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Prosecution Weaving a Strong Chain
of Evidence Against Glass
Supervisors Tell the
Story of Their
Disgrace
The prosecution oil lint concluded
It* caae aeuinst Louis Glass yesterday.
With the taking of the testimony of n
few remalnlngr witnesses today the
state will rest and the defense will be
called upon to refute, If It con, the
xtrnng. ctrcumstantfal case which A«
xiotant District- Attorney Heney ban
woven around the accused official of the
J'aeiflc telephone and telegraph com
pany. There Is but little corroborative
evidence lacking: to establish the chain
of facts which Heney, In his opening
Ktatement- to the Jury, prdmised to
prove, and It Is these. facts which the
Ktate expects to place In evidence todny.
The stories of three more members
of the thieving board of supervisors
were added yesterday to the tale of
those who had openly told of their
shame and of the sacrifice of their own
and their city^honor to sate their per
sonal greed for gain. Supervisor M. W.
Coffey, who maintains that he is an
honest man in the face of his own ad
mission that he accepted bribes for five
of his official votes; Supervisor Fred
P. Nicholas, whose chief anxiety, ac
cording to his own statements, had
been to make 1 * sure of the Immunity
from prosecution that was promised
him; former Supervisor Andrew M.
AVilson, who was Gallagher's first lieu
tenant among the grafters of the board
and who has at last opened the way for
his summary removal from the office
of state railroad commissioner, which
ie now disgraces; these are the three
'ho confessed their guilt yesterday.
" In low voices they told of their mis
deeds, the confessions of which are to
save them from terms in the peniten
tiary. .
ZIMMER IS XOT RECALLED
Emile J. Zimmer. whose constant re
fusal to testify has seriously ham
pered the prosecution in completing its
case and won him two sentences \u25a0 in
the county jail for contempt of the au
thority of the court, was present dur
ing the latter part of the afternoon
session, but was not recalled to the
stand. He was released from the jail
early !n the afternoon and at once sub
penaed to appear, but in answer to
Ileney's suggestion that he be placed
on the stand just before the adjourn
ment of court' Judge Lawlor decided
to withhold such recall until this morn
ing, when Zimmer will be given his last
opportunity to answer the questions
put to him by Heney. Another refusal
this morning will undoubtedly mean his
return to jail under the maximum sen
tence provided for the summary pun
ishment of a contempt, and his next
release will be signalized by the be
ginning of a criminal action against
him by the prosecution.
Supervisor Thomas I«onergan, •whose
public degradation has been greater
than that of any of his fellow mem
bers- of the boodling board, was forced
to drain the cup of misery to the dregs
yesterday. lie was not recalled to the
stand, but instead bis wife, Mrs. Emma
Lonergan. was forced to corroborate
under oath as a witness his statement
that he gave her the $4,000 which Hal-
Fey paid him as a bribe during the
month of February, 1906.
Mrs. Lonergan was not forced to un-_
dergo the ignominy of a long exam-"
inatlon. Heney's questions were few.
and Delmas refrained entirely from'
cross examining her. JS>vortheless her
face was pale and h*r ? aawers were
given in a voice that was almost.in
audible. She first answered the formal
questions and stated that she was the
wife of Supervisor Thomas Lonergan.
. BRIBE MOXEV WE.VT TO "WIFE '
"In the early part of 1906, during
February some time, and after your
husband's election as supervisor, did he.
hand you an envelope containing any
money?" questioned Heney.
"Yes. sir," was the answer. '
"How much was in it?" '•
"Four thousand dollars In paper
money."
"In United States currency?"!
•'Yes, slr.~
This was the extent of the Inquiry
and Mrs. Lonergan was excused.
The first witness of the morning was
Super\-isor Coffey, former hack driver
and holder of petty political jobs in
the city government. He told of his
first meeting with T. V. Halsey and
Jo.hn Krause on the curb by his hack
stand at Fifth and , Market streets
shortly after his election as supervisor.
This visit terminated with a round of
drinks and the next meeting' was at a
luncheon with Krause, to which he was
invited under instructions from Halsey.
Then came a scene In the Mills build
ing, similar In all respects to those al
ready testified to by the other super
visors, and Coffey carried away from It
with him an envelope containing $5,000
in currency. Later Coffey gave back
half- of the amount he had received
from Hajsey. • i
COFFEES COXSCIEXCE.CLEAH
6n cross' examination" the witness
admitted having received $3,500 from
Gallagher, to vote for the Home tele
phone franchise application, $500 ' for
the.fight trust bribery, $750 for the gas
rate v deal and $4,000 for the trolley
franchise steal. In \u25a0 spite of all this,
Coffey loudly affirmed his honesty. -> '
."I can .» conscientiously say that In
the. gas deal I never promised my. vote,
but voted as I thought, and never took
a cent or agreed •to until It was all
over,** he explained.'**
- ''The $4,000 I got In the trolley deal
Impertinent Question No. 9
What Is Love Like?
For the most original oriwitties^ answer to this ques
tion—and the briefer the better— The Gall willpay
FIVE DOLLARS. " For the next!five< answers
The^Call Will pa^ONE -Rize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at . once. Make
your answer short and address themfto, y ;
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS, '
PRIZE ANSWERS TO "WHY DO YOU MET" ''\u25a0'''\u25a0
,$5 prize to tA. Griffln,' Modeato, Cat. ~ . - \u25a0r ' ' *
I hate ; to ! be 1 conspicuous. ;
«1 prise to FrancU Tlamona, ' San Joa'e, CaL il\fS^
Why'db' I breathe? \ "-,
$1 price to Mrs. W. C Haake, Escalle, \u25a0 Maria ccmntj, Cal.
