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The San Francisco Call.THE WEATHER

YESiEßDAY^oudv^estTsini: max-• imum temperature, 58; minimum, 46.

F&RECAST FOR TODAY—CIoud?; pos-sibly light shovcrs in the morning; light soutk-v>cst void.

MAKES DIRECT CHARGECERTAIN OF HIS PROOF

PINCHOT AVERSBALLINGER WASFALSE TO TRUST

TOJ.raiE OATI.—NO. 89.

J e c t ion

BALLINGER BLOCKSHETCH HETCHY PLANi, George Otis Smith of thelUnited .States geodetic survey,who has furnished Secretary Bal-linger an astonishing report con-deeming Hetch Hetchy. CABINET OFFICIAL

WOULD WITHDRAWCITY'S PERMIT

Secretary of Interior Has Report. Made to SuitHis Purpose. of Dealing a Deadly

Blow to San Francisco

Mayor and Supervisors to Be CitedTo Show Why Garfield Order"

Should Not Be Revoked .

WEALTHY CHINESEPUT UNDER ARREST

Gifford Pinchot.

Capture of Hon Kin at Angel

Island Reveals WholesaleSmuggling Plot

• After months of search prosecuted by

the federal government, reaching from.Jackson, Miss., across the Pacific oceanto China and back again to San Fran-cisco, Hon Kin, a wealthy.merchant ofXew Orleans, iwas placed under arrestat the

"immigration station on' Angel

island •yesterday, charged/ with the

wholesale smuggling, ot. Chinese intothe 'United States by. way of Mexico.:' jTHe'*capture of Hon Kin!it'is"bellevedby the United;-States marshal's, office,

kvlll clear up -a deeply, laid^plotlfor, the,unlawful- >ntry' of* Chinese", into ;this'co'uiitry,' and'dis'r'u'pt* a"band^of'Jprofes-sionahy'smug-glej's;-'reborn- the-' officialshave -been endeavoring- .to;capture . forsome time.past.-

'The-ai'iest of Hon Kin came as theresult, of an error in his identificationpapers, h,e having recently taken a tripto China, being detained here while theerror ivas corrected through New Or-leans. Dispatches from the Louisianacity disclosed the fact that Hon was theChinese who fled under an .indictment jreturned by the federal grand jury atJackson,Mlss.; and for whom the secret iservice operatives had been vainly;searching. i

. The specific charge against Hon Kiniis the smuggling, ashore of 3S of his jcountrymen from a Mexican vessel atCat island. Miss. lie was placed underarrest rby Deputy-United States' MarshalBen. Towie and taken before' UnitedStates Commissioner Heacock. by whomhe was held for removal to the point ofindictment. \u25a0' •

Expects to Show Effortlo end rolicy ol

ConservationTirASHINCTON, Feb. 26.—VV Gifford Pinchol, before the

Ballinger-Pinchot investigating com-mittee today, while on the witnessstand, made the following statement ofhis charges against Secretary) Ballinger:

"What Idesire to lay before thecommittee is a consecutive story ofmy experience with Ballioger in re-lation to.the conservation of naturalresources. Among several other mat-ters there ars three of principal im-portance to be called to your attcn-

"The first of these concerns thepolicy devised and inaugurated by thelast * administration of protectingagainst monopolistic control the waterpower sites owned by the people.

"I shall show you that Secretary jBallinger entered his office with the •$•;;

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clear determination to make short work, of that policy; that he reversed

it^so far as he was allowed to. do so? that he restored the power sites toentry without the remotest idea of re withdrawing them, and, finally, when Icharged him last autumn to the president withbeing an enemy of the policyof conservation, he capped the climax by giving to,the president himself anexplanation of his conduct that was essentially false.BALLINGER FALSE TO HIS TRUST

'*%\u25a0, "The second has to do with my connection as a government officer withthe Cunningham coal cases and with the Glavis- charges. Ishall show, youhow the forest service became involved in these cases and how Glavis sub-mitted his facts to me. Ibelieved then, as Ibelieve now. that he told thetruth. Iam convinced now, as Iwas w.hen he came to me, that Glavis .was afaithful public servant and that the facts which he presented prove that Bal-linger had been unfaithful to his trust as a servant of the people, and as theguardian of public property of enormous value.TOLD PRESIDENT THE WHOLE STORY

"Ishall show that' since Ilearned the facts.you have heard from-Glavisand others whichIam about to lay before you I have acted' steadily in thelight of them, as it-was my duty both as a public officer and as a citizen to do:Ishall 'show, you that in pursuance of that duty Ilaid before the president,both by, word of. mouth and in a letter of -November 4, a statement of my;conviction that Secretary Ballinger has been a dangerous enemy to conser j.

