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PARTISAN POLITICS BARRED HERE
Education Board Reorganization the Big Issue
GOTHE ROUTE."
BOURBON PLAN,
IS ADHERED 10
Senator Seeks to Correct
Blight Which Has Ap
parently Fallen on
Public Securities
GEORGE A. VAN SMITH
CALL BUREAU,
SACRAMENTO HOTEL.
Sacramento, January 10.
There is one measure of general in
terest to be passed by the fortieth
legislature with which the democratic
minority will not be permitted to play
partisan politics. That measure is the
bill for the creation of a new state
board of education and free textbook
commission.
The democrats have agreed in fact. If
not in terms, to make all of their plat
form pledge bills party measures and
to fight for them as caucus units. That
that the happy days of 1911 are
not to be repeated this year. Two years
a pro the .senate democrats worked off
all th*> pet measures they had used
for years to manufacture campaign ma
teria] and subsequently to bait un
relenting majorities.
VTTITUDE XOT CONCILIATORY
With a democratic president to be
Inaugurated in March, the bourbon at
titude is anything but conciliatory. The
caucuses insisted that J. O. 'Davis,
chairman of the democratic state cen
tral committee, and Senator A. Caml
nrtti meet nightly. The program is "go
the route. , ' That program includes
the introduction of the alien lanrt
ownership bills and a running fight to
secure their consideration. All of
■which means that the democratic de
sire to he mangled under the heel of
an oppressive and heartless majority
is srolng to be gratified to the limit.
The representatives of the majority,
lacked by the undivided sentiment of
their colleagues, have served notice on j
Senator Shanahan that the hill for the j
creation of the new board of edu- j
cation will be introduced and passed
in the name of the committee on edu
cation.
The bill has not been drawn. Tt will
provide for an unpaid board of seven
members appointed by the governor.
HIGHEST TYPE OF EFFICIENCY
The administrative work of the
board will be done by supervisors. The
■work of the supervisors will be organ
ized either on the zone or district
basis, or according to branches of edu
cational work. According to Senator
E. K. Strobridge, chairman of the old
committee o n education, the bill will
be so drawn that the board of edu
cation will be enabled to secure the
highest type of efficiency i n its su
pervisors As a measure of insurance
en that score the board will be per
mitted to select its men where it
pleases.
Invasion of the European markets
with California, state and municipal
bonds js the remedy offered by Senator
Leslie R. Hewitt of Los Angeles for
the blight that seems to have fallen on
public securities.
WOULD AMEND CONSTITUTION
Hewitt, who, as c!ty attorney of Los
Angeles, became one of the leading
western authorities en municipal cor-
Porayon affairs, is keenly alive to the
fact that the state and its cities must
soon adopt the so called 5 per cent
basis or find new markets for its secur
ities. As a matter of fact he believes
that both remedies must be applied.
and municipal 4 per cent bonds
are not salable. All California state
and municipal bonds are made payable
only in the United States. That pro
vision, Hewitt believes, closes big
French and English markets to them.
He would amend the constitution to
make them payable in Europe and In
pounds sterling as well as in American
gold coin.
City Attorney Perry V. Long of San
Francisco and Senator Carr, former
city attorney of Pasadena, are of the I
opinion that unfriendly banking inter
ests are responsible for the failure of
Mte and its cities to sell bonds
bearing low rates of interest. They
ut<* endeavoring to work out a plan
whereby stete and municipalities may
employ public deposits to create a gen
eral revolving fund from which the
brinds of both state and municipalities
may be purchased as" they are required
to be sold.
TAKE FALL OUT OF BANKS
The constitution and most charters
isions covering the de
posits of public funds, but Long is con
fident of a. way around them and the
practical handicaps can be devised. In
any event, he purposes to take a fall
out of the banks if he can. Long has
become the nemesis of the banks- be
cause he says their objection to pro
gressive municipal ;ind atate improve
ment policies are behind the failure to
S' !! 4 per cent bonds.
