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VOLUME Cl— NO. 66/
Schmitz and School Board Off for Washington
Brave Express messenger Charles Is Killed in Railroad Disaster
MAN WHO FOUGHT
BANDITS DIES
IN WRECK
Crushed by Safe in His Car
AVhen Train Is Derailed
i^ear Town of Dunnigan
SCORE OF PERSONS
RECEIVES" INJURIES
Locomotive and Six Coaches
Thrown From Track While
Running Over Soft Ground
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
REDDING,* Feb. 3.— ln" one of
the worst train wrecks which has
happened in this vicinity in many
years, Express Messenger Charles
F. Charles lost his life and a score
of passengers and trainmen were
injured and six coaches were
ditched near Dunnigan this morn
ing; the express car telescoped
and the tourist chair car thrown
in the soft mud of a grain field.
That the,' fatalities were not
greater is evdiently due to the
soft condition of the soil in which
the derailed coaches plunged. :"<
Charles, the only man who ' lost hs
life in the wreck, was the Wells- Fargo
messenger who two years ago defend
ed his car when it was . attacked by
bandits near Eugene, Ore. Th« rob
bers forced the door, and when| Charles
refused,;, to come 'out threw a stick^of
dynamite with a lighted fu3e. attached
Into the car. > Charles picked ";upsthe
dynamite, put out; the fuse. and U hurled
the bomb out of the door. \u25a0* He? had
been in six wrecks' and three hold-ups,
and was one of the best-known and
popular men in the Wells-Fargo serv
ice.
The train was late this morning and
moving at a high rate of speed over
a roadbed softened by rain. - Imme
diately after the cars left the rails
the mail coach 'crashed into the rear
end of the express, and the violence
of' the wrenching hurled the safe in
which the" valuables were carried
against the side of , theOcar. pinning
Charles under its weight against the
wall.
WORK OF RESCUE BEGUN
The work of rescue was soon under
\u25a0way. The safe was lifted from the
crushed form of the dying man, but he
lived only ten minutes after his re
lease. His only words were: "Get
me out of this."
The wrecked train -was the- first sec
tion of No. 15. but at Tehama it had
been switched to the west side of the
river and from that point it had been
run at Xo. 13. The disaster occurred
at 6:10 o'clock at a point two miles
north of Dunnigan, Yolo County. A
broken rail on a slight embankment
caused six coaches to leave the track.
The locomotive broke from the express
car, left the rails and plowed through the
soft earth for 150 feet before it turned
over on its side. The engineer and
fireman staye/3 with their engine, but
both escaped injury. The express coach
•was demolished, being^telescoped by the
mall car. The baggage car turned
over in the mire beside the embank
rn«nt. The chair car was hurled from
—-the track and landed on its top in a
grain fleld beside the smoker, which
lay on its side. The diner left the
rails and swung heavily, across the
right of way. while two Pullmans were
derailed, but^maintained their upright
posUions. Only the fact that the ground
was solt from the heavy rain prevented
a frightful calamity.
LIST OF THE I.YJURED
Among the injured is R. J. , Smith,
who was Charles* helper. He was cut
and bruised" on back, ' and, It is
fiared, injured internally. He lived at
2333 Bush street, San Francisco.
Tony Miller, a laborer from Weed,
Fiskiyou County, was badly scalded. on
th* right leg. by escaping "steam.
.F. W. Black, the dining ,-* car con
ductor, was bruised about the head, but
not seriously.
F. Coker, traveling to Texas, escaped
with a badly bruised^ leg.
Miss F. B. Faulkner, a railroad nurse
whose home is at 411 Madrid street. San
Francisco, was slightly injured. \u25a0She
heroically refused assistance and gave
her services to the relief of the' more
seriously wounded. :;/ ',::
'• A ecene of . wild confusion ensued
yfter the catastrophe. Many of the pas^
• sengers jumped through the windows
of the overturned coaches, while : oth
ers had to be cut out of the wrecked
Continued on .' PajcV 2, Column 1,
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY S6
MONDAT. FEBRUARY |*5 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
- YESTERDAY— R*in; precipiUtion .08;
mom temperature, 56; minimum temperature, 50.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Showers ; \ fresh
southwest wind. ' ..-. . . P»t« 11
EDITORIAL
Fuller j consideration for water front legisls
tlon. • : ,'\u25a0 P«*e 8
The pernicious rainmaker. -: ->;/ Pay* 8
Ollrer, who eeerns likely to set Panama canal .