I'd be -lonesome If I didn't; .
SI prise to Mr«. M. L.- Wheeler, 605 Korth Locust street, visalU.tCal;-*
"Truthr-is a dead langruage. '-"-. :-\u25a0". •* A ;
, ' $f| prize; to 8.C." Williamson, 1109 Serehth \ street, ';,. Sacramento, Cai. \u25a0•" '
I * paid - 1 or; that '\u25a0 privilege when I bought my 'license.
Jl prize to E. E. Paoley, KelseyTille," Cal. , ..,;,.•. "'" _,-'-•" .., -- .
What a funny question ; for ;a^ newspaperman.; td ask. .
THE : prosecution is expected : to' close its strong circumstantial
. case against Louis Class of the Pacific: telephone and telegraph
company today, and the" defense \u25a0 will then begin , tKe work of
trying to refute the damaging testimony of the supervisors, who have
testified that they received- bribe . money from the corporation. Super^
visor Coffey, after admitting yesterday that he had received bribe
money, volunteered the] rather strange statement^ that • he . did : . not feel
that he had committed any crime. : v N
i had nothing to do with my voteJ I got
it afterward. ' . -
' "No thought , of . money c actuated me
whenvl took $3,500 ' from the - Home
telephone company. - 1 /was somewhat j
taken aback' to get it. ;. \u25a0 ? .
"The fight trust money came without
my knowledge." ' ">>>//.
"The $5,000 Halsey gave me was with
the idea. of a bribe, but I did not take
it that way. . I didn't promise him how
I would vote. I simply said I 'would
see about r lt." > - -!j'
Delmas listened in amazement while
the witness delivered himself of his
self-laudations./
"So y.our ) conscience Is perfectly '
clear?", asked Delmas. "You. haven't,
according to your own Idea, committed I
any'offense or crime at all, -'have you?"
"Yes, my conscience is "clear. .;. In my
opinion I have committed .no -; crime.""- V
3IRS. L.OXERG A3T TESTIFIES
Delmas could stand- it no longer and
dismissed the witness.
Mrs. Lonergan was next r called,' and
then came Timothy Hopkins, director
and member of the executive.commit
tee of the Pacific telephone and tele-;
graph company. Hopkins' testimony
was of no little value to , the state, for
he stated directly that Glass \ was the
sole managing head ~of ; the company
during the time the bribery money was
paid, and' that the executive board was!
merely, an advisory adjunct. Hopkins
said he, had no knowledge of any de
partment devoted to : opposing other
telephone companies and, caring for
taxes, , and declared . that only once to
his knowledge had any* bill for -such
opposition purposes been presented to
the committee for ratification. .That
was a printing contract for the, publi
cation of a pamphlet. . The jj executive
committee, he reiterated, was not con
cerned with the Mtive details of the
company's management, its suggestions
being left to Glass for execution.'
Supervisor -Fred P, Nicholas was the
last witness at the • morning 1 session/
His story was the same familiar -one
that has been heard so often during the
last few days in Judge Lawlor's - court.
Halsey gave him $200 for his campaign
fund while" he was- striving, to be
elected supervisor, and then" events
drifted along until -he made the usual
visit to the Mills building and go*
$5,000, of which he returned nothing.
After he got the money, ; he : stated, ; he
went -to vßuef and told him about it.
"Halsey.' Is"' a d— — n fool," said'" Ruef.
"You 'keep the: money." Nicholas kept
it aad also took $3,soo 'from the other
side yjjjuthirusual trolley.gas and fight
trust offerings as well." After Nicholas
had been caught by the prosecution
and promised immunity through Galla
gher he began to worry. He not only
asked Rudolph. Spreckels .if .the prose
cyotors meant to keep their word; but
got so scared that he' told the :whole
story to Judge, Dibble and Attorney
Frank. Murphy and asked. their advice.
Nicholas said he signed; the affidavit
in the Langdon-Ruef case because ; he
understood that Ruef wanted: lt- signed,
and because he believed that 'lf* Ruef
got the office' of district attorney he
would save himself and all-'the'super
visors with him.' ;, ; /
V -WILSOX -ADMITS HIS GUII.T :
Andrew "Wilson sounded his death
knell as a state official inside ..of ten
minutes after court was convened for
the afternoon. Itvwas the same' old
tale, but In the telling, of , It VWilson
let his voice sink to such- a pitch that
the jury once requested htm to; speak
louder and the court was forced to ad
monish him \u25a0 several' times. •
"He just handed me an envelope,"
hie narrated, after leading up" through
the usual preliminaries to.theivisit
at Halsey' s room in the Mills , building.
"He said that ; was in 'line -with what
we had been talking about tfnd he
hoped I'd be friendly to "the company.
I opened the envelope at- my /private
office and found $5,000 in -it. It was in
United States currency. I used; some of
it to pay my; bills and the v restof it
in my business. Don't know/ "exactly
what became of \u25a0 all of i iL fr .*Hal^ey i told
me if I was friendly. I wbuldnget $2,500
or $5,000 more' ln; about "avyeair.r'.Thls
was Just | a few days - before £the f 'Hone
telephone ordinance , was i. „ passed ito
print." -' C'^'T -\u25a0".
