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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
PRESIDENT
SAVES LIFE
OF A FELON
Condemned Murderer
Is Granted q
ReprieVG.
speclal pIspa.ch 70 The call.

OTTAWA Ont, Dec. 10.-Evidently
President Roosevelt's influence saved
an American recently condemned TO
execution from the gallows. A dispatch
from Sandwich. Ont, says:
1T is stated that while the young col
ored man, Edward Slaughter, who muir
dered John Ridden and who has just
been sent to the big Government peni-
tentiary at Kingston for life, was wait
ing execution here under his original
sentence his father, a colored Baptist
minister at Amherstburg, Ontario,
Canada, wrote a pathetic letter asking
President Roosevelt to save the life of
the American, a mere boy. who had
been in Canada only four years when
the crime was committed.
"a few hours before the reprieve ar
rived the father received a letter from
the President stating that United
States Consul General Foster at Ottawa
had been asked to confer with the Hon.
Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian Minister
of Justice, for clemency in behalf of
Slaughter as an American subject. To
add TO this international aspect Of the
case, Congressman Alfred Lucking of
Michigan also interested himself and
appealed indirectly to Fitzpatrick.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1O.-"Much as 1
admire President Roosevelt as true
man, we have seen to-day the sorry
example of the mistake a strong man
can make. The President was appealed
to by a colored Baptist minister to
save the latter's son from the gallows
for the murder of farmer in Canada.
The President listened to the appeal
and has succeeded in securing a COM
mutation of sentence. l do not ad-
mire the President for that"
This statement was made to-day by
Andrew d. White. formerly United
States Embassador to Germany, in
the course OF an address on Evolution
VS.. Revolution in Politics" before the
League for Political Education.
White has declared that high crime
is more frequent in this country than
anywhere else in the world. save Sic
lily. and that there is widespread su-
perstition here that il is the duty OF
the people to protect criminals. 1t
was in calling attention to what he
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
FLOATING
HOTELS FOR
SEA- -GOERS
New Liners to Be
MarVelS OF Con-
StruCtiOn.
Special Dispatch to The CALI

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-If either the
steamship America or the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria, which are now be-
ing built In Europe by the Hamburg
American line for Atlantic serv-
ice, was placed in Madison square,
w tn her stern at Twenty third street
and Madison avenue, and heading
northerly, the bow would rest at
Twenty sixth street and Fifth avenue.
If stood on end alongside the Wash
ington Monument, which is 555 feet
high, either vessel would tower las feet
above it,
Both steamships are to be wonders Of
construction, convenience and luxury
The America will be in service next
August, but the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria will not be finished until the
spring of 1906. Each will have an up
to-date grillroom, where meals will be
served la carte. and passengers can
have luncheon and dinner parties
whenever they choose, and each will
have a large gymnasium.
Spaciousness will distinguish both
ships. There will be three great prom
enade decks, one of which will be re-
served for promenading and the 9TH
ers for deck chairs and lounging. There
will be no upper" berths in the state
rooms. Each room will have dImen-
sions Of ten by seventeen feet.
Turkish baths will be provided
When passengers wish to pass from
the upper deck to any of the four
decks below, there will be elevators for
their convenience, running night and
day.
The America will have a displace-
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SUIT STARTLES
THEIR FRIENDS
Wife of DR.. F. c. Gerlach
of San Jose Asks Superior
Court for a Divorce
SHE CHARGES CRUELTY
Couple Occupy Quite a Promi-
nellt Place in the Social
World of the Garden City
SHE CHARGES CRUELTY
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 1O.-Dr. F. c. Ger
ZACH, one of the most prominent physi-
clans in this city, was sued for. divorce
to-day by Alice Gerlach. Many charges
of cruelty are made in the complaint.
Mrs. Gerlach was formerly Miss Alice
Cole, daughter of Delos Cole, prom
inent citizen Of this city, and before her
marriage was one Of the leading bellies
of San Jose.
The Gerlachs have been married
about ten years. They have occupied a
prominent place in society and the suit
for divorce will cause a sensation
among their many friends. For some
time all has not been serene in the
Gerlach home and it is said Mrs. Ger
ZACH has taken her husband to- task
for paying attention to other women.
The charge of cruelty is made. it Is
said. instead Of more sensational one
in order to avoid notoriety. The couple
quarreled this morning and Mrs Ger
lach sought an attorney and began her
suit. DR.. Gerlach is City Health Officer
and enjoys one of the largest practices
in town. He is prominent In several
lodges and Is said to be quite wealthy.
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Full Text of the Carnegie
Trust Compact Revealed

