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VOLUME CL— _\*O. 81.
GALA AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITION OPENS AT COLISEUM
FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS VIEW THE MOTOR CARS
SCHMITZ TRIES
TO EXPLAIN WHY
HE SURRENDERED
Californians Not Unanimous
in Indorsement of the
Arrangement
DO NOT TRUST JAPAN
Passports Already Being
Issued Direct From
\u25a0v Japan Here
MAY REOPEN CASE
Salient Points in
Agreement
JAPANESE children are to
be admitted to white
schools of San Francisco
under certain restrictions.
Skilled and unskilled laborers
from Japan are to be barred
from the mainland of the
United States.
American laborers, skilled and
unskilled, are to be excluded
from . Japan.
Ira E. Bennett
WASHINGTON, , Feb! 18.— The
Japanese incident is closed so far as
the presence of Mayor Schmitz and
the San Francisco School Board is
concerned. The passage of the im
migration bill by the House was fol
lowed by a statement by Schmitz, in
which he attempted to explain away
the surrender cf the right to exclude
Japanese from the public schools.
As Japan made such a surrender the
condition upon which she would con-
sent to the exclusion arrangements,
Jt ihe authorities here are convinced that
Schmitz and the School Board will, re
spect their agreement to admit Japan
ese children to white schools.
Refusal to admit a Japanese child
on any, pretext would, it is believed
lierc. reopen the whole' question with
Japan-
Members of the California *delega
tion in Congress do not admit that
they "unanimously and enthusiasti
cally indorsed and confirmed" -^ the
agreement outlined by Schmitz. Some
of them do not like It at all. They say
i the agreement leaves too much to the
good faith of Japan.- \
One of them said, tonight that Japan
was already issuing passports direct
from Japan to the American mainland,
which, if continued, would make the
new exclusion amendment worthless.
Japan, so far as known, has made no
promise to refuse direct passports, and
there is no Japanese law which pre
vents the issuance of such passports.
-J3UBIOUS OP OUTCOME
The Californians are beginning to
suspect that Japan got the better, of
the arrangement that was consum
mated today and that developments
will speedily show that the exclusion
amendment is not effective.
Representative^ Hayes and Kalin in
timated in their speeches in the House
today that they were fearful of ""the
amendment, but they accepted It as
the bfest they could get. They admit
that Jf Japan should permit coolies to
come direct to California there would
be no remedy.
Mayor Sehmitz and the School Board
are worried over the attitude of San
Francisco. They have spent the bet
ter part of a. week, writing: and re
writing the statement issued tonight.
They hoped they had disguised the
bald fact that Japanese children are to
be admitted to white schools. When
Schmitz gave out the statement he
was asked to discuss It.
•No," he said. "We have written it
out carefully and we will have to stand
or fall -by jit.*; v
Assistant City Attorney Williams
began to explain .what the statement
really meant.
"I will explain to* you between the
lines — \u25a0 — " *
"No. no." said Schmitz hastily.
"Don't explain anything: between the
lines."
A^chmitz then told the newspapermen
f twtt he would roast the San '\u25a0 Francisco
papers in his 'speech tonight at the
. Central Labor Union. -
But he f did* not. He dealt simply
with labor, unionism. Members of f the
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The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY S8
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1907.
WEATHER COXDHTIOXS S .T •:
YESTERDAY — Clear; maximum temperature,
64; minimum temperature, 50.
.FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair, with fog in
morning. Page 11
EDITORIAL
Plan to change State revenue system is radi
cally vicious. P_g« 8
Elaborate plans for good roads. Page 8
The bogle man Is here. Page 8
LEGISLATURE^ ,
• Bill providing for protection of children \ln
public institutions and preventing waste to be
introduced at Governors request. . Page 3
Hunting: by hounds almost receives final blow
In Senate. Pago 3
Free textbook fight Is becoming a general
CITY
Opening of the auto show at the Coliseum
is attended by great success. Page 1
Supervisors legalize firetrap theaters by pass-
Ing ordinance requiring apparatus to be Installed
j therein. ' Page 16
Supervisors authorize Worts Board to contract
for the construction of the new Monroe School
building. Page 16
Fear of San Francisco bunko men drives Ellas
Torres back to- Panama to face father of the
girl with whom he eloped. Page 9
Lighting companies file statements with Su
j>ervisors, showing plants were operated at a
losa In 190 C. Page 9
Judge Dunne over-rules demurrer of Uuef and
Scliiuitz to indictments and Ruef . pleads J not
guilty. Date of trial will be 6et next Monday.
