The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1906, Page 5

[EHOOD m(l'l«lll 1ttee L Produets - GOES on the Tariff Will ken Up in the House OVER ’l‘i‘l'l'ilul'hw: Yet Prepared to Make Re I Y of Selecting Al UNIONS E1 FFICERS FOR ENSUING 1o CT THEIR Those Who Congress TERM Are to izations w William mon tion was and watch nxpection Fees. e Board of of who for the It od paid ten cont ted at the Royal the Pennsy’ at 9 & m. chain deve neial sec- Kuelmlein McDonald pre- work, as provided ‘ scussed. by ainst them that in days, act ania -t THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1906. L[ LABOR DELEGATES SKIRMISH OVER MUCH -MOOTED PROPOSITION NINE 3 The couvention of the of Labor, day of meeting, yester- occupled itself chiefly the fate of proposition is that mo political shall hold office in the federation. The propesition has the indorsement of the San Francisco Labor Coumcil. It was alleged that the indorse- nt had not been properly se- cured. President French of the Labor Council refuted this ac- usation during a heated dis- cunsi State on its Federation third day, with | l l \ | | Measure . Aimed at Ofhce-Holders Re- appears. Is Cause of Sharp but Indecisive Discussion Final Battle To-Day" Will Be a Stren- uous One. e e S 0x mildl upor K airman rtainmer at hw\v\—' To-day it and a ver THE PROPOSED AMENDMEN ntrog ¢ follows: 111, « nsti hold in this ny political appointive at Sacramento defeate: two elective or lays' ‘imme diately 1g amendment that nothing 1 be construed to rpenters’ e follow owev in this se flitate ivided support at the | those pub- conduct liave h x» mmittee on constitution by-laws, as being an amendment to itution. Th was carried, the wus seemingly being won by the measure. COMMITT IS° DIVIDED. the morning the proposition a third appearance, the committee on constitution' and by-laws reporting he committe could not agre ajority report, signed by . S. R. Caldwell and C s follows: ned, beg leave to submit the n of proposition article 1V, of the this federa- position, Angeles, pt the same article, with following that nothing in this sec- ail be construed to militate man seeldng political office, ppointment Provided, howev tion and ar t at tge d et who by have proved themselves loyal to organized labor in preference who have acted otherwise, > tho: The minority, composed of M. P, Scott and Charles A. Meinert, reported flatly against the proposition This seemed a second skirmish won by the opposition, the minerity of the com- mittee voting against the measure, and the majority virtually accepting Gray's qualifying amendment and softening it still ‘more. A somewhat vehement debate started imme FRENCH DEFE The original proposition held the in- { dorsement of thirty-eight labor organiza- ns, including the 8an Francisco Labor Council. The opposition attacked the lat- ter indorsement. Delegate Galvin of the Sacramento Labor Council asked whether it was truly a fact that the San Francis- Labor Council had indorsed the propo- sition. A number of ‘“noes” was heard throughout the hall, and W. J. French, president of the San Francisco Labor Councll, rose to answer. He said: During the month of April, 1905, the San rancisco Typographical Union submitted the sure to every union affiliated, asking for jorsement. The San Francisco Labor meeting votea_said _indorsement. the Typographical Unjon, which :d the measure, decided to Issue a ar gsking for indorsements. They letter to all organizations which jorsed, asking them for permis- o use these indorsements in the circular. Francisco Labor Coun- 1ginal indorsement still appended to the proposed VDS HIMSELF. stood.and is properly amendment. H. M. Alexander, member of the Sa# Francisco Labor Council, sprang to his feet. *“The statefient is an absolute sur- prise to me,” he said. “The proposal to | indorse the measure was, in fact, defeat- ed by the Labor Council. This is merely a trick to favor the adoption of the meas- ure. Alexander then continued in his expla- nation of what, to him, had really hap- | pened, and was called to order by, Pre: dent Knox. He appehied from the deci sion of the chair. Thert was a moment of tumult. A dozen delegates sprang up shouting in different parts of the hall. The sergeant-at-arms was called to pre- erve order. A vote sustained the deci- sion of the chair. FINAL DEBATE POSTPONED. of Los Angeles then moved that proposition, Gray's | amendment of it and the reports of both | the majority and minority be printed for the benefit of the convention. This was carried, and