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PROSPERITY OF
MEXICO DUE TO
FOREIGN MONEY
p&iders Practically Control
yy} i AH the Industries in
Diaz' Land
Resentment Against Business
?B Marked Characteristic in
1 Most Classes
FREDERICK PALMER
i^yrright, 1909, by Tribune company, Cbleago.)
'-. ;The cry of India for the Indians and
t^iiha for the Chinese has its counter
part at our own door In Mexico for the
Mexican?, with ourselves playing the
part of the designing Invader who Is
dffpoillng them of their birthright.
.Our interests in Mexico are immense,
but flur Influence on any feature except
the economic life of the nation is. more
insignificant than Spain's. From the
V.yrer.ees to Manchuria no frontier of
fers so strong a contrast as the Rio
Grar.de. It Is the dividing line be
t«'«a two races and two civilizations
as dissimilar, as any other In Chrlsten
.dom.
.In language alone is Mexico like the
: V AMUSEMENTS
SMERICAN
. " Market St. Ne»r S«Tonth— Phoae Market 3SL
TOXIGHT — THIS WEEK OJfLY
; -. . Here with Smilea for You Ail -
MRS. WIGGS
of the CABBAGE PATCH
\u25a0y . / OniGIXAL CAST AND rBODCCTIOX
";'r'BICES FOR THIS ATTRACTION: Et*-
tiuc*.— <^rrbestra. first 10 rows. *1.5O: bal-
• -««CC'*«C Orehwtra. 50<\ Tsc, $1; Balcony,
. ;. -£>0» : .-5Oe» Tic. M«linces. 2ic, 50c, Tse.
;•!\u25a0 , . : NirXT SUNDAY MATINEE
'\u25a0;\u25a0 \u25a0. i-The GureeoDt Musical Extravaganza
BABES IN TOYLAND
" ;*r "•-. SEATS SOW ON SALE.
\u25a0"":." ELLIS STREET NEAK FILLMORE.
Class A Theater Building.
JIATINEE TODAY AND EVERY DAT.
2 '- . \u25a0 AUTISTIC VAUDEVILLE.
? .FT.ANK NELSON & CO.. Pres^nUng &>wtll
. C«tUns*- Character Stciy. '-THIRTr DOL-
• LACS'.-: JffAX TSCHERNOFrS UNIQUE
'VIRCUS TKOUPE: KNICKERBOCKER QUAR-
TETTE; fJoUVSMrni & UOPPE: IMRO FOX;
WILSON and MLLE. HELOISE: AMO-"
: "RQS SISTERS: NEW ORPHEUM MOTION
' " .TICTUUES. Last wm* "AT THE SOUND OF
.THE GONG." wfcU Tom <Soldier> Wilson & Co.,
• \u25a0•l^Trodw'lßg a realistic boxing exhibition.
r • Evcalng Prices — ;oc, 25c. 50c. 75c Box Seats,
V* 1.00. Matins IMccs (Except Sunflays and UoU-
-. £"ay*j— iOc. 25e. 50c. Pbone WEST COOO.
re Silt «r fft?^ pHONE
S. LOVE RICH, MANAGER
;,'£XXt3 Si. NEAR FILLMORE CUs« A Theater
MATIXEE SATURDAY AM) SUNDAY
\u25a0-\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 POSITIVELY LAST WEEK
KOLB <§b DILL
Bj- General Request.
PLAYING THE PONIES
Besiatlajf Next Mondaf Nlgbt
- « >i>rnf bc of the >Iu«lral (.'omrdj- Season
; '' . \u25a0 Tb« ?.>\u25a0«• Ycrk Casino Success
";•;+ -THE ROUNDERS"
With May BoJey. Frack Moalan. Ilelen Darling.
\u25a0•;* Koe Barnett, Etbel Dn Fre Hr«uston, Fred
"\u25a0•\u25a0 Mace. Jas. F. Stereos, Badd Ross, Bert
V: I^oralx. SEATS NOW ON SALE-
- .Price*— EreDlnp-, 25c. 50c. T6c. $1. Matinees
•,J-_«-e»cypt Snn<Hir» and Holidayt> . 25c. 5Qc. 75c.
Valonola St. Near l.itb Piione Market 17.
.""•". ' Only Stesni llf-atcd Theater. ln the City.
MATINEE TODAY— AII Scats 23c ana 50c.
SECRET
ERVICE
. William Gillett«»"6 Great War Play.
Cast to ta«» Fall Strenrth cf the Valencia
s:f«-k ' Company.
