Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 38

SUNDAY MORNING, OAKLAND TRIBUNE. rXARCII 10, 1C07. MSWERSmmCK MADE BY THE VOTERS' LEAGUE solutely false, without Any foundation! thing afloat when finished next whatever. win Jbe named Europa and will, be otis. 750 feet -over all and 80 feet, beam.

While she will not be built rnn at great 'speed, as the Cunard line Intends Its-levlathana to do, the Europajwill de. velop nineteen knots one knot ah hour, more than Kalserih August 'Ng otoria and no ship will be more luxurious. She win have' a swimming tank 75x25 feet Turkish baths end tennis courts. Her crew will number 600. In'the cabin she will be able to cArry 660 passengers Inthe aeoond cabin S50.

In the third 1000 and In the steerage 2300. The line has decided net to try turbines. Chairman of Board of Trustees of Knights of the Royal CHARLES F. "President Local 625, Barkeepers' Union." GREAT LINER. of the Hamburg-American Say They Never EndorsedvHar-; old Emerhordt for City j- Councilman.

Councilman McAdam Replies to Criticisms Sent Through the MaiL New Mexico Legislature Finally Passes a Three-Cent Rail- road BilL line got here -Thursday on the White Star steamship Teutonic- He said that the new vessel Harland St Woir are building for his line would be about the biggest 42 SAYS BPPOIHT' IS LIBELOUS FIERCE FIGHT FOR HIRE LIQUOR HE IKE DE1IAL 'I" The following denial that Harold Everhardt was endorsed at any meeting" of the Bartenders Union or the Knights of the Royal Arch for coun cilman has been signed, by the officials of both organizations: "There was a circular mailed to the I P. BOWLES E. N. WALTER I President Cashier L. O.

BURPEE and X. a MOREHOUSE 1 Vice-Presidents J. C.VN) WALTER and (9. H. KITTO Assistant Cashiers UNITED 'STATES DEPOSITARY Capital Paid U.p 6300.000.00 Ais Surplus and.

Undivided Profits, $190,000,00 voters of the First ward, pretending SANTA FE. N. M.f March After the hottest' fight of the present Legislature, the House passed a bill providing a three-cent fare in New Mexico, the final vote being eighteen for the measure and three against it, with two absent and one not voting. The minority ma'te- a desperate effort to have the bill referred to the committee on railroads, where a similar measure is still pending, and upon being unsuccessful, talked for nearly three hours In 'an effort to enforce adjournment The majority gained three votes on the final ballot Governor Hageman, It Is said, will sign the bill if it reaches him. Zinco and half-tone cuts made at the TRIBUNE office.

Kdttor TRIBUNE: My topponent In the First Ward tor the office of Councilman, arid friends have circulated a circular letter In -which they attack the statement made that I had obtained appropriations amounting to $43,702,331 for the ward Jn the way of improvements. They state I could not have obtained more than one-fifth of the appropriations on my own In the same breath they assert that I am one of the "solid six." Admitting that the last statement is true, how eould North Oakland have obtained any appropriations at all if I had not voted fJr Consistency is a jewel, but my opi ponents, in a wild desire to beat me at the polls, have forgotten this and have ifailed to tell the Either I secured all of the appropriations or I was not one of the solid six. The to Quote resolutions of a joint meeting between the liquor dealers and the barkeepers of Oakland, endorsing the candidacy of Harold Everhardt for councilman from the First ward. V' Ah i aV 'V "We wish to say emphatically that no such meeting took place, and it is due Mr. Everhart in all fairness to him for us to declare that this Is ab- Kassertions of political opponents are mendacious leitner in one respect or the other.

