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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
"NEXT SPEAKER"
GREETS BOOSTERS
Champ Clark Hears Claims of
West, but Won't Com
nit Himself
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6-The San
Francisco exposition delegation had
busy day today holding conferences
and interviewing senators and con-
gressmen. The battle was made more
vigorous by the arrival of New Or
leans delegation of u businessmen
During the day the New Orleans peo-
pie called at the California headquar-
ters and were cordially received. Good
feeling prevails on both sides, but
neither side is showing the other it's
hand.
Judge w. W. Morrow of California,
who is here attending the Carnegie
trustees meeting, has Joined the San
Francisco 1915" boomers.
Governor elect Johnson intended to
go to New York tonight. but received a.
request from the White House to see
the president tomorrow. so he will wait
over. They will meet privately and dis
cuss the political situation on the coast
Governor Gillett was busy all day in
terviewing old friends in congress He
is greatly encouraged over the outlook.
Rev. J. P. McQuaid of San Francisco
and Joseph Scott, president of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce. were
the guests. of Mr. and Mrs. Taft at
luncheon. They impressed upon their
hostess the anxiety of California to be
host TO the nations upon the completion
Of the canal.
The president enjoyed Joe Scott's
stories and told one or two himself on
Father McQuaid, who was chaplain of
the First California volunteers when
Taft was governor of the Philippines.
In company with Senator Frank
Flint Governor CiHett called upon the
president during the day and spent
some time in conference,
Members of the exposition committee
called today upon Champ Clark, who
is already greeted as the speaker of
the next house, and paid their respects
They were most cordially received, and
the exposition question was discussed
generally at length. Clark declined to
commit himself
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

cotic was carried aboard the Manchuria-
and locked in the improvised dungeon.
One by one they told their stories
through an interpreter to Assistant
Commissioner Edsell. They told him of
their sufferings in the foul cell, where
the heavy air became more poisonous
every day. Once or twice at day. at
irregular intervals. the door was
opened and their food tpassed in. This
food consisted chiefly Of dried fruit
and cold tea was supplied with which
to slake their thirst. They saw no.
body, they heard nothing and the first
time for a month that they filled their
lungs with clean. pure air was Sunday
night when they were taken from the
ship.
They left the Manchuria through one
of the side ports at the after end. This
port is high above the water. Each
woman was placed in the blight of a
rope and lowered into a boat that was
tossing alongside. The exodus was
made swiftly, and there seemed to be
plenty of help available. The boats
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

were rowed away from the steamer
and then came the shooting and cap
ture which. for the women. meanx
liberty.
The seven yellow slaves crossed the
Pacific on the same ship with r. p.
Schwerin. vice president and general
manager of the company that owns the
liner. Every day during the voyage
Captain Dixon. master Of the Man
ehuria. made his round Of inspection.
but he never visited the prison in which
the Chinese girls were locked.
schwerin said last night that he
could not credit the tale told by the
girls. He said:
Captain Dixon made a daily tour OF
inspection and as I frequently accom-
panied him can say of my own own
knowledge that he visited every part
of the ship where passengers are car
ried. If the women were confined as
they say. it was in some store room
that was under matches and in a part
Of the ship that there was no occasion
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
7. R. TO TOUR THE
COUNTRY THROUGH
Two Months Itinerancy Will
Traverse Nearly Every
State in Union
tspeciol Dispotch 10 The Call

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt is to make two
months tour through the country, vis-
iting practically every state outside OF
New England. He said today that it
was impossible to announce any of his
speaking dates except those of six lee
lures at the University of California,
which will begin March %.
The former president will leave New
York the first week in March. His
first stops will be in the south, proba-
bly, in Georgia. where he was enthus-
iastically received on his fall tour.
After visiting the southern states and
completing his course of lectures in
California he will zigzag throughout
the west. He says he has received
5000 invitations to speak and that 80
reached him in his office today. No an
nouncement of his itinerary will be
made until after January l.
Colonel Roosevelt says that the New
Haven report that in his speech there
next week he will explain the cleo
tom is untrue
There is not one word in my letter
accepting the invitation to speak be-
fore the New Haven chamber of COM
merce that even limited that l would
refer to politics." he said.
'I have had thousands of requests to
make some political utterance, but be-
fore the election I decided that in any
event would take two months of
complete rest"
1t is the intention of Roosevelt to
keep out of politics as much as pos
sible until the start OF. his two months
trip through the south and west,
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
GIRL RISKS LIFE
T TOSAVEBlCYCLIST
Miss Vera de Saba Runs Nom
ster Auto Into Curb to
Prevent Collision
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


