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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
WHALFR RETURNS
WITH MUTINE[RS
Crew Allege Captain Shorey
Was Too Fond of South
Sea Beauties
Eleven Months Cruise Will Net
the Men Very Small
Returns

With an owl that flew on board when
the ship was still 500 miles away from
the land, story of mutiny. hard luck
and hunger and 700 barrels of whale
oil, the whaling bark John and Winthrop
returned Sunday night from nearly a
years cruise in southern and far east
ern waters. AS for the crew, the men
who did the hard work are concerned,
the compensation for the II months of
toll and discomfort will be about 81
apiece and an undivided interest in the
owl The owners and some of the
officers will do little better.
The owl was found in the rigging
one morning about a week ago. 1t had
landed there during the night and al
lowed itself to be caught without pro-
test. 1t was very hungry and has
shown a Willingness to eat anything
a any time since.
Twenty members of the crew were
in irons for seven days while the
whaler was a Hakodate. They refused
duty because, they say. Captain w. T..
Shorey, master of the vessel, broke his
word in the matter of granting them
shore liberty. They refused duty later
when, after a hard days work, Shorey
ordered that their supper be limited to
was settled by the captain yielding and
ordering, the cook to serve a, micro
scopic sample of salt meat to each of
the mutineerS.
STEEL OR LEAD
Among the men put in irons at Hak-
odate was John Quart, boat steerer.
Quart not. only refused duty. but re-
fused to submit to the indignity of
joining his shipmates. In irons. He
gave in, however, when Captain Shorey
and Mate A. S. Hitler placed revolvers
against his head and gave him two
minutes in which to make up his mind
whether he would take steel or lead.
The men blame Captain Shorey for
the small catch. They say that whales
were plentiful. but that Shorey
lacked either the grit or inclination
to go after them. They say that he
wasted time at Honolulu and in the
Caroline islands with the dusky beau
ties ashore. Upon the fair Caroline
islanders they say he lavished gifts of
Standard oil and economical later by
sailing the John and Winthrop with
out side lights.
On August 16 while off the Japanese
coast, the John and Winthrop was
rocked by an earthquake and that
night the heavens We're lighted by the
passage of a beautiful comet. The only
accident of the cruise was on Septem-
ber ., when a whale, into which he
had driven harpoon. smashed the
second mates boat into smithereens
and scattered the occupants over the
face of the waters.
ALL WERE RESCUED
All were picked up by the third
mates boat, by which also was re-
| covered the end of the line to which
was attached the harpoon that had
aroused the whales anger. The har-
poon was still in the whale and the
leviathan towed that boat at auto
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
MRS. F. III. COLBURN GIVES
ABLE TALK ON MEXICO
Her Address Is a Feature OF
Woman's Press AsSoCia-
ton Affair

The Woman's press association gave
an interesting afternoon yesterday at
the Century club. One OF the features
presented was the talk on Mexico given
by Mrs. Frederick Henry Colburn, who
has made an exhaustive study OF the
red races in the days long before the
foot OF the white man trOd the country
where now civilization and industr--
flourish.
Miss Sophia ROttanzi rendered the
difficult solo La GOlondrina. and was
compelled to respond to several encores.
Miss ROttanzfs voice possesses not
only the natural sweetness OF tone. but
also a range and hexibility which few
professionals possess.
Mrs Florence Richman who had
charge OF the program, was warmly
congratulated upon the success
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
ARTILLfRYMAN is
SEVERELY INJURED
Rammer From One of Big Guns
Strikes Private Ernest SahI=
busch in the Face
Accident Happened During Tar
get Practice at Fort Grams
ton in the Preside

