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, This js the age of electricity. Even transcontinental railroads arc forced to see it. The story of the first of these to change from steam will appear in The Sunday Call VOLUME GIT.— NO. 145. Roosevelt Boldly Defies Frenzied Financiers Bank Pays Out $8,000,000 and Coses; Rich Firm Fails for $6,000,000 BALLOONS BREAK RECORD; UNITED STATES IN LEAD Aerial Racers Scattered. and All Still Aloft at Last Reports FLY TO GREAT LAKES Major Hersey of Weather Bureau Seems Certain of Being Winner PASSES INTO CANADA English, French and Ger man Craft Remain in Sight of the America ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.— Scattered through the state of Ohio, with one; or two balloons trailing in the vidn- Vity of the great lakes, and another last heard from in Chatham, Ont, all nine of the big balloons participating In the second international aeronautic cup races were still in the air tonight. ; Throughout the afternoon reports of balloons at . various points in Ohio have been coming in, while Detroit first sent word of the contestant which afterward passed over the Canadian border and was last seen at Chatham. The identity of only four of the balloons has been proved. McCoy and Chandler first reported their presence] at Marion, Ohio. Their last message j was to the effect that : :-the*<Atrierica] would descend on the borders of Lake Erie, probably; in- the .vicinity of Cleveland. The German balloon Pommern, No. 1 In tbe race, passed over Cleveland late this afternoon, and its. pilot, Erbslosh, <3ropped a liotft saying, "Open ' water . ahead. All welt." The -Pommern had been reported earlier vi the'day'in' the interior of Ohio. \u25a0 f A note dropped during: the "morning j 6t New AuguFta. Ind.. near fndianapo- ' 11*. conveyed the information' that the passing: -.vas the L.ot,Us^ll, .the f dhly* English! entrant in -Die race. * j The French -balloon - IMe de France i \u25a0dropped a messapp for the Associated Press at Columbus, O. There has been much speculation liere as to the identity of the balloon i\u25a0- . , • Tvh'rt passed over into Canada with apparently a wide !ca *. in the big race. The balloon is reported to have flown ; two American flag's; and this fact is j nccepterj by some as showing that the | balloon is the United States, with Ma-! Jo.r Henry B. Hersry of the United ,6tates weather bureau as pilot. The .United States was -the winner of the International race of 1906. All of the contestants were decorated with flags j And buiitingr and there is a chance that j the theory of the leader being the United J?£atcs % ' ! 'may .be ' upset. The Aero club officers are inclined to be- Hrve. however. " tliat there can be no mistake as to the.identityof the leader «nd are freely predicting that Major Hersey will be the winner of the con , test. The balloon reported at Detroit »nd later at -Chatham evidently had ' followed the course which Major Her eey forecasted he would take. There seems no doubt that the record : made in the race. from P.aris last year! 402 rnilcs. will be exceeded by practi- \u25a0< cally every balloon In the present race. ' JCearly all of the balloons reported in c.io have covered n»ore than that dis- ; tance, while those on the great lakes 'are more than 100 miles ahead of the | record. \u25a0 All of the balloons have gone to the j «ast and northeast. One -.vagrant • car was reported at 7:45 p. m. tonight a* . passing Waukogan, 111., just north of Chicago, od tjje edge of I>ake Michigan. ' The balloon America reported to thej, Associated Prees that it had been ! i \u25a0within tight of. three other balloons.: during moEt of its journey. One of \ them undoubte»3ly was the English ba!- \ loon I>otus II and another the Isle de : France. The rai-e between the four is being watched with' great interest. HOLD* ATTACHJIE\T YAM" OAKLAND. Oct.."22.— The contest be tween Attorneys W. H. ChickerinK-and X. V. Mendenhail over a heavj- attach ment f£lftd by. the C. W.