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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
Former Governor Hopes Presi-
dent Was Not Mistaken
About Interior Secretary
BALLINGER'S ACTIONS
BENEFIT MONOPOLIES
Land Withdrawn to Stop Land
Grabbing for Power Sites
Was Thrown Open
PINCHOT REFUSES TO
TALK ABOUT ORDERS

/ OS ANGELES, Sept. 21-For-
| .mer Governor George c. Pardee,
who returned from San CIennente
island tonight in company with Gif-
ford Pinchot, gave out statement re-
garding the declarations made in the
letter OF President Taft to Secretary
OF the Interior Ballinger generating
that official from charges made by
l. R. CLAWS. chief of the field work
of the general land Office at Seattle.
Pardee said:
Having read with great interest
and care the presidents vindica-
ton of Secretary BaIlinger. the
hrst thought that suggests itself
to me is that about the only per-
sons who will rejoice over il are
those few who desire TO monopo-
lize. to the detriment of the many,
power sites. coal lands and the
like
No Reflection on Roosevelt
! noticed particularly the presi-
dents declaration that. IN his
Judgment. -the best friend of the
policy of conservation of natural
resources is he who insists that
every step should be taken within
the law and buttressed by IegaIs
authority"
| take it that this is not intended
as reflection on the Official acts of
former President Roosevelt \ and
former Secretary Garfield. who
withdrew from entry public lands
which Secretary BaIlinger after
ward restored to entry. ON the
ground. 1 am informed. that there
was no specific law for Garneld's
action According to common re-
port President Taft himself directed
Secretary Ballinger to rewithdraw
from entry certain lands which.
originally withdrawn by Garfield.
Ballinger had restored TO eritry.
Any intimation. therefore. that
Garfield was not acting within, the
law and was not "buttressed by le-
gal authority when. to save power
sites he withdrew the lands which
BaIlinger afterward restored. is. OF
course. a reflection on the president
Opportunity for Monopolies
1t is unfortunate that very fire.
quently the efforts of one kind OF
legal authority "buttressed'' the. ef-
forts of those who desire to grab
and monopoIize coai lands and
power sites. ~Buttressed By legal
authority" Garfield. in order TO ?
prevent the monopoiization Of
power sites. withdrew from entry
millions of acres OF public lands
Ballinger. also thus ~buttresssd.
restored these lands to entry. and
by so doing gave the monopolists
an opportunity to ply their voea--
tion.
At the irrigation congress I read
a copy of a letter approved by Sec
retary Ballinger. thus making II
his act. directing that over four
million acres Of lands. previously
withdrawn by Garfield to- save
power sites from being grabbed.
s should be restored 10 entry And
this was but one OF the several
similar orders approved by secre-
tary Ballinger-
The president mentions but one
order of Ballinger's restoring to
entry only one million and a MALI
acres He says also that Secretary
: Ballinger made this order OF res
toration upon the recommendations
of the reclamation service
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Order Dictated by BalIinger

have seen documentary evf-
dence that the reclamation service
argued several times with Secre-
tary BaI1inger against the restora-
ton order OF which the president
speaks and that it reluctantly made
the recommendation referred TO by
the president only after having
been repeatedly and presunlpfuoszs-
" ordered BY Secretary BalHnger
to do so. The Recommendation Of
the reclamation service referred
toby the president as juskifica-
.tion Tor Secretary Ballinger IN re-
versing Secretary Garfield was
therefore not the recommendation
of the reclamation service. but was
the act of Secretary Bal1inger hin-
self. and was taken in the face
and eyes of the adverse advice Of
the reclamation service which
would have made no such recoza-
mendation had 1t not been DresumD-
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Lowers Statement in Pail

throughout an uneasy night, heet
Of tugboats, outposts of a continental
curiosity had tossed in the darkness
for q first glimpse Of the Oscar IL
At o'clock this morning the explorer
was on deck. The Oscar II had pur-
poseIy been held hack so as not to dis
arrange the reception plans of the Arc
tic Club of America. but nosed its way
into quarantine at an hour too early
for everybody but Doctor Cook
There was an anxious wait at quar-
antlne while the tugs bobbed nervously
about. the newspspermen on board
them shouting broken queries through
megaphones at the black sides of the
Oscar II. high above them Cook low
cred a signed statement in a pail. Soon
afterward came the tug bearing Mrs.
Cook and her two daughters. Cook
clambered nimbIy down the ladder and
made a rush for his wife. For the
moment he even missed the children.
who stood a few feet away Then, as
he lifted his youngest daughter to his
shoulder, the crowd that lined the rails
OF the oscar II cheered loudly.
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Eleven Trips for Pole

