The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1907, Page 14

| Geove st. (at Van hn-“) ‘Wholesale THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 1907. o Superior to all others Unsurpassed and unsurpassable MADE OF PURE CREAM OF TARTAR. NO ALUM. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. PLOTTOROBHER OF OPERATORS Saves Gems Worth $3000 h}' Western Union Grants Ten| Fleeing From House After! Per Cent Increase in Hearing Talk Near Door Its Principal Offices| A STRANGER IN CITY HIGH COST OF LIVING n ty and a NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—An increase speak r English, Mrs. Ar- of 10 per cent in the salaries of tele. eki beautiful and rich |graph opera 1 the company’s pri roughout by the country the Western Union ny today. The an- ade in a letter from president of the ;:(nnrnl superintend- York; T. P. Cook, nes, ta. aph ( Clowr to tae Thelletter was pans bas recelved petitions within | from sixteen offices in the | west asking for an_ increase of in the salaries of employes. These ave been given careful comsideration, mind that the company did not dis- favor of a few offices, but that taken should be gemeral. In this been necessary to consider which In many cases has been 100 per cent, while the tariff rates tratic are very low in of the public for ever- and more rapld service. < hese rates are relics of former AT and are unprofitable. “the salaries of operators ffices throughout the country Mareh 1, 1907 ker, vice president and Tele- ent today: he Postal Telegrapb-Cable Company has al- ges as, or better wages her l' egraph companies. We shall cer- g wages and we shall do as well i not better, than any other | t is that we bave been in- the wages of our employes right end shall continue to do so. company bhas received five or six of otfices ment of the wage scale. and has complied the request in all but ome or two in- stapces pow tnder consideration. We bave had Bo controversy with our employes, hor have | concerted demands or threats been made by | e 1 uests £ her woula- | "o L $54 in| The increase in salaries granted by brace- | the Western Unlon Telegraph Company chain, the watech n will affect some 200 operators employed large @lmmond set in the back, about the bay, besides the operators in #s containing in all | other large cities of the State. It is onds, a pair of dia-|stated by operators In San Francisco a solid gold thimbl that the general wage scale under 4@ brooches and pi which they have been working went — et into effect in 1883 and, despite changing RELIEF WORK GRADUALLY conditions, has never been altered. The COMING TO TERMINATION | Maximum monthly salary on a nine- | hour-day system has heretofore been Applications for Housing Will Not Be| §50. As there has been a shortage of telegraph operators for several years Recelved After February 15 by Corporation most of the employes have worked from ten to twelve hours a day and have been paid for overtime at the rate of about 42 cents an hour. ment made itation com- also grant a 10 per cent raise in wages to its employes in San Francisco. A B A R L SCHEDULES FOR BASEBALL AND BASKET-BALL GAMES Academic Athletic League Cpmmittee Aunnounces Dates for the Com- ing Season A meeting of the Academic Athletic League subleague committee was held yesterday afternoon to arrange the basket-ball and baseball schedules. The basket-ball season will com- mence on March 1, with the following schedule: Friday, March 1. Father meeting. of these | g g 1 address the a total of six or Saturday, March 2, Poly- —_——— | technic vs. Wilmerding: Tuesday, March 5, Lick TACOMA MEN AT SAN JOSE | ¥s. Lowell: Friday, March S or Saturday, March Sae 3 s g & |8, Lick ve._Polytechnic; Tuesday, March 12, SAN JOSE, Feb. 13.—A large party | Lowell vs. Wilmerding: Friday, March 15, or zens and their wives ar- | Saturday, March 18, Lick vs. Wilmerding; Tues- s morning, and the ma- |8y, March 19, Lowell vs. Polytechnic; semi- | fnal game, March 23; final game, March 30. spent the day on Mount i ting the Lick Observa- The subleague in baseball will con- e K riogpanits over | sist of Lick, Lowell, Wilmerding, Poly- z line, visiting Saratoga, | technic, Cogswell and Sacred Heart Ga other towns. | College. The dates for the contests |are: ~#| April 3—Lick vs. Wilmerding; Lowell va. | | Cogswell: Poiytechnic vs. Sacred Heart. | | “April_6—Polytechnsc rief Local News | |- st | | ™april 18 —Polytecunte 4 Wilmerding vs. { Lowell: eart. | April_20—Wilmerding vs. Cogswell; Lick vs. Polytechnic vs. Lowell. VA)\T STREET LIGHTS | Pm;wrn' owners | Sacred Heart; petitioned the ervisors yesterday to install | April 27—Lick vs. Polytechnic; Cogswell vs. street lamps in the district bounded by Cali-| Sacred Heart; Lowell Wilmerding. 