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Santa Glara Leads i#N^ i — \u25a0 — - A clever writer has made an analysis j of John Bull in office hours and has \Vrit j ten ;somc interesting discoveries, which j j will be published in \' '\u25a0 ..".'• ' j Tfte Sunday Call , VOLUME CL— NO. 123. SUPERVISORS RENOUNCE RUEF AS MASTER, BEHEAD KEANE HATTON'S DEALINGS WITH HOME COMPANY INVESTIGATED. SOUTHERN PACIFIC EMPLOYES EXPECT ORDER TO STRIKE Unions at Sacramento Are Preparing for Long- Siege MERCHANTS WARNED Passed the Tip to Secure Goods Before Roads ; Are Tied Up \u25a0 DEMANDS REDUCED Employes ?pf the Western Railways Will Accept .. -Niiie-Hoiu: Day SPECIAL MSrATCH TO TIIE CALL. SACRAMENTO, Aprtf 1 y— The local <li\isipn of&cials of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company are no longer able to conceal . their agitation byer the impending strike of the cm-, ployes of the operating department, and The Call correspondent has it on un deniable authority, that, an to I sirike is expected at^ an^w tirae • f rom J the East. A well knoy^'n citizen of this cit\- said today that country merchants ; in t»iis *="«uion -of ifte State who receive th*lr supplies t f rom Sacraiticnto have all been quietly passod the tip to stock .'.up oni all of their goods .which' can be rushed to \u25a0 the-m at onre.-v. . : ' \u25a0 ; \u25a0 . ' \u25a0 : .. Th*» jlocial unions are. on .tiptoe ex- p^cting- an order to go but at any time.. ' As 'far as Sacramento is concerned: the situation is critical, for the. wages : paid out to employes of the railroad Jines amount to 11.000.000 annually and :go far .toward ; sOstainihg t^he life of this city. It is known that .the local : unions arc very, strong financially,, and ; it is >aid that since the-sreat railroad j strike of 1594 the unions have b«ien pi'inf? up funds for future^emergencies:. \, CHICAGO. April I— Th« ra.i|way em ipioyis.ln the train service of the TV'est «rn railroads .have reduced their de. ' rnands to a nine-hour •.vbr«vinj? day, and the. Government officials who carrie to Chicago last week; to. bring about a peaceful adjugtraent of the threatened strike are working hard to overcome that obstacle. Commissioners Knapp ! and >*eiU held an almost continual ses-.| .fion today with the managers *nd the 'representatives of the trainmen. : : .The men today signified their will* Snsness to accept the wase increase made by the railroads if the managers j would grant the demand for the nine] hours workday. . ; '['r'j: ' , : ;\u25a0_\u25a0".; . /\u25a0'\u25a0"- ' j .It -v - a» learned tonight that the nine- j hour demand of the ifiremen was \u25a0 what was preventing 7* : settlement- of tbe.. labor . difficulties thft Wc^st- : .em roads are experiencing. \u25a0'\u25a0':.\u25a0 ] \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0'. THAW COMMISSION WILL MAKE REPORT THURSDAY Lunacy Investigation, to Be Continued at Meeting ; : . Today \ NEW. YORK. April I.— lt is probable that the Thaw lunacy commission will report Thursday morning.". The .case was adjourned, last week until this morning and when the Jury was called before the court today. Justice Fitz gerald adjourned, the trial again until Thursday -morning. •'\u25a0/ - •. itie lunacy commission trill meet to-" morrow and ii' .Is -expected, that it will be ready to report Thursday. In. the. commission flnds that Thaw is today insane within the mean- Ing of: the law, the triaj will.be stoppeu*. buf If it finds. that htM» capable of go ing on. the .tilal will be returned at once. It .is doubtfutif the defense will call .any' other witnesses. So soon as the. defense Tests the summing up win begin ;ana\Tunder the* agreement made between . .the attorneys, : will .