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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
Jury Will Investigate
Killing at Tracy
Authorities of San Joaquin
County Decide TO Probe
Into Strangers Death
Special BY Leased Wife to The Call

STOCKTON, Sept. 16.-According to
information obtained today from the
local authorities, the San joaquin coun-
ty grand jury will summon Dan Daniel
of 424 Waller street, San Francisco,
to appear before it as soon as possible
The jury VIII make an investigation to
determine whether or not there is evil
5ence suficient to indict Daniel for the
murder of the unidentified passenger Of
the north bound limited who was killed
after having shot at Conductor JEFF
Gage. who had elected him from the
train near Tracy Sunday afternoon.
Daniel is under subpoena to appear be-
fore the coroner's jury tomorrow and
he will be required to remain within
the jurisdiction of the local courts.
At first it was stated that no inves-
tigation would be made with view
of maintaining criminal prosecution
against those who had shot at the flee
ing passenger. Statements obtained
from eyewitnesses to the affair seemed
bagga gemen were justified in their ac-
ton. but later it developed that the un-
identified man had made no attempt to
injure any person but Conductor Gage.
His fight was with the conductor alone.
The autopsy also developed that the
man had been shot in the back while
running away from the train. The au-
thorities secured possession OF all the
weapons used on the occasion and Cor
oner Wallace has the bullet which was
extracted from the body of the de-
ceased. 1t is said that the bullet is
from the revolver owned by Daniel
Late tonight visitors at the morgue
stated that the dead man was Thomas
Lane, a Western Pacific workman. This
Identification has not been verified.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
ROntS Gamblers Gang
With Bare Hands
Policeman Set Upon by Chinese
Forces Them TO Flight and
Takes Three to Jail

OAKLAND, Sept. 16.-Attempting to
force his way into Chinese gambling
den at 254 Second street this after
noon, after having become convinced
that fan tan game was in progre IS
in the place, Policeman John Gardner
was set upon by half dozen enraged
celestials. and only after a desperate
battle freed himself from their hands.
The officer was compelled to, hghs the
angry Chinese with his lists as the at
tack on him was 50 sudden and so
fierce was the assault that Gardner
had no time to draw either club or re-
volver.
Gardner had been watching the gam
bling den for days, and this afternoon
he slipped up close to the door unper-
ceived by the lookout. When the door
was opened to admit a visitor to tho
place Gardner made a dash for the en-
trance and reached the door before it
could be closed. He forced the heavy
door in the face OF the guard and
leaped inside. Without warning the
man in charge of the door, the lookout,
and several other Chinese attacked
the policeman. Grasped by a dozen
hands, Gardner was forced back
against the wall, and then began the
battle for mastery.
Freeing his arms from the grip of
the Chinese the policeman knocked
down one of the gamblers who had at
for ~
and thus gaining room to move. went
at his assailants hammer and tongs.
The battle lasted but short time. the
Chinese quickly realizing that they had
undertaken bigger contract than
they could carry out. One after an
other they were felled to the floor by
the blows of the policeman, and
finally. when three of them lay help
less, the others fed. The fight had
lasted long enough. however, to allow
the patrons OF the gambling den to
escape. Gardner was compelled to con-
tent himself with making prisoners OF
the three men he had knocked out dur
ing the battle. at the door.
The men were booked at the central
police station on charges of gambling.
Later they were released on bail fur
nished by fellow countrymen. This is
the first time In the history OF this
city that such desperate attack has
been made on a policeman by Chinese
gamblers, although attempts have often
been made to prevent entrance into
the gambling dens.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17

