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FIRMS HELP
SANTA'S FUND
FOR CHRISTMAS
INDIVIDUALS. TOO, RALLYING
UNDER DINNER BANNER
STORE EMPLOYES SET EXAMPLE
IN CHARITY
Time Is Growing Short for Big Cele.
bration, and All Volunteers
Should Send in Names
and Cash
LATEST (ASH CONTIiIIH
Mrs. Victoria H. Trunk 110.00
Knockers' Table, Johathan club (addl
dltional) 10.00
Mrs. A. J. Wallace ...t 6.M)
Western Wholesale, Drug Co 6.00
Four good-hearted ml men i 00
Grorge 3. Blrkel-Co 2.0U
Eilther Carroll * W)
C. U. easier, Qarde Cal • 5.00
Harden City Van and Storage Co 1.50
Maudfl Kdwards 1.00
Subscriber 1-00
J. A. Trobeck 100
H. Astor "
Subscriber •••• ■'"'"
A Friend ■""
Lillian V. -■'
Mrs. G. A. W •••■• -•"■
C. M. Btaub sikh: company employes—
C. M. Staub. A. F. Rothwell. W. A.
Cabrlelson. .1. 8. Kwald, Ml»s ilrout,
,J..A. Prim, .1. K. s., K. Morrlpsey.
Miss Peterson, E. N. Ribbe, V. Me
l.iimHn. Orethcr, Cress, Curtlss, Mans
field ....; , '■■■ 16.26
I'KKVIOTSI.V KEI'ORTKO
The Herald 1200.00
Jay Davidson's list on account ITS.OO
a Friend EU.Oil,
Lot Angeles Firemen's Relief assli 60.00 :
Sundry lists ' tt.QH
Wayside Press !!G.OO,
L*Ol Angeles Investment Co 25.00
Knockers' table, Jonathan club 20.00
Herald company employes !'■'■'"',
I. George Thompson'! list on account.. 15.25
Schucider & Fiebur 16.00
Bartenders' union 10.00
Mr*. Louise E. Kerckhod 10.CD
.Si «■ York store 10.01}
I. N. Van Nuys I""11
Mrs. Martin Beeklns 10.10
M. Neuner company 10.00
Ilobert I." ckaptcr Daughters of Con
federacy, Initial donation 10.00
Mrs. Cameron i:. Thorn l">.00
Barbers' union 1.2, i
Employes Barker Bros 6.75
Postuffico Ftation 11 8.78
Itinerant friars »••., 5.35
II B. Woodlll 6.00
Mr.«. W. R. Hunt, Lincoln, 111 s.ni)
Name given later 6.00
Webster Davis 6-l">
Mrs. 11. W. Frank CO')
Mrs. Matilda fyirkey, Great Bind, Neb. 6.0 i)
Patroness «.W
Clgarmakers' union No. 225 5-(i"
Bishop & Co • 6.00
Mrs. J. O. Koepfll 5.10
T. v. Savage ■ 6.00
Socialist Lyceum 6.00
Mrs. Clara l'ann's list .46
Frank Walker -■•-"
scattering union printers 2.25
Mrs. E. .1. II '-' ""
J. O. Lotspelch 2M
K. S. Warner 2-0»
An Klk •. '•<*>
Friend - ■""
Bubtcrlb-r '■{■'"<
Subscriber *•«
Mary 12. Walker, Flagstaff, Ariz 2.00
Friend of little ones -■""
K. Porter ! *■<">
Neumann & Bchlll, delicatessen 2.00
Cora Daniels. Riverside 2<oo
Jin lor Sunshine club 1.00
Htiald readers. Ocean Park 2.00
U. H. Hotel guesU 10.OK
Palace cafe .....? 10.00
Fred W. Maier l"-00
*• O. Handle, 6.00
Hrigiware readers * 6.00
Pclnt.ettla honiistead No. 1785, American
Yeomen;^ im
Home Telephone Co., Olive hi. office,... 4.50
Columbia lodge »■<>»
Stewart 1.5 tie 100
M, «'. S., North Catallna, Pasadena.... 1. 00
Also many other gifts."
MIS< KI.I.A.VKOJS
a. R. Swift Talbert. five crates celery.
J. H. Moßowen, tijio crate celery.
j C McDowell, one crate celery.
