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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
sToRY DECLARED FALSE

+ CHICAGO, Oct 27.-Fred w. Upham,
assistant treasurer of the republican
campaign fund was shown John W.
Kern's charge that 100000, collected
largely from trusts, had been sent into
Indiana He said:
Not dollar of anybody's money has
been sent out of my Office to Indiana.
If there had been / would know it, and
Mr.. Kern's statement is untrue. 1 don't
even know Mr.. Sims. It's an end of
the campaign yarn, scarcely worth de-
nying."
INDIANAPOLIS. oct. 27.-When
shown the story from Lipton today
wherein John w. Kern charged him
with handling 100000 of campaign
funds. Fred Sims. secretary of state,
said: This is absolutely false. 1 know
nothing of a 100000 campaign fund for
Indiana. 1t is about time for these
stories to- be circulated, as the demo-
Gratis hope to help their cause in this
way"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Republican
National Chairman Hitchcock said to-
day that the information on which he
is TO base the forecast of the electoral
vote which he Will give out at the end
Of the week is reaching him rapidly.
and that already it is sufficient to con-
vince him that many surprises evident
~ are in store for election day
From the leaders of the party in
Missouri the reports are far more or
timistic than they have been hitherto.
he said. and in consequence he was
almost tempted to expect that state to
show UP in the republican column.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
SUES PAPER FOR LIBEL
Candidate for County Attorney
of Honolulu Denies Charges

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE CALL
HONOLULU, Oct. 27.-John w. Cath
cart, the republican candidate for the
Office of county attorney and in
cumbent, has brought suit against
the Advertiser for $4,000 for defama-
tion of character. The Advertiser has
published charges against Cathcart
which. if true, will result in his dis
barment.
The republican committee had been
asked to remove his name from the
ticket but declined though the Adver-
tiser furnished alleged evidence of mall
feasance, graft and attempted black
mail. Failing to withdraw, the paper
went ahead with it's accusations and
the libel suit followed.
There seems to be a belief here that
Cathcart's presence as a candidate will
result in the defeat of the entire re-
publican ticket.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
KNIGHT IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-George A.
Knight. republican national committee
man from California. who is to speak
at Madison Square garden tomorrow
night with w. III. Taft, arrived in New
York today. He said: California.
Washington and Oregon are solid for
Taft. The democrats of the west adj
nit it. We will carry California by
10000. Oregon will go 5000 to 10000.
and Washington may go as high as
10000. The only western states that
are in doubt are Nevada and Montana.
Ny advices are that Taft will sweep
the country"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
HUGHES is FAyoRITE
Betting in Wall Street shows
Odds Of 10 to 9

NEW YORK. Get. 37.-Chanler is no
longer favorite in the election betting
As the campaign has gone on there has
been a shrinkaze until today in Wall
street the odds were o to on Hughes
There is said 10 have been one wager
made of 81 900 to $4,000. but the ma
fOrftv were in small amounts. making
a total OF asout $4,000. One bet OF
even money that both Taft and Hughes
would carry Kew York was reported.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28

NEW YORK. Oct. Representing
the democrats in the universities and
colleges throughout the United States.
graduates and undergraduates gathered
at the Honman house today and per-
fected the Organization of the National
league of college mems democratic
clubs and Incidentally listened to a fif-
teen minute address by William j.
BRYAN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28

ried on under his protection until the
chief of police who temporarily sue
ceeded ]. ". Lees made it's business
Improbable
The Nymphia was established on Pa
ci7c street near Stockton. 1t was to
be the biggest brothel on the coast 1t
was one of the vilest. It's proprietor
peopled it with the lowest of human
creatures. II became the scene of un-
spcakable orgies. Its i'll fame spread
up and down the coast and across the
country. It's proprietors. sam Blumen-
berg. Emile and Valentine Kehrlein
and one Frey. had friends at court. I'm
mOlested. they fattened on the wages
Of the fallen creatures who preyed
upon the youth of San Francisco. Their
schemes for the completion of the most
gigantic he'll hole IN the history of the
country seemed in a fair way to be
realized
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
NovATA DEMOCRATIC RALLY

