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NCISCO CALL. TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1906. PRESIDENT DEFENDS CANAL' COMMISSION INVITES A SEARCHING INQUIRY BY CONGRESS Scores Men Who Circulate False Tales Con- cerr ning Work Done on Big Ditch. M Explains Railroad FALSE TALES CIRCULATED. PLEA FOR BIG Catarrh fs a constitutional disease originating in impure blood ood’s Sarsaparilla Tooth Powder your twice-a-day friend; it will mazke you many admiring friends— those who have keen eyes for bright, white teeth and pure breath. Your sweetheart knows why. In bandy metal cans or bottles, 28¢. Dr-Graves’ Tooth Powder Co. Bonds Transaction and 1gs With Contractor Markey. n of any act of theirs em is shown to have dons shall be exemplary decently pald and " long as they act any other conditions we shall gct men of the right type to [ §u 000D 00000000 ) Y. / . AN\ A0 { Y é — R A 4| OF WAR, WHO HAS REPOR' N QUESTIONED CANAL MAT- AND ATOR WHO DENOT rHE POLICY OF THE PRESI- YWARD THE SMALL RE: F THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 1 LT 5 that on any if not failure, 1 inefficiency In the J 3 1906, SECRETARY TAFT. tary of War to ing the reports Commission and of the Panama Railway ther with the reports, were t's letter. The sion has been tary Taft, in his let- President that there is ity and minority report of consulting engineers as anal to be recommended ects soon to receive by m General Davis, chairman of will meet the foreign ssels on January 9, & con- e of | the majority report. The | being prepared, he | he hopes that the whole mat- pfesented for submission to ; the 1st of February y takes up the report of ! esident of the railway company and two transactions referred to in | port—the issue of bonds and thelr repurchase by the company and the mar- | ket contract for feeding employes on the thmus. Of these the Secretary says: TANGLE OVER BONDS. two tran sses - are ctions referred to in the | t of the railroad co ecial mention should be at a time when the cred road ‘were urgent in demanding | s end when the railroad to meet its obligations were unable to what was due it, sold 628 $1000 43 had been in the treasury e corpor ever since the United States | acquired a controlling Interest in its ehares. ad been placed there by the former for the purpose of using them in ove the equipment of the road. the directors authorized s to issue the bonds and nvitations to several probable | s0ld_on November 11 to the highest bidders, ! hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars the purchase price was paid on November though the bonds were not delivered until ovember 24. The purchasers paid par and a um of b per cent for the bonds. It bas been suggested that as the Govern- ent owned all the shares of the raflroad com- pany and was in fact the owner of the road, the company’s bonds was in effect se the indebtedness to which the Go: property might be subjected and in ! way indirectly to increase the indebtedness f“ the Government and that such power ought cent bonds which not to be exercised without special authority from Congress. On the other hand, it may be polnted out that the company still preserves its charact as a corporation by the acquies- Congress and that under .the charter the directors had the power to issue the bonds nd bind the company, no matter who owned he _shares. The question of issuing the bonds was not submitted you or to me before final actior was taken by the board of directors. e pol. € the bonds was a doubtful one 4 mot have been adopted until after conference with this Government. 1 have not the slightest doubt that the pres- dent and directors of the company acted in itire good faith In what they did and as y thought for the best interests of the but it is regarding the anomajous and peculiar relations between the directors and the company and the Government that the Londs should mnot have heen issued without r approval or mine. In view of this fact, by your authority, I instructed the president the railroad company to proceed to at once purchase the bonds. The bonds themselves contained a stipulation providing that they might be redeemed either on October 1 or April 1 by the payment of the previous six months® | interest, the principal and a premium of 5 per cent MONEY PAID TO MARKEL. Arrangements were made with the purchas- ers by which the bonde were bought back At the premium paid, 105, and accrued interest to Gate of repurchase from October 1. The executive officers of the rallroad com- pany have been advised of this error, and | hereafter ali questions of this character will 10t be acted upon finally by the commission or | the directors of the railrond until after con. ference with the proper authorities. Another matter calling for comment fs the | cancellation of the so-called Markel contract 1 #nd subsequent settlement. The Becretary then states that E. J. | Markel visited the isthmus at the re- | quest of Hngineer Wallace