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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
PERKINS TO HEAD
NAVY COMMITTEE
Congress Talks About Stric-
lures of President in View of
Place Held by Senator
California Delegation DepIores
Attack and Thinks 1t
Undeserved

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The fact
that in the prospective reorganization
Of the senate committees Senator Per
kins of California will succeed Senator
Hale of Maine as chairman of the COM
mlttee on naval affairs has had the
effect of adding to the interest felt in
the presidents reference to the Cali
1ornia senator as one who has ham
pered the growth of the navy.
The subject was discussed TODAY in
poth houses of congress, and it received
special attention from members of the
California delegation.
one of the California members. Rep
resentative Knowland freely ex-
pressed the opinion that Senator Per-
Alns mad not deserved the presidents s
censure. He said:
Il have been inclined to UNFOLD the
president in his efforts to bring about
an amicable settlement of the Japanese
question, but l certainly deplore his
attack upon Senator Perkins, and I
oeIleve this is practically the senti-
ment of the California delegation.
AS ranking member of the senate
committee on naval affairs no member
In congress has been stronger or a
more consistent friend of the navy than
the senior senator from California
Instead of hampering the develop
ment OF the navy he has rendered con-
spicuous service In bringing it up to
its present high standard of efficiency.
Senator Perkins. together with the
other members of the California dele
cation, has been urging for the last
two years the retention of a formidable
fleet in Pacific waters. If serious sit
uation has existed in our relations with
Japan their 1t would appear to have
been criminal to take the entire fleet
from Pacific waters. The president
should be backed in his efforts to settle
the Japanese matter by diplomacy, but
we must avoid any indications of un-
due fear j..
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
NEW YORK SOLONS
FAVOR NIPPONESE

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. S.-That
the contemplated legislation in
California relative to the Japa-
nese is inadvisable. and that Cali
fornia'ss grievance, If any, should
be submitted to the state depart
ment at Washington, was the sub
stance Of a resolution introduced
tonight by Assemblyman Charles
\. Stein of New York. The reso-
luton, which went over under the
rules until next week. follows:
Resolved, that IL is the sense
of the assembly of the state of
New York that the contem-
plated acts of the state of CAL
ifor1ia are inadvisable and
that its grievances, If any,
should be submitted TO the
department. of state of the
United States; be it further
Resolved, that copies of this
resolution be Immediately for
warded 10 the governor of CAL
iforBia and 10 the legislature
of that state ny the most
speedy means of communica-
fi0n.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
FLEET IN PACIFIC
FAVORED BY EVANS
[Seecial Dispatch 10 The CALI

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Feb. S.
Trouble with Japan either now or
in the remote future is secuted by
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans.
Fighting Bob" believes a por-
tion of the fleet should be re-
turned to the Pacific after the
journey around the world is COM
pIeted and the battleships over
hauled.
.grhe navy will not have to
be represented on the Pncific
coast because Of any prOba-
biIity of trouble with Japan
now or remotely" said the
admiral, ..buf it Is likely that
after the return of the feet
and after 1T has been over
hauled a part of it will be sent
to the Pacific waters for per-
nanent purposes. All is not
needed on the Atlantic, and IL
would only be natural that 1t
should be divided in this way
as a precautionary measure,
in view of the talk OF trouble
with Japan"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
BILL INTRODUCED IN
NEBRASKA ASSEMBLY
AIMED AT ORIENTALS

LINCOLN, sNeb., Feb. S1-Representa-
tive Jerry Howard of Douglas county
today introduced in the house of rep
resentatives a bill to segregate Japan
lean workmen. The measure provides
that the Japanese and Chinese must NOT
work In company with white men and
must not be employed in the same
building. Howard says his bill was
evolved to eradicate conditions exist
ing in South Omaha, where Japanese
laborers are employed in the packing
houses
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Ministers Oppose Measure

LOS ANGELES, Feb. S.-The Metho-
dist and Baptist ministers of southern
California at a meeting in this city to-
DAY adopted resolutions protesting
against the anti-Japanese legislation
now pending at Sacramento.
The position in the matter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Governor Gillett and
Speaker Stanton is indorsed, and it is
hoped that the entire matter will be
voted down."
The resolutions adopted by the Bap-
tist churchmen say the exclusion of the
Japanese from the public schools of
California is an unjust discrimination
against this worthy class of people
sojourning among us" and urgently re-
quests the legislature to set US right
before Japan and the world on this
great question"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
New Play, "The JAP" Scores

