The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1902, Page 3

FveTE THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1902 * MORE CRIME ~ AND INGANITY EACK YEAR Federal Expert Gives Startling Result of Research. ~ Heavy Increase in Various Forms of Abnormality in America. The Percentage Is Largest in Those States Showing the Greatest ,Education and Intel- ligence. CALL BUREAU, 146 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—“It may be said, with few exceptions, that within the last thirty or forty years there has been a increase, relative to population, in crime, suicide, insanity and other forms of abnormali This is the startling statement with which Dr. Arthur Macdonald, specialist in the ited States Bureau of Educa- a report on this subject, for the information of Con- Eress *donald makes no effort to exaggerate this He declares that some of it may doubtless be account- ed for in the more stringent methods of gathering data, but it is his opinion that these better methods of obtaining inform- on will not by far account for the in- crease shown he continues, “that id develop- only beer norma cause. Thus there has not relative increase in social ab- in many other things, on, intelligence, wealth comforts of iiving for the g further on 1 increased crime Dr. M that is connection be- d increased lux- that statistics country groups of e greatest education the North Atlantic, and the Western, also is not to be assumed, how- acdonald, that education d to increase social rtain sections tjon to each other. There is no all of these factors may be re- some way, but just how has not definitely deciphered or enunci- Macdonald. tion with the he sets down been d period a constant increase of the fact thaty the same forty- condensation of as illustrated in the increase urban over the rural population factor given as a possible cause >t that, while the consumption of coffee and other grains has in- per capita, the consumption of 8 liquors and sugar has increased much more. This might be interpreted as a tendency toward less solid, less staple, more artificial food, since the con- sumption of meat and potatoes has de- BINGER HERMANN 1S OUSTED FROM GENERAL LAND OFFICE Secretary Hitchcock Demands and Promptly Receives the Commissioner’s Resignation. - ASHINGTON, Dec. 29.—Binger Hermann, Commissioner of the General Land Office, has resigned, and will be succeed~ ed by William A. Richards, {now the Assistant Commissioner of the | General Land Office. Hermann's resigna- | tion was requested about two weeks ago | by the Secretary of the Interior and was immediately presented. Commissioner Hermann said this after- ncon that the change would be operative | on February 1. The relations between Secretary Hitch- jcock and Commissjoner Hermann have | been strained for a long time. Charges have been preferred against two of the subordinate officials of the land office, involving alleged irregulari- ties, and they have been given a specific time in which to make answer. These | officlals are Harry King and Fred Metz- ger, assistant chief of the draughtsman’s ision of the General Land Office. T! | former is charged with neglect of dut: and the latter with mismanagement and unsatisfactory administration of his du- ties. They have until to-morrow to sub- | mit their answers to the charges. Metz- ger was formerly from Kansas and was once chief clerk of the General Land Of- | fice. CALIFORNIA IS INTERESTED. Ousting of Hermann Probably Due to Conflicts in This State. The downfall of Binger Hermann will be the subject of much speculation in this city. During the last three years Hermann has figured very largely in the affairs of this State, owing to the con- flicting interests centering in the public domain of California. He personally came to this State to investigate the lands involved in the contention between the scrippers and the placer locators of mineral oil lands in the Kern River and other districts. He caused the withdrawal from entry of oil lands having a pros- peclive value of m: millions of dollars. Since then a hot controversy has been yaging between the scrippers and the California Petroleum Mine: Asgociation and other parties who have become in- terested in California oil lands. One - result of Hermann' introduction of a bill, wh h is now being fought by the California Petroleum Min- ers’ Association, with the ~backing of commercial bodies in this city. The | measure provides that decisions in land | cases may be appealed to the courts from | the department. | Large bodies of timber land in the | northern counties of California have been | withdrawn from entry recently and Commissioner Hermann is credited with baving been influential in that direction. The timber lands were being taken up rapidly by Walker of Michigan, who is credited with having acquired 1,000,000 acres in this State in the past few years by the Diamond Match Company and by other Eastern concerns. The withdrawal of these lands was brought about largely through the representations of the Sacra- mento Valley Development Association and the California State Mining Bureau, the former acting for the irrigators and the latter for the miners of the northern counties. In addition to this, Commissioner Her- mann has been engaged into charges ageinst the Mary fice and reports and counter reports have | Dressy Made-to-Order Suits Even if you have been paying as much as $50 for your clothes we can interest you. We will show you a suit at $35 which for material and finish is the equal of most tailors’ $50 garments. If you have been paying $30 or so, let us satisfy you with our $20 suits. If you have been paying about $17.50 or $20, we can supply your needs as well for $13.50. 