Damaging ttstimony against Ruef and*Dinan is
read la -court by Heney. . Page 5
Teamsters' Union, women's clubs and mer
chants enthusiastically in favor of "cleanlng
up day." ' .__ Page 16
W. J. Pattosien. the furniture denier, | left
the. city for Panama under an assumed name
on the steamer. San Juan February '.<, and on the
same day'Sllsm Bopbfcu Knlest.. bis stem/graiiber.
also departed. te Page 16
, Appraiser John \u25a0 T. . Dare's bf-aU : to follow that
of Sc John in the \u25a0 Federal \u25a0 ax-swlnging .at the
Custom-bouse, j Page 16
Expurgated "Salome" is given a creditable
production at the Colonial Theater. Page 5
SL DURBAN
Berkeley suddenly aspires to be capital of
the State. Page 1 [
Clever coeds and men students will produce
Pinero's '"The Weaker Sex" at Berkeley,
March 1. Page 4
After quaffing glass of champagne prominent
Oakland business man Crops dead. Page 4
Mrs. Myra Darden Bays husband, whom she is
suing for divorce. \u25a0 gave her too little in settle
ment cf property interests. Page 4
Charles de Byder, a horseman, orders ' suit
brought -gainst Millionaire Brace of Santa Clara
County fc>r expenses on grand circuit during last
srason. -Page 4
Honor system at State" University defeated by
votes of men students. Page 4
*'Jini" Rea denounced In court .by bis . son,
Edward, wbo appears as counsel for the Hayes
faction at tbe arraignment of San Jose's ac
cused Chief of Eolicfe. Page 4
_PU«JI_«9 J I v>
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At least thirty men killed by explosion In a
Mexican mine. ' Page 1
Delmas, still chief of counsel for Thaw, suc
ceeds In introducing In evidence the extraor
dinary will of defendant, which experts . testify
shows evidences of insanity. Pa ge 2
WASHIXGTO.V .
Schmitz tries to explain aw»y surrender of
himself and board on Japanese question. Page 1
Postal , bill amendment allowing trust's price
of $25,000. a. mile for tubes in San Francisco
and other places Introduced in Senate. Page S
SPORTS
Emeryrtlle stewards - suspend Joctey Ililde- \u25a0
brand because of suspicious ride on Aaron J. P. 10 I
Member of Stanford faculty suggests sus'- ,
pension of all Intercollegiate relations as! means
of ending dispute. ovpt track meet.' Page 10
Jack PE.lmer. middleweight champion pugilist
of England, will fight on this coast. Page 10
"Lucky" Baldwin "offers j Rudolph Spreckels
presidency of jockey club that w_l control
racing at Arcadia. Page 10
LABOR
Labor bills' ln the I^gislatDre are- claiming;
much attention from tbe lawmakers. Page 9
MA It I. \ 13 ' * •
Liner China, which brings fgw passengers from
Orient. Is held outside by "neavy . fog. Page 11
Caution of liner Mlowera's master . prevents
disaster when vessel gets out of- her cmrsb
during a fog. f Page 5
MI.YIXG . -, .
Nevada mining 'stocks takp._ upward turn and
57.000 shares 'Red Top Extension are sold. | P. 15
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SAm|FRANCISGO^
C AN- FRANGISGO paid homage to the automobile last- night at the opening of^the greatest exhibition the Pacific Coast '
— : has known. Five thousand persons, among" whom were the society folk from all tfie bay cities; gathered at the
Coliseum to admire the cars. A paraileiprecededjthe exhibition. c
Leading American Manuracturers Display their
Choicest Vehicles in San Francisco
SCENE IX VAN NESS AVENUE DURING THE AUTO PARADE.
Berkeley Suddenly Aspires
to Be Capital of State
Chamber of Gorrimerce to Present Bill
.: ; . ' ..' - ' ;-; 1' *
BERKELEY, Feb. 18.— Berkeley
v^mts the State Capitol and has
started' after the big plum in business
like fashion. The \u25a0 Chamber , of Com
merce .acquainted the \ town tonight
with the project, which a number of
leading \u25a0 citizens have developed '< dur- i
ing ."the last few weeks. Oakland
officials and business men joined with
Berkeley in backing , the project. Mayor
Mott "of Oakland. President Bilger \u25a0of I
the" Oakland -Chamber 'of Commerceyj
H. ,C.-.-. Capwell and- 'others promised!
hearty, support. !