• Regular Mats. Wed. and Sun.. 25c and 50c.
•' Evening*. 25e to 7Sc. Box Seats. $1.
s«-a> nn sale for all performances at ths
Emporium.
Next Monday— "TUß FATAL CARD."
—VAN NESS—
: A POPULAR. SUCCESS!
Tfci* Week and Nest Week ,
. • Nigbtly. Including Sundays
Matinee Saturday* ,
. EXTRA MATINEE THURSDAY. MARCII 4.
Cfcarlei! Dilllcgbasn's Complete ' I'roduction
One Wbole Year at the'
Knickcrliocker Theater, X. Y.
: " Big Cast of Principals-
Excellent Chorus and the
Fimou* Dutch Kiddies
Nr-it Attraction— "GlßLS" \u25a0
Ntw ALCAZAR *»»««( m-
•EELASCO & MAYER. Owners mod Managers. "i
TONIGnT— IN ITS SECOND WEEK— TONIGHT
Undimlnisbed Magsrtism of.
THE ROSE
OF THE RANGHO
"• A Play of Spanish Life in Early California, by
Darid Beiascu and Rlclisrd Walton ToUy. . .
PRICES— Sight. 25c to! tl; JUt., 25e to 50c.
\u25a0 • MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
\u25a0>>»« — "THE DAHLJNG OF THE GODS"
X^l*' r^POsT 4STEIN W>;
SID GRAnMANA«*h
• HKRE'< A\ AIX STAIt Rll.t.!!!
COIO&EXCIKa SUSDAT. MATISEE, FEB. 'XI.
• • LUKEVS EDUCATED PONIES. th« Smartent
la Vaoderiile; CABLTLE MOORE & CO.- In
Great Sketch.- *T»e Man* the Thing"; TOE
I'OYAL BERLIN TROUPE. tb» World* Most
Sensational Acrobats; MARJOHIE BARRETT.
Dainty Klnjrlcg Comedienne; LOUL** McCOBD.&
CO in "HEII LAST REHEARSAL" : : the VAX
IHEiIANS. Peerless Aerial Artists; JOHN TEX-
I»EBf>OIN\ That Eccentric Fellow. MOTION i
PICTTBE NOVELTIES.
BEE THIS SHOW BY ALL MEAKSI!!* \u25a0
Matinee Prices, 10c and 20c Erec!oz Prices.^!
i£c and £sc.*
MEXICAN INDUSTRIES CONTROLLED BY FOREIGN
CAPITALISTS OWING TO APATHY OF PEOPLE
; group of great Spanish speaking re
publics south of the equator. They are
Latin; Mexico is Indian. Seventy per
cent of of her population is of over
whelmingly native strain. The" por-.
tion with Spanish blood forms a thin
upper crust of the professional, the
official and the land owning classes.
In the old days the owners of haci
i endas lived like feudal lords— as they
i still do to a great extent — while the
peon lived and die.d in practical serf
dom on the land of his master. \u25a0 Until
20 years ago scarcely a peon could
read or write. The Spanish conquest
had taught him docility, and the only •
light in his brain was the dim memory
of his ancient civilisation.
REGENERATION FRO3I /
LOWER CLASSES
AH that the big land owners cared
for was their income and to keep their
land tax free. Paris was and still is
their mecca. They had no interest
in industrial development and no real
sense of nationality. So . regeneration
for Mexico could never come from this
class. The new Mexico, born after the'
French regime, was bound to find its
leader in the underlying strata which
'produced Juarez and later Diaz.
Poor clay this peon seems; a creature
of many tribes and many dialects, with
no common language except Spanish.
In the lowlands he Is temperate, clean
and excitable, as a rule. On the great
central plateau, where the maguey
plant will grow — from 5,000 to 7,000
feet above sea level— he Is too . often
In a half drunken stupor on its juice.
His only property is his blanket and
his hat. . Whatever he has in the world
he shares with his fellows and he" need
never go hungry if there are tortillas
or frijoles in a neighbor's house..;
\u0084 "We'll drive out all these Spaniards
some day," an old native said, meaning
all foreigners. "This is. our country,"
by which he meant the country of the
Aztecs.
Groping intelligence makes the dis
covery that in the land that is theirs
they are servants to the outsiders, for
even the hacienda owners they do not
regard as Mexicans.
So hero of the war for "La Libertad"
equals in their veneration Guatemozin.
the last of the Aztec kings, whose
statue they adorn on Aztec feast days.
