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YJOIJUUE GIL— NO.f 154.
Ryan Campaign Wrecked by Knight's Fool Speech
Banks of City Do Business as Usual and the Situation Brightens
FLURRY FAILS
TO DISTURB
TRADE
WithOneException
the Banks Are,
All Open
California Safe Deposit
Expects to Resume Soon
* - . V \u25a0 ii i
Financiers Say End
Is
in Sight
first Preference Given
Jo Meet Wage Payrolls
- Every banking house in San
.Francisco, with the excep
uon v*of the suspended Cal
ifornia safe deposit and trust
company, transacted business ,
*as. usual yesterday, despite
the fact that Governor Gil
'\u25a0\u25a0Azt&ztyJ. declared, a .lega,! h'j&*,
day. Although the governor h^s
another holiday fdUr
' today, the banks will open at the
usual time.
The governor left Eureka laslt
night for this city, where hje
hopes to more thoroughly acr
quaint himself with the financial
situation/
The threatened disturbance
failed to materialize^ . and, al->;
though ,th<*r<» was a natural falling off?
in deposits, it was not of a size to"
command unusual attention. Business.'
throughout th«*. city was brisk. Any';
f^ars that inigrht have be«?n entertained'
•^-^re dissipated when it was announced'
that the hanks had decided to give!
preferrne« in payments to ithose con-;
r*rns with large rayrolls. This will
tn«-«T».that the ihou.«ands of workmeri
in-'f^an Fran''l.«fo will b<? paid as usual
el the md of (he w*>*ck. '
CONFIDKX'E STREXr.THENKD j
TJip \u25a0 Pituation yesterday was de
cidedly encouraging. Bankers in everjp
quarter pafd glowing: tributes lo thi
rtrong common sense of the San Franv
cisco depositor. ". !•'•;
To strengthen ith« prevailing feellngr
of confidence it was stated last night'
that financial assistance from eastern
money centers had been promised the
California Raf^deposlt and trust'com-j
jmny.. "VHce president J. Dal2ell; Brown
'announced . *hat the bank would -re
open In a? few days. Bank Commis
rloner Gfixoutte began ati investigation
' inf affairs of the concern and said
(-h»( -h» saw no cause for alarm. He said
that «,he management had given the
commission full assurance that the
bank would resume shortly and that
er«ry depositor would be paid in full.
Garoutt* was assisted in the Investi
gation by former Commissioner Duns-
Voar. Quiet prevailed at the main
office of the California safe deposit
end trust company and at its four
tiranches.
The situation was so bright yester
day that neither the directors of * the
rt-lcaring house nor the state bankers',
"association held a meeting.
"There was no need for a meeting,"
'explained Homer S. King, president of
'the clearing house.
UXDISTURBED BY FLURRY
No appeal for additional holidays was
-made to the governor from San Fran
cisco, but the chief executive of the
" state believed that a prolongation of
the holiday would strengthen.t he situa
tion. Reports from every section of the
Etatc tr'A . the. same story of- sound
-financial institutions undisturbed by
tiae flurry. No banks took advantage
of the holiday, but 'all opened their
doors' and transacted business as be
: lore. *
1^ San Francisco the coneervative
jy inaugurated early in the week
carried oul. Cash payments were
>t on small checks. Drafts and
ks from other banks. were taken
toutinued on r«ge 4, Col tuns 1
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXE KEARXY S«
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1 9??
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — West \u25a0wind; clear; maximum
tempers tu re, 6S; . minimum, 52.
FORECAST FOE TODAY— Fair; light wi-at
wind. r T'i"si* Page 11
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
EASTERN
«: Government secrets «tolen from district attor
ney**.office in Chicago sad college girl is ar
rested for theft. . I**** *
Three Indians of Xarajo Chief Byllllie's band
are killed In battle with troops and wizur-1
leader is arrested. Page 15
Friends of Raymond Hitchcock, the indictWl
actor, believe he has been kidnaped or* munterod
b/ blacknallem. Page 11
Banks quickly arall r tbem«elTes of federal
tr*asory'« offer and may put $30,000,000 addi
tional Into circulation. Page 4
FOREIGN
George Jay Gould sail* from London to wtcli
orer Western Pad He . and says money to tl.ilsh
road Is reedy In bank. • Page 1
Fifty-ninth annual conTention of the, Baptist
church of California will open at Petaluma next
Tuesday. Page 12
Stockton carmen call Cornelius to adjust
difference with traction company arising from
alleged discrimination. °, Page 15
Rer.. John R. Ward, who has a wife ami
children in the east, believed . to hare eloped
with Marcia Dely of Colusa. Page 11
EDITORIAL
McCartby'6 election would bring ns herd times.
