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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-18
The Presidents Departure.

President Taft and party left Washing
ton at 8 o'clock this morning for New
York. They occupied the private car
Constitution, which was attached to the
regular New York express on the Penn
sylvania road. The party included Mrs.
Taft, Miss Mabel Boardman. Capt Butt,
military aid, and the assistant secretary
to the President Mr.. Mischler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-18
QUERIES ON INCOME TAX.
Representative James Wants tc
Know the Presidents Attitude.

KNOW the Fre81ue0C'S AttlLude.
Representative Ollie James Of Ken
lucky wants to know the present atti-
tudc Of President Taft In regard to an
income tax. He introduced a resolution
IN the House today. the purpose Of which
is the procuring of this Information.
In his resolution the Kentucky repre-
sentative quotes President Taft as say
ing in speech at Columbus. Ohio. August
Is, 1907. that "in times Of great national
need however. an income tax would be
of great assistance in furnishing means
to carry on the government" Mr.. James
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Praised by Vice President.

1t had been the intention Of Vice Pres
ident Sherman Of New York to be present
at the ceremony today. but he was called
out Of the city most unexpectedly last
night and sent letter instead.
Here 1t is:
my Dear Goulden: ! regret very much
that 1t will not be possible for me to he
TO the young lady of the medal in the
room Of the Speaker of the House. and
voice my appreciation of her herosm. in
saving life at the time Of the disaster to
the steamship Slocum. and compliment
her upon her bravery.
please assure her for me that my ad-
mirat!on of her and her act is very keen
and that / trust she will live long to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-18
Weather.

Increasing cloudiness and
warmer tonight. Rain and
warmer Friday.
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This Evenings Meeting.

OF almost as great interest will be the
second meeting in the evening for which
Gov Hughes has been announced as the
principal speaker. Other addresses will
be made by Elihu Root, United States
senator from New York; Judge George
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
WILL DEMAND REBATE
FROM CEMENT TRUST
Harbor Board to Seek Reduc.
ton on Contract Price

On the Strength Of another communi-
cation from State Engineer y. Ellery,
which was read. at yesterdays meet
ing of the board. the harbor commits
sion will make another effort 10 col
lect a rebate from the cement trust.
Some time ago the harbor commits
sioners contracted for a years sup
ply Of cement at the rate of s1.75
T. O. b. factory. The contract con-
tanned the stipulation that if cement
was sold for less figure during the
life of the contract the state. was TO
get the benefit of the reduced rate.
Ellery makes the. declara tion that the
state paid only t1.50 for the cement
furnished by the trust for the San
Jose normal school and gives in
stances of other contracts closed at
the same figure. Tho agent with
whom he made the contract was Fred
H Figel of San Jose. and on the
strength of this report the harbQr
board will claim reduction of 20
cents a barrel. AS the minimum amount
to be supplied under the contract is
so, 900 barrels, the saving result OF that
saving clause in the contract will
mean saving to the state of at
least $4,000.
The contract for steel rails and
other equipment for the belt railroad
southern extension was awarded to
the Pennsylvania steel company. The
bid was s31,623.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
Army and Navy Orders

WASHINGTON, Dee. 1.-The follow
ing army and navy orders were issued
today:
Army orders-Captain Herbert C.
Gibner. medical corps, is relieved from
duty at the general hospital at the
Presidio OF San Francisco and will pro-
eeed to Fort Mcdowell. relieving Cap
tain Robert l.. Carswell, medical corps.
who, upon being relieved, will proceed
TO San Francisco and report TO the
commanding general of the department
of California for duty at the general
hospital at the. Presidio of San Fran
cisco.
First Lieutenant Madison Fl. Bowman
of the medical reserve corps will pro-
ceed from the Presidio of Monterey to
Fort Lawton for temporary duty on
the transport Dix during the absence
Second Lieutenant Warder III. Rob
erts, First infantry, Will proceed to
San Francisco and report TO the COM
manding officer of the general hospita
at the Preside of San Francisco for
treatment
Navy orders-Captain L. Young is
detached from duty at the navy yard
at Mare island
Captain B. Tappan is detached from
the command of the Indiana to the
tain OF the yard.
Lieutenant Nj. s. Davis is detached
from the command of the Paul Jones
TO the navy yard at Mare island as as
sistant to engineer. officer.
Lieutenant c. T.. Brilgart is detached
from the command of the Preble to the
navy yard at Mare island, to be assist
ant to the engineer officer.
as steward to the navy yard at Mare
island.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
NEW JUDGE ADVOCATE
TO ARRIVE IN A FEW DAYS
Major Winship Now on Way to
the Presidio

