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FORMER JUDGE SAYS TAFT IS PANAMA DESPOT Civil Rights of 30,000 Ameri cans Subject to Caprices of Presidential Will Lorin C. Collins, Late Member of Zone Tribunal, Tells of Reign of Absolutism CHICAGO, Feb. tfi. —Lorin C. Collins, until two months ago associate Justice °t th« supreme court at Panama, to night said that the president of the VnitPd States had usurped the func tion of the executive branch of the government at Panama ami ruled thfrf under a despot!*!: Ue as that of Russia. ipoke be£or< Chicago lawyers, at a banquet, and re viewed the history of American rule in the canal zone during his. six years as justice. "The president's word, not the law," lie said, "governs everything. The result is there has been built up un der the American Hag a bureaucracy which controls everything in the zone, and against whl.ii . s are' Powerless. "After the canal commission was es tablished in 1904, President Roosevelt decided that he could change the laws, and then began the issuance of execu tive order.", which were, in fact, new laws, superseding the lawful authority governing the to secretary of «ar. Taft. also toofc part in the lssu lers. Tnf" nffi' nor of the zone was wiped out by President Roosevelt, five municipalities, with mayors, aldermen and taxing bodies were wiped •fut by executive order, and in their place was establish^! a bureau of civil administration. "AJI semblam .> of government, such as the people of the United States know, was abolished. ThOM conditions re main lequent executive from Washington, much of the power invested in the commission has been stripped from its members and taken over hy the thief engineer. It is tne tf'; jdges to regard them selves as judicial agents of the execu tive power, which can replace them if displeased, and to further the wishes of the ex The result la that the civil rights of Panamans as well as the Americans in the zone do not amount to anything. "Today all judicial business in the zone is suspended absolutely. Under the law it requires at If-ast two of the su preme court judges to comprise a court. Judge* IVesly M. Owen of Leroy, 111.. Ed some time ago. His resigna tion is effective today, and his successor ban not been appointed. No one has been appointed to tukc the place va cated by the ending of my term. There remains only one judge. Hezekiah A. Gudgen of North I REV. J. B. HANMGAN NEWMAN CLUB SPEAKER San Francisco Priest Will Ad dress Students BERKELEY, Feb. 25.— Rev. Jerome B. Hannlgan of San Francisco will be the speaker at the Newman club chapel .tomorrow at: the 10:30 o'clock mass, Ma subject being the settlement work carried on by. the church- in San Fran cisco. The first mass at the club will be held at 7:30 o'clock. At 5 o'clock the benediction N service will be rendered as follows: "O Divine Light" (Nevin). Miss Elenore Reeves; "Lord God of Abraham" (Mendelssohn), W. H. Ratcliff Jr.; "Aye Verum," Ralph MacFadyen; "Tantum Ergo," ' choir: "Laudate Domini,"' chant; "Aye Maria" (Roma), Miss Elenore Reeves; "It is Enough," from "Elijah" (Mendelssohn); W. H. Ratcliff Jr. The , committee for the reception which will be held in Newman hall for the alumni council next Tuesday even- Ing has been appointed as follows: Helen Weber I Marie Mitchell F.llen CM - I Margaret Hurley Mary Connelly | Marie Tlbbets Tom Gray I William Conlln Alexander Leonard I Adolpb Van Maren Edward Harrison I AUDITORIUM MAY BE ON SOUTH SIDE OF DAM Park Commissioners Oppose Proposed Site OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—Councilman W. J. Baccus, representing th 4 Oakland city council, conferred this morning with the park commissioners concern- Ing the use of the park grounds on Lake Merritt for a Bite for the pro posed $500,000 auditorium. The commissioners believe that the erection of the new building in this section would militate against the car rying out of the present park plans and favor placing the auditorium on the land south of the Twelfth street dam. Thin Is filled in land and to obtain an adequate foundation It would be neces eary to put in piling. Another meeting- will be held Men rning, February 27, at 10 p'clock, at which Assistant City Knginerr Per- Brnwn will submit an opinion as •<, the extra cost of placing the build- Ing on tilled in land. MICHIGAN'S SONS TO FORM ORGANIZATION OAKLAND. !•>»>. Bs.