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The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02
Text of Message

The following is President Wilson's
complete message, delivered. to COM
gress today: -.
In pursuance of my constitutional
duty, 50 give to the. congress infor-
nation on the state of the union"
take the liberty of addressing you on
several matters which, ought. as 1t
seems to me, particularly to engage
the attention of. your honorable
bodies. as of all who study the well
fare of. the nations
L. shall ask your indulgence if I
venture to depart in some degree
from the usual custom of setting be-
fore you in formal review many mat
ters which have engaged thee atten-
ton. and called for the action of the
several departments of. the govern
ment or which look to them for early
treatment in the future because the
list is long-very long-and would
suffer in the abbreviation to (Which I
should have to subject it. I shall
submit to you reports of the heads
of the several departments in which
these subjects are set forth In careful
detail, and beg that they may receive
the thoughtful attention Of your COM
mittees and of all members of the
congress who may have thesleisure to
study them. Their obvious import
ance, as constituting the very sub
stance Of the business of the govern
m9nt, makes comment and emphasis
on my part unnecessary.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02
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NEAR. END
)ECLARESS...
MESSAGE:


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-For the
fourth time since Woodrow Wilson
became president he addressed the.
senate and house. assembled in joint.
session. today. He delivered the. first
annual message; conveying Important
information. about the. chief ..execu-
tive's policy; giving a line on the pos
litica1 career of the sixty third COM
gress.
The galleries were well filed with
spectators hours before the president
arrived, manff suffragists being pres
ent Members were slow in arriving.
Not until the senate marched through
the corridor of the capitol and en-
tered the house chamber did the house
members begin to take their seats in
force. Afte rthe door keeper had an
nouncedr the arrival of the senator's.
headed by vice PreSlQent NAL sAdii'
the senators were seated in the front
of the house chamber. The assembled
bodies then sat quietly. awaiting the
arrival of the president. AS on former
occasions of this kind. Vice President
Marshall was seated at the speakers
table at the right of the speaker.
PRESIDENT HAS TO WAIT
AS soon as the presidents arrival
was made known a committee of
three senators and three representa-
tives was appointed to escort him
from the speakers office: IL.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02
Captain and z Mates Charged
With Negligence When a
Men Were Lost

With officers, members OF the crew
and passengers present. the off1ciai
trial OF Captain r. J. Paulsen, First
oficer Ravens and Second officer
Mathieson of the steamship President
charged with negligence in the loss of
one passenger and three sailors
Wednesday night. began today before
United States Inspectors Dolan and
Guthrie .....
In all the testimony the bravery of
Fourth Officer Shane and his subordi-
mates, who went to the rescue of the
, drowning passenger, becomes more
and more apparent.
Testimony differed on minor details.
but practically all the witnesses
agreed that the men manned the boat
knowing that they were counting
death and without being ordered to
perform the task.
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY
The only persons I noticed giving
any orders ON the President were the
bartender and the night watchman.' Z.
This testimony was given this
morning by w. w. Sweet, a passen-
ger.
Sweets testimony substantiated the
previous story told by passengers re-
garding the inefficiency of the crew
None OF the officers of the President
he said, ordered an yone to man the
boats or went to the boats themselves
He also said that mob of passengers
surrounded the fourth mate, pleading
that something be DONE and that he
(Sweet) timed the casting loose of
the two boats, which operation, he
satd. was very slow.
f. q. Palmer, a sailor. denied that
there were no plugs in the boat he
was in, and testified that the plugs
were lashed to the boats to secure
their safety. The doors of passen-
gers cabins. he said, had been lashed
shut, but several passengers had cut
the lashings.
The hearing was ended with a re-
cess at noon and will be resumed at
2 o'clock this afternoon on the fifth
floor OF the custom house.
According to Third officer Mccarthy.
he had received no orders to get into
the boat. but was only prevented from
doing so by the presence of storm nets
which We're lashed around the decks.
NO ORDERS GIVEN
Jacob Gunderson.. one OF the men
rescued from the sea when the first
boat capsized, testified that the boat
was lowered to the waters edge on q
perfectly even keel and did not cap
size until after 1t had reached the
water.
Gunderson said that no orders were
given, although he remembered that
he had heard the fourth mate say:
"Come on. fellowsi Let's get into
the boat"
Gunderson said that he had called
out several times to lower away"
after getting into the boat.
He also testified that life preservers
were thrown In great numbers by the
passengers, many Of them landing on.
him.
The first stories related. by the pas
sengers when they landed here on the
President are being contradicted In.
all major details by the members Of
the. crew..
The propeller was; not started while
the. passenger and sailors were strug-
Cling in. the water, according to Fred
Cockburn. of 1854 .Filbert street.
). IT also developed in the hearing
that cries for help could be- heard
even after the men were lost to.'sight..
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02
IL Are Drowned in
A Texas CIoudburst

