The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 18, 1906, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDA » MAY 18, 1906. (BAILEY CONTINUES HIS TIRADE IN SENATE Defends Himself Against Ac- cusations of Bad Faith. CHARGES LOEB WITH STARTING TROUBLE May 17.—Senator| took the floor in|fault further explana- | justl tion with the effor rstanding betwee s, admitting that he has-at times y been called arbitrary, dictatorial, mperate in speech and rash, but he declared that he had never inten- 2 the Diksocratie B done’a man an injustice, and aSovs e railroad rate bill, basing had never done a wrong with- his statemer n articles in the Chi- | out 1x1a)§1ng reparation when the fauilt Yy cago T ¢ ork Trib. | Was called to his notice. He said that R with bofl faith 4] ever before had imputed to v e giving ex-Sengtor | DI lack of candor, ro man had ever - ot Y for that state.|charged him with double-dealing and i » L ADRY & no one could do so now and escape a series of le his denuneiation. nning with a r “Across the brow of such a man,” to the former Sena- i, he would put the “brand of of any statement that that all men may know him; made that justified shun him.” This was followed by the following letter BAILEY WAS UNDER SUSPICION Charged by Chandler With Standing In With Railroad Senators. CHICAGO, May -17.—The Tribune his morning published the following rom its Washington correspondeift: | When the Hon. Joseph W. Bailey, Sen- | ator from Texas, struck #it the President f the United Btates over my humble roulders, for that is all he did on the floor of the Senate today, he apparently was unaware that there was documentary | evidence in existence, both in the official Congress a writte tor Willlam E. Chandler, absolutely prov- ing that he was an object of suspicion to the real friends of the President’s rail- ) ed copy is dated A give the President me s entering i i Senator: road s to say that Mr. icion Balley de- but that his motives d cannot be may be innocent as a babe he is, but they have existed for weeks; been talked of in the cloak Tillman have CHANDLER > ooms of the Senate. on the streets, at CHANDLER’S NOTE TO LOEB. e White House and elsewhere. They : x foned in many newspa- if they have not been justified is unfortunate and his char- let me quote Willlam E. formerly Senator from New now the president of the h Claims Commission. He is the friend of Senator Tillman. he intermediary between Tillman President. ~ Whichever of the ated the negotiations, Chandler certainly conducted them. It was his evidence which has twice been cited on floor of the Senate, and it is Chand- ho_in effect has given the lie direct »_the President. patch sent by me on Monday ribune. which aroused such in the Senate this afternoon and - nator lie and to insinuate ed by the President on the authority It was he who te House Bajley was a_traitor. s Senator has any o be Tillman's friend, W Chandler. . In the very outset of the negotiations he was cond ting Chandler prepared and lef{ at the White House a written memo- randum for the bemefit of the President 1 have not the text of that memorandum e me. but. quoting from memory, it The railroad Benators want the amc. dment. but the President is for the court review and will block their game.” This is nearly a litera] quotation. but one could have the text probably hout the permission of the President The dispatch I sent to the Tribune was sent on my own authority and without h his remarks, Tri sow Bailey of hat presenta- He was n a I the knowledee or consent of the Presi- s statement F gave dent d When Mr. bailey trained his entior g that he had teries touay it was not against me. - oigped o _have not seen the President since the not one of the Jemocra atch was written and I have not e e o asked him for the text of this memoran- 4 seen the docu m of William E. Chandier, because |the text as best would add only a few words to the auotation i have given. I know I am correct in the statement that, ing the course of negotiations, “handler. who since has accused t I am enabled t was much more specific. During this talk names,” he I can e 3 L ndler. in explaining the difficulties then declared that if Chan-!in securing united action by the Demo- never spoken another word |crats_ stated in so many words that he and Tillman were suspicious of Balley. vilable in his memo- |5 o ing he was In alliince with Ald: m concerning himself to justify tatement that he (Chandler) had i 's) good faith was not a rich and associating with the Standard (:‘T and