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For The Call's Index of News of the Day See Page 6, Column 3 VOLUME Cn.— NO. 5(5. Fate of Louis Glass Will Rest With Jury at Noon Today Delmas Surprises by Submitting Case for Defense When State Has Closed Sketch of T. C. Coogan, in one of his characteristic poses, pleading for '. the ÜbertyiiofphU^milUohai^ is that of J. Hency, forcing home the charge of bribery against ;theidebauchcr\of : 'Supetihor:Box^^ Telephone Magnate's Hopes Center in Effect on Jury of One Short Hour of Oratory Relies Upon the Eloquence of Counsel to Sunder Prosecution's Ghain of Gircumstantial Eyiidence [ The question of the guilt of Louis Glass on the charge of 'having paid/axss,pp6 bribe to Supervisor Charles Boxton will be in the hands of /the^jiiry^ atinobn- today. . ;In one short hour of argument this morning Attorney Delphin Mr [DelS^s'imust^tiate-tiie overwhelming force of the case, which it has taken the .{ state- fourteen * day s; to \u25a0 estabK lish, if his client is to escape a sentence inthe^peniteritiary. .' : L '-.'•«'-' ,v- : 'i ' With sensational abruptness the trial J proper of the^te^plibne^< magnate i came to an end at 1 1 :30 o'clock yesterday morning. < Surprise after^ ; su^ise|iffi&d^theMntrof: duction of the testimony'of:A.J. Steiss, the. last witness f called by :|tlie^pi^eaurtiori;-arid when he left the stand the state announced that its ra^ unexpected, but Delmas was not taken off his guard. -Withou^ca^ to the stand, he closed the case for the defense. There folio yytd^vsii^tjresplte^diir^ ing the noon.hour, andthe afternoonandeve^^ the opening arguments of Assistant District Attorney; rHeney^ foritKe^state-and^Attqr^ lieyT. C Coo^an for the defense. WM^^^f^^f^^MM . It was. at' the- close of the afternoon session that; Judge! LawlpriSanno^riceddthe' Hmitation of time imposed on the attorneys -for^hei^^ tiye orders'tut two^ho^rs arej^/be al^ /der to allow. Time 7 for the; instructions toUhe^jury/andVassur^ hands at noon. the court will convene at Though the earlier events -of the day paled into ' ihsignificance^be'f ore the tense, impassioned address ;byHeney 'and; the; earnest, stu pied the afternoon; and night sessions^orth^c^ in neither interest nor sensatibn-vHeneyliad- announced t^ nesses for examination yesterday morning, \u25a0and pelmas/lia^^^ call- witnesses. to\the stand, but^ thV significance i of : the 1 tes^r^ sistant General j\^nagerSteiss- of the Pacifi caused the 'complete .overthrow of . eyery^plan., '•• -• _ • - * _ .;2!, *'\\ .*"- v-. " - \ ' .'. The San Francisco Call. COXTIXUED^ON: PAGE 2," COLUMN' 1 SA^,; FRANGISGO^ft^^ 26, 1907. ...... ; - , . - ~" Trying |to Shift th||iUilt to 0^ A ttbrn ey s for Glass Draw % . Pickernell Into tHe - '."'-'Gase - Ah* attempt * by; the; defense to iiiyert- suspicion; of i brit)ery.i from Louis' Glass- by .-throwing it helter skelter;- at*Hh'e;;;headi of ; ; the first official ; whcT could •in any, .way be shown {to; have^had;' authority, at Ithe^timeitheibri^eryrofthe super visors >'< was ::\u25a0.. achieved; >.* was ;' the feature? of? the of the .takings* of |;tHe>. : testimony- '\u25a0 in the Glass ? case *?\u25a0 yesterday^ morning. iTHough^deny.ing>; am, imputation against? znyf md ivid ual ?anci • alleg ing^that^:names i>were ; mentioned' )n^jyl^(sho^a\possibility : that; another: sperson itHariv^Glass liave'instructed?HalseyJt6 ; pay the bribes;\to?m^ tempt' was itoVsliunt f tH'e s blame di rectly |tO;tliei shoulder^: o^ Mini aecr^iciccraeli'ofJNw^Y^rkTGity, 11 the {assistant > to *:the v president ;, of tKefA'mVricarivßeii'telephbrie corn pany,'which f controls js l*per* per cent of¥the\ stock^of^thVyPacific tele phone'and Itelegraphf company . : xname; had r* never Ijeen fibroughtViritb";(the bribery -; case -until t ; it. was sug 'gested*yesterdays morning c : m, the testimony,iof ? A. t-J .