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California now takes high rank as a gem producing state. An exhaustive ' article describing these gems and how and where they are found will appear in "-••• The Sunday Call / .VOLUME CIL— NO. 87. Lottery Trust Protected by Schmitz Administration ROBBER BAND'S THEFTS IN S. P. DEPOT $75,000 Railroad Detectives Trace Baggage Looting to Employes Here LOCATE RING LEADER Many of Stolen Articles Found at Place in Berkeley PLUNDER SIX MONTHS Gang's Operations at Ferry Undisturbed for. a Long Period BERKELEY, Aug. 25.—Detec tives in the employ of the South ern Pacific have uncovered a long series of thefts from the baggage room of the ferry depot in San Francisco which have caused the loss of $75,000, and in their search for the ringleader of what is be lieved to be a big gang of clever! thieves the trail has brought them to Berkeley, where a trap has been prepared for the suspected crimi nal. --fr. H.nycui, h«mJ of tne railroad company's force of. detectives' which gives attention to this par ticular branch of work, has been in Berkeley for a fortnight gath * ering evidence to use when the final move is made against the man suspected or directing the gangs operations Mn San Francisco. \u25a0'-';\u25a0,' /w For nearly six months the depreda tions In the San Francisco ferry depot have been going on. It- is estimated that 575,000 worth of plun der has been taken.* The compauy"s detectives. were , non plused for rnopths. They decided lons Kince that only men connected with the corporation and holding inside places could be guilty of the crime. The ringleader is believed to have been found in Berkeley. The theft of a. valuable trunk belonging to a Los An geles man brought The detectives on the trail of the employe whose homo is In the college town. This missing trunk contained silverware, half a dozen suits of clothing, with other val uables. The police know the location of the trunk and the stolen goods, Berkeley detectives having aided in the hunt inaugurated by the Southern Pa cific bureau. Chief of Police Vollmer admits that en arrest may be made at any mo ment as the climax of the movements directed by Detective Ryan. With this arrest It ie expected that there will be revealed a plot involving many of the Southern Paclfice company's "working force at the ferry, with a resulting sensation exceeding that which came •with the discovery, some months ago, of the boodltng operations of railroad employes at Sparks, Jfev. Ryan has gathered evidence that Is counted upon to serve as an important link in the chain now being welded to bind tight the suspected employe «of tho railroad company. This suspected man's arrest is expected to occur at any moment. The coils .have been drawn tight about him, while secrecy has masked every "move made by the detective force of the corporation and of the Berkeley police department. Sensational evidence -is said to have been procured against this suspected employe. In goods supposed to be his own property the detectives have found apparent proof of thefts. Plun-_ der which has been taken from bag- \u2666rscre at the depot has been. traced to this man. The police admit that the trunk stolen from the L«os Angeles man has been traced to -Berkeley. It is believed to -lie now in the apartments of the suspected Southern Pacific employe who is under the surveillance of Ryan and his men- The stolen suits of cloth ing contained labels of Denver and Los Angeles clothiers. Such labels have been found on the stuff in* Berke ley. Silverware corresponding : to the stolen silver also has been found. COTTOX STRIKE ; SETTTLED VALLEY , FIELD, Quebec, Aug. 25.