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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, N s : . 1907. 3 Bars Will Be Raised at Hawaii 'SAWNES AND l.l]AN' Comedian Eyans to [ O Velewtaes THE STORE WITH T ORELSACK POEY 27T i o S ore Agamst Japanese Coolies SUNHY EHANE[ Apagezgrggefice mm 5 H. Crouker and Several Associates Obtain Third Interest in Pioneer Bank Devlin lnstructed to Press Suits HAT the Government baus not been assured by “'Charles E. Evans, | one of America’s| best-knowri come- dians, is making his first vaudeville tour and will ap- vear next Sunday at the Orpheum | one-act farce “It's Up William,” which he will Phenomenal Selling—In Three Days We Have Sold Two-Thirds of 15,000 Pairs Sample Stockings | The Remaining 5000 Pairs Go On Sale Thursday and Probably They Will A!l Be Sold Out by 6 0’Clock It's not alone that the prigs are about half their real worth that should interest you. The fact that you cannot find prettier patterns or colors or such an immense variety at full Mayor Schmitz and the Board of Hducation that they will ndmit Japanese children to white schools fn San Francisco is indicated by a message recelved from Washington by United States District Attormey Devlin yeaterday. | State Semator Keane, who Introduced a bill in the Legislature spectficnl- | | | PRICE PAID $350,000 in’a en-| to | in | be Iy segregating the Japanese, wired to City and County ‘o ascertain if the Govermment would extend the sults pending in the courts. who in reply Attorney Burke time to defend the Deviin telegraphed to Secretary Bonaparte, | ted him to proceed Mondny unless otherw ILLIAM H. CROCKER, head of the Crocker National Eank, closed a deal yesterday whereby he and a few assoclates fast e direct- | ed. Burke says that he has his answer ready and will file it todny. BE| 2 | aided by Blizabeth | Keame Wil press his measure at once if the hearing of the suits is | | | ::""\""‘" » "';’::::’ s':l:‘;";: | IBX;;.W'LHT“& Phil- || prices makes them doubly attractive and has made this the remarkable sale it has been. oy i | the Savings an y oulse - Skill- Sy t postponed. Should 1t become a law n mew complication would be | | | man and Charles H. Pickings>—Leftovers from the sale? Not much—The lots offered for Thursday oldest and ome of the stromgest financial institutions in this city. While the purchase of stock does #dded that the President has not reckoned with in the Japanese queuuon. Hopper. Mr. Evans | last appeared in San Francisco when “A| Parlor Match' are clean and fresh, unsold, if you please, because we really did not have the space in which to show them off at first. The price groups for Thursday's sale are these: Other new acts to| open with Mr. Evans are the four Rianos, grotesque acrobats and pantomimists; Cameron and Flan- agan, in their skit, “On and Off""; Allan Shaw, palmist and coin and card not invelve a majority of the was | shares, the buyers, forming them- | | s e heyday of | @ Group 1— Group 3— [INBHESS T[l PASS TVE”M[IE IS HUSY mivi dabe i STRMS, Kot o, 355"55;-}2 '{éo it/ B Stockings worth 50c a pr. 29c¢ $1.00 and $1.25 Stockings 59c¢ l securcdl ‘o |G teanb I i can sei. "™ " | Group 2— Group 4— 39¢ 75 %nd 52.00 stockings 19€ Group 5 Pure Silk Stockings at Half Price A limited quantity of Pure Silk Stockings, in solid colors, handsome embroidery and lace effects, fine qualities only, that should sell from $3.00 to $7.50 per pair; hal't price now, $1.50 to $3.50 per pair. Stockings worth 75¢ a pr. the bank and collectively own more shares than any one holder. The price paid, though not made CALL HEADQUARTERS, [ | 1007 EIGHTH STREET. | | $350,000. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 12.—Post-|* ponement or dismissal of the suits| A financial transaction whereby Wwil- AMENOMENT By Ira E. Bennett ASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Rapid ogress toward the-settlement of the Empress Glo ves ces between the United States pegun by the Federal Government :”‘:‘ s "°""1“':“‘;1 “::":;"‘“i‘oc:“;‘:; manipulator, and - X : aken over a large blo st @ & and between the President | apainst the San Francisco School | ;. w, . Soci s Rosers. |} H $1.00 a palr 1d the San Francisco school authori- i H i SRS Ry o st | Hikbing oy on o S ’ f R bb r G’ 58 i 5 tie e ol Th d Board or immediate action by the| . ;mateq yesterday. This is the old- | :al‘umg and rope- | [ aie 0 u € oves ca pa"‘ Equal to the ordinary $1.25 s somuy e proposed | Legislature on the Keane bill, which cst savings bank In San Francisco. Its | S 2 A Hlanor The famous Non-Pa-Reil Rubber Gloves advertised at $1.00 per pair in [| Glove. Despite the stiff rise in the tion is in the form of an amend- specifically excludes Japanese from | . ter will expire some time in July.