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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
AT WHITE HOUSE PARTY
Reception Held by President and
Mrs. Taft

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The first and
probably the most brilliant of the
formal state receptions planned for the
present White House season was given
tonight by the president and Mrs Taft
in honor of the diplomatic corps About
1900 guests were invited. Mrs. Taft
was present throughout the evening.
Tonight's reception marked quite a
radical change in the manner Of con-
Quoting the great state affairs at the
White House, and for the first time In
many administrations refreshments
were served. The blue room circle,
which fiourished during the Roosevelt
administrations when a selected coterie
of social friends were invited behind
the line,T was entirely done away with.
In the receiving line were Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Sherman. the members
of the cabinet and the women Of their
households.
The refreshments consisted of creamed
oysters, salads, ices and champagne
punch.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
SEARCH IN NEW YORK
FOR MISS DE JAN0N
Youthful Heiress and Waiter
Thought to Be Together

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-Search for Ro-
berta Buist de Janon, the Is year old
Philadelphia heiress, and Ferdinand
Cohen. the hotel waiter who disap-
peared at the same time in Philadelphia
last week, was kept up by detectives sn
this city today on clews which con-
vinced them that the two were in hid
ing here.
1t became known today that an elder
~ man and a young girl strongly re-
sembling Cohen and Miss de Janon, had
applied for apartments at three differ
ent places yesterday. One of these
houses on West Ninety-third street was
being watched today in the belief that
the couple might return there, as they
had partly promised TO do.
The demeanor of the couple was
found by inquiry to have been very
affectionate. The young woman wore
a large black hat trimmed with fur.
such as the one described as belonging
to Miss de Janon-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Introduces Ship Subsidy Bill

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Representa-
tive Humphrey of Washington today in
troduced in the house bill providing
for ship subsidy by the United States
government. The measure is under
stood to have the approval of President
Taft and the administration and to be
the one upon which proponents of ship
subsidy will concentrate their efforts.
The Humphrey bill provides an in
crease in pay to American ships for
carrying the mails to South America,
China. Japan, the Philippines and Aus
tralasia, bringing it up to 81 per mile
for an outward voyage of 1000 miles
or more. An increased tonnage tax on
the transoceanic trade is provided, and
it is proposed to admit foreign built
ships to American ergister for the for
eign trade.
The author of the bill, in an expla-
nation of it's provisions, said the prop
osition to increase the pay for carry
Ing the mails was the most important
feature of the measure. The postmas-
ter general is authorized to pay second
class ships for carrying the mails the
same rate of $4 per mile that is now
paid to first class ships.
The law of 1891, says Humphreys,
defines. a first class ship as one of
more than 5000 tons and of 20 knots
speed, which has been such1a high
requirement that vessels of that class
have not found 1t profitable to engage
in South American and Pacific ocean
trade. Humphrey proposes in his bill
to give the same subsidy to vessels of
5000 tons capacity of 16 knots speed.
The bill lays many requirements for
vessels before they can obtain the
ouhetdv
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
MAYOR ELECT
WAGES WARON
SPRING VALLEY
Mccarthy Maintains That Dual
Bond Project Would Over
load the City
VIII Carry on Active Campaign
10 Defeat Plan and Pass
Hetch Hetchy

ley's advocacy of s5s.O00,OoO worth of
bonds is sustained by the people they
viii pay water rates far in excess Of
the IS per cent over the supervisors
Spring Valley to collect under injunc-
tion.
The supervisors have submitted
plans and estimates showing that we
can get proper development of the
Lake Eleanor and Tuolumne water sup
plies. ali the water we want and pure
water. too. for s45, 100000. Why violate
the spirit and the letter of the char
Ter and every principle Of sound busi-
ness by voting s5S.0OO, OOo. two-thirds
of which is TO be expended for some
thing we do not want?"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05

HUGE MERGER MAY
.UNITES21O,OOO,OOO
Three More Big Concerns Said
to Be in Line for Abs0rp-
ton by Morgan Pool
Bankers Trust, Manhattan anG
Equitable May Be Taken
Into Alliance

