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REGISTER TODAY
VOLUME CII.— NO.' 46.
Langdon Says Mayor Has Been Selected
Glass Witness Jailed and May Be Indicted for Refusing to Testify
EIGHT KILLED
IN EXPLOSION
ON BATTLESHIP
Powder Charge Ignited in
the Georgia's Turret
During Practice
THIRTEEN ARE HURT
Small Superstructure Be
comes a Chamber of
Horrors
WARNING TOO LATE
Gunner Sees Danger on Pick
ing Up Case, but Escape
Is Impossible
Eight Men Are Dead
Thirteen Injured
ri OSTOX, July 15. — The cfficUl )i»t
|">ts riven out after tie arrival cf
A-' the Gecrria at tM« port indicates
that eight men were killed and 13 in
jured by the explosion on board the
battleship in Cape Cod bay today.
The. official Hit of the dead and ia
jcred follow*:
TKE BEAD
Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich, Hew Tcrk.
William J. Thatcher, chief turret cap
tain, 'YFilsiißS-ten, Del.
F a^lkser Goldthwaite, , midshipman,
Kentucky. ' '"/'it '. v.
W. ;\u25a0. 3srke, ordinary eeamax, Quincy,
Kas». \u25a0 \u25a0 . " -;. - ' • : '.-
G. G. Hamilton, ordinary 'seaman.
Eosth Framischam, Mass.
W. M. Thoiaaf.'Wdlnary «eanjan,Kewi
pert, E. L. ' r -^:_". 1J. . -'
Gecr?e E. ICHler, ordinary seamaa,
BraekljTi. 3T. T. ; ' ' -
V.'-liiam C. Pair, ordinary xwmm,
Srocklyn, N.. T.
.the htxceed
XidchipmsJi John T. Crux. Nebraska. '
FrarV. 3-fcis.p?. North Adams, Maw,,
boE.tsTi-air.'s mete, second class.
Chu-ies Hassell, New York, rvßser'i
mate. £rst class.
Orley Tacland, Eichford, JCira., chief
yoecitn. ,
3. G. Thomas, erdlsary teaman, Brook
lyn. X. Y.
S. L. Kosenbergrer, ordinary teaman,
Philadelphia.
Edward J. Walsh, ordinary teaman,
Lyra, Kjles.
John A. Bosh, ordinary tminir, Ne-w
Tcrk.
L. O. Meete, ordinary seaman, Berea,
Ohio. v
11. L. Gilbert, ordinary teaman. South
•«rick, Mass.
John A. Fone, ordinary sestaan, Tren
ton. 5. J.
Charles L. Eich, ordinary seaman,
Frackf ort, led.
John C. Kaltick, ordinary seaman, Ohio.
BOSTON, July 15.— 8y the explo
don cf a case of powder in the hands
of a gunner in the after superimposed
turret of the battleship Georgia in
Massachusetts bay today, eight were
killed and 13 injured. Not one of the
persons in the turret escaped injury.
Three of the injured, Lieutenant Cas»
par Goodrich and Seamen Pair and
Walsh, were in a very critical condi
tion when taken into the hospital and
it was announced that their Injuries
were probably fataL Lieutenant Good
rich died late tonight. He was terri
bly burned. Goodrich and Seaman Mai
ticlc Jumped overboard Immediately
after the explosion to end their terrible
suffering from the burns by drowning."
Both of the desperate men were res
cued by uninjured comrades.
The accident happened, while the
battleship was several . miles off - Prov
incetown and the men were engaged
In target practice together with the
other vessels of the battleship "squad
ron of the Atlantic fleet. The powder
had Just been taken from the am
munition hoist to load an eight Inch
gun. It was seen to b« burning and
in an instant it exploded in the very
face of the loader of the gun..
No damage was done to-the-vessel,
a« the powder was not .confined,, and
*arly this ei'enlngr, under orders* from
"n*ashinrton. the Georgia sailed back
for the target grounds of Province^
town. How the powder became Ignited
is not yet known, but the theory, held
at the navy yard Is that 7 lt was set off
by a tpark from» the smokestack of
the warship.
