Nature's oddity, the birds which can not fly, are to be saved from extinction by the New Zealand government. Photo graphs and an interesting story in THE SUNDAY CALL VOLUME CIL--NO. 129. BRODERICK'S NAME ON ONLY ONE OF TICKETS Cannot Appear Among Su pervisorial Nominees of the League :OO LATE TO CHANGE Good Government Body Has Not Power to Make Substitution PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN All Parties Will Have Their Orators at Work l Be fore the Week Ends \ By John Taylor Waldorf The disqualification of .Cyril L. Tobia leaves the good govern ment league ticket one supervisor short. Instead of 18 candidates it has 17, although the democrats have a full list When Tobin, who had made himself inelegible by voting ence from his country home in San Mateo within the last five years, put in his resignation at the elev enth hour the democrats substituted the name of William Broderick, but the leaguers, having done their numlnatlnK^by petition, had no power to make a substitution. Although the -league will Indorse Broderick his name will not appear In Its party column. Of the 32 candidates presented by .the democrats be alone will have but one place on the ballot. la order that this state of affairs will not cost him any votes the league 13 expected to call ospec!al attention to his candidacy and : oquest its members and friends not to \u25a0overlook his name. OPENING OF THE CA3IPAIQX All the political parties count on ravins their campaigns' In tnll swing before the week ends. The union labor county committee \rtll meet tonight . r.n organize at Its headquarters in the Arcade building. Thomas F. Finn of the **Bix Six** is slated to succeed Thomas F. Eagaa as chairman and James A. Wilson is to be elected secre tary. The campaign committee .also -will be named. Formal opening of the campaign Is to take place "Wednesday night, when P. H. McCarthy, nominee for mayor, and Ills associates on the *.abor ticket win address a mass meet >!(? in Walton's pavilion. The democratic county committee win meet and organize tomorrow nlgfct In Sierra hall. Native Sons* building. Chairman Hickey la to retain his place. The campaign committee will be ap pointed and the date of the opening of the campaign announced. ' Daniel A. Ryan, republican nominee for mayor, returned from Byron Springs last night. He will confer today with ; the cruiser Maryland con- Unuea Its victorious career by ; defeating v the repreaentatlvea of the St. Ixrols. Page S Pitcher Henderson or Stockton shuts out Oak land state leaguers without a hit, while, Whalen Is touched . for 17. - Page 5 Edward TroUer another eastern turfman who has decided to race his stable at Oakland, p. 5 nugby team of PaUr Alto high* school engages Spence of the Barbarians to coach it Page B v - White steamer, with Ross B. Main at Wheel/ scales Mount Diablo, 3,800 feet Ugh. Page 7 McLoughlln, Long, FoUsy and Gardner '\u25a0 reach the semifinals in the bay counties singles 1 tennis tournament. VugH 5 Miss Emily captures the Eclipse stake at In gleslde coursing park. Pace's MARINE Steamship ' Strathnairn . brings ! largo cargo ;of coal from Newcastle."- . Page 9 MINING \ Preliminary ; report of United States geologi cal Burrey dlsc&ssea diamonds .. and -other gems found in Oallfdrnla. . I 'Pose S SOCIAL -. [JMi'" 1 V - • Club women -are i-.preparlnp for cotnln^busy tscasoD .b/ taking rest during. tem porary lull. ,>, J Pase C SANi PRANCISCO, MONDAY-OCTOBER 7, 1907: SMALL SHIPPERS ORGANIZE FOR FIGHT ON S. P. Will Meet Today to Form Plans- for Vigorous • ;. \u25a0 Campaign COUNSEL IS RETAINED Ex-Congressman Maguire Is to Lead Them in the Coming Battle £ DEVLIN NOT WANTED Opposition to District Attor ney's Handling Case Incensed at the disclosures made by representatives of large shippers '\u25a0. and by traffickmen of the Sotuhern Pacific to Interstate Commerce Comrnisiorier Franklin K. Lane, a committee com posed of representatives from many independent concerns doing business in this city will meet this ' afternoon to discuss ways and means for secur ing redress for the losses they have suffered. Congressman