J. S. McWllliauis, Bmaltwr, two sacks pota
toes.
c. C. H.. one dozen chickens.
With Christina* not much more than
a week ahead, the working committees
in The Herald's Christmas dinner and
entertainment for poor children to be
held at the Y. M. C. A. building and at
Simpson auditorium on the afternoon
fit December 25 have their hands full.
There la BO much to do that volun
teers can be used to advantage if they
will send their names, addresses, tele
phone numbers and preferred! work to
the Santa Claus editor of The Herald.
Much of the cost of the dinner will be
borne through voluntary gifts of labor
and supplies, but to feed 3000 children
is a labor of expense as well as of love,
and the malls must bring In baskatsfui
of checks before the entire army can be
properly taken care of.
Children are registering daily at The
Herald's supply depot, 323 South Hill
street, the old office of the Wright-Cal
lender company. All prospective guests
should come in person or send their
parents to fill out the blanks which call
for the name, age, addres and school
of applicants; also the name of a refer
ence if possible.
Children, .in writing to the Santa
■ dims editor, should be careful to sign
their names, ages and addresses. These
are often overlooked by writers, and
the letttrs cannot be filed by Santa If
he has no clew to the writers.
Confederacy Daughters
Robert K. Lee chapter, Daughters of
the Confederacy, is taking a conspicu
ous part in the Christmas dinner
through the volunteer work of its mem
bers who have for two weeks worked
diligently stirring up the generous im
pulses of the people in behalf of the
poor children. The committees have
also had personal interviews with the
officers of several women's clubs and
urged active participation In the grand
work of looking after the young peo
ple's happiness on the day of days.
Much benevolent work has been done
by the chapter for years in its quiet
way.
The staff of employes of the C. M.
■ Staub Shoe company, at Broadway and
Third street, has from the start taken
a deep Interest in the Christmas dinner
and entertainment. As soon as the
work was well under way a subscrip
tion list was started among the em
ployes, with the result that $16.25 was
raised In a little while.
As most of those who signed have
many relatives and friends to be re
membered with gifts the many re
cipients of this kindness will gratefully,
though silently, thank the donors.
Read, Then Give
Here is a letter to San*a which calls
for . Immediate aid If someone will
undertake to see that the wants are
supplied: ■■-.•";
.■•- Dear Santa Claus: 1 am a' poor
■little girl, l:! 'years old, and have
been sick In bed three weeks with
' fever because 11 'had. no shoes. I
(Continued on rags I'nreej ■
LOS ANGELES HERALD
NEW VICE GOVERNOR
POPULAR IN MANILA
' IF
VICE-GOVERNOR OF
PHILIPPINES MAKES
"HIT" WITH NATIVES
[Special to The Herald.)
BOSTON, Dee. i:,. - William Cameron
Forbes, the new vice governor of the
Philippines, has become remarkably
popular in Manila and other cities of
the islands, and advices received in this
city—his former home -state that he is
in fair way to become slated for a
much higher position.
The natives have taken a Kreat liking
to Mr, Forbes, who has been in the in
sular service since 1904 as secretary of
commerce aml pol Ice.
Mr. Forbes is a native of Massachu
setts and is li.l years of aye. lie is ;.'
graduate of Harvard and was in the
banking and commercial business in
'Huston for several years before leeoiv
ing his appointment at the hands of
the president.
Japanese Have Banquet
TOKIO, Dec. 15.Many Japanese
were present at. the annual dinner
given tonight by graduates of Yale
university. Congratulations on his
election as president were cabled to
Judge Taft and a reply, thanking the
senders for their good wishes, was re
ceived. . ;
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Clearing, colder Wednesday; probably
heavy frosts in the morning; light
north wind. Maximum temperature
yesterday, 60 degrees; minimum, 47
degrees.
LOCAL
Company formed to make special commer
cial business of aerial navigation.
Police raid cigar htancis where handbooks
on races are said to bo mada.
Civil service commission Investigating
charges made by j superintendent of branches
of public library.
Forthcoming convention of National L've
Stock association promises to be lively.
City council decides to call for new bids
on lire apparatus. '
Elderly capitalist, defendant in divorce suit,
accused by wife of nearly starving her.