• last for two days.' ' \u25a0': \u25a0' • "When Mrs. -Evelyn Thaw made her .daily visit to. her husband in the Tombs todajr *B.he* was met by a process server, who handed her a subpena directing her to° appear before the- lunacy com misEion tomorrow. Mrs. Thavr was toid that her presence /was merely a matter of routine. - . ; • The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 86 TUESDAY. APRIL 2, 1907 WEATHER COXDITIOXS - '.. VESTERDAT-^-ClPar; mailmum temperature, SS: minimum -temperature, 50. FORECAST vop. TODAY— Cloudy, "unspttled weatbfi-. -possibly 6bowcrg. Page 9 .EDITORIAL : Close tie Daris 'deathtrap. . Page 6 | A birdteye view of the . grafters. .Page 6 An unexpected discovery. Page 6 CRAFT SCANDAL • Edwin f. Earl, newspaper owner and hanker i of Los- Angeles, testifies before Grand Jury con icerning. Rome telephone financiers. Pa*© 1 j Grand Jury Inquires Into George Hat ton's con- t nation with the Home TVlepßone Company. P. 1 { Supervisors snnounce through Gallagher that \u25a0 they hare cut loose from Ruef and prOTe fact! by dismissing George Keane from chief clerk- I eI »P- . V . p M « 1 Ruef s name Is declared to bare been on the payroll of tbe UnJted Railroads as well as \u25a0 other, corporations.. \u25a0?:•.' - *\.' Face 2 Trialof Ruef on charge of extortion to go ahead today. ' '. ' • ,',-_ '•' Page 2 Ruef petitions the State Supreme Court to be transferred from the custody of Elisor Bicev to toe. care of Sheriff O'Nefl. Page t Police Commission will probably be dead, locked today In cafe cases, thus removing "the lid." •\u0084 : . . _ . . . page 14 . General. Mai'Arthur la relegated to Milwaukee by Secretary T»Tt. . Pago 14 : : Tflephone. glrU determined to strike unless company increases pay. and two leaders ef movement are . discharged. •< ° . " Pare 6 Walkout of blacksmiths and helpers from two iron works may precipitate strike Involving en tire Iron -industry .of cltjr. - Page 14 j \u25a0:;. Gee.. ting, deported Chinese, and American fcrlde. to sail for Cblna today. . „ .Page 14 . ."-The."- Board 'of Education wants $1. 710.3(U from; the city for Rchools.for next year. $100,000 being for a raise In the salary of teachers. • P. 4 • Fourteen, laundries refpee to accede to de- I mands of \u25a0 workers and more than" 1000 go on I strike, seriously Interfering with business. P. 14 L : ; .Sou'sa's opera. "The Free Lance," Is presented at the Van- Ness -The'a*er. . * 'Page 5 : . • Supervisor ' Boxtoh cj-ltli-Izes B«ard of \u25a0 Works for. . being - slow in. repairing streets. Page 4 StBUBBAN j."-; '.;t-«^.-:jt' i i .' \u25a0 ."• Mayor Mott In; Ms second inaugural me^pape to Qakland City Council outlines wide raage of projected public lmprOT'ements. ; T*.f« 4 ; Persistence of landlord- in disregarding ten ants' lease causes *' salt for damages. Page 4 COAST \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0":•" \u25a0 . .. ' Siouthern . Pacific : employes . «t ' Sacramento ex pect, to receive order, to strike and unions pre pare for a long siege. •'• V;».'. . Page 1 Anarchists complicate mlrte situation at Gold field by booting arid cursing the- flag and con-" stitution-: • .•• - \u25a0'\u25a0' ' ' Fage'2 \u25a0 Chicago. Milwaukee; and St. Paul Railroad Company begins work upon Tacoma terminals to cost. $3,000.0001 :"->\u25a0\u25a0 . ' Pa*e 9 DOMESTIC .- '.\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0. .• -Thaw. lunacy commission Is expected to report Tonrsd*y. \u25a0 " . Page 1 President .Roosevelt. In letter congratulating supporters of the shipping bill In Congress, ebsracterJzps the defeat of' that measure aa a \u25a0blotv .to tbe natlon.'s prosperity. '. Page 5 Mayoralty election in Chicago today will settle streetcar question there. Page 6 . In letter to. Illinois manufacturers President RposeVeit explains- why be .does 'not care to 6peak on railroads now. . Page 5 FOREIGN . ' • . • Earthquake does great damage, to buildings in Bltlis. Turkish Armenia, and" . homeless people ere camped in snow, [ Taf« 2 \u25a0Sea. irises , flooding street* of Harana, and . police rescue . endangered person*. • Page. 9 Bulgarian bandits make a daring attack on a ' Sfrriin town..-- Page 9 SPORTS \u25a0 . * ; •."•;•; Geo?ge.t\". S?pVar. former employe of K. E. Smatbrrß. the /millionaire, borseman, testifies that be acted as go-between in attempt to bribe Lou Dillon'* trainer" to drug that zbare In order that Smatbens* ' Major Delmar would • win race. : -. : • • . ' Page 8 New California Jockey Club extends the Em eryville meeting to June 22. . ' Page 8 . Three gray horses start In races at Emery tille And' all win. : Page 8 "Dad" Moulton* puts twenty-six Stanford atbletfs on training table diet Page 8 Supervisors will- Issue no more permits for amateur boxing contests unless tbe* applications are passed by tbe police committee. Page 8 LABOR .Typographical Union No. 21 to begin publica tion of a monthly magazine. Page 7 MARINE - Cargo of the Japanese liner Hongkong