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VOLUME CV.— NO. 72.
TECHNICALITY
MAY BAR KNOX
FROM CABINET
Clause in U. S. Constitution For
bids Holding Post Under Taft
During Senatorial Term
Senator Was Party to Raising
Salary of New Position and
Can Not Enjoy Benefit
Special Act of Congress Reduc«
ing Secretary of State's Pay
Will Solve Dilemma
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.— Senator
Knox. chosen by President-elect
Taft to be his secretary of state,
-is not eligible for that office,
under a prevision of the constitution of
the United States. Discovery of this
fact created a profound sensation to
night.
Paragraph 2 of section 6, article 1, of
the constitution reads as follows:
"No senator or representative shall,
during the time for which he was
elected, be appointed to any civil office
under the authority of the United States
which shall have been created, or the
emoluments whereof shall have been
increased, during such time."
Can Not Reduce Term
Senator Knox, although first appoint
ed by the governor of Pennsylvania to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Quay, was elected to his full
term, beginning March 4, 1905. The
term "for which he was elected" will
Expire March 3, 1911.
January 25, 1907, in the second
session of the fifty-ninth congress,
when the house amendments to the
legislative bill were being considered
in the senate, the amendments increas
ing the salaries of members of congress
from $3,000 to $7,500 were agreed to,
and the salary of the vice president,
speaker and cabinet officers Increased
from $8,000 to $12,000, Senator Knox,
according to the* record, voted for these
increases. That same day Mallory of
Florida offered an amendment making
the proposed increase in the cases of
cabinet officers effective in- March, 1913,
but it was defeated 61 to 14. Mr. Knox
voting against it.
Not Based on Knox's Vote
The disqualification, if any exists, is
not based upon any vote cast by Knox,
but upon the fact that the emoluments
of the office which Mr. Taft now seeks
to give him were increased by the
congress during the term for -which
Knox was elected and it Is contended
that no member of congress or sena
tor can reduce the length of the term
for which he was duly elected by. his
own voluntary act of resignation from
the body.
Senator Knox, when seen last night, '
would make no statement when the '
matter was brought to his attention.
The point questioning the eligibility
of Kpox was raised at so late an hour
this evening that few persons capable [
of giving an authoritative opinion had
had time to consider it, and they there
fore were disinclined to express their
views.
Congress Can Remedy It
It has been suggested that congress
can apply a remedy. The emolument
of the office of secretary of state was
increased during the time for which
Mr. Knox was elected. During that
time also it can be restored to its
original sum.
It is not impossible that a bill may
be put through both houses restoring
the compensation of the secretary of
state to the $8,000 where it stood be
fore the last Increase. After March 4,
3 511, when Mr. Knox's term for which
lie was elected will .have. expired, con
gress could then . again, increase . the .
compensation and make it. the. same 'as
that of other cabinet officers.
The whole question opens up an in
teresting field of conjecture for the
constitutional lawyers of congress.
There is at least one precedent bear
ing upon a situation similar to that
in which Senator^ Knox -becomes the
central figure. During the^last term of
the late Senator Matt Ransom of North
Carolina, the salary of the ambassador
to Mexico was raised. In the closing
dys of his term Senator Ransom re
signed from the senate to accept " the
appointment as ambassador to Mexico.
His appointment was gent In February!
23, 1595, and he . was at. once, con-;
Salary Is Refused
Tlie comptroller of the currency re
fused to permit him to draw any sal
ary, holding that under the paragraph
of the constitution quoted Ransom
was ineligible for appointment.
President Cleveland withdrew the
nomination on the 4th day of March,
only a few days later, immediately
after the expiration of the term "for
which he was elected." Ransom again
was nominated, confirmed and occupied
the office without protest.
When the question of Ransom's right
to the office was first raised/President
Cleveland- referred it to his attorney
general, who rendered an opinion that
th» appointment was illegal.
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXT S«
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TESTEKDAV— CIoudy; southwest wind; maxi
mum temperature, 52; minimum, 44.
