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VOLUME CXIL—NO. 59.
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TAFT SHOWS HIS
NOMINATION WAS
VALID AND FAIR
President Issues Statement Set
ting Out Flimsy Nature of
Roosevelt Contests
Resume Proves That Bull Moose
Did Not Act in Good
4 Faith
National and Credentials Com*
mittees Decide Cases Logic
ally and Fairly
WASHINGTON, July 28. —A
statement approved by Presi
dent Taft. defending: his nom
ination by the Chicago con
vention, was made public at the White
House today. It reviews every con
tent before the republican national
convention committee and the creden
tials committee of the convention, and
ns?erts that each contest was settled
logically, upon is merits. The state
ment was submitted to the cabinet at
a recent meeting , and received the ap
proval of the president's official fam
ily.
The statement, which is a document
of 144 printed paeres. is a detailed de
nial of the charge that the renomina
tion nf President Taft was accom
plished by the seating of fraudulently
elected delegates to the convention.
It takes up individually the 238 con
tests instituted by the Roosevelt forces
asrainst Taft delegates who were
seated, and presents evidence in each
of these cases to show that the Taft
delegates were regularly elected.
A resume of the statement prepared
by Charts D. Hill**, formerly Presi
dent Taffs secreta v "% and now chair
4. in of the republican national co*n
i Ittee, takes up each contest briefly.
This resume opens with the declara
tion that the Roosevelt contests, as
originally filed hefore the national
committee, were not instituted in good
faith.
Roosevelt Contests Insincere
"The total number of delegates sum- j
moned to the convention," says the
resume, "was 1.075, with 540 neces
sary to a choice. Mr. Taft had 561
votes on the first and only ballot, and
Wμ declared the nominee. There were
instituted against 23S of the delegates, I
regularly elected for Taft. contests on
behalf -f Roosevelt. These contests
avowedly were instigated not for the
purpose of really securing seats in the
convention, not for the purpose of ad
ducing evidence which ■would lead any
respectable court to entertain the con
tests, but for the purpose of deceiving
the public Into the belief that Mr.
Roosevelt had more votes than he
reajfy had. as the convention and pri
maries were in progress for the selec
tion of delegates. The 2CB contests
v.pre reduced by abandonment, formal
or in substance,' to 74. The very fact
of. these 164 frivolous contests itself
• fleets upon the genuineness and val
idity of the remainder."
The resume then enumerates the con
testa and reviews the arguments in
each case. The review of the evidence
in the contests embraced in the "White
House statement is certified to by Vic
tor Rosewater. chairman of the na
tional committee, and Thomas 1L De
n me, chairman of the credentials com
r- 'tec.
* he resume of contests for delegates
:ir;e and district delegates by states
includes the following:
Taft Majority in Arizona
In the Arizona convention there were
91 votes. All the delegates—six in
number —were to be selected at large.
The counties were entitled to select
their delegates through their county
committee or by primary. In one
county, Maricopa, a majority of the
committee decided to select its dele
gates, and a minority to have a pri
mary. In other counties there were
some contests and the state committee,
following the usage of the national
committee, gave a hearing to all con
testants in order to make up the tem
porary roll. There was a clear ma
jority of the Taft delegates among the
uncontested delegates. The committee
made up the temporary roll, and then
there was a bolt, 64 remaining in the
ball and 25 withdrawing therefrom.
The case of the Taft majority was so
clear that it is difficult to understand
why a contest was made.
"The fourth congressional district of
California presented this question:
Under the state law, the delegation,
two from each district, was elected on
a general ticket, in a group of 26. Each
dategatc might either express his presi
<"\ lal preference or agree to vote for
th* presidential candidate receiving the
highest number in the state. In the
fourth district the two candidates from
that district on the Taft ticket ex
pressed a preference for Taft, but did
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NEWS ACROSS THE SEA BY WIRELESS TELEGRAPH
SHIP IS SUNK
BY COLLISION
IN DENSE FOG
Atlantic Liner Sends Collier to
Bottom and Is Limping
to Port
i
MONTREAL, Que., July 28.—The
Canadian Pacific Steamship Empress of
Britain, outward bound, collided with
the collier Helvetia in a dense log in j
the St. Laurence estuary Saturday
evening.
The collier was sunk, but its crew
rescued. The Empress of Britain is
badly damaged, and turned back for
Quebec, where it is expected to arrive
late tonight.
The Empress of Britain sailed from
j Quebec Friday evening with 700 pas
sengers for Europe. The Helvetia was
bound from Sydney for Montreal with
S.OOO tons of coal.
