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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-13
PHElAN ANSWERS
CALHOUN'S LAWYER
Attempt to Impugn Motives ia
Graft Prosecution Fails to
Shake Witness
Opposition to Trolley System
Shown to Be for Benefit
of San Francisco
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he cried. turning 10 the court. "and
this testimony has been brought in here
to defame his name. We have thrown
down the bars and invited a full inves
tigation of every matter which the de-
fense desires to go into. We have
made no objections and we are willing
to allow a full investigation of every
thing concerning Mr.. Claus Spreckels'
life and business relations, as we are
those of Rudolph Spreckels and Mr.
Phelan. 1t little becomes the defense,
however, after trying to blacken his
name, to endeavor to prevent us from
going into these questions"
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-13
VETERAN NEwspAPERMAN

VETERAN NEwsPAPERMAN DEAD-Ios
Angeles, May 12--I. #. Fisher, for more than
80 years newspaperman of note in southern
California, died mt the Clara Barton hos
ntal this morning Fisher So years old
and had been in poor health for several
months
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-13
Well Known as Architect

The deceased architect was first EN-
ployed by the late Edward r. Swain Il
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26

there are women lobbyists The particular kind of WON
lobbyists which has been pictured many times has no
existence or II she exists keeps herself well in
hiding that she remains unknown to the persons whose
duty It is to write the and the news comment Of
the day. There are other women lobbyists, however
who are moved to lobby by what they think Is
right though admittedly thousands OF their countrymen
and their country women disagree with them in specific
in which they have exercised their activities
The woman lobbyist q rule is moved by high moral
considerations she views them to influence legIsla
ton. Take the OF the canteen In the army posts
of the country for example 1t the lobbyist
who abolished the canteen The women who worked to
this end did not do onetonth OF their lobbying
Washington. 1t done largely at home. The women
thought that the canteen was present tempta
ton to the soldier to drunkenness and while II is true
that most of the congressman at heart disagreed with
the contention the carried the day and the can
teen abolished.
The persons who instrumental in securing the
passage OF the law which forbade the sale of light wines
and beer at army posts moved as they by high
moral II u possibly mistaken impulse We're lobby.
lists just much the who strive to check leg
islaon that going to hurt their pockebooks while IL
going TO do good to the country at large The nten.
tion is only show that lobbyist" Is not necessarily
word Of contempt.
The pure food law when It process OF consdera
ton productive Of the greatest lobbying activities
possibly known In congress The lobbyists were
present and at distance. but nresent absent they
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26

resent that interest at the capitol argument and
not money and he depends strength OF his argument
largely upon the fact that laws passed to regulate the
business which he represents may possibly have bad
erect upon the commercial life of the specific district
which the member approached represents. 1t Is true
that dinners given at times to members Of
by the lobbyists behalf Of special interests. II Is
doubted If these dinners the pleading words which
pass between the and after the coffee have any
particular weight The ordinary congressman who wants
to stay In congress realizes that he has duty TO his
constituents and that II lie doesn't do It he probably will
have to stay at home instead of buying ticket every
winter for the national capitol.
Some time ago there established in Washington
what was called THE Peoples Lobby" There were
watched legislation and kept the country informed TO
what in their opinion good bad in laws that had
been proposed for passage This peoples lobby vrtu
ally has passed out of existence but there greater
peoples lobby which has been In existence since
the country founded. and which is in existence to-
day. and which probably will last long democracy
lasts This lobby is public sentiment and dozen times
within the last few years II has overrdden all the arts
the peadngs the arguments and the threats of the In
divdual lobbyists who have sought to thwart it. An
experience of years in Washington goes to show
that the representatives of the people in the
honest and that the will OF the country out
weighs with them any influence any money that
be brought to bear used by the lobbyist who is work
ing for selfish ends.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26
IhE SHIZH1KZXP0PIC ME-

