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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 129. MAN ROBBED IN SHADOW OF STATION Highwaymen Operate a Block from City Jail Nervj Methods Employed but Only Small Sum Is Secured Driver for s Dslry Fscee Four Holdup Men, Each of Whom Csrrlee sn Ugly Looking Revolver Within a utono'B throw of the police Station and so near that n. yell would have been heard by a dozen officers, four masked highwaymen, nrmert with heavy revolvers, held up nnd robbed J. H. Caflin, driver for the Belle Vornon Farms company. Just before sunrise yesterday morning. The robbery took place on Hill Rtrco.t, near First, Just around tho corner fro*i the police station and city Jail. The nerve of the holdups In committing the robbery there can hardly be understood by the police, as patrolmen are continu ally passing that corner on their way to and from the police station. The amount of money obtained by the four robbers was small, a paltry $1.25, but according to fiiffln they exhibited nerve worthy of a greater reward. Caffln was making his morning rounds, delivering milk to customers in the neighborhood. He had Just ar rived beneath the heavy pepper trees which shade the walk there when he saw a man step out from the shadow of the trees and grasp one of his horses by the bridle. Four Men Confront Him "Let go of that horse," shouted Caffln, not understanding the robber's purpose, but he turned in astonishment when he heard a voice at his right say: "Let go of nothing. Throw up your hands." Caffln promptly obeyed the command, but at the same time turned to look at the speaker. As he did no he found himself gnzlng down the barrel of a large revolver. Caffln turned to the left with the Intention of springing to the pavement from that side of the wagon, but -them he was met by a third man, also armed with a large revolver, who poked Its muzzle into the driver's face and commanded him in hoarse tones to take things easy. Caffln by this* time was prepared to see almost any number of men, and conse (uently was not surprised when a fourth appeared at the side of the wagon and told the driver to keep his hands up. His pockets were then rifled, with the result stated. During all this time Caffln had not spoken. Offers Good Advice The fourth man went through his pockets, taking all the money he could find. When he had finished the work he spoke In a low tone to his compan ions and then, turning to Caffln, said: "You drive right ahead, young man, and kepp on showing good sense by not making any noise, and you will be all right. If you try to come back toward the police station you will get yours." "I was so surprised at the manner in which the men held me up that I could say nothing," said Caffln soon after the holdup. "I watched them all the time they were robbing me, and they ap peared like old hands at the game. If there had only been one or two of them I would have risked a fight, despite their revolvers, but four men are too many for one man to handle. Men Are Nervy "The fact that the men held me up in the place they did certainly shows their nerve. We were but a short distance from the station, and I know if I had shouted the officers would have heard me. I had good reason for not doing so, however, and do not feel that I care, to get Into the practice of looking down gun barrels held in the hands of holdup men. "Bach of the robbers wore a mask, nd all were roughly dressed. Three of them Were large men. while the fourth was somewhat smaller. It was in the shadow of shade trees and 1 could not get a good look at two of the men, but the other two were smooth shaven. I would not know the men if I saw them again, but I think I would recognize the voice of the one who spoke last to me." The nerve shown by the robbers has mystified the police completely, and they say they have no clew as to the Identity of the thieves. RICH MEN FLEE ASSASSINS' BOMBS Wealthy Citizens Leave Madrid In Alarm at Continued Activity and Renewed Threats I of Anarchists My Associated Press. , MADllll'. I'Vh (i. Alarmed li> I lie recent bomb outrages that have oc curred hen-, many wealthy oltlsens have left the city. The anurchißtb are still active and have made threuls that they will con tinue their work. Los Angeles Herald. PRICE: 'Dully Uy rnrrtrr I 65 CENTS rn!l»h. j Ppr Month I OO LtNlb ONE IS KILLED AND THIRTEEN ARE HURT IN A BOSTON BLAZE special to Thi Herald. l!