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**Iwillshow you that this -letter was submitted byjhe president. to Bal-lingtr, and that as part o* his* reply he laid/before the president a statementconcerning the Cunningham coal cases, which statement is shown by""unflis-puted documentary evidence to be absolutely false in three essential partic-ulars. It will then appear that Ballinger willfully,deceived the' president, arid

"The third principal matter is concerned with the attitude, of this govern-

ment in law and administrative practice toward the conservation of the nat-ural resources belonging to the people.-LAW LEAVES WAY TO FRAUD OPEN

*'Idesire to showyou>that the story of Glavis' courageous and successfulfight to protect the property of the people, which ended iiVhis dismissalwithout a hearing, is but a single chapter in the history" of the public lands.Ishall show you that 'under our present, law and practice the more 'difficulttask falls on those who would protect the public property and not'-'oh*thosewho would despoil it, and that under the present system the betrayal intomonoplistic control of what belongs to all of us is made easy, and,: often in

SHOULD DISMISS UNFAITHFUL SERVANT >"The imperative duty of this country .is to get rid of an unfaithful public

servant. Another important duty is to bring about a fundamental change inthe.law and the practice toward conservation, to prevent for the future whathas been in the past the almost inevitable sacrifice of the public welfare andto make possible hereafter the utilization of the natural resources _and.thqnatural advantages for the benefit of all the people instead of merely for theprofit of a few.- i

"When this story has been told. And the witnesses whom IshalUask youto call have been heard, you will realize that the interests of tiie country arenot safe in Ballinger's hands, and that the public demands of this committeea verdict in harmony with the general conviction that the secretary of:theinterior has been . unfaithful both to the public, whose property he hasendangered, and to the president, whom he has deceived." :

COACH RUNS AWAYAND BLOCKS TRACK

AUDITOR PIERCEHOLDS UP CLAIMS

j \ \u25a0 . ; -. . .PHILADELPHIA, P'eb. 2S.— After -a

day of comparative tranquillity severalsmall riots broke out^ in/ Kensington

late today, when young "men attackedcars run by nonunion men. ( .

\u25a0 Inone of-the- affrays passengers wereattacked by strike' sympathizers. Amotorman Avas dragged from his carand. badly '.beaten -.and. several police-

men-were roughly handled, but no oneseriously injured.

The most .serious affair occurred atfi o'clock at- Front street and Susque-hanna aveiiue.POMCK.M.V.V HEATK.\

The crow.d there 'got beyond the con-trol of. the' Philadelphia; police forceand stopped a-car at' the intersection ofthe streets. The crowd tried to reachthe nonunion crew, and though the

lone policeman who was protecting thecrew fou£ht bravely, several ,' mendragged' hjnv into \u25a0 the street. -His re-volver, was taken, from him. and he wasgiven a severe beating.

*The ""conductor managed to get away,

but tlici'iii«t»rman was not so fortun-

ate. He fired several shots, ,- but"all

went wild'and he was pulled' from thecar 'and beaten. • .. \u25a0'.

Other policemen waded Into the mob,but, reluctant to draw their' revolvers

because of '.the women and childrencaught in*.the crowd, fpught with theirclubs.

