The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1903, Page 2

[&] GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CONFER WITH PARDEE THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28, 1903 ON SUBJECT OF FOREST AND WATER LEGISLATION National Treasury Will Furnish Some Coin. Compromise May Be Had on Ap- propriation. — s 1 HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- Jan. 2.-J. B. Lippin- vispatch to The Call = Service, Suryey; A. E. A'xm altural hall of the ted States Reclamation States Geological dier of the National ment and Robert graphical Department, ! Survey, spe apitol on a pective departments logica n from which e the national Government to meet the State half way erate in any such movement ired that it be understood that are not lobby for that or any that their purpose was t simply to expl he attitude of the Gov- ernment on » matters. The bill re- ferred to bears the following title, which lains its pu the investigation with the Fed- Gov of the water reso th best methods preserving the forests thereof; appointing f Water and Forest Commis- juct such investigations on the State d making an ap- for the expenses of such poses: th and Boa Consulting Engineer of the | United | nt most of to-day | they | They came to inform the Gov- | or and the members of the Li the matter of investiga- along the lines indi- | introduced by Assembly- n act to provide | ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA ard of Colusa has ‘a practical t housewifer: to be located near some city of not le: ha may have a market. 1 } Industrial Institute and College for G1 among the girls of California. Special Dispatch to The Call. MENTO, Jan. 2 urn of mind and w Assemblyman How- shes to encourage He introduced a bill to-day for the establishment of an)institution: to be known as the California rls, to be maintained by the State and ss than 10,000 population, that its output | l | Courses in housewifery, laundering, cooking, millinery, LEGISLATOR WOULD TRAIN CALIFORNIA GIRLS IN MANIFOLD USEFUL ARTS OF HOUSEWIFERY cloak making and other useful work are contempiated,also in typewriting, shorthand and teleg- raphy. All these shall be taught free, but there shall be courses in the fine arts and music for which fees wiil be charged. It is provided that the institution shall be governed by a hoard of trustees composed of one member from each of the Congressional districts and one at large. Each county mum age limit is placed at 14 years. shall send a prorortionate number of pupils and the mini- | PISIION To RALSTONS BILL TG S Continued From Page 1, Column 7. ort of the Underwriters’ Fire Patrol n Francisco fay the year 1303, and tabulated by the Call, tell their own ent story of the facts: ELOQUENT COMPARISON. ore tuel ofl—iosses, During il burning— re | 521,412 28 m\] 461 55 um,zm 66 34534, he falling off in fire losses in lhe bsn Francisco in a period of four rning under the existing flash as compared to a corresponding and period, amounts to or §l,- Total . test, immediately preceding nearly $2,000,000 in round figures, 904,610 80, to be exact. Lest any one should suppose that the period of coal fuel that immediately pre- ceded the installation of oil burners was exceptional In ity comparative totals of , the official figures, supplied-by the Underwriters’ Fire Patrol of San Fran- cisco in its twenty-eighth annual report, herewith published as follows, from losse are the year 1885 forward: Year— Cuba Causes ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—The sudden change of heart on the part of Senator Perkins on the subject of the Cuban reciprocity treaty and the announcement in the press dispatches that he has gone over to the side of those who favor the admission of Cuban sugar and fruit into free competition with th products of this country, and particularly of this State, has caused a number of the Southern California members to regret that lesg than two weeks ago they voted to return the Senator to Washington. The matter came up to-night at a meet- ICONDUCT OF PERKINS CAUSES DISPLEASURE Action of the United States Senator in the Matter of the Reciprocity Treaty With Some Severe Ciriticism Special Dispatch to The Cal worked for the interests of California and always would so labor. He referred to his efforts to defeat the Cuban treaty at the last sesslon of Congress, and intimated that he would continue in that effort. This letter was written in resporise to one from Johnstone, fn which the latter stat- ed