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BURNS FOILS A-PLQT
TO KIDNAP LORERCAN
Continued I'roa Paß<* 1, Column 1
fence, is '_ a - giiect .at- the- Hotel Ma
jestic and to him was intrusted the
task of getting^ JUonergan out of the
\u25a0way. The. plot laid' by Dorland reached
a clim&x last night, when he Invited
Lonergan to take art automobile ride
•with himself and - two* ''lady" friends.
'A meeting was farranged at Twenty
iourth and Sanche* streets, but after
lie had accepted? the Invitation Loner
«ran telephoned' to Burns about the
snatter and the head of the prosecu
tion's detective bureau gave him the
simple but effective adyice: "Take Mrs.
Lonergan ajong." c -"'. A -...-. \u25a0 : • \u25a0 .
The appearance of Mrs. Lonergan And
the refusal 'of the former supervisor to
BTO withoutoher disconcerted tbe con
spirators and they were forced to post
pone their attempt to jet rldrbf . the
yr\tv.es%. Ir.fftexuJ, however, they pro
teeeded to make iflerry with the "ladiea"
?crho had been specially secured for
the entertainment of Lonergan.
<. A tfclrd sl*ath-in"the person of I>e
tectlve M'irofs pJ the Southern Pacific
•was placed «on ; thft • trail of Lonergan
fcnfi followed him around, yesterday in
the hope that an automobile ride could
be arranged f^r a Wbseqfuent "date. •
The exposure of.' lbe plot created a]
Mr.jst'os yesterday afternoon during j
tbe Ford triai. The.- officials of the!
Cn!ted Railroads, their ; attorneys and!
detectives sat " In" silence" while 'Loner- i
\gtcn unfolded tbe tale, At the conclu- {
Jtlon of th* recital not a word of denial
c&me frost the' defense. Earl Rogers,
irho bad encaged . <n i'glit banter
throughout the session, offered not
even a single word of explanation. He
wen refrained from cross examining
the witness on the «übject and left un
challenged tbe accusations which had*
been made R*'aJnat hlmselX and hi»
Msoclates. '
DICrKX^E'S BUBBLE BURSTS
The attempt to get Lonergan out of
th« way on the v*ry tve of the day on
Which ha was to be called as a witness
U takea to Indicate that tha defen««
has reached the conclusion that it? own
plea that the IiCO.OOO paid to Ruef was
cot a bribe but a fee, Is too thin to
prtacd upon and has chosen to fight
the oa.se with the weapons of the moun
tain bandit.
The first revelations were made lr.
t>ourt yesterday after the noon recess.
Lonergan was recalled to the stand by
Assistant District Attorney Heney.
**W«r« you followed during- the noon
bour?" Hency tusked. V
"Tes." replied Loneragn.
\u25a0 "Who follow«d your* esk.ed Heney.
••Was It Detective Melrose of the
Bonthern Pacificr 1
"I don't know his name, but that is
the man." said Lonergan, pointing to
Melrose. who was seated behind At
torney A. A. Moore of the defense.
Heney then asked Lonergan how he
had come to sign the statement which
the defense had Introduced earlier. In ;
the day. This statement was a long
fleclaration In which Lonergan had set i
forth his views on matters political and
given., an account of his official con
fluct while a member of the board of
supervisors. The only part of • the
Statement germane to the Issue was
the conclusion which contained the fol
lowing:
"In regard to the transportation
facilities along the streets of San Fran
cisco, I' would like' to state that.they
«vere all completely demoralised by-' the
fiisaster and believing that means of i
travel were at that time most neces- ,
sary for the good of the community.. 1 I
voted In favor of granting the cim '
head trolley privilege and would do s' !
gain under similar circumstances. I |
had not been promised nor did I under
stand there would be any monetary
consideration brought to me— or any
member of the board for that matter —
Tor voting In favor of the measure.
It was unquestionably a need of the
lay."
