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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
President Roosevelt Calls for Justice
Against ViZy7er Of the american People

Bonaparte has under consideration the
liter aroused more interest than any
portion of the message.
1t has been pointed out that there is
no federal statute against libel and
that II the federal government is to
proceed 1t can only be by courtesy of
the state or local officials in New York
District Attorney Jerome might have
the World indicted for criminal libel.
IL he can show that such a crime has
been committed
Robinson Joins Denial
PROVIDENCE. r. T., Dec. 15.-In an
swer to a query by the Providence
journal that paper will tomorrow print
the following from Charles P. Taft re-
gardlng the Panama canal purchase:
In answer TO your query [ say that
never was at any time a share holder
in the new or old Panama canal COM
pany, either directly or indirectly. and
have never in any way been connected
with the Panama business
CHARLES p. TAFT"
The question addressed to Taft was
also sent to Douglas Robinson. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's brother in law. The
reply follows:
The statement connecting my name
with the so called Panama canal svn-
dicate is absolutely unfounded Inas-
much as have not now and never have
had any connection with any such syn-
dicate / do not know whether such a
syndicate exists. 1t was an outrage to
connect my name with what was oh
viously mere fabrication for cam
paign purposes
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
President Approved Acts

] directed or approved every action
and am responsible for all that was
done in carrying out the will of the
congress; and the provisions of the
law. enacted by congress after ex-
haustive examination and discussion
were scrupulously complied with by the
executive.
While the transaction was pending
| saw Mr. Cromwell but two or three
times. and my communications with
him were limited to the exchange of
purely formal courtesies. Secretary
Hay occasionally saw him in the same
manner. / doubt whether Mr. Root had
any conversation with him. The attor-
ney general saw him frequently. as
he was counsel for the Panama com
pany. Their communications We're Off
cial as representing the two sides.
The action of the government, Roose-
welt says, was wholly uninfiuenced by
any question of who were or who were
not stock holders either in the new or
the old company He explains:
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
What EpistIe Stated

The letter was a denial by Miss Hit.
tell of certain details Of a report pub.
lished concerning a speech made by hel
before the woman's branch of the
League Of Justice relative to grating
in the police department. The letter
was marked with the official receiving
stamp Of the police department. dated
November 19, and read:
Chief Biggy-Dear Sir: One Of the papers
reported that 7 had spoken aga inst you in
The Woman's League Of Justice. Whoever
reported that was msinfOrmcd, FOR I do not
think reporters were present:
= have always believed In your absolute
honesty, ever since you exposed attempted
bribery fbr street line. I think in the
state legislature while sou were senator.
selfish kindness TO the University Of Cali
fornia Of Withdrawing your own bill for
municipal building IN San Francisco in. Ia
vor Of bill which the university wanted
passed ] was present when you were the
guest Of honor at the University Of Califor-
MIA banquet. and ] have been your loyal adj
spircr ever since although ! was not ac-
f1laiDfed with you. When Mr. Lincoln Stef
fens was staying at our house j told him
wlaf I knew OF your record. and wanted him
10 give an account OF You in his articles.
For an these reasons IL hurt me 10 be mis-
represente0 as believe loyalty to be a
virtue.
What did say was against the grafters
aud Rueffes among the police. but l know
that is not the fault Of the chief OF police.
but Of the civil service. which prevents their
,-.TtTrpT>.E II F1fTTFTI
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Proceedings Threatened

The attorney general has under con-
sideration the form under which the
proceedings against Mr.. Pulitzer shall
be brought.
The president refers to various
papers which he transmits with his
message and calls attention to numer-
Gus utterances and acts relating to the
canal and it's purchase. He cites the
act of congress by which he was
authorized TO pay s40000,000 for the
canal property and says it was no con-
Germ of the president what the new
Panama canal company did with the
money.
Explaining the method of conclud-
ing the purchase the president says:
The Panama canal transaction was
actully carried through not by either
the then secretary of state, John Hay,
the then secretary of war, E1ihu
Root. both of whom, however, were
cognizant of all the essential features;
but by the then attorney general P. c.
Knox, at present senator from Penn
Sylyauia.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
HUSBAND CAN NOTsFORCE
WIFE TO LIVE IN FILTH
Judge Barnes of Chicago Rules
That Law Respects Woman's
Station
Especial Dispatch to The Call


CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-'No court can
compel wife to live in a place en-
tirely out Of her station in life simply
because she is the wife of a man and
he is the head Of the house."
This ruling was made today by Judge
Barnes in the superior court during the
hearing of the petition of Mrs. Esther
L. Beehler for separate maintenance
from Dr. Louis Beehler.
Witnesses had testified that a fur
nished room in South State street. in
which Beehler wished his wife to live.
was filthy and in an Objectionable
neighborhood.
II don't see why this testimony
should go in" said Attorney Comerford.
counsel for Dr. Beehler. 'The law
compels a woman to follow her hus
band"
I'VE have advanced a little more in
civilization than that retorted Judge
Barnes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Good Blood

Means good health, and Hoods Sarsa.
pariIla has an unapproached record as
a hlood-purifier.
This medicine cures scrofula,
eczema, eruptions, catarrh, rheuma-
tism, anemia, nervousness, that tired
feeling, dyspepsia, loss Of appetite.
general debility, and builds up the
whole system.
1t effects its wonderful cures, not
simply because it contains sarsaparilla
but because it combines the utmost
remedial values of more than 20 differ
ent ingredients. There is no real SUBJ
stitute for it. II urged to buy any
preparation said to be "just as good"
you may be sure 1t is inferior, costs
less to make, and yields the dealer a
larger profit.
Get it TO-DAY in the usual LIQUID form or in
cnocolated tablet form called SafsataDs.
iV Doses One Dollar
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Payment to Bond Holders

Referring to accompanying docu-
ments the president says no payment
will be made upon the stock of the old
Panama canal company and he is in
formed the payment on the bonded in
debtedness will be only 10 per cent.
About 5000 share holders of the new
Panama company will receive pay
ments, and they will recover their
original investments. with annual in
terest OF about 3 per cent. He says:
The accounts and records of this
liquidation, which was concluded in
June last, are on deposit with the
Credit Lyonnaise of Paris as a proper
custodian of the same, appointed upon
,laI. All
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
All Details Published

Recently a request was made by
private individual to inspect the records
of these payments. but answer was
made by the custodians that they saw
no proper reason for granting such
as there is not the slightest ground for
suspicion of any bad faith in the trans
action 1T hardly seems worth while to
make the request; but if the congress
desires. l have no doubt that on the re-
quest of our ambassador in Paris the
list of individuals will be shown him.
AS matter of fact, there is nothing
whatever in which this government is
interested to investigate about this
transaction. So far as this government
is concerned. every step of the slightest
Importance has been made public by it's
executive and every step take in France
has there been made public by the
proper officials
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Reign of Terror Alleged

I'VE say this not in anger, but in
sincere sorrow. The World has inn
measurably more respect for the office
of president of the United States than
Theodore Roosevelt has ever shown
during the years in which he has main
tanned reign of terror and vilhfied the
honor and honesty of both public Of
ficiais and private citizens who opposed
his policies, or thwarted him in his pur-
poses.
so far as the World is concerned its
proprietor may go to Jail il Roosevelt
succeeds, as he threatens; but even in
jail the World will not cease to be a
fearless champion of free speech, free
press and a free people,
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

ing school in horticulture is to be es-
tablished in San Leandro for the educa-
tion of the young children of the town.
The Alta Mira club. a wOman's organi-
zation, will establish the local head
quarters and supervise and manage the
local affairs with the cooperation of
Hugo II. Lillienthai. founder of the
Juvenile horticultural society.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
special Dispatch to The CALI

Especial Dispatch to The Call
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dee. 10
Donald Grant Mitchell Q< Mar
VeD, one of the most loved lite
rary men in America, died at his
home in EdgewoOd tonight. Mitch
ell was born in 1922 and was "A
writer nearly all his life. His
best known books are "tReveries
of a Bachelor and ''Dream Life"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Dealings With Liauidator

IT, as matter of fact, the canal
company. either or both had been
owned by American citizens or by cfti-
zens of any other nationality, it would
not have altered in the slightest degree
the action taken by this government
erty which was owned. by the French
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
DAMAGES ASKED FOR WOUNDS

