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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
NIGHTMARE CRIES
SAVE BANK SAFE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1S.-Safecrack-
ers who were about to rob the Cit
izens' Savings Bank at Compton were
put to flight in peculiar manner this
morning. 1t was not by reason of
being discovered at their work or by
being fired upon by onIcers or by In
ability to open the bank safe that
the burglars gave up their task and
fed. 1t was woman suffering from
an unusually severe attack of night
mare who put the yeggmen to flight.
On the second floor of the building
in which the bank is situated lives
o'clock in the morning Mrs. Kelso had
an attack of nightmare and was
awakened by her son. who told her that
she had been screaming at the top of
her voice. A moment after she had
been awakened there was a fusillade
of shots on the street in front of their
house. and the sound of men running
away could be heard distinctly.
The men fired twenty or more shots
as they ran. The shooting aroused the
town, but no person could be found
who could explain the fusillade. This
morning, however it was discovered
that burglars had entered the Comp
ton bank and had begun drilling the
safe. They had evidently been
frightened away for they left their
tools behind them. even including the
nitroglycerin which was to be used
to blow open the safe
1t was discovered that a Southern
Pacific handcar had been stolen and
transferred to the tracks of the Pa
cifc Electric Railway, and later it was
found near this city.
The case was reported to the Pink
erton agency, and the investigation to-
day convinced the detectives that the
safecrackers had been frightened from
their work By the screams of Mrs.
KeIso. and that. thinking they were
discovered. they began shooting in or
der to intimidate any person who
might happen to be on the streets at
the time. The burglars had reached
Compton on the handcar, and had
escaped on the same vehicle.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
Reports That City Is Sinking
Spread CONSERVATION

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. l8.-Unruly convicts
the pententay threatened to break beyond control OF
their demorazed guard today and add further terror to the
situation here by rioting and ooing The american
ships arrived In time prevent this added calamity. The
Missouri cep up close to the stone prison possible and
Admiral Evans ordered blank cartridges fired at its
frowning walls.
The roar Of the guns turned the part of
the revolving eons abect fear and they brought
under control The battleshp landed armed party
while the firing in progress and the relief
ceved with gratitude. Orders have been given to kill
without mercy at the prison event of another attempted
outbreak.
The horror of the situation grows hourly. Although
ONLY 600 bodies have been recovered it is believed there
as many under the debris. The fire is The
troops patrong the streets and there is Gordon
around the lower part Of the city The West Indian troops
doing splendid work little food The population is
camping out on the and In gardens.
The American warships Missouri and the Indiana
have arrived from Guantanamo Admiral Evans and Flag
Lieutenant Bricker landed and Governor Swetten
ham and offered to land 500 men, provisions for thousand
persons medical assistance and comforts The help
thankfully received by the Government.
Provisions plentiful, but the bread supply is
scarce The town is quiet and many moving to the
country Lady Swettenham working in the hospital
The cause OF disturbance was under Kingston The
rest of the island including Bowden Port Antonio Mon
tego Bay and Vaudeville practically undamaged and
agriculture unaffected There slight subsistence
at Port Royal. The Constant Spring and Myrtlebank
hotels will rebuild on larger scale.
NEW YORK, Jan. Extraordinary as every
feature of the Kingston horror Isl the most remarkable Of
seat of accurate information Port Prince, Hayti told
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
TEN THOUSAND MINERS IDLE
Government Engineers Expect to Blow
Up River Dam Today


Up River Dam Today
PITTSBURG, Jan. 1S.-At a late hour
tonight the water in the Monongahela
River reached a stage of 21 feet 9
inches. and is now stationary. Reports
from upriver points are that the water
is falling. At Greensburg, Pa. tonight
the water fell three feet in one hour.
The water bureau men say that within
twelve hours the flood stage viii be
passed.
At the Springdale dam conditions
have improved on account of the water
receding. The Government engineers
have not succeeded as yet in blowing
up the dam. but expect by tomorrow
to be able to do So
The damage throughout Western
Pennsylvania will amount to thou
sands of dollars. over 10000 miners
employed in mines along the Mononga-
hela River are temporarily out of en-
ployment, and high water at McKees-
port, Pa, has caused the suspension of
several mills. throwing over 5000 men
out of work. Conditions in the Ohio
River viii be greatly improved by to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
SCHOONER LETIT|A
IS IN DISTRESS

