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pot, where he will be met and escorted
in triumph to his home.
Transparencies, fireworks and other
things were discussed for the parade
but final arrangements could not be
made because of the Indebtedness of
the time of the Mayors return. What
ever form the demonstration will take
however, there will be no denying that
1T will be representative turnout of the
Looters League unless the Grand Jury
in the meantime should return indict-
mittee of arrangements who cannot Sc
cure bondsmen with the same facility
as Schmitz and Ruef.
Supervisor Coleman presided at the
meeting, which was attended by Sheriff
ONeill, most of the members of the
Board of Supervisors and other city
officials. After discussing the Schmitz
ovation the league turned its attention
to methods Of defense and offense in
meeting the graft investigators. 1t
was also decided to change the name
of the organization to the Metropolitan
League. This was considered a nice,
negative kind of a name that wouldn't
mean anything and would effectually
screen the real object Of the organi-
zation.
Heney and Burns came In for the
usual grilling before the meeting ad-
journed, the speakers contrasting them
to their disparagement with the
beneficent Eugene and Abraham.
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Jury May Charge Max
Adler With Perjury

An Indictment for perjury hangs over
the head of Max Adler. the owner of the
Bay State restaurant. Should Adler
develop a disposition to inform the
Grand Jury in regard to facts which
1t is believed he has withheld, the in
dictment will be averted. Otherwise
it will be filed against him.
When Adler was before the Grand
Jury on Friday and questioned in re-
gard to the extortion by Ruef of money
from the French restaurants, he
showed a sudden tendency to forget.
In answer to series of questions. Adj
Ter answered. II do not remember"
Adler admitted that he had paid his
pro rata with the other restaurants
amounting to $2175s but stated that he
paid the money to the restaurant assoc
citation without knowledge as to the
use to be made of it. In this Heney
sees what he believes is q desire to
protect Ruef. Should Adler as suddenly
remember as he has forgotten he may
yet escape Indictment
The speed with which attention was
given to the perjury phase of the pres
ent inquiry is typical of the manner
in which Heney operates. The case
of Adler Is meant as lesson to all
witnesses who are to appear before the
Grand Jury. Heney will demand "the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth" He desires at the outset
to impress upon all persons in any
way concerned that he will tolerate no
trif1ing.
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A PENALTY ON PURE GOODS.

In its crusade toward abating the
use of soft coal, the Board of Health
Of the City of New York caused the ar
rest of Philip James, Chief Engineer Of
Huyler's Candy, Cocoa and Chocolate
Works, corner 18th Street and Irving
Place.
To manufacture goods worthy On
their reputation, Huyler's located in
fashionable section of the city-away
from railroads, river front, factories,
mills, tenements and heavy dust-rais-
ing street traffic, thus insuring to their
patrons goods manufactured under
healthful and sanitary surroundings.
Absolutely not pound of soft coal
was found in their plant, nor has a
pound ever been used in their works
not even during the extended coal
strike of 1902, when the highest prices
we're paid for hard coal.
Mr.. James admits that he burns daily
quantities of cocoa shells and dust un-
der the boilers, but only slight blush
vapor at times arises from this cause.
Some manufacturers utilize this refuse
in the manufacture of their goods, and
CdIlOdQS u SuCALS anu 0uSL al = SOukuL
by agents for shipment TO Europe.
But HuyIer's, who do not use the
cocoa shells. have been forced to
burn them Although they pay the
city about SIS, 900 taxes annually on
their plant, and about $500 to $1,000
of this amount is included in their
share of the City Budget for street
cleaning and removal of rubbish. the
city refuses to remove any ashes or
rubbish whatever. Huyler's pay pri-
vate contractor from $500 to $1,000 a
year to remove ashes, paper, etc, but
had seen no objection in burning thsir
cocoa shells and dust.
Mr.. James was held under 500 bond
and remanded for trial before the
Court of Sessions.
Bond was furnished by ]. SchrI-
linger, General Manager of the corpor-
Republican.
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Mayors Brother May Be
in the Metropolis