New ordinance requires that butter be sold
by weight:
Old soldier declares dentist pulled wrong
tooth and wants him arrested.
Culverts to be built to carry away storm
waters on Pasadena avenue and Marmion
way.
"Governor" Morgan, noted mining pioneer,
dies at advanced age.
Captain Amots A. Fries talks at Hollywood
on harbor question.
Course adopted by war department fur
nishes strong argument for consolidation.
COAST
Midnight flro at Minor. N'pv.. del
bloojc In Imsini'ss section and does $100,000
damage.
Mrs. Martin of Oakland convicted hy
jury aftor rlellheratlon of ton minutes on
ihargo of dynamiting home of Juilge Og
dan.
Kmma Goldman and Ben Reltman, notod
anarchists, driven from town In Washing
ton, where they attempt to hold meetings;
anarchists enfrage lawyer to test legality
of case, hut on threats of police are scared
Into accepting deportation to Canada.
Representatives of various hoards of
health of Pacific coast cities meot In Port
lam! and form organization to fight bu-
bonic plague on slope.
Body of lato Chief of Police Biggy of
San Francisco found floating face upward,
arms outstretched, on bay off Goat island;
Is identified only by clothing; face is dis-
figured.
Merchants In Portland hippi ami protect
agalnnt proposed enforcement of freight
rate raise January 1.
State Controller Nye- urges that In
spector for various state offices be ap
pointed.
French couple arrested in Kan Francisco
on charge of Importing and harboring
women for Immoral purposes.
EASTERN
President sends another message to con
grsss In which he bitterly denounces pub
lisher of "New York, Joseph Pulitzer, for
latter's criticisms of Canal deal; Pulltaer
In caustic letter, repeats demands for In
vestigation and severely scorea chief ex-
ecutive.
Jury finally completed for trial or T.
Jenklna Haina at Flushing. I-. 1., and tak
ine of evidence will begin today.
Charles M. Bohwab, noted steel magnate,
appears before tariff revisionists at Wash
ington and defends present schedule, dls
agraelng with views of Andrew Carnegie.
Total popular vote for president in last
election finally tabulated and announced of
ficially; shows big gain for Bryan over
Parker, and also reveals heavy gains for
Socialists, but shows los« for Prohibitionists
and Populists.
IOHKII.N
Dutch warship captures Venezuelan coast
guard vessel known as "23 de Mayo" and
tows It triumphantly to WiltlameUdt with
Holland's flag on tup mast.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16. 1908.
ROOSEVELT
DENOUNCES
SLANDERERS
PANAMA CANAL DEAL MADE
SUBJECT OF MESSAGE
PUBLISHER OF NEW YORKWORLD
SEVERELY ARRAIGNED
Chief Executive, in Cpustic Language,
Scores Joseph Pulitzer and De.
Clares Government Will
Sue Him
fTTASHINGTO^, Dec. 15.— Repeated
11 peals at laughter greeted the
•' reading of the opening para
graph of President Roosevelt's mes- 1
saga to congress on the Panama canal
charges today.
As the secretary read the statement
thai the charges were "false in every
particular," Senator Bailey laughed
outright.
Other senators on both sides of the
chamber joined with him and when the.
reader reached the statement that a
Statement In a newspaper which he
mentioned would not be believed, them
was general merriment.
There was only a small number of
senators present When the reading was
begun and was hurried through, the
papers accompanying the message not
being read at all.
The message elicited the greatest in
terest in the house.
The members gave close attention
during the reading of the document
and t bore was a ripple of laughter
over tire president's . Hnra, tortatlon of
Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New
The message, with Its accompanying
porperty to the United stales
Accompanying the presidents mes
sage was a law bundle of documents
bearing upon (lie transfer of the canal
papers' was referred to committee..
Many of these documents wero in
French without English translations.
There was nothing which showed di
rectly the persons who received the
$40,000,000 paid by the United states.
DUt there was in. hided the names ol
about 7000 stockholders In the, old and
new Panama Canal companies, all of
them being citizens of France and of
the Colombian republic.
There was not the name of a citizen
of the United Slates in the lift.
