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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
FOGS JURY BRIBING
CASE IN V[RbIAGF
Murphy and Newburgh's Attor-
ney Buries Issue in Haze of
Technicalities

The motion filed by Attorneys A. S.
Newburgh and Frank Murphy TO have
set aside the indictments accusing
them of bribing a juror in the Abe
Ruef case came up before Judge Mu-
rasky yesterday afternoon and was
plunged into a mass of technicalities
ere it had been in court five minutes
Attorney Bert Schiesinger, representing
the defense, delved into the law. dug
around. slipped the issue inside and
covered 1t with the skill of magician.
District Attorney Langdon and Assist
ant District Attorney Robert Harrison
jumped in and dug up the mass of de-
tail, argument and yerbiage with equal
rapidity. Old cases, dead and long for
gotten, were jerked forth from the dim
past and hurled through the courtroom
at his honor's mentality. New cases.
with the bloom of recent happenings
still clinging to them, were yanked to
the public view and made to do valiant
service.
The main point of the motion was
that the jurors were biased when they
returned true bill. The members Of
the grand jury were summoned to ap-
pear as witnesses, but not a word of
testimony was given. Schlesinger's
plea was that the Jury, when it first
voted on the question September and
failed TO return true bill, had biased
their. minds by SO voting and that when
they took their final action a week or
two later it was with prejudiced elinds.
The state contended that the grand
jury had perfect right to take q Sec
ond vote on the receipt of additional
testimony and objected strenuously. to
having made public the secrets of the
grand jury room. This last objection
was the bone OF contention. Schles-
niger desired to ask the grand jurors a
few questions regarding the proceed
ings in the grand jury room. Langdon
and Harrison objected The objections
led to argument and still more argu-
ment. After the members of the grand
jury had waited and yawned for about
two hours they were given permission
to return Wednesday afternoon. Then
the arguments recommended Judge
Murasky took the case under consid-
Grafton
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
MARKET St. PERMIT
IS OFFERED U. R. R.
Board of Supervisors Passes
Resolution rendering q
Year Franchise
Measures Only Condition Is
That City Be Given Right
to Use Street

The board of supervisors unanf-
mously passed yesterday the resolution
Offering the United Railroads perma-
nent % year trolley franchise on the
outer Market street tracks if the road
would&giye the city the right to use
the tracks for municipality owned and
municipality operated line. Before its
passage McAilister had introduced a
temporary permit bill giving the road
four months leave at $3.50 q month.
Connoliy's amendment raising the
amount to $500, was first rejected by
McAllister, but upon Polloks interces-
sion McAllister welcomed the increase
and the adherent. only to lose on the
final vote. TO 10.
D'Ancona pointed out the absurdity
of granting the road something it had
refused to consider, and succeeded in
changing the form of McAllisters pro-
posal from q downright grant to a
tentative offer, but even in this form.
he said, he would have to oppose the
measure.
Center, Comte, Connolly, Jennings.
McAllister, Payot, Pollok and Murdoch
favored the $500 four month offer.
Bancroft, Booth, Broderick, Giannini,
Hooks, Johnston, McLeran, Murphy and
d D'Ancona opposed it.
The board unanimously passed the
following resolution, inquiring into the
United Railroads poor car service:
Resolved that the United Railroads
of San Francisco be requested to in
form this board as to the reasons why
cars were not operated south of Mar
ket street, and particularly upon the
Third and Kentucky streets line, for
four days during the last week. be-
tween the hours of and S o'clock
a. m, and also a to the liability of
such failure of service to frequently
happen in the future
The board adopted resolution
against constitutional amendment No.
1, which would transfer to the state
the entire taxation of corporations and
strike 100000 revenue from the city
tax roll; adopted the report advocating
the payment of $500 900 for the sanitary
reduction works plant and franchise
to avoid legal holdups and TO clear the
way for a modern municipal plant;
postponed one week the final passage
of the fire alarm box ordinance, re-
quiring continued local manufacture;
referred to the judiciary committee the
city attorneys recommendation that
title TO all city property be established
under the MeEnerney act; authorized
the lease of 29 rooms in the Mechanics
Savings bank building, at monthly
rental of s515, for the housing of the
board OF works. and of Carpenters
hall, 1870 Fulton street. for $40 monthly,
for the use of Judge Lawlor.
The housing of departments COM
mittee was officially declared dead -
and Connolly's admonition that a def
mite policy should be adopted was disre-
garded. RiXford secured a resolution
calling on the works board to see that
sidewalks in Sutter street be repaired.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
VACANCY REMAINS
IN RUFF JURY BOX
Two TaIesmen Passed by De-
tense Are Challenged by
Prosecution and Excused
Judge and Attorneys Practically
Decide to Occupy Carpenters
Hall in Fulton Street

