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the funeral of the late king and the
trown prince arc-now on their way to
Lisbon. They include representatives
of the governments of Italy, Belfdum
and Servia, as well as the German mis
sion, headed by Prince Kitel Frederick.
Ihlri son of Emperor William, and the
English mission, headed - by the. duke
of Connaught.
The Scculo, an Independent news
naprr. expresses the opinion in Us
is«u<» of today that the decrees promul
gated by King Manuol are just, but
M-at they are an insufficient response
•o ihe demands of public sentiment.
CAUSE IS DEEP SEATED
"One must delve deeply into the. na
tional soul." the paper says, "to un
derstand this outrage on the king and
crown prince— the agitation which
preceded U and the causes which ex
plain it. Calm will come to the coun
try only when liberty is sus fined by
nigh' moral forces."
The new government's program, or
the absence of program, from the po
litical standpoint, as enunciated by
Premier Ferreira, is set forth In his
.leclaration that he intends to enforce
respect for the laws and public order,
for which the present legislation is
amply efficient. :
Nothing apparently could bo simpler
or more direct than his plan for restor
ing normal conditions. The government.
in making an appeal to the country to
obey tlie laws, sets an example by re
moving, so far as possible, all traces
of the exceptional -regime of Franco,
annulling the powers in the hands of
Die cabinet, restoring the liberty of the
press and parliamentary Immunity, re
voking the municipal boards appointed
by the former premier and abolishing
the exceptional powers conferred on
police tribunals.
TIUAL* NOT AMNESTY
It docs not grant amnesty, but po
litical prisoners may go before the
courts to be tried in accordance with
ihe law. The elections will be held as
soon as possible and the people, will
:uake their response.
The British cruiser Arrogant has ar
rivM here, bringing Admiral Howe,
who will join the mission represent
ing Great Britain at the funeral.
The first work of the new cabinet
has produced a good impression here,
as has also the text of a letter ad
dressed by King Manuel to Premier
Fprreira. -as follows:
"My Dear Premier: According to arti
cle SO of the charter the cortes must
;it th> beginning of each reign fix the
amount of the king's civil list. As I
ilcsire to leave the parliament entirely
at lfberty In this matter I have resolved
t'.jat the royal treasury shall not make
nspof any resources whatsoever be
fore they have been .sanctioned by
parliament.'!
Thf Diario Illustrado, Franco's or
gan, will tomorrow publish the an
nouncement that Senor Franco depart
ed from Portugal at the request of
the government, thus indicating that
the former premier is regarded as
having-; been the "cause of the agita-
F RAN CO, PALE AND WAX.
HURRIES ON TO PARIS
Deposed Dictator Makes Short
Stay in Madrid and Journeys
Northward
MADRID. Fob. 6. — Scnhor Franco,
Ihe former premier of Portugal, ar
rived here today from Lisbon. He was
accompiniea by his wife and son and
• \u25a0l)*' of hss intimate friends, Senlior
Xovotas. 'He is doing all possible to
Vrefierve striot incognito. So far as
known, ho received no one at the hotel
where lie stopped, with the exception
of tli» Portuguese minister to Spain
and t'.ie civil Kovcrnor of Madrid. He
stayed in hi« hotel until evening and
took the train for. Paris.
1-Viv person's saw Franco when- he
Hrrlved and scarcely any one rpcojr
tiized" him, for tlie moment the train
stopped !)<\u25a0>• hurriedly stopped down,
with" overcoat <-ol!ar turned up'and hat
Ooivn "over hi? face, seeking to escape
I>ossible identification.
Word had privately reached the rail
road authorities from the frontier sta
tion "of Alcantara that Franco was a
passenger on tlie express going «to
Madrid, and they immediately arranged
nn effective though unobtrusive "police
detail at the station. On the arrival
«>f the train t?enhor Franco descended
the stops from the car and held out his
..;.;;.; to aid liis wife.