NOvATA Oct. pa democratic
rally was held here tonight that was
well attended by local bourbons who
were interested enough to turn out. c.
c. Cunningham of San Francisco.
Charles Redding and j. E. Lewis of
Kentfield were among the speakers who
addressed the gathering
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
TEMPERANCE FORCES WIN

COLUMBUS. O., Oct. 7.-Temperance
forces won three county option cleo
lions today. as follows: Breen county.
q saloons; Williams county. 10 saloons
Trumbull county. y saloons. A total
OF 1045 saloons have been voted out in
Ohio under the new county option law
today
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
REASONS ron TAKING FORAGE

DETROIT. Oct. 27.-When the court
martial of Captain Charles G. French
quartermaster OF the Seventh United
States infantry was resumed at Fort
Wayne. Second Lieutenant Moore of
the seventh took the stand 1t is
charged that Captain French misappro-
priated a quantity of government for
age. by permitting ii to be fed horses
used by officers at the post. but really
owned by DIR. John l.. Burkhard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
DIR. #. c. Keck

has returned from Europe and<resumed
his practice. 999 Steiner, corner Nc
Allister. "a p. m.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28

litical gathering greeted Senator San
ford, w. r. Jacobs and Thomas E..
Hayden. Today and tomorrow will be
devoted to San Bernardino, Riverside,
San Diego and Orange counties. To-
morrow night the campaigners will adj
dress great mass meeting in Los An
geles. Friday the train will start
northward, stopping on the way for
meetings at Oxnard. Ventura, Santa
Barbara, San Luis obispo. Paso Robes.
Salinas. Pajaro Gilroys, San Jose and
PaIo Alto. The tour will end in this
city next Saturday night with a great
Bryan rally at which Theodore A. Bell
will make an address.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
Predicts Bryan Majority

Andrew Furuseth, the well known Ia
Dor leader, who is now stumping San
Francisco for Bryan and Judge Ma
guire, nominee for congress in the
fourth district. predicts that the demo-
cratic standard bearer will sweep the
city. organs majority here" he said
yesterday. will not be less than 5000.
and 1T would not surprise me if it
reached 10000. Judge Mcguire will
carry the fourth district by large
majority"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
FATHER CARAHER TAKES
Up EIGHT AGAINST DEN

Rev. Terence Caraher. splendid sol
der Of the church militant. returned
to his charge, the parish OF St. Fran
els, and took up arms against the an
speakable Nymphia and its proprietors.
He led the little band OF decent eiti-
zens. who compelled the arrest of
Blumenberg. the Kehrleins and Frey.
He assisted in the prosecution. The
proprietors of the Nymphia were con
Victed in the court of Judge Graham.
then a police magistrate Judge era
ham sentenced the convicted beasts to
serve six months in Jail. Their place
was closed and good citizens rejoiced.
Thanks to a fearless priest and an hon
est police judge, the unspeakable
Nymphia had been wiped out So
thought the decent men and women of
San Francisco. but they reckoned with
out Cook. The convicted brothel keep
ers knew they had friend on higher
bench. They knew judge who would
use his Office to foster and protect their
business. They went to the vice mag
istrate. Carroll Cook. They appealed
from the decision of Police Judge era
ham and his sentences of imprison-
ment Their appeal was tried by Cook
and two other judges sitting en- banc.
Father Caraher charged that Cook, as
one OF the sitting judges, was the in
defatigable advocate of the brothel
keepers and that while he was unable
10 secure a reversal of the conviction
found by Judge Graham. he did man
age TO prevail upon his associate judges
TO concur in his plea that the brOthel
keepers be punished by fines only.
The good fight for 'decency made by
Father Carahcr and the people, sup
ported by an honest police Judge, went
for nothing. The payment of a fine
meant less than nothing 10 the prOprie-
tors of a he'll hole so profitable as the
Nymphia. Released from prison by the
vice magistrate. the proprietors of the
Nynphia went back 10 their stye. Sup
ported by ats friends on the bench the
Nymphia's owners swung its doors
open again. Discouraged, unwilling to
pit themselves against a judicial pan
derer. the men who had battled against
the Nymphia gave up-all but Father
Caraher. The gallant old priest fought
on against the purveyOrs OF vice and
their judicial partner for the enforce
ment Of law and the protection of the
women. children and young men of his
parish and his city.
1t was long fight. Father Caraher
had to fight not only the wealth of vice,
but he had to fight a judge sworn to
uphold the lava judge who stood
ready and willing TO strike up the
strong arm OF the law when blow was
aimed ar his friends. the purveyors of
vice and promoters Of crime Father
Caraher won that fight after weary
months. He won other fights against
Cook and his partners in vice subse-
quently. 1t was he who pressed, the
fight against the Marsicania, in which
Cook was shown up by the supreme
court as the judicial promoter of crime
and vice. 1t was Father Caraher on
whom Cook attempted to wreak his
vengeance by punishment for alleged
contempt Of court. That was another
victory for the gray haired priest. the
only soldier OF the church ever cited
for contempt by a California criminal
judge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
KERN SAYS TRUSTS
HELP REPUBLICANS
Democratic Candidate Declares
100000 Fund Was Taken
Into Indiana Sunday