( >ST< IN, Feb. 3. ' »nc man was killed and at least thirteen were injured in a fire that de stroyed the Muck occupied by Hunt Brothers' department stnfY and several tcnenieiils in Tro RlOnt street, in tlie Roxbnry dis trict today, causing a loss <>f $ioo.rm Mans thrilling rescues were made DJ the police, linnun ami members of the Shawmul Atli letic clnb, which was holding a meeting In the block al the time the fire started. U.S. TO BUILD UP GREAT AERIAL NAVY Signal Corps Will Make Exhaustive Experiments with Hundreds of Air. ships for Adoption In the American Army By Assn. In tod Press. wash inc.ton. Feb. J.— Quietly, i>nt with a determination to satisfy himself thoroughly on the subject, General Al len, chief signal office]' of the army, has been making preparations for extensive experiments with balloons, airships and aeroplanes with a view of settling upon systemi of aerial navigation for use In operations In the army, either In time of ppaeo or wnr. Recently there arrived in this country from Frame a type of balloon used by the French army, which wns pun based by the signal corps in order that Its merits might bo tested. It Is the intpntlon to conduct thn r>xperimonts at Fort Omaha, just out side of Omaha, and for this purpose $50,nnn already appropriated has been allotted for fitting up the fort with all necessary appliances. Oeneral Allen said today that he will be prepared to conduct experiments with every conceivable kind of machine offered and all will he given a trial be fore a bnnrd of officers, but the depart ment under no circumstances will pur chase plans of balloons not already put to practical tests. He believed this country was far ahead of any other in the matter of flying machines. It If Rtated that the balloon corps of the French army numbers at least 600 men, all expert aeronauts, and It is ex pected by the department that before long the American army will have an equipment superloj to that of any other army In the world. SEND WARSHIP TO QUELL REVOLUTION Battleship Chicago Is Ordered Back to the Isthmus to Protect American Interests In Threatened Disturbances By AssoolatPd Press. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6.— Admiral Swin bourne and the Pacific squadron ar rived today from Magdalena bay. He reports that last evening at 10 o'clock the Chicago, when the fleet was about 150 miles south of here, received orders to turn back to Central America, where trouble threatens between some of the republics and may endanger some American interests. The Princeton continued on her way to Mare Island for repairs. The Charleston, Boston and the others will remain here about three weeks, and later will be Joined by the Yorktown. SCHOONER GOES ON SHORE IN FOG Vessel Is Full of Water— Rudder, Stern Post and Keel Are Car. ried Away — Crew Is Safe By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.— Becalmed In a heavy fog early this morning the schooner W. T. Wltzemunn, Captain LindquiHt, which sailed from this port yesterday In ballast for Wlllapa har bor, dragged her anchors and went up on the rocks of Duxbury reef, twelve miles north of here, stern on. The veasel has four feet of water in her bold, her rudder, stern post and part of the keel have been carried away, and there is llttlo hope of saving her. Tin- crew of seven men, with tho skip pel-, remain on board. The tug Daunt less, with a life saving crew from Fort Point anil Point Homta is standing by. The WitzeiiKinn is Hiu feet over all ami ol lo," net tonntige. She Is ownuil in San Francisco. CONGRESS CANNOT STOP WOMAN AND CHILD LABOR WASHINGTON, Feb. «.— Chairman Jenkins of the house committee on judiciary submitted a report today in which it Is stated emphatically that the committee is of the opinion that con gress has no jurisdiction or authority over the question of women and child labor and has no authority to suppress any abuses of such labor or ameliorate conditions surrounding' the "Deployment' of such labor. ids that the regula tion or « >men ami child labor is with in the polios power of the various states. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1907. SAYS WHITE THREATENED THAW'S LIFE Startling Facts Are Revealed Jerome Sits Sil-nt. Baffled, When Delmas Demands Evelyn Thaw's Note Written on the Night of the Tragedy WOMBH CROWD (OlllT Tin- rourf room (Ilia afternoon VMM rrnii-flrri to It! <-ii|ia<-l«.r. n Inritr portion of thr ntl.llcn.T hplnit noincii. .luatliT l'll/Krrnlil°M nurii- Inic of (ho ni'irnlnK thnt Ihcrr rvotilil Im- tcKllinony whlvli nilKlit nhork tlirlr nriiM<> of pni|irlri< SCMlied <■> llMtm rnthrr Hum <lr itpiinc the ii ii in l>.-r of mimen nho noiiulil rnlrnniT. Wnmrn who en mo from Idle I'lirdmllv 1 . ; . . 1 no illfflculty In iiiixk liik court olTlcorx to whom (licy Knvr frlrmlly imili nml plrnannt Miiilla'K. By Assorlntrd Press. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.— The dcfriiso of Harry K. Thaw, tinrlpr the direction of Atlornoy Dolphin M, Dolmaa of fall fornla, began to assume definite HhHpu today! When court adjourned testimony had been placed before the Jury to the effect that Stanford White had be»n heard to make a threat to kill the de fendant, coupling the threat with the dlßplay of a revolver, that Thaw's actions following the killing of While on the roof of Madison Square garden wan considered by several eyewitnesses to have been "Irrational," that an uncle of the defendant was insane; that Evelyn Nesblt Thaw passed a note to her husband during a dinner at the Cafe Martin the evening of the tragedy; that District Attorney Jerome has this note and refused, on demand of the de fense, to Introduce it in evidence. At the close of today's proceedings it was announced by Mr. Delmas that either the wife or the mother of the defendant would be the first witness to morrow morning. The alleged threat against Thaw's life was made two years and a half be fore the tragedy occurred. District At torney Jerome objected to the evidence, declaring the defense was not under stood by him to be one of self-defense. Mr. Delmas replied that the defense Intended to take advantage of every legal defense allowed in the state of New York, be it Insanity, self-defense or any other legitimate justification of the taking of a human life. This- was but the first of a series of interesting tilts between the district at torney nnd Mr. Delmas during the day, and it was agreed that Mr. Jerome had found Thaw's new leading/ counsel a foeman worthy of his best efforts. Men Are a Study The two men are of widely different types — Mr. Jerome quick, passionate, forceful, sarcastic and brilliant at ridi cule; Mr. Delmas calm, courteous, re sourceful, witty, crafty and ethical, to whom the district attorney was always the "learned district attorney." There was never a deviation from this method of address. Benjamin Bowman, a stage door keeper at a theater, was the witness who told of White's threat. Bowman was offered as a witness yesterday, but the district attorney was successful at that time in blocking the evidence by objections. Bowman declared that on Christmas eve, 1903, Stanford White came to the stage door about 11:15 p. m. and asked for Miss Nesbit. The doorkeeper told him the actress, who was then playing in "The Girl From Dixie," had gone home. White at first accused him of a falsehood, and then asked who had been her escort. "Mr. "Thaw," the witness said he re plied. "I'll Kill That !" "Oh, that Pittsburger," said the ar chitect, who, to make sure that the actress was gone, went to her dress ing room on the stage. Not finding her theriA White, according to Bow man, walKed rapidly out of the theater with a revolver in his hand, muttering "I'll find and kill that — be fore daylight." The witness said he believed the threat to be directed against Harry Thaw and told him of it several days later when they chanced to meet on Fifth avenue. He also told a detective sergeant about the incident. District Attorney Jerome cross-ex amined, the witness for more than an hour, but Bowman adhered cloHely to his story in every detail. Once or twice the witness became a trifle con fused aw to dutes and as to his move ments during the past live years, and said he hud not been regularly em ployed during that period. The wit ness denied having been paid or prom ised uny money by Thaw or his at torneys. Thomas MoCaleb, tbt I'allfornlun, who was with Tha- 's party on the nlgtit of the tragedy, testified that at dinner that evening Mrs. "Thaw had suddenly asked her husband for a pencil, scribbled b