As he turned it could be seen that
Franco's face was drawn and <-arcwoni.
His air was one. of depression and iie
e'eemed utterly wearied. He peered' up
an<l .down the platform distrustfully,
almost fearfully.'- j
The police drew up on. either side of
the", party, who hastily entered a car
riage and drove rapidly away. They
wen} directly to the hotel De la Palx.
\u25a0whfcre the former premier" secluded
himiclf in his private apartment. - '
A^ cordon of detectives immediately
was thrown around the hotel., An offi
rfaCwJio watched Scnhor Franco' for
a ii'-.i;r time described his appearance
in tii* following words:
"Hg looks ill. dreadfully ill. His face
is tjnfd ami pallid and shows great
He seems like a man in
great fear."'
Madrid newspapers which appeared
«>n Jthe streets after Franco's, arrival
Fta£)»d that Franco's journey here was
"roally a flight protected by police."
pjanco and party, drove from the ho-
g[;c c l ix : r s x rye
. .**> ,Ko Branch Eiore*.. Ko A»eat». f
OUR SPRING CLOTHES ARE IN.
FAS H I ON S OF PE R FECf STYLE.
THEY'RE WELL CONSTRUCTED
AND EMP H ATIC ALL V ORIGINAL
ALSO NOTICEABLE DIVERSIONS
NEVER HERETOFORE SHOWN
IN ARTISTIC COLORINGS;:
WHEN PAYING TWENTY OR MORE
FOR CLOTHES THIS IS YOUR SHOP.
\\> po»ltlT*l.r if tore methods
that li«tp a tilot of suspicion
In kc ilins or in tbe inakinjr of rlotbes.
«nd we're not tied. **Sl«xfpiSa ;IIt«v".
la any particular brand or maker.
We go out in tlie open when we buy.
Any £orxl clotbrs maker with 'merit
can eerxe clotbes for thii <>srluslv «=ho;>.
Tliat'e w-hy we got the best dotlie»,'i -,
• »tj"le« and price*. '.'"*\u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0':
King. Solomon's Hall
Fillmore St., near Su tter
Sa n Franc i s c o
Tel to the station this evening and em
barked on the "south express" at. 8:05.
It is understood that his destination Is
Paris, where this train is due at : 9:44
Friday niyht.
XO \VOKD OF HIS COMING 1
PARIS, Feb. 6.— Count, Souza Rosa,
Portuguese minister to prance, stated
tonight that he had had no advices
from Franco indicating the latter's des
tination, "or whether he intended to
visit Paris.
He said that he had "received dis
patches frqin Lisbon showing that all
is now quiet there.
WOMAN BELIEVED fO BE
DYING HIDES IDENTITY
San Francisco Passenger Taken
From an Overland Train
at Reno
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
RENO, Xev., Feb. 6. — Believed to be
dying. Miss Elsa Swift, a handsome
young woman, was taken from an east
bound passenger train here^lonight suf
fering from mastoiditls. She was in
charge of a nurse and had started from
San Francisco fon Chicago this morn
ing. ;
At the hospital here tonight the nurse
refused to give out any Information re
garding the identity of her patient and
Drs.? Hood and Cameron, two of Reno's
leading physicians, who were called In
the case, also refused to tell anything
regarding the identity of the young
woman. She resisted tonight the at
tempts to have her, submit to an opera
tion, and the claim was made that.un
less she. yielded there was no hope of
saving her life.
The report is current that the sick
woman is a member of the Swift fam
ily of packing house repute in Chicago;
but this Is not confirmed.
