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VOLUME CLr-STO. 180. *
Heney Says Dinan Is Assisting Schmitz
Prosecution Learns of a Bold Attempt to Interfere With the Jury Panel
LAND GRABS OF
HARRIMAN UNDER
INVESTIGATION
Thorough Inquiry Into Ore
gon Complaints Ordered
by President \:
TALKS WITH BOURNE
Conference With Senator Is
• . Followed by Directions
to Bonaparte
BAD FAITH IS SHOWN
yast Tracts Held for Specu
lation Despite Pact to
\\%- Sell Them
Vv'ASHINGTON. May 28.—
_>enatgr Bourne of Oregon has not been
wasting his time in making a warm
friend of President Roosevelt. He has
been giving the president a few pointers
on the wholesale gobbling of fine lands
in Oregon by Harriman and the South
ern Pacific company. These are
granted lands, and, according to Sena
tor Bourne, were to be sold at $3 an
acre, but the railroad company did, not
place them on the market Some "of
the "land was 6old for $1 5 an acre,
which; money . went into . the company's
pocket - .
The land is. valuable < now, some , of
•it being valued : at- $ 1 00 an acre. Set--*
. llement is retarded by' reason- of ~ the
company's policy in violating . its obli
g"atlons to the government. The same
Conditions, it is said, prevail to some
extent- along the company's right of
way in northern California.
The president displayed keen "inter
est in this new discovery of the Harri
man system's delinquency and has in
structed Attorney General Bonaparte
to push the investigation that was
started and then Apparently stopped
for Eom« unknown reasons. After
seeing the president today Senator
Bourne gave out a statement concern
\u25a0 ing the matter.
Attorney General Bonaparte soon
afterward issued a statement to the
effect that the department had been in
vestigating the matter "for some time."
and would resume the inquiry. It was
explained that the first investigation
had been made by a sick man. District
Attorney Harlan of Alaska. If Assist
ant District Attorney Townsend of
Fargo. N. D., can "arrange his work,"
he will pick up the loose threads.
Senator Bourne said tonight that he
would keep an eye on the investigation.
He intimated that he would see that
the White House was kept informed
of .the way in which the department of
justice was conducting the inquiry.
CALIFORNIA BEAUTY DUE
IN NEW YORK TOMORROW
Must Hasten to Chicago to
Represent This State
in Contest
NEW YORK. May 28.— Miss Hazel
Tharslng. winner of The Call's beauty
contest, -atal arrive in New York from
London on the steamer Oceanic Thurs
day morning.' The Oceanic was located
€40 miles off Sandy Hook.by wireless
telegraph at 8 o'clock this morning.
Miss Tharsing. will be met by her
mother. Mrs. Nellie G. Tharsing, who
arrived here yesterday from San Fran
cisco and is at the St. Denis.
As soon as the California beauty
reaches New York she will pro
ceed at once with her mother to Chi
cago in order to fulfill the condition of
arriving at the, Windy City by; June
I. the time limit set by 'the -Judges of
the national beauty contest for.The Call
to bring Miss Tharsing from" London' to
appear before them In person.
It is believed here and in Chicago
that the young woman will be without
peer among the beauties chosen by the
representative ? newspapers 7 throughout
the United . States. Of the 25. papers
which entered 'the; contest, and. chose
state beauties the choices of only nine
remain, the others having withdrawn
before the strong competition presented j
by these. -;IgBSS r '. \u25a0 ' .
TJie : famous Delia ' Carson : -herself j
was withdrawn by the Chicago Tribune
when it was seen that 'she stood ;-:(. no S
chance of; winning. : .The enterprise Aof j
The ;Call In bringing -4 Mi»s .* Tharsing
from *I>ondonr 4 where^Bhe;was* studying !