* Raymond com-" pajiy against th« Alexander brick" and terra cotta company" was- decided" In Mendenhalls favor by Jydjte'Ojrden to* day when a motion, to quash the st ktachm<?nt was denied- The brick coni- V>any wbs attached br Mcndenhall in behalf of the Raymond company to cover a claim o£ $17,000 for machinery. The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE KEAB.VY. 86 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1507 WEATHER CONDITIOXS j . YESTERDAY— w«t wind: cloutjr;' maximum I tcnsperattire.- 66: mlniniunj. 32. FORECAST .FOR TODAY— Shc.irer.«: li?ht \u25a0otithwest ' wind. • . roue 11 NEWS BY TELEGRAPH E.VSTERK Curbing ef' trusts Is theaj« of th* flflc i fed»rati">n. irbirjj meets to cnier on corp«r« tlon actMti**. - Pa»e T AH balloons iv international rae« brejk Ttcod. tb« rnJtfd States being in lead aod r all etill aloft at the la«t report* le celre«. -, Pago 1 FOREIGX Mtorirt traopa rwjtrt tr French after latter baT* iserTO**' *et«p* from ataihilalj«n in am bush. PageS COAST • ShlpEß'ut nt Japaoes* labw from Hawaii into Cajiada; »jT»li<?ar» irtilch loared nson»r to ira ialiT«Dts so they odsbt . pass !««?» \u25a0 . it •JL ; Page? Santa F» rnntrarta tor.- $2,000,000- -wfTiti •of Hawaiian timber fr»r. railroad tl»#. Page 7 Suit to ej»rt Maror Mafli/ran cf Talle.trt from !of fir« la dismissed b*caase of ..the 'failure of atterneya to a«cnr<» «3»poslti<>Be f^' ovl denc». * '* a *f« r . San B?roardiß«> sheriff taV»* negro fr<?ni jail. \ ftiATing trob will aeeV rerenje r«<r ftKcifr of deputy. Ykb*i 7 " Sacramento rotes in referendum plTes AVwt- J era PaclOc OTerrrbelming rictory orer Sr>ut'j«»rn Pacific. Pace 1 Poor intftitor basins suit inTOlriiag mllltoiia i against Frtßjo capitalist for- rights to rjUln seeder. • Page 7 • After reacninjt *if« »nd children. • Napa - rapcb»r re-*ntera burnlns b'>u)e to tar* bjoiipt cod dif-i". Page 5 r -Thousand teachers gather .In \u25a0 Pacratnento fcr twelfth asaual meeting of the • as>socU • Uon. • . . Pake' 3 t EDITORIAL ' Some ©f.th* charter ajnendracnts. Pa tee 8 ; The Hearat blf?bt. P««re 8 / Remember tbe sailor bo;-?, Papeß v Katiooal campaign fund*. , Pae« S political ;; 5 j Loofsboremen err. "We'll elect . yon. I.ang [ <Joij," after . fr**ch-bj-,di«trict tttonjey .on ffrnft Jca^s.J .- . \;.\'. -"-Vi'i.v \u25a0 . P**e.'.3 'J Corporation is»%. of craft prosecution ;Xtj '\u25a0 j Trt>l*]>er cawptlgo in *n>rt to defest Lan^ 1 don? \u25a0 ii - & * ."-_\u25a0»"-' * ' "\u25a0 " t'acri 1 ' r - ;.t)Ai>iPl' A: Ryan speaks at* aoon. -and vatfcirt. ! i iji*etlDg» In pursultof -rotti.[ '.*' - ;' -jVPAJte 3 : ; Oannrn'a oaloo - repodiftte* plaims ot-'-^f. H."M*Cartty by fcrmlDp ;a good gOTernwieiit club., " j • PajseS McCaftbr Diak'n Biggy an isoue Jn c*w ' ps'.cn by applying epitbeu to. police chief I.c taya he"* would remOTe. "'\u25a0\u25a0 Pitjce'3 GRAFT, * j.;.. . .^; ;/ '\u25a0 Jluef in _ demurrer to O'Connell ,!»ult sa>* h<» , j jjo«« - not Vnow'Trhat the word "(crafting" meani. ' ' \ \u25a0.'* Pase 10 \u25a0 Kord Jury is completed and aecend trial- be ' | frioß with former Supervisor Jennlni:* PbllUjii.-a ' n-itnrss with a poor-naemcry, firat of the %r*U crs to tcirtify. • •• \u25a0' - l'agc W CITY j ; United Slates Hltornpy *i>rTes notice «n , br* j pltslg. nnanufaciorers 'of jrartpr?. patent iii<»ili cine» and rat poison" lo «t6[t uning; red trtea e.rmbol. \u0084 v ; \u25a0 Page 16 '.*rhe' San FranciKco traffic bureao plan of or ganization Is made public and peDeral- co-opera- Hod of l<v"al bosinen men 1* invited. Page 9 Leading bankers say that flurry in Wall street i-annot affect banks in this city, as the financial troubles there are due to t peculation. Page 4 i _, Judge parolea collegian whose cravioc for I drink cauKcs him to rob a esloon. Page 16 T Mte. Talbofs lawjera indicate defeat and ! crosa examination of millionaire ' reTesl* lapses jof memory. ;.'