The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1905, Page 4

T — THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1905. FRUIT CANNERS SEEKING STATE ORGANIZATION. A Representatives of Great Industry Will Try to Co-operate on Lines Adopted in East. e An attempt to form an association to include all the fruit and vegetable can- ning concerns of California will be made to-day. The canneries concerned have an annual output amounting in value to $10,000,000. They are situated in all parts of the State. In certain direc- tions they have interests in common. To get the benefit of organization a e l | | i - | | RoBERT IRVING BERTLE> —— RING INTO LINE ALL S OF THE STATE FOR preliminary meeting was held yester- day iIn the rooms of the San Francisco amber of Commerce. A committes was appointed to prepare a plan to be submitted for consideration at a meeting to be held at the same place this afternoon. This committee con- sists of R. I Pentley, Walter M. Field, C. L. Tilden, Mansfield Lovell, Chase, F. F. Stetson and L. The members are all identified large E. E. F'. Graham. with canning, concerns of the State. ADVERTISEMENTS. CATARRH OF THE STOMACH. | A Pleasant, Simplc, but Safe and Ef- fectual Cure for It. i Catarrh of the stomach has long | been considered the next thing to in-| curable. The usual symptoms are a full or bloating sensation after eating, | accompanied sometimes with sour of | watery risings, a formation of gases, | causing pressure on the heart lungs and difficult breathing, heade! and ers of the State of New — Stetson comes from Los Angeles; the others are from the countles. north of Tehachapi. The movement to have an organiza= tion of the California fruit and vege- table canners originated with Walter M. Field of Los Gatos, who sent out invitations together three score representative business men yesterday in this eity to counsel. Mr. Field was at the meet- ing «and presented a hint for a form of organization such as he had in mind. Canners’ organizations exist in East- ern States and hold annual conven- | tions, in which the interests of Califor- nia are not represented in the least. One of these organizations is in New ‘ork. Its plan was explained by Mr. Field to the California canners. The basis of the New York organization was acceptable for this State, he said, and he read a section of the plan, which iz as follows: The object of this assoclation shall be to foster the interests of the canned goods pack- ork; to protect them from unjust and unlawful exactiofs; to reform aches, fickle appetite, nervousness and | £buses in trade; to diffuse accurate and rell- neral played out, languid feeling. here is often a foul mouth, coated tongue and terfor of the stomach could would show a slimy, inflamed condition. | The cure for this coramon and ob-| stinate trouble is found in a treatment which causes the food to be rehdily, | thoroughly digested before it has time to ferment and irritate the delicate mucous surfaces of the stomach. To secure & prompt and healthy digestion is the one necessary thing to do and when normal digestion is secured the catarrhal condition will have disap- peared. According to Dr. Harlanson the safest and best treatment is to use after each meal a tablet, composed of Diastase, | Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nux, Golden Beal and fruit acids. These tablets can now be found at all drug stores under the name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tal lets and not being a patent medicine | can be used with perfect safety and assurance that healthy appetite ana thorough digestion will follow their | regular use after meals. | Mr. R. 8. Workman, Chicago, Ills., | writes: “Catarrh is a local condition | resulting from a neglected cold in the | head, whereby the lining membrane of | the nose becomes inflamed and the, poisonous discharge therefrom passing | backward into the throat reaches the | stomach, this producing catarrh of the stomach. ~ Medical authorities pre- | scribed for me for three - years for | catarrh_of stomach without cure, but | to-day I am the happiest of men after using only one box of Stuart'’s Dys-| pepsia Tablets. I can not find appro- | priate_ words to express my good feel- | ing. I have found flesh, appetite and| sound rest from their use.” H Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest preparation as well as the simplest and most convenient remedy | f the in-| able information among the members regarding | the stending of