Eleven times I have left sydney for
back the largest meteor ever found;
the last time / brought back my far
thest north, and this time / brought
back the north pole
When the Roosevelt lay at the city
whar fthis- afternoon an eager throng
o fsightseers visited the ship. Souvenir
hunters carried away everything por-
table and many valuable records and
data belonging to Professor Mcmillan
were lost but the authorities are issu-
ing a public appeal for their return
Peary passed the evening quietly
with his family.
All sydney turned out early to greet
the incoming arctic steamer with
Peary on board. Mrs. Peary and her
children We're taken down the bay on
the steam yacht Sheelah.
Consul Greets Peary
OFF North sydney the American con-
SUI, John Kehl. boarded the steamer
and greeted Peary in the name of the
United States.
The vessels steamed slowly to the
mooring place, the Roosevelt with
flags huttering from every peak and
the north pole flag flung from the tip
of her spanker gaff The sirens of
the steel mills and long blasts from
the river craft announced the coming
of the Arctic ship. Lines of school
girls were drawn up on the wharf
and thousands of spectators thronged
the esplanade, which parallels the bay
Kehl accompanied Peary ashore
where Miss Naomi Kehl read poem
of welcome.
The Roosevelt viii sail for New York
tomorrow night and probably will ar
rive there within five or six days
Controversy ont Discussed
Peary adheres closely to his deter
mination not to discuss the Cook con-
troversy,s but when his attention was
called again to the trouble arising out
of his placing one of his men il charge
OF Cooks stores at Annatok. he said:
MY boatswain, Murphy, had written
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
SUBURBAN

Mrs. NJ. c. Gsrnett, widow Of Louis A. Gar
nett. dies from effects Of fan. Page 8
Joseph s Koferd made assistant deputy city
attorney of Oakland to advise council on fran
ehises. Page ;
Governor GiIlett viii visit auxiliary state fair
at Idora park. Page 81
Man and woman who posed wealthy travel
ers hsled into court for burglary. Page 3
Woman students making elaborate prepara-
tions for their high JInks- Page
Bride of Commodore Strom Of Aeolan yacht
club III Of typhoid fever. Page 8
Scientists thus far unable to account for blight
Affecting sugar beets. Page s
City council declines TO accept street work
completed by construction company. Page
Mrs Harriet Caroline Jones Cooper secures
annullment of marriage. Page
Former Public Administrator George Gray
binds himself TO restore $4,000, said TO have
been embezzied by De Lancey- Page 8
Romance that began on the Berkeley campus
leads to pretty wedding at home of brides
mother. Page 3
Society surprised TO learn that Mrs. Richard
Wharton was granted divorce July 13. Page
Mothers club of Berkeley will investigate the
moving picture shows. Page 8
Alameda residents oppose plan for filing in
tide lands with dredgings from bay. Page
COAST
League of California Municipalities in conven-
tion at Santa Cruz. Page 5
Grand council Of Catholic Ladies' aid society
in annual convention at Santa Cruz. Page
Governor GilIett commutes death sentence of
William Buckley TO Is years imprisonment and
may pardon him. Page 2
Father Collier. s. J.. superior Of newly Gre
ated province. making tour of his new field
of duty. Page =
Former Governor Pardee gives out statement
commenting upon President Tsfts action in
Pinchot- -BaIlinger controversy. Page L
EASTERN
Woman makes trade of adopting and killing
babies. Page 2
William K Vanderbilt Jr. and his wife, yir-
ginia Fair. have separated forever. rage L
Public activities in Minnesota are sus-
pended when the death of Governor johnson
is announced. Page 8
President Taft delivers address in Denver on
the corporation tax and says it is for the states
to regulate swollen fortunes. Page :
SPORTS
Johnson says that under no consideration VIII
he stand for postponement of the date of his
fight with Ketchel. Page 10
Frayne Powell match is a doubtful and
there are many conflicting stories about Frayne's
health. Page 10
Blue and gold freshmen play st. Mary's to-
day aud Stanfc2 meets Palo Alto high
school. Page 10
Seals return and lose first game of series to
Oakland. Page 10
Philadelphia Americans beaten by ST. Louis;
Detroit splits double header. Pnge 10
Forsythe buys in some of his best horses and
coiston viii train them. Page IL
o'Keefe and Brooks features on card Of Ala
media club. Page 10
Bantam weight of cruiser Albany matched
with Driscoll of Vallejo Page 10
Blue and gold freshmen and St Mary's play
Rugby today. page 10
Athletes in Catholic schools league indoor meet
TO be divided into four classes Page 10
MARINE
Steamship Peru brings unusually large cargo
Of freight from Ancon- Page Is
SOCIAL
Society gossip centers in the coming out par
ties of seasons debutantes Page 6
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BROOKLYN GIVES
RECEPTION TO
EXPLORER
Story and Data Promised Public
to Substantiate Discovery
of North Pole
LIVING WITNESSES TO
VOUCH FOR THE TRUTH