Millionaire Swift, who had been* a
suest at the Fairmont hotel for. several
days, departed for the north on the
8:20 tratn last night. None of#his fam
ily accompanied him to this city, and
at the Fairmont hotel it was stated
that his daughters were in southern
California. It was not believed by the
hotel people that the woman at Reno
was Swift's daughter. -~
TWO GOLDFIELD THUGS
RAID COUNTY HOSPITAL
Hold Up the Chief Nurse and
Take Diamonds and Jewelry
Valued at $3,000
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
GOLDFIELD, Feb. 6.— Diamonds and
jewelry to the value of 53.000 was
taken by two highwaymen who raided
the county hospital shortly after 2
o'clock this morning. The men. wear
ing masks, entered the place, and -with
their revolvers leveled at her, compelled
Mrs. Grace M. Iloyt, the nurse in
charge, to surrender. Diamond ear
rings worn by Mrs. Hoyt were torn
from her ears and she Avas commanded
to shoxvthem the hiding place of other
Jewelry in the institution.
On leaving they warned Mrs. Hoyt
not to utter a word or use the tele
phone, saying that they would wait
outside the door for 15 minutes. Mrs.
Hoyt, as soon as the. men had disap
peared, rushed for the door and. saw
them tearing down the street. Then
she sprang to the telephone and gave
the alarm. ' She says that she would
be able to idfntify both of the robbers
without any trouble.
TONOPAH GRAND JURY
GIVES RICKEY RESPITE
Nevada Banker Not Called Yet
to Defend Himself Against
Accusers
SPECIAL 'DISPATCH ''TO TJJE CALL
lIEXO. Feb. 6. — T. B. Rickey will not
appear before the grand jury, at Tono
pah tomorrow, to. defend himself against
the alleged charges of mismanagement
and criminal intent in managing the
affairs of the state bank and trust com
pany. Whether the respite is tem
porary or for good could not be learned
tonight.
"I received a telegram from Tonopah
tonight, saying that my presence there
is not . necessary," said the Car,son mil
lionaire. "K. B. Cushman,' the former
cashier, and Bank Examiner Miller are
present and they, ought to be able to
convince the grand Jury' that the ac
counts in the Institution are safe."
Or. A. MapeF, Willis Brougher and
James T. Shaw, the bank stock holders
who compose tlie rehabilitation com
mittee, have not named a'candidate for
president of the syndicate.
Richard Kirman's collection of $18,000
in coin, "the amount due his bank. In
Reno, has excited criticism against tho
Rickey policy, and may be the cause of
a complaint auould criminal prosecution
be instituted. /
ALA M EDA FAVORS
GREATER SAN' FRANCISCO
Speakers at Club Meeting De-
clarc That Supervisors Form
Political Graft Board
ALAMEDA, Feb. 6. — "Wo , would have
nothing to lose, but would gain much
economically and politically by Join
ing San Francisco," said ; Mayor. E. K.
Taylor tonight at a meeting " of ;-v; -v the
Fifty Thousand club. "You people- of
Alameda now pay mo^ro than $100,000
in taxes into the treasury of Alameda
county! What do you . get in return for
your money? 7 Nothing, absolutely^noth
ing. As great as the county, expenses
of Sen Francisco are, the expenses! of
Alameda county are extravagantly
greater. They are greater than ' the
operating expenses •of \u25a0 the: whole state
of New Hampshire."
