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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
TO PLAY MASTERPIECES OF
WORLDS FAMOUS PIANISTS
"WeIte Mignon" Piano Will Re-
produce Original Records

The performances of Paderewski,
Holman. Lhevinne, Busoni and other
celebrated artists are to be reproduced
Tuesday afternoon January 5, at .
o'clock at a complimentary'r recital to be
given bv the Eilers music company in
their recital hall at s75 Market street.
Miss Laurita Jonarius,. the well known
eraI excellent violin numbers.
The music of the great masters sof
the piano will be played on the Welte
Nirnon piano from records made by
the nlavinr of the artists themselves
In this way the tecnioue and method OF
the pianist is preserved with the ut
most delicacy and accuracy and repro
cards of admission may be secured
free OF charge ut the Eilers Market
street store.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
LEAVITT IN CONTROL

( llcO DY ID6 last senate can Will pIOAl
to the state be consolidated with
others.
LEAVITT IN CONTROL
1t may be taken as settled that Sena-
tor Frank Leavitt of Alameda will sue
ceed Charles Belshaw as chairman of
the senate finance committee, and that
Henry Willis, who was freshman two
years ago, will get the seat at the head
of the senate judiciary committee table
vacated by Russ Lukens of Oakland,
who was bumped by John W. Stetson.
an organization assemblyman, at
the August primaries.
The selection of Leavitt to head the
finance committee was to be expected,
and for at least two reasons and the
reason that he is probably the best
equipped man in the senate for that
place need not be placed as the deter
mining consideration, either. That he
is the best equipped member of that
committee or of the senate to head
that committee goes without saying.
II is equally patent that as chair
man of the finance committee Leavitt
can swing an ak over the heads of
recalcItrants who may be troubled
with a burning desire to vote against
the pooIrooms and book makers. Leavitt
was the real boss OF the last senate
whenever he chose TO exercise that
i
the finance committee and a chance to
prune the pet appropriation bills Of
statesmen who have told their constit-
uents that they would vote against
the race track, his power will be in
creased MANIFOLD.
Willis, who has beaten Fl. S. G. Nc
Cartney OF Los Angeles for the chair
manship of the senate judiciary com
mittee, was in the first session an IN
dustrious and painstaking senator, will
ing TO accept the gage of battle In de-
bate at an instant's notice
WILL MEET AT NOON
The caucuses will be called at $3.50
o'clock Monday morning to enable the
preliminary organizations TO be COM
pleted before noon, when both bodies
must formally assemble.
The governors message will probably
I be read Tuesday, but the work of or
ganization may delay its presentation
until Wednesday
Governor GilIett said today that his
biennial message would scarcely be a
complete document, owing to the fact
that his continued illness compelled him
| to omit several matters of Importance
upon which he expects to send subse-
quent messages.
That the message viii go rather
tdeeply into the subjects of taxation,
l
might be gathered from the governors
remarks and the special attention he
has given those subjects since his in
auguration Good roads are almost a
hobby with the governor, but he has
two more They are harbors and pris-
ons. The governor is especially proud
of the achievements of his San Fran
cisco harbor commission and Warden
John HoyIe of San Quentin, who has
xx-orLred wonders with the worst prison
plant in the United States.
Gillett announced when he selected
the San Francisco harbor commission
that he had picked a commission to
make a record. He is now quite pre-
pared TO accept the general verdict that
his commission picked to make a record
is the best harbor commission San
Francisco has ever had. That his mes
sage will go into the work both of the
harbor board and of the successes of
his prison managers may be taken for
granted.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
Surprise in Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Yuan Shi
Kais Office corresponds to that of pre-
mier of England and the action of the
Chinese government is considered in
official circles in washington as little
short of revolutionary. Yuan was re-
garded as one of the most progressive
of the Chinese statemen and the feeling
lis general that the reigning powers
have made a mistake In forcing him
from Office at this important stage In
the affairs of the government. The
earnest wish was expressed here today
that the decision dismissing him be re-
called.
Yuan Shi Kai, >the great viceroy of
Chill province, was one of tue most
influential and powerful statesmen in
the Chinese empire. He had been called
the strongest man in China since Ii
Hung Chang He is a thoroughly prac-
tical man and brought business meth
DDS to the administration of the en-
pire
Yuan Shi Kai organized an army in
China that was the wonder and amaze
ment of foreign military critics. He
succeeded in obliterating all the pop
ular and caste objections to military
service, so that the sons of the nobility
today are proud to appear in uniform.
He substituted modern. textbooks for
ancient classics, he compelled the abo-
lition of torture and he transformed
Peking from the filthiest city in the
world into a modern metropolis.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
MRS. JOSEPH LIE CONTE
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Eighty-one Candles on Cake
Represent Length of Life

