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CALL HEADQUARTERS.: SACRAMENTO,
Jan.. 22.— Senator Corlett said to-day; that the
bill introduced by him on Wedhesday.'.providlng
that an adult may adopt another adult with the
consent of the person, to be adopted was drawn
to cover, a particular case. :-i; \
"It is. that of a man who married . a ' widow
with two small, children," : said Corlett. "So
children were born to them. The- mother died,"
the children are now of age and the stepfather
has grown rich In the mineg. Not having any
heirs he wishes to adopt his adult 'stepchildren
and leave them his property. Under the exist
ing law only minors; may .be adopted. < Aliens
may not take advantage of this law.".. '
>\ith a view to expediting matters and re
lieving the suspense. Associate. Justice: Hen
shaw of the Supreme Court has been selected
as the representative of George W. Reed, presi
dent of the board, for the purpose of conferring
with Governor Pardee and members of the Leg
islature and trying to prevent any opposition
to the -bill which has been introduced at the
instance of the board, Is. not known what
success he will have, but <hib greatest safety
lies in the fact that the large majority of the
members of both houses will not » realize ; when
they come to vote upon the btll that.it is for
the purpose of reimbursing a trust fund which
was used upon doubtful authority.
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Corlett Explains Adoption Bill.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO,
Jan.' 22. — The members of the board of direct
ors of the Institution for the education of the
deaf and dumb and; the blind appear to b«
somewhat wonied as to the outcome of their
effort to Induce* the Legislature to appropri
ate $15.0C0 to reimburse one of thetr trust
funds, irora which, without' authority of law.
It is alleged, they took that amount and with
it erected a hospital at the Institution. They
made no secret of what th«y had done, but in
their annual report they tell about It and say
furthermore that It is their hope that the Leg
islature will at the present session reimburse
them by making good the amount.
Just what the attitude of the Governor will
be in the matter no one but th« Governor
knows. It Is also unknown whether the Legis
lature will thus establish a precedent and pass
the bill making the appropriation. It is realized
by the members of the board that unless the
Legislature gives them relief they themselves,
individually, may be made responsible for the
amount which they took from the trust funds.
Fear Legislature May Not Reimburse
Fund of Blind Asylum.
DIRECTORS ARE' WORRIED.
Goes to Penitentiary for Forgery.
I>3S ANGELES. Jan. 22.— Harry P.
fonp-er. the 20-ye«r-o]d json of a weJl-to
flo.Pasadena family, has been sentenced
:o three I years' imprisonment In San
Sumtin for forgery. The offense for
A'hich he was sentenced was committed
;n Pasadena. August 29. 1902. Conger
nas arrested at the time, but with the
lid Of a girl companion choked the Chief
of Police of Pasadena and made his es
rape. He was not recaptured until re-
NEW TORK. Jan. 22-One of the mam
moth guns exploded at the far end of
:he proving: grounds at Sandy Hook to-
Scy. Before the explosion the gun was
.-alued at $40,000. The big gun, which was
aot a great distance from the sixteen
aich erun, tested last week, had gone
rhrough every trial of the Ordnance
Board Fuccessfully and was soon to have
aeon placed in Its carriage on the site
rhosen for it. It was wrecked In the
t-ourse of experiments in throwing high
fxplosives under conditions that might
ia\n> happened in actual engagement, but
r.hich are spoken pf by officers as "ab
¦ormaL** No one was killed because of
:he rlaborate precautions for the safety
if visitors, officers and men.
Armament Destroyed and No
Person Hurt. x
3EEAT GTTN EXPLODES
AT SANDY HOOK GROTJNDS
Forty Thousand Dollars' Worth of
The Committee on Is . made up
largely of members known to be opposed to
the bill and those who are opposed to the
measure base most of their hopes of success
upon this fact for the reason that It will be
possible for the committee to so amend- the
measure as to eliminate any features which
are objectionable to the southern part of the
State. It is conceded by both sides that there
Is a prospect of the . liveliest contest of the
session over this measure. It being the inten
tion of the proponents, of . the bill to oppose
the efforts of the committee to amend it and
thus cai;ry the fight to- the floor of both
houses. f . ;
CALL. HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO,
Jan. 22. — The so-called Works Irrigation bill,
about which there has been more speculation
thlg session than about any other one meas
ure, wan received to-day by Senator Belshaw
from the State Water and Forest Associa
tion. It will not bo Introduced, until Monday
or Tuesday, but In the meantime those who
desire to see it passed will begin an actlv»
campaign for votes in Its support.
•This is the measure which the entire South
ern California delegation will oppose as a
body; in fact there. Is no other measure in
prospect against which there Is such united
opposition from that sectlonof. the State. It
was drafted by former Judge John D. Works
of I .os Angeles at the request of the State
Water and Forest Association, and before the
Legislature began itts session the officers of
that association endeavored to enlighten all
the members as to its meaning and scop*
and at the same time secure their support if
possible.