Message from President ,
President Roosevelt's statement to the sen
ate concerning the purchase of the Panama
canal property by th. United States denounces
In strong language the charges that there «a»
anything wrong in th« acquisition by the
United States of the canal property. ht
•■These stories," he says, "were first brought
to m,"attention as published In a P«P« In
Indianapolis called the New., edited by Mr
Delavan Smith. The stories were scurrilous
and libelous In character and falsa m every
Pa"M? Ulßmlth ihelten, hlniwJf behind .the, ex
cuse that he merely accepted tho statements
which had appeared In a paper published In
New York—the World, owned by Joseph Pu
'"»?''to idle to my that the "'" character
of Mr. Pulitzer and his newspaper are such
that the statements In that paper will not be
believed by anybody; but unfortunately thou
sands of persons are 111-informed In this re
spect, and believe the statements they see
printed, even though they appear In a news
paper published*!- Mr. Pulitzer.'
Summarizing the charges made in this con
nection, the president Bays: \,
Charges Summarized^
"These statements sometimes appeared in the
editorials, sometimes in the news columns,
sometimes in the shape of contributions by In
dividuals, either known or unknown to be of
bad character. . .
•They am false in every particular, from be
ginning to end. The wickedness of the slan
ders is only surpassed by their falsity.
"Bo utterly baseless are the stories that ap
parentyl they represent In part merely material
collected for campaign purposes and In part
are stories originally concocted with a view
of positive blackmail. . „*. ■ r,
"The inventor of the story about Charles P.
Taft, for Instance, evidently supposed that at
some period of the Panama purchase W. It.
Taft was secretary of war, whereas In reality
W H. Taft never became secretary of war
until long after the wholo transaction in ques
tion had been closen.
"Tho inventor of the story about Douglas
Robinson had not taken the trouble to find out
the fact that Mr. Robinson had not had the
slightest connection, directly or indirectly, of
any kind or sort, with any phase of the Pana
ma transaction, from beginning to end.
"The men who attacked Mr. Root had not
taken the trouble to read the public documents
which would have Informed them that Mr.
Root had nothing to do with the purchase,
which was arranged entirely through the de
partment of Justice, under the (then) attorney
general, Mr. Knox.
• Investigation Unnecessary
"N'oiv, as a matter of fact, these itoriaa need
no investigation whatever. No shadow <>i proof
has been, or can be, produced in beniiir nr
any of them. They consist mainly of a string
of Infamous libels.
'■In form they hi- libels paillv on Individu
als—On Mr. Taft and Mr. Robinson, for In
stance—but In fact they me wholly and In
form partly a libel on tha United Btatol gov
ernment.
"I do not believe we should concern sul
selves with ti"- particular Indlvlduale, who
wrote the lylnu and Übeloua editorials, articles
from correspondents or articles in the Bewi
•■The real offender is Joseph Pulitzer, editor
and proprietor of. the World, While the crim
inal offense ol whloh Mr. Pulltser has )ieen
guilty Is in form a I It* I on Individuals, the l
great injury done is In blackening the Rood
namo of the American people.
"It should not bo left tv a private citizen to
sue Mr Pulitzer for libel. He should be
proseeuftd for libel by the governmental au
thorities.
"In point of encourag-ment of Iniquity, in
point of infamy, of wrong doing, there is I
nothing t" ohoose between p public servant wljol
betrays his trust, -i publlo servant who is
guilty of blackmail or ths/t, or financial dis
honesty of any kind, and a man guilty—as
Joseph Pulltser has been guilty In this In-
Nation's Duty to Punish
"It therefore Is a high national duty to bring
to justice this vlllifler of the American peo
■ iie this man who. wantonly and Wickedly and
without one shadow of justification, seeks to
blacken the character of reputable private citi
zens, and to convict the government of his own
country In the eyes of the otvllied world of
wrong doing of the basest and foulest kind.
when ha has not one shadow of justification
of any sort or description for the charge he
has made.
"The attorney gen?ral hns under considers
tlon the form unßer which the proceedings
agalnsl Mr. I'ulitzer shall be brought "
The president refers to various papers which
he transmits with his message, and calls atten- ,
tlon to numerous utterances and acts relating
to the canal and Its purchase.
He cites the act of congress by which he
was authorized to pay 140,000.000 for the canal
property, and says it was no concern of the
president what the New Panama Canal com
pany aid with tho money.
