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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
TASK OF SOLOMON FALLS
UPON JUDGE SEAWELL
Must Decide Which of Two
Women Is Mother of
Edna Carson

To a San Francisco Judge has fallen
the task of the wise Solomon-that of
deciding which of two women is the
mother of child whose possession each
seeks. Judge Seawell. who is to award
the custody Of the child. can hardly
run the BLUR of the wise ruler of the
past. and the case will be a remarkable
one. owing to the absolute assertion
of maternity made by each of the
claimants.
Five-year-o Edna Carson is the
child disputed over. The contention
has led to the fling of a petition for a
writ of habeas corpus for the posses
sion of the child. The contestants in
the unusual case are DR.. Olive Carson.
practicing physician of 1910 Webster
street. and Mrs. Clara Hall of 221S
Webster street.
Five years, ago Mrs. Hall gave birth
to 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. Mrs Hall declares. however,
that Edna Carson is her own daughter,
who was abandoned at birth. About
three weeks ago she gained possession
of the child and fed to Los Angeles,
where she was arrested on complaint
of DIR. Carson and returned to this city.
Mrs. Hall still has possession of the
little girl and asserts that she is the
mother. DR.. Carson is as positive in her
statements that she herself is the
mother of the child. and after vain at
tempts to secure it's return has filed
the petition for writ Of habeas cor
pus The petition was yesterday made
returnable on February 2s 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 real mother,
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
STEALS HER OWN CHILD
AND FLEEs FROM STATE
Mrs. w. H. Elliott Takes
Little Daughter From
Divorced Husband
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 21.-Von Celia
Mosely. the 10-year-old daughter of
t. Mosely, Tehachapi merchant, was
abducted yesterday afternoon from a
schoolyard. in Tehachapi by her mother
and w. H. Elliott. the mothers second
husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, with chauf-
feur, drove quietly up to the school
house in an auto, called the girl aside
and after placing her in the machine
proceeded quickly to this city.
The abductors remained secluded in
a private hotel until 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
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22

conciliatory in his tone and manner.
Evelyn Thaw's calm was unbroken
when he revealed her adventures in a
Paris resort known as the Dead Rat"
where cake walks and Russian dance
at 2 o'clock in the morning had been
the chief attractions. Then Jerome ap-
preached that portion of his inquisi-
tfon that eliminated in the most as
founding recitals and one of the most
painful scenes ever witnessed In a
courtroom.
with relentless scalpel the District
Attorney laid bare the fact that the
witness had continued her intimacy
with the man for whom she had pro-
fessed her horror and 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.
There were other confessions also.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
IouRNALIsr ExPEcrs wAR

Charles Petit. representing a Pari-
sian paper. is in San Francisco watch
ing what he believes are the evidences
of approaching war with Japan He Is
here as war correspondent. and declares
it his opinion that hostilities cannot be
averted Japan. he says. Is in the hands
of a powerful war party. which nearly
precipitated a second war with Russia
and which is anxious TO try armed con-
clusions with the United States He
declares that Continental papers are
strongly OF the opinion that war be-
tween this nation and Japan is newt
able.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
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
WILL ENFORCE LAW
TEMPORIZING AT END
BY Ira E. Bennett

AOA l1lN0 lOlNs L Cd. Ill
There was widespread discussion
today of the significance of yesterdays
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 feet. with reference
to questions which might arise between
this country and Japan. While the
Toxic 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 Congressman told The Call cor
respondent today that the President
had indicated to them his unwilling
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. The
Toxic Government will have to settle
it's troubles with it's people as best It
can. If the discontented element is
strong enough to compel the 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-
grafton movement toward the United
States the relations Of the two coun-
tries may be severely strained
Yesterdays conference dealt with
the plans for the increase OF the navy.
as well as with the disposition Of YES
sells. President Roosevelt. IT is said.
expressed the opinion that the surest
method of preserving peace was TO
hurry the construction OF the two big
battleships Just provided for by Con-
gress, and to make them as fornid-
able as the naval experts could de-
wise 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 1t 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 made
long before the friction with Japan
was talked Of The President told
some of his visitors today that the ex-
clusion amendment would not be en-
forced until the Japanese now on the
water bound from Hawaii to Califor-
mia had landed. He did not deem il
right to subject then, to deportation
The steamship companies win be noti-
fed. however. not to take any more
Japanese to California Everything
indicates that the President viii en-
force the exclusion amendment to the
letter. without regard to any commo-
ton that such course may make In
Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
SAYS R0CKEFELLER's
FORTUNE IS OVERRATED
Representative Declares In
come Is Not Over
$2O,OOO,OOo a Year

