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VOLUIIE CV.— NO. 50.
'STOP ANTI
JAP LAWS,'
ROOSEVELT
President Wires Governor to
Delay Legislation Until
Long Letter Arrives
"Antagonistic Motions Made
Now Would Be Calamity
to State and Nation"
Urges Obstruction of All Mea
sures Directed Against
Brown Men
Giilett Replies Bills Have Been
Held Up and Forwards
Papers
SACRAMENTO, Jan. IS.— President
Roosevelt has taken a hand in the
anti-Japanese legislation now be
fore the California legislature and
has asked the governor to take steps to
have all legislation held up until the
president can be heard in the matter.
In a telegram sent Saturday this re
quest was embodied, and a letter is en
route to Sacramento which will give
the chief executive's views and wishes
In the matter of legislation against the
"little brown men." ,
President's Telegram
President Roosevelt's telegram fol
lows:
Washington, Jan. 16.
Hon. James X. Giilett, Governor of
California, Sacramento, Cal.:
We are greatly concerned at
newspaper reports on anti-Japa- !
n«sse legislation in California legis
lature. Have written you at length .
on subject. Earnestly, hope that
no progress will be made on bills,
until you have chance to* receive ,
my letter, and if necessary "to'dis^
cuss its contents with leaders of
both houses. My knowledge of ,
international situation, particu
larly with reference to emigration
of Japanese laborers from United
States, satisfies me that passage of
proposed legislation would be of
incalculable damage to state of .
California, as well as to whole
union.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Gillett's Reply
Governor Giilett sent the following
reply:
Sacramento, CaL, Jan. 18.
Theodore Roosevelt, President of
the United States, Washington, \u25a0
D. C. — Telegram received. Have
caused bills to be held up until I
can hear from you. Copies of bills
Introduced affecting Japanese to
gether with briefs on same will be
mailed to you.
J. ?<\ GH.LETT.
The Drew measure prevents owner
ship of property for more than five
years by aliens and this measure was
reported out of committee today fa
vorably, end was to have been passed
through the assembly. It was held up
until .Wednesday, .when it was made a
epcc'al order of business and, accord-
Ing to Governor Giilett, will probably
be postponed still further when that
time arrives.
Governor's Statement
Governor Giilett said:
I received the message from
President Roosevelt Saturday even
ing after dinner and answered It
after seeing Assemblyman Drew,
who agreed to await the letter
from the president.
There is this about .the matter
that is cot fully understood. Japan
does not look to any state in settle
ment of differences, but to the head
of the government at Washington.
In this way there Is much known
there of •which the different com
munities and states of the union,
are ignorant. For this reason, as
stated by the president, he knows
more relative to existing conditions,,
and- his wishes are to be respected.
Flint Takes a Hand
Previous to receiving the telegram
from President Roosevelt, Governor
Giilett received another from Senator
Frank P. Flint, saying. that the presi
dent wanted action on the Japanese
legislation withheld. until he could send
\u25ba a communication to the governor, and
this had been forwarded 'last Saturday.
This telegram was .followed in the
evening by that from the president and
the proposed Japanese" legislation will
remain where it is until word is re
ceived from the governor along, lines
outlined by Roosevelt, who. it is expect
ed, will, swing the. "big stick" again in
his letter. JmBBBBBBBI
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
/TELEPHONE KEABXY 86 .
TUESDAY,- JANUARY 19,* 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— Northeast wind, cloudy ; maxi
mnm temptrttnre, 56; minimum, 52.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— R«in; freßh south
w-ind. " Pa«;el3
EDITORIAL |
Widen the Sacramento rWer »pace. Page 6|
A city of literary funerals. Page «
Is M<- It ac the whole show? - Page 6
LEGISLATIVE
\u25a0 • ">. \u25a0 -.•\u25a0\u25a0.'.
Senate seeks Information . about disposition . of
water front lots.. . .- - - Pagf 2
Giilett opposes Good Roads (association's plans
for state highways. Pace 4
. Antt-r acMrack bill is recommended by assem
bly committee at legislatnre. - Page 3
P. H>McCarthy asks explanation for not being
notlfif-d of inrestigation of the Agncw asy
lum. Pace a
Senator Camlnetti- introduces : resolution to hare
legislature fight high freight' rates. Page!
