DON'T FAIL TO S£E Three Wise Men of the West • AND / A Christmas Vision Over Lone Mountain In The Sunday Call VOLUME C1X.— N0.24. HITT OFFERED TO KILL BABY, DEFENSE HOLDS Berkeley Physician Denies Plot to Get Rid of Lv Etta Smith's Child Efforts of Burkes Attorneys to Incriminate Surgeon Causes Sensation Proposal to Slay Infant Made in Presence of Witnesses, Lawyers Say HARRY DAVIDS [Spccicl Dispatch to The Call] SANTA ROSA. Dec. 23.— Efforts on the part of the defense to prove that Dr. Addison W. Hitt, a prom inent physician of Berkeley and for merly chief surgeon at Dr. Willard P. Burkes satatorium, had offered to mur der the child of L.v Etta Smith, injected into the hearing of the Burke case to day pensations greater than all that have been brought out in this trial, re plete already with sensations which have shocked and startled the west. Doctor Hitt denied the accusations and denied them with emphatic indig nation, but 'the defense maintained its I stand, declaring that the proposal was made in the presence of three witness es and that the active interest which Doctor Hitt has taken In the investi gation and prosecution has been actu ated by a desire to oust Doctor Burke from the sanatorium so that he could secure it himself. "Did you state to Doctor Burke," he \ was asked by Attorney Cowan on cross examination, "that you would like to treat the child if it fell sick and that if you did Hip child would not give any mor<» bothe'rT' "My God, sir." blurted the phyisician, "I never thought of anything like that! "Did you not tell Mrs. Sadie Dixon, private secretary to Doctor Burke, tliat yoa had been called in once to treat a child in Chicago and that the child had died? Did-j'ou not make those state ments?" Horrible, Hitt Says "Absolutely not, sir," shouted Doctor Hitt. "I am not a murderer." "Did you not say in the presence of Miss Ella Frank, a nurEe at the sana torium that Lv Etta Smith's child would not trouble any one else if you were allowed to treat it?" '"Certainly not," responded the wit ness; "such things are horrible. I never uttered those words and I never uttered any statement of the kind to any person. This is horrible." Doctor Hitt is one of the strongest witnesses the state has produced, and the defense fought him every inch^jof While Burkes attorneys Vi.M not ! make any definite statement it was Hear at the conclusion of the hearing today that they were trying to prove that Doctor Burke was the victim of a plot on the part of others at the sanatorium who were eager to gain control of the institution. The story developed a plot within a plot, of wheels innumerable within wheels, but through them all ran the same under lying features of murder, of sudden death, of tilings evil. Doctor Hitt. a small pray haired and rather distinguished looking man, took the stand In the morning. He was the connecting link between the taking- of the dynamite from the mine at Oro ville to its explosion at the sanatorium. Employed as Surgeon "I was employed at the sanatorium ac surgeon." he said, "at least that was my title given by Doctor Burke in his pamphlets. Shortly after beginning to _ work there I discovered that there was a great deal of -i commotion and ugly Tumors about the place, which were not at all to my liking, as I did. not care to be associated with an Institu tion of that character. I did not con sider it my business, however, and al lowed the' talk to pass unheeded. In the latter part of December, "1909, I went into my office and there found Doctor Burke. "He told me there had been some difllculty between him and Lv Etta Smith that morning, that Bhe had thrust the child on him and. in a frenzy of anger and rage \ had pulled his beard. He said that in order to save himself he was forced to choke her. "A little while later, toward the en'J of the year, I walked into the office on another occasion and found Doctor Burke talking with Miss Abbie Smith, the head nurse. The doctor was. say ing he feared that Lv Etta Smith was about to kill herself. " "Why do you say that, doctor?* I asked him. " 'Because I found her looking at the medicine chests just now. The woman had threatened to kill herself before.' "I Immediately turned to Miss Abbie Smith and ordered her to watch the keys of her medicine chest. 