' W. E. Smythe of San Diego, j who was the
Democratic nominee for Congress in that dis
trict, and who is regarded In the south as
an authority on the subject of irrigation, is
here for the purpose of opposing the bill and
he will remain so long as his services will be
of any value In that direction.
Both Sides Preparing for Struggle on
the Irrigation Question.
Several of the city's most prominent
dentists will go to Sacramento to endeavor
to defeat the proposed amendment to the
dental bill. They are indignant that this
dental association, which they claim is
not conducted for the best interests of the
profession at large, should have the au
dacity to take unto itself the right to get
up and attempt to pass laws which affect
every dentist In the State. They Bay
that there are only'about fifteen members
of . the association who really know any
thing about' the proposed amendments.
The main instigators of the amendments
are said to be Drs. Frank Platt, F. C.
PagueiindL. L. Dunbar, all of whom are
aspirants for the two memberships of/the
present board which are now vacant.
Another change to which the profession
is opposed is the proposed levying of a
license fee of $2 on" every member of the
profession practicing In California and
the raisins of the State board examination
fee from $13 to $23.;* The privilege formerly
given an applicant? for permission to prac
tice In the State between the meetings of
the board by paying $5 has also been abol
ished in -the re/iqhstructed bilL"
. ;A - large number; of prominent dentists
of the city ha ve'.expressed themselves as
being very much"; averse to the proposed
changes of the small minority represent
ation, whom they charge with attempting
to form a dental trust for their own im
mediate benefit, and will exert all of their
power and influence in an endeavor to
prevent the passage of the reconstructed
blli.
LIVELY FIGHT IS EXPECTED.
The dentists of San Francisco are up in
arms against a reconstructed bill, which
Is proposed by a certain dental clique
known as the California State Dental So
cJety, for passage at the coming Legisla
ture. The main object of the changed bill
Is to take from the Governor the power
of appointing the members of the State
Board of Dental Examiners and transfer
that privilege to the members of the
above society.
A portion of the bill reads as follows:
"Vacancies in said board shall hereafter
be filled by the Governor within thirty
,days after the same occur. The members
of said board shall be chosen on recom
mendation of the California State Den
tal Association and the Southern Califor
nia Dental Association. It shall be the
duty of each of the aforesaid associations
within fifteen days after a vacancy oc
curs to present to the Governor two
names for each vacancy and said vacancy
Shall b« filled from said names suggested
by said associations; if said associations
neglect to make such recommendations
within tho aforesaid time the Governor
may fill the vacancy from, the State at
large." .---;'-.'"
There are about 140 members of. the
above association, ¦which seeks to usurp
and maintain the power of appointing the
dental State boards. This means that
hereafter none of the 1500 other dentists
ijj San Francisco and as many more scat
tered throughout the State shall have any
voice in making of laws and regulations
for^ the welfare and betterment of the
profession which they represent.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for a list of
rational bank3 holding Government de
posits, other than deposits of disbursing
officer?. December 31.1&2, and en each suc
ceeding December 31 up to the present
time, with the amount held and the av
erage amount of Fuch deposits in each
year. The House then proceeded to the
conFidcration of the Alaska delegate bill.
The bilJ was supported by Cushman of
Washington. Wootexi of Texas and Sui
ter of New York, and opposed by Warner
if Illinois. Without action on the bill
the House at 5:35 p. m. adjourned.
¦ The. bill provides that the pesos coined
BSder the Philippine Government act and
tlic Mexican and Spanish com when re
d«eined or received for public dues on
the above basis shall be coined in United
Stctes coin at the mint authorized to be
established in Manila.
MINT AT MANILA.
The EubstUute passed provides that
the lawful money of tho United States
ghall be a legal tender in the Philippines
end declares the coinage laws of the
fnited States to be in full force there.
It provide for the redemption of the
Mexican and Spanish silver, not Includ
ins any Mexican pesos imported into the
Islands after March 15. 1>3. at their bul
lion value as declared from time to time
by xhe Philippine Commibsion, the silver
coin authorized by the Philippine Gov
ernment act to be redeemed at the rate
«¦! two pesos for Jl of United States cur
rency. After six months no coin except
th->t of the United States shall be legal
tender, ¦with the following proviso:
That all d*>btr. «-xc«?jit thope othrrwl!>«» pro
» i<3ed - for in the contract, o» -ng on the date
tih^n this act s-hall tak* effect or contracted
• ithin fix months thereafter, fhall be pVable
In the silver coirs now in circulation In the
rbftfrpin* Islands or in ihc lawful nonry of
ttaa L'nifd States at the rate of exchange
rrearrUx-d at the time by the Philippine Com
xlr&ion
The fact that Secretary Shaw and other
liigh treasury officials were quoted on the
floor as favoring: the eubftitute aided in
the overthrow of the committee bill.
Their opinions were advanced a? against
those vf Governor Taft and other mem
bers of the Philippine commission.