Maru, wbicb arrived yesterday from the Orient, in cludes a large shipment of raw silk. Page 9 MIXING Sao Francisco Mining exchange Is opened with speeches and luncheon. j Page 7 Goidfield • mines may remain , closed unless miners today repudiate Industrial Workers of the World- by ttcir . totee. Pag« 7 SOCIAL Wedding of Ml«s Emersion Owens and George Ansoo this eTening. interests society." Paje 6 THE CALL'S BRANCH OFFICES Subscriptions and Advertise- ments will be received in San Francisco at following offices: 1651 PrLLMORE STREET Open- until 10 o'clock every night 818 VAN ITKSS AVEVUB . Parent's Stationery. Store. . SI XTEEX VH AAD HARKET STS. Jack eon's Branch. 633 HAIGHT STREET Christian's Branch. MM VALEACU STREET Rothschild's Branch. 1631 CHURCH STREET George,: Prewitt's \ Branch.'.* 8200 FILLSI ORE STREET Woodward's Branch. . ' SAN PRAN CISCO, TUESDAY, APRIL '39Q7. Summary of Graft News Developed by Yesterday's Proceedings / . George Keanc, close political friend of Ruef and Secretary of Board of Supervisors , ousted l from position. 2. Grand Jury direcß fire in the Home Telephone case at George Hat ton of political staff of Southern- Pacific. ,\ ; 3. Rucf's attorneys file a new appeal in the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas >;<££• ' PRO3II.YENT ACTORS IN' YESTERDAY'S GRAFT PROCEEDINGS; Earl Is Heard Regarding Telephone Finances The Grand Jury, concluded- yesterday.- its , investigation 'of - the i transfer of Home Telephone. Com pany'V funds frbni T-Los^ Angeles -to San Francisco, the principal of 'the day being Edwin T. Earl, -owner of the; Los' Angeles" Express; and ;a : director ;'of "the Western Trust; Company of.'Los Angeles, which .was . formed to market - the bond ] issue of; the H ome phone Company. ' Dr. John R. iHaynes of Los Angeles,' a stockholder "of -the, samcVcom pany, : \vho Ayas subpenaed as a witness and afterward 'notified] that! he need, not come to San,; Francisco, did. not receive ".the telegram'' containing ; the latter message in- time. i.Hc,^was closeted with .Liangdoh, ' Hcncy, •Burns/ Earl, and; James vB.; Kelly, \u25a0 anotlier/Los -Angeles •; witness _\u25a0 whose - testimony was not needed,; for some^tirrie : yesterday: morning. . Earl and; Haynes/; with forty-one other subscribers, composed the! list of stockholders of -.the -Western Trust Company, of which- ].{S: Torrance;is '.'but neither Eari nor \u25a0 Hayne's would J admit fan \u25a0 intimate \u25a0''^knowledge; of \ any ; of the affairs :of the Home Telephone ', Company. ! Dr.; Haynes^ was 'told ; by ' Hency ; that|he CON TINUED iONi ON ' TAGB ', 2,S COLUMN a 4. Los Angeles millionahe tells how money o) 'Home TelephoneCom ° pany u;<7s ra/sec/ and shipped to San Francisco. 5. /?we/ on //ze pat/ro// o/ other corporations besides that of the Pacific States Telephone Company. .. 6. \u25a0 Incriminating notes of Abram K.Detwiler's stenographer fall into the i hands of the prosecution. . INQUIRY TURNS UPON THE HANDY MAN OF PERKINS His Correspondence With t< Phone Company to Be V Looked Into . ACTED AS ATTORNEY Miss Cochrane, His Stenog rapher, Is Before the Inquisitors KAHN ALSO RETAINED Congressman Was" One oi \u25a0t\. the Corporation's ,;.>]. ; : The Grand Jury directed its fire yesterday toward George Hatton, the manager of Senator Perkins' political bureau" and recently of the political staff of the Southern Pacific. * Hatton was attorney for the Home Telephone Company when the corporation first made its plans ta enter the San Fran- Cisco field. , Two witnesscs^were called to tell of Hatton's connection with the Home company. They were ; Miss Lucile Coch'rane, Hatton's : sten ographer, and Hartley Peart, an at torney in Hatton's office. The evidence showed that Hatton had been" engaged as attorney for the Home Telephone Company as . far back as 1904. Congressman Julius Kahn was retained as attorney for the company at about ? the same time. Later Hatton , and Kahn withdrew, and rumor had it that overtures had been made^to Ruef to act for the cor poration. . , •, NOTE BOOKS WANTED After leaving the Grand Jury room Miss* Cochrane said that she had been askedCto tell'. what r she v knew, of the correspondence between- Hatton and the officials of the \ Home Telephone Company. She 7 was \ not -able to tell rnuch^ she'said.'. It is^understood that she will be, asked to produce her : ," Contiaued : oa '\u25a0 PaKe 2.'