and made a | bid for feeding the men. The bid, being the lowest, was accepted. Later if was | canceled by Chief Engineer Stevens, who | found that the Government could feed | the men at a lower cost than was called for in the Markel bid. Markel was sub- | sequently paid $10,745 07 for the expense lmdtimelanbykhtflptom Taft criticizes this tronsaction on judicial grounds, but believes it to have been an act of common justice. HEAVY TRAFFIC ON ROAD. The annual report of the Panama Rail- road Company for the ten months end- ed October 31 last, submitted to Congress to-day, shows that after payment ot all fixed charges and cost of operation for the period covered, there remains $354,248, or somewhat in excess of 5 per cent on the capital stock. The total earnings of the road for transportation of all kinds of traffic show an increase of $302,208 or 18.77 per cent over the corresponding ten months of the previous yvear. Passenger earnings increased 343,691, and mail earn- ings decreased $2434. The total freight traffic for the period of the report, in- cluding both merchandise and coal, was 406,864 tons, an increase of 26.73 per cent, and yielded a revenue of $1,306,145, an in- crease of 11.93 per cent. The total earnings of the steamship lines of the company for the ten months were $1,165,0u5, an increase of 25.17 per cent over the corresponding period of the pre- vious year. Freight traffic inceased 3$3.29 per cent, the earnings therefrom increas ing 23.28 per cent. earnings for the railroad and the steam- ship lines was $536512. The report states that only by the most strenuous efforts was the movement of cargo restored to normal. It is feared with the advent of the season of heavy movements of coffee, which promise to exceed those of any pevious year, there may be some delays until the new equip- ment is received, as the business of the road is so far in advance of its facilities as to be beyond the power of any human being to handle it with any regard to economy. 2 GROWTH FOR CALIFORNIA. “The large tonnage carried by our steamship line out of New York,” says the report, “‘is attributable to a gradual dévelopment in California traffic by our line and to an important growth in the bulk and quantity of material transported for the Isthmian Canal Commission, for which latter an adjustment of rates on more remunerative basis is under con- sideration. The advisability of charter- ing one or two large cargo boats to carry the very bulky construction material and equipment to the isthmus for the com- mission and the railroad company is un- der consideration.” The quantity of cargo originating at European ports and brought to the ter- minals of the rallroad by the foreign steamship lines has progressively in- creased, and it is stated that there are strong Indications that the Chilean and Peruvian governments intend to establish or subsidize additional lines between their principal ports and Panama, so_that by co-operation with the Panama Railroad Company a rapid and convenient com- munication may be maintained with the United States. The report says the com- pany's dock at New York has been found entirely inadequate to the business of its steamship line. The company's relations with the republic of Panama through its executive and administrative officials, it is stated, are most frienwy in character. WASHINGTON, Jan. §.—The Senate to- day gave attention to the Panama eanal, the situation in Santo Domingo and the merchant marine shipping bill. The' canal question came up in connec- tion with a message from the President in ‘which, among other things, he invited the closest scrutiny into all that had been done by the Government on the isthmus of Panama. Gorman made that utter- ance the text for a speech in which he criticized the salaries pald for work in connection with the “canal, and urged Congressional inquiry. He said that the President was not so much to blame as Congress for his assumption of control on the isthmus, and that the chief' mistake had been made when Congress released its hold upon canal affairs. Hale agreed with Gorman in urging the rights of Congress in connection with the canal and said that while Congress had delegated the -matter te the President, the latter practically had referred the whole matter back to Congress. The Dominican discussion arose when Tillman’'s resolution, making inquiry of the President concerning the status of affairs in the fisland republic, came up. The resoluuon was made the basis for a speech by Rayner of “Maryland, which was his initial effort .n_the Senate. He made an argument for non-f by the United States in the affalrs of The Increase in total | Y wWiLLiam - TAFT 3 €o(her countries in the western hemi. | phere except in cases involving efforts to appropriate territory and closed with a plea for encouragement to the Russian Jews in their struggle for their rights in Russia. He had the closest attention from tne floor and the gallerles, and when he