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VOLUME CXI.—NO. 169.
MONEY COMBINE
AIDS BRAZIL TO
CURTAIL COFFEE
First Illustration of "Trust's"
Activities Given to House
Investigating Committee
Financial Assistance Lent to
Help Limit Output and Main
tain High Prices
New York Dealer, Explaining
Valorization Scheme, Chal=
lenges Prosecution
WASHINGTON. May 15.—The
first illustration of the activi
ties of the so called money
trust given to the house in
vestigating committee today was testi
mony that three New York hanking in
stitutions —the National City bank. J.
Pierpont Morgan & Co. and the First
National bank—lent financial assist
ance to Brazil to limit the output of
coffee and maintain prices at a profit
able figure for the benefit of Brazilian
planters and American and European
coffee dealers.
This testimony came from Herman
Sielcken of the New York firm of Gross
man & Sielcken. large dealers in green
roffee. His testimony was the first oral
information given to the committee.
Sielcken attributed to the National
City hank a patriotic motive for its
investment. He regarded the loan by
the bank as a great benefit to the
United States, and said that the bank
made the loan reluctantly to exploit
American trade with South America.
Sielcken was excited at several points
of his testimony. He questioned the
propriety of the committee going in>o
Brazil's affairs, and as fo.r his own par
ticipation, challenged the attorney gen
eral of the United States and all the
f nntlnnrri on Pa-re 2, Col. 3
A Man's Good Example in Buying
Usually Gets No Further
Than Good Intentions
J. R. HAMILTON
Former Manager of IVanamaker's, Philadelphia
Copyrighted, 1912
A ND as you know, this is the material with which the
**■ entire Stygian City has been paved.
When you rail at your wife for the money she spends, stop and think of
\hr example you set. Tf she speut money with the same careless abandon
with which you spend it, you would have to work nights to keep your pocket
book or your bankbook in repair.
In this paper today is advertised practically all the merchandise you
need of every kind. Furthermore you know that advertised goods are the
cheapest goods, because you know that advertisings the cheapest method
of selling goods.
Yet many of you will pay as much attention to the advertising as you
would to a beggar at your elbow. In fact too many of you treat advertising
as some unsightly beggar pleading for the attention of your eyes.
And therefore you deserve all you get.
The trouble is you don't take your own medicine. If you have anything
to sell, you are more than eager to advertise it. You believe in advertising
—for the other fellow. You are like that man Brown who felt that bloomers
would be fine — on Jones' wife.
Now try a little of that medicine yourself today. If you are only going
to buy a hat, buy it from the hatter who advertises here. That man is
trying to build up his quality and pull down his price. It is the same
with your shoe man and your clothier and every merchant, big and little,
with whom you have to deal.
When a merchant tells you his goods arc his advertisement, he is talk
ing rot. Except in rare instances, any other merchant can get the same
goods and sell them cheaper by selling them faster.
Through advertising, any merchant can give you more for your money
—if not in dollars, in service at least. Because advertising is the most
economic way of selling goods. And most of the time the saving is in
actual money.
The trouble is not with the advertiser but with you. If you won't
look, he can't sell. Every time you buy an un-advertised article, you boost
the price on yourself.
When you learn to buy through the advertising columns of this paper,
your family will also learn and your bank account wnll increase.
And the time to begin learning is now. Here is the paper; here are
the ads; read them. Buy from them, and don't be afraid to tell the mer
chant you saw them here. It will give him courage to cut his prices a
little lower the next time.
Volume is what he is after, and he will sacrifice almost anything to get
it —even to his living profits as far as he dares.
THE San Francisco CALL
Future Babes May
Wear Overalls and
Punch Timeclock
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
NEW YORK. May 16 —
"Babies should work for their
living, just like grown people."
say-; Dr. William Henry Haskin,
a Xfw York physician, noted as
a specialist.
"The famous men and women
of history began working from
their birth. Chila Place started
counting his mother's tressev
Napoleon fought the pictures' of
cubs on the rug where he played
10 minutes after coming into the
world. Bottle fed babies make
lazy men and women. If we
are to build up a stronger, hus
tling, hankering race, it must be
by compelling the infants to
work for their food.
"The natural method of ob
taining such exercise when the
bottle has to be employed is to
give the baby his food through
an aperture so small that he will
have to struggle for it."
Woman Utilizes Her
Divorce Probation
Time at University
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
RENO, May 16. — TVith the tiling- of
suit for divorce by Clara Jane TVildman
against Frederic Collis TVildman of
Philadelphia, it developed today that
she was a student at the University of
Nevada while obtaining a residence In
Reno. Mrs. TVildman was known at the
university as C. Jane TVildman. She
took a course in English. German, arts
and sciences and endeavored to capture
one of the special prizes. Her complaint
states that her husband willfully de
serted her In Philadelphia. At the
senior hall last evening at the univer
sity Mrs. TVildman was one of the
belles. She is about 24 years of age
and exceedingly attractive.