Among otheß*:" speakers was George
11. Mastick, an attorney 'and president
of the! board of . free; library' trustees,
who said j_ . ;
. "I -would like to see- Alameda coa
lesce with San Francisco! Our board of
county supervisors .Is^an extravagant
one. , In strongerl terms I have heard
that board referred jto- as "a: grafting
board. -The, difference ..betweehy the
graft in. San Francisco and the graft in
Alameda' countyj is that in San . Fran
cisco graft was off the.res^aurant^and
ealoon men.;! In Alameda; county, the
graft is off \u25a0. the- tax .payers." : , "
Rev. F. S. ; Bfush .opposed consolida
tion with : San Francisco. ; Dr. .; F. \u0084W»
D'Evelyn \u25a0 favored it. J. A. Forbes also
opposed. \u25a0;' '
DEBATE ON MERGER
Olney, Elliot, ; Pardee and. Irish
Speak -in .Oakland
OAKLAND, Feb. 6.— Former. Mayor
Olney and Councilman Albert H.E lliot
took the affirmative. and John P. Irish
and ex-Governor Pat-dee- the negative
side of the \u25a0 greater c, San: . Francisco
question tonight " -before the ". Home
club.."- •
Pardee said ."he had been approached
on consolidation 'a' year V ago and • that
at . first he j was - tickled , with - the prop
osition. " Theh ; he had g6ne;home"and
tried unsuccessfully; to"; write- a ''speech
in '.favor :of ; it. : Since he' lias been
opposed to i it.'. \u0084t- "
•"The. arguments favoring ; confedera
tion were cheaper "taxation, \ enlarged
water supply_and better and /cheaper
government. , . The i declared
that consolidation with San Francisco
would ! mean ;r. danger :7of ; '.lluef ism,' and
that \u25a0'. Oakland ;\u25a0? could maintain a con-"
solidated; city «and, county -government
cf its own, SBHBfiI^SEEBf^
THE SAN ?-&RAydlS^
GAYETY DELAYS
AMERICAN FLEET
Evans Puts Off Departure to
Return Chilean Courtesies
at Puiita Arenas^
Battleships Will Begin Tort uou s
Journey Through Straits of ,
Magellan Tonight
PUNTA ARENAS, Feb. 6.— The social
gayeties in connection' with r the" pres
ence of the Amerlcan'fleet continue.un
abated/ Dinners and, dancing with ex
cursions and. ; receptions/, follow:? one
another.! The Americans; are trying : ,to
repay the hospitality of ftheir .ChHean
hosts, and-l the - Chileans are striving
constantly ;to place their visitovs_: fur
ther In their;debt .' ' V ;
- It was originally, planned .to have, the
fleet leave here, last :\u25a0 evening, 'but .the
departure was: delayed .until 'tomorrow
to give the" Americans .i more -', time in
which to 'return the" } hospitalities? C
The . health of Rear?A"dmlral> Evans,
who' suffered ] from ; rheumatism 'at Rio
Janeiro,. is hnproving.- steadily.; ':\u25a0_>\u25a0""•.>-; :\
The fleet will: leave Friday 'night at
11 o'clock. , The" torpedo, flotilla iWill \u25a0 ac-'
company, the '\u25a0'. battleships "/.through; the
strait as far as Cape Pillar,* atthe. 'west
"end, f rorri jvhich ' point \u25a0 the . smaller .ves-'
sels will take 'an (inside passage "to the
north.^^^^^SßHßQßßfi@t^^B|^
At Valparaiso", the. fleet will steam
close ln"shore; and* salute, -the ; town.
The -Chilean; cruiser- Chacabuco.^wlll
precede the \u25a0 fleet out *of the strait. . The
vessels expect to arrive off Valparaiso
Friday," February.l 4. . ' ,•,'--,' .' ,
One of the . boats '••'"bf;* the. battleship,
Rhode Island, in "which -^Midshipman*
Herndon . 8., Kelly • and four seamen
were, rowing-, : was '.capsized -off. the'spit
yesterday afternoon. "The five -"men
clung to the bottom, of < their upturned
boat. Captain Martin, the maritime
governor of the territory, immediately
went out in a launch and rescued the:
sailors. - : *v -.'- . ' ' '
John Hicks, the American minister
to Chile, -vrho came to Punta f Arenas
on the Chacabuco, entertained the
American admirals - and captains at
breakfast yesterday on board the,ves
sel. Commander Hodges of the British
cruiser Sappho also was. a guest.
While the officers were' being, enter
tained Jn the wardroom"*bf the", Chaca
buco. 200. Americans .and 20 British
bluejackets were given a' splendid
breakfast on the lower, deck. Great en
thusiasm prevailed, .and the; sailors
drank to., the health of their nations
and their commanding admirals... V.i
Tuesday afternoon there was a dance
on board the" Chacabuco at which the
society of Punta Arenas was well rep
resented. Four hundred, guests danced
until 6 o'clock in the evening.
