The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1907, Page 1

pwn. How v are going to obtain d what it will be like will be enter- ¢ly described in he Berkeley coeds want a home of THE 1l + & The Sunday Call The Chutes zoo is being taken away. How the children of the city and the ani- mals feel about it is told in an illustrated article in The Sunday Call VOLUME CIL NO. 13 8. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Explosion of Bupont Powder Mil MORE DETAILS N THE PLOTTO STEAL MBE AUEF W. R. Montgomery, a Chico Miner, Names J. C. Brown as One Conspirator LIGHT ON McDONALD Man Implicated Gets $12.-| 000 on Mortgage Given to Chief Detective’s Wife MAY BE INDICTMENTS sidence Before Grand Jury Invelves Calhoun’s Detectives —— — B. Montgomery, the wer, whose testimony cfore the grand jury aided in m crification of Newsome's story f plot 1o kidnap Ruef. More detzils concerning the history the various kidnaping plots and the d methods of the detectives, s and rounders in the employ of ck Calhoun were developed dur- ing a long afternoon investigation by the grand jury yesterday.. E. T. New- C s account of the desperate e to abduct Abe Ruef through forcible overpowering of his guards and of the plan to take an- other important witness to a miner's cabin in the mountains, 25 miles from Chico, was verified through the testi- mony of several witnesses, and evi- dence was obtained of more recent ar attempts to suborn perjury in the case | of witnesses called before the grand jury and to place these witnesses in hiding outside the jurisdiction of the | authorities. So tangled has become the skein of | rimineting evidence against oun’s posrly organized and inefficient crowd of hirelings that the next return ¢ indictments is likely to cause some srge maps in his working force. If the evidence obtained vesterday alone were to be made the basis of these true bilis, there probably would be sufficlent ground for the indictment of Luther Brown, J. C. Brown, A. B. Spencer, James McDoneld and E: private detective force, and possibly a chauffeur or tweo for good measure, on various charges of perjury. suborna- +iom of perjury, conspiracy and kidnap- nE The facts concerning the disappear- ance last Saturday of Chauffeur Pete sllander at the time he was wanted as witness before the grand jury were ught out during the afternoon, and + was sholih thet Callander’s story of Auck hunting expedition to Marys- Je merely was 8 fantasy, and that e was sctuslly registered in an Oak- hotel under an assumed name e efforts were being made to find im 2nd while those in the secret of &« whereabouts were denying that ey knew what had become of him. Moreover, Callander was cornered into £n admission of an attempt on the part of Luther jBrown to cause him to give 1 testimony, similar in every re- to the attempt made by Brown Chauffeur Wyman, which led to own's indictment a week ago. MINER TELLS OF PLOT R Mpntgomery, the Chico miner, was the most important witness called te Newsome's story of the e - Continued on Page 4, Middle Column 1 { substa e Noon of the | 1 INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL’S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE KEARNY i | — ‘ w SDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1307 | WEATHER CONDITIONS 1 YESTERDAY-—West wind; cloudy; maximum | temperature minimum, 52, | FORECAET FOR TODAY—Showers: light | west wind. Page 11 < ; | NEWS BY TELEGRAPH 1 EASTERN | Bcores are Lilled and bundreds imjured in ex- | plosion of Dupont powder company’s mills at | Fontanet, Ind. Town is wrecked and bulldings | | two miles distant are torn to pleces Page 1 Judge 1o trial of Fred Magill and wife rejects | their ples to bave the jury return & verdict cf { vot guilty. Page 5 Interstate commerce commission may indict | B. H. Harrimen for giviog rebates to large | Srms 1o California. Page 5 ] grants Harriman the right to vote bis Pacific shares in the battie for cbntrol of linois Central today, provided they o not Page 1 the 1 | aftect general resalts | FOREIGN Emperor Francis Joseph sbiws signs of im- proving in besith and beir to tbrome calla at Page 11 palace. . COAST Stockton youth Initiated by fellow appren bardware store is dying and torturers be prosecuted. Page 9 F. Frick, supervisor of Santa Barbara 5. is indicted oo Sve counts for Eraftivg ty funds. Page 7 sensation by mmorality will I r @esler of Stockton causes wholesale charges of graft and among officisls and reformers snd offers to o | before grand jury and give proot. Page 9 Womsn starts run on Nizon-Wisgfield bank when $12 check presented is marked “No | funde.”” Page 5 EDITORIAL The resson