FORT WORTH. Tex. Dec. eleven
were drowned at Bolton today when a
30 foot rise swept down Nolan creek.
following a cloudburst.
Eevry house on the bank of the
stream was swept away. The flood
caught the home of w. C. Polk. drown
ing Mrs. Polk and five children. An
other family also was lost.
Rains throughout Texas put many
rivers out of their. banks and scores
of bridges were washed away.
The gas supply at Dallas was cut
Off today when the pipe line from the
natural gas fields was. damaged by
water. :.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02
I: Country is at Peace

THE country. am thankful to say,
is at peace with all the world, and
many happy manifestations multiply
about us OF growing cordiality and
sense of community of interest among
the nations. foreshadowing an age of
settled peace and good WILL More and
more readily each decade do the ma
tions manifest their willingness to
bind themselves by solemn treaty to
the processes of peace. the processes
of frankness and fair concession. So
far the United States has stood at the
fl ont of such negotiations. She will,
earnestly hope and confidently be-
lieve. give fresh proof of her sincere
adherence to the cause or fnterna-
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02
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IS PLEA IN
COURT BY
(ll|A(KS
PLEADED NOT GUILTY
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HIGGINSNOTPRESENT

DR- S. l.. HIGGINS not pres
emit when case is called.
Judge Crfst announces bail
D, viii he forfeited If he does not
appear at hearing Thursday.
Higgins In hiding. Detectives
unable to serve warrant issued
yesterday.
s'Dr.- C. A. Baxter pleaded
s.nOt guilty to charge of oh
tanning money by false pre-
lenses. Jury trial set for De-
-cenber IL, AT . p. m.
DR.. W. :. Card and DR.. HOr-
ace c. Edwards were arraigned
on charges of bribery. Both
pleaded not guilty. The case
against Card was postponed un-
til Thursday after preliminary
examination to get some state
records from Sacramento. The
Edwards case Is on this after
noon.
The case against Edwards was
continued until Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02
BULLETIN

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2.-The
:Tarahumare Indians, heretofore
friendly to the. federals, have gone
on the warpath and joined the rebels.
The combined force of Indians and
insurgents today attacked a body of
275 federals encamped. on Sinaloa
river and killed os of them.
s.. BULLETIN
!: MEXICO CITY, Dec. :a.-several
hundred bandits and Zapata rebels
have united south of here to attack
the capital, according to reports that
reached the government this after
noon. The minister of war immedi-
ately. countermanded the orders
which were issued for federal troops
to leave Torreon.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2.-Battered by
heavy reverses within the last 4S
hours, the Mexican government has
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02
Aviator for Winston.
Churchill Is Killed

EASTCHURCH. England. Dec. a.
Captain Wildman Lushington, COM
mander of the naval branch of the
aviation corps, with whom First Lord
of the Admiralty winston Churchill
made two flights Saturday In secret.
was killed here today when his BIZ
plane collapsed. Captain Fawcett, a
passenger, was injured.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02