Liberty they associate less with inde
pendence from Spain in ISI6 than with
the advent of that "little Indian" Jua
rez, the first president after Maxi
milian.
Any one with money Invested in Mex
ico says that the anti-foreign feeling
is only newspaper talk. But the sensa
tional press does not preach unless it
finds an audience. Anti-Americanism
has long.been a. cardinal feature. of the
propaganda of the clerical party. ' In
order to regain power the church, with
its property confiscated and brother
hoods proscribed, attacks the northern
neighbor, where religiouß freedom -is
absolute.
Pulling a feather out. of the eagle's
tail is held to be as profitable in poli
tics in Mexico as twisting th« lion's
tail once was in the States. During
my stay occurred the Uruapam bunting
Incident, which possibly got' three or
four lines in 'the newspapers at home.
To Mexico it was a burning question.
What happened, as far" as I could
learn, was this: Three Irresponsible
young men, employes of- a packing com
pany, as a practical joke dressed up a
neighbor's horse in as outlandish a
fashion as caprice and material would
allow. Among other things they used a
piece of discarded 4 and graded bunting
which had been drap<rd*On the packing
house at the time of its. opening. Now
the bunting fell oft and some natives
of Uruapam saw their national colors
under the ho rfte's hoofs. The uproar
that the Mexicans made over it shows
their sensitiveness.
To us the whole Incident seems in
significant. To them it was another
example of gringo rutßanism and a
calculated Insult to the nation. The
culprits were put in- jail. Indignation
ran high. Xot content to leave the
matter to the local court, a petition
was sent to Diaz, the source of all
power, asking for dire punishment of
the. offenders. He thanked the signers
for their "patriotic" address and ex
pressed confidence in the court. The
accused Issued a public statement of
contrite apology, declaring their Inno
cence of any of the intentions. ascribed
to them — for Mexican jails are not
pleasant— and $ finally / Diaz "advised"
their release.
OFFENDED AT OUR
BRVS4l T B.VE!tS
Americanphobia \u25a0 ]U*- not limited to the
crowd alone. It permeates every class
of Mexican society. Of all the : for
eign colonies, \we are the only one
which. has made a "little. United States"
of One residential section./ The, peon
himself, let alone » the ;better. class ,of
Mexican, is , a • grandee for politeness,
and; our brusqueness r- is. disagreeable
to.^a people, to whom manner- is, as
important as' the thing itself;. and this
is .intensified by.: fear 'of ,' our -power;
It Is "a common saying: with, them that
AM U SEMEN TS _
_r^ PAP I fin
>^J^feA Kew California
Jockey Club
OAKLAND;
iJjiP\s^>. RACE TRACK
TV«^-J#' "1 Six or Ucti
VjPyC'^. /} ' RaeeaEaoh
\u25a0 H - Weak Cay, Ham
* . . cr csicc.
FIRSiVhACE AT 1:10 P. M.
For ' cpedal - traius \u25a0 ctopplsc rat the racetrack
take 8. P. Ferry, toot pf <Marfc»t St., leave at 12
m.; thereafter, every 20 minutes nntii l:40 p., tu.
- No t-moklng sin - the " last • two «-arg, ' which are
reserTed for ladies and their escorts. *—;\u25a0'\u25a0 *< J- ?.-z
THOB.-H." WILLIAMS, \u25a0 Prtsideat
" PEHCY, W. TBEAT, * Secretary. : '-
THE VSAISrggRM?CISCOI CALL. MEDNESDM ; /»EEBRTJARYi;24; ;1909,
•*• — - — ;—;; — ; — — \u25a0* — .
when General Scott's army was in oc
cupation, "ihe Americans were brutal,
but just. *Bhey punished their own sol
diers as rigorously for looting as they
punished the Mexicans. The French
were cruel and uneven, but polite." One
almost wonders if they did not prefer
cruelty with politeness to justness with
Impoliteness.
