The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 22, 1907, Page 1

he American house to his garden. en the is subject of an strated article in millionaire turns The new idea The Sunday Call from attractive lndlm S is nfreshmgly told in The Sunday Call taidén and Captain John Smith Calloun Said to Be Behi Trial of City's Mayor: for TITLE COMPAN MO Df. DODGE N QUEER DEAL = Samuel Adelstein Lays Ugly Charges Before Real Estate Board INVOLVED $10,000 IS Alleges Assessor Sold Prop-| erty That Was Heavily Mortgaged PAYS CASH IN FULL Trust Concern Refuses to ', Make Good Its Compact of Insurance its full value in lot, giving him the leed e California Title Insurance and t company examines and insures to Adelstein, guaranteeing it be perfect and guaranteeing, also, there is no incumbrance on the stein learns four months later, g {o pay his taxes, that the m bank holds a mortgage on_the for $10,000-—more than its erty ¢ — borrowed by Dodge, and n that Dodge paid in- on origage after the months of promising without the title concern informs he declares, that if the but Assessor go after him rough- it does not care io the assessor. It ad- to console lodges complaint before he esiate board against As- essor Dodge and the title company = nd prepares fo go fo law. Samuel Adelstein, 2 prominent mem- exe i deeply Dodge the California ust company. r paying cash for s residence t title to wk i b; ch was exam- the California trust company, vered, he declares, ch Dodge pocketed y is covered by a mortgage loan for more than the full the property, that banking will not consider the property i cold cash as secur- significant loan and, company which ac- and insured his title ¥, that the ed his money e es to assist him because the g Dodge, being the assessor, erous person. Aroused, power as asses ent of the co n's mon it falled to and which now refuses to as- in securing redress. says he has failed to sistance of the real e: nd will now invoke the af urts to clear his title to the prop- olved and, if necessary, to prosecution of the parties te y deal TITLE 1S INSURED ediately after the - disaster in 1906, Adeistein leased from As- ssor Dodge the residence property 1834 Baker street. Shortly after he se- se- ok possession a dispute arose over|been wrecked mnear West ment for repairs. Adelstein de-| ined to stand the repair expenses and, through Baldwin & Howell, Dodge made a proposal for the sale of the| property. The negotiations covered a| nsiderable period and resulted in the | in October. Ceontinued on Page 3, Column 4 sessor W ashington Dodge sells to win races at Emeryville. | MARINE - | as date for her marriage to Charles A. Bodwell ent of & deposit to Dodge's agents | | illed. The services of the California title|yet at hand as to the dead,; insurance and trust company were se-| hyit it is known that the train INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALLS | NEWS TODAY PORARY 86 AY—Clear ure, 60; mi ¥ westerly winds; maxi- num temperature, 50. oudy; probably Page 9| t in the United Page 6 | ch, Page 6 Page 6 Page 6 the United Rafl- of the switeh fon, ’t be resumed on time Page 1| attempt of United Rail- of buses for $15 a day Page 5 fets that United Rajl- sp because of lack of Page § ting commercial bodies and In movement to prosecute Page 5 nes plans of graft ln- and the super- ete their terms | Page 1 motien for case 15 moned and oday. Page 1 submitted to 2 case, makes oath ancbise nor office by private maliec Page 2 be pardoned meets boss and ridicule Page 3 its work Friday morning ments against gas, trolley oue officials. Page 3 from fallen Sensational rumors tbat Caltioun is behind desperate ‘plot 1o grasp the reins of the efty | government. Page 1 Sumuel Adelsteln charges Assessor ‘Washing- ton Dodge with selling him beavily mortgaged preperty. and !mmm withe Inauratice and trast | compauy with fefusing to fake good its hmxt | aBee of clear titie. Jud, des -that insurance com; mu doe to dynamiting of buildin:s Page 14 as bealth offieor | er President Ward's Page 14 SUBURBAN spegtion tee of Berkeley scores building in- | nce passed by the other mem- | Page 4 | an Oackland teamster, is Lis runaway team Page ¢ will introduce ordina; Page & licenses. talists will build city, Elevada, f Cupertino, Page 4| graduating class at Stan. | suspended for' renuion of | Page 4 | ago feast merrily at bnnque! In | s of reform workers. s till tomorrow m.v‘ alesmen. Page 3| embly draws line be in cburch and in antisaloon Page 9 d rejects Bir il to rule count Il's bill -for a limited | Page 7 w York baseball fans mob umpires after | Giants lose to Chicago Nationals and police are | compelled to draw revolvers. Page 8 San Francisco defeats Oakland at base- ball. Page 8 Automobile dealers offer big reward for cap- ture of motor car thieves. Page 8 Four well backed choices and two