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THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME C3X— NO. 117.
United Railroads Detectives Try to Kidnap Lonergan
Ryan Heads Republican Ticket, With Langdon for District Attorney
BURNS FOILS
PLOT TO
KIDNAP
Lonergan Narrowly.
Escapes From
Conspirators
United Railroads Men
Try to Capture Witness
Women Employed
to Decoy Boodler
From Trial
Ex-Supervisor Describes
Experience on the Stand
Sketch cf \u25a0 Detective • Doriand of the
United Railroads, one of the men
vho tried to \idnop ' ex-Supervisor
Lonergen; : occurring- to the • latter'i
dory told' on ' the' i»ilncsi 'itand 'at'
the Ford trial.
A bold attempt to have Thomas
Lonergan. a witness of vital import
ance to the prosecution in the Tirey
L. . Ford , bribery case, kidnaped and
spirited cut of the city was laid bare
yesterday afternoon in Judge Lawlor's
court. Previous to the attempt one
of the kidnapers had told Lonergan
that he was preparing a magazine ar
ticle which would set him and his as
sociate boodlers right before the east
ern public and had obtained from him
a statement to -the' effect that he had
never been promised any monetary
consideration for voting for. the trolley,
privileges. • .. . . .
This" statement • was introduced In
coart yefterday and, with ILonergxin
out of the way until after the trial,
Its effect upon the Jury would have
been greatly enhanced. .
The first Intimation of the plot came
from Lionergan . himself, who^ stated
from the witness stand thaf^pro men,
who have been identified as Detectives
Dorl*nd end J. C. Brown, in the em
ploy of the United Railroads, endeav
ored last night to persuade him to. go
autotnobfllng ,~^'th them, "down the
lln»." In wafttngr for Lonergan was the
•'Banjo Eyed Kid,** also a member of the
United Kai! roeds detective, force, -who
was tOjtake care-ofth* fortn«r. super
visor unt?l PKh- tfm<! as the -usefulness
•f'the witness- , to' the prosecution
ph*>\ild have passed.
The entire scheme, which was atpped
in the bud by Special Agent William
J. Burns, r<irv** to illustrate how des
perately the defense is. pressed for," a
means of escape from impending con
vlc'tionl
PILOT "REACHES ; CLIMAX
The two' detectives, \u25a0who have been
pofitir a« magazine writer*, have been
ehowering attentions upon Lonergan
fir the last three weeks. . 'Dorlani.
vho wag imported from. Los Angeles
by Attorney Earl Rogers of tbe de-
< cniinuf d on Page 2," Cclamn 1
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXY 8«
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 1907
WEATHER COXDITCOXS
YESTERDAY — West wlad; cloudy; mtxuauul
t-mptristure. 04: minimum, 64.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Partly cloudy:
fresh west wind. Page 11
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH I
EASTERX !
Jndje Laniils dec! tree Ctlcago aad Alton' rail
road is entitled to Immun'tx tor piling infanun-.
tlca In St&nd&rd oil case. Page 3
Bids for coal to be.~uud.br \>tg fleet on
Pacific . cc&st arc opened it nary depirt
ttcat. " \u25a0 , •' Pour 3
Staadard | official . testifies tiat . ."Watera-Plerce I
oil stock yes turned orer to trust secretary alter !
