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VOLUME CIL— NO. 120.
Mint Officials Give Damaging Evidence Against Ford
Fremont Older Kidnaped by Grafters Rushed Away to South
S. P. INDICTED
ON MANY
COUNTS
Federal Grand Jury
Accuses Railroad
of Rebating
Company May Be Fined
More Than Two Millions
Pacific Mail Also
Made Defendant
in Courts
Officials Blame Chief
Executive for Movement
Three indictments containing
108 counts were filed by the fed
eral grand jury yesterday against
the Southern Pacific for hauling
shipments of Japanese matting
across the continent at ' secret
rates. Two more indictments of
eight counts each were returned
at the same time against the Pa
cific Mail steamship company,
based on the same consignment,
which originated in the far cast
three years ago ; and if the United
States court here follows the
precedent established by Judge
Landis with his famous $29,240,-
000 Standard oil rebate fine Har-
two transportation corporations
P?,!1 have to pay 52.450.000.
The penalty ranges from }l,« 00 to
$20,000 on each count and If the limit
Is inflicted the railroad will have to pay
$M€o.ooo. while the steamer line will
add $320,000.
The Indictment* were entered In
Judge de Haven's court late yesterday
afternoon, 24 hours after It had be
come known that the federal lnquls
1 tors had summed up in a hug:e volume
of charges all the evidence they had
of rate law violations by the railroad
and Its subsidiary steamship corpora
tion.
And In an hour after It was an
nounced officially that the Harriman
Interests once again were to be
dragged Into court by the Interstate
commerce commission, a virtual rc
r.'Tvjj was made of the accusation. that
the indictments were the result of
Roosevelt's "persecution" of the Wall
street magnate.
"It is singular,** said Peter F. Dunne,
assistant general counsel of the South
ern ; Pacific, "that the commission
tbould hark back to a technical viola
tion of the law In which the commis
sion acquiesced at the time, and which
It condoned in an opinion written by
Commissioner Prouty, who said that
the railroads could not obey exactly
the letter of the law as It then stood
and cave the trade of the orient tor
San Francisco."
. Summons will be Issued today' by !
Judge de Haven and they will be served
by the United States marshal upon E.
E. Calvin, vice president and i?eneral
manager of the Southern Pacific, and
K. P. Schwerin, manager of the Pa
cific Mall line. The indictments are
similar in form to those returned in
the Standard oil-Alton railroad rebate
case. The corporations only v are
named, but the highest officers must
appear in court to answer for them.
The charges preferred by the grand
jury allege that the shipments were acy
cepted by the steamship company at a"
rate of $1, although its published -tariff
u-as $1.26. This was a -through rate
for talcing the matting, which was
shipped from Kobe to destinations sat
various* Inland points in the United
States.
The indictments cover hundreds of
printed pages and contain '520,000
words.- If the steamer company \u25a0is
given the maximum penalty .it will
pay Uncle Sam^si dollar* a- word.- or a
i rate equal to that commanded by' the
Jiterary products of Kipling:, and Conan
Doyle.
OflicialE of the railroad admit that
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The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEAItN V 86
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER :28, 190?
WEATHER COVDITIOXS
YESTERDAY — TTest wind; clear; maxtmum
temperatore, T4; minimum.. 88.
rOEECAST FOR TODAT— Fair; fresh north
west wind. • P«C« 11
NEWS BY TELEGRAPA
BASTERJT .
Letter* read at Barai trial to snow, alleged
connection cf former Governor Bteunenberg with
Idaho land fraud conspiracy. Paje 3
COAST
Judge Wol»*rt«j of Oregen sets , aside I bar
against Japanese seekizg admission ' across
borders. n :_..>_ P«e 11
EDITORIAL
The politic* of • it. . Page S
Unsightly hlUbearf advertising- .- FaseS
Prohibition for industrial reasons. Page 8
Abuses In weighing the mills. ?' . Pace 8
GRAFT
Officials from the mint give testimony la tbe
Ford trial showtog that the defendant drew
$200,000 from the account of . Patrick CslbouD
at the mint shortlj after -the trolley franchise
was passed. They testified that Ford had Asked
for currency. Frank Leach, former superin
tendent of the mint, said that he bad paid
MnllallT $5,000 and that Mullally bad paid
Bnef $2,000 before, leaving building. Pace 1
Associates of Earl Rogers of Los Angelet, in
defense of Tlrey L. Ford, seek removal of at
torney from leadership in conducting the
case, «"- \u25a0\u25a0 v r,-;i"^'/v.v"','. t ' . « Pagel
POLITICAL y-r%
Democrats and republicans, completing their
municipal tickets and there is yet some hope of
a fusion ticket headed by Mayor Edward Itobo
son Taylor. ,•_- y ;; Page O
CITY
.Fremont Older, managing editor of tbe Bul
letin. • kidnaped by grafters in revenge and
rushed away to the south, ' Page 1
Many counts In indktmeqts returned by fed
eral grand Jury against Southern Pacific railroad
mi furlS*. Mall steamship companies - Absrge
corporatioss with rebating. Pasre 1
Max .Emmel, 401 Ashbury street, is arr-»i«ted
en" a^Aispateh" from Chicago ' charging • hlmS with
the larceny of. $5,000 note. Tags 16
..'Financial feecf etary. ,F. EC? Miller of the ' X. M.