contract, is a type of the soceessful Ameri
can. \u25a0 - .. . .- ' •'- »;?•«• 8
Pure food legislation for California. ,Pa*e 8
LEGISLATURE
. Battle against compulsory Taccinatlon In public
schools to be renewsd. . , P«<« 8
Farmers opposed to system of Saturday, half
holiday for county officers. .' '\u25a0'\u25a0'. Pace 3
Legislature promises to sare State $30,000 by
completing session In sixty days. PiJ« 3
Plan to change present law ' so as to enable
all worklngmen to cast their rotes at polls; P. 8
JAPANESE atJESTIOX^ •
:At meeting* of Japanese-Korean Exclusion
League President Roosevelt Is scored. Pi re 2
Mayor Schmitz and official | party start for
Washington • for/ conference |on Japanese i situa
tion. Page 1
CITT ...\u25a0 t \ ; *
Burglars enter > Saint . Mungo block . on city's
busy corner, break open safe and rifle -offices. * P. 7
General Manager Chapman says that ..United
Railroad promises for improred car service .are
being kept._ . v Page 6
'P. H. Delaney, once the Beau^ Brummel ; of
Market street^. dies in the Almshouse. ji Page 7
During Mayor Schmitz' s absence . from ' the city
Superrifwr Gallagher will rule for . Buef. P. 6
Claude Heartsell. a cook, shot by;. William
Rapp, Barbary . Coast salbonma'n,' who' had j suc
ceeded the .wounded man ;in woman's '_ affec
tions. . Page'l4
To repair -damage done to parks of city, by! the
refugees will cort. at least $175,000, says Super
intendent; McLaren. . ..-,** ' -Page.l*
Two men detected trying to steal : 'Jorse, 1 and
buggy; one thief ! captured, but other/ escapes
with inetruments worth \ $150. , \u25a0; . . '; Page 10
'" | Teamstef .steals : restaurant-keeper's ' sack,'; eonV
talnlng $87. - and;is captured; after run-' of ..fire
blocks. -..'" \ Page 10
- Actlre . preparations indicate . great success -of
St." Patrick, day .'celebration.' 7. : ' • ! . Page 9
"Santa Fe debria^ tracki 'on Spear street torn up
by I gong :- working i under. * direction ; of * Pres Wen t
Duffey .of, Board of^Wofks.':^-^ •.^>^_P««*'|l4'
* Fred/GentoaaTtbedmaker 'atYthe . Ferry 1 House/
arrested In 'connection , with r. the ! mßrdei^ftf i Cland
Xaiat; ' -",' \u25a0'*'>* ~s ~ '." - ' Page ,7
WBvnßxy ,_' \\ . ' '". • , «, •J" ,
',} Four parties . will I hoid. ; municipal nominating
conTenttons In: OaVland^thjs week. :-'.' -v i Psg«*4
3 Suicide ' of "pretty" Oakland stenographer cansed
by her 'despondency .' otct Intemperance -of _\u25a0 man
she bad; hoped to. wed.-' -' - - Page 4
Aged Tlctim of Oakland- bunko 'men goes in
sane while brooding orer the 'loss of. his saVings
of years. .. / . ' ',r, r - . Pag-e 4
Fred^ Hopkinson, a -San Francisco' : : youth, . is
fatally* shot while bunting . In I San . Leandro
Bay. . . - '.- Page 4
COAST \u0084 /' . V. . .-
Brare Express Messenger Charles.: who fought
off train bandits seTerai; years ago. Is killed; ln
a wreck near- Dunnigan.' \u25a0 • . \u25a0, Page 1
Millionaire McAneny Of San Jose - causes \u25a0'_ his
slster'a^arrest on a charge of embezzlement. ! P. 2
Los ' Angeles policeman j kllls_ robber who " fired
at another officer and 'inflicted' probably fatal
wound. . \u25a0.."':'.' '_\u25a0, Page 2
DO3IESTIC
Internal commerce for tbe paaT'year in the
United Sutes breaks all records. Page 11
Rear Admiral Erans urges the Gorernment to
pre-empt 'the anthracite coal fields of Penn
sylvanla.... "i ; \u25a0 p *P c . 3
FOREIO"
r Battle, fought by Hondnran and - Xicaragnan
troops in the latter's territory. Page 6
Monks fight" in sacred grotto at. Bethlehem
as result of' dispute orer precedence of ' cere
mony.- - .. Page 6
Sultan orders an lnTestigatlon into, the charges
made against 'Febml- Pasha, his confidant, . by
Germany., \u25a0 Page 6
SPORTS -\u25a0 -: «-;'.".
