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VOLTJItfE CL— NO. 84.
Thaw's Young Wife Collapses Under Terrible Cross=Fire
IROQUOIS SCORE
MAYOR SCHMITZ
AND ROOSEVELT
Terms of Settlement of
Japanese Question
Denounced
FAVOR REORGANIZING
(Exclusion Plank Is to Be
the Chief Feature
of Platform
ANNUAL FEAST HELD
Leading Democrats and one
1 prominent labor leader de
nounced in scathing terms the at
.titude of President Roosevelt
Mayor Schmitz and the San
Francisco Board of Education in
the matter of admitting Japanese
children to the whice schools of
the city at the annual banquet of
the Iroquois Club in a Market
street cafe last night.
Walter Macarthur, editor of the Coast
Seaman's Journal, was the first of the
speakers to criticise the action of
Schmitz and the board. He said that
while itae question of the admission of
Japanese children to the schools and
th*> admission of Japanese laborers to
the country had been settled to the
satisfaction of the President, the Mayor
and the board, it had not been accom
plished with the Indorsement of the
people of California and the people of
,the, *nhol* country. He eald that It
would iiave to be settled at \ the , ballot
box. and that it would be finally dis
posed of at the next election.
Assistant City Attorney BaggetVde
clared that not only had the city's rep
resentatives failed to represent the
sentiment of their constituents at the
conference in Wasihngton. but the
President had Insulted the people of
the whole State by trying to dictate
the manner In which the schools should
be governed.
Theodore A. Bell, the defeated can
didate for Governor in the late election,
did not deal so personally with the
question, but announced that he was a
State's rights man and that be wanted
this to be a white man's country. He
: said that he particularly disliked to
j have the children of the State subjected
'to the contaminating influence of Asia.
Toastmaster Arthur Barendt sounded
the keynote In his introduction
. by reading tome imaginary telegrams
{ expressing regret of absent ones. He
I started in with this:
"White House. Feb. 20 — Would be
I dee-lighted to accept but cannot; am
! with uninvited bassoon player. He Is
j convinced.
"T. ROOSEV r ELT."
This was greeted with a roar .of
laughter. . -"
Then there was one from Schmitz.
j one from Attorney Delphln Delmas In
i Xew Tork 'and messages from other
j noted persons at home and abroad. The
• merry banqueters called for a second
j reading of the following bon mot: ,
"NEW YORK, Feb." 21.— 1 am an Iro
j quois of the Iroquois. lam the twen
i tieth century embodiment of Jeffer-
J sonian democracy. I am the logical
i standard bearer of democracy, of Tarn
1 many, of my own Independence League
i and of every citizen with brains
! enough to recognize the truly great.
I Don't believe the papers that say I
! am not — don't believe any papers.
1 "WILLIAM' RANDOLPH HEARST."
"Editorial Rooms New Tork Journal.
' Feb. 21. <Rush) — Hold bacK dispatch
\ from W. R. H. Have not decided what
\u25a0he will run for. I -will make up his
mind before national convention. Rer
gret cannot be with you. Am preparing,
great editorial on combing of Napole
onic frontal lock of hair.
"BRISBANE."
Besides Bell. Macarthur and Baggett,
Lewis F. Bylngton. James H. Barry, and
Judge John Raker of Modoc County.
grand sachem of the eighteen IroquoU
clubs in the State, responded to toasts.
There will be no. election of , officers
this year in the local club owing to the
fact that it has not been active since
the fire, but at a meeting to be held at
2053 Sutter street this morning it is
probable that a strenuous campaign
will be organized, with the an tt- Japan*
' ese plank a strong feature of the plat
• form.
