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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
,Nicaragnans Attack SalvadO-
ran Vessel and Latter Dis
ables ZeIaya Warship
Second Engagement Follows
After Disabled GunbOat
Has Made Repairs
Mexican Government, Exaspe-
rated BY Periodical Trouble,
Ready TO Annex Republics
Joint Intervention and Annexa-
tiOn by United States and
Diaz Are Suggested

N HEXICO CITY, March r.
MI Nicaragua and Salvador are at
war. A battle was fought
Tuesday by the gunboats of the two
Central American republics of Co
rinto.
Three Nicaraguan gunboats, led by
the Momotombo. attacked the Saliva
doran gunboat Presidente- The lat
ter by lucky shot put the Mono
tombo out of action almost at the be-
ginning of the engagement.
The three Nicaraguans then with
drew. Later the Momotombo was re-
paired and pursued the Presidente.
Manned by Americans
The first engagement took place
Tuesday, and a second is believed to.
have been fought yesterday or today
The MomOtombo is manned by Amer
lean officers and gunners.
Assistant Secretary OF State Gamboa
declared tonight no agreement for in
tervention has yet been reached by
Mexico and the United States. but he
admitted the gravity of the situation
1t is unofheiaIly reported that pro-
tectorate is being considered.
According to a dispatch received here
President Zelaya determined to wage
war on Salvador in spite of the United
States and Mexico. and it is feared Hon
duras and Guatemala will be drawn
into the conflict IS allies.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Name in Affidavit

"The name is in the affidavit which
will be submitted to the court" re-
sponded Loewy. who went on: This
man has threatened to starve his wife
into bringing suit for absolute di-
vorce and the starving process has now
begun
Elsa de Gogorza, the wife, says:
when l married De Gogorza he was a
young man and unknown, and aided
him in his career, practiced his songs
with him, attended to his business for
him and by my labors and efforts
largely contributed to his present
standing in his profession and to the
making of his career.
"During all these years he and
lived happily together until he went
on a concert tour with Emma Eames.
His manner then became changed and
he abandoned me"
The romantic friendship which has
existed for two years between Nine.
Emma Eames and De Gogorza has been
for some time a theme OF discussion
in operatic and concert circles. Nine.
Eames. who for Is years has been one
of the big stars of opera. has always
been celebrated for the rigorous pro-
nriety and the seclusion of her pri-
life
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
SUBMARINE NINE FOUND
IN NEW YORK HARBOR
Appears Relic of Spanish War
and Probably Harmless

NEW YORK. March 12--what is be-
lieved to be submarine mine planted
at the time of the Spanish war was
picked up tonight in the upper bay a
mile from the spot where the United
states battleship Connecticut lies al
anchor. The mine does not appear to
be of the contact order and was there
fore in all probability harmless, as the
exploding wires had been severed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Chief Refuses to Resign

Chief of Police Broadhead, one of for
mer Mayor Harper's appointees. and
whose resignation has been demanded,
states that he will not resign.
The most recent appointment made by
Harper was that of former Judge II. c.
Dillon to be a member of the police
commission. Judge Dillon stated to-
night that he would present his resig-
nation to the council on Monday, and
that other members of the commission
are considering the same action. II is
not improbable that the commission
will resign in body.
Several of the members of other city
commissions, who were appointed by
Harper. have also stated that they will
present their designations on Monday.
and it appears now that by Monday
night the city of Los Angeles will be
running with but skeleton OF its for
mer official body.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
EMMA EAMES
GIVEN ROLE OF
HOME BREAKER
Emilio de Gogorza's Wife Says
Husband Is infatuated
With Singer
Declares He Abandoned Her
When He Went on Com
cert Tour With Star
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI
NEW YORK, March 12.-The name of
Mime. Eames. the opera singer. was
mentioned today as home breaker in
the plea for alimony and counsel fees
pending a suit for separation made by
Madame Elsa de Gogorza against her
husband, Emilio de Gogorza. before
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Attack Upon Americans
[SeeeiaI Disealeh 70 The Cain

NEW ORLEANS, La. March H.
There is a rumOr in circulation here
that an anti-American demonstration
occurred in Managua. Nicaragua. today
but it is impossible to secure any con-
hrmation OF the report tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Supposed to Be Happy

