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The evening world., 1909-03-01
WATCH0RN CLEARED AND
HIS NOMINATION SENT IN.
StrauS DismisSeS Charges Against
immigration Commissioner and
Roosevelt Names Him.

WASHINGTON, March l.--Secretary
straus, after comforting with President
Roosevelt to-day, announced that all
charges against Robert Watchorn Com
missioner Of immigration at Ellis Isl
and, New York, had been dismissed az
ter careful investigation, and that the
President would send to the Senate the
nomination Of Mr.. Watchorn for an
other term as Commissioner
Later in the day the President sent
Mr. WatchOrn's nomination 20 the Sem
ate. He also sent In the uamlnaLon 4
William w. HanGley Of New York. To
be Consul-General at oBma, Congo Free
State
The evening world., 1909-03-01
LEATHER MERGER HALTED
BY HIGHER JERSEY COURT,

TRENTON. March THE Court II
Errors and Appeals TO-DAY reversed
the decision of the Court 81 Chanccrv
Zoo tH" rHsr ~ James e Colgate and
others against the United States
Leather Company and the Central
Leather Company The decision of the
lower court permitted these companies
tp consolidate
The Central Leather Company was
organized 10 acquire the stock Of the
United states Leather Company, OF
which 10 owned major part Colgate
Nas o.. holder OF 2-5la shares OF the
stock w the United states Company.
10 opinion has yet been filed in to.
dtr No.. sion
The evening world., 1909-03-01
Thousands in Capital, and
Every Train Adds to Throng
That Will Break Records.
PRECEDENTS WILL GO.
Taft and Roosevelt Lead in
Departing From Customs
of Many Years.