Lonergan explained that he had made
the statement in written form for a
man who had represented himself to
be the agent of an eastern magazine
who had come to the coast to gather
np statements from the boodling super
rtsors "in order that they might set
themselves right before, the world."
This kind- "journalist," who proved to
be Detective Dorland In the employ of
the United Railroads, had told Loner
pun that he would have these state
ments printed in all the large eastern
publications. Lonergan had set forth
his riews on all matters from etables
to municipal water supplies.
liOXERGAV TELLS STORY
Lonergan told a remarkable story of
Us acquaintance with Dorland and the
frcnerous attentions of the supposed
ournalist. There were auto rides
•rithout limit, wine suppers and theater
parties, but' all the while Burns was
keeping careful watch.
"I first met this man," said Loner
tan on the witness stand, "two or
three weeks ago. He was friendly with
•ther members of the old board and
taid he was a magazine writer and
would set us right in eastern maga
tincs. Mamlock of the old board of
IBpervisors Introduced him to me.
kStcr I had known him a short time
tie invited me to go automobillng with
him. I took my wife and we bad a
tpln out to the beach. Then he Invited
us to dinner and we had dinner with
kirn. Last Sunday a week be Invited
fes out again.
"Then we went with him again last
Sunday. We went for a spin in the
tctomobile to the park and the Pre
tldio and then be took us to the
doodle Dog for dinner.- •
"Last night at my house I received
I telephone message ; from/. him asking
tie to go automobile riding with him.
Be said he ha.d a couple of women and
that we would go along the line. I
Iras suspicious and telephoned to Mr.
Burns about It and asked him what I
Ihould do. Mr. Burns told roe to go,
\u25a0ut to take Mrs. Lonergan. I did and
Bet him at Twenty-fourth and San
thez streets. When he caw Mrs. Lon-
Irgan he called me-aslde and said he
ranted me alone, as- he had a couple
»f women la the automobile., I told
fcim I did not care to go, and went
\u25baack home. He wanttdMoe to .go with
klm today after court."' " ; T ' ' "' \u25a0\u25a0
AUTOS TAKEN TO RESORT
"While Lonergan's narrative' tell« a
rorUon of the story,- it Is not aIL In
laother automobile were Detective Lu
ther Brown and the ."Banjo, Eyed I£Id"
»f the United liallroa^s^They followed
tlose on the heels ofthe* auto occupied
»y Detective Dorland. Both machines
Iped to a reeort near the park, where
I meeting place had been arranged and
rbere Lonergan was to be turned over
to the custody of the "Banjo Eyed Kid "
the rest was to be left to the Kid
If tbe -plan had carried there would
»»ve Jbeen no Lonergan at the trial
yesterday, the defense would have
lashed the statement secured by Dor
tnd and set up the cry that the entire
trosecutlon of the United Railroads
ras a plot eet on foot by Rudolph
tpreckels.|§SJ£|
The detectives employed by the pros.
leution were not satisfied even after
Dorland and his "lady** friends had de
larted without Lonergan. Their ma
thine. No. 8443 from the Reliance
rarage In Fulton street, was driven by
Chauffeur Coulter. After Detectives
Borland and J." C. Brown, who ."were; ln
She machine," had' taken "their" "lady"
trlecds to dhuier, .they sped about the
tfty for a : time ajid then separated,
krowi went with one of the women* to
fee Bt. Rose hotel at Ellis ; end '.Web
»tef streets and they, registered 'as J. C
Kentrose and'wife. Captain of Police
SUPERVISOR TVEITMOE
THREATENS TO SUE PAPER
Declares He Is Not an Ex-
Convict and Wants .
Big Damages \
IS NOT DOWNCAST
May Run for Mayor to Get
Even for Publication
of
The charge. of being: an ex-convict
failed to disturb the serenity of , Su
pervisor O. A. Tveltmbe|s countenance
yesterday. The publishing of .an al
leged photograph of himself in prison'
garb In the Bulletin, accompanied by
wlut purported to be the court 1 ~oord
of his trial and conviction for the crime
of forgery, appeared ~tn no way to 'af- '
feet his customary peace of mind.
