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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14

The schooner Letitia, which went 70
sea on Saturday, lost her anchor on
Maiges wharf. She came to anchor
there on Thursday and when she
wanted to start north to Humboldt
she found she could not get the anchor
up Captain Dearborn unshackled II
and attached the end OF the chain 20
a buoy and then put to sea Thomas
FVhitelaw with his Cataline was work
ing all day yesterday 10 raise the
anchor, but IL was so firmly fastened
10 something IN the depths Of the bay
that he failed. IL was suggested. on
the front that the anchor might he
fOuled with the wreck Of the Rio
Janeiro.
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber cargoes arriving from the
north yesterday aggregated 1,Sl2,oOo
feet.
Germanfcug Arrives
. The German steamer Germanicus,
raptain Berndt, arrived yesterday. four
lGays from Comax, to finish loading
here She is bound for Australia.
Tonasvandn I'm Port
The British steamer Tonawanca ar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14

Lumber cargoes arriving from the
north yesterday aggregated 4,Sl2,0O
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14

During the early part of the month
Companies C and F of Fresno held q
drill on the Hawthorne School ground
under command of Major Edward
Jones' At the termination of the drill
the major announced that there would
be a battalion drill every two weeks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14

Henry Desmond and his brother, Ed
ward. were out at Mission Rock yes
terday in a whitehall boat pulling down
toward the city when the tug Sea Fox
came along. They signaled to her for
tow and the declxhand responded by
throwing a heaving line to them. BY
some mischance the line wrapped itself
around Henry Desmond and Jerkeo him
into the bay. He was so entangiec
that ne was unable TO swim and was
nearly drowned before he was rescued
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-14
Movements of Steamers

TO ARRIVE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
Harry Orchard Watched
IL Nights to Shoot
Officer.
SAYS IN BOISE TRIAL
Cross Examination of Leading
Witness Continued on
Fifth Day.

Boise. June 12.-Wuh the resumption
of the Haywood trial this morning the
cross examination of Harry Orchard
was continued.
The cross examination was carried
over the attempt on the life of Cover
nor Peabody al Canon City. and events
Immediately succeeding, including the
Goddard and Gabbert dynamiting, and
it followed the usual methods designed
to discredit the witness
Have sharp Wrangle.
Attorney Richardson again suggested
Orchard was being coached by Detec-
tive MCFARLAND and counsel for the
prosecution. and provoked the sharpest
wrangle that the attorney and witness
have had in their long contest. Orch
ard spiritedly denied he was being
coached and asserted he was telling
the truth.
Tried IL Nights to Kill BELL.
Just before the noon recess the mo-
nOtOny of the examination was broken
by Orchards description of his at
tempts to kill General Sherman Bell in
Denver. For II nights he was at Bells
residence waiting the opportunity TO
shoot him. More than once a small
dogs bark saved his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

powers the other branches of the GOV
ernment ordinarily ought to enjoy.
Congress always makes the neccssl y
appropriations. and the executive car
not go without money with which II
pay the persons who are to execute HI
orders. The senate divides with him
the executive 1Ower in that it must
confirm all his appointments and IL
that tWo-thirds of the senate must cOl
sent and agree to any treaty which he
may make with any foreign power
Where then can that usurpation oc
cur? 1t is true that there has beec
added TO the executive power in re
cent years something that seems lik,
an eXtentiOn or widening of its Scona
but it is easy of explanation Whec
we took the Philippines. after ths
Spanish war, they had to be governed
We entered the Philippines in 1898
Congress did not take one single stel
| with reference to governing of IN;
| Philippines until July |. 1902. Ther,
were fully four years when those is
| lands were in the control of the Unite.
| States, and congress assumed no an
thOrity and no responsibility with re
| spect to them. Well. who was unde
| the load? 1t was the commander j
chief of the army and navy; it was til
president of the United States. who's
army was in the Philippines, and h
had to use his own Judgment in go,
erning those thousand islands in III
far east with their eight millions {
lpeople, while congress stood aside t
watch and see how he came out. S
in Cuba, we had to exercise militar
government and for number of year
without Intervention by congress an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