GRAFT
Newburgh trial .is actually begun ' with 12
jurymen in box. Blake tells story on witness
stand. - _ , Page 5
Appeal of Louis Glass is submitted to district
court of appeals on arguments. Page 4
Servian family of San Francisco will fight for
Montenegrin throne. Page 1
Frw clinic, for white plague Tlctlms is
opened. Page 3
Sotb/rn makes Urine reality of melancholy
Dane. . Pace 7,
Vestrymen of Church of gt. Mary the Virgin
demand accounting from Rer. Pay son - Young,
erstwhile rector. \ . " -_' i:'. Page 1
Emma Goldman sains release on ball money '
sent by sympathising reds. . Page T
Franklin K. Lane bears complaints of local
shippers and in Interview urges legislation giy-
Ing interstate commerce commission power •. to
stay a rate. Page 14
Avaunt plumpness! Flee thinness! cry Califor :
nla ' club members, resuming gymnastic exer
cises. Page 7
Architect Willis Polk says It Is not necessary
to tear down city hall and that structure can be
remodeled on modern lines. >\ .'>; PageS
Superior Judges differ on need of increase of
bench. J.;: Page 4
Question has arisen over removal of statue
from dome of city hall. Page 4
Mrs. Gladys Richardson .withdraws opposition
to probating of late husband's will.. Page 4
Patrick Broderick asks works board to accept
his resignation. Page 5
Ocean Shore railway gTanted right " of way l to
water front. • . \u25a0 • Page 4 \u25a0
SUBURBAN *
Delta Delta Delta chapter is installed at Stan
ford. •\u25a0_> '";-;.;;:; .' Pa K e4
C. , R. WatkinsU. appointed, manager, of "in
augural train.'." ' \u25a0; ; ; . -\u25a0.\u25a0"""'-"'-" '•--\u25a0"-.'•-"-: Page 4
Toung Lamberton . freed by Judge, althougli
lacking baiL . -Page "4
Grand Jury of San Mniro county unearths, new
scandals in investigation of courthouse con
tracts. Page 4
COAST
Flood passes- Sacramento: and sweeps Islands
of lower rirer. , Page S
Napa citizens urged to rote Wednesday for tne
initiative and referendum amendments to char
ter- . . . Page 13
EASTERN
, Hearst's lawyer .is Jailed by Governor. Has
kell. HHi P«ce 1
Phelan and party may not reach Washington
in time for hearing of Hetch Hetcby. Page 14
Rer. Elwood Worcester leaves Boston tor San
Francisco, where' he will discuss the Emmanuel
movement. - Page B
President Roosevelt is called gargoyle and
scathingly denounced by Representative Wil
lett. / Page 1
J. D. Wood, l millionaire owner and . cattle
man, is killed by train. /\u25a0 Page 3
- Mrs. Grace Guggenheim sues second time for'
divorce. Page 3
Land grabs of $110,000,000 reported by 'secret
service. , Page 5
FOREIGN
Pope expresses admiration for 'work done by.
Americans anjQ Red Cross In aiding' earthquake
sufferers, j_. \u25a0; " . . •\u25a0 ' i. Page 5
SPORTS 'Xf : :
Chicago paper says Battling Nelson-!, will j ac-.
company President Roosevelt on African '.hunting
trip- * PageS
Hyland will fight Uw Powell, being sub
stituted for Johnny Murphy, by Promoter Lcr
carL Pages
Battling Nelson gives second chapter. in story
of his life and tells how he .vanquished Ole
Olson.. ... y PageS
Joe Corbet t signs : contract to pi ten for Seals
during coming season. Page 8
make " poor- showing at
and fog completely conceals horses during fourth
race. "• . :: ;*; *:',*\u25a0, . '.\u25a0 ' . PageO
Orbicular defeats Big Chief, in mile; race, at
Arcadia, bis time being I :3S 3-5.' Page, S
MARINE >
\u25a0~ Newest of Japanese turbine liners is due- here
Friday fiom the orient. . Page 13
LABOR
The , legislative investigation of the construc
tion of the 'Agnew asylum .commences £ next
Thvrsday. Pnge 5
DUKE D^ABRUZZI LOCATED
IN LONDON HOTEL
Refuses to Discuss, Elkins Affair
and Prepares- for r Journey
[Special Cable to The Call] . /
LONDON, Jan- IS.— When*your
spondent; saluted the - duke of .the
Abruzzi. in the street this .morning the
duke was amazed.-- ' ;
Miss Katherihei Elkins'; former. flancv :
had stolen into London- on . Sunday af-,
ternoon Incognito- and* hoped, to keep'
himself, in seclusion here. He was'ac-;
companied by." Count Neprrotto di Cam
biaso and went* to the * Carl ton hotel,
where; they are registered: as "SisTn'ors
Al and E: Netrrotto" of Milan -and-, oc-,
cupy a suite of;three rooms'on the -first
floor." \u25a0 .