As a matter of fact I did' ARE YOU WITHOUT A BANK ACCOUNT? Even If your business Is such that you have gone along without a Bank Account the idea is worthy of your careful consideration. Every time you give your check, you make a legal. Indisputable record of that transaction. It saves you a lot of bother to have a Bank Account. secure the appropriations, and I never was a member pt any "solid six;" so those who seek to defame me are not only mistaken nee, but twice, if the word "mistakei" is a strong enough term to use.

i ALEXANDER McADAM, Councilman from the First Ward. A TROUBLED FATHER. In a certain mountain town in Kentucky the feeling began to grow that the "grocery where liquor was sold as commonly as; vinegar and kerosene, must and? when a customer came into the stofe to procure, the precious liquid he was sometimes called upon to make an excuse or apology. There were interesting excuses offered, and one In particular told of a mountaineer who went The Union I i i National I If Bank i W. COR 12th AND BROADWAY.

OAKLAND, CAL. United. States. Depositary. Incorporated 1875.

Charles E. Palmer, President J. Dalzell Brown, Vice-President V. W. Crane, Edward H.

Geary, Assistant Cashier. George Schammel, Assistant Cashier GEORGE FITZGERALD. into a store laying down his Jog President George Fitzgerald of the City BOND DEPARTMENT 'High Grade Securities Bought and Sold. Prices and Lists-on Application. on the counter, said: "Squire, I want a gallon of your best stuff, the baby sick." Harper's Weekly.

Council Outlines His Platform for This Campaign. ex When William J. Bryan Last Chance Editor Tribune: At this critical time in the history of Oakland, when momentous issues are at stake, and to at $4.0 Buy The Railroad OF x- The Future pressed himself as being in' favor, of the government ownership of railroads, view was indorsed by some of his followers and even by others, irrespective of party. The reason of this support cannot ADVANCES AGAIN MARCH 16th. When )the votes of Cltyj Councilmen will determine whether this city is to remain a village or become a great municipality, I learn through this morning's mail thatf have been tacked by the Voters' League, an un- knewn organization, which seeks to J1 m.

a be attributed so much to' a confidence in the policy as to the readiness of the people to grasp ANY REMEDY for the prevailing I 5 Am line "VA INEFFICIENCY OF OUR RAILROADS. Whether Mr. Bryan's plan is expedient or whether the taking over of the railroads by the government would simply open up an or twenty," shall -have equal advantages in Oakland, I.I advocate the city ownership and I control of every inch ot Oakland's fater front, irrespective of State control. United States Circuit Judge Gilbert has decided that Oakland owns (her own front, and I am Irrevocably opposed to granting the State, or any private corporation, railroad-or commercial, any control of the water frontji( The city of Oakland should lease- every foot of the water front to dne 'or a hundred corporations and derive every cent of revenue, whjch in ten years will amount to millions; of dollars annually. 3 With fny record of six yearsHh voting for Equitable water rates, I believe that will have the courage: to vote again for reasonable rates.

I I have never jbowed to the Contra Costa Water Company, and will not begin with bending the knee to the -People's Water Company, even if that corporation be inclined to exact extortionate rates. PRINCIPLES VS. BIGOTRY, On thesej three principles, which Jmy assailants are remarkably silent orf. I go to the polls with the full confidence that the people are with me. It Is a platform broad enough for Greater Oakland, and if it is not carried into effect, 'eithejr through my instrumentality, or othfer councilmen, equally Imbued with a desire to serve the city, Oakland is destined still to be the prey of mossbacks, who have swallowed camels for years but strained at gnats.

other avenue for POLITICAL PLUNDERING and LEGISLA lineal 2110 iui v-uuiiuuian-ai'iai gc. The attack is based on one of the most trivial acts of my career as a Council-man for 'the last six 'years and has nothing do with my actions on matters which vitally concern not only the city of Oakland, but the entire State of California as well. The Voters' League, which heretofore has had no standing politically or actually, states that with my fellow Councilmen, did thirty days after the' earthquake allow the saloons ot Oakland to open for a limited period each day, astlrfy were entitled to by law, I am an unworthy representative Via N. Y. 911 Miles! vi uie people.

