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The American millionaire turns from
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The Sunday Call
VOLUME CL— NO. i 173.
CALHOUN SAID TO BE BEHIND A PLOT TO NULLIFY PROSECUTION
Trial of City's Mayor for Crime of Extortion Is Under Way
TITLE COMPANY
AND DR. DODGE
IN QUEER DEAL
Samuel * Adelstein Lays Ugly
Charges Before Real
Estate Board
$10,000 IS INVOLVED
Alleges Assessor Sold Prop
erty That Was Heavily
Mortgaged
.PAYS CASH IN FULL
Trust Concern Refuses to
Make Good Its Compact
of Insurance
Assessor Washington Dodge sells to j
Samuel Adelstein fbr its full value in!
cash a house and lot, giving . him the
usual deed.
The California- Title Insurance and
Trust company examines and insures
the title to Adehlein. guaranteeing it
to be perfect and guaranteeing, also,
that there is no incumbrance on the
property.
\u25a0 Adelstein learns four months later,
en going /o pay his taxes, that the
German banl? . holds a rnorlgag4J'an T ific j
property for $10,000 — more than itt]
value — borrowed by Dodge, and)
learns, further, that Dodge paid in- \
teresi on the mortgage after the\
After months of promising "without ;
performing the title concern informs
\u25a0Adehtein, he declares, that if the
.grantor teere anybody but Assessor j
Dodge it XBould "go. after him rough- j
shod" but that it does not care to I
have trouble Tvith the assessor. It ad- j
vises Adelstein, in effect, to console
himself by looking at his "policy." ~
, Adehlein lodges complaint before
\u25a0 the real estate board against As
sessor Dodge and the title company
' and prepares, to go to lam.
Samuel Adelsteiru a prominent mem
ber and executive commltteeman of the i
nilmore Street Improvement associa- j
tion. has laid before the real ' estate ]
beard charges of queer dealing in a
real estate transaction which deeply
Involve Assessor "Washington Dodge
and still more deeply the California
title insurance and trust company.
Alter paying cash for a residence
and lot, the title to which was exam
ined and Insured by the California
f title Insurance and trust company,
Adelstein has discovered, he declares,
that the land for which Dodge pocketed
, his money is covered by a mortgage
securing a loan for more than the full
value of the property, that banking
houses will not consider the property
for which he paid cold cash as secur
ity for the most insignificant loan and,
finally, that the company which ac
cepted his money and Insured his title
.declines to assist him because the
grantor. Dodge, being the assessor, is
a dangerous person, t Aroused, he
i..iprht exercise his power, as assessor
to the financial detriment of the com
pany which took Adelsteln's money in
"return for. protection tnat.it failed to
give him and which now refuses to as
sist him in securing redress. '
Adelstein says he has failed to se
cure the assistance of the real estate
• ard and will now invoke the aid of
the courts to clear his title to the prop
erty involved and, if necessary, to se
cure the prosecution of the parties to
an ugly deal.
TITLE IS INSURED
Immediately after the ' disaster in
April. 190S, Adelstein leased from As
sessor Dodge the residence property
at 18S4. Baker street. Shortly after he
took possession a dispute arose over
payment for repairs. Adelstein de
clined to stand the repair, expenses and,
through Baldwin *& Howell, Dodge
made a proposal for the sale of the
property. The - negotiations covered a
considerable period and resulted in the
payment of a deposit' to" Dodge's agents
ecrly In October."
The services of the California title
insurance and trust company were se
Contlaiaed on Page 3, Column 4
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXB T33IPORARY 88
WEDNESDAY,. MAY 22, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
- YESTERDAY— CIear; westerly winds; maxi
mum temperature, 60; minimum temperature, 50.