few words und passi'ii a folded place of paper in htm. U li.it was in this note the witness did 1104 know ami he was not ullowed becaUU of an objection by the district attorney i<> testify v to what change of manner, if any, It produced in Thuw. It has been reported from time to time that It was in i his note that young Mrs. Thaw, referring to White, wrote to her husband: "That blackguard is lure." "We understand," said Mr. Delmas, "that this note Is now hi the possession of the district attorney; 'we want to get at the contents of that Blip of paper, believing it to be material evi dence. We demand that the learned district attorney produce it." Mi Jerome sal silent There was absolute and dramatic .stillness in the court room and Mr. Delmas stood wait- it'uullHued oi |>age Two. I JAPANESE SMUGGLE FIFTY THOUSAND RIFLES THROUGH TO CHINA tly A.««m Inlf.l Pitt*, VICTORIA, B. C; Feb. 6.— Mail advices from Shanghai state that owing to an accident at the wharf there the discovery hat been made that arms and ammu nition have been smuggled through Shanghai to the disaf fected districts where rebellion is in progress. A i hincsc newspaper repi >i t ill n 0,000 tlauaer rifles and 5. ioo. (mo rounds of ammunition have bei n imported Into < !hina from Japan by the revolutionary party. OREGON FLOOD DANGER LESSENS Willamette Continues to Rise, but Serious Damage Is Not Feared. Many Tourists Are Floodbound By Associated Press, PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 6.— Flood con ditions In the Willamette valley and at Port land show some improvement to day. The river at Portland at noon was nineteen feel above low water and four feet above the danger point. So far the damage resulting from the liißb water h;is nnt ln-eii great in Port land, only the lower docks being cov ered, and as ample warning had fToen given by the weather bureau most of the goods piled on the lower docks had been removed when the high waters came whirling down. The river at this point is still rising and may go to twenty-two feet, but even at that stage little harm will re sult. In the upper valley rivers nnd streams are running hank full and (he lowlands are covered with water. Many fami lies have been obliged to seek high ground, but there are Indications that the crest of the flood has been reached. All the railroads are swamped by washouts, snowslides and other dis turbances. No mall has been received in Portland from the east since Satur day, and It may be several days before letters will be received. There are 250 eastern people stranded in Portland awaiting the opening of traffic to the east. Seattle Is Recovering By Associated Press, SEATTLE, Feb. 6.— Seattle is recov ering from the storm that swept this vi cinity yesterdays ,Th« weather bureau reports no bad weather in sight, with the exception of showers tonight. Ten or twelve houses in West Seattle and Alki point were damaged by the high waves of yesterday. The piling on which the two stood was damaged and the structures slipped from their foun dations. A house In the course of con struction at Rainier beach was blown (flown. All transcontinental railroads entering this city are paralyzed by snowslldes that have buried the tracks in the Cascade mountains. Conditions Improve at Tacoma By Associated Press. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 6.— Weather conditions have improved nere and colder temperature has averted the theratened flood. The streams are all lower. At the offices of Assistant General Superintendent Palmer of the Northern Pacific it was stated this afternoon that the situation through the Cascades has not been severe and no chlnooks were experienced there. The heavy snowfall crippled the wire service in the mountains, and news from east of Ellenburg Is meager. It is expected that freight trains will be brought through the Cascades tonight. It was officially given out this after noon that the Northern Pacific had suf fered no damage from the floods aside from train delays and that no fears of washouts were entertained in view of the predicted colder weather. Cold Wave Is Unbroken By Associated Press. WINONA, Minn., Feb. 6.— The cold wave which has prevailed sin«e Friday remained unbroken today, street ther mometers registering 25 to 35 below zero. Week of Forty Below Zero By Associated Press. SUPERIOR, Wis., Feb. 6.