* .This morning: the duke went;to.Stan
ford's famous .map^publishing- ; house,'
where he was found laying). in: a i stock'
of the latest : maps' of the "Himalayan
region and Tibet;.; He; declined* to :dis-;
cuss,\the Elkins affair.' The duk<j ; will
leave London tomorrow morning for
Jfaria.'*^ . --"— *y . ,
SAN FRANCISCO,/ TUESDAY, ', -119, 1909;
VESTRYMEN NOW
ON THE TRAIL OF
PAYSON YOUNG
Accounting Is Demanded From
Rector Who; Figured in :
Edna dark Case
Property Supposed to Have
Been Paid For Is Charged
on the Books
Guardians of Church of St. Mary
the Virgin May % Take
Drastic Measures
Storm clouds are hovering again
about the head of \ Rev; Payson Young,
erstwhile rector 'of { the j Church of
St. i Mary the Virgin, 5 r whose' .resig
nation was accepted, by the-ves
try .subsequent to the notoriety
gained by him. in connection with the
disappearance of Edna Clark, the
pretty art student of,. Alameda. The
accounting of his stewardship of the
property of the church,^demanded of
him by the vestrymen, has not satisfied
them, and a rigid investigation is under
way. The vestrymen have employed
Attorney H. Taylor to assist them, and
the members of the aboard" hint that
drastic measures will be taken unless
proper explanations ; are forthcoming
from the former, rector.
Young Fails to Explain
According :to the - church bfflcials, :
much, of the property which they say
they had reason to believe ' had ; been
paidfor, or that they believed, had, been
presented to the ' church, is charged^ to
them on the*books of various firms in
this city. Among. the items are a car-*
pet which was purchased from! D.N. &
E. Walter," candlesticks, lumber and
many other articles. Several of these
the vestrymen' have returned to the
firms from which they' were bought,
unable to pay for them and not desir
ing to retain them : under- existing con
ditions. , Young, . the.vestrymen* say, has
sent-^ them; a- statement unaccompanied
by bills- or vouchers unitemized. He
has ; been requested "to v meet , the
church, officials and"; explain ' : .'.apbarent'
discrepancies,' but hasfaifed thusifar k td
\u25a0comply with the' request.' .!; '
Will Protect the Church \u25a0;
I Speaking for jhis colleagues, one of
the vestrymen, who asked that his
name be withheld, made' the following
statement, last' night:- \u25a0:-'{
- "Rev." Payson Young has not rendered
to us a satisfactory * ! accounting of his
stewardship. We \ asked him for a
statement some* time: ago, and all that
we have received is an unitemized ac
count, without' bills '.or- vouchers. ': Now
we propose "to sift matters to the bot
tom, and while we do not .threaten, we
are . determined to; protect the church'
and.may find .ourselves obliged to fc re
sort'to stern measures. . . *
"Many of the things which we had
supposed had been gifts to the church
or . had been , paid for we now find were
charged to. us and we are .getting the
bills" for them. " We find that a carpet
which was • pu rchased from ' D. X. & E.
Walt 3 r is not settled for. What the
"purchase price was we ,are unable; to
find- out. A number of candlesticks ap
parently were acquired in the same
way. These we have ; returned to the
firm from which they came. We find
that: a quantity of lumber and many
other articles were secured in the same
way]-'': _• . \u25a0 //'..; \u25a0-'."*»» ;'; '
Demand an Accounting !
• "This investigation has been going
on for- some time. We " have' employed
Attorney H. Taylor and will 3ift mat
ters to the bottom. \u25a0'.-'\u25a0•We, don't'. want "to
cause" trouble If we can help it, but we
tfelieye that the church is entitled" to a
proper accounting from Young, together
with bills and vouchers, ' and we are de
termined to have"it." •': ; '.-;", ; ',.
The vestrymen are William Burnop,
V. Handyside, C. C. :Cook, Thomas- F.
Gallagher and Edgar! BayHss.
