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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-18
TAFT DECIDES
TO PUT END TO
RUSSIAN PACT
President Will Notify Senate
and Ask for Approval
of Action
Executive Decree Believed Suf-
ficient Without Any Action
by Congress
Efessage to Dwell on Necessity
of Maintaining Friendly
Relations
TSpeoiol Dispatch 10 The CALI

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Presi-
dent Taft will tomorrow abro-
" gate the treaty of 1892 be-
tween the United states and
Russia as an act of executive initiative.
He will not await any action of con-
gress, but assume that, as the primary
treaty making power of the. govern
ment. he has ample authority.
A special meeting of the cabinet was
convened shortly before II o'clock to-
night TO consider the determination
reached by the president. All the
members were present except Secreta-
ries Stimson and MacVeagh-
The intention of the president is to
notify Russia of the termination of the
treaty at the expiration of one year
after January 5. Then he will inform
the senate of the step taken and re-
quest approval
The president will go on the assump-
tion that as he must negotiate all
treaties and submit them to the senate
for ratification it is likewise within his
province to denounce a treaty and re-
quest the senate to approve his action.
The purpose involves many new and
novel points and will precipitate much
discussion.
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MADERO ASKS DIAz
TO RETURN HOME
Invites His Former Foe to
Spend His Remaining
Years in Mexico

lOpecfdi Dtspdfch TO he Z all
CITY OF MEXICO. Dec. 17-Presi-
dent Francisco Madero has invited
former President Porfirio Diaz to re-
turn to Mexico. his home country. to
spend the remaining years of his life.
General Diaz Is in Spain, where he has
been spending the winter.
1t has been known at Chapultepec
for more than a month that Diaz was
presenting pathetic figure in his aim
less wanderings in self-enforced exile.
Madero was aware of this when he be-
came president, and as soon as he could
put his presidential house in order he
commissioned former Provisional Pres
ident de la Barra to carry an invita-
tion to the dethroned warrior to re-
turn and end his days in his home
country. Through his brother. who
is a minister in Spain. the invitation
has been delivered.
Just what effect the possible return
of Diaz will have upon the present dis
turbed political situation is prob
lematfcal. The return OF Diaz might
state him Again. the presence of Diaz
might tend to pacify the country If he
should offer his assistance to the Ma
dero government. Neither contingency
is more than possible. II Diaz returns
it will be as broken hearted old man
A conspiracy to assassinate Presi-
dent Madeyo and proclaim provisional
presidency pending the coming of.Gen-
eral Reyes to the capital to assume the
once of president. has been frustrated
at the last moment, in the opinion of
the authorities, by the arrest today of
Generals Higinio 'AguiIar and Melton
Hurtado OF the federal army, and of
score OF coconspirators Madero was
to have been shot from the balcony of
hotel as he rode from Chapuletec to-.
morrow During the confusion the
conspirators were to kill or seize the
ministers and take possession of the
palace in the name of Reyes. Hurtado,
said to have been slated for the pro-
yisional vice presidency, was at one
time chief Of police under President
Dfaz.
Indian Tribe Starving
JUAREZ Mex. Dec. 1.-THE condi-
tion OF the Tamahuara Indians located
in the mountains west Of the. city, OF
Chihuahua is said to be. deplorabIe-
As a result of the. revolution these
Indians. who were activein the revolu-
tionary cause, made no crops and are
on the verge Of actual starvation. They
also are suffering severely from the
rigors of winter.
delegations OF 300 of the tribe is
in the city of chihuahua making a Sec
date aid Unless IT. given soon it is
feared many of the tribe will perish
The governor has promised assistance.
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standing on the dock.
Abuse Is Charged

The divorce proceedings proved an
unending topic of society gossip for
many weeks. She testified that shortly
after their marriage at Baltimore in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-18
Calls for Help Sent

IS. o. s. calls were sent out by the
wireless operator and were picked up
by the Canadian government station at
Vancouver, which relayed them to the
steamship Offices in Seattle. whence the
tugs were sent to tow the disabled
steamer to this port.
Examination of the engine showed
that piece of steel two inches thick
and containing surface area OF IS
square feet was blown out of the cyl
inder This missile struck the forward
bulkhead with such force that the bulk
head buckled and broke fixtures on the
other side. Parts of the gridiron gall
leries in the engine room were also
broken and the asbestos jacket around
the cylinder was torn to. pieces, as
bestos being spattered over the walls
of the engine room like whitewash.
Skylights were broken and a five foot
mirror in the saloon was shattered
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House to Be Eliminated