NEW YORK, Jan. fl PerpOnt
Morgan and associates may control.
through further trust company mergers
in New York, the enormous sum of
S21O,0OO.O0O in deposits alone. This Is
approximately s25.OOO.0OO more than
the deposits of the National City bank
of this city. the largest financial insti-
tuition in the United States.
Reports of additional trust company
consolidation are given credence in
view of yesterdays announcement of
the merger by j. p. Morgan & Co of
the Guaranty trust, Morton trust and
Fifth Avenue trust companies. with
combined deposits of about $3.50 OO0 OO0
This caused a revival in the financial
district of rumors embracing the Bank
ers' trust and the Manhattan trust
companies in the same combination.
There were definite reports that the
Mercantile trust company and the
Equitable trust company eventually
would be- taken into some sort OF a
powerful alliance.
In point of fact the Bankers trust
company is closely affiliated with theS
so called Morgan interests in that two
partners in the Morgan banking house.
George w. Perkins and Henry P. Davi-
son, sit in the directorate of the for
mer.
deposits OF Ine bankers trust aS-
gregate $46,500,000, and those OF the
Manhattan trust company S13. 400 900.
so that the two companies. il combined
with those now in process Of absorp-
tion by u. p. Morgan and associates"
would total, in deposits, more than
$500, ,O0O, 900.
National banking interests do not
look with uniform favor on the in
crease in trust company power. 1t was
pointed out today that inasmuch as the
companies to hold stocks and to enjoy
other advantages forbidden to national
banks it would easily be possible for
the larger trust companies to take up
many underwriting propositions which
large banks of Wall street found it in
expedient TO handle.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
ROCKEFELLER JR. HEADS
WHITE SLAVE INQUIRY
81 Am Heart and Soul in This
Investigation" He Saws

NEW YORK, Jan. TT am heart
and soul in this investigation said
John d. Rockefeller Jr. today as he
entered the criminal courts building
to talk over the plans for the white
slave investigation. Rockefeller was
selected yesterday as foreman Of the
grand jury which is to make the in
vestigation.
IF these stories are true,v he said,
referring to the allegations of whole
sale traffic in women which have been
given wide publicity of late. "the truth
about them should be definitely known;
IL they are false they should be si-
fenced"
The investigation proper will be
taken up by the grand jury on Mon
day next.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
TONG CHIEFTAINS FIGHT
FOR RELEASE ON BAH
Matter TO Be Argued Before the
Supreme Court

In the case Of George W. Dow against
the sunset telephone and telegraph
company and the Oakland gas light and
heat company the supreme court. sit
ting in bank, yesterday sustained the
decision Of the lower court by finding
in favor Of Dow and against the com
panies.
Dana ges to the amount of $4,000
were awarded by the supreme court in
the case of Russell & Rogers against
George Ross and the Pacific surety
company. This ruling sustained the
lower courts.
Two Of the Chinese who are held on
a charge Of murder resulting from the
recent tong feud are fighting hard
10 secure their release on bail. They
are Tong King Chum and Lee Seut.
Bail was recently denied them in the
appellate court and the matter viii
come up for hearing in the supreme
court ia the near future.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Railroad Officials Satisfied

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--'I know pretty
we'll what the bill Will provide. and 1
can say it need not alarm the investor
nor embarrass any railroad that wants
to do business in a straightforward and
orderly manner" declared w. c. Brown,
president of the New York Central lines,
today.
Brown was one of the six railroad
presidents who conferred with Presi-
dent Taft yesterday on the railroad
legislation which the president will
recommend to congress next week In a
message on interstate commerce.
Wall street and the railroad world
have been keenly interested in the COM
ing legislation, and Browns statement
allayed in great measure the fear that
the message would prove embarrassing
to the present control of the countryfs s
carriers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
TAFT CRITICISED
!. FOR EXTRAvAGANCE
Representative Adair of Indiana
Ayers Expenses of White
House Too High
Declares Appropriations Could
Be Reduced SlOO,OOO,OOO
Without Impairing Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. Had the
presidents daughter and son, Miss
Helen and Robert Taft, remained in
the house gallery few minutes longer
today they would have heard their
father roundly criticised by Represent
atlve Adair of Indiana for alleged ex-
trayag gance of the executive department.
Adair said the presidents salary
should not have been increased to s75,-
600 year. adding that president
with practically no expense who could
not save from an income of $4,000
year sufficient sum to live in ease
the balance of his life, in my judgment.
does not have sufficient business ca
pacity to direct the affairs of this
great nation"
Attacking the presidents allowance
of $4,000 for vehicles. stables, etc.
much. He also asserted that one-third
of the $4,000 for the care of the White
House greenhouses would furnish the
president with all the flowers he can
possibly use.
Without depriving the president of
any Of the comforts or luxuries that
properly belong to the White House,
Adair said, the appropriations of the
executive department 1929, 420 last
year, could be reduced at least $4,000
a year.
Adair declared that appropriations
for all purposes could be reduced at
least s10O,0O0,0o0 a year without i'm
pairing any part of the government
service.
Characterizing the government de-
tective service as the dumping ground
for those who had rendered political
service" Adair said that outside OF
benefits derived from the work of the
meat and pure food inspectors the
$7,726,000 appropriated for that serV-
ice last year had been wasted
There is more extravaganza in the
army and navy than in any other de-
partment of the government" said
Adair 1T is enough to bankrupt any
government in the world to spend $685.
132,699 each year for the maintenance
of its army and navy, and that, too, in
time of peace"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Wrights' Action Scored