For several weeks It has been ex
pected that Bell and his adherents,
the aid of the various, Democratic
• organizations and some of the leader*
j of the labor element, would organize a
'"new Democratic party,*" and the tone
; of the speeches at last 'night's banquet
j Indicated that the plans' were then'be
ing quietly launched- :: "' -\u25a0.: . ;
The San Francisco Call.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHOXB TEMPORARY 86
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1907.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY— Rain: south wind; maxtema
temperature, 54; minimum temperature, 52; pre
cipitation, .25.. '•<;':?&
TODAY — Cloudy, -with showers; fresh, sooth
west wind. ?«g« 9
EDITORIAL
ShonU makes a lame defense. 'Page 6
"Trlomphant Diplomacy." - Page 6
A new plea for State division. . Page 6
LEGISLATURE
Ten Assembly bill filers mortgage . their pay
and reported to hare disappeared. Page. 8
, Caminettl scores Railroad Commission . and
railway tactics, but bis resolution on rebating is
defeated. Page S
Constitutional amendment for reTlelon of taxa
tion is passed by the Senate. Page S
Legislature to visit Berkeley on Saturday to
inspect capital 'site; bills for remoral from Sac
ramento introduced in both houses. Pare 3
Committees of both bouses meet today to
consider direct primary law amendment. Page 3
CITY
Democrats and prominent labor leaders de
nounce RooseTelt and Schmitz at banquet of
Iroquois Club, and party reorganization with
exclusion as principal plank is planned. Pass 1
Each of two women claims to be mother of
little trirl and court must decide. Page 1
Senator Perkins and Collector Stratton unite
to serer John P. Irish from his Job In the Cus
tom-house. '\u25a0!>\u25a0(\u25a0 Page 14
Decision of tea board opens the gates of
trade to the local importers. Pa*e 14
Business men and public officials meet around
banquet table and discuss city improve
ments. Page 14
Attorneys argue the 6ult brought by Annie F.
Stanford to recover $608,000 from executors of
the will of Jane L. Stanford. - Page 9
Directors of Cooper College remove all traces
of Dr. ' Elllnwood's authority and - consider the
Incident closed. Page 7
Cleaning-up day postponed till week from Sun
day on' account of weather conditions and in
order that orf animation may be perfected. Page 3
Boulevard night draws a large crowd to the
automobile exhibition despite the rain. Page 5
Firetrap theater managers said to hare raised
$12,000 corruption fund to secure desired legis
lation. ; Page 7
SUBURBAN
\ Dr. Frasier is to establish home 8 1 Berkeley
-colony,; at Mount Diablo .for •promulgation!
of^ne'ir.' cult. :-y"v' /\u25a0 ~ Page : 4
ItnpressiTe f unreal ; nerrices are held I for
Thomas T. Dargie. late postmaster at T Oak;
land.'.-;- ''\u25a0'\u25a0."'.\u25a0:\ : r : ".-\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0<• ' v 'Page4
Former Gorernor Pardee lays bare to, Oakland
audience the methods of boss rule and ."ex
presses confidence that In time the people j will
rise and strike for honest government.' Paga 4
Effects of Chinese slave girl rescued In Oak
land are recovered by search warrant. Page 4
Divorced woman steals her own daughter as
little one plays In Tehachapi school yard. . P. 1
Bishop Oonaty may be" transferred to diocese
in Massachusetts. \u25a0 Page 4
DOMESTIC
Under cross-examination District Attorney
Jerome compels Harry Thaw's young wife to
confess that her relations with Stanford White
coutinued for several months after her alleged
ruin by the architect. Delmas declares he is
Informed that it is the purpose of Jerome to
indict Mrs. Thaw. Pages 1-2
Following disagreement of Coroner's Jury a
New York woman Is ' rearrested on charge of
killing her mother with poison. Page 5
Wife of Chicago millionaire slays man who, it
is alleged, .had extorted money from her. P. 5 ;
Wholesale enslavement of Gre*k children in
Massachusetts' mills Is unearthed and prosecu
tions are to follow. Page 5
WASBI.\GTO.\
President Roosevelt declares that he will
defer to Japan no more as to Immigration and
that Tokio mutt look after its own troubles. P. 1
President ; and Congress frown upon Harri
man's claim for reimbursement! for work on
Colorado River break. PageA
Mall steamer driven on rocks Just outside.