WASHINGTON. March l.-Prepara
tons for the induction OF william
Howard Taft into t5s Presidency a.
complete and the various COMMITTEES
make the prophecy tina; the ceremone
o. rtle day Will he the most orillan
and picturesque OF any previous in
ausural event.
Prediction IL made also that N.
crowd OF visitors who will GENE from
every nook and corner OF the United
States will be rccord-breake-.
we've augmented to-day by many more
A; yusands reaching the city on the in,
coming trains There was also an in.
ilGN Of many organizations from differ.
ent States.
Tic work on the great court Of honor,
one u the most beautiful features Of the
inauFUration, received It's finishing
touhes to-day, and this focal eoInt q:
the national function produces color
and decorative scheme which Is said to
eclipse all previous efforts in this d.
yection.
The task OF getting the Pension Once
in readiness for the inaugural bal! Will
De finished tomorrow Tho beauty
SHE" VIII attend tAS brilliant social
event viii be unsurpassed the commit
Ve ""''"h spe"' S-''V. 'VF ueeo'a''o''
al
a'o"e'
WIN Srean rreeeoen's
number of precodents Will be broken
az this inauguration. notable among
them that of President Roosevelt drlv-
!hs direct TO the railroad station from
the Capltol atter the inaugural adj
dress OF President Taft Another will
ot the taxing OF the oa'h OF office BY
President Tart on the century old olble
OF lne supreme court Oh the United
states.
There is touch OF sentiment In a
"ec'sIoH N"'c" MI l"it announced IL
was the statement tndt had lie become
Il fneihoeF o4 Tue supreme court MS
oa'h would nave oeeh taken on the
same pook' 1T mas Oeeh the custom
OF past PRESIDENTS 10 use new or
hlstorlcal bipie IN taxing the oath OF
'flce' and each mas retained the DOCK
Thereafter MT Iait VIII make no
'laim on the blple OF MS choice' ana
It VIII go back TO the archives or the
ancient court
senator NhoN' 'ne cha'Fthah VI .he
and Senator Lodg. will go
iirert IN the White House Thursday
IN walt on the President and
.ha president. elect Senator Bacon and
Rrrts NJ pennsvIvan,a
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,,. r ,,., co,a,o. 80 p.ss,a.n,
" ''',, ~, ~. ste. pan-asor,o,Iye
D .'',.. wa" ,,,oh,.an ~, ponrasor,a,,ro
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I"'''sS' - "' 49,
'he''''"'' anu eS-o'' INN " '"' nv.
Rouse
fresIden; hooSeNe'' NJ an Mr
Knox ana Mr. Lodge VIII rue III 'he
1rst carriage Wheh ."e procession 10
me capitol is formed me start VIII
he made as near ~" CLOCK as possible
In the second carriage will be Vice. |
President Fairbanks. Senator Bacon and |.
NeP'es''''"''v ""' nv ~ '''e '''''
'iage will be Observation-Disclosures Sher-
nan. Senator Frye, Representative |
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"""s '''"
No Free LIS.
/
Tho Inaugural Committee. through the
State Department. has sen. invitations /
,..r,t,r. "a, ni-l,,,a,,o co-ns
The evening world., 1909-03-01
PATRICK HALTS
LIBERTY FIGHT IN
FEAR OF CHAIR.
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rest OF his life in prison, the prospect Of
him pause. In my opinion he will mod
fy his application and try some new
tack when 1t comes up on Friday"
Patrick appears TO he In very good
physical health. He is fat and almost
ruddy. The prison paior has been dis.
counted by exercise at hard labor in
the open air Of the prison yard around
the saw-m!ll and cabinet shop. He has
taken on considerable flesh, and the alb
sence Of beard and mustache which no
wore during his trial and while In the
death-house has made Pronounced
change in his appearance.
Arriving at the Grand Central Station
from Sing Sing at ll.?o handcuffed nm
obtrusively to state Detective Jackson,
Patrick was hurried to the subway and
rushed aboard a crowded Brooklyn ex.
press He permitted himself to crack a
grim joke on the way to Brooklyn.
rive been sent up teh riyeh," he re-
marked. but this is the first time ever
went under the river"
Wife Meets Him.
His wife and his counsel were waiting
for him at the County Court House. Mrs
Patrick sat by his side a, the counsel
table In the Appellate Division court
room until the case was called Then
the Assistant DIstrlctAtorney moved
that the writ Of habeas corpus De dis
missed.
In his application for the writ and
his motion" said the Assistant Dis
trlct-Attorney. the re!ator has no, set
forth the facts. He has hu!lded his ar
gument from a false premise. His con-
tention is against the established law"
Quoting literally from authorities
Mr.. Taylor commended that Patrick had
no legal right to ask that the ac, OF
the Governor in committing a death
sentence should be set aside tie held
that the Governors act in this instance
was final and not subject to review
While Mr.. Taylor was talking Patrick
became 80 nervous he could SCARCELY
control himself. He was on mis- fee, ag
soon aS the District-Attolney' motion
mad been overruled and asked In a
voice that shook with excitement.
Does counsel contentl that the
facts in my motion are untrue"
4 have nothing to say as to that"
answered Mir Taylor. at this time
Does counsel admit that the facts
are true as stated?' asked Patrick
y have nothing to say as to that"
responded the Distri-t-Attorney
VIII counsel admit persisted Pat. !
rick that the allegations In my mo. |
ton arc well pleaded"
Patrick Asks Delay.
Here Justice jerks took a hand flo
advised Patrick to study the return ,o
the writ and fortfy himself as to
points in which he appeared to he
hay After looking over the return
Patrick upon consultation with coup.
sci, asked for an Adjournment
At the time his sentence was com.
muted Patrick had been for five wears
OF more an inmate Of the Slnl Sing
death house While his wife. his
friends and counsel In his employ had
worked increasingly upon Gov. Higgins
go secure Communication VI the sen.
tenre u death to one Of lie imprison.
ment. Patrick, az the last moment. IL.
sued through the press, a formal pro.
test against tho proposed action.
Tstriek's Protest
lie PIT his protest on the ground tina,
he was either innocent or guilty. IL
SuLltN. be saoull be pui tn dnnth.- II
The evening world., 1909-03-01
ROOSEVELT IN FAREWELL
ADDRESS, SHARES HIS
SUCCESS WITH OTHERS
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heart and his soul and his mind into
his work. and Is content 20 ACCEPT as his
chief reward the satisfaction that CON es
from knowledge that the work has been
well done.
so, while greet you for yourselves,
greet you still more as symboizIng
others, and In saying farewell to you
! shall take as symbolizing all Of YOU
ono who leaves public life when ! leave
It man who made real personal
sacrifice when seven years ago he came
here 10 take Office at my request, n
man who has stood ever since as the
type OF what n good public servant
should DO. man who for the last two
years has been one OF the most useful
Cabinet Ministers who ever sat at the
Cabinet tahle-Ilm Garfield
The evening world., 1909-03-01
Gift TO Mrs. Roosevelt.