— Natives #f Michigan living in Oakland have taken Iteps toward the organization of a of Michigan society. Temporary officers are: President, WellM Whit 1003Vi Broadway; secretary, W. P. King, with Wickham Havens com pany, Oakland Bank of Savings build tog. A meeting, open to all eligible persons will be held Saturday evening, •1. at S o'clock at the offices of l>r. J. 1- Mcl*rea, Tliayer building, Fourteenth and Jefferson streets, to t organization. CHURCH SOCIETIES TO HOLD UNION RALLIES BKRKELKY. Feb. 25. —The Protestant young peoples societies of Berkeley will unite in a union rally in the First Presbyterian church tomorrow after noon. Ralph Hawley, president of the federation of young people's societies of Alameda county, will preside. The rally will be the beginning of a series of meetings at the Trinity Methodist church from February 27 to March 3. R*v. W. C. Sherman of Sacramento and Leon Shaw, field secretary, will at these meetinea. ROOSEVELT UNABLE TO ATTEND BANQUET BERKELEY. Feb. 25. —Theodore Boo3evelt, In a telegram to A: Howard Herrmann of the board of trade, has sent his regrets. that he will not be able to attend the banquet which; was trr»n?ed in-his honor. . Costumes a Secret Until Mardi Gras Two of the women who will assist in making the ball a success. SENATE POSTPONES ACTION ON LORIMER McCumber Speaks in Opposition to the Canadian Reciproc ity Measure WASHINGTON', Feb. 25.—0n the con clusion of the routine business of the senate today McCumber spoke on Ca nadian reciprocity, opposing the McCall bill to carry into effect the agree ment presented to congress by the president. The Lorimer case, the unfinished business, then was brought up. The vice president had gone to the length of putting the Lorimer resolution be fore the senate for a vote, no senator being- prepared to speak, but Chair man Burrows of the committee on priv ileges and elections, yielded to the pro testations of the opponents of Ixirimer, ret desired to be heard, and the case went over. Eulogies upon two late members of the house of representa tives were pronounced. Adjournment followed. In the house the day was devoted to consideration of the district of Colum bia and the sundry civil bills. The session extended into the night on the latter, discussion of the proposition to fortify the Panama canal consuming much time. PROF. SCHILLING IN CRITICAL CONDITION Savant Fell From a Horse Las! Thursday Afternoon BERKELEY, Feb. X.— Prof. Hugo K. Schilling, head of tlir 0.-rman depart ment of the university, who "was In jured by a fall from his horse Thurs day afternoon while rifling with a party of faculty members, spent a restless night last night, and today was in a. very critiral condition. Tlift fracture in his head caused him much suffering today, and whilo his '•ondition was hopeful, his ultimate, re covery, according to I>r. .1. W. Stitt, who is attending him, is extremely doubtful. As Professor Schilling is In fine pliy ■ical health his family is optimistic as to his recovery. According to Prof. It. Schevill. liond of the Spanish department, who was riding with the party, the German savant was seized with a fainting spell and fell off his horse, striking heavlly on the pavement- CONTRACT LET FOR DOE LIBRARY STACKS University Regents Sign $64,432 Deal for Book Shelves BERKELEY, Feb. 25— The contract for supplying the steel stacks for books in the new Poo' library, which is being completed on the campus of the university east of California hall, haft been awarded to the Art Metal con struction company f<-»r $64,432. As soon as the stacks are installed Librarian Joseph Rowell will commence the re moval of over 200.000 volumes from the Bacon library* to the new structure. Suburban Brevities ♦ '".'"""''_ , * ".' .. '■ '■ — 1 — LARGE ESTATE APPRAISED Feb. 25.—The inventory • ami 'appraisement*, of the PHUtc nf the Intf Hannah 8, Crane hag been. . filed.' It accounts tor property ;to the value of {200.840. -.consisting, chiefly at real restate; t*tock» and bonds and caxb. • ' HEALTH » BXTEEAU OPPOSED -Oaklawl. IVb. , 23:—A nx-Ptmj: of the state board of rugeuiei '. will' be held tomorrow afternoon at '.' o'clock In Lincoln hall to protest agalnut,, tin- .passage of ,an aswmt>ly bill which provides t or > the estab lishment of a health bureau. - ■ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY. FEBRUABY 26, 1911. COSTLY GEMS FOR WINNING MASQUERS Miss Jennie Crocker Gives Dia mond Locket and Chain for Most Original Garb The scene of 'the Mardl Gras, to be given Tuesday evening as a benefit for the Children's hospital, will be Dreamland pavilion and there will be several hundred guests at this, the largest costume party of the season. The pavilion will be decorated with the carnival colors and myriad' in candescent lights will illuminate the auditorium for the dancers'. The spirit of Mardl Gras will prevail and the scores of fancy , costumes will present an attractive pageant ; for those • who do not wish to participate in the frolic but intend to be spectators at. the af fair. There are 60 boxes where the chaperones may watch "the maskers and where informal groups may, assem ble for the early part of the evening. These boxes have been sold for the benefit and a large sum has already been realized for the assistance of the sick children. , The costumes are the concern, of the moment in society and there are secrets and guesses . galore, while-every one Is looking forward to, the affair as the most enjoyable of the season.