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BOARD TAKES
STEPSTOWARD
BUILDING ROAD
Supervisors' Action Will Bring
Geary Street Situation to
Early Issue
City Attorney Confident of Over*
coming Calhoun's Expected
Legal Opposition
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••Resolved, ihnt the board of public
norka be cud I* hrrebv requested to
furnNh ibe board of cupcrTisor* vrfth
an estimate of the cost of preparation
••f {lines and specification* for the con
struction of tiie Geary street railroad."
This resolution, introduced yesterday
by Supervisor Bancroft and passed by
the board by unanimous vote, will bring
the Geary street railway situation to an
early climax. It will furnish a basis
for antagonistic proceedings by the
United Railroads. It has been generally
understood that the issue wculd be
raised by the Calhoun interests upon
the offering of the bon,ds for sale. The
opportunity If presented, however, to
take the matter to the courts in,a.n en
deavor to restrain the, supervisors from
proceeding in the matter at all! j
BO>D BUYERS 3IAKK IXQX'UUES j
The bond buyers have already made!
inquiries as to the probable date of!
*a!e, but no time has yet been fixed.
The public utilities committee will
meet on V/ednesday, and it is the plan
of Supervisor Pugh to bring up the
question at that time.
"Our committee has made no recom
mendations as to the sale of the Geary
j-treet bonus," said Pugh yesterday,
"but I will suggest that we consider
that at our Wednesday meeting. I may
then propose that the supervisors offer
the bonds for- sale at once. IL A. Ma
son, the citye expert on such things,
will h*>. in attendance at our Wednes
day meeting, and with his co-operation
vve expect to be able to fix upon a
proper course."
A'OW UI» TO "TAXPAYER"
For the present the litigation waits
upon the mysterious client of Attorney
TV. I. Brobeok. This brand of individual
is kept on tap for just such emergen
cies. It was "Taxpayer" who fought
the Hrtch Hetchy bonds, it was "Tax
payer" who opposed the Lincoln lot
lease and now it is to be "Taxpayer"
who will endeavor to prevent the build
ing of the municipal street railway.
Of course, the opposition springs pri
marily from the United Railroads. On
the face it may appear to have some
other inspiration, but the Calhoun co
terie is the real party in interest.
City Attorney Long has practically
mapped out his case and he feels very
confident of the result. At this time
he will not disclose the method he pro
poses to pursue.
One of the points made by Patrick
Calhoun in his address to the improve
ment clubs was that neither the city:
charter nor the state constitution gave;
to San Francisco the right to operate'
a streetcar system. A perusal of the
charter disclosses that this right is ex
pressly and definitely conferred.
Calhoun raised the further conten
tion that in granting the temporary
permit on the outer Market street
tracks the city recognized the* Butter
street company's claims to certain
rights In Market street. This is refuted
by the terms of that permit itself. This
permit was granted in December, 1807,
and later rescinded.
CITY'S RIGHTS EXTACT
The original permit contained the fol
lowing qualifying clause:
"It being distinctly understood, how
ever, that 5n granting this permission
the board of supervisors in no manner
-Tiizcs the right of either the
. •' d Railroads of San Francisco or
' > Gutter street railway company to
ruct. or maintain permanent over
i.. trolley wires over any railroad
tfa h on Market street. The permls
;.-•! hereby granted shall be without
r•< dice to the rights of the city and
ty of San Francisco to claim at any
-\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0- hereafter that said United Rail
•.3 of San Francisco or eald Sutter
.-! :t railway company has no right
never had any right to operate
on Market street between _ said
s or any place on Market street by
means of electricity."
RAILWAY COMMISSION OF
OREGON DECLARED VALID
Federal Court Upholds Consti
tutionality of State Board
PORTLAND, Feb. 21. — Judge Charles
E. Wolverton In the United States
district court here today upheld the)
constitutionality of the Oregon state
railway commission, created by' the
legislature of 1007 and decided that
«t lias the power to fix freight rates;
!/etivoen different points In Oregon on
shipments ; originating within this
date.
The court declined to express an
opinion as to whether eastern goods
rcshipped in their original packages
from one Oregon point to another came
•within the jurisdiction of the state
commission.
