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New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

with Euripides, and salaamlng with
the Turk But he came back, and our
Democratic friends, thinking it was a
long time between drinks, gathered up
a crowd fifty thousand strong and
met HIM with huzzas. and said, lnas-
much as he has travelled he must have
gotten wisdom and then he made
that New York speechl
The Democrats have been such
chronic kickers that no one knows
what they are kicking about" )" said
Mr. Cannon in one of his speeches.
They remind me OF the mule that
Lincoln told about This particular
animal would stand in the stable and
do nothing but bray and kick, and no
one could ever tell whether he brayed
because he kicked or kicked because
he braved "
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
Champ Clark, Representative from Mis-

ITO illustrate the WOetul plight to borrow
Il expression from Grover Cleveland INTO vht
the Republicans got themselves by reason of the sr
on the tariff question the Standpat and revS-
factions and the uncertainty al that time Is 70 r-
next platform declaration on that subject, Cha-1
Clark told two anecdotes.
The pretlicarnent IN which the ReDublCars
find themselves at the present Jurctu-e on --1
tariff question reminds me OF story l heard NJ
long since about the devil meeting an old Preacar
some out of the way place and trying % cOnv-ls
HIM that he was God Almighty The preacher vas
skeptical and didn't believe a word Of It. 50 -ls
devil told the preacher that If he would name --e
three hardest things 70 do that he could THINK a.
he would do them right before his -aCe and CO..
vince HIM " WhereupOn the preacher SAID Re
move that big oak tTeeI Immediately the llgl-r1s
struck 1t and the tree Vanlshed,-Cnt OF the curls
accidents that puzzle even the philosopher Ire
preacher. still Doubling Thomas. sand. Kenll.t
that mountain Instantly earthquake leyee-
1T with the plaIn,-tWO best out oT three Il1l
the preacher said, Tell what the Republics
Will declare for IN their next platform on the t-
question; and the devil gave It up, took to t1r
woods. and hasn't been seen SInCe
The muddle the Republicans are in on the -a---
reminds me OF thing that happened during tl7
Russian japanese War One day there was q de-
patch IN the papers which said that General h1l.-
patkln IS IN StdtH q.tO a Latin phrase Tntn -.-
body much besides the lawyers understands lie
boys round village did not know what StIla 4-'
meant they thought that perhaps It was the n-ils
OF new town into which kuroPatEln had retTea7--
So they asked the village wise man, and he dd l,-
know but he did not intend them % md OUT ,'--
he did not know So putting ON his most Solomon
look and scratching his head he -alj very graF5+,
Boys StdtEt QIaO means IN he'll or ny
And that IS the sad condition IN when --5
Republicans find themselves.
To illustrate the Presidents unfinished Po-l-''
Mr. Clark tells this one.
The President has undertake. many things -i-
left most of them unCompieted. ".-.- reTainds =
of bOv | heard of recently He ~.rt Gen his i---7.
80 Wasn't the first man made of ~.-l-
YES
What sort of mud,
oh Just ordinary mud
Cant l make a man out Of u-G.
'' Yes. there IS plenty of mud down 10y the f,2-
Go and try 1t
So the boy proceeded To the pond and "ola.. 1.
arduously making him mud man but h~GH { - ~.
finished him when the dinner bell rang WINE =
was eating his dinner some mIsyh-eEauS boES I@-.
along and tumbled his incomplete man INTO -
pond When the boy returned ~
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18

Well, what does she DO with al -his rno-er
Uncle Rastus.
II doan know, Ise sure, what she 10 DO rit5-
hahn t gin her none VT
New-York tribune., 1908-10-18
10

