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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
DEAD BANKERS "GHOSTS"
AT DENVER CONVENTION
Unknown Men Register in
Names of Deceased Persons

DENVER, Colo. March 9.-Officers of
the American bankers association have
just discovered that real live ghosts
walked at the annual convention of
the association, which was held in
Denver last November.
1t has been found that the names
of at least dozen bankers in various
parts of the country, who have been
dead for several years. were assumed
~ unknown persons.
They registered at the convention, an
swered to rolIcalls. voted on resolu-
tions and accepted the hospitality of
the bankers of Denver, attending all
receptions and excursions arranged
in honor of the visiting bankers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
FOUNDER OF OVERLAND
ROUTE DIES IN EAST
John ButterfieId Passes AWAY
at Utica, N. Y. Aged 81

UTICA, n. Y, March 9.-John Butter
field, who was one of the party Of
seven who outlined and established the
first overland mail route to the Pacific
coast in 1858, later adopted by the
American express company, died at his
home here tonight aged 50.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
OAKLAND FACIN
PAYS YOUTHTO
STEAL JFWELRY
Messenger Boy Robs Employ
er's Store and Sells
Loot for Little
Detectives Trace Youngster to
Fence" and Recover
Bulk of Swag
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

OAKLAND, March Encouraging
Robert Martin, 16 year old half or
phan, in systematic robbery of his
employer, w. NJ. Jenkins, jeweler at
46S Twelfth street, c. +. salomonson,
a bicycle and jewelry dealer at 1867
Franklin street, is said to have OBJ
tanned and marketed 1000 worth of
silver plate and jewels. The police,
suspicious for many months that
Salomonson was a fence" for crimi-
nails. trapped him and his youthful
decoy tonight, locked both in the city
jail and obtained complete confessions
of the wholesale robbery.
Employed as Messenger
Robert Martin had been employed as
a messenger boy by jenkins for three
weeks. Almost as soon as he entered
the goldsmith's store he is said to
have begun his thefts, conveying the
loot to the Franklin street dealer a
few blocks away and selling it for
miserably petty amounts
Salomonson's part has been to melt
the silver plate and dispose of it to
his own profit and to sell the iewelry
brought TO his shop by the Marlin boy
to other dealers in valuable trinkets.
According to the police, Salomanson
began his Fagin career with the mes
senger boy as his pupil in crime. al
most as soon as the lad had obtained
employment with jenkins. The per-
sistent theft of his most valuable stock
induced Jenkins to report the thefts
to Captain of Detectives Petersen, and
study of the circumstances centered
suspicion on Martin.
This afternoon Petersen and Acting
Detective Caldwell laid a trap for the
fence" and his young accomplice. Mar
tin was trafIed when he left jenkins
store. and led straight to Salomonson's
place. two blocks away. lie went in
side and was watched while bartering
with the proprietor, then arrested
when he emerged from the store.
Sold for Song
Petersen arrested the boy and took
him inside again. There he ascertained
at once that the lad had just sold sol
worth of Jenkins silver plate and
Jewels to Salomonson for 81 The pur-
chaser was also arrested, and Petersen
opened the safe. In it he found nearly
$500 worth of chains. pins, bracelets.
watch cases ard similar swag This
was put into suitcase. which it filed
almost to the top. and taken to the
police station with the two prisoners.
Then Martin and Salomonson were
sweated- Confessions resulted. The
dealer at first had blanched when in
formed that he was trapped, then de-
clared he would get bail at once. After
breaking down he became morose and
passed the night in close confinement.
The police assert they have complete
case against him. and it is likely that
the messenger boy will not be prose-
cuted, he being considered a mere tool
He is the only child of widowed
mother, having lost his father about
year ago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
FIENDISH ARMY OFFICER
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Belgian Lieutenant Convicted
of Committing Atrocities

BRUSSELS, March 9.-Lieutenant Ar
mold of the Belgian army who was at
one time denounced by missionaries for
burning and pillaging villages, and for
assassinations and other atrocities in
the Congo, has been found guilty of a
series of charges of this nature, and
sentenced to II years Imprisonment.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
Board Asked for Space