^ Steiss,t former, assistant * general jjmanagervioflthe. 'Pacific ; v>' com pan y., Steiss .was C«BtlJiocd en P«»e Coliuna 5 MAESTRETTI'S PURITY MASK THROWN ASIDE Ahtiboss Trumpet Stilled by the Datto of the Sovereign/ DROPS ALL PRETENSE Joins Hands Openly With - Crimmins> in the : Serv-, LINES WEEB: DEFINED Varioius Satellites of Harri man's Political Manager Take Field '"' By iQeprge A. Van Smith FrankV Maestretti 'has thrown, oft the mask. The datto of . the - sovereigns of America/ who tool< the \ field blowing an" antibosstrum-; pet; ?has taken up the line of march .in his true colors^ Maestretti' ;and that .. othen valiant .^ boss v.b'aiter/J Phil Grihimins,;^haveL ;hands ;openl^]to]fight;for the; | common cause of the thif tyithird; district. | •;-3The: Grimniins delegate ticket .will. not materialize in Continued ' on Page 0, Mid die Col. 8 The San Francisco Call Accepts a i ' -^^ the Challenge • : -\u25a0'- xTlxx Otil G 1l •*\u25a0 ew issues back we referred to an \u25a0\u25a0. _ - .- \u25a0 ':< opinion' of an advertiser. \u25a0who had returned * " from San Francisco, that conditions in the V_ - # , , • newspaper situation had changed consid- r^H*>*M*^rv • erably there and that^it appeared "to him V>lli'lj 12/IXl^ \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0" that-The Call had outdistanced the Chron-^ IT E^ \u25a0\u25a0-.•\u25a0\u25a0.—, \u25a0. <5. '.- :icle< ln circulation and popularity. -, : . " < TVe sug-gested ; then as the best way to ; satisfy advertisers as .to : which 'of 'these • Vmm tho "- two papers was In the forefront that their irom tne publishers get^together and call in a' com- • •. - petent ; set*of newspaper, circulation exam- N "~ iners,' and v let them- find out exactly ; the , 1% Jf -\u25a0\u25a0'-• 1 V~V 1 "circulation of each. ' IV/I OI I I IfHPt* - "The Call has jumped at the offer as one to JLTA^IiX VL/l'Vld '. rsolve the question, but the Chronicle so far ',\u25a0.••': .'' r ' t I » \u25a0 'has kept ißilent.'Toallow such a fair offer P { \u25a0' \ — ;to"g:o'by the board cannot help the Chron- :. .. . , lcle. ";It wilirset'advertlsenn to : thinklnff. , v y, . , . - .I The^ promptness v ,wlth;,,wWch .The Call I f^"l 1 1*!*! O I r accented, the "^proposition. It* is inevitabla V V/ <Lll llcll . will onlyjKain:converts to its claims. (June Issue) V problem in San Francisco that our sugpes- ,l he San :r ranciscp Call did invite the Chronicle to a joint circulation PlF*' The Ghroriicle refused! ;r; THE; GALL has a larger \u25a0 paid circulation- than thef $ ;Chrbniclc^aricl \u25a0will;so^guaranteie advertisers. This; means—mbre^individual sii Bscfibers. .. J .\u25a0".;\u25a0". \u25a0 \u25a0 . , ."\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' _\u25a0'- \u25a0 \u25a0 -y^.