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"Things Are Xot What They Seem"
' is the title of a two-sided page of fun,
with some sharp thrusts at local protu
berances, which you'll find in
The Sunday Call
VOLUME CL— NO. 83.
President Is Still Worrying Over Japan
Jerome Wrings From Harry Thaw's Young Wife Secrets of Her Life
CONSULTS NAVY
MEN ON NEEDS
IN THE PACIFIC
Mikado's Subjects Are in
Ugly Mood Over Terms
of Settlement
TROUBLE EXPECTED
Exclusion Will Probably Be
a Constant Source of
Friction
METCALF IS ANGERED
Secretary Feels Outraged
When Asked About Se
cret Conference
WASHIXCTOX, Feb. 20. — The
President dgned the tmxnl
cratioa bill tofiay. The bill
provtdea (Or a commission of
nine to ninkc a thorough Inves
tigation of the whale immigration
queittion. Three of these commis
stoßers are to be appointed by the
President o=d three each by the
Vice President and Speaker. Al
ready there are a number of appli
cation* on Cle for these positions.
It Sm nfcoonecd that the President
vrtll not place oa the commission
any pprttaas holding \u25a0 extreme
view* one tray or the other on
Immigration.
Ira E. Bennett
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—
; The sinister fact that all is not well be
tween the United States and Japan, in
; spite of the ' announcement that the
Tokio Government had given its con
sent to the enactment of the amend
ment excluding coolies from the main
land of this country, cannot much :
! longer be concealed. Dispatches from
| Tokio guardeqly admit that the Japan- \
ese populace is becoming more demon
istrauVe m its resentment against the
! United States and against its own Gov
,'ernment for consenting to the exclusion
-of Japanese from the American main
land. Tne p.*otest of Japanese in Ha
jwaii. cabled to Tokio, was most em-
Iphatic in tone.
A conference was held at the White
'House today between the President,
~. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, Admiral
iDewej'. the officers of the general na-
J val board and Bear Admiral Converse,
! chief of the bureau of navigation, and
J notwithstanding; strict injunctions of
secrecy It was learned that the discus
sion dealt with the relations between
fine United States and Japan and the
advisability of Increasing the naval
i Btreneth of this country In Pacific
•waters.
Certain Senator* In the confidence of
'the President have been advised for
I bock* time that the relations between
' the United States and Japan might be
fcome strained, and the admission is
fmade in certain quarters that the
! President acted upon Information not
• yet known to the country when he took
(unusual steps to remove tho causes of
] friction arising from the discrlmlna
! tlon against Japanese in San Francisco, i
XAVAt. FORCE DISCUSSED
I Today's conference became still more
'significant when it was learned that
! thr question of the disposition of war
iehipK, we* under discussion. President
| UoOECvelt had directed Admiral Dowey
iand the other members of the general
i naval board to meet him at the White
' Houso to diseass the situation, the im
! mediate purpose being to decide
'whether there was any necessity for
! asking Concr«e» for emergency appro
"i prlctlons.
VThlle It 1« believed that there is no
!rta.neer of serious difference arising In
! the immediate future, it Is apparent
| that the Japanese question has not
J been settled permanently. The admin
istration ia officially advised that there
| is dissatisfaction In Japan over the ad
justment of the San Francisco school
tfcj^Btloa and the agreement with the
jjffxlted States barring coolies from this
j country. \u25a0'."-'.
• President Roosevelt laid the situation;
1 before Admiral P«wey and his asso-j
Iciatea on tha ffaneral naval board and
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The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXE TEMPORARY 86
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1907
WEATHER COXDITIOXS
YESTERDAY — Cloudy; maximum tempera
ture. CO; mlnlmuin temperature, 48.