— The etrike of the 2,600 operatives of 4 he Montreal cotton company has bt en The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 8C MONDAY, AUGUST 26. 1907 WEATHER CONDITION'S YESTERDAY— -CWr; maximum temperature. 64; minimum. 54. FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, with fog In thf morning; light west wjnd. Fa?e 11 NEWS BY TELEGRAPH EASTERN ' Pennsylvania conl companies are unable to fill large foreign orders for fuel. Pays 2 Waldo Merrill, a Bcstoa stock broker, and kls chauffeur are killed wben antomoblle crashes into stone wall. Pegs 3 Brigadier Genera! Allen Trants signal service corps Increased, outlining plan for winning \s\g ! victories in future battles. - Paca 4 President of commercial telegraphers' union says light will be to the bitter end and de clares that "any proposals to arbitrate must come from .tbe companies. Page 1 Sundry civil M?J committee of congress will visit Panama ranal and, inspect the work iii j progress before filing the isthmian appro priation Pa«e 2 President lioos»Tell and Rear Admiral Evans adopt plans for trip <.f battleship fleet to Pacific coast. Page I 'Prince WUhelm /of Sweden bids farewell to Newport and goes to borne of Senator Aid rich. Pa*e 3 Grandson of Mark Hanna drives automobile into fish wagon and eight persons are hurt. P. 3 Wall street stock ' market sLows steadier trend. p»ge 3 California woman and 16 others are injured in wreck near Pueblo, ' Colo. ._ v^., : Page 3 Japan boys entire Available supply of White-" head torpedoes, weapons the United States sought. Pace 3* FOREIGN Viceroy of Chi LI elated for place at head of Chinese army owing to demoralization of that department. Page 7 Ten persons killed and 25 injured in beadon collision cf trains between Bordeaux and ': Paris, France. p» te 3 -, J3rltl«i»-, Jibtr«l«- febe^intmbero.-- of commons, will cwrj-. on? Tlgoroasl7 t " the light:- to destroy the house of lords. - ' pige 2 ; COAST I ; . •.. : V. -' -\ - •'\u25a0\u25a0-, Angry Reno mob, comprising '-bar . tenders and gamblers among its number, force* police to free Salvation Army women arrested - for preaching on the etreet. \u25a0 Page 3 Furious hail storm and cloudburst ruin wheat* and alfalfa crops of UmatUla county. Or. . P. 4 Harvest of death may ensue in Vallejo, where people- are compelled to drink poisonous water. Pa*e 3 EDITORIAL San Francisco's residence sites. Page's Mr. Ilcrriman's logic. Page 6 Oakland councilman and former councilman subpeoaed to appear today as witnesses foe prosecution at trial of Louis Glass. Page 4 CITY Girl who can talk like a poet learns that rival can throw brick like a man. Page 10 Fire caused by cigarette falling in tank *of auto car causes $60,000 damage. Page 9 Faithful followers of Scbmltz pay him a Tiilt in the county,. Jail to discuss the political sltn- etion and learn bis view*. Page 3 Louis Schoenberg. head of local lottery syndi cate, protects himself and Interests by corrupt ing rity officials and state senators. Page 1 Seven are injured when Market street owl car crashes into railroad derrick. Page 14 Members of St. Vincent de. Paul tociety" dis cuss th« various phases of charity, work In: this elir- Page 7 Under new police commission the Schmitz- Ruef "municipal" crib must be closed and the tenderloin "cleaned. It Is reported that the futnre chief of. police Is "now 5 • ' "dark bone." . ' , TMg» 14 All effort* to get concessions from Modesto and Turlock ci tlrens - have . failed anfl ~ Ketch Hetchy water project will be taken up-, before Secretary cf the Interior 3. R. Garfield. *m*« 14 Chinese merchant arrives here to visit Berke ley, ending American - tour of school f nspec- SUBURBAN Ocean monster npsets beat of two men of San Rafael when they attack it with hook* off Point Richmond. ' - 1 Page I Large increase is . shown In the purchase ;of Oakland real estate by permanent inves tors. '..'