•No -Mexican - doubts • that we mean
conquest- in the end. The' wiser ones
reason \ that it is inevitable to .. our
growth and our aggressive^nature. The
otherstake : it for granted.^. Our pro
testations only confirm their conviction
of our hypocrisy. Statesmen and diplo
matists are equally guilty with the 1
tourist of well meaning} words which
are mistaken for patronage." . :
"We don't want Mexico,"- they say.
and they may even add: ;"Wewouldn't
take Mexico if you "gave, it to us." It
Is like a big. man meeting fa" little man
In the 'streetr and saying: "I'm " not
going to thrash you. just because you're
little. Now, how about that conces
sion?" — which, is bound to , annoy, the
little fflan.lfhe Is of a sensitive na
ture. ......... :.-..- \u25a0 \u25a0". ; . : - \u25a0- \u25a0 '
The speeches at formal banquets ring
with .the .muy, sy;mpaticp of ,the ssli
ter republic"; but. all. Americans go
home together ;and so do", the- Mexi
can*. The intellectual classes 100k 1 en
tirely -to France and Spain; for their
inspiration. , French and Spanish papers
and books, and illustrated weeklies-are
on the library tables.. English 'is only
the business, tongue/ \u25a0 Mexican' boyd
who study in the States .go there for
the practical side: and for,< a.; language
that will ' be commercially, valuable.
Our government makes professions, but
its acts confirm the general /suspicion
of us. Of all our : embassies, this is
really the most important; .the \u25a0posts
in Europe . afe but the \u25a0'- postbfilces of
state department messages' and. posi
tions of social : honor; and: reclame, \u25a0\u25a0•• - '
Would Mr. Choate consider.- Mexico?
Yet Mexico is just 'theVplace for/ him.
Send some great man f rom hdme and
then 'in • action we would justify; our
protenelons. But Mexico has been. made
the easy; cushion, on- which [: some rap-
polntee who had served his, party and
wanted to be ah ambassador, "might
fall. \u25a0 None of our 'ambassadors, has
spoken | Spaiiisli ; none ; of them . has had
Intellectual sympathy orunderstariding
with Latin-Civilization. - One greatam
bassador would iaccomplish^-wonderg;
and. he- certainly : i sfiould^ not;, possess
large tracts; of land. in Mexico -or be f
interested; as a share holder .in any
concessions. * . , *
Official^ Mexico denies there, is. any
anti-American feelirtg.' * ,Diaz' is' ; too
good .a. statesman : to-'allowJ any -out-,
burst to rise in- such' a in his
time that he can: not control it. ; Ifs
could'stop 'the. news*paper : agitation, if
he 5 would.^ . But it is ' one!ofiihe many
strings to r his ;bow, on"? which ;he plays
the . tune "of national • and -.patriotic
unity. -\u25a0'\u25a0'- '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'.: ' '"'.- '; : ."' ".\u25a0;;\u25a0'";"..."
CHECKING FOREIGNERS
>;boomeraxg:; ;,
• Limantour, the great finance -minis
ter/, pooh , poohs it ;, as ."local .' pdUtics'.';
the ? >vhile. he; aims to 'bring European
Imrhigratioh Into' 1 the^nol;therh 'states
to j combat that} fron." the -United States
and sets .the 'European*Vt against "the
American with a^sklll •-\u25a0worthy^ of -: his
reputation. The.; minister : of the in
terior, Senor/Olegarlo; Molina, l however^
is openly.- known : as • an- Amerlcan
phobe: ' He" is v sponsor '* for * t.Ue i'new
mining .law.' for ;>whlch „\u25a0 Diaz, ;
hint *is 'the ,law action J for a all; his
cabinet.x would -not stand r till
it* had 'been tried r by/American Topiriion.'
' ... : :\u25a0 This * law : seems mos t i reasdnable'arid
justl', ,* Oppositibh*y from ;";^our.^ : country;'
t where ; v the? rules 1 against i foreign' own
ership 7 of " land; or * minesVare , f ;so | strict,*
would c-seemV. convincing;; proof .^'of^\th"e :
Mexican "cqritehtion \u25a0 that '\u25a0> 'we P^prbpose \x6,
dominate! Me'xtco^wHerV- [it^ suitsT our Jin ',-.
torests. '.•Forsall-thatftheiproposed3law
required ICwas^ that; hereafter Jail".; cor-.
— — _ — . _. -r— *
jsorations doing business in .--; Mexico
should be organized under MoxicanJaw.
In other words a corporation organ
ized In; Xew. Jersey or Arizona can=not
buy and work a 'Mexican mine. The
opposition, of all foreign interests was
immediate/ and- outpoken. Corporation
managers . knew the delays of Mexican
law and the exasperation in dealing;
| with officials. There is no p.scaplng'the
j fact that foreign capital would gen
erally, shy at a Mexican corporation.
