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1 1 Impertinent Questions No. 23 [\u25a0Which is the Ugliest Building- in San Francisco^ and Why? :Ten Dollars for the Cleverest Answers 1 ' See Pa S e 9 « Bottom Columns 1 and 2\ VOLUME OIL— NO. 157. TREASURER GONE; NATIVE SONS TO EXAMINE BOOK T, E. Lahan, Secretary of . San Jose Police Board, Missing TO EXPERT ACCOUNTS Double. Assignment of Sal . ary Brings First Suspicion HAS STATE FAME •Insanity," Say Friends; i . "Off to Mexico," Is :"; \u25a0. Others* Belief Thomas E. Lahan, missing treasurer of San Jose Native Sens, t)ho arc non» cxperting his accounts. Special h$ Leased Wire to The Call ..SAN JOSE, Nov. 3.— Thomas E. Lahan, secretary of the board of po lice and fire commissioners, treasurer of San Jose parlor, N. S. G. W., and past gjand president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, 'has disappeared .from the city and his friends are charitably advancing the theory of insanity as an excuse for the condition of various funds for which the missing man .is held responsible. Lahan is comparatively a young man, but has gained state fame in fraternal circles as a brilliant orator, a shrewd politician and a good fellow of the first water. The news of . his disappearance under suspicious circumstances has caused an Immense sensation in the Garden City, where he has been a leader for years. The police of this city have discov ered that Lahan left San Jose Wednes day evening on a northbound train after raising: f200 by assigning his October salary to both the City store and a collector named George Plyler. The former assignment was the only one honored and the presentation of the second started an investigation of Lshas*s accounts. Trustee* of the Native Sons are now expertlng the parlor's books, and until this Is completed whether or not a de falcation exists will not be made public. Toe accounts of San Jose parlor are usually gone over every three months, but Lahan has succeeded In withhold ing: his books on one pretext or an other so that not even his check stubs <ir receipts have been balanced. Trus tee O'Connell said this evening: "TTe are loth to say anything about this disagreeable affair until the full facts are in cur possession, but it appears already that there Is some shortage, as members of the parlor who are known to have paid their dues have not been credited with payments." Lahan was chairman of the accommo dations committee at the recent big • celebration In San Jose on Admission i"gy and In his official capacity handled large sums. Friends of Lahan now re call that the expenditures of this de partment were lavish In the extreme, yet there were no books kept, nor has 8"ny account of this money been ren dered to the parlor or the general com mttt pp. Affairs are said to have reached a climax' last- "Wednesday night, when the local parlor "was honored by a visit from Congressman Knowland. The lat ter In his official capacity as a grand officer of the order had the privilege of calling for the books <of the lodge and It is said that fear of 6uch action on the part of the congressman led L.ah&ri to disappear. . \u25a0 . ' "A peculiar feature of the, affair it \u25a0that the naif-sing man left all his be , Conttaned oa Page 3, Bottom Column S The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE- KEARXY M MOXDAT, NOV. 4, 1907 TVKATHER COVDITIOXS TESTERDAT — Clear; maximum temperature, TO; rnioiTuum. W. FORECAST FOB TODaT— F»lr; light north •treet \u25a0wind. Page 9 NEWS BY TELEGRAPH EASTERN Joeepb "Walker. United Statei iwet n-rrlce agent, killed by Duranjo miner. . PaseS Llentenant GoTemor Sander* of Louisiana ] re fuses to accept challenge to duel lftned b.r«>n of I»te Cnlted Sta tea Senator Caffery. Pagre 9 FOREIGN \u25a0Railroadmen of England rote almost un»nl mottfly to k>» on •rrike.' bnt waliont Trill be de lay#d to await . molt of eotd erence Wedne* day. Pagre 9 T. HZ Lacan. secretary of San Jose police board. Is mining; Natlre Sons absent ' trea*urer"e books. , . Page 1 Storm LIU* IS and de-ractates fertile land of San Jo*e del Cabo, according to confirmatory letter of resident. : ... Page 8 Flames destroy tbe Pacific Ocean " house at Santa Craz. a. famous landmark. \ Page 9 EDITORIAL T f^W The. boodlers want McGoiran; the people \u25a0want Langdon and will re-elect bios'. . Pag« • Tbe charter amendments rerleired. - Page 6 Amendment 1$ to obxiate perjury. ' . Page 6 POLITICAL Election of tbe entire good gorernment ticket, beaded by Taylor and Langdon, 1» certain. P 1 Charge* against McCarthy by Building Trades club are reiterated and convincing proof Is put forth 1n resolution. Pace 7 Matthew Brady »nd Louis H. Mocker estimate total Tote of 54.600 cast as follows: Taylor. 