To every one, except those who knew
her familiarly. her marriage and life
with Julian Story were regarded as
ideal The announcement two years
go of her suit for divorce against the
husband of her youth and her struggle
for recognition was bolt from the
blue for the general public.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Fight in Courts Probable

If Parker succeeds and Smith is ap-
pointed it is probable the recall cleo
ton will be held and George Alexan-
der, the choice of the good government
forces, chosen. Then the machine will
refuse to turn over the office to Alex
ander and the case will have to be
fought through the courts
There is one other course open, and
that is to nominate a machine candi-
date, and by writ of mandamus have
his name printed on the recall ballot.
In that event the machine forces will
vote solidly for this nominee when the
election is held. March 26.
1t developed today that Harper de-
cided to resign at a conference yes
terday with E. r. Pearl. publisher of
the Los Angeles Express Aaica has
been fghting Harper and a Isepcg
has sued for libel.
Earl, it is supposed, through de-
tectives had learned something of Har-
per's official acts that made it neces-
sary for the mayor to resign. The
mayor and his family have left the
city and will not return until after
tho alaefiop
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
WALT[RPARK[R
WANTSMACHINE
MAN AS MAYOR
Political Boss Seeks to Make
Los Angeles Council Defeat
Good Government Forces
Several Hundred Citizens COM
bine and Shame City Fathers
Into Postponing Action
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
LOS ANGELES, March 12.-Using
every means of persuasion known to
the political boss, Walter Parker is en-
deavoring to whip the Los Angeles
city council into line and compel that
body to appoint machine" man to
succeed Arthur C. Harper as mayor.
Parker's scheme was frustrated to-
day. temporarily at least, when sew
eral hundred citizens went to the city
hall and shamed the council into post
poning a selection until Monday.
Parker and his cohorts had planned
that former Councilman George A.
Smith should be appointed. That is
still the plan of the ward boss, but
before Monday the municipal league
and other advocates of good govern
ment expect to show the individual
councilmen the folly of attempting to
thwart the will of the citizens.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Rates Not in Proportion

1t is the theory of express rate max
ing by the interstate commerce com
mission, he explained. that an express
rate should not be more than three
times a first class freight rate Yet
the freight rate between San Fran
cisco and Sacramento is 26 cents per
hundred pounds, while the average
express rate is 81. Between San Fran
cisco and San Jose the freight rate is
10 cents. the average express rate $3.50.
The express rate on merchandise be-
tween New York and Chicago, a dis
tance Of 1000 miles. is $3.50 per 100
pounds; between New York and San
Francisco, a distance three times as
-~-oo& a. :. e1o Eo
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Rates Bill Advances

Especial DispGfch 10 The Call
CALL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO. March 12.-The common car
riers committee of the assembly today
decided to report favorably on Senator
Wrights bill allowing the railroad com
mission to fix rates The bill as it
was amended in the senate by Cami-
netti will now be taken on to the floor
of the assembly, where it will un-
doubtedly be passed with a technical
amendment to the title.
Attorney Seth Mann for the traffic
bureau urged several amendments, with
view to making the bill stronger,
Continued on Page s, Column
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
WEATHER CONDITIONS

TEsTERDAY-clear; west wind; maximum
temperature. es; minimum IS.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair, with fog in
the morning; light south winds, changing 10
brisk west Page 10
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Can Raise Prices

Donnelly opined that the statement
that the increase had mulcted the ship
pers about 10000 900 was merely the
oretical,p since the shippers can raise
their prices and sell more goods, Cali
fornia products being the calI' in the
eastern markets.
Bonnheim of Wefnstock, Lubin &
Co. explained how the San Francisco
shippers had combined in the California
commercial association to get the bene-
fit of carload express rates from New
York. He told how the rates were
graduated from to IL cents and how
recently Wells Fargo had withdrawn
all but the IL cent rate in order to
disrupt the organization of San Fran
cisco express shippers as well as to
discourage similar organizations in
other cities,
]. o. Bracken, manager of the Cali
fornia commercial association. ex-
planned by carefully tabulated figures
that the withdrawal of the low express
rates had raised rates of expressage >to
individual shippers 35, so. IS and 90
per cent on various allotments or an
average of 81 per cent Some of his
other figures were significant.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
SANTA Ff CLERK
SURPRISES WITH
HIS FRANKNESS
Informs Senate Committee of
Theory on Which Railroads
Raised Rates
Shippers Could Boost Prices and
Thereby Divide Increased
Profits
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

