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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
At BANQUET
MAY CAUSE WAR
Clash Is Imminent Between
Salvador and Guatemala
Over Insult to Minister
DIPLOMAT THRASHED

Coincident with the report from
Mare Island that the Government has
ordered the gunboat Yorktown to pro-
ceed to Central American waters in
anticipation of a disturbance there
comes the news that feeling between
Guatemala and Salvador has again
reacned the stage where hostilities are
imminent
The immediate cause of the rupture
between the two republics is the public
tnrash1ng given DIR. Salvador Rodri-
guez, the Minister OF Salvador to Qua
temala, by two brothers, Felix and
Lorenzo Foncea, prominent residents
OF Guatemala City.
When the Foncea brothers had fin
fshed with Rodriguez he looked like
a Russian warship after Port Arthur.
This incident came as the climax of
a series of International events. The
two countries are now facing each
other like angry bull dogs and clash
may occur at any moment
The present trouble had it's incep-
tion at the close of the recent war
between the two nations, when Presi-
dent Regalado. commander of the Sal
vadorean forces, was slain. To cele-
prate his victory President Cabrera of
Guatemala had the body of Regalado
brought to Guatemala City, where he
gloried over it like an old-time bar
barian chief. His display of inhuman-
ity aroused President Diaz of Mexico,
who notified Cabrera to return the
body forthwith to Salvador, where the
widow of General Regalado had made
piteous appeal that the outrage be
stopped.
Cabrera obeyed and the body was
returned to Salvador. The arrival of
the ren1QinS a Co Il
the occasion of national holiday on
which generous tribute was paid the
fallen warrior.
The orator of the occasion was Dr.
Salvador Rodriguez. During his speech
Rodriguez cast diplomacy to the winds
and in flaming words condemned Cab
rera, the savage monarch" of Guate-
mala.
A short time after Rodriguez was
appointed Minister to Guatemala. His
selection was, of course, a direct blow
al Cabrera, but no protest was made.
Cabrera, it was known, intended to
bide his time and when the oppor-
tunity offered take revenge on Rod
riguez. But the climax came sooner
than he expected.
1t happened that Cabrera fell out
with Lorenzo and Felix Foncea, two of
his followers. The brothers. seeking a
means of again gaining the favor of
the President, bethought themselves
of Rodriguez. They found their op-
portunity at big fete given recently
at the Guatemala Club. All of the
diplomats of the country and the rep
resentatives of all the foreign powers
were present. There had been wine in
abundance During the concluding
courses of the dinner Lorenzo Foncea
moved to the side of Rodriguez. Their
conversation became more and more
animated until suddenly there was a
crash of broken china and the two
were fighting. In an instant Felix Fon-
cea reached his brothers side and the
two administered terrible beating to
their adversary.
Salvador lodged a protest with Presi-
dent Cabrera, but Cabrera chuckled in
glee and said 1t was no affair of his.
AS a result there has been a fracture
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
SIX ARE DROWNED
IN SACRAMENTO
Gasoline Launch Running at
Full Speed Strikes Draw
OF the Railroad Bridge
WOMEN NCAUGHTBELOW

SACRAMENTO, Feb. six per-
sons-one white woman, one japanese
woman and four Japanese men-were
crowned this afternoon when the gaso-
line launch Cyrene struck the draw
OF the railroad bridge across the Sac
ramento River at the city and cap
sized.
Tne names OF the drowned are: Mrs.
Jacinto, who lived at Ninth and L
streets, this city; Mrs. Y. Fugii, Jap
anese, who lived at 800 M street, this
CITY; l. Sakaguchi and T. Kishi, both
japanese; two Japanese passengers,
names not ascertained.
The owner of the boat, Manuel Hen
derson, who was acting as captain and
engineer; George Horr, pilot; Joseph
Gamma and Martin Gamma and two
Japanese were saved
When the crash came as the launch
drove into the closed draw at full
speed, Henderson and Horr crawled
from the interior of the boat, and
were followed by several of the pas
sengers. With the exception of Joseph
and Martin Gamma, who jumped from
the top of the boat to the railroad
bridge and were rescued, all jumped
into the river
The two women were inside the
boat
Four of the Japanese men. who
Jumped into the river, drowned before
boat could reach them while the
others either .drifted down the river
on pieces of freight or swan ashore.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
AIDS LABORERS ON
ALL PUBLIC WORK
O'Brien's Proposed Statute
Is Supported by Majority
of Lower House Members
RAISES MEMS WAGES
CALL HEADQUARTERS.
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. All the
changes on the old argument that la
Dor is a commodity were rung today
in the Assembly before a vote was
taken on Assemblyman O'Brien's bill
raising the minimum wage scale on
public work from 81 to SO. The roll
call showed forty-seven ayes and sew
enteen noes.
Stanton OF Los Angeles said he
thought the proposed law would ham,
per the project OF his home city TO get
water from Owens River. Forbes OF
Inyo declared the Owens River water
system would mean the ruination of
the Owens River valley. Aside from
that he was opposed TO the State going
into the market to get labor as cheap
ly as possible.
Stetson Of Oakland talked Of the
furility OF pitting q statute against
an economic law. Beckett of San
Francisco pointed out that Stetson
had introduced a bill increasing sala-
ries in the Office of the Attorney Cen
erah
Grove Johnson made a strong appeal
for the bill, declaring that the same
old fight had been made every time
an effort was made to raise the wages
of men employed on public work.
The seventeen members who voted
against the bin were: Bishop of Santa
Ana, Case, Cogswell. Leeds, Pierce
Stanton, Transue and Thompson OF
Los Angeles. Cutten Of Eureka, Drew
Of Fresno, Johnson of San Diego. Lu-
cas- OF Santa Cruz, Otis. Stetson and
Strobridge Of Alameda County. Perci-
val Of Lodi and Pyle of Santa Barbara
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
RUFF HAS CHANCE
TO STEAL MARCH
Schmitz Appointees Fail to
File Bonds and Offices
May Be Declared Vacant
OFFICIAL ACTS VOID

