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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06
Letters From the People
EUROPEAN RULERS SCORED


Editor The Call: can not help
speaking of what a satire upon the
advancement of the Christian religion
is the attitude of the great (?) Chris
tan powers of Europe toward the
turkish troubles. Here are these coun-
tries, where millions have been spent
In teaching men to defend Christianity
standing idly by and seeing thousands
OF men and innocent women and chill
dren slaughtered by brutal, heathenish
Christians, whose only
offense was worshiping God I think
the press of this country should set up
howl that would reach the ears of
those greedy. selfish, polite, miscallcd
Christian rulers of Europe and sting
them into risking a few of their tainted
shekels in fighting for the cause of the
Christ they pretend TO worship
C. c. WALKER.
Palo Alto Nav A.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06
LOCAL LIFE OF |
ALICE NlELSENI
First Appearance IN
Grand Opera Recalled by
w. H. Leahy, Who
Offered Part
Wf1s Nelson \ : an !

w Nelson an
one of next sea
sons stars of the
NJ e 0 p o Ii tan
grand opera com
pany of~New York
she has Virtually
achieved her am
bition of being
recognized as one
of the great grand
opera myers Of
the world. A lit
tie story by w. II.
l. e a h Y. manag ger
of the Tivoli be-
fore the fire. tells
of her first success
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06
Taft a Sphinx
10 ariff
Tinkers


and below their breath
Taf different After he assumed the there many
visiting the White House anxious they would them
selves get next They talked tariff upstairs and down
and in the presidents chamber but Taft mostly listened If
questions were he referred them his campaign speeches. But
he had orders In fine they carried the impression
that their words the president dead easy and congress
might have free hand do pleased with the schedules TAFT
did impress them the embodiment OF upbradng public
conscience
That hrs After while the executive silence began
CRATE political Although Taft giving orders,
neither he making promises The universal outcry
independent OF all parties against the Juggling OF the Adrich
and Payne tariffs by itself disturbing The tariff leaders did
not like a silence and began study those campaign speeches
an which he pledged himself downward revision OF the tariff
They did like what they read Raymond describes the
OF mind so produced
hat contemplating
the bill unless good deal public
president
nu>1ber
sudden that President he
that the tariff bill be passed by did
o i'll
he would without hesitation would
taking such a
TAFT the unknown quantity the political equation
executive sphinx modern practice that the president repre-
the whole nation Congrssen represent only the
The ait on TAFT
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06
Lei the
President
Come Here

hates be fulfilled Like all other cities
Santa Barbara has harbor mostly perhaps
where steamboats, call week charming delightful
where mission bells Ginning the
the Union oil company is vile.
Yet national temporary capital olive and
myrtle leaves something be desired should the pernicious
oil company be eadcated anhated puverzed town
still natures heart would be proper eome for
Mr. latts cowname OF lmogene. But busy does
Santa Barbara There other presidential
playing golf by way OF substitute for medicine
Now II the president home somewhere
let him San Francisco which has the
the world and stands right the
this climate work every day year
venence from heat cold If his mind
the climatic environment equally purpose Whether
attractions
possessed by other the world warder of two
continents and is right in the
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06
Ilnpertinent Question No. 1O2
What's Trolley Car?

For the most original wittest this questionable
briefer the better-Ihe Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS
For the next hve he Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning answers win be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners at once Make
your short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
TRUTH
to ElnerG. sur Idvno
According 70 the appellate court something irrelevant
pnze o N. panoa mi WAY Brkeisr
1t goddess niue Ike
$ prize to Noonan treetc
What when O hes
prize 10 c. T. Kenwod sspnac
Nobody's business hut my owf
Virginia street
Thirty-hve if she thirty.
N, Greens
What thinks he has made his wife believe
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