Among those present" were, Minister.
Hicks, Admirals Thomas,; Emory and
Sperry of the American fleet and other
American officers; members of the lead
ing- Punta" Arenas families and several
British $ and Argentine naval officers.
The festivity/ended with- an American
cake walk and. the Chilean "cue ca."
• Punta . Arenas is having a feast of
music. Every day bands from cone "or
another of the American ; warships play
on the plaza. ..- .' si \u25a0-. ; \u25a0\u25a0'?'\u25a0_' ; -._
I -Admiral Evans delayed departure un
til Friday, evening, as there is a stretch
of "clear wide water from; Punta Arenas
to Cape. Forward, in Magellan strait,
which" can be^ traversed, safely .in tho
dark. Then there are /long, :„ tortuous
passages, and '.while \ traversing, these
the admiral will have 'about? 20! " hours
of daylight, which it is expected will
bring him well toward Cape Pillar, at
the Pacific end of ; the strait. ' -
AMERICA BEST FRIEND
Takahira Says War With Japan
Is Unthinkable
"LONDON", F"eb/ 6.— -*T know of no truer
friends of Japan Jthan ,the Americans,
and^our .excellent relations.and(knowl
edge of one another will insure an ami
cable'outcome at an" early: date of the
negotiations still in progress." ".This is
the message that Baron .Kogora':Taka
hira*sends to America on the: eve of his
departure to assume the ambassador
ship- of Japan ~at Washington. The
baron. will sail, for. New York Saturday,
on the Etruria. : • .-"'-. .\u25a0.'.''\u25a0".
.''l am, not ' going', to Washington on
any": special mission,";continuedthe am
bassador, "but only as? a resident rep
resentative of my. country. I am -de
lighted to return 'to the' city, and coun
try where I. : " have »,soC-many^ friends.
When I was last in Washington as min
ister it ; was an > anxious -J period,^ but^l
always > recall how much anxiety^ was
lightened by the friendship of the great
American : ' people. , I have ;/ always re
garded ' tlie 'Americans' , as our ~ good
friends, and. friendship in. time ofjstrcss
is doubly That 'is why. I
saj r « I : know, Japan "r" r has no truer, friends
than the "Americans. •. \u25a0
"Although certain .newspapers have
spoken .in a pessimistic vein regarding
our - relations, I havo" never attached
the, slightest importance -to .these ut
terances, , and - with ' my . knowled ge of
America's attitude /during Uhe>'Russo-*
Japanese ; war and; of her relations to us
in our i earlier; and . morel modest times,"
I haye'never, thought ; of ithe' possibility
of war between'; thtf; United i States . and
Japan. / Such a. thing, is unthinkable.".- -fi
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KDITORIAI. M'RITER IST DEAD •"«
;
CLEVELAND./ Feb. I,"' {\u25a0^A;
6^Perry;
Knight, an \ed i torial .Writer:-; on "th c
Plain Dealer,''. died ,of I Bright 1 s:, diseaso
today. He was a son*;bf TJudge v Enoch
Knight. of Los .Angeles." 'vKnight was
associated with;'the -Plain Dealer'for
more* than 20 yearsTmßSSSßS^SßStr'^' -
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WHAT EMIXEXT PHVSICUXS SAY
. ~ N AS TO ITS; TREATMENT
Hoir to Prevent It— \Vbat<o Do-After
the Grip, .
