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; Gitizen Roosevelt. After the/presi
dency what? Rulers of European nations
and many statesmen give their opinions of
his possible future in
THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME Cm.—N O. 67.
POET STERLING
DEMANDS SCALP
OF A JANITOR
Author of "Wine of Wizardry"
Writes Letter to Oakland
Library Trustees
Protests Against an Attempt by
the Man With the Mop
to Eject Him
Offender Is Placed on Trial at
Special Meeting and Re«
tains His Job
George Sterling, author of
"Wine of Wizardry," whose dig
nity was ruffled by the pyro
technic speech of an Oakland
library janitor.
OAKLAND. Feb. 4.-l George
Sterling, poet, dreamer, author of
;"The Wine of Wizardry," which
Ambrose Bierce pronounces the great
est poem ever written in America, was
the direct cause of a special meeting of
the board of library trustees in the free
public library tonight, as the* aftermath |
of a clash between the poet and the
sub janitor, Edward P. Perrin. The
conflict began .last Sunday afternoon
when Sterling visited the library to con
sult the various dictionaries. It is sup
posed that the poet was driven at last
to a storehouse of vocabularies and in
fringed on the library rules, in that he
entered the main reference room on
Sunday. At , that hour the reading
room alone was open to poet or bour
geois, and the janitor reigned supreme,
with a mop for scepter and a scrub
bucket for ft crown. In the reference
room •when Sterling invaded his«£ab
bath domain.
Sterling was chaperoned by Assistant
Librarian Epperson. The' librarian,
says Janitor Perrin, was the butt of
.the indignation which Perrin felt. As
a. result. Sterling felt that he was in
sulted when the man who did real work
instead of literary work objected. The
cause of the objection was that Ster
ling had come from the rain outside,
and, according' to Perrin, it was of no
use to scrub when a poet was allowed
Xo wander at will, even as Sterling's
imagination wandered the universe In
"The "Wine of Wizardry."
WRITES PROTESTING LETTER
Sterling: wrote a classic letter to the
board of library \u25a0 trustees, and these
men, feeling: tome Interest above the
ordinary for the man who helps nil
their library, called the special meet-
Ing. Here Is the letter:
"As a citizen and tax payer I wish to
protest ag-alnst the treatment to which
I and one of your library employes
were subjected last Sunday, February
2., 190 S. On that occasion your library
employe conducted me to the main
room, where I wished to consult the
dictionary for a minute. We -were
verbally assailed' by one Perrin, the
subjanltor In your library, in an out
rageously offensive manner. ' Inasmuch
as M?e may nave entered the main room
outside of the proper hours I have no
disposition to cavil at the protest of
this janitor at our presence; but the
fact that his protest was In a grossly
Insulting manner brands him at an
irresponsible hoodlum, a disgrace to i
the board to which he owes the tenure
of Ills position: a standing and con
stant menace to the * body . of citizens
which your honorable body represents. :
Begging leave to subscribe myself,
"GEORGE STERLING."
In', the Inquiry by the . library board,
under Chairman ; Dr. Harry P/ Carlton,
It came out. that this was the way of
it: Sterling entered with Epperson,
and Perrin voiced his protests with a
dire threat of ejectment. Then Ster
ling arose to. tlie emergency, scowling
Owktinaed , on Page ' 2, Column 6.
The San Francisco Call.
Register NOW, Republicans
// you don't want Her'
rin to rule you. get on the
register before April 15.
Old registration has alt
expired — you must register
again before April 15 or you
can't vote at the May
primaries.
Registration closed April
15. I . \u25a0 .
Last day on which reg*
istered voter can move to
another precinct and not
lose his primary vote,
April 6.
Registrar's office in the
old city hall open from 9
a. m. to 5 p. m.
Register NOW, Republicans
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXY 86
TV|EDNESDAT. FEBRUARY 5, 1908 .
WEATHER CONDITIONS '
YESTERDAY— Rain; touthwwt wind; maxi
mum tfinf«rature, 34; minimum, 40.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Cloudy; i>o6«lbly
light ebowers; fresh southerly winds., Puge 11
EDITORIAL .