" Delmas cross questioned:. Wilson -at
length, . attempting to establish \u25a0 \u25a0 that
Ruef had .been . given an ' Immunity 'con
tract, , but "in: this "he .failed." s
Wilson said he had 'taken- $10,000 as
his share: in the trolley- deal,; $3,500
from the* Home telephone company,
$750 for the gas ; rate <= bribe land $500^
from . the ; fight trust. -He ' was | present
at the : immunity/meeting; of ; the ' board
of,- supervisors -and accepted his fate
the same as the others, .though he had
by that time . become railroad commis
sioner. ;
Delmas scored the '.witness : roundly,
for having : signed : an affidavit V- In'; the
Langdon-Ruef case without regard ' for
Its; contents,- but "Wilson* -returned \u25a0•' a
single slap at his questioner as the
latter was " attempting/ to j draw } from
him, the names of those l*' who.: were with'
him on - the day - he ' signed the j affidavit.
\"I was -very^ excited, Mr. Delmas," h
explained. "In fact I might almost sa;
that'.when-I ' signed that : I .was labor
ing under /.•brainstorm.'" : / -
The 'allusion l to • the , malady f or. whic!
Del'mas ] himself : found \u25a0 the name . durini
> THE^ SAN, JULY 24,. 1907?
the Thawi trial \u25a0 sent a ripple of lai?gh
ter, over the/courtroom,:in^which;Del
mas- joined:' He" turned and in: an under
tone, whispered something abeut-a caae
of "dementia 'Americana." \u25a0 \u25a0 \:
DELMAS SEEKS IMMUNITY. PACT/
- Delmas declared that - the defense
had established that an: immunity^ pact
had beeiT'made with Ruef. and fattempt
ed to show through questions* addressed
to - the/^witness ;;that' such; a
was | responsible f or \u25a0 > the", fact : that Ruef
had been brought to trial only : once
and * has ; not 7l)een ''', sentenced on /., his
plea 'of guilty ; to extortion."*: Heney's
answer/ was •; in V the .form/, of " a? query,
that; for ' : length} and: comprehensiveness
almost / Delmas' j, famous
pothetical:: question -propounded /in /the
Thaw; trial. ; It^ demanded 'a : statement
from' the as to; whether he was
aware "that - it took five \u25a0 months/to get
Ruef "to trial, /that Ruef -then pleaded
guilty, that the Schmitz trial /; began at
once,, that"; Ruef was; a witness there,
that , the - present ; case . followed •on , the
heels of the Schmi tz \u25a0 trial,/ that gsev
eral-, other; cases > are ,' pending ?/ against
Ruef/ on preliminary. S motions, - and "a
number ;• of other things that have mo
particular bearing . on/the , present ltrial.*
The "question was/ immediately: ruled
out, but -Hehey • smiled/ with 1 satisfac
tion, for, he'had -scored' his point. /:
Secretary : and Treasurer,; F' W. Eaton
of .the. Pacific telephone, company ; ; was
recalled to • the witness stand, and re
peated his statement that in" Febru
ary. 1906,' Zimmer drew/ checks on'- the
company "aggregating -between; $40,000
and $50,000, which were \u25a0 not entered
in any' book,- but -of '.which /merely - a
memorandum i was / kept on "tags. He
went further, and established; ancs
sential 1 fact. by admitting; that', this; tag
account was . later- reduced gg by .-;- an
amount approximating $8,000 or; $9,000,
though he could not state theVexact
amount, nor. did' he 'receive the- money
himself -when It was returned. ; His
knowledge : of the reduction came,- he
said, througfl the diminution.- 1 \u25a0in the
size of the -account. Attorney Coo
gan's repeated objection '•\u25a0. to 2 the 'intro
duction .of.; this .testimony- sent Heney
at last into a. fiery argument, -in. which
he summed: up the entire case of f the
state iand taunted/the defense with
finding itself iri; a dilemma from, which
no move could serve to release it.
. HEXEY ACCUSES GLASS
"For God's , sake, '\u25a0 who ordered this
money/ paid out?", he- cried
"Who- was ' it? / The members '/of \u25a0 the
executive committee; didn't do it;'Hal
sey couldn't do it, for he'had no power;
Scott didn't,; because, he: wasn't. in con
trol. ' "Who was it then? "Why it was
Halsey's brother In law. Glass, the de
fendant lii this case., Nobody else on
earth.". ' . ,;' . . >
Delmas*, cross examination of Eaton
was not when .adjournment
was taken. Judge ; Lawlor/'determined
not»tq^holda session of -the court: last
night,** and Eaton :. was "instructed >to
reappear r at:' 10 \u25a0 o'clock : i this / morning.
Before adjournment was taken, . Joseph
G.'"-; Hooper, assistant cashier' %of -the
First national ;bank. was called. -' The
First .: national hank .was one ; of; the
six/banks in which.^the \u25a0;, Pacific . tele
pKone.arid .telegraph 'company, carried
an account \ during -"February, 1906.: ' It
is the purpose' of /the, prosecution to
show that the ;sums: used for. the
cry of the ; supervisors > were 5 paid / out
to .Halsey /during this : time. The.com
pany's account at! this ;bank
was » introduced \u25a0;{ in 1 evidence, '\u25a0* arid by
stipulation': it '.was ' agreed I that the ac
counts "at / the / other . five; banks * may
be introduced In- the same way /this
morning/ on, written /from
the -banks.- '. ; ','.-;; " .: "V
/ 'RUEF;, CASES' POSTPONED : »
I Abe_ Ruef was taken -into/ court! yes
terday "in \u25a0 response ;: to \ a '< summons t tc
plead ~- to ;• the '1 4 : indictments ) return ed
against him^ for offering : bribes In. the
interest of \u25a0* Parkside I- realty/ com
pany, but Judge -Dunne, was' absent and
Judge Lawlor,'by/consent,Vordered|tn€
cases continued : until July: 29."i;-'
RUNS HIS AUTOMOBILE
INTO TELEGRAPH POLE
/Frank ; Bishop Takes; Wild
; Ride in Market /Street
and Is
'".'•\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0 '- -. -\u25a0 .;\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0..-'\u25a0-',. - ""*">
" Frank ;. Blsh'op, "who to be a
son: of -Mrs. -Thomas . B.. Bishop : of 2309
Washington/street, 'was /; arrested at
Eddy and ! Market 1 streets * last night ; by
Special : Policeman f E. .: M. \u25a0 . Murphy arid
locked ;' up ; ; at ' \u25a0 the > / city .prison "on ~'a
charge of v/ . ' -'•\u0084. v
.; -,Murphy,\was '', Informed "about j 10 ; p. m.
