The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California • 1

nttt ADVERTTSERH WHO WANT KE8ULTB USE THE EVENING PAPER TEN PAGES No 132 MODESTO CALIFORNIA THURSDAY EVENING JUNE 5 1913 TEN PAGES VOL L11I STAIE HIGHWAY MAY AHD ATTEND HEICH HOT IK MEETING DEFENSE OF if You Hav Congressme and Help i Committee Appearing Before Highway Commission Today Asking That Sonora Road Run Through Manteca Escalon 1 and It is Stated That Stock-ton Favors This Road in Preference to Farmington Route This Is YOUR Fight and Any Acquaintence With Or Senators Be Present the Fight Do Not Wait for Othe But Get in the Harness and What You Can for Little Move Will Have a Meaning This Tim Anti-Alien Rill Still Bone of Contention Between Bryan and Tokio Government Will Be Taken to Courts House Public Lands Committee Hears Arguments Today from Both Sides On Hetcli Heichy Matter Decision in Matter Soon Thoroughly alive to the gravity o( the agilption now being conducted at the national capital concerning San efforts to obtain the Hetch Make this fight YOUR fight 1 vitally concerns you eventually an-you owe it to yourself and your pop terity to act now before it is too late county iu preference to the old stage hue by way of Farmington While local men are slow to believe that this ip the case President Henry Turner of the couuty hoard of trade alter communicating with as many members of that body as possible sent a telegram to the commission endorsing the road through this county Should it be a fact 'hat Stockton does favor the new route proposed doubt- The state highway from Stockton to Sonora by way of Farmington and Knights Perry is not a settled matter in spite of maps and news articles to that effect which hae been appearing in Stockton and San Francisco papers since the selection of the automobile highway into the Yosemite in an attempt to make it appear that the Big Oak Flat road was one of the routes chosen This is shown by the fact that this afternoon at Sacramento Hetehy permit the instigators of the Do not wait on the supposition tha opposition movement in the Modesto- the fellow will do Tha Turlock districts as shown by the supposition has been too prevalent al telegrams sent to Washington yester- ready and what we want now is aetior day and the replies received have call- some concrete written expression ed a meeting of all those interested the fact that if San Francisco obtains in the controversy in the superior the permit it will be the death (Special to the News) WASHINGTON June 5 Francis 1 Haney Representative Denver Church of California and ex-Congress-man Needham who has been retalu- (By United PrcwN) WASHINGTON Juno Reluctantly but clearly It was indicated today that the state departments of Japan and America are as l'ar apart in the settlement of the international controversy regarding the California anti-alien land bill as they were six weeks ago Months more of negotiations are expected but a satisfactory solution is regarded as certain President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan this afternoon again discussed the situation Bryan intimated the Japanese protest rests principally on the ground of the studied and widespread against the It is expected the Webb law will be tested in the federal courts before either country takes a decided stand The president met Ambassador Chin-da late this afternoon and discussed the entire alien matter of the expansion of irrigation in thi section of the San Joaquin valley an will seriously interfere with our watr supply as now constituted This applies to all you easterner court room at the court house Monday evening at 8 While this meeting is open to everyone interested it has been arranged particularly for those easterners who less there will be sufficient weight tt the State Highway commission is giv- secure its selection mg a hearing to the matter and a An argument in favor of the road "1 Hie Tnrlock-Motlesto Irrigation representative from Modesto Escalon through this county by way of Man- districts appeared before (lie house find Oakdale headed by Supervisor (eea is the paved road already built lntilic lands committee this afternoon j(hn Clark of the Oakdale district is from Stockton to this county line a discuss the necessity of legislation distance of about 38 miles Tliis "hi('11 Slln Francisco an would cut oft an expense that will additional water supply and more par probably receive consideration by the State Highway commission It is said that the distance by the new route proposed to Sonora is as short as thi one by way of Farmington appearing with arguments favoring the establishment of the road from Stockton to Manteca Escalon Oakdale Knights Ferry to Sonora Word lias been sent to members of tlie county board of trade here that Stockton favors the road through this have purchased land in the two din- and to the older residents as well At Diets during the past five years or tend this meeting learn the true statf lor even a greater interval of time of affairs and then appoint yoursel for the purpose of persuading them to a commitiee of one to write to tha send telegrams or letters to the con congressman who represents the dis-1 pressmen senators or any- other ac- trict In North Dakota where you for- Hetcli Heteliy Is concerned and were I i tiaintances in national lile who at merly lived or in Kentucky or Geor SUEERAGETTEWILL PROBABLY DIE OF of Lightweights Are In Bad inform Wilson Coal Strike this time may he members of the gia or anywhere in this country po house senate or holding some in'iuen that when the matter finally comes tial position with the Wilson adminis ja test in congress the Irntion or to some friend who in turn from Indiana" or "the gentleman from could forward the facts concerning our or the gentleman from any-Hetch Hetehy fight to them All those i where eise-will rise up in thfexapitcl attending the meeting will be furnish and say: this Raker bill ed with the data necessary and ail that i (or Perkins bill as it will be known in remains for them to do is to make the senate) have received a protest