When Diaz, the iwise politician -who
never -tries to", go too fast in hl9 'de- :
velopmentof nationalism, saw, what a
storm of opposition this "theoretically
justifiable act of jingoism was raising
he acted as he did about the* flag iricl
; dent, as he always does on such occa
i sions. He ljad the objectionable fea-
FOIIBIG.V, INTEREST
CHARGE HEAV Y
' Those who shout Mexico for the Mcx
; ican3 have. to consider that -once 'the
\ entering flood i of capital is. 'dammed an
\ economic.revolution is inevitable. It is
; the- new investments that balance Mex
ico's ledger,^despite -'her ; Immense: cx
i port of silver. They are Uie; secret. of
her, prosperity, of an overflowing treas-'
: ury with which . she builds 'great", public
j works, for her wealth of agricultural
resources does not prevent her from|ae
ing an importer of foodstuffs. Her an
nual \u25a0 trade pf '.$240.000,000, ' including
export qf. metals 'amounting to front
560,000,000^ to $65,000,000. 'gives her a
balance^ of 'about'. $10,000,000,- or , less
than halt her-national-interest : charges
abroad, while' the interest^sent abroad
on the "foreign capital 'invested must
be at. least $75,000,000^a year;, _ .
There ydu, have the 'weak point in
Serior Ximantour's systerji,- which ; ~ looks'
so strong; because 'of his excess ;of .re
ceipts over expenditures.: Let the silver
and -gold^ keep on, flowing outlto, return
the foreign - principal and- pay the „ In
terest; charges '\u25a0\u25a0'' while no ; new capital
flows' in. - and ; the, great -.finance . min
ister s will \f ace; ai harder; problem -than
he has yeti solved. - ; ; ;,;.\u25a0:'
• In .trying -to do 'for his country.; what
the-* elder statesmen' did for -Japan in
bringing forelgn'Civllization'and.teach
ers, ;t)la2 .with a different; type
of people fdr t 'hisihoßt., ; ;;.The Mexican^
themselves-^who fail to;learn,whatUhe
Japanese - were so ; eager to . learn-^
make :Mexic6 for the; Mexicans impos
sible.ivHer.young^men; who imitate
French imanners; have failed s to . imitate"
French^civilizatlon-"in Us/ engineers,
prombters; ; imechanics, and .thrifty,
trained - : They go to' the
technical: schools; and; learhvtheoryfand
hesitatei.atv-the ' hard applieatloh^that
practice j re.quires.'i >A'f Mexican ; boyi of
ariy/educatton who will;apprentice;hini
selt to. learn? railroading: is an anomaly.
CIiAsVJFEELIXG. :..':-'•.-\u25a0 -/:^-t \u25a0
\u25a0AGAINST}BIJSrVESS ; : "y_'/- '- llfip
\u25a0;;rAmonk\-lihe; r :fietter^clas9 J es'itjreTet ; is
Castiliari contempt^ for business.:; 1 They
would vrather;;bei governmentrclerksc or,
dependents'-ons a^ hacienda?, than lf mine
roanager,BTat^?lo,poo;a-jyjear;; i.whicht:;be
sldes, ;\u25a0 requires i harder ;work a tkan| thejf.
like". *-* If tf- Mexican i Sells v his*:Tnine Jhe
puts vlifs^ raoney"^ iiito: land.^Hls "only
f birfn vi pf I gambling' *is ;lottery3. .'tickets."
There 'lsl less" stock" speculation 'by,' Rfex^
:icahs/inv;Mexlcof;City ; r than -In 'many
: American -.towns; of 720,000 people. \u25a0 .
Ig.-The;iioye* of :? risk.Oof 'Vactioh^for = a
splendid; stake,* s&^^ characteristic; "of " the
"Ja-panese.'s,which\|leadsi;tljeCArnerlcah;
• thei'Britisher.'Jthei Frenchman land fthe
German into] indus^trial^Undertakings,! is
n6t^iri'sh|m^aj£least,^notVyet.X^ Mines
and railroads jffnd! bank's land f stores" Tare.
! managed & by"if.f preighers"i.because t " they
i 'are suited; f for^?the s -work.X-yAny^
|\u0084iiieasure, * which jretanls ;f6reign^;ehter
\u25a0prise; J retards \u25a0'\u25a0;-\u25a0 Mexican
aldiigUtie/linesrof faTpolicy^which^Dfai
" baS i carried' too :? fa r/, toTVpermi t?;of * any
;backward]step';withbti^'faivrriofe's6rl6us
results; to-Mexicolthari-.tbUhe'foreisrner."