CLEVELAND, Dec. 10. = The
feature Of to-day's developments in
the financial transactions of Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick was the disclosure
that she had in her possession, d.
rectly and indirectly. alleged securities
10 the amount Of nearly s14, 1000, 900.
These all bear the name of Andrew
Carnegie and are as follows:
Note held by Citizens National
Bank Of Oberlin. 100000.
Note held By Citizens National
Bank OF Oberlin. 3250.000.
Note admitted to exist by President
Beckwfth, $500. 900.
Note held by Iri Reynolds. $4,000
600.
Certificates Of trusteeship for securi-
ties held by Reynolds, $500. 900.
Total. S13,75O. 600.
With this backing Mrs. Chadwick was
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
ASKS MAYOR
TO AID HER
FIND PAPA
Little Girl Writes a
Pathetic Letter
to SkagWay.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

TACOMA, Dec. 10.-A pathetic let
ter has been received by Mayor Kel-
Ter of Skagway, Alaska, from lonely
little San Francisco girl who is wor-
rying over the prospect of a cheerless
Christmas for herself her sick mother
and two little sisters. But with all
the confidence. in her father that is
characteristic OF tender years she
thinks all will be well if she can find
him. That is what she asks Mayor
Keller to do for her. The letter is
written from 80 Kisling street, San
Francisco, and is as follows:
ITO the Mayor-Dear Sir: Would
you please try and find my papa for
me? He went TO Skagway last June
and has not sent US any money and
work l have two little sisters besides
myself, so 1 thought if you would find
my papa he would send us some
money for Christmas. Will you please
do this for me and you will surely
make one little girl glad in San Fran
cisco.
MY papa's name is James Berry.
and he II a marine fireman.
MAGGIE BERRY"
The marine firemen and their helpers
along the water front had grown used
to the pathetic inquiries made day af-
ter day by pale-faced, blue-eyed, r.
year-old Maggie Berry, whose father,
James Berry, slowed away on the
steamer Charles Nelson, bound for
SkagwaY. For several weeks the ques-
tions remained unanswered. Then one
day little Maggie found a man who had
been a stowaway with her father on
the trip to the Yukon. He said that
Berry had been found hiding on the
boat and was compelled to work his
passage to Skagway. Arriving there
Berry was without money and friends
and the last heard of him was working
on a Yukon River steamer at his occu-
patton of marine fireman.
Then the little girl returned to the
scantily furnished home at 321 Kisling
street, where the mother and two other
little children live, and the letter ap-
pealing to Mayor Keller of Skagway
was written. That was several months
ago and weary weeks have passed In
waiting for an answer.
IN the meantime Maggie made daily
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enabled to obtain large loans duringtba
last TWO or three years, most of which
were repaid, however. The only fnan-
cial institution that SO far as is known
has been compelled to close on ac-
count Of the woman's dealings has
been the Citizens National Bank of
ODerlin, the president and cashier of
which are now under indictment and
under bail on the charge of misappli-
cation of national bank funds.
The inducements offered to the
Oberlin bank officials were stated to-
day 10 have been the promise OF Mrs.
Chadwick to Messrs. Beckwith and
Spear that their bank was to be made
me trustee of Mrs Chadwick's S5,-
100000 and that the bankers were to
receive yearly salary Of $4,000 for
their services. An additional bonus
Continued on Page IS, Column 2.
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NEW ROAD.
SOON TO Be
UNDER WAY
GOuIdS Are Ready to
Build Western
Pacific.
Special Dispatch to The can.