— Thirty be low serd weather still obtains in this city today, making a full week in which the range hus been from IE to 40 below zero without a break. TRIES TO STOP FIRE; IS SERIOUSLY BURNED By Associated I'ii-ss SAN JOSE., Cal., Fob. 6.—(\ W. Mu son. who was working at the National Mastick Hoofing company's works at Mountain View, was seriously burned this morning while endeavoring to ex tinguish a fire that had started in one of the buildings from the oil tanks. Thu loss was only about $3000. Boostere Will Come MODESTO, Cal., Feb. 6.— 0n0 hun dred and fifty boosters of this county start tomorrow fo^ Los Angeles on a Hften-day excursion » ■ » 'It'll: OF TBMI'EH.VTIJUBS ■ City. Weather. Temperature. ■ ' 31 in, Max. ' i I.OK Aunt-lex, rlrnr.,,. ,->2 72 • ■ Atlantu, lit, cloudy.... 23 3K ■ ' HiiMoii, HOW , II) 14 ' i < lili'HKo, avon a 4 ' i Deuver, clear ...,,.., 4:1 IMi ■ i «lu< liiuall. aiiow 11l '£1 ■ ■ I int.- Hock, pi. fluuil) . SO 32 < • New York, twin Hi SO ■ ' Oiuuhu, noon . o ■— i 8 < • I'ittuburg, anon , ii 22 ■ ■ Itoarltlirit, ruin 40 lit! < i SI. l.oula, |i(.\<-louily. . 4 14 < i SI. I'aul, clear — ill a < ■ Halt Luke, ralu . 46 (12 < ■ >uu I'ruurlmii, cloud) . nil 02 ' i Syokaue, . rala . . '.' a* a.S ■ — Below *t-ro. .. . PROBE READY FOR RAILROAD INVESTIGATION Prominent Officials Subpoenaed Members of Interstate 'Commerce Commission Are Determined to Sift Thoroughly All the Evidence at Hand Probing of railroad affairs will be started this morning In the supremo court. Franklin k. Lane, the California member or the Interstate cotntnerco commission, arrived In i.os Angeles last night for the purpose >>f conducting the hearing. Assisting Commissioner Lane will be c. A. (Severance <>f St. Paul, general at torney for the commission, and Franl: <;. Flnlayson, local counsel <<{ the com mission. All arrangements for the heav ing, which promises to be the most Im portant ever hciii on the Pacific coast, have been < ompletod, Dnriiiß the pasi few days many prom inent out-of-town railroad men have ar rived in Los Angeles, and .-it the hear ing the railroads will be represented nol only by many leading officials but by, an array or counsel. To Attend the Hearing Amnoß the railroad men who will be in attendance are the following: J. C. BtUbbS, traffic director of the Harriman lines, and his secretary, R. F. Wilson of Chicago; P. S. Dunn, San Francisco, attorney for the Southern Pacific; W. A. Blss'ell, assistant traffic manager of the Santa Fe, with head quarters at San Francisco; Edward Chambers, general freight agent ot mo Santa Fe coast lines at San Francisco; C. B. Seger of San Francisco, auditor of the Southern Pacific. In addition to these, a number of local railroad officials will be in attendance, either as spectators or witnesses. Among these are J. Ross (.'lark, vice president, and E. W. Gillett, former general freight and passenger agent of the Salt Lake. T. E. Gibbon, former chief counsel of the Salt Lake, and who was recently succeeded by Judge W. R. Kelly, former attorney for Harriman's Unforr Pwcrftc, also has been sub poenaed, and It Is expected that Judge Kelly will be requested to testify, as it was the latter and Mr. Gibbon who drew up the papers In the agreement between Harriman and ("lark, if the charge Is true that such an agreement was perfected. Employes Are Subpoenaed It is reported that in addition to a nunih^r of officials of the Southern t-n cific, Santa Fe and Salt Lake numerous employes who may have knowledge of various agreements and whose testi mony !s desired by the commission have found It convenient to be out of tho city when an officer with a subpoena put in an appearance, but this is de nied at local railroad headquarters, where the declaration Is made that tho railroads care very little about the in vestigation and that no thought has been given as to what wi§ be said or done by the commissioner or his attor neys. On the other hand, it Is intimated by the attorneys for the commission that all those whose evidence is desired have been served with subpoentos, and the presence of all those thus served is con fidently expected, as the consequence of ignoring the summons would be serious. It is expected that the hearing will be concluded Saturday, although there Is a possibility that it will be necessary