Your honorable board is aware Of
the great proportions Of the lumber in
dustry in this city and its great i'm
portance in its upbUllding. We are as
sured from the policy you have adopted
and are following that it is your desire
TO make the water front as efficient for
the needs Of the city and its industries
as it is possible to do. The under
signed therefore ask that if further
reasons are required for the assignment
-of this space for The uses and purposes
first mentioned a day be appointed at
which they may be presented
Proponents OF the India basin
project pointed out yesterday that this
petition showed the necessity Of ac-
curing the 63 blocks at Islais creek. so
that ample space could be arranged for
shipping which is now pressing in that
direction
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
Petition TO HarbOr Commission
Asks for Accommodations
on Water Front
Ship Owners Join in Request
for Wharf to Discharge
CargOes of Material
Demand Indicates Necessity of
Acquiring 63 Blocks
Public HarbOr

NNE Of the strongest arguments
yet presented in favor Of the
- Islais creek bill is contained in
the petition filed with the harbor
commissioners yesterday by 65 lumber
and shipping firms. The petition does
not mention Islais creek. but. after re-
ferring to the congested condition OF
the water front. asks for adequate
accommodation for the lumber indus
Try II was for just such a situation
that the India basin bin was framed.
1T was intended TO meet the pressure
Of commerce toward the southern part
Of Tie water front The signers OF
the petition ask that space be given
them at the foot of sixteenth street.
and point out that the lumber district
of the future viii be 10 the southwark
The document bears the signatures
of lumbermen whose yards are located
al various points near the water front.
The majority Of the petitioners are not
members OF the ship Owners associa-
zion. which has consistently fought the
lslais creek bin. Many members Of
this association refused 10 sign the pc
ttion. Nor do the Acme lumber com
pany. Pope q Talbot nor the Union
lumber company. who have waged "a
campaign to make India basin their
private harbor. appear among the sign
ers OF The document.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
Celebrated Man Extols the De-
lights and Fame of the
California Oyster
Autocrat of 4 A. M. Breakfast
Table Not a Gormand
but a Gourmet
SAMPLE CARTE DE JOUR
OF ALBERT PULITZER

n. m.-Riscs. Black coffee,
sweetened with honey, shred
ded wheat biscuits. Works
till Z.
J to a. m.-wall>s to reduce
weight.
n. m.-Baked apples with cream
from TO S apples) tea.
100 ID. m.-Plate of Corinth raj
sins, vegetable dishes.
200 p. m.-Siesta.
500 D. m.-LemOn squash effer-
vesced with bircarbonatc of
soda.
1890 p. m.--DinBcr.
San Francisco oysters on half she'll
Clam chowder
Veal outlets
Green peas Spinach japanese crowns
Chicken fricassee
Pint Moselle
Mineral water Water ice
Russet pears
Black coffee Cigars
12:30 u. m.--Bed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10

1T is just the good. plain English
cooking that like" said Albert Pulit-
ger, retired Journalist and active au-
thor, as he peeled a small russet pear
in his apartment at the Fairmont last
evening. 7 do not care Tor trufies OF
dishes of that sort nor for highly
spiced nor seasoned eoncoctions. But
like ribs of lamb and mint sauce for
instance. Have 1 any peculiarities? !
like my coffee sweetened with honey"
Pulitzer would deprecate any sng-
gestion that he is a gormand. a gour-
met, perhaps. An spicure VINO rejoices
in the softest delicacy from the spring
time garden.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10. 1903
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

observation-disclosures wind; clear; maxi
mum temperature. GO; minimum. IS.
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY-Fair, with brisk
north winds Page 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
Trick Amendment introduced
by Chairman Leeds and
Colleagues OF Majority
Proposal Would Relieve Candi-
dates for U. S. Senate OF
Necessity of Petitions
Words Rejected by Senate In
serted in Midst OF Changes
Offered En- Bloc
Assemblymen Say They We're
Deceived When They Voted
on Advisory Vote
By George A. Van Smith
Especial DispGich to The Call

