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After all > t}l cre is only, one real Ameri can game. The success that has attended an effort to make la crosse generally pop ular is told of. in The Sunday Gall VOLUME CL^-NO; 168. Mayor Schmitz Relinquishes His Power Ruef Gives to Grand Jury Details of Trolley Steal ORCHARD CALM AND CHEERFUL AS TRIAL NEARS Reports of a Breakdown in Health and Mind Are Unfounded TO TELL THE TRUTH Miner Who Confessed Steu nenberg Murder Plot - Is Reformed TALKS WITH DAVIS Prisoner Tells Call's Cor respondent of New . Resolutions Hcrrp Orchard, ishcie confusion it principal evidence against Haynood, A/ojcr cnJ Peilibone. Oscar King Davis BOISE, Ida- May 16.— 1 spent half an hour this morning with Harry Or chard, a former :iember_'of the western - federation of miners, who is accused of planting the bomb that killed ex-Governor Frank Steunen berg and who is reported to have made a confession implicating Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone. in the con spiracy which it is charged compassed murder. I visited Orchard in the state penitentiary, which lies : dose under the foothills about two mlle3 from the city. Newspapermen have not been permitted to see and talk with him since his arrest at Caldwell on Jan uary 1, 1906. Orchard himself has been opposed to seeing: then) and his wish has coincided with the attitude of the authorities. But a» ' the trial of Haywood drew near and the interest In his alleged confession increased there began to be printed about the country stories to the effect that Orchard,' who. it is ad mitted, will be one of the most impor tant witnesses -for the state, had broken down in health. It was asserted that h« was losing: strength and vary ing degrees of ill health were ascribed to him, some of the reports going so far as to declare that his mind was failing or that he had already become insane. *• IS PICTURE OF. HEALTH ' It was in order : either; to confirm or authoritatively deny these reports that the interview of this "morning was ar ranged, and there" is but one thing to say as to results. The stories* are absolutely without foundation. Orchard looks today the picture of health. His complexion is as fresh and pink as a child's; his skin isclear, his eyes /are bright, his movements quick and sure. His manner is alert and his conversa tion Is entirely sane and intelligent. He covered a considerable range' of subjects this morning with lively in terest, ready humor and keen,' certain perception of the point,' The interview took place in a room adjoining the office of Warden Whitney, who was present during the conversation. Under circumstances naturally considerably embarrassing. Orchard' bore himself ex tremely well. There was only occa sionally * the . slightest : trace of the ner vousness that was to' have been : ex pected. . •...'•.; N;,. il.\ What was more noteworthy, "he maintained - throughout ; a_ composure that was. not, without 'dignity, and both in - his demeanor and his ; talk there was .. •-irresistibly/ conveyed— a Coatiuued on Pajce 7, Column 4 The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHO.VE -TEMPORARY 86 FRIDAY/ MAY, 1 7. 1907 WEATHER cbXDITIOXS " YESfEROAV-^Cloody; mallmum temperature, : 60 ; minimum, . 50. ;\u25a0\u25a0>\u25a0\u25a0 FORECAST FOR TODAY— Clondy. unsettled; possibly light showers; light southwest Iwlnd. c__agtng to westerly. . p_y e 9 EDITORIAL. The end of Bnef is the beginning of de cency. . . - Pa-, g Heresy hantlng In ' California noP especially, prosperocs. " . \u25a0- Paje « The magnate who gets- results. -^ Pag* 8 Any other name bat .''poor Frisco.*! P_j« 6 STRIKE SITUATIOX Caiiuen 1 " inaugurate campaign of education by arranging poWIc mass meeunjrs at whlch'unlofi's side of case is to' be presented." Page 5 Directors of the Geary street railroad re pudiate action of Secretary Shepard In signing , unauthorized wage agreement with carmen and compei him to resign..-,':?