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•afkaid'ofv state "ooivsv i'

"Here co'iiies the' state'. \u25a0"cops," some'one yelled,,".and there was a movementto break- awa.v. >

i ;"• A half dozen mounted police gallopedup and charged into the crowds. They

drove up on/the sidewalk.', smashedright and lefujwith* their hickory, sticksand. gradually*.*forced the .'mob back.I Men. woraen'iand children were treat- ;ed alike. ',;..' :.r>j :

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revolvers,C were drawn by the/-troopers,

~but flVey.'made

'good; us.c ».of

!th«ir' riot ,stic.ks,;'and' the :rioters,- real-,:.izing^'tlve'- troopers :;werh^.not";v to "ber*.rifled,*with;',sbpnj.we.rHj,bn ':theWr.uil." ..'

f In.the fight/a wbmanfpassenger/.Mr.?:Ji C. Ehler, fwas" strucjlt^-vftthl "a. sljrick\and-- • rendered j-.unconscious.' 'v.-AVa-lteT^Graham, another paseijse'r,..who v tr'Jedjto carry lieff/rom; tMsf|car; was \u25a0 -ykt.-tacked 'by.J

.tl{e*.y"raip6'^»»aid roughlyhandled. ;biit .managed -to carry thewoman 'into a drug store.-"

The • rtrst -'trouble in-the• negro sec-,

tion occurred today, when a- crowd\u2666hrew'::missiles'- at carsi * Policemenquickly scattered the crowd.

Labor Leader Arrested- .•The feature of the "eighth day-* of

the; Philadelphia' street' railway strike.was the arrest and arraignment '• ofJohn J." Murphy, president 'of j thecehtra.l'. labor-- union, -on- a charge 4 ofinciting,to riot through a^ news-paperInterview.

-He:was taken- rrito cus-

tody--early today -and -after- a- briefhearing, was released in $3,000 bail:

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II -Three., newspaper, men.'.were.reluc-;tant witnesses. They -finally,admittedIthat .Murphy uttered the- words at-tributed to him. In \u25a0- this

IMurphy -referred, to the mayor.fas. a• P.nppet and said if one. man was, shotby the'- police a" carnival of riot andbloodshed would follow. Police rec-ords \u25a0'\u25a0 were produced which :showedMurphy .had

'been' arrested •

severalyears -ago on a charge .-"of

'selling"policy."

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labor in Philadelphia will be. callednext week probably will be /decidedat toniorrow's meeting of• the -centrallabor* union.

Rioter KHled by Police'

: SOUTH.BETHLEHEM, Pa.. Feb. 26—One man is dead from a bullet-fired bya state policeman,' two others are-suf-fering from slight .pistol wounds, andmore than a dozen men are nursing-in-.juries»inflicted by..the 'heavy riot sticksof the troopers. tonight. : •? ;. i

The troops-

-were patrolling thestreets near, the steel works, ;whenbricks were thrown at them by a crowdof foreigners. \ The eommandeE- of,thetroops ordered his men to fire into theair,:.it/is said... but -one,-.man >held hispistol too low and the bullet;-struckJoseph Sambo, who died tonight..- :' :';,-Ijabdr leaders 'have <appointed'' com-:mittees to.urge the .foreigners; to re-frain 'from attacking'; the'V police"."' -••'

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in Philadelphia, CrackingHeads Right and Left >

Constabulary Use Their HickorySticks on.Mah;-Woinan and

Childlike;-

RIOTERS AFRAIDOF STATE POLICE

Wi11 Ask Senator to Help GetHarbor Allowance

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f Special Dispatch to ;The Call]- '

SAN RAFAEI^,.. Feb. ,26.—A numberof|local "merchants ihave '. decided >to

send :a, dispatch to ' Senator," Perkinsasking/him 'to.lend this aid > in secur-ing an? appropriation- from the .govern-ment for :dredging ..; the ] San %Rafaelcanal. >,Congressman McKinlay' failed•to'; secure 'the

'apropriation;""vbut- lias

writteii.to the /effect, that".herwill at-,tempt to \u25a0'. have,:the -matter ; 'reconsid- :

ered. 'Although /considerable dredginghas beeif;do"ne-;bn the. canal andrbulk-heads: have been'built, it is "\u25a0still* Inneed' of:"more -digging, as- boats' ofordinary, craft can .not navigate-, atlowjtidei' • ;•

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SAN RAFAEL WILL: SEEK PERKINS' AID