23.000; McCarthy, 17,000; Ryan, 11,000; Requln. 3,600. Fag-e 1 District Attorney Laagdon addresses 5.000 dtliens after the game at Recreation P»rk. \u0084 PaseS Careless work done la office of Connty \u25a0 Clerk Mulcrery resnlts in lees of large amount of e-ity'a money and threatens raUdlty of all in dlctmratß returned by Olirer grand iury. P ~ CITY Sis tbousaJid Japanese thnnder "Banzai." for tbelr mikado and Theodore Rocmerelt as a^cloie of tbe cerem«jles conimemorattng the fifty-slxtb birthday of t3a* Japanese emperor at Dreamland rtek: Pagpe 12 • President Walker «f - the California safe de posit and trust company brings money, from eaat to reopea bank; all other local banks today will begin to retire clearing bouse certificates and these will circulate for a' time la lien of money, y^'-- ':, -. Page 1 English xallor escapes from ship In harbor by driving. frail raft to shore; daring 'heary sea in' dense daVkoess. . i Page 13 Jcfcacn A.". IVinter. 'confldential rlerk of - tfce' Germaa benerolent society,' baa btea mltsins alsce Jnly_^ 13 j fund»*.«f_'.th«'..erginiai ttoa. ","\u25a0'.'\u25a0-*'"..'>.\u25a0".\u25a0:/-'. Pave 9 Steam Inmber schooner Point Arena has-dii- Mtrooi eßcoant«f Vlti hoge wire. . \u25a0'\u25a0'/. Page 1© Bernard Lund, 15 year old boy, accirteataJly kills blmaelf. with » small rifle-^- Page IS . • Modern : "Woodmen will e-ntertalaA.iK." TsJbot,' bead~coctttl'-of %tbe order, .with- reception ,Tb« diy;. ';-.\u25a0•;. • \u25a0''./.. " PaceO . George Srazassi. recoTering from trpholJ ferer, takes a.' walk and is killed* by a street car, i w?'. -\u25a0..:....\u25a0.- Pace 10 Kumerou mnsftjtl- e-rents ' cnliren scasoo of faensony in tofs-elty- ' Page S Child rons to death beneath wheels of Mission car !n sight of borne. .' . Page 13 SUBURBAN -Members of order. of railway "telegraphers !em pjoyed by Koothera Pacific faror agreement to refuse to handle commercial work after Korem bcr 10. , : ' I 'Pace 4 Oakland r»aj e«tate dealers report Snn and active market is sales of business and residen tial properties. - ' * Pace 4 Mi*s Abby McElroy. city secretary* for^ tb« T. W. C. A., conducts vesper serrice in Oak- I»Dd- ' - -• Pass 4 Miss Marietta HaTena of Oakland announces engagement .to Pad Plnsuiore of San Jose, p 4 Boat stolen with' their prorisions on board, two Berkeley boys decide to play prodigal sons and return home. :'-;*/:\u25a0, Page 4 SPORTS Mr. and Mr*. C. W. Clark entertain the mem bers of tbu Irish-American athletic club and their friends at their country place,' El Palomar, near San Mateo, with luncheon and games. P 9 Tex Rickard of Nevada offers 'a big' purse for George Glannlni'a pacer" George Perry estab lished a n*'w record on ' the GoldVa Gate park speedway yesterday. Pace 8 Farewell ball game at Recreation part is won by Oakland from Seals, S to 0. Peer 5 Darkness ends close doubles matcb on the Golden Gate park tennis courts. Pace 9 Kportcmen complain that birds art scarce .sod shooting poor. Page 5 Lawe crowd attends coursing ' matches .at Inglesid* park. S- Pajge 9 Flfty-foor nominatioos are ma"a« for the open lag handicap at Emery rill*. _' , Page 5 MARINE Steamship Istria brings ralnablt cargo from Europeaa points. Page S Schooner Commerce narrowly, escape* . being wrecked sear Lime pofnt. . Page 9 MOB VENTS SPITE ON MANY HINDU HOMES Orientals in Jail Escape In jury at Hands of 500 Rioters Special by Leased ' Wir- to The Call TACOMA, Wash.. Nov." 3 At Everett last night mill workers and - laborer* mad© a demonstration against .the Jtlndu population. Five hundred per sons marched