The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1907, Page 1

There are some enterprising seals which are determined to see the world. Their runaway trips have made them See. of Alameda county. THE the terror SUNDAY CALL VOLUME CIL—NO. 153. BBOTT REFUSES 10 TESTIFY IN THE FORD TRIAL { | { Declines to Answer Upon the Advice of His Attorneys CALLED FOR PURPOSE| [ Assistant Counsel of United Railroads Must Give Real Reason | EXPLODES ONE STORY | Heney Shows Money From | Morgan. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL’S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE KEARNY =6 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1907 WEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY —West gind: clear; maximom temperature, 62; minimum, 36. FORECAST FOR TODAY—Fair; light west | wind. Page 11 NEWS BY TELEGRAPH EASTERN Teaslop of 10 da¥s ends in New York and Wall strect breathes easier 1o learn $50,000,000 bond - syndicate formed by J. tork pars visit aveove, New York city. War department decides upom army that will make eplistment more sttractive civians Page 5 Page 1 Te! Hirriman plans $300,000,000 helding company | | to take over stock in outside rosds in coffers of Usion Pactfic. Page § | FOREIGN Section of mountain everhanging Russian city | s loosened by earthquake 2nd crusbes buncireds | to death Russian torpedo boat destrover manned by | mutigous crew is sunk in maval battle v the Mint Was Not to Pay Interest The smoldering fires of the Ford #rial broke into flame yesterday after- noon, when the prosecution called Wiliam M. Abbott to the stand. {Abbott, who is assistant general coun- #el of the United Railroads, took the witness chair amid the protests of the attorneys for the defense, and an ar- gument followed which consumed the remainder of the session. The argu- sment which the action of the prosecu- tion precipitated led to heated clashes between Heney and Attorney Lewis of the de‘cns: He'ley el the eftact from the shipped back ne bomds a tew! to showed | nds ad mover he $200 possessior pose } stri ABBOTT REFUSES TO TESTIFY to testify was based on the grounds that he might incriminate himself. Had k that would have atter. -The de-! danger of 3 urged desperately the bott could refuse to an pwer simply on the grounds that he pad been indicted on & charge identical frith that against Ford Abbott znswered the first questions gpddressed to him, w h h mere) 1nj fo with his name and | Eeney then asked “Did on the 25th day of May, | [206, go with Tirey L. Ford to the| Doited States mint? | Bearl Rogers wae on his feet in an bstart { *I sdvise Mr. Abbott not to an. fyer” be e2i4 | *I vefuse to answer,” repasted ,\h,“ pett | *On what grounds® inquired Heney. “On ad e of counsel,” answered Ab- | pote | “That is not suMclent, your homor,” beid Heney, addressing Judge Lawlor. | T then ca d on both eides' ind a torrid debate ensued “We have been denounced by the de- fgnse for calling Abe Ruef to the ttand,” ®2id Heney, “and he was in- ficted together with Abbott and Ford Yhe calling of Abbott is identical™ MUST GIVE TRUE REASON R then cited the «Stice case in K hich supreme court of California kell that en action where two men kad veen separately indiotend for a sim- bar \fensze, one could be called as a 2gainst the each, of his constitutional {ight torefuse to answer on the lr(‘unfl" ihat he might incriminate himself. The | oncluding paragraph of this decision | Kitnels other, urse, reserving tays that \n a case where the two m-m’ 534 been jointly indicted “it would seem™ that the same rule would apply. defenie cited a Michigan deci- | jon which cantradicted the Californla ruling. Judge Lawlor reserved his fecision until fpday, but intimated that te would follow ithe California prece- fent. This willl force Abbott to shift ks position and \give a& a reason for | §is refusal to abswer an admigsion | that he might iner\minate himself. This admission is all that the prose- The a “antinued on Page 5, Column 2 | TLetters of Talhot read in court tell =adly | mized stors of love