that the only condition which he wished to exact from Perkins in return for his promise to vote for him was that | he would work and vote against - the | treaty and such other measures as would | be prejudicial to the interests of South- | ern California. Johnstone comes from the heart of lho{ orange growing district and his letter had particular reference to the proposed Cu- The answer of Perkins for | ed, it is the desire of the | In ing of the Southern California delegation, | ban treaty. s g st g e §1. {95330 4o | when Asemblyman Carter stated that he | Some reason dfd not satisfy him, though amers of this measure that the State |jx 4 | had received a number of letters and tele- | he cast his ballot for the Alameda County | te S04 for the - purp | The total 1o for these ten years| grams from various commercial bodies | man. | #e titie, & Simiar ARagEL 10 be i amounted to $10343,706 4. The average | and individuals urging him to use his in-| Burgess of San Diego deciared that be- by the national Government. | .,nual loss in this period of ten years (luence to secure the passage of the joint| fore Perkins served his term the mem-‘ t explained to-day that if the |,y gre was therefore $1034,370 8. Com- | resolution presented yvesterday by Senbtor | bers of the Legislature would be sick | n A;fimdd: th ,\"nl:.“xns; 'Hr(\ this av age per annum with any of | Devlin. This resolution calls upon the| of tielr work in having elected him. | ooy B made of the State’s ears since burning fuel oil became | California members of the two houses of | Johnston moved to support the Devlin B, )_Rb_ OBmplets the - Copo- t in manufacturing establishments | Congress to work fpr the defeat of the | resolution and when some member Sug- graphical vey; $20,000 in the hydro- proposed reciprocit; | branc used principaliy in gauging 1,000 for forestry in- under the personal direction hot, Chief Forester of the Agricuitural Department, d 520,000 for the purpose of determining te quantity of water necessary in Cali- a for the protection of crops. asure is by no means a new one. bill prepared, as was ance of the State W Association, was pass ut did not m val of the Governor. Added is given to the measure this wever. by the fact that the rep- the Government mow have rity to promise the Govern- operation. To-day while at the Cupitol Lippincott received the follow- £ telegram from F. H. Newell, chief engineer of the United States geological survey with headquarters in Washington: Uflvr (&, on according to amend- possible assistance in pro of water and for that he could offer interests explained assuran ar for dollar any amount which the State might appropriate. The visiting officials had a long consult- ®tion with Goverror Pardee and explained to him what is desired. The G¢ entered heartily into the discussion, course. did not indicate what his be. He called together the Assembly committees into d before them the visiting red and explained their The committee took the T under advisement and will not act members have rtained the the Goveérnor. eral members of the committee at there is Mttle probability of the riation of anything like the sum pre w sed in the bill, and action on the en- tire matter may d ti views ¢ s.on of the Legislature. This is not be- ceuse there is strong opposition to the pioposed plan, but is almost wholly due the condition of the State treasury, it being well known that the policy of the present administration will be to oppose €1y heavy appropriations which may pensed with without fInjury to the State. Until the committee reports it will ot be known whether a smaller appropri- on will be favored. but in private con- ation a number of the members say favor such a compromise, ———— WILL 'InY TO STOP BOXING. Senator Bunkers says He Is Dis- gusted With Recent Fakes. CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA- MENTO. Jan. 27.—Senator Harry Bun- kers, the only Union Labor representa- tive i e upper house, announced to- day 1 rat he was golng to Introduce a bill n the Scuate to stop prizefighting in this State. He says his measure will be more drastic than that introduced in the As- sembly by Lewie. In discussing the mat- Bunkers stated that he was disgusied with the many fakes that had heen perpetrated on a confiding public, and he thought it was about time to put 2 §top to the so-called sparring matches The Senator =ald he has been attending alleged boxing contests for many years and hes been gulled by the followers of the fistic game. ‘I have a bill in preparation,” he said, 2nd will introduce it within a few days. Prizefighting is made unlawful, and anj attempt to bring off alleged boxing con- tests will be punished by fine or impris- onment or both. I believe there is no more; healthful sport than boxing. We have seen many interesting bouts in San Francieco, but the majority of the con- tests have been fakes.” Deals With Congressional Contests. CALL HEADQUARTERS, BSACRA- 27.