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BROWN FIGHT BILL
IS AGAIN DELAYED
IN THE SENATE
Juilliard Amendment, Which
Is Virtually New Meas
ure, Scheduled for
Debate Today
LIMIT IS PLACED
AT TWENTY ROUNDS
Capital Scoured for Solons to
Get Decisive Vote on
Proposition
SACRAMENTO. April 29.—Again the
senate failed to reach any decision to
day on? the :. Brown bill prohibiting
prize fights in California. " "'
Instead, by a vote of 22 to 11, it put
over until 11 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing consideration of an amendment by
Senator Juilliard, so sweeping that j the
senator himself characterized it as
virtually a substitute bill.
Senator Juilliard's proposal is to sub
stitute for the Brown bill the present
sections of the penal code governing
boxing matches, except that where the
code now reads that such .bouts shall
be "for a limited number of rounds,"
Senator Juilliard would have It read
"not to exceed 20 rounds."
From 11:45 until 2:30 the senate dis
cussed the Brown bill behind locked
doors, while the sergeant at arms was
scouring the capital for senators
enough to insure a decisive vote, but
when they- were finally gathifed no
vote was had.
It was not without opposition, there
fore, from Senators Caminetti, Kehoe
and others, desiring immediate consid
eration, that postponement was taken.
FRESNO CHAMBER
TO OBSERVE DAY
FOR LAST TIME
Hereafter Effort Will Be
Made to Sell, Not Adver
tise, Fruit Grown in
Valley
CHICAGO DISPLAYS
RAISINS IN STORES
Hotels All Over the Land
Are Helping the Move
ment Along .;,._. J
Continued From P«(te 1
and his baseball players -will be asked
to make a greater effort to see that the
very last one of the enthusiasts re
ceives something of the favorite fruit
of sunny Fresno.
The platform will be constructed in
front of The Call building. Musicians
union No. 6 will be on hand and. except
when the mayor is speaking, fill the air
with merry melodies. .
It is to be a great" day, a patriotic
display, the memorial of a festival that
bids fair to become a fixture in the
city's carnival life. Come early, enjoy
the raisins, the eloquence of the mayor,
the smiles of the "Tik-Tok Man" girls
and the hurling feats of the ballplay
ers. 1
FRESNO TO OBSERVE
f- LAST RAISIN DAY
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Call) .
. FRESNO. April 29. —The fifth, and
probably the last, California raisin day
will be observed in this city tomorrow.
This will probably be the last raisin
day, at least as far as the Fresno
Chamber of Commerce ls concerned, be
cause in the future, systematic adver
tising, the year round, will be done by
. the California Associated Raisin com
pany. \ '. .
The . California Associated Raisin
company is a growers' company with
capital stock of $1,000,000 practically
fully paid up. There are more than
3.500 stock holders and nearly all of
these are growers. The company will
handle the raisins of 4.500 growers. ■
This corporation expects to conduct
an extensive advertising campaign the
year round, and. by doing this will
make it unnecessary for the local
people to continue their raisin day
campaigns. ;.?-,? '<*-
CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR
The campaign this year has been less
ostentatious than any conducted in the
last five years. The principal aim has
been to attract those;who can put the
raisins into consumption and get them
to attract consumers.
In this work, however, the raisin
committee has been, assisted by prac
tically the same force as in the past.
Two hundred railroads are advertising
raisin day. and 10.000 hotels; are 'dis
playing raisin day advertisements and
3.000 stores are entered in the. raisin
day window dressing contest.
State street in Chicago will be deco- j
rated today from end "to? end with j
Raisin day pennants and other adver- j
tising, and a number of other cities are |
planning. Raisin day 'observances.