JOHNSON SAYS HE WAS BUILT TOR armed with a complete array of facts and figures protest from the people in the two districts which made a decided impression upon the members of (lie committee many of whom heretofore Imd not been advised of tlie irrigation phase of the 'qliesffou Heiiey however favored the project providing the supply was made adequate for both San and the use He produced photographs and facsimile advertisements which had appeared in the San Francisco newspapers showing that the San Francisco Water company hail advised (he citizens of the city to use a minimum amount of water and to conserve the supply in every possible way Scott Ferris of tlie committee agreed to make an exhaustive inquiry and to then announce the recommendations as early as possible the letters and telegrams as personal as possible so that the members of the house and senate and other officirls may be reached directly There are hundreds of newcomers here from Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Iowa Illinois Kansas in fact from my conslieutents which leads me to believ that it would be working a great hardship on irrigation interests of the San Joaquin valley in California should the bill pass" etc That is the situation which the irrigation leaders desire to create and which they can create if you people (By Tnitecl Pres) LONDON June 5 Miss Emily Davison who attempted to stop the king's entry in the Derby yesterday and was thrown under the horse's heels it was reported this morning has a bare chance for recovery At noon she was partly conscious and partook of liquid nourishment after which she relapsed into a coma If she recovers she will be prosecuted Jockey Jones who was riding the horse is recovering (fly United Press) SAN FRANCISCO June Levy manager of Joe Rivers announced today that the Rivers-Ritclue match for the Fourth of July had been declared off Nolan and Ritchie left this morning for Nolan's ranch Graney expected to decide today (Ry nntc-l Press) WASHINGTON June Declaring the incident of the Patterson Passaic Lawrence Little Falls and Charlestown West Virginia strikes recently indicated a gradual encroachment of the police power upon the constitutional guarantees of free speech Fred- I the entire middle west and mountain slates w-iio could if they would take whose prosperity is seriously menaced lit upon themselves to write a per- pv the Raker bill will attend this sonil letter to the representatives in and act accordingly Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the superior court room at the court their former districts or their sue- cessors which would be of untold value in the final outcome of the (By Unireit Pitns) CHICAGO Jane 5 Jack Johnson who was sentenced yesterday to serve I one year in the penitentiary follow- ing his conviction on a while slave charge was confident this morning he would find a loophole which would free him He added: am not there yet and anyway a year is not so bad If it comes to a point where I will have to go I'll be as good a sport as any of them taking what is handed to me Jack Johnson was built for rough 1 house erick Howe a writer on economic whether Anderson Welch or Cross questions presented to President Wil-wm meet Ritclie 011 tlle Fourth Levy son today the Kern petition signed expects to arrange a Rivers-Murphy by a score of prominent sociologists mateh here for Coffroth before he I fight asking that congress investigate the matter and serve a warning that constitutional rights must be observed leaves for Los Angeles tonight Graney is undecided as to Ritchie's opponent but it is probable Anderson will be selected IS REPRIEVED BY JOHNSON FAREWELL DINNER TO BE GIVEN GUTHRIE Further telegraphic correspondence on the Hetch Hetehy matter was received this morning when a night letter in reply to the telegrams sent to Needham yesterday was received by Attorneys Jones and Giiffin of the Modesto and Turlock dis- i By Unttea Press) Diets respectively The telegram was PHILADELPHIA June The fun-as follows: oral cf Mike Murphy the famous trarn- received your wire of the 30th er of athletes will be held Monday tut the amendment and letter men-1 at St John's Catholic church Hun-tioned have not yet been received 1 dreds of students will attend Raker and Dunigon are trying to get LOS ANGELES June 5 McCarey said this afternoon that if Anderson and Ritchie were matched he will likely stage a bout between Rivers and Cross here on tlie Fourth Hetch Hetehy At Raisin City Parliament Buildings Being Guarded By Soldiers 0A1I MEN APE DEI KG UK PITTSBURG June A farewell dinner will be tendered to Gutherie former mayor of this city who was recently appointed ambassador to Japan tomorrow night Bryan will read a letter from NVilson ex- illy Untied Press) BUDAPEST June Cavalry and infantry with machine guns are guarding the approaches to the parliament buildings today as a result of yesterday's riots in parliament when personal encounters between several of the members occurred Davis Nomination Is Being Held Up (By United I'rpNn) WASHINGTON June The ex-pected nomination of 0 Davis to succeed Frederick Stratton as collector of the port of San Francisco was not gent to the senate today No explanation was made (By United Pres) SACRAMENTO June Governor Johnson today reprieved the hanging of Jake Oppenheimer the 'human tiger' until June 20th He said the case was now before the supreme court aud that he issued the reprieve in order that Oppenheimer may have every chance for his life Oppenheimer said today to a representative of the United Press I thought I should have to hang at the end of two weeks I'd say I want the hanging to happen tomorrow However I haven't much confidence in the outcome or faith in the courts If I were rich or influential it might make a difference I gave up worry ing though years Warden Johnston when interviewed said nerve is phenominal It is not bravado His hope seems to have gone out and he is resigned to the STOCKTON June 5 George A Dean president of the union I of this city has been appointed a del-: gate to represent the