WEALTH OF NATIoNS-H. NJ. c.. City.
What is the wealth OF the principal nations
0f the world? What is the weaIthiest nation
In proportion to It's size and what is the per
capita wealth of that nation for every man
who has attained his majority particularly as
to the Urited States. France and England,
The latest estimate OF national
wealth is
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06
An III Served Public
Must Protect Itself

ME CALL has in the past been disposed favor the
municipal ownership railways There the
doubt whether municipal has reached
OF efficiency that would insure competent OF
enterprises may and in fact
people reasonable
experiment municipal ownership Geary line.
The people will never consent that this franchise shall a into the
hands OF the United Railroads. The only thing left the city
to build and the road.
The United Railroads occupies by apparently policy
attitude of hostility public rights makes
OF concessions the good gives
refuses that are much needed except
dictated by itself and wholly dis
regard OF public rights
In Chicago large the traction companies
al with the people whom they They have in
made the travelling public the enterprise that
and fair because the public contributes the
valuable part the property which the right
francisco nothing the United Railroads the
right The Chicago companies pay
city IS per OF the earnings privilege The
an sSoOOoo0o capaza-
public is needed to pay interest
This OF course, old story, the less
abiding OF wrong the public mind Therefore when the
United Railroads the arrogant fashion
possible obstacle the OF rebuilding the Geay road
unless that work is done by subsidiary dependent
poraon directly indirectly controlled by the existing combine
that attitude constitutes challenge the people Francisco
daring them TO create competing system.
We believe that challenge will accepted city
begins will there
line to the ferry notwithstanding the dog in the policy OF
the United Railroads seeking monopoze
Cross roads will be built where they needed
traction will be created That position
which the vicious and shortsghed policy
Railroads driving the municipality We greatly mistaken il
city will consent to extend the present privileges
and rights of the United Railroads
Other cities have brought their
knees and the same thing be done in San Francisco
One observes, with the which expectation
uhed that the Chronicle takes the side United Railroads
this controversy. 1t would be strange thing indeed the
Chronicle found the side OF greedy
public service corporation The paper part OF the machinery
which public property exploited for private gain
on operation OF the road by the city carefully ignoring the fact
that the lame and wholly inadequate
comfortable profit Finally it apologies for the hoggis
policy OF the United Railroads and growing boder asks the
effect What going do about it, Well think
people will that question in their voting bonds
the road press certain
plated by its supposed bnehcares points the way avoid
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06
The Sacra-
mento Valley
Project

ably edited Christian Science Monitor takes intelligent
in this great American project and says
All Of the details Of this nterp5 % m and all Of the attending eireu
view hnay the control OF watershed Of 1000 miles
result be obtained the Transformation 100000
systematically
redemption miles bottom
overflow and therefore though rich productive qualities practically
for cultivation
Economically
But something he
achieved of
valley will
heart uplifting the mind who will spued
undertakings
The Sacramento valley should be- agricultural empire
by itself Its magnificent poentiaes OF development
told in figures Vazed by the perfect climate California the
pands and the delta region make extraordinary combination
OF wealth producing factors that
control Of the multiply their present production an
nundredfold That by itself would be great thing takes
added significance from the fact that California products
rule raw materials but great finished products
saable by
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

Those who prepare statistics do not
give the wealth per capita for those
who have attained majority. To fig
ure ont that per capita it would be
necessary TO secure the census Of
every nation, ascertain the number
who have atLai'ied the age of q and
over and then go into a mass of fig
uies that this department has not the
time to go into. The per capita as
to gold, silver and paper for the three
nations named. based on the entire
population on January 1, 1907, Is:
United States. $500; France, s40.SS;
England, $3.50.
ENGAGEMENT RING--J. G. j.. City. Is it
customary when there is engagement TO
marry. fer the woman 10 wear. ring On
what finger is such ring usually worn: In
what country did the custom originate?
When a mans offer of marriage is
accepted, it is customary for him TO
offer the woman present, some article
that she may keep for his sake. 1t
generally takes the form of ring
and is known as the engagement ring
1t is worn on the finger next to the
little one on the right hand In. Eng
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

