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WORKS SAYS BOTH
"TEDDY" AND TOT
DESERVED DEFEAT
Roosevelt and Progressive
Party Are Criticised for
Affiliation With George
W. Perkins
SENATOR ADVOCATES
A SIX YEAR TERM
Charges Presidential Office
Was Used to Check Action
Against the Trusts
WASHINGTON. Pec. 9.—Tn a speech
today In the senate upon his resolution
for a constitutional amendment that
would provide a single six year
presidential tPrm Senator Works of
California. Identified since his entry
Into the senate with the progressive
republican faction, criticised Theodore
"Roosevelt and the progressive party for
their affiliation with George W. Perkins
and other representatives of large cor
porations.
Senator "Works said that both Roose
velt and Taft deserved defeat. He as
ferted that Roosevelt when president
had withheld action against the har
vester trust, with the natural result
that Perkins had been one of the chief
Roosevelt backers in the fight this
year for the progressive nomination;
and, with equal emphasis, said Presi
dent Taft had "lost the respect and
grood will of many good people by going
upon the stump against Colonel Roose
velt"
The attack upon Roosevelt rame In
connection with Senator Works' as
sertion that the president's office had
been used to prevent adverse action
«gainst corporations.
SAYS TRUST WAS FAVORED
"We are not without evidence of the
effect of such action on succeeding elec
tions," Paid Senator Works. "The great
harvester trust, one of the worst and
most oppressive of its kind, was sig
nally favored by Mr. Roosevelt when
president, in this respect. It was not
prosecuted for violation of the Sher
man anti-trust law because Roosevelt
ordered otherwise. What was the nat
ural result? When Roosevelt again be
came a candidate George W. Perkins
was his ardent supporter and chief
financial backer. Perkins was largely
interested in the harvester trust. Per
kins knew by actual demonstration
that his company would be safe against
Just prosecution if Roosevelt was
elected, unless he should change his
mind, and he would much less likely
change his views if the harvester trust
or its stock holders should lend him
their support.
ROOSEVELT AS EXAMPLE
"I am not saying that Mr. Roosevelt
arted out of improper motives in deal
ing with the harvester trust or the
steel trust. He may have been per
fectly satisfied that the course taken
by him was the proper and just course.
I call attention to these instances of
presidential favor and what followed
them, as illustrating the power that
exists in the hands of a president in his
first term, to secure his election to a
second term."
Facts brought out in the senatorial
investigation of campaign expendlturos
were cited by Senator Works to show
the extent to which "trusts and their
millionaire stock holders" had contrib
uted to campaign contributions. He
declared that "privilege seeking cor
porations support the public official
who will grant them privileges."
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
"The recent investigation of cam
paign contributions has expressed some
of the darkest pages of the politcal
history of the country," he continued.
"It has reveAled the unpleasant facts
that the moaey used for campaign pur-
P"sps, both by republicans and demo
crats, in past years was supplied almost
wholly by men interested in the large
corporations that were amenable to
punishment under the anti-trust law.
"The new progressive party was
tainted in the very beginning by put
ting itself in the hands of the same in
terests. It was managed and financed
by promoters, corruptionists and trust
magnates. In all these cases money
Was contributed to secure the election
of a man who, if elected, would be en
trusted with the power of determining
conclusively whether or not they should j
be prosecuted. No matter whether it
was so understood or not. it was noth
ing more or less than buying immunity
from such prosecution."
SHORT SENTENCE FOR
CHINESE HIGHBINDER
Wong; SI Sam, Accused of the Murder of
Seid W ah Bins, Plead* Guilty
of Manslaughter
PORTLAND, Dec. 9.—Under stipula
tion that he would plead guilty to a
charge of manslaughter in connection
with the murder of Seid Wah Bing, a
countryman, instead of being retried
on a first degree murder charge, Wong
Si Sam. a Chinese, today was sentenced
to serve an indeterminate sentence of
from 1 to 15 years in the penitentiary
and to pay a fine of $100.
Wong previously had been convicted
of murder in the first degree, but on
appeal to the supreme court a retrial
was ordered.
Lew Soon, indicted for the same mur
der, will go to trial next week.
The murder of Seid Wah Bing led to
a coastwide seach for his murderers.
Oi Sen, the alleged woman in the case,
was arrested in Montana and will be j
a witness at Lew Soon's trial.
CARD IDENTIFIES A BODY
< ojotCß Make Havoc With Remains of
San Franciscan, Dead for Months
Special Dispatch to The Call
RIVERSIDE, Deo. 9.—Last Saturday
of a man, dead several
months, were found in the Pauba ranch
near Temecula. The only means of
identifying the body was by a < aid
addressed to "Joe" and signed C. L.