Ma guire will be asked to attend the con ference and also ..will >be requested to act as attorney for the small or "un favored" shipper. Prior to his de parture for the east Saturday after noon Commissioner Lane was consulted by representatives of many, firms in the clt- as to possible steps for - securing redress. Owfng to his official position he^ was unable to advise them regard ing their course of action, but he sug gested that their attorneys be consulted and steps ' taken -at their advice. - The matter being; one which undoubtedly will affect the entire state, as well, as the city of San Francisco, the commit tee determined- to proceed-c autiously and:: as .-secretly^ asrposalble,jin ordeVf to avoid possible interference from ..the' railroad. '\u25a0\u25a0£/' "">•-.] .:.'''" "/'." '':*/.&'';*'•'\u25a0 . Recently \u25a0 the Potrero commercial and manufacturing -.traffic - association -at tempted to secure ; the 00-operation of many of the larger firms In the city In the formation of a . traffic association which would materially reduce rates on transcontinental \ and . state } shipments. In this attempt the movers were foiled because the very, largest flrmaj on whom they, were to; a measure compelled to rely,- refused to join in the project.- The reason then given" was that' as the firms '.alreadyV had | traffic " r managers' of their own it would be 'useless. for. them to enter Into such a combination. Re cent developments have" shown : con clusively why certain large corporations, whose : names were brought out in the evidence presented to: the 'interstate commerce commission, did hot care to enter into such an agreement. They were getting bedrock rates, far lower than they could hope to secure by any natural process, ; such as was suggested by the traffic association! " • • < V DISSKIfSIOIf AHISE9 More than a little friction between erstwhile friends'in the business world has been developed because of the rev elations made to Lane. As was stated in the published reports ; of the inves tigation, most of the rebates were glvsn solely for the purpose of influencing interstate shipments, although given on' state business. 'This is a matter which, the merchants,; say,' should have been known and met by the. state. board of railroad commissioners. What this body .has done, 1 * it \u25a0 hn» • doae^ anything, is pot public property 'nor do the men most vitally concerned know of a single act during tha past (18 • year*, they «ay< by /.which! the . state] board has \u25a0 tried to protect th© smajl shipper from the ra pacity ,of the j railroad and • its friends. With this f idea in i yUtyr-, today 1 * meef> ing> of- the ; committee will be devotoU largely to .planning; how,'. if possible, the ; present board jmay, be driven '.from office, or at ; least '* f bread .^ to f ulflll the functions which are legally, laid upon' it. , : Shippers little and big; doing ; business In -the state have been " infbraiedVre peatedlF by the [ secretary of the" board that the board had not in its possession the state rates; = that -it • did s not ' know them and Jif information was deelred the shipper must go . direct to ' the road which .was. cutting his {throat.; Efforts will be made ito \u25a0 secure * special ' 1 egisla tion during the coming session", of *f the J legislature and the, . 'governor will i. be asked to Include 4 a statement -on the situation ; in his . annual message ta the law making body of xthe state. -- .i' ' 'For months the men .behind the Traf fic, association 'idea*'' have j been in": com munication ; shippers; from interior points and a massjof evidence has been piled up, , which, , the .; lnvestigators say,* will [ startle ; the ' state ; when* it comes to light.'* The records of ' transactions • over the; Southern 'Pacific; prior) to.? the fire were inTtnat"*catastrophe, said the; lawyer si- of -.the! rood >bef ore ? the in terstate commission^ recently, itout there ar e bb t h e r ways and \ mean s' 'of ! 