OAKLAND,' Feb.. 26.—Overchargesfor bridge work-done' for-the^ countyhave been* found in'Ibills presented>byCotton Brothers, contractors, accordingto County "Auditor^George" S. fPierce,'who has held up the bills?-'. The amountinvolved is about- $l5O. ...; '"\u25a0-

\. Cotton Brothers agreed ..- with, "theboard of -Supervisors to do the bridge\u25a0work, in the eastern (end of theicounty,for,." the ceo.st-'Of., 'labor > an<l materials,plusr2o: percent for: their- services. Inbills put in ;a -year ago it was -fouridthat they had charged, 20 per,. cent fortheir services'and had .'also charged- "JOper cent for the>s« of tools in addi-tion and 20 "percent, on train, fifre andsimilar iexpenses. .>Pierce,, held ;up»thebills;at the time. .corrected >them, andCotton^Brothers; promised to) make nofurther charges of the same :kind.,;

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Pierce; now: says} that -the contractingflrmhasdone-the same; thing with'two"bills presented. -.titisiweek:v.;.i.'; ..

Asserts That Cotton BrothersHave Made Overcharges for

,Work They Did

County Committee .Names .Dele-gates and -Finance' Body

[Special Dispatch "> to \u25a0 The Call]•.STOCKTON/ F^b. 26:—The" democratic

county;" (central^ committee, today -"an-'riounced'the.-'partyrs representatives "tothe 'Los 'Angeles'.state conference nextApril:as follows: ..*George E.;Catts.' X--W. S. Wc<«ls, L. J.Wagner. AY. U. Jacobs, M. T. I>oylc. A.~L.<t'owfll. It.vC Wnllafc. I). J. Looney, OorireSifivers, '-. -Tt." -R.iHelbeusteln, .:';William \V*U.BtPcktou;:Dr. (IcorßelJreenwell,- B. F. "Wooden.Luill;:Lorenzo Hurd."French Camp; J.'. W:-Stuck-,enbrnck, Aeainiw);,\*.~-3. Ix>on«»y, Tracy; K<l Dh-vls,\LunlfU. ;'- . • , '

) A .committee on Jinarices' was ap-pointed vas- follows:. George E. Catts;\u25a0W.-'E. 'Johnson and \V.*E.'O'Connor. •"

.• Chairman" A. I/,Wagner was author-ized'itolappoint a. committeeman from'the city,. to,"nil'the vacancy /caused'-by,the" death of Ed R.Thompson. • ,M The" committee will meet again Sat-,urdaj*..March 1'2. ,

DEMOCRATS TO ATTEND*CONFERENCE IN SOUTH

COAGH TRIES FOOTBALLLANGUAGE OiN HIS WIFE

She Rebels and Causes GridironHero's Arrest

[Special Dispatch to The Call]\u25a0\u25a0 CHICAGO. . Feb.- 26.— Mrs. J. Turnertold Judge Fry today

% that she wasw«,ary..of Ithe footbal} tactics, of

-her

husband, James A. Turner, formergridiron hero at Northwestern univer-sity, and Dartmouth college and latercoach at Norwich university.-, She hadhim,.arrested on a charge 'of wife aban-donment.'

\u25a0 "He doesn't drink, or .smoke." saidMrs.* Turner, "but the way lie swearsmakes up for any other habit he might

have.- Why,- 'lie yells at me just ashe did at his- football team: last, year."

\u25a0; Turner said -that .liis wife-was mis-taken/but; Judges Fry^decided that' theyoung man- had used 'harsher wordsthan necessary and ordered him to payher?s a week.for.a year... Turner-saidthat \u25a0 he' was working as a.clerk at $foa week, •

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Accuses Secretary of Deliber-ately Deceiving President

and Misusing Office

Expects Verdict from Committeein Accordance with His

Evidence

Head of the Interior DepartmentSays Only Deception Is

Pinchot's

W 7ASH fN'OTON. Feb. ;26.—Gifford\A/ Pinchot'B- opening statement in**

the Ballinger-Pinchot inquirythis afternoon was read by, Secretary

BalHnser in his office late today." "Inresponse as to whether he intended tomake any reply. Ballingrr wrote outthe following statement:

"In view of the f»o« that. IwillJ>rc +rx>ily linvo an opportunity to np-prar before the romroittrr and ac-quaint them i\Hh the truth, I\u25a0shall notreply thnnich the presH to the nien-

darloun aoperstono wlilrh Mr. Pln^hotyeek« to <-a*t upon inc. He attempted

-nitboul »uMf«(i to deceive the preni-

dent. lie Mill find It Mill he equally

?*.t«i«-t:li for Jiiiii to det-etve the i-nni-

tuittee."Ob^ioriiklj. the only deception in

"i^hii-h he lm|.«v to nucceed in a tem-porarj- deception of the public ilirouchtbe pre«K. Thin be haii endeavored to

do by sit ins not In advance the intro-ductory atatenicnf which hsis appeared.And «< hifli he ban been malignant

rnniiri-to present, hut not quite reek-leas enough to ntate upon oath.

•'Fortunately, aft already ntated. ITrill Mum have an upportunit y to jrive

to the committee, and, through thecommittee, to the public, the facts andthe truth, and. for that reason, IhaveBo Htatement at present to makf."

* .Sensational Opening

jOlflford I'inohot. the dismissed chief jforester of the United States, before be- *

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lag: sworn i;i the Ballingrer-Pinchot in-fl'uiry t<->day, dramatkially declared that.•*»-nen lii.s «tory had been told, the coun- jtry would demand a verdict "in har-mony with general conviction thatth« secretary of the" interior has 'been

unfaithful to the public, whose prop-

erty ho has and to thepresident, whom he has deceived."

1.. 11. Gla.vis, th<> Cunningham coalclaims and Attorney Brandeis all stoodaside to make room for Pinchot, forAttorney Wharton Pepp«=>r, liis persona]

roundel, and for his story of Secretary

Ballineer's dealingrs with th*» waterpower sites of the public domain.

Pincliot accused Secretary Ballinger©f having: made an explanation of hisconduct to thp president that was "es-sentially false." lie charged him withloins' a "dangerous enemy to conserva-tion." Hft charged lilm with having

made a statement shown by undisputeddocumentary evidence "to be absolutely

lals*- in three, essential, particulars."

He charged liim with having "willfully

deceived the president" and of beingdisloyal to the president.

Js'er\ous at BeginningPinchot's first hours on the witness

#=ta.n<l were as replete with sensation as3-.ad been promised, and the suffocatingrrnwfl in the hearing room hung in-I<?ntly upon every word -that fell fromTi!» !!ps. A trifle nervous at first,

J»inchot soon became accustomed to hisfuTroundinps iind maintained a oonfl-4S*nt poise thereafter^ >

liin recital had not progressed far.Jiowever. when there came an objection

from BalHnger'.s attorney as to tTle wit-yiess repeating conversations with Prep-

Sdent Taft. It v.as contended that therelation of these conversations wouldput the president in an attitude wherehe -would either have to remain silentor appear before the committee as a-witness, which, it was declared, wouldbe undesirable. v

The question was argued for sometime. and. In his statement of the mat-ter, the attorney for Pinchot admittedthat President Taft, in a letter writtensubsequent to the conversation, had de-clared that liis recollection of whattranspired at the Interview differed intome particulars from that of Pinchot.The matter was put over for considera-tion by the .committee, and it is ex-pected a decision will.he announcedivhen the next session is held Tuesdaymorning.

Has Faith,hi Glavis# j

Pinchot followed up the vigorous at-tack made upon Secretary Ballinger inhi? opening statement by declaringthat he fullybelieved in Special Agent

Glavis and was convinced that allOlavis had said was true. He charac-terized Glavis as a "faithful public

servant" and declared that the facts

which he presented "proved that Bal-Jinger had been unfaithful to his trust

as the guardian of public proj:brty of

enormous value."The conservation movement begun

under the administration, of PresidentRoosevelt was progressing splendidly

lip to the time President Taft and* Se-cretary Ballinger took office, assertedPinchot. Tie. cliarged that in less thanc month thereafter Secretary Ballinger}

Miss .Felicia, Moise,reldesti' daughterof Mr. and;Mrs.;KvK*Moise. and n*iece:of Attorney BertlSchlesinsnr,: left yes?-''terdayi morningr; for.Paris,' ffor,.tho}coming.ing. twotbr-'; three" years: she. will*devote "her ;entire', time ,, to