NEW YORK. Dec 10.-Arrangements
for a definite extension OF the Gould
system from ocean to ocean were COM
pleted to-day when E T. jeffrey, pres
ident of the Denver and Rio Grande
Railway. was elected vice president or
the Western Pacific Railway Company
at a meeting OF the directors Of that
road in this city. This action marked
the first public disclosure Of the interest
of the Gould system in the Western Pa
cific.
After the meeting J. Barnett. presi-
dent Of the Western Pacific. said that
arrangements were being made to let
Immediately contracts for the construc-
ton Of the Western Pacific road from
Salt Lake City to San Francisco. He
said that in a short time construction
forces would be placed in the field.
Barnett, David Walker. Salt Lake
City banker, and John Treadweil, a
California railway mining operator. ar
rived in this city from San Francisco
during the week for a final conferences
with the New York directors OF the
Western Pacific. They met here Edwin
Hawley. E T. Jeffrey and William Tay-
lor. vice president OF the Bowling Green
Trust Company of New York. The re-
suit Of the conference was decision TO
begin construction Of the Western Pa-
cific at an early date.
After two years Of careful prelim-
mary work and an exhausting exam
ination Of all routes Of the Sierra Ne
vada,'' said Barnett tonight, I'VE de-
cided to adopt the route through Beck
with Pass. on a line slowly gradient
from San Francisco. The route adopted
viii cross the Sierra Nevada through
Reckwith Pass on a line 1900 feet lower
than that Of the Central Pacific and no
snowsheds will be required anywhere
along the route"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
Cassie ChadWiCk's
History Strangest
of Life's Dramas
THRIVES ON DUPLICITY
Vast Wealth Won Through Her
Power to Bend Strong
Minds.
Special Dispatch to The Call. .


large
IN detail the
on made
world has
foremost nation
Daniel Bigy
the fifth
the other members
could
actually
tn
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trips to the Harrison street wharf.
where the Skagway boats dock, and
there learned from a fireman that her
father had said he was never coming
back. So the visits of the child to the
wharf ceased and to help her .strug-
Cling mother she Is to, take a position
as cash girl in one OF the big depart
ment stores Monday morning.
Mrs Berry has been separated from
her husband for two years because of
his dissipated habits. He was fond of
his children and always remembered
them at holiday times and his silence
leads her to believe that he may be
dead.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

ment of $4,000 tons She will be 700
feet over all. "A feet in beam and SO
feet in depth The Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria will have a displacement of
1000 tons, a length of 705 feet, a beam
of II feet and depth Of So feet.
Each ship will have a carrying ca
pacity of 1859 passengers. Their speed
is designed to be seventeen knots an
hour.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

Nine de We're had several
that
- ~ - N1' A"eH mas since
all eliminated with
convicted obtaining
N0'eiHor Aachln-
the case devonsd r
Shipper Chadwick
estate which
Chadwick widower
Tor
in
Los ANGELES that
prsctcd
excepting that she seemed Aeie
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

termed this mistaken leniency that the
former ambassador referred to the
President as quoted
Crime is crime" said White, "and
il is our duty to make its prosecution
more speedy and less intricate We
should stand together TO exterminate
criminals"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
pioneers Hold semi-AnnuaI Reunion

SAN JOSE. Dec. 10.-The Santa
Clara County Society of Pioneers held
it's semi-annual reunion and banquet
to-day in Eagles Hall. AT least three
hundred of the old settlers and their
families were present A musical and
literary programme was rendered and
addresses were delivered by Congress-
Hutsinpiller. Incidents of pioneer
days were related by J. 2. Anderson,
Mrs. E. McCracken. George L. An
drews and others
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
RICH BUSINESS MEN VICTTMIZED.

% MIS- s. spnsn Left Cleveland after that
ABOUT country Of
more than year Lydia cngan Lyle chngan
TO
Alice Besado carvoyant
known
lived
" - - ~No" "a Tue
Another town
came inpqTtanate; and last Of all Mrs G
sweas sin
hadu
die afterWard is her only
Nine
great estate in England tied by litigation
n and her
another whom the police could
be ~SS----s-
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STRANGE POWER OVER MEN is MANIFESTED.

then
mile fromh
came oue there
n many
witnesses found forward with
OF
goods
sores
of
known
edad
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THE rHEATERs

ALCAZAR-''The Professors Low
Story Matinee to-day.
CALIFORNIA-"Sis Hopkins"
COLUMBIA-rA Chinese Honeymoon"
CENTRAL-''The Suburban Mati-
nee to-day.
CHUTES-Vaudeville
FISCHER 'S-Vaudevill
GRAND-'In Dahomey." 4atinse
to-day.
MAJESTTC-''The Senator"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Matinee to
day
TIVOLI-'sKinE Dodo."
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Continued on Page IS. Column 2.
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THE WEATHER

Forecast made at San Francisco for
thirty hours. ending midnight, Decem-
Der 11g
San Francisco and vicsnity-coudy
Sunday. probably rain; fresh south
winds. becoming high.
A G. AGeADH
. District Forecastse.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-01
Boxers Position.
Norfolk Virginian Pilot.