BERKELEY, Jan. 2.-Surrounded by
relatives and friends, Mrs. Joseph lie
Conte. relict of Prof. Joseph le Conte,
one of the best loved of the university
professors. celebrated her eighty first
birthday anniversary last night. Dur
Professor ie Conte received on the
occasion of his. golden wedding ami
versary was passed to the guests. A
large cake with 81 candles on it was
an attractive after dinner feature.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
HoRR CASE CoNrINUED

when the case of Alexander Horr,
advance agent OF Emma Goldman,
charged with disturbing the peace. was
called in Police Judge Conlan's court
yesterday, Horr asked for a transfer
OF the case to Judge Shorta1ls court
in view of the threatening letter re-
refused to accept the case and at the
request of A. de la Tore Jr- OF the
immigration bureau 1t was continued
by Judge Conlan till January Is TO
give him time to hear from Washington
as to deporting Horr.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
EMPLOYER FIGHTS sTABIEMAS

Loys Darrell, proprIetor- OF stables a Z
142 steuart street, and Robert Thomp-
son. one of his men, were arraigned in
Police Judge Deasy's court yesterday )
on charges of assault. The cases were
continued. Darrell and Thompson had
a dispute on Friday evening, and
THOMPSON threw brick through
a window at Darrell. the broken
glass cutting his scalp. Thompson
alleges that Darrell struck him on
the elbow with an iron bar. Both had
to be taken TO the harbor hospital for
treatment
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
cry GETS $3.50 FROM BANKS

CITY Treasurer McDougald reported
Yesterday that the sum of $3.50 had
been received from the various banks
now having municipal deposits on hand.
The sums paid by each follow: City
and County. sl46.22;, First national, !,
Metropolis, $36s.83; Seaboard trust.
S3os; Bank OF San Francisco, $105.62;
Merchant national, 1926; French saw
|ings. S513.32, and Donohue-kelly bank
ing company. $3.50. Total, sS,S4o.2o.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
RAIN NOT UP TO LAST SEASON.

OAKLAND, Jan. 2.--The light show
ers OF last night failed to bring the
seasons rainfall up TO the amount pre-
cipitated at the corresponding time
last year. During last night and this
forenoon the rainfall was Al. The total
for the season is 5.41. and for last sea
son It was 6.29 inches. Up to January
1 this season it had rained 5.15 inches
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
sEEks ALASKA HOME RuLE

OAKLAND. Jan. Henry II. Hill
dreth. former United States comnis-
sioner of the Cook inlet province, Alas
ka is visiting with his sister. Mrs. r..
preparing a bin to be Introduced in
congress to grant Alaska its own local
Legislative powers, making an organ
lied instead OF unorganized territory.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
ACCOUNTANTS cERT1FIED

At a meeting OF the state board Of
accountancy. held yesterday. certificates
as certified public accountants were
granted to the followings persons /:
Frederick NJ. Lee. Herbert NJ Brace,
Robert s. Guthrie, A. p. Robinson,
Charles z. Chamberlain. James w.
Rarber and CHARLES Murphy
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
CHINA OPPOSES
NOTED PILOT OF
SHIP OF STATE
Yuan Shi Kal, Grand Councillor
of Empire, Is Ousted
by Edict
Action Looked Upon as RevOlu-
tionary and Manchu Plot
Is Suspected
Grave Fears of Outbreak Ex-
pressed and Foreign Troops
May Be Called

