The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 27, 1905, Page 4

-+ sider . Courts of Appeal was passed. © " At the afternoon session the bill in- :owing - heart, side and shoulde: 4 THE_ SAN. FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1905. LO TTERY BILL FUNDS T CIVE STATE DISPLAY Assembly Passes a Bill Ap- propriating $70,000 for an Exhibit at Portland Fair R REVISION OF THE CODES S g Lower House to Meet Wed-| nesday Evenings to Con-| Suggested Changes S Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—The As-| gembly this morning took action that assures the passing by that body at this session of all the code revision bills - 'prepared by Code Commissioner John F. Davis. Thére were a few members of the House who had felt that the As- -sembly would not have time to take up “the bills and that an extra session would have to be called to pass them. On motion of McCartney, seconded by McGowan, the lower House adopted a resolution that every Wednesday even- .ing during the rest of the session, from | to | the hour of 7:30 to 10, be devoted reading and passing these bills. . The bill providing for an appropria- | tion of $70,000 for the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland is now ready for the Governor. On the ground that it was an urgency measure, the As- .sembly dispensed with its second and MANY IMPORTANT MBASURED CIVES REBLKL 60 BEFORE THE SENATE. 10 FAKE CLUBS William Greer Harrison Ap- pears Before Legislative Duplicates of the Sherman Committee at Sacramento Anti-Trust Law Are . [ntroduced. €pecial Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—Duplicates of the Sherman anti-trust law were in- troduced to-day by Greenwell in the Senate and Perkins in the Assembly. The purpose of including this provi- sion, that has so well demonstrated its efficiency, in the California statutes is to more easily insure the prosecution of the smaller fry of offenders the Gov- ernment cannot afford to proceed agalnet and to insure their punishment under the general laws defining misde- meanors. ‘The bills introduced to-day make it unlawful for persons or corporations to enter into combinations of any Kkind that will operate in restraint of trade, violations of which are declared in the proposed act to be misdemeanors and ble as such by fine and impris- third reading and placed it on final | pun! ris. ] S o 3 | on t in county jaiis. It is expecte S The Senate has already {fyiliNne passuge of this act will better vaste’s bill No. 540 and Treadwell's, No. 92, relating to the employes of the | néw Courts of Appeal, were, on motion of Waste, referred to the Judiciary Committee as a special committee, with instructions to report on them to-mor- row. Waste sald many telegrams ask- | ing that the bill ‘be passed at once as | the new courts were soon to be in ex- | istence had been received. | The bill fathered by the Supreme | Court, according to the statement of | Assemblyman Duryea, providing that | examinations of applicants for lawyers’ | gertificates shall be held by the new | creasing the salaries of the San Fran- “ cisco Superior Judges to $6000 a year was passed without opposition. The bill adding three Judges to the Superior bench of Los Angeles was al- | lowed to go over by its author, Houser, when it'was called for final passage. It | ‘will take forty-four votes to pass it and there were only fifty-seven members | present. Thompson’s bill providing+ that all communily property not given to one * party or the other at the time of grant- ing a final decree of divorce should go | - to the party in whose name it stood at the time of entering the decree was | beaten after a fight made on It by Coghlan of San Francisco. Community ' property usually stands in the name of | the husband and the proposed law would work a hardship on the wife whenever there was an oversight.in the matter of partitioning it, when 80 held. . Espey’s bill which provides for one probation officer and five deputies for: San Francisco, one probation officer and one deputy for Los Angeles and one probation officer for County, the salaries being $125 and $100 a month respectively, was passed. Stanton’s bills providing for the en- forcement of the laws against the pol- lution of ice and water were passed. Prescott’s joint resolution in favor of | submitting the matter of the joint statehood of Arizona and New Mexico . 10 a vote of the people of those Terri- tories was adopted. STOCKTON TAXPAYERS VOTE AGAINST ISSUING BONDS Propositionss to Buy a Site and Erect a New City Hall Are Defeated at the Polls. STOCKTON, Jan. 26.