Ernest Sahlbusch, a private of the
One Hundred and Forty sixth company.
coast artillery, was badly hurt during
target practice at the Presidio yester-
day. He was in the act of ramming g
one of the big guns at Fort Cranston
when the rammer flew back and struck
him with terrific force under the left
eye, smashing the frontal bone. The
blow was so great that Sahlbusch was
knocked 20 feet He was picked up in
an unconscious condition by his COM
rades and hurried to the general hos
pital From his present condition the
surgeons can not tell whether the eye
sight is impaired. as his face is so
badly smashed that the swelling must
be reduced before they can make a
complete examination. This is the first
accident of this kind that has happened
at the Preside for many years.
The big guns at the Presidio and the
guns at Fort Baker doomed forth yes
terday morning until the hazy weather
settled down and put a stop to the
practice.
The Sixty-eighth company at Fort
Baker made an excellent showing. The
firing viii be resumed today.
The retiring board which was in
session at the Preside prior to the
maneuvers at Atascadero, will convene
the Presidio.
The officers before this board who
are seeking retirement are Captain e.
G. Davis and Lieutenant r. X. Spiller.
The board consists of Colonel Maus.
Colonel Lundeen and Major Kennedy.
Major Beecher B. Ray. paymaster at
Manila and generally known as the
political paymaster." arrived yester-
day from Washington and is at the
Fairmont Major Ray before his en-
trance into army life was president of
the conductors railroad association,
with his headquarters at. Chicago. He
came from the Philippines TO assist
Taft in his campaign. He viii leave
with his wife for his post in the steam
ship Manchuria, sailing for the orient
today.
General Frederick A. Smith, depart
ment commander, and his family will
take up their abode at Fort Mason to-
day
The Associated Veterans of the Mex
lean War viii give luncheon on
Thursday, November 19. at o'clock, at
the Argonaut hotel. The speakers of
Sherman. president OF the society; Cen
eral Frederick A. Smith, General C. A.
Woodruff. Colonel J. A. Lundeen
Colonel NJ. P. Maus, Captain T. s.
Phelps, United States navy; Captain L.
B. Young. Chaplain A. A. McAlister
United States army, and Senator G. c.
Perkins.
Brigadier General J. a Roster and
staff, national guard of California
viii give a banquet at the Bohemian
club on Friday night to officers of the
regular army who participated in the
maneuvers at Atascadero.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
ON INSPECTION TOUR

Y. 9. Croissant, a special accountant
70 the reclamation service. is at the
st. Francis. He is on a tour of inspec-
son Of the books and accounts covering
the various propositions OF reclama-
tion now under way. He has just re-
turned from Yuma and viii next visit
0rland.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10

OAKLAND. Nov. 9.-Harry S. Rheem
Il years old, son of W. s. Rheem, man
ager of the Standard oil company al
Point Richmond, died last night at his
home. 2O21 Summit street.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10

Development whic has already
great
tract membership gentlemen who
rgat
experience is result
magnificent irrigang Homeland Farms
Tract this together with the wonderfully soil
injurious substances per cent
than other lands of similar make
without question the.mo attractive proposition in the State
The first 1000 will SIS per acre. incudina
would be safe investment believe
will ultimately bring $500 As opportunity specu
lator and the bona de equal In
California.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
| Prize !
2 Prize !
3 Prize
4 Prize i
Remember These Instructions

See how many words you make out of the fourteen
different letters in Homeland Irrigated Farms not using
the same letter more than once in any word The
only letters you H O L G E D
Ar M S A word not be used more than once even
though it has different meanings Puras allowed
Any word in in the English language ONebster
authority will be counted, but obsolete words
the names OF persons places.
Add your list when completed and state number of
words. Sign your full and give postofce address,
Contest copyrighted by H. c. Gilbert & Coz
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
ARGONAUT CLUB TO
VOTE ON NEW SITE
Will Probably Accept Offer OF
E. W. Hopkins to Build at
Powell and Post
Reported Sale of the ST. Charles
Apartments Proves to Be
Incorrect

A special meeting has been called
of the members of the Argonaut club
for tomorrow night, when the ques-
tion of taking quarters down town
will be discussed.
The Argonaut club is one of the
richest clubs in the country, and for
some time it has been looking about
for a suitable building.
Several propositions have been made
to the members, but the most recent
one from E. w. Hopkins to build for
the club a two Story building on the
northwest corner of Powell and Post
streets has been received favorably.
and the question of accepting the offer
will be voted on tomorrow night. Those
who are in a position to know say
there is not the slightest doubt that
the proposition will be accepted.
The lot has frontage of 91:Sx137 IS.
The report that the ST. Charles
apartments had been traded to
Mrs. Clarke for three pieces of prop
erty proved incorrect. The st. Charles
was purchased recently by George
Hoover and has not changed hands.
city was not to sacrifice any OF its rights in the
matter. and the whole referred TO the
city attorney for his decision. This matter has
never yet been finally determined, far l
know.
board may deem proper. 1t may be that the
facts are not exactsy as have stated them, but
believe them TO be substantially correct.
EDWARD r. TAYLOR, Mayor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10

