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Show SAYS HARBIMAN IS 10 BLAUE FOR GIFT Francis J. Honey Makes Sensational Sensa-tional Charges Against the . . Railroad King. 'JILA.DELP1IJL. Jan. U. Speaking heforo tho City club here today, Francis J. llcncy Of San Francisco declared that 10. II. Harrlman, ttyrough Ida control of the Southern Paclilc railroad, was responsible re-sponsible for the graft and corruption that has been found in the Golden Gato city. "With Abe lUief and yarrlmun was linked tho head of tho United Railway corporation of San JJYanelsco by Mr. llcncy. but tho real 'boss, ho said, slta in New York and has as one of his agenta In California, V. f'. llcrrln, general counsel of the Southcr-.i Paclilc railroad. "San Franelrfco la no worse and no bettor bet-tor than tho leverage American city," Mr. Mcney said, 'with tho singlo exception, of course, of .Philadelphia, and even hero you havo nothing like what wo unearthed in my city. 'But the causes of corruption aro tho aairle In all cities. In San Francisco Fran-cisco wo fhund two elements at work. Coming frc;n ono source was tho public service corporation, and from another -was the saloon: and dives, while behind our baelca the:Jo forces Joined hands. "In this unholy alliance tho boss was tho connecting llnlc, but ho was simply tho agonttof tho real boss the big business busi-ness man who wanted to exploit the juib-llc juib-llc service corporation. Tho political boss was really tho small duck in tho pond. Behind )llm was tho public service corporation cor-poration ' and tho Southern Paclilc railroad. rail-road. "According to my deduction, tho head of tho legal department of tho Southern Pacillc yaJlroad, W. 10. llcrrln, was tho boss bcljiiud tho apparent boss. But I nm convinced that Jlorrln was, aftor all, tho tool of Alio actual boss 'Harrlman." Grea'i applause followed Mr. Honey' charge;)- |