Why Do You L*ie?
Impertinent Question No. 8;
! See Prize Answers on Page 16
.VOLUME Cn.— NO. 55.
Eight Columbia Survivors Arrive Here
Langdon Thwarts Spring Valley's Plan to Loot the City Treasury
"BIG STICK"
SAVES CITY
$160,000
Boodle Board of Su
pervisors Is Put
Out of Action
"No Quorum" Hereafter
Till New Body Is Chosen
Gallagher Explains
Attempt to Aid
• Spring Valley'
Places All Blame Upon
Committee of Citizens
The sitting l>oard of super
visors will not help the Spring
Valley water company loot the
city treasury. . The adjourned
meeting of the board, which was
to "have passed yestarday after
noon the resolution-taking-sil6oi
000 from V the <;ity at the com
mand of . the . ,wat«\ .-. company,
failed of a quorum. .Similar^ fail
ure of quorums or . postpone
ments of consideration. of Sprang
Valley's scheme will \u25a0 characterize
subsequent , meetings of: .the
board, which will pass out; of existence
when .Major Taylor has completed his
list of successors to the boodle mem
bers of the Schmitz-Ruef contingent.
The "big stick" wasswung yesterday
just in time to prevent the amenable
supervisors from doing what they
thought they had been instructed to do.
When the board adjourned Tuesday aft
ernoon, its members fully expected to
reassemble yesterday afternoon _ and
pass the resolution which, in accord
ance with the recommendation of the
federated water committee, would make
the city's contribution to Spring Valley
reach a total of 1239.000.
LANGDOJV CHECKS THE RAID .
District Attorney Langdon did not
know until Tuesday what the board In
tended to do.. He .had not been" con
sulted. When he was advised that the
supervisors were' about to give Spring
Valley ?160,000, solely, because.S pring
Valley had demanded it, he decided that*
the matter would bear investigation.-;
The result of this decision was the
passing ', of the word that yesterday*
meeting would Tiot be necessary. So
industriously was the word passed that
when -the clerk' tried to organize, a
meeting only Tveitmoe, Furey, Mamlock
and McGushin were in evidence. Tveit
moe assumed the responsibility of the
chair and formally announced that, in
the absence of a quorum, the board
would stand adjourned until: the regu
lar meeting on-Monday.
District Attorney £>angdon was on
hand to see that there was.no quorum.
He left immediately after the an
nouncement of an adjournment and as
he went supervisors | began to materi-^
alize from ante rooms and. 'committee
rooms..- The first to appear? was TGai"
lagber, followed ' by "Fire : TrapfSara *
Davis. . :-\u25a0 v * \u25a0"'""• : : V'-'' \u25a0
GALLAGHER'S. EXPLANATION
Gallagher", as sponsor for the. Spring
Valley resolution, explained the-atti
tude of himself and confreres,' who had
been prepared tojam the vicious meas
ure through when the . prosecution
called a halt. He said:
"I have nodesire to. pose. I am- no
saint and make no representations of
tainthood, but I believe that: l^an'd' the
other members of the .board .•who
were prepared' to pas* this ' resolution
are entitled Jo fair treatment. .' We
were; prepared' to act not on our own
judgment,'*. but on .what we believed I .to
be the will of the : people. We are
not responsible; for this resolution. It
was framed on" the . recommendations
made by the- federated water 'commit;
tee, repre«entjngr- the. commercial and
labor organizations of San Francisco.
If It is not, what th*v people want— from
the~ attitude ; of t' the., press, there ,...- Is
room *-. for • doubt— let the - peoplo put
.the , responsibility it ,belong:s-l-on
"Iff th'eres tisOi tieem iia- f fanwrrjp itt iisj
«r*»n«lßM«»rt:nir:l*«srr*J»;.«"Ali»inifT'r;
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 86
THURSDAY,; JULY. 25,: 1907
WEATHER COSTDITIOXS \u0084 ;.