PORTLAND, Ore. Feb. S.-Howard
Russell's new play, The Jap" was pro-
duced here for the first time last night
and created a favorable impression. The
story is one of intrigue involving a plot
to smuggle Japanese into this country
the surrender of plans of the fortifica-
tions on Puget sound. to the mikado's s
government and an interesting love
story The hero is The Jap" who is
connected wit hthe embassy at Wash
ington, d. c. The play was well re-
ceiVed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
PERKINS DENIES HE
is ENEMY OF NAVY
Says He. Has Letter by Dewey
Thanking Him for Efforts
in Expansion
Representative McKinlay Is
Scored From White House for
Speech Decrying Scare
[Soeciol Dispaich 10 The Cali

I
WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Things moved
rapidly but not at all smoothly among
Californians here today in regard to the
japanese question. following the criti-
cism by President Roosevelt Of Senator
Perkins. Perkins himself appeared to
be unconcerned over the matter
Perkins said: What the president
said about me is the most surprising
thing 1 ever heard Of If he had at
tackled me on anything else in my
whole career he might have made some
headway
80 I am an enemy Of naval expan-
sion. am I? Well. I happen to have
here letter written to me by Admiral
George Dewey, not many months ago,
in which he says that the navy will
always remember with gratitude my
work for it. and adds that a speech OF
mine on the navy. delivered not long
before the letter was written, was one
of the best practical presentations OF
the needs of the navy that he has seen.
He says that he is saving the speech
for future reference. and that his
brother officers, the men who run the
navy, are doing the same"
While this was going on at the capt-
tol other things were happening at
the White House Early in the morn
ing Senator Flint, Representative
Kahn and Franklin X. Lane of the in
terstate commerce commission were
called into conference with the presi-
dent to consider the telegram to
Speaker Stanton.
They were there for quite a while.
and when they came out all three were
very secretive. but it was discovered
that the president had been a little
severe on a speech here in Washington
made by Representative McKinlay, in
which Mckinlay said there need be no
fear of war with Japan. because Japan
is short of money. About three minutes
after Flint, Kahn and Lane had left
the White House Mckinlay went in to
see the president. The president
roasted Perkins to McKinlay.
There is a feeling of uncertainty in
the minds OF the California delegation
to congress as to the attitude OF their
constituents McKinlay is the only
man who has publicly advocated anti
Japanese legislation. The others are
influenced by the president. but are
anxious not to appear to be going back
on California If that state Is really in
earnest in anti-Japanese legislation.
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GREEK IS. WANTED HERE-Sacramento.
nf~+e N.rN.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
SIX DREADNOUGHTS FOR
KING EDWARDS NAVY
Cabinet Ministers Said to Have
Agreed to Naval Policy

LONDON. Feb. Sit is understood
that the cabinet ministers have come
TO an agreement on the question of
naval policy and that the new battle
snip building program will include six
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
JUDGE VANDEVANTER
MENTIONED FOR CABINET
Believed That Taft Will Appoint
Him Secretary of Treasury
IShecinl Disnnfch To The Cnu1

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.---A well de-
fined report has been received from
Chicago that President Elect Taft has
selected Judge Willis Vandevanter of
the circuit court of the eighth circuit
to be secretary of the treasury. Judge
Vandevanter served in the department
of justice before his appointment to the
bench in 1903.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
"DEADWOOD POET" CHOKES
TO DEATH ON BEEKSTEAK
Man Who Won Prize for Ode on
the Maine Expires

SHERIDAN. Wyo., Feb. 9.-Henry F.
Hilton, the Deadwood poet, was choked
to death here last night while eating
beefsteak.
years ago from writing a poem on the
i'll fated Maine.
For this he received a cash prize
from the United States government.
MRS. DWIGHT DIES ABROAD
PARIS. Feb. S.-Mrs. Henrietta La
than Dwight of New York and San
EranCiScO died here fndaN
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
House Stands With Perkins

