The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 7, 1898, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1898. BULLETIN'S GUILT 13 CONFESSED Crothersto Avoid Fur- ther Shame Will Compromise. Another Meeting of Vie- timized Merchants Will Be Held To-Day. Additional Proof of Duplicity and Swindling Ready for Production. A CAMPAIGN INCIDENT. An Attempt Was Made to Hold Up the Chairman of the Republican Commt State The proprietor of the Bulletin and his advisers will get a fair hearing at the meeting of ed mer- chants to-day. Tk 3¢ been robbed are not d « victing any one unju in no uncert v, b v will demand mar r a confession from Crothers and his advisers of all the facts. W : truth—the whole truth—is submitted judgment can then be passed to degree of guilt. If it can be shown that Crothers and nply the tools of a scheme: in the g e verdict may be tempered with n Any attempt on the part of the Bulletin crowd to dodge lent tactics of as his advisers wer: trio of prof ions to 3 s the col- the Bulle evening imply, will be by firm de- termination to puni offenders for contempt a to inflict upon them the brand of shame. have dawned on what it to call the minds of the is no longer seems funny Bulle feared o by the most timid of cit ry one outside of the old cc ws that its glory has gone—that its has depart- ed. Smali b ed that its publication is prof which boast might & Ly a veritable bunko steerer wh ¢scaped the vigilance of the poli No one old paper seems to have t or conscience to comprehend to a jour- nal which fo character than 1 cents. history of There was a | the Bulletin wh on dol- lars placed for on the side of inf: v 1d honor could not as much tempt them to swerve from the path of journalistic honor. But these men of heroic integrity are Bulletin s been lost on Cro- aklings who surround not managin the Their exampie h: thers and the w to-day him. His paper has been going from bad to wors the day that he bought it. Tt tupidity of the busi- ness departn is matched by the asininity of the editorial bureau. The news department occasionally awak- ens the world minine hion with a page descript of foreign lingerie, and meanwhile the poor old adminis trator of the Pickering estate along, oblivious to the T in journalism, deluding hims the notion newspaper. True enough, the head of the busi- ness department daily tells him that it is not a newspaper from a news point of view, and the head of the news department tells him that it is not a newspaper from a business point of view, and while Crothers hesitates to believe either the public readily be- lieves both. that he is publishing a On the quiet Crothers is along the word that he is the chief vie- tim, and tk chants should not d h the Bul- letin. The bu is trying to square things soap, but the manipulator « nm page wants Crothers to get cut and fight all the merchants who protest against being robbed. So the Bulletin as it letin as it exists. reclous legal light take may not be meeting to-day. g and declaring that an be made, the busi- is confidentially com- Crothers is already so appears is not the B Whai attitude that of the institution wi disclosed until t While he is writy no compromise ness manager promising. passing ously assalled in the columns of the Bulletin. The violence of the assault caused some surprise in the limited | circle reached by the paper, but no one | was able to explain the causeof thesud- den tirade, until Colonel Jackson saw fit to enlighten the public mind by a state- | ment that he had declined to give the | paper an advertisement of Napa soda | water, which its proprietor very much | desired. Yesterday Colonel Jackson was asked to give the details leading up to the | assault, but declined to do so on the | ground that the incident had passed. | *“I do not care to revive the matter now,” said the colonel, “‘as the oppor- | tunity has passed. At the time of the attack on me I gave The Call a full account of the transactions and every- thing that occurred between Crothers and myself, but for some reason The Call sent me word that it did not de- sire to jump on the Bulletin. I do not care to bring up the subject again.” “The incident passed between Crothers and myself. It was about an | advertisement. to hold me up in Dick Turpin fashion and I would not submit to his demand. It was straight between myself and Crothers. There was no go-between and no one assuming to rep. nt the proprietor of the Bulletin. Crothers | himself made the demand, and on my refusal to accept his ultimatum | par rcked me. fr u the detailed information t.1ough any lack of friendship for The Call, but because your paper declined to take up the matter at the time that I wanted the public to know the mo- tives that caused the Bulletin to