A great day for plants. Pace 4
The tax on corporation franchise*. Page 4
A soldier tells why. Page 4
Inrolres the bis fine. Pasre 4
GRAFT .
Ruef is anxious over immunity - contract and
Ms lawyers wonder who will be first to produce
it in court. . Pace 3
CRISIS IN PORTUGAL)
Franco, accused of murder by Queen Amelle,
slinks away from Lisbon and .is expected tn
Spain. Page 1
CITY
Acb, Ruef 's attorney, leads other graft de
fenders In shyster tactics. to block Burn* depo
sition. Page 1
Police, Judges dismiss . cases against accused
milkmen because of faulty complaints. 'Page 14
Woman suing for diTorce alleges that her
husband accused', ber cf flirting with.: surgeon
while she was being operated upon for appen
dicitis. ...... ',_ Page 14
* Elimination cf "death curre" and widening
of . Montgomery ave&ne and Commercial | street
recommended by utilities committee. Pace 5.
Report that Arcbbishop Klordan is secretly.
adTOcatlng the eleration of "Archbishop Ireland
to college of cardinals denied- here. "Page 14
Attorneys' for Millionaire Talbot and bis -wife
are negotiating for a settlement of their diroree
litigation out. of court. Page 14
British financier here on tour of inspection . in
Interests of foreign Investors. Page 3
Dr. Henry W. Gibbons is seriously hurt when
trolley car running at excesalre speed wrecks
bis runabout. Page 14
Police S«rgeant Harper will contest the right
of Chief Biggy to disrate bun on account
of age. Pas;» 8
James Treadwell avoids . bench warrant whil«
seeking bail under new Indictment to arold
going to Jail again. , Page 8
SUBURBAN
George Sterling, author of "-The Win* *l
Wizardy," demand the discharge of -an \u25a0 Oak
land library janitor who tried to eject him, but
the janitor holds his job. Page 1
Supervisor William Bridge astounds meeting of
citizens of outlying districts by - remarkable
statement. ' N Page 7
"Critics of San Francisco graft prosecution
denounced at meeting of students of University
of California. v Page 7
Alasaeda county to refond'sam of $10,000 col
lected In excess of * amounts due for personal
taxes. Page 7
Soderberg trial is begun before Judge . Melvln,
but no jurors are accepted during the first ses
sion. . Page 0
Group of students at University of California
search Bancroft library collection for: manu
scripts . bearing on tbe early history of . the
state. Page 6
Woman compsnion of . A. R. Peddler of Oak
land confesses that Peddler is guilty of stealing
money from guest In his . home. Page 6
Police of Oakland - search for two - alleged
check - forgers who are accused of swindling
many persons. \u25a0 Paste 6
Two women pursued many blocks in Oakland
and robbed of purees. . Page «
COAST
Final arguments will be begun . today In the
John H. Hall land "conspiracy ct*e at Port
land. . Paa;« 3
EASTERN
President Roosevelt \u25a0 will \u25a0: make an announce'
ment today tending to minim Ik the Import
ance '• of - - tariff - revision \u25a0as ; a - 1808 . campaign
issue.. Pace 1
- Chief of Police of Chicago declares anarchists
In that city, were never - more . dangerous 'than
at the present " time. Pax*' a
Martin W. Littleton Is reported' to have ended
connection with Thaw case. Page 3
FOREIGN r
Countess of Yarmcmtb, * sister of Harry ' K.
Thaw,. will be granted divorce by default, obvi
ating need of secret bearing,' -^ ';.\u25a0'- Page 3
Russia . sends troops to . frontier to - menace
TurkUi* army now threatening Persia. „ Pag* 3
Torpedo flotilla' rejoins fleet at Punta Arenas,'
where tbe Chilean officials entertain ; Admiral
Erans. Paa;a 3
SPORTS .