EUREKA, JAM 1s.-The schooner
Lottie Carson, which arrived here to-
night from San Francisco, reports hav-
ing spoken in latitude 80 40 north, lon
gtude 124 36 west, the three-masted
schooner Letitia. bound from San Fran
cisco for this port. The Letitia was in
distress. Signals were interchanged
that the foresail and boom on the Lett
tia had. been carried away and that she
was in grave danger of going ashore.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
CALIFORNIA TRAIN
IS WRECKED

TOPEKA. Kans., Jan. 1S.-Santa Fe
passenger train No. 4. eastbound. run
ming between San Francisco and Chi
cago. collided head-on with the second
section of freight train No. 80, near
sylvia. Kansas. twenty miles west of
Hutchinson, Kansas, tonight. The en-
CINE and four cars Of the fast passen-
ger train were derailed. Engineer
Martin Kreibel was instantly killed
and number of passengers were in
jured, but none seriously The freight
locomotive and many of the freight
cars were demolished.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
Attorney General to
Aid in School
Test Case
Democrats Make a
Play for Publicity
Caminetti Fails in
Effort to Make
Party Play
Republican Leaders
Are Not Led to Trap
By George A. Van Smith
CALL HEADQUARTERS.
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

AVUs AAOAA -
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 49,
The State of California. by It's
Attorney General and special
counsel, will participate in the
suit brought against the San Fran
cisco School Board by the Fed
eral Government to compel the
admission of Japanese pupils to
the San Francisco public schools
for white children.
Attorney General Webb was
today directed by Governor Gil
lett to at once prepare for partici-
patton in the case In behalf of the
State. and on Monday Senator
Edward |. Wolfe Of San Fran
cisco will introduce bill appro-
$4,000. or such portion
thereof as may be necessary.-to
employ special counsel to fight to
the bitter end the attempt of the
Federal Government. through the
executive. to usurp the police
power of the State. The State of
California does not threaten to
employ its military power to repel
the Japanese invasion. but it does pur-
pose to employ the best legal talent
it can hire to sustain the San Fran
cisco School Board and prove that Cal
ifornia law and the rights Of CaIifor-
MIA people in the control Of their pub
lie schools are superior to treaty laws.
The battle for the States rights will
be conducted under Republican aus
pices-
Democracy In the guise OF Senator
O6LA4ACllAS QAA5CALAJ anu A6NAQ& 0OAJ
abetted by Senator Curtin, tried to
steal a march on the sleeping giant
Republicanism and at the same time a
bit of the giants political thunder. On
the tap of Lieutenant Governor Por-
ters gavel this morning Caminetti was
ready with stirring resolutions de-
manding that Attorney General Webb
at once intervene or otherwise take
part in any and all actions in the Fed
eral courts against the San Francisco
School Board. to the end that the
rights of California as a sovereign
State might not be invaded
PORTER TAKEN UNAwAREs
Porter did not suspect the tempest
about to be poured out of the Senate
teapot and quite mechanically referred
the resolutions to the judiciary COM
mittee while Caminetti was trying 10
tell him and the Senate that he wanted
the rules suspended and the resolutions
acted upon at once. Wolfe and Leavitt
grasped the situation before the Lieu
tenant Governor had his feet under
him or could make up his mind to pull
rule on the request of the Democrat
In fact. Wolfe had suggested several
times that the resolutions were in the
committee and no longer before the
Senate. before Porter tumbled to the
situation
Wolfe was willing enough for the
State to participate in the defense OF
San Franeico. but neither he nor Leav-
lit could see their way clear to permit
a Democrat to rush in and corral the
laureIs they had overlooked
Senator Curtis wanted to make a
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
FLOOD THREATENS LouIsvrLLE
Five Hundred Families Driven From
Homes by Storm Waters

LOUISVILLE. jan 1S.-The food sit
uation here and throughout Eastern
Kentucky grows more threatening
with each hour. Tonight at 9 o'clock
the Ohio River at Louisville registered
55.3 feet. with a steady rise of about
an inch an hour. Five hundred Louis
vile families have been driven from
their homes.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
Local Officials Say That
His Remarks on japanese
Issue Flowed With Wine
( CHARGE THAT HE
is NO GENTLEMAN
Bitter Words Follow the
Allusion to San Quentin
by Head Of University

DR.. Jordan. # correctly
quoted. should takc unto himself
Sis lecture on the gentleman and
should know that it becomes the
individual as nell as the nation to
: be a gentleman" Alfred Ron
covieri, Superintendent of
Schools.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

From the remarks of Pro-
fcssor Jordan 1 am led to believe
that his utterdnceS mere made at a
verv late hour in the evening, and
at a time phcn he mas suffering
from sudden rush Of wne TO the
head. Lawrence F. Walsh,
president of the Board Of
Education.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
WarShip Breaks Revolt at Kingston Penitentiary
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY SO
SATURDAY. JANUARY 1s, 1907
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

NEsTERDAY-Psrtly cloudy; maximum tenn
persture. 90; minimum temperature, 40
FORECAST FOR TODAG-Fsir; light north
wind. Page IL
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
Oliver.