down the water, front shouting' and singing to the "Hindu <3 carter s near > the sawmills. Shacks occupied by East Indians, were found empty and the enraged mob wrecked many. of. .the -'small-*. buildings. Scour ing'every corner for. Hindus, but find ing none, the rioters gradually: dis persed. All foreigners were in the city -Jail' for. the. night, where about' 2s of the East Indians will remain to night. Mayor Jones addressed the mob, -advising It to keep .within '-.the law. He has" wired Governor Mead for authority- to call* out the militia.; ..The police say this will, not be necessary. TWO ITALIANS' SLAIN PASSAIC. N. J.; Nov. 3.— Rafael Ruf fanb and his wife, VAntdnette, -'were murdered at Garfleld, -N. J., last nfeht. Early , today a neighbor ...found; ."» the woman's body- on " the walk" in ; front of .the grocery "-which the • couple '; owned. On .the kitchen 1 floor Ru ffan o's body -was found. Both had been shot in the head. ,SAi^:Fj^diseo> WALKER BRINGS EASTERN MONEY TO REOPEN BANK President of the .California Safe Deposit Company Cheers Financiers CERTIFICATES \u25a0 TODAY Clearing House Bills for $20, $10 and $5 to Go Into Circulation AS GOOD AS SPECIE Banks to Receive Help That Will Enable Them to . Meet all Ends NORTH PLATTE, »b.. Nov. 3.— Editor The . Call. San Kranclßcot ••--\u25a0.. « ... ' • .\u25a0\u25a0:.....-- I nm coming io Snn Krnnrlipo tp reopen tbe California *afe deposit and i rait company. . That ln*tttu tion in abHolo-telr "onnd. Its re sources are more than ample to meet all obligations. . The Inter est* of tl»»» stock bolder* rand de»' postrora vrlll be protected.; _\Ve - bring; Jinan ranees of aid from -the cast. We ask patience on thepart of our depositor* and forbearance from tbe general public. V A Iltfle. -time will be required to. enable- us* to set the cash essential. for the \u25a0 safe conduct of, our buatness.; Tbe. company hns been a prosperous one for 25 year» and hm doae' ranch to upbuild San Frnnrl»c» - and tbe state. _ Tbe institution will positively re* nine at an early date. vlt deserves the eo»* operation and support of all L In terests. I shall do my -port .and irfll pledge my resource* to* ci» able the company to -resume. • ..... ... DAVrD :jr; yrAIiKEII>y rAIiKEII> The • above _\u0084terse-;., .terse - ;. and optimistic dispatch j .was received .: last \ \ evening from David F. ; Walker, president •of the . California .safe deposit, and .trust company, who with W. : J. Bartnett; a director . of- the. l company, ' will reach this city tomorrow night with- relief said- to -be ample to extricate -the bank from its temporary difficulties. The reassuring tone of- theX message will do much to strengthen the public confidence in the .only; San, Francisco bank which failed to comfortably ride the wash' of the eastern /.storm "wave. With. the. issuance 'today of clearing house certificates 'which will put a cir culating medium ;Into the. hands and purses of the people, the tenseness of the sltnatlon here will slacken and the California safe deposit and trust'com pany will have quiet surroundings in which to recuperate. •.*-> ' \u25a0'' J. Dalzell Brown, vice president '\u25a0 of the bank, was on duty yesterday and with a force of clerks was busily en gaged 5n settling : up the accounts of the institution. '^ "There has been no change « in our situation," said he. * "Mr. Walker and Mr. Bartnett ' are hurrying westward with money to put the bank on its feet.: They will arrive Tuesday night. How soon after that date the bank will reopen I can* not say, but it will reopen very shortly, that is positive! The bank examiners are still at' work on the books and a* far as I can learn they have found deverything in "solid shape." IMUR! CERTTFICATES TODAY* At 10 o'clock this morning, when the doors of the banks open, will begin the circulation of the; city clearing; house certificates which are to accommodate San Francisco with sufficient currency to meet all the demands of trade pend ing the replenishment of the gold sup ply. With enough; certificates on hand to meet the needs' of the banks trie clearing house will be readyOtO; deliver the paper In such values as the.finan cial institutions require j and are pre pared to secure. But before' anylbank can get the Certificates -it -must hava'On deposit with the clearing house secur ities greatly in excess of- the amount of Continued on Page 7, Column 5 Langdon and HeneyAVillTiell of Graft in Qrealesf Rally: of Campaign THE campatsrn against rraft Trill _b« closed tonlisbt. by, District ;Attor-.' ney -Wlllfam'^H;* LaoKdon. 