Immediately after the accident the
Georgia headed for the Oharlestown
navy yard. There the dead "and In
jured were taken ashore- and the
wounded men conveyed to the naval
hospital at Clielcea'"^
The Georgrla and 'one of the battle
ships from the second 'division of the
second Atlantic fleet have, been at tar
Set practice off Provincetown for the
last three weeks. The: Georgia Is one
wf the newest battleahlps'of 'the navy,
having' been in commission only about
Continued on Page 2, CoUunm 9
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE ! TEMPORARY 86
TUESDAY, , JULY 16. 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — Clear; maximum temperature,"
65;" minimum, 63. '• - ! •
FOBECAST FOX TODAY— Fair; warmer;
Ujht north wind. Pa»e 11
EDITORIAIi
Easy for. Bo;k«fcll«r. ' Pa^e 8
, Twenty-two.lt enough. 'Par»B
Means. of fir* prot«ctJ<m. _V Ja»«,«
America the second naval power. . Par* 8
GRAFT '
Emllr'Zimmer'R rcfunl to testify at trial or
I.ouis Gloss cripples procecratlon and witness '5s
sent to Jail for contempt of conrt. 'Page 1
Prosecution selects man for the mayoralty . and
he will be elected this afternoon, the declina
tion of the citisent first ehosenharlns prerented
action yesterday. • - ' • . - ' '. Page X
Heney makes startling charges apnlnst Henry
T. Scott and W.'II. Crocker as result of Zlm
mer's refusal to, testily. - Paye 1
STRIKE SITTTATIOV
Crisis will ' come today In the telettrapherV
strike, when . the men are [ expected to demand
that their chiefs take drastic action. Page- 6
CTTV ...
. Judjre Cook blocks attack on Talidity of the
grand jury- V; • \u25a0 Pa»«ll.
LeKirfatlre committee en California harbors
organizes and .holds 'initial session; tonr of i water
front to be' made Wednesday. '- Pag* 9
Yonnp man* risks life to save babe in arms
from Injury In car collision. Pace 16
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth \u25a0 are to oonwi
direct here from Yellowstone park. \u25a0 Piffe 5
• Troops fight fiames caused by firing of great
(runs' and which' threatened -to destroy the
tents. "— •• - ' , -. :Page 16
' Representatlres of labor, commercial * bodios
and ' clubs will • send delegates to industrial
peace conference. , * • -' Page 16
Mother of >missing school teacher says George
Bngin's hypnotfc power lured \u25a0 daughter
swsy. Page 4
Yonnjr woman asphyxiated i :; In v: Cole street
honse Identlfiedas Colorado girl 'here on ber first
T«c«tion.. , ' .' . .. .... Page 18
Willie Shemaa, '\u25a0 a , 1? year old boy, drowned
in Mod lake nev Parkslde track. while attempt-
Ing T to. swim Ashore' from* raft. . Paja 4
SUBURBAX , _ '.': '. ...
Alameda -ooanty*s;assess*d .Talnatten.. for .l9o7.
li f en " Increase ' of ' close Jto | >55.000.000-" over < last
jrear. jof nearly : % 35,000, 000: raise "Am -hi
Oakland. Z~.. u '.;'\u25a0\u25a0;:\u25a0 '._,'.'. ':,', : '^ •- ; ' : \u25a0\u25a0•"\u25a0
/ Frieadly^sult "ordered • to -testVyaUdlty '^of { Oik*
lind's/park^bond isroe.'r,;;* * -• •'. \u25a0;*'"Page^7
; i San * Mateo^'county • srxperrtsor charges ' builders
of. OcVan "Shore :' railroad/ with; grasping"/ methods,
and ' investigation . of request ; to rebuild hlch way-
Is \u0084 ordered. - \u25a0 ' ; . • .". ; .\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0'; '. ;- , fy^ Page .7
.\ -Captain James ' H. . ; . Dooglass; pioneer .. f errjr
boat master, dies '."at Alameda:' , '/ * Pag"» 7
' CUlcf ' of ; Police ' Vollmer tof Berkeley rescues
two drowning girls.ln Russian rtrer. at* rislc of
Christian - Endearor ends Its conrentlon at
Seattle.''. \ -;' V ; .:.-;. -.;..; T] Page. s
MarysTllle ; is ' practically , free of - white fly
i*«t; \ , * "•" _ Page 5
Frederick \u25a0 Majrili' of _Clinton. "ill., -who 'was
apprehended at ' San Diego ' for . the murder of - his
wife, ' is alleged \to haye _ - induced | her /to take
chloroform ' by ; entering Into a "suicide ; compact
ui»jiii.srio . . i'-v " -
Eight men "killed and,- 13 1 injured byeiplosHm
of .powder charge ', in • turret on the; battleship
Georgia.'. ** - ' .^ \u25a0 ", .' . J Page.X
Expert • testifies , In Hay wood case that explo
sion In 'Vbm : of , F. ;W.~- Bradley., in; this "-city
could not "have been caused by . gas. / - Page 4
FOnEIGX, -!;
Many German peasants^drewn In_ floods, /farm
lands are deluged and much damage .in
done. "\u25a0 \u25a0 . ' -Page 5
SPORTS
Jockey Borel's weird rides op 'Fred -Bent 'and I
Ethel Pay .at the Meadows may get ' him \u25a0 Into |
tronWe. ~' ,- -. . ; Page 11 j
Atlantic stake at Brighton beach, taken'- l>y
noyal;V*D*; \u0084 -\u25a0'\u25a0%; ' ' '.'.Page 10
Wright and Behr, the American" tends team.