: : Eminent: physicians like the .late ',
Drs. Geo. F. Shrady and: Cyrus *-\u25a0 Edson
of. -New York agree that, in,, the grip
the- patient should- be*: at oncer'rnade
warm and .be ; giveny a good cathartic^
f The Best Cathartic in the 'grip is
Hood's' Pills, because'not only 'afe" they
"easy-to take and easy i; to- operate,",
but instead of : weakerilngf? like 'other,
cathartics they have , a ; true .; tonic - ef-
fectl;^;^ \ v :''\ : - '--'* '
| To Prevent the Grip, ", avoid undue
I exposure. \u25a0: keep your \\ feet? always .dry
j and* take Hood's' Sarsaparllla.;. This ;
; last; advice .is: very.. important, because
jif ;youri;blood,i3- ; in; good conditionVand
yourVVpp'etlteyand 1 digestion';, are all
right." you wiH: escape the 'grip. : It
seizes 'upon ; those whose ? tone , is
low^t.whoae ; blood - is ; : thin and poor. ; '
' After : = the Grip, .Hood's .-Saraaparilla
is 'the "greatest tonic that "can - be' taken.
;It- overcTJTnes^thar weak,^debilitated ii
condition, .purifles,- vitalizes and i en- 1
riches "the blood, eliminates ' all that *
"grip \u25a0".poison",'. 1 -"creates an ; appetite;; aids
dig-^stion /and Csoon >pu ts '.one i.Yon ,; his
Xeet" agai^
GIRL AND ROBBER
IN PISTOL DUEL
Daughter of Rancher Misses
Fleeing Burglar; but Wounds; i
Child Standing Near/ :" -
Young Woman (Acts Promptly
After Finding Thief in Los
Angeles Home
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
;•• .LOS ANGELES, /Feb. ~ 6.— Six pistol
shots: wereexchanged-tonlght In'aduel
between ;Miss j Claribel'Ottortho^O year
old"daughter"of a" Texas cattleman,, and.
a burglar 'whomshe^found^ransafcking
her? father's home^Nelther was hlt, v but
aVbullet/i: f rom si Mlss^Otto's ! revolver
struck""laadr painfully injured : . a' little
girl , who. saw. the shooting. . -The robber
got 'away. \u25a0/ --v": ;•" '•,"." : - ' '- ' "*>'\u25a0'\u25a0?. :" :: L '"'
• .. Miss .'Otto .and her parents returned
froinTan automobile* ride and found .the
thlef-'tn' the; hbuaf.* The young -woman
procured- aY revolver. -from * a j neighbor
and- niet' the'- thief 'ajsV he start«d 'off 'on
af run. She * fired' and": he hid behind -a
.tree."-' \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0-.\u25a0.'.-.\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0' ''. - " \u25a0 . ' '\u25a0.
! As -she' fired again _he "responded with
! several-. shots 'and^dashed down the
street/,: Once more Miss Otto fired, . the
bullet :strlking^the; pavement, glancing
and;lbdging in the;arm "of'a little girl.
The thief| failed to .get .any.-, valuables. ,
DR. WHEELER DENOUNCES
\u25a0i ; THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF
Explains His Protest Against the
Payment of ; $7.50 Duty
Yon •; Cigars : \u25a0
\u25a0 [.'riljsrive one of these Philippine ci
gars,; whlch-are'.worth"s3 .a.box and on
which-I was compelled to pay the un
holy/dnty of $7.50 ;t0. the .United States
government,; to .»ach ; person, who will
write- a" letter of protest to hLs coh
gressman'againstthe abominable Phil
ippine \ tariff," said Benjamin Ide
Wheeler,- president of University of
California.:- discussing last niglit the
ruling of the New York board of g.»n-'
eral appraisers.
"I made my protest to. the customs
authorities in order, to.bringf to the at
tention of;the public the inequity of our
treatment ! of our Filipino wards." he
said. .'"W> erect -around them a tariff
wall, preventing -them: from ; trading
with other and then shut our
own gates, in. their faces. ... Secretary
Taft andevery.persbn who. has been in
or has studied the Philippines has
joined , in a" protest against the Philip
pine tariff, and yet congress has al
ways, ffirn.»d a deaf, ear to the" pleas of
the representatives of the people and
heard with willing acquiescence the
protests of the; tobacco dealers of this
country, who have merely voiced the
attitudejof the American tobacco com
pany — th.c trust. . ;.