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Special Dispatch to The Call, CHICAGO, water” is the Dec. 29.—“Lemonize the latest admonition of the After a series of experiments covering three days experts in the city laboratory report that lemon juice will kill typhoid germs in drinking water. The acid, it is said, causes the germs to shrivel up and die, and the water becomes as safe for drinking purposes as if it had been boiled. One teaspoonful of juice to a half-glass- ful of water is known to.be a good com- bination, and repeated trials have inva~- riably produced the same result—every germ was killed. Tests will be made at once to ascertain how small an amount of lemon juice will suffice to destroy the bacilli. Dr. Reynolds is also inyestigating the properties of manufactured citgic acid. If acid will take the place of lemohs a great saving will be accomplished, for it is in- expensive as compared with lemons. Lonely Death of a Miner. KESWICK, Dec. 29.—James Norton, a miner, lay dead several weeks before his body was found on his cabin floor in Moon Guich on Trinity River, ten miles above Lewiston. The cabin is two miles from the road and Norton's nearest meighbor lived three miles away. Ten days ago some neighbors called, but finding the door locked, supposed Norton had gone away on business. Two more neighbors called Saturday, and breaking in_the door found Norton dead on the floor. Norton bas several thousand dollars on deposit in a San Francisco bank. On his table was an unfinished letter addressed to a sister in Oakland. e Y. M. C. A. Student Conference. PACIFIC GROVE, Dec. 29.—The third day of the Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation student conference at Pacific Grove began with a platform address by President J. K. McLean, D. D., of Berke- ley. This was followed by the daily Bible study classes. The missionary institute was led by Mr. Rugh, and E. T. Colton, leader of the conference, conducted a dis- cussion upon the occupation of the local college field by the Young Men’s Chris- tian Association. The afternoon was de- voted to baseball games. The life work address in the evening was given by Rey. ‘W. K. Guthrie, D. D., of San Francisco. —— Banker Lewisohn Must Testify. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—JuStice Scott in the Supreme Court to-day handed down a decision in the habeas corpus proceed- ings of Jesse Lewisohn, in which he dis- missed the writs of habeas corpus and certiorari and declared Lewisohn in con- tumacious contempt of court. He says Lewisohn must answer the questions put to him and cannot invoke the Federal constitution to evade the contempt. He algo remands Lewisohn to the custody of the Sheriff. ————— The cadets of the Hitechcock Military Academy at San Rafael will return to the Academy on Jan. 5. Owing to increase in numbers a large, new house with sepa- rate rooms for 30 cadets has been added and will be ready for occupation. — been made to beat flercely upon Commis- sioner Hermann by reason of his acts relating to this State, which, in their consequences, have involved interests amounting in the aggregate to many mil- lions of dollars. Hence there is great in- terest here in the news of Hermann's en- forced resignation. MEXICO GAINS ORIENT TRAFFIC Hamburg Line Contracts| With Newly Built Railroad. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 20.—A con- tract for service with the Hamburg- American Steamship line was ratified to- day by the Kansas City, Mexico and Ori- ent Railway at a meeting of the directors of the latter company held in this city. The Hamburg line will extend its service and will have a close traffic arrangement with the Orient at Port Stilwell, the ter- minus of the road on the Mexican coast, and the new line of steamers will, it is announced, be in operation by the time the Orient road is completed to the Pa- cific Ocean. The directors also elected George Crocker fifth vice president. President Stilwell was much pleased at the successful efforts of his company to conclude the contract with the Hamburg- American line, which he said he consid- ered one of the most important deals for the Orient road since the corporation was financed. The Mediterranean line has been extended to include Calcutta and Hongkong, and it is this line that will by to-day’s deals enter the Pacific Ocean and complete a world circuit by a connection at Port Stilwell, The route has not been definitely deter- mined, but it is probable that it will be a direct one from Port Stilwell to Hong- kong and Manila by way of Honolulu. A year ago the Santa Fe Rallway sys- tem began negotiations looking to the es- tablishment by the Hamburg Company of a line on the Pacific to be operated in connection with that road, but the nego- tiations were discontinued. —_— Boys Strike for Longer Vacation. KESWICK, Dec. 20.