As illustrating the responsibility that falls upon
political party IN power, Mr.. Cannon said, To-day
the Republicans constitute the majority, ana there
fore are responsible to the people. We have not
nlv to take care of ourselves the majority, but we
have to take care OF the minority We are like unto
what woman said to me on one occasion:
Mr. Cannon women have much harder time
than the ren,-nore of responsibility
How is that l inquired.
Whv' saws she we have to take care OF our
selves first. and then take care OF you men
The misQuoting of McKnleys attitude on reel
procitv by the Democrats led Mr., Cannon INTO an
other story Said he, You will recollect that
whereas Mckinley declared for reciprocity where 1t
would not interfere with any industry of the United
States the Democrats represented h1In as declaring
simply for reciprocity thereby causing false m
ference to be drawn. This equ1VOCal acton reminds
me of a discussion that took place between an m
hdel and a minister of the Gospel The former SAID
81 can prove by your Bible my preacher friend
that there is God
Show it to me- said the preacher
He turned over the leaves until he found GER
tam passage of Scripture Placing ms thumb over
9 portion of a sentence the mtldel saLd:
i. Read that and the minister read, There IS no
Take your thumb off the bookr demanded the
preacher. at the same time brushing the mhdeIs
hand aside. Now read! r,
Thereby was disclosed the passage, The TOOL
hath said in his heart, there is no God.
In drawing contrast between the advantages OF
the old world and this, Mr.. Cannon SAID:
In the old world, man or a few men RUE
] want none of it Our fathers grew tired OF It, you
know and came over here and helped to DuI9 the
Republic | have always been glad they dld oHlCe
| came to the speakership, there have been people
lnxious to hunt up my ancestry. On my mother s
side they were Ouakers; my fathers SIDE lrlsh
nd English with a strain of Low Dutch or Holland
Wen, one man who has been busying himself with
looking up my genealogy says that in the last one
hundred and fifty years | had a great many anGeS-
tors some of whom could not read or write when they
came here But they to better Their condition,
and thank God they did If they had not come.
| guess there would have been a little bit OF me IN
Ireland a little bit in England, little bit IN the
Low Countries, in Germany, and in France; and l
do not know where the other bits would have been
scattered because that is far as they have got
in tracing my ancestry.
A reference to MI Bryan by the Speaker in
one of his speeches starts of IN tins way:
II might talk further about Bryan; but what's the
rse2 What's the use? He is travelled gentleman, and
has been abroad for one two years interviewing
the Japanese kOwtowlng with the Chinese, ripping
with Euripides and saaaming with
the Turk. But he came back and our
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
BOY BURGLAR is
CAUGHT BY POLICE
Thomas Fitzgerald, Aged Nine
teen, Has Terrorized Fashion
able District for Months

OAKLAND, Oct. 3o.-A burglar be-
cause, by his own confession, he loved
the excitement of the game, Thomas
Fitzgerald, a 19 year old criminal.
is held at the city prison on eight
charges of housebreaking One by one
the Acknowledgements of his misdeeds
have been wrung by the police from
the reluctant lips of the boy. who
seems to delight in keeping his cap
tors in suspense concerning the real
extent of his depredations.
For many weeks he has pillaged the
fashionable residence districts of this
city, operating always in the broad
light of day. Yesterday, after ran
sacking the home of Mrs. NJ j. Ayers,
a school teacher living at 1876 Wa
verley street, and scattering every
thing of value in the house on the
floors, Fitzgerald was espied by De-
tectives McSorley and Holland, who
chanced to be driving past the house,
as he sauntered out of the rear en-
trance. bearing suit of clothes, a
quantity of jewelry and clothes
brush. The detectives drove after
Fitzgerald and passed him. Then De-
tective McSorley leaped out of the
buggy. and, pretending to be search
ing for street number, waited until
the boy reached him, when he seized
him by the arm.
"Oh, how do you do, Detective Nc
Sorley." exclaimed Fitzgerald. in well
feigned surprise. II live right here on
Waverley street and / am just going
to have these clothes cleaned
His Immediate recognition OF the de-
tectives, supplemented by the fact that
the clothes were new and not in the
least in need of cleaning, convinced his
captors that they had made no mis-
take, and they Immediately drove him
to police headquarters, where, con-
fronted with the evidence of his guilt,
he admitted that he had robbed the
Ayers house and also the residence of
H. M. Wilson on the opposite side of
the street. Then, slowly, and by dint
of persistent questioning. he confessed
to six other burglaries. Captain of
Detectives Petersen is now convinced
that he is the burglar who has proved
the bugbear of the police for the past
three months.
/ His aged mother, Mrs. Mary Kappa
lives at $50 Twenty-fifth street. She
is a washerwoman and works for a
private family In Berkeley. Grief
stricken when she heard Of her sons
predicament, she tearfully told the po-
lice to punish him as he deserved.
The boy will be arraigned in the po-
lice court tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
SOCIETY MATRON
PURSU[S BURGLAR
Mrs. Leonard Hammond Leads
Chase After Armed Thug, !.
Needless of Threats

