The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 12, 1907, Page 1

Every Mason will be intérested in the story of the Masonic wonder of the world, appears in The Sunday Call A canary with a college education—he proves it for all doubters—is the subject of a good story in The Sunday Call 1907. PRICE FIVE Scandal Rests While Science Steps to Thaw’s Defense Protests From JState Stiffen Afttitude of Schmitz at Capital ‘Misguided Legislators May Have Doomed Direct Primary Law | | SENATE PAOVSO S EXCUSE OF | UPPOSITION » Than Accept It 30| \c\unhl\-mrn Risk Ulti- & Death CANNOT SHAKE OFF THE RESPONSIBILITY mate of Measure Must Rest on Shoulders of]|: Who Have Probably layed Great Reform Held-Wright amendment: SACRAMENTO, Feb. 11. The Legislature shall have the,t wer to enact laws relative to 1e election of delegates to con- nti of political parties, and ws providing for the direct ion -of the candidates for offices by electors, politi- pariies or organizations of ors without conventions at ions to be known.and desig- as primary elections; also ermine the tests and condi- upon which electors, politi- pariies or organizations of rs may participate in any uch primary election. It shall| also be lawful for the Legislature| to preseribe that any such primary | election shall be mandatory and| obligatorv. The Legislature| also have the power to es- h the rates of compensation r primary election officers serv- ng at such primary election in v, or city and county, or or other subdivision of a ated population, without ng such compensation uni- and for such purpose such aw may declare the population| f any city, city and county, unty or political subdivision. The proviso made basis of Assembly opposition: Provided, however, that until Legislature shall enact a di- rect primary election law under the provisions of this section the preseni primary election law shall remain in force and effect. By George A. Van Smith SACRAMENTO, Feb. 11 he submission of a direct | constitu- | primary election tional amendment .is fronted by defeat, con- thanks to the efforts of men their spurred personal am- bition to accomplish the im- possible, a desire to enable George C. on by Pardee to secure a popular vote on his candi-| dacy for the United States Senate and the mistaken zeal of other untrained ]eglsld-; tors who fell for the none| too skillful game. The As-| refused today tof -oncur in the Senate amend- | ment of the Held-Wright| direct primary constitutional amendment. Thirty Assem-| blymen went on record as| willing to accept the risk of| ultimate defeat for the re- form they are pledged to give the people of California rather than accept the pro- viso added to the proposition by the Senate. " The whole-wcary road of il sembly Continued on Page 2, Column 3. | East for the San Francisco show. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL’S NEWS TODAY TELEPBO’N‘E TEMPORARY 86 TU ESDAT FEBRLARY 1" 1907 WEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY—Clear; maximum temperature, | 60; mintmum temperature, 50. FORECAST FOR TODAY—Fair; warm; light north wind. continued Page 11 EDITORIAL omacy is mot a good American game. beats us at it Page & nited Railrosds busy neglecting its duty to keep the streets in repair. Page 8 Governor Hughes of New York a striking political Page 8 LEGISL. AT( RE Thirty members of Assembly refuse to accept proviso added to direct primary law and e s doomed to defeat. Pages-1-2 y ply defeats bill providing that passen. gers who have no seats in cars need pay no are Page 2 Drew makes clever move to defeat Coalinga separation bill, but propoments wake up and undo Page 2 * bill is set over by Senate until i can study it Page 2 nons, who used a spirit medium imning scheme, brought back from C d placed in prison. Page 2 United States Circuit Court of Appeals ren- @ decision concerning the right to use tunnels Page 16 tef Dinan claims he was tricked into testi ng before Grand Jury; Schmitz and Ruef CL!eK continued for ome week. Page 5 mes Rockwell, a butcher 55 years of age, must serve three months for kissing woman when lights were out In Fillmore street. Page 5 Harbor improvement committee will recom- mend purchase of sixty-four blocks of lsrd in the Potrero for docks. Page 11 rvisors invite bids for franchise for elec. road to comnect Scott street and tbe Mis- Page 15 lace Hotel management and _contractors n lash over ownership of precious stones found in debris Page 5 Grand jorors investigating Cochrane-Taylor quarrel search courthouse attle for eavesdrop- per. Page 16 | Difference of opinion regarding rebuilding of Stanford University betweén Professor = Wing and Charles G. Lathrop is reported. Award of Arbltration Board gives eight-bour day to all employes of the United Raliroads except the carmen, who are disappointed at the decision. Page 16 SUBURBAN Oaklend police captufe armed burglar mer battle on housatep. Enthusissm of Oakland- ¢itizens. who !rould bave pearade of _wagons loafed” with rock ‘for clty’s streets Is effectively frowned down. P. 10 Werm personalities pass between John Mitch- chairman. and H. D. Rowe of the Alameda ty Beard of Supervisors. Page 10 wo surety companies begin investigation to learn which must reimburse Contra Costs County for tbe late Treasurer Wiey's