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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
HosMER is PARDEEs BEST LEGACY

THATENER other legacy have been left by the
NV administration bequeathed San Francisco
Wv Superior Judge The appointment OF John Hosmer
Kerrigan vacancy is good enough for
Of Though he had the support of the Bar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11

Townsend's Cal. glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium. Post and Van Ness.
1850 Suffer st. and 1908 and 1870 Va
lencia ST
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
Answers to Queries

DABNER-A Steady Reader. City.
The authorities having murderer Louis
Dabner in custody deny that he was on
the streets OF San Francisco with his
brother on Christmas day.
THE DIFFERENCE-A Subscriber.
Oakland. Cal. A nat is either loft
or story of building and the term
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11
Golden States Products
Are Rapidly Increasing

r,- vaIua ..... $3.50, 900
copper, Ss 45,0 900
rlss' poT,sN SIS, zoo. 900
S c.olu' -o1,rds . 73,224.0O0
Srp - . $4,000
TUBS 1ops' raIIors - Al 900, 900
W me, eaHr5s . 10000, 900
HonSSs pT saat 900, 600. 900
L L 80 5.z5O.OOO
O ( ~ sra1Iors - $4,000
OItee - 1,,.5s B4.S9O0O0
6ee1l :, ,-o,,,,1. - 2, 100000
F 1,s.1' ,Io,,-5s As, s3S, 900
rIu...s, vo1,nds $50 OO0, 900
other dried fruit, pounds. t1,o0O'ooV
I.',slI1NsI--a- S,al,e S9O40 900
Potatoes, bushels ........s. o'ooo'0oo
e,. s1.sl-iS' ,,sI,,a s2,460, 600
$3.50 80 6221O
$780, 80, ,onrds 1880. 900
y, ~ al al =, ,s.,,15s 22,00O,0OO
U NJ .a-,+s1a s. 4,7OO,000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11

Asnaraeus mounds . $4,000. 600
A1rnonds mounds 1900, 900
Armies nonnds . 32,455. 900
Apricots mounds $4,000
Rams bounds .125. OOO, 900
Rut+er nonnds . $4,000, 900
RarIev bushels . $4,000, 900
P~sndv gaIIons - 4.O70, 992
Cberrtes hounds . $3.50, 900
Sheasa nounTs . 5000, 900
citr,,s fruit hoxes 1920. 900
Corr bushels .. 100000
cases .... 4,475.751
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11

n rR. and Mrs. Robert Oxnard en-
IN tertained at dinner on Friday
N last at their home. among their
Il - o-uests beinr. Mr. and Mrs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-11

Calistoga and Clear Lake stage line,
was in this city yesterday and says
he expects a big business during the
coming season The recent heavy rains.
he says. have not injured the roads
and they were never in better con-
dition.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

meeting the issue which has been
made against him, but instead Is set
ting up issues Of his own making,
ing them to smithereens. He Is tell
ing the people that he is being lied
upon, and that his critics deny that he
has right to practice law, or to bor-
row money, or to withhold from the
public complete statement of his pri-
vate business transactions. Of course,
when he can make people believe that
these are the contentious of his crit
les he has such people won to his
side; for the alleged contentious are
themselves absurd.
The News has said that it does not
believe Senator Bailey should be re-
turned to the senate. 1t has been par
ticular to add that it based this conclu-
sion upon Senator Bailey's own confes-
sion, written by him, signed by him,
and given to the public, after three
days of travail, through the press, af-
ter Attorney General Davidson had
confronted him with knowledge
that he possessed the evidence. Sena-
tor Bailey can not complain that The
News uses Senator Bailey as wit
ness against himself. Nor can he COM
plain because, since he fails to do it
himself in his public addresses, The
News will there review his own state
ments in proper sequence and in prop
er setting, thereby showing, In spite
of his efforts to conceal it, just what
the issue is.
During the '90s there was a great
outcry in Texas against the trusts. 1t
is a matter of political history that
such outcry was directed first of all
against what was termed "the Stand
ard Oil trust" The Waters-Pierce Oil
Company was popularity supposed to be
a part of said trust and to pursue its
methods. The then Attorney General
(Crane) filed suit to oust the Wa
ters-Pierce Company from the state.
The petition was a drag net. It al
legged that the Waters-P Pierce Company
had violated the antitrust law in many
ways. One charge was that 1t was
paw VI IhO OCdAuoAu OAA OOIIpdhJ
other that it had made exclusive con-
tracts at various points in the state.
The state proved its allegations con-
corning the exclusive contracts, and,
as was subsequently shown, that was
sufficient for it's purpose. Whether or
not the Attorney General was unable
to secure the proof that the Waters
Pierce Company was part of the
Standard Oil Company, or considered it
unnecessary to do so, The News is not
advised. The state was awarded a
judgment ousting the Waters-Pierce
Company, because it had violated the
antitrust law by making exclusive con-
tracts. That was the reason for the
custer of the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany, so far as the courts were con-
cerned. The popular reason for its
exclusion was that it was believed to
be the Standard Oil Company in dis
guise, and 1t was convicted of pur-
suing the Standard Oil methods.
In May, 1900, the victory of the state
was rendered barren. The Waters
Pierce Oil Company against which
judgment had been rendered, went
through the form Of dissolution. A
charter was filed under the laws Of
Missouri for a new company of the
same name, which took over the prop
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