Vahwert, 951 South Olive street. Loa
Angeles. Vanwert today said that the
remains were those of Joseph Fletcher
o' San Francisco, who disappeared six
months ago. His family is said to lie
in San Francisco. Fletcher worked as
a newspaper solicitor in the south. His
body was found in Dripping springs, an
inaccessible portion of the great Pauba
ranch. How Fletcher came tiiere and
how he met his death form an un
r mystery. Coyotes had made such
havoc with the remains that signs of
violence, if any. were removed.
MINNESOTA SUFFRAGIST IttUNGIVS
ST. PAUL, Deo. 9.—Mrs. A. T. Hall
has resigned as president of the Min
nesota Woman Suffrage association,
due, she says, to a contemplated move
to California.
MUSICALE AT BREAKFAST
Unique Program by Philomath Club
Scene from "The School for ScandaV as given by the Philomath club. From left to right, Mrs. Samuel Bloom, Mrs.
Oscar Hoffman and Mrs. A. C. Bullion.
Left to right. Miss Elsa Feigenbaum and Miss Rosalie Hausman, D>ho had part
in festivities at annual breakfast.
CALIFORNIA TO GET FAT
FROM THE PORK BARREL
Uncle Sam's Inspectors May
Pare Rind From Marine
Hospital Cut
Special Dispatch to The Call
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—As a result
of a strong presentation of the claims
of California for public buildings, the
I subcommittee of the house committee
!on pubic buldings today announced
that a favorable report would be made
on all the items affecting the coast
state with the reservation that some
of the amounts may be pared down.
This announcement foreshadows ap
propriations of $700,000 for the con
struction of a new marine hospital at
San P"rancisco; $100,000 for a postofnee
building at Modesto and $125,000 for a
postofnee building at Bakersfleld.
It is possible , that the appropriation
for the marine hospital may be cut
down, as the treasury architect figures
! that $500,000 will be sufficient for the
I work. For the postofnee structure at
[Willows $75,000 is required, and $40,000
iis asked for a postofnee and federal
1 building at San Pedro.
An increased appropriation is asked
; for the completion of a federal building
at Santa Barbara and for the purchase
;of ground and the erection of a build
ing at San Luis Obispo. An appropria
tion of $100,000 for the construction of
a lighthouse on North Farallone island
is assured by reason of the favorable
report obtained from the committee to
day by Representatire Kahn.
GREAT FAIR UNDER TENTS
• Sacramento Valley Counties Will Hold
Product* and I.and Show
Special Dlcpatch to The Call
SACRAMENTO. Dec. 9.-jTwenty
J counties will be represented at the Sac
j ramento valley home products and land
j show, which begins Thursday. The ex
position Is to be held in mammoth
tents in the vacant sand lot near the
Southern Pacific depot, and already
j most of the displays are in position.
Besides the main exposition tent there
are others devoted to an automobile
show and the home products displays.
All three tents are of circus size. In
all there is considerably more than
100,000 square feet of ground space.
The show is under the direction of the
Sacramento Valley Development associ
ation, with J. A. Gorman as the di
rector general in charge.
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MASKED BANDITS GET $30
OAKLAND, Dec. !).-Two masked men
held up and robbed R. Roark, 1089
Fifty-ninth street, shortly after 8
a'clock tonight at Sixtieth and Baker
streets. One of the highwaymen vm
armed with a revolver and the other
carried a club. Roark threw up his
hands and the robbers obtained 530. A
watch was returned to Koark. It bore
a monogram.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912>
EXPRESS CAR ROBBED;
MESSENGER IS WOUNDED
M. W. Hamby Is Probably
Fatally Beaten in Hold
up; $20,000 Taken
Special Dispatch to The Call
TAFT, Dec. 9.—Two masked robbers
climbed Into the baggage car of the
Sunset "Western train running from
Bakersfleld to Shale as it was leaving
Marieopa tonight, slugged the express
messenger, M. W. Hamby, probably
fatally wounding him, took $20,000 in
money belonging to the Wells Fargo
Express company, looted the car and
dropped off into the darkness at Temp
land Junction.
The holdup was not discovered until
the train reached here. The messenger
was found lying unconscious on the
floor. When he was partially revived
he explained how the men had entered
the car and beaten him until he was
helpless when he tried to pull the sig
nal cord.
"They entered the car before I had a
chance to close the door at Maricopa,"
the messenger told a deputy sheriff
here. "I jumped for the signal cord
even as they ordered me to throw up
my hands. Both of them were armed,
and before I could reach the rope or
my weapons they grabbed me. I don't
remember what happened after that."