The house delegation generally sup
ports Senator Perkins in his attitude
-on the question of Japanese exclusion,
After the conference at the White
House Franklin X. Lane said:
have read the presidents state
ment on the Japanese question and !
think he is following the line of policy
tlat viii work out for the best interest
OF the Pacific coast This is not a mar
tlsan question, but is one involving a
great national policy and believe thai
only the national government can deal
adequately with it, To my personal
AhoWledge, the president has been on
deaVorlng for the last two wears IN
meet the demand of our people in the
most effectiye manner. 1 believe his
poilcy has been a success thus far II
demands longer test and state CO.
operation Is necessary to achieve tba
result we all desire.
am in favor of the excIusio, of
Japanese laborers so as to avoid a.,
olher race question in this country
which is inevitable If they come IN
tAlnk the presidents method of raoo,,
ing this result is practical and will
prove more effective than more appree-
slFe and radical measures at this 4in,a
AS a labor leader in San Francisco -.
Gently said: We are in favor of evo1,,-
sion and not OF reprisal'
am for standing bv the nrasf1
because his policy has been one of -,
uonal Importance and jnternstto,a,
good feeling, 'iN al
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09

INSUREs RECALL ELECTIoN-Ios Angeles
Feb. S.-The canvass for names for the recall
petition against Mayor Harper has closed. The
Municipal league has more than enough names
10 compel the city council under the charter to
call new election for the office Of mayor
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
TO Cure a Cold I'm ono nav

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money IL It fails to cure r "
Groves signature is on each box. Csc.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09

ing to guard the interest Of California
and Of the entire west in accordance
with the desires OF our western people.
are now carrying out a policy which,
while meeting the interests and de-
sires Of the Pacific slope, is yet COM
patible not merely with mutual self
respect, but with mutual esteem and
admiration between the Americans and
Iararncn
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Perkins May Make RenIv

+ -, WASHINGTON. Feb. SIN view of
me me attack which President Rooseveit J
sen,op iss made upon Senator Perkins, the
attitude on the Japanese . agitattnr,, his is
snls state, friends of the Pacific caas 81
senator Sc believe he will defend himse1f
par,.ir gaa eiie moor OF the senate Senator
tors on the subject today. II is nrged
tnat t while there may be a difYerence 9% of
oaiias opiIihlon nj between the senator and his
70 take certain action reperdIass -
treaties entered into by the fedaroi
gort government, he viii win strong sun =
among the senator's Of an attsctlp ,,,e,s.I ~ al
one OF their number by the executiye
senator Perkins claims that the criti-
gram is unwarranfed o naval pro-
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09

GREEK IS. WANTED HERE-Sacramento.
Feb. S.-GoYernOr Gfllett today made a requisi-
ti0n the governor OF Washington for the re-
turn TO California Of Peter John. a Greek wanted
in san Francisco. He is charged with defraudins
a fellow countryman out Of $500.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Plan to Table Bill

tAhSON, New. Feb SIN the Navajo
'ss, iegislaturs this morning the assemblv
PHI prohibiting Japanese and Chinese
rom acquiring lands or acting as cor
gprauoh agents came TO the senate
rms body. instead of referring fbe
measure 10 the federal relations com
nlttee, as was done in the assembly.
placed 1t In the hands of the iudfcjery
along with the anti-Japanese resoi,, Sol .
tlon. Either the bills will sleep in this
committee CT be ed 1l,faz-ora ~ W
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Alameda Japanese PupiIs

ALAMEDA. Feb. S.-At the request =
Go.yernor Gillett, School superintendent,
VIII & Wood has forwarded to Sacra.
mento a census of the Japanese attend
sns tne iocal PUBIC schools. There are
80 Japanese attending the schools anf
ane number is constantly increasfne q
Ihe Japanese are received in the schools
on the same footing as are white nllnils
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09