•" Page 6 , Methodists of First church, Oakland, hold rally day exercise*." j Page S Japanese causes , arrest . of , countrymen --' who demanded $300 as price for wife* return.;', P. 5 First Greek theater concert J* » fiasco;' singer fails to appear and Taylor blame* mall*.:". Pace 5 - Host of pretty girls will preside over booths at the Alameda county" exposition and carnl **V 3 ;\u25a0. ' \u25a0'\u25a0--;, \u25a0 \u0084'' ."•'\u25a0 : . .:*P«tV4 Southern Pacific railroad . detective* locate leader of thieving * employes --.who have .looted b*SS»ge of f 75,000 worth of property. Page 1 Harry C. Keyser, a. ' San •; Rafael ' buslne*sman,' U mysteriously missing. . Fife 5 Mrs. Helen Kelly gtve* version of her artest at instance "• of . brother .in law > and ? threatens to «lr family trouble* if pressed. Page 4 SPORTS Oak* and Seal* : break even \u25a0in the two game* played yesterday. P .?*V* An open handicap single* , tonrnament will 'oe played. on the California club courts next Sun day \ and Monday*. ,, ' " : . Page 9 San v Francisco f ! fiycastinjg . club - members Vend seuon at V Stow ." lake with . big perform ance*. HMHHMBBGsfsi& p«»«'9 Five thousand spectator* witness exciting > au tomobile race* , *.t \u25a0 Tanforan track , under auspices of i tbeT Olympic club. :' ' '/' Page 9 Ralph Rose putt the 1G pound shot 11 inches \u25a0 farther than world*" record 'in -an exhibi tion. \ . rPajelO MINING; Mining ,, outlook .in Siskiyou, . Trinity \u0084 and Placer counties is reported'as excellent/: Page 10 MARINE -. . ; .' ..; Bark St. Katherlnc arrives- after long, voyage 1 from, Honolulu -Pay e' 11 'S^felgjj^^ TELEGRAPHERS WILL FIGHT TO THE BITTER END So Declares President of Unions on His Arrival in New York SMALL IS CONFIDENT Says Any Arbitration Pro posarMust Come From the Companies FINANCES: SUFFICIENT Does Not Expect Roosevelt to; Interfere in the V * Controversy • Special by Leased Wire to The Call l NEW YORK, Aiii.- 25l— With cheering arid 'repeated\assurances that the strikers would ;"stick to the bitter end," S. J.; Small, ;Jria tiohal' president of the ; commer cial telegraphers': union of-Amer ica, was today ; received by the strikers : in New York, He was met -at the . Grand Central . station by ao committee of 200 at 9 :30 o'clock this .morning, ; and half an hour later :.was^ received -with" en^ thusiasm '•(m^Eybrctt) '.hallrV/JJntil after midnight he was constantly- sur- rounded by union^ telegraphers \in* his lieadquarter's in Vthe' Astor house., . Small .tonight' outliiel to Th« Call representative vthe : union's ' side ! of ; the' controversy- and -'went'- into' detail •" on certain', features'' of • the Btrike. ; He eald:'- : c-:-.; . .;•..,:\u25a0\u25a0 VA '.''lt >-< .'.;\j-}; ] , <^J'l want to . assure you . that ; It is ft fight ; to jthe . finish. !nUiy«rjrs part . of j the country." In the'.weßt^and^thejßouth^we are stronger than here, and in this city, the \u25a0 union is' "standing as' firmly as Gib raltar. '\u25a0 Whlie : It do o not I want to '-take the; position -assumed, by ; some of .the officers that "there 18; nothings to arbi trate and*i that vwe; will not "arbitrate anything;^ l -_do say to. you : very -em phatically v that-; at present • I " have _ no more intention of asking for arbitration than"! have'; of through: that ceiling. "Axi jr/p'roposalj to' arbitrate \u25a0 must conio from.the other side." -. ;• WILL' NOT APPEAL TO PRJESroEVT "Do . you, contemplate appealing t to President Roosevelt "or the f ederal v goy- j ernment?'-"hVwaV*aske'd." ' "" •7^o,*'^he- replied.'