• Hornets defeat I .' lndependents by.. 4 to ' 1 -and
Vampires and- Albion Borers tie -at association
footbaU. . ' -\u25a0•-• : "Page 7
;".- Best racehorses "• in training, here will compete
In the Palace Hotel handicap Saturday. ; Page 7
Coronado ' Country Club golf tournament for
men will open today. f \u25a0_. Page 7
Legislature soon will, determine the fate of
boring in this State. ':-, ; Page 6
Greyhound The Crowd defeats the favorite in
the final at Ingleside Park. : Page 6
Automobile parade will take place on the. first
night of the show. Page 6
MARI.VE
Mystery of dismantled Tessel is South Atlantic
waters solved by. the arrlral of the ship Mada
gascar. - '; . \u25a0'"\u25a0 ,V." ';. ;'.'\u25a0'.' :..- ; 'Psge-ll
MIXIXG >';
Bills for regulating mining operations in Cali
fornia ; are" presented to - Legislature^ ." " ,- Page" 10
\u25a0 Many ' rich strikes; are = ; reported In : . the", mines /
throughout the Golden State. Page 10
SOCIAL";' .' *'HV- s ''
- . State "Federation of . Women's. Clubs -wIU'- be |
held this ' week In Bakersfield . and : promises Jto
be largely' attended. ' . . Page 3
THE
BRANCH OFJFIGES
Subscriptions ; and Advertise-
ments will be received in San
Francbco" at following ; offices:
. 1651 JFILLMORK .STREET, %
Open until 10 \u25a0'\u25a0 o'clock ,; every ' night.'
SlB VAX; NESS A\ r EXTUE
Parent's Stationery Store.
SIXTEENTH AND \u25a0_ MARKET STS.
Jackson's \u25ba Branch. •.'. \u25a0'\u25a0-.
' 533 ;/ HAIGHT«i STREET
\u25a0Christian's 'Branch-'.:
1 096 IVALEN CIA (STREET
Rothschild's Branch..
153l(CHURCH: STREET ,
' George Prewitfs' Branch.'; ;.'..'"'-*
: - 3300 FILLMORE' STREET '; .
"-Woodward's .Branch.". " . - ;
SAN -FRANCISCO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY-^.^1907;
IWI^QR SCHMITV, the local scto Attorney left for
i y>l Washing^ Japanese situation. The
Mayor will act
< MASOJI -MIYAKAWa; '\u25a0} JAPANESE CORRESP ONDEXT AND , : : LAWYER, -, WHO : ACCOMPA- '
: XIED^ BOARD.OF.EDUCATIONiTO.WASIIINGTON.'.:- .-V.-'r ',',.'' : ' ~" ' \u25a0 ''
EMPEROR WILLIAM, GIVES ;: :
C AUDIENCE : TO' ;mrV MEYER
American .- . EmbaMador. 'to ' ' Germany
. .'lLunflieV oV; !
Fatherland^.x%" v -./:.,
•BERLIN, ". Feb. \u25a0' 3 — Mr?-lMeyer, : .the
German Embassadbr, * had an"; audience
today with • Emperor William 'and re
mained' 1 for" luncheon < with i the - Imperial
family. Meyer vat' : .the' luncheon" was
seated beside; Princess ' Alexandria ;Vic-"
toria,* fiancee : of. Prince'?August-\"VV*ll
11am, 'fourth son 'of -Emperor:-- William:
After .the I luncheon; the\ Emperor.'? had-" a
iong'^o^Versation^with^tne^dip^mauV^
TOILERS ? TO iTESTJ POWER !
" '"\u25a0 :v: v >of 'thoug'htJtransference
Section } Men^on fAll; Railroads LAVHI Give
. ,^ v Five Minute*' ' Mental Support ,>\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
\u0084"'..\u25a0 ;/*'--- to ;:,Thelr;Lieader«".-. "(i'L V ""v; :".