FOEECAST FOR TODAY— Cloudy; probably
showers; brisk northwest wind. .Page 8
EDITORIAL ~~
How many trees are there left In the United
States? pp E ~e 6
Roosevelt's forthcoming speech. Page 6
A Fresno' grievance. Fare 6
The fire losses reviewed. Page 6
STRIKE SITUATION
Vandals throw chain over the United Rail
roads* wires, causing a burning out of the switch
boards at the Turk and Fiilmore j substation,
and car service may not be resumed on ' time
this morning- . Pago I
W. D. Mahon declares attempt of United Kail
roads to buy off drivers of bases for $15 a day
has failed. Pace 5
President Cornelius predicts that United Uajl
roads will soon .be tied up because of lack of
facilities to repair cars. Page S
Committee representing commercial bodies and
bar association Join in movement to prosecute
rowdies. ! ' • : Pago 5
GRAFT \u0084
Rudolph Spreckels outlines plans of graft in
vestigators and says that Schmlta and the super
rigors will be alWed.to complete their terms
of office. He also explains why offer of com
mittee «f seven was declined. Page 1
Jcdge Dunne denies Schmits' motion for
change eT Tenue and trial of • extortion case is
1 ordered to proceed; new, venire summoned and
selection of jurors will begin today. Page 1
Rudolph Spreckels, in affidavit submitted -to
Judge Dunne la the Schmltz : case, makes oath
that.be Is seeking neither franchise nor of flee
and that he is not actuated by private malice
In the graft prosecutions. Pi*t 2
Suggestion that Abe Kuef be pardoned meets
with Indifference from fallen bos* and ridicule
from prosecution. Pag* 3
Grand Jury will end its' work Friday morning
by filing many indictments against gas, trolley
and telephone officials. Page 3
CITY
. Sensational rumors that Calhoun is behind' a
desperate 'plot to grasp the reins of .tbe^etty
government. ? . ;-\u25a0 . -\u25a0:. ', •.;'.,,' ."^Pajpe'l
Samuel - Adelstein charges Assessor" Washlnijv
jiton; Dodge selling him besvUy;\Hiortgag«»d
f proptTty*-^4* Ci UfAttifa : tt^»T Jiwuraaee'and trjjit
fcosppaßy .with refusing' to t&iafce good iu-.lnsuf
1 utt.of "clear \u25a0 •: Utle"*f.V . "; "pjPfcgeli
Judge ' Ilant decides .'that \u25a0 insurance companies
• must pay. losses' due to' dynamiting of buildings
! during great fire. . « -. ' Page 14
Health Officer Ragan resigns as health* officer
owing to friction due to former President Ward's
attitude/ Fate" 14
: Young widow, Mrs. Georgia Clarke, in con
: testing will testifies that her husband baJ
accust-d her of causing the earthquake- an-i
Town tru«tee of Berkeley scores building in
j spec.Uon ordinance passed by the other." mem
' bers. . \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 : \ ?«s-«;4
i Edward B. Howatt, an Oakland teamster, . is
1 dragged a long distance by bis - runaway team
and herribly mangled.' '• ' Page '4
Oakland councilman will Introduce ordinance
to raise liquor licenses. - Page 4
COAST
San Jose capitalists will build city, Elevada,
near village of Cupertino. '. 'Page' 4
Closing exercises of graduating class at Stan
ford university arc suspended' for" renulon ' of
alumni. Page 4
DOMESTIC
Hoboes of Chicago feast merrily at banquet In
Chicago hotel as guests of reform workers. P. 9
Hay wood \u25a0 case adjourns till , tomorrow • that
sheriff may bring la more talesmen. Page 3
Presbyterian general assembly draws line be
> tween memberships in church and in antlsaloon
j league. . . Page 9
J FOREIGN
Ireland reJecU BirreH's bill • for a limited
council to rule - country. , Page 1
SHORTS
New York * baseball fans mob umpires I after
Giants lose, to Chicago Nationals and police ara
compelled to \u25a0 draw • revolvers. . Page 8
San Francisco 'defeats Oakland at base
ball. Page 8
Automobile * dealers offer big reward - for cap
tore of motor car thieves. Page 9
Four well backed choices and two long shots
win races at Emeryville. Page J 8
LABOR
' Laundry workers " and employers to meet to
day and hopes are entertained that strike will
be declared off. / ' ' Page 7
marine ' "y- ;\u25a0. \u25a0 ..:_.. .:_. ,; \u0084 \u25a0, : ,;'
- Cruiser Boston arrives from . sooth , and after
discharging ammunition will gall for Bremerton
to be taken out of commission. . Page 9
MIXING .