merchants and other matters; taste in the|to produce uniformity and customs and usages of trade rtainty in the to promote a ! more friendly intercourse between packers; to e seen It ourage legislation looking to the protection and fostering of the packing interests of the State and to consummate any other resuits which shall tend to guard, maintain and pub- lish the high reputation attained by the can- ning industry in this State in the packing of wholesome foods. This was submjtted to the committee on organization at a meeting last even- ing and was discussed preparatory to reaching a report to go to the canners to-day. It was supposed when the canners met that they would be able to get through with their business yesterday, but they had a dinner at the Hotel St. Francis. This was followed by a the- ater party at the Columbia, and so a second day was needed. L. F. Graham presided and was the temporary chairman at the initial pro- ceedings, and Howard C. Rowley, ed- itor of the California Fruit Grower, was secretary. The situation was brought out with some clearness in papers submitted to the meeting. e R. 1. Bentley discussed pure food and pure food laws, and sald that an in- Justice is done by food commissioners, who allege that borax and boracic acid are used by California packers in put- ting up fruit and vegetables. The story is untrue, but there is no need of public disavowal. Food manufaéturers are placed too much at the mercy of chem- ists who may be hostile. should be the purpose of all deal- ers In or manufacturers of food pro- ducts, individually and collectivel; for any form of indigestion, catarrh !sald Mr. Bentley, “to use their influ. of stomach, biliousness, sour stomach, | nfimm ng. meals. i CASTORIA Mansfield Lovell spoke of contracts ence to the end that, while the move. ment to protect the public health must not bewm‘florrmm.fl,m::men- actment of pure food laws and the reg- ulations which shall control pure food commissions our rights shall not be lost that resulted in bringing | HOWARD ¢ ROWLE > | WALTER M FIELD — ed by Eastern railways and the increase in the carload minimum on this coast from 30,000 to 40,000 pounds. He said that the free distribution of California canned goods in the East would be lim- ited by these measures, and that the East would be correspondingly bene- fited at the expense of this State. Isidor Jacobs, president of the Califor- nia Canneries Company, discussed sup- ply and demand as related to California canned goods. He sald in part: The trend of the time is to bring about a much wider distribution, resulting in a much greater demand for our canned . fruits, both dcmestic and forelgn. They must be placed closer to the consuming public, in such a way that the consuming public generally may be- come aware that they are getting quality pur- chased. The business, so far as quality is concerned, must be brought back to old lines, 80 that every can bearing the name ‘‘Califor- nia” must be either first-class goods Which wiil be a credit to the name California, or the cheaper grades, if they have the name California on them at all, should have a desig- nation of grade so the consumer may know what he is getting. In this way can we again make the name California distinctive and in- dividual In connection with California’s canned Truits to the benefit of our State. Then, in- stead of the supply being regulated by jthe demand, the demand will be regulated by .the supply, ‘and prosperity and wealth will be the Iot of ‘the California fruit canner. The deliberations will be resumed at 3 p. m. to-day. 2 L Johnny Smart, Who Does Stunts. He is willing to experience any and all chances to please Miss Jojly. In next Sunday’s Comic Section. e Renders Old Irish Melodies. A plano recital of old Irish melodies was giveén last night at Steinway Hall | by Miss Mary; Carrick, to a fair-sized and appreciative audience. Many of the numbers rendered by Miss Car- rick were warmly applauddd. The programme follows: “Come Back to Erin” (Kuhe), “The Minstrel Boy” (Pape), “Believe Me if All Those En- dearing Young Charms” (Pape), “Love's Youag Dream” (Pape), “The Last Rose of Summer” (Thalberg- Cunneen), for the left hand alone; “Fantasie on Irish Airs” (Kuhe), “The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls” (Pape), “Kathleen Mavour- neen” (Kuhe), “Home, Sweet Home" (Thalberg). . s - Archbishop to Name Pastor. The conference to determine who shall be chosen to succeed the late Rev. Father Michael King as pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Con-, ception, Oakland, was held yesterday afternoon, and the names of those who are eligible to appointment by Arch- bishop Riordan were carefully consid- ered. No appointee has at yet been determined upon, as the conference is in its preliminary stages. Father King, who had served faithfully his church for so many years, died on the 13th of last December. PLEADS GUILTY TO BURGLARY.