The decision was rendered in the
case of the Oregon railroad and navi
gation company against the Oregon
state railway commission, the com
pany alleging that the commission was
unconstitutional on the ground that it
attempted to exercise legislative, judi
cial and executive powers; that no
adequate appeal from its rulings Is
provided, and that the company stood
In danger of being deprived of its prop
erty without due process of law.
TELLS TALE OF MASKED
THUQ WITHOUT WEAPON
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Stanton Roger, a book keeper of the
London and Paris dermatological in
stitute In the David Hewes building, at
Slxtli and Market streets, reported to
the police yesterday afternoon that he
liad been robbed of 53.
Koge:- said that a masked though
unarmed man entered his office about
5 o'clock and commanded him to open
the safe, which he refused to do. The
robb;r then struck bins on the head
with hlsflst and took the $3f3 f from his
clothes, leaving hurriedly, because of
a buzzer that was working, on the half
open door. 9^3bmPw§
Uoteotive Thomas Ryan, who inves
tigate! the case. —was not incllned.-to
pia< % * !i credence In Roger's story.
PKTALUM A PASTOR WILL
GO TO. SAN JOSE CHURCH
{Special Dispatch to The Call]
Pi-TTALUMA. Feb. 21.— At a meeting
of the directors of the Presbyterian :
cliurc'a Sunday' the resignation of; Rev .!
K. p. Hays was . accepted. The * pastor
has filled the local pulpit for two years,
mid at- a meeting of the -presbytery at
Santa Rosa today was given letters to
•the Presbyterian church ' of \ian < Jose..- - 1
MAKING THE CITY'S LAWS
CITIZEN WOUNDED
BY HAT HARPOON
Victim Asks Supervisors to
Prohibit Use of Long Spears
in Feminine Headwear
"J. M.," a. correspondent otherwise
anonymous on the scroll of fame, ven
tured Jnto the atmosphere of the board
of supervisors yesterday to protest
against lor.g 1 hatpins. Owing \u25a0to the
anonymity of his communication rather
than to his prolix and eloquent literary
style, the writer received little consid
era4*orT'from the board, which he had
addressed through Supervisor Paul Ban
croft of the judiciary committee.
"J. M." had undoubtedly been "fright
ened bj- a hatpin Into the use of.a John
sonian, or worse, English diction, which
amazed and appalled the supervisors.
He wrote:
Paulßancroft, Judiciary Commit
tee, Board of Supervisors — Dear
Sir: Permit me to request your at
tention to these lines of Information
about a condition that to my mind
Is of the keenest importance:
While coming out of a local the
ater among a number of other pat
rons I was pinned on the face at a
point one inch below the location of
my right optic with the sharp point
of a hatpin that severed the hat of
a lady. Observing -the party and
her. hat I discovered that the pin
"that reached me protruded about
five inches from the body of the hat
after the pin had passed there
through. I respectfully submit that
the pin had served its purpose when
It has reached through the body of
the hat and its protrusion in the
manner I have .indicated, is, a great
menace and an Instrument of bodily
iiarm to those persons who are In
close proximity to tho party
through whose hat the pin appears.
It was the irony of fate that my
optic was not severely injured and
its sight impaired for life; and I
'ask your consideration to this mes
sage of mine and trust that others
might be benefited by this experi
ence I met. and a provision cover
ing the nuisance may soon be ap
pended to our municipal ordinances.
Very truly yours, J. M.
Contractors' Delays Must Stop
"Why not give the contractor a five
years' extension of time and let the
inmates do the work.", said Supervisor
Harris when the question arose of
granting the Standard electric con
struction company J.BO days' time to do
the electric wiring of the infirmary.
Mayor McCarthy announced that he
Intended to bring all the contractors
doing work for the city together and
inform them that delays must stop.
"One contractor gets in the way of
another," was the explanation made
justifying the Standard's request, and
the architect's office came in as the
usual scapegoat.
At the building committee's recom
mendation and to- cure the evil the
board requested that all the contracts
upon a building should hereafter.be
let to one bidder, and he be held respon
sible for the completion of the work.
