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CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO. Jan. 27.— As was stated In the
Call to-day, a bill was Introduced in the
Assembly making it a misdemeanor for
any one to turn off the gas at the meter
and to regulate the use. of .Illuminating
gas. A similar bill was introduced In the
Senate this morning. Theft bills, com
ing as they do so quickly' after the un
timely deaths of persons who lost their
lives in lodging-houses of San Francisco
through the alleged turning off and on
of gas at the meter by the keepers of
the houses, is significant. It may be
more so when It Is known that Attorneys
Morgenstern and Webster of San Fran
cisco are here to secure articles of Incor
poration for a company organized to put
nn automatic gas igniter on gas jets,
which will prevent death by asphyxi
ation.
Little Electric Joker in the Jjodgfing'-
House Suffocation Bill.
PATENT GAS IGNITER.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO. Jan. 27.-Walsh of Alameda in
troduced a bill in the Assembly to-day,
the purpose of which Is to give the court
stenographers of his county a salary of
5150 a month each, instead of the present
per diem of $10. Xo change Is made in
transcription fees. It is said the re
porters are satisfied with bill, it also
provides for salaries of from $166 33 to $35
a month for court stenographers in va
rious counties from the fifth to the fifty
fourth class.
Court Stenographers' Salaries.
CALL, HEADQUARTERS. SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 27.— The Assembly Com
mittee or/ Roads and Highways,
through Chairman / Greer, presented
a bill this morning providing for a tax
of two mills on "all" property within
counties for the maintenance of county
roads. Heretofore only property outside
cit*es has been taxed for the support of
roads, but this measure will place part
of the burden on the cities.
Support of Highways.
CALL. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 27.— Voting machines will
probably be in use at the next elections
In California. The,/ committees on Elec
tion laws of the Senate and the" Assem
bly met in joint session this afternoon,
and after a discussion on voting ma
chines. In which Registrar Walsh of San
Francisco took part, appointed a sub
committee of three, which is to draft a
bill embracing the features desired.
There was only one point that the com
mittee could not agree on, and that was
whether the Supervisors in each county
or the State should select the machines
to be used. This point was left to the
sub-committee to decide. It ! Is almost
certain that the power of choosing the
machines will be left to the Supervisors.
FAVOR VOTING MACHINES.
MINORS AND THE FRUIT.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 27.-Senator Diggs of
Yuba is in receipt of a letter from the
Mayor of Marysville, In which the latter
protests against the passage of Assembly
bill Xo. 141, introduced by Dorsey. Tnte
bill regulates the employment and hours
of labor of minors.
The Mayor takes exception to the first
section of the bill, which provides that
no "minor* under the age of 13 shall be
employed in laboring in any manufactur
ing, mechanical or mercantile establish
ment, or Other place of labor more than
nine hours a day." He states in his
letter that the passage of the measure
would work a hardship on the fruit grow
ers and packing-houses of the State. He
says It is absolutely necessary for the
minors to work more than nine hours a
day during the season, as the fruit must
be preserved or canned immediately. In
order to prevent it from, spoiling. He fur
ther states that it Is hard enough as it
is to engage help during the fruit season,
and this bill would work a hardship on
all concerned. He asks that the bill be
either amended or defeated.
KERN COUNTY OIL MEN
DISCUSS NEEDED LAWS
Appoint a Committee to Frame a
Statute to Be Presented to the'
Legislature.
B.AJ<ERSF1ELD, Jan. 27.— Thirty prom
inent oil operators from all parts of the
State interested In the Kern fields as
sembled to-night at the Oil Exchange to
consider the matter of protection by legisl
ation of oil wells from water. Among
those present were John M. Wright -of
San Francisco, president of the Peerleas
Ccmpany; F. B. Henderson of; the Asso
ciated; S. P. Wible of the McKittrick;
Mr. Mont of the Monte Crlsto of Los An
fceles, and C. T. Deane, president of the
California Petroleum Miners'— Association,
at Whose Instance the meeting was calle-.l.
Timothy Spellacy of Bakersfield was
elected chairman and W. D. Young of Ba
kersfleld secretary.
The general opinion expressed ¦was that
a law was needed to compel operators
who strike water to keep the same under
control or to abandon and plug the well.