C' A. conf esses ..ttrft «f association funds and' is
dlshonora'bly dismissed to ewklt action aft^r an
inTestlgation. ' Page 1(J
Cracksmen blow open a safe in- a restanrant
at- €2l Sacramento street; footpads • and \u25a0 petty
thleres also continue sctlTe. s Page 12
Sbakeop imminent in department of Vortts
sod fifteen employes will lose their .posi
tions. ; . Pake 'ls
Mob chases alleged robber ' gang, - tbr»* \u25a0 of
whom escape, to be captured later. Page 16
Ibsen. Shaw and idleness are the causes git-on
by MiaaT Edna \u25a0 McClnre, " daughter of- ricn con
tractor, for attempting to commit suicide last
night. Paaje 16
Aged woman lies nneonsciotjs In her back yard
for foor-days and 'is almost dead when discov
ered by playing children- . Pasje 16
Cruiser 'squadron from Asiatic station In com
mand of Rf«r Admiral Dayton enters tbe uartor
and officers i- and^asen are -welcomed honw l>y
delegation of^iyp^BeentatlTe, citizens from all
cities aroand[fb«|6ay- \u25a0 Page 6
Women- of , ; IJggirtJtal aid association petition
board of bealtfi^trl correct abases in city and
county . ho*pttal&*£' Pagre 16
Cashier C. X.' Thompson still missing and w!fe
is 111 In bed with grief and fear for busbaod's
safety. . Pace 15
lames C. Dunpby. heir to millions of deceased
cattle king, is ordered by tbe court to pay his
wife $300 a. month pending a settlement of her
salt against, him for divorce. Page 11
SUBURBAN
E. J. Swift of Santa Cruz Is ebnsen to lead
the cardinal rooters at football games and ofhor
athletic -eveati. :\u25a0**'} \u25a0 Page 4
Baron Ton der Ropp boys- home for family en
Lake - Genera, but will pass winter in . Cali
fornia, i. Page 4
Oakland florist claims his cnela compelled Uim
to sign promissory notes at point of . re
folTer. ' Page 4
Berkeley students bold annual pajamerino
rally on 'the onirTtlty campus. .Page 4
Knights of Pythias attend Oakland carnival
is large numbers and special trains carry people
from nearby towns to tbe. fair. . : Page 4
Ladles of tbe Eosa Valley and San Uafael
improvement , clubs prove jthat the scars left by
tbe recent social. war of Marln county hare been
bcaled by attending performance of ''The
Mikado" In a body. \u25a0\u25a0>*" Page 4
SPORTS
Los Angeles defeats Oakland, score 3 to 1.