PARIS, Jan. 4.-F'rench aeroplanists
believe the action of the Wright COM
pany in seeking an injunction against
Louis Paulhan, who was served with
papers on his arrival in New York
yesterday, is likely to deter foreigners
from entering the international cup
contest in the United States this year,
as the Wright brothers claim that prac-
tically every foreign machine except
the voisin infringes on their patents.
Henry Farman, whose machine Paul
han uses, said today:
Regardless of the justice of the
Wrights claim of infringement, how
ever, we consider their action un-
sportsmanlike, as the machines were
not sent to America to sell. At this
stage of aeropianing their action is
distinctly harmful and certainly will
tend to deter foreign aeroplanists from
going to the United States
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05


Club of California last night took ini-
tial steps in comprehensive plan to
unite all the aeronautical and aviation
interests in the state for a general
state wide movement along the lines
Of which the local clubs are interested.
There are now five aeronautical organ
izations- in the state and the plan
unites them in one state organization
while at the same time it gives each
independent control in its own locality
Plans were discussed which it is be-
lieved will result in consolidating all
the aviation in the state for record
breaking aviation meet at San Fran
cisco
The Aero club of California has ap-
pointed a committee on consolidation
consisting of George b. Harrison, chair
man; J. H. Klassen, A II. Smith, Will
liam stevens and Charles E. Rillet,
with President II. la V. Twining an
ex officio member. The committee re-
ported the following plan, which was
adopted by the club and viii be pre-
sented to the other organizations at
once:
First. TO form a state wide aeronau-
tical organization in which all the fore
going bodies shall unite. If the title
Aero club of California" is constd
cred the most suitable the club at Los
Angeles, now incorporated and affiliated
with the Aero club of America under
that name agrees to relinquish the
right to such name.
Second-In forming this state or
ganization the local clubs are to main
tain their Identities and govern their
local affairs as branches of the state
body, at the same time carrying full
membership in the latter.
Third-Make the governor of the
state ex officio president of the state
club and have vice president for each
local body formed.
Fourth-The formation of . local
branches, the holding alternately at
San Francisco and Los Angeles of
great aviation and aeronautical tour
nament, the proper encouragement by
the state of military aeronautics and
the participation by representatives of
the state club in national and inter
national aerial events.
Fifth-Inasmuch as the California
aviation society is designed as a state
organization it should be merged en-
tireIy in the new club and not maintain
any identity AS to the other organi-
cations, it should be stipulated that
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
TO HOLD GRADUATION
EXERCISES THIS WEEK
Prominent Men Will Address
School Children

During the remainder Of the week a
number of the grammar schools of the
city viii hold Christmas graduation
exercises. Most Of the schools have
planned elaborate programs, inviting
prominent men Of the city to give adj
dresses and drawing from local talent
10 provide musical entertainment
The schools will hold exercises in
the following order.
Adams grammar school-I.3O Thursday.
John Swett-Thursday. 30.
IrOcker-r Thursday. ] O'Clock.
Pacific Heights-N Wednesday, 1920 a m
Denman-T Thursday. ] O'Clock.
Fremont-Ne ednesday afternoon
Hearst-Friday. I O'Clock
Horace Mann-Friday, 10 a. m
James Lick-Wednesday afternoon
Mission Grammar-Thursdsy afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Respect Memory of Senator