and automobiles. Page 9| Mrs. Julia Azeveds sues busband for divopee| becguse he failed to carry out alleged | contract - to o housework while =be earmed liviog. Page 16 Burglar blindfolds Rerna Muller, 15 rear ol girl. and ransacks her Toom Page 16 | SUBURBAN the Tnited States in competition at Sajs Lake. Page 10 | May Sutton annonnces that aspirants for the | women's tennis championship must come to Call- son will win from ‘Jim Flran on a kncek- ‘Page 10 LABOR Garment workers hear of a sermon on unien lsbels. Page 9 Trpograpbical umien No. 21 is advised as to the old age pension scheme. Page ® | bardor of Viadivostok. Page 7 COAST { High school ‘students knock -out ‘“antifrat” | aw by admitting outsiders - to member- | ship Page 7| Southern view feet of Admiral Evans 1t from Waskington is tulfilled Tages | Mrs. O. E. Clark of Napa Js slegted of district president Page 7 Many lots are jumped in Goldfield and there rospect of prolonged litigation iu tbe Page § politiclans will be. in- dic'of for alleged fracds in connection with a spr Aal election in Ocean Park. Page 5 EDITORIAL i The péopie kuow what MeGowan stands for s cour Score of Los Ange! and they will not stand for McGowan Page 8 Why banks of California are sound Page § | Otber charter amendments. Page S | Att Gen. Weblb's rallroad eye Page S‘ POLITICAL { Ftate wachine is arrayed in Aght for MecGowan ® bigher ups.’ Page 1 Ryao and Langdon speak in Berpal Heiglits ba Page 3 Large erbwd gives entbusiastic Langdon at reception; to meeting in Folsom | Page S McCarihy charges Tarlor wich baving caveed( suspension of local bamk. praises Schmitz and | Ruef and tries to incite hearers to precipitate | finencial this city. Page 3| Tay stree GRAFT Abboti. assistant general counsel | i Reilroads, called as witoess in o es 10 testify op “‘adviee | Fe mar be compelled to sdmit | the troe - reasen of Nims o Pllv 1' t bis testimony might in ('\XTY Bovernor Gilleit @eclares & serles of BolldaY coptue until the fnsoclal situation cle rnia safe deposit apd” trust company Francisco suspends temporarils. Lecal 8nas- | clers state thet there is no cause for alarm and tbst the dagye 1nab! of New York 1o meet its ob- gaiions oo the Pacific coast given as cause of | p Fraoeisco. Page l‘ Men who aitended McCarthy « t 4n Raliroad avenue rioi rn!li‘ in Page 11 | Patlents scream in terror over duel In bosptal | in which two emplores battle for possestion- of | which is discharged. Page 16 Mate Hawse of ill fated steamsbip Columbia Gefeated attempt clesr -bimself from chsrges of Inspector Bermingham Page 11 Joby F. lebreps. youmg real estate agent. ar- restrd on charge of embezziement Page 12 | raliy and etcars turned revalve. ey Property owners in Fortr-ffth avenue ap- | before beard of works in coatract | Page 12 en Manson returas te city from vis bington and teports that views of faderal horities look fatorable to San Franelsco's in ip Hetch-Hetchy valler Page 16 Adgitional burglaries and petty thefts reported | to tbe police, Page 11| 014 friends of the Iate Alesander Yéell tostifs’ that he Page 11 terests E whose will is being contested bad a sound mwind Former Prasident Smail of the telegraphers’ | union parrowly escapes violence at hands of men gho call him a traitor. Page 16 FxPolife Commissioner Thomas Reagan 2 confessed boodler and hleckmailer, according to | allegations of an affidavit flled by Fremon: | Older in libel mnit Page 9 Students: of California university prepare to issue Iaw review. Page 6 Olive Scully. on trial for alleged murder of James V. Glover, talls her storr on stand in land. Page 6 Commitgees anmsanee that they have ccm- pleted the details for..convention of womwen’s. clubs Page 8 Man claiming {0 be 2 solicitor. makes an attack upon Miss Margaret Velascr of Oakland Page 6 First Hebrew congragation of Oakland decides to build a pew srmagogue. Page 6 Edgar 5. Smith mekes sucesssful trials of his seroplane in Berkeley. Page 6 SPORTS Berkeley high school defeats Oakland at American football for the championship of Alameds county. Page 10 Stanford