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.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 .
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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
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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.
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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