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2 TEDDY MAY YEI HEAD ANANIAS CLUBS ROSTER Revelations in "Slush Fund" Inquiry Put Him in an Awkward Position Steel Trust Millionaires That Aided Him Did Not Invest Their Money in Vain elusive:;.' in the realms of finance, save ample proof that he is something of a political philosopher when he gave this sidelight on the Roosevelt method of getting contributions in 1904: "Yep, I remember Cortelyou being in the office once or twice on this sub ject." Senator Pomerene —"Was anything said as to the amount they desired to raise at that time?" Mr. Morgan—l do not think there was any limit. I think they would take anything they could get. Senator Paynter—They would have taken all your assets? Senator Pomerene —You mean there was no limit to that game? Morgan's reply was most emphatic. ".Vo. there wasn't!" Even the Roosevelt men who had been packing the senate committee room to make ready for the appear ance of the colonel tomorrow joined In ihe general laugh. The strongest man in Wall street also gave his views of political grati tude. He had admitted a moment be lore that when Bliss came to him to get another contribution he gave 530,000 in cash, and when he was asked whether he had not called attention Co the fact that h<? had already chipped in $100,000, he said that Vhe earlier "ibutions had slipped his mind. ••"Well.' , remarked Senator Pomercne, "at least they should have shown some gratitude over the total." "My obligation was gone when they got from me what they could," said Morgan. ISED TO BE!\(i HELD IP Then Senator Paynter asked: "But ou not seek to remind them that that was a very liberal contribution and that they ought not ti> ask you for another $."0,000?" "No; because they said it w.is an emergency. It was the necessity of getting more money." "But after you had made the first contribution you must have been sur prised when they came back for more." "No,"' said the financier, with irony, ■ accustomed to is." 'Did Mr. Bliss. Odell. Corielyou or any of them express thefr gratitude?"' "No, -, Paid th" Witness. "Gratitude ratber scare* in my expe rience.'' The days pro>-eedings= were brimful of just such pvlianeps. The testi mony showed that Perkins, the bull moose "angel," whs just as diligent in the colonel's behalf in 1904 as in 1512. STEEL THIST CU7B IN, TOO Even in 13'"M, it a-ppeared, the I'nited States Steel company was willing t*» invest 41 rt .ooo in Roosevelt's campaign, so that Perkins' activity, considering the feet that he is one of the Urge] stock holders in that company, was not I at all inconsistent with his former po-I attlon. it was Judge Charles if. Pu»]l, as-I per of the Roosevelt cam in ii'f'-l, tune a bull mooser, who clutel Mβ hazy reeolleetloa the fact thai the steel trust had been one of the contributors to the big fund of tl.at was raised to elect ItooseveH. > That the Interest of Wali street in that campaign vu not because ef the republican party, but because of Theo dore Roosevelt himself, was clearly in dicated by the fact that in 190S Mor gan contributed a pmitry to the campaign committee handling the. Taft and by the additional fact that Morgan did not contribute a penny to .the republican party this year. He said the reason that he did not con tribute to the primary fight was be cause ■ . out of the country, : : eference for candidates this year. He was not afeked whether the support of George W, Perkins, his r partner, was significant of the fact that most of the trusts this year gain favoring their spoiled child of 1904. ROOSEVELT, BOLD AS BRASS, MAKES DENIAL, While fitllSS, Cortelyou and Odell were taking: Morgan's money and E. H. Harriman's money and Frick's »nd Archbold's—in a word, accepting 73H per cent of $2,200,000 from the corpor ations of the country—Alton B. Parker, democratic candidate for president, was charging that the trusts and Wall street were rushing to the aid of Roose velt and by tieir contributions were .financing his campaign for, the pres idency. To which ILoosevelt, with the pa me vigr>7- with which he issues de r.ials in the present campaign, made the following formal statement from the White Housr in November t ipo4: "The statements made by Mr. Parker are unqualifiedly and atrociously false. As Mr. Cortelyou has said to me more than once during this campaign, if fleeted, I shall go into the presidency unhampered by pledge, promise or un derstanding of any kind, sort or de scription, save my promise made open ly to the American people that, so