The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1907, Page 29

'PAGES 29 TO 42 SAN Schmitz Is Said to Next Move to Be Made » SCHOOLS ARE TO BEOPENED T0 | JAPANESE Mayor Is Reported to Have Yielded in Private Con- ference at White House DELEGATION MEETS EXECUTIVE LATER (California Congressmen Are Barred by Roosevelt for Having Talked Too Much By Ira E. Bennett WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. L6 he San Francisco authori- ties now here are prepared to surrender everything in the Japanese school question. T will do whatever the President wants. Mayor Schmitz capitulated this morning, and, leaving the rest of the delegation behind him, went to the White House and saw the Presi- dent. Mr. Roosevelt was given to understand that San would recede attitude in the Francisco from its school vindicate the President’s pol- '#"y so loudly declared some months ago. The San Francisco author- ities will set aside the segre- gation order, and when that is done the Japanese will be entitled to admission to the white schools. The effort is being made to convince the public that in return for this action the President will make a treaty with Japan that will provide | for the exclusion of the J ap-; anese laborers. [ The forcing of San Fran-| ciscoto her knees in the| school matter is purely due| to the administration’s de-| termination to have the| President’s policy in this| matter accepted and in-| { dorsed by California. The| President has taken a differ- ent tack in dealing with the| municipal officials from that | which he used in convincing | the Senators and Represen- tatives that the Japanese question must be settled im-| mediately and by his meth-| od. He has not commanded the San Franciscans to do| anything, nor has he placed| himself in the position of| asking anything from the| city officials. He has simply explained what he believes )¢ situation and its possi-| bilities are, and is apparent-; lv leaving the Californians uninfluenced to agree upon 52 0N 3¢ - S Continued on Page 34 Columm 1 question and thus/|, | the riot of negro troops at Brownsville. INDEX OF THE FRANCISCO CALL’S NEWS TODAY SAN TELERHONE TEMPORARY 8 JAY—Clear; northwest wind; maxi- ture, 86; mintmum temperature, 52. FOR TODAY—Cloudy; light Page 54 Freak legislation for the Postal Depart- ment Page 24 ese boreott on American goods proves e Page 24 nator Wolfe's good intentions are welcome, though belated Page 24 The law is a straphanger in the city of Chicago Page 24 Duffey is a good deal of & man. He makes the dirt 8y Page 2 LEGISLATURE | { | | RUSHING WATERS ARE GOVERING YOLO BASIN Track Becomes Choppy Sea From Yellow Flood Roll- ing Through Kripp Break LAND OWNERS ARE . ANGRY AT RAILROAD *| Fear They Will Not Be Paid for Damage Caused by Cut at Mikon Station SACRAMENTO, Feb. 9.—The great Yolo basin is a choppy inland sea tonight into which the water is |rushing from the Sacramento River | 1 that would put litigation Page 37 e fight to. take some of | Page 37 a slice of Orange Page 37 Francisco business urge upon Gov- necessity ' of pe World's . Fair Page 37 providin r condemnation proceedings tor fou k raiiroads suspected of having been intro obstruct Western Pacific. Page 37 ciry Valpara 21d extended vi Rabbl Levy in nced o I aiso 18 ful to San Franclsco for ms of calamity on scores the through the Kripp break, at a point directly opposite the southern boun- dary .line of Sacramento. The levee erosion the crevasse has widened _ | to more than 300 feet. njis crumbling and by the constant| | | | | streets of city and za Page 56| Governor Gillett has expressed his i er. n United | wijlingness to aid in the closing of the Railroads to pay city $50,000, due as percent- age. Page 31 | break through the State Department Confronted by masber with revolver, Mrs. | of Public Works, but it is certain that | Della Merrick of 547 Hayes street falls uncon- us in Pacific avenue. Witness in case against Sailors’ scribes one-trip card system. Army men to engage in field day sports at the 1 invit Union will be presented here in March for the Manus, Irish writer and lecturer, and predicts freedom of Ireland six years as result of the