The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 14, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1896. CITIZEN SOLDIERS OF THE STATE The recent military conference, in which Governor Budd, Major-General James and the Attorney-General of the State partici- pated, adjusted some disputed points in favor of the division commander. In due time the vacancieson the division staff will be filled to the entire satisfaction of the guard. The chief interest at present centers in the shooting practice of the guard. Re- ports received last week by Colonel Cur- rier, adjutant-general of the division, tend o show that defective ammunition has been supplied to the guard. ¥irst Brigade. John L. A. Last, major and inspector of rifle practice, First Brigade, recommends that companies be provided with funds and tools with which to load their own shells, or that the best purchasable ammu- nition be furnished to them, and that the months of May and October be fixed for the parades for target practice for this brigade. *“‘The nearer we can conform to the regulations governing the regular army the more benefit will be derived.”” The First Brigade inspector of rifle prac- tice also says: “The ammunition used for the annual preliminary rifle practice this vear was manufactured by the United States Cart- ridge Company, and furnished by the State. It was of very poor quality, many e balls being braised, which prevented te shooting, and the barrels of pis- 'd rifles would become ‘leaded’ af- ter firing four or five shots, which also prevented good scores being made. Some of the ammunition furnished wasexam- ined in this city (Los Angeles), and the ality, poorly loaded and in some in- stances short of quantity. The cost of this ammunition is to me unknown.”’ . SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., Sept. 10.— The moot court Society of Company K, Seventh Infantry, did not “moot” last Monday evening as advertised. The plaintiff and defendant 1n the case at bar accepted an engagement to appear behind the scenes at the opera- powder found to be dirty and of inferior | of the Philopolemical | practice, and will deter many from prac- ticing for the second shoot, as they are | one point or more below the number re- quired, and as they realize that under existing orders they cannot win a bar this year will pay no more attention to prac- tice. 1 would strongly urge that the order be rescinded, for it discourages the men whom we wish particularly to en courage—the beginners.” Lieutenant Barrere also recommends that the semi-snnual target practice be held as in former years, on Sunday, for the reason that a majority of the members of the guard are young men who are com- pelled tu earn their living and are em- ployed in positions from which it is not always an easy matter to get a day off, except perhaps at a loss of aday's pay, whicg many can ill afford. The bivouac of the Second Brigade Sig- nal Corps last Tuesday and Wednes- day was a great success, The men, | about thirty in number, left San Fran- | cisco for Larkspur, Marin County, by the 6 o’ciock boat and reached their destination just before dark. Upon their arrival supper was partaken of, after which the corps marched to its camping ground in a small canyon well protected from the wind by high tree-covered hills. A campfire was built and a guard estab- lishea, after which the boys enjoyed themselves in various ways until 10:30 o'clock, when taps was sounded by the trumpeter and all turned in, or rather rolle;xhemselve: in their blankets with intent to sleep, and might have succeeded but for certain irrepressible spirits who escaped to one side of the canyon and who seemed determined to prove that they were not asleep and had no intention of being so, and in this they were highly successful. In the morning reveille was sounded, and before breakfast ammunition was dis- tributed to enable the men to engzage in revolver practice. After break:ast the | corps was divided into signal stations and | distributed on the surrounding hills. Then for nearly three lLours messages were Ifluahed by toe heiiograph and waved by fiags, the members of the corps aisplaying | remarkable proficiency in their work by the rapidity with which the messages were sent and received. Aditer lunch the boys occupied their time in swimming, boating and revolver prac- tice, and late in the afternoun broke camp. Tuey boardea the last train and returned to the city well pleased with the outing, and without damave beyond a few wasp stings. Major Evans, who accompanied the corps, took a great deal of interest in the work. In the First Infantry Regiment there is Revolver Practice and Heliograph Station at Larkspur on Admis- sion Day. [From a photograph by William J. Stock.] house on that evening, thus