The observance in Fresno ' will be a !
quiet one, although it will be a holiday j
for every one. In the afternoon there]
will be a series of big automobile races
at the fair grounds, which? advertises
Teddy Tetzlaff. The local' parlor of
Native Sons will hold-a; monster picnic j
at a local park and the :rivers; and hills
will "be the scenes of scores of other
picnics? /.A-'*- ,'- ,
SAN JOAQUIN VALI.KV TOVVNSy "'
In many; of the smaller towns of the
San Joaquin valley-there will be ral-in !
day observances, some of I the.- towns'
combining May day. and raisin day I
. celebrations.'V"*; -7/.- y-_ * . ?*. * k-
The campaigns of the first four years I
were conducted largely,for.-the:purpose' i
»f educating the .people.. of the United j
\ tateS to the use of raisins. The cam- I
paign this year." will be conducted for
"the ""purpose? of "-. selling raisins, and"
those in charge of the work declare
.that the efforts will be crowned'with I
unparalleled success.
In carrying" on the campaign this
year, the • directors of It he J Chamber lof i
Commerce turned the work over to
practically one 'man.? giving him full
power to go to the utmost? with the
means available? The total cost of the
campaign ,was*about $7,of*). . _.
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Foes Resume Pastime
y :-..'■' SACRAMEXTO, April 'JO The f
.'? opposition to th* Johßatone-Par-"?
1 '• . drr-l'nrraher water commission
bill resumed Its popular? pastime
of amending that f measure today?
and an : amendment , offered by Aa-"
neinh!vniuu : White wm;tacked on. =
■ ""'.White changed "the; section * pro-.
1 "*-,- viding .-' free i water fori miner* ion *
'. claims* '~ of I less than _iO acres ?to
apply' to miners mmluk less than ;
, 500 inches of water. ?
SENATE DEFEATS
EXECUTION BILL
Foes to Capital Punishment
Able to Muster Only
Fifteen Votes
* SAQRAMEXTO. April 29. Fifteen
votes were all that the Bryant?antl
capital punishment bill? could muster in
the senate this morning, and the! meas
ure went down to defeat after a heated
debate in which many of the members
took part. I -'''■'■ /
:-. Most of the discussion- hinged upon
the effect of the capital? punishment
law upon obtaining confessions, from
the McNamara brothers, ; who dyna
mited the Times building in Los An
geles. Many of those who ."-. spoke
against the bill declared that the
dynamiters would not have confessed
if they had not feared the death pen
alty following conviction by Jury.
Senator Lee Gates of Los Angeles,
who made the principal argument
against the measure, said in part:
"We have in California the commu
tation of sentences, the pardon, the pa
role, and we are about to give the peo
ple the intermediate sentence. There
is full protection in the law for -the
innocent man who is.accused. It some
times seems as though we had erected
a bulwark for the guilty."
On the final roll call the vote was as
follows:
Ayes — Anderson. Beban, Brown.
Bryant, Butler, Finn, Flint, Gerdes,
Grant. Kehoe, lurking. Lyon, Rush
and Shanahan —15. y >*."i
Noes — Birdsall, Boynton, Breed,
Caminetti, Campbell. ("air, Cartwright,
Cogswell. Conn, Curtain, Gates, Hans,
Hewitt, Jones, Juilliard, Mott. Owens,
Regan. Sanford. Strobridge. Thompson,
Tyrrell and Wright— 27,. .?■■*?
BILLS REPORTED . .', ',
OUT TO SENATE
SACRAMENTO. April 29— Xo public
utilities corporation may raise any rate
or charge whatsoever, except upon suf
ficient showing before the? railroad
commission, under the terms of AB
1923, by Morganstein and Smith, re
ported favorably from committee. today
in "the* senate. : -".■„..* : :-
Other bills reported out by senate
committee with the recommendation
that they "do pass" were:
AB 1924 by Bohnett, authorizing. mu
nicipalities to adopt the preferential
system of voting.
A/IS7S by G.H. Johnson, prescribing
minute and rigorous publicity of all
campaign expenditures.
-A« : 84-35, *>- Homer, .Imposing a. pen
alty of one] year* or "a fine of $1,000 or
both, on chauffeurs who take out their
employer's machines on joy rides, y
AB 8, by Byrnes, appropriating $2."*".