TheLeglslatureis to Ue told at once
of ' Berkeley's .plans, which include the
offer of a magnificent 'site, forty acres
in extent, north of the 'town line, -on
a slope overlooking San. Francisco Bay.
A special train is to bring the^legisla
torsto Berekely next Friday to: in
spect the proposed site for the State
Administration 'building. '"•".*
The bill; for\ : theremovalof the capi
tal wlll'he introduced in* the ' Legisl
ature at ;once. ' "Citizens * '\u25a0 of', the - Sta*te,'
commercial' 'bodies, newspapers and
State officials' will beasked' to \u25a0sup
port" the! movement on- the ground. that
more 1 efficient service will be rendered*
the' State wittiV the . Capitol* in Berke
ley; that the cost; of the sessions will
be leis \ to the ; State; 'that! the Capitol
will then be accessible ''{ to', the' great
bulk ' of .'-. the '\u25a0 State's population';^- that
the treasures . of •theClaw.4libj-ary ' and
_______ — __ — . __ ______ — .—. — . ' . *t*
the, State, .library 'as \u25a0: a whole ". will be"
available to a '\u25a0'\u25a0section .now practically,
denied them; that a suitable and "logi
cal site, .instead of an out-of-the-way,
location, ..will then be in use, and that
the' money; required to put the Capitol
building: into fit condition would be
beter*. spent in a fine new
building, of -which: the State could be
proud "in a r city of which tue -State is
already, proud." • * '-' .'\u25a0\u25a0•'
CENTER OF POPULATION
: : Tjouis Titus .presented the details of
the project tonight to Uhe Chamber of
Commerce and • the.; guests from Oak
.land. HeHold ofja recent visit to; Sa
cramento," .where- he- found 'the hotel ac
commodations; .wretched,' \u25a0\u25a0 the .'Capitol
building in decay, and. almost every
prospect; vile. He argued 'that the Capi
tol /was i a; ruiri, only compara
ble \ lor', desolation to the City^ Hall in
San Francisco.. The /appropriation of
$350,000 made. for its renovation? would
hardly cover ' its case.; - ' Doutflle, .'- the
amount was demanded "and even that
would not serveJ. " . '. ':.\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0:' "' • ..
( "Whiy. 'not,"- said Titus, ."spend the
money, for- arnew: Capitol v buildhig- v and
then ; put" that "building >here it belongs'
— in a cQiiter ; of population, a, center of
business.fi accessible £to all . and of? use
to everybody?" \u25a0:' Continuing he said: -
'•;Vjwhyrn6£'put'it"'-ln^
pef;cent7of.;the\populatibnlbf-the';State
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AT LEAST THIRTY MEN
LOSE LIVES IN A MINE
Explosion Results From Use
of a LampVThat Is ..;
Defective
LAREDO— Texas, "Feb., ; IS. — Word
reached this city, late tonight through
telegrams from- Slonterey. Mexico, of
a mine explosion 1 in La; Conquista Mine
No. 3, 0f the Las Esperanza district; in
which thirty miners are known to have
lost their lives. The number of dead
and. injured may be increased, to sev
enty-five.when* full details are received.
-According'tbmeagef reports, the ex
plosion occurred at" o'clock this even
ing, ' shortly r afte*r tlie : night shift \u25a0 had
commenced .work.' .The explosion- is
believed, to hay<s been caused by- gas,
which\ ignited- from a defective lamp
carriedyby;one;of ; the miners. -' :\'-.,\u25a0.: \ '-.,\u25a0. ;
CLEVER DIAMOND THEFT
/Tissue Paperj Substituted for Gems by
Defti Customer
HOUSTON/.Tex.,' Feb. 18.— A local
Jewelry company* was robbed of be
tween, $50,000 and \u25a0; f 60,000 ,;. worth of
diamonds today. A stranger who en
tered: the store, and, asked' to" see an
unmounted diamond abstracted a " box
fil led.^witli. diamonds -and- substituted a
similar: box* filled- wlthitissueT paper.; *
JUDGE MELVIN SEES THAW
" NEW; YORK.VFeb. ilS.^-Judge Henry'
A.'Melviri~of ; the Superiof-Court'of Call-;
f ornia * was* an i, interested ; spectator at
the"? trial? today.V ' Jud ge * Melvin l is * also
Grand: ExaltedJ-Ruler 'of; the .Order/of
Elks V and * ; . a•- personal 5. friend ; of ' D.' M.
