The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 7, 1905, Page 5

RANCISCO CALL. HURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, /1903 * THE CANAL BILL | Measure Appropfiating $16.- | | 500,000 Will Be Placed on Its Final Passage To-Day COMMISSION - CRITICIZED L Its Statement of Expendi- s Too Incomplete ek S | WASHINGTON. Dec portunity for unlimited debate | subject of the Panama canal, the garded a 6.—With an op- on the House its oratory on that subject in four and three-guarters The bill appropriating $16,- 2l work, which was the sub- <ion, will be read for amend- n its final passage to- ure of the debate was ged in by both Repub- ocrats regarding the com- the statement of expen estimates supplied by the Hepburn, in charge of some effert to show that w ates might be made satis- time members of rere not in a position to pass estimates on such who been by expert positions | e ntirely because of engineers and had To enforce his argu- n e Presi- conomy and agent” of the fon was criticized by sev- and lack of definite infor- cistence of such a po- was de- ISTHMIAN IX YEARS.) Major Gillette’s Plan May Be Adopted Dec. 6.—Congress r never will be confronted with | the duty of passing judgment on a plan e for a sea level canal on the Isthmus of a. There is certain knowledge that a canal plan which re- . € attention from the board Commissioners and is studying it with the e President d open to conviction. atte tion has been attracted because it holds out a g prospect of a complete canal nd at a cost of only about amount smaller than already authorized for canal board let it be v of its members Panama “would engineering mis- g s statement, in s of the great . attracted notice daring and it served for it set the mem- sien to the task.of submitted by the The report of the 1 not be made public time, but when ic found that any sug- a strong rival * - COLLECTION FOR SUFFERERS purpos JEWISH GROWING DALY er said plain canal is Major C: whom the city of Phila- put in charge of its Gillette submitted a the Panama canal, heard of it and it was was slumbering in canal Now there statement that there sharp interest in the plan and this interest t of those who will have &S wishes to works. ears’ People have no idea how and cruel soap can be. it'takes off dirt. So far, yod; but what else does |* SENATE GETS DOWN TO WORK. Several Hundred Bills and Resolutions Introduced. "ON, Dec. 6.—The in rnest to-day wdred bills and resolution troduced and referred to com- Senate rude There were resolutions dealing with e ion of the national regulation : ance companies, the incorpora- It cuts the skin and frets under-skin; makes red- ess and roughness and ads to worse. Not soap, it the alkali in it Pears’ Soap has no free, al- i it It neither reddens r roughens the skin. It re- ponds to water instantly; wash- nterst railroad companies ribution of funds to po- parties by national banks. "oraker presented his rallroad rate ation bill; Gallinger his merchant subsidy bill; Lodge a bill pro- for a maximum and minimum rate schedule in the Interest of and Culberson a bill mak hal offenge to use the money companlies in politics. approach to a contro- > ver a resolution present- by Néwlands directing the Interstate unerce Commissign te draw a na- srporationgact for rallroads. € in rsy arose o nd rinses off in a twinkling: is r criticized the proceeding as . 2 by of the Senate. gentle as strong; and the ion was made to consideration offered of the butions the by Tillman for ---effect is every way good for resolution went = :tablished over 102 v poses, and r a day. Cashior Cure . NEW EXCLUSION BILL TO DIE. to Measure Against ¥ Shilo! jon Cure fails to cure Great Opposition - Japanese and Koreans. yeour Cold or you get back all you + o e paid for it. You are sure of 2 Cure or WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The Japa- P Cath nese and Korean exclusion bill, intro- b 4 duced in the house with the indorse- If it wasn't 2 sure cure, this offer would | e of the California delegation, will not be made, probably not be heard from again dur- Can anything be fairer ing this Congress. No serious attempt —— will be made to pass it in view of the | I you have a Cold, Cough, of any disease | 2o, a1 oppésition of the Senators and | of the Throat, Lungs or Air Passages, try -SHILOH 25c. per bottle. All dealers it Representatives. It is certain also, that if s a measure were to pass both houses it would probably be ve- toed by the President. DAMAGES FOR EMPLOYES. Introduces Bill to Bemefit Civil- 4 by Ow: Drug Co. 1125 Market st uod | Kab 80 Geary st ] ifans at Navy Yards. e WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Representa- - tiye Kahn to-day introduced a bill pro- homes or at the Government hospital, of civilian. employes at the navy yards in case of accident in the course of duty, and for the payment to depend- ent relatives in cases of death of an MUSEUM OF ANATO 1665 HIEKET ST. bt 6thATLREF.Col “The Largest Acstomies! Museum in the | | { salary of such employe. ot oy of o Joint Statehood Measure. WASBHINGTON, Dec. 6.