- IndcstriaJs slump and - resultant selling . orders
for Tonopahs take mining • (hare market down
hllL ' . Page 13
SOCIAL
Miss . Beda Sperry • chooses Monday. June 17,
as date for her, marriage to Charles A. Bodwell
at Santa* Barbara. j. - Page 6
TRAIN ON COAST LINE
DITCHED AT GLENDALE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
LOS ANGELES, May 22:
The report reached here at
1:30 o'clock -this morning
that a southbound Southern
Pacific passenger train ; Had
been wrecked near ,West
Glendale. Three passenger
cars are reporteel / toY nave
plunged through a; trestle^
Several persons are reported
killed, v. No confirmation -is
yet ' at \u25a0 hand i'as ; to| tHe/xieaciv
but it: is known that the Strain
is in tHeiditch;
SANy FRANGISGO^jCa^NESIJ^^^^Y : 22, $ 1907^
MAYOR SCHMITZ
IS TO COMPLETE
TERM OF OFFICE
City s Boodling Executive
and Supervisors Not tovi : ;
Be Disturbed < > *
PROSECUTORS WARY
fc » \u0084 \u25a0 . \u25a0 \u25a0 ' ' >' t ' - • \u25a0 *
Reason/for Declining Offer
of Committee of . Seven
Made Public
EVIDENCE COMPLETE
No J Loophole for Escape Is
Left Open for Those \u25a0
-i Caught in Net . ' J
\u25a0'"\u25a0' For the first time since .the
grand jury investigation
was begun Rudolph Spreck
els discussed yesterday his
purpose in financing the un
dertaking, his relations with
the committee of seven and
his; plans and hopes for city
government. ] Spr'eckelsl lias
becomeraware^f^^ei^^ire
of ; the. :* public % enlighK
ened prftHis-subject.and^coni
sehted "for \u25a0;; that; reason
break " ; :JtHeJ *;silence-;iie " tuis
maintained- since \u25a0 the first t attack'
was made on the> grafters.
Most^^ important'! of t all, Spreck
els' " ' announcements '..-.->\u25a0 was : the
statement that . it was, the intenj.'
tion of the prosecution to leave
Mayor- Schmitz and..the,.super
visors- in office^ untij, -the close of
their official terms' at the end; of
the year. This plan, he explained,
was not one of choice but ; of
compulsion. Under existing, cir
cumstances, he said, no other ar
rangement was possible. It ap
pears that 'Mayor \ Schmitz in a
way still .holds'-. the ; key to the sit
uation. After a close study of the
law the prosecution has come to
the conclusion; that there ! is no
way -.\u25a0:', by which.; it -can oust
Schmitz.
V Even after conviction,', accord
ing to the view of • the | prosecu
tion, Schmitz can contiriueHn: of
fice \u25a0 until final judgment -has been
rendered -by * the ; supreme [ court}
To oust ; the supervisors,; there
fore, jwculd^be to strengthen, the
mayor's hands by enabling him ; to
appoint \u25a0 their successors. " \- From
the statements. of; Spreckels ; it ap^
pears that San; Francisco; for the
next seven months wili be ; goy
erned by a boodling , board and \u25a0 a
boodlingmayor. '
WILL WATCH :;'-
Spreckels, \u25a0 co-operating. with
other members v of the "prosecu
tion, has made plans by which he
hopes to insure the; ? election > of
honest officials and the 'mainter
nance.; of [an honest government.
It ;is his plan to; forni i an i organi
zation /which shall f exercise "„ extra
judicial powers:. \u25a0.vit-.wili' act/as a
sort of au^ing^bodyrand 1/checic
up ; every -act ;\u25a0 of f the^cityjgoyern^
ment. I Ittwill; maintain 'iia t^larg'e
force of deputies, who win | w^tclr
the various city offices and i report
at ": orice^ tlie. : slightest 'Jinfractionr
lii the words! of \u25a0Spreckels ; ?it(wi)l
check "the i.tendency of city offi
cials totake a little extra compen
sation." : . • . " - :/. " \
' ' The i * organization "\u25a0 "will -constitute \ it
self a ; p*erpetuargrand \u25a0 Jury/^ Itlwiii^not
Continued on Tug* 3, Column I
Sc^^^^Judget Dunne* scourlro'om yesterday "aheniMayor ScKmitz\ tvds -brought to trial on the .charge
o/ * cx/or/ibnjimcom»ccfron ia>t//i - the -'French restaurant 'cases! : "A ttorhey'BarreWiiireading'the paper and hear
nun istheictueffexecuttvcidf the city. I '\u25a0 ' - -^ .' v ?
Ncp|l|pj^n|nts
ISituatwn i
: Rudolph l*Sp>recl(els;
p/ans^r^p|resenZ
du^tdjfcit^f^eTnmenL- » ;--.-. . . \u25a0< ;
; Ofgati&atibht J |o V^ tel£ formed.
T»hich%ypiltttfeep'^
6ffiaah^mHhe'':fiUw
put^asUo?gffifa
tifiAansl(ffof&kdii byySprecl(elsi
Hme^zl^mgdcmA and- Judge
DunhQ^dm\)mg?&
spiracyjUo* ruin him: :><^-:
\u25a0 -: - ;* \u0084: * # i •'-• : -
Influences /behind^ the; cjommif-
Zee ; o/« se^jjb/arimn^/o> organize
avigilance''commiileel!anA:'famme
cqnir6jsoff- iheimu^apal^ govern^
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ipal conditions. '] . » ? \u25a0*/ f s;' "'1 ! 1
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andfPatffciaeiandtgcts corporations
foricons^ac^Tandtbriber^M^
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y. * Eugene ;Schmitz*s ''application ,- for* a.