\u25a0XT7" '- : TT /~\"Ty TVT T f~* \F " v - THeJcirc^atio^ofthe; ' •; /Advertising in; the ' \ SAN-FRANCISCO : CALL ; -SAN FRANCISCO CALL / H ! is open to-examination at^any .time""' "pulls better becaase it» readen.read iawSiwitHdut ; previous notice. hndv reads x The Call. T Do You Lie? pertinent Question No. 8 See Prize Answers on Page l6 Peace Congress Board to Settle Labor Troubles Gpmfhittee ;bf Forty-Five Members tq Represent Employers and Toilers 1 . The industrial; peace conference came to a close last night! after an . all day session,- in which every > phase of the labor ques tion was discussed. >( As a lasting result of the convention steps were taken -to form a local -branch of the National civic federation/ Resolutions were 'adpoted empowering Chairman Adolph . Miller, of the conference to appoint, with -the cooperation of the Civic league, a general committee of 45, to be chosen from the citizens^ at large and to be composed of 15 representatives of the employers,!; 15 of the labor unions and a like number from the great third', party, the public. This body, in no sense official, will undertake to? prevent strikes and lockouts in the future, and when they do occur -to .adjust the difficulties as v \u25a0"* speedily as possible. : , 'Ai feature' of the session "was the vote ;of .thanks extended to .Professor Simon Newcomb; the -."noted astrono mer, 'whose .. speech on the , second \u25a0 day of .the. conference was followed by the request of Hugh Craig orthe chamber of commerce that the conference ' guard against .."academic- hibernation.? Fear ing that ; Dr. Newcomb had taken the remarks as an insult, the conference determined yesterday to. make what reparation it could. Craig seconded the motion for a vote of thanks to the professor '. and explained that . he had Intended no > insult, adding that he' on his own account, "would . make '.repara tion-"by going to hear the professor lecture on Mars."/. r V> CRAIG'S XA3IE KQT I.\ LIST • . There appears to be some doubt as^to Craig's standing as. a delegate. V It was said: by "-Secretary -Cad walader that -as 'far: as he knew Craig had not been ac- S credited as a" delegate. Craig, however, saidithat he-.was a delegate from the chamber,' of I commerce^ His name; was not A oil the t, ofHcial t list\ of ; delega tesi Featufes^rthe evening session were a discussion " of .^the " powers of '• the press and.," a a plea Y for.; harmonyf t>y \JWalter \u25a0 Macarthur, editor, of the^Coast Seamen's by, Thomas Magee. -\u25a0 • . • "While"the attendance at the confer ence did not embrace afl ' the Interests which those in : control desired to l^ave PRICE FIVE 'CENTS. represented. It brought about > free and frank Interchange of Ideas. Rep resentatives of capital and labor hay« talked over the issue calmljr^and there can be no doubt that the fogs and sus picions which hun? °y er the />peningr session had been dissipated when the! conference was adjourned last night. "} i The morningr session was opened with [a. discussion of the subject, "Concilia jtlon as a^ Means of Promoting Indus trial Peace." A score of delegates par ticipated, and the arguments of capital and labor \u25a0.were presented with vigor* The.'discusslon took on a wide scope', including a view of ; the compulsory arbitration law of New Zealand. th« grievances of labor and . rnethoda of solving the problem.: J. Raner of the barbers' organization gave it as his opinion that the entire difficulty arose in the methods by which man mads profit out of his fellow man. . I.E.\DIXG CITZZEXS SPEAK Others who -took part in the, discus sion , were Hugh. Craig of the ; chamber of commerce. Adotph Jacobs of -thia South ; San - Fr^t^lsc'o^Ko^Er'a"*™!!/ " trade. Dominic^ Kane 'of the boiler makers' and ship~ iron Vor leers* union. Thaddeaa S. Prlstz' of the Forward " movement club. Dr. W*. T. F. Smith of the upper Market street promotion association, George Renner of the street repair ai sociation, R. Glbbs of the* Berkeley im Continued on I'ase 4, Column IL'