Via Pennsylvania R. 750 Miles Central Line, 980 Miles Via Chieege-New York Eleetrlo Air Line R. The people wbo Invested In telephone stocks made put money in a projetft! whose only promise of mK-'A cess was found in an untried theory of one man. The 1 f'VVt In reply to this will state as a mat- ter of law and asra matter of fact, that when' I called the City Councll'togeth-er on he steps of the City Hall before 9 o'clock on the morning of the disas- ter as President of that body, and asked that the saloons be closed in- 1 definitely, thalj I committed an illegal i as. a i aw TIVE CORRUPTION is problematical It is certain, however, that a change is necessary and imminent.

The conditions which exist today are APPALLING the railroad facilities of the country particularly those between Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard, are TERRIBLY, INADEQUATE. Because of congestion, shipments invariably suffer delay and our commercial activities which are dependent upon transportation facilities can see NO PROGRESS UNTIL RELIEF IS FOUND. The condition is a serious one and is known to officials and traffic managers, but the people at large, who arefindirectly affected, have) no idea of how the demands upon the railroads have exceeded the limit of their abilities. President James J. Hill of the Great Northern says: "THE RAILROADS ARE SIMPLY SWAMPED." In a recent letter he stated: "The railroads everywhere are taxed beyond their power.

The people of the United States, therefore, are face to face with the GREATEST BUSINESS PROBLEM THAT HAS EVER THREATENED THE NATION." eicmeHi 01 Byocuiaiiun so eiuuiua-ieu 1 ruin Luja prupu- pendent-has been tried and Whether I tarn elected or defeated is of little importance, but one thing act. The Ceuncll had no rieht to close the salaons on the day of the tain, and that is, railroads must have cftttrnrh. I San TTroni, I unrestricted entry to Oakland, that the catastrophe lni San Francisco. It was water front must 'remain In the hands of the people, and that there must be no Juggling of water rates if Oakland Is to take Iher place as queen city of Only a limited amount to be sold at this price. You must act promptly Call or write today for prospectus, map and full particulars.

the Pacific Coast. Sincerely yours, GEORGE FITZGERALD, President of the City Council. UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND QUICKLY EXHAUSTS LIMITED ALLOTMENTS The work of construction on the Chicao-New York Electric Air Line R. R. was ibeffun when the shovel of earth was turned at a point near La Porte, Indiana, September first of last year.

Since that time construction gangs have been engaged in grading the roadbed, many miles of which are now com- pleted. On Saturday, February 2d, with appropriate ceremonies, the first spike was driven at La Porte by President Jonathan D. Price of the construction company. PROGRESS OF THE WORK Surveys have been made, much of the right of way has 'been secured hundreds of carloads of material railroad ties, steel rails, etc. are already delivered along the line of the first division, and contracts for steol 'bridge material and.

construction machinery have been awarded. As- soon as spring opens hun- dreds of extra men will he added to our present forces and the Air Line route will thereafter present scenes ot tremendous activity, and great strides in the progress of building will be made during the co-ning open season. Our entire construction forces have been engaged on the division between Chicago and La Porte, since last September, and so centralizing our efforts we have made wonderfully rapid progress. In- stead of scattering our construction gangs over the entire 750 miles between Chicaeo and New Vnrk nrs "If you 'weuld be wealthy, think of saving as well as gt- SAFE INVESTMENT i Secretary of the Treasury Shaw in a recent address to the students of Harvard University said: "We have the best and largest railway system in the world, but it is not adequate. We need 70,000 MORE MILES OF TRACK, without any extension of the -Ben Franklin.

Ttins." a time of great emergency and on the sole ground of public good the Council overstepped the law, committed an illegal act and closed the saloons. After thirty days, when the people of -both cities were' again self possessed, the City Council decided to cease acting illegally and restore ttoithe saloons the privilege I of opening their doors which, as a matter of lawj had never been legally taken away from them. LAWf WAS OBEYED. Further illegal acts on the part of the Council c4uld have been made, but there was no apparent necessity for them, a subsequent events amply proved, I believe I did right in casting my vote In accordance with the ordinances the city then and there In effect If the attack on me for doing my sworn dyjy is not puerile and childish, it must be Inspired by political motives. The Voters' League, as far ns can be ascertained from Its pamphlet consists of nine persons, rwho maintain a atti- tvide.

