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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Eyes Of the City
Are on Graham,
Says RAIDER.
Asserts Fate
Of Reform Lies in
Judges Ruling.

Rev William RAIDER pointed for his
congregation in the, Central Theater
yesterday morning to the handwriting
on the burned walls OF San Francisco
comparing the message inscribed here
to that which was presented TO Bel
shazzer whom the clergyman de-
scribed as an "Oriental CRATER. the
fermentation of political unrest gave
the preacher his theme and ne went
deeply into the subject of graft and
the revelations of graft wnicn nave
been presented to the people.
THE crucial point of the situation
will come tomorrow, when Mr.. Heney
will request of Judge Graham the privi-
lege of questioning the grand Jurors
on their qualifications" said DR.. RAIDER
IF Judge Graham will permit an ex-
animation of the jurors, the investiga-
ton will go on; If not, the reform may
fail. Every man present should write
to Judge Graham in this matter, ad-
vising him to stand for the right. The
chain of Jurors should be as strong as
an anchor chain.
Have you forgotten that the city
has burned, have you forgotten that
Mayor Schmitz is in Europe, leaving
the city in the grasp of black vultures
who prey upon her vitals? Have you
forgotten that the city does not belong
to Abe Ruef or to Mayor Schmitz, but
to you and to me?"
DR.. RAIDER opened his address by
review of the local situation. He took
pessimistic view of the civic con-
science, saying that since the earth
quake all classes have been affected
in some measure with the dishonest
tendencies of the day and that there
has been a lack of confidence between
high and low and between classes, In
speaking of the Developments of the
past week the speaker said that he
with other citizens, was thrown out of
the synagogue on Friday when the
final drawing for grand juror was
made.
There are two hands in this crisis
the hand of President Roosevelt, reach
ing out from Washington to the aid of
civic purity, and the hand of the people
aroused, the hand of the awakening
public confidence. If one-half of the
charges made are true those accused
should go. to prison. The eyes of the
public are on Judge Graham. He is in
a position to vindicate the city or
defend the accused"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
torEnnIzed 1sOa.)

