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Lewis Nixon] has worked but the plans
for the greatest battleship ever thought
of— one of 30,000 tons. Mr. Nixon's ex
planation of what he proposes will be
found in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CIL— NO. 108.
Twenty-four Excursionists Perish in Crash of Trains
Stranger Is Killed After Shooting Train Conductor
INNOCENT MAN
WILL GO FREE
AFTER 13 YEARS
Proof That William Evans
Was "Railroaded" to
San Quentin
WAS VICTIM OF GREED
Deathbed Confessions Made
by Men Who Prose
cuted Him
LIED TO WIN REWARD
Friendless Logger Convicted
of Burglary on Per
jured Testimony
After having served 13 years
in San Quentin penitentiary, it de
veloped yesterday that William
Evans, one of the convicts, is an;
innocent man. • Proof positive
that he did not commit the
crime for which he was sen
tenced is now in the hands "of
the proper authorities. The judge j
who passed the sentence declares
Evans is ; innocent; the man who
prosecuted him made deathbed
j'-ia.lsments that he. was innocent, and.
:-i a short time Evans will be allowed
•10 leave the penitentiary, minus 13
years of life. t
Against Cyans were arrayed a num
ber of officials, eager to chare a large
reward offered for the conviction of
the perpetrator of the crime. Despite
his pleadings a jury found against him.
For 13 years he has pl&yed the part of
a convict For 13 years he brooded
over the injustice which had robbed
him of life, to know at last that his
innocence has been proved and tbat he
may take his place among his fellows
«js an equal.
Early in 1594 a daring burglary
took place in Amador county, the rob
bers making away with a large sum
of money and a quantity of valuables..
A reward was offered for their cap
ture and in a short time Evans, a log
ger, was arrested. Evans had served
b. short term in San Quentin once be
fore on a similar charge. Concerning
ibis former affair he bad declared that
lie wa6 drunk and entered a bouse
-
which was robbed tbat night. The evi
dence in tbis case was very slender,
but it wa6 sufficient to send Evans to:
the penitentiary. When brought to ,
trial a second time, the fact that he had !
served time weighed heavily against
him.
Confronted by. a chain of circum
stantial evidence forged fraudulently
1 by -his prosecutors, Evans could only
offer dcuials. But of what avail were
the denials of an ex-convict? He bad
only his word against that of the ora
ccrs of the law. and the latter won.
The jury found him guilty and Judge
L. Davis sentenced him to the peniten
tiary for life. The prison door shut be
hind him and Evans was blotted out of
existence.
The logger became a thing with a
number, remembered by few and cared'
for by none. Tear after year he led
the Hfe of a convict. The rankling bit
terness and brooding at the injustice
of It all stamped themselves on bis
features, but lie worked on patiently,
quietly, hoping that some day some
thing would occur which would give
inni back his liberty.
The "something" occurred when one
of hits prosecutors died a short time
ago. Nothing definite was known, but
it rumored that be had confessed
on his deathbed the railroading of Ev
ans to the penitentiary.
Evans had b«*en forgotten. For years
he had been a number — nothing more—
and there was uone to fight "for him.
Then the rumors started afresh and the
American senp.e of Justice and d*sire
for fair play resulted in the matter be
ing taken to th*> proper authorities.
At a meeting of the. prison' directors
United States Attorney Robert T.'Dev
lin and Tirey L. Ford were appointed a
tmmJttee of two to Investigate Evans*.
but Ford was engaged in fighting
for his own -liberty, and" Evans. In the
orlls at San Quentin, was kept wait
ing. BRBHGpI
In the meantime. Detective John N.
Thacker of the WeUs,, Fargo express
company IntereFted himself ia- trie af
Cocfluutd on Pasre 2, Middle Column 6
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY. .86
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— rCIoudy ; maximum temperature,
65; minimum. 54. \u25a0•-'
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, with fog In
morning: li£bt west wind. Pajr« 11
NEWS BY. TELEGRAPH
EASTERN '
Saraat pens. bo;>k on diatoms, tbc plant Jewels
of ocean depths. F&ee j 7
Government experts arc solrlns the problem of
fruit shipping. Pare 2
Another coal famine is threatened Id the east
and mice owners bold - meeting to derlse means
to Increase the output. . Page 1
; President Eooscrelt and family rcceire com
munion ,at early raornic? services In Christ
Episcopal church at Oyster Bay.. P»ge 3
Mooey market . is - banned by poor trade in
copper, rast quantities of whleh. • metal txare
been accumulated, ca.usins stagnation in ; tbe
demand. Pt-ze 3
Error of an operator causes express and freight
trains to collide In the mountains of X«w
Hampshire and 24 pat scngers are killed and 27
Injured. Pa**'l
PresideDt Cabrera of Guatemala, suspicious of
Dlis of Mexico, blocks plans for a peace con
ference of Central American republics. ' Page 3
Grorer Clcreland, reported seriously ill, Is
only a sufferer from gout. Page 3
Constant goading by financial influences may
yet Induce President RooeeTelt to alter bis
present determination and seek . vindication at
the polls. Pag« 3
FOREIG.V
Eights* persons killed and "2 injured daring
tbe last tourist srason in the Alps. Page 1
Cblna looks to tbe United States as only
friend in crisis with Japan, according to letters
of traveler in Manchuria. Fife I
COAST.
