The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 2, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1903. ST AVER | ENGULES MEW IND GABINS . Keep Close Watch ! on Figures. Lives Lost in Eel! rrent Near Pep- ,ConductofFormerAd— perwood. ministration Causes v the Difficulties. | s | le Carries Sleeping | Governor and Officials | Into the | Stream. * Spectal Dispatch to The Call TEL AT ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA A ~- MENTO, Feb. 1 he pre: y at a Lumber Camp in Hum- s condition st Caused by the Downpour the Stat s a direct re- of the extreme pon t o tax rate r Gage that it \xpayers through- ip the ris- Rain and Loosening of the Ground. Go the t orme surprise » make or 6 cents. as yet what or Par- adm the tax wn fronts Simp! 8 ted i tance by I ri ’ is ir al address, ite have been get- th it what is necs irs of the State. task to which Secretary 18 W their es 5 S 0F tholr SUROAr Seothaars W. 8. M he State Board of Exam. 1=elf when he accepted CABINS IN THE RIVER. e offf ascertaini p as This fift : - > > W ne as ed in advance, - - ok 1St ot positivel K Xt two years. once that amount rth as it s be determined j ge and small appre fore the Legislature s . s of nt | m runed. retary a search w Me d himself t of the the . s es s practically s t work in that direction. | s 1s a statement of what he FIGURES ON VALUATION. " gt . 1 valuation of all property 3 which in ! pport of the . nd has been for e - e From this mus computations as 1l receive, the prob- Experience and the ns of a ¥ » perce ting this per- valuation, a the receipts left, that the 212,942 4s valuation n is based. the nal T of taxat Whatever may be for general s that 2 cents » must be added for State University; in stitutional provision, and > has no control over it. If } cents, which would it would yield a If the lev 58 rate 80 ce the re- n would be $7,012,035 06. very $100 valuation, rate 65 cent State of glance d be suf- needs of it must be un- amounts stated under would be annual in- as is this revenue which rived from the high rate of 5, it will be seen how far it would Controller Colgan has already made his estimates of what will be needed for the et gy L Ihe by e of the State institutions and rement g, It 15| what must be provided for in the general - et Sold snaw| appropriation bill. These estimates are, hg Ry iy if anything, lower Instead of higher tha o o E | the actual amounts needed by those Insti ~ e land has been washed | (VUORS. His reports show that for the L e ashed | o,y ment of such fixed charges as salarie: 5 food supplies, necessary repairs and other | scurces of expense which must be pro- vided for there will bé needed the sum of 50 . The school fund will require will have to be pald $5,2%5,98. To pro- vide for interest on bonds and for sinking funds to pay those bonds $282,870 will be req d. This makes a total of $12,078,151. The Controller's estimates are for two to provide for but one-half of this total, or 360 for each of the two years until the next Legislature convenes and makes a new tax levy STATE'S BIG EXPENSE. Suppose the present Legislature makes ed gownstream. GIRDING ON ARMOR. Friends and Enemies of Works Bill Are Busy. ok . v rRe the tax.rate cents, which, as before ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACR - : MENTO, Feb. Sow ihet Sengtor fei- | MBted, ‘will Yleld a. revente of V.o shaw. has introduced the famous Works | Lake {rom this the expenses of the State bacoll “Ehie S kS | jy.stitutions, the school fund and interest tgat B, 70 ”L”f““;’&m‘;"don' emies | and sinking fund, agiounting for one year r th ure are EUGnE on thelr| 1o 6,020,075, which positively must be pro- mor: for the fray. Senator Cald-|viced for, and there is left for the Les- eil 5 hajrman = s’ o 0"‘""“; islature to expend in speclal appropria- ntiag e g opmmsatthote fowns - Loth | L8 ool 4 I that be the rate, out “‘F;’r‘:s w~ o beld n;xt Friday mgh!‘ of that Bum must be pald all speclal ap- propriations, such as existing dellnquen- the redwood forest payment, river improvements, new buildings and fm- provements 1o older ones, the water and forest proposed appropriation, that for the St. Louils Exposition, the Debris Com bere for the past mission needs and all other special gifts rking against the ‘measur He which the State may make as a resuit of itten many articles and given many In- | g passed at this session. views . expressing his reasons for OP-| Jr the rate be fixed at 6 cents on each he measure. He will be rein-| g0 valuation the amount available for arge delegation of Southern | he spectal appropriations enumerated in aldwell has given the matter deep study is familiar with every phase of the Beishaw, who introduced it at the quest. ¢f Judge Works, took a day ¥ to study it. ythe has s who are bitterly opposed 10| 1he foregoing and for others not men- tioned & Judge Works and other would be $972,960. If the rate be nest members of the California | the higher figure of 65 cents the balance P b Association will ap-| e same purposes would be the ce to report favorably | s 686, he b s measure promises to The 1ls carrying prospective i- u. Assembly alone call for a total-of $3,742.