—A canvass of the Senate to ascertain the senti- ment regarding a statehood bill indi- cates, says BSenator Beveridge, chair- man of the Committee on Territories, that a bill will be passed at this ses- sion with a good majority. He be- lieves the measure will be in the same |form as that reported last session, | which provided for tMe admission of Oklahome and Indian Territory as a State and Arizona and New Mexico as a Btate. tures and Estimates Re-| adequate | subject of national | campaign pur- | over | | viding for medical care, either at their | | amount of money equal to six months’ | SULLIVAN'S £ SPEECH IS TOPIC OF HOUR — ! at the Palace Hotel. { address of Mr. Sullivam. 'Attorney - Criticizes ' Strongly Report ‘of Parsons. His Fearless Stand Pleases Many Citizens Serves to Awaken Great Interest in Matter. The citizens of San Francisco are mani- festing .a great inferest in the speech made by Attorney Francis J. Sullivan be- fcre the members of the Merchants’ As- soclation at their banquet at the Palace Hotel on Tuesday evening. It was the popular topic of conversation in every section of ‘the city yesterday. Mr. van's ringing attack on the report of En- gineer Willlam Barclay Parsons and his open assertion that the United Railroads was not working for the benefit of San’ | Francisco have aroused interest in the sireet railway problem greater than ever before. The report of Mr. Sullivan's remarks was inadvertantly left out of yesterday's Call. He spoke as follows: “Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mayor Phelan, gentiemen and f:llow members of the Merchants’ Association: I feel it quite an honor to address this bodv. I do not be- lieve as Cha Depew does, or Mr. Ford, that peeches should be made before people eat. However, I would ap- peal to my friend, Mayor Phelan, or Mr. John McNaught of The Call on that. “I have heard the report of Mr. Par-| sons with much interest. You all recall ,lhe story of the man who shot at the owl. The question is, did Mr. Parsons | hit the owl? Did he treat the transpor- | tation problem and us in a fair and legi- timate way? “There are two sides to every question, 1 understand th The underground sys have their advocates. But the election | recently showed that the underground | conduit system was favored by a vast majority in San Frarcisco. ‘“Has Parsons treated the subject of | street transportation in San Francisco |fa.|r7_\' and legitimately? It 4s curiéus { that when the poor citizens of Sutter street are working for an underground | electric road} such a plea in favor of the overhead system is given to the public. I do not wish to insinuate anything im- proper in this connection, but it seems | strange to me. | OVERHEAD SYSTEM IS BAD. “Unevenness of ground, prejudice | against poles, the vote of the people | for an underground system onm Geary | street and its implied verdict against overhend wires are some of the things that reply to the Parsons report that San Francisco will have underground system for its center, even If it does have the overhead for its suburbs. The | objections to the overhead system are the disfigurement of streets by trolley wires and poles, constant danger to firemen from heavily charged wires, danger of wires causing fires in dwell- | Ings, loss of carrent und Interferemce with telegrap nd telephone. “It seems curious to hear a report in praise of the overhead trolley system only without even a reference to the opinion of other distingished engineers fellow-members of the London commis- sion with Mr. Parsons, and who were favorable to the underground electric conduit. We know as a fact that the latter system was adopted by the London County Council, and further, that it pro- poses to use it on all streets in London. The most striking thing about this re- port is that while the author ca$ts away the cable as old rubbish he insists on the use of the overhead -trolley as the only method of transit. The position the people are placed in by its author re- minds onz of Cromwell's initial order to the Irish, “To hell or Connacht.’ Either | was bad enough, but the witty Celt re- plied, ‘You take hell, nacht.’ { else except to take the cheap and nasty overhead trolley. . REPORT IS VALUELESS, “Assuming the points of this report | are true in referehce to traction lines. yet the whole argument is based solely on one standard for street railroa: thix i the overhead trolley, according te the Parsons report. If there can be | mo umiform standard, the whole report is without value as a guide in our municipal street-car service. | “Now, uniform overhead | impossible in San Francisco. “1_By the character of the ground; the high hills and consequently steep grade. | Tunnels cannot overcome this objection | at the present time at least. “2—By the fact that all poles in streets | are forbidden by ordinance 1899. | “3—The fact that the municipality is about to construct an underground elec- tric conduit on Geary street with the con- And trolleys are | sent of the majority of the people. the people will not stand the trolley. “4—Because the people at the last elec- tion declared in favor of municipal owner- ship of all traction lines to be operated | by the latest method, which means an | underground electric conduit. | “5—The franchises of the cable lines on | Sutter and Market and other streets do i not allow a change from cable to electric power. “6—The overhead electric trolley is be- sides copdemned by the experience of clties of the old and new worlds for various reasons. Among them: “1—Disfigurement of streets by crossing of wires and by poles. ‘“2-Danger of wires falling on firemen- and horses. “3—Fire to houses. Bee report of Fire Underwriters in New York during Mayor Low's term of office. “4—Loss to traction lines by fatiure of electric energy In using rails for a return current. “6—Electrolysis, which destoys gas and water pipes and frequently causes explo- sions of gas in streets. “6—The revelations of the insurance scandals, which show that graft is more prevalent in. private corporaf _than public bodies. the people will not suffer wholesale erty. “7I—Interference ing an overhead trolley system for Sam Francisco. read on Tuesday evening at the banquet of the Merchants’ Assoclation At that time Mr. | ing of the noted engineer and showed the advantageous pos: | & comduit system In the downtown districts. } terest manifested in this reply The Call herewith prin: Sulli- | tem and the overhead trolley system both | who were | 1 will take Con- | That is, our people will stand by the cable because they can’'t do anything | Throughout Sam Francisco yesterday the topic of conversation' heard on every side was the fearless stand taken by Attormey Francis J. Sul- livan against the report of Engineer Willlam Barclay Parsons favor- | The report was Sullivan attacked the reason- {litles of In view of the public in- a report of the phone wires. Henée ‘they in large cities g NEW YORX HAS UNDERGROUND, “In New York City there are about 20 | miles of underground conduit, which is in use 2t all seasons of the year. “In Washington all the electric street | railways in the city proper, with seventy- five miles of track, are operdted by un- are | report alleg fire, s, by reason of afidaccidental but because ‘Congress st ordained; eral authorities would not permit the use of overhead wires.” % 3 Mr. ‘Sullivan read letters from Washing- ton, New York and London authorities to the effect that the underground system | was glving satisfatcion whereyer it is in use. and went om to say that he did not know but that it was the United Rall- roads that had presented this report. Con- tinuing, he said: “Does the United Raiiroads come to us with clean hands?! No. Did Par- sons know that the city receives = | shamefully small percentage from the rond? Does he know that thelr fran- chises were secured through the price shame of the Supervisors? Perhaps | 1f he kmew these things he would not have made a velled plea for the road. Shall I go imnto the history of the United Rallroads? They paid $21,000,000 for the Market street roads. These | ronds, by a stroke of the pem, were | burdened with a further indebtedness of $15,000,000, and o the citizens of an Fraucisco have to go down into at the rate of £320000 n mile. No legitimate profit can pay the interest on such a valuntf 1 take it the ronds are face to fuce with bankruptey. Why can’t they, however, give us bet- ter treatment on Sutter street? We have heen told that we will receive the overhead