long shots Page 8 | LABOR Lsundry workers and employers to meet to- day and hopes are entertained that strike will be declared off. Page 7 Cruiser Boston arrives from south and after discharging ammunition will sail for Bremerton to be taken out of commission. Page 9 MINING Industrials slump and resultant selling orders for Tonopabs tske mining share market down bl Page 13 SOCIAL Miss Beda Sperry chooses Monday, Jume 17, Pago 6| TRAIN ON GOAST LINE DITCHED AT GLENDALE SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL LOS ANGELES, May 22. The report reached here at 1:30 o’clock this morning| that a southbound Southern| Pacific passerger train had at Santa Barbara. Glendale Three passenger cars are reported to have| |plunged through a trestle. | Several persons are reported No confirmation is is in the ditch. MAYOR SCHMNTZ | purpose in financing the un- S sented for that reason to break the silence he has| | ‘| was made on the grafters. « |their official terms at the end of WILL WATCH OFFICIALS |other members of the prosecu- la 70 GOMPLETE TERM OF OFFIGE Clty s Boodlmg Executive and Supervisors Not to Be Disturbed PROSECUTORS WARY Reason for Declining Offer of Committee of Seven Made Public EVIDENCE COMPLETE No Loophole for Escape Is Left Open for Those Caught in Net For the first time since the grand jury investigation was begun Rudolph Spreck- els discussed yesterday his dertaking, his relations with the committee of seven and his plans and hopes for city |government. Spreckels has become aware ‘enlight |ened on this subject and con. maintained since the first attack Most important of all Spreck- els’ announcements was the | statement that it was the inten- tion of the prosecution to leave| Mayor Schmitz and the super. visors in office until the close of | the year. This plan, he explained, |was not one of choice but of compulsion. Under existing cir- cumstances, he said, no other ar- |rangement was possible. It ap- 9| pears that Mayor Schmitz in a way still holds the key to the sit- uation. After a close study of the law the prosecution has come to |the conclusion that there 'is no way by which it can oust Schmitz. Even after conviction, accord- ing to the view of the prosecu- tion, Schmitz can continue in of- fice until final judgment has been rendered by the supreme court. To oust the supervisors, there- fore, would be to strengthen the mayor’s hands by enabling him to appoint ‘their successors. - From the statements of Spreckels it ap- pears that San Francisco for the next seven months will be gov- erned by a boodling board and a boodling mayor. Spreckels, co-operating with tion, has made plans by which he hopes to insure the election pf honest officials and the mainte- nance of an honest government. It is his plan to form an organi-| zation which shall exercise extra- judicial powers. It will act as a sort of auditing body and . check up every act of the city govern- ment. It will maintain a large force of deputies, who will watch the various city offices and report | . at once the slightest ' infraction. o In the words of Spreckels it will check “the tendency of city offi- cials to take a little extra compen- du:bm W' YW lfie ,v&n vffiuq&, of - the 1 sation.” The or‘;nlfluon will constitute self a perpetual grand jury. !t vfll ne —_— Continued on Page 3, Columa 1 of the ‘desire | tofthepuhbctl ofezlorh# him is the chief exec New ‘Developments in the Graft Situation Rudolph _Spreckels outlines plans for present and ‘future con- duct of city government. %, % Orgahi,iaiion tobe formed * which will keep watch on'all city officials in‘the future in:order to put an end fo graftmg Schrmtz “motion Iora changc 1 of venue 'is: denied and . counter affidavits are filed by Spreckels, Heney, Dunne denying charges of con- spiracy to ruin him. .Langdon . and Judge % * * Influences behind. the commit- tee of-seven planning to organize a vzg(lancc commitiee and assume|’ control of the mumapal govem- [ v.,x!\ - te i i é E i E 1 i c nfitflhfleFremhmwm(‘dnu. Amflmeunrulqkmamdnear ulive of the city. Selection of Jury, to Try Schmitz Begins Today Eugene ‘Schmitz's nppiicah'on for.a change " of ‘venue - was deniied : by~ Su- perior Judge * Dunne « yesterday. -and proeeedmy in<:the ; trial - that” he ' is facing on the charge of using his office ‘of miayor, in col]unctmn with Abnlmn ‘Ruef, 'to . extort money,lfmm > ruhunuun proweded with'the selec- tion® ~of 50 new: veniremen /from ' the] here to their prmnt dalru r ‘quick’ lnuoh the taking of mumony -nonld begin some time this weell, - Spécial Prosecutor Hiney excused all the witnesses for the- people yester- | day until tomorrow. That the jury will be . selected: in ‘two days.