his feet and gave a cheer as the secre.
tary rose to speak Judge Taft was
suffering from severe sore throat.
and began by telling a story ilustia-
tive of his apology for thus continuing
he spoke as follows:
| cannot fail to rise TO respond 10
the toast of the president of the Unite |
States. think that every banquet
should begin with a toast to the presi-
dent of the United States. In other
countries every banquet begins with a
toast TO the monarch or the chief exec
utive of that country. | think some
times we edge away from those Gus
toms on the theory that in some way
or other we are afraid there is going
| to be monarch in this country. AS a
matter of fact. the introduction of sucr
| a toast means what? Ii means TO rr
mind us, by a toast to him who repre-
sents the country as its chief executive
or our duty or loyalty, to bring us to :
sense of one of the great virtues o
those who enjoy country and a go;
ernment like ours, and it makes no dif
ference who the president is. TIL.
toast suggests two things. The fir%
suggestion is the office itself. Thet'
have been occasions at times to express
some anxiety, some concern, lest ther,
is being put into the hands of the eX
ecuJive a power which usurps pow
ers of the other branches of the g1y
eminent, the legislative and the il
dicial, but a moments thought ough
to satisfy us that in no government
with the power that we have and wit
the real power resting where it doe
rest. is there less danger of usurpatio
by the executive than by any otho
branches of the government of wh,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
TAFT AT SCHOOL
Secretary of War Given En-
thusiastic Reception at
Iowa City.

Iowa City, Iowa. June 12.-Secre-
tary Taft was enthusiastically greeted
here by fully 5000 out of town visitors
and by the entire faculty student body
of Iowa state college He joined IN
the college procession, delivered an
address, attended and spoke at the
Alumni dinner, and then addressed the
citizens in the open air. This evening
he will be entertained by the local bar
at dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
YES, ABE RUEF DID
Frisco Boss SWears He d.
vided PIunder With
Mayor Schmitz.

San Francisco. Cal, June 12.-In he
Schmitz trial today Abraham Ruef re-
piled to the following questions in the
affirmative: Did you in January 1905,
in the house at 2S49 Fillmore street,
give this defendant Eugene f Schmitz,
$4,000 in currency"
Ruef said when he gave the money
TO Schmitz he told the mayor it was
his (Schmitzs) share of 5000 tha;
had been received from the French res
taurants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

and Colonel Blunt of the arsenal. the
company repaired TO the large banquet
hall on the second floor
Decorations in Keeping.
The decorations of the room and
table We're most app: npiatc to the oc-
casion. About the corridors and in
various places in the banquet room
were stacked Springfield d army rifles.
while these constituted the sole table
decorations aside from flowers which
adorned the table or honor. Behind
the table of homo" ;Wo l"rge flags were
draped and in the center was hung q
large shield. Lacked with crossed
swords. The ceiling was draped ~
bunting. while the national COlOrs were
hung from every door and windor.
Over the center of the main entrance
was a large photograph OF the chief
guest of the evening, in a back ground
of the national COlors.
At the HOrtl end. fTonting the tabla
of honor. was erected a representation
of a battement, with an S-inch cannon
protruding from under 4 power banked
with flowers and bearing the inscrip
tion. "The Tri-City Press Club" Be
side each plate was 4 dainty mcu1
card. on the face of which was CugrIv
ed an American flag. and the letters
"T. c. p. c." On the back appeared i
small photograph of the Old Davenport
homestead on Rock Island arsenal
Official salute Given.
When the invocation had been givar
by Rabbi William Fineshriber, who
is one of the honorary members of tn,
Press club, Secretary Taft was greetot
by salute of II guns. the official mill
tary salute to his rank, from the mimi
cannon at the opposite end of tn
room.
~ Table of Honor.
At the table of honor were seatet
Judge Taft the chief guest of the even
ing General Crozier. Colonel Stanhop
T.. Blunt and his staff of Rock Islan
arsenal. Major c. S Richie of the I'm
ted States engineers of this city, Ger
eral J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff q
the United States army. William Butter
worth of Moline. and President Joh
Smdine of the Press club, b. F. ii
linehast. the toastmaster of the evening
Robert Rexdale. Rabbi Fineshriber, an
Harry f. DoWner.
About the two long tables which @!
tended the length of the room wer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