The absence from the city OF Herbert
Schmitz, brother of the Mayor and sec
rotary of the Park Commission, has
given rise to the report that he has
gone to New York to meet the Mayor
upon the latter's arrival from Europe,
but in administration circles this is de-
MED. While on Saturday nothing more
definite was given out at the home OF
Herbert Schmitz than that he had gone
up country, 1t was stated yesterday that
he had gone ito his mines" Members
of his family do not appear to know
just where the mines are located, but
they say that he will return to San
Francisco in a week. The Mayer him
self will also be here in week.
Special Agent Burns appears to be
but little concerned as to the move
ments of Herbert Schmitz. His absence
may cause postponement of consider
alton of the building graft for time
1t may be stated that Burns and
Heney are not taking chances with the
men whom they hold to be lndispensa-
Bile for the successful prosecution OF
the grafters. All such prospective wit
nesses are under a surveillance which
would make an attempt to dodge a sub
pena extremely unwise.
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Roncovieri Expected to Talk
When Heney Interrogates

Superintendent of Schools and friend
of Schmitz, knew of the Walsh mall
feasance, but did Iotting to curb it.
Time after time, on public platforms,
has the Superintendent of Schools de-
clared that he had but one object in
life, and that one was to improve the
School Department by furthering the
interests of the pupils. At that time
he did not refer to the Walsh plan
of grating labor at the expense of the
little ones. Before the whitening
questioning of Heney, Roncovieri will
have to admit that he knew that Larry
Walsh was delaying the rehabilitation
of schools for private gain or confess
ANONYMOUSLY that he did not know
what was being done in his own de-
parunent. 1t is reported that Ron.
covieri will not risk an indictment on
a perjury charge, but will expose the
despicable graft of Walsh, which he
did not make the least effort to check.
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Wants to Know Where
Contribution Went

JOPLIN, Mo-. Nov. s--Mayor W. c.
Lyon of this city has begun an investi-
cation to determine whether or not the
San Francisco fire sufferers received all
of the $4,000 given by the citizens OF
Joplin to the stricken city
Mayor Lyon has letters from Mayor
E. E. Schmitz acknowledging the re-
ceipt of $4,000. but he interprets letter
from a member Of the finance and relief
committee of San Francisco to mean
that the committee did not receive more
than $1,000 of the Joplin contribution.
Mayor Lyon has written the bankers
and members OF the relief committee In
San Francisco requesting them to In
vestigate the matter.
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Ruef Is Preparing to
Face His Accusers

Ruef and his attorneys are putting
in late hours preparing papers for the
appeal from Judge Seawells decision
sustaining Langdon in the controversy
over the District Attorneys office
While Ruef is busy in his own behalf,
he also is occupied with the affairs of
the Mayor. Ruef therefore, has repre-
scented Schmitz In all matters at law.
Now. however, it Will be necessary for
Schnlitz to secure new counsel to repre-
sent him in the extortion cases, in
which he is Jointly accused with Ruef.
1t is understood that Samuel Short
ridge, who will defend Ruef, also will
act forthe Mayor.
1t WIFI fall upon Presiding Judge
Murasky to assign these cases. They
will go neither to LawIor nor Cook,
for while the former might not be
agreeable to the accused, the latter
would not be satisfactory to the prose-
cutors. The suggestion has been made
that Judge Seawell transfer the duties
of his civil court to another long
enough to enable him to preside dur
ing the trial. Such an arrangement
would satisfy the attorneys on both
sides
Another plan which has been re-
ceived with some favor calls for an
outside Judge. Ruef says that he does
not intend to ask for change OF venue.
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Talk of Indictments
Worries Officials

