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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-25
FLEET

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FLEET
Santa Bsrh.ra made beautiful for arrival Of
the feet and thousands Of visitors pour into the
town Page L
Navy department. asked to .hrogate rule Of
service and permit salute hy feet and forts AT
Golden gate o. May G. Page
GRAFT
Heney discovers smother fsIon on jury to try
Abe R1eS and drives him into whining cnnfes-
sion by accusing glance Of his ere Page L
New witnesses IN trial OF TREY L Ford give
strong and damaging evidence for the
people Page
POLITICS
Lincoln-Roose-eIt republican league campaign
opened In Santa Clara valley at meeting in Pzlo
Lincoln Roosevelt lesgue in thirty-ninth dis
trict WIN Be supported By Independent republi-
can club. Page
CITY
Lieutenant Alvin I. Clark Of Thirtieth infan-
try retired On ground Of disability induced BY
drink and drugs. Page 4
Real estate market shows decided improve
nent which is attributed 10 recent rainfall and
It's eject On crops. Page s
Music teacher seeks divorce because his wife
Objected to preseRcs az married women bis
pupils. Page 1s
Auditor Koster submits estimate Of probable
year. Page 16
Entire Nous ball closes social season in bril-
liant fashion Page 16
Grand cOrnm.ndery Of Knights renpIsr erd
afteth ANIMAL session with installation Of
officers. Page 1e
SUBURBAN
Wen dressed nan dr.ss girl from boulevard.
stifins her cries. but sister screans for aid and
&sssilazt escapes Pare 4
Harry G. K1.inschmict sues ehief Of BerkeIey
polics and others for damages for falss inpris-
cnnenk On murder charge. Page 4
Rsceivsr Edon refuses % shake hsuds w1th
D. Edward Collins. former president Of th.
oaliforuts bank. and asks cid claims ssttiernent
TO Be set azida. Para
James D. Phslan and othsrs advise BerteIey.
ans TO acquire public park. Page
COAST
Strike O< rich telIurium ore is made at Raw
hide - feet below surface Page IN
EASTERN
Piles OF Washington urges senate to SIM
port presidents plan By voting for four battle
ships PAGE =
J. sIost Fassett blsnes bcy Tor defear ~
Hughes snti-racetrack bills. Page
Storm IN guif region kills $50 and Injuries zoo.
with torrential rain stil1 falling. Page 2
Detective william J. Burns testifes IN land
fraud cases at Washington. Page S
FOREIGN
Duke &c chaulnes. recently married n
daughter q Theodore P shonts. expires Of hear
disease IN his brides arms. Pa~r1
Prince HsIie de Ssgsn meets steamer ef a
o'clock IN the morning TO greet Anna
Gould Page x
SPORTS
walter Miller rides three winners at Euerv-
VILE but Is beaten On two favorffes. Page n
william Ellery's collIes capture the team
prize at the dog show. while Miss Jennie Crock
ers Boston terriers prove the best two exhibited
By one owner Page 9
Pitchers Glade and Bender have great II
inning battle at Philsdeiphia. Page
Jockey Musgra-e rides four winners at
AQUeduct Page o
LABOR
Labor council 10 discuss bond issue and secrs-
tsry Andrew J. Gallagher declares he is in
favor q IT, Page
MARINE
Liner Hougkcng Maru. which sails today for
the orient viii carry many government EN-
llo5es 70 xsnilas Page 10
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40 TO the primary polls
~ on May S, republicans,

~ on May S, republicans,
and break Herrin'S
grip on California.
Herrin will have a ticket
of push" or confrOIIabIe
delegates in each assembly
district. You can beat that
tickef-d0 ii.
The Lincoln Roosevelt
league will have in each as
SembIy district a ticket
composed of men owing al
Iegiance to nobody but the
people. You can elect that
ficket-d0 IL.
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Jurors Sworn to Try Abe Rusf