Routed by maid servant from an
A. B. Hammond, the millionaire lumber
man, at 1852 Broadway, an armed burg
lar fled down the latter thoroughfare at
Z o'clock last evening, pursued by Mrs.
Leonard Hammond and her husband and
by Walter Whiteside. For three blocks
there was an exciting chase as the rob-
Der sped along. with the society matron,
formerly Miss Ruth Merrill, close at
his heels. fanked by Hammond and
whiteside, while the spectators who
crowded the windows of the fashion
able district echoed the shout of stop
thief" Only the threat of the burglar
that he would use the two revolvers
that he carried finally deferred his pur-
suers, and the fugitive. suddenly turn
ing down side street, was lost to
view.
Miss Sarah Murray was the coura-
geous maid who first discovered the in
yadcr. Surprised by the woman, he
dashed to the floor below, where he was
seen by Whiteside, visitor at the Ham
monds. The burglar, fourishing two
revolvers, dared Whiteside at his peril
to follow him and ran into an adjoining
room.
a search for the man. The latter then
ran to the front door, opened it and
leapcd into the garden. Whitesides
shouts brought Mrs. Hammond and
young Hammond into the chase, and
they were quickly followed by Miss
Murray and the family dog, small fox
terrier.
After proceeding half block down
Pacific avenue Mrs. Leonard Hammond
h
by her husband. The thief turned into
webster street and from the shadow of
a building shouted second warning to
his pursuers that be would shoot If
they continued the chase. Whiteside
and Hammond. both of whom are ath-
Ietic. continued but the fleeing burglar
did not fire. Once he slipped upon the
wet pavement, but regained his feet.
Finally he dashed into a side street and
was lost to his pursuers. shouting as
he disappeared, You might have caught
me il you had bulldog"
Miss Murray said that the man ap-
peared at the house at dusk He rang
the front doorbell. and while the maid
was making her way from the kitchen
to the door the thief slipped around to
the rear and entered the house through
a small window. Later in the evening
burned matches found in one of the
rooms upstairs attracted Miss Murray s
attention and she investigated Upon
opening the door to an apartment she
discovered the burglar, who had armed
himself with two loaded revolvers that
he took from holsters hanging on the
wall. He dashed past the young do
mestfc and leaped downstairs.
In the search of the houM it was
discovered that the burglar took as
plunder the two revolvers, a gold watch
and $40 in money.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
OIL TRUST IS
BRYANS TEXT
TO F[AY TAFT
He Declares RockefeIler's In
tentiOn to Vote Republican
Shows Mutual Interests
Standard Company Charged
With Expecting Favors From
OhiOan When Elected
Carnegie's Adhesion to Admin
istratiOn Declared Favor to
the Democratic Party
Trick TO Hurt Taft White
House View

Wazs's''sS; 5.s4ss 'sn.-'ss ss';
official statement
was issued from the White
House tonight:
"Af the White House the
announcement of Mr..
: Rockefeller through the
press agent of the Standard
oil company was regarded
with some amusement, in
view of what the adminiS-
frafiOn has done to the
STANDARD oil company and
of the bitter hatred borne
by the Standard oil conn.,
pany to the administration.
1t is a perfectly paIpabIe
and obvious trick on the
part of the Standard oil
people to try to damage
Taft-a trick SO palpabie
that it can deceive no one"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
APPEAL WAS PLANNED

=
yesterday any
of his clients intentions the time he Withdrew from
the He admitted however that he had been repeatedly
oning Blake regarding Special Agent Burns and possible
He said that he had planned busy week Bakes behalf
during which he prepare the bill of exceptions appeal
the higher
1T that Blake paid with the Market lease
Schooe continued and that all received from him.
sWere you hired by Newburgh for Blake?' asked
That question involving the client
Blake and attorney Sooe replied with commendabe deacy
of Blakes that he Newburgh
did engage Schooer to appear for him.
NEWBURGH SEES LOOPHOLE
Newburgh office building sv-
ing from the of Bakes testimony before
Judge Dunno published The Call that the would hold
place stripes Newbugh Il found point that inval
the whole thing Newburgh sorowfuly said Il showed
to attorneys and they agreed with 1t
point of awony lawyer understand ibut will throw
the whole thing out of court
Did you hire schooler to appear Newburgh was
That question that involves -nvoves"-Newburgh
his vocabulary for the right compact epigam
the
THAT involves professional ethics suggested reporter
attorney shown be jury briber.
Newburgh jumped for phrase assmilated
avidty
es-my professional ethics can permit me to answer that
questonn professional ethics you understandy professional
ethics It question OF professional ethics and Ican
it." he replied solemny and sadly
For all have now he added seriously SIS this Office and my
good name,
Schesinger attorney Newbugh Murphy scofed
at story yesterday. He has impeached hmes
lawyer "and sensible credit his esmonyno sensible
believe Our defense will be changed My clients
that all there the Then he told Of
the trouble he having setting aside the indictments pending
against the innocent clients.
Ruef should have give promissoy pay Blake
for his silence explained yesterday the uttered
lin good faith While Rue OF wealth the time
the graft prosecution begun his expensive habits OF buying jurors
educating public made hole his wallet In
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obligations recently with notes to be redeemed when the
cancelled Ruef refused yesterday discuss his
His friends the that the shown Blake
Murpys fees Why Murphy should
his the safe keeping of Martin Stevens did
Murphy yesterday, beyond making
an informal announcement of his
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
NEwspAPERMAN DEAD