lOPectdt OISp0fch 10 ne OduJ
SACRAMENTO. March 12lEw. c.
Donnelly, chief rate clerk of the Santa
Fe railroad in San Francisco, admitted
to the senate committee charged with
the investigation of the increase in
freight and express rates, that the
transcontinentaI railroads had raised
their rates ON the theory that the ship
pers could boost their prices and let
the railroads have good slice of the
profits.
Donnelly testified that the companies
had not been losing money, but that
they had not been making much as
they wanted 10 make. He admitted
that the Santa Fe had kept right on
paying dividends, but explained that
money had gone into dividends which
terments. Yet he was forced to nd-
NIT that while the lower rates were In
force the Santa Fe. with the Southern
Pacific, had acquired athe Northwestern
Pacific.
When the committee took testimony
regarding the increase in Wells Fargo
express rates. it found conditions
worse than those caused by the freight
rate increases. 1t found that the stop
ping of bulked shipments on the part
of San Francisco merchants had raised
express charges to individual shippers
an average of 81 per cent.
Shippers Indorse Investigation
The shippers who appeared before
the committee heartily indorsed the in
vestigation which has just been begun
and expressed the most optimistic
sentiments as to the results.
Charles H. Bentley, president of the
California fruit Gamers association,
the first witness. submitted docu-
creased freight rates were oppressive
and that they were not based on the
conditions of competition alleged by
the railroads.
Donnelly of the Santa Fe, however
was the star witness, his frankness in
making damaging admissions being as
surprising as it was unexpected. He
testified that for Is years the railroad
had been carrying California commodi-
ties to the east at unremunerative fig
ures in order to enlarge the market, but
that the time had come to raise rates
So the rates on canned goods, dried
fruits, dried peas and beans and as
phaltum had been raised 10 cents per
Inn rouadS
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
FOREIGN

Nicaragua begins war with Salvador an,
runor says Mexico plans joint Intervention an,
annexation with United States. Page
Chess players tie in st. Petersburg games. Las
ker aud Rubenstein dividing money Page
Three villages in Java buried by landslide an
1000 persons killed. Page
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
NEWS TO-DAY

TELEPHONE KEARNY SO
SATURDAY, MARCH 1S. 1909
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Continued on Pase 5. Column 3
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
MARINE

Liner Alameda viii sail today for Honolulu.
and army transport Thomas is due from the
Philippines. Pnge L.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
SUBURBAN

Marshal catches Be
fesses having marked
tiOns.
Justice Tappsn aecus
divorce complaint was
Hardware dealers el
banquet.
Mrs. J. F. McCOwn.
to live and retain her
Defective valve caus
in death Of Giuseppi D
Captain Edward D.
and Alameda real
paralysis.
Judge Henry Clay Z
F rHr.--
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
COAST

Walter Parker wants machii
Los Angeles by council 10
ceedings.
Charley Knickerbocker. asss
girl. late for srrsignment.
Meteor of remarkable brilIis
northern sky.
Sacramento girl pins note
appears.
Letter written by man kills
read by defense at her'trial.
Governor praises work done
in crusade against plague.
Sam Baird, once partner Of
buried in desert at Gold mount
President Browns property il
further complications in tn
wrecked Bank Of Calistoga.
Controller Nye ssys state "
from sale Of property for tax'
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
EASTERN

Fight between house Organization, !" insul
and democrats becomes death struggle
Speaker Cannon. Ps
Singer De Gogorzs's wife says he has
doned her for Emma Eames. Pa
Miss Kellerman. beautiful swimmer, tea
denies allegations in Boston woman's dl
complaint. Pa
Rioters for defense IN Cooper-sharpe N
trial try to impress jury. Ps
Mrs NORM, sister Of Lucky Baldwin,
she is not fortune hunter. Pa
James Christensen. Utah's former state
urer, arrested for defaulting funds. Ps
Burlington road meets Union Paeiic's c
time between Denver and ST. Louis. Pa
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
Annexation Is Suggested
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

nation Of the report tonight
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
FILLED CHEESE CRUSADE
Treasury Department Orders Strict
Enforcement of Ldzc.

