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<i
think" it V, good solution. '^v. N
\u25a0 . "The White * Hous« callers whoVdla- _
cussed the situation declared that^the
interests here would; agree to the fdea «
of; a celebration at the* national ejpffal v-i
rather than undertake to finance, an
Exposition. Already there is a atroas