Delmas.. v ; .\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0 ' ".'\u25a0.".' ' '"\u25a0•\u25a0' .\u25a0' •
The way the auto has invaded business
' - - : ' \u25a0:': :>-and: >-
and the industries is amazing. See the
article and pictures in
Th^ Sdnday Call
More Than Hundred Machines
on the Auditorium Floor
P. A. Sinsheimer
San Francisco last night crowned the automobile king. Five
thousand persons' gathered at the huge Coliseum, at the Baker
street entrance- to the Park Panhandle, to pay tribute to the greatest
achievement of the bujdding century. \u25a0 In the throng were society
folk from the Western Addition, Burlingame, San Rafael, Oakland
and other cities about the bay. In costume there was everything
from full dress to negligee, from dinner gown to street suit; but
interest in fluffs and laces was lost; in admiration of the flashy dress
of the. automobiles. Ranged about the*!-- — \u25a0_ / . \u2666>
great floor of the Coliseum more than
a hundred motors returned with dragon
stare the gaze of the spectators. Mas
sive .limousines, stately touring, cars,
humble trucks and coquettish run
abouts stood at attention while the
crowds paraded "back and forth along
the spacious aisles.- 5
v* The exhibition takes rank as San
Francisco's most elaborate show. There
have-been flower shows,' 60'g shows and
horse- shows,, but < none has been on so
magnificent. a scale as last night's ex- |
hibitlon. There was lacking only the I
living element In the exhibit, but this
.was largely supplied by whirling .ma
chinery, irevolving wheels and adjust
able""cranks. If -dogs can bark and
h'orsea canneigh, automobiles can honk.
, V ALL OF AMERICAN MAKE .
"In the entire exhibition not- a ma
chine honked ~in foreign tongne. All
spoke -plain United States, • some with I
the "twang "of others with j
the precision of Massachusetts, and'one j
In' what Gertrude Atherton styies '"na
tive - Californese." Some ' foreign cars \
will t ; be* placed", on ; the floor before the j
end'of ttie;week, but: none has. yet been
installed. "Places have been reserved
for the\ Mercedes from Germany, the
Darracq from France and the Fiat from
Italy, f v."
\u25a0It!, was the first big opportunity so- \
ciety.has had smeft April 17. when
Caruso'sang In .the Grand Opera-house.
The wonder of it all was that in the j
ten months (ten months almost to the :
day) that have elapsed^San Francisco;
was* aWle' to arrange 1 and successfully !
.inaugurate such a gala event" Afioor
(space rivaling "that- of the famous
j Madison \. ! Square\( Garden", .filled with;
machines, of- the latest model," the equiv
alent In. coin of some $500,000, with an
attendance '-'of." thousands of- persons,
weir dressed and happy" as though they
had cknown.not' disaster, this was the
spectacle 'which more than other pro
claims to the world that ; San Fran-'
cisco.has resumed her. place among. the
A cities , ln\ the" forefront of : the nation.
PRICE FI\ r E CENTS.
Rufus Jennings of the California Pro
motion Committee was-.there and^took
note.
- BIG COLISEUM CROWDED
\u25a0
Hundreds of automobiles which had
paraded the city streets drew up In
front of the Coliseum doors shortly
after *S o'clock. The crowd gathered
in such numbers that turnstiles were
ripped out and the throng was allowed
to pour ln^ The great auditorium pre
sented a • magnificent scene. Stars
formed ot, electric lights shone from a
ceiling of sky blue. In the center was
a great American flag formed of col
pred incandescents. . Bunting of pale
blue and great' garlands of. greens
stretched gracefully to the sides. High
above the center aisle hung cluster—
of laurel, from which red flowers
looked out. N About the floor were
ranged palms and other tropical plants.
A brilliant touch" was given by the
bright red and flashy brass of the au
tomobiles.
The crowds paraded along the aisles.
stopping to. Inspect and comment upon
the machines. ' At each exhibit were
stationed experts who explained . the
detail? of -the', mechanism.
One. young- woman who, upon enter
ing, asked an expert how many wheeis
It took to; make a horse power, emerged
from the Auditorium talking fluently
of sparkers. limousines, and chassis.
Greatest interest was taken In' the
bare framework on exhibition. The full
details of -the .mechanism were ex
plained by experts. In short, the pub
lic was really Introduced to the.auto
mobile.
SEVERAL SALES RECORDED
• Prospective purchasers were legion.
Many a ' person ' found himself bewil
dered at the close of the evening. There
was - such a variety of makes and the
advantages of each had been so clever
ly set" forth that It seemed Impossible
to choose. \u25a0 Before thej; doors of the
Auditorium' had; been thrown " open two
sales had been made. F.,W. Smythe
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