1 a street, Parker, Foint Lobos an l"rll‘ venues | EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS TO BERKELEY BOY MISSING—Berkeley, Feb. BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC Melvin Jorgenson has been missing from | ome in 2228 Bruce street since yesterday e have been asked to find him. He i | 11 years old. bas blue eves, brown heir and is | of stout build | Display of Cadenasso’s Works Will Be Held in Picture Gallery of the e { City of Paris suITs ,é“"‘,f’m,m_fi“?fi‘;‘_“g;’;‘:’; An exhibition of about forty p property destroyed | Ings, the work of Giuseppe Caden: filed yesterday by B. Jacobs | will be epened tomorrow in the pict ro e D. Jones for $500 and Hattle gallery on the second floor of the City |of Paris, Van Ness avenue and Wash- £2250, Brady for $40( CO‘{E“ EELD TO ANSWER—Casper Cohen, Nee chekt chpght b PoletSle o jngton street. Most of the paintings Comnell stealing # package trom | 2Te landscapes In ofl. A numiber of was beld nswer before the | water colors will be in the exhibition; States Grand Jury yester sioner Heacock. He ¥ by United | which will be the first display of sev- released | eral to be given of the works of local MAN AND YAWL MISSINGSan Rafael, | ATtIEts. The exhibition will ‘be open ¥eb. 13.Fears are entertalned for the safety | t0 the public. J of Tauls Lamperti, an emplove of the McNear | —_— i Brick Company at Point m Pedro, who left | Cold Day Lunch House Reopen for business, 417 Pine Hrael. | west Montgomery. street. brick yard in a yawl wow schooper Erma on Sund: n heard of since. MANIPULATES CHECK—Oskland, Feb. H. Rickey, a clerk, was arrested toda: harge of baving induced L. B. Morris of 105 radw to indorse 2 check drawn on a Mich- Bank, which. when presented for pay- ment, was returned as worthless. SHOOTS AT BURGLAR —merkeley, Feb. 13.— C. Rice, = lodger in the home of Howard Per- 805 Channing way, beard a man trying n m window in the lower story of louse erly this morning and fired several pistol shots at the intruder. The burglar fied. BERKELEY LAND sULD—Berkeley, Feb. 13. Property owned by Jobn Hinkel st Aliston war spd Shattuck avenue was sold today to a | srodicate of Berkeley men, beaded by John W. Havens and Frank Armstrong, for $150,000, | A new business block is to be erected on the land | BUY BAKERY —Berkeley, Feb. 13. A syndicate of local italists bas purchased | for §100,000 the Golden f bakery business, which for thirty years bas Deen in.operstion on | Shattock avepue, in its present location. The | new owners include Chris Mikkelson, John Berry and others. { CLERES PLEAD NOT GUILTY —Oakland, Yeb. 13.—Miss May F. Fitzgerald. 808 Grove | street, and Mrs. Lillian Plerce, 308 Telegraph nvenue, charged with petty thefts from t siore of Abrahamses Bros., where fllf’ were formerly employed, pleaded “nu! gullty” when | thelr cases were called in the police court this morping. Mrs. Plerce's m. was set for March 14 and Miss Fitzgerald's for March 20. belonging to the | 5. He bas ot | w | TWO VICTIMS OF MOTOR CARS Two persons were run down by au- tomobiles in Van Ness avenue during | the noon hour yesterday, and in each |instance the driver of the machine es- caped arrest. Mrs. J. Graham, living at 617 Alcatraz avenue, Oakland, was struck while crossing the street at the corner of Van Ness avenue and Sutter st Her left thigh and arm were sprained severely. The second accident occurred at Van Ness and Golden Gate avenues. W. C. Bowen of 909 Ellis | street was hurled to the pnvement, his face being cut'and bruiséd. —_——— HEAD CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR ‘While engaged in repairing’ the ele- vator in the California Warehouse Company’s building in. Second . rtot | yvesterday E. N.. Wentworth, an elé | trical worker, was instantly killed. The counterwelght of the elevator jammed | his head against the floor. Wentworth's helper, J. G. Huffey, who was oper- ating the elevator, was overcome by the accident, and leaving the scene as soon as his companion’s body had been taken in charge by the Coroner, disap- peared. All efforts to locate him were fruitless. The Whitaker & .. booksellers, at 