worked day and night with voice by letter and tee
gram to bring about the ends that they desired The
manufacturers many OF them at least maintained that
the law as proposed was altogether too drastic while
those who took the view opposed to that Of the
facturers declared that the law could be
severe.
During the time Of the consideration of the pure food
law in the room of the committee interstate and for
egn commerce the most powerful lobbyist that appeared
on behalf Of the the center table 1t was
collection of prepared foods gathered from various
parts OF the country 9d which did not live up to
labels that were on the outside OF the packages There
are and were. plenty proper foods on the market
but the foods which the committee had assembled II
foods they might be called OF the kind that nobody
would want to eat Representative Mann Of Illinois was
In charge OF the food BILL and he presided over
the display that made the committee room look like
grocery shop Mr. Mann had fruit Jelly jam on
exhibition that marked being the pure product
In reality the stun was composed of sticky sub.
stance sweetened and then coored with dye. There
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26

they had great lobby at distance and the lobbyists
succeeded In doing their good work.
Recently there to Washington on matter
connected with the rights OF certain Indians formerly
the Rosebud reservation Indian whose originally
was Quick Bear but who Is known Reuben Quick
Bear Some time it proposed by syndicate that
1t buy large tract of land from the Indians IS an acre.
Aerward the land doubled in value Reuben Quick Bear
feared that when the reservation was closed Uncle
Sam would not allow right and proper price for the
holdings which the Indians to give up. Reuben
began lobby behalf of his brethren He wrote this
letter. thereby showing that he knew something OF the
ways OF certain class Of white men:
"a shyster lawyer named - is in Washington stat
ing that land is not worth than $3.50 an acre
He lives in and has been sent by the people there
help beat In this land deal'
is conceded in Washington that the most effective
kind of lobbying is that which is by the people by
means OF letters and kilograms. or course the COM
muncatons must come In such numbers as to convince
the congressman that the whole country Is aroused
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26

trace Of real fruit in fits composition The aye
that In the mixture colored indellby great piece
OF cotton cloth which stepped in small quantity Oh
the jelly mixture with water
In the committee there 'honey" which no
bee had gathered. There pepper corns made
wholly OF apioca and lampblack. and there were many
other things of curious mixture asquerading under the
names of legitimate food products. The manufacturers
and the packers Of perfectly pure goods admitted tha
the proved that OF their brethren were not
honest the stumbling block of their hopes that the
food bill should not be passed in too drastic FORM
In other words lobby that mute and could NOT
write letters send kilograms did the major share oil
the work in securing the passage of the national pure
food law
In the department of agriculture there is subdepar
ment called the biological survey II is the duty OF the
officials OF the survey who all scientists, to do what
they to enghten the country concerning the habits
of birds. mammals and insects, let 1t be known just
what creatures benefit and just what are menace
to the farmer the market gardener and to those engaged
in soil pursuits generally.
The work of the survey has been recognized for its
excellence for years. At time the house committee
on agriculture decided in framing the agricultural OPP
preparation bill that It would omit all mention OF the
biological survey and thus by failure TO appropriate
money would wipe the survey out of existence. II ID
said that there for the attempt to
end the usefulness Of this bureau of the government but
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26
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81 supposed will rebound to the public good
the hotels OF this city IS pick the in
species lobbyist They the oarmarks Of
their be said that OF these marks
dinay appearance Of sleek prosperity 1t impossible to
pick the other species lobbyist unless
happen be the kecne kind Judge of human nature
the lobbyists has the unmsak
able phanhSps while other their compan
ion lobbyists look like ordinary everyday American ci
of business and of the professions and in
No lobbyist however wrongful be his in coming to
Washington uf the somewhat idea whose
showing
order forget his his
constituents his country It Is much harder matter
unfortunately people believe The
lobbyist who would make direct offer OF
would blow harder than cash that he might hap
pen possess.
lobbyist corporate interest be
prospective legislation who has been hired
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26

II Is not the intention
TO attempt to discuss the
rights or wrongs OF any
specific pieces of lcgls-
latlon which have passed
congress, but the lobby
ing attempts pro and
con that have been made
to prevent or to secure
the enactment Of nation.
al laws may be recount.
ed without prejudice.
IL ha, ham rotI That
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26