>;[FORT; SCOTT jKan-- Feb^3:--Secti on
men; : on y every.' railroad in'ithe '; United
States ;f will stop work for five* minutes
at.a si ven; time tomorrow and 'seek to
Vxe rcl seTt h^lpoV^ri of l'thb ugli t |ln| be^*
Hal f J of | the] 'Natipnal^Unioh [of J Railroad
.Trackm'enifatlth'eTexactlbour^wheh ' that
or de r^w J lift con ve ne 1 i n U, th is jsfci ty ."^The
-Trackmanr|the{offlcial;organfofithesoT- H
|jffan!zal^6h,^.haßgpubHßhed^thegrequeßt
and iwqrd!has]been» serit^tb.^eyeryj branch'
"of;the'union^uskingithetnien|tq]tfy2the
'powerj6fith6uKht"itransferenceTand{lend
i their; aid ftoTthejni embers at UheTsesaidhr
lEMBERS' OF-OFFICIAI, PARTY SUMMONEDTO WASHINGTON*.*' FROMLEFT .TO RIGHT (SKATED>: A-ARON ALTMANX. SCHOOI
-~ -DIRECTOR: 'THOMAS F;'BOYLK. DIRECTOR; LA WJtENCE;P.'. WALSH.* PRESIDENTOF -THE BOARD: MAYOR SCHMIT2; A ' RON
•,-COVIERI. SUPERINTENDENT -OF SCHOOLSrDAVIDOLIVERtJR.: DIRECTOR. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY WILLIAMS ANt
.', = .-\u25a0 SECRETARY- LBFPIXGWF.LL'. OF iTHE'BOAKD. STANDING IX; REAR.' THE LITTLE GIRLS IN THE : BACK GROUND ARE - THB
V'r nHILDREN> OF. MAYOR. SCHMITZ.-:- THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON THE FERRYBOAT. — • •. ' ,\u25a0 •
MAYOR, THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND A REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE CITY ATTORNEY OBEY THE PRESIDENT'S SUMMONS
Will Biscms^ Japa^
, ; Mayor. Schmitz,* the members of the Board ?of Education, .the ' Superintendent of -Public Schools
and' a representative of the .City^Attorney's office left * ; for yesterday in • response to ; the
summons "of President;R6bsevelt f or ! a ;conferehceonXthe' Japanese "situation.
-a .; -The^ Altmann,
BbyleTand^pavid^ Oliver; Jr. ; Secretaiy^ElmorerLeffingwell;: Superintendent Alfred Ronco-
Vieri,^ Assistant City ; Attorney : Thomas
and Mayor Schmitz.-- '.
X Schmitz will' be J*the?cehtral 'figure } in
: the ;Coming^confere"nce.: owing;; to •'•'the;
fact 4 that ,~ the - f , entire- situation -seems'
to "be >in«i the r hands of * the bbard.'.'ahd \u25a0
the -board \ has ;J; J declared V to'- a ; man 1 ;, that
the] Mayor^will s be its ? guide*; throughout*
'the^"negotiations." X »'» p jj\u25a0 v » ; .;. - .-;*. •-
:^ . The '.'official i- party \u25a0 was : accompanied
across the -bay \u25a0 by.: a number; of ;^city!
offlciais' and attaches. ; The, clans, began
to gather, in the \u25a0 ferry building; at 10:30
and -fifteen minutes later,', when the
Mayor 'arrived y in his ; automobile, 'a a
large : t crowd; greeted ; him. \u25a0
: - Besides ithe board and i the attaches ' of
that .department there 'y were
'Abe* Ruef , '\u25a0 E.'iF.''. Mo ran , ' F.% L." \u25a0 Pritchar d,'
'"George i.T. . Duff ey," George : S.; Knight ,7 J.
M Floyd, W.'E.Comniary,' Wj H.7 Lee,
Assistant City Attorney * Williams, JS : M. L
Brower.and a 1a 1 score of lesser, lights^-.
V GOES WITH A : FREE .MIND
-;-Inv, the !; crowd was i> a (sprinkling^ of
Japanese ;". newspaper^ men, T including
Editor -Kuwabara ! of the Japanese Daily
'ivewv* World arid - A»las'uji '" Miyakawa, the:
lawyer, who accompanies Uhe : board- to
Wa'shlrigtonj^as the' representative of
\u25a0.tlie* local \u25a0\u25a0•colony. " - : ' , --.*-)
; President \u25a0/Walshi of the aboard; stated
>^. , . -.- - \u25a0• -\u25a0-\u25a0: -;-.-\u25a0'»- >l" iwilillf \u25a0 mil 1 '.iaaa»aa»MO»
that* no* additional j advices had been • re
ceived '\u25a0; by h i m ,- from Wash ing to n. , ' He
thinks rthe" party will v remain^atj^the^
capital -abo^^^lweeks^ _- . ' " \u25a0
f'.'SchTnit'zfsaid 7 he \u25a0 had ; rioT statement •to
! makei except j that|he i yvasngoing^Uhja^
K^^Tnl^d^lSp'^^^t^^^^ro^osit^iv
jtn^t|ra^hltil^|^^byf|gefPrwrd
\u25a0WwHMßßWßTwJfiMTmMffMWßtyiy^n'^ r V 1" ---»'\u25a0-\u25a0 -. " \ i
Is the glorious day of •, the circus < over ?