The defeat of the San Francisco char
ter amendment to permit the super
visors to sell bonds prior to making
contracts for improvements, has , driven
the San P'rancisco legislators to seek
etate aid. H. A. Mason, attache of the
board, believes that the effect of a re
cent decision by the supreme court may
be averted by statute enactment.
The enfranchisement of women has
played havoc with the funds of the
municipalities compelled by existing
law to compile military rolls. Prior
to the adoption of the equal franchise
amendment, the chief identification fea
ture of the registration affidavit was
the age of the qualifying elector.
MAKES ADDITIONAL EXPENSE
Compliance with the- military roll
law Involved no more than copying
from the great register the names of
all persons between the ages of 21
and 45 years. When women were en
franchised, a gallant legislature de
creed that they should not be compelled
10 disclose their ages as a voting per
quisite. Now it will cost the city of
San Francisco more than $10,000 to
make up its military ,roll. It wants
all of the lav/ repealed except those
sections authorizing the governor to
appoint officers to make such rolls
when deemed nccfssary.
it* EUchardeoß of San Francisco,
rnia's youngest legislator Is to
:<>re with a bill that has en
countered rough going for many years.
He would provide for the establishment
of a steam engineering commission and
the licensing of all persons in charge
of steam engines of more than four
horse power, and all boilers, subjected
io more than 10 pounds pressure. T'n
assimilable aliens may not be given
licenses. Richardson admits that hi?
bill would affect a majority of the
apartment houses In San Francisco, in
that it would compel them to secure
white licensed engineers to replace
their Japanese firemen.
IRVING TO IIVD WAT OIT
Governor Johnson is fearful that thej
plan to use tsiate fundg for tho relict
Big State Bank Planned
To Aid Municipalities
CALL BUREAU,
SACRAMENTO HOTEL,
Sacramento, January 10.
A great state bank, administer
ing the financing of all public
works, may grow out of legislation
now being planned by a number of
city officials and officials throughout
the state The reason for it, they
say, is that speculators can borrow
plenty of money on Indifferent se
curity, whereas municipalities, with
impregnable backing, are driven,
yrar by year, to pay higher and
higher interest on bonds', and even
then have difficulty in selling those
which are for the purpose of build
ing or maintaining public utilities.
Percy V. Long, city attorney of
of the southern California fruit grow
ers will come to nothing. The gov
ernor and State Treasurer Roberts are
endeavoring to find a method by which
they may avoid the rigid provisions of
the constitution, making state deposits
call money and prescribing the securi
ties that may be accepted for such de
posits.
"We are trying to find a way out.
We will give the aid desired if it can
be done, but wf have not found a so
lution yet," said Governor Johnson thi»
afternoon. Treasurer Roberts and As
semblyman Cram were to leave tonight
for southern California to prepare es
timates of the amount of money re
quired.
A state viticultural commission is
proposed by Senator L. W. Juilliard.
Juilliard will offer a bill providing for
an unpaid commission of nine members
to be appointed by the government.
The commisioners are to be appointed
from the state at large and one from
each of the six districts set up by the
provisions of the bill. It is Juilliard's
purpose to secure through the commis
sion not alone the collection of data
valuable to the vine growers of the
state, but Information touching soils,
prices, transportation facilities, etc., for
the benefit of all persons interested In
California and her viticultural possibil
ities.
A SSEMBLY NOT TO
& ACCEPT COMMITTEE
CALL BTJHJEATT,
SACRAMENTO HOTEL,
Sacramento, January l ft -
The assembly unanimously refused
today to accept the new commttee for
the revision and printing of bills pro
posed by the Joint rules committee.