\u25a0; XESTERD AY— CIoudy ; "\u25a0 weit ' wind ; ,. maximum
temperature, ) 62; '" minimum .• temperature,- SZ.*^., '
FPRECAST . FOE TODAT— Fair. . with ' foe In
the morning; light southwest wind, changing to
f resa westerly.' ... \u0084;<:'\u25a0-•; \u0084 • .'•!>•«• :U
EDITORIAL ". ; v . ; .^';
A short way with the corporation lawyer.' P. 8
Blackest spot la the Columbia disaster. Pace 4
: Johoson's lost mustache. \ '. /Ptff*'B
GRAFT."..;- '.......,..'"\u25a0 ' ' /\u25a0 \u25a0:
District " Atfawuex ' Laagdon - prerents ' passage
cf resoldtion -by snperrlscrs m'aklDe Spriag <.VaU
ley water company. a present *of $160,000 of the
city's money. .: ->'-,r f \u25a0 t-.'v-^ .'P«*«'l
*' Vlc«' President; Zinuaer* of 'the' Pacific; tele
phone and . telegraph company; again refuses "io
testify. against Louis Glass. and Is fined JSOO iv
addition.'- to * being aent back" to the conniy
JaU. .Pacsl
CJTT, -i ' \ _."> -.'
Creditors and -mother off heirs : wajre legal
battle for control of estate of maa who died, ln
the almshorae. r - 'r^' "..'::-\u25a0 P«*« ' 12
United i Ballroads au thorlies , $5,000,000 > Issue,
of preferred stock and offers special -lnducemec>s
to purchaser*.*.;,' ." .: . •' ';; > /:'.,: »i' V : :* Pace, »11
Wife of < prominentn t . merchant r obtains ' dis
missal tof :t: t her: interlocutory * decree, of ydiTorce
and thus prerents him from marrylag again. P. 16
: Two : Jjaerlcan ' citizens *an ;in .
because they refuse to loan money to .the gov
ernment. " " . "\u25a0*'*. " . 'Par* 16
Warrant . charging .embezzlement . lssned \u25a0 for
the .arrest, of Mrs. . Mary- Lawlor 'at the ' in
stance. _of her. aged mother.^ t) „- PaceS
' Mayor Taylor refuses to " recognize . signature
of Schmiti and ' as a . result - retired ' teachers',
pensions, ari held np.. • • •\u25a0\u25a0':• ,Pa|r«,l2
* Secretaries . Straus - and ' Garfield ,. dellrer 'op
tlmistic addresses before in dm trial peace con-,
ference. '* ,-' \u25a0'". \u25a0\u0084. , , ; , . Pas«s 5-6
V Primary . election registration reaches, total -'of
61,000, an' Increase ;of 10,000 OTer '' total -'for
1806. •• \u25a0-.«:.."\u25a0 : " ''.;'::" ."" : !" ;Pa»«;»
Secretary, Gsrfteld- reopens consideration of. \ the
Hetch Hetchy / ,water.project,'and asks contending*
sides jto submit ":-* - ' .., - Facft.'l6
_ Elgb t ; snrVlTor» of Cciambia wrect reach { San
Fraaclicb" tales Tot , terrorl regarding * their
battle ; Agalast'-deatfl • ln-;swirllng •*f a. " \u25a0 ' : \u25a0' Pac« ' 1
sußuaßAj^^;—^^ \u25a0;- ; '^:--'" <r .'^
I-. Secretary QarfleldJn- address at^thei'UßlTerait.Tj
of ; California dsclares, that e'xeesses or/both
corporations "and orcanized- labor will: be itaropcl
oat aod^tiiat-'tibttntrrfwlll j be ' cared r of j lnd astrnl '.
.ills' within -, a 1a 1 few- yeanu'fe'si^Jpij^-^^y K«^« ? 7.
>;Ba»dit- tries* toJiraWfup^Autoisear^OaJiUad?
bat< haaj to ; ran to" sare;.JU» - -Uf tl~ '..;' r -r- ??-'-?•*• ?
£ ' of .' Oakland :joanv«l*i • suit": tor^r dliorce
en .charge^ that be beat her 'with shoe.'..* Pace 7
, Southern'^Paclflc^bayt land' Jn' Oat land, for loop
tystem'; for electrical trains. to mole. \u25a0' /Page" 7.