• little work and Jow wages. ' Page 8
1 Change of sentiment as to parcels
post. Pace S
Tne emancipation of Nevada. I*««e 8
An instructive fight In Illinoi*. j Page 8
1 A delWte subject. Page 8
' POLITICAL
G»orgr A. Knight, thrown into the muaicipal
campaign in Ryan'« behalf by the" Hcrrin . inn
l <-blnr. .angers (treat crowd in • Andttotirni
by attackius Lungdon . and defending *\u25a0 Cal
• houn._. . V Page 1
> : Independent republican clnb, rcpresemins.
12.0rt0 fpubiicani-. -will conduct a Taylor. m**-»
. mr»:inf In tSe Andirorlum.t'wight. vv? a E«2
j "McCarthy's tn»n«irers , without auJhortty : ««(• '
wtii* riisni'' if" Sana.'jt.i^'aiipcrK," i-r.-sHcnt o'it«
, AoMTi^an federation of labor, to farther «*an
• didacy of labor nomineo. Vase 2
Hisses." drown McGowan's charge that -Rudolph
Sprrriels tied Langdon's hands with, f ICO.Coo
t investigation fund. Page 3
Mayor Teylor and Plstrict Attorney Lac^d^n
<s<-'.iTer iddressr^ In Elntracbt . liail.
t Folw-m and Twelfth streets, and re<?elv« , sreat
ovations.' rsr>ei-lally from workißjrmen I'nte 2
; flrofl r-roperutor* address large, and entliii*!
astlc Lsnpdon meeting in the Jlirhmond «l!f
• trW and d»noan.-<« the bribe giver* and tbr>ir
\u25a0 frifnils ivho arc seeking to defeat the-'lNtri'-t
• at.t«rn«»y. v - Pagrr 2
Hearst-Ryan combine is denounced by i!n» In
terior press. Pajjc 0 .
| GRAFT
•• Tord trial is edjourned because of public li-ill- '
j. day u4 attorneys argue concerning «<snil*sion
of tettimpuy. Page 18
CastPJ street car. beyrod control en sreaseii
j rails. rrißßhes Into Fillmore street car and
/ injures sfren passengers. One may die. Page 1
! 2 All banks of tbe city, except the California
• mafe deposit and trust company, do buslßejx cs
[ usual and tbe end of the, financial flurry it in
jf eight.' , '- - Page 1
.l^pul hniidsr cnufes <sic postponemciit <•(
several" Important esses in the sii^ri" 1 "
court*. . Paste 9
General Tunfton leads a suceefsf ul ridi'itr ;<*Mt
of army offleprs at tbe Presidio. Page 9
\u25a0 Several wives Sir- wilts for divorce, fill'-pinu
crcelty on ;mrt of tbelr husbands. Page 9
City enjrlae*r estimates tbot It will o«.st
, $1.272,<K)0 fjr an entirely new railroad In (.Vary
street. Page 16
' . Pickpockets. . burglars, footpad* and eneuk
\u25a0. thieves busy In several sections of th<»
city. » Page 10
; Lester Ftelnfeld .arrested for burglary because
', be ' entered ' a repairer's chop and took his o*m
'\u25a0 property. Page 11
i Local : merchant* will meet today to" protest
. against - the Southern Paciflc withholding cars
, and shipping them to Oregon. Page 16
I > Frank Hanbury. Vallejo capitalist, advertises
i that be will not- be responsible: for bills con
: !tncto4 -by his wife and divorce "suit .is- ex
tiected. : Page 16
j Saloon Keeper John Kenny fights robber until
• policeman comes to rescue. Page 16
'SUBURBAN
• I Editor of student magazine «ays Berkeley
I roed* have formed a smoking club and threaten!
, io'pcblish- names of members. , Page fl
' Oakland . will send a delegation of 25 promt
' sent citizen* .. to attend tbe rivers' and iiart>om
. congress ', In Washington. Page 0
j.Oakland underwriters to establish sn insijiirc
t'on bureau for the purpose of removing .cause*
of preventable fires. , \u25a0'.- ' Page 6
1 * President David Starr 'Jordan of Stanford and
; Mrs. Jordan entertain 300 gnests at "The IMajr
. bouse." Page 11
Opening of the seventh annual convention of
tbe women's clubs of tbe Alameda "dis
trict. Page. 6
i Bride left to. wait at altar by Rowland* R.