--000 for making more navigable San
Rafael creek. "■?■..■' '"""' -/- - -y/'AIA/
AB 752, appropriating $30,000 for the
improvement of .the Lake Tahoe wagon
road. . v y\
BOHNETT ELECTION
BILL IS FAVORED
SACRAMENTO, Apr!! 29.—Sucli con
fusion- as beclouded* party politics at
the last presidential election under the
present primary law, resulting in a de
cision of the state supreme court - that
left Taft electors without a place: on
the ballot; while the Roosevelt-Johnson
electors "ran as republicans? will . not
muddle the next campaign, if .assembly
bill 1731, by Bohhett. passes the senate,
as was indicated today that it would,
when It was reported favorably from
committee. .. *, **" * * \\.
The "bill provides that each, elector
shall declare his party affiliation, and
that the name of such party shall be
stated In. the affidavit of registration,
whether such party theretofore partici
pated in an election or received 3 per
I cent of the votes cast. *
In the last election.the progressives
had neither received, 3 per t.ent of the
vote cast nor participated in a previous
election, as the laW required, as ; they
had not existed as a party when the
law was drawn.
INDETERMINATE BILL
1 ' PASSES ASSEMBLY
? SACRAMENTO. April 29.—Ellis' in
determinate bill was passed" today? by
the lower house, ,49 to 9. Persons
found guilty of murder, arson, robbery,
or.statutory.crimes do not come under
the provisions of the act and must be
sentenced for fixedf terms. First]offend
ers , convicted of other crimes ar<- to
be sentenced.to not less than one year
nor more than the maximum provided
by law for the crime. The prisoner's
release 'then depends upon the board
of .prison directors' judgment upon his
conduct.
Assemblyman Johnstone's bill pro
viding for the sale Of the sits of Whit
tier?state school and the purchase /-, of
another location, ;" with $250,0**0. of the
sale"; price, was passed. "*;, '•'• ;
GmZ*' SWISS MILK*
*jRSg\ CHOCOLATE
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*\ wra^PC(J separately,
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. At all the better stores
y Makers ,of the .world-famous' Chocolate
and Cocoa Suchard r since*lB26. * :;*.;,
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THE SAX FKAXCiSCO CALL- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1913.
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FAIR OFFICIALS
TO GREET BRYAN
Exposition Party Will Es
cort Secretary From Port
Costa to City
Public Banquet to Be Given
at the Fairmont This
Evening
,;, "William -. Jennings Bryan, secretary of
state, will be met 'at Port Costa this
morning *by Di rectors? R. B. Hale, Leon
Sloss, .-lames McXab and Rudolph J.
Taussig of the exposition; William T.
Sesnon? chairman of r tiie exposition's
reception committe; Major Sidney A.
Cloinan; in charge of, military = affairs:
and Lieutenant Commander David
Foote '-', Sellers,* naval aide to President
Moore. ' * ' ■ ' "w „ .."■?.' -y
Mayor Frank K. Mott of Oakland will
greet the distinguished visitor? on the
Oakland side . and Mayor James * Rolph
Jr.. will meet the secretary at the ferry
on ; his arrival A/A:
Mr. Bryan is scheduled :to arrive". in
this city at 11:40. He will be escorted
to / the exposition .building, "where he
will meet President ' Moore-' and 'other
exposition officials for a conference.
LU.VCHEO.V bY PROGRAM
At 12:30 the directors'* will give .a
luncheon to the secretary of : state at
one ,of the leading hotels. .This lunch
eon, which Is to be. exclusively: for the
exposition: officials, will enable them to
continue the conference. , . ;";>"■:
Immediately; after the luncheon, the
entire party will motor through Golden
Gate park and thence! to the Presidio,
where It will be met at" Fort Blaney
by a troop of cavalry.: and| escorted' to
the old review, grounds in the Presidio.
All the troops at the post will turn
out'.ln honor, of the -secretary of state,
and the public is invited to the review,
which promises to be one of the best
seen in the Presidio in many days.
"When - the review is /over Secretary
Bryan will be escorted through the ex-
I position site to the part of the grounds
set aside for the palace of'agriculture'
Dedication ceremonies are to be hela
on. this site.
GROUND 'WILL BE BROKEN
. There, will be short addresses, and
ground will be broken for this im
mense building.