| S pgris Nellie Beavmont @ all the leading magazines. One of the best qualities of Rubber Gloves now || price of all Gloves we maintain in the schools for white children, is the e immigration bill pending T and the L on the market. The Rubber Glove has become a necessity around many = “ - u a capital stock of $1,000,000, and e as this, s and the execution of the , Programme organized labor purposes | " = % o laivided profits are in |ROlfe Quintet hold over. homes. It keeps the hands soft and in condition, no matter what work is lhs °|‘ér La.";:"s Emi"sé brand, BRSE oF “eciid to insist upon. the neighborhood of $350,000. It was B et R done, and this chance to secure the regular advertised $1.00 brand of . o igh standard Emponum epends, of course, upon : thinks that the Fed- | (el N0 2 d Ry B W, Burr, | oAllce Nellson's first comie opera suc- | Gloves at about halt price will be g00d news to many San Franciscans. quality, which cannot be duplicated ble action of Congresa is acting In| john Archibald, Albert Miller, Charles | Co% o 1€ t‘h“\"\"’fmmn .‘.’h:g(:“ ;’r‘.:t; We place these on sale at the Drug Counter for Thursday. Regular $1.00 || under $1.25. All colors and sizes. pending suits, ‘and | pace, ‘James de Fremery and Willilam | Monday cvening, with Aida Hemmi i |jj Rubber Gloves, 58c. ent can be obtained | Herrick, all of whom are dead. the tifle part and AR BEEIEE S Soi nent or dismissal of | rhe puilding first oc pany supporting her d MEETR T | have been set for | gjtution was on Clay street near Kear- | forde excellent opportunity for Teddy | <29 - oo a e (%, the labor inter| ny, and the institution saw San Fran- | Wepl, and the other comedians to mais | omen s ew pr’ng ac e S ’ ot of the Peesident |Clsco wade out into the bay, and saW|fun, and the Victor Herbert music is of | 1800 Volumes 50c each s et “‘“\ dry land where water was. The sand|the most tuneful kind. | . e Y'l'he popular cloth-bound fiction. - on and GOV-| i of Market, Misslon and Meantime “The Prinoes ! Pr’c d 00 io 10 00 gu WhE Snd s L the ptly enact the| oo oie we 5 2 A € 1€ s Chic” will | . . very books which were fi y . streets were dumped into the bay and | holq the boards. { Hshed at $1.25 and $1.50 and nds section 1 what was then the water front became | . v . | We are showing a splendid variety of the charming Spring styles in had such popula: when by naming spec o o Malays and Koreans|® !;.‘,“‘(“‘*‘mf"(ruff"fif“ ‘l:"’v"l;‘f,:':;’o:’fw‘i":;; SEhstoienliheay extra matinee per- |} lightweight Jackets. You may choose from either box or semi-box style. sued. These volumes aro segrexation PR 8 € . ormance of “The Virginian" x NG a3 Ert G 2 ype on excellent segregation with Mongo-| j4g5ciates have Interested themselves, | Sunday at the Novelty ghem”” “_rf_‘lt‘sr The materials usa;d| ‘ars ganxls‘omde ’:‘f“e!ed: énd Ughtl“m;;ht :‘hflrlnlllsland ‘,r,‘.mm,,m.l atle. Govers . Nos Gk : it Serges In faney s and striped effects. We are also showing full fines || the many rou v o of action has not been defi- has besn an dmpottanc; tacsor Hnjcosst original contract calls for one manm\o, Sk 1 amoy e S = - T enf]’?lrf»h;"l[]‘:"saskwu,\'flr, finance since the time of 18 of plain Covert Cloth Coats at these prices, which are lined throughout - T T : when | but owing to a packed house being | ; Evel t aont nm}.‘-“ ';‘U':txjf.‘:fi::,a.‘.t money was worth from 1% to 1% per|qj sed on Monday night through the ([ With Silk. Every one of these garments is strictly man-tailored, perfect X g{"ank’;evi'g‘rh;%";; Norrts. ) of 2he ‘o 3 ’Cmm from | SNt per month, and when banks pald| fajlure of the Southern Pacific to de- in cut and style, and is trimmed with tailor stitching and buttons. All Caleb West, Smith . 3 o 18 per cent per annum to their depos- | liver the ‘scenery on time the house sizes now ready, priced $6.00, $7.50, $8.50 and $10.00. %P_'\' {jcwvus‘ Nwr\rl_s R itors management induced the company B Sk B g o asToement [ mha bk haw always been a prosper- | management to put on this extra per. | Eben Holden, YRz;‘!'