defeat ., Brookes ' and Wilding/ Australaelann. fa
doubles -at Wlmbledon.":>^^raagg^ Page 10
' Boston Americans best St.; Louis ; In a . 30 ian
ing ' baseball game . and '-. Chicago ' Champions \u25a0" scoro
15 runs against: New tXork. - Page 10|
- ;, Joe-: Oans ; posts ia - forfeit to ' meet . the winner i
of the. Nelson-Brltt. fight. U \ : . '-.-. ,- S*f '10
-<\u25a0 Greatest' antsmobile r track - In - the i. world ? Just
completed . In . England. ' " ../Page 10
\u25a0 \u25a0 Deer ' stalker* , find • game : scarce . la . the ; foot
httlß*of M»rln . county.- ,» . . '- : -.' Page 10
'MARI7TE.:.- \u25a0.'.'\u25a0: - •
-';' Bteameri Pern 1 take*^one ] of \ the last < cargoes
that will i be* loaded from* old : Pacific' Mail wharf.
whicb*ls soon to be torn down. Page 11 j
MnraojV-./;;^; -;':>.". %£ i I
Market > holds ' firm ' and strong for ', southern
Nevada' - shares, with . no, " sensational'; fea
tures. . V.'/.\ ' -, . -Page 15 I
SOCIAL.- \u25a0- ; ';; J'-'W. ./\u25a0' ':"-\u25a0 "•.-." \!
BobertCdsar Jack ' of : Salinas and. Ml»g; Grace i
McCormlck of Alameda will be marrspd In Ala
meda • tonight. ' * " 0 Page 9 ;
LABOR " " - % ,..'..; \u25a0-'; -
. Printers*.* mutual^ aid 'society . elects officers, j
Mauyjfprospectlve r marriages are" . noted < at .onion
lebbr \u25a0 headquartera.' : *\u25a0"[_ " ! ' \u0084 Page' 9
BRANGHj OFFICES
Subscriptions : and Advertise-
ment* will be received I thi, San
Francisco at ;, f oHowingof f icesf
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. Open until ' 10 "o'clock V every -night.'
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SOU t6TH<ST. COR./MISsioX V
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V* 27w7Mls"siowJsTßE'ET' ' ' : > j,
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Sffi: -> \u25a0FRANCISCO;; TIJESDAY^OTLY 1907.
Sketches of witncsses\made 'yesterday in Judge court b} ; a Call artist during the trial of Louis Glass. Omthe lefVis Hauy^T.
ScotU president of the* Pacific telephone : company,. with Fredericks W. \Eaion,'< secretary and^ treasurer of the company, in'the center, and [Special
Agent John Krause at the right.' '•}The\'p\hot6ffap'h\is^ihatlof'. Vice President E.. J^ Zimmer. bho \u25a0was sent to jail for contempt of \courL
Zimmer's Refusal to Testify at Trial
of Glass Cripples Prosecution
- " ••'\u25a0';-. -'..\u25a0 •\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0\u25a0 ; - - • - \u25a0 '.-•,; ': ,- ... .• :' \u25a0>:' \u25a0 •- :
Hen^^d|3eMasE^hang^
r J.?2immer;'; vice .president ."of^the'vPacificvtelcpHoneyand
telegraph' company ,-\u25a0• 'who'::; -has been counted" upo n ias Cone ; of; the
state's strongest .witnesses in fthV bribery .trial;;,. of : Louis -'j Glass,
became" a martyr; yesterday to , save his chief [ and "went to the
county -jail i: - under ra < sentence \u25a0 for ; contempt' of; court- rather than
give, i testimony which might aid Prosecutors Heney .materially.'