The attack was led by Assemblyman
H. W. Brown of San Mateo county. Al
though admitting that the purpose *of
the rule was good, in that it provided
for the revision of clerical and or
thographical errors, Brown argued
that the powers of the committee
delay legislation and interpolate
clauses changing the meaning of the
bills were too great
The assembly adjourned at 3:40
o'clock until Monday morning at 11
with several of the joint rules still to
be considered. General introduction of
bills did not begin today, but senate
bill No. 1, providing for the mileage
and .emoluments of the California
members of the electoral college, who
meet here Monday to cast their votes,
was passed as an emergency act under :
suspension of the constitution. It car
ried an appropriation of $400, and was
passed by the senate yesterday.
AMEN QUESTION BOBS UP
The anti-alien land ownership ques- !
tlon bobbed up again today. Assem
blyman W. S. Killlngsworth of Vaca
viile, Solano county, whose agricultural
interests are large, received a telegram
from a firm of San Francisco commis
sion merchants with whom he has done
business for years, asking him to pre
vent such a bill from coming up at this
time lest it discourage foreign appro
priations for the exposition. A reply
was requested for the benefit of the
commission merchants' association.
Killingsworth replied unqualifiedly
that he was in favor of the bill.
The color question—precipitated by a
resolution offered by Assemblyman
Frank Mouser of Los Angeles, placing
Rev. 1). R. Jones, a Los Angeles negro,
upon the list of attaches—caused the
liveliest tilt the present assembly has
witnessed.
HELD UP UNTIL LAST
Mouser, who had nominated Jones for
the position of assistant sergeant at
arms, said, in support of his resolution,
that he had learned that Jones' race
had caused the attaches* committee to
drop him from the list of candidates.
Even if he still was being considered,
Mouser paid, other favored attaches
were being put on the state pay roll
day by day, while Jones, who was un
der much heavier expense than candi
dates living in Sacramento or San Fran
cisco, was being held up until the last.
Members of the attaches' committee,
headed by Chairman Frank Smith of
Oakland and Inman of Sacramento, re
plied heatedly to Mouser's allegations.
••The first thing done by the attaches'
committee," said Smith, "was to adopt
a resolution setting forth that efficiency
would be the guiding star of the com
mittee in supervising the appointment
of the assembly staff. Efficiency is cur
only watchword. Certain appointments
have been made this week, but only be
cause absolutely necessary for the
transaction of the business of the
house."
Mouser finally withdrew his resolu
tion, stating afterward that he had
been assured that Jones would be ap
pointed Monday.
T EGISLATION FOR
Li FARMERS PLANNED
CALL BTTREATT,
SACTRAMEirrO HOTEL,
Sacramento, January 10.
Following the lead of Ambassador
Myron T. Herrick and other national
statesmen who are devoting much time
to legislation for the betterment of
the farmer, the California legislature
will take up that subject thoroughly
at its present session.
A farmer's loan bill, so called, will
he introduced in the senate Monday by
Senator E. O. Larkins of Viealia, who
has made a careful study of the diffi
culties which confront the farmer who
needs money to make necessary im
provements or handle his crops. The
bill, it is believed, will receive particu
lar consideration in view of the ex
tensive damage done to crops by the re
cent cold snap.
Essentially the bill provides for the
loaning of money by land holders to
themselves. It differs from a private
enterprise in that the county officials
are given charge of it, and this may
lead. Senator Larkins believes, to final
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1913.
San Francisco, conferred for a long
time today on this subject with Sen
ator William J. Carr, former city
attorney of Pasadena. Senator Carr
had experience with the subject of
municipal loans when Pasadena was
arranging for its own lighting sys
tem and some other municipal
projects. IT. A. Mason, secretary of
tho League of California Munici
palities, also is active in the project.
"Municipal vaults are stuffed
with municipal securities which do
not find ready market." said Long.
"On the other hand, there is plenty
of public money which might be so
invested to get profit. We are
working to devise a plan by which
this may be done."
I state control of the project. Banks do
1 not enter into it anywhere.
