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-The Berkeley, coeds want a home i of.
their pwn. How. they are going to obtain
it and what it: will be like will be enter
tainingly described in
The Sunday Gall
VOLUME CIL— NO. 138.
Explosion of Dupont Powder Mills Shatters Indiana Town
MORE DETAILS
IN THE PLOT TO
STEAL ABE RUEF
W. R. Montgomery, a Chico
Miner, Names J. C. Brown
as One Conspirator
light on McDonald
Man Implicated Gets $12,
000 on Mortgage Given to
Chief Detective's Wife
MAY BE INDICTMENTS
Evidence Before Grand Jury
Involves Calhoun's
Detectives
W. B. Montgomery}, the
Chico miner, whose testimony
before the grand jury aided in
verification of A r ezwome*s story
; of plot to kidnap Ruef.
More details concerning the history
of the various kidnaping plots and the
underhand methods of the detectives,
thugs and rounders in the employ of
Patrick Calhoun were developed dur
ing a long afternoon investigation by
the grand jury yesterday.. E. T. New
some's account of the desperate
scheme to abduct Abe Ruef through
the forcible overpowering of his
guards and of the plan to take an
other important witness to a miner's
cabin in the mountains, 25 miles from
Chico, was verified through the testi
mony of several witnesses, and evi
dence was obtained of more recent
attempts to suborn perjury in the case
of witnesses called before the grand
jury and to place these witnesses in
hiding outside the jurisdiction of the
authorities.
So t&ngle<3 hK* become the "skein of
inrrimina-ting evidence against Cal
houn's poorly or»cani*«d and inefficient
crowd of. hirelings that the next return
of Indictments is likely to cause some
large irap» in his , working: force.*-. If
the evidence obtained yesterday alone
vert to be made the basis of these true
bill*, there probably would be sufficient
ground for the . Indictment of Luther
Brown, J- C Brown, A- B. Spencer,
James McDonald and Erne Noon of the
private detective force, and poKpibly a
chaAiffetxr or two for jrood measure, on
various charges of perjury, suborna
tion of perjury, conspiracy and kidnap
ing.
The fact* concerning th# disappear
ance laßt Saturday of Chauffeur Pete
Callander at the time he was wanted a*
a witness before the Jury were
brought out during the afternoon, and
it wae »ho"4>» \u25a0 that Cailander's story of
s duck hunting expedition to Jlarys
ville merely vu a fantasy, and that
he tm actually registered in an Oak
lend hotel under ;an assumed name
while efforts w«r* being made to .{find
him and while those in the secret of
his whereabouts were denying that
they knew what had become of him.
Moreover, Callander was cornered Into
an admission 1 of an attempt on the part
of LutberUßrown to cause him to give
faiee testimony, similar in every -re
tpeet to the attempt made bs' Brown
-on Chauffeur Wyman, which led ; to
Brown's indictment- a week ago.
SILVER TELLS OF PLOT
W. R. Mpntpom^ry, the Chico miner,
• was th<> most important', witness called
to substantiate Nowpom«"*K.storj^-of ; the ;
Continued on Page 4, Middle 'Column 1
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KBARNY 86
WEDXESDAT, OCTOBER 16, 1307
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — West wind; cloudy; maximum
temperature, SS; minimum, 52.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Shower* ; llcht
west wind. Page 11
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN"
Scores axe kllied and hundreds injured In ex
plosion of Dcpo&t powder company'* mills at
Fonta&et, led. Town ii wrecked and 'buildings
two mile* distant are torn to pieces Page 1
Judge In trlsl of Fred Magill and wlf« rejeita
their plea to bare the Jury return a Tcrdict cf
not guilty, 'ii-' PageS
Interstate commerce commission may Indict
E. H. Harrlinan for giving rebates to large
firms In California. Pace S
Court grants Harriman the right to vote bJs
Union Pacific shares In the. battle for ctatrol of
the Illinois Central today, provided they Co not
affect general results. Page 1
FOREIGX
Emperor Francis Joseph sfrMvF signs of im
proving in health and heir to throne call* at
palace. Page 11
. COAST