—Keswick strikers won their point to-day, but they werg scheolboys and not smeitermen. The school trustees had decided to have but one week’'s vacation, although all the other schools of the county granted two weeks for the holidays. When the school bell rang this morning the boys were on the ground, but they informed the prin- cipal that they. had struck for another week's vacation and that they would not enter the schoolhou: The principal first remonstrated and %n pleaded, but the boys would not move. He then hunted up the school trustees and induced them :? grant the boys another week's vaSn. on. YA s o Oscar Holliday Banghart is a millionaire, who sold out an enormously profitable busi- ness in order to study art in Paris. From the prices he gets for his work it would seem that he was in a fair way to make another million as a painter of soclety women. No wonder every one marvels at the cost of the art supple- ments now a part of each Sun- day Call, for they are from the originals of Banghart’s last effort. 5 RECIPROCITY || ing in the Senate. -conference with Senator Scott of West MEETS FIRM OPPOSITION Favored Nation Clause Presents Serious Obstacles. Feared That Other Countries May Claim Equal Rights With Cuba. — Leading Senators Taking Strong Grounds Against the Treaty Made With the Island Republic. oSt gre e . ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Considerable opposition is developing to the ratification of the Cuban reciprocity treaty now pend- It is not taking quite the form that the opposition to the Cuban legislation took last spring, but it is suf- ficient in substance to give concern to supporters of the treaty. From time to time, as opportunity offers, the President is discussing the matter with Senators, | particularly those who are known to have | objected to the enactment of legislation | extending tariff concessions to the Cuban | republic. Several weeks ago it appeared that the treaty, when presented to the | Senate, would be ratified without diffi- culty, but some Senators now are taking | as strong grounds against the treaty as | they took against the legislation propused i at the last session of Cengress. These ' Senators are of two classes—those who | are opposed on principle to any ‘“‘tariff | tinkering” and those who represent States whose products may be affccted | by concessions extended to Cuba by the pending treaty. Senators of the first class might be in- duced to support the treaty, inasmuch | as it does not involve, in their view, an | attack upon the system of protection, were it not for their apprehension that | the ratification of the Cuban treaty may lead to a demand from other countries that they, too, be accorded special tariff concessions by the”United States. It has been indicated to the President that in | the event of ratification of the Cuban | treaty a demand may be expected from Germany within thirty days for conces- sions similar to those accorded Cuba. The most distinct desire of the German Em- i | | i | peror, it is pointed out, is for the exten- | sion of the foreign commerce of his em- pire. He regards Cuba as a nation sepa- | rate from the United States, and so far as ‘that point is concerned, on equal | terms with Germany. If tariff conces- | sions to Cuba are granted, Germany, un- | der the most favored nation clause, will request that she be given similar con- | cessions. That request may take the | form almost of a demand. If it be not granted, the fear is expressed that Ger- .| many may initiate legislation that will be inimical to the industrial development of this country so far as Germany is concerned, even if it should not curtail | American commerce already established | in_Germany and its possessicns. i The same argument is applied to other | countries, Germany being used simply as | an example of what may be expected of | all of the great foreign nations with which the United Statcs has extensive commercial relations. i To-day the President had an hour's | Virginia, during which they discussed the reciprocity question in all its phases. Senator Scott is offering no captious op- position to the Cuban treaty, but he is particularly desiroms that nothing should be dope that in the end might result in any concession on the part of the United | States from its present tariff policy. The President, it is understood, believes that the pending treaty with Cuba will | be ratified. He desires that it should be | ratified as promptly as possible and with | as Little friction as may be. He sees in | the proposed ratification no possible as- | sault on the tariff system of this country, and believes that it would be simply the redemption of a promise, direct or im- plied, made to the Cuban people when they were in the throes of the organiza- tion of .their government. In this view | the President is supported by a large ma- Jjority of the Republican Senators. While some trouble is anticipated in effecting the ratification of the treaty, it is be- lieved ‘generally that ratification will not be delayed seriously. —_— CASES AGAINST STRIKE LEADERS ARE DISMISSED Testimony Fails to Sustain Charge | Against President Donnelly of | the Keswick Union. REDDING, Dec. 29.