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-Kozaburo Ino-
kuchi has filed suit for $4,000 damages
in the superior court against Shinji
hing ARRAY in Alameda November %.
1nokuchi complained that Inouye had
stabbed him in the forehead, perforated
his upper lip and wounded him on the
body. The plaintiff alleged that he was
still sick, sore and lame
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Jury Views Remains

a coroner's jury was summoned early
in the afternoon and viewed the re-
mains in the morgue. No date has yet
been set for the official inquest. but 1t
probably VIII be held the latter part
Of the week. The members OF the jury
re; Z. i. Rettig. COL Mission street;
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Funeral on Thursday

The funeral. for which the arrange
nsents are upder the direction of the
late chiefs son. William J. Biggy Jr.;
Captain j. J. O'Meara. acting for the
police department and David s Supple.
representing the order of Knights of
Columbus, will be held at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning from st. Mary's ca
thedral in Van Ness avenue The cere-
monies will be under the joint auspices
of the police department and the
knights of Columbus, of which Biggy
was an active member. The members
of Biggys family were notified immedi-
ately of the finding of the body yester-
day morning by Captain OMeara, and
the wife and eldest son co-operated
with the officers of the department in
perfecting the funeral details.
This morning the body will be re-
moved from the undertaking rooms to
the knights of Columbus hall at 2425
Pine street, where it will lie in state
with a guard of honor from the police
department until tomorrow morning.
The services at St. Mary's cathedral.
where a requiem high mass will be
sung, will be attended by all the mem
bers of the police department except
those actually necessary for the ham
ding Of regular police business The
entire department will be turned out
for the funeral in company formation,
and policemen will accompany the body
from the cathedral to Twenty ninth
and Mission streets. where il probably
viii be transferred TO a funeral car.
lnterment will be in the family plat at
Holy Cross cemetery
The pail bearers have not been Sc
lected. but it is probable that the active
pail bearers will be taken from the
members of the police department and
the honorary pail bearers chosen from
among Biggys most intimate friends
The police commissioners met infor-
mally yesterday afternoon to discuss
arrangements for the funeral. but took
no formal action, although a form of
mourning to be adopted by the police
department may be ordered today. 1t
was stated by the several commission
ers yesterday that the selection of a
new chief to succeed Biggy would be
postponed until after the funeral, but
that action might be taken at the regu-
lar meeting of the board tomorrow
night.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
House Maintains Silence

In the house the message was not
read until late in the afternoon. Then
1T was received in absolute silence by
the 90 or SO members on each side who
were present.
The comment of members of congress
generally. at both ends of the capitol
was confined practically to the presi-
dents vitriolic denunciation of Joseph
Pulitzer and the New York World The
announcement that Attorney General
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

Z. H. Messec, s02 Mission street; G. H
Weymouth, e17 Mission street; j. B.
Haffer, 621 Mission street; G. f. Still
ger, 627 Mission street; Thomas Carroll,
$40 Mission street; A s. Linnell, 63S
Mission street; n. Levy, $50 Mission
street; A. A Chamberlin, 674 Mission
street; A c. Franklin. 2342 Post street
During the afternoon a guard OF
policemen was stationed over the body
at the morgue, the first relief being
under the command of Sergeant VIII
liam Callinan and including Policemen
F. W. Robl, J. J. Barry, p J. O'Donnell
and J. O'Connor. At 5 o'clock arrange
ments for caring for the body were
completed and it was removed to the
undertaking rooms of Carew & English
where 1t was prepared last night for
burial
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
The California Promotion committee

Crhe State Central Organization, organized in
19O2-An Association for the commercial and
industrial development OF California;
PROMOTION: The act OF promoting, advance
ment, encouragement. Century Dictionary.
The committee has for ITS object the PRO
NOTING Of California's interests. II has moth
ity on all matters relating to California. It EN-
C0URAGES the establishment OF new Industries
and fosters those already established It invites
desirable IMMIGRATION. II presents the oppor-
tunites and needs OF ali fields Of business and
professional activity. IL Is supported by popular
subscriptions and makes charge for any
service rendered IL has affiliated with 10 200
commercial organizations OF the state, with
Meetings OF representatives OF these organiza-
tions are held semiannualiy IN different parts OF
are discussed. Headquarters Of the COMMITTEES
are maintained in California building Union
VITED.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Laughter Greets Message
Especial Dispatch to The Call

WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-President
Roosevelts special message on the pur-
chase of the Panama canal got an ex-
traordinary reception from congress to-
day. In the senate it was not read for
an hour or SO after it came in, and then
it WAS greeted with smiles and open
laughter
The senators were immensely amused
by the violence of the presidents Ian
guage in denunciation of the newspapers
which have offended him by their in
situations of impropriety on his part
in the canal purchase. Every assertion
that this or that statement was false
or false In every particular and every
similar denunciatory declaration pro-
yoked renewed merriment
Apparently only one man in the SEN
ate chamber took the matter seriously,
and that was Vice President Fairbanks
The reference to the indianapolis News
and Delavan Smith in the first para
graph caught the vice presidents at
tention at once, and Immediately he
summoned Senator Dixon to the chair
and left the chamber. He did not re-
turn to his place until all the personali-
ties in the message had been passed
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
You and Your Baggage

make the same train sure Whcn we nave the
order No disappointments
THE PACIFIC TRANSFER CO.,
% Ellis St.. near Market-FhoneS Aearrv 396
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Continued from Page 4.

bulldozes judges, assails the integrity
of courts, ISLANDERS private citizens and
who has shown himself the most reck-
less. unscrupulous demagogue whom
the American people ever trusted with
great power and authority.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Big Crowd Gathers on Wharf
to Await Arrival. of
the Remains
Letter in Pocket Fails to Throw
Light on Theories as to
Cause of Death
Coroner Prepares for Inquest
and Funeral VIII Be Held
Thursday

other special SQUAD OF policemen under
command Of Police Captain Gleeson had
been detailed 10 keep the street cleared.
when the van arrived the policemen
were drawn up on either side of the
entrance 10 the courtyard. and as it
passed they uncovered and stood at
attention in silent tribute TO the mem
ory Of their late commander. The
courtyard gate was Immediately closed
behind the wagon and the crowd again
driven away, only those having busi-
ness TO transact being permitted to
enter the coroner's Office.
The examination of the body, con-
ductcd as soon as it was taken into
The morgue. disclosed the fact that with
The exception OF the face and one ankle.
which had been eaten entirely away, it
was in a state OF excellent preserva-
tion despite the Is days that it had
remained in the water. The head had
been reduced TO bare skeleton. save
for the hair at the back. but the
clothing had protected the body from
the neck downward. The body was still
clothed in the suit of citizens cloth
ing and the heavy, black overcoat
which Biggy wore on the night Of his
death The autopsy was performed at
J o clock by DR.. J. R. Clark, who gave
the official cause OF death as asphyxia-
tion from submersiOn- Dr. Clark said
that all the organs OF the body were
in perfectly normal. sound and healthy
condition at the time OF death.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

Use -ChilbIainp Remedy. 25c bottle,
for chilblains. At Edwin Val Schmidt's
pharmacy, cor Fillmore and California;
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
PROPOSALS

OFFICE OF Constructing ouartermaster San
Diego Cal. Dec. IA. 1908 Sealed proposals. in
triplicate. will be received here until Jan. f.
plumbing. electric wiring and 6xtures two
double sets OF non-cOmmissioned officers omar
ters at Fort Rosecrans. CAL. also for moving
one quartermaster's stable to new location. in
cludfng grading. foundation. ETC.. and construc-
tion or one rain-water cistern. Information and
blank proposals furnished application. Plans
and specifications be at this Office
LIST Lfeut. Earl Mcfarland, Const'g q. NJ.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

Sealed proposals will be received at the Of
fee OF the commissioner OF Immigration Ap-
Drasers' Stores building. San Francisco. IN TO
. o'clock p. m. on Wednesday. December o.
1905. and then opened. for furnishing certain
Ere protection apparatus for the Angel Island
immigration station Copy OF the specifications
and proposals may be obtained upon aDplica-
ton to ii. II. North, commissioner Of immI-
grafton.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
WHAT'S
Your Health Worth?