RAT BRIGHTENS GIRL /
AND SETS HOUSE AFIRE
Marie^Reiss Drops' Coal Oil
Lamp to Avoid Rodent V
:, SAN LUIS OBISPO, ' Jan.- 18,— A rat
running across /the parlor floor scared
16 year old Marie Reiss as, she was:car
rying; an , oil lamp in "her hands early
this nTbrning. The •young woman
dropped the lamp, which; exploded and
set ;the chouse on. fire. ; 'Airs. Reiss, the
daughter ; and three; sons" were under
quarantine ' for ; diphtheria; but"' were
compelled to-flee from the flames and
shelter'ln ,a; shed- in' the. garden -until
daybreak^ L =: ;' ' \u25a0..:-'- - - \u25a0. , ' :\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0 ;\u25a0"
OLDEST METHODIST V
M I NISTER PASSES A WAY
Re v." James Martin; Aged : 82;
Succumbs to Brief illlriess >\u25a0
Jaii!! IS.— Rev:" James ;Mar-i
Un^ r S2 years; old, -50 / years :a; minister
pt thejklethodist, Episcopal -church': and
3K) ;yeaFs ;a member of, that' body; died: at
itie-h o m e o f h i s o n 1y - d a u gti t ef, ' M rsf~Al
B, Stewart, , this ; morning:.^! Dr. 1
Was t h e , oldest -Methodist £ minister oil
the Pacific coast. : and': he*, was active, iin->
til three yearsjagro, \vnpn, iie; was taken
ill. I ;'.*' He wa'sv'for^isryeaTsYpjofes'sorVof
Latin andr" Greek at i the; University! of
the* Pacifici near *San:Jose. : ; * . :
MAY WIN BACK
SCEPTER AFTER
SIX CENTURIES
Fate Plays Strange Tricks With
Royal Family of the
Qopcevics v
Throne Lost in Long Gone Ages
May Be i Regained by San "r.
Franciscans f\
Millions of Floyd Estate Will Be
Used in Fonienting Euro
pean^Revolt
Was it a whim, of fate that the
dream of empire .. for the Serbs,
so. nearly realized by •, Prince. "i Ste-
phen;.' \u25a0.'puchany < . > six/ li ;'c^en^urleV^';ag6 1 h
should • tfSV^fulfllleiJ : ft by '^hla^lineal
descendant Bozo OUfn;6Vtc-;"|>f-,ißis*Sa*c^
ramento street, San; Frart<si^GO->ln^thls
year of bur /Lord ;; 1909? .'.Wasit^thc'
finger .of fate' that pointed' . <out s San
Francisco- tot Bozo as the * , spot f r ° m ,
.which ; . to ; start . his : pilgrimage at the
end of which <he- will deliver; his peopie
from .bondage,;and another trlckof -the
same whimsical dame.', to ..'arrange ...the
meeting of- Alilos Gopcevic^and i 'Harry t
Floyd, 'whose f millions *\u25a0 would'* heip ? the
d^c^nda^^^§tep^en^to^^an^^tlig
whole map of>- Europe?-: <v .*.; V.'yU V V=v i
There are; aiready;Vum6rs'of^theab
dicati'on of ' Nicholas of '.MoritenegVo.-and
if is well known ;in -Austria' and: R ( ussia
that" Peter/ of . Servia' can ' : not ; maintain
his • sway.: over his ( people'. % Th'eHyoung.
Turks,; flushed .with :their ; triumph^ and
their constitution, have ; promised! their
support to; the Serbs of Montenegrcfand
Servia. as well as^of ; Bosnia' and'.;the
i other/ Balkan -states ;. under* tnei.vassal
ageVof ''Austria; .if/ they • shouldX'Strlke
the' 'i first".; blow -for \ freedom? j r i Great
Britain? and France stand behindithem^
A Decree of Fate ' : ; ' V; >
It' was 'perhaps a- decree of ;'fate;that
while-Prince Nicholas |I' in Montenegro
was killing* and" banishing' his 'subjects'
to', bring 1 ,." them "to an^dJjthV
' people: themselves -in ServlaJwerVjkill-.
ing and deposing 'their princes
of their overbearing autocracy, that'll
San* Francisco, at the other end of the
earth;, the - problem .was ,being solved
for ihem by the descendant of >the'
founder of their first dynasty. ;.