lSpeeIdi Dispatch TO The Call
"ALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAM
BER OF COMMERCE. BUILDING.
- SACRAMENTO. March s.-By
vote of IS to SO the assembly
adopted this afternoon the amendments
to the Wright-Stanton bill proposed By
the majority of elections committee.
providing for the district advisory vote
for United States senator and made the
amended bill a special order for Thurs
day afternoon
With the district advisory vote
amendments favored by the governor.
in which the senate was prepared to
concur. Chairman Leeds and his col
leagues in the majority of the commit
tee on elections slipped into the bill
trick amendment. which. if enacted.
would relieve candidates for the United
States senate of the necessity Of circu-
lating petitions for places on the official
ballot of their respective parties.
Sneak Amendment Voted
The smooth work amendment put
CftA ~ Lrcuo ttliu JOIuSun Was tucked
into the middle of the amendments Of
fered by Wright in the senate commit
tee on elections and rejected there All
of these amendments were necessary to
carry out the district vote plan. upon
which many of the assemblymen had
agreed because they thought they were
carrying out the wishes of their party
leaders without doing the bill or the
people any real injury. Speaker Stan
ton suggested that the amendments be
taken up seriatim. which did not suit
Leeds and Johnson. and after the genu-
inc district vote amendments and the
sneak amendment We're adopted en- bloc
Stanton said that he had believed that
the committee had acted in good faith
and that he had not known that the
sneak amendment was included in the
Est of what he had supposed were pure
~ mechanical amendments.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
- II - doeument.
Former Name Used

The petition refers TO Sixteenth
street as Center street the name for
mesy used The document follows:
The undersigned ship owners and
lumber dealers respectfully petition
your honorable body to set apart or
assign as custom wharf or wharves
for the discharge Of lumber and lum-
Der vessels the whole space which viii
become available for wharfage and
dockage upon the removal of the dry
docks now at Center street wharves.
"In support Of our position we beg to
point out 10 our honorable board that
with the single exception OF the hay
wharf there now remains not one Of
the custom wharves formerly main
tanned FOR the discharge OF lumber nor
are there any facilities at all adequate
for docking and discharging lumber
carrying vessels.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
Trict Not Realized

Stanton also said that he was opposed
to relieving the senatorial candidates
of the petition requirement, but he let
the bill go to print without an effort to
have the Objectionable amendment
stricken out
Several assembIymen who voted FOR
the sneak amendment with the others.
under the assurance of Leeds that all
were necessary to carry out the district
vote scheme. declared that they did not
realize that they were being tricked
and that they would vote to strike out
the amendment when the bin came up
on third reading or to recede from it. if
the senate declined to concur in 1T.
Speaker Stanton can, if he chooses.
have the amendment stricken out when
the bill comes back to the assembly for
third reading and passage on Thursday
That will require another reprinting OF
the bill and another days delay at a
time when every delay is fraught with
peril to the measure. That. however
is up to the speaker.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
SPORTS

Admirers Of old American football game want
an eastern coach for high schools. Page 10
W C. Garbott defeats G. Lacey worsewick in
second game OF billiard tournament PAGE IL
University sophomores defeat freshmen. in
intereIass meet. Page 10
Catcher Berry gets in from Mexico and oscar
james is due to arrive today. Page 10
Book Maker Tom Shaw said to be 100000
winner on season at Arcadia Page 10
Fayorites and second choices win six races
at Arcadia. Page 10
Jack Johnson reaches Victoria and says he IS
willing TO fight Jerries. Page 10
Rules are laid down by directors of Catholic
school league for meet. Page IL
Nevada assembly passes prize fight graduated
license bin. Page 10
santa clara college nine beaten by white
Sox, to 0. page 10
Golfers at Coronado play second round IN
Hotel cup match. Page 10
Plans are completed for racing plant at Tia
Juana. Page IL
Harry Baker outclassed by wolgast IN Los ls
Angeles. Page o
santa Rosa Girl. former buggy horse en-,
tered in N & N stake. page D
Two Bulingame polo teams depart for south.
ern tournament. Page q
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
SIC Ownership Favored

1t was also stated that state owner
ship Of the site would make ii for all
time available for lumber and other
shipping interests. Should only the A
blocks be condemned. it was shown that
a private harbor would be created for
the Acme and few other lumber cor
p0rations.
Lumber from Central basin reaches
the city at present by team haul along
kentucky TO Army street and thence
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
Senate Desires Haste

Upon his assurance that the btu
would be amended only as necessary to
carry out the district vote plan. ma
jority of the senate had agreed to con-
cur in the assembly amendments and
senate caucus virtually agreed upon to
insure against the delays and dangers
to the principle involved that would
almost inevitably flow from refusal TO
concur and the appointment Of con-
ference committees.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
EASTERN
FOREIGN