- There is great interest expressed over the costumes that are designed to be. prize winners of IJie occasion. The first* prize for the most original costume is the diampnd locket and chain donated by Miss Jennie Crocker; and the sec ond prize is a gold bangle * set ' with diamonds and sapphires. The three Judges who ■ will award 'these are Raphael Welll, Walter Martin and Leon Sloss. ■ \> '">*. 1 The society women who have charge of the arrangements for that evening have been 'working earnestly ■ for the rsocial and financial success of the dance. Among those who have been among the most enthusiastic workers In the cause of charity are: , Miss Jennie Crocker Mr*. Samuel Boardman Miss Cora Smedber* Mr*. ■ James Follis Miss Minnie Honeton Mm: Frederick I Klmble Mr*. Latham McMiillen Mrs., Julian TL -no Mrs. Auenstiix Ta.vlor Jin, Henry F. button Mrs. William Taylor I Mrs. Worthlngton Ames Mrs. Walter Martin I Mrs. Norris • Darls Mrs. Laurence I. Scott I Mr*. Harry Poett V Edward ,M. Green way will ;'; lead the grand march and the' men" who have consented to act on the floor commit tee are: Terry King . 'Samuel Boardman Wlllarrt Barton r.ntlinm M<-Miillea I Walter Martin AiißiiFtns Taylor Courtney Furl - < Laurence Scott Raphael Welll : Larry Harris' Andrew ; McCarthy William O'Connor Frederick McNear MONEY WORRIES DRIVE P. D. RUPP TO KILL SELF Fruitvale Contractor Is Found Dying by His Wife OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—Philip 1). Rupp, a contractor living at 3722 Quigley avenue, who while despondent over financial troubles drank lysol yester day afternoon, died at 4 o'clock this morning. Rupp made the purchase at a nearby drug store, and, locking him self in his room, took the poison. His wifp, who was in an adjoining room, heard him fall to the floor. She called to him, but heard no ansvvor. She then burst in the door and found him dying. Rupp was 40 years old and had been out of employment for some time. He leaves a widow and two small children, Daisy and Grace. The body was removed to the Barber under taking parlors. The family is in des titute circumstances. SOCIALISTS TO ENTER BERKELEY POLITICS Full City Ticket to Be Pre-1 sented to Voters BERKELEY. Feb. 23.—With J. Stitt Wilson, lecturer and former clergyman, who was gubernatorial candidate last year, as candidate for mayor, the so cialist party will put a full ticket in the field for the municipal election here this April. Under the charter no party name will, however, bo desig nated on the ballots. The nominees are: Mayor, J. Stitt Wilson; commissioners, Frank Walde nnd John Wilson: school directors. Mrs. H. A. Clifford and H. R. Stern; auditor, Frank M. Fish. .1. Stitt Wilson announced today that an active campaign would be started I by the party next week. j SKELETON OF MAN FOUND NEAR MINE Skull Pierced by Bullet and Re volver Partly Buried Near By Suggest Suicide [Special Dispatch to The Call] HEALDSBURG. Feb. 25.—The mys tery- surrounding the discovery of re < mains of a well dressed man near the Pine Flat quicksilver mines this : week remains unsolved. It is feared that the man was a tourist who had gone hunting and either committed 1 suicide or was the victim of assault. Attorney Sutherland of San Fran- I cisco, who was one of the party which i discovered the remains, said that the ! man must have been dead a year, as j only the skeleton remains. There is a ! bullet hole in the skull. The dead man wore an expensive I leather .hunter's jacket and corduroy trousers. A purse containing money ami a hunter's knife were found in a pocket. Sutherland discovered a revolver ; partially buried in the ground about six I feet from the body, and also a piece of a mirror. The skeleton is that of ■ middle aged ! man of medium height. The teeth are ; well preserved, only three in the upper I row being missing. DREDGING BIDS ARE CONSIDERED TOO HIGH j Contractors Want $70,000 for Key Route Basin