Major Blanton Winshlp, who is 70 be
the new judge advocate Of this depart
ment, is expected 10 arrive at this post
within few days. He had intended to
be here in October. but was detained in
Washington by q number of cases that
required his personal attention. Since
Colonel CrOwder left for Washington
the position has been maintained by
Captain George P White
Lieutenant Robert Morrison, Thirtieth
infantry, school OF musketry, has been
granted two months leave OF absence.
beginning December is.
Captain II. +. Rethers viii leave for
san Antonio Saturday to join his regi-
ment. the Ninth infantry, stationed at
that post
Major Harry C. Hale viii leave in a
few days for Chicago, 10 which point he
goes as member OF the adjutant gen
erals staff Of the department of the
alzes.
The following army and navy orders
were issued at Washington yesterday:
Major Philip G. Wales. medical corps.
is relieved from Fort Apache and will
proceed TO the preside Of Monterey, re-
lieving Major Allen n. Smith, who will
proceed to Fort sam Houston, Tex, for
duty
Navy orders: Paymaster A. NJ. Pippen.
10 duty on the Independence, at the
navy ward. Mare island. Passed AS
sistant Paymaster =. :. Stalnaker, de-
1achcd from the independence TO home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
EXTEND CAMPAIGN
AGAINST COOLIES
Members OF Asiatic Exclusion
League to Distribute Reso-
lntiOns of Labor Body
Endorsement, Moral and Finan.
cial, to Be Asked for Carry
ing on the Work

Seventy thousand copies of the
resolutions passed at the Tampa con-
vention of the building trades depart
ment of the American federation of Ia
Dor indorsihg the movement Of the
Asiatic exclusion league have been pre-
pared for distribution through the city
TO representatives in the national con-
gress and to the affiliated organiza-
lions by the Asiatic exclusion league
OF this city. Accompanying the Tampa
resolutions is an article prepared by
Delegate James ID. Grahame of the
league. This article enters exhaus-
lively into the perils of the Japanese
cody invasion of the Pacific coast
and points out the inroads the Japan
ese are making into trades and in
dustrieS.
The resolutions adopted by the build
ing trades department of the American
federation of labor have been widely
distributed by that organization among
the officers and members of the afiii-
ated unions and local councils OF the
building trades department
The resolution states that the people
or this country, and, especially, those
or the Pacific coast and intermountaln
states, are threatened by an Asiatic
invasion of cheap cody labor: that il
is biological fact that assimilation
between the whites and Monaghan
races is impossible; that the presence
OF Mongolian, Malay and Hindu poems
In any great numbers in this country
VIII deteriorate the standard OF living
and bring about another race prob
lem like that which the south faces.
and 1T is resolved by the building
trades department of the American
federation of labor that the object
and principles Of the Asiatic exclusion
league be indorsed, that the anfliated
unions give their moral and financial
support to the league, and that the
representative in congress be urged to
pass the pending measures which would
provide for the extension of the Chi
nese exclusion act, So that il will apply
to the Japanese. Korean and Hindu
immigrants
The article by Grahame deals exhaus-
lively with the Japanese problems.
He points out the spread OF Japanese
workers in the laundry trade, and
their invasion of the ranks OF house
servants, walters and mattresses and
garment workers. Figures are given
showing the increase in the number OF
Japanese in this country.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
MRS. JOHN JfW[TT'S
MEMORY HONORfD
Tribute Paid Founder of Auxil-
iary of Society of California
Pioneers by Members

To honor the memory OF their
founder. the late Mrs. John H. Jewett,
the members of the auxiliary of the
Society of California Pioneers gath
cred yesterday afternoon in Pioneer
han for memorial services. The, da te
heretofore has been the occasionyof a
reception and breakfast, but this was
omitted this year on account of Mrs.
Jewett's death October 2S at her home,
Oak Ridge. Sonoma county.
The address of the afternoon was
by Rev. Frederick w Clampett- of
Trinity church. who paid a tribute TO
the pioneers of California, enumerat-
ing their hardy, sterling qualities, and
saying they of all Americans are
worthy of memorials. He then spoke
of Mrs. Jewett's charm of personality.
Mrs.DAylett r.. Cotton read paper
upon the life of Mrs. Jewett. Febru-
ary IS, 1901, Mrs. Jewett called meet
ing at her home in Bush street for the
purpose of organizing the auxiliary,
serving as president for several years.
She was then made honorary presi-
dent She was one of the founders of
the California club and active and
then an honorary member of the Pa
cific Coast Women's Press association.
Familiar hymns were sung by male
quartet There were many flowers
sent by friends and members of the
auxiliary, which were later sent to the
Fruit and Flower mission, a charity in
which Mrs. Jewett was much inter-
fa1
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
BfhAN TO STAY AS
SUPERVISOR CLERK
Politicians Accept Report That
Incumbent Is Too Valuable
to Dispense With
Former Secretary to Schmitz to
Become Chief Deputy in
Auditors Office