by i two/.women '\u25a0\u25a0 and ' a; man i that Bishop
hady run j.wild • in * Market"; street - in ; an
automobile.' ffS-z'A'-tf "'] ': ' \u25a0 V; -\u25a0;?\u25a0'.' /•:/ "\u25a0\u25a0.;'\ \u25a0
-i Bishop; had ' succeeded , in running ; Into
a*, telegraph « pole yon % the 'i Eddy:- street
corner ;andlwaS; endeavoring,-,; with "the
help"^ of t Charles s McCallum,'; a « sallor^ J to
extricate jhlmself iwhen'jMurphyv arrived
on' the' scene and ttook him. in to. custody.
if Searctied'/atlthepoilceTstatiorilhelwaa
found*. to/have^ a* letter,"! of 'credit;. from
the J First 5 national « bank , of j San % Fran
cisco \ to s the"; Bank 'of t Montreal.^ Xjoridonj
England,, f or.-7£2,000 ? and '% made f jointly
payable 5 to \ Mrs.T Josephine \ Bishop ; and
Frank j Bishop"^/? V' Z/ ; Z '/ ' : '^
;"• Bishop JtoldJ then police v that ' he had
been;»travellng>t through * Europe ' since
Decerober,^J9o6,|.therdate! ; oritwhtch : ,the
letter? of j credit drawn, S and > had
recently v coihel*- to j: San f Francisco j; from
Santa % Barbara'! in^ the < automobile! /He
gave the \u25a0 an ? account of jhls [Euro
pean^- travels j and *' also- ;/ produced ;':;, a
cheeky' drawn .': by; the Francisco
bTewerles^company. v in" 1 his H favor > for
111.50; . ; •\u25a0 --;. -. l^B^^*..,-> ; ; /;,-.; :
McCallum; -. the ?. sailor,- was v arrested
with • Bishop ; and \u25a0 locked • upjon , a charge
of drunkenness. He told the police that
he ,: met ? Bishop jiln x*a!saloons iri |Ellis
street,'- where 1 they! had * several | drinks.
;/" Bishop VlnvitedfhimToutjforJal ridel in
thel automoblle,7and'ithey > < started! down
Marketl'streeti^i McCallum '£ said si-- they
collided vwithv several ; obstacles J'en^ route
arid ?.at % the> lntcTrsectlonTof 2 Eddy
Market ;• streets .^ came *to % grief." ; \u25a0: The
1 ights yon ], the I machine .were f smashed
and i the \ front ; of : the : machine . was "dam
aged.; /"'^ : ;,.//>-/ t /"*^gg^gM^'; rl,r 1 , ..-
Bishop » told iihe s police \ that ? the / nia
chine' was c ? his i property^ and "I that \u25a0:; he
kcptUt fat [the, Jefferson'; square Tgarage.
HiSiStatements^werelfourid|t6lbe^true.
The: letter/i of "^credit |founds(onf Bishop
showed I 'several " : , withdrawals J£made¥at
various ;European|cltieslthisJyear. 7 *
?; 4 - Bishop lis | at sorifbf |a\*f ormer rpartrier
Inv the^ law 5" firm V of, *Barber,rßoalt r &
Voiced of /Swedish
y r Singed Resound^
in.Eefry-Nave
MADAME JENNIE NORELLT^CDPPEH) AND
MISS • AM Y _• PETERSON. -. WHO ,. WILL ;' PA R
TICIPATE >IN \u25a0\u25a0 THE CONCERTS TO .-, BE
•-'-GIVEN: BY THE SWEDISH SINGERS. -
,The nave" of C the ferry building ,re-;
sounded' 'yesterday ''. afternoon .with
American; and patriotic; songs
given ;by v three" score lusty: Swedish
voices. .The United Swedish, singers of
the Pacific coast, who are holding;their
annual -."songfest" ?in this ;city,;l were
tendered, a- reception iby the San v Fran-'
cisco board " of trade ;"' and y : given the
freedom of the city • in so ; far as ' i t : lay
within- the power of the board ; to ; con-.;
f er.'- it/v-.Th-e,' place .was gay. wlthr the
Swedishiblue and gold, : for. the singers
all .wore their badges with the national
colors,~and, the ladies who'accompanied
them carried bouquets of blue and/yel
low/; flowers.*,- \u25a0» . I :. .:\u25a0•-.- :;
The reception was set for the morn- :
ing-andfa:- number of singers as
sembled.' t'Aa; the Seattle contingent was
unablej tolbe' present >it; was; decided Up
meet a'gaihiin^the: afternoon,' when the
guests ' entertained, with ; the :of
t he .Swedish^ national* antheni.'J'Hor. oss
Svea," \u25a0\u25a0 and \ then ' dofflng;;, their.: white,
caps \u25a0•: in \u25a0 compliment 1 ; to;- their > adopted
country, "The \u25a0 Star H Spangled ) Banner.'.*.
