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ASSEMBLY PASSES AMENDED OWENS SALOON MEASURE - ■-; ■■ ■- -' .. „.■i ■. . -;■ ■. :: .. - Bill Now Requires Closing From 2 to : fom 2 to 6 A. M. — Sent Back to Senate for Concurrence ' **'* DISCUSSION CUT TO THE MINIMUM Both Houses of * Legislature Will Be in Session All Day Today SACRAMENTO, May With SOO bills, all passed by the senate, in its files: tdday,*' v the vassembly Ci hurtled through an endless succession of roll calls, clearing about 100 measures from the list beforethe night session began. "Discussion was reduced to a min imum, and ; every; effort bent toward completing: , the ~> work } by " • tomorrow night. * Both houses will be in session all day tomorrow. ■■'-. - - : ; ; ?.„-,;--..-*•* :'] "•;-:*: ■•' s^ Many bills .; still jin- committee today will be placed upon , the file tomorrow, A «nd It Is practically certain > that many measures will:; fail of passage. It Is problematical whether all of the bills which; have been passed In r eith>r. house will reach consideration in the f other. The amended I Owens saloon closing: bill, requiring , all saloons to be closed from. 2 to 6 a. m., •', was passedj.in*. fhe lower house by a vote of 51 to 6. As Introduced, closing , from 1 1 to 6 was provided, 5 , but after a bitter fight led by the San Francisco delegation the amendment was carried. 1 .V ~,.>. The bill was sent back toj<£ie ; senate for concurrence Jn ;< the t amendment, which it Is understood will be accepted by the author tomorrow. ; " '/*•-. . Other bills passed included: '■- By Beban,. prohibiting the erection of "spite fences.": - ..-.,_ ■ ■■..- ; .. '■_■ - :;,- .» ..' ~-j, - B.r Camtnettl. proTldlßg for the creation -of county crater J districts. ■,'■-.■■'■ ■;', ; ;' By BoyntOD, '"net container" hill. . • By : Flint, i proTlding that | persons : born ,In | for elga countries, of American pa-rents temporarily resident <there, shall be-regarded as American ■■citizens.-;'-. 7.'--'~"' ':■ ■■•■-■ ■•■■•■ t, "■> : Bt Bryant. proriaing a-; mlnlmnm' wage for -laborers employed -on state work. - ■ * - - By Bntler. proridins for • the j seraalizatioa !of lnmatpe of state hospital*. , • '::*.:..■;.'■, Br Grant, tenement bouse br.ildlnr act..- . Br Curtin. making ■ lrrisration ; district J bonds lepal Investments In certain cai>es. •" •-■;',. ,; By Strobriclge, regulating cold storage. ware houses. > :..... ■ : ..■ ..."■,.. . . ~,- ..,.■.-;;.■ PESSION OF YERBA S. BUENA OPPOSED CAIX BTTREATT. SACEAKE3ITO HOTEL. Sacramento, May 10. Oakland .Chamber of Commerce and various business interests of Alameda county, have sent representatives to op pose Joint resolution No. 35. , introduced by Senator Finn of San Francisco : on May 2 and passed by the senate Thurs day njg-ht. ■"■;■ '; i -I ;■' .' - .: ; :,: The resolution is a ' request-to con " / cress to cede Yerba Buena j to V the ptate ; government, the;-' purpose, as given by the proponents of * the bill, being to make of the island a Joint railroad terminal in the interest of the Oakland-San Francisco Terminal - or Key Route system in Oakland and the Southern - Pacific. ' ~ " Opponents of the plan say the action will divert the control of Yerba Buena from the federal government to the state government,' which would- place it wl th In V the jurisdiction *of the ■ harbor • •iimmissioners, and that with "a : possi ble change in state politics putting the > orporation machine in control of the harbor "ibbard,' this terminal i could be dominated by a single, railroad interest —the Southern Pacific. ;-_';■■'-> '■< v* * ;; The additional * claim 'is ; made that the railroad .terminals thus established on Yerba Buena would be placed beyond '" the city limits: of Oakland and would he Included within the corporate lim its of 'San Francisco. v r * -; - BILL PASSED GIVING, REWARD TO BURNS ■ '-- SACRAMENTO.; May 10.