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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
fARTH'S AGE NOT
DIFFICULT TO TELL
just Measure the Salt in the
Sea and You've Got It.
That's All
Especial Dispotch 10 The Call

Especial Dispoich 10 The Call
CHICAGO, March 19.-How old is the
earth?
Oh, about 4OO,OO0.OOO years.
How do we know?
BY the amount of salt in the sea.
This theory is upheld by Prof. II. S.
Shelton, who expressed his views in
the current Journal of Geology, issued
today from the University of Chicago
press. He grants that he can not state
exactly how many years the earth has
been in existence; but in the end, he
feels, that the salt theory" is about
the nearest correct way of telling the
worlds age.
1T must not be forgotten" writes
Professor Shelton, that this salt meth
cd, even if in the future it should be
superseded, was the first serious at
tempt to get outside the vicious circle
of the classical physical methods which
have proved such barrier to the prog
ress of geologic thought on this fas-
cinating cosmic problem"
Professor Shelton's estimate is Sc
cured thus:
"The analysis of rocks shows clearly
that the proportion of sodium in the
sedimentaries is much smaller than in
the igneous rocks. The natural infer
be found in the ocean in the form of
salt. Assuming these premises and a
fairly uniform rate of erosion, the es-
timation of geologic time is reduced to
a process of simple division. tits only
necessary to find the total quantity of
sodium in the sea and the amount
brought down by the rivers each year"
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
NO MAJORITY.
SAYS CANNON
Smarts Under the
Lash and Scores the
lnsurgent Band
Special Dispatch TO The Call


WASHINGTON. March 19.-In his ad
dress tonight before the Illinois repub.
lican association Speaker Cannon spok,
frankly, freely and forecfully, touching
on the events of the day, though ht
had previously promised he would not
Speaking of dhe contests of life, hi
said:
We have just had a contes today.
The public believes we have a re-
publican majority in the house and
ajority in the senate. We have
not a real republican majority in
either.
The Sunday papers tomorrow will
say that this was government by
the majority, and that when a new
majority was formed today. the
speaker welcomed the resolution
declaring the office of speaker
vacant.
The resolution was offered and
we proceeded to elect new speak
err The men who had been de-
nouncing the speaker. of the gen.
uine followers of La Toilette and
Cummins. there were only eight
who had the courage to vote with
their new allies, and the balance
were too cowardly and would
rather explain than tell the truth.
I want to say that the speaker who
was elected last March by 26 votes
after they had today refused to
turn him out on his own invita-
ton was elected over again by a
majority of 81.
/ am proud of the state of Illi-
nois. God bless the Keystone state
of Pennsylvania. New ork is first;
Pennsylvania second, and Illinois
third. Illinois and Pennsylvania
stood solid for organization. IIli-
nois, like the Kentuckian takes his
whisky. takes its politics straight.
There are men claiming to be re-
publicans who are running along
the highways of populism trying
to outrun Bryan l would rather
belong to the party of Lincoln and
Grant and Garfield. the party - of
Mckinley. of Roosevelt, of Taft,
the party whose policies have sub
stantially brought us to our great
prosperity, in spite of the charges
made from pulpit. magazine, news
paper, stump or Chautauqua: I
would rather keep the republican
policies and fail than march with
the men who would disrupt the re-
publican party and succeed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
DUTY TO PEOPLE
AND NOT PARTY.
ASS[RTSJORDAN
President of Stanford Delivers
Powerful Address Before
Commonwealth Club
Rebukes Officials of Govern
ment Concerned Mainly With
Mending Political Fences
David Starr Jordan's
Comment on Live Topics

"Up I'm seattle men evolved the
theory in regard to national
resources that what is not
nailed down lis mine, and what
1 can pry loose is not nailed
down."
81 have said that the republican
party seemed lot of fat hogs
with one foot in the trough,
anxious only to keep away the
leaner democratic hogs"
Theodore Roosevelt has told me
that when he was young man
he noticed that democratic
councilman i'm New York was
working with a republican coun-
Gilman and he asked Mr.. Murphy
there about 1t. when you are
as old as i am,' Murphy said to
Roosevelt, you will know, as L
do, that there is no politics in
politics. He meant that there is
no politics in the politics of
picking the peoples pockets
"Gifford PinchOt is the greatest
forester. we ever bad.-
"We protected our infant indus
tries by protective tariff, and
now these Industries bestride
the world. The question both
ering is: Can these infant
industries ever be weaned.-
"From my examination of the
Alaskan coal fields L believe
them more extensive and VaIu-
able than those Of PennsyI-
vania. Should these be given
to private interests unless. per-
haps, the government be made
some sort of partner in the
business."
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Victory Achieved After One of the
Most Exciting Battles In the
History of Congress
HOUSE WILL NAME NEW COMMITTEE
Democrats Endeavor to Depose the Veteran
Presiding Officer and Elect Champ Clark
But Meet With Defeat