So far from- being: cast down by the I
publication, with all its» wealth of cir
cumstance and elaboration. Leader Mc
i Car thy* s lieutenant spent : the afternoon
! celebrating rather than deploring the
! event and paused In the generous sha'r
j Ing c{ " sparkling: good cheer with a
| party at friends merely to make inn
o^Thand announcement ,that he. would
begin criminal proceedings this morn-
Ing with a little side iacue of a civil
auit for a matter of x million against
tba Bulletin management.- Ho added,;
farther, that a possible reply to the al- !
l«ffed exposure would be tho announce- 'i
men* of his candidacy for mayor.
/The. boy* arc all with me," declared:
Tveltmoe. with an expressive wave of ;
tho hand. "They war* a bit mad at j
first and wanted to go down tonight ;
and blow up the Bulletin ofllco, but |j
stopped them and told Jhem^omorrow
would be plenty of time to fct"
The allegations made by the Bulletin
i are, in brief, as follows: '
[ TvalUnoe arrived in Crookston, Minn.,
la I*9B, and a short time later decidfd
to purchase J.h« Crookston Tribune, a
newspaper owned .by P. M. RlngdaL
Among the notes given by TveJtmoe was
one for $200 signed by himself ; and
containing also the signature supposed
to be that of K. K. Hougo, a wealthy
resident of Cannon Falls, Manitoba,
which later proved to be a forgery.
In March, 1894, the grand Jury of
Ooodhue county, Minn., acting on the
evidence brought, before it, indicted
Tveltxnoe for forgery In the second de
gree. On March 22 Tveitmoe was appre
hended at . Grand Forks, N. D., and
taken to Red Wing, Minn., for trial. He
pleaded not guilty, but on taking 'the
stand at the trial did not deny having
forged Hougo's name, resting his de
fense solely on the technicality that
the note was not signed in Goodhue
county, and that, therefore, if a crime
had been committed it was outside the
Jurisdiction Of "the trial court. The
jury returned a verdict of guilty, a new
trial was refused and on April 16
Tveitmoe was ; sentenced .to serve rr l 8
months at hard labor" in the state
prison at Stillwater. He reached the
prison on April 20 and served until De
cember 21, when he was pardoned by
Governor Nelson.
This, in substance, was the Bulletin's
story, which was accompanied by.tran-
of the records, photographs,
K'*r"U!on'measurements, etc To all of
'\u25a0 • Tveitmoe, when found with his at
'.r \u25a0•. George .Appell, and a -party of
I •\u25a0 ii supporters in a Mason street re
*srjJ 'jrjprod a full denial, in the Inter
liifje •»* i ii<» good natured celebration.
"It is a lie from start to finish," he
declared^ "I was never- charged with
the crime of forgery; I was never tried
on such a. charge; I never was con
victed of any crime; I never served
time in the Minnesota state prison, and
I never was pardoned by Governor
Nelson. It Is a fabrication from
whole cloth, but while I do not. know
the basis of it, I do know the object.
"It Is a political attack made on- me
just before election because the bulletin
feared that I would become • a candi
date for mayor. Well, I have not beeh
a candidate and I have .been seriously
considering withdrawing: from public
life, but now — well, now, after this, 1
may decide to be a candidate for mayor
after, all. / • »
"Tomorrow I'll begin 'action against
the Bulletlri fn the courts. I've^nown
for three weeks that something: like
this was going to happen, but- 1 didn't
know exactly, what form it would take
I know that Edward J. Llvernash has
been preparing something 'against me,
but they've gone too far. I don't know
where' they. „ got . all that \u25a0 stuff, 'or
whether It la maSe up.or.iB the record
of some. other man,' possibly; with the
same name, but it isn't ' me. • I can't
see any likeness in these pictures, can
you?" \u0084
Then Supervisor Tveitmoe and sev
eral members of the party left In an
automobile to keep a dinner engage
ment.