BY the failure OF recent appeintees
to municipal Offices to file bonds and
thus properly qualify the legality of
important acts of the Board of Super
visors, the Police Commission, Fire
Commission and Board of Public Works
is threatened. Under the charter 1T Is
the duty of the Mayor and Auditor to
see that these bonds are duly executed,
but Schmitz has been preoccupied with
his own defense and Horton apparently
has been devoting his attention to
blocking the Grand Jury warrants to
the exclusion of all other matters.
The recent appointees who have
failed to file their bonds and the
amounts required are as follows:
Supervisor T. J. O'Nein. 5000
Supervisor o. A. Tveitmoe ........... 5000
Police Commissioner W. III. Leahy. 5000
Fire Commissioner Mario Bollo. 10000
Fire Commissioner T.. III. Goodman. .-... 10000
Commissioner OF Public Works George
Clerk of the Board Of Supervisors John
H. Ryan .-............--.---.-.. lO,ooo
All of the above, with the exception
of Ryan, were appointed January IL.
Ryan was appointed January Z. By the
provisions of the charter officers Of the
city and county before entering upon
the discharge of their official duties
shall respectively give and execute TO
the city and county such ofdcial bonds
as may be required by law, ordinance
or this charter" BY section 10 of arti-
Gle 16 of the charter an office becomes
vacant when the incumbent dies. re-
signs or ''neglects to qualify within the
time prescribed by law, or within TWEEN
ty days after his election or appoint
ment."
As more than twenty days have
elapsed since the appointments. 1T ap-
pears that under a strict construction
the offices for which the appointees
have neglected to file their bonds are
vacant.
More serious, however, is the danger
of illegality which hangs over the ac-
tions of the Supervisors. Fire Commits
sion, Police Commission and Works
Board. Men whose right to the office is
in question as result of their failure
to qualify have voted on measures be-
fore these bodies and may have rem
dered void all the proceedings.
From a political standpoint, the sit
uation presents unusual possibilities
Should acting Mayor Gallagher desire,
1t is within his power to declare va
cant those offices for which the ap-
pointees have failed TO qualify. and
then. under the direction of the master
mind of Ruef. to fill the positions with
men selected by the boss
In contrast with the dilatory meth
DDS of the new appointees was the slac-
rity with which Ruef qualified for the
office of District Attorney. to which he
was appointed some time ago by act
ing Mayor Gallagher. From an inspec-
tion of the bond fled by Ruef at the
time, which, by the way, is still on
exhibition in the Auditors Office, 1t ap-
pears that the document was executed
before the appointment was made.
There is the difference, however, that
Ruef qualified and did not get the job
and the new appointees did not qualify
and did get the jobs.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
ROCKEFELLER GIVES
s32,000,000
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Continued from Page 1, Column
which was announced simply in let
ter from John d. Rockefeller Jr. to the
board, in which he said:
MY father authorizes me to say that
on or before April /. 1907, he will give
to the General Education Board in
come-bearing securities, the present
market value of which is about $32,-
100000, one-third to be added to the
permanent endowment of the board; ;
two-thirds to be applied to such spe-
canc objects within the corporate pur-
poses or the board as either he or
may from time to time direct any re-
mainder not so designated at the death
or the survivor to be added also to the
permanent endowment of the board"
Members of the board were amazed,
saying they did not know of the do
nation until the letter was read.
The board voted to accept the gift
and in appreciation drafted a letter to
the elder Mr.. Rockefeller. as follows:
TLis is the largest sum ever given by a man
IN the history of the race for any social phi
you upon the high and wise impulse which has
moved you to this deed and desires to thank
developments will advance; in behalf of our
country. whose civilization for all time it should
be made to strengthen and elevate, and in behalf
OF mankind everywhere, in whose interests it has
been given and for whose use it is dedicated.
The administration of thu fund entails upon
the General Education Board the most far
reaching responsibilities ever placed upon any
educational organization in the world. We will
use our best wisdom TO transmute your gift into
intellectual and moral power counting 1t a
supreme privilege to dedicate whatever strength
we have to its just use in the service of men.
In 1903 the General Education Board
was chartered by Congress. 1t employs
force of experts in the continuous
and systematic study of educational
conditions in all parts of the United
States. It's object is to promote educa-
ton in the various States by means of
gifts or otherwise
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
FIGHT HIGH SCHOOL BILL
Assembly Rejects Measure, But IL VIII
BE RecOnsfdered Later