THE Santa Barbara Independent ably presents the claims
that city by the be the official residence
OF the president OF the United Westward
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

Newell are made the subject of wide COM
ment. In fact, no works OF equal magnitude
or Importance have been undertaken any
where since the British government installed
the Egyptian irrigation system designed to
enlarge the area watered bv the Nile The
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

ME Sacramento valley project is the most anbi-
tou undertaking far planned by the national
service and the specifications outlined by T
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

ceedings in congress They had been accus-
toned to be called into conference and told
what the president desired in the way OF
legislation. This advice was often unpAlatable,
but it was always and justly backed by
public sentiment they dared not make outcrx
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

OF empire takes It's way, and in TACT Santa
Barbara is close to the Jumping off place AS
the Independent remarks, it has for neighbors
Alaska the Philippines and our other island
possessions, as 10 which the modern Ameri-
can statesman owes a duty that seemingly
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

NCRN back the tide that has flowed long way Meet
me IN Kilkenny in 1910 cry of growing inspiration for
the eAes OF Erin scattered all this bfoad America You
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

II AYNOND in Chicago Tribune writes enterainingy
from Nashngton OF the perpexity OF statesmen the
noncommital attitude TAFT the tariff and the pro-
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06

will find them in California and in New Ter
sey, in high Montana and on the flats of lii
nois or Iowa. They are all over the place.
these hustling, prosperous e,iles and they still
cherish lingering fondness for ''the ould sod :
Now here Is movement meant to helm
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-06
"A Great
Day for
Ireland

generous enthusiasm
by Frank j. Kilkenny, himself native shman now aer
fifteen this country the confidential clerk comptroller
OF the currency Washington Ireland Irish 0lO-eet
me Kilkenny the word that gives the program
He hopes that $4,000 shmen America will heed the call and
meet him Kilkenny Tor the good OF old Ireland establish
headquarters IN Washington the his
Mr. Kilkenny explains the OF plans
The industrial and commercial interests Of ireland depend
the Development
abroad Tor its surplus products Working capital develop these
what Ireland providing with
scale OF wages Start the mills and factories finish the products
fortunes IN ces where greater opportunities afforded Then
thea viii
and happiness prevail among a deserving people
Let hope that Mr. Kikennys generous plan will meet
success and that the day when they him
kennyf will be, the words Of Daniel OConne great day
Tor ireland
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
FORAKER TAKES
Up HIS CUOGEL
OWOAN ATTACKS TEDDY
OVER BROWNSVILLE MATTER
Standard Oil Senator Declares That
Negroes We're Approached With
Fake Confessions Which They Were
Asked to Sign-Calls Work of De-
tc0ivcs Inlquitous-OhiOan Says
Roosevelt Violated Law When De-
tcctivcs Were Hired.

Washington. Jan. 12.-Senator For
aker, who is soon to retire, and who
considers President Roosevelt his
particular enemy, attacked the presi-
dent in the senate today upon the
Brownsville soldier case, and bitterly
arargned Roosevelt's action in that
investigation.
Foraker produced letters from cer-
tain discharged colored soldiers in
which they said that they were ap-
preached by detectives who "fabricat-
ed stories of alleged confessions"
Senator Foraker characterized the
efforts Of Herbert ]. Browne and Will
liam Baldwin, the special detectives
who were investigating the Browns
vile affair, as Ubiquitous and unholy
work" He denounced as atrocious
their reports that they had secured
confessions from a dozen discharged
colored soldiers. In concluding he
contended the detectives were employ
ed by the president was in violation
to the law and said that the payment
of $4,000 to them was invalid.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12