far as my power lies, I shall see to it that every man has a square deal—no lees, no more." WHAT MORGAN SAID * At one time during , the hearing Morgan said: I want it distinctly understood that J. P. Morgan & Co. never made a single subscription to any election "with any promise or ex pectation of anything or return in any way, shape or manner and we never made it without we deemed it advantageous for the govern ment and the people. We never had a communication from any candi date. We never had an applica tion from any candidate for money and anything that we did, or that was done under my suggestion— and we were all in harmony—was that it was necessary for the good of the country and the business of the people. There was never a commitment of any expectation of any return and we never got any return, either, from anybody. Frick and Morgan—the former having contributed $100,000 to the fund, and the latter, as shown by his tes timony $150.000 —were later given au thority by President Roosevelt to buy the Tennessee Coal and' Iron company for the United States Steel corporation. One of Morgan's partners became a member of Roosevelt's cabinet and Morgan's son in law became assistant secretary of the navy. And Perkins, former partner of Morgan, is today financing Roosevelt's third term aspira tions. Such are the damaging facts that Roosevelt will have to answer tomor row* when, accompanied by a band at the head of a. parade of district bull moose men, he will go from the railroad station to the senate office building: to testify to his knowledge of the "slush funds'' of li<o4 and 1902. "IT'S VERY BAD LAW," SAYS CHIEF JUSTICE Supreme Court Holds That Election Statute Is Vicious and Validates Fraud gressive party stood for the destruction of the representative form of govern ment and the substitution of a pure democracy. The chief justice denounced the law under color of which the progressive party administration has stolen the name of the republican party aa unjus tifiable. He said that under that law men who were bound in honor to act for the republican party might act in the name of the republican party contrary to their oaths without fear of the intervention of the courts. LAW JUSTIFIES PERJTDKY Speaking of the nominee to the legis lature who swore that he was a repub lican and would support a majority of the republican candidates, in order to get a place on the republican ballot, Chief Justice Beatty said: He may be bound In honor; bnt he does not cease to be a member of a party for the purposes of the election law of thla state until he has changed his declaration and limitation. Attorney General Webb, arguing his demurrer, contended that the identity of a republican and the character of the convention held in Sacramento by the progressive party majority was a ques tion to be determined by the republican voters and not by the court. He Insisted that the secretary of state, in certifying the nomination of candidates for electors, was acting a: an agent of the federal government and that his acts were beyond question by the state supreme court. He said that the federal constitution was superior to the state organic law and that, if It chose, the legislature might appoint electors without reference to the people. He said that if the method of selecting elector candidates prescribed by the legislature had been followed, no com plaint could be heard. ' COURT BOUND TO DEFINE John B. Clayburg, fo.-mer attorney general of Montana, contended for the republicans that the court was bound to dePne what was a political party and that it was bound by its former decisions to hold that a political party was an association of electors who agree upon certain policies and who have the right to exclude those not In accord with those principles. He said that the legislative nominees who got their places on the republican primary ballot by swearing that they were republicans <md intended to sup port a majority «f the republican can didates forfeited their right to repre sent the republican party when they formally espoused the principles and candidates of another political party. PROGRESSIVE PARTY DISTINCT David S. Rose asked th<? court to take judicial notice of the several political parties, and his request Chief Justice Beatty to observe that the na tional progressive party was not only a distinct and different party, but that it proposed to change the form of govern ment. He said: It ha* declared Itself to be n new party on one of the moat funda mental principles of government. It Tvoul.l convert thfa country Into a pure democracy, instead of a rep resentative form of government. That !