closed was warmly congratulated by many Senators of both parties, his col- league, Gorman, being the first to offer felicitations. Rayner offe the following as an amendment to Tiliman’s resolution: Resolved, That in the opinion of the Senate the United States ought not to assume any liability for payment of any indebtedness of republics of Central or South Amerla 10 Furopean or other powers and ought not to Interfere with foreign Governments asserting against these republics civil rights in accor | ance with the principles and proeedure of in- ternational law unless such assertion amounts to an attempt to permanently occupy thelr territory or to change their forms of govern- ment or subvert their political institutions; and Resolved further, That the United States ought not by war or the threat.or menace of war to enforce the performange of contractpa! | obligations entered into between {ts own citi-| zens and any of these republics, but In such caseg should limit its interposition toward ob- taining reilef for the clalmants to the friendly offices of the Ministers or diplomatic agents of the United States, DECISION FAVORS THE BISHOP ESTATE Fishery Case Won on Appeal From Courts of Ha- waiian Isles., | | WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The Supreme Court of the United States to-day decided the case of James O. Carter and other trustees under the will of Bernice Pyuahi i Bishop,’ deceased, versus the Territc{/ of | Ha against the Territory, reve{ing ! the Territolal Supeme Court. | The case involved a claim to fisyng | privileges under the old laws and custd ns of Hawail, while the claim was contested | under the act of Congress creating the Territory of Hawail. The particular ‘tract involved lles in the waters off Waialac- Iki, Island of Oahu. It was claimed that the exclusive right to fish in the area had been exercised by the ancestors of | Mrs. Bishop for many years under the old ! regime, and it was further asserted that the right was in accordance with a long- established usage and law. The right was contested hy the Territory on the ground | that all such claims had been abrogatea | by the organic act and the Territorfal courts sustained this contention. Justice Holmes delivered the opinion of the court, which sustained the title of the claimants on the ground that they pos- sess vested rights. —_———— Our Trunk Seetion | has been enlarged and improved—bigger and | better. More trunks and lower prices. Suit cases continue the proper thing, no matter ‘where you go or how you go, you must have one. Traveling devices for“your comfort while on train. We have a big array. Sanborn, Vail & Co., T41 Market street . e —— ASPHALT COMPANY FAILS TO SETTLE WITH CASTRO lete Failure of the Negotiations at Have Been In Progress in Caracas. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Secretary Root has been notified by cable of the complete failure of the negotiations that have been in progress at Caracas looking to a settlement of issues be- tween the asphalt company and the Venezuelan Government and the de- parture from Caracas of the company’s treasurer, Clyde Brown. The Secre- tary has called upon Calhoun, the President’s special Commissioner, for his report ugon that controversy as the -basis for immediate action on the part of the department. It is probable that the report will be submitted to Con- gress and some line of action sug- gested. Co —_———————— ARMY ORDERS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Army Or- ders: Captain George B. Pond, recent- ly promoted,'is assigned to the Twen- tieth Infantry and will proceed to San. I'rancisco and report to the command. ing general of the Department of Cali- fornia for duty pending the arrival o the Twentieth Infantry. First Lieuten- ant Philip W. Huntington, assistant surgeon, on arrival at San Francisco vdrm proceed to Fort Rosecrans for uty. —_—— Suspected of Wife Murder. PITTSBURG, Jan. 8.—Mrs. Leaa Able was found dead to-day in the cellat of her home terribly burned and with knife wounds in her neck. Her hus- band was arrested, charged with the murder. The authorities say he has made several conflicting . statements concerning Mrs. Able's death. At the Coroner’'s office it was stated an in- vestigation proved almost conclusively || that the woman had been murdered and her body afterward burned. a Cold in One Day VE To_Cure | P S 6 SHPPING DL NEW COVERNOR STATEWDODBIL N CLASS CAC STAOKCLY UACED Gallinger Addresses Senate Pleading for Aid for the Nation’s Merchant Marine gov i Pade o g HE FAVORS SUBSIDIES Believes Such Action to Be Necessary to Compete With Lines of Foreign Countries -— WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.