proposition nine went into a fourth temporary retirement. To-day will | MBMBERS Of THE COMMITTEE ON R | ERAPION OF LABOR, NOW IN A MARKED BY EARNEST ENDE. AND ORDER 0! UAL SESSION IN OAKLAND. VOR FOR GOOD OF THE CAUSE. BUSINESS FOR THE CONVENTION THE GATHERING OF THE LABOR MEN OF THE STATE FED- 18 come the final debate, and judging from vesterday's skirmishes it will be a lively one. Secretary-Treasurer Bonnington, | who framed the measure and is an ardent exponent of it, will probably open for the affirmative. Resolutions presented by R. Coverley of Boilermakers’ resulted in vigorous debate. The resolu- tions recommended that the. federation communicate with the Secretary of the Navy at Washington suggesting that the rank of warrant officer be given to boiler- makers aboard United States vessels. This seemed to aro the susceptibilities of the mechanics and engineers in the meet- ing and resulted in a debate, in which the rival craftsmen came dangerously near expressing their inward opinion of the other fellow's efficiency. were carried in the face of the final soli- tary “no” of J. Thayer of the Sacramento steam engineers. SELECTION OF OFFICERS. Robert West, president of the Alameda County Korean and Japanese Exclusion League, addressed the meeting lengthily on the question of exclusion. C. W. Petry of the boot and shoe workers of Oakland, followed with a shor{ and eloquent plea for exclusion. “At present,” he said in behalf of the boot and ghoe workers, “the Japanese have us backed up against the wall.” He was vigorously supported by P. Scott of the cooks and waiters, who appealed to the union men not to support Japanese restaurants. Miss Anne Burk- hardt of the garment workers also spoke in the same vein. The following resolu- tions were then passed: That the words Japanese and Korean be in- cluded in the re-enactment of the Chinese ex- clusion law by Congress and that the conven- tion place itself on record not to cease its la- bors for such exclusion. To-day the nomination for officers will take place. Throughout the convention yesterday little whispering groups formed in the rear of the hall in spite of the best efforts of the chairman. President Knox and Secretary-Treasurer Bonning- ton will not present themselves for re- election. The candidates prominently mentioned are: For president, G. 8. Brow- er of the San Francisco Carpenters’ Un- jon, C. W. Petry of the Oakland Boot and Shoe Workers and D. H. Leavitt of the Vallejo Labor Council. For the of- fice of secretary-treasurer William Dela- ney and James Bowling are mentioned But there are also dark horses. Delegates to the Federation of Labor were entertained at a banquet to-night the new Armory Hall, on Twentieth reet, between Broadway and Tele- graph avenue. More than 260 delegates and invited guests, with a falr sprink- ling of ladies, sat down at the tables and enjoyed the good cheer and speeches of those called upon by Toast- master C. . Petry. MAYOR IS PRESENT, Those seated at the speaker's table were Mayor F. K. Mott, President Har- ry Knox of the State Federation, George B. Benham, State Labor Commissioner W, V. Stafford, County Superintendent of Schools T. O. Crawford; Fdwin Stearns, secretary ' of the Board of Trade; G. S. Brower, Will French, Po- lice Judge George Samuels, State Printer W. W. Shannon; A. H. Schleu- ter, president of the Merchants' Rx- chunge; A. Jonas; Wilber Walker, sec- retary of the Merchants' Exchange; D, McLennan, treasurer of the San Fran- cisco Labor Council. Mayor Mott expressed ,himself in sympathy - with the movement which the gathered assembly represented, and stated in the words of President Roose- velt that he believed in the organiza- tion of labor unions when they were not accompzanied with' violence and harm to others. He said he thought the organization of labor was only a part of modern civilization, where organization was the dominating ele- ment. State Labor Commissioner Stafford spoke on the guestion of the child labor law and said that he would press the matter through all the courts and back again to the people if necessary. Superintendent of Schools Crawford spoke on the public schools, and Secre- tary Edwin Stearns gave a witty ad- dress, There were many other speak- ers. Union No. 148, Valiejo, alsu] The resolutions | | most severe iIn five years. STORM SWEEPS THE NORTHWEST ST. PAUL, Jan, 3.