necessitating an adjournment of the session for a month. Lieutenant ccom be returned Monday irom a few days’ outing at Santa Monica with Serzeant-Major Perdew and M. H. Wight, both of whom are old members of the company. There are rumors of an approaching resignation and election in the Seventh Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel T. A. Ner- ney is now living in the northern part of the State, ana it is generally understood that he will forward his resignation to headquarters at an early date, if it is not already there, and that an election will be called 1o fill the vacancy. Canaidates for the office are already in the field. and the regalar log-rolling that precedes every election in the regiment has commenced in earnest. Major J. W. F. Diss, brigade inspector, would like to bear the silver leaves. as would ex-Colonel Schreiber of the old Seventh. The non-coms are taking up their fall work with & will, and the splendid show- ing made by them at the Thursday even- ing sciools is satisiactory evidence that their heart is in their work. 3 | Lieutenant Austin, regimental quarter- master, paid the armory a short visit on hursday last and gave the pleasant n- formation that the clothing so long prom- ised was on its way to the company quar- ter-master’s storeroom. Second Brigade. Charles J. Evans, major and signal offi- cer, Second Brigade, reports on the sub- ject of target practice: ‘‘As a means of encouraging target prac- tice I would suggest that the prohibition against Sunday practice be removed. There are many men in the guard, particu- larly in those companies located in large cities, who are unable to getaway from business on week days, and the prohibi- tion against Sunday ehooting certainly ovperaves to discourage them. The day of shooting should be left to the company commander. Under the present system of shooting for State medals the order re- quiring mer to quaniy at each practice in a certain class is a harsh one.” Lieutenant L. Barrere, inspector of rifle practice First Infantry, SBecond Brigade, reports: “I wish to report that the kind of am- munition used-in the preliminary rifle practice of the First Infantry this vear was principally the U. 8. C. Co.’s 45-70, which was furnished by the State. Some of the men fired reloaded cartridges, fur- nished by themselves. “The quality of tie reloaded ammunition was goou and those who used it obtained good results, but that furnished by the State was inferior and caused much un- certainty and dissatisfaction to those who used it. The reason is evident from the fact that the reloaded cartridges were pre- pared with care, the powder being of good | quality and bullets well lubricated pre- venting the fouling and leading of rifles, while that furnished by the State was ot an uncertain quality, as the powder in many of the shells was in very poor con- dition, being a mixture which failing to ignite simultaneously reduced the force of the bullet, causing it todrop more or less, sometimes missing the target entirely. The results with such irregular ammuni- tion are discouraging to men who have praciiced with carefully loaded cartridges. 1 do not know the cost ot the ammuni- tion wh ch is furnished by the State, but would suggest that the amount be divided | pro rata among the companies, with in- structions to captains to see thateacn man was provided with cartridges loaded under the direction of the shooting committee. That course would give general satisfaction and encourage practice. i “The number of men in the regiment who are entitled to shot is anproximately 970, including the cadet company. The number who qualified for 60 per cent was 162, for 80 per cent 61, for per ¢:nt 5. For decorations 413 men ccmpeted and ! 298 qualified. One reason for the poor at- tendance was because the competition was ordered on a week day. Another reason was because of the order that each com- petitor must make the score necessary to procure a bar—60, 80 or 90 per cent at each semi-annual target practice. “The enforcement of that order will rrava extremely discouraging to target ) | talk of a rifle-shooting match with marks- men of the Hawaiian National Guard. Colonel Fairbanks, Fifth Infantry Regi- ment, will so'n establish regimental head- quarters in San Francisco. | Third Brigade. SACRAMENTO, Car., Sept. 10.