The resolution follows:
Whereas frequent delays in the.,
work of constructing public build
ings have been the cause of much
complaint, and inasmuch as said de- .
lays have been occasioned by the
contractor to ' whom was awarded
the contract for general construc
tion, and
Whereas, these delays can be
avoided in a great measure by
awarding the contract for complete ;
construction to the contractor, in- :
stead of in separate contracts as
at present, therefore, be it
Resolved, that the board of public
works be requested to in future, as
far an is possible to do so, call for
one contract to cover all construe- .
tion on each building erected, to
the end that contractors who fail
to complete the work within the
time specified in the contracts may \u25a0
be penalized when said delays are
caused by the negligence or care
lessness of said contractor, and, be
it further
Resolved, that the board of pub
lic works also be requested to of
fer a bonus to contractors who \u25a0
complete their contracts within less :
time than specified in said con- ,
tracts. tAw*?J . - f
INJUNCTION ASKED
TO BREAK COMBINE
Anthracite Coal Carrying Roads
Termed Monopoly in Re»
straint of Trade
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.— Standing
In the United States circuit court five
hours today, James C. Mcßeynolds, spe
cial assistant to the United States at
torney general, unfolded the alleged
Iniquities of the so called anthracite
coal trust and charged that seven of
the nine coal carrying railroads enter
ing the hard coal fields of Pennsylvania
are !n a conspiracy to stifle trade.
On behalf of the government he asked
the court to issue an injunction to break
up the alleged monopolistic control of
fuel, and also pleaded that the acquisi
tions by some of the railroads of stock
in competing railroad and coal compa
nies be declared In violation "of the
Sherman anti-trust law.
Mcßeynolds laid great stress \u25a0 Tjpon
the part the Temple Iron company haa
played in the coal fields, declaring that
Its organization clearly showed a con
spiracy among the coal roads to control
the anthracite trade to tidewater at
New York. When, Independent mining
companies, tiring of high freight rates,
proposed building an independent rail
road to New York, government counsel
Eaid, the Temple iron company, a small
concern - with a . limitless charter -" In
'Pennsylvania,* was purchased" by the
anthracite coal carrying roads, "they
taking stock in proportion to the quan-.
tity of coal handled by them. The Tem
ple company in turn 'acquired the
largest of the Independent mines,; and
the proposed railroad to tidewater Was
never built. This act, -Mcßeynolds said,
was one step rln the alleged 1 scheme to
etlfle interstate commerce in \u25a0 the coal
trade. ,'_
He also. told of the acquisition by the
Reading. company, a holding concern of
the Reading railway; and of* the Read-
Ing coal and Iron : company," and of!, the
acquisition by the" Reading, company of
the New Jersey Central railroad, a com-"
peting line to New. York harbor, which,
in turn, owned the Lehigh , and Wilkes
barre coal . company. This Reading- .
New Jersey Central /combina.t!on, : x.he
sald,'owned ; 63 per. cent of the unmined
coal in : the anthracite regions, and its
formation was another step in the con
splracy. :s|§S§ \u25a0 '-..\u25a0 '\u0084 . • \'K. "\u25a0.„\u25a0 -^-\".'
"U Mcßeynolds wlir conclude Jils;argu
ment tomorrow. .; , / . .;
Water drinking is an^excellentl^aldito
general good health. /Try. Shasta. •// '
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THE:SAN ERANCISCQ CM.L, TUESDAY; FEBRTJATI^ 22, 1910.
Hatpins Menace:
-Lives of Citizens
MURDOCH PRAISES
SUPERVISOR KELLY
Compliment Paid to the Chair
man of the Finance Com=
mittee of the Board
What seemed about to bring on a> (
storm in tho board of supervisors yes
terday afternoon — the ordinance pro
viding for the appointment of three ad
ditional office deputies for tho sheriff —
developed a peace congress between
the members of the majority and minor
ity of the board, which was .marked by
the exchange of a graceful compliment
for Supervisor Kelly by Supervisor
Charles Murdock, leader of the
minority.
The ordinance providing for the ap
pointment of three additional deputies
in the sheriff's office, each at a salary'
of $1,500 a year, came up for final pas
sage. It carried with itthe provision
that $1,600 be appropriated out. of the
urgent necessity fund until the end of
the fiscal year to pay the three men
their salaries.
