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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
Has Ordered an Assistant At
torney General into Texas
to Gather Evidence Against
Negro Troops.
is MOST Determined
IN PRESENT COURSE
Willy Politician From Ohio
Looks Good to Get His Re-
putiation Slightly Shattered
in the Present Fracas.
Publishers Press.1

4
Washington, D. c., Dec. 23.-Tht
sending by the president of an assis
| tant attorney general into Texas tC
gather evidence in the now noted
rioting case, is recognized in officia
circles as an open acceptance by
President Roosevelt of the challenge
uttered by Senator Foraker of Ohio
in the Senate just before the Holiday
recess.
Lest there should be any doubt as
to his intention, the President has
made it clear to his friends that he
will wage the battle he thinks the
Ohio Senator is seeking, and that he
will fight to the last ditch to defend
his recent action in discharging the
three companies of troops because of
their refusal to testify against those
of their number, who, the war depart.
ment contends, "shot up" the town of
Brownsville.
Those who discussed the matter
with the President yesterday, agree
that they never saw him more deter.
mined. So sure is he of his present
position, that assistant attorney gen
eral Purdy's mission is to secure the
evidence against the negro troops,
that would establish their guilt in
court. This is one of the points made
by Senator Foraker in his report at
tack upon the President.
The President declines to accept
the view that no man shall leave the
public service unless the evidence
against him is of such a nature as
would hold good in court.
The situation growing out of the
Presidents order of dismissal and
Senator Foraker's investigation reso-
luton, with his speech thereon, is one
which, in the matter of the possible
ity contained, has no parallel in the
time that Mr.. Roosevelt has been
President While there can be no
doubt that many people, in and out
of congress, honestly and sincerely be-
lieve that the President has done the
negroes grave injustice.
it is equally certain that an element
Republican leaders is endea-
voring to use the matter to their own
political advantage and to the detri
ment of the President.
Signs today point to the opening
of one of the fiercest battles that has
ever marked political life, and it is
the impression that the final outcome
will decide the next Republican presi
Dental nominee.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
THEFT LED TO MARRIGE
yCorrespondence Concerning Watch
Results in Wedding of koko-
/. mo Woman.

N Kokomo, Ind, Dec %. tSpl)-The
|EEtheft of a watch led to the marriage
Wof John p. Brough. a wealthy whole
/ asale grocer of Oklahoma City. and
he Mrs. jeanette Kiger. a widow, in 10
borkomo. Several years ago in Empor-
|JLia, Kan. Mr.. Brough bought a gold
HEwatch of the late Peter Kiger. which
la1xwas stolen recently
he Mr.. Brough wrote to Mrs Kiger at
heEmporia for the number of the time
0piece. The letter was forwarded to
2Kokomo and opened by Mrs. kiger,
her husband being dead, and busi-
ness letter was followed by love mis-
sIveR. ending in matrimonyr
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
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MERCHANTS GREETINGS.

Tomorrow morning the Pal
Iadium will print two full pa
ges Of Xmas greetings from
the leading merchants Of Rich
mond. Pages four and five will
be given to the feature and il
will be appropriately iIIustrat-
ed. The Palladium feels that
Richmond merchants who have
enjoyed such a splendid trade
this year can no better thank
the people Of Richmond than
by their greetings on Christ
mas morning.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
Thermometer Hovers About
Zero and City Realizes
Winter is Here.
FOUR INCHES OF SNOW.
THAT FELL DURING THE WEEK
MELTED HOWEvER-PUMP
STATION RECORD.

The first decided slump in the tenn.
perature for the present winter sea
son occurred Saturday night, when
the mercury in thermometers slid
down the slender glass columns until
6 degrees above zero had been record
ed. This was the registration by the
government instrument at the Water
Company's pumping station east of
the city. There were of course, some
thermometers that registered still low
er, and still others which put the rec
ord at 10 above. Everybody agreed,
however that it was a good sample of
winter and just the kind which should
be here about Christmas time. The
furries Of snow which had continued
almost necessarily from Thursday, fin
ally eliminated in a genuine snow fall
Saturday afternoon and evening. Be
fore midnight, however, the fall ceas
ed and with the clearing away of the
clouded sky, the temperature took a
sudden drop.
Sunday was. bright and clear, but
even continuous sunshine could not
give great warmth and the murcury
stood below the freezing point through
out the day. dIoRping back into the
vicinity of is abCvf, zero at dusk. The
record of temperature for the week
ending Saturday, as reported by Wal
.x~hc Of
water company's pumping station, fol-
louS
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
Took First Sleigh Ride.