The Virginian- Pilot Is iu receipt Of a
letter from Booker +. Washington in
which he states that it IL not fact that
his son is an applicant for position In The
Navy as Paymsster.
The VirGinian. Pilot saw The information
in question in the Washington Post which
lives close by the Navy Department aud
is a very reliabis newspaper. 1t naturally
supposed thst the Post had its informa-
ton first hand and that such Information
was correct. Taking this view Of it the
VirglniAn-i'ilot expressed regret that
Booker I. Washington should have allow
ed tuch a chasm To widen between his
preaching and his practising.
However, according to the letter which
we have at hand, Booker 7. Washington,
ST., says that hs son was not ut any time
an applicant for an official position Of any
kind and it affords us pleasure to make
the correction that is due him in the
premises.
The virginian-P has always been
great admirer Of Booker T. Washington.
His undoubted common sense, his broad
and enlighteded view Of what the relations
of the races should be, and his unsel6sh
and continued efforts to elevate hs race
along sensibIe-and practicable lines have
been such as to command the respect and
cooperation of every Southern white man,
who realizes the burden the negro is to
himself and to his Southern white neigh
bors.
We are extremely glad TO find that
Booker Washington in the case Of bis own
children has not departed from the princi'
pies that he has laid down for others.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-01
A JAPANESE SHOE SHOP.
FootgeaT for Horses as Well as Men
Is Made Of Woven
Straw.

Like eli other shops in Japan, a shoe
shop opens q broad side to the street
It seems a misnomer to call 1t shoe shop
a place where you can only buy sandals
or clogs, things we are not accustomed
to call shoes; they are foot gear, any
way, says the New York World.
There Is a low platform in front upon
which the customer sits and drinks tea
while making his or her purchases; the
shopkeeper meanwhile squating on his
heels and discussing the news Of the
day.
The sandals worn by the ricksha cool
les are called warafi; they are woven Of
rice straw, and are sold for half cent
a pair. They are made in the country
villages and the foreigner watches the
weaving with amused interest.
The prehensile big toe of Japanese
is Of great assistance, as 1t is used for
catching and holding the straws, leav-
Ing the hands free to weave.
The pack horse wears straw shoes as
we'll as the farmer who leads him. New
pairs are strung around the high saddle,
and the slow-moving beast is reshod
every few miles.
In the japanese shop one will find
many varieties Of clogs; few with the
caps, others plain. A few years ago the
social position Of man, woman, or girl
was indicated by the kind of clog worn
and the decoration on It.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-01
HINTS ON HAIR DRESSING.
The Decree Of Dame Fashion on the
Arrangement Of My Lady's
Locka