meeting of the Texas Bar Association
at Galveston, denounced the reorgan-
ization of the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany and its readmission as fraud,
whereby merciless trust was again
permitted to fasten its tentacles upon
the people of Texas, exacting exhorbi
tant prices from the masses who used
oil, crushing competitors and destroy
ing business men who declined to do
it's bidding. The disclosure that Con-
gressman Bailey, at that time the
Democratic nominee for the United
States senate, had in some way been
connected with the proceedings where
by the victory of the state had been
nullif1ed, intensified feeling upon the
subject. A memorable debate follow
ed at the state Democratic convention
held that year in Waco. In this debate
Gov. Hogg again denounced the re-
admission of the oil company as
fraud" Mr.. Bailey, upon the other
hand, defended it, declaring that the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company was a le-
gitSmate trading corporation, and that
he was proud that he had been instru-
mental in bringing 1t to the state with
clean hands and promise to obey
the law"
When the legislature which was to
elect United States senator met in
January, 1901, Representative David
A. McFall introduced a resolution de-
claring that the readmission of said
company was fraud, and that Mr..
Bailey, a candidate for United States
senator, had assisted in that fraud, and
providing for an investigation before
balloting for United States senator.
Senator Bailey's friends offered SUBJ
stitute for the resolution. This substi-
tute was adopted, and under it an
investigation was held. The substi-
tute in the main was the same as
the original. Wherever it had been
written by McFall "It is charged"
the substitute was made to read ''It
is charged by D. A. McFall." There
fore, when the speaker appointed the
investigation committee he left McFall
off, upon the ground that he was the
prosecutor" and therefore could not
be juror. Hon. John r. Smith, who
was member of that legislature, in
a recent communication to The News,
says that the only difference between
the original resolution and the substi-
tute was made by the insertion of the
words "by D. A. McFall," as above not
ed. Mr.. Smith Is mistaken. Another
and vital change was made. McFalls
resolution gave the committee author
ity to have depositions taken. The
substitute contained no such provis-
ion. Therefore, when 1t was suggest
ed in the committee that depositions
be taken touching the ownership of
stock in the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany it was ascertained that the COM
mittee was without authority. Hence,
the investigation closed with the ex-
animation of few Texas witnesses,
among the number being Mr.. Bailey
himself.
Mr.. Bailey testified that, after con-
cluding his campaign for the United
States senate, and after Senator Chill
ton had withdrawn from the race he
started back to Washington; that at
Parsons, Kan, he received telegram
from a friend advising him that there
was a conspiracy on foot to pass an
expansion plank in the Texas state
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

There were mutterings of popular
discomfort because Of this palpable
evasion of the law and the Judgment of
the court Of last resort The mutter.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