Central Labor! council at the conference to be herd piajnjng the president's views on the in Portland Ore this month California Japanese situation after which Bryan and Japanese Ambassa-wiil at least be advised regarding our (iov Chtnda will both deliver address-side of the question and in face of FRESNO June In order that the directors might understand the llelch Hetehy water question from both sides an invitation was sent to the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce last night asking them to send a yep-resentative to appear at the next meeting of the hoard and give tne reasons why San Francisco wants the water The Stanislaus people who are fighting San Francisco in this matter will be here at the next meeting which will held Wednesday evening June 11th the bill passed as an emergency measure at this session but I do not think they can succeed The senate committee refused to report the bill this morning House committee meets tomorrow I will attend and ask time to present our side and feel sure it will be granted San Francisco papers will color everything their way" 0 Needham Tlie above telegram is a direct reply to the telegram sent Needham yesterday asking him to advise us as I to the true status af the Hetch Hetchv matter That he is "on the job" is evi- Defense Rests In the Dynamite Case Westenberg Gives Up to Police this information it is confidently predicted that they dare not take too hasty action The reference in tlie telegram to denied by his reply With two such the letter and amendment concerns men as Church and Needham at the the amendment to the Raker bill hearing in the house today those mem-1 which was compiled by Attorney i bers of the vpublic lands committee Jones and sent to Needham BURNS VISITS POPE (By 1'iiKed Frenn) ROME June The pope this a ft-ernoon received Detective Burns the famous American sleuth in private audience Another Aviator Meets His Death OAKLAND June 5 Westen-berg of the California Society ter the Suppression of Vice who was convicted of libel by a jury in Oakland two months ago and sentenced to 60 days ia the chain gang and who appealed in vain to Superior Judge Dona-hune for a reversal of sentence surrendered himself at the central police station yesterday afternoon He will SIXTEEN WESTERN GOVERNORS ARE MEETING AT SALT LAKE Illy United Press) BOSTON June 5 Following the calling of the minor witnesses in the Wood trial this morning the defense rested Attorney Coakley moved to instruct the jury to acquit Atteaux who was implicated with Wood in planting the dynamite at Lawrence last year Judge Crosby this afternoon ruled that the state was not forced lo go to the jury 011 any single count This is considered a victory for the slate He specifically denied nil the motions of tlie defense to acquit Atteaux and Wood following which the defense began to sum up their evidence (tty United Press) BERNE Switzerland June 5 Avi- ator Bernard and a passenger were accomplish true conservation the fuel niakc an effort for release on a writ killed here this morning when their sttppli of the west and kindred sub- 0f habeas corpus and will attempt to i biplane turned turtle in mid-air oou-ijeets Governor Ammons of Colorado 'carry hi ease to the appelate court 1i I was on the program for a paper on he falls he will have to serve out bis I "Our National Conservation Policy" sentence in the municipal quarry- Governor Hunt of Arizona will dis- DRESDEN June 5 More than 000 visitors and delegates to the SALT LAKE CITY Utah Jtjne Demands for a change in the public land policy of the United States were made here today by speakers at the conference of Western Governors who called the convolved at ten Hiss morning states represented In several of the papers read today California Colorado the present administration was urged Minnesota Montana to change the government's policy as Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Ore-followeu in the last three administra-i gon South Dakota Utah Washington t'on was urged hen the sessions I and Wyoming opened it was confidently expected The program for the three days ses-that resolutions would be adopted ask- ion as announced by President Wes I oast and K' oumnn suites or (oil lei leseuiitivt" were in their seats when the president of the forence Governor West of Oregon convention to order The hero today are Idaho Kansas Nebrnsfeft New SECRETARY DANIELS TO SPEAK cuss federal control of state mineral Westenburg is the man who deliver- resources and Governor Hiram John- ed a lecture on white slavery in thi Gcmvention of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Budapes son of California will speak on "State recently and by severely THURSDAY NIGHT Dick Wilbur Co Saturday and Sunday HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE eritiols-er National Control of Our Oil and (ng the city officials and police barely escaped a like prosecution here Potash Deposits A movement was started today to get the conference to unanimously ap June 15 to 20 arrived here today for a two days visit and conference with the executive committee of the Saxony Woman Suffrage Assocaiation From hero the delegates and visitors go to Prague where they will be received by the Bohemian Woman Suffrage ANNAPOLIS Mil June Secretary of the Navy Daniels and other navy officials arrived here today to take part In the graduation exercises at the naval academy Secretary Daniels will deliver an address tonight after which the graduates and friends will attend a farewell ball (THA HAS NFM MINISTER HAVANA Juno Dr Pablo Des-verino was today sworn in as minister lo the United States He will leave for Washington Sunday ing the federal government to open today provides for papers and genera prove a public land policy and submit all public domains to settlement with discussion on the federal policy in re jit to the National Conference of Gov-some fw exceptions I at ion to unappropriated forest areas jernors which is to be held at Colorado Chief executives of sixteen Pacific the use of the public range how to Springs Colo August 10 1 i.