—At a quiet and uneventful election to-day on the questions of buying a site and erect- ing a city hall both propositions were lost. It was proposed to vote $20,000 bonds for the purchase of a site, but to a sentiment in favor of building, 1f at all, on one of the squares now owned by the city, the situation was complicated. .. The proposition to sell $150,000 bonds for the building of a city hall was lost by sixteen votes. The city at present occupies leased quarters in the county courtheuse, but the county wants the room. Just what will now be done unless the landlord relents is & question. —_—— . DIAMOND ROBBERS WILL ENTER PLEAS OF GUILTY | Member of the Gang Who Turned | State’s Evidence Will Be Allowed to Go Free. PASADENA, Jan. 26.—John Mor- &an and Carl Wilson, two of the young men implicated in the $20,000 diamond rebbery at the Hotel Maryland last Friday, were held to-day to answer before the Superior Court. Both ad- mitted all of the important facts in the case and are expected to plead guilty in the higher court. Doyle, the third member of the gang, will be al- lowed to go free, having turned State's evidence, ————— WILL HELP INJURED FOOTBALL PLAY- BR.—The cardinal “'B” football team will give & dance at Austrian Hall to-morrow evening for the benefit of Edward Twohig, who was injured while playing football in San Mateo last November, ADVERTISEMENTS. Have you néticed a difficulty.in breath- ing—short guick breath—wheén you are walking, dgolng upstairs, singing, or are angry and excited? .You may not think Wwhat this means, but doctors will tell ¥ou it means weak heart action. Take Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure av once. It will strengthen and build’'up the weakened nerves and muscles of the heart, and niake you strong and healthy. This is one way-—the right way. Neglect it a little while, and you will then notice Fluttering, Palpitation. - ziness, Fainting Spells, Pain in region ¢ Kidneéy troubles. This is serious. It {8 the other way—the wrong way. Alameda | Stomach and | enable California to exercise what may be termed its police powers in this re- gard and relieve the Federal Govern- ment of this burden, that it may turn are known to exist. It was given out this evening that Greenwell's measure is aimed directly at the Wholesale Grocers’' Association of California, the southern section of the combination in particular. It is said that the wholesalers of the north and the wholesalers of the south have an agreement not to infringe upon each other's territory and to stand together to prevent outsiders or others that may want to come into the State to engage in this business from interfering. The hardware dealers also have a combina- tion, it is said by the proponents of the bill, that can be reached if the measure becomes & law of the State. A series of equally interesting bills ‘were introduced in the Senate this morning by Nelson of San Francisco | relating to lotteries. amendatory of the present statutes re- | garding the conduct of lotteries and the | alding and abetting thereof, the only change being ‘that they increase the penalty for violations of the statutes, making such felonies instead of misde- | meanors. SHORTER HOURS FOR FIREMEN.. Wolfe's bill reducing to twelve a day the hours” of regular service of the members of the San Francisco firemen, amended by Savage so as to include the Los Angeles department, was final- ly passed by the Senate to-day, but not, until after Carter of Los Angeles had | protested on the ground that he had | received a letter from one of the 300 members_of the department of the { southern ‘city requesting that he oppose the amendment. Carter further said that he had not been consulted regard- ing the measure by Senator Savage, who comes from San Pedro, but Savage firmly maintained that his colleague was mistaken; that he had consulted with him and that Savage had said: “I am with you on this question.” Carter had nothing further té say against the bill, but asked that it go over for a week to enable him to investigate the matter. He was defeated in his effort to delay matters, however, the bill be< ing put to a vote and carried. ‘While, as Senatqy Wolfe explained, the bill may be in opposition to the provisions of the charter of Ban Fran- cisco thé same is true of the bill re- ducing the hours of policemen to eight hours a day, but no one has protested, being willing to overlook the conflict between charter and legislative act in omder that the policemen may enjoy life as much as the most favored citi- zen, instead of being slaves of the Government. It is said that the Board of Fire Commissioners of San Francis- co favors the act.and will immediately | put it into force unless some citizen, being more fully alive to his duty to the State than in his sympathy for his courts and secures a decision declaring the bill unconstitutional. 