Members of the fair sex"have been
invited to attend the banquet to .be
given at the Fairmont' hotel at 7:30
o'clock. '_•".-.*" .■'.-. V-..*' ' ■ '...-•
Tickets for. this banquet are $5; each/
and may be obtained at the Palace, St.
Francis ..or. Fairmont hotels- or; at 'the
office of the exposition's reception com
mittee, room 313" Exposition * building.
Pine and Battery streets. ;»'; ? *
Owing to the short notice for the
giving of this affair, in honor of •: the
cabinet official, no formal 5 Invitations
could be sent out, but all those - who
desire to attend are requested"to send
their.names Immediately to the expo
sition committee so that they may be
accommodated.
Mr. Bryan plans <to leave tomorrow
night at midnight for Sacramento.
WILL ENTERTAIN K. OF C.
i oiutnlttres •. Complete Arrangemenita
A tor State ;Convention •?
(Special Dispatch to The Call) ■/./ --• - '■''~
'',SACRAMJENTO. April 29.—Commit?
tees' from the local council ; of? the
Knights of | Columbus have" completed
arrangements, for the entertainment' of
delegates who will come to Sacra
mento May 12 to attend the state con
vention of the j order. '-• On g the first
evening a banquet will - be ; tendered
the* delegates "and; their wives at the
Hotel Sacramento. On the second "even
ing there will, be 'a* card party/and re
ception? and on the third; or last even
ing; a - grand ball. Numerous enter
tainments in the way of daylight trips
about j the city have been arranged.
. . Row a fuel, an operator, was ar
rested yesterday and charged? with
grand larceny, on the complaint? of
John Major, 621, Clay street, who says
the woman stole $50. ? ??.;?;"
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i irK Strong Lines of Popular w„ *? Sal *
J JjM j/* / \ JL We have had a tremendous sale of
A ffljtff* I I -.J C--i L. ' C ***** \la\ m furnishings the last few days, and
I /M \ 1 IICCQ OUIIS TOT IVICn Hghtlyso.forthe values that have
V ISI/11/ V /\ \ : *■* JL We offered are most remarkable.
Mjff* f ) J Q..!l a C «* IV/I -—a furnishings the last few days, and
Biffs&'ik \ rriccu 3u 11s for lvicn *&*?^^ thevaiu " that^
/t/fffifi £^ /llbla \ . been offered are most remarkable.
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&W ///Mn\ \ * ftj*„._ IO CP '— V of this stock and replenish the as
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1//Wl / / I thC PoP ? lar riCe .. rail ? eS - , T1 ? ls ? S P a *-™! ar !>" true of the of the items on which you can save
B ' fffff I / / present season, tor at no time in the history of this business have money today
ii * 1/1/1/ \ r / we been showing such magnificent assortments or such wonder- money' lUUdy, •
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li : 'WSor Norfolks, English Models, Box Backs Men's 50c neckwear on
tl Norfolks, English Models, Box Backs Men's 50c neckwear on
[■ tti/Tu ' In two and three-button fronts, with high cut vest.3. straight and peg trousers, and all TririH*! '
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Bir TTlr I cellently tailored, with extra good 1 linings, at 315.00 to $25.00. WOrth 50c L*\J\*
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I i BHiB lill 111 before making a purchase of one, and these suits are beyond argument the? best from every ,v a> -*?x.tW p*<"u &HU. fl»|
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11 /In \\\ 111 Youths' Suits Z ifeft.6s Men's fancy vests, 95c
liill i\\ Youths Suits ,tffifjwi6s worthu P toss..: 95c
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'll • I ll II ill fitting backs in good materials with first-class tailoring. The assortment is not big. but W *° oyJ auu ' * pa J 3 ' maS '
II i ■£ll$&ll 1 II li the values are remarkably good. If you can wear one of these sizes you'll get a bargain On Sale Q|*
linVflJi Boys' $4.00 Suits $2.15 at $1.95
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4I " i "I p' l **!! full lined knickerbockers; sizes 6to 15. These suits are built for hard, every day service Underwear. . ' *tUC
. JhR. |l 6 " 11 and at the price are wonderful values. Worth 16SO Q=; Men>s golf .shirts, stiff or soft
\\ Boys" Corduroy Suits, Worth $6.50. $3.95 M m s -? olf shirts stiff or soft
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1 \l Double - breasted corduroy suits, splendid for t knock-about service; sizes up to 16 years CUttS, nice new C-C^
-I^t^»==w^S!S®=«4,^^aw*' are on sale today at 18.96. No suits that you can get will give more service or all-around • -patterns;v -,r...;.... vut
satisfaction than these, particularly at this reduced price. Have a, look at them today. ■— * . - '■■-A-r.-:.■■'■*-•.'' -. Ai^SSSmm
IRE OF 2 NATIONS
OVER ALIEN BILLS
RUSCHES TO CRISIS
Washington Feels Aroused
Sentiment in U. S. and
Japan Makes Situa
tion Delicate
Continued From } Page , 2
that President Wilson will " have diffi
culty in handling.