'I .wiM hold you responsible for the medicine in that ch«sCMiss Smith/ I said. 'I do C%ot intend to have any trouble as far concerned.*..: \/oofd Stick to Friends > "Doctor Burke then began talking of lai Etta Smith, -declaring that the'. latter pMiitt"i»ri am I'os* 8t Column 5 The San Francisco Call. Mrs* I; j; Martin, Who Was Found Guilty by a Jury WOMAN DYNAMITER AGAIN CONVICTED Oakland Jury Recommends Mrs. Isabella Martin to Mercy of ' the Court OAKLAND. Dec. 23. — Mrs. Isabella J. Martin was found guilty of dynamiting the home of Judge F. B. Ogden tonight In returning its verdict the jury rec ommended Mrs. Martin to the mercy of the court. In conducting her own defense Mrs. Martin was the central figureMn one of Continued on Page 2, Column 7 CATTLE MAN KILLS GUN FIGHTER AND HIS SON Famous Character of Wild Da^s in Trinity County Shoots Three Members of tfe Nogaar^Family [Special Dispatch to The Call] WEAVERVILLE, : Dec. 23. — Sheriff Boyce received a message today to go to Van Duzen, in. the southwestern part of Trinity county, and arrest Tom Hay den. The message stated briefly that at an Inquest held by a Justice of the peace it had been found that Hayden last Wednesday killed. Chris Nogaar and Nogaar's elder son, aged 19, and had wounded his younger son, aged 17. The message said that there was not an officer in that part of the country that dared try. to take Hayden into custody. No more^ particulars \u25a0 were given. The man who sent the message had to travel all day yesterday to reach a telephone office on Mad river, 75 miles by mountain trail from Weav erville. _. i^ " Deputy Sheriff Clement left at noon. He probably will arrest! Hayden next Tuesday, for Hayden has stood his grbund : and is at home as if nothing had happened.^ MRS. BEAN WINS SUIT AGAINST VAN WORMER FOR MISUSE OF MINE FUNDS [Special Dispatch to The Call] NEW YORK, Dec 23.— Mrs. Carrie S. Bean, who gave R. Lee Van Wbrmer $6,000 in March. 1909, for the purchase of California mining land,^ and after ward gave him $30,000 more for the development" of the same before going west herself to investigate the hold- Ings,' won a victory in the supreme court, ' the records show today, . when it was decided that a defense- — which Van Wormer has made against a suit she instituted — was not acceptable. '. Mrs. Bean's" trip to Marysville, CaL, TWENTY MILLION DOLLAR BABY, IN GOLD CRADLE, HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. — In contrast to usual social functions of the na tional capital in the holiday season was the first birthday : anniversary party to day, of Master Vinson "Walsh .McLean, the "$20,000,000 baby." grandson of John R. McLean and the late Thomas F. Walsh^ Beneath a large Christmas : tree, hear the golden cradle presented to ,him by WEARING SAN FRANQISGO CLOTHES MAN DIES ALONE AND FRIENDLESS {Special Dispatch to The Call] NEW YORK, Dec. 23.— A man was found dead in the" hallway of iioo* West Forty-ninth- street eariy today. 'The police; believe death was due to heart disease. He wore, a cheap light check suit of summer weight In-his* hand hVclutched A key, but no. one in the: neighborhood SA^^{FRANCISGO,; SA^IHIDA^,; I)EGEMgER^24 y : 1910J MULCAHY STIRS MERCHANTS IN THE EXCHANGE Secretary Friedlander V Refuses to Discuss Criticism, AVhich £ . Many Members Indorse President Rolph Says That \u25a0There Is No Revolt or Cause for Anxiety THE insurrection, in the Merchants' exchange . against the so. called . Friedlander regime, th e merits of which have , been .voiced publicly, 1 by R., E., Mulcahy, western representative of E. -F. Hutton & Co. of New -York, was "the principal topic of discussion yesterday,, not only among Merchants* exchangel members but in the loca business" world generally. The serious financial condition of the exchange and the dissensions among its members " were the commercial sensation of the day. £ «'-*\u25a0; : - -T. Cary Fried.lander, secretary of the exchange, whose conduct of his 'office was severely criticised by Mulcahy, is silent on the subject. "I have nothing whatever to say," said Friedlander. But Friedlander wears the expres sion of a much annoyed, if not a much worried man. ' Many Praise Mulcahy - Mulcahy's telephone was : ringing constantly yesterday. He