Various methods of handling water were
fully discussed. A committee was ap
pointed, consisting of Chairman Spellacy,
M. L. Thorn of the Peerless, F. B. Hen
derson of the Associated, Aleck Wark of
the Union and H. I... Dort of Bakersfield,
to examine fully Into the details and
frame a statute on the subject to be sub
mitted to the Legislature. The committee
will report at a meeting next Monday
night, when the proposed law will be fully
discussed.
worked for the interests of California and
always would so labor. He referred to his
efforts to defeat the Cuban treaty at the
last session of Congress, and intimated
that he would continue in that effort. This
letter was written in response to one
from Johnstone, in which the latter stat
ed that the only condition which he
wished to exact from Perkins in return
for his promise to vote for him was that
he would work and vote against ¦ the
treaty and such other measures as would
be prejudicial to the interests of South
ern California.
Johnstone comes from the heart of the
orange growing district and his letter had
particular reference to the proposed Cu
ban treaty. The answer of Perkins" for
some reason did not satisfy him, though
he cast his ballot for the Alameda County
man.
Burgess of San Diego declared that be
fore Perkins served his term the mem
bers of the Legislature would be sick
of their work In having elected him.
Johnston moved to support the Devlin
resolution and when some member sug
gested that a petition be sent to the
Senators Johnston quickly declared
that he was not in favor of petitioning
anybody who had been elected by their
votes. He liked the word "demand" bet
ter.
Although no definite action was taken
it was understood that the members
would support the Devlin resolution and
work for its adoption when it reaches the
Assembly.
as far as its provisions establishing a
commission on textbooks, to consist of
the Governor, State Printer and Super
intendent of Public Intructlon. is con
cerned, and it will be amended in that
particular.
Members ,Will .Not Receive Salaries
but Work for Honor. .
NEW BOARD OF PARDONS.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
UBNTO, Jan. 27.— Assemblyman Amerlge
of Orange County is preparing a bill the
effect of which will ' be to change the
manner in which pardons may be granted
to felons under sentence and to others
who may be suffering- punishment tor
violation of the law. Not the least of
the troubles of the Governor, whoever he
may be, is that of hearing the appeals
which come to him constantly, for the
exercise of executive clemency for some
person who has been convicted of crime.
It is not an easy matter for a Governor
to coldly turn down the petitions tor par
dons or paroles when they are accom
panied, as they usually are, by the tear
ful prayers of some mother, wife, daugh
ter or sister, or a combination of them.
It is the purpose of Assemblyman Ara
erige in introducing his bill to relieve the
Chief Executive of this frequent source
of worry. His plan Is to create a non
salaried board of pardons, of which the
Governor shall be ex-offlcla a member.
The board will consist of three or five
members, as the Governor may prefer,
and to it must be referred all petitions
for pardons. The proposed law will.be a
composite copy of similar measures which
are in force in the Eastern States, but
there may be certain modifications of the
systems which obtain thfere. The matter
l.t now in the hands of the Governor for
his approval, in order that he may have
an opportunity , to make such suggestions
with reference to it as he may desire.
The bill will therefore be Indirectly the
Governor's bill, and as such it will be
almost certain to be adopted. It is pro
posed to vest In the Governor full power
to act in capital cases without reference
to the board of pardons.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 27.— The sudden
change of heart on the part of
Senator Perkins on the subject of
the Cuban reciprocity treaty and
the announcement In the press dispatches
Jhat he has gone over to the side of. those
who favor the admission of Cuban sugar
and fruit Into free competition with trA,
products of this country, and particularly
of this State, has caused a number of the
Southern California members to regret
that less than two weeks ago they voted
to return the Senator to Washington.
The matter came up to-night at a meet
ing of the Southern California delegation,
when Asemblyman Carter stated that he
had received a number of letters and tele
grams from various commercial bodies
and Individuals urging him to use his in
lluence to secure the passage of the Joint
resolution presented yesterday by Senator
Devlin. This resolution calls upon the
California members of the two houses ot
Cox:prcss to work f»r the defeat of the
proposed reciprocity/ treaty with Cuba.
Carter stated that he had been informed
that Senator Perkins had gone over to the
other side and -expressed surprise thereat.
This led to a general discussion of the at
titude of Perkins and Stanton asserted
that he never knew Perkins to keep his
promise on anything.