from the shelves. 1t was as though
there had been an earthquake.
But the mothers. the wives and the
sweethearts of the men in the mine
were not mistaken in the cause of the
trembling the disaster of a couple of
weeks ago they rushed from their
homes just in time to see a great COL
umn of smoke pour forth from the
mouth of the pit. Then a jet of flame
burst out and was followed by more
heavy clouds of smoke.
Frantic with the memory of the
last disaster the women rushed to the
nine and it was with difficulty they
were restrained from entering the pit.
Rescue parties were Immediately
formed and as soon as the debris in
the mouth of the shaft was cleared
the work of rescue was commenced.
All buildings near the mine have
been turned into hospitals. Relief
trains carrying surgeons, and nurses
are now on their way from Bluefleld
to the mines. Switchback. the scene
Of the disaster, is in the center ot the
flat-top coal fields.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Calhoun Is Hardest Up.

San Francisco. Jan. fitzpatrick
calhoun, president Of the United
Railroads and the capitalist whom
Francis J. Heney regards as the arch
plotter Of the so-called "higher-ups"
against whom the graft prosecution
has been warning for over two years,
went to trial today. His case was
called this morning in Judge Law
lor's court. where nearly four weeks
ago Abe Ruef was convicted Of offer
ing to F. H. Nichols one of the boodl-
ing supervisors the bribe which CAL
hCun is accused OF having placed in
his hands. Heney early began the
trial with preliminary motions.
Calhoun's trial is one Of the things
for which all San Francisco has wait
ed, and the street railroad magnate
declares that he has waited for it
himself more impatiently than any,
body else. Calhoun has fumed Mt the
delays which the graft prosecution
heretofore whenever he
demanded a speedy trial. He has ac-
cCsed Heney, Detective Burns. Dis
trict Attorney Langdon and Rudolph
Spreckles Of needlessly prolongins
the suspense, and charged them with
bad faith toward him.
1t is 90 months since he was mdict-
ed and what San Francisco is anxl-
ously asking itself today is this: VIII
Heney convict Millionaire Calhoun?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
UmatiIIa Legislator Brings Up
Matter Of Artesian Well
Districts.
ANTI STATEMENT FORCES
WOULD DISGRACE SESSION
Plan Huge Expenditures to Bring
Chamberlan's Supporters Into Dis
rcpute-Bill for Banch Asylum Will
Soon BE Introduced-Would Tax
All Standing Timber-Senate Has
Brief Session-Experimen Station
Bill Introduced.

Salem, Jan. 12.-The senate dispos-
ed of its order of business in 70 min
utes this morning, during which sew
eral bills were introduced. Oe the five
measures presented, the most import
ant was the highway bill by Senator
y. ]. johnson, which has been w!de-
ly published.
Senator c. J. Smith of Umatilla, in
troduced Senate bill No. /, authorizing
the formation of districts for sinking
artesian wells.
Five resolutions were introduced
relating to the appointment OF SEN
ate messenger and calendar and jour
nal clerks. Senators Kay, Parish.
Bailey, Bingham and Norton were
named by President Bowernan as the
temporary committee on resolutions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Would Tax All Timber.

Salem, Jan. 12.-The taxation of
all standing timber in the state upon
the cruisers estimate to be furnished
by the timber owners is the keynote
of bill to be introduced by Repre-
sentative Beals of Tilamook and
Yamhill counties. The same bill was
killed at the last session by the SEM
ate.
The bill provides that all owners of
standing timber in the state shall have
their timber cruised and that they
shall then file with the assessor a
sworn statement of the valuation of
the timber with a copy of the cruis-
ers' estimate of the kind and charac-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
FIVE INDICTED
FOR THEIR SINS
GRAND JURY REPORTS
TRUE BILLS TO-DAY
Theft and Forgery Are Crimes of Men
Indicted-Horse Thief Brennan
Gets Short Shift-Milton Reinberg
Answers to Passing Checks on Bond
Brothers-Frank Day Indicted for
Forgery Also.