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1912.
ROBBER LOCKS
VAULT DOOR ON
BANK OFFICIALS
Manager, Cashier and Stenogra
pher Imprisoned After
Theft of $5,040
Bandit Escapes on Horse and
Leaves Trail of Gold Coins
ia Brush
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
QBJWB6 VAJLL-EY. May 16.—Spring-In*?
f--a\agely upon and over an iron lattice
work in the counting room of the Ne
vada county bank shortly before 1
o'clock today, a single, unmasked bandit
drove three persons into the vault and
robhed the institution of $5,040 in gold.
The bandit'entered and asked for a
grrr.stfbeck in exchange for a silver dol
lar, and when Manager TV. D. Harris
turned to the tray the man leaped upon
the lattice work and presented two re
volvers. In the room with Harris were
A. H. Mooser, cashier, and Miss Alta
Clymo, stenographer.
"Put up your hands!" the robber or
dered in a low, steady voice. The men
complied, but the woman was too
frightened to obey.
"Don't shootl" said the cashier, "well
not resist; take what you want."
The bandit then laid down one pistol
and scooped up several handfuls of gold
coins, after which he ordered all three
into the vault and locked the door.
Tersons on the crowded street saw
the man walk rapidly from the bank,
i mount a horse tied at the curb, and
ride away with the gold clinking loudly
[in his pockets.
A customer who entered the bank
j soon afterward heard the men pound
! ing- the inside of the vault. They were
I
imprisoned in the airtight compart
ment 20 minutes, and suffered no in
convenience.
Posses spent all the afternoon search
Contlsned on Patce 2. Col. 6
SAN DIEGANS TO
DRIVE LAWLESS
ELEMENT FORTH
Vigilantes Grimly Get to Work;
I. W. W. Publications Put j
Out of Business
■
i
"Gun Men" Reported Coming 1
From the North Will Be Met
by "Jndge Lynch"
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAN DIEGO, May U.~ San Diego Is
to 'he cleaned of the lawless element
which has been trying 1 to make this
city the center of Its campaign against
government.
The work, already well In hand by I
the police, was taken up in earnest by
the "vigilantes" today. This organiza
tion is formed along lines similar to
that which maintained peace and caused
the law to be respected in San Fran- I
cisco a half century or more ago. j
The committee began its active work i
today, following closely upon the de- j
struction of the forms of the Herald. '
a weekly publication which has been I
defending the actions of the T. TV. W.
and abusing the police. Notice was
also served on printing firms not to
print the Labor leader, official organ
of the federated trades of San Diego.
If either of the two papers is issued
it will b*» necessary to have the me
chanical work done out of the city.
Persons who are known to have
taken part in the T. W. W. agitation.
or to have given aid or encouragement
to the law breakers were quietly vis
ited. Some were warned to cease their
activity, others were ordered to leave
| the city at once.
Marcus W. Bobbins and Fred ( H.
Moore, attorneys who have been repre
senting the I. TV. TV. prisoners here,
say that they received notice to leave
and intend to clefy the vigilantes. On
the other hand those who seem to be in
position to know say that the attorneys
are seeking notoriety and so far have
not been ordered from the city.
As a result of the visits by the com
mittee today It Is probable that several
of the prominent* one** of those now out
on bail awaiting trial on conspiracy
charges will be surrendered by their
bondsmen tomorrow. This was mdi
f-ated tonight with the surrender of
<,'f>or*fe Washington Woodhy, a n**gro
.•imitator who was one of the lf*ad**rs
in the Nevada labor troubles a few
.'.cars ago.
E. E. Kirk, an attorney now on trial i
Continued on Page 2, Col. 2
WOMEN IDENTIFY
BUNGALOW VICTIM
Hat Recognized by Seller and
Lodging House Keeper;
Husband Sought
•
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
LOS ANGELES, May 16.—The woman
found murdered in the vacant house
at 4165 Arlington avenue was identi
fied this afternoon as Mrs. Katherine
Dillon, a recent arrival from Chicago,
who, until the day of her death lived
at 940 South Hope street. The identi
fication is positive.
The police are searching for the man
who was with her and who registered
as "I. J. Collins, Chicago." He is be
lieved to have been the woman's hus
band. They were people of means.