*-; . '" . '. Page 5 ' Company issues statement that twenty of Us old men' repudiated the union and api>lled"-for reinstate_»>nt yesterday. • . - . \u0084 • \u25a0 Page 6 No serious assaults made 'In• \u25a0. operation of I streetcars; policemen refuse to make arrrsu la < many minor attacks .when called upon. Page 6 Police courts are still flooded wlth.6tri_e dis . turbance cases. j Page 5 T-o men acciised of probably fatal assault on Follcenian Collins flee the city. Page 5 ; Officials of telephone company and union opera tew hold conference to end strike. Page It tIIAOT Jls.vcr Schmits relinquishes reins of goTern ment to committee «f seTen and plans for re ' ' organization of various - departments' are made. p,^, 1 Eaef reveals to grend Jury fcM details of 'the ! saU? of . the trolley franchise to the" United j \u25a0 Railroads and Indictments apalnst Patrick Cst- j j houn, Tirey L- Fcrd and . Eugene ' E." Sehni tz j are prepared. . ' \ : Paja 1 ! Rucf points out weak points in city charter , and sup posts a way to ; prerent \u25a0' thierery in \u25a0 ; public ": oi&ce. \u0084 ;, .. , . '. :. . . Tntt 3 :<\u25a0 Grand Jury, resumes its. inrestigatlon : into the? \u25a0 f, pas an<J trolley ' brilvery . desls. - -; Page 3 , I ; Confession -of ;; Bnef ;c_pe«ites work . r of;/tne ' ; pf_nd^J-ry *_nd eoii«f-*_^tr-ft;inT"estlgfttlfio\|»'- ', 'ffia^krtt'r*^'^"!"^ ''""";; ? / ' "'" •'"•" • .- . '?i _*ig«, * * !.,'! \u0084' SSciuniu Is on the ' -erfe/of . a , n«TOu"8 . break--' ; ! \ down "and*;: his** friends [V expect 1* that, "She iyirlll'- °i |^^onfes».-"^r J . < "*'' ii --- !3v ''.-'^- ; *'<~-'*-— vi..»i*-?<^__^p_^. %. \ I r show;le_le_cy,to- Roef,"- as'he. : j will -he, sentenced" on ; only ,fQne oorf r the'inany^ln-" 'dictinents 1 found -against, himl \u25a0'"'*'\u25a0 "" Page 2 J _CITY;- - '-" \u25a0-\u25a0 '-" • \u25a0•\ : ' .',\u25a0 •-\ ' Yocng stepmother and her utepdauphter : en gage in merciless legal battle orer small 'estate left by aged man. _ Page 14 ! Captain Charles Lyman Bent resigns fro-» army to Join Harriman forces. • Page* 14 - Miss Emma Goldman 'delivers address to' fol lowers .. In this \u25a0- city, in ' which she makes ' rabid attack on the bible and all religions. Page 11 . Pupils of John Swett grammar school are ex , pert* in fire drill. Page 14 : Dwlght Shields is granted divorce from wife who ran off with a clersyman. Page 14 , SUBURBAA" \ Professor Wlckson of. the University of Cali fornU receives remarkable Coral phenomenon. | P. 4 : Worth Ryder is . chosen, editor of next year's Pelican at the University of California. Page 4 ' ... Tollver's "airship" collapses at Verona and silk is removed from the frame. • * Oakland officials compelled to rent outside Quarters because of Inadequacy of .the" facllitiw in the . cltj hall for transaction of the public . business. ' ' Page 4 , Advertising men enjoy banquet and organize the Oakland publicity club. > ' _ . Page 4 : Seceding . Berkeley. Presbyterians . vote ' to " in corporate a new church organization^ Page 4 Joke Indulged In .by Oakland witness, leads him to door of Jail and, he Is forced to 'deposit $100 en bend. «' Page 4 Alameda - society woman divorces husband whom she' married in the belief that he was a Russian nobleman. . : '- / Page 4 COAST. .' '"-... ':,; V.v . \u0084 v . Judge Ogden of Oakland elected grand master! of the Odd Fellows and. Mrs. Ella Van Court of Lob 'Angeles advanced to the presidency of.; the Bebekahs. . . . Page 9 Louis -V.'Eytlnjre. the alleged "who was caught . la this city and returned to Arleona, Is placed on trial for his life at Phoenix. /Page 9 Miss Lucille Clark, a charming member of the Chieo social set, elopes to San Francisco with a -; Harry,: Orchard,', the ; miner ] who "confessed \u25a0 the Steunenberg : murder cbnsplracy „* Involving Hay wood. Pettlbone fand Moyer.v talks ; to"Call's;cor 1 respondent and : proves that | reports about break , down in health and ; mind ' are unfounded. Par* \u25a0 1 , •' Discussion arises} in"' interstate -board . as ' lo prosecution^ of •. E. ; :H. ; 'iHarriman,' conservative members urging, moderation. •": " 'Page 7 FOREIGX ' Details of latest plot against the . life of the czar, . Involving members of bis personal : court, arel-ld bare. .. .' , -Page 9 SPORTS;,. ' ;,. ; ;' ' -'i- '" . Heavy bettors at Belmont get a bard Jolt when 1 Roseben .finishes [ f \vl, the -ruck. J' ''\u0084\u25a0.