New York jockey ' club issues a pamphlet 'on
"Tbe . Truth About ; Racing."^ ; \ - ; Pag* 9
Fred Bent wins the Pleasanton handicap at
Emerj-xille. ' Page 8
Four long shots win parses at the Santa "Anita
track. . * , Pake 9
Rudolpb Unbolf outpoints Battling - Kelson [in
10 round boxing bout in Los Angeles. Pase 8
Robert Hunter makes excellent score hvtb.4
golf competition at Coronada Pace 9
LABOR
Union men propose a mass meeting of all or
ganizations to discuss prospective leglsla-
Uon. " \u25a0'.' Paa;e S
MINING
Belmont and Opbir rise smartly . in - the^ mar
ket, - but' Goldfield Consolidated ~ takes a
drop. ; - _\u25a0 V - Pave 13
MARINE . ; -
Steerage passenger dies- during, roysg'e 'of
Alameda . "\u25a0 from . Honolulu . and 'is * burled >.* at
•et.''^-*I - * Page 11
SOCIAL.
General A. \u25a0W. Greely and ; Mrs. Greely, return
to California ,• and /will ; make V home ~at; La
Granada, j Berkeley,' until March, I when they, will
tail for the rhillppines,',"^^^ Page 4
SAN O^RANCISGOi WEDNESDAY; FEBRUARY 5, 1908;
TARIFF QUESTION
WILL BE KEPT IN
BACKGROUND
President Roosevelt Wants Cam
paign to Be Made on Issue
'% of His Policies
Will Make Announcement of His
Attitude to a Delegation
of Businessmen
Wants Agitation for Revision
Deferred Until After Elec
tion in November^
Ira E. Bennett
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL '
, WASHINGTON, Feb.' 4.—Presi
dent Roosevelt is . preparing Van an
nouncement which is expected to
minimize the importance' of tariff re
vision as a 1908. campaign issue, so
the fight for. the presidency' 1 may. re
volve about "my policies." The pres
ident's announcement probably, will
be made tomorrow, when he will re
ceive a delegation of
who have come to Washington for
the purpose of stirring congress into
acting on the tariff. These men want
a oledge from" the republican leaders
that the tariff will be revised at some
definite period in the future.' -They
would like to have a commission ap
pointed at once to. investigate the
whole range of; subjects embraced in
the tariff situation so that congress
can change the law after the presi
dential campaign. „ . <
It is understood that the president will
say something to the' delegates when
he sees them ',tomorrow.'that will be
satisfactory, to them. Just what 'it
will be has not yet been made known
beyond the- fact^that it is expected to
please those who want something defi
nite about revision- \u25a0 ' ...
. It is known .also that the president
is anxious to have ,the:-tariff kept in
the - background v ln - the coming cam
paign so that the fight may be made
exclusively on the Roosevelt .policies.
TARIFF REVISION MUST \
f- AWAIT; SHORT SESSION
Delegation Is Told That No Ac
tion Will Be Taken Until
'£& After the Election
WASHINGTON, Feb." 4 '. — The* present
congress will: not appoint a tariff com
mission. Revision of the tariff will be
undertaken next winter in . the short
session.
. These announcements, in substance,
were made today by Chairman Payne
of . the house committee on. ways -and
means,. In the presence and. with the
tacit .'approval of Speaker Cannon, the
occasion being' a call upon, those lead
ers by a tariff revision delegation from
various parts of.the country, compris
ing representatives of "many of. the
biggest manufacturing, and industrial
concerns In the . United States and
headed by James W. Van Cleave of St.
Louis, president of the national asso
ciation of manufacturers.' •
\u25a0/: The delegation spent more than an
hour presenting its case and listening
to 1 replies. by the foremost two republi
can leaders in the house;" which, while'
they were cordially J couched,' were vir
tually a refusal of all that the delega
tion.had journeyedrto Washington to
plead for. '. . -,:•>?