Assemblyman Johnstone read a portion
of a letter from Senator Perkins, In which
the Senator stated that he had always
California Saw Works. California Canneries
Company, George W. Caswcll A Co., California
School of Mechanical Arts. City Street Im
provement Company, California Hotel. Califor
nia Woman's Hospital. California French Laun
dry. California Vinegar and Pickle Works, Chi
cago Brewery, Code-Portv.-ood CannlnB Com
pany. Central Linen Supply Company, Califor
nia Cartel Company. City Laundry, James V.
Coleman. California BottKng Crystal
Baths. California Bolt Works. Abner Doble
Company. Del Monte Milling- Company, Z. IT.
Dodge, M. H.de Young. Deming-Palmer JMill
lng Company, George E. Dow Pumping and En
gine Works. Dyer Bro«.. P. V, Dundon Boiler
Work?. Eureka Laundry Company. Enterprise
BrenlnK Company. Klectrlc Laundry Company,
Knelt.- Laundry Company. Fair Estate. Fair
child &, Gilmore, Kulton Engineering and Ship
building Works. Frederlcksburg Bottling Com
pany. Flood Building. D. Ghirardelll Company,
Golden Gate Distilling Company. Golden Gate
Compressed Yeast Company, Gold%n Gate
Woolen Manufacturing Company. GuRgenhime
& Co., German Hospital, X. Gottjen, Geary
street Railway. John H. Graves, C. E. Grun
sky. Gray Bros.. Joshua Hendy Machine
Works. J. Downey Harvey, Haywards Laundry
Company. Hulme & Hart. Healy. Tibbetts *i
Co., Hlbernla Brewery. Independent Electric
Light and Power Company, W. J. Jtobblns, M.
J. Keller & Son?, Palace Hotel, William J.
Kelly. Keystone Boiler Works. Isaac Levy.
Lick House. Un>> Hospital. La Grand Laundry
Company. Lachman & Jacob!. LeBallet-Helwlg
Tanning Company, G. R. Lucy Company, Ixing
Syrup Refining Company, B. Lantey & Sons,
Lick Bath?. Merchants' Ice and Cold Stor
age Company. McPhee Company, P. McLellan,
Mission Scap and Candle Works. Daniel Meyer,
l.'nited Railroads. Mutual Electric Light Com
pany, Metten<& Gebhardt. Mills Building, Mc-
Gilvray Stone Company, Mercantile Towel Com
pany, A. Merle Company. Mutual Savings
Hank. New England Soap Company. P. Noble.
National Brewery. Neustadter Brothers, N.
Olilandt Company. Oriel Glass Works, Olympic
Club, Olympic Salt Water Company. Pacific
Sheet Metal Work?, Pacific Oil Supply Com
pany. Pacific Power Company. George W. Pen.
nlngton & Sons. Pacific OH and Lead Works,
Henry Pottel. Pacific Refining and Roofing
Company. Pacific Packing House. Presidio and
1-Vrries Railway. Pioneer Varnish Company.
Pacific- Coa*t Biscuit Company,' Pacific Vinegar
and Pickle Work?, Phelan Building. Poetsch &
Peterson. Pacific Coa?t Glass Works. Pleas
anton Hotel. Pacific Ammonia and Chemical
¦\Vorks. Payne's Bolt Works, Ruflno & Blanclil.
Russ House, San Francisco Timber Preserving
Company, San Francisco Brick Company; San
Francisco Breweries, Limited: Joseph Scheerer,
t-'an Francisco and Pacific Glass Works. San
Fr«nclsco Gas and Electric Company. Spring
Valley Water Works. Stauffer Chemical Com
pany, Simons-Font Brick Company. San Fran
cisco Candle Company. Southern Pacific Com
pany. Si>n Francisco Savings Union. St. Luke's
Hospital. F. E. S»ldel. ft. Nicholas Laundry
Company, St. Nichols* Hotel,' Standard Shirt
Factory. Starr King Building. A. Schilling.
Standard Biscuit Company. San Francisco Iron
Works, Selby Smelting and Lead Company, F.
Thomas Parisian Dyeing Works. Tubbs Cord
ape Company. Troy fc'team laundry. 1'nlon Iron
WorkR. Vlavl Company, Vermont Marble Com
pany. Wllgus Manufacturing Company. Wunder
Brewing Company, Whitney lOstate Company,
Claus Wredon Brewery, Yoscmite Laundry. ,
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GOVERNOR FAVORS BILL.
Landowners Who Want a Channel
Appropriation Talk to Pardee.