defeats Vancouver in fast; Rugby mateh, 28 to 12 Page 10 Hildreth may start both Uncle and Veil in the cpening bandicap at Emeryville. Page 10 Oaxland and Los Apgeles win Coast leugue baseball games Page 10 Ring Lady wins the coursing champlonsbip of forpia to play bereafter. Bettors indi Page 10 | te their belief that Jack Jubn. MARINE Signals by ship Monkbarns for medical assist- ance are Dot heeded by doctors at Madelra port §nd - young apprentice dies of typhoid tever. Page 31 MINING 3 . Mining stock brokers becanse of colp - strin- Fency *7va down opders to buy 10,000 shares o7 Page 1| o Vanderbilt home in Fifth | s | 10| Page 1] federation of women's | | day w’1 “Tall | #ireet has no 4 breath.” | . One of the most ifteresting featufes oation will be relieved in a rew,umminuflon had closed a deal lur, 'Ioln to New York proved a source of TENSI[INI]F TEN DAYS ENDS IN FINANGE GENTER \Wall Street Catches Its Breath and Public Drain Stops |BIG SALE OF BONDS Morgan Heads Syndicate to Sell $50,000,000 City Securities {FRANCE ALSO TO AID Republic’s Offer of = Gold Will Aid Transfer to United States Special by Leased Wire to The Call NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—For the firat time in ten days of extreme tension in Wall dences of relief today. While bankers had repeatedly said the outlook was brighter during this trying period. there were no developments which eased the street there were material evi- minds of those who needed money, the | 1ife of Wall street business. In addition, there were distrust and a great. de- | mand for funds by institutions and per- sons who wished to be prepared any emergency. for This tension eased to- and the immediate result was a sharp rebound in the security market. The main relief came fgom within | the market, where firsi was noticed an absence of the heavy liquidation forced upon certain brokers amd others . who had been borrowing money. There was also a slightly better condition among the banks. The drain by the public had prlr(lcil)y stopped. The working of the | check system among trust companies | and banks, the adoption of the clearing bouse loan certificate plan among the banks and the heroic struggle of ajll | finaneial ipstitutions to conserve their cash made a combination which began| [ to sHow _Tesulte. Am-one b | of the day was the news that the dw' i the sale {o a powerful banking syndi- cate of $30,000,000 revenue honds and | the miving of an option on $20.060.000 more. The syndicate is composed. of J. P. Morgan, James Stillman and George, F. Baker. Although thé negotiatioms, were mot closed until late in the aftev-| noon, Wall street had early inkiings of | { the deal and jumped at the conclusion {that the triumvirate of leading bank-.| ers had planned anew to attract golil| from Europe by means of the sale of cily warrants abroad. | This news, taken in conjunction with folio and extend a'ioan of $10,000,000 {or 312,000,000 to London and a similar In high banking it was not rezarded great satisfaction. qudrters, however, as likely that France would make a loan to this city, but it was pointed out that indirectly the Bank of France| might assist the United States in its| present difficulties by assisting the London market, which it has frequently done. This indirect assistznce to New | York would come by relieving the Lon- | don market, which in turn would he | able to send credits and gold to this city. Following the !hipmbnl on Tussday of $8,000,000 in gold from Southampton it was anounced that $7,000,000 more in | American eagles and bullion left ihe Bank of England and was insured by Llovds in its transportation to this city. Measures of relief were also set in motion in Washington by the comptrol- ler of the currency. He announced to all national banks which are depos- itaries of public funds that bonds ac- ceptable to the government could be substituted for government funds which were now pledged to secure the deposits, provided that government bonds so released would be deposited in Washington to take out additional currency. He