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Railroad Will Brook No Regulating
Primary Election Test Is Outlined
JERE BURKE GIVES OUT
SOUTHERN PACIFIC FIAT
"The Railroad Refuses to
Permit Any Regulating
Legislation"
McMULLIN STAGGERED
He Presents Bill to Help His
Town Obtain Depot,
but It Won't Go
CAIX HEADaUAHTERS.
1007 EIGHTH STREET.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 20.— "The rail
road refuses to permit any legislation
by which it will be regulated." :
The foreproing are the wor<Js of Jcre
Burke, political agent of William F.
Herriru and were uttered net In apy
cpirit of boastlnp. but merely to assure
a member of th« lower House that the
Legislature belongs to the Southern
Pacific Company. Burke inverted the
information to Assemblyman McMullin
of Bakersfl^ld. who h?s fathered a bill
that displeases the master Of the show.
McMullin. who is naturally quiet, lost
the power of speech for some minutes.
When he finally recovered his first
words were. "Isn't that going some?"
McMullin's bill was presented solely
with a view of compelling the Southern
Pacific to build a depot in Bakersfleld.
Residents of that town have no such
luxury, and are compelled to use the
depot in Kern City, a mile beyond the
Bakersfield limits. The bill provides
that railway companies must establish
and maintain passenger and" freight
depots In all incorporated cities apd
towns on their lines; also that all
trains, except those that cross tire State
line, must be stopped at such depots
to take on and let off passengers. -
The Southern Pacific, through Its rep
resentative, Jere Burke, found the bill
intolerable. It bad so many objection
able features that Burke had to whis
per at least twenty minutes to every
legislator he met. The bill was uncon
stitutional, unjust, called for unneces
sary expenditures and would give de
pots to towns unwortby of such high
favor. Further, it was argued that such
a law would compel the Southern Pa
cific to stop almost all its coast line
trains at every little station between
San Francisco and San Jose.
McMullinr being a sympathetic soul,
saw merit in the last objection. He
, went to Burke and offered to amend the
bill so that trains need stop only at
i county seats. In this way McMullin
j hoped to take the railway ban off his
j bill. He made his offer, and it was then
1 that Burke told him plainly the South
\ em Pacific would not permit any regu-
l ation by the Legislature.
A less courageous regulator mijsht
have quit, but McMullin is determined
;to fight it out. The bill will go back
' to the Judiciary committee, and that
, body will hear arguments tomorrow
evening by prominent citizens of Bak
ersfleld. It will also listen to lawyers
representing the Southern Pacific. ;^'^
Another instance of the attitude of
the Southern Pacific Is the attempt to
bury Senator Miller's bill forbidding
; discrimination against oil shippers not
connected with the Standard' Oil mo
, nopoly. Miller rose in the Senate today
and declared that an attempt was being
made to Inter the bill in ths committee.
Senator Wolfe denied the charge. The
i outcome of the dispute was that the
committee on corporations met this
1 afternoon to consider the bill.
Jere Burke appeared and asserted
! that the railroads were not discriminat
ing, but were doing their best. He ad
mitted that the Southern Pacific was
against th« bill, and the committee.
\u25a0 taking the tip, promptly reported it dut
without recommendation. This means
; it will be beaten, but the roll call will
; serve to put Herrln's boys on record
i once more.
Sag in Stock Market
Succeeds the Boom
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; After the Etrenuous days in the early.
ipart of the week, the local mining stock
j market had one of its periodical spells
iof sagging yesterday. All the buying
\u25a0was credited to the Western country,
Nevada and California principally. The"
East was little of a factor for the time
' being. While the shares of the ""mer
ger." the Goldfleld Consolidated mines,
.sold for $10 in the forenoon, they j
•dropped to $9.75 in the afternoon, with j
; recovery to $9.87*4. Many, stocks sold
' lower in the afternoon than at the
opening. This list of lower sellers
Iccluded Amethyst, Atlanta. Blue Bull.
I Booth. Combination Fraction, Diamond
j field Triangle. Gold Bar. Great Bend,
I Oro, Red Top Extension and St. Ives.
: The last mentioned stock dropped off
; I2 s >i points.
The shapes of the leading properties
i were less in demand than- on the'pre-
I ceding day, but some of the list "made
ja strong 6howing in their totals."' Red-j
j Top Extension was again- the; pivot
'around which much of the morket-AC
! tively turned. Of this stock £ 57,400
| shares were sold. St. Ives 22,600, Great
J Bond 20,000, Diamondfield Triangle
| 24,500. Lou Dillon 28.200, Atlanta 9900,
j Blue Bull 12,500. Butte Goldfi^jd 10,000,
j Daisy 6500, Hibemla 7500, Lone Star
I 10,000, Mohawk Extension 8500, Gold-
I field Kawanos 7000. \. .-\u25a0'.'