\u25a0_ Page 9 Shoe \u25a0 retailer unea :M. H. de Yooog for re turn of deposit to aecure'.rent of Kearny ttreat store, . I'age 16 • Western v Pacific probably trill tc. . ruoulng trains -by January J. 1&09. Effort will be mnde ;to procure. 15.000 .wortmen. - • \u25a0 Pagre 11 ; Man shot and focr wen injured during fight on ; lufc-lesidc streetcar."., V Page 5 Jamea . B. Mitchell and Mi.** Mand "Ware \u25a0" the parental- objection* ' elope. - Page 16 Maid at St. yFranel* hwel Fain* *econd' re ward for honesty in' returning money and valu able* found, .'in rr<oin» r after snestß" de- OKJ vJ XV Tj t\ 1-1 * . VTUt Is shot to death white baby In Inp In onhnrt when sun loaded with sparrow ,-ibot i* diacbarged by accident. \u25a0• - Page 6 Police of bay. cltlea' ae'arcb "for Berkeley. lx>ys who are playlnir. pirates; in launch booyht nlth money one 'lad tooW'*from" fatber. -' Page 6 Shott" Mountain electric power company -a-ill enter " field as competitor \u25a0 of. Pacific gat .and \u25a0 electric -in • Mendoclco, Soaoma' and Marin counties. \u25a0. ' ' . . - Page fl Ealimatea of Oatland** eniriDeer for municipal wbarrea put cost between V? 1,425,000, 425,000 and ?6,336.C00. • V.?- Page 6 Kamca of women whos* friendship for GlOTer roused jraloua wrath. of .OUtc Scully will not lte, hidden in murder trial. . 'Pa^e • | SPORTS ' .. - .. : Carman *tahle». rrlll be_ strongest numprlcally of all tbe outfits at'; EnJeVfTille racetrack vent winter. 1 -. •-.•-. -/'. <\u25a0• , Face 10 Dan" Murphy signs to coach Suctanl onlreraity eltht daring comlp; a*aion. -," Pace 10 !. Members :of . Vancovrer^'Rasbx^ team* ure'.-ln dtroant oxer criticism of McConacby . " at :: ' f an • amateur .player., \. _ •' ' F«k«« 10 ; OaVlsnd^maVec 10 run* in last three ioniums of' same Vltb Portland 'and' wlna- byj sro.v , «if. IS to 3. . .f, .\u25a0'"....'\u25a0 Paye 10 -Alex. Grejjraln* fljurlngw a match bef.Tren Keil and Mora n for KoTember 26. Page 10 LABOR J i The. bar 1 tenders* \u25a0 union repcrta muiy^ admla-' ! siona to .^nembersbip. • : - «.. Page 9 . The Janitors*, union will »«v " to \u25a0 looV a f t?r .* the ' police ftatiotiß. Page 9 , MARINE , f i Russian .steamer tram Conftanttcople. after ' •tortny' Toyage *acro»-«x Paclflc^'putsMn to UiJ« »' port "\u25a0 abort " of fuel* and 'in' "need of ;re pair*.- ;' \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0.'-- - m ' .Pacelll ,! ' Soutbero .Nerada mlnltuc Rtocks drop be:3us»> '• ©f ftoanrlali trouWesjin Wall-street, but p»rtir.l ' reccx* >r T .follows. . '-Page;: 15 SOCIAL: ; .'\u25a0 Many "society fnlkuwill attend informal \ht>p • at Presidio neit Friday trtclog. Page 8 ] SAN E^ Czolggsz Hearst fcrCzoU gosz Hearst?^ Mgv^^o]^joWi^iT^^: : Like the Combination? Referendum Hits S.P. and •Trustees Blow Sacramento Grants the Western Pacific Franchise by^ an; : Overwhelming Vote ;; Special by Leased Wire to-JT. he Call i, SACRAMENTO, Oct: Si.-^The'electoi'a of this city: showed totla'y. .wljat ., they could do '.'with- the" : , referendum. Southern' Pacific was given s a hard blow. " ';',' " t • ' 'y . The board .of trustees had refused ' franchises to the Western Pacific rail- 1 way to " cross the" city* from' north to ! south between Nineteenth and ~T.wen-j tietn streets and from east to west be tween Q and. R streets. The question was referred to ' the' people and the north and south franchise carried; 4,065 to 177, the cast to west by 4,013 to 172. ratio Is about 24 to K. There are in the city 9,058 registered l voters. CHINESE SAILORS MUST HAVE PERMIT TO LAND SEATTLE. Oct. 22.~0n«> death-hav ing occurred here frombiibonic plague, Mayor Moore today formally requested Governor Mead to reques'tjhe- surgeon general of the public health' and *ma rine'ihospital service to take charge: of the [prophylactic measures' that'may be necessary to stampi out the plague in Seattle, "and •' Governor. Mead' imm» diately wired the department at-Wash ington.; . ' \u25a0 -The city council.