—Susman of San Fran- cisco introduced another bill in the House 10-day bearing upon the Kahn-Livernash Congreseional fight in the Fourth Dis- trict. It provides that the C ounty Clerk sball hold any ballots questioned In & Congressional election and produ.e them upon the proper summons before any committee of the House of Representa- tives that may desire to see them. Dragged-Down Feeling unrefreshing sleep, In the Joins. Nervousness, spondency. It is time you were doing something. The kidneys were anciently called the reins—in your case they are holding the reins and driving you into serious trouble. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Acts with the most direct, beneficial ef- fect on the kidneys. It contains the best and safest substances for correcting and toning these organs. de- es that the Government | be left for the next ses- | be | hat for the public safety it to put the flash test =o high upon crude petroleum as to increase its cost. This | would drive many oil producers out of business, thereby additionally making heavier the burden upon manufacturing. The annual average of during the | four years of oil burning is $377,144 02 per | pnum less than in the ten-year coal | period that has been considered. THE OIL INDUSTRY. hment which may result from s showing from figures of unquestion- accuracy and prepared by authorities | | who are disinterested, the most of them beirg compiied long before fuel ofl in | California for general uses was dreamed | of as a possibility, will also, very like be supplanted with amazement when the | extent of the oil producing industry alone, which the flash light legisiation in | sramento and before the Supervisor | of San Franeisco is likely to serlousiy cripple, is shown from equally authentic sources. Here the reader is directed to { the figures compiled by the California | Petroleum Miners' Association, which | were published in a pamphlet after th had been read to the P meet- | ing of the California Miners' Association, = conveying information about an allied | branch of the mining industry of the State. The pamphlet was written by Dr C. T. Deane, who is the secretary of the California Petroleum Miners' Association, and was published, supposedly with th authority of the association that he rep- resents in an official capacity. According to the pamphlet of Secretary | Deane there are now 200 producing oil | wells in California, situated in fourteen districts. The total consumption of oil in California in 1900 was 4,000.000 barr in 1901 it was 5,000,000 barrels, in 1902, part- | |1y estimated, it was 12000000, and the | estimates of Secretary Deane run to the | extent of 20,000,000 barrels for the con- sumption for the present vear. As to crude fuel oil under existing condi- tions the facts are luminous, especially when the great falling off in the annual fire losses is considered. Here the state- ments of Secretary Deane are given full as follow: “The factories, railreads, electric light companies—gas is now made exclusively from ofl—in and around San Francisco will certainly use 3,000000 barrels. Fire Marshal Towe informs me there are more than three hundred boilers daily using oil in San Francisco.” USE BY RAILWAYS. howing is certainly =elf, but there are several inte: sting statements relating to the use c crude ofl outside of San Francisco, e .pe('!ull) relating to the railroads, when given entire are as follows “The increase next vear will be largely due to the railroads burning oil exclusive- Jy. The reason they have not done so heretofore is the delay in placing tank- age, which is rather a slow process, it be- ing necessary to place an oil tank wher- ever there is now a coal bunker, about fifty miles apart along the whole line. I have calculated very carefully the amount the railroad companies will use, | #nd, taking a very conservative view, I | cannot make it below 8000000 barrels, | equal in amount to what the whole State | consumed in 1901. I have had this estimate confirmed by several experts, both rall- road and oil men. One of the very best |informed of these gentlemen makes it 10,000,000 barrels, which certainly piaces me within bounds. Prophesying is a | thankless task, but from a careful con- | sideration of all the facts which are dafly brought to my attention it is safe we will be producing and marketing 5).