—Ed- ward Vincent pleaded guilty In Judge Cook's court yesterday to d charge of burglary, and wil] be sentenced to-morrow. On November 14 hejentered the room of Loy Kee, a Ch at 36 Brenham place, and stole Nia trousers, Which' contained §7. He was chased and cap: pured on Kearny 'street by Sergeant Eilis nn"e'aprlor conv] againet him were not pressed. FREE FREE WITH | SUNDAY CALL A of B BRITILE. S ook / WIMAN TRIAL NEARING CLOSE| T0 Case of the Accused Ballot- Jury Before End of Week INTIMATES MORE FRAUD A pertinent question put by District | Attorney Byington to W. J. Foster | broke the monotony of the Wyman |trial “yesterday evening. “Did not Charles Wyman write the name of 8. mediately after it write the name of George Adler?” In an instant the defendant’s attor- ney exclaimed, “Your Honor, I think | the conduct of the District Attorney is | unpardonable. I move that the jury be Instructed to disregard the question.” The motion was granted. “Did you not know that A. Steffin voted twice?” asked Byington. Again Attorney Countryman was on his feet. “I had a better opinion of the | District Attorney,” he remarked. Byington insisted that the question was asked to test the credibility of the witness, but the court ordered the jury i to disregard the question. | All of the witnesses for the defense | have been heard but two, Frank J. ! Symmes, president of the Merchants’ | Assocjation, and Thomas Atkinson, As- semblyman for the Thirty-ninth Dis- | trict. The latter is at Sacramento, but it is promised that Symmes will be on | hand this morning. | William T. Mulcahy, formerly an | employe of the Department of Elec- tricity, through the influence of Frank | Maestretti, gave testimony that flatly | contradicted Fairfax Wheelan. Mul- | cahy swore that he saw Wyman near { the Almshouse at 4:15 p. m. on the day of the primary election. | Under rapid-fire cross-examination by ! the District Attorney, William H. Podd. | one of the election officers in the Seven- ty-third Primary Precinct of the Thir- ty-ninth District, contradicted himself several times and at the end lapsed into a state of forgetfulness. First he |said that he saw Wyman write his name in the place where S. H. Mann's .name stood. Then he swore that he £ aid not see Wyman write. . { "Did you understand the question asked by Attorney Countryman?” asked Byington. i “Not thoroughly,” replied Podd. “Well, then, I ask you where did Wy- man write his name. Do you under- stand that?” asked Countryman. | “1 can't answer,” replied Podd. H Edgar Hornbeck testified that he had driven to the Almshouse with Mulcahy, who left him shortly before Wyman is alleged to have been s¢en in the viein- ity. Both Hornbeck and Mulcahy de- nied that they went to the Almshouse to do politics, W. J. Foster produced a diagram of the booth where Wyman is alleged to have cast the fraudulent vote. He de- nied that E. S. Wheelan, son of the chief witness against the defendant, was in the booth for any length of time. Foster declared that all but voters were excluded. Foster said that when he returned to the bogkh after eating his dinner a row was inYprogress. On being asked what the cause was he said: “Oh, some of the crowd wanted ;})emocru to vote Republican, so I cledTed them all out.” He could not say that the election of-; ficers were not trying to persuade the voter. “Maybe it was Fairfax Wheel- an,” he added sarcastically. “He went | at it madly early in the morning.” | A number of witnesses appeared at| the morning session. Frank “Tod” Mc- Donald declared that he did not threat- | en Special Policeman Joseph Doyle with, a view of preventing him from testifying against Wyman. He did not say to Doyle, “If you give evidence| | against Wyman we will make it ap-| | pear that you told him to vote the, | name of 8. H. Mann.” { | McDonald maintains that Doyle had | | been circulating stories that he (Mec-| | Donald) had voted seven times at the| | primaries. McDonald sald he had! | threatened Doyle that he would make | trouble for him on this account only. Wyman's wife and his father