They had control of Oakland "years. In contrast to the opinion of these nine, I will refer to tfce fact that manv thousands of vot Railroads offer the safest and most remunerative lnrestrcents, and the urgent need of this one is ohstrated "In a thousand ways a need infinitely greater than that met by the first transcontinental 'lines. -These railroads by building 'up communities, created business for themselves. A volume of business exceeding the capacity of any existing line awaits the completion of the ChioaigoVNew EJectrlo Air to say nothing of the business It in order to cany our freight." Hamman, the great Railroad King, says "Within the last seven years the railroad traffic, of the United States HAS DOUBLED." Statistics show that during this time, 1 when the demand has increased so rapidly, the percentage in in- crease in trackage has been the smallest for thirty years and in will develop by reason of the saving to the traveling publlc of money and time, and of the Increased com' it is) easier to get five dollars than to save one, but wealth without saving Is impossible. Learning to spend less is more Important than learning to earn more, Open a savings account with this bink; we will pay you interest Ion yoilr savings.

Handsome jhome savings Wfes furnished' each depositor who? de il906 by far the SMALLEST OF ANY SINGLE YEAR." From what source and in what way may we expect relief from this deplorable state of affairs? Surely not from the moneyed; powers behind the great railroad systems of the present. They are WELL SATISFIED with a condition which insures a permanent fort It will affordv It Is to be the only direct line between the coun-" try's greatest centers of population 161 miles shorter than the shortest now in operation and -the trip wfll be made In ten bours. Because of. the volume of business which Is as- sured, and because of the saving in the cost of build- 'lng, motive power and, maintenance, we have no in saying' that the York Electric Air Line ofTefs the greatest Investment op- portunlty.of modern times. 1 sires dne.

volume of! business exceeding the full capacity of their lines, and it is but the nature of humans to feel so. That business is stagnated MATTERS LITTLE to them, so long as THEIR INTERESTS are NOT AFFECTED. But some action, looking to a betterment of the situatipnmust be taken, AND THAT SOON, or our commercial and industrial development will.be seriously hampered for YEARS Write your name and address on a postal card and ask for three months free subscription to 'The Air Line News. ers disagreed with them the three times I have been elected to the Council by voting for me. The Issue they raise Is more the babblings of big-gots than the talk of sane 1 i MY PLATFORM.

The grounds on which I seek reelection are broad. I will state them briefly and lot the people Judge whether not my vote will assist In making Greater Oakland. They are: 1 TJhat all transcontinental Irrespective ofi those already here, shall have the right! to occupy the streets of Oakland and portion of the water front. 2 So that all railroads, be there one ENGLISH LAXITY AND AMERICAN THRIFT TO COME. i The organizers of the ChicagcNew York Electric Air Line Railroad seem to have the most rational solution of the problem yet advanced.

Not, only is it a solution of the problem of railroad control, but it is being, applied where it will be of the GREATEST Our offices are open from 8, a. m. to 6 p. m. Saturdays and Mondays from 8 a.

m. to .9 p. m. are bending all our to complete the first division, because each division Is to be a paying railroad in itself, to say nothing of the principal source yof income the enormous through traffic. Our first division will draw from eleven thriving cities and towns, including the new and wonderful city of Gary, now being built-by the United States Steel Corporation, which will soon contain 000 people.

Within three months cars will be run- ning cut of La Porte, and will be used deliver -construction material -to the points where it is needed. This will- greatly facilitate progress. It It now safe to predict that vwirnTh; ene year" our-first division will be In operation. EARNING CAPACITY As an Indication of the success of our first dlvj--slon, we may cite fhe experience of the Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad, the first long-distance third rail electric line. It has been In operation for five years, has paid big dividends the' very start and has mad.

fortunes for the' stockholders. It Is fitfy-eeven miles long. everyV train Is filled to 'its fullest capacity, they attain a speed of ninety miles an -hour, and no accident has ever occurred -on Its line. The operating expenses are tout 8 per. "cent of its gToss earnings, and, it nas yielded greater returns on the capital invested tha any electric project ever floated.