combine was ordered out of Texas. . Page 7
Merino dax et Ojster Bsy forces President
Rodserelt to -abandon irork and *tcte 'to tbe
"Wo, Ting rang-^-lns persaßtl -. triampli in i-e
rtJsi&E post as Chlrcie antsssailor "to llie
Cnlted States. Page 3
COAST
. E. W. Chnrch, an aced stage drirer, dies
on Tehiele while ascendlag Mount n«ui-
Utou. '_ -- • - \u25a0 \u25a0 • r Pace 3
"Sacra wf'ato trcstees, following susgcsiloiis of
United State* Attorney Berlin's law. firm, oUy
Boatbwn Pacific by refusing to grant VTeetpm
Pacific rights on. -rater •treat;, \u25a0 \ -Page 1
Tritl of Seasitor ', Eorac -of Idaho on land frii'id
charge beglas. Pace 7
Santa Clara grand Jury inTestigates charges of
rote buying tt £an 3o»e. Page 3
EDITORIAL
Cheerful Counselor. Rogers and. Mournful
Justice McFarland. ' Pace S
I Tfce pester ladles of.Sta- Bafael, »5» 5 Pace 8
Sufferisg alacerity. Pace 8
. . ycTr. York prort&cUlism. Pace 8
GRAFT ! • - -
_ Attempt to Vidoap ex-Supertlior Lcnttrgßii, j
J star Tritness In tae Ford trial, is foiled -by in- j
I tcctlT« Bums and iateudea TlotJm eipo/es \ -Jot J
lon wltsew stand.- i \u25a0 .. •\u25a0 ;: Pag-e -l j
• , tonergsn and G»'latber.- > tg»ti4'£j-^-^ r j a t^' f -i
| Tirey L.^Ford. ; rejvwtlßg'.E.tcrr^ot •'bov^tb'-j «cr«)
1 bribed .iaitieVtrolley7^?alV;,-. £ "'.-.t "'Page "I
POLITICALS )- ; ' '
\u25a0 nepublica»r.cU3v con-riratlonr- nomlsates ' D*nlel
A. Rtjij, for^nayororriv. Taylor by • a : yote of 9S
ti* 43 ' and! K"Ua*nv; H ; Ltß jCoa lor- dlatr |ct ! *tt»rr
\u25a0»rjw irclaaat'ivh>;: ; ''i 1 .- > -; -;;\u25a0'; -* .. » *pace : i
CITY: * ---— - : V,-i-^x-< - >~ -. •
. Surs-'«i« find that a r»tient in the Imer^eocy
burpltal has becu carrying i' fractured' sknll iVr
two years. •--.-. ( .- , ? " .-JPase 15
S. D. Gordon. \u25a0 the Market street Jeweler who
committed suicide September J IS, learlDg a noj»
nyinc he coold not face babkruptcyj T-as dwrea
Jto ' the deed because he : rai i -«n' em
j beszler. . Page 18
j ; Vo»U • vill A*oat»»t/ brings J fasbionably dT*s*«.J
Itor mi i?.- into Judge Graham's court, i Page it
Ths application *f»MlUienalre wmiam H. Tal
| bot, who . i< . suing 1 or . dricree,- that a guard'nii
j b? . apj^lnttd . for. bis chlldf»a so that be may
)>re them ontslce tbe lnflnec<-s
tieir. mother, is denied by Superior Judge' N<i*>
v •" ' :\u25a0 - : \u0084 *'- -^ •' ' .-P.*«fe W
! Hasdsoae ; *-ife •of Dr." John 'A. Boro secures
dirorce. allegiog that be ran a«ay »^ltb..a'
wensan cf 5 50 : years »rlth "three grorrn up cbil
1 <Ir ° n - . - \u25a0 . ..\u25a0 - Pace a
"I Repcrtfe receited by tbe police as to \u25a0w^rk' cf
j footpads: sneak • thieres' and burpl.Tt. .'Pace. lff
j P.enew-ale of* license jare irttbbeld from aalooii
i freepers wbo rlolate regulations. Pace li
j Three Judges gra lit JdiTerc* decrees to '«li's
eaticfied, married folk. - ,' . "~, .Pace 16
Id response t<» a petition r.gned by-San Frnu
cisco shippers th« Mexican consul is ordered by
bis) gorernment t*^ more bis office tofba«incu
district doirntown. ' - ' '. Png«? lft
Launch -Warrior U struck by whale off Hovr.
ard etr««t wbsrf and -co badly damaged that -it
sinks at landing. ' Page 3
T-wo sailers belonglog'to Unlttd States cra'st-r
St. \u25a0_ Louis \u25a0 dre-^n In presence. ef A'dmlral S-a-lii
burne.' -who •ras 'making tour of ..In
spection. \u25a0 Pace 16
Supervisor O. A. T^eitmoe, . charged \u25a0w-Itbb^ius
an ez-cenrict. deales - tne . allegations iua<le
agvlntt rblna » and \u25a0 announces- his \u25a0 intention 'vt
bringing wijninal ..actiOD \ against the „ proprietor*
of the Bulletin and suing tbe paper . for ' a mil
lion 'jdeUarf. \u0084.*•..- • r Pace 2
SUBURBAN;
' nfty-B«T»nth meeting v -ef- the San Fran*
ctsco. B.aptUt. ass^ociatioa stakes, place In Ala
meda. . •• • \u0084 • Pace 6
.: Berkeley professor, asaalllgg Monroe . docirino,
ssys Europeans should ,b"are foothold in South
Anlerlca. ~ - : . . Pa S« *l
Kobber shoots Oakland -arolTal' rlaltof -is be
enters •froot yardof botiwr, Page 6
SPORTS
Cars' baje already been encaged -for the riilp-.