-— $10,000 reward offered by r the state two years Rgo for the apprehension of the per sons responsible for the dynamiting of the Times building in Los Angeles ;is about to : be!paid.< - - ---.; Senator, Flint's bill appropriating that j amount to satisfy the claim of William j J. Burns against the state was passed, today in. the assembly by a vote of 42 ! to 14 and sent to the governor, having: already passed the senate. , : San Francisco ■ members 'all' voted "against the bill. V The assembly / reversed \ its action of yesterday ; and passed 1 Assemblyman ' Nelson's . bill | appropriating; $1,000 for J the widow of : Frank |P. - Cady, a : state ; game warden, who was killed v while ! attempting: to arrest violators of ;' the ; game laws. i. . - : •\"; y ',■•. ; Several other bills <. which were thought to have been ■ killed •by mo tion to reconsider yesterday were taken up today and T passed, including Peairs , bill amending .the'jf Juvenile court laws, Sutherland's resolution pro posing the i calling of ; a convention \to draft a new constitution, Scott's bill providing a fishingi license similar•> to a hunting ;- license ; and - Shearer's bill \ appropriating $10,000 for a road from Sisklyou county Into Humboldt t county. Senator Jones' bill creating a board of harbor commissioners for the port of San Jose, consisting of three men to *>erye without pay, was ; passed unani mously. . ; s Senator Beban's bill, providing , armories for the ; national W guard throughout the state, was passed, carry ing an appropriation; of $50,000. ; Cities or towns having one or more companies of militia, by donating site and 25 per cent of the cost of the building, would entitled to state aid for the remain ins 75-per/cent. -.".■-, Senator Boyntons bill, appropriating f lOoiOQO/ for the establishment of state tubefcuiosissariitoria; was passed and c:it to the governor. ■;./'■■'■■'.■-]' » j A $20,099 statue I -, to ; Abraham L.in coin in the civic center in San Kran «:ir,co Es provided for.in Senator Finn's bill, passed today, appropriating ;~ $10, --000. contingent'on- the raising of a like sum by the Lincoln Grammar * School •oiation of San- Francisco. ? * The restoration ;of ';/■ the - old Greek chapel "I and i: Russian fort, ? £ known «as I ort Ross, in ; Sonoma county, is pro vided for' in Senator Jullliard's bill, - which .was passed with an appropria w tion of r ioo. ', ," ' * ' fIKBATERS" HOLD BAXQLET To celebrate; a reunion of old and new members. the Webster Debating j/<:\\ib held a banquet in a downtown [cafe ■* v ,tst night, which was ; well attended. -A m ©ng th c speakers 'we re: H. •B. Glober. toastmaster; L. H. Kcririedy,tF:>Zhesche; .1. Kiine, E. Helms, T. McKc-on, l>. V. A. Pleasants, J, G. Reisner and ■:', C.:C. JLiiicoln. ' , . ~ SECRETARY OF STATE JORDAN, ACCUSED OFFICER REALTY LICENSE MEASURE PASSED Dishonest Operators Will Be Largely Eliminated, It Is Expected CALL BTTKEAtr; - ■ C - SACRAMENTO HOTEL, V. : % Sacramento, May 10. γ-s! : Dishonest ~ dealers -in real : estate In j California, it Is expected, will be ! largely eliminated when the new state realty license law, ; senate * bill No. 1,299, goes into effect October 1 of • this year. - It has.-.been ; passed :by both houses of the legislature by a big ; ma jority ; and today ," was \ transmitted to the governor. !>" • \ : . , The license i law yas 'introduced.' by the California State Realty Federation, I a mutual association of real estate men embracing all parts of California. -"."-. ■ - ; The new,' realty * licenses law * provides i that any person who makes a business jof buying, selling or exchanging real estate as a broker or agent for a ; com mission ■or other compensation, must obtain a license and : register with | the secretary of state, and J display a sign bearing the words "registered real es tate broker" at \ some specific business address. -: Registration V and the first year's * license fee is $10. The >- realty license ; must be renewed : annually at $5 a year ; per person. The j law does not; license ", firms ;or corporations.i "• •;.