Hook of Holland harbor and hundreds ' are
drowned. . Page 4
SPORTS
Pick of the three-year-olds at Emeryville will
meet today Is the California Derby. Page 8
Don Domo, the "Gray Ghost," defeats Pan
toufle in an exciting finish at Ascot. Page 8
Brltt and Young Corbet t will fight at Reno if
$15,000 purse la posted. \u25a0 Page 8
Jockey Walter Miller rides In ' five races at
Emeryville"' and lands each -of his | mounts a
winner. . ' Page 8
, Weather permitting, two games of polo will
be played today at Burllngame. .'. Page 8
LABOR ';
Enough lawmakers favorable to Carmen's
eight-hour bill to pass it over a possible
Almost all the Southern Nerada mining stocks
fall in price and sales fall off. Page 18
SOCIAL
John M. Young is entertaining, a party ; of
friends -on Mount Tamalpais over the .boll
day. Page 6
MARINE
Army engineers adopt lines of . forbidden
anchorages , In harbor. for protection , of Govern
ment cables. /Page 9
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Witness Continues Her Sacrifice in
Effort to Save White's Slaver
STEALS HER OWN CHILD
AND FLEES FROM STATE
Mrs. W. H. Elliott Takes
Little Daughter From j
Divorced Husband
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
BAKERSFIEKD, Feb. 21.— Yon Celia
Mosely, the 10-year-old, daughter; of
T.'. Mosely, a Tehachapi merchant, was
abducted yesterday afternoon from : a
schoolyard- in Tehachapi* by 'her mother
and W.H.. Elliott,- the mother's second
husband. •
Mr. .and; Mrs. Elliott, with a chauf
feur, drove quietly ; up to the school
house: in an. auto,^called the' girl aside
and after, placing her in the machine
proceeded to. this city. • •
The abductors remained secluded ; in
a private; hotel until \u25a0 late -at night;
when a train was; taken. for; the South
ern part of the; State. • Mosely. received
a message from his former -wife today
Informing him that, his daughter* was
safe in her. hands and the party- was
speeding to Missouri.;
Mosely declares that he will recover
his daughter at any cost. He has been
separated from his wife for. many years
and the abduction is the termination
of several; attempts on the part of .the
mother' to secure the child.' ' • ; ; •;>-;
SAYS ROCKEFELLER'S
FORTUNE IS OVERRATED
Representative Declares In-
come Is Not Over
$20,000,000 a Year
NEW YORK. ; Feb.v 2i;— -Replying; to
day to la. question regarding the size
of- John D. Rockefeller's fortune Fred
crick ,T. <?ates, his business 'representa
tive, "I said: '- \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0';;\u25a0.. V. ;' ' .-. \u25a0 ; -.-''
- "His fortune can not exceed two hun
dred: an d ; fl f ty. - to t h r e e hll n d red mil
lions of dollars. 1 Furthermore, his In
come, .instead ot- being one', hundred
millions; of dollars, or anything ''like it.
can ; not 'T. ln -his most prosperous 'year/
hayeVexceeded -fifteen to twenty? mil
lions oif • doilars." . '-\u25a0'='\u25a0 v : .\u25a0: " '\u25a0"\u25a0/
WIFE'OF STANFORD WHITE'S SLATER UNDERGOING MERCILESS CROSS-EXAMINA
TION AT THE HANDS OF NEW YORK'S- DISTRICT ATTORNEY. -AND A FORMER
MEMBER >; OF THE -ORIGINAL FLORODORA SBXTET. NOW LADY : ASHBURTON.
WHO WAS --A FRKQUENT VISITOR ATIWHITE'S "STUDIOS." * LADY ASHBURTONS
STAGE NAME- WAS REACHED THROUGH A SLIP OF THE TONGUE BY EVELYN
•THAW. OTHER NAMES BEING WHISPERED INTO JEROME'S EARS..
