The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1907, Page 1

This is auto week. on S Tt will nday with an automobile h will be seen in five strik graphs in The Shnday Call culminate courtship, ing photo- ~Kfbert J. article in Beveridge in his remarkable The Sunday Call Thaw’ 22, 1907. “a PRICE FIVE CENTS. SAN FRANCISCO. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ROQUDIS SCORE WAYOR SCHMITE IND ROOSEVELT Terms of Settlement of; Japanese Question Denounced FAVOR REORGANIZING Exclusion Plank Is to Be the Chief Feature of Platform ANNUAL FEAST HELD Leading Democrats and one pror de- nounced in scathing terms the at- inent labor leader President Roosevelt Schmitz the San Francisco Board of Education in the matter of admitting Japanese children to the whice schools of titude of Mayor and the city at the annual banquet of the Iroquois Club in a Market- street cafe last night. r Macarth editor of the Coast Seaman's Jour to riticise the action He said n of the admission of children to the schools and Japanese laborers to ¥ been settled to the tion of the President, the Mayor board, it had not been accom the indorsement of the of that board try plished with people of California and the people of the wqole country. He sald that 1t would e to be settled at the ballot box, and that it would be finally dis- posedl of at the next eleetion. Assist v Attormey Baggett de- had the city's rep- to represent the ed of their constituents at the Wasih gton, but the the people of g to dictate ner in which the schools should be governed Bell, the defeated can- ernor in the late election, S0 ally with the ed that he was a nan and that he wanted te man’s country. He particularly disliked to ldren of the State subjected nfluence of Asia sastmaster Arthur Barendt sounded e keynote in his introduction reading some imaginary telegrams ressing regret of ith t House, to absent ones. He White dee-lighted Feb. cept but cannot; He Is ted bassoon player. “T. ROOSEV with a T roar greeted of here was Attorney one from Schmit Delphin Delmas in k ‘and messages from other persons at home and abroad. The bangueters called for a second eading of the following bon mot: me NEW YORK, Feb. ois of the Iroquols 21.—I am an Iro- I am the twen- century embodiment of Jeffer- democracy. 1 am the logical dard bearer of democracy, of Tam- f my own Independence League citizen with brains recognize the truly great the papers that say 1 not—don’t believe any papers. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST. Editorial Rooms New York Journal, (Rush)—Hold back dispatch of every believe f W. R. H. Have not decided what e will run for. I -will make up his efore national convention. Re- gr with you. Am preparing great editorial on combing of Napole- nic frontal lock of hair. “BRISBANE.” Besides Bell, Macarthur and Baggett, Raker of Modoc County, n e State, responded to toasts. il be no election of officers n the local club owing to the h it has not been active since e fire, but at a meeting to be held at Sutter street this morning it is bable that a strenuous campaign will be organized, with .the anti-Japan- ese plank a strong feature of the plat- Lors For several weeks it has been ex- pected that Bell and his adherents, ) th the ald of the various Democratic organizations and some of the leaders of the labor element, would organize a “new Democratic party,” and the tone of the speeches at last night's banquet indicated that the plans# were then be- ing quietly launched 1, was the first of the| 20—Would be | am | Byington, James H. Barry and | of the eighteen Iroquoils | INDEX OF THE ! SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S| NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE TEMPORARY S8 Witness Continues Her Sacrific R FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1907. WEATHER CONDITIONS ! YESTERDAY—Rain; south wind: maximam temperature, 54; minimum temperature, 52; pre- cipitation, .25. TODAY—Clouds. ‘west wind. with showers; fresh south EDITORIAL Shonts makes 2 lame defense. Page 6 | ““Triumpbant Diplomscy Page 6 A new plea for State Aivision. Page 6 LEGISLATURE Ten Assembly bill flers mortgage thelr pay | and reported to have disappeared. Page 3 Caminett! scores Rallroad Commission snd actics, but his resolution on rebating s | Page 3 | Canstitutional amendment for revision of taxs- tion is passed by the Senate. Page 8 | Legislature to visit Berkeley on Saturday to inspe pital site; bills for removal from Sac. ramento introduced in both houses. Page 3 | Committees of both houses meet today to consider direct primary law amendment. Page3 | CITY ‘ prominent labor leaders de- | and Schmitz at banquet of | and party reorganization with | as principal plank is planned. Page 1| b of two women claims to be mother of gl and