The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 8, 1903, Page 7

THE £AN FRANCISCO CALL. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1903, CROCKER REUEIVEES T ARTY CET THVG FROM VOTERS OF THIRTY-FIRST DISTRICT TORMADOES A HAVOG T'hreePersons Are Killed and Many Suffer Irjury. Town of Aliceville Is Almost Completely Destroyed by Storm. L . EMPORIA Ka BURIED UNDER WALLS. Workmen Killed by Storm at Omeha. Oct. 7.—A win e eastern portion oon blew down a bric! 4 of the mew Union ur workmen, ffe of Lawren her three se- others slight- ured are: L. Joseph Leon- all three were by the falling A Neb g 1 eral Brown bruised [ Robertson, a cigar dealer, who eaving the Merchants' National during the storm, was knocked nseless by a ling screen, but was not dang X Fe g= in the east end were vy wind causing a complete were removed to a| It was belleved others were bu- the workmen | POLITICAL CABDS, For Mayor | | N KONt MOVE CONCERNG ALL FRUIT MEN Inquiry About Market- ing State Products Has Wide Scope. | Money on Hand to Pay for Sending Representative to the East. RS SR The investigation into the methods of selling California frult in the Eastern market that is proposed by the California State Board of Trade is ltkely to have wide scope. No such investigation has ever been mede in behalf of the whole dustry of this State. Between the at the growers ocught to receive vally and the amounts they actually for their frult there is a difference get that amounts to ma v fruit grower in the State is interested In the outcome of for truth in this direction. suspected to be the evil many who make money 'men In handling the output of Cal- hards and vineyards w either ealed in the full glare of day- will be proved not to exist view of the surp & importance of S matter great R 1l be exercised, s Manager Arthur R. Briggs of the Board of Trade, in selecting the who will go East to find out for the RESOLUTION ADOPTED. The reso ted Tuesday after- Doon at the mc meeting of the State Board of Trade lows: nager of this board to the board the prac- a general inquiry into and domestic, with of arket, and especially with ted sales of fruit and obtained from euch sales: e end that the price pald to tils State shall more the price at which the California reaches the con- correspond oduct of t to the board, at its next meeting, b and cost of such !nquiry _Board of Trade has . on hand to pay for the services and expenses of a competent man for this portant mission. At the meeting of Tuesd. the dou in to the cost. hout delay. SKILLFUL MAN NEEDED. ? to have the inves- made by a man who is familiar r of shipping California e details 0f the business. ed to have pertinacity and also Ing out what is concealed as be by interested middle- familiar with fruit v the premises He will the markets. to New York, Chi- Louis and Boston, places where large quan- California are marketed. vestigatio to result in to Hght much that will be of gulding the frult growers of Cal- n their future dealings > beginning of the ma a raisins in the Briggs, the present have on organized and they commission. On the e actual sales and re- ore the goods are deliv- —_———— No Trace of Pillsbury. ce and the officials of the d are still diligently searching for a clew that may reveal the whereabc Pillsbury, the em- ploye of who mysteriously disappes Friday afternoon, their ave so far been fruitless. W. J. a former clerk of the Santa Fe ‘reported yeste rday that he saw Pillsbur: Bacramento on Saturday, and another man named Mayer informed the railroad representatives that he is certain that Pillsbury was aboard the ferry-boat bound for this city at*1 o'clock Sunday. A telegraphic inquiry sent to Sacramento esterday, however, brought the response that the missing clerk could not be found there and had not been seen by those u‘m know him Pillsbury’s friends in his city fear that he has mad y with himself. forg i —_———— Hattie Eaton Discharged. Hattie Eaton, the young woman who | was locked up in the detention ward of the Emergency Hospital on a charge of insanity, was released yesterday after- roon and given into the custody of her mother. She had been accused of insan. ity by Joseph Landgraf of Mill Valley, who claimed she was continually haunt- ing his so —— Sues King’s Executors. Daniel and James King, executors of the will of the late Cornellus King, were sued yesterday by Kate Donovan, nee Wholley, for $234275 due her from the |a<mxe She claims the court approved HENRY J, CROCKER claim but that the defendants have fmled