received not . only numerous congratulations by tele ; phone on the stand he has taken in the . revolt, but also a number of personal • calls from those whose dissatisfaction ' with present conditions he' has ex , pressed. "Fully two dozen people have called '. on me today," said .Mulcahy, "to con Continued on Pttgre-5, Column 5 Hayden was a famous character, in the long ridge country, as the south western part of Trinity*, county.,, was called in-1895, when cattle "rustling was common and crime was unchecked. He and six others were arrested in 1 895 for the murder of A. D. Littlefield, but' the jury fouldnot agree . in Hayden's case, though Vanhorn, , Gregory and Crow, three defendants, . were r sent* to the penitentiary for. 25 years each. Hay den • has lived ~in that part of the county ever since. Persons living here who know the character and reputation 'of. the No gaars declare that it is probable that Hayden shot in self-defense. ., TheNo gaar boys have been taught from early childhood always to carry arms and to be ready to shoot. They are . reputed to have bothered Hayden's stock, re peatedly and even threatened to: shoot him. where the property was located, showed her that her agent -had invested -much of her money in a moving picture show Instead of machinery for the mine. , Van Wormer in« his own defense lodged a counter claim calling for $50, 000 damage to reputation and for: $500, 000. for loss because Mrs. Bean did not let him alone In California. Justice Platzek " failed to agree' with him and said there were no merits In the counter claim. Judgment for $7,022 was'en tered. the late King Leopold of Belgium Mas ter McLean, son of Mr.' and v Mrs. Ed ward B. McLean, received half a; dozen little folks, -some his'; Junior. ' ; . \u0084 The little fguests^ Included Miss \u25a0 Edith Grant/daughter of Lieutenant and Mrs: U. S. Grant. Ill; Miss Henderson; granddaughter; of former Senator and Mrs. John B. Henderson;' and "Masters Joseph, Leiter Jr., Clarence Moore and James McMiilanGibsonl .;^. -t H knew .him. 'The >suit ;bore-the tag of "Berger, : Sarr Francisco," and* in his derby, hat was ? the;, imprint % of l"R6os,' San Francisco." ;i' _ ;;' ?"; J. :ile was 6 .feet finches; 'tall, w ei gh ed. 1 60 pbujn'da;- arid -.was -; s moo th shaven. .The^ body was v taken";:. to \u25a0• the morgue..-; .-'.. '-; ".;'..;:." .;'.. ; : . : -v"' ; '; :\u25a0:'.'\u25a0 l[ -c;''.^ Diva's Voice Thrills as Gift Tonight TETRAZZINI IS MAGNET AT PALACE Mme. Luisa -Teirazzini and Mrs.- Thomas 'F. Williams exchanging greetings a( Palace{holel<\)esler'day. : Mrs. Johri: F.^ Merrill seated at left; in Background Benjamin Ide '\u25a0 Wheeler and SamueVM: 'Shot bridge: CANTATRICE HOLDS SWAY OVER CITY SHE LOVES crowds Surge to Buy Red Cross Stamps From Song Bird A song : by Tetrazzini, ' society -from the. capital S to the home made; hobble skirt jvarlety.'.endless chatter.fsprne tal ented auctioneerlng.'and .finally." about $1,000 'for •.the white plague*"flghtV,of the -Red; 'Cross' association,-' were '; the salient; features of the gathering~in the - palm \u25a0of the . Palace * hotel yesterday^afternoon, when Mme. Tet razzlni; helped sell the little packets : of Red \ CrossLChristmas stamps. *\+'?* s '\j ;.*Early'inlthe afternoon the crowds.be gan* to ';•; gather in the \u25a0 hotel, men,' by the way,".' claiming a large proportion of the ; space taken up by the specta^ tors.-— About ., 3:30; o'clock Mrs;; John 'F. Merrill, :% president ' of: the 1 California branch ; ot the Red \ Cross, went ; upstairs to ,'greetr the; famous^prima donna- and to , escort \u25a0:\u25a0; her .. to the . place reserved behlndstheilong 'table- in the center of the; palm /garden. \u25a0 ;. Mme.-lTet'razzlni ,'carae; smiling 1 ,, and bowing ,. graciously,' to / everyone. .- , She wore .'a fgo wri , o f l lr i sh lace, • wi thl; a. long coatiof^the-same,ia' big, white beaver hat,"~ trimmed ', with , Irish : lace ; andf two huge vplunies,'. beneath, -which' showed^ a! little \u25a0 pointed ' lace \ cap. ''\u25a0 J '< : Ropes: and?; a. ;j half^dozon policemen kept^ai. passageway • Invfronttj of >'the table |thrpug:h .whichj the buyers .pasVed to^greet; and receive '{. their' packages at "they hands of /the -singer. ' / \'-',.V '\u25a0\u25a0•! Shortridge Is - Before: the sale began'Presidentißen jamin;lde' Wheeler of the state univer sity^ made a brief* speech ; In ; which *he saidL;' that* the". name;*of,;the Red Cross was i V a'- - : ', term . toY conjure ; with;' that Mme.