The remarks made by President
David Starr Jordan OF Stanford Uni
versity before the Unitarian Club on
Thursday night. when he discussed the
Japanese question and made pointed
reference to the San Francisco School
Board. have been accepted as open
declaration Of war by the Board OF
Education and superintendent Of
Schools ROncovieri. Like the japanese
at Port Arthur, the local officials
rushed 10 the attack even while the
enemy was banqueting.
QUE4sY THAT CAUSED TROUBLE
Dr. Jordan denounced the School
Board generally for establishing the
Oriental School, but that portion Of his
remarks about which the present storm
centers is contained in the following
query which he addressed to his audi
tors:
ssShsII the foreign policies of the
United states be directed by a gentle
man or shall they be directed from
within the shadow of San Quentin 20
The replies Of the local officials run
from mild rebuke 10 heated denuncia-
ton Lavid oliver Jr. even suggests
that Dr. Jordan be removed from the
presidency of Stanford University. lie
fntimates. as does President Walsh OF
l..e School Board, that Dr. Jordan's
words flowed with the wine.
OLIVER TALKS OF WINE
oliver said yesterday:
1T would seem to me ti.at a person
who could bring himself to abuse a
privilege AFFORDED him by generous
hosts and seize the opportunity to arise
at a. banquet table and hurl epithets
at men with whom he has no possible
quarrel. is in an unhealthy state OF
mind and should no longer be permit
ted 10 remain at the head Of univer-
sity.
.Dr Jordan's quoted reference to the
shades OF San Quentin Prison are not
easily understandable, and could only
spring from sudden intoxicati0n or
senile decay do not know what brand
OF wine was served at that banquet,
hut surely IL could not have been good
California wine. Otherwise Dr. Jordan.
in his chesterheldian simplicity, would
not have forgotten his duty as gen
tleman and public man and abandoned
himself to falsehood and calumny
Il leave il to the people OF califor-
MIA that President David Starr Jordan
OF the Stanford University has tar
----..-s =. D.. a f..r.,.,
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

DR.. Jorddn's quoted refer
cnccs TO the shades of San Qucn-
tin prison are not easily under
siandabIe apd could only spring
from sudden utoxioation or scniLe
dccor." - School Director
Oliver.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

The people Of California are entitled to fair
play from the Federal Government without
sort 10 attorneys tricks or pettifogging tricks
about the meaning OF words. Page
The Presidential bee that buzzes and maddens
Is insect OF wide fame Page 6
The value Of climate as an industrial asset
is demonstrated by the figures given in a recent
census Page
Spokane's efforts TO take from San Francisco
and other coast cities the advantage Of railroad
dinerentials. Page
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

1T Dould appear that Presi-
dent Jordan does not practice
Dhat he breaches. for his state
nlcnts are not such as gentle
man DouId maize. School
Director Altman.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
FOREIGN
MARINE

Berkentine Tropic Bird is {
Bay. Crew is saved.
Two famous vessels owned
Company arrive in port aft
New York.
The schooner Letitia, boun
cisco TO Eureka, is rePorte
treSs.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19
LABOR
SOCIAI,
REAL ESTATE

Local architects prophesy that all worlds
records IN building activity viii be broken by
construction work in this city next spring and
summer. Page 10
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-19

Now they've given poor old Wilhelm
Noight four years in Jail when they should
have given him a pension. All Europe is
laughing at Captain Won Koepenick's"
adventure You'll laugh, too, when you
read of IT in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-23
EVANS TELLS SCHOOLS /
ABOUT | !. !. .B|0|0|k'BI|NDING.
Assistant State Librarian Has
Notable Exhibit Of Materials for
Illustration Of Lecture.