.h.:\’)hx“r”mw 4 el sl Gisivss us concern, and the new blood infused | formance. ? - - demana’ immediate consia- | S1% SORCETR, S LA 4o% LIO0s iasita: - There Is Newness Everywhere Abouf the Store || we rour souas'to Faraiiil Ghoa- i < There will be no radical change in the| The Lambardi Opera Company has s Daniel's Swee Phill 2C: Y FE - 8 E 3 s o much of it that but a very small fraction can get into the papers. aniel’s Sweetland, Phillpotts. DECISION FEARED man “”anm It t“ 'untiérslu(od hn\l\- i la:nln changed repertoire for the [ We call your attention briefly to Some of the newcomers and ask you 'I!'h; lfl“ e of Defence, B 1 an agreement has|ever, that some of the investors, who | last nights of the week and of its en- nfelice, . & < B New Bmbrolderies—Beautiful patterns in old glish and rich novelty H 3 - bellef entertained by | have purchased the stock, will go on|gagement at the Central Theater. designs in all widths, sizes and prices. g A et e w that the word Mon- | the board of directors. The names of | “Giaconda” Is to be sung this evening, New Lnces—Exquisite medallions and trimmings. We don’'t know when || Rocik in the Balti porated in existing law, some of those associated with Crocker | “La Traviata” tomorroW evening, “Mig- we have been able to offer such rich and high-class designs in these || David Harum, by W g include ., and that if|are I. J. Carolan, G. D. Greenwood, G.|non” Saturday afternoon, “Alda” Sat- goods. An immense variety on display in the department. Doc Gordon, Wilkins. ss the sults against the San Francisco| H. Umbsen, F. W. Bradley and others. | urday night, “Fra Diavolo” Sunday aft- New Neckwear—The very prettiest things in Women's Stock Collars and || To Have and to Hold, Johnst _ml Board are permitted to go to The present directors of the bank are | ernoon and “Mignon” Sund night. Neckpieces. Dainty lace and ribbon effects. Rezano, Atherton. pe I the decision will be against the| Arthur A. Smith, president; Horace| West's Minstrels will commence a|J| New Wnists—The department is overflowing with the daintiest styles in [l Symwr Daie. Hope. ndants. They are not at all op-|Davis, vice president; Charles R.|week's enzagement at the Central next silk lace, mull, nainsook, batiste, beautifully trimmed in laces and f| Ty Christian Caine. timistic about a satisfactory agreement Bishop, George E. Goodman, N. | Monday night. | embroideries. | The Spenders. by Wilson al being reached by the President and the | Drown, E. C. Burr, Willls C. Davig and . . . New Suits and Coats—Not a day passes but what we show new arrivals || Sky Pilot, Connor. . an Francisco representatives in Wash- | W. B. Dunning. While “The Halfbreed” is doing in this department that will pay vou and please us to have you stop || Tald in the Hills, Ryan ington, but quite regardless of the suc- in and look every time you are downtown. cess or failure of that conference, they claim that if the Government wished to act fairly it would suspend the hear- Anad a great many others.—Book Dept The institution was the first bank that ever Incorporated in the State of | California under the name “Savings and Loan Society,” and since then the title good business at the Colonial Theater, it will not duplicate its recent five weeks' run in Los Angeles, for Oscar Wilde's “Salome” and the screaming § r - e pos ing of the pending cases until after|has been grafted into several other in- | farce, ‘Lend.Me Five Shilling: | rallroad interests in New York City,{Harriman and many other’ witne < the conference is concluded. | stiutions, not only here but-dm the|announced for next Monday evening. I“"‘“"‘"‘g on. the A5th. of Ahis;mdnth. | will: be heard. of the President, and they| O. A. Tveitmoe, secretary of the| Bast. “Salome” is to be given a sumptuous € ed to nk the-coast would | Bullding Trades Council of San Fran-| A matter of interest, as pofntéd out | production. . “Lend Me Five Shillings” 1y enthusiasm in |clsco, is In Sacramento In charge of| yesterday by Attorney A. N. Drown,| Was one of the best things in the late ’ n view of pro- | the movement for organized Mbor. It He | who negotiated the deal, is that after | Joseph Jefferson's repertoire. had |is not very sanguine about the