- A great f comment is being made | 435, In the Senate, eliminating the bills Senate introduced by Senator | which cluded in the Assembly total t of the shipowners | by reason of dupli n of bills, the ap- relates to the 1 asked for : propriations amount to, in (S s out of the | y,und numbers, $2,0000. In other words, rnor nds 1 ointment of the | it a1l the bills which have been 4 Com the harbors of | guced asking for money from the ‘fs“:r?«- Francisc d, Vallejo, Be re to become laws the State would e Ouklar la, Richmond and | ,jjeq upon 10 pay more than $5,000,000, t Costi. the hands of the |y j (herefore manifest that inasmuch as Francisco ( of Commerce the |, ,na of these bills have to do with the | wer to appoint two Pilot Commission- | noot,oriatjons which must be made fo of Ban Fra wh all perform | 3o maintenance of State institutions, bug duties for the ports specified. It .. g addition thereto, they will to the Chamber of Commerce th reduced in the grand total to about listen . to c-fourth of what they are at present, t pilots, #d even by taking off 75 per cent o what is asked the tax rate would have be €5 ¢ yleld an extra revenue of on} 10 would $1.684 ——_ g 7 more | "y 4s not to be understood that it is the Vaile Be 2 'A”"‘ intention to reduce all the appropriation Richmond and P Lo Ala-|ils 75 per cent. Many of them will fail g e it | of passage—perhaps two-thirds of them— BERLIN, Peb. i Armour of 1. | DUt even at that it may be seen that the zdministration must be careful In its al- with Emperor Wililam Jowance of the larger appropriations. It [t ceg’ took luncheon day. uency | vears, and the Legislature therefore has | nts on the $100, for that rate | | charges and appropriations HE STATE | DURFESS.. 3 e — ments the legislators were shown the dungeons, where alleged cruelties were sald to have occurred by use of the straitjacket. Assemblyman Brown of San | Mateo, who introduced the resolution for | immediate investigation of the alleged cruelties, was not present, but Assembly- man Murphy, the Union Labor member from San Francisco, conducted a rigorous inspection of the straitjacket. No con- | vict was confined in the dungeon at the | time, but & few were produced to have | the jacket laced upon them. Committe man Carter also was clothed in one and had the lacing drawn tight. He asserted | that It was not comfortable, and othe ' After inspecting some minor dcpart-{ fi?xm’z.;.’ms_ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEGISLA- TORS WHO ARE MAKING THEM- SELVES PROMINENT. » - i | | I 5 Members of the Assembly Investigate Charges ; of Cruelty in San Quentin Prison. Special Dispatch to The Call. AN RAFAEL, Feb. 1.—The Com- mittee on Prisons and Reforms from the Assembly visited San Quentin to- The me matned at the penal inst day, held several executive made a thorough modes of life a s ner of the prison. ment employed by the attendar fraction of prison rules by were inguired into, and special was di the care of th investigation y also scrutinized every nook and cor All forms of punish- mbers re- itution all sessions and of the e inmat its for In- the convicts attention te1 to the matter of the strait- jacket, regarding which remarks had been made at the Legislature. Warden Aguirre conducted th tee through the various depar S Southern California the entire balance Hospital which may e commit- tments of hool, or, again, that of $115000 for the to eat up remain after all the stated and fixed expenses of the State are paid. HERITAGE FROM GAGE. State administr: no apologies to make for the financial condition. That is from the last administration, that The present a remembered ation has existing heritage 1t will be Governor Pardee said in his inaugural address that the revenues and expenses of the State do not vary from year to year a sufficient amount to make it safe for a reduction o f 10 cents in the tax rate to be made in any one year. The present condition is of the rate of .382 made by Gage. the rates of taxation made lowing are from year to vear under the