WASHINGTON.- - Jan. 2i.— The Hcuse
leaders went down to slgns.1 defeat to
day when the House, by a vote of 148 to
1^8. rejected the Philippine coinage bill
reported by the Insular Affairs Commit
left and adopted the subrtttutc offerei by
tli. minority for the introduction of
AcH-riran currency and the American
i-oinagre system in the island?. Tho ln
tular committee includes In its member
ship the chairmen of the most powerful
committees bf the Houh-e— Cannon, chaSr
xnau of appropriations; lliit. chairman
of foreign affairs; Payne, chairman of
wayg and meant; Hepburn, chairm.tn of
Interstate commerce, and Tawnoy, chair
man of the Committee on Expositions.
They reported a" bill lo establish the gold
f-tandard In the islands and to authorize
the coinage of silver pc?oa 6t 41'i prains,
to be made legal tender at the rate of two
j)V.o« for uno gold dollar. The majority
members made a fruliant fight for their
bill, but a considerable number of Re
publican?, twenty-eight on the final vote,
urulcr the -load «>f Hill cf Connecticut,
Kowler rif New Jersey and McCall of
Massachusetts. Joined ¦with the Demo
crats a«4 carried through the substitute.
SHAW'S VIEWS HAVE WEIGHT.
Against Those Held by Gov
ernor Taft and the Phil
ippine Commission.
Views of Secretary Shaw Prevail
Society Seeks Power to
Appoint Members of
State Board.
— -
American Money Only, Is to
Ee Legal Tender* After
Six Months.
Accuse State Associa
tion of Trying to
Form Trust.
Leaders Meet Signal
Defeat on Philippine
Coinage.
The Republican Senators are too wise
to disturb this serene condition of affairs.
Appointments made by Gage are resting
in the hands of the committee and the
appointees who were placed In office dur
ing the recess of the Legislature have
the opportunity of commending them
selves to Governor Pardee by strict ad
herence to their official duties. The Gov
ernor knows what he Is about. . He would
be the first to get an Inkling of any
scheme in behalf of the recess appointees
to press the Senate to imprudent haste
In dealing with executive communications.
Pardee fully appreciates the
strength and advantages of his position.
The law as -amended- gives him an- Im
mediate grasp of affairs. When men in
whom he reposes special confidence are
<3u!y inducted Into places of governing
authority on the various boards and com
missions -he can advise with them aa to
the selectloiVDf subordinates to assist in
the management of the public trust. Sen
ators understand that he . will use tilts
power vested ¦ In the executive by tha
When the Legislature adjourns'Gover
nor Pardee . can go down the line. " lie
may recommission such appointees of his
predecessor as he may deem worthy and
deserving. If they fall to co-operate with
the executive in giving the public a clean
administration of official affairs he can
appoint other men in their, places at the
expiration of the next session of the Leg
islature. In fact he may dispense witii
their services sooner by sending to the
Senate appointments for the full term of
four years. It can hardly be expected of
Governor Pardee that he will surrender
the advantages which the fortune of pol
itics has placed In his hands. If he
ishould find in coins: over the list of the
expired that several or many were not
pure enough to wear the robes of resur
rection he could simply permit them to
remain in outer darkness. The hard-and
fast supporters of the machine were the
active forces that secured the adoption
of the amendment which gives the Gov
ernor the whip hand, and it Is the irony
of fate that the whip is now placed over
the machine forces.
FOBTTJNE OF POLITICS.
The situation in which Governor Par
dee is placed must be one that affords
him infinite satisfaction. He is not
obliged to concern himself with the ap
pointments made by his predecessor, lie
is not constrained to urge the Senate to
confirm or reject any appointment made
by Gage. -All that he is called on to do
is to stand by and let the law takes its
course. ' •
Dr. Pardee is now in a position to
avail himself of the power and advant
ages conferred on the executive by sec
tion 1000 of the Political Code, as amend
ed. He can permit the appointees named
by Gage during the last recess of the
Legislature to serve until some time next
March, when the present Legislature
shall adjourn. The law distinctly says
that the persons so appointed during the
recess can only hold until the adjourn
ment. ~-^ _'¦_ •"' v '¦•-}'.
Un3er this law Governor Gage ap>
pointed several State officers who must
be confirmed by the Senate. The terms
for which they were appointed, respect
ively, expire on the adjournment of the
present Legislature.
Many leading men who had given close
study to the amendment contended that
Gage revived it in order to hold a con
trolling political influence over the com
missions. It was set forth that he could
indicate to the appointees that they
would not be reappointed on the adjourn
ment of the Legislature if they failed or
refused to execute the programme for
subordinate appointments. It almost
goes without Baying that the Commis
sioners would have accepted tho slate,
knowing that if they rejected it they
would not be reappointed.
Governor Pardee, as far as appoint
ments are concerned, therefore is master
of the situation. A Republican Senate In
sympathy with his desire for a credita
ble administration of public affairs on
the various boards and commissions Is
bound by Its obligations to the people to
sustain the executive.
