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VOLUME CIX.—NO. 143
RECIPROCITY
VOTED IN
HOUSE
Canadian Pact Adopted With 10
Democrats and 78 Repub»
Hcans Opposing
FIVE CALIFORNIANS ARE
FOUND WITH MAJORITY
Kahn Refuses to Support Bill
After Personal Plea From
President
LEADING REPUBLICANS
ON OPPOSITE SIDES
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
WASHIXGTOX, April 21.—8y a
vote of 265 to' 89. the bill
providing for reciprocity be
tween the United States and!
Canada passed the house tonight with
out amendment. The announcement of
the vote was greeted with prolonged
applause from both, sides of the house.
Only 10 democrats voted against the
measure. One Independent an 78 re
publican* voted in the "negative. The
most active opposition to the bill came ■
from the insurgents who, under the
guise of offering amendments, at
tempted to delay and render the bill
ineffective.
California members who voted for
the bill were Kent, .KnawJarul, Need
ham, Raker and Stephens. Kahn did
not vote on final passage, but was
paired for a negative vote. Smith, who
is ill. was not present.
Kahn Refuses to Yield
President Taft labored hard with
various members of the house, endeav
oring to persuade them to change their
attitude on the bill before the final
vote was taken. He sent for Kahn and
asked him "not to fight against the bill,
but "Kahn said that he must do so in
the Interest of his constituents.,
Kahn spoke against the measure,
while. Xeedham made a vigorous speech
in favor of it.
Berger of Wisconsin, the .• socialist
member, voted for it, and Akin of Xew
York, who ranks as an independent,
voted against it.
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Request to President
The bill-seeks to put into effect the
formal agreement reached between
President Taft an.l members of the Ca
nadian cabinet, for a reduction of tariff
rates on many articles and free trade
in many others, across the Canadian
border. Added to it by the democratic
leaders is a section which "authorizes
and requests" President Taft to make
further efforts to secure still freer
trade relations with Canada, in the
form of additional reciprocal relations.
The passage of the bill marked the
close of a fight that had raged in the
house for six days. In that time the
safety of the measure was at no time
threatened; but the democratic and
republican leaders, working for Its pas
sage, conceded all the opportunity de
sired by Its opponents for debate and
protest.
Following the same policy, amend
ments were admitted in the house for
almost every section of the bill and ln
each case rejected by an overwhelming
vote.' -'
Amendments Voted Down
The attempt to amend the agreement
began with the final reading of the bill
at 3 o'clock. The .threats of. republi
cans opposed to the measure to make
the democrats vote against amendments
for free meat, free lumber and free
agricultural machinery, were carried
out, but as their party leaders de
clared that any amendment would de
feat the whole trade agreement they
cheerfully voted the amendments down,
democrats with opposing free admis
sion of these important products were
met with the assertions that the demo
crats would lay the new "farmers' free
list bill" before the house next week,
and that an opportunity would be given
them to vote for free meat, machinery,
lumber and other things. This defense
was met by republican standpatters
with, the charge that the democrats
knew the free list bill could not pass
the senate nor secure the president's
approval.
Republican Leaders Clash
Attempts to put fresh and canned
meats on the free list section were
made by Martin of South Dakota, Fos
ter of Vermont, Lenroot of Wisconsin
and Xorrls of Xebraska.
Lenroot finally proposed the whole
democratic free list bill as an amend
ment, and although Sherley of Ken
tucky, who was presiding, ruled that it
against it." *_\mW-%_W&>m\
The section of. the bill relating: to
free admission of pulp and paper pro
voked the sharpest discussion, draw
ing from Mann of Illinois, the republi
can leader,, the statement that it was
exactly the 'terms agreed upon by the
gtto countries. Speaker Can
lion bitterly attacked this section.