John Koeneman. grocer and saloon
keeper. 24o1 Bush street
Isaac Penney, general contractor,
st. Francis hotel
r. frost. general contractor, 11e4
ShotwelI.
Patrick Connolly, retired grocer
and saloon keeper, 20 RItch.
Edwin Mohrig, dealer in automo-
bile tires, 1888 Fulton street
William VI. Leverone, journeynan
butcher, 1904 Railroad avenue
south
John L. yermeii. hay and grain
dealer, 2ses Howard street.
Valentine Franz, contractor, 52s
Waller street.
f. j. w. Anderssn. manufacturers,
20 CaseiIf avenue.
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The fmperfnenf Questions the thereto will
hereafter the editorial except Wednesday
mornings, when fine prize winners announced
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FIRST FLEET FATALrTY

SAN DIEGO. April a4--The first fatalftv in
connection with the feet reception here occurred
today. when Ed Hinmsn. Young man was
killed while assisting TO take down one OF fha
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PAGE
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Mvster1ous men spresd net Of fear In homes
n those who observed suspicious characters
wstching Gallagher home before explosion and
prevent the police from gaining descrip-
tons Page I
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EDITORIAL
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE

Cafhoun ard the banquet. Pa
rs1aocrzey s6cv4nS -fg1s OF life. Pa
Ccnfessing his n<1zhbor's sins. Pa
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Continued On Psse 3 CelVna =
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1snqnued On Pase :, MIans col. .
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cantInaea On PaEe ;. cel. 4
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Santa Bsrhara made beautiful for arrival Of
the feet and thousands Of visitors pour into the
tor1. Page i
Navy department. asked TO ahrogzte rule Of
serv1ce and permit salute hy feet and forts at
Golden gate o. May G. Page Z
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Confined on-Psse ,, Celapa ,
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GRAFT

Hsney discovers another fsIon on jury 70 tr
Abe R1ef and drives him into whining cnnfes
sion hy sccusiHE glance Of his ere Page
New witnesses IN trial Of TREY L. Ford giv
strong and damaging evidence for tn
people Page
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ADVOCATES CLUBS

Senator BeisnaW aoorees was In
tensely interesting and Instructive OF
conditions existing IN the Californis
legislatures Belshaw spoke from an
experience Of "a years as state sena-
tor. lie told how many men there had
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SPORTS
A44[A0LI
LABOR
MARINE

Liner Hcngkcng Maru- which sails today for
rloyes t. Manila Page 1e
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POLITICS

Lincoln Roosevelt republican league csmpsig
opened In Santa Clara valley at meeting in Pal
Alto addressed By Chester a RoveIl- Page
Lincoln Roosevelt lesgue in thirty-ninth dis
trfct WIN Be supported hy Independent republi
can club. Page
CITY
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-27

United States. Starting with a cap
ital mainly consisting of brains and
energy. his forward and upward path
had been steadily opened with unWav-
ering purpose, with iron will and with
concentration in the community where
his first success originated. Other
capitalists of the Pacific Coast trans
ferred their investments and estab-
lished their homes far away from the
scenes of their early aceumulations.
Mr.. Spreckels, who had been really at
the head of them all, though far
reaching as his enterprises and trans
actions have been, centered his opera
tions in the State Of which he had
become a citizen, and though large
enough in his capacity and in his bus
mess to have been recognized through
out the world, he was distinctlvely
known as the leading capitalist of the
West.
Mr.. Spreckels had always been noted
for fidelity to his friends. Towards
his employees he was kind master
and strikes on the part Of his men
were almost unknown. He was man
true to his word, who, without anect-
ed humanitarianism or pretense OF any
kind. never disregarded the welfare OF
the community in which he lived nor OF
mankind in general.
His personal life was simple, pure
and domestic, and it is not out o1
place to add that he was much lndeot-
ed to his wife, the mother Of thirteen
children. who, to all the qualities thar
could mould and adorn home, mas
added fine and discriminating
wisdom.
In carrying out his plans, Mr.
Snreckels moved along lines long
thought out in advance of their exc
cution and with unerring presclenee
Every difficulty and every obstruc.
tion. with very few exceptions, had
been anticipated and met. When tht
time was ripe and the exactlons OF
railroad corporations were felt by him
as thew were also felt by the people
of California. he did not hesitate tf
organize a railroad corporation tha'
brought freight rates to a reasonable
fgure. When he failed to obtain
satisfactory contract for the lighting
If his home in San Francisco, ht
founded and established lighting ant
mower company which spread its ser
Vice over the city and brought thf
rival corporation to terms. These two
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-27
BUSINESS LOCALS.