music, has 'griven ; her" an added interest.;
Miss Tharsing-, when she appears be
fore the Judges, • will have as rivals for
the honor of being the most beautiful
woman in -America \ representatives '• of
Pittsburg, Buffalo, Indiaaapo - •'
'Us, Detroit, V" Cleveland, Milwaukee, j
Louisville " and "Washington. ' .~ :-
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE T3MPORARY SO
WEDNESDAY. MAY 29, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIOXS
rESTEEDAY— Partly cloudy; northwest
wiafl«; maximnm temperature, .CO; Tninimnm
temperature, 00.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, with fog
la the morning tad afternoon; brisk west
nifld*. • pay, jj
EDITORIAL
Ao ally of the bribe givers. Pjje 8
Wastefolness la the, budget. i a-o 8
\u25a0 A trass-Pacific reformer. 8
The recoil of a norel. ?aye 8
STRIKE SITUATION"
Charges against police of maltreatment of
strike breakers taken into custody all but col
lapse when testimony of complainants is
heard. ppay 6p ay 6a y6y 6 6
Police Judge . Sbortall and Prosecutor Duke
object to presence of Attorney Denm&n 'as rep
resenUUre of bar association in strike disturb
ance cases. " - - - Pace 5
Governor Gillett. says businessmen must
stand together for. law. and order or fall to
gether ,In commercial disaster. , Pace 5
Hullally announces .that car service will u
restored today to San Ma too and on the Powell
and Jackson cable roads.. Face 5
Two cars wrecked on Connecticut street hill
as result of eoaping of rails, presumably by
bora. . pajo 5
CRAFT , ~
-
Prosecutor Heney charges : that Chief of
PoUce Dinan is using the police department to.
assist Mayor Schmitz. Pace 1
' Discovery Is made of a bold attempt to inter-"
fere with the • talesmen drawn to _ try ; Slayor.
Schmitz. ' * . ' • • Face ; 1
Talesman testifies that be was held up for
$400 by Frank Maestretti, former president . of
the board of public works. - Pace 1
Ruef appears as his own counsel when ar-_
ralgned in the gaa bribery Indictments. Pace 2
CITY- - - r ';'i ;' ; ; -.vVjV^iv*
Wife suing; , for decree of separation . tcll»V
judge. that übe grants Uial diTorce. Pace, 9
Robber shoots man who does not throw op
hands quick jjjj enough" during the boldup ; of
cafe. , . • Pac« 18
Merchants' association decides to Include all
who. hare welfare of city at beart in its mem
bership. . , . . ' \u25a0 Pace 16
.George T." Batllnger. ex-captain of militia, 5s
accused of embezzling $446 of state. money^P., l6
.-\u25a0/ >lemarW I dar, wjll ; be .; appropriately,' obßerr*d
by 'Cthe;."^arl(jas.iclTlc "and 'military 'orgaa~
icatiocs ! cf) the city. -"?• ) : .f: '\u25a0'\u25a0-."?' '»u^P»S»': 9
suburban. , '\u25a0;'.\u25a0-.:.: \u25a0.";^ ;^^"^*
uilTerstty 'JfrJU'^jussistj town
trustees . of 'Berkeley -to "telect I plans -;fqf •; ne»v .
city halL '''. -\[ \u25a0 cvTa *-•"\u25a0"-'* •'"' ' s r *** w
'John "P. Gardner, and wifeVbaTe. been sum
moned before . grand "Jury; t& explain , transfer of
property" made to them by aged woman. Pace 10
Deserted wife | dlscorers that her : husband Is
IlrlDg In Berkeley, with woman "who 'supplanted
her ; ln "hJs 'affections; " ; """Pape. 10'
Audience ; of, 8,000 persons is ; expected at
Salvation Army services • in* Greek theater \at
Berkeley, next Sunday.' - Pago 10
COAST
Eagles in session at Bakcrsfield hear.encour
aging reports from their state, of fleers. Face 9
Colorado river rises rapidly and fears are en
tertained that Southern Pacific dam may col
lapse" and cause . loss of . millions of dollars to
settlers. \u25a0 . / < Fag-e 6
DOMESTIC
President Roosevelt etarU an Investigation of
alleged land grabs in Oregon by Harrlman. P. 1
Enforcement of "postmortem , Inspection rule |
affects beef market in \u25a0 Chicago, the packers j
being, .defeated in ; first skirmish with tli \u25a0 '
shippers. . "-, Face 9 j
Devlin's report regarding assault on Japane»>L>
In this city iiald before the cabinet; stories
sent \u25a0< out , shown ;. to have been , much ox
aggerated.' Pace 3
United . States . prepares for negotiation . of
tariff treaty with. France. . Face. 3
Sixty -one talesmen to be summoned to appear
In court ] Frifiay, ' when Hay wood trial will »je
resumed. "' ' - Page 3
• Dr. TT., J. Long,' author of animal book^s.
sends ; letter • to President Roosevelt demand^g
retraction and apology. ' £ Face 3
Secretary Metcalf condemns action ' of dancing
pavilion i. at Jamestown In barring men wearing
bluejacket I uniform of • navy. .' Page 6
SPORTS
Chicago takes the lead in the National league
race. Page 7
San Francisco and Oakland win coast ' lea^ne
baseball games.; . y r Pajsr;
-Gemmell runs first In fast . time -In - the '-.111
Wind handicap at 'Emeryville. Pag-» 7
. Antolsts planning for a run -to Lake count?