SAN MATEo. Dec 6-Heroically
running her 20 horsepower roadster
into a cement sidewalk to avoid colli-
sion with bicyclist, Miss Vera de
Saba, debutante daughter of Eugene ].
de Saba Jr.. the gas and electric mag
nate of San Francisco and millionaire
clubman of Hi1lsborough, sent her
automobile crashing into the curbing
at Kerr's corner in the center of the
business district of San Mateo at 11:45
this morning.
Miss de Saba escaped serious harm,
but received several painful body
bruises which may keep her at home
for few days. The auto was badly
damaged.
Miss de Saba was travelling at a
lively clip when she saw Frederick
wur, gardener 20 years old. who re-
sides at S54 Elm street, coming north
on his bicycle. He became confused
and turned first one way and then an
other Although Miss. de Saba pre-
vented serious collision the bicycle
grazed the fender Of the auto and the
impact hurled Wur to the pavement.
but he arose unharmed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
SALOME is OPPOSED BY
ARCHBISHOP MESSMER
Requests Members of Church to
Discourage Production

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dee. 6.-Arch-
bishop H c. Messmer. in a letter to
the priests of the Milwaukee archdio-
cese. denounces the coming production
in this city of the grand opera,
"Salome." He says in part:
Even if the dance of Salome be not
IN itself openly immodest and lewd,
a thing 1 do not know, yet the whole
tendency OF the opera, il reports are
true. is a glorihcation of divorce and
debauchery.
Hence, you will please request the
members Of your parish to stay away
and thus express their emphatic pro-
test against the public production of
the opera in our city"
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
NEW YORK COVERED BY
FIVE INCHES OF SNOW
End of the Storm Is Not Yet in
Sight

NEW YORK. Dee. s.-Nearly five
inches of snow has fallen in New York
since 1880 o'clock Monday. afternoon and
ii is still showing tonight. The weather
bureau at Washington says Snow to-
morrow.
The storm brought about the usual
delay in suburban traffic and streetcar
transportation, but there was nothing
like a tie up.
The minimum temperature for the
day in the greater city was %, the max
jmun1 OF
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
FIVE VOTERS ELECT
SUPREME Justice
Queer Colorado Situation Will
Make Justice Of Peace Chief
of Highest Court
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 6.-That W.. N.
Ruby, justice of the peace of Colorado
Springs, has been elected chief justice
of the state supreme court. although
he received but five votes, is the belief
of the state canvassing board.
Chief Justice Steele died shortly be-
fore election and the governor failed
to appoint his successor. None of the
political parties nominated a candidate
to fill the unexpired term, their tickets
having been named before the vacancy
occurred
Ruby. who is q republican,. had five
friends write his name on their ballots
to fiji Steeles unexperide term The
unexpired term expires January 1.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Contraband Chinese Captured Sunday
Night Tell Story of Smuggling to
Custom Officers at Angel Island
STRATTON SAYS INSPECTORS IMPLICATED
Lowered Over Side of Big Liner Late at Night
By Bard of Smugglers, Who Would Have
Obtained $4,000 for Each Girl-Plot Was
Frustrated by Watchful Men on Shore

UNBELIEVABLE its horror and hearHendng cruelty.
stamped Nth the truth that its accepted face
pau The tale that yesterday Drung he lips
Chinese captured Sunday night after then had been pered
lofty sides of the liner Manchua small boats and roDed apay
darkness
For at least six of the the y told yesterday Angel island
assistant immigration Commissioner H. Edse mill speedy
the homes the far east from wch they ed By the
Cling ring
For the smuggling ring the story spell full from
secured information the Of pch nil Be tept but
Dch The United States already taking action both
and Hongkon That its operations had been has
peeled but of the brutality the smuggling methods
pon until the tender victims beatrd of cruel
prong hat had bend hleu
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
CAPT. c. R. T. MOORE TO
COMMAND NAVAL STATION
Successor to Rear Admiral Mill
ton Is Appointed