Jumbo Extension advanced during
! the <ay from $2.70 to $2.80. Homestake
v s-,, \u25a0 i"-n-* :' .o . .-
* JWCKt ft
i yij|||fi s
BILLS PRESCRIBE TEST
AT PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Introduced in Both Branches
of the State Leg
islature
PARTY MEN INDORSE
Measures Vouched For by
Officers of the State
C-ommittecs
CALL HEADQUARTERS,
1007 EIGHTH STREJET.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 20.— Prescribing
of the test touching the eligibility of
electors to participate in primary elec
tions by the governing bodies of politi
cal parties is the object sought by bills
introduced in the Senate by Sanford
of Ukiah" and. in tho Assembly by
Johnson of Sacramento.
The bills are Indorsed by George
Stone and E. Woodward, chairman and
secretary, respectively, of the Repub
lican State central comrni^fee; . Chair
man T. Sr^llacy and Secretary T. J.
Walsh of Democratic, committee.
Chairman O A. Tveitmoe and Secre
tary-Treasurer J. S. Parry,. Union
Labor State central committee; Presi
dent J. J. Flinn and Secretary E. R.
Zion* of the Iroquois Club. The Iro
quols Club has a special committee,
including Charles Gildea, T. J. Walsh
and Thomas E. Hayden. in charge of
the measure, and Gildea is in Sacaa
mejjtb giving it his personal attention.
The bills provide for an amendment
of the primary election law requiring
the managing committee of each po
litical party when filing its petition
or application for a place on the pri
mary official ballot to file at the same
time and with the same officer of elec
tion a resolution prescribing the party
test or qualification necessary for an
elector •to vote for delegates to its
convention, in addition to the qualifi
cation required by law.
The declared purpose of the
gested legislation Is preservation of
the partisan character of the primary
election without resorting to a . revo
lutionary change in the registration
law. ";';">
PROBATION OFFICERS
FlsherV* Bill. Differing From Senate
Meaiure, Passes* the Houne
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 20. — Assembly
man Fisher's bill providing for the
appointment and pay of probation offi
cers, passed the Assembly today with
out opposition.
This puts the two houses at variance.
Fisher's bill places the appointment of
probation officers in the hands of a pro
bation committee chosen by the State
Board of Charities and Corrections.
Senator Leavitt does not like this
feature of the measure. He wants the
probation officers named by the Su
perior Judges, thus making the po
sitions subject to political pull, re
gardless of the fitness of applicants.
t -In /carrying out his ideas Leavjtt
forced' an amendment to Senator Nel
£2ji's probation officer bill. "now on the
third reading file of the Senate. ,X< vj
SUNDAY LAW DEFEATED
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 20.—^Despite
Grove Johnson's fervent appeal, the As
sembly refused today to submit to the
people a constitutional amendment pro
viding for a Sunday law.
Prior to the decisive roll call the As
sembly voted down a committee sub
stitute making it' a misdemeanor for
employers to compel employees to work
mare than six days in any one week.
TWENTT-SECOITO VICTIM— New Tork, Feb.
20. — Elsie Snlfen, aged 12 years, wbo was in-
jured In the wi«eck of the White Plains Ex
press on the New York Ontral on Saturday
night, died today at Tordham Hospital, bring
ing the number of fatalities from the accident
up to twenty-two.
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King from $1.27% to $1.30, Lone Star
from. 36 cents to 38 cents. Dexter from
35 cents to 37 cents, Mustang Manhat
tan from 25 cents to 26 cents. -
A rapid fall in the L. M. Sullivan
Trust Company stocks has been notice
able "within the past few days. : Presi
dent Rickey of the L. M. Sullivan Com
pany has been expected- to arrive In
San Francisco before this to make some
arrangement with the creditors of the
company in- this city, who are prin
cipally brokers. There ate rumors that
the Sullivan stocks are manipulated
for a' purpose, but the rumors are, de
nied. Lou Dillon sold yesterday as low
as 18 cents a share and Pine Nut at
24 cents. Stray Dog was held and no
sales were made. In the closing-.quo
tations in the official list of the San
Francisco Stock and Exchange Board
Indian Camp was not quoted.- Jumping
Jack- was quoted as being held at 30
icerits. .Eagle's Nest was quoted at 23
cents bid and 27 cenja. asked. There
were v no sales. President. Rickey is
1 the point of Interest now in the de
velopments In the L. M. Sullivan Trust
Company's affairs.
At a meeting of 'the Sari Francisco
and Tonopah Board yesterday next
Monday was §et for beginning regular
sessions in the new quarters in Bush
street, diagonally opposite the San
Francisco Stock and Exchange Board.
An informal session will be held each
day continuously from 9:30 a. m. to
2:30 p. m.
DEI.LEHELLEN' DEVELOPMENT
Katrlch Rangr Properties Are Shoivlns
Good Value*
TONOPAH, Feb. 20.— Bellehellen. the
camp in the Kawich Range, slxtymiles
from this city, is being actively devel
oped. * The Wendall' Company is work
ing three shifts In its property and, the
tunnel, which has been driven 300 ".feet;
Into the hill, has caught a ledge at Soo*
feet from the surface. Values range
from $20 to $50..