• n hat tt propose* to do. ' Tlcse insisted that when the progress jive party men took the candidates' oaths las republicans they and the people of (California had onty one republican party lin mind—the republican party that had I nominated President Taft to succeed j himself, and had adopted a platform consonant with the time honored poli cies of the republican party. COIRT POWERLESS i:\DBR LAW The members of the court freely con reded this contention, but held that they were powerless to prevent men from false swearing with regard to a politi cal question, or to avenge the repub licans who had been betrayed. Chief Justi'-e Beatty said: When a political party meet* In convention It may do an It pleane*. The honor of itm members in not a question for judicial inquiry. Chief Justice Beatty and Associate Justices Melvin. L.origan, Angellotti and Shaw heard the arguments and joined in the denial of the petition without leaving the bench. Justices 1915 BOARD SULES BUYERS OF STOCK The Panama-Pacific Exposition com pany will tolerate no failure to pay for stock subscribed, where it Is evident that the subscriber is able tg pay, but is wilfully disinclined. The , ** directors of the 1915 exposition do not feel that they are keeping faith with San Fran cisco and the people of tfte etate if they allow any one to escape who can live up to his obligation. This is the declaration of Attorney Frank S. Brittain in speaking of suits filed by him on behalf of the exposition yesterday against Kirk Harris and Hunt, Hatch & Co. to enforce payment for stock which they had agreed in writing to take. Each defendant is sued for $450 and interest. One complaint alleges Har ris agreed in writing on May 5, 1910, to buy 100 shares of the exposition ' stock at $10 a share, payable in quar terly installments through a period. The defendant failed to pay i for any portion and judgment is asked for the amount of subscription to date., The complaint against Hunt, Hatch & Co. alleges the firm entered 4n a Smi- i iar agreement April 28, 1910. These are the first suits of the kind filed by the exposition company. "We have had troubles in making: collections through financial inability of many" to pay, and we have had some bankruptcy cases. They are unavoid able," said Brittain. "The board of directors has, however, directed that in all cases where payment is evi dently possible, but the subscriber is disinclined, to prosecute the case*. The company feels it has no right to let cases of this kind slide." FIVE TEETH ARE MUTE EVIDENCE OF ASSAULT [Special Dispatch to The Call] STOCKTON, Oct. 6.—Corneliue Oroot, a wealthy farmer near this city, ap peared in court this morning as the complaining witness against E. G. Smith, charged with battery. When Judge Yon Detten asked Groot whether he could show where aiiy violence upon his person had been committted, Groot pulled out a small tin box and showed five teeth, as he said: "Here are five teeth he knocked out. and I would have had two more, but I swallowed them. He hit me without any reason after saying that farmers should stay where they belong. I nerer saw him before." Smith was sentenced to serv* alx months in jartl. THF BAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1912. Continued from Page 1 Sloss and Henshaw were absent from the Ftate. The court rendered no formal opinion. Before announcing the unani mous decision of the court the chief justice expressed the sentiments of himself and his associates- in vigorous terms. He denounced the law as un justifiable and as a measure that dis franchised at least one third of the people of the state, republicans and democrats. LAW VIGOROUSLY DENOUNCED The chief justice said: « If a political party meets in a convention regularly chosen and acts according to its notions of political expediency, good faith and honesty, the courts can not inquire into it. That is decided in the Hutchinson case. They answer the test. They have registered as re publican?