were on | the stand in the morning. The cnle} will be taken up again at 9:30 o'clock | to-day. Judge Lawlor asked at the close of last night's session regarding the time which the attorneys would re-| | quire for argument. It is expected that | the case will go to the jury before the | end of the week. ———————— | McGANN'S GUNSHOT WOUNDS HAVE FATAL TERMINATION | | Body Is Removed to the Morgue and Harry Smith Is Charged ‘With Murder. Jodeph McCann, who was shot by Harry Smith at Taylor and Eddy/ streets on'Wednesday afternoon, died | at the Central Emergency Hospital | | yesterday. Smith was charged with murder. McCann’s body Wwas removed | to the Morgue. Fred Smith, brother of Harry, was | taken by Detective Ryan to police; { headquarters yesterday afternoon and gpestioned by Captain Burnett. He | detailed his meeting with McCann in the corner grocery and McCann's vile abuse of Smith’s mother. Fred left| and told Harry what McCann had said and Harry went to look for McCann. He denied that he either saw Harry put a revolver in his pocket or knew that he had ome. He did not attack | McCann because McCann was too big i and strong for him. After hearing his | statement he was allowed to go. Butchers Give ;An--l Dinner. The Butchers’ Board of Trade/gave its annual dinner and entertainment at B'nai B'rith Hall Jast night. Over 300 {members of the organization were present. Among those who took part | in the programme were: Joseph Hayes, Arthur Fletcher, ; Krelling brothers, Fred Griffing, Fred Box Stuffer Will Go to| | Rouses the Indignation | of Defendant’s Counsel H. Mann on the precinct roster and im- , g o & ADAMS IS ALSO [BOLD BANDITS [STARTS FIGHT BE ACCUSED Grand Jury’s Dragnet Will Take Registrar in With Election Commissioners |PROSECUTOR IS SOUGHT ! enstein Decline Big Work the Jurors Have Planned | The Grand Jury will present several indictments to Judge Lawlor this aft- ernoon at 2 o’clock. It is expected that District Attorney Byington will have | the accusations ready to be filed | against the Election Commissioners jand Registrar George P. Adams,| ‘charglng them with misconduct in the | appointment of election officers for the primaries held in August last. Indict- ! ments are also expected in the Eppin-' ger grain frauds cases. { The investigation of Registrar Adams’ connection with the alleged ir- regularities in appointment of primary | boards was not taken up by the former | | Grand Jury, which returned accusa-| tions against the Commissioners that were subsequently squashed in court. | The* present inquisitorial body has aimed its efforts at Adams particularly, and it is thought the charge against him will also be In shape for presenta- | tion to-day. Foreman Andrews and his colleagues appear to be very much in earnest. They are now seeking a special prose- | cutor for the cases under investigation | | involving public officials. Francis J. Heney, who is attracting attention by his vigorous prosecution of the land frauds for the Federal Government, has been asked to take hold of the work the Grand Jury has in mind. But he replied that his time was occupled with ,the land cases and that he could not give a helping hand. The next appeal was made to Super- visor H. U. Brandenstein. It was pro- posed to him that he resign from the | Board of Supervisors and assume the role of special prosecutor. It was urged upon him.that the opportunity to gain distinction and honor such as Joseph W. Folk has done in Missouri was within his grasp, and furthermore that the Grand Jury was in a pogition to reward him fairly well in a financial way out of its contingent fund. But Brandenstein declined, and Foreman Andrews and associates are yet on a stil] hunt for a lawyer to give rein- forcement to the District Attorney. —_———— CALIFORNIANS REGISTER AT NOTED EASTERN SCHOOL Catalogue of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Contains Names of Several Western Students. BOSTON, Jan. 12.—The new cata- logue of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the most noted techni- cal school in the East, shows the fol- lowing California men registered jn the first year classes: Harry Rice Putnam Jr., Pasadena, regular course; Harry Develin, San Francisco, archi- tecture; Garnett Alfred Josla, Los Angeles, regular course; Frederick Charies Lebenbaum, San Franeisco, architecture; Milton Lichétein, San Francisco, architecture; Edward L. May- berry, Long Heach, architecture; Louis Fran- cisco’ Mesmer, Los Angeles, civil engineer; Frank Habley Muchmore, San Francisco, ar- critecture; Simon Willard Sperry, Sausalito, mechanical engineer, —————— MEXICANS FLEE BEFORE AN ARMY OF BLACK ANTS Poisonous Insects Attack Human Be- ings and Brutes and Destroy Growing Crops. CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 12.