Milton. Ind, Dec %. tSpD-
Miss Marie Mosbaugh of Sante Ana,
Cal, who is the guest of her aunt
Mrs. Heist took her first sleigh ride
Saturday. The falling snow and the
trees laden with the beautiful were
as charming to her az the orange
groves and flowers of her sunny
home TO Hoosier eyes. She yet
wants the experience Of ice skating.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
Will Give a Cantata.

Milton, Ind. Dec. 23, (Spl)-
Santa Claus and Uncle Sam is the
cantata to be given by the NJ. E. Sun
day school at Kinsey's Hall Monday
evening. Elaborate preparations are
being made. Reserved seats will be
25 cents, general admission Is cents.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
TO HAVE A XMAS. ISSUE
Palladium Like Other Large Daiiies
VIII Print Tomorrow Though il
is Holiday.

The Palladium. like most of the
present day morning dailies, cannot
conveniently take cognizance of holi-
days and consequently the Palladium
VIZ be issued on Christmas morning
the same as usual
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24

The snow fell for the week was
Al inches, but much of this was melt
ing snow. The average depth o. the
snow is 81 inches.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-24
WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA AND OHIO-Monday some
what warmer, northerIy winds be.
coming southerIy Monday night.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
.DABNER's LAWYERS
GIVEN SURPRISE
Siemsen' S Accomplice in
Murder Declares That
He Is Guilty as Charged
ATTORNEYS RETIRE
RETIRE

Two murderers met face to face yes
terday in Judge Carroll Cooks court
room. One of them was Louis Dabner.
charged with participating in the kill
ing of Murakata, president of local
Japanese bank: William Friede and j.
Pf1tzner, merchants. The other was
Leon Soeder, convicted of killing his
brother in law. Soeder, who was to
have been sentenced yesterday, through
his attorney obtained a postponement
of sentence until after Christmas.
Dabner might have taken refuge in
the mazes of the law, but he astonished
the court by suddenly and in voice
filled with emotion announcing. I'll
plead guilty.
This was indeed a surprise, particu-
larly so to James A. Taafe and A P.
Whelan. his attorneys. Taafe turned
sharply to his client, and after whis-
pered conversation informed the court
that he and Whelan would withdraw
from the case.
Judge Cook asked Dabner: DO you
understand what you are doing?
Yes" replied Dabner, Il do
Then the case shall go over until to-
morrow when evidence then heard shall
determine what the penalty shall be-
BY pleading guilty Dabner thought
that he would escape hanging and Sc
cure a sentence of life Imprisonment,
but the District Attorneys office does
not propose that the young murderer
shall get such a light shrift. Every en-
ergy of the prosecution will be brought
to bear to make the three-fold assassin
pay the full penalty Of the law.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
BLOCK CLOSING Of
OCEAN AVENUE

The Board of Supervisors considered
yesterday the protests of property own
ers against the proposed closing of
Ocean avenue in return for the building
of new boulevard running parallel
thereto by the Parkside Realty Com
pany
F. v Meyers. attorney for certain
protestants living a Ingleside, asserted
that the only interests in favor of
closing an old established avenue were
the Spring Valley and Parkside Realty
companies, whose interests, he claimed,
were purely commercial Meyers said
the closing of Ocean avenue would
damage the property of his clients and
that the building of the new boulevard
should not be consequent upon the
closing of Ocean avenue, as there was
plenty of room for both boulevards.
Replying to question of Chairman
Gallagher, Meyers said that his clients
owned property about half a mile away
from the point at which Ocean avenue
was to be closed. Gallagher said that
A. H. Payson. president of, the Spring
Valley Company, said his company had
no interest in the closing of Ocean
avenue, but had been importuned to
have it closed for years.
This statement was hotly denied by
DR.. w Merritt, executor of the Sutro
estate, who said that the company
wanted Ocean avenue closed.
THE Spring Valley Company will
derive more benefit from the closing
of Ocean avenue than any one else"
said Merritt, but I am not opposing
the plan nor consenting to it."
g. p. Leet argued that Ocean avenue
should be left alone and the Parkside
Realty Company should build the new
boulevard out of the $100O00O it in
lation.
S. A. Smith, H. F. Anderson, A. White.
F. F. Banning, J. H. Truitt. CIV. Bonar
ing of Ocean avenue for various rea-
sons.
r. P. Schwerin, president of the Au-
tomobile Club, said the new boulevard
would be valuable Improvement and
connect with fine road to be ulti-
mately built to San Jose.
The attorney for the Parkside Com
pany said s105,000 would be spent on
the new boulevard, which would ad-
vance the value of adjacent property
Supervisor Nicholas thought the
closing of the avenue should not be
ordered until the new boulevard was
built, which would be in about two
years, and Supervisor Kelly said it
looked like merely an interchange of
land. Supervisor Davis also objected
to a resolution overruling the protests
against the closing of the avenue and
it was finally decided to make the
matter special order of business for
next Thursday at 2:30 p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
HAPPY HOME BEST
OF G|F IS