In rthe absence :'of r-Axel '-Pihlstrorii':' of
this > city, who/is ? the leader. Vof> the
united :'singing'»sbcleties,/H. : P.i Sather
of Seattle led the chorus.V -i, ; .v .V . . \u25a0;' \u25a0-•
; Irifthe] morningi John-' P. /Irish 'made
the/ address , of ./welcome,^ speaking; of
the '{contribution >that ; .the)Swede^.^ had
made ;to\ the national 1 life, of ";this:coun
tryJnot; only -.In .{a^ material f but" ln'an
artistic i way. • Responses were i made ;by
Alexander Olsson; S--, the » /editor. 1 : of >,the
Swedish paper,*?and by AEmil'-Hogberg,
the} president of /the United; Svyedish
"singers^/ , >' '\u25a0'\u25a0;. V/.'<-;"- ; ' /-.-./- ; /.'- ./,//
* Manager Arthur; R. . Briggs - of ; the
board /of # trade .- spoke ' In , the " afternoon;
extending I a | welcome \ to "the | assembled
singers. Representatives of the various
societies made c- responses -in-behalf/- of
the'i visitors. -.^lllustrated /- lectures:; on
California were; given"; by; the, board and
werefmuch appreciated' by > the .visiting
singers. , \u25a0".".• 'T-;'-;'- \u25a0'*.:\u25a0\u25a0 ,':\u25a0\u25a0-, '.' - Z*// 1 •'
./The -United Swedish singers of .the
Pacific" coast .werelbrganized \u25a0 two f years
ago in" Portland- arid \u25a0 have a ! membership
of ,r 150.. /iTheyawill * give j a /concert*; in
Golden" Gate ; hall t inf. this, cityi Saturday;
July; 27, ;i and in \u25a0 the Macdonough theater
in Friday evening, \u25a0' July/ 26:> A'
picnic /and ] songf est <will^be .given ' '\u25a0:. In
Shell; Mound; park;Sunday,TJulyi2B.£;The
singers ">willbe\asslsted: at '.thefconcerts
by.-: Madanfe V Jennie '.^Norelli, soprano,
andiby'Miss'Amy'Peterson.'a.young and
promising pianiste;of ; this: city.'- v :
Diamonds
: Baldwin -'Jewelry* Co.> are f prepared to
make -advances • on ["diamonds./:" 1261 \Van
NessVav.'.nr. .Slitter; st. ''\u25a0'-' / ; *
MAYOR STILL ENGAGED
SELECTING SUPERVISORS
pbHrmann • ; '_ Serve
Because c He \Has JLost v
Locals Residence-.
.Mayor Taylor, isjstill- adheringirigidly
to! his J rule f not" to -discuss jthe J personnel
of t, his ' new \u25a0;; board:] of * supervisors? pre£
maturely.rand^whenfquestloried^onithe
subject 1: shifts I the J conversatioril^The
cablnetUs";stiUUnTaiforma.tiv"eJ"stater<iF. !
.W.'iDohrmann,'iwho7^itlis3said f 'lwasj L of-",
fered)aVplace.ohithelboard^can' r not r act
ceptiOWingHoi the| fact Hhat the jhasllost
his 2 local % residence?;.^ There >\u25a0, was li. some
disputed over ? the s eligribllity^of '% Henry
Payot,^but>lt:will|be!held|that?hevisla^
"refugee'ifand^^SfiSowii rehabilitated^
-his; residence ' KeYefand ' is] properly
istered^ to * . vote -y in < thV| thirty-eighth
distrlct.V;;.- , ".\u25a0%[\u25a0;": \u25a0\u25a0'^'.u^^'-'^v;^'- ''?£ : :i
\u25a0 C.i H.- Beritleyit-the'-president ;of ~:the
chamber" f- of * commerce,'! isjreported 'A to^
ha.ye''hadithejrefusalfof lalplace'VonlthV
board fandidesiFedt not Ho ; serve.^yAllarT
Pbllok; jit Us";ruinored,)hasJ accepted^ the
.responsibility.C^There is ~-j stillfff some
questibni^conce"rnlngithejappolntment{of
William s J.SFrenchil the : secretary^treas-'
ur'erjof ( the itypographical Junlon^;;^;;'^
'^TheTmen -who^l Save;4;,been';"^- finally,
chosen t are jH.f U. ? Brandensteinil Henry.
Payot; % Dr.< rA;"ff A-|'cl'Ancona;V James i|P. s
Booth;* Ai'; Comte? Jr.Tand » "George"} li^Cen^
ter.Tj?At a least| three *6ther)ijmen^ have
beeh^dennitelyA'decided'SupQriftlby^Dr/
Taylor,'? subject^tof their .to.
served- •/.;'''\u25a0:. '\u25a0'::\u25a0'"'- : ::~ l jf ' : .''"f~\ .V-- 'V \u25a0.'•\u25a0" '' ;
CHARGED ' WITH
Hans G.;Kuhl;Va^ broker^ in^ Bush
street, !^waslaxrested*by^Policemah|Sl^
yef|yesterday^dn^a'Jwarraht|^harging
hlm^with|ha»ing|rieglected^andfaban^
dohed ? .hiß^wlfe.'^HelenTf since fAprilfl?