h/ASHlNCTON. March l9.
wv The house of representa-
.trpes at $50 .. n1.. amid
scenes Of DId disorder, tluew Speaker
Cannon out of his place on The poDer-
full rules committee. Then. quickly
SOLDERING. 1t Overwhelmingly defeated a
resolution of Representative BurleSon
(D) of Texas, Dhich Dould have de-
posed him from the speakership of the
house
The house then adjourned in great
confusion.
The following insurgent republicans,
35 in all, voted with the solid demo-
cratic side against the motion to table
Norris appeal from the decision of
the speaker:
Nelson, kOpp, Carey, Cooper. David
son, Lenroot, Morse of wisconsin, Da-
Wis, Lindbergh, Miller, steenerson, Vol
sted of Minnesota, Kendall, Hubbard,
Good, Haughn, Picketts, " OOds of Iowa,
Hindshaw, Kinkaid. Norris of Nebraska,
Madison, Murdoch of Kansas, HOwIand,
johnson. Taylor of Ohio, Ames, Gardner
of Massachusetts, FOeIker, Fish of New
York, POindexter of Washington. Mar
tin of south Dakota, GrOnna of North
Dakota, Fowler of New Jersey, Hayes
of California.
The insurgents had estimated their
strength as 3S. but they gained three,
KnOwIand, johnson and Taylor of Ohio,
and lost Parsons of New York, who
heretofore had voted with them inter-
mittently Martin of South Dakota
was also considered an accession.
The only republicans who voted in
favor of declaring the Office of speaker
vacant were:
Cary. Cooper, LenrOOt and Nelson of
Wisconsin, Davis and Lindbergh of
Minnesota, MurdOck of Kansas, GrOnna
of North Dakota and Pofndexter of
Washington.
GrOnna of North Dakota first an
nounced his vote in the negative and
was applauded. He afterward changed.
The democrats voted solidly for the
resolution.
The insurgents. it will be seen. split
in the vote on Burleson's resolution,
Hayes, Norris, Fish and other irrecon-
cilables voting against it, Murdock,
POindexter, Lindbergh and others vot-
ing for il.
Cooper of Wisconsin. insurgent re-
publican. was rOundly hissed when he
voted with the democrats to depose
Cannon The most incorrigible insur-
gents voted against the resolution.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
FLIES HIS
BIPLANE AT MONTEREY
CIubman Gives Successful Ex.
hibitiOn

MONTERREY, March 19.-Before a
crowd of 1,20O persons at the race
course here Colonel Frank Johnson, the
well known capitalist and clubman of
San Francisco, made a successful fight
in Curtiss biplane this afternoon. He
was given an ovation by the spectators.
Colonel Johnson will try for some of
the records in aerial flight tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
CALIFORNIANS PURCHASE
VAST TRACT IN PANAMA
100000 Acres Acquired Along
the Bayano River

WASHINGTON. March 19.-What is
said to be the largest transaction in
real estate in Panama since its inde-.
pendence is reported in the purchase
by California capitalists of 100000
acres of land on Bayano river. The
price is said 10 have been 100000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
EARTHQUAKE OF SIX
MINUTES SOMEWHERE
Seismograph at Georgetown
University Records TembIor

WASHINGTON, March 19.--An earth
quake, the manifestation of which in
Washington was very slight, was
recorded at 1880 o'clock last night by
the seismograph at Georgetown univer-
sity. The quake lasted six minutes
and was recorded on both needles,
north and south and east and west. The
indications are that the disturbance
was a long distance from Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
ALLEGED TO HAVE
HELD GIRL AS SLAVE
Rancher Accused of Making Her
Do Mans Work IL Years