PROMOTION: The act OF promoting; ad-
vancement; ENCOURAGEMENT '-Centufy Die
tionary.
The California Promotion Committee has FOE
its object the PROMOTING OF California as a
whole.
1t has nothing to sell.
Its energies are devoted to fostering an
things that have the ADVANCEMENT OF Cali
fornia their object
Ii gives reliable information on every sub
feet connected with the industries OF California.
1t gives ENCOURAGEMENT TO the establish
ment OF new industries aud invites desirable
immigration.
1t Is not ar employment agency. although it
gives information regarding labor conditions.
It presents the opportunities and needs ia all
fields OF business and professional activity.
The Committee is supported BY popular sub
scription and makes no charge for any service
rendered.
Affiliated with the Committee are one hun
dred and sixty comnerciaf organizations OF the
State. With membership OF over thirty
thousand.
Meetings are held semi annually in different
parts OF California. where matters OF State IN
terest are discussed
Headquarters OF the Committee are maintained
IN San Francisco In California Building. Union
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
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so much corruption should be allowed
to exist. In addition to attacking the
bosses in forceful manner he placed
blame for the present state of affairs
on careless citizens who simply COM
plain OF the evil conditions that have
long been IN existence, but who fail to
take any action to better them.
Much credit was given by DIR. Ieav-
lit to the men who are taking the lead
In bringing corrupt manipulators to
bay, and his sermon suggested giving
those men all the moral support that
they need to accomplish their work.
In part DR.. Leavitt spoke as follows:
A crisis is upon San Francisco. Never
In the history of American cities has
there been more shameful or humilf-
atlns exhibition than that we pre-
Sented to the world this past week.
ance and patriotic action. Let every
man and woman among us who cares
TOT good government and moral de-
on which side his influence is to count.
We have been a people without lead
ers There has not been among those
who occupy offices of the city govern
ment a single voice of commanding
quality or controlling weight A peo-
pie without leaders is without them
because 1T does not want them. be-
cause In the characteristic coarseness
OF the modern phrase it has no use for
them But If 1t has no use for leaders
it has what it usually wants-it has
boss
Let there be no mistake where the
responsibility lies. 1t is not with the
city officials so much as with the self
satisfied sleek citizens who suffer from
misgovernment. complain about il and
llrt not finger to mend matters
If the brave men who have now
come forward as leaders shall succeed
in cleaning up this city and restoring
its fair name among the cities of the
land, shall remove from it the disgrace
that makes 1T a byword and a re-
proach, 1T will be because the people
who stand for decency and believe in
the American principle of free and
representative government by the peo-
pie give them their moral and financial
support In no uncertain way Let there
be no confusing of issues and no
question where every man stands be-
cause If they do not succeed it will be
because so-called respectable citizens
prefer for their own selfish reasons a
set of officials who can be bribed in
the city hall.
What San Francisco needs today is a
thousand patriotic public spirited cfti-
zens who are ready not to go to war
for the city. but a thousand loyal men
who will live for it, who will give time
and thought and energy day by day.
week by week and year by year to its
political, moral and spiritual welfare
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tion. Ruef believes IL. He is as con-
fdent Of their secrecy as he is of the
silence Of Herrin and Tirey Ford. His
agents have been TO each one of the
Supervisors personally and they have
reported TO him that the whole eighteen
are going to stick together and that
no one has peached. No one admits the
making Of confessions to Heney and
Burns.
Il don't know wh Heney has, Ruef
says. Il mean I know he has nothing.
! have known for six or eight months
that he and Burns were after me. Do
YOU think i would give a man six
months 60 make HIS escape IL was the
prosecutor! had that time to get
away If had known that they had any
evidence against me.
But / tell you I never did a wrong
thing. i never took a dishonest dollar
and ] never took an immoral dollar
Ny life is perfectly open. I go to
my Office at S o'clock. l have supper
before I come home at night. There
has been nothing hidden.
The papers say that ] was fright
ened at the crowd last Friday after
noon. DO you think / was? I knew
what I was up against. Real bravery
consists in recognizing your danger
would not care for this II it was not
Aof NY lanltA. we nave 10 cut theSe
stories out of the papers in the house
here to keep my mother from seeing
them. I have been unnerYed for hours
at a time; but it has only been when
my mother, who is over 20 years old,
gets one of the papers in the morning
and has broken down"
Ruef is industriously circulating
these reports of the suffering Of his
family for the purpose Of arousing
sympathy
Am I going 20 stay? Well, you see
/ am having a new foundation put un-
der this house" he continued. Il have
never thought Of running away I
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dubbed or forcibly elected from the
courtroom, are to be repeated.
Forty bluecoats under the. command
of Captain Gleason have been detailed
TO assist the Ruef outfit, and the word
has been passed to them not to let
little things like broken skulls or
violation of person stand in the way
of doing what is expected of them.
Besides this array Dinan himself and
nearly all the plain clothes men, on the
force will be on hand. and Ruef and his
gang VIII attempt to run things in the
courtroom to suit themselves.
GLEASON A RUEFITE.
Ruef's hand is plainly shown in the
selection of these municipal Hessians
The Temple Sheriff. Israel where Judge
Graham holds court, is in the district
of Police Captain Mooney, but for rea-
sons that are obvious the captain of the
Park station who is one of the most
pronounced Ruefites among the wear
ers of the star, is to be In charge of the
uniformed scouts of the boss on the fir
ing line.
All of the men chosen are known to
be ready to do anything at Ruef's bid
ding and to respect neither age nor sta
tion in helping him to blackjack his
way out of the mess he now finds him
self in.
Dinan announced yesterday that the
police We're to be sent to the court ito
preserve order; The trouble of the
last few days has blunted Dinan's
sense of humor, and suavities are
no longer expected of him. The ex-
planation, however. aroused laughs
even among the uniformed men at po-
lice headquarters, and it was remarked
by one of them that "Jerry's'' excuses is
only more fat in the fire..
Ruef himself is still being guarded
by Detectives Tim Riordan and Steve
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
HERRIN IN DREAD
Of The DRAGNET
Continued From Page |. Column 5.

the names of Ruef and Herrin have
been linked together recently in the
matter of the convention at Santa
Cruz, where it was alleged that Herrin
hairled to Ruef the sum Of $4,000. in
return for which Ruef was to hand
to Herrin the San Francisco delega-
ton to that convention. There are
other deals in which the same two
gentlemen are said 10 have played the
leading parts, unsuspecting that there
was a child among them taking
notes." The relation has become so
intimate that in the present juncture
when Ruef trenbles, Herrin feels a.
distinct sympathetic agitation. Rusf
has told him that they must
hang together" and he appaf-
emily realizes the force of the
argument. 1t is indeed hard to prove
that B received money from A, with
out proving at the same time A gave
money to B. In other words, if Super
visors were bought, it is reasonable
to suppose that some one bought
them. The Doodle agent and the
boodle-taker seem to be sailing in the
same boat at this time, with stormy
weather ahead.
. When the case comes to the selec-
ton of trial jury, it is known that
the law department of the United
Railroads and the Southern Pacific
will bring into play all the machinery
in their possession to aid the, defense
and interfere with the prosecution.
These corporations have a card index
containing the names of the entire
list from which trial jurors are drawn,
together with information concerning
the jurymen's financial standing, mort
gage debt and associations This, and
other information, will be used til
prevent Heney in a prosecution which
is not stopping with the little Grim
mails
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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Good Citizens Can
Make Clean Cities.

