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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
BAN Of SENATE ON
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Adopts Measure Making 1t
Illegal for Corporations to
Give Coin in Elections
SOLONS HOLD DEBATE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Discussion
of the Senate bill TO prohibit corpora
tions from contributing money 70 po-
litical elections took the form OF a
campaign stump debate in the House
today. The measure was finally passed.
Democrats. under the lead of Repre-
sentatives Williams OF Mississippi,
Robinson of Arkansas and Hardwick Of
Georgia, criticised the alleged activity
of Republican National Chairman Cor
telyou during the last Presidential
campaign in soliciting funds from cor
poratiens.
Hardwick recalled the charges made
by Judge Parker, the Democratic can
didate. and the defense by President
Roosevelt He called upon the Repub-
licans TO refund 10 widows and or
phans" the s4S.000 contributed 10 the
fund by the New York LIE Insurance
Company, the facts Of which vera
brought out in the New York insur-
ance investigation.
Williams declared il to be a still
sadder commentary on the evil prac-
tices of the Republican party when Il
could go outside its own ranks 10
corrupt"
Mann of Illinois opposed the bill On
the ground that corporations should
be permitted 10 contribute to election
expenses If rich individuals We're 10
do so, and he asserted that the effect
Of the bill would be TO keep poor men
out Of Office.
Robinson declared that while the Re
publican chairman had been promoted
in Office he had not been asked TO make
restitution of the funds taken from
widows and orphans"
1T is a significant fact" continued
Robinson. that while the President has
inserted his power into the legisla-
ton Of the different States OF this
republic 10 prevent the reduction IN
the salaries Of insurance officers he
has not seen At as yet TO cali up TO
the trough and administer the proper
fodder to the next Secretary Of the
Treasury. the present Postmaster Gen
eral. the last chairman OF the ReV1b-
lican National convention. who received
and administered this fund"
Bartholdt Of Missouri called on the
Democrats to have Governor Folk OF
campaign managers had "exto-ted~
from the poor policemen of St Louis.
The challenge was allowed TO pass
without notice.
Representative Grosvenor Of Ohio de-
Tended Cortelyou and said his eleva-
ton TO be Secretary of the Treasury
was upon merit GrOsVenor said aa
would vote for the bill so as 10 give
the people an opportunity TO see how
bad a failure II would be. TIE bill was
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
JAPANESE OPPOSED
BY JORDAN
Continued From Page 1, Col 8

IN mention OF the san Francisco Board
OF Education I carefully avoided all
reference TO Californian affairs. spoke
only as any traveller might in describ-
ing the customs and habits of a foreign
land which he had seen. made no
attempt 10 unduly laud the Japanese;
on the contrary, outlined several very
objectionable features Of the japanese
character as I discovered them during
my stay in Japan
1t can only arise from defective
memory on the part OF Mr.. Walsh
that he should thus connect me with
the spirit OF Dr.. Jordan's remarks I
am not here TO criticise California or
Californians, for have no occasion TO
CO so. I feel during my stay here as
though I were a guest and never have
1 made remarks that could in any way
be construed as vituperative either OF
the San Francisco Board Of Education
or OF any other institution Of the
State"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
rHaRCFn WITH wrRnFR

EUREKA. Jan. 21--John Jacobsen. q
union longshoremsn. was arrested late
last night for alleged connection with
the recent shooting between union and
norunion forces when the jerks boys.
nonunionists. were killed. He was
charged with murder in the first de-
gree. This makes the fifth man 10 be
imprisoned for the crime since the in
quest has been sr session
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
WOMAN LOSES RINGS

Mrs Bertha Josephs Of S21 Alvarado
street reported 70 the police yesterday
that she had lost two valuable rings.
said 70 be worth ssb9. Il Is the opinion
OF Mrs Josephs that the rings were
stolen from the handbag in which she
carried them she srst missed them
while visiting IN Oakland on Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
HILL BUYS A ROAD
IN OREGON