railroad crowd in the Senate, but th t Tillman was watching his maneun- s and expected to be able to prevent evil effects. luded in the preyious dispatch as hav- constantly exidted and as having in- | fiuenced tdhe a‘dmin;‘smt(on’beyond all - d t in dropping the negotiations with HAD PRESIDENT’S CONFIDENCE. | Tiiman through Chandler and renewing truing the memorandum | the efforts to unite the Republicans on a tion to the fact that the | reasonable basis of compromise. beat the President.” he added, “I ought to ypathy, but at the time I @id | —————— {MAY TAKE UP QUESTION ! OF THE CHINESE CUSTOMS | Ministers of the Powers Resent Ousting He then called attention to the fact that upon the President’s autho of Forelgners by, Pekie Chandler's veracity had been chal ao?/emm:g, 9 :er:('e?‘d in the Senate by Lodge nnd“ PEKING. May "fl““‘ ke b “In view of that fact does it lle in DS Fowers are considering the question | of taking action on the customs question. the mouths of those people to assail While ths Chinese assurances are plaus- me with a statement like that from a sible, there are strong evidences that the man whom they have denounced as a authorities fully intended to replace the false witness? | foreigners in the service by Chinese when “The President did not consider this|the¥ are in a position to do eo. ,| In conversation between foregn Minis- memorandum an impeachment Of MY ters and the Chinese officials the latter good faith. The proof of that is that, maintain an independent attitude, inti- with the memorandum before him, mating that the question is one with within three days, he asked me to con- | which foreigners have no right to inter- fer with his Attorney General on this |fere. It is considered signficant that the vital question. It is inconceivable that |edict was issued without any previous the President, with a suspicion of m,f,%';‘f“}'fi‘e‘;; e tHiibact Tia tegrity in his mind, would permit his| Pexing of the Ministers of three of oo Attorney General to transmit to me an |leading Powers. emendment intended to be incorporat- | e A ed in this great measure. I have no|VICTORIANS SAY FAREWELL words to express my opinion of those TO WEARERS OF RED COATS who would treat with those whom they suspect of treachery. and only traitors would ‘do it.” Senator Balley then read briefly fram the reply of the Chicago Tribune's correspondent to his speech of denun- ck » made on yesterday, and con- inuing, said: “My attack does not seem to have disturbed the correspondent of that a; because he says he was over- poo‘:(:rd in my attack .on the President. Perhaps he regards it as being over- looked to be called an unqualified, ma- iclous liar. He says he has not the Chandler memorandum before him, but he_ attempts to quote from it. Now where did he see it? I did not show it to him. Ex-Senator Chandler did net show it to him. It is addressed to Mr., Loeb, the President’s secretary. I will leave it to the country and the Senate to say who tmh‘hed him his information concerning it.” British Soldlers Quartered at Esquimalt Leave Big Fort for Home. VICTORIA, May 17.—The last imperial |sarrison in Canada, that of Esquimalt, | which has been replaced by Canadian troops In accordance with the recent de- cision of Canada to take over her own ! defenses from Great Britain, left for Eng- tland today. The embarking for Vancou- !ver, where a speclal train is waliting to convey the imperial troops to Quebec for embarkation on the steamship Virginian, was attended by an enthusiastic gather- Ing of citizens t6 bid farewell to the last British troops to be seen in Canada. Prune Men to Fix Prices. SAN JOSE, May 17.—A meeting of the valley prune growers is being held here today to :‘cmldurnthc question of the season’s ces. e crop this year light, IBJ, following a small crop last year, with no over, growers will h it carry out for In The Texas Senator spoke of his own | Presifient and his acts in the Democratic caucuses, o+ + on_the floor of Senate and in confer- 3 ence beiween Mr. Tillman and Mr. > Moody, and, through Mr. Chandler. with the President. gave rise to the suspicion | that he was not true to the principle of .r- | Tate legisiation is ciear from the record . I ccessfully denied. the suspi- | Bailey to declare | the intt-{ f| . STAIKE SETTLEMENT Wil- | vesterday the President showed | the President of falsehood. made an oral | e of them and alss to a mem- | Teport either to the President himself or e Hiatice. medi T to some one representing him. which These were the jsuspicions to which T| with Sir Robert Hart and | from | ot | 0% GHURGH SELLS IT5 PROPERTY Mormon Hierarchy Is Said to Be Going Out of Bl@gss. Big Corporation Formed to Take Over Its Prin- cipal Holdings. SALT LAKE CITY, May 17.