OAKLAND, Oct. zS.-Rev. Herbert F.
Burgess OF the Second Congregational
Church last evening preached on the
moral responsibilities OF cities. DR..
Burgess said that every community
had its own standard Of right and
wrong. He added:
What would not be tolerated in one
country is regarded as q matter OF
course in another. Thus infanticide
is common in India and bull lighting in
Spain. Even our States differ Ne
vaoa permits exhibitions which are
tabooed in other States. Kentucky is
famous for the manufacture OF an ar
ticle prohibited in Kansas. Louisiana
long maintained a busir ess which was
Illegal IN other States Paris has
reputation for loose morals, while Bos-
ton is supposed TO be Puritanic
One town is dry. another Net. one
city has vide open policy, while an
otner has I'D. Why these different
public standards2 1t is not because
there are no good people in a tough
community or no bad people in a clean
city it depends upon which of these
elements asserts itself. There is al
ways a negative. middle class greatly
N the majority which is controlled by
tho dominant force II that influence
IS good they viii abide by It: II IL is
bad they VIII not oppose IL There are
Of political corruption depends upon
which class has the upper hand Pre-
vertion Is better than cure. Christ
called his disciples the salt Of the
earth To arrest corruption salt must
be rubbed IN Christian people must
assert their Christian PRINCIPLES. both
by practice and precept. In the home.
81 business. IN social and political gath
efirgs and at the polls. before the bet
ter influence can prevail 1t depends
upon the force Of character more than
upon numbers. Oakland and San Fran
cisco can be made clean cities If the
people viii act
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29

Buef has reposed high hope in Judge
Gra ham He knows that the personal
relations between Heney and Judge
Graham are strained. He believes that
the Judge is personally very bitter in
his feelings against the prosecutor.
Further than this. Ruef has called to
his aid all the attorneys whom he sus-
poets are regarded favorably by the
Judge He has endeavored in this man
ner TO bring q tremendous pressure to
bear. However, personal considera-
tions will not enter into Judge Gra
hams ruling and all of Ruefs high
hopes are TO be dashed TO earth.
2uef made a strange boast yesterday
afternoon
They charge the Supervisors. the
United Railroads and myself with be-
ing partners in boodiing deal do
they? he asked. The Supervisors
deny it. Tirey Ford denies it for the
United Railroads. and I deny it. So
how can Honey prove it2"
Ruefs boast, however. will avail him
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Heney Will Not Talk
of Developments.

i am going to do all my talking in
court from this time on" Henev repiied
yesterday afternoon when he was asked
Tor a statement as to the progress of
the prosecution in securing evidence.
All l ask Of the people," he began. and
then, after moments hesitation he
changed his mind and said. no. l am
not going to say anything more"
On the table was a heap Of law books.
opened at cases which he had heen
consulting
Heney spent yesterday afternoon in
working on the legal points involved
in the selection Of the Grand Jury. Re-
ports were brought to him or the at
tempt at Walters Pavilion TO stir up
the antagonism of the labor union men
by the charge that the prosecution was
being conducted in the interests of
some organization hostile to labor He
remarked that he presumed that the
ADMINISTRATION had all its sympathizers
at the meeting, and was Inclined to
doubt If it was at all a represent ia tive
gathering OF workingmen.
When Heney was told that sam
ShoTtridge had denied that he was en-
pioted by Ruef prior to the commence
nient of the libel SUIT or that he had
been hired by him to engineer the
meeting in Union square. he refused
TO make any comment other than to
ask II Shortridge's denial was believed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29

little, for the confessions wrung from
certain Supervisors will throw all the
light on the trolley deal which Heney
will require
Companies which have written bonds
Tor the members OF the Board of Su-
pervisors are showing great uneasi-
ness Their local agents have been
striving desperately to gain some light
from Heney. but the prosecutor win
tell them nothing. The companies rec
ognize that they can be held for ir
regularitles which may have already
developed. but they recognize that the
Supervisors are not likely to engage in
any new deals with Detective Burns
and Heney on their heels.
The mass r Getting at wa1ton's pa
vilion yesterday afternoon expressed fts
confidence in the administration. II
was addressed by leaders in the local
labor world. During the proceedings
telephone message was sent to Ruef in
forming him that his name had been
cheered.
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Bunner, who accompany him on all his
Journeys. Ruef insists that he needs
protection and viii hardly venture
anywhere without the twain as a body
guard.
Il will not be surprising If Assistant
Prosecutor Heney will proceed against
the police IL their slugging becomes too
1agrant at the court today.
WILL WATCH BLUECoATs.
Heney was not inclined to discuss the
matter yesterday but he intimated that
the name of every bluecoat who is in
court today will be known and that
violations of law would be carefully
noted.
"Heney likes the policelpf San Fran
cisco" said one of the get investiga-
tors associated with HIM yesterday
but he is determined that they shall
not continue to be used as phalanx
by the felons whom he is now pursuing.
1t is time for the police to realize this
and be prepared to stand from under.
Some of them won't, of course, but
they'll be getting theirs in no great
length of time. Heney has been up
against similar games before. and he
has bowled more than one gold braided
police official over. There's more be-
hind this investigation than has yet ap-
peared on the surface. The thing is
only beginning to pop. and more than
one big gun will later on regret the
belching he is now doing"
Heney is known to be prepared for
any deputies of the Sheriffs office who
may try to play the same game that
was worked on him in court last week
when he was searched in response to
Ruef's overwrought fear that he was
armed. 1t will not be surprising to see
q deputy or two clapped in Jail through
other agency than the police if the
thing is repeated.
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Police Will Again Try to Terrorize Court
Can They Prove It?'
Asks Defiant Boss.
Ruef Hurls a Fragile Challenge