; "Tobacco from. Porto Rico, where
more cheap labor, is" employed thnn in
the Philippines, is admitted , free of
duty, buf that is; because the tobacco
trust^ controls ; that source :of Bupply.
My .protest* was simply to point an ob
ject lesson — 1 did not expect, of course,
to accomplish anything more. ., But I
want the consumers to realize that it is
they vrho ar.^jbeing ; gouged, -for onlj
the tobacco trußt realizes any ."benefit."
PpNSfAVORS
A PANAMA LINE
Continued I'rom Page J, Column 8
less \u25a0 the .president'shall' deem the bids
to bo, extortionate or unreasonable. •
This provision la also included:-"That
the 5 i isthmian canal commission is ; here
by authorized to purchase and: operate
vessels of the : United States, for the
transportation, of material and, equip
ment' for'; the use of the canal,' employes
on" and -mails for said" canal;- whenever
in r the' opinion- of .the president public
interests will be best soserved."
PASTOR PKAXS CH AtJTAUQUA
;',j SANTA: CRUZ, Feb. 6:— Rev. 1 . George
W. Stone, Held secretary of the 'Amer
ican Unitarian association on this coast
and founder* off the "local' tUnltarian
church;. ha 3; again ; accepted .the . local
pastorate. lie will' work. to make; lsbel
grove.* the bcaiitrfnl grove of?, this ; city,
aisort of ;"a Unitarian Chautauqua' for
the coast. " '
M~'. Not^many^ more days remain for you; to take i
I Suits---Overcpats---Gir^yenettes i 1
I For' Men and Young Men^ I
i^ ELvery garment is aßsolutely new, ex-j i
s ; pressly lor: the recent opening pf^
ll the be^t equipped xlotKirig eslablishmehtfinitrie I
9 JNo branch stores : • Established 1867 ' W-
644 0 610 Market st. -1
1 - NEXT TO CMROWICLe. a
MILLIONS GONE TO
RAILROAD IS CHARGE
Continued from Pajte 1, Column 4
vestigatibn.: ( He"; is expected here bef
fore, the : end', of the ; presnt "month.
'... During his -invstigatlon .Lane will
give his - attention to the complaint
filed > with- the-; interstate -commerce
board jby the :\u25a0 Napa \u25a0 Cannery "company,
>hich^ charges -that it As being^ \u25a0 dis
criminated % against by. \u25a0 the t Southern
Paciflc. ; ; The cannery . company : in Its
complaint that '.it T was.- denied,
the , : y common: -4 point : - rate '; ' from Napa,
although the- irate ; is- given: from
Marysville :and ,San : Jose.
The company alleges, that by. rea
son; of :y: y its .water,) facilities it is en
titled s to "the :?common> point- rate. The
complaint "also -the charge
thatjbn.-- Interstate? shipments . from
Napa 4 to Montana;-: Idaho - and ad Jacent
states the local^ rate to Stockton is
added to the through /freight rate,
>while Marysville;, and, other competing
points Vdb*, riot pay 'the local tariff on
throughiShipments. .
REBATES 'OX- GIIAXD SCAI-K
Evidence of rebating on the part of
the" Southern Pacific on a scale far
greater than .that revealed by ' Inter
state".'. Commerce Commissioner Frank
lin X.- Lane has "been unearthed by* the
California Traffic " association. This
evidence consists, largely, of transcripts
made <- from ' the ' books . of Z the company
and shows that the corporation con
tinued" its rebating 'without interrup
tion" after the exposures made by
Lane. 1 ' j -
The matter N wlll'i>e placed before the
state '-, \u25a0 railroad . commission February
13, when the inquiry into the.Southe
rn Pacific^will ' be begun. ..The. hear
ing will beheld in the /rooms of the
chamber of commerce In the Mer
chants' exchange building.-
It is understood that much of th«v
evidence which :. has come into th>\
hands; of. the California Traffic associa
tion has ibeen supplied by employers o?
the Southern -Pacific who have re
cently had-differences with the com
pany. ;• The company recently , release!
many men who had been in its service
more than a .quarter of a century.