LongworthTof pointed out that
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WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH
THE HAREM SKIRT! -
A number of the best known
women of San Francisco and
other towns will give their live
answers to this really important
question in the second section of
The Sunday Call
See the page, "California
Women Thinkers," for a broad
side which open up
The Whole, Subject of Dress Re
form
If you think a change In the
public mind has not arrived, read
What Well Known Women Hare
to Say
then say your own say in a let
ter to the Symposium Editor and
win one of
The Fine Pieces of Silver Ware
Given as Prizes for Bright
Letters
CLAWHAMMER SUIT
GETS ARMY BOOT
Nor May Officers Pose in Varie
gated Hose, Is War De
partment's Order
For sale, cheap— an officer in the army, one
fnll dress suit, claw hammer; one tuxedo coat
an.l one dozen pair variegated socks. Apply at
Presdlo. • ' si* \ t \ •
Society girls who have had difficulty
at military hops In 'distinguishing be
tween ordinary civilians and officers in
civilians' togs are accused of being re
sponsible for the latest order Chat has
emanated from the war department at
Washington to harass the souls and the
purses of harass lieutenants the
e« of youthful lieutenants and
economical captains. ,
The latest order is .in.'effect that
hereafter at all social functions at
military posts the officers must wear
their full dress uniform. It has been
a 'custom at the Presidio- for the officers
to go to the smaller social functions in
tuxedos and the dress suits of the de
partment stores, instead of wearing
their official full dress uniforms, which
look like sample copies of the United
States mint and assay $150 In- gold lace
and broadcloth to the man. (You can
get a "swell" outfit of civilian togs for
one-third^ of that.)
But the girls who go to army dances
were at a loss to whom to address
their smiles and their charms and are
believed to have petitioned the war
department to order' that officers shall
wear the badge of the service when
they appear at dances, tea fights,
bridge whist pontoons and other army
maneuvers of the softer sort.
It is equally probable that some
literary "feller" in the war college had
been reading about the battel of
Waterloo and learned that it happened
on a morning following a grand ball.
He ; may have feared that if a war
broke out the officers of the United
States army might be caught at a
darning party and not have time to
change their rigs before the bullets
got to, flying. For a major to lead a
charge at' 9 o'clock in the morning
dressed in a clawhammer coat and
three buttoned waistcoat would be too
congruous for military discipline.
The. sartorial rules of the war college
have gone further. They have exiled
the gaudy sock from the officers' kit.
In the general order issued it is stated
that only black socks may be worn
with the blue uniform and only white
socks with the white service uniform.
Officers when mounted must not only
wear appropriate socks, but must wear
spurs so as to appear as warlike as
possible to their mount and instill in
the beasts of the service a proper re
gard for the hazards of their vocation.
COAST MISSION WORKERS
BENEFITTED BY BEQUEST
Presbyterians Will Raise Sal
aries With Kennedy Millions
NEW YORK, April 21.—The Presby
terian board of home missions has
just received its $2,210,000 share from
the estate of the late John S. Kennedy,
the New York banker, and has made
plans to use at once the income of
$100,000 a year in the middle west and
extreme west, in the West Indies, the
Philippine islands and in Alaska. One
of the first steps will be to raise the
salaries of 443 home missionaries re
ceiving less than $800 a year. '■*■:
GEMS WORTH $200,000
KICKED INTO STREET
Blind Horse in New York
Wrecks Store Window
NEW YORK,* April 21— blind horse
today kicked his way through two big
plate glass windows of a Jewelry store
on* the corner of oMaiden Lane and
Broadway, and sent $200,000 worth of
diamonds in the window flying into the
street." Policemen stationed at this,
one of the busiest corners in downtown
New York, had all they could do to
control the crowds which watched the
proprietors and clerks of the Jewelry
establishment pick up the gems.
HALF TON OF HONEY IN
, TAVERN; 150 YEARS OLD
LENOX,- Mass., April 21.— thou
sand pounds of honey, some of it 'more
than 60 years old,- is on. exhibition at
East Lee, a village . near here. The
entire quantity was obtained by work
men while tearing down a tavern built
150 years ago. fipfilM
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1911.