That John f. Behan. clerk of the
board of supervisors, can retain his
place under the new administration is
a rumor going the rounds of the politi-
cally wise and accepted by them as a
fact
The politicians acceptance of the re-
port that Behan will probably be re-
tanned by the new union labor party
majority on the board of supervisors
has thrown the wiseacres in the air as
regards the disposition of William Hag-
erty, chairman of the union labor party
county committee.
According to the gossips Hagerty
was down originally for a place on the
board of works. That blew up quickly
and Hagerty was supposed to be after
the chief clerkship in the office OF DIS
trict Attorney Charles NJ. Fickert That
place went to n relative OF one OF
Fickert's campaign managers and gos-
sip presented Hagerty with Behan' S
job the most desirable and the most
difficult salaried berth in the admins
tration.
1t Is said now that Hagerty Will get
nothing from the supervisors, but that
he may land the berth of secretary to
the DO0FU or WOFkS. winch Will OS
vacated by Robert Loughery's resigna-
tion when the latter takes his seat in
the supervisoriaI board.
The reasons given for the alleged re-
tention of Behan as clerk of the board
of supervisors are substantial and prac-
tica1 enough. Behan is a recognized
authority on the city's legislative his
tory and methods and is better in
formed upon the numerous improve
ments and projects pending probably
than any other man in San Francisco.
He became an employe of the board
of supervisors under charter provisions
in 1900. He became clerk of the board
a little over two years ago. 1t is con-
tended by those who insist that he is
to be retained if he will consent to
stay that he is better equipped even
than was John A. Russell. who held
his job under all administrations for
a period of 20 years solely because
the succeeding boards felt that they
were unable to dispense with the serv-
ices of the one man who had made
himself an expert and an authority.
John j. Boyle, it is said. will draw
the berth of chief deputy in the office of
his brother, Auditor Elect Thomas F.
Boyle. John Boyle was secretary to
Schmitz after George Keane was trans
ferred to the office of clerk TO the
board of supervisors. Boyle left the
mayors office after the reconstruction
when Mayor Taylor named Harry Nc
Kannay.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
SAILOR INSISTS UPON
BREAKING INTO HOUSE
Occupant Tussles With Intru-
der, Who Lands in Hospital

Chris Abrahamson. a sailor. living at
I5s Howard street. attempted 10 break
Into the residence OF William O'Kane
at Sc Rausch street late Wednesday
night. and when O'Kane tried to pre-
vent him he showed fight and was cut
over the left eve. He was taken to
the central emergency hospital and
later charged with attempt to commit
burglary.
Richard E. Collins of the Grand hotel.
Turk and Taylor streets, met a woman
near the Orpheum annex Wednesday
night and had two drinks with her
After she left him lie discovered that
his purse containing $50 was missing
An empty purse had been substituted
Mrs. Walter Stern, 1923 Octavia
street. was relieved of a handbag con-
tanning $50 on an O'FarrelI street car
Wednesday.
Sanford Weese's room at 331 Fulton
street was entered by burglar
Wednesday night and clothing and
iewelry stolen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
TO OFFER SKETCH
PRECEDING DRAMA
Large Attendance Expected by
Senior Dramatic Club of
Santa Clara College
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


SANTA CLARA. Dec. 2.-The Senior
dramatic club of Santa Clara college
under the direction of which The
Bells" will be staged Saturday after
noon, December 4. and Monday evening,
December 6. has provided for a sketch
10 precede the drama This is being
worked up by Harry Mckenzie and Aa-
gust Aguirre and is entitled "A Mill
tary Mixture"
A dress rehearsal was held this
afternoon and the players in THE
Bells" were given an opportunity to
show what they could do.
All the student actors selected have
had experience before, the majority of
them in Constantine" presented last
May, and some Of them in Nazareth,
the passion play. Another dress re-
hearsal will be held tomorrow evening.
This will be the last before the Satur-
day matinee.
A large. attendance from the con-
vents aud colleges In this vicinity is
expected Saturday. Monday evening
Will be everybody's evening and San
Jose and Santa Clara people have sig
nffied their Willingness to attend In
large numbers.
Edmond S. Lowe, playing the star
character in The Bells that of Ma
thias the burgomaster. should give a
most creditable Interpretation of the
part He has won recognition in col
iege theatricals. George j. Mayerle
as Daddy Walter also brings talent TO
his work He played a prominent part
in the passion play in San Francisco
recently
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
UNITED RAILROADS SUED
BY STREETCAR VICTIM