State administrations for each of the result Fol- last four the years that the Governors mentioned were in control: Gage. : .601 -085 .408 .429 .48 .51 382 488 *In 18%9. Budd. Markham. Waterman. Experience has shown that there is now needed to conduct the affairs of even under the most the State, favorable circum- stances and conditions, a tax rate of at| So¢ % SPPICE 0q ot poosevelt. Jeast 50 cents on each $100 valuation. The amount required by the State $200,000 per month. State Treasury to reach its is about The payments of fixed | causes lowest the ebh about September 1, and between that and December 1, when the taxes come in, the general fund has money to its credit. As a result of the unusually made by Gage it is estimated tween the dates mentioned of the general fund will run behi; extent of $900,000. Were it not transfers from one fund such emergencies. The school Wways has millions of dollars to ard from it the Governor will | 1ide over the perlod of depress |1s = e to come. to another begin to very little low rate that be- this year nd to the for a for- | tunate provision in the statutes persons heving warrants against that fund between those dates would have to discount them. In order that the | credit of the State may ot be impaired, however, the law gives to the Governor the right to make temporary loans or in fund al- its credit, be able to ion which PRIZEFIGHTS IN PERIL. Legislators Speak Favorabl, Bunkers Bill. CALL HEADQUARTERS, y of the SACRA- | | | Jack of appreciation for the was found to be satisfactory. Some of the modes of punishment were thought by a few Assemblymen to be severe. In interviews several prisoners alleged that they had been cruelly treated. On the whole, however, the committee was fa- vorably impressed with the workings of the institution, and it was indicated that the report will be a favorable one. The committee, composed of Assembly. men S. H. Olmsted, Marin, chairman; T. S. Barker, San Francisco; J. A. Bliss, Oakland; H. E. Carter, Los Angeles; C. H. McKenny, Ione, and J. A. Murphy, San Francisco, arrived at San Quentin be- fore 10 o'clock in the morning. An inves- tigation on Sunday at San Quentin was unprecedented, nevertheless the commit- teemen commenced their labors imme- diately upon arrival, and, with a short re- cess at 2 o'clock, did not complete their the institution and gave the lawmakers task until late in the afternoon. Once in- leged cruelties. Warden Aguirge did not hes- permission to interview any convict in side the prison walls the committee went late to say that he used the straightjacket ou the place. into executive session to map out a pro- Drisoners. but he explained it was necessary. D 5 2 & . From what little we learned the report will The sanitary condition of the prison gramme. probably as a whols be favorable, : will not take many appropriations likke MENTO, Feb. 1—There seems to be|by the fire that destroyed the property of the proposed one of $150,000 for the Lou- a desire on the part of the mem- | Weinstock, Lubin & Co., the members of the jana Purchase Exposition or the one of |bers of both houses to abolish | Legisiature are taking steps to prevent the $250,000 for a new university bullding, or | prize fighting In this State. Assemblyman | destruction of the Capitol by fire. In all prob- that of $110,000 for the San Diego Normal | Lewis has introduced a bill to prohibit | ability a bill will be introduced in the Sen- prize fighting and a bill was introduced by Senator Bunkers last Friday to limit boxing contests to four rounds. Both billg are being faverably discussed. The mem- bers from San Francisco are in hearty sympathy with the bills and they intend using their influence and efforts to pass them. They say they are tired of fakes and believe It is about time that the fistic game was stopped. On Monday morning the Republican members of the Senate will hold another caucus to decide whether they should support Devlin's resolution instructing our Senators in Congress to vote against the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Senator Per- kins' reply to the telegram sent him by Leavitt will be read. It is very probable that the caucus will take no action in the matter and allow the resolution to be fought out on the floor of the House. The Senators are divided. Many are in favor of voting against it, as they do not believe it proper to instruct the California representatives who are on the scene and know best how to act for the interests of their State. It will be the same sort of battle as was waged over Sanford’s reso- lution on the statehood question. Others | belleve in upholding the policy of the ad- ministration. They believe by instructing our representatives in Congress to vote against it the State will be manifesting a courtesies _— I LIVERY STABLE LAW. CALL HEADQUARTERS, =SACRMENTO, Feb, 1.