NEW YORK, Sept. Ell have
N come from the pole. / have
4 brought my story and my data
with me. L have not come home to
enter inte arguments with one man or
many men. bat i am here to present
clear record of s piece of work over
which / have right to display GER
tain amount of pride.
Il am perfectly willing TO abide by
the final verdict on this record of COM
petent Judges. That must be the last
word and that alone can satisfy me
and the public.
..Furthermore, not only win my re-
port be before you in black and white,
but I viii also bring 10 America hH-
man witnesses 10 prove that i have
been 10 the pole
Such is the substance Of the first
message Doctor Cook brought home in
person today. answering the critics
the world over.
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Wreath for Cooks Neck

1t had been arranged that the excur-
sion steamer Grand Republic carrying
Cooks friends and John r. Bradley. his
backer, should keep far enough in the
background to give him few moments
OF privacy with his family But soon
there followed a second transfer from
the tug to the Grand Republic As
Cook set foot aboard, Miss Ida Lohman.
daughter OF an old Brooklyn friend.
threw a wreath Of roses about his neck.
greeted him as hero and proclaimed
him gentleman of Bushwick." Bush
wick is the name of Cooks home sec
ton of Brooklyn.
Cook looked at il. Brown, patient.
taciturn, he endures the business of
being hero with courtesy but no
enthusiasm But he wore the wreath
of roses during the rest of the cere-
mony,
Are you going to stick by Doctor
Cooke" Bradley was asked.
why. of course: what do you
think?" he answered,
Mrs. Cook. at her husbands elbow.
had her first taste of the publicity she
had hitherto Stunned. and took it plac-
idly.
Official Welcome Lacking
on shore the really formidable part
of the day for Cook awaited him. After
the first rush Of welcome aboard the
Grand Republic ne had been able to find
comparative seclusion in the pilot
house From that vantage point ne could
see the streets of Brooklyn. black with
thousands. long files of automobiles
ready. and he knew that a reception
had been planned for him this afternoon
at the Bushwick club and that an
ordeal awaited him.
As he stepped ashore it was notice.
able that no representative of the na-
tfon. the state or the city was there
70 greet him. Bird S. Coler. president Of
A C<.Ix
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Controversy ont Discussed

contInued on Page 4. Column 3
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Steamship Peru brings unusually large cargo
Of freight from Ancon. Page Is
SOCIAL
Society gossip centers in the coming out par
ties of seasons debutantes. Page 6
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-22
There Was Nothing Doing


The pro rata was not forwarded.
Transue could not bring himself to let
go of that much money without author
ization by the other junketers. He
waited until the party was assembled
in San Francisco and submitted Wolfe's
letter to them. With the voice of one
man they announced nothing DOING
also '.pif11e." The. appropriation was
far too small, anyhow, to make real
good showing for California. If Wolfe
wanted to come along he might have
his share of the fun, but as for slipping
him piece of that money for an inde-
pendent representation sof the state of
California. perish the thought Califor-
not had been soaked for a collective
representation. Jake Transue was in
structed to spend the money on those
unashamed to travel in crowd And
SO it was done. There was no cut up
and Transue says he is prepared to
prove that the money is all goneS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09
N1msro z

|r;odista. Su afan de exhibition en-
Icuentra demasiado lento ell vehiculo
del libro para escalar las cimas de 10
notoriedad, montar resueltamente en-
cl autom6vil de la prensa que la con-
ducira mas rapid0 la admiration de
las multitudes. La indole misma lie
la prensa nos dice que en- ella campca
Tin alma de mujer: ligera, variada, in-
discreta Y contradictoria. ~
FL periodismo sera, pues, en- 81 por-
venir una labor exclusivamente feme-
nina. Las redacciones de peri6dicos
seran "boudoirs" elegantes y perfu-
mados. FL arte ligero de la gacetilla
iendra mas delicadeza y mas suaye iro-
MA. El reporterismo. tambien habra
ganado mucho al ir a parar ma
nos de las mujeres. Hoy un reporter
|antipatico y barbudo, CORE in6tilmen-
te tras un ministro para que le haga
unas declaraciones sensacionales. Ell
ministro suele mostrarse mudo como
una esfinge politica. Pero suponed
que quien lie sale al encuentro es una
bella senorita, y entonces la esfinge ha-
blara hasta por los codos har& las
declaraciones que lie pidan y es po-
sible que algunas mas.
Yo tengo la firme conviction que
no hay un hombre piblico que ocuI-
tic sus maquinaciones politicas una
senorita guapa, insinnante y pregun-
tona.
Solo que 81 sc envanecen con su exi-
to Sc dedican al cultivo de las le-
tras, sucedera dentro de algunos anos
10 que teme Mark Twain: que causara
tanto estnpor yer a un hombre escri-
|br, como 81 ahora 10 vieramos hacef
encaje de bolillos.
Felicitemonos, pesar de todo. de
esta nueva vocaci6n de las mnjerea. IN
mnndo en- el porvenir sera mucho mas
pintoresco. t,n cuanto q los fatales re-
sllltados con que los alarmistas nos
amenazan, mi no me quitan ell sue
10: Yo no los llegare yer.
r Rodriguez de Il Pe1a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09
Un diSeu'so De Bu|pH