L w. X. Scott, general manager of the
Southern Pacific, announced n reward
Of $4,000 this morning for informa-
dit who robbed the sunset Express
and shot HI. E. Montague to death.
Southern Pacific detectives think
the sunset Express bandit is the same
man who held mp the California Linn
tied at Richmond three weeks ago and
the Shore Line Express between San
Jose and San Francisco.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.-Following
a conference of the sheriff. chief of
police and special agents of the South
ern Pacific railroad, dragnet was
thrown opt over the city early today
in search Of thes lone desperate who
last night held up the Southern Pa
cific Sunset Express near Ell Monte.
shot and killed II. E. Montague and
robbed nine passengers of approx
mately $500 and jewelry valued at an
equal amount.
The officers believe the bandit is in
hiding in the city.
sDuring the night three posses of
armed men. comprising approximately
SO members, secured the country in
the vicinity of the holdup.
OFFICERS TRACE MOVEMENTS
officers tracing the movements OF
the bandit today declared that he left
Los angeles about o'clock yesterday
afternoon and arriveds at Pomona
about $50 o'clock. He made his way,
they say, to the Southern Pacific rail-
road station and inquired for Boil
niger, the baggage man"
The suspect was told that Bollinger
is a towerman and not baggageman,
and that he would not begin work un-
til o'clock. The bandit replied
pleasantly that he would see him
then. The man then walked down
the railroad track in the direction OF
Los Angeles. At $40 o'clock last
night he reappeared and purchased a
ticket from Agent Botsford He was
the only purchaser of a ticket for
les. When the train arrived he swung
upon the rear coach and stepped in
side.
When the train reached Spadra he
drew a pistol and leisurely demanded
that the passengers deliver their val
uabIes. He appeared more like a boy
playing a dangerous joke. but his
careless handling of his pistol con-
vinced the passengers it would be
well to be on the safe side and offer
their valuables.
Among the passengers were Mr.. and
Mrs A. NJ Colen of 239A Webster
street San Francisco. Mrs. Colen was
compelled to surrender a $3.50 diamond
ring and her husband gave up $40.
Colen is a Southern Pacific engineer.
Mrs. Laura Ellen Doty, 402 Grand
avenue, Oakland, contributed between
$40 and $50 to the robber.
Cau1ntnu the P1I1fr7au
conductor. was the first approached
The bandit thrust his gun hard
against Compton's body and gruffly
ordered him to come through
Compton gave him $40 of the COM
panys money and S2o of his own
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WELLER REALTY co.
GENERAL SALES AGENTS
WICKHAM. HAVENS
PROPERTIES


to the and o
HAvENScOURT
End &
: Phones sutter
: Francisco, Cal, Dec j, 1918.
The Call,
San Francisco, Cal
Gentlemen:
this of the results OF
Sundays excursion TO Oakland.
The people who the excursion their thanks
Call showing them the wonderful development of Oakland
and, opportunity to buy property Havenscourt
least of the purchasers told different statesmen
that have known about the wonderful develop
district if it had been for The Call
Considering the financial condition the
sale at Havenscourt gratifying
Thryex pieces of sold Yesterday and have
prospects forty be closed during the
Wishing The Call the justly due it. remain
Very truly =.
WELLER REALTY CO.,
Representing
'WIcKHAM HAvENs INCORPORATED.
Per R. WELLER.
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P(QN;E: On
TRAIL ()F:
!. R()BBER

BANDIT VICTIMS
90 go 90
S. T. Persons Robbed
:: Victims of the bandit who
held up the Sunset Express
were.
HORACE E. MONTAGUE,
1922 Cedar street, Alhambra,
|. Southern Pacific travelling pas
senger agent.
" ROBBED
MRS. r. C. HARDING, $50
Gramercy place, Los Angeles,
S6.
w S. coNDIT, Van Nuys
{. hotel, Los Angeles, 500.
MR.. and MRS. A. M.
!, COLEN, 23o Webster street,
San Francisco. ring valued at
$3.50, and $40.
{ MRS. ]. S. DOTY, Oakland.
500.
MR.. and MRS. w. ].
BROWN, Yuma, Ariz., 500.
.J..W. COMPTON, Los An
+. geles, Pullman car conductor,
$685..
F. ]. ROBIN Los Angeles,
{ train flagiman, So and watch.
The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02

:. Unless Spencer L. Higgins appears
in Judge crist's court Thursday morn
ing. to answer the charges made
against him by the state board of
medical examiners his cash bail of
$500 win be forfeited.
I: Because the specialist failed to ap-
:. near. when the. case was called today.
. Judge Crist ordered the@case set down
for. hearing Thursday and warned
Higgins attorneys to look out for the
. bail. money.
ELUDES WARRANT SERVERS
;: Efforts made TO serve Higgins with
a:.warrant more serious than either
OF the first two. accusing him of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
Z have been unsuccessful
i: Detectives who have been working
. on the. case believe Higgins has left
san. Francisco.
: When Louis Ward, attorney for the
medical. examiners. appeared in Judge
.Crist's court. he asked that the bail
of Higgins be forfeited Immediately
because of the failure Of the defend
ant to appear
:. Out of courtesy to James Sweeney.
Higgins attorney. whose mother died
=: yesterday. Judge crfst allowed Hig-
gins a respite. but set the hearing
,peremptorily.
..Dr." C. A Baxter of the Globe
Medical company, 77S Market street,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-02
INVITATIONS SENT
CHAMBER MEETING
Discussion of Taxation Re-
port and Other Matters
to Come Up

