The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 21, 1907, Page 1

Not \\ hat They Seem” { i two-sided page of fun, | find in The Sunday Call » thrusts at local protu- SAN FRANCISCO Buildin ing story. g. a city by night is an astonish- | Your eyes will be opened to | some amazing facts about San Francisco | when you read it in The Sunday Call '[‘H['RSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1907. President Is Still Jerome Wrmgs From Harry Thaw’s Young Wife Secrets of Her Life | orrying Over Japan ; CONSULTS WY MEN ON NEEDG N THE PAGIFIG Mikado’s Are in Ugly Mood Over Terms Subjects of Settlement TROUBLE EXPECTED Exclu ion Will Probably Be a Constant Source of METCALF IS ANGERED Feels Outraged ked About Se- 7T ASHINGTON, Feb. 20~The ¥ r signed the immi- The bill a commission of il today. a thorough imves- | whole immigration ree of these commis- are to be appointed by the ut snd three each by the Vice President nd Speaker. Al- er of appli- cations on file for these positions. ready there 1€ in alinounced that the President wiil mot place on the commission any persoms holding - extreme views ome way or the other om | By Ira E. Bennett WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.— The sinister fact that all is not well be- tween the United spite of the announcement that the Tokio Government had given its con- ‘v"t to the enactment of the amend- States and Japan, in mmt ex('ud ng coolies from the main- cannot much is country, cealed. Dispatches from t that the Japan- demon- strative in its resentment against the ernment for co apenese t was most em- in tone. conference was held at the White the Pr retezy of the Navy Metcalf, A ewey, the officers of the general na- board and Rear Admirel C gation, and nverse, ef of the bureau of n hstanding strict Injunctions of secrecy it was learned the discus- sion dealt with the relations between ‘#he United States end Japan and the advisability of increasing the mnaval this country in Pacific| waters. | Certain Senators in the confldence nf President have been advised for time that the relations between United States and Japan might be- come & ed, and the edmission 1is made in certain quarters that the President acted upon information not yet known to the country when he took steps to remove the causes of friction arising from the discrimina- tion against Japenese In San Francisco. rrotw {strength of | NAVAL FORCE DISCUSSED Todny's conference became still more ant when it was learned that stion of the disposition of war- | ships wes under discassion. President Rossevelt had dipected Admiral Dowey and the other members of the general | val board to meet him at the White use to Aiscuss the situation, the im- | ate purpose being to decide er there was any necessity for| ng Congrees for emergency eppro- ns. je it i& believed that there is no, nger of serious difference arising in| the tmmediate future, it is apparent| k the Japanese question has not| been settied permanently. The l.dm{n-i istration is officially advised that there| 1e Aissatisfaction in Jepen over the ad- | justment of the San Francisco school sestion and the egreement with the ’ cd States berring coolies from this country, President Roosevelt laid the situation before Admiral Dewey and his asso- lclates on the general naval board and | Continued on Page 6, Golumn 4 INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL’S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 86 )AY, F! R CONDITIONS — maximum tempera- | ture, 48. TODAY—Cloudy, unsettled owers. erias Tk | FOR EDITORIAL Police T d no place for an honest man. P. 8 pire. Page 8 Page 8 ces that Southern Pacific on. Page 6 ts at primary e 6 ad control of Sacramento se motive of Senate measw e Page 6 inwood mccused in writing | ,000 medical co Pag the United Railroads bave agreed upon ter aw Poge 1 Re: \' estate firm sues David J. Baird for 2 lease that his sister, Mrs. W objected to. Page 16 lo charges California and Ore- t Steamshi| with eelling ers to avold payment of damages in Page 9 movement gains greater im- of the enthusiasm mani- men and women of city. Page 8 charging the Co nissioners of | s with consplracy llow the investigation Into board t to shift re- | tary L Levy and| Firetrap & be | closed. Page 18 | Large number of children enliven the third | ¥ of the automobile exhibition. Page that Appraiser John T. Dare must re- \ position is confirmed. Page 16 | Spring Valley Company values plant at $51,405,000 snd =sks Supervisors to re.en-cr, water rates of 1902. P SUBURBAN Oskland hatkdrivers threaten to boycott Berkeleyans who desire their services for trips | to the college town. Page 10 | Heyer, rich Hayward brewer, sued e on the ground of desertion. Page 10 ¢ Harry Holly, who eloped wi Mise m and enjoyed her bounty, as she | 1 the bills. begun in Oal Page 10 ee F. sent letter to father saying rtended to kill bis wife before he com- ed sulcide. Page 10 ng Men's Christian Athletic Assoclation give an entertainment tonight at Sixth e and East Twelfth street, Oakland. 