Washington. July 15.-'Institute Investigations at
once that will secure 9 better enforcement of the
law taxing filed cheese and the collection Of the
taxes due the government This Is the order the
Treasury Department has just issued TO internal
revenue collectors and agents.
The revival of the crusade against violators of
the law is the result Of reports received by the
department that little attention is being paid by
the field officers to the act Of June g. 1895 imposing
a tax on hlled cheese of cent a pound and a
special tax Of 800 year manufacturers. 500 a
year on wholesale dealers and S12 year retail
dealers.
Ofical adviCes show that only two r1anufa cturers
Of Iled cheese in the United States registered
paying the tax despite information that many
other persons and companies engaged in the
business The campaign is 10 be a strenuous one.
Orders have been issued that conditions must he
improved. All cheese factories be visited and
investigated with view 10 strict enforcement of
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
ID. p. KINGSLEY PROTESTS
Calls Proposed Corporation Tar on
Life Insurance Burden on Poor.

Basng his argument the various decisions OF
the federal courts that Insurance is COM
merce.'' Darwin p Kingsley. president of the New
York Life Insurance Company has written to
Attorney General Wickersham at Washington
earnestly protesting against the proposed corpora
ton upon mutual life insurance companies
He makes the further point that the tax would fall
chiefly upon the man OF moderate income He
says:
The policies of this company average in amount
about 81 900 of insurance. The great body Of
policyholdeTs is composed of thrifty citizen
ship OF small means. who have responsibilities and
by their life insurance are making q sacrifice
compensate in a measure for the loss of the in
suFed in the contingency OF death. This Is tax
upon the rich and those able to pay. but upon
the poor and the least able TO pay
Changes in the proposed House bill are suggested
by President Kingsley. dealing chiefly with Sec
tion 6. but he says they submitted solely in
the interest Of clearness. and not because the pro-
posed measure Is regarded as just legislation Mr.
Kingsley says
on the contrary. are opposed to the tax in
any form or amount. and believe IL Is unfair. un-
wise and UNJUST
Mr.. Kingsley refers the Attorney General 10 the
insurance laws Of New York State, which he points
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
MR.. TAFT ARBITRATOR
Continued from first page.

the proper figure It pointed out that it
would have been impossible TO sell the former
Panama 2 per cents at par had 1t not been
for the fact that banks could use them
basis for circulation and as collateral for fed
eraI deposits. The banks now have all the cir
culation they care to carry, and the prospect OF
oh,ainins anv large amount of government
deposits is not brilliant. in view of the present
condition of the Treasury. An issue of per
cent bonds would therefore be unstable at
par, and would, moreover, depreciate the value
OF those already the market 1t is believed
by the financial experts. however. that threes
will sell as an investment security, and by
making them unavailable as a basis for ciTeu-
lation the demand for the per cents VIII not
be destroyed Another factor in determining
this course the fact that the recent can
for s25,oOO.OOo of federal deposits from the ma
tionaI banks releases a large number OF bonds
which had been deposited as collateral for such
funds. Altogether il was the opinion OF those
who gathered at the White House that it would
be far wiser to authorize the issue. which
is to finance the building of the canal. at
per cent
PROGRESS IN CONFERENCE.
The cotton and silk schedules will be taken
up by the conference committee tomorrow
Mr.. A1drich thinks agreement on them VIII
be reached by tomorrow night. With the eX-
ception Of the paragraphs relating to lead
products. most of the disputed items in the
chemicals schedule have been adopted. The
earthenware. metals and agricultural schedules
were under consideration for several hours and
good progress on them was made. Just before
adjournment the barley paragraph was reached.
and in the brief discussion OF it enough was
said to indicate that there may be some diff
Guilty IN adjusting the differences. Mr.. Payne
wants the House rate of "a cents a busheI
stored. Mr.. Aldrich is holding out for the duty
OF 30 cents. which is the Dingley rate This
rate was fixed by the Finance Committee large
ly through the efforts Of Senator McCumber.
who will he sadly disappointed if the Senate
conferrees are forced TO accept a reduction.
II is understood that a tentative agreement
has been reached to make the duty on scrap iron
s. a ton. The House fixed this duty at so cents
a ton. while the Senate made the rate the same
as pig iron. 81 50 ton. II rate of 81 is adopt
ed it is probaele that clear definition of what
shall constitute scrap iron will be written into
the BILL that IT will be impossible to import
broken pig iron as scrap.
II Is learned that William K Payne, son Of
Representative Payne is a candidate for ap-
pQntment of the special attorneys au-
thorfzed in the customs court amendment to the
bill Mr.. Payne is clerk Of the Committee on
Ways and Means and tariff expert Of expert
ence and ability
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
STEEL CAR co. s PRESIDENT TALKS.
MI Hoffstot Deprecates Trouble at McKee's
Rocks-says Pooling System Raises Wages.