President w. P. G. Harding of the
Chamber of Commerce has sent out to
every member of the club a special inVi-
ttaion requesting them to be present al
the meeting to be held Tuesday night al
the armory in City hall, when the report
of the finance and taxation committee
will be discussed.
Since the report was made a few days
ago it has been the subject of much eoHi-
inent, as it is generally regard as the
blest presentation of the financial con-
dition of the city and state given to the
people in some time.
The report also makes several recon-
merdations that in the opinion of Mr..
Hadring are worthy of the earnest con
sideration of every citizen of the state,
especially those of this district. The local
feature of the report is that referring to
the commission form of government,
which is commended, but the system of
taxation is attacked.
In addition to these important meas
ures the reports of the committees on
freight and express rates will he taken w
and discussed, as there have been charges
made that the city of Birmingham is be-
ing Disseminated against by some of the
railroads and express companies. The in
Gcations are that the meeting will be well
attended, and it is possible that some ac~
ton will be taken in regard to future leg
islation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-02
STANLEY HEARING
is SET FOR TODAY
Judge Fort Will Organize Juries
Greene to Take Up Jail
Cases

Judge william e. Fort will organize the
iuries in the first division of the crimina!
court this morning and take up the non
capital felony bond cases set for the day.
The following eases appear on the dock
ct: Sam Ashton, charged with operating
a gaming table ana unlawfully using an
electric bell; w. A. Stanley, assault with
intent to murder; Earnest Adams, grand
Il; rceny; jamie Shedrick and Henry Z.
Sorrell, jointly indicted for murder in the
second degree; anderson Van Ross, as
sault with intent to murder, and Jim Cobb,
assault with intent to murder.
case of interest is that of w. A. Stan
ley, who is charged with an assault on
Henry j. King, Sr., of Tuscaloosa, the al
legged offense having occurred while the
defendant was employed as a motorman
en- terminal street car and arose out of
a dispute between the two men.
In the second division of the court Judge
S. e. Greene will take up number OF
jail cases that have not been set on the
printed docket, n supplementary sheet
will be prepared by the clerk of the cases
to be tried before Judge Greene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-02
GREAT CROWDS
HEAR HObSON
Overflow Meeting Is Held in
Capitol Park
Y. M. C. A. TOO SMALL
Well Known Alabama Congressman
Speaks in Park and Touches on
Politics at Request
of Crowd

Men turned out in great numbers yes
terday afternoon to hear Capt. Richmond
P Hobson speak on the "Fatherhood of
God and the Brotherhood of Man" Long
before the appointed time the Young
Mems Christian Association building,
where the address was delivered was
filed to its capacity, and as the eager
crowd still congregated it was necessary
for the speaker to call an overflow meet
ing at Capitol park.
w. NJ Cosby had the honor, as he
said, "of introducing to the assembly the
most gifted man that the state of Ala
bama has ever produced" Congressman
Hobson, who has entered the campaign
for senator to succeed Senator Joseph f.
Johnston, has been conducting a series
of speaking engagements through Ala
bama. 1t was while in Montgomery last
week that Captain Hobson received the
request of w. S. Stallings, secretary Of
the local Young Mems Christian asso-
dress to men.
The overflow meeting at Capitol park
where over 1900 men were present, was
called at $50 o'clock 'Tntemperance' was
the topic on which he spoke. The assem-
bly, called for a political address at the
close of which he was loudly applauded.
At $50 last night Captain Hobson spoke
at Woodlawn.
The meeting at Woodlawn was open to
the entire public, the topic of his ad-
dress being "Intemperance." The lecture
was attended by large crowd, as many
women being present last night as men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-02
REMEDY!NG TROUBLE:
At The COURTHOUSE:
DIR. LOyelady Comments ON
Recent Criticism of the
Grand Jury