CALHOUN PUT INTO
SHERIFF'S CUSTODY
Change in Bond Necessitates
Graft Defendant Being Placed,
Technically, Under Arrest
Examination of Talesmen , Fails
> to Add to Number Accepted
v VSubject to Challenge
Russell Cole
- l<*or the' space of -less -than, five min
utes, yesterday afternoon; Patrick Cal
houn and his . codefendants, Tlrey L.
Ford,' "William : Abbott Tand Thorn
well Mullally, were again in. the^ tech
nical custody of .the sheritf, as? pris
oners. .There-; .were v- no
shackle?, sheriff's vans or armed guards
to give realistic setting to r the occur
rence,!, but,- -despite : that, '.'the United
Railroads, graf t ; defendants were . actu
ally . in 'dur.ance ,vile.^.-^The.;i record . of
Judge ; L.awlor*s court proves ; the factr
\u25a0 Tho . occasion ; Was" ~ the transfer ;of
surety' on the. bonds under which the
United' Railroads officials are at liberty.
At ! their ; own request the defendants
surrendered themselves r: on -their \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 old
bonds %vith .tlie -Metropolitari surety
company of »NeW. York ;and furnished
new, surety, of $Hd,ooo' each, issued by.
the Fidelity and; Deposit Company of
Maryland. , To carry out- the technical
requirements of the : statutes a formal
order remanding the 7 defendants to the
cußtodyJof the sheriff was made by the
court before* the new bonds were ac-
Oepted. x ;. ; ;\u25a0\u25a0;.'. •".-,"; *C;,"-"-:.'. :
>ewboXd.s like old oxes;
The, recent Qnancial troubles of the
Metropolitan company caused the de
fendants to secure the cancellation of
their, bonds, there being some question
as. to wether the company was in good
standing and qualified to handle busi
ness under the ; insurance laws of this
stave. The new bonds are similar to
the old, save that th« surety company
responsible for the safe keeping of
the defendants has been changed." The
necessary papers were submitted ye^
terday. morning to Assistant District
Attorney O'Gara, . who gave his con- ,
sent to the change. All thevtfnited
Railroads defendants were in court
when the formalities were concluded at
4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. I
ThisVwas the t culmination of the
day's sessions of the CalhOun trial,
which jwere entirely, barren of ' results
so. far as progress toward the impanel
ment of the jury. was concerned. The
morning was given over. to the prelimi
nary; examination of the S9 veniremen
summoned on ! the fourteenth speciat
jury panel, and, although five" talesmen
were examined by the attorneys during
the afternoon, none was passed. i •
ANOTHER PAXEL ORDERED
x Thirty-four talesmen were retained
for examination* from the panel re
turned; yesterday and a new panel of
60 was' ordered for Thursday morning
There was a suggestion for a tlm«
that the vacant seat in the 'jury box
might be- filled by the acceptance of
.Walter A. Linforthof,322 Sixth avenue
a hardware salesman, but after an ex
haustive examination by. the attorneys
for each side he was excused on ! the
challenge of the defense, over contest
by the prosecution. His examination
was peculiar in that he originally was
passed j by both sides and later chal
lenged after his examination had been
taken up for a second time by the- de
fense. Judge Lawlor hesitated over
his ruling when the challenge was sub
mitted to him- and did not disqualify
Llnforth until after he had asked a
number of questions himself.