- 000,000 barreis of oil per annum, but for the present 20,000,000 ig a safe estimate.” The legislative bill, which proposes the establishment of a flash test of 130 de- grees for fuel ofl used in making steam, also includes the following provision: “This section applies only to cities and does not apply to boilers used at the wells for operating purposes or to rall- road locomotives.” A long list of San Franci: concerns burning oil indicates the disturbance to business and manufacturing which would follow any legislation tending to increase the price of fuel oil, either by throwing it all into the hands of the Standard Ofl Company to refine or by decreasing the output of companies that have no refining facilities and no pipe line to bring their product to San Francisco cheaply: Fol- lowing is the list of concerns now burn- ing ofi: MANY MANUFACTURERS. American Fuel and Power Company, Ameri- can Tool Works, American Steel and n"wfl Company, American Biscult Company, Abrame- Heunisch Company, American Crude Oil Burner, Bowers Rubber Company, Almshouse, 0. M. Br'nnln. Bly (‘Ity Brick Oamuny. Sa; uel Bloom & Soi ckingham & Hecht, Cali- forma Glue work-. Central Light and Power Company, California Street Cable Company, Cascade Laui d amazement will greet the pronnvilim)“ is wel]! | cago the use that San Francisco is making of | N sufficient | to conclude that before the end of 1905 | treaty with Cuba. Carter stated that he had been informed other side and expressed surprige thereat. that Senator Perkins had gone over to the | This led to a general discussior of the at- | titude of Perkins and Stanton asserted that he never knew Perkins to keep his promise on anything. Assemblyman Johnstone read a portion of a letter from Senator Perkins, in which the Senator stated that he had always @ il Saw California Canneries George W. Caswell & Co., California Mechanical Arts, City Street Im- provement Company, California Hotel, Califor- nia Women's Hospital, California Fre: dry, California Vinegar and Pickle Works, Brewery, Code-Portwood Canning Central Linen Supply_Company, Califor- rrel_Company, City haundry, James V. California_BottHng ‘Ce Crystal “alifornia Bolt Del Monte Milling (Dmr.n) H. de Young, Deming-Paimer Mxll- ing Company, George E. Dow Pumping and En- gine Worl Dyer Bros., P. Dundon Boller Works, Eureka Laundry Company, Enterprise | Brewing Company, Electric Laundry Company. Eagle Laundry Company, Fair Estate, Fal: child & Gilmore, Fulton Engineering and S}\Ip building Works, Fredericksburg Bottling Com- pany, Flood Building, D. Ghirardelli Company, lden Gate Distilling Company, Golden l..le mpressed Yeast Company, Golden te Manufacturing Company. Guggenhime rman Hospital N. Gottjen, Geary- John H. Graves, C. E. Grun- Bros., Joshua Hendy California Company, School of Works, Company, Dodge, M. ¢ < & street Railw Hulme Co., Hibernia Brewery, ht and Power Comp Keller & Sons, Pala 7 tone Boiler Lane Hospital Jacobi independent Electric ny, W, J. Robbins, M. Hotel, William J. Works, Isaac Levy, La Grand Laundry Jouse, mpany. Lachman & Machine | Haywards Laundry | Tibbetts & | Legallet-Helwig | | Tanning Company, 'y Company, l',oul | Syrup Refining Company, B. Lantey & Sons, | | Lick Bathe, Merchants’ Ice and Cold Stor- “ompany. McPhee Company, P. McLellan, . Daniel Meyer, Gebhardt, ompany, Mercantile Towel Com Company. Mutual _Savings Jand Scap Company, P. Nable, Brewery, Neustadter Brothers, N. Ohlandt Company. Oriel Glass Works, Olymplc Ciub, Olymple Salt Water Company, Pacific Sheet Metal Works, Pacific Oil Supply Com- pany, Pacific Power Company, George W. Pen. nington & Sons, Paeific Ofl and Lead Works, Henry Company, ¥ Ferrie Pacifi “Merle Pacific Refining and Roofing cific Packing House, Presidio and Pioneer Varnish _Company. scuit Company, Pacific Vinegar Poetsch & | Glass Works, Pleas- | Ammonia_and Chemical Rufino & Bianchi, Timber Preserving | San l'rl\m sco Brick €ompany; San Limited: Joseph Scheerer, n Francisco and Pacific Glass Worke, San ancisco Gas and Electric Company. Spring ter Works. Stauffer Chemical Com- yns-Font Brick Company, San Fran- Company, Southern Pacific Com- 0 Savings Union, St. Luke's . St. Nicholas Laundry Hotel, Standard Shirt | Factory. oflding. ~ A. Schilling, | Standara Biscuit Company, San Francisco 1ron | Works, Selby Smelting and Lead l‘nmgan)‘. F. ian Dyeing Works, Tubbs Cord- | age Comy roy Steam Laundry. Union Iron Works, Viavi Company. Vermont Marble Com- pany, Wilgus Manufacturing Company, Wunder | Brewing Company, Whitney Estate Company, Claus Wreden Brewe: Yosemite Laundry, Vo | GOVERNOR FAVORS BILL. Landowners Who Want a Channel Appropriation Talk to Pardee. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. ZI.—A delegation of land- owners and ranchers in the vicinity of Rio Vista held a consultation with Gov- ernor Pardee this afternoon for the pur- pose of getting his views on the bilis for appropriations to cut a channel across the lower part of Sherman Island, in or- der to give the flood waters a chance to get away. Senators Diggs, Devlin and Luchsinger participated in the discus- sion, as did also Engineers M. M. Nourse and George Reynolds. Frank D. Ryan, Commissioner of Public Works, was also present in his official capacity. The land- owners were P. J. von Loben Sels, Peter Cook, B. Peart, A. J. T. Reynolds, Henry Glide and G. W. Chapman. Governor Pardee said he wouid make no promises. He said he was not op- posed to the bill, but thought the appro- priation asked for was too I stated it was impossible for him to say a: this time what appropriation he would favor, until all bills for appropriations were before him. He intimated that he was not opposed to the object of Diggs’ measure, but deemed $750,000 was too large. 5 It is understood that the author of the bill will cut it down one-half, in the hope that it will finaily pass. TEXTBOOK BILL IS FAULTY. Company, Francisco Breweries, Attorney General Says Portion of It Is Unconstitutional. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 2I.—Drew’s bill providing for the purchase by the State of text- books, plates, copyrights and other edu- cational matter outside of the State for the use of its schools has Been heid un- constitutional by the Attorney General ! exercise of executive clemency for some | person who has been convicted of crime. | erige in introducing his bill to relieve the Senators Johnston that he was not in favor of petitioning body who had been elected by their | He liked the word “demand” bet- | gested that a petition be sent to the quickly declared i an vote ter. Although no definite action was taken it was understood that the members would support the Devlin resolution and | work for its adoption when it reaches the | Assembl, | | az far as its provisions establishing a cemmission on textbooks, to consist nh the Governor, State Printer and Super-| intendent of Public Intruction. is con- | cerned, and it will be amended in that| particular. | Al sbmsion | NEW BOABD OF PARDONS. Members Wil Hot meeive Salaries but Work for Honor. { CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO. Jan, 27.—Assemblyman Amerige of Orange County is preparing a bill the effect of which will be to change the manner in which pardons may be granted to felons under sentence and to others who may be suffering punishment for violation of the law. Not the least of the troubles of the Governor, whoever he may be, is that of hearing the appeals which come to him constantly for the It is not an e; to coldly matter for a Governor turn down the petitions for par- dons or paroles when they are accom- panied, they usually are, by the tear- ful prayers of some mother. wife, daugh- ter or sister, or a combination of them. It is the purpose of Assemblyman Am- Chief Executive of this frequent source of worry. His plan Is to create a non- salaried board of pardons, of which the Governor shall be ex-officia a member. The board will consist of three or five members, as the Governor may prefer, and to it must be referred all petitions for pardons. The proposed law will be a composite copy of similar measures which are in force in the Eastern States, hulI there may be certain modifications of th. systems which obtain thtre. The matter is now in the hands of the Governor for his approval, in order that he may have an opportunity ;to make such suggestions with reference to it as he may desire. The bill will therefore be indirectly the Governor’s bill, and as such It will be| almost certain to he adopted. Tt is pro- posed to vest in the Governor full power 1o act in capital cases without reference to the board of pardons. 2 il COYOTE CLAIMS BEATEN. Assembly Refuses to Pay, but Vote Will Be Reconsidered. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 2i.—The collection of coyote scalp judgments received a set- back in the House this morning, when bill No. 142, providing for the payment of a judgment claim of $185, one of the claims making up the total of $213,000, came up for final passage. Carter moved that action be postponed two weeks, as he had learned that the Attorney General wanted to appeal the case. Prescott said the Attorney General had had ample time in which to inform the House of his possible intention to appeal. Johnson said that the Attorney General's office had put the matter over purposely until May, 1904, that the Legis- Iature ‘might /take what actioy It bay. ' Carter's motion was lost, but the final passage of the bill was defeated by a vote of 82 to 21. Johnson immediately changed his vote from aye to no that he might make a motion to reconsider. The adherents of the bills providing for the payment of the judgments claim that they can carry them by ten votes when the members get back from the present trips of inspection. L Bring s o Curry Objects to the Bill. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—Asszembly bill No. 273, introduced by Pyle, which exempts mu- tual building and loan corporations or- ganized under the Jaws of this State from paying fees to the Secretary of State for filing certificates of increase of capital stock, is creating a deal of comment. Tt is known that certain building and loan societles of this city and San Francisco communicated with the Secretary of State’s office to learn what the fees would be for increasing their capitalization, and when they discovered that the fees were very high they thought out a plan to avoid the extra payment. A bill was pre- red and turned over to Pyle and he as introduced it in the lower house. Secretary Curry does not take kindly to the bill and has expressed himself as being oppond to the measure. | mitted to the Legislature. = R EXEMPTED RAILWAYS USE ——— Continued From P‘ge 1, Column 6. iished,” said Knight. “The bill will in- :ur: Ihe oil industry and I am opposed o The bill is calculated to hurt the ofl producers and the test provided is en- tirely unnecessary.” said McMartin. “If I am shown,” said Barber, “that there is no danger in using fuel ofl at a lower flash test than 130 degrees I will vote against the bill. I certainly shall ; ot stand for any measyre thad\will in- jure the ofl producers ami benefit a mo- S nopoly “IL have not had time to study the Ral- ston bill"" said Allen, “but I shall cer- tainly oppose any measure that will in- jure any industry of this State.” Assemblyman Dunlap of San Joaquin said that other matters had kept him too busy to permit of his studying the bill, but that he would vote against it if It was Inimical to the oil producers. “What God has supplied for the use of the )1eople they should be allowed to en- joy,” said Assemblyman Camp of Sierra Madre. “I am opposed to the Ralston . and all measures that tend to put the oil business into the hands of a monopoly.” *“They are boring for oil in my county,” aid Brown of San Mateo, “and I shall wait to hear what my people want be- fore voting on the bill. If the test pro- vided for s unnecessary and the bill is of euch a nature as to give the business into the hands of a monopoly I shall vote against it.” —_— KERN COUNTY OIL MEN DISCUSS NEEDED LAWS Appoint a Com;i_tm to Frame a Statute to Be Presented to the Legislature. BAKERSFIELD, Jan. 27.—Thirty prom- Iuent ofl operators from all parts of the | State interested in the Kern flelds as- | ccmbled to-night at the Oil Exchange to consider the matter of protection by legis- lation of oil wells from water. those present were John M. Wright.of | San Francisco, president of the Peerless | Ccmpany; F. B. Henderson of the Assc- ciated; 8. P. Wible of the McKittrick; Mr. Mont of the Monte Cristo of Los An- geles, and C. T. Deane, president of the California Petroleum Miners'-Association, at whose Instance the meeting was calle. ‘timothy Spellacy of Bakersfield was elected chairman and W. D. Young of Ba- | kersfleld secretary. The general opinion expressed was that | a law was needed to compel operators who strike water to keep the same under | control or to abandon and plug the well. Various methods of handling water were fully discussed. A committee was a pointed, consisting of Chairman Speliac: M. L. Thorn of the Peerless, F. B. Hen- derson of the Associated, Aleck Wark of the Union and H. L. to examine fully into the detafls and frame a statute on the subject to be sub- The committee will report at a meeting next Monday night, when the proposed law will be fully discussed. PATENT GAS IGNITER. Little Electric Joker in the Lodging- House Suffocation Bill. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 21.—As was stated in the Call to-day, a bill was introduced in the Assembly making it a misdemeanor for any one to turn off the gas at the meter and to regulate the use of illuminating gas. A similar bill was introduced in the Senate this morning. Thef® bills, com- ing as they do so quickly after the un- timely deaths of persons who lost their lives in lodging-houses of San Francisco through the alleged turning off and on of gas at the meter by the keepers of the houses, is significant. It may bhe more so when it is known that Attorneys Morgenstern and Webster of San Fran- cisco are here to secyre articles of incor- poration for a company organized to put an automatic gas igniter on gas jets, which will prevent death by asphyxi- ation. Morgenstern explains this contrivahce to be a patented wire which is attached to the burner and automatically every fifteen minutes an electric spark caused which will ignite the gas if it is escaping. Morgenstern believes there is millions in it,”" and this would be ap- parent if the following provision in the Senate bill introduced this morging is considered: “Provided, however, that this act shall not apply to any of the persons herein enumerated, when such person or persons shall have connected every exit or orifice upon the gas fixtures used in such place or places with a practical and safe gas igniter.” —_——— FAVOR VOTING MACHINES. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 21.—Voting machines will probably be in use at the next elections in California. The committees on Elec- tion laws of the Senate and the Assem- bly met in joint session this afternoon, and after a discussion on voting ma- chines, in which Registrar Walsh of San Francisco took part, appointed a sub- committee of three, which is to draft a bill embracing the features desired. There was only one point that the com- mittee could not agree on, and that was whether the Supervisors in each county or the State should select the machines to be used. This point was left to the sub-committee to decide. It is almost certain that the power of choosing the machines will be left to the Supervisors. Among | Dort of Bakersfield, | Bill on Irrigation Seems to Gain Ground. Judge Works Tells Purpose of the Measure. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL HbADQl ARTERS, SAC- RAMENTO, Jan. 27.—There is still | a premonitory Legislature of the storm. that is expected to break when the irri- gation bill framed by Judge Works is in- troduced. Following is a copy of a letter in support of the bill sent Works to each member of the Southern California delegation: A good deal is being said just now, as you will notice. bout the irrigation bill proposed by the Cailfornia Water and Forest Associa- tion, among other things that the entire Southern California delegation is opposel to the bill, 1 am somewhat surprised at this, as I had taken it that this bill is particularly beneficial to this end of the State, much more 80 than to the northern section, because its prime obfect is to conserve the water supply and distribute it in such way as to make it g0 as far as possible, and this is certainly more important to Southern than to Northern Cali- fornia, because we have less water than they. Various objections have been made to the biil most of which are founded upon n entire misconception of its provisions and their legal effect. For example. the Los Angeles Times 1s opposing the bill on the ground that it will interfere with the national irrigation scheme. Nothing could be farther from the truth, as will be demonstrated by an examination of the bill. I wrote an article to the Times, explain- ing’ the bill in this respect, which was pub- lished in the issue of the 234 inst., to which I desire to call your special attention. I feel sure that you will give the bill the study and attention that Its Importance deserves, and I cannot belleve that you have at this early time, and without a full discussion of the bill and before it has been introduced, com- mitted yourself irrevocably against it. not desire that the bill shodld become a law unless it is going to be beneficial to the State I wish you would do