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Cloudy, unsettled
weather, probably showers. - Page 11'
EDITORIAL
Police Board no place for an honest man. P. 8
A loose-jointed empire. Page 8
Tbe race for boodle. Paso 8
LEGISLATURE
Jere Burke announces that Southern Pacific
will permit no regulating legislation. Page 6
Bills introduced prescribing tests at primary
elections. Page 6
Further railroad control of Sacramento Itlver
front 6ald to be motive of Senate measure to
extend franchises. P»se 6
CITY
Dr. Charles EUinwood accused in writing
of riolatlon of his $300,000 medical college
trust. Pases 1-5
Arbitrators in the United Railroads contro
versy said to have agreed upon terms of
award. Page 1
Real estate firm sues David J. Baird for re
pudiating a lease that. his sister, Mrs. William
Sproule, objected to. Page 16
Attorney Costello charges California and Ore
gon Coast Steamship Company with eellin;
steamers to avoid payment of damages is
Mitchell suit. Page 9
"Cleaning day" movement gains greater im
petus daily as result of tbe enthusiasm mani
fested by the men and women of city. Page 3
Indictments charging the Commissioners of
the Board of Public Works with conspiracy to
break the law may follow the investigation into
flretrap theaters. The beard trfc to shift re
sponsibility on Secretary Louis Levy and
Mayor Schmitz. Firetrap houses may .be
closed. Page 18
Large number of children enliven the third
day of the automobile \u25a0 exhibition. P&ge 4
Story that Appraiser .John T. Dare must re
sign his position Is confirmed. Page 16
Spring Valley Company - values plant at
?51.4C3,0C0 and asks Supervisors to re-enact
water rates of 1902. - Page 6
SCBUBBAX
Oakland - hackdrivera threaten .to boycott
Berkeleyans who desire their services for. trips
to the college town. Page 10
. Charles Heyer, rich Hayward brewer.- sued
for divorce on the ground of desertion. Page 10
Trial of Harry Holly, who eloped with Miss
Cunningham and enjoyed her bounty, as she
paid ail the bills, begun In Oakland. Page 10
Charlee F. Moller sent letter to father saying
that be Intended to kill bis wife before he com
mitted suicide. Page 10
Young Men's Christian Athletic Association
will give an entertainment tonight at Sixth
avence and East Twelfth etreet, Oakland. P. 10
Oakland Cl«r Council urges Governor Glllett
to check ra;:road's encroachment upon, the
water front. Page 10
COAST •*
Mrs. Young of BakersSeld, Involved In scandal
with, State Senator Greenwell. resists husband's
divorce proceedings. Page 2
Governor Glllett holds conference with Ala
meda County delegation on project to 'remove
capital from Sacramento to Berkeley. Pai;e 5
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce prepares
to inaugurate a determined campaign for State
division. Page 3
DOMESTIC
Jerome continues cross-examination of Evelyn
Xesblt Thaw and compels her to admit receiv
ing money \u25a0 from Stanford White after her al
leged betrayal by him. Pages I*2
Crazy man creates scene in court at Wallace
by declaring he murdered Tyler. Page 6
WASHIXGTOX
Relations with Japan } are still strained and
President confers with general naval board as
to strengthening force of warships In the
Pacific. Page 1
Senate think* price asked for postal tube
service in San Francisco too high. ; Page 3
President Roosevelt commend* the movement
for establishing children's playgrounds in
cities. . P«*« 6
Nation said to pay too much for powder used
by army and navy. Page 3
SPORTS
Dusty Sillier, «jnoted at liberal oddj, wins the
Briar Sweet handicap at Emeryville. P*r« 7
Joe Thomas may "be matched against Honey
Mellody or Tommy Ryan in the East. Page 7
Jimmy Britt and Young Corbett matched for
a finish fight at Reno for a $15,000 purse. Page 7
LABOR
Members of Street Carmen's . Union rejoice at
passage of the eight-hour law. ! • Page 9
MARIXZ3
Two British colliers here with coal from Aus
tralia encountered heavy weather in which both
suffered damage. Page 11
MIXIXG
• Lull (succeeds strenuous period in local mining
stock , market, but prices hold up welU P*ge 6
social \u25a0 } : h^r :
Invitations to wedding of Miss Charlotte WlT
\u25a0on and , George CadwaUafier are issued. Pas© 6
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. SAN FRANCISCO, THXTRSBA^; \u25a0. FEBRUARY ; 21, -1907.