* Secretary Bryan's statement in Cali- '
fornia that; in event of I passage {of leg
islation in defiance of/.the president's
advice, he/would,; be : obliged to do
everything possible "toi,minimize the
ill. feeling that may be /aroused"'/is/ re
garded here as ; marking/a> purpose on
the part of the government to become
an Intervener with Japanese in any
suit //which? they? may bring ' before the
federal courts' to nullify the action of
the : California, legislature? ly? *
NEW, TREATY PLANNED AIRED
.Assuming- that one of the questions
Mr. Bryan;has transmitted to the presi
dent for the California legislature con
cerns? the probable time for negotiat
ing a new treaty with J Japan, and Just
how such could be framed to meet the
views of-J Calif orniakwl thou 11 being ob
jectionable to Japan?; it i may be j said
that such? a method of \, settling A, the?
| present : issue already has ? been .*: given
some consideration. _. . * ' ?'. ", y
The existing Japanese treaty< was in-;;
tended to ? meet ? a temporary need in i
! quieting the unrest on the Pacific/coast j
' over the school question. Neither party j
has satisfied with/ its workings,
and it is remarkable for its omissions, !
compared with other treaties'of trade \
'and "•_ commerce.' " j '?.'"•'.■•_ '/./ k'/'l
ft For instance, probably rib/provision j
for .the *; acquirement?" and holding; of I
land by either Americans or Japanese—
not even the extremely. limited "favored
nation" clause—-Covers /• the usual com
mon j law ; right in such matters, and,
singular /to? say, -' there r is .no- provision
whatever against discrimination.
A /When A, Secretary. Bryan started for
California he was? aware I lie must' rely
on patriotism and patience?* to assist
the.national government: in solving/the
present difficulty by diplomatic means.
WORKS UPHOLDS LEGISLATURE
Senator Works of California today
set out' his Views on/the situation in
a?prepared statement' in which he up
held the rights of; his state to enact
such laws and/approved/the viewpoint
of the California legislators generally?
? /Upholding the contention ? of the Cali
fornia ' state 'legislature?* that ■ it /has a
perfect? right to provide by? law _. who
shall* own property within the state,
Senator Works warned .the: federal gov
ernment that the state would sooner or
later/have? such a law. even if it con
flicted / with/ any ...treaties which 1 ; the
United States might make.
His statement' follows: '.-
"Every state in the union has the
right Tib provide by„ law/who shall 'i tibia
and own lands within the state,;and to
except aliens; from? that /right? * Several
states have already done so. -The na
tional .'government; has /no right to en
act any law 'or make any /treaty that
will deny or impair that right /on the
part of /a* state.: Therefore the gov
ernor and ; the legislature-of; California
are strictly within their rights when
they insist upon enacting an alien law.
whether? it /(excludes ./citizens,'?of kali; or
one or any numberof foreign nations?