. Column 1 . is new, but hunting lost gold ledges in Xevada isn't new. Read the interesting story, of how men have risked their lives for years, in • . ; :. ... The Sunday Call Chief Clerk, Vassal of Boss, Is Dismissed From Office Club of Graft Prosecution Works Startling Change • The Board of Supervisors has for one year and three months past acted politically and officially in accord with Mr, Ruef, but it has been decided by a large majority of the board to do so no longer. Mr. Keane, while a very estimable and capable gentleman, has long been and is still in political accoTd with Mr. Ruef, and as the board has determined to cut loose from Mr. Ruef hereafter it was deemed better to have some one in Keane's place who was not so closely in political accord with Mr. Ruef as Keane is, Keane informed a large majority of the board that he proposed to continue to be in accord with Mir. Ruef, and it : was thereupon decided to dispense with his services.—Statement by Supervisor Gallagher. The. "big stick ' ? has again been wielded. The official head of George B. Keane, Abe Ruef's* closest and most confidential political friend, has been cut off, and the fore going statement, .made by Supervisor Gallagher at the close of the meeting of the board yesterday afternoon, at which the decapitation occurred, explains why the deed .was 'done.- . .' \u25a0 ; '. *• :\u25a0 * . \u25a0"\u25a0 ' . Keane was first asked to resign as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors because the Siiperyjsors, in their agonizing excitement to! do what the graft prosecutors would have them to. do, have at last thrown their -former master, Ruef, over absolutely. When Keane refused to resign he' was discharged bodily. His discharge is an additional price paid by the Supervisors for the hoped-for immunity from prosecution as a result of their confessions of brib ery before the Grand Jury. . They are "being good" with a vengeance. . .• . . . L Keane Shows Fidelity to Master • ;\u25a0 ; Keane 's removal Was not put through, without a struggle, and only after more than two hours of. secret caucusing on .the part of the discredited Supervisors. Keane Was; called, into the anteroom and asked point blank to. resign from the. position to which he was reap point ed only two weeks ago after his return from attend ance at the Legislature as State Senator.- The Supervis ors thought that if Keane 'would resign it would save the necessity of answering leading questions as to what had forced his ; removal. . But Keane proved that he was loyal at least to: his fallen chief; Abe Ruef.; : J /;"\u25a0:.;. •-,' "I will not resign today, gentlemen, I would like to have a week to consider the matter. -,' ; : : : « • But Gallagher, who was spokesman for the board,, would not give Keane the time he asked: When Gallagher asked Keane if he intended to. continue in accord with Ruef , Keane replied : •" '\u25a0\u25a0[ '.';-. .. ; .. "I am for Ruef first, last ancl all the time." As Keane refused to resign a resolution was quickly typewritten declaring his position vacant and appointing ' John H. Ryan, former chief assistant clerki to the chief clerkship. Thomas B. McGinriiss, assistant clerk, was appointed chief assistant clerk. •" "\u25a0 ' •\u25a0•...; . ' New Supervisors Oppose Removal Before the meeting was called to, order District At torney Langdoir looked in to see if the Supervisors were carrying out orders, but left before Keane ? s! removal was. consummated. . .- ' • ; \ Keane 's summary removal ' was not accomplished without some unpleasant references by Tyeitmoe and O'Neil, the new members. of the board, to the abject atti tude of their colleagues. Tveitmoe waited, action' post- : poned^ohe week, saying: ;;• •': : . ; . . .": . = \u25a0 " : Only two weeks ago Mr. Keane Was appointed ClerkV of this board by a unanimous vote. -He is eminently quali T fied for. the position and all citizens who have any dealings with this board will" bear me out in this statement. I would like to know what has transpired in the last two or . three weeks to cause the removal of a competent clerk who was elected two weeks ago.' v •••" ,\ 6/Neil^demanded an explanation, and Gallagher, who .'. looked uncomfortable, said the finance committee deemed COXTIXUED OX , PAGE 2, COLIT3IX 3 PRICE FIVE CENTS.