Sinn Feln movement. Page 45 SUBURBAN of guardisn result in recovery of for Arthur E. Magill of Oskland, who nis property to stock operators. P, 47 ity students to give an elaborate pro- in German at the Macdonough Theater ay evening. Page 46 eaves a $20 bribe at home of Oity Tappan in /Alameds. Page 46 Mott of Oskland personally rebukes letter which the Mayor considers an and impertinent criticism, Page 47 Bradford Van Vpanken of Oakland pafnfully | in railroad wreck at Shellville, Page 47 Costa County officials discover how the late Treasurer Wiley covered his embezzlements for months. Page 46 COAST Flood waters rush into Yolo Basin, turning it Into a choppy sea. Page 20 Charles Kibbe and Miss Maude Keady, who eloped in an automobile from San Jose, are for- given by parents. Page 33 Two members of a section crew are crushed to death by moving trains near Shorb station. P.31 Midway producers win thelr fight with the Standard Ofl trust. Page 38 DOMESTIC Doubt exists as to what course the defense will piirsue when Harry Thaw's trial is resumed Monday. Deimas will probably renew his ef- forts to put In evidence Thaw's peculiar will. Pages 2030 | Jersey City street railway company defies new | ordinance, which declares that seats must be provided for all passengers paying fare. Page 28 Poor bank statement causes weak market in Wallstreet stocks and closing shows declines in quotations. Page 38 Former Governor Francis testifies on behalf of Senator Balley vefore the Texas investigating committee. Page 39 Kensas City physician is killed by patient, who then commits suicide. Page 38 Rockefeller's gift to cause of education im- poses difficult conditions on colleges. Page 39 WASHINGTON Mayor Schmits capitulates to President in pri- vate conference and all San Francisco’s schools will be open to Japanese. Page 29 Army appropriation bill, with kindred matters, is discussed in Senate. Page 35 Senate ‘committee’s difficalt task in proving Page 31 Lady Cook makes plea to President Roosevelt for his support of bill for women suffrage. P, 39 FOREIGN Bulkheads save steamer Menomente from sink- ing after collision off English coast. Page 38 Nephew of Pierpont Morgan is married to English girl at London, King Edward sending present and good wishes. Page 38 Women from all classes make mighty demon- stration in London in bebalf of woman fuf- trage Page 39 SPORTS Voloday outruns the pick of the bandicap di vision in the Palace Hotel Handicap at Emery- | ville. Page 48 | San Francisco baseball club will open season | with a promising team. Page 45 W. H. Carey wins the Ascot Handicap at Los Angeles. Page 44 First tennis tournament in weeks is begun on the Golden Gate Park courts. Page 45 Academic Athletic League fixes dates for this season’s contests. A Page 45 LA3JOR Question of elght-hour day for the unions affiliated in the fron industry is being dis- cussed by the organizations. Page 25 MARINE Standard Ofl steamer Winnebago encounters hurricane gales for fourteen days on voyage from Moji to this port. Page 5¢ MINING Volume of business in San Francisco mining stocks market is lessened by legislative recep- tion at Goldfeld. Page 41 SOCIAL . Engagement of Miss Bessie Coghill of Oakland and John G. Tresuor is announced at an after- noon tea. 3 Page 47 Engagement is announced of Mrs. Grace Gor- rill Gowing of Qakland and John C. Brittain of San Francisco, Pagy 46 | idlo on February 22 and public will be | Page 45 | boundary of the Yolo County the river. Madame Butterfly,” Puccini's latest grand |js rynning over the levee or through'l’ | | Page 36 | NOthing can be done to stop the rush de- | of water until the river drops four or Fege 45| £ve feet. At various points along the upper agural of the New Van Ness Theater. Page 32 | old breaks, thus adding volume to the water, which is spreading over thou- sands of acres in Yolo County. The action of the Southern Pacific 1 1 Company yesterday in cutting a back levee near Mikon, Yolo County, so as to relieve the overflow on its railroad tracks, has further complicated the situation. Dr. F. L. Atkinson of Sacramento stood for hours with shotgun in ‘hand to protect this back levee, but a large