Kxplalnlng tin- method of concluding the
purchase th» president says:
"The I'iinaina canal transaction actually
was oarrlsd through not by the then secretary
of state, John Hay, or the then secretary of
wiir, BllhU Hoot, both of whom, however,
were cognizant of atl the essential features;
(Continued on Pstge Two)
VENEZUELAN WARSHIP
"23 DE MAYO" TAKEN
BY DUTCH ON DEC. 13
+ WILLEMSTAD. Dec. 15.— *
* Dutch battleeship Jacob ■ Van ♦
<• Heemskerk arrived in the harbor *
+ at 8 o'clock this morning towing as •*•
•*• a prize the Venezuelan coast guard +
* ship "23 de Mayo." *
♦ Word of the capture had already *
♦ been received here, and a great ♦
<> throng of people lined the quays V
4» to witness. *•*
* The flag of The Netherlands had +
4- been hoisted to the peak of the
+ captured Venezuelan coast guard +
4* ship, and astern the Dutch flag ♦
+ tkited the Venezuelan colors. ♦
♦ The capture of the "23 de Mayo" •*•
* was effected December 13 at a ♦
* point little north of Cumana on +
+ the gulf of Curacao. The battle- *
+ ship Jacob Van .leemskerk ob- 4*
♦ served the "23 de Mayo" in the *
* offing, took possession of her and V
+ sent, a prize crew aboard. The *
* Venezuelan crew which had been +
4* in charge of the guard ship was ♦
♦ sent ashore in the small boats of ■!•
4* the captured ship. 4*
♦'.£'♦♦♦♦ * + ♦ ♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
TOTAL POPULAR
VOTE TABULATED
COMPLETE OFFICIAL COUNT
ANNOUNCED
Socialist Candidate Receives 46,188
Ballots More Than in Preceding
Election —Prohibitionists
Lose 17,284
NEW YORK, Vice. IB.—Tha total
popular vote of the presidential candl
dates at the last national election wag
made known today In an official form
by the filing of the last of the official
vote, that of Michigan. The total shows
the following voles cast:
Taft, Republican, T,63T.«78.
Bryan, Democrat, fi,393,182.
Debs, Socialist, 448,471.
Chafln, Prohibitionist, 241,252.
HisKcn, Independent, s.'MSB.
WatKon, Populist, 33.871.
(Jilhaus, Socialist-Labor, 15,421.
Total for all candidates, i4,Hr">^,23!>.
This grand total exceeds by 1,341,531
tho total number of votes cast In the
presidential .-lection of 1904, when the
grand total w;is 13,510,70 N.
Compared with that election, the <;m
--didatea of I lie Republican, Democratic
and Socialist parties Increased their
vote this year. The reverse is true of
the candidates of the Prohibition, Popu
list and Socialtst-JJabor parties.
The Independence parly <lld not figure
in the presidential election four years
ago.
The biggest difference In a party vote
is shown. In an increase for Bryan of
1.315,211 over til" total vote cast in 1904
for Alton B. Parker, O»o Democratic
candidate, ... ; ...... .
I • Taft 't><vh iii ii. ■ *\i"**vl-'l"«»*'3 »•*"''
were polled for President Roosevelt In
1904, and Debs ran 46,168 ahead of his
vote in 1904.
Populists Lose Most
. . The heaviest loss is shown by the
Populist party, which, with the same
candidates, registered .83,312 votes less
this year than In 1904, when their total
was 117.183.
The Prohibition candidate, Chafin,
ran 17,284 votes behind the 1904 mark
Of his party, and Gilhaus, the Socialist-
Labor candidate, received only about 50
per cent of the vote given to Corrlgan,
Which was 31,249 in the previous presi
dential raae. ' -'
New York (8:0,070), Pennsylvania
(745,779) and Illinois (829,932) gave Taft
the greatest number of votes among the
states, while as to Bryan, the order
was New York (667,468), Ohio (502,721)
and Illinois (450,810).
The votes east for Taft and Bryan
were almost identical in number In two
states, namely Maryland and Uevada.
In the first mentioned Taft received
111,253 and Bryan 111,117, and in the
other 10,211 and 10,655, respectively.
Debs received his largest vote In Penn
sylvania (89,913), Illinois (39,711) an I
New York (38,451).
Delaware gave Dobs only 7."i votes.