- has had prepared' an ordinance providing 1 for a .bounty" on rats a-nd- the board "*of health todayVdi videdth*! city. into, sanitary. dtstricts^f or the . purposes 'of ,, waging:, a*fwar;'Qn; rats an"dralso for\the;purpo?e"> ofiol^ansingr th« city. There are, no' cases" umJpr sus picion at. present." » Rat. guards "are .be. irig'. Installed; on the hawsers- of j& very. vessel^inTport: - * ; - ; ' '" , ;~"l;V t* *"\u25a0 OTTAWA. : Ontf'Oct. 22.-^Dr. ,MonU r sambert, director; general -of JtHel public health, has \u25a0 beenV instructed 'by, Sydney, Fisher to ' leave \t or,, the pacific y coast and : d ireetn arran gemeri ts " : for " the * sani - taryi" protection- of itheldomiriJonragainst the: bubonic iplag^i^lwhjch^ißgsaidi to hAve^made' its, sppearAn^ea.t^Seattle. A health guard has already^ been; organ ized ; and port ; and ; frontieV, "inspectors have been appointed byi telegraph.'- f ';\u25a0 Whispering Campaign Plan of Bribers to Beat Langdon fearing the 1 Open-'ProsMiitiMi-s^Eoes i6 / T*HE one man tohose^ election at this time would \u25a0 * seem-to-he-übsoluiely ~ indispensable- is-Wil liam^HJLan^^ appointed J^eney -[assistant district attdrne^arid thus mad^tfv^pws^cutipnpossiM before, on? the r lahordicliet^ itiw*ty?afty\partyf at outi he twill^prbbqtyy:run\s does, the -whole: country )£an'{l^ whJetl^ : the prosecution to pfbeeedijor^ iAmericw«Magazinerfor\N ; George A. Van Smith Distnct Attp^ tiori is * tHeji&uew tha t \\ the indicted: bribe givers - and' all .the corporate interwts- aljied"^ith ythern are [rnaking^s^enuous; if stealthy," efforts to^riide from the*- people of : -San v -Franciscd.^ : '" : : -;--'' \u25a0•'• V / | U , •; -Every handUnJ^hich- the aUie^ working; day 'arid; night ; to .cut down* I^ngdon-apielecftm:his stead a" corporation i\ attorney,'* whose y platfornv;uttera"nce^rto:"say" -nothing of -hi^ puj^lic^ r^ ;suc;ifM>y/misclian^ ; "" _ v _-nhat; Williani;:H. : Langdon; : nominated^" on \ two -tickets .and backed "bythe^honest-support^offthcjgreat^ma; San^Francisco,; will 'triumph over Uhe^gu\n;sho^, whisperers the indicted, bribe giver*^ha8 l not- »»'rvetl-j- ' ' !'! ' "" ' : * : '' '* " '" ' ''- '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0<•'''\u25a0' \u25a0 ' \u25a0 ->\u25a0 v V to abate but_ rather . to increaia.the' desperate 'efforts of Uhe men^-who^ can see .T,trial«--'for ; felonies" and ; prison stripes \u25a0 -for .ithemselyeß in . the" .'re election of^Langdon. * J "_ - . ;!vV v r .'The covered fight- against Langdon and ; the'; graft .prosecution ii * o'ntY of ;the;;.most ; carefully ; systematlMd and ! adroitly, conducted . guerfili a 'campaigns i ever.vwaged UnrCSan* Francisco.: ' Lang don's^very strength with;the:grekt^ma jority:of>theVpeople,has' been . made to , serve: a s \ a ; weapon ;' a gai list !i him— ha s Continued on ;* Fare ; 3,"' Column '•} 1. Trouble in Wall Street Will Not Alter Policy, Says President Roosevelt HERE has been trouble in the stock-market in the high •' \u25a0* financial world during the past few months. The state ment frequently has becn^made that the policies for ifkick I stand, legislative and executive, arc responsible for that trouble. Now, these policies of .mine can be summed up in one brief sen tence. They represent the effort to punish successful dishonesty. I doubt if these policies have had any material effect in bringing about the present trouble, but if they have it will not alter in the slightest degree my determination that for the remaining 1 6 months of my term these policies shall be persevered xn."-^ President Roosevelt. CORTELYOU TO STEM PANIC Big Trust Company Pays Out $44,444 -\ : '' a Minute Financiers Hold Tight to Funds They Control NEW YORK, Oct. 22.— Credit, the foundation of all business, trembled ; for -a- time today and before - confi 1 dence .could^be : restored' New York's second "-largest J financial- institution had, emptied its cash. vaults under the pressure ;.;of ; -"the , biggest 'Vrun /expe rienced \u25a0here. in. a. generation, a. stock exchange j firm had failed f or - $6,000. 