141 and retail. * | which was selected to RICH WOMAN FOILS ADDS TO THE PAY San, Francisco, | Iy incressed cost of all kinds of | facts, the company has | from | ‘or a read- | The Postal Telegraph Company will | FIGURESFURNISHED ARBITRATOR ON THE SIDE | Reason Why Filing Award | in the Carmen’s Case Is Delayed Becomes Known |STATISTICS BUREAU | FOR THE OCCASION the board of arbitration ttle the diffi- | culties between the United Rallroads and its employes in various branches | has delayed the filing of its award has been a matter of some conjecture, but the explanation of the halt on the eve | of the decision is said to be the discov- | ery by the umpiring arbitrator that the tentative terms arrived at will tlar a | closer scrutiny. The existence of a new department lin the office of the company has been discovered. This department, for want of a better name, may be called the bureau of compilations and segrega- | tions. It is located in a flat on Brod- erick stréet, a few doors from the main office of the company, and a young man { by the name of Chapman—no relation | to the general manager of the company ‘7&5 employed there as chief manipu- lator. His duties are to furnish Major McLaughlin with compilations and | segregations in neat, tabular form, | Just why }showing at a glance the sufficlency of the wages paid by the United Railroads |to its wi men. Major McLaughlin | has been furnished daily with a fresh | pocketful of these tables of ready ref- | erence, and by this method evidence | has been introduced by the company | day by day since the case was closed |and the testimony was supposed to | have been complete. But this supposi- tion was a mistake. It was at this | point that the bureau of compllations and segregations became industr The bureau worked well and the tables were having their effect. As a result, the terms of the award, when they were formulated, were found to give exceedingly generous in- creases in wages and reductions of | hours te- a half-dozen barnmen and |a handful 6f ‘linemen. = Pavers and pick-and-shovel men, whose employ- ment is only temporary during the stress of reconstruction work, were |also raised the limit. But when it came to the motormen and conductors, who number over 1200, the increase was held well within bounds and the ten-hour day was not molested. The bureau of compilations and seg- regations had done a good work, for, by the terms of the award, which might have been filed by the board on | Saturday, or on Tuesday, the United | Railroads would have been put to | slight inconvenience to meet the raise. | It looked substantial cn its face, but { when the factor of the men employed |in each class was applied, It was ap- | parent that the men had got an in- | crease which was for the most part on | paper. Wages of pavers had been | commendably increased over 50 per cent, but pavers are few in ordinary times, so it really didn’t' matter and it looked well. Just here the “leak” which has caused so much anxiety occurred. The compilers and segregators gave out the information that they had won, and the explicit terms of the award were pub- lished somewhat precipitately. Then the Chief Justice began to take notice, and Rev. Peter C. Yorke vowed he would file a minority opinion, which would show up the compilers and seg- regators in their plotting. Major Mc- Laughlin agreed that this would never do. Tt would be bad politics, to say the least, and the arbitrators agreed to tear up the inspired ;award and try again. And here the story ends for the hour. The sequel is promised when the revised award is filed, which may be after the meeting to be held this aft- ernoon. PASSENGERS BEAT - CREW OF CAR J. H. Stevens, conductor on a north- bound Kearny knd Third street car, engaged in a quarrel yesterday with a passenger who sald he had already paid his fare, and the motorman, controller bar in hand, interfered. The passengers became enraged at the motorman’s menacing attitude and handled both him and the conductor violently. Then, urged on by a large ¢rowd that had gathered, the passengers attempted to demolish the car. Before the police arrived every window htd been shat- tered, and both motorman and conduc- tor had been badly beaten. S. Basora, who was so busily en- gaged In holding the canductor down while another man was beating him on the head that he did not notice the approach of the policemen, was taken into custody and booked on a charge of battery. The trouble occurred at the corner of Kearny street and Broadway shortly after 5 o'clock. ing done by Gpfleu. Phone Gate ave. * vy | Rt g DOCTOR SUES J. LEVI FOR $5000 nllnle decon Page !