By taking the course indicated, the
president viii eliminate the house from
all participation in the matter. His
action viii necessitate cooperation
only between the president and the
senate. All necessity for perfecting the
Sulzer resolution may be nullified by
the presidents course.
The president indicated his determi-
nation to take executive action to but
few senator's and to no members of the
house. Those taken into his confidence
late tonight are divided in opinion as
to the propriety of the step. Some ex-
perts on international matters declare
the president can not act alone.
President Taft. it is said. viii veto
the Sulzer. resolution if it should be
forced through the senate tomorrow
without modification. Nothing that can
be construed as an offense to Russia
viii be permitted, if the president can
help it.
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Cylinder Blows Up

NyIIndeT DlOWS Up
There were no passengers aboard
the City of Puebla, which was bound
to Vancouver from Seattle to pick up
cargo for San Francisco. When off
Partridge point the cylinder head blew
out with a force that shook the whole
ship. Many of the crew, thinking the
vessel had struck a rock, rushed to the
boats and made ready to cast away.
Chief Engineer Reed, who was asleep
In his cabin, was thrown out of his
berth by the shock. He realized imme-
diately the danger of the situation. and
without waiting to put on his clothing,
rushed down into the engine room.
which was filed with steam pouring
from the broken cylinder.
He reached the valve and shut off
the steam and then staggered up on to
the deck where his wounds were
dressed. AS soon as the vessel was
towed to Seattle he was removed to a
hospital where his condition is said to
be critical
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Message to Notify Senate

According to plans announced to-
night Taft will send two communica-
tions to the capitol tomorrow, one. a
message addressed to the senate to be
considered in executive session. and the
other a letter directed to Chairman
Cullum of the senate committee on
foreign relations. In these communi-
cations Taft, it is said. will call atten-
ton to the fact that international re-
lations are not lightly to be dealt
with.
Senate leaders expect to hear tomor-
row that the president. through Am
bassador Guild at St Petersburg, has
notified Russia of the Impending
abrogation of the treaty This notice
is believed to have been couched in the
politest diplomatic language and to
have stated that the American people
had come to regard the treaty as OBJ
solete. The expiration OF the treaty is
fixed for January 1. 1913.
According to information received by
senators tonight, Taft in his communi-
cation tomorrow Will dwell on the
friendly relations that have existed be-
tween the United States and Russia
and will say that, while the termina-
ton of the treaty of 1882 seems desir-
able, the friendship between the two
nations of OF too long standing to be
brushed aside lightly.
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SHIPS SALVATION
Will COST LIFE
Intrepid Engineer Is Fatally
Scalded in Stopping Power
After Explosion

SEATTLE, Dec. 1s.-Chief Engineer
Andrew Reed of the Pacific Coast
Steamship company's steamer City of
Puebla was so badly scalded that he
is not expected to live when he rushed
into the engine room of the vessel to
shut off the power following the burst
ing of the forward cylinder head when
the steamer was off Partridge point.
near Port Townsend. early today.
Distress calls were sent out and the
city Of rnebIa was picked UP by tugs
and towed to Seattle, where It will be
laid up for repairs.
The engine was completely wrecked,
and officers of the steamship company
say it will take at least 80 days to
effect renairsf
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Nations Friendly Relations


Taft, it was said, would point out
that Russia. because of her friendship
with the United States, listened to
Americas proposal of peace in the war
with Japan.
Those protesting to know the presi-
dents purpose also said that he would
call attention to the fact that the United
states Ievies a head tax on every Rus
sian who enters this country and would
not for a minute entertain suggestion
bv Russia that the right to levy the tax
was debatable.
In his speeches on the arbitration
treaties President Taft has expressed
the view that each country has a right
to say who shall and who shall not
enter her domain
Lively Debate Expected
It was generally believed tonight that
the senate would solve the problem to-
morrow by adopting resolution of
aorogation. couched in strictly formal
language. Before this can be brought
about lively sessions of the foreign re-
iations committees and the senate itself
are expected.
President Taft's message. although
expected to be read in executive session,
probably will made public at once.
Continued ON Page 2. Column
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Evening journal., 1911-03-24
Delaware Will Send One
Officer to Front With Regulars