PEKING, Jan. 2.-An -edict issued
today dismisses from office Yuan Shi
Kai. grand councillor and commander
in chief of the forces. The reason given
for the action is that he has rheuma-
tism of the leg. The edict orders Yuan
Shi Kai to vacate all his offices and to
return to his home, adding: Our
clemency toward you is manifest
A second edict appoints Ma Tung,
comptroller of customs and exchange,
grand councillor, presumably IN Yuan
Shi Kai's place.
The members of the diplomatic corps
at Peking are well nigh thunderstruck
at the sudden dismissal of Yuan Shi
Kai. The step is believed to be the
outcome of Manchu plot and there
are indications that the Japanese rep
resentatives alone had any inkling of
what was on foot
There is reason to believe tonight
that Prince Ching, president of the
board of foreign. affairs, will be waited
upon tomorrow by a strong diplomatic
commission, such as the British, Ger
man and American representatives here.
There is nothing to indicate that the
dismissal of Yuan Shi Kai means dam
ger to foreigners, but the good name
OF China's management following the
demise of the emperor and the dow
ager empress and the appointment of a
successor has been swept away by this
vindictive act which will astonish and
arouse the outside world. cripple Chi
mas credit and prevent the withdra wal
of foreign troops probably for FIVE
years.
There are grave apprehensions here
of revolutionary outbreaks in such cen
ters as Canton, and some of the most
conservative diplomats already are sug-
gesting the return of foreign troops to
the lines of communication between
Peking and Tientsin. 1t is no ex-
aggeration to say that the foreigners
of Peking are overcome with aston
ishment at this evidence of Chinas
course in taking such reactionary
step.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
BIG BOND ISSUE
FOR EXTENSION
Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Road Prepares for Build
ing to Pacific Coast

NEW YORK. Jan. preliminary
steps have been taken toward the
capitalization of the Pacific. coast ex-
tension of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul railway company, which will
provide for total bonded debt of 5000
100000 covering the extension, should
that amount be necessary.
The first step was taken, 1t was an
nounced today, at q meeting of stock
holders of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad company of Washing
tonein Seattle last Thursday, when the
capital stock of the company was in
creased from $3,0o0,0O to 800, 900. 900
and the corporate name was changed to
the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget
Sound railway company, which will
control the Pacific coast extension.
Under the laws of Washington, a COM
pany's bonded debt can not exceed twice
the amount of it's capital stock. and
it is understood that eventually an
issue of 20o.00O.000 first mortgage 4
per cent bonds will be authorized.
The entire capital stock of 500. .000,-
600 is to be held in the treasury Of the
parent company, the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St Paul railway company
which is Wisconsin corporation, and
none. of 1t, it is understood, is at any
time to be offered for sale.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
grand deposed by

Governor Warren Porter will discover
that about three of the committee car
ried by the last senate can with profit
TO the state be consolidated with
others
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
Reported Purchase of Ships

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 2.--It is re-
ported by what is believed to be good
authority that'tne Chicago. Milwaukee
and ST Paul railroad. has bought the
Pacific Coast steamship company, which
owns the steamers rUmatiHa, Queen,
City of Puebla, President and Govern
or, running between. Puget sound and
San Francisco. and other vessels. A
dispatch to the News from Seattle says
the vessels itinerary will be extended
to San Pedro by the railroad company,
and that their Puget sound terminus
will be in Tacoma, where the railroad
is dredging for enormous freight termi-
nails
C. H. Higbee local manager of the
Pacific Coast steamship company, said
Yesterday that he had heard nothing of
the reported sale of the company's
vessels He added that he placed little
credence in the report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14

period of greatest cold by means of
sprays and jets. to saturate the inflow OF
air, the dust becomes dry and the gases
are dangerously dispersed. Mr.. Scholz's
remedy for explosions in winter. there
fore, is to equip the mines with sprays.
Recently there have been three serious
mine disasters, two of them in one mine.
This colliery is equipped with devices sup
posed to insure perfect ventilation, being
known as a model mine. Notwithstand-
ing the precautions about fifty men were
lost in the first disaster. in December. and
now more than 100 have persisted. 1t Is
thought that one of the foreign workmen
brought in to replace the victims of the
former explosion carried naked lamp
into the mine, contrary to orders, ana
thus ignited the gas. If this was the case,
it was merely another instance Of made
quate management Such matters should
not be left to ignorant laborers. Where
are the guards and watchmen and in
spectors? Where are the devices for lay
ing dust and rendering gases non-igniti-
BILE? Is system of prevention such as
that proposed by Mr.. ScholZ installed In
this mine? These questions should be
pressed by the local authorities and con-
sidered also by the federal officials who
are now engaged in an investigation into
the causes of mine disasters and a search
for means of prevention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
Shively of Indiana.