The exhibit of bookbinding materials,
which Assistant State Librarian Evans
used to Illustrate his lecture on ..The
Making and Care OF Boo1s.' has created
quite an interest in Richmond educa-.
stional circlea.
The exhibit was originally prepared by
Mr. John Cotton Dana librarian Free
Public Library, Newark, N. J.. and Is
the most complete OF It's kind in the
United States. 1t includes skins OF goat,
sheep calf COW, seal sea alligator. lizard,
different grains used for bodybuilding,
besides various cloths, limitations Of
leather, paper, etc. That part OF the
exhibit which relates to the more tech
nical part Of the art Is very compre-
,hensive, giving books in all stages 81 Of
binding and illustrating six different
methods employed. 3
MIR. Evans, who is himself an amateur
bookbinder of some skill, gave leo
tura to the library class at the State
Library on Thursday morning. In this
lecture he dealt SO skllfully with his sub
sject that the methods Of bookbinding
appeared simple and easy He pointed
out the kind Of binding to avoid and
the kind to use, showing how the modern
books are almost invariably bound
wrong--those books which are the most
popular and the most used having the
snlmsiest bindings, and those which are
| seldom consulted having heavy expen.
| siye bindings "a
The value Of the lecture as illustrated
by this exhibit was Immediately appre.
ciated by local educators, and Mr.. Evan:
i has had several Invitations to deliver
4 1t before Richmond schools, ~ t
Yesterday afternoon he delivered thu
4 lecture before tho Westminster School
at 7O5 West Grace Street, where tn,
i school and many Of Its friends gave hin
q large ana Interested audience.
+ Monday the lecture will be repeate.
before other schools in the city,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-23


great choir leader ana singer, will direct
the music, and will sing 'Rock OF Ages
which will be y illustrated by fine stereop-i
ticon views. The Seventh Street Chris.
5tinn Quarrel will sing and It is expected:
that a large male chorus will assist The
doors OF the thea ire will open promptly
at 3 O'clock. and arrangements have been.
made to begin the service as early as
E3:15 clock, should tho house be full
by that time. i 5s.i
The Boys Sunday Afternoon Club will
meet in the Young MEMS Christian AS
ISOLATION hall at 2:15 o clock. There will
be Illustrated songs and four boys Will
speak, as follows, for five minutes each:
IN Prayer. & Augustus Fahr;G"Biblc study
Harrison Saunders; PERSONAL # Work, 4,
Howard s. banner; & Music, "a J !. Binford
SvVallford. his meeting is for boys over
ton years Of q ge, u, and not yet sixteen.
Z The Older boys meeting is ut AS o. clock
in the music room. q
The Gymnasium Bible Study Club viii
meet ut 3 o'clock in the boys room, and
the Conversational Bible Class In the
blue room at s 80.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-23
st ~. M, G, "a, ATHLETICS.
Things Being Put in Shape for
Summer Work, Y

Is innings aroI being put In shane on
the athletic grounds OF 10 Cen trail y, \.
M, G. Il Az. NJ and Il the good weather
and otherls"outdoor stunts wi i 6boS In
order In, a few = d lay s. IT here sls large
Interest in tho gynlnas 81 url, 8, The boys'
class Is simply q crowding things out,
and tho evening class and the night
t lass ARE; are making a great record, to
say nothing of tho basket bal teams.
Which seem. to have everything their
own way, ~ eys ire ia king CO nlp al77
ready Y The first few warm u Il avs Is q TX
ways N make a 9sfello 70 81 like tai ~
ing camp, h ana already they are y, get
ting anxious to know where Camp
Richmond will be this yea sl1fi y Q
the boys, and IN the men wan g camp
let Them make It known ana there
will be q camp for mon also, u iS5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-23
Forbis-McCall,

lSpenlaI 70 Tic Tfmes- Dispntch,l
GREENSBORO, N. G., March 92--J.
Arthur Fnorbis and bride. accompanied
BY Miss Layne Forhis, returned from
Tazewell. Va, where MI, Forbs was
married Tuesday. His bride was for
merry Miss Elizabeth Mccall, OF Taze-
We'll The marriage, which was a quiet
It the home of the brides parents.
Inc ceremony was performed by the
Key. Mr.. Fngate. Mr.. and Mrs. Forhis
VIII reside temporarily with Mr. ard
M ~. !. w Forhls,. in North Edgnworth
Young man. and holds II responsible
position with the Odell Hardware
Company. His bride Is u young lady
or charming personality,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-23