There never has been a time since the first earfh was turned for the construction of the Chfeairo-New TorkT Electric Air Line R. R. that our stock bas not been worth par 1100 a share. In order to -stimulate Ti public Interest and overcome any lak of confidence that existed before building operations were actually' commenced, we adopted the method of offering limited allotments of stock at prices much below 'its actual value. Jfow that the3ractlcsiblllty of both, the enterprise ncl our plan of financiering it.

are demon-atrated. and building operations bave. so far advanced, all skepticism Is fast disappearing." Tbe public fldence 1s gained the people bare: been educated in -the promising: features ef the proposition. lYom the work already done" they have learned that we are In earnest about bunding this railroad, and we have also shown them that Us earning possibilities are almost boundless. I OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME A lifetime of regret has been the experience of those: who neglected an opportunity of investing in" Bell Telephone stock." Another project of hardly less j.

elgnlflcance. and "Wbjcb will make- as many end as GOOD to the commercial interests of the nation. Their plan is to The Englishman is too ready to look upon' advertising as a mere adjunct to his business, and therefore to treat It with scant attention; the American realises that It Is an -essential, either making himself a master of its arts or employing he best exper.t advice that he can buy.x The Englishman be-lieves that he can obtain the services of a first-class advertising man for the salary of a chief clerk: the Ameri OF THE ORIGINAL ALLOTMENT OF SHARES TO BE SOLD AT ONLY A FEW ARE LEFT. ON MARCH 16th THE PRICE WILL BE ADVANCED TO 545 PER SHARE. MERCHANTS SAVINGS BANK can will pay a price- which would be startling If offered to the manager cf a business in this The Eng-' llshman is slipshod; the American i BROADWAY, NEAR OAKLAND.

Southwestern have THE PEOPLE build and operate arailroad a DIRECT LINE between Chicago and New York. There is no. PREFERRED STOCK there are NO. MORTGAGE BONDS and -eU of the shares will be in the hands of THE PEOPLE. The pluto-ractic money kings are to haver no part in the enterprise.

2 It is simply a great PARTNERSHIP the largest investors will profit according TO 'HOLDINGS, the same" as the laboring man who owns SINGLE SHARE. :0 VV Jy The progress already made has demonstrated that the plan is a feasible, one and that all the capital necessary can be raised in this way. Because of the tremendous amount of traffic between these great centers, the railroad is certain of being an INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS. And; instead of its profits going to swell the fortunes of the multi-millionaires, they will provide A COMPETENCE for thousands of present day WAGE EARNERS, The great arteries of commerce should belong to the'people and this method promises better, facilities and service and fairer treatment of the public than either the present system or "GOVERN Securities Go? every detail. The Englishman aims -at what he thinks will prove good enough; the American Is not content with anything he believes can be bettered.

The American leaves no stone unturned in order to spend bis ad- vertislng allotment to the best, advantage; he means ts make every cent OFFICERS. I ADAMS -S: BJ Vice-President tell. The Englishman too GEO-J H. MEREDITH Ft AsstJ Cashier Oakland Office 515-516 Central Bank 200:202 Delbert Bid 943 Van Ness Avenue A works at haphazard, many pounds of his expenditure falling to telL- the blame bf lng laid by htm on advertis great iortunes is serore- tne American people today. And Just as sure as- history repeats Itself In all there will be people who will allow this chance to Do not be one of them.

Today throughout the country there are thousands of people In every walk of life who will make fortunes out of thegreat prof- -Its that the Chicago-New Yortt Electric Air Lint will yield. Be one ef them. ing Instead of on tho advertisements, Ktnne P. S. Osgood A.

Pebaf er Geo. Meredith Mncdonald Kdson F. Adams Bant BeU McKee JCha. E. Palmer y-i D.

Bates Jr. f' SAN FRANCISCO i The. American is ever seeking to discover new ways of applying old means, new methods of making his advertisements more attractive and more pelllng. Fortnightly Review. MENT CONTROL.