^ -"Ij'doj. not ; expect' President; Roosevelt to; interfere. I 'do not'see why he shoulddo so! ," He Inter fered In- the bigff anthracite fcoil^strllce'' several . years ' as/o,- but • different . condi-^ tloris -, preyailed'ln that strike. I . Then the public ißenerally^was-' subjected 'to hardship. It affected'poor persons 'most' of all. I think. he did;rlght ! initakin^'a hand , at .' that , time. But ; ln r . this : stf*e' it is largely a- question -between 'iiiV and the companies. ; jOf jbourse.vbuslneflsi In terests, Ij am sorry' to* say, • are 'affected; but : we do not ,' feel : that the"res'ponßi blllty I rests, upon, us.'.' • j "Will you"try/t6' enlist Hne^offlces'of the States lab^r* commissioner, Mr/ _Neili, ; *or "of 'Samuel : Gompersl in the dir^ction^of 'a^se'ttlement?"'^' l^''*-^''*'^."^' "Not^'at^all/ .} I^haveji not- seen fcomr Cont inn cd *oa \-Vmge J2, * Column a '}. J Pfiotofpaph.of. offices ''of. [the lottery trust in this city, at?s& Second street, and men who have figured in its afiairs. In the) upper row, -from left to right, are p oriraits of ex-Chief of Police J. I F. ' Dinan and ex- Mayor, E. 1 E.iSchnutz. The ': portraits Jn thelower row, left to right, are those of State Senator Edward I. Wolfe, Attorney^^C.:C6oga^:ahdiAbe'Ruef:^\ Rockefeller of Lottery Trust Simulates Respectability Schoeanberg Puts '-M^Higfe LJp^' On Payroll •B^Rofefei^SyhcliGate : Ifvypmstroll^down^to Second street ; and walk"a;few steps \u25a0b^M^k^^stree^to^rH-M aji^imppsin^^ilidiiigj :acro^ story^ of fwhicH|arelthej letters ;"Mi |arid l ?/'; is ;the^ present :the \ San^Fraricisco> lottery-' trusty: th strpnghbl^^tHe;i6urlbtte^ ' 1 : : ...^/-..'. :^^, ; \^o are these men, the^ Scteen^ergi|libuis ? Metzger^ David^ Bibberb v and i Harry; Le^er ?^ -H^w^iH ;thly "ge^^fc^ done with it^^WHiat is tHeir; ;stansing.;:in?thje\cpmmuiiity?: ; Kave^;tlie3V*beeri :^able, to' buil4i.up/^heir fortunes- in defianceVof'thellaw^. ;W 'defejided^tnem? -These^questio article.*- /.••\u25a0"'•'»'* i „;;•'::";." I-. . '•/ "z__\ * . -"- *•''\u25a0 :"~J./": "~J./" '' "\i . C "\u25a0 pfewerfulf>;His residence at-;2oiP;"Pacific\ayenue is one?;of the^finesttinUhe^cify.^ Ample^la^ deji attra^^tl^e^ei; /Hefis-bne/i^^ real; estate" : m± San TFrancisco.; .He is J- quiet ..and : secretive; anii^ in' tKe^langua^^ of ith c riioney^g'ajne 4 H?frolmylo^ fThe icjt^gre^ianci^iwitiv: it trie * SclioenSerg^bank' account: StillvSch^hjsej^hasicluhg|fojfiis|ip^^ CONTINUED ?6JVi PAGE J2, 'COLUMN^-; i S^JFancy a king in a refugee camp! Yet J hjri^lfeif act. And the king, now a ward of i tfi i e,<it^ is about to start back to his "\u25a0\u25a0 - - \u25a0A/ \u25a0 ';*\ . . - \u25a0 \u25a0 |^ing;domVto claim it. Read about him i in) A, i The Sunday Call Ocean Moiister Upsets Boat of Fishermen [Mighty Fish Hurls San Rafael Citizens Into Sea When They: Attack It ' With Hooks 7 SAN r RAFAEL. \Augv 25.— Charles Jan sen of the firm of Jansen-Schlosser lum ber company and ' Harry, I>. Nash, fore man of the same concern, both of this city, told today* of. a strange and fierce "encounter . with : some kind of sea mon ster while; fishing from . a : small launch "about two miles off Point Richmond. In testimony fof their . exciting: : experience Nash" returned to^ SaV Rafael -drenched to the skin from hls.fall into the iwaves which . resulted ,-when the . unknown beast of the sea got under the boat and raised^ it* from the water. " , ". The :.f rightened > amateur.' fishers had nothing on b"oafd-thelr craft with which tojattaek;the animal except; two short boat; hobks.