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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-07
JUDGE SCORES ACH
FOR INSINUATIONS
Grafter's Lawyer Reverts to the
Subject of Women in Court
and Is Reprimanded
Ruef Jury Box Temporarily
Filled Subject to Peremp-
tory Challenges

JURORS SWORN TO TRY RUFF
Alexander Bond, 22O5 Scott
street, real estate.
John Beuttier, 7S2 Haight street,
butcher.
Timothy Sullivan, 1912 Folsom
street, contractor.
William Harrison, Lower ter
race, salesman.
Dennis Murphy, S434 Mission
street. retired.
John Anderson, 516 Diamond
street, builder.
PASSED SUBJECT TO PEREMP-
TORY CHALLENGE
Charles A. Roller, 565 Guerrero
street, retired hardware merchant
William John OLeary, 329 Pre-
sidiO avenue, retired.
James l.. Arthur, 1890 First ave-
nue., builder.
Thomas O'NeiII, 316 Steiner
street, machinery manufacturers.
Joseph O'Brien, 33S Precita ave-
nue., real estate.
w. ID. keyston, 12O Second street,
saddIery dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-07

Mattresses union No. As has com
pieted plans for the third annual all
night benefit ball to take place Sat
urday evening, October "a, in Dream
land rink.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-07
ST. PETERS CHOIR
TO HAVE BENEFIT
Musical and Dramatic Program
to Be Given This Evening
in Church Hall

A delightful musical and dramatic
program is planned for this evening
by the members of the choir of st.
Peters sodality, who will entertain
several hundred members and guests
in the hall at Twenty fourth and Ala
bama streets. On the list of amateur
performers who will take part in the
concert are the names of some Of the
citys most popular singers and dra-
matte artists, and no pains have been
spared by the board of directors to
make the concert a social success and
to secure at the same time a substan-
tial sum for the benefit of the choir.
There will be Gaelic dances by the
Misses Connolly, songs by Harry Fox
and Walter Cronin and specialties by
short plays that form the chief num-
bers of the program. One of these is
a farce, I'm the Wrong House." which
will be presented under the direction
of Francis X. Flood by the members
of the Sacred Heart literary society.
The other, a comedy called The Great
Convention" will be given by the mem
bers of St. Peters choir. Those in the
cast are:
Miss Irene Holmes James Keever
Miss Agnes Rea Charles Butterworth
Miss Cecilia Manton James Riley
Miss Teresa Mcnamara Frank Mannix
Miss Gertrude O'Don- Ed Barrett
nell William Flynn
Miss Clara Mcnamara J Flynn
Miss Benn p Mcdonald
NJ. r. Harrison John Coughln
NJ. l.. OMalley Harry Fox
William Hughes George McKeever
Francis O'Brien
John OBrien is coaching the young
performers, who have been working
very hard to make the play success.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-07

Fall goods just in. Kosnig Shoe Co
Kearny and Post. 1871 Van Ness av.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-07

John O'Brien is coaching the young
performers, who have been working
very hard to make the play a success.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

at the head Of the War Department in the Rue
ST Dominique. The manifest purpose Of the
general in communicating these letters to the
press was, of course to ernberrass the govern
ment well those former colleagues and
official friends by whom he considered himself
to be deserted
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

power at court and with the government), is be-
lieved TO have had this in view when he put this
question In the House of Lords last July. and
owing to the very unsatisfactory nature Of the
reply Of the Lord High Chancellor. he is reported
to have devoted his leisure during the subse-
quent Parliamentary recess in drafting bill in
the shape of an amendment of the official Sc
crets law of 1889. with the object Of extending
its provisions in such manner as TO cover all
royal correspondence and communications, also
the correspondence and communications Of per-
sons formerly in official life; in one word.
to provide against all indiscreet revelations af-
fectng Crown or government
1t may be assumed that this is the measure
which was presented TO Parliament by Lord
Loreburn. and which has Just been withdrawn
from further legislative consideration. Certainly
its tenor conveys the impression that it is the
offspring of a discreet courtier. an official de-
voted above everything else to his King, rather
than that of astute a lawyer as the present
Lord High Chancellor of England. This impress
sion is strengthened by the fact that the bill,
while manifestly aimed at the prevention of
revelations such those contained in the rem
intscences Of former Ambassador Sir Horace
Rumbod, and Of those threatened by the beau
tiful peeress to whom I have made reference
above. makes absolutely provision for the
amendment Of the law Of 1889 in such fashion
as to put 2 stop TO the work IN England of
foreign spies and Of their British confederates
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