COOPER COLLEGE
DIRECTORS SIGN
AN ACCUSATION
Charge Dr. Ellinwood With
Having Violated His
$300,000 Trust •
SCANDAL LAID BARE
Officials Say Mrs. Lane's
Fortune Was Intended
for Institution
ADMIT HELPLESSNESS
Cannot Compel the Retired
President to Make
Restitution
\u25a0 ,
Three of the directors of
Cooper Medical College affixed
their signatures yesterday to a
document which lays bare the
scandal that has lurked about the
institution for the last four years.
In r writing they charged that Dr.
Charles N. Ellin wood had with
held ; coin, and real estate to- the
value of $300^000, which had been
bequeathed to him in trust for
the institution. The men who 7
thus accuse -their former associate are
Dr. Edward R. Taylor, acting president
of the college; Dr. Henry Gibbons, dean
and president of the faculty,' and Dr.
Emmet Rlxford. secretary of the board
of directors. All three ; have gained
more than local fame by their attain
ments. Dr. Ellinwood, whom they ac
cuse, has been identified for more than
a generation with the social and scien
tific . life of San Francisco. He is a
member of the board of regents of the
University of California.
To the statement that the property
bequeathed to him by Mrs. Lane was
intended for endowment purposes for
Cooper College, Dr. EUinwood entered
an absolute denial.
CLAIMS IT AS A GIFT * .
"The property was left to me out
right and with no restrictions," he said
yesterday. "I had no intimation : that
Mrs. Lane intended to leave anything
to me and when at her death I learned
that such a large bequest had been
made to me I was thoroughly surprised.
I took it as springing from the long and
flrm friendship which had existed be
tween Dr. Lane and myself. In conver
sations with Dr. Lane some time before
his death he told me that he intended
to give no more money to Cooper Col
lege. He was riot pleased with the
manner in which it was being con
ducted."
Opposed to this statement Is that of
Dr.- Taylor, who said yesterday that
both Dr. Lane and Mrs. Lane, in con
versations with him had repeatedly said
that. they intended their estates to go
to the college.
"Under the . California law," "said Dry
Taylor, "only N one-thlrd "of an estate
may be bequeathed to charity. vln or
der to avoid any possible complications,
therefore, Mrs. Lane left 1 one-third of
her estate to the college and the ; re
maining- two-thirds to Dr. EUinwood.
It was her desire, often, expressed and
well known, that the estate go
to the college." '• . • :
By general consent, however, the sum
of $65,000 was paid to a sister of Mrs.
Lane. ..\u25a0:- : - : \u25a0.• • : . '\u25a0.'.' , " "-. .
OLD FRIENDSHIPS BROKEX
A parallel will was pointed out in.the
case of Mrs. Honora Sharp, who left; a
great; part of her estate to Reuben
Lloyd, the intention being that it should
be used - for a park gateway. It is
claimed that Mrs. Lario desired^tO'aid
the college through a like medium.
The controversy over the -Lane be
quest (cornea as a dirk shadow over a
noble- munificence. Men ,whose r friend
ship has covered nearly the span of > the
city's- active; life liave. broken asunder.'
Dr. 7 ; EHlnwoo'd, his hair \u25a0 silvered- : by
time,; stands_ accused by - the ; men who
have-been.his lifelong. associates/
\ The obligation which, .' the 'directors
claim, rests , upon. Dr..' VElliriwbod.- is
purely.; 1 a ; ; moral -one. Even; those who
accuse him' admit [that]: they .^h'av'e -no
legal , claim^ upon • the fund. Mrs.; Lane
died- in '1902 and iri her ,,willVmade *,no
Continued "on"* Page * 5," ~ Column "• 1" 'V "
I I ''-\u25a0. ??fentless \u25a0 cross-examination by District : Attorney Jerome, Evelyn
v Nesiik Thaw, wife of the slayer of Stanford \u25a0 White/ made important
1 admissions ; yesterday concerning ; secrets of \u25a0 her girlhood. ' One wrung from her
was that ; whenever out of employment 1. she received $2 5 a week from White
after her betrayal by him. "'
Frail Witness Trembles Under
Pitiless Cross=Questioning
teprodnctlon" of a' Photograph* of Evelyn -Xesblt. Thaw. Taken When She Was But 16 Years of Age, Shortly After Her
', : \u25a0\u25a0- i; First Meeting; WlthV Stanford ;\Vhlte. ; ; V • -.» .^ .