without specific authority On the 18th
| mus of Panama we had this somewhat
| Iudicrous condition. Congress after -
| obtained the right to a zone about ta1
| miles in width and fifty miles in length
| for the construction of the Panama
canal passed a joint measure whic I
| provided that the president should take
possession of that stretch and that a
| government should he carried on until
the time of the next session of con
Sress by the persons and in the man
ner 10 be directed by the president of
the United States until the time of the
next session of congress. The next ses-
! sion of congress came to an end AMI
the measure ceased to have effec-.
There was no power expressly given
by congress to exercise any authority
and We cannot find today any authO..
ity on the statute books by which we
are carrying on a government in lho
lsthmus of Panama. And yet we are
carrying on a government
Now il is true. think. that the pres!
e dent has become more and more con
spicuous in the world, as we have b.
come more and more conspicuous as /
world power. because it is impossible
for foreigners to understand our com
= plicated system of balances betwee:
the executive. the legislative and tn,
judicial branches of the government;
t. They have to 40 through their minis
tiers, through their ambassadors
through their chief executives with on
. chief executives, and that as we grow
in Importance as a nation before th'
world probably olevates the impOr;
ance of the chief executive
Coming now to the other side of tn
question, which is suggested by iii
. toast to the person of the present ii
: cumbent, | hardly feel equal TO -
task. | asked myself, when | hea"
the toast proposed by the editor of
democratic paper. what was ther
about the present incumbent that dre'
9 from him such a great elogium of
- republican president, and further sue
- an echo in the voices of republican
- and democrats present alike in thi
, meeting. The last decade has brougi
to this country a period of prOsperit
" utterly undreamt of before. The con
= bination of capital; the fortunate o
currence of great crops year after ye;
have piled up wealth and financial po,
E er, luxury and comfort to pol
- where the conditions may well su
Dr gest to the pessimist the query: "Al
IS we going the way of the old Roma
N and Greek republics. and are we to !
is corrupted and have this republic
now start ON the downward path?'" II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
TO OYSTER BAY FOR SUMMER
President Roosevelt and Party Leave
Washinuton in Private Car.

Washington. June r. President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Cowles.
Secretary and Mrs. Loeb. and NJ. c.
Latta, assistant secretary, left Wash
ingtOn in the private car Magnet, at
tached to a regular PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road train, this morning for Oyster Bay
where the president will spend the
summer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
Hit on Head; Goes Insane.

Ottumwa, Iowa, June II. - Earl
Brown, IL years old, was adjudged m
sane yesterday. The boy recently was
struck on the head with baseball bat
in an amateur game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
LONG IN HARNESS
Senator Morgan of Alabama.
Dies After 80 Years in
Upper House.
REACHED THE AGE OF 83
Held Many Other Positions of Honor
Fought Hard for Ncaraeuan
Route for Canal.

Washington, June 12.-United States
Senator John Tyler Morgan of Ala
bama died here at lis o'clock this
morning.
Morgan had been in bad health
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
DROWNED F0RDlNG
STREAM ON HORSE

Springfield, H., June 12.-Mayor
GrifIiths of this city was drowned this
afternoon in endeavoring to ford on
horse back stream of water near this
city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
CAR HITS AN AUTO
Two Killed and Three Fatally
Injured in Collision at
Indianapolis.
MACHINE UPSET ON VICTIMS
Goes On Track After One Car Passed
and Meets Another Coming From
Other Direction.

indianapolis. Ind. June 1.-Two wo-
men were killed. one man was fatally
injured, and two other women were ser
iously hurt last night when a street car
hit an automobile in which the party
were riding. The dead:
MRS. EMMA GORDON of Indianap-
oils.
MRS. THOMAS LOVE of Indianap-
oils.
The fatally injured:
J. F. Hines of Broad Ripple. Ind.
Miss Fay Hines of Broad Ripple. Ind.
Mrs. Bearillas Raster of Indianap-
oils.
Two Cars Met.
The collision took place at Thirty
eighth street and College avenue. The
auto approached the crossing from the
east. According to statements of Mr..
Hines, who was driving. he slackened
speed 10 allow a nOrthbound car 20
pass. then drove onto the double track,
when the collision came with the south
bound car he had not seen.
With a crash that was heard squares
away, drowning the screams of the wO-
men. the big touring car went over
burying its human burden underneath.
Mrs. Love was instantly killed and Mrs.
Gordon died few moments after being
/ brought to the hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
NO SPECIAL Rates
illinois Railroad Representa-
tiVeS Act as Result of q
Cent Fare Law.
CONVENTIONS ARE HARD HIT
Resolve, Also, to Fight the Act, Which
Gees Into Effect In This
State July I.