Delaware is allotted one militia Of
ficer to go to Texas for two weeks in
structional service with the mobilized
regulars. No selection has yet been
made said Adjutant-General Wicker
sham today. "but It is likely that some
thing definite will be known to-mor-
row"
The number Of militia officers from
each state and territory authorized by
the department to join the regular
troops on April 5 follows;
At San Antonio: Alabama, six; Ar
kansas. three; Connecticut, five; Della
ware. one: District Of Columbia, three;
Florida. two; Georgia, five; Illinois,
II: Indiana, four; Iowa, five; Kansas,
three. Kentucky, three; Louisiana,
three: Maine, three; Maryland, four;
Massachusetts. Il; Michigan, five;
Minnesota. five; Mississippi, three;
Missouri. six: Nebraska. two; New
Hampshire, two; New Jersey, eight;
New York, 90; North Carolina, four;
North Dakota. one; Ohio. IL; Oklaho-
ma, two; Pennsylvania, IS; Rhode Is
land, two; South Carolina, four; South
Dakota, two; Tennessee, three; Texas,
five; Vermont, two; Virginia, five;
West Virginia, three; Wisconsin. six.
At San Diego, Cal, ten; Arizona
two; Colorado, three; Idaho, two:
Montana. two; New Mexico. three;
Oregon, five; Utah. two; Washington
four; Wyoming, two,
Evening journal., 1911-03-24
DELAWARE COLLEGE
CHARTER EXTENDED

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 24.-The Senate this
morning passed the Senate bill 10 ex-
tend for two more years the present
charter OF Delaware College as efforts
90 reach an agreement TO give the State
full control and ownership of the roll
lege had failed and the matter viii
have to be threshed out two years
hence by the legislature
An effort was made TO reach COM
promise by giving the college fixed
appropriation of $4,000 year II the
"Old Board Of Trustees" who com
prise half Of tho trustees Of the col
lege and name their own SUCCESSORS
would transfer their rights and title
to the State.
This plan. however. ended I'm a dis
agreement today so the bill TO extend
the charter for two more years will be
passed and the college will be given an
appropriation Of $4,000 for the next
two years.
Evening journal., 1911-03-24
NO TAXATION
OF INVESTMENTS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 24.-The House to-
day defeated Representative CORN
ley's bill TO provide for the taxation
Of investments in the State the vote
being twenty-five ayes to seven
nays. Representatives Moore, T. o.
Cooper, Tebo and Hart spoke against
the bill.
The House passed the Senate bill
to amend the charter of the Liberty
Trust Company of Wilmington.
The Senate passed the House bill
authorizing Dover to borrow $4,000
for additions to the school house.
The Senate-passed a substitute for
the House bill providing a deputy for
the State Treasurer at $1,000 a year
and fixing the salary of the State
Treasurer after 1913 at $4,000 a year
instead of $4,000, the figures the orig
inal House bill contained.
The Senate defeated the House bill
to prohibit the sale by dealers OF
adulterated or impure seed in the
State.
Professor Harry Hayward explained
the bill. but objectian was made by
some of the Senators that the bill
would permit farmers to sell any seed
they wished. whether pure or impure
while dealers were held down rigidls
TO the sale of pure seed.
Evening journal., 1911-03-24
GOES TO COURT
ON THREAT CHARGE
Gaines Tells City Judge QuailS
Wanted to Kill
Him

In City Court this morning Walter
Hunt, was held in 5000 bail on the
charge of discharging a pistol on the
street.
Charles Quailes, colored, was charg-
ed with pointing pistol at Albert
Gaines, also colored. Gaines said the
prisoner had threatened to blow his
head off. The witness said that
Quailes pulled the trigger once but
the gun did not go off.
|. Officer Fox. who arrested Quailes,
testified that the prisoner tried TO get
rid Of the revolver when he was ap-
preached.
In his own defence Juailes said he
was followed by Gaines who had a
knife. He said he used the gun tc
protect himself He was held in 500
bail for the Court of General ses
sions
Annie Gardner. charged with lar
ceny, was held in 5000 bail on a charge
of stealing S21 in money from Lewis
Treble, white. The prosecuting wit
ness said he was drunk when he wal
called into a house by the woman anC
robbed.
William f. Harris. an incorrigibl'
boy, was returned to the Ferris Indus
trial School.
Evening journal., 1911-03-24
NO RETRTAL
FOR ROBERTS
Supreme Court Refuses Mo-
tiOn and Fixes Execution
for April IA
CONDEMNED MAN WILL
APPEAL TO PARDON BOARB