Hisgen's vote in New York, 35,817, and !
in his own statet, Massachusetts, 19,237.
together formed nearly two-thirds of
all the votes he received' in the whole
country.
In six states not a vote was east for
Hisgen. Nine slates registered not a
single vote for the Prohibition candi
date.
The Socialist-Labor candidate re
ceived votes iii only thirteen states, and
in only nineteen stales were votes cast
for Watson of the Populist party.
Popular Vote by States
The popular vote for president:
Taft. Bryan Debt
STATE- (Rep.) (Dem.) (Soc.)
Alabama 2C.308 74.874
Arkansas M.947 N.O4J WTO
California 185.0.54 107,770 18,736
Colorado 183.700 i:6,64!) 7,971
Connecticut 1'2.«15 *'.Z"' r' ""■
DelaWare a».*>o 22.1 M "■"•
Florida '..... 10,854 31.104 3.T17
Georgia ■ 41,893 72.360 004
Idaho ;..:: ' 50.0 M 54.809 . :-a
Illinois 629.M! 400,810 39,711
Indiana •■■• 841,998 338,283 13.47fi
lowa 275,810 800,771 8.587
Kansas 197,166 '«•»• 12.240
Kentucky 235,711 249.692 i 4.0(i1>
Louisiana ...' " .058 ti:;-r'l;s J.S:(S
Maine '. 66.987 3."., 463 1.768
Maryland i1U.863 111.117 3,500
Massachusetts 885, I 155,54* , 10.(v9
Michigan 833,313 1H.21S 11.027
Minnesota 195.7 M 109,433 14.409
Mississippi 4.4*1 ■'•'" I.4i>S
Mlsourl 346,915 345,884 15.538
Montana 32.333 ' 59,326 6.800
Nebraska 126,603 130,781 3.5?!
Nevada 10,214 10,868 2,02!)
New Hampshire .... 53,144 3.1.CM '■-''■'
New Jersey 265,298 182,522 10.24:1
New York ' R70.070 . ■ 665,468 35,1.".1
North Carolina 114.887 136,92s "'•
North Dakota 57.771 . 32.909. 8.403
Ohio 572.312 502.721 88,T»"
Oklahoma "0.550 123.K07 21.7.-.2
Oregon 62.350 . 88,048 7,430
Pennsylvania 745,779 448,785 39,913
Rhode Island 43,942 24,706 1,365
South Carolina ..... 3.84T 62.289 101
South Dakota 67,488- 40,566 2.846
Tennessee 118,287 13.1,6.10 1.878
Texas 69.229 227.284 8.524
Ttan ■ 61,028 42.601- 4,898
Vermont - M.« 6» »■<•• SO2
Virginia ■ 68,878 82,946 JH
Washington 106,062 68.3K.1 14.77;
West Virginia ...... 187,888 111,418 ■ 3,«76
Wisconsin 248,67:1 166,707 28,146
Wyoming 17,708 12.778 I.IM
Totals 7,637.676 6,593,11t; . 448,471
« • »
To Call Conference
pahis, Dec. is.—The government lms
decided to call an International con
ference to consider tlir question of ec- i
tahllßliliiK a system of international
lawa relating to aerostatics. '
PUBLISHER OF
WORLD REPLIES
TO ROOSEVELT
NEW YORK EDITOR REPEATS
CRITICISMS
jCHIEF EXECUTIVE SEVERELY
CONDEMNED FOR POLICY
Newspaper Says It Is First Time the
President Asserted Doctrine of
Lese Majesty—Demands
Investigation
VfEW fORK, Dec. 16.—The World
j\ in the course of its answer to
-^■* President Roosevelt's refßrence to
that paper in his special message to
congress today says:
"Mr. Roosevelt is mistaken. He can
not muzzle ilie World.
'While no amount of 'billingsgate' on
his part ran :ilt<r our determination
to treat him with judicial impartiality
and sorupulous fairness, wo repeat
whtu \\ t . have already said, that the
i grass ol the United Statos should
make n thorough investigation of the
whole Panama transaction, that the
full truth may be known to the Amer
ican people.