Supervisor Bancroft of the minority
opened the discussion. "I dislike to
differ with the majority," he said, "but
after, the recommendation of the grand
jury that, the sheriff's office employes
could show more diligence in their
work I do not feel that I can vote for
that bill."
That knocked a chip off Mayor Mc-
Carthy's shoulder. "With all due re
spect to the grand jury," he said, "they
are as far off on this proposition as
they have been on others. The secre
tary of the late grand jury may be a
good architect, but he is not a judge of
what work a man may do In eight
hours. Tho additional deputies are
needed."
Chairman Kelly of the finance*cora
mittee reiterated that the extra men
were needed. He said, that he had
looked into the affairs of that office and
found that there was not adequate help.
Kelly said that there had not been,
an addition employe given to the sher
iff's office since the charter, went into
effect. "I will not stand for an ordi
nance which is passed merely to give
men positions,' 1 he declared, "but in
this case I feel that there should be
additional men there."
Supervisor Harris of the minority
suggested that as we were now to
have prosperity there would be less
work for the sheriffs office. • "I would
like to have the ordinance laid over one
week, as I would like to look into the
matter myself," he added.
Kelly had no objection tp the mat
ter going over, a week.
"The chair has made an investiga
tion," asserted Mayor McCarthy, "and;
it will look with unkindly eyes on men!
who insist that the employes of the city
be asked to work more hours a day
than they would themselves work."
•Harris pointed out that If the ordi
nance did not look right to the minority
it could be defeated, as ittakes 14 votes
to vote'money from the urgent neces
sity, fund; . * --\u25a0\u25a0 '.'\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 "'•:, V" \u25a0 -
"Let it be put over, one week," ad
vised Supervisor Murdocfk of the minor
ity. ' "I:havea great and growing con
fidence in the. work of the chairman of
the finance cdmmlttee (Kelly) and I,
would like. to look into this matter my
self. I will be glad if we "do not have
any more dissensions than we can pos- :
slbly avoid." •
The question was put over.
No Action on Building Laws
Nothing. was done in the matter, of.
amending the building law so that
lfiy windows may-be built to extend
36 inches over the sidewalk Instead of
16, as now allowed, and no-action was
•taken on the amendment to permit
owners and builders, to cover 00 per
cent of" Inside lots with buildings to
house three or more > families instead
of the 70 per cent of 'the, ground space
allowed by. the law -as it stands. . The
recommendations of the'buildings laws
committee were favorably to these
changes,* but the matter was ; deferred
till next week. \u0084' - -, : ' .
MILITIAMEN HOLD
CAIRO MOBS AT BAY
Excitement in City Not Allayed
by Report of Coroner's
Jury
•CAIRO, 111., Feb. 21.-^No individual
deputy sheriff' was named in the .ver
dict of the coroner's jury -.that investi
gated, the "death of Alexander^Halliday,
who was killed in .the inob^Thursday
night that'was seeking the life of John
Pratt, the negro purse snatcher. The
verdict was returned tonight. It found
that Halliday came to his death by a
gunshot wound caused by a weapon In
the hands of one of Sheriff Nellis' depu
ties, fired from a north window in the
courthouse. . -, .J
The happenings ' of the day did not
tend to a^lay excitement of. the citizens
of Cairo. \ The ; arrival of Company H
of Shelbyville made, the number, of
militiamen on duty here about 350. : ;
Because of the great;exc!tement pre
vailing here and to lessen'the danger of
further mob violence, Circuit Judge
Butler today adjourned court for two
weeks. ... ' '. ,\u25a0 \u25a0' 7 : , •
'\u25a0 The grand Jury probably will be dis
solved today. J. J\V. Wenger, the fore
man, will ask ,tb '; be ' :be^
cause his wife is a cousin of Alexander
Halliday, "killed in ; the attack "on the
jail. , - \u25a0::•\u25a0:"•:..,:-. . ' ....\u25a0• .: ;\u25a0'.-.'. .'\u25a0';
The hunt for^ the. supposed confed
erate' of John*. Pratt, the : negro s purse
snatcher, -whose robbery : of . two women
precipitated the , present ; race trouble,
is being continued today. . \u25a0 : ;
. Company H of ' Shelbyville, called out
at midnight last night, arrived today,
increasing the military to five com
panies. .;< '. ."\u25a0''-.'