Mrs Roosevelt is to receive a magnifi.
cent gilt In the form OF diamond neck
lace or other jewels from society women
OF Washington before her departure
from the cap.al on Thursday The
names OF the donors and the exact. form
90 the testimonial az" withheld FOR the
present A committee of Washington
society folks are now sad to he in New
York tn search NJ a gift ior Mrs. Roose.
vel. 10 take away wit. her as "A re.
mlndef that her ready hospitality has
been highly appreciated By the women
with whom she has been closely asso.
Gated In a social way during the las,
seven years. The presentation, II is
understood. will b" made at the White
House Thursday. Just before Mrs
Roosevelt starts for oyster Boy.
The evening world., 1909-03-01
Guests at the Luncheon.

Those present at the luncheon were:
The French Ambassador Secretary
Bacon. Justice Moody. the Postmaster.
General, Secretary Newbcrry. Secretary
Garfield. Secretary Loeb. Solicitor Gen.
eral Hoyt, Assistar, Secretary OLaugh.
I'm, Assistant Secretary Winthrop. As
slstant Secretarv Satterlee, Assintan,
Attorney General Woodruff. Ass!stan,
Secretary Phillips, Comptroller Murray
Commissioner I.eupp. Commissioners
Helm. Commissioner Smith. Commits.
sionAr McIlhennv. John G. Rose, Henri
l.. Stimson. Lyman H. Bass, clifford
PInchOt. James r. Reynolds W. $. IIrf.
felfinger Capt Luther Kelly, Yellow.
stone Kelly" whom the President frat
met In the Little Missouri. at present an
Indian agent In Arizona W. " S"wall
the Presidents old guide. Capt Seth
Bullock. Commissioner keete. Dr
Henry c. Pritchett and John Aber-
nsthy.
The evening world., 1909-03-01

TO otRE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRONO QUINN. Tsslets
prlIEii.. refund money II u fats 10 ear,.
Z. W. GROVE SIGNATURE 70 On each al. 2sc.
The evening world., 1909-03-01
|CorneHor1le
and All Will Be Forgiven.
II Il II

II makes little difference what YOU
have lost-whether your dog or
horse has straysi away or been stolen.
Invite the finder, through a far
reaching Lost and Found" Adyer-
tissmsnt In The World, to restore tn,
missing property and the chances are
You viii learn, Even II for the
First Time, that world ADVERTISE
msEts Usually Accomplish What
They Undertake TO Perform. Try
ons snd See.
The evening world., 1909-03-01
Tstrick's Protes,

lie p1' his protest on the ground tina,
no was either innocent or guilty. i,
guilty, lie SHOULD be put to death, II
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
STATE OWNS LAND
IN lSLAIS BASIN
Governor Gillett Says Purchas-
ers of Submerged Lands Have
Thrown Money Away
Senator Wright Will Arrange
Meetings in Which to
Thresh Matter
rSoec;ol D;spotch 10 The Call

CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING. SACRA-
MENTO. jan 16.-Governor Gillett
agrees with Senator Leroy A. Wright
of San Diego in his contention that the
state need not purchase submerged
lands in the Islais basin for the pro-
posed harbor improvements. This con-
tention, which is based on the theory
that under the act OF congress ad-
hitting California to the union, the
state holds all navigable water in trust
for the people and could not ALLEVIATE
that title in favor of private persons or
corporations.
This opinion Is made the basis OF
the argument presented by Senator
Wright, chairman of the joint harDor
investigating committee, that the bill
providing for bonds should provide for
condemnation of only those blocks that
are not submerged by navigable water.
CAN NOT ALLEVIATE LANDS
Governor Gillett said today: Il am
told that the supreme court has passed
upon the question of the title Of the
claimants of these lands. do not
know that the question has. gone be-
yond the courts of this state and l
into the matter. but am of the opinion
that the state can not ALLEVIATE lands
under navigable waters which the state
holds in trust for all the people"
Senator Wright said: "The act OF
congress by which California was ad-
mitted to the union provided that the
state of California should hold in trust
for the people of California and of the
United States all navigable waters, and
'navigable waters has been construed
to mean to the height of tide. Some
hox in cd hof
they have expended large sums In the
purchase Of those submerged lands in
the Islats creek region, which 1t is
proposed to improve. / have told them
that 1 believe they have thrown their
money away. Their title Is good
record title, but I do not believe that
1t will stand the test of the courts, be-
cause am convinced that the state
could not part with It's title in trust.
What is true In San francisco harbor
is true In other harbors of the state.
and the question should be taken In
the courts and determined.
ANXIOUS TO PROTECT CITY
II am anxious to protect San Fran
CISCO and the state in the matter of
insuring adequate harbor improve
ments. but am not prepared to admit
that the state should purchase sub
merged lands which, in my opinion.
belong to the people"
senator Wright, who is also the
chairman of the committee on com
merce and navigation, has arranged for
joint meeting of the assembly and
senate committees with the holdover
investigating committee to be held on
MONDAY, when he will attempt to ar
range for public hearings and a thor
ougn thrashing out of the whole sub
Ject II his contention as to the mat
Ter OF title is concurred In by the com
mittees radical change in the scheme
Tor the Improvement of the India basin
may result.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
WANT GOOD ROADS
THROUGHOUT STATE.
Committeeman Prepare to Ask
Legislature for ApprOpria-
tiOn for Maintenance

That the best method of colonizing
California is TO assist in the movement
TO improve the public highways was
the opinion OF the executive committee
Of the California Good Roads associa-
tion, which met IN the chamber of
commerce rooms yesterday afternoon to
draft bill for presentation to the good
roads convention in. Sacramento tomor-
row.
at the present time" said C. C.
Moore, ex-president Of the chamber of
commerce. hundreds of wealthy Amer
leans are going to Europe. mainly for
the purpose of touring the country in
automobiles during the winter. We
could just as Wen have those people in
California If we had good roads"
I'VE do not purpose that the state
build the highways" said C. d. Dag
gett. president of the commission. All
that we ask is that the state maintain
them"
Among those present were: c. D.
Daggett, chairman, Los Angeles: NJ
T. Tarpey Fresno; J. NJ. Eddy, secre-
tary; s. P. Elliott. Stockton; P E.
Hatch. Long Beach; p J. Beveridge.
Hollywood; H. T. Anderson, Santa Cruz;
W. F. Luning. Red Bluff; c. C. Moore.
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
Will Investigate Dams Charge

CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 16.-"We will establish
the truth or falsity of the charges of
faulty construction in the receiving
hospital at Agnew asylum If we have
to honeycomb every WALL said Gov
ernor Gillett today, referring to the
charges made by Cleveland l.. Dam
for the labor council. the investigation
of which will be taken up by State
Engineer Ellery on Monday.
X have instructed Mr. Ellery to be-
gin the investigation Monday con-
tinued the governor, and ] have In
structed him to go to the bottom of
every charge / have instructed him
to notify Mr.. Mccarthy to produce wit
nesses and to insure every one con-
cerned the fullest opportunity to pre-
sent evidence and facts. This means
that Contractor Engstrom will be given
the same opportunity. There will be
no haste. We will establish the truth
or falsity of these charges if we have
to honeycomb every wall. And the
investigation will not stop with the
work done by Engstrom. We will clear
up this situation once for ALL The
work has not been accepted. The state
is amply protected by bonds, and If
anything is wrong the responsibility
will be placed and full reparation Sc
cured"
Private Secretary E. C. Cooper. who
is in San Francisco, was instructed to
proceed to Agnew to assist in the in
vestigation and to insure a fair deal for
al concerned.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
LOCAL men MUST
GIVE DISPOSITIONS
Evidence of the Fontana Com
pany Directors Needed in
Land Case

Judge Trout yesterday ordered that
the local officers of the Fontana deyel-
opment company give their dispositions
in the suit brought by H. G. Dent Of
Los Angeles and others against the
California fruit growers association
and the Fontana development company,
ct al, which is to be tried at San Ber-
nardino beginning January 19 The per-
sons who must now testify are c. o. G.
Miller, Lowell White r. NJ Welch and
A. NJ. Fournier, officers Of the San
Francisco savings union. as well as the
Fontana development company. BY
the stipulation of attorneys the charges
of contempt of court pending against
the above named bankers were dis
missed
Dent is stock holder of the Cali
fornia fruit growers association, and
the suit he is bringing is aimed most
directly at Thomas f. Keefe, an attor-
ney of the south and manager of the
association. and Keefe's associates. 1t
is alleged that Keefe used the Califor-
MIA fruit growers association to fur
ther fraud. and he ana four asso-
ciateS are now under indictment in
Los Angeles for using the mails for
Illegal purposes
Dent stated last evening that his suit
was to recover 1900 acres of land in
lHe Itld1lO irrigation district IN san
Bernardino county for the benefit OF
persons who contracted to buy small
tracts of the land on the installment
plan. The fruit growers association
purchased the land In question from
the Fontana development company, but
the local concern was in no wise in
volved in the alleged fraud. Attorney
Lewis R. Works of Los Angeles rep
resented Dent. Keefe and Donald
Campbell appeared for the defendants
in the suit
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
TRIES TO EXTORT
COIN FROM WIDOW
Eureka Police Arrest w. F.
Minor, Alias j. C. Alexander,
Using Decoy Letter
First Trap Laid for ExtOrtiOnist
Fails to Catch Criminal,
Who Is Warned

EUREKA, Jan. 16.-Accused Of hav-
ing attempted to extort $4,000 from Mrs.
Madalena Zanone, a wealthy widow or
this city, w. f. Minor. alias ]. c. Ander-
son, was arrested at the local postoff1ce
tonight by Chief of Police Cloney.
Mrs. Zanone had received four threat
ening letters since January 4. each one
directing her to leave a large sum of
money at a certain place.
POLICE TRAP MISSES QUARRY
The widow reported the matter to the
police. and at the latter's request she
left satchel purporting to contain the
money at Myrtle Grove cemetery. and
men were stationed to watch. but the
anonymous letter writer did not appear
to get the satchel.
This was followed by another letter,
In which the writer stated that he was
aware of the plan that had been laid
to trap him and declared that II the
money was not left as he had directed
he would kill Mrs. Zanone's little son.
CIGAR DEALER AS DECOY
For several days the police worked
without any clews, until local cigar
dealers began to receive letters threat
ening them with exposure for violating
certain ordinances unless the writer
was paid some money, only small sums
being demanded. Chief OF Police Clo-
ney directed one of the cigar dealers to
reply and then secreted himself at the
postoffice.
The letters had demanded that the
money be sent to ]. c. Anderson, and
when Minor called at the postofice to-
night giving that name and calling for
registered letter. of which he had re-
ceived notice, he was arrested
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
District for UndesirabIes