Two talesmen passed yesterday by
the defense were excused from the
Ruef jury on challenges by the prose-
cution. and the forty-first day of the
trial came 10 an end without progress
toward filing the one vacancy still re-
naming in the jury box. The matter
of securing a larger, better ventilated
and quieter courtroom is still occupy
ing the attention OF Judge Lawlor and
the attorneys engaged in the trial, and
at the noon recess yesterday Judge
Lawlor visited Carpenters hall in Full
ton street near Polk, which probably
will be secured within a few days.
Joseph NJ. Kenny, a poultry merchant
Of $50 Haight street, who was under
examination Saturday, was passed
without challenge by Attorney Ach of
the defense yesterday morning, but
after considerable questioning by AS
sistant District Attorney Heney 1t was
developed that the talesman was In
poor health, and on this ground he was
excused by the court. Nine other tales
men went down in rapid order, only one
being subjected to more than short
examination.
Joseph Henry of l347 Turk street, a
retired shoe merchant, found favor in
the eyes of the defense and was passed
by 4ch after he had stated that one
of his daughters recently was married
oy Rabbi Bernard Kaplan, who was
one of Ruef's supporters in the affi-
davit war. Under a constant rain of
objections from Attorneys Ach and
Dozier, Heney led the talesman to make
statements 10 the effect that he was
without opinion or bias, although he
seemed familiar with the ins and outs
OF the graft cases. During this eX-
animation Dozier objected to a certain
question put by Heney and when the
latter withdrew ii he objected to the
withdrawal.
Then 1 leave it in" said Heney.
And 1 take exception to that and
assign it as misconduct" answered
Dozier.
Twice more Heney Withdrew the
question and then put it back into the
record, and each time Dozier piled up
more objections. The game of put in
and take out" threatened to assume
endless proportions. when Judge Law
Tor interrupted, and the interruption
was accompanied with a sufficiently
forceful warning to effectually stop
the Interchange
Heney brought his examination of
Henry TO an end by asking the tales
man if he had not made statements to
jeweler named Levy in Buchanan
street which were thoroughly preju-
dicial to the prosecution. Henry denied
the statements, but admitted knowing
Levy. A challenge was interposed a
few minutes later, however, and Henry
was excused.
Rolla V. Watt, insurance man, and
Fred c. Boeckmann, president OF the
Sutter street railway company, who
had been summoned on the jury panel,
were excused by consent without be-
ing called to the jury box for examina-
ton Talesmen who were examined
and excused for cause were Frederick
p. Fisher, Edward V. Pasquale. Ed
ward +. Collins. David c. Bloom,
Charles Bush, Walter L. Heise, Henry
T. James, Marion Griffin and John S.
Cook.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
STATE BANKS FORM
CLEARING HOUSE
Signing of Roll Is Now Only
Formality Necessary to
Complete Board
New Association viii Put Curb
on Wildcat and Dishonest
Banking Methods

The central board OF the Californis
state clearing house association. re-
Gently organized. completed It's laoors
Yesterday afternoon. A constitution
and bylaws were adopted for the new
association. and the roll is now ready
for the signatures OF the banks
The plan 10 organize a state clearing
house association originated during the
convention of the California bankers
association in Pasadena last May. Since
that time the committee has been at
work in the drafting of a constitution
and bylaws Every bank in the state
of California is eligible for membership.
The objects are TO improve ana
strengthen the banking system or the
state; to prevent improper conduct
upon the part of any bank within the
state: TO provide system OF thorough
and complete examination into the at
fairs of every banking corporation or
individual banker belonging to the as
ISOLATION by expert examiners, and gen
orally to safeguard the common inter-
ests of the banks and the public.
After any bank has Joined the assO-
citation it must be able to Withstand the
most rigid examination. Should any
of the member banks be found to be In
an unsafe condition or conducting
business in an unsafe manner the mat
ter will at once be brought to the at
tention OF the bank commissioners. II
it is state bank; on to the comptroller
of the currency. II IL be a national
bank.
The state is to be divided into IL dis
tricts with an expert examiner In each
district Each member bank will be ex-
anined at least once a year and as
many more times as is found necessary
by the examiner.
Following are the officers and mem
bers of the general committee OF the
association, which drafted the consti-
tuition and bylaws:
c. X. Mcintosh. San Francisco, presi-
dent. ]. f. Fishburne. Los Angeles,
vice president, c. r. Woodside, Los An
geles. secretary: T. D. Roberts. San
Bernardino: r. s. Mckee. Long Beach;
E. p. Foster. Ventura. J. J. Morey, Wat
sonville: W. W. Garthwaite. Oakland;
o. ]. Woodward. Fresno; Frank Den
man, Petalunla: c. ". Bush. Woodland
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
WILL MODIFY ORDER
Assurance Given by Wheeler to
California Growers
sPEcIAL pIsPATcH no THE cALL