The positive statment was made by a
member of the party that not one word
was mentioned as to an intimation
from Japan as to how she might treat
certain legislation in California. Nor
would the president say word toward
clearing up the remarks made by the
speaker of the California lower house
that he was in possession of informa-
tion showing that the situation would
become critical IL the legislature per-
sisted in its course.
The fact that the state department
was represented in the conference has
excited more speculation than any other
feature and caused the belief that GER
tain representations have been made
by Japan as to how she regards pos
sible legislation in California. Inti-
nation was conveyed that important
messages have been received from Am
bassador O'Brien. our representative at
Tokyo, portraying the feeling there
In reply to inquiries along these lines
Secretary Bacon declined to talk
Letter Under Discussion
One Of the matters before the confer
ence at the White House was a letter
which President Roosevelt has written
to Speaker Stanton of the lower house
Of the California legislature. This let
- AAAS4A u DIS IudlieQ lllS afternoon
and later viii be made public here,
again sets forth the attitude of the ad-
ministration as to antf-Japanese legis-
lation and reiterates the "unwisdom
and inopportuneness of action of any
kind at this time"
Representative Kahn declined to dis
cuss his interview with the president,
but 1t is known that after his return
to the capitol from the conference he
suggested to his colleagues in congress
that time should be given to Japan to
test her ability TO keep her coolie labor
out of the United States
he urged that if there should be fail
ure on the part of Japan there would
be time enough to act during the an
preaching September session of CON
gress- During the day the entire Cali
fornia delegation in the house, with
the exception of McLachlan, met at
luncheon and discussed the Japanese
situation to a greater or lesser extent
and 1T is stated upon the authority of
these present that Kahn was the only
member IN attendance who manifested
an inclination to support the admins
tratlon in its attitude toward state ac
ton on the Japanese question 1t was
apparent that while the delegation was
disposed to be conservative its symna-
thies were largely with California's eff
forts to keep Japanese out by means of
state legislation if it was not done hv
action of the federal government. Mem
bers OF the delegation declare that
large numbers of Japanese are coming
INTO the United States by way of Mex
leo and Canada.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Few Japanese in Schools

BERKELEY, Feb. s.-Answering the
request of Governor Gillett for the num-
per of Japanese pupils ip the schools
tendent of schools. wired informa tior
10 the effect that 80 japanese are pupils
mere out of school census of {. 600.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
Deny Japan Was Mentioned

gress dealing with deserters from Il
army and navy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09

which coffee other harmful being
cean hard wheat including
phate OF potash wheat for rebuilding brain and cells
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-05-14
BUILDING OF ROADS