There is no better Christmas gift
for a little child than a happy home.
Your baby boy is pleading with you to
give him one. Won't you forget your
differences-forget that you have been
estranged-and go back together now
and so give this little one Christmas
gift greater than any money can buy
the joy of a happy homer
Judge Graham asked the question
yesterday in his court, room and John
Davidson and his wife turned to each
other and said, I'VE will The inci-
dent ended a suit for divorce tina. was
brought by Mrs. Davidson a short time
ago on the ground of cruelty. Daei6son
is an employe of the Board of Public
Works and lives at 1925 Devisadero
street. where his wife has resided with
him until the differences arose which
caused her to leave him and file her
action in court.
Divorces were granted yesterday to
Kate Lagomarsino from Gicinto Lago-
marsino for cruelty. Mrs. E. B. Trounce
from F. w. Trounce for desertion,
Frank J. Luttringer from Sophie Lutt-
ringer for desertion, and Franklin P.
Gray from California G. Gray for aduI-
terry u
Suits for divorce have been com
menced by May Moon against William
R. Moon for cruelty, Sarah T. Spatz
against Charles H. Spatz for intemper-
ance and failure to provide, and Lois
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
ELECTRIC ROAD ON
GEARY Street
Supervisors Declare Inten-
ton to Convert Line
Into an Overhead System
TO CARRY OUT PLAN

The Board Of Supervisors adopted q
resolution yesterday declaring its in
irention 10 proceed with the construc-
rion Of an overhead electric trolley
railroad. with modest equipment and
appliances, on Geary street from Kear-
ny street TO Point Lobos avenue and on
Point Lobos avenue to Tenth avenue.
10 Golden Gate Park. The clerk of
the board was directed to prepare the
resolutions and ordinances essential TO
carving out this deterrninStion-
The petition of the Santa re Com
irsny for q permit to lay a spur track
on Beach street to connect with the
belt line at a point from where the
Southern Pacific Company desires TO
lay a spur track to run to the Pre-
sidio reservation, was referred to the
street committee.
The protest of Rev Father Cum
rtngs Of Mission Dolores Church and
Others against the maintenance of a
stable by p. J. Flannery on Dolores
street near sixteenth was referred to
the FIRE committee
The complaint of ]. George Thomas
about the rough treatment he had
been subjected TO by two special po-
llcenen AT Hamilton Square was re-
ferred TO the police committee.
The Works Board was directed TO
prepare an estimate of cost of install
ing signs indicating the names of
streets throughout the city
The communication from j. D. Phelan
objecting TO any interference on the
part Of the Supervisors with the work
Of the Relief Corporation was placed
on file without any comment. The or
dinance prohibiting the exaction of
rentals from refugees in public parks
will come up for final passage at the
next meeting Of the board.
The board. by resolution adopted
last February. determined to locate
the City and County Hospital
upon the site of the present hos
pitaI instead Of upon the Almshouse
tract as specified in the previous bond
issue, and a question has arisen as to
whether the new hospital can be 10
Gated legally upon any but the site
mentioned in the bond issue.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
FIND STOLEN ORE
IN THIS CITY
Mining Company Sues for
Return of Rich Rock bv
Local Smelling Works
TAKEN IN GOLDFIELD

tale of the theft of ore amounting
to upward of 100000 was brought
to light yesterday. when the Mohawk
Mining Company served writ of re-
plevin on the Selby Smelling Works of
this city and seized sixty-four sacks of
ore valued at $75.s00. The rock is
is>worth about $50 a pound in it's rough
state The mineral was stolen on the
leased mining claim of the plaintiff
N the rich Goldfeld district, where the
ore was carried out of the shafts of
the Mohawk mine a piece at a time,
secreted in the pockets or about the
persons of the miners.
While it has been known for a long
time that the stealing was going on.
all efforts to stop it or to locate the
Offenders proved vain until recently,
when a worker, grown careless through
greed, was caught. He made a con-
fession which led to the tracing of the
riches to the smelters in this and other
cities.
The mining company has sued the
consignees of the ore to prove owner
ship and the plaintiff corporation asks
for $4,000 damages. George Wingf1eld,
president of the mining concern, is in
this city attending to the suit He
will attend also to a similar suit for
an equal amount now being waged in
the court at Reno to recover posses
sion of alleged Mohawk ore disposed
of to smelling firm of that city.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
GUARDIAN CHOSEN
FOR MRS. WE|S