/In Introducing the subject of the ap
pointment of a .tariff ' commission 'in
line with -the Beveridge bill; offered' re
cently, in the senate, Van Cleave' said
that the "delegation was unanimous '. in
.the belief ' that "the matter ; of '\u25a0] the
tariff can" be best handled by . the appli
cation of a hard headed ' business bill,",
which would . so amend the tariff sched
ules as to encourage the \ development
of ; foreign .'commerce by the producers
of the United States V without -'at- the
same 'time exposing;. their goods to the
reactionary effects of free ', trade He
said " it'/was '. the firm belief of the vast i
interests . represented by the members
of .the delegation that wholesome^ re
vision of the tariff could ; be best got ; by
a commission appointed :to ascertain
the r costs of domestic , production, itie
relative profits derivable from /.' home
and' foreign/sales and. allf the multi
tudinous facts! appertaining to so com-,
plex :\u25a0,. and important a. .subject. \u25a0
"We want," he said, " "and we believe
-we can truthfully state to you that the
whole ' country, wants a 'sound and ra
.tional: business ''corisiderationV of Vthi
subject, and .we believe, after long and
earnest study • of the situation, that; the
suggestion \u25a0\u25a0 of the' appointment Iof*" a
tariff .commission to stand" between' us
and you— to , recißiye and and
formulate the mass cf \u25a0 technical In
formation we have to offer, : and then to
present it ,to;congress : iri^compact^and
intelligent. shape7-i-embodies . best
means of arriving at .that result.'.'* •. : .
, Others spoke : alon g these % ; lines, ; each
branching. into- concrete; illustration of
his "points by citing J the- condition s ex
isting in his (particular business. .'\u25a0'.'
•Speaker ; Cannon, r interrupting one
speaker,; asked: „»„ ••- - ,'\u25a0'-,'} ''-'''-, \u25a0 ..
>\u25a0 "Do 1 1 'understand r. that you •\u25a0 favor on
Continued on Page 2, Middle Column • j
'?k: The Pantheon, last resting -place of Portugal's kings, from a photograph showing the
flower, decked coffin '• of King -Luiz I, father of King : Carlos. / Below is a photograph of Mont
Estoria^ 'a summer villa of Queen; Maria Pia and her daughter in law, Queen Amelie, mother
of KJijg Manuel 11. Dr. J/ de S.VBettencourt, vice consul for Portugal in San Francisco, who
•is ajpiangihg details for memorial service in Oakland church. ...
Saysflnpe|i|fll||ea|
TaftonFdurftSf
Computation by : Political Ex* t
perts Gives Nomina tion to
* New York's Governor
\ -'\u25a0 ' \u25a0 ' , •' ' • \u25a0 \u25a0 - '
DISPATCH TO THE CALL -
; /WASHINGTON. *>^ 4— The Wash
ington.Post will print tomorrow, a pre
diction of Hughes' nomination* compiled
by. three^expert- political observers, one
of r them a 'middle \u25a0 western' man, another
an ; easterner-' and .a-thlrd a newspaper
man. 1 The ; computation gives Hughes
the; nomination on the fourth-ballot.
The t computers ' say : the balloting ; may
be | prolonged, ' although the , result "will
be .the; same. They; give the following
points as the basis of their figuring: >'• j *
'First— Taft will be aboutv 150?. votes
short of nomination on -the : first sballbt.
Thereafter he will gain ~ slightly, ;but
not "enough. • J - ;
,; Second— Hughes will, /be v about. • 125
votes .behind -Taft ' on:, the , first;-ballot,
but \u25a0 wiil^ gain (steadily /from; an ti-Taft
quarters until' nominated.'
. Third-r^Cannon ,'; v wlll;l. lose
quickest. * More -than half of the Illi
nois-delegation 'is - for Cannon. These
will break to <.Taft, which- will.- cause
Pannsyl variia later on in the same -bal
lot to break to Hughes. . This will place
Hughes i within 100, of the nomination,
andion'Hhe' fourth" ballot ;the;Poraker
fdrces;and;"band' wagon climbers" "will
complete the work. :.
The total votes -on fthe i four ballot*
are computed': as^follows: \u25a0* * ..-. .\u25a0'•_• ..j.
| First__ banot--Taf t, 333 ; Hughes,- j 211 ;
Cannon," ,124 ; 1 Fairbanks, ;V76;.; V 7 6 ;. Foraker,
76;': knox, ; 80; .Cort'elyou, > 12; i.La Foil
lette,'; .- 56 ; / Cummins, 112.1 12. ; Total,'-" 9&0.
Necessaryjto a, choice,' 49l.