to continue it until Monday. Commissioner Lane will proceed direct to Washington and report to Chairman Knapp. News to Fruit Men Discussing the report that J. C. Stubbs, traffic director of the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific, had, as soon as he had investigated the car shortage af fecting the citrus fruit shipments, sent telegrams ordering all available cars sent here at once, F. Q. Story, president of the California Fruit Growers' ex change and the Semi-Tropic Fruit ex change, said: "We have received no notification from officials of the Southern Pad lie of a movement on their purt to rush empty cars to Los Angeles for the re lief of the fruit growers. But we have been notified by the Armour Car com pany, which supplies the Southern Pa cific, that we can have a certuin num ber of ears next week, which, 1 think, Will meet our demand during that time. It Is «.! i l l i < - 11 1111 111 1 to look more than a week ahead. "Candidly, however, I think that the Santa Ke and Southern Pacific are do ing everything possible to relieve the situation. Further than this, E. O. Me- Cormick, assistant traffic director of the Union Pacific, is issuing daily reports of the location of all the fruit cars moving toward the coast. In this way Ii Is eaay tO ascertain whether the rail roads arc delaying thum needlessly. This lends to encourage tho railroads to exert themselves. "We have been on tho anxious s.at for some time, owing to the fact that the keeping qualities of oranges have been affected by the rain. They should be shipped within forty-eight hours after being picked. But provision has been made f" r tho next week, nml we have* reason to hope that the railroads will be able tO supply us with all the cars that would prove good for the orangii market." CZAR CONFIRMS TEN-YEAR SENTENCE OF ADMIRAL By Associated Press. IT. PBTBRSBURQ, Feb. 6.— The em peror has continued the sentences passed by the court-martial on Vice Admiral Nebogatoff and the other naval officers tried. Nebogatoff will be eon fined lit a fortress for ten years and the. others for varying uerluda. PRICE: SINGLE COPY 5 CENT 3 ONII MIiMHPM OF THE COMMISSIO!\ FRANKLIN K. LANE GULF WATERWAY BILL IS DEFEATED National House Goes on Record in Op. position to Project for Deeper Channel in Mississippi River By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.— The advo cates of a fourteen-foot channel for the Mississippi river from Chicago to St. Louis and the gulf met defeat today. The house in committee of the whole had under consideration the river and harbor appropriation bill, and voted to stand by the recommendation of the committee in opposition to the project. Although there was much speech making; on the part of the friends of the measure, they secured only forty-three votes fo.r the amendment as against 145 against it. BORROWS UNIFORM TO AID SWINDLES Youth Uses Garb of Army Lieutenant to Cash Checks and Get Quarters at a Bit) Hotel I3y A*«nrlntad Press. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. — Not to be outdone by the German cobbler who, In a bor rowed army captain's uniform, cap tured a town "and made /the whole world laugh," "William A. Happen. 19 years of age, is said to have used the garb of a lieutenant of the United States army to obtain quarters at the Victoria hotel and cashed checks at Marshall Field & Co.'s. At the hotel ho assumed the name of Lieut. W. A. Blue. His quarters were changed soon to a cell at the Central station, and ho was booked under the plain name of Kappen, wltli four charges of forgery againßt him. Kappen on December 1 enlisted in the regular army as a bugler. He was sent to Seattle, but there, it is said, was dis charged from the army because of his youth and light weignt. SENATOR OUSTED FoR TAKING BRIBE Colorado Senate Orders the Expulsion of a Member Who Boasted of Having Accepted Money for His Vote DENVER, Colo., Feb. 6.— Senator Richard W. Morgan of. Boulder county, a Republican, was expelled from th« Btate senate this afternoon by a vote of 2 9 to 1. His expulsion, was recom mended by a majority of a special com mittee of the senate which found him guilty of having accepted a bribe. This finding was based on the state ment made to the senate in March, 1905, by Morgan himself, who showed in the senate $750 which he declare,! hail been given him by Janus M. Herbert anil Daniel Sullivan in consideration of his promise to vote for Aha Adams, Demo erai.