TALESMAN IJEXIES BIAS
Stanley Moore first passed Linforth
for cause after a short examination,
during which the talesman insisted that
he was without : any decided 'opinion
concerning the merits of the case and
that he could try it squarely on the
evidence and the law involved. " O'Gara
extended his examination to much
greater length, but at j last declared
himself satisfied and also passed the
talesman, j
Moore reopened the examination, and
although he failed to pierce the tales
man's .assertions of fairness and lack
of: bias.he'did secure admissions that
Llnforth had opinions on certain phases
of the general case. Linforth believed
tliat bribe money had /been paid by
Ruef to the supervisors, but had no
decided opinions as to the source from
which this had come. •--'>>
MOORE QUESTIONS OW.V ACT
, Moore expressed/his own doubt in
challenging; the Juror, by stating that
he. believed . Linforth. to be \u25a0< entirely
candid in, his expressions of opinion
and did not question his sincerity. He
argued." however,' > that there was a
doubt which : should be. resolved in j fa
vor of- the; defendant, and Judge Law
lor,. after \u25a0 asking ' several questions of
the juror, ruled in" favor of the chal-'
lenge." !%',
Harry LevinsOn of 236S Broadway, an
agent for wire rope, was disqualified
after- a shorf inquiry, 'on the ground
that . he had a decided ; opinion as to
the guilt or innocence- of ; the defend
ant. Fred A. Hosworth, a member of
the San Francisco [stock exchange, was
excused On account ~of engagements,
which, he said, demanded his close at
tention,
GRIPMAV ADMITS PREJUDICE
.'Richard O'Connell.. a hay "and grain
merchant .of 1204 "Dolores: street, said
that he didn't believe he could give Cal
houn^ justice, - and "was promptly .' chal
lenged iby the ; defense. | O'Connell for
merly I was I a grlpmah employed by ' the
United : Railroads,.- and 'for} a time was
assigned 'to ,the icar; on; which Richard
Cornelius, later, president ."of : the car
men's ' union, was conductor. O'Con
neir. expressed strong : sympathy, .for
the \u25a0 carmen "in relation to their last
strike. - /.'-\u25a0 ./-v>^geßa^»ii^dawMM||||»
1 Thomas LiOckwood, a tool maker, was
urideriexamlriation .when; adjournment
was taken.; He. had been asked several
questions by Attorney.; Stanley, Moore,
but : the inquiry" had Tnot; progressed far
enough^ to .; indicate ; his ! eligibility" for
Newburgh's Trial Set
The retrial of Adolph S. Newburgh,
the. attorney : charged with offering..^a
bribe to ' a: juror •to *vote Z for ,the ac
quittal of J Abe Ruef. was ; set by Judg_e
Muraskyi yesterday ; for March - 1 a.' -• Dl3
trict v Attorney 'Langdon .\u25a0 asked i to "have
the a case is proceeded - with ias .;\u25a0 early as
passible, that Jit- was his ; desire
to \u25a0 have •, the • cri mi nal :, calendars ' cleared
of "the graft cases before j he 'goes out
Of office" next- January. ;."--• ...
BOSTON^POLICE^COME .
FOR ELOPINGI SIMQERS
Man, and - Womari Who; Fled
Here to Be 'Taken .; Back •\u25a0
. Inspectors;Alrisley M. ''i Arrnstrong^an J
C.4R. J Engell^of \u25a0 the -Boston; police force
; arrived > here "yesterday - will ;take
iback^Daniel Maqitarre ;,and .-• Mrs. Ma
ithildeiLenom. who. "eloped; from the.hub
icityaboutlseveniweeks ago and started
a\u25a0-•a \u25a0-• millinery Cstore^in iFillmore^ street
'near i'McAllister.j^V.The,* woman's ,• hus
jband.^.they i/say.:-; is ;::a jcelebrated 4 ? oboe
player land- aiprofessor«in?the Boston
Consenvatory : of. Music, .'and *Maquarre
l was one'of hisproteges. ' ". '> . : v
t4ffljßaking 4
Absolutely Pur? m
The only baking powder IS)
; from Rojral Grape Cream of Tartar. B| j
Definite Rules For Auto
Races to be Formulated
Frank Murray at the wheel of the Brack "White Streak" that won a
perfect score in the midwinter endurance pin.
Manufacturers Decide to Allow American
V Association to Govern, Events
R. R. l'Hommedieu
The special committees representing
the American automobile, nxannfactur
ers, the importers and the American
automobile association, the national
governing body, recently concluded
their series of conferences which were
held In Chicago. They! have • arrived
at an understanding whereby the au
tomobile manufacturers and fmporters
will give the American autoniobiie as
sociation unanimous support \u25a0in the ju^"
risdiction'and control of all^automoblle
contests of a national : character held
in this country and -will, "be charged
with, the enforcement of tlie "rules to be
decided upon; later/ ; '/ .
Thi3 compact between the automo
bile manufacturers and the representa
tive-organization of motor car users
in America 1 wrrl positively! eliminate the
promotion of any form of national.au
tomobile competition .hereafter, which
is not' approved by the contest board
of the American . automobile associa
tion. This board Is composed of Frank
B. Ho wer, chairman; Frank G. Webb,
A. L. McMurtry. and the advisory board
thereto— E. R. Hollander, E. P. Chal
fant and Alfred Reeves.
' Rules \ governing all - racing events
for ,1910 will be formulated - prior to
September 1-; next,'. thereby giving the
manufacturers' an opportunity in ad
vance to construct the type iof cars
that will be eligible for the racing sea
son of 191©.
. . A meeting of the \u25a0 American automo
bile association, contest j board will, be
held in New YoTk at an, early date,
when decisions ; wiH b«-.reached upon
many important details- affecting all
forms of automobile competition.