ASH NGTON.--WhoueyCT tn" statement Is
made that during the sessions Of congress
Washington Is iull OF lobbyists, It seems
that the general impression created Is that
a horde of men bent OF preventing the pas
sage OF good legislation has descended up
on the capitol The word lobbyists seeming
~ has come TO mean only one thing. In
truth lobbyists are Of two kinds the kind
that wants 10 prevent the passage Of los5
laIion that is inimlcal 10 private interest,
and the kind that wants to secure the pas
sage of legislation that will rebound on that
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26

whether this Is true or not is a thing
apart. As soon as It was known that
the committee had decided to kill the
activity of the scientists by a failure
to report TO the house measure FOR
their support, some of the Washing
ton correspondents telegraphed the
news of the matter to their papers.
Instantly the bird protection societies.
the sportsmen the farmers Institutes
and the farmers individually all over
the country became busy.
Letters and kilograms of protest
poured in on the committee. Nor was
the committee alone the object Of pro.
test. Every senator and every repre-
sentative In congress began to re-
ceiye letters and kilograms which
piled up until they were almost be-
yond the power OF reading unless the
man gave all the time at his disposal
tn IA, .ogLr No,pharg utbn hardly
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
MUT|LATEO BODY
OF WOMAN FOUND
HAD EVIDENTLY BEEN ASSAULT.
Eo AND MURDERED ALSO
MADE FIGHT.
MYSTERY IN MICHIGAN
Italians in That Particular Vicinity
Have Been Annoying Women
Lately, and They Are
Suspected.

Detroit. Mich, Aug. o.-The mutil-
ated body of a woman about 35 years
of age was found ira clump of under.
brush at Hamptramick. this county,
today. The woman was apparently
assaulted and killed.
The skull was crushed and the fac /,
and body covered with bruises. The
clothing was disarranged. The vie,
tins purse was torn pen, and nothing
left which would serve 10 identify the
body The ground for yards about
was torn up, and bits or flesh in the
woman's finger nails indicate that she
made fight.
The land whereon the body was
found is owned by an italian, Seirrira
Marke, who lately entertained many
of his countrymen. 40 suspicion IS
attached TO Marke, but Officers inves.
tigating reports that women have beea
annoyed recently by some of Marke's
guests, the last week or two, Ono
woman says she was accosted near
where the body was found a week
ago by a man who she thought was an
Italian. He proposed that she accom-
pany him into the unGerbrush, and the
woman fled
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
[LK|NS IS NOT
A BLUE BLOOD"
WEST VIRGINIA STATE SMAN
SAYS HE GOES NOT CARE
WHETHER HE is RELATED
TO ITALIAN KING OR NOT.

Washington. Aug S.-Senator FL
kins never felt the Carlovingian
blood tlngle in his veins. He says he
does not care whether or not he or
his family is descended from Charlie.
magne CT ancient Italian kins, but as
matter Of fact he does not believe
that he has an yroyal blood in his
veins.
Senator Elkins, sometimes called
the Duke of West Virginia, was seen
at his residence today shortly before
he left town for the summer and in
formed of the reputed discovery OF
Mrs. Albert l.. Richardson. noted
gentalogist, which connects Senator
Elkins' wifes family family and
Miss Katherine Elkins with the
medieval Italian kings. The serator
declared that he knew nothing OF
Mrs. Richardson's researches into his
family history save what he saw in
the newspapers, and that he did not
put much faith in them.
Il dor't believe" said the senator,
that we are descended from Italian
kings. am sure have never felt
that wav. | do not know where ]
came from. and never traced my an
cestry. and what is more, I do not
care to: S14 A. ID. is too for back for
me, and while I revere the heroic
mer and women of the past still the
present for mine
Senator Elkins refused absolutely
to discuss the possible change these
renowned ancestors might make in
Miss Elkins' relations toward the
Duke of the Abruzzi He also refused
to entertain or discuss the notion that
speedy marriage might result from
these discoveries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
SWEDISH TROOPS
HAVE MUT|N|[D
PRINTERS ARE CALLED OUT
GRAVE DIGGERS REFUSE
TO RETURN.
GREAT STRIKE SPREADS
Railroad Train Fired Upon--Bakeries
Say Bread is Exhausted--Farm
Laborers Threaten TO
Strike.