The two hundred next highest
answers will entitle the success
ful contestants each to. credit
certificate of $50 on any 10 or &C
acre tract, to be selected by the
winner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10

DO You Want $500.
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
uage II.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
~ a IN - e Of choicest land in the San
~ AA ~ WsA Joaquin Valley with de-
veloped water.

In the event of tie happening be-
tween successful contestants, the an
swer first received will be entitled to
the prize.
: Not only will certificate be accepted
as SO much cash paid on a purchase,
but terms of 50 an acre down and $3.50
an acre per month, or one-fourth down
and balance in one, two and three years.
will be given to those who do not care
to pay all cash.
The Contest VIII Close November
e5, 1908,
And all answers should be marked on
the outside, Word Contest" and
mailed or delivered TO our address.
Homeland Irrigated Farms Co. 631-633
Monadnock Building, San Francisco. by
that date. Each list will be carefully
examined and the successful contestants
notified as soon as possible, which will
be about one week later
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10

The fifty next highest answers
will entitle each one to a credit
certificate of 5000 on any other
20 acre tract, to be selected by
the winner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10

The one hundred next highest
answers will entitle the success
full contestants each to credit
certificate of 500 on any 10 or
20 acre tract to be selected by
the winner.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
Educational Word Contest


yourself
others.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10

For the
Valley additional
the fertility poduiveness
going pamphlet
do this
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
IN OKLAHOMA LAND SUITS
Senator Owen Urges Early Submis-
sion of Test Case.

Washington, Dec Ex-senator Owen
of Oklahoma, who is one of several
thousand defendants in suits brought
by the government to clear up titles
to Indian lands in that state, is urging
President Roosevelt to have these
cases settled at the earliest possible
moment by directing Attorney General
Bonaparte to have them taken direct
ly to the United States supreme court
II possible. Govern or Haskell and
many other prominent men in Okla
homa are defendants In these suits,
for which the government has bee
preparing for two years. Senator
Owen says that the slow dragging of
the cases, of which there are $4,000.
Is damaging TO business and develo~,
ment generally. 1t is his Sontention
and that of other defendants that the
federal courts have no jurisdiction,
the matter belonging entirely to the
state courts Senator Owen believes
that much unnecessary delay can be
avoided by framing up the direct ques.
tion as to Jurisdiction and submitting
1t to the United States supreme court
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
LIABILITIES MAY
REACH s3,OOO,OoO
h. ". Poor, Wall Street Broker,
Makes an Assignment.

New York, Dec. 28.-Henry w. Poor,
trading as III. w. Poor & Co. at 33
Wall street, has made an assignment
for the benefit of creditors. Mr.. Poor
is member of the banking house of
H. w. Poor & Co. of this city and Bos-
ton.
A notice posted on the doors of the
banking Offices of III. w. Poor & Co.
says that Henry w. Poor, transact
ing business as Henry w. Poor & Co.
In New York CITY," has made an as.
signment for the benefit of his cred.
itors to Mark Il. Cox of Robert Win.
throp & Co.
Creditors of Mr.. Poor and all the
lawyers in the case were In confer
ence and it was said that no official
information of any kind would be
given out for the present. According
to reports in circulation in the finan
cial district the liabilities will ap
proximate $3,000.0oO None of the at
torneys in the case would discuss the
liabilities or assets, however.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28