WOMAN GYRATES INTO
AUTO WHICH HITS BUGGY
PETALUMA, Sept. 24.— A large tour-
Ing car driven by. E. C. Bartlett of
Berkeley* collided Monday with a buggy
driven by Mrs. L. Gregorie of this place.
The car struck the shafts and freed the
horse from the vehicle. Mrs. Gregorie
was thrown on top of the hood of the
automobile and her body crashed
against \ the . heavy, glass . front of the
machine, shattering It to pieces. .
Charles Ecker, who wu: riding with
Bartlett, seised Mrs. Gregorie and pre
vented ' her from falling from the mov
ing automobile. Bartlett was arrested
and' released on his own recognizance.
The 'case was' settled out of
the defendant paying all damages. ,
Moqhey,' found, him there and Identified
«blin.^Dorland escorted the other
w«nan to the St lyes at the oorner of
Eddy and Larkin streets.
>. Dorland" visited The Call office last
"night>wid~Baid that he was not a de
tective -Jn the •; employment tof the
United Rallroads7; He told a story that
was Interesting, If : nothing elso. He
said he was a historian .from Chicago.
That was . about as , f ar • as . he : would
venture. The ; data ; for his ,. history," ; he
.said, was being - supplied by Professor
Stephens of the State university and by
Thomas Lonergan, Friendship and a
thirst, for; knowledge 7 had Induced him,
he said; to; cultivate \u25a0 the acquaintance
of the former supervisor." \u25a0
\u0084 Asjfor the-strange^coincJdence hy
which his manuscript had fallen Into
the hands 'of the attorneys.. -of v;the
Unlted^Railroads, f Dorland : had little to
say. ">He admitted; _ however^ .•' that iit
wm. strange.*, jßeforev h©';' had'^com
pleted'hls atory he had become a maga
zine publisher >as ; well> a» a historian;
He , wai not- prepared' to show any^cre
dentials, buf was satisfied that the true
history: of San Francisco was to be" se
cured from. the lips of Thomas Lon
ergan.- ; _ . ..v; \u25a0:•\u25a0:-, .-.
A. Wedding Gift
Coming from- the. house o.f Radke & Co
is doubly 5 ;* appreciated— the , bride Is
pleased- that only the best was thought
appropriate f0r ..... her; .she- knows .the
high standard -and ; excellence . main
tained bj t this popular ' Jewelry .firm. •
; THE SAN^ l^A^SC^
LONERGfiN TESTIFIES AT
' TRIAL OF TIREY L FORD
Conlinnod From rage \u25a0:,!, Column 4
.be^claimed in the first place that all'of
the "supervisors favored the overhead
permit and secondly that : the 'money
paid to Ruef was purelya fee and.not
intended to be used as • a bribe. \ This
came, out early in the 'day ; when Lot);,
ergan " confessed to having received a
bribe ofc $4,000 paid to: him; by-Gal
lagher. Rogers protested oh the;ground
that it could not' be shown -that Ford
bad authorized ; the payment ; of .a'ibribe.'
''•\u25a0 The: prosecutJon: put in' a strong? line
of '. testimony yesterday /and ' was. well
satisfied nt. the close of the- session.
It . has already become evident that
the' entire case will, depend largely
upon i the . testimony of Abe Ruef .-The
former .boss will \tell on the "witness
stand^ust what sort of an understand
ing he and Ford' had come to when the
$200,000^^8 paid over. / \With ;Ruef s
testimony and tho strong i corroboration
that will be forthcoming, the prosecu
tion-looks for conviction. '
. Assistant". District Attorney Heney
made the point yesterday that it would
be necessary 'for -the prosecution' to
prove^ only that a bribe ;was , offered • to
T^onergan by Ford and «that the pay
ment of the bribe would be used as
corroborating evidence/ :
GAI.UGHER TAKES STAND.
\u25a0•-.Lonergan confessed^- that-- he \u25a0 had
voted for the franchise for the money
there was In it, recited j the tale of the
mysterious package of currency slipped
into his pocket'' by. "Gallagher which
he 4 did .not find until a 'week later.