Bozo Gopcevic arid his three brothers,
Peter,.. Milos and Andrea, whose gene-"
alogy shows > their,; descent from - Ste- :
ph'en ' Nemange, who . . founded .. . the
dynasty in 1105, and Stephen Duchan
who had' almost united. the Slavic peo
ples/.when he , died, have known that
the need of "the Servians was' ademo-'
cratlc form of governmehtiand that in-;
dependence' and autonomy, can only be*
attained- in' this way. "That the people
themselves haVe; awakened to this \u25a0 fact
was "shown when representatives .from'
every Balkan state^occupled^by the
Servians went; to Constantinople at;' the
recent Triumph .of the young' .Turks M>rr
the"/securing of the -constitution!; - -The
seeds -of revolution -which had been]\y
ing dormant in ; the -breasts 'of the ': Ser-^
vians then began to take, root and
the^f uil flowered revolt? is not far off.
Bozo Will Go in' the; Spring /
Peter Gopcevic and\ his -brother^ An
drea are now, in Dalmatia.^a'nd.s Bozo
and, Milos 'wili leave 'San; Francisco *in
tlie spring- to join : Spirq^Go"p^
cevic, :"an- eminent historian' and/social-'
Ist, 'and a cousin -of.; Bozo, has" been
one .'of-vthe-.'Jforemost:' agents in the
spreading of j the doctrine of
amonk- the V Slavonian : peVple.,: /His
father, Spiro,. was offered .the "throne of
MontenegroV in' ;1852/.; 1852/. but refused jit
and\ suggested ; Danilb,*_- who ! ha'd \ mar
ried ; his , cousin. • Danllo whs the', first
| prince?.of Montenegro "and uncle^of; the
I present ;prince;: -Nicholas. / : : Aii'. thegg
members iof /the ; Gopcevic : family are
leaders ', in ; the ) movemen t \f or ; revolution
und'.s ho ii Idi the "firs t . bl 6 \y ; , befet r iTck^i t
i, ls po^ible;^that'.;a.jr general,-' European
VontinuedTorir Pagfe/a^ Column a J 'A •
Romance of Royal
Strife Starts Here
is Bozo, pretender tp ''the throne; lower (left), Milos, who is
financing enterprise,. and; Peter (right), who; has gone to Montenegro.
WELCHERS LOSE IN
THE LAST COURT
United States Supreme Bench
Denies Review of Earthquake "
/Clause Decision
.;.. A- final* blow,- to -the insurance welch
\u25a0ers - wwars r delivered' yesterday" by ' the su
preme cour^t of : the .United ; States, when
a',writ:ofreview.was denied'ln the case
of | Wlllard . vs.' the "Williarnsburgh City
,flre- Jnsuran'ce,\ company..- The tribunal
by Jits'; action 'has 1 declared valid the
'judgment* of I the I United \u25a0 States circuit
-court :' and j. the % United C States circuit
court orappeal,' rendered in, this city In
favor.; of , the plaintiff, t declaring 'the
earthquake, clause j invalid."-
: "By" the^ decision 'in yes
; terday^more • tlian half* a^million dollars
Isj saved' to ; policy ; holders of the Wil
liamsburgh^company) < and ; of the \ Nor
.wichVUnion,and->the;lndemnity of New'
York, whose policies are similar to that
"of ' the ' Wllliamsburgh. These \u25a0'•> com
panies must pay dollar v"for r ' dollar of
the j losses, en tailed -by/ those i whor-Vere
abl© to ; bide their.. time" and , sue k f or > the
Jtill amount %of -their* policies. • -The f de
cisions from -'\u25a0whlch^the company ' ap-*
pealed, -had'.; been -rendered by .Judges
Van Fleet* and Whitson; and -, had
sustained' 7 by ''Judges*' Gilbert, 1 ; Morrow
and Ross In" the federal 'appellate court-.