Confesses Continuing Relations
With Alleged Betrayer
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL,
, NEW YORK, Feb. 21.— Under a crossfire* of questions that
searched but ruthlessly the innermost secrets of her life and blazoned
them to the Vworld, Evelyn . Nesbit Thaw's rare , composure as the
star witness in her husband's trial \ for life succumbed today' in
sobs, 'tears and a drift of tempestuous emotion , that threatened
momentarily a .complete .physical-c ollapse, v Through the. 4 devious
byways of a long "and « strange 'story the^Pistrict Attorney had' led
her. Jerome shirked nothing, but;\vas courteous and at times almost
conciliatory in • his .tone .and manner. ~
Evelyn Thawls*; calm was unbroken
when : he ' revealed f her adventures ' in; a
Paris resort known as the '.'Dead Rat,"
where cake \u25a0•walks : and , a Russian -dance
at 2-\u25a0"2 -\u25a0" o'clock 'in the ; morning • had been
the chief attractions. Jerome app
roached •: that hts 'inquisi
tion that culminated 2 in-jthe most as
tounding'recitals' and -one of the; most
painful' - .scenes ; ever ,. : witnessed In , a
courtroom. \u25a0_ [\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 : : : : '\u25a0 : v,- ; !;:\u25a0•'.
'' With relentless scalpel • the District
Attorney^ laid; bare ;the^ ; fact -that \ the
witness ;,' had continued ; ; her ',_ Intimacy
with? the man ; : f or ' whom^ahe .hadfpfb
fessed. her horror, -.aridi loathing. And had
repeatedly- met him privately even in
the; very place in Twenty-fourth ; . street
where, according • to her story, she had
been drugged: ' ' '' ,\~_J " / '
There "were' .other^ confessions - also,
which, ,'; while" damaging to her own
character, \u25a0;- accentuated all the "more
horrible personal . sacrifice.; she' is mak
ing. In the -effort /to \u25a0 save het husband
from the ". electric \u25a0 chair. \u25a0' - The v case • has
progressed' to -the point the,<de»
fendant ; has 'been ; all \ but -lost slght^of.
His \ girl-Ilka. wife; is^ the - figure "about
whomUh^i storm lashes.', She It Is whose j
life is being searched; out and- who is
being held up :to scorn by. the prose
cution."^ " V
~ Thaw, -his face burled in- his"; hands,
might ? easily \u25a0 have L ;been -'out -of the
courtroom 'J pic ture Ctoday ; ? none would
have > missed *h\m'.- All : eyes were} upon
the .withessYchairan^;. the- slight .fig-ure
in ;blu© which. occupied ? it. During the
day •; and at i all \u25a0 times -. heretofore •' Mrs.
Continued Yon • Fife- 2, Column 5
SJ.J&& ,t*One ' but millionaires run the
.GWem*nent?"asks United States^Senator
-Albert J. Beveridge in his remarkable
The Sunday Call
TASK OF SOLOMON FALLS
UPON JUDGE SEAWELL
Must Decide Which of Two
Women Is Mother of
Edna Carson
, To a San P'rancisco Judge has fallen
the task of the "wise Solomon — that of
deciding which of two women is the
mother, of a child whose possession each
seeks. "; Judge Seawell, who is to award
the custody of. the child, can hardly
"run -the bluff" "of the wise ruler of the
past, and the case will be a remarkable
one, to the absolute assertion
of .'maternity made by each of the
claimants.
Five-year-old Edna Carson is the
child disputed over.- The contention
has led. to. the. filing, of a petition for a
writ of habeas corpus for the posses
sion of* the child. contestants In
the unusual' case' are Dr. Olive Carson,
a practicing physician of 1010 "Webster
.street, and ; Mrs. Clara Hall of 2218
Webster street.- .
Five years, ago Jlrs. Hall gave birth
tp/a child in the office of Dr. Carson
and abandoned it there. Edna Carson.'
whose age tallies with the date of this
child's birth.' has always made her home
with Mrs. Carson, and the latter de
clares'.^ that the -little one" is her own
child. J Mrs. Hall declares, however,
that Edna Carson is her own daughter,
who -was abandoned -at birth. About
three weeks i ago she gained posseslon
of the child and fled to Los Angeles,
where she was arrested on complaint
of Dr. Carson and returned to this city.
Mrs. Hall still has possession of the
little girl and asserts that she is the
mother.7 Dr.' Carson is as-positive in her
statements that she. herself Is the
mother of the child, and after vain at
tempts to : secure its return has; filed
the petition, for. a writ ;of habeas cor
pus.' The petition was yesterday made
returnable on "February 28 by Judge
Seawell, and the- court will .endeavor
at that time to" settle the conflicting
claims and determine which of the two
women is the J real mother,
TO HOLD: BIG. CORN SHOW
Great Exposition at Chicago ' Next
* . ,- Fall \u25a0Is Planned
CHICAGO. ; Feb. 21.— The 'greatest
*co^n exposition ever' held in America
will be opened in Chicago next autumn
under the auspices of ' ': the"; National
Corn Exposition 'Association; -which
was organized in' this city.