The law as it now stands gives-the chief
executive of the State a firm grasp on
the commissions. It is interesting to re
call the fact that the Legislature of 1901
greatly enlarged the prerogatives of the
Governor. The section of the Political
Code relating to appointment of •officers
wss amended to read as follows:
Section 1000. Whenever an office the ap
pointment to which is ve»t«"d in the Governor
and Senaw. or in the Legislature, either be
comes vacant* or the term of the Incumbent of
which expires 1 ! during the recess of the Legisla
ture, the Governor has the power to appoint a
person to such office, but the person so ap
pointed can only hold the office until the ad
journment of the m-xt cession of the Legisla
ture.
When the faregolng amendment was un
der consideration in the Legislature sev
eral of the Senators were apprehensive
tljat the legislative branch was conceding
too much power to the executive, but the
supporters of the amendment maintained
that the" Governor, being responsible for
the management of State institutions and
commissions, ought to have ample scope
to exercise supervising authority. The
amendment was fully discussed. It pass
ed both houses of the Legislature and
received the approval of Governor Gage
on March 13, 1901.
GAGE HAD LAW PASSED. .
With something of the sarcasm of fate
this grave power Is placed in the hands
of Govesnor Pardee through the direci
agency and manipulation of his predeces
sor, who secured an amendment to the
Political Code providing that all guber
natorial appointments which require Sen
atorial confirmation, when made in the
interim between the sessions of the Leg
islature, shall be operative only until the
expiration of the legislative session next
succeeding their creation.
PARDEE HOLDS WHIP HAND.
pel the mysteries of the situation
In reference to the nominations of ex-
Governor Gage and the signiflcant>_Inac
t:\ity of Governor Pardee and the Sen
ate In everything which concerns these
proffered appointments of the ex-Gover
rior. Until to-night the political wise
acres were firmly of the belief that before
the expiration of the present session of
the legislature either Governor Pardee
or the Senate, or bo^h, must take action
upon the nominations presented by Gage.
It is now clear to those who are in the
Kcret that neither Governor Pardee nor
the Senate need move at all, and the
terms of the unconfirmed appointees of
cx-Gcvernor Gage will expire by operation
of law with the death of this legislative
session. This discovery has shed an un
expected light upon the entire situation.
It Is conefded that Governor Pardee,
politically shrewd and earnestly active
for a. clran and capable administration oi
State affairs through subordinate officers,
roalizes the tremendous advantage he has,
not only to avoid possible political mis
takes, but to insure to the State a high
class administration of its affairs by per
mitting the appointments of ex-Governor
Gage to run their allotted time and leave
in the hands of the present executive full
discretion as to what shall tx> done after.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC
RAMENTO. Jan. 22.-Political
circles are agog to-night over a
discovery, which seems 'to dis-
Amendment to the Political
Code Passed at Last
Session Embraces
the Entire
The Goyernor then gave one of his
quiet, mysterious smiles that might mean
inuch and might mean notning.
Senator F. XV. Leavitt. chairman of the
committee upon executive communica
tions, in whose hands these appointments
now are and who will be depended upon
to continue to hold them for tho admin
istration if it is so desired, said to
night:
Nothing will be done with the Gage ap
pointments until all of the Senators return
from their trips, but what .will be done then
I cannot say. I am familiar with sec
tion lOOOf No document can remain in
committee more than \ ten days, ¦ or more
properly, . after ten ' days any . document
can be called b«fore the Senate', upon
demand. If the Senate should 1 vote to take up
the matter It would be called out of the com
mittee, but if it should be voted to not take It
up the matter would remain where It was. Of
course, if these appointments . should remain
unacted upon during the sesKlon they would all
fall under section 1000 and the (3overnor would
have actual ) vacancies to face, I cannot pre
dict what the Senate will' do. and I do not care
to make a statement of my position other than
to say that. certainly nothing will be done until
the entire Senate is present.
I have not been able to consider the ques
tion of appointments or nomination!*. Mat
ters of xreater and more immediate Importance
have occupied my attention. As to section
1000, I "have not looked at It, though I prp
gume that I shall have to do so now, for the
Governor, of all otheis, will have to obey the
laws.
In Sacramento everything is in abeyance
until the Senators shall have returned
from their, junketing trips; which will be
in the course of about a week. A tacit
understanding has been reached by all
sides that no move shall be made in any
direction, tither toward confirmation or
withdrawal, until all the Senators have
returned to Sacramento. As a result of
this undestandlng Senator Leavltt will re
main the custodian of the Gage appoint
ments until at least a week from Monday
next, for it is likely that the Senators will
want a few days' grace after their return.
This will give about ten days more of un
certainty for the appointees, and the con
duct of negotiations between Senators
who may want nomethlng from the exec
utive department and tho head of the
State government.
Governor Pardee is as disinclined as
ever to discuss the question of these
nominations, and he simply said to-night:
"This bill, if it becomes a law, will en
courage reading in districts where books are
scarce and will tend to the establishment of
permanent libraries where there are now none/'
amended section for the betterment of
the State. -*
AWAIT RETURN OF SENATORS.