DIME NOVEL BANDITS
LOVED THEIR CHICKEN
Followers of Jesse James : Lived
;on Tender, Fowl
j.' DENVER; Feb^ 21;— TIl« police :this
afternoon discovered a; system lof caves
extending.under. almost half of 'a vacant
block; that .had been 4 the rendezvous,' as
they; believe, of a 1 arge ; garig ;of ;boys ' of
dime hovel!- ambitions. ;*:t The ; discovery
followed the : loss " by, \ residents of -the
neighborhood , of poultry^- and pother,
property.' In the cave;were^found;evi
dences; that' the jboysi had been '-. feeding
on '•! roast i chicken.' . The>police^assert
;that ; many- of r the jboyTi » ln* the ; garfg be-
Iqng to. well to do* faniiliesjiiijthe \u25a0neigh
borhood.'; No "arrests •.wferi"; rnade, J^>": » i '
Herget Would Have
Carnivals Run Riot
ONE BID MADE FOR
RAILWAY FRANCHISE
A. J.Pon Tenders Proposal for
Short Route United Railroads
Wants inGough Street
.„ A. J. Pon, a Fillmore street property
owner and a prominent member^ of the
Fillmqre Street Improvement associa
tion, was the only bidder for tho street
railroad franchise over Gough street
between McAllister and Market, before
the board „of supervisors yesterday.
Pon's bid was the minimum charter
requirement, of a certain percentage of
the earnings of the road.
C. W. . Eastln, acting . president of
the Public Ownership association, , and
Frank' B. Crooks and E. P. E. Troy, 'of
the association were' in the board rooms
and Eastln asked v that the decision on
the. matter he postponed until business
men in the Mission had held a meeting
.to discuss the -question. The board
postponed final action on the bid, which
will be further considered tomorrow at
1 o'clock -by. the. public utilities com T
mittee. of the board. Pon had- no ob
jection to goffer. \u25a0/\u25a0'
•i:Pon's\bid was accompanied by -a
$5,000 bond., _ He. offered the, city 3 per
cent pf. the gross receipts for 'the: first
five years, 4 per cent for the. ensuing
10 c years, and 5 per cent for the last
10 years of the life of the franchise,
which is to run for 25 years. . '
\u25a0-: The United Railroads desires to di
vert its Fillmoro street traffic for the
Mission over McAllister, Gough and out
Valencia street,, thereby avoiding the
Fillmore street hill between Fulton and
Waller streets. But it Is against the
principles of the monopoly to bid for
any franchises under the charter. Pon
did the work..
-Mayor McCarthy expressed the belief
that the franchise must be awarded at
the time the bid was opened, but Super
visor Kelly said that was not the law. \
. C. W. Eastln, for; the Public Owner
ship association, was granted the priv
ilege of the floor. "I would ask the
bo^rd," ' he said, ' "that no action be
taken on "this matter today. Several
hundred businessmen of the Mission
are Interested In this action and intend
to 'discuss it in open meeting as soon as
a hall can be. secured. It is a matter
inwhich the'piiblie is interested and I
would ask that final action be post
poned."
Mayor McCarthy was agreeable to- a
continuance.
Urge Immediate Action
The Richmond 'Central improvement
club hold'aTlively meeting last night, at
which the 75 members present agreed
unanimously to keep up an agitation
untll-^the -construction of /tho Geary
street- road was .begun and 'completed.
The following resolution was adopted.
Wherea.x, at a ninss meeting held October JO,
1000., at- Clement street and .Nineteenth aTenufi.
at which the honorable I. H. McCarthy and
some of r ttie ; present board of supervisors were
present, .-they pledge«lthemselTPs to support the
bond • Issue for the' Geary street ro*d, and also
pledged themselves. In case they were elected,
to, Biirrjr the - Geary street municipal ? road" to
completion without any unnecessary 1 delays there
fore be it \u25a0- . \u25a0* ;.".'; .".' , ". ... .;" " -. • .. -
Resolved, tbat ; this, dab calls, the. attention
of foe honorable mayor and the honorable board
of supervisions to the pledpe made to the resi
dents of the Richmond district at that time.