WASHINGTON. oct. 26.--The presi-
dent and Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Capers have been in consultation
with Assistant Secretary Wheeler re-
garding the international revenue or
der barring the use of sweet wines In
medicinal preparations, which has been
such a hardship upon California wine
growers. decision has been re-
ported to modify this order in such a
way as to be perfectly satisfactory
to California wine interests. Commits
sioner Capers went away today and
will not return until next week, when
an order will be issued modifying the
original order. Assistant Secretary
Wheeler said tonight:
Il can say authoritatively that the
sweet wine order will be modified in
such manner as to be satisfactory to
the California wine industry. The mat
ter has been thoroughly considered and
the Justice of the California position
is acknowledged. Commissioner CaperS
will issue the order Immediately upon
his return next week"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
MARRIED Is YEARS

Deputy County Clerk and Mrs, VIII
liam J. Egan were surprised Saturday
evening by the celebration of the
twenty-ffth anniversary OF their we'd
Devlin, in Ashbury street. The Egans
were brought to the Deviin home
through a ruse and found assembled
80 close relatives and family eonnec-
tions.
While the couple We're seated under
ia marriage bell OF chrysanthemums, a
son. James /. Egan, and his bride, Just
returned from their honeymoon. en-
of surprises which marked the event
Music and dancing followed the
speeches of congratulation, made in
honor of the anniversary and an eiab-
orate dinner was enjoyed. Many ap-
propriate silver gifts were given the
couple.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
TO HONOR ARCHBISHOP
Local Council to Make Generous
Offering to Prelate at Re-
ception Tomorrow

AS a token of their appreciation of
the great work Archbishop Riordan has
accomplished in the. 20 years OF his
episcopate, the knights of Columbus
Will present his grace with generous
offering at tile reception which the local
knights will tender him in honor of his
silver jubilee at their hail. 2425 Pine
street, tomorrow night. The reception
will begin at $50 o'clock. A sumptuous
banquet will be served and will be fol-
lowed by musical and literary enter
tainment and an address by a prominent
knight. to which his grace is expected
to respond.
Bishops OF the province. officers of the
different councils within the limits of
the archdiocese have been invited to
attend the reception.
The following knights are in charge
OF the arrangements: Frank 4. Shea.
r. e. Queen. John ]. O'Tooie. T. l..
O'Brien and Rev. William p. Sullivan.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
cIGARMEN coNvICTEp

Guy Lathrop. cigar dealer. 1898 Fill
more street. and Fred Kruse. his clerk
were convicted by Police Judge Conlan
yesterday Of gambling with sIot re "
chimes and will appear for Sentence
tomorrow morning. The evidence
showed that I<ruse bought the check I
from players and that he was Supplied
with the coin by Lathrop. Kruse was
later arrested by Detectives Leo RIM
ner and O'Connell on a charge OF per-
jury. fie was released on $3.50 cash
bail Fred B. Mestcott. cigar dealer.
McAliister and Fillmore streets. pleaded
guilty in Judge Shortall's court and
was fined So. as il was his first offenss
and he promised not to offend again
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
SETBACK FoR DooDLE DEEs