gang of men, under Section Foreman J. C, Brown, proceeded to cut it, de- spite the protests of property owners. The result was that water from Kripp break, which could have been confined in a comparatively small area, has been. permitted to flow through the dis- trict in a continuous stream and inun- date a wide acreage of valuable farm- ing lands. In the present situation, which is simply a recurrance of high water conditions of other seasons, the Sacra- mento levees remain high and dry sev- eral feet above the highest water marks. When Brown cut the levee he assured the property owners that the Southern Pacinc Company would pay all’damage incurred. b When the opening was cut the water -_— THIAL DISCLOGES A CONSPIRACY ROME, Feb. 9.—During' the trial of the Marchioness: of Venezia, the false niece of Cardinal Rampolla, it was dis- closed that both Count Antonelli of the Papal guard and his wife supposed that the adventuress knew she was not re- lated to the Cardinal. It is suspected that a plot existed between the An- tonellis and the Dominican monks of San Minjato to make trouble for Cardi- nal Rampolla and sensational devel-] opments are expected. It is rumored that several members of the aristocracy and a number ' of clergymen are likely to be arrested. It is learnéd on unquestionable authority that Cardinal Rampolla has been ‘sum- moned to testify in the case; but that owing to his privileged Doli{_kin he will not be required to attend court, but will be examined in private, ) & LITTLE REPUBLICS FULL OF FIGHT WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Advices re- ceived at the State Department late today added to the gravity of the Cen- tral ‘American situation. It ‘was re- ported that the effort at arbitration ‘which had been going on in San Sal- vador for the adjustment of .the dif- ferences between Honduras and Nica- ragua had been terminated abruptly and war was impending. Costa Rico and Salvador have joined thelr efforts: to those of the United States and Mexico to prevent the war. Senor Salvo, the Costa Rican Minister, assured State Department officials to- day that his' Government, after com- municating with that of Salvador, had made representations to the opposing Governments to induce them to refrain from hostilities. It appears that each side feels that in view of the bloodshed that has taken place on the borders, only war can satisfy the demands of honor. It is the purpose of the four governments now acting in conjunction in the inter- est of peace to convince the would-be belligerents that their honor would not be aspersed by submitting their differ- ences to peaceful adjudication. 'Hon- duras has accepted this view and it ——— now remains only for Nicaragua (o POLICE HOPE TO SOLVE yield. THE MURDER OF CORTEZ Dying Statement Made by Vietim of , Infernal Machine May Lead to L Arrest of His Assassins PATERSON, N. J, Feb. 9.—Justice of the Peace Robert S. Cortez, who was mortally injured last night by the ex- plosion of an infernal machine, which he had received by express, made a statement. shortly before his death, naming several persons whom he sus- pected of having sent him the package. Through this ante-mortem statement the police of Paterson and nearby cities expect to be able to run down the assassins. *- Have Capitulated to Roose i the Delense of Harry Thaw n Doubt velt WG T0 THKE " N PHONE UINES BOSTON, Feb. 9.—A personal friend of John W. Mackay, founder of the Postal Telegraph .and Com- mercial Cable systems, is quot- ed here as stating that Clarence H. Mackay, present head of these two combined systems, is quietly working out a scheme, partly laid out by his father, for the gradual consolidation of his cable and telegraph systems with the big telephone systems into one vast triplicate combine. The maragement of the Mackay com- panies is accumulating stock of the American Telephone and Telegraph and subsidiary companies. Millions an- nually would be saved in operations and extensions through the consolidation. TIDAL WAVE RAZES [TALIAN VILLAGE NAPLES, Feb. 9.