--' Revocation of the license is provided I for on proof ; before a j court of compe i,tent Jurisdiction of any dishonest deal- i : ing, and the person so : deprived is pro- I hibited from again engaging in ';; the real estate business. . -; < , The license;; fees are to >" l><» turned Into a j special state advertising fund, j to be expended under the direction t,of a state j advertising commission of five members, 4 --' appointed by \ the 1 : governor, who will v serve without compensation, and whose t duty will be Ito supervise the expenditure of the fund in exploit-I I ing the i, advantages .: of '' California I I throughout: the United States. ;",' .. ;! i ;. Between $75,000 11 and *r $90,000 ■, annu ally, it is ' expected, will be obtained from fees for this purpose. . / .1 CINCINNATI TIED UP BY TRACTION STRIKE ;, I CINCINNATI. 0.. May 10.—Not U a wheel of any car operated by the Cin cinnati . Traction company is 5" turning tonight. The strike tfpf? the newly or ganized union *; of :; streetcar 7? "employe* thus far has been successful beyond ; even x their own j. hopes, .; inasmuch as : they - have blocked \ all '- traffic. ~*^:\' J ?y~'■;■ y v A ;.' strike of 5,000 men was made ta possibility here J. tonight ;\ when j≤ the* Building Trades council ii* announced that it would call out Its full member ship If the Cincinnati ' Construction Employers' association carried out its ' threat to v,declare";a lockout on all buildings where work was* suspended. ;; "■' About * 500 men V are L now striking ito enforce demands made upon employers, in ; sympathy with the men who are out. .This % condition led *g the employers to decide upon a lockout of these r men on ■ Monday. • - "'. i V F . ;.»*'-;;•■.':,.-;:» i.1-\ v'S.. ; v ; ;.»-' • Closing Days of ■■..; SPECIAL SALE In this large assortment, which we offer at special , prices, will be found the widest possible range of selection §* in all standard weaves of . ' CARPETS These goods are of : highest qualities made in their respective grades, and the patterns and colorings offered $v are representative of our choicest selections. _ ■. ■, •" • LINOLEUMS Standard makes -in both • Inlaid and I Printed grades— Hardwood, Tile and Mosaic Patterns. DOMESTIC RUGS The greatest values we have ever offered are repre sented in \ this sale. ; Many hundred ; rugs of every ■'; size ■" and weave are subject to Extreme Price Reductions W. & J. SLOANE 216-228 SUITER STREET AAAA SECRETARY MAKES - DENIAL OF GUILT Insists He Has Done Noth ing ■ Wrong, but Only L : Followed Precedents I Board of Control Comes Out With Story of Its Connec # 5; tion With Transactions l4Con tinned ; Vmtni I*««e 17 $2,100 was collected in a similar man ner, the report continues: - JUSTIFIED IN REPORT "Your committee, therefore, feels justified in reporting that at least $7, --700 has been so collected in the of fice :of the secretary of state through his I employes k and agents, and 4 tliat! the same has " not "t been turned into the -- - • » • .treasury- of Rhe.- state. * We recommend that the attorney general be requested *'>■■;.■■•■■.* ■:".■%■:''■,-,■: ■•■ ■■>•■:.", ■ ■ - : ■ to take such .steps as he deems proper for the collection of all said sums of j <.-* *» -- - ' - - * "" ■ • money or .v, such moneys , ; as may be found to be due to the state .".of Cali fornia. * ' j,*-. , '- * ' ' ' * "We further flnd - that in falling :to account for the aforesaid moneys and pay them j* Into the state : treasury the saldi-secVetary of state " has . failed *to fulfill I his. r bbllgatiqhs Jto the state of California, and •_> in permitting ,f? public records to be withheld I from j public In spection has ' been guilty of . malfeasance Id office. ": -, » , > ■ ■ ■ «'•,.