Gallagher withT the story of
how Ruef had told htm there would be
$4,000, tn it for each of the. supervisors,
how ho "'had^ 'lined up, the"' votes for the
tiicnsure,. aiid liow . hey had paid tlie
bribes;: retaining for himself $ir».000.
AH the way throujth the ''prosriiM-.tlon
referred to Oal!at;!'«.'r as an ajri-iU of
Ford In'the iransai-lioii. Tl:.- «ross
examination of Gallagher-wont -ivcr to
today. - '
When. Rogers took {Loneigrah for
cross examination, the spectators
leaned forward to catch every word,
for It was the first of .the
Los Angeles attorney ; In* this ;' capacity.
Rogers, who is 37 and looks like 25,
was as smiling and pleasant as a sum
mer sun in a - bower: of . roses.' He
smiled upon the witness,- smiled upon
the Jury -and cast gracious glances at
the Judge. He walked slowFy up and
down the aisle, pausing for an instant
as he asked each question. \£is suave
manner was intended to, gain the con
fidence of the witness,' but Lonergan
was suspicious and wouldn't be .won, ;
In general method Rogers in cross
examination , resembles to a, great ex
tent Joseph Choate.. : The famous New
York lawyer effects an" ease and
courtesy of mannerat the outset of an
examination which sets, the fears of the
witness at rest and enables the ques
tioner to lead him Into* the desired
paths. Many a witness under the spell
of Choate's entrancing manner has
walked quietly, but nevertheless di
rectly into the trap that had been set
for him. .; Not sd Lonergan. when con-
fronted by Rogers.,, He became slightly
mixed at one time In his'dates and the
amounts of the various bribes paid him,
but he clung stoutty. to his story that
he had taken the money of the United
railroads~~for his vote.
fThe three hours that Rogers devoted ;
to the. examination failed to shake the
foundations of the story. The best
that 'he could' do was to produce a
signed statement In which .Lonergan
had made the assertion that: he had
voted for ,the, overhead solely
because he ; believed it for the best in
terests of thecity. The effect of this
was "spoiled, by the subsequent ques
tions.-; -•\u25a0;•»' ; . \u25a0.••\u25a0.';\u25a0 ..-.•:•\u25a0_ \u25a0•"•.\u25a0',•\u25a0'\u25a0'•:-; •"
'"Mr;- Lonergan,'^: Inquired ' Rogers,
"you believed, did you not, that the re
habilitation of the. .street car system
was an absolute : necessity.
"I dfld," was the answer.,
-tnd that was the reason you voted
for it?" " .
"One of the reasons," came back'
Lonergan. \u25a0"\u25a0^i 7
nOGERS' TRAP FAILS
Rogers leaped backward and for
ward from dates and figures. in an' ef
fort ,to I break down -the -memory* of
the witness. At times Lonergan way-*
ered. but he came through "all ' right, vv;
. Rogers made use of an old time: de
vice in an effort \u25a0; to -trap "the witness,*
but Lonergan was pn his guard and the
scheme failed. , Lonergan had" testified
that Gallagher had slipped an envelope
filled with currency intp his ' pocket- ;
book. Rogers demanded"^ to know; the
size of the envelope, -wUh; the purpose
of showing that It was ; too j large to fit
in the pocketbook, but' LonerganY re
i plied, "Just large enough to fit in the
pocketbook.7 . - ;
Lonergan; repeated the story of his
transactions with G.M.'-Roy when he
was trapped with. Special Agent Burns.