Gun fighters and detectives
were the subjects yesterday of
the live1iest argument that has de-
veloped thus far in the trial Of
TREY L. Ford, the general counsel
of the United Railroads, charged
with the bribing of ex-Supervisor
Thomas Lonergan in the interest
of the corporation S trolley fran
chise. The gun lighters did not
perform with their artillery, but
they afforded the embattled at
torneys in the case an opportunity
to exercise their eloquence. 1t
was Earl Rogers, for Ford. who
detected the detective and started the
trouble talk Francis j. Heney re-
sponded for the state and named
three men whom he called the most
desperate characters in California.
Heney's nominees for the hall of
desperadoes were Dave Nagle, Bogie
O'Donnell, bouncer for Pratt & Tier
ney when their joint was in Mason
street, and the Banjo Eyed Kid.
Harry Lorentzen, who has been a
Ward heeler ever since local politics
was invented. Heney charged that
these desperate character" had
been brought into the courtroom by
Patrick Calhoun's men, and with
them he bracketed Sam Beake, Luther
Brown and man named Spencer.
CALHOUN AND FOLEY CLASH
While the entertainment in the main
arena was progressing Patrick Calhoun
and James Foley, one of Burns men,
whose appearance in the courtroom had
disturbed the defense, were having a
private colloquy OF two sentences
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
REPUBLICANS
WILL MEET
TONIGHT
Eve of Convention
Brings Rumors
of Deals
Great Interest CenfeFS
in MayoraIfY Situation
Efforts to Secure
a Nonpartisan
Candidate
Good Government League
Is Battling for Taylor
Great Interest Cenfers
in MayoraIfY Situation
Good Government League
Is Battling for Taylor
By George a. Van Smith

By George A. Van Smith
The first crack in the thin po-
litical ice will be made tonight by
the organization of the republican
local nominating convention at
Walton's pavilion, in Golden
Gate avenue. The union labor
convention will organize on
Thursday night at Dolores hall,
and the democrats hope that the
first meetings of the dominant
parties will result in shaping a
situation that the bourbons may
convene to juggle with.
On the eve of the republican
convention the political atrnos-
phere is surcharged with rumors of
alleged political deals and eombina-
tions. These alleged deals serve to
keep the tongues OF the political seers
wagging and furnish fruitful field
for speculation, most of which is as
wild as the rumors, but the public's
real interest is centered in the. efforts
to secure a conference TO get the
cooperation of the three parties IN
the nomination OF nonpartisan
ticket. The leadership in this move
ment has been assumed by the mer-
chants association, the Good Govern
ment league and the nonpartisan
league The scheme advanced by the
merchants association IS radically
different from that favored by the Good
Government league and the nonpaFtisan
league. The merchants association
desires an agreement which will result
in the nomination of a single candidate
for mayor The other two associations
want single candidate for mayor and
district attorney and have selected
their candidates-Dr. Taylor and Dis
trict Attorney William H. Langdon.
The merchants association has no
CdHQl0dIe lot mayor II VIII O1 cdeAo-
fed with any candidate who can se-
cure the nomination Of the three par
ties. The Good Government league In
sists upon the nomination OF Mayor
Taylor and District Attorney Langdon
and decided last night that in the event
of the refusal of any party TO nominate
DR.. Taylor the league would put him in
the field as an independent candidats-
No such contingency attaches to the
candidacy of District Attorney Lang
don. whose nomination by the republi-
cans is assured and whose nomination
BY the democrats is not improbable.
Two definite but widely different
steps looking to the nomination OF a
nonpartisan candidate for. mayor were
taken yesterday. The merchants as
sociation formally requested the ap-
poIntment of conferees by the several
conventions and the Good Government
league requested the appointment Of
hve conferess from each convention.
whose business it should be to meet
with five members of the Good Govern
ment league and agree TO nominate
Mayor Taylor and District Attorney
Langdon.
The resolutions adopted by the nsr-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
Heroically Sacrifices
Life in Wine Vat
Special BY Leased Wire to The Call

FRESNO, Sept 1s.-Alex Franco.
a cellar. boss in the employ Of
the italian Swiss winery at Kings
bury, heroically sacrificed his life
in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue an
employe this afternoon. He had in
structed Damino Asborno to clean out
one of the large wine vats. Asborno
and a companion named John Necci
went into the empty vat without the
precaution of testing the air with a
candle. The vat had been fumigated
with sulphur some time before, but was
thought to be safe. Necci barely sue
ceeded in getting out. Knowing Asbor-
no was inside Franco started after him.
Bystanders warned him not TO go in.
but he merely laughed and started.
Both men were suffocated by the
fumes in the vat. Fellow employees sue
ceeded in getting out the men, but too
late to revive them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
Jew Outrages Resumed
and Two Are Dead