PORTLAND. Ore. Jan 21.-A report
is circulated here that the Astoria and
Columbia River Railroad has been sold
20 James J. Hill The consideration is
asserted to be in the neighborhood Of
$500. .00p.
The Astoria and Columbia Is periodi-
caily sold On paper. first 10 one and
then 70 the other OF the great railroad
magnstes. and whether a sale OF the
road has actually occurred al this tine
viii require confirmation
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
WOMAN MURDERED
IN HER HOME
Miss Adeline Roper, Clerk
in a Blaine Dry Goods
Store. Is Slain by Robbers
AssAssINs USE AN AK

BELLINGHAAI Wash, Jan. 21--Miss
AdeIine Roper. a clerk in a dry goods
store. was murdered al Blaine late Sat
urday evening. II is believed that the
object OF the attack on her was rob
berry, but that she made such valiant
fight that her assailants took her life
in order to escape detection. After the
murder oil was poured on the BODY
and the house set on FIRE The NE was
checked before the body was incin-
Grated. It was found that two blows
had been struck on the back OF the
head with a blunt instrument and two
on the left side OF the head and under
the right ear with an ak. Tae left ear
was severed a handkerchief had also
been stuffed into the victims mouth
Miss Roper lived alone in her own
home and had the reputation Of keeping
a considerable sum Of money IN the
house She was last seen on the streets
Saturday night az $50 o'clock and az
10 o'clock her home was on IRE. II
is believed that the robbers were wait
ing for her in one Of the rooms of the
house.
Raymond Lange was arrested shortly
after the fact that murder had been
committed was discovered After an
exhaustive C0roner's examination he
was exonerared BY the jury but vas
ordered held in the county 5ail as
witness
Harry N Watts. frequentsr OF a sa-
loon opposite Miss RoDeTs home. is
under arrest
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
Have You a
Musical Home ?

If isn't you are missing some of the best things in
e In these busy days it is often impossible to devote time
to musical education but you need lO be denied all the
pleasures of thoroughly musical atmosphere in your own
home.
The Auto-piano has made the silent piano inexcuS-
able. By its use you can play the finest of musical COM
positions with the most technical expression. with but
little practice Remember. there only one genuine Auto
piano, and that is sold only by Eiers Music Co. Il is used
in the finest homes in San Francisco and in the most ex
elusive clubs and you buy for little, if any. more
than other dealers charge for the ordinary piano of equal
grade.
you want an ordinary piano. you will find the two
largest displays in San Francisco Stores The pianos
are right the price is right and the terms right Scores
of panOs taken in exchange for the Auto-piano being
sold at half the usual price. EILES MUSIC COMPANY.
Biggest Busiest and Best T30 Van Ness Ave. l22O Fill
more st. San Francisco; lO75 Clay st. Oakland; Nail Build
ing, Stockton, California.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

become degenerate. it will continue to
be enough.
The Senator from Wisconsin and the
Senator from Colorado may rave, the
newspapers may howl, but men who
were reared by virtuous mothers and
who admire women as the most price
less jewel Of their civilization win do
as we Of the South have done. On this
question I apologize for nothing
spurn and scorn the charlatanry. the
cant, the hypocrisy, the cowardice, the
dnsolence and effrontery OF all such
creatures"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
OPPOSE RESERVE ORDER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Robert L.
owen presented to the. President today
a, memorial from the Oklahoma Consti-
trtional Convention urging him to can
eel the forest reserve order of Secre-
tary Hitchcock and TO remove certain
forest reservation restrictions
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
JUsTIFIEs LYNoHIxGs

They have avenged the greatest
wrong. the blackest crime in all the
category OF crimes. not so much as an
act Of retributien but as a warning as
10 what any man may expect who shall
repeat the offense. They. are looking
10 the protection of their loved ones
The Senator from Wisconsin prates
about the law. He erects ths law into
deity which must be worshiped re-
gar6less OF justice. He has studied
lawbooks until his mind has become
saturated with the bigotry which ig-
nores the fundamental principle in this
government-Iaw is nothing more
than the will of the people,
There are unwritten and written
laws and the nnwritten laws are al
ways the very embodiment OF savage
justice The Senator. from Wisconsin
is incapable Of understanding condi-
tions in the South or else he has lost
those natural impulses which have for
centuries been the characteristics Of
the race That trinity of words, the
noblest and holiest in our language
womanhood. wifehood. motherhood
have Saxon origin. And man who
speaks with iightness or fiippancy or
discusses cold-bloodedly a matter so
vital as the purity and chastity OF
womanhood is q disgrace TO his own
mother and unworthy the love of a
good wife
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
CALIFoRNIA PosTMAsTERs