Berlin.-Al dBcurso pronunciado por
el diputado Basserman, del partido ma
lcional liberal, pidiendo la intervention
del "Reichstag" en- la marcha de la
politica extranjera del Imperio, con-
test6 el Canciller declarando que todo
10 sucedido d prop6sito de la pnblica-
ci6n del famoso articulo del Daily Te-
legraph" fue debido a una inadver-
tencia que sc cometi6 en- el minisferi0
de Negocios Extranjeros, y dando Ia
|segnridad de que nunca mas volvera
d suceder una cosa semejante.
Declare tambien el principe dc Bu-
low que nunea Ell Estado Mayor aIe-
man elabor6 plan de campana ningu~
no referente 4 Ia guerra del Transvaal,
" que el pueblo de Alemania desea
mantener relaciones de amistad con
Inglaterra, la cual considera cada
vez mas como una verdadera amiga,
por 10 cual no ha de emprender num-
ca aventuras de ninguna clase que he
yam de disgustar al gabinete de Lon
dres.
En- cuanto a la satisfactoria soln-
cion que ha tenido ei incidente de
Casablanca, nadie hace case en- Alema-
MIA de las deelamaciones 4 que Sc en-
tregan algunos peri6dicos pangerIaa-
nistas, pnes la opinion pnblica esta
contentisima de que Sc haya podido
resolver tan rapida tan honrossmen-
&c para todo ell mundo una. question
que habia despertado va hondos rece-
los; de manera que nj siquiera tendrk
el CaHcilier que dar explicaciones de
Ia pscifica soluci6n que ha tenido FL
as'fnto, pues el pals enfero esta muy
satisfecho de clio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09
Lbs SNrriptarS ' AselhS

- r. Nuena narcha Dc ssta Admins
nn1r10n. = aAuakanos Atlas d suscrip
2G11k1 4 - AiArio sino desde 81 primer.
4o en1a ne. Las BAJAs % avisarAn loo
- - q II: advirtiendose que las que %
vtrNn con poe,erio-idad no - tcmnrAn er
A r. surtiran seecto On Il contabilidad
Aen = u 1ltino Asa nss siguients q q
- - oel6s11sa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09

digorria, de la campaia, y los han pu-
blicado.
FL ministro de la Guerra ha EXPIRE
sado su agradecimiento por este rasgo
de los hermanos del marques de Men
cigorria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09
Espana

- = Pxsupuesto.- Conferencia del
suRor Camb6.-Nuestro predominio
eunarcial en- el Norte de Africa. =
xkAEa y h ley de reclutamiento.-
1sanuire diputado?- Congreso de
ExDortaci6n de Zaragoxa.-Inaugur
ci6a del tunel de Canfrane.-Espa-
in16g en- Buenos Aires.-E Empera-
Ianr rrancisco Jose y el regimen
= a Le6n.-Firma de un decreto
ortante.-Memoria sobre h cam
paia de Il Mandchurih.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09