ODESSA. September -1s.-Notwith-
standing the proclamation of the pre-
feet OF Odessa, General Novitsky. out
RACES in the streets here were resumed
today on the occasion Of the funeral of
= police oficial. The black hundreds
fred revolvers recklessly all day, broke
into the houses. pillaged and cruelty
beat their occupants. Two Jews were
killed and many were injured. Reports
are reaching this city Of. raids. rob-
berries and murders in other places.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
Scene in Judge Laplor's deportmen

Scene in Judge LoDlor's department
Of the superior court phen Francis J..
Heney, the assistant district attorney,
charged that The United Railroads en-
plored desperadoes to haunt the
courtroom during the trial of Trey L.
Ford for the alleged bribing of en-
Supervisor Lonergon. At the left are
Earl Rogers of counsel for the defense
and his client. Trey L. Ford. former
attorney general of California and nom
attorney for the United Railroads. The
standing figure IS that of Francis ].
Heney. Judge Williom p. Ldplor oc-
cupies The bench.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
CALHOUN AND FOLEY CLASH

Continued ON Page ?. coils. 3 and 4
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY Sc
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TODAY

YEsTERDAY-clear; maximum temperature.
S.; minimum, So.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-cloudy; fresh south
winds in morning. changing TO westerly. Page IL
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17

Wedding Of Miss Alice Peters to Frederick
John Blsckburn was pretty ceremony witnessed
only by closest friends and relatives. Page s
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-09-17
Charge That Gun
Fighters Sit in
Courtroom
Accusations by At
torneys Enliven
Ford Trial
Progress in Selection
of Ford Jury
JURORS SELECTED TO TRY
TREY L. FORD

JUHOHS SELEOIED IO IA1
TREY L. FORD
Edward W. Bender, law book pub
Usher.
NeiIs MortenseD, contractor.
Oscar Ferguson, insurance agent.
Florence DriscolI, plumber.
John Olsen, shippiugman.
Edward w. Strange, JeweIer.
Frederick NJ. Morcom. art dealer.
Arthsr W. johnson, grocer.
JURORS SUBJECT TO
CIfALLENGE
Daniel Kelly, insurance broker.
James kennedy, retired merchant.
Joseph ID. Cutten, produce mer-
chant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
TO AVOID THREATENED RUN
Doors of the Chelsea Savings Bank of
 Detroit Closed.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 2.-To avoid a threatened run on the bank to-mor- row and to afford all depositors and creditors an equal chance in the set clement of the banks affairs, State Banking Commissioner Zimmerman announced to-day that the Chelsea Savings bank would not open for bus mess tomorrow. The president of the bank is State Treasurer Frank P. Gla- zier, who has deposited in the bank approximately s6S4,0O0 of the funds of the state of Michigan Attorney General Bird said tonight that the state is protected by the state treas urer's bond of $150,O ,O0O and the banks bond of $2O0,O0O, and that the state would not suffer any loss unless the assets of the bank should fail to pay 50 cents on the dollar, which Is con- sidered altogether improbable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
FAVOR BUILDING LINES
MalIey Petition for WhaIley Avenue
 Change Recommended.

Two aldermanic committees were scheduled to hold public hearings last evening in advance of the meeting of the board of aldermen. The building lines committee had three matters up for consideration. the principal of which was the changing of the build ing line in Whalley avenue, between University place and Garden street. This matter came up on the petition of Edward Malley, who is contem- plating the erection of block there, which will be affected unless the line is changed, At present there exists a building line of eighteen feet, and the petition is to have this changed to ten feet.
 The other two matters were for a building line on Henry street, between Dixwell avenue and Orchard street, a ten-foot line on the southerly side be- ing asked where none has existed be- fore, and one of ten feet also on Fill more street. The committee made a favorable report on all three petitions to the board at the meeting last even ing.
 The street committee was also scheduled to meet, but for lack of a quorum had no session. It was to consider the petition of George W. Cooper for permission to build two steps which will extend eight inches over the street line on his premises at 1S4-186 St John street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
OPENING OF CONGRESS
Selection of Joseph G. Cannon for
 Sneaker and Other Formalities.