~Chairman Gal linger of the Merchant Marine Commi sion addressed the Senate on the commis- sion shipping bill to-day, thus opening the debate on that question. Quoting the utterances of Presidents McKinley and Rooseveit on the importance of building up the merchant marine he urged Con- gress to heed those admonitions by pass- ing a law that would relieve the situation. He eaid m part: To-day alone of all the nations ambitious for mercantile expansion, the United States neglects 'its ocean shipping, Our coast and lake fleets, protected by Federal statutes, are the most prosperous and the greatest in the world. Taking the coast, lake and river ships together, we have a merchant navy of 5,500,000 tons, or six times the size of the poor shrunken ficet’ of 888,000 tons registered for forelgn com- merce. The gradual disappearance of shipyards, the bankruptcy of our ship mer chants, the loss of our skilled mechanics and seamen, though a calamity and a great one, is tar less serious than the cramping and with- ering effect of our lack of American ships on the export trade of the United States. Willlam McKinley's prophetfc vision in that final address of his to his countrymen saw that without ships of our own to convey our goods to our customers we should be more and more hopelessly handicapped against our mari- time competitors in the neutral markets of the world. Great Britain, France and Germany all make generous provision by national subvention for conveying not only their mails, but their mer- chandise under their national flags to the enu- tral distant markets. Even the smaller pow- ers—Spain, Italy, Austria, Portugal and last, but not least, Japan—do the same thing. The Unlited States alone leaves its merchants, man- @facturers and farmers at the edge of the ocean to get their goods over the seas as best they may—by some accident of trade or the grace of their foreign rivals. If we lag in the world's markets; if we fall behind even In the Philippines—our own possessions: 1 we see Germany_striding ahead of us In the Orlent and all Europe grasping South America by commercial bonds stronger than the Monroe doctrine, the fauit is our own, and in our own hands lies the remedy. The importance of national shipping as a means of defense was urged, and after analyzing the measure, Gallinger summed up the probable results of its passage as follows: 1. A force of 10,000 naval trained to the naval service. 2. A new fleet of from 200,000 to 300,000 tons of eteel mall steamships, a naval reserve of fast transports, ammunition ships, supply =hips, auxillaries, etc.. in case of war. A mew addition of 1,600,000 tons of cargo volunteers, vessels, Increasing fourfold the actual ocean shipping of the U'nited States. 4. ‘The creation of ten mew and strength- “hed’ Anierican steamship lines to South America, Central America, Africa and Asia, supplemented by a large and active fleet of tramp or cargo vessels, opening new markets and giving increased trade and employment for the whole American people Impossible 10 set down in specific figures, but fiftyfold or a hundredfold the entire cost of the national subventions. —————— Alameda Sails January 13. This favorite steamer will make her next trip to Honolulu Saturday, January 13, and the rate for the round trip is only $125. The Ala- meda is_in splendid shape—better than for years. Embrace this opportunity to make a midwinter trip to a summer land, Send for circular, 658 Market street. . — e OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Needham Introduces a Bill Calling for New Judicial District in Californl: ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Representative Needham to-day introduced a bill to di- vide the State of California into three judicial districts. The terms of the ex- isting circuit and district courts under the provisions of the measure shall be held at times and places provided by ex- isting law and those for the new district, 10 be known as the eastern, shall be held at Sacramento beginning with the first Monday in March, the second Monday in July and the first Monday in Novem- ber. Representative Hayes Introduced a bill providing for an additional District Judge for the northern district of Cali- fornia. . Another bill by Hayes is to establish a life saving station at Halfmoon Bay, near Montara reef. 3 Needham introduced a bill appropriat- ing $10,000 for a statue on the United States military reservation at Monterey in memory of John D. Sloat. The President to-day sent to the Sen- ate the/nomination of James F. Scott to be postmaster at Tone, Cal. The Senate In executive session to-day confirmed the nomination of Arthur H. Swain to be receiver of public moneys at Visalla, Cal. —_— e————— CHICAGO, Jan, 8.—Walter Fitch was to-day elected president of the Chicago of Trade by & majority of forty-four votes over John B. Adams. our | | 1 | and lghting eystems. | the majority shail decide the question. If such | |in amount not less than the Pattison Takes Oath in Ohio :md\Then Seeks Protection From Cold During Parade ——— i ILL I‘"OR SOME = TIME Executive Discusses the In-: surance and the Saloon Questions in His Address COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 8.