, Alameda •nperrtaors*.' announce that ; they-' ap^
prore I. of 'general \u25a0 increase Vof ' Taluations^-'by
assessor, as it will ktrp the tax rate.down rto>n
attractlre;point*for Investors. '" ' '" " ' Pags 7
COAST
. Steamship George W. Elder arrlres at Porlland
with " many " sarrirors * of v the > wrecked '% llnee
Columbia..- V' • •'. v . 'Page 2
- MUs Ma y belle Walßoo of Berkeley,* heroine ' 0f
Colnmbla 5 wrecW, arriTes at : Portland and re
ceiret great praise for her heroism. Paga 2
domestic;, \u25a0 :\u25a0\u25a0 ij;-/v- . 'V. \u25a0 :' -\u25a0'-!
Grand'jnry is:anmmoßed,at Clinton. ni.,:to'
take up Maglll cag*; girl wife to bs prosecuted
for forgery : in Twritlng letter?. ' \u25a0 , / Page 1
Bryan to announce his' candidacy for president
at' 4 a great. banquet- to be held in Lincoln earl;;
in the fall.' ,'. : ;. ; -•:."• -- . '; . - Page-;l'
Attorney ©arrow proTes himself ,- a, brilliant
orator and -a master ot denuncittion la his plea
to Boise Jury. ..--.-. '\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 'Paga 4
sports: -. z ".- Vv I
Httgh •. McGowan wins mile handicap *"*«t ,, at
The Meadows in TliS^ flat.' #" :; <-jPage^ll
\u25a0 Fair * Play 'annexes* the : Jlontauk stake .at
Brighton, carrylnj? f 20,000 in added money. '\u25a0 P.' 10
' Coast league baseball scores: .'Oakland 3, Sau
Francisco "2 (10. Innings); Portland '3, 'Los "An
geles I.^ -/" Page^lO
* J .Nel«jn and, Britt ehow..no>lgns of letting" up
in \u25a0 their; heary training: work. ,'. . Page 10
: Manager- Nolan aad Joe Gaos irej^Warly
agreed upon,; conditions for, a return 'match? for
135,009 purw la Ben'o.', . . >- Page, 10
\u25a0• 9«glstration ' committee of - the Pacific . athletic
association ' expels A. Itiord an . "suspends • Wi Ulam
KeUon for one year and reTokeg sanction granted
Irish-American athletic club for • ta- i Indoor
meet.' : . 'Page 10
LABOR • . \u25a0.-..-/.. .. .-;£. ;' , : \u25a0 "
\u0084 Secretary of • San- Francisco b*retr»r»' union re
turns from successful ; mission . to \u25a0':. L<* \u25a0 : An
gelesV'f \u25a0 .T ' r'±S:*--\ .-"\u25a0"..., ~~Z - i,?- 1*!1 *! '*}
Steam '\u25a0 laenflry/ workers will enjoy entertain
ment" Monday, ereningl _ -^ Paga ; 11
-- Liner. Siberia f will - *all ; today .* for J the 5 oritat
with many.' well known-people on board.': Page ', 11
"MINING-, \ •-•-'-\u25a0,/,;. - -':' .
; There .will .. b* no labor; troubles in : GoldfleM;
according f» seemingly, reliable Information. P. 15
SOCIAL
-•\u25a0\u25a0.' '\u25a0\u25a0• . \u25a0-'"\u25a0.•*-\u25a0..--.'\u25a0.' \|-; '. '\u25a0" i
.?. Mrs. \u25a0. Francis G." Newlands arrlTeg in clty^and
U guest ;atlFalnnont : hotel. ;,. f V j. . ; Page|l
,*;\u25a0 Congreesme n { Longworth • and c jentertalned'
at . . luncheon Vat ~i Burllngame I by A : Mr».' »Rndolp!i
Epreckels <' and I at; reception } ln the "erenlng by.
Mrs! ; Eleanor Martln.v ; - * ;'.; '. '\u0084. Paga'9
THE CALL!