also announced that the treasury would make special efforts to increase the amount of currency at points where it is most needed at this seagon of the year. These measures were supplemented by transfers of cur- rency through the subtreasury to New Orleans and San Francisco. About $200,000 in currency was shipped through the gubtreasury -to San Fran- clsco. A committee of New Orleans bankers is ‘in Washington and hopes to se- cure ‘a promise from Secretary Cor- telyou to deposit !uh*n.nth] sums of public money in New Orleans and other southern citles. Soereury Cortelyou ‘appears to recognize tmt benefits con- ferred by this policy will not be lim- ited to New. Orleans and the south, Goldeld Cousolidated Mines. Page 15 SOCIAL Mrs. Louis Herts gives an elaborate. iuncheon party st the Callfornia club 0. 70 of her triends, Fawes but Wil 8id, in the n of a credit balance in Europe, which willl cover the imports of gold. Cotton bills {are being closely tcnmn York. bit where thei etuin? itel" Section of Mouniain PRICE FIVE CENTS. HERE You BEHOLD ME PROSECUTING THE GRAFTERS: M A6AINST MMUNITY BATHS AND N FAVOR oOF CHAMPAGNE BATHS. avemor Glllett Wlfll Brlbe ‘Buries Whole City | leers “In Spirit Only” Disaster Fnllows .Earthquake in | Russia-and Hundreds of Inhabitants Perish TASHKEND, Russian Turkestan, OCL\ 130.—The little town of Karatagh, in the |the earlier reports from Paris that (hz[ {Bank of France would open its port: | Hussar district of Bokhara, was over- whelmed and completely a destroyed by landsfde that followed the earth- quake of October 21. According to the latest reports of:'the disaster a ma- jority of the inhabitants of Karatagh | lost thelr lives. The first reports of the catastrophe were exaggerated, the death list being placed as high as 15,000, Karatagh has about 2,500 dwellers and there is reason to believe that about 1,500 were | buried alive Among those who sur-| vived the disaster were the governor |and his mother. Karatagh is remotely situated and it takes a full week for news to travel to this city, but according to one courier who has come threugh an enormous section of the Xaratagh mountain, which practically hung over the town, broke loose and thundered down on the village, which was Umon. oornylctely bur!e& Latest Vanderbilt to Inherit $60,000,000 Stork Pays Visit to Famous Mansion in “Millionaires’ "Row” in New York Special by Leased Wire to The Call NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. have an heir. The baby arrived at the Vanderbilt mansion, 666 Fifth avenue, last Tuesday night, but it was not until today. that the event became known in society. Then' congratulations in letters, tele- grams and telephone messages came in shoals. The latest Vqldarb!lt is one of the richest babies in the land. He will in- ‘herit fully $20,000,000 from his father’s side of the house and perhaps twice as much from his mqthot. who was Miss Virginia Fair. ‘Mr.. and Mrs. William K. V“Mbfll ] Sr,, grandfather and stepgrandmother |’ o!_ the baby, were there to welcome | h “The It MMhm Nfll@fin fam K. Vi bil | | | for McGowan and “Higher Ups” \ By George A. Van Smith to the prosecution of graft in San Francisco. He has said |so himself. If that spirit proves stronger than the flesh, so strong that it moves all the state machine, which, through Gillett, owes allegiance to Herrin and the South- | ern. Pacific, to work day and night for the election of | Frank McGowan, what can a poor governor do? . The state machine from governor down to roustabout under | the harbor commission is arrayed in the fight for Frank McGoéwan and, against the continuation of the graft prosecution. All the strings that Herrin and the allied villanies can pull to bind votes to McGowan and against the graft prosecution- are taut to the|, breaking strain. Gillett says he is not taking an active interest in the fight for his old friend McGowan. The mem- bers of the harbor commission, who are the governor's personal representa- tives in San Franeisco, have entered no denial ‘of their personal participation. Herrin, to