„ "T ■ REFERRED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL ; "Your , committee further recommends I that the attention of the attorney f gen eral of California be called to the testi mony given |by Anita A. Brewer before the y committee, to the end that said at torney ; g eneral may take such action with reference to said testimony as he may deem proper." ~ : v- : ;i"t*-' - ;. j ----''.- -~-— ', No ; action was % taken on the J report in either house. It wrs ordered print ed in the Journals ; ' : of the senate and assembly and will be > considered to ! morrow.f:-V.-7'. ■'.;-■■'"; -X -.rrA '-y, L»ate today the' board of control, which also made an investigation into; the faff airs of Secretary Jordan's office, J will report Its to the governor. : JORDAN*' 1 MAKES } STATEMENT \ ." : After reading the report of the legis lative committee. ""? Secretary Jordan gave out the following statement: ; • " / "My friends may rest assured that I will be j ready to meet ?cn y<: legal steps that • may be r taken %in I this E matter, and I do not fear the outcome. The testi mony does not warrant the conclu sions of J the : committee, and the state ments made in the report are not war ranted by the i records. '.- ' - I', "I know that I have done , ? nothing wrong. I know that the state has not been deprived ?of a dollar to which it was entitled. What I have ] permitted [wasTpermltted \by my predecessor for seven years, arid it ■is .:permitted t prac tically c and rightfully in • every public office in the state. The state, instead of losing a dollar through any act of mine, has through me benefited to the extent" of at least $10,000 ithfough work 'doneT.byraeslstance I I have = secured , for which the state paid not a cent." , STATE BOARD FILES REPORT t . r ■:• The state board of control, which in stituted an investigation into the af > fairs of SecretaryJofl State Jordan's of . fice •, before * the leffisla.tive>?committee : took up Its work, submitted ite report ; late « today to Governor ' Johnson. ■ "?'-'. ; i*3 Substantially " the findings of the board of control are similar ttoj those of the legislative committee, except that the board ; openly Jcharges}fJordan •withprofltingidlrectlythrougrhltherßale of records lby« Mrs.^Brew er:'"l On ,* this point the report ■, says: .*' "• ./ ":."' --'; "The manner Jin which the I. profits of this » bureau were distributed leaves no doubt fass to § the ? purpose 8 for f which it wasi r The profits went into the hands :of ■ Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan under ■ the .guise of >. 'loansV from •■ Mrs. \ Brewer, * his clerk. £ '-> " CHECKS GIVE* TO SOS FRANK "Taking the »• testimony ■of Mr. Jor dan, of Mrs. Brewer and of | Robert V. Jordan, it is • shown % that in many in stances > the V identical checks paid by insurance ; companies and other con cerns-Xwere •; turned v over to Frank C. Jordan and cashed by him. In many other instances Mrs. Brewer deposited the : : checks 'I in her bank and immedi ately drew a personal check in favor of the secretary of state for the rf amount received by her I for the copies of the auto registration^ records. ! ; •.*. '; > •"* "Mr. Jordan testified that % the 'loans* madeHo • him by Mr*. Brewer amounted in many instances to $300 and a month. He * contended, however, that he had repaid all vof these 'loans' with the exception ;■ of [, $325, < which he still I owes jto this clerk. ' r- •'"'"•.'; v■■ =■■ ".The; fact that Mr. Jordan* never ; re NICHOL, SCION OF RICH, > i ~.