-. They could have re nounced their affiliations to the re publican party and made them selves members of another party: or there could have been another party under that other name, but they did not do that. They »e --raained according to the test pre scribed as members of the republi can party. They elected their dele gales to the convention, and the convention was regularly held, and it acted according to its notions of political expediency and good faith. And the courts can not inquire into it: we can not decide political ques tions. We can decide only what is legal under the state law. VOTERS ARE DISFRANCHISED I have not a very good opinion of ■this law. I think i.t ie a very bad law and will practically disfran chise one-third of the voters of the It disfranchises absolutely all of the voters of the state as to one-third of their proper represen tation in the state convention. The holdover senators were never elected to perform any such duty. They were never given that au thority except by themselves, and as to the others there were 14, 1 • believe, holdover republicans in 14 senatorial districts in this state. The democrats were absolutely dis franchised as to the selection of one-third of their proper represen tation in the state convention, and in six of the senatorial districts the republicans were disfranchised — they could only elect two-thirds of the representation properly appor tioned to their districts. LAW XOT JUSTIFIABLE The law might have answered very well under ordinary circum stances, but in a condition like this it does not and it is not justifiable In my opinion, but it is the law. T think anybody that considers the way in which this law operates can see that it does operate to practi cally disfranchise the voters in the whole state as to one-third of the representation, and as to that one third of that representation in the state conventions it might very easily change the nomination of ejectors. If they had had such a law at the time Bucknor and Bryan were rival democratic candidates 'or the presidency it might very well have resulted in the nomina tion of presidential electors who would have voted, for Buckner. The law ought not to have been passed, in r.iy opinion; but being passed we are bound by it as long an it in conceded to be constitutional. I believe the court is entirely agreed to deny the petitions. C OXSTITITIO.X MAY BE INVOKED The constitutionality of the amended primary law regains to be determined. Tt was not raised by the republicans because they had no desire to produce a situation that might result ia the com plete disfranchisement of the members of the democratic and socialist parties. That the question may he raised before the election is a possibility, and that it will he raised after the election seems a certainty. If the law were declared unconstitutional after the election the republicans robbed this year of their right of franchise would be the only sufferers from the job perpetrated in the name of reform and progress, and the legislature which meets next Janu ary could attempt to replace the tailor ing done by the agents of the reform ers. Meanwhile, thf> republicans of Cali fornia who refuse to be coerced into voting for the candidates who robbed them, are reduced to the alternative of losing their right to vote at all or vot ing the democratic ticket as a rebuke to the interests that have reduced them to the political level of alien born Chinese. FOUR AUTOISTS KILLED BY TRAIN PITTSBURG, Oct. 3.—Four persons were killed and five injured, two prob ably fatally, late today when a fast train on the -Pennsylvania railroad struck an automobile at a grade crossing at Wilkinsburg, a suburb. The dead are Rev. W, L. Nicholson, pastor Wilmer ding First Presbyterian church; his 5 year old son. Charles; John E. Beck and Mrs. Sarah Sarveria, aged 17. It Must Fit] Watch Windows Tomorrow! I San Francisco's Finest and I Most Popular Priced Tailors I Opening I Inducements: I $23 Suits I Stiegeler's I 730*732 market SC I Near Grant Aye., Opp. Stiegeter Brp*. * I IHHIHHHIiHHIHIHIIHI H BHH SLAYER SAYS HE FIRED IN SELF-DEFENSE Almon Holloway Says tacked Him With Krffe \ Before He Shot Continued From Page 1 another message came from Hollowaf* telling; of the shooting. Before leaving for the county jail this afteVnoonf Hot loway gave the following explanation of the shooting: I was in the kitchen with my wife while she was preparing our lunch. I asked her why she didn't go and have the interlock tory decree set aside and she turned upon me with a carving knife, saying, "I'll show you why I don't do it." She slashed at me with the knife and I was running away when I slipped on the pantry floor. She came at me with the knife and to save my life I pulled . my gun and shot directly at her. I would rather die than do it again. Slayer's Coat Shows Cuts "When Holloway surrendered to the police there were several longr silts in the front and back of his coat. He