Tha Henry group is' being surveyed
and men are at work in the main shaft
tjiat the .company is sinking ,on . its
prospector claim.' This shaft is : now
down sixty-five: feet. The company
pjans'to put in a five-stamp"- mill. sev
1 eraliother' properties, will be opened. up
this spring. The companies are now
making arrangements. Work will be
pushed vigorously throughout the
spring and summer.
LEASERS ntSY-'AT DULt'TH
TON'OPAH, Feb. 20.— Within the , last
week several, strikes: of •' importance
have been made in and about' the ' camp
of Duluth. Many at[ wprk' in
the section,, most of .them being lleasers
or in the employ of leasers. The "gre
found is of high grade and Is a gold
silver combination. r
THE SAN FBANCISCO OABt,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21,- 1907.
FIXES HIGH VALUATION
ON ITS WATER SYSTEM
Spring Valley Company De
clares It Is Worth
$51,405,000
FIGURES DOUBLED
Supervisors May Re-enact
Rates of 1902 Now in
Litigation
The Board of Supervisors resumed its
Investigation last night preliminary to
the fixing of the water rates for the
next fiscal year. The Spring Valley
Water Company filed" a statement plac
ing a valuation of $51,405,000 on its
pjant. which is considerably more than
double the estimate of $24,569,828 re
turned by the. City Engineer.
During the investigation the intima
tion was given that tlie water rates of
1902, which are now in litigation Rnd
under which the company continues to
collect, . might be re-enacted in view
of the enormous losses sustained by
the company.
The statement of the companyls own
valuation follows:
Valuation returned in affidavit of
Chief Engineer Schossler, AtiieA
July 1 1004 •. ..... i ?01, 500,000
Addltiona to plant In 1004, 1905, 1908 1.050.000
Tota i .$52,550,000
DednctiVnV. '.'......... V......V. 1.145.000
Net value of plant .$31,405,000;
The deductions consist of property
destroyed by. the April disaster .- or
abandoned, as. follows:
Buildlnp at Geary and Stockton streets $750...
000: Lorn bard, street reservoir, $2500; Ptlareltos
pipe line (part of), $270,000: Pilarcitos pump,
S*;5,000; Locks Creek. $4500: Lake Honda tank,
$7600: meters, 4450 less than In use In 1904,
$66,700.
Assistant Engineer C. J. Williams
testified that the valuation of the plant
hjid been fixed on a basis of comparison
with the estimate made by former City
Engineer Grunsky upon j the cost of
the Tuolumne River, water project.
Williams said, however, that it had
been estimated that it would cost $10,
000,000 to build' a-. dam. at Calaveras
Creek and bring the water to this city.
A'AI-UATIO.Y TOO HIGH
Acting Mayor Gallagher, who acted
as Inquisitor at the proceedings, held
that a fairer valuation of the plant
would have been arrived at if the
Calaveras system had been used as a
basis instead of the remote supply in
.the Sierra Nevada.
"If the Calaveras system ; wei*e used
as a basjs of calculation Instead of the
expensive and comprehensive Tuolumne
suppjy. would it not be In order for
you to cut your high valuation -of the
Spring Valley Company in half?" asked
Gallagher. .
Attorney Kellogg prevented Williams
answering by saying that the latter
had made only the additions to valua
tion originally ma.de by Schussler.^
Williams s#id the Tuolumne supply
with a possible ultimate capacity of
100.000,000 gallons daily had a greater
value than the CMaveras supply, which
was limited to 30,000.000 gallons.
Gallagher argued that the company
had no right to charge rates based upon
a valuation fixed on a possible future
development, which was not needed or
utilized in supplying water at the presl
time.
Captain A. H. Payson, president of
the Spring Valley Company,, said -the
estimated loss ; of income | for the . year,
would be $800,000 and that there would
be ai deficit of $20,000 a monthjn.- the
operating expenses and fixed charges if
the rate were reduced.
PLEADS FOR OLD RATES
"We ask you to re-enact the rates of
1902 and prevent a second assessment
on the stock, which the reduced income
will cause," said , Payson. "If we are
not allowed to collect upder the rates
of 1902 ? we face a deficit which will
prohibit Improvements and betterments
in the service.";
Gallagher said that the loss of In
come would be a matter for serious
consideration by the board, but it must
fix a fair valuation on the plant and
readjust the rate to give. tne company a
fair interest in excess of Its operating
expenses. Gallagher said he did not
believe the people desired to take an
unfair advantage of the company, but
the law had to be complied with.
President Duffey of the Board of,
Works said, he had. no fault, to
find with the Spring Valley Company,
so far as the repairing of the streets
after they had jbeen torn upi for service
connections was concerned. Duffey
added that this was more than could be
said for the other corporations which
had torn up the streets. '
G. H.Roundey addressed the bpard
In support of his petition that section 9
of the ordinance be amended so that the
rates to be charged to small store
keepers should be more eqMltable.:
Roundey said the minimum rate for.
water was 81 cents a month, no matter
what amount was used. He objected
U> paying $1.25 a month for water and
skid the rates should be graduated. He
asked that it be made compulsory on
; the Spring Valley Company^, to supply
water to would-be consumers living on
streets in the outlying districts^ where
mains were, not laid, providing, tfie
property owners were willing to pay
for the necessary piping.