Burglar enters tbe 'borne, of San Jose clergy
man and steals a purse containing $100. Page 1
Unidentified man shoots and slightly Wounds
conductor who ejected him from a train near
Tracy, and Is killed while trying to m«Ve his
escape. -,/.,. , Page 1
Sorority girls at Stanford /are pottips on bo i
cany frills- Out collegians arc \u25a0 betting «n .ont
omelof/rusbiDg; season. ' * y«^« 4
EDITORIAL 0
I -Why. tbe. Psrkslde franchise should be grant
ed. . . Page, 6
- rispid rebuilding of residence section. Page' 6
A flighty editor. : . ; ;>. ; | P*gej6
Hearst's ' insincerity. - Tag*. 6
POLITICAL
McCarthy and Eagan as rivals for mayor is
latest gossip of labor politics where preparations
for bitter fight for nomination are believed to
be on. . Page, 2
GRAFT
Calboun may testify In case of lircy L. Ford, i
for wbicb jury probably Trill be completed by
week's end. Page o
CITY
National guardsmen complain of the treatment
accorded tbem by tbe state. Page' 11
• Her. F. W. Ctampett and Rer. C. Calrert
Smoot discuss political situation in their ser
mons to congrcgationr. • - Page 10
Ernest Grotkass of Magdeburg, : Germany, tells
of great advances made in beet sugar industry in
United States during last year., \u25a0 I Ptg« 7
Typographical union gives old fashioned . picnic
at Fairfax park. : Page li
Party of two women and tljrce men* ; have
narrow escape from drowning in bay, t>elng : res
cued by launch when boat Is sinking.' :. Page 14
Sweeping crusade against lawbreaktng of all
kinds follows Cbicf of Police Blggy's assump
tion of bis office and 225 arrests are made
during the 24 hours ending at midnigbt last
night. thf r policemen in all parts of tbc city
bbowlng I surprisins actiTlty in enforcing tbe
city's laws. - Pase J v
Simnltaneouiily with n the beginning" of con-*
btrucUon of tbe Bay Counties railroad, a com
peting lice, tbe Northwestern Pacific will ex
pend $150,000 in" improTlng its North Shore
branch. * ' Page 14
. Boy Luce,. 13 year old son of G. VT. Luce of
the Southern Pacific, has been missing, sim*
last . Friday . cTening.' ' .Page 14
Afong win contest is settled by daughters,
who agree to! accept $400,<!00 of Honolulu mer :
chant's millions and lea re mother in possession
of remainder of tbe great estate.^ Page S
White clad children ; make first communion at
Holy Cross church : when 300 little ones join; in
solemn procrj*ian. Page S
First service is l?eld in chapel of new institute
for teamen, one of tbe largest of lfs kind in
tbe world. % . » , . Page 10
Srals return to. rock* after fe»r of further
fire bas passed away.* [ Page 14
Deathbed : confessions of men wbo prosecuted
William ETans for a burglary in Amador county
reveal his fnnocence anJ be wIU ;\u25a0 b* released
from San Quentin prison after J3 years. at bard
SUBURBAN-
Train strikes bucking horse, killing child; and
tejnripg father of rictlm so that be probably
will die. , ' Pa S e,l4
Commtttf* Is snowed , under by S. OOO ballots
and cannot announce carniTal queen until end of
count. P*g. a
Police bold laborer en suspicion: of attacking
Tarares' child, wbo, physician now -believes. ; Is
oot. of danger. Page 3
"Ten killed and 50 wouod»vl" in sbura, battle
held by Irish volunteers «t tbplr annual outing
in Shell Mound park. "• j p^ e 2
Women who would wrest power from men
through suffrage Iea?u«? will bf organized "in
Oakland.. Pmg»4
Oakland real estate business ' in mark?d by
great demand for bou*»s to rent, and locations
for stores and 'factories. Pare 4
SPORTS
'.Perpetual ehsllenge trophy: donated by Van
couver: sportsman, to b* defended' by \u25a0ebampion
British Columbia Rugby team agilnst Stanford
and California/:-- .. .' 9 Page's
, Foley" and ' Janes , reach , final; in ;' park tennis
tournament for. players of the first classl Page 8
.Angels bang 'two -more 'defeaU upon : the
Seals. -aSMf^ JWJJBJWPS^^fe P«*e 0
Jack' (Twin) Sullivan is , in; training for his
25 round fisrbt with Bill Squires. 'Page 8
MINING \u25a0 . -..\u25a0.*..