Compartments Filled
The collision occurred about 10 miles
west of Fame point, Quebec, a light
house station on the southern shore of
the St. Lawrence river, near where it
empties into the gulf of St. Lawrence.
This is approximately 300 miles from
Quebec.
Although the accident occurred at
4.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, defi
nite news was not received until today,
when Captain Murray of the Empress .
reported to the authorities here and at
: Quebec that his vessel was badly stove
in about the bows and its fore com
partments were filled with water. It
■was believed that the vessel was in no j
danger of sinking. The wrecking J
steamer Lord Strathcona and the Cana- I
dian Pacific tug cruiser hastened to
meet it.
Ship Cut in Two
Tt is understood that the Empress of
Britain struck the Helvetia amidships,
cutting the collier squarely in two.
The smaller ves.«el sank almost im
mediately, but there was quick work
aboard the liner and all hands were
rescued.
The passengers on the steamer were j
awakened by the collision and many
rushed to the deck in fear, but a serious
panic was averted. At 5 o'clock this
afternoon the damaged liner had
reached Feather point, making slow
progress up the St. Lawrence. The
Allen liner Pretorian was standing by
at that hour, and some of the pas
sengers and the mails were being
transferred to that vessel.
WOMAN AGED 104
ISSUES CHALLENGE
[Specie/ Dispatch to The Call]
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA. July 28.—
Mrs. Rebecca Kissick of this city, who
will be 104 years old September 14, to
day challenged all women of more than
50 years of age to race with her to the
top of the city hall. The city hall is
54S feet in height, and to go to the top
it would be necessary to climb 500
steps, finishing the journey up a lad
der to the tower.
Mrs. Kiseick says the pace at which
the present day women are living takes
a decade from their lives and weakens
them physically and mentally.
She says she feels no older now than
she did 60 years ago and that she can
do just as big a day's work now as she
did when she was 50 years old.
SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1912.
Peanuts and Beer
Are Stowed Away
By This Gourmand
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SHAMOKIN, Pa., July 28.—
John Rigel, in a cafe here today,
ate live quarts of peanuts and
drank 30 glasses of beer in 57
minutes to win a wager.
To convince the crowd he was
not completely full, he also con- '
sumed a sandwich.
Recently Rigel ate one peck
of apples, including skin and
seeds, and later consumed a big
watermelon entire.
j Sporting men will match him
against "Hungry" Sam Miller of
Columbia county, who is the
champion eater in his locality.
Chicagoans Will
Pay High Prices
For Their Verse
CHICAGO, July 28.—More than 100
citizens have subscribed $5,000 a year
for five years to publish a magazine of
verse in Chicago. The first number, it
is announced, will appear in December
or January.
WHIRLPOOLS SUCK DOWN
FOUR TO THEIR DEATH
Three Bathers and Rescuer
Drown in Kankakee River
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
KANKAKEE, 111., July 28.—Drawn
under by the whirling current, three
persons were drowned in the treacher
ous Kankakee river this afternoon. A
fourth, who attempted to rescue the
j three, also lost his life.
The dead are Waltfr Webetar, Mrs.
JFaul Maste'lo, Miss Wida Hemstock of
: Hammond, Ind., and Louis Berkhalter.
The first three were bathing in the
river and were caught in the current
pnd drawn down. Berkhalter swam to
the rescue and was also sucked down
in the whirlpools.
The fatalities of today make a total
of six drownings in the fame spot this
summer.
LARGE SUM RAISED FOR
A McKINLEY MEMORIAL
Martyred President to Be Hon
ored in Birthplace
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
NULEB, 0., July 28.—More than $35,000
has been subscribed by the citizens of
Nlles toward a fund of $100,000 for the
erection of a memorial to William Mc-
Kinley. Niles is the birthplace of the
martyred president.
A six days' campaign was started
yesterday at noon toward the raising
of the $100,000. Last night $27,000
had been subscribed and tonight almost
$9,000 more has been added to the list.
A meeting of the school children will
be held tomorrow and 6,000 children
'will join the committee raising the
money.