DELaY FOLICY^OTirHJGHT
"If the 7 national ; government has
mad© a treaty that - infringes? upon this
right the state Is net 5 . bound : . by it,* and
• may -.enact; such? a law notwithstand
ing.:^-On'" the "other hand, the president
is strictly within j his ; rights " J in'» en
deavoring to persuade the state to
waive its rights and respect a treaty
with a foreign^ nation. Then it becomes
a matter not of right, but' of policy; ?
yi'T am sure California -has "no dis
position to do any 'act -that would be "a
violation of such treaty If done by the
national government. But; neither
our ; own : government nor a foreign " na
tion has* any right to coerce a state
to prevent lawful legislation byit, and
no- self-respecting state should submit
to any such coercion or dictation com
hip if rom either source; ???;y "■-'
■ : "The people of this country and the
Japan government.may just as i well
understand' once for all that such sub-
Bryan's Program Today
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Program of reception and entertainment today in honor of Secre
tary of State Bryan:
11:40 A. M.—Arrival of the secretary of state.
12:00 "^MA—-Conferencewith President I Moore and directors
in the exposition buifding.
12:30P.M.Luncheon to Secretary Bryzn by the directors
of the exposition.
3:30 P. M. — Review of troops at the Presidio (old parade
(grounds) in 'i honor of the secretary.
4:00 M.—-Dedication ceremonies on site for the Palace of
. Agriculture. ,
7:30 P. M. — Banquet at the Fairmont hotel.
Jects •of /that nation* as; are coming to,
California, are extremely/ objectionable
to our /"people for y good* s and */sufficient
reasons - that I y need *? not enumerate
and that their permanent "" ownership
of " land*;in" the state ' will not long be
allowed. ';./ " //-■ . /y. **"
"LAW SIRE TO-PASS" - A/A//.
'". A/ "The? state ; has 5 the? right i to_ prevent
it. arid will do so' just /as Japan /as n the
right to prevent citizens of f.this" coun
try c; from owning land there/ or to
,limit that right, as it has/done. /.///
"If there/ is ; any treaty between - the
two countries? that will? prevent the
state of California from enacting s such
effective/alien *! land laws'*. as \it J" desires,"
then this country owes it; to/that state
especially arid to the whole country? to
abrogate: the treaty. To enter Into any
treaty, with- a? foreign nation I ;that? de
nies, limits or; in any way ■ abridges
the: constitution or inherent? rights of
a/state is a? plain usurpation of -power.
/Whether as; a matter of policy the state
of' California* shall withhold or tempo
rarily //suspend = action "fori;. this /matter
rests with /theylaw? making power ;of
the/state and may well'be J left /there."
/ "But" it is ; too 'evident to; admit? of
debate that {such a law /will/ be passed
in ; that state ;as it' has been jinf others,
and the /national government may '■ as
well/recognize arid accept that fact and
act accordingly." ....'-' -.y
INSANITY PROCEEDING
k IN MRSkSTAPLETON CASE
Women Who Was Married to Saloon
! k Man Declared by Sinter to Be ; ?
of Unsound Mind
(Special Dispatch to The Call)
, STOCKTON? April 29.— kJ. A.
Plummer. heard evidence today in the
insanity,? proceedings brought against
Mrs. iLouella Stapleton. ■■' a wealthy
woman y who clandestinely married a
Chico] saloon keeper while /she/ is?; al
leged to have been insane.
? The" principal witness today was Mrs.
Ben j Goodwin, of the defendant.
Mrs. Goodwin ./stated ; that her sister
had shown \ signs /of /insanity on/ many
different occasions. While traveling/ in
Europe?/ Mrs.; Stapleton '/ cabled / ? from
London / for money. / Her ; mother, / Mrs.
Mary Clarke of San Francisco./cabled
back/ and asked her " how much she
;wanted. ?A* reply was .received stating
that'; her daughter had been committed
to an insane , asylum? in 7 Vienna. ' The
aprents *.' of? Mrs. Stapleton ? hurried 'fi to'
Vienna and /found Mrs./Stapleton -in *: the.
asylum. All/her? diamonds, worth hun
dred's of dollars, had 3 been thrown away
by her, and; she is said to j have/declared
that she threw them in "the ocean.