More .than^lOO^cases, similar! to : that
of Willard.'^aVe - pending, and - Judge
Van rFieet'-has.findicatedVthat.. if ; *the
f ederalv! supreme 'court -refused ta-'writ
pfj- re^ow Judgment f orV:thi'e. plaintiff
would-be- ordered" in each instance. • A
number of \ the' larger business^ firms *in
this ; city : are affected by the decisibh.'x i
CHAM BERL A INS •ELECTION
IS PRXCTICXLLY: ASSURED
Republicans/ Unable; to; : Agree
Upon Candidate to Oppose ; Him i
SALEM, '- Ore.,'" Jan. ;f; f 18.— r At a late
hour- .tonight: the election -of George
*E. Chamberlain (democrat) as United
States senator • from Oregon. /is -.prac
tically The 38 "republicans
who are opposed, to / hlnv have been \ in
I conference /for hours \u25a0 without -, decid
ang; on : any- one candidate to receive'
their support. . . .*
The> republican "leaders , who have
been managing ;the. "fight; against
Chamberlain' have,; it* is claimed, aban
donedjhopeV^They^^: allege that"Chamber
iain-hasVstrengthened do.ubtf ul " mem--'
beYs by/ promising ito ; resign • as gover
nor ;on .March' 4. This; assertion is de
hied ':iby; Governor .Chariiberlain, who
says :; that*;" he . has promised to
be at- Washington when ;. his'
duty! calls; him., The majority , favored
supporting : "'States . -. Senator
Charles -W;, Fulton, but others declared
,th s at|they^ will; not , vote^ for ' Fulton in
any circumstances.^ •- \u25a0• \u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0 -'< -
who was ever a
~child J(no\tfs the Mother Goose
hoi» many know any-.
PcrraulU who wrote
iZatcpeiHorics?: Paris has erected a
Hiffonument to him. See The Sun-
HASKELL JAILS
HEARST'S LAWYER
Data Secured to Be Used in
Connection With LibeL
V .Suit Seized L . ;
-[SfKxhlr Dispatch *• The Ctffl}';-- -
/.GUTHRiEf. Okla., Jan. Mß.— Scott Me-
Reynolds^of New: York,' William X.*
Hearst's attorney, who has been in
Oklahoma ?\u25a0 several '.'. months -.collecting
data pertaining to the libel - «ult for
$500,000 against Hearst by Governor C
N. . Haskell, was , arrested today at the
Instance, /of ? : Haskell. /charged with \u25a0
conspiracy.'- Mcßeynolds' ;; person -and
room were searched on a search war
1 rant caused « by \u25a0 Haskell,' copies of data
and 'evidence being seized. Mcßeynolds
had forwarded all original reports ' to
New - York, so . that copies only were
secured.
Haskell avers that Mcßeynolds h"ad
conspired and offered John Doe and
others $5,000 to publish defamatory ar
ticles .regarding him. .Mcßeynolds de
nies this. County Judge Strang tonight
has the seized papers in his possession,
having ordered ,the sheriff to turn them
over, to him .until tomorrow, when he
will- rule, on the legality of the seizure.
Mcßeynolds said: "Governor. Haskell' s
purpose in causing my arrest and the
search. of my. room- was to obtain pos
session of this data, to ascertain its
Importance and to learn from whom I
obtained ;lt." ;
Threatens More Arrests
\u0084~G overnor Haskell said: "The time has
com-i in. Oklahoma. when /vicious slander
and false statements must be made at
the risk of 'the person' who -recklessly
violates the law. , The : arrest of Mc-
Reyncilds is. only a beginning; and other
conspirators; will 'have f an opportunity
toVsquare themselves with a Jury of
honest people.*'-
\u25a0'/Attorney ircßeynolds employed former
Chiefs Justice John H. Burford as his
co^unsei." Burford accompanied Mcßey
nolda to the county court and demanded
to know the whereabouts of the papers
taken in the search. For the first time
It was then shown that Orville T. Smith,
counsel for Governor Haskell, had the
papers at the governor's ofßce, whert
he was going through them. Judge
Stran's ordered the sheriff to bring the
papers into court immediately.
Significant Remark
/'Both Asides attempted to obtain them
from ,the court, but Judge Strarig
overruled all motions. Sheriff, Ma
honey says Attorney Smith, while
looking over the papers l in Mcßey
nolds' : roomi remarked:
; "Great God!; there's . enough' here to
hang'; five governors.".
Haskell's attorney . asked that Mc-
Reynoldt !be placed under bond, but
Judge ..Burford stood good for his ap
pearance.: in court and no bond was
required.
- ; 1 1 \u25a0 is .. said that , Mcßeynolds ' had col
lected a 'vast amount "'\u25a0 of. data,;. prac-"
tically allof^whichwas secured ln'con-"
fldehce." It is generally understood that
Haskell/^ intended by the \u25a0seizure, if
possible, toY uncover something that
would*, assist, him' in his contemplated
prosecution of President Roosevelt 'as
soonVas the latter retires from. office. o
"PRICE EIVE CENTS.