TOLEDO, o., Oct. 3O.-Michael P.
Murphy, veteran newspaperman, for
years holding editorial positions on
ToIeda papers and former proprietor
and editor of the Sunday Courier-Jour-
nal. was found dead in bed this morn
ing. Death was due to an overdose of
chloroform taken. it is believed, to re-
lieve a severe toothache-
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY SO
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1s(
WEATHER &Np1T1oNs
NEWS TO-DAY

1ESTERDAY-Clear; west wind; maximum
temperature. 62 degrees; minimum. IS degrees
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Cloudy, with fog
in morning; light south winds. changing to fresh
easterly. Page II
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
nuMA AsKED ron sUPPoRr

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 30.-M- Is-
wolsky, the Russian minister of for
eign affairs. is canvassing the members
Of the duma to support his policies
dumas members today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

MO direct primary
" lawcanbepassed
if assembly consti-
tutional amendment
No. 3 is defeated.
That amendment
provides that the
legislature shall pass
adirect primary law.
1t will be at the top
of the last column
on the general cleo
ton ballot. Every
vote cast for that
amendment on No
vember 3 is a vote
for free parties and
tree government.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

How much money does it cost to elect
d president? More than you might
guess A writer who knows tells of the
expenses Of many campaigns tomorrow
~
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
Note Used to Bribe Blake
PurpOsely Defective
Murphy's Plan to Silence Jury
Fixer Involved "BunkO'' Game

That Abe Ruef and Frank j. Murphy planned to
bunko S. Blake out of his bribe for silence the
current yesterday That the prossory notes for
$4,000 executed by Ruef in favor of Murphy and depos
tied with Martin Stevens contained legal flaws which
would render them null and void before the law and that
they merely blinds to still Bakes tongue for two
years the subject of general discussion among lawyers
in the city The defect said to lie in the fact that the
notes failed to mention the consideration for which they
were given. But that was delicate subject.
So far the promssory notes are still matters of mys
terry. That they exist doubts. When Martin
Stevens the Ruef attorney who named by Blake
custodian of the silence bribe fund.- questioned the
matter yesterday afternoon he refused deny the story
that he had the questionable paper.
II attorney he said curtly ''That is my
swer good day
ETHICS AS REFUGE
There such scurrng of dubious lawyers take
refuge behind solemn professional ethics shown yeer
day Even Newbugh flew coop professional ethics and
refused and discuss critical regard his
respect for the noble principles follows
between periods of association with graers
The grand jury will Monday and while the dis
attorneys office has definitely decided what phase of
the Blake Murphy NewbugRuef may brought before
stated by member Of the last evening that
details of the scandal would be barred there
A. Blake the figure exposure
Judge Frank H. DUNES Thursday spent yesterday the
county Jail Ingleside He visited the morning his wife
and the pair had aectona meeting Mrs Blake
city the Bakes put
fort
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31

Hearst, De Young, Ach.
Where bank supervision failed.
Why Gillett vetoed the bill.
Quarreling in Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-31
CHINA MAKEs sILyER CHEApER

LONDON. Oct. 30.-China sold bar sill
yer in the market here today, and as =
result the price declined to % 1-16i
per ounce. the lowest at which 1t has
sold since April 8, 1908.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
JOSEPH SCOTT HOME
FROM EUROPEAN TRIP
President of City Board of Education
Returns to Los Angeles After
Long Vacation
Journey