HAIR AND BQNES
MAY BE THOSE
OF REDDING MAN
Grewsome Relics Found Near
Chico Resemble Description
of William F. Baker
Horses and Mules Found ' Near
Spot Recognized as Ones
He Drove
[Special Dispatch to The Call] .'.
CHICO, April 21.—1t -nan learned to
night that a man giving the name of
John Bray appeared at Cutter's second
hand More In this city Thursday and
sold the proprietor several articles of
wearing apparel and bed clothing, re
vealing a blood stained shirt sleeve.
REDDIXG, April 21.—That George W.
Baker, a farmer who lived until re
cently on Clear creek, four miles south
of Redding, was slain yesterday morn
ing on the banks of the Sacramento
river west of Chico and his body
thrown into the river is the firm con
viction of the Redding police, who have
been given particulars of the tragedy.
Baker left here in January, driving
three horses and two mules to a wagon.
He went to Willows and from there
wrote to his brother, Marion, who lives
here, that he was going to break camp
and go to Chico. Near the scene of
the Chico tragedy three horses and
two mules were found grazing in a
pasture. These are unquestionably
Baker's, according to the description
given. He owned a wagon resembling
one which was found partly demolished
near the fire where part of the body
was burned.
Baker was an industrious man, aged
41 years.
In a box dredged from the river this
afternoon were found bills for goods
purchased by him in a grocery here as
Continued on Page 23, Column 3
Two typical Juarez scenes. Above is the Market square, where venders of Mesquite gather to sell their wood, and
below is a native barber sunning himself in one of the narrow alleys in which Juarez abounds.
-Photo by T. A. Lathe of the Pacific photo art company.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
CONCLAVE ENDED
Grand Commandery at San Jose'
Finds Time for Social
Diversions
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SAX JOSE, April 21.—8y strict ap
plication to the business in hand the
grand commandery of California,
Knights Templar, today concluded its
fifty-third annual session and even had
time to indulge in a. few of the social
diversions provided by the local knights
for the visitors. |KMBKOIPQHBB~£~KO£~B
One whole day. ahead of its schedule,
the grand commandery installed the
officers elected last evening and exem
plified the. order "of the temple. This
latter ceremony was put Yon in asylum
by California commandery No. 1 of San
Francisco*. '3&tNEMHK3raPHBBttpPMi
About 75. of the visiting : knights
found time this morning to take'ad
vantage of a trolley excursion over the
interurban' loop and through: the west
erly ! orchard '. and :!, foothill •■> sections of
the; valley, the guests of San Jose com
mandery ,No.'' 10. This afternoon half
a dozen special cars were placed at the
disposal * of '■' the • visitors and 0- many *" of
the;■■ women took the trips; over the
blossom route to Palo Alto and' Stan
ford university. '.
.-* One hundred . and fifty Templars
gathered. at ; luncheon: ln Masonic' ten*-
pie *at noon. • An; exhibition - drill Owas
held, this evening- 'In the Auditorium
rink > between the degree, teams !of """an
Jose : commandery.of t this city Cali
fornia and* Mission .commauderles 1 of
San : Francisco. :., . * : .*' >'''$tf33BE&tttt_%
STANFORD MAN
SUES FACULTY
TO SAVE BOOK
Manager of the . Junior Annual
Quad Complains of Threats
Against Publication
Injunction; Sought Against Op
position to Student After *
Suspension
For the first time In the history of '
Stanford university the question of un- |
limited faculty control over student ac
tivities bids fair to be brought to a
test in the courts of the state. An in
junction suit in which President David
Starr Jordan, Chairman A. B. Clark of
the student affairs committee;:of the
university faculty and the various pro
fessors composing this committee are
named as defendants, will be filed this
morning in Santa Clara county to pre-
Contlnued on j Page IS, Column 3
TEXAS LAND DEAL MEANS
5,000 ACRES FOR JAPS
Nippon Agent Says 00 of His Countrymen Will Come
From Mexico to Start Colony
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
GALVESTON, Tex., April 21.— J. lato,
claiming to represent a Japanese com
pany, closed a deal today for nearly
5,000 acres of land near the gulf coast
and . extending Into Starr, Nueces and
Hidalgo counties. It is planned to es
tablish a Japanese colony.of. rice grow
ers and the first settlers will be brought
from Mexico. "
DOG PROVES ITSELF A HERO,
SAVING COUPLE FROM FLAMES
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
0; OAKLAND," April *, 21.—Joseph/ B.