'Special .Prosectitor, 'Francis .J. Heney and * Vpctlsl Cooniifi Hiram W. Johii<ion «t tbp grrntMt mMlnc of the cnmpalen at the PovlUon rink, gutter and Plrrce streets. • . Attorney J. T>vrj-f-r, who linm been asuoeinted with the letidern In the graft prom>fu«lon and mho nWh Lanitrt«D, Hfiiey and Johnfton has assisted .' In tbe , tremendous prosecution ' canipaJsrn ' made - last ,'• week, \irtll f preside. '. ; Tbe story of: tbe'. ; Kraft prosecution from, lts" f iieVptlo'n\VrlU be told by Tthe v three HnqaiCDt men uho li>d in the icrest work. .• VLV L \u25a0\u25a0"'"'".%• *'-,"?• '."..'. . . ; Xo men can . prcoent tbe paramount lasue Trhlcli the .people of. San Francisco " vrlll : be , called upon -,to decide Tuesday a» can Langdon, -. Heney ''£ and , Johnson. \ They ivIH tell rrhnt has' been done, irhat, remains to be . done to purge the city of the stains of unparalleled corruption Into which It vra* > plunged* by -the "hlspher lips'' who hbught the city "from Rnof and Schmits. y They will discuss the ' record of Prank • McGovran, the candidate of 'tbe ' Interests, whose : chief \u25a0 purpote Is to end ' tbe prosecution through tbe defeat of XanKdon, and sh'oiv hi* connection*. f-A;. .-'.,*: , . . The . Par 2ll ion \u25a0 rink. Mill ', accommodate^' fully 1l 0.000 i persons. Especial ;': attention ba« been. , paid .to > th«* seating arrangements. . The "doors \u25a0 Trill be opened at 7. o'clock, and all who go early -will set aeats. -^ - "' ' \u25a0'- . • ..\u25a0\u25a0- - '\u25a0- -\u25a0\u25a0 y- ; ; .- - \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. -\u25a0.*:\u25a0\u25a0-.\u25a0-•. '• '>. , .-\u25a0 =\u25a0'\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0-•- \u25a0-:-\u25a0\u25a0-;: -: \u25a0- .' ' -" ' • Taylor and Langdon Are Certain of Being Elected on Tuesday Entire Good Government m Voter : si of San Francisco The people^of San Francisco ; willfgo on record tomorrow for -a continuation of good government: by, electing Mayor Taylor and District Attorney -William -H. Lang don by overwhelming vot^^|With ;KL*arjgdon and • Taylor the: good ticket which they head will be swept into office and San Francisco will be assured of 5 decent government after six years of municipal rottenness. ; _..\ \u25a0 ";""> "•\u25a0 The last; card of the ppliticiah^^^ will show their hands .at , the polls , tomojv row. They have 'already shown their temper and- ln v ; no""unmistakable man ner.-", The people \u25a0"'\u25a0' of- \u25a0 San '\u25a0 Francisco want -grood,-- goyernraent. They* have had a, few weeks of it during , the ad ministration :of municipal affairs by Mayor Taylor and the men he has put In office. Tho \u25a0 people of San \u25a0 Fran cisco demand^ 'the/punishment'- -of- the men responsible for : their city's degra dation., They know, v that they can se cure,- Justice only,' through the re-elec tion of 'District. Attorney /William ;H.; H. Langdon.; and their votep -wiU be cast accordingrly. .: :\ " ,' • - " The campaign- now 7over, except for such demonstrations as are planned for today and tonight, has-been one" of ,tho most ; remarkable r political battles . ever f ouirht ! In America.' The issue bias .been clean cvt r from the opening of the* pri Cle^itig the Way George A. Van Smith raary. campaign. .' That Issue has -been good government and the completion of the It- has^. never been^dlvlsJble^and 'every attempt to separate - the J question of .compleUn'sf the :{ graft rprosecution' from - that of stable '.government for .San Francisco has (fatled.v The : republican attempt' to pu t'» ; "; through,' '. a .'. Job chaj-ers* ticket, ma'sked^by.: : theV'nomlnatlon i of .District Attorney; •\u25a0Will iam H. 