000, : Wall street's principal securities had settled from 5 to 8 points ' a share, call money had risen "to -70 'per cent and bankers, uhitedto' stem the tide of distrust, had been, forced* to "appeal for relief to the secretary 'of the treasury at Washington. ; All tfcis followed the reassuring: -statements, by the acting- state su perintendent of banks that the sus pected bank -was solvent, the declara tions by prominent- bankers that there was no true basis -for alarm and as surances from; VTashington. that Cor telyou vrould • not •- heslta!te to act promptly in any situation where legiti mate business was threatened. .Now -that the first scare 'ls -over and the worst of the future discounted. It Is believed that metropolitan banking: affairs soon will adjust themselves. - Secretary Cortelyou reached New York; from -Washington at 9:30 o'clock. He .was met at Jersey City, by Hamilton- Ftsh. asaistanVUnited States. treasurer, and the two were in earnest conversa tion during: the ferry trip to] New York. Upon reaching this city they went, at Contlnaed on Page 4, Column 1. Impertinent Question No. 22 ' t What Rre-.YjQu^niTaiQ Of/ For the most original or \vittiest answer to this ques tion—and the briefer the better—The Call will pay FIVE;.DOLLARS. For the next five answers : The Gall -will pay, ONE DOLLAR-each. • Prize winning answers will be printed next Wednesday and;checks" mailed to the winners at once. Make your answer-short and address it to " IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS, TLjr r* A I T '•'•'-'* ' •-" "\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0•\u25a0 " ' ' Prlxe Ansners to ~Whnt do yoa wantT" ' $5 prii*! to Mrs. M, .VaUette. 43S I^ne street, city.. : Nothing—and it will.be no surprise if I ret it. ;'\u25a0 $1: prise to Mis» CUristlnf Pomercj, Sao Rafael. Cal. \u25a0»\u25a0 A \u25a0 COOK. -v.. »•.....•.,.,... ". ', \u25a0 $1 prlzs.to M. O.M'leasaat. Sebastopol. Cal. . |lpriz».to J*ck Darcy, 414' Fourteenth' »tr*et,^^ Oafelaatf. CaL * \ - prixe to E'lward E11I«. 154 Tweaty-seTenUi itreet,,cltj. A''pipe"that beve'i-'goes '&&.' " $1 \u25a0 Iprlx« to Joseph Smith,> 119 North Market street. San Jo«»,'Cal. .' .\ .•* . . yi'far} h. av f .not; what* I need /and' good health ' And^ that; $5 prize to buy the paper that h called- Fluffy Ruffles requests the easurejjof your acquaintance.' She. will Lceiyfeyeach of the thousands who are ig^P'to meet arid greet her in The Sunday Call PRICE FIVE CENTS. PRESIDENTTO CONTINUE FIGHT Says in Nashville Speech That He Stands Pat Purpose Is to Punish Successful Dishonesty NASHVILLE. Oct. 22.-^Never be fore v_: has* Nashville so elaborately decorated herself as today when wel coming President Roosevelt- Bunt ing, flags, banners and pictures of tho president were on almost every house in the uptown section ;of :• the . city, which" was \u25a0 crowded with \u25a0 people from a radius of • 100 miles. The special train entered. the union, station amid the booming of cannon. ringing of bells, shrieking of whistles' and the cheering of thousands. The' street parade led by the chief execu-j tive was a continuous ovation. THE PRKSTOEXT SPEAKS In his address at th« Audltoritiin In j addition' to the. quotation given aboa/o j the president 'said:: ; arouse that type of civic m»n-j hood In our nation it "were necessary to j suffer any temporary, commercial de- j presslon I should consider the cost but , small. "All -we .have done has ,been-.ito un earth the wrong doing., It was not thy fact that- It; % was unVar.the<l' that <Hd> t the damage. " All "1 did ' was , to, turn; on t the light. lam responsible for turning. on the light, but lara not responsible, | for "what the light showed. \u25a0_ ; "It was Impossible to cut-out a'canjeer , without making the* patient^ feel for.i'af few days rather ? sicker " than '* ha : felt \u2666 before. No material* well "belixgr" can ! Continued on Page 4,' Column a