BRANCH OFFICES;
'Subscriptions 1; and.*. Aidvertiise^
merits iwill He i received -, in 5 Sahj
' Franciscbl at ? following I offices^
-; 1«51 FILL,MORE : STREET; ;"/"
Open until 10 , o'clock tevery>; night.
; ; SIB VAJfi NESs|AVEJVUBr^ : \u25a0.;> :
Parent's^^Uoneryj*Store.T '*"
aooTFiii.iif<mETsTßEET ;
Woodward's \ Branch;* ' - .
NW HAIGHTi STREET
."T Christian' s"i ßranch."
SIXTEENTH AND -.MARKET ; STS.
' v Jackson's.! Branch.
' . v . : . 074 TAi.ENcifA STREET.' *.'\u25a0;, j ':
• Halliday^a i Store.' - ;
" \u25a0 XIOSi VALENCIA STREET
~* ' •,*"' Blake's Bazaar;. . .;;* V -
• 801 1 ~\ 16TH V. 5T. ..-" CORr^MISSIOX^;!
International v Stationery"? "Store.'/.- ;
3713 '- MISSION*/ STREET. v '\u25a0":.}.
- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0''\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 :^^TlielNew«erie::^"_;;^N^ y
3 IMI^CHtIR*CH. r STriEET. ; ;"^*>-';
George" rrewitt's'ißranch.*"'' \u25a0;\u25a0':
|sM|S^^^®ofe|T^
< '_\u25a0 ;_':?' • The^apper picture shows the San Pedro • as , ! the vessel * was tow ed [into port "at Eureka after the collision withyhe Columbia. The lower
picture^owsjhowthe^bpy of: t^
Band of Rescued Women and
Men Reach City Exhausted
SSisteis as^Xllf atedsSteain'er Sinkd
rackcJi'byftlicir^fnghtful^'speriences^cie^
suryiv^rs^fo^;men';aiul^four-wom
nigrt;vbrmgingMalcs^of^li^rowm
death.; iThcytwere i among the 1 5 1 on : the- fated vessel who \vere? cast
uj^attSl|elterGoyc after; tlie lmdniglit^isast^r/atVsea'Saturday^^^e^
nearly a hundred "men, women'and children. :.\verit'do\vn.. to 'death: \u25a0> The
oth^r/s*e\ T en»suryiyors-or.the^ group' v,'illiarnve*in this: city tomorrow."
: • - '.; rAnpngitherrjundr^^
thel ferry boat .'wh ich' broil gh t;4
tHejre.\^i^c6re^of'hilarioiis merry »7iakers^whoJiad^j6y^d<a' picnic
'at^Schuetzeritpark^ahdr.they
' \u25a0\u25a0'•-\u25a0-\u25a0-' ;:'-'-:\u25a0 *:-k - ; --\u25a0•*•- '---:' f-.*-\u25a0-:-':-:;f -.*-\u25a0-:-':-:; : :v ; i/t«a{A'a'?;.'tP">' cc J £ ! y ' : \u25a0 \u25a0'• -^-^r-sr
survivors. in ithe'depths ofigrief*foria,siSteriwho
-,'r<^r • . \u25a0i-A-i^^ -, as'Vvj;.. .\u25a0'•\u25a0Mh-S mti-r-'L f^:-i}.:~j?. >\u25a0 o« -^ ,'- -^\u25a0\u25a0. ,^- ' .- :-" ; .r--;'v .-\u25a0•
had ?been--torn^from^her, ! arms: as jthey-^struggled =. together! in;, the
waters' that ; swirled 1 oveir :the -Columbia's foundering wreck. -The
\u25a0threes-o thers 1 -" were,. I : o'ii '-.the? verge 'of collapse following: the \u25a0 frightful
tragedy^ they iwentthrough/iand^allthad'beenitraveling^for/itwo^daysr
rYetrwhen; they- arrived jlT^i^^there^wasinotta^irienaly^handjextended
to help-them.. . ( \u25a0' \u25a0 ,
Only two'hadi moneyAU^^^^^quartennaster^whoi commanded
litHeli^tltnatls^ uhemWand|a\wornanW^>li|tf^
saved'Of-theirrpropert} r i.Avcre the-makeshift^'-interchangedigarments
that them. : Miss Ruby Cooper, the- gnct stricken 'little
womaniw t ho)i.s?now on ; the rack of anguishr ignorant of iwhetherjnerj
sister*livesior^fpllowed{the. Columbian to the bottom^broughtlalsolthe
i co ntiS i 1i 1 i;d b.% i p.m. i: n; < o i- 111 1 n > «
GRAND JURY IS CALLED
FOR THE MAGILL CASE
SPECIAI, t LISPATCH-TO THECALX.