—Mili- tary activity among the members of this section of the Third Brigade is in abey- ance on the State Fair, and little if any drilling is being done as so many of the members are employed in stores which keep open on fair week. Company G, Second Infantry, is making preparations to go to Placerville shortly after the fair for a two-days camp and out- door drill. The company will go by train with full camp eqnipage. Company E is also looking forward to a short outing, but as yet has formed no definite plans. Sergeant McCarthy, who is so deservedly popular among the rank and file, having removed to Latrobe will be unable to attend drills in the future with his accustomed regularity and will be greatly missed by the members of his company. T.e Signal Corps established a station out on the Stockton road last Sunday and obtained good success in heliograph ser- vice. It is the intention of signalmen to attempt communication with Cascade, a railroad station on the summit of the Sierras, as soon as the air clears suffici- ently, the distance being 100 miles. If they succeed they will hold the distance record of the State. The boys are am- bitious and are working hard in all that pertains to their branch of the service. Governor Budd and staff will attend in fuli uniform at State Fair day, which oc- curs the 17th. Major Rice of the regular army, who is inspecting officer of the Third Brigade, is in the City, and siates that he finds the bri;ade in excellent shape and rapidly coming into form. When asked for his opinion as to how the Third compares with other brigades he said: “Iamnotin a position to state as I have never in- spected the others, but I will say that | although the Third is ranked third in efficiency I think the others must most assuredly be 1n a good siate to surpass the Third. Especially must this be true in the Signai Corp, as I find the members of the Third -Signal Corps to be men of ex- ceptional ability, brizht, brainy and am- bitions, men who in the near future will make the members of other signal corps look well to their laurels.” One of the most crying needs of the National Guard is the lack of suitable armories. This is a matter that should be brousht to the attention of the next Legistature and appropriations made for their erection. In the East the armories are fully up to the requirements of the service and the service 1s correspondingly benefited. Mnng of the Eastern brigades compare favorably with the men of the regulur service in efficiency and are avail- able for any service required of them. . The success attained by Treop B during | ite last forced march was such that an- | other trip is in contemplation. This time they will probably make a raid in the di- rection of Galt, some thirty miles distant. | VISALIA, Cawn, Sept. 13.—Increased interest is being manifested in the | drills and on the target range. Captain { F. W. Ward is determined that his com- | pany shall be second 1o none in the guard. | He has issued an order which contains & strong appeal to the members to exert tonemselves in becomin - proficient both in tactics and on_the range. The svstem of work laid ou for the next three months wili show marked improvement in the company’s efficiency. Tuesday evening was the time appointed for the drill contest for the handsome fild a- medal presented to the company b; jor C. .F Berry (retirea). Th‘: mynjoyr was lormerly a high private in the company and when he was appointed on General Muller's staff he gave the company the medal, to be contested for in a monthly drill. Sergeant F. W. Mixter was the lucky man to win this month, after a con- tinuous hard drill for nearly two hours, He was closely pressed by a iarge number of the company. who all went down at a technical command to kneel, leaving Ser- geant Mixter alone on the floor. A large number of yisitors were presentand hig ly complimented the company on the excei- lence of the drill. Lieutenant Kibler Captain Ward, Lieutenant Dozier aund Lieutenant Adams. Captain Ward has secured for a term of years a splendid new target range 550 yards long by 50 yards wide within one mile of the armory. The range runs north and south and is covered with green grass the whole year. Back of the bulk- heads is an extensive body -of heavy oak timber, making it one of the prettiest as well as one of the finest ranges in the State. The bulkheads are built at 200, 300 and 500 yards, and are so arranged that a shot cannot possibly go astray. Sliding taigets, electric bells and other conveniences have been put in. A neat firing stand has been erected with raised scorestand. The men are practicing faithfully, with the determination to make fine scores at the semi-annual shoot, which takes place this month. The best scores made last Sunday were: Captain Ward 45, Ed P. Myers 43, R. H. Renick 43, F. A. Thomas 43, 0. P. Byra 43, A. B. Shippey 42, Lieutenant Kibler 42, C. C. Lofland 42, F. W. Mixter 42, W. H. wards 41, P. 3. Norboe 41, C. F. Hafley 40. Several other good scores were made, not reaching the forty mark. Company H of the Sixth. MERCED, CAL., Sept. 11.