The center of tonight's festivities
will, of course, be the debutante. She
Is young to be the observed of all
observers" at large society function,
being only few months past her
seventeenth birthday. 1t is com
monty believed here that it was not
the original intention of Mrs. Roose
velt to bring out so soon her only
daughter The desire to give Miss
Ethel season In the White House
before her fathers term expired is
the reason for tonight's ball.
OF course Miss Roosevelt is by no
means a stranger to the social world.
For the last two years she has been
present at many of the state recep-
tions in the White House and she
was conspicuous as one of the at
tractive young girls at the wedding of
her older half sister, Mrs. Alice Roose-
velt Longworth. Yet the contrast be-
tween Miss Ethel and Mrs. Long.
worth is most striking even to the
cursory observer. The former is mod
est and retiring to the verge of bash
fulness, of the simplest tastes and
enjoying keenly the most innocent
pastime-a really old fashioned girl
in the good sense. Like all young
women, though, who are to expert
ence the first delights and conquests
of their initial season, she has antici-
pated with pleasurable excitement to-
nights event at the White House.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
FURTHER FIGHTING
SEEMS PROBABLE
kentucky Miners and Officers
May Clash Again.

Lexington. KY, Dec. 23.-Excite
ment Is intense at Stearns, Whitley
county, where two fights occurred be
tween deputy United States marshals
and miners connected with the strik
ers there. Officer Ryan. who became
separated from his companions during
the fight, is still wandering In the
mountains, If not already captured
and put to death by the infuriate(
strikers. Berry Simpson, who ownet
the hotel in which the fight occurred
and which building was burned. es
capped during the battle into the noun
tains and is being protected there, /
is thought, by his friends. He is al
legged to have been the leader of th'
strikers. 1t is believed that at leas
five men were burned to death in the
hotel, as the miners who were In th'
building when the blaze and fighting
began were very slow In getting on
ard 1t is believed at least that man.
were caught in the falling walls
Both sides are resting on their arms
but further trouble is expected whel
the posse goes into the mining sec
ton to search for the men connectet
with the battles.
The men killed were Officer Mul
Inns and Miner Richard Ross. Tel
miners are believed to have bee
wounded in the two fights.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
DALzELL OUT OF THE RACE
No Longer Candidate for PennsyI-
vania SenatorsFip.

Pittsburg, Dec. 28.-Congressman
John Dalzell of this city, who last
week at Washington announced his
candidacy for election by the next
Pennsylvania legislature to succeed
Senator Knox when the latter resigns
to enter the Taft cabinet as secretary
of state, has withdrawn and rendered
his support to George T. Oliver,
newspaper publisher of Pittsburg Mr..
Dalzells decision to withdraw was
made known in q letter to Mr.. Oliver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
COMMUNICATION RESUMED
Dutch Vessels Again Calling at ven-
.exueian Ports.

Willemstad, Curacao, Dec. 28.-The
Improvement in the relations between
The Netherlands and Venezuela has
resulted already In resumption OF
communication by sea between the
republic and the island of Curacao. A
Dutch schooner has left here for
Maracaibo for cargo Of wood, which,
following the announcement of the
Venezuelan government that it will
no longer enforce the transhipment
decree, will be brought to Curacao
and transferred to another vessel
Furthermore, the steamers of the
Royal Dutch Mail line will begin to
call again at Venezuelan ports.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
CASE IS STILL
BEFORE COURTS
President Cannot Interfere in
Labor Sentences.
WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT

Calls Attention to the Fact That the
Litigation Remains Unsettled and
That No Matter What Mr.. Roose.
velt's Opinion May Be as to the
Justness Of the Ruling He Cannot
Take Any Action at Present.
Washington, Dec 2S.-In an officia
statement issued at the White House
In regard to presidential interference
In the cases Of President Gompers,
Vice President Mitchell and Secretary
Morrison of the American Federation
of Labor, now under sentence for con-
tempt Of court, attention is called to
the fact that the cases are still be-
fore the courts and that no matter
what the presidents opinion may be
as to the business of the sentences
imposed he cannot take any action
looking to pardon or express any opin
ion as to the merits of the cases. The
text of the statement follows:
Various appeals have been made
to the president to interfere by par
don In the case of Mr.. Gompers and
his associates. Those making the ap.
peals are unaware of the fact that the
matter Is still before the courts. 1t
is civil suit between private parties
and there has been no way by which
the government could have intervened
even If it had desired to do So.
Whether the president does or does
not think the sentence Of Mr.. Com
pers and his associates excessive is
not at present of consequence, be-
cause he cannot take any action Q.
express any opinions while the case is
pending before the courts. When the
decision is made then the president
can promptly consider whether the
terms of Imprisonment are excessive
or improper. But, it Is, of course, Inn
possible for the president to act
While an Appeal Is Pending,
for he has nothing whatever to act
about. The courts must first finish
with the case and the defendants are
at the present moment at liberty on
bail. If the defendants see At to aban-
don their appeal the matter will then,
of course, be brought before the exec
utive, in which case 1t will receive
immediate and most careful considera-
tion. But the defendants have per-
feet right to prosecute their appeal
and, If unsuccessful in the final court,
then to ask for pardon or commuta-
tion. But as long as they are prose
cutting an appeal the president has
nothing to do with the matter. The
president has already instructed the
department of justice to keep him
fully informed AS to the progress OF
the case. so that In the event of its
becoming proper for him to act he
may have at it's disposal all of the
facts which will enable him to decide
whether there was justification for
the sentence and whether ii there was
justification for some punishment the
sentence is, or is not, altogether too
severe But at present the president
has no more TO do with the case than
with the case of the S29 100000 fine
imposed by Judge Lands on the
Standard Oil company, which is also
on appeal and concerning which the
president also has been repeatedly
asked to interfere by well meaning
PERSONS who did not know that he
could not interfere while the matter
was still before the courts on appeal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
Delaware Launching Feb. 8.

Wilmington, DEL, Dec. 28.--Gov-
ernor Lea has selected Miss Anna P.
Cahall of Bridgeville to christen the
battleship Delaware, which he has
been Informed by Secretary Of tho
Navy Newberry will be launched Feb.
6 at Newport News. Va. Miss Cahall
Is q daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. Law
renee NJ. Cahall Of EsidgevillA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH
Mayor of Sheridan, Wyo., Dead in the
Brush.

Sheridan, Wyo., Dec. 23.-The body
of John S. Taylor, who was serving
his fifth term as mayor of this city,
was found In a clump Of bushes a
mile north of town, where he had
evidently frozen to death. He went
to Denver some time ago and returned
to Sheridan few days ago. When
he left the train here he was seen to
start north. Search was made for
him with the result that his body was
found. He was thirty-eight years of
age.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
Congressman Davey Dead.

New Orleans, Dec. 2S.-Congress
man Robert c. Davey is dead here
after an illness of several months.
Representative Davey WAS one of the
most esteemed members of the house
and was a conspicuous member OF
the important committee on interstate
and foreign commerce.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
CARNEGIE FURNISHED FUNDS
Said to Have Given $4,000 to "ciean
Up" Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Dec. est is said that
Andrew Carnegie has put up about
$4,000 in order to clean Pittsburg
up morally, following the municipal
bribery scandal The story told in
,the fashionable Duquesne club and the
Pittsburg club is that the same men
who told Pittsburg conditions to Pres
fdent Roosevelt also went to Andrew
Carnegie and laid an array of facts
before him. The result, according to
rumor, was that he authorized the ex-
penditure OF $l50,000 in detective
work, etc. He is said to take the
same stand that Mr.. Spreckels did In
cleaning up San Francisco.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
confesses to Second Murder.

Mexico, Mo-, Dec. 28.-Fred Mikel,
who killed Deputy Marshal Elmer
Magruder and seriously wounded City
Marshal Frank Cain in a sensational
escape from the Higbee (Mo.) Jail
Dec. 18, was arrested here and con-
fessed to the killing and holding up
of the night operator at the Chicago
and Alton Office at Centralia, Mo-, Fri
day morning.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28
Driven Into Street by Fire.

Chicago, Dec 2S--Thirty-five men
and women, occupants of rooming
house, were driven to the street in
their night clothes by fire which
destroyed an automobile garage ad-
Joining the rocming house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-12-28

will not be at all exclusive" in some
senses of that much used word. Sew
eral hundreds Of cards have been sent
out, reaching iii their flight members
Of the diplomatic, the army, the navy,
the official, the social and all Of the
other numerous sets into which Wash
ington society is divided. The great
east room Of the White House, In
which the dancing will take place to
strains of music discoursed by the
Marine band. will be lhronged with
the young people who have the entree
to the White House and their happy
mammas and papas.