court must decide. Page 1 Senator Perkins and Collector Stratton unite to sever John P. Irfsh from his job in the Cus- crats and Roosevelt Club, tom-house. Page 14 Decision of tea board opens the gates of trade to the local fmporters Page 14 Business men and public officials meet around banquet table and discuss city igprove ments. Page 14 Attorneys argue the sult brought by Annle F. Stanford to recover $808,000 from executors of the will of Jane L. Stanford. Page 9 Directors of Cooper College remove all traces of Dr. Ellinwood’s authority and consider the incident closed. Page 7 Cleaning-up day postponed till week from Sun- day on account of weather conditions and in order that organization may be perfected. Page 3 Boulevard night draws a large crowd to the sutomoblle eghibition Gespite the rain. Page b | Firetrap theater managers sald to have raised { $12.000 corruption fund to secure desired legis. lation. Page 7| | SUBURBAN | | Dr. Frasier is to establish home at Berkeley | d colony at Mount Disblo for promulgation | o’ new cult. Page 4 | Impressive fuoresl services are held for Thomss T. Dargle, late postmaster at Oak- | ‘ land. Page 4 | Former Governor Pardee lays bare to Oakland | | audience the metbods of boss rule and ex presses confidence that in time the people will rise and strike for honest government. Page ¢ Effects of Chinese slave girl rescued in Oak lsnd are recovered by search warrant. Page 4 COAST Divorced woman steals her own daughter as | little one plays in Tebachapi school yard. P.1 | Bishop Conaty may be transferred to diocese | in Massachusetts. Page 4 | DOMESTIO Under cross-examination District Avv"meyi Jerome compels Harry Thaw's young wife to confess that ber relations with Stanford White coutinued for several montbs after ber alleged ruin by the architect. Delmas declares he is | informed that it is the purpose of Jerome to | indiet Mrs. Tbaw. Pages 12 | Following disagreement of Coromer's jury a New York woman is rearrested on charge of | killing bher mother with poison. Page 5 Wife of Chicago millionaire slays man who, it | | Is alleged, had extorted money from her. P.5 | Wholesale enslavement of Greek children in | | Massachusetts mills is unearthed and prosecu- | tions are to follosw. Page 5 WASHINGTON | President Roosevelt declares that he will | Geter to Japan no more as to immigration and | that Tokio must ook after its own troubles. P.1 | President and Congress frown upon Harri. | man's claim for relmbursement for work om | Colorado River break. Page s | | FOREIGY ! Mall steamer driven on rocks just outside ‘| Hook of Holland barbor and bundreds are | drowned. Page 4| SPORTS | Pick of the three-year-olds at Emeryville will | | meet today 1o tbe California Derby. Page 8 | Don Domo, the “‘Gray Glost,”” defeats Pan- toufle in an exciting finish at Ascot. Page 8 Britt and Young Corbett will fight at Reno if | | $15,000 purse is posted. Page 8 |~ Jockey Walter Miller rides in five races at | | Emeryville and lands each of his mounts a | winger. Page § | . Weather permitting, two games of polo will be played today at Burlingame. Page 8 | LABOR ! Enough lawmakers favorable to Carmen's | eight-nour bill to pass it over a possible | veto. Page 7 | MINING | | Almost all the Southern Nerada mining stocks | | fal1 in price and sales fall off. Page 18 | sociaL John M. Young is entertalning a party of | friends on Mount Tamalpais over the holi- | day. Page 6 | MARINE Army engineers sadopt lines of forbidden anchorages in barbor for protection of Govern- ment cables. 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 night. £18 VAN NESS AVENUE Parent’'s Stationery Store. SIXTEENTH AND MARKET STS. Jackson's Branch. 533 HAIGHT STREET Christian’s Branch 1008 VALENCIA STREET Rethschild's Branch 1531 CHURCH STREET George Prewitt's Branch. 3200 FILLMORE STREET ‘Woodward’'s Branch. |safe in her hands and the party was | speeding to Missouri. W RN HRRRRR \ TR \\\\ DISTRICT ATTORNEY S JEROME, 7 STEALS HER OWN CHLD D FLEES FAOM STATE Mrs. W. H. Elliott Takes Little Daughter From Divorced Husband SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. BAKERSFIEED, Feb. 21.—Von Celia Mosely, the 10-year-old daughter of T. Mosely, a Tehachapli merchant, was abducted yesterday afternoon from a schoolyard in Tehachapi by her mother and W. H. Elliott, the mother’s second husband. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, with a chauf- feur, drove quietly up to the school- house in an.auto, called the girl aside and after placing her in the machine proceeded quickly to this city. The abductors remained secluded in a private hotel until late at night, when a train was taken for the South- ern part of the State. Mosely. received a message from his former wife today informing him that his daughter was Mosely declares that he will recover his daughter at any cost. He has been separated from his wife for many years and the abduction is the termination of several attempts on the part of the mother to secure the child —_— oAY3 AOCKEFELLER'S FORTUNE 15 OVERRATED Representative Declares In-| come Is Not Over | $20,000,000 a Year NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Réplying to- | day to a question regarding the size of John D. Rockefeller's fortune Fred- erick T. Gates, his business representa- tive, said: £ “His fortune can not exceed two hun- dred and fifty to three hundred mil- lons of dollars. Furthermore, his in- ke S come, instead of being one hundred millions of dollars, or anything like it, can not in his most prosperous year, have exceeded fifteen to twenty mil- lions of dollars.” 2 < WIFE TION AT THE HANDS OF MEMBER OF STAGE NAME WAS RE STANFORD WHITE'S SLAYER UNDERGOING NEW YORK'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY. THE ORIGINAL FLORODORA WHO WAS A FREQUENT VISITOR AT WHITE'S “STUDIOS.” ATON' ACHED THROUGH A SLIP OF THE TONGUE BY | THAW, OTHER NAMES BEING WHISPERED INTO JEROME'S EARS. s Young Wife Collapses Under Terrible C Effort to Save White's Slayer ross-Fire eimn | | MERCILESS CROSS-EXAMINA- AND A FORMER SEXTET. NOW N, SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Under a crossfire’' of questions that searched out ruthlessly the innermost secrets of her life and blazoned them to the world, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's rare composure as the star witness in her husband’s trial for life succumbed today in sobs, tears and a drift of tempestuous emotion that threatened momentarily a complete physical collapse. byways of a long and strange story the District Attorney had led her. Jerome shirked nothing, but was courteous and at times almost conciljatory in his tone and manner. < Evelyn Thaw's calm was unbroken when he revealed her adventures in a Paris resort known as the “Dead Rat,” where cake walks and a Russian .dance at 2 o'clock in the morning had been the chief attractions. Then Jerome ap- proached that portion of his inquisi- tion that culminated ln!_the most as- tounding recitals and one of the most painful scenes ever witnessed in a courtroom. ‘With relentless scalpel the District Attorney laid bare the fact that the witness had continued her intimacy with the man for whom she had pro- fessed her horror and loathing,and had repeatedly met him privately even in the very place in Twe -fourth street where, mm'wfig‘t tory, she had - ' Through the devious e which, while damaging to her own character, accentuated all the more horrible personal sacrifice she'is mak- ing in the effort to save her husband from the electric chair. The case has progressed to the point where the dee fendant has been all but lost sight of. His girl-like wife is the figure about whom the =corm lashes. She it Is whose life is being searched out and who is being held up to scorn by the prose- cution. Thaw, his face buried in his hands, might easily have been out of the courtroom picture. today; none would have missed him. All eyes were upon the witness chair anfl the slight figure in blue which occupied it. During the + Confesses Continuing Relations *With Alleged Betrayer and at all times heretofors Mrs. _— I TASK OF SOLOMDN FALLS UPON JUD SEAWELL Must Decide Which of Two Women Is Mother of | Edna Carson To a San Francisco Judge has fallen the task of the wise Solomon—that of | deciding which of two women is the | mother of a child whose possession each | seeks. Judge Seawell, who is to award | the custody of the child, can hardly | “run the bluff” of the wise ruler of the | past, and the case will be a remarkable | one, owing to the absolute assertion | of maternity made by each of the | claimants. | Five-year-old Edna Carson is the| child disputed over.- The contention has led to.the filing of a petition for a | writ of habeas corpus for the p(.sses<| sion of the child. The contestants in| the unusual case are Dr. Olive Carson, | a practicing physician of 1010 Webster | street, and Mrs. Clara Hall of 2218 Webster street. Five years.ago Mrs. Hall gave bir(h! to a child in the office of Dr. Carson | and abandoned it there. Edna Carson.i child's birth, has always made her home | with Mrs. Carson, and the latter de-| clarés that thé ‘little one is her own| child. Mrs. Hall declares, however, | that Edna Carson is her own daughter, who was abandoned at birth. About| three weeks ago she gained possesion | of the child and fled to Los Angeles, | where she was arrested on complaint| of Dr. Carson and returned to this city. | Mrs. Hall still has possession of the: little girl and asserts that she is the| mother. Dr. Carson is as positive in her statements that she herself 1is the mother of the child, and after vain at- tempts to secure its return has filéd | the petition for a writ of habeas cor- pus. The petition was yesterday made returnable on February 28 by Judge Seawell, and the court will endeavor at that time to settle the conflicting claims and determine which of the two women is the real mothex, e S ST X TO HOLD BIG CORN SHOW Great Exposition at Chicago Next 4 . Fall Is Planned CHICAGO, Feb. 21.