2. 10 | 5d Cit~ Council urges Governor Gillett to check re.road’s eocroachment upon the water fro: Page 10| COAST | Young of Bakersfield, involved in scandal | 2 State Senator Greenwell, resists husband’s Page 2 nference with Ala- | n on project to remove mento to Berkeley. Page 5 mber of Commerce prepares augurate a determined campatgn for State | 1sion. Page 3 DOMESTIO Jerome continues cross-exemination of Evelyn | Nesbit Thaw and compels Ler to admit receir- ing money. from Stanford White after her al- | leged betrayal by him. Pages 12 razy mab creates sceme in court at Wallace | by declaring he murdered Tyler. Page 6 | WASHINGTON | Japan are still strained and | ne a ns wi at confers with general naval board as | 3 ngthening force of warships in 1..-; Pactfic. Page 1 enate thinks price asked for postal tube | service in San Francisco too high. Page 3 President Roosevelt commends the movement | for establishing children’s playgrounds in | es. Page 6 n said to pay too much for powder used | by army and navy. Page 3 SPORTS { Dusty Miller, quoted at liberal odds, wins the Briar Sweet bandicap at Emeryville. Page 7 Joe Thomas may be matched against Honey Mellody or Tommy Ryan in tbe E Page 7 Jimmy Britt and Young Corbett matched for « finish fight at Reno for & $15,000 purse. Page 7 | LABOR Members of Street Carmen’s Union rejoice at passsge of the eight-bour law. Page MARINE Two British colliers here with coal from Ans- tralla encountered heavy weatber in which both suffered damage. Page 11 MINING Lull succeeds strenuous period in local mining stock market, but prices hold up well. Page € SOCIAL i Invitations to wedding of Miss Charlotte Wil- | son and George Cadwallader are issued. Page & | { THE CALL’S BRANCH OFFICES/ Subscriptions and Advertise- ments will be received in San Francisco at following offices: | 1651 FILLMORE STREST Open untll 10 o'clock evéry niZht. 818 VAN 8 AVENUB Parent’s Stationery Store, SIXTEENTH AND MARKET !'l"‘ Jackson's Branch. 523 HAIGHT STREET Christian’s Branch 1096 VALENCIA STREET Rothschild's Branch. 1531 CHURCH STREET Goflr‘. Prewitt's Branch. 3200 FILLMORE STREET ‘Woodward's Branch. COOPER COLLEGE |7 DIREGTORS SIGN AN AGGUSATION ! Charge Dr. Ellinwood With Having Violated His $300,000 Trust SCANDAL LAID BARE Officials Say Mrs. Lane’s Fortune Was Intended for Institution ADMIT HELPLESSNESS Cannot Compel the Retired President to Make Restitution Three of the directors of Cooper Medical College affixed their signatures yesterday to a document which lays bare the scandal that has lurked about the ‘institution for the last four years. In writing they charged that Dr. | Charles N. Ellinwood had with- held coin and real estate to the value of $300,000, which had been bequeathed to him in trust for the institution. The men who thus accuse thelr former assoclate are Dr. Edward R. Taylor, acting president of the college; Dr, Henry Gibbons, dean and president of the faculty, and Dr. Emmet Rixford, secretary of the board of directors. All three*have galned more than local fame by their attain- ments, Dr. Ellinwood, whom they ac- cuse, has been identified for more than a generation with the social and sclen- tific life of San Francisco. He is a member of the board of regents of the University of California. To the statement that the property bequeathed to him by Mrs. Lane was intended for endowment purposes for | Cooper College, Dr. Ellinwood entered an absolute denial. CLAIMS IT AS A GIFT “The property was left to me out- | right and with no restrictions,” he said yesterday. “I had no intimation that Mrs. Lane intended to leave anything to me and when at her death I learned that such a large bequest had been made to me T was thoroughly surprised. I took it as springing from the long and firm friendship which had existed be- tween Dr. Lane and myself. In conver- sations with Dr. Lane some time before his death he told me that he intended to give no more money to Cooper Col- lege. He was not pleased with the manner Iin which it was being con- ducted.” Opposed to this statement is that of Dr, Taylor, who sald yesterday that both Dr. Lane and Mrs. Lane, in con- versations with him had repeatedly sald that they Intended their estates to go to the college, “Under the California law,” said Dr. Taylor, “only one-third of an estate may be bequeathed to charity. In or- der to avoid any possible complications, therefore, Mrs. Lane left one-third of her estate to the college and the re- maining {fwo-thirds to Dr. Ellinwood. | It was her desire, often expressed