These men 4n a few years would have
been' eligible for the pension list, and
their "unexpected discharge has made
them bitter against. their employer. It
is reported that in many cases thess
men' have made copies of the' records
in* the Southern .Pacific offices and
turned them over to the traffic associ
ation.
J. C. Stubbs has given notice that
he will be on hand td look .after.. the
Interests- of his company at the hear
ing.- The defense of the Southern Pa
cific,Vit; Is understood, will consist of
a general denial that rebating within
the confines of the state Is : a felony.
In keeping with: this the corporation
sent .word yesterday to the railroad
commission that: it would "allow the
members of the board to Inspect its
books whenever desired. ' The books
will be subpena'ed at the hearing.
ROUSES SHIPPERS' IRE
Switching Charge Hits Flour
Millers Hard Blow
V STOCKTON,' Feb. 6.— Stockton ship
pers are up in arms against a recent
order which ; has been- Issued from tha
head r oftlces ? of the Santa-Fe and South
ern-Pacific-railroads by which an ad
ditionalVchargeiof 52.50 has been added
to~ the; rates ;her*>tof ore fixed." The or
der-went into effect' In San Joaquln
county.' February ;1. ! . Before that time
no 'charge .was; made for switchings tho
cars ; from .one \u25a0 line " to : the . other in or
der thatf the freight^ might reach its
consignee, but under the' new rule $2.50
a car will be assessed by the.compan
les; for the service. -
Indignation is so sjrrat that a pro
test signed by all of the Stockton ship
pers: has" been presented to the .local
agents for presentation to high offi
cials. >_ The three flour mills which use
In the neighborhood of 500 cars per
month are subjected to .heavy addi
tional expense by reason of the new
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In' cases .where a double movement
Is necessary^ shipping: cars from' ex
cluaiye .points- on : one road to., exclu
sive 'points- on , another:, aud return, - a
double charge Us. made per: car.: The
only redeeming; feature of the ruler is
that no Charge "Will be made for. switch
ing -when freight is destined' from" com
mon -points . to common "points; that is
Into" a city where both; the Santa Fe
and Southern: Pacific have facilities for
handling freight.' .
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witiiont flic wor &.
every woman would feel
better for a Cascaret every day.
Women exercise less than men.
That's why they need help most.
A woman moved into a new flat with a bath room, and she said to a
visitoxi " You don't know how anxious I am for Saturday nijht. ' I
want to take a bath." *
That's what some of us do with our bowels.
We get into the habit of periodical cleansing. ' And we never realiza
how much better it is to give a little help every day.
. That's the reason for Cascareta.
To give you a convenient vest-pocket laxative, the action of which b
as natural and gentle as the action of laxative* foods.
They" are not like the old-time physics— castor oil, salts and cathartics.
We took them only when we were forced to. \u25a0
We let matters run until the bowels were clogged, and' we were miserable.
Today we keep at our best.
The, way is to take one Cascaret just as soon as you know that you
. need It. i The results are as pleasant as the dose.
Those who exercise enough, and eat coarse food and plenty of fruit,
don't need them.
All others do need them. Cascarets do just what Nature docs for thosa
who live in a natural way.
Cascarets are candy tablets. They are sold by all druggists,
but never in bulk. Be sure you get the genuine, with CCO f '
on every tablet. The price is 50 cents, 25 cents and
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I over the Want Columns of
I The Gall. Hundreds of
I offerings, lots of bargains in
I Sewing y]^chines;>H6r^es,
I Gash Registers, Lodging,
I Houses, Real Estate, etc.,
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