Driven Out of Business. THE CONTRACT SYSTFM. Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald Receives Important Infor- mation. PRISON VS. FREE WORKMEN. Thousands of Men Hired to Contractors ‘Who Flood the Country With Cheap Goods. The effort of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association and State Labor Commissioner E. L. Fitzgerald to devise ways and means of ending the unfair com- petition of Eastern prisons with lo,:al manufacturers is likely to be pmduct_\n of good results. The same fight is going on in the East between free and convict laborers, and the united movement of the manufacturers all over the United States will probably bear fruit in Congress. There is now before that body what is known as the Southwick convict labor bill, which prohibits the sale in one State of the goods made by convicts in another State. New Jersey has instructed its rep- resentatives in Congresss to fight for the bill and resolutions of a similar order were recently sent to the Pacific Coast delegation from the Manufscturers’ Asso- ciation. Several other States whose manufacturers are being injured by this unfair competition have taken the same stand. That California has long been a dump- ing ground for goods made by convicts in Eastern prisons has been known, but the alarming extent of this trade was not understood until Warden Hale of the San Quentin prison went to the wardens’ con- vention lnstegear, where the subject was fuily discussed. 4 The great disadvantage lies in the fact that the convict-made gocds are sent to this State in such a manner that they cannot be distingnished from free-labor articles, and no department of manufac- ture escapes. Efforts have been made to have some distinguishing mark or brand put on convict goods, and a few months ago Commissioner Fitzgerald sent to the ational Manufacturers’ Convention 1in Chicagzo a resolution which contained the following: ‘WHEREAS, The said convict-made goods are sold in open competition with free-made goods without brand or other distinguishing mark of identification, therefore be it Resolved, That the Legislature of every State be and is hereby respectiully requested to ensact the necessary meusures to compel the proper branding of such prison-made articles, and that each political party be respectfully requested to pledge its legislative candidates to support this said measure. He did not stop there, but with a view of learning the extent to which Eastern convict-made goods enter into competition with free labor, and what proportion of the same is sent to California, he sent let- ters of inquiry to Labor Commissioners in the! East and Eastern State prison offi- cials, The answers are beginning to arrive and they show the situation taore alarming and menacing to local manufacturers than was before supposed. In a number of the States gangs of convicts are let out to manufacturers of all kinds of goods on contracts. The articles they make are put in with the free labor goods, and under the name of the firm’s brand are sent all over the country, not a small guantity finding its way to this State. Labor Commissioner L. G. Powers of Minnesota states that in that State there are four penal institutions where commer- cial articles are made. In the Stillwater prison binding twine and boots and shoes are made under the contract system. About $125,000 worth of twine is made annually and sold princi[’u\ly in the two Dakotas. The output of boots and shoes from the same prison amounts to about $175,000, and some two hundred convicts are employed in this work. This footwear product of contract-convict labor, it is said, is sold through the contractors, the Union Shoe and Leather Company of, St. Paul. Mr. Powers says that this same firm hasa similar contract or two with the penal in- stitutions of Indiana. The output from the latter State is handled through Chicago. The writer says that there is no lwnylot identifying these goods by mark or abel. Another important letter received by Commissioner Fitzgerald was from Com- missioner W. E. O'Bleness of Des Moines, Towa. He says that manvfacturing is done in the Fort Madison penitentiary. Mr. O’ Bleness writes: The State of Towa has a contract with three mlnullcllu'lndg institutions who pay the State 48 cents per_day per man, they furnishing the raw material, the Stete furnishing the tools to rform the labor with and the men. The laws of the State do not require these manu- facturing institutions to make any returns as to the amount of goods manufactured or to the place or persons sold. The institutions nvlng these men under contract are Huiskamp Bros., manufacturers of shoes, Keokuk, lowa; the lows Faraing Tool Company of Fort Madison, Iows, and the Fort Madison Chain Company of Fort Madi- Wi w%fi:; Nave no.means of identification—are not branded in any way. They are nmyg taken to their different factories and sold w! other goods manufactured outside of the prison and we bave no means of knowiug when we buy their product whether it is manufactured in the prison or in the factories outside of the prison. * * * Mr. O'Bleness says that the labor or- anizations have fought the convict con- ract system, but have only succeeded in preventing it from growing. According to the answer from Labor Commissioner Charles H. Morse of Michi- an the Legisiature and Governor of that gute belieye in making its peniten- tiaries self-supoorting even if compe