In reference to the criticism of the an
cleanliness of the courthouse and the
lack of accommodations for ladies and
witnesses made by the grand jury in
their recent report DR.. r.. f. Lovelady,
president of the board of revenue, states
that these conditions will soon be rem
eded
The board of revenue is spending $780,
600 on an enlargement to the present
building, which will be used for all the
criminal departments of the county and
for other purposes. The plans for the
new wing provide for waiting rooms FOR
ladies and witnesses and include many
other conveniences.
As soon as the new addition is COM
pleted changes will be made in the pres
ent building looking to the comfort ana
convenience of those who attend court.
AS to the alleged uncleanliness of tho
courthouse DIR. Lovelady stated that they
were ready at all times to furnish the
custodian with all the soap and scrub
bling brushes necessary to clean up, but
that the sheriff had charge of that par
ttcular duty. He stated that the courts
would shortly adjourn for the summer
and that the courthouse would he thor
oughly cleaned up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-02
FIRST CRAUTAUQUA
OPENS HERE TODAY
Noted Lecturers and Enter
tainers Will Appear
During Week

Today at noon the first Birmingham
chautauqua will open at East End park,
near the Central High school. with a
lecture by George l.. McNutt, "The Din
ner Pail Man. The chautauqua is be-
ing given under the auspices of the JEFF
ferson County Anti-Tuberculosis assocla-
ton.
1t will begin today and last through
next Sunday, the programme including
celebrated lecturers, orators. singers.
dramatists and other entertainers For
mer Gov. Folk of Missouri j. Adam
Bede, Mrs, Isabel Beecher, Emil Sedel
and others are among the individual en-
tertainers who will appear during the
week, and the Ben Greet open air
Shakespearean players, and several hig n
class musical organizations will be among
the organized attractions of the week.
The chautauqua programme will be
given each day and evening Under large
canvas tent. erected In the park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-02
GORMAN FUNERAL
WILL OCCUR TODAY
Body of Confederate Veteran Will Be
Sent to Montgomery for
Interment

Funeral services over the remains OF
the late Maj w. p. German will be held
early this morning at the Church of Our
Lazy of Sorrows, Southside.
The friends of the deceased and family
Will meet at the family residence, Avenue
G and Twelfth street. south, at O'Clock
this morning, where the funeral procession
will be formed ana the body conveyed to
the church. where requiem mass will he
offered by Rev. Father o'Kelley, pastor of
the church. After the service the process
sion will move 20 the Louisville and
Nashville depot, from where the remains
will be sent to Montgomery for nterment
The members of the Knights of Column
bus, Camp Wilcox, Confederate Veterans
Or6er of Modern Nfaccabees. and Ancient
! Order of Hibernians, will attend the fu-
neral services and committee from each
| order will accompany the remains to
| Montgomery and assist in the final cere-
monies. Major German is survived by
| widow and two daughters, Mrs. Anna
Morris of Birmingham and Mrs. j. VIII
| liams of Detroit, who arrived In the city
yesterday morning.
| Major German died from the result of
injuries received at Chattanooga where
| he had gone as member of Camp VIII
cox to attend the Confederate reunion
he was well known not only in the Br-
mingham district, but throughout the
| state, having been state organizer for the
| Modern Maccabees for several years. He
served with distinction through the civil
| war and was a charter member of the
| local lodge of the knights of Columbus.
The following gentlemen have been
| Eamed as pallbearers
| Honorary: Hugh McGeever. +. l..
| Corey, d. II. Bridges. Pat MCGOWAN, c. J.
| Westphal and S. ID. Middleton.
| Active-W. j. O'Erien. Frank MCGOWAN,
r. H. Patterson, ]. Fl. Brown, Joseph
Weifdrich. Jr., and X. N. Lathum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-02
TWO WOMEN CLAIM CORPSE, BUT
GOLD TEETH SOLVE MYSTERY
FULL FORCES EXPECTED TO
GO TO WORK THIS MORNING.

Practically full forces of men are ex-
pected to go to work this morning on the
large construction jobs in the central
part of the city, the Jefferson County
Bank skyseraper, the Ridgley apart
ment, the two new hotels and others.
There were no new developments yester-
day in the strike situation as far as could
be learned last night.
This morning some 5000 men are ex-
pected to return to work in the various
building trades in compliance with the
agreement signed Friday between the
unions and the independent contractors
which broke the sympathetic feature of
the building trades strike. The strike is
still on as far as the Master Builders are
concerned, but this is of no particular
consequence. The Master Builders claim