—Company H, Sixth Infantry, paraded in Stockton Sep- tember 9 with companies A, B and D of the same regiment. The company left here at 6:30 A. M. over the Southern Pacific via Lathrop. The train was late in arriv- ng in Stockton and the parade was about ready to start, but Captain Graham marched the company to breakfast first. The parade was a very long oue, and for the military boys it was extremely tire- some, for it was very difficult to keep good lines marching over the streets paved with blocks. The Merced soldiers are drilled on unpaved streets and not accustomed to marching on stone blocks. Noarrange- ments had been made for giving the sol- drers water along tbe line of march, which added to the discomfort of the occasion. While the parade was trying the boys stood it manfully and did their best to make up for it by enjoying themseives to the uttermost after it was over. The troops turned out in the full dress uniform formerly worn in this State. Company H bas never had these uniforms issued to them, but companies C and F of Fresno kindly loaned theirs for the occasion. Lieutenant Smith, who has been in San Francisco on a visit, joined the compauy in Stockton and returned home with it on Thursday evening. Musician Swan and Private Dix, who have been on an outing in the mountains, returned in time for the celebration. The company has received a consign- ment of ‘the new regulation fatigue caps and have relegated the old pattern to the darkest corner of the quartermaster's storerooms. The new caps are much ap- preciated by the boys for their comfortand neatness of appearance. JAMY BIELE PRACTCE Good Resu'ts With the Krag- Jorgensen Gun. Expected Visit of General Miles Awakens Interest at the Presidio. The expected visit of General Miles, commanding the Army, is now the chief | topic of comment in military circles. The general, according to the announced pro- gramme, will leave Washington, D. C., October 8. The post of Fort Sheridan, Chicago, will be first visited. Then atten- tion will be given to the posts in Montana and the Dakotas. On Puget Sound, where vast fortifications have been planned, some time will be passed. General Forsyth, commanding the De- partment of California, is now in the East on leave of absence and may not be in San Francisco when the commanding general arrives. It is quite well under- stood in army circles that General Miles and General Forsyth do not give each other the “‘glad hand” or the ‘gladsome smile’’ when they meet, but it is regarded as the next thing to high treason for army officers to discuss the coolness in the pres- | ence of newspaper scribes. Nevertheless, | for the peace of our fair country, it might be iust as well for General Miles to come before Genera! Forsyth returns or for General rorsyth to remain away until General Miles co ncludes his visit in Cali- fornia. The Eastern army journals ascribe great importance to Lime Point station, and pre- dict that General Miles will place a body of troops there. There is one twelve-inch modern breech-loading rifle at Lime Point and emplacements have been designated for others. In the great system of harbor defense the Lime Point position is im- portant. The guns there will command a fine sweep of the ocean and be able to de- liver a plunging fire on the narrow chan- nel which separates Lime Point from Fort Polnt. The_ twelve-inch rifle now in place at Lime Point is guarded by 2 single watch- man. In the event of hostilities with Great Britain another watchman might be required there to keep an eye on the Brit- ish colony at San Rafael. The foot batteries of the Fifth Artillery, stationed at the Presidio, are now having annual target practice with the new United States rifle, commonly known as the Krag-Jorgensen. Lieutenant Miley is the range officer. The practice pegan last Tuesday and will continue until each man has fired thirty-five shots. The shortest range is 100 and the longést 300 yards. Some excellent work has been done. The board of officers appointed with the approval of the major-eeneral command- ing the army by ‘the regimentul co: mander to conduct the battery compes tions of the Fifth Artillery consists of: First Lieutenant Warren P. Newcomb. Second Lieutenant George G. Gatley. Second Lieutenant Conway H. Arnold . The officers comprising the board left for Fort Canby last Tuesday. They should return in time to begin their du- ties at the Presidio Bel;wmber 17. Lieutenant Treat, Fifth Artiilery, has gone to Fort Riley, Kan., to become Adju- tant of the Light Artillery Battalion. There will be quite a concentration of troops at Riley, early in October. When General Miles arrives there to view the maneuvers there will be on the field eleven troopa of cavalry, three light bat- teries ana five companies of infantry. The infantry will march from Fort Leay- enworth to Riley. Colonel Shafter, First United States In- fantry, who is temporarily commanding the