WASHINGTON, Jan. abandoning
all business for the day and after be-
ing in session eight minutes, the SEN
ate today adopted a resolution and ad
journed in respect to. the memory. of
the late Senator McLaurin.
The house was formally notified of
Senator McIAurin's death and of the
senates action in adjourning out of
respect to his memory. A resolution
of regret offered by Representative
Bowers of Mississippi then was adopted
and the house, as a further mark of
respect, adjourned at 1:15 until tomor
row.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
TAFT SEEKS HEAD FOR
PAN-AMERICAN DELEGATES
Root Offered Post, but Is Forced
to Decline

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-In his en-
deavor to obtain as strong an Ameri-
can representation as possible at the
Pan-American conference in Buenos
Aires next July, President Taft has in
vited Senator Root of New York to
head of the delegation. Root has been
compelled to decline.
The name of Secretary Knox has
been presented to the president. 1t is
believed, however, that the presence of
the premier of the cabinet on the
delegation might establish an unde-
sirable precedent and might bring to
the action of the American delegation
an official character undesirable in
some situations.
For these reasons, it is believed
Knox will not head the delegation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
CHICAGO POLICE KILL
UNIDENTIFIED ROBBER
Shot While Attempting to Make
His Escape

CHICAGO. Jan. Am unidentified
man, said by the police to have been an
accomplice to Otto Olson, now under ar
rest for the attempted robbery of the
Norwood Park postofice yesterday. was
shot and killed by the police here to-
day. The shooting occurred as the man
attempted to escape from a house In
which he had been surrounded by the
police This is the third robber killed
by the police since January 1.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Coast Brevities

SOAP MAKER scALDED IN vAT-Los An
geles, Jan. Although portions of his body
were nearly cooked when he slipped and fell
headlong into a vat filed with boiling water
today physicians announce that pose Stephen
son. soap maker, may recover.
STARVING BOYS RESCUED-Astoria Ore,
Jan. 4.-James Webb and Earl Price two boys
who had been missing for two weeks, were
rescued Monday almost on the verge of
starvation in a deserted cabin Humbue
mountain the Nehalem river The boys
were found by party headed by their fathers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Will Investigate Cost of Living

The increased cost of living was the
subject of a concurrent resolution Of
fered in the house today by Repre-
sentative Hull of Tennessee. 1t pro-
vides for a joint committee of seven
members of the house and five mem
bers of the senate to investigate con-
ditions and report what remedies may
be effected through legislation.
In consonance with the resolution in
troduced by Representative Hull, Sec
retary Wilson OF the department of ag-
riculture has ordered a sweeping in
quiry into the cost of living in the
United States.
'I realize said Secretary Wilson,
"that we have undertaken a big con-
tract. but we can carry it out. We
have the men, and we have the money,
to paraphrase famous statement, and
the work will be done thoroughly.
Much of the work will be done by in
spectors of the animal industry, but
other divisions of the department will
assist"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
BOSTON TRAVELLER G

BOSTON TRAVELLER CHANGES HANDS
Boston jan 4.-The Boston Traveller an
nounces today that the control Of the majority
stock and bonds of thu Boston Trave4ler COM
held by John H. Fahey, e. H. Baker of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer and Frank s. Baker,
for the last eight years business manager of
that newspaper. Fahey continues as editor
OF the Traveller and Frank s. Baker becomes
business manager. The paper will continue
independent.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Appropriation Method Wrong

Obtaining unanimous consent to ad-
dress the house for thirty minutes
soon after that body reconvened after
the holiday recess today, Represent
ative Douglas of Ohio declared that
the method of making appropriations
for government expenditures appeared
to him to be radically wrong. He said
no opportunity was afforded members
of the house to consider the relative
Importance of various appropriations
proposed
Douglas said that the food pro-
duction of the country was not keep
ing pace with the growth of popula-
tion, and yet, he said, congress had
done virtually nothing to encourage
development of the soil.
Last year congress appropriated to
the army and to the navy and to mill
tary pensions $3S5, 600 or 671s per
cent of our total revenue" continued
Douglas, and we appropriated to
our great department of agriculture
S1S, 5000, 900, or about per cent of our
reyenue"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
GOVERNMENT WANTS rARMERsLw.s

WANTS FARMERs-washing-
ton. Jan. 4.-"Expert farmers wanted; salary
81 200 per annum" The Indian service is
making this offer to agricultural students.
Appointments will. be restricted to graduates
Of agricultural colleges. Successful applicants
will be designated by Indian Commissioner
Valentine TO manage agricultural demonstra-
tion farms on Indian reservations in arid aud
semiarid regions Of the west.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05