FORECAST FOR TODAY — Cloudy and possi
bly showers; light south winds. Pace 13
EDITORIAL
Time to look /to the safety of inrest
ment. Page 6
Senste woKe* on the Job. Page 0
The future sUt«> of "dope fiends." Page 6
San Francisco is herself again. Page 0
LEGISLATIVE
Tetpr F. Dunne argues against regulation of
railroad rales. Pace 3
Reconsideration of antl -Japanese measure is
considered doubtful. Pase 1
Bill to incorporate water district to own
Helen Hctrhy introduced in the legisla
ture. Pase3
Routed Herrin cohorts plead for compromise
on direct primary bill. rasre 3
GRAFT
Final Calhoun juror subject to peremptory
challenge gained amid fireworks. Page 14
Carroll Cook, chief counsel for boodler Oof
fey, thought to be in Calhoun employ Page 14
CITY
Foot racer at 63, with wife at borne, travels
with another. Pace 1
Insane women surprises attendants by pro
ducing bag containing $24,000. . Page 1
Au Sam's defense against gambling charge
is Chinese treaty rights and allegation of dis
crimination. Pace 1
Chinese make plea to the president for "same
Equare deal as Japanese." , Pace 2
Harriman, Hearst and Standard monopoly com
bine to wrest control of Mexican oil trade
from English company. Page 3
Curious crowd deters Holy Rollers from vio
lent display of emotion*. . Page 4
President Bourn of the SpriDg Valley water
company lectures the board of supervisors on
the question of water rates. Page 5
Dr. James W. Ward accused of duress, men
ace and fraqd by nephew and niece of William
Hardy in contest over will. Page 4
Milliner sues Chicago firm for ?25,000 damages
for seven hour* In jail. Page 14
San Francisco real estate board holds annual
electing- and re-elects officers. Pace -
Lincoln centenary made a special holiday and
to be celebrated in schools, by G. A. R. ,and
other organizations. Page 4
University regents decline to favor removal
of examiners of public accountants. Page 5
Harry Welch named as chief of eastern bureau
of California Promotion committee. Page 5
City will probably build temporary structure
to house city departments on board of educa- .
tion lot. , Pace 5
United States Attorney Gen«»ral Bonaparte
urges District Attorney Devlin .to get decision
on right of appeal from state courts to federal
tribunal In naturalization cases. Pase 2
Recall of count d'Abbans, attache of French
consulate, predicted. . Pagel
California club debate is won by . speakers
who bellce -wives should not seek - economic
independence. ' * ' Pase 6
University students to be Invited to attend
Kirmess February 15. " Pace 7
Jump in Western Pacific stock Increases assets
of California safe deposit and trust company
$924,000. • \u25a0 .Pace 14
Lighthouse keeper asks divorce, eaying bis
wife is too pretty and she flirts. Pace 7
Mrs. Lowenberg's book, "The Irresistible
Current." is topic of discussion of Woman's
press club. Pace 7
SUBURBAN
Mrs. NicVells Smith Land tells of being
wedded five times and having only three
husbands. Pace 4
President Jordan says Stanford "frats"
have depressing influence on university and must
improve scholarship. \u25a0 Pace 4
Increased reward now offered for arrest of as
sailant of San Rafael girl. . Pace 14
Four possible candidates coyly eye mayoralty
race in Alameda. Pace 4
EASTERN
Senator Knox discovered to be barred from
*?at In Taft's cabinet by provision of constitu
tion of United State*. Facet
President sends message to congress on conn
try life Pace 5
In Lemp divorce case laundress testifies that
Leuip entertained women during wife's ab
sence. • Pace 4
Hat factories try "open shop" policy and 14
men report for 350 places. Pace S
SPORTS
Australiaa Rugby players banqueted at
Olympic club. . Pace 8
Freddie Wel?h will post $3,000 next week for
fight with Nelson.,. Pace S
Packey McFarland severely criticised for run
ning out of the match with* Hyland. rage 8
First professional Marathon race in history
of city takes place this evening. - Pace 8
Work Box wins race, but Is disqualified for
fouling Fanatic. » . \u25a0 Page 0
Maltble romps away from Magazine and Miss
Ssin in purse race at Arcadia. , Page S
. \u25a0 University of. California: athletic schedule: an
nounced. :*. ;,': Pace S
Cardinals may' send track team to Seattle, ex
position. \u25a0/ Pace 8
Chances of State league entering the local
field are growing very, dim. : Pace 8
Miss Isabelle Smith defeats Mrs. Sturges ' in
golf play at Coronado. Pace 8
Stanford Rugby team which will meet Walla
bies today is announced. * Pace 8
LABOR *
Carpenters* union No. 483 declares In favor
of Uetcb Hetchy. Pace 4
MARINE
.First ship of new line, steamer Ella, to leave
for southern ports. *' : Pace 13
SOCIAL
Mrs.-'Whltelaw Reid entertained as guest of
honor by Mrs. James Flood. » Pace 6
WOMAN WHO WOULD WED
CHINESE IS*DEPORTED
San Francisco White Girl Forced
to Leave Canada by Police
NEW WESTMINSTER, 8.// C, Feb. 9.