and well known, that the entire estate go to the college.” . By general consent, however, the sum of $65,000 was pald to a sister of Mrs. Lane. OLD FRIENDSHIPS BROKEN A parallel will was pointed out in the case of Mrs. Honora Sharp, who left a great part of her estate to Reuben Lloyd, the intention being that it should be used for a park gateway. It is claimed that Mrs. Lane desired to aid the college through a like medium. The controversy over the Lane be- quest comes as a dark shadow over a noble munificence. Men whose' friend- ship has covered nearly the span of the city's active life have broken asunder. Dr. Elllnwood, his halr silvered by time, stands accused by the men who have been his lifelong associates. The obligation Wwhich, the dlrectors claim, rests upon Dr. Ellinwood 1is purely a moral one. Hven those who accuse him admit that they have no legal claim upon the fund. Mrs. Lane died in 1902 and in her will made no | | | | | UNDER relentless cross-examination by District Aitomey Jerome, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of the slayer of Stanford White, made important after her betrayal by him. admissions yesterday concerning secrets of her girlhood. One wrung from her ; was that whenever out of employment she received $25 a week from White | | | | ARBITERS SHD 10 HAVE MADE URAFT CF AWARD Frail Witness Trembles Under so m come w Pitiless Cross-Questioning < X Reproduction of a letotnph of Evely- ‘Nesbit Thaw ‘l‘-ku ‘When She Was But 16 Years of Age, Shortly After Her First Meeting With Stanford White. ot : _—_——. 5 TR = R R A T A P R R b ,rmr.mrAmmmmu NEW YORK, Feb. 20—The . courtroom was crowded as never before when the trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White was resumed today, and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw entered and appmhched the w:tneu chair. Every available space was occupied. Harry Thaw en- tered slowlyandheme!t(dmuchagin&d. Hueolormpatywhm,hzseyugamtndhg_ gard. I-Ie tnmdd eakefly ~lmchurnClerkPmnycanndout,“EvelynNeehtThwtothewh- i RCCC!VG Twenty Per ; Cent Increase | HOURS NOT CHANGED Decision Favors Company in Many Important Contentions |DISSENTING OPINION Trackmen and Electricians Granted Substantial | Advance ] It was reported last evening | that the arbitrators in the United :Rallroads controversy had made | out the first drafts of their writ- |ten opinions. The arbitrators | will meet again on Monday, |when it is understood that the | decision will be formally ren- 'lydered. The decision, it is said, {will be given by Chief Justice Beatty. A dissenting view on ;several points will be filed by Father Yorke, while Major Mec- Laughlin will set forth the few particulars in which he differs { from the final decision. i The carmen, according to a re- |port which was in circulation among, them last night, will be |granted an increase of 20 per cent in wages. The same report {said that a ten-hour would be maintained, although there was a rumor to the effect that a compromise had been reached on the question of hours. The track laborers and electricians, | as previously stated. will be granted an eight-hour day, with an increase in wages from 30 to 50 per cent. In most | of the other essential matters, it I sald, the contentions of the company were upheld. In making the award the existing contract figured largely. It was on behalf of the employes that t tract had been broken by the corpora- tion, as it imposed additional work upon the men without extra compen- sation. The effect of the disaster npon this contract was one of the subjects which required prolonged deliberations for solution. It is understood that this feature of the case is discussed at length in the dissenting opinion to be | file@ by Father Yorke. —_— FRESNO POLICEMAN IS KILLED BY A BURGLAR | Patrolman Van Meter Shot { Down as He Stopped. 3 to Ask Question SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL FRESNO, Feb. 20.—In a fight with & burglar at 11 o'clock tonight Policeman Van Meter was shot four times, twice through the body. He cannot live. Im | patrolling his beat Van Meter heard a | sound In the Boss Dye Works, and go- ing around to the alley encountared a man walking slowly along The policeman did not suspect that he was a burglar and stopped to ask a schedule began shooting with a revolver. The wounded condition could not aim suc- cesstully. A TR S THOMAS PATTERSON DISAPPEARS VALLEJO, Feb. 20.—Thomas Patter- son, for thirty years a wellknown em- ploye of the Southern Pacific Rallway tired recently on account of his '8\ has disappeared from th. m ‘ bis daaghter in this city o g not o trace him can be last seen walking along Georgla street. question. As he did so the stranger . policeman returned the fire, but in his ' Company at Oakland. and who was re- . |