claimed that they were Inflicted by the knife in the hands of his wife. Not a scratch was on his body, however. When asked how it happened that he was carrying: a revolver, Holloway said he had been shooting gophers in the garden. The police are attempting to ascer tain the exact interval between the time the screams of the woman were first heard and when tlie shots were fired. Both neighbors a*id police be lieve that the screams of Mrs. Hollo way Indicate that she was startled suddenly by the appearance of her hus band with the revolver in his hand. Holloway has been a resident of Palo Alto for many years. He worked as a carpenter until Saturday night, when he told his employer that he was sick and would not be back for a few days. He was a member of the Palo Alto Rifle club, and his comrades and fellow workers say that he was subject to fits of terrfble passion. Victim Twice Married Mrs. Holloway was a handsome woman, 36 years old. She was married to Harry Anderton, who died about 10 years ago, leaving her a little daugh ter. Seven years ago she married Holloway and on account of his objec tions the daughter was placed in the care of Mayfleld relatives. The dead woman is a daughter of Mrs. Anna N. Ponnpy of Mayfield. She had a sister, Mrs. Lillian Schaefer, and a brother, Walter Palaxnountain, living in the same place. Mrs. Fchaefer came to Palo Alto this afternoon with Constable J. K. Allbee and after a long search located the little son of her sistfr, who escaped from the house after the shooting and sought refuge with friends. Mrs. Schaefer took the Httle boy to her home in Mayfield. Mrs. Schaefer eald she was talking to her sister over the telephone an hour beforp the shooting and that the lattpr was in good spirits at the time. The body of -Mrs. Holloway was taken to Tinney"*-undertaking parlors. Coroner Kell arrived from San Jose at 2:30 o'clock ami - took charge of 4he case. The autopsy will be performed by Dr. Carl Wilson and the inquest will be held tomorrow. MANY THREATS TO KILL MADE [Special Dispatch Iβ The Call] SAN JOSE, Oct. 3.—That Almon Hol loway. who killed his wife in Palo Alto today, often threatened to kill his wife. Is one of the allegations in the unhappy story of their wedded life filed away in the office of the county clerk here. The couple were married in Palo Alto November 14. 1904. and Mrs. Hol loway left her home October 4, 1910, fearing that her husband would carry out his threats against her life. The divoc.ee complaint was filed shortly afterward and heard in De cember of the same year. She charged her husband with the cruelest kind of treatment, such as striking her with his clenched fist and uttering threats to kill her whole family. In his cross complaint Halloway ac cused his wife of being unduly suspi cious of him. Whenever he attended a meeting of the Carpenters' union, he alleged, she believed that he had been out to see another woman. Upon one occasion he spent half the night in decorating a Christmas tree for their children. When he woke up the next morning he found It stripped of Its presents. His attorney also introduced affidavits by Marshall Black and E. D. Meaner as to his good character and integrity. The court upheld the wife's story in its findings and gave her an interlocu tory decree, the custody of the chil dren and the Palo Alto community property. - . .'_ Huge Cargo of Spoons Is Let in Duty Free [Special Dispatch to The Call] ] NEW YORK, Oct. B.—With « ! precious cargo of 68 heart* that < beat as 84, 680 fingers tenderly ' entwined and 136 lovellt eyes, the ; Mtermndlan °* *■« Quebec Steam- < •etc company sailed Into New \ YafßL jiarbor today out of the < \lamP||t honeymaon—in this case < jßenMrii. The brides, la iineon- \ \ventlowaF 'convention assembled < In the saloon the first day out, ', and organised formally the J "Never Na* society." ; Hawaiian News Federal Wireless EBHER CLOSES r INVESTIGATION HONOLULU, Oct. 3.—The final ses sion of the investigation by Secretary ; Fisher was held this morning, with Lorin A. Thurston, manager of Hilo railroad, and Richard Ivers, secretary of Brewer & Co., as the principal wit nesses. Market Superintendent S. T. Starrett also gave evidence. Both Thurston and Ivers stated that, while labor could not be held on homesteads, many taken by farmers of the United States finally were sublet to orientals or sold to plantations. In concluding the session Governor Frear made a straightforward statement of the troubles a governor has In this terri tory " and of how he was cut to the quick by the charges against him. He believed the investigation would result in good for Hawaii. Secretary Fisher then stated that he had many recom mendations regarding the governor, changes in governmental methods and territorial laws. He advised the citi zens of Hawaii to get together for the best interests of Hawaii. HAWAIIAN FEAST n FOR SECRETARIES HONOLULU, Oct. 3.