CALL. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 27.— A delegation of land
owners and ranchers in the vicinity of
Rio Vista held a consultation with Gov
ernor Pardee this afternoon for the pur
pose of getting his views on the bills
for appropriations to cut. a channel across
the lower part of Sherman Island, In or
der to give the flood waters a chance to
get away. Senators 1 Diggs, Devlin and
Luchsinger participated in the discus
sion, as did also Engineers M. M. Nourse
and George Reynolds. Frank D. Ryan,
Commissioner of Public Works, was also
present in his official capacity. The land
owners were P. J. von Lobcn Sels, Peter
Cook, B. Peart. A. J. T. Reynolds, Henry
Glide and G. W. Chapman.
Governor Pardee said hn would make
no promises. He said he was not op
posed to the bill, but thought the appro
priation asked for was too large. He
stated it was impossible for him to say
at this time what appropriation he would
favor, until all bills for appropriations
wore before him. He Intimated that he
was not opposed to the object of Dlggs'
measure, but deemed $750,000 was too
large.
It Is understood that the author of the
bill will cut It down one-half, in the hope
that it will finally pass.
Attorney General Says Portion of It
Is Unconstitutional.
TEXTBOOK BILL IS FAULTY.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 27.— Drew's bill providing
for the purchase by the State of text
books, plates, copyrights and other edu
cational matter outside of the, State for
the use of its schools has Been held un
constitutional by- the Attorney General
Special Dispatch, to The Cal
Action of the United States Senator in the
Matter of the Reciprocity Tjeaty With
Cuba Causes Some Severe Criticism
lished," said Knight. "The bill will in
jure the oil industry and I am opposed
to it."
"The bill is calculated to hurt the oil
producers and the test provided is en
tirely unnecessary," said McMartln.
"If I am shown," said Barber, "that
there is no danger in using fuel oil at a
lower flash test than 130 degrees I will
vote against the bill. I certainly shall
not stand for any measure thaXwlll in
jure the oil producers ami benefit a mo
nopoly."
"I have not had time to study the Ral
ston bill," said Allen, "but I shall cer
tainly oppose any measure that will in
jure any industry of this State."
Assemblyman Dunlap of San Joaquln
said that other matters had kept him too
busy to permit of his studying the bill,
but that he would vote against it if It
was Inimical to the oil producers.
"What God has supplied for the use of
the people they should be allowed to en
joy," said Assemblyman Camp of Sierra
Madre. "I am opposed to the Ralston u. .
and all measures that tend to'put the oil
business Into the hands of a monopoly."
"They are boring for oil in my county,"
said Brown of San Mateo. "and I shall
wait to hear what my people want be
fore voting on the bill. If the test pro
vided for is unnecessary and the bill is
of such a nature as to give the business
into the hands of a monopoly I shall vote
against it."
Continued From Page 1, Column 7.
report of the Underwriters' Fire Patrol
ol San Francisco for the year 1903, and
tabulated by the Call, tell their own
eloquent story of the facts:
ELOQUENT COMPARISON.
llefore fuel oil — losses. During oil burning —
bv years: losses by years:
JSOri $1,3C9,6T2 C7 1S03 ? 754,tiS8 00
JM)O 99:1.022 U'lBOO .. 521,412 28
JVH7 8J1.C40 41 1901 WH.461 .V»
18'Js 1.400.001 t»l 11)02 091,224 «6
Total . ..S4.G34.397 '29 Total .. .$:.\C2S,7S6 VJ
Thus the falling off in fire losses in the
city of San Francisco in n period of four
years oil burning under the existing flash
test, as compared to a corresponding and
immediately preceding period, amounts to
nearly $2,000,000 in round figures, or $1,
&V4.610 80, to be exact.
Lest any one should suppose that the
period of coal fuel that immediately pre
ceded the installation of oil burners was
exceptional In it» comparative total3 of
losses, the official figures, supplied- by the
irnderwriters" Fire Patrol of San Fran
cisco In its twenty-eighth annual report,
are herewith published as follows, from
the year 1SS5 forward:
Year — Loss. 'Year — Loss. .