With five" days "as aiminimum . sentence, regardless of . developments;
the loyal official- is "destined,' in case; of ;a', protracted 'trial,' taremain
in jail neT'changes- his .mind' about ,- giving, his -testimony -^ or
until the trial Teaches its; conclusion. • 'V^-'f.Z'if- -^-: * '. :,
Zirnmer's, refusal to answer' the; ''questions iputito^himlby/Assisfe
ant i District * Attorney -Heney J caused „* the^greatest \- sensation ' 'of; the
Glass trial. There [ has \u25a0' been 'I secret itKe If act £that {the * , state
expected to - clinch its case, against . "Glass -.through -\u25a0 Zirnmer's . testi
mony, but the fde'sperate ,\u25a0' effort'- of the <to > avert' aO convic
tion by; means i^which X practically -ambuntl to^rmakmg^-Zimmer. 'a'
scapegoat came-as; a':/decided^su^p^se;'t6>,thejprosecutibh,.<and; the
result of \u25a0 '^rnjin-affairs Jsjp ; - .- \u0084
'\u25a0- It was: Zirnmer's '/testimony? that Teaily .Ued-to^the ; indictment of
General Manager^ Glass, \ybeii. Jic; appeared :: Jbefore|the;;grand.: jury,:.un
acquaintcd^withVthetcstimonyfalready"\\Yth^;hands^of/the.iiiquisitors, Zim-.
iner' did; noVliesitate.XtO^
to] him. He. told, how "certain large^amounts^bi/jiioncy^l^ad^bejeu^Jsecured
'by^him'at^thc^order/of^Glas^s and' turned '<fver^tq^Thcodore V. -Halsey with
out an^ifecfcipt for/ vouche'r\'beingi secure^ frptngH^iscy/m and -added
the .details^ of .'other which, •taken-jin; connection' \vith the con
fessions'off-the
against Glass.-^ It .was ._this,tetimohy, which\theTprQecutidn;expecte'd' to secure
f rom ' him yesterday: r^..% ;. ; .-i ;';!• \u25a0~ : . l ; Vr»_-.'^j : >v; ,V. •'•;-*i J .V;{ . .' :V,f:-' ; ;'j ;
.v-"i v Whether "or^ not . Zimpier's was \u25a0 taken J at| the - instigation r of .; the '
members; of.? Glass* counsel, it;,was \u25a0 carried >out--.withoutf a word' from;- them
infprotest, 'and ; when*. Judge
a voice , was 51ifted ' to . argue ? or. ask : for lehiency.,im his;behalf.y^Undoubtedly;
the : case/o f v,the> prosecution;-^has .been .materiajly.^weakened :by'..Zimmer's
choice Vof a cells in , -jail -in^preference to; a; statement? in .'-- court ) of ; what; he
knows, but, on 'the other-, hand, his , action 'is : bound j- to i' have': ail ,qn
the jury .adverse 'to that (desired by. the defense. v Heney. "made* a broatl ref
erence in* liis opening address to; the jury- concerning" what he expected
Zimmer's .testimony r to prove, and,* in .view i of ; this;i_the lalter's .action ; is
a tacit 'admission ; qf* the (truth of^^ these assertions j which the jury a cajiVscarce-i
ly '\u25a0 help from taking; into account,^ and \u25a0 the attitude -of -: th e defense has^ every
appearance^. of Ib'eing .the "drowning." man's, gfasplat the last .straw. ; ; ;
: ;-cZimmer (was to; the -witness j stands early^yesterday ;mornihg;> ? after
ashortVreTexaminationVof A Director.fHpmer ? S;;;KingjOf^the : Pacific
and ', tel egraph ; company, but : instead ; of "submitting , to *i being fs worn, he asked
,to- make a statement. ,-/-. ' "*- r,' "' * ' '"' - - '' " l "'l~. ,\u25a0;. "» ;
r r ; :"I hav^e decidedjiot ; to^b'e ; .examined . in this case andrefuse : to-be : sworn,";
he '\u0084 said. :; "I because - 1 '\u25a0•\u25a0 have ; alreadyj given testiniony v bef6re : the2grand
juryi which^ has *b'ecn usedUo indict; gentlemen upon evidencel which' l>liave
Tread and consider Avholly. insufficient. Ihayeiplaced myself Jn- jeopardy once/
and to- repeat* that, testimony would ;be: prejudicial ?to my interests.''., : -';
- Heney^wason: his; feet instantly; protesting violently against the decision
[of ZimmeV/to hold his peace and declaring that the -move was a trick iorT> the
part Vof>the^defe"nse; -, ;.. : . ;.y> . ~T,;:~ T ,; : : : i : : '-;- : - :.«~,-\ '-,'.\u25a0;': '?\u25a0: .'•; :^ : :- -:' -. ' ' ''i-S/'.fZ-'.V.