short- age. Page 10 COAST Rakersfield man. returning home unexpeetedly. ds State Senator Greenwell of Santa Bar- there, and at once filed sult for di- Page 1 J. Taylor, trusted secretary of Los An- oncern, steals large sum in order to press t for a widow's hand. Page 2 slonel Randolph's forces again close break in Colorado and turn river back in old chan nel. Page 2 DOMESTIC Evelyn Nesbit Thaw gives way to alienist who declares prisoner was insane the day be killed Stanford White, Page 1 WASHINGTON Flood of telegrams from California stiffens Mayor Sehmitz in attitnde on Japanese question and no result is abnounced after another con- ference at the White House. Page 1 Cattlemen and sheepmen befors Senate com- mittee in reference to control of grazing | land Page 6 Secretary Taft and Chairman Shonts favor contract eystem in building Panama canal. P. € SPORTS Dr. Leggo earns brackets in a thrilling finish at the Emeryville racetraek. “Hones". Mellody wins from Willle Lew the fourth round. Page 7 Mrs. Jackson of Sen Diego and Mre. Munn | of the Coronado Country Club make tie seores Page 6 for gold medal at golf tournament. **Brooklyn Tommy" Sullivan and Abe Attell probably will be matched to fight for a 8100“0 puree in Tonopsh. Pas Trainload of suvtomobiles nrrlved from d.ve Page 6 MARINE Japanese stowawar who left Yokohama on steamship Hazel Dollar is landed on the -bnn of Seudi Bay. Pega 11 MINING Story s circulated of important strike in the Stray Dog mine in the Manbattan district. ope of the Sullivan properties. Page 11 SOCIAL Mrs. Eleanor Martin is hostess at aimm- !n bonor of Mtes Jennie Crocker. LABOR Progress of legislation in the Senate and As- sembly in which labor is interested. Page 9 | THE CALL’S BRANCH OFFICES Subscriptions and Advertise- ments will be received in San Francisco at following offices: 1651 FILLMORE STREET | ‘Open until 10 o'clock every nisht. 818 VAN NESS AVENUE Parent's Stationery Store. SIXTEENTH AND MARKET STSs. Jackson's Branch. 538 HAIGHT STREET Christian's Branch 1096 VALENCIA STREET Rothschild's Brarch. 1531 CHURCH STREET George Prewitt's Branch. 3200 FILLMORE STREET Weoodward's Branch. Page 16 | gence, and today began the suit for e | { HUSBAND FINDS SENATOR IN Hl5 HOME Legxslatnr Greenwell From Santa Barbara Named in 1 OIL MAN’'S RETURN WAS NOT EXPECTED Declares He Will Attend to Solon After the Court Has Disposed of the Case i SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 1L B. Young, a prominent ofl man here, al- leges In a divogge complaint filed this afternoon that when he returned unex- pectedly to his rooms at 2205 K street last night he found State Semator| Charles E. Greenwell of Santa Barbara with his wife. The allegations of the husband are most sensat He has a suit of clothes, an overcoat and underclothing in his possession, which, he says, be- long to Senator Greenwell and were found in the room. According to Young's story he came| to Bakersfield sooner than he had been expected and went at once to his fam- ily's apartments. He would have killed the legislator, he declares; if hé had had ,a pistol. But he gathered up all of the | solon’s clothes, which he holds as evi- divorce. Mrs. Young is a lifelong resident of | Bakersfield and a sister of the well- “)mown jockey, Jay Ransch. Senator ’Groenwell is a prominent member of {the bar at Santa Barbara. [ "1 left San Francisco vesterday morn- {ing on the Santa Fe limited and went to my home upon arrival” said Young today. “T found Senator Greenwell there with my wife. My daughter is my first consideration and after the | court hae given her into my custody I will attend to Greenwell.” When Young made his discovery, as he alleges, he was greatly excited and hastened uptown, where he secured a loaded revolver. He had with him a part of Greenwell's clothing, and those whom he told of the trouble expected that there would be shooting before morning. However, Young called on Rowan Irwin, his attorney, and then de- cided to settle his domestic infelicities in court In the suit Young prays for divorce | on the charge of adultery and for the| custody of his 3-year-old daughter, Kissie. The Youngs were married five years ago in Fresno. “I met Greenwell in Sacramento two years ago and introduced my wife to him five months ago at Oxnard,” Young explained today. Greenwell represents Ventura and |Santa Barbara cofinties in the State Senate and is a prominent member of the bar in Southern California. He is |2 nephew of former United States Sen- |ator Bard and is married. % SACRAMENTO, Feb. 11.—Senator | Greenwell of Santa Barbara did not at- ‘lend the session of the Legislature to- day, and ‘was not at the Capital Ho- ‘te! where he had a room reserved, to- | | nignt. INFERNAL MACHINE INWITTE'S HOME LONDON, Feb. 11.—A special dispatch from St. Petersburg says that an in- | fernal machine was discovered acci- dentally last night in a chimney of the house occupied by Count Witte, the | formen premier. The machine had been | timed to explode after the family had | retired. FAIRGHILD RETURNS FROM EUROPE NEW- YORK. Feb. 11.