Developments in the mysterious
tragedy were precipitated today by
the unexpected arrival at the police
station of Mrs. Wright Baldwin, a
saleswoman at Hamburger's millinery
store. She had seen a picture of the
dead woman's hat in the papers and
recognized it as one she had sold a
week or two ago. The hat and cloak
worn by the dead woman were taken
to the store and in the familiar sur
roundings of that place Mrs. Baldwin
made her identification of the head
piece positive.
• The Misses Thompson, who keep the
lodging house where the couple lived,
readily identified the hat and cloak as
having been worn by their former
lodger. They had been mystified by
the woman's disappearance.
FINEST SUBMARINE IS
FAST ON SAND SPIT
Captain Refuses to Leave With
Crew of G D 2
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
ATLANTIC CITT, N. J.. May 17.—Sub
marine G. D. 2, the world's last word
in the building of plated porpoises, is
pounding a submerged sand spit in the
shoal waters of Great Egg harbor,
poking its blunt nose and plunging
its rotund belly deeper and deeper
as it dives and pitches on its shift
ing bed.
At last reports It was sand locked
as fast as though in irons, but still
seaworthy.
Fourteen of its crew were taken off
sftcr its si**en signaled distress to the
Great Egg harbor life saving station.
The captain, chief electrician, chief
engineer, assistant engineer and one
deckhand refused to leava, ■ ,
BRIDE IS A HEROINE
Strange Tale of Shipwreck
•♦ ' ■ ■ «*
Mrs. Thomas Endresen, heroine of a South Sea tugboat marriage,
who was shipwrecked on a coral reef and spent part of her honeymoon as
the guest of a coal colored k m S ° n <* tropical isle.
•*>'■■■ ' ♦■
Three Weeks' Honeymoon on Tropical Isle,
A Theme for Librettists
TH E heroine or the first tugboat marriage ever celebrated in the sou-th
seas, Mrs. Thomas Endresen, who was Miss Anne de la Tour of Pendle
ton. Ore" was shipwrecked a few days later. After nine hours spent in
a lifeboat a landing was made on a coral island, where* the bride and her
new husband, with the crew of her husband*s ship, were the guests for three
Con-tinned on Page 2, Col. *5
UNDERGRAD WIT
LACKS ORIGINALITY
Plethora of Plagiarists, but No
Virgin Jokesmith Arises to
Claim Prize
BERKELET. May 16. —Puerile wit,
and plagiarized humor in boundless j
quantities, but not a single new feather
to tickle a smile or a giggle from the
discriminating, was the net haul for
the year of the committee that has the
task of awarding the *?. C. Irving prize
for the funniest contribution from a
University of California student. After
wading through the mass of manu
scripts, the committee decided that the
best humorist of all was Irving him
self, who offered the $100 prize.
Wide latitude was granted the ama
teur jokesmiths. Anecdotes, poems,
stories or drawings with pen, pencil
or water colors, were submitted. There
was one restriction that proved to be
a stone wall around the money—the
contributions were required to be orig
inal.
The favorite jests of everybody from
King Arthur and his round table
roisterers to the latest hard worked
newspaper humorist were all turned In,
often without even a new coat of paint
and brazenly labeled "Original." Mark
Twain. Bill Nye and all the old favor
ites were drawn on liberally.
The Judges were Prof. C. W. Wells
of the department of English; Prof.
Edmund O'Neill, well known as a bon
vivant and former president of the'
Faculty club, where wit and humor
abound; Dr. Edward Robeson Taylor,
one time mayor of San Framcisco and
a poet; Prof. Walter A. Magee, a prom
inent spirit at the Bohemian club, and
S. C. Irving, the donor of tWe unclaimed
prize, who is considering trying it
again next year.
OFFICIAL PLANS OF
THE EXPOSITION
Eight pa-gee of wonderful
drawings In color to appear In
Tbe Call next Sunday, May 19th.
will give yon the tßret real
glimpse of the glorious and
matchless Panama-Pacific later
national exposition. These draw
ing* arc official and they are ac
companied by aa accurate de
scription In type. There will he
an eaonnoua demand for thla la
aae of Tbe Call. Order your
extra copies immediately.
THIS DEVICE WILL
CURE SPEED HABIT
So Say Inventors, Who Would
Have Scheme Officially Tried
on Chicago Motorists
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
CHICAGO, May 15.—The -city coun
cil is investigating a device patented
by three Chicago inventors who as
sert that it will practically do away
with automobile speeding. Their prop
osition is for the council to pass an
ordinance requiring the use of their
speed alarms on automobiles.
The devices are under lock, and are
set by the city officials for any speed
limit. When that limit is exceeded a
bell rings, and if the speed is continued
it will be necessary to drive to the
nearest police station and have the
"speed alarm" unlocked.