3 SALARIES OF JUSTICES. Assemblyman McGowan’s bill in- creasing the salaries of the Justices of the Peace of San Francisco from $2400 | to $3600 a year was taken up by the Senate and finally passed. It only awaits the Governor’'s signature before it will become a law. Wolfe explained the bill in the Senate this morning, say- ing it only affected San Franeisco and that the men in Ban Francisco were en- titled to the increase as they were over- burdened with work and had proved themselves most efficlent. The present Justices of the Peace will not enjoy the increase, the constitutional provi- sion preventing the Increase of offi- clals’ salaries during their terms of of- fice operating against them. ‘} Senator Hahn’s bill relating to ver- dicts of juries was finally passed by the Senate this morning. This bill provides | create a fight on the floor. | its attention to districts where more | | Hagrant violations of the Sherman act | The bills are fellow man, carries the question to the | that in an action for the recovery of" ! money only or specific real property, | the jury, unless instructed by the court | to render a speclal verdict, may at their | discretion render a general or special | verdict. Upon the request of any of | the parties in writing, however, the court must direct the jury to find a special verdict upon all or any of the issues. The purpose of the bill is to | take from the courts the matter of dis- |cret|on in relation to special verdicts | ordeg, special verdicts if so directed by cour PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. | _'The Senate also finally passed | Hahn's bill relating to the protection from immoral influences of children under 18 years ‘of age; Simpson’s bills relating to pleadings in - Justices’ | courts, to notice of trial before Jus- | tices 'of the Peace and to the defend- { ant’s pleadings in Justices’ courts, all regulating the manner of practice; Sanford’s bill relating to the disposi- tion of lands deeded to the e for D n. v non’-p‘ysmrnt of Butsl county taxes; Selvage's act rel . ap- D r. k iles’ Heart Cure peais; Sanfora's ‘act pronih the ..a safe. sure remedy, and s ¢ sale of intoxicating liquo: in a Heart Discase right 1ons. as thousands | certain_distance of the :Mendocing VB Y Lot ok e haart. 1ne| paoapital £or Sha Higens, jana e v Cpeart. The) Ward's bill providing for the work on g 2L o X 0ok Dr. Miles' New Hea: Jhich restored me to-pertect heaih o 3 e neflt, aruggist will return your money, f m{‘.?' streets, sidewalks and sewers within | municipalities. . * . Ward’s bill appropriating $4333 75 “for the' payment of the claim against the State for official duties performed and makes it mandatory upon them to | e : 5 Shorter Hours for Firemen |4t would make fraud easler, and while DENOUNCESSUPERVISORS Says Pugilism Is Degrading and Wrecking the Lives of San Francisco Youths PSRRI Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—Willlam Greer Harrison, president of the Olym- pic Club of San Francisco, to-night by John F. Forward, County Recorder | &ddressed a joint meeting of the Senate of San Diego County, was also passed. 8nd Assembly committees on public | Senator W. explai that Forward , morals on behalf of Ralston’s anti-prize R et e | fight bill. In unsparing terms he paint. his own expense, there being no pro- | ed the picture of the moral degradation vision in the San Diego County law ! that has followed the progress of the under which he could collect and his | 8ame of pugilism in the metropolis and | only remedy was to secure relief from |he asked the legislators to put a stop the Legislature. The Senate has now | forever to the degrading sport. He also passed his claim and the Assembly | poured some hot shot into the Board will take it up. shortly. of Supervisors of San Francisco. Among other bills presented this aft- In San Francisco,” he said, “there ernoon were a series by Pendleton ex-|&re men that operate under the guise tending the rights of the people in ac- that they are directors of amateur ath- tions in eminent domain. The bill ex-!letic asgoclations, but whose sole pur- tends the right to the utilization by the | pose is to use their gold to debauch the people of any county of waters im-| young men of the city that they may pounded or in reservoirs within the make more gold. The Olympic Club of borders of their county. If these measures would enable the peo-|its doors on outside boxers because of ple of San Mateo to compel the Spring | their illegitimate conduct. Within the Valley Water Company to supply the last year we have lost four of our best towns of the county from the system | boxers, who have become professionals. now used explusively for San Francisco, These are: Berger, Finnigan, Murray and would operate in many like cases. land Kearns. Murray and Kearns an- It is quite probable that the bills will | nounced openly that they were going into boxlrm”le:l professionals, but we were compel to take action against FILE IT TAKEN UP. Berger and Finnigan because they The introduction of bills completed ! fought professional fights at the in- for the day, the flle. was again taken | stance of a fake athletic club. There up. Wolfe's bill regulating the employ- | is not a member of any of this class of ment and hours of labor of chlldren.