WASHINGTON. Jan 21.-Ths f0uow-
ing postmasters have been appointed.
Calfornia-Ophir. Placer County.
Zaidee Tracy vice EuEenie Castle.
resi- igned, Upton, Slskiyou County.
Leslie Brown vice G. r Dixon. re-
signed: EVhitmore. Shasta COUNTY Mary
Sheridan vice H N Glover. resigned
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
CLIFF HOUSE CONGESTION

The cause OF the congestion at the
Clf1 House Beach sunday was due -
= reduction OF schedule under the one
in operation prior 70 April Is The
cars carried within a few hundred
the same number OF passengers that
they carried eight months ago, yet
the service was reduced nearly 65 per
cent. il has since become known that
from 4 O'Clock in the afternoon until
+ o'clock IN the evening esstboun6
traffic on cars coming from the beach
was virtually cut out, 50 far as peo-
rie OF Richmond and districts between
Masonic avenue and Fillmore streets
was concerned. as none Of the over
crowded beach cars stopped on signal.
and residents in the west part OF the
city had 10 walk downtown Ths
company offers no excuse for the main
tensnce of the short schedule, other
then Well. we cid not have cars
enough. because many of our cars were
in the repair shops and were not in
condition for use"
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
CARLISLE INDIANS AIDED

WASHINGTON, Jan 21.-The appro-
priation for the support Ct the Indian
school az Carlisle Pa. viii Re con
tinued for another year at least The
full Senate committee on TnE fsr A.
fairs today rejected the reconlre1da-
ticH 70 abolish the schooL
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
Public Is Harassed by
Wretched Car Service
Broken Schedules and
Long Tieups Cause
Exasperaton

as well hsre been in San Mateo Coun-
~ during the forenoon hours The
trouble wagon" was sent for and the
breaks in the Mission wires were al
tended 10. after wearying delay A
short while afterward repair wagons
were ordered 10 the water front and
two breaks in the troleys OF the Fol-
som and Mission lines were attend
ed 70.
The rush az s o'clock brought all
sorts OF trouble There was g cearth
OF csrs on the North Beach line. Third
street Castro. HaiEht- Twenty ninth
and Noe sn6 Valencia Only about half
the persons who sought 10 board these
cars could get on. Every available
snace. even upon the roofs, was taken
I'D by workmen on their way home
The good weather had brought cut
many men who had been laid OF dur
ing the recent storms and the trafiic
was much heavier than usual, but the
railroad company had made no proFl-
sion Whatsoever for this additional
burden of responsibility. IN some
cases people waited hslf an hour al
NourEomery and kearnE and Aar s1et
before they could set on cars ne
North Beach people transferred good
mart cf their patronage 60 the FoWell-
street cable road. and this was indeed
2 hoon for them. as the hearly y-stre e
trolley was continually tn rrouhLe ai-o
every car that came rom Fourth ailo
townsend streets was loaded 20 lis
oarscfrv. 50 that no one trying to
5000 81 Market Third and Kearny had
= chance OF getting on. unless he were
able 10 make s. running 5ump FOR the
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

then passed. two-thirds having voted
afdrmarively.
The bill makes it unlawful for any
national bank OF corporation organized
by authority OF Congress 10 make
money contribution in connection with
any legislation 70 any political once
or for any corporation whatever 70
make a money contribution IN cOnnec-
ton with any election az which Pres
idential and Wee Presidential electors
or a Representative in Congress -
10 be voted FOR. or for any election
by any state Legislature Of a United
States Senator. One OF the provis-
ions adopted by the House makes such
corporation upon conviction punish
able by fine OF not exceeding 5000
and not less than $3.50 or BY imprison-
ment OF not more than one year. or
both such fine and Imprisonment
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
usEs sTRoNG TERMS