has been gafdng?"
talking with perfect
conposure o Call reporter
SAW what TREY said in the this morning He denies
o who could tell anything
and howl
Heney going to prove
challenge which prosecutors
slipped ny inforna
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29

OF Webster and California In the proceedings Friday
Ruef adopted tactics ecng
persons who had not come to shout for him. It known
Captain Gleason has been detailed be TODAY
with squad of forty
The fact that Gleason hosen for this in
Captain Moneys district is without significance Gleasons
loyalty to Ruef notorious He be
Rues orders be the what may Besides Captain Gleason and
his forty Ruef will have small army of deputies
bafs and court attaches These have
the Ruef sympazers eject from the
building all others who to enter.
understood however that Judge Graham will exercise his
power to the extent that he avoid repetition dsgraeu
scenes of asFr
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Sermon Is Directed
atManipulators.

In his sermon yesterday Rev. Brad
ford Leavitt, pastor of the First Uni
tartan Church. reviewed the political
events of the week and lamented that
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Police Clubs to Aid
LaWlessness of Ruef
Uniformed Scouts Of the Boss to Pack Court
of.Superior Judge Graham Today.

Laess of the Police Department of San Francisco is to
be attempted this morning for the purpose Of aiding Abe
Ruef and his trained take OF all the available
floor space in Judge Graham's
Orders issued yesterday Chief Dnan show that the disgrace
u witnessed last week when
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29

A woman in Paris has estAbiished an
agency for supplying bridesmaids TO
young women who need such attend
ants and who have 10 friends Each
girl receives IS for each time she acts
as bridesmaid. II the bride wishes
her maids to appear in new clothes she
has to buy the apparel herself
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29

The salaries committee OF stockport.
J-ngland. has advanced the salary of
the municipal craftsman $3.50 year
sbout-4 cents a --eek
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29

The new harness which the Khedive
Of Egypt ordered in England some
months ago is the most costly ever
made for four horses. 1t Is valued at
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Judge Graham's Decision Will
SustainHeney's Contention.

Continued From Page 1. col.. and :.
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CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-01

DISCIPLINE is the backbone of all
preparatory institutions, especially a
military school. This discipline should
be kept stringently and those who
break the laws dealt with accordingly
We do not decry innocent sport or fun
nor are we Peruna drinking spinsters
that object to a good time, but when
a respectable institutions entertain
ment Is 6isgraced by the degrading
presence OF blear-eyed liquor sodden
youths supposedly under restrictions
then the time for action has arrived.
1t is not only q disgrace to the school
they attend when they are In such a
condition they must be requested tc
leave the entertainment, but reflec-
tion on the city In which 1t occurs,
and an affront TO the school whose
hospitality they are taking advantage
OF. We believe In keeping such cpl
sodes quiet, as the least said the bet
ter, but when they have grown &C
obnoxious and are the topic Of conver'
sation throughout the entire city,theJ
cannot expect anything but a public
reproof.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-03-01

REFERRING to the incllna tlon tha
some have to continually abus tho
United States Senate, the New Yorl
world edltorielly says: There is tot
much cheap and ignorant abuse Of the
Senate. Bad men occasionally fnt
their way into It, just as unfit judges
occasionally find their way to Tho
bench; but every institution must b
judged by it's results. Sometimes the
Senate seems upecessarIly dilatory In
the enactment OF legislation. Some
times it makes haste more slowly than
an impatient public thinks it should
Sometimes it disgusts Juvenile reform
ers by paying a decent respect to th'
decisions Of the United States Su
preme Court refus ng to pass bills o
doubtfulleeality. Sometimes II annoy
hero-worshipers by restraining th'
President himself and bringing hin
back 10 the constitutional reservation
But none Of these things Justify tn
gross and libelous abuse TO which i
| is subjected.