—A heavy . snow- storm prevailed here to-day and to- night continued with unabated force. Drifts three feet in depth have blocked some of the street car lines, and on others traffic is maintained with great difficulty. The temperature, however, is comparatively mild Specials from points in Minnesota and Wisconsin say the storm is the At Red Wing, Minn, a snowfall of eighteen inches is reported and the blockade is becoming general. Menominee, Wis,, reports two feet of snow. At Cumber- land, Wis., a terrific blizzard is raging and railroad and wagon roads are blocked. Reports from North Dakota say that on both the Northern Pacific and Great Northern rallroads several trains are blocked. LA CROSSE, Wis, Jan. 3.—A snow- storm, the heaviest of the winter, caused serious delay to all passengers and mail trains to-day. Trains from Chicago are from three to seven hours late. DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 3.—The first blizzard since the terrible storm of No- vember 27 and 28, in which so many ships were wrecked and a large number of lives lost, is raging at the head of the lakes. The weather is mild and the snow damp and the principal trouble will come from delay In street car and rail- road traffic. DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 3.—Snow, which has been falling steadily for the past twenty-four hours, has almost blockaded JIowa railroads and snow plows are working day and night to keep the lines open. Al' trains are late. TOPEKA, Kan.,, Jan. 3.—The snow- storm reached the proportions of 3 bliz- zard at several points in Central Kansas to-night. Snow stopped falling in the edstern part of the State late to-night and the skies have cleared. B R ‘Windstorm Strikes Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—One man was killed, a score of persons were injured and fully $100,000 worth of property was destroyed by a windstorm which struck Chicago to-night. At one time during the storm the wind reached a velocity of sixty miles an hour. Many pedestrians narrowly escaped being- killed by flying signs or falling chim- neys. — e LABOR UNIONS OF SEATTLE TO ENTER POLITICAL FIELD Ticket to Be Nominated and the Can- | didates Pledged to Municipal Ownership. & SEATTLE, Wash,, Jan. 3.—A mass meeting has been called for January 14 to .put.forward a ticket composed of labor union men, pledged to put into effect municipal ownership of all public utilities. union of the central labor body will have one delegate for each forty mem- hers. This meeting will provide a con- vention to nominate a labor ticket. Im- mediately after the meeting a commit- tee will be sent to San Francisco to consult the Sehmitz leaders there. City Council has bea\ asked to submit an amendment calling for municipal ownership of all public utilities in 1934 to the voters at the next city election. A fusion ticket opposed to the labor unions and municipal ownership will be { nominated. Kings County Now Out of Deht. HANTFORD, Jan. 3.—Kings County is the youngest county to be out of debt. County Auditor Rosenburger to-day drew a warrant for §15,260, the remain- ing principai and interest on ths court- house bonds. TORNADO LEAVES PATH OF DEATH ALBANY, Ga., Jan. 3.—A tornado of terrific force passed over Albany at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, coming from a southwesterly direction, and spreading ruin and desolation over por- tions of a dozen blocks. Several per- sons were killed, others will die as the result of injuries and many are more or less seriously hurt. The known dead BENJAMIN JANES, a negro machin¢ ist in the employ of the Virginia-Caro- lina Chemical Company. JACOB JOHNSON, a negro boy. Among those whose injuries probably will prove fatal are: Luta Gladden, Lelsse Davis, Annie Davis, Jessie Wood- nine-year-old The list is still incomplete, owing to the fact that much of the destruction wrought was well beyond the city lim- its. Reports from the tornado after it left Albany have not been recefved. Hundreds of negroes in the city are homeless to-night and many have lost their household effects. The ‘total property loss will reach $150,000. The Virginia-Carelina Chemi- cal Company is the principal sufferer, its destroyed buildings and machinery having been worth probably $50,000. Very . little of the destroyed property ‘was protected by tornado insurance. The Southern Bell Telephone Company is among the heaviest sufferers. Apprehension is felt for the town of Pretoria, in the southwestern part of the county. The tornado came from that direction, and as the telegraph wires are down, nothing can be heard from there. ————— Sells Out Interest in Brewery. SEATTLE, Wash,, Jan. 3.