The Plain Story Of a Great Wrong

Standard Oil Company admitted, after
Rockefeller, Rogers and Pierce had been
lodging process servers for months
that the Standard Oil Company own
ed 681s per cent Of the stock Of the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company. This was
in the Missouri proceeding. They did
not say when this stock had been ac-
quired. Attorney General Davidson of
Texas promptly announced that he
would bring suit against that company
as soon as duties in other important
cases would permit. SO the report
passed without popular excitement.
In September, 1906, Pierce testified
In Missouri case against the oil COM
panies. Among other things, he ad-
mitted that when the new Waters
Pierce Oil Company was organigzed
all of the stock except four shares
was put in his name, but 1t was under
stood that 6S1s per cent of said stock
would subsequently be delivered to
some person to be indicated by the
Standard Oil Company; that the stock
was so delivered, and still later the
Standard Oil Company had 1t trans
ferred (taken out of his name), and
that all the time the dividends on this
stock were remitted to the headquar-
ters Of the Standard Oil Company in
New York.
In the same month Mr.. Pierce testi-
fed in another proceeding, wherein
he told in some detail Of Senator Bal
ley's employment In the Tennessee
matters.
Based upon this testimony, new at.
tack was made upon Senator Bailey
In Texas. He returned from Washing
ton, issued statement to the press
and made many public addresses de-
Tending himself He declared that at
the time he had offered to speak to
Attorney General Smith in behalf of
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company he be-
heved that company to be legitimate
trading corporation, hence he arued
that he ought not to be blamed. Then,
as to the Tennessee employment. he
denied that the Standard Oil Company
had any interest in 1t, and asserted
that he represented Ell. G. Pierce and
other citizens Of st. Louis personally,
and that 1t was perfectly legitimate
employment. He said that he had had
dealings with Pierce personally before
he knew that Pierce's oil company was
a part of the Standard Oil Company.
but none since that time.
In these public addresses Mr.. Bailey
told Of that stop In st. Louis in 1900
and Of his first meeting and conver.
sation with Pierce, just as he told It
on the witness stand six years before.
He always concluded with the state
ment that he told Pierce that he "prac-
t1ced law, not influence" leaving the
impression that that was the last of
the conversation, and that there was
nothing else to tell, remotely bearing
upon the subject under discussion
During the progress of Senator Bal.
ley's campaign he was asked by Cullen
f. Thomas to explain why, when he
determined to return to Texas on the
political matter, he remained in St
Louis about week, according to the
newspaper reports Of his movements
In reply Senator Bailey said in his
speeches, to the hest Of hfc racoIIoo
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17

trouble in Texas; that he (Francis)
knew nothing of the matter, but he
(Bailey) could rely upon the word of
Mr.. Pierce; that Pierce told him of
the judgment against the Waters
Pierce Company, and the intention of
the Texas authorities to execute such
judgment: that he (Bailey) told Pierce
that Texas would not tolerate the
methods Of the Standard Oil Com
pany, whereupon Pierce assured him
that the Waters-Pierce Oil Company
was an independent corporation, and
showed him that the trial court had
withdrawn that allegation from the ju-
ry, and that judgment was rendered
because of proof that the Waters
Pierce Oil Company had made exclu-
sive contracts. Then, as Mr.. Bailey
testified, he told Pierce that If such
was the case there should be no troub-
le In adjusting the matter, as the Tex
as authorities we're fair and honorable
men, and he promised to speak to
them about it. Mr.. Pierce offered him
fee, Mr.. Bailey testified, but he de-
clined it. "Are you not a lawyer?"
asked Pierce. Eyes, but l am one of
those lawyers who practice law, not
influence" was the reply, as testified
to by Mr.. Bailey. He testified no fur
ther concerning that conversation with
Pierce. =
In his further testimony he said
that he returned to Texas, called upon
Attorney Geenral Smith and advised
him to compromise with the Waters
Pierce Oil Company, exacting a penal
ty to vindicate the law, but when the
Attorney General Smith and advised
calling attention to the Judgment that
compromise was impossible, he
declared that Smith was right, and,
turning to Pierce, said: "The only
thing you can do Is to organize
new corporation, come into the state
with clean hands and obey the law"
Then, he said, he went back to Wash
ington, and that he had nothing fur
ther to do with the matter, but ac-
cepted responsibility for it; In fact, was
proud that he had been instrumental
in keeping legitimate business enter
prise in the state. Denying that he
had received a fee, he declared that
he would not have hesitated to take
a fee from the Waters-Pierce Oil
Company for legal services.
1t had been rumored and charged
that Mr.. Bailey received the Grape
vine ranch as a fee for his interces-
sion in behalf Of the Waters Pierce
Oil Company. In response to this
charge he testified at length, telling
how the money had been raised to
make the payment on the ranch. He
showed the sales Of crops and live
stock, whereby portion Of the mon
ey was raised, and also showed that
$4,000 of the amount was paid by a
check on the Red River National Bank
of Gainesville.
The investigating committee made
a report, generating Mr.. Bailey. He
was elected to the United States SEN
ate, where he grew in distinction.
Many people still believed that the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company was ten
tacle of the Standard Oil Company,
but in time most people apparently
came to believe that Senator Bailey
had innocently blundered through an
exaggerated sense of loyalty to his
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-19