CALL HEADQUARTERS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENIO, Jan l6--Dissolute Characters
OF every description will be forced 10
reside IN certain prescribed areas of
the municipalities in which they ham
pen % be, II Grove l. Johnson's meas
1fe bearing on the subject is enacted
II was at first thought that the meas
ure was merely directed against the
japanese, for whom the legislator en-
tertains not the slightest affection. but
which viii result inevitably in the es-
adjustment IN each city Of a district
20 be inhabited by people Of the under
world
The object Of the measure is not only
TO deprive Japanese and Chinese of the
right 70 take UP residence in anv
desirable portion OF the city, but to
houses Of III fame and so regulate their
existence that they will be subject To
strict police supervision
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
RESORTS
New Zealand and Australia
Via Tahiti
Regular Through servfcs

The Wonderlands OF the Pacific See Milford
Sound. the Wanganui River and the Hot Lakes
and Geysers-surpasstng the Yellowstone New
Zealand Is at Its best. The 8 s. Mariposa
sails Feb. 2. Only $3.50 round trip 70 Wei
lington: New Zealand. nrst GLASS; one way. third
LINE TO HONOLULU-Special round trip
rate, $110. S. 8, Alameda. sallings Jan 80 FEB
20. Send for Itinerary. o. 8 $. Co., 673 MsR-
ket St Telephone Kearny 1891
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
New Roads, La.

New Roads, La.
Mr.. P. o. Langlois, writes, IT have
used your Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
and can recommend same. It greatly
benefited my wife, ALSO"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-17
HURLS DEFIANCE AT
ADJUTANT GENERAL
State Printer Shannon Refuses
to Put Lauck's Name in
Big Letters
Storm Caused by Order to Re-
print Bill That Would
Cost Just S4.62
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 16.-Hurling defiance in
the teeth of Adjutant General J. B.
Lauck and the entire military estab-
lishment of the state of California,
Billy Shannon, superintendent of the
state printing, refuses to spend the
states money for the purpose of sooth-
ing the wounded pride of the militia
officer by having the latter's title
printed in big letters on the statute
book The civilian director of the
states publishing department, being
unacquainted with the f1nesse of mill
tary proprieties. has declared that
there will be no epaulets on the code,
and stands ready to repulse the attack
of the combined land and naval forces
of the state in the most approved Cas-
troesque manner.
The yellow peril is a mere phantom
in comparison with the dire vengeance
Of the military with which the state
printer is threatened. Though the
capitol may be spattered with printers
ink and the blood of the generalissimo
of printing, the tax payers of California
may rest secure in the knowledge that
their state printer stands like Horatius
on the bridge ready to Withstand the
assault of the 'Lauck' brigade on the
state treasury.
1t is estimated that the reprinting Of
the bill which melted the call to arms
Will cost about S4.62. The adjutant
generals Office says his title must be
printed in big letters, and what Shan
non says is unprintable matter.
The break In friendly relations be-
tween the war office and printing de-
partment came this morning. The
committee on military affairs did yio-
lent proof reading on the suggestion
of the adjutant generals office, as
result of which a printed copy of a
bill relating to the adjutant generals
office looked as If some one had over
turned a bottle of Ink on 1t. In this
condition the bill was returned to
Shannon with curt order to correct
mistakes.
Shannon was primed to discharge his
entire force when he discovered that
all the smoke was caused by the fact
that the adjutant generals title was
not printed in big letters. Then he
poured into the committee camp a ma
chine gun fire of invective which made
the din of San Juan pale to the merest
whisper The committee was repulsed
in disorder. but Lauck knows no such
word as defeat, nor will he consent to
a peace without the honor of big type.