SACRAMENTO. Feb. Assembly
man Csmpbells bill forbidding the
charging of fees by high schools pre-
cipitated a not fight in the Assembly
today and the end is not yet The roll
call showed thirty ayes and thirty-six
noes. This was far short of majority.
but Campbell changed his vote and
gave notice Of a motion to reconsider.
The committee on education fought the
bill on the ground that it was only
fair for high school districts TO compel
pupils from outside territory TO pay
tuition fees. Advocates of the proposed
change thought such fees Disseminated
against the poor The lineup was as
follows:
Ayes-Bsrry, Beban Beckett Berry. Birdsall
Boyle. Campbell, Coghian, Cornish, Cullen, Drew,
Finney Forbes. Hartmann. Held. Hewitt John
Mcke0n, McMullin. O'Brien, Root Snyder
Stroll, IOomey, Wesslng and Wilson-3o.
Noes-BishoP, Bush Butler, Case. Chandler
Cogswen, Colligter Costar, Cutten, Davis. Dew
lin. Estudilio. Fisher, Hans, johnson of San
Diego. Leeds, Lemon, Lucas. Ludington. Lynch
Mcclellan, Mcconnell, Mcclure Otis. Perciral
Pierce, Pyle, Sackett. Smith. Spaulding, Stanton
Strohridge. Thompson Of San Francisco Transue
Aogel- Weske, WhitmOre, Wyatt and Speaker
Beardslee-S9.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
spoKANE CARMEN sTRIKE

SPOKANE, Feb. THE union en-
ployes of the Washington Water
Power Company plugged their cars
in whatever locality they chanced to
be at o'clock tonight, walked to the
company's Office at the car barn,
where they demanded their pay and
announced their intention of quitting
the service. The company had ex-
pected such action for two days and
had men in readiness to take the
places of the strikers. Little delay
was occasioned in operating the cars.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
HAS MANY INSURANCE BILLS
Legislature to Get Twenty-Five Meas
ures Framed by Commissioned Wolf

10 Uet 1Wcntt-N1ne MEAS
ures Framed by Commissioner Wolf
SACRAMENTO, Feb. Twenty nine
life insurance bills framed by State
Insurance Commissioner E. Myron Wolf
will be introduced tomorrow by Sem
ator Leayitt and Assemblyman Drew.
Thirteen of the measures are based on
the suggestions of the Chicago con-
ference of State Governors, Attorney
Generals and Insurance Commissioners,
held shortly after the exposures made
by the Armstrong committee in New
York. The bills provide for standard
forms, annual accounting and annual
apportionments and forbid contribu-
tions and rate determinations. Ten
of the bills are alike and provide for
the return of taxes paid by ten diff
ferent companies. This routine was
made necessary by a decision that such
taxes should not have been collected.
other bills provide for Investment
law, and they repeal emergency meas
ures passed at the special session of
the Legislature last fall.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
PASS BILL TO AID WORKERS
Employers Liability Measure Adopted
Unanimously by Assembly