trolley or nothing. If we can’t get the underground, we will take the cnble again instend the nasty overhead system. The question ix, shall the people own the rallronds, or shull they be controlled by bond- holders 6600 miles away? The power of the people must be supreme, I hold, no matter what it comts.” \ L W BT FAVORS CONDUIT SYSTEM/ | Improvement and Adornment Assocla- tion Opposed to Overhend Trolley. | At a meeting of the Association for the Improvement and Adornment of San Francisce, leld last evening, the tollowing resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the Association for the Im- hereby indorses the underground electric con- dult syetem as the most modern and desirable for our eity, now about to enter on a perfod of artistic betterment. Second—That the overhead _trolley, with wires and poles, should be tolerated oniy in the suburban district B AR To Conmsider Trolley System.' The* joint Supervisors’ Finance and Streets Committee will meet this morn- ing to resume consideration of the pe- tition of the United Railroads to change the Sutter and Polk street cable systems into overheard 'trolley systems. Interested / property-owners insist on the ‘installation of an under- ground system and it is possible that some agreement will be arrived at. The representatives of the corporation at previous conferences have intimated that the cable system will remain if i the Supervisors do not grant a permit for the overhead trolley. —_——— Masonic Installation. . Occidental Lodge of Free and Ac- cepted Masons has elected the follow- ing named officers, who will be in- | stalled in public on the night of De- cember 18, after which there will be a banquet and a unique entertainment available to the members of the lodge and their lady relatives and lady friends: Vvilllam V. Bryan, worshipful master; James M. Cleaves, senior warden; Samuel M. Clawson, junior warden; Charles L. Haskell, treasurer; Walter G. Anderson, secretary; C. S. Benedict, F. W. G. Moebus, W. S. Miller and Charles L. Haskell, trustees. The ap- pointed officers will be installed at the same time. The election of the officers was unanimious. There was the larg. est attendance of members in the his- tory of the lodge. i z O A e dergreund electric conduit, met, as’.the | | and, as the Parsons report sdys, the Fed- | their pockets. The ronds are bonded | provement and Adornment of San Francisco | RATE MEASURE * DEFORE HOUSE Esch-Townsend Railroad Bill Redrawn and Introduced by One of Its Framers IT COVERS ALL POINTS Is Made More Comprehensive ‘and Conforms to Views of President Roosevelt i 1 ——— 1 | WASHINGTON, Dec. 6—The Esch- | Townsend ratlroad rate bill, which passed | redrawn and was reintroduced in the | House to-day by Townsend. The embraces all of the features of the former | measure, but is drawn so as to specify the commission jurisdiction over refriger- ation and terminal-charges. any shipper | term provision for changing rates, bill expresses the ideas of the President | iin his message and will, if enacted into | law, andend the interstate commerce laws | | pers, producers and consumers. it amends the law so as to embyace within the powers of the commission all Interestate carriers of interstate and foreign com- merce, whether by railroads or partly by | railroads and partly by water, and in- cludes specifically in the term “transpor- tation” all cars, vehicles, ventilation, re- | frigeration, elevator, transfer, storage and all other facilities and instrumentali- | tles of shipment and carriage as well as | terminal, siding and industrial tracks, | thus giving the commission authority | | over the so-called private car and other | agencies. It enlarges the Interstate Comm “ommission to seven members, increase: the length of the term of office to seven vears and the salaries to $10.000. This is | | done at the President's suggestion, as the increased power conferred upon the com- | mission will facrease its duties and re- | | sponsibilities and require the best men obtainable. This commission will compel the estab- | lishment of joint and through rates for | interstate traffic and abolish the custom | which prevails in some cases of billing shipments within the boroughs of a State and then compelling a reshiprgent. It secks to abolish the so-called mid- | rate cvil by enlarging the time in which | a published or schedule rate can be changed to sixty days and compels the carrier to itemize its schedules and rates in accordance with the recommendations of the commission. This