—From the state of Campeche comes the news that a great army of black ants is marching over the Champoton district of that state and that the inhabitants are fleeing before them. The insects are known as “pirinolas” and their poison is deadly. They are destroying the growing crops and a pumber of human beings and scores of. anim: are reported to have fallen victims to their bites. Portions of the Champoton district, which lies along the Gulf of Cam- peche, have been entirely deserted and work of all kinds throughout the en- tire district has been suspended. rights. Gracefully curv filling. Angle and side rails. Price.... ..., Becker, Arthur Biesling and Fred Ast. eI A S ROB A HOTEL Two Masked Men Hold Up Proprietor and Bartender and Afterward Loot Safe THUGS ARE WELL ARMED District Attorney Byington F.J.Heney and H. U. Brand- | Daring Crime Is Committed ; in Business Center of the Thriving Town of Keswick —_— REDDING, Jan. 12.—In one of the most daring holdups that has occurred in this vicinity in many months, two men robbed the Hotel Keswick early this morning of $1677 in cash and $600 in checks. There is no clew to the iden- tity of the robbers. The Hotel Keswick is in the center of the town of Keswick, five miles from here. Two men of the same height, one stout and the other thin, both masked with pieces of a knit un- | dershirt, one carrying a rifle, and the other a revoiver, entered the rear door of the hotel saloon about 1 o’clock this morning. J. T. Mayfield was behind the bar. Just as the robbers ordered him to throw up his hands the rifle in the hands of omne of the robbers was accidentally discharged. J. N. Stephenson, the landlord had just left the office which adjoins the barroom, to retire for the night when he heard the rifle shot, and hurried back only to confront the robbers. Stephenson did not believe the robbers were in earnest and had to be ordered three times to hold up his hands be- fore he complied. The robbers then took $37 from the cash register of the saloon and searched tire~two men tak- ing a gold watch from each of them. They then demanded'the keys to the safe. They had taken them from Stephenson when they searched him but they did not know the keys. Stephenson told them the keys were in his room upstairs. One of the rob- bers then started to march him to his room after the keys. Stephenson had hoped to overpower him when they | were in the room, but the bandit seem- | ed to divine the landlord's purpose for when the bedroom do was reached | he sald “Oh I guess we’ll try those | keys we took from you,” and marched Stephenson downstairs again. The keys opened the safe from which was taken $800 in checks, $140 in gold be- londing to Landiord #tephenson and $1500 belonging to lodgers who had money on deposit in the hotel safe. The robbers also took all the docu- ments the safe contained. Then the thugs marched the two men out the front door and down the main street of the town nearly to the smelter, then through a barbed wire fence over the hills to the Clara mine and half way to Keswick station. There the men were released after Stephenson had asked for and received his watch. A. C. Young, night watchman at the Holt and Gregg lime kilns, near Ken- I nett, was held up Tuesday night, and | he now believes that a rifle taken from him was the one used at the sensa- tional holdup at the Hotel Keswick. Young was sitting inside his cabin Tuesday evening when he heard a noise that attracted him to the outside. | When he turned, to re-enter the cabin he found himself facing his own rifle in the hands of a masked highwayman, who had stepped in after he had step- ped out. Young handed over all the coin he had, amounting to $5. Then ‘the highwayman walked away with ! the rifle that he had appropriated. As Ithe two men who held up and robbed | the Hotel Keswick carried one rifle, the | officers belleve the weapon may be the | one stolen from Young. —_——————————— LIGHTNING INJURES NINE PERSONS IN PROCESSION Altar of Church Is Shattered Edifice Set on Fire by Bolt. GUAYAQUIL, Jan. 12.