—Secretaries Knox and Fisher, witn near Admiral Reynolds, Governor Frear, Ttansford S. Miller and , Mr. Meyer were guests of Rear Admiral Cowles on the United States tug Navajo on a trip to Pearl Harbor this afternoon. Inspection was made of the great drydock being con structed and of all the other works. All were interested and impressed. This evening at the beautiful home of Prin cess Kawananakoa the cabinet officers, the ladies of their party and its mem bers and many other guests were m tertained at a Hawaiian luau. at which all the wonderful delicacies of old Hawaii were displayed, from opil to dried squid servia on ti leaves. To morrow Secretaries Knox and Fisher will be entertained at Schofield Bar racks by the army. DIVORCE ENDS FORTY FOUR YEARS' MARRIAGE SAN JOSE, Oct. 3.— J. D. Kennedy was granted a final decree of divorce today from his wife, who deserted him after 44 years of matrimony. Suits for divorce were filed by Florence Johnson against John E. Johnson and David Cook Smith against Lulu Lottie Smith. I J il Every Bell Telephone |! I ■ —— Is a Long, Distance Station !:P M %$ i DO you appreciate the full significance of the above statement? Do you real ize that from your telephone you can talk to practically every city and town in California, Oregon, Washington and parts of Idaho, Nevada and Arizona? Have you ever considered the economy of Long Distance Service? Think of the time consuming trips it saves. Think of the value of being able to get into instant communica tion with a place or person perhaps a day's i journey away! II ' Your telephone may be used for either local, ,|| I suburban or long distance service and the en j J tire system of company, with its millions IJ of miles of lines, is ready at any time to carry your message anywhere you wish to send it. ! • i' Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance station >S\ IHE PACIFIC TELEPHONE /fj\ TELEGRAPH COMPANY \ 111 ■ ■ Lta " 11 ; ==r=k= J =====H 5Sj- GIRL CHARGED AS BROTHER'S SLAYER ISpecial Dispatch to The Colli HQL.LISTER. Oct. 3.—A formal com plaint charging May Thomas with the murder of her brother, Grover C. Thomas, was made today before Judge Agnew by District Attorney George W. Dean. The girl has been in the cus tody o* the sheriff since she was found Sunday, and her preliminary examina tion will be held in the justice court tomorrow. She is said to be hopelessly insane, and the court proceedings are expected to be merely forma. MAN FALLS 35 FEET; BOTH ARMS BROKEN !COTTONWOOD, Oct. 3. — George Koons, a lumber piler, today f<?H off a pile of lumber 3© feet high and broke both arms in the fall. He |vas unin jured otherwise, Waist Sale A Fortunate Purchase of Several Hundred Pretty Waists Permits Us to Offer These EXTRAORDINARY VALUES i^ Lot One—Marquisette, Lace WMj^fWk and Voile Waists—Values to .JKpijßlp / ff/i Price «■ fw^lsi Lot Two—Charmeuse, Chiffon, fiMi/lV Vim W\ Silk and Marquisette Waists— f </#«§; I f ///1 [ f Values to $6.50. KM Wl i/Mi % f Sale 5Q.95 JHuMfcW Price w li M flSH^' Lot Three—Charmeuse, Silk, Lace and Chiffon Waists—Values \ jBIT«B^Y/f ' >' t0 $ S°ale $4.95 mJS/l' Price I Wwiimfc I*1 '*' SMALL LOTS OF VERY \BI/Mi¥ CHOICE WAISTS—VALUES W wll>> TO $20.00—NOW $5.85 TO ifflflP' I Charming Hats ■ n . severa l smart new shapes— trimmed in very artistic ways— ,^T7^»'*£S*ffi~ the most beautiful and becoming liats to be * ound in the c **y at SEPTUAGENARIANS TO HOLD PICNIC LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3.—Sepftagena-W, rians of Los Angeles have decided to have a picnic all by themselves. Invi tations were issued to all persons 70 years old or more to meet in Hollen beck park, Los Angeles, October 12, and take their lunches with them. It was predicted the picnic would show the remarkable longevity of Californians. DOCTOR'S WIFE ROBBED OF $3,000 IN DIAMONDS SANTA MOXICA. Oct. 3.—Cutting the wire window screen, a thief entered the bedroom of Mrs. R. Bernard Bal guy, wife of a prominent physician of London, England, while the family was at breakfast this morning and stole $3,000 worth of diamonds, watches and other jewelry. The police have no clew.