{clubs 'that cannot be bought for $10, prohibiting the employment ‘of minors and they are rapidly destroying the under certain ages and prohibiting the | love of legitimate athletics. employment of illiterate minors was “I am here to protest against this finally passed. This bill will do much | disease that is destroying the moral toward relieving children that have | characters of so many young men of been the victims of the “sweat shop” | our city. When we found that we system. | were educating bruisers, a condition Wolfe, who Introduced a bill yester- | brought about by this tllegitimate out- day modifying the system by which | side influence, we found that it was electors are jdentified at the time of | time that we gave up boxing tourna- registration, withdrew the same to-day. | ments. I dare say that fully 756 per He explained to the Senate that he had | cent of the professional fights that Introduced the bill at the instance of | have taken place in San Francisco others and had not given it the closest were frauds upon the public and the attention. He was told, huwever, that| people of the city. The money these it simply eliminated the objectionable | professionals have made has lured features in the present law, such as a| young men from their homes and from carried, San Francisco has been forced to close | record of scars, height and color of eyes, as required in criminal identifica- tion systems, and substituted therefor the system of signatuces, that bankers have found to sufficleutly protect them. He had heard, however, that there was objection to the bill oa the ground that he might hold a different opinion he was \‘-fim:‘zsdfiem Hence would with- draw the bill. The Senate again met to-night, but after a %ew code revision bills were read the second tims adjournment was taken. Sl Compromise on School Fund Measure. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—A compro- mise has been reached In the matter of legislation upon the apportionment of the school fund. It will not be made on a basls of the number of teachers and a measure framed on a plan to be | worked out by H. A. Mason, expert for the Ban Francisco Board of Supervis- ors, will take the place of the Rowell- Slavin bill. The plan is to give the country districts 10 per cent of the money at the beginning of the school year, the balance to be apportioned ac- cording to the number of census chil- dren. Even under this plan San Fran- cisco may lose $90,000 a year. AN, To Extend Legislative Sessions. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—The consti- tutional amendment introduced by Stanton changing the law covering the sessions of the Legislature was ap- proved by the Committee on Constitu- tional Amendments to-night, but in a somewhat different form. As it will be reported to the House to-morrow it will provide for an eighty-day session, to begin February 1 every second year. The salary of the members will be fixed at $10 a day, and the limit of expense for employes of each house will be $450 a day. Sl , Bill Is Almed at Professors. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—W. W. Gil- lette, a dealer in fertilizing material at Berkeley, had a bill introduced in the Legislature this morning to provide against professors and assistants of the University of California from preju- dicial interference in matters of com- petitive commerce and the performance of private work for pay, using univer- sity time, supplies and apparatus, and to provide penalt for the enforce- ment thereof. g o Discuss Prison Reforms, SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26—A joint meeting of the Senate and Assembly)| b committees on State Prisons and Re- formatories was held ‘in the Assembly, Chamber to-night for the purpose of discussing the subject of revising the prison system of California. Robert T. Devlin of the State Board of Prison Directors sald that the present prison system was a disgrace to the State and was worthy of the middle ages, but not of modern times. ok, SIS L Senatorial Deadlock in Washington. OLYMPIA, Wash,, Jan. 26.—The twelfth joint ballot for United States Senator resulted: Foster, 46; Piles, 30; Sweeney, 28; Wilson, 16; Jones, 7; Turner (Demo 6. parsonal stolen from him on Wednesday at the Tiburon Peter Peirdfont of Napa wflefl that / a grip containing certificates for shares of mining stock, his citizenship papers and & razor had been staien from him'while he was walt for the boat. | SUNDAY CALL | A NATIONAL COMBINATION NEEDLE AND PIN CASE. Free With Every Small Ad in Sunday Call. | Seemu_mlo_!m — the athletic home. It is a question that should interest every father in the State. Who knows what young man may fail to attaln the highest of- fice in the land through this most baneful influence. “I appeared recently before the Po- lice Committee of the Board of