—The Mormon Church is going out of busi- ness, according to a local morning pa- per. Its principal holding in Salt Lake, the Utah Light and Railway { Company, I to be taken over by a | $25,000,000 corporation composed of | English and American capitalists. The { new company 2iso will acquire the Og- ! den Street Railway, and build an elec- | tric ‘line from Juab County, Utah, to Oneda County, Idaho. It will be iknown as the Intermountain Consoli- dated Railroad Company and will be incorporated both in Utah and in Idaho. The board of directors will include H. H. Wreeland, New York City; Baron d’'Oissil, Paris; Sir Thomas Jackson, London; Willlam C. Rath- bone, Manchester, England; Alexander | McKenzie, Ottawa, Canada; Henry :Dunonl. Paris; Beresford Hope, Lon- don, and a number of Utah men, among them Governor John C. Cutler. The enterprise will be financed through the Intermountain Trust Company, in- corporated in Utah and Idaho a few days ago. Simultaneously the announcement is made that the Salt Lake and Los An- geles Railway, another church prop- erty, has been sold to a local syndicate for $500,000, This read is thirteen miles in length and runs from the city to_the lake. President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon Church is quoted as saying that the divorce of religion from busi- ness is made on account of the fact that the Mormons, whom the church sought to protect years ago, no longer need the protection of the church in busi ness affairs. The church entered busi- ness to assist converts and strangers belonging to the church, but as they are now on a firm footing the church ly. If this policy be completely car- ried out, the sale of the traction inter- stocks in_banks, sugar factories, the great Z. C. M. L department store and many smaller enterprises. It will be nothing less than a commercial revo- lution, which will profoundly affect the political and social life of the State. The statement that the railroad to Saltair and the Saltair Beach and pa- i villon practically had been sold to local capitalists for a half-milion doliars was confirmed today at the headquar- ters of the Mormon Church. The reported sale of the commercial interests of the greater church, reliable source. At the ghurch head- { quarters it was said that nothing was ! known of the other deals reported. R. Campbell, secretary and general manager of the Utah Light and Rail- way Company, said that such a sale was not mentioned at yesterday's meeting of the directors, but admitted that sales of stock may have been made by individual holders. Sl L .~ MAY PERMIT RECALL | Proprietors of New York Brickyards Where Battle Was Fought Of- fer Compromise. COEYMANS, N. Y, May 17.—Indi- cations tonight point to a settlement, probably tomorrow, of the brick- | makers’ strike and the return to Al- jbany of the four companies of the | Tenth Regiment of the National Guard called here by Sheriff Pitts after the { riotous battle of yesterday morning at { the brickyards of Sutton & Sudderly. The employers today made overtures i to the strikers, offering to concede all | the demands of the men except recog- | nition of the union. This proposition was taken under consideration by the men and by a meeting which was in progress at a late hour tonight the general impression being that the praposition of the employers would be accepted. |, Five Italians and one negro was placed under arrest this afternoon, | charged with riot. One of the Ital- ians will be held on the more serious jcharge of having shot Engineer Fred of the three wounded in yesterday's battle. These arrests followed a house-to- house search by troops with loaded rifles. A big collection of riflgs, shot- | guns, pistols and ammunition was con- fiscated. In one house 650 rounds of 1 shotgun and pistol cartridges were | seized. i SAN FRANCISCAN HURT IN AN EASTERN WRECK Wabash Train Runs Off an Open Switch and Engine and Three Coaches Are Ditched. 7 BUFFALO, N. Y., May 17.—A Wa- I bash passenger train within the city {limits ran off an open switch yester- day. The engine and three of Buffalo, engineer, was Kkilled; Hertel, fireman, of Buffalo, sustained probably fatal injuries. Philip O'Don- nell, a passenger, of St. Thomas, On- tario, was injured internally. Four | other trainmen were severely hurt and a score of passengers suffered bruises. H. H. Hunt of San Francisco was cut on the head and shoulders. He 1 continued on his journey. Fourth Trial of Caleb Powers. CINCINNATI, May 17.