GIRL KILLS HERSELF
IN HER BRIDAL HOME
[Specie/ Dispatch to The Co//]
CHICAGO. July 28.—Leaving behind
a note which indicated jealousy, Kath
erine Vacek, 19 years old, shot her
nance and then killed herself in the
little home they were to occupy as
mam and wife. The man, John Cizek.
was dead with a bullet hole in his
right .temple. The girl had made care- j
ful preparations for her own. death
after killing the man. She had placed !
a tube In her mo<rth after connect
ing it with a gas jet and turned on the j
MISSING HIGH
SCHOOL GIRL IS
FOUND IN GULLY
Charlotte Martens Is Uncoil"
scious, Apparently Poisoned,
Wnjgp Discovered
SAN* T , Vfffig T July 28.—Lying un
conscious A : lees than a quar
ter of a mS»m her home, Miss Char
lotte Maiitui I psetty San Rafael high
school Saturday ;
afternoon from ber home in Picnic val
ley, was found this evening by Edward
j Sais, one of the members of the search
ing party that has scoured the moun
tains and hills of the vicinity for 24
hours in quest of the girl.
When found she seemed to be dead, j
and evidently had been unconscious for
several hours. An examination of her j
pulse showed that she was still alive,
ami Sais called the other searchers, who
helped carry her to the home of her
I parents. Doctors are working over her
in an attempt to revive her.
It was stated tonight that the girl
had been drugged, but whether the
poison was administered by another or
was taken with suicidal intent Is still
unknown. At the time she disappeared
her parents said she had rebelled re
cently against home restraint and had
threatened to leave unless her father
allowed her more liberty. One theory Is
that she had grown despondent from
brooding over these restrictions and
had sought to take her own life.
Miss Martens is 20 years old and is
the daughter of John Martens, a
wealthy retired business man, who lives
south of here. In the San Rafael high
school, which she attends, slie is popu
lar with her classmates and has always
been regarded as a happy, carefree girl.
Saturday afternoon she went to San
Rafael on an errand that took her to a
shoe store. She was expected home in
an hour from the time she left, and
when she overstayed her father picked
up a pair of field glasses and looked
through them down the road toward
town.
His daughter was wearing a red
dress, and he thought he discerned her
through glasses, walking slowly up the
road a half mile distant. Believing , she
would reach the house in a short time,
his anxiety for her safety left him, but
when she failed to return the family
was panic stricken.
Martens telephoned to her friends
when night came, and obtaining no in
formation from them he notified Sheriff
Keating, who started immediately with
a number of volunteers to look for her.
The search was kept up all night and
all day today until the girl was found.
JAPAN'S EMPEROR
IS UNCONSCIOUS
TOKYO. July 28—The condition of
the emperor of Japan is such as to
cause abandonment of all hope of hi*
recovery. From dawn he has been un
conscious. An examination by the court
physicians at 6 a. m. disclosed a high
temperature, weak and rapid pulse and
shallow respiration, which was grreatly
accelerated from the.previous night.
The critical condition of the emperor
was announced in a bulletin last even
ing, and all the imperial princes were
summoned to the palace. The phys
icians employed artificial measures to
prolong- life, but the injection of stim
ulants seemed to be of little avail.
The temperature increased from 100
t to 102.3, which, with the increased heart
motion and shallow breathing, indicated
I that the emperor could not long with
stand the calle upon his strength.
BOMB IS EXPLODED
IN BIG TENEMENT
Hundreds Survive Fiendish Plot;
Babe Sleeps as Explosive
Wrecks Room
[Specia' Dispatch to The Call]
NEW YORK. July 28.—1n the vesti
bule of a tenement house on the lower
east side, a bomb exploded in the
early hours this morning; wrecking
the lower part of the building, yet not
I injuring a hair of the 25 families
i asleep In the building.
i The explosion demolished part of the
j
cot in which a six months old baby was i
slumbering on the flre escape just out
side a back window. The babe slept
on until the mother, awakened by the
noise and excitement, hurriedly picked
It out of the cot and joined the scream-
Ing crowd of women in the back yard.
The police have found evidence
pointing to a deliberate attempt to
destroy the entire tenement house. An
iron bar was wedged against the rear
door so as to prevent egress.
MONSTER DINOSAUR
FOUND IN WYOMING
Bones of Prehistoric Animal in
Good Condition
ISpecid Dispatch to The Call]
SHERIDAN, Wyo., July 28.—A dino
saur of immense size is being uncovered
at the Jensen quarry near Rock Springs,
and already 75 lengths of vertebrae, be
ginning with five lengths of the neck
and extending far out on the tail, have
been uncovered and found to be in!
place. The animal evidently was <5 feet
long when it lived, 1,000 or more years
ago. Along with the big fellow is an
other, almost as large but not so well
preserved.