whom they owe their ap- pointments primarily, and Gillett, to whom they owe them immediately, are in sympathy with McGowan. Far be it from a well regulated ma- chine harbor commissioner to array himselt against the sympathetic inter- est of the governor and the hand that pulls the whistle cord. They are sym- pathetic men themselves—also practi- cal. And as practical railroad men they know that it is safer to cross the track in the rear of a moving train. NOT “ACTIVELY INTERESTED” cisco is the victim ot both the go\v ernor’s sympathy for the antiprosecu- Contipued on Page 3, Column 1 Election Francisco? Fifty Thirty Gillett declined on Monday to deny The Call's statement that he and his appointees were working to end the graft prosecution through the election |’ of -Frank McGowan. He sald that he was-not-actively interesting himself in the campaign, but that his sympathies | were with McGowan. All of which ‘amounted to no. more or less than a ‘confirmation of the charge made by The | _ “Actively interesting himself” Twenty Taylor Ryan State Machz,ge Is Arrayed in Fight Governor James N. Gillett is opposed in spirit only One Hundred Dollars for OW do YOU figure out the result of the coming election in San ‘Whom do YOU forecast as the people’s choice for mayor? By what vote do you predict he will be elected? Here’s some easy money for YOU—all you have to do is to guess and guess better than your competitors. Down below is a coupon for you to fill out with your forecast, your name and address and then to mail to Election Returns Editor, The Call For the prediction that comes nearest the winner's plurality as shown by the semiofficial returns to the registrar The Call will pay For the second nearest prediction The Call will pay For the third nearest prediction The Call will pay (mummmmammumnmnou RETURNS ED- ITOR, THE CALL, SAN FRANCISCO.) Address......ceerisrarnensnsianne Tlfl’ omcz LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, SATUR- DAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1907. HOLIDAYS T0 AID STATE BANKS \Gillett Acts Upon Appeal From the Financiers Local Instifution : Suspends for a Time ;Optimistic Views of Situation Prevail A | Conservafive Men See No Cause for Alarm +* | i Governor Proclaims a Legal Holiday HEREAS, unscttied fmancial conditions prevail in many of the states of this ualom aad have extended to the state of Cali- fornia: and Whereas, it appears that bal- ances due from banks of eastern states are mot being paid to the banks of thix state; and Whereas. it further appears that this condition has resulted im a temporary lessening of the soures of supply of momey to meet th‘ ordinary current payments due from California banks, and that coupled thereto there has .fl..‘! an extraordinary condition due to the withdrawal of den-n- tn- such banks: and Whiereas, it -mn nm -e. withdrawal ddposics Aaanctal w-a’i«- of our I-u banks, but as induced through uncasiness caused by umsettled faancial conditions elsewhere: and Whereas, it appears that such conditions have already resulted in the temporary embarrassment of one of our largest flnancial fu- stitutions, and unless restraimed will be followed by the retirement from business of other banks amd | will most seriously affect the | finaneial integrity of our state and entail emormous losses upom depositors in h banks; Now, therefore, In order that our financial integrity may be pre- served, confidence regained, fiman. { | clal panie averted and the deposit- | ors protected from the loas of i | their deposits in white or in part, I, J. N. Gilfett, govermor of the state of Califormia. by virtue of the authorliy vested in me by law, do hereby appoint, desigmate and prociaim Thursday, the 3ist duy of | October, 1907, as a publie holiday. — e % Because of the extraordi- | } ; A ! ! ' ‘ | inary financial stringency. | throughout the United IStates. which makes it im- possible for banks to secure Continued on Page 4, Column 1 Guesses Dollars Dollars Doliars will be clected mayor by a plurality Of i icerrevnccsvens VOIS