— Amy Morris, who came here recently
from San Francisco with the intention
of marrying Lee Barker, ' a Chinese
merchant of Victoria, was deported to
day by the police •as an undesirable
citizen. i ./.'-.\u25a0. /< •
The celestial 'and his intended white
bride secured a license In Victoria and
came to this city ; to secure a minister
to perform the ceremony.- . . '. \u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0".
It' was while the woman was waiting
for her r lover to return with a'clcrgy
man that the police took her into cus-
SAN E«ANCISCO/3V^]p^^
MONGOLIAN TO
UPHOLD GAMES
BY INJUNCTION
Fong Ukiah Secures Concession
From Chinese Clubs and .
Supports Ah Sam
Attorney Countryman Says De=
fense Will Show Discrimina= i
tion Against Chinese
Some Clubwomen Send Physi=
cians and Attorneys to
Plead Their Excuses
WHILE the police court sections'
of all the women's and many of
the men's clubs of this city met
before Judge Deasy yesterday
afternoon in the case of the Chinese
gambler, Ah Sam, the sensation of the
day burned away as feebly as a stick 5
of damp punk in a Waverly place base
ment. No witnesses w.ere called to the
stand to swear that the clubs they be
long to were as naughty as the Num
Buck Hong club of 160 Waverly place,
to which Ah Sam either belongs or en
joys the speculative privilege of a vis
itor's card. The case went over , till
Tuesday, February 16.
Ah Sam was in court, yesterday, a
short, parchment faced Chinese, with a
greasy quilted blouse of black stuff and
a- pigtail as long as the wail of the
women who were called" into court on
his account.
Injunctions Threatened
. Ah Sam huddled himself up in a cor
ner of the police commissioners' room,
where Judge Deasy held court, and did
not appear to take an active interest in
the tricks that are vain that were dealt
over the attorneys' table. But in the
purlieus of the court stood the Chinese
who really Is behind all the gambling ih
Chinatown at the present day.
\ "This concessionaire of gambling is
Fong Ukiah; a wily Mongolian^who has
taken a contract. with the clubs of the
quarter -to operate gambling- games un- J
der 'the - beneficent protection .of In
junctions. Assisted by his lieutenant,-
Soo Hoo Ten, Fong Ukiah is prepared
to fight for the goddess or joss of
chance through all the courts of the
United States. ,
Plea for Treaty Rights
It was stated yesterday by the attor
ney for the Chinese, R. H. Countryman,
that before the case is ended the treaty
between the United States and China
will be invoked in an effort to show
that the Chinese are entitled to the
same rights that white persons enjoy
and which, it is alleged, they do not
receive.
Judge Deasy's courtroom in the hall
of justice, Eddy street near Market,
was jammed at 2 o'clock yesterday with
clubwomen who had been called at the
nominal behest of the greasy Ah Sam.
The corridors outside the courtroom
were ". thronged -with clubmen. Post
master Arthur. Fisk promenaded about.*]
Alten Dunn and Haig Patigan of the!
Bohemian club watched the excitement. |
Supervisors in Corridors
Members of the board of supervisors,!
including Allen Pollok, Broderick, j
Loring Rlxford and Murdock, /stood !
about the hallways. Louis Sloss and :
Bush Finnell of the Family club* viewed
the gathering witnesses. Women prom- |
Inent in every club in * the city passed
through -the heavy, smoke laden at
mosphere of the corridors and entered
the courtroom.
Some of the women, wise as biblical
characters, had their legal lights
trimmed^ and /burning, and appeared
with attorneys • to secure excuses for
them. Mrs/William Rader, wife, of the
assistant pastor of Calvary- Presby
terian church, was accompanied by an
attorney, who quickly, secured a dis
pensation for his client on the show
ing that the only club she belongs to—
the -Tokalon^meets in a ichurch.
Physicians' Give Excuses
A line of family physicians waited
on Judge Deasy in his chambers and
told of their ailing patients who could
not attend.