Chicago, June 12.-Illinois railroad
representatives in session i'll Chicago
yesterday to consider recent 2-cent
fare legislation voted 20 withdraw all
the special rates heretofore offered 20
convention delegates clcIgymen. agents
OF charitable Institutions. and attend
ants at merchants conventions. Com
mutation rates enjoyed by suburbanite5
will probably not be affected.
The inclusion of merchants in the
general slaughter aroused a strenuous
protest from the Chicago Commercial
association, as the withdrawal of the
low rate will mean a difference of thous-
ands of dollars To the wholesale mer-
chants of the city. II. c. Barlow. trans
portatiOn executive of the association
appeared before the meeting of the
passenger agents and made a plea for
the old rate of one fare and One-fifth
for the round trip, to be granted to mer-
chants attending the merchants CON
vontiOn here. In case this could not be
granted, a rate Of fare and One-half
was asked.
Means Rc,uctiO in Travel.
An aspect of the situation especially
emphasized was that the railroads
would gain nothing by the higher rate,
because of the inevitable reduction in
travel by country dealers hitherto ac-
customed to make regular trips to Chi
cago.
1t was shown that thousands of mer-
chants visited the Chicago market BE-
cause of the low rates granted by the
railroads who never bought in the local
market in former years. Mr.. Barlow
estimated the volume of travel would
be decreased one-half
VIII Fight the 2-Cent Laws.
The action of the passenger agents
at their meeting was taken in accord
ance with instructions from the cxecu
| tiyes Of the Illinois roads. also in ses
| sion in Chicago yesterday. AT the eX
| ecutives' meeting also it was agreed 4,
contest the recently passed 2-cent laws
not only in Illinois, but also in Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Minnesota. Nebraska, anG
| Arkansas.
| The laws of Kansas and Wfsconsir
are acceptable to the transportation
/ lines and will not be contested.
! In Nebraska, Arkansas, and Minneso
Ia the laws are now in force The law
in Missouri becomes operative June If
in Illinois July l, and in Iowa July 4.
Not People Enough.
The general ground of the railroa,
contention will be that population j.
inadequate to support the passenger de
partmcnt on 2-cent basis. An effor
will be made to show that in Illinois
the most populous of the western state
passing new rate bills. the greater POI
lion of the population (Chicago subur
banites) already enjoy a rate of les
than cents mile.
All lines were represented at tn
meeting except the New York Centra
and the Pennsylvania.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

Morgan held 4 number of important
offices besides that of senator. includ-
ing membership in the Hawaiian laws
commission and arbitrator of the Bchr-
ing sea dispute. His most active inter
est in the senate in recent years has
been in connection with the isthmian
canal question. He was a persistent ad-
vocate of the Nicaragua route and made
number of notable speeches during
his long, but unsuccessful fight for
adoption of Il Nicaraguan waterway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

Found No Trace.

1t is said the tug stopped in the roads
Immediately following the accident bur
finding no trace of the object which
had been struck or any sign of life. re-
sumed its course. The presumption is
the small craft sank Immediately in
the darkness of n stormy night. and
the II occupants, being caught in their
canyas-covered craft with no possible
way of escape. were carried to the bot
tom and drowned like rats in traps.
Protected From Spray.
1t was raining and choppy sea was
sending spray to such an extent it be
came necessary for those in the launch
to have the canvas covering buttonci
tightly 10 the sides of the little vessel
Searching for bodies.
Torpedo boats have been continually
searching Hampton Roads Tor some
trace of the bodies of the missing IL
The weather continues stormy in the
roads and the waters are too chODpv t
attempt TO drag for the missing launch
as yet. but this will be commenced rs
soon as the elements will permit.
No News at 10 \. VI.
Norfolk, Va, June 12.-NO news ha(
been received up TO 10 this forenoon
from Secretary Metcalf and party. who
We're on board the lighthouse tender
Maple which went to jamestown islam,
yesterday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

regularly attended the sessions of CON
gress. He suffered from angina pee
toris. which was the cause of his death.
At the death bed We're his daughters.
Miss Mary Morgan and Miss Cornelia
Morgan. both of this city. and his sec
retary. J. O. Jones. Morgan was aged
So, and a member of the senate for 30
wears
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12
Washington Scared Over
Disappearance OF
MetCaIf,
BUT Is SET AT EASE
Launch Containing Eleven Off
GERS and Seamen Was
Hit by a Tug.