Carter, master mechanic at a * local
theater,, and his wife, were saved from
death or i lnjury In their burning home
at 8162 Orchard street, Fruitvaie, this
morning by a housedog. ■ The canine, a
Chihuahua , puppy, leaped on.the. bed
and barked until' Mrs. Carter awoke. .
Carter on being called, went to in-
GOLDFIELD MAN ENDS LlTE—Goldfield. NeT.,
.: April 21.—J.' J. Dlehl, a. hay I dealer,, 43 year*
of ace, rommltted suicide here today, hy shoot
y ing ; himself 'la , the moutu'- with -'a*rifle. "• ■ •'-••
Peace Offered to Rebels Recalled
Madero to Fight or Slink Away
Leaders of the opposing forces in the Mexico revolution, which is now
approaching the crisis.
lato said that he; made a tour of the
coast country of Texas three years ago
and another about 18 month-* ago and
invested in several small tracts of land.
"Conditions for rice growing are not
favorable in Mexico," he said, "and
many.' of ;my countrymen will come
from there before next winter, another
hundred will come over from Japan and
settle on these lands.""
vestigate, ; and found that a, flre which
had begun in the lower part of the
house was cutting off their,escape.' He
and >. his wife- got out of > the dwelling
with- few belongings. By/the time a
fire alarm could be sounded the ' house
was doomed.
The dwelling' is owned. by A." M. Sa
linger. 0 The loss Is estimated at $3,500.
COLLISION HURTS SIX—St. Leata. April 21 —
Six persons were Injure.:!, throe 'of them * seri
: ously, "when »;~ speeding automobile collided
-v with" ii street ' car- here early- this' morning.*;:'
;^M^W WEATHER :
rtf*Bo£s4_ygpY — Highest temperature, 58 ;
*?j£Zo?_rhursdaX) night. 50.
FORECAST FOR TODAY — Fair, with
fog; light south wind, changing to brisk west.
* : : V [Special Dispatch to The Call] [ ' '
EL* PASO, Tex., April 21.— hope of 311 armistice has been abandoned
by both the federals and rebels, and the two armies are marking time
preparatory to going; into, battle outside of Juarez. A final peace
. . proposal in writing was made to Francisco Madero at 4 o'clock Friday
afternoon, and was considered by him in detail.
! While the conference was in progress, a courier arrived from EI Paso,
saying the. federal government refused to treat further with Madero or his
men, and ordered Senors Oscar Braniff and Esquival Obregon, the two com//
missioners from Mexico City, to "cease any negotiations with the rebels,
Madero says any further delay is useless*. ">%'
Navarro's refusal to ; surrender /the city, Madero's demand that Diaz
must resign and the calling off of further peace negotiations by the -Mexican
government; mean ■one: of two things—the Maderoites must stand and fight
within the. next 24 hours, or slink away admitting defeat, as was done at
Chihuahua. "p ..''/
At sunset double and single files of men could be seen coming through the
mountain passes to the west of El Paso. It was believed that a general move
ment of rebel'troops had begun. 0 .