'\u25a0-./-The last ballot; Is ; as. follows: ;
,Taf^S64;Hughes^6o6;; Fairbanks, 52;
Foraker,*, 14^ Cortelyou/ \u25a0 6; La Follette, 1
38; the others' dropping out. • • '
/ \u25a0 Nearly \u25a0 all of j the * sou thern ; vote j.is
given/to" Taft,- and; each ; favorite son is
given /the vote , of his" state.Tyet" Taft A'a
.beaten: by 7 Hughes .with : the; help ; of
Pennsylvania/and scattering votes. •'.
/"• The tablejgives Taft 16 and Hughes; 4
from "California! j /•/\u25a0;/;. * '\u25a0 ' ,
\u25a0REPORTS 10,000 MOORS L
'SLAIN BY THE FRENCH
London Hears. of Battle. With i
-V: $ Intrepid - Desert Tribes- * i
men in Morocco: V
LONDON, /Feb. . 4.— The; London -news
agency publishes a; dispatch-: from '/Tan
gier saying Ihere has 'been ' a battle'be
tween ' the / French arid the Moors near
Setta,, Morocco.- in*. which. 10,000* Moors
were 'skilled • o^r .Wounded "and .-i n ~ which
the French lost' l6o men, 1 including four
\u25a0 offlcers/. ; V -\u25a0'\u25a0. ."\u25a0\u25a0 /* . -/\u25a0 '.-,' l V'- <
;•' The Moors," showing \u25a0 intrepid • bravery,
«barged;up i to- the mouths of : the- ene
my's v guns ; until their . corpses lay. . in
great piles on' the; ground. • . -.- . \u25a0".'. 11
\u25a0 \u25a0;\u25a0*\u25a0 It*:, is •; possible t the '\u25a0: engagement 're
ferred -.to ; In', theVabove dispatch . is \ the
same that" was/reported from- Paris last
night/; in 'wbich^ight^ Frenchmen- were
rep or ted killedfa^'d'; 5 0 twoUnded.] .'^
Ach Resorts to Shyster
Tactics to Aid Rubf
Seeks to Block Burns Deposition
. .on .Grourd 'j "Named by \u25a0
E veryb ody : Else** ,
-t Henry; Ach," j chief attorney . for Abra^
bara : Huefi '.was . given "his tirst oppor
tunity. lastVnight L . to, indulge in a round
of his * shyster-tactics, since taking up
; the />cause of thej fallen boss for. .the
second \u25a0 time, -and .he . reveled \u25a0in the
privilege. 7 Stanley KMoore of the United
Railroads "counsel and Charles H.JFair-;
all, "': : attorney : for Eugene E. Schmitz,
immediately : became XAch's complacent
'f olioweirs "and -kept well along with f the
pace" set"; by ' th«S .tricky, obstructionist.
The ", occasion '.was the .taking ;of the
deposition pi ".Thomas ;P.' Burns,; cashier,
"of 'the! United*- States fsubtreasury, as _a
witness" for the prosecution in the cases
growing out of the trolley bribery: deal.'*
V" Burns '^was- examined •before -Judge
Frank v J. ; .Murasky of. the superior court
sitting, as a; magistrate. The simple
fact that, the prosecution^had asked the
'privilege 'of having. the deposition" taken
in 'order thaf Burns might leave" for the
easti'atjorice: on business mat
ters instead of beln'g' held in 'this city
indefinitely, ; was 'enough- to 'arouse ; a
e t arm ;~6f * pr otes t from , the ; allied graft
\u25a0 defense. <>• The -protests last nlght« took
!the '-'for m of 'a 'formidable i array ;\u25a0 of ; ob
jections; and exceptions rto "everything
that 4 was . done, Ach ' blazing : . the way
and : . the rest \u25a0 keeping = close .to \u25a0 heel. - '
" Ruef, Schmitz, Calhoun, \ l'ord,- Mul-,
laliy'/aiid" Abbott -were' present wfien
the^sesiiori .'was called iii "Judge Mu
rasky^s court In the Grant buildingat
7:3b^'cl6ckV Objections -«t, once were
entered iin'» behalf of ail the defendants
to'", the. taking ;of any testimony .011
the T ground ; that Judge Murasky, was
without 'jurisdiction^- and -that .Judge,
Liwlorhad noiright to. order the tak
ing^of'-such/aVdeposltion.- There .were
kicks because the defendants had . not
been -formally/ served with copies of
ithe orders for, the taking of the_fdeposi
tlon« and 'kicks ? because the defendants
w^efe ""required to be - present in person.*
\u25a0\u25a0 Calhoun 'in 'evening dress sat next; to
ConUouttd on page 3, bvtivm volamn I
\u25a0/ j(re you reading -the true ghost stories ?.