The Investigation will be resumed
next Wednesday evening. '\u25a0 -S
NAVAL PRISONER SAYS
HE WAS MALTREATED
James J. Howard Tells Story
of Cruelty to Board at .
Mare Island
VALEJO, ; Feb.'UO.— James J. Howard,"
a fireman- in the navy, who was brought
to .. trial before a court-martial, board
today on a oharge of having attempted
to assault Commandant:; 1 Lincoln.':Ka'r
mahy, commander. of^ .the marine corps.
He has been conflned»inthe dungeon^of
the prison on Mare Island , for six
.months, a part; of . the time^in doublle
irpnß, ; and when he' took" the stand he
told a story of harsh: cruelty > that; he
had. been subjected to .while". lmprisoned.
"Howard 1 swore that because-, he ;• had j
complained of the. treatment accorded j
I him Gunner Sargeant- TimothyjMcCar-
I thy and Corporal Charles F.yßurfall
j called at- his cell at a late houc; one.
1 pight'.and dragged'him forth,' arid. after
j taunting,' him ;a.s\.he stood- helpless ', in
i double irons,, beat him' over \ the^head j
with, a" blackjack until he » fell {.'uiicon
iscious.; '.-- . \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0. ' . ";. ; -..V' .;. 4 ! -' i
L to - His . story,:^ the.p risoner i
j was. then; dragged, back^to^his.^cell,
i where '\u25a0 he was leftlto lle?on:;the; : <K)ld I
[ floorV all night, his injuries - having j
weakened Jiim 1 so .that "he -could . not
I raise, himself Ito ;\u25a0 his cot. V ':M : '•\u0084•.;;;
': McCarthy I* and \u25a0 BurralT denied 4 that.
they had maltreated Ho wardr^ The: case
was ' concluded^, today "and • taken'^under
advisement. :i \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. _^ -.- -•, - \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
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TONOPAH "iNCOHPORATION-^Caraoß^; Feh,
2p.— <Tbe : bill- providing -'for '\u25a0 the i Incorporation; of
Tonopah '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 a* a = town i passed ' the ; lower ? hquse: "- of
tbei. Legislature- today, with ",thlrty-sltv»ote4- ? in ;
I a YGr ot . the measure . and none opposing.-*,' \u25a0 -,
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Jaj^tn s Populace Gives
President Concern
Holds a Conference With Naval Board Regarding
tlie^Fighting Force in~the Pacific Ocean
Continued r From Pa&e 1, Column 1
requested them to consider the Japan
ese question-'ln. all its phases and to
make suggestions as to, the advisability
of increasing the American fleet in
Asiatic "waters,-.*- The President expects
an answer "from the board in the near
future. ' . .
METGALF BECOMES AXGRY
The : utmost* secrecy was \u25a0 maintained
about 'this: conference," "and when/the
Secretary of the Navy was asked about
it -he .became angry and declared it
an outrage to be asked about his
ferences with the President. /He~ de
livered a Heated ! lecture to the report
ers who asked him for Information and
endedvby .saying:
"There are subjects which cannot be
discussed. This' is-one of them I am
surprised Hhat* members' of the" Cabinet
should be questioned as--to- what takes
place at; Cabinet .meetings, af confer
ences with the President, and ..that Sen
ators should ; be asked about matters
confided- to them by the President. I
CRAZY MAN DECLARES
HE MURDERED TYLER
Unkempt Individual Creates
Scene in Court at
WALLACE, Idalio, Feb. 20.— "1t is
the' heart that moves the hand. I 'am
the. man that killed Fred Tyler! Turn
all these otheV fellows loose, for, l am
the man'that done the deed."
This* was the announcement which
startled Judge Woods' court this morn
ing. A small, dark stranger with long
black hair and a stubby beard. was
standing up beside Steve Adams, pro
claiming himself guilty of the crime
for which Adanis was on trial.
A commotion followed. .
* Mrs. Adams burst into tears. Adams
himself turned pale. '
Seized, by two officers, the stranger
was hurried from the courtroom to the
Sheriff's office. There. he said his name
was' ; Patrick C. Ryan of Butte; that he
had jusf finished a term in Deer Lodge
penitentiary for stealing mutton ana
after, being' released had gone to Burke,
where Roosevelt's daughter .had told
him tocome^to Wallace and take
charge' of this case. He 'said if. Adams
w^re convicted an earthquake would
destroy the Cover d'Alenes.' Ryan will
be committed to the asylum. ..'
Adams ; says i he does not know the
man,- '..'•'\u25a0.\u25a0:\u25a0.: ' "•: / -' :->: -> ..