—A bill will be Introduced in the Sen- ate to-morrow by Senator Sanford which alms to give that protection to livery-stable keepers which is now enjoyed by hotel-keepers. The bill proposes to prevent cruelty to animals and the defrauding of livery-stable men, Senator Sanford feels assured that the bill will ultj- mately become a law. as he savs the men en- gaged In renting horses and vehicles are en- titled to protection. The bill, in substance, 1s as follows: 5 “Any person who obtains any livery hire or other accommodations at any livery or feed stable in this State without paying therefor, with intent to defraud the proprietor or maa- ager, and who obtains credit by the use of any ‘false pretense, or who, after obtaining a horse, vehicle or other property at such stable, willfully or maliclously abuses the same by beating, goading, overdriving or other ma- liclous conduct, or who keeps the same for a longer period or takes the same to a greater distance than contracted for, or allows a feed bill or other charges to accumulate against such property without paying therefor, ot abandons the same with intent to defraud the owner, manager or proprietor having such livery or feed stable is gullty of a misde- meanor.” EE o E A FEAR FOR THE CAPITOL. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.—Profiting by the lesson taught them claimed it could if improperly used cause great suffering and bodily harm. The case of Evve Thompson, the negro who clalmed to have been permanently deprived of the use of his arms because of a straitjacket, was gone into thorough- ly. Thompson was asserted to have been a troublesome prisoner and deserving of severe punishment. Dr. Casey, the prison surgeon, testified that the negro when Nberated from the dungeon was not ohysically Injured by the confinement, and that his detention in the hospital for sixty-two days was necessitated by a dis- ease which he had contracted prior to in- carceration. No other testimony was taken. After visiting the jute mill and cells the committee was taken into the “in- corrigible dungeons.” Newspaper reporters were excluded from viewing this portion ot the prison. Convict Moral one of the Sonntag and Evans gang, had a tale of alleged abuse to relate. The women's ward was also visited, and Annle Vaughn, a life- timer, declared that she s continuall mistreated, but other women inmates an- yunced that they fared well. The Warden said the Vaughn woman is a troublesome prison Assemblyman Olmsted, chairman of the committee, in an interview said: Our report will be made soon after we re- turn to Sacramento. We made a searching in- vestigation to-day, especially in regard zo al- ate to-morrow to appropriate a sum sufficient to Install & pumping plant on the Capitol grounds and keep a sufficient supply of water on hand for immediate use. It Is sald that the costly fire yesterday in the ‘Welnstock-Lubin block might have been checked had the water supply been better. The firemen wera handi. capped by lack of water, and had to devote thelr attention to saving su - thelr & surrounding prop. Attentlon has been called t LENE Wires that form ' metwork tnhe i of the Capltol and the danger of the bullding catching fire from them, Secretary of State | Curry, Who 18 custodian of the building, is aware of their presence, and is taking every precaution. On the day of the inaugural ball the building was saved by the courage of Porter Wicks. Fire broke out in the Assembly chamber, and Wicks smothered it before it | could get headway. The legislators necessity for such a bill and favor 1t ~ - ¢ | Brakeman Falls From a Train. SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 1—R. §, Thompson of Los Angeles, a brakeman on the Santa Fe, was found giear Hesperia to-day with his neck broken. . He left Hesperia-on a west-bound freight train and was on the top of the train when last seen. It is thought he slipped from the top of a car, as it was stormy and the cars were wet. | e SR When a girl weighing 180 pounds an- | swers the name of “Birdle” the eternal fitness of things gets an awful jolt. | Progreso, and proposes to u HIGH TAX RATE WILL BE FIXED TO REPLENISH DEPLETED COFFERS OF | TREASURY Ralston’s Oil Test Bill Will Have Inning With Experts. 