! OPTIONAL WITH FARMERS
Establishment of the proposed sys
i tern is made optional with the farmers.
lOn petition to the supervisors of 100
'or more land holders in each county,
the question of levying a special tax
on land •shall be submitted at 4he next
general election. If it carries the su
i pervisors shall levy a tax of 10 cents
on each $100 of the assessed valuation
of real estate, to be held in a separate
fund administered by the county treas
urer.
Another bill which Senator Larklns
will present provides that a husband
may sell community land only with
permission of his wife.
Much of the legislation at the pres
ent session, judging from bills already
prepared, will be, like the farmers' loan
bill, what generally is termed welfare
legislation. Senator William E. Brown
of Los Angeles will present a bill for* a
commission to investigate the subject
of minimum wages for women. It pro
vides for five members at a salary of
$4,800 each.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT
Another bill by Senator Brown pro
vides for the creation of a sanitary de
partment in each city working in con-
Junction with the engineering depart
ment. Such department would have
oversight of sewage disposition, the
collection and disposition of garbage
and other measures indirectly prevent
ive of disease, leaving to boards of
health the direct preventive measures
such as quarantine.
For the instruction of grape growers
a board of state viticultural commis
sioners, serving without pay, is estab
lished in a bill by Senator Louis W.
Juilliard of Santa Rosa. The bijl makes
an appropriation of $7,500 annually for
expenses of the nine members of the
board to be appointed by the governor,
three at large and one each from six
districts to be known as the Sonoma,
Napa, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San
Joaquin districts. These members are
to go about lecturing and instructing
grape growers, studying the diseases
and pests which afflict the vineyards
and devising ways of preventing , them.
ANOTHER BLOW TO CUPID
Ilurryup marriage will he a thing of
the past in California under a bill by
Senator John N. Anderson of Santa
Ana, which is a town favored by runa
way couples.
Senator Anderson does not approve
of the practice nor of the notoriety
which he feels the town has gained.
His bill provides that banns or like
formal announcement of a marriage
shall be publshed for two weeks be
fore the ceremony is performed. Tt
also provides for health certificates for
both parties.
Senator William E. Butler of Los
Angeles, a physician, -will offer a bill
against the marriage of first cousins.
Additional judges for Riverside and
Orange counties, which now have one
each, will b.e asked by Senator Ander
son, who also will seek to have the
salary of the superior judge of Orange
county raised from $4,000 to $5,000.
RULES ARE ADOPTED
The senate upon convening today
immediately took up its standing rules,
as proposed by the rules committee.
They were adopted unanimously.
A petition against the ratification of
the charter of the city of Pasadena was
read by Secretary Walter N. Parrish.
The objection of the petitioners, who,
the document says, number 4,800, is to
a clause of the charter regarding the
sale of spirituous liquors. This clause
provides that hotels and restaurants
having 100 sleeping rooms may serve
liquors to their guests, but that no
resident of Pasadena shall be deemed
a guest unless he is a permanent guest
of the hotel. Hotels of smaller capac
ity are, restricted to vinous and malt
liquor?.
Adjournment was taken to Monday
at 11 a. m.
DEAD MAN CAN NOT TAKE
VOTES GIVEN "PERSON"
Novel Point Ratoed by Colorado Can-
didatc for Lieutenant Governor
When Opponent Dies
DENVER, Jan. 10.— J. C. Nixon, pro
gressive candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor in the November election, an
nounced today that Monday he would
file with the secretary of the Colorado
senate a demand that he be declared
elected to the office. Nixon ran second
at tfie polls. B. F. Montgomery, demo
crat, who received the highest number
of votes, died before the election and
the official counting of votes by the
legislature.
Nixon quotes the state constitution
to the effect that the legislature shall
canvass the vote and shall give the
office to the person receiving the high
est number of ballots. He contends
that as Montgomery was dead at the
time of the legislative canvass ho was
not then a "person" within the mean
ing of the constitution, and that he
(Nixon) was the "person" receiving the
highest number of votes.