DENVER. March Ism. j. Bender.
a ranchman near Hustled. Colo, 10
miles from Colorado Springs. has been
summoned to appear before the state
labor commissioner to answer the
charges of having held a girl in al
legged slavery for IL years. compelling
het to do a mans work.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Plain Words TO BaIIinger

Newell corrObOrated the testimony
given by Davis of the reclamation
service concerning conferences he and
Davis had with Secretary Ballinger in
March, 1909, in which the latter ex-
pressed his opinion that Withdrawals
made by Secretary Garfield were illegal
and that he intended to restore them.
Newell said that he tried to dissuade
the secretary from this policy and pro-
tested against the secretary's un-
friendly attitude toward the reclama-
ton service. and particularly against
what he regarded as inspired newspa-
per stories in which it was said there
was to be shake up in the service.
Newell said that he told BalIinger
that the giving out of such informa-
tion would have to stop or their Off
cial relations would have TO terminate.
Denies Secretary'S Statement
Newell denied the accuracy of state
ments made by Secretary Ballinger in
letters explaining his action in restor-
ing water power sites. He declared
that he had done so because the
reclamation service had recommended
it. He said that he protested strongly
against Throwing back all power
sites"
Attorney Pepper read from letter
from Secretary Ballinger to Senator
La Toilette May 25. 1909. in which he
said that the Withdrawals were made
after surveys OF the ground. Newell
said that no new surveys had been
made, as the letters would indicate.
Attorney Vertrees, in cross examina-
ton. sought to ascertain from him
whether the witness thought Secretary
BaIlinger felt he (NewelD was deficient
to a certain extent in qualifications for
the Office of director of the service.
The witness replied that if Ballinger
felt that way he had not indicated it.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
STORM ENDS LIVES
OF 800 FISHERMEN
Fifty Boats Are Lost Along the
Coast of Japan

TOKYO. March 19.-Many fishing
boats have been lost in the recent
storm along the coast. 1t is reported
that not less than SO of these craft
have been sunk and 500 fishermen
crowned.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
All Californians Stand |
By Cannon Except Hayes
Especial Dispatch to The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
WASHINGTON, March 49,
All the California delegation
i'm the house, with the excep-
ton OF Hayes, stood solidly for
Cannon. They were on every
roll call. Hayes voted as an
insurgent up to the last vote.
On that vote, which was to
depOse Cannon and elect a
new speaker, Hayes voted to
retain Cannon. He was one
of the nine insurgents who
stood by Cannon. Bartlett,
democrat of Nevada, voted
constantly with his party.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

HE present party strife in con-
gress.s the scandal now raging
around Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger, the work of the government
under Roosevelt, the corporation prob
lem, the tariff, high prices, temperance
and the saloon pure food, public health
and the hookworm were commented up
on by DR.. David Starr Jordan insa plain
and powerful address before the Com
monwealth club at the ST. Francis ho-
tel yesterday afternoon. The president
of Stanford university was caustic in
his comment concerning the attitude
of national officials, hotly denunciatory
of the evils of government, and free
with his commendation of men he de-
clares have realized and put into ac-
tion the true duty of government
Clifford Pinchot, Theodore Roosevelt,
Grover Cleveland and Others
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Here Is What Happened

This is what happened
BY a vote of 191 to 155, the republi-
can insurgents voting solidly with the
democrats. the house adopted the reso-
luton of Representative Norris IRE
pubIicas) of Nebraska, requiring a re-
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Spirit of Seattle Men

When touching upon the matter of
natural resources the speaker said
They used to give away the forests,
water power and lands, but with the
coming of Roosevelt and Pinchot, with
the kitchen cabinet of college men, it
was decided that we still had left very
valuable resources that should not be
given away right and left.
Now out in the west here we have a
great body of men. We have the
pick of the pick, those adventurous
and hardy men who came west to fight
their way TO fortune. Up in. Seattle
they have such fine citizenship that
there. Well, these men up in Seattle
got the idea that they should take
unto themselves everything valuable
about them, everything that was not
nailed down. And anything that could
be pried loose, they reasoned, was not
nailed down.
The cry is, Certainly, let us con-
serve our national resources but Just
wait until have secured what 1 want.
Then let US conserve very industri
ously' The Alaska coal lands ] be-
lieve from my examination of them.
which was not complete examination.
are more valuable than those of Penn
sylvania. We gave away the Pennsyl-
vania fields, we gave away those of
other states. Shall we.give these away
unless, perhaps, the government be
made partner in the transaetion?s
How to rid the country of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
CANNON HURLS Def r.
AT THE INSURGENTS
AND THEIR ALLIES