WASHINGTON, Dec. Captain c.
B. T. Moore today was appointed by
naval training station at San Fran
cisco. He succeeds Rear Admiral j. B.
Milton, who was retired in October.
Captain Moore has been serving as a
member of the naval examining and
retiring board and will leave for his
new place in short while.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

NATIVE DAUGHTERS TO DANCE The mem
bers of Dolores parlor No. 1859. Native Daugh-
ters of the Golden West, viii give an informal
dance in Puckett's hall tomorrow. night Miss
Hazel Kirk viii be floor manager and viii be
assisted BY Misses Claire Heininger, Alice
Hopkins and Elizabeth Bauer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

WHO KNOWS ALBERT zoELLERl-Upon re-
quest of Mrs. Walter Plessner OF 1928 Wash
ington street, Toledo, o., the local police are
searching for Albert Zoeller. Zoel1er is a
brother Of Mrs. Plessner and has not commu-
nicated with his family for several months.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07

TO UNITE The several slavonic
Societies Of this city have united in a move
ment to build a hail n which they can meet
under one roof For the purpose OF adding to
ball. the first of q series, to be held in
Golden Gate hall Wednesday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Two Feet in Kentucky

LEXINGTON. Ky. Dec. e.-One of the
heaviest SHOWS for many years fell in
this section Of Kentucky last night and
today The fall in the mountains was
two feet. while the lowlands were COW
cred with 10 inches of snow. Business
in the mountain districts is entirely sus-
pended
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Ohio Storm Ridden

GALLIPoLIs. O., Dec. s.-Twelve
inches of snow fell in this section last
night. which is the heaviest for 10
years.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Truce Is Half Hearted

The president knows the truce is half
hearted so far as the insurgents are
concerned. Nevertheless. for the sake
Of his legislative program and in order
TO select for the supreme court man
who viii be acceptable to the whole
republican party in the senate, he has
shown a willingness to receive the ad-
vice Of the insurgents.
Senator Cummins was summoned to
the White House for a second time to-
night.
The president permitted Senator Cum
minis to take away with him the list
OF men now under consideration. He
viii see the president again tomorrow
and viii then state what candidates
will be acceptable to the insurgents.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
Cummins Smokes Pipe of Peace
With President and Gains
Concessions
Progressives Will Have Voice in
Appointment of Supreme
Court Judges
Cummins Will Probably Be a
Candidate for Presidency
in 1911
By IRA E. BENNETT

TVTASHINGTON, Dec. GA
M truce between President Taft
W and the republican insurgents
has been effected as a result OF the
recent conference held at the White
House.
As the recognized leader of the in
surgents. Senator Cunmins of Iowa
has been furnished with a list of the
men President Taft Is considering for
appointment to the supreme court, and
his decision will have a predominating
influence over the final selection.
In addition to the agreement
reached in connection with the su-
preme court appointment, the insurg-
ents have informed the president they
VIII support a number of his recon-
mendations to congress They re
serve the right to fight any measures
with which they do not agree.
At best the truce IS but tentative.
IL Is not 20 be understood the in
surgents have gone over to President
Taft boots, saddle and bride. They
have expressed to him their approval
Of his recommendation for a physical
valuation Of the railroads and tariff
commission, but they have made no
agreement to line up solidly behind the
president on all his propositions.
Cummins Out for Presidency
It has been settled. however. that the
insurgents are to be consulted on mat
tiers OF important appointments and
legislation. Among themselves, how
ever. the insurgents are said TO have
greed that while they win work with
the president in matters which meet
with their approval they viii try to
force the nomination Of one OF their
own number for president in 1912.
II In the course of the next two
years Senator Cummins proves him
self 10 be the more available insurgent,
Senator La Toilette viii support him
for the nomination. If. however. Sen
ator La Toilette. proves the more avail
able. Senator Cummins viii battle for
him in the ranks.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
CHINESE GIRLS PT7IFLI STORY OF KIDNAPPING


stern O the the
the Mnchuo oand ndnuraO ni Of incidents in
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-07
CIark Gives More AppIes