fence they waded into this poison and the execu-
ton was something appalling They died by the
tens of thousands. At first they were not deferred
by the poison but later they seemed realize tina
crawling under the fence meant DEATH and then
occurred q remarkable thing
The bugs crawled down the road until they
reached a crossroad. Down this cross road they
turned, and then began to invade the potato field
from a new and unprotected side Again the
farmer had 10 build g rampant OF poison. This oc-
cupied several days and during that time the road
itself was packed with bugs IN places TO
depth OF three and a half four inches. There
was considerable traffic the road. and as
vehicles drove through the swarms OF bugs they
crushed them by the thousands, So many bugs
were killed in this way that for nearly two weeks
there was almost unbearable stencil, and people
whenever they could. avoided travelling this
stretch OF road Farnlhands refused 10 work in the
fields until nearly all the odor passed away.
While the Irish" or white" potato has dead
IL foe in the potato bug. the sweet potato. which
is also extensively raised the Eastern Shore.
has no such enemy.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
COUNT ARNIh'S CASE.

Then there was the French statesman F1ou-
rens. who, after being ousted from the Premier
ship. actually published in the columns OF the
Paris Figaro" the substance OF the confidential
reports sent TO the French Foreign once fro-a
the French Embassy at Berlin during his own
tenure OF Office as Minister Of ForSsgn Affairs.
as well as during tina, Of his predecessor. OF
course all this was very interesting reading, but
it was also source OF intense embarrassment
to the French government, that being obviously
the object which Flourens had in view since
his avowed purpose TO show that his sue
cessor in office and chief political adversary.
jules Ferry. had during his previous admin
istration endeavored to establish alliance
with Germany.
Finally there was the OF Count Harry
Arnim. who while German Ambassador az Paris
frequently received instructions from Bismarck
that were diametrically opposed 20 those given
him in person by old Emperor William. When
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
BILL TOO BROAD.

II is universally acknowledged that some
very radical amendment to the defective official
secrets law OF 1889 is needed for the proner
protection of official secrets in ENGLAND since
the existing condition OF affairs there consti-
tutes, by the assurance Of immunity a virtual
invitation TO foreign spies and native dishonest
officials to pilfer the secrets of state Had
Lord Loreburn's bill restricted itself therefore
to 7emedying this possible objection would
, have been offered by the newspapers Indeed.
they would have given TO Lord Loreburn their
unanimous support What they did object to
however, was the clause which prohibited the
publication OF all kinds OF documents and in
formation Of confidential character relating
to the reigning family and to the government
or its dignitaries, in particular comnunica-
tions to and from the reigning sovereign or
regent or his predecessor the date of which
is less than forty-two years previous to the
date of publication without the consent of the
monarch
And this clause applied not only TO royal cor
respondence, but also to any document or in
formation which ought not, in the interests Of
the state or Crown. to have been so published
or communicated. Lord Loreburn's bill went
even still further, since it stipulated that if
court Of summary Jurisdiction was satisfied
by information oath that there was rea-
sonable ground for suspecting the presence in
any premises Of documents secrets the dis
posal or publication of which would be prejudi-
cial to the Crown search warrant and author
iJy for the seizure of the documents in question
might be granted and enforced. OF course, this
would have placed the press completely at the
mercy Of the government. since the latter would
have been empowered by means of the act to
descend at any time upon any newspaper Of
fee for the purpose of confiscating information
the publication OF which might be prejudicial
70 its interests and TO those Of the reigning
house.
Newspaper criticism OF the government would
have become absolutely impossible. and had
for instance, any such law existed al the time
Of the Crimean War not a line Of Sir Will
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
SECRETS NAY BE REVEALED.