Bent of more^ tban 400 " horses froni New York
to : tbe \u25a0 O.akla'ed ' track "and ' the* accomisoda tloox
are • exhausted- at this - early - date. •-\ Pace 10
Rugby Interest centers In;' the. Stanford^Bar
bariao" match* .game for' iSiUtnr
da"r- . Pace 15
; Philadelphli and Detroit are tied for. first
place in tbe • American \u25a0 ' league penniint
race. ' \u0084(.'' - Pac^ 10
Saa Francisco*t rlctory : erer . Portland f'and the
defeat of Los Angeles ' by Oakland i tmtbn.' T»>
due** the lead of tbe Angel City team In*. tbe {
Coast'league; Pace'lo
Fifty automobiles form. funeral cortege for the
body of * Boy Rehms; \u25a0" who -was . killed "i by < the
wrecking' of bis' car •> lnr a • iracei: at ,;Del
Monte. f , - -.". : Pace 10
- Measurerrents 'of Sulllran and Squire's ",i «iboW
tb« men to be rery evenly matched. . Pace 10
LABOR .. / - -,
. ', Bar .tenders" \u25a0 onion farors . the formation of an
lndepeadest lster&atlonal body. \u25a0 Pace 9
marine; ;:; • ;
V Pacifk Coast steamship ' company's new twin
\u25a0crew liner GoTernor -arrtTe* ; from- th« "Atlantic
read/ -to enter, ecoa t aeryice. ' ; pp H ge 1 1
\u25a0; Bcbooner Alne. , which left, tbie port- la»t
Jnp»v " U f wrecked . on; shoret of Kotzebne
•oond. ' '• ' - . Pacelj
MINING
' ; Plrl4eßd« of 10 . cents -^ a share . on ':- Goldneld
Con»olld«ted Mines ' and 50 cents on Mobawk
stork, are declared. ifc^KPS. Pace 16
/Clarence Mackay. wrests control of ; Yellow
Jacket 'rrom-'.'Bob'V Morrow."" -Pace 15
social; -\u25a0 . \u25a0' ' :-X '':-: \u25a0
,'' Juilui'f Krnttacbnltt Jr. . and ; Miss Marie • Pick
ering iorprlse their frlfadijb/^celebratjßj, tlx»lr
ra»rrt*»€ several" months b*forc tbr' dare u'n
potjaced, ' \u25a0 • • • |»j'g. c jg
S^^^RANCISCOi j^E^ESDA:Y^^SERT^IBERM2S^fI^)7g
~" Mrs. Earl Rogers '{at top) , wife of \u25a0 attorney j or defense in trial of
Tire}} L. Ford,' tf ho took great interest in proceedings in court $ estet y
day. In the lower: row : from left to right are portraits of Miss Celid
McDermott, stenographer in Ford's' office and a witness in the case;
Mrs. Rogers and Miss Abbott; the latter {a : su\^'of-iVMidm'Mi'Abbotl];
of the United Railroads. :i (Sketched by a Call staff artist in the court-
Lonergan and Gallagher on
Stand at Trial of Ford
Attorney \u25a0 Rogers! Fails irij Effort: to • Destroy
Effect^of Bribery Tale of Boodlers
Former Supervisors Thomas Lonergan and James L. Gallagher
were the headliners yesterday; at;,the trial of Tirey L. Ford and they
readily confessed "that they had pocketed : the; boodle goffered by the
United Railroads. The old confessions were repeated,, but new
lifetwas '/thrown into the proceedings by the • cross;'cx
ammation of .Earl Rogers; chief, of counsel for the If
Rogers didlnothingr.else, '*he ; interested/'the great /audience i which
filled : rthe largelhajl iii JTcmp'le Israel.^Nqriwasunterest'connne'd^to
Rogers alone. . . . '. :'^ : ;;^-.: \u25a0 ; \u25a0:?• \u0084 mli^r- o''
Mrs. Rogers, who sat near her husband taking: notes, came j n
for ; a; large v measure of -attention. She^ is a itall- brunette; of unusual
beauty" arid^iSi following; th
\u25a0with; her were ; Mrs. and; \u25a0Miss ; -Abbott,^wife;and.;sister;;of^\yiiliam Mf
; Uni^ißanro^.ds, wlioj is ;awaitingf trial:-?