‘nnn & Co., P. Blumenberg has brought suit nst J. vi for $5000, which is-the amount he n\-ldlnfiy consi the lat. tér's life to be worth, as states i his complaint that the sum is reason- ably ‘due him for professional services in saving'Leyi's-life. Dr. Blumenberg Blum station, in Contra Costa County, he “performed medical services for the defendant, at his request, in resuscitat- ing . and. bringing him back to life when he was about to die by reason olflhoc'k then induced by a train el O S o BANK RESOURCES GROW The Bank Commissioners reeeived returning. yesterday from the private banks of California and a' compilation of the State that are under the juris- diction of the commission, namely, the savings, commercial and private banks, was made in which it is shown that |between August 15, 1906, and December 31, 1906, the assets of the banks in- (creased $62,946,105.29 and the deposits in the same period $61,416;376.59. The deposits amounted . on December 31, 1906, to $500,782,239.62. The total re- sources were $§32,866,172.25. —— SHIFT OF AGENTS EXPLAINED It has leaked out that the.transfer of Special Treasury Agent G. E. Chan- ning from Francisco to Boston and of Special Agent Frank Johnson to San Francisco from Boston, schéduled .to take place next month, comes-as a di- rect result of “the tour of inspection made ln Assistant tary ‘of the Treasury Reynolds. ere had been some dissatisfaction with Johnson in Boston, and as Channing is a Massg. &mhmuwwdfldflm declares that on.February 14, 1905, at of figures relating to all the banks/| “Army Man? Oh No,” Mrs. flgry Insists | + | | Scot Falls Among Foreign Foes Japanese question yester- day and concluded his remarks with the emphatic declaration that “all foreigmers should he cluded from the United States.” He was knocked down by a Greek | | an Italian McDONALD, a Scotch- man, who lives in the Po- discussing the » trero, was ex- laborer, picked up by 4 and assisted by two Swedes to the Harbor Hospital, where Dr. Walsh, a descendant of Irish kings, took fhree stitches in Me- Donald’s lip and pasted a collodion patch over his right eye. HUSEAND WINS HiS SUIT FIRST WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Justice Gould of the District Supreme Court granted a divorce to Charles C. Bassett, an employe of the United States Geo- logical Survey, from his wife, Fannie Rice Bassett, a daughter of ex-Senator Rice of Arkanses, today. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 13.—The trial began here today of a divorce spit brought by Mrs. Fannie Alice Bassett against her husband, C. C. Bassett of | Washington. Bassett was granted a divorce in the Washington court this morning. The defense moved for a dis- missal this afternoon for want of juris- diction, citing the Washington decision. Pending the court’s decision on the mo- tion, adjournment was taken until to- morrow. | Rev. E. Lawrence of Brooklyn, named | as corespondent in the Washington dispatches, is here, as is Bassett. BErEE S A FORMER CLERK OF MADERA COUNTY ACCUSED OF FORGERY Repays Money to Man to Whom a Forged Claim for Books Had Been Assigned MADERA, Feb." 13.—Former Clerk Charles J. Eubanks was arrested today on a charge of forgery, made by Su- pervisor Herman L. Crow. In his com- plaint Crow alleges that Eubanks forged the name of George A. Arm- strong, a* San Francisco blankbook maker, to a claim against the county for $77. When the bill was presented to the Supervisors it was rejected, as the books had not been delivered. This led to an investigation, which resulted in the discovery of the forgery. In explanation, Eubanks said that he was acting as the agent of Armstrong and that the latter owed him for ser- vices for many years. Eubanks re- turned the money to Pierce, to whom the forged claim had been assigned. PO M TR RAPID-FIRE LEGISLATION WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—The Senate tonight broke all records by passing bills at the rate of fifteen a mihute for one hour and six minutes—991 bills in all. During the procedure Senator McCumber was the only Senator on the floor. Vice President Falrbanks pre- sided. —_— JAPAN AT JAMESTOWN NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 13.