You start sickness by mistreating nature
and It generally shows first in the bowels
and liver. A Ioc box (week's treatment)
OF CASCARETS will help nature help
you. They will do more-using them
regularly as you need them-than any
medicine On Earth. Get a box today;
take a CASCARET tonight. Better in
the morning. Tvs the result that makes
millions take them. sl
CAScARETS roc a box for weeks
treatment. all druggists. Biggest seiiar
IN the world Million boxes a month
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Charges Declared False

Summarizing charges made in this
connection the president says:
These statements sometimes appeared
In the editorials, sometimes in the
news columns, sometimes in the shape
of contributions by individuals either
unknown or known to be of bad char-
acter. They are false In every par
ticular from beginning to end. :.
The wickedness OF the ISLANDERS is
only surpassed by their faulty. so
utterly baseless are the stories that ap-
parently they represent in part merely
material collected for campaign pur-
poses and in part stories originally
concocted with a view OF positive
blackmail.
The inventor of the story about Mr..
Charles P. Taft, for instance. evidently
supposed that at some period OF the
Panama purchase Mr.. w. III. Taft was
secretary of war, whereas in reality
Mr.. w H. Taft never became secre-
tary of war until long after the whole
transaction in question had been closed.
The inventor of the story about Mr..
Douglas Robinson had not taken the
trouble to find out the fact that Mr..
Robinson had not had the slightest
connection, directly or indirectly, of
any kind or sort with any phase of the
Panama transaction from beginning to
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

WILL EDUCATE YOUNG
SAN LEANDRO, Dec. ia branch
Juvenile horticultural society and train
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
List of Stock Holders Given

Under these circumstances there was
not the slightest need for Mr.. Crom-
we'll to give any information on the
subject of the companies for which he
had been counsel. This government
has.no concern with Mr.. Cromwelfs re-
lation to these companies, or either OF
them, or with the amount of his per-
sonal compensation. 1t was not the
affair of this government to inquire
who were the security holders of the
company, Nevertheless, Mr. Cromwell,
of his own accord has submitted to me,
together with a copy of his statement
published on the 18th inst, and which
transmit herewith, full list of the
stock holders of the new Panama canal
company of France on January 10,
1900 Numbering over $1,000, and list
of all stock holders who were present
at special meeting of the company
held February %. 1902, immediately
after the cable offer of the company
was made to the United States (Janu-
ary Gil, 1902 to accept the appraise-
ment of s40.000.0 900 made by the 18TH
mian canal commission and to sell for
said sum the Panama canal. concessions
and other property and the shares of
a Do roi
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Letters aud Cards Found

The only writing of any kind found
among Biggy's effects consisted of the
personal cards OF two local newspaper
men and a personal letter to the de-
ceased from Catherine II. Hitten under
date Of November is. The cards and
letter were found in the pocketbook
in the inside pocket of the coat. and
Commissioners Cutler at once endeavored
TO take possession Of the letter without
allowing IL TO be seen by Others al
though there was nothing of a secret
or official nature in its contents. Coro-
ner Leland again intervened and
ordered copies of the letter to be
struck as soon as il was thoroughly
dried ost+
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
President Scores Pulitzer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-President
Roosevelt sent to the senate state
ment concerning the purchase of the
Panama canal property by the United
States, denouncing in strong language
charges that there was anything wrong
in the acquisition by the United States
of the canal property. He said:
These stories were first brought to
my attention as published in paper
in Indianapolis called the News, ed1ted
by Mr.. Delavan Smith. The stories
were scurrilpus and libelous in char
acter and false in every essential par
ticular. Mr.. Smith shelters himself be,
hind the excuse that he merely accepted
the statements which had appeared IN
a paper published in New York. the
World, owned by Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer.
1t is idle to say that the & knpwn 1ys naSr- enSr-
paper is such that the statements in
that paper viii be believed Inns by nonoay, . ~
IN informed in this respect and believe
the statements they see printed, even
though they appear in newspaper
r,lhlicbad lrxy Mr. Pu1ftZer.