.ThisJl is f| thef flfst|f case
passed|byithe]lastlle"gislature3makiirg
it.-. a;*miisdemeari6r ''-.'for sal' husband jjtd'
a^^ ndo Pi his vvife. . • '. ; -• \u0084-;A
l^o«tu»Buter»^BauaW»«t<aaaid4Q«
BOODLERS ARE READY
TO CARRY OUT THEIR
PROGRAM TO LOOT CITY
Superyisors Are to Present
; Spring Valley Company
Withal 60,000;:
LANGDOm INDIGNANT
Denies That Graft Prosecu
tion Has Sanctioned
the Grah
J -"?i Tnrou eh,their acting chairman,"Gal
lagher, the boodle; supervisor^haye ah-
; nouhced-; their; intention (tpiTgOiiahead
thisi afternoon"- on their "own account
andiad'd'aifittingrclimax.to their.'crim
inal^ record Iby;, taking ; $160,000 ifrom
the: public: purse and iturning.it over {to
the Spring. Valley; waterfcornpany." ~
\u25a0iPistrict !! Attorney^ Langdon -"expressly
denied' last night thatlthe; graft, prose
cution : had^ given? its !> sanction to the
boodlers* \ program V to loot : the > city * for
theVbehefitVof Hhe ' Spring Valley ebm
pany.» He 'said: W. v , v - lS -
;;^"Th~e big stick -has -had ; nothing to' do
with this proposed action;by,the,super
. visors. T first iknewithat .the- super
visors had ; attempted to pass 7a . resolu-.
tionfgiyingithe! Spring, Valley; company
5160,000 .when [1 1 read . an account of the
proceedings-.' iri; 'the/. morning papers.
The \ graft }_\u25a0 prosecution "; has : taken no
part in -these proceedings." './\u25a0 ;
.iGallagher.'attempted to" present" $160,
000 iof r the; city's money *, to • the . Spring
iValley. company ' on , Monday. A"; row
was precipitated and an ': adjournment
taken \u25a0"-: uhtil^-Uoday: X. V Gallagher ; - an
nounced u yesterday^ that the resolution
acquiescing >inHthe -Spring -Valley hold
up ; would be passed" this afternoon. :t
- 1 The grabjplahned by. the'Spring,Val
ley company^ and accepted, by the. boodle
supervisors appears, j iri the light of sta
tistics compiled by Assistant City At
torney Baggett, to beonlya part of the.
bigger scheme " to', force the city. to pur
chase \u25a0 a depreciated > plant ; at a" price .
equal to the par. value of ;the bonds and
one-half f the .value of? the stock'sub
scriptions.?; leaving to the , corporation
about $15. 00t),000 worth' of readily mar
ketable real^ estate. ' • • '
The assistantlcity attornej- says- that
under the law.goverriing water rates on
buildlngSithe-Spririg^Valley \u25a0is assured
of anlincreased. revenue -of ; $500,000. this
year from that - source alo.rie.jSTn'iaddi-;'
tion ;to ..this the 'corporationTasks"ithe
city \ to j give Jit ' -.what : amounts "virtually
to .. two-hydrant, rates. \u25a0 VThe tcompany,'
which, ; in its ; suit against - the city al
leges \u25a0 that it has property .{.valued J at
$53,000,000, threatens the city with-'a
water famine, if "the i public purse is -riot
mulcted to relieve the corporation from'
a^stock|levy of '7s -cents' the I , share.- In
the. f ace^, o,f : ai greatly> Increased revenue
the : water.;, company claims- that is
bankrupt..' •'ltjis.asserted, i with some
color of authority, that the -officials of
the "' company , have \u25a0; failed'
to collect.- revenues' amounting- to-nnore
than^ sl'.oo0 r a^ day :f rotn'' contractors and
construction. companies."^ : , : " - * -.• ~".^
*V .This; dereliction; on* the part of , the
water.' company.) officials =-is said' to";, tie
AT THR.ee BIG STORES
\u25a0 \u25a0.>\u25a0\u25a0 : -;. - - - '.'\u25a0*.'\u25a0• i ' \u25a0 ' '- : - - - — \u25a0" : ~.
_;\u25a0'_ '^IS^lHV^ \u25a0»'.'\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0{\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' The demand for Brittain & Co. goods and,
l^^^^^^^^W^^J^il service has built three big stores in a year.
fP v The .fourth,- a _ 7-story reinforced concrete struc-
ture. is now being erected on Market and Mason
1111^!^ SSp^^W??fey'^ - streets and will ; be occupied this fall.
' l^^^^'M^^iv^^^^m' " Pretty; good 'evidence of public appreciation.
Hi^^H^ Garland Steel- Range
» lr^^^fM^^^_ *] Planish, steel; requires -no blacking, double walls
Hi q^^) Um^^^^^^M^H^i ' of steel lined with asbestos. Ventilated oven — no
W! II 1 1 lif^^llliri W\u25a0 j s °ggy bread or cake. Large ash pan ; small fire box ;
; ' ill I^^SSr'll wilißP'ip P •"I consumes : little • fuel; oven ' 1 6x20 inches. Fully
- ' '\u25a0 nickeled, -.with '.warming. closet as pictured. Regu-
' ' T^iiSm^\'iilit~i\'"^^ B^^^ ff:^ s^^^' . larprice is $37.50. Special this week, $33.75.
Ulir riOlISGi\OlCl l/6pflFtlH6l\L
\u25a0; Everything - you- can '"- possibly * require f; In * the ,- proper te<inipment-_ of Phonies," hotels and rooming houses.