The game ;at Portland Is postponed - o«rin^
to rain. . ' ' * - Page 10
High schools will open ' their, athletic season
today. ' . Page 10
Stanford's Busby team * wi11 ... meet the llitr
barlass on tbe. university grounds tbls
afternoon. Page 10
New California Jockey club announces that
Tanforan racetrack will not be i reopened this
season owing to lack of adequate transportation
facilities. Page 10
Jack (Twin) Sullivan and BUI Squires will
meet in. a 25 round bout in Coffroth's Mission
street arena ( this afternoon. - ' Page 10
Prominent' athletes gather at banquet to
dlrcttss j plans for new cinder • paths in the
park. ' Page' 10
Jot 1 Gans gets the decision over Jimmy Ourus
(George Memslc) in 20 round : flgfct at I.os
Angeles and retains lightweight cbsmplouship
of the world. . ' Page 10
Local .iwerj workers will'dlicuts a proptiii
tion.-'to buy a bite on- which to build
« ball.' /HSKfiSsH i&SSßß@ss\ '\u25a0 P"«e 9
' Retail sroccry clerks \u25a0 have . adopted "a time
schedule to ' become ' effective on Janu
ary L, -. Pate 8
MARINE , -• ;
Kosmos steamer/ Assuan • takes \u25a0 six montbs .to
make the "royage from Hamburg, to. UiU
port; : - Page 11
MINING
Fair in shares -of., GoldfieW ; Consollditcd
Mines- continues. Certain Comstock. shares ad
vance. „ . ' _\\ Page 15
SOCIAL J
• \u25a0 MisV. Gladys Dodge^ and Tbowasl Sotherland
Sutton ,to.l be '-'i married " io- Oakland oi'Vt
\\cdntidVr 1 .: *-• - Pace- S
SA^ PRMCISCO:; SATURD^,gSE^m^
ii I remember thai it (the payment jof $50,006 to F^
I oh Calhoun 9s9 s verfialb^detfwas'fe the
overhead trolley franchise, jremem
kins, as Mr. Ford was walking out, that I thou
visors' bft.y— Testimony of N
Ford triaiye'sterday. '•"' ' - -. • \*, v " * ;„ \ :-/?"\u25a0 . r:* % '.?'-•\u25a0 *'\u25a0'\u25a0*\u25a0 . :
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MEN FIGURED PROMINENTLY YESTERDAY IN TRIAL OF TIRET L: FORD.ACCtJiJBn OFVBRIBERT \u25a0•-'IN CONNECTION WITH
THE OVERHEAD TROLLEY FRANCHISE OF^THE sUXITED*RAILROAr»S: 1 ITHK .LARGE SKETCH IS OF FORMER MINT SUPERIN
TENDENT FRANK A. LEACH.' -IN THE'UPPER LEFT IS A SKETCH OF* PATRICK CALHOUN, 'WHILE- THE SKETCHES ON THE
RIGHT, UPPER TO LOWER, ""ARE OF WILLIAM K. ! COLEAXDn3rD.:HAWKIN& •;:•:*> <S~~& /:».,..:_. . •.. .
Witnesses Tell How Ford Drew
Large Sums in Currency
Money ls Traced 'Stepffi
Hands of ih^
Chronology of the Deal in I^(^
May 21— Overhead trolley franchise pa sse^by; supervisors;
May 22— Sum of $200,000 placed in n^nt to credit of Patrick Calhom .
May 25— Tirey L. Ford withdraws^ sso^ooo in currency from the mint.
July 31— Tirey L. Fprd withdraws^ second) sso,ooo in cufrehcy^ from the^ mint. ;
August 1-— Supervisors re^i^ the
August 23-~Tirey L. ! : Ford $ 100,000- in currency
August 24-30— Supervisors vreceive^ final parent for^
"• chise.- ' \u25a0' * • ; "- "> *
With a speed and certainty that threw the attorneys (of Tireyi L. Ford."; iritbtconr
fusion, the prosecution; tore into shreds -ye
behalf of the bribery de^
fendantgivenvby the officials of the ; mm
and formed its integral part of ; trie legal^edifice : erected by the attorneys '\u25a0 f or ' tHe^state/
Former Superintendent Leach of the; m^
and Selig. of the same institution to^
to the cMitVof^
TireyiL. Ford- who would accept nothing Isut ; currency. ; : • Tv- \u25a0 •
;- The ciiniakicamei whenpNatiian jSelig,;- the --:mint :clerk, : who;had^handledihe re
lief fumls,Ava:s^6n; the "stand. Ha^
"How do;^u^xtlie:dat<^?/^
-I- remember- that, it - was- just after the mayor signed^ theroverhead trolleylfrari
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CoSTJ.VUJEbjOX \u25a0:/PACE^3,VCOLUM\i- r |j;-.r
FORD LAWYERS
SEEK REMOVAL
OF EARL ROGERS
Hold Cdnferehce on Ques
f! tion "of forcing -Him • •;\u25a0
From Case
ALL ARE DISSATISFIED
Claim He; Handled Wit>
nesses in Crude Man
". ner at Trial
LOSES HIS TEMPER
Success of the Discontented
Ones Depends Upon Cal
r noun's Action
. Earl Rogers,' chief counsels for
Tirey LL: Ford, will be deposed as
leader of the defense if the attorneys
associated with him' are able to obtain
the ! consent of Patrick Calhoun to the
change. /At the end of yesterdays
session of court a conference was held
by; the lawyers of the defense, during
which dissatisfaction was , expressed
with ; the manner 'in which/Rogers had
Rogers* was \ rambling • in * his \ manner
and 'seemed uncertain of himself while
questioning the'officials" from" the mint,
who* had given ; testimony .jof an. ex
s^e«dln grly »' '6ama.ging l" nature . against
Ford/^At.;tlhf«sß'he;iost'Mß'temp€r. ; and
In^his^S.nKer'appar.ently"'' lost his grip
upon-"the ca.se and allowed ,'thfe .prose
cution: to -score point after, point.