^.Tetrazzliil -had "graciously .\u25a0 con-" sented 'to j appear 7 and : that : she would s'inglwhen a quarter of a roillionVstamps h^jbeenrsold. -He : ; said also; that >\u25a0 he had.v Just : Creturned - from WlashingtonT .wKere-i San,^Francisco -was "the -name heard everywhere'; and that he .• felt every ; one was^ irt • favor of the ; exposi tion there." . \u25a0 '\u25a0 .f :; V Samueraf. Shortridge announced Vthat h e " had ' come \u25a0\u25a0tor, P'ay that^ part V f or which ihe was I so'; well . qualifled—that of \u25a0 auctioneer. " Ten ; silver medals bear ing;; the seal of- 'the]; city,'- as "well as 'a perpetual -, calendar, ;- had '? been- '. donated by : ; Shreve & 9° ' \u25a0 and ' th es e ;• were to be; disposed- v of Itoj the r highest' bidders. ( The first was secured by; Mrs. Thomas H. Williams ". for/: $100..-, but; when she came forward to claim :it'^ she gave' a check; for $250, ;: . which she ' saidVwas- the ? sum'Shehad^ntended'to give; 'Madame Tetrazzini -claimed the* second for/:$200,f or/ : $200, and ; Mrs." S. ? L. ; Kline ; the [tri lfd"Tf or " §100:1 00: EachT^f- these -are, V;byS the^^ fequestf of th"e^purchasers,"- to; be sent :to s President .Taft, .and; Madame f Tetrazzini' wili" send her" autograph LwithJhers/'.fA;. telegram' Ayasraiso : sent to .the president', from Mrs. ;Johjrjl?V; Merrill.;' .-'\u25a0;;,'."' -"<:^ \u25a0 : .; :^--; / '. I" ;\u25a0*,] Judge ;Harryr. Melyin ; then; succeeded Short ri d g c 'a sVau ction cc r and is ted Crocker., sold " t lie t'other Contlnucdrom\Pmi^2rCoixlmii a Lotta's Fountain Concert Will Commence at 7:45 P.M. * Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini ..will sing to all of San tonight at Lotta's fountain from a platform to be, banked Vith -flowers presented her ' by the people of San: Francisco i n " token' of her graciousness. "Final plans: for the Christmas event were made yesterday,, and Manager -W. H. Leahy;\ for i Mme.' TetVazzini,;; an nounced last evening, that, the colora ture • soprano, will appear promptly at 8:25 p.. m., The orchestra^which "ac companied Tetrazzini' at Dreamland rink will play for her^ tonight. ' ,7)r Prior. to i the appearance of tthe- prima donna , the vested ; choirs of r the Cathe dral Mission of the Good Samaritan \u25a0 and the.Churoh.ofSL "John ;the^ Evangelist, under the direction .of rDr. ; J. -, PXTurner, .will ; slng- old Christmas : carols, begins ning^sharp.at^^Brp.im. > '\u25a0\u25a0/\u25a0 •-.j. j . ; -At -the, conclusion, of the Tetrazzini numbers theY throng will . sing "Auld Lang -Syne."- \u25a0 ' \u25a0 -'i'-SJ^ ," ;.; ; L^st night, ; after, vehicle^traffic * had stopped : iniMarkeV street, workmen set ,to "work to erect the • stand ' from .which Tetrazzini will sing. , 1. The .platform jwill^be :30,.by,;40^feet; in^slzeVarid^.will have a sounding board; 27; f eet ,high.%;it will ! be • located in\ Market '.'street; ,*di .re'ctly east of , Lotta's ,'f oun tain . arid * the 'Geary r> street • railroad turntable,]' and extending *\u25a0 from •a ; short ' distance* from jtKe; sidewalk; to i within • 10 "feet ;of; the safety! station. ,\u2666 ' . : \u0084 ;-rtThe ; platform twill have ; to , accommo date . the\ orchestra^which 1 ; is urider-«-the direction :of Paul ." SteiridorfC.' and! • the combined vested choirs,^, numbering. 50 voices. ; ../ ' . • ? ; ..- ' . "...\u25a0: '\u25a0\u25a0 W. •H. Leahy, manager of '.Tetrazzini, applied \u25a0< to the: board^-of ; public. works yesterday - morning . for .permission "to erect Vthe • stand, f The ir board J not "only^ ''gave "y. the 'required .{ permission, 1 but! asked -of ; Leahy , the - privilegeVof doing the -c work at t the expense of - the : j cltjr out ; *of '\u25a0\u25a0 compliment" to the- singerfarid in '•; appreciation , of ;,the.'splendfd^ Christ mas^gTf t fshe is making -the citizens^ of San \ Francisco.', : ;; - : : ; >. The Vplatform * will ; be '• at an angle ; to the; street so^that: the. singer, ; standing on" a super platform. in, the. front ; of the stand,' .will \u25a0 face": to war J the ; Spreckels" building and ;her voice will «carry\up s Market street i, and \u25a0] down Third.. .With ; the aid .'