* " ' . // SPECIAL; DISPATCH ;. TO. THK CALL :
j NEW YORK, %Feb/':2d.~The 3. courtroom .was - crowded; as never .before when the 'trial of
I Harry : KJ; Thaw for/the -murder < of Stanford -White i was;; resumed;: today, •.. and , Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
entered and" approached'- the i^ chair, r Every, available space was 'occupied. Harry Thaw en
tered slowly^ and "-. Helappearedf much 'l agitated. \ \ His • color ..t was ? pasty •'white, t his eyes gaunt ; and \u25a0' hag
gard. "He turned eagerly Mn his chair as - Clerk t Penny, called out, "Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to : the wit
ness stand:'' There was a total lack of jauntiness when the prisoner's young wife took her seat to
CONTONTJEDiOnJpA^ ?._
. Building a city by night is an astonish
ing story. Your eyes will be opened to
some amazing facts about San Francisco
when you read it in
The Sunday Call
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ARBITERS SAID
TO HAVE MADE
DRAFT TO AWARD
Report That Carmen Will
Receive Twenty Per
Cent Increase
HOURS NOT CHANGED
Decision Favors Company
in Many Important
Contentions
DISSENTING OPINION
Trackmen and Electricians
Granted Substantial
Advance
It was reported last evening
that the arbitrators in the United
Railroads controversy had made
out the first drafts of their writ
ten opinions. The arbitrators
will meet again on Monday,
when it is understood that the
decision will be formally ren
. dered. /The decision, it is said,
will be given by Chief Justice
Beatty. A dissenting view on
several points will be filed by
Father Yorke, while Major Mc-
Laughlin will set forth the few
particulars in which he differs
from the final decision.
The carmen, according to a re
port which was in circulation
among, them last night, will be
granted an increase of 20 per
cent in wages. 1 The same report
said that a ten-hour schedule
would be maintained, although
there was a rumor to the effect that a.
compromise had been reached on the
question of hours.
The track laborers and electrician*.
as previously stated, will be granted
an eight-hour day, with an Increase In
wages from SO to 50 per cent. In moct
of the other essential matters, it ta
said, the contentions of the company
were upheld.
In making the award : th<» existlr.s
contract figured largely. It was claimed
on behalf of the employes that the con
tract had been broken by the corpora
tion, aa It Imposed additional work
upon the men without extra compen
sation. The effect of the disaster npoix
this contract was one of the subjects
which required prolonged deliberation*
for solution. It Is understood that this
feature of the case Is discussed at
length In the dissenting opinion to be
filed by Father Yorke.
FRESNO POLICEMAN IS
KILLED BY A BURGLAR
Patrolman Van Meter Shot
Down as He Stopped,
to Ask Question
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAIX
;_; _ FRESNO. Feb. 20.— 1n a light .with a \
burglar, at 'll o'clock tonight Policeman '
Van' Meter was shot four times, twlca •
through the body. He cannot live. In •
patrolling his beat Van Meter heard a ;
sound in, the Boss Dye Works, and go
ing/around to the alley encountered a
man walking slowly along".
The policeman did not suspect, that ;
he was a burglar, and stopped to ask a {
question. As ho did so - the stranger .
began snooting with a revolver. The ;
policeman returned the flre, but in his i
wounded condition could not aim sue-* .
cessfully. .
THOMAS PATTERSON DISAPPEARS
VALLEJO,-Feb. 20.— Thomas Patter- ;
soi for. thirty, years a wellknown em- j
ploye of the Southern Pacific Railway >
Company at Oakland, and who was re- i
tired recently on account of his age, J ;
has -.disappeared from the residence of- 1
hjs t dausrhttr-. in; this -city and not \u0084"*-}<
trace "[of ;hlra can : ba?tound. ; \u25a0Ha was j
last seen walking along; Georgia street, j