me the personal kindness to examine the bill and let me know frahkly What you think about It, | oceur to you, state to me with equal frankness | | what those objections are, and do not be back- ward about stating vour views fully and with- out reservation. Speaking for myself sonally, 1 want this bill to be thoroughly un- derstood, and cgnnot be made o by amendment, ought not to become a law, nor do I desire that it should. T have sent a letter to the president of the Chamber of Commerce, requesting him to have the bill carefully and’ thoroughly investigated by that body, with a view to determining the merits of lh& bill, and whether it is subject to the objections urged against it, and before the letter could be delivered, I am in receipt of a letter from the secretary of the chamber, say- ing that it is arranging to have me appear be fore the board in the interest of the bill now pending before the Legislature. ing the fullest investigation and criticism of the bill, and oniy desire that it should be falrly done. and that the opposition to it shall not be influenced by the selfish motives of a feat. As to that class of contestants of the bill.” T have prepared a pamphlet which you have doubtless received before this. 1 have sent this same letter to other mem- bers of the Legislature from Los Angeles County, and shall be glad to have them con- | fer_together as to the provisions of the bill Very truly ¥ JOHN D. WORKS. The measure seems ground each day and it looks as if much of the opposition, which is largely based | on fears concerning the bill that have no reasonable foundation, would disappear when its provisions are carefully studied. g MINORS AND THE FRUIT. HEADQUARTERS, Jan. 27.—Senator re, | SACRA- Diggs Mayor of Marysville, in which the latter bill No. 141, introduced by Dorsey. This | | of labor of minors. | The Mayor takes exception to the first | section of the bill, no employed in laboring in any manufactur- ment, or other place of labor more than nine hours a da He states in his letter that the passage of the measure would work a hardship on the fruit grow- ers and packing-houses of the State. He says it is absolutely necessary for the minors to work more than nine hours a day during the season, as the fruit must be preserved or canned immediately. in order to prevent it from spoiling. He fur- ther states that it Is hard enough as it is to engage help during the fruit season, all concerned. He asks that the bill be either amended or defeated. iRy iort Edward Zingler. SAN JOSE, Jan. street in this city vesterday. He was a native of Germany and 64 years of age. He had resided inl California for | | many years and was known as one of | the most skilled mechanics and artisans | ip the State. He took a prominent part in the erection of the Llck Observatory on Mount Hamilton, and bore the distine- tion of having placed the lenses of the big glass In position when they were re- ceived here from the East. Zingler leaves a wife and four children. —_— Court Stenographers’ Salaries. CALILL, HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—Walsh of Alameda in- troduced a bill in the Assembly to-day, the purpose of which Is to give the court stenographers of his county a salary of $150 a month each, instead of the present per diem of $10. No change is made in transcription fees. It is said the re- porters are satisfled with bill. It also provides for salaries of from $166 33 to $35 a month for court stenographers in va- rious countles from the fifth to the fifty- fourth class. PSRN Support of Highways. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jgn. 27.—The Assembly Com- mittee o{l Roads and Highways, through hairman ~ Greer, presented a bill this morning providing for a tax of two mills on “all” property within | counties for the maintenance of county roads. Heretofore only property outside cities has been taxed for the support of | iro‘dl‘ but this measure will place part of the burden on the cities, Established (823, WILSON WHISKEY. X . oy s R That’s All! if possible, and then acted upon in- | telligently, and if it is not what It should be, | then it | to be gaining | and this bill would work a hardship on | died at his home at 6 South Tenth | rumbling in the | by Judge | PAINE’S CELERY COMPOU With Confidence We Direct You to the Never-Failing Health Builder. Paine’sCelery Compound Quickly Elevales the Constitutional Condition of All Rundown and Sick People. 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