why tbe big boodlers bate and fear Langdon is the reason why the people want bim. Page 8 Pullman tex dodger must pay uvp. Page 8 Wants peace at any price. Page 8| | Cause of the bad ear service | GRAFT | Grana jors g mber of indictments may Page 8 learns many mating facts ief and Older kidnaping deals and be returped Page 1 ine | soer. POLITICAL \ Rran is greeted by small gatherings i his | tour of the city. P. H. McCarthy addresses sev: rings and coptinues campaign of sbuse men. Page 2 Greatest ovation -of campaign greets Taylor, Lengdon avd other good government nomineos in rally st Mission rink. Page 1 CITY Stanford law student is dismissed from class | and censured for reporting remark of protassor who celled legislstors “‘pinbesds.” Page 12 Francisco merchants will oppose putting ail teriff into effect that gives Los Angeles trade territory i the San Joaquin val | tex Page 16 Witnesses from Ohlo testify that war w | Forbes was an attempt Page 12 Abusive letters from bis wife are read in evi- | fraud the government. dence during tri of the suit for divorce brought by Willjam H. Talbot. lumber | kiog. Page 16 Mrs J. Smith obtains divorce from New ‘ Yo ipsurane an on her testimony that he | tried to xul Page 9 | Mrs. Emma Sternberger, who was deserted by | her husbend nive years 2go on ber wedding day, | secures divorce, Page 12 | Attorneys of San Jose testify in suit to break | will of Alexander Yoell, affirmivg that be was | | demented. Page 7| | 1Insurance mote unremewed in face of fire | {leads 1o suit by owners of the Fairmont | | boteL Page 16 | | Army champion of the water wagon strikes | brother officer who criticises total abstainers | and s duel may resuit. Page 5 Geperal tieup of all telegraph wires in Amer- ica is* advocated in resolution adopted mwpani- mously by locsl union of operstors. Page 9 Miss E. V. Henricl, soclety girl of this city, | forsakes army transport as it is about to Jeave | Manila, snnouncing her intention to wed Major Stephenson of United States army. Page 16 Vetsers, the motorlous thug who terrorized San Francisco in 1900 and elaimed when arrested to be a member of & noble Austrian family, is | is 663,669 | ings of the Illinots Central raliroad, the | released from San Quentin through the efforts of the Austrisn government. Page 7 Student motormsn st eontroller when car | crash injures four is arrested with others of | care® crews. Page 4 SUBURBAN Witness of acld throwing tells of events that led to slleged murder by Olive Ecully. Page 6 Hundreds gathered at wineless banquet of chamber of commerce in Berkeley hear noted | divine’s speech op municipal bonesty, in which be calls Schmitz and Ruef rats spreading a plague. Page 6 SPORTS Tick and Wiimerding will play final game in the subleague football serles om Satur. day. Page 10 J. G. Moffat, Seoteh champien of Rugby foot- bell, may appear in Berbarian games here this sesson. Page 10 Herman Duryes pays $15,000 for fast yeariing after witnessing trial. Page 10 B4 Geers, driving Jack Leyburn, wins Walnut ballcnp raee at Lexington, Page 10 Portland esslly routs Ssn Francisco, while the southern game is postponed an account of rain, Page 10 Jack Jchnson is pursued by his former man- sger before signing articles to meet Jim Flyon. Page 10 Quail bunters bag Ymit in few hours and all report excellent sport. Page 11 LABOR Carpenters form good government leagne and, with otber unions, extends aid to crippled laon. ary worker. Page 9 MARINE Army transport Logan makes recard run frem Honolulu, but is held outside Golden gate by the fog for 17 bours. Page 11 Liner Mariposs will be given a thorongh overbeuling end will resume service to Tabiti on November 22. Page 11 MINING 3 Goldfield Coneolidated Mines stock. ex divi- dend, sags once more after haring made a slight rise, HARRIMAN MAY VOTE HIS UNION PAGIFIG SHARES Court Modifies Injunction Issyed at Solicitation of Stuyvesant Fish NOT A GREAT VICTORY Order Effective Only When It Does Not Change General Results BOTH SIDES BOASTING Battle for Control of Illinois Central Will Be Fought Today Special by Leased Wire to The Call CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—BE. H. Harri- man scored on Stuyvesant Fish in the warfare for the control of the Illinois Central raliroad this afternoon, when Judge Farlin and Judge Ball formally granted the order desired by Harrl- man’'s attorneys modifying end virtu- ally annulling the Injunction issued vesterday by Judge Ball at the solici- tation of Fish. The order restrained the voting of the 286,721 shares of Illinois Centrel stock owned by - the Union Pacific raliroad and the Mutual life insurance company. Under