| Four indictments involving five
men is the grist turned out by the
! grand jury this morning. Another
Indictment will probably be returned
late this afternoon.
The five men indicted are:
Harry Brennan, larceny of a horse.
Frank Day, forgery.
Gus White and Fred Harding, lar
ceny from a dwelling.
Milton Reinberg, uttering a forged
evidence of debt.
Brennan is the man arrested recent
ly on the charge of stealing a horse
from the Goodman ranch He was
picked up by Sheriff Taylor in Union
county, assisted by Sheriff Childers of
La Grande.
Frank Day is the well known local
scavanger who was arrested a short
time ago after having forged the name
of Mrs Ed. zeuske to a check given
by A. NJ. May
White and Harding are accused of
stealing a coat and a pair of shoes
from the residence of F. NJ. Cook in |
the month of November.
Reinberg is the man who changed /.
identity with a travelling barber, af- /
ter appropriating the latter's effects .
and attempted TO pass worthless |
checks in this city after having been
successful in like operations in Wash ,
ington cities.
These men are all confined in Jail,
as is also the men against whom it is
expected an indictment will be re-
turned this afternoon. The law makes
it mandatory for the grand jury to
investigate the Jail cases first and the
other cases will be taken up when
these are disposed Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
VANCOUVER GETS FULL
FORCE OF EARTHQUAKE

Vancouver b. c., Jan. 12.-The
full force of the earthquake shock
which startled Seattle and other
Washington cities, even Portland feel
ing it, was felt in Vancouver. Peo-
pie rushed into the street and signs
and store fittings swayed. The shock
was also felt in Victoria.
There was no serious damage re-
ported byond the breaking of much
crockery in homes. Come. Albernia.
Pachina and other points felt tho
shock, while two were felt at Bam-
field. AT the Empress hotel, Victoria,
the shock was sufficient to throw the
totem poles to the floor. The guests
and employees rushed out panic
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12

Welch, W. Va, Jan. 12.-At least
100 miners were trapped by an ex-
plosion in the Lick branch colliery
near here.
Within two weeks so others were
killed in the same mine.
Todays explosion occurred just af-
ter a majority of the men had gone
to work and it is known positively
that there were $50 men in the mine.
The inspectors had pronounced the
mine one of the best and safest in the
country.
The men were little more than at
work when there was a sound of
muffled explosion and the ground
within circle of a couple OF miles
about the mine trembled. Windows
were smashed and crockery knocked
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
ITALIANS WILL USE
SAN FRANCISCO PLAN.

Rome, Jan. 1.-THE Italian
government today decided 10
adopt a plan of relief modelled
after the one used by the ma
tional red cross of the United
States following the San Fran
cisco disaster.
Ambassador Griscom. who has
just returned from Southern
Italy today said that the arch
bishops of Messina and Reggio
had told him the liberality of
England had proved that Italy
must rely upon that nation for
the greatest aid. Griscom said
that the stricken territory is
depending largely on the Uni
ted States for aid.
The ambassador says that
there is friction developing be- I
tween the church and the state
relief workers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
TAN LEVY FOR
PENDLETON PROPERTY
+*+ + = *+*++ - *+'

PcndIcton property ownoTs will not
be compelled to pay the levy of 3.5
mills for county road purposes this
year.
Nearly $4,000 will he saved 10 the
tax payers residing within the city of
Pcndleton.
An extra half mill tax Is levied on
all property outside the city of Pen
dlcton for road purposes because Of
this exemption.
The extra mill requested 10 he
levied by the court on the county gcn-
orally for school purposes was not
levied but an extra levy, approximate
ing that amount, viii he made next
year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-01-12
Plot Against Statement.

Salem, Jan. 12.-Tha. an attempt
viii be made at the present session Of
the legislature to increase all eypens.
IS, thereby laying the foundation for
charging the statement No l legisla-
tors with extravaganza, ana waste
Of public funds. is now apparent. The
resolution suggesting an INJURY into
the state institutions IS said to he
part Of the scheme.