at- tack me. have made no terms or compromise with the Bulletin and do not propose to yleld or compromise.” F. W. Dohrmann, of the firm Nathan, Dohrmann & Co.. at his place of business | ‘When asked if another meeting of mer- chants would be called to consider the Bulletin’s hold-up, he sald that a meet- | ing had been called to convene Fri- | day at 10:30 a. m. | A merchant of the highest standing, who is numbered among those victim- | ized, sald yesterday, in discussing the | topic: “I do not want you to quote my | name pending the settlement of my | account, but I tell you there is one | honorable course open to Mr. Croth- | ers, and that is to come into that meet- ing to-morrow, acknowledge that the merchants were deceived and swindled | by parties claiming to speak for the paper, and then leave the matter of payment, the amount I mean, to the sense of fairness possessed by the in- | dividual merchant. Restitution should be made of money paild under threat of law suits. That is the only honor- able course open to the paper. Now this is confildential. I understand from the Bulletin people themselves that they were bunkoed by Eastern adver- tising agents.” Stories descriptive of the Bulletin methods during the last political cam- paign are coming to light. It is not a new thing, it seems, for that journal to engage in a hold-up when money is needed to run the concern. The pos- itive proof can be produced that the manager of the paper sought to hold up Frank McLaughlin, chairman of | the Republican State Committee, at a | time when the members of the com- mittee were engaged in vigorous effort | to provide means for paying the legit- imate expenses of the campalgn. The Bulletin made a straight de- mand for money, and the committee | squarely refused to pay the sum named | or any sum. As a result of the re- fusal the Bulletin turned about and abused the committee and found fault | with the management of the cam- ! palgn. These facts are well known to Frank McLaughlin and other members of the State Committee. As the search- light is now turned on the Bulletin, other transactions equally odious may be revealed to the public gaze. | —_—— SWINDLED BY BULLETIN.‘ e | of | S. B. Leavitt, senlor partner in the | paper firm of S. B. Leavitt & Co., of | 509 Sacramento street, had a similar experience to so many of the other patrons of the Bulletin’s special edi- tion. statement of his experience, Mr. Lea- vitt said: “Yes, we were swindled by the Bul- letin. A representative of that paper came to us and kept hounding us for a week for a write-up. He told us that | it would cost us nothing, as the Bulle- | tin was engaged in writing up the | commercial progress of the city and | desired to include all the well-estab- | lished houses. We told the young man that we had nothing to advertise; that | our business was all with the printing trade and needed no advertising. The young man returned several times, and we made the same reply. Finally he came in and said that they proposed to give a cut of the building and want- ;d a few data as to the history of the house. ‘‘As they insisted that it would cost us Crothers simply tried | his | I do not withhold | In response to a request for a | COMMITTEES OF THE NEW Foreman Gerberding Has Made Known His Selections. Active Work Will Begin on Thursday After- noon Next. Makeup of Will the Bodies That Look Into City Departments. | WERE CAREFULLY CHOSEN Important Matters Will Be Consid- ered at the First Regular Session. The new Grand Jury held its first formal session yesterday in the old Grand Jury room¢, and completed the organization that was begun when Judge Seawell appointed A. Gerber- ding, the grain broker, foreman, and Arthur F. Price of the well-known firm of Thomas Price & Sons secretary. Foreman Gerberding has been figuring on the committees for several days and presented a complete list, as follows: Assessor, Treasurer and Auditor—R. H. ‘Warfield, Charles Clinch and William J. Bryan. Board of Education and Public Schools—Emile Bauer, Willlam J. Bryan and H. A. Hedger. Coroner, Morgue and Public Pound— E. H. Aigeltinger, A. H. Menne and Henry Mayer. CRAND JURY Courts (Superfor, Justice and Police)— | William J. Bryan, Thomas H. and James O'Brien. County Clerk and__ Justice Clerk— Charies’ G. Clinch, Emile Bauer and Arthur W. Spear. Corporations (Water and Gas com- paples and Gas Inspecton)—Arthur I rice, Horton H. A. Hedger and Solomon Kampe. District A(lomeg, City and County Attorney and tate ~officers—James O'Brien, John D. Daly and Thomas R. Horton. Dives and Social Evil—Henry Mayer, Aleck B. Truman and W. H. Thornley. Fire Department, Fire Alarm Tele- raph and Fire Marshal—Arthur W. §pear, ‘Arthur F. Price and Emile | Bauer. Solomon Kampe, Henry Mayer