—Caleb Powers, now in the Newport, Ky., jail, was yes- terday ordered back to the custody of the Kentucky State courts, following the mandate iof the United States Supreme Court. Powers will next be arraigned for his fourth trial for complicity in the murder of William Goebel. Tourists In Garden City. SAN JOSE, May 17.—Many Eastern tourists arrived here yesterday, and to- will spend several days in the city g ‘:;lley. Atk'xorygu?:- tcomb ex- curs! party o -three persons will arrive here Saturday mornln‘p(or a short would withdraw from business entire- | ests will be followed by the sale of! however, cannot be conrmed from any | - OF NATIONAL GURRD, Southard, the man mysteriously hurt; the ; coaches were wrecked. James Howe of | John | LA EBATIG | LADBiRE (Garfleld Gives Proof of Secret Rates to Oil Trust. Prints Wafiills, Special Tariffs and Blind Bills of Lading. Testimony of Employes Confirms Bureau’s Accusations. WASHINGTON, May 17.—President Roosevelt today transmitted to Con- gress the complete report of Commis- sioner Garfield on Standard Oil, & synopsis of which was sent to Con- gress May 4. In sending the complete !report to the President Garfield took occasion to answer the comments of various railway officers and others on the statements he had made in his synopsis. The report covers 500 printed pages. In support of the various alleggtions made by him Garfield prints bodily in the report copies of waybills, letters of railroad officials bearing on trans- actions with agents of the Standard 0il and independent oil companies, spe- | clal oil tariffs of various railroads, bills of lading, blind bills of lading and secret understandings and agree= ments of the several rallroad com- panies named with the Standard Oil Company. In many instances, accord- ing to coples of ~waybills, the rate | paid by the Standard Oil Company was only 33 1-3 per cent of the amount stated in the bill. The testimony of employes of rail- roads is given in confirmation of the bureau’'s charges that there was a | concealment of rates granted to the | Standard Oil Company. Although it is | alleged that in the case of the Chicago and Alton Railroad the general tariff officers admitted the existence of a 1 secret rate and claimed the purpose | was to conceal it from other raliroads and not from the shippers, one of the leading freight clerks of the Alton is | quoted as testifying that the secret jrate was intended only for the benefit {of the Standard Oll Company and that had any other shipper . inquired for rates he would not have been given the llow rate accorded the Standard Oil | Company. The report further shows the estab- tishment ‘of through rates from small, inconsequential and in many instances obscure points near large shipping centers, and the filing of the tariffs with the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion as" evidence that the rates were not secret. But Garfield maintains that by this arrangement the rates were\ effectively secret because any shipper other than the Standard Oil Company, in applying for rates, would be given the published rates from other places lin the vicinity of the small point re- 1 1 \ferred to, which in every case were considerably higher. He declares that |the raifoads recognized the irregular- ity of the arrangement, “and that they | designed to hide the rate from all ship- pers except the Standard Ojl° Com- pany.” That the Pennsylvania Rallroad Company gave rebates as recently as 11903 was the charge made today by Frank B. Wigton, head of the Morris- dale Coal Company, before the Inter- |state Commerce Commission. Wig- ton’s statement caused something of a sensation, because of the fact that while the commission was in session |in Baltimore Vice President Thayer of |the Pennsylvania Railroad appeared before the body and stated that the| company had made no allowances or | concessions since 1899. Wigton gave |a detailed statement of the conditions in the soft coal reglon and accused the Pennslvania Railroad Company of dis- | crimination in the allotment of coal cars, citing cases to substantiate his charges. SR ST CHICAGO INSURANCE MEN TO ADVANCE THEIR RATES Company Managers Also Decide to Cut the Commission of Brokers at Least 10 Per Cent. CHICAGO, May 17.