This morning--- session of the court
was taken up mainly with .reading the
testimony given by Coroner Keys at
the preliminary hearing, the attorneys
having'agreed to this method owing to
the Coroner's . illness. - His testimony
related largely, to _ ''the. condition of the
body of Tyler \u25a0 apd the surroundings
where it was f diirid tji'tny. woods. 'The
reading was not concluded.V^vhen court
'adjourned '...at n00n.,.)'; \UJ ><;,-:., ;
'While the defense' Still conceals its
policy,, signs have" led to- the. prediction
that .Adams', attorney's" 'will endeavor to
cast, doubt on the Identification of Ty
ler's body and wilhalso uphold the the
ory that Adams was not in the Marble
Creek regidn .at the time.
The afternoon feature was the'evi
dence of^ Detective James" McParland.
McParland testified that he had never
been employed specifically against the
Western Federatidn 'of. Miners, but in
stances had arisen where he had found
them to commit crimes. > He denied that
he had agreed with Governor Gooding
and Warden Whitney to subject Adams
to five or six days' solitary confinement
and that at the end of that time he
would be" ready "to cov»gh it all up." He
denied that he "'administered what is
known as the "third degree" to Adams.
The third degree means subjection of a
prisoner to. solitary confinement and
then asking arid leading him on to con
fess. He denied that he had. made any
arrangements by which Adams and Or
chard should be locked up-together and
that he had called from time to time 'to
see what progress Orchard was making
toward getting Adams to corroborate
the confession. He admitted that ,he
went to see Adams February 26 with' a
view to getting him to confess. He ad
mitted that be took him into the- inner
room of the Warden's office -and gave
him a cigar and told him that he was
his friend and admitted telling Adams
his own past history. .-lie: admitted a
lengthy dissertation', to Adams on Mils
duty -toward society, his wife, family
and daughter. . .: \u25a0 .' : , ' *•:<
C. S. Th.iele confltmed the \u25a0 testimony
of/McParla,nd with rega4;dj to times,
places and dates. -^ .8
WOUXDED MAX )! DIES
LOS ANGBLES, Feb. 20. — Joseph
Shine, who' was' shot by P. J.: Stroud
during a quarrel on the East -First
street bridge;' last Saturday morning,
died at the .California Hospital this
afternoon. "
CLOVEBOALE CITRUS
FAIR DRAWS CROWDS
Elks -of •Petaluma arid Santa
Rosa Will Visit the
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CLOVERDALE, Feb. 20. — The
day of the . fifteenth annual citrus fair
under' the- auspices of; the-Cloverdale
Co-operative \u25a0 Citrus , Fair "Association
has shown : that ft still ' remains a heavy
drawing, card,'' as 'the attendance "was
the < largest for/ the second -day of : any
on 'record.- ', The exhibits have also; been
worked over and finishing; : touches
added- here ."- and -there' to /increase the
artistic f/fectof the .various displays.^'
. ThursijiyvwUl' be devoted •* to; receiv-'
nig - and entertain ing the Elks: ; There
will be a large'attendahce/as:the Peta
luntk arid 'Santa \u25a0 Rosa? lodges'of * : Elks
have chartered a, special" train. •
. -The. largest ;at the fair
will be on Friday,' as itls a holiday.'krid
especially! set' aside -fas land
Napa County; day.' y «There rwilL.be spe-
cial , trains .from • Napa,^.Petaluma and
Santa Rosa.' - i Saturday will; be \u25a0 Mendo
cino and 'Lake ! County ; day. t- .;. ::. '.c/- . ; '-i
ALLEGED 3IURDERER CAUGHT
\u25a0 MARYSVILLEI Feb. 20.-^Jarries Oatea,'
.wanted by.' the ! Nevada- County authori
ties for. theimurder of Joseph Kneeborio
at r.they latter's % farm * near Z Spericeville
on: February- 10; : ; wa3 captured" this- &t
ternoonj, by r. Sheriff ;;Noyeav; of '.iSutter*
.County, on c'C.'.l. P. • Carlson's branch, '>; five
miles \u25a0below Tuba' City, -where he j had
beenrworking'slnceltwofdays after (the
crime. < Oates '% adinits \Jl his^ name,' ;'i al- :
though:' he was '.'using an : i alias, 'but
claims 'lgn6fancß' r o£f the" murder. .\u25a0 >?}:'
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did -hot ask the President, lf. I. could
talk !about. this subject," consequently I
cannot do^ so." \u25a0 "V •
It is now understood, in administra
tion circles that the Japanese'question
has not been settled, but that its per
manent adjustment /has been merely
postponed. \U' is Relieved ,that;,the sub
ject :\vill- be under consideration for
atijleast' another year "before "a final
settlement is -reached.
President Roosevelt and' the members
ofthe: general naval. board do not be
lieve thatlthere will be war with Japan
in the near future, but^there is a strong?
sentiment in favor of increasing: the
American naval strength in. the Orient,
and "this' actioji will- probably* be^rec
ommended by Admiral Dewey arid his
associates. ;-• « -. '. • . . -r. . . ' * .-..