Ri'ohbins succumbfi to nervous shock when mc.«saae
oj{ alleged Illness comes. _ . Page 16
SPORTS
; Two Rugby matches will be played tbig weeV.
tbe last before ib*"-' Stanford-California '-.ramify
came. Pace 10
j San Francisco and Portland defeat Oaiclnn'i
I-oV Angeles »t l>as»-haH. Pojce 10
\u25a0 Slice fast workouts recorded. by the "cloeker*"'
at tide 'Oakland: racetrack. • ~ Pace 10
j Jark Johnson's backers expect him to M<^p
fly mi in. 20 "rounds. Page 1Q
LABOR
\ Retail ' clerks report good ; progress ' in favor of.
tfce early closing *i)ovcnient. Page 0*
i LocaT bouseMnlths* union* is 'the largest in the
iuicmatlonal jurisdiction. Page 0'
I^ARINE
jHarbt<r commissioners favor ' construction of
»levatcd sidewalk; from: foot of -Markei street
ti'upper fioor. of ferry depot. ' Page 11'
MINING "
I^pul holiday 'ties \ up mmmg Jstock murket.,
bi it f brokers decline ; to adjourn over • until Imll
dj «-s end. -.Page 15
SOCIAL
'* Vlus}c«le.»Dd teR given? by ' Miss Fanny Dan
fn rtb ;In . Broadway Lome Is \u25a0 a , most \u25a0" inter*>siiiis
toalal event. Page 8
S AN : - OPRA^CISCO} -FRIDAY. 1, 1907;
SEVEN HURT IN
CAR CASH ON
GREASED TRACK
Castro Coach Dashes Down
Hill to Wreck One of
Fillmore Line
POLICEMAN IS HERO
Goes to Aid of Wounded
When Seriously Hurt
, by Flying. Glass -
CRAWLS IN WINDOW
Cries and Groans of the
Victims Call Him
- -to AW Them
Seven persons were injured and
some of them . probably will die
through the criminal act of the fiend
who greased the tracks on Castro hill
last night and sent a Castro car hurt
ling at terrimc speed into a Fillmore
street trolley coach at . Church and
Market streets, in which were 40 peo
ple, unconscious of all danger^ until
amid screams and in: a - hail of flying
glass 0 and splinters they; were piled
in a- heap by the , awful impact of: the
Castro car, whose- brakes refused to
hold on the slippery- rails. \u25a0 f
\u25a0"JLQne^ of , tS»e A injured^ •' ißayrnondi ßayrnond
Woods of 1457: Valencia street, will
suffer the amputation of both legs and
it that he will die from
Mrs. A. C. Lawyer of 4166 Twenty
fourth street, internal Injuries;,, Mrs. H.
T\ P- humacher of 35 41 Twenty-fourth
si'oet. sun'ering from shook, bruises
an£ possible internal injuries; Otto
Thompson of 742 Fourteenth; street,
shock, bruises and cuts: ' E. W. Powell
of 432 A Fourteenth street, serloifs
lacerations, and : Policeman * William
Isaacs, who/ though cut and bruised
himself, managed to pull the. other 'inr
jured persons out of the wrecked Fill
more street car.
At Church and Market streets, where
the. accident occurred, is: a steep grade
down which the Castro street car comes
on the inbound trip. Car No. 1644* had
arrived, at .the."top of the hill when
without warning the air brakes failed
to work. : <
The car was crowded at the time
and the heavy weight carried it over
the. brow of tb.-i graded As the trolley
reached the descent the pace became
faster and faster, while, the frightened
people crowded to the front and rear
doors. Long before the car came , to
the foot of the hill* the speed was ter
rific. Frantically the passengers ap
pealed to the niotorman to stop the car
and he tried every means in his power.
The brakes, however, refused to work
and the speed was so great that ho was
afraid to reverse his motor.
; Cowering, the passengers awaited the
crash, as. they had.no chance to jump.
In the meantime the Fillmore street
car had come to a stop on the north
side of the crossing at the foot of the
grade. The niotorman: failed to see the
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Champions of the Graft Prpseciition Will Speak
at Langdon Meetings
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILLIAM H. LANGDON, Special .Prosecutor ;
Francis J. Heriey^and Special Counsel Hiram/Wi Johnson will participate in
five;great Langdon meetings today. Each will-speak at an open air meeting at noon,
which -Avillrbcjf oil owed by -two r great meetings tonight..
Langdon will speak at nooii at the Fulton iron works, Johnson at the Union
irpn works and lieney at Third arid Berry sreets.