Lyman Stoves article Outlook of April 18th
presenting various phases of the governments activities fur
nishes the following facts relative to roads:
The office of Public Roads, under the direction of Mr. Logan
Waller Page has assembled significant facts Only about
10000 of the 100000 miles the United States
been any degree improved Almost 9S per public
roads be said to be state of This statement
itself not necessarily startling man. congressman
might make the aconc reonder We what of t this
public highways good those France the gain
to American producers would exceed quarter of billion dol
lars annually
The of hauling produce in this country
mile per ton In France it is IL mile per We're
our roads then equal those of France there would be
farmers of IS mile per During crop year
1866 important farm products
from the places where they originated to shipping points, weighed
IN the aggregate 100000 pounds The length of
haul of farm products in the States 94 miles Hence
saving of ID cents mile per to our farm
ers gain of $5s90000O their important crops during
the single 190506 According freight figures
the Commerce Commission about 100000
annually hauled points shipment Were our roads equal
to those of France the annual gain hauling on these
ures would be S305,000000
Under the of experts sent out bv the office of nubc
roads 200 obecsson constructed in 81 States
These illustrate macadam brick gravel sancay shell earth
construction Besides these there considerable number built
OF new materials and experimental in character The
hores expended approximately 100000 these
roads ana expenditure due to their Inspiration undoubtedly
into the millions Between the opening the road material lab
oatory OF the office IN December 1900 and july 1908 almost
5000 samples of road materials coming from practically every
State in the Union had been and tested to determine
OF
laboratory to discover good road every section of the
sible cost - ~ ~ p
FOR several years the scientists in this office have
ON Two great problems the utilization of products in road
building and the development of duess Since the advent
AUTOMOBILES these problems have become but sci
s would ever think OF using moasses bodybuilding ma
era Near Newton Massachusetts, first moasses road of
history has no wbeen laid This moasses the bypro
product can be had in quantities at small cost In the
laboratory experiments it blended with and me-water
mixed with rock dust earth and tested as to it's
ance TO heat and water The experiment successful and
NE practical test of real road decided upon Simultaneous e
peri mens proved combination of Stag to be equally sue
esIu Thus the use Of the two hitherto waste products
osse ana sag bid fair to realize the ambition the govern
en scientists for the utilization of byproducts and the attain
aent Of dusess roads Through the medium of this office each
ate kept IN touch with the every state so as
constitute national movement along uniform lines for the i'm
oroYenent OF the roads of the United States
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-05-14
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Tb;.,
Judicial District of the State Of Idahou
in and for the County of Ada.
Andrew Clark, Plaintiff, VS.. Eler,
Clark, Defendant. 'iA
The State of Idaho sends greeting >
the above named defendant.
You are hereby required TO anna.
in an action brought against Won bv a. ta'
above named plaintiff in the Distr gle
Court of the Third Judicial District
State of Idaho, in and for the CountS
Of Ada and 10 answer the complaint fIeJ
therein Ga copy of which is hereto AZ
tached) within twenty days (exclusi~o
of the day of service) after the sery;c.
on you of this summons, if served WIZ
in this district; or if served Out of III,
district, within forty days. The said 49,
ton is brought to recover decree ~
divorce dissolving the bonds Of mat;
mony existing between the plaintiff and
defendant on the grounds of defendanps
wilful desertion of plaintiff for more
than one year last past, all of which
more fully appears in plaintiffs com
plant copy of which is served here.
with, hereby referred to and made a part
hereof
And you are hereby notified that Il
you fail to appear and answer the said
complaint, as above required. the said
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint
Given under my hand and the seal of
the District Court of the Third Judicial
District of the State of Idaho, in and
for the County of Ada this 21st day Of
April, in the year of our Lord one
nine hundred and nine.
w. L. CUDDY,
By w. D. McREYNOLDS,
CHARLES CLIFTON, Attorney for
Plaintiff, residing at Boise, Idaho.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-05-14
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Efforts are being put forth for the organization of cabinet de-
parment OF public health Ben La Bre Jr secretary an as
Socaton having this object in view recently spoke Cincinnati
i upon the subject presenting the following facts
There four great wastes today the more anenablo no
cause they unnecessary They prevenabe death nre
Ventaoe Sickness prevenabe conditions of low physical and men
TAI ecene and preventab ignorance magnitude of these
wastes testified to by experts competent to Judge They fall like
the shades of night whoe human ra bottno ont IT,
taires years of happiness The are cold ard bare 5Oo Ooo
persons must die in the United States during the next twelve
nonts equivalent to 100000 will be constantly sick
over ooOo0O0 homes consisting of 250000OO persons will b
made more or less wetched by mortality and morbditv We o
with horror on the black plague of the Middle Ages The black
waste was but passing cloud compared white visitation
VI the people ng today eight millions will die of berc
them. ~ " ip
The department of agriculture spends $7OOOOoO on plant
health and animal health every year. but with the execution Of
e spenaa work done by Dr. Wiley congress not directly
popiae one cent Tor promoting the physical of
human beings Thousands been expended in stanin
chora among swne hundreds thousands are consumed in
the es Of elm trees from the attacks beee in warn
s farmers against the bghts affecting potato plants import
ing 0ca bugs 70 ferlze fig blossoms California; in ostra
eg various species of weeds the ranks of useful pan
IN parasitic growth that prey trees
% e department OF agriculture has expended during the last
years over S4ooOoOOo But not wheel of the official ma
d. washington was ever set in motion for the alienation
or cure OF diseases Of mankind the entire event is
~ e american people with resignation equal to of the
doo Who IN the midst of ndecribabe filth calmly awaits the
gay Of choa 50 great in fact is the apathy and RESIGNATION
aC Fo Wesbrook states that in Minnesota the butter not
inspected but the skim milk after butter is taken out has 70
eurzed 70 conform with the law save the lives
osS ana caves to which it is fed The butter which con-
Jams ue same germs IN larger quantity not pasteurized and
IS eaten by human beings who unfortunately from bvoie
nave no market value in this country since the eman
rlpatlon proclamation" - ~ '
Inc circuit court Of appeals gravey informs Mr. Robne that
The entr @ peLJuly when ne thought he doing And
become of him? As peiJuiy' "la' mas y