'DanKdon, - was promptly^ repudiated by a majority < of the 1 republicans' of ; San Francisco and by a convention minority '] wh v ich^'was but a : f ew^yote's - short of one-half * of the.. delegates 'who piit up the Ryan ticket.- ,\u25a0:\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0'''; \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0..\u25a0'\u25a0 ;\u25a0'' \u25a0' \u25a0 •;.:-'' . SCHMXTZ ' COCXSELS "BIG „ SIX". ' * Throu)?h.;his:"big six" the felon ex^ Mayor; Schmitz :put ': up his county Jail ticket with 1 Frank- McGowan, friend and % servant rof > the bribe giving ; and machine interests," as his candidate . for, district attorney.' Thanks "to "the ,"big six," -Schmitz -'wafable- to- label -his ticket -with 3 the \u25a0 name : of the party 'he had'-betrayed.and-disgTacQd. From! his conference table at<the* county, jail Sch'mitz was ' enabled to'nominate'Shar lff Tom. 'O'Neill who had. been disquali ned.:by..a v judge of the "superior '; court as I one •, who 'could not , be trusted to 'perform c the w duties ; of ; his office. His f.debt of ; hospitality paid, Schmitz was . enabled ' to * recognize - the services of"; Coroner •-'Walsh, -whose disqualifica tion followed quickly after thaVr* of O'Neil ;f or the ; same/, reasons! V, He gaye '. kj renomination ; to "; Harry \ I.j Mul "crevy,' u whose . bungled ; records . ' had staved . :' off ; for? a.\ tim «. Schmitz* - trip across. the bay: He did a like kindness to ?- "Budgry*'s Nelson,' - the , recorder who deserted ton •April' 18, 1906,. trie* 1 price less "-records" Intrusted* to^ his '• care.1 \u25a0' He ContlQucdoa Page -3, Middle Column 4 Multimillionaire James *R. Keene be gan his business' career in California as a milk peddler. A good illustrated story of his early days in THE SUNDAY CALL latchTheeaU ? sßectioii Bulletins On Tuesday night The Call will flash the most complete and earliest election returns by stereopidcon yon huge; screens at the following points in San Fran- . ' \u25a0 ;At the main office of The Call, Third and Market - streets,; in front of the Claus Spreckels building. '*:. . ;^L At tlieFillmore street branch of The Call, Fill-, {•more^ street 'between Post and Geary. :At the • Mission agency of The Call, corner of '.Twenty-second f.and Valencia streets. •In Oakland The Call; will display election returns •by stereopticon at- its Alameda branch office in the ! Eleventh street between Broadway and -Washington. - - Watch The Call's Tower Signals -,}] Colored searchlight flashes from the tower of Thp Call building will tell the story of the election on Tuesday night: : .T. T '<!\u25a0 JJere is the signal code: / REDi.'flashes will indicate the probable election of ' ? Taylor. ;\u25a0 GREEN-flashes will indicate the probable election of .^McCarthy. WHITE flashes will indicate the probable election of • Ryan. . PRICE FIVE CENTS. PLURALITY OF 6,000 FOR TAYLOR Brady and Mooser T Expect Heavy Vote Next Tuesday Commiiteemen Report to Headquarters by Districts Total of Ballots Is Estimated at 54,600 Good Government Leader Probably Will Get 23,000 Committee s Estimate of Election Figures Taylor ...23,000 McCarthy ..... 17,000 Ryan 11,000 rvC^llin ........ O»0UU That Mayor Edward Robe son Taylor will receive 23r 000 out of a total poll of 54,600 and be elected by a plurality of 6,000 over Mc- Carthy, the runnerup in the municipal race, is the kernel of the careful estimate of to morrow's vote made by Mat thew Brady, chairman of the democratic committee on organ ization, and Louis H. Mooser, chairman of the printing and ad vertising committee. •• ; The estimates made by Brady, and Mooser are based -.1 their personal canvass of the city, coupled with the reports made by assembly district committee men, which in turn were based on the reports made by the pre cinct committeemen. Their can ,yas's was: thorough and pains taking.-. The precinct committeemen were instructed to give the can vass ample time to insure thor oughness and to weigh every doubt against the- democratic good government ticket. Con servatism la shown. In tb» estimate of the total vote. 64.800 being the smallest estimate made by any of the men -who Continned ©\u25a0 Pas* 2. Bottom Column 1