■; STILL IN DURANCE VILE Chicken Rancher, Sob of LoaE'B«aek ■'. v v Capitalist, |Unable Ito : Raise WOOwBm, Bail Stays fa Jail William T. N'chol Jr., eon of a wealthy Beach man, appeared before Police Judge Shortall yester day to answer two charges of passing worthless checks. He wi\s not repre sented by a lawyer. Nichol told the court that he did not , engage counsel", because he believed the charges against 1 him were not of a serious nature. ;: He declared that all outstanding checks had I been made good. The cases were I continued one week at the " request .of the accused man. Nichol is held In custody In default of $900 bail. He was arrested fetl his c*hlcken ranch near Half Moon Bay. Rich Parent Astonished LONG BEACH, May 10.—William T. Nichol Sr., wealthy father of the f man arrested in Marln View on a bad check charge, said today he had heacd nothing of his son with reference to the arrest. "My boy." he added, "has been deal ing with the same bank up? there for three years, and I do not understand why such a charge was made. I sent him a large sum of money a few .weeks, ago." . , * , . " Mr. Nichol intimated that he would go to his son's aid as aoon as he heard direct from him. paid any of the so called 'loans" is further demonstrated by an examina tion of Mrs. Brewer's bank • account, which shows that her entire savings came j, from her salary of $1,600 a year paid by the state. "The opinion of , the board, based - " on the evidence, is that , every dollar of the j- profit t secured from the traffic in public records found = its way into the pocket of Mr. Jordan % and was used \by " him for his personal benefit." The report sis signed by } John Francis Neylan, chairman of the board, and :W. H. Humphrey and ;C.. L. -Seavey.v r . .' Special Agents Notaseme *^^'^^^^^^^*^^ . ifcfc Guaranteed HOSIERY for f M A C* f/\ "O"^ ■ JL* woM n E R L-:^.^ HiL - SftYfOOP§w j^gfe ■.."-. ■ ".- •...: ■'. -•' ",''-^_^^t^^\^- ; "■-*■-- c-_ -. ty-.r—Li-j^l:' COX. MAmOOTI COX. WAIHnr6TC» Oakland -- \ \*=sil^F : ■'■ "'■"■■ N^RdS^' yE0 ''■'"■'■ " " ■ ".'-■: ■■■'■■ Ban rranciscoakp #th »te.i AWPg>iTWiJiTlkiiil^2^SiL!Jllz^ : /y^hj/ 1 yVf^B »4| jiß For the Babies of If ;j X, I TO Working Women I i 1 tt\/vH\ I 18/ 1 *f I Miss Frances Starr, the celebrated actress and beauty w A jijji ■l\\vm I wfi /h J J I will appear on our main floor next Saturday, May the 17th, 11 ,J 'in ■Aw IHi I 1 I- at 11:3 ° o ' clock » and will lead in the sellin S °* Happy ill J //jl BiW\ I m I d*/ I Home Merchandise Orders. These orders will cost 25c ;1\ I ffli| \ \ ii 3; I each » and ™& be redeemable here for 15c in merchandise. l\ A Ijl ■w\ \ M\ Ml I The 10c difference going to establish the day nursery for 1\ I 1 J ■Kw y/s Ijl jjj j'Jij I In addition to this your order may bring you $500 in \w 1 \ £jjf " If y° u are to bu y. bu y for babies, too." >^B^fe^^^ All Our Women's and Misses' Coats On Sale Monday at Three Prices Satin Coats, Brocaded Coats, Fine Serge and Novelty Coats, on Sale at $9.75] I $14.50 $18- 75 This announcement is of utmost importance ,to all women requiring a coat ■; for any purpose. ,_: It is particularly important to small size and slender women who can use a 14, 16 or 18 misses' garment. Our entire stock of Women's and Misses', including staple coats, such as serges, suitable for traveling ; and general wear, novelty coats in fancy coatings, plain and brocaded eponge, charmeuse, . satin and pongee, light weight chinchillas and imported mixtures, has been grouped for quick selling clearance Monday into three price ranges, .$9.75, $14.50 and $18.75. . ' Every coat, regardless of its former price, will be found in one or other of these three groups. • - ,' ... /.. -_ . tssm&sks- >..'V.. •-.- >..>■/::••'•.- . .