• A^^nuch L See .description; and -pictures
/if^te remarkable circus innovation
'K^decnvyest in
and ? his j * advisers,"^, while *at 'the^same;
time? conserving Ithe^. interests "of San
Francisco.. ' t -S/ v' v
City's Attorney .Williams,*
-who y wilT 'advise r the^- " board \ on \ legal'
phases '.bf^the;sUuationr t'ookVwith'hlm v
a great ; mass of; data .w hich he \u25a0: will' put
•lnVsnape''en*|route.'4 He "will", endeavor
to get a" copy of the • letter \u25a0 sent to - ttfe
.Italian - -Government --by> -the;' United
States , at ".the \ time' of. the murders ; and,
executions jin v New. Orleans a number
of years ago. He 'considers that in that
document jay precedent' which fits .' in
some • particulars » the : present = case^Waa
established ? s by," the 'United States. It
.was .; represented * toj: Italy -that Uhe / eri
tire matter^of .the executions was In the
hands Cof ''the "State .of ' Louisiana, and
j the ; Federal « could ; not ln
terfer^v^.wniiamsjwill stoutly 'main
tain , the - right "of.-, the 'board 'to , exclude
Japanese "^children^v'from . the . white
schools \ : here lln the-^everit , they decline
to .cancel 'the^oVder/made 1 last October."
I ; Abe. ; Ruef , ; r who (\u25a0 had V the \u25a0] last word
with. Schmitz. at<the;steps of ithe Over
land Limited.' "said hV though t-the. board
would j refuse jto 'admit^the) brown chil
dren '; to* any 'except l^ the School
if ~ such ja -, compromise ? was "sought in
{SVashlngton.- j. . ' ,-\ , -j."-J -"':'\u25a0'.
{SCHMITZ rAS: SPOKESMAN
- Schral itz fwill ;*talte 'a \u25a0 leading"
part :i^{toe"3roceedJngsfa.t^Washingtbri,
if< the present. pro^rarn'mVis carried out.
The purposed of \u25a0 the t President "in- sum- |
moning^he Board [of ; Education : was to |
PRICE FIVE - CENTS.
body- .to ; rescind - Its -action --In-'barrlngr
the y Japanese children from '* the San
Francisco ; school3. • evident from
this that. he considers the, suits, '.brought
by \the Government ; in • the , Superior and
Federal. 'courts here difflcult-'and time-
destroying."whereas the present situa
tion* demands Immediate settlement to
the -.satisfaction of; Japan -in order to
clear the skies of international clouds.
Ever; since .the" first "telegraphic re
quest came -. from . Roosevelt . the
board that body has been pleading with
Schmitz to; proceed' to Washington^with
the others as leader and spokesman. Its
members declared * Individually and col
lectively that: they had no taste for th»
trip unless. the Mayor^ consented. ' They
told him "they* looked to him for advtce ..
a'ud^wished to' abide by^ his decision in
the matter. ; Tills" means that the Presl- )
dent' and his Cabinet twill *aye to deal "
withSchmitz in order to' gain their end.
By his statement that he ' goes with "a
free^ind^.hejlntimates that he may do '
as Roosevelt -wishes or : he may' flatly
refuse, as ; the notion 'takes him.
The relations between, the Mayor and
the President are none too friendly, it is
i said, and there is;con'alderable specula
; tlon among;, the local ' officials ,as to
\ the result of their meetrng. The Presi
: dent v Was ; quoted bya- member of the
I California delegation recently- :"'|»M
! ferringfto ; Schmitz as ' the "baasooa
player." The , two met .upon* the", ooca-'
sion of Roosevelt's trip to the
" coast-V-"-". '.-.>'. V39HHI \u25a0 ."\u25a0 - - *'\u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0
-""The -part to ,be . played v by Masujl
|SCo«tlw<< i •\u25a0 rase 2, Cvlunii fl