The; evening meetings lwill be; held v"a£ Alaennerbund; hall; Twenty-fourth
street and Potrenxavenue, and ati"the South San Francisco opera Hoiise-Langdon
-and Heriey will speak at both meetings. // Hiram W. Johnson will preside over.the
meeting ;at Maenrierbund hall and Joseph. Dwyer will preside at "South San Fran
cisco.; HeneyahdyL-angdonwill^
either will;have;an opportunity tb;hear the story of the graft prosecution. told;, by
tlie: three men .who have conducted it. .
Langdon, Henley, and Johnson will discuss the grafts pi^secutiph from its incep
tion,-and'explain as no. others can- explain t
work; which ' can be,^
ney:LangaorL ''. .' ** . *. \ -. _ ,
"£§£ Justice Be IDone—Up
Say That College Girl
Stole U. S. Secrets
CHICAGO, Nov. I.— Secret service
operatives yesterday reported; that
some', official correspondence between
Attorney General. Bonaparte and Dis
trict Attorney Edwin S. Sims, contain
ing , government secrets '. relating to the,
case of JohnlL Walsh, iormerly presi
dent of the Chicago national bank, r»iw
defunct, awaiting trial .In .connection
with -the. failure of the bank/ had T>een
stolen from :. the . files In the -federal
building. Miss Etta X McLean, . who
has been employed in District Attorney
Sims', office; for r three; months, • was
rested In ; company" with- O. B. Oordee,
charged with; "conspiracy to. steal gov
ernment \u25a0 resords."
\u0084; Miss McLean : and Gordee were taken
before? the- United; States commissioner
and the hearing of the case was contin
ued .until- Friday. , -' .. .
Gould Comes to latch
Western Pacific
LONDON. Oct. 31. — George Jay Gould
sniled for America yesterday on the
Kronprinzessin Cecllie to take personal
charge of his large interests and par
ticularly "the construction
work on the Western Pacific, r- Talking
with William J. English -of Chicago
Just before* he sailed Gould said he re
garded '\u25a0 the fundamental business situa
tion .in America sound and expected'
trie financial difficulties to pass without
much delay. Ho believed th© .ultimate
effect would be thoroughly good.
\u25a0'\u25a0 "I: Inquired especially- about the
Western- Pacific," said'- English -today,
"because of. its Immense importance ,to
California and hence" to the .Sutro prop
erty rin : San Francisco,' In which my
wife and I are interested. ; Mr. Gould
'4^ffK Ruffles— she of the chic cos
tumes—il passing through strange ad-
"veptti/esf What they are is graphically
:^riE SUNDAY CALL
said that the' Western Pacific would
not be affected in any. way by; the
financial situation and declared that
all- the money necessary for. the work
was In ' the \ banks', before the present
excitement arose. He said if would not
be necessary. to lay off any men or to
any extent curtc.il or restrict the im
provements which mean so much to the
people of the , far west. ,
."For my own part," added Mr. Eng
lish, "I believe' whatever tho country
niay. have , undergone In. the way. of
scarce money and \u25a0 impaired : business
wlll^be'a small price to pay for the
riddance from', reckless and "dishonest
methods and' financial manipulation."
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HERRIN MAN
DENOUNCES
LANGDON
Knight Stirs Up an
Auditorium
Crowd
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Enrages Big Audience
by Defending Calhoun
Eulogy of Bribers
Brings a Storm
of Protest
Ryan Attempts to Undo
Rough Work of Orator
George A. Van Smith
The cards stacked by the
Herrin machine were cast on
the tables faces up last night
when George A. Knight,
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thrown into the municipal
campaign to give Daniel A.
Ryan standing as a republi
can, denounced the graft
prosecution and the men who
had made it possible, and en
tered a feeling plea for Patrick
Calhouri.
The manner in which
Knight's plea for Caiboun was
received by the big 1 ~ v crowd
drawn to the Auditorium : Jast|
night jvvas of such pronounced
hostility that Ryan was com
pelled to enter a feeble defense
of Langdon in an endeavor to
set himself right with the crowd that
no losger entertained any doubt about
the identity of the interests behind
the boy candidate.
The bis meeting 1 at the Auditorium,
which was to have offset the Czi)\gO3t-
Hearst-Dargie-Calhoun-McCarthy com
bination behlnd^^liyan, resulted in a
headon collision on the Southern. Pa
cifies* right of way. The bright, par
ticular star got -his whi3tla blasts
mixed,' ran past a closed semaphore and
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