Upton, Ind, Oct. PIT am re-
liabIy informed and make this specific
charge that 100000 of money. largely
contributed by trusts and combines, was
brought into Indiana last Sunday and
passed through the hands of Fred Sims,
secretary of the state board of COM
missioners."
John w. Kern, the democratic vice
presidential nominee. made the above
charge before a good sized audience
here today.
L think that every thoughtful and
patriotic citizen will see the necessity
for the publication of campaign con-
tributions before election said Kern.
THE people would be much better
advised as to how they should vote if
they knew the extent to which the
great unlawful monopolies and COM
bines were contributing money for cam
paign purposes and if they also knew
which party was the recipient of these
contributions.
Every sensible man knows that when
a contribution is made to- a campaign
fund by one of these lawless and plum
dering combinations it expects to have
value received in the form of special
favors."
POLITICAL PURITY URGED
Reverting to the 100000 contribu-
ton alleged to have been brought into
this state Kern continued:
Mr.. Sims is a most estimable gentle
man and a warm personal friend of
mine, but 1 am compelled to say that it
is a sad spectacle to see public Of
fetal who is required to pass every year
upon the question as to what amount
of taxes shall be levied upon the rail-
roads and other corporations of his
state handling the money that these
corporations are called upon to con-
tribute to the campaign fund. The as
sessing or taxing officer who. like Up
ham of Chicago or Sims of Indiana,
has the power to raise or lower the
taxes of corporations has rare facilities
for frying fat out of the corporations
whose properties they are required to
value.
Il hope the time may come when no
public officer will be allowed to neglect
his official duties and engage in such
questionable business. The time is not
far distant when an aroused public
sentiment will so purify the political
atmosphere as to make the further per-
petuation of such wrongs impossible"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
FATHER CARAHER HELPS
DEFEAT COOK

But the greatest of Father Caraher's
victories was won two years ago when
he helped defeat Carroll Cooks ambi-
ton TO sit on the appellate bench to
which he had been nominated by Abe
Ruef as a reward for faithful services
rendered. In an appeal TO the laboring
men Of San Francisco and of the first
appellate district, Father Caraher told
again the story OF Cooks defense of
the Nymphia and its proprietors and
painted the iniquity Of the vice magis-
trate as il had never been painted be-
fore. Father Caraher told again the
story OF how Cook opened Jail doors
for Blumenberg. the Kehrleins and
Frey-jail doors that had been closed by
Judge Graham. who had no alliance
with crime. who dared be true to his
oath of Office. Father Caraher's letter
touching the Nymphia case was printed
in The Call on November 6. 1906. It
helped to defeat Cook in every popu-
lous labor and residence district in san
Francisco but one on November Z, 1906.
The letter is printed herewith.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28