JSS.% »1.0*_»«.0C(J 22 JSOO $l,13H.«30 70
1880 2,042.311 0.11891 Ml, 007 01
JSS7 822,021 48 1SH2 1.C1IH.1&0 HT
1888 l.«)S7,8Sl 2fliS!>.T 067,339 4rt
;kvJ 470.05 1»,}M>1 873,510 40
The total losses for these ten years
amounted to $10,343,706 41. The average
annual loss in this period of ten years
by flre was therefore $1,034,370 64. Com
pare this average per annum with any of
the years since burning fuel oil became
a fact in manufacturing establishments
;.nd amazement will greet the proposition
that for the public safety it is well
to put the flash test so high upon crude
petroleum as to Increase its cost. This
would drive many oil producers out of
business, thereby additionally making
heavier the burden upon manufacturing.
The annual average of loss during the
four years of oil burning is $3<i,144 02 per
annum less than In the ten-year coal
period that has been considered.
THE OIL INDUSTRY.
Astonishment which may result from
this showing from figures of unquestion
ed accuracy and prepared by authorities
who are disinterested, the most of them
being compiled long before fuel oil in
California for general uses was dreamed
of as a possibility, will also, very likely,
be supplanted with amazement when the
extent of the oil producing, industry
alone, which the flash light legislation In
Sacramento and before the Supervisors
of San Francisco is likely to seriously
cripple, is shown from equally authentic
sources. Here the reader Is directed to
the figures compiled by the California
Petroleum Miners' Association, which
were published In a pamphlet after they
had been read to the last annual meet
ing of the California Miners' Association,
as conveying information about an allied
branch of the mining industry of the
State. The pamphlet was written by Dr.
C. T. Deane, who is the secretary of the
California Petroleum Miners' Association,
and was published, supposedly with the
authority of the association that he rep
resents in an official capacity.
According to the pamphlet of Secretary
Deane there are now 25(X» producing oil
wells in California, situated in fourteen
district's. The total consumption of oil
in California In 1900 was 1.000,000 barrels,
in 1&01 it was S.OOO.000 barrels, in 1902. part
ly estimated, it was 12.000,000. and the
estimates of Secretary Deane run to the
extent of L'0,000.000 barrels for the con
sumption for the present year. As to
the use that San Francisco is making of
crude fuel oil under existing condi
tions the facts are luminous, especially
when the great falling off in the annual
fire losses Is considered. Here the state
ments of Secretary Deane are given in
full as follows:
"The factories, railroads, electric light
companies— gas Is now made exclusively
from oil — in and around San Francisco
will certainly use 3.000,000 barrels. Fire
Marshal Towe informs me, there are more
than three hundred boilers daily using
oil in San Francisco."
USE BY RAILWAYS.
That showing is certainly sufficient
within itself, but there are several inter
esting statements relating to the use of
crude oil outside of San Francisco, es
pecially relating to the railroads, when
given entire are as follows:
"The Increase next year will be largely
due to the railroads burning oil exclusive
ly. The reason they have not done so
heretofore is the delay in placing tank
age, which is rather a slow process, it be
in*f necessary to place an oil tank wher
ever there is now a coal bunker, about
fifty miles apart along the whole line. I
have calculated very carefully the
amount the railroad companies will use,
and. taking a very conservative view, I
cannot make it below 8.000,000 barrels,
equal in amount to what the whole State
consumed In 1901. I have had this estimate
confirmed by several experts, both rail
road and oil men. One of the very best
informed of these gentlemen makes It
10.000.000 barrel?, which certainly places
me within bounds. Prophesying Is a
thankless task, but from a careful con
sideration of all the facts which are
daily brought to my attention it is safe
to conclude that before the end of 1003
we will be producing and marketing 50.
000,000 barrels of oil per annum, but for
the present 20,000,000 is a safe estimate."
The legislative bill, which proposes the
establishment of a flash test of 130 de
grees for fuel oil used in making steam,
also includes the following provision:
"This section applies only to cities, and
docs not apply to boilers used at the
wells for operating purposes or to rail
road locomotives."
A long lis«t nf San Francis/} concerns
burning oil indicates the disturbance to
business and manufacturing which would
follow any legislation tending to Increase
the price of fuel oil, either by throwing
it all Into the hands of the Standard Oil
Company to refine or by decreasing the
output of companies that have no refining
facilities and no pipe line to bring their
product to San Francisco cheaply: Fol
lowing Is the list of concerns now burn-
Ing oil:
MANY MANUFACTURERS.
American Fuel and Power Company, Ameri
can Tool Works, American Steel and Wire
Company, American Biscuit Company. Abramc-
Heunisch Company, American Crude Oil
Burner. Bowers Rubber Company, Almshouse.