THe^ d^'s-/pfoceedings".;we^ 'defense
which ':'thc-lUj}_ite^Railroads>>^
con 'tis ued* 'oS pageV £\co l v >iS* 7jF~~'
TRUSTEES OBEY
S.P.; SHUT ROAD
OUT OF CAPITAL
Strings, Tied to Grant -to
qKeep Western Pacific <
dff c Water. Front
PEOPLE SHOW ANGER
Hisses 3 Greet 's^o :4 Vote m
; All; Night : Session jof Sac-:
'" V.' ramentb; /Board
DEVLIN TAKES HAND
Partner { of^;U. ; S. : District
Attorney^ ; SaysVAction
Is Public Good
'..Special by Leased Wife to TheCaAlr
:: v SACKA>IENTO;{. Sept. : ;25.— -Amid : cat
calls arid: the hisses of several jhundred
. citizens, the .. board ,' of >. ;*; * ad
journed^ this moTnins fat '2 o'clock after
voting ' 5 • to;.4 :'.to'.*keep .'the'-TTestern
Pacific j out Tof,' '-the," city. , At 's midnight
things ; began Vtoigrpw; warm," and as
fastVasrbne -apealier; rcrunred his; seat
another.rose to 1 urge the board-to, grant
the* transcontinental^ line; an-; entrance
tof this- city. » The vote ; . was as follows:
"^Fbrt the -f rarichise^-TriisteeV' John C.
k?ng.^!^ae^
njan .- %pdj Ja^m^s ;;Poper,tj-y \u25a0;: i'.i.'i V ; )\u25a0(\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 . \u0084\. \u25a0
> -.'(Xgli Wat;* thVA'rancntare~l; \u25a0
ward J. .Carrager,* John* H. Schacht,
Ja'nfes'T. "Murphy,, Robert 1 ; E.'CaHanan
arid" George X.'. Rider. 1 -V ; .- ... \u25a0
Haying. r granted the ' Sacramento
Southern' : a franchise along.Jthe. water
front- Uhe" board', could hardly, .refuse
the Western, Pacific a' franchise along
the. same route, .it did not d<? so, J>ut
the limitations '.imposed upon the road
were } of.: an ; entirely idifTerent /natiire
andiit was'evidentHhat the t hand of. the
Southern Pacific was making. itself felt!
V>~ he n L> ii t • ;• h a d .re f u se" d .t h e" Go u 1 d road
the main franchisor along"" R: street, be
tweeni;Nineteentn'. and .T wentieth;, and
thus practically decided 'that the board
at-.least did'not,' want th<^ : road,*:'thV
trustees-. by.as vote of;S to 1 decided to
put 'the ' TnatterC*u*p"to' the'people to
vote :~l-' upon',: at .. a..^ special • ," ele'ctJon
October. 22.'-. .;..'.:• \u25a0 ; \u25a0 : v
' 't President' ?.Callahan-- provoked' the
wrath of; the -crowd .of^"spectators by
i'gettinW.'. \u25a0^P> a K ( -L? c n d e'a v 6 r_l na: i..' to ; talk
'again sV.« the^» referendum.' : aski rig " that
the^measure "be^referred «to-the cor
pora tjoti ; counsel.* His. words were ; the
signal "of 1 .outburst • of t indignation
'which; continued*} for r several minutes.
\u25a0'When "the' board had 4 finished 'voting
. Attorney^Warreii;blney \u25a0\u25a0; Jr.. ; represent -
Ing . the^, Western '; Pacific - asked i that \ he
To^rprepare : : an ; election ' proclamation/
,H?fasked>thaU the"; trustees . follow "in
Con t laued 1 bnTPageT3, ir M!ddie Column 4
Our navy is attracting the attention of
r^the world. Just how and why it ranks
among the "world's fighting fleets
will be explained by an authority in •
\u25a0 v : -- THE SUNDAY- CALL:
Young Leader Tr iumphs
Over Mayor Taylor by
Vote of 95 to 53
///s Supporters Are Confident That He
Will Be Indorsed}, by the Union
Labor Convention
How the Delegates Voted on Candidates
for the Mayoralty Nomination
____
•District, •<*-'*•.. Ryan Taylor.
'Twenty-eighth ...........". m88&~..'..-2 ' - /
-:Twenty^ninth 2
Thirtieth \u25a0 ' ' 'si^ I*^ 2 —
Thirty-second :...... 10 —
Thirty-third .............. i.... : j8 —
Thirty-fourth ... 1 11
Thirty-fifth ..I. ..:.>,............ ........... 10 • —
: 'Thirty-sixth ............ ..^... 3 —
Thirty-seventh ........i. .................. 15' .5
Thirty-eighth"'-."....;.:......;... .i'*i^£??!?^'*lo S 6
Thirty-ninth: ...... ..^........... 5 13 :
Forty-first :.".. — 12
Forty-second ....... ...:. •.... 2 —.