DO You Want $500.
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page II, 49,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
ROOSEVELT REPLIES
 TO BRYAN'.S LETTER

in this easel, to see that the panic was kept within the smallest possible rad ius and the damage caused as slight as possible.
 You would better understand the principle on which acted If you would rid yourself of the idea that am try ing to discriminate for or against any man or corporation because he or It is either wealthy or not wealthy. I regard such discrimination In either direction as utterly incompatible with a spirit of honesty and fair dealing. l base my distinctions on conduct, not on relative wealth. When the same, men who were leaders in the steel cor poration in connection with the North ern Securities suit In manner which l regarded as contrary to the Law. by my direction a successful suit was i'm :. mediately undertaken against ihem. Ia they violate the law in connection wis any act of the steel corporation. ws4 immediately proceed against them. Cn- til they do violate the law. they will be treated precisely as any other cor poration. great or small. which obeys the law. is treated.
 Cites an Example.
 T treat each man and each corpor- ton with view solely to whether he or 1t is acting rightly on a given occasion. Let me give you an example. have proceeded against the corpora tions of which Mir. E. H. Hartman Is the head on certain points which believe they have violated the law. But when in connection with the breaking of the salton Sea dam. one of the Har- rfman corporations repaired the dam. I last winter did everything I could to have Congress reimburse Mir. Har- riman for so much of the obligation as I felt ought to come from the United States. would hold myself unfit to be President if because I prosecuted MT. Harri- man where I thought he had broken the law. yet hesitated to do him justice where I thought the facts re- quired that justice should be done nim. In exactly the same way have acted and shall act as regard theesteei cor poration.
 You ask me to name a single official connected with a law defying corpora tion who has declared or will declare that he Is supporting you. In a St. Louis paper which reaches me at the time that the papers containing this publish ed letter of yours. find state ment from Judge Henry s. Priest, at- torney for the Waters-Pierce oil Com pany, the Western subsidiary or rep resentative of the Standard oil Com pany. in which he announces that he is for Bryan and states that Wall street believes that Bryan will be elected. In response to the question as to whether he could quote any of the Standard Oil magnates as feeling --------------------
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
HOT EDITORIAL FROM GOMPERS In October Number of
 Federationist. USES PEPPERY LANGUAGE President Roosevelt and Judge Taft
 Heavily Scored. Mir. Gompers Points Out Clearly That the Democrats Have shown
 Themselves to Be Friends of
$ PEPPERY LANGUAGE
BY ALFRED J. STOPPER.

BY ALFRED '. STOFEA.
 Washington, D. c. Sept. 27.-(Spe- ciaL)-The october number of The Federationist official organ of the American Federation of Labor. will have an unusually long and forcible editorial (advance proofs of which were given out to-day) by Samuel Gompers, its editor and also president of the big labor organization. It Is much stronger than his utterances In the August number, when he reviewed in detail the complaints of the work ing-men against the Republican party and advised them in this contest to support Bryan for President.
 Gompers, according to reliable in formation. is being backed in his po- sition by labor leaders and members of the local unions throughout the country. The editorial this time saw agely deals with Candidate Taft In re- gard to his recent utterances on the injunction question. President Roose- welt Is also scored heavily. and Com pers states in peppery language that the trusts have no difficulty In secur- ing legislation at the hands of Repub- lIcan Congresses. but when labor even moderately asks for recognition, deaf ear Is turned to all appeals.
 He points out clearly that the Dem- ocrats have shown themselves to be the friends of labor. From beginning to end tho article bristies with attacks upon the Republicans and winds up with the statement that labor has had some bitter doses from the Republicans and that Taft's speeches mean nothing for the laborites do not propose to take any sugar-coated pills In this contest.
 Included in the editorial are extracts from Bryan's labor day speech at Chi aAk I fill more than a column in The Adver- tiser.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
IDENTIFIES DUNHAM.
Picked the Man Out of a Crowd of
 Forty Prisoners.