When Mrs. Elsie Weis, the aged ref
ugee who was found wandering about
the streets. came before the Insanity
Commissioners yesterday morning the
board decided that she was not insane,
but that guardian should be ap-
pointed to look after her and the $20,-
600 she possesses. Five candidates for
the guardianship instantly presented
themselves. Mrs. Catherine Peters of
1140 Santa Fe street, Oakland, was
the first, explaining that she had
known the old woman for many years.
Mrs. Josephine Obrey of 1923 Califor-
MIA street thought that she ought to
get the appointment because she had
relatives named Weiss-a name, she
pointed out, which closely resembled
Weis. Equally good reasons were
given by Mrs. Josephine Aubrey of 1918
Steiner street and P. H. Loshen.
Judge Graham just before adjoining
court yesterday afternoon appointed
Mrs. Emile Winters guardian of Mrs
Weis
He did this for the reason that the
aged refugee seemed to prefer Mrs
Winters to any of the many others
who came to offer her assistance after
they had learned that she had the
$4,000 bank account. Mrs. Weis is
now in the home of Mrs. Winters al
2125 Lombard street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
Retains Her Juno-Like
Beauty and Makes
a Personal Hit
By Jam es Crawford

Maxine Elliott's appearance last
evening at the Novelty Theater will be
remembered as a society event rather
than on account of its dramatic inn
portance. Never did the late lamented
Columbia playhouse contain more fash
ionables than thronged the erstwhile
home of cheap vaudeville TO greet the
beautiful woman, and seldom in the
city's history has an established star
shone in weaker vehicle than Her
Great Match written by Clyde Fitch.
But it might be unjust to lay en-
tire blame on Fitch for the lame
ness of the play. He built it
to order. and did as well, if not
better. than any other dramatist,
similarly handicapped, could have done.
It's mediocrities were necessitated by
the customers limitations. With ac-
curate eye he gauged Miss Elliotts ca
pabilities and scissored the cloth to
suit them. Every consideration of dra-
matte effect was perforce subordinated
to the single idea of exploiting her
most fetching qualities, and they are
no less dependent upon her physical
graces than upon her artistry. A
master of stagecraft and an adept in
the writing of small talk, he employed
both talents freely to pad out the
voids created by his depriva tion of free
gives us very much of Miss Elliott in
her most captivating moods and poses,
but very little of real characterization
or structural strength.
Sacrificing the courage of his con-
victions to expediency, Fitch kowtows
to conventionality SO humbly that his
strongest scenes are about as virile as
cold rice pudding. His comedy con-
sists almost solely of the efforts of
German persons to converse in English.
and the man who wrote the Weber and
Field burlesques has him beaten hol-
low at that game. The play is true
neither to nature nor to the ethics of
the stage. Without the figure of a
fascinating woman almost constantly
stalking through it's four acts it would
be very dull drama.
Here are some of the most telling
Fitchisms uttered by Miss Elliott:
Il never throw myself at a mans
head-at least not until he throws
himself at my feet"
The man I love must want me and
only me above everything and every
body else. as ] shall want him. He
must make me believe he would never
lie to me, as ! would never lie to him
He must make me feel that the saa
or the desert would be home If he were
there with me-that there is no such
with our love between US, and no com
radeship for either of us in the world
without each other That's what love
means to me-"
I'D only marry for love, and couldn't
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
SUPERVISORS PLAN
BIG BOND ISSUE