schedule mus | also show the division of charges between | so-called trunk, or through lines, and | terminal or industria) roads. | {sThe bl g provides that the commis- sion shall decide promptly and within |ninety days after hearing all cases | | | | oF brought before it. It contains, practically | the same provision of the Esch-Towns- end bill, which authorized the commis- | sfon on complaint and full hearing to de termine whether a rate or regulation is reasonable or unreasonable, and if un- reasonable to substitute the reasonable maximum rate in its stead, and it may order both a meximum and a minimum rate in cases involving the relation of rates when it finds that course necessary to enforce application of differential charges, and such order of the commis- i sion shall go into effect within thirty | days after it is made. This same pro- | vision also applies to joint rates, and | where the carrier parties to such joint | rate fall to agree on the division of the same the commision may determine the share of each carrier. | It also provides for a rehearing upon | | any ofder ) which - the commission has | made on :fle application of either party | in the case. In case the carrler is dissat- | |isfled with any order of the cimmission | it can, on petition, begin proceedings in | the Federal court of the judicial district {in_which It has its principal operating | office, alleging that the order of the com- | mission is unlawful and praying that it be vacated and set aside. When such pe- | tition is filed it is the duty of the Attor- | ney General to give notice, whereupon | the court, consisting of three Circult | Judges or two Circuit Judges and a Dis- | trict Judge, shall proceed directly to de- { | termine the lawfulness of the commis- sion’s order, in which the commission is the defendant and the Attorney General | has charge of the defense. Either party | to_the proceeding may appeal from the | decision of the court directly to the Su- preme Court. | The bill also authorizes the commission | and its agents to inspect at any time all {books of accounts, records, memoranda | or contracts of the company. | —_————————— | WELLINGTON, N. Z. Dec. | elections held to-day resulted an | overwhelming victory for the Govern- ment of Premier Seddon. tion was almost wiped out. ‘The opposi- 1 i the House at its last session, has beén | bill | | the things which may be done by the | Interstate Commerce Commission. In ad- ! | dition it has a publicity feature and gives | | 1 | il It also di- | rectly prohibits the carrier from granting | | special rate under the short | | | i i As explained to-day'by Townsend, the | 80 a8 to make it more effectual in seeuring | | exact justice betweeh the carriers, ship- * METCALF ACREES Nothing but the ceaseless hammering year after yvear of a perfect organization, the intel- li;g'em direction of the finest mechanical skill obtainable, the untiring industry of three gen- erations of artistic piano-builders, makes pos- sible the perfection f6und only in The Knabe Piano The Knabe tone, in sweetness and purity, in carrying power and volume, in that si ing quality so greatly desired, is beyond ques- tion superior to that of any piano in the world. In delicacy and responsiveness of action, in beauty of case design and finish, the Knabe reigns supreme. Our special Knabe proposition makgs the ownership of the greatest of all pianos easy. e \Wifey B (Wlen &, 931-933 MARKET ST., San Francisco, Cal. Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Fresno: Reno, Nev.; Phoenix, Ariz. z- Branches | catching. cleaning and salting fiah, and when discoverad hal taken abo 00 salmon. The: clearly ‘respassers and left Saranna Bay w in twenty-four hours after the arrival of t ‘The reports received by the department by its special agents also show that during the season threg other Japanese schoomers entered regularly at Juneau, Alaska. This latter ex | pedition did not attempt to conduct fishing op- erati- but bought from American fishermen. | While' the extent of the operations of alien 1flih0rm9'1 has not thus far assumed a formida “ bie or dangerous aspect, the situation is never- re D v, ess one which requires immediate attention. In Accord With Exeeutive Ti5iiing. crtng and canning of simon = = an American Industry of great promise. It is \ X 3 ) on Changes in Enforeing esti] ed that the value of property 1 the Chinese Exclusion Act| WITH PRESIDENT invest in this business is $30.000.000 of employes is 28.000 a anual product is $20. ke salmon in Alask: anese are permltted to t B 27 BN waters they will not purch: from American : fishermen and the sale of -ommodity to WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—In his annual | japan which in 1904 ame: oS40l 194 pounds, valued at $96,265. will decrease or st)D altogether. In view of the fact that there are estimated fes engaged i eport Secretary of Cominerce and Labor | Metcalf expresses views on the Chinese | exclusion question which coincide with | | | in fishing; ¢ those of President Roosevelt. He says in | 1 S0 06 000 A e dis 3 of ninety-six miles Detss o San Pvancisco, and that salted salmon is & 1 urge, as has been recommended by the | ga onl rlG g ng the Japanese, it is fearsd Commissibner General also, that suitable 1ro- | gnat Japanese fishermen will swarm into Alas vision be made for the issuance of certificatss | xan waters in large numbers unless some pre to persons of the exempt classes in China bY | vemtive action is lmmediately taken by this agents of the Department of rce and | Gowersment. To that end I recommend the Labor, and that the mction of these agents be | SoCTIORTC, o law which will absolutely pro- g in American waters. should based solely upon the permission of the Chi- | nese Government to each member of an exempt | class desiring to go to the United States, leav- ing the agents to ascertaln whether the person thus permitted is entitled to come to this coun- try. Every Chinese person furnished with a | certificate.in the manner described above should be admitted at onee upon his arrival at a port of the United States eimply upon being flentl- fled as the person to whom such certificat: was issued. There is another feature of the existh law working unnecessary hardship and involving a large expenditure of money, - that,_ should be The Chinese laporer lawfully pos of residence should be | country and return to 2 the Tnited States without otner condition than | nolds of New Mexico. his identification at the time of his retw He is mow required to prove that he has un- | hibit aliens from fish administration be The of this law vested fn the Secretary of Commerce and,La- bor, who should be empowered to make and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry it into effect. preieley WO WASHINGTON, Now. dent to-day sent to the Senate the fol- i lowing nominations: Associate Justi > Court of the Ph . Tracy, New York; ico, James M. Rey- e For a Philippine School Fund. d ts, due him in this country to | G ” . e o Haudated debi® $100, w- property of Mke | WASHINGTON. Dee. 6. Senator amount, or a wi parent or child resident | Culberson to-day introduced a Jjoint here in order to re-énter after a tmporary §- regolution setting aside one-half of the senee. | unappropriated public lands The Secretary calls attention to the | SRERBIRIC S0, ine” o the Jupanese poachers in Alaskan waters. In | gt BPUCES Ol TR TS o rmanent pubic this connection he says: During the early spring American inte; engaged In the Alaskan fisheries petitioned department to take steps to prevent the croachment of Japanese fishermen on the mon fisheries of Alaska. In the absence of | free school fund. 1 —————————— | ASPHALT TRUST TRYING TO SETTLE WITH CASTRO i law prohibiting aiiens from fishing In Alaskan | WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The State waters the department could do no more than | pepartment has been ac tha investigate (e situation. Instructions (o i | ciyge Brown, treasurer of the New eftect were accordingly issued to the special | ¥ ey b E o .- o p nd, through the | York and Bermudez ‘Asphal npany. ageats of this department, and, through the o e e sy Treasury Department, to the officers of the | revenue cutter service. Acting under these instructions Captain W. H. Roberts, commanding the revenue cuiter Perry, proceeded to Attu Isiand. the farther- most island of the Aleutian group, wher m i any to President Castro, | Which, it was haped., might yesuls in {an amicable settlement of the- diffe ! | 1 | ences between the Venezuelan Govern- [June 2. 1063, he discovered four Japanese | ment and the company Erowing out of Schooners conducting _extensive ire of its asphalt mines at La tions. The vessels carriea substa ;-h:l d'zll" - - were equipped with all necessary apparatus | | | | i { | goods and make very handsome Chairs, Rockers, Divans and Corner Chairs at. one-half regular value. These are thoroughly dependable Gifts. The little chair illystrated has mahogany finished frame, stered in figured ve- lour. To-day only, RDES THE SQUARE B