'oh itai n In g it than r through the railroad and " these Continued oi> Page 2, Middle, Coluuso 5 FORD JURORS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY GRAND JURY Rumors That Bribe Money .Was Used Instigates Inquisitors 3w SEVERAL SUSPECTED Alleged Sale of Votes for , . "the Acquittal of the Defendant BURNS yON WARPATH :^^: : - ..-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0— ._- Angered by Statements At tributed to Attorney -•; ; Earl: Rogers /; Persistent rumors to the effect that bribe money was used freely in an effort -to procure an acquittal for Chief Counsel Tirey L. IFor'iToi the United Railroads in his trial,' which resulted Saturday in a disagreement of the jury, and that several' mem bers of the jury were tampered with by agents of the defense be fore and after ; their, acceptance as jurors, - are ' to'fb'e investigated ':. by the grand jury "at a meeting .which has been 'called for tomorrow. Rumors' that the Ford jury was, "fixed" gained broad circulation during the last'days of the trial, apd foilqwing the an nouncement of the disagreement open charges were made In certain quarters that money wak passed, the names of . the .jurors alleged to have sold their votes being mentioned. While. the pros ecution , refuses ;to discuss any matters \u25a0; pertaining to' the Jury, and has carefully avoided any reference that might look like" a' reflection "on- the integrity, of any jiiror,-it ; is nevertheless true; that the, prosecution has" evidence , In, its posseeslon which Js deemed o|^ suflleJent importance to liead to an inquiry. ; This [~*.j-P ' be--- pjti'ceS^ -before • the grand" Jufry \Weeki «^%vi . >• ' •. ; -**.1-.,-.. 1 -.,-. t- ;:••.•-\u25a0 \u25a0-\u25a0jX.. : i*i»" \u25a0-\u25a0rvv..-!. .-• -- - \u25a0 '. - f -JRUESF; TO TJBS'jriFY^NBJXT. TIME . * District ; Attorney. Lahgdpn an d Spe cial Agent_ Burns chaye_ refused abso lutely, to discuss the rumors of -jury fixing. Asked directly If they had evi dence against any.' member -or' mem bers of the Jury^ they remained silent, but they 'did not' deny,? and .this very silence allows of an explanation of the failure of : the, prosecution to put Rucf on the .witness stand In .the Ford'trlal, as was originally^ intended. The Jurors* who ; voted .' for-; an' acquittal -attributed their, opinion to 'the r f act that Riief was not . called. If - the !"3rbsecutlon . feared prior 'to . \u25a0 the conclusion .• of • the trial that members of, the jury had been ap proached, the. reason for keeping Ruef off the stSnd : was apparent.' V \u25a0 The ; second : Fofd' trial will be begun a week from today- and there. Is. little doubt >that .< Ruef. will^ be ', called as -a witness this time, though the - prosecu tion; etili believes i that the case against Ford, \u25a0\u25a0 even .without Ruef's testimony, is a«perfect one. ' " '.'":'- . \u25a0 . * "I ; decline vto make ' any fcommsnt about* the Jury," "sald^Burns yesterday, "but I am absolutely certain that with an honest jury to : try Ford-there can be no other" verdict -than that of guilty."-' :' _- . i. COXTEMPT FOR ROGERS Burns was highly inoetised yesterday over the statement attributed to Attor ney; Earl Rogers j6£; the defense, in which he referred to Burns as a subor ner ]of : perjury. .When Rogers' , state ment ' was mentioned he expressed hie entire 'contempt J tar . th« source from which it originated, and made a declar atlonVrefli'otlnißr on Rogers" habit*. S H« continued:. / ;> "Roc«rs' -. methods, are .well known, and so | far as I ' caa ; learn he never did win a ' case '\u25a0 on r ttsTTf merits, : : but ' alwaysj through bhicanery. I have been •„ told by people . of" Libs ' Angeles,' • where he lives, that *such is his reputation in that city/-- :\u25a0' \ : :^- : "\u25a0\u25a0/;'\u25a0''\u25a0\u25a0_\u25a0 ~jsMk '•His statemint' virtually amounts to an open charge, doe* it not?".' Burns was -asked.'.; 2 - \u25a0\u25a0:--V'rT : -:. \u25a0";.:.