O. M. Brennan, Bay City Brick Company, Sam
uel Bloom Sl Sons. Buckingham &. Hecht, Cali
fornia Glue Works, Central Light and Power
Company, California Street Cable Company,
Cascade Laundry Company, Crocker Kstate
Company, California and Nevada Ice Company,
California Fruit Canners* Association. Consum
er*' Ice Company, California Wine Association.
Continued From Page 1, Column 6.
OPPOSITION TO RALSTOH'S BILL,
CONDUCT OF PERKINS
CAUSES DISPLEASURE
EXEMPTED RAILWAYS USE
Special Dispatch to The Call
j*^2 ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC-
O^ RAMENTO, Jan. 27.-There Is still
lli a premonitory rumbling In the
Legislature of the storm, that Is
expected to break when the irri
gation bill framed by Judge Works is in
troduced. Following is a copy of $ letter
in support of the bill sent by Judge
Works to each member of the Southern
California delegation:
A good deal la being said just now. as you
wtll notice. About the Irrigation bill proposed
by the California Water and Forest Associa
tion, among other things that the tntir<?
Southern California delegation Is opposeJ to
the bill I am somewhat surprised at this, a*
I had taken it that this bill U particularly
beneficial to this end of the State, much more
so than to the northern section, because Its
prime object Is to conserve the water supply
and distribute It In such way as to make it go
as far as possible, and this is certainly more
important to Southern than to Northern Cali
fornia, because we have less water, than they.
Various objections have been made to the bill,
most of which are founded upon an entire
misconception of Its provisions) and their legal
effect. For example, the Los Angeles Times
Is opposing the bill on the ground that It will
Interfere with the national irrigation scheme.
Nothing could be farther from the truth, as
will be demonstrated by an examination of the
bill. I wrote an article to the Times, explain
ing the bill in this respect, which was pub
lished in the issue of the 23d lnst.. to which I
desire to call your special attention. I feel
sure that you will give the bill the study and
attention that Its Importance deserves, and I
cannot believe that you have, at this early
time, and without a full discussion of the bill
Itself, and before It has been Introduced, com
mitted yourself irrevocably against It. Cer
tainly the Water and Forest Association does
not desire that the bill shoilld become a law
unless it is going to be beneficial to the rotate.
I wish you would do me the personal kindness
to examine the bill and let me know frankly
what you think about It, and If any objections
occur to you, state to me with equal franknes3
what those objections are, and do not be back
ward about stating jour views fully and with
out reservation. Speaking for myself per
sonally. I want this bill to be thoroughly un
derstood, if possible, and then acted upon In
telligently, and if it is not what It should be,
and cannot be made so by amendment, then It
ought not to become a law, nor do I desire
that it should.
I have sent a letter to the president of the
Chamber of Commerce, requesting him to have
the blU carefully and thoroughly Investigated
by that body, with a view to determining the
merits of the bill, and whether it Is subject to
the objections urged against it. and before the
letter could be delivered, I am in receipt of a
letter from the secretary of the chamber. say-
Ing that It Is arranging to have me appear be
fore the board In the; interest of the bill now
pending before the legislature. We are court
ing the fullest investigation and criticism of
the bill, and only desire that it should b*
fairly done, and that the opposition to it shall
not be influenced by the selfish motives of a
few who are endeavoring to bring about its de
feat. As to that class of contestants of the
bill. I have prepared a pamphlet which you
have doubtless received before this.
I have sent this same letter to other mem
bers of the Legislature from Los Angeles
County, an/i shall bey, glad to have them con
ff-r together as to the provisions of the bill.
Very truly your*. JOHN D. WORKS.
The measure seems to be gaining
ground each day and It looks as if. much
of the opposition, which Is largely based
on fears concerning the bill that have no
reasonable foundation, would disappear
when its provisions are carefully studied.
Special Dispatch to The Call
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA
MENTO. Jan. 2T.— J. B. Llppin
cott. Consulting Engineer of the
Reclamation Service. United
States Geological Surrey; A. E.
Chandler of the National Agricultural
Ijc part merit and Robert f-I&rshall of the
Topographical Department, United States
Geological Survey, spent most of to-day
at the Capitol on a special mission from
the respective departments which they
represent. They came to inform the Gov
ernor and the members of the Legis
lature that in the matter of investiga
tion* and surveys along the lines indi
cated by a bill introduced by Assembly
man Johnson, the national Government
stands ready to meet the State half way
und to co-operate in any such movement.