the modified order this stock may be voted, but must be listed separately, and if it makes any difference in the result of the election the transactions at the annual Meeting tomorrow will be vold The Harriman-Harahan interests ex- | pect to vote & majority of the shares represented aside from the Unionm Pa- cific and Mutual life holdings. The order provides for three inspectors to see that the stock is listed separately. Fish is given by tbe court a handi- cap of 286,731 votes and in order to defeat him on any motion or resolution which comes before the annual meeting Harriman and his friends must cast 286,731 votes more than are cast by Fish and his followers. The outstanding shares of the Illinois Central number 950,400. Counting out the shares affected by Judge Ball's de- cision today, the total effective vote Based upon previous meet- | estimate {s made that approximately | 100,000 shares will not be voted. This, | in the opinion of the attorneys in the case, will leave a representation of 563,660 shares at the meeting. The decision of Judge Ball was granted after the attornevs for Harri- man and Fish occupied the day with arguments and was the result of an agreement reached between Thomas Nelson Cromwell, representing Harri- man, and Judge Farrah of New Or- leans, who acted for Fish. Attorney Herrick, In speaking In support of the modification, deciared that President Harahan of the Iilinois Central held proxies to the number of 500,000 shares and that other stock holders representing 95,000 shares would vote with Harahan. These in- cluded the 286,731 shares enjoined yes- terday, leaving the claim of the Harri- man people of their voting strength at 308,000 shares in round numbers. As the matter stands tonight each side believes that victory is within its grasp. Fach is of the opinion that it holds the greater mumber of proxies, but the actual faéts in this connection cannot be guessed with accuracy. Tt is admitted by the attorneys on both sides that many stock holders have is- sued duplicate and even triplicate proxies and as the proxy of latest date is effective neither side knows exactly where it stands. Neither will give out figures. Harriman arrived in the city today, but did not attend the .court proceed- ings. Fish was in court throughout the day. Wat Two Instead of One Uniform Bill of Lading Businessmen Urge Commission to Approve Proposition WASHINGTON, Oct 15—That the uniform bill of lading, which is ex- pected to go into effect on all the rail- roads of the country January 1, is not satisfactory to the commercial inter- ests, and that two separate bills of 1ading should be adopted instead, was pointed out at a hearing of these in- terests before the interstate commerce commission today. The adoption of the bill of lading in the transportation ofafreight by com- mon carriers will involve a radical de- parture from the metho@s now in use. At present the railroads of the United ) + L L Cheers Greet Taylor and Langdon in er Stronghold of Form Greatest Ovation of Campaign Given Caod vaemmcjnt Nominee by Record Crowd of Workingmen Who Hiss at Name of Labor Boss By With cheers for Mayor Taylor, District Attorney Langdon and good govern- ment and groans and hisses for McCarthy, the people of the Mission ratified the nomi- nation of the good government ticket last night with a record breaking meeting at Mission rink, in Mission street between Nineteenth and Twentieth. In the district, which P. H. McCarthy and Daniel A. Ryan claim as their stronghold, Mayor Taylor and District Attorney Langdon were tendered last night an ovation before which the demonstration for Ryan and McCarthy in the same hall pale into com- parative insignificance. Old residents of the Mission told me last night that the good government meeting was one of the most remarkable ever held in the Mission and one which for at least six years had not been approached either in point of numbers or enthusiasm by other than a union labor party meeting. It was in any event by far the moste: significant meeting held by any can- didate or candidates in the present eampaign. Mayor Taylor, District At- torney Langdon and the other candi- dates who appeared on the platform with them instead of being in a hos- tile camp were in the home of their friends. In the reception given Mayor Taylor, District Attorney Langdon and the other champlons of good govern- ment there was a nots of deep sincer- ity, a spontaneity that has not been exhibited in the same degres in any other portion of the city. The men and women who filled Mission rink to the point of suffocation last night are not the men and women Who cheer from