The senate today adopted a resolu
tion asking the state supreme court to
decide who Is entitled to the position
of lieutenant governor.^
BANK OF ESPARTO
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
ESPARTO, Jan. 10.—Esparto is to
have a permanent bank, to be
known as the Esparto bank. This de
cision was reached this afternoon at
a meeting of the stock holders. The
directors elected were: A. 11. Fred
son. M. O. Wyatt, J. E. Winter, A. E.
Neilson, C. R. Nissen. J. L, Stephens
and E. J. Mast. A capital stock of $25,
--000 has been subscribe.].
Winter Sports at Truekee
Spend the weekend at Truekee and
enjoy the good sleighing, skating, to
bogganing and skiing. For those using
toboggans, a cable will hc> used to haul
them back to top of hill. Good hall;
dancing and music every Saturday
I night. Reduced tare, limited to return
10 days from date of sale, Sec uscnta
1 Southern Pacific—Adv»
AUTO LICENSE ACT,
IF PASSED, LAW,
SAYS GOVERNOR
Johnson Reasserts He Had
No Part in Initiation of
Measure Jordan
Opposes
GALL BUREAU
SACRAMENTO HOTEL,
Sacramento, January 10.
Unperturbed by Secretary of Stato
Frank Jordan's threat to invoke the
referendum if the legislature attempts
to interfere with his\ patronage, Gov
ernor Johnson is of the opinion that If
the legislature approved the proposed
auto license act it will become the law
of California.
Governor Johnson reasserted this
afternoon that he had no part in the
inftiation of the measure or measures
that have raised the temperature of
the secretary of state far above the
fever point. The governor referred to
j the language of his message on the
! subject, but at the same time sug
gested that the threat of resort to the
referendum might not serve to prevent
their enactment.
PURPOSE OF CHANGK
The highway commission will en-;
deavor to obtain the passage of a bill
providing for the relicensing of all the i
automobiles in California and the
transfer of the motor vehicle depart
ment from the state to the highway
department. The purpose of the pro
posed change 3s to make the license
revenue directly applicable to road
maintenance.
"Personally, I have not examined the
bills," said Governor Johnson this aft
ernoon. "If you will recall. In my mes
sage I did not recommend them in de
tail, because I had not gone through
them. The hills are to come from the
highway commission. When they are
completed we will examine them. If
the bills are such as the legislature
deems will best do the work for the
state and the roads, undoubtedly It will
pass them regardless of anybody's
patronage."
JORDAN DRAWS LI\ T K
Jordan declared today that lie misrht
Puhmit to the loss of the corporation
license tax department or any other
abridgment of his powers that would
make for better government, but he
drew the line at the motor vehicle
department "This is not government.
It is patronage," said Jordan. "I have
two men in the department. The pur
posed reorganizption will involve the
appointment of 15 or more. The people
elected me to manage the motor vehicle
department, and if any one attempts to
stop me I am going to the people for
fair play. Look at what Jack Cook
did to them."
Jordan says that he received volun
tary offers of support from many legis
lators today and that he believes he
can win his fight without going to the
people. However, if a hook is made
on the outcome of the squabble It Is a
1 to 9 bet that Jordan will have an
opportunity to appeal his case to the
people.
VOLO WILL URGE
I LAW MAKERS' VISIT
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
WOODLAND, Jan. 10.—Through As
semblyman J. A. Murray the Tolo
county Board of Trade took action to
day whereby the state legislature will
be extended an invitation to visit Tolo
county at some date next week. A big
entertainment will be arranged for the
visitors and efforts will be made to
show them every section of the county.
MEXICAN CRISIS TO BE
PASSED UP TO WILSON
President Taft, Fearing Hl.i Successor
May >"ot Uphold Policy Will
I.rt Affair Rest
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—This gov
ernment will continue its policy of non- .
intervention and noninterference in the
Mexican situation until after March 4,
unless there are unexpected develop
ments before that time.