State’s| fifty years of continuous financial life . . . THE EWS ABOUT GH[IWINB WARM g . wil ts cases. If the President will not consent we must, as a matter of pro- tection, insist on the immediate enact- ment of the Keane bill. If those cases ceiving his air supply through an fron well pipe, Herman Frankhold, a well digger, was dug out yesterday found to be uninjured. —_——— torney for the Waters-Pierce Oll Com- re\'o]uuomzmg the furniture business. | pany, stating that the Waters-Pierce books and witnesses left St. Louis to- day and should arrive in Austin Thurs- night, was read by Chairman been made. And, expecting little from the con-| ferences at Washington, they purpose to protect themselves as best they may legislative action at e ability to secure a postponement &f!and growth in San Francisco, after a Comin. o b t g to the Chutes Theater nex t the causes set for hearing next week. half century of close identification with | week are Flora \ventworth nenld n)exe\fi , N :m he is huref:l that he may ‘;f* fl'hge the city’'s welfare, the Savings and|company in a one-act comedy, “The , 1 o prevent a decision agains! €| Loan Society starts on its second lease Peacemaker”; Bessie Lee, Irish come | N; —*“If T am not: School Board by forcing the enactment | of profitable existence and ls about to | dlenne, and’ Rouble Sim. tramp car AU T R ‘ es « of the Keane bill. He said\today: | yitness a second building of a great|toonist. ©O'Brien and West and the|Mistaken, Semator Bailey called me a STATE LAW NECESSARY city. Gayety Girls are to hold over and new | llar. Only cats and dogs fight." PARTY AT WHITE HOUSE “We are satisfied that the WOrd | aamaamanmanam s amcassrdanananannn | TIOtiOn pictures gre promised. Representative Coke thus referred tO\ o e = Mongolian’ will not reach the Japan- T SRR s Senator. Baflew's. atatement Hefore the‘ & A%im r:\e aregta]l;‘mgp anhs Pnce: We kn.aw that all ese. If the Federal Government wishes {1'1:;“«1 ;?:gv.:gmer n(‘iown ;0 e v\l‘t)h | RESCUED LIKE MI R HICKS legislative investigating committee, m’ l\“‘ ta about mit rices” ; and if you don't to act fair! § i & cal i v vith- SO g o % S gi ;,;11,:1,;“‘1‘,1’ tl',::!:}L(;;E«th:giz,:){;el\:rceor?o drawal of Federal deposits from Sa"(‘h sgnl,’rl: OMAHA, Neb. Feb, —After | which the Senator denounced .me, “g;:)\;th" AR store, then give D aviy mandate and suspend | Francisco banking institutions will vel ;fl "," tgefn !{nvr‘fioned at the bottom | members bringing the charges against Th o full o Bty ter ot lomialation. it | brought to bear. In fact, they claim gf 58 :,'r 3{- o(ln 'wet L ‘(‘overed with tons | him. | Chere’s nunng o it—store full of buyers, all declaring o consent to & comtinuance of | that threats of the latter have already | rth for twenty-fourhours and re-| A message from J. D. Johnson, at- |8 that s Prices,” quality, good service and easy terms are | and FURNITURE iy L _| by insisting on Tx:urtl; l;"satlhoav;’zd fif.‘,fsilé"‘i?é‘i”’ sf‘lgn\homc» This legislation, they are con- MANY MINERS LAID OFF Veil. amendment as is contained in the| vinced, they can force, believing that| BISBEE, Ariz, Feb. 13.—Seven hun- e Comfortable and Keame Bill. the ultimate decislon of |the legislators dare not go home to|dred miners were laid off in Bisbee to- HARRIMAN WILL BE HEARD strong Couch, up- the Supreme Court will be against the | their constituencies without having |day. The reason given was that there ASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Chairman holstered in all Sehool Board, and no blame can attach |acted to settle the Japanese question|was a shortage in fuel and lumber and| Knapp of the Interstate Commerce el i ek to the rt for such a decision. | definitely. that in order to make necessary repairs | Commission today stated that the com- P o g .- “Then we would be helpless for two | R it was decided to elose some of the|mission will conduct a further inquiry e velomn, years, or until the Legislature meets MUCH INK BEING WASTED shafts. | into the operations of the Harriman | Regular _ $10.00. again. We can pass the Keane blllL.