John W. kern's bad luck pursues him.
Defeated for governor twice, then for Vice
President and now for United States SEN
ator. Applying Mr.. Bryan's story of the
Texan who was three times thrown out
democrats do not want Mr.. Kern in Of
flee. And yet he seems to have a GER
tain popularity. Men without merit or
strength are never selected to lead even
forlorn hopes. The two nominations for
governor, the one for Vice President and
the lead at the start for senator, testify
to following. Well. Mr.. Kern may fall
back on the defeated candidates philoso-
ply: Ills better to have run and lost,
than never to have run at ALL"
Mr.. Shively reappears after a long abb
sence. Nearly twenty years ago he served
in the House. He got an early start In
politics. and at the start was a green
hacker. But at that time what was
called the "rag-money" issue was very
strong In Indiana. Mr.. Hendricks and
Mr.. Voorhees, both subscribed to it, and
many OF the younger men of the de-
mocracy followed suit. Some of them al
lied themselves with the greenback party.
and Mr.. Shively was of this number. But
for twenty-odd years he has been q demo
crat and a free silver advocate. He ran
for governor In 1895 on the Bryanite plat
form. He is forceful speaker. and just
turning his fifty-second year.
1t has been twelve years since Mr.. voor.
hees left the Senate and ten since Judge
Turpie retired. They had been among
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14

the leaders Of the Indiana democracy for
long time, the former one of his party
popular stumpers, and the latter one of
its ablest advisers. The career of Mr..
voorhees, had a very striking feature.
of greenbacks, and later of free silver
coinage, he succeeded by seniority to the
Craftsmanship of the Senate committee on
finance at the time Mr.. Cleveland took
office the second time and made the silver
issue supreme by urging upon Congress
the repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act.
The question of the hour related to
Mr.. Voorhees, attitude. Would he stand
with his silver friends. who were oppos-
ing Mr.. Cleveland, or with the President
who was seeking, as everybody saw. to
knock the last prop from under silver as
money of redemption and commit the
government as far as possible to the
single gold standard? Mr.. Voorhees, took
his stand with the President. although
under heavy fire of criticism from his
old friends. and threw the weight of his
into the gold scale.
Mr.. Shively, in representing his party In
a chamber where Hendricks and McDon-
aid and Voorhees, and Turpie have sat-
will be expected to measure up to the
Hoosier record there and justify the re-
turn of his party to power at home. His
opportunity is unusual. and If he rises to
it he may become a national figure.
Democratic senators from north of Mason
and Dixon's line have been rare of late
years, and Mr.. Shively If he desires it,
will enjoy liberal share of the limelight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
Old Buildings.

Congress may be wholly within its
rights in questioning the authority for the
demolition of the old Sixth Street station
by order of the President, but it will
evoke no sympathy if it urges that the
building might have been useful to the
government for some years to come for
storage purposes or for the housing of a
now overcrowded bureau. There is too
much use now made Of old buildings by
the government in this city. Anything
will answer for public Office, apparently.
And once occupied by a division or a bu-
reau. as measure of economy or to solve
pressing problem of congestion, 1t re-
mains thus a part of the governments
equipment indefinitely, long after it passes
the point of inSanitation and insecurity.
The local map is dotted with structures
which are used by the government to the
amazement Of visitors, when told that they
have been the homes of public offices for
many years. There is. for an instance, the
Winder building, on 18th street, which the
auditor for the War Department has &C.
cupied for generation. 1t is unsuited to
this purpose and lacks practically all the
conveniences Of modern Office construc.
ton. Yet year after year it remains in
service, because Congress persists in post
poning the provision of funds for the
erection of a commodious home for this
important bureau.
Had the Sixth Street station not been
RACED it is altogether likely that some
use would have been found for it. not
withstanding its unsuitability for public
service work. Every department of the
government has spread out beyond it's
original housing. and every cabinet officer
is anxious. for more room, somewhere,
anywhere. Without regard for the COM
fort or even for the health Of the work
ers, and with none whatever for the dig
nifty Of the government, quarters are util-
lied that most well managed business cor
porations would regard as unfit for use.
Meanwhile Congress delays from session
to session the enactment of laws for the
erection of the new structures, on suit
able sites, that are urgently necessary
for the transaction of the official business.
Whether the order to demolish the old
station was warranted by law or not, 1t
undeniably resulted in the elimination of
an obstruction which had been an object
of criticism for many years, and at the
same time removed temptation to con-
tinue the policy of making shift with
anything available to avoid the expendi-
ture of money on needed improvements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
Mine Disasters.