« of : the { sounding board "*it;:ls. believed : that.'; the singer's voice will carry down Market street and upGeary as ; well. •\u25a0- : • ;-,\u25a0. \u25a0 ' .-'. ;\u25a0:.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.*-\u25a0 The program . will begin promptly.- at J :45 v o'clock^' wiUiVa'j selection; by !- the Dreamland : orchestra-' • The I. vast] choirs fwili|thenTsin*g.* , At ; 8:25'- green - fire will be *' burned ? from* the • tbpsTof \u25a0 tlie [news paper buildings 'to announce ; the •.ap' proachlof; Tetrazzini:; .Mayor.' McCarthy will :; intro'Juce I the , singer to - the ; peo ple of ."- San;", Francisco~as ~ if :Tsuch ' in troduction were ._. HESyrumpeter will then play a fan ( siftM|as a -signal, for" all the* men. in the Contln^edJoalPiielS, "\ Column 3 s,t \u25a0 . m~, i . ii ..in '"**S/ Y^TB^DAYrpHjshest JemjDerafore. 58 ; Spn>«ai Thqfedqy night, 46. FOiMs/i£r FOR TODAY-^toud^ un semtdj^light eas,t winds/ changing to south. >, SOCIETY ELOPERS STILL ARE MISSING No Word Received From Mrs. Hichborn or Horace Wylie, , Who Deserted Families [Special Dispatch to The CaU] WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— N0 word has been received^ from either 'Mrs. r Philip S. Hichborn or Horace Wylie since; they left this.city last Friday/ \u25a0 Equally\posi tlye'fis; it- that f 'neither the : f fiends' nor ,ttie. families of "either of the principals in the "elopmerit that hasj/stlfred Official knd social ci fcles here have "any - in formation- as \u25a0 to "their 'whereabouts.' . In ;the,hope that' the ; elopers -might be located "and reconciliations effected, vain " search . been^ made far -and wide. Meanwhile, effort has'been-made to gloss over Mrs. 'Hichborn's . disap pearance, by alternate statements that "she was , ill in a , sanatorium and that she /was with her husband" in Atlantic City. Wy lie's relatives ' have ' persist e"ntly said that Ke was ; New/.Tork," denying* that he had: gone away "with Mrs. Hichborn. At' the -same time • they have confessed an \u25a0' Inability to locate the' missing man definitely or to say when he might return. , • 'Samuel E. Swayze, Hichborn's "law partner, ;today revised "his statement of yesterday that Mrs. Hichborn = Was in Atlantic : City _;. with ' her; husband.' This statement Swayze made- on" the-author ity of : Hichborn, with "whom" he de clared he -liad^ talked over, the long dis tance telephone yesterday- morning.' ' \u2666 Hichborn \ then .was 'quoted . as saying that- his ' wife - was- with* him -and that all "the -'family' were well, : but -today Swayze' said vthat he-had^ received a letter from -Hichborn saying'that Mrs. Hichborn* was "."still- in a 'private sana torium," and ( was getting 4 aiong" very well;/, ' ". : : . . \u25a0;\u25a0-\u25a0 ' Captain v Hopkins, brother . of . Mrs. \u0084Wylie,; declined to • discuss the where> abouts|of Wylie or" to venture any pre diction ,as=;to^when' he might be ex pected to -return, to -Washington. The Hichb'orns^and the ; Hoyts 'to be absent- from j the; city. IN; :: i : CHRISTMAS THRONGS Mutilatar : '.of;Women'sMQownsls Abroad j Agai n ; have .been^ made \u25a0» to vthe police ''that "5 a-" Jack : the r : > Slasher^*" is again-in; the city, ambng;th* ;Christmas •;.'££ warning.- has gone '^out- to i the , women. ; to ".beware <\u25a0 of this /mutilator of ~. women's \u25a0 gowns v- «Hls practice^ls 'to' Jostle \ women : in' a'crowd 'ed: shop , or^lri^the . street^an'd "there ' slash their : gowns \ with ;a ; sharp - instrument, a ; khife. 'or; razor.;' .-..-•\u25a0- ' •." -' \u25a0- iDYNAMItEvONISTEPS \ CHURCH .PastoiC Has .Been Activejn iDe- hou'hcingtCity^Goverament y : SEATTLE, \u25a0? Dcci 23.