1T is idle 10 reason about it; IL is
idle TO preach about 1t. Our brains
reel under the staggering blow and hot
blood surges TO the heart Civilization
peels OF US. any and all of US who are
men, and We revert to the original saw
age type whose impulses under. any and
all such circumstances have always
been 10 Kill. XIII. kfi1,
i do not know what the Senator
from Wisconsin would DO in the cir
cumstances; neither do I care. 1 have
three daughters. So help me God. I
had rather find any one of them killed
by q tiger or by bear and gather up
her bones and bury them conscious
that she had died in the purity Of her
maidenhood, than to have her crawl 10
me and tell me the horrid story that
she had lost the Jewel OF her woman
mood, or rather had been robbed of il
by black hend- The wild beast would
only obey the instinct OF nature. and
we would hunt him down and kill him
Just as soon as poss.b,e.
What snail we do with a man who
has outbruted the brute and committed
an act which is more cruel than DEATH
Try hiH2 Drag the victim into court.
Tor she alone can furnish legal evil
oence, and make her testify to the
fearful ordeal through which she had
passed, undergoing a second crucifix-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
ID PRorrR srPERyIsIoN

II se-eloDe6 Yesterday that one q
-he rrirne reasons for the WretcDe1
service constant break6owrs and Sc
-fous accidents on the United Railroads
lines was that the company hac mace
n rrovssions 70 meet the eNigencies
81 lie present situation The roads
s~e not even furnished a sufficient
number Iof inspectors and the work that
devolves upon the inspection force Is
carried on within such q large area
that proper supervision ~ the lnes
IS rendered impossible The lower end
of Market street. now that the TEN
rorsry rrackaEe is used pending grad
ing and repaving, is urgently IN need
of q regular repair crew whose culy
should be n keep the loop and lower
Nsrket-street lines in good order This
would involve an expense for extra
labor. which the United Railroads II
irving 10 avoid The policy of the
road Is Never mind the public Just
50 we get the money In Eastern
cftses necessary tools Tor replacing
e dersiled car and making temporary
repairs % damaged coaches are stored
al Intervals along the trunk lines ot
electric and cable rosds. None of the
United Railroads cars carry lifting
lacks or tools necessary 70 temper
arilv repair damaged cars
The road IS run At minimum OF ex-
pense for expert labor, and Il was
learned that while the company did
not consider its Narket-street trunk
line IL good condition. no effort would
be made 70 strengthen the dangerous
overhead wires OF 20 r2eintain eNtrA
of the work OF repaving and regrsd-
ing and conduit laying by the city and
the various public service corporations
had been completed
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
PILES Cured fae4o "a Dar.

Pazo Ointment guaranteed 70 euro sav
case itching. blind. bleeding or protrudine
piles 70 14dasTs or money refunded. 5ocs
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
work AGAINST THE CHINESE
Californian Representatives Striving to
Prevent Nodif cation of Bill

Tcfcnt A1OuAEc1t1On OF Dill
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.-Represent-
atiVes Hayes, Kahn and McKinlay had
another hearing before the COMMITTEES
on foreign affairs today in. opposition 20
the bill modifying the Chinese exclusion
act AicKtnlay spoke at length. Kahn
will address the committee at its next
hearing. The Californians are con-
ddent that the bill VIII not be favor
ably acted upon by this Congress.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money II Ii fails E.
W. Groves signature in each box 25c.s
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
Hoods

Sarsaparillo enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the great.
est, curative and preventive
medicine the world hos ever
known. It is an oll-round
medicine. producing its un-
equaIed effects by purify
ing, vitdlizing and enriching
the blood on which the
health ond strength Of every
organ, bone and tissue de.
pend. Accept NO substi-
but,e for Hoods, but IN.
sisG on having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
TELLS OF JUDGE LYNCH

That is what the Senator from Wis
eonsin says he would do and he is
welcome TO all the honor he can get
out OF II Our rule is to make the
woman witness, prosecutor. Judge and
court to sit for e week while suspect
after suspect had been run down and
arrested, and in every instance they
were brought into the presence of the
victim. and when she said That is not
the man, he was set free. but when
she declared the guilty wretch. il was
enough, and until white men of the
South shall change their natures and
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
Tillman Apologies for Insults
Hurled at His Fellow Solons
Retracts lndignities
Voiced in Speech
on the Negroes
Continued from Page 1, Column l

garland of flowers, and, placing II
on his headless weapon (now, alasi
no longer of any use). he lays it at
the feet OF the victorious Roosevelt
as a peace offering and joins the
minstreis TO sing a last song TO the
victor Of Brownsville, who whistles to
the Democrats TO come TO the White
House and lick the hand which has
so often smote them. His speciality is
a song. .Renominate Our idea or Give
Us Back Our Platform
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
INSULTS LODGE