Speaker ana Oliier DorIliaiiIes'
 Washington, Dec. "A brilliant scene characterized the opening ses- sion of the Sixtieth congress to-day In the senate and house of representa- lives there were notable gatherings in the galleries of representatives of the official society of the capital. The coming together for the first time of the men who have been elected to the senate and the house, about hundred of whom have not before served in congress, made the occasion one of particular N.elest
 The striking scenes of the day WI ir the house If representatives WAi, h the formal soj4ttion of Joseph c. Can non to be speaker If that body aglin, and the designation by the democca!s of John Sharp Williams as their lead CT, were occasions for ovations 10 those gentlemen.
 The appearance of William Jennings Bryan on the floor of the house a,so was the occasion for enthusiastic cheering by the democrats.
 Committees were appointed by both houses to inform the president that congress had met and was ready to receive any message he might wish to communicate.
 New senators and representative were sworn in and both houses ad- journed out of respect to the memory of members " 10 have died during the recess.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
ALL DOUBTLESS PER1sHED
Thirteen of the Forty-seven Entombed Miners Taken Out Dead.

Pittsburg, Dec. 2.-The fate of the five American and forty-two foreign miners, entombed in the Naomi mine of the United Coal company at Fay ette City, thirty-tive miles from here, by an explosion of fire damp last night has been pretty well estab- lished.
 Up to midnight thirteen bodies had been recovered. Two of these had previously been identified, but eleven of the bodies, horribly charred by the fire after the explosion, were left at the bottom of the shaft so that eff forts to reach other victims might not be delayed in sending the corpses to the surface, where frantic women and children are awaiting news of the fate of loved ones.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
LECTURES ON LOPE DE VEGA
AUTHOR OF 1900 PLAYS
James Fitzmaurice Kelly Calls Him Spain's Greatest
 Dramatist.

James Kelly of Eng land, delivered his second lecture be- fore the Yale Hispanic club last even ing, his subject being 'Lope de Vega" The lecture was given in one of the rooms in Lampson hall and there was large attendance.
 Lope de Vega, said MT. Fitzmaurice Kelly, was Spain's greatest dramatist, fiourishing early in the seventeenth century He wrote 1,SOo plays, of which 45O are left, all of which show rare dramatic skill. Lope de Vega wrote both comedies and tragedies, and in contrast to Shakespeare, wrote the tragedies early in his career, giving up this kind of work only when the Span- ish people demanded comedy.
 MT. Fitzmaurice- Kelly said that Lope de Voga was the founder of Spanish drama as it is to-day and took an ac- tive part in the establishment of a national theater. The latter Spanish writers took their plots from him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
DEVELOPING LABRADOR
DR. GREENFIELD LECTURES
Plans Immigration of Lapland- CTS and Reindeer This
 Winter.

One of the most interesting lectures of the year at the university was given last evening in Lampson Lyceum by Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, the noted Lap rador practical missionary. pr. Gren- fell has been here on several previous occasions, and his talk last night, H. illustrated by stereopticon, was an ae- count of what he has done in the ard Canadian province since his last visit here.
 Dr. Grenfell says that the conditions under which the people of Labrador live are most unfavorable to their de- velopment They do not take adVan- take of the few opportunities offered them, but now that they have been shown various ways along which they can progress, much more comfortable manner of life may be expected. Dr. Grenfell spoke of his personal work among the people of that coun- try. He spends most of his time in the small shore towns among the fisher men and is trying to make them real ize that they will be much happier If their habits are sanitary.
 Dr Grenfell has founded a hospital in Labrador and intends the establish ment of several others. He said that if the plans made were successfully carried out 300 reindeer and four Lap families sailed from Lapiand yesterday for Labrador The milk from the rein deer, he said, would be very acceptable to the people of the country, the ani- 'mals would thrive and could be used in blace of the objectionable dogs He said that the country was not enough different from Lapland to interfere with the health of the Laps.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
PUBLIC HEARING
 SET FOR FRIDAY
Continued from First Page.)