Work OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—Three bids were made to the board of public works i yesterday for harbor work in the Key j Route basin. The figures quoted by the bidders exceed both the city engineer's ! estimates and the total of a previous ; bid for the same project by so large an amount that all will be rejected. Several estimates procured by the city engineer for the work, which consists of the construction of levees and dredg ing in the basin, put the highest cost at $40,000. The lowest bid received for the work today was $30,000 above that amount. City Engineer Turner on examining the bids counseled the board to reject all. He and Assistant City Engineer Brown declared that the prices asked were evidence of a combine among the three bldders'to force the city to pay excessively for part of its harbor work. Rather than meet the onerous terms asked the city will, by agreement with the Key Route company, complete the whole Key Route basin project. The city officials were expecting a combination among contractors. This was rumored before a contract for this work was given to the Pacific dredging and reclamation company for $16,740. The board let such a contract for the levee and dredging for that price sev eral weeks ago, and the Pacific com pany later withdrew from its contract. Its check of $1,500 deposited with the board will probably be declared forfeit ed by the works commissioners. ■\Vhen the Pacific company withdrew the board was compelled to advertise the work over again. Three proposals were made. The Pacific dredging and reclamation company was not in the list of bidders. Nor was there & bid made which was not at least four times as great as the bid of $16,740. on which the Pacific company had obtained the broken contract. The bids were: Vulcan dredging company. $76,887. Marshall C. Harris. $74,7.'0. California reclamation company, $70, --150. The proposed contract includes the construction of a clam shell levee across the Key Route basin from the Southern Pacific pier to the Key Route pier; the construction of a levee for the exten sion of Fourteenth street to deep water; dredging and reclamation of the In closed tide land. AMENDED VROOMAN ACT WANTED BY CITIZENS Oakland Delegation to Appear Before Legislature OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—Commissioner of Streets W. C. Howe and Charles Frost. assistant superintendent of •treetß, returned today from Sacra mento, where they attended the session of the legislature # to urge certain amendments to the 'Vrooman act in the interests of the people of Oakland. The bill has been recommended out of committee, nnd through the efforts of the Alameda county delegation to the legislature it was recommitted and a delegation from this city will be heard when the bill comes up next week. The Vrooman art as it works now involves a great deal of red tape and is too expensive. The agitation for the amendment Is being pushed be cause a large number of property hold ers in the city are inclined to try the system, and if ,the necessary amend ment Js made by the legislature It will probably be put Into effect. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRACKMAN INJURED Run Down by Locomotive While Riding His Velocipede OAKLAND, Feb. 25.—John Lawlor, an employe of the Southern Pacific company, was struck by a freight en gine near Newark this morning as he was riding his velocipede along the track. His Injuries are serious, and may result fatally. His left foot was crushed and he was badly cut about the body, as well as being internally injured. The engine came upon Lawlor from behind and threw him several feet into the air. Lawlor is a brother in law of Deputy Sheriff George Wales and is 30 years of age. INDIGESTION jp. CAN BE ==N [ RELIEVED AND HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS is the medicine you can rely on to do the work. It is a real digestive help. Try it today. Refuse all substitutes. HOUSE ACTS ON COFFEE MONOPOLY Resolution Calling for Informa tion From Attorney General Favorably Reported WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.