Tom Williams, president of a popu
lar club located at Emeryville, and
which, according to a belief re
cently expressed at Sacramento, is
conducted along the general' lines of
the Num Buck Hong club of Waverly
place, arrived in an' automobile. •'
Jesse B. Cook, chief wieldef of the
policemen's club, was a witness, too.
From 'the corridor talk most of the
valiant " clubmen- from the , Bohemian,
Family and Pacific Union clubs did not
know the 'difference between the king
of spades ; and a postal , picture oif R.
H. Hotaling as the first grave digger
In '"Hamlet." None was 'on deck.
An air of chastened silence^ brooded
over, the women. They did hot talk
of finesse and the dummy nor of bon
bon dishes as prizes. •;; /
F-ulI House for/Judge '
When? Judge Deasy. opened court and
saw the full house- lie was, holding, he
announced' that while he was willing; to
stand pat," the circumstances 1 warranted
the^ others to discard into the ; more
Continued on - Page 2, Column 4
Chinese Treaty Rights Made
Defense of Ah Sam, Gambler
CLUBWOMEN ARE CALLED IM^QmmRM
The Ah Sam that is the nominal "cause "of all' -the" tumult, in sqciety Md clubdom; Fong Ukiah, the
Chinese who xssaid to be the real Harriman of the';^gambling- industry iiv Chinatown," and a snapshot of a
society woman who; had been subpenaed as a 'witness at the hearing in court yesterday. She saw the camera
man first. i '\u25a0-• '.' '-"•'•'•• .•• /'..-' ./. \u0084.\u25a0/" y v -.; : ./\u25a0....•..- . v- :-:. ./.>._.:-.\u25a0>-,/';./.,..:•,.\u25a0.-.-.: . -\u25a0. _ . . \u25a0:
FORTUNE CARRIED
BY INSANE WOMAN
Surprises ; Hospital .Attendants
" by ProMcing i
[Special Dispalch io The Call] ' ...
: STOCKTON, Feb. '•' 9.— Attendants at
the Stockton state hospital were given
one of the greatest surprises jin! the'
history- of : the. institution- this ? after
noon when Mrs. Rose N. *Gehricke, \u25a0 a
San Francisco earthquake refugee. who
was committed, to , that institution
shortly after.the disaster of 1906, owing
to the mental shock and' subsequent
insanity following .the exposures to
which she was subjected, disclosed to
them a chamois bag which • she had
upon her person containing $24,000 in
certificates and checks and ?535 "in
coin. ; . ... . \u25a0 ...»
Mrs. Gehricke : arrived in Stockton
on one of the first refugee trains.which
reached this city. She was cared, for j
by .the- local Red Cross-, society, and
Other charitable associations.-, • Finally
she was declared'insane and committed j
to, the* asylum. }-." ; ._ } , . .', , I
j -Whiles in the, state* hospitals her-hus-j
band was buried in the local 'potters''
field. ' As soon as the woman discovered
her wealth her mentality brightened
somewhat and" she' talked -rationally.
When questioned ' about . the-'reasons
which prompted her -to keep *the matter
a secret she sa'id'she had forgotten her
money."' _ ' 'y;} ;- ; -. "" / * //:. -'••'/
PAIR OF NUMBER EIGHTS
FITTED FOR PRESIDENT
Hobnailed. 'Shoes '-\u25a0. for .Hunting
Trip Are Ready •to • Wear :
i WASHINGTON, ' Feb." ' 9.— President
Roosevelt's hunting shoes for : .his Afri
can/trip/were fitted, today. •/ The f presi
dent i is understood, to ; wear a No.i-8
shoe. r; The shoes _ are- gun /metal, in
color and hobnailed, j They are£ heavy
calfskin, and 'treated >. with': oil-: to' make
them .waterproof. •, 4 ; \u25a0'; •• * J-- * 1; ; • .
; TlieVpresident's'liunting suits, sev
eral of them waterproof, and; guns, am
munition and- tents are ready to; be ; put
on board .the steadier tjj'e last of March.