to pay it —_——— NAMES CA.KPAIGN MANAGERS. | County Committee of Union Labor Republican Nominee { | Dolan, Party Organizes. The Central Gpmmittee of the Union Labor party met last night and organized | permanently by electing Thomas Reagan irman and J. A. McManus secretary. aign committee of elghteen mem- was selected, consisting of Thomas James J. Kennedy, J. A. Wilson, bers J. B. Willlams, J. M. Copus, J. P. Ma- | gee, John McKeon, J. B. Benham, C. A. J. J. Connolly, J. W. Bellett, W. 3 on, N. G. Boloo, E. J. Kirwin, J. W. Spencer, Alfred Roncovieri and J. W. Ducoing. For Tax Collector Edward J. SMITH (NCUMBENT.) Reaular Republican Nominee A committe on finance was appointed, consisting of Vincent Bellew, John H. Wiedman, James Reaving, J. B. Pieruc- cini and Bert La Rue. A press commit- tee was named, consisting of William Menham, Ernest Meyer, E. T. Kane, C. J. Williams and J. Weihman. A commit- tee to visit the unions was appointed, consisting of John F. Harper, gohn J. Smith and E. E. Goldenstein. Schmitz was present and deuvered a short address, thousands of dol- | as | > the relation between the amount | that the manager is requested to | ! | ali the facts | sufficient | y a balance of good size was re- | ed to be on hand. There is littie | t Manager Briggs will report | stigation is feasible. Indeed, | bt of its feasibll- | 1- | be able to form a com- | He will | the State Board of Trade, ago and there discovered th: on men were treating the raisin | bout as the deciduous fruit aisers have since A report ade ar acted ce then | ed by MnyorJ Republican Standard - rlc Bearer Creates Fine Impression Among the Laboring Classes. ENRY J. CROCKER publican candidate for Mayor, addressed an enthusiastic | meeting in Eintracht Hall last night. The meeting was held under the auspices of the H. J. Crocker' Club of the Thirty-first Dis- trict. It was the first of its kind attend- Mr. Crocker and he was greatly pleased with his reception. When he en- tered the hall he was glven hearty cheers. His speech was a simple one and he was | glven the closest attention during its de- | livery. 1In the absence of Jeremiah O. Shea, president of the organization, Wil- | liam J. Bell, the secretary, presided and introduced the varlous speakers who ad- dressed the voters of the district. In the course of his address the Republican standard bearer sald: , the Re- I am not much of a speechmaker, but I can certainly say something that comes from my heart. I am here to-night In response to A | call that was made some time before I was given the nomination. Some of the boys from this district came down to my office and sald: Henry, we are golng to run you for office and we want you to get out among Uus &s #0on &s you are nominated.” I sald: “‘Gen- tlemen, I have not had the pleasure of being approached by any member of the commit- tee who is seeking a candidate,”” and they sald: “‘The people are going to nominate you for Mayor and they are going to elect you.' (Cries of “You bet they will,” and applause.) Now the night of my nomination I met some of the gentlemen from this district, among them a man who is known not to be energetic, but Is generally around when the bell rings (laughter), and he sald: *'I have a hall en- gaged and 1 want you to name the night. Don't make any engagements.”” I told him there and then that the first time I appeared in public it would be at his beck and call, Un- fortunately they got up another meeting and I appeared there, but it was in my heart to do what I told Mr. Bell, and I therefore take the first opportunity to make good my promise. But you are not interested in that. | IMPROVE THE CITY. Now I don't play any lone hand on this ticket. I want to g0 in_ with the whole crowd. 1 want every man whose name is on | the ticket 1 represent to have a seat in the City Hall, where he can welcome his friends. 