Hairdressing has gone through many
evolutions since the fashion Of scraping
up the hair from the nape Of the neck first
came In. Many women have found this
fashion so comfortable and so easy to ac-
complish without the aid Of maid that
they have adhered to 1t in spite Of all the
changes of fashion that have decreed first
one thing, then another, from the plant
ing of the knob on the crown to the cen
ter Of the back OF the head, and from there
to the nape Of the neck, which is surely
the most natural, If the most uncomfor-
table, of fashions. Now the decree Of
La Mode is that the hair shall be rolled
over perpendicularly from the neck to
the crown Of the head, comb with
curved-over ornament being placed in
this roll. But this mode is far from be-
ing artistic and cuts of the proportion
Of the head to the face in manner that
is quite at variance with all the laws OF
beauty. Some faces are softened by
fashion OF pulling down meche Of hair
III pun OfcI Luo lOiSuCdu, anu CcI IdlH-
ly this fashion obviates the doubtful
wisdom Of cutting ones hair in a
fringe" Nothing spoils the hair more
than the "tongs." The French fashion,
therefore, Of the low, full waved meche
of hair In its natural length simply held
in place by combs is by far the most ra-
tional. The hair should be frizzed
slightly on the reverse side before turn
ing up the ends under the comb, and II
carefully disposed by clever fingers II
need not have the heavy appearance
that is the case when inexperienced
hands are responsible for the couture.
The sides, Of course, are pulled separate
ly, great care being taken to dispose the
combs In a sufficiently slanting direction
Often the combs are placed too upright
which gives a wrong movement to the
lines of the hair.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-01
The Reor ganlzers and Others.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
The reorganizers in the Democratic
party are still recognizing it appears.
Judge Parker and bis friend Sheehan and
some others had dinner in New York
on Monday for the purpose of talking over
ways and means of keeping the party out
of the hands of William j. Bryan.
Whether they succeeded in agreeing
upon the way to 90 this or not the re-
ports of the interesting least do not state.
To accomplish such thing calls for more
than ordinary effort. If Judge Parker
had been elected everything else would
have been easy, but as the kind of cam
paign begun with the nomination at ST..
Louis has resulted in even greater disaster
than either of the Bryan attempts it is
impossible to claim that the Democratic
party is ready for the future to be mar
shaled Under the banners ofthe New York
managers. They have made failure too
pronounced.
Mr.. Bryan and his socialism and radi-
calism are not all that they have to reckon
with. They have not kept their promise
to the South. The Democrats of that Sec
ton were led into support of Judge Parker
for the nomination on the assurance of his
immediate sponsors that he could carry
New York and other Northern States
where it was known Organism could not
hope to win. Not only was no hope full
filed, but the Democracy of the South
has seen the New York leaders emerge
from campaign of blunders thoroughly
discredIted.
While the South is now in an attitude
of suspicion and disgust the movement is
made to keep the control of the party in
the hands of these Eastern Democrats. 1t
will be four years struggle. Whether
Bryan again becomes the controlling in
fuence in the party or not will depend
more upon the South than upon anything
else. That section will have the deciding
voice in matter of that kind. 1t Is not
too we'll inclined toward Bryan, and just
at this time it Is little inclined to continue
following the leadership of-the New York
politicians.
In the inverval before the next pres
idential election the various elements of
the Democratic party promise to be too
busy with each other to become anything
of menace TO the country.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-01
PERSONAL NOTES

Sir Wilfred Laurier has left Ottowa for
California, where he will remain four
weeks.
1t ia officially announced that Governor
Brady will be resppointed Governor of
Alaska.
Rear Admiral T. F. Jewell, recently de.
tached as commander of the European
squadron, and Mrs. Jewell have gone to
Florence, and from thence will go to
Rome, where they will spend the Winter
DR.. Alexander Mackenzie, president of
Elmira College, Elmlrs, N. Y, is one of
fifty men contributed to the Presbyterian
ministry from the village of West Zorra,
Ontario, in the past half century.
Rear Admiral Robley D. EvaDs, now
chairman of the Lighthouse Board, has
been designated by the Navy Department
to command the North Atlantic fleet upon
the retirement of Rear Admiral A. s.
Barker in March next.
DR.. Charles A. Eastman, the educated
Sioux Indian, has finished his allotment
role of the Sioux and has grouped the tribe
under appropriate family names. He was
commissioned TO do this work by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Adolph Rothstein, director of the In
ternationsl Bank, st. Petersburg, who
helped to organize the Russo-Chinese
Bank and converted the Russian loans of
1890, and who negotiated the purchase Of
the State railroads, has just died.
Prof Henry S. Graves, dean of the
Forest School of Yale, has been commits
stoned by the Bureau of Forestry of the
Department of Agriculture to make Welt
of inspection to the Philippine Islands.
He will make a careful and scientific study
of the forests.
Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, the author,
is one of the best known and most sue
cessful photographers of birds in the
United States. Shc has waded through |
swamps, risked quicksands, climbed lofty
trees and forded swift rivers in danger of
her life in her pursuit after camera game,
She lives in fourteen.room log cabin in
Geneva, Indiana. !
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-12-01
Beware of Counterfelts

"DeWitt's is the only genuine Witch
Hazel Salve" writes ]. L. Tucker, of Cen
ire, Ala. II have used it in my family for
piles, cuts and burns for years and can
recommend it to be the best save on the
market. Every family should keep it, as
it is an invaluable household remedy, and
should always be kept on hand for imme-
date use." Mrs. Samuel Gage, of North
Bush, N. Y, Gays: II had fever sore on
my ankle for twelve years that the doctors
could not cure. All salves and blood
remedies proved worthless. l could not
walk for over two years. Finally l was
persuaded to try. DeWltt's Witch Hazel
Salve, which has completely cured me. 1t
is a wonderful relief" DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cures without leaving \ scar.
Sold by John E. Jackson.