800 BANDITS JOIN MADERO'S ARMY
The column swung, down to the river, and proved to be Panco Villa and
his 800 bandits, who are a strong part of the fighting force of Madero. /, They
had marched in from Rancho Flores and set up camp on the river flat opposite,
-the El Paso smelter, and within hailing distance of the American side. The
campfires may be seen; from the city, and the .songs and shouts of ''Vive
Madero!'' in answer to the cheers from the American side maybe plainly
heard in the residence section. :
Mrs. Ernest Hughes', sister in law of Miss Frances Hughes, who was
engaged^to Captain Oscar, Creighton, went to Madero's camp for luncheon
with the provisional president Friday afternoon, upon invitation of Madero.
She was given the dead officer's saber and side arms, arid told that the pro
visional government would issue a pension to Creighton's relatives as soon aa /
it was triumphant.
# A conference of war was held at Madero's camp Friday afternoon, at /
which the plan of battle was discussed by Madero and his chiefs, including the ■
strategy board. * . -y. '.*, .■:
■ A map of Juarez was considered in detail and the location of the mines
marked for the information of the attacking party. Shells for the three
cannon that are stationed on 0 Orozco hill, overlooking Juarez, *- have * beenY
smuggled across the river from.El. Paso and taken to the insurrecto camp. .
' 0 A'large quantity of ammunition is Talso thought to have been taken across.\
It is not believed the, general attack will take place before morning. :
REBELS CALLED LIARS AND COWARDS 7../*
0 "They arc liars and cowards*. They say they arc coming in to fight, but
I do not believe it," said Colonel Tamborcl, jefe de annas of Juarez. This is
Colonel .Tamborcl's estimate of \ the rebel /army. The United States army,
officers are enthusiastic about the measures that have been taken by the federal
army for the defense:of Juarez. The cannon are placed where they will be
most effective, and the fortifications located to obtain an admirable sweep of ,
the approaches west and south. BBBEBBfIfISBSSHNS
Scouting parties are being sent out from Juarez in all directions, but do
not venture far from the fortifications, as the hills are alive with rebels.
y Navarro is personally in charge of the work, and will conduct the battle-,
in person should it start in the morning. ■ s "Yf- /;Y * V'
PEACE COMMISSIONERS' STATEMENT
Braniff and Obregnon, peace commissioners, today gave out, a statement .
of their proposals for settling the trouble, and declaring"that Madero would i
be to blame for the consequences of the war, inasmuch as he could at present '.'_
afford, to' accept a compromise with good grace. They; declare that they
represent ''a perfectly defined public sentiment existing in Mexico. The *.
statement says: ,Y"*Y- /> !
"The public demands are:" Y.^Y. "* ' ' -
First, that concrete guarantee forthcoming from the Mexican govern-!
ment that the promises and other already:partly executed reforms will be j
implanted and developed as rapidly as practically possible. V " •'■"
■_. "Second, that with this guaranty perfected, the armed rebellion has carried |
its avowed principles * into triumph, and as : a . consequence ceases. thereafter, to i
be justified, and its persistence.renders it: dangerous to our future peace and \
welfare, and therefore unp-C~Y>tic and undeserving of further, public support.
* -'"Third,'that the retirement of General Diaz is not necessary to insure f
compliance by the government with • its promises, but, on the contrary, would < .
PRICE FIVE r CENTS.
CONFERENCE
ENDED AND
BATTLE IS
CERTAIN
Mexican Government Orders Its
Officials to Discontinue Ne
gotiations With Head
of Insurrectos
ENEMY MOVES ITS FORCES
CLOSER TO BESIEGED CITY
Federals Have Put Up Strong
Fortifications and Expect
to Successfully Repel
■ Any Attack
[^DEVELOPMENTS IN
I --MEXICO SITUATION |
Dlaa orders emissaries -to cease
.< negotiations, with Madero.
Insurrectos delay - attack on
: , Juarez. • - '. .
Converse and Blatt ordered re
leased from prison by Diaz.
Minister de la Barra'a change of
front dae to Washington hint.