\u25a0 \u25a0. Page-8 [ Sun : Francisco V and Los :~ Angeles ) win t. coast . -league baseball^games.;. ' -' ""Page'B »^>trner Cowan, ; who won » the Burns , handicap \u25a0 wuh .' Kercheval, scores, his fourths "killing at 1 Emeryville 1 when ' Tollgatherer ;, wins. . . ":~ ' Page 8 \u25a0jjHympic cluli ; may .employ ! Its >' ex-president,' William , Greerj Harrison, ; as . manager at "a yearly salary of," $15.000.* -~; - .Page 8 1 " ' Automobile club offers reward ' for the > convie '\u25a0 tion of motor car thieves.^ . - v -. ;-.•'\u25a0 Page : B , ?8111 Squires Is shown -the grim interior of .San Quentin •; prison' and '^ ls Tduly : : impressed. .. Page 8 ; 3IA.RIXEV, ' : • \u25a0> ;" Harbor commissioners ; receive estimate" of cost of an additional 1,000 fret of seawall. to be built 1 wnen' opportunity offers.'.' "z. Page ' 9 \u25a0 mining': 'i."fe,<'' ; t-'v . San Francisco brokers will consider .welching by "stock buyers '.'.; who /repudiate ''their . bar ' galas... \u25a0 -/.:.~ \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0[' ~ iis\y.CjU'\'' : - : ;p_reH3 ,' v Local "• market , stiffens .*' when • : buying ; ; orders come in f rom - GoldSeld .and Tonopab din . trlcts. ' Page 13 SOCIAIj 1 — Wedding .; of -. Mlss/Frapccs Coon' and . Kchrlein at ; Menlo Park ' on J une 12 will ' be '\u25a0 one of. the most notable events of the season? Page 6 1 L"ABOR ,;-.\u25a0•'-.'- - '( ';: '^.' .-'.'\u25a0 : ~<\~:X : - : ':''-V.'--. v ' . Building trndos council unanimouslr Indorses : the borcott Imposed against tfcose who patronize streetcar*. ' " '•' /^** t T ; s^a^MGis(-x)^^ 'Portrait of: Mayor Schmitz. an United' Railroads, against whom indictments"; have be eh prepared 7 b\>ithe:grahdljury on ; testim ony ; of y-l braham Ruef [relating to the overhead Uolley franchise. . *- J ; v » Indictments Are Prepared Against Calhoun, Ford and Schmitz ReiOTmedf Boss'^Testifies 6 to^ Rapacious^ Mayors vPart > in Selling 1 the City Stm^he United Railro^ds^^- Abraham Ruef, after collapsing before the -grand jur^ relative to/ t^e overhead preparation of *indictmerits Ruef, lin^ejr^atl^ bobdlepaid by /the United R^ understanding; of Sthe. irregular fnature of (the 5 transaction/;; Schmitz' knew that he was* bemg "bribed, {according^ to ;Rii^^ supervisors. The most . remarkable { phase of v ßuef !s -testimony = was fi His > declaration -that the United , Railrpads r could i have ? had ; its ? qyerhead trolley f ranchise(without \ paying r Kirnf or bribing ;any^necqn^^ ', : r ' ''.' • v \u25a0 'IThe: money .came to: usVunsolicited,''^ He said, ;' "How? can *yoU: prevent ; a- corpora tion^iying away^nibneylifyt : stance rnore^blamable than.the men-who^received.'th'em." |>: ,; \u0084...„.- -^ . ; ; : \ R^f .testified; that/ to thV^office^6f?Tireylli/tF6nd.XHessai^ Galhbu'^ahdUHat it^as^H definite-proposals concerning it. *. ~ The positive nature of His>tes'tim go into/executive ses sion immediately after, he had left: the ;Stand-andt begin^the preparation. of the indict ment's^aeiainst.Calhbun, Forci and-Schmitz. - "• "* . • , ; Indictmentsjag^nistf^^ Um'tedl RailrbaHs^ereinot cbnsideredij^ consideration until Ruef completes rhis'testjmonyrtoday.. ' ; . ' '.c : _} -Ruef -arrived^ Williams-Burns^ Elis^ o'clock: ;'HeJstill|bore,traceSyO room theipreviousday^ahci' was i perceptibly -nervous, v :^:y- [ -'.' :^ r -^:'- - :; v ; WhenV-Ruef -';entered^'tHe '^randi jury :robmealbof- the jurors arose vand?went-,for ward -to ( meet thim.:.:?, ! l'hey^shook hands with him in turn, and said that he was doing the right thing' in admitting his ./transgressions* and, aiding the prosecution- in its cru a - "Mr. Ruef, you are an attorney) and know your- rights?,'' \u25a0 "Mir. vßuef^begari.iSpecialfc'Efosecutbrf Heney^/'l^presumeiyoujwilijaereeWitliritHe' prosecution?investiratingitnJSicaselthataUwill?be;Destito>begm|atltheabeg^ Mill Hi HIM I i !_."\u25a0 - ".'f. 5*f \u25a0'!»\u25a0* ?\u25a0.?**\u25a0 *-* :lll N —*'*<> « 1 K^.' •->--«! > \u25a0- .