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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
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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
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