The reports Of the new character of
Grand Jury when 1t reconvenes tomor-
row are causing much uneasiness to
Acting Mayor Gallagher and the Board
of Supervisors.
1t was reiterated yesterday by per-
sons closely associated with District
Attorney Langdon, Prosecutor Heney,
Special Agent Burns and others identi-
fed with the graft investigation that
indictments against Gallagher and the
Supervisors are confidently expected
from the evidence now in their hands.
Prosecutor Heney was not in San
Francisco yesterday and Special Agent
Burns was not inclined to discuss the
report that the indictments of Gala
CHER and the Supervisors were immi-
nent.
-"All I will say is that no CRATER will
escape" said Burns. I will mention
no names or offices, but will say that
we have evidence against every CRATER
from the highest to the most lowly con-
nected with the municipality Of San
Francisco. They have all been placed.
so to speak. and we are sure OF the evil
dence we hold against them
II might as well add. as long as
you've brought up the matter, that the
confusion among the grafters is in
creasing daily since the indictments re-
turned by the Grand Jury last week.
The make-th -prove-it air OF defiance
that greeted the beginning OF this in
vestigation is now noticeable by its abb
sence, and more than one city official,
from information now in our possess
sion, is looking up the matter of bail
bonds. They'll need bail shortly. too.
There's going to be some rather thor
ough municipal house cleaning done in
San Francisco, and the dust is only be-
ginning to fly
Yesterday was the first Sunday that
Special Prosecutor Francis ]. Heney
did not visit his office since he began
his investigation of municipal graft in
San Francisco.
He spent most of the day with his
wife at their new home, 1882 Green
street and had a host of callers.
The Heneys went automobiling in the
AFTERNOON and received more friends in
the evening, Special Agent Burns being
among their invited guests.
Heney will resume his work in the
investigation this morning.
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APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
TO SAVE THEIR BROTHER
Senoritas Declare Mexico Desires to
Extradite Antonio yiIIecaI to Exc
cute Him for Political Offeuses

ST. LOUIS Nov. 1S.-Senoritas An
drea villareal Gonzalez and Teresa vii
lareal Gonzalez, whose brother, Anto-
MO Villecal, former editor of Regen-
eracion, Mexican revolutionary or
gan, which was published in st. Louis,
is now imprisoned in El Paso, Tex
pending extradition on a murder
charge, today petitioned President
Roosevelt by letter to order an In
vestigation and to show their brother
justice, If not mercy, before allowing
him to be taken to Mexico, where. they
say, he will be shot.
The letter to President Roosevelt
states that the murder charge is
subterfuge to get him into Mexico to
punish him for political offenses. which
are not extraditable.
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Mayor was elected year ago there was
much redfire in front of the saloons in
question. The Tenderloin was loyal
because it knew it had to be. Ruef
came high and was precious in proper
ton to his price.
EVIDENCE SECURED
It was known in certain quarters
that this saIoonmens tribute was one
of the most fragrant CRAFTS of which
Ruef and Schmitz were guilty. When
A gent Burns first undertook the gath
ering of evidence against the charter
members Of the Looters League he set
his men after this graft and their in
vestigation has continued until the
present time. The saloonmen have
been seen. The policemen on the beats
of the Tenderloin who would make re-
ports that the places on the list were
disorderly were interviewed by the de-
tectives of the reform. These police
men told that they grew tired of filing
reports only to have them treated with
contempt. Now the Grand Jury will
learn of the tribute from the men who
paid it and from the men who knew
of the conditions existing.
Other petty CRAFTS of the Ruef
regime are coming to light as victims
Of the boss extortions feel surer of his
early downfall. One shows that in the
Police Department at least Ruef was
Judge, jury. attorney for the plaintiff
and attorney for the defendant. When
a policeman was summoned before the
Commissioners on some charge he
would be expected to go to Ruef and
engage him as his attorney. Ruef
would not personally appear, but would
send ]. ]. West. Ed ]. Lynch or some
other tool to represent both himself
and his client, and when the Commits
sioners would see the counsel for the
defendant they would arise to the
thrice blessed state of those who are
fr,1
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LADIES OF ST. MATTHEW
CHURCH TO HOLD BAZAAR