Stockton youth initiated by fellow appren
tices in hardware store is dying and torturers
will be prosecuted. Page 9
J. F. Frlck, supervisor of Santa . Barbara
county, is indicted on fire counts for grafting
'in county funds.' Page 7
Liquor dealer of Stockton causes sensation by
wholesale charges of graft and Immorality
among officials and reformers and offers to go
before grand jury and give proof. . Page 9
' "Woman starts run on Xixon-Wi»gfleld bank
when $12 check presented Is marked "No
fund*." ":-^ -f;' ' **"Ke 5
EDITORIAL
The reason why the big boodlers bate and
fear Langdon is' the reason why the people want
Lira. • Page 8
Pullman t«x dodger mnst pay up. Page 8
Wants peace at any price. Page 8
Cause of the bad car serrlce. Page 8
GRAFT
Grand Jury learns msny incriminating tacts
concerning Euef and Older kidnaping deals 'and
a .number- of indictments , may be returned
soon. r _'"vV : '-f : Page 1
POLITICAL >,
Ryan is greeted by'sm»ll gatfcertegs in* his
tour of the city, j P. H. McCarthy addresses set;
<-raI caller ices and 'continues campaign of abase
against leading .•'.'- . •' Page 3
Greatest . ovation -of campaign .jrreets Taylor,
Langdon and other good government nominees
In 'tally at Mission rink. - Page 1
CITY
Stanford law student is dismissed from. class
and censured for reporting remark of profassor
who called legislators "pinheads." Page 12
Ssn Francisco merchants will oppose putting
rail tariff into effect that gives Los Angeles
trade territory in the San Joaquin val
ley. Page 16
Witnesses from Ohio testify that war pension
claim of G. E. Forbes was an attempt to de
fraud the government. J* 11 **
Abusive 'letter* from hip wife are read in evi
dence during trial of • the- suit for divorce
brought by William H. Talbot. lumber
king. . Page 1C
Mrs. H. J. Smith obtains divorce from. New
York insurance man on her testimony that j be
tried to kUI ber. Pa * e 8
Mrs. Emma Sternbcrger. who was deserted by
her husband nine years ago on ber wedding day,
secures divorce. Page 12
Attorneys of San Jose testify In suit .to break
will of Alexander Toell, affirming that be was
demented. Page 7
Insurance note nnr»new*d in face of nre
leads to suit by owners of the Fairmont
hoteL Page 16
Army champion of the water wagon strikes
brother officer who criticises total ' abstainers
and a duel may result. Page 5
'.. General tleup of all telegraph wires in Amer
ica is* advocated In resolution adopted noitnl
mously by local union of operator*. Page 9
Miss E. V. Henrici. society, girl, of this city,
forsakes «rmy transport as it is about to leave
Manila, announcing, ber Intention to wed Major
Stepbenson of United States army. Page 16
Vetsera, 'tb* notorious 'thug who terrorised
San Frsncisoo in 1900 and claimed when anvsteil
u be 3 member. of a noble Austrian family, , Is
released from San Qoentin through the effort* of
the Austrian government. Page 7
\u25a0 Student : nwtcrawn «t - wntrollor when »c*r
crash injures four : is arrested with others of
cart* crews-. .' . ; > Page 4
SUBURBAN
Witness of acid throwing tells of «tcbU that
led to alleged murder by Olive Benlly. Page 6
Hundreds gathered ' at wineless banguet of
chamber of commerr* ' in ' Berkeley b*ar . noted
divine's treepb on : mTiniclpal : bonesty. In '. which
be calls' Schmltz and :Rnef rats' spreading a
plague. Page 6
SPORTS
. I4ck and wnmerdiDg will play final game
la the •ublesgm football series ' on : S» tur
day. ;.\ Page 10
3. G. Moflfat, Scotch obnmplon of Rugby foot
ball, may '. appear In \u25a0 Barbarian . games i here • thin
•eason. : * Page 10
Herman Dnryes psy» $15,000 for fast yearling
after witnessing trial. Page 10
Ed G*ef». drirlng Jack L*ybanv wins -Walnut
halltenp ra*« at Lexington. : . ,' -z Page 10
\u25a0 Portland es*Uy , route : San \u25a0. Frandsw, Vwhlle
th» ' sontbcin g«me Is ' postponed ' an \u25a0 account \ of
rala. • * Pnge 10
Jack JchasoD Is . rnzsucd « br N his ' former man-'
s ger' before ; . signing ',- articles to i", : mee t -1 Jim
Flynn. Page 10
,' Quail hunters. bag, limit; 1b few. hours and all
report excellent '; sport. , • • Page 11