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, March 24.-The SUI
preme Court today denied the appli-
cation of Reese Roberts, convicted of
the murder of Robert Casey, for a new
trial and fixed the date of execution as
April IA.
Former Judge Ball, his counsel, will
now make a final appeal to the Board
OF Pardons on next Thursday week.
Judge Woolley read the Supreme
Court decision at a special session
here today The whole appeal was
based upon so called improper admis-
sion of evidence concerning Roberts
showing a great deal Of money the day
after the storekeeper was murdered.
Roberts had admitted to three wit
nesses that he had no money but the
State produced witness named
Stephenson who swore to the mans
displaying the currency that Saturday
August 20.
Judge Woolley said: THE admission
Of the prisoner that he told another
that he was without money is to be
considered II is not necessary that
any point Of the evidence admitted
should be sufficient of itself to prove
the case"
We are of the opinion that the admis-
sion of the prisoner was material and
the evidence of Stephenson In rebuttal
was likewise material and together
disclosed circumstances, to be weigh
ed by the jury and from which in con.
junction with the evidence in the case
the jury might reasonably infer the
guilty presence of the prisoner at the
scene of the crime"
Evening journal., 1911-03-24
REPUBLICAN LEADER.
Progressives and Stand Patters in
Row Over ex-Speaker Cannon.

Progressives and Stand Patters in
Row Over ex-Speaker Cannon.
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-White
House Democrats are embrolled in
factional squabbles over the choice Of
committee chairmen by the ways and
means committee. big fight is brew
ing IN Republican ranks over the Sc
lection of a minority leader.
Precedent makes the minority lead
er the minority candidate for speaker.
Progressives don't want to vote for
ex-Speaker Cannon, and stand patters
won't vote for a progressive.
Representative James r. Mann
Republican. Ill.) was urged as sat-
isfactory 10 both sides, in quiet can
vass today. But Mann. himself re-
fused 10 enter unless Cannon With
drew. Plans are being laid to secure
this withdrawal, II was stated today.
Mann Is an able parliamentarian
and one of the few stand patters to
vote against the Payne tariff on its
first consideration In the House.
Another concession likely to he
made TO progressives on the minority
side Is the impelling motive in a
movement started today TO have Dem
ocratic Ways and Means Committee
not only choose the majority members
Of the committee, but also the Repub-
lican personnel.
Evening journal., 1911-03-24
NO CHANGE In
BALLOT LAW
Voters Assistant Repeater in
the House This
Morning
CONCERN FELT ABOUT
THE APPROPRIATIONS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. March 24--9Oth branches
of the Legislature met at $50 o'clock
this morning for the final grind In try
ing TO get bills of the calendar. In
dications are that the session will last
until after midnight tonight, although
some of the House members who were
In session until midnight last night are
advocating that an adjournment bo
made al o'clock until Thursday OF
next week when the appropriations
and claims bill will be considered.
Some concern Is felt among the
members over the appropriations Of
State money by the Legislature. While
the Senate has been trying TO safe
guard the State treasury many bills
that have passed the House provide
for some large increases I'm appropria-
tions and also some salary increases
for the coming fiscal year.
The Senate has followed the policy
OF cutting down or killing as many
appropriation bills as possible. and
some Of the members are interested TO
see how the appropriations will COM
pare with those of two years ago.
Voters Assistant Repeater Defeated.
Representative Pool today called up
HIS voters assistant repeater bill and
Representative Locates offered as a
substitute the bill that passed the Sem
ate several days ago to enable a voter
/ physically disabled or unable to mark
his own ballot to call I'm some elector
TO assist him, and II also repeals the
voters assistant law The substitute
was rejected by a vote Of fifteen yeas
! to twenty nays.
Representatives Conwel and Pool
! Republicans. voted with the Democrats
/ for the substitute but the other Re.
/ publicans voted against H. Representa-.
+ tive Pool then pressed his original re-
1 pealer bill I'm behalf of which he said
IL desire to say TO the members OF
this side Of the House that II the.
think they are bound by the caucus O
some days ago that the binding Of tina
caucus Is as thin as an egg shell. Pee
your way out and get on the ban
wagon for good politics."
The Democrats applauded Mr. Poo
The bill however. was defeated by
vote OF twenty nays 10 fifteen aye
j, Alessrs Conwel and Pool voting wit
. the Democrats for the bill and the r.
publicans voting against IL.
The Senate cut down the apprOpri,
, tion for the State experimental farl
. improvements from $4,000 to $500
: and the Senate concurred. The Senat
also cut down the appropriation 10
the improvement OF colored schoo
houses from s3500 to $250O, and tn
House concurred.
Evening journal., 1911-03-24
ACCUSE HIM OF
MEAT THEFTS
If Guilty, SaxtOn Tells City
Judge He Does Not KEOw
of Crime