Black broadcloth and
covert coats of very fine
quality, new ideas in short
and hip length in cutaway
styles, PONCE, Chap, and
loose models, also EtOns,
Pony styles in taffeta from
$500 down to. .2.98
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-19
New Spring Wash Fabrics
White Goods Counter

The demand for white goods still
continues. Our stock of India Linens,
Persian and Pearline lawns, dotted
Swiss dimities both stripes and checks
is very complete
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27
STRIKING PLUMBERS
ARE BACK At WORK
All Return Except at the Nicer
hoff Establishment.
UNION NOT RECOGNIZED.

Striking plumbers decided 10 90 to
work today. In fact. with the exception
of those employed by the II. H. Nicer
hoff company of South Ninth street,
all are at work The difference be-
tween the men and employers there
have not been adjusted. but it is
thought all will be settled within the
course of the next few days Mr.
Meerhoff is at the present out of the
city.
The strikers have had their union
secognized, by but two plumbing es-
Establishments in the city. and these es-
Establishments agreed 20 the demands be-
fore the strike was declared. in order
to avoid trouble. The Johanning
and Craighead plumbing companies
took all men back To work and grant
ed them the nine hour day with ten
hour pay. but under no circumstances
would they recognize the union.
Both the master plumbers and their
employees are apparently satisfied.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27
SOLICITOR FOR BOOK
COMPANY IN TROUBLE
Galley Held for Getting Money
Under False PretenSeS.

Frank Galley, one of a number of
solicitors for a book company who
have been working in this city for sew
eral days, has been arrested Oh infor-
nation furnished by the prosecutor
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses 1t is alleged that Galley appro-
priated S10J of the company's money
The manager of the soliciting corps
in this city refuses to prosecute Galley,
and Prosecutor Jessup was requested
by the state agent at Indianapolis and
the general manager of the company
at Chicago. to dismiss the case against
the young man, but the prosecutor re-
fuses to do so. In speaking to the
state agent at indianapolis over the
long distance telephone. Mr.. Jessup
stated that he would hold Galley on the
charge preferred against him and that
the young man would be prosecuted.
Officers of the company, who have
for Galley. state that he
comes from a good family and has al
ways borne the best reputation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27
CONVENTION POSTPONED
To JUNE IS AND a
Missionary Society Will Not
Meet This Week.
DUE TO MAY FESTIVAL.

The annual convention of the Rich
mond district Home Missionary soci-
ey of the Methodist church. will not be
held at Centerville Tuesday and We'd
nesday as scheduled, as the meeting
has been postponed to June Is and IA
This move was made on account of the
May music festival in this city, as
there were many people from sur
rounding towns who wished to at
tend, but who could not do so if the
convention was held
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27
Social and Personal Mention
COUNTESS OF sTRAFFoRr, e,
by Miss Florence corwn. Office Phones Both 81: Resi-
Phone, Home

come to attend the May festival con
certs and visit Miss Ada Woodward
E. c. Earhart and daughter, Lucille
of Franklin, Ohio, will attend the May
festival.
Mrs. Herbert Wooley, Mrs Fred
Friedgen and daughter, Ruth, visited
friends at Eaton, Ohio, Sunday.
Miss Edna Miller, and mother, Mrs
George Miller, are spending the day
at Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Lucinda Sims, of indianapolis,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Glass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark O'Hara and fam
lily, 220 South Thirteenth street, have
returned from a trip to New Orleans.
Mobile and Athens, Alabama, and are
at home to their friends
G. T. Shriber, of this city has gone
to New Castle, where he is employed
by the Adams Express company.
Miss Emma Mullen of New Castle,
has returned home after visiting here
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Sheldon, of
N. J., are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. G Durham, North Tenth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27
GETS A STIFF fine
. FOR STEALING CHICKENS
Harry King Will Spend Many
Days in Jail.
CLAIMED WAS AT HOME.