"The \Ynrhi appreciates tha Impor
tance and significance of Mr. Roose
velt's statement when he declared to
congress that the proprietor of the
World 'should be prosecuted for libel
by the governmental authorities' and
that tiie attorney general fiaa under
consideration Ihe Corn under which
the proceedings against Mr. Pulitzer
shall bo brought.'
"This is the first tlnir a president
ever assertfcd tin- doctrine of ie.se
i majesty or proposed in the absence of
specific legislation the criminal prose
cution by the government of citizens
who criticised the conduct of the gov
ernment or the conduct of Individuals
who may have had dealings with the
government.
"Neither the kine of Great Britain
nor the German emperor would ven
ture to arrogate such power to himself.
John Adams attempted to enforce tha
sedition law, which destroyed the Fed
eralist party in America.
"Roosevelt's Pretext"
"President Roosevelt, in the absence
of law. officially proposes to u.se all
the power of the greatest government
on earth to cripple the freedom of the
press on the pretext that the govern
ment itself lias been libeled —and he la
the government.
"It Is true tne World printed the pub
lic reports concerning the Panama
canal affair which resulted from Wil
liam Nelson Cromwell's appeal to the
district attorney's office during the
recent campaign to prevent 'he publi
cation of :« story which was said to
be In the hands of the Democratic na
tional nonjrnitl
:i '.-.. i- sti'. iVitimveii'R mvn M-tiiin
which raised the Issue in the cam-
P»iKn.
•'lt Is true also that when Mr. Roose
velt made his attach upon Delavan
Smith the World called attention to
certain statements which Mr. Roose
velt must have known to have been
false and misleading and appealed to
congress to end all scandal by a full
and impartial Investigation.
"If this be treason, let Mr. Roosevelt
make the most of it.
"Mr. Roosevelt's remarkable habit of
Inaccurate statements makes it Impos
sible to accept his Judgments or his
conclusions,
"in his message he does nol state
correctly even so simple a matter as
the pretended causes of his grievances.
Taft Denied Taking Part
"The World lias never said tli.vl
(Continued on I'ago Two)
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PULLMAN'S LOSSES
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—At the opening
of the second day' 3 hearing before In
terstate Commerce Commissioner Lane
concerning the complaint of George S.
liOftus that the rates on sleeping-car
berths are exorbitant, a demand was
made on the Pullman company for a
itatement showing the percentage of
berths occupied annually by persons
holding passes.
The demand, which was made by At
torney Manahann representing the com
plainant, was vigorously opposed by
Attorney Fernald for the Pullman com
pany.
After much argument, Commissioner
Kan? ruled the company should produce
the desired information and instructed
William Hough, assistant auditor of the
Pullman company, who had been re
called to the stand today, to furnish the
statement.
In response to a demand made yes
terday, Mr. Hough produced a state
ment showing the money lost by the
company in refunding fares.
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year 1906 was $88,819, and that In the
following year it had been swelled to
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count has risen to $105,795..,'
Demand Increase in Wage Scale
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 15,—A gen
eral Increase of practically 26 per cent
on ihc wage scale, to take effect De
cember 19 next, will be demanded by
the National Window Qiass Workers.
A L. Faulkner, president of the union.
siid today the members would make
the fmht of their lues In order to gain
the higher rate of compensation. The
new scale was announced today at the
close of a live-days' session of the
scale committee of the union. It will
affect every window «lass factory in
the United States, both hand and ma
chine, and includes 71)00 skilled em
ployes.
Noted Author Dead
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Dee. 16.—
Donald Grani Mitchell (I. K. Marvel)
died ul hia home In Edgewood tonight.
I fCE CENTS
BODY OF LATE
POLICE CHIEF
FOUND IN BAY
WILLIAM J. BIGGY RECOVERED
FROM WATERY GRAVE
CORPSE IS SEEN FLOATING OFF
GOAT ISLAND
Identification Is Made Only by Means
of Clothing, as Face Is Disfigured.
Officials Seem Sure of
Identity
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.—Th«
body of William J. Biggy, late
chief of police, who disappeared
from the police launch patrol on the
night of November 30, was recovered
from tho waters of the San Francisco
bay.
From the appearance of the body and
the locality in which It was found there
is every reason to believe tha"t it had
remained undisturbed at the bottom of
the bay, not far from the spot where
Chief Biggy is supposed to have been
lost.