—A •• bundle con taining'five' sticks of blasting powder was "found \ on : -' the r steps /of "the I •First' Methodist Episcopal church today. ' The pastor of :the. church. Rev. AdnaLeon ard, > r formerly^ pastor -of - the Methodist church :in Rome, has; been active in exposing the. alleged corruption /of , the city- government and had' recently re ceived \u25a0"letters-, warning": : him ;• to "desist. FRENCH MISSIONARY^IS^ SLAINiBYiCHINESE ;rDec:^23^--Father';Meri gol, who: hadj been a ~ French". missionary, in China} since 1903,-. was. killed Thurs- natives inYuhgpelvlnlthe prov ince \u25a0of Yunnan." ' Ah' investigation Is 'proceeding/ The district about 'Yungpeh •\u25a0usually is quiet, -f ••- ; -~— - PRICE FIVE CENTS. COMPROMISE URGED AT CAPITAL Idea of Two Expositions Meets With General Favor at CALIFORNIA OVERCOMING t THE SOUTHS EARLY LEAD Indorsements Secured Last Year by New Orleans Will Be Object of Attack ORANGES DISTRIBUTED AS CHRISTMAS GIFT OF COAST [Special Dispatch to The Call] WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. — The California exposition contin gent is hard at work among \ the commercial and official bodies of big eastern cities, trying to counter act the advantage gained last sum mer by New Orleans In securing in dorsements for the exposition: Such cities as Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Buffalo indorsed New Orleans through city councils or chambers of com merce, without San Francisco hav ing an opportunity to present her case. New Orleans is following up this indorsement with a reminder, written by Governor Sanders of Louis iana, asking that letters be written to senators and congressmen reminding them of tiie action of official bodies in their own states, and districts and asking '-them to vote for New Orleans. Active" effort is being made to persuade the , common council of Philadelphia to rescind it 3 official resolution in dorsing New Orleans. \ San Francisco did not have a chance to present its case to Philadelphia busi* nessmen and councils. The Californiar.a are sure that if Philadelphia realized the situation it would maintain^a neu tral position, if not" actually declare for San Francisco. The same thins 13 true of Pittsburgh Buffalo and other cities that declared for New Orleans merely because they were requested to do so. Some of the strongest business interests in the United States are now at work for San Francisco in this mat ter. Rates an Argument Senator Nixon of Nevada Issued an interview today, which is printed in Washington papers, showing how east ern communities would benefit by tha low rates to be in force to California during the Panama-Pacific exposition. It is expected that a $30 round trip rate will be in effect from Atlantic coast terminals, including New York. Phila delphia,. Boston, Washington, Richmond and- Charleston. Such a rate would en able everybody to go to the coast and would remove the great objection against holding the exposition la San Francisco. SSfl New Orleans has carried on a shrewd campaign in various congressional dis ; trlcts represented by neutral or unde : cided congressmen. The § ffect of this j campaign is reflected in cases where congressmen say they have no prefer ence- between New Orleans and San Francisco. Expressions from their dis-^ trlcts In favor of New Orleans have swung some of these representatives over to the southern city. Individual work is being done to convince them that San Francisco should have the exposftlon, but some of them intimate they will be guided by the sentiment of their districts. Oranges for Charity Mrs. A. Scott Jr. and airs. Augustus F. Fechteler. wife of Captain Fechteler, U. S- N.» acting for the exposition com mittee, distributed many cases of oranges today to the charitable insti tutions of Washington as a Christmas gift, from: California. About 20* instit utions received oranges and hundreds of children have been made happy in con sequence. - Letters : are coming to headQuarters^ expressing thanks for the -ktadnesiTof the California Santa Clans. The "Washington Tlmse today says: "When congress reconvenes after the i Christmas holidays it will consider a compromise on the Panama exposition question." "As • outlined today- at the White House, the compromise allows San Francisco the official exposition com memorating: the opening of the canal to the world's commerce in 1915; it allows New .Orleans to hold an exposition in 1918'tb commemorate the completion of the lakes to the, gulf deeper waterways v plan,- and it allows Washington to hold a Jubilee and 'carnival celebrating ; tha canal's - completion. Congressmen Favorable ;; "The compromise wiir be offered and there are members of consress»_wh