BURKE .FINDS NEW FLAW
Say* State I,hw Conflicts With Ron*«-
velt-Schmlta Agreement
... City and County Attorney Burke ;haß; haB
discovered a; new. flaw, in the-i agree
ment between President Roosevelt and '
Mayor Schmitz that ' he believes wili
be fatal to any legislation .by the
Board \of Education concerning the
Japanese children in the local schools.
According to the statutes the. School
Board can enact no 16-year age limit,
but must'elther throw the schools open
to all Oriental children up to 21. years
of age or else segregate them without
'respect to age. , ' '
Section 1662 of the Political Code
sets forth' that all children between
the ages of 6 and 21 years shall be
given the right to attend the public
schools, "except as otherwise provided."
-The exception referred to is the clause
of the same section that provides that
in cases where. Oriental schools are
established no Oriental student shall
be allowed to attend any other school.
Under this rule there can be no sep
erate school provided for Japanese
over. 16 years £of age,- for if such Is
provided -all Japanese children, re
gardless of age, must attend, it.' lf such
a school is not provided there can be
no_l6-year age limit, .on account of the
provision j that- all children., up ..to' 2i
years must have . access to the school
privileges. - '.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0... \u25a0 *-. - \u0084;-.. .
.. Assistant City Attorney Baggett de
clared that nothing had. been gained
by the attempted compromise, „as a
principle could never be, compromised
In the way. that a matter of dollars
and' cents could, be, and that nothing
had been received In .return for the.
bartering, away of the rights- of the'
State to conduct Its own schools.
'V "Asa matter of protest, ; l think that
the parents of 'San 'Francisco .school
children .. should Qpenly - display their
feelings in the matter^' Baggett sug
gested. "I believe that .on the day
that the schools are thrown open to
Japanesi school children all parents of
white pupils should withdraw their
children from the schools for aY least
one day. 'Such' a measure would serve
better than any amount of argument
as an expression of public .opinion- in
relation to the school question."
SCimiTZ . PAHTY; IX NEW YORK
Tell of Brilliant Suecenß They A chip veil
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, NEW YORK, Feb.' 2blrrAlayorSchmttz
a'nd^colleasues.JWllliarriii,.. Oliver, Alt?,
man, Boyle, Roncovieri and Leffingwall^
arrived in this city today. All are reg
istered at the Imperial, except Schrnitz,
who" went to the Waldorf. Tonight
the entire party attended the theater.
Some of them saw "George Washington
Jr." at the New York Theater and
others the "Red Mill" at \the Knicker
bocker. Mayor Schmitz was In the for
mer party. The Mayor will "remain here
until Friday and then leave for San
Francisco.
The visitors came to New York smil
ing and jubilant, and declared that they
had issued from the Washington con
ference with honors. In fact, they gave
the impression that they had easily
swept away the clouds and cleared the
President's vision on the. -school ques
tion with such diplomatic skill that
before they 1 parted' an entente corSiale
was so firmly, established, that all were
calling each other by. their first names.
V."We told the President,". i said Wil
liams,'-"that California proposed. to run
Itself on the Japanese question. Presi
dent Roosevelt told us that the question
had been, misrepresented. He said that
certain .interests had tried to curry
favor with him and had misrepresented
the facts, believing that- as he; was an
ardent Federalist,; he would be glad tp
take the. opportunity of settling the
State rights matter. : .
"President Roosevelt authorized, us. to
tell the people of California that he
would use his best efforts to oxclude
Japanese skilled and unskilled laborers.
He said he would, bar all who "could
not prove themselves to be bona fide
students." . . .'\u25a0'•:' ' .
UR. PIERCES REMEDIES
Habit-forming Medicines.
-\u25a0 Whatever may be the fact' as to many
of the so-called pateDt medicines con-
taining inj urious ineredients as broadly
published in some journals of more; or
less influence, this publicity has certainly
been of gseaf benefit in arousing needed'
attention to this subject, It has. in a-
considerable, measure/ resulted in - the
most intelligent people avoiding such
foods and medicines*as may be fairly sus-:
pected of containing the injurious Ingre-
-dlents. complained ot:: Recognizing this
fact some time ago: Dr. Pierce, of. Buffalo.'
N.Y., "took time Dy the forelock,'?. a 9 it
were, and : published broadcast all the
ingredients oPwhich his popular medi-
cines are composed. Thus he .has com-
pletely forestalled all harping critics and
all opposition that might otherwise -be
urged against his medicines; because they r
are now ok known : composition: Fur-
thermore, from f the formula priuted oa
every bottle wrapper, it will-be seen that
these ; mcd Icine? . contain no " alcohol ' or
other ihabit- form ing drugs. C: Neither do
they contain* any narcotics or injurious
agents.- their ingredients being purely
vegetable, ; extracted ; : from | the ] roots lof
medicinal plaTits found ,' growing '= in the
depths of our- American -forests and.of
well reedgpized curative virtues.: " '
\u25a0 Instead of alcohol, which even in small
•portions long continue^,: as 'in- obstinate
case? of diseases, ibecomes highly objec-"
tionable from its tendenevto \u25a0. produce < a
craving for stimulants. Dr.' -Pierce em-
ploys^ chemically v pure, triple -reflncd
\u25a0glycerine, f which . of * itself ! is; a? valuable
in manycases of-cbrcnic diseases,'
being a superior ; demulcent, ;antiseptlc, .
antiferment and supporting nutritive.