Plans , were* formulated* la'stl'night..
There: will' be a -corn palace;, corn
fields,; showing how "the ". grain should
be ; raised' for the most "profit: ; corn
products, "showing what, farmers -have
done in the .States'." and - foods
futility of
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PRESIDENT SAYS
HE'LL DEFER TO
JAPAN NO MORE
Has Gone as Far as Self-
Respect of Uncle Sam
Will Permit
WILL ENFORCE LAW
Only Awaits Arrival of
Steamers Now on Way
From* Hawaii
TEMPORIZING AT END
Ira E. Bennett
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.—
There was widespread discussion
today of the significance of yesterday's
conference at the White House, in
which the members of the General
Navy Board joined the President.
Admiral Dewey and Secretary Met
calf in a discussion of the disposition
of the American fleet, with reference
to questions which might arise between
this country and Japan. While the
Tokio Government has expressed its
satisfaction with the exclusion of
coolies from the American mainland
and also with the settlement of the
San Francisco school controversy, the
President and his advisers are aware
of the resentment that is felt by the
Japanese people-
Two Congressmen told The Call cor-
T'espondent today that' the President
had Indicated to ..them .his nnwllllng
ness to : have any further Interchanges
with Japan on questions of purely
American policy, such as Immigration.
They said that he had agreed with
them that the United States had al
ready consulted Japan's wishes as far
as It could do with self-respect. Th»
Tokio Government will have to settla
its troubles with Us people as best It
can. If the discontented element is
strong enough to compel tha Govern
ment to issue direct passports to the
American mainland, the President will
respond by asking Congress to pass a
Japanese exclusion act without delay.
There is reason to believe that press
ure will be brought upon the Japanese
Government to issue such passports
and that unless the Government Is
powerful enough to suppress the Immi
gration movement toward the United
States the relations of the two coun
tries may be severely stralned.
Yesterday's conference dealt with
the plans for the Increase of the navy,
as well as with the disposition of ves
sels. President Roosevelt. It is said.
expressed the opinion that the surest
method of preserving peace was to
hurry the construction of tha two big
battleships just, provided for by Con
gress; and to make them as formid
able as the naval experts could de
vise. He explained that the naval su
periority of the United States would
do more to preserve peace with Japan
than the most skillful negotiations
of the diplomats of the two countries.
At the conference It was decided
to increase the naval strength of the
United States In Pacific waters, but
this announcement is coupled with the
declaration that the plans were mada
long before the friction with Japan
was talked of. The President told
some of. his visitors today that the ex
clusion amendment would not b« en
forced until the Japanese now on tha
water bound from Hawaii to Califor
nia had landed.' He did not deem' it
right to. subject them to deportation.
The steamship companies will be noti
fied, however^ not to take any more
Japanese to California. Everything
indicates - that the President will en
force the exclusion amendment to tha
letter/without regard to any commo
tion that such a course may make in
Japan.
JOURNALIST EXPECTS WAB
Charles Pettlt. representing a Pari
sian paper. . is in San Francisco watch
ing what he believes are the evidences :
of approaching war with Japan. Ha Is ;
here as war correspondent, and; declare* !
it his opinion that hostilities cannot bs ,"'
averted. Japan, he says, la in the hands
of a powerful war party, which nearly j
precipitated a second war, with Russia '
and which. is anxious to try armed con- :
elusions with the United States. H» \u25a0
declares that -Continental papers ar» j
strongly of the opinion that war be-:
tween this nation and "Japan is inevlt- \
- DEMANDS IXFORMATI 6* \u25a0
Members -of Japanme Consreaa Sendt •
an Interpellation, to Government'- }\u25a0
TOKIO. Feb. .21.— A written interpel- \
latlon regarding " the •', San Francisco j
school question was presented to tha j
i Continued oa'Faie 3, Middle Colam* « ,