President Taft, after a complete re
view of the facts and conferences with
state department officials, Lus
currain, Mexican minister of foreign
affairs, and others , competent to give
information, plans to pass the problem
on to the next administration, notwith
standing: that there exists reasonable
grounds , for drastic action.
Owing to the short time remaining
before Marc+i 4 it is believed by Taft
that a change of policy at this time
might not be sustained by the new ad
ministration and that thus the United
States might b« plunged into an em
barrassing position.
President Taft has set at rest the
rumors about an "ultimatum" to Presi
dent Madero. Luscurrain has been in
formed that the present administration
is willing to give further opportunity
for President Madero to protect Amer
ican interests, which are in jeopardy
in several sections.
Rebels Flee After Fight
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 10.—The rebels
this morning had disappeared from the
I hills about Ayotcingo, 25 miles from
; Mexico City, where yesterday's battle
took place. They departed during the
night, before the arrival of federal re- I
inforcements with field and machine j
guns. A column of 250 was rushed on
special trains from tho capital and i
these were soon able to dislodge the
rebels.
More than 250 were killed, Including
federals, rebels and noncombatants, ac
cording to a reliable estimate.
Furthermore 200 infantrymen from
J Mexico City are said to have been !
i routed, and a similar fate is reported 1
to have befallen 100 mounted police.
The battle raged from 10 o'clock
a. m. until late at night.
SXOW COVERS MOU:YTAnvs
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10.—Snow covers
the mountains of San Diego county to
day to a depth of nine Inches in places,
the average being about four inches,
and reports from mountain resorts are
that it was still snowing at noon.
The precipitation in San Diego amounts
to .71 of an inch. The rain has been
heavy also in tho lowlands. Fair and
cooler weather with heavy frost to
morrow is forecasted.
CONFERENCE FAR
FROM AGREEMENT
ON PEACE TERMS
Diplomats Adjourn Until
Monday After Session
Yesterday—Turks ,
Hopes Revive
LONDON, Jan. 10.—The meeting of
the ambassadors of the European pow
ers this afternoon to discuss the Bal
kan situation concluded without any
definite results. The diplomats dis
cussed the deadlock of the peace con
ference and conferred as to possible
solutions for two hours, after which
they decided to refer the points raised
to their respective governments. They
will meet again Monday.
Turkey's hopes of saving Adrianople
undoubtedly have been revived by the
threatening attitude of Rumania. It
Is believed that Rumania's stand is
backed by Austria.
Turkey's threat to withdraw her
peace delegates next week if the allies
refuse to reduce their demands is not
taken seriously by the ambassadors.
The allies have made a counter threat
that they will give all necessary notice
of a termination of the present armis
tice If the Turkish delegates withdraw.
The hope that the dinner given last
night by French Ambassador Cambon
would give an opening for friendly
conversations between the rival dele
gates leading to the end of the dead
lock, proved fruitless- as the affair is
described as having been cold and
stiff.
M. Venizelos and the other Greek
delegates are up in arms against any
.«erious attempt to prevent Greece
from acquiring the Turkish islands.
The Greek delegates say they can not
imagine Italy is acting in her own
interest regarding the islands, and
suspect she is seeking to please Ger
many or Russia. Germany is supposed
to aspire to a part of Asia Minor, and
Russia has had a long standing desire
to be master of the Dardanelles.
The threats of Turkey to recall her
peace delegates from London to Con
stantinople and the menace of a Rus
sian invasion of Bulgaria tended today
to give the impression that the Balkan
situation has become more grave with
in the last 24 hours.
Reschid Pasha, the leader of the Turk
ish peace delegation, today reiterated
the Immovable determination of the
Turks not to abandon the fortress of
Adrianople or the islands in the Aegean
sea. He said: "What kind of a confer,
ence is this where all the concessions
emanate from one side?"