and return. _ Fac* 7
MARINE
• Liner } Alameda, after smooth run from Hono
lulu, run* gauntlet of a stiff norther during last
nlgbtatsea. ', ' Pape 11
MINING ' _ .'V : ,' \u25a0 I ..'" '' ."'"•"\u25a0\u25a0. .' -'\u25a0
San Francisco stock and. exchange" board votes
to take vacation of three da.re; other stock and
oil are expected to \u25a0 follow : the j"i*ex
ample." . -, / Page- 15
LABOR . ,
\u25a0Carpenters' unions Join. In building structuru
In Fulton street for carpenters' . temple. Page 9
Bar '^tenders "sign ; up" thirty-four ljquor
houses; within a week..:* ' '• Page 9
SOCIAL
"Mrs. v Charles Stewart and Miss , Gertrude
Mills give informal tea In honor I of . Miss Mao
Sadler....- "
THECMpS
BRANCH OFFICES
Subscriptions and : Advertise-
ments will be received in San]
Francisco at following offices:
1651 FILLMORE STREET . f
Open until>lo o'clock^ every .'night.
V<" V'; SIS : VAST NESS^VEXUB':^
'. V Parent's \u25a0 Stationery , Store) :
. SIXTEENTH AND' MARKET STS. [
i ' ; Jackson's Branch.
533HA1GHT STREET V ,
. -,\u25a0 Christian's | Branch.^ - , •
-;/j International Stationery Store. ,
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- George VPrewitt'e: ; Branch.
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V, n Woodward's; Branch, 1 ? *t."
S^" : FRAiWISCO, -d^W^^PM(^^l^^y' ! .^WlO.
Some of the Sensational Iticidents^in tt^
nROSECUTION suspects' plot
.\u25a0* of sheriffs office to tamper with
jury. Heney declares that Chief of
Police Dinan and his men are interfer
ing with I witnesses and talesmen in ex
tortion case, r
MAYOR EUGENE E. ' SCHMITZ, AND^HIS ATTORNEY^
ON- THE}WALK;IS ! FRANK:DREV^,ANOTHER: MEMBER OFiCOUNSEI^ FOR SCHMITZ.-
Several Sensations Are Sprung at
Examination of Talesman
Contract
Fenced ;Him to
Sensations bristled Vat the j!. trial; of ) jMayor ! Schmitz % yesterday
morning, iike, quills, upon --.the fretful; porcupine, and almost
thing .but a qualified juror developed. " V- . ",'" \u25a0/.-\u25a0 •' . :
What rna}^^ have been an- attempt -by the: sheriffs-o ffice ,to. aid
the mayor by foisting a "ringer" in the jury box was .; discoveredT
Assistant District Attorney- Heneyv (exposed the cillegal activity, of
Chief "of Police Dinan in aid of the indicted mayor, : -and^J. yR;
Blahchard of 136 -Lobos street, ; a yeniremain,. 'testified" under oatH
that "he had; been forced ito : pay k ';s4oo to 'Frank/ Maestretti;-^former]
president of the Ruef-SchmitzV board of works,.". to {secure payment
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for street work he' had performed/ This extortion-happened* aryear,
.-.- The case of the. possible -"tampering?" with the.jury.developed
outside .,of; v the/ regular session of court and >was centered V about
the substitution -^by ,v Sheriff •\u25a0C)'Neil;yorV{sorne .one 'in-, his office,'- of
the name of ' Francis Bond, 1656. Fulton street, for- that of .."Alexander.
Bondvof 117^ .Steiner, street. : Tt^was during' the discussion
Bond- matter ' that Heney denounced; Police i Chief <Dinan arid' declared
i that : Detectives ArchieHammell and -Robert Graham were* beine
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used: by Dinan in aid of the indicted mayor.- , ';\u25a0'-.\u25a0\u25a0>•\u25a0
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held up by Maestretti, who, onaccount
of his disinclination to "divvy" with
I Ruef,\wa3 ' dropped" from the > public'ser
| Vice, : came out in* court. . -This -new dis
i closure ' of administration.; depravity
I was used by Heney : as .'-a.'. ground of
challenge. . . . : ; ;• : ~
\u25a0 SAYS STATEMEXT IS FALSE
The" fastest ;tilt' which -has occurred
\u25a0between? Heney .'and: J.J.V. Barrett -J of
Schmitz' 'contingent' followed,* and v the
; i term • Vile,"- illy 'concealed '.behind '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ; the
; veneer of "false," Vwas * \u25a0 passed • 'by } the
\u25a0•a.ssista.nt| district attorney.: ; VV-V- -
Barrett s had ? been wildly : objecting \u25a0to
Heney^s- impeachment of 'Blanchard; - : .