—Edward F. Sweeney, for many years general man- ager and a heavy stockholder In the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company, last night sold out his interests, valued at half a million or more, to President Andrew Hemrich and his brothers, Louis and Alvin Hemrich. The brewery is the largest on the North Pacific Coast. Louis Hemrich will be general manager. —_———— MADRID, Jan. 3.—King Alfonso fell with his horse to-day as he was leaving the palace to attend a review. He was not injured and ‘'was able to remount his horse and proceed. VICHY CELESTINS At this meeting each affillated | The || Ask Your Physician |CATTLE RAISER ’| tractious coit. FOR THE STATE Defendant in the Land Fraud \ Caso_:s on Trial .in Oregon | Goes Over to Prosecution| CIVES EVIDENCE |CREAT MISERY FOLLOWS WAR Million Persons in Northern Provinees of .Japan om the Verge of Starvation TAKES WITNESS STAND| vears That He Forged the | Signatures to Applicatinm; Filed by A. T. Kelliher| SALEM, Or,, Jan. 3.—A sensation de- veloped to-day in the trial of A. T. Kelli- fraudulently obtained certificates when | the indictment against H. H. Turner, no- tary public, who made the acknowledg- ments of the original applications for pur- | chase, was dismissed. Turner was placed on the witness stand and confessed that| | the signatures to the applications were forged, the names having been written by | hircself. Kelliher had subpenaed expert hand- writing witnesses to prove the Signatures were written by different persons, but it is mow thought these witnesses will not be called upon to testify. The defense | objected to Turner being allowed to give evidence because he was under indictment and the indictment was dismissed so that his évidence could become of record. To all intents Turner turned State’s evidence. FEAR GREAT LOSS| |Stock on the Ranges in the| Dry Creek Country Is | . Starving. : | Special Dispatch to The Call STOCKTON, Jan. 3.—Cattle are sta to death on the ranges back of Clement | and in the Dry Creek country. There was | | rain enough to start the green feed, {it was followed by killing frosts, which | kept the grass back. A few cattle raisers had provided sufficient hay to tide them over the dry winter, but the majority counted on the green feed coming at usual season, and they are without h | The section is too far removed from the valley hay to permit shipping it in except at ruinous prices, and the ranchers who have hay need it all for their own use. The cattle are so poor that they are not | strong enough to stand the drive out to better pastures. |SUPPOSED PAUPER ! LEAVES AN ESTATE | Discovery Is Made That He Had '$8000 in Bank | was made to-day .that J. G. Goodrich, Almshouse on December 18 and died at midnight on the last day of the year, was worth $8000 in cash when he passed | away. The money is on deposit with | the Stockton Savings and Loan Society in 1873. Deceased was 77 years of age. ‘He began farming in California in 1852. Efforts are being made to locate rela- tives. —_—— OF TRAVELING MAN'S FIST Postmaster of Santa Reosa Is Givem a Drubbing for Disputing Word of J. M. Dickson. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 3.—Postmaster Allen B. Lemmon of this city, a leading | politician of Sonoma County and a for- mer well-known newspaper editor, was given a drubbing to-day by J. M. Dick- | son, a traveling man whose home is in | this city. Lemmon is the president of | the Santa Rosa Building and Loan As- sociation, while Dickson is a borrower. In a discussion of the amount which Dickson still owed the association, Dickson remarked that he had been robbed of $300 last year and did not in- tend that it should occur again. Lem-, mon replied that any man whe made such a statement lied. Like a flash Dickson shot out his right and caught Lemmon a stinging blow in the face and followed it up With other blows. | Charles D. Barnett, secretary of the association, went to the rescue, but Dickson turned on him and made a threatening demonstration, which re- sulted in Barnett beating a hasty re- treat. Lemmon had meanwhlle escaped and Dickson retired the victor. No war- | rants have been issued and the matter will probably be allowed to rest. —————— her, accused of obtaining State lands by | Srie. Accorling to ad in Steckton. | STOCKTON, Jan. 3.—The discovery | who went to the County Hospital and | Bank, the account having been opened | LEMMON FEELS THE WEIGHT | FORCED TO EAT S Investicators Report That Fully One-Third the Resi- dents of Miyagi Will Die T VICTORIA, B. C., 3.