'the" study/ of

art. ;The,trip across tiif,continent.;will;;be made leisurely." .and-short visits to friends 'in Denver land

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OFF TO PARIS TO DEVOTEHERSELF TO ART STUDIES

[Special Diipatch to. The Call]SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 26.—A mad dash

of nearly five miles for a runaway

coach which was traveling- at a speed

of nearly 100 miles an hour, was theexperience of Engineer Reynolds .' and

Fireman Horn, of an <»xtra train neatWrights early yesterday morning:.

The train .left this city early yes-terday morning for Wrights to fzr.t^nload of supplies for a gang of labor-"ers who were- working on the Glen-Wood tunnel. As the crew was turning

the engine the coach broke away^anastarted down the bill toward Alma. ...

Reynolds started his engine after, therunaway and' the coach' was", overtakenafter a run of about flve miles, butowing/ to faulty the crewcould not attach it to the engine. '.Itcontinued in its wild race for anothermile, leaving: the- track .about"-a mileeast, of Alma. Fortunately, the'acci-

dent happened" at; 2 o'clock in themorning-, a. time when there were nopassenger trains in either direction."

The derailed -car blocked traffic forseveral hours, however, and the trans-fer -of passengers.: was necessary < inseveral cases. .The,** officials of "-

:theSouthern Pacific are investigating^; the-wreck.' \u0084

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Engine and Crew Chase Car atTerrific Speed Until It

Jumps From Rails

CITY ASTOUNDED BY BALLINGER'S ORDERSurprise almost 'universal- was expressed last evening when word was

received in this city that Secretary of the Interior R. A. Ballinger had or-dered that San Francisco show cause why. the Hetch Hetchy valley shouldnot be eliminated from the scope of the city's water rights in the Sierrah.Under the permit issued by former Secretary of the Interior Gaficld, SanFancisco was 'given /water righs both to Lake Eleanor and Lake HetchHetchy. However, the provisions of the permit were that the Lake Eleanorsource should first be developed to its fullcapacity before work should beginon Lake Hetch •Hetchy.-. The. supply possible from Lake Eleanor wouldprovide San Francisco witfrwater for 20 or 25 years, but at the end of thattime.the growth of the. city-would have been such that the capacity *of LakeEleanor would be- exceeded by the city's demand, and Lake Hetch Hetchywould have to be developed. •

WERE TO FOLLOW GARFIELD GRANT• The plans of the city, as outlined by City Engineer Marsdeii Manson

and 'approved .by 'the recent administration, were to follow strictly the terms'of the Garfield "permit.

When Secretary Ballinger was inSan Francisco October 10 last, he saidin' an-interview published in The Call: "The whole of the Garfield percitisisubject to revocation by the secretary of the interior. But*it can not beinferred that the: government will act either arbitrarily or unreasonably inhe matter."

Mayor McCarthy; .when informed by The Call last evening of the actfonof Secretary Ballinger in requiring San Francisco to show cause at this time,

declared emphatically that the -city and the administration would strive to

their utmost to hold.the rights .which San Francisco has o Hetch Hetchy.He stated that, undoubtedly a delegation would be sent to Washington to-protec he' hierests.bf San Francisco. .LONG IS CONFIDENT X

City-Attorney Percy V. Long that he was astonished at theaction ot Ballinger, but- was confident of the city's position in the matter.

City'

Engineer Marsden Manson. vwho has been active in the Sierrawater supply propaganda, declared that San -Francisco's rights are too great"

to be at the mercy of a single man. and insisted that the supreme court must;finally pass upon the question.'

•San .Francisco now owns, independent of government action, 1.200,000

acres.of the :floor of;thc Hetch Hetchy valley, which is about two-thirds ofthe entire" area. .. :

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":.The action, of.Secretary Ballinger. coming on the heels of W .S. Tevis*announcement ofhis plans for a gigantic 'Bay Cities water company project.

Avitha capacity of 200,000.000 gallons, is considered a coincidence by men whohave studiedthe water situation, although no connection has been discovered.