Although the features were more or
less lacerated and decomposed, the re
mains were easily identified by means
v the clothing.
Except for the hat, the clothing, even
to overcoat and gloves, was intact, and
it was evident that Chief Biggy had
made no change in his attire after his
last brief conversation with Engineer
Murphy, who was operating the patrol
on the night of the disappearance.
The body was sighted first by pas
sengers on the ferryboat Transit. It
was floating midway across the stream
between Qoat island and the end of
Mission struct.
The fact was at once reported, and
the Patrol, which has been intermit
tently engaged in tho search for the
past fortnight, immediately started out,
accompanied by a fleet of launches.
One of these whs hailed by the crew
of the scow schooner George Woods,
who had in tin; meantime sighted and
recovered the body.
Body Transferred
It was transferred to the police offl
aboard the launch aVid towed to
the Mission street dock.
From points all along the water front
an Immense crowd quickly assembled,
.Scores of policemen were hurried to
the scene. .-l?i<I within a few moments
Acting chief Cutler, Captains Conroy
iirnl Kelly, and a number of subordinate
officials were at the dock:
Just before noon the'coroner's depu
ties took charge of the remains, which
were lifted into the morgue wagon,
while the police stood at attention with
bared heads.
The wagon was accompanied to the
coroner's office by an escort of mounted
police and by Acting Chief Cutler in
an automobile.
In the presence of Acting Chief Cut
ler, Chief Deputy Coroner Kennedy and
other officials, a March of the cloth
ing in which the body was attired, whs
made Immediately upon arrival at tho
morgue.
By means of the two badges which
Chief Blggy wore, a locket with his
monogram, a muffler, a stick pin, his
police whistle and other articles, the
identification was made beyond the
shallow of a doubt.
The watch which Chief Biggy always
carried was stopped at 9:12 o'clock. So
far ;ts could be ascertained, there were
no papers in the pockets to which any
significance could be attached, and It
was concluded if Chief Blggy had a
written resignation prepared on the
occasion of his visit to Police Commis
oyier Huro Keil at the latter's home
In Belvedere, he had disposed of it in
Borne manner before he met his death.
Much to the surprise of the search
ers, a hammerless revolver, wtth al!
chambers loaded, was found in a
pocket, notwithstanding th« fart that
t lie lute chief's pistol was found after
his dead, in a restaurant where he hart
dined on the nlffht of his death.
There was no mark of violence on
tlic body, but an autopsy will be held
to assist, if possible, in clearing uo the
manner of death. The inquest probably
will not be held until next week.
Tells of Conversation
With the finding of the body of Chief
of Police William J. Uiggy In the bay
thin morning the full reasons for his
\isii to Commissioner Keil promise to
be revealed to the public. The morn
ing after the chiefs disappearance
from the police launch Keil made an
extensive memorandum of the conver
sation which he had with the head of
the police department on the previous
evening and entrusted It to Mayor
Taylor, who refuses to divulge its con
tents.
Commissioner Keil said today:
"While the publication of the con
versation 1 bad with the dead chief on
the evening of November 30 would do
iiiueh honor to his memory it might
possibly be the cause of more harm
than good. In that it would lead to re
criminatory attacks.
"Biggy talked with me perhaps more
freely than with anyone else, itnd in
his conversation that night he was
particularly open anil frank. 1 would
give tire memorandum which I made
on the following morning If I were
convinced that an] good could com*
"I may consider it advisable to bring
this matter out at the time of tJw
inquest."
Late this afternoon the body w
dead chief of police was removed to
an undertaking establishment.
The funeral will take plate from s-
Mary's cathedral next Thursday,
services will be conducted and,!
auspices of the Knights of Oolun
and almost the entire police dep
ment will attend. .
A sergeant of police and t,ix patrol
men have been detailed by tho p
commissioners to act as guard
honor and the men will relieve •
other In tight-hour watches b
corpse.
The body will not be exposed to
public view on account of its
vanoed stage of decomposition, oi
to its lengthy stay in the water.
File Action in Bankruptcy
NEW YORK, I>i-e. 18. "' ir>
bankruptcy against Patrick J. Kimm,
the missing president nf the Fidelity
ETundlns ootnpany, was filed in the
cral court here today. Tha petltto
1 on three claims aggregating
about J3600.