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Representa-
tive Champ Clark, prospective speaker
OF the house, who presented President
Taft two luscious red apples a few days
ago and then asked for the appointment
Of Missouri man as an associate jus
tice OF the supreme court OF the United
states. today gave two apples of the
same kind to Speaker Cannon. He said
he had no favors to ask of the present
speaker but merely desired TO introduce
the fruit Of Pike county, Missouri
$500. 900 Urged for Monterey
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-Monterey
bay. Cal, is favored by the army engi-
neerg for a big improvement and the
war department today recommended to
congress a plan involving 100000. The
plan is to build a breakwater 1000 feet
long. 10 feet above mean low water and
IS feet wide at the top, this being con-
ditionaI on local interests contributing
$4,000 and assurance that there viii
be early rail connection with the San
Joaquin valley.
The army engineers reported that
while vessels can now readily lie at
anchor in Monterey harbor practically
an the year round, tits difficult. if not
possible, for them TO lie against the
3hsrves on account of the swells and
undertows
The war department also recon-
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-14
The Cost OF Living.


The advance in eos, Of living j. theme
az predominant Importance among all
tyre. ~ reople. and economists have d
.eriou- tack 10 determine all a. causes
No uoliticil rarity dare 10 ignore H. ons
r,ason must h. the gradual taking M oi
the farm lands which Uncle sam used to
giy. away With the exhaustion of most
III the fertile public lands and with the
breaking IN 81 the cattle ranges. good
fa,ms IN the central states have made a
.har't advance in price Now the man
who undertakes western farming must in
v..t VERY considerable capital, and he
wu.t recouu himself by charging more
Tor hi product. Those already in posses.
sion 81 western farm lands have seen them
advance in value. giving a greater inde.
nendence and control over the markets OF
food products. 10 the disadvantage OF the
consuming classes Economists seem to re
gard the increase IN the gold supply, how.
ever. A. the leading cause of the general
advance and probably they are right. One
sees more clearly than ever how fortunate
il was that the country did not make the
.turendons mistake Of remonetizing silver
II there ever was any contraction OF the
money sunply, a. the Bryaniies claimed.
the difficulty has now been more than
remedied and we are now getting an OBJ
iect lesson 81 the kind Of thing that hap
pens from money imitation. only that under
remonetizaiion OF silver the results
would have been immeasurably worse. We
are not getting the panic predicted to fol
low free silver policy, because the change
i taking place gradually. because il affect,
the whole world instead of the United
States alone. because there i no promo.
.ition to make change in standard OF
value indenendent OF the rest OF the world.
and because the degree of initiation j. a
vet hut small fraction of what silver
demonstration would have caused. But
the tendency of money imitation to make
cost of living advance. and to, reduce the
relative value of all debts and savings OF
money j. beginning to be evident.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-14
TO GUARD BIRD WARDS.
Sportsmen and Farmers Join Audubon
Workers to Urge Weeks Bill.

Asking Uncle Sam to act as guardian to
all the birds that flock through his var
Gus states and territories, sportsmen. or
nithologists and agricultural authorities
throughout this country have Joined the
National Association of Audubon societies
IN urging congress to provide federal pro
lection for the nations rapidly dying races
OF migratory birds. Unless these helpless
wanderers who wing their way over the
continent are speedily guarded by federal
law at every point in their travels, many
valuable bird species will soon become ex-
tlnct. as several have already. it is de-
clared by leaders of this new movement,
As a measure providing for the proper
care of its bird wards by the national gov
eminent. the sportsmen's and Audubon
organizations have announced that they
would unite to support the Weeks bill,
which was introduced at Washington last
May and is now in the committee on agrj-
culture of the house of representatives.
This bill provides for the custody of all
migratory birds to be assumed by the fed
eral government and authorizes the de
partment OF agriculture to determine and
hx closed seasons in all the territory trav,
eied by birds that undertake interstate
flights; Without interfering with the
state law for strictly resident birds, this
proposed federal legislation is designed to
insure protection Of the migratory hocks
IN the interests of the people of every sec
ton of the country
Reciting the practical difficulties of oh,
tanning uniform state legislation to pro
tect this important class of birds. reso-
buttons have just been passed by the
American Ornithologists' union endorsing
the Weeks bill and expressing the belief
that "all birds which do not remain per
manently within the borders of any state
or territory are logically the wards of the
nation" By the New York Association
TOR the Protection of Game, as well as
other bodies of sportsmen in every section
OF the. country, similar endorsement has
been given to this movement From Min
nesota. Oklahoma and many other states
It is reported that public sentiment has
already insured the active support of this
measure in congress.
That not only the healthy recreation Of
the sportsman but the nations health and
agricultural prosperity as well are seri
ously threatened by the lack of federal
protection of migratory birds. is shown by
recent records of the investigations Of
government authorities. Hosts of insects
mat harm the crops and carry deadly
germs are now known to be consumed by
these very birds that the nation is asked
% guard from wholesale slaughter. If the
ack of uniform protection Of these birds
oy the states which they must cross is al
owed to menace the interests of the
people any longer it is pointed
'ut that the consequences will be serious.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-14
Praise for Vermont Academy.