tition between free and convict labor is neces- sary. There are four penitentiaries in that State where manufacturing is carried on. Mr. Morse says: * = * Ag to the names of the parties to whomjthe articles are sold:it would be impossi- ble to give them. One person manufacturcs a certain lines of furniture and I believe has more than 1000 purchasers, and they have not even the names of one-tenth of them. * & % Our_prison-made g are not branded or marked in any way whatever. * * * James L. Pace, warden of the State prison of Missouri, writes to the Califor- nia Commissioner under the date of May 7 as follows: ave only one penitentiary in this State, -:;ah e n:uly pgsw eonrvylcu confined therein. About one-third of them are wurked by contractors at so much per man per day in different lines of manufacture. We have no supervision over those who are worked by con- tractors, only to furnish guards and maintain them. Hence I am unabie to give you any in. formation as to the amount of their products, or the value of the same, or to whom sold or as to whether or not any of their produets are sold in the State of California. ¥ Inthe State of Nebraska most of the products of convicts’ labor are harness, saddles and cooperage, but whether any of these are sent to this State Labor Com- missioner J. H. Powers is unable to state at present. Commissioner 8. B. Horne of Connecti- cut writes that in the State prison work is doue, but that the amount of the product or where or to whom sold is known only by the contractors themselves. i 8. J. Thompson, Chief of the Indaina Bureau of Statistics, states that he is at present unable to tell where the convict- made goodu manufactured in that State are sold. Letters are being received by Mr. Fitz- gerald every day and the foregoing are fa’r samples of them all. 1n a number of States no goods are manufactured by con- victs, but other letters show that the out- put of those prisons where convicts com- pete with free labor must be enormous and the #oods a menace to every factory in the United States. That California gets more than her share of these producis is established beyond argument. HE 1S A LUMBER KINC. Colonel C. W. Griggs on the Business and Politics of Washington. The Man Who Came Near Being Made United States Senator Says It Is a Period of Change. Colonel C. W. Griggs of Tacoma, man- ager and principal owner of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, and one of the wealthiest men in the Northwest, arrived here yesterday and is at the Pal- ace, Heis one of the lumber kings of the Northwest. Colonel Griggs was formerly from St. Paul, where he resided for thirty-three years, and was a member of the Minne- sota Senate for twelve years. many other prominent political positions. He is a Democrat, as conspicuous as any in his State, and two years ago came very near being elected United States Senator, his friends sticking to him and balloting for him long and arduously. They in- sisted that he could have been elected also, if he had been willing to make some of the ordinary concessions that are not in- | frequently made at such times. As one of the wheelhorses ofjthe Democ- racy heis consulted as to the course of the party in Washington, and has been a heavy contributor to the vyictories the | party has had there. The colonel owns an enormous lumber mill at Tacoma and ships large quantities of lumber to San Francisco. He is in- terested in seven different lumber yards here. He discussed lumber and alluded to the interesting things in politics. It has been so dull in the Northwest for the last three or four years’' he said, ‘‘that there was no show for a manu- facturer to make any money out of lum- ber. It has changed somewhat lately, however, and now we think we have seen the worst of the situation. “In every way there is either an im- provement or indications of speedy im- provement, so_that I think business will be good again in Washington before long. *I am not much in politics now. At least not as I was when I was in 8t. Paul, where Ilived so long. As for the Presi- dential outlook, it seems to me that the Republicans are largely for one man. They think he will win, but I do not care to state what I believe will eventually re- sult. The coming Senatorial fight in ‘Washington is expected to be lively.” Colonel Griggs is in California to remain about a month. His trip is for both busi- ness and pleasure. —_————— BALDWIN'S COMMISSIONERS. The Marshal Finds Himself Mixed Up With the Washington Authorities. United States Marshal Barry Baldwin is in trouble in a small way with “the powers that be” at Washington. The Marshal contends that he hasa right to appoint 8 jury commissioner both for the Circait and District courts, but the department entertains altogether a differ- ent view. Mr. Baldwin appointed F.J. Edwards as jury commissioner for the Circut Court, and Captain McDonald to a similar position in the District Court. In _due time these shal, forwarded their bills to Washington. They were returned with the indorsement that Mr. Baldwin had exceeded his authority. The department was willing enough to allow the fees of one commissioner, but two were more than they could or would stand. The amount inyolved is orly $15, but Baldwin says he does not care any- thing for that. He is fighting for a principle, and will win out if there is jus- tice in Washington. 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