ROOSEVELT
IS CALLED
GARGOYLE
Representative Willett Charac
terizes President as "Pigmy
> Descendant"
Chief Executive Subjected to
One of the Most Bitter
Attacks Ever Heard
Member of Lower House
Scathingly Denounces Acts .'
of the Nation's Leader ' : g\
Speaker Calls Him to Order
When Tirade Is Nearly £ !
• ;'ti Finished
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.— Charac*
terlzing President Roosevelt as
a gargoyle, and as **thl3 pigmy;
descendant of Dutch, trades
people," and charging him with, having
"established a court in the White Houaa
which would have delighted the heart
of s his admirer, Alexander Hamilton."
"Willett of. New York, In the house of
representatives. today made one of the*
moat bitter attacks on the chief execu-*
tlve ever heard in that body. Willeta
took for his theme, "The Passing of?
Roosevelt," and in a speech of great
length dealt with numerous of thai
president's acts since he came Into oN
flee and scathingly denounced them. /
"The Passage of Roosevelt**
j'JWlllett took, for his theme, "Th»
Passage of Roosevelt," and In a speech^
of great : length dealt with . numerous of
the president's acts since he came Into
office and scathingly denounced them.
After declaring that in the face of
all sorts \u25a0 of conditions Americans were
possessed of a universal sense' of hu
mor, Willett Baid: "To such people, it
must ; be • confessed, a" chicr 1 magistrate*
who has himself no sense of humor.
moving like ; a i horse tedder over tha
hayfield of Anerlcan activities; stirring?
up^ every drying blade of once green
grass, to let it fall drier than before:
Quarreling- one day with the practical
politicians, then with the part your hair
In the middle reformers, then with tha
socialists, then with, the great indus
trial corporations; wrestling in agony
over the spirit with Noah Webster and
our glorious English tongue; taking;
a fall out of nature fakers: exhorting;
our women to avoid race suicide— can,
not be an unmixed nuisance.
"He plays the tyrant, to be sure, but
he Is a tyrant who fear 3 the carnival
tickler. He sees things that have a
bad smell, but the fresh breeza of Capi
tol hill does not let the odor linger.
Good to Laugh At
**He tries our patience, but he is al
ways good to laugh at. Thank heaven,
for the things that make us laugh.
Without them we might easily becomei
raw, untamed Anglo-Saxons, making
much of magna charta, bellowing about*
an effete bill of rights or even ready:
to fight for freedom, for thorough*
freedom of speech and freedom of tha»
press, as did our uncivilized ancestor*
at Lexington and Bunker HilL"
Willett gave a brief biography oC
Roosevelt, beginning with hia experi-*
ences as a cowboy down to the present;
time, and accused him in his early man-.
hood of having had preposterous no-*
tions, of ."having- knifed" Secretary^
Long, of, being a "warrior alone in(
Cuba," of having won the governorship*
of New York by a mere fluke, when a.
false halo of San Juan hill was above*
his head; the beneficiary of assassins,*
and last, 1 and crowning piece of luck,,
the 'nominee for president when all th«
aggressive elements of passion wanted
to see their own candidate defeated. Tha
mammoth jocularity has got to laugh,
with every appearance; the gargoyle haa
been funny from the hour it left it* na«
tive quarry."
\h Eccentric Exception
Continuing. Willett said: "And, Mr.
Chairman, should the gentlemen who
view this curious figure with feigned
admiration ask me how any son of
Adam can be at the same time a hay
tedder, a jocularity and a gargoyle, I
can only answer 'that this particular
hero is an eccentric exception to all
rules, a solecism sui generis, a mixed
metaphor vivant, an impossibility; a
comet that roves at will, regardless of
the limitations of order and law that
apply to earth and moon, to stars and
planet?.
"He boasts of Irish blood, but no his
toric Irishman would have treated an
ally as he treated Harriman.
"He exults In a strain of the o!d
Hugutnot, ,-but, the French gentleman
does not ll y into a passion and lash the
horse of a timid young girl whose only
offense is ,' inadvertently passing tha
royal '"party; in a public highway! Kven
Louis XIV .was not that sort of a ty
rant, and Henry: IV. Henry of Navarre.
the sreat Huguenot king, wore the
white plume of noblesse oblige.
" t."He teUs us that southern aristocrats