DOG AND DEER ARE f
> ELECTROCUTED ON; RAIL
Fawn Falls First; and' Dog Dies
'\u25a0\u25a0...\u25a0.:\u25a0;\u25a0; With Taste; of Meat
CORTE MADERA,: Feb. .lo.— A' fawn
was . electrocuted yesterday afternoon
by the' thjrd rail near the mouth, of khe
railroad: tunnel at =Corte;Madera.. '
Adog belonging; to Charles Ramson
attempted to eat a portion of the" deer's
carcass, .but; the current shot through
its*; body .and' 'the dog .was soon
stretcdied out dead. y^ ,; ,_ *•.:
{ Ramson likewise .received a/severe
shock 'when, he j. : tried to ; pull .the deer
from;' tlie rail: ; ;- >...:>;;- •'; - \u25a0 , ;
BILL FOR BATTLESHIPS
FAVORED ;BYj COMMITTEE
Measure for •Great;, War Vessels
' to^Be^Reported to Senate^ /;V
; WASHINGTpN,;'.' Feb. 1 * 9.T-fThe '\u25a0}. senate
committee \u25a0 pn ;^ naval / K today'
adapted ; the , provislop [f or/ the, construe^
tion vof|two't26,_oo6 1 tori ; battleships. V;lt
is 'thought, the bill 'will ' be* reported s ; to
the - senate '; tomorrow, s ,
SPRY OLD VETERAN
HAS RUNNING MATE
Foot Racer at Sixty-three, With
X Wife /at : . Home^ Travels
With Another
I learned the ntrlilc at Chan cellor*v|]le,
;- / : ''way; back: in '63,' > '_'\u25a0_ '- • : •
1 ' At''.Gettf-aburs'- I ' muehiimprovrd mr
. wind; .- /- : . .\u25a0.;,-'.... ...-.• :\u25a0 ' *. /
We beat It through the Wllderneaa, did
OrnrralGranf and mr; .
At Petersburg -I' had .the- Johnnies
.- -' <•' " skinned."- • '.•. • -,' < - ::\; , :
The bull that did the running; vrhrre we
: ' met the rebels j first '
: - Could ; never ; show -a ' salt that' would
- alarm me; >-
I'm three score years and three, bat for
: \u25a0 plumb agility '.
.I'm the spry est,' flyest. veteran In "the
. \u25a0. army. \u25a0', .
• Ballad of \u25a0 Colonel : Smith. \u25a0
, Colonel"^. -X ! Smith may not,. as the
dispatches i from Xenia, . 0., .state, be
now drawing lils 7 salary/as superintend
ent of t the Xenia soldiers' 'and isailors'
orphans' home,^ but he 'is: having more
f liri than any 63 year.: old /hero of Chan
cellorsville and 1 Gettysburg ? is enjoying
these" days. In fact; "the jold;.soldier
does 'not need^his* salary,'- for he is tfav
e'ling^ around -ithev. country ;s.winnihlg
money as af oot racer. { He. stands, alone
in the. 63' year class and does/not hesi
tate to v give way:for : youth and win
anyway. At, the Coliseum rink, in Baker
street, Thursday/ night Colonel- Smith,
on foot, traveled'ahaif mile" before Les
ter Bierwlrth, a champion roller skater,
could do 'a' mile 'oh the wheels. ''/ " ".." ---'
- 1 Back'.in 'sXenla,*.' Colonel; Smith had* a
.wifo great -,pride in the, fact
that her talented husband //vvas making
better^' records >. than";., 'Pl dee it's •\u25a0'_ men
made down ij from : Little 'Round Top,
while' with 'the veteran .'in San Fran-,
cisco : was ;a' handsome/ woman of '-35
years whom; the- gallaVit veteran ; intFO^
duced • as \u25a0 his wife. > -The 'couple -stayed
at the Colonial' hotel in' this; city; and
the ; sturdlness'; of ;C the] presumed \ hus
band I and 'the .beauty ,. of f the' ; reputed
wife,; coupled with 'the" affection f/that
was mutually displayed,' .won mu6h' f a^
vorable. comment .from, other ;guests s at'
the place. .;,,-\u25a0; ,'r" v r':".-" \u25a0::• ' ' \u25a0 /*.!•
;«: Xenia rhas. 'yet' to 'hear of this latest
trophy, which : the' 5 colonel^ has 'acquired
in' his" travels. , .', : "" ' '', \u25a0'. ~\~ .'...,', '\u25a0"- % '^
; Word was received ; from ' Xenia ; 'last
evening; that \u25a0 Colotiel '> Smith- had been
missing j from the* soldiers'>'a.nd sailors'
orphans' X home, of -which he \was "su^
perintendentl •for, three' weeks, and that
his. wife intimated that he' was in iCali