Few fortunes are made by Americans ia Cen
tral America because Of intriguers. Page 5
Count Herman Scherr-T Thoss Of Silesia TO wed
daughter. Page 2
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
MARINE

Korea is carrying large shipment Of govern
ment freight for Manila. including 200 tons of
small ammunition Page Is
LABOR
The BARRIERS union wants change in work
ing hours Page o
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
Not an Ok at a Sitting


Il am not like the Roman emperor
who would eat san entire OK at sit
ting" said he. But then" he added
without a trace of wistfulness, they
had arrangements in those days that
made such feats comparatively easy
But don't eat a great deal of meat
If they say that ordered a whole
leg of mutton for a meal it does not
mean that | consumed the entire piece" :"
Pulitzer came to California prepared
to search out our daintiest contribu-
tions to the appetites of the world,
and so far he has only been disap-
pointed in the grapefruit. Our little
California oysters have been a reveIa-
tien to him, yet he was prepared, he
says. in far Austria for the diminutive
bivalve
Shine. little oyster. glimmer; thy
fame is fixed in Vienna.
When l left Vienna to come to
California the author and benevolent
autocrat of the 4 o'clock in the morn
ing breakfast table explained, Il asked
my doctor what 1 could eat out here
my doctor is Professor Noorden of
Vienna. He is the best physician in
the world on the subject of diet. He
recommended the San Francisco oyster.
The eastern oyster never agreed with
me, but since / have tasted your Cali
fornia oyster / have found it per-
- Jal;
Professor Noorden occupies high
place in the regard of Pulitzer. who
places the professor in niche of rare
esteem, as high as that occupied in
a journalistic sense by James Gordon
Bennett. with whom Pulitzer was en-
ployed for years
The days work of the author starts
at tremendously early hour. Most
newspapermen only know of the sun
rise from hearsay testimony The dawn
at Dawson City would have to bestir
itself to find Pulitzers close cropped
head on his pillow. Four o'clock in the
morning, or 3, as the mood might strike
the author. is the appointed hour of
rising.
The Great Novelty
Then comes the great novelty of the
daily menu.
Black coffee sweetened with honey.
Both black coffee and honey have
been famous before at the tables of the
bon vivants. but never in such harmo-
NOUS collaboration. But then ii is a
special coffee which the epicure of the
Fairmont drinks. It travels with him
in his trunk. 1t is a blend of two
brands. No, not Mocha and Java
neveri
The varieties are Malt or Kneippe
coffee (named after the hydropathfe
priest of Germany who would cure the
ills of the world by having the ailing
tread on the dew with bare feet) and a
French variety of coffee. The Kneippe
and the French coffees are ever in the
portmanteau of the traveller.
With the coffee and honey is served
a shredded wheat biscuit
That simple. unique collation. does
Pulitzer until o'clock. The interim
is filled with work on the book of
Continued ON Page 4, Column
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10

Six jurymen in box sworn 10 Try Calhoun. six
others being challenged peremptorily. Page 16
Nenire drawn by coroner in San Mateo graft
cases is quashed by court and Perry Eyre, society
man, may be appointed elisor TO draw new
panel Page 3
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Of the strongest arguments
yet presented in favor Of the
- Islais creek bin is contained in
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL
cinching the downtown merchants. Page 6
Hurrah for you, DR. Blue, Page 9
Desperate opposition to the IsIais creek
project. Page 6
Strange intmations concerning the tariff P.6
LEGISLATIVE
Curtin tax amendment passes the sen
ate Page 2
Senate finance committee approves appropri-
alton bin with S4a. 700 increase Page 2
Senate turns down Stetson rate BILL Page
Sneak amendment to primary bill adopted by
assemhiS on recommendation of Chairman Leeds
and has colleagues Of majority Page L
GRAFT
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
SUBURBAN

Oakland iewelry dealer employ
to steal from employer.
Details Of hardwaremen's cow
pleted.
Pacific coast society Of e
planned.
Oakland annexation vote incli
miles Of water front land In
may now tax railroad terminals.
Divorce sequel Of startling exp
tic infelieity.
Mayor Mott aad city attorn
ramento TO urge Oakland's
rights.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-30