V: Rival (interests -of California mirier*.' timber
m«n, agriculturists r and * others Jn" government
landsVare "inTolred • in ', action f suggested Sac
ramento.'-. " ' ".'';"..'_\u25a0" \u25a0\u25a0\u0084'• ' Page 10
MARINE *. ; M:&liih%l
Tug Kadiak. with launch : Ugashik In tow;
makes" quick" run from" Bristol ' bay. ' ' Page' 11
s^£er^^
Another Cpal Famine
threatens' East
Owners of Mines Call Meeting
to Devise Ways and Means
of Increasing Output
Special by Leased W ire to The Call \u25a0
/PITTSBURG.V Sept. r "is.— Thorougrhly;
alarmed over what threatens to be : the
most serious coal "famine in* history,'
operators of western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, the .bituminous^ \u25a0 flcid, r
have called a meeting in •Charleston;
W.'Vai,' for Thursday' next to: devise
ways and means of increasing the coal
output and handling it. ;, «
One of the probable results of this
meeting- will be a voluntary advance in
the wages of the miners in the hope of
increasing the output' Operators de
clare that never has" there been such a
shortage of miners. Men who have for
years worked as miners are able to get
work in other lines" and' are deserting
the mines.. %\u25a0\u25a0' "/ *
Every inducement* has been offered
to the miners to increase the produc
tion, but without result. The operators
have concluded the only way to get but
more coal vjli.be by increasing wages.
The conditions which confront the
operators_ are serious..^ Many of the
western- railroads with which the op
erators have contracts' have notified
them -that they will have to fill their"
orders according. to^contract or the con
tracts will be canceled. The: railroads
are dbing"*everything in their, power to
place cars. at the disposal of the op
erators, but with the present movement
of crops it is almost ah impossibility to
obtain carsi \u25a0 , |
Burglar Invades Borne
of San Jose Pastor
Special by Leased Wire to The Call,
_• S AX -JOSE,." Sept. V-*ls.'^-Rcv. \u0084 US-
Jones,,/ pastor of v the -First • 'Metbiodist'
church, one of the most prominent di
vines of this city, is bemoaning the loss i
of a wallet containing ?100, which -lie
left last night in his Sunday trousers
upon retiring for the nisht. : The
front door of the rectory is left
open in- the evenings, and it is be
lieved* that the '- burglar entered some
time after midnight and. stole quietly
upstairs, to 'the. room .in which, the
clergyman and; his wife . slumbered,'
There the burglar; found the paetor's
trousers and "waistcoat lying upon a ;
trunk.' lie carried tlijc' articles of ap- i
parel j downstairs, .and after securing
the pursci. containing -SIOO in gold- he
threw the clothing into the hallway. ' v
Many Alpine Victims
During Season
BERXE. Sept. 15'— The roll of sum
mer victinjs of: Alpine, accidents is the
heaviest; jfver:^recorded.- .Eighty., per
sons were killed and 22, injured iii 90
accidents this year, as against the
previous record, 78 fatalities in 1906 in
71 accidents." Thirty-eight' of 'the SO
persons killed .were* guides,' Z\\ were per
sons, spending vacations in '.the: Alps,
and the, remainder were -native flower
gatherers^ etc. - < ' ;'-
_ Three-quarters^ of the fatalities were
caused by falls over' precipices.: 'The
others were due. to- avalanches,- snow
storms and lightning. ; . \u0084 % ,'
Striking Telegraphers
Promise Sensations
Special by Leased. Wire to The Call
NEW YORK. Sept. 15. — Daniel* li
Russell, chairman of the striking te'leß
raphers.. said today that 'the strike
would have a new beginning tomorrow.