| Major General Jesse M. Lee, U. S. A - - | Smith's Price i Of course, should the Governor decline | retired, who returned from the Philip- sign it, or even veto it—well, that's| pines on the army transport Tlhomas affair. yesterday, does not believe that there will be any war with Japan. He says that Japan is not prepared for war and declares that foreigners are the only Tvelitmoe definitely and | distinctly announced that organized la-| bor of California would not be satis-| eement that ie Zor sep- | fled with any compromise agreement | ones in the Orient who are indulging in we will ch contemplated the exclusion of | yar talk. ot white | Japanese coolies only. The labor in-| "Iy all Japan, however,” he says, blish to the 2 SEPARATE sco people SCHOOLS | will see the by which | i on the unications ecretary Root nent throu e Japanese Gove ador Wright on the proposal to | separate school in San of the California Congres- gation are certain that the Japenese question is Congress will agree to amendme They do not bel Mayvor S itz and the schqol w hold out long on the school | on if exclusion is obtained. If ( should reject the proposition to | sh a separate school the Sau | ancisco authorities will be forced sentiment to rescind their | resolutfon, in g the opinion | ¢ coast Congressmen. Just Jet Congress go ahead and| fon amendment,’ of the Cd]&!urnm delegation, we will rantee that the Jap- | question will not bother any one | nore. | one Coast Repre- | Pacific tatives express the opinion that the | Root amendment is a temporary expe- | ent which must be followed by an ex-| usion treaty and an act of Congress | order to prevent the Japanese ques- | tion from coming up egain. But they | agree that if the influx from Hawaji| is stopped the negotiations for a treaty | may be carried on at leisure and with- ¢ fear of friction with Japan. jtimately, they say, the Japanese yst be excluded mnot only from the ainland but from Hawail This, how- | ever, is a matter of future megotiation and need not bother the Pacific coast, | the Root amendment is enacted and present influx stopped. attempt was being made late to- t to have a meeting tomorrow 1ing at 10 o'clock between the Cal- ifornia Congressional delegation and Mayor Schmitz and his party. - It is understood that the idea of the meei- ing is to bave a unanimous agreement of the Czlifornians before entering into an understanding with the Pres- | sgent. s | terests will, according to their leader, be quite willing to submit an agree- ment which will provide for proper age regulations governing the admission of find In any one recent edition of almost any American newspaper. The only | war we will see for the time being is Japanese to the primary schools, if| {he pomparding with printers’ ink of | such an agreement be a part of af|the straw men bullt by the American agreement for the extension of the| newspapers.” Chinese exclusion law to the Japanese in all its comprehensive terms, and with the same excepted classes. The general is pleased with condi- tions in the Philippines, where, -he says, 4000 troops, constantly under arms, are WANT SWEEPING EXCLUSION | gradually pacifying the disaffected The labor Iinterests, accordinf to|districts. Tveitmoe, attach little importance to| After a visit to friends in Indiana and a short stay in Washington, Gen- eral Lee expectssto return to Califor- | nia to make his home. He was accom- panied from the islands by his wife. the proposed exclusion of coolies, a| class which they claim is insignificant as compared with other classes consti- tuting the real commercial and mil-| itary menace to this country. Labor T e demands exclusion, strict registration JAPAN CONFIDENT OF PEACE and, after a lapse of six months for| TOKIO, Feb. 13.—Despite the ap- registration, expulsion of all except the | parent hitch in the conference between excepted classes. | President Roosevelt and the San Fran- Tveitmoe, while he expresses confi- | cisco School Board authoritles, con- dence in the ability of Mayor Schmitz | fidence continues in the President's to withstand in a large degree the in- | final success. Reports from abroad re- fluences that are being brought to bear | ceived here from a creditable source on him in Washington, does not expect agree in attributing the talk of war | much from the White House confer-|with America as an anti-Japanese agi- | ence. The exclusionists look for every tation, the work of emissaries of a | influence from promises to threats to | power hostile to Japan, ‘ever watching . employed. 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