 Sherman. Texas, Sept 27.-Deputy Sheriff Howard Burlington. of San Jose, Cal, who accompanied Sheriff Arthur Langford to Sherman for the purpose of identifying. if possible, the James s. Durham, wanted for the mur- years ago, today picked the man out of crowd of forty prisoners. He ex- amined the man closely and when he finished. he seemed satisfied that the man was Durham.
 When asked if he positively identi- fled Hatfield as Durham. Deputy Sher- if Burlington said:
 q do not care to answer that ques- tion until I have heard from some messages which we sent to California this afternoon and will probably be able to give a definite answer tomor- row afternoon"
 Acquisition papers for the return of Durham to California were secured and signed by the officers and Governor Campbell. Durham has an attorney who Is trying hard to find evidence upon which to fight the return of Durham.
 Durham, 1t is alleged. killed his wife, his wife's parents, a woman employed in the household and two other men, twelve years ago In San Jose. He escaped and had not been heard from since. Hatfield came to this section of the country three months ago and married a rich widow five days after coming here. He stoutly denies that he has ever been in California.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
FORCED TO RESIGN
DIR. CARTER HELM JONES LEAVES | LYNCHBURG.
pr. Jones Was Recently welded to q Charming Methodist Woman and This Brought About the
 Trouble.

Lynchburg, Va, Sept. 27.-(Special.) --Dr. Carter Helm Jones. one of the most talented and best known minis- ters of the Southern Baptist Church, for the past year minister in charge of the First Church of Lynchburg, ten- dered his resignation to be effective at once
 He will go to the First Baptist Church. Oklahoma City, Okla. his pas torate to begin there October 1st.
 pr. Jones. who welded a prominent and charming Methodist woman here in August has been practically forced to leave his charge because of his marriage and his decision to go to Oklahoma was expected. He received the call while on his wedding trip several weeks ago.
 Dr. Jones is a son of Dr. J. William Jones. of Richmond, chaplain of the United Confederate Veterans. and he has several brothers prominent in the Baptist Church. nearly all of whom re- ceiwed anonymous letters demanding that Dr. Jones leave Lynchburg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
HASKELL TO STUMP
WILL ACCEPT INVITATION TO
 SPEAK IN OHIO.
Governor Haskell Addresses Citizens of Guthrie and Again DenOunces President Roosevelt as
 "Fourauaher.n

Guthrie. Okla. Sept. Ex-Governor Charles N Haskell tonight addressed large number of citizens on the steps of the Royal Hotel He denounc- ed President Roosevelt as a four fiusher" and repeated his defense to the charges made against him by the President. Later tonight the Governor issued an official statement contsin- ing his hotel address.
 Governor Haskell tonight showed a telegram from Chairman W. R. Finley, of the Democratic State Committee of Ohio, urging the Governor to fill q week of speaking dates in that State. He also received a telegram today from J. D. Reynolds. a member of the Ohio State committee. urging him to speak in Ohio and promising him a rousing reception. Mir. Haskell said that he would go to Ohio In a few days in an swer to the invitations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
BLOWN TO PIECES
THREE AMERICANS AND TWt
 ITALIANS KILLED.
The Five Men Were Tamping . Hole Containing Eighteen Inches of Dynamite When It Prema-
 aurely Exploded.

Scranton. Pa. Sept. 27.--Three Amer jeans and two Italians were blown to pieces In an explosion of dynamite to- day while working at Cross Keys cut, along the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western Railroad near Tobyhanna.
 The five men were tamping a hole containing eighteen inches of dyna- mite. when 1t prematurely exploded, one leg going to the right bank of the track. three hundred yards. and the other two hundred yards to the left, Shreds of flesh still cling to the tele- phone wires. The bodies were assem- bled by means of matching the cloth . ing of the victims.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-28
BRITISH SHIP WRECKED.
Twenty Members of the Crew Were
 Drowned.

Lauceton. Tasmania. Sept. 27.-The British ship Loch Finlas. from Port Pirie. South Australia. for Callao was wrecked off Foster Island at daylight this morning and twenty of the crew of twenty-four were drowned. The other four men were picked up by a passing steamer.
 Foster Island lies a short distance on the northeast coast of Tasmnia and 1t Is surrounded by dangerous shoals: !: Early today the residents of the island observed a large ship in distress. A gale. accompanied by high sea. was blowing, and the vessel soon struck the reef The crew could be seen trying to lower the boats. when suddenly the ship sank To attempt a rescue from ,the shore was impossible. on account of the heavy seas. but a steamer in the distance had sighted the wreck and made all speed to where the ship had gone down. Only four men were found. They were clinging to an upturned boat. They report that the second mate became insane during the height or the storm and jumped overheard.
 The Loch Finlas was of 2.O62 burden and was commanded bv Cautain Dean.