• "We are about . ready,",, he said.""to
'give, a lot of, inside information in. re
gard to things; notT generally known
about the telegraph companies _to . a
certain newspaper.- We will:make pub
lic facts about certain -things .behind
the scenes which^for, good .reasons,-~we'
have refrained hitherto* from .difc'lo?
ing.", ;• \u25a0 '\u25a0. . - . . ' ,f-,, f -, - ''\sWsm
MOROCCO TRIBESMEN- /•
: -' :: ".? : AREIGIVEN{ MORE^TIME
French Officials Extend '\u25a0\u25a0'; Armistice
tb; Enable JThefn itojCome \u25a0 to : an
- Understanding /ißemselyes :
PARIS, Sept.' IS.-^^eneral.Drudejrij.a
dispatch 'to *;the -^war^officeV announces
thatihejha.sjglven\the^Mproccan?tribes^
mail 5 another.'day's !farmistice| to|ehable
them to come, to Jan S.- J understanding
among ? ,themselves.>^A|^delegate^fr6m
( the " Chaiotiiali tribe.'^whoTrnadegtheT re-_:
t <juest : f6f,<prolon^aUbriJofHheJarrnjsticer
said ij that! his % tribe ";wbuld \ if .inecessafy^
brl ng \u25a0 f orce" > to >; mak«9 the }' o theirs tri bes
accede. \u25a0'. ..;\u25a0;, ";,.'' : ;*' r - ' . VXT-:^- .\u25a0\u25a0"' : "}- : . ':*:.': \u25a0
CHINA LOOKS TO
AMERICA TO AID
AGAINST JAPAN
Celestials Fear Coalition
of France, England \' r :-
Islanders : ; -j
BESET ON jALL^ SIDES
Invasion of Territory; and
Dismemberment Is : the
Growing Menace
SEES: ONLY; ONE ALLY
Proposal to \ Remit/ Part of
Indemnity^ Is Deemed : L;
Act of Friend ; ' .
Special by Cable and Leased Wire
to. The Call
LONDON;Sept::IS.~The Chi-:
nese 'are again turning toward
America as : their only . friend
among the nations who can. be
expected to : take . their side
against the threatened \ territorial
aggressiorts (of - Japan;, and-: -.Euro-.'
pe"an^ p^wers^^acj^fdjmg^^^tHe
statements contained in letters
which hav'eVibeen .-; received -here
from * an v exceptionally well; in
formed American who has b een
traveling -in Manchuria and
northern •Xtiina. •. The : writer has
lived isorac years • in r the;Couhtry,
speaks the ' \u25a0 language ; ; and / has a
wide ..acquaintance withlChinese offi
cials.- : ':'\u25a0' '-> „""'.''"• I \. '"
'... President .Roosevelt's proposal, to'.reV
,mit part of the ? Indemnity appears~to
lia vp-eff aced the' resentment caused \u25a0 by
the-; exclusion ; policy, and the .prepara
tions made '".''\u25a0 by \Chinep« mercantile
guilds of ", Shanghai," which; a year.; ago
\u25a0wer*: actively^ promoting 'a.; boycott," to
give an", enthusiastic reception' to"Secre
tary. Ta ft appears ' sign! flcant .'jot the
changed of Chinese feeling _tp'^
ward ! the : United - . States.; ; One' letter
says: v . " "\u25a0-...'.-.\u25a0_ V\ \u25a0..\u25a0';.. -"-•"\u25a0\u25a0'.\u25a0 . '/: . v" t
.V.TheV Franco-Japanese entente; is re
garded;' TiMthv much, suspicion ; by the
Chlnese.lwhoVconsider that France rand
England are now : acquiescent "as re
gards the "Japanese .policy— -distinctly
an , : aggressive one—in \u25a0Manchuria.;',
SKo'uidl; Russia^ sigh: a •. similar ; . agree
ment with Japan (tKejßusso- Japanese
wrmnis^?Sse^lett&r^^t^|ißt^nKth?