WASHINGTON. March 19-Joseph
Guerney Cannon of DanvflIe. ILL.,, is still
speaker of the house of representatives.
But he lost today the ancient prestige
and weapon of that Office when the
allied republican insurgents and demo-
Gratis took from him not only the chair
manship of. but even membership in,
the all powerful committee on rules,
the chief asset in his stock of power.
Scenes of Disorder
Amid scenes of widest disorder, for
the like of which one must go back TO
the exciting days just prior to the civil
war-perhaps even those times might
not duplicate 1.-THE veteran speaker,
almost "A years of age. stood erect and
defiant, his head "bloodied but un-
bowed" At the end. when big Texan
democrat accepted the speakers daring
challenge and introduced resolution
to fling him out of the speakership. the
republican regulars and insurgents.
with few exceptions, rallied with al
most unbroken party front and gave
him vote which almost offset the re-
nud;ation of CaunOnisun"
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Director of Reclamation Service
Strengthens the Evidence
Against Ballinger
Asserts Cabinet Officer Virtually
Sustained Man Paid by the
Hartman interests
Found the Secretary Hostile to
the Work of RecIaiming
Arid Lands

XVTAsHINGTON. March l9.-The
w prosecution in the BaTinger-
Pinchot investigation win be
concluded next Saturday" according
to an announcement made at today's
hearing by Attorney Brandeis.
Director Frederick H Newell of the
reclamation service occupied the stand
al day. He was the last witness by
which Clifford Pinchot promised TO
prove his statement that BaIlinger had
made misstatement when he said
that the reclamation service had rec
commended the restoration of public
lands withdrawn under the administra-
lion Of Secretary Garfield.
NeweIrs testimony was largely of the
corroborative character. He denied
that he had ever recommended the
restoration of any lands on his own
account. although he had done so when
ordered by Secretary Ballinger. Newell
discussed the so called black tent"
affair, and said that he regretted that
Secretary Ballinger had apparently sus-
tanned Z. T. Parkings. Chicago pur-
chasing agent, in what he considered
2 wonderful act in accepting $500 a
month from the Hartman interests for
advertising lands along their routes
during his lecture tours.
Hints at UIteriOr Motive
Attorney Vertress cross examined
lie witness closely regarding news
paper reports that there was TO be
shakeup in the reclamation service
IL was apparently Vertress' purpose to
show the animus of Newell by extract
ing from him an admission that he
had expected TO be dismissed by Bal
linger Newell insisted repeatedly that
he did not know what Ballinger
thought of him.
Burch and Steele of the Guggenheim
syndicate viii be called to the stand
next Friday. Attorney Pepper an
nounced today that his case was prac-
tically completed, although he expected
TO call a number of witnesses in re-
buttaL
During the greater part of today's
hearing only senate members of the
committee were present The pro-
vision Of the resolution under which
the inquiry is being held allowing sub
committees 10 hear testimony made it
possible for the hearing to continue
without quorum of the fun COM
mittee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
Duty Not to Their Party

In speaking of the activity of politi-
cal parties President Jordan said:
The officials of government should
be concerning themselves with larger
and better tasks than the preservation
of party lines, the business of mending
fences, making political capital. The
time has come for a higher ideal of
public trust. Grover Cleveland inaugu-
rated the new spirit when he laid aside,
to a great extent, sectionalism and
partisanship, and worked for the gem
eral good. Theodore Roosevelt did this
also. and more completely. He was a
president who would sacrifice himself,
his political hopes and his wife's reIa-
tions, it may be, to carry out his broad
idea of the purpose and duties of a
public official He has done more of
the work that should be done than any
other man.
Jordan's references to Roosevelt and
Pinchot brought out enthusiastic ap-
ylauSe
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
POLITICAL
OIL WELLS AND MINING

Judge John d. Works indorsed by Line
Roosevelt league for senate. Page
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

EDITORIAL
4 squeal from under the gate. Page "a
Hard losers on the other side. Page "a
posthumous accusation refuted- Page "a
Time wasted on mere technicalities. Page "a
Stand for yourself and by yourself. Page "a
POLITICAL
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
CITY

Millions offered for big oil wells are rel
by owners of properties. Pag
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20

Order of Eagles prepares for meeting of grand
aerie at Bkiah. Page 26
Outdoor Art league of San Jose explains to
the Native Daughters. Page z.
William c. Reed of Bakersfield, aged 100 years
registers az democrat. Page 81
Grand jurors summoned to explain proceedings
in Doctor Burke's case. Page 26
Nature viii aid engineers in building steel
bridge over Copper river. Page 81
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-04-28
Death Came at Hospital.