—The James- town Exposition officers were notified today that Japan has made an addi- tional appropriation of $136,000 for ex- hibits at the exposition. Two war- ships have been designated to repre- gent Japan in the naval feature of the :‘Even if there were I could not discuss | of Mrs. Henry, who is the daughter of | | nected with Lewis Johnson & Co., bank- .entering the Christian Brothers’ Society exposition. Society’s Gossip as to Divorce Suit Is Refuted i “There is no romance at the bottom | of my suit for divorce against Mr. | Henry,” said Mrs. Kate Voorhies Henry, | wife of James Malcolm Henry, a Wash- | ington banker, yesterday afternoon. | it at. thils time. An army captain?| Everybody will have to guess again. “While I know some army men and; occasionally meet them at cards none | of them pays particular attention to me. I know that some of my friends are| curious to know if there is anything | of the kind, but those who know me| best realize that had there been any such romance no man would have been patient. enough to wait all this time. “This thing has been going on for eight years (referring to the difference: with her husband) and I have not lived with him for three and a half years. The sum and substance of it all is that he is jealous—unreasonably jealous. Another woman in his life? No, I am sure’ that there is not, because he has always been devoted to me. “We are not suited to each other, and my divorce case, I firmly belleve, will not be contested, although if anything | regarding the ‘romance’ that has been hinted at should take definite form, the matter might be taken up at Washing- | ton." On account of the social prominence | Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hunter Voorhies | of 2111 California street, and her popu- | larity in the swagger set, considerable | interest Is manifested in the affair. The | present divorce proceedings were begun befote the earthquake, and, like many | other plans of various character, were stopped by the conflagration, which de- stroyed documents pertalning to the| heart, as well as deeds to property anrl other soulless commercial papers. Since | the fire, however, Mrs. Henry and her | attorneys, Gray & Cooper, have been able to replace all of the evidence, and, as announced in The Call, the papers| were filed afresh on February 1. “I do not believe that Mr. Henry will contest my suit,” the plaintiff sald in answer to questions. “All that I ask| is an absolute decree and the custody | of my children, who are with me nww. While Mr. Henry has never supportd | us, I would not ask for alimony from a man with whom I could not live.” Mrs. Henry states'in her complaint | that they were married in San Fran- cisco, January 8, 1894, and that lh(‘yl lived in Washington until October, 1904. Henry has for many years been con-| ers, and now lives at 1319 F street, N. W., Washington. In October, Mrs.| Henry alleges, her husband was cruel to her, insulting her, calling her a liar and showing signs of intense jealousy. OLIVER'S aPONGORS AT WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. — Another conference on awarding the Panama canal contract was held at the White House today. J. B. McDonald and John Peirce, both of New York, associated with W. J. Oliver in his bid for the work, were present and were con- sulted by President Roosevelt regard- ing their experience in handling large contracts. No conclusion was an- nounced. The next conference, it was an- nounced, would take place next Tues- day. During today’s session General Alex- ander Mackenzie, chief of engineers,| was called upon by the President for some information respecting the pro- fessional ability of some of the con- tractors who have been associated with Oliver and was also called upon to de- tail their records as contractors with the Government. SRR e CAPTAIN WATSON WINS POINT The demurrer filed by Mrs. Mary Watson Grimm and Horace H. Watson | Jr. in the suit brought against them | by their father, Captain Horace H. | Watson, to set aside a trust deed in- | volving nearly a half-milllon dollars’ worth of property on the ground of | fraud, was overruled yesterday by | Judge Mogan. A motion to strike out portions of the original complaint was also overruled, but Captain Watson was ordered to amend the complaint to set forth more definitely the charge that his children had threatened him with scandal in case he refused to sign the deed. e USES CUE IN FIGHT James Rose and Fred Duncan, young