An Eastern Star lodge pin has been
lost and a reward will be paid for its
return to this Office.
A handkerchief containing money,
fouud ON the street yesterday, awaits
an owner at@this Office.
He who hesitates is lost. Grasp the
present opportunity. BUY MA I :
FLOWER STOCK. BUY 1T NOW!
Wines and liquors at the Royal An
mex, Nuuanu avenue and Merchant,
SUNDAY. Lunch 25c., dinner So; beer
10e. a glass.
The big annual sale of ladies mus
lin underwear will begin Monday, Jan
nary 4. at the n. s. Sachs Dry Goods
Co. Ltd. Get ready for it.
CAPTAIN Josselyn of the bark Nuu-
anu will tell some sea stories at the
Y. NJ. C. A. Tuesday night, December
90. at 7:S0 o'clock. All are invited
Free.
DIR. Hoffman,. has moved his resi-
dence from his downtown office TO ms
former home on Liliha street. ms
bouse phone number win be 1887 until
the new telephone list is published.
.Our Mine will be developed with all
the energy and eelerity that money
and brains can apply. BUY :" MAY,
FLOWER" STOCK. BUY IT NOW
4, BENJAMIN" clothes are recognized
everywhere as the acme of clothing
stvle. good taste, fit and comfort
They appeal to the man who wants
distinetiveness in his clothes. See
them at the Kash Co., Ltd.
Halls safes are the highest-grade
safes made today. They are absolute
Iv FIRE and burglar-proof, as has been
nroven time and again by the severest
IF tests. Cali and let us show you
II. Haekfeld & Co., Ltd, hardware de-
partment.
WOULD YOU. MARRY If SUITED
Matrimonial paper containing adver'
tisements smarriageable people from
all sections of the United states, can
ada and Mexico mailed sealed free
Through it's columns you can max
many pleasant acquaintances and hno
a eongenial companion. G. Gunneis
Toledo. Ohio.
Nowk for New Years dinner. You
must have the Incompatible Monopoit
cred top) champagne, and those olo
Government Plantation cigars, always
Just the right smoke-all sizes ano
colors. Lewis & Co., Ltd, sole agents
for Hawaii. 169 King street; telephone
240. Ring us up when ready with the
New Year s order.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-27

ing with the King for the control Of
the city wharves, the city waterworks
and the city lighting franchise, in ex-
change for which he had agreed to
renew the loan he had made to the
Kingdom of 100000 and increase it
to million. The King, for the first
time in their relations, had demurred.
They were good friends yet, however,
and partners against the admirals in
the card game.
Berger IS Royal Hawaians played out
side, Spreckels had dealt to him n
hand containing three kings, an ace
and one smaller card. Turning it to-
wards one Of the admirals, he remark
ed: "If this were poker 1 have this
! winning hand here"
| The admiral had three aces in his
own hand and jestingIy offered to bet,
at the same time showing his hand.
"My four kings would still win
over your aces. ~ said Spreckels.
"Where is the fourth king?' asked
Kalakaua.
"T am the fourth king answered
| the Sugar King, while just then, as
Kalakaua rose, angered at being
sighted, the Berger musicians struck
mp "God Save the King" and Spreck-
| els bowed TO the band leader.
| Kalakaua broke up the game and
| left the house. attended by Colonel
| George Macfarlane. his chamberlain.
That night the two consulted. The
next morning a loan bill was intro
duced into the Legislature, and, in
spite of Spreckels' opposition, the
measure carried and Colonel Maefar-
lane left on the next steamer for Lon
don to float the loan.
| From that time ON. for a couple Of
wears. there was active hostility be-
tween KaIakaua and Claus Spreckelz.
The latter returned his decorations
Later. Colonel Macfarlane and Spreck-
| els CHANGING to meet in New York, the
/ latter stated that he was anxious To
make M with the Hawaiian monarch
He was told that Kalakaua, too. was
ready for reconciliation. and there
upon Spreckels wired to San Fran
cisco to have the Alameda held until
he could reach the Coast to sail for
Honolulu.
Other things interfered with this
trip, however and it was not until 4
wear later that the rival kings shook
hands and resumed their friendship
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-27