NNpIiuEIltiI tHinHsl
Among the New England institutions do.
ing worthy work in preparing young
people for usefulness in the world is the
Vermont academy, OF Saxtons River,
which puts out one Of the best school pub.
lications that has come TO our notice, il
being admirably edited and credit To
the printers art. The text and illustra.
tions show that the students find plenty OF
wholesome recreation in the hill country
Whereabouts. An interesting feature of the
academys policy is the maintenance OF a
mountain club which grants degrees for
different feats of mountain climbing and
travel across the country, such as making
three ascents in one year. two of Ascutney
and one OF Monadnock. and vice versa"
ascending Camel's Hump" making trip
TO Lake Sunapec on skis or snowshoes."
crossing state Of Vermont on foot from
New Hampshire TO New York" and so
forth
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-14
WHITE MOUNTAIN FORESTS.
Their Value to Connecticut River Water
Powers.

The White Mountain region Is natnr
ally a forest country, says Phlhp W
| Avres in an article on the commercial
importance of the White Mountain for
ests. which the United States Forest Ser
vice has Just published in circular form
THE rocky soil. steep slopes, and hgi
elevations prevent the use of the land FOL
agriculture. except in few favored places
The forests that cover the mountains arr
| partly primeval, partly culled, and II
places cut clean by the AK. In many
places they have been injured severely by
| fire Their resources are Of great and tar
reaching value, for their use extends not
only through New England but also, in
the form Of newspaper manufactured from
spruce and in other manufactured prod.
ucts. throughout the entire country
"The persistent widespread advance in
| the price of timber products has been felt
| throughout the land. 1t has already af.
| fected directly all forms of business that
deal primarily with wood, such as the
building trades, the woodworking fac
tories. ties for railway construction and
renair. and mine props, and indirectly
other business, such as farming, in which
the cost of barn or a wagon is much
greater than heretofore. II is confidently
asserted that the rise in the price of lum-
Der which marks the opening of the pres.
ent century is the beginning of a greater
and more rapid rise which is to come ana
the suffering which will result from the
progressive failure of our timber was but
family foreshadowed by the recent tenn
rorary scarcity of coal.
There has been reckless waste of the
vast forest wealth of the nation, which
is still going on. but changes for the bet
ter are being made in important direc
tions. The more thoughtful lumbermen
see the issue clearly and have begun to
treat the forest more conservatively Some
have bought up large tracts against the
coming scarcity. The government has es-
tablished national forests in the west.
when will in part meet the ever.growing
demand for timber in that section of the
country.
The even flow of water from mountain
forests is of utmost Importance Com
merce and manufacture depend upon it.
The White Mountains form the great
waters he'd of New England Five Of the
most important rivers of New England.
each having remarkable water power. take
their rise in the heights of northern New
HAMPSHIRE and in portions of two adioin
ing counties in Maine These rivers are
the Connecticut, the Merrimac. the Saco
the Androscoggin. and the Kennebec. The
growth of many of the most progressive
and populous cities in New England has
depended upon the development of water
powers on these rivers, so that it NAV be
SAID that the financial well-being of New
England hinges upon them Moreover.
each summer the mountain forests afford
rest and recreation to many thousands of
people from all parts of the country"