\u25a0 , \u25a0 . :. .; ;, , ."When . he ; says I\u25a0 am a suborner : of per Jury -he; is a. liar,'*,.; was the answer. -"I defy .: him 0r ..." anybody, else 'to show, that I have ever bad any hand in such a.thing.:. thing. : ' I \u25a0 suppose he \ bases ; his stats ment^ on .what; Boxton; said onithejwit ness- stand '"'in -^ the - Glassy trial V about befng". told . by. m* : to'* deny r that ,' he. \ had "confessed : taking money, i That was" «x plained-by Boxtbn : himself, later;' andlit Is * clear "to everybody'- that at the 5 time of 1 the occurrence ; referred ; to we ware making^every effortitb keep the -con fessions f fom i the 'newspapers, and \u25a0' I advised the -supervisors not* to '> admit that^they had confessed. • 1 \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0•; . '*Tnere isn't anyj abuse, however, that comes from • any •of \ the defendants > or their friends, or anything^ they can ';'ia"r orJdo.^that^wirrdeteVme'frbrn -perform- 1 , ing'my.dutyV^Ro'gers sWys the Irish"'are quitters. -\u25a0 I'll - leave -• it to the „ people of San \u25a0 Francisco ;when -we are with '-. investigatibn,' .whether) Tmjra quitter.-andSl'milrlsh'.'at'ithat ; ' ' : ,' "I "understand ftti'at- Porter Ashe has Contlaucd on" raff's. Middle Tcluma 3 Halsey's promised Confession in Phone Bribery Is Awaited by Prosecutors S. Pillsbury, a -well known attorney , who is accused of complicity} in the telephone bribery cases (upper) , and : Theodore V. Halsey, who, in the 'of saving : himself and his brother in * law. Louis Glass, is ready to give the grand jury (he details of the corrupting of 'the .supervisors; • ... • ~\ \ ", Ik Wood Says Platt Admitted -Marriages Produces Two Letters to Have^Been Written;by: -.-/the Aged Senator- ] W Special by Leased _. WireJoThtCall | NBW^TdßK?*,qct.. 6.^-InVhVr.sult againtt-lUnited'-Ststes' Senator- Thomas jC^Platt^ Mac .Wood ' that ' Platt wrote -her/ the following letter: ; . !• • '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 *'"\u25a0'*-" \u25a0; : : "Decenfber^T 12, , 1906.: My Dear ,j Mae: ,; I am vwilltng to, admit you are» my legal-; wife and: will:, »lgn \u25a0uoh \'*{ stat.eraen't' B . arid: do'- Irrevocably and nnoon d|tlonallr,jwalye y my rlght'un - derwiae ; the papers \u25a0 signed '- by ; you t in > October,* _ 190 3,' as X know the same were * illegally ob_ tained through : fraud and duress. Fur- 1 ther than '} tils, i l -am unable'^to right toW',wrbnis 1 -you',have**sufferedr Lr Be ,pa-. tient *ri'd'iUeat^a;ltttle longer^ when' ail will -be : well," 'and ' believe me,- yours truly," .V r " , * The senator says he never .saw, much iessTpenned!such,a : letter; and*' declares, the only knowledge he has of it'is conf' tamed In \u25a0 veiled references f made by Miss .Wood in 'her cbfrespon'd*.will be ! ready; at \ 6 : 3 0 , and \ we } will \ be 7 ready tor. it.". f l sent you a,card ; by note to you ; this'afternoon telling / you;that ! : l i expect ed- you'at"* o'clock. ~ J Sincerely - yours, . \u25a0•'. ' r :J:* : ; '-'i-^-"' * '\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0' .\u25a0-•? '?-• \u25a0 -'"'\u25a0 •'--;'*'\u25a0**'.; "-".'\u25a0 "?/'"' ;.;c6ncerning| this 'letter,^ Miss • Wood says:: " ; v'-"-/'o^a> \u25a0' *•\u25a0*; ''\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0-=' ~'}V;-'-~'- - \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0^'\u25a0, VI kept the made, in this note h from ithe isenator. "j, : The. fobin,' No.' 1 58.S was lin I the ;Fif thf Aven ue~ hotel j and adJolned^Platt's^suite.'^whlch, consisted; of j ,a' 'parlor,* aTsleepingfapartment; and a \u25a0 bathroom,\au'mbered & 1 59 f and " 1 60:yi v We .were if married i ; , lnl< myii rbbmu Saturday ! eveningjand vT:' renjAlaa4j until ;tllS T fS I " lQwinffjMohday.'?; ;* : \u25a0 \ ; ' > -'\u25a0 . - -.*-\u25a0. ,--..\u25a0-.' Recent excayationji in Palestine have confirmed the bible and explained many strange things about the Canaanites. See : the article, next Sunday, in- THE SUNDAY CALL V Accused of Defrauding theGoyernmeflC Company That Supplies Siamped r * Envelopes Uses Inferior Z ':'\u25a0 '...; r - Grade of Papei • > \u0084 "WASHINGTON", Oct.. : 6.— Postmaster General Meyer. has suspended the pay ment: of •Tnoneys* due" from i his depart-. ment t to : the; Hartford company of Hartford, Cojin./ ; and' has submitted: the -matter to the. attorney general 'for > such' further action as may be deemed. proper^ ,' '.''