SACRAMENTO, Feb. lemons
employers liability bill passed the AS
sembly today without opposition. City
Legislators supported it on the plea
that labor demanded it, but country
members were careful to explain that
their support was due solely to the
fact that the legislation was right in
principle.
The bill defines the liability of rail-
road corporations for injuries to en-
ployes and provides for the recovery
of damages.
Assemblyman Lemon, who is a rail-
way conductor and introduced the bill
at the request of fellow workers, was
criticised by several members, among
them the Speaker, for opening the de-
bate with the suggestive statement:
You say you are the friends of labor.
This vote will show whether you are
or not"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
RACErRAoK MEN ARE WINNING
Committee Fr0wns IN a Bill Aimed TO
Stop Wagering on Horse Contests

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.-THE Assem-
bly, committee on public morals headed
by Samuel Beckett of San Francisco,
did the expected thing today when it
agreed to report unfavorably on the
Eshleman bill to prohibit betting on
horse races. Lobbyists representing
poolrooms and racetracks predicted that
the measure would die in the dark, but
recently strong movement to force a
report has developed and this is be-
lieved TO have forced the committee to
take action. A fight on the floor is now
assured, as Eshleman is determined
that the Assembly shall go on record
either for or against betting on horse
races.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
WYATT WOULD AID FARMERS
Wants Abolition of Saturday Half.
Holiday I'm County Offices

SACRAMENTO. Feb. City and
country clashed in the Assembly today
over Wyatt's bill to abolish the Satur-
day half-holiday in county Offices
Wyatt managed to round up thirty
nine votes, after moving a call of the
House, but the other two necessary to
make majority could not be found.
and he therefore changed his vote and
paved the way for a reconsideration.
The argument advanced in favor of
repeal was that farmers drove to town
on Saturday afternoons and were incon-
Tenienced greatly by the present law.
All of the San Franeiscans present, ex-
cept John MeKeon Of the Thirty-fourth
District, voted against repeal
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
Radke & Comnanx

Have beautiful selection of valentine
gifts from 90 cents to SO each. Var
Ness ave. and Bush st.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08


Commission and the engineering de-
partment of the Harbor Board The
message sets forth at length the Gov
ernor's reasons--economy in salaries
and fees and the Inauguration of the
same sound business principles in the
conduct of the States affairs that must
characterize any successful private en-
terprise. The message is entirely free
of any political buncombe and deals
entirely with facts, figures and esti-
mates. Aside from the saving to be
effected in salaries and engineers and
architects fees, the Governor calls at
tention to the unbusinesslike method
of awarding all contracts In seven
subdivisions, as must be done under
existing laws. The Governor wants
this law wiped out and the new en-
gineering department authorized to ac-
cept bids, either under the prescribed
subdivisions or for the whole project.
Concluding q very businesslike docu-
ment and touching the matter of con-
tracts, the Governor says:
AS our duty is primarily to the
State of California and not to con-
tractors, l would suggest that the
amendment embraced In section of
the above act be adopted. It will per-
nit the advisory board of the depart
ment of engineering to submit all bids
in an alternative form and places it
within their power to adopt the one
that will result in the greatest benefit
and saving to the people of the State
of California"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
(Organixed 19Os

(Organized 1902
FhOMOTioN: The act OF promoting ad-
tsnDsn ttssneement; ENcoURAGEAENT-Cen Die
q. Inc California Promotion Committee has for
whole. -
lt mas nothing to SELL
lts energies are devoted to Fostering all things
their object :. -
:. gives reliable information on every subject
connected with the industries Of California.
AZ gives ENCOURAGEMENT to the establish
migration.
- - y NOT an employment agency. although 1t
sUes information regarding labor conditions.
~ IL presents the opportunities and needs in all
1e11s oL pusaness and professional activity.
ans committee Is supported by popular sub
R.o1 scrJn.o1 ana makes no charge for any service
4f0liated with the Committee are one hundred
nc Nxty commercial organizations Of the State.
Witn membership Of over thirty thousand
MeeunEs are held semi-annualy In different
est are discussed
HEADQUARTERS OF the COMMITTEES are maintained
Square.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08

of diplomatic relations. 1t is Saliva
doris next move. and the report is that
it will be something stronger than
diplomacy.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
EMBAsSADoR LEISHMAN
BRINGS SULTAN TO BOOK
Wearies of Delays In Negotiations in
School Question and Demands
Prompt Settlement

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 7.-Wearied
with delays so characteristic of Turk
ish officialdom, American ambassador
Leishman has suddenly raised into
prominence the question of the recog
milton of the American schools by COM
municating directly with the Sultan,
urging the necessity of prompt settle
ment of the question. The Ministers
thus ignored have been stirred into un-
wonted activity and the departments
concerned, acting under orders from
the Sultan, have entered into negotia-
tions with the embassy.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08