enterprises, involving the risk and the
use of millions, were the results of an
unhending determination on his part
not to be victimized by monopoly, and
while they ultimately turned out to be
profitable, they identified him with the
public good.
Absolutely fearless as he was,
though deliberate and cautious, he had
broken down all opposition to his vast
projects and had never failed. In the
midst of indefatigable labor, however,
he had ever been among the most ap-
proachable of men. His benefactions,
though unheralded, were innumerable,
and no genuine cause ever appealed to
him in vain. As a single example out
of the hundreds, it may be noted THAI
when. some years ago, the streets OF
San Francisco were filed with the
unemployed and a hundred thousand
dollars were needed for their relief, at
a meeting called to raise the amount,
Claus Spreckels was the first to con
tribute. EFT can not make speech,
he said; "put me down for five thou
sand. y
The Spreckels Family.
Besides his aged widow, there are
left To mourn for him his four sons
and one daughter. The sons are John
y. Spreckels, we'll known here; ..
A Spreckels. known familiarly as
"Gus''; Adolph B. Spreckels. treas
nrer of the Western Sugar Refining
Company and vice president Of several
large corporations; and Rudolph
Spreckels. who has very recently been
in Honolulu and who must have ar
rived at his father s deathbed only a
few hours before the end.
The Quarrel With Kalakaua.
The incidents in connection with
the quarrel between Claus Spreckels
and King Kalakaua. although fre
ouentlv related by those who were
present and knew the facts, have
never been published. They are these
showing that events of historic i'm
| portance can originate in things OF n(
moment in themselves
The King, Claus Spreckels and two
admirals visiting in port, an American
| and a Britisher, were engaged IN
! game of euchre at the home of a mu
final friend, in 1886. The relations be
/ tween the two principal character
had been strained a trife that after
noon. Spreckels having been negotiat
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-27
His Railroad Enterprises.

Whle others had experimental in
beet sugar culture in California, it was
the Spreckels enterprise that made it
a success on a grand scale, and similar
ly, while Others had made Intellectual
dabs at the handouts of railroad mo
nopolv that fettered the industry of
the state, Mr.. Spreckels wrenched
them off. The merchants and farmers
of California had been trying to raise
money for a competing railroad through
the San Joaquin valley. They needed
about six million dollars in all. Sub
scriptions had been dribbling in, but it
seemed exceedingly doubtful whether
the amount could be raised. But Claus
Spreckels shook up the community by
taking FIVE hundred thousand dollars
worth of stock and making two of his
sons subscribe one hundred thousand
dollars each. Later, he lent the COM
pany another million. Nothing could
stop the enterprise after that. The Val
ley Road was hauling freight out of
Fresno in 1896 Eventually it was sold
to the Santa Fe, and San Francisco had
a second Eastern connection.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-27

besieged by the Carthaginians in his
capital, sailed away by night and car
ried havoc to the gates of Cathage.
Perhaps, not being a classical scholar,
he Just acted according to the light Of
nature. At any rate, instead of lying
down and asking the trust to dictate
its terms, he jumped across the conti-
nent to Philadelphia with five million
dollars in his pocket and there built
the largest refinery in the world. He
was now in a position to fix prices in
the trust s own market He could sell
his sugar produce by the most improved
methods at a better profit than the trust
could at the points upon which 1t de
pended for its chief returns, and the
profits so obtained would allow him to
mark time in California while his com
petitors were going ahead there az
loss. The trust studied the proposition
for a time and then capitulated. 1t
bought out the Philadelphia refinery
and left Spreckels in control of the
business of the Pacific Coast
Beet Sugar Interests.
And now the time had come for the
new advance of which he had dreamed
when he put on the overalls of work
man at Magdeburg in 1867. The condl-
tions in California had become such
that the beet-sugar industry might De
established there with success. Expert
ments in a small way with imperfect
machinery had proved that the scheme
was practicable Mr.. Spreckels built at
Watsonville the largest beet-sugar fac
tory in the United States. 1t was open,
ed in 1883, and paid a dividend the
first year. By 1897 its aggregate
dividends had amounted to one hundred
and seventeen dollars per one hundred
dollar share. In that year Mr.. Spre ck-
els bought out the minority stockhold-
ers, paying them three hundred dollars
per share for stock that had cost one
hundred dollars.
This was only the beginning. In
1896, another visit to Europe in search
of the very latest German methods was
followed by the construction at Salinas
of the most gigantic beet-sugar plant
in the world. The Watsonville factory
had been almost as large as the other
two California establishments combln-
ed. The Salinas refinery was third
greater than all the others put togeth-
er. including the one at Watsonvlle.
1t cost two million seven hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. 1t devoured
three thousand tons of beets per day
That meant thirteen thousand dollars
for the farmers. Mr. Spreckels had re-
fused to begin its construction until
those farmers had contracted to keep
nearly twenty-five thousand acres plant
ed in beets for series of years. The
beet fields that supply it with raw ma
terial stretch for nine miles IN one
direction and five miles in the other
Tt takes one thousand two hundred bar
rels of petroleum day to keep the
machinery running
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-27
Oceanic Steamship Line.