" "This -is "unfair," ; he -exclaimed l. ' "Thelwitness was \u25a0 before the ; grand -jury,'
and vwhen- he gave^his; testimony: there/ he .wasj told Hits •rights.v?No\v : he;'ssys
that he 'won't testify, but lie waits until ;- the last hour to » do so. \u25a0H e has 'done
this? purposely.; and- we- consider: it _ a" highly : improper- action; •' - v
y'l : Delmas here" made -the only statement which was aimed at ,any time
'during J!th*e|'procee^dings '\u25a0 as >a|defense : of Zkiimef., He < : protested : vehemently
agaii^oHen^sJ^cHara^^izati6n7;ofAwha^h^|oc^
;^rosec"ut'6Ksy£em_arks|aSimis'cohducty
-and^the?latter/respon(ledUo the; preliminary) questions^concerning his (iiame/
address "and , i ~* -' ' \u25a0*.* \ '\
> '\u25a0 -^^^'Hb\^il6ng}hay*eTyput been employe
: graph>'compan3'?^asKecl i ; .Hehey:; : --' . ''"", ,W \* ' c '",'.- «t^^
\u25a0;> ; •'jiWithjnb^^
v^jpjudgc^awlor.iwitho^
•latingjtos*rcfusalJbf*aTwitnessTtoTM
ordefedj th Cease ;. to] pfoceedjg- Heney] iref ramedi his^^e&tioo:|feg^^^^^^j
J cepmamp^ii^i^as, a, (cots.^ ;^*i> *a
Henry T. Scott and W. H. Crocker
May Be Indicted by Grand Jury
f£um -*ifr 6ase ;Hs| of Startling Impprt
f VThe - refusal fof f E:^ J. V Zihimer;- formerly ; auditor; af*d ; novr'-Vice
presWent'of"th'ft ; Pacific \u25a0teiepho^^^
questions while a with ess. in ; the j Glass 'trial * yesterday > may ; lead -to
consequences of very grave importance. >It has changed tosomede-,
gree the plan's -of the prosecution and has ; made necessary a further
investigation along lines which jit was believed -to have abandoned:
Arnongi the probable results- is a more extended inquiry ;by the grand
juryjjnto. the affairs "of trie company and indictments of other leading
officials i of^he.corporatioh.|:'- ; %/\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0' ..~. - ,
\u25a0;\u25a0 v-it;is i stated '-by- the prosecution that Zimmer and Henry T. Scottl
president ; of ; the "company, .by .their actions on the witness stand Have
drawn '\u25a0[direct attention to ;\u25a0 themselves?! of which; the grand jury; will
takeLnbtice. ' : - : v Moreover, Assistant; District : Attorney "Heney, in a
out last night, said : that- he . intended; to . investigate
the^'circumstances which brought about;Zimmer'srefusar to answer."
Hechaxged -that'-WJ-H. Crocker Hadbeen a party to this and asserted
thatl it "constituted an indictable 1 misdemeanbrf v Heney > made" the fol
lowing -statement^ to lthe press : » ' y :-;'." .; \u25a0*-•*;.' .
''?}: \u25a0"^.-THe 7 refusal "of ;E. "J. Zimnier will 'naturally "affect our plans to,
some [extent. . Zimrner was bur strongest; witness against " Glass,- but
I .believe; that we ">vylll' secured zP conviction /without him; ; 7 ZimmeWwas
comitea^upon .to" testify that'lie} hadlpaid; oiit, ju'pon -.order r by: Glass,
$50,000^ inf currency -: to .Halsey, super-;
visbrs.'ki-We 'wilKb'e'iab'le to^^establishytWs,-ho\yever^with^qut ; Zimmer.
!iWe|h^veve*nough^eyidence _' I to;show:.^at' : itfcbuld-;n*ayeVteenrpai<l i 6ut
Ipnly^bj'liGlassof Zimnier. -At that time; Zimmer was; onlj'^ auditor,
i and could^not pay-out any* money. It^ is (not difficult to showi that
Glass Jmiist have ordered^thijsVpay merit. ; 'j -.:'"'\u25a0 J- •>. V : .