men employed as clerks in local dry goods stores, quarreled over the score of a billiard game yesterday, and Dun- can wielded a billiard cue on the head of his adversary. Rose's skull is prob- ably fractured and Duncan is detained at the Bush-street station pending the outcome of the injuries. The alterca- t1o@ took place in a parlor at 2304 Mls- sion street. —_— BROTHER BENEDICT DEAD WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Brother Benedict of the Society of Christian Brothers, a well-known writer, died to- day from heart failure while attending mass at St. Augustine’s Church. Before he was James P. Dooley. For years he was connected with St. Mary’s College, Oakland, Cal. R figage Gold Bonds * _payable April 1st and October 1st. Netting Inva»u 5% per cent. thcfiphm reqe:ved by NVESTMENTS TAX EXEMPT L Cailforma Tractlon Co.’s'| CALI‘WA SAM DEPOSIT AND TRUST CO., California and Montgomery Streets, San Francisco. CALIFORNIA NATIONAL BANK, Sacramento, Cal. STOCKTON SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETY, Stockton, Cal Important Values at * Hale's Today ~ Stylish Overskirts at $5 Perfect-Fitting Models at a Low Price Each one is carefully tail- ored—the styles are fash- ionable — the materials are this season’s newest weaves in Broadcloth, Serge, Cheviot and Pana- mas; in the desirable shades of brown, blue, green, light and dark gray, black and novelty plaids. Some of the best Overskirts that we have shown this season. Prices range from $295 up- wards —all are excep-_ tionally good values. Hale’s Household Department In Our Sixth-Street Addition—Entrances Two Stde Door of Main Store. At Hale’s the many useful things that are needed about the house may In this line you will find the assort- be purchased at low prices. ments very satisfactory. Free demonstration of the baking and Van Dusen Cake Molds “are given d:u‘\ in this We are agents for the Garland Stoves and will please you. See the line items from this department today: Cocon Door Matws, 30c—14x22 inches. Curtain Stretchers, $1.15—Easily adj: Excellent Values in Glassware Here are a few of the many good values found in Hale's glassware de- partment. It will pay you to buy your glass ware at Hale’s. is a saving on every piece: 30c 3-pint Glass Jug, 15¢— Well shaped and designed. 25¢ Sugar and Creamer, 15¢ pair—To match the above, Butter Bowl, 10c—Pinwheel pattern. Oil or Vinegar Cruets, 10c. Berry or Frult Set, 27e—8- inch bowl, lncludlng L3 fruits; 7 pieces for 27e. Spoon Tray, Se. Olive or Pickle Dish, Se. Syrup Jugs, 10c. ‘Water Bottles—Regulation size, 15e. Sixth Street, Doors Sou or Through qualities of the Garland Gas S 1 e kind that are a few Rar nges—t shown at Hale's. any size. Near Market GITY AGAIN GENTER OF WOOL TRADE The wool business of this State, which had been conducted through Stockton since the April disaster, has again come to San Francisco. A four- story bullding is in process of con- struction at Nineteenth and Minnesota streets and sufficient machinery already has been installed to handle the clip. The wool houses formerly were lo- | cated at Fifth apd Bluxome streets, but | the fire wiped them out completely,| leaving nothing in the way of salvage. The center of the industry was shifted to Stogkton, where, it was thought, it would remain for some time. A new wool center has been established sota streets and business will be done through San Francisco as before the disaster. Some of the largest wool firms in the world have their main of- fices in San Francisco. —_— Good tea and coffee pay tes over—Schiliing’s Best, o) oo i vy in| record time at Nineteenth and Minne- | L MILLS 15 "RE T0 REBUILD | Notification was sent yesterday to tha | Board of Works that D. O. Mills will | apply at once for a permit to expend | $500,000 on the rehabilitation of the Mills building, in Montgomery street. The Builders’ Exchange applied for 1a permit to erect a $50.000 buflding In ‘alevenson street, near Third e filed by D& | C. Brown, on street. near Sixth, $35,000, Lentenegger, Hydeo street, on, $13,000. | —_————— | GAS COMPANY MAY SELL | HEAT Because the Los Argeles Indep |dent Gas Company furnished its pa- | trons with heat as well as light the | people of that city tried to revoke its franchise, but the Supreme Court de- cided yesterday that the company, | which gained its franchise by terms of | the State constitution, can sell heat and | retain its rights to the streets. 185s8 _ NCE