It is not likely that the peace confer
ence will resume its sittings before
next week. Premier Venizelos of Greece
Intends to spend Saturday and Sunday
visiting Oxford. Today he emphasized
the Hellenic claims over the Islands of
the Aegean sea, expressing the hope
"that the country which, under the late
William E. Gladstone, gave to Greece
the lonian Islands will not refuse Its
assistance now that Gladstone's dis
ciples are in power."
Rumania practically delivered an ulti
matum to Bulgaria today by demanding
the cession of Silistria and the terri
tory to the north of a line stretching
from there to Kavarna, on the Black
sea, according to a news agency dis
patch from Sofia-
Greeks Lose 7,000 Men
SALOXIKI, Turkey, Jan. 10.— The
Greek troops fighting against the Turks
In the vicinity of Janina have lost to
date 7,000 killed and wounded. The
Sixth division of the Greek army left
here today under orders to assist in the
subjection of the Turkish fortress of
Janina.
Russia Calls on Reserves
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 10.—Orders
are expected from the Russian war
minister during the next three days re
taining with the colors all those time
expired soldiers in the army who, un
der ordinary conditions, should have
been dismissed to the reserve two
months ago. They will probably be re
tained until April 14. It is understood
that the failure of the attempt to ar
range a joint Austrian and Russian de
mobilization has forced Russia to re
main prepared for eventualities. i
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SHIPPING TRUST
INQUIRY BRINGS
OUT AGREEMENTS
Not Written Ones, Merely
"Gentlemanly" Contracts
Made at Meetings
Each Week
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Most of the
steamship lines trading between the
United States and ports in South and
Central America, South Africa and
Australia use identical freight rates
agreed to in conference, according to
shipping men who testified today be
fore the house committee investigat
ing the so called shipping trust. The
witnesses were Paul Gottheil, presi
dent of the Funch, Edye & Co., freight
agents in New York for a number of
large steamship companies; Paul Ger
hardt. New York, agent for the Prince
line, and William E. Halm, New York
agent for the Houston line.
Ail the witnesses insisted that no
rebates were given on outgoing car
goes from America, but it was not de- I
nied that rebates probably were given
on cargoes coming from South Africa
or South America.
ORAL I\DERSTAXDI\GS
Oral understanding to maintain rates
between the lines between New York
and La Plata, Montevideo, has existed
' since January, 1312, according to testi
mony of Gerhardt. His line, he said,
had another understanding with lines
doing business between New York and
South Africa. In the L-a Plata trade
he declared there were no rebates and
no division of territory.
"The time was when we New York
agents of the lines were permitted to
make rates on certain article?," said
Gerhardt. "Now they are made In
London."
"When was that change made?"
asked Representative Humphrey.
"I should say about two years ago."
Speaking of the South African trade
the witness said he believed there wan !
no pooling, but he had no doubt that;
the London offices saw to it that each
line got its proportion of the trade by
regulating the trips of the respective
steamers.
Gerhardt testified that with the four
or five largest New York exporters to
the Plata special contracts were made
by the lines and smaller exporters than
given the same rates. Representative
Alexander suggested this prevented
competition in rates.
'•Rate cutting is a most unfortunate
position to be In," replied Gerhardt.
"You can't run steamers unless on a
paying basis. You can't do it on a
paying basis except you have an un
derstanding against cutting rates.
William E. Halm testified that a Lon
don '•conference" controlled the New
York trade to South Africa.
"I may say I know- that the freights
are pooled. ,, he testified. Subject to
that conference were the Houston line,
the Prince line, the Hansa line, the
Union Clay line and the American-
African line. He declared not a ship
per was , dissatisfied with the South
African service. His line had a spe
cial contract with the Standard Oil
company, agreed upon in London and
duplicated to the New York Lubricat
ing , Oil company.
Chairman Alexander asked whether
the Houston line was in any agreement
regulating freight or passenger traffic
between the United States and the
Plata, Rates for this trade, the wit
ness said, were made in New York at
conferences between representatives of
the various Hnes, although no written
agreements' were entered into. The
conferences were held once a week.