(or governor In the Peabody-Adams contest. When the vote on the contest was taken Morgan voted for Peabod) Morgan failed to appear before the investigating committee when sum moned and was not In. the senate Kid when his expulsion was decided upon. , JAPANESE INDIGNANT AT SCARE Mikado's Goyernmeat Denies Stories of Clash Officials Score Efforts to Stir Up Trouble Quiet Reigri3 in Tokio, Despite Al. leged Malicious Alarmist Rumors, Sny Orientals— Ridicule War Idea By Associated Press. MILWAUKEE), \\l*., *>b. 0 An Evening \Vlneonaln special from Fond iln line, Win* Nnj-» flint General Edward s . Hr.-ir.r. former United Start* ronnni Kenrrni nt Munis Konffi today said thnt there wn« no danger of «:ir between the United states mill Japan. "\ more inHinmitiiiu. ■well-heeded olasa of people thnn dip Japanese nre nt present •■< Imrd to Ifud." Niild thr Km ernl. "While ii liri-nk between .Inpnn and (in- United States nui.v came In time flu diinici-r i* no) imminent. Tin- Jnpnnenc. luirr n heavy mir ileht to pay oil, und although it In ptobnble (lint they could put n large mm} In the field, they have no visible resource! to ilrnw from. "One Chlnnninii In worth two Jupnn e»e mo fur an character and mnnhood lire concerned," »nid (ienernl BrngK. By Associated Press. TOKIO, Feb. 7.— A report reaching here from the United States to the. effect that the. privy council had met Tuesday to consider a dispatch from Washington is received here with great surprise and some indignation. It is thousht here by some that the report has been put into circulation by some careless or Irresponsible source. Others see a sinister motive, aiming to Injure the relations betw€;en Japan and America by deliberate falsehood ami exaggeration. It is generally felt by the well meaning that no care Is too great at this moment when alarmists are busy at work in America. The Associated Press is informed by the best authority that the matter sub mitted to the deliberation of the privy council last Tuesday was entirely of an internal nature and had no relation to diplomatic affairs. Even a slight knowl edge of the constitution of the privy council would be sufficient to save mis apprehension on occasions like the present. Should American relations assume a gravity warranting a special meeting of the privy council the fact would not , escape the attention of press correspon dents. As has been previously cabled, quiet reigns, despite alarmist report in America. The Idea that Japan wouhl seek a war with the United States is considered to be simply ridiculous. There is no doubt that among the immigrants to Hawaii there are several who served in the Russian war, but it is pointed out that nothing more absurd than the report of an elaborate organ ization prepared to act in an emer gency. The report is criticised as simply demonstrating sheer ignorance, if not a malignant motive. INTRODUCES BILL URGING CONGRESS TO EXCLUDE JAPANESE By Associated Press. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6.— The Japan ese question will not down and again (Continued on I'nee TwoO THE DAY'S NEWS FORECAST For Southern California: Fair Thursday, continued warm; light north winds. Maximum temperature in Los Angeles yesterday, 79 de. grees; minimum, 53 degrees. I —Man1 — Man robbed in shadow of station. 2 — Railroads plan to gouge people. — Piracy charge against Rover crew. — State anxious for good roads. s —Prisoner5 — Prisoner ill; trial delayed. 6— Editorial. — City news. B —Sports.8 — Sports. 9 — Southern California news. — Classified advertisements. 11— Markets. 1 2 — Railroad news. EASTERN Witness says White threatened Thaw's life: Jerome Is baffled by Cali fornia attorney, FOREIGN Japnncso are indignant at war scare rumors. COAST North const flood danger lessens; tourist* are stormbound. lc»c7l Mrs Walter Hull seeks 7-year-old son who, blio believes, was kidnaped by ber husband. San Pedro citizens tell chamber of commerce members that consolidation scheme Is growing in favor. Probing "' railroad affairs to bo started In supremo court this morning. New company formed to develop mountain of marble, . Oood roads movement started in Los Angeles bids fair to extend throughout the state.