The Board of Supervisors took pre-
liminary steps yesterday for the issu-
ance of municipal bonds to the amount
of s5.O00,0O0 or $6.O00,00O. in spite of
the fact that it has as yet received
no bids for bonds already issued in
the sum of s1.572.200 for new sewers
and repairs to streets. Twice have
bids been invited for the latter bonds
and no response has yet been received
from financial houses, thus showing
that they evidently have no confidence
in the present municipal administra@
tion.
The board gravely postponed the date
for receiving bids for the bonds until
January % and then initiated proceed
ings to saddle an Indebtedness of
ST, 100000 more on the taxpayers by
ordering its various committees to pre-
pare estimates for the rehabilitation
and repair of schoolhouses. fire engine
houses, City and County Hospital, Aims
house. police stations. streets, sewers
and parks The ub-committees are
to report to the finance committee in
order that the amount of bonds for
each purpose may be ascertained be-
fore the propositions are submitted to
the voters. The Supervisors figure that
1T will cost the sum stated to do the
work.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
JAPAN THREATENS
AME ER|CAN TRADE

DR.. ]. e. Jones, United States Consul
at Dalny. who arrived yesterday on the
liner Nippon Maru. says that the Jap
anese are carrying out an ambitious
plan. which. if it succeeds, will close
Asia as a market for American wheat
and cotton. The Japanese, he says, are
colonizing Manchuria on an extensive
scale with the idea of raising sufficient
wheat there to supply the needs of
Asia
In Korea they are carrying on elab-
crate experiments in cotton raising.
These experiments have been in a
measure successful, but it will be some
years, Jones thinks, before either Man
churian wheat or Korean cotton will
seriously menace the market for the
American products.
Under the new tariff. says Jones, the
cost of living in Japan has increased
20 per cent and wages are being ad-
vanced accordingly. Incidentally the
standard of living is improving.
Schilling's Best is elected by popu-
lar vote.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
OFFICE BUILDING
PROJECTED

z. and A Barnet applied yesterday
Tor z permit to erect a six-story Office
building on the southwest corner of
Third and Stevenson streets at a cost
Of $4,000.
Other applications were fled by
Louisa Friedman. southeast corner of
California and Kearny streets. $4,000;
S I. Goldstein, Third and Sherwood
streets. S14,200; Felix Marcuse. north
west corner of Sacramento and Maple
streets, $1z,S50.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
CHRISTMAS JINKS
FOR BOHEM|ANS

The Christmas jinks of the Bohemian
Club viii be held on Saturday night
December D. Frederic W. Hall, the
sire. has addressed a unique announce
ment Of the interesting programme to
his brothers of the Owl The music
for the occasion has been compose
by Wallace A Sabin, and the libretto
has been written by Porter Garnett
The Christmas sermon will be deliv-
cred by William Q. Stafford: Peter
Robertson has prepared a poem for the
occasion; song has been written by
Charles s Aiken; and hymn in Latin
by Professor Leon J. Richardson Mac
kenZie Gordon viii sing Noel" and
Judge Melvin. William H Smith Jr
Richard NJ. Hotaling. ]. Wilson Shields.
Allan Dunn and Henry L. Perry will
be among the participants.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
JAPANESE CASE CONTINUED

United states District Judge de
Haven yesterday continued for three
weeks the petition of /. Ysahara, a
japanese schoolboy, to restrain the San
Francisco Board of Education from
barring him from public schools other
than the Oriental school. This suit
was brought by Charles NJ Fickert be-
fore United States District Attorney
Devlin took a hand and arranged a
test case with another boy as petitioner
upon agreement with the Board of
Education Fickert's case has no con-
pection with the agreed case
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
ARREST THEATRICAL MEN

Ralph Pincus, James Bower and
Simon Harris, interested in the Wig
wan Theater on Mission street. be-
tween Twenty first and Twenty second
were arrested yesterday on a charge OF
violating the building ordinance The
supposition is that the arrests were
made at the instance Of Ruef, who
fears the accused men may give testi-
mony before the Grand Jury relative
10 the theater graft. All three were
released on bail
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
@rHE COUNTY FAIR-

The County Fair with Frank
Bacon as Aunt Abby. commenced the
second week of it's run at the Colonial
Theater last evening. and the audience
was large and appreciative. The comedy
was an excellent ante-holiday offering.
For next week The Christian with
Wilfred Roger as John Storm, Izetta
Jewel as Glory Quayle and Frank
Bacon as Archdeacon Wealthy, is in
preparation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18

SAYS he WAS HELD UE-westIey Elliott.
who lives the St George Hotel. Eighth and
Howard streets, reported 10 the hsrbor police
yesterday thst be was held up by two men
shortly before O'Clock yesterday morning
near the gates Of the Union Iron Works and
robbed Of 500
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18

Have you seen the latest in fire XII
ave, at California and Sacramento SITS. %
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18

DIES FROM INJURIES-Matt Leano Ia
borer, died Saturday at the County HOSPITAL
from injuries received falling from a street