Rogers insinuated ; that - this deal was
framed up by Rudolph Spreckels with
Lonergan for the purpose 'of giving
Lonergan a basis , for a confession ,' of
facts that did not i exist. .* •
'^ Assistant District Heney
and O'Gara 1 * conducted^thecase for the
prosecution. were • occasional
clashes': between .Hen ey^ and '"Rogers,
but. nothingjfof la^serlou^ nature/;,; The
defense was^ reinforced lj by .? thei,pres
ence, of /Attorneys' Garrett.Mcli.rierney
arid John'fJ.^ Barrett.".- . ••
. -It.was brought out during the, hear
ing that the cases against the mem
bers of the flght_.trusti would; hot be
pressed. ' Heney made; the assertion ;in
court that In 'this deal Ruef had^sbught
merely to .try out the new supervisors
,to see 7 who would 1 take ; the boouie"
money. l : Heney said there -had been; no
offer before the vote was taken in,; this
matter-; and , that A t^ was a.7* question
whether bribery could be proved on the
part of the fight- promoters. ij;
LEAVES PRETTY WIFE TO
ELOPE WITH GRANDMOTHER
Mrs. Laura \u25a0_ H. Born, an unusually,
handsome woman ;Of' 33, was unable to
explain to Judge % Graham £: yesterday
iwhy her ; husband, : Dr. ' John • A: , B,orn,'
should have ; deserted \u25a0„ her £ and I" eloped
with a"; Mrs. V Oliver,;; a: ; woman "of ,60
and a grandmother.' 'All she y knew. was
that the physician,\who , Is 41- years! old;
had made the \u25a0 strange! choice \u25a0 and, "that
feet--, having 7 been r : : established, "Judge
Graham granted a divorceJ^^p^-' . .
.TheWßorns V were \ married In -San
Francisco ;In 1 897.1 - Born ".-. deserted his
wife -May, B,'i 1906, : \ when ;*they .were. 11 v
lns; at \A\- Colllnswood '~ street,^ whither*
they "had removed after the : big : flre.
Mrs. I Born V, said ; |she * and - her v husband
had;knowniMrs.,;ollver,* I .but:'Mrs. : ißofn
knew-t;nbthing.'of} his yrifatuation^fof
the \ eider Xwoman ?until J they * raniaway.'
She : told Judge! Graha- that ) prior to'
'the desertlonsshelgot font well;,with s her
husband- and -there" had been no :quar
rel; ; * :'C \u25a0•••-:.-• y*:^^/^ ;'-; '-W f ,: -\u25a0 '
. Mrs. Born- said; she ;had ' receivedHln
formation \u25a0' that ;; Born*- anlyMrs. '". Oliver
now! live Sin ; : Washington.';
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' Dr. C- Otto .: Laist, "-\u25a0 a" V; brother i in ; law,- of
the ' deserted i-^'ornan,"! testified v that be
fore'; running? away^Bofnihad^spent a
great deal of ;his; time withi^lrs.' Oliver.
• WHEELEK ON - TRlP— Perke'lfiyV Sept; "24.—
President ,Wheeler , and : Prof. ,"E.f J. i Wickson ; lift
to<l»y •\u25a0 for* southern s, Calif ornla,*! where : thej-^.wlll
ln»p*<;t the agricultural §UUons at> Wbittler and
Santa. Monica. \u25a0 '.*-;-<' ,•'\u25a0•".. •.'\u25a0.:.' '<>.:\u25a0 i
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Have you bought in DUMBARTON? Are you going to buy in DUMBARTON^"
If we didn't think it would pay you to join our, excursion we couldn't afford to give you^
free ticket. Everybody that sees DUMBARTON buys.
DT JIVIR AR TONT ie t\\e» ~ ,
' Perfect climate. Stanford Univer- Railroad yards, power and terminal
sity. Only 36 minutes away. X rates for factories, etc., etc.
Think of it! 300 reservations in five days. Greatest in history of San Francisco.
Gome in tomorrovv and get your tickets. Join our big free excursion Sunday. Make
your plans today. Don't come ' ; around, Monday and say "I vvish I had."
x Tomorrow.iwill be yesterday day after tomorrow.*
Call, phone or write, but see us somehow, for DUMBARTON r- ~— - — COUPON — '— 1
won't last long. ' J | FILL IN, CUT OUT and HAIt Th& ORDtR BUNK TODAY t
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636 MARKET STREET i name '
The time, Sunday, September 29. The place, 3d and Townsend and 25th and Valencia. (Call) 925. ADDRESS J
The hour, 1 0: 1 5 a. m., of the big free excursion to DUMBARTON. ' *— : — ™ -*
SACRAMENTO .TRUSTEES ,
ARE HISSED BY CROWD
Continued From Page 1, Column 5
the proposed proclamation the form of
the recent city hall bond election;proc
lamation. To. this the" board agreed.