-\u25a0/\u25a0fv;- 1 - CONTIMIKD ON .fPAGB JfclCOlUMK ;^4 The" man who built San Francisco's [ Lfirs^lfd^valks tells about them and about r^my^other extremely ' interesting things • foF.the city's early, days, in , - - ; The Sunday; Gall l^eloj^ments in Graft Cases A V instigation of IGiHett, Mayor Schmitz agreed yes teraay^to- surrender appointive potper to citizens' corn^ Abe Ruef -exposed trolley deal before grand jury yesterday, involving Calhoun, Ford and Mayor Schmitz ; i^ 'Ruefiakes'-frdjtepm reformer by proposing amend* ments in charter, which, he says, will prevent ; grafting. Mayor Schmitz said to be ready to confess on condi tionjhathebegiveha light sentence. ; Sentence imjßuef£faeUo*Ve:'wpended until former -boss has testified in the graft cases. Committee Takes Over Governmental Reins Chief Executive Agrees to the Plan v by Business Men From this j time forward Eugene Schmitz will be themayor of, San Francisco in name only. He has relin quished the reins of government to a committee of seven, representing the 1 - five '< great commercial organizations of the city.^ Beginning with: today the, city ; is under the con trol of men whom the, may preselected to administer the city's ? affairs aipons the; lines r demanded, bv the public. The wpitulatiofvof lthe .mayor js complete. He has, transferred in: writing^ his \^thority ;. tam^ount 'to a ; power^ of a'Upr^ riey ;; to / the^; f ol^wingjcitizeris);' : r;^F:^V_\nd^o^F^W T. Morgan, F:;W/yah 'Sickleh^ Loui^Ros^feld, •G^ H: Bentley and Charles Slack;' \u25a0 - The first move .toward the ejectment of Chief - of Police ; Dinan, the .members of the police and health com missions and" the board of public works was made yes terday, when the committee; of seven called, upon Hrancis J._Heney and Rudolph SpreckelS: and discussed plans for the reorganization of the various departments of the city, government. The i need of a new; chief of police was the" most prominent matter brought up at this meeting, and/ while the details of the proposed revampment were not decided, a general scheme was outlined and will be carried* out as soon as possible. \u0084 . . ,\ • After the visit to the graft prosecutors the commit tee called- upon the mayor and succeeded in getting from him^ meriting the authority' to proceed upon its. tour of purification. '; r »; i **" • At :thetliird; meeting of the committee of fifty se lectedlby the mayor to 'act, in the matter of labor disturb ances-Schmitz had' orally: given the citizens he; had summoned the fightto'manage the affairs oi^the city ;in his ; steady confer ence was held 'last :Thursda3C and it was the suggestion from the mayor which led to a '"\u25a0 concerted movement among • the members of the committee, which has now developed a situation never before recordedlin the U history^ of- American municipalities., Schmitz 'dccla/«-iheVis^wniihi^to;retirc!tp^Ac seclusion of j.his home as -a citizen mV private life, leaving the "appointment of commissioners and the ; direction ; of Jthe .executive' branch : of the city go vernment to the. committee of; seven. . - •- ; : PIiANS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC TODAY \u25a0\u25a0A" '•meeting was held i in^ the offices of Rudolph :Spreckels at 11 :30 o'clock '•lyeste/day; morning .and another -took place at the Union L"ca^e" r c}ub;last-night//^T^ay the' details of the plans of the city's new; custodians will be made public. Schmitz' willingness to step^aside' -has: come with his realization that^he, stands alone- He is^ .affrighted Vthe. very ruin he : has wroushtrand he -welcomes r the opportunityj to shift the burden that has been; upon /his shoulders. The issue .has been forced.by the v recent : developments. ;The; uhfitness;6frpiria"n,;the confession of Ruef and his complete exposure of the ? mayor it r home toymen of -affairs that the time for "actin had/conic. The call" for ; the committee, of- fifty was the mayor's- cry fdf help. .When; the committee assembled and 'saw at close I range* the turn^affairs ihadjtaken^it^recog^ized^that'the^great need'of the; may orfs office was Ca new -mayor. To ask Schmitz to resign^was" : n6trregarde(i;as a -wise . move. When, however, Schmitz stated • that * he , expected the committee to exercise (the same complete authority; fas jin the days: of !.the disaster it was seen that, an oppor tunity s\vasJ at .hand \io : solved the- difficult ;? problem '• without friction. It ,fwasf soon .-foundi ; that }i.% committee; of ,fiftyVwas too large- for. the CONTINUED ON, PAGE 3, M IDDIJ3 COLUMNS \ 3 ANCT' 3 PEICE : FIVE CENTS.