and | S e, P. G Gambling, Oplum Dens and Lotteries— | Schabrague, P. G. City Physiclan—John ‘| Menne and R. H. Warfield. Mayor, City Hall Commissioners and Board of Supervisors—-W. H. Thornley, John Corbett and H. M. Wreden. Public Library and Magdalen Asylum— Thomas R. Horton, Arthur W. Spear and John D. Daly. Police Department, Police Patrol and City Prison—Aleck B. Truman, H. Warfield and W. H. Thornley. Recorder, Election Commissioners and Public Administrator—A. H. Menne, E. H. Algeltinger and H. ‘Wreden. Sheriff and County Jafl—H. M. Wreden, Charles G. Clinch and E. H. Atgeltinger. Superintendent of Streets, County Sur- Yeyor, Parks, Squares and Golden Gate Park—H. A. Hedger, Arthur F. Price and John Corbett. Tax Collector and License Collector— John D. Daly, James O'Brien and Sol- omon Kampe. The make-up of the majority of the committee is evidence that their work will be well done. The jury, after the naming of the committees, adjourned for one week, when several important matters will come up for consideration. THE LUCKY LOUISE. Rich Developments in a Madera County Mine Owned by Wood- land People. The Lucky Louise mine, in Madera County, owned by the Shaw brothers | and the Lauguenour family of Wood- land, is producing ore of great value. Samples tested at Selby’s indicated a value of $800 to the ton. The mine was discovered twenty years ago and only | slightly developed. Subsequently there was a lucky find, but the treasure un- covered was thought to be only a pocket. The Shaw brothers bought the property for $10,000. Tunnels ex- tended on the 50 and 100 foot levels disclosed a broadening of the ore vein and richer rock than the surface vein contained. Gold to the value of $40,000 has al- ready been brought from the mine to this city. M. J. Shaw, one of the owners, was in town yesterday. He contemplates the purchase of a stamp mill to work the large ore body recently discovered. The work of crushing the rock is now performed by arastras. —————————— THREE INSTALLATIONS. Lodges of the Order of Odd Fel- lows Obligate Their Officers for the Current Term. Three sets of officers were installed last night in Odd Fellows’ bullding. District Deputy John Ferretti in- stalled the officers of Western Addi- tion Lodge, I. O. O. F. Those who will serve for the ensuing term are: John Conklin, P. G.; John H. Gray, N. G.; J. H. Shields, V. G.; W. F. Lee, P. 8.; J. R. McLane, R. S.; J. N. Peterson, T.; M. T. Moses, W.; H. W. Nowell, C. The following named officers in addi- tion to the appointed officers were In- stalled by District Deputy C. W. Moul- throp; A. D. Ghehire, P. G Pernham, N. G.; H. F. Neubauer, V. G.; B. F. Wellington, P. S.; James Boyes, T.; W. L Crossett, C. Franco-American Lodge installed the following named as well as the ap- pointed officers, District Deputy T. Tryer being the installing officer: A. ; J. Salansre, N. G.; P. Cramer, V. G.; E. Thiele, P. S.; R. L. | over well supplied with HEAD WILL DEMAND AN [NVESTIGATION The Handcuffiing of a Schoolboy Causes Indignation. James MecKnight’'s Case May Cause the Making of New Rules. Lack of Discipline in the John Swett Evening School Also Criticized. TEACHERS INCOMPETENT. The Whole Matter Will Be Brought Up by Director Head Next ‘Wednesday. The story published exclusively In yesterday’s Call of the manner in which James McKnight, a scholar of the John Swett Evening School, was beaten by the principal of the institu- tion after he had been handcuffed by the individual who holds the dual po- sition of janitor and spectal policeman, has caused intense indignation among certain School Directors, and an in- vestigation s certain to be demanded at the next meeting of the board. The main demand for a thorough overhauling of the school will be on account of the McKnight case, several Directors deeming that such methods are not only prejudiclal to the best in- terests of the department, but tending to degrade the boys who are so pun- ished. The lack of discipline shown at the school will also come in for an investigation. Director Head, who has always made a stand against severe modes of pun- ishment and whose contention has al- ways been that the evening schools are incompetent | teachers, will open the ball on Wednes- | day evening next by requesting that in | future janitors be required to attend | strictly to their duties for which they | are paid, that of cleaning class rooms, | lighting and extinguishing lights and | such other matters as are required of them. He will demand that janitors be ordered not to assist teachers in pun- \\ JAMES McKNIGHT, the Poy the Principal. Who Was Handcuffed by the Janitor of the John Swett School and Then Whipped by of the teachers and try to ascertain how and why they were appointed. “If the reports