During the Birmingham meeting OF
the American Institute of Mining En-
gineers, held In OctobU, Mr.. Carl Scholz
read a paper on the effect of humid
ity on mine explosions in which he
offered some suggestions which are of
interest just at present, with mine dis
asters occurring in shocking sequence
Mr. Schplz called attention to the fact
which he said is well known to every
practical mining man, that the majority
Of explosions take place between Novem-
Der / and March Is. This. he declared
is due to the comparative dryness of the
air in winter. Explosions are due to the
ignition of gas or dust. If the gas is
mixed with moist air 1t is less liable to
be exploded by a spark or a lamp flame
than II 1t 10 mixed with dry air. The
moistening Of coal dust also renders that
explosive less ignitible.. Unless moisture
10 supplied within the mine during the
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Union Labor.

The decision of union labor leaders to
press the appeal from the opinion of
Judge Wright in the case of Messrs.
Gompers. Mitchell and Morrison is well
taken. No question is more interesting.
either to union labor. or to the general
public. Let us have the whole matter out
in the courts. and after that we shall all
know where we are. The delay is to be
regretted, but 1t is unavoidable 1t need
not be protracted. Legislation of some
kind is likely. but it can hardly with
safety precede the settlement of a point
vital to general interests. The necessary
funds for this appeal will of course,
be forthcoming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
The Local Lincoln Ceremonies.

1t is especially appropriate that Wash
ington should plan to commemorate the
Lincoln centenary, February IL. In this
city Lincoln did the work which made
him a commanding figure in American
history. Here he planned for the pres
ervation of the Union and the solution
of the problems projected by the sec
tional struggle. Here he grew in stature
until he filled the scene as man of in
finite wisdom and patience, justice and
compassion. The Lincoln of March, 1861,
was not the Lincoln of April, 1866. The
war had broadened, ennobled him, de-
veloped his wonderful qualities and
proved his worth to the people. Wash
.ngton saw this process of development,
and was the scene Of the tragedy which
robbed the American people of their
great leader at the time of their most
urgent need OF, his services.
1t is proposed to commemorate the an
adversary of Lincolns birth by holding
public memorial meeting, to be addressed
Oy six prominent speakers. With the
material here available for such a pur-
pose it should be possible to organize a
Lincoln memorial gathering in terms to
impress the country deeply. This will be
in effect the national observance of the
day, and it is therefore desirable that the
speakers should represent the utmost sig
nificance of Lincoln's work in it's rela-
ton to the republic both of his own day
and of the present. The plans for the
ceremonial are we'll started by the desie-
nation Of an executive committee by the
District Commissioners. and it is conf.
IDENTIFY to be expected that the results
will be In every way commensurate with
the importance and dignity of the oc-
caSion.
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Oregon.

There are rumors of attempted bribery
in the Oregon senatorial contest. The
situation is unusual. and the result will
be examined with care. A democrat is
entitled to the office by formal instruc-
tons of the people given at the polls.
and if he fails to get it the public will
be entitled to know why. If any leg
islator violates his pledge. he should be
prepared to explain his course to the
fullest degree. The fact that the legis-
lature is republican and that the state
voted for Taft for President has no bear
ing on the case. The fact which should
control is that the state also voted for a
democrat for United States senator.