. The Hartford • manufacturing -.com pany,^ up' to v last, ' supplied tha 'stamped , envelopes " , and ' . newspaper . wrappeiiis^sold at postoffices. Chemical analysis of 'samples hare disclosed that the^ oomposition "of ; the envulope paper has' been bslow^th* , requirement of the ; contract, and, aocordlag to the compu tations \u25a0of the" experts: of "the poatofflca •\u25a0department itheV'company^ has '\u25a0 in* the ['last four;" years" benefited l to, the' extent ! of about $425,000. --_. .One! of ' the manufacturers \u25a0 who snip plLed'paper to -, the" company has ad mitted •' to \u25a0' thei< postmaster \u25a0 general's agents : that his firm*, furnished" dlffßr ent\and cheaper material than specified In. the contract, and that it was origin ally - so- made .at the instance of , the Hartford ''manufacturing/ company. ' • -.--' "••\u25a0 ,--\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 1 • \u25a0" in*' ; '' \u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 _ Impertinent No; 1? Wftaffs an -Affinity? For the- moitj original or wittieit answer to this c(ues .bonr-rand thebriefervthe better--The Gill will pay F|VE' : DOLb^% five answers The Gall will r^ONEDpLLAR each. PrW ::rwirinirig; ;^'hswers;wll;''feVpmtca next Wednesday and; checks mailed to the winners at once. Male ; your answer -short and address it to IMPEI^i^ PKICE FIVE CENTS. GRAND JURORS AfIEIfIDYTO v \u25a0•*- \u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 No Promise "of Immunity v to Be Made in Return : for Testimony BOTH SIDES ANXIOUS Louis Glass Is Not Likely i to Profit by the New v PILLSBURY IS SILENT Docs; Not Come Forward to , Deny the Charges - ""Against Him ' : Theodore V. _ Halsey's promise • to break his long silence and tell: in full the details of the bribery of, the old board of supervisors which' he, as outside agent of the Pacific States telephone company, exe cuted in its behalf may turn the batteries of the prosecution on Evan S. Pillsbury, clubman, capi talist, corporation attorney and' member of San Francisco's most, exclusive society set. If the ac-j count given by Halsey to mem-i be'rs of his family and which ;he! proposes to place in the hands of j the prosecu t iorr-fe*" true, PiHsbary | is implicated in the Pacific States; telephone bribery, to an. extent; th,at ; means quick indictment. 1 Halsey, says that it was Pillsbury,! as j general counsel of the "cdrn-J pany, who ordered him to pay the : bribes to the -supervisors, and: Pillsbury who derided him as a bungler when his plans were up set by. the more successful bribery! plans of . the Pacific telephone torn pany's : rival, the Home. ' . Halsey's story, as told members of his family and a* published in The Call yesterday, paints E..S. Pillsbury ia un attractive colors. Plll3bury has lonar been known in San Franelsoo as a**" leading member of the bar. a. corpora- 1 tlon lawyer- who has handled th»is-, tf rests of such mammoth' concerns as , the Standard oil company, and otb*r great > corporations, and a prominent society man. His recent marriage intf> a wealthy family, was an event' is so-'. cial circles, and he ha j but lately com pleted a. magnificent new residence on. Pacific heights. ..,"'..'. • On a. Call representative telephoning PHlsbury'9 residence yesterday after noon, asking If he was there, th© an »*-er cime: , .... '"I will call him.":' • vA ! few moment* * later the question ,was asked: "Who wishes to speak with' WmT* . "A Call representative." •TTait a 1 * momenta pleas*.", said ths vole* en the other «ad of the wire. Then, after another pause, came the aanouace msnt: •' ,' '"He, i« 'not at hojns." . .. Halsey's promised conresslon has nok been placed in the hands of-thft prosa-' cutors. When It is given to" them n» time will be "t" t lost in bringing it before the grand Jury with. tha object of se curing PiUsbury's indictment and that of .any , other official, of ' th© company, whom it* may . tend .to Involve la th» company's crooked work. Halsey hat but .the "one desire to aave himself an! Continued on Pas* 3, Colnma 3