CASE FOR CIVIL coURTs-The case Of vii
liam G. Spencer. grape grower Fairfax.
charged with felony embezzlement on com
plant OF Francis ]. Dunn, collection agent
was dismissed by Police Judge Deasy yesterd az
on the ground that il was a matter for the
civil courts. Spencer received 81 .000 in 1906
from Mrs. z. Cullen Of New York since de-
ceased. TO invest. and il alleged he fsiled
10 do so.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Both Systems Favored

1t is felt that the dual proposition
will have the full support of the out
living districts. 1t has already been
ratified by the commercial and many
civic associations An Endorsement
came yesterday from the South of Mar
ket street Improvement association.
Signed by Joseph Rothschild, president,
ana r. o. Parker, secretary, it read:
Resolved, that the board of direct
ors of the South of Market street I'M
provement association strongly favors
the ACQUISITION of both the Spring Val
lev systems at S35, 600, 900 and the Lake
Fleanor-Tuolumne ssytem at $4,000
900 the latter for the future water
sunplv of San Francisco, and we rec
ornuend and urge the members of this
organization to vote yes for both
nropositions No. / and No. 2. and
not TO vote for either of the two propo-
sitions alone, as neither, in our judg-
nent, will itself adequately serve the
present and future needs of the city.
There were rumors about the city
Yesterday that the Bay Cities water
company and the water power interests
were at work to defeat both PROPOSE
tions. It was stated that the Bay
cities feared its complete elimination
in case the city Should purchase Spring
Valley. The water power interests
have been consistently and very Wig
orously opposed to the Sierra system
since its inception.
Spring Valley stock was somewhat
weaker in yesterdays market 1t
fell from 452s. Mondays close, to 44%
The bonds were weaker at so.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05

LIBEL SUITS CoNTINUED-Bakershe jan
4.-The criminal libel suits OF W. s Tevis
against Fremont Older and r. A. Crothers In
Judge BENEFITS court today continued
to March 4
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05

CLAIMS SHOT IN SELF F-DEFENsE-GIobe.
Ariz. Jan. flames L. Lindsey was shot and
killed near Solomonville by Thomas waddell
last Saturday Waddell. youth of Is. asserts
that he shot Lindsey after the latter opened
fire on him as the result of trivial quarrel
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05

roio Ian 41aII HEDGES If Eorses esuraiie' ss;4s'
who last night shot and killed Mary Conroy in
boarding house here and then shot himself
died today. Miss Conroy was the daughter of
Mrs. Ida Kinley Of Denver.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
Glad Fight Has Started

When Madison of Kansas was IN
formed that the fight apparently had
been started he said:
Good. L am glad of it, Nothing
suits me better than a good square
fight"
Congressman Hayes of California,
who presided over the only meeting OF
the house insurgents held this year,
declared "he was in the fight to stay
IF no one will call meeting of the
insurgents to mark out a plan of
battle 1 will do it," he said. And II
there are others who are backward in
this battle will go 1t alone. i am an
insurgent until it is over
Speaker Cannon remarked that If he
were to express his own views on the
subject they would sound "chestnutty.
He denied knowledge of any specific
determination to crush the insurgents.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
DIED

T1ff-fn this city. Jannsry 4 1910, Mrs. s. f.
Vail. loving sister OF Mrs. N. d. Kirk and
aunt Of Thomas S. Barloe.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
PLAN ACTIVE FIGHT
FOR DUAL BONDS
Campaign Committee Named to
Garry on Battle for Pur-
chase of Spring Valley
Continued from Page 1

at the rooms of the board of super
visors, 20 Eddy street.
preliminary discussion was held
Yesterday among few members of
the campaign committee. There were
nresent: William ]. Dutton, Andrew M.
Davis, Percy V. Long, James A. john
ston. Thomas Jennings, C. X. McIn-
tosh and C c. Moore. The gathering
was informal.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05

CLERGYMAN TURNS CoUNTERFEITER-
cago. Jan. flames r. Kayeva, formerly a
clergyman at Lincoln, ILL.,, and later editor of
religious paper in Oak Park, a suburb of
this city. must serve two year sentence in
the federal prison at Fort Leavepworth for
counterfeiting.