OUR NEW SPRING CREATIONS
THE CAUSE OF MUCH GOSSIP.
WELL INFORMED DRESSERS
ARE DAILY ACKNOWLEDGING
THE SUPERIORITY AND MERIT
or OUR MODELS AND FABRICS.
OUR OFFERINGS ARE CHOICE,
SELECTED FROM STUDIOS
THAT ARE CLASSED @AA1."
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08

We certainly can dispei
every reaso able doubt
about fitting you correctIy.
Our corps of at improvers
are graduates in their work.
Clothes we permit 10 go out. here.
must be correct or nothing doing.
We don't hand out conversation"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08

King SoIomon's Hall
Fillmore ST., near Sutter
s a n Fr a n c is c o
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-08
Labor Bill Adopted Solons Hit Gambling
Senate Passes Direct
Primary Measure
Unanimously

Continued from Page 1, Column 1
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Gieh-Grahe G1othiers

No Branch Stores. No Agents.
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CHURCH SERVICES TO-DAY

ST. ANDREWS Morning nj evening.
ST. CLEMENTS EPISCOPAL morning evening
ST. and a
CENTRAL UNION cTIURCH-Boswoth, a. m. p m
METHODIST CHURCH 1ranston, Il
GERMAN
j a IA.
Z
PORTUGUESE EVANGELICAL
a m. and p.
LATTER sAITsWal morning and
RondAN CATHOLIC OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at 7, o. 1o3o
ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHAPEL C1-Waikiki 8 M
ST. BAPTIST
collection, Sunday
OUR LADY OF MOUNT mass
0 school
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE soCIETY-Room / Building a m
r NJ c. A-Mens meeting, 4 m.
SALVATION ARnIY-O30 a M, and =.
SEAAEEN'S CHAPEL-Aakea m and7 m.
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THE SALVATION ARMY.

Meetings in the hall, corner of Kins
street and Nuuanu avenue, every even,
ing. except Wednesday, commencing a
o'clock.
Sunday services: Knee Grill at a
m; holiness meeting at II a. M; Sun.
day school and Bible class at p. m.
Young Peoples Legion meeting at {
p. M; Salvation meeting at D. m.
Meetings in the Japanese Outpost, I5s
\. Beretania avenue, every Tuesday.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
evenings at o'clock. Sunday school
and Bible class every Sunday morning
at $50
Meetings in the Korean Outpost, 19e
Kukui street, every evening at 6
o'clock.
Sunday school on School street, near
Liliha street, every Sunday afternoon
at 2:3o.
Everybody is cordially invited to at,
tend these meetings, ana TO send thu
children to the Sunday schools.
Adjutant and Mrs. Bamberry In
charge, assisted by Captain Armstrong
and Lieutenant Long.
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and had very interesting talk with
her, concerning her personal reminis-
cences of Dickens.
Mrs. Cooper, who is now i'm her
| ninty-f1fty year. was once a famous
beauty. Her portrait was painted by
a famous portrait painter, and her bust
cut in marble by a well-known sculptor
of the past generation, both works of
art being exhibited at the Royal
Academy. The work of the sculptor
was purchased by the present Duke
of Devonshire.
Mrs. Cooper, whose maiden name was
Nation, lived with her parents in
Clarendon Square in 1922, opposite a
house occupied by the Dickens family.
A boy-and-girl friendship sprang I'D
between Charles and Mary Ann, which
lasted for many years, and some mem
cries of which were given in these col
umns last spring. 1t should be added
that Dickens heroine merely took her
name from nickname bestowed on
--ary Ann in her youth, and that the
adventures of Little Dorrit" as a child
of the Marshalsea had no foundation in
fact as regards Mrs. cooper At "a
Mrs. Cooper is slightly deaf and suf-
fers from rheumatism. and, although
her memories of @Phiz,'' Dickens first
illustrator. are growing dim, those con-
corning my Charles as she calls
Dickens, are retained and possibly
embellished through much repeating.
Little Dorrit," as greatly beloved in
the village of Southgate today as when
to Charles Dickens she seemed the
least, the quietest, the weakest of
Heavens creatures enjoys excellent
health, physically and mentally.
The accompanying drawing was
made from a photograph sold at the
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The. Original Little Dorrit.

Bazaar. 1t shows Little Dorrit" az
she is today,-just after her ninety
fourth birthday.
Of the immortal novel, in which
Little Dorrit plays the role, there have
been endless praise and criticism. In
the current number of the West
minister Review, Mr.. William A. Sib-
bald. writing on Charles Dickens
Revisited says: Those passages In
which the Father of the Marshalsea
figures, for mordant humor and realism
of the irony of juxtaposition, are not
to be surpassed