LABOR '
Carpenters , form good government leagne and,
with otter unions, erUnds aid to crippled laun
dry worker. \ Pag* 9
MARINE
' Army! transport .Logan makes i record ; run ftcro
Honolulu, but Is held ontslde Golden gate by. the
fegifor-'lThonri..-/.- ;- r .\ '.'\u25a0' -'- ~ v' .' Page 11
Liner '; Marlposa ;. will l . be T given , a " thorough
ovtrhanling '\u25a0 and * will^ resume \u25a0 service to Tahiti
on November 22. Page 11
MINING/ :'\r v :-v". ; -' \u25a0 -\u25a0''
,v[GoM8e_ld -Consolidated Mln* 1 !" stock."', ox- «'jvi-*
dend, bigs once more after hating made a siishr
rl»«»^ ' • V;"C." 'S^VMy ' Page 13
San ]:\u25a0 francisco; c^y^?MU^: J -9^9^^iMyiA^i
HARRIMAN MAY
VOTE HIS UNION
PACIFIC SHARES
Court \u25a0 . Modifies ; Injunction
Issiltd at Solicitation of
Stuyvesant Fish
NOT A GREAT VICTORY
Order Effective Only When
It Does Not Change
General Results
BOTH SIDES BOASTING
Battle for Control of Illinois
Central Will Be Fought
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.— E. H."Harri
man scored on Stuyvesant'Fish ' in the
warfare for the control of the Illinois
Central railroad this afternoon, when
Judge Farlin and' Judge Ball - formally
granted '. the order \ desired by ' Harrl-'
man's attorneys modifying and virtu
ally annulling the Injunction issued
yesterday by Judge Ball at the 86llci
tatlon of Fish. The order restrained
the voting of the 286,731; shares of
Illinois Central stock owned , by -th«
Union Pacific railroad and the Mutual
life insurance company. Under i (the
modified order this stock may be voted,
but i must be listed' separately, and if
it makes any difference in the result
of the .election the ; transactions at the
annual Meeting tomorrow will be .VoidJ
The Harriman-Harahan Interests ex
pect^ to vote a "majorityyof r ; th~e^har*is
repres ented . aside f r om I the t/lTnionV Pa»
\u25a0clfic V a.nd < ' Mutual-. ? llfe'j holdings! " 'the
order, provides for I three Inspectors '• to
see that the stock is listed separately.
Fish Is given by tbe court a handi
cap of 286,731 votes- and in order! to
defeat him on any motion or. resolution
which comes before, the annual meeting
Harriman and bis friends must .cast
286.731 votes more than are cast by
Fish and his followers.
The outstanding shares of the Illinois |
Central number 950,400. Counting out
the shares affected by Judge Ball's de
cision today, the , total . effective vote
is 663,669. Based upon previous meet
ings of the Illinois Central railroad,' the
estimate is made . that approximately
100,000 shares will not be voted. This,
in the opinion of the attorneys in the
case, will leave a representation of
563,669 shares at the meeting. :
The decision of Judge Ball was
granted after the attorneys for Harri
man and Fish, occupied the day with
arguments and was the result of an
agreement -? reached - between Thomas
Nelson Cromwell, . representing, Harri
man," and - Judge .Farrah | of New Or
leans, who acted for. Fish.
Attorney Herrlck, in * speakln g- in
support of the modification, declared
that President Harahan of the Illinois
Central held proxies to the number; of
600,000 shares and that other .: stock
I holders representing : 95,000 1 "shares
would vote with I Harahan. . These ; ln
cludnd the 286.751 shares enjoined yes
terday, leaving, the claim. of the Harri
man people of their Totingßtrength at
308,000s shares in round 'numbers.' ,
As the- matter stands tonight '{each
side , believes that victory^ is^. within ' its
grasp. Each isof the opinion that -it
holds : the -greater^ number of < proxies;
but the actual facts in this connection
cannot 'be guessed with .' accuracy. It
is admitted by : the !' attorneys ; on "both
sides that ; many stock holders have is
sued duplicate and ,' even triplicate
proxies and as, the proxy of latest date
is effective neither "side - exactly
where ' lt stand s. ' Neither will ; give out
figures:,;"'' \u25a0 .X- -\u25a0''\u25a0'. '
-\u25a0Harriman arrived in 'the city today,
but 'did; not attend the .court proceed-:
Ings.; Fish was In court \u25a0 throughout
the -: day/. 'V.'. .:•. ' /..' : ':.'.]