1 want him to be there as the best public officlal that the Republican party can give to the voters of San Francisco. I think that every man who has indorsed the platform. of the Republican party is a man who will do his duty by the people of San Francisco, with- out respect to any creed or class or without any desire of favoring any one. We are going to have a chance to improve this city and we are going to have a chance to improve the city In Its entirety. We are going to have better streets, sewers, public parks, as there has been a large sum allotted | for that purpose, and it will make San Fran- cisco a ecity to be proud of. T don’t want to repeat myself, but I said the other night I want to see the workingmen get every dollar of the bond issue they are entitled to and I want to see you taxpayers and citizens get all the results that will ac. Crue. 1 don’t make much of a speech, but I | Pledge you my word I have no desire to do Enything as Mayor that won't redound to the credit of Henry J. Crocker as Mayor and re- dound to the.credit of San Francisco as the best-governed city in the Union. (Great rp- plause.) George Dietterle, candidate for Super- visor, spoke at length on the qualifications of the men on the ticket. He praised Treasurer McDougald, Tax -Collector E. J. Smith and Auditor -Harry Baehr, who he sald were entitled to re-election, as they had conducted their offices in an honorable and economical manner. He appealed to the voters to stand by the ticket. ONE OF THE BOYS. In speaking about the standard bearer he said: I want you to remember the head of our ticket. Don’t think other side of lown_ he ls one of the boys. You will an hcnorable man and a raan because he lives on the He 1s He is ho is entitled »_your consideration. I trust you wiil all mber him on November 3. ‘While awaiting the arrival of Mr. Crocker the time was taken up by E. M. Ritter, a member of the campaign com mittee, who explained the issues to thos present. Mr. Ritter made a fervent ap- peal for the election of the entire tick et. In speaking for the standard bearer he said: 1 appeal to the voters to elect a man who will take care of the immense sum voted for public improvements. I believe the head of the Repub- lican ticket is one of the finest, grandest men in California. He has been identified with the in- terests of this State for many years. He is a man, gentlemen, whom you can depend upon. I warrent the opposition has tested him on every point; has figured into his past and they | have watched him and looked him through and through, and to-day they have found not a single thing against him. He {s a man. He is & man whose past recommends his future. He has been successful in business and is the kind of man we want to put at the head of our municipal government, because he knows how to transact the business of the city. Ap- plause.) Milton Esbérg, who is a member of the campaign committee and has been doing yeoman work in behalf of the United Re- publican League, has taken up the task of bringing about the success of the Re- publican ticket. He accompanied Mr. Crocker on his rounds last night and will do so throughout the campaign. GREATER SAN FRANCISCO. He was introduced and was given a warm greeting. In part he said: I am like the small boy who follows the great man—I am at Crocker's coattalls during this campaign. He represents each and every interest In the city and county of San Fan- cisco. The newspapers of the entire State have been clamoring for years for a greater San Francisco. The opportunity is before you. We can well appreciate the fact that each one of you here is a friend of Henry J. Crock- er. What we ask of you is to get in the band wagon, We ask you to get five votes and in turn ask five more to vote for Crocker. We need Crocker. We want Crocker. We know if we have Crocker we will be properly repre- sented. (Applause.) ‘William H. McCarthy presented the fol-. lowing resolution, which was adopted by a unanimous vote: Resolved, That we, the members of the Thirty-first Assembly District H. J. Crocker Club, in body assembled, proceed to organize in each’ of the various Assembly districts of the city and county of San Francisco clubs to be known as the Crocker League of Clubs. Said clubs shall be composed of the support- ers of the Hon. H. J. Crocker, our standard- bearer for Mayor of the city and county of San Francisco. Resolved, That said clubs shall Nave a cen- tral organization composed of one delegate to each fifty bona fide members on sald club roils; further Resolved, That this club elect delegates to meet the delegates of the various Assembly districts on Seturday evening, October 10, at 8 o'clock, at 750 Market street, for the pur- pose of organizing the Crocker League of Clubs. Other speakers addressed the meeting. Candidates told their fitness for office. During the evening music was furnished by young residents of the district and re- freshments were served. The initial meet- ing of the Henry J. Crocker Club was a great success. Mr. Crocker made many friends by meeting the members person- ally. —_—— uommpon-to-uyuan:ym of disapproval on the scheme of toll.