Department of California, is now oc- cupying the army mansion at Black Point. The occupancy of the premises is for the benefit of his wife's health. It is now the talk at the Presidio that Major Tully McCrea will not be ordered to appear before tbe retirine board. Major McCrea has a gallant record for service in battle and his slight disabilities were caused by wounds in action. The depart- ment, it is said, ruled that an officer should not be retired for disability so incurred, unless the disability rendered him physi- cally unable to perform service. —_——— A Lesson in Finance. Lignt of the Household—Papa, what is them red, white and blue things mamma found in your pocket and calls chips? Blushing Papa—Fiat money, my son, redeemable at the bank in gold, silver or The system dates back with faro. aper. g'o]::e know his_daughter found Moses in the bulrushes. Now run out and ride your bicycle.—Detroit Free Press. WHY SWEENEY WAS TOSSED ABOUT ’1"here Was No Room for Him in the Receiving Hospital. PADDED CELLS ALL FULL Where the Surgeon in Charge and the Police Dif- fered Widely. DR. F. T. FITZGIBBON EXPLAINS. Yet Chief Crowley Insists That Only Accused Persons Can Be Imprisoned. The case of Mike Sweeney, the old man who was refused a place in the City Re- ceiving Hospital Friday morning, is now quoted by Dr. Frank T. Fitzgibbon, the surgeon in charge at that time, as an ex- ample of the inadequate accommodations and general neglect of tbe hospital by the Supervisors. Sweeney’s story was told exclusively in THE CALL yesterday. He was taken from Market and Gough strpets in the police patrol wagon to the Receiving Hospital for medical treatment, was at first refused ad- mission and subsequently allowed to go outside. He was refused admittance to the ward, and the police then moved him to the City and County Hospital, where he still remains on the sick list. The Receiving Hospital record shows that Sweeney was received at 7 A. M. Fri- day, treated for *‘alcoholism” and sent to the City prison. Assistant Police Sur- geon Fitzgibbon said yesterday: “I saw this man when he came in here. He was not suffering from the efiects of zas inha- lation, for he was walkingabout. The po- liceman said that Sweeney had been sleep- ing in a saloon all night. The three padded cells were filled with insane people, and the inebriate cells were crowded also. Bo there was no place to put Sweeney. “‘He was suffering from delirium tremens, and we could ot put him in a ward with surgical patients or others suffering from poison, all of whom need quiet and rest. “The police refused to take Sweeney back; he was not so sickly that he could not be kept in the City Prison a little while till he would be sent to the City and County Hospital. The man remained here for some time, and went outside for fresh air and took a seat on a window-sill opvosite the door. “This is not the first time a case of this kind bas come here. The police are always throwing patients on us; they use our am- bulance for cld drunks with cut heads, but when there is a sick man they put him into the patrol-wagon and shake gim up. They come here with drunks, raving ma- niacs, and put them in achairand then walk away. We cannot take them all. This is no place for cases of delirium tre- mens. *‘The Supervisors recently appropriated moneavlor the enlargement oF the hospi- tal. We were to have had new padded cells and new rooms for inebriates, but we gotnothing—nothingat ali. Iunderstand they are going to start in on the improve- ments right away.” Chief of Police Crowley stated that as there was no criminal charge against Sweeney the ‘police could not lock him up in the City Prison. He lhad not investi- gatea the case, but on asking for a report from the prison-keeper he was informed that Sweeney was taken to the Receivin Hospital for medical treatment, mmfi admission there and returned. Finally Police Captain Healy had Sweeney re- moved to the City and County Hospital. Sergeant Houghtaling declared that BSweeney was not drunk, but appeared to be very sick. He made practically the same statement as Sergeant Bidwell, which appeared in THE Cair. Sweeney was seen in ward J at the County Hus- pital yesterday. He was nervous and weak. “I had been up late Thursday night, and when I woke ea:ly Friday morning I discovered that gas was escap- ing in my room. I got out as well as 1 couid and went to the saloon downstairs, but then I was stupid and until I gou to the Receiving Hospital was unconscious, or at least ever{lhing was a blank 10 me. I was not drunk, for all I took Thursday night was four ¢lasses of beer. I had no money to buy liquor, having been out of employment for a long time.” Dr. Kusel, in charge of ward J, said that Sweeney had been put to bed in the ward, His patient was