:: vv > v VI am .not-, prepared i^tO' say what win-be done 1 with;Zimmer. He
LsHowed a .disposition •when lbefpre;the 'grand
forward story. :j;A":: j;A": few.
rnadefto,fpull;him:,down:'A.'-T
aimkrrby ;the^narne;bf,Daly^has been iwithZimm r
•;. .'\u25a0\u25a0", .-".Three'^ >veeks,; ago rl^heard; that plans had i>een" made to have
Zimmer leave >the~ city :V : . I sent :for ; him and tbld'h'imthat r ? had; Heard
that an \u25a0 effort fwas being : made/to * induce him to ? leave the city. I
| told him that : if hedfd ,it woiild;. look ; as : though! he were involved in
jthe bfibery-and tha^ lie^m
thosl^fcijows d^ appreciate that we
meant^to -be i square] with. .him. and.there'wefe.tears in his eyes. : But
I%uess\the:pressurejwas\too strong for Himito resist:,
%"He>is\yery yfriendjy iwitli -\V: H. Crocker, and I believe that -there
is-where-the.influehce*canie in:' Underthe statutes : .it is an, indictable
misdemeanor punishable ' by one . year
imprisonment " ln *,the^ county ' Jail to" ln^
duce a fwitness^tbywithhold testimony,
'wei mean toy investigate : .\ this; as soon
as'we^ican get^arouiid tb/it. We; will
carry ; it! to;the\endf v " , >V ;: . _' :"' _ ' '; - :
'"";; "The ; refusal -1 of t Zimmer: to ;\ testlf y,
and the given by- Henry T.
's^ttYthrow"a : !;new.i"li«ht'foh\'the';-.teler
phone matter and -will mean more work
for the . grand JuryT ' The \u25a0? grand'. Jury,
will* be called Mipon ,to -consider, some
further evidence- of t the ; connection fot
Scott? and Zimmer wl th 'the payment -of
this 550,00^. "It mayibe that > new7in
dictments. will be returned. It now
fioo^Ksf^^th^gh i; Scott ; could have told
deal more if "wo
had -.; pregseijytncl'pOlntitß ." ... . -','
SESST3rjas!Sc'btt(iß\cohcerned ;h&'Kave ]
iusthe !,,wronK. steer -in r regard ; .tcj< Hal
\u25a0le^ffi^^^^i^nSn^^frthisjlnvestisa-
tlori^i askedrhim 'when the grand jury
the .telephone 'cases
csasEgs^aßi^'ggismi 4
If Japan should seize the* Philippines
some interesting - things would ; follow.
They are discussed in :an able article
which is a feature of. . <
Question No. 7
Brtinent
Why DolYoii Work? \u25a0
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STEP DOWN
TODAY
Prosecution Chooses
Man to DirecfrAf
fairsof Gity
Confident ThatHe Will
Accept the High Trust
NotConnectedWith
Any Faction or
Glass
Citizen' First Selected
Refuses to Take Office
Supervisors Adjourn
While Another Is
Decided Upon
The new mayor of San Fran-/
cisco^wiH * be '" ele cted - af^^QiclocTr
this afternoon. /
-i The members of the prosecu
tion" are a unit. They have agreed
upon a man "o head and organize
the new government of San Fran
| There remains but to obtain
i acceptance by the man agreed.
', upon and -the formal ratification
of the prosecutors' choice by the
I board : of supervisors. This will
| be -done at an adjourned meeting
of the board, set for ' 4 o'clock.
District Attorney Langdon,
speaking for himself, Rudolph
| Spreckels and Francis J. Heney,
| said last night -that they had
I agreed upon the man to be elected
Jby the supervisors today, and
[that he felt'entirely confident San
j Francisco would have a mayor 'in
[.fact". before: tonight- „ Pending, the .
acceptance of ;the trust by the
jmah chosen by the prosecutors
Langdon refused to make his
name public. \u25a0
The prosecutors* choice was
agreed upon at a conference be
tween Spreckels and Langdon
yesterday "and confirmed .later at
a meeting in Heney's office, in,
which'^the special prosecutor par
ticipated. '\u0084.
The conferences .yesterday were
made necessary ,l>y the refusal of
the prosecutorsV choice to assume
| the. responsibilities ? that be
assumed by 'the: man ; . who accepts
j tHe \u25a0'. mayoralty. ; TheJne w mayor
! will be absolutely free. He wilt %
| choose the members of the new
board -of supervisors >nd conse
[quently will- be personally re
[sppnsible for the 1 rcliabilitated
t government and its work.
The members of the prosecur