that I have heard of the matter are correct,” said Director Head yesterday, “the whipping of the boy McKnight was nothing less than an assault and an outrage that de- mands a full investigation. . “I never heard that it was the duty of janitors to assist teachers in per- forming their duties, and I don’t be- lleve that it was ever contemplated that a burly, puffed-up janitor should handcuff a stripling of a boy in order that he might be beaten to the satis- faction of the teacher or principal corroborated by Miss Mead, the prin- cipal, is evidence that he knew he was doing wrong and that he feared consequences. ““Miss Mead had her proper recourse, and that was to send the boy home he became too unruly to handle. I think this case, as well as others 1 have heard of, simply through rumors overhauling and the passage of strict | rules that will stop all such methods of cowing the rising generation of boys that are to become our citizens. ‘““What The Call reporter saw at the school simply bears out what I have always contended—that evening school-teachers are young the classes that they are paid to teach. His denial that he ever put the cuffs | on a scholar, when this boy’s story was | the | if | that now appear to be worthy of fol- | lowing up, seems to call'for the fullest | half of our | girls, who are not competent to handle | being at work, more or less independ- ent. They should be lJeoked after by a man principal, who could handle and punish them if absolutely necessary. I shall bring this matter up also and try to see whether it is possible to get bet- ter material into the department.” Will Open With Exercises. The Cogswell Polytechnic College will open its winter term this evening in the rooms of the institution at Twenty-sixth and Folsom streets with appropriate ex- ercises. A programme consisting of the following numbers will be presented: (1) Chorus, by the school; (2) The Kitchen Boiler, its construction, operation and be- havior, Frank Giesting, student; (3) vocal solo, S. J. Sandy; (4) illustrated lecture, | “A Trip Around the World,” Mrs. Hattle | B. Steele. ————————— Deserted by Her Husband. | Mrs. Mary E. Fieher has commenced an | actton against her husband, William J. | Fieher, for permanent support and main- | tenance. Mrs. Fleher alleges that prior to October 3 of last year her husband de- | serted her, leaving herself and four minor children without means of support. In | consequence she asks the court to compel her husband to pay her $75 a month. e e More Boats for Klondike. Captain William Kidston, Pacific Coast agent for the North American Transpor- tation and Trading Company, left for the East last night for the purpose of pur- | chasing a number of boats for the Klon- dike trade, which will include ocean lin- ers and river steamers. The company > < ha he ents d th Aleck B. Truman, Lavigne, R. S.; J. Lambla, T.; A.|ishing puplls. o The larger portion of the evening|frer snd. ioremcr ronmioomenc of goid Health Department, Almshouse and Balny, C. Then he will go into the competency | school pupils are large boys, and, from | from the Klondike. NEW TO-DAY. nothing we finally consented and told | him to write it up himself. This he did, and a proof of the matter was re- ved by us with a request that it be returned. We paid no attention to this, and next received a letter similar to that published In yesterday’s Call ask- ing why we did not send back the proof. We paid no attention to this either. Then another letter came asking for a return of the proof, and thereupon it was sent back by us. Then another solicitor called and asked me it we would not be willing to give a | help the paper | little something to along. I talked it over with the book- keeper and we decided we would give lamentably compromised that he is 30 t0 help out. Then the solicitor asked willing to throw up the sponge and | ™€ to Sign a paper stating that I was make restitution. The chances are that | "IUDE to contribute something toward the Bulletin crowd will go to the meet- | (B¢ €Xpense and for the first time in my ing with big threats and bold bluffs. life I gigned a document without read- The merchants who have the right on | .8 it, 8UPposing it was merely a prom- thelr side and the obligation to protect | 15€ to contribute a small amount at my themselves and the community in gen- | °"0 OPtion. eral from swindlers and blackmallers should not yleld an ifota. The Call has cut the claws of Crothers’ old newspa- per cat and no one need fear its scratch. Proof of the Bulletin's guilt {8 cumu- lative and overwhelming. Scores of reputable merchants of the highest standing come forward voluntarily and describe in detail how the swind- ling dodge was worked on them. Old friends and advertising patrons