SIX PERSONS KILLED
AS TRAIN HITS AUTO
Two Others May Die From In
juries in Ohio Collision
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 28 Six persons
were killed 11 miles north of here this
afternoon when an eastbound Michigan
Central train struck an automobile
driven by Gideon Cousins of Erl«, Mich.
Two others may die. '
THEWEATHER
temperature. 58;
fSS£AST FQjtftoimY — Fair, with
C 1 Y I W* a^tl> 77W r See Pa*e 8 I
*V FIVE CENTST
The Federal Telegraph com
pany's wireless station at San Bruno
point near South San Francisco,
whence messages were sent to the
Hawaiian islands last night, and
Beach Thompson, the president of
the company.
TOURING CAR HITS
AUTO TRUCK
One Victim May Die; 43 Persons
Shaken Up; Owner of Ma
chine Flees From Scene
A heavy yellow touring car whose
owner Is unknown crashed into an
auto truck bearing an outing party of
Empire club members from this city
near Sunnyvale, Santa Clara county,
yesterday afternoon, fatally Injuring
one man and hurting several.
The picknickers. who numbered 43,
were returning to San Francisco from
a day's jaunt down the peninsula, when
the automobile "sideswiped" their truck
at a narrow spot in the road, tearing
off the seats and hurling out the pas
sengers. In the confusion the car was
driven southward at high speed.
Emergency treatment was given the
injured until doctors could be sum
moned, when they were brought by
train to San Francisco. The list In
cludes:
E. Lang, San Francisco, a hired mu
sician; basic fracture of the skull; will
die.
Jane* Ryaa* 353 Ninth street, iron
worker; fracture of the pelvis on right
side and possible internal injuries.
Robert McKeever, 2494 Howard
street, president of Empire club; cut
and bruised.
Fraak Bird, 7SO Fourteenth street,
secretary of club; cut and bruised.
Several others were slightly bruised
and shaken up by the spill into the
dkch. but were not seriously hurt. The
Ceatlamed «a Pa*« 2, Coiuaia a I
DEATH KNELL
OF OCEAN
CABLE IS
RUNG
Greatest Achievement in the
History of Communication Is
Attained by the Federal
Telegraph Company
NEW POULSEN WIRELESS
SYSTEM JUMPS 2,100 MILES
Residents in Hawaiian Islands
Now Will Have Latest News
Flashed to Them by
"Ether" Route
•SAN BRUNO POINT MASTER
OF TRACKLESS DEPTHS
FLASHING the success of the
most distinctive achievement in
the history of wireless teleg
raph}', newspaper dispatches
amounting to 1,800 words were sent
' direct from San Francisco to Hono
, lulu early Sunday morning, a distance
lof 2,350 miles, and opened for com
j mercial business the longest wireless
"bridge" in the world.
Like the telephone, the automobile
and the incandescent lamp, which a
few years ago were curiosities—mere
inventive freaks—the wireless has
emerged from the doubtful stage. It
has become a commercial utility, for
the test yesterday proved conclusively
the possibility of maintaining direct
and constant communication witii
Honolulu. At the same moment it
sounded the death knell for the old,
i out of date cable.
Trial Messages Sent
Actual communication by the Fed
j eral Telegraph company's system was
j established early last week, when
complimentary messages between the
company's new Hawaiian station aivl
] the brand new station at San Bruno
point. South San Franclsep, showed that
the line was , clear. It only remaine 1
for the line—or is it a line?—to be
opened for commercial service, and
yesterday morning was chosen for this
auspicious event.
The world's news follows the line
of least resistance—the shortest, quick
est and easiest line. Wherefore Hono
lulu residents have ceased to read
"Special by cable" in their papers. In
stead it will be "By "Wireless from San
Francisco." The gap is bridged ami
the Hawaiian city is moved up next
door to the world.
Greatest Service in History
The distance traversed is the great
est over which a regular service has
ever been accomplished. From time
to time, under favorable conditions,
wireless stations in San Francisco have
"picked up"- the government stations
in Key West, or off the coast of Maine.
,and sometimes in Japan, but there has
never been any possibility of sending
commercial messages. The Marconi
wireless across the Atlantic is about
1.800 miles, but the cable there stiU IB
the chief means of communication.
Poulsen System Is Used
By means of the Poulsen system.
which is a radical departure from the
earlier styles of wireless communica
tion, the distance to Honolulu is made
a small factor.
With the possibility of crossing the
Pacific rendered thoroughly certain by
the performance yesterday, the Fed
eral company will commence at once to
build stations similar to those in Hono
lulu and San Francisco, either en one of
the Midway islands, which is the near-
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