-mdwfnflnm HENRY J. CROCKER, REPUBLI- CAN STANDARD BEARER, AD- DRESSING VOTERS. ——— Campaign Committee of Republicans Is Active. HE campaign committee of the Republican party, W. J. Dutton chairman, held another impor- tant session at 16 Geary street vesterday afternoon. At the same place last night a confer- ence of the campaign committee and the candidates on the Republican ticket took place. Views regarding the contest were freely expressed. There is not the slight- est feeling of despondency or doubt in the Republican camp. District workers send word to the central organization that the people are predicting the election of Hen- ry J. Crocker to the office of Mayor and also predicting the success of the entire Republican ticket. Party leaders warning the club workers of the darger of overconfidence, telling them that the bright prospects of victory should not cause relaxation of work. CROCKER’S POPULARITY. The popularity of Henry J. Crocker s everywhere demonstrated. The business | men, workingmen and taxpayers general- |1y hail him as the next Mayor of San | Francisco. The candidate takes the reins ‘o( leadership in an easy, graceful style. | He is alert and affable and has many per- sonal friends and old acquaintances in every section of the city. He is not ac- claimed as an orator who parades the | town with a vocabulary of high-sounding | phrases, but is simply greeted as a square { and capable business man who is fam!liar with the management of large affairs. When it comes to giving the campaign glad hand to every one along the line Henry Crocker is not outclassed by that prince of glad-handers, Julius Kahn. Everywhere the remark is made, “The fight is between Crocker and Schmitz.” The fact is 50 obvious that it does not es- cape the notice of delegates to the recent McNab convention. Mayor Schmitz's ef- forts to create a class issue are unavail- ing. The Republican organization com- mittes has positive assurance that many labor union men who voted for Mr. Schmitz in 1901 have resolved to vote for Mr. Crocker at the next :lection. CREATURE OF RUEF. The assertion is freely made in the guilds of labor that Mayor Schmitz is the creature of Ruef and Parry. The small vote cast at the recent primary election by the Union Labor party is accepted as proof of the lack of enthusiasm for the Mayor in the ranks of his own party. The Republican ratification meeting at the Alhambra Theater next Saturday night is engaging the attention of the candidates and the campalgn committee. All citizens, irrespective of party afflia- tion, will be unwelcome, as the candidacy of Mr. Crocker represents the spirit of progress in San Francisco. All voters de- siring the expansion and development of the city on true lines of greatness are in- vited to support the Republican nominee: —_— ee———— Do you want to mortgage the city to enable corrupt politicians to run a street railway that is running already? If not, vote to-day against the issuance of the Geary-street bonds. N —————e— Lindeberg Wins Mining Suit. A jury in Judge Graham's court yes- terday gave a verdict for the defendant in the suit of Thomas Duffy against Jafet Lindeberg. The suit was for $900,000, Duffy claiming that the defendant took that amount in gold dust from a claim owned by him. The testimony showed that Duffy had sold the claim to the defendant for $20,000. —_——e—————— Consul for Nicaragua. The Department of State has directed the Collector of the Port to recognize Don Onrym m that they | Felipe Rodriguez Mayorga as Consul Gen- eral at this port for Nicaragua. are | BOARD WOULI AMEND GHARTER Favors Progressive Pay- ments on Public Contracts. Under Present Law Only Rich Operators Will Bid for Sewer System. The Board of Public Works yesterday decided to transmit a formal request to| City Attorney Lane to prepare an amend- | ment to the charter so that progressive | payments may be made on public con- tracts. Commissioners Manson, Casey and Schmitz were of the opinion that the pro- posed amendment is necessary. As the charter stands any contractor | who bids for work is obliged to wait until he completes it before he receives his money. This works well with small contracts, but in those of greater mag- nitude the effect of the charter provision is to exclude small contractors from bid- ding. The proposed new sewer system for which bonds will be issued was discussed by the board. It was stated that some of the contracts for the system will foot up as high as $400,000, and under the | charter provisions that the work shall not be paid for until