One theory for BallingerVaction is that the secretary realized that theGlavis investigation has left him in a bad situation, particularly with theconservation who,never .would have much to do with the secretary.

So' Ballinger .would, show his appreciation for nature by ''saving" Hetch

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—

Secretary Ballingcr, in >pite of assurancesgiven wjitte inSan Francisco, seem? determined to block the plan toacquire the Hetch Hetchy reservoir site.

It became known tonight that he has decided to call upon the mayorand >upervisqrs of San Francisco to show cause by May 1 why HetchHetchy should not be eliminated from the permit granted by SecretaryGarficld two years ago.

WILLINGTO GRANT USE OF LAKE ELEANORBallinger does not go so far as to attempt to revoke the permit entirely.

He is willing,it is understood, to permit San Francisco to use Lake Eleanor.But he will take the position that Lake Eleanor will develop all the waternecessary. and that the use of Hetch Hetchy by the city would unnecessarilyinfringe upon the public enjoyment of the region as a national park.

According to trustworthy reports, Ballinger began his anti-Hetch Hetchyoperations last fall, when he directed George Otis Smith, director of thegeological survey, and two engineers of the reclamation service to examinethe -Hetch Hetchy" region and "report to him whether Hetch Hetchy wasnecessary as a source of water supply lor San Francisco.

KNEW; THE KIND OF REPORT DESIRED•. Apparently these engineer's knew what kind of report was wanted, for

it is said they have rendered a report: in /which they assume to pass uponSan --Francisco's finances, future development, possible sources of watersupply'and the like.

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Their report undertakes to tell San Francisco what its policy should bein handling its water problems. Fortified by this report, Secretary Ballingeris now ready to execute the program which willprevent San Francisco fromgetting out of the clutches of Spring Valley.

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THE PROPAGANDA AGAINST HETCH HETCHYBallinger's forthcoming order throws a flood"of light upon the reeen-t

activity' of persons who have engineered the propaganda against HetchHetchy. Certain .magazines for several months have been advising theirreaders that, "there is yet hope of saving Hetch Hetchy. \Vrite to your

A Hood of petitions has been- pouring into congress as a resnlt of theseappeals. The question 'asked by the California delegation is. "Did thesemagazines get a tip _ that Ballinger intended to. revoke Garfield's order?"

The engineers made their examination of Hetch Hetchy last fall. Theirreport has just been turned in. In the meantime congress has been delugedwith "Snti-Hetch Hetchy- petitions, and congressmen unfamiliar with thesituation have been impressed by. them. Meanwhile this-session is in thethick of important business, and it would be difficult, if not impossible, wobtain legislation confirming the Garfield permit.

CITY'S, ENEMIES SELECT OPPORTUNE TIMEIf the interests opposed to Hetch Hetchy could have had everything

thejr own way, they could not have chosen a more opportune time to makean assault. Members of the California delegation are up in arras against theproposed action of Secretary* Ballinger. and they intend to make a strongtight to prove that Hetch Hetchy is a necessity for the future growth of San'Francisco. T^-v

COUNT SIGRAY ARRIVESTOjCLAIM HIS BRIDE

Nobleman to-Marry s Daughter of'\u25a0\u25a0)\u25a0':, VAlarcus ;Daly

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\:.XEWhORKi; Feb.- 2b'."—Count <Anton'Sigray/the Hunsrarian'nobleman-who isto ;marryjMiss <Harriett-Daly,i daughter,of '*Marcuß>Dalyi"of reached'here.' today:jon the^steamship • Maure-;tania.- :'The wedding-- will -take.after fEaster. ', .

CLAIMS HIS BRIDE -FNiSECRET;AT SAN RAFAEL

Jack .. Domergue Leads Ester"

Johnson- to Gretna Green •

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:the -6C.'Peter-Jcjhh-son.V a : prominent v Mill :Valley.,con-tractor.?? -

.The Nydiing•;;coup'leVcame f-toSan nafaer'aj.weekjagorTrixirsdajViaudrwere"(q'uietly;married::fiTheyiiWill:raakellieir^iionie^at'Mill* Valley;A- *; : \u25a0