Now. in order to understand the position of
LORD Loreburn in the matter and the real object
Of the bill il is necessary to recall the appar-
entity forgotten fact that in July Of last year.
just before Parliament was prorogued, Lord
Esher addressed from his place in the house
question to the Lord High Chancellor as to the
extent Of ground covered by the existing official
secrets law. Of 1889 and it was understood at
the time that he was making this inquiry in be-
half OF King Edward. who had been extremely
put out not to say embarrassed. by the indis-
Greet revelations contained in the memoirs Of
certain former English ambassadors concerning
confidential relations not only between the
British and foreign governments, but also be-
tween t-.e Court of St Jamess and those Of
Continental powers.
Tt is likewise a matter of common. knowledge
come prominent in socialistic circles, and who is
gifted with an exceedingly able and somewhat
vitriolic pen. is about publish her ren1inis-
cences and correspondence. Estranged from the
court and from most OF her former friends she
has given it TO be understood that she would
give free rein TO her muse. and she for
nearly quarter of century not merely one of
the leaders Of the English great world but also
most influential figure in political court and
Official life 1t naturally stands to reason that she
is in a position to print confidential corre
spondence and to reveal secrets the disclosure
OF which will be. to say the least, extremely dis
concerting.
Lord Esher (vhose official title Of Deputy
Governor of Windsor Castle does not convey any
idea Of the vast importance of his position in the
encourage of the King, and of his influence and
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

lam Howard Russells memorable letters from
the front, which brought about the dispatch of
Florence Nightingale-the Lady of the Lamp
TO the East, the foundation of efficient am
bulance service and the reorganization of the
entire War Department, would have seen
the light of day in the columns of The Times;
and, in one word, the press would have been
prevented. under penalties OF conf1scation, fine
and imprisonment, from the publication OF any
news, not alone in times Of war, but also in
times of peace, the divulgation of which the
government of the day considered disadvan-
tageous to itself to the Crown.
That was why there was so much opposition to
Lord Loreburn's bill that 1t had to be with
drawn. and amazement has been expressed that
so able and broad minded jurist as the present
Lord High Chancellor OF England should ever
have submitted the defunct official secrets
bill of 10tlS 10 Parliament
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

crop is materially increased
Almost unbelievable are soms Of the stories
+oId of the battles the farmers have fought
,zafns, their common enemy. But they true.
Several years ago the bug pest" was particu-
lsrly sevsre. Near the little town of Eastville
+ber. was a seventy-acre field of potatoes. The
.arlv prices were tempting that the owner OF
,bts field decided TO dig and ship before the
vegetables were ripe" Across the road from
mis- neld was another also planted with potatoes
THE crop in this field was several days behind
that In the first and was not ready for digging.
The day after the crop in the first field had been
ding vast swarrns OF potato bugs began to migrate
.. the other field So thick were they that they
covered the edge of the first field and carpeted the
roaa as they slowly crawled over toward the sec
"a eeId The owner of the latter field alarmed.
-. > hurry call TO the nearest store for poison
sr1 chesp -four AS as he got the poison and
eo,,- he had them mixed and sending men down
his fence line had them construct rampant OF the
isor mixture an eighth Of an inch thick and sew
erzl yards wide -, a.,
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

,+, service number Of fine holes are or'Ieu
- +ha botton1. stick is tackled on one side' anu
,es - with this crude apparatus the farmnano
80 down the rows shaking the can over each
plant. g.. o.,- .,. I.uyes
- +be nlant must eat goodly portion OF the
% - c-e within a few minutes, and ihs
80. arm from the plants by the thousand bu1
goo &c one lot is killed another takes It's place
ana the spraying has 10 be repeated -.
-. are young and small and the bugs com
paretively few. but It is too costly and az lhe
P ,,r,s not so effective when the plants are
sahie - ~. t,,gs more numerous. To meet this
--sc,,,rv q patented sprinkler which is not un-
So street sprinkler n general size shape ana
-. ~ operation. is used ON large farms
- ~ rhese holds from one hundred 10 Two
,1a..6 gallons Of poison Drawn by horses IL
,,,i,Ies from eight dozen rows at time
p :. 4fsctivelv covers acre In less time tnan
ana - - - a dozen men do the work by
- over and over the crop has TO be sprin-
- and with each sPrlnkling the cost OF tne
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

at length harassed into rendering his resigna-
tion he removed from the archives Of the en-
bessy several Of his own letters. az well those
ing 20 the Kaiser how impossible It was to
reconcile the instructions OF his majesty with
those Of the Chancellor. tho disappearance Of
these papers was at communicated TO
Prince Bismarck by one OF the secretaries Of tbs
embassy Bismarck. realizing the extent to
which his own position with the Emperor would
be shaken IL the latter were TO learn that hs
had been sending to Arntn Instructions opposed
those Of his majesty, Immediately determined
upon the disgrace OF the count, and caused his
arrest on the charge Of having stolen from the
archives state papers. obtaining the Enperors
consent to this extreme measure By story
effect that the count had made use OF state
secrets IN order to speculate on the Paris Stock
Exchange
Arntn. despairing Of . fair trial, managed 10
get out bail and TO escape 10 Switzerland
where. goaded 70 fury by the treatment which
he had received. especially BY the police perqui-
sition of his papers. and the indigntty OF his
arrest he proceeded to publish IN the form
Of a pamphlet entitled PRO Nihflo" the Dis
patches and confidential papers which he had
removed from ths archives OF the German En-
bassy at Paris and which he had been accused
OF stealing. That OF course, sealed his doom.
spect to ali the charges brought against him By
Prince Bismarck and secured tor him q sem
tence- en- contumarisn- TO a long term OF iEns
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
DELCASSE's COUP.