—As curious a spectacle as -ever graced a similar oc- casion was seen here to-day when John M. Pattison, having taken the oath as Governor, reviewed the parade of 4000 troops from.a. glass cage. Pattison, who has been ill for some time, stood in the open long enough' to take the | oath, although the weather had all the | rigor of mid-winter, and then stepped into the cage df glass which had been constructed on the reviewing stand. | Standing on foot. warmers while the | long parade shivered past, the new Governor bowed his acknowledgments. Considerable interest attached to | Governor Pattison's reference to insur- ance in his message, as he himself is president of a life insurance company. In his reference to the insurance ques- tion, Governor Pattison said in part: President Roosevelt's efforts for national eupervision of insurance should have your ap- proval—stuch national supervision as will sur- | round the policy holders with additional safe- guards. Taking up other issues he sald In part: 3 At the last election the people did not think that partisan politics were involved in the issues. 1 trust, therefore, you will pass no Jegislation for partisan purposes. As to the | tcmperance question, whieh was one of the issues in the last election, I recommend that the original Brannock bill be enacted. The measure as thus presented represented the views of the great majority of the peeple who were in favor of excluding saloons from re dential districts. The Dow tax laws and other similar laws were enacted at the request of the saloon and liquor interests in an attempt to make the business of the former respectable. I. there- fore, recommend for your consideration the ad- visability of enacting laws more in harmony with those of other States. It is my opinion that it would be fair to give the people of the State the same right by countles as they have new by townships, villages and cities. I be- lieve this would greatly beneflt the people and would resyit In good to the cause of tem~ perance. While the disobeying of any law is demor- allzing and degrading to the citizen or to the community, the disobeying of the Sunday law is doubly so. Hence, the so-called Sunday Jaws should be obeyed and enforced. 1 desire to call your attention to the interest | that is being taken in the subject of home rule for cities, particularly as to the right of each city. town or vilage at large to decide | for itself all questions of Joval policy, espe- | clally public or private ownership of ail public uillities, {ncluding street railways, water works | If it is aceording to | your judgment that provision should be made | for submitting such matters to the publiie, | then upon request from such portion of the | citizens and voters of such city as you may think advisable, a vote should be taken and | authority should be given, it certalnly should be guarded by the merit system of appolnt- meht and tenure of office. o WOULD REFORM INSURANCE. Important Changes Proposed by the Governor of Towa. DES MOINES, Jan. 8.—At o'clock to-day a joint session of the House and Senate was held and Governor Cum- | mins' message was read. It was in | part as follows: | This State long ago adopted the policy of | requiring all its life insurance companies do- | irg business upon the ‘‘legal reserve™ plan to dsposit securities with the State Treasurer | legal reserve, | for the protection of the policy-holders. It cannot be doubted that this is a wise system. | We have seen that the possession of ‘rfl(" volumes of securities which can be changed, | manipuiated and used for individual profit | and ulterior purposes presents a temptation that most men cannot resist, and comstitutes a menace that ought not to be perpetuated. ‘ I believe, therefore, that from this time for- ward all “‘old line” “life insurance companies organized under the laws of other States and desiring to carry on busmess In the State of | Iowa should be required to deposit with the State Auditor, securities equal in amount to the legal reserve upon the policles issued upon | the lives in this State for the protection of such policy-holders; the deposits to continue un— Hl the State in which the company is organized shall require & depoeit of the entire legal re- serve with some State officer, at which time our Auditor should transfer the securities o placed with him to the officer of the State | in_whicn the company is organized. 