completed but one or two contractors would be able to un- dertake such a contract. Even then it is doubtful whether they would bid if they had to walt for such a large amount. It is thought that interest on the outlay made by the contractor might be included in the bid and the price of the work would } be materially raised in that way. Commissfoner Schmitz was emphatic in his advocacy of a charter amendment permitting progressive payments. He called attention to the fact that the amendment was submitted to the people at a recent election, but it failed to carry because it was saddled with other amend- ments considered objectionable. It is the desire of the commission that the plan in use by the Federal and State govern-| ments for progressive payments on con- | tracts should be followed in the main The board referred the petition of the Union Oil Company for permission to maintain a spur track on Illinois street south from Sixteenth to the City Engi-| neer for investigation. Inspector of Com- | plaints Griffin reported that the spur track, together with pipe lines, had al- ready been laild at great expense and | without any knowledge of the law or that | a provision of a franchise granted the Santa Fe Rallroad Company for the use of tha street. The board awarded the contract for flues and chimneys in the Noe Valley School building to Archibald W. Murphy for $950. | —_——— | Colonel Beck Testifies. i The preliminary examination of Phocion Howard and Edward J. Hughes on a| charge of forgery was commenced before | Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday. Colonel P. Beck, president of the International Banking Corporation, testified to the de. fendants calling upon him on September | 23, representing that they were agents for the Artists’ League and were empowered to solicit subscriptions from prominen citizens for pen and ink sketches to be displayed at the league's exhibition at the Palace Hotel. He gave Howard a check for $100, and at Howard's sugges- tion made it payable to ‘“John Hay,” who, Howard sald, was the treasurer of the league. The check was indorsed ‘John Hay” and cashed. The cass was contin- | ued for a week. —————— ot § Assaulted a Deputy Sheriff. 1 Thomas Mahoney, 11473 Howard street, was convicted by Police Judge Fritz yes- terday on a charge of battery and was ordered into custody to appear for sen- tence this morning. The complaining wit ness was Otto Lemcke, a Deputy Sheriff, who testified that he went to Mahoney's house to serve a summons and Mahoney attacked him and®everely beat him. | —_————— ! Deserting Sailor Remanded. P. Nolan, a sailor on board the Bosque- hannah, was remanded yesterday to the custody of the master of the vessel by | United States Court Commissioner Hea- cock. He had deserted from the ship and | had appeared in the Police Court as a witness against Mate R. W. King, whom he had charged with battery. | act PAYS HEAD TAK UNDER PROTEST W. Ford Thomas Files a Brief for Oceanic Company. Takes the Ground That Offi. cials May Not Amend the Law. —_— United States Immigrant Commissfonesr Hart H. North was served yesterday with a protest from the Oceanic Steamship Company against the payment of $3 per capita tax or deposit on allen passengers in transit through the United States. The protest covers passengers that arrfwe at this port by the Oceanic line from Syd- ney, N. 8. W, and way ports. The grounds of the protest are that, under section 1 of the immigration act, passen- gers In transit through the United States for a forelgn country are exempt from the payment of a head tax, and that the act does not authorize the Immigration officers to make any demand of the allen transit passefiger, nor of the owners or agents of the vessel bringing them, for such, or any other payment on such tran- sit passengers. The protest complains that in many instances the money so paid has not been refunded after positive proof had been produced at this port that the transit passenger had left the United States long before the thirty days aftes landing at this port had expired. The point is made that it is the duty of the immigration officers to ascertain by the passengers’ through tickets or other evi- dence which passengers are in transit and which are not. The protestant asks that the matter be referred to the United States Attorney General for his opinfon. Accompanying the protest is an _ex- haustive brief, written by W. Ford Thomas, customs representative of the company, in which several court decisions are cited as sustaining