It enhances the curative action of the
Golden Seal -root; St6ne°V root,;-Blat-k
Cherrybark and Bloodroot, containßdiin
"Golden Medical. Discovery.", in all: bron-
chial, throat and lung affoctions;attended
.with severe criughsC;,* As will be sepn from:
the' writings of the eminent 'Drs. Grover
\u25a0 Coe,' of New Tork ; ' Bartholb\< of ; Jeffer-
"son Medical College,;Ph!la: ; - Scudder, of
Cincinnati ; • Ellingwoodr of i Chicago :
Hale, 'of Chicago,- and others,- who j stand
! as? leaders '->in \u25a0 their\seyeral schools-' of
practice," the • foregoing k agents ; are * the
-very ipest-} ingredients n that \u25a0* Dr.-- Pierce
\ could ; have * chosen \u25a0Xp { xa ake : up ;; his < \u25a0 IJa- '
? mous ?|for : the vcure ' of not
: only -bronchial; "\ throat ? and . lunit^affec-
itlons» .but' also of chronic" catarrh', in all
Its various forma wherever located. 1-:
PRESIDENT COMMENDS
PLAYGROUND MOVEMENT
Writes in TJehalf of Boy
Whose Games the "Cop"
Up y
STREETS TEACft CRIME
Cities Urgecl to Set Aside
Space Before , Prices ,,
\RiseT6bHigh
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. — Municipal
playgrounds within easy. .^valklng. dis
tance of every b.oy: and. girl in the
large ; cities was advocated .tonight by
President Roosevelt In a letter and
by Representative "Boutelle ot Chicago.
E. E. Brown, United States Commis
sioner of Education: Henry 8. Curtis,
Superintendent - of ..Washington \u25a0 Play
grounds, and other speakers at a "play
grounds banquet" given under the aus
pices of the Washington Playgrounds
Association. ,<Bautelle explained the ob
ject of his - bill ; now -.pending: • in Con
gresso... .. - ; ;' - rr-'r-**
President Roosevelt's letter, In part,
follows:
I haTe noted with pleasure the sood work
which yeur association haa done In promoting
playgrounds for the national eapltnl. I trust
that the bill of Bepresentatlre Boutwell will «o
through so that yon may be abl» to secure
sites in the Tarlcras quarters of the city while
spaces exist and before the price becomes pro
hibitive. . , - . ,
The new appreciation of the Talue of play
In the derelopment of children Is shown in
many ways. The High School Athletic Leajrue
of New York has.organized athletics along sane
and helpful lines -for thousands of school chil
dren, and a number of others seem to be able
to- Join In this movement. .
Play Is almost -the only 'method of physical
development for our children and we must pro
tide facilities for them if we would hare the
children strung and law.-abldlng. "If we don t
allow the children to work we must provide
some other place than the streets for their
leisure time. . If we are to require the parents
to rear- the children of the country for tne
service of the state, :. the state should make
the education as pleasant as -possible.
City streets are unsatisfactory playgrounds
for children becanse of. the danger, because
most good games are against the law, because
they are too hot in summer, because In crowd
ed sections of the city they are apt to be
schools of crime. Children wbo would play
vigorous games should have places set aside
for them ; and since play is - the fundamental"
need, playgrounds should be. provided for e-very
child as much as schools.. -\u0084..._
CALIPORNIANS IN NEW YORK
NEW TORK, Feb. 20.— The follow
ing Calif ornians are registered at New
York hotels:
From San Francisco — A. Goldberg, J.
J. Hyland, at the Herald Square: T. J.
Harrison and wife, at the Marlborough;
H. H. Pierce and wife. Mrs. E. H. Tem
ple, at the Breslln; J. A. Burns, at the
Victoria; H. Kasper, at the Broadway
Central; C. M. Sadler, at . the Seville.
From Oakland — P. F. Strickman, at
the Breslln. ;
Cutlery, Barber Furniture
and Supplies, Sporting
\ .;. '\u25a0". Goods,: Etc.%"
Razor and Shear Grinding
Kf^\, Our Specialty
Repairing of AH Kinds
1686 Market Street
Corner Halght and Cough Sts.
SAX FRAXCISCO.
nAQTCD'cI Senulne Must Bear'
KStKa Fa^imile Signature-- !
SPITTLE —
§™|LJrefuse substitutes. 1
Will Be Advanced to $40 Per Share
February 23
10 HOURS AS AGAINST 18 HOURS TkVZ&Sk
, : . - draws equal dlTldend.