mere hysterical suggestion. Their enthusissm was genuine. Thelr cheers rang true and they were given in & manner calculated to bring but cold comfort to the McCatthy and Ryan scouts who were® posted throughout the big crowd to make a critical exam- ination of the temper of the people of the Mission as contrasted with the ex- hibitions of sentiment made in their meetings previously held in the same hall. It has been my good fortune to study. political meetings addressed by a ma- jority of the men pre-eminently promi- nent In the public life of the United States during the last 10 years and by hundreds of lesser candidates and pro- fessional spellbinders. T have geen vast audiences worked Up to very frenzles Page 15| Contisucd on Page 6, bottom Col. 3 | of enthusiasm by the charm of Superd | pt T \ I " George A. Van AR AT R S e R L oratory, but I have never been im- pressed with the voting determination of an audience as I was last night by the 8,500 peopls of the Mission, who epplauded Edward Robeson Taylor for what he has done and welcomed him as the next mayor of San Francisco. Before 8 o'clock the seating accom- modations of the rink had been ex- hausted and before a member of the platform party arrived the manage- ment of the rink announced that the record was broken. When Chairman Thomas R. Bannerman, a lifelong re- publican, who has enlisted for the non- partisan good movernment campaign, called the meeting to order standing room was at a premium. The gallery was packed, the aisles and the space in the rear of the platform were jammed with hundreds of men and ‘women vho_m«-fltfih‘ voices to the first and last salvos of cheers for good government and a new San Francisco. Every mention of the names of Mayor Taylor and District Attorney Langdon was the signal for a burst of enthusiastic applause, and on -their arrival they were given ' receptions |- that left no room for doubt as to the temper of the Mission. The merchant and the professional) man was there, but it was essentially & workingman's meet ‘and & union man’s meeting. In this fact the fur-}- ther fact that three of the speskers 'were prominent union lsbor men. and S 4 Is Shatters Indiana Town * JGORES DEAD AND ANY INJURED Seven Mills of Du- pontPowder Com- pany Razed + — City Wrecked and Shock Is Felf for 200 Miles List of Victims Is 600---Deaths May Reach 50 {School Houses Torn fo Pieces Two Miles Away FONTANET, Ind, Oct. 15.— By the explosion of the Dupont powder works today between 25 and 50 persons were killed, 600 injured and Fontanet, a city of 1,000 inhabitants, was wiped out. Where stood a thriving and busy town this morning tonight are | ruin and scattered wreckage. The dead and seriously injured have been taken away. Five hun- dred inhabitants, all more or less wounded, remain to gather up their scattered household goods and sleep under tents, guarded | by soldiers of the state. Without warning the powder ;mills. seven in number, blew up at 9:15 this morning. They em- ployed 200 men, and of these 75 were at work when the first ex- 3 | plosion occurred in the powder. {In quick succession the mixing mill, two coining mills and the | powder magazine blew up, fol- | lowed by the cap mill. McCarthy In the magazine, situated sev- eral hundred yards from the mill, | were stored 4,000 kegs of powder. | The concussion when it blew up was felt 200 miles away. Every house imr this town was destroyed.! Farmhouses two miles away and Smith schoolhouses equally distant were torn t® pieces, and their occu- pants were injured. Indianapolis and even Cincnnati felt the: | shock. - A passenger train on the Big Four railroad four miles away 'had every coach window broken Continued on Page 5, Column 3 Impertinent Question No. 21 What Do You Want? For the mo# original or wittiet answer to this ques- tion—and the briefer the better—The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS. For the next five answers . "The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize ‘winning answers will be printed next Wednesday and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make your answer short and address it to IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS, ' THE CALL Prise Answers to “What Is Mouey, Aoyhow!” 35 prise to C. C. Erts, 11 Frent st., city. The loot of all evil. 31 prize to W. H. Ferguson, San Jose, Cal The medium that tells your fortune. $1 prize to Emil Rose, 1303 Ninth st.. Alameds, Cal. Saturday, “a reality; Monday, a recollection. © “#1 prize: to - W.. O.: Fassett, - Sissem, Siskizou county, Cal. - ‘The evil we all root for. $1 prize to Mrs. G. L. 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