The independence league received
another setback in the supreme court
yesterday when the district attorney of
Alameda county filed a demurrer to
their petition for a WRIT of mandate to
compel the supervisors of the county
to appoint a large number of Hearst
lings as election officers
The doodle dees based their applica-
tion on the claim to the second largest
vote cast for governor in Alameda
county at the last general election
The court held that the vote 10 be con-
sidered was the vote of the entire
state and not the vote of a county. So
the doodle dees will have to file an
amended petition. laying claim TO the
second highest vote in the state.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
FAITHFUL DOG GUARDS
BODY OF DEAD MASTER
Deputy Coroner Compelled to
Battle With Animal Before
Entering House

SAN RAFAEL. Oct. 2s.-After driv-
ing from san Rafael 10 Black point
last night to procure the body of Carl
RAM, a chicken rancher who died yes
terday evening. Deputy Coroner Leon
ard Frank was compelled to face the
IangS or an angry dog which stood
guard over the dead body OF its master
before he could take possession OF the
corpse
When Frank started TO open the door
ot the cottage the dog sprang at him
Frank recoiled and then attempted TO
make friends with the faithful canine
But the dog refused 10 receive friendly
advances. and stood snarling beside the
he'd where its master lay. Finally Frank
procured rope. and making a lassoo
threw il about the dogs neck, making
The animal a prisoner.
hanz died from natural causes. He
was single man and made his living
by operating a small chicken ranch
He was 80 years old and has a brother
living ia San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
GRAND PRESIDENT VISITS

Grand President Anna L. Monroe. of
the Native Daughters of the Golden
West, paid official visit TO Las Lomas
parlor No. - last night. The parlor
presented her with a handsome souve-
mir Of the occasion.
Tonight the grand president will
officially visit Richmond parIor No. 147
at Point Richmond; tomorrow night
she will be with Hayward parlor No.
122 at Hayward on Thursday she is
to visit Buena Vista aparlor No. IS In
this city; on Friday She will present
herself to Berkeley parlor No. $50 at
in Occidental, with the members of Oc-
cdental parlor No. 142
The visits are to be followed by one
to Golden Gate parlor No. 156 in this
city November 2. TO Aloha parlor No.
los. Oakland, November g.: to Golden
State parlor No. so. this city. November
4, and to Monte Robles parlor No. 12s,
San Mateo, November 5.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
PETITIONS IN BANkRUpTcY

Anthony Martell a saloon keeper at
Murpheys, Calaveras county, declared
himself a bankrupt yesterday before
the. United States disctrict court Ac-
cording to Martell he owes sS49.5O
and has no assets.
The same course was adopted by W.
A. sprague a custom house inspector
of San Francisco He became involved
to the extent of $3.50 in the purchase
of land in Santa Clara county. He mas
no assets. Joe T.. Root who designates
himself as wage Garner" lacked
filed bankruptcy papers. Root lives
in Mill Valley and owes SS66.75 and
has no assets.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
FIRE AT BREWERY

Two alarms We're rung in yesterday
for fire in beer box storage room at
the National brewery, Fulton and Web
ster streets, but the blaze did not prove
being done.
The place in which the fire started
was formerly used as a carpenter shop
and 1t is thought that small boys play
ing with matches in the vicinity were
responsible for the blaze
John McWilliams, chief engineer of
the plant. discovered the blaze.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
Loss OF an Extraordinary pearl

Very seldom does there appear so no.
table a poem as that by Henry Ander-
son I1afier entitled THE Pearl George
Sterling calls this poem. which is a fea :
ture OF the November number of Sunset
Magazine. remarkable addition to our
literature. The Pearl is filed with
the color and the mystery of the South
lost forever is the pearl
Staked aud lost In one wild night
Where the painted dancers whirl
In a seeming mad delight.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
TEMPERANCE MEETING TONIGHT

Rev. G. NJ. Warner and J. E. White
Will adds SIS a public mass meeting. in
the interest of temperance tonight at
the United Evangelical church. Twenty
fourth street near Harrison. The meet
ing VIII be under the auspices Of the
ton. The purpose of the meeting will
be to start a movement for district
option. William Nevergold will sing
and there Will be music by a male
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
DELAYS LYNcH.s SENTENCE

In the face OF the pending trial OF
C. E. Rankin. Judge Conley delayed
the sentencing of John Lynch. who was
found guilty of embezzlement, the
specific charge having been that he
sold some Ocean Shore bonds which
had been given nlm as pledge. Lynch
was to have been sentenced yester-
day. Rankin was indicted with Lynch
on the same grounds. His case will
come to trial today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
RIVERS AND HARBoRs CONGRESS