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Replying to-
day to a question regarding the size
of John D. Rockefeller's fortune Fred
erick T. Gates. his business representa-
tive. said:
His fortune can not exceed two hun
dred and fifty to three hundred mil
lions of dollars. Furthermore his in
come, instead of being one hundred
millions of dollars or anything like it
can not in his most prosperous year
have exceeded fifteen to twenty mil
lions of dollars
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
TO HOLD BIG CORN SHOW
Great Exposition at Chicago Next
Fall Is Planned

CHICAGO. Feb. 21-The greatest
corn exposition ever held in America
will be opened in Chicago next autumn
under the auspices OF the National
Corn Exposition Association. which
was organized recently In this city.
Plans were formulated last night
There will be corn palace: corn
fields, showing how the grain should
be raised for the most profit: corn
products, showing what farmers have
done in the various States and foods
siEnalizipg the utility OF the grain.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22

which, while damaging to her own
character. accentuated all the more
horrible personal sacrifice she is max
ing in the effort to save her husband
from the electric chair. The case has
progressed to the point where the de-
fendant has been all but lost sight Of
His girl-like wife is the figure about
whom the storm lashes She 1t is whose
life is being searched out and who is
being held up to scorn by the prose
cution.
Thaw, his face buried in his hands
might easily have been out OF the
courtroom picture today; none would
have missed him. All eyes were upon
the witness chair and the slight figure
in blue which occupied it. During the
day and at all times heretofore Mrs
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
haws Young Wife Collapses Under Terrible Cross=Fire
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHoNE TEMPORARY ss
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1907.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESTERDAY-Rain: south wind: maximum
temperature, "a; minimum temperature So; pre-
cipitation. .25.
west wind. Page 9
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
Confesses ContinuingRelation
With Alleged Betrayer
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, Feb 21-Under crosshre of questions that
searched uthes the of her life and blazoned
them the world Evelyn the
witness her husbands trial for life succumbed today in
obs and drift of mpesuous emotion that threatened
omenary complete physical collapse Through the devious
byways of long and strange story the District Attorney had led
shrked nothing times
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
pENANps INFORMATION

Members of Japanese Congress send
an Interpolation to Government
TOXIC. Feb. 21--A written Interpret
lation regarding the San Francisco
school question was presented to the
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22

Ten Assembly bill 6lers mortgage their pay
and reported 70 have disappeared. Page 8
Carninetti scores Railroad Commission and
railway tactics. but his resolution on rebating is
defeated Page 8
Constitutional amendment for revision of taxa
tion is passed by the Senate Page s
Legislature TO visit Berkeley on Saturday to
inspect capital site; bills for removal from Sac
rsmento introduced in both houses. Page 8
Committees Of both houses meet today to
consider direct primary law amendment Page
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
EDITORIAL

Shonts makes q lame defense.
Triumphant Diplomacy"
A new plea for State division.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22

Continued on PAGE 8. auadie colun,- a
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Continued on ras. ?. Column
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22
DOMESTIC
WASHINGTON

President Roosevelt declares that be
defer to japan no more to immigration
that Toxic must look after Its own troubles
President and Congress frown upon HIS
mans claim for reimbursement for work
Colorado River break. PAT
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-22

This is auto week. 1t will eliminate
on Sunday with an automobile courtship,
which will be seen in FIVE striking photo
graphs in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-05
ALABAMA A WINNER
VANDERBILT DEFEATED AND AL
 MOST SHUT OUT,
Chapman on Firing Line For Coach POllards Men, Allows Only Four Hits While TuscaIoo-
 sians Get Eight.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, April 4-(speclal) In the first game of the series Ala bama worked a great big April fool on the much touted Commodores to the tune of to l.
 Pitcher Chapman is the hero of all local fans tonight for to hia more than any one else is due the crimson white victory. ..
 Not only did he hold the visitors to two hits one of whicn was of the scratch species, but by lining out a stinging drive he brought in one of the quartette of Alabama scores.
 In. the first innings things looked squally for the locals. The first two men up bunted safely, the next saf- rlhced and run seemed certain. By good headwork however on the part of the pitcher and infeld the side was returned.
 Alabama's run getting occurred in the nrst and second innings as A re- suit of punched hits and a connie or errors on the part of shortstop bonds The Commodore's line score came in the sixth from a scratch hit by Craig a stclen base and infie?ders choice Hannon pulled down a difficult hv in close left field otherwise the fielding of both teams was not brilliant.
 Alabama-Hannou ss; E. S. Jones If; Pope. 2b; Paul Jones. 3b: Nooiin 1b; Cafey. of; Foster, If; Stevenson, c; Chapman D.
 Vanderbilt-Fugler, c: Inglish, n. Cunningham, 1b: Craig 2b: Bond ss. Potts 3h; Webster, If; Coston. of. Blake, If. e4'
 Umpire-Prouty. Score by innings:
 Alabama-1-3.0,O,o.oo,O x-As-4
 Fanderbilt--o 0 % 1-2-4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-05
THREE NEGROES SENTENCED
Judge Emmett wolfe PronOunees
 Death Sentence for First Time.