his contention that the action of the immigration officlals vir- tually amounts to an amendment of the of Congress and for that reason is tllegal and void. For instance, in the case of the United States against Burke the court sald: ““The legislation contained in the various statutes that have been passed re ation is clearly tion of o t of the mass of its citizens or popula- raises the point that rule artment imposing the head tax upon passengers in transit is void, as being in excess of the law, and quotes from the case of Anchor vs. Howe the following remark of the court: “It has been held by the Supreme _and States courts that regulations with the law are invalid; those whic requirements, though " not tth or contra= wise regarded.” Mr. Thomas continues: The law, in effect, levies a head tax on cer- ain fmmigrants and in the same breath and in clea phrase provides that said head tax shall not be levie aliens in transit. Such payment is called a _deposit by the rule, but If it is a lawful collection it is a head tax, for only a head tax may be collected un- der the t If it is not & head tax it is ex- tortion, ’biracy; and the D is none the g by d the esented within Qeys after landing that the exempt alien has passed out of the United States, for it the Govern not en to the §3 absoiutely it is not entitled to it at all. It is not entitled to possession depending upom | unlawtul force for one iota of time. When the depostt is collected it is from a class exempt n the law. It is the duty of the fmmi- gration offict to determine the status of very passenger -in that the proper head tax may be collected. This duty should be ormed that there would be no contin- list subject to deposit: that the head tax may be collected as to the passengers able therefor and not collected from those not lable. It is as much a duty to determine and establish the status of exemption as it i termine and establish the status of lia bility. There is no law requiring a_deposit relative to passengers exempt. As well might the Collector require a deposit of $8 per pound upon an importation of coffes on the ground that possibly the coffee might be prepared | opium, and then provide that the deposit might be refunded upon satisfactory proof that the coffee was really coffee and not prepared optum. The brief exhibits much legal researelf and judicial reasoning. United States Immigrant Commissioner North has malled the protest and brief to Secretary Cortelyou. VERTISEMENTS. Eigh‘t Speaal ?ood [0)1(0)18%) a‘br THUR SDAYAx> FRIDAY If you desire to make & saving on your fall you will be interested in this two-day sale of new fall shoes. We are going to off: dinary values just at the high gquality- ard is. sizes extraor- season— Wo are not offering an accumulation and unsalable styles, but the best, fresh from the best manufacturers of the world. The window display will give you an idea of the quality and style. LADIES' KID LACE SHOES—They are made on the latest last, with patent leather tips and light, flexfble soles. They are our regular $2.50 shoe, and are without equal in San Francisco at that price. We will offer them Thurs- day and Friday at. . cen.. 9218 LADIES’ FINE KID CE SHOES—This an_eleffant dress shoe, with French heels and patent leather tips. It is a shoe that sells regularly for $3 50. We will offer it Thursday and Friday for.32.85 LADIES' FELT ROMEOS—They are made of good quality thick and heavy felt, with hand-turned sol. colors black and red:; special for Thursday and Friday... - o P ciiineineee. 900 MEN'S LACE SHOES—Made of box calf or viel kid, with medium heavy soles. We back them with our full guarantee. They are sold regularly at $2.50. Special Thursday and Friday. ...5218 MEN'S ENAMEL SHOBS—An ideal fall and winter shoe that is made on an entirely new and swell last, with double soles. This shoe always sells for $3.50; special Thursday and Friday.. ...$3.10 BOYS’ LACE SHOES—Made of vici kid, with medium h!fl'y sole. Good for dress or school wear. Sizes 9 to 13.. ...81.40 Sizes 21 to 5%..... CHILDEN'S PATENT LEA' shoe with a_plain broad toe Sizes 2 to 5%. $1.30 B Sizes 13% to BUTTON SHOES—A d red ooze top. Sizes 5 to § with spring heel.$1.80 SHOE TREES Shoe trees are forms to place in the shoe after it is taken off the foat and the purpose is to straighten out the wrinkles in the leather and to preserve the shape and good appearance of the shoe. We have them for both ladies’ and men’'s shoes and will offer them as a sp ecial Thursday and Friday a d Shoes very dressy