. change Yof I venue ; was /denied > by l Su
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:I^6r.^JuiJge^Du^e^y^tei^ay;^'an4:
procee^ngs V in^the J trial £• that he £is
[fadng~;onithe^
|of mlayor,lin^co^
jßucf;; r ,to^ex&rt?rn^^
restaurateurs j proceeded "* with* ithV selecx
ton fiOr ;oO* new:? yeniremen?Vfrbm h th£
re^lar^jury^panel^':^ I :pFKe^worlcy(o'f;
xKpoSinjj \u25a0(«$• juiy^ from t &«w^s 0 f names
andiftKe defense-arid, prosecution ad
here ito^, their present > desire -jf or 'quick
faction' the "| taking/of | testimony / should]
begin; some _> time^this^w^etfi^iivA^C r -
": . Special Prosecutor^'. Heney.; excused ;
all f the ' witnesses ', f or,' the j people Jyester-*
'day^untijf^VonioVrowl^
wiii^be^selec^et^
dqubtful^yet-HeneyJs actlon?ls)sigriTri-'
cant) of i ; the ; prosecution's * readiness* to'
fassist^the' aefensef In
|ft: Ijt^ remains Ito j, be • seen f. Just * how
anxlous^jtlie Jdef ense Jreally), is ito v get^tcT
\u25a0 :the"ft meat'jj of .£ theVcaae.*'; sTliat £ the /"plan
*>f Ithe'liarxayi. of :cbunsel I led I by s\Josepli'
"C. s iCampl>ellvls(.t63h<^^
*pursijVi^bji^,!A'cJi>»*^
[emtod'kijr^
fguilt|hasibeenyndic&
iWill^piro^aijly^essaV/newJsqrties^.of^hl?
\u25a0^wn|Van£;,rViji%^
'ostensible^ tactics "of >;'bbstru^Jojx|juVed
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manner^oi !.,theitwo.*meni is
radlcjsHyJd^
of ?'A^n^» /epigram matte^a^
£a3d£/is .^a^^os^^as^'poiiVe
<Delma«/l'^H« i^ c^ n^^^?^y^ht^OTrVy t
-w^n^iKe\lsrtbor<>Ughiy/a^qu^dJ :^o*w-5
rie ver,- J aaa^thatV many'? la ricesi ces lar e 'jf toJj bY
1 broken^: uetWeen* him] arid^Heneyi ls'fevi-'
si'f 'ronT * r^ila i^ear: iy^c^nduet^'of.^the'.
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exposition brings Poca
: hor^tas to mind, and \u25a0 the real story of the
i Indian >maiden and Captain John Smith
?-is '.refreshingly told in
T^^The Sunday Call
Carbines
->" *••" .- f • <;*, \u25a0'•> '' ' '"r - . ': \u25a0>"-'"'
-V^At'i- 10 : 17^ o'clock Mast Vevenin^
the •« residents '• * on'jChurch/street
between > Fifteenth \ andT \u25a0 Sixteenth
were ''awakened byjaibrlUiant : flash
'of'light^'^ing^to^ef^^dpws'
theyi saw* that an* ironfchainV Had
Ht~**Z.2;>i \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-.?• -\r its, \Tf i 3: ..:.'-.':- .-\u25a0*• :'^ \u0084-> ;
been thrown ; ovefthe 1 trolley* wire
arid • the '^highj tenaion^wire, ; send-*
ing^up }\u25a0 a* bright r; At * the
Sam : T two- men- were *• seen
running! down iChurch* street mak-;
mittirig a'^f elony Cwhich resulted'in
v^6f;^£e^Tswit^l
ijoaf ds fat ftH'e ;*TuricTand 'Fiilmore
substatibnfand / throwing"* the * lexi
ture * t sy^tcra\of .the \u25a0 United
ro*ads:!:pn" :the^ '.north' of. "Market
Street vout^of^commission. i*
;.'^Th'e^.'company X officials, \ ': headed by
Cliief .Blyins, . set about "col
lecting/a-force"' of : men \u25a0 at' once to ? hurry
Vih'ej repairs'." at 'the^'subitation", * but - it
iJwasr doubtful "i whether ''they^ -would ibe
'abje{,to; complete) the'tworkiln .tlme*to
turn- on'?. thef current^'again^'this:inorn
;Jng^atV7,: o' clock', f .when^ the ' first ;-'cafs
.wereito^bejrun.]^,-.; • .'.r;-, -.." " " ' '\u25a0:\u25a0. "'\u25a0.]