‘seems doubttul, yet Henay'l action is signifi- cant of the prmcntlon.lxre-dlneu,w assist the defense in preventing nny dtll7 ‘anxious the deferise really is'to get to’ ullify Prosecutior: ‘XtOI 1on Is Under Way L 3 BUMOR OFPLOT T0 GRASP REING OF GOVERNMENT Sensational Reports That Calhoun Is Back of the Conspiracy INVOLVED Would Organize Vigilance Committee to Overthrow Graft Prosecutors DESPERATE Carmen’s Strike ta Be Used OTHERS STRAITS as Pretext for Calling Out Troops Sensational reports became curreut last night that President Calhoun of the United Railroads was engaged in a deep laid plot to seize the reins of municipal government under the guise of a law and order movement and was prepared to go any length in order both to save himself from conviction and im- Chain Thrown Ove; Wires Ties Up Car Lines +At:10:17 ‘o’clock last evening the <residents' on Church street were awakened by a brilliant flash of hght. Going to the ‘ windows | they saw that an iron chain had been thrown over the trolley wire nnd the high tension wire, send- ‘mitting a' felmy ‘which resulted in -|the burning out of . the switch- boards at the Turk and-Fillmore mb.txtxon and throwmg the en-| tire system of ‘the United Rail- | roads_on the north of Market| street out of commission. ~The company officials, - headed by Chief Electrician B}Vlyl, set about col- lecting a‘force of men at once to hurry mm‘m of the case. That the p,.nm‘n'a repairs. at the substation, but it ‘ot the ar w ot counsel’ led by Jose, gy on the. m:‘fl‘ two,wire oA wu’donbtflu ‘whether ‘they .would be ’,Flbh ito comple’e the work In time to| turn on‘the current again this. morn- | 4n' At 7 d'clock, when the first cars | were ‘to-be rum. . ““The act of vudamm was well | /|planned to.do" the’ greatest amount of dnmnxe. and. wu evidently perpetrated fifi,“m M by some. dwtnr.hn who knew that the wires wu taken_gn ‘the, United Rail- Joads system at this point in -Charch treet. By thro‘in‘ an'iron chain over _the curnnt of "13,200 afi-‘, is ,vt.' 'turk and . Fl!lmore stréets substation e ogvgk an out with a brilllant flash of befween Fifteenth and Sixteenth prisonment under the charges brought the graft prosecution, and to advan- tage himself in his fight with the car- mea. been working for several days in a desperate effort to consolidate in aid of this movement all the more im- portant financial interests affected by the graft disclosures. Men high in financial circles were seen going in and out of his office throughout the day iye!lel’d&y, and it is alleged that other | conferences were held in the business center of the city. It is stated that, foiled in their at- tempt to get into touch with the pro!‘- cution through the intervention of the committee of seven, Calhoun and his assoclates, some of whom know they are fighting to save themselves from San Quentin, have planned a new stroke by which they hope to place themselves in control of affairs to such | a degree that they will be able to block | the efforts of Spreckels, Burns and ‘Hensy. Their scheme, as outlined in | these reports, is to form a new commit- | tee as a successor to the one which | has just resigned under fire, which will be prepared to resort to extreme meas- ures. | WILL CALL MASS MEETING Grasping the opportunity of the car- men's strike and the riots and dis- ‘turblncu in the streets of the city, the reported plan is for a mass meeting to be called under the pretext of a law | and order measure. From this meeting those who have been, active im the sraft prosecution will be excluded on the ground that they have already refused to have anything to do with a committee which had been appointed to straighten out the tangle of munici- pal government. At this meeting a committes on law and order will be appointed, which will go first to Chief of Police Dinan and request his resig- nation In the name of the citizens of San Francisco. If Dinan refuses to turn over the control of the police de- | partment to them the members of this | committes will, it is claimed, tmme- | diately declare that the conditions in the city are so serious that the enmly solution.is a vigllance committee and, acting as such, they will assume con- | trol of the city. A part of the plan is alleged to be |an attempt to persuade the governmor to act in concert with this vigilance | committee, using the carmen's strike as an argument to induee the governor to issue a call for troops, and, pos- sibly, to bring about the intervention | of federal authority. CALHOUN IS BUSY Calhoun has been busy drawing the sympathy of the merchant and capital- ist classes to his side. It Is known that his determined stand against the claims of the carmen has won him a large’following, During the last three days Heney's office has been besieged by visitors whose mission has been to beg the prosecutor to let Calfoun off in consideration of what he has done for the city toward making a finish fight against unionism. Some of these Continued on Page 3, Columa ¢