THE SAN FRANCISCO SCANDALS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 16 November 1907, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO SCANDALS.

-Mr Louis lilass, vice-president and general manager ot the 1-aeiiic States Jtelepiione and .telegraph Company, was sentenced at Sail irancisco on September 4 to live years' imprisonment lor bribing a supervisor to vote against the granting of a franchise to the Home Telephone Company, is one of the best-known Inlanders in California. After sentence had been passed notice of appeal was immediately lilcd. .Mr Class is the lirst of a large group of alleged givers of bribes to be tried. It is understood that the trial of Patrick Calhoun anl other prominent men accused of bribery iu connection with the franchises of the Ini'ted Kailroads will be proceeded with, in the meantime Abraham Kuef, although convicted, is „till living quite coiniortably in a private house, nominally in the custody of an olliccr of the court.

Kugene Submit/, having been declared by the courts to be 110 longer .Mayor of Sau I' raiiciscii, Dr Taylor, the mayor appointed by the reformers, has a free hand. So far liis administration has had a iairjv good record, but one appointment is regarded as ominous., '-Mickey Casey, a labor union leader, who nut lung ago was a common teamster, has been appointed president of the board ol Public Works—a position which lias been 0110 of the most important in the administration since the earthquake and the lire. How it was that Dr Taylor, whose good faith 110 one questions, was induced to appoint such a man is a mystery. Casey was the leader of the teamsters' strike, the most turbulent ami disgraceful in the history of San I'lani isco, and he recently rendered all assistance ill his jstjivev to the strike of tramway employees This strike still theoretically euntiwes, and everv now ami then rioting ocMrs, but Mr Calhoun [ is able to run alin.M as manv ears as before the strike beg" The latest development is a ipian\ I over the disposition 0/ strike funds, tie strike leaders being accused ot not veonnting for 100,000,!,,]. ( contributed by members ol other union- :,.r the support of tramway men out 01 work.