2 y Hoffstot. president 81 the Pressed steel Car
Company. upon his return here from Montreal
yesterday, where he had been IN attendance at A
meeting Of the Canada car Company. Ltd. said
that the newspaper reports Of the causes leading
up to the trouble at the McHee's Rocks plant
were greatly exaggerated. He declared there had
been no strike there strike and that
strike breakers had been brought in or were being
brought into the works but that the trouble arose
because few hundred Of the employees objected TO
certain rules and regulations. and after these
had been dismissed they so incensed that they
interfered with other employees re-entering the
works al the noon hour yesterday. and this had
caused the trouble.
AS TO the objection 20 the pooling piecework sys-
TEN. Mr.. Hoffstot said that good workn,en ever
objected to that. It's operation had always made
higher wages for all working under IT, He
added that he expected no further df1culties. as
there two OF three for every Job they had
TO fn, and that ample protection for those wishing
TO work had been provided.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16

Whites fondness for young girls and Thaw
comments on it, his testimony covering the
same old ground. The physicians examination
was ended by Justice Mills. who asked two
questions which summed up all the material
points which the two lawyers had spent the
morning getting
Did you ask rhaw" he asked. "in view OF
the fact that he did not believe that White couid
be convicted legally if he thought man "ouiu
be justified in killing him."
Il would have asked him that, but the ex-
animation did not get that far" DR.. Meyer re-
piled Il did in substance. however. asked
him: Did YOU say Providence took charge or
the matter? He replied that he never had SAID
anything of the sort"
THAT is not an answer to my question the
justice commented.
DR.. Meyer then said: 81 asked him, What is
your own estimate of your act if insanity be
excludedq He rerlied that he had a horror Of
killing. He said il was an obligation Of self
defence in necessity. but not to excess"
Anthony Comstock was called in the after
noon. His testimony exactly what he had
given in the two murder trials, dealing with
Thaws charges against Stanford White. He
said that Thaw had appeared rational at all
times Two or three other lay witnesses we're
called after Mr.. Comstock had promised to
bring some more Thaw letters 10 court and all
agreed that Thaw appeared rational to them
After the last witness heard counsel had
some difficulty in deciding just what part Of the
records of the two trials should be admitted as
evidence. All questions of fact were finally de-
cided upon, excluding the opinions OF the alien
lists Then both sides wanted an adjournment
10 read up the few thousand pages Of testimony
which they must digest, Mr. Clark had copies
of the testimony. but Mr. Morschauser did not
He wanted the Court TO have Mr.. Clark let him
have access to his copies.
PAY your lawyers bills and you can get
them said Mr. Clark
Mr. Morschauser made a short retort. and Mr.
Clark wanted him to tell him where the Thaw
minutes were u don't know" said Mr.. Nor
schauser. and it's none OF your business.
Mr. Clark still did not want TO give UP those
records so Justice Mills said to him:
Mr. Morschauser is counsellor In this court
and his word must be taken. You have those
records here Friday morning in the District At
torney's Office"
It was finally agreed that Mr.. Morschauser
should have one set to read the first part of
the week and have the other set the last Of the
week and peace was restored.