SAN MATEO, Nov. 1S.-Preparations
are nearly completed for the bazaar to
be held in Athletic Hall next Thursday
afternoon and evening by the ladies of
the Church of st. Matthew. Special
music has been engaged and many new
attractions have been added for both
afternoon and evening. The proceeds
of the bazaar are to go toward the re-
pairs of the parish-house, and it is ex-
pected that large crowd will be pres
emit
The ladies who will have charge Of
the different booths are: Fancy table,
Mrs F. w. Howard. Miss Frances How
ard; useful articles, Mrs Royden. aMrs
3. G. Murray; coffee, Mrs. E. S. Hunt:
tea, Mrs Palm; icecream, Mrs w. r.
Schneider, Mrs A Davis; lemonade.
Mrs. Russell, Mrs. DuIin, the Misses
Russell; candy, Mrs. c. G. Green. Mrs
E D. Beylard
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Bomb Explodes Near Altar
at St. Peters in Rome

was soon discovered, however, that the
cracker had been set off by a boy as a
joke.
Every piece of the bomb that could
be found was gathered up by the police
and carefully examined and was found
to have consisted OF large tin box
bound tightly with wire of two sizes
1t must have contained more than two
pounds of gunpowder and three pounds
of nails. The nails were of three Sizes
some seven inches long and so heavy
that the force of the explosion threw
them only a short distance. The nails
were enveloped in newspapers dated
November 16 and II. proving that the
bomb was prepared either yesterday or
today
Cardinal Merry del Val. the Papal
apartment busily at work with his pri-
vate secretary at noon, and did not
hear the explosion.
The rumor having spread abroad
that the Pope intended to visit st.
Peters today to pray before the tomb
where the outrage was committed
drew an exceptionally large crowd to
the Basilica This Tumor was un-
founded for only Cardinal Rampolla
entered with the procession.
A three days service of prayer will
be celebrated in all the churches in
expiation of this offense to religion.
THIRD ANARCHIST OUTRAGE
The bomb explosion makes the third
anarchist outrage in Italy in four
days. the other two being the murder
of Professor Rossi In Naples yester-
day, and the explosion of bomb in
front of the Cafe Aragono in this city
on November "A. The attempt of today
has caused deep-seated and universal
horror and indignation on account of
the locality selected by the miscreants.
The resentment of the people is very
great
st. Peters is the greatest Basilica in
christendom. 1t took $50 years in
building and stands today the result
of the efforts of rprty-three Popes
and the genius of Michael Angelo, Bra
mante and Raphael
The theory is held that this attempt
was not directed against the papacy,
but rather a. challenge to society in
general by attacking religion. the most
sacred institution of the people.
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Of the Press cafe. the various keepers
Of the Inverness and Alturas bar and
other saIoonmen. paid regular tribute
10 the boss and as a consequence were
immune from police interference
No matter what offenses were re-
ported against the saloons in the ring
the cases were never heard by the Pc
lice Commissioners. Every ordinance
might be broken by the keepers Of the
disorderly places and they were never
called upon to protect their licenses be-
fore the Commissioners.
WHERE WOMEN DRANK
In each one Of those saloons there
was a cafe" annex in which women Of
the under world frequented and drank
bofsterously. A piano was in each cafe
and there would be a young man or two
engag ed to sing the most risque songs
Of the day. One o'clock is an early
hour for the women who frequented
those places 10 leave and for their men
attendants TO stop the music. The or
dinance Of the city provided that in all
those places the music must stop at
o'clock. but that mandate was seldom
obeyed.
At times complaint would be made
against some one or the other of those
places and the complaint would be sol
EMMY inscribed on the records Of the
Police Commission. But that would be
the last ever heard Of il.
Ruef had the tenderlOin under COM
plete subsection, almost as complete a
subsection as was the Board of Police
Commissioners. Monthly he collected
his dole-which was a large dole. Jack
Morgan. Billy Pratt. Matt Tierney and
the others paid what the boss asked
and sent a solid front to the polls
They and the women who added 10 sin
ful earnings under the shelter of the
cafes would use every ignoble and des-
picable argument to get votes for
Schmitz at election time. When the
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will leave at the present time. am
aware that ! am being Swallowed by
detectives, but it does not bother me.
I shall remain here to await the out
come"
The impression has gained ground
among the other members OF the
board that Mamlock has tipped of
certain information to Special Agent
Burns For this reason Mamlock has
become a sort of an outcast among
his fellows. He is no longer invited
to the administration conferences at
which the present graft investigation
is discussed.
While the Looters' League was in
session at Mowry Hall yesterday at
ternoon Mamlock was busy at his gar
age at Golden Gate avenue and Oc-
tavia street, ignorant of the fact that
an important conference of his COM
rades was in progress but few blocks
away.
DIDN'T ATTEND MEETING
Mamlock was asked why he had not
attended the meeting.
i didn't know there was meeting,
he replied. Il did not receive a notice
Then he added, after a pause:
I'm not in on those things"
Every other member of the Board
of Supervisors was summoned to the
conference. No explanation was
vouchsafed for the elimination oil
Mamlock.
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seventh avenue, North, Seat
tie.
R. T. Ogaya, Japanese.
S. A. McPhee.
P. w. Primrose, of Port
Blakeley.
Alice Simpson, aged Is
years, was the only woman
saved. She is from Port
Blakeley.
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Continued From Page 1, Column 9.
This malfeasance of Walsh saved
him thousands of dollars on his con-
tracts and put more than that amount
into his pocket. Through the fact that
Walsh appropriated the labor which
belonged to the city his houses were
ready for tenants weeks in advance
of the time in which they would have
been finished had the work been done
legitimately.
In the meantime the little children
Of the taxpayers sat in half-hnished
schoolrooms, became the victims of
inadequate plumbing and suffered
many other inconvenience because
the Ruef-Schmitz administration does
not care what happens either to citi-
zens or 10 the children of citizens so
long as there is a graft for them to
collect
1t is said that Alfred Roncovieri,
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Looters' League Ready
to Welcome Schlnitz