—Hotel buildings of the period immediately following the Chicago fire are to be added to lme list of hazardous risks by Chicago insurance men. The advance in thein |rate will be from 25 to 40 per cent. | The theaters also are to be “penalized” ) as_undesirable risks. This was decided, among other things, at a meeting of the Western! managers of the fire insurance com- panies following a dinner last night at the Union League Club. Although the meeting was under the auspices of the Western Union non- union companies were also represented among the thirty managers present. There was a practically unanimous isentiment among those who 'attended the meeting that the commissions of insurance brokers should e cut at least 10 per cent. Their average com- {mission now is 27 per cent of the! lamount of premiums. This is eonlld-( ered too high, especially for what is known as preferred business, which, includes flats and detached dwellings. ; ———— Advances Price of Gasoline. CLEVELAND, May 17.~The Standard Oil Company today announced an ad- | ditional advance in the selling price of all high grades of gasoline. Seventy to 72 degrees test gasoline s advanced % cent per gallon, while all. other high | | grades are put up 1 cent per gallon. All‘ {official of the Standard Oil Company said itoday that the demand for high maei |gasoline is unprecedented owing to its . heavy - consumption in connection with | automobiles, ———— Charged With Embezzlement. CHICAGO, May . 17.—Charles T.! Wenaha, formerly agent for the Ca-| nadian Pacific Railroad Company in this city, was today indicted on a charge of having embezzled ;u.oms‘ belonging to the company. * INSURANGE GOIN USED AS BRIBE Wisconsin flf_fiaal Testifies| fo an Attempt to “Bl]_y_“im." Equitabie’s Gold Held Forth| as Lure to Influence His Decision. MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 17.—The| most sensational testimony which has!' been presented to the special insur-| ance investigation of the Wisconsin Legislature was given today when In- surance Commissioner Host of the| Wisconsin department testified to the committee that on June 16, 1903, the day on which the 'hearing in the case of the State of Wisconsin against the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States for a compulsory | distribution of the surplus of that! company to Wisconsin policy-holders | was to have been held by him, Secre- tary of State Walter Houser entefed the Insurance Commissioner’s office and said that if Host would render a decision in accordance with a slip handed by Houser to Host, which would have been a decision favorable to the Equitable Company, the Equit- able Life Assurance Society would give $2000 toward a campaign fund for a renomination of the State of- ficers in the next campaign. Host testified that he told Houser that he would think the matter over. His decision was against the Equit- able Life Assurance™ Society, which afterward took the case into the courts and there obtained a rule ad- verse to Host's order for a compulsory distribution of the surplus on deferred dividend policies at least once in five years. Insurance Commissioner Host fur- ther testified that Robert Luscombe, a lobbyist, ' who has for years repre- sented Eastern insurance companies efore various Legislatures, tele- phoned to him three times from Chi- cago between June 16 and July 21/ 19038, the latter having been the day on which Host rendered his decision, and asked Host to come to Chicago, saying he thought he had an argu- ment which would convince Host that the statute In question was not com- pulsory. Secretary of State Houser took the stand in his own defense and admitted that he and Luscombe were friends and declared that Luscombe had handed him the written slip of paper which he had handed to Host and re- quested that he give it to the Insur- ance Commissioner. Houser, however, emphatically denied that any mention was made of a campaign fund contri- bution at the time of his handing the slip of paper on which the Equitable decision was written te the Insurance Commissioner. Houser admitted that at another time he had asked Host to request col- lettlons from insurance companies for a political campaign fund against Congressman Joseph W. Babcock in the Third Wisconsin District, and said Host had not taken unkindly to the suggestion, but said he would think \the matter over. This Host strongly denied, declaring that Houser had never spoken to him on such a sub- Ject. | Both Secretary of State Houser and Insurance Commissioner Host have been among the supporters of United States Senatér La Follette. Senator Houser is running for a third time. ASKS BANK TO SEND THREE STOLEN DRAFTS TO OWNER Thief Gives Up Loot He Took From General Clark of San Fran- cisco. i NEW YORK, May 17.