blocked this by refusing to give con- sent. The matter then was referred to the committee of the whole which is to meet Friday night to consider the es- inmates.
 The request of the Winchester Re- beating Arms company that it might close Sheffield avenue for the block from Mason to Munson street came be- fore the board for final action. The permission was given the order for closing being passed. It entails the payment to the city by the company of $2,950 for the land which will become the property of the Winchester com pany by the deal. The company owns land on both sides of the street ana wanted to use the entire place as one continuous lot instead of having it's property separated by public high way,
 The request of the park commission for authority to complete a sale with Charles K. Offield of Chicago for the purchase of some seven acres of land which is wanted to add to Beaver Ponds park also came up for final &C., tion and the authority given,
 A petition was put into the board by Alderman Heaiy asking that the report of the committee which had charge of the investigation of the Civ il Service commission on Anthony Car rolls complaint together with the cor poration counsers opinion in the mat ter be- printed in the Journal of the board was tabled for printing and will come up at the next meeting for de- cisive action.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
DENMARK WANTS HADLEY
Effort to Have Him Lecture in
 Copenhagen.

Copenhagen, Dec. 2.-The proposal for the exchange of American and Danish professors has been given an impetus by the interest taken in the matter by Nicholas Murray Butler. president of Columbia university, and Dr. Maurice r. Egan, the American minister to Denmark. Mir .Egan on the advice of President Butler will endeavor to ar range for Professor William Henry schofeld, of Harvard university, to visit Denmark. It is hopel also that Arthur T. Hadley, president of Yale university will lecture here. Both Professot Schofield and President Had ley are present in Europe; the former is visiting professor at the Berlin uni versity and the latter holds the Roosevelt professorship" at the same university for the year 1so7-s.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
THOMAS RUNS DOWN MAN
West Haven Attorney Hits Elderly
 Person in Norwalk.

Norwalk, Dec 2.-There came near being another automobile fatality on West avenue yesterday afternoon when the big touring car of Edwin s. Thomas, of West Haven, secretary of the democratic state central committee, ran down George Crosson, near the corner of Elm street. MT Crosson, who Is an elderly man, had just alighted i om q trolley car, and vas approach ing the curb when the automobile struck him and threw him against the curb stone. His whole right side was badly bruised, and gash two inches was cut behind one ear by his contact with the curb.
 Mir. Thomas immediately stopped his car to help MT. Crosson. If !s un- cerstood that all the parties concerned admit the accident was unavoidable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
sHEFF. WINS DEBATE
Academic Team Loses Out Before Pro-
 fessionaI School Men.

The Sheffield Scientific school debat- ing team last night defeated the team representing the academic department, maintaining the affirmative side of the question: Resolved, That laws should be passed providing that in case of personal injury to a workman arising from and in the course of his work the employer should be liable for ade- quate compensation, and should not set up contributory negligence or the negligence of a fellow servant as a de- fense."
 The question is the same as the one which Yale and Princeton will debate on Friday.
 The winning team was made up of E. S. Lanes, 1908 S.; J. G. Dunn, 1909 S., and L. T. Bates, 1910 s. The aca- demic team was: E, D. Snyder, 1918; R. H. Clark, 1909, and J. l. McCo- naughy, 1909
 The Sheffield team will meet the Law school team Friday for the uni versity championship, and cups suit ably engraved will be awarded the win ners of the contest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
MAN ARRESTED
Held in Cincinnati Upon Charge of
 Murder.

Cincinnati, Dec. 2.-+J. Crowley Thomas, or Thomas J. Crowley, who claims Hartford as his home, was ar rested here last night for the New York police who, it Is said, want him in connection with the killing of man in New York few months ago.
 The local police have not the details of the alleged murder. Crowley or Thomas--he went under both names here-is dope fiend. His layout was found in his pocket and when 1t was ruthlessless taken away from him at police headquarters he acted as if his leg had been cut off.
 The man has been in Cincinnati for a few weeks.