—The house committee on judiciary today ordered favorably reported the Norris resolu tion instructing the attorney general to send to the house any information he has regarding the alleged monopoly of the coffee trade. The committee amended the bill by omitting refer ences to Brazil. The committee's action was unani mous. Mr. Norris will endeavor to have the measure called up as soon as possible. The resolution called for informa tion in the attorney general's posses sion as to what Investigation had been made concerning acts of Brazil and American citizens or corporations in the matter of creating a monopoly In coffee, and thus violating the laws against conspiracy, trusts and restraint of trade. The committee felt that it would be better not to mention Brazil specifically. §fc "this 7tore pariiciStes^n the <% fS"AN FRANCISCO FASHION SHOW J g^_ MARCH 2ncU3ixlf "4th ALTHOUGH our formal Spring Opening has been ■'•/? set for March 2d, 3d and 4th, we are now ready with complete assortments in our Ladies' Department. Roos Man* Made Ladies 9 Suits * Our Ladies* Suit Department started as an experiment with a fen> suits four years ago. The \ success Teas, instant and a department was at once installed. That department has grown by leaps and bounds every season. ' The reason is that ROOS MAN-MADE models are exclu sive in ' style, ; different, distinctive' and distinguishing. Our assortments this Spring are greater than ever, our models equally as -ex elusive and our £frf\/~ JL d* EHf\ values are.keyed to the highest pitch . . .7. . .. t^J-iirO/ TO t^OC^ • . , ;^-:. ..■■..."-;.;...,■..^ ..'.. ..... .. ' _ : ;-,;. :. ,. ,' , v _ = > •■?', . '<> , ■r* •• ' ■' ■-\'. ■• I y Roos Tailored Ladies' Hats \ Complete assortments of the best makes of Tailored Hats in this country are now ready for your : selection — to $35. We specifically direct .■ your attention to the "TAHOE," the prettiest, smartest knockabout hat we have ever carried. Comes in all colors. Two qualities, Jap Straw at $5 and M ilan at $10. ===== A ~-*» * *■** Zoos %ros. Market and Stockton . **i^^Z-Q**"T PoST^Ti ' . Present , Many Exclusive Designs among \ their This : distinguished collection represents - a va riety of the newest Models in Tailor-Made Suits of superior "workmanship and : best materials at 7 '. $35.00, $42.50, $52.50 and up . ' ■ Also the very latest productions in • of Voile, Marquisette and Batiste —both the im- ; . ported French hand-made and : adap-' tations therefrom at/-, N S • • . . " $17.50, $25.00, $40.00, $50.00 and up ■■■ The same note of distinction: is apparent in the • many new effects shown in the mw& Efans® W®jhp :-y: ;" at $50, $60, $?s, $100 and up C@nft§ fen 0 SSt@<b&s> Art®inni@Mll° • nig nnii<dl SteffiMP W(Bnir at $30, $40, $50 and up • The exhibit as ; a whole giving -: : an excellent r idea of the styles and materials which will find favor during the coming season Jk Remarkable Sale of Waists .• ~ For Monday we place on Special Sale all our Linen Tailor Waists at the foltoziing reductions: $4.00 to $5.75 - values at $1.75 $6.00 to $9.00 values at $2.75 ■:, • '," - .'',.■■-■••-■■ s-:.■:■*■., ■-'■■r^' .- ' -':"'; . .•"■ * '-'.:;- r- ■■■ '• ;...■ ••,- ■,-.■■■ POLAR EXPEDITION NOT TO SEEK POLE Capt. Baldwin to Launch Project for Completing Carnegie Magnetic Survey DENVER, Feb. 15.—An arctic expedi tion, in which reaching the north pole will be a secondary matter, was an nounced here today by Captain E. B. Baldwin, the explorer. Captain Baldwin, who commanded the Baldwln-Zeigler expedition to Fnani Josef Land in 1901-02. expects to launch his expedition about Septem ber, 1912. The expedition, he says, will hay. aeroplanes and balloons as part of the equipment. \X will start from Bering strait and will follow the polar ice drift for sev eral years. The object will be. he says, to collect scientific data and to complete the magnetic survey, now be ing made by the Carnegie institute. Reaching the north pole. Captain Bald win believes, will be an easy matter and will be a mere incident. 19 NAT GOODWIN ADDS TO LAND HOLDINGS Buys Out Partner in San Jacinto Ranch Which Former Wife Used to Visit [Special Dispatch to The Call] 'RIVERSIDE. Feb. 25—Nat Goodwin, the actor wit!: ' thY matrimonial pen-;' • chant, has added largely to his holdings' | in the San Jacinto valley in Riverside county. He purchased with A: F. Web ster last October, 600 acres in the San' Jacinto valley for $36,000. ... ■ \, lle has • novvr bought" Webster's inter est in the ( property,.;theiconsideratlon; j not being 'named in the, paper* : filed ; today..— Goodwin ,J has 'for. . some time owned: a model 160 acre ranch at * San " 'Jacinto'and last fall he stocked it with blooded cattle, horses and hogs. '. : • His recent wife made seevral trips to the ranch with him,'but failed to de velop more *■ than i passing 'interest ,i In Nat's ■ Berkshire pigs * and . ' Holsteln . COWS. The last purchase may indicate a purpose on Nat's part to acquire h. fifth wife with agricultural proclivities. 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