| lister Of Foreign Affairs Of France. until ousted
by Rouvier. did not hesitate to endeavor TO
justify his policy in the eyes Of his countryn1en
| by making revelations In the Paris "Matin.'
characterized by the grOssest kind Of indis-
| cretion and Of a nature to cause the most
| serious embarrassment to his government
| as we'll to that of Great Britain. For at the
very moment when. after the utmost difficulty,
the unpleasantness between France and Ger
[ many had been allayed and friendIier feelings
| were being brought about between Great
Britain and Germany. the ex-rninister laid bare
| in the "Matin" all the preparations which he
| had made before he forced into retire
ment for a conflict with Germany on the sub
| ject of Morocco incidentally disclosing the full
| extent TO which England had committed her
| self in the matter of giving armed assistance
to France, by landing troops on the coast OF
| Schleswig- HoIsten and by sending her fleet to
take possession Of the Kiel Canal. The gravity
| of the revelations lay in the fact that they
| not the mere utterances OF more less ire
! sponsible newspaper. but those OF statesman
| of International reputation. who told the facts
| of which he had official cognizance while direct
| ing the foreign policy of his government.
| Prince Bismarck. it may be remembered, after
his deprfvaI of Office led by his anirnosity
against the present Kaiser to reveal the former
existence Of a secret treaty between Russia and
I
bound by the terms of the Triple Alliance TO
join Italy and Austria in keeping Russia in
check. What rendered this revelation particu-
Iarly grave the fact that it was made at
the very time when the moment had arrived for
the renewal of the Triple Alliance. which it
almost wrecked. This only one of long
series OF state secrets which he revealed from
time time during the decade that elapsed
between his retirement and his death
In Italy, General de la Marrnora, with the
object of embarrassing the Cabinet at the time
when it was in the act of negotiating the in
cusion OF Italy in the Triple Alliance. to which
he was strongly opposed. did not hesitate 10
publish, in a pamphlet entitled a Little Light
on the Political and Military Events OF 1856
record of the confidential negotiations which,
as King Victor EmmanueIs Prime Minister.
he had conducted with Bismarck in those days.
Bismarck was beside himself with rage, being
unable to deny the facsimile copies OF his
confidential correspondence, and urged in vain
the italian government to punish the general
The Roman authorities did not dare TO go
any such length. and contented themselves
with securing the enactment Of a law providing
years Imprisonment for any statesman or
politician guilty of the betrayal Of state Sc
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
COSTLY POISON WAR ON POTATO BUGS
iF0 Counties That Spend $780,
200 Yearly This Way.