. Kesolved, that a copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to the mayor, tho board of super
visors, to the committee of public utilities, and
also to the San Francisco Call.
A resolution was also adopted thank-
Ing The Call for; the support It has
given in matters appertaining to these
outlying districts.
President DanieliDrew conducted the
meeting and J. G. Hardy was . secre
tary." -. • ' _
The club is also very active.in its
endeavors to have a public library es
tablished in its section.
Fight Clubs Must Be Bona Fide
The board relieved the "Pacific ath
letic association" from passing on the
amateur standing of the fight clubs
asking permits for amateur goes, and
defined that the clubs must be "recog
nized bona fide amateur clubs within
the meaning of the ordinance" instead.
SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS STATUTES
Several States Win Over Rail
roads, but Many Laws De
clared Unconstitutional
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.— 1n more
than 50 decisions the supreme court
today declared many state laws were
unconstitutional, \u25a0 upheld more state
laws and gave the federal statutes. final
interpretation, j '",•_\u25a0
The state of Minnesota won "a com
plete victory over the Great Northern
railroad company and over the Chicago
Great Western railroad, both of which
had resisted the state's attempt to levy
a 4 per cent: gross earning tax. :
The state of <sbuth* ; Carolina likewise
won a victory over railroads when the
court adopted the view of the supreme
cquf t of , South Carolina that the law
requiring railroads to pay a penalty, of
$50, f0r failure to adjust within 90. days
claims for losses applied only to
state traffic. Tl*e state of Kansas came
out victorious An .- Us- fight with 7 the
MlssourlvPacific for. the installation>of
separate passenger trains "on, a branch
road' from Madison, Kan., to :the"Kan
sas-Missouri state line. ; Ittwas inHhis
casethat the court announced the'doc
trine that even if the; passenger strain
were operated at a loss}: the /.railroad
was under a duty to perform serv
ice as long as it retained Hts* charter. ;
V The states Alabama- had , its ! statute
levying annual , franchise ;^tax;fon
foreign-i corporations 'declared. _unconf
stltutional. V Railroads -brought the case
to j the . supreme court. The "\u25a0;, state- of
Georgia lost in most- of, its contentions
In ; the attempt, • despite charter 'exemp
tions, ; to levy property and- franchise
taxes. \u25a0-"\u25a0:•'""\u25a0'-'- '\u25a0"; : '\u25a0 , " \u25a0'\u25a0- ; '"; \u25a0 -'" :
TWO AGED PETALLJMA -
r I- WOMEN PASS AWAY
[Special Dispatch to \ The Call}
; I PETAL.UMA, Feb. \2l^-Mrs. A. C.
Schweers,:niother;of j_H.', T. Schweers fof
tjiis^clty, ' dled% today *at > tho ; age jof i 75
years, jv: She. v leaves f.'a •'daughter, v: Mrs.
Samuel f of Oregon. Da: * ,V":- '
\ Mrs.'llahsine Clausen,"' a' pioneer,. Ger
man resident,* died itoday, at^thef age ;of
60 years. V,: She -was* born r.l n s Germany."
She leavesUhe' following [children :?Mrs.'
Almayi"of;StrouKhtonr:Miss.;lMrs."C. l fF. i
Morisen.'^Richard;* Clausen,' j Mrs.' J.; J.
•Essen;'; Mrs:* BY 'J. EssenADorothyT; Josie
and;'John'^Clauf?en.' v -:; " l • ', '\u25a0•':?;, , - , .\u25a0
Tliere-arealso 10 srandchildren. : :-i
SPRIGHTLY HERGET
FOR THE GAY LIFE
Extols the Joy of Existence
When Carnival Spirit
Takes a Fling
. Supervisor John L.. Ilerget put -in a
word for the gay life' of- San Francisco
yesterday, when the : ordinance j prohib
iting the sale' of confetti in mixed col
ors and also . restricting certain : prac
tices of merry, makers came up for
•final. passage before the board.
.. Supervisors KeIIy t and McLaughlin
and other members of the board joined
with the; sprightly Herget. in extolling
the Joyjof livingjin 'carnival times, and
Supervisor . Cuttfen contributed to the
gayety '-for the discussion by telling of
the delights of the carnivals at Nice.