p of C' yandalisrn-: • WaaV ; well
>planned £to» do* the -greatest -'amount
damage^an T d^w^^.eVidentlyyperp^trated
tby/somel electrician who" kirew • thatt the
rhigh'^tenalon^currentj' f rbm' n
Franciscq^gas 'and; electric company's
A vrlr«rs v.was* taken Qn^th'ejfJJnited^Raii
jfoads^ system i at ,'this":'pointilh>Charch
By^throwing'an* iron 'chain'over
] the • ' two ( ;^w i r es'Uh e V ; 'cu r fe* n 1 1 of 00
,v6its vwasf; short $ circuited,: and^ mi; the
instant "». the " swltchboartl Vat » the
.TurkTarid'jF^iHm'ore * streets substation
ibjirned KQut \u25a0_' .•.^brilliant.. fla"sh\i of
Continued oa Page 5, Bottom Columa 3 "
PRICE FIVE • OEXTS.
RUMOR OF PLOT
TO GRASP REINS
OF GOVERNMENT
Sensational Reports That
Calhoun Is Back of
the Conspiracy
OTHERS INVOLVED
Would Organize Vigilance
Committee to Overthrow
Graft Prosecutors
DESPERATE STRAITS
Carmen's Strike to Be Used
as Pretext for Calling
• Out Troops
% oenaabonal reports became current
last night .that President Calhoun of
the United Railroads was engaged in
a deep laid plot to seize the reins of "
munidpal government under the guise
of a law and order movement and was
prepared.tu go any length in order both
to save himself from conviction and im
prisonment \u25a0 under the ; charges brought
by .the . graft proiecution, and \to advain- •
tage himself in ; Kj fi ght with Jthe car
been working for several days in a
desperate effort to consolidate in aid
of^ this movement all the more im
portant financial interests affected by
the graft disclosures. Men high in
financial circles were seen going in and
out of his office throughout the day
yesterday, and iris alleged that other
conferences were held In the business
center of -the city. >
It Is stated that, foiled In their at
tempt, to get Into touch with the prose
cution through the Intervention of the
committee of seven. Calhoun and : his
associates, some of whom know they
are fighting to save themselves from
San ' Quentin. have - - planned a new
stroke by which they hope to place
themselves In control of affairs to such
a degree that they "will be able to block
the:. efforts of Spreckels, Burns and
Heney. Their scheme, as outlined in
these reports, Is to form a new commit
tee as a successor to the one which
has 3ust. resigned under fire, which will
be prepared to resort to extreme meas
ures.- ' '• ..
WIMj CAUL MASS MEETING
Grasping the opportunity of the car
men's ; strike \u25a0 and th« ; riots and ,; dis
turbances 'in the streets of the city,
the reported plan Is for a mass meeting
,to be called under the pretext of a law
and order measure. "From this meeting
those .who have been % active In the
graft prosecution will be excluded on
the . ground that they have already
refused to have anything to do with a
committee which had been appointed
to straighten out tn« tang!o of. munici
pal government. ' At" this: meeting *
committee ion • law and \u25a0, order will be
appointed.; whlcniwiil go 'first* to Chief
of : Police Dlnan and request his resig
nation In the name' of the citizens of
San Francisco. _If Dinan refuses to
turn over. the; control of ! the police de
partment; to. them: the members of this
committee ' will, . it Is claimed. . Imme
diately declare that the conditions". ln
the city are so serious that the only
solution i Is ; a vigllance'committee and,
acting, as such, they ivlll assume con-
trol of the city.
• ;A- part lot \ the -plan is alleged \u25a0 to be
an r attempt r to ' persuade the governor
to act/in concert with this vigilance
committee, 'using the carmen's .strike
as. an argument to induce the governor
to ; Issue "^a _ call- for troops", and,' \u25a0 pos
sibly^ to .bring , about the Intervention
of federal authority.
CALHOUX IS BUSY
-^Calhoun has beenlbusy drawing ;the
sympathy ;of the : merchant and capital
ist-classes .to his side. It is * known
that.'his determined .stand against the
claims of the carmen has won him a
lafge'followlng v During the last three
days , Heney*s office has been besieged
by- visitors whose mission has been to
beg the prosecutor -to let .Calßoun off
iii consideration of what he has done
for the city . toward .making ' a finish
fight : against ] unionism. Some of these
ConUmut* Q» P*B* 2t Column •