Super- visors' and requested that ‘they regu- late these fights. Then I went before the whole board, but in vain, The Su- pervisors would nog take action against ‘these fakers and every one knows the reason why. I asked them to place a license of $1000 on every fight, profes- sional and so-called amateur, stating that I would put up $2000 for every tournament the Olympic Club gave, but still they refused and, of course, they had a reason.” Senator Curtin said that while he agreed fully with Mr. Harrison, he was not in favor of Ralston’s bill as drafted, as it restricted boxing contests to mem- bers of the American Athletic Associa- tion, though he appreciated that these contests were not held for money mak- ing purposes. Senator Anderson also objected to this provision in the bill, but said that he would heartily support a law that would prohibit absolutely the holding of any contests to witness which an admission fee was charged. It was agreed that this would have the effect of putting a stop, not only to pro- | fessional, but to the so-called amateur contests. When the committee reports to the Senate such a measure will be recommended for adoption. ——— FABBRI-MUELLER BENEFIT IS BRILLIANT SUOCESS Lyric Hall Is Filled and Varied Pro- gramme Is Afforded of Song and Drama. Variety and a high degree of excel- lence marked the benefit performance to Mme. Fabbri-Mueller in Lyric Hall last evening, on the occasion of her seventy-third birthday anniversary. Mme. Fannie Francisca sang four se- lections., three on the set programme, and one, “The Last Rose of Summer,” as an encore. The Francisca numbers were two by Caro Roma, “Love’s Sac- rifice” and “The Return,” and the anad scene aria from ‘“Hamlet,” by Thomas. Caro Roma and Fred Mau- rer accompanied. Mme. Francisca -delivered her numbers with much of artistic finish and purity of tone. Of the Roma composition, “The Re- turn” is the more brilliant. “The Last Rose” was sung beautifully, with great pathos and delicacy. In addi~ tion to the Roma songs that Francis- ca sang there was another Roma num- ber on the programme, “Violets,” sung y Miss Emma Dahlberg, whose con- tralto was heard to advantage in this and also in “Oh, Dry Those Tears;” by Del Riego, accompenied by Miss Phoebe Durrant. Besides the music there were three dramatic performances. Josephine Walter, Fritz Rembach, Rita de Rovey, John G. Betterbeck and Max Buchert appeared in a one-act curtain raiser, “Ich heirate Meine Tochter”; Miss Stella Sheridan and Miss Marion Norton in “Fast Friends”; and the Misses Kathryn Dougery, Valine Fisher, Hazel Bell, Katherine Ranken and Florence Young in ‘“The Burg- lar.” The audience was large and ap- preciative. An autograph album was -presented to Mme, Francisca on the —t—————— MRS. DE LA MONTANYA THROWN FROM HER HORSE Mrs. James de la Montanya, wife of the well known young merchant, is confined to her home on Point Lo~ bos avénue as a result of an accident yesterday afternoon. Mrs. de la Mon- !tanya is an expert horsewoman and 1s frequently seen on the Golden Gate Park roads riding her favorite animal. Yesterday she mounted her rse for a ride through the park and was pro- ceeding quietly along Twelfth avenue, when the spirited animal suddenly shied and the saddle slipping from its &o:mon. Mrs. de la_ Montanya was own to the ground. Several persons went to the assist- ance of the unconscious woman. She was conveyed to her home, where it was found that beyond a bad shaking up and several painful brulses she had sustained no serious injuries. THAT 1S INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE BY SENATOR NELSON MAKES IT A FELONY TO EITHER PURCHASE OR TO SELL TICKETS FALLS T0 0BEY THE SUBPENA Secretary of Building and Loan Association in Con- tempt of the Legiglature COMMITTEE IS WRATHY Resolution to Cite Him Be- fore Bar of the Senate Will Be Introduced To-Day Special Dispatch to The Call. BACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—Willlam Corbin, secretary of the Continental Building and Loan Association of San Francisco, did not appear before the Senate Committee on Commissions and Retrenchments this afternoon. He had been subpenaed to appear, and when the members of the committee com- | they became belligerent and threats of the bastile for Corbin and other pun- ishments were freely made. The ‘members of the committee sought out President Anderson and re- quested that a warrant forthwith issue for Corbin’s arrest. They were in- | formed, however, that such action could not be taken without the conse: of the entire upper house expressed ‘l‘é vote upon resolution. A resolution to this effect will be presented irf the Sen- ate to-morrow. Captain Stratton of San Francisco was the only witness to appear before the committee to-day. His only com- plaint was that the Continental Bufld- ing and Loan Association loaned him money with which to ct a home, telling him, he alleged, that he could ppay the money back when he wanted to, but subsequently, when he failed to live up to the terms of the trust deed placed In his possession, the corpora- tion dispossessed him of his home. The committee held that this fact had no bearing on the investigation in hand, which goes only to the question of the solvency of the association under in- vestigation. ENGINE JUMPS TRACK AND ONE MAN IS KILLED Accident Near Camp Pistolésl Causes Death of Conductor and Injuries to Other Trainmen. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 26.—The engine of the work train of the North Shore Rallroad Company was wrecked near Camp Pistolesi this afternoon and as a result Conductor A. W. Compere is dead and Engineer Johnson, Fireman Val- ley and Brakeman Markham are in- Jured. Valley and Johnson escaped se- rious injury, but it is reported that Markham is internally injured. The wreck occurred about 7 p. m. The crew of the work.train had been work- ing between Camp Pistolesi and To- males and to-night the train went to Tomales to relieve the men. The en- gine and tender, aboard of which was Johnson, Compere, Valley and Mark- ham,, started back to Marshalls to put up for the night. When near Camp Pistolesi a sharp curve was struck, throwing the tender from the track over thte bank. Only two wheels of the engine left the track. Compere was caught between the engine and tender and instantly killed. He was crus about the head. o o Tetrazzini Praises The Kohler & ChasePiano HOTEL MARIE ANTOINETTE, SAX FRANCISCO, JANUARY 325th, 1905. XKOELER & ORASH: Gentlemen—TYour “Xohler & Chase Pianoforte” is in- deed & splendid instrument; its clear, beautiful tone is acting musical taste. tion. A Word About, Years Tee Piano Itself. priced instruments. piano. brains in the piano business. especi; tifying to us. mn:icl:ll}’os“ Reitence i scientious templated his disregard of its authority | DIVORCE LiWs | 10 BE AMENDED i e | lBill Is Introduced Making : Insanity a Ground for a Severance of Marital Ties ESPEY GIVES HIS VIEWS Assemblyman From Alameda i Says That Too Many Mar-| riages Are Made in Haste | Bpecial Dispatch to The Call SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.—Insanity is made ground for a divorce under a bill introduced to-day by Assémbly- man Espey of Alameda. The measure provides that the marriage ties may be severed upon proof by the plain- | tiff that the defendant has been suf- fering for three years or more, sub-| sequent to the marriage, with “Incur- | | able chronic mania or dementia.” It is provided that in such cases the| District Attorney shall represent the ' | defendant if no one else appears in the latter’s behalf. Assemblyman Espey says he be- lieves the way to reduce the number of divorces is to' make marriage harder. “Divorce is becoming a great evil,” he says. “In Alameda County one-| | third of the suits filed the last year were for divorce. If people didn’t get married with such haste in some cases | there would be less to regret after- ward and fewer divorce suits. I am in favor of McCartney's bill placing restrictions upon the securing of mar- riage licenses and providing that mar- riages shall take place in the county where dne or the other of the parties resides. If I had my way, L think I| would establish the old law fér the publication of banns. No, I am not golng to introduce any bill providing for such publication.” McCartney's first bill relating to the | fobtaining of marriage licenses and to marriage having been sat down upon in committee, he has eiiminated all that part regarding licenses and intrg- | duced a new one containing only the | provision that marriages shall take; place at the residence of one of the! parties. This, too, will probably be killed. One of its’ principal opponents | is Assemblyman Bates of Alameda. He | draws a word picture that should stop | the progress of a dozen such bills. l “Supposing,” he said, “a young man | cinnati or any other place where they | have them a pretty girl should get on were coming from the East and at Cin- | PAWNBROKING Bill Intended to Correct Evils of Kxisting System Is Introduced in Senate IS SWEEPING IN SCOPE Fixes Rate of Interest on Loans and Provides Man- ner of Selling Pledges i Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26,—The evils that flow from the pawnbroking shops are again the subject of legislative ac- tion. If a bill proposed by Senator Woodward this afternoon is made & law they will be at an end, however. at least so far as San Francisco is con- cerned. The bill introduced to-day per= mits of no greater charge of interest by pawnbrokers than one and one-haif per cent a month and.on yearly pledges no greater a sum than ten per cent and then only after a license has been duly issued them. It is further previd- ed that their books must alwavs be open for inspection by the proper au- thorities and that they must sell no pledges except after advertising the same at least once a week for four con- secutive weeks, the al;,llgles to be sold being faithfully described. "Tf\e purpose of this bill.” sald Sena- tor Woodward, “is to permit of the or- genization in San Francisco of an ln- stitution of recognized standing along the lines of the provident loan and workingmen’s loan associations of New York in which D. O. Mills and J. P. Morgan took a great interest. The pur- poses of the institution maybe termed philanthropic as they save the unfor- tunate people that are forced to pawn their chattels from falling into the grip of the usurers that conduct the places. 