"The bill," said Barber, "will provide that
books from the State library shall be sent
to communities deslrin? them, to be retained
a certain length of time and then sent on
to some other place. In this manner the ben
eflt» of the library, now enjoyed by the resi
dents of Sacramento and vicinity only, will
be within the rea<;h of all the citizens of thJ
State.
"There are manjr school districts throughout
the State, the residents of which need liter
ature and the districts cannot afford to buy It.
"Under the provisions of the act each dis
trict applying would receive twenty-five vol
umes. Bent securely crated, and would be en
titled to keep them not to exceed four months,
another twenty-five volumes to be sent to
replace them when sent back or to another
district.
CAL,L HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO.
Jan. £.'.— The pecple living in remote sections
of the State will be pleased with a bill which
is to be Introduced by Assemblyman Barber
of San Francisco providing for the books of
the State library being placed within th«-lr
reach through the "traveling library" system.
Benefit of the State's Books.
People in the Interior . to Have the
TRAVELING LIBRARY SYSTEM.
Murphy failed to answer when his name
was called and Copus moved that all
members of the house be made to vote.' .
Murphy, who has become well known
through his' refusal to go on record on
junketing propositions, produced a laugh
by declaring that he refused to vote.
Murphy couldn't escape, though, and
he produced another laugh by shouting
"Aye!" f ¦
Murphy Is at last on record and a •mo
mentous matter has been disposed of.
Assemblyman Murphy of San Francisco,
a member of the Union Labor delegation,
was the center of attraction in the house
for a few minutes this morning, and it
became evident during that short period
that complete harmony does not exist
among the members of that delegation.
Alurphy tried again to evade voting on a
junketing proposition, but was forced to
record his vote by no other than Assem
blyman Copus of the metropolis, one of
his own party. Murphy voted aye.
It Is said that Murphy is entirely In
favor of junketing, as his own committee
m.ay be authorized to take a pleasant
journey any day in which he hopes to
Join, but that he wants whatever, criti
cism there may be in voting these trips
t» rest on others. Consequently the call
down by Copus and the order to put him
self finally on record. .
The chairman of the Committee on Hos
pitals and Asylums introduced the usual
resolution for a junket by that body and
the ayes and noes not designating the
wish'.of the house a roll call was ordered:
Assemblyman Johnstons of San Dlmaa
was approached during the, same contest
and was plainly told that unless he voted
for the junketing resolution the bills
which he has Introduced carrying neces
sary appropriations for the State Reform
School at Whlttler would be opposed.
Jchnstorie, too, refused to be held up for
his vote and declared that he would vote
as he thought was right even if he knew
all his bills would be defeated thereby.
Since then it has been whispered about
that several of the junketers have begun
a systematic opposition to the bills of
those who opposed them.
There was a little incident on the floor
of the during the contest over
the first of the Junketing resolutions
which may be regarded as significant.^
"I hose who favored the resolution did not
have votes enough to v carry it. a two
thirds vote being necessary, but they had
a sufficient number to order a call of the
house, which was done. While this call
was in progress those who wished to go
on the junketing trips at the expense of
the State began working hard to Induce
members of the opposition to change
their votes. Their special victims were
the new members, who are as yet not
familiar with all the devious ways of ac
ccmpllshlng an end In a legislative as
sembly. One of the hardest workers for
the resolution was Assemblyman Carter
of Los Angeles. Thinking to secure a
vote which had gone wrong, as he viewed
it. he approached Assemblyman. Amerjge
of Orange County and asked him to
change his vote. Amerige refused, but
Carter Insisted and when he saw that th?
now member from Orange would not be
moved Carter told him in substance that
unless he voted for tho junkets he could
r.ot hope for support for tho bills which
he had Introduced. Amerige was amazed
at such a declaration, and, turning upon
Carter, told him plainly and loudly
enough for those about him to hear to go
to the warm place. Enraged and cha
grined, Carter sought his seat and tried
no more campaign work for that particu
lar resolution.
CALL, HEADQUARTERS. SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 22.— More personal feeling
was engendered by the strong opposition
in the Assembly to the junketing thanap
reared upon the surface and as a result th*
friendly relations which existed between
some gf the members are a trifle
strained. Reprisals have been threat
ened in the form of opposition to certain
bills, not because the measures are not
good ones, but just to settle the grudges
held by pome of the members against
their fellows. »"•. ¦ •-'- : ¦; *"
Bills Introduced by Economists.
Junketing Legislators Will Oppose
THREATEN REPRISALS^
DENTISTS OBJECT
TO CHANGED BILL
HOUSE PASSES
COINAGE BILL
OF MINORITY
GOVERNOR AND SENATE MAY ALLOW TERMS OF GAGE'S
APPOINTEES TO DIE WITH THE PRESENT LEGISLATURE
NEARLY PERISH
IN MIDSTREAM
Miners Battle for Life
in Turbulent Waters
, of Churn Creek.
ing at Ford.