—The greatest ‘corn exposition ever held in America will be opened in Chicago next autumn under the auspices of the National Corn Exposition Association, which was organized recently In this city. Plans were formulated last night. There will be a corn palace: corn fields, showing how the grain should be ralsed for the most profit; corn products, showing what farmers have done in the various States. and foods signalizipg the utility of the graig. | gration movement PRESIDENT SNS HE'LL DEFER T0 JiPAN NO MORE Has Gone as Far as Self- Respect of Uncle Sam Will Permit WILL ENFORCE LAW Only Awaits of Arrival Steamers Now on Way From' Hawaii TEMPORIZING AT END By Ira E. Bennett WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.— There widespread discussion today of the significance of yesterday’s conference at the White House, i which the members of the General Navy Board joined the President, Admiral Dewey and Secretary Met- calf in a discussion of the disposition of the American fleet, with reference to questions which might arise between this country and Japan. While the Tokio Government has expressed its satisfaction with the of coolies from the American mainland and also_with the settlement of the San Francisco school controversy, the was exclusion President and his advisers are aware of the resentment that is felt by the | Japanese people. Two Congressmen fold The Call cor- Fespondent today that the President had indicated to them his unwilling- ness to have any further interchanges with Japan on questions of purely iAmE‘rir"an policy. such as immigration. They said that he had agreed with them the United States had al- ready consulted Japan's wishes as far as it could do with seif-respect. The Toklo Government will have to settls its troubles with its people as best it If the discontented element is strong enough to compel the Govern- ment to issue direct passports to the American mainland, the President will respond by asking Congress to pass a Japanese exclusion act without delay. There is reason to believe that press- ure will be brought upon the Japaness Government to issue such passports and that unless the Government is powerful enough to suppress the immi- toward the United States the relations of the two coun- tries may be severely strained. Yesterday's conference dealt with the plans for the increase of the navy, as well as with the disposition of ves- sels. President Roosevelt, it is said, expressed the opinion that the surest method of preserving peace was to hurry the construction of the two big battleships just provided for by Con- gress, and to make them as formid- able as the naval experts could de- vise. He explained that the naval su- periority of the United States would do more to preserve peace with Japan than the meost skiliful negotiations of the diplomats of the two countries. At it was decided the conference | to increase the naval strength of the United States In Pacific waters, but this announcement is coupled with the declaration that the plans were made long before the friction with Japan was talked of. The President told some of his visitors today that the ex- clusion amendment would not be en- forced until the Japanese now on the water bound from Hawail to Califor- nia had landed. He did not deem it right to subject them: to deportation. The steamship companies will be noti- fled, however, not to tuke any more Japanese to California. Everything indicates that the President will en- forge the exclusion amendment to the letter, without regard to any commo- tion that such a course may make in Japan. JOURNALIST EXPECTS WAR Charles Pettit, representing a Parl- sian paper, is in San Francisco watch- ing what he believes are the evidences of approaching war with Japay. He is here as war correspondent, and declares it his opinion that hostilities cannot be averted. Japan, he says, is in the hands of a powerful war party, which nearly precipitated a second war with Russia and which is anxious to try armed con- clusions with the United States. He declares that Continental papers are strongly of the opinion that war be- tween this nation and Japan is inevit- able. DEMANDS INFORMATION Members of Japamese Congress Semd an Interpellation to Government - TOKIO, Feb. 21.—A written interpel- lation regarding the San Franeisco school question was presented to the