a3t* they- do not * prove the existence - of ;
ghosts, : at least they prove that there are j
/many things -not understood. See
THE SUNDAY CALL
Impertinent Question No. 37
C SWheh Is it Time to Go Home?
For the most original or -wittiest answer to this ques
; tioh— and the briefer the better— The Gill will pay
FIVE DOLLLARS. For the next five answers
JThe Gall will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning: answers will be printed next Wednesday
fand checks \u25a0 mailed to the winners at once Make
your answer short and addressitrto * ~ ~
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS;:
THF fAI I
, W'lnnlDK An»n*H to "What Is a /Traxtaatlaatlc Marriase Llkef"
\ "'.'\u25a0' JSprJip < to r Hicbard Ingilesc. 45'We*t SiDtt Cl«r» : streit, Sma Jcse.
' *l*l«;is iibt like— -it's dislike. \u25a0
... $t prize to Hazel Cohn.is*" Golden Gate itmce, . city.
'Giving .a maid , with, a surplus purse to a man with a surplus .
'"•' -"-.name. - ••." \u25a0 '-> ''
\u25a0\u0084- : . iji.prixe'to John Bajtgj. 291Z Union stre«t. city.
A-irainbo\y" with^the pot 'of gold •at"- the western end.
$I' prize 'to D. Al Dodge. lSSl'Qcazy strwCcity. •
. Two minds, each : witb "-*\u25a0\u25a0 r sordid atm,^- ;
:/'.C% vtTKe .; one for. pelf and one" for .nameV "
, r '^Unite, then break; and end the" game.
i .vsl".prl2e"to;H..G.iPo6j<f,r Point Rlcbrnimd. 1 ;\u25a0" '
, . ..
$1; prize to Tommy .Thompson.' Hotel Metropole. Oakland.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FRANCO IS
ACCUSED
BY QUEEN
Jit Is Your Work," Says Amelie
When Premier Comes to
See Dead King. „
Dictator, Stammering Retires
\ From Royal Presence to
f Plan His Flight
Tragedy Is the Outcome o!
Plot by Politicians, Not
Anarchists
Aimed to Destroy Dictatorship
and Advance Cause of
Revolution
SPECIAL CABLE TO THE CALL
.MADRID, Feb. 4.— When Pre
mier Franco entered the chamber
in the royal palace, Lisbon,- where
the dead king and prince lay on
Sunday, Queen Amelie, who had
been kneeling by her husband's
bier, arose and, pointing to the
bodies, said bitterly :
"It is your work."
Then the dictator turned pale,
stammered a few words and re
tired from the room. \u0084 -,
The Portuguese and Spanish
police authorities say it is absurd
to try to shift on the shoulders of
anarchists the responsibility for
the; crime in . Lisbon.
POLITICI ANS GUILT Y
T EveryTcnlef 7of every secret po-_
lice force in Europe knows that
tfiefmur^er.was* incited by politi
cians ; that it resulted from a plot
that aimed first to destroy Fran
co's dictatorship; and then to de
velop into a purely revolutionary
movement
Naturally now . all concerned
disown the plot of which the Por
tuguese, and other governments
were well - aware.
All responsible advices confirm
the statement that the regicides
were most determined and well
.armed. s . Whatever the -police
| chatter in Lisbon it can be stated
! positively that the judicial au
r thorities there have not given any
• information about the persons ar-
I rested or their papers or the arms
• they carried. . . . ~:~
USED MARINE RIFLES~
Present inforrcation shows that
' these arms were either of Ameri
can make or were rifles 1 like those
the Portuguese marines, carry.
Franco, the deposed dictator,
will arrive here tomorrow, the
newspapers say. Dr. .Alphoim,
leader of the progressist dissi