-There will.be a meeting of, the exec
utive" "committee <of the American auto
mobile association on March 2 to ratify
al 1 that has \u25a0 been - done -by special
committee, and the "committee which
represented ;. the manufacturers at the
Chicago meeting." \' : '- %', r«-i-'^
Hereafter^ ft* will be utterly impossi
ble for: any* automobile club of corntol
nation of automobile agents tp- run any
race or contest in this country "without
the> 3anction-of " the American automo
bile association. The manufacturer has
agreed that = thisiis-'. the. ; best -pollcyandi
he ., has "assured the association of his
support, xvhicH will make bis position,
as well -ag. that of the association, ab
V PRIZE FOOD *
I'alnttihle, Economical, Xourl*bins
.A Xebir. .woman 'has outlined- the prize
food .in- a ' f ew words, ' and that from
personal experience. - She writes:
"Af ter . ou r lotjk > experience with
Grape-Nuts. I can not say enough in its
favor.- .We have ! used ,tfiis/ food - almost
continually 'for seven years. '
y "We -sometimes tried other adver-
tised breakfast food's, but we'ln^ariabry
returneil -to'J Grape-Nuts" -as v the -most •
palatable, economical and, nourishing
of v all^ " / lr-*S<'*- \u25a0:-^'' : '-' \u25a0
"When ; I ' quit tea and coffee < and k be-
gan, to * use Posttfm . and ' Gfape-Nnts.' I
was J a ; -ncfvous wreck; 'l*.was"'so;lrrlt- .
able:! conld -not sleep nf gilts,. had no
interest ~\ri~ life." ,r . - 4 . ; . .' ; f -f-'A- ;
.' "After -'using; .->Grape-Njits v%..,. short
time- 1 began -;to"limprOv> .aiid Vail .these
ailments ; have ; disappeared 'and 7 now l-
am' a ;,well "woman". "My : two? children'
have. fc««»n ".'-'almost ..' raised ?\u25a0 on^Grape-
Xuts.Cwhieh they eat three times at day. ,
* '"They'ara pictures of health ahd h'avef
never; had -.the lleastVsymptom"6f.sto"m- <
achr.trouble.";: Even 'through? the ; most
severe, siege ; of , wSbOpfng tcdTTgh i. they .
could retain, Grape-Nuts .when all'-'else
failed/ ..; :. - •." \u25a0';-> : '/ : :':-' : '/"'-:- -
.N.'Grape- Nuts food has saved doctor
bills.'and has been, therefore, a most
econ omica I . food * for I us.!* ' - , -\u25a0: ,
'ss : Name*' "given \u0084byl Postiim^Co.; - Ba uii*
Creek, Mich. Read Road to WWU-
In pkgs^ . "There's ;a reasion."
.Ever , "read I the above jl«tt#rff r A new-
one' ap^tarn ; from ; tlnm*^. to vtlmV."v t ImV." ,Th«y
are "\u25a0' sen uln r, Vtrae^ ? and f nil To t*" b onia \u25a0"
Infcirst. -."' " ." .' \u25a0;"-*• :< ";'.'*,;' ~'^3KBM i
7
solutely Impregnable, so far as racing
In America Is concerned.
It will prevent the promotion of fly
by night races organized by temporary
Irresponsible race promoters and it
will tend in every way to elevate the
standard of automobile speed contests
In all parts of the country.
A run to San Jose last Saturday was
called by the officers of the San Fran-
Cisco motor club
to do honor to the
closing hours of
the show, bat the
rain seemed to be
100 raucn ior me local enthusiasts. On
the 2 p. m. boat there was but one car
and that was driven, by Miss Marian
Walcot. who had as guest in her Mitch
ell Mrs. A. E. Hunter. The runabout
could be thoroughly Inclosed, and the
two did not mind the wet weather.
When the sun came out the men of the
club suddenly realized that they had an
engagement at San Jose and were very
busy driving down to the Garden City.
W offlta Driver*
Ontdo Men
One of the most Interesting vehicles
fiat may be seen any day in St. Louis
is the bank auto
mo bl l c recently
sold to the Na
tional Bank of
Commerce of that
ci\yroy me . MUG«oak4r company.' by
which- Arm It was built. The vehicle is
divided -into compartments which ac
commodate the driver, currency and
the guards. The bank uses this ma
chine In carrying large sums of money
from place to place and the directors
often iise it for other business pur
pose?. Once in a while as a special
treat the bank takes visitors for a tide
in the novel rar.
|*ludebnker j
I Bank Auto
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