^ .These they ' managed : ; to plunge into . the body of their mighty assailant ;untll: It >bellowed Jn pain and the;boat out of the water. The noise* attracted. the attention of fisher men some s distance away, 1 -who" arrived Just in. the nick of- time.',- The fishermen corroborate , the story In' every detail. They pulled Nash out of the water, took Jansen from" the launch and brought them to' land. \u25a0 Then they • returned to try conclusions with the \u25a0 monster, but It had; withdrawn and was 'nowhere to •be-seen. *.'•"\u25a0\u25a0• ../r^-" • '•;.;.• -\u25a0 .^' - \ a There \was . no disparity^ between the •description'' of. the morister;as»given by thej-I victims ;?of *lta ivigor '-.and that stated -.by ; the fishermen* 'who rushed to , v th« rescue. .They" declare " that it was /a: fur 'covered* fish wlth r a.Slrth of at: least. 3%^feet'.ln\ diameter;*, but how •long it was no. one could 'tell, because its tall and head. were never out of the •water -at 'the same instant. It -must have been • very } long and sof enormous weight, ; they say, ' for ; it tossed the IS foot launch out of the waves with ease. TRAIN KILLS ACTOIST PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25— Harry G.urk;dled..in an. hospital here tonight from- Injuries received today when •*» train- crashed Into ' an automobile on Five' Mile.' beach, near Wlldwood, klll- Jng:his father,' Henry J. .Gurk, of. this 'city, who" was driving the machine. Mrs. Gurk, " her brother . In law,' "Walter H. Gurk,,. and his wife, , who were in the automobile, 2 escaped severe; Injury. \u25a0ifinpf iiriPTir I luiPcfiATi Nn I v lllipCl llilvilL \£uCsl.lUll liU* Id rWhtiWould^ Know? FdrstKe most original or wittieit answer to this ques . tiorir^ariclJtKe briefer the betterr-The Gall will pay ;EI^E DQLI^RS; tFoivthe next five^ answers will pay ONE E)OLLAR each. Prize ,:; .winning "answers v will be printed next Wednesday / and; checks, mailed *toj the winners at once. Make your answer j shorthand address it to IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS, THE GALL PEICE FIVE CENTS. PLAN TRIP OF FLEET TO PACIFIC Roosevelt and Rear Admiral Evans; Adopt Route Battleships to Come by the Straits of Magellan Officers and Men to Make Cruise Number 15,000 San Francisco Will Be Afforded Great Display Special by Leased Wire to The Call FORT MONROE, Va... Aug. 25.—Fifteen of the 16;. battleships which will make the cruise to the Pacific next winter lie at anchor here,; ready to put to sea tomorrow ; for; fleet rdrills r ahd : battler rnaneuyersV Rear Admiral; Evans, commander in chief • of the Atlantic fleet, returned \ to his flagship, the Connecti cut, yesterday, and although he has not spoken a word of his conference with Presi dent^ Roosevelt in : Oyster Bay on Friday, it is now realized j that there is no turning back in ' the policy which will strengthen j American prestige by transferring \u25a0 the bulk of the American sea; power to the Pacific, where na tional responsibilities and inter ests are heavy. Since President Roosevelt has ordered that the cruise be made via the straits of, Magellan, San Francisco and Puget sound, .no officer can express the opinion, held by so many, from Rear Ad miral Evans down, that the Suez route to the Pacific is tar pre ferable. i- President Roosevelt found oat : at the conference on Friday that the fleet requires only general ret pairs of the usual fall docking to be ready -for'the cruise of 13772 knots from Hampton roads to San Francisco. 15^000 OFFICERS AND MEN At no time, if present plans are T followed, will the fleet be sep arated. This means that 16 big battleships will visit five South . American ports, at four of which never more than four have been, seen at one time. It means that 15,000 officers and men must be given liberty, in at least two of