: gA-\ryJL-- '" \u25a0 '\u25a0'. \u25a0\u25a0:" |'-^/^ /- ' V^ftfllftpiOH '\Jnf flSh^r yO ' \u25a0-•\u25a0';
\u25a0^RJ If Itr^. CH^Sg»A , Enclosed 'cogs, solid whi te rubber -. W, - J y£-J * WA \U
: .^mjijii^ '' ;^3_S2S^^ffll " rolls, vulcanized on shafts. Guaran- If t,| 1,1 . _
: •'\u25a0-' ;:- : nil y -'ivl M^ W' Will freeze'<in ; 3i6 minutes. Gear- illln^^W^J '^
I ':.-.*.? [V] :\u25a0:_*=-\u25a0-• W\\.\/\We.;ingjinclosed'at=top and bottom. All lfV'»*vS>^' Ml
'.'""'V ' Vi^" . r - ; ; u\\ y ; '-'; •-." . : 3 /quartTsize,; special,; s2.o0 4 - . T^^^ :J: J \u25a0*^^£a±-
i^^:' : <-- ? ' '•\u25a0^J^ 7-:.;:7 '-:. ; : - \u25a0 2>quart;size,'special,*^l.Bs ! ' I *' ..,, ., , , ~ =i ?~*
\u25a0\ CUR™>^ STRETCHER— The^ fa-"; I - Raldwil^Rcfri^«^tOl^ I WI^ DOTV SCREEXS — 9 ln - Wsh.
; mous^lHoimquist/^adjustable.f / Dai^"! .^s™.™?? .' 1110116 "'- — ' 2 ° C
;; i v t , - "Ci - - v -' -«VL.- 1t nVr rent rUsrniinr 'SCREEN,^^DOORS— Completely, fit- ,
; : with; movable pin 5, .;..;.... $2.00? /\u25a0••^^*J:P e^. ce . n^M Is . c . ou . n VT : '_ : ted- with -hardware .. .-.-.-.-. 1.75
-Incalling your attention to; this line of. goods we quote unusual prices.
i^^^^^^U '- ' V^/: Japanese Bouquet'. • hard! milled.^ f or .- \ 3Q C •' .Parisian : ? Savo'n.% Heliotrope. ;Rosa \t\
* ::: -- : , I ?Sv' -Thotels, ! dozen vr.."..r.v.X........^VC -^.vand .VloletT scented,^ 3 inboxTv;! *OC
*^S;S?* > , - s : GenuJne^WltchiHazel.' l/C
a^ ldual^ oUe^^^ ho ™^ u^H25c \u25a0 • s fo r v- ••-•••• ••".*.. ........... ' 10c
r F^ NCV;TOILET . V^dozen^..^...... :rTV. ...... :.v.:. »***»,-: Antiseptic ; "Witch •Hazel. " " -* i A
\u25a0\u25a0:/:;;-' : :"!sand:' <\u25a0 - r - '\u25a0'-\u25a0"''.^\u25a0\u25a0.^'- .. •\u25a0- -\u25a0' -"-*-•'- -;- : ---*-»'vr--:-;-^. ; .--f» : -^-~-.-^..- J ._3;forr.-.v-: .-;:... .-.-;.\u25a0.\u25a0;.-..... - - IUC
/ PUMISS - - Ramona, .\u25a0 Clavel . and* Wild . Locust ,le^ \u25a0 Full / line ;.; Colgate's * fancy fo'ilet
/V?GASENE* ; : tHoney,; fancy, 3 ;in-b0x .*:.;.. -:.- .\ :***** f,' Soaps*and Talcum Powder
;'-.„\u25a0,,;,. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0..-..- -..- . :.i,--'. -~ \u25a0 •\u25a0- '^_i^_2_Li:^_____j^il^j^jji^ii^iii_iliJl_i^_!_^_j::: z ' '\u25a0\u25a0-**\u25a0\u25a0 ~ \u25a0\u25a0*\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -* \u25a0 \u25a0 .'\u25a0\u25a0.-. - „.
I 1W 1 Y f RV '< I M AIL^ Prompra'ndrdetailed^ attentiorijgiveri correspondence ; by/mall.^ O^^ep^tiaint^iT^
I %D\J f I ' »T- mJ+Mf* elude > MCchanicsV.Tools^ ands^ Hardware,/ Sporting i Goods.- Household- Goods/*^iT,?."" I
1 1 I^Var" l3 h e s/letc^ ; Stovesjandlßanges^ Silver .^ Pjated^are.>nd and ; Glassware; °More bSng-SSS .' 1
|Fblder^ "VValnablfr^ifCiii^^ ,' \u25a0 .; - i^/ v^ " ; '° r * *"!* H "V* tla «
\u25a0^to-^ Sportsmen.",' Free.* ' SA\ v FRASCISCO,!Cora«rIV«iis»M Ay. and Turk St - Llc^^sSl
i 9/ v: i/^: ; . ' /.'ISAN- FRANCISCO, 1206-1210 ; Polk^St." Cor»er^Sutter -' -
San Francisco Bond and Mortgage Gofflpany X
V . -V CAPITAL $10,000,000
,/;• -\\J' • OFFICERS /OF THE
President, > JOHN L.LOTD ; — : •" f DAVID F. WALKER
Treasurer \u25a0J. -DALZELL BROWN 4 Vice " Presidents < p. PLUMMEIi-
Secretary, RUFXJS P.* JENNINGS : , ; - .'\u25a0.'>\u25a0
~.;l . GENERAL. ATTORNEY
W.J. BARTNETT,' CHARLES W. SLACK M. E. CERF
1 ' ,
JOHN LLOYD ' J.'DALZELL BROWN DAVID F. WALKbU
RUFUS P. JENNINGS " v f B. M. GUNN'
100,000 SHARES OF THE CAPITALSTOCKOF THIS COMPANY ABE
OFF^RED^FOR; SUBSCRIPTION AT $100 PER SHARE.