a. : million dollars is spent annually on
=" oug poison in rwo small counties OF e
- saie, Surprising as this may appear, IL is
-. Statement o. fact. TIE farmers OF Ac-
- and Northampton counties. which form
= Known as the Eastern Shore Of Virginia
- eseh year something like sSeoooo in the des-
var they are forced 10 wage against the
!. -'~fed enemy Of the potato crop, the potato
they buy over six hundred and fifty
his poison, or something like 100000
-, aho The cost of applying it Is nearly twice
- as The cost of the poison itself
g. '7c'lon q Virginia is one of the greatest
=. Producing sections Of the United States
- Year thousands and tens Of thousands OF
y, az shipped 10 the markets Of the Eastern
r ~. ~ York, Philadelphia. Boston, Baltimore
es1agton, and even 70 many Western cities
49, winch can Re marketed az fair prloe
Co.,. year of prosperity and plenty for tne
r.. u these two counties. The reverse means
r-leS oebt and want
a. To@eo bug IS al enemy that would prove
ss,ss 1-e crop each year unless II was careIuIis
- against and energetic war waged upon IL
s1es = potato plant Is in its infancy II Is a.
g hordes Ct q yellow and black striped
1nlch, when fully grown. Is covered with
d. ~ oat before i artaIns its fun grown "
= e small worm than anything else
4 1'o bugs apparently rise from the edi I.-'
On o'on as the potato plants have neg guH =
ss,'es attack the foliage. single oay =
y - -. 'T these pests 70 strip every leaI = Io.--
tsesS Il q large field, unless their Worh -
| y !. y poison The bug breeds proli1caAly-
q ess upon the backs Of the leaves OF ~
s..~ and n q single day these eggs "4'
e. Is no unusual sight 90 see Z a. &c
a. --ost entirely covered by the bugs.
u :. 0alset OF the season when the pIanIs q
4 "a. -e bugs are. comparatively speaking le",
an, 1afner Is able TO protect his plants "
a. lorce Of men sprinkle the plants VIII
solution
- green is the p6ison generally useo-
! g. po0no boxes and is a powder 10 use =
| a. ".lh wafer OF something else wouid P
AaFe. and, besides, the poison unoliuI71 -
-, SAe That il Rithers and often kliiS -
81 'tselt The general practice Is 10 iii4.
es V with water or the cheapest, coAi
Z. nour or meal
= k@4lsnas put she mixture in watering PoI'
= sAo and walk through the ro"s oI y
ssr spraying them as they go 'lIe
sss,. mixed with -four or meal, an eve 'i4O-
eihod is Used. An old can Is Sis-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
GENERAL ANDRES REVENGE.

There is no government In Europe which has
not been disturbed and embarrassed by indis
Greet revelations the part of those who at
one time or another have been in its employ as
ambassadors, ministers of state. digntaries of
court, etc. Curiously enough the only great
power that has enjoyed almost entire immunity
in this respect is the United States the Off
GERS of which. although their term Of office
is ephereraI. inadequately paid and devoid of
any reward in the shape of titles, orders of
knghthood and pensions, make it point of
honor never TO reveal after their return to
private life the secrets with which they have
become acquainted while in the employ of
Uncle Sam.
Thus. two years ago General Andre the most
unpopular Minister Of War who ever held Cab
met office in France, revenged himself after
he had been driven to resign by publishing day
by day in the various newspapers q series OF
letters which he had received from the Chief
Magistrate of the republic, from his colleagues
in the Cabinet and from statesmen and officers
of every degree during the years which he spent
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07
erope Has Far More Trouble with These Delin-
quents Than Has the United States.

IONS hy the Brentwood Company
ioe'as, 5ynrd High Chancellor. in Difference
E1s '-.-ors protests Of the press Of every
q nthe -,l;-iosl opinion. has dropped his So
ssds 9 .s.isr secrets bill on the face Of it
ss0 .,srelv an amendment OF the official
Tas ~ 1889. a law designed to punish.
sseS ss-vitude for lie or fer term Of
% pS e,on five years. with or without hard
= 'es9 o-s acting as spies on behalf Of for
5s''' p..--,erts OF communicating TO them
~ end sketches Of fortresses, dockyards.
= pc. 18th 8 penalty of two years imprison-
g o. .,e communication of official secrets
81 y .rs, 3 foreign state or their agents
oue- v-as SO unsatisfactory, had been
rs - drawn up. and the leading jurists
G.. .,-onouuoed # SO clumsy. intricate
SO ''-.-bsr ir1pracJicable. that neither the
Sc - the government has ever ventured
rsl'- .+-,o- even in the most fragrant cases.
when some time ago subject of
. -,,--o-a and ? servant Of the state was
bs handed in the act of negotiating with
- -, government for the sale Of the plans
a,ahorate secret defences Of Gibraltar.
= sound 10 have already disposed Of to
81 Government the complete plans OF the
y = = - Malta. the law officers Of the Crown,
-,,s,lrins wiki the judges. came to the
81" -, that il was impossible TO convict
,nae~ the o4icial secrets law of 1889,
.. - - obliged 70 content themselves with
= ...-re Of petty larceny. carrying with it
~ han 2 twelve months sentence.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-07

eose themselves powerless TO put stop to the
theft and betrayal Of official secrets under the
existing conditions Of the law, and admit that
in one instance, where extremely confidential
document describing the whole of the submarine
defences OF the empire in detail. stolen from
the desk Of one of the highest officials of the
Admiralty, and in another case where a batch
OF secret papers relating to the interests of i'm
perial defence was lost from the room of a
Cabinet minister nothing whatsoever was or
could be done in the matter