Rapid Current Sweeps Awaj
Their "Wagon While Cross- I,
REDDING. Jan. 22.— Sam, Ball, super
intendent of the Jiodoc Chief mine, and
two companions nearly lost their, lives
last night In the turbulent waters of
Churn Creek while returning to Red
dins from the mine. The recent down
pour of rain had swollen tho creeks they
were compelled to cross, but no great
difficulty was experienced until they
reached Churn Creek. At the ford in
the crCek there ¦Was trouble. Ball and the
miners were riding In a two-horse wag on
loaded with the effects cf the party.
When the middle of the stream was
reached the rapid current proved
too strong for the horses and they
turned suddenly and headed down the
stream. The water washed over the
wagon, carrying several bundles of
blankets and other effects of the miners
overboard. Ball, without waitlnff to un
button his heavy coat, jumped into the
stream to get control of the horses. The
task was a perilous one, but after con
elderable effort Ball succeeded In land
ing the animals. He also secured one roll
of the blankets, but alj, the other goods
were lost. The party was exhausted and
drenched when Redding was reached.
Duke of Tetaan HI.
MADRID. Jan. 22.— The Duke of Tet
uan. formerly Minister for Foreign Af
fairs, Is so seriously 111 that he 13 not ex
pected to recover.
Shortridge Makes an Attack
on the Charters of All
Cities, Saying They
Are Unpat
riotic.
S^ ALL HEADQUARTERS. SAC.
({^ RAMENTO. Jan. 2?.— There was
_j a -heated debate in the Senate
this morning on Senate concur
rent resolution No. 4, relative to
approving thirteen amendments to the
charter of Los Angeles. They were fin
ally adopted by a vote of 36 to 2. j
Senator Smith led the debate In favor of
the approval of the resolution, Wolfe of
Sfin Francisco was opposed to section 198c,
which provides that the holder of an elec
tive office may be removed at any time by
the electors qualified to vote for a suc
cessor of such incumbent. "TTie section
then explains the procedure to effect the
removal of/an official.
Senator Wolfe said he believed the sec
tion under discussion was unconstitutional
and was opposed to its adoption.
Senator Devlin was of the same opinion,
but said he would vote In favor of them.
Senator Shortridge enlivened the de
bate by his caustic comments. In part
he saldy
I think I have a claim by right of discovery
to the point that cities of the State should not
be permitted to secede from the State. I never
did like secession, and I now announce tn thia
Senate that I believe that charters of cltlea
are in the form of secession. I believe thai
San Francisco seceded from this State of Cali
fornia. I claim that citi« are seceding from
the State government when they adopt a char
ter and set up a little legislative mill of their
own. San Jose, the beauty-spot of th« world —
San Jose resting there like a pearl on a
maiden's finger— also attempted to »?cede from
the State government. The charter-making
business Is not only secession, but it in un
patroitic. I have examined the chartsr of San
Francisco and you can't t«ll Its head from lt»
tall.
Senator Hubbell made an eloquent
speech in behalf of the amendments. He
admitted that section 133c might be un
constitutional, but since the people of Los
Angeles voted for their adoption by an
overwhelming majority he> thought It was
the djlty of the Legislature to give the
people an opportunity to test what Short
ridge called experimental theories.
Speeches were also made by Selvage,
Wolfe and Smith and upon a vote bein<
taken the amendments were approved.
Wolfe and Curtln voted In the negative,
but explained their vote.
NATIONAL GUARD RULES.
They Are to Be made to Conform
With United States Army's.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO.
Jan. 22. — Senator Tyrrell of Nevada offered a.
resolution to create and establish a commis
sion to revise, systematize and reform the laws
of this State, also the rules and regulations.
governing and pertaining to the National
Guard of California, and for the appointment
of a commission for that purpose.
Terrell explained the bill as follows: "At
present the rules and regulations governing the
National Ouard are In many Instances at va
riance and in conflict with the rules and-regu
lations of the United States army. The Dick
bill which has Just passed Congress .places
all National Guard organizations on the same
footing. In so far as they are governed, as
the regular army. Ot course Borne of the rules
and regulations will bave to be embodied —
local In their nature — to meet the require
ments in the guard, that do not exist in the
regular army."
DUNBAR BECOMES ANGRY.
Does Not Want the Ballots Counted
in Contested Election Cases.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO,
Jan. 22.— Dunbar, Democrat, of Santa Rosa,
worked himself into an angry passion . in th«
House to-day In opposing a resolution'Intro
duced by Brown regarding contested elections
of members. The resolution Is calculated to
give Julius Kahn a fair chance in the strug
gle for a seat in' Congress now going on be
tween him and- E. J. Llvemash. the Union
Labor nominee, who, It was demonstrated by
a snap tally kept In a court contest, was not
elected, &» at first supposed. \
Brown's resolution empowered the Commit
tee on Contested- Elections "to send for per
sons and papers, including election ballots,"
in the hearing of any contest before it. the
object being that another snap tally on the
Congressional flght might be taken before the
committee, and thai its action, based on such
Investigation, might serve to enlighten Con
gress in the matter.