_ "Maestretti is Vsuppbsed ;>to " be , one
.of the^pros*ecution,;^^Mlh^iMoJ[enti^.
j ' "Tnat v - is [ false,;! Mr/lßarVett^and) you
J know' it is "false,"-!; cried Hency, ';spring'
' ¥ R. ; BLANCtiARD, a con
%J^+> tractor on theyenire t swears that
Frank^Maestreiti, r while president V of
the boatd -of works,. extorie d, $400jQ0
"commission* from ; him the
board would pay^Blarichardtf or a
certain contract. : 'f ; : :
ing to his feet in'a fighting mood? '" ;
' .. Both ; men in. an instant 'were Yon the
floor, > facing^ each other,- belligerently,
over the ' heads of i the intervening i law-*
yers and Mayor, Schmitz, ,the! first cause
of ail, the -trouble.; ; _•" \u25a0 V;V. /. -V • - \u25a0 ;. \u25a0
: Judge Dunne 'prevented .further dis-'
tu'rbanceJ ' "If "you % interrupt .{ counsel
like that," Mr.- Barrett/ I fwill send' you
to jail," '.warned .the judge," and'. af terTa
bit; more of j fretting : and J fuming the*
Hotspur 'counsel , in^the Schmitz 'defense
'droppedlih'to ; his {chair [and ; left th'eff ate
of , the cause -. in the ;calmer hands /of Jj}
C.~ Campbell, ; the senior- counsel. - r :- V ;
• One surprise, of - the day varied "the
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long ; monotony -.of .the veniremenn who
had the opinion' that Schmitz 'is; guilty
as \ charged. f.;One : member] of ;*; * the | panel
: One surprise, of the day varted-the
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long ; monotony -.of .the veniremenn who
had the opinion jthat Schraitz 'is \u25a0; guilty
as| charged.^ One; member of \ the panel
\u25a0. \u25a0 \u25a0 ContlnuedTonrPase'sy" ColninVa
ONLY one venireman % '... out .of the
hundred examined , says
that i heibelieves Mayor Schmitz/ to '.be in
nocent. This man is a tenderloin saloon
keeper.\ Sixteen i talesmen examined • and
no : juryman cidded; to the eight ' left in the
box Monday: ' •\u25a0 -
Shows Undue
IMXo Qualify
Save Boss Ruef
In' view of theVrecent exposures con
cerning the ' details". / : of the * Parkside
ibribefy ' deal . it; , hasY.deevloped;" that
Douglas Watson,. ther; young; real estate
man who was closely connected a with
the Parkside realtyjand transit' com
panies, has been an'objecfof more than
passing, suspicion to- the graft "prose
cutors.. .That 1 this is so was due to the
\u25a0 f act^that, Watson "was -called -upon one
\u25a0qt ' the- several venires . drawn 'for 'the
selection of jurors for Ruers.. extor
tion trial, and displayed, what 1 the
prosecution believes was an undue zeal
to^qualify as a juror. ' .
\u25a0 :>: > Watson's • prominence in the Parkside
deal, together with his appearance as
aitalesman,' has excited suspicion. , Had
he been finally^ selected and. sworn as a
juror his vote*might-.possibly^have.de
cWed' Ruef's .fate. Already the
Bide deal was under, the needle point of
grand Jury/ investigation^* and at " the
time ;• Watson' was called as! a .talesman
It -was known . to the Parkside officials
that certain 'of- anj incriminat
ing - nature ; had '\u25a0\u25a0 been -^secured - concern
ingithe i Parkside*; ffanchise'matter. , ; •
This was; before Ruef confessed-and
gfcl the' grand* jury of • his share in the
j^kside deal,[which . led several of the
ParksideVoflicials to hurry before -the
ln^ulsitoflal'body^with: their" explana
'tionarfof r the i franchise; matter,' but the
officials were aware that ; Ruef- pos?
sessed dangerous 'knowledge concern
ing the matter. -To' have secured ;Ruere
'conviction '^mlght^riaves negatived ' the
\u25a0'eff^t'ibf.any/^confession'-he^migrhtjaub-"
sequently , make, i To ' have ?beentabie to
guarantee him'an^acquittal : by*! the Jury*,
or Tat "'\u25a0. least _to assure •: him Jb'f ?a' divided
jury," would have" been fa lever by
'a < promise' • of 'silence - might have been
secured from him.