- After the Western i Pacific . failed to
get ; Its /franchise Melville' Dozier, Jr.
asked that : the . Vallejo Northernuelec
tric j company, of which /he • iSj president,
be granted a" franchise -over the/pro
posed M street bridge and: along that
thoroughfare .to: Eighth street, . where
It : Is ?.to' turn ', down /to . I •'; and \u25a0 thence
along/ that street until •Nineteenth/ is
reached,' where it will turn \u25a0;.: south"
again to K'street. There are several
amendments to the original application
and it •_ was: turned over'to the.c orpora-;
tion counsel. / 1 i
,That v the!voters .here hav©; been 1 thor
oughly disgusted, by the action 7 of 'the
board Is * evident. Everywhere * a-- few
men collect, words of denunciation are
heard. - Trustees Ing, , Poppert, "Nau
nian and , Burke, who .\u25a0 endeavored \u25a0' to
their utmost to have rthe ; . Western Pa
cific , granted, • are being
warmly, commended. ' x
:.\u25a0< 'Attorney W. H. Devlin. of the South
ern Pacific, a member -of , the firm of
Devlin & Devlin, of which United
States District Attorney- Robert T. Dev
lin is I the : senior., partner,' .was j an : anx- [
ious /spectator ; last night, but did>not
have' much" of an opportunity to: speak.
He : said,; however. ; that his ; road was
not trying, to keep out other companies,
but wanted them to! enter /the city.v He
said- that all objections entered by him
werel {or - the ) good of ,: the public and
should be treated as such. His remarks
were greeted with hisses. ; / - y / '
The result of "the vote - has caused
much surprise, for. the reason \u25a0 that /two
of I the /trustees who
bitterly opposed 1 having 1 the 'road : In
Rstreet signified last night itheir will
ingness 'to permit It- in that" thorough-'^
fare. It *; was the same ' way > on; the
other ; side. \u25a0 \u25a0. • Every; one ;; expected £ Car
ragher.. to /vote ;In r favor,; of , the /fran
chise, as he' has all along stood j out f or
It. , He', led /the movement ; against • It. '*
A suggestion was made by the.river
men that 5 the . city/ acquire"'; the land i be
tween "-: Fron t ; and \ Second .< streets *. and
from I to R streets', with 'Brannan's
addition, .which extends down '\u25a0 the "• river
front to Y* s treet't This iWould. give the
city/ about;' 3,ooo f f eet ; additional, .water
frontage; to meet, the': demands -of the
growing ,\u25a0/: river. "> commerce and also/a
large; area/ of land' convenient to- the
.commercial the city i that could
be set f aside' for ; railroad . purposes.'; \u25a0' : " \u25a0
, SACRAMENTO, ./Sept. £4.— At./the
HAVE BUTTONHOLES-WHICH ARE STAYED^
V AND/STRENGTHENEDiBY,SAtBAR WHICH
pRE yj E:!S fI r S< F> V LLI N G 9 U T.
H \u25a0-\u25a0 " " "* " iloc each; /a forsbc. " \u25a0 ' --' ~ : 'M
ißlfflnimm \u25a0iimimhmiiiiiimmi ODY & C °" MAX "', \u0084' IB
primary^ /election held here today to
select delegateaftoi the city convention
the \u25a0Lincoln-Roosevelt league battled
for 1 ; the. I ' first *i time the repub?
llcan^organization' and | scored a signal
victory.".* The 'reformers 5 -' polled 1,211
votes,^ while \ the': regular republicans
went* down" 4 , tqf ignominious defeat, poll
ing but '291 votes. The democratic
regulars .' defeated the opposition by
256 to; 98. \u0084 . \ '"[-.. "...;. V -
Old politicians saythe contest today
was the greatest. fought Jn this city for
the past 20 ; years, and , the way the re
publican .voters' were 1 rounded up and
brought Ito ;;the ; polling places gave
ampleevldence' that the Lincoln-Roose
velt republicans are tired of, being dom
mated by the Southern Pacific, and
have thrown; off the yoke for good.