Ht NJ z =
Pickett N Camp Woman 81 Auxiliary, OF i
which Mrs. George Lohr IS president
A mass meeting is to be speedily called
when the election of officers will be held
1t is purposed that the members OF the
choir wear uniforms. ladies as well as
gentlemen, and the organization will be
made permanent tn SO that tho monthly
meetings of the camp may be enlivened
by music and by social hour after
wards. This choir will furnish music
for the Confederate Reunion next June.
Personal Mention. &.
tN Mrs Algeron Grant, Of Richmond,
the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Joseph.
Fourqurean. has returned from a visit
to Mr.. and Mrs John Fry, at South
Boston, Va, 4. III n.
who has been visiting Richmond, has
returned home. # Al IL Il fis:fSs{j
guest in Winchester, Va. OF his brother
law, the Rev. pr Pr j. !. IL Lacy. I'd
Mrs. W. 5P. Blckers, of SMillboro, Va,
is spending a few day in Richmond
Miss May Fowlkes, Of Westminster
School, will spend the Easter holidays
at her home, IN. South Boston. Va. IS.
Miss sallle e. Cottrell is the guest Of
+ Miss Leila L. Crump. Of No. 1O4 Court
Street, Portsmouth. ss 58i
Miss Pearl smoot, Of Woman's Col-
lego, spent a part OF this week at her
home, Bowling Green. Va. n
Miss NJ. w. Rroaddus has been visit
ing her parents, DR.. and Mrs. w L.
Broaddus, OF Bowling Green, Va. III
Miss Sarah Peyton. who has been the
guest Of friends in Richmond. has re-
turned to Newport News.
Miss Matilda Page, Of Brooklyn, N.
y. says the Charlottesville Progress,
and Miss Nora Langhorne,o OF "Mlrador,''
Albemarle county. Va. are visiting
Mrs Micajah Woods, n charlottesville,
Mrs, =. A, Wingfield, OF Charlottes-
vile, is spending several weeks with
/, luchmona relatives.
A party from Warsaw, Va, including
i Mr., j. w, CHM, OF Richmond county
and Mrs, Chinn, DR., H. l.. Scgar, Mr.
(, y. II, Baird and Mr. w. G. Morgan
editor of the Northern Neck News, are
spending few days in Baltimore.
i aas
Miss Grace Martin is visiting her sis
ter Mrs, w. II. Richardson, OF New
port News.
! Mrs, w. S, Gordon is the guest 0
Mrs a. Il. Darlington. In Lynchburg,
5.+t5-tu sH atsnH n Il
Miss, Mary Jones. OF Ashland, Va
has been the guest of her aunt, Mis-
Annie Newman for several DAVIS thj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-23
: REVIVAL. SERVICES.
Meetings at the Second Baptist
Church Well Attended. III

5llit The revival services at the Second
Baptist Church were continued last
smith, preaching the sermon. He SO g. 4
;lected for a text tho reply OF Phillip
to- Nathaniel, when the latter asked
1t any good thing could come out $of
NAZARETH; Come and sec, '',.s9 The 8, lis!
vertod to come to Il he Saw our OF men
and confess Him and follow Him, Tho
meeting last night was we'll attended,
and 8tho interest In. the sery toes seems
to BIO growing. The service o-night
will BIO tho regular weekly meeting
6of the Young MEMS Missionary5sso-
soiety, and will be evangelical In char
6acter. The meeting, which will 5bo
led by the pastor, will be gin OF 8;16
g0'clOclss iii {S7 II
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Mr.. Cabell at Hospital.

Mr., T. II. Cabell, of Nelson county, is
AT the Memorial Hospital. where he was
operated on by Or, George Ben Johnston
on yesterday. He Is doing nicely and viii
soon be out, Mr. Cnbell was accompanied
70 Richmond BY his daughter. Mrs. Ma
q visit to Virginia from Cape Mount,
l-lberin. where her husband is In charge
OF an Episcopal mission school, @
Mr.. Cabell Is u prominent citizen OF
Nelson, and is father of Postmaster Roy
T. Cabell. Of this city, I, :
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-23
Goes to Baltimore.

Miss Margaret Ryan, OF $40 North
Harrison Street, Will leave the city,
to-day for Baltimore. She goes to-
play the Easter music Mt ST. Peters
Protestant Church. The choir was
trained by her last summer and fall
and is among the most promising and
successful In Baltimore Miss Ryan
will be accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
T.. A. Bostian, and expected to be gone
about two weeks, E5.ft tis 58