. clinton; m;, July. 1 24.— judge • cock
* ran^hVs .'ordered 'a special :grand jury to ;
; assemble *on Saturday: to consider. 1 the
: 'charges^of mu*rder*agaihst :Fred H. . Jla-,
j sglllfandv-FayJGraiiami'MagilUiliis-islrl
; \u25a0 —^%—^- ". - r '-'-"';' - .' f'S ~^'.-:
i wife.- -./ "..---' ; •- ' - ' - - "i
i «:a£iUer .-'has =. spf-up.g
} though. it
! and he willrnbt*
! have ;tb/d>Bclosesthes case- of the 'state
; "until all:th2;evidence;isdeveloped. JFay
i Graham \u25a0 M'agilV is : to" be indicted -for
' Iforgeryr, even thought; she may* not be'
! held-ori^the charge of ";niurder. It iis
' "considered 1^ certain -that .she {wrote It he
' 1c 1 1 c rV'a scr i b ed ; t<v Mrs:* "Pc t" ? Ma gill .yV. *
\u25a0 The San Francisco Call Accepts;
'"\u25a0•\u25a0"' '•" \u25a0\u25a0x^\:H O tlAl 'jT-' ; - ' "\u25a0 V ~'^' ;^ e " w ' Issues back we referred to an
\u25a0'••",. -V.-;r. <..,•<'..>\u25a0 - "i" i . * \u25a0; :. opinion 'of. an -advertiser, who had returned
• .. ' ". ,*- \u25a0 ' ".frpro'San'Francisco, that conditions In: the
\u25a0 - ' : 't !'^-!l *- ; • '\u25a0'-• \u25a0\u25a0" i- ''r . \u25a0\u25a0 .«,;\u25a0- 7* newspaper -situation had changed 'consid- \u25a0
f> •I' < i-v 'V^ 4 A*\ 7v ' erably^ there and. that It appeared to him '
v " v .\^'lTL/L}1 ? I-1^ ' ' ; , HhatThe Call had outdistan Jed the Chron- "
\ 's- .\u25a0 " ::* Jt^'X^-i - \u0084<^. •.\u25a0 , '\u25a0\u25a0', .-lcle In circulation^ and -popularity. J
%y^^£ '-^i - - -two papers was In the forefront that their ' ;
:^ \u25a09?-^.- 7}?.^'?' ' \u25a0' -/publishers {Set: together T ahd call in a com-,
",--V ; '; •\u0084';-.\u25a0-':,• ' . . 'petent set of newspaper circulation exam-
; IV/roil : f^l"|*ri^t* " -7' The Call has jumped aithe offerasoneto
v lTjL'illlV- \i/lvlv>l" -solve, the. question, but the Chronicle co far
:.-;-\u25a0— '--'- \u25a0'- -.v-;-- --y .• has kept silent. \To allow such a fair, offer -
'" ; - '' ' * to go-by the board cannot, help. th« Chron-;
,:iclf.v.lt. : willset advertisers to thinking.
- \u25a0-\u25a0' \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0.'if 'S>- \u25a0-\u25a0•'•: :'\u25a0•\u25a0* '\u25a0"%- \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0'- ?*• The .'promptness "with Iwhlch .The' Call
; ; . I 'if7\in l^n C| I^- '\u25a0'\u25a0'*\u25a0 accepted 'the^proposition; it 'l3 1 inevitable
..— ,%} \J\JLL -\u25a0 XX Cl A^^^B .'-\u25a0- will only gain converts to Its claim*. * .