President Taft,s invitation to
United States Senator Charles Curtis
to accompany him on his trip across
the country, his apparently Intentions
al slight to United States Senator
Bristow. and the recent speech In
which he criticized the insurgents in
Congress, Of whom Bristow was one,
has started tongues wagging among
the politicians in Topeka.
III" said one politician, "Presi-
dent Taft represents the Republican
party and he is supposed to do that,
Bristow, Stubs and their followers
in Kansas are rank outsiders. They
have feathers in their hats and hatch
cts in their hands. They are bush
whackers. If they are not Republic
cans, what are they? ! look for
some interesting developments here
in Kansas following that speech Of
President Taft's."
Senator Bristow states that Presi-
dent Taft is mistaken" in his figures
on the tariff question. Governor
Stubs refuses to discuss the presi-
dents speech but he states that he is
for the insurgents; that they did ex-
actly what was right In Congress.
Unless they decide there is no
chance the Stubs, faction viii en-
deavor to beat Taft for the Kansas
delegation to the next national con-
vention, Governor Stubs has been
sore at the president ever since the
recall Of the Stone appointment. He
now sees the way to an open fight
and opposition to Taft for second
term. In. this fight the governor will
have the aid Of Senator Bristow and
If they succeed in controlling the
Kansas delegation and Taft is renom-
mated, they might walk out Of the
Republican national convention like
the free silver men did when McKin-
ley was nominated in 1896. At any
rate there promises to be hard
fight for the Taft men will not give
the insurgents the state without a
fight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-30
nEMocRATIC GusH.

In this paper mis- week FRANK
farrell. Of the Holton signal reaoA
Q ecture to his Democratic ofotnrel
FL Lushing over the Republican IN
surgents, His observations were calI-
ed forth by the editorial IN tie liia-
watha Democrat, which said why
Of course the people are lot BIS
tow. They would be ingrates not 70
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AN uNFAIR sTATENIENT.

Senator Bristow made the state
ment at Dodge City that the Republi-
can party has not kept Its promises.
We grant the honesty Of senateT
Bristow in this position, but there are
| great many Republicans who regret
that he takes that view. he is con-
tradicted BY President Taft and about
ali the men who made the promises
Of the Chicago platform. The fac
t!onal friends Of Senator Bristow, gen.
orally voted against the platform ard
while they may not be satisfied with
the work Of the Republican congress
and the Republican president. they
have no right to say the Republicans
did not keep promises which were
never made. IT will not do for those
who fought the tariff bill to harp
against Senator Aldrich. They show
themselves to be very small and very
willing to misrepresent when they say
lit Is an Aldrich tariff and one that
does not commend itself to tho peo-
pie. Senator Aldrich led the fight fol
the bill but he was assisted by Sena'
tor Root, the right hand Of President
Roosevelt, by Senator Burton Of Ohio
who was the spokesman for Roose-
welt, by Nicholas Longworth, the SON
lin-law Of Roosevelt, and BY all the
men who stood by Roosevelt In his
big fight except Senator Dolliver, Of
Iowa. OF all the men who are nov
going around screaming that the Re
publican party has not kept It's prom
ises, Dolliver Is the only one wht
stood with Roosevelt In'hls efforts ts
get the legislation the people wanted
Although the ex-president Is In Al
RIGA and his opinion cannot be known
It is very evident from the iine-uT
that II ne had been here he would
have been with Taft. Knox. Root, Bur
ton. Cannon and Hepburn, not with
Senator LaFollette and scolding Fow'
Ter. who opposed Roosevelt ct ever,
turn. Senator Bristow follows sena
tor LaFolIetts as is the Wisconsin sen
alor had 3 string on him, ana every
bne knows how LaFblletto hate'
Roosevelt. TAN and an the leader
Of the party. It would be the fail
thing for the LaFoliette faction to sal
that the tariff Law does not suit Ii
desires. but when II says the tariff 4
not according 70 party promises. 4 q
simply setting up It's own indsmsn'
laralnst that Of ne men Who made %
platform. and Who know tc4t-
IHatehl1son News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-09-30

-.
Republicans who have been LOOK
ing to the Kansas City Star for their
inspiration on the tariff question
should now have their eyes wide
open. The star is now quoting tariff
arguments daily from the messages
Of Grover Cleveland in support Of
its fight against the Payne tariff
law. The editor Of the Star was 2
worshipper Of Grover Cleveland and
his free trade views all during bis
career, and is a dyed-in-the-voOl free
look to a Cleveland free trader for
information upon the tarifff-Downs
Times.