As a means of identification, metal
tags bearing the number of the offend
ing automobile are dropped every 100
feet
The dost Is established at $20 for
each automobile.
TREE SURGEON KILLS
COYOTE AFTER FIGHT
Animal Springs From Hiding in
Decayed Oak
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
BURLLNGAME. May 16.—Allison T. \
French, a professional tree surgeon,
who has been employed on all the large
estates of Hillsborough, was attacked
by a coyote on the Mountford S. Wilson
place this morning.
French found a huge oak with a large
hole at its baae. As he dropped to his
knees the coyote, which was hiding in
the hollow, sprang upon him. French
defended himself with a large knife,
but before he could reach the coyote's
throat he had been badly bitten.
He will send the head of the coyote
to the "University of California to be
examined for rabies.
PRICE OF SILVER IS
EXPECTED TO GO UP
International Loan to China the
Direct Cause
[Special Cable to The Call]
" PEKIN, May 16-—Financial experts
say that the International loan which
is being paid in silver will cause a
further rise in the price of that metal.
The bankers' advanced 200.000 taels
<$.1,950,000> today. Half of it will be
used in Pc kin and half In Shanghai
SHE WEATHER
YESTEI&AY — Highest temperature, 68;
"" lowest rVxdnesda\) night, 50.
fORECAW FOR TODAY—Fair, moder
ately wdjim; light north n?ind, changing to
.. of the W-»-*.th»r Se** Pa-** 12 .
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TAFT FORCES
SAY FIGHT
IS OVER
Mckinley Asserts President Has
One Vote More Than Is
Necessary to Control
MANAGER FOR ROOSEVELT
REVERSES CHIEFS FIGURES
Executive's Supporters Number
36 in All Powerful National
Committee of 53
T. R. TO BE REPRESENTED
BY EXPERIENCED FIGHTERS
IRA E. BENNETT
WASHINGTON. May 16.—Presi
dent Taft now has a majority
of the delegates to the Chi-
cago convention and is cer
tain of the nomination, according to
a statement given out by Director Mc-
Kinley of the national Taft bureau
tonight. Earlier in the day it bad
been announced that the president was
only five votes shy of the majority.
Telegrams received from several dis
tricts led McKinley to give the presi
dent one more 'nan the full number
necessary to nominate.
With the presidential race in its
last lap, the situation in the republican
and democratic parties has become so
complex and so close that few of the
impartial politicians in Washington
are willing to stake their judgment on
the result.
Both Predict Victory
Both the Taft and Roosevelt men are
predicting victory. Speaker Clark's
supporters say that that he will be
named on the first ballot in the Balti
more convention, but should Roosevelt
be nominated by the republicans, there
is now no doubt that William J. Bryan
will make an effort to stampede the
j democratic convention for himself.
The Taft leaders vigorously deny
that they will countenance any sugges
tion of a "dark horse." It. became
known tonight that the suggestion of
Justice Hughes' name does not meet
with the approval of William Barnes of
New York. Barnes, whose position has
been doubtful, is working tooth and nail
for President Taft. The latter is said
to have 36 of the F»3 members of the
national republican committee, which
will decide all contests.
Committee Powerful
Upon the national convention com
mittee depends to a large extent the
nomination of a president at the Cbi
| cago convention. Roosevelt is makinß
j arrangements to have some of his
| strongest fighters represent him in the
| committee. They will obtain the prox-
I ies of other members and will go into
i the sessions of the committee stripped
i for the fight. Tf all the Taft support -
' ers in the committee remain loyal the
Roosevelt contestants will be thrown
out and the nomination of President
Taft will then be assured.
Director McKinley in the table given
j out tonight contends that President
! Taft has 541 delegates to date, or a
': majority of 1. McKinley in his state
! ment gives Roosevelt 309 delegates.
! Colonel Roosevelt himself claims to
; have 500 delegates pledged to him.
Dixon Reverses Chief
Reversing his chief. Senator Dixon,
j the Roosevelt campaign manager, to
night claimed 419 delegates for Roose
velt. He apportioned the 922 delegates
who have been elected as follows:
Roosevelt 419. Taft 153. Cummins 10.
I*a Follette 36; uninstructed 122, in
cluding SS from New York; contests,
182.
The difference in the Taft and Roose
velt tables is due to the fact that Sen
ator Dixon describes many of the dele
gates claimed by Taft as "contests"
' and as uninstructed.
Talk that President Taft may with
j draw, circulated by the Roosevelt sup-
I porters, is ridiculed by the president
! himself and by all his friends. There
i is, on the contrary, a general tighten
ing of the lines of the president's sup
l porters. They contend that when this
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