—The thief| who robbed General William O. Clark of San Francisco of a pocket-book containing about $5 in money and $300 in drafts here Monday night yester- day sent the drafts by mail to the office of Kountze Btothers, bankers, on which the drafts were made. The drafts were for $300, $300 and $200 and were drawn by the Davis County Bank of Fairmount, Utah. Payment on them had been stopped. In the en- velope in which they were sent to the banking house was a newspaper clip- ping, on which was written in pencil a request to return the drafts to their rightful owner. i Victim of Mistaken Identity. WASHINGTON, May 17.—Having satisfled the State Department offi- cials that the charges against him contained in Assistant Secretary Peirce’s confidential report were with- out sufficlent foundation and that he was the victim of mistaken identity in some measure, Richard T. Greener, late Commercial Agent at Vladivo-' stok, Siberia, will be given another appointment in the consul service when a suitable opening is found. e Such a Place as Paso Robles, With the finest bathhouse in America, great hot springs and a roomy, com- fortable modern hotel, with mountain environment, is just the place to spend | a month in resting. Is in perfect or-; der. Southern Pacific offers low rour:d- trip rates. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought s e (o Do Signature of i | Rents Paid in Advance" For April Rcfunde.d. CALL OR WRITE AT ONCE. Treadwell Realty Co. 946 FILLMORE ST., Corner Me- Allister, or ROOM 137 ST. PAUL BUILDING, 12TH AND CLAY, Oakland. am.... | 130 Chorus Ladies and Dancers | For the Weber & Fields® productions in Los Angeles. Apply to GEO. E. LASK. : DRESSMAKING ESTABLISHMENT | OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS BEFORE. made. For pianos damaged by heat or exposure allowance will be made according to their value. The demand for plates and metallic parts is limited and will be quickly supplied. Early callers at our OAKLAND HEADQUARTERS, 951 BROADWAY, or our TEMPORARY OFFICES, 937 BUCHANAN ST., this city, will benefit. Repair, storage and moving departments fully restored. THE WILEY B.ALLEN CO. KNABE PIANO DEALERS UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA Announces that. it Is' prepared to sup'gly a full line of refined oils, including Gasoline, Kerosene, Engine Distillates, etc, Refinery at Oleum, operation, - SAN FRANCISCO Sixteenth and lllinois Streets. READY MONEY HIND, ROLPH & CO0. Beg to announce that the general agent of their companies his been instructed to pay all losses by SIGHT DRAFT as soon as adjusted. All clients holding policies in the INSURANCE COMPA- NY OF NORTH A ICA or the AL- LIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA are requested to present their claims at once. We will also attend to claims against other companies on all insurance placed by us. We are writing fire insurance in San Francisco and elsewhere. A. J. CHAPMAN, Manager Insurance Department, Room No. 5, Ferry Postoffice Building, San Francisco. Clierits of H. A. Nauman and W. 8. O’Brien will receive attentien at the above address. Please present your claims. R. N. NASON & CO0. (Gilass, Paints and Oils in Stock WORKS AND OFFICES: Utah & Fifteenth Sts. and Petrers Ave. 16TH and FIILMORE ST. CAR LINE. Formerly 117-119 Market Street. NOTICE. -« The law offices of BISHOP & HOEFLER are now established at the Northeast Corner of Fillmore and Ful- ton Streets, San Francisce. May 10, 1906. WANTED not damaged — in full » NOTICE. JOS. FREDERICKS & CO. HAVE OPENED TEMPORARY OFFICE AND WAREROOMS AT 2200 WEBSTER ST, Northeast Corner of Clay, 8an Francisco. STOCK EXPECTED DAILY OF CARPETS, FURNITURE, DRAPERIES, SHADES, BEDDING AND WALL PAPERS. WORKMEN ON DEM.\ND. - Just Arrived! A CARLOAD OF National Safes ALSO SEVERAIL. CARS OF COOLING ROOMS Ye Liberty Theater, Oakland, betweén l1.0 P and 2 p. m., Thursday and| For Meat Markets and Restaurants T Y. —And— McCRAY REFRIGERATORS. Beck-Wakefield Co. 2323 FILLMORE STREET. undstrom 1200 Geary Street ~lfiah... Crocker-Wheeler Co.| . .5 stios &7 " 530 HAIGHT ST. 2 ‘Will rebuild the grandest Hat Store Electrical Machinery 2611 Broadway in all America by July 1st Telephone West 1426. OAKLAND BRANCH. 668 Broadway. Telpphone Oakland 585. HATTEROTH SURGICAL HOUSE 1938 EDDY ST, SAN FRANCISCO 405 JACKSON ST., SAN FRANCISCO. ! 514 Eleventh Street. Oakland. 113 N. Los Angele: Street, Los Angeles