—A severe storm has caused serious damage on the Cala- brian coast. At Marina, a village, a tidal wave swept in and practically carried the village away. The loss of life was slight. The wave was pre- ceded by a torrential downpour of rain and a flerce wind. This warned the peo- ple of their peril. Several hundred feet of the shore line was inundated. Several houses col- lapsed entirely. The people are still in a condition of terror and panic. One woman is reported dead and four per- sons are ynaccounted for. The peaple have sought refuge in the surrounding hills, Reports from Messina and Taranto say there is great apprehension con- cerning the fate of eight fishing boats that have not been seen since the storm. L JURY FOR SHEA’'S SECOND TRIAL CHICAGO, Feb. 9.—The jury for the second trial of President Shea of the Teamsters’ Union and other labor lead- ers on charges of conspiracy was com- pleted today. The jury for the first trial was only secured after three months. The second jury was obtained dn one week. - = CHANGE IN LINE - OF EVDENCE EXPECTED Course to Be Pursued { Trial Monday to Depend Attitude of |DELMAS TO STRIVE | TO INTRODUCE WILL at | on Jerome | {Slayer’s Wife May Not Be Allowed to Make Further Revelations About White NEW YORK, | for the conferences of the lawyers and a visit to Thaw's wife and n quiet day for the Accompanied by the two lawyers, [ Mrs. Harry Thaw went to the 9—Except +F the Tombs by t was a haw fa counsel room, where the three | Thaw. They talked for | quarters of an hour {lawyers left, and Mrs. Thaw |with her husband where she remained talking with him, with the bars jthem, for several hours Mrs. William Thaw. arrived while |Evelyn was with her husband, and ithe m¢ther remained with them until |1 o'clock. When she started to leave | the Tombs she faced a sea of curious faces. No policemen were on hand to make a way for her, but so occu- pied was she with her own thoughts | that she did net appear to realize the situation. SURROUNDED BY CROWD As soon as she stepped to the s she was surrounded by a pushing crowd, all craning their necks to catch a glimpse of her and press- ing so close about her that she could barely move. Finally she managed to force her way to her automobile Hardly had she been seated when the to his cell, separating surging, ecrowd rushed back to the Tombs to see the exit of their real quarry, the younger Mrs. Thaw. Police had | been hurriedly sent for, however, from | the Elizabeth-street station, and she waited until they had made a passage for her before she ventured out. NO TRACE OF BREAKDOWN Neither Evelyn Thaw nor her hus- band appeared to show the effects one would expect from the strain to ‘which i they have been subjected Harry Thaw had a cheerful word |for his keepers when they addressed {him, and after his morning shower | bath he read the newspapers with his jusual avidity. Mrs. Thaw displayed | no trace of a breakdown, and declared | she felt at least as well as she looked. | On Monday another attempt will be | made to get the will introduced as | evidence. Evelyn Thaw will then un- | dergo cross-examination for two days, |during which Distéict Attorney Jerome will seek to discredit her as a witness. It is expected that when Jerome ltakes the girl-wife in* hand | examination she will be ¢ ough |an ordeal compared with w the | one she has just passed will be trivial | HAS MORE TO TELL * for cross- h | Before the cross-examination is | commenced Delm: will three or four hours in conc | her direct examination. The former | chorus girl has still much to tell of her treatment by Stanford White and of her ‘communi to her hus- |band. /Startling revelations are ex- { pected if the court deems it admissible {for the ends of justice to allow testi- mony concerning phases of White's life in regard to other young women | of the stage. Evidence along this line will involve a number of chorus girls in ‘the scandal. It is the contention that Thaw was told of White's be= havior toward actresses other than his wife, and that these stories helped {to bring about the mental condition | which eventnally drove him to the | killifig of the architeet. DOUBT AS TO DEFENSE ! Doubt and speculation existed tonight as to what course the defensé will take 4in the case of Harry Thaw when the tions