->,., ■ . - .. Coats worth up to $18.50 on Sale Women's Coats worth op to $30 Women s Coats previously priced T x CATC A C 1 U J X '* i CCA CI If J■' tfIOTC Tomorrow at $9.75 On Sale Monday at $14.50 , up to $50 on Sale Monday $18.75 *" _ • - , , , vi 1 a -r., J. -~..,,«•,,•, -- 1 -" - Braided arid brocaded satin coats, cream -■ * Serges, basket weaves, black ana Blue serges, full and half lined, embroidered v ; "serge and diagronal; coats, coats of plain and . white mixtures, diagonals, covert pongees and poplins, full lined diagonals fancy J^Sm^ifPi^ cloths Shepherd plaids, mostly in the ?? l \ and ? orf ? lk mo^ ls ' Lng !j sh £ ov f rt Tl; p , ort , ed mate^ls - 4 bi* aiortment-S S ; tluu ' s ' . X , * x ' . . J . black and -• white stripes and checks, hght ■■> elusive garments suitable s for every i purpose I . smaller sizes, but a tew in larger sizes weight chinchillas, regular.AvaluesSEupSto? $30. Stj and , occasion. Many of them individual in f , for women. \| On %le Monday at ffi.SO. ■,;:*.. \, | S&. *"&?££ &>s£S™l & SiSLiC*"' Three Hundred New # J >^^ > \ tf SaleofUntrimmed — < T* X *S\ \ I 114*^ ; *- s^/ \ These hats have come Sab IOmOrrOW at A \ W \ >>. to recently at about yuiv \ \ \ _•?& w i/ lialf their regular price '■ift *'>!=-. A ~jz Vv >i\ "yj from several of the finest V17»«/v < 3 //^ C= // ' manufacturers and im- BeyOlld all question these S*- *»>. " [- 1 ) porters. The models are are the most wonderful suits M !L\ ' \ V\\ " j£L--- ms new and excluslve and that wffl be offered in San JLgg*m% ' '■ ' / Z Francisco Monday. Some of Jmßft aft* y tailored hats. them are taken Otlt of regular jd&? \ The braids are imported hemps. StOCk reduced from nearly M \ %>> , >V Pebble mllan, Belgian split straws, S . ' ~• __■ n4 .u^ a J <\V it i\ \/ V Neapolitan and horsehair braids. twice this price, Others are , - y/. y-^y x " : - iMj.Tm r"|» ' ' // Sμ *J\ < of them velvet faced, colors' fresh new garments received f / Sβ & • // J/y with soft tarn crowns. The colors Within the last few days from / ,T II // // *' are black - white, cerise, Parrot our Eastern representative. '>?'. A- f, t >/■ " "l s ' / ' ' en - French and royal bie> brow "- IT ut 1 i 1 V\ *I* C&&J3 // tan and gray. Regular values up to There are blacks navy blues, \ 5% T *W // £ on .ale moW at * 2 .40. tans, browns, black and whites, // m a *&\JγM rmfmch¥kms Worth s? Pri f e , dat $ ?:! 5 / ,^&7s<&*'l *? l>,v^^ - tailoring is sucK as >is found ordinarily only in very - />> P ucSrS!! a^!; ,P M»"d»? r i : 'thi»s#> wonderfully- goods plumes , ; will,- high priced suits and the materials and linings are *1 ±1 M S&^S^ ,^-^^ required- for , the hats this alike, supenor in quality. Excellent assortment of all •■£ * Spring. ihf «;i7ts ordinarily reauired for women and misses J n th « assortment are all the staple and novelty coloring* tne Sizes* uiuHwruy rcqmrcu ior women «w ; imsscs, : /-. ■■ of the aeagon and some beaut iful two tone combinations ready tomorrow at $19.50. Real values up to $05. . . , ;-•; well; IPllffilillllllltllltlllilllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill IIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIiniIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIINIIUIMII • , . '.."*■■ WATER COMISSION MEASURE HARD HIT Appropriation Cut From $150,000 to $50,000 by Senate Amendment X SACRAMENTO, May ' • 10.—The a Par-■ dee-Farraher water commission bfll, which is named among the most im portant of . the 10 big measures favored by Governor Johnson, was struck an other stiff blow, in the senate today when, on recommendation of Chairman •Strobj;idgej|of|Xthe3 finance committee, the appropriation was cut from $150, - -?000 to 950,000. .