"I- had the good fortune to take part
in the carnival there," he" said, "and in
my party , were several ladies of un
certain age who were repeatedly
squeezed, and {seemed... rather to- en
joy the experience."
That won a laugh all around— a. loud-,
er laugh" in fact r than' the; same ditten
raised. by comparing the? coloring mat
ter, in confetti tothat found in: oleoy
margerine.. •• • :' * . . - '
\u25a0!.. The.- -bill • -for --an ordinance, which
caused .the : lively,, spirits of I the super
visors v to rise -like trout to flies, is as
follows: '.\u25a0>:.•./: " :\u25a0* . /
j Bin 1101 — Prohibiting the possession or tlie :
sale of confetti in mixed colors, and tho :
- gathering: of confetti from sidewalks, public ]
streets and highways, or the mixing of pep
per, flour, talcum powder, or any substance_
with confetti, or the use of feather dusters,
ticklers, canes, whips, paper fans, and other
articles of a like character, or the blowing
. of horns or sounding of any noise producing
device directly into tho face or cars of
people upon the public sidewalks, streets and
. highways. ;
During the debate on the measure
Kelly sprung an aphorism which might
have been uttered — and probably was —
by some. of! the city fathers of Athens.
"The people who are most prosperous,"
he said, "are those who have the fewest
laws."
McLaughlin was more plaintive. "You
might as well _do away with the^New
"Year's eve celebration and- any other
eve celebration aspass this law as it
stands." . ... ; - ,~
;T/Kelly suggested that the bill should
be. changed so that only the- selling- of
confetti which had been picked, up, off
the streets should be prohibited. He
thought .that the -rest could be left to
police . legislation. Mayor ; McCarthy
thought so, too. The bill-was referred
back to committee. • .
Mission Viaduct Acted Upon
Th« mayor, was empowered to enter
into a contract with the United .Rail
roads for the construction^of the; Mis
sion, viaduct. The city and company
have agreed- to the terms by which
the road is to furnish $30, 000j worth of
labor, $20,000 in cash and the city $65,
000 y in money ..for the job. "With the
$Ss,ooo 'available . the board .of works
, may, now- proceed jwith the. work. .. . . J,
Bond Ordinance Passed'
-The ordinance. declaring the people's
authorization of the $45,000,000 bond
issue for the construction of the Hetch
Hetchy water supply ; system at the
election, of .January 14, and providing
for the issuance and the redemption
of the bonds, was finally passed by
unanimous vote.
LOSES HIS NOSE IN AN
ARGUMENT WITH FRIEND
Bottero Vittorio of 128 ' San Bruno
avenue had his nose bitten off In a sa
loon at Sixth and Berry streets yes
terday morning. Vittorio met an old
friend from Italy, and after consuming
two quarts of wine they engaged in a
rather;heated discussion. This resulted
in a quarrel and the friend from Italy
grabbed Vl ttorio's nose. Vittorio was
treated at the Potrero emergency hos
pital. He couJd ; not remember the
name of the man who bit him.
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LEFT UNDER GUARD
COLOGNE, Feb. 21.— A semiofficial
dispatch to the Cologne Gazette from
Berlin says that it is true that the
empress of Abyssinia made charges to
King Menellk against the German
physician, Doctor' Steinkuehler, affirm
ing that he has attempted to poison the
emperor. ; Doctor .Stelnkuehler was or
dered to leave Abdis Abeba^and; the
German minister obtained permission
to escort him to the frontier ;with
guards from the German legation.
Stone; Masons Afflicted
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ROSTAND CALLED A
"LITERARY THIEF"
American Author Lays Claims
to "Chanticieer" Before
French Academy
'CHICAGO, Feb. 21.— Samuel,. Eberly
Gross of Chicago, who accuses Edmond
Rostand of Paris of having plagiarized
from "The Merchant Prince of Corn
ville" two plays, "Cyrano de Bergerac"
and "Chanticleer," today cabled the
French academy denouncing Rostand
as a "literary thief" and demanding an
investigation of Rostand's right to be
a member of that organization.
\ Gross asks that a court consisting of
three men be appointed to hear the evi
dence submitted by Rostand and him
self and let its decision be final. If
Rostand is declared a plagiarist by this
court Gross asks that he be expelled
from the French academy. If the court
decides in Rostand's favor Gross is
willing to abide by that decision.