Joseph Scott. president of the board
of education, has returned to Los An
geles from his trip abroad, trip taken
with the view of getting much needed
rest after year of hard work in the
law. in entertaining the fleet, in serving
as president of the board of education,
in chamber of commerce and other civic
duties.
The returned traveller said he was
glad to get back home from Europe,
for absence had made Southern Cali
fornia seem all the more charming,
though everywhere he found evidence
of the worldwide fame of California
and her cities.
The public schools will reopen in a
few days and in advance of this there
is much detail work for the board.
James Quinn has been acting presi-
dent of the board for several weeks,
and when he was called to Toledo by
official duties at the G. A. r. encamp-
ment Melville Dozier has been acting
as president and signing the many
documents that pass through the
boards routine.
Mr.. Scott said he hoped to get back
into the harness at once, and he re-
marked that the way trains were
crowded coming west he judged that
more school buildings would be needed
right away.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
RAWHIDE RISES
FULL-PANOPLIED
FROM THE RUINS
ELEVEN AUTOS AND A SPECIAL
TRAIN BRING AID
NEVADA TOWN WILL BE REBUILT
ONLY WITH TIMBER
All Tents to Be Barred After Thirty
Days-TeIegraph Facilities Tied
Up-No Fatalities
from Fire

Ps Associated Press.
n AWHIDE, New, Sept. ga COM
X. missary department was estab-
~ lished here today and food Is be-
ing issued to the needy.
During last night Goldfield and Tono-
pah rushed in eleven automobile loads
of provisions in addition to special
train of two cars from Goldfield.
Five thousand dollars worth of sup
plies also came by special train from
Reno. The relief train already donated
is probably sufficient to last until
stocks. telegraphed for by local mer-
chants, arrive.
The town is already being resurveyed
and rebuilding will commence I'M
mediately.
It is planned to put up nothing but
substantial buildings No tents will be
allowed within the fire limits after thir-
ty days. The latest estimate places the
total loss by yesterdays fire at 100000.
The total insurance was only about
$4,000, the rate of Is per cent having
been prohibitive.
Perfect order prevails and everyone
is helping the situation all possible.
From al over the state supplies are
being sent to the stricken town by rail-
road, automobiles and wagons, so that
there is very little chance of a famine.
Telegraph impaired
Despite night and day work of tele-
graph operators and electricians, good
connections with Rawhide have been
but fitful. Very little intelligence has
been sent out today owing to this un-
satisfactory condition. Many hundreds
of kilograms and thousands of words of
newspaper special are delayed, in
which details of the fire are given.
A great number of these kilograms
are from anxious inquirers as TO the
safety of friends.
The Associated Press is able to an
swer these thousands of anxious ones
in regard to the safety of their friends
There was not a fatality nor serious
injury except that of Frank Conahay,
the Western Union operator, well
known in Colorado as being the first
man that sent news of the Cripple
Creek fire to the outside world In 1895.
Is Badly Burned
Conahay is badly burned and will be
SCARED, but will recover.
Fire Chief Finn was badly shaken up
several times by being blown twenty
or thirty feet by conclusions OF dyna-
mite.
Last night great vigilance was re-
ouired to keep the flames from break
ing out anew. Fitful flashes lit up the
surrounding hills. but fortunately
there was little left for the fire to feed
upon.
Thousands of people are attempting
to reach Rawhide and are stalled on
the desert and at the various junction
points, and unless they are well pro-
yisioned will suffer actual physical
want
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-06
ONE DEAD; TWO
HURT IN DUEL
NEVADA FARMER STAYS PRO-
'PRIET0R WITH GUN
Father Is Shot Down and His Children
Are Badly Wounded in Battle
Over a Mining
Claim

BY Associated PreLl-
WINNEMUCCA, New, Sept. 5.-News
has reached here of a tragedy that oc-
Cured at Willow Point, near here, yes
terday, in which Ed Mckenzie, a pros
pector, was killed by G. f. Hanson, a
farmer, during a desperate rifle duel.
Two children of Hanson's were severely
wounded by stray bullets.
The shooting was caused by a dispute
over mining claim. According to the
information, Mckenzie rode up to the
Hanson farm, and seeing Mrs. Hanson.
the mother, standing in the yard.
opened fine on her, but missed.
She sought refuge in the house.
The oldest son rushed out to order
Mckenzie away and was met with
fusillade of shots.
The father, hearing the shooting, hur-
riedly procured his rifle and met Nc
Kenzie, when a fierce battle followed,
the combatants running from wood
pile to trees and rocks.
Mckenzie fired many bullets into the
house, and two of the children in bed
with the grandmother were shot.
After the battle had lasted half an
hour Hanson, with well directed blow,
laid the desperate prospector low
Hanson says he had to kill Mckenzie
to save his family and himself. The
coroner and Sheriff Lamb have left for
the scene.