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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
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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
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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'- .
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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
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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
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