Russell ssxton, colored. was in City
Court this morning. charged with
stealing meat, II was shown that
Ssxton yesterday sold a loin and other
meat alleged to have been stolen from
John A. Bierman. a meat dealer. Mr..
Bierman said his store had been
broken into and that Saxton had been
seen leaving there with a bag on his
back
Walter Frieberg testified that he
saw the prisoner with a basket. bur
did not see any meat in it This was
at 1015 o'clock last evening Other
witnesses said they had bought loins
and shoulders from the prisoner
Defendant said II he did steal the
meat he was drunk and did not know
what he was doing
The case was held up until Tuesday
morning so that It can be looked
| into.
Evening journal., 1911-03-24
TROUBLE OVER A
HARRINGTON BILL
Senate Makes Inquiry When
House Votes Down Another
Act

DOVER. Del, March 24.-ln an ef-
fort to get bills through during the
last few hours Of the Legislature
some of the members are max
ing trades, and spirit Of
resentment has cropped out
in the House among some of the mem
bers because their bills have been kill
ed or impaired in the Senate.
An example of this was shown when
the House killed. by many Republican
members lining up against it, a Sem
ate bill TO enable Harrington to bor-
row money for improvement TO the
school property of that town.
The bill was to authorize an in
crease to 5000 year Of the amount
that might be raised by school tax to
pay for a new school building. All the
Republicans present excepting Repre-
sentatives Conwell and Davis, voted
against the bill although it concerns
only the town Of Harrington. The bill
had been fathered in the Senate by
Senator Shelldrake and It is said that
one of the causes of the opposition of
the House to Senator Shelldrake's bill
was IL is alleged, Senator Shelldrake
has held up Representative Gillis' bill
to increase the tax on pawn brokers
in Wilmington.
When the Senate heard Of the House
action it went into executive session
and the general vengeful attitude OF
the House was discussed at length
II resulted in the adoption of a con-
current resolution calling for a com
mittee of eight to confer on a legis-
lative program for the remainder oil
! the session including the Harrington
| bill and the slap of the House at Sen.
ator Drexler on the land survey com.
/ mission bill. The House concurred il
this resolution, and the conferees
named are Senators Finn, Marshall
and Monaghan, and Representative
Beswick, White. Gillis, Hammond anC
Hart
Houses In Conference.
The conferees between the Hous,
and Senate held a meeting lasting fol
almost an hour early this Afternoon
and Representative Gillis stated tha
his bill about pawnbrokers had evi
IDENTIFY been misrepresented to the Sen.
ate by a certain lobbyist He in
sisted that the bill was all right ahC
that it be passed by the Senate in III,
form in which it passed the House.
II became evident that the wrong i'm
preston had been given to some Sen
atOrs during the conference.
Mr.. Gillis said that if his bill wal
passed by the Senate the House woul,
pass Senator Shelldrake's bill regard
ing Harrington school taxes.
No agreement was reached in tn
controversy over the Houses strikin,
out Senator Drexler's name from tn
public land survey and indication
are that the Senate this afternoon viii
repudiate the Houses action on tina
bill and that the House then vii
kill the bill. The conferees agreed L
recommend that neither house adjourn
without giving reasonable notice O
the time Nor adjournment to tn
other branch.
! Another conference may be held