- ■ l&B£$&f2& Whether the act will survive this amendment, and more | than two doaen fother which were made today at the instance of the judiciary committee, is problematical. It passed in the assem bly last ' week by a bare margin of : four votes, after it had failed once, : andfatliardsflßrhttis being waged by its opponents in the upper hous«. It will come to a vote tomorrow. Three other of the big bills await ing final action in the senate are the election reform bill, providing for non partisan elections in counties and municipalities, the sky" law, the act providing for the creation of a state civil service commission. All must be passed tomorrow or be lost on the files at adjournment.'. The senate today passed ? Farwell's bill providing for the appointment of a commission to Investigate and report at the next legislature the question > of old age insurance and ; pensions, and mothers' pensions. The sum of $3,000 is appropriated for the uses of the commission. The measure now goes to the governor. . " ..." Among the bills passed by • the ; senate today were the following: H ByVAseVmblymaii; Clark—Appropriatlnil $20,000 with i which; to establish a couwl bu COUPLE TRAVEL FAR TO HAVE GRAHAM TIE KNOT Southern Calfornla Pair, Hearing- Fame ?Mfof& Reconciler, ■>; Say They i-vAV ant ;■■ -: ■ ■ to Start Married Life night Judge Graham varied yeeterday's di vorce proceedings by marrying Oliver Franklin Trevor, I a livestock man of Santa Maria, and Hannah Catherine Wineman, a ranch owner of \ Pomona. isfAt ter ; .i the Judge »' had 5 made them one, and the county clerk, William McNulty, acting as best man, had blushingly kissed the blushing bride, the newly made Mrs. Trevor assured i his v; honor that they had motored i from southern California > purposely to |b«] married be fore him, his fame as a reconciler hav ing traveled abroad and caused them to believe they would be starting right. The couple left the courtroom an nouncing their >■ 1 n tentlonltoFdepartl in the afternoon for a honeymoon auto tour of the state. -- - , ' -^SII • ■ OFFICERS NOT ENTITLED TO FEES THEY CLAIM Ajuner of ' Bat*e County to Complaint . Recently Filed Is SrnMtlonal In Declarations" '-■■'.• "-V-. OHICO, May * 10.—In the answer of ! Butte county to the complaint J filed in tho suit | Justice! of the Peace J. L. : : Barnes, Constable Charles McEldowney and Constable Douglas Crum of this city for fees J for four months in an amount, approximating $5;000,- District Atttorney Jones today makes the direct charge that the township officers en tered Into cone^ii'«^|andl»cbnuslorilto j defraud the county.. out of the :■ various sums they r claim as fees. Jones has as his associate on the defence W. I* Carlin of Marysville," who declares that ] the township are entitled j to the fees i they claim because they j never earned them. :^'y^ r\ rean and employ n% tinr<>nu ' chief, "ehall; assist ln><lrawin«inp'iegislatlTe;bUls...-. - .'" m By Aseemblymau I 2N>l*on—Appropriating $30,000 to I establish ta • state ■ normal - school i la; Humboidt "coanty. ■ .' A . . - •s* By Assemblyman i Weldoo—PrOTidlng i. for 8 the. 'creation T and ■ management tof ■ the ; Branscom red wood park. VALLEJO RECEIVES S. P. ?\ I FLOODGATE AGREEMENT Proviso Requiring City to Put Iβ Money to Cover Cost of Work :'■..• • jjffllljTmWi mi »il i'iiii i~ j ■-•>■.,•- v-« :• \- Improvement May Delay *- •; ... VALLEJO, May 10.— The-city;:officiai3i itoday3"recelved|from"J the Southern Pa cific Railroad company copies of the agreement for the i: construction > r of 5 a tflqod p gate * through the ;', rail road em bankment between North and > South 7 Vallejo. This flood gate !is to be util ized In draining Wilson park. It is to be constructed ;by ? the Southern : ; Pacific company at an expense of $486.72, tho city of Vallejo ;to f furnish the money for doing the work. The gate will i of concrete and will have a cast'iron; gate valve to be operated by wheel and screw. . The only ..* proviso in i\tho agreement that may cause a hitch is that the railroad company that the municipality must : % deposit the money before , the work tis started. , ( J^ACS^anj^^BssßsßX 'jfc ■ Jf' SEND FOR 19