A posse is being organized and the
entire countryside warned by tele
graph and telephone to be on the look
out for the holdup men. It is certain
that they left the train at Templand
Junction, for this is the only stop be
tween Maricopa and Taft. Elsewhere
along the line the train runs at a
very high rate of speed.
It will be impossible to know how
much more than $20,000 the robbers
obtained until the messenger is In a
condition to talk more fully.
NO RUM FOR POLICEMEN
Loa Angeles Dnel Frompte Move to
Make Selling; Misdemeanor
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9.—The sensa
tional duel early yesterday morning be
tween Patrolman F. E. Walker and
Police Sergeant William Hackett, dur
ing which the former was wounded,
will result, if Chief Sebastian has his
way, In the presentation of a city ordi
nance making it a misdemeanor to
give or sell liquor to a policeman on
duty or In uniform.
The chief said that he would ask the
council to enact such an ordinance to
protect the public from policemen who
drink.
Walker fired on Hackett after the
latter had suspended him on orders
from Chief Sebastian and the sergeant
returned the fire. Nine shots were
fired by both. Walker is in the re
ceiving hospital with a bullet In his
shoulder.
A. F. WILLI DROPS Dec. 9 —
A. F. Willi, an employe of the park fomm!e
«Sod, dropped dead, premjtnably o€ heart dis
ease, while at work this afternoon In Lakeside
park. Hβ was GO years old and llTed at 2105
Broadway. He la survived by a widow.
French and German
Plays Are Presented
By Members
Cleverness of the sparkling variety
marked the festivities at the annual
breakfast of the Philomath club yes
terday, when the members presented a
French play, a German play, a scene
from "The School for Scandal." and a
brief musical progTam.
Promptly at 12 o'clock the guests
gathered in the rooms of the Sorosis
club, decorated with the gayest of
holiday colors and greenery.
Garlands of evergreen were looped
along the walls and above the stage,
and tall woodwardia ferns filled the
corners. On the tables brilliant poin
settias and the bright hued foliage of
Oregon grape filled brown toned bas
kets, and the silver candelabra were
crimson shaded.
ADDRESS OF" WELCOME
Mrs. Heury Sahlein, the president,
made a brief address of welcome, say
ing that after the harvests of the
autumn season were gathered Sn the
time was suited particularly for the
assembling , of friends , for merry mak
ing. Khe was followed by Mrs. J. W.
Orr, state president of the California
Federation of Women's Clubs, who
expressed her pleasure in being at the
Philomath luncheon and brought heart
iest greetings from the state. The
hostess club always had played a lead
ig part in the state, she said, former
officers having been Identified promi
nently with the formation of the fed
eration here.
The first musical number, aria from
"Tosca," was sung by Mrs. William C.
Voorsanger; "Were My Soul With
Wings Provided" was sung by Mrs.
Lieon Lewin, and Santuzza aria from
"Cavalleria Rusticano" by Mrs. Eugene
Elkus.
CAFE CHASTANT
The singers strolled among the
guests as they sang, in true cafe chan
tant stylp. Mrs. Felix KaufFman and
Mrs. Richard Newman were at the
piano and Mrs. Charles de Young Elkus
was the violinist.
"Lee Deux Pierrots," by Edmond
Rostand, was the play given in French,
Mrs. M. C. Sloss being the Columbine,
Miss Alice Colman the merry Pierrot
and Mrs. Charles W. Rosenbaum the
weeping clown.
Miss Edith Seller and Miss Harriette
Simon appeared in the roles of Suzanne
yon Marcilly and Justine, respectively,
in the German play "Die Balschue," by
Carl Friedrich Whitman.
In "A School for Scandal" the cast
of characters was as follows:
Sir Peter Teazle, Mrs. Otto Irving
Wise; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Oscar Hoff
man; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Samuel
Bloom; Mrs. Candour, Mrs. Ida Kahn;
Crabtree, Miss Rita Newman; Sir Ben
jamin Backbite, Mrs. A. C. Bullion;
Joseph Surface, Miss Rosalie Hausman;
dancers in the minuet. Miss Sarita Hen
derson and Miss Klsa Feigenbaum.
Mrs. David Hirschler was at the piano.
PIONEER'S WILL FILED
Special Dispatch to The Can
MARTINEZ, Dec. 9.—The will of Mrs.
Maria Whitman, pioneer of Concord,
was filed for probate toda,y. Judge
Latimer is named executor. The estate
is valued at about $24,000. Heirs named
in the will are J. V. Wayman and
Elizabeth Ballenger, her brother and
sister, anfl Fred and Violet Wayne,
Krandchildren.