... '\u25a0'-\u25a0.;.* -'. "\u25a0"i"'-" ' i , . .. ; V r \u25a0 . Anyway,' < It/ Is an "interesting circulation"-.'
:'\u25a0< \u25a0'\u25a0-\u25a0 " Chine rssue"j '"'' ' " ~ . problem in' San Francisco that our^sugses- -
\u25a0- ; ."V u » _,;'-. : -- L y ; .has ; raised.— Mail Or dci' Journal; for June.
1 lie Lall
iciici;- inyite the-CSllrbnicle to a joint circulation
WW -'The Chronicle refused! "
- ' ' \u25a0 *' -" ' '' ' ' '\u25a0.-"\u25a0\u25a0.- ' ' :- * "*" \u25a0 \u25a0 ' - -\u25a0. ''-.\u25a0
THE GALL ;has a larger ipaid circulation than the
Chrpniclejaridiwilltsbjguaraht^
/: means~m6re;iri<iivi<iual sufecribers.
SAN FRANCISCO CALL , SAN FRANCISCO^ GALL/
\* is open to examination at any, time . " ett<:r^« at^ c /f^ T tr r ? ad
i:^vC^-"V[-^^!-;'v:; : si;' :: J;J ;i ,~ --.'-\u25a0;:'.?:\u25a0 - v ' \u25a0'ads/. -\u25a0Not a'class circmatmn. .;-. Everv-u
I body reads The Call.
Who wants luscious strawberries?
They are. to be had for the picking within
:he city^Hmitsfof ;San Francisco.. Read
oi the big public berry- patch in
The Sunday Call
BRYAN WILL ANNOUNCE
CANDIDACY IN FALL
SPECIAE DISPATCH -TO THE CAIX
! •, -WASHINGTON, .July; j24.— William J.^
I AbbottH recognized- v as ; William '- Jen
nings.' personal . -Washinston'
TepFesentatiye, said today that.' while"
rie^ihad^rto autiiority^to" .make
Vriy^annbunee.meht- on.. the-Nabraskan's J
;behalf?;he- had every "reason Uo~ believe i
would -be a. V candidate for |
the* democratic,' presidential nomination {
\u25a0'\u25a0 \u25a0VV'ord-eomes;from l . the «west -! that*, the T]
formal 1 announcement /of ;can- i
didacy., wllP-be made ;by:him; personally I
at a great dinner in Lincoln.^ Neb..- early |
in ithe. fall; jtojwhich, prominent 'd«nao- I
crata sf rom;all*over_the country »_will be t
invited.Y-Itili. expected .that Bryan then }
will, outline >the* policies for: which he
.wiir'stand. '"'."" f ; : V"."
PEICE FIVE CENTS.
ZIMMER SENT
BACK TO JAIL
AND FINED $500
Court Increases Punishment ;
"V of Refractory Witness ;;
in Glass Case
HENEY SCORES AGAINv
State's Case Complete Withf;
out Testimony of Man
in Contempt
MRS. BOSTON CALLED!
'\u25a0-\u0084;''\u25a0.\u25a0 : .- ' ' -\u25a0 C IfV
Wife of -Recent Mayor Tellsj
of Money Given Her
by Husband .
-
Vice President Emile . J.XZia^V
mer. of the Pacific telephone and;!
telegraph company refused yes
terday the. third opportunity,
given him to testify in the bribery
case against Louis Glass, and'
was fined $500 and sentenced ; to^
another five days in jail by } Judge/
Lawhor,. the penalty/ being the
maximum allowed by law as
summary punishment. If it was -
beUeycdvbyrtheidctense that Zim
hier's" silence" would be fatal to
\u25a0\u25a0;--•- \u25a0--.'\u25a0 ;\u25a0*!?." .~ n -,i "-'\u25a0\u25a0_'. \u25a0i\ y . s \u25a0-* ~ \u25a0-\u25a0
the "state's case against i Glass; this*
expectation" was finally and I com
pletely shattered • yesterday. In
spite "of : the countless obstacles
that he has been forced to face
Continued on Page 4, Column S