—The cases against President Donnelly of the Keswick Union and W. G. Edwards, who were arrested on a charge of threatened assault, have been dismissed. The defendants ‘were leaders in the strike at Keswick. Thomas Crase, the comiplaining witness in the Donnelly case, testified that in | front of the Annex saloon in Keswick Donnelly remarked “within three days all men remaining in the smelters will be | hoisted out.” The testimony for the de- fense was to the effect that this state- ment was never made nor was any simi- lar remark made. Justice Herzinger thereupon dismissed the case. The case of State Organizer Barbe will ccme up for hearing next Saturday be- fore Justice Strong, and it is expected the same disposition will be made of it. . The strikers consider this quite a victory. RS L it by ‘Honor Memory of Dead Jurist. SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 2).—Judge F. M. Angellottl adjourned court to-day out of respect to the memory of Judge Jackson Temple, who was at. one time Judge of the Twenty-second District Court, which included Marin County. SANTA ROSA, Dec. 20.—The bar of So- roma County presented a set of resolu- tions in the Superior Court to-day rela- tive to the late Jackson Temple. The res- clutions paid high tribute to the memory, of the deceased jurist. RO TEES T Finds Gold in Cow’s Stomach. NEVADA CITY, Dec. 29.—A few days ago at Goodyears Bar, Sierra County, a young man slaughtered a cow, and while preparing the animal for market he no- ticed some rich looking sand in the stond- ach. 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Mrs. Mohn of Los Angelés, who was for a time an inmate ot the Point Loma homestead while her 7-year-old daughter lived in the colony, told by deposition of a convgrsation in which Mrs. Tingley had given as her rea- son for not permitting much communica- tion between mother and child that moth- er love prevented a child from progress- ing along the higher spiritual lines. This evidence was introduced by the de- fendant late in the afternoon of a day for the most part spent in tedious conten- tions between counsel over the admissi- biilty of deposition evidence. Once the oc- cult was broached by a question appear- ing in the deposition of John Price of New York as to whether Mrs. Tingley ex- ercised hypnotic powers during her resi- dence in the metropolis., The defense de- sired to get the answer into evidence, with the intention it was stated of show- ing that Mrs. Tingley yet exercised that power to keep persons from leaving Point Loma. There was a hair-splitting discus- sion over hypnotism, spiritualism, mind- reading and other things of that nature, which developed nothing beyond nice dis- tinetions in the use of words and resulted in the exclusion by the court of such por- ticns of the evidence as related to Mrs. Tingley having the power of hypnotic suggestion. — SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 29.—Citizens scour- ed the country around Sprague last night seek- ing Pete Sarrino, an Italian who had shot Fred Brown, a waiter, in a saloon row. Sar- rino was caught near Kline, half a dozen miles away, and taken back toSprague, where he is now in jail. Browr is still alive, but his re- covery is” doubtful. SANTA FE OVERLAND CRASHES INTO AN ENGINE Engineer Charles Hayward Is Killed and Two Firemen Are Severely Injured. SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 29.—Santa Fe Overland No. 7 crashed into a light engine sidetracked at Siam, a station be tween Danby and Needles, this morning, instantly killing Engineer Charles Hay- ward and fracturing the skull of Fire- man A. Arkills. M. L. Shackelford, the fireman on the Overland, was ®ruised on the body and had his arm mangled. Engineer James Gray of the Overland escaped by jumping. The light engine left Needles to meet Overland No. 4. En- gineer Hayward had run on the side- track and was waiting for No. 7 to pasas. The Overland, instead of keeping to the main track, took the siding. The im- pact was terrific, completely demolishing both engines. A defective switch caused the collision. sengers were injured. Contest for an Assembly, Seat. SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 29.—Judge Smith to-day dismissed the writ of prohibition in the Assembly contest of H. S. Wanzer against A. D. 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