'Governor Will Prob-/| ably Sign Game Law To-Day. LRSS R Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- | MENTO, Feb. k will have an inning chamber to-morrow ning. Ex- perts on oil and engaged in the, industry will come from every section of the State to give their views for the enlightenment of the Committee Mfnes. It is Senator Ralston's inten ake a statement, in which he will te comnection with thé measure which much adverse criticism. 1.—Ralston's oil bill eve on has On Tuesday the Senator proposes to re- recetved so ply to the criticisms made of him by the press of the State. He will also pay his respects to a Southern California news paper which ran a ‘caricature that df pleased him. Ralston has all along stated was not in favor of the bill stands, but believes thag some s ure fixing the standard of flash tests c ofl should be adopted. He has declin under pressure to withdraw the bill. He is anxious ded that it will meet witfi'the approval of oil men of he that it meas now to see it ame: so | all sections of the State. Ralston has announced h asking the Southern California oil m they have a substitute ofl bill, and event that they have none he will their opinion on_what would be flash test for oil. Opint probability be given by F Marshal Towe of San Francisco, Professor O'Nell of Berkeley and other experts. Ralston has written to Captain John K. Bulger, United States Inspector of Steam Vessels, who has made a research into the subject before the committee, to express his views. Ralston has a copy of Bulger's opinion given in the investigation of the e it in sup- get proper will in all port of his bill. OIL MEN ARRIVING. The oil men began to arrive to-night and discussion over the bill is rife. Gail- lard Stoney, attorney for the Union Oil Company, and John Baker Jr., a leading member of the company, came on.a lat train. They are here to combat the bil Senator Ralston returned from San Fran- cisco to-night and was handed a bunch of letters frém all sections of the State. Ho received a letter from Dr. C. T. Deane, secretary of the California Petroleum Miners' Association, in which the latter regretted that Ralston had been subjected to so much criticism for introducing the bill he sent him. He says he is aware that a flash test of 130 degrees would put out of business nearly half the test, but that in framing the bill his whole idea was to protect the community from an- other disaster like that of the Progre: He says he is willing to shoulder all the blame. He states he: will be unable to come to Sacramento on Monday to defend the bill, as under the present circum- stances the California Petroleum Miners’ | Assoclation does not desire Its passage and is opposed to its becoming a law. Thomas Price, the chemist, also wrote a letter to Ralston in which he gives his opinion that illuminating oil flashing at 130 degrees would be safe in California, but that he would prefer 175 for fuel oil. Governor Pardee also sent a letter Ralston, which he had received from H. §. Walker of Pomona, in which Walker accuses the Standard Oil Company humbugging the publfc. NEW GAME LAW SAFE. Now that both houses have passed the game law, which extends the season for killing ducks until the 15th of this month, the Governor will be called upon to sign it to-morrow. The Assembly would brook no further delay and when Houser's mo- tion to reconsider the vote on the bill came up it was promptly laid on the table, As there was no on of th Senate yesterday the official tidings of the ‘Assembly’s action will not be announced until Monday. Senator Coggins will ask to have the communication taken up out of order so that it may be turned over to the proper clerk for enrollment and then sent to Governor Pardee for signa- ture. There seems to be no doubt that the Governor will sign the bill. The chief executive facetiously remarked to Sena- tor Hahn yesterday that he might sign it and keep it locked up in his desk for few days and then go out and enjoy duck hunting by himself. As the duck season closed yesterday the Governor would a monopoly and as he does not believ monopolies he will send word Immediately | that he has affixed his signature and then the popping of guns will be heard on the marshes for another two weeks. Highwaymen Hold Up a Streetcar. SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 1.—Two masked highwaymen held up a car within a few blocks of the busines: center of this city early this evening and after relieving the conductor and motor- | man of their valuables made their escape. The robbers secured $35 and two watches. There were no passengers in the car at the time. Woman Thrown From Streetcar. 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