Stockholm, Aug. Swedish troops
have mutined and the government is
much concerned. Two regiments. one
at Fann ard othe other at Solicited,
are affected They are stranded In
the northern country where the labor
disturbance first brose out in the tim
Der trade and the government has
been haurted by The fear that the
soldiers sympathies were with the
strikers. The mutinous troops have
been confined to their barracks.
The executive committee Of the
Swedish union. at meeting held 10
day decided to call ont the printers
throughout the kingdc'l. Maay OF
the grave dlggers have defed the or
der of their labo~ union to return tC
work and have joined the strikers,
The food situation ia Stockholm
shows no Improvement today and the
Strike continues The hopes Of yes
terlay that the men would withdraw
from lUflT eAlltllC dbNlAhht nav HNt
been fulfilled.
Train Fired Upon
A railway train was fired npoA In
the suburbs this afternoon, but no one
was injured
The government has published a
enjoining beth sides to
the dispute to avoid further violations
CT the contracts. After regrettilg
that the government offer of media
ton had not been accepted, the proc
lamation expresses fne hope that
leaders themselves would settle all
tt
The bakeries declare that the bread
supply is exhausted. The farm labor
ers' union announced today that its
1000 members would strike as soon
as the rye crop is ready for harvest
ing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
SOMMER BROKE
WRIGHT RECORD
FRENsHMAN USES BlPLANE OF
THE VOlsoN TYPE AND
MAKES FLIGHT OF HOURS
AND q MINUTES.

Nourmelon-Le-G Grand. France, Aug.
.S.--Roger Somer, the French aviator,
yesterday beat the worlds recrd for
prolonged flight in al aeroplane. His
machine remained in the air for two
hours and twenty-seven minutes and
fifteen seconds.
Sommer started at 3:14 O'Clock this
morning in the bright moonlight At
the beginning he travelled slowly near
the ground at elevations running fron
six to thirty yards. after the machine
had become limbered up the aviator
increased his speed and the coming
OF daylight showed HIM travelling and
maneuvering easily.
When II became evident that he
had beaten the duration record hel
by Wilbur Wright the assembled
crowd cheered wildly, and as Sommer
came TO the ground at IL minutes aui
Is seconds past O'Clock he was given
an ovation.
NJ. Sommer is one Of the new school
Of French aviators. several of whom
have recently made records that
would have attracted worldwide at.
tention a year ago. On July q he
made a flight of one hour. % minutes
and 30 seconds. August he few .
miles in Il minutes. which is at the
rate of as miles an hour. and on Aug
ust he made flight of a few Sec
onds over two hours. He is using BIZ
plane Of the Voison type.
The record of duration OF Wilbur
Wright is two hours. 20 minutes and
81 seconds. II was made at Lemans.
France last December.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
OVERLOADED LAUNCH
TURNS TURTLE AND
THREE ARE DROWNED


Toledo Aug, s.--Two men aud a
woman were drowned and seven nlcn
rescued when launch containing a
party OF merry makers capsized IN.
Maumee Bay. off Casino early this
morning.
The Dead
HARRY DILL.
FRANK LEHANEY.
MRS. MABEL HUDSON.
Dill was the owner of the boat and
took out a party or ten men and one
woman against his wife's protests.
The launch turned turtle as a result
of the weight of the passengers.
The woman was in the cabin and
unable 10 escape. The others, except
ing Dill and Lehaney, remained with
the overturned boat, and clung till
rescued by fishermen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
PETRoS'NO'S SLAYER9
Postoffce Inspectors Believe They
Have Man Who Killed De-
teetive in Italy.