:": Forty-third,.":... „ ..~. ...J........ .....;.-:.— 2
Forty-fourth :..."........ 3 —
'"• \u25a0\u25a0't« "': i. cfii_; ' - \u25a0• ' ••\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0• V- \u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0 •
Forty-fifth .......... 4 \u25a0 —
--•»-..- -- • ,sj - --.\u25a0 . .
George A. Van Smith
Daniel A.* Ryan.; for »W£lliam H. Langdon, for district
attorney;,' arc the- leaders. chosen, to hcacl their muriicipal ticket by the
republicans\of ] San Francisco; mj convention last night.-- > ; • - •
r .' nomirtation-of Rya^^wasaccornpU to 53
fpi^dward .^ob'e^o'n *'Taylor/ v _after;Va ; running fight : which .consumed
1 nVaYly 'two "'hour s devoted *to parliamentary skirmishingn g and the de-
loj^ x f .- --^ —— r^r^
s^^h*<^orninationfbf : Langdon wasi made^by acclamation after a
i brief tnomihatmg-,sp*eech\by> Jesse C.jAllen;bf the fortieth* district and,
aTuKriing jßf c of , eyenl more brief seconding' speeches; in which«all of
the more: populous assembly districts .were represented.- ,
\u25a0 :•' ; t '^-The' : \u25a0 regular L fepubircanleague/' of which Daniel A. Ryan is
president;' demonstrated " last night that it .was in control of the repub
lican^party 2- machinery. - It cinched that. control by a" revolutionary
change' in organization -building, which will put the rmanagement of
i the party- affairs in the hands of a committee of only 36 members, 18
of ; whom wili be appointed as representatives of the several assembly
J districts and 18 chosen at large. These committeemen will all be
f chosenb^Ralph lirHathorn, chairman of the convention and a mem
berof the !' executive committee of the Lincoln-Roosevelt league. The
radical character of the change is best indicated by comparison with
I the membership of the present committee; which has a total strength
of 90. chosen five from each assembly district.
/\u25a0 "The, republicans who nominated Daniel. A. Ryan for. mayor last
night expect^that his nomination will be indorsed by the .union labor
convention tomorrow night. The republicans who advocated -the
nomination of Taylor are not prepared to believe that the nomination
of Ryan will result in anything other than a three cornered fight be
tween Ryan,i Taylor and a union labor candidate.
The belief',of the republicans who expect a union labor indorse
ment for Ryan is based on the attitude of the union labor leaders, as
exhibited: for/ several ; days." Ryan's name has been freely handed
about by the men 'who captured ; the control of the union labor con
vention last Thursday night, and. While none of them has been pinned
down;to aii assurance of any intention on the part of the union labor
delegates to nominate Ryan, they have permitted themselves to b*
understood as^faVoring such action by their convention: 858
. Union labor, men who .have expressed a desire to support Ryan
were skeptical;- or ; claimed ;t'o -doubt* that Ryaii \yould be nominated
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ror the most on ginal -;or : iWittie3t . answer to • this ques
tion -r-and tKe brief ef the better— The Call will pay
..winning- answers will be piinted next Wednesday
> : :-v' arid checks mailed- to the. \^nnejs '\u25a0'•Make
: your answer \ short ,-and address -it to
QUESTIONS,
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t _j Prlr* AnsTreT* to "~\Vlio ; In' Your: ldeal.; and' Whyr*
-". : 'SS prize : to ETelyia^MarkT- 1684 Twelfth street. "Oafeland, % Ctl.
Vt:^;"-**J % *;l-_-:h"aVien"t 2 -fTny^rI v married ' him. _ ''- "
\: '?1 prise toGA A. Dod^e. 330_,Turk street. 1 city. "'• '• '\u25a0** . • \u25a0
\u25a0 \u25a0'":Schmitz-j-he*is'jthe : right- man im the , right . place.
\i;'-i >?!\u25a0 prlie. to'Ja'ck Milan, Cosmopolitan Iwtet. Fresno, Cal. ;'
. Luther Bvirbank— an honest grafter". f_.
[ ?K prize" to'llass'Roirers^ sl S.';Grtttenden «tre*t.^San'Jos#,' Cal. " v>
1 -\ly ; milkman— he 1 makes the whole^block take water. .
'^ $1 pr!».to;Mrti.^GirsGleasan;" I tVat»onTille, Cal.
, .- ."Neptune—^-for -divers" reasons. \u25a0 \u25a0 -
r V ; :>i : prlit^ to: C ; C.; Ccot.MSll-' Lj«n- itrw t. cltjr .%_'
*^J'-t.'''.^My>.C9ok^have\lwd:her\-17.;years.'^ i :
PKICE?>FIVE ; - OENTS.
What is Graft?