Washington. June IA dispatch
dated Fortress Monroe was received at
the navy department this afternoon
from Secretry Metcalf and the officials
are satisfied the secretary is all right.
Kun Down by Tag.
1t is reported today the disaster in
Hampton Roads Monday night. which
resulted in the sinking Of launch from
the battleship Minnesota and the
drowning of II men, resulted from the
Minnesota's launch being run down by
a tug and coal barge which the former
was towing. The report. which it was
stated had been made officially on
board the Minnesota, did not give the
name of the tug.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-12

CONTINUED on Page Four)
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
Christmas Tree For Cat.

Christmas is the great religious festi-
val when the kind heart finds many
ways Of ministering to the JOY and
pleasure of others. The good women
Of Boston who originated and sustain
the Animal Rescue league have hit up
on the unique idea of Christmas tree
for the cats that are waiting for homes
at that institution A bush is provided
and trimmed with meat and other suit
able eatables for such animals. and
just before they are turned into the
room the members Of the Kindness
club are admitted to enjoy the antics
Df the cats. :r
This club is composed Of boys whose
ages range from eight to thirteen
years and is the outcome Of the
leagues work in poor section. of Bos-
ton. They are pledged to do some kind
act each day and to protect animals
from cruelty. After the cats have de-
molished the tree and gone to sleep
the boys are given refreshments and
sent home truly filed with the spirit Of
Christmas. New York Mail and Ex-
press.
Mower County transcript., 1907-12-25
THE THREE WISE MEN.
Who Were Thsy7-An Unsolved
~ Chr;s&nnaa Mva&arv

Who Woro 1hey?-An Onsoived
Christmas Mystery.
One Christmas mystery remains un-
solved. Who were the wise men of the
east-the magi who followed the star
Of Bethlehem from afar to do homage
to the newborn Saviour?
The simple story as told in the Bible
Is one of the most familiar In Christ
mas lore. Any child could recite it in
detail. Painters and. sculptors have
, made it the theme of the most inspired
products of their brushes and chisels,
but to this day the identity Of these
wise men remains a mystery. A
search of the great paintings in which
! ther subject is treated produces a be-
dred different ideas presented. The
varying versions of the books Of the
ages are as many.
It is fair to assume from the fact
that the visitors were received at court
by King Herod and that they carried
gifts Of value that they were in their
own country men Of royalty or close
to It, Herod evidently deemed it we'll
to treat them with Difference, for dis
quieted though he was by their news
of the comet that was to lead them to
the birthplace of the Redeemer he dis
had found the newborn he would re-
turn to worship with them.
Much Of our information about the
early days of the Christian era comes
from the monks Of the fourteenth Gen.
tury, who delved deeply into historical
sources since lost to the world. Their
story of the three wise men has receiv-
ed wide credence. According to these
monks, the wise men were three great
kings called Caspar, Melchoir and Bal
thasar. Caspar was the oldest and
from the north. At the time Of the
birth of Christ he was sixty years old,
and for more than two-thirds Of that
time he had ruled in Arabia. Baltha-
sar was black, native Of Saba. from
the east, and forty years Old The
youngest was Melchoir, from the south,
whose country was Tarshish. He was
twenty years old.
Impelled by some mysterious power,
they dropped all the cares Of state and
followed a single star thirteen days
and nights without eating or sleeping
till it led them to Jerusalem.
Then the story follows that of the
Bible until they returned to their own
countries.
The story does not stop here 1t tells
circumstantially the after life of the
three wise men. The good Apostle St.
Thomas journeyed to their country and
baptized them, and all three went out
to preach the doctrine Of the Christ
They were slain. by barbarous gen.
tiles, and later the Empress Helena,
mother of Constantine, recovered their
sacred bones and took them to Con-
stantinople. Thence they were carried
to Milan and finally found an ultimate
resting place in Cologne, where they
now are.-New York Post.