VuuBc EmMctt wVIe FronOUMee@
 Death Sentence for First Time.
 Milton. Fla, April 4.--(SpeciaI. b. Judge J. Emmett Wolfe today sem tenced the three negroes found guilty of murder. to be banged.
 This will be the first hanging in this county in nine years. The con Kemp Holt and Sanders Cutt. Wood all shot Walter Rowling, a young white man, at Pace's turpentine still I; Holt shot Monroe Buckhaltsr, a ne- gro, at J. F. Poore's still and Cutt shot Richard Echols at Woodville.
 The prohibition advocates are cir culating petitions to call a wet and dry election.
 H. s. Laird, representing the anti prohibition faction, returned from Tal- lahassee last night where he presented a petition to the representatives of this county not to apply to the Leg islature for a new charter for this city on the ground that the old charter Is null and void as recently ruled by Mayor Holley,
 It is believed the plan to get a new charter is simply a ruse of the dry" faction to get a prohibition plank in the city ordinances without putting the question to the voters.
 Mrs. l.. L. Aymard left for Mont gomery last night in response to a telegram announcing her son. Edward, as precariously Ill in that city.
 J. T. Mapoles, editor of The Milli- gan Herald, was a business visitor here Monday.
 Grover Harvell of Bagdad, has been elected page of the Senate.
 Mrs. T. r. West and children have been visiting Mir. T. A. Chahfln in Pensacola.
 MT. Fred Brown of Bagdad and bride. arrived from Chattanooga yes- terday.
 Mrs. John B. Ellis entertained the Wednesday afternoon Euchre Club yesterday .-...
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-05
COLLEGE BOY
Fond of DOughnuts and Pie, But Could not "KeeP in the Game" on
 Such Food.

One good thing about modern coll lege athletics Is that the young fel- lows learn some sense about food and what it is really for.
 A thing may taste good, but may not be the thing to make clear brains, elastic muscles and good wind"
 A Mich. boy went in for sport. but soon found that there was something wrong with his food He writes:
 During my school days I was fond of outdoor sport and excelled in nearly every game that I entered. It was just at my greatest growing period and was springing up like a vine.
 The food l ate then soon proved to be unfit to sustain my growth and hard mental and physical work. I rel ished and ate pastry and used to eat hot doughnuts by the half dozen. had starchy and greasy food pretty much all the time.
 Soon became so weak I would have to eat during the middle of the night before I could go to sleep. (half starved because the undigested food eaten nev- CT became absorbed for strength.)
 My body was calling for nourish- ment that 1t could not get from the kind of food ate. My stomach pained me and specialists pronounced my case severe intestinal Indigestion.
 ''I tried everything imaginable in the way of different foods. but without avaid. Finally I hit on Grape Nuts, which l began to eat and relish, three times day. Soon my stomach and bowels got all right and my natural sleep returned. Now I am hard at work every day and sound in health. which I owe largely to the advice in "The Road to Melville" the little booklet in the pkgs B." Name given by Postum Cereal Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. There's a Reason"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-05
ELIMINATE NEGRO
SENATOR BEARD INTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION.
Simply Inserts Word "White, hy Which He Hopes to Test Legality
 of Fourteenth and Fifteenth

Tallahassee, Fla, April A. (spec- ial. Elimination of the negro from politics In the State was the subject of resolution introduced in the Sen ate today by Senator Beard of Pensa- cola.
 The resolution proposes to amend a section of the constitution which pro- yides that naturalized citizens at the time Of and before registration shall produce to the registration officers his certificate of naturalization or a. duly certified copy.
 The proposed amendment differs on- ly from the amendmentto the constitu- tion in the acts of 1893 in having the word white" precede the rd"male" in the first line of the section, but this simple addition will limit the privi- lege of suffrage to white voters alone, if the joint resolution is passed and ratified by the people.
 In this event the subject would doubtless come before the United States court on acc0unf of its defiance to the fourteenth and fifteenth amend- ments of the constitution of the Uni ted States.
 The author of the resolution holds that doubt has always existed as to the legal ratification of the fourteentb and fifteenth amendments, of the Fed eral constitution, claiming that the de- termination of their utility has always been evaded.
 The enactment of the Beard resolu- ton will afford the opportunity to es- tabiish the legal status of these amend ments or tighten the burden of their being from the nation. Twentv-nine bills were introduced in the Senate to- day and forty-three in the House. A great many of these were local bills. Among the House bills was one to abol- ish capital punishment in Florida, which will bring on an interesting debate when put upon its passage The com mitees were named in both houses. In the Senate, Harry Buckman of Jack sonville, is Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and in the House this chair manship is held by J. H. MacWiIliams of St. Augustine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-05
WILL HEAR LOTTERY
WITNESSES ARRIVING IN MOBILE
 TO TESTIFY.
nn~v, Cox~e From All Parts of the Country to Appear Before the
 United states Grand