—Charles S. Fairchild, former Secretary of the Treasury, who, with George Perkins, was indicted last month in connection | with tne affairs of the New York Life Insurance Company, arrived from Eu- rope today. No attempt to arrest him was made. District Attorney Jefome said w&& that he would not take up the ins | ance {nvestigation until after the Thaw case had been disposed of. E. P, Whit- ney had a talk with the District Attor- ney with regard to the status of the in-' axcunom pending a;-.hm Fm»chuu. 3 Bakersfield Divorce Suit : EROME forced Delmas yesterday to stay, for the time, the revelations of the in- iquities of Stanford White’s life. Delmas secured the opinion of a distinguished alienist that Thaw was insane on the day of the tragedy. He also secured posses- sion of the note handed to Thaw by his wife just before the shootmg “The B:(blackguard) was here a minute ago, but went out again.’ It read: i Prisoners Wife Retires From Standi That Alienist May Give Opinion | MAY McKENZIE, CHUM OF MRS. EVELYN NESBIT THAW. Delmas Abandons Sensational Line and Goes Directly to Condition of Client’s Mind NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Delmas was again thwarted today in renewed efforts to inundate Thaw’s trial for murder with what the District Attorney has characterized as “the idle gossip of the tenderloin.” Beginning today with an effort, only partly successful, to get the defendant’s will into the records, Mr. Delmas recalled Thaw’s wife and attempted to lead her to a recital of further scan- dalous stories narrated to Thaw by her concerning Stanford White and various other young women not yet named, The District Attorney ‘pressed his objection that such evidence, if admissible at all as tendmg to prove the defendant’s state of mind at the time he shot Stanford White, would be CONTINUED ON !'AG! 3, COI-IJIN I. -+ AR PARTY AGAIN MEETS PRESIDENT | San Franoism Side of the Problem Pre- sented at White House Japanese SCHOOL DIRECTORS FOUND UNYIELDING Flood of Telegrams From City Brings About Stand of RenewedDetermination By Ira E. Bennett WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Another conference was held between the Prendent and Mayor Schmitz and the | San Francisco School Board today, |looking to an adjustment of the Japan. | ese school question. Nothing resulted from the two hours’ talk. Secretary | Root was present at the conference. The situation was thrashed out on | both sides, without discovering a basis | of compromise. ! > | | + |on the school question Mayor Schmitz gave out the fol- lowing statement tonight: “We are not makine a treaty and have not discussed with the President | the question of excluding the Japan- ese from this country by treaty. On Saturday we heard the President’s and h&y we presented our side dent, or for Mr. Roosevelt to modify his views to reach an agreement with us. Today’s conference adjourned | subject to the call of the President, and T do not believe that we will be called to the White House again until | Thursday or Friday.” The President and Secretary Root were surprised at the unyielding atti- tude of the Californians and tried to make it plain to them that it was im- possible to make a definite promise that an_exclusion arrangement could be negotiated with Japan. The Calffor- nians told the President that they felt compelled to ask for some definite as- surance that exclusion would be forth- coming before they could agree to vield They receipt of strong telegrams protesting gainst any compromise had great effect in stiffening Mayor Schmitz and his board. DARES NOT YIELD The mce of the San Francisco position was placed before the dent in writing today in accordance with- his request. The further talk merely made more emphatic the some- what blunt demands of the written statement. The Californt 19 left the | White House at 5:15 o'clock with the understanding that nothing should be given out regarding the conference and that they should go to the White House |again whenever the President sent for | them. Tt is expected that the Japanese situation will be discussed at the Cab- inet meeting tomorrow and that the President will then send for the Cali- fornians n the hope that an agreement may be reached. Mayor Schmitz’s uncompromising stand is unquestionably due to the political questions Involved, according to Californians who kfow how he is situated. With the labor element bom- barding him with telegrams. insisting that he shall stand up for Califorhia’® rights, Mayor Schmitz does not dare to surrender on the school question unless he can take with him to Call- fornia an unequivocal statement from the President holding out a pretty strong assurance that Japanese ex- clusion is probable. The President is unable to give any such assurances at this time, as he does not know exactly what demands may be made by Japan when the time comes to reduce the proposed agree- ment to writing. Both the President and) Secretary Root are willing to give the Californians assurance that they will do all in their power to reach an agreement with Japan providing for exclusion. They cannot be more spe- cific at this time. MAYOR IS INCENSED It is said that efforts will now be made to frame the assurance in such language as to satisfy San Francisco, in order that Mayor Schmitz and the School Board may not be charged with frittering away the rights of the State without securing any compensating benefit. Mayor Schmitz is exceedingly Cnmn'_‘gcfl—’