Next, as the negro preacher and
the telephone artist in the show, who
on some occasions gets into commun-
ication with the White House over the
wire and acts as q receiver and repeat
er, veritable chameleon in his ac-
curacy in reproducing White House
coIors. we have a Senator from Massa-
chusetts, the home of the sacred god,
where the Adamses vote for Douglas
and Lodge walks with the Almighty.
"As the middleman we have the pom
padour artist from Georgia, whose spe-
cialty is TO never answer, any. questions
and who depends on his voice to carry
conviction 10 his audience
Then comes the star Of tie troupe,
Gumshoe Bill from cid Missouri He
can dance the Highland fling on the
top of a ten-rail fence and never
touch the ground but his greatest feat
is walking on eggs without breaking
the shells. s-rs --- -strE-s
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
FLAYs NEGRO RACE

He said he would not call the negro
a baboon. II believe they are men.
yet they. are so akin to monkeys that
scientists are looking for the missing
link vet.
Have I ever advocated lynch law
at any time or at any place. I an
swer on my honor. never have jus
titled IL for one crime. and one only
and I have constantly and persistently
maintained that attitude for the last
fourteen years. As Governor of South
Carolina ] proclaimed that although I
had taken the oath Of Office to sup
port the law and enforce it.. I would
lead mob TO lynch man. black or
white, who had ravished any woman
black or white This is my attitude
calmly and deliberately taken, and jus
titled by my conscience in the sight Of
God.
Mr.. President, the Senator from Wis
consin speaks Of 1ynching bees As
far as lynching for rape is concerned,
the word is a misnomer. When stern
and sad-faced men put to death q crea-
ture in human form who has dehowered
a white woman there is nothing OF the
bee about It There is more of the feel
ing OF participating as mourner at a
fasya~ag
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
IMPuGxs SENATOR

Last. we have the artist from the
top OF the Badger state. an acrobat
and 1uggler of interns tionalf rep putation.
He is supple shy and foxy and having
once been a lawyer, is noted for his
ability TO get on either side OF any
question and maintain the negative or
affirmative In any argument with great
force"
Tillman then declared that IN Spoon
er's recent speech his manner was
as insulting as it rs possible for a
Senator to assume. and that the
attack was unparalleled. Intentional
and in cold blood. It was acting worthy
Of Uriah Heap"
Tillman- asked 'since when did Sen
ator Spooner become the censor Of
Senators2"
Spooner took copious notes as TILL
man proce eded.
Explaining the copditions in his
State during the 'carpetbag" govern
ment in justfying riot and ballot
stufflng, FTiliman said:
We have not shot any negroes in
South Carolina on account Of politics
since '7s-we haven't found it neces-
sary."
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
Business Directory Of
San Francisco Firms

MARYLAND CASUALTY co. OF Balti-
more-H 3. WINDSOR & CO. gen-I
agts-. Mutual Saw. Bk- bldg Temp 1884
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

REID BROS, architects, ss25 Cough
st Tel West s0o1.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

MONTAGUE. w. w. & CO.. stoves. re-
frigerators, housefurnishing goods
Turk and Polk SITS.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-14
STOP SELLING TICKETS.
One Big Steamship Company Stops
Sale Until Dec, 4.

Take no more reservations for
this sailing, boat all full, ;" is the
terse sentcnc in circular of instruc-
tious sent out by the officials OF one
great steamship company. The same
conditions prevail on most of the
larger ocean liners.
Never in the history OF trans-ocean-
ic traffic have so many tickets been
sold for European countries among
the laboring classes as are being sold
at present and the downtown offices
OF all the liners are thronged with
applicants seeking transportation.
Many OF them are going home on a
visit with money they have saved up
from their earnings and the majority
OF tickets read for Italy and Finland.
They are anxious to reach the old
country for Christmas aud since the
rates opened Nov, 90 the rush has
been enormous.
The boats referred to are those
which sail from New York city and
are mostly used in conveying immi
giants.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-14
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