\u25a0 The vote was. the casi at a
primary, electlon^n years,' and a notice
able ;fact was that: men who had not
voted p at' \ a", . primary tor many years
came" to show, their disgust at the .way
the city government; is > being con
ducted.^ ' - . ; '.*
"1 There Is not the slightest" doubt
that .the action of V the trustees, in
turning down the "Western Pacific ; at
last night's. meeting had a good deal to
do- with the .sudden turningof the
worm, and the Southern ; Pacific con
tingent, headed >by;" Trustee George
Rider,, feel that they -are doomed. *
; A. L. Shinh of the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league said- this evening that he; never
was In ' doubt of .the ' outcome and lie
felt; that; now the people have shown
that ; they/ are /weary of ' the' manner in
which municipal affairs have been con
ducted they will continue the / good
work^and on the 22d of next' month
will, follow (up;: their action and vote
for* the entrance '\u25a0 of the Gould line.'
The': machine : republicans, or, to be
exact, --those 'who;- have" followed the
Gillis-Richardson : political banners for
years,"., fought - hard < today to) retain '" the
standing ; they ."; had a few weeks ago, but
as i the day -drew to a close they left
the -..[polls, disgusted not only with
themselves'but jWith; the whole ;party.,'
While j the , republicans were fighting
among ; themselves -the democrats also
were engaged in a battle .which, while
not as ! fierce as that of the republicans,
was^' Interesting, •fj'here t was -i a I reform
element- among;: the 'democrats "i which
wanted \ the'/Tom \u25a0 Fox "crowd [eliminated,
and-, the «prooess Jot \u25a0-= elimination was
quietly ; begun ; several days ago. Dur
ing , the i afternoon it; looked, as -if the
Fox crowd. would" gOj down, but toward
evening they; rallied and finally, won ; the
day. ';;>''\u25a0; ''\u25a0.'" /\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 ' ,'\u25a0 \u25a0
Besf-of automobiles for hire only at
Marnlock's, phone;FrankHn;29lß." -• .\u25a0
CBtTEL DRIVESS FINED— F. A; ; Ajgobb,
Louis' Fright 3 and ; Nathai : Lowetai T were \u25a0? 'each
flned'slo by Police Judge: Coblan jresterday. for
croelty-to ' animals.'/ .'\u25a0 v " i - -..'-\u25a0"---.•.
Massenet Concert
. .. .AT""v
884 VAN NESS AVEIVUE
BETWEEN EDDY AND ELUS STREETS
The Evening of FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, will be'
devoted to selections from the works of
JIIICS JMdSS6II6t
THE GREAT MASTER OF MODERN FRENCH MUSIC
An Enlarged Orchestra, Under the Leadership of
HERMAN HELLER
the well known Director and Eminent Violinist
RESERVE TABLES IN ADVANCE
The following elaborate and eclectic program will be rendered:
. . I. Overture t "Pbedre" .Massenet
2. Intermezzo! "Aragonaise" (from the Ballet *X« CId") . .Massenet
3." Selection: !*Don' Caesar <Xc Bazan". ....Massenet
, .-;•' 4. Andante ßellgt moV "Last Dream "of The Virgin*...;.. .Massenet
:>.: >. B. Scene* -Pitt oresqnes—
\u25a0 . . (a);Marche,.l'. *l
(b) Air deßallet. I
(c) Angelus L Massenet
•;•;, (d) - Fete ' Bohenie... . .'............. I
(e) ' Overture /'Le. 'C1d".. ~1": ;....-. J ,
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"/ SEPTEMBER 80, 1907
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