"If you can't depend on your Committee on
Contested Elections ycii should . discharge It,"
shouted Dunbar, his voice quivering with rage.
"As a member of that committee, I protest
against the. adoption of the resolution. We can
attend to our own buMneM and we do not
want any outsider to introduce resolutions af
fecting our affairs."
"This House alone Is qualified to determine
the right of any man to sit as a member in
it." said Brown, "and I don't think it should
wait fcr a demand of'thix committee to send
for witnesses and papers." . .. .- -
"My resolution was introduced at the re
quest of your chairman." added Brown, ad
dressing Dunbar, "and for the purpose of ex
pediting this matter."
"How do you know we want theoe persons
and papers?" demanded the enraged Dunbar.
"When we do well ask the House to send
for them. 1 move the resolution be laid on
the table."
Brown'sr^resolutlon" was adopted.
The contest on which the principal hopes of
the Kahn followers Is baaed Ir that of Frank
lin against Murphy In the Twenty-eighth As
sembly District. It is paid that more "no
nomination" ballots were marked Illegally
there than In any other part of the Fourth
Congressional District.
FOREST RESERVE MEASURES.
Another Resolution Affecting 1 Timber
Lands Is Introduced in Assembly.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO,
Jan. '22. — Another joint resolution affecting
the forest reserve of .7.000,000 acres In North
ern California was Introduced in the Assem
bly thla morning by Leinlnger. It sets forth
that the Legislature requests the Boards of.
Supervisors and District Attorneys of the
counties affected by creation of the proposed
reserves to take Immediate and concerted ac
tion looking to the gathering of data and maps
showing the injurious effects of the creation
of such reserves, for presentation to the Presi
dent of the United States, the Department of
the Interior and the Commissioners of the
General I -and Office. V.
The consideration of Howell'a memorial on
the same question was not taken up this
morning, but will be the special order for to
morrow's forenooti session.
Both these resolutions say In the opening
paragraphs that the reserve should not be
made . permanent "under the present existing
laws," and this qualification, the promulgators
say, shows that the measures are not intro
duced in the Interests of lumber corporations.
Should Congress not change "the present ex
isting laws," however, and the memorials
fehould be heeded, the attempt to promote wa
ter storage would receive a severe blow, and
the 7.000.0CO acres in question would be laid
open for further denudation.
- Assemblyman McLaughlin, one of the ablest
of the legislators—from th«* northern part of
the State, said that everybody up his way knew
the value of water storage and that he him
self realized It. He was therefore opposed to
any resolution that threatened the permanency
of the big forest reserve, but he thought that
In making it steps should be taken to protect
the stock raisers who had been grazing within
Its confines. . .
"The sheep men, who make the most use of
theie lands," he said, "do more to prevent
fires than to start them, and there is no rea
son why they should be driven oft. Then, tbo,
there are many acres that have already been
denuded of timber, and the stockmen should
be allowed to graze on theee."
PROTECTION FOR OXTR WINES.
Measure Introduced in the Senate to
. .Prevent Adulterations.
CALL HEADQUARTERS." SACRAMENTO.
Jan. ¦ 22. — Senator Corlett Introduced a bill tn
the upper house thia morning at the urgent re
quest ot the manufacturers of wine. It is to
prohibit the adulteration of wine and to pre
vent fraud in its manufacture and sale. The
bill defines what, pure wine is and fixes a pen
alty for violation of the provisions set forth tn
the bill. The penalty is a fine of not lesa than
$10<3 for the first offense and of not less than
$5<JO nor more than $1000 for the second of
fense. '
The bill further provides that It shall be the
duty of the Board of Regents of the State Uni
versity to cause to be analyzed such samples
as may be suspected of adulteration, and a
certificate of analysis, signed by the professor
of agriculture, shall constitute prlma facie
evidence, and shall be acted upon by the Dis
trict Attorney of the county In which the sam
ples were obtained. .' .* -
LABOR LEADERS ARE HEARD.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO.
Jan. 22. — Two very important bills will be
recommended for passage by the Senate Com
mittee on Capital and Labor to-morrow. At
a meeting: of the committee to-nly'it Messrs.
Macarthur and Wtsler. representat./es of the
Han Francisco Labor Council, pointed out the
necessity of passing Senate bills 72 and t>l.
Introduced by Lukens. "?-ie former bill re
lates to personal relations, and makes it a mis
demeanor to abduct a husband from his wife,
a parent from his child, a wife from her hus
band, a child from a parent.
Bill JU limits the meaning of the word "con
spiracy" and the use of "restraining orders"
and "injunctions," as applied to disputes be
tween employers and employes in the State of
California.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22.— The Santa
Monica suicide who was found yesterday
Is believed to be a druggist named Ham
mond of "Washington, Kans., .who was
sick and penniless.
Body of Suicide Is Identified.
CALL. HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO.