Long before this. the Oceanic Steam
ship Company, owned by the Spreckels
family, had been carrying the trade of
San Francisco to the Pacific Islands and
Australia. Alone it had been keePing
the American flag flying in the South
Pacific, and it furnished the proof that
Australia was nearer to England by
way of American than by way of the
Suez Canal.
There are other vast Spreckels en-
terprises: electricity, gas, Journalism
and what not But enough has been
said to show the fashion in which they
are conducted and to give some idea of
the manner of man that stood behind
them. With all his American energy,
Claus Spreckels has never lost the char
acteristics of his fatherland. Although
he came to this country as a boy, and
has lived here for over half a century,
he always spoke with a marked Ger
man accent He had the German char
acteristics, too: straaks of idealism, un-
Selfshness and sentimentality, alternat-
ing with Others of eombativeness. OBJ
stinacv and something very like malice.
He was a rlost generous and affection
ate father until some things happened
to displease him, and then his family
was split in two, or rather three, and
its dissensions were blazoned through
the courts These things shadowed the
close of a life of incalculable useful
ness, but they could not impair the
value of the services that his life has
rendered to the community. Whether
there was peace in the red sandstone
palace on Van Ness Avenue or not,
there is happiness in thousands Of
homes that owe their existence to the
tireIess activity of the grizzled sugar
king.
His Great Aids to Hawaii.
During the many years that Mr..
SpreekeIs has been identified with the
sugar industry of these Islands, his
work has been along the lines of the
solid and permanent improvement of
plantation conditions and in the bust
ness conditions of the Islands them
selves. Hawaii s wealth has been
| largely increased through him, bust
ness processes systematized, advances
| in civilization promoted through the
| broad views, definite methods and de-
| cision of character shown by him IN
| his operations here. 1t is true that
| there were legal controversies with
which he was connected, but these
have long since ceased and now, at
the close of his wonderful career, his
labors are comprehended, and at the
npriod of his last visit to Honolulu,
| Mr.. spreckels received the practically
unanimous respect and affection OF
Honolulans, irrespective of party, class
or sect.
He was easily the first citizen OF
California and beyond any man had
been identified with the unequaied de
! velnnment of the western part OF the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30

To the person writing the following words Mrs. DAILY
sells the old reliable Knsbury Piano the most number OF
times U. s. postal card, will give free $3.50
Kingsbury Piano Write and on, side of the
card only
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-30
SOME WRINKLES
ON THE FACE
Features of Washington Life
That are Rarely Understood
Outside of the Capitol

The mother had just given the
twins bath and put them to bed.
BY and by one of the twins began to
laugh. whats so funny" asked the
mother. "You made a mistake" ex-
planned little Joe, "and gave Fred
two baths and didn't give me any"
According to good authority the
last grading of salaries of subordinate
Government employees in Washing
ton was made tifty-tive years ago on
the basis of the cost of living and pre-
vailing scale of wages about the year
1853. Members of Congress were then
paid 5000 year or less; today they
get 81 800 per annum, like the common
or garden variety of public servants
in the Departments are receiving the
same range of pay established so many
years ago. 1t would seem barely
possible, therefore, that Mother Con-
greSS, like the mother of twins, has
overlooked the family adjustments a
trifie, giving TO one side at least a
couple of salary increases without
giving the other any.
When your correspondent hit the
trail leading to the capitol few years
ago the pay of senator and congress
man was $4,000 per year each. But
these are expensive times. Economic
conditions have changed. The men,