A manuscript copy of "The Merchant
Prince of Cornville" was left at the
Porte St. Martin . theater In Paris In
1839, according to Gross. He also says
the play was published In London in
1896 and that Rostand may have ob
tained it from either of these places.
NOTED ACTOR AND
DRAMATIST SUCCUMBS
Clay Clement Dies* Suddenly in
Kansas City
KANSAS CITY,, Mo.. Feb. 21.— Clay
Clement, the actor, dramatist and short
story writer, died at the University
hospital here- at 10:30 this morning of
uraeralc poisoning.' „ .
\ Clement finished a week's engage
ment at a local theater Saturday night.
He had not been feeling well and de
cided to remain here over Sunday.
During the night it was found neces
sary to call a physician to the actor's
apartments at a hotel. He grew worse
rapidly and early today was seized with
convulsions. He then was hurried to
the hospital, where the" convulsions
continued. Soon he became unconscious
and died 20 mlnute3 later.'
ILLINOIS MINE WORKERS
SEEK PEACEABLE PLAN
Effort to Effect ' Adjustment
Without Resort to Strike '
PEORIA. .111, .Feb. 21— The united
mine workers of Illinois decided In
their convention here today in favor of
trying to obtain a peaceable adjust
ment of their difficulties with the oper
ators.. . :- f . .
'After a long discussion this resolu
tion was adopted:
. It is the sense, of this convention
* to meet the Illinois, operators as
soon as possible in a state joint
'conference;, for, the purpose of
' reaching an agreement on interna
tional differences, and that the dis
trict officers be authorized to ar
' range a conference at .as' early a
-date as. possible. : . . .' ,
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LEPROSY LURKS
IN HAIR "RATS"
Two Girls Catch Dreaded Dis
ease From Hirsute Goods
Made of Asiatic Tresses
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 21.— Acting on Infor
mation received by the board of health
that there are two girls in the city
suffering from leprosy caused by tho
wearingr.of "rats" made of Asiatic hair,
G. A. Jordan, assistant health commis
sioner of St. Louis, announced today
that he would begin an investigation
Into the sale of hirsute goods here.
The two victims of the malady are
being treated In St. Louis secretly and
Doctor Jordan will make an effort to
have them located and quarantined.
The girls, according to the health
board's Informant, were employed un
til a few days ago In a store down
town. The proprietor of the store had
them both sent to a physician whose
name the health board Is seeking to
learn.
The two young women were removed
to a private sanatorium, where they
are being guarded.
SKULL OF PREHISTORIC
WOMAN IS DISCOVERED
Part of Restored Head Sent to.
Yale Museum
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Feb. 21.— The
anthropological department of Peabody
museum at Yale has received from
Professor Kolman of the Anatomical
institute at Basle. Switzerland, a cast
of a restored head of a female lake
dweller of prehistoric days. The skull
was found by Professor Kollman re
cently near Neuchatel. The type of
features is strongly Teutonic.
j. flow to Nip a Cold or |
I|. Cough in the Bud *
To let a cold or cougrh "wear itself
out" Is both needless and dangerous.
If you will take live minutes and make
up the simple remedy described below.
you can tvipe out a cold or cough as
soon as It appears. Even deep seated
coughs yield to it very quickly. A
whole pint of it costs only o4 cents, but
there Is no better remedy at any price.
Take a pint of granulated sugar, a: ld
half a pint of warm water and stir for
two . minutes. Put two and a half
ounces of Pines In a pint bottle and
fill up with the sugar syrup. This
keeps perfectly and lasts a family a
long time." Take a spoonful every one,
two or three hours. The taste is pleas-
ing-, i
Use the ingredients as given here.
Granulated sugar makes the best syrup.
None of the weaker pine preparations
will take the place of the real Pinex
itself, which Js the most valuable con-
centrated compound of Norway White
Pine Extract. Your druggist has it or
can easily order ft for you.
This mixture is also excellent for
whooplngr cough, bronchitis, chest
pains, etc.
Strained honey can be used Instead
of the syrup, and makes a very fine
honey and pine tar cough syrup.