NO REBATES GIVEN
Halm declared that his company had
not given rebates on outgoing car
goes from the United States for many
years.
"Experience has shown," declared
Halm, "that there is only one way of
getting service and that is through re
bate and pooling arrangements. These
methods are recognized as lawful by
the governments of England and Ger
many."
Paul Gottheil, president of Funch,
Edye & Co., a firm acting as freight
agents for a number of large
steamship lines, including the Ham
burg-American line, the Scandinavian-
American and the United States Ship- '
ARCHBALD'S FATE
IS WITH SENATE;
VOTE BY MONDAY
Lawmakers to Consider Case
Behind Closed Doors
But Will Ballot
in Open
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. —The im
peachment of Judge Robert W. Arch
bald of the United States commerce
court passed tonight out of the hands
of the managers and Judge Archibald's
attorneys and became the subject of
consideration for the senate sitting as
a jury.
The trial that has engrossed the at
tention of the senate for more than
four hours a day since December 3
came to an end when Representative
Clayton of Alabama concluded the final
argument of the house managers with
another appeal for the removal of
Judge Archbald on the ground of mis
conduct.
Just aa the senate was about to ad
,'ourn Senator Reed of Missouri asked
permission to submit one more ques
tion to Judge Archbald, as to whether
he had altered the record of testimony
in the Louisville and Nashville rate
case before the commerce court. After
some discussion this was withdrawn.
The senate will resume Its consifl.
eration of the case behind closed doors
tomorrow. No vote upon any of the
13 separate charges against Judge
Archbald Is expected until Monday. Al
though the senate will consider th*
case in secret, it will vote In the open.
The full penalty that may be imposed
by the senate Includes not only removal
from office, but disbarment of Judge
Archbald from ever holding any posi
tion of public trust in the future.
Separate votes will have to be taken
on each of the 13 articles of inpeach
ment.
A two-thirds vote would be necessary
to convict Judge Archbald upon any of
the counts against him. Two new sen
ators, J. N. Heiskell of Arkansas and
R. M. Johnston of Texas, who have not
heard the arguments of the case, will
not vote, and two vacancies exist, one
from Illinois and one from Colorado.
A successful two-thirds vote upon
ajiy single article of impeachment
would be sufficient to bring about
Judge Archbald'3 conviction and res
moval from office.
ONLY 6 BODIES FOUND
IN ROSECRANS WRECK
Remains of Meesman and Chlrtf Cook
to Follow Captain's Coffin to
San Francisco
ASTORIA, Jan. 10.—The bodies of
the six victims of the steamer Rose
crans wreck washed ashore on North
beach have been brought here and
identified. They are Captain L. F.
Johnson, whose body was shipped to
San Francisco yesterday; Angus Mc-
Donald, messman, and James Yeats,
chief cook, whose bodies will be sent
to San Francisco tomorrow; Hans
Tonda, second officer; Charles Cross.
messboy, and J. L. Adams, second as
sistant engineer. No other bodies have
been found.
In addition to these, the body of the
oiler which is adrift in the Point
Adams lifeboat Is believed to be that
of L. Cagna.
John Slenning, Eric Lindmark and
Fred Peters, the only survivors, are at
an Astoria hospital.
ping company told the committee that
the Pan-American Steamship company
was a failure, not because of efforts on
the part of companies in the rate
agreements to throttle it, but because
the people behind the new enterprise
"did not know their business and paid
a profit of 30 per cent to ship owners
for the vessels they chartered."
Questioned by Chairman Alexander,
the witness said rate agreements on
trade between the United States and
Australia were maintained by thu
American-Australia line, the United
States and Australian Steamship com
pany, and the United Tyser line. Con
ferences, he added, were held in New
York by representatives of three lines
two or three times a month. So far as
he knew, there was no written agree
ments.
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