They desired that it be understood that
they are not lobbying for that or any
other bill, but that their purpose was
¦imply to explain the attitude of the Gov
ernment on such matters. The bill re
ferred to bears the following title, which
rxplains its purposes: "An act to provide
for the joint investigation with the Fed
eral Government of the water resources
of the State and the best methods of
preserving th«" forests thereof; appointing
a Board of Water and Forest Commis
sioners to conduct such investigations on
behalf of the State and making an ap
propriation for the expenses of such in
vestigations."
Briefly stated, it 1«= the desire of the
framers of this measure that the State
appropriate $100,000 for the purposes
stated In its title, a similar amount to be
expended by the national Government.
Lipp'ncott explained to-day that if the
appropriation is made the following dis
position will be made of the Stale's
money: $40,000 to complete the topo
exaphical survey; 520,000 in the hydro
rraphlc branch to be used principally in
uream pausing; $20,000 for forestry in
vestigation under the personal direction
of Gifford Pirehot. Chief Forester of the
Tnited States Agricultural Department,
and S20/M) for the purpose of determining
The quantity of water necessary in Cali
fornia for the protection of crops.
The measure is by no means a new one.
lit fact, a similar bill prepared, as wa«
ihis one, at the Instance of the State Wa
i<t ard Forest Association, was passed
bjr the last Legislature, but did not meet
»lth the approval of the Governor. Added
fm-ngth is given to the measure this
time, however, by the fact that the rep
resentatives of the Government now have
femple authority to promise the Govern
ment's co-operation. To-day while at the
Cfcpltol L'pplncott received the follow
ing telegram from F. H. Newell, chief
esigineer of the United States geological
t-urvey with headquarters in Washington:
"Offer co-operation according to amend
ed bill and all possible assistance in pro
moting b^st interests of water and for
ests." He explained that he could offer
positive assurances that the Government
v.lll expend dollar for dollar any amount
vhirh the State might appropriate.
The visiting officials had a long consult
ation with Governor Pardee and explained
fully to him what is desired. The Gov
ernor entered heartily Into the discussion.
but. of course, did not indicate what his
policy will be. He called together the
Senate arid Assembly committees into
3'<int session and before thorn the visiting
off.cials appeared and explained their
trispion fully. The committee took the
matter under advisement and will not act
ui.til its members have ascertained the
views of the Governor.
Several members cf the committee stat
ed thst there is little probability of the
-rpropriation of anything like the sum
propes-ed in the bill, and action on the en
t.ie matter may be left for the next ses
s.on of the Legislature. This is not be
eeuse there is strong opposition to the
piopoted plan, but is almost wholly due
to th<» condition of the State treasury, it
being well known that the policy of the
present administration will be to oppose
•''>' heavy appropriations which may be
dispensed with without injury to thft
Ftate. Until the committee reports it will
not be known whether a smaller appropri
ation will be favored, but in private con
versation a number of the members say
they favor such a compromise.
WILL TRY TO STOP BOXING.
Senator Bunkers Says He Is Dis
gusted With Recent Fakes.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA
MENTO. Jan. C7.— Senator Harry Bun
kers, the only Union Labor representa
tive in the upper house, announced to
<iay that ho was going to introduce a bill
in the Scnat* to stop prizefighting in this
Mat?. ]i» says his measure will be more
drastic than that Introduced in the As
**mb1y by LotvK In discussing the mat
ter to-diiy. Bunkers stated that he was
disgusjffi with the many fakes that had
been rxrpot rated on a confiding public,
snd he thought It was about time to put
a ctop to the so-called pparrirg matches
The Senator said be has been attending
sll^ged boxing contests for many years
and has b*cn pulled by the followers of
the fistic game.
"I have a bill in preparation." he said
"and will introduce it within a. few days'
Prizefighting Is made unlawful, and any
Httfmpt to bring; off alleged boxing con
tM=ts will b<» punished by fine or Impris
onment or both. I believe there is no
more* healthful sport than boxing. We
have seen many interesting bouts in San
Francisco, but the majority of the con
tents have been fakes."'