1 It seems to me that every consideration of | safety and fair dealing requires that the sur- plus to be credited or paid to participating | policy-holders shall be ascertained and pald. or otherwise disposed of every vear. I, there- fore, recommend that the law be so strengt ened as to require an annual accounting be- tween each company and fts policy-holder§ so that at the cloge of each year the policy-hold ers will be notified of their respective shares in the surplus of the preceding year. e The amendment should aiso provide for the options which at that cme may be exeycised by the poMcy-holder; namely, to withdra% the Slvidend In cash or to use it for the Durposs of purchasing further insurance. In so rec ommending it must be understood that I do not advocate the distrioutton anpually of the entire surplus. Life insurance companfes should be per- mitted to invest in drainage bonds and in such securities 8s paving, curbing, sewering or 2 | seventy-five Republicans will SEEMS DOOMED House “Insurgents” Develop Such Strength That Action on Measure Is Postponed ITS FOES ARE ELATED Claim to Have Seventy-Five Republican Votes Arrayed Against Administration —_— WASHINGT Jan. 8.—The Repub- lican “insurgents” in the House who oppose the proposed joint statehood bill have developed such strength that the date of the favorable report of the Committee on Territories on the meas- ure is uncertain and members do not expect to have the bill brought before the House this week, as was originally | planned. The “insurgents” allege that they have seventy-five Republican votes the proposed rule preventing the joint statehood vote agalnst the amendment of measure. The Democrats would solidly against such a rule, it has been reported. The Rules Committee will not at- tempt to prevent the amendment of the statehood bill. However, the friends of joint statehood do not admit that joln in the attempt to amend the bill, and in- sist that the Committee on Rules will have no hesitation in submitting a rule preventing amendments. Speaker Cannon and his associates, in support of the administration policy, are exerting every effort to enforce party discipline. The indorsement of Joint statehood by the Republican cau- cus and the position of the Presiden in favor of the proposition as It will be presented in the Hamllton bill are being urged as imperative reasons for presenting a solld party front on the Question. An effort undoubtedly is being put forth to unite the opposition on both the statehood and Philippine measures. This effort has succeeded to a limited extent. —— INQUIRY MAY BE ORDERED. Question of Panama Finances Comes Up in the Semate. WASHINGTON, Jan. &—An Inquiry by the Finance Committee of the Senate Into certain monetary and exchange agree- ments made a year ago by Secretary of ‘War Taft with the Government of Pan- ama and certain banks on the Isthmus of Panama was asked for to-day by fen- ator Balley. It developed recently that this Government undertakes to maintain the standard of the Panama currency which situation was attacked by certain Democratic Senators on the ground that this amounted to legislation, and that the Becretary of War and canal officials had exceeded their authority. On an ob- Jection of Senator Kittredge the resolu- tion" went over: until to-morrow. Senator Bailey asked further for an inquiry by the same committee into the facts and circumstances under which certain bonds of the Panama Rallway Company were sold recently, together with the committee’s opinion as to the authority for the sal RN CONGRESS MAY INVESTIGATE. Recent Expulsion of Woman From White House Brought Up. WASHINGTON, Jan. S.—Representa- tive Shepard of Texas to-day iIntro- duced a resolution providing for the appointment of a commission of Re- publican and Democratic members of the House to investigate the “recent violent expulsion of an American mother from the White House offices and grounds by executive officials and employes while she was seeking an audience with the President of the United States.” The resolution was re- ferred to the Committee on Rules. B —— Fire Destroys College Building. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 8.—Fire broke out early to-night in the north building of the State Normal College on Willett street, and at 10:30 had enurely destroyed the north building. It spread to the resi- dence of President Willlam J. Miine Both In the college and in the president’s residence priceless records and literary collections were destroyed. B — er publie improvement certificates. Thesa S eritios are as sats as municipal bonds, and inasmuch a8 the apportunities to loan mo on real estate will gradually becoms less, you ought to open such other remunerative flelds are without danger. 88 elleve that there should be standard forms. of policies. They should be uniform with all companies—plain, simplé and direct The Governor proposes to abolish as tar as possible the-caucus nominating convention and free railroad transpor- tation. tion and economy. h special saving prices. 5-PIECE PARLOR SUIT—Mahogany-finished frame stered in figured damask; has best steel spring Price at, the *“‘Store S5 oA A vast, assortment. affords the patrons of the “Store on the Square’’ special opportunities for selec- The one item listed shows the ceptional offer. s b *$23.75 The Carpet. Department. is fairly teeming with new patterns. Every weave, from the Royal Wilton to the modest, Ingrain. Patterns that, are find the prices right.. sure to please. 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