Adolphus Westhoff died at St
Mary's hospital Saturday evening
at 7 o'clock after an illness extend
ing over nearly year. The imme-
diate cause of death was lung
trouble, but he had been at the
hospital ever since June 18th Of
last year. when he fell while get
ting off street car, his arm getting
beneath the wheels. The bones
were so badly crushed that it be-
came necessary to amputate the
hand. He never recovered from
the shock and his last illness was
no doubt largely due to the weak
ened condition in which he was
left by accident and the operation
resulting from it,
Mr.. Westhoff was born in Schuy-
Ter county, Mo-, 81 years ago and
was engaged in the manufacture of
wagons at Monroe City, Mo-. for
thirty years before he came to
Quincy. For several years past he
had worked at his trade as wood
worker at the Electric Wheel works.
1t was while going home from work
that he met with the accident,
which occurred just in front of his
residence. at Ills North Fifth
street
He is survived by three sons,
John. Lawrence and Joseph Westh-
off. and one daughter. Miss Ella
Westhoff. all Of this city. The re-
mains will be taken to Monroe City
tomorrow morning for burial, =,
Quincy Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-04-28
New rhines.

W. Kaden is adding 2 rooms. and
2 porches to his home and giving it
a general overhauling.
Mrs. Julia l. Paris is building a
good barn.
j. B. Anderson has had a concrete
floor put in his wool house.
Joseph Kincaid is raising his
house and placing a foundation un-
der it and building 2 porches.
William Hunerwadel is building
a porch to his home.
Mrs. Susan Hampton is adding 1
room to her home.
Yates & Yates are building a
horse barn 33x50 feet. 1t will be
on concrete pillars and a first class
sale barn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-04-28
Death Of Mrs. Maddox.

Mrs. Quintilla T. Maddox, widow
of the late Hugh A. Maddox, died
at her home at Hydesburg, Rails
county. at 11:30 o'clock yesterday
morning after a long and lingering
illness. She was born October II,
1910, consequently was aged SO
years, s months and 6 days, There
were few women in Rails county
better known or more highly re-
spected than Mrs. Maddox. She
was of a retiring disposition, but
remarkably kind hearted, generous
and kind to the poor and liberal in
her acts of charity. No worthy
person was ever refused assistance
by this good woman. and it may be
that in her acts OF benevolence she
has been imposed upon. Her hus-
band died many years ago since
which time she made her home at
Hydesburg. She formerly resided
in Oakwood and at one time her
husband and the late C. H. Edmon-
son were engagnd in the grocery
business at that place. She leaves
but one child, Quill" Maddox, of
0akwood who recently resigned his
position as policeman at Oakwood.
The funeral services will be held
in the Methodist church at Hydes-
burg at 2:30 o'clock Monday after
noon after which the remains will
be laid to rest in the cemetry at
that lace-Hannibal Journal.
Mrs. Maddox was a Hornback, a
sister of Mrs. John F. Lay and
aunt of Mrs. X. S. McClintic of this
city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-04-28
The Panama Canal.

What is perhaps the most extern
sive and complete write up of PAN
anna will appear in the May and
June numbers of the National Mag
azine edited by Joe Mitchell Chap
pie and published at Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Chapple is a clear, able writer
who sees things and then writes in
structively and entertainingly about
them. The sub-titleS of his articles
are: Social Life on the IsthmuS,
The Conquest of the Panama Jun
gle, The Canal a proving ground.
Crossing the Isthmus in 49, When
the Panama railroad was built in
SIS. In the days of DE LeSseps, The
Isthmus in the days of Balboa, The
giant canal looks at Gatun. The
man-made canyon at Culebra, An
industrial epic, Changing the world
map, In Costa Rica homeward
bound on the Caribbean.
If you want to know about Pana-
ma and the canal don't fail to get
Mr.. Chapples's articles.