CmaiinurA(on\ P»K«j 3 » 1 Bottom 'l Coluran* 3
s "\u25a0:'.}. Dan 'fDaniels7:'a resident of ' San Francisco, ti>ho toofcpart in the
\u25a0pistol- duel near/Tracy yesterday,* which: resulted, in .the. death of an
: ilrain,\after having been ejected fromfthe smoking-car for refusing to
, : ' r v "' ' % r' '-'- -':\u25a0':."-' * l
Unknown Man Loses Life
in Pistol Duel Near Tracy
-.Special by: Leased Wire to The Call
; STOCKTON, Sept.) 15:~Sta^led^by;cries for help following the
report of a- pistol shot and believing that' murder.' had been committed
or that on : attempt, Avas; .being
: made \u25a0to "hold up' the, Southern Pa :
cifici north : '.bound -limited, '\u25a0? which
: left X Stockton - T at 1 :20 this - after
noon*,'* several passengers • and two
.baggagemen "opened, "\u25a0fire iori'-an
unidentified ' man 7 seen- runnings away
f f om the.train .with "a ' revolver in ihis
hand? and'shot athim until he fell dead
in viewjof ;the ; panic" stricken- crowd .'of
men;' women and \ children,''; all passen
gers on' the .limited^,;. \. r
C': The train "bound J for -northern \u25a0 points
pulled 'out of , -Tracy,, a point
,12 ? miles if rbm- Stockton, ; a - few minutes
late °owing':t6 the", heavy "traffic. Imme-'
diately -.thereafter- the ("Jeff
iGagft,' well known - throughout ; the |two
valleys^ ;' begun "collecting jthe";% tickets/
In , "the* smoking 7 car- Gage .encountered
a;garrulous,Vmiddle aged'man.'.wnoap
ContlnnVd":" oa - Page ' 2. \ Coin mn \ 2
. "Uncle/^a'ra^s, Trust Busters'* an.i
Doctors" are the
articles covering interesting
Tpranches'of the public' service next Sun
; <day in • * x - ' .-'\u25a0--.
The Sunday C^i 1
Imfrertirient Question No. 16
;
For, the most • original^or wittiest answer to this ques
tion^and .the-briefer the better—The Call will pay
'\u25a0 : FI\(E DOLLARS. For the next five answers
TKe Gall will r pay ON&DOLLAR each. Prize;
winning ;^answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed Uo the winners at once. Mate
\ your answer short and address it -to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
THE: GALL.
PRICE FIVE ...CENTS.
FATAL ERROR
IS MADE BY
OPERATOR
Gives : V/rpng. Order
arid Engines Meet
Neafea- Curve
Coaches Are Telescoped
arid Passengers Perish
Disaster Occurs in
tfe^Mountains of
New Hampshire
Twenfy^SeyenMore Hurt
Many of Whom Will Die
. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,
Sept.~-15.-rA head on collision* be
tween: the southbound Quebec ex
press and i:a^northbound train on
rthe Concord-clJ^iiicr, r of trie Bos
ton, J andrM? : ' \u25a0__- 'ad ccV^irred
iour^milts ngrtitcii.Canaaii Station
*early[^baay^ueto-a;mistake in
the .train dispatcher's /orders, and
from \u25a0 a : "\u25a0'\u25a0demolished/ passenger
coach there .were .taken out- 24
dead and dying arid 27 other pas
sengers, most of them seriously
injured. Nearly all those who
were ; in the car were returning
from a fair . at Sherbrooke, Que
bec,-60 miles north.
The conductor of the freight
train was given to understand. by
the night operator that he had
pleny of time to reach a siding
at Canaan station, receiving, . ac
cording to the superintendent of
the division, a copy of a telegraph
order, from the train dispatcher at
Concord, which confused the train
numbers,3o and 34. .
; The wreck * occurred just after
the express had 'rounded into a
straight of. track, but
owing to. an early morning mist
neither engineer s^w . the other
headlight until it was too late. ,
IDEVTIFYI.XG THE DEAD/
Those- Identified -up to -6 o'clock to
night were- as follows:
TIMOTHY SHAt-GHAESSY, Castle,'
Bar," Quebec.
'jtRJ. SHAVGHXESSY. ,
MISS A?fX A^STi; PIERRE.
> FRED yt. PEIitS, Ocfclltree. Te*.
MRS. A." E. HaTerhiU,
Mass. \u25a0\u25a0
3IRS. F. C. BLAKE, Sootb Corlntb,
Vermont. . • . , . •
MRS. MARGARET LARGT, Manche*.
31155 BARRETT* Manchester. ';
MR*. PHIWUIPj GAGO V, Sherbrooke.
MISS Al/VIXA GIROX. Ns«san.
• MRS. WEBSTER, a dress maker. Ut»
fnc In .Massachusetts.
J. Xj. CO>*GROTH. S«tnerTille, M»»».
Infant child of Irrlna; Clifford, Con
cord. \u0084
: 3IRS." E. L. BRIGGS, West Canaan,
JOHN-G. DITNCAX, Bethel, Vt.
* '\u25a0\u25a0-:\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0'..':\u25a0