—The famine in North Japan is ca 1g thousands te rve, according to dv ived to- ess of Japan. A Miyaki, Fuku- with a popu- ting the worst ne of sixty years Government report says shima and Iwate prov lation of 2,821,557, are cor famine since the deadly ago. So great is the amity in Miyagl that famine investigators report: “The sentence of death has been passed on one-third of the people of the pro- vince.” Already thousands In these threé pro- vinces are reduced to shrubs, roots and bark of trees to sustain life, and a tillion people are in extreme poverty. The mis- ery arising from the famine is indescrib- able. Committees of foreign residents have been formed to arrange systematie relief. —_——— Brakeman Is Severely Injured. PETALUMA, Jan. 3.—Joseph Baccalla, is employed by the California Northwestern as brakeman on the night freight, met with a severe acel- dent Tuesday night. He lost his foot- ing and slipped under the engine while getting' into the cab and his right foot was badly mangled Rushing Work on Oee: SA CRUZ, Jan. Ocean shore engine fow runs from this city over the completed road to Laguna Creek, a distance of nine miles. The | trestle across Laguna ( ek Is nearly finished and within a week the trains will be running over it — ADVER;"SE{SENTS. Whax is a big automobile road-race lke? what is it good for? Read, “Car Coming!”” in Everybody's for Janwvary. It puts you right in the midst of #he big Vanderbilt Road-race. So thrilling an account of any race was never written before. “You must forget your fear and play the game”—is the key-note of one part. “Makes | the world better” —is the key- | note of the other part. The bridge over the chasm is a highly interesting structure. Everybody who is fond of | the sport, everybody who is | bitterly opposed to it—every- body should read, “Car Com-~ ing” ! in Everybody's. Everybody’s Magazine 15 cents $1.50 a year al representatives wanted for Iwflwhm_mn_ THE OCULARIUM 1906 Models ..French Automobile.. ‘MasKs and Goggles Price $1.50 'HENRY KAHN & CO. 642 MARKET STREET THREE LOS ANGELES FIREMEN | RECEIVE PAINFUL INJURIES | Heavy Water Pressure of Hose Thows | Them Into Basement of a Burn- = ing Building. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3.—Three fire- men were injured at a fire which partly destroyed a one-story brick building on ‘West Ninth street to-day. The injured are: C. K. Chamberlain, scalp and right shoulder lacerated by flying glass; H. G. Hamilton and Jullus Lason, knocked down by water pressure in hose and thrown into basement of burning build- | ing, badly injured. The cause of the fire has not been determined, although occupants of sev- eral of the stores say it was due to an oil burner in a restaurant. The Mis- sion Fixture Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company,®whose of- fices were in the building. sustained heavy losses. The Mission Fixture Com- pany’s stock was valued at about $6000, insurance $2500. It 1s estimated that the total loss on the bullding and contents will approxi- | mate $12,000. The loss on the building is covered by insurance. Salaries of Teachers Raised. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 3.—The salaries of the grammar grade teachers in the Santa Rosa School Department were raised from a minimum of $65 per month to a minimum of $67 last night by the Board of Education and placed on a sliding scale whereby the salary is increased at the rate of $1 per month for each year's experience in the de- partment until a maximum of $75 per month has been reached. —_———— Armagnacq Charged With Burglary. SAN JOSE, Jan. 3.—A charge of bur- glary was made to-day against John Armagnacq, who signed a written con- fession on Tuesday that he is the man wanted for breaking into the railroad stations at San Martin, Edenvale and other places and for stealing and unlng vouchers of the railroad company. number of railroad, express and sherizg officers waited all Tuesday night at Hillsdale Station. but the alleged part- ner of Armagnacq failed to turn up. —_———————— Killed by a Fractious Colt. RENO, Nev., Jan. 3.—Robert Steele, one of the oldest pioneers of Nevada and builder of the first irrigating canal in the State, was killed to-day by a Los Angcles Times SAN FRANOISCO OFFICH I8 NOW IN Room 41, Chronicle Bldg. Telephone Main 1478 Arthur L. Fish, Representative The Times is the advertising medium of the Southwest. ¥ you have 2 Co Hyouhove o ld.C:*'w-ydiu— SHILOH 25c. per bottle. All dealers guarantee it. 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