" This is' what; the prosecution .believes
Continued on Page 2," Column's
Pongee costumes are the latest things'
with which -Paris fashion has interested \u25a0
itself. How they are made and how worn
will: be -told and pictured. in
The -Sunday Gall
Declares Police Force Is Being
Used in Behalf of the Mayor
Prosecutbiv • Makes:; .Serious Charges
;;E)etectiyes
:^."l:know for a positive fact that Chief D man is send
ing out plain clothes men and is himself interviewing wit
nessesin this i(me in the. interest of the defendant, Schmitz,
>nJ r //2a/ f De/ec?f^T^ and Bob Graham
areJampering with jurymen in the interest of the defense"
t- Statement of Francis J. Heney.
''The police force of San ; Francisco is being used as a
private detective agency by Mayor Schmilz. The patrol-
M^^J^tygthzfr beats uncovered, in order to inves
tigatejurymenfprthe mayor. ,. Chief tiinan and his detec
tives are -parties to this work "^Statement of William
j.:Bums. .
lA '; S^!^^9 n al:£^rges were niade by the graft,prosecu
p£^is;^tHe; effect of the- police
$ immkzßm^M^m assist him in
fel^^^^^^^^^^io^/TKe :cliarge was made by
District •^orhey--Heney just after the adjournment -of
youh.^ltcame after an incident in court had directed the
suspicionsof :the : prosecutors to - Sheriff O'Neil. •\u0084 The
&9|^J^ro^£wi^ J?T anc 1S Bpndjappeared in court yester
day^morning^ih} ans\ver % to : a^siimmons ''. from the sheriff
"wheh^Alexander Bond -was - the name drawn from the
box. 'Speciai Agent : Burns said last night that he would
make :no:: no: charges against O'Neil, as the tangle may have
been.simply.an error, but he addedthatin the case of Chief
Dinan he was that there was willful . co-operation
\vith vOßurns said that he would take no action
' When-,the'name.of' Ale^cander. Bond was drawn as one
of -the-veniremen to be summoned in the case of Mayor
Schmitz his ,;. address^ appeared- on slip as ,177 Steiner
stjfeet r ;^oin^ir^ 1 lZ^StemVr street,^ and r *after the
| bffic'ej:?'KTaired^t"D%i6'cate - him JtKe^nalme'Vbn^thV slip was
changedttOt Ji!rancis|Bond, wHo.tresides • at \ 1656 Fulton
I street. Francis ; Bbhd was accordingly summoned by the
I sheriff and appeared- yesterday morning in Judge Dunne's
Impertinent Question No. 1
How Can You Tell a Man From Los Angeles ?
For tHeJ most original or wittiest answer to this ques
\u25a0 tiori-r-and the briefer the better—The Gall will pay
FIVE For the next five answers
The^Call wiir j^ ONE E^U^vß each. Prize
vv winriing answers will be printed next Wednesday
land '<\u25a0checksVmaU^;-to^tKe^wnners'Tat once. Make
your answers short and address them to
IMPERTINENT. QUESTIONS,
x THE GALL.
To show what is meant? by this offer and the kind of
answers that may bring prizes, here is asample question and
:\u25a0: sonic snappy • answers: .
How Can You Tell a Married Man ?
" .What's tHc,good of rubbing it -in?, V /_•\u25a0 - .
He is usually; a(p)arent. SBSe
__ There is little "diange" in" his clothes
Youcan^t; they Vail act alike. i_.
V By the pleased^ and [contented''look he wears when out without his
\u25a0/wife.':'.' \u25a0V.f.'.'V'
By>the things;he intends to do and doesn't.
Make:a,noiseJjike^a C."6y,D._, packaged^ ;
v ;He jilways- looks: admiringly at the woman heisn't with.
*\u25a0 Try; to.touch}him",for, a "V" on" Saturday evening.
A-womanv can't tell and: a man(.won't.
PRICE ITVE GENTS.
JJENEY anil. J. Barrett June
-"* row over Afaestretti, in which
Heney says that Barrett* s statement is
"false." Judge : Dunne threatens to
imprison '\u25a0 Attorney Barrett for "inter
fering"