fornla;^,The^'dispatch T <said:,that?Gov*
ernor r rHarmon ,letteri ordering:
that ; Smith's 'salary j be ' s Topped:^Pinan't'
ciaV' Agent AT.^'Jf; Collins.' of \u25a0; the ihome
said -that Smith's ;term did^not /expire
until VMarch'r'l/.. -; : The;/gbvernor;.has : { ov-;
dered ! an investigation. - ,• - •
: Word: from 'the Ohio \u25a0 town^said Uhat
th e\*coloners . abil i _ty *to •sprint won h i ni
widespread" : noticec, (there? . SoveVal
weeks ago/ he. was .publicly denounced
by : the^ Xe^ia^rnJnKfeftal^ssjTCSrUo*!^^
account "of fhlfl^participation 'in a race
?' i \u25a0' Coitiaiied o» - Pase 2, ' Coiomiif s
"Yfyvrljl Kept From Going. Insane
y'*tfo(ng Five Years in the Solitary
JJSun'geon at San Quentin Prison"
" ' | Read This Unusual Narrative in
THE SUNDAY CALL
TOO GAY, THEY SAY
OF FRENCH ATTACHE
D'Abbans' Tenure at Consulate
/ Soon . to Be
; by; His Recall^
An era of calm, of rest, without Inci
dent, .is • about to dawn on the local
French * colony \u25a0; and "particularly about
the French consulate, for Consul ilerou
has asked for the recall of Count Jouf
froy, d'Abbans, the- attache of the con
sulate who has got his name; Into the
papers more' often -than any other con
sular official in the west. The local
French colony is about to. rejoice over
the' fall *of the' count,' as (if he .were a
fresh Bastileand : the day. of his recall
July 14. : \u25a0 ;
'Never was count d'Abbans particular
ly, en rapport with his compatriots. He
was the grand 'young man and he re
ferred "to his countrymen a3 "blanchls
seurs^et laveurs de yaisselle," ,a fine
Parisian "way of calling them "laundry
men', ariddlslr washers.". *.
.: .Thatipleased the" colony. / No? |
Then there were other details of, the
young man's conduct. "- He stirred" up a
mess * over in • the Hotel St. I Mark in
Oakland "by trying to sing a cafe chan
son wliei> the- Sons of American
Revolution were having a banquet and
toasting the sword of Bunker Hill.
Amuses the Sailors .
/-Then ' when . the / French warship
Catinat was in the ! harbor ,tKe count
went aboard 'andconducted<hlmself in
a. way that amazed the- "officers and
amused the sailors', 'it is said. »• ;>-« v
[ In 'his social life the count
with the^Fairmont and St. Francis hotel
folk ; and told risque stories, it Is .said,
or tried; to tell them, until the pastime
grew, too frisky. . The. final, touch.. of
high - life^that this .young "due \de
Marmalade,", as ; his countrymen .called
him.^was to collide with' the-flst of Al
bert 'Faulkner, r ' an automqbilenianager,
because -\u25a0D'Abbans : had * invited "? Mrs.
Faulkner'to tea. \u25a0-. - \u25a0 » .v. v
, Sinee \u25a0 the St;'~i Mark incident* the*local
French l^ newspaper, V'Le \u25a0 Franco r Califor- !
nien;'"has received numberless -letters !
from Jits -subscribers tasking why 'the
paper' did- not -write >up. the glittering
life of the consular attache.' The paper
responded - that the youth, wasn't worth
the' effort.'' * * '" /" "V : .' *^ -\u25a0'
; But now, the'. days' of Vie petit rnor
.veu.''i as the ; French * people -, here . call
him, , are .numbered." Consul iter t ou , has
sent word to/Washington, 'which will be
conveyed to Paris and through ''''official
channels, % that a count's* title is;nbt nec
essary to preserve the eclat 1 of the* local
consulate/- "-':\u25a0•' ' '
Consul . Is? Discreet' \u25a0 " ]
. course", it makes me feel very sad, i
indeed, when a young man in my office
'kcts'like ,that," Consul lMerou.sald ye^- j
u in*" dlscussing^count d'Abbans'
escapiTdes. W- "But : naturally ; I can • not
talk' about; fCnor say .what will be done
in'.sthe •matter. My. position' forbids
;that. M '-V;.: ',-.'" •' /"":• -• \u2666;' " v -.. \u25a0/ .