quiet and the doctor felt sure that there was no need of placing him under restraint. “There was noth- ing to indicate alcoholism,”” added the doctor. *‘Dr. Hubbell examined him and did notsee any such indications. There certainly was no_delirium tremens; I'l( swear to that. Sweeney was not even ———— Loaxs on diamonds. lnterest low. At Uncle ‘dritled the company. The judges were ! Harris 15 Grant avenue. given a sedative, but & dose of calomel, and put to bed, where he slept for hours quietly. He has been here three days and | remained absolutely quiet all the time. There was certainly no cause for fear that ‘he might do any harm. Sweenev was simply very sick and run down. He com- plained of a headache and indigestion, but he was not a patient that should be restrained.” The worst feature of Sweeney’s case seems to _be that he got “‘between the devil and the deep sea” at the City Hall, where peace may reigu again—after those new padded cells are opened in the Receiving Hospital. TEOUGHT PHOTCGRAPHY Rev. Mr. Copeland Says It Is One of the Possibilities of the Century. At the meeting of the Theosophical So- ciety in Golden Gate Hall last evenihg the principal address was by Rev. W. E. Cope- land on the X-ray. He entered into a lengthy explanation of the omnipotence of ether, which he declared is the moving force of the universe. He then spoke of an article by Professor David Starr Jordan on the subject of thought and the pho‘omaphing of it, and said that be had some doubt in regard to what the professor bad set forth, that the photographing of thought had actually occurred, but he had no doubt that before the end of the century such a thing would be possible. “‘For,’” said he, ‘I believe that thought can be photographed through the same force thatenabies one person to hyp- notize another, and that force 1s the one I have already mentioned.” e e TWO0 ABLX DISCOURSES. Sesslon of the Spiritualists’ Association at Golden Gate Hall Yesterday. The State Spiritualists’ Association met at Golden Gate Hail yesterday morning. Service was opened by congregational singing, after which Rev. H. P. Haworth delivered the invocation. President Thomas followed with his ad- dress on the subject of “Truth,” and its bearing—as exemplified and evidenced by mediumistic phenomena—upon spiritual philosophy and the condition of the fu- ture life, “We are standing to-day,”’ said the lec- turer, ‘‘where we can see the tide of truth advancing. That truth bhas aiways been the same, but we ourselves are becoming better able to understand it than for- merly.”” Discussing the much-vexed ques- tion of ‘‘What good will it do to believe in spiritualism ?” the speaker observed: “The good that will accrue from a knowledge of a philosophy that takes away the fear of death and proves the continuance of life for all—a life of pro- gressive advancement—must have im- portant bearines upon the happiness and betterment of our lives here, and, conse- quently, hereafter.” Mis. Jenvie Robinson communicated messages from the spirit side of life and National President Barrett closed the morning services with an appropriate poem. At2p M. Rev. H. P. Haworth delivered the address of the afternoon, his subject being, “The Power of Mind.”” In this he ascribed the trouble in the world to-day to the fact that men do not devote their mental faculties to the object of extract ing all the possible good out of life. “The world,” he said, “‘will stand aside for the man who kr.ows where he is going and what he is going to do, and we can all be successful if we will only emulate this spirit.” He cited the experience of Bibli- cal and modern times to illustrate the operation of the latter. The same power, he assurrd his hearers, that le« Moses and the children of Isracl, was leading us to- day. He appealed earnestly, in con- clusion, for a higher popular conception of mind. There was another large attendance at the evening session, in the course of which Rev. Mr. Haworth and Mr. Barrett deliver- MIKE SWEENEY, the Old Man Who Was Refused a Place at the City Hall While Suffering. ed impressive addresses, the latter stating that he had been appointed by the Board of the State Association to ordain Thomas G. Newmaun as a minister of the gospel of spiritnalism. Meetings will be continued at Golden Gate Hall on Monday and Tuesday even- ings, and at the Hamilton Hall, Oakland, on Wednesany afternoon and evening. REV. BISC.L'S VE;STIGATIONS Depletion of the Male Population and the Sunday-School Attendance. At the Howard-street Methoaist Church yesterday the Rev. D. Birch preached to a large congregation. He said: “In visiting the Sabbath-schools of Cali- fornia I have been much struck by the vast number of giris as compared with boys. In some the proportion is 90 per cent rirls to 10 per