Joseph E. Ransdell, president Of the
National rivers and harbors congress.
has issued a call for the next session
of the organization. which meets at
ID. c., December Q, 10 and IL. There
are 1.97S delegates 10 the congress,
accredited from 81 states and two terri
tories The National rivers and har-
bors congress advocates the policy OF
improving all bodies OF water in this
country which WOULD be important TO
commerce
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
Gas Consumers, Attention

For small monthly charge for use
of our automatic regulator your gas
bills reduced to minimum amount for
the light and heat required For par
ticulars:
Gas Consumers Association
Phone Park S46. 345 Haight st.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27
GOLDEN OPPonTuNrTrEs

Are daily offered in The Calrs Business
Chance columns Why not be one of
the lucky numbers?
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-27

DO You Want 500.
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page II.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-18
DREYFUS STORM
SOON SUBSIDIES
An Attempt to Draw the Government
Into the Controversy Is
Unsuccessful.
NO BULLET IN THE WOUND.
Story Is Started That Only a Pellet
of Wax Was Fired by the
Assassin.

PARIS, June 6.-The excitement
produced by the attempt to kill Ma
jor Alfred Dreyfus last Thursday at
the Hola ceremonies in the Pantheon
is rapidly subsiding. 1t is now ap-
parent that the Clemenceau Govern
ment does not intend to play into
the hands of the Nationalists by re-
viving the old Dreyfus issue, and the
Republican press generally is mini
mizing the Importance of the out
rage and ignoring the vaporlngs of
the Nationalist press.
Maurras and Daudet of LAction
Franchise evidently are disappointed
that they were not hauled up to eX-
plain their statements in this jour
nal that a resolute patriot" had vi
sited them and offered to kill Drey-
fus, but that his proposal was re
jected. An editorial was published
declaring that the cause of the King
will soon overthrow the Dreyfus re
public He defes the Government to
prosecute him.
The doctors have been unable to
locate the ball in Major Dreyfus arm
and say that possibly it may have
been elected by the muscles of the
ann Friends of Gregori advance the
theory that he used wax pellets in
stead of bullets These produced an
abrasion of the skin, but otherwise
are harmless. Some newspapers to-
day say that neither the revolver nor
any cartridges were found after the
shooting.
LYONS, June 6.-M. de Pressels
Socialist members of the Chamber OF
Deputies, in a speech made here to-
day opening the congress of the Lea
que Of the Rights of Man, referred
to the shooting of Dreyfus in the fol
lowing words:
rs the past again confronting us
Are not those who believed national
ism dead deceived? The brutal out
rage in the Pantheon, as has been
proved before emphasizes the fact
that the Nationalists are not only
p. eaching their nefarious sophistries,
but melting their dupes to violence
and crime
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-18
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The temperatures did not rule much from those Of
the preceding week On Hawaii they generally higher with
Chnages varying from O deg to o9 deg, excepting deg
at Kau On Maui the changes ranged from deg los deg
the Lahana Hamakuaoa and southern part of the Koou districts
and deg deg in the remaining portions of the island
In the Honolulu and Kooauoa districts of Oahu changes ranged
from o8 deg. to La deg, and deg los deg. in the
naming districts On Kauai the changes varied from
+o3 deg in the Kona and 90 deg o3 deg remaining
districts The changes Moloka varied from 10 deg in the
ror to %. So deg the southeast coast
AT stations having record of years the rainfall
for the week below the average inch Kauai OF
to AZ inch Oahu excepting of inches Mauna
will Ranch On Hawaii the changes in the Kohaa district -o66
to TO- 70 inch excepting oos inch Multi Iamakua 70 and
-o7I inch Ilo %, 3s inch TO Los inches and %
inches in the Puma, Kau and Kona districts
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-18
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U. S. s Alabama, Veeder, S. F., June
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Br. blk. Hollywood, smith, Junin,
May Z.
Am. SC Honoipu, Weykender, Kalau-
papa, May 80.
Am. bk Coronado, Potter, San Fran,
June 8.
Am. SC. Robert Levers, Underwood,
Port Gamble, June 3.
Am. SC. Alice Cooke Penhallow, san
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Am. SC. Defender, Hellingsen, Homo
ipu, June 6.
Am. blk. Olympic, Evans, S. f. via
Hilo, June II.
Am. blk. Andrew Welch, Kelly, S. F.,
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