*|But, while the"' c"onsul is discreet, it
iskund^fßtood r that "le petit* conmls de
qhanceilerie.",. as /, Jh'e French, paper
cailed^D'Abbans— the little clerk, of the
consular: omce— is about'to 'get a letter
fromtParis-inclqsirig passports, etcitJ \u25a0
';\ When tasked ; prospec
jtive t removal .'count Cd'Abbans - shrugged
ihis ~ shoulders. What more * could a
couiJt'do? =-**/- '«•/,*; .
PRjnE FIVE CENTS.
PERKINS
CHANGES
ATTITUDE
Advises Friend in Assembly to
•Be Guided by Gillett in
Anti-Alien Matter
Asserts Treaties Made With
Foreign Nations Become
Supreme Law of Land
Reconsideration of School Seg*
regation Measure Now
Declared Doubtful
Grove Johnson Resists Pleas of
Gillett and Stanton to
Withdraw Bill
\u25a0 ' y 1 ' • • •' •' :
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 9.—Asacm-
blyman W. B. Griffiths of Monti-,
cello, who telegraphed Senator
George C. Perkins, his close personal '
friend, that he opposed anti-Japanese
legislation at this time and asked for '
an expression from the . senior sen
ator, received the following: reply:
If mot Inconsistent witi yonr *,
Tie its I kope yoa will towalt aid L ..
co-operate with GorormoY Gillett, .
who, I am raze, haa at heaxt the
honor and welfare of oar state
and of the eattre con* try. Treaties
made with f orelsn nation* heeomo
the rapreme law of the Lud.
Griffiths said tonight that he would '
vote for reconsideration tomorrow on
the strength of this message. He has ;
frequently stated that while he fa
vpred anti-Japanese legislation on
principle he would await word fro'o*
the before voting tor
any of -the. bills. -
The .democrats of the assembly
caucused tonight on the Japanese
situation and decided that the 20
votes of the minority should be cast
against reconsideration tomorrow.
Johnson Resists Gillett ,
[Special Dispatch to The Call}
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 9. — With the
anti-Japanese bills corning up in the
assembly again tomorrow morning the
administration camp is tonight in con- \u0084
sternation. Telegrams from President
Roosevelt, messages from Governor Gil
lett and the personal appeals of Speaker
Stanton have failed to route the anti-
Japanese element in the lower house.
Grove L. Johnson, who cajoled the mem
bers in passing the school segregation
bill, has been intrenched with the ad
ministration's agents, who pleaded with
him to withdraw his bill. Johnson was
drawn into a conference in the govern
or's office this afternoon, -but remained
obdurate.
A conservative poll of the assembly
this afternoon showed only 38 members
willing to reconsider the vote whereby
the school bill was passed. Stanton.
feeling the responsibility Imposed on
him by the president In his long tele
gram yesterday. Immediately on his re
turn from Los Angeles this afternoon
went Into conference with the governor.
They went over the telegrams that had
been received from the president. J. P.
Transue, who had been left In charge of
the situation when the speaker went to
Los Angeles last Friday, was called Into
the conference and informed Stanton
that the situation had not Improved.
Heroic Measures Necessary
It was* finally decided \u25a0 that herola
measures were necessary to kill tha
bill if possible In. the asembly. Stan
ton left, the goyernor's office only to
return a few minutes later. with Grove
L. Johnson. The governor, Johnson.
Stanton and Transue. remained in.cqn
ference for fully. an>. hour. .Vala ple^as
were made to the Sacramentah to with
draw his bill. • He refused. Glllett'ttjld •
Johnson the / substance of the
spondence between Japan and America
which had been shown to the governor
when he wasln/Washington a year ago.
Still Johnson -would not yield/
Stanton read a resolution which, had
been prepared with a view of putting
it tomorrow in the assembly, the sub
stance', of which was a request that
Johnson withdraw his bill. More ap
peals to Johnson failed to get him to
consent to 'withdrawing the school bill
Jnthejevent of the introduction of the
resolution. ' •
"I have nothing to say," said John
son, when seen at his home. "They
made propositions to me which I am
not willing: to discuss."
Stanton Is Reticent
' -Stanton was equally reticent about
the meeting. He practically admitted
that the outlook was far from encour
aging for the opponents of Japanese
legislation..
r "Will you/take- the floor to urge re
consideration tomorrow?" was asked. !
."Not unless I consider It necessary,"
he replied.
• Governor Gillett . was also Inclined
to; avoid discussing the conference.
"Is it not true, governor,' that you