of the paper tell Crothers frankly that so many business men would not league themselves against his paper without just cause, but he is so completely un- der the domination of weak and inex- perienced advisers that he hesitates to confess and ask forgiveness. He has been told that the way to win is to brazen it out. The enimal that brays loudest on the Pickering pasture tells him that commerce breeds cowards—that men who sell merchandise for a living have not the courage to fight and will con- sequently fall down and whimper if the Bulletin preserves bold effrontery. The merchants of the city who have been robbed have a duty to perform which they cannot afford to shirk. The least sign of weakening on their part will encourage the boodiers to assail them with extra venom. They should therefore assemble with a firm. and fixed purpose to obtain instant restitu- tion. Insolence, if tolerated for a mo- ment, will breed more insolence. It af- fords The Call no pleasure to advertise the Bulletin’s shame, but journalism has its duties and obligations which must be performed. In the present performance there is a tinge of regret in the reflection that a paper like the Bulletin, which once stood so high in the confidence of the commercial com- munity of San Francisco, should have -descended to its present degree of deg- radation and in its decline boast that the publication of the paper was a source of profit to its conductor. Some weeks since Colonel J. P. Jack- pon, Collector of the Port, was furl- In a few days the article appeared, and almost immediately came a collector, who.presented a biil | for $31. I was thunderstruck to think that we should be called upon to pay such a sum. Thereupon the collector produced a contract signed by me by which I agreed to pay $1 a lfne. I read it and told the collector that it | was true I had signed the contract, | but it was under gross misrepresenta- | tion, and that I would not pay it. | told him that the solicitor had assured me it would not cost anything further | than any small amount we might care to contribute toward paying the ex- pense of the edition. The collector de- nied that they had represented it would not cost anything, and said it in such a way that I and the book- keeper both told him he was a llar and ordered him out of the house. The next we heard was that the account was in the hands of a collector, where it still remalns. We certainly shall not pay it. I have always had a great re- | speet for the Bulletin people, and never supposed that they would resort to such methods. Why, they are worse than highway robbers, for a highway robber will give you a little chance to protect yourself.” (BT S Merchants’ Association Meeting. The Call has recelved a communi- cation from F. W. Dohrmann, in which he says that the meeting called to con- sider the Bulletin's case was not called offictally by the Merchants’ Association. A fac simile of the call, signed by the secretary of the assoclation, was pub- lished in this paper day before yester- day. The call for the meeting ema- nated from the office of the Merchants' Association. It was duly signed by the secretary, and the record of the meet- ing was entered in the minutes of the assoclation. It would appear, there- fore, that Mr. Dohrmann has not been correctly advised as to the facts in the premises. 1! Ten cents for a bottle of Low’'s Hore- und Cough Syrup. 417 Bansome st. * department as we do in others. TH EVEN IN E DETAILS. A NEW TALK ON A NEW FEATURE. lhose suits, single and double breasted, at $7.50—can be seen in our windows—have sold so_well, are known so well, that we say no more about them: WE HAVE OPENED A NEW DEPARTMENT for children’s, boys' and youths' clothing. For years past our name on clothing has been the guarantee of quality, just as “sterling” is on silverware. We are out now to become equally well known as the children’s, boys' and youths' outfitters. There are all our facilities for large buying—consequently we can sell at close profits in this There shall be highest value for the most reasonable price. appeal to MOTHERS. WE will dress the whole male portion of the family—AND DRESS THEM WELL A KEEN WAY OF ADVERTISING OUR GENTS' FURNISHING DEP'T is this: There's 800 dozen of the latest tints and harmonious blends in ties—swell plaids and checks—every shape, every style—50c ties, every one of them, everywhere but here—our price is 25c. WE intend to make our Gents' Furnishing Department known for its sterling value and complete assortment at popular prices. That's how The most complete KLONDIKE OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT in this city is now open for your inspection. S. N. WOOD & CO., Columbian Woolen Mills, 718-722 Market Street. PERFECTION | we ‘ l J