"' Trie' plan of the other attorneys In the
case is to:turn the, leadershtp! over to
A. tA. *Moore. \u25a0 -They were- visibly.? per
turbed durlngr the case, partlcularly
when - Rogers made an Insulting -attack
upon .Frank. A. : Lieach, director of th«
mint .of the. United States. ' Leach' had
driven- point after point- home for the
prosecution, \u25a0\u25a0 and .when Rogers was. un
able to shake his testimony he shouted
at the witness -a sneering insinuation,
that he had enriched himself while In
office. -The' effect on. the Jury of such
an. attack; was obvious and it was felt
that Rogers had made a. "grave mistake.
Rogers was brought into the _case'
from Los Angeles and is said to be the*
personal' choice of • Patrick \u25a0 Calhoun.
During the first few days- of ; the trial
Rogers handled the witnesses: so skill
fully that comment-was general upon
his" ability," but .yesterday when the
mint officials were. upon the stand Rog
ers was ; apparently helpless.
XV the .outset' some of the, attorneys
of , the- defense were piqued, at the
thought that" Calhoun and Ford had
considered : it ... necessary to import a
lawyer to handle the case. T\i£a RogV
ers*" have ' been' associated in the_ de
fense the c following attorneys:" A. A.
Moore,' Stanley Moored" ; Porter.. Ash's
,Lje"wis." F. : ; B ylngtoni \u25a0" A lexander : jking
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Impertinent Question No. 18
For tKe: most original or^wittie^t answer to this ques
tiohrrand \u25a0 tKe bnefer the better— The Gall will pay
FIVE; ;DOLLjARS.; For the next five ansWers
The-Call will pay ONE DOLL AReach. > Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and [checks mailed to ;the "winners^ at once. Make^
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$J prize to Evelyn , Mark,'; 1654 Twelfth- street,' Oakland, CaL
:'\ l haven't, any— I married him. , ; . T ":
$1 priie'to^Q. A. Dodge. 330 Turk street, city. *. : .
/' Sch'mitz-~he. is the. right manin the right place!,
|1 prise to Jack Milan. Cosmopolitan fcotet.* : Fresno, Cal.
<r - l!uther^Burbank— an /honest grafter.
'%l prize to-Russ Rogers. 51 S. Crlttendea street, San Jose. Cal.
"My milkman 1 — he makes the" whole block take water.
<fl' prize; to Mrs.' Gus Gleason, TVatsonrlU*, Cal. '
'\u0084 ; Neptune— for ;.'divcrs ''reasons.,
to C.C. ,Cook; lSll^Lyoa : street.: city. -^
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-.-iAjpunCc.h'aTl come from the South seas
to. v/ed Queen Lil P ok_Hawaii. He is a'
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royal^rotnancera^jrertTll find in \
The Sunday Gall
PRICE FIVE -GENTS.
FALLS VICTIM
TO BRIBER'S
REVENGE
Tricked From He
ney's Office by
Calhoun's Man
Taken lnfojCustqdyypn
Los Angeles Warrants
Whirled to Red
wood City in an
Prevented From Sending
Messages to His Friends
KINGS CITY, Sept 28.
Fremont Older was on train
No. 1 8 ; southbound; passing
through here at 1 2 : 1 6 this
morning. He Was in charge
of Luther Brown and Porter
t the -United Rail
roads staff and two deputy
sheriffs from Los A ngeles.
Oldei Was kept confined in
the drawing room most of the
way down from San Fran
cisco, but was seen and com
municated with by ' the Call
correspondent. Older said
that he had been arrested on
a charge of libel in San Fran
\ cisco yesterday afternoon and
\ spirited away;. He said he
had beenjrying to communi
cate with his wife and Ru
dolph Spreads. .
'Kidnaped in broad day
light in the busiest part of
Van Ness avenue by the
hired emissaries of the graft
defendants operating under
a thin guise; of legal "right,
I^e~m6nt^.J)lder^ : ?majiaging'
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