Harry King was fined SO and costs,
given sixty days in Jail and disfran-
chised for a year for stealing five
chickens from John Shaffer, North
Fourteenth street, Friday night. Mr..
Shaffer is very deaf and about the
only person he can understand is his
wife Prosecutor Jessup asked ques-
lions of Shaffer and these questions
were repeated to him by Mrs. Shaffer.
Shaffer and his wife both testified
that the chickens had been stolen by
some one pulling boards off the side
of the chicken house.
King entered a plea of not guilty
and stated that he was home in bed
at the time the chicken house was
robbed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27
PLEASED WITH TRIP
Red Men Gave Work at New
Madison, O.

One hundred and thirty-one Red
Men, members of the Osceola and Ho-
kendauqua tribes of this city. went to
New Madison Saturday night to as
sist in the initiation of twenty-five can
didates. The local delegation receiv-
ed handsome treatment at the hands
of the New Madison lodge and was
immensely pleased. Both degree stats
received high commentator for the
excellent manner in which they per-
formed the work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27
Annual Memorial Sermon Was
Delivered Sunday Morning
AT Reid Memorial United
Presbyterian Church.
DR.. S. R. LYONS DELIV-
Erred STRONG ADDRESS.
Touched Upon the Ideal Ma
ton, Which Is Most Nearly
Approached by the United
States-Program in Full.

About one hundred and fifty mem
bers of the G. A. r.. Ladies of the G.
A. r., Women's Relief Corps, Sons of
Veterans and Spanish-American war
veterans, attended the G. A. r. memo
rial services held at Reid Memorial
church on Sunday morning. All
marched to the church in body
where they were addressed by the Rev.
S. r. Lyons, the pastor. His sermon
was one of the finest ever delivered be-
fore the local G.. A. r., and abounded
with strong passages, which were pa
triotic. inspiring and uplifting. Dr.
Lyons was at his best and before he
had completed his remarks tears were
streaming down the faces of the veter
ans. He paid a glowing tribute TO
those men who had fought side by side
TO keep the South from seceeding and
reviewed their struggles and triumphs,
their hardships and pleasures, all of
which had made the nation what it is
today-the greatest on earth. He
paid tribute to the mothers. the
wives and sweethearts, who had re-
manned at home and fought the battles
there, and their work for the men who
were at the front. All soldiers who
had aided to sustain the country were
praised for their valor and heroism.
Spoke of Ideal Nation.
DIR. Lyons in the course of his re-
marks, dwelt at some length on the
,1-N fhn
manner of ways in which it could be
realized He took David's prayer for
an ideal nation and said that this coun-
try nearest approached the ideal, yet
it is far from being ideal. Those
things which go toward building up
of an ideal nation were dwelt upon at
some length.
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed for the occasion. A stack of mus
kets stood at either side of the ros-
trum. around which were woven lilies
and asparagus ferns. Large Ameri- /
can flags hung at the rear of the pull
pit.
The program for the day follows:
Organ Prelude-Miss CASTOR.
Doxology.
Invocation.
Anthem-Choir.
Responsive Service-The 23rd /
Psalm; Lords Prayer.
Song.
Scripture lesson-Psalm IA.
Prayer.
Offertory.
Sermon-Dr. S. r. Lyons.
Prayer.
Benediction
Organ Postlude-Miss Gasto
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27

eleventh anniversary of the St Louis
cyclone and it is declared by the
weather bureau TO be the coolest May
q in II years. The temperature was
% degrees above this morning
Coolest May 27 in History.
Chicago, May 27-The mangled and
disfigured records of the weather bu-
reau for May were broken in a new
place today throughout the great val
ley. Temperatures ranged from 90 to
40, the coolest May eth in history.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-27
LIGHTNING STRIKES BARN
John Little. Washington Town
ship, Has 1000 Loss.

The barn belonging to John Little.
residing in Washington township. was
struck by lightning Sunday evening at
nine o'clock and burned TO the ground.
Twelve tons of timothy hay were de-
stroyed and S100 worth of nipple
ments All the stock was got out.
the last horse being taken through
the flames. The insurance was S4o0
and the loss probably Loco.