—While a procession was entering the Catholic Church at Cayamha, near Quito, a thunder-storm broke and the altar was struck by lightning, setting fire to the church. A priest and eight other persons were mortally wounded. Two persons were kijled by lightning dur- ing the same storm. and ADVERTISEMENTS. Quality, Variety, Low Prices The store on the Square caters to your every want at absolutely low prices. Your credit is good. - “Nuf ced.” . the Royal Wiiton to the grain. terns just arrived at ri prices. Has more pointsof excelle half the coal of th: ordin: ed | range. An incomparable stock of all the standard weaves from Dozens of new pat- T Regal Range than any range manufic- tured. Full sheet flue, nickel : trimmed. Consumes one- [DRESSER — Birdseve | Every part guaran- iron end |teed. Terms: $5.75 |$1.00 down and $1.00 2 week AGAINST ADAMS Ex-Governor Peabody of Col- orado Begins Contest for the Chair of His Successor NOTTFIES LEGISLATURE Charges That Defeat Vas Accomplished by Means of Extensive Frauds at Polls | DENVER, Jan. 12.—Notice of former Governor James H. Peabody's contest | against Governor Alva Adams for the office of Governor-of Colorado was filed | with the Legislature to-day. The com- | plaint sets forth the allegation that the plurality of 9774 votes for Adams on the face of the returns as finally can- | vassed was obtained by means of a | conspiracy in Denver and several other counties. The Legislature is petitioned | to open the ballot boxes from a number of precincts in Denver, Adams, Las Animas, Boulder and Conejos counties. It is alleged the frauds in these pre- cincts were so extensive and varied that it would be impossible to segre- gate the true from the false ballots and the) Legislature is asked to discard these precincts altogether. The Senate by a party vote seated James B. Dick in place of Senator Rob- ert M. Born. Dick was unseated by the Democratic majority during the contest over the election of United States Sena- tor two years ago. The Senate mem- bership is now twenty Republicans and thirteen Democrats, with two vacan- cies. Senator Born refused to give up his seat and was forcibly ejected by the sergeant-at-arms. Senator Daniel Healy, who was seat- ed two years ago in place of Jesse F. McDonald, now Lieutenant Governor, was also expelled by a vote of 18 to 15, the same as in Born's case. In a statement on the floor of the Senate Healy declared an attempt had been made to bribe him. He said that Saturday during the joint session he was called into a private room and was told that if he would vote for the con- firmation of Judge Goddard he need | have no fear of being unseated. Fifteen informations charging crimes under the election laws have been filed by District Attorney Stidges. John Léhhoff and James Walsh, Democratic clerks of election who served in Precinct 5, Ward 4, at the November election, were to-day acquit- ted of the charge of violating the Su- preme Court injunctive writ. The two Democratic Judges, James Rowan and James Mumford, and Policeman Eugene Cummings were directed to ap- pear in court on Saturday when their fate will be made known. The report of the expert showed that seventy-six Democratic and thirteen Republican ballots of a total of 284 cast in this precinct were written by the same per- son. | IR IR T HAWLEY'S SUCCESSOR. Bulkeley Will Represent Conmecticut in United States Senate. HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 12.—For- mer Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley was to-day chosen as the nominee of the Republicans of the Connecticut General Assembly for United States Senator to succeed Joseph R. Hawley, who will retire from public life on ac- count of ill health. Bulkeley on the first ballot received 154 of the 244 votes cast. His nearest competitor, Samuel Fessenden of Stamford, had 73; Congressman E. J. Hill 9, and former Governor George P. McLean 8. The nomination was made unani- mous. —_—e—————— Telephone Operators After Coffey. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12.—An indig- natiorl meeting is called for to-morrow evening, to be held in Elks' Hall, by employes of the department stores and telephone! offices of Sacramento to pro- test against the expressions of Chief of Police Coffey, who in his official report to the City Trustees declared that “de- partment stores and telephone offices are kindergartens of vice for young girls.” Resolutions will be adopted de- nouncing Coffey’s sweeping charge as false and’cruel and demanding his re- moval from office. In- ght nce maple. Wood selected for its. beautiful grains. Shaped top. Bevel plate e 81650 ary SNy S