Waiitjwo Instead of One
Uniform Bill of Lading
Businessmen Urge Commission to
Approve Proposition
>' WASHINGTON, Oct ;'\u25a0•\u25a0 1 S^That \ the
uniform : bill', of lading,' which"-: Is :\*x"{
pectedf to ' go into effect ,' on " all the ' rail
roadsi of Hhe country \u25a0 January.; 1,: is -not
satisfactory to , the inter
est«, and tha,t two separate • of
lading should be ; adopted ;;lnstead.^wa«
pointed ; out \u25a0at a hearing ', of -these In
terests Ibef ore) the interstate, commerce
commission - today. -.- , * • : , : : v "
; .The adoption^ of .tb?e -bill lading 'in
the - transportation I of •freight \hy}. com-;
jnorTfcaf riersT will 'jnvolve^a* radical ?de
nartur« • from the i methods ' now.- Jm use."
At -present ~t lie. railroads of the United
Continued on Page ' 6, hot torn ' Col. %
Cheers Greet Taylor and Langdon in
Former Stronghold of McCarthy
Greatest Ovation cf Campm
Record CroWdltfJV
With cheers for Mayor Taylor, District ' Attorney Langciori : and : good govern
ment and groans and hisses for McCar^y^ the people of the Mission rat^
nation of the : good government ticket last night with: :a : record, breaking meeting at
Mission rink,- in Mission: street between^Nineteenth- and Twentieth. ;
In ' the district, which P. 'H. McCarthy and Daniel A. Ryan claim as their
! stronghold! Mayor Taylor and District Attorney Langdon were tendereci last night
an 'ovation before which the demonstration for Ryan and McCarthy in the same hall pale into-com
jparative insignificance: ? , ', ' " *"' \ \u25a0'.- '"
• . Old residents of the : M ission told : me last rr ight that \u25a0: the good \ govern ment meeting was one
of the most remarkable ever held in : the ; Mission . and ; one ; which at ; least six : years had not been
approached either in point of numbers lorenthusiasra^-b^^
) ,It was: in- any event. by far;the most*!
signiflcant meeting held by any) can
didate or candidates in the present
campaign. Mayor District At
torney Langdon *and-; the other candi
dates who appeared on the platform
with"them instead' of . being in a hos
tile)camp .were In : the home of 'their
friends. In the reception given Mayor
Taylor. District Attorney . Langdon and
the i other \u25a0 champions [ of : good : govern
ment 7 , there was ; a L note of deep sincer
ity,: a spontaneity ith*t has not been
exhibited ln\ the .same v degree. In any
other, portion of the city. : The men and
women who filled. Mission -rink . to the
point of " suffocation ilast ; night are .not
the^men and women -;,who": cheer from
mere hysterical suggestion.- "\u25a0 /,:.' ;.
Their enthusiasm , : wm- genuine. Their
cheers rang s true ; and .they:; were . given
in a /manner calculated* to • bring . but
"cold comfort to the McCarthy, and Ryan
scouts - who were • posted "throughout
the big* crowd to make; a critical exam-;
ination '^of the temper) of the people of
the Mission as contiasted ; with) the «x
hibitions ; of : sent!™* I "^!™*** o "*^
meetings previously * h«ld » in • the • same
hall. ' - . \u25a0 ? • " • '
It has;yeen}my)good Yortunej to; study,
political meetings, addressed by a ma
jority of the men > pre-eminently ; promi
nent' In the': public Jlfe. of the United
States ; the last 1 0 years and; by.
hupd r ed s ? of 'ilF?s|X>^£? d l'^^|^^i l> |i >^
fesslonaY 'spelibinderV. I have seen .vast'
audiences; worked^up. to -very/ frenzies
, of : enthusiaßni •by^tbeicharm; of
Marootidd
George A. Van Smith
\u25ba.;:/ ? ;, ... ..-, . — . .- -, \u0084 ....\u25a0....: \u0084.*.
'oratory,'" buf I have Im
pressed with the voting determination
of an ; audience as I \u25a0 was last nigh t by
the} 8,500 people of the Mission, who
applauded Edward . Robeson r Taylor* for
w hat he *\u25a0 has done and : welcomed '; him
as * the . next mayor of . San ; Francisco,.