. This Company has been organized to^ loan money on income property
in San> Francisco on what is 'known? as; the .bond and mortgage plan. 1 nts
involves' the ; issuance Nrf bonds secured 'by »#rst' mortgages on income, prop-
erty: arid * : theYsale/of guarahteed mortgages.*/ : . \u25a0 v
C AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY.
. There is no inves^rn»r*- Mfer thnnthat^ offered by the SAN FRANr
CISCO BOND/AND; MORTGAGE COMPANY, and owing to the excep-
tional i^phditions-j the net earnings of its capital -stock should considerably
exceed^l2 per 'cent annum. . . u"• <.'\u25a0 ','\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 % \u25a0:. -
r ; TKe L SAN. /FRANCISCO BOND AND. MORTGAGE COMPANY has <
three ; sdnrces«of profit: ' ; / ;;.
/; 1. Interest earned on its paid up capital. " •
"2. Difference between what; it -earns on" mortgages and what it pays on
bonds', which is usually,; lj'a; per. "cent. \ \u25a0 ' \u0084;.. .
3. -.\u25a0^Difference', in interest on guaranteed mortgages sold by it, which f3V"
usually," I per cent./. :
Similar companies in the East and foreign countries have had phenom-
enal success,' earning T fr6m 12 : to .16 per cent per "annum.
Stock subscriptions will be received ih' SAN. FRANCISCO at the offices.;
of. the XompanyV; 3o -Montgomery Street,-and until. July.'3l, 1907, at the Ul- :
lowing/ places: . ' • •" •
-San Francisco National Bank. Merchants' Exchange Bui Wins.
The Crocker .National Bank, Market and Post Streets.
E. H.^ Rollins & Sons. Kohl Building:. . .. - ,
California Safe Deposit and > Trust Company,- at , its head offlce, California ,
i Street at Montgomery, or at any of its four branch ofQces.
The National Bank of the Pacific. Claus Spreckels Building:.
v Portug;uese-Amerlcan Bank; 78 Jackson, Street. .
State Savings and Commercial Bank, 1019 Flllmore Street. '
.- Union National Bank, Oakland.- < '
And In ;Xew York : City—
;Unlted.States Mortgage and Trust Company. 55 Cedar Street.
Intf rboro Bank of New Jork. 49 Wall Street.'
; , E.F. Hutton and Company,' 33 New Street.
TVBJtTE FOB BOOKLETS \
the result of personal grafting and a
weir defined plan to secure the I co-oper
ation of^the federated water committee.
The; company has. made a determined
effort to secure the indorsement of its
•hold up^by the citizens'.; committee,'. and
at the stormy' meeting of the super
visors on Monday Gallagher attempted
to >excuse his) action' by claiming that
he I was actuated by the federated com
mittee's attitude.
HUNTS IX HAT WITH CANDLE
../.Detective ".James - "Whelan , of- the
Southern-- Pacific company -noticed, a
light . in . a car of , hay \u25a0at the - foot : of
Seventh street about 3 o'clock yesterday
morning. /.'He investigated and found
John ,Comerford; ' "a ; vagrant, with - a
lighted "candle in .his hand searching" in
the ;hay, for his \ hat.— If Comerf ord had
set- fire to the'hay ; T a conflagration' In
the ', yards . would have • resulted. He
,was ' arrested for vagrancy . and. Police
Judge ; Shortall sent » him- to • the . county
jail for 10 days.
: KILITIA~ MEETrSTO - TOOTGHT — Bertseley.
July 23.— The men who are interested In forxn
, Ing a company of militia ' In* Berkeley ' will meet
yt .the. ". town . hall * tomorrow night, when Major
George .C Pape probably' win '-be .elected chair
mani*of the meeting. It is expected that Major
Pape . erentnally '. will be : made ' captain ' of : the
i companj.
NINE YEAR OLD BOY IS
KILLED ON BELT RAILWAY [
Eravt Zeppa Crushed to Death
Between Bumpers While
Stealing a Ride
Ernest Zeppa. 9 years old. who lived
with /his parents at 134 Montgomery
street, was killed yesterday while
stealing a ride on a flatcar on the belt
railroad. The youngster, hidden from
view of the train \u25a0 crew, was so In
tent on -his sport that he failed to no
tice that the car. to which he was
hanging was being backed -Into an
other car standing on.'the track. The
cars. came together with the little fel
i low's* head between the buffers. The
' skull was ..crushed .to a pulp and the
; lifeless body fell to the ground.
* T. C Crane, 1 the engineer, was ar
"rested by Detective • James McGowan
on 'a .charge of manslaughter.
For Indleestlon
HORSFORiyS ACID PHOSPHATE
An effective remedy for obstinate In
digestion, nervous dyspepsia, headache
and depression. . • =
TO PAVE SHATTTTCK AVESTXE — BerkeTer.
Jnlj 23. —^Tbe town trustees hare or«lered Uwc
Shattack aTenne. from . Hearst arenoe to Bltfb"
\u25a0tre«t. be paTwl.' and also Center, street from
Shattnck to MllTla street. .