Deals With Congressional Contests.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA
IEXTO. Jan. 27.— Suraan of San Fran-
Ipoo introduced another bill In the House
o-day bearing upon the Kahn-Livernash
'onsrcfsional fight in the Fourth Dis
rlct. It provides that the Countv Clerk
hall hold any ballots Questioned in a
"ongressional election and produce them
;pon the proper mmmor.s before any
ommitte* of the House of Represcnta-
Ivesi that may desire to see them-
Compromise May
Be Had on Ap
propriation.
Judge Works Tells
Purpose of the
Measure.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27.— Assemblyman How
ard of Colusa has "a practical turn of mind and wishes to encourage
housewifery among the girls of California. He introduced a bill to-day
for the establishment of gn^institution* to be known as the California
Industrial Institute and College for Girls, to be maintained by the State and
to be located near some city of not less than 10.000 population, that its output
may have a market.
Courses in housewifery, laundering, cooking, millinery, oloak making and
other useful work are contemplated, also in typewriting, shorthand and teleg
raphy. All these shall be taught free, but there shall be courses In the fine
arts and music for which fees will be charged. .
It is provided that tha institution shall be governed by a board of trustees
composed of one member from each of the Congressional distilcts and one at
large. Each county shall send a proportionate number of pupils and the mini
mum age limit Is placed at 11 years.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Bill on Irrigation
Seems to Gain
Ground.
National Treasury
Will Furnish
Some Coin.
LEGISLATOR WOULD TRAIN CALIFORNIA GIRLS
IN MANIFOLD USEFUL ARTS OF HOUSEWIFERY
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CONFER WITH PARDEE
ON SUBJECT OF FOREST AND WATER LEGISLATION
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28. 1903.
COYOTE CLAIMS BEATEN.
Assembly Refuses to Pay, but Vote
Will Be Reconsidered. ' ,
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 27.— The- collection of
coyote scalp judgments received a set
bark in the House this moriiing, when
bill No. 142, providing for the payment
of -a. judgment claim of J4S5, one of the
claims making up the total of $213,000,
came up for final passage.
Carter moved that action be postponed
two weck3, as he . had learned that the
Attorney General wanted to appeal the
case. Prescott eaid the Attorney General
had had ample time in which to inform
the House of his possible intention . to
appeal. Johnson said that the Attorney
General's office had put the matter over
purposely until May, 1904, that the Legis
lature might take what action It saw
fit.
Carter's motion was. lost, but the final
passage of the bill was defeated by a
vote of, 32 to 21. Johnson immediately
changed his vote from aye to no that he
might make a motion to reconsider.
The adherents of the bills providing
for the payment of the judgments claim
that they can carry them by ten votes
when the members get back from the
present trips of inspection.
Curry Objects to the Bill.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA
MENTO, Jan. 27.-Assrmbly bill No. 273,
introduced by Pyle, which exempts mu
tual building and ¦ loan corporations or
ganised under the laws of this State from
paying fees to the Secretary of State for
filing certificates of increase of capital
stock. Is creating a deal of comment. It
is ' known that certain building and loan
societies of this city and San Francisco
communicated with the Secretary of
State's office to learn what the fees would
be for lncreaslngihelr capitalization, and
when they discovered that the fees were
very high- they thought out a plan to
avoid the extra payment. A bill was pre
pared and turned over to Pyle and he
has Introduced It in the lower house.
Secretary Curry does not take kindly to
the bill and has expressed himself as
being opposed to the measure.
SAN JOSE, Jan. 27.— Edward dingier
died at his home at 60 South Tenth
street in this city yesterday. He
was a native of Germany and 64 years
of age. He had resided in California for
many years and was known as one of
the most skilled mechanics and artisans
in. the State. He took a prominent part
in the erection of the Lhk Observatory
on Mount Hamilton, and bore the distinc
tion of having placed the lenses of the
big glass In position when they were re
ceived here from the East. Zingler
leaves a wife and four children.
Edward Zingler.
Morgenstern explains this contrivance
to be a patented wire which is. attached
to the burner and automatically every
fifteen minutes - an electric spark Is
caused which will Ignite the gas if It Is
escaping. Morgenstern believes there is
"millions In it," and this would be ap
parent If the following provision In the
Senate bill introduced this morning is
considered: ¦; ...
"Provided, however, that this act shall
not apply to any of the persons herein
enumerated, when such person or persons
Bhall have connected every exit or orifice
upon the gas fixtures used in such placo
or places with a practical and safe gas
igniter."
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