The Looters League met in execu-
tive session at Mowry's Hall yesterday
and discussed plans for an ovation to
Mayor Schmitz when he returns to San
Francisco to give bail on the five in
dictments for extortion returned
against him by the Grand Jury. The
league does not intend to let little
matter like five indictments interfere
with it's enthusiasm over seeing
Schmitz back again. There is to be
parade of some kind to the ferry de-
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NOTED DOG DEAD

WASHINGTON, Nov 18.-The collie
the Commodore, exhibited at MANY ken
mel shows in the United States. a.son
OF the English champion, Finsburv-
Pilot, and grandson Of ]. Pierpont Nor
gan's International winner, Robert Or
Tconde, died here today. He was 4
years old
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Supervisors Meet in
Weekly Conclave

The Board of Supervisors followed
the Sunday custom that was inaug-
tivity of Heney and Burns in San Fran
cisco by meeting last evening at Ham
ilton Hall Most of the Supervisors
had attended the meeting of the Loot
ers' League held earlier in the day.
and discussed topics similar to that or
ganization An ovation to Schmitz and
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Abraham Ruef Collected Tribute From Tenderloin
Supervisor MarnloCk in
Furniture Scandal

means of defense occupied most of the
time of the meeting. Acting Mayor Gal
Iagher and Supervisors Coleman and
Boxton being among the speakers.
Abe Ruef came in while the meeting
was in progress and Joined in the talk.
A report reached the police during the
meeting that Ruef had committed sui
eide. When told about this Ruef said:
4 haven't any knowledge of the
fact, but will look into it,"
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RACE UP EIFFEL STEPS

PARIS, Nov. 1S.-One hundred and
twenty contestants took part in a Pc
culiar running race this afternoon.
which consisted in running up the 100
steps leading to the second stage of
the Eiffel Tower. The winner was a
man named Neveu, who made the dis
lance in three minutes and four sec
onds
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wooDRUFF,s FRIENDs sI,.ENr

NEW York, Nov. ia Pittsburg
special to the Tribune says: Relatives
of Henry Woodruff. the actor, will not
confirm or deny a report that he is to
wed Anna Gould, formerly Countess de
Castellane. Woodruff was engaged to
her before her marriage to the Pari-
sian.
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indictments to Result From
Holding Up Of Marchand
District Attorney Instructs Restauratew

The Calls bride
him to
keeping track of the developments investigations
be
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Red Light Saloons
Could Break. All Law
Burns Men Have Evidence to
Prove an Illegal Compact

Detectives in the service of Special Agent William Burns have
deyoung themselves investigation OF the alleged hold
bv Abraham Ruef which made night in
tendeon This graft partly investigated by the
Jury but the complete chain not established
until the Fenev under Now is known positively
that lack Morgan who Eddy and Anna lane
Pratt & TTernev OF Orienta Mason Schf Dow