Gustav Gulliksen, who was seriously
injured in a streetcar accident Septem-
ber %. 1907, is suing the United Rail
roads for $4,000 damages and the trial
of the action began before Judge Hunt
and a jury yesterday.
Gulliksen was standing on the safety
station at Market street aad Grant ave-
nue. when a car collided with a wagon
being driven by j. ID. Mack. Gulliksen
was struck by the wagon, his left
thigh and knee were crushed and he
was otherwise injured.
Originally Mack was named as CO.
defendant in the suit, but Gulliksen has
dismissed the case against the wagon
driver.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
THEORIES VARY ON
MANS DISAPPEARANCE
Authorities Fail to Find Alleged
Thief Released on Bail

Martin Anderson was held for trial
before the superior court by Police
Judge ShOrtsn yesterday on charge
Of grand larceny. His companion. Will
liam Haglin. who is out on $3.50 cash
bail. gain failed to appear and his case
WAS continued until December IL to
give the police every opportunity to
locate him. The men are charged with
stealing $40 worth Of salmon from the
TTaslett warehouse at Mission rock
october II.
Anderson states that Haglin met him
10 settle regarding the loot and then
attacked him and took 500 from him.
Just what became Of Haglin is mys-
tery. Assistant District Attorney Duke
thinks he might have met with foul
ssisv and that Anderson's story Of being
attacked and robbed is not true.
Detectives Tobin and Callahan, who
worked on the case, and J. J. Saerle.
manager of the warehouse. do not be-
Iieve the foul play theory and think
that Haglin has simply jumped his bail.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
S.P.TAKESOvFR
THECONTROLOF
ASSOCIATED OIL
Steady Rise in COmpany's Stock
Said TO Be Due to Deal
Made With Railroads
Details Arranged at Conference
Between Officials of Con-
Germ and L0vett

4 reason for the steady rise in the
price OF Associated oil stock came TO
light yesterday when it was learned
that the Southern Pacific would as
sumo active control of the company
about the first of the year
The decision to take over the active
control of the Associated oil company
was reached last Tuesday. according TO
Information obtained yesterday during
q conference between officials of the
company and Judge Robert 5. Lovett,
successor TO r. II. Hartman as pres
jdent Of the Southern Pacific railroad.
According 10 prominent oil men. who
insist that the taking over Of the Asso-
ciated by the Southern Pacific is as
sured, nearly all of the contracts for
furnishing oil TO companies outside Of
the railroad corporation have expired
and the assuming Of the control by the
5uthern Pacific would not be illegal,
as. it is understood, the entire produc-
tion OF the Associated is to he taken by
the Southern Pacific and no further
contracts TO outside parties entered
into. This theory is borne out by the
refusal a few months ago of the Asso-
ciated TO make new contracts except
at a prohibitive price.
1t is understood that ". S. Porter.
vice president and general manager of
the oil corporation. is to resign as an
officer OF that company and that he is
to be appointed a director OF fuel" Of
the Southern Pacific company. making
his headquarters in California where
he viii look out for the fuel oil inter-
ests Of this branch Of the Hartman
system.
Porter would not deny the story yes
terday when asked whether such a
deal had been arranged or consum-
mated.
Hadn't you better see Judge Lovett
and let him tell YOU whether it is true"
he said. assuming a genuine Lovett
smile during his conversation.
The story was denied around the
Flood building yesterday. but the re-
port received much credence in local
financial circles.
The stock is To be listed on the New
y ork stock exchange in few days.
many shares being held in that city,
and what appears TO be a proximity OF
dividends promises 20 send the price
much higher.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
"OH, PSHAW! OH, PSHAWp
SAID JOHN ID. ROCKEFELLER
Oil King RidicuIes the Story OF
kidnapping Plot