Mobile. April 4.--tspecial: )-Persons from all parts of the United States will begin arriving here tomorrow to sfestify before a local grand jury in the trial of the Honduras Lottery Compa- nv for alleged conspiracy to violate the laws of the United states reso- tatfnr the operation of lottsries
 At the United States District AL torney's office 1t is stated that every thing is practically in readiness to oe- gin the famous trial, but mass oI evidence will have to be gone through before the real trial will begin.
 The sessions of the grand jury to investigate the famous case will ne heard in the chambers of the United States district court and all spectators will be excluded. Some of the pest legal talent in the United States VIII appear for and against the defendants
 The presentation of the case to the iury will be left practically in the hands of Attorney Armbrecht ana Yields and Special Agents Donaghey and Sauter who executed most or the rafds throughout the country In whlcn xo many were captured
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-05
STATE PILOTS MEET
CAPTAIN PERRY, PENSACOLA MAN,
 IS PRESIDENT.
Was Elected to Succeed Captain Mont calm Broward, Brother to Flor ida's Governor, st Session
 Held fin Jacksonville.

Pensacola, Fla, April 4.-(Special.)- Delegates to the meeting of the State Pilots Association. which convened in Tallahassee Monday, returned to the city this morning. and report the annual session of the association to be one of the most successful in the his tory of the body.
 = Officers were elected for the ensuing year, Captain Charles Perry of this city succeeding Captain Montcalm Broward. of Jacksonville brother of Governor Broward. as president.
 Delegates were present from Fer nandina, Port Tampa, Jacksonville, Apalachicola, Pensacola and other Flor ida ports, and the officers chosen for the year are as follows: President Charles Perry, of Pensacola; Vice President, T. B. Lassere, of Fernan- dina; Secretary and Treasurer, James Scholls, of Pensacola; Legislative Com mittee, T. s. Davis, Fernandina; Charles Perry and James Scholls, of Pensa- cola.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-05
HORTON FOUND DEAD
BODY OF BRIDGE TENDER FLOAT
 ING IN CREEK.
l.. q N. EmplOye Believed to Have Been struck by Projecting
 Timber on . Freight

Mobile. April 4.-(Special-)-The body of Charles Horton. white man employed as bridge tender by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com- pany at Three Lille Creek Bridge. was found floating in the creek this after noon.
 At first 1t was thought that Horton had met with foul play as several bruises and cuts were visible on the body but on examination by the coro- ner it was found that the mans neck was broken and conclusion was reached that he was knocked from the bridge by a stick of timber projecting from a freight car of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 The remains were brought to the city and are held at the city morgue by the sexton.
 The body of Horton was found ly- ing half way over log some distance from the bridge where 1t had evidently been carried by the current in the creek. There were no traces around or nothing to show that the man had been killed by any human being.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-05
MErHoD1sT MISSION BOARD.
Conference Body To Hold Its Session
 In GreenViIle.


 Greenville, April 4-(Special.) )--The Missionary Board of the Alabama Con- ference will meet in Greenville next Tuesday and continue in session two days. This is the annual meeting of the Board and business of much import anee comes up before 1t.
 The ministers will be entertained by members of the denomination.
 Dr. w. M. Blackwelder is attending the gathering of the Baptist Young Peoples Union in Montgomery.
 Mrs. J. G. Reynolds and Miss Aline Shanks left yesterday for Demopolis to attend the Woman's Foreign Mission ary Society. The former is a delegate from the local society the latter rep resents the Golden Links.
 Mrs. John Lewis of Birmingham, and Mrs. Claude Kendrick of Durham. are visiting their brother, O. R. Por- ter and family.
 w. M. Flowers and son, ". B, Flowers, left yesterday to spend a while at Tate Springs, Tenn.
 w. H. Shanks of Forest Home passed L. .ough here yesterday en route to Hot Springs. Ark.
 Mrs. W. s. Horton reached here this morning from Mobile and Is visiting her mother, Mrs. w. W. Wilkinson.
 Dr. Tankersley of Luverne is in town today.