 On September 27, 1907, Older was kidnapped and threatened with murder by private detective Luther Brown, said to be working for the grafters.In his later years at the "Bulletin", Older was offended by the owner's rewriting of his editorials and refusal to commit to a lifelong appointment.hence, after 23 years of service, he resigned in 1918 and went to William Randolph Hearst's paper, the "San Francisco Call".