."Chicago to New York In ten hours Because, second — The stock Is fully paid aad
hv the rhicaen-NVw York Fleotrlr Air nonas9 e* f «ble. which means that nerer wiU the
Dy tne unicago-isew iorK Electric Air gtockhojder haTe to rtay an assessment. relleTins I
\u25a0Line Railroad." There are people who the stockholder of all future liability,
lnnk nnnn thai ntnfompnt as vivlnnnrv Because, third — ETery share of stock issued
look upon tnat statement as vislonarj. ha 3 W^ Q and w , u pa}d for at wket prW
or if they admit that such a thins may No one man or set of men haTe received a pay-
h> nossiblo thov tiioturp tn th<>m. Blent or a bonus in stock.
De possiDie, tney picture to tnem- Because, fourth— This railroad has no bonda.
selves a train scooting- along at a This means that. the future earnings of the road
speed that threatens disaster to every- nin not *na cannot be mortgaged and.eaten
. , . , away . from the shareholder. ' ,
body on board. - Because, af th— This railroad will not incur
As a, matter of fact, there Is nothing debts. It Is paying cash as the road progresses
difficult or dangerous at all In operat- ft* caUThe %?g£2£s32&.£Z
ing a ten-hour schedule under the con- tion.UOO miles), la now belnjj e<mstrncted. It
rtitinns that will nrpvall on th!« rnari wl!1 COBt That snaa has already been
aitions tnat will prevail on this road, gybsc-n^i. The cash balance of this railroad in
In the first place, if It is practical for the bank U many thousand dollars riirht now.
th*» Ww-Yflrk Ppntrnl onn Talc* =?hnr*> Because. sUti and lastly— The stock «f the
the xsew \ork. central ana LaKe bhore cn iCAGO-NEW YORK ELECTRIC Alii LIKE
qpads to operate-in eighteen hours, the RAILROAD la conTerttble into Jransnortatlon
Air. Line will be able to operate in " "\u25a0 P* r T . alne ( ? 1M ' > c< " rta , iul - v a "nlque and
«-., . \u25a0 .\_ - xt \u25a0. iuspirlng ' safeguard to your inTestinent.
13% hours with no other advantage . . .;•-.*.
thait the shorter distance we have to' FID^T AT Si9*i WfiW AT QQ«I I
travel. Our U** will be 230 miles nKts ' A ' V^«> ** U " A "
shorter than' the Vanderbilt system. FFRDIIADV 9^ AT €>?ft
But. in addition to that, the Air Line ~rCDi\Unl\l LO t\\
will -be without material grades or The 9tock WBS ; offer i d al J2 s_many
curves and will have no grade cross- bought at that price. The stock then
ings, <rfther highway or railroad. It Jumped to $26. then To $27. then to
will. not run through any. large cities. foYsron^eb": Jg 'll^fn^M
and. hence trains will not have to slow price- the number of 3ale3 increased,
down as they . must do when running Why? Because there was a reason, for
through cities like South Bend. Cleve- o^^Tn^n'e^X^^cain^mo^on^
land. Buffalo. -Rochester, Syracuse and fldent that ever. \
Albany. This stock won't stop at $40 — It's
in addition, the AU Line : wlll-not be .^^Tf It.
required under, electrical operation to Let tia send yo» the literature, books,
change engines,' as' they must do on a maps, the "Air. Line Xews" free, which
steam operated -road, and "in that re- wi » te|l you all about the plans, the
spect considerable time! will be. saved. SS^S^'ferk^lSSPS ' AlVl'lSS
Then, too," electric trains will not have Railroad. Fill out the \u25a0 coupon below
to stop for water or coal, In addition srrr-PTTT^
to .which the use of. electricity- will SOLTHWi '^ERN^SECLRITIES
enable them to make a higher rate of Fiscal Agents Chicago-Xew York Elec-
speed tH^n can be made by locomo- trie. Air Line: Railroad, 198 to ' 202
tives. though thatwill hardly be neces- . Delbert Block. 942/ Van Ness aye..
sary in /view of the other advantages San Francisco; 515 to 518 Central
the Air .Line will have. ' Bank BlUg., Oakland. (Jal. ;
.The fa'cts.afe that the Air Line will - - \u25a0 ' '
be able to'operate- &' ten-hour schedule
with Just as much "safety as the Van- \u0084 Fill Out. Tear Off. Mall Todar
derbilt* and • Pennsylvania ; systems are '. - \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 ... "vV
doing today In eighteen hours. "^ \u25a0"" \u25a0"\u25a0 ""^~" "™ \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0" \u25a0\u25a0 """\u25a0•»\u25a0\u25a0^
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TORK ELECTRIC -AIR LIKE RAILROAI> Is Address i. ......... I
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I § No branch offices, except Seattle. »*'
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VI'.EE TO PATIENT 9.
j*?^22£-V3 MEN AND WOMEN.
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£cs<<f lo xto *<»r».\[,«l discharges.inflammatlOßS.
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