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-"Oh, pshaw
Oh. pshaw," said John d. Rockefeller.
smilingiy today, as he alighted from
train from Cleveland and was told
that he had been marked for kidnap-
ing or perhaps killing in his home city.
The president of the Standard oil COM
pany was accompanied here by his
wife. who is quite i'll.
"Why. there's nothing to that story
at ALL added Mr. Rockefeller. TT all
seems to have been started because 1
did not make speech / had promised
at the Euclid avenue Baptist church
in Cleveland. The condition of my
wife's health prevented It, that's all.
my wife is very sick and 1 came
here at this time instead OF earlier be-
cause of her health. I'm not the least
bit worried about this story
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
LEGAL WAR WAGED FOR
FIVE YEAR OLD BOY
0rphanage Matron Defends
Custody of Child

Contesting petitions for letters of
guardianship over Hellman Connolly,
the year old son of William r. Con-
molly and Sarah e Lee, occupied Judge
Mogan's attention for several hours
yesterday. On one hand was arrayed
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Duncan. niatron of the
Maud Ballington Booth home. where
the boy has been living for two wears,
and on the other Mrs. Dorothy O'Neill.
a widow. at whose home the father
lodges.
Secretary White of the California
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children opposed the petition of Mrs
O'Neill. saying that it was backed. by
the father, who. according to White. is
a worthless character
Judge Mogan demanded that the
mother OF the child appear in court
before he would make any order. and
for that reason put the case over to
Thursday
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
Cap and Bells Makes Merry

Just how the members of Cap and
Bells club looked in their days of
ringlets and pinafores was demon
strated yesterday afternoon, when
each one came bringing the earliest
portrait of herself that is in existence.
Unlimited amusement, many exclama-
tions of How cute" Wasn't she the
sweetest baby" and the like, and wild
guesses as to who was who made the
afternoon an enjoyable one. Mrs.
Glenn C. Barnhart read a paper on
'Srhe Alhambra' and Mrs. L. Grant
Bartlett sang Roses Bring Dreams of
YOU Mrs. S. p. Parker was chair
man OF the day
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
OREGON SCHOOLMATES
MARRY IN THIS CITY
Miss Daisy E. Starr Becomes
Bride of e. w. Rumble

The fate which led Miss Daisy L.
starr. until recently a teacher in the
Richmond primary school Of this city,
TO spend her last summer vacation at
the home of her father, a well known
merchant Of Elgin Ore. was a pro-
pftious fate For Wednesday theSyoung
woman. was married TO Edward w.
Rumble a wealthy lumberman of FL
gin who had been a schoolInate of Miss
starr in their childhood.
The couple had not met since their
school days until Miss Starr returned
on visit 10 Oregon.
Miss starr returned TO her local
schooiroom tasks but Rumble followed
her. and yesterday they were married
in Posi- street church They left on
the Overland Limited for the east Their
wedding tourney viii include Cuba and
Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
PROMOTION COMMITTEE
ISSUES FARM HANDBOOkS s

Three interesting booklets devoted to
agricultural pursuits have just been
published by the California Promotion
committee. They cover dairying in
California. intensive farming in Cali
fornia and poultry raising in California.
This is the third edition of these hand
books, and they are obtainable. for >
cents a copy, at the Merchants ex-
change building. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED

ARRIVED
Thursday. December ..
Stmr j. B. Stetson, Boniheld. 81 x hours from
Columbia river: $50 NJ II lumber to Charles
Mccormick & Co.
SAILED
Thursday. December >.
Ger stmr Ramses. koehIar Hamburg
Stmr Riverside. Ramselius Seattle.
By UNITED WIRELESS
Stmr Enterprise, from Hilo for San Francisco
Dec . s D. m. az miles of San Francisco:
expect to arrive Dec 5 about $50 a. M: strong
north wind. about so h1iles per hour.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
FORMER LIEUTENANT
CHARGED WITH FELONY

DENVER. Dee. 2.-Betah Smith. for
merly lieutenant in the regular army.
was arrested here today and charged
with passing several worthless checks.
Smith, who served In the Philippines
and then married in Boise. lays his
downfall to his wife's alleged extra
vagances, saying that they placed him
hopelessly in debt. He has been court
martialed and dismissed from the army.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03
CHOSEN TO ATTEND
MADRID GATHERING
Council of Jewish Women Elect
Sadie American as Dele
gate to Convention

PITTSBURG, Pa. Dec. 2.-The ma
tional executive committee of the
tion here. today elected Miss Sadie
American of New York as a delegate
to attend the convention of the Inter-
national wnite slave traffic suppression
association. to be held in Madrid next
May.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-03

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