Jan. 22. — Colonel Martin Brady of San Fran
cisco was to-day appointed assistant sergeant
at-arms of the Senate. He takes the place of
Frank McQuald, who was named by Senator
Byrnes but failed to come to the Capitol. It
will be the colonel's duty to stand outside a
committee room and prevent the members from,
being: disturbed.
Place for Colonel Brady.
San Franciscans Organize.
CALL. HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO,
Jan. 22. — The San Francisco Assembly dele
gation has organized with McMartin as chair
man, Codus as vice chairman, Sueman sec
retary, and Bolsson assistant secretary. A
resolution was adopted that the " House be
asked to make the delegation a standing com
mittee on San Francisco legislation, and ex
pressing the intention of the members to work
together harmoniously for the good of the
metropolis. »
PERPETUATES FRANCHISES.
Bill-to Benefit Semi-Public Corpora
tions Is Filed in Assembly. -
CALL. HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO,
Jan. 22.— A bill has been introduced by Assem
blyman Allen'"of San Francisco by request, he
eays. the effect. If not the purpose, of which
reents to be to perpetuate the charters or fran
chises of various semi-public corporations, and
thus vitiate in many instances the provisions
contained in such franchises for the acquisition
by municipalities of the property of such cor
porations at the expiration of the franchises.
The btll is known as Assembly bill No. 389 and
beam the following title:
"An act to amend section 401 of the Civil
Code, relating to the extension of the corporate
existence of corporations organized for a period
less than fifty years, and to provide therein for
the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of cor
porate property and franchises to any other
corporation or corporations by a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the
State of California at any tiuie within the last
ten years of the term of Us corporate exist
ence." . '
Allen was asked to-night , what the effect of
his bill would be if It became a law. "It
might have the effect of preventing public own
ership of property now held by corporations,"
he replied, "but whether that is the purpose for
which the bill was drawn I don't know. It
was sent to me with the request that I intro
duce it. I did so and there my responsibility
for the measure ends. I am In no sense a
sponsor for the bill and am not bound to vote
for it, although I do not say that I will not
do so. It Is my purpose to fully investigate the
matter and then act accordingly. I cannot
now reveal the source from which I received
the bill. - I have not studied it and It Is now
In the hands of the printer. I know nothing
about It except what Is indicated In Its title,
but I believe that It would have the effect you
mention. I will be able to discuss the measure
more intelligently later."
Funds Are Asked For to Replace
North Hall.
UNIVERSITY IMPROVEMENTS.
CALL, HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO,
Jan. '22 — Assemblyman W. H. Waste of Berke
ley, one of the most active; and intelligent
young men in the House, took a step to-day
toward starting the much needed Improvement
ot the State University buildings by Introduc
ing a bill carrying an appropriation of |2.V).oOO,
to bo used in replacing North Hall with a
modern structure.
"North Hall Is used as a recitation build*
In?." said Waste, "and 2000 students utilize it
dally. It is antiquated and for years has been
Inadequate. The tremendous growth of the
university makes It all the more imperative
that this building should be replaced^
"The supervising architect says' that for the
sum named a stone building that will conform
with and fit Into the plans of the greater uni
versity can be constructed."
The chances for the passage of the bill are
excellent. Waste has worked hard amoni? ths
members In Its behalf and Governor Pardce is
strongly In favor of It.
The bill provides for a payment of $75,000
on July 1, 1903: 175,000 on January 1. 1004. and
$100,€00 on July 1. 1004.
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AN OBJECT LESSON
In a Kestaurant.
A physician puts the query: Have you
never noticed in any large restaurant at
lunch or dinner time the large number of
hearty, vigorous old men at the tables;
men whose ages run from 60 to SO years;
many of them bald and all perhaps gray,
but none of them feeble or senile?
Perhaps the spectacle is so common as
to have escaped your observation or com-
ment, but nevertheless It Is an object Ie3-
rfjn which means something:.
If you will notice what these hearty old
fellows are eating: you will observe that
they are not munching bran crackers nor
gingerly picking their way through a
menu card of new-fangled health foods;
on the contrary, they seem to prefer a
Juicy roast of beef, a properly turned loin
of mutton and even the deadly broiled
lobster Is not altogether Ignored.
The point of all this is that a vigorous
old age depends upon good digestion and
plenty of wholesome food, and not upon
dieting and an endeavor to live upon
bran crackers.
There is a certain class of food crank?
who seem to believe that meat, coffee an'!
many other good things are rank poisons,
but these cadaverous, sickly looking In-
dividuals are a tralkins condemnation of
their own theories.
The matter In a nutshell Is that If tho
stomach secretes the natural dlgestiva
juices in sufficient quantity any whole-
some food will fce promptly digested; If
the stomach does not do so. and certain
fcods cause distress, one or two of Stu-
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Of people whb travel nine out of ten use
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ar-d also having found ont by experienc-s
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pinned their faith to Stuart's Tablets.
AH druggists sell them at 50 cents for
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from Maine to California, if his opinion
ask<d. will say that Stuart's Dys-
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