Washington, Aug. S.-Postoffiee In
spector j. F. Oldfeld, who has been
rounding up members of the black
hand in Ohio. believes that two of
the Italians captured in the raid last
June may be implicated in the assas-
sination of Joseph Petrosino. lieuten-
ant of the New York police. in Paler-
mo. Italy. March IL last.
Oldfeld said today he AMI other in
spectors on the case have unearthed
a mass of evidence of the most re-
markable sort showing the close con-
nection of the black hand of the
middle west with that in Italy; ex-
hibiting the workings of the order
here and abroad and giving probably
the most comprehensive view of the
machir rations of the Sicilian GRIM
jnals that any sleuth have ever OBJ
tanned.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
ENGLISH WANT
TARIFF REFORM
LORD LANSDoWNE GIVES VIEWS
THE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT
TAXATION OF CAPITAL AND
LAND GRAB.

London, Aug S.-The vexed ques.
ton as to whether the house of lords
would interfere with the budget,
which action the Radicals declare
would be unconstitutional, appears to
be settled by the pronouncement of
Lord Lansdowne. leader of the oppo-
sition in the house of lords, in a
speech at Calne, Wiltshire, tonight.
Declaring the belief that the working
classes desired tariff reform and not
the taxation of capital. aid the ex-
preparation of property, Lord Lans-
downe suggested that the house oil
commons may no longer represent
the will of the people.
Those who advance the extreme
claim in behalf of the commons" he
said, declare that any measure, how
ever violent, however little it may
have been discussed in parliament,
and no matter whether il has beer
properly put before the people, must
be pasesd over the heads of the house
OF lords
The scheme of the house of lords
Is much more moderate We recog
nize that the will of the people must
prevail in the end but we demand
that the people OF the country be
given full and sufficient opportunity
to express that will with full and suf
ficiert consideration of the subject.
Upon this issue" declared Lord
Lansdowne, The lords are ready to
try conclusions in the great struggle
which must surely be upon us be
fore very long The lords are ready
to meet their alversaries and viii
accept the verdict of the people
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-08-09
TAFT SPENT A
LAZY SUNDAY
WENT TO CHURCH, READ IN THE
AFTERNOON, AND TOOK Az.
TOMOBlLE RIDE.
SOME OFFICIAL MATTERS
viii Be Attended to This Week,
Among Them Matter OF Census
Appointments-sias Com
mendable Plan.

Dover. Aug S.--Beverly is almost
as dry as Washington but Taft spent
! a lazy Sunday This morning with
his daughter he attended the unitar-
ian church and this afternoon sat on
the veranda overlooking the ocean
and read The Greatness and Decline
Of Rome" by the historian Ferrerero,
with Roosevelt At sunse; the presl-
dent took long motor ride with his
wife.
Taft will have considerable official
dispose of the matter of the census
supervisors throughout the country;
Secretary Nagel and director OF the
census Durand are coming to Beverly
the latter part Of the week with a
long list of names. BY the time they
leave the president hopes to announce
his position,
The president is free on the policy
of census appointments in the south.
In states which are solidly democratic
he divided the appointments equally
among Democrats nnG Republicans
and insists that the appointee be not
active partisans, but capable men.
From the solid south" the presi-
dent picked North Carolina, Tennes.
see, Kentuck and Missouri as debata.
BILE states and will treat them on the
same footing as the northern states.
giving all census jobs TO Republicans.
He insists, however, on the same
standard of efficiency and character
in these states. The states In which
a division between Democrats and Re-
pnblieans VIII be made are! Virginia
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala.
bama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisl.
ana and Texas. The president has de
cided to make no appointments OF
judges of the newly authorized Gus.
toms court. congress having failed to
make appropriation for judges or other
officials. II the president should ap-
point judges now he will have to fix
their salaries. Taft turned over to
Secretary MacVeagh the task OF se-
lecting five members of the tariff CON-
mttee. These experts are intended
primarily to assist the president with
information and inquiries as to the
administration of the maximum and
minimum provision.
Taft is expected to DO work on his
message to congress until he returns
to Washington but has a general out
line OF the message in mind, while the
members of the cabinet are preparing
detailed reports.
Having tried the Myopia Links the
president tomorrow viii play IS holes
over the course of the Essex Country
Club. John Hays Hammond have a
hand In the game.