Following the closing out of a
famous Eastern piano factory,
we have secured for immediate
sale 22 superb pianos—highest
grade actions, double veneered
inside and out, every feature the
very finest. Guaranteed ten
years. These pianos have al
ways sold for $450 —they're
worth every cent of it. While
this lot lasts we'll sell them for
$196 each, but you must come
quick. Eilers Music House,
975 Market street. Oakland
store, 1448 San Pablo avenue.
MAYOR INDORSES
LIBERTY BELL'S
TRIP TO P.P.I.E.
Mrs. Doane, on Behalf of
Exposition Board, Wins
Approval of Philadel
phia Executive
I CHANGE OF COUNCIL
MAY DEFEAT PLAN
i y.,
Monster Petition Unreeled
in Reception Room Im
presses Guardians
Special Dispatch to The Call
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 9. — Mayor
Blankenburgr today gave his. unquali
fied indorsement to the proposal to send
the Liberty ,bell to the Panama-Pacific
international exposition.
The mayor, whose position on the
much discussed question had not been
Riven public utterance, has just listened
to a plea for the historical relic from
the lips of Mrs. Emma Doane, an ex
position representative from San Fran.
Cisco. Before him in his reception room
stood an immense reel, around which
was wound a petition for the bell
signed by 500,000 school children of
California,
This huge petition, decorated with
flags, had just completed a tour of the
downtown streets on a big truck. It
was brougrit into the reception room by
four of the largest and strongest mem
bers of the reserve corps. Mrs. Doane
made a well worded plea. When she
finished the mayor said:
"It is pleasant, indeed, to meet you,
Mrs. Doane, especially on a mission of
this kind. The spirit which animated
the signing of that petition by 500.000
school children of California is a splen
did sign of the times. The children of
today will become the men and women
of tomorrow and such evidences as this
shows that the spirit of liberty will not
grow cold in the days to come.
"It Is not' alone : theV province'
mayor fa
power ilarfeely}.vested T ;lnXcity;* councils.
not
ferredlwith^ariyicouncilmen^regardl'n'g
it better to await the arrival of the
petition and, second, T will explain that
a new council next year may undo any
thing that might be done at this ttme,
"So far as I am concerned, I want
to say that I favor the sending of the
bell to the exposition, where it will
be viewed by millions of people. It
is the property of the nation and I do
not feel that Philadelphia has the
right to keep it .from the view of mil
]jo ii p of D&trlotic men women &nd
"Its pa.ssa.gre across the continent to
San Francisco will pro»e a triumphant
journey and thousands of hearts will
be filled with patriotic fervor.
"I promise to do what is in my power
to grant the petition of those half
million California school children, but
we must exact a guarantee from San
Francisco that if the Liberty bell is
permitted to leave Philadelphia it will
be returned to us intact."
After Blankenburg had delivered his
speech to Mrs. Doane he turned to
George McCurdy, president of the com
mon council, and asked him his view.
"I believe," said McCurdy to the
mayor, "that it is more important for
expert metallurgists to give their
opinion as to the safety of the bell
before the council gives consent to its
removal. Let the experts assure us
that it would he safe to take the bell
down and send it across the country
before we do anything in the way of
legislation. There is plenty of time
for the council to act."
The personal promise of the mayor
to urge the sending of the historic bell
to the Pacific coast impressed the score
or more present in the reception room.
Mrs. Doane, who has , been designated
"bell commissioner," and who has been
voted the most popular woman in Cali
fornia, had a carefully prepared ad
dress, but in the presence of the mayor
she became a bit nervous and came
perilously near forgetting her lines.
"California appreciates," she said,
"that no light request Is being made
when the privilege of having the bell
at the exposition is , asked. The people
of the Golden State feel no resent
ment, but rather honor, for the ori
ginal refusal to allow the bell to leave
your city.
"It was fitting that California should
be required to give specific proof of her
earnestness in this matter. Such proof
is here. Upon that reel, which I am
commissioned to present to you, are
the signatures of half a million school
children who are eager to view the
famous bell of which they have read
much in the history our country.
"The disappointment of that many
little children would be a grave mat
ter in Itself. But the withholding of
the Liberty bell from the great inter
national exposition itself would involve
far more.
"If you could have seen the thou
sands of bright faces and eager eyes
that lined the streets of our city as this
reel, with its impressive escore, passed
by on its way to this city, I am sure
that you would hesitate no longer, but
would grant the request which Califor
nia makes in solemn consciousness of
its seriousness.
"Let me tell the children of the great
west that Philadelphia will send them
the Liberty bell."
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