siderable movimiento do opinion que
hay en- Valencia su favor.
Siguen con gran animation las Ia
reas en- el Congreso de Exportaci6n
de Zaragoxa.
En- los temas debatidoa diose cuen-
ta de una adici6n al tens tercero pi-
diendo que sean de nactOnalidad es-
paiiola todos nuestros c6nsules en- el
extranjero.
Ell se6or vizconde dc Eza encare-
ciS Ia necesidad de que e cree una
Direction general de IndEEtria y CO.
mercio, cuyo descmpeho 9 confera co
caracter de inamovible lspersona que
tenga probada su pericia sn tales ma
tcrias. De su discurso raPece coleg'r-
sc que alude al sehor Parsiso.
Sc ha celebrado la Inauguration Off
cial del Tunel de Camfrane con asis-
tencia del seiior Ministro de Fomen-
to.
La solemnidad del acto correspon-
di6 & la importancia de = Obra.
Sc trata de una perfopaci6n de cua-
tro kil6metros que unidos 6 otros tan
tos que forman la secci6n francesa: re-
cientemente inangurada; hacen que
sea Ia obra de mas importancia que
Sc acomete en- Espaiia.
Celebrase actualmente en- la capital
de Ia Repnblica Argentina un I'M
portante Concurso hipicoN internaclo-
nal nj cual han sido invitadas las d.
ferentes naciones europeas america
mas.
La primera delegation llegada la
argentina ha sido la espanola, forma-
da por un captain y tres tenientes de
CabaIleria, que han sido objeto de mu-
chos agasajos, y que en- el primer dia
de pruebas han logrado los dos prime
ros lugares
~
En- ell cnartel de Leganes, donde Sc
aloha ell regimiento Leon, del cuai es
coronel honorario el Emperador Fran
cisco Jose. sc han celebrado festeJos,
que han sido muy brillantes, con mo-
two del aniversario de su advenimien-
to al trono.
En- representation de la real famllia,
asistio al acto el general Echagiie.
Tambien estuvieron ell e1nbajador de
Austria, el captain general, el goberna-
dor militar otras autorldades.
A los soldados les han sido entrega-
JAS medallas con la efigie del Empe-
rador.
Cuando ell Rey regrese firmara el
decreto autorizandoi la presentation 4
las Cortes del proyecto de ley de reclu-
tamiento.
En- 81 sc fila en- ochenta mil ell nu-
r,ero de reclutas que anualmente reel
bran instruction militar.
FL nlmero de amos en- que sera obi
ratorio el servieio militar es de ID a
Is. -
La cantidad importe de las reden-
clones no sera fila, pues Sc ajustara q
la ealidad de cedula personal de los
interesados.
Desaparecen en- ell proyecto muchas
d., las actuales causas de exception,
ampliandose en- cambio las fisicas.
La spoca de instruction militar Sc
adelantara retrasara para los estu-
diantes 4 fin de no perjudicar sus es-
tudios.
Como sc recordara, en- 1904 fue en-
,iada por ell ministerio de la Guerra
una comisi6n de militares al campo ru-
SO para que pres nciara la campaha de
la Manchuria contra los japoneses. y
despues diera cuenta de sis estudios
en- una Memoria.
Esta comision iba presidida por ell
marques de Mendigorria, el cual IA
Iloei6 sin baber podsdo nresaufar La
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09

Ha regresado de Roma el captain
de navfo de primera senior Boado, ayu-
dante de Su Majestad, que ha repre-
sentado al monarca en- las fiestas del
jubilee pontificio.
viene impresionado por la grandio-
sidad del acto religioso celebrado en- la
basilica de San Pedro.
Diio la misa el Pontifice, asistie-
ron ella q cardenales 223 obispos,
de ellos espanoles.
La misa de Su Santidad fue oida
ror 10000 personas
Pho Y ha agraciado al general Boa
do con Ia cruz de San Silvestre.
Y.
Madrid, s de Diciembre de 1905.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09

/ En- ell ministerio de Hacienda, y ba-
10 la presidencia del senior Gonzalez
Besada, Sc han reunido los representan
tes de todas las Camaras de Comercio
de Espaia y los de las demas entida-
des que han de constitmr la asamblea
encargada de estudiar las reformas gu,
deben introducirse en- la contribution
industrial v de comercio.
Sc acord6 nombrar una ponencia
compuesta de un individuo propieta-
rio y otro suplente por ~cada region,
para que redacten un informe que sir
va de base de discussion para las refor-
mas que han de hacerse en- aquella.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09

siderable movimiento do opinion que
hay en- Valencia & su favor.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-01-09

II se5or Gonzalez Besada ha re-
nns45do & Ia Comisi6n de presupuestos
- Congrcso .el proyecto de artlcnia-
=, definitivo de la ley de Presupues-
- para 1909. 800,
Calc6lanse los gastos en- 1.o59U9z.-
III 10 pesetas y los ingresos en- l.o41.-
- 365 81 pesetas.
Los dereehos de regalia Sc elevan
Tur eada kilo de peso comprendiendo
- enpaq,ies y envases finos de los
e.a,~oos eIaborados en- el extranlero
- uagsrxn s duros por kilo de ciga-
1rsllOs y de picadnra Sc abonaran D
Nrss.