1 am assured by prominent people of | S8an Francisco that if my measure car- ries they will establish an institution with a capital of $200,000, the same to be under the supervision of the State Bank Commission and that they will make loans on all classes of chattels at net income of 6 per cent per annum.” S San Mateo Foresters Installed. The San Francisco Board of Deputies of the Independent Order of Foresters, by special invitation, visited San Mateo last night for the purpose of installing the officers of Court El Cerito No. 3027 for the The induction of the office held publiely in Native Sons’ Hall, was witnessed by about 150 persons. President Willlam with her folks, who were making a !Stewart of the board was the installing trip to California. Supposing the young | officer, assisted by Deputies Topp, man and the pretty girl should meet ; Burke, Stock, O. K. Brown, W. A. Grif- and it should be a case of love at first ! fiths and David. Steuart. The new of- The enthusiastic indorsement of the piano by the high. sical authorities The Kohler & Chase is ldmirsduatndm%sED by practically every found a place in most of the high-class studios, convents and schools of the coast. Having withstood the most ility, its great success is due to merit alone. It Teputation earned by over half a century of cone ‘The Kohler & Chase Piano is sold on our easy payment plan. % KOHLER @ CHAS 2 The Largest. Music House on the Coast: Corner Post, and Kearny Streets prominence in California. It has as well as in the best seminari severe tests of its musical q is a plano on which we are willing to stake the sight. Francisco the proposal would have residence of either? Would it be right fluttering young hearts Joined? “Then there are cases. of engaged couples from other States making Cal- | ifornia a common meeting ground for | the purpose of being married. They have no residence here. I shall oppose | any effart to cast obstacles in the way of romances of the heart. They are outside the pale of legislation.” ———— Books are powerless to help you un- less you read them. from being ADVERTISEMENTS. 'l'hu‘wdm one of the greatest living singers, a woman of the most refined and most ex- The Kohler & Chase piano well deserves this latest triumph. For years it has been the idol of the Pacific Coast musicians—men and women whose names have gone abroad to the credit of California; men like Herman Genss, the late Otto Bendix, Otto Fleissner, Emlyn Lewys, Ferdinand Stark, Frederick Zech Jr., Cantor E. J. Stark, Arthur Fickensher and many more. The plano which has created so much enthusiasm is certainly worthy ‘of your considera- ago Kohler & Chase first started to solve the problem of producing a piano which musically and mechanically could compare with the very best, which would be so solidly constructed that the trying climates of the Pacific Coast would not affect it, and which could be sold at the price usually obtained for the so-called medium- In accomplishing this task we were fortunate enough to have at our command one of the most experienced and competent corps of gxpert piano men in the entire United States. In ad- dition we have had the co-operation of one of the oldest and most celebrated of the high- piano manufacturers, whom we selected. to carry out our .ideas Thus the Kohler & Chase piano is the . ities and durabil By the time they reached San | ficers are been made and they would want to get | cial, and J. H. N: married. Could you call the hotel the | | to have a law that would prevent those [ product of the best thought and study of the best A. J. Pattison, chief ranger; W. Hall, finan- , recording secre- tary; J. Cotelli, organist; C, C. Balti- more and R. Lees, woodwards; A. Smith ard J. Gerig, beadles; C. Hower- loh, treasurer, and J. A. Finloff, court deputy. After the installation the meeting was addressed by High Secre- tary Brown, High Treasurer Nash, President Stewart, General Deputy Stock, Deputies Topp and Burke, W. A. Griffiths, H. Meyers and -G. W. Hull. Later came a pleasing pro- gramme of vocal and Instrumental music and the serving of a supper. This was followed by an order of dances that kept the company together until a late hour. H. Meyer, vice chief _——— and designs in building the . has been