Mrs. Goodwin stated this? afternoon
that ■ her sister s had been"insane' for the
last "' 17 * yea rs, lan d" that she was - insane
when-'she married Noonan,? a } previous
husband who .'died leaving her rankest
tate valued at more than $125,000. The
case is ' causing considerable interest
in"'this city, as Mrs. Stapleton Recently,
figured in a sensational habeas corpus
proceedings instituted! by her husband
to have her released f from Clark's sani
tarium, where she bad been placed by
her mother.
Ivnox-Tractors Delivered to Oil Men—
The Reliance? Automobile company; has
just ; delivered: three Knox I tractors to
the Z Goble t, Mot ori Transportation com
pany* of * Coalinga. These * Knox-Martin
tractors are to be used In the oil coun
try, ' hauling ; the . heavy i loads which - the
ordinary truck can -not •* handle.
? Thieve* . broke ? into i the saloon Vof
O'Connor ? Brothers, First t and £ Folsom
streets, { yesterday, :* stole - a '".'/ revolver,
tore the' phone?from-, the , wall ; and;' al
lowed Va barrel eof ». whisky to flow on
.theiflbor.-*?*?*??"".;?: ; -?k?k--- : - k'k : "kkfM"^^
SCENIC BEAUTY TO
LINE BIG HIGHWAY
National Old Trails Associa
tion Favors Santa Fe,
N. M., Coast Road-
iy KANSAS/CITY.* Mo., : April ■"•* 29.— |
western, end of ; the proposed ocean to!
ocean highway will pass, through a sec- ]
tion of H theVcountry characterized?* by,
scenic ?beauty,. rather than ;?historical !
interest? , This was decided tonight' by!
the delegates attending the convention
Of the National Old Trails association. !
The delegates t who came here' to urge !
the convention Eto choose a scenic route j
for the highway from Santa Fe. N. M., ;
west to the Pacific coast?* carried their j
point Rafter? a lively fight. The asso-;
elation, nearly a year ago. tentatively j
selected the : historic ? route south * of!
Santa to EI Paso, thence west j
through-? Demlng, N. ? M.. and. Tucson,
Ariz., by? the sea in California "to
Los ; Angeles. Thiskroute was opposed,
by delegates from Gallup,; N. M.. Hoi
brook and Flagstaff, Ariz., and Needles j
and Barstbw, Cal. ?y
When the . question * came up in the
convention * the -delegates* from New
Mexico, /Arizona ; and California were
instructed to go into conference and
settle the issue themselves?'; There
were narly .50 dlegates?_' from these
stats, and after two 'hours' discussion,
the "scenic route was ; adopted in ? the
caucus by a majority of one?. The con
vention 1 later ratified the action of the
caucus.
Mew Post for Firestone * Man—
"Charles M. White .Jr. of the-Firestone
tire; and rubber company-has, recently ;
located >; in Detroit Kas '" pneumatic tire
representative to * the automobile man
ufacturers >;of?Michigan,'*?says W. W.
Belly Pacific? coast? manager. Mr.? White
formerly Al represented; the company in j
Syracuse?;and?his new position comes
as a well deserved promotion. "? y
I cut down I
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I UNITED STATES TIRE CO. I
I 636-646 Van Ness Aye. I
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MAYOR NOW FAVORS
EXEMPTION BILL
Council Advised to With
draw Opposition to Meas-
Now Pending r %
j /BERKELEY, April , 23.—Following-a
/trip to Sacramento, taken to oppose
j the Weldon or homestead exemption
tax* bill, Mayor J. Stitt Wilson advised
the council in a-special report today
' to "withdraw objection to the measure.
"I found that the Weldon bill ; had
passed the assembly by tremendous
majority,* said the mayor. "The sen
ate; judiciary committee /was unani
mous against the bill, /and with such
adverse vote it will come before the
senate. ~'■. "
"I consulted Mr. Weldon, author /of
the bill, and he assured me ? that ?he
had; made a thorough; investigation of
the whole subject of assessment In this
state, and that c the amendment was for
the purpose /of remedying the /grave
abuses/under, which the burden of. tax
ation fell on the small home?/owner,
.while/the/large properties 'escaped. Mr.
Weldon's argument was effectively
presented? to the? assembly *by himself
and;his supporters that the bill passed
by a big majority." ■ ?.?
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