cent boys. There are causes for this condition things. Itis not only that boys are more difficult to win, but perhaps because while little chil-. dren they die off more rapidly. I am told that during two montbs of this year a cer- tain City undertaker buriea the bodies of twenty-six boys under 5 years of age, but no girls unier that age. Seven years ago the proporiion was 34 per cent more boys than giris under 5yeas of age, but last year 85 per cent more male than female infants died. If this be true, it should be the determined effort of our health and medical boards to discover the reason and suggest a remedy. I bave, however, been greatly delighted with the appearance of the children attending the BSabbath- schools, and comparing them with chil- dren playing in the streets it is obvious that the <cholars have purer, brighter eves and finer, sweeter voices. I hope be- fore long every healthy child may be in- duced r% -uer{d some Sunday-school to learn to rightly reverence self and culti- vate the =pirit of scting justly to our fel- low-creuiures.” It is said that locomotives use a third of the coal mined in England. g WHY THIS CITY WAS SACRIFICED To Lower the Taxes of the Southern Pacific Company. SECRET OF THE RAISE. San Francisco Coolly Selected As a Lamb for the Slaughter. INDIGNATION OF TAXPAYERS. Interviews With Experts—Special Session To-Day of the Board of Supervisors. The real estate owners and taxpayers of San Francisco are still chafing over the recent action of the State Board of Equal- ization in increasing her assessment $30,000,000. 1Itis generally felt to be an outrage, and at the special session of the Board of Supervisors, called by Mayor Sutro for to-day, it will be considered if immediate steps cannot be taken to secure a review of the action of the State Board of Equalization by the Supreme Court of California. Then the people feel that they wouid be assured of an equitable assess- ment. Supervisor C. L. Taylor and John A. Russell, the clerk of the Board, are in- vestigating the law of the case. It the meantime the Southern Pacific Company, well pleased witih the conduct of its servants in the State Board of Equat, 1zation, is preservinga discreet silence an: closely watching the turn of events, on the alert to take advantage of any-legal tech- micality which may arise out of the con- troversy. The 20 per cent increase in the assess- ment of this City will, it is claimed, re- duce the State rate of taxation. The rail- roads (the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific) were assessed by the State Board of Equulization before the rate was fixed and before the assessment was increased and their assessments were thus naturally and materially decreased. The assess- ment of the Southern Pacific and the Central Pacific for this year has been fixed at $36,000,000. Were it not for the increased assessment of S8an Francisco and some othey counties the State tax rate would be about 45 cents on the $100—but by increasing the assessments of these counties the State Board of Equalization has been enablea to reduce the tax rate to 42 cents on the $109. At 45 cents_the rail- road companies mentioned would be com- pelled to pay 3 cents more on the $100 than they will be required to do now, since the rate has beeu fixed at 42 cents. “It seems very strange,”’ said a promi- nent real estate expert, ‘“‘that the State Board of Equalization should increase the assessment of San Francisco 20 per cent this year when the Assessor has added $30,000,000 to the roll, and yet not have deemed it necessary to make any increase in the assessment last year. There is a joker in it somewhere surely, and I think HE CALL 18 correct in saying that it is the Southern Pacific Company. Bo far as San Francisco is concerned, we may console ourselves with the thought that with a bigh assessment we can make a corre- spondingly low tax rate, and so equalize things. “Last year the State and City taxes to- gether amounted to $2 25, but tnis year L don’t think they will exceed $1 35, so there is another grain of comfort for us.” ““Cash and solvent credits;” said Hugo Herzer, the Assessor's chief deputy, “‘can- not be raised, and consequently are not affected by our increased assessment. The 20 per cent increase also affects mortgages Lot assessed up to their face value, where the property in Guestion is assessed for less than the face value of the mortgage. *‘The total value of all mortgages in San Francisco this year is about $30,000,000. Probably not more than one-fifth of the mortgages will be raised 20 per cent.’’ NEW TO-DAY. The Su re Fate Of competitors who try to follow in the steps of our low prices ; the stride from their prices to ours is too great for them. 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