Be f ore J S o' clock " the seating accom
modations of theV rink had; been ex-;
hausted and: before /a .member..;. of the
platform party arrived the- manage'
ment of the "rink 'announced that the
record was 'broken. uWhen Chairman
Thomas ;H. Bahnerman,;- a lifelong j ref
publican/, who has en i i sted ' f or . th c rion -'
partisan .V" good 7 government'; campaign,
called the V meeting Ito -order : standing
"room was at a premium. \u25a0 The'; gallery
was ; packed, the v aisles .and ; the ;\u25a0 space
in the -* rear "of <vt jje . platform f were
jammed • with ./hundreds -'of =; men' and
women i'who ; added* thelrA voices \u25a0 toi the"
first and last salvos of -cheers -for. good
government and fa -ne w ; San I Francisco.
•i.i. Every' mention 'ipi | " the *. * names of
Mayors Taylor ,v, v and . i Attorney
Langdon was . the); signal „ for a iburst
of enthusiaatio ; applause, and -; on their
arrival % they "s. weire ; / "given
that left no" room" foridoubt as \to /the
\u25a0'temper^of (the]Mission.V-^";; : .'' , 'fy:'% . *
.^TheVmercnant^a^
man- wastthere;^but :-i: -it ', was essentially
al : workingman's^meet 'and -, S*l-l union
man's * meeting; In this fact \u25a0> the <\u25a0 fur
ther fact 'that ? three *of \ the speakers
prom inentlun ion | labor^ men.^and
i C«atlane« foinPace 3, Middle Column 1
The Chutes zoo is being taken away.
How the children of the city, and the ani
mals feel about it is^ told in an illustrated'
article, in
The Sunday Call
Impertinent Question No. 21
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tion—- and^ the^briefer-the better—The Call will pay
FIVE DQl^ For the next-five answers
§ The Gall will payONEDOLL^
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IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS,
\u25a0 :*. . -. - Answer*: to <*Wb«t Is - Money, Anyhow f*, ' \u25a0
0-|5 prtii'to CWC.'.&U, ll'JVoot «t.. city.
Cs^y:^TKe loot of all^ evil:.
,$1 prtei to W;'H. F«»UKm,^S*n J«w, C*L
- " -The medium that .tells your.fortune.
/•.sl' | prize.it^Enli;. Base, ?130S Nintb" St.. Alaos«fl«. 'C«l.
; .Saturday^a reality; -Monday, * a recollection.
. -$1 -prise- \to .•W.""'O> FM««tt.Siie«».-,BiBti?W cr>«nty. - Cal. -
. $1 prize-. to Mrs. :G." L. Torrewal. 2730 Hute st n Berkeley, Cal.'
• •\u25a0* ' • ; present*.help,in---time of need. ;<
'.v-,iil;p^lle;te;PhUip^^^i'GaflieJr.; \u25a0\u25a0132»' Omk.tt.rcirj.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SCORES DEAD
AND MANY
INJURED
Seven Mills of'Du-,
pont Powder Com
pany Razed
City Wrecked and Shock
Is Felt for 200 Miles
List of Victims Is
600—Deaths May
Reach 50
School Houses Torn to
Pieces Two Miles Away
FONTANET, Ind., Oct. 15.— ;
By the explosion of the Dupont
powder works today between 25'
and 50 persons were killed, 600;
injured and Fontanet, a city of
1,000 inhabitants, was wiped out.
Where stood a thriving and busy
town this/morning tonight are
ruin and scattered wreckage. i
The dead and seriously injured
have been' taken away. *\u25a0 Five hun
dred inhabitants, all more or -less
wounded, remain to gather up
their scattered household goods
and- sleep under tents, guarded
by soldiers of the state.
* -Without- warning the powder
mills, seven in number; blew up
at : 9:15 ithis morning. They em
ployed 200 men, and of these 75
were at work when the first ex
plosion occurred in the powder.!
In quick succession the mixing
mill, two coining mills and the
powder magazine blew up, fol-'
lowed by the' cap mill.
In the magazine, situated